[1. Call to order.]
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IT'S 5:31 PM. I WILL CALL THE SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER FOR AUGUST 4TH, 2026.
WELCOME, EVERYONE. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A FULL CROWD HERE. I KNOW YOU'RE HERE FOR THE WHOLE MEETING ALL THE WAY THROUGH 10 O' CLOCK TONIGHT, SO, NO, NOT SO MUCH. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE FOR WHATEVER REASON. SO WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR WORK SESSION AS WE ALWAYS DO. WE START OFF BY INVITING PASTOR CLAYTON REED, WHO IS OUR OFFICIAL CITY CHAPLAIN FROM SOUTHLAKE BAPTIST CHURCH, TO LEAD US IN PRAYER. AND THEN IF YOU CAN, AND IF YOU'RE ABLE TO REMAIN STANDING, WE'LL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE TO TEXAS. PASTOR REED.
DEAR LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THIS EVENING AND WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR THIS COUNCIL TONIGHT. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP THEM AS THEY DELIBERATE, MAKE DECISIONS, GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, ALL THE THINGS THAT GOES INTO THIS JOB. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD FILL THEM WITH WISDOM, INTEGRITY, HELP AND PEACE.
LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THEIR SERVICE. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEIR FAMILIES.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR OUR CITY THIS MONTH. SO MANY PEOPLE IN TRANSITION, KIDS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, KIDS GOING TO COLLEGE. LORD, WE KNOW THAT EVERY ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS CAN BRING FEAR AND STRUGGLE UNKNOWN. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BRING PEACE INTO OUR FAMILIES AND JOY INTO THESE MOMENTS. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP OUR TOWN, HELP OUR TEACHERS AS THEY PREPARE. LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THEM, FOR EVERY PERSON WHO STANDS UP IN FRONT OF A CHILD OR A YOUNG ADULT OR EVERY HOMESCHOOLING PARENT IN THIS TOWN. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THEM, GIVE THEM STRENGTH AND HOPE AS THEY PREPARE FOR THIS UPCOMING SEMESTER.
LORD, THANK YOU MOST OF ALL FOR YOUR KINDNESS TO US AND THE GRACE OF GOD IN SENDING JESUS CHRIST. WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS OUR MEETING, BLESS OUR CITY AND HELP US.
AND IT'S IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY.
THANK YOU, PASTOR REED, AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC OF FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.
TEXAS, ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[3. Honors & Recognition: Dr. Katie Simpson, recipient of the Commission of the Yellow Rose of Texas ]
NEXT ITEM, WE HAVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND CEREMONY FOR DR. KATE SIMPSON, WHO HAS BEEN HONORED AND RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS WITH THE SPECIAL AWARD, THE COMMISSION OF THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS, AN HONORARY COMMISSION RECOGNIZING WOMEN WHOSE EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ON OUR GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.SO, KATIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME DOWN? AND I THINK WE HAVE SOMEONE, LT. COL. MARTY JANKE, WHO'S GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO SET UP THE AWARD. AND WHOEVER WANTS TO GO FIRST, THE MICROPHONE SHOULD BE READY TO GO. AND WELCOME. AND IF YOU NEED TO ADJUST THE MICROPHONE UP AND DOWN, JUST GO AHEAD.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MCCASKILL AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
AS A FELLOW MEMBER OF THE RETIRED AIR FORCE FAMILY, IT'S A REAL HONOR FOR ME TO BE THE ONE TO RECOGNIZE DR. KATIE SIMPSON TONIGHT.
TO ME, SHE PERSONIFIES ALL OF THE AIR FORCE CORE VALUES, BUT ONE SERVICE BEFORE SELF REALLY STANDS OUT.
IN FACT, THE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE JOINED HER THIS EVENING FROM ORGANIZATIONS SHE SUPPORTS ALL FORM THAT GREAT CADRE OF CITIZENS WHO ARE THE REAL FOUNDATION OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
SOME MIGHT RECOGNIZE HER FROM LAST WEEK'S SOUTHLAKE CITY SPOTLIGHT VIDEO AND IN WHICH SHE WAS ONE OF THE LEAD FIGURES WHO IN TRUE FORM WAS PREPARING BAGS AND DELIVERING MEALS TO THOSE IN NEED.
AND WHILE WE WERE GATHERED HERE IN SOUTHLAKE WHERE KATIE AND HER HUSBAND, RETIRED AIR FORCE MAJOR GENERAL CHUCK SIMPSON, WHO BY THE WAY, WAS A FIGHTER PILOT, I ALWAYS ADD THAT, OKAY, THEY HAVE BEEN DEEPLY VALUED LEADERS HERE IN SOUTHLAKE SINCE 2007.
HER IMPACT REFUSES TO BE CONTAINED BY CITY BORDERS. LOOKING OUT AT OUR AUDIENCE TONIGHT, WE SEE REPRESENTATIVES FROM A VAST ARRAY OF ORGANIZATIONS SPANNING DENTON, GRAPEVINE, FORT WORTH AND BEYOND. THEY ARE HERE BECAUSE DR. KATIE SIMPSON TREATS SERVICE AS A FULL TIME CAREER, WHETHER SHE IS PROTECTING OUR DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS THROUGH ELECTION ASSISTANCE IN SOUTHLAKE, FEEDING HOMEBOUND SENIORS VIA METROPORT, MEALS ON WHEELS, BUILDING WHEELCHAIR RAMPS FOR THE TEXAS RAMP PROJECT, OR HANDCRAFTING ITEMS FOR OUR VETERANS AT THE FORT WORTH VA OR CANCER PATIENTS THROUGH TEXAS ONCOLOGY. SHE
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GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, TO THE STATE OF TEXAS AND INDEED TO OUR NATION EVERY SINGLE DAY.KATIE, ON BEHALF OF GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT AND A GRATEFUL COMMUNITY, IT'S MY ABSOLUTE HONOR TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS AWARD, THE HIGHEST HONORARY COMMISSION GIVEN EXCLUSIVELY TO WOMEN BY THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS.
WE'LL TAKE SOME PICTURES IN A MOMENT, BUT LET'S HAVE KATIE SAY A FEW WORDS IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO FIRST OF ALL SAY THANK YOU, MARTY, FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE THIS RECOGNITION POSSIBLE.
I COULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED I WOULD RECEIVE A YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS AND I WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL TO YOU.
THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR ALSO FOR HOSTING THIS AND FOR AMY FOR ARRANGING IT ALL THE AGENDA. AND OF COURSE, THANK YOU TO MY SWEETHEART FOR MY FAVORITE FIGHTER PILOT, FOR BRINGING ME TO TEXAS AND ALWAYS SUPPORTING MY DREAMS AND IDEAS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE FOLKS WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT ME TONIGHT. AND ALWAYS, WHEN I LOOK OUT AT ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, WHAT I SEE ARE JUST COUNTLESS ANSWERED PRAYERS AND SUPPORT FOR RAMPS, FOR DELIVERIES, FOR HOMELESS VETERANS, FOR GOLD STARS, FAMILIES AND MORE.
AND THE SOUTHLAKE FOR THE NUMBER ONE SOFTBALL TEAM AS WELL.
AND ALL OF THIS IS WITH INCREDIBLE TEAMWORK.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, TEAM, LET'S GO OUT AND ANSWER SOME MORE PRAYERS.
I THINK WE HAD SOME YELLOW ROSES. THAT'S YOUR CUE. COME ON DOWN, SIR. ALL RIGHT, IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH Y', ALL, CAN WE GET A PICTURE? AND ANYONE WHO YOU'D LIKE TO INVITE UP, FAMILY, FRIENDS, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO COME UP HERE IF NEED BE.
WE HAVE A BIG GROUP. THE COUNCIL WILL JUST STAY ON THE DAIS AND I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO NEED TO DO THAT.
SO EVERYBODY, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO SQUEEZE IN AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO A DOUBLE ROW.
[4. Honors & Recognition: Plates to Purpose Proclamation ]
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ALRIGHT? NEXT UP, WE HAVE ANOTHER HONOR AND RECOGNITION, THIS TIME FOR THE SOUTHLAKE STUDENTS WHO FOUNDED PLATES TO PURPOSE, WHICH IS A GROUP WHICH WAS DEDICATED AND WORKS ON REDUCING FOOD WASTE AND FOOD INSECURITY.SO I'M GOING TO INVITE THE ENTIRE TEAM TO COME DOWN. YOU ALL WANT TO COME DOWN TO THE PODIUM BY THE MICROPHONE AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND MAYBE TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU GOT STARTED AND WHAT YOUR GROUP DOES. AND THEN WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU. SO WHATEVER ORDER YOU WANT TO GO IN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR, FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND THANK YOU ALL FOR INVITING US HERE TODAY TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. I KNOW I AM, AND I KNOW THAT WE ALL ARE VERY HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION HERE TODAY.
KAKARALA, THE CO FOUNDER AND CEO OF PLACE TO PURPOSE, A NON PROFIT FOR Y' ALL WHO DON'T KNOW, TAKES LEFTOVER FOOD FROM RESTAURANTS AND SCHOOLS AND REDISTRIBUTES IT TO FOOD PANTRIES, BECOMING THAT THIRD PARTY TO MAKE SURE THAT NO UNUSED FOOD GOES TO WASTE. MY NAME IS PERAN SHANANA. I'M ALSO THE CO FOUNDER. LIKE ME HERE, AND I'M THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER.
AND ONE THING THAT I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE IS THAT WE BEGAN THIS INITIATIVE WHEN WE WERE ALL GOING INTO EIGHTH GRADE.
AND WE'RE JUST EXTREMELY THANKFUL TO THE ENTIRE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE AND ALL THEIR BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR PARTNERING WITH US AT A SMALL LEVEL FROM PEACE, LOVE AND LITTLE DONUTS TO EVEN BIGGER ENTITIES LIKE CAROL ISD AND JUST OVERALL HELPING US REDUCE FOOD WASTE AND FOOD INSECURITY NOT JUST WITHIN SOUTH LAKE'S BORDERS, BUT ALSO, LIKE DR. SIMPSON SAID, ACROSS THE ENTIRE DALLAS FORTH METROPLEX.
ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? YOU'RE ALL GOOD. ALL RIGHT, WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT WORK. WHAT A GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT IDEA REALITY. I KNOW THAT TAKES A LOT OF WORK AND Y' ALL ARE VERY BUSY, SO WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE FOR Y'.
IF YOU'LL JUST BEAR WITH ME FOR A MINUTE, I'LL READ IT.
WHEREAS PLATES TO PURPOSE WAS FOUNDED BY SOUTHLAKE STUDENTS AND HAS GROWN INTO A YOUTH LED NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO REDUCING FOOD WASTE AND FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY BY RESCUING SURPLUS FOOD AND REDIRECTING IT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. AND WHEREAS SINCE ITS FOUNDING, PLATES TO PURPOSE HAS RESCUED MORE THAN 50,000 POUNDS OF FOOD, REDISTRIBUTED OVER $100,000 WORTH OF MEALS AND GROCERIES, AND HAS RAISED MORE THAN $10,000 TO SUPPORT FOOD RECOVERY EFFORTS. AND THE PROCESS HAS ENGAGED HUNDREDS OF YOUTH VOLUNTEERS IN VERY MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY SERVICE.
AND WHEREAS THE ORGANIZATION HAS PARTNERED WITH LOCAL RESTAURANTS, BUSINESSES AND CAROL ISD TO CREATE INNOVATIVE FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A STUDENT LED CAFETERIA SURPLUS FOOD INITIATIVE THAT HELPS TRANSFORM EVERYDAY EXCESS INTO VALUABLE SUPPORT FOR FOOD INSECURE COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS PLACE TO PURPOSE EXEMPLIFIES THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, COMPASSION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THAT MAKES THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE A STRONG AND CARING COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, SHAWN MCCASKILL , AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE AND ON BEHALF OF OUR SOUTHLAKE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND PLATES TO PURPOSE FOR ITS OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO REDUCING FOOD WASTE, ALLEVIATING HUNGER, EMPOWERING YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND MAKING A LASTING, POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE AND BEYOND. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. I HAVE A COPY OF THAT PROCLAMATION, SO WE'LL PRESENT THAT TO YOU AND IF WE CAN GET A PICTURE WITH YOU ALL, THAT'D BE GREAT.
[5. Stormwater Master Plan Implementation Priorities Update]
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ALL RIGHT, NEXT IS WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER FIVE. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM DIRECTOR DANIEL CORTEZ, WHO'S GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR STORMWATER MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES AND GIVE US AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.DIRECTOR CORTES, IT'S ALL YOURS.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, AS YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR, WE UPDATED OUR MASTER PLAN SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO STORMWATER HERE RECENTLY HERE IN APRIL. AND SO WHILE IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS WE'VE BEEN ON BREAK, I DID WANT TO BRING FORWARD TO COUNCIL SOME OF THE UPDATES ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON BEHIND THE SCENES. AND I KNOW FROM THE COMMUNITY'S PERSPECTIVE IT SEEMS SLOW MOVING, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES. AND SO I WANT TO TALK TO YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THAT WORK ENCOMPASSES. SO THE PURPOSE OF TODAY, AS I MENTIONED, IS WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF OUR IMPLEMENTATION, ALSO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO HAVE A ROBUST AND MATURE STORMWATER PROGRAM. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON CURRENTLY AND LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT HERE SHORTLY.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE NEAR TERM IMPROVEMENTS, WHAT COUNCIL COULD EXPECT HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND ALSO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S NECESSARY FOR LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL. SO THIS IS OUR IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP, SO TO SPEAK, AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE MOVED QUICKLY ON.
THREE OF THE MILESTONES ARE ALREADY COMPLETE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE MASTER PLAN ADOPTION THROUGH ORDINANCE 1038. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE WE TALKED ABOUT STORMWATER RATE DISCUSSION THAT WE HELD WITH COUNCIL DURING THE SUMMER WORKSHOP AND WE'VE ALREADY DONE SOME COS.COM WEBPAGE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE LIVE AS WE SPEAK AND HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE COUNCIL THROUGH A DAILY UPDATE. SO TONIGHT IS A QUICK IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE AND SUBSEQUENT TO THIS WE WILL BE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNCIL THROUGH OUR FY2027 BUDGET AND EVEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER WE'LL TALK ABOUT STANDARDS AND ORDINANCE UPDATES WHICH WILL BE COMING TO THE COUNCIL SUBSEQUENTLY.
SO AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE DONE SOME UPDATES HERE TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND WE ALL KNOW THAT EDUCATION IS REALLY THE FIRST STEP IN STORMWATER COMPLIANCE. SO ONE OF THE EARLIEST MOVES WAS MAKING THE WEBSITE GENUINELY USEFUL FOR RESIDENTS. AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, THE WEBSITE WAS PRIMARILY, AS IT PERTAINS TO STORMWATER, REALLY GEARED TOWARDS A LOT OF DEVELOPERS AND FOR USE OF BUILDERS HERE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'VE DONE A LOT OF CHANGES HERE.
AND SO THE PAGES NOW EXPLAIN THE STORMWATER AND DRAINAGE ORDINANCES IN MORE PLAIN LANGUAGE AND IT LETS PROPERTY OWNERS CHECK THEIR OWN FLOOD RISK THROUGH INTERACTIVE MAPS AND IT ALSO GIVES ACCESS TO FEMA FLOOD MAPS AS WELL. WE ALSO SUMMARIZE EACH STORMWATER ORDINANCE IN PLAIN WORDS, AS I MENTIONED, WITH LINKS TO ACTUAL CODES SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO HUNT THROUGH CHAPTERS. THE WHOLE INTENT IN US OVERHAULING A LOT OF THESE STORMWATER PAGES IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS VERY RESIDENT FRIENDLY. AND SO THAT'S BEEN KIND OF THE DRIVING FORCE TO THAT.
AND I HOPE THE COUNCIL HAS TAKEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK THROUGH A LOT OF THEM. THIS ISN'T MEANT TO SHOW ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE DONE, BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A SAMPLE. AND IT'S ALSO ALL CONTAINED KIND OF IN ONE AREA SO THAT RESIDENTS CAN FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING INFORMED WELL BY THE CITY. SO, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE GET INTO THE DETAILS OF WHAT THE COUNCIL COULD EXPECT NEXT, HERE'S KIND OF THE WHOLE PROGRAM ON THIS ONE SLIDE. IT'S MADE UP OF SIX COMPONENTS. OF COURSE, WE'VE ALREADY ADOPTED THE CITY'S STORMWATER MASTER PLAN.
AND THIS IS THE POLICY FOUNDATION THAT I TALKED EXTENSIVELY ABOUT WITH THE COUNCIL IN THE SPRING. BUILT ON THIS ARE SUSTAINABLE FUNDING, PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE DATA AND TOOLS, STANDARDS AND ORDINANCES, AND OF COURSE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. ALL OF THESE OF WHICH THE COUNCIL WILL SEE HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THINK OF THESE AS THE TOOLS OR THE PILLARS OF THE EFFECTIVE PROGRAM.
EVERYTHING THAT FOLLOWS TONIGHT FITS INTO ONE OF THEM. TODAY WE ARE STILL IN EFFECT TALKING ABOUT THE MASTER PLAN AND I'M GIVING YOU ALL AN UPDATE TO IT, BUT IN THE CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTATION ON WHAT THE COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY CAN EXPECT TO SEE HERE SOON AND IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO TO START OFF, ONE OF THE FIRST ITEMS, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN IS TO ENHANCE OUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. A PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IS EFFECTIVELY DEFINED BY THESE FIVE OUTCOMES. ASSET VISIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, WHICH IS EVERY FACILITY MAPPED, CONDITIONS SCORED AND TRACKED.
ROUTINE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON A PREDICTABLE SCHEDULE, WHICH IS RAPID RESPONSE PROTOCOLS AND DEFINED SERVICE LEVEL TARGETS. DATA DRIVEN REPORTING SO WE CAN DEMONSTRATE THE WORK AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WHERE CREWS ARE LED THROUGH THE CLEAR WORK ORDERS.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE ALREADY DO A LOT OF THIS, BUT AS WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, THE CITY MAINTAINS A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO STORMWATER. SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MODERNIZE AND FORMALIZE A LOT OF THESE PROCESSES
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THROUGH SOPS, WHAT HAVE YOU, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SYSTEM IS MAINTAINED IN OPTIMAL LEVELS. SO NOW DOING WHAT WE'VE DONE IS NOT WHERE WE WANT TO BE. WE'VE HEARD FROM THE DIRECTION THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN BY COUNCIL AND AS ADOPTED THROUGH THE MASTER PLAN. SO THIS LEADS US TO ENHANCING OUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT A MORE PROACTIVE ENHANCED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.SO WE'LL BE MATURING THE ROBUST MAINTENANCE PROGRAM REALLY INTO THREE PHASES. PHASE ONE IS THE FOUNDATION, WHICH IS TO ENHANCE THE INVENTORY AND TO CREATE WORK CLARITY FOR OUR STAFF THROUGH SOPS AND WORK ORDERS AND ESTABLISH REPORTING. PHASE TWO IS THE ROUTINE AND RESPONSIVENESS OF PREDICTABLE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND DEFINED SERVICE LEVEL TARGETS AND EARLY VISIBLE RESULTS. AND LASTLY, PHASE THREE IS WHERE DIVISION LEADERSHIP SHIFTS FROM A REACTIVE TO PROACTIVE APPROACH WITH THE PROGRAM RUNNING ON VISIBLE STRUCTURE.
PRACTICALLY, THIS MEANS THAT VALIDATING THAT OUR WORK ORDERS ARE TIED TO THE CORRECT ASSETS, STANDING UP A STORMWATER SPECIFIC DASHBOARD ON TOP OF THE VIEWWORKS DASHBOARDS, WHICH IS OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT WE USE, AND TURNING ON THE CONDITION, RISK AND FORECASTING MODULES AND RECURRING WORK ORDERS.
NOW, THE DASHBOARD THAT YOU SEE HERE ON YOUR SCREEN IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. BUT I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND SHOW THE COUNCIL THAT WE ARE ALREADY TAKING A LOT OF THESE WORK ORDERS THAT COME IN, OR A LOT OF THESE CONCERNS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM RESIDENTS, AND WE'RE ABLE TO MAP IT SO THAT THE COUNCIL AND STAFF CAN HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF WHERE SOME OF THE PROBLEM AREAS THAT WE EXPERIENCE HERE IN THE CITY ARE AT. SO I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY WHERE THE COUNCIL IS PROBABLY MOST INTERESTED IN, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT OPERATIONS. SO IF THE COUNCIL RECALLS, THESE ARE THE EIGHT FOCUS AREAS THAT REPRESENT THE AREAS THAT WE PRIORITIZE WITHIN THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN. AND THIS IS WHAT THE COUNCIL CAN EXPECT TO SEE. AND SO WE'VE WENT AHEAD AND ESTABLISHED AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES.
SO AS WE LOOK INTO THE DAY TO DAY WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND FORMALIZE A LOT OF OUR STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WHILE WE DO HAVE PRACTICES IN PLACE, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE GOING TO FORMALIZE A LOT OF THEM AND CONDUCT ADDITIONAL TRAINING WITH OUR STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THE BEST JOB POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DELIVERING THE SERVICES AS REQUESTED BY THE COMMUNITY. A LOT OF THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF MODERNIZATION OF PRACTICES THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH EDUCATION, WORK WITH HOAS, BUILDING A FORMAL COMMUNICATION PLAN WITH THE COMMUNITY, SOMETHING THAT WE TRADITIONALLY HAVEN'T DONE AS IT RELATES TO STORM WATER, BUT WE WILL BE PROACTIVELY DOING HERE MOVING FORWARD. AND A LOT OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE JUST HERE IN THE SHORT TERM HAVE TO DO WITH COST AND FEE STRUCTURE AND SO FORTH. AND SO THE COUNCIL, EVEN BEGINNING THIS EVENING, WILL START HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS WE MOVE FORWARD BEGINNING TODAY. SO WHILE THIS IS A VERY BUSY SLIDE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SLIDE IS ALSO NOT MEANT TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING, BUT IT DOES GIVE AN IDEA OF EVERYTHING THAT CITY STAFF IS WORKING ON CURRENTLY TO MAKE SURE, WE IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. SO EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A LOT OF OPERATIONAL THINGS ON THE LAST SLIDE, THIS IS I THINK WHERE THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO WANT TO SEE A LOT OF WORK PROGRESS WHEN WE BRING IT TO THEM. SO THIS IS WHAT'S NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND ENHANCE THE PROGRAM. THE ITEMS SHOWN HERE REFLECT THE MAJORITY OF THE STORMWATER RELATED MATTERS ANTICIPATED TO COME TO COUNCIL HERE DURING THE FIRST YEAR. AND ACTUALLY MOST OF IT WILL COME TO COUNCIL HERE WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, STARTING WITH REALLY THE FY2027 BUDGET.
SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, THE CIP ADOPTION, THE ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN FOUNDATION, THE CITYWIDE RAN ON MESH MODEL UPDATE AND A UTILITY FEE UPDATE THAT REVEALS STORMWATER FEE STRUCTURE AGAINST DOCUMENTED NEEDS, LONG TERM OBLIGATIONS AND PEER CITY BENCHMARKS. OTHERS WILL COME FORWARD AS ORDINANCE MODERNIZATIONS SUCH AS OUR STORM DRAINAGE POLICY, OUR ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION ORDINANCE, OUR EROSION CONTROL ORDINANCE, OUR POST CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AND FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION AND FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATION ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. ALL OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE THINGS THAT THE COUNCIL SEES HERE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
AND SO UPDATING EACH OF THESE, THE CITY'S REGULATORY TOOLS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ALIGN WITH OUR STATE REQUIREMENTS AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN PLACE IS, IS PARAMOUNT. SO THIS SLIDE IS INTENDED TO GIVE COUNCIL A CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT INTO THE NEXT YEAR AHEAD.
BUT REALLY THE MAJORITY OF THE STUFF YOU WILL SEE HERE WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST WHICH YOU SEE UP HERE, BUT IT IS MEANT TO GIVE THE COUNCIL AN INSIGHT OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL HERE MOVING FORWARD. SO THIS MAY LEAD TO THE QUESTION IN TERMS OF DANIEL, WHAT CAN THE COUNCIL BE EXPECTING TO GET GUIDANCE ON IN TERMS
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OF HOW WE WORK WITH STAFF? SO THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN KIND OF EXPECT PART OF OUR DISCUSSIONS TO ENCOMPASS. AS WE UPDATE ORDINANCES AND WE OBTAIN MORE DATA ABOUT THE CITY'S STORMWATER CONDITIONS, AGAIN BACKED BY DATA THAT WE'RE GOING TO OBTAIN, WE HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION, IS ALL OF THIS WITHIN THE CITY'S LEGAL ABILITY TO DO SO? AND THEN WHAT LEVEL OF RIGOR SHOULD WE APPROACH WITH THE TOPIC AT HAND? NOW, THE SPECTRUM CAN RUN FROM EDUCATION FIRST AND VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE ON ONE END TO A MORE FIRM AND CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT ON THE OTHER. OUR CURRENTLY ADOPTED POLICIES LEADS WITH EDUCATION AND USES ENFORCEMENT WHERE COMPLIANCE FALLS SHORT.AND THE QUESTION THAT THE COUNCIL WILL BE PRESENTED WITH IN THE FUTURE IS HOW DO WE WANT TO PRESENT ALL OF THESE CHANGES AS IT PERTAINS TO THE SPECIFIC ORDINANCES IN PLACE? OF COURSE THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME TRADE OFFS AS WE EVALUATE EACH OF THE ORDINANCES. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BRING EVERYTHING FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL AND SAY, OVERALL, WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE? WE'RE GOING TO BRING THESE TO YOU ONE BY ONE AND WE'RE GOING TO BE POSING THE QUESTION FOR COUNCIL IN TERMS OF TO WHAT LEVEL OF RIGOR DO YOU WANT STAFF TO REALLY BE ENFORCING THESE ORDINANCES? WHAT ARE THE TRADE OFFS, AS I MENTIONED? AND ALL OF THESE FOUR AREAS THAT YOU SEE HERE AT THE BOTTOM WILL BE CONSIDERATIONS THAT THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT. LIKE I SAID, RESIDENT EXPERIENCE, RESOURCES, THE CONSISTENCY AND FAIRNESS IN WHICH WE DO THINGS. AND REALLY WHERE ARE WE REDUCING THE RISK IN STORMWATER EROSION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY? NOW, THOSE WERE ALL THE SHORT TERM. NOW, AGAIN, THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE AN ALL INCLUSIVE LIST.
THE LIST IS ACTUALLY MUCH, MUCH LARGER THAN THIS. BUT WHERE THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKELY SEE A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE DO IS OF COURSE GOING TO BE THROUGH THE ANNUAL CIP AND THE ANNUAL BUDGET, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE'LL NEED FUNDING. AND OF COURSE, AS WE DO STUDIES, WE'LL GET INTO A CADENCE WITH THE COUNCIL WHERE WE BRING ADDITIONAL ITEMS. BUT THIS IS JUST KIND OF AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FOR THE LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS.
OF COURSE, ONCE WE OBTAIN ADDITIONAL DATA, ONCE WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT CONDITIONS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE OUR COMPREHENSIVE ORDINANCES AND OUR DRAINAGE CRITERIA MANUALS.
WE'LL START, AS I MENTIONED, IF THE COUNCIL RECALLS OUR WATERSHED STUDIES, WE'RE GOING TO START DOING THOSE HERE ON A NORMAL CADENCE. AND OF COURSE, WE'LL NEED TO SIT THERE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE HIGHEST RISK AREAS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY TO BEGIN DOING THOSE. I KNOW WE MENTIONED PARTNERING WITH HOAS, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START LOOKING AT WHAT DOES THAT EFFECTIVELY MEAN FOR A COST SHARED MAINTENANCE PILOT PROGRAM. AND OF COURSE, LIKE I SAID, EVEN THOUGH IF WE DO THIS ONCE, WE'RE GOING TO BE ON A ROUTINE OF UPDATING THESE, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS AND AS CONDITIONS CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO UPDATE AND REVISE ALL OF OUR ORDINANCES TO DO SO. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO OUR NORMAL CADENCE OF DOING THOSE UNDER A CERTAIN PERIODIC INTERVALS WHERE WE'RE OBTAINING DATA AND WE'RE UPDATING ORDINANCES BACK AND FORTH. SO THE COUNCIL CAN EXPECT TO SEE THAT WITH SOME INTERVALS.
BUT THIS IS JUST LIKE I SAID, A PRELIMINARY VIEW OF WHAT THE COUNCIL CAN EXPECT HERE IN THE SHORT TERM, WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN THE LONG TERM AND WHAT THE COUNCIL WILL EFFECTIVELY SEE HERE IN THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS.
WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR CORTEZ, APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK GOING BACK TO EARLY IN THE SPRING AND ALL THROUGH EVEN THE SUMMER BREAK WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE MEETINGS IN JULY. I KNOW YOU WERE BUSY WORKING ON THIS. I ALSO KNOW AND I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WILL BE THERE TOMORROW. WE HAVE A MEETING AT 2 O' CLOCK THAT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IT'S NOT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING, BUT IT'S A MEETING WITH SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. THEY GO BY THE ACRONYM COG. 2 O' CLOCK HERE IN TOWN HALL. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN US WHERE WE'LL BE CONTINUING SOME DISCUSSIONS ALONG THESE SAME LINES. AND IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IT SHOULD BE ABOUT AN HOUR, I THINK. SO IF PEOPLE ARE AVAILABLE TO JOIN US TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
WE'LL BE TALKING MORE ABOUT THESE TOPICS TOMORROW IN A SORT OF OPEN PUBLIC FORUM. BUT COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION WITH DIRECTOR CORTES? THE BIGGEST QUESTION WAS ON YOUR SLIDE WITH REGARDS TO ORDINANCES. IT READS THAT WE'D BE LOOKING AT ORDINANCES IN 2030, BUT WE COULD BE LOOKING AT THOSE THROUGHOUT THE SOONER THAN THAT.
AND SO THAT'S WHY THE LONG TERM, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE'LL BE UPDATING IT WITH SOME FREQUENCY. THE IMMEDIATE IS WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING SOME MODERNIZATIONS TO OUR CURRENT ORDINANCES HERE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
SO THE COUNCIL CAN EXPECT TO SEE THAT. NOW THE CADENCE THAT YOU COULD EXPECT TO SEE IS EVEN THOUGH WE'LL BE DOING SOME MODERNIZATIONS, ONCE WE OBTAIN ADDITIONAL DATA, WE'RE GOING TO BRING ADDITIONAL REVISIONS TO THOSE ORDINANCES PROVIDED THAT THE DATA SUPPORTS IT.
BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT WE DO WITH AN ORDINANCE NEEDS TO BE ESSENTIALLY VALIDATED THROUGH DATA THAT WE GET.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD, GARY.
DANIEL, THANK YOU FOR A VERY NICE PRESENTATION.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WHEN YOU SPEAK TO CREATING AN INVENTORY OF THE ASSETS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE, IS THAT GOING TO INCLUDE THE
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NON CITY OWNED ASSETS SUCH AS THE DETENTION AND RETENTION PONDS THAT WE'LL BE MAPPING AND INCLUDING IN THAT INVENTORY? YES, SIR. AND THEN AS YOU WERE GOING THROUGH THE WEBSITE AND THE DASHBOARDS AND SUCH, ARE WE DOING ANYTHING TODAY TO COMMUNICATE TO OUR CITIZENS HOW THEY CAN REPORT ISSUES THAT THEY'RE HAVING CURRENTLY? SO CURRENTLY WE ARE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNICATION PLAN. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THE BUTTONS IN PLACE FIRST. SO THE WEBSITE WAS KIND OF A STEP ONE. BUT WE ARE CURRENTLY PUTTING TOGETHER THE COMM PLAN SO THAT IF THERE'S QUESTIONS ON HOW THIS OPERATES, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START. AND YOU CAN EXPECT A LOT OF IT WILL BE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA SO RESIDENTS CAN GO AHEAD AND ACCESS IT. CLEARLY, WE KNOW WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS THAT WE DID AS WELL IS WE WENT AHEAD AND ESTABLISHED A STORMWATER EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT THE RIGHT PEOPLE ARE GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION. AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO A VACUUM OF ONE INDIVIDUAL. IT'S GOING TO A MULTITUDE, MYSELF INCLUDED.
YEAH, THAT COMMUNICATIONS PART WILL HAPPEN. YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF TARGETED AFTER THE SUMMER BREAK AND WHEN MORE PEOPLE ARE BACK IN TOWN FROM THEIR SUMMER VACATION. SO WE'LL START DOING LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER THINGS WITH PILAR'S TEAM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO PUSH THE WORD OUT THERE SO PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT SO THEY CAN GO TO IT TO REPORT THINGS OR ASK QUESTIONS THAT WAY, BECAUSE THAT'LL BE A BIG PART OF THE EQUATION.
SO I'M GOING TO JUST ASSUME THE ANSWER IS, I WOULD SUGGEST. BUT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE, HOPEFULLY WE'RE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT IF THERE ARE ANY STORMWATER ISSUES OR MINOR ISSUES THAT WE'RE FIXING THOSE AS WE GO ALONG. EXAMPLE WOULD BE KUDOS TO THE CITY, THE WHITECHAPEL. REDOING THE ROAD FOR WHITECHAPEL RIGHT NOW, RESURFACING THAT PHENOMENAL.
BUT ANYBODY WHO DRIVES ON THAT ROAD KNOWS THAT THERE'S SIGNIFICANT PONDING ON THE SOUTH SIDE, THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD IF YOU'RE GOING SOUTHBOUND. SO I'M HOPING THAT MAYBE WE HAD LOOKED AT THAT AND RE LEVELED THAT UP A BIT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF POND THAT'S GOING INTO THAT RETENTION POND, I'M ASSUMING. YES.
BUT I DON'T KNOW. I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT PRE TAM OR JEFF.
IT'S A PRETTY BIG AREA THAT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN IT'S RAINING.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY NEXT TIME IT RAINS, BUT I'M ASSUMING THE AREA HAS BARN DITCHES THERE THAT DRAIN INTO THE RETAINING AREA. NO, THIS IS RIGHT AT.
ACROSS FROM WHITECHAPEL CHURCH.
SO THAT AREA DOES HAVE SOME SHALLOW PONDING THAT I'M AWARE OF.
BUT SO TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO WHEN WE DO A PMA PROJECT, WHEN WE RESURFACE, WE DO LOOK TO SEE CAN WE IMPROVE DRAINAGE WITHIN THE AREA. BUT WITH AN AREA LIKE THAT, THAT'S SHEET FLOW, THAT'S PREEXISTING THIS PROJECT WOULD NOT HAVE REALLY ADDRESSED ALL OF THAT. YEAH, BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY JUST GIVING LIKE ONE OR TWO LIFTS OVER THERE, RIGHT? SO.
OKAY. WE'LL SEE WHAT DIFFERENCE THERE IS.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR CORTEZ FOR THIS MEETING? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, DANIEL. APPRECIATE IT.
MORE TO COME. AND AGAIN, THAT OTHER MEETING IS TOMORROW AFTERNOON, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, CLOCK HERE IN TOWN HALL.
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TO JOIN US. IT'LL BE ABOUT AN HOUR. NEXT IS WORK SESSION ITEM NUMBER SIX. WE WILL START TALKING ABOUT THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2027 OPERATING BUDGET. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER ALLISON ORTOWSKI AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SHARON JACKSON TO LEAD US THROUGH THAT DISCUSSION ON FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.YES, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WE RECEIVED THE LAST PIECE OF BIG DATA THAT WE NEEDED IN ORDER TO FINALIZE OUR PREPARATION FOR THE BUDGET.
LAST WEEK WE GOT OUR FINAL APPRAISAL ROLL FROM OUR APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
AND SO AS WE PICK AND TIE THE FINAL PIECES OF THE BUDGET, THIS HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN THE MOMENT WHERE WE COME TO YOU TO TALK ABOUT OPTIONS FOR PROCEEDING FORWARD WITH THE NEXT YEAR'S TAX RATE.
AND SO I'M GOING TO TURN THINGS OVER TO OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, WHO'S GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THAT.
THANK YOU. AS THE CITY MANAGER SAID, WE'RE HERE REALLY SEEKING DIRECTION AS IT RELATES TO THE 2027 TAX RATE. THE CITY MANAGER WILL FILE THE BUDGET ON AUGUST 15TH. SO WE'RE DAYS AWAY TO THAT FINAL, EVERYTHING SEALED, AND WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WORK SESSION, ANOTHER WORK SESSION, AND THEN THE FIRST AND SECOND READING OF THE BUDGET IN SEPTEMBER.
THE CITY HAS GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WE'VE USED FOR OVER TWO DECADES THAT HAVE SERVED THE CITY WELL. AND WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2027 BUDGET, THIS IS NOTHING NEW. WE'RE USING THE SAME GUIDING PRINCIPLES TO DEVELOP THE BUDGET THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL LATER THIS MONTH.
AND REALLY THE KEY IN THE BUDGET PROCESS IS REALLY BALANCING ALL THE PRINCIPLES IN A WAY TO DELIVER THE SERVICE THAT MEETS THE COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND THE SERVICES THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE COME TO ENJOY. THIS GIVES YOU A DEPICTION OF THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN PRACTICE. HERE'S THE RESULTS OF UTILIZING THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES. WE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AAA RATING FROM ALL THREE AGENCIES AS WELL AS THE FUND BALANCE AT THE OPTIMUM LEVEL IS 25% AND JUST AGAIN,
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15 YEAR TAX RELIEF. JUST OVERALL, THIS IS A GREAT DEPICTION OF WHAT THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES HAVE RESULTED FOR THE CITY.AND THIS IS WITH THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
NOW, TO JUST TOUCH ON ONE OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES IS WHEN YOU THINK OF TAX RELIEF. THE CITY WILL ALWAYS PURSUE THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE TAX RATE EACH YEAR WHILE STILL SUSTAINING THE SERVICE QUALITY AND MEET THE FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS. AND TO DO THAT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT OUR REVENUE, WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM.
OUR TWO LARGEST REVENUE SOURCES IS AVALON TAX AND JOURNAL FUND SALES TAX. WHEN YOU THINK OF THESE TWO FUNDING SOURCES, THAT REPRESENTS 85% OF THE REVENUE THAT WE HAVE TO OPERATE THE CITY IN THE JOURNAL FUND. SO I'LL TAKE A COUPLE MOMENTS JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THESE TWO REVENUE SOURCES BECAUSE THEY REALLY GO HAND IN HAND WHEN YOU START THINKING THROUGH TAXPAYER RELIEF.
HERE'S THE HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR ADOPTED BUDGET AND AMENDED BUDGET AS IT RELATES TO THE PROPERTY TAX FOR SEVERAL YEARS, WE WOULD ALWAYS EXCEED WHAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED AS IT RELATES TO PROPERTY TAX. BUT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE HAD TO AMEND THE BUDGET DOWN SLIGHTLY. AND AGAIN, WE WILL GET THE REVENUE AT SOME POINT, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S DELAYED IN PAYMENT OR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHEN SOME PROPERTIES ARE STILL IN LITIGATION. THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE FINAL LITIGATION RESULTS. IT REQUIRES US TO AMEND THE NUMBERS DOWN. WE DID THAT IN FISCAL YEAR 2425, AND YOU'LL SEE IN 26, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ANOTHER REDUCTION AMENDING THAT PROPERTY, THAT REVENUE LINE ITEM DOWN ABOUT 700,000 FOR THE YEAR OF 2026. AND WHAT DRIVES OUR TAX BASE IS WHEN YOU LOOK FOR THE CITY, BECAUSE WE'RE TRANSITIONING TO MORE OF AN M AND O CITY, YOU CAN SEE HERE, EXISTING PROPERTY REALLY DRIVES THAT VALUE INCREASE AS IT RELATES TO THE GROWTH FACTOR FOR THE CITY. JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON THAT WE'VE SEEN HISTORICALLY IN THE PRIOR YEARS AS DEPICTED ON THIS SLIDE. THIS IS JUST A DEPICTION THAT WE'VE CONTINUED TO DO TAXPAYER RELIEF FOR THE LAST 15 TAXPAYER RELIEFS. JUST TO GIVE YOU A REALLY GOOD DEPICTION ON HOW WE'VE DONE THAT IN MULTIPLE AREAS ORIGINALLY WITH HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, AND THEN ONCE WE HIT THAT STATE CAP OF 20%, WE START TRANSITIONING TO THE TAX RATE REDUCTION TO PROVIDE RELIEF INITIATIVES.
THIS REALLY GIVES YOU A DEPICTION AS IT RELATES TO JUST THE LOCAL OPTION OF WHAT'S BEEN DECIDED HERE AT SOUTHLAKE. AS IT RELATES TO TAXPAYER RELIEF FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, THE TOTAL OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, OUR SENIOR FREES AND OTHER EXEMPTIONS FOR THE DISABLED, AND OVER 65, THAT EQUATES TO JUST OVER 6.7 MILLION OF REDUCTION IN REVENUE SOURCES FOR THE CITY TO MAINTAIN HERE AND TO DELIVER SERVICES. THIS GIVES YOUR PERFORMANCE AS IT RELATES TO THE AVERAGE TAX BILL FOR THE HOMEOWNERS FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. EVEN THOUGH WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT OUR VALUES HAVE INCREASED FOR THE HOMEOWNER OVER THE YEARS.
BUT THIS IS A GREAT DEPICTION FOR OUR TAXPAYER RELIEF, WHETHER IT'S HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OR TAX RATE REDUCTION. WE'VE BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT TO MAINTAIN THE TAX BILL PRETTY RELATIVE WITHIN A 2 OR $300 OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD, WHICH I THINK IS VERY COMMENDABLE TO THINK OF HOW MANY SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS CAN SAY THAT YOU'VE PAID THE SAME AMOUNT IN A FULL DECADE AND RECEIVE QUALITY SERVICES. THIS IS ANOTHER WAY TO GIVE YOU A DEPICTION OF TAXPAYER RELIEF AS IT RELATES TO THE OVERALL CITY AND THE IMPACT TO THE CITY AS WELL AS THE BENEFIT TO THE HOMEOWNERS. IF YOU LOOK CUMULATIVE AT THAT BOTTOM ROW, THAT FROM 2019, EACH YEAR, AS THAT TAXPAYER RELIEF GROWS SINCE 2019 THROUGH THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THAT EQUATES TO JUST OVER 15 POINT, JUST OVER 15.5 MILLION OF REVENUE IMPACT TO THE CITY AS IT RELATES TO TAXPAYER RELIEF. AND ON AVERAGE TAX BASED ON THE AVERAGE PRICE HOME, IT AVERAGES ANYWHERE FROM AN ANNUAL BASIS $85 OR IN SOME YEARS AT THE HEIGHT OF JUST ABOUT $334 FOR A TAXPAYER RELATED TO 2024. ANOTHER NEW THING THAT WE HAVE THE PLEASURE OF DEALING WITH THIS YEAR IS THE LEGISLATIVE IMPACT IN 2027.
IT'S THE FIRST YEAR WHERE IN THE MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE SESSION THEY CAPPED A $125,000 EXEMPTION FOR BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY.
AND IN FISCAL YEAR 27 IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'LL FILL THAT IMPACT. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT A $300,000 REDUCTION IN REVENUE AS WELL. THIS GIVES YOU A PROJECTION OUT WHEN YOU THINK OF PROPERTY TAX. AGAIN, THIS IS OUR LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE JOURNAL FUND. SO WHEN WE DO BUDGETING, WE WE LOOK MORE THAN JUST THE CURRENT YEAR. IT'S ALWAYS A FUTURE LEAR FROM THE SUSTAINABILITY HERE FOR 2027, WE WERE ANTICIPATING A VERY SMALL GROWTH BECAUSE OF THE TAD REAPPRAISAL DISTRICT.
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EVEN IN MY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE, I STILL MISSED IT. IT WAS LESS THAN WHAT I HAD ANTICIPATED. I HAD ANTICIPATED A HALF A PERCENT, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A HALF A PERCENT, 2.75% GROWTH FACTOR. AND YOU'LL SEE LATER IN PRESENTATION WE ACTUALLY HAD A RED.THIS GIVES YOU NOW MOVING TO SALES TAX BECAUSE AGAIN IT'S THE SECOND LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE IN THE JOURNAL FUND.
REALLY THAT GOES HAND IN HAND WITH TAXPAYER RELIEF BECAUSE IT IS A LARGE REVENUE SOURCE.
THIS SHOWS YOU THE HISTORICAL TREND EARLY IN THE FIRST PART OF THE DECADE, VERY LEVEL. AND THEN WE SAW AN INCREASE WHICH HAS A LOT OF REASONS THAT WE SAW AN INCREASE IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS ONE WAS INFLATION AS THE PRICE OF THINGS INCREASE, SO WILL SALES TAX THAT YOU GENERATE ON HIGHER COST ITEMS AS WELL AS SOME CHANGES IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AS TO WHEN THINGS WERE SALES TAX BASED ON DESTINATION, NOT ON PURCHASE. SO THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS THAT INDICATE WHY THIS.
YOU SEE THE SALES TAX INCREASE FOR 26, THAT'S JUST YEAR TO DATE. WE HAVEN'T FINISHED A YEAR, BUT WE ARE ANTICIPATING COLLECTING ABOVE THE BUDGET DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR 2026 BECAUSE REVENUE IS TRENDING ABOVE BUDGET, ABOUT 9% ABOVE BUDGET. THIS GIVES YOU THE MULTI YEAR FOR SALES TAX. AGAIN, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT MULTI YEAR BECAUSE OF SUSTAINABILITY WHEN IT COMES TO SALES TAX. VERY CONSERVATIVE BECAUSE SALES TAX CAN BE VOLATILE DUE TO THE ECONOMY AND OTHER THINGS. SO IT'S REALLY ABOUT A 2% INCREASE IS WHAT WE ANTICIPATE YEAR OVER YEAR. AND THE BENEFIT OF DOING THAT WE'RE NOT EMBEDDING COSTS ON A FUTURE MAYBE. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE VERY CONSERVATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR OUR SALES TAX PROJECTIONS.
AND THIS GIVES YOU A DEPICTION OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN THE OUT YEARS. NOW ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME COST PRESSURES THAT WE'RE ALSO BALANCING AS IT RELATES TO DEVELOPING THE BUDGET. AND AGAIN THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE SERVED US WELL. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MANAGED EXPENDITURE GROWTH THAT WE BENCHMARK THAT AGAINST THE CPI AND OTHER BENCHMARK AREAS AND WE LOOK AT BUDGET OPTIMIZATION TO BRIDGE THAT GAP AS WELL AS AS WE'VE DISCUSSED NUMEROUS TIMES, WE WANT TO BE AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP QUALITY PERSONNEL HERE TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS AS WELL AS TO MAINTAIN THE SERVICE LEVELS THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE COME ACCUSTOMED TO AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DELIVER. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS FROM A MANAGED GROWTH AND SERVICE STANDARDS, OPTIMIZATION IS THE NAME OF THE GAME FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE. ONCE WE LOOK AT OUR BENCHMARK AREAS AND OUR COST DRIVERS, WE ALWAYS LOOK AT WAYS TO CLOSE THAT GAP.
IN A LOT OF WAYS THAT'S FROM VACANCY REASSESSMENT.
WHEN A VACANCY COMES UP, WE REASSESS. DO WE STILL NEED THAT POSITION? IS THERE ANOTHER GAP THAT WE MAYBE NEED TO REALIGN THE POSITION OR ELIMINATE THE POSITION OR JUST GET VERY EFFICIENT AND JUST LOOK AT OPTIMIZATIONS AND WAYS TO DO THINGS QUICKER AND SMARTER AS WELL AS BY DOING ALL OF THOSE THINGS, WE'RE LOOKING A WAY TO PROTECT THE SERVICES THAT WE DELIVER. A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT. WHEN WE WERE DEVELOPING THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET, WE HAD ANTICIPATED THAT WE WERE GOING TO NEED A FIVE AND A HALF PERCENT INCREASE. BUT THROUGH OUR OPTIMIZATION WE WERE ABLE TO NARROW THAT INCREASE TO JUST 3.5%. SO SIMILAR TO 26, WE'RE IN THE 27 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT FROM AN ORGANIC GROWTH. WE WERE ANTICIPATING ABOUT A 5% INCREASE IN THE JOURNAL FUND. BUT YOU'LL SEE ONCE WE FINALIZED THE BUDGET, WE'VE MANAGED TO ONCE AGAIN LOOK AT OPTIMIZATION TO NARROW THAT THAT COST GROWTH TO A SMALLER NUMBER. BUT IN DOING THAT WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT WE ARE A SERVICE ORGANIZATION. PERSONNEL IS OUR LARGEST EXPENDITURE BECAUSE OF A SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND BECAUSE OF OUR COST PAYROLL PHILOSOPHY, MAINTAINING THAT AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING OUR CORE EQUIPMENT AS WELL. AND WHEN YOU THINK OF THE JOURNAL FUND EXPERIENCE, WE ARE A SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND OF COURSE PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH IS NOT NEW, IS OUR LARGEST DRIVER WHEN IT COMES TO COST. IT'S THE LARGEST PIECE OF THE PIE OF WHERE OUR JOURNAL FUND EXPENDITURES ARE ALLOCATED TO. NOW TO LOOK AT FROM A BUDGET OPTIMIZATION, HERE'S A GREAT SLIDE THAT GIVES YOU A TEN YEAR LOOK. OVERALL, THE DFW WE MATCHED WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DFW C PILE OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, THE GROWTH WAS 3.4%. WE LOOK AT OUR BENCHMARK CITIES, THEIR BUDGETS GREW 5.5%.
SOUTH LAKE'S BUDGET GREW 4.4%.
AND THAT'S NOT JUST FOR EXISTING SERVICES. THAT'S INCLUDING NEW SERVICES AND SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE'VE MANAGED TO GROW AND DO TO ADVANCE OUR SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL TO OUR RESIDENTS STILL WELL BELOW OUR BENCHMARK CITIES.
AND AGAIN, THAT GOES FROM MANAGING OUR GROWTH, GETTING A C AND SMART WITH OPTIMIZING OUR RESOURCES.
HERE'S ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF PRINCIPLES IN PRACTICE.
WHEN YOU THINK OF THE THIS IS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. WHEN YOU THINK OF THE AVERAGE PRICE HOME, THAT TAXABLE VALUE, WHEN YOU BREAK THAT DOWN TO A MONTHLY COST OF $224, JUST OVER $7 A DAY, THIS IS WHAT THAT EQUATES TO $75. $75 OF THAT AMOUNT GOES
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FOR OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE.$61 FOR SAFE AND SECURE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS $17 FOR DEVELOPMENT AND $32 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT LASTS.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO DEPICT AND HOW YOU SLICE UP THAT MONTHLY COST FOR AVERAGE TAXPAYER BASED ON THE AVERAGE TAXABLE HOME.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S JUST OVER $7 A DAY. NOW FOR THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENING, TAX CREDIT RELIEF. AGAIN, OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES ALL PLAYS A PART WHEN YOU COME TO TAXPAYER RELIEF. AGAIN, IT'S A MIX OF THINGS. WE LOOK AT OUR MULTI YEAR SUSTAINABILITY AS WELL AS CASH FUNDING FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND MANAGING OUR EXPENDITURE GROWTH. WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR 2027 PROPERTY VALUES, AS I INDICATED EARLIER, WE WERE ANTICIPATING TO HAVE SOMEWHERE FROM A HALF TO JUST UNDER 1% GROWTH FACTOR. OUR APPRAISED VALUE CAME IN ZERO POINT, JUST UNDER 1% LESS THAN WHAT IT WAS WAS COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR AT 15.4 BILLION. THE AVERAGE APPRAISED HOME VALUE IS JUST OVER A MILLION. AND WE LOOK AT THE TAXABLE VALUE, AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE IS 856,000. AND THAT'S ABOUT A 6% REDUCTION ON WHERE IT WAS A YEAR AGO.
WHEN YOU COMPARE IT TO WHAT WE RECEIVED FROM TAD LAST YEAR AND WHEN YOU THINK OF TAXABLE VALUE, IT'S JUST A HALF, IT'S A HALF A PERCENT LESS THAN WHAT WE WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE DID HAVE NEW CONSTRUCTION, SO THAT'S A PLUS. BUT THAT'S A VERY SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR OVERALL AT 85% OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION WAS RESIDENTIAL AND THE OTHER 15% WAS COMMERCIAL. AND THE NEW CONSTRUCTION GENERATES BASED ON EXISTING TAX RATE ABOUT $300,000, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THE REDUCTION OVERALL OF TAXABLE VALUE. JUST TO ILLUSTRATE, WHEN IT COMES TO THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX TAX RATE OF HOW THAT RELATIONSHIP WORKS, WHEN YOU THINK OF TAXABLE VALUE, THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, IF THE VALUE INCREASES, THEN YOUR NO NEW REVENUE RATE WILL GO BELOW YOUR CURRENT TAX RATE.
IF THE TAXABLE VALUE HOLDS FLAT, THEN THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE STAYS PUT. IT'S PRETTY MUCH WHERE YOU ARE TODAY ON YOUR CURRENT TAX RATE BECAUSE THE GOAL OF THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE IS TO GENERATE THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT YOU COLLECTED ON EXISTING PROPERTY THE PRIOR YEAR. SO IN OUR SITUATION, THE VALUE FALLS, THEN YOUR NO NEW REVENUE RATE RISES. SO THIS YEAR THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE BECAUSE OF THAT REDUCTION IN TAXABLE VALUE, ADOPTING THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE WOULD INCREASE THE TAX RATE ABOVE 0.295. HOWEVER, THE REVENUE BILL WOULD REMAIN FLAT, BUT THE TAX RATE WOULD BE HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, THE CURRENT TAX RATE. IF YOU WERE TO DO THAT ADOPTING THE CURRENT TAX RATE, THE REDUCTION RESIDENTS WOULD STILL SEE A REDUCTION IN THE TAX BILL BECAUSE IT'S LESS THAN THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE. SO THERE'S STILL A TAX REDUCTION IN THE BILL. IF THE OTHER OPTION, IF YOU DID A CURRENT TAX RATE REDUCTION, IF YOU WANTED TO GO LESS THAN THE EXPENSE EXISTING TAX RATE, IT WOULD ALSO BE A REDUCTION BEYOND THE CURRENT RATE AS AN ADDITIONAL REDUCTION TO THE TAXPAYER. AND WHAT THIS ALL MEANS IN AGAIN, WHEN THINKING OF A TAX RATE, WE ALWAYS WANT TO LOOK AT IT AS A MULTI YEAR SUSTAINABILITY TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN GIVE THE TAX RELIEF WHEN POSSIBLE.
BUT ALSO LOOKING AT THE SUSTAINABILITY AND THE GROWTH FACTOR THAT WE'RE IN, THAT GROWTH IS SLOWING DOWN.
SO ALL THOSE THINGS WE WANT TO CONSIDER ALL THOSE FACTORS MAINTAINING THE SERVICE LEVEL AND ALL THE THINGS WHEN LOOKING MULTI YEAR. WHEN DISCUSSING A TAX RATE, HERE ARE A FEW OPTIONS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS EVENING. THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE IS 301616 WHICH IS HIGHER THAN OUR EXISTING TAX RATE OF 295. IF CITY COUNCIL GOVERNOR BODY CHOSE TO DO SOMETHING LESS THAN THE CURRENT TAX RATE A RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE AND HONEST RECOMMENDATION WOULD NOT BE LESS THAN THAT. THAT WOULD BE THE FLOOR AND THIS TO GIVE YOU A KEY DEPICTION OF WHAT THAT MEANS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE WHEN IT COMPARES THAT TO THE 2026 CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, IT'S REVENUE NEUTRAL AT THE 0.301616. IF YOU MAINTAIN THE TAX RATE AT THE CURRENT LEVEL THAT WOULD BE A REDUCTION OF REVENUE 770,000. IF YOU WANTED A TAX RATE BELOW THE CURRENT TAX RATE THE 2:9 THAT WOULD GIVE A TAX REVENUE REDUCTION OF JUST OVER 1.3 MILLION. AND THAT GIVES YOU THE EQUATION AS IT RELATES TO THE REVENUE SIDE AND THE AVERAGE HOME VALUE. THE AVERAGE TAX BILL. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE CURRENT TAXABLE VALUE, NO NEW REVENUE RATE, THE TAX BILL WILL BE 2,583.
CURRENT TAX RATE 2,526. OR IF YOU WANTED TO DO A TAX RATE
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LESS THAN THE CURRENT TAX RATE, THE TAX BILL WOULD BE 2,483 BELOW. THIS GIVES YOU THE IMPACT OF WHAT IT WOULD MEAN FROM A CASH TRANSFER. THE IMPACT OF THE DIFFERENT TAX RATES WOULD IMPACT THE CIP CASH FINDING. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WILL MAKE. THAT'S THE DELTA WHERE WE WOULD GO TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE OF THE TAX RATE AS DEPICTED ON THE THIS SLIDE. ALL OTHER TRANSFERS REMAIN THE SAME.HERE'S A SLIDE TO GIVE YOU A DEPICTION OF HOW THE THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS WOULD LINE UP WITH THE HISTORICAL 10 YEAR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF. AS I INDICATED, THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, IT GIVES YOU THE DEPICTION OF HOW THIS LINES OUT WITH THE PRIOR YEAR 10 YEAR DEPICTION AS IT RELATES TO TAXPAYER RELATED. IT'S JUST A WAY OF GIVING YOU A VISUAL OF HOW IT LINES OUT WITH PREVIOUS YEARS. HAPPY TO AT THIS POINT DISCUSS IN ANY DIRECTION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE HOW YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO PROCEED.
APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK. I KNOW YOU AND ALLISON HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK OVER JULY WHEN WE WEREN'T HAVING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS DURING OUR JULY BREAK. SO I KNOW A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THIS AND REALLY IT STARTED BACK IN JANUARY WHEN WE COME BACK FROM CHRISTMAS BREAK IN THE NEW YEAR AND WE HAVE OUR FIRST SIT DOWN. IT'S LIKE, HERE'S THE OVERRIDING TAX RELIEF POLICY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOR THE UPCOMING BUDGET. AND THAT WAS BACK IN JANUARY. AND YOU DELIVERED AS YOU ALWAYS HAVE. EVERY YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN CITY COUNCIL SINCE 2015, YOU HAVE DELIVERED AND I LOVE SEEING THAT ALL THE OPTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED WERE NO NEW REVENUE OR BELOW NO NEW REVENUE. AND THIS YEAR IS A WEIRD YEAR WITH THE APPRAISED VALUE, TOTAL APPRAISED VALUE GOING DOWN SLIGHTLY. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF, THERE'S OTHER CITIES, SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE DEALING WITH SUBSTANTIAL PROPERTY VALUE DECREASES. ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES, I WON'T SAY WHICH, THEIR TOTAL APPRAISED VALUE IS GOING DOWN BY $400 MILLION WITH THIS JUST THE ECONOMY OR WITH THE CHANGE IN THE TAD APPRAISALS NOT BEING EVERY YEAR SO THEY COULD RAISE THEIR RATE $0.04 AND STILL BE AT NO NEW REVENUE. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO PROPOSE THAT WE DO. WHAT IS OPTION THREE ON THE FAR RIGHT? IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, 10 PLUS YEARS WITH TAXPAYER RELIEF. AND I KNOW WE COULD LET THE RATE FLOAT UP AND STILL BE AT NO NEW REVENUE. BUT I'M IN FAVOR OF GOING TO BELOW THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, GO TO 0.29. I KNOW THAT HITS OUR BUDGET, BUT IT'S SOMETHING I BELIEVE IN. I THINK THE COUNCIL BELIEVES IN. IT'S BEEN OUR RECORD AND IT'S SOMETHING I THINK OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESS PROPERTY OWNERS EXPECT THAT WE'LL DO THAT EVERY YEAR WHEN WE CAN. I GET THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A WEIRD YEAR WITH THAT TAD APPRAISAL NUMBER COMING DOWN.
BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT YEAR I THINK WILL BE BETTER.
WE'LL HAVE SOME BIG THINGS COMING ONLINE. SOME NEW CONSTRUCTION WITH TRADEMARK IN THE WHOLE FOODS. THAT'S A 120 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT.
DAKOTA'S IS HERE. THAT'S GETTING CLOSE TO 20 MILLION DOLLARS IN INVESTMENT. A FEW OTHER THINGS RESIDENTIAL WISE.
SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE FUTURE AND NOT GETTING TOO FAR AHEAD OF OURSELVES BY GOING DOWN ON THE TAX RATE EVEN WHEN WE DON'T NEED TO THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE MY RECOMMENDATION.
I'M PROUD OF OUR RECORD. I'M THANKFUL FOR YOUR WORK, ALLISON AND SHARON, IN GETTING US TO THIS POINT WHERE, YOU KNOW, OUR TAX RATE NOW IS MORE THAN 40% LOWER THAN IT WAS WHEN I STARTED ON COUNCIL. IT'S THE LOWEST TAX RATE WE'VE HAD IN SOUTHLAKE IN 40 YEARS. AND SOUTHLAKE LOOKED A LOT DIFFERENT 40 YEARS AGO IN THE MID-1980S. WE'RE THE FOURTH LOWEST TAX RATE IN DFW AND WILL PROBABLY GO BETTER WITH WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES ARE GOING TO DO. THERE'S CITIES IN DFW THAT ARE GOING TO INCREASE THEIR RATE EVEN ABOVE THE NO NEW REVENUE NUMBER. SO OUR RANKING IN THAT REGARD WILL PROBABLY LOOK EVEN BETTER. SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK. I KNOW WE'RE BALANCING CURRENT TAX RELIEF AND LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY, BUT I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT SPOT. SO I KNOW, COUNCIL, I'LL LET EVERYONE JUST JUMP IN AND THIS IS A GOOD SLIDE TO SPEAK FROM.
BUT MY RECOMMENDATION, I'M GOING TO PROPOSE THAT WE GO WITH THE FAR RIGHT, THE 29 TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.
SO, COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR JACKSON OR SUGGESTIONS, JUST OPEN IT UP.
I'M GOING TO ASK A QUESTION FIRST. ISN'T IT CORRECT THAT THE LEGISLATURE CHANGED THE APPRAISALS, THAT THEY DIDN'T DO A REAPPRAISAL THIS YEAR? THEY DID NOT.
SO I'M CURIOUS, WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION, HOW DID OUR TAX VALUE DROP IF WE DIDN'T REAPPRAISE? BECAUSE AS RESIDENTS CHALLENGE THEIR VALUE AND THEY GET AWARDED THE LOWER VALUE YEAR OVER YEAR AND YOU'RE NOT DOING A REAPPRAISAL. THAT'S HOW. AND 70%. KEEP IN MIND, 70% OF OUR PROPERTY BASE IS RESIDENTIAL AND THAT'S THE PIECE THAT WAS
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NOT REAPPRAISED.SO ARE THOSE PROTESTS FROM LAST YEAR OR PROTESTS FROM THE CURRENT YEAR THAT ARE HITTING CURRENT YEAR? IT'S A COMBINATION OF LAST YEAR AND CURRENT YEAR BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T REAPPRAISED IN TWO YEARS. SO IN TWO YEARS, EACH YEAR IT GOES DOWN. IT'S ACCUMULATION OF A REDUCTION OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD.
SO WE COULD CALL THAT THE CHANDLER CROUCH EFFECT, I GUESS. YES. EVERYBODY PROTESTS. ALL RIGHT, I'LL JUST TAKE THIS TO SAY I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO SEE US CONTINUE TO TRY DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO LOWER TAXES.
WELL SAID. YEAH, IT'S JUST A STRANGE YEAR WITH AGAIN THE RESPONSE, ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES, $400 MILLION IN DECREASE IN TAXABLE VALUE. THEY COULD INCREASE THEIR RATE $0.04 AND STILL BE NO NEW REVENUE. I JUST THINK THAT'S. THAT'S FOR THEM TO FIGURE THAT OUT FOR US.
WE'RE NOT IN THAT SPOT. AND WHEN I HAD THAT CONVERSATION, I SAID, YEAH, THAT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM AND WE'RE IN A BETTER SPOT. AND WE HAVE THANKFULLY, YOU KNOW, THE NEW CONSTRUCTION COMING ON BOARD AS WE SPEAK AND ALSO SALES TAXES, WHICH GOES INTO THE SAME BIG POT.
IT'S BECAUSE OF OUR LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTOR JACKSON AND ALLISON AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERY YEAR WE CAN HAVE THESE GOOD CONVERSATIONS AND NOT TOUGH CONVERSATIONS. SORRY, AUSTIN. DID YOU WANT TO JUMP IN? YEAH. I'LL JUST REITERATE. I MEAN, A HEROIC EFFORT BY YOU, SHARON AND ALISON GETTING TO THIS POINT AND BEING SO FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, THIS TRANSLATES INTO THAT WE CAN BEAT OUR BENCHMARK CITIES AND STILL CUT TAXES WHEN OTHERS ARE RAISING. SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT THE MAYOR OUTLINED, AND I'M ALSO HOPEFUL THAT AS THE ECONOMY CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN, MAYBE INTEREST RATES WILL STABILIZE. PART OF THE IMPACT OF HOME VALUES WAS THE RISING OF INTEREST RATES, AND THEN THEY STAYED FLAT. THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, RATES HAVE COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
SO MAYBE IN A NEW REAPPRAISED ENVIRONMENT NEXT YEAR, WE CAN REGAIN SOME OF THIS.
WELL SAID. SO IS THAT ALL YOU NEEDED FROM US AS FAR AS DIRECTION? I GUESS THE PROCESS IS THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS.
OH, I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD, RANDY.
I WAS GOING TO REITERATE SOME OF THAT. I THINK THAT FOR ME, THIS IS THE LAST BUNCH OF TERM OUT. BUT I STILL THINK THAT. I THINK MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS NOT NECESSARILY THIS ONE, BUT IT'S THE FUTURE STUFF. AND WHAT DO WE DO? BECAUSE, I MEAN, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR, WE COULDN'T GET TO THAT. NO NEW REVENUE. AND I THINK THE CITY'S PROBABLY THANKFUL THAT WE DID WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR, OR WE'D BE KIND OF OVER A BARREL THIS YEAR. I'D EVEN BE OKAY GOING 29, 25, WHICH WOULD CUT THAT RATE SOME, BUT NOT QUITE AS MUCH AND SAVE ANOTHER 300 MINE NUMBER QUICK MATH, EXCEPT, LIKE ANOTHER $300,000 TO PUT TWO AND A HALF IN YOUR CIP BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT SEVERAL THINGS OUT THERE THAT YOU'RE CUTTING CASH FROM. YOU'RE CUTTING ALL YOUR CASH FROM YOUR CIP FUNDING THERE THAT'S GOING OUT. SO I'D BE. I MEAN, I DEFINITELY WOULD WANT TO CUT IT, BUT I. WHILE I WOULD LOVE TO COUNT ON ALL THE FUTURE STUFF, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T. RIGHT. SO I WOULD. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS MY LAST ONE. I CAN VOTE FOR 4 CENTS. IT DOESN'T MATTER AFTER THIS.
BUT I WOULD BE OKAY WITH EVEN CUTTING THE, YOU KNOW, DOING HALF THAT JUST TO TRY TO GET IT A LITTLE MORE MANAGEABLE FOR NEXT YEAR. AND IF WE DON'T MEET IT NEXT YEAR, THEN YOU GET TO CUT. YOU GUYS GET TO CUT IT MORE NEXT YEAR.
I SUPPORT YOUR POSITION ON THIS, AND THAT'S. I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE 0.29. YOU KNOW, I LIKE THE IDEA OF 0.29.
BUT WHAT WE'RE LEAVING OUT IS THE EXPENSES THAT WE HAVE AND HOW TO ADDRESS THOSE. SO I DON'T WANT TO END UP IN A POSITION WHERE LAST YEAR WE'RE BROUGHT BACK TO SOMETHING THAT WE HAD SAID AND SOME NUMBER WE HAD ACTUALLY GIVEN WITHOUT ACTUALLY LOOKING AT ALL OF THE DATA AND THE EXPENSES.
SO, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER BENCHMARK, CITIES AND SURROUNDING CITIES THAT HAVE WHATEVER ISSUES THEY HAVE, WHERE THEY'RE RAISING 4 CENTS, ET CETERA, THEY MAY HAVE BIG PROJECTS THAT WE DON'T HAVE HERE. EVERY CITY IS DIFFERENT.
YOU LOOK AT COLLEYVILLE AS AN EXAMPLE, AND THEY'VE GOT THESE GIGANTIC STONE AND RUST TOWERS THEY CREATED LAST YEAR. AND HOWEVER THOSE GOT PAID, I MEAN, THAT'S PAID FOR. THAT'S THEIR BUSINESS. SO, YOU KNOW, I'D LOVE TO SEE 0.29. I'D LIKE 2.295, BUT OFFICIALLY, I'M LOOK AT WHAT THE FINAL NUMBERS ARE AND WHATEVER THAT, YOU KNOW, TRY TO LOOK AT REDUCING SOME OF OUR EXPENSES FIRST AND SEE IF WE CAN GET DOWN TO THAT 29 NUMBER WITHOUT ACTUALLY HAVING A NEGATIVE ALSO ECHO WHAT COUNCILMAN TAGGART MENTIONED AS WELL. SO DEFINITELY WOULD LOVE TO GO TO 29 FOR SURE, SINCE EVERYONE LOVES TAX CUTS.
BUT I THINK BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THAT, LET'S DEFINITELY LOOK AT ALL THE EXPENSES, LET'S LOOK AT WHAT WE NEED TO SPEND. IN ADDITION TO LOOKING FORWARD
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TO ADDITIONAL REVENUE FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND YEARS TO COME, LET'S ALSO CONTINUE LOOKING AT ADDITIONAL OPTIMIZATION AREAS AS WELL AS WHERE CAN WE CUT DOWN SOME EXPENDITURES, WHERE CAN WE OPTIMIZE LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY, LEVERAGE OTHER THINGS, REALLY CUT AND TRIM THE FAT WHERE WE CAN TO REALLY GET TO THAT THIRD COLUMN, IF POSSIBLE.YOU STILL HAVE WHAT YOU NEED FOR GOING FORWARD, WHICH NEXT STEP IS FILING THE BUDGET. THE CITY MANAGER FILES THE BUDGET WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 15TH. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS RIGHT HERE IN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER. IT'S TWO HEARINGS TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET AND EVERYTHING THAT'S IN IT. IT'S A NICE BINDER OF INFORMATION THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS WELL FOR ANYONE TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
SO FILE THE BUDGET BY AUGUST 15 AND PUBLIC HEARINGS AT OUR TWO MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER RIGHT HERE AT CITY COUNCIL. SO THANK YOU,
[7. Discuss all items on tonight's agenda. No action will be taken and each item will be considered during the Regular Session.]
SHARON. THANK YOU, ALLISON.APPRECIATE IT. NEXT UP, WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND I WILL TURN THAT OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM AUSTIN REYNOLDS TO LEAD US THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE INCLUDED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION.
A. APPROVED MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 16, 2026 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. B.
APPROVED MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 22, 2026 CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WORKSHOP.
C. APPROVE A CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND EMPLOYEE LONG TERM DISABILITY, LIFE AND ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE FOR THE PLAN YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2026 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2027. D.
WITHDRAWN RESOLUTION NUMBER 26019 ZA20. SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A COMMERCIAL SCHOOL FOR CREATURE OUTLAWS ATHLETICS ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 09, BLOCK C, COMMERCE BUSINESS PARK ADDITION AND LOCATED AT 580 COMMERCE ST. SUITE 160 OR 170. CURRENT ZONING I1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT ZONING APPLICANT DENNIS FAWKSCREATURE OUTLAWS ATHLETICS PROPERTY OWNER JENNIFER DAVIS BILL FOR ASSETS SPIN NEIGHBORHOOD ALL RIGHT, THAT'S THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY PRESENTATIONS OR DISCUSSION ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS OR ANYTHING? WE'D LIKE TO CONSIDER MOVING FROM THE REGULAR AGENDA TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MR. MAYOR, DO WE NEED TO DO ITEM 9A OR CAN THAT GO TO CONSENT AGENDA? ALSO THE SIGN VARIANCE FOR THE JANE.
I THINK THAT'S COUNCIL MEMBER FAWKSWAS GOING TO PROPOSE THAT.
I'M SORRY. FORGET EVERYTHING ELSE YOU SAID.
NO, IT'S ALL GOOD. WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. SO WE'RE GOING TO ALSO MOVE ITEM 9A WHICH IS CASE NUMBER SV260008, SIGNED VARIANCE FOR JANE LOCATED AT 1151 E. SOUTHLAKE BLVD. WE'LL MOVE THAT FROM THE REGULAR AGENDA TO CONSENT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL. ANYTHING ELSE TO CONSIDER MOVING OR ANY DISCUSSION ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS AT THIS TIME? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, THAT IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND WE WILL
[1. Call to order. ]
VOTE ON THAT DURING OUR REGULAR SESSION. SO[2.A. Executive Session]
NEXT UP I WILL CALL OUR REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER. AND THE FIRST ITEM IN THE REGULAR SESSION IS TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.AS MAYOR, I HEREBY ADVISE YOU THAT WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER 551, SPECIFICALLY SECTION 551.071 TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND SECTION 551.072 TO DELIBERATE REGARDING REAL PROPERTY MATTERS. AND I'LL LOOK WITH OUR CITY MANAGER TO SEE WHAT TIME YOU THINK WE'LL BE BACK. AROUND . WE'LL SEE YOU
[2.B. Reconvene]
THEN. THANK YOU. I WILL CALL OUR REGULAR MEETING BACK TO ORDER. IS THERE ANY ACTION NECESSARY FOLLOW AN EXECUTIVE[3.A. Mayor’s Report ]
SESSION? NO. MAYOR.ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS THE MAYOR'S REPORT. I'LL BE BRIEF. WE'VE HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL STARS AND STRIPES BACK ON JULY 3RD A MONTH AGO.
GREAT EVENT. IT WAS HOT, BUT KUDOS TO CITY STAFF AS ALWAYS. I KNOW WE HAD PEOPLE THAT WORKED ALL NIGHT THE NIGHT BEFORE ON THURSDAY NIGHT, ANOTHER CREW ALL DAY THE NEXT DAY FOR THE EVENT AND THEN ALL NIGHT THE NIGHT OF THE EVENT CLEANING UP TO PUT TOWNSQUARE BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
FROM OUR ESTIMATES AND NUMBERS, OVER 28,000 PEOPLE IN TOWN SQUARE FOR THE STARS AND STRIPES EVENT. SO A RECORD CROWD. AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC WORKS, EVERY GROUP PITCHED IN. IT WAS A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL EVENT AND VERY PROUD OF THE CITY AND PROUD OF OUR TEAM FOR PUTTING IT ON. SO KUDOS TO CITY OF SOUTHLAKE STAFF FOR THAT. THANK YOU, ALLISON.
ALSO, KUDOS TO OUR SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR A COUPLE OF THINGS AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS AT A FUTURE MEETING.
BUT WE HAD A HEROIC EFFORT BY ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS, CORPORAL SWISHER, WHO RESCUED SOMEONE. THIS MADE IT
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ON THE NEWS ON 114, A FIRE IN A CAR DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. AND YOU KNOW, OUR SOUTHLAKE POLICE OFFICER SAVED THIS PERSON'S LIFE, BROKE THE WINDOW, GOT THE PERSON OUT OF THE CAR. AGAIN, THIS WAS ON THE NEWS. SO REALLY A HEROIC EFFORT THAT SAVES SOMEBODY'S LIFE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM AND WE WILL HONOR HIM AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING.AND THEN OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM, OUR SROS WERE RECENTLY AWARDED THE TEXAS SCHOOL SAFETY SPOTLIGHT AWARD BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. OUR SRO PROGRAM HAS WON MANY AWARDS, BUT WE CERTAINLY LIKE TO RECEIVE MORE AND NEW AWARDS.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SROS. WE JUST DID A SPOTLIGHT VIDEO ON THEM THAT WILL COME OUT, I THINK NEXT WEEK OR THE WEEK AFTER. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND KUDOS TO OUR SROS ON A WELL DESERVED AWARD AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THEM GETTING BACK INTO THE SCHOOLS HERE IN SOUTHLAKE NEXT WEEK. AND THEN FINALLY TODAY WE HAD ANOTHER TRI COUNTY ELECTRIC POWER OUTAGE. THIS IS LIKE THE SEVENTH OR EIGHTH POWER OUTAGE WE'VE HAD SINCE APRIL. THIS ONE LASTED LESS THAN AN HOUR, I BELIEVE. BUT IT IS BEYOND DISAPPOINTING AND FRUSTRATING THAT IN THE YEAR 2026 THAT THIS ELECTRIC PROVIDER, TRI COUNTY ELECTRIC, CANNOT PROVIDE CONSISTENT SERVICE. I GET THERE COULD BE A WEATHER EVENT OR THERE COULD BE ACCIDENTS OR WHATEVER, BUT SEVEN OR EIGHT INCIDENTS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS IS UNACCEPTABLE. SO AS A RESULT OF TODAY'S POWER OUTAGE, THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DRAFT A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION. OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T PROVIDE ELECTRIC SERVICE. WE DON'T REGULATE ELECTRIC SERVICE. WE HAVE NO REGULATORY AUTHORITY OVER TRI COUNTY ELECTRIC, BUT PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION DOES SO THEY'RE GOING TO GET SOMETHING FROM US NEXT WEEK. WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON THAT PROCESS AND TO GET A LETTER. CARROLL ISD IS GOING TO JOIN IN THAT LETTER WITH US BECAUSE SEVERAL CARROLL ISD CAMPUSES WERE IN THE IMPACTED ENCORE TRI COUNTY ELECTRIC ZONE. THERE ARE TEACHERS ON CAMPUS AND ADMINISTRATORS GETTING READY FOR BACK TO SCHOOL NEXT WEEK.
SO THEY WILL PARTNER AND JOIN WITH US IN THAT LETTER, THAT FORMAL COMPLAINT TO THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION IN AUSTIN NEXT WEEK ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE SOUTHLAKE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO ARE IMPACTED BY THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH TRI COUNTY ELECTRIC. SO MORE TO COME ON THAT AND I'LL POST THAT LETTER WHEN IT'S DONE SO
[3.B. City Manager’s Report ]
YOU'LL KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN SENT TO THE PUC. THAT'S IT FOR THE MAYOR'S REPORT AND NOW IT'S THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.THANK YOU MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD PILAR SCHENK, OUR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, ALONG WITH MELODY ANDERSON, OUR OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OUR COMMUNITY CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, JAMIE COOPER. THEY ARE GOING TO SHOWCASE SOMETHING THAT NOT ONLY THIS TEAM BUT MANY OF OUR COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE CITY HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS THIS PAST YEAR. A REFRESH OF OUR DIGITAL FRONT DOOR CITYOFSOUTHLAKE.COM ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. ONE OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE'S LARGEST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE INITIATIVES THIS YEAR WAS THE REDESIGN OF CITYOFSOUTHLAKE.COM WHICH SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED ON JULY 14. THE REDESIGN WAS CREATED WITH OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND VISITORS IN MIND. AFTER MONTHS OF PLANNING AND COLLABORATION WITH OUR WEBSITE PARTNERS AND DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. OUR GOAL WAS SIMPLE MAKE IT EASY FOR CUSTOMERS TO NAVIGATE THE WEBSITE, FIND INFORMATION, ACCESS CITY SERVICES AND CONNECT WITH THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
TODAY'S RESIDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING A CLEANER, MORE INTUITIVE WEBSITE THAT IS ORGANIZED THE WAY RESIDENTS EXPECT TO FIND IT, CAN REACH CITY SERVICES WITH FEWER CLICKS AND PROVIDES A MORE USER FRIENDLY EXPERIENCE.
THE APPROACH WE TOOK FOR THE REDESIGN WAS DRIVEN BY DATA. IN ADDITION TO DATA, WE USED CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, WEBSITE ANALYTICS, FINDINGS FROM THE CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, OR ACPD, TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW RESIDENTS INTERACT WITH OUR WEBSITE AND WHERE IMPROVEMENTS WERE NEEDED. THOSE INSIGHTS HELPED SHAPE THE SITE'S NAVIGATION, ORGANIZATION, ACCESSIBILITY AND OVERALL USER EXPERIENCE, MAKING IT EASIER FOR CUSTOMERS TO FIND THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES THEY'RE LOOKING FOR QUICKLY AND CONFIDENTLY.
THIS PROJECT WAS TRULY A CITYWIDE EFFORT OVER THE PAST YEAR, OCC OR OUR TEAM PARTNERED WITH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION TO REVIEW CONTENT, UPDATE HUNDREDS OF WEB PAGES, REORGANIZE INFORMATION AROUND RESIDENTS NEEDS, ELIMINATE OUTDATED INFORMATION,
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AND TEST EVERY MAJOR SERVICE.BEFORE AND AFTER LAUNCH, EVERY DEPARTMENT PLAYED A ROLE BY PROVIDING FEEDBACK, IDENTIFYING OUTDATED INFORMATION, AND ENSURING THAT THE CONTENT RESIDENTS RELY ON IS ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE. AS WE CLOSE OUT THIS FISCAL YEAR, OUR TEAM IS CONTINUING TO REFINE THE NEW WEBSITE BY REFRESHING THE REST OF THE CONTENT, IMPROVING CONSISTENCY ACROSS DEPARTMENTS, STREAMLINING BACK END MODULES AND PAGE TEMPLATES, AND OPTIMIZING THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE BASED ON WEBSITE ANALYTICS AND USER FEEDBACK.
WE WILL ALSO EVALUATE HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS INFLUENCING TRAFFIC TO THE CITYOFSOUTHLAKE.COM AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO ENSURE RESIDENTS CAN EASILY FIND TRUSTED CITY INFORMATION.
A WEBSITE IS NEVER TRULY FINISHED. IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EVOLVE ALONGSIDE THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS AND THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE. THIS WEBSITE IS THE CITY'S BUSIEST, BUSIEST PUBLIC ENTITY, WITH ALMOST 1 MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR. EVERY DAY, RESIDENTS USE IT TO PAY BILLS, FIND CITY SERVICES, REGISTER FOR PROGRAMS, WATCH COUNCIL MEETINGS, REPORT CONCERNS, AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY. A BETTER WEBSITE MEANS A BETTER EXPERIENCE WITH CITY GOVERNMENT. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE TEAM MEMBERS AND DEPARTMENTS THAT HELPED CONTRIBUTE TO THIS SUCCESS OF THE RELAUNCH.
AND WITH THAT, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. IT LOOKS GREAT. VERY USER FRIENDLY, EVEN FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME. SO THAT'S THE BIGGEST TEST FOR YOU ALL.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. IT LOOKS FANTASTIC. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
ELSE FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT? ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE'LL GO BACK TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE REVIEWED THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS DURING THE WORK SESSION. JUST TO NOTE, WE'RE ALSO ADDING ITEM 9A, WHICH IS THE SIGN VARIANCE FOR THE JANE RESTAURANT LOCATED OVER IN PARK VILLAGE. SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM AUSTIN REYNOLDS FOR A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA PLUS ITEM 9A.YES. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 4A THROUGH 4D.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, CAST YOUR VOTES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[5. Public Forum.]
AND THAT MOTION CARRIES 7 0.THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.
NEXT ITEM ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA IS A PUBLIC FORUM. THE PUBLIC FORUM ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC FORUM. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON OUR AGENDA DURING THE PUBLIC FORUM.
COME ON DOWN. AND IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
MY NAME IS GINA GRIFFIN AND I LIVE AT 803 POTOMAC PLACE, SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS. THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
THIS IS A VOLUNTEER POSITION AND I KNOW YOU GUYS PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO EVERYTHING. SO THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING OPEN TO HAVING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS IN YOUR COUNCIL MEETINGS.
I WANTED TO ONE THING COMMENT ON THE HOAS AND THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. WE STILL HAVE STRUGGLES WITH KEEPING THE WATER CHANNEL CLEAN OF TREES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT WOULD BE LITTLE BIT EASIER IF WE WERE ABLE TO GET FOLLOW UPS ON WHEN EASEMENTS CAN BE CLEARED BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET BACK.
SOME PEOPLE CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND THEIR HOMES AND THEY HAVE A GATE THERE. MY CONCERN IS SAFETY.
IF A HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND YOU HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR BACKYARD AND YOU CAN'T GET OUT, WHAT DO YOU DO? AND IT'S AN EASEMENT WHICH HAS ALL OF OUR UTILITIES AND WATER SYSTEMS AND SEWER SYSTEMS. SO I LIKE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE HAVE THAT ON YOUR RADAR.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REVIEWING ALL OF THIS.
AND I LOVE THAT WE'RE HAVING MORE PEOPLE LOOK AT THE INTERNET SIDE OF THIS. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO JUST GIVE TO POSSIBLY THE CITY ATTORNEY OR TO YOU COUNCIL IS I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WITH THE SHIVERS LANDMARK. AND ONE THING THAT WE CAME ACROSS WAS 4F.
AND IN 4F, IN THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE PULLED FROM TARRANT COUNTY, IT STATES THAT SAVE.036, THIS IS WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS DIVIDED UP.
TRACT OF LAND LYING WITHIN A CEMETERY DESCRIBED TO EDSEL M. JOHANNING AND WIFE LOLA JOHANNING. SO THIS
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PROPERTY APPEARS TO HAVE VERY COMPLICATED TAG ON IT. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING THIS TO COUNCIL BECAUSE THE STATE IS INVOLVED.AND HOW I GOT INVOLVED IN ALL OF THIS IS IN 2015, I WAS EXPLORING THIS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. IT HAD A DIRT ROAD.
SO ME AND MY FAMILY WENT BACK THERE AND LOOKED AT THIS HISTORICAL WEBSITE OR HISTORICAL SITES THAT WERE ON OUR WEBSITE. WHEN WE DID THAT, WE STUMBLED UPON THAT GRAVEYARD AND WE DID COME TO COUNCIL AND COUNCIL DID CLEAN IT UP AND HELPED US. AND PLUS THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MAY HAVE HELPED AND I KNOW BOY SCOUTS WERE INVOLVED IN THIS. WE NOW NEED TO GET BACK THERE SAFELY FOR IT TO BE ANALYZED BECAUSE IT IS THE TARRANT COUNTY BELIEF THAT THERE ARE POSSIBLE MORE GRAVES BACK THERE.
WHAT WAS IT CALLED? SHIVERS GRAVEYARD, THEN WOLF GRAVEYARD, THEN BACK TO SHIVERS GRAVEYARD AND THEN SOMEHOW JOHANNING HAS SOMETHING TO DO. SO I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY. I WOULD LIKE TO TURN THIS OVER TO YOU GUYS BECAUSE IT'S A PROPERTY YOU OWN AND 4F IS OWNED BY THE CITY, BUT I THINK IT'S PARCELED OUT.
SO I DON'T KNOW. BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
DO YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU THE MAP? THIS IS THE OLDEST SURVEY THAT THE STATE COULD FIND ON THIS LAND.
SO I WANTED TO BRING YOU THAT AND THE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS THAT THEY GAVE ME.
I WOULD SUGGEST DENNIS KILLOW, OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING IS RIGHT BEHIND YOU TO YOUR LEFT. AND IF YOU JUST WANT TO LEAVE THAT WITH HIM AND THEN HE CAN DISTRIBUTE IT TO US DURING OR AFTER THE MEETING.
WELL, I KNOW THIS. YOU GUYS ARE THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO FIGURE IT OUT. SO I KNOW WITH SO MANY ATTORNEYS AND PEOPLE, PEOPLE THAT ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR HISTORY HERE AND ANITA AND CONNIE HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB. SO THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING THEM.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. GOOD TO SEE YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK
[6.E. ZA26-0031, Site Plan for Dakota’s on property described as Lot 1R1R2, Block 1, Sabre Group Campus Addition and located at 1901 W. Kirkwood Boulevard. Current Zoning: “S-P-2” Generalized Site Plan District. Applicant and Property Owner: Timothy McEneny, NL Southlake LLC. SPIN Neighborhood #1. PUBLIC HEARING]
DURING THE PUBLIC FORUM ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM.WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ONE CASE OUT OF ORDER TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ITEM 6, CASE NUMBER ZA26 0031. THE SITE PLAN FOR DAKOTAS DIRECTOR KILLA WILL START WITH 6E AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO THE REGULAR ORDER.
THANK YOU MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL ITEM 6E IS A PROPOSAL FOR SITE PLAN FOR THE DAKOTA'S RESTAURANT AND EVENT CENTER SITE. THE PROPOSAL PORTION IN PARTICULAR FOR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING IS THE RETAIL BUILDINGS THAT WERE PROPOSED WITH THE ORIGINAL ZONING. THE PLAN ALSO REPRESENTS SOME CHANGES TO THE EVENT CENTER ELEVATION AS WELL AS ORIENTATION OF PARKING AREAS.
BUT OUR VIEW OF THAT THEY WERE FAIRLY MINOR CHANGES NONETHELESS ARE SHOWN AND REPRESENTED IN THIS SITE PLAN THIS EVENING.
THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTH WESTERLY CORNER OF WEST KIRKWOOD AND WEST STATE HIGHWAY 114. IT'S MIXED USE ON THE LAND USE PLAN AND IT IS ZONED SP2. THIS PROPERTY ALSO HAS AN OPTIONAL NICHE RETAIL RESTAURANT OVERLAY LAND USE DESIGNATION THAT IS ALSO PLACED AS AN OVERLAY ON THE MIXED USE PORTION OF THIS. THIS IS THE CURRENTLY APPROVED SITE PLAN. THIS PLAN WAS SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE SP2 ZONING AND INCLUDED THE DAKOTA'S RESTAURANT AND THE EVENT CENTER AND THEN UP TO SIX RETAIL BUILDINGS IN THIS PAD AREA. THESE WERE CONCEPTUALLY REPRESENTED IN THAT SUBMITTAL INCLUSIVE OF RENDERINGS. THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN. IT IS LAID OUT INTO ROUGHLY FIVE INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS THAT ARE TIED AND ORIENTED TOGETHER.
THE PARKING HAS BEEN. THE ANGLE OF THE PARKING AREAS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND SOME OF THOSE ON THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE RETAIL BUILDING HAVE BEEN SHIFTED AROUND. IT IS STILL THE SAME NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO SUPPORT ALL THE RETAIL EVENT USES AS WELL AS RESTAURANT USES. THIS IS THE SITE DATA SUMMARY. BUILDING TOTALS OF THE RETAIL PORTION OF THIS IS JUST UNDER 11,000
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SQUARE FEET IN TOTAL.PARKING, AS I MENTIONED, REMAINS THE SAME. AND OVERALL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE RETAIL BUILDINGS ARE SAME IN THE FIVE BUILDING CONFIGURATION. THIS IS ONE OF THE APPROVED RENDERINGS SUBMITTED WITH THE ORIGINAL ZONING AND SITE PLAN. AND THIS IS A PROPOSED RENDERING WITH THOSE RETAIL BUILDINGS FINISHED OUT IN THEIR FINAL DESIGN.
THIS ALSO REPRESENTS SOME OF THE CHANGE IN ELEVATION.
THE ROOFTOP HAS CHANGED. ALL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IS TO BE SCREENED TO VIEW ON EACH OF THESE BUILDINGS AND AROUND THE SITE. THIS IS ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE OF THE OVERALL RENDERING OF THE PROPERTY. THESE ARE EXISTING CONDITION PHOTOS WITH CONSTRUCTION BEING TAKEN ON SITE. AND ONCE AGAIN, MORE DETAILED VIEW OF THE RENDERINGS. AND THESE ARE SOME SIMILAR BUILDINGS UTILIZING SIMILAR MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. THESE ARE THE DETAILED ELEVATIONS. AND THIS IS THE RENDERING OF THE EVENT SPACE REPRESENTS CHANGES TO THAT FACADE THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE. INTERIOR OF THE EVENT CENTER AND EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS.
THE TOP ELEVATION REPRESENTS WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AND THE LOWER PROPOSED DESIGN.
TO DATE, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSES FOR NOTIFICATIONS THAT WERE SENT WITHIN 300FT OF THE PROJECT. PNZ RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR JUNE 4 MEETING 6.0, SUBJECT TO OUR REPORT AND REVIEW SUMMARIES.
AND I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. DIRECTOR KILLOUGH. I THINK THE CHANGES AND THE UPDATES TO THE RETAIL BUILDINGS LOOK GREAT. I LOVE THE LOOK OF THE BUILDINGS AND THE RENDERINGS, SO I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR DENNIS AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU, DENNIS. APPLICANTS HERE. DO YOU WANT TO COME ON DOWN? I'M NOT SURE IF WE'LL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN JUST UPDATE US ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
YOU CAN JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD THEN GO AHEAD.
YEP. THANK YOU. TIM MCENANY, 4317 LARCHMONT STREET, UNIVERSITY PARK, DALLAS, TEXAS. YEAH, WE'RE.
WE'RE PROCEEDING. WE'VE GOT THAT RETAINING WALL. FINALLY PUT UP THAT RETAINING WALL.
SEE THOSE CAMERAS ON THE WALL TO THE HEIGHT OF THAT CAMERA? THAT RETAINING WALL RUNS 820FT.
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT PROJECT BY THE THING, IT'S 12 FOOT TALL. 820FT. WE POURED THE LAST SECTION TODAY.
SO IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT PROCESS GETTING THIS SITE STABILIZED, BUT THAT WALL IS GOING TO HELP MOVE DIRT AROUND AND YOU'RE GOING TO START TO SEE PROGRESS. AND WE'LL START TO.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, NEXT YEAR, WE WILL OPEN THAT RESTAURANT AND WE'LL CONTINUE WITH PHASE TWO ON THE EVENT CENTER AND RETAIL RIGHT BEHIND IT. SO, YEAH, AND I HEARD EARLIER 20 MILLION.
IT'S PROBABLY 25 MILLION. IT'S INTERESTING. YOU TALKED ABOUT ELECTRICAL OUTAGE AND I STRUGGLED WITH PUTTING A WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN OUT THERE, GENERATORS AND WHATNOT.
BUT WE HAVE TO SWITCH. SWITCH GEAR IN TODAY. AND THERE WILL BE A GENERATOR ON THAT RESTAURANT, ON THE EVENT SPACE. I LEFT HERE IN ONE OF YOUR MEETINGS. AND CAPITOL GRILL WAS DARK WHEN I STOPPED THERE TO GET A MEAL.
I MEAN, I THINK EVERYBODY'S HAVING A HARD TIME
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WITH ELECTRICITY.TRI COUNTY, THEY'VE BEEN GOOD TO WORK WITH FOR US. THEY'RE DOING WHAT WE NEED TO DO. SO.
BUT I THINK ANY PRESSURE WE CAN GIVE THEM WILL HELP THE OVERALL CAUSE. BUT HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY LIKES IT. I'M GLAD THERE'S AN AUDIENCE IN HERE TONIGHT. SO THEY GOT TO SEE IT, GET SOME MORE PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND IT'S BEEN A PROCESS. IT'S BEEN MORE THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE TO GET THAT SITE LEVEL. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT DIRT IS IT'S THE WAY GOD LEFT IT ON DAY SIX.
NOBODY'S BEEN OUT THERE EXCEPT THE DEER AND THE COYOTES AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT RUN BY AT NIGHT. BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS COMING. AND SANDY AND EVERYBODY IN THE CITY HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH AND WE'RE MAKING HEADWAY.
EVERY RENDERING OR EVERY UPDATE YOU BRING LOOKS BETTER AND BETTER. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU LOOKED AT THAT OTHER SITE OFF OF KIMBALL AND THIS. I THINK IT'S JUST GOING TO BE SO MUCH BETTER. SO IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT I THINK IT'LL BE FOR US, WORTH THE WAIT. MAYBE NOT FOR YOU WORTH THE WAIT, BUT FOR US, IT'S WORTH THE WAIT.
SO IT'S GOING TO LOOK GREAT AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT YEAR.
WE'LL HAVE A WEBSITE OUT PROBABLY FINALLY IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO ON THE WHOLE PROJECT.
KIRKWOOD RESERVE, THAT'S WHAT THE PROJECT'S CALLED. IT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR TRADEMARK.
THE MARK IS UP FOR OPPOSITION RIGHT NOW. IT'S JUST ABOUT READY TO CLEAR, AND THAT'LL BE IT. BUT WE'LL HAVE THAT WEBSITE UP AND SHOW THESE BUILDINGS AND GIVE THE PUBLIC AN IDEA OF WHAT'S COMING, BUT I THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT ADDITION OUT THERE AND IT'LL HELP THAT TAX MONEY THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT, WE'LL DO OUR PART. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. NEXT YEAR WILL BE A GOOD YEAR. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO SOUNDFLAKE COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU, SIR.
ITEM 6E REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING DAKOTAS AND THE OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE DEVELOPMENT? SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? BEFORE I DO THAT, I SHOULD NOTE THAT FOR THE RECORD, 10 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS AND AS OF TODAY, WE HAD NO RESPONSES ON THIS ITEM. I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION ON 6E AND DAKOTAS.
YES, MR. MAYOR, I MOTION WE APPROVE ITEM 6E. ZA 260031 SITE PLAN FOR DAKOTAS ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 01, R1, R2 BLOCK, 1 SABRE GROUP CAMPUS ADDITION, LOCATED IN 1901 WEST KIRKLAND BOULEVARD.
NOTING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. THE SITE PLANS FOR THREE SEPARATE RETAIL BUILDINGS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 10,975 SQUARE FEET. THE MODIFIED EVENT ELEVATIONS ARE ACCEPTED WITH CHANGES THIS EVENING TO THE ROOF LINE HEIGHT, VERTICAL FACADE ELEVATION FROM THE FORMALLY APPROVED CONCEPT PLAN APPROVING THE LOCATION OF THE PARKING AS PRESENTED, NOTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES TO REMAIN AT 205.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON 6E.
CONGRATULATIONS. SEE AT THE RIBBON CUTTING. ALL
[6.A. Ordinance No. 480-847, ZA26-0027, 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Development Plan for 1360 N. Carroll Avenue on property described as Tract 4A, A.H. Chivers Survey, Abstract No. 299 and located at 1360 N. Carroll Avenue. Current Zoning: “AG” Agricultural District. Originally Requested Zoning: “R-PUD” Residential Planned Unit Development District. Amended Requested Zoning: “SF-2" Single Family Residential District. Applicant: Curtis Young, Sage Group, Inc. Property Owner: Deepa Colloru, 1360 N. Carroll Investment Group, LLC. SPIN Neighborhood #3. PUBLIC HEARING]
RIGHT, WE'LL GO BACK INTO THE NORMAL ORDER. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO ITEM 6A, WHICH IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480 847, CASE NUMBER ZA 260027.SECOND READING, ZONING CHANGE OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 1360 N. CAROL AVE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME WE'RE SEEING THIS FOLLOWING THE TABLING. SO, DIRECTOR KILLOUGH, UNLESS COUNCIL HAS ANY OBJECTIONS, I WOULD SUGGEST WE JUST GET TO THE UPDATED VERSION SINCE OUR LAST, I GUESS BACK IN JUNE, LAST HEARING ON THIS AND SEE WHAT CHANGES THE APPLICANTS MADE AS FAR AS DECREASING THE NUMBER OF LOTS AND HOW THAT ALL LOOKS.
CERTAINLY THE ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS FOR THREE LOT.
ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY A FOUR LOT PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. AS IT WENT THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS, IT WAS REDUCED TO A 3 LOT RPUD WHEN BROUGHT TO CITY COUNCIL AT YOUR LAST HEARING ON THIS ITEM. SINCE THAT HEARING AND APPLICANT TABLING THEY HAVE AMENDED THEIR REQUEST TO SF2. SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING STANDARD ZONING DISTRICT. THIS IS A LOWER INTENSITY AND MORE RESTRICTIVE DISTRICT WHICH Y' ALL ARE ABLE TO MOVE BETWEEN WHEN LOOKING AT THE SAME USE OF THE PROPERTY. THIS PROPOSES TWO LOTS OF APPROXIMATELY THREE AND A HALF ACRES EACH AND NO VARIANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONCEPT PLAN OR TREE PRESERVATION OR ANY OF THE OTHER PLANS SUPPORTING THIS DOCUMENT.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
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ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR TILLO? ALL RIGHT, APPRECIATE THAT, DENNIS. APPLICANT HERE, COME ON DOWN. YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND AGAIN, IF WE COULD FOCUS ON THE UPDATED LATEST AND GREATEST VERSION.YES. CURTIS YOUNG, SAGE GROUP, 550 SILICON DRIVE HERE AT SOUTHLAKE.
I BELIEVE THIS IS PRECISELY WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AT THE LAST MEETING IN JUNE.
SO STRAIGHT ZONING. SF2. TWO LOTS. I CAN GO INTO A PRESENTATION IN DETAIL, BUT I SUSPECT YOU DON'T WANT THAT. SO I JUST ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANY OF YOU MIGHT HAVE. I'LL DEFER TO THE COUNCIL IF THEY'D LIKE TO SEE YOUR POWERPOINT PRESENTATION IN ALL ITS GLORY OR NOT. DOES ANYONE NEED THAT? I THINK THIS SLIDE PROBABLY GIVES US WHAT WE NEED. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? GO AHEAD.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT THAT IS, THANK YOU AND YOUR CLIENT FOR TAKING THE INPUT THAT YOU GOT FROM THE PUBLIC AND FROM THE COUNCIL AND COMING BACK WITH THIS NEW PLAN.
THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. I WANT TO ECHO THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LOOKS MUCH BETTER. I ALSO WANT TO ADD ON TO THAT AS WELL. SO DEFINITELY KNOW YOUR FIDUCIARY DUTY IS TO YOUR CLIENT. OURS IS TO THE CITIZENS, WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITIZENS AS WELL. SO DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOU FOR TAKING A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT FEEDBACK.
IT REALLY GETS SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE CAN BE REALLY PROUD AND HAPPY ABOUT AND LOOK FORWARD TO. SO THANK YOU. WELL, GOOD. LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
THANK YOU, SIR. ITEM 6A REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6A. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING 6A? I ALSO HAVE SOME NOTICES AND SOME COMMENT CARDS THAT CAME IN, BUT I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT FIRST. TO ANYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING 6A. WHILE Y' ALL THINK ABOUT IT, I'LL NOTE FOR THE RECORD, 15 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT. WE HAVE SOME RESPONSES.
KAREN NIEDENHOFER AT 1200 BAY MEADOWS DRIVE WAS OPPOSED.
CHRIS NIETENHOFER AT 1200 BAY MEADOWS DRIVE WAS OPPOSED.
LISA QUINN AT 1036 DIAMOND BOULEVARD WAS OPPOSED. FRED MANLEY AT 1204 WHISPERING LANE WAS OPPOSED. NANCY HARTZELL AT 1200 POWDER RIVER TRAIL WAS OPPOSED. CANDICE CAPERTON MANLEY AT 1204 WHISPERING LANE WAS OPPOSED. WILLIAM QUINN AT 1330 NORTH CARROLL AVENUE WAS OPPOSED. JEFF MCCOURT AT 1510 NORTH CARROLL AVENUE WAS OPPOSED. TO ELIZABETH RUMPLER AT 2405 NORTH CAROL AVENUE WAS OPPOSED. LISA THOMPSON AT 1659 CREEKSIDE DRIVE WAS OPPOSED.
AND CHOOSE JOY THROUGH JESUS LIVING AT 1510 NORTH CAROL AVENUE WAS OPPOSED. AND I RECOGNIZE THAT SOME OF THESE MAY HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED BEFORE THIS LATEST VERSION WAS SUBMITTED. I ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FORM FOR TONIGHT FROM CHRIS NIEDENHOFER AT 1200 BAY MEADOWS DRIVE. DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR THIS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WISHES TO SUBMIT A COMMENT CARD OR WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING 6A? ALL RIGHT.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 6A. COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE? I KNOW IT'S OUR THIRD TIME SEEING IT. MAYOR PRO TEM ALMOST SAID WILLIAMSON ROBBINS WILL TAKE A MOTION ON 6A.
YES, MR. MAYOR, I MOTION WE APPROVE ITEM 6A, ORDINANCE NUMBER 488. 476.
SECOND READINGS ZONING CHANGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 1360 N.
CARROLL AVE. PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS TRACK 4A. A.H. CHIVERS SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 299, LOCATED AT 1360 N. CARROLL AVE. NOTING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. THE AMENDED APPLICANT ZONING CHANGES FOR SF2 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING FROM THE PREVIOUS ARPA AND THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AVERAGING APPROXIMATELY 152,900 SQUARE FEET IN AREA.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON 6A. AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.
[6.B. Ordinance No. 480-847, ZA26-0027, 2nd Reading, Zoning Change and Development Plan for 1360 N. Carroll Avenue on property described as Tract 4A, A.H. Chivers Survey, Abstract No. 299 and located at 1360 N. Carroll Avenue. Current Zoning: “AG” Agricultural District. Originally Requested Zoning: “R-PUD” Residential Planned Unit Development District. Amended Requested Zoning: “SF-2" Single Family Residential District. Applicant: Curtis Young, Sage Group, Inc. Property Owner: Deepa Colloru, 1360 N. Carroll Investment Group, LLC. SPIN Neighborhood #3. PUBLIC HEARING]
CONGRATULATIONS.NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6B, CASE NUMBER ZA26 0040. REVISED CONCEPT PLAN FOR BRIDAL GATE LOCATED AT 4000 N. WHITECHAPEL BLVD.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. THIS ITEM APPEARED BEFORE YOU AT YOUR LAST MEETING IN JUNE.
IT PROPOSES A REVISED CONCEPT PLAN ON LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED NEAR THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH WHITECHAPEL AND WEST BOB JONES. CURRENT ZONING SF1 A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, HAS AN EXISTING HOME CURRENTLY ON THE PROPERTY. THIS VIEW FROM BOB JONES FACING SOUTH.
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ALSO APPROXIMATE LOCATION FOR WHICH THEY WOULD BE REQUESTING A DRIVEWAY TO THAT PARTICULAR RESIDENTIAL LOT. THIS IS THE APPROVED CONCEPT PLAN FOR THIS ITEM. IT HAD ADDED APPROXIMATELY FOUR ACRES, I BELIEVE, TO AN EXISTING PLATTED LOT ON THAT PROPERTY AND REZONED THAT TO SF1 BUTTS, WHAT IS NOW DEVELOPED AS RAINEY COURT. THIS IS THE PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN. THIS IS VIRTUALLY THE SAME PLAN PRESENTED AT YOUR LAST MEETING. THE APPLICANT STILL WISHES TO ADDRESS THE REQUEST FOR VARIANCE TO ALLOW THE PRIVATE GATED STREET FOR THIS AS WELL AS THE ACCESS DIRECTLY ONTO WEST BOB JONES FOR LOT THE APPLICANT HAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET SUBMITTED A CONCEPT PLAN AS WELL THAT SHOWS THE STREET AS PUBLIC, ALL LOTS AND STREET IN THE SAME CONFIGURATION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE GUARD STRUCTURE AND GATE BEING REMOVED AND THE MEDIAN SHOWN HERE TURNED TO A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMON AREA LOT THAT WOULD DIVIDE THE ENTRY AND EXIT FROM THE RESIDENTIAL LOTS.THIS IS DATA SUMMARY ON THE PROPERTY. AND TWO VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED. ONE IS TO ALLOW PRIVATE STREET VERSUS A RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC STREET WHICH IS REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH CONVERSION PROCESS UNDER THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND THEN ALSO ALLOW DRIVE ACCESS ONTO A COLLECTOR FROM RESIDENTIAL LOT THAT HAS LOCAL STREET ACCESS TO IT. THIS IS THE DRAINAGE OVERALL DRAINAGE PLAN PROVIDED FOR THE PROPERTY. AND THIS IS THERE'S A COLOR PLAN THAT SHOWS THE DIFFERENT DRAINAGE AREAS ON THE PROPERTY AND STORM SYSTEM THAT PICKS IT UP, TAKING SOME OF THE WATER INTO THE PROPOSED RETENTION PONDS. THIS IS THEIR UTILITY PLAN FOR WATER AND SEWER TO THE SUBDIVISION TREE CONSERVATION PLAN. THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PRESERVE AT LEAST 70% OF THE EXISTING TREES ON SITE. THEY'RE SHOWING TO PRESERVE APPROXIMATELY 75% OF TREES THAT ARE EXISTING.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THEIR MAY 21 MEETING. 50 SUBJECT TO OUR STAFF REPORT AND ALSO SUBJECT TO THE CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW WITHOUT GRANTING THE REQUEST FOR THE RESIDENTIAL DRIVE ONTO THE COLLECTOR OR THE PRIVATE GATED STREET. AND THIS WAS TABLED AT YOUR LAST MEETING THIS MEETING FOR THE APPLICANT TO RECONSIDER SOME OF THE DISCUSSION OF THAT ITEM. WE'VE RECEIVED TWO WRITTEN RESPONSES IN FAVOR WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION AREA.
ONE RESPONSE WRITTEN IN FAVOR DID NOT IDENTIFY AN ADDRESS AND THEN ONE PERSON SPOKE IN OPPOSITION AT YOUR LAST MEETING TO THIS ITEM THAT WAS WITHIN THE NOTICE AREA. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE AN EXHIBIT OF THE PUBLIC STREET IF YOU PUSH VERSION OF IT, WHICH LIKE I SAID IS NO DIFFERENT OTHER THAN THE MEDIAN BEING AN OPEN SPACE AREA RATHER THAN A GUARDHOUSE STRUCTURE AND GATE.
NOW LET'S GO AHEAD AND SEE THAT. IS THAT PART OF THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION OR IS IT YOURS? IN OUR PRESENTATION HE DID PROVIDE IT TO US IN THE PLAN SET AND IT IS IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL. THE PREFERRED OPTION THAT THEY PRESENTED TO US IS TO DISCUSS THE PRIVATE STREET OPTION.
THIS IS THE PUBLIC STREET OPTION. THIS WOULD BE OPEN SPACE LOTS. THEY WOULD STILL BE
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REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW LOT 6 TO HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO WEST BOB JONES RATHER THAN OFF OF THE LOCAL STREET GIVEN SOME OF THE CONDITIONS THEY'VE DESCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.ANY QUESTIONS FOR DENNIS AT THIS TIME? I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
WE'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT TO COME ON DOWN.
IF YOU ALL CAN STATE YOUR NAMES AND ADDRESSES FOR THE RECORD.
AND THEN IF YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION OR HERE FOR QUESTIONS OR WHATEVER, GO AHEAD WITH NAMES AND ADDRESSES, PLEASE.
SO IT'S FRANK VIOLA, I'M AT 192SAM BASS RIDGE ROAD IN SOUTH LAKE. LIKE TO SAY WE'RE STILL REALLY EXCITED ABOUT PRESENTING THIS TO YOU GUYS. LIKE TO GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT, YOU GUYS GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE. WE APPRECIATE THE SUGGESTION. SO WE WENT OUT AND DID A LOT OF RESEARCH WITH OUR NEIGHBORS.
WE HAD GOT TO SPEAK TO EVEN TODAY TO TWO OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND TAKING CARE OF SOME OF THESE ISSUES WITH THE DRAINAGE. I'D LIKE TO GET RIGHT TO IT AND PRESENT THE ENGINEER TO COME UP. HE WAS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PEOPLE PIECES THAT WE WERE MISSING.
WE JUST NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD THEN GO AHEAD.
YEAH, KEITH HAMILTON, 8241 MID CITIES BOULEVARD, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS. WE'RE THE CONSULTING ENGINEER ON THE PROJECT. IN REGARD TO THE DRAINAGE, THERE WERE SOME COLORED EXHIBITS WE PUT TOGETHER TO SHOW PRE AND PRE DEVELOPED AND POST DEVELOPED.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN PULL THOSE UP.
WE PUT THIS TOGETHER JUST TO KIND OF SHOW WHERE THE WATER'S GOING NOW. AND AS YOU LOOK AT IT, THE RED GOES NORTH, RED GOES TO. I GUESS THAT'S SADDLEBACK. GREEN GOES EAST INTO THE DEVELOPMENT. TO OUR EAST THERE'S A FLUME THAT'S SITTING THERE WAITING ON US.
THAT'S THE GREEN. THE PURPLE GOES TO WHITE'S CHAPEL. AND THE IDEA IS FOR OUR DEVELOPED MAP A1, WE SHRINK THE AREA A LITTLE BIT, SETTLE BACK, CAN HANDLE ALL THAT WATER. SO THERE'S NO PROPOSED POND O2 AND B THE GREEN, WE'RE PROPOSING A DETENTION POND FOR THAT TO DETAIN, TO PRE DEVELOP AND THEN LET IT GO INTO THE FLUME. THE PURPLE AREA 03C1, WE'RE PROPOSING A POND THERE TOO. JUST TO LET THE PRE DEVELOPED FLOW RATE GO TO WHITE'S CHAPEL. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BABY BLUE AND THE YELLOW, THOSE AREAS ON OUR POST APARTMENT DEVELOP MAP, THEY'RE SMALLER. SO THE DEVELOPMENT TO OUR EAST, THE AREA D1 WILL SHRINK QUITE A BIT. SO THEY WILL RECEIVE LESS WATER THAN THEY'RE RECEIVING NOW. YEAH, YOU CAN REALLY SEE HOW D1 SHRANK A LOT. SO WE'RE TAKING MORE WATER AND PUTTING IT IN OUR POND, DETAINING AND THEN LETTING IT GO INTO THE FLAME. PRACTICALLY ALL OF LOT 6 IS GOING TO BE DETAINED.
SO QUICK QUESTION. SO ON D1, THAT'S BEEN KIND OF MY CONCERN BECAUSE IT DROPS SIGNIFICANTLY AND I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IN TERMS OF, OF THE GEOMETRY OF IT GETS SMALLER, BUT IT'S STILL A SIGNIFICANT DROP. AND WHEN YOU'RE COMING OFF WEST BOB JONES AND IT'S DRAINING INTO THERE, MY CONCERN IS FOR THESE TWO HOMES NEXT TO IT THAT IT'S NOT BEING CAUGHT BEFORE IT GETS IN THEIR BACKYARD. AND SO WHAT'S THE SOLUTION THERE? CAN YOU CAPTURE ALL THAT IN D1 AND BRING IT ALL THE WAY AROUND TO THE EAST TO WHITE'S CHAPEL? BECAUSE SURELY YOU CAN'T GO NORTH. THAT'S GOING UP.
WELL, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEIR SUBDIVISION PLANS, THEY'RE ACCEPTING ALMOST AN ACRE OF WATER RIGHT NOW AND IT'S UNDEVELOPED. WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH THE MAJORITY OF THAT LOT AND BRING IT TO OUR POND. WHAT YOU SEE IN D1 IS MOST OF THAT WOULD BE UNPAVED.
THERE'S TREES AND IT'S A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF WATER.
YEAH. BUT I'M THINKING THE HOME IS GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE THE DRIVE AND THEN THE WATER COMING OFF THE ROOF, JUST CRASHING DOWN ON THAT KIND
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OF GULLY AND THEN RACING INTO IT. SO IT MAY BE SMALLER, BUT IT'S STILL ACUTE AND VERY, VERY STEEP.THE IDEA IS TO GRAB WITH US FACING BOB JONES.
BACKYARD GOES TO THE POND. YOU WOULD JUST HAVE. YOU WOULD HAVE A SIDE. THE SIDE ROOF. AND THE INTENT IS TO GRAB ALL THAT WATER AND PUT IT IN THE POND TO WHERE THE ONLY WATER THAT GETS INTO THOSE LOTS IS THE SIDE YARD WATER, WHERE IT'S VEGETATED AND TREED.
AND IT IS A. IT IS PROBABLY 25% OF THE WATER THEY'RE GETTING NOW.
OKAY. SO IT'S GOING TO BE CAPTURED AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT RETAINING WALL AND THEN PUT INTO THE. IN THERE A RETAINING WALL THAT'S GOING, THAT'S GOING. CALL IT NORTH, SOUTH.
SO WE PLAN ON LEAVING THAT PRETTY UNDEVELOPED. NOW, IF THERE'S A RETAINING WALL, IT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOUSE NEAR THE BUILDING.
YEAH. SO YOU'D HAVE A 20 FOOT STRIP OF NATURAL, AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE A RETENTION CAVITY AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT. THAT THEN PULLS IT INTO THE DETENTION POND.
YEAH, THAT POND WILL CATCH THE MAJORITY OF LOT SIX.
OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN WHEN IT GOES INTO DETENTION HERE ON THE SOUTH POND B, WHERE IS THAT RELEASE? IT WOULD BE RELEASED RIGHT INTO THE FLUME. THAT FLUME RUNS NORTH, SOUTH AND IT TURNS AND RUNS EAST WEST. WE WOULD CATCH IT RIGHT IN THAT ELBOW WHERE IT TURNS EAST WEST, BECAUSE THAT'S THE PUBLIC EASEMENT. AND WE WOULD JUST. WE WOULD DIRECT OUR OUTFALL STRAIGHT DOWN THE FLUME THAT GOES TWICE CHAPEL.
IT GOES TO RAINEY COURT, AND THEN THAT GOES TO WHITE'S CHAPEL.
IT GOES THROUGH THIS FLUME THAT GOES IN BETWEEN THESE HOMES AND INTO RAINEY STREET.
SO I'VE BEEN. SO I'VE BEEN OUT THERE AND I LOOKED AT THIS FLUME, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME, AND I DON'T THINK YOU WERE HERE A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN WE HAD THE LAST MEETING. AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE HERE, AND YOUR CALCULATIONS ARE A LOT BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD SEEN BEFORE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED IN HERE TOWARDS THE END OF THE MEETING WAS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE RETENTION POND TO COME DOWN SOUTH AND THEN GO EAST ALONG THE EASEMENT TOWARDS RETENTION PONDS OVER BY WHITECHAPEL. LOOKING AT THE FLUME WHEN I WENT OUT THERE, AND I'VE BEEN OUT THERE WHEN IT'S RAINED AS WELL, THAT'S A LOT OF WATER ALREADY GOING THROUGH.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO REDUCE IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GREATLY REDUCE IT, IF NOT ELIMINATE VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE WATER THAT'S GOING THROUGH THAT FLUME THAT'S GOING TO END UP RIGHT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD STREET NEAR CUL DE SAC. AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE'D BE ABLE TO RUN THAT SOUTH AND THEN EAST OVER TO RETENTION POND ON THAT SIDE.
I'M NOT SAYING YOU COULDN'T, BUT IT'S SITTING THERE WAITING FOR US TO TIE IN. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO TIE IN.
WELL, I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT'S.
MAYBE. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WAS THERE FROM PRIOR. I'M JUST THINKING THAT, LIKE, THIS DEVELOPMENT WASN'T ON THE BOOKS, LIKE A YEAR AGO. THIS WAS PUT IN. SO I THINK MAYBE IT WAS PUT IN THERE TO HANDLE THE NATURAL EXISTING WATER CONDITIONS THAT ARE THERE NOW.
BUT WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO FIX THAT. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT WATER BE ELIMINATED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, I THINK ULTIMATELY D1 WILL GET CAPTURED COMING DOWN TO THE RETENTION POND, BUT THE RETENTION POND IS GOING TO FILL UP. AND THERE'S ALSO A QUESTION OF WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE A FULL RETENTION POND OR IT'S GOING TO BE MORE OF A DETENTION POND, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF WATER GOING ACROSS THERE. SO IF WE KEEP THAT FULL, YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH CAPACITY IN IT ANYWAY.
BUT THAT OVERFLOW HAS GOT TO GO SOMEWHERE, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IT GO SOUTH AND THEN EAST IF POSSIBLE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER THAT. I MEAN, THAT FLUME IS SITTING THERE WAITING FOR US. IT WAS DESIGNED TO HAVE THREE PLUS ACRES ENTER THE FLUME AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PLANNING, PLANNING ON SENDING TO IT IN A DETAINED RATE.
NOW, COULD WE BYPASS THAT FLUME AND GO AROUND? I MEAN, I SUPPOSE WE COULD, YEAH.
I MEAN, THINK ABOUT IT FROM THE PERSON THAT'S LIVING THERE IN THAT HOUSE, RIGHT? SO A COUPLE HOUSES THAT ARE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY, I THINK THREE HOUSES THERE NOW.
YOU GOT YOUR KIDS PLAYING IN THE YARD, YOU KNOW, AND THEN IT RAINS, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WATER THAT'S GOING TO BE FLOWING RIGHT BETWEEN THE HOUSES, ACTUALLY KIND OF IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE, JUST THROUGH A YARD AND THEN OVER TO THE CUL DE SAC AND THEN GETTING STORM SEWERS OVER THERE, I ASSUME, AND GOING OFFSACK FROM THAT LOCATION. BUT THE INITIAL WATER THAT WAS COMING ACROSS THE PROPERTY OR IS GOING ACROSS THE PROPERTY NOW, SOME OF IT'S BEING ABSORBED. NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE HOUSES ON THERE AND A ROAD. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE IMPERMEABLE SURFACE. SO THERE COULD POTENTIALLY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE WATER. AND SO IT'S GOING
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TO ACCUMULATE INTO THAT RETENTION POND. AND WHY DUMP IT THERE WHEN WE HAVE THE ABILITY OF TAKING IT DOWN AND RUNNING IT OVER TO ANOTHER RETENTION POND? IF WE DIDN'T TAKE IT THERE, HOW WOULD WE GET IT? WOULD WE BUILD A FLUME ON THIS PROPERTY AND TAKE IT DOWN AND JUST BUILD A FLUME? LIKE YOU GOT A FLUME THERE, SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO USE IT, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE DRY. SO WE WOULD BUILD A FLUME ON THIS PROPERTY TO TAKE THE WATER? IS THAT WHAT WE WOULD DO? WELL, I'D LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU, BUT I MEAN, YOU CAN CERTAINLY GO UNDERGROUND TOO, RYAN.IF YOU GO UNDERGROUND IN THE EASEMENT, THEN THAT WOULD BRING YOU OVER TO THE AVALON. YOU GOT THE HEIGHT, I MEAN, YOU GOT THE ELEVATION CHANGE TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.
WE COULD CONSIDER THAT. I MEAN, NEVER RUN INTO THIS IN MY LIFE, BUT WE COULD CONSIDER THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR THE ENGINEER? I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. SO I KNOW YOU'RE STILL REQUESTING THE VARIANTS FOR LOT 6. DIRECT ACCESS TO BOB JONES, SO WAS WONDERING BY CHANCE IF YOU'RE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NON DIRECT ACCESS. SINCE RIGHT NOW I KNOW YOU'RE AIMING FOR VERY HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT. SAW THE RENDERINGS. YOU'RE PUTTING A LOT OF HEART AND SOUL INTO IT. YOU HAVE EIGHT HOMES, BUT THEN TWO OF THEM ON WHITECHAPEL. THEY'RE NOT PART OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD. LOT 06, WHICH IS PART OF THAT CUL DE SAC THAT YOU'RE BUILDING OUT.
YOU'RE GETTING THE DIRECT ACCESS TO POP JONES. SO YOU'RE ONLY USING ABOUT FIVE HOMES REALLY USING THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD. SO WANTED TO REALLY SEE IF YOU'D BE WILLING TO CONSIDER TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE LOT 6 USE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD TO REALLY PRESERVE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD FEEL AND ALSO RAISE THAT STANDARD OVERALL.
YEAH. SO WE ACTUALLY LOOKED INTO TRYING TO TURN THE HOUSE AND WE HAD DISCUSSED THIS ACTUALLY WITH THE CIVIL ENGINEER. AND FOR DRAINAGE PURPOSES, IF WE TURN THE HOUSE, IT'S GOING TO PUSH MORE WATER INTO THAT D1. AND SO THAT WAS ANOTHER REASON WHY WE ACTUALLY TURNED THE HOUSE. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW BACK IN THE OTHER RENDERINGS. DO YOU REFRESH YOUR MEMORY ON HOW HIGH THAT IT WAS? ABOUT A 20 FOOT RETAINER WALL.
IF WE HAD TO TURN IT. DID YOU PULL BACK SOME OLD PICTURES? I REMEMBER THAT PICTURE. BUT IF YOU. I GUESS NOT SURE IF YOU ALSO LOOKED AT DIFFERENT PLACEMENTS FOR THE HOUSE OR TRYING TO BUILD IT NOT DIRECTLY ON GRADE AS WELL.
ON THE WHAT? I'M SORRY, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ALSO LOOK AT POTENTIAL DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THE HOUSE, WHERE TO PLACE IT AND THEN ALSO NOT BUILDING IT DIRECTLY ON LEVEL GRADE AND SURFACE.
NOT TO BUILD IT ON LEVEL GRADE. LIKE. SORRY, LET ME. BECAUSE I KNOW WITH THAT 20 FOOT WALL, IT'S BASICALLY TO RAISE IT TO THE SAME LEVEL IN ELEVATION. SO ARE YOU SAYING WHERE WOULD YOU THINK ABOUT BUILDING THAT? I'M SORRY.
SO I KNOW BEFORE WITH THE WALL, I THINK YOU WANTED TO RAISE THAT UP TO BASICALLY MAKE A FLAT GROUND FOR YOU TO BUILD THAT HOUSE.
RIGHT. SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO BRING IN ANY DIRT BECAUSE THE POOL WOULD BE ON THAT BACKSIDE BECAUSE IT FALLS TREMENDOUSLY, A TREMENDOUS DROP. SO IF WE HAD TURNED IT THE OTHER WAY, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A RETAINER WALL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THAT POOL TO THE STREET.
BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A WAY TO TAPER DOWN THE HOUSE TO MAKE IT LOOK NATURAL TO GO DOWN TOWARDS THE STREET LEVEL.
SO THE ONLY WAY TO ACTUALLY PUT THE HOUSE IS THIS WAY. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO TURN IT. AND THEN ALSO YOU TURNING INTO MORE DRAINAGE ISSUES TO RAINY COURTS. TWO LOTS OF.
BECAUSE ONCE YOU TURN IT THEN NOW YOU HAVE THE POOL AND YOU HAVE ALL THAT WATER THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE HEADED TOWARDS THEM. SO YOU SEE THE RETAINER WALL THERE RIGHT NOW TO THE LEFT OF THE CORNER OF THE. SO THAT WATER IS GOING TO STAY ON THAT PAVEMENT AND GO STRAIGHT BACK.
IF THERE WAS A POOL THERE, RIGHT. YOU WOULD BE SLOPING ALL THE WATER DO EAST INTO THAT D1. SO THIS IS WHY WE CAME UP WITH THIS PROPOSAL, BECAUSE THIS IS THE. THIS WAS THE BEST POSSIBLE THING FOR RAINEYCOURT AND ALSO FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.
OKAY. I HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION. YEP. THANK YOU. I THINK KIND OF GOING BACK TO THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION OF, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THE FLUME, SOMETHING THAT THE ENGINEER WAS TALKING ABOUT WAS, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW THAT FLUME,
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YOU'RE TRYING TO SEND ALL THE WATER BACK TOWARDS.SO FOLLOWING THE WATER, YOU'RE TRYING TO GET THE B3, IS THAT WHAT CHUCK, WAS THAT YOUR QUESTION? LIKE TRYING TO GET THAT WATER, YOU KNOW, YOU GET O2, B1, B3. ALL THAT'S GOING TO CURRENTLY DRAIN INTO YOUR WELL, YOU'VE GOT DOWN AS DETENTION POND. SO HOPEFULLY DETENTION POND ON SITE.
SO B3 IS GOING TO GO INTO THE DETENTION POND.
RIGHT. AND YOU'RE WANTING THE DETENTION POND. SO THAT FLUME ACTUALLY RUNS. THE EXISTING FLUME ACTUALLY RUNS NORTH TO SOUTH. WE'RE ACTUALLY HITTING IT ON WHERE IT'S ELBOWED.
ACTUALLY. IT WILL BE DRY. IT WOULD BE. SO THE NORTH TO SOUTH FLUME IS DRY AND THAT'S HOW WE HAVE IT RIGHT NOW. AND THE ONLY PART OF THE FLUME THAT'S GOING TO BE HAS WATER IS THE ONE THAT'S GOING EAST TO WEST.
WELL, I THINK IT'S ALL ONE SYSTEM. RIGHT. SO IF I TAKE WATER AND IT'S ALL ONE LEVELED FLUME. CORRECT. IT'S NOT LIKE TWO DIFFERENT PARTS.
RIGHT. IF WE DIRECTED OUR DISCHARGE AT THE ELBOW, THEN THE NORTH SIDE SOUTH PART OF THAT FLUM WOULD REALLY NEVER GET ANY WATER.
RIGHT. SO THE POINT AGAIN IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE YOUR WATER THAT YOU'RE ACCUMULATING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND JUST DUMP IT TO THE EAST ONTO THOSE PROPERTIES. AND I RECOGNIZE THAT IN THEORY IT'S GOING TO BE LESS, BUT AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT A 0.35 RUNOFF RATIO AND TO A 0.45, WHICH IT COULD ACTUALLY BE A 0.3 TO A POINT FIVE REALLY, IF WE GOT DOWN TO IT. SO IT COULD BE EVEN 10% MORE WATER.
MY POINT IS, WHY NOT TAKE TIME RIGHT NOW AND EVEN POTENTIALLY WORK WITH BECAUSE THAT'S A LOAN TO DEVELOPMENT TOO, RIGHT? I MEAN POTENTIALLY WORK WITH THAT PROPERTY AS WELL OR THOSE DEVELOPERS AND SEND THAT WATER DOWN AND AROUND AND DOESN'T IMPACT THAT PROPERTY.
SO THEY REALLY DON'T EVEN NEED THAT FLOW BECAUSE IT IS AN IMPACT TO THOSE PROPERTIES ON THAT SIDE. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WATER YOU MAY VERY WELL INCREASE BECAUSE YOU'RE TAKING THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT CURRENTLY WOULD BE FLOWING ACROSS THE PROPERTY FROM SHEET FLOW AND BRINGING IT INTO A POND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DIRECTLY INJECT IT INTO. I THINK IT'S MAYBE A TWO FOOT ACROSS PLUME.
CAN WE JUST SAY THAT WE'LL TRY TO DO THAT AND WORK WITH SANDY? YEAH, I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY WORK WITH SANDY AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. BUILDING ANOTHER FLUME.
I THINK IT SHOULD BE EXPLORED.
EVEN IF IT WAS HALF THE WATER TO THAT FLUME AND THEN HALF TO OUR NEW FLUME. I THINK WE COULD COME UP WITH A GOOD COMPROMISE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MY PARTNER. WE HAVE SOME GOOD COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
I'D LIKE TO GO OVER SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE'VE GOT AND LIKE TO BRING UP MIKE.
ALRIGHT, JUST NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
MICHAEL LAMMON, 920 SIMMONS DRIVE. KILLER TEXAS.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR. MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S EFFORTS IN GETTING US TO THIS POINT HERE ON THIS DEVELOPMENT. I ACTUALLY GREW UP, I'M A 90S KID. I GREW UP RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD FROM THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
SO SEEING IT COME TO LIFE HERE, IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY COOL. WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. I'M THE FACE, BY THE WAY BEHIND ALL THESE CRAZY RENDERINGS YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT.
SO IF WE NEED ANY MORE EXPLANATION ON THESE, JUST GIVE ME THE QUESTIONS HERE. WHAT I WANTED TO DISCUSS TONIGHT IS OUR ENTRANCE DESIGN. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT TWO PROPOSALS. WE HAVE PROPOSAL A WHICH IS THE GATED HOA AND THEN PROPOSAL B WHICH IS THE THE PUBLIC ROAD CONCEPT. SO ZOOMING OUT HERE, THIS IS A DETAILED VIEW OF THE GATED ENTRANCE. SOME OF THE HIGH LEVEL FEATURES HERE INCLUDE THE GATED SECURITY PULLED BACK OFF THE STREET.
WE'VE GOT AN ENTRANCE, POND AND FOUNTAIN HERE AT THE ENTRANCE. AGAIN NOT REQUIRED FOR DETENTION RETENTION.
BUT IF WE GO WITH GATED IT WOULD BE AN AMENITY. WE ADD IN, WE'D HAVE A NICE LANDSCAPED BUFFER HERE ALONG WEST BOB JONES. AND THE BIGGEST UPGRADE HERE IN MY OPINION IS THE BURIED POWER LINES AT THE STREET EDGE. SO THAT REALLY OPENS UP THE DEVELOPMENT WE ALSO HAVE PASS THROUGH FENCING HERE, BASICALLY MIRRORING THE SADDLEBACK ESTATES LOOK.
THAT'S A REALLY NICE OPEN FEEL.
ON THE FLIP SIDE HERE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC ENTRANCE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS A BIT OF A DOWNGRADE. THERE WOULD BE NO ENTRANCE POND. WE HAVE OVERHEAD POWER LINES,
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LIMITED LANDSCAPING ALONG THAT STREET EDGE, AND A SCREENING WALL THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE A CONTINUATION OF THE SCREENING WALL FROM RAINEY COURT. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY ON THESE LOTS, YOU CAN SEE THE FENCING HERE.THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE THEIR SECURITY OPTION. THEY'D HAVE TO PUT GATES HERE AT THE DRIVEWAY EDGE AND THEN FENCE THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY LINES. AND WE DID DO A POLL ON JUST SOME COMMUNITY RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. THIS WAS NOT THE PREFERRED OPTION.
WE'LL GET INTO SOME OF THE DETAILS ON THAT.
BUT JUST LOOKING AT THE ENTRANCES THAT ARE CURRENTLY EXISTING ON WESTBOB JONES, WE HAVE SADDLEBACK RIDGE ESTATES, ARGUABLY ONE OF THE NICER DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH LAKE. WE THINK THIS SHOULD BE THE GOLD STANDARD.
IT'S GOT A BEAUTIFUL GATED ENTRY, WIDE STREETS, THE BURIED POWER LINES, OPEN FENCING. EVERYTHING WE'RE TRYING TO MIRROR HERE. JUST A VERY CLEAN LOOK AND SOMETHING WE THINK SOUTHLAKE SHOULD STRIVE FOR AND ENCOURAGE. THE OTHER OPTION, RAINEY COURT, IT'S STILL AN APPEALING ENTRANCE AND WE'LL GO THAT ROUTE IF NEEDED. BUT WE DO THINK THIS IS HOLDING US TO A LOWER STANDARD IN THE SENSE THAT IT'S A LOWER COST SOLUTION. WE HAVE THE EXPOSED POWER LINES, WE HAVE A SOLID WALL TO PROVIDE SOME SENSE OF SECURITY IF WE DON'T HAVE THE FRONT GATE. SO AGAIN, IT'S AN APPEALING OPTION.
BUT WHEN COMPARING THE TWO, WE PREFER THE SADDLEBACK RIDGE APPROACH. AND ON COMMUNITY SUPPORT, WE DID PULL THE AREA NEARBY RESIDENTS.
THERE'S OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR THE GATED DEVELOPMENT. YOU CAN SEE THE RESPONDENTS HERE.
WE HAD 41 OUT OF 41 VOTE FOR THE GATED ENTRANCE. THEY WERE PRESENTED WITH GATED ENTRANCE OPTION A, A PUBLIC ENTRANCE OPTION B, AND NO PREFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BULK OF THESE BOATS CAME FROM WITHIN SADDLEBACK RIDGE ESTATES, BUT WE ALSO HAD SEVERAL ALONG WESTBOCK JONES AND THE SURROUNDING SOUTHLAKE RESIDENTS WERE WITHIN A HALF MILE RADIUS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. SO THEY'RE ALL FAIRLY CLOSE BY. AND JUST SOME RATIONALE ON WHERE THESE FIELDS ARE COMING FROM. THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT ENDS IN A CUL DE SAC. IT'S NOT A THOROUGHFARE. THERE'S NO REASON FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENTER THIS UNLESS THEY ARE FRIENDS, FAMILY OR SERVICE PROVIDERS COMING THROUGH. SOME MEMBERS OF SADDLEBACK BROUGHT UP THE CHILDREN'S SAFETY ASPECT THAT THEY EXPERIENCE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR GATES ARE LEFT OPEN A LOT OF THE TIME AND OUR DEVELOPMENT MAY HAVE THAT SAME TIME SETTING ON OUR GATE. BUT YOU KNOW, STILL, IF THESE THINGS ARE SET TO CLOSE AT 5PM THAT'S STILL SOME PEACE OF MIND FOR THE PARENTS IF THEY'RE OUT BACK GRILLING, HAVING A POOL DAY AND THEIR KIDS ARE PLAYING WITH OTHER KIDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT. JUST KNOWING THAT PEOPLE AREN'T COMING IN AND OUT THAT DON'T BELONG IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THAT KIND OF LEADS INTO THIS.
THERE'S TWO MODELS FOR RESIDENTIAL SECURITY. YOU HAVE A FRONT GATE ENTRANCE LIKE SADDLEBACK WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE INDIVIDUALLY GATED PROPERTIES AT THE DRIVEWAYS. JUST TO TOUCH ON WHY THE ECONOMICS ARE WHY THE ENTRANCE DESIGN IS SO IMPORTANT.
FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT, THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT ADDING AMENITIES AND FOR DEVELOPMENT, IT'S ABOUT BUILDING A COMMUNITY THAT MATCHES THE CHARACTER AND THE EXPECTATIONS OF THOSE EXISTING ALREADY IN PLACE ON WESTBOB JONES.
THIS SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AROUND THIS DEVELOPMENT FEATURE SOME OF THE HIGHEST PRICE POINTED HOMES IN SOUTHLAKE AND BRIDAL GATE WILL BE NO EXCEPTION TO THAT. WE'RE TARGETING A 4.5 MILLION DOLLAR PRICE POINT AS THE FLOOR IN OUR DEVELOPMENT. SO BUYERS AT THAT CALIBER ARE GOING TO EXPECT HIGHER AMENITIES COMING IN AND THEY ARE WILLING TO FUND THAT ON AN ONGOING BASIS THROUGH AN HOA. IF WE CAN'T PROVIDE THESE FEATURES, IT'S A PUBLIC ENTRANCE, IT JUST BECOMES A LOWER BUDGET AND A DOWNGRADED ENTRANCE. SO THERE'S TWO APPROACHES HERE THAT WE'RE PRESENTING. WE BELIEVE THERE'S ONE CLEAR CHOICE ON THIS, BUT AGAIN, OPEN TO COUNCIL SUGGESTIONS ON THIS. WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE BULK OF THE COMMUNITY HERE PREFERS THE GATED OPTION AND THAT THIS IS A CUL DE SAC DEVELOPMENT. NO PUBLICLY USE IS REQUIRED. REQUIRED. AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THE APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL A. SO I GUESS.
ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TWO PROPOSALS FOR THE ENTRANCE? IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO, OR WE DECIDE THAT WE DON'T WANT THE GATE, WHY WOULD YOU TAKE OUT THE POND? WHY IS THE POND DEPENDING ON UPON A GATE? SO THIS POND ISN'T REQUIRED FOR RETENTION, DETENTION. IF WE'RE LOWERING OUR HOA FEES FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT, WE DON'T FEEL THAT THERE'S ADEQUATE BUDGET FOR THE HA TO MAINTAIN THIS POND
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ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON FOR REMOVING IT. IT'S ALSO GOING TO BRING THE PRICE POINT OF HOMES DOWN. AND SO FROM A DEVELOPER STANDPOINT, IT'S JUST ADDED SPEND THAT WE DON'T FEEL WE WOULD. YOU DON'T THINK PUTTING A CHEAPER WALL, NO LANDSCAPING AND A POND IS GOING TO BRING DOWN THE PRICE POINT OF THE HOUSES, A CHEAPER WALL.WALL. OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE PUTTING A LESS APPEALING ENTRANCE.
LESS APPEALING, YOUR WALLS, LESS APPEALING. TAKING OUT YOUR AMENITIES.
DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S GOING TO DRAG DOWN YOUR HOUSE VALUE? IT IS OUR OPINION. YES. THAT IF WE GO THE PUBLIC INTEREST ROUTE, SORT OF A SELF INFLICTED WOUND AT THAT POINT. RIGHT.
SO WE'RE OPEN TO WHATEVER YOU GUYS WILL. IF YOU TELL US THIS IS THE WAY IT'S GOT TO GO, WE'LL DEVELOP IT ACCORDING TO THAT. WE'RE JUST PRESENTING WHAT WE FOUND. POLLING THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR PREFERENCE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE ENTRANCE? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE'LL GO TO THE PUBLIC HERE AND I'LL OPEN PUBLIC HEARING ON 6B. KNOW FOR THE RECORD THAT 24 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT AND WE HAVE THREE RESPONSES. GARRETT BROWN AT 4525 SODA RIDGE ROAD WAS IN FAVOR. JOHN FLEPS, NO ADDRESS GIVEN IN FAVOR. SAM KNOLL AT 9728 CAMP BUOY BOULEVARD. SPOKE AT THE JUNE 16 COUNCIL MEETING. SAID HE WAS PRO DEVELOPMENT AND THIS PROJECT SHOULD MAINTAIN A RETENTION COMP. ALSO, WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD.
FIRST IS DAVID THOMAS AT 4429 SAMUEL RIDGE ROAD. DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR 6B.
ALSO STERLING MITCHELL AT 4490 SADDLE RIDGE ROAD. DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT RECORDS SUPPORT FOR 6B. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING 6B OR SUBMIT ANY KIND OF COMMENT CARD? YES, SIR. COME ON DOWN. WHEN YOU GET TO THE PODIUM, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN WE'LL PUT THE THREE MINUTE CLOCK ON AND IT WILL BE ALL YOURS.
DAN HIMMER, 345 WEST BOBCOMBS ROAD. SO I'M PROBABLY THE MOST IMPACTED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT. I RUN THE ENTIRE WEST SIDE OF THEIR PROPERTY LINE. JUST COMMENTS ON THE GATING.
THERE'S. WHAT'S THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WALL? RAINY CORT.
I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYONE THAT LIKES RAINY CORT.
LIKE THE SADDLEBACK RIDGE WITH THE FENCING AND SO THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE MY PREFERENCE.
I AM LIKE THE BIGGEST FAN RUNNING THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
I DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE OPPOSITION TO A GATED COMMUNITY, BUT FOR ME BEING RIGHT NEXT DOOR, I WOULD PREFER A GATED COMMUNITY.
THERE'S LESS TRAFFIC THROUGH THERE. WE GOT ANIMALS ON OUR PROPERTY, SO WE PREFER TRAFFIC. NOT GOING THROUGH THERE AT NIGHT, DISTURBING OUR HORSES AND CATTLE. I'M GOING TO BRING UP ONE OTHER POINT THAT WAS ON THE DRAINAGE. REAL QUICK, MY PROPERTY DRAINS OUT THE NORTHEAST CORNER AND IF WE CROSS THE NORTHWEST CORNER, THAT'S HOW THE DRAINAGE HAD ALWAYS OCCURRED THERE. WHEN SADDLEBACK RIDGE WENT IN, THEY PUT IN A MANHOLE AND DRAINAGE GOING ACROSS THE ROAD.
THAT MANHOLE WAS UP DIP OF MY PROPERTY AND. AND THAT HAS CAUSED BACKUP. I MEAN, WHEN WE HAVE THE HEAVY RAINS, IT BACKS UP ALL THE WAY IN THE BAR DITCH FLOWS INTO MY PROPERTY.
I HAD THE ENGINEERS COME OUT ON THAT A LONG TIME AGO, WAS HOPING FOR SOME RESOLUTION.
AT THE TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS WITHIN THE ONE YEAR OR WHATEVER AND THAT SADDLEBACK RIDGE WAS STILL ON THE HOOK FOR THAT.
THE COMPROMISE WAS WE'LL MOW YOUR FRONTAGE FOR YOU.
WILL THAT LAST UNTIL THE FRONT FIRST RAIN WHEN I GOT FLOODED OUT AND YOU GET MOWERS STUCK IN THERE. SO ANYWAY, THAT MANHOLE, IF WE CAN. IT SOUNDS LIKE TALKING TO THIS ENGINEER THAT COULD JUST BE LOWERED AND IT WOULD PROBABLY RESOLVE A LOT OF THIS DRAINAGE PROBLEM. SO THAT'S MY ONLY REQUEST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT GOING IN, IS MAYBE WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT PROBLEM, WHICH I'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR YEARS NOW. OKAY, APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, BY THE WAY.
I APPRECIATE YOU WANTING TO LOWER OUR TAX RATE AND KEEP THAT IN MIND. IT'S ACTUALLY THE COUNTY APPRAISALS WHICH REALLY KILL US THOUGH.
YEAH, WE DON'T CONTROL THE APPRAISALS, BUT WE CAN CONTROL THE RATE.
BUT THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6B, IT'S STILL OPEN.
COME ON DOWN. IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR
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THE RECORD AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.MAYOR TALZITO. 501 POTOMAC IN SOUTH LAKE. I LIKE WHERE WE'RE GOING AS FAR AS THE TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO RETAIN WATER AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO ROUTE IT IF WE HAVE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER THAN WHAT THEY ARE TODAY OR WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. KUDOS FOR THAT. I DON'T PARTICULARLY LIKE IT WHEN CERTAIN PEOPLE START TO PUT US IN A CORNER OF OPTION A OR OPTION B AND SHOWING OPTION B TO BE, AS COUNCILMEMBER FAWKS SAID, SHOOTING THEMSELVES IN THEIR OWN FOOT GATE OR NOT.
THE SAME TYPE OF ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE AND THE WIRES BEING BURIED AND SO ON AND SO FORTH SHOULD BE THE STANDARD THAT THEY JUST CLAIM TO BE WHAT THEIR GOALS ARE FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT.
SECONDARILY ON THE RETENTION AND DETENTION ROUTING AWAY FROM THAT FLUME. THAT IS NOT BUILT FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT IS GOOD PLAY. DEFINITELY IS. TRY AND KEEP IT ON THE PROPERTY SECONDARILY.
AS FAR AS THE DETENTION AND RETENTION PONDS. ANYTHING WE CAN DO. I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING, SEE ANYTHING. IT'S AS FREEBOARD ON THESE TWO PARTICULAR PONDS.
BUT EVERYTHING WE CAN DO TO INCREASE THAT FREEBOARD IS GOING TO HELP THE SITUATION EVEN MORE. SO NOT JUST FOR HERE, BUT WHATEVER IS FLOWING OFF THE PROPERTY. SO THERE YOU GO. DID IT IN HALF THE TIME.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE TAX RATE REDUCTION.
SEEMS TO BE POPULAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING 6B? ALL RIGHT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 6B. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR THE ENGINEER OR ANYONE ON THE APPLICANT'S TEAM? I'LL GO FIRST ON THE ENTRANCE PART. I LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE GOT TWO OF MY NEIGHBORS HERE. PART OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS GATED, PART OF IT'S NOT. SO WE'RE IN THE NON GATED PART. THE GATED COMMUNITY OR GATED ENTRANCE DOESN'T BOTHER ME AS LONG AS IT'S NOT OVERDONE.
EVERY DEVELOPMENT HAS ONE, BUT WE'RE NOT AT THAT POINT.
SO THE GATED ENTRANCE WITH THE POND THERE I THINK LOOKS BETTER, WORKS BETTER. SO I'D BE IN FAVOR OF THAT. THEIR OPTION A ON THE ENTRANCE. I DON'T KNOW HOW EVERYONE WANTS TO. THEY WANT TO GO ON ENTRANCE FIRST OR TALK ABOUT THE WATER WITH THE IDEA OF A NEW OR EXTRA FLUME TO ADDRESS THE WATER ISSUE THAT EVERYONE'S BROUGHT UP. HOW DO YOU GUYS WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT? GO AHEAD, AUSTIN. I'LL JUST SAY ON THE ENTRANCE, I GUESS I'M IN FAVOR OF THE GATE. I KNOW THE DEVELOPER TALKS ABOUT WHETHER IT'S A SINGLE BAR WITH A GUARD OR AN ACTUAL GATE.
NO GUARD. MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE THE GATE, NO GUARD. THIS HOA IS GOING TO BE SUPPORTING AN OFFICER THERE IF IT'S A SINGLE BAR. OTHERWISE IT'S UNUSEFUL.
AND THEN AS IT RELATES TO THE DETENTION AND DRAINAGE, IF WE CAN REROUTE IT TO GO DOWN LOT 5 THROUGH LOT 7 TO WEISSCHAPEL, SO WE CAN AVOID IT. I MEAN, IT'S STILL GOING TO BE GOING BETWEEN 2 YARDS BETWEEN LOT 5 AND THE NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH. BUT I THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE PREFERABLE TO THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE ALREADY BUILDING THERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, LET ME GO TO THE GATE FIRST. I MEAN, I'M ON THE ROUGH ONE GATE, BUT I GET IT. I UNDERSTAND THE SECURITY AND THE INCREASE IN VALUE FOR THOSE HOUSES WHICH THEN COULD POTENTIALLY HELP THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. SO I'M GOING TO KEEP THINKING ON THAT ONE FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT.
BUT I DID WANT TO BRING UP WHAT THE LAST GENTLEMAN WITH THE WHITE HAT WITH THE T ON IT, I FORGET HIS NAME.
BUT ANYWAY, WHAT WAS IT? WHAT HE HAD SAID, AND THAT IS THAT WHEN SADDLEBACK RIDGE WAS BUILT, IT DIRECTED WATER ACROSS THE STREET. AND WE DO OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT DRAINAGE IS IMPROVED. ONE WOULD THINK NOT THE SAME. I MEAN, I KNOW THAT THIS STANDARD THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY IS NO MORE THAN WHAT IT WAS PRE CONSTRUCTION, BUT ONE WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD TRY TO IMPROVE IT. BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, HERE'S A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY THAT WAS IMPACTED HAS BEEN IMPACTED STILL TO THIS DAY BY WATER DIRECTED ACROSS THE STREET FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS BUILT.
SO MY POINT IN ALL OF THIS IS WE HAVE THE ABILITY OF IMPROVING A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY AS WELL BY DIVERTING THE WATER THAT WOULD BE GOING ON IN THAT PROPERTY, AROUND THAT PROPERTY, ON A PROPERTY THAT'S GOING
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TO BE DEVELOPED ANYWAY. SO ANYWAY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO JUST PROPOSE THAT WHATEVER WE DO ON A MOTION, IT'S SAY SOMETHING THAT'S SENT OF APPROVAL IS CONDITIONAL UPON ALL THE DRAINAGE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE EXISTING FLUME ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY AND DIRECTED TO THE RETENTION POND ON WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD, PREFERABLY UNDERGROUND. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO A FLUME IF YOU DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO LOOK GREAT HAVING A FLUME, GO UNDERGROUND IN A CONCRETE VAULT SYSTEM OR DO A LITTLE CREEK OR SOMETHING, WHATEVER, AND MAKE IT LOOK NICE. AND THAT WOULD BE NICE BETWEEN TWO PROPERTIES AS WELL.SO THAT WAS JUST MY TWO CENTS.
ANY OTHER IDEAS ON THE ENTRANCE OR THE WATER? I LIKE THE IDEA THAT WAS BEING PROPOSED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TAGGART AND I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER ROBIN, I'M SORRY, REYNOLDS, IS PROPOSING SOMETHING SIMILAR. SO I'M ALL FOR THAT BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE WHERE WE CAN. AS FAR AS THE GATED, I HAVE BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT ABOUT NOT PREFERRING GATED ENTRIES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE THOUGHT PROCESS BY ELIMINATING A POND, NOT PUTTING THE UTILITIES UNDERGROUND AND DIMINISHING THE ENTRY JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE A GATE, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DRIVE DOWN 1709 AND LOOK AT ALL THE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS.
THEY'RE OLDER, YES, BUT THEY HAVE A BETTER LOOKING ENTRY THAN YOU'RE PROPOSING FOR THIS. AND I GUARANTEE THE HOUSES ARE NOT GOING FOR THE SAME AMOUNT. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THINKING.
BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME. AT ALL. AND SO I'M NOT FOR A GATED ENTRY.
COUNCIL MEMBER TAGGART, WAS I TO UNDERSTAND ONE OF YOUR SUGGESTIONS WAS TO GO AHEAD AND DIVERT THAT DETENTION POND INTO WHAT IS GOING TO BE. IT'S A DIFFERENT DRAWING, BUT THEY HAVE AN UNDERGROUND DRAINAGE GOING OUT FROM THE CUL DE SAC, DO THEY NOT? THEY DO NOT.
WHERE'S THE ONE WITH THE LINES ON IT THAT SHOWS THAT? OH, THAT'S WATER AND SEWER. THAT WASN'T STORMWATER. OKAY, RIGHT.
SO MY MISTAKE ON THAT. AND THEN ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT COUNCILMEMBER SCHARLI JUST SAID. YEAH, OF COURSE, EVERYBODY THAT THEY SURVEYED SAID THEY PREFERRED THE GATE BECAUSE THEY SAID, WE CAN GIVE YOU SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL OR WE CAN GIVE YOU SOMETHING UGLY.
WHICH ONE DO YOU LIKE BETTER? I THINK THE GATE WAS. THAT'S A FALSE FLAG. MAKES ME QUESTION WHAT THE REAL INTENTION IS HERE. BUT I BELIEVE WE NEED TO BE A COMMUNITY OF NEIGHBORS AND NOT JUST GATES AND WALLS.
SO PHILOSOPHICALLY, I DON'T SUPPORT IT. AND SOMEDAY DOWN THE ROAD, PARTS OF THAT'S GOING TO FAIL. AND THE IMPACT FINANCIALLY ON THOSE SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING TO BE TREMENDOUS WHEN THEY HAVE TO BUILD, HAVE TO DO WORK ON THE ROADWAY. SO I WON'T SUPPORT IT WITH THE GATE, BUT THAT'S JUST MY VOTE. ALL RIGHT. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I'M FINE WITH THE GATE. I MEAN, AT LEAST I UNDERSTAND NOW WHY I WAS REALLY TRYING TO. I WAS STRUGGLING WITH WHY PEOPLE WERE AGAINST THE GATE, PERIOD.
HERE'S JUST A PHILOSOPHICAL, NEIGHBORLY THING. AT LEAST I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT NOW, AS FAR AS THE DRAINAGE GOES, IT SEEMED LIKE WE WERE OKAY WITH EXPLORING OR AT LEAST AIMING FOR SOME COMPROMISE WHERE WE PULL SOME PORTION, LIKE WE SPLIT IT THROUGH THE PLUME AND TO THE SOUTH. IS THAT APPROPRIATE? OR ARE WE GOING TO FORCE IT TO GO UNDERGROUND? ARE WE JUST GOING TO FORCE IT TO GET THE DRAIN AT LEAST? BECAUSE IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THAT TENSION POINT COULD NATURALLY GO BOTH WAYS. YOU CAN LET PARVID OUT THE NORTH SIDE PART OF IT OUT THE SOUTH SIDE AND PROVE WHAT'S GOING IN THE RAINEY COURT NOW AND NOT REQUIRE A MASSIVE UNDERTAKING FOR THIS PIECE TO GO DOWN.
YEAH, I MEAN, IF YOU'RE DOING UNDERGROUND CULVERTS AND THINGS FROM THAT DETENTION ALL THE WAY TO WEISS CHAPEL, THAT'S GOING TO BE EXTREME, EXTRAORDINARILY EXPENSIVE AND I THINK OVERDOING IT. BUT TO THE EXTENT YOU CAN REALLY MAKE A RELIEF VALVE OFF THE FLUME THAT'S GOING STRAIGHT INTO RAINY COURT AND DISTRIBUTE SOME OF IT INTO A FLUME THAT'S BETWEEN LOT 5 AND RAINY COURT, AND IT JUST MANAGES THE FLOW BETTER IN MY OPINION, AND I TRUST STAFF TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT PERCENTAGE WORKS AND THINGS, BUT JUST TO HAVE TWO RELIEF VALVES RATHER THAN THE ONE.
BECAUSE I PERSONALLY, I THINK WHEN I LOOK AT THIS, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT FROM GOING BETWEEN. I WANT TO CALL IT LOT TWO AND THREE
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OF RAINY CORE. WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP WATER FROM GOING THERE AND CAUSING AN ISSUE FOR THOSE TWO LOTS AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT CONCERN FOR ALL OF LOT THREE ON RAINY CORE. IT'D BE DIFFERENT IF WE WERE SAYING, HEY, PULL IT DOWN AND KEEP IT ON YOUR PROPERTY ALL THE WAY TO WHAT, CHAPEL. BUT I HATE TO BE SITTING HERE TWO YEARS FROM NOW IN LOT 3. WE JUST MOVED THE PROBLEM FROM LOT 2 TO 3 TO 3 AND 4, BECAUSE SOMEHOW WE DIDN'T PUSH IT FAR ENOUGH ON THIS ONTO THIS PROPERTY.AND IT GOES ON TO. I THINK THE INTENT IS BETWEEN LOT 5 AND THE NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH. YES. I'M SORRY.
I'M TALKING ABOUT LOT 3 AND 4 IN RAINY PORT. NOT THIS. NOT THIS. YEAH. NO. I THINK THE HOPE IS THAT THERE'S A DISTRIBUTION OF IT BETWEEN THOSE TWO LOTS THAT GO STRAIGHT INTO RAINEY COURT'S CUL DE SAC AND A PORTION THAT GOES ALONG LOT FIVE AND RAINEY COURT'S LOT THREE. OKAY. IS EVERYONE OKAY WITH THAT KIND OF WORDING? THAT WOULD.
DRAINAGE FROM THE DETENTION POND WILL BE DIRECTED AND OR DIVIDED BETWEEN THE EXISTING FLUME AND TO THE SOUTHERN PIECE ALONG THE NORTHERN SIDE OF LOT FIVE AND SEVEN. I'M NOT. I THINK THAT, AGAIN, THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT'S BEING DEVELOPED. IT'S NOT CRAZY, OUTLANDISH THOUGHT TO HAVE THIS WATER AS MUCH RETAINED ON SITE AND NOT AFFECT THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY. BUT IN A PERFECT WORLD, EVERY SINGLE DROP OF WATER THAT'S ON THE BROADLEWOOD DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT IMPACT RAINY CORD AT ALL.
RIGHT. IN A PERFECT WORLD, I KNOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT THEN WHAT HAPPENS IS RAINY CORK THEN INCREASES IN VALUE AS WELL BECAUSE IT'S LESS IMPACT. I'VE BEEN OUT THERE, AND I'VE SEEN THIS FLUME.
OKAY. AND I'VE SEEN THIS FLUME IN ACTION, AND IT'S A LOT OF WATER GOING THROUGH THERE.
RIGHT BETWEEN. RIGHT. IN FACT, THAT ONE PIECE THAT GOES EAST, WEST GOES UNDERNEATH SOMEBODY'S FENCE AND PARTIALLY THROUGH THEIR YARD. AND SO THAT'S A NEGATIVE FOR THE VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY. WE HAVE THE ABILITY OF FIXING THAT AND A DEVELOPER WHO HAS THE ABILITY OF FIXING THAT AS WELL. AND IT'S NOT SUPER EXPENSIVE TO RUN WATER FROM EAST TO WEST OVER TO THE RETENTION POND, WHICH, BY THE WAY, ONE DISAPPEARED THAT WE HAD UP ON LOT 7 BEFORE AS WELL. SO I'M NOT IN SUPPORT OF ANYTHING AT ALL WITHOUT TRYING TO DO SOMETHING TO ELIMINATE THE WATER ON RADICORT. OKAY, SO YOU WANT ALL DRAINAGE FROM THE DETENTION RETENTION POND TO GO TO THE SOUTH AND THEN GO EAST TO WEST, MAINTAINING ITSELF COMPLETELY ON THE OWNER'S PROPERTY.
YEAH, PREFERABLY. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD ALL TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME, WAS WHETHER THERE WAS AN EASEMENT ON THAT NORTH SIDE GOING EAST, WEST. AND WE HAVE THAT ABILITY RIGHT NOW. AND THIS IS JUST.
AGAIN, THIS IS THE FINAL SITE PLAN. RIGHT. SO. SO THIS IS THE ATTEMPT TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE HAPPY WITH.
SO FROM THE DETENTION RETENTION POND, STAYS ON THE BRIDLEWOOD PROPERTY ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDERS OF LOTS 5 AND 7 OUT TO WHITECHAPEL. I'LL LOOK AT THE CITY ATTORNEY AND DENNIS, IF THAT WORDING IS SPECIFIC ENOUGH FOR YOU GUYS TO MAKE IT ENFORCEABLE DOWN THE ROAD.
SO SINCE WE'RE AT FIRST READING, ONE OPTION WOULD BE TO ASK THE APPLICANT TO EXPLORE THAT AND BRING BACK OPTIONS FOR THAT ON SECOND READING SO THAT THE ENGINEERS CAN COORDINATE AND DETERMINE WHAT'S POSSIBLE.
WE ONLY GET ONE READING, THE REVISED CONCEPT PLAN, SO WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT TONIGHT.
IN THE ABSENCE OF THAT, THEY WILL NEED TO BRING BACK A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THIS SUBDIVISION, AND THAT WILL GO TO PNZ AND COUNCIL AND. AND IF THEY COULD FURTHER INVESTIGATE THOSE OPTIONS AND THEN BRING BACK OPTIONS WITH THAT PRELIMINARY PLAID, IF THAT'S ANOTHER PREFERENCE FOR YOU.
WHERE ARE YOU AT GATE? JOE, WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT PIECE MADE AND FORTH ON THAT. I'M OKAY WITH GATE IF THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.
RANDY, WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THE RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY OFF THE COLLECTOR? YEP.
ACTUALLY, I KNOW EVERYONE KIND OF WENT AROUND FOR THE GATE.
NORMALLY, I WOULDN'T BE FOR PRIVATE GATED COMMUNITY, BUT I THINK IF WE MAKE THIS AN EXCEPTION, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT DRAINAGE FULLY, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER TAGGART SAID, I'D BE WILLING TO LOOK AT THAT, AS WELL AS DIRECT ACCESS FOR LOT 6. I THINK, OVERALL, YOUR INTENT FOR THE SUBDIVISION IS TO REALLY RAISE THE BAR AND MAKE SOMETHING VERY QUALITY. SO I THINK THAT'S PART OF THAT SPIRIT OF RAISING THE BAR, THAT QUALITY. LET'S NOT JUST USE THAT EXISTING FLUME PUMPING STUFF TO RAIN. LET'S ACTUALLY REDIRECT IT TO SOMETHING A LOT BETTER AS WELL.
I THINK WE HAVE A CONSENSUS, AT LEAST FOR A MOTION.
SO ARE WE GOOD ON THE COLLECTOR'S STREAK FOR EVERYONE? OKAY. OKAY.
COUNCIL, BEFORE YOU GUYS NEED TO SAY ANYTHING, I WOULDN'T.
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DON'T TALK US OUT OF IT. I'LL ASK THE MAYOR PRO TEM FOR A MOTION PLEASE ON 6B.MR. MAYOR, I MOTION WE APPROVE ITEM 6B. ZA 26 0040.
REVISED CONCEPT PLAN FOR BRIDAL GATE ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT 2RRD PRICE NUMBER 992 EDITION LOCATED AT 4000 NORTH WHITECHAPEL BOULEVARD. NOTING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE APPROVAL OF CONCEPT PLAN IS FOR EIGHT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND APPROVING THE FOLLOWING APPEARANCE IS A PRIVATE STREET WITH GATE ACCESS ALLOWING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY OFF OF COLLECTOR STREET BEING WEST BOB JONES ROAD FOR LOT 6 ONLY AND THE REQUIREMENT THAT DRAINAGE FOR THE DETENTION POND ON LOT 6 BE DIRECTED TO THE 100% TO THE SOUTH AND THEN EAST TO STAYING ENTIRELY ON THE BRIDALWOOD PROPERTY ALONG THE NORTH BORDER OF LOTS 5 AND 7 TO WHITE'S CHAPEL.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND CASTER VOTES ON 6B.
ITEM 6B IS APPROVED. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE. DOES ANY.
EVERYONE OKAY? DOES ANYONE NEED A BREAK BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO NEXT ITEMS? ALL GOOD.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. GET BACK TO THE MEETING. RIGHT. WE'RE
[Items 6.C. & 6.D.]
GOING TO TAKE ITEMS 6C AND 6B TOGETHER. ITEM 6C IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 1269 I CP 260006. FIRST READING AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE CONSOLIDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN FOR 3095 JOHNSON ROAD AND ITEM 6D IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480848 CASE NUMBER ZA26 0035. FIRST READING ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR 3095 JOHNSON ROAD. BRETT KILLO.THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF JOHNSON ROAD AND HARRELL DRIVE. THIS IS FLORENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE. THIS PROPOSAL IS TO CONCEPT PLAN AND REZONE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SCHOOL SITE TO SF1A AND PRECEDING THAT CHANGE THAT LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM PUBLIC SEMI PUBLIC TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THIS IS THE LAND USE PROPOSAL FOR THIS AND CHANGE EXISTING LAND USE DESIGNATIONS ON THE LEFT AND PROPOSED ON THE RIGHT EXISTING ZONING COMMUNITY SERVICE. THIS IS A VIEW OF THE PROPERTY FROM JOHNSON ROAD LOOKING SOUTH. VIEW FROM INTERSECTION OF HARRELL LOOKING AND SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. FLORENCE SCHOOL WAS REBUILT ON THE REAR PORTION OF THIS SITE. IT PREVIOUSLY HAD EXISTED IN THIS AREA OF THE SCHOOL SITE. THIS REVIEW LOOKING IN A NORTHEAST DIRECTION ALONG HARRELL DRIVE TOWARDS JOHNSON. THIS IS THE CONCEPT PLAN PRESENTED AT FIRST READING. THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGE IN TO THIS ITEM SINCE FIRST READING FOR THE ZONING. I'LL GO THROUGH ANY OTHER SLIDES YOU WOULD LIKE OR DEFER TO COUNCIL'S QUESTIONS AND ANY INFORMATION YOU NEED FROM THE APPLICANT.
I MISSPOKE. IT IS OUR SECOND READING ON THIS ONE. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR TILLO ON 6C OR 6D? I THINK WE'RE GOOD AT THIS POINT. WE'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT TO COME ON DOWN.
NAME AND ADDRESS, AND THEN IT'S ALL YOURS.
CURTIS YOUNG WITH THE SAGE GROUP, 550 SLOCAN DRIVE HERE IN SOUTH LAKE. THIS REALLY. I DON'T KNOW THERE WERE ANY SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES WHEN WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS LAST TIME.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE PREPARED WHEN THE DETAILED DESIGN IS DONE, IF THERE'S A NEED FOR ANY KIND OF A DETENTION ON THE FRONT OF THIS ALONG HAROLD DRIVE, WE'RE PREPARED TO DO THAT.
IF ANYONE WANTS TO KNOW ANY DETAILS ABOUT THAT PROCESS OR ANYTHING, OUR ENGINEERS HERE.
OTHERWISE, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANY OF YOU HAVE.
LIKE YOU SAID, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.
SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP, CURTIS, IT OCCURRED TO ME LATER, AFTER THE LAST MEETING, THAT YOUR ENGINEER HAD ACTUALLY MADE A STATEMENT IN THERE THAT IF A
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DETENTION POND WAS NECESSARY, YOU GUYS WOULD PUT SOMETHING IN OR COULD PUT SOMETHING IN.SO CAN WE GO AHEAD AND JUST KIND OF ASSUME THAT YOU'LL DO SOMETHING OVER THERE, OR DO WE WANT TO JUST ASSUME YOU'LL DO IT? IF IT'S ONLY IF IT'S NEEDED. I MEAN, WOULD IT. WOULD IT BE DIFFICULT OR THAT EXPENSIVE FOR YOU TO PUT ONE IN? AND WOULD IT NOT HELP THE AESTHETICS OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL? ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAD SOME PEOPLE SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE SHEET FLOW ACROSS THE STREET.
JUST NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
550 SILICON DRIVE. FROM SOUTH LAKE. YEAH. I'M NOT THE ONE TO TALK TO. TO ABOUT AESTHETICS, BUT, NO, I DON'T THINK ANY POND WE WOULD DO WOULD BE A DRY POND. IT WOULDN'T BE WET.
IT'S VERY SMALL. IF ONE WERE REQUIRED, BUT I DON'T THINK IF. I MEAN, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT DETENTION DOESN'T ALWAYS HELP.
SOMETIMES IT CAN MAKE THINGS WORSE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, US AND THE ENGINEERING STAFF FOR THE CITY, WE. WE DECIDE, WE LOOK AT THE RULES AND LOOK AT WHAT THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY ARE AND DETERMINE IF DETENTION IS NEEDED OR NOT. I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO JUST BLANKET AND SAY DETENTION BECAUSE IT'S POSSIBLE WE COULD INCREASE FLOW BY DOING DETENTION DOWNSTREAM BASED ON TIMINGS OF HYDROGRAPHS.
IT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING UNLESS THE CITY WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INCREASED FLOW DOWNSTREAM.
BUT IT'S NOT REALLY A PLACE TO REALLY DO THAT.
BUT I JUST. WE'RE HAPPY TO DO IT IF IT HELPS AND WE WILL. WE HAVE A PLACE TO DO IT ON LOT BUT I DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TO JUST DOING IT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, IT COULD MAKE THINGS WORSE.
YEAH, NO, THAT'S FINE. YOU JUST MENTIONED IT BEFORE AND I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS AND SINCE CURTIS BROUGHT IT UP, I MEAN WE JUST DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. IF YOU'VE GOT A BAR DITCH ALONG THERE THAT'S BASICALLY KIND OF A DRY DETENTION POND SORT OF SETUP WHERE YOU'RE BLOCKING WATER FROM FLOWING. SO YOU'RE NOT REALLY GOING TO BE INCREASING FLOW DOWN BECAUSE REALLY ISN'T DOWNSTREAM AT THAT LOCATION.
BUT I MEAN I'M GOOD WITH WHAT YOU HAD BEFORE, HONESTLY I WAS JUST ASKING THAT QUESTION IF IT WOULD HELP HIM ANY WAY TO PUT ONE IN. SO IF YOU'RE SAYING YOU WANT TO WAIT, THEN I'M FINE EITHER WAY. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT HARMING ANYBODY DOWNSTREAM BY DOING WHATEVER WE DO.
BUT YEAH, THERE'S TWO OPTIONS ON IT IF WE COME TO IT. PART OF IT IS ON A SCHOOL PROPERTY AND THEN PART OF IT MAKES IT IN THE FRONT YARD ALONG FOUR.
BUT WHETHER IT'S WET OR DRY, I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE DEVELOPER WOULD MAKE A DECISION ON.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD, GARY.
JUST A REAL QUICK FOLLOW UP WHILE YOU'RE STILL UP THERE.
IT'S ALONG THE SAME LINES BUT A LITTLE MORE SIMPLISTIC AND THAT IS ARE YOU DOING ANYTHING OR CAN YOU DO ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO SLOW DOWN THE FLOW ONTO HAROLD? JUST IN GENERAL, THAT WAS A CONCERN OF THE NEIGHBORS. I'M NOT ASKING SPECIFICALLY FOR DETENTION, BUT WHEN YOU PUT THE IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE OF ROOFS UP THERE, IT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE FLOW FROM WHAT IT IS TODAY. YEAH, I MEAN YOU JUST DESCRIBED DETENTION. I MEAN DETENTION IS SLOWING IT DOWN, HOLDING SOME OF IT BACK TO SLOW DOWN THE RATE OF INTEREST, THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
SO YEAH, I GUESS THAT'S JUST THE SAME QUESTION ACTUALLY SLOWING IT DOWN AND DOING DETENTION.
THAT'S THE SAME EXACT THING ACTUALLY. BUT YES, WE WILL LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF WE CAN MAKE THE SITUATION BETTER IF WE CAN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS? WE ACTUALLY HAD ONE ACTUALLY QUESTION COMMENTS ALSO HAD ONE AROUND THE FLOODING, THE DETENTION AND THE WATER FLOW.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE BASED UPON WHAT'S WOULD BE BEST FOR THE RESIDENTS AROUND THE NEIGHBORS. YOU GUYS HAVE ASSURANCES THAT YOU'LL DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE PROPERTIES AND NEIGHBORS. BUT REALLY THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS FOR CURTIS. I THINK THERE WAS A NEIGHBOR AROUND THAT LIVES DIRECTLY ON JOHNSON. SAID THAT SOMETIMES FOR DRIVES DIRECTLY DUMPING ONTO JOHNSON ROAD, THERE MIGHT BE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES SEEING THAT TRAFFIC GOING DOWN PRETTY QUICKLY. SO JUST WANTED TO GET YOUR PERSPECTIVES, JUST HIGH LEVEL FOR LOTS ONE AND TWO, SINCE THAT'S DIRECT ACCESS TO JOHNSON, HOW Y' ALL POTENTIALLY MIGHT HANDLE THAT PIECE AS WELL? WELL, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING, AND I THINK WE ARE, THERE WAS A LETTER BY SOMEONE THAT LIVES UP THE ROAD THAT'S NORTH OF LOT 2 QUITE A WAYS UP THERE.
AND THEY WERE COMPLAINING THAT AS JOHNSON GOES UPHILL PRETTY QUICK TO THE EAST, THAT THEIR VISIBILITY LEAVING THAT ROAD IS NOT THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
NOW, THAT ROAD'S BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME, SO WE'VE LIVED THIS FAR WITH IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY HISTORY OF ACCIDENTS THERE, BUT I WILL SAY THAT AT THE REQUEST OF STAFF, WE PUT OUR. WE AGREED TO PUT OUR DRIVEWAY DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THAT. WE COULD CERTAINLY MOVE OUR DRIVEWAY A LITTLE BIT TO THE WEST.
HOWEVER, I THINK ON OUR SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VISIBILITY OF CARS COMING WESTERN
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OVER THAT TOP IS BETTER THAN FROM THE NORTH SIDE BECAUSE IT'S ACROSS THE STREET INSTEAD OF ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE STREET.AWESOME. GLAD THAT YOU GUYS LOOKED AT IT. SO THANK YOU FOR COMMENTING ON THAT.
ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT, WE'LL MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING. ITEMS 6C AND 6D REQUIRE PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THOSE ITEMS. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING 6C AND 6D? I'LL NOTE FOR THE RECORD, AS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, 45 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS WERE SENT OUT BY THE CITY. WE HAVE A FEW RESPONSES. JOHN SCHEIDT AT 240 HERALD DR.
UNDECIDED. PETER FEGAN AT 600 OVERLAND TRAIL. OPPOSED. GREG WINSLOW AT 333 N. PEARSON LANE.
TRIDENT REALTY INVESTMENTS AT 600 OVERLAND TRAIL.
OPPOSED. EMMETT MCHALE AT 3165 JOHNSON ROAD. OPPOSED.
ELIZABETH LERNER, 716 OVERLAND TRAIL.
ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING THESE TWO ITEMS? ALL RIGHT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON 6 AND 6B? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE SEPARATE MOTIONS STARTING WITH 6C.
MR. MAYOR, I MOTION. WE APPROVE ITEM 6C. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1269 ICP 260006. SECOND READING.
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTH LAKE CONSOLIDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
AN ELEMENT OF THE SOUTHLAKE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR 3095 JOHNSON ROAD ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF LOT 16 JG ALLEN, NUMBER 18 ADDITION LOCATED AT 3095 JOHNSON, NOTING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. CITY'S CONSOLIDATED LEASE LAND USE PLAN MAP TO CHANGE FROM PUBLIC SEMI PUBLIC LAND USE DESIGNATION TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE DESTINATION FOR THE PORTION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS PRESENTED.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON 6C AND THAT MOTION CARRIES.
YES, MR. MAYOR. I MOTION WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 6D.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 480. 848 ZA 260035. SECOND READING. ZONING CHANGE IN CONCEPT PLAN FOR 3095 JOHNSON ROAD ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF LOT 16 JG ALLEN, NUMBER 18 ADDITION LOCATED AT 3095 JOHNSON ROAD, NOTING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. EXCUSE ME.
SUBJECT TO STAFF REPORT DATED JULY 27, 2026. CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER 2 DATED MAY 15, 2020, NOTING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. THE ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN FOR FOUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AS PRESENTED THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, CAST YOUR VOTES
[7.A. Ordinance No. 480-843, ZA26-0014, 1st Reading, Zoning Change and Development Plan for Bear Hollow, on property described as Lots 1A, 1B, 2, and 3, Parkers Corner and Tract 2A02, Jesse G. Allen Survey, Abstract 18 and located at 300, 500, 504, 600, and 684 Davis Boulevard, Southlake, Texas. Current Zoning: “SF-1A” Single Family Residential District and “RE-5” Residential Estate District. Requested Zoning: “R-PUD” Residential Planned Unit District. Applicant: Jody Boyd, Bridgerock Developments, LLC. Property Owner: Gregory G. Kuelbs. SPIN Neighborhood #11. ]
ON 6D. THAT MOTION CARRIES.706D IS APPROVED. WE ALREADY TOOK CARE OF 6E EARLIER, SO NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO 7A, WHICH IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 480. 843, CASE NUMBER ZA2600014. FIRST READING.
ZONING CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BEAR HOLLOW. WE SAW THIS BEFORE AND IT WAS TABLED. SO, DIRECTOR KILLOUGH, IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH COUNCIL, MAYBE WE'LL JUST JUMP AHEAD TO THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE WE SAW THIS BEFORE.
UNLESS COUNCIL WANTS THE WHOLE PRESENTATION.
THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN ON THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE 36 SLOTS THAT WERE PRESENT, PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED AT YOUR LAST MEETING IN MAY. I BELIEVE THAT ITEM WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TABLED OR FIRST MEETING IN MAY. I BELIEVE IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TABLED TO TWO MEETINGS IN JUNE AS THE APPLICANT WORKED THROUGH SOME OF THE ISSUES. AND WITH THAT JUST HAVING COMPLETED THAT AND THEY REDUCED THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FROM 36 TO 34. DENSITY FOR THIS PROPOSAL IS AT 1.6 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THEY ARE PROPOSING ROUGHLY 34% OPEN SPACE. 14% OF THAT IS OUTSIDE OF FLOODPLAIN. THIS IS A SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON OF THE TWO PLANS. AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS PROPOSED. WE'VE DONE A STRIKE THROUGH ON REGULATIONS THAT CHANGED FROM THE MAY PLAN PRESENTED AND CURRENT PLAN ONLY. CHANGES IN REGULATIONS WHERE SETBACKS HAVE BEEN INCREASED FROM 8 TO 10 MINIMUM LOT SIZE FROM 11,000 TO 11,200. ALL THE OTHER REGULATIONS ARE SAME AS PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED. TREE
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CONSERVATION PLAN ALTHOUGH THERE'S SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR SOME OF THE SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICTS ZONING ORDINANCE HAS, THEY ARE SHOWING TO MEET THE MINIMUM FOR A STANDARD ZONING DISTRICT IN THEIR TREE PRESERVATION.THIS IS TABLE SHOWING WHAT'S REQUIRED AND WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED AND CRITERIA USED FOR PINE UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER SPECIAL DISTRICTS THAT THE ZONING ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR.
THIS IS THEIR LANDSCAPE PLAN AND THEIR FENCING PLAN. I'LL BE GLAD TO GO THROUGH ANY ADDITIONAL SLIDES.
THEY ARE SHOWING PLACEMENT OF TWO PLANTS PONDS ON THE PROPERTY THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE FLOODPLAIN ITSELF.
WHETHER OR NOT I THINK THEIR INTENTION IS TO DRAIN THEIR WATER COLLECTED ON SITE INTO THE TWO PONDS AND WHETHER THAT HAS ANY DETENTION CAPACITY OR NOT, I DON'T THINK THEY ARE COMPLETE WITH THAT, BUT THEY DO HAVE THEM IN PLACE THAT WOULD OFFER DETENTION IF THAT'S APPROPRIATE. AND I'LL CERTAINLY LET THEIR ENGINEERS SPEAK MORE IN DETAIL TO THAT AS WELL AS THE AFGHAN.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR TILLO AT THIS POINT? IF YOU JUST WANT TO LEAVE IT THERE.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD. YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND WE STILL HAVE THE CITY PRESENTATION.
APPLICANT WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO OPEN THEIR PRESENTATION.
JODY BOYD, 180 STATE STREET, SOUTH LAKE, TEXAS.
CURSE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN OUR PRESENTATION. SO I SHORT CIRCUITED. THAT'S RIGHT.
I'LL JUST GO BACK TO THOSE TWO. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.
JODY BOYD, 180 STATE STREET HERE IN SOUTH LAKE. JUST A QUICK, QUICK RECAP. WHEN WE STARTED OUT WITH THIS, WE'VE HAD THIS PROPERTY UNDER CONTRACT FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. WE FIRST STARTED A CORRIDOR COMMITTEE.
SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, WE LIMITED A COUPLE LOTS TO SAVE TREES IN THAT CENTRALIZED OPEN SPACE HERE IN THE MIDDLE SECTION OF OUR NEW PLAN. AT THE LAST MEETING WHEN WE TABLED REALLY, WE HAD TWO STRONG TAKEAWAYS FROM THAT MEETING, THE FIRST ONE BEING DETENTION.
SO WE'VE ADDED TWO DETENTION PONDS HERE. THE PURPOSE OF THOSE PONDS ARE FOR DETENTION.
ADD ENGINEERING HERE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ENGINEERING ON THAT. I THINK THE DETENTION PONDS ACTUALLY ADD TO OUR PLAN AS WE HAVE A BUNCH OF LOTS THAT WILL BACK UP TO THOSE. NOW THE SECOND ONE WAS SETBACKS, SIDE YARD SETBACKS. WE HAVE EXTENDED THOSE TO 10FT. SIDE YARD SETBACKS, 25 FOOT ON THE FRONT AND 30 FOOT SETBACKS ON THE REAR. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO MAJOR CHANGES. WE LOST TWO ADDITIONAL LOTS.
WE'RE DOWN TO 34 LOTS NOW. THE OPEN SPACE INCREASED FROM JUST AT 30% TO 35%. ALMOST 15% OF THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE FLOODPLAIN. I BELIEVE THE STANDARD IS 10%. SO WE'RE MEETING THAT. I KNOW IT'S LATE, SO I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. WE THINK IT'S PERFECTLY PLACED. OUR NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET, OUR LOTS ARE A LITTLE BIGGER THAN THEIR SMALLER LOTS AND BIGGER ON AVERAGE. SO WE THINK IT FITS WELL WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.
THANK YOU, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT AT THIS TIME? YEAH, ACTUALLY, I DID. SO, JODY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S HAPPENED SINCE YOU FIRST STARTED WORKING ON THIS WAS THE INSTALLATION OF THE MEDIAN ALONG DAVIS OVER THERE. AND I BELIEVE YOU HAD ADJUSTED YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SO THAT YOUR ENTRANCES LINE UP WITH A COUPLE OF MEDIAN BREAKS. YES, SIR. SO YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE, BUT MICHAEL DRIVE IS JUST SOUTH OF ADJACENT, SOUTH OF WHERE YOU'RE DEVELOPING, AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES BACK THERE, LANDSCAPING FACILITIES, AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME COMPLAINTS THAT THEY'RE HAVING ISSUES TURNING AROUND. AND SO SOME OF THEM ARE GOING ALL THE WAY UP TO. TO DAVIS. I'M SORRY, TO 1709 TO TURN AROUND. SOME ARE GOING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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ACROSS THE STREET. YOUR BEAR HOLLOW IS GOING TO BE A PERFECT SPOT FOR THEM TO HANG A LEFT AND GO ON BRAZOS AND THEN BACK ON BRIDGE ROCK AND THEN TURN RIGHT TO MICHAEL JOG BECAUSE THEIR EQUIPMENT'S SO BIG, THEY JUST CAN'T DO THAT TURNAROUND. SO AT A MINIMUM, I WOULD SUGGEST SOME SPEED TABLES IN THERE TO TRY TO DETERMINE THEM FROM USING THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON WHAT YOU COULD DO TO ELIMINATE THAT, BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT DRIVING AS FAST AS THEY CAN TO GET OVER TO MICHAEL. HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THAT AT ALL? WE COULD GATE IT. YOU GOT FOUR MINUTES FOR THAT? THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, CERTAINLY. YOU KNOW, I'M A BIT HESITANT TO SAY YES TO SPEED TAILS, HENCE MY SPEED TABLE SUGGESTION. YEAH, YEAH. YOU KNOW, DIVIDED ENTRANCE MAY BE A LITTLE NARROW FOR BIG TRUCKS TO COME THROUGH THERE. YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE BEHOLDEN TO TXDOT ON THIS. I MEAN, THAT PROBLEM'S KIND OF MITIGATED BY TXDOT ADDING THE CENTRAL MEDIANS ALONG DAVIS BOULEVARD THERE. WE DID CHANGE OUR ENTRANCE. WE HAD AN ENTRANCE FROM FURTHER SOUTH BEFORE.
BUT WE'RE SLAVE TO THOSE CURB CUTS ALONG DAVIS BOULEVARD. WE HAVEN'T PROPOSED GATING IT. I KNOW THAT WAS THE BIG ISSUE EARLIER TONIGHT, SO I KIND OF SAID IT A LITTLE BIT, TONGUE IN CHEEK.
BUT WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO GATE THE SUBDIVISION. I THINK THAT IMPROVES VALUE FOR THE SUBDIVISION AS WELL.
BUT THAT'S NOT A HILL WE'RE WILLING TO DIE ON.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? JUST A COMMENT SIMILAR TO WHAT I SAID EARLIER. I DO THINK WHAT YOU'VE DONE IMPROVES IT AND I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THE COUNCIL'S CONCERNS AND WORKING THROUGH THAT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
STICK AROUND. WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THERE'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON 7A.
FOR THE RECORD, WE SENT OUT 45 PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATIONS FROM THE CITY WITH ONE RESPONSE FROM JOHN SCHINDLER AT 804 PARKDALE CT.
IS OPPOSED TO THIS ITEM TONIGHT. WE'VE RECEIVED A PUBLIC COMMENT FORM FROM ALZITO AT 501 POTOMAC PLACE.
WE'LL SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO 7A. UNLESS YOU'VE CHANGED YOUR MIND.
TIME. BE QUICK. OKAY, THANKS AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT SEVERAL CONCERNS. ONE IS THE APPLICANT'S GROSS DENSITY IS ABOUT 1.62 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THAT CALCULATION IS TECHNICALLY CORRECT, BUT IT'S DIVIDING THE 34 LOTS ON THE WHOLE 20.97, WHICH INCLUDES THE 4.33 ACRES OF FLOODPLAIN. WHEN THE FLOODPLAIN IS EXCLUDED, ONLY ABOUT 16.64 ACRES REMAIN, WHICH LEAVES IT AT ABOUT 2.04 HOMES PER AVAILABLE ACRE.
STILL NOT BAD IN THE RED ALERT ZONE. BUT OF CONCERN IF IT WAS REDUCED BY ONE LOT FROM 34 TO 33, THAT WOULD LOWER IT TO 1.98. YOU GUYS CAN DO THE MATH. THE THING IS WITH THIS IS THE DISTINCTION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE GROSS DENSITY MAY SATISFY THE TECHNICAL CALCULATION WITH THE TOTAL ACREAGE, BUT DENSITY FOR DEVELOPABLE ACRE MORE ACCURATELY REFLECTS ON HOW CLOSELY THE HOMES, STREETS, DRIVEWAYS, ET CETERA CAN ACTUALLY BE CONCENTRATED.
THERE'S ALSO A CONCERN WITH LOTS 24 THROUGH 31.
ALTHOUGH THESE LOTS APPEAR LARGER AND ARE USED IN THEIR AVERAGE LOT CALCULATION, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE LOT LOOKS TO BE LIKE IT'S WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN. IT WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE REPRESENTATIVE IF STAFF AND THE APPLICANT WOULD PROVIDE A CLEAR LOT BY LOT BREAKDOWN SHOWING THE TOTAL ACREAGE, FLOODPLAIN ACREAGE AND USABLE NON FLOODPLAIN ACREAGE.
A LOT FOR A HOME SHOULD BE REPRESENTED AS SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER. IF 20 OR 30% OF IT IS CONSTRAINED AND CANNOT REALISTICALLY BE BUILT UPON.
THE OTHER THING IS THE DRAINAGE. AGAIN, WE ARE VERY GLAD TO SEE THE TWO RETENTION PONDS PUT IN THE POST.
DETENTION PONDS PROVIDE ONLY, I THINK FROM WHAT I SAW IN THE STAFF REPORT, ONE FOOT OF FREEBOARD. GIVEN THE DEVELOPMENT WITH SURROUNDING WATERSHED AND THE CONSEQUENCE OF AN OVERFLOW OR DESIGN FAILURE, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LOW.
THE PONDS SHOULD PROVIDE AT LEAST 2FT OF FREEBOARD.
SUBJECT TO CITY ENGINEER AND DRAINAGE STUDY. SHOULD REFLECT CURRENT AND FULLY DEVELOPED WATERSHED CONDITIONS, NOT SIMPLY HISTORICAL OR GENERALIZED ASSUMPTIONS. SAME
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STORY THAT I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD FROM ME AND US BEFORE. THE OTHER THING IS TO POSSIBLY CONSIDER DRY DETENTION. I DON'T SEE DRY DETENTION AS BEING A BAD THING. WHEN PROPERLY DESIGNED, THAT CAN BE USED AS PLAY AREA, OPEN FIELD, WHATEVER MAY HAVE YOU AND BE ANOTHER AMENITY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND OF COURSE THEN BE USED TO PROVIDE STORMWATER STORAGE DURING MAJOR STORMS. FINALLY, THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS STILL SEEM A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE. NOT BAD, A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE WITH THE SETBACKS, AS GARY FAWKS, AS COUNCILMEMBER FAWKS, HAS SAID, SO WITH EVERYTHING ALL CONSIDERED TOGETHER, HIGH DENSITY, NARROWER LOTS, REDUCED SETBACKS, INCREASED LOT COVERAGE, LIMITED DRAINAGE MARGINS. IT WAS JUST A COUPLE THINGS HOPEFULLY TO FURTHER DISCUSS.IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN IT STARTED. IT DEFINITELY IS AND IT'S ALMOST THERE. BUT THERE ARE THOSE CONSIDERATIONS THAT I WOULD HOPE THAT COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK REGARDING ITEM 7A? SEEING NONE.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ON 7A? I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF ECHO WHAT AL MENTIONED IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. I DEFINITELY BELIEVE THAT BRINGING A NET DENSITY CALCULATION WOULD HELP THINGS BE A LITTLE BIT MORE REPRESENTATIVE SINCE WE'LL. I SEE RIGHT NOW 8 OUT OF 34 OF YOUR LOTS ARE IN THE FLOODPLAIN. SO BASICALLY THOSE LOTS 24 TO 31 AND THEN SOME OF THOSE, A THIRD OF THEM ARE IN THE FLOODPLAIN AS WELL.
THEN IF WE LOOK AT LOT BY LOT, HOW BIG THEY ARE, I THINK A LOT OF YOUR LOTS ARE AROUND A QUARTER TO ONE THIRD OF AN ACRE. AND THEN I THINK YOUR BIGGEST LOT, WHICH IS LOT ONE, IS, LET ME SEE, IS ABOUT 0.43 ACRES OR SO. SO I THINK, YES, THE DENSITY IS NOT AS DENSE THAN ACROSS THE STREET. BUT IN THE SPIRIT OF RAISING THE BAR OF EXCELLENCE, I CHALLENGE YOU TO RAISE THE BAR AND COME BACK WITH SOMETHING EVEN BETTER AS WELL.
COUNCIL, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I'D LIKE TO. COULD I GET THE DEVELOPER FOR A SECOND? I WON'T TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A SPEECH, I AM GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT. YES SIR.
THIS IS FIRST READING, RIGHT? YES SIR. IF YOU CARE TO THAT SECOND READING BRING BACK A PROPOSAL THAT SHOWS US HOW MUCH BETTER YOU COULD MAKE IT IF IT WAS GATED, HOW MUCH PRETTIER IT WAS DAVIS BOULEVARD, I'D BE WILLING TO CONSIDER THAT THIS IS A DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT THAN WHEN WE BUILT THAT UP NORTH.
IN MY OPINION, IT'S KIND OF FREESTANDING, IT'S SURROUNDED BY A LOT OF NON RESIDENTIAL USES, IT'S ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND COUNCILMEMBER TAGGART'S POINT, I CAN SEE THAT BECOMING A MAJOR ISSUE BECAUSE I'VE EVEN SEEN THE EMAILS AND COMPLAINTS FROM MICHAEL DRIVE AND I'D SURE HATE TO SEE YOU BUILDING THIS NICE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAVE ALL THE CONSTRUCTION, TURNAROUND, TRAFFIC TRYING TO USE IT. SO IF YOU WANTED TO TAKE A STAB AT IT AT SECOND READING, I'M JUST PUTTING IT ON THE TABLE THAT I WOULD CONSIDER IT.
YES SIR. I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD SEE IMPROVEMENTS TO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO ALONG DAVIS IF THAT WAS THE CASE. YOU CERTAINLY THINK THAT'S YOUR HOMEWORK FOR THE NEXT NOT QUITE TWO WEEKS.
I WANT TO PAUSE FOR ONE SECOND BECAUSE I'M SPEECHLESS.
ONE OTHER COMMENT THAT I HAD WAS THAT I KNOW THAT MOST OF THESE LOTS ARE SIMILAR TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE STREET.
BUT AGAIN AS I HEAR EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE UP HERE EVERY SIDE IS DIFFERENT. SO IF YOU WERE ABLE TO YATE IT THEN IT WAS SEEM LIKE WE COULD GET AWAY WITH A LITTLE LESS DENSITY IN THERE AS WELL. I JUST FEEL THAT IF YOU COME BACK I'D LOVE TO SEE LIKE LOTS 12 THROUGH 15 LOSE ONE OF THE LOTS AND SPREAD THAT OUT. MAYBE LOT 21, LOSE THAT AND SPREAD THOSE OUT.
AT LEAST JUST TO START IS MY THOUGHT. JUST MAKE THESE A LITTLE BIT BETTER AGAIN, THEY COULD BE WORTH MORE MONEY.
NICE NEIGHBORHOOD JUST SO WE CAN HELP WITH THE DENSITY THING AS WELL.
JODY, THANK YOU FOR THE THOUGHTFULNESS ON THIS AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE GREEN SPACE ON THIS. I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE THE I'M NOT SAYING I'M AGAINST WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY, BUT I'M JUST SAYING JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT IN THIS SCENARIO I ACTUALLY HAVE THE OPPOSITE VIEW ON A GATE.
AND THE ONLY REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE I'M WORRIED ABOUT STACKING DEPTH, GETTING IN WITH THIS AMOUNT OF HOMES AND AMAZON TRUCKS AND
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THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE THEN BACKED UP ON DAVIS BOULEVARD AS THEY'RE LINING UP TO TRY TO GET IN. SO IF YOU WANT TO PROPOSE A GATE AGAIN, I'M NOT AGAINST IT, BUT HELP ME VISUALIZE WHAT THAT STACKING THEN FEELS LIKE AND BEHAVES LIKE AND LOOKS LIKE. BECAUSE THAT COULD CREATE AN ENORMOUS PROBLEM ON DAVE'S BOTH OUR.WITH THIS AMOUNT OF HOMES IN THERE.
NO, WE'D DEFINITELY ADDRESS A STACKING ISSUE IF WE WERE TO PROPOSE AGAIN. OK. AND THEN THE OTHER THING I'D ADD IS JUST KIND OF WHAT I SAID AT CORRIDOR THAT I'D LOVE TO SEE SOME MORE 0.4 ACRES.
YOU HAVE IT AT 29, 30, 31, MAYBE SOME HALF ACRES IN HERE. SOMETIMES I'VE SEEN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE IT'S LIKE AT THIS END OF THE STREET OR THE HALF ACRES AT THIS END OF THE STREET OR IS A LITTLE BIT MORE, YOU KNOW, QUARTER TO FOUR. I DON'T KNOW, BUT LIKE SOME SORT OF REMOVAL IN COMBINING THEM. AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU DO ADD A GATE, I THINK YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER TOO.
AND I'M NOT SAYING GO OVERBOARD WITH IT, BUT IF THERE'S SOME ABILITY TO COMBINE TO MAKE SOME HALF ACRES, IT'D BE GREAT. YOU BET. NO, WE'LL DEFINITELY CONSIDER THAT.
YOU KNOW, PART OF IT TOO IS A MARKET ISSUE FROM US, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH CAN WE CHARGE FOR LOTS? HOW MUCH FEWER LOTS CAN. WE ARE PALATABLE, BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCIL? I JUST WANT TO SAY FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, WE TALK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME, BUT THIS WHOLE ACRES PER UNIT OR UNITS PER ACRE AND EVERYTHING, IT'S ALL BEEN DISCUSSED. I MEAN, THE WAY IT'S DONE IS PRETTY STANDARD. THE CITY'S MADE ITS DECISIONS IS HOW WE APPROACH THINGS. AND JUST BECAUSE A PIECE OF THE LOT IS IN THE FLOODPLAIN DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT FALLS OFF INTO CRATER AND IS NOT USABLE LAND. YOU CAN'T BUILD A HOUSE ON IT, BUT IT CAN MAKE AN INCREDIBLE BACKYARD. IT'S STILL PART OF THE LOT. SO WE CAN'T JUST KEEP NEGATING LAND THAT'S NOT BUILDABLE AS NOT LOTTABLE. I'D PIGGYBACK ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF PENALIZING THE DEVELOPER FOR WHAT THE INTENT IS THERE.
AND I AGREE SOMETIMES NOT ON EVERY CASE, BUT ON SOME CASES I LOOK AT IT AS A GROSS ACREAGE BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE WILL SAY, WELL, THAT'S THE DEVELOPER'S PROBLEM.
THE PROBLEM IS IT'S THE LANDOWNER'S PROBLEM TOO. SO IT'S A TRICKY THING. WELL, I CAN ASSURE YOU WE'RE PAYING FULL PRICE FOR THE FLOODPLAIN TOO. THAT'S THE PROBLEM IN, IN. IN NORTH TEXAS, IN NORTH TEXAS. YOU ARE? YEAH.
I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION ON 7A ON FIRST READING.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 480. 843 ZA 26 0014. FIRST READING. ZONING CHANGE. DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BEAR HOLLOW. PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS AS LONG LOTS 1A, 1B, 2 AND 3. PARKER'S CORNER TRACT 2A0 2. JESSE G. ALLEN SURVEY ABSTRACT 18, UNLOCATED AT 3004-005046-00684 DAVIDSON BOULEVARD. SUBJECT TO THE STAFF REPORT DATED JULY 27, 2026. DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW SUMMARY NUMBER 3, DATED JULY 27, 2026, NOTING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. THE DEVELOPMENT IS FOR A TOTAL OF 34 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS. THE MINIMUM LOT AREA ON ANY RESIDENTIAL LOT SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 11,200 SQUARE FEET. THE AVERAGE LOT AREA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE MAINTAINED AND NOT BE LESS THAN 13,900 SQUARE FEET. AND THE GROSS DENSITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN 1.62 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? 2ND CASTER VOTES ON 7A? THAT MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 1. WE WILL SEE YOU FOR SECOND READING ON 7A. THAT IS OUR LAST ITEM.
MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.