[00:00:02] ALLEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. [1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present.] I ANNOUNCE THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE BE SEATED. WELL, THE FIRST THING THAT I GET TO DO IS DO ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS, AND THAT IS I NEED I GET TO PRESENT A BLUE STAR FLAG TO A BLUE STAR FAMILY. [3.1 Presentation of a Blue Star Flag to Family Members of Allen Service Personnel Currently Serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.] TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT THE BLUE STAR PROGRAM, IT WAS STARTED IN 1917 DURING WORLD WAR I. AN ARMY CAPTAIN NAMED ROBERT QUEISSER HAD TWO SONS WHO WERE SERVING IN THE ARMY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. AND SO HE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO RECOGNIZE THEIR SERVICE. AND SO HE CAME UP WITH A DESIGN AND HE DID IT. OTHER PEOPLE SAW IT. IT BECAME VERY POPULAR. AND HE WAS A PRETTY INTELLIGENT PERSON BECAUSE HE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT HE WOULD GET ROYALTIES FROM THAT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. THE OTHER THING ABOUT THE BLUE STAR PROGRAM IS IT'S EVOLVED A LITTLE BIT OVER THE YEARS, BUT BASICALLY A BLUE STAR IS TO REPRESENT AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OR WHO HAS BEEN ACTIVATED IN THE NATIONAL GUARD OR THE RESERVES. THEY ACTUALLY ALLOW MORE THAN ONE BLUE STAR ON A FLAG. IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE MEMBERS FROM YOUR FAMILY WHO ARE SERVING IN THE MILITARY. IN ALLEN, WE'VE HAD AT LEAST TWO FAMILIES, I BELIEVE, THAT HAVE HAD FOUR STARS ON THEIR FLAG. SO IT'S PRETTY AMAZING THING. THEY ACTUALLY ALLOW UP TO FIVE STARS IF YOU EVER GET TO THAT SITUATION AND NEED ONE. TRADITION HAS IT THAT TYPICALLY ONCE THE PERSON EXITS THE MILITARY, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GIVEN THAT FLAG. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY KNEW THAT, BUT THAT'S A TRADITION THAT I LEARNED. NOW, IF YOU HAVE FOUR STARS ON A FLAG AND ONE OF THEM LEAVES THE SERVICE, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FIGURE THAT OUT, BUT MAYBE YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO GIVE A PIECE OF THE FLAG TO EACH ONE OF THEM. I DON'T KNOW. BUT SO THE OTHER THING IS, IS THE GOOD THING IS YOU GET TO DISPLAY THAT IN A PROMINENT PLACE, YOU KNOW, IN A FRONT WINDOW OF YOUR HOME SO THAT NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS THAT GO BY CAN RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER SERVING IN THE MILITARY. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS, IS WE CERTAINLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE ANY CITIZEN WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WHO'S SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES THAT ARE PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE FREEDOMS THAT WE EXPERIENCE. AND THEN WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FAMILIES FOR THE THINGS THAT THEY GO THROUGH, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY UNCERTAINTIES INVOLVED WHEN YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT'S IN THE MILITARY, POSSIBLY IN HARM'S WAY, TRAVELING TO ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE MILITARY. SO THAT'S THE BLUE STAR PROGRAM FLAG PROGRAM. AND SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND INVITE THE FAMILY OF OUR BLUE STAR RECIPIENT. WE HAVE TY AND LISA WESTFALL, IF YOU ALL PLEASE COME FORWARD. [APPLAUSE] AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW THINGS AND I'LL LET YOU ALL MAKE SOME COMMENTS AFTERWARDS. SO WE'RE RECOGNIZING THEIR SON, WHO'S A LIEUTENANT IN THE ARMY, ANDREW WESTFALL. IN DECEMBER OF 2017, ANDREW JOINED THE TEXAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TO HELP PAY FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL. HE WAS ACTIVATED DURING COVID IN 2019 WORKING FOR THE ADJUNCT GENERAL IN AUSTIN. HE WAS ASKED IF HE WAS SET ON MEDICAL SCHOOL DURING HIS TIME IN AUSTIN OR WOULD HE CONSIDER GOING TO FLIGHT SCHOOL. IN APRIL OF 2021, ANDREW REPORTED TO FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA, TO BECOME A CH-47 OR CHINOOK HELICOPTER PILOT. HE GRADUATED WITH HIS WINGS IN JULY OF 2022, AND HIS UNIT WAS DEPLOYED TO THE MIDDLE EAST IN AUGUST OF 2022. SO I HAVE A DOCUMENT HERE TO PRESENT TO THE FAMILY, AND BASICALLY IT'S A CERTIFICATE OF HONOR PRESENTED TO HONOR ANDREW WESTFALL, LIEUTENANT IN THE US ARMY, IN RECOGNITION AND GRATEFUL APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR GREAT NATION DURING TIMES OF WAR, CONFLICT AND PEACE PRESENTED ON THIS 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2022 BY ALLEN MAYOR KEN FULK. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] [00:05:13] FLOOR IS YOURS. WELL, LISA AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST CHRISTMAS IN 28 YEARS WE WON'T HAVE ANY OF OUR BOYS AT HOME. AND THIS WILL BE THE FIRST ONE WHERE DREW'S OVERSEAS. WE DO GET TO SPEAK TO THEM EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND HE DOESN'T LIKE THE SAND AND THE DESERT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, HE'S ENJOYING HIS TIME FLYING OVERSEAS. WELL, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR HIS SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] NEXT, I'D LIKE TO [3.2 Presentation of a Check by Mayor Fulk and the Allen City Council to the Allen Library Endowment Fund as a recipient of the 2022 State of Allen event.] RECOGNIZE A GROUP WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HELPS CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE LIBRARY HERE IN ALLEN. IN 2008, WE HAD A GROUP FORM THAT WAS CALLED THE ALLEN LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND. IT ACTUALLY HAD A DIFFERENT NAME BACK THEN, BUT THAT'S ITS CURRENT NAME. AND IT WAS BASICALLY SOME FUNDS THAT WERE LEFT OVER FROM SOME FUNDRAISING THAT OCCURRED WHEN THE NEW LIBRARY AT THE TIME WAS BUILT ABOUT 20 SOME YEARS AGO, WHICH IS NOW OUR MUNICIPAL COURTS BUILDING. AND ALSO PARKS AND RECREATION HAS SOME OFFICES OVER THERE NEXT DOOR TO THIS BUILDING. BUT WHEN THAT BUILDING WAS BUILT, THE BIG QUESTION WAS, IF WE BUILD A BIG BUILDING, WE NEED TO HAVE A LOT OF MONEY TO BUY A LOT OF BOOKS AND COLLECTIONS AND THINGS TO FILL THAT LIBRARY. WELL, THERE'S SOME MONEY LEFT OVER AND IT KIND OF SAT AROUND FOR A WHILE AND THEN THE CITY DECIDED THAT MAYBE IT WOULD BE GOOD TO TRY TO DEDICATE THAT FUND TOWARD SUPPORTING THE LIBRARY IN THE LONG TERM BY MAKING AN ENDOWMENT FUND TO WHERE WE COULD KIND OF BUILD THE BASE OF THAT, TO WHERE WE COULD GET IT TO A LEVEL SUCH THAT WE COULD TAKE THE EARNINGS OFF OF THAT AND DO GOOD THINGS OVER TIME TO HELP SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY. AND I KNOW THAT THIS GROUP HAS ALREADY INDICATED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SUPPORT I BELIEVE IT'S THE TEENAGER ROOM IN THE LIBRARY WHEN WE DO THIS EXPANSION THAT'S UPCOMING. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND INVITE THE MEMBERS OF THE ALLEN LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND BOARD TO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND THEN ALSO RECOGNIZE THE PRESIDENT OF THAT BOARD, WHO IS JEANIE SCHULMEISTER. [APPLAUSE] AND WHILE THEY'RE COMING UP WHAT I WANTED TO SAY IN ADDITION TO THAT IS, IS THAT A LITTLE WHILE BACK, WE HAD AN EVENT IN THE CITY OF ALLEN THAT WAS THE STATE OF THE CITY. AND DURING THAT WE COLLECT MONEY FOR ATTENDANCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE A FUNDRAISER OF SORTS, BUT IT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT HELPS EDUCATE THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT'S COMING UP IN THE FUTURE. AND SO THIS YEAR, THOSE FUNDS WERE DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN THE ALLEN AND FAIRVIEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND BOARD. AND I THINK WHEN WE LET THE BOARD KNOW HOW MUCH THAT AMOUNT WAS, THEY WERE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED AND WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT THEM WITH A CEREMONIAL CHECK THIS EVENING. SO WITH THAT, I BELIEVE ROCIO HAS THE CEREMONIAL CHECK. HERE YOU GO. AND IF YOU Y'ALL CAN SEE, IT'S ALMOST $9,500 FROM THAT EVENT THAT GOES TO THIS BOARD. [APPLAUSE] CAN I SAY SOMETHING? YEAH. OKAY. THIS IS YOUR TIME. OKAY. JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES. SO, AS YOU SAID, MY NAME IS JEANIE SCHULMEISTER, AND I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE ALLEN LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND. THERE ARE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT: ERNIE PERO, ALIYE MCKENZIE, EILEEN TOLLETT, KIRSTEN FAIR, ANNE FRENCH, BECKY BREINING AND SHAMIM KHAN. WE ALSO HAVE MR. JEFF TIMBS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY IS HERE, AND CLAUDIA WAYLAND, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE AS YOU MENTIONED, THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS SEPARATE FROM THE LIBRARY. [00:10:01] IT'S A 501 (C)(3) NONPROFIT THAT'S FOCUSED ON RAISING FUNDS TO NURTURE THE LIBRARY TODAY AND THE LIBRARY OF TOMORROW. AND SPECIFICALLY, AS THE MAYOR SAID, THESE FUNDS ARE GOING TO GO TOWARD ENHANCING THE TEEN CENTER IN THE NEW EXPANSION OF THE LIBRARY. YOU KNOW, TEENAGERS ARE OUR NEXT WORKFORCE AND THEY ARE OUR FUTURE LEADERS. AND NOT EVERY TEEN PLAYS A SPORT OR IS IN THE BAND. AND THE LIBRARY OFFERS SOME AMAZING PROGRAMS FOR TEENAGERS, AND THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE TO THEM. THIS MONEY IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. AND NEXT, WE HAVE TWO SETS OF AWARDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTED, AND I'M GOING TO JUST STEP OFF TO THE SIDE AND WAIT FOR THE [3.3 Recognition by the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR) for Texas Environmental Leadership Awards.] PRESENTATIONS. DO I ADVANCE IT OR DO YOU ALL ? GREAT. I'M ANDREA SMITH. I AM AN EDUCATION SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN, AND I ALSO PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT FOR KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL. AND TODAY WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. IF I CAN HAVE ALL THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE, PLEASE COME UP. AND THEN I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME UP DEBBIE WALTERS, THE CURRENT CHAIR OF KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL, AND NASIMA CHOWDHURY, A BOARD MEMBER OF KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL. [APPLAUSE] BACK DURING THE SUMMER, NASIMA AND I ATTENDED A CLASS AT THE KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL CONFERENCE AND HEARD ABOUT THEIR YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND WE WANTED SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR ALLEN, AND NASIMA AGREED GRACIOUSLY TO TAKE THE LEAD FOR THE BOARD AND THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS BACKED THAT AND HELPED WITH THAT. AND SO LAST MONTH WE HAD OUR FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING AND WE HAD 31 MEMBERS IN 10TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE WHO HAD SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION AND WERE CHOSEN TO SERVE ON THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE'RE STILL GETTING ORGANIZED. WE'RE GOING TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING IN JANUARY. WE HAVE A LOT OF HOPES FOR THIS GROUP. THERE'S A LOT OF VERY TALENTED KIDS IN THIS GROUP. THEY'RE GOING TO PLAN LITTER CLEANUPS. THEY'RE GOING TO PLAN A RECYCLING EDUCATION INITIATIVE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. THEY'RE GOING TO DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH, SUPPORT KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL EVENTS, ADVERTISE, DO A LOT OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. AND SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THEM. AND WE HAVE A MICROPHONE AND COULD I GET THE CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR AND THE SECRETARY TO PLEASE STEP FORWARD, TAKE A FEW STEPS FORWARD SO Y'ALL CAN BE RECOGNIZED. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, STARTING WITH THE CHAIR. HI, I'M MURIEL. I'M A SENIOR AT ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR. AND I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE MORE CONCRETE STEPS TOWARDS SPREADING AWARENESS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT IN ALLEN AND MAKING IT BETTER. HELLO, I'M JILLIAN STANTON. I'M THE VICE CHAIR AND I'M A JUNIOR NOW IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I USUALLY WORK WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO REACHING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND DOING WORK WITHIN ALLEN. HI, I'M [INAUDIBLE]. I'M A SOPHOMORE AT ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO GET TO EDUCATE THE YOUTH IN ALLEN, TEXAS, AND REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL HAND OFF THE MICROPHONE TO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT ARE HERE TO REPRESENT. HELLO, MY NAME IS EVELYN. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT ENOUGH THAT WE NEED TO PROTECT IT. SO I REALLY WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE AND HELP US PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE FUTURE DECADES. HI, I'M DIA REDDY AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS COMMITTEE BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO TAKE CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE [00:15:05] BEEN INTERESTED IN. SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME AND I AM HAPPY TO BE PART OF THIS. AND DIA HAS BEEN AN AWARD WINNER WITH OUR RECYCLED ART CONTEST FOR MANY YEARS NOW. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. [APPLAUSE] HELLO, I'M [INAUDIBLE]. I'M A JUNIOR AT ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS CLUB AND SPREAD OUTREACH AND DO LOADS OF OTHER THINGS TO HELP AND INFORM OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT. AND IT'S IMPORTANT. OKAY. HELLO, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. I'M A JUNIOR AT ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO WORK WITH MY TEAM TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT. THE CITY OF ALLEN. AND I HOPE THAT THERE IS A CLEANUPS AND THE OUTREACH WE DO THAT WE CAN IMPROVE THE CITY AS A WHOLE. THANK YOU. HELLO. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. I'M A JUNIOR AT ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL, AND MY GOAL IS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY BY DOING EWASTE REFURBISHMENT. AND I HAVE A CLUB AT ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL THAT I'M STARTING, AND I HOPE TO EXPAND THAT AND MAKE AN IMPACT FOR THE COMMUNITY. [APPLAUSE] AND BACK DURING THE SUMMER WE SUBMITTED AN AWARD, KEEP ALLEN BEAUTIFUL DID, TO KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL AND IT WAS FOR THE ALLEN ISD GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM. THEY, THE YEAR BEFORE THEY HAD CREATED A CURRICULUM AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL AND THEY INCLUDED THE EDUCATION SPECIALISTS FROM THE CITY AND INCORPORATED RECYCLING INITIATIVES, WASTE AUDITS OF THE CAMPUSES, REUSE PROGRAMS, DID A LOT OF REALLY NEAT PROGRAMS WITH THE KIDS. THEY WON THE SADIE RAY GRAFF AWARD AT KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL. SO THEN WE SUBMITTED THEM FOR STATE OF TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR RECYCLING EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS EDUCATION, AND THEY WON FOR THAT. NOW, THE TEACHERS WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT, BUT I AM HAVING THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACCEPT ON THEIR BEHALF. SO IF YOU'LL GIVE THE AWARD TO MIRIAM THEIR CHAIR, AND THEN WE WILL ALL CLOSE IN FOR PICTURES. WE'LL PRETEND LIKE WE LIKE EACH OTHER. AND THE MAYOR, TOO. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] IF YOU ALL HAVE A SEAT AND WE WILL PRESENT OUR NEXT AWARD. WE HOPE TO HAVE THEM UP HERE MANY TIMES IN THE COMING YEARS FOR WINNING THEIR OWN AWARDS. SO WE'RE LOOKING VERY FORWARD TO THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ROBERT MEDIGOVICH FORWARD. HE IS GOING TO PRESENT AN AWARD TO MAYOR FULK. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ROBERT MEDIGOVICH, COMMITTEE WASTE DISPOSAL. AS ANDREA ELOQUENTLY SAID THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS ALLIANCE FOR RECYCLING EVERY YEAR HAS AWARDS. THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 1200 MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND EVERY YEAR THEY'RE TRYING TO SEE WHO'S THE BEST GREEN ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR. AND MAYOR FULK THIS YEAR, WHEN THE HONORABLE MENTION. DURING HIS TENURE, CITY OF ALLEN HAS DONE THE CITY OF ALLEN CLEANUP EVENTS, THE USA CELEBRATION. AND RECENTLY IN 22 KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL WON THEIR THIRD AWARD. SO OUR MAYOR. [APPLAUSE] AND THE STATE OF TEXAS ALSO RECOGNIZED DONNA CLEAVER. SHE HAS SPENT 20, OVER 20 YEARS. OH, SORRY. 20 YEARS WITH THE CITY OF ALLEN. DURING THIS TIME, THE CITY OF ALLEN IS NOT THE WAY IT WAS AS RIGHT NOW. IT WAS REALLY JUST A BLIP IN THE MIDDLE OF NORTH COLLIN COUNTY. AND DURING THE 20 YEARS CITY OF ALLEN NOT WON ONE, TWO THREE KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL AWARDS . AND EVERYBODY WINS THESE AWARDS BUT THIS ONE WAS OVER. [00:20:01] HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE THEY WON, ANDREA? $810,000. THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD CHUNK OF CHANGE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DONNA AND SOMEBODY ELSE WHO RETIRED, SHE STAYED RETIRED. SHE DIDN'T COME BACK. SO I'LL LET YOU FIGURE OUT WHO THAT OTHER PERSON WAS. [LAUGHTER] DONNA YOU WANT TO COME UP. [APPLAUSE] I'VE NOT HAD THAT MANY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS. I DO THANK THE CITY OF ALLEN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO GIVE MY TALENTS TO THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE. I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED MY CAREER. I KEEP IN TOUCH WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY JUST BECAUSE I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT. YOU SHOULD BE, TOO. YOU HAVE TO LIVE IN IT. YOUR KIDS ARE GOING TO BE HERE IN IT, YOUR GRANDKIDS. IT'S HERE FOREVER, WHETHER WE ARE OR NOT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING TONIGHT. THANKS FOR THIS AWARD. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, DONNA. IF YOU'VE TOUCHED RECYCLING AT ALL IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, YOU'VE MET DONNA. [LAUGHTER] SHE'S ALL IN AND SHE'S DONE SUCH A FANTASTIC JOB AND WINNING THAT GOVERNOR'S AWARD. YOU TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE WINNING IT. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS WON IT THREE TIMES. SO ANYBODY CAN DO THAT AND BRING IN ALMOST $1,000,000 TO THE CITY, YOU DESERVE A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN JUST THAT. FOR SURE. SO WITH THAT NEXT, WE HAVE OUR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER WHO'S GOING TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF AWARDS THAT THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT [3.4 Recognition of the Allen Information Technology Department for the Info-Tech CIO and Digital Cities Awards.] RECEIVED. AND ERIC MATTHEWS IS THE DIRECTOR OF THAT DEPARTMENT. VERY GOOD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY STAFF. I ENJOYED SEEING THE STUDENT LEADERS. IT'S A GOOD REMINDER OF WHY A LOT OF US GOT INTO PUBLIC SECTOR. TONIGHT, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU. I'M ERIC MATTHEWS, THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE CITY. I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU A COUPLE OF AWARDS THAT WERE RECENTLY GIVEN TO THE CITY IN THE AREA OF TECHNOLOGY. THIS WAS PROVIDED BY THE CENTER FOR DIGITAL GOVERNMENT, AND THAT WE WERE AWARDED AS A CITY, THIRD PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES FOR OUR CITY POPULATION SIZE. THE CENTER FOR DIGITAL GOVERNMENT CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL SURVEY FOR CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, A LENGTHY SURVEY WHICH PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT IN TIME OF WHAT A CITY DOES AROUND TECHNOLOGY, NOT JUST THE IT DEPARTMENT, BUT REALLY THE WHOLE CITY ACTING AS AN ORGANIZATION IN THEIR TECHNOLOGY JOURNEY. SO FOR THE CENTER FOR DIGITAL GOVERNMENT, WHO DOES THIS RESEARCH AS WELL AS HAS A KIND OF THE INDUSTRY STANDARD MAGAZINE AND PRINT AND DIGITAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH CITIES AND TECHNOLOGY, THEY SAY THAT A DIGITAL CITY IS A COMMUNITY, A CITY THAT FOCUSES ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, ALL IMPLEMENTING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE DELIVERY AND EXECUTION. SO WE WON THIRD PLACE, AS I MENTIONED HERE ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS YEAR. WE WERE THE ONLY CITY IN TEXAS OF OUR SIZE THAT WON THE AWARD THIS YEAR. ALSO, I WILL POINT OUT OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, WE'VE ENTERED THIS OR COMPLETED THIS SURVEY AND ENTERED THIS PROCESS. AND OVER THOSE LAST SIX YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN A TOP TEN WINNER AS A DIGITAL CITY, FIVE OF THOSE SIX YEARS. SOME OF THE PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS THAT COME FROM THIS AWARD OR REFER IN THIS AWARD, THE DOWNTOWN PLANNING COMMITTEE'S PUBLIC IDEA BOARD, THE MY ALLEN MOBILE APP, OUR CYBERSECURITY AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING, THE IT STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH HELPED US BUILD SOME COUNCIL ALIGNED PRIORITIES. AND FINALLY, LAST YEAR THEY GO LIVE OF THE PD RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. SO THAT WAS THE FIRST AWARD, THE DIGITAL CITY AWARD. THE SECOND, ALSO FROM THE CENTER FOR DIGITAL GOVERNMENT, I WOULD SAY IS PROBABLY MORE PRESTIGIOUS. SO FOR ALL OF THESE CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT ENTERED THIS PROCESS OF ALL SIZES FROM SMALL TO MIDSIZE LIKE ALLEN UP TO SOME OF THE TOP WINNERS LIKE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, SAN FRANCISCO, AND EVEN THE CITY OF DALLAS. OUT OF ALL OF THOSE APPLICANTS, THE CENTER FOR DIGITAL GOVERNMENT CHOSE ONE CITY TO BE LISTED AS THEIR FUTURE READY CITY, AND THAT WAS THE CITY OF ALLEN. FUTURE READ. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THE FUTURE READY AWARDS WERE CREATED TO RECOGNIZE THE INNOVATIVE VISION THAT CITIES HAVE FOR THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. SPECIFICALLY, THOSE JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE. SO I HOPE THAT SPEAKS TO OUR AGILITY AS AN ORGANIZATION. SOME OF THE PIECES THAT WERE PULLED OUT AND RECOGNIZED AS PART OF THE FUTURE CITY AWARD, SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE HERE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. [00:25:08] THE PD DRONE PROGRAM, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT CITIZEN INTERACTION VIA TEXT, ALSO KNOWN AS SPIDER TECH; THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AUTOMATING COVID VACCINE DATA ENTRY USING SOFTWARE ROBOTS; 911S TEXT CAPABILITIES; OUR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE CASE OF A CYBER DISASTER; AND FINALLY, A VISUAL NEIGHBORHOOD DASHBOARD BUILT BY OUR COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT DEPARTMENT. AND SO I THINK WHAT I WANT TO POINT OUT HERE IS THIS IS NOT AN IT SPECIFIC AWARD. THIS IS A TECHNOLOGY AWARD THAT ALL DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY PARTICIPATE IN. AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK NOT ONLY MY GREAT IT STAFF, OUR GREAT IT STAFF, BUT ALSO THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND THE WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON THE INNOVATION THAT'S REALLY REQUIRED TO BETTER SERVE THE RESIDENTS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL FOR HELPING SUPPORT US AND THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION ON OUR TECHNOLOGY JOURNEY AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND I HAVE TWO OF OUR GREAT STAFF FROM THE IT MANAGEMENT GROUP HERE, AND I'LL LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. I'M KEVIN CAMERON. I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. AND MY TEAM, MY GREAT TEAM, DEALS PRIMARILY WITH PROJECT MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS ANALYSIS, PROCESS IMPROVEMENT SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATIONS, AND THEN SUPPORTING THOSE AFTER THEY'RE IMPLEMENTED. HI, I'M ALLEN ANDERSON. I'M THE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER. MY TEAM LEADS THE HELPDESK, SUPPORTS THE END USERS ON THEIR DAY TO DAY. AND ANOTHER PART OF MY TEAM ALSO SUPPORTS THE INFRASTRUCTURE. SO YOU'RE SWITCHING AND YOUR SERVERS THAT RUN THE APPLICATIONS. AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY A FEW THINGS. ONE, ON BEHALF OF OF ERIC, BECAUSE HE PROBABLY WOULDN'T SAY IT ON HIS OWN. BUT FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE NOTE OF THE TWO AWARDS THAT HE JUST DESCRIBED, YOU KNOW, GETTING THIRD IN THE COUNTRY OUT OF ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES THAT ARE WITHIN THAT POPULATION RANGE IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. AND THESE AWARDS ARE NOT AWARDS THAT ARE GIVEN OUT EASILY. THESE ARE AWARDS THAT YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT PAGES UPON PAGES, PROVIDING THEM THE INFORMATION, TRYING TO GET THEM THE RIGHT TYPE OF INFORMATION. BUT THAT INFORMATION IS A REFLECTION OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN THEIR DEPARTMENT AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY OVERLAP WITH. AND I'VE NOTICED ONE THING, THAT ONE, ERIC, IS A GREAT LEADER. THE PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH HIM ARE GREAT LEADERS AND HE'S GOT A GREAT TEAM. IT'S A TEAM THAT LIKES TO WORK HARD TOGETHER, PLAY HARD TOGETHER. THEY HAVE A LOT OF GREAT CAMARADERIE. I MEAN, THEY ARE A WELL-OILED MACHINE. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, ALLEN BENEFITS FROM THAT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT MAKES THOSE TWO AWARDS SO SIGNIFICANT. THE READY AWARD, THE ONLY CITY IN THE COUNTRY THAT GOT THAT AWARD, THAT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL THE HEAVY HITTERS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY THAT HAVE BUDGETS THAT ARE TEN TIMES OURS OR MORE, AND YET WE'RE COMPETING WITH THEM AND ACTUALLY PROVING THAT WE ARE DOING BETTER THAN THEM. AND SO I THINK THAT HAS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THEM. NOW, WE GOT A THIRD AWARD THAT ERIC DIDN'T MENTION, AND THAT IS IS THERE'S A GROUP CALLED INFOTECH, WHICH IS A TOP TECH RESEARCH COMPANY WHO DOES LIKE BEST PRACTICE RESEARCH IN FIVE KEY AREAS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. SO THEY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AS FAR AS HOW YOU ARE PERFORMING IN THOSE AREAS. WELL, ERIC WAS NAMED THE WINNER OF THE 2022 CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ANNUAL AWARD, WHICH HONORS THE TOP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEADERS IN THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL VALUE FOR THEIR ORGANIZATION. SO OUR CITY COUNCIL, OUR CITY STAFF, WE ALL KNOW THAT ERIC PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL VALUE TO THE CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO KNOW HE'S DILIGENT IN SECURING OUR IT SYSTEMS, IS ALWAYS SEEKING WAYS TO IMPROVE BUSINESS EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCIES AND HE PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE TO ALL RESIDENTS AND CUSTOMERS. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS, ERIC. [APPLAUSE] [00:30:11] THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS TO DO CITIZENS COMMENTS. AND I GOT AN EMAIL THE OTHER DAY THAT SAID THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A BOY SCOUT THAT WAS IN ATTENDANCE. DID THAT PERSON NOT SHOW UP? I DON'T SEE ONE. WE TYPICALLY HAVE A CUSTOM TO RECOGNIZE THEM WHEN THEY ATTEND. SO WITH THAT. NEXT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT ANY ITEM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA OR NOT SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO COME FORWARD, IN WHICH CASE YOU WOULD NEED TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO TELL US AND WE'LL MAKE A RECORD OF THAT. AND TYPICALLY, WHENEVER SOMEBODY COMES UP TO TALK TO US ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS WE CAN DO WITH THAT. WE CAN SCHEDULE FOR A FUTURE WORKSHOP. WE CAN SCHEDULE IT FOR FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM, OR WE CAN REFER IT TO STAFF FOR STAFF TO INVESTIGATE IT AND COME BACK WITH A RESPONSE OR AN ANSWER. AND SOMETIMES THEY GET BACK WITH RESIDENTS WELL AFTER THIS MEETING TO ADDRESS WHATEVER THOSE CONCERNS ARE. IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME. SEEING NO ONE COMING FORWARD? WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER 5, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH BASICALLY CONTAINS ROUTINE OR [5. Consent Agenda.] NON-CONTROVERSIAL ITEMS. AND WITH THAT, I WILL GO AHEAD AND ASK OUR CITY SECRETARY, SHELLEY GEORGE, TO READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD. FOLLOWING IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE REFER TO THE POSTED AGENDA FOR FULL DETAILS. AGENDA ITEM 5.1. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 8TH, REGULAR MEETING. AGENDA ITEM 5.2. APPROVE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 22ND, REGULAR WORKSHOP. AGENDA ITEM 5.3. ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 3969-12-22,AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 13 FOR SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE AND LIABILITY. AGENDA ITEM 5.4. ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3970-12-22 OR APPROVING AN ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FUNDING TRAFFIC SIGNAL SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. AGENDA ITEM 5.5. ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3971-12-22 OR APPROVE AN ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FUNDING LANDSCAPE AND SCENIC ELEMENTS TO THE ALLEN DRIVE AND US 75 INTERCHANGE. AGENDA ITEM 5.6. ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 3972-12-22 OR ESTABLISHING THE 2023 STATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN. AGENDA ITEM 5.7. REAPPOINT CYNTHIA PORTER GORE AS THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AND AUTHORIZE AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO HER APPOINTMENT FOR A PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2024. AGENDA ITEM 5.8. REAPPOINT MICHELE MONTEMAYOR AND DON MCDERMITT AS THE ALTERNATE COURT JUDGES AND APPOINT TERRI DANIEL AS AN ADDITIONAL ALTERNATE COURT JUDGE AND AUTHORIZE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THEIR APPOINTMENTS FOR A PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2024. AGENDA ITEM 5.9. REAPPOINT KEVIN HOFFMAN, MD, AS THE HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF ALLEN AND AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT RELATING TO HIS APPOINTMENT FOR A PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2024. AGENDA ITEM 5.10. AUTHORIZE AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF A PORTION OF LOT 2, BLOCK A, NORTH SYSTEM EXCHANGE PARKWAY ADDITION AND LOT 1R, BLOCK A, FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH ADDITION. AGENDA ITEM 5.11. AUTHORIZE AMENDMENTS TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AND EASEMENT AGREEMENT AND THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE FORM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY TO EXTEND THE REQUIRED COMPLETION DATE FOR THE PHASE 1 PROJECT TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2024. AGENDA ITEM 5.11. AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT ADDITION WITH UNITE PRIVATE NETWORK/FIBER PLATFORM FOR LEASED FIBER SERVICES FOR TEN YEARS TO ADD FIBER FOR STEPHEN G. TERRELL, RECREATION CENTER AND FIRE STATION 6 AND THE ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $24,000 FOR A TOTAL ANNUAL CONTRACT VALUE FOR ALL NINE LEASED LINES OF APPROXIMATELY $113,400. AGENDA ITEM 5.13. AWARD BID AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH S & J OFFICIALS FOR OFFICIATING SERVICES FOR ADULT RECREATION LEAGUES IN THE AMOUNT OF [00:35:04] $165,721. AGENDA ITEM 5.14. AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH EAST BAY RESTAURANT SUPPLY FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT AT THE STEPHEN G. TERRELL RECREATION CENTER FOR $163,311. AGENDA ITEM 5.15. AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH SUNBELT POOLS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INDOOR WATERSLIDE AT DON ROAD AND BELL NATATORIUM AND THE AMOUNT OF $596,070. AGENDA ITEM 5.16. AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF FITNESS EQUIPMENT FROM TEAM MARATHON FITNESS AND ADVANCED EXERCISE FOR THE STEPHEN G. TERRELL RECREATION CENTER FOR $1,088,836. AGENDA ITEM 5.17. MOTION TO CANCEL THE DECEMBER 27TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FOR 2022. AND AGENDA ITEM 5.18. SET JANUARY 28TH. 2023 AS THE DATE FOR THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION WITH ALLEN CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU, SHELLEY. COUNCIL, IS ANYONE WANTING TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT COUNCIL. NEXT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO. MAYOR. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT JUDGE GORE IS HERE AND JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR NOT, FOR ALL YOU DO, NOT JUST AS A MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE, BUT ALL OF THE PROGRAMS, THE JUVENILE PROGRAM THAT YOU DO. IT'S JUST TERRIFIC. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. YEAH. SO THANKS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 6.1, WHICH IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT [6.1 Conduct a Public Hearing and adopt an Ordinance to establish a Planned Development with a base zoning district of Corridor Commercial, and to adopt Development Regulations, Concept Plan, Zoning Exhibit, Landscape Plan, and Building Elevations for property generally located northwest of US Highway 75 and Curtis Lane. [Montfort Capital]] AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH A BASE ZONING DISTRICT OF CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL AND TO ADOPT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, CONCEPT PLAN, ZONING EXHIBIT, LANDSCAPE PLAN, AND BUILDING ELEVATIONS FOR PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED NORTHWEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 75 AND CURTIS LANE, ALSO KNOWN AS MONTFORT CAPITOL. KIM YOCKEY, THE SENIOR PLANNER, IS GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THIS PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE ARE HERE TONIGHT FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ITEM THE MAYOR JUST READ INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD INDICATED BY ROUGHLY BY THE YELLOW STAR SHOWN ON THE MAP TO ESTABLISH A NEW PD. THE SUBJECT SITE IS ROUGHLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF HIGHWAY 75 AND CURTIS LANE. THE SUBJECT, EXCUSE ME, SUBJECT PROPERTY OUTLINED IN RED HERE. IT HAS A BASE ZONING OF CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL, AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH. TO THE EAST, THE PROPERTY ACROSS CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, OR 75, HAS A BASE ZONING OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES. TO THE SOUTH THE PROPERTY IS IN PD 132 WITH THE BASE ZONING OF CORPORATE CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL AND THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST IS IN PD 118 WITH THE BASE ZONING OF R-7. THIS PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED IN 2002. JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. AS FAR AS THE CONCEPT PLAN GOES, THEY ARE PROPOSING A LITTLE OVER 128,000 SQUARE FOOT THREE STORY BUILDING ON A LITTLE OVER SIX ACRES OF LAND. THEY ARE SHOWING TWO ACCESS POINTS OFF OF CURTIS LANE, AS SHOWN BY THE BLUE ARROWS. THEY DO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GREEN SPACE ON THIS PROPERTY. THERE IS A EASEMENT TO THE WEST AS WELL AS A LITTLE OVER FOUR ACRE FLOODPLAIN TO THE NORTH AND THE EAST. THEY ARE PROPOSING A FIVE FOOT TRAIL CONNECTION VIA CURTIS LANE AS WELL AS US 75. A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE INTRICACIES OF THIS PROPOSAL. [00:40:01] THEY ARE REQUESTING A MINI WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE SHOWROOM WAREHOUSE AS PERMITTED JUICES. RIGHT NOW THE ALDI DOES NOT ALLOW THEM ANY WAREHOUSES AS A USE IN THE ZONING DISTRICT, AND WE ARE REVISING THE DEFINITION TO INCLUDE SOME ADDITIONAL OFFICE IN THE OFFICE SHOWROOM WAREHOUSE DEFINITION. SO THEY ARE PROPOSING 3600 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SHOWROOM WAREHOUSE SPACE. WE ARE REQUIRING A MINIMUM OF 30% OF THAT TO BE OFFICE. SO THE AREA OUTLINED IN RED IS THE OFFICE SHOWROOM SPACE, AND THEN APPROXIMATELY 30% OF THAT WOULD BE SPECIFICALLY FOR OFFICE. THE SITE IS ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE WEST. ONE OF THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS THAT THERE IS A LARGE GREEN SPACE BUFFER BETWEEN THE TWO USES. IT INCLUDES AN 80 FOOT FIVE UTILITY EASEMENT THAT IS GREEN SPACE AS SHOWN HERE. AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL SCREENING. THERE IS AN EIGHT FOOT EXISTING MASONRY WALL AS THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT INDICATES. AS FAR AS THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS, AS YOU ARE AWARE, ZONING DOES NOT REGULATE BUILDING MATERIALS, BUT THEY ARE PROPOSING CONCRETE MASONRY BLOCKS, SOME VENEER GLAZING AS FAR AS THE ENTRANCES GOES AND SOME METAL ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS. THE OVERALL BUILDING HEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET. THESE ARE JUST A LITTLE CLOSE UP OF THE SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS. AND THE NORTH AND THE WEST ELEVATIONS. AS FAR AS THE LANDSCAPE PLAN GO GOES. IT DOES COMPLY WITH THE ALDC AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF PLANTINGS REQUIRED ALONG CURTIS LANE AND 75, THERE ARE UTILITY EASEMENTS AND SO THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS. THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT THOSE REQUIRED TREES BE PLACED RIGHT OUTSIDE THE UTILITY EASEMENT. SO AGAIN, THE NUMBER IS THERE. THEY'RE JUST LOCATED A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE THE EASEMENT AND STILL DOES CREATE THE REQUIRED BUFFER SCREENING THAT THE ALDC REQUIRES. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT OTO THAT ON THE NORTH END, THEY ARE DOING SOME ACCENT LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS JUST TO ENHANCE THAT AREA. QUESTION. CAN YOU GO BACK. THAT ENHANCEMENT. YES. YES. THANK YOU. AGAIN WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO ESTABLISH A NEW PD AND TO ADOPT THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS THAT INCLUDE BUILDING ELEVATIONS AS WELL AS THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT THE MINI WAREHOUSE BE PERMITTED IN THE CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT RELATED TO THIS PD. AND THEN FOR THE DEFINITION RELATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PD, WE'RE REQUESTING AND IT IS OUTLINED IN THE ORDINANCE THAT A MINIMUM OF 30% OF ITS TOTAL FLOOR AREA NOT DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SPACES BE DEDICATED TO OFFICE. AT THE NOVEMBER 29TH OF THIS YEAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, THEY REVIEWED THIS IN A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. AND AS A RESULT, STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. MAXWELL FISHER IS HERE REPRESENTING MONTFORT CAPITAL AND HE IS GOING TO DO A SHORT PRESENTATION AND THEN HE'LL ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL AS MYSELF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GO TO THE APPLICANT, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE OF THE WEST WALL, PLEASE? CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THE LACK OF WINDOWS ON THE UPPER LEVELS IS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO CITIZEN CONCERNS. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. SO THEN THE APPLICANT HAS ALREADY SPOKEN WITH THE CITIZENS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTLY ADJACENT AND ADDRESSED THOSE CONCERNS. YES. AND I'M SURE MR. FISHER WILL GO IN MORE THAN THAT, CORRESPONDENCE HE'S HAD WITH THEM. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KIM? ALL RIGHT, THEN. I GUESS MR. FISHER WANTS TO GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD AND MAKE HIS PRESENTATION. MAYOR, COUNCIL. MAXWELL FISHER WAS ZONED AT 2502 GRANDVIEW DRIVE, RICHARDSON, TEXAS, 75080. REPRESENTING MONTFORT CAPITAL PARTNERS. THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS ZONED CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL AS STAFF MENTIONED. [00:45:03] THERE ARE A NUMBER OF USES IN THE PROPERTY THAT WE FEEL WOULDN'T BE THE BEST USES GIVEN THE ADJACENCY THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEARBY. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE SITE HAS A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES THAT MANY, MANY OF THESE USES WOULDN'T WORK ANYWAY. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I WAS ASKING US IS THEATER AND COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD WANT. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PROPERTY OF THE SIX ACRES, ONLY ABOUT A LITTLE LESS THAN THREE IS ACTUALLY DEVELOPABLE. SO THERE'S REALLY NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO DO SOMETHING LARGER AND MORE INTENSIVE ON THE PROPERTY. I'LL GO THROUGH, I HAVE A NUMBER OF SLIDES. I'LL GO THROUGH REALLY QUICKLY IN THE INTEREST OF TIME AND JUST SKIP OVER SOME OF THESE. BUT IT'S A MID-BLOCK SITE. IT'S VERY CHALLENGING. IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO RETAIL POWER CENTERS. SO FROM A RETAILER STANDPOINT, THEY WOULD HATE THIS PROPERTY. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LOOKING AT IF YOU SEE THE SITE AND YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO IT, YOU HAVE TO DO EITHER A SINGLE OR DOUBLE U-TURN, WHICH ADDS AN EXTRA 3 TO 4 MILES TO YOUR TRIP JUST TO GET TO THIS PROPERTY. THEN ONCE YOU GET TO THE PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY SETS LOWER. IT'S NOT AT GRADE, SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY DIRECT ACCESS TO THE SERVICE ROAD. NOT TO MENTION A LOT OF FLOODPLAIN AND TREE LINE TO THE NORTH AND UTILITY EASEMENT ENCUMBRANCE. THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE VERY CHALLENGING FOR DEVELOPERS AND END USERS TO USE THIS PROPERTY. STAFF WENT OVER MOST OF THESE. WE BELIEVE WE'VE SITE PLANNED THIS PROPERTY BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH THAT WE DID. ESSENTIALLY, WE ADJUSTED, REMOVED WINDOWS FROM THAT WESTERN ELEVATION. AS MENTIONED, WE'VE SET OUR BUILDING BACK AS WELL AS WELL AS COMPLIED WITH YOUR LANDSCAPING STANDARDS. THIS WOULD BE A TOTALLY SECURED FACILITY, ALL INTERIOR. THERE'S NO ROLL UP DOORS AT ALL OF THIS FACILITY. THERE'S NO OUTSIDE STORAGE. IT'S ALL INTERIOR AND CLOSED. STAFF WENT OVER THESE. WE'RE PROPOSING SOME ADDITIONAL SURPLUS LANDSCAPING THAT WOULD BE IN KIND THE LANDSCAPING THAT'S IN THE TRAIL AND QUAIL RUN. SO IT'S THE SAME MATERIAL, DESERT WILLOW, SOME GRASS, ORNAMENTAL GRASSES TO MATCH AS YOU AS YOU WALK ON THAT TRAIL. SO WE HAVE, WE THOUGHT, WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE FRONT IS ACTIVATE THE GROUND FLOOR WITH WHAT WE CALL A BUSINESS INCUBATOR CONCEPT. AND SO SOMEONE WHO'S WHO'S MAYBE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHO HAS A SMALL BUSINESS AND THEY'VE OUTGROWN THEIR SPACE, THEY NEED A LITTLE RETAIL PRESENCE, THEY NEED A LITTLE MORE SPACE. WELL, WE HAVE THIS RETAIL OFFICE CONCEPT WHERE YOU HAVE OFFICE IN THE FRONT AND THEN A LITTLE BUSINESS STORAGE IN THE BACK. AND THESE ARE THE TYPE OF USES THAT WE WOULD OR BUSINESSES THAT WE WOULD WANT TO ENCOURAGE IN THESE PROPERTIES. SO AND WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS USE, YOU'LL SEE AND IN SELF STORAGE IN GENERAL, LET ME BACK UP. LET ME GO THROUGH THIS FIRST AND I'LL GET TO THAT. SO THE ONLY CHANGES THAT WE'RE MAKING BASICALLY TO THE CORRIDOR COMMERCIALS, WE'RE INTRODUCING SELF STORAGE AS A PERMITTED USE SUBJECT TO EXHIBITS OR THE ZONING ALLOWS 12 STORIES AND WE'RE WE'RE ONLY PROPOSING THREE AND ABOUT HALF OF THE FLOOR AREA RATIO. THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL AND WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE NEIGHBORS IS TRAFFIC BACKS UP ON CURTIS LEAVING IN THE MORNING. THEY DID NOT WANT TO USE THAT, WOULD EXACERBATE THAT CONDITION. SO WITH THIS PROPOSAL, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. SELF STORAGE HAS ABOUT FOUR TO THREE TO FIVE TRIPS AN HOUR. THERE'S NO PEAK HOUR WITH SELF STORAGE. AND THEN OF COURSE THE RETAIL WILL BE CONTROLLED BY APPOINTMENTS. SO WE REALLY COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER COMPLEMENTARY USE FROM A TRAFFIC STANDPOINT. HOW DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH TRAFFIC? WE HAVE GATE LOGS AND DOOR LOGS. YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE COME IN AND OUT OF THESE FACILITIES. WE HAVE ABOUT 200 TRIPS, WHICH IS 100 VISITORS A DAY TOTAL. WE COULD HAVE TEN TIMES THAT IF YOU HAD A DIFFERENT USE THAT'S ALLOWED BY RIDE FROM THE SITE TODAY. STAFF WENT OVER THESE ELEVATIONS. WE THINK IT READS RETAIL AND OFFICE AND WILL ALIGN WITH WHAT'S EXPECTED. IN ALLEN HERE'S A RENDERING OF WHAT YOU WOULD SEE LOOKING NORTHWEST FROM CURTIS. A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CAME UP WHEN WE HAD ACTUALLY HAD A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING. WE MET WITH THREE DIFFERENT HOAS EITHER BY EMAIL, CALLS OR FACE AND IN PERSON. THEY WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'RE STANDING OVER ON THE WEST SIDE OF PEBBLE LOOKING TOWARDS THE EAST, TOWARDS HIGHWAY, WHERE YOU SEE THE STORAGE DEVELOPMENT. SO WE CREATED THIS SITE SECTION. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE INTERVENING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CLEARLY BLOCKS VIEW AND OUR STORAGE SO FAR EAST THAT THERE'S NO VISUAL OR IMPOSITION THERE. BIG TAX, RELATIVELY THIS IS A BIG TAX INCREASE. YOU'D HAVE ABOUT A SIX TIMES INCREASE NOT INCLUDING ANY RETAIL SALES TAX BUT ALSO LOW IMPACT ON CITY FACILITIES. ALMOST NO TRAFFIC, ALMOST NO WATER FACILITIES. SO IT'S A HIGH TAX GENERATOR, LOW, LOW USE. THIS IS OUR SUMMARY OF A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE MET WITH. WE EVEN DID SOME HAND-DELIVERED LETTERS TO EVERYONE WITHIN 200 FEET AND THEN REACHED OUT TO THE HOAS. WE GOT THE HOA PRESIDENT OF QUAIL RUN, THE LARGEST HOA. I THINK HE WROTE A LETTER OF SUPPORT. THE MEETING THAT WE HAD, WE HAD ABOUT TEN, NINE OR TEN OR TEN. [00:50:03] THEY WERE EITHER NEUTRAL OR POSITIVE. AND JUST THE CONCERN WAS THEY DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE PEERING DOWN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEN THE EXISTING TRAFFIC. BUT I THINK WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN WITH WITH WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING. SO WE WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST BASED ON THE FACT IT'S A CHALLENGING PIECE. AND WE THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE PROVIDING SERVICE FOR BOTH THE BUSINESS INCUBATOR AND THE SELF AND SELF SERVICE STORAGE. WE'D ASK YOU TO FOLLOW A STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. FISHER. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE MAP, PLEASE? YEAH. THE EXISTING TRAIL RUNS ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT PROPERTY, AND YOUR BUILDING, IF APPROVED, WILL CREATE A NATURAL BLIND SPOT FROM CURTIS LANE. WILL THERE BE ANY INSTALLATION OF SECURITY CAMERAS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING ON THE NORTH SIDE? YES. WE'LL HAVE SECURITY CAMERAS AT ALL OF OUR ACCESS POINTS. AND WE HAVE ACCESS POINTS ON ALL THREE SIDES OF THE BUILDING FROM A SELF STORAGE STANDPOINT. SO, YES, THERE'LL BE CAMERAS THERE AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. SURE. SO IN THOSE BLUE ARROWS ARE ACTUALLY LOADING AND UNLOADING AREAS. THE MAIN ONES WITH NEAR THE ELEVATORS ARE THE LARGER, WIDER BLUE ARROWS YOU HAVE THERE. THERE'S ALSO SOME SCREENING ELEMENTS THAT WILL SCREEN SOME OF THAT LOADING AND UNLOADING. BUT EFFECTIVELY, THESE TYPE OF FACILITIES DON'T GENERATE SEMI TRUCK TRAFFIC AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE'RE TALKING SUVS, SMALL TRUCKS, AND THEY'LL TAKE THEIR MATERIALS INTO THE BUILDING AND THEN GO IN THE ELEVATOR OR THEIR FIRST FLOOR UNIT. RIGHT. MOST OF IT IS ON THE SIDES AND IN THE BACK. GREAT. AND THEN ONE OTHER THING. CAN YOU GO OVER A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE OFFICE COMPONENT PART? YEAH. THE IDEA IS BASICALLY JUST PEOPLE WHO WE WANT TO HAVE A RETAIL FRONT. WE DIDN'T WANT TO JUST, SINCE THIS IS SOMEWHAT OF A GATEWAY TO A NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S AN ENTRY. IT'S A CHALLENGING PIECE. YOU CAN'T JUST PUT A LOT OF RETAIL THERE. HOWEVER, WE WANTED TO HAVE AT LEAST SOMEWHAT OF A RETAIL FRONT AND HAVE THAT FEEL OF RETAIL. SO IT'S NOT JUST THIS EMPTY STORAGE DEVELOPMENT ALONE. AND SO WE THINK THAT A MATTER OF RETAIL WOULD BE GOOD FOR SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T WANT TO RENT A LARGER RETAIL SPACE, WHO DOESN'T NEED THAT SPACE, BUT IT'S GOING TO FUNCTION LARGELY AS RETAIL AND OFFICE, WHICH IS AN ALLOWED USE IN THE DISTRICT. IN FACT, HERE I'LL GO TO THIS SLIDE. SO THE GROUND FLOOR WE BUILT OUT WITH I THINK I SAW 360 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICES, DEDICATED OFFICES. SO EACH SUITE IS ABOUT 360 SQUARE FEET. AND THE FRONT PORTION OF THAT WILL BASICALLY BE AN OFFICE RETAIL COUNTER. IT REALLY COULD BE TAILORED DEPENDING ON THE BUSINESS NEED, BUT THE BACK TWO THIRDS OF THAT SPACE WOULD BE OFFICE STORAGE. IT JUST GIVES SOMEONE MORE SPACE FOR STORAGE FOR THEIR BUSINESS. NOT NOTHING. NO, NO DIFFERENT THAN A RETAIL OR OFFICE USE TODAY. THANK YOU. I GUESS MY BIG QUESTION WOULD BE, I MEAN, THERE'S A GREAT BUFFER BETWEEN THIS AND THE HOUSES, BUT YOU'RE STILL DOING STORAGE, JUST DOING STORAGE CLOSE TO HOUSES. IS THERE ANYTHING FOR CONCERN OVER NOISE, SLAMMING OF DOORS OR, YOU KNOW, REVVING OF ENGINES, WHATNOT, THAT THESE PEOPLE WILL NOT BE INCONVENIENCED OR DISTURBED. YOU KNOW IN DOING SELF STORAGE OVER THE YEARS AND EVEN TALKING TO NEIGHBORS THAT ARE NEAR SELF STORAGE, THERE ARE A LOT OF MISCONCEPTIONS. A LOT OF TIMES THERE IT'S A USE THAT ONCE IT'S BUILT, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT'S THERE. AND THE ONLY TIME YOU COULD EVER HAVE ANY NOISE IS IF YOU HAD MORE OF A CONVENTIONAL FACILITY THAT WAS MORE ROLL UP DOORS. WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT MORE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES. WITH THIS FACILITY, YOU JUST WON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT. NOT TO MENTION THE DISTANCE THAT THE INTERVENING UTILITY LINE PROVIDES. I DON'T. AND THE EIGHT FOOT WALL. I THINK THERE WAS A TRACTOR SUPPLY ONCE PLANNED HERE THAT. AND YOU KNOW TRACTOR SUPPLY'S OUTSIDE, RETAIL SALES AND DISPLAY, THAT WITH RVS COMING IN AND OUT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK THAT WOULD HAVE SOME IMPACT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK THIS USES WOULD NOT. YEAH. I THINK YOU ACTUALLY MENTIONED THAT THE P AND Z IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A BUFFER FROM 75. IT MIGHT IMPROVE NOISE POLLUTION FROM 75 WITH THE. I RECALL YOU MENTIONING THAT. IT MAY. I MEAN IF YOU LIVE RIGHT UP BEHIND THE BUILDING. SURE. BECAUSE THAT'S WHY WE PUT THOSE BIG WALLS UP ON 75, YOU KNOW. YEAH, EXACTLY. I CAN HEAR THE HIGHWAY NOISE FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN RICHARDSON. AND SO, YES. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE PROPONENT OR STAFF PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? [00:55:03] I JUST WANT TO ADD, MAYOR, YOUR PLANNING STAFF IS GREAT TO WORK WITH AND UNDER GREAT LEADERSHIP, AND IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THEM. AND JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW YOU HAVE A GREAT STAFF. THANK YOU FOR REAFFIRMING THAT FOR US. THANKS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THIS REQUEST PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE COMING FORWARD, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN THE MATTER BACK OVER TO THE COUNCIL. HE FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF OR THE PROPONENT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THINGS ABOUT THIS I LIKE. THERE'S THINGS I DON'T LIKE. I LIKE THE SMALL RETAIL SMALL BUSINESS. I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT LIKE THE STORAGE UNITS, ESPECIALLY ON 75. BUT WITH THAT SAID, AND THERE'S NOT MUCH ELSE THAT CAN BE BUILT IN THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, SO KIND OF LIMITED ON, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT'S NOT PLANNED BY THE ALDC, BUT WE CAN DO IT. SO IT SURE IS BETTER THAN NOTHING. BUT THE ALDC CAN'T ALWAYS ANTICIPATE ALL THESE ODD CONDITIONS. AND AT LEAST THIS DOES ADDRESS A LOT OF THOSE CONCERNS. AND IT'S PROBABLY BETTER THAN ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD FIT ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE NUMBER? ORDINANCE NUMBER 3973-12-22. MAYOR I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 3973-12-22 TO ESTABLISH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 148 WITH A BASE ZONING OF CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL. SECOND. I HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. THIS ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PROPONENT. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT FACILITY. [6.2 Conduct a Public Hearing and adopt an Ordinance to amend the development regulations of Planned Development. No. 98 with a base zoning of Single Family and adopt a Concept Plan, Building Elevations, and a Landscape Plan for Lots 1 - 18, Block A, Lots 1 - 9, Block B, and Lots 1 - 3, Block X, Ridgeview Villas, generally located south of Ridgeview Drive and east of Exchange Parkway. [Ridgeview Villas]] NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.2 ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 98 WITH A BASE ZONING OF SINGLE FAMILY AND ADOPT A CONCEPT PLAN, BUILDING ELEVATIONS AND LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR LOTS 1-18, BLOCK A, LOTS 1-9, BLOCK B, AND LOTS 1-3, BLOCK 10, RIDGEVIEW VILLAS, GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF RIDGEVIEW DRIVE AND EAST OF EXCHANGE PARKWAY. AND OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR, MARC KURBANSADE, IS GOING TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, MARC. THANK YOU, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, CITY STAFF. THIS IS THE ITEM THAT WAS JUST RIGHT INTO THE RECORD. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS ITEM AS IT'S GONE FROM PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO CITY COUNCIL. AND THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION ON LOT CONFIGURATION AND LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES AND TRYING TO FIND OTHER WAYS TO PERHAPS EITHER LIMIT THE THE DEVIATIONS AND OR ELIMINATE THEM OR SOME VARIATION IN BETWEEN. AND I KNOW THAT THE APPLICANT WHO'S HERE THIS EVENING IS STILL EXPLORING THOSE. AND WE TALK ALMOST DAILY. AT THIS POINT WE'RE TALKING JUST TRYING TO STAY UP TO DATE ON BOTH SIDES. THEY HAVE SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO THE JANUARY 10TH MEETING AT CITY COUNCIL JUST TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THOSE ALTERNATIVES. I THINK IT'S, I THINK THEY WANT TO PUT THE BEST FOOT FORWARD HERE AND REALLY GIVE COUNCIL AS MANY ALTERNATIVES TO EVALUATE AS POSSIBLE. AND WE'RE JUST NOT THERE AT THIS POINT YET. THIS IS THE PROPERTY. JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE PROPERTY. IF YOU FOLLOW THIS PROPERTY OVER TIME, THIS WAS PART OF A REZONING ACTION THAT HAPPENED IN 2016. IT WAS ORIGINALLY SLATED TO CONNECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH. IT WAS ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE TOWNHOMES. IT WAS ZONED TO PATIO HOMES AT THIS POINT AND GOING THROUGH ALL THE ZONING EXERCISE, THE PROPERTY WAS FULLY DEVELOPED LESS FOUR LOTS AND THEY GOT LITERALLY TO THE POINT OF FOUR MORE SURVEYS, WHICH ARE THE CONCRETE WOOD SURVEYS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND THE WOOD FORM BOARDS OUT THERE BEFORE THE FOUNDATIONS REPORT, AND THAT'S STILL WITH SOME OF THE REMNANTS ON THOSE PROPERTIES ARE NOW FORM BOARD. WHEN THEY SUBMITTED THOSE SURVEYS AND OUR INSPECTIONS, OUR PLANS EXAMINERS REVIEWED THOSE THEY LOOKED SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE ZONING DOCUMENTS AND REALIZED THEY WEREN'T IN CONFORMANCE. AND THAT'S WHERE THINGS HALTED. SO THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE SITTING RIGHT NOW, QUITE LITERALLY OUT ON THE PROPERTY. [01:00:07] SO THE FOUR LOTS JUST KIND OF SCATTERED IT THROUGHOUT. AS I SAID EARLIER, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID HEAR THIS ON NOVEMBER 15. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THIS REQUEST. WE DID RECEIVE A REQUEST TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM. SO IT'S AT COUNCIL'S DISCRETION ALWAYS TO CONTINUE AN ITEM. IF COUNCIL DOES, FOR WHATEVER REASON, CHOOSE TO ACT ON THIS. JUST A REMINDER, BECAUSE OF RECOMMENDATION DENIAL FROM PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, A SUPERMAJORITY WHICH IN THIS CASE WOULD BE A UNANIMOUS VOTE FROM COUNCIL OF SIX, ALL SIX MEMBERS IN ORDER TO TO PASS AN ITEM. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND I KNOW THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL IF YOU WANT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARC? IF NOT, THEN WHAT I WILL DO IS I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN I'LL ASK FOR ACTION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT. SO. GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS REQUEST TO PLEASE COME FORWARD TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU'VE HEARD THE PRESENTATION BY MR. KURBANSADE. WE ARE NOT REALLY GOING TO DO MUCH WITH THIS TONIGHT OTHER THAN HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ANTICIPATE THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO BASICALLY TABLE THIS ITEM AND CONTINUE IT TO OUR JANUARY 10TH MEETING. IF YOU, I HAVE FOUR CARDS UP HERE FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THAT PRESENTED THOSE. IF YOU WISH TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TONIGHT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT. BUT AGAIN, WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAVE THE BIG DISCUSSION UNTIL JANUARY 10TH. SO HAVING SAID THAT, IF ANYONE WANTS TO COME AND SPEAK, NOW'S THE TIME TO DO IT. KAMYAR GHADEMI, 1536 HENNESSEY DRIVE. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT QUICKLY. WE JUST HEARD OUR NEW GENERATION. THEY SAID THEY WANT TO TAKE CONCRETE, A STEP TOWARD FUTURE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO GO BACKWARDS. MINIMUM CODES ARE MINIMUM CODES. WE CANNOT MINIMIZE MINIMUM CODES. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. AND LATER ON THE NEXT MEETING, I'M GOING TO COME WITH MORE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE? MY NAME IS TARIQ HASAN, 1526 HENNESSEY DRIVE. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, APPRECIATE THE TIME. SO I'LL SAVE THE DETAILS OF THE DISCUSSION FOR THE NEXT MEETING FOR SAKE OF TIME. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY IS THAT I WISH THE TWO COMMUNITIES WERE AS LUCKY AS THE PREVIOUS DEVELOPER WHERE THEY CAME AND TALKED TO THE COMMUNITY AND MADE AMENDS TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE'S EASE OF USE AND NOT GET, YOU KNOW, HAVE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, YOU KNOW. I REALLY WISH THAT WE HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY WITH THIS DEVELOPER. SO WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS JUST FOR TODAY BRIEFLY, IS THAT AT THE TIME OF PLATTING, ALL THIS WAS KNOWN THAT THERE WERE FOUR LOTS, THE EASEMENTS EXISTED AND THESE FOUR LOTS DID NOT MEET THE CODE. THIS WAS KNOWN. THIS WAS A PLAN THAT WE WILL JUST GO AND ASK FOR A WAIVER. NOW, THE QUESTION SHOULD BE, SHOULD NOT BE, IS THE DEVELOPER GOING TO MISS THE CODES BY A LONG, LONG SHOT OR GOING TO MISS THE CODES BY A LONG SHOT? THE QUESTION SHOULD BE, IS THE DEVELOPER GOING TO HONOR THE CITY CODES, WHICH EXIST FOR A REASON? SO I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL THAT WHEN WE DO COME BACK ON THE JANUARY 10TH THAT WE HAVE THAT IN MIND, THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS I MEAN, THIS PLAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOR HOUSES LESS AND AND WE'RE TRYING TO SQUEEZE FOUR MORE HOUSES IN THERE. SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME FOR TODAY. THANK YOU, TARIQ. ANY OF THE OTHER TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT SUBMITTED CARDS WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ROB KITTS. I LIVE AT 1518 HENNESSEY IN ALLEN. LITERALLY A STONE'S THROW AWAY FROM THIS PROJECT. AND I ECHO MY NEIGHBORS COMMENTS ABOUT THE PREVIOUS PRESENTERS REACHING OUT TO THE NEIGHBORS, THE AFFECTED NEIGHBORS IN ADVANCE, AND AGREE THAT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A REALLY GOOD THING TO HAPPEN IN THIS SITUATION. BUT IT DIDN'T. JUST TWO POINTS. NUMBER ONE, IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OR HEARING, IT WAS A COMMENT THAT THAT [01:05:09] US OWNERS SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS LAND WAS GOING TO BE DEVELOPED AT SOME POINT. AND I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. BUT I THINK EQUALLY CORRECT OR EQUALLY ACCURATE IS WE HAD A REASONABLE EXPECTATION THAT WHEN THAT PROPERTY WAS GOING TO BE DEVELOPED, IT WOULD BE DEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE AND THE REGULATIONS. CERTAINLY, WE DIDN'T BUY LAND, ANTICIPATE THE ADJACENT LAND BE DEVELOPED, BUT DEVELOPED OUTSIDE OF CODE. WHO WOULD HAVE BOUGHT LAND IN THAT SITUATION? WHEN WE BUY THE LAND, WE EXPECT THAT THE LAND, THE ADJACENT LAND IS GOING TO BE DEVELOPED TO CODE AND WE EXPECT, HOPE, P RAY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL SUPPORT THAT. AS MY NEIGHBOR SAID, THIS ISN'T A NEW ISSUE. THIS DEVELOPER KNEW ON FEBRUARY 16TH, EXCUSE ME, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2016. I'M HOLDING UP THE MINUTES FROM THAT MEETING WHERE THE DEVELOPER, HIS REPRESENTATIVE WAS QUOTED AS SAYING HE'S GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS TEN FEET OF SEPARATION BETWEEN EACH HOUSE. AND THEN IT GOES ON TO MR. BASS, WHO WAS THE AT THE TIME THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, REAFFIRMED. AND HE SAID ON THE RECORD, TEN FEET OF SEPARATION IS THE STANDARD. SO WE'VE KNOWN SINCE 2016 THIS IS GOING ON. AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, WE'RE VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS HEARING IS NOT GOING FORWARD TODAY AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR MORE TIME NOW. HOW MUCH MORE TIME DO YOU NEED? YOU'VE KNOWN SINCE 2016 THIS IS THE STANDARD. SINCE 2016. AND THEN YOU DEVELOP A PETITIONER. WANTED THIS ON THE CALENDAR TODAY. YOU RUSHED IT TO GET IT HERE. AND THEN WE ALL CAME. WE ALL TOOK TIME. OUR FAMILIES ARE HERE. TO BE HERE. WE GOT PREPARED FOR THIS HEARING. AND TO FIND OUT THAT IT'S NOT GOING FORWARD IS DISAPPOINTING TO SAY THE LEAST. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN IN JANUARY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. KITTS. MY NAME IS KAPIL SAHASRABUDHE, 1542 HENNESSEY DRIVE. COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TODAY FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ABOUT THE TOPIC. I'M NEW TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC JUST GOES BEYOND THE [INAUDIBLE] SETBACKS. I THINK IT ALSO BRINGS UP THE TOPIC ABOUT CITY'S AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE THE CODES THAT ARE ESTABLISHED FOR A REASON, AND ALSO SORT OF CITY'S COMMITMENT TOWARDS ITS OWN CITIZENS. AND THE REASON I BRING IT UP IS BECAUSE I THINK, AS ROB MENTIONED, THE CODES ARE THERE FOR A REASON TO BE FOLLOWED IN RELATION TO THE SAFETY AND THE RISK THAT IT BRINGS UP. I THINK IT SHOULD NOT SET A PRECEDENT FOR THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTIONS TO TAKE CODES FOR GRANTED AND NEGOTIABLE TO BE BROUGHT UP IN MEETINGS LIKE THIS. AND THE SECOND PART IS WE OWN OUR HOUSES, WE PAY PROPERTY TAXES, WE LIVE THERE, WE SEND OUR KIDS TO THE SCHOOLS HERE, WE BUILD A COMMUNITY. THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS OWNED BY LLCS OUT OF THE STATE, AS I UNDERSTAND, AND IS OWNED BY ONLY FOUR LLCS. SO IT'S REALLY NOT A COMMUNITY PER SE. SO I REALLY REQUEST YOU TO CONSIDER THIS PARTICULAR POINT, THESE POINTS IN THE DISCUSSION, AND I'LL CERTAINLY BRING THOSE UP IN THE IN THE NEXT MEETING AS WELL. I WAS HOPING THIS WAS DECIDED TODAY, BUT WE CERTAINLY WILL BRING IT BACK AGAIN ON 10TH. SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KAPIL. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THIS REQUEST? SEEING NO ONE ELSE COMING FORWARD. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I DO WANT TO THANK THE RESIDENTS THAT DID COME FORWARD TO SPEAK. YOU HAD SOME VERY GOOD COMMENTS. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. SO WITH THAT, MY RECOMMENDATION, I'M SORRY, I GUESS I DIDN'T REALLY. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND IS THAT WE WOULD TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JANUARY 10TH AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT NIGHT AS WELL. SO, MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO THE REGULAR MEETING ON JANUARY 10TH, 23. I'LL SECOND IT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. THIS ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SO WE'LL HAVE IT ON THE DOCKET FOR JANUARY 10TH. [01:10:03] LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL BACK THEN. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM 6.3, WHICH IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AUTHORIZING APPROXIMATELY [6.3 Conduct a Public Hearing and adopt an Ordinance for a Specific Use Permit authorizing approximately 2,087± square foot portion of a building for a Medical or Dental Office use generally located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Exchange Parkway and Twin Creeks Drive and commonly known as 1420 Exchange Parkway B130, to be developed and used as a Medical or Dental Office. [ClearLife PLLC]] 2087 PLUS OR MINUS SQUARE FEET PORTION OF A BUILDING FOR MEDICAL OR DENTAL OFFICE USE, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EXCHANGE PARKWAY AND TWIN CREEKS DRIVE AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1420 EXCHANGE PARKWAY B130 TO BE DEVELOPED AND USED AS A MEDICAL OR DENTAL OFFICE, ALSO KNOWN AS CLEARLIFE PLLC AND JORDAN CAUDLE, CITY PLANNER, IS GOING TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, JORDAN. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THE LOCATION OF THE ITEM JUST FOR THE RECORD CAN BE SEEN HERE AS THE YELLOW STAR. IT'S LOCATED GENERALLY NORTH OF WEST EXCHANGE PARKWAY AND WEST OF NORTH ALMA DRIVE. MORE SPECIFICALLY, IT IS LOCATED NORTH OF WEST EXCHANGE PARKWAY AND EAST OF TWIN CREEKS DRIVE. YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HERE OUTLINED IN RED AND THE SUITE DEALING WITH THE SUP IS HIGHLIGHTED BY YELLOW. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE ZONING OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE ZONING OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ZONED LAND DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 53 WITH A BASE ZONING OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO THE EAST. PLAN DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 53 WITH THE BASE ZONING OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO THE NORTH ACROSS WALLACE DRIVE. PLAN DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 53 WITH A BASE ZONING OF SINGLE FAMILY TO THE WEST ACROSS TWIN CREEKS DRIVE. A STRAIGHT ZONING OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND TO THE SOUTH ACROSS EXCHANGE PARKWAY. PLAN DEVELOPMENT NUMBER 54 WITH THE BASE ZONING OF SINGLE FAMILY. THE CONCEPT PLAN YOU SEE BEFORE YOU, WHICH IS ALSO GOING TO BE THE CONCEPT PLAN IN THE ORDINANCE, IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN FROM THE PACKET THAT WAS PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY. THAT HAS TO DO WITH A COPYRIGHT THAT WAS PART OF THE PLAN THAT WAS IN THE PACKET THAT WAS PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY. SO JUST FOR FOLLOWING COPYRIGHT STANDARDS, WE PRODUCED THIS EXHIBIT IN FRONT OF YOU. THE MEDICAL OR DENTAL OFFICE USE REQUIRES AN SUP IN THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES ZONING DISTRICT, AND THIS ZONING IS A BASE ZONING OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES. GOING BACK A LITTLE BIT, JUST ONE PAGE. THE SUITE IN QUESTION IS THE BLUE SUITE AND THE SUP THAT IS BEING PRESENTED TO YOU ONLY APPLIES TO THE BUSINESS OPERATING IN THIS BLUE SUITE. HOWEVER, THE SUP ALSO WOULD GRANT USE OF COMMUNITY COMMON FACILITIES SUCH AS THE PARKING AND THE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. THE PARKING FOR THIS FACILITY, ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED SITE PLAN, WAS PARKED FOR ALL OF THESE BUILDINGS TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL OR DENTAL OFFICE USES. SO PARKING ON THIS LOCATION SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, ON THIS LOCATION, THE OTHER SUITE IN THE BUILDING AND THE OTHER PORTION OF THE BUILDING IN BLUE HAS A SUP FOR MEDICAL OR DENTAL OFFICE AS WELL AS AN SUP FOR A MEDICAL OR DENTAL OFFICE IN THE BUILDING DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE SUITE IN THAT SOUTHWESTERN BUILDING. AT THE NOVEMBER 15TH, 2022 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM UNANIMOUSLY. AS THE REQUEST MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, WE WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST AS WELL. I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, JORDAN. COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR THE PROPONENT PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? AND I KNOW THIS PROPERTY VERY WELL. YEAH. SO LIKE YOU STATED, IT'S JUST A CHANGE IN THE SUP. AND THERE'S ALREADY OFFICE MEDICAL, DENTAL OFFICES ON THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY? CORRECT. THERE ARE TWO OTHER SUITES THAT HAVE THOSE MEDICAL OR DENTAL OFFICE SUPS ON THE PROPERTY. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, ASKING ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THIS REQUEST TO PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE COMING FORWARD, GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN THE MATTER BACK OVER TO THE COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE NUMBER? [01:15:01] ORDINANCE NUMBER 3974-12-22. MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6.3. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AMD A SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. THIS ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PROPONENT/ I HOPE YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU. [6.4 Conduct a Public Hearing and adopt an Ordinance to establish a Planned Development with a base zoning district of Corridor Commercial, and to adopt Development Regulations, Concept Plan, Zoning Exhibit, and Building Elevations for a Property generally located south of State Highway 121 and approximately 600 feet west of Watters Road. [TX-121 Commerce Center]] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 6.4, WHICH IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH A BASE ZONING DISTRICT OF CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL AND TO ADOPT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, CONCEPT PLAN, ZONING EXHIBIT AND BUILDING ELEVATIONS FOR PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 121 AND APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET WEST OF WATERS ROAD, ALSO KNOWN AS TX-121 COMMERCE CENTER. AND KIM IS BACK. THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR. FOR YOUR LAST PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT, IT IS A REQUEST FROM TX-121 COMMERCE CENTER FOR THE PROPERTY ROUGHLY IDENTIFIED ON THE MAP BY A YELLOW STAR. WE'RE REQUESTING TO ESTABLISH A NEW PUD WITH A BASE ZONING OF CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS ADOPT DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, CONCEPT PLAN, ZONING EXHIBIT AND BUILDING ELEVATIONS. THE PROPERTY IS GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 121 AND ABOUT 600 FEET WEST OF WATTERS ROAD AND NORTH OF RIDGEVIEW DRIVE. THE SUBJECT SITE, AS OUTLINED RED HERE ON THE MAP IS IN PD-40 AND WITH A BASE ZONING OF CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST. THE CITY OF MCKINNEY IS TO THE NORTH ACROSS 121. THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE EAST IS IN PD-92 WITH A BASE ZONING OF CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL AND PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH, IS IN PD-137 WITH A BASE ZONING OF TOWNHOMES. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. IT DOES COMPRISE OF TWO BUILDINGS WITH APPROXIMATELY 142,000 SQUARE FEET TOTAL AND A LITTLE OVER 12 ACRES. THERE ARE TWO ACCESS POINTS INTO THE SITE. THE, WITH THE MOST EASTERN ACCESS HAVING A DIESEL LANE TO ALLOW FOR SMOOTHER TRAFFIC ALONG 121 AS VEHICLES ENTER INTO THIS PROPERTY. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THERE ARE TWO CROSS ACCESS EASEMENTS ALONG THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST. GOING INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE SPECIFICS OF THAT. THE PROPERTY OF THE NORTH, AS SHOWN IN THE YELLOW CIRCLE, WILL BE A CONTROLLED FIRE ACCESS ONLY. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC VEHICLE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO SITES ON THAT ONE. AND THEN THE CROSS ACCESS IDENTIFIED BY THE DOUBLE ARROW TO THE SOUTH. THAT WILL BE FULL ACCESS AS LONG AS THEY HAVE A RECORDED CROSS ACCESS EASEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TO THE SOUTH. PARDON ME. LIFETIME FITNESS THERE? CORRECT. OKAY. AND ONCE THE CROSS ACCESS EASEMENT IS RECORDED, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PUT IN A NINE FOOT BAR, WHICH WOULD LIMIT LARGER VEHICLES FROM TRAVERSING BETWEEN THE TWO PROPERTIES. THANK YOU. ANOTHER IMPROVEMENT THEY ARE PROPOSING IS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW TEN FOOT BIKE HIKE TRAIL ALONG 121 THAT WILL CONNECT TO AN EXISTING SIDEWALK NETWORK. ALTHOUGH ZONING DOES NOT REGULATE BUILDING MATERIALS, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THERE IS AN EXECUTED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN PLACE THAT DOES REGULATE THE BUILDING MATERIALS. SO BOTH BUILDINGS ARE VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE. THEY ARE TEXTURED CONCRETE, GLAZING, METAL CANOPIES. THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS ARE THE REGULATIONS, REALLY. BUILDING A OR THE NORTHERN BUILDING IS ABOUT 70,000 SQUARE FEET WITH A BUILDING HEIGHT OF 40 FEET. AND BUILDING B IS ABOUT 72,000 SQUARE FEET, WHICH INCLUDES AROUND 11,000 SQUARE FOOT MEZZANINE. GOING INTO THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THEY ARE CONTINUING WITH THE WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION USES AND THEY ARE REQUESTING TO ADOPT A NEW CONCEPT PLAN. BACK IN 2019, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE MOST EASTERN PORTION OF THIS PROPERTY THAT INCLUDED ONE BUILDING ON THE [01:20:10] SITE. SO A NEW CONCEPT PLAN DOES HAVE TO BE ADOPTED. AND WITHIN THAT, WE ARE ASKING FOR SOME ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS THAT THE CONCEPT PLAN AS PRESENTED BE CONSTRUCTED IN GENERAL CONFORMANCE WITH IT. AND THEN AGAIN, THE WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION IS PERMITTED USE IN THE CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE REQUESTING OR REQUIRING IN THE ORDINANCE THAT A MINIMUM OF 20% OF EACH OF THE BUILDING CONTAIN OFFICE SPACE. BUILDING A THE SOUTH ELEVATION BE LIMITED TO 16 BACK DOORS. THEY MUST CONSTRUCT ALL THE WALLS AND LANDSCAPING TO SCREEN THE SERVICE COURTS AND THEN THE LIMITATIONS THAT I DESCRIBED EARLIER ALSO IN THE ORDINANCE. AT THE NOVEMBER 29TH OF THIS YEAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THEY REVIEWED AND HELD A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. I DO WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT THERE WAS ONE SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS AMENDED TODAY. THAT WAS IN SECTION SEVEN. THEY HAD UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST TO RECORD AND SUBMIT TO US THEIR CLOSING DOCUMENTS PROVING THAT THEY HAD PURCHASED THE PROPERTY DUE TO THE HOLIDAY. WE FELT THAT THEY MIGHT NEED A LITTLE EXTRA TIME, SO WE DID EXTEND THAT TO JANUARY 16TH OF 2023. SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL GET IT DONE THIS YEAR. BUT JUST IN CASE WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND AMEND THE REGULATIONS AGAIN. SO WITH THAT SAID, I RECOMMEND APPROVAL, CONCUR WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE APPLICANT IS HERE. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT DO A PRESENTATION TONIGHT, BUT THEY ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL AS MYSELF. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, KIM. COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KIM OR THE PROPONENT? THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TOWNHOMES AND THE BUSINESS. I REALLY DIDN'T SEE MUCH ON THAT. THERE'S TEN HOMES TO THE SOUTH. THERE'S SOME WOODED AREA BETWEEN THERE. YES. AND THERE'S FLOODPLAIN, TOO. OKAY. YES. SO ARE WE DOING ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT OR. THAT FLOODPLAIN IS ACTING AS A NATURAL BUFFER BETWEEN THIS USE AND THE PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH? I LIKE HOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE LOADING DOCKS ARE BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS, NOT ON THE BACK SIDE. CORRECT. SO THAT'S GOING TO HELP CUT DOWN ON NOISE FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL. THERE SHOULD BE VERY LITTLE NOISE CONSIDERING THE WAY THAT THE BUILDINGS ARE ORIENTED, PLUS THE FLOODPLAIN. OKAY. THAT'S ALWAYS MY CONCERN. OF THE ELEVATION? YEAH. AND THAT'S HOW MANY SQUARE FEET? IT'S ABOUT 70,000 TOTAL. OKAY. AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S BUMP OUT. SO IT'S NOT A CONSISTENT WALL, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. FANTASTIC. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING? THANK YOU, KIM. YEAH. GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR AGAINST THIS REQUEST. PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SEEING NO ONE COMING FORWARD, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. TURN THE MATTER BACK OVER TO THE COUNCIL. I DID HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. YOU HAD SAID SOMETHING ABOUT SECTION 7 AND OWNERSHIP AND EXTENDING THE TIMELINE. DOES THAT IMPACT US TAKING ACTION ON THIS AT ALL? NO, IT DOES NOT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK. I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS. I THINK. YOU KNOW, I LIKE THIS CONCEPT, CARL, YOU MAY RECALL THIS WAS AT ONE POINT ALLY OUTFITTERS, THE GUN RANGE. I BELIEVE. ISN'T THAT CORRECT, MARC? THAT WAS THE LOCATION BACK IN '19. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DIDN'T COME THROUGH. AND I'M PLEASED WITH THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE WAY THIS IS STRUCTURED AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH HEAVY INVESTMENTS AND WE KNOW THAT THEY BUILD A QUALITY PRODUCT. AND I'M CONFIDENT THIS IS GOING TO BE A QUALITY PRODUCT AS WELL. I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T HAVE MIXED USE THROUGHOUT THE 121 CORRIDOR. WE'VE GOT TO BREAK IT UP. AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WITH STILLWATER AND THE OFFICE COMPONENT. AND I THINK THE WAY THESE ARE STRUCTURED, YOU KNOW, WAREHOUSES ARE DIFFERENT TODAY THAN THEY WERE 10, 15 YEARS AGO. AND THESE ARE THESE ARE NICE LOOKING BUILDINGS. AND SO I DO SUPPORT THIS. [01:25:02] I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. AND AND BETTER YET, I WELCOME [INAUDIBLE] TO ALLEN. PLEASED THAT YOU CHOSE ALLEN TO BE YOUR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS. WE WELCOME YOU AND GLAD THAT YOU'RE OCCUPYING OVER HALF OF THIS DEVELOPMENT ALREADY. SO I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GREAT WIN FOR THE CITY NOW AND TONIGHT. YEAH, AND I CONCUR. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST IN OFFICE WAREHOUSE KIND OF SPACE WITHIN THE CITY, AND THIS IS JUST GOING TO PUT MORE INVENTORY THAT WE CAN RENT HERE AND BRING NEW BUSINESS DOWN IN TEXAS. SO THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST ECHO THAT. AND NOT TO MENTION, YOU KNOW, A VERY LUCRATIVE COMPANY, FORTUNE 500 COMPANY. I THINK IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO ALLEN AND VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS BEING COMPLETED AND SHAKING HANDS WITH YOU GUYS. ANYONE ELSE? IF NOT, DO WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE NUMBER? ORDINANCE NUMBER 3975-12-22. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 3975-12-22 TO ESTABLISH PLAN DEVELOPMENT 149 WITH A BASE ZONING OF CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON? IF SO, PLEASE CAST YOUR BALLOT. MAYOR, TO CLARIFY, IS THAT WITH THE CONDITION AS NOTED BY STAFF. OH SURE, WITH THE EXTENSION OF THE CLOSING OF DOCUMENTS THANK YOU. THIS ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD LUCK IN ALLEN. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM 7.1, WHICH IS THE CALENDAR. [7.1 Calendar. December 23 and 26 - City Hall Closed for Christmas Holidays December 27 - Council Workshop and Regular Meeting Canceled January 2 - City Hall Closed for New Year's Day Holiday. January 10 - Next Regular Council Meeting.] WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON THERE. FIRST OF ALL, CITY HALL IS CLOSED OVER THE HOLIDAYS FROM THE 23RD TO 26TH OF DECEMBER. DECEMBER 27TH, THE COUNCIL WORKSHOP AND REGULAR MEETING IS CANCELED. AND THEN ON JANUARY 2ND, CITY HALL CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY HOLIDAY. THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR ON JANUARY 10TH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER CALENDAR ITEMS THAT ANYONE WANTS TO BRING UP? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEMS OF INTEREST. [7.2 Items of Interest.] I HAVE ONE ITEM OF INTEREST, AND SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A SECOND MEETING IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, I WILL GO AHEAD AND ANNOUNCE MY CHARITY OF THE MONTH FOR DECEMBER. THAT'S WHERE I DONATE MY STIPEND. MONTHLY STIPEND IS $625 FOR THE MONTH TO A CHARITY OF MY CHOOSING. AND MY CHARITY OF CHOOSING FOR THIS MONTH IS THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF COLLIN COUNTY. IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION WHO I THINK MOVE THEIR OFFICE TO ALLEN HERE RECENTLY. SO THAT'S A GREAT THING. THEY'RE HEADQUARTERED HERE NOW FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. THEY HELP PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT ASSISTANCE, CARE AND EDUCATION TO YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO NEED THAT HELP. AND I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO INVESTIGATE THAT ORGANIZATION AND SEEK TO VOLUNTEER OR MAKE A MONETARY DONATION TO HELP THEM OUT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST? I HAVE ONE THERE. I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR GREAT CHAMBER, THE ALLEN FAIRVIEW CHAMBER, FOR RECENTLY ACHIEVING A FIVE STAR ACCREDITATION. IT WAS IN THE ALLEN AMERICAN, AND IT'S THE HIGHEST DESIGNATION THAT YOU CAN GET FROM THE US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. IT'S QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. AND SHARON MAYER, KAREN SIMPSON, SAUNDRA MIDKIFF AND TERRI MARTINEZ. IF YOU'RE WATCHING, CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE. WE'RE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU. I THINK HERE THIS YEAR, THIS ACCREDITATION. THE CELEBRATION OF YOUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY. AND I WOULD SUGGEST OR ARGUE THAT THE CHAMBER IS AS ROBUST TODAY THAN IT'S EVER BEEN. AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE LEADERSHIP. AND SO I SALUTE I SALUTE THE FAIRVIEW CHAMBER. THANK YOU, CHRIS. THAT'S A GREAT THING TO BRING UP AS AN ITEM OF INTEREST, BECAUSE I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT NOT VERY MANY CHAMBERS EVEN ATTAIN. AND I AND, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE KIND OF LIKE THREE STAR WENT TO FOUR STAR AND NOW THEY'RE AT FIVE STAR LEVEL. AND THAT DEFINITELY IS EVIDENCE THAT OUR CHAMBER IS WORKING EXTREMELY HARD TO BE THE BEST THAT THEY CAN BE. AND THAT'S GREAT. ANY OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST? IF NOT, THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT OF OUR AGENDA, AND THAT IS TO HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WE WILL RECESS THE REGULAR SESSION AND RECESS THE REGULAR SESSION AT 8:35 AND CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:40. [8. Executive Session] SO EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TO HURRY UP TO GET IN THERE. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE DONE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.087, DELIBERATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, SPECIFICALLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ALONG THE STATE HIGHWAY 121 CORRIDOR. WE ARE NOW RECESSED. [01:30:01] WE'RE JUST GOING. GO AHEAD AND RECONVENE THE ALLEN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION AND IT IS 9:14. THERE IS NO ACTION BEING TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN OUR MEETING. GOOD EVENING. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.