OF THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CONVENE THE REGULAR SESSION.
[CONVENE REGULAR SESSION]
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IT IS 7:02 P.M. AND THE FIRST ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 3 IS CITIZEN[3. CITIZENS’ INPUT]
INPUT. I HAVE TWO SPEAKER REQUESTS IN MY POSSESSION AND I WILL READ THOSE AND CALL YOU UP TO THE PODIUM IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD YOU WILL HAVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THE FIRST ONE IS REGINA MARTINEZ.>> MR. MARTINEZ CAN YOU TELL US EXACTLY WHICH PROPERTY THIS IS
IN REFERENCE TO? >> THIS IS STONEWALL ROAD THERE IS SEWER BEING PROPOSED FROM THE TRAILS AT COTTONWOOD COMING TOWARDS THE SEWER LINE AT DR HORTON I THINK THAT IS THE PROPERTY. AND, WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OTHER PANEL ABOUT THIS AND WE ARE JUST VERY UNHAPPY, WELL, I AM.
THE OTHER GUYS GAVE UP. THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY RIGHT BY MY POND PEERED THEY ARE GOING TO DESTROY THE POND. ALSO, I BELIEVE THEY ARE GOING TO FLOOD ALL OF THESE HOMES AROUND MY PROPERTY AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY DON'T CARE. CANNOT GET A RESPONSE FROM THE CITY BECAUSE OF COURSE YOU CANNOT COMMENT. AND, IF MY PROPERTY FLOODS, WHO IS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEVELOPER, WELL, NOT ME BUT MY NEIGHBOR AND THEY ARE ALSO TELLING ME THAT THE SET PRICE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO OFFER US WHICH I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE MONEY. BUT WHEN I CALL THE CITY CANNOT TELL IF THEY ARE GOING TO COOPERATE OR WHATEVER LEGAL DEAL THAT IS. THERE IS A VETERANS CEMETERY THERE WHERE I LIVE AND I LOVE MY HOME. I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS BECAUSE IT IS JUST ME AND I JUST WANT SOME KIND OF HELP OR SOME KIND OF GUIDANCE. I CAN'T STOP THIS DEVELOPMENT. IT IS HUGE.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. MY PROPERTY IS ONLY 6 AND A HALF ACRES AND WE FEEL LIKE THIS DEVELOPER IS COMING IN AND THEY WILL DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING, TALKING TO YOU, I TALKED TO O'BRIEN WHICH IS THE CONSULTING COMPANY HERE AND HE MENTIONED THAT EVEN IF THEY DON'T PUT ANY RETENTION PONDS THE PROPERTY WILL NOT FLOOD AND IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE AND THAT'S WHAT HE SAYS OR WILL HAVE A LOT OF CONCRETE HERE BUT THE WATER WILL SLOW DOWN. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. THAT IS WHY I AM HERE. I AM GOING TO TRY TO SEND YOU SOME PICTURES AND MAYBE AN EMAIL AND HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY WILL LISTEN. EVEN IF THEY TELL ME HEY, WE CAN'T HELP YOU, YOU ARE DONE. AT LEAST BE COURTEOUS AND TELL ME, MR. MARTINEZ IT IS A LOST CAUSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, SIR. THE SECOND SPEAKER CARD WE HAVE IS STANLEY POLLARD. MR. POLLARD, IF YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
>> MADAME CHAIRMAN AND THE COMMISSION, MY NAME IS STANLEY POLLARD.BE WELL RECEIVED BY SOME PEOPLE. MY REMARKS ARE ABOUT THE P AND Z MEETING. I WAS A MEMBER OF THE P&Z IN 2005 AND I WAS HONORED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE IN 2019.
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THE NORTH SHORE DISTRICT SEVERAL PEOPLE MADE COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THE CITY WOULD PUT THIS OUT THERE AND I THINK THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING ON THEIR PART BECAUSE NORTH SHORE DISTRICT WAS PLANNED AND SET ASIDE IN THE COMP PLAN IN 1995 1996 AS THE TECHNICAL RESEARCH BUT THE TR DISTRICT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO THAT. IT WAS THE LAST CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY TO HAVE BUSINESS AND JOBS LOCATE HERE TO MOVE US AWAY FROM 86 PERCENT OF THE TAX REVENUE ON RESIDENCE TO 60 PERCENT. TO COMPETE WITH LEGACY PARK AND PLANO, GALLATIN PARK AND THE CORRIDOR IN RICHARDSON. THAT DISTRICT ALSO WAS SET ASIDE BEFORE GEORGE BUSH WAS EVER BUILT. THAT DISTRICT EXISTED BEFORE ANY LOT WERE PLATTED AND WATER VIEWED BEFORE A SINGLE HOUSE WAS BUILT TO WATERVIEW AND BEFORE HOMESTEAD WAS EVEN DESIGNED OR MUCH LESS PLATTED AND BUILT. RESIDENTS CLAIM THAT THE PROPERTY WOULD BE DEVALUED FROM THE BUILDINGS AND FROM THE NORTH SHORE BUT THEY HAD NO PROBLEM BUILDING OR BUYING NEXT TO AN EXISTING GARLAND CITY DUMP AND LANDFILL.THEY CLAIMED IT WOULD BE AN EYESORE EVEN THOUGH IT IS APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE TO ANY HOUSE TO THOSE BUILDINGS AND YOU CAN BARELY SEE PG BT IN THE WINTER MUCH LESS THREE OTHER SEASONS WHEN THE TREES ARE ALL LEAFED OUT IN MUDDY CREEK AREA.
THIS DEVELOPMENT HAD A CHANCE TO COST THE NORTH SHORE TO TAKE OFF AND BRING MORE JOBS, INCOME, AND TAX MONEY TO THE CITY THAT WE DON'T HAVE TWO HELP ALLEVIATE THE TAX BURDEN FROM THE RESIDENCE. AND I AM SORRY AND DISMAYED THAT SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE A STAND, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER BUT WANTED TO TABLE THIS. THEY SHOULD BE THINKING AND YOU SHOULD BE THINKING OF AN ENTIRE CITY NOT JUST A SEGMENT THAT DOES NOT WANT IT. THE LEGITIMATE COULDCOMPLAINT COULD HAVE BEEN THE TRAFFIC DOWN AT PGT.
>> THANK YOU SIR. OKAY, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 4 THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING MAY BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER OR A CITIZEN
[4. CONSENT AGENDA]
MAY REQUEST ITEMS BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. 4A. CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES. CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 11, 2022 REGULAR MEETING.4B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A FINAL PLAT CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE ALVAREZ TOVAR MATA ADDITION FINAL PLA T, A REQUEST BY . THE APPROXIMATELY 0.30-ACRE SITE IS SITUATED IN THE HARRISON BLEVINS SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 94, APPROXIMATELY 360 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF DALROCK AND LAKE NORTH ROADS, IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. COMMISSIONERS, I BELIEVE I AM
READY FOR A YES SIR? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO I HAVE A SECOND? WE DO HAVE A SECOND AND SUSAN, ARE YOU READY? I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ABSTAIN BECAUSE I WAS NOT AT THE PRAYER MEETING. ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.