[2C. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest.]

OUR NEXT ITEM, THE UPDATE FROM CITY COUNCIL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL POSITION, MAJOR PROJECTS, OPERATIONAL ISSUES, UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST AND ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.

AND MY SCREEN WENT BLACK. OKAY. SO, WE HAVE HERE, FROM THE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, THE DOWNTOWN STRATEGIC PLAN IS UNDERWAY. WE WOULD LIKE YOUR INPUT. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO GET INVOLVED, TAKE ME DOWNTOWN STRATEGIC PLAN PUBLIC SURVEY, AVAILABLE THROUGH FEBRUARY 12TH. SECOND, NOT FEBRUARY 2ND, BUT SECONDLY, JOIN US AT THE ROWLETT COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 5:30 TO SEVEN -- 7:3. COME TO THE LIBRARY FOR AGES 14 AND UP AND YOU CAN USE THE CIRCUIT , CRAFT MACHINE, SUBLIMATION PRINTER, 3-D PRINTER, SEWING MACHINE, OR WOODBURNING TOOLS. THE LAB IS OPEN FROM 10 A CLOCK A.M. TO FIVE OF 5 P.M. THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY BEGIN SEPTEMBER THE 15TH AND REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN AND YOU CAN FIND THOSE DETAILS ON ROWLETT.COM. THE NEXT ITEM IS CITIZENS' INPUT. I AM SORRY. I SKIPPED I SKIPPED THE

IMPORTANT ONES HERE. >> OKAY, HERE IS MY DOG. MY DOGS ACTUALLY. MEET LAYLA AND ZOO ZOO . THEY ARE MIXED BREED, AGED ONE YEAR, LAYLA IS A FEMALE AND ZULU IS MALE.

WHAT COLOR ARE THEY? THEY HAVE LOTS OF COLORS. WE HAVE TWO PETS AND THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE ADOPTED TOGETHER, THEY ARE NOT A BONDED PAIR. THEY ARE JUST GOOD FRIENDS AT THE SHELTER. LAYLA ON THE LEFT, SPAYED, CHIPPED, AND UP-TO-DATE ON VACCINES. POTTY TRAINED, DOG FRIENDLY, KID FRIENDLY, SHE WANTS NOTHING BUT LOVE. OVER ON THE RIGHT, ZULU IS FIXED , CHIPPED , AND UP-TO-DATE ON VACCINES THAT HE IS POTTY TRAINED, DOG FRIENDLY, AND KID FRIENDLY. HE LOVES TO EXPLORE NATURE. WHEN IT IS TIME FOR BED, HE WILL BE RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET LAYLA, ZULU, OR ANY OTHER ADOPTABLE ANIMALS, CONTACT ANIMAL SERVICES AT 972-412-6219, OR COME TO THE SHELTER AT 4402 INDUSTRIAL STREET, OPEN FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. YOU PROBABLY HAVE THAT PHONE NUMBER MEMORIZED.

ONE MORE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE ROWLETT CITIZENS ' COUNCIL 2023 SAW A LOT OF MILESTONES, SUCH AS A POSITIVE NET ASSET BALANCE FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW, AND THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE REACHED 10,000 SERVICE HOURS. AND WORKING WITH THE VFW POST 2 150 ON THE TOYS FOR TOTS. AND WE PARTICIPATED IN THE ROWLETT HOLIDAY PARADE AND PROVIDED AERIAL SERVICES AT THE DALLAS MARATHON, WITH ALL OF THE USUAL DUTIES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THE GREAT GROUP, AND IT REALLY IS A GREAT GROUP, YOU CAN VOLUNTEER AND OR YOU COULD JOIN FIRE EXPLORES OR THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, TROOP 66. THERE WILL BE A CLASS FOR THOSE INTERESTED. IT IS A TWO-DATE COURSE. IT IS ALL A LOT OF FUN AND A WHOLE LOT OF WORK, IT WILL BE HELD FEBRUARY 3RD, FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. AND ARIES WILL BE HOLDING A CLASS IN MARCH FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO OBTAIN THE SEC CLASS OPERATION LICENSE. LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. >> COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS ?

>> YES, I WANTED TO REALLY CALL OUT AND LET YOU KNOW. THE SENTRY TENT HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS AND I HAVE A LITTLE, A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ ABOUT THE SENTRY TENT , FOR SOME OF OUR PEOPLE WHO ARE NERO DIVERGENT AT OUR CITY EVENTS

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AND I WANT TO REACH OUT AND SAY THIS IS GREAT, CITY EVENTS CAN BE CROWDED, LOUD, AND OVERSTIMULATING. CARETAKERS OF CHILDREN WITH SENSORY NEEDS OFTEN MISS OR SKIP CITY EVENTS, DUE TO OVERSTIMULATION. AS A MOM OF A CHILD WITH SENSORY NEEDS, COMMISSIONER MARANDA IDENTIFIED AN AREA WHERE THE CITY CAN PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION. SHE PROPOSED THE IDEA OF CREATING A SENSORY TENT TO THE ROWLETT EQUITY AND INCLUSION COMMISSION, INCORPORATING PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, CONSULTING WITH SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD AND RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM THE RED ICY. THEY CREATED THAT 10 .

THE 10 IS DESIGNED TO HELP NERO DIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS ENGAGE THEIR SENSES AND PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE FOR DECOMPRESSION FROM OVERSTIMULATION DURING COMMUNITY EVENTS. THE SENSORY TENT INCLUDES LIGHTS, COLORS, TEXTURES, SOUNDS, AND PLAY OBJECTS WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO EXPLORE, DECOMPRESS, AND INTERACT IN CITY EVENTS SAFELY. PLACES OF SENSORY HELP INDIVIDUALS MORNING DISABILITIES, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, OR CENTRALLY -- SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS LEARN TO INTERACT WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM WHILE ALSO PROVIDINGA SAFE SPACE THEY BUILD UP THEIR CONFIDENCE AND ABILITIES. THIS 10 PROVIDES A JUDGMENT-40, THEY CAN EXPLORE AND DECOMPRESS AT THEIR LEISURE. THE SENSORY TENT WAS PILOTED IN OCTOBER, 2023. DUE TO THE INCREDIBLE FEEDBACK THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY, THE TENT WAS REQUESTED FOR THE PARADE. AS EXPECTED, USAGE BY CHILDREN AND ADULTS INCREASED DURING THE EVENT. AFTER THE EVENT CONCLUDED, THE REDIC RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM CITIZENS EXPRESSING GRATITUDE THAT THE ACCOMMODATION WAS MADE TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF ROWLETT. THE REDIC HAS REQUESTED THE ROWLETT TO INCLUDE THE SENSORY TENT ARRANGEMENT IN THE PROCESS FOR WORKFLOW FOR ALL MAJOR CITY EVENTS. FROM CHILDREN TO ADULTS, THE SENSORY TENT IS ENCOURAGED TO HAVE ALL MEMBERS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES , SENSORY IMPAIRMENT, AND PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT, WHILE RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR ACCOMMODATION, THE SENSORY TENT IS ANOTHER STEP IN MAKING THE CITY THE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK,

AND PLAY FOR EVERYONE. >> COUNCILMEMBER, SORRY ,

DEPUTY MAYOR? >> WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT WANT TO SERVE. YOU CAN APPLY FOR A POSITION ON THE BOARD AT THE CITY WEBSITE THAT APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH FRIDAY, JANUARY 19TH.

THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON ?

>> I FAILED TO PROPERLY ANNOUNCE THE FOLKS WHO I ASKED TO COME DOWN. ANGELA IS FROM THE HUMAN COALITION. AND THEY FOUND IN THE MINISTRY 50 YEARS AGO, SO, I WANTED TO PROPERLY ANNOUNCE WHO THEY WERE. THANK YOU.

[3. CITIZENS’ INPUT]

>> COUNCIL, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 3, CITIZENS' INPUT. NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL DURING CITIZENS POST INPUT.

>> PASTOR HUDDLESTON. >> ,, STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD THAT YOU WILL HAVE THREE

MINUTES. YOU CAN MOVE THE MIC. >> I RESIDE IN ROCKWALL. I SPEND MORE OF MY TIME OVER IN ROWLETT, ACROSS THE STREET. I WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL TONIGHT FOR THE PROCLAMATION OF SANCTITY OF LIFE MONTH. OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICIAL ASPECT, AND RONALD REAGAN INTRODUCED IT TO OUR COUNTRY IN 1984. IT IS VERY PERSONAL TO ME, BECAUSE A YOUNG LADY AT THE AGE OF 14 IN 1969 BECAME PREGNANT IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AND MADE THE DECISION TO GO TO, AN UNPOPULAR DECISION, TO GO TO THE MISSION HOME IN SAN ANTONIO. GAVE BIRTH TO THAT

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CHILD. THAT CHILD WAS ME. AND THE PEOPLE I CALL MY PARENTS ADOPTED ME ABOUT EIGHT DAYS LATER. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL THING. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, AND THEM, FOR BEING AWARE OF THAT. AND SUPPORTING THAT THAT EVEN THOUGH SOMETIMES IT IS NOT THAT POPULAR AND IT GETS A LITTLE COMPLICATED. AND I WANT TO END TONIGHT, AGAIN, FIRST OF ALL, THANKING YOU ALL FOR THAT STANCE AND I WANT TO READ FROM THIS PICTURE, YOU KNIT ME TOGETHER IN MY MOTHER'S WOMB. I PRAISE YOU LORD, WONDERFUL ARE YOUR WORDS, MY SOUL KNOWS IT VERY WELL, MY FRAME WAS NOT HIDDEN FROM YOU WHEN I WAS BEING MADE, INTRICATELY WOVEN IN THE DEPTHS OF THE EARTH FROM SOME UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE. EVERY ONE OF THEM ARE THE DAYS THAT WILL FORM BEFORE ME, YET WHEN IT WAS THERE, NONE OF THEM. SO, THANK YOU AGAIN, I REALLY

APPRECIATE THAT. AND GOD BLESS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT COMMENT?

>> MISSY TIDWELL. >> COME UP, AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

>> MY NAME IS MISSY TIDWELL , I LIVE IN ROWLETT. AND MY THREE MINUTES STARTS. I WANTED TO TALK TO COUNCIL , BECAUSE WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS PROCLAMATION, I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT ITS CONTENT. TYPICALLY, SANCTITY OF LIFE MONTH IS ONLY FOCUSED ON THE UNBORN, WITH NO REGARD FOR THE LIVING, BREATHING WOMEN WHO ARE CHARGED WITH CARRYING THESE PREGNANCIES. I AM PLEASED TO SEE THAT THIS PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN CENTERED ON THE SANCTITY OF LIFE BEYOND THE WOMB. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT SANCTITY OF LIFE IS BEYOND THE WOMB, AND THE FREE WILL THAT COMES WITH IT. I SUPPORT THE SANCTITY OF WOMEN'S LIVES AND THE SANCTITY OF A WOMAN IS RIGHT TO CHANGE HER OWN LIFE. AS RUTH BADER GINSBURG SAID, AUTONOMY IS CENTRAL TO THE ABILITY TO DEVELOP LIFE WORK. ENJOYING EQUAL CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE LAW. WHEN GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL THAT FOR HER, SHE IS TREATED AS LESS THAN A FULLY ADULT HUMAN, RESPONSIBLE FOR HER OWN CHOICES. I ALSO SUPPORT THE SANCTITY OF THE LIVES OF JEWISH, BLACK, HISPANIC, ASIAN, AND LGBTQ AMERICANS, WHO MIGHT FEEL LIKE THE WORLD IS AGAINST THEM OR THAT THEIR COMMUNITY MAY NOT WANT THEM TO EXIST.

THESE GROUPS ARE SEEING DRAMATIC RISES IN THE NUMBER OF HATE CRIMES BEING PERPETRATED AGAINST THEM, BECAUSE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE -- IRRESPONSIBLE RHETORIC HAS ENCOURAGED DIVISION AND BIGOTRY. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE SANCTITY OF THOSE LIES WITHIN THE MEANING OF YOUR PROCLAMATION. ALTHOUGH I AM ADAMANTLY PRO-CHOICE, I HAVE NOT INITIATED THE REQUEST FOR A CITY PROCLAMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE, AS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TOO VERSATILE THAT I AM HAPPY TO LEARN THAT YOU SEE THE VALUE IN RECOGNIZING ISSUES THAT SOME MIGHT CONSIDER DIVISIVE, IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT IS DIVERSE, EQUITABLE, AND INCLUSIVE FOR ALL OF ITS CITIZENS. THANKS.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT COMMENT? >> THAT IS IT, FOR NOW.

[4. CONSENT AGENDA]

>> OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING MAY BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. THE CITY COUNCILMEMBER OR ANY CITIZEN MAY REQUEST ITEMS BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. DO YOU WANT TO PULL THE ONE ITEM? OKAY, CAN YOU READ THE ONE ITEM INTO THE RECORD? THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO. I'M SORRY.

>> I'M SORRY. NO, WE ARE NOT PULLING ONE.

>> I AM FOR AN ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES.

>> I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> ITEM 4. ITEM 4-B, CONSIDER ACTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR STORAGE TANK REHABILITATION.

>> NOW I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.

>> SECOND. >> MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER SHINDER, AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP. CALL THE

[5A. Conduct a public hearing and take action to approve an ordinance granting a request by property owner First Baptist Church to 1) Rezone the subject property from General Office (O-2) District to Planned Development (PD) District for Multi-Family Attached Residential Townhouse (MF-TH); 2) Approve a Concept Plan to construct 61 Townhomes; 3) Amend the Comprehensive Plan; and 4) Amend the official Zoning Map of the City. The property is located northeast of the intersection of the President George Bush Turnpike and Main Street, consisting of 11 Acres of the Thomas Survey, Abstract 789 in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas.]

VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW, INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, 5-A, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND TAKE ACTION

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TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A REQUEST BY PROPERTY OWNER OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM GENERAL OFFICE O-2 DISTRICT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, PD, DISTRICTS FOR MULTIFAMILY ATTACH RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOUSE, MF-TH , APPROVE A CONCEPT PLAN TO CONSTRUCT 61 TOWNHOMES, AMEND THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN, AND A MAN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE AND MAIN STREET, CONSISTING OF 11 ACRES OF THE

COMMON SURVEY. >> IT IS 11 ACRES, YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, THE PROPERTY IN RED. NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE AND MAIN STREET. THIS REQUEST IS REGARDING THE REZONING OF PROPERTY FROM THE O-2 DISTRICT TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, FOR MULTIFAMILY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT. A NOTE, SHOULD THE PD, APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL , NOT DEVELOP WITHIN TWO YEARS, THE CITY WILL INITIATE A REZONING PROCESS THAT WOULD RESTORE EITHER THE PREVIOUS ZONING OR, IN LIGHT OF OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OR SITUATIONS, APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THAT SITE. THE EXISTING LAND USE ZONING, THE AREA TO THE WEST IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, ALSO THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THIS CURRENT PROPERTY. AND THE REMAINING PARCEL IS SPLIT BETWEEN THE O-2 ZONE AND THE C3 HIGHWAYAND COMMERCIAL ZONE. TO THE SOUTH, WE HAVE A ROWLETT HIGH SCHOOL AND PECAN GROVE PARK . TO THE NORTH, THE DARTS LINE , THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY USED FOR RAPID TRANSIT, BUT THEY DO OWN THAT LINE. IT IS ACTIVE. ACROSS THAT LINE, YOU HAVE THE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES. THE APPLICANT DOES, AGAIN, PROPOSE TO COMPLY WITH THE TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT , WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS. IMPORTANT TO NOTE , ANY MODIFICATIONS NOT NOTED IN THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, WILL REQUIRE THE DEVELOPER TO COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS ASSET ACT, IN THE ROWLETT DEVELOPMENT CODE. THE CONCEPT PLAN IT SHOWS 61 TOWNHOMES. EACH RESIDENTIAL LOT WOULD BE PLATTED AS A SEPARATE LOT. THOSE WOULD BE INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED HOMES. CLUBHOUSE WITH OUTDOOR POOL, DOG PARK, THREE OPEN SPACE LOTS, AND A 60 ' WIDE RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT GOES THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT. IF I CAN , MAYBE I CAN POINT THAT OUT, MAYBE NOT. 34 PARKING SPACES, LOCATED AT THE NORTH, TOWARD THE RAIL LINE. AND THEN THE EASTSIDE, LOCATED CLOSER TOWARD THE LAKE. THOSE ARE SET ASIDE FOR VISITOR PARKING SPACES. GOING ON TO THE MODIFICATIONS THAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING, THERE ARE A FEW OF THOSE. THIS CHART, IN THE THIRD COLUMN FROM THE LEFT, DOES SHOW SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE PROPOSAL, WITH THIS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. ALSO IN THIS CHART WOULD BE THE TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT, THAT IS THE ZONING DISTRICT AND ALSO THE O-2, THE EXISTING DISTRICT.

THE TWO I WILL POINT OUT FROM THIS CHART , WOULD BE IN REGARDS TO THE STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY LOT FRONTAGE, PER THE DEVELOPMENT CODE, THAT IS 35 ', THEY ARE REQUESTING A MODIFICATION TO REDUCE THAT TO 25'. WE WILL NOTE WITH THAT REQUEST, LET ME GO BACKWARDS. TYPICALLY, THAT 35' IS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY, DETACHED HOMES THAT WE HAVE YOUR PREDOMINANTLY IN ROWLETT. SO, THIS IS SORT OF ONE OF THOSE. FOR ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION, BELT AND SUSPENDERS SORTS OF THINGS, WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD TO BE CLEAR THAT THESE DOWN-HOME LOTS WOULD BE, AT A MINIMUM, 25' IN WIDTH. THE SECOND MODIFICATION REQUEST IS IN REGARDS TO THE REAR SETBACK.

THE TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT REQUIRES A MINIMUM 5' SETBACK. THEY HAVE REQUESTED TO INCREASE THAT TO 15'. THIS IS AN ENHANCEMENT, LARGELY BASED UPON THE HOMES THAT WILL HAVE GARAGE ACCESS FROM THE FRONT, FROM THE STREET, RATHER THAN FROM ROWLETT. WE DO BELIEVE, AS A STAFF, THAT THE

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JUSTIFICATIONS THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED, REGARDING THE SHAPE OF THE PROPERTY, THE SETBACK, THE EASEMENTS, FOR BOTH OF THE SUBSTATIONS, WHICH , THE SUBSTATION IS ACTUALLY OWNED BY ENCORE, THERE IS A VERY LARGE EASEMENT THAT EXTENDS NORTH FROM THAT THAT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THAT AREA. BUT , THEY ARE PROVIDING A PRODUCT THAT STRIKES A BALANCE BETWEEN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE AND PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE USAGE OF THE PROPERTY. ALONG THOSE LINES, IN REGARD TO THE GARAGES AND ALLEYS, THE ROWLETT DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIRES REAR ALLEYS TO BE INSTALLED AND GARAGE IS TO BE ACCESS FROM THAT THAT IF AN APPLICANT WISHES TO NOT PROVIDE AN ALLEYWAY, A WAIVER IS REQUIRED.

THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT. FIRST OFF, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO USE THE L OR J HOOK CONFIGURATION. THEY ARE REQUESTING FRONT-ENTRY GARAGES, AS CONCEPTUALLY SHOWN IN THE RENDERING THERE ON THE LEFT. AGAIN, WE ARE ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THAT, THAT REQUEST, ADDING ADDITIONAL HOURS TO THE PROPERTY . AS STATED BEFORE, THIS IS A CONSTRAINED SITE .

AND THAT DOES TAKE UP ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR THE DEVELOPER, AS WELL AS THE LOTS FOR THE REAR YARD AMENITY. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OFFERS ON-SITE PARKING AND SHARED PARKING THAT WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT. THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED A CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPING PLAN, THEY ARE REQUESTING A COUPLE OF MODIFICATIONS TO THAT AS WELL, IN REGARDS TO THE ENTRYWAY LANDSCAPING FOR THE PRIMARY ENTRYWAY. THAT IS THE WESTERN ENTRY. AND THEN ALSO TO REDUCE RIGHT-OF-WAY BUFFER, TREES, AND SHRUBS, REALLOCATING THEM TO DIFFERENT SPOTS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT. THE PRIMARY ENTRYWAY , THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT TO BE REDUCED TO THE AREA THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER. AND TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED TREES FROM TWO PER 500' TO TWO PER 600' AND REDUCE THE CANOPY SPACING OF THOSE TREES FROM ONE' -- ONE TO 88' , FROM ONE OF HER 30' AND NO SHRUBBERY. THE UTILITY SPACE WILL PROVIDE ADEQUATE SPACE FOR THE TREES. WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS REQUEST , KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE THAT CONSTRAINT, AS WELL AS THEY WILL BE PLACING ADDITIONAL TREES THROUGHOUT THE SITE TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE TREES NOT BEING WITHIN THAT BUFFER. AND THEY WOULD ALSO BE PROVIDING THE SCREEN ALONG THE SUBSTATION , THE WALL, AS WELL AS ONE TREE PER LOT. AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN , IT DOES CALL FOR A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS BASED UPON THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 2019. IN THAT THIS SITE , PRIMARILY TO THE WEST , IS BEING DEVELOPED WITH THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE REMAINDER OF THE SITE , THEY HAVE BEEN TALKING. WHETHER THAT WOULD BE A FUTURE EXPANSION, OR FOR COMMERCIAL USE , STAFF BELIEVES THAT ADDING THE TOWNHOMES WOULD PROVIDE A RESIDENTIAL USE. AND IT DOES GENERALLY ALIGN WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION WAS SENT OUT ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2023.

THERE WERE 18 NOTICES SENT OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200' . THERE WERE TWO RESPONSES RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION, ZERO IN FAVOR, AND COURTESY NOTICES WITHIN 500 ', THERE WERE 14 SENT . THERE WERE TWO RESPONSES IN OPPOSITION, ZERO IN FAVOR.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, IN THEIR MEETING, DECEMBER 12, 23, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST. THE VOTE WAS FOUR IN FAVOR AND TWO OPPOSED. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS THE APPROVAL OF THIS TO REZONE FROM THE GENERAL OFFICE DISTRICT, O-2 , TO THE MULTI FAMILY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOUSE, VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT PART.

TO CONSTRUCT 61 TOWNHOMES, TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY. AGAIN, THE COUNCIL, SHOULD THE COUNCIL APPROVE THIS REQUEST, DEVELOPMENT MUST COMMENCE WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE ZONING APPROVAL. FAILURE TO INITIATE THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD RESULT IN THE CITY STAFF CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS TO

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REZONE THE PROPERTY, EITHER BACK TO THE CURRENT ZONING, OR TO ANOTHER APPROPRIATE ZONING , BASED UPON RELEVANT CONDITIONS.

I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND THEY HAVE ALSO PREPARED A PRESENTATION.

>> COUNCIL, QUESTIONS FOR STAFF FIRST?

>> THANK YOU . I HAVE HAD -- HEARD FROM QUITE A FEW PEOPLE ABOUT THIS. I HAVE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS ON EDGEWATER, IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS JUST , I GUESS, EAST, SORT OF NORTHEAST OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT. AND ONE OF THEIR BIG CONCERNS IS THAT PEOPLE, BECAUSE THEY ARE IN BETWEEN THIS PROJECT AND LAKEFRONT, THE PEOPLE FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD BE USING THEIR PROPERTY, TO GET TO THE LAKE. ARE THERE ANY KIND OF PROTECTION -- PROTECTIONS BUILT INTO THE PLAN TO PROTECT

THEM FROM THAT? >> THERE IS, WITH A CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE PLAN, THEY ARE NOT, RIGHT NOW, PRPOSING TO PUT UP ANY KIND OF BARRIER THAT COULD BE A CONDITION THAT THE

COUNCIL PUT INTO PLACE. >> OKAY. AND I ALSO WATCHED THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, AS WE KNOW FROM THE VOTE, THAT WAS A BIT DIVIDED IN TERMS OF SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT. ONE OF THE CONCERNS, WAS EXPRESSED IN THAT MEETING - WAS, THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE TOWNHOMES, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT BEING SOLD , THEY WOULD BECOME RENTALS. AND I KNOW THAT P&Z HAD PROPOSED OR HAD ASKED WHETHER IT WAS POSSIBLE TO PUT RESTRICTIONS ON THAT. I SPOKE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY , OR I EMAILED THE CITY ATTORNEY ABOUT THAT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY WAY TO PUT RESTRICTIONS OR REQUIRE THAT THE OWNER PUT DEED RESTRICTIONS , REQUIRING THAT IT REMAIN OWNER OCCUPIED. IS THAT TO YOUR UNDERSTANDING? OKAY.

>> THANK YOU ,R BEARING WITH US. WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RESUME THIS ITEM. IT IS 7:51 P.M. AND WHERE WE WERE WAS ASKING STAFF ABOUT QUESTIONS ON THE PROPOSAL. NOW, COUNCIL, QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

>> I NOTICED IN THE DESCRIPTION , IN THE STAFF REPORT, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ITEMS WHERE IT SAYS STAFF SUPPORTS THIS REQUEST. I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE EVER NOTICED THE DIFFERENCE, BUT CAN YOU CLARIFY THE DIFFERENCE IN THAT? BE SAYING THE SAME PHRASE OVER AND OVER AGAIN HOWEVER, I DO

APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION. >> WORDS DO MATTER. I THINK THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUPPORTING AND BEING AMENABLE ALMOST SEEMS LIKE, WHEN YOU SUPPORT, YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF IT. WHEN YOU ARE AMENABLE, YOU COULD CARE LESS EITHER WAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DISTINCTION WAS CLEAR.

>> WE DID NOT NEED TO REPORT ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE THAT.

>> I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE CLEAR ON THIS, WHAT CONSTITUTES INITIATION OF CONSTRUCTION? WHAT IS THE LINE

IN THE SAND? >> TYPICALLY THAT IS THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT . HOWEVER, IT COULD BE THE INSTALLATION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WOULD MAKE TAKING A STEP BACKWARDS FROM THAT ZONING DIFFICULT. THERE WOULD BE SORT OF, I GUESS, VESTED RIGHTS THAT WOULD BE IN PLACE, AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WITHOUT. SO, THAT , IF THEY ARE NOT MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS TO GET TO CONSTRUCTION, BY GOING AND SUBMITTING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, FOR THE ADDITIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERING REVIEW, THAT WAS ONE THAT WOULD BE DECLARED WHEN DEVELOPMENT HAD OCCURRED OR NOT OCCURRED.

>> THERE IS NOT SPECIFICALLY ONE THING THAT SAYS CHECK THIS BOX AND YOU'V GOT IT? THAT IS JUST MORE OF A FEELING THAT

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THEY ARE HEADING TOWARD DEVELOPMENT.

>> YOU LIKELY WILL BE SEEING ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD IN A ZONING CASE, BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT HEARD

FROM THESE FOLKS. >> MY LAST QUESTION FOR YOU, I THINK, AT THIS POINT. GIVEN THE BOUNDARY MAP, THE 200' BOUNDARY MAP, CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, THE STATE REQUIRES IF THERE IS OVER 20% OF THE PROPERTIES ENABLING THE OPPOSITION, IT REQUIRES A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE TO APPROVE IS THAT CORRECT?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> THIS PROPERTY IS BORDERED BY THE CITY OF ROWLETT. I WOULD ASSUME, ISD, BEING A GOVERNING BODY, HAVE NO SAY. THAT REDUCES THE FOOTPRINT OF THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY THAT SHOULD HAVE A VOTE, SO TO SPEAK, FROM THE RESIDENTS. I AM CURIOUS, IF THE TWO PROPERTIES WHO WROTE IN , AND WERE IN OPPOSITION TO THE ITEM, IF THAT CONSTITUTES THE 20% QUANTITY.

>> WE CAN MAKE THAT CALCULATION, TO SEE GER THAT R

>> I BRING IT UP , ONLY BECAUSE THERE ARE A COUPLE OF HOMES ON EDGEWATER. ONE AT THE END OF THE STREET IN PARTICULAR, IT IS KIND OF A BIG TRIANGULAR -SHAPED PIECE.

WHETHER OR NOT THAT MIGHT KIND OF INFLUENCE THAT CALCULATION

AND THAT FIGURE. >> I WOULD DEFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE MAKE THAT CALCULATION.

>> 20% OF THE SURROUNDING LAND, REGARDLESS OF WHO OWNS IT. IT INCLUDES ROADS. WE ARE GOOD, IN TERMS OF THE LEGALITY OF THE PROCESS, I WILL SAY THIS. WE DO HAVE IN OUR AGENDA PACKET, SOME CORRESPONDENCE FROM PEOPLE WHO DID RECEIVE NOTICES AND THAT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PETITION. THE OPPOSITION TO THE ZONING CHANGE. THE PETITION IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CATEGORY. THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE CITIES HAVE REGARDED LETTERS OF OPPOSITION TO BE PART OF THE PETITION.

BUT FORMALLY , IT IS NOT. EVEN IF MORE THAN 20% OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS HAD FILED LETTERS IN OPPOSITION SAYING THAT THEY DISAGREED, THAT WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE THE PETITION THAT CIRCUMVENTS THE PRIORITY OF THE MAJORITY OF

TEXAS LAW. >> COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP?

>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. THIS IS HOUSEKEEPING STUFF, BUT THE TRACK I AM PRETTY SURE IS NOT THE DARK TRACK, I THINK IT IS THE VAS TRACK.

>> ART OWNS IT. >> I APPRECIATE THAT DISTINCTION. I THINK WE ARE A STEP AWAY FROM CALLING IT THAT, BECAUSE IT IS NOT ACTING AS THE DARTS -- DART LINE. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD COME UP , EITHER DURING THE CIVIL ENGINEERING BOARD OR THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, TYPICALLY WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DID NOT

MAKE THAT REQUEST. >> I AM GOING TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. I SUPPORT THIS. I HAVE READ THE COMMENTS AGAINST IT , AND I UNDERSTAND IT. BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF WHERE I AM, THE QUESTION I ASK, DOES IT PROMOTE HOMEOWNERSHIP? FOR MY PURPOSES, I THINK THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES. IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR THE SITE? THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DOWN THERE, THAT IS A CHALLENGING SITE. IF WE CAN PUT SOMETHING MEANINGFUL BETTER, THAT DOES ADD TO THE CITY TAX BASE, I THINK THAT IS A POSITIVE. AND I KNOW PEOPLE ARE CALLING THIS MULTI FAMILY AND I GUESS, TECHNICALLY IT IS.

I THINK YOU SAID THEY ARE INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED.

INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERSHIP , VERY POSSIBLY, WITHIN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, IS A KEY OBJECTIVE. I SUPPORT IT FOR THAT PURPOSE. I THINK, AS A CITY, I THINK IT IS GOOD TO HAVE VARYING TYPES OF HOME INVENTORY, THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, GENERALLY, SO, AGAIN, HOMEOWNERSHIP. PRIVATELY PLATTED . IT DOES THAT. SO, JUST AS A COMMENT, YES, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU.

>> I THINK THE TOWNHOMES REPRESENT ABOUT 0.1% OF INVENTORY IN ROWLETT. IT IS A NICE , INTERMEDIATE STEP. ON THE TIA, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS NOT ONE FOR THIS. WAS THERE

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ONE DONE FOR THE 190 MAIN, BECAUSE IT IS ON THE OTHER

SIDE? >> I AM NOT CERTAIN. THAT APPROVAL HAPPENED TO MY -- PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL. IF I COULD, I WOULD SAY, TYPICALLY AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE USE THE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS TRIP GENERATION MANUAL. FOR A PRODUCT LIKE THIS, I BELIEVE A NUMBER OF TRIPS, PER LOT, OR PER HOME, WOULD BE DURING PEAK HOURS, I THINK THAT IS WHAT IT

WOULD BE BETTER >> ASSUMING THIS -- IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST TO LOOK AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO SEWER STUDY DONE. IS THAT GOING TO BE HAPPENING AS SOON AS THIS IS APPROVED ?

>> YES, THAT HAPPENS, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE CITY CAN SERVE THE SEWER SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM CAN HANDLE THE CAPACITY, BUT THEY WILL ASSURE YOU THAT THEY CAN TIE INTO THE LINES AND MAKE CONNECTIONS IT THAT

HAPPENS. >> WHO DETERMINES THAT? THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH CAPACITY? JUST CURIOUS.

>> CITY STAFF DOES THAT AND WE ALSO HAVE AN OUTSIDE

CONSULTANT. >> CAN YOU -- WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE DRIVEWAY, FROM THE GARAGE DOOR TO THE

SIDEWALK? >> A MINIMUM OF 20 TWO, BASED UPON THE SETBACK THAT THEY STATED, WITH THEIR APPLICATION.

ON THERE, IT WILL BE 20' AND THE SIDEWALK WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. SO, IT WILL BE OFF, OFF, OFF

THE INDIVIDUAL LOT. >> SO, THE 20' , NOT WITHIN

THAT SIDEWALK, CORRECT? >> IF WE WERE TRACKING

TOGETHER, YES. >> OKAY. AND , CAN YOU GIVE AN EXAMPLE , ARE THE PARKING SPOTS, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE THEY AT A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS? THEY ARE TYPICALLY 20' . AND THEN, SO, THE WIDTH OF THE STREET THAT IS THE 32 ' FROM CURB TO , TO

THE -- >> THE WIDTH OF THE PAVED AREA WILL BE 32', AND THE RIGHT-OF-WAY 60 '. THAT TRACKS WITH WHAT THE REQUIREMENT IS, IN THE CITY ORDINANCE, THEN A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET IS A MINIMUM OF 60 ' IN

WIDTH, AND 32' BACK. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?

>> REAL QUICK, THERE IS THAT ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION, RIGHT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS. I SEE BY THE DRAWING, THERE IS SOME KIND OF LANDSCAPING THERE. WHAT IS THE EXTENT OF SCREENING FOR THAT WHOLE AREA, BY THE DEVELOPER?

>> THEY WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL. WHAT THEY HAVE SHARED WITH US, RIGHT NOW, THEY WILL BE PROVIDING A LIVING SCREEN.

I DO NOT RECALL IF IT IS 6' OR 8' IN HEIGHT.

>> AND I ASSUME THAT WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO ENCORE, TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE ARE ANY FUTURE GROWTH PLANS FOR THAT

SUBSTATION, DID WE DO THAT? >> WE DID NOT DO THAT.

>> SO, ANY GROWTH THAT WOULD OCCUR WOULD HAVE TO OCCUR WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINES AS THEY SIT?

>> CORRECT. OR THEY WOULD HAVE TO NEGOTIATE WITH PROPERTY

OWNERS. >> UNDERSTOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ARE WE READY FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY. THEN THE APPLICANT CAN COME FORWARD.

NAME IS NICK PATEL . I AM PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A FEW INSIGHTS WITH YOU. ALL OF THE QUESTIONS YOU ASKED WERE GREAT. I THINK MY PRESENTATION PRIMARILY COVERS THOSE AS THE MAIN TALKING POINTS. I AM HOPING THAT I CAN CLARIFY A FEW THINGS. I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE POINTER WORKS. OKAY, I THINK I CAN MANAGE WITHOUT IT.

I DON'T THINK SO. YEAH, THERE WE GO. YES. OKAY. SO, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US . WE ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE CHURCH, JUST TO KIND OF LAYOUT WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING SO FAR. WE

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ARE PURELY PURCHASING THE LAND FROM THEM. THIS IS NOT A COLLABORATION WITH THEM. THIS IS PURELY INDEPENDENT AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT THAT OUT. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THOSE FOR CLARITY PURPOSES. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US. I AM WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM, MY NAME IS NICK PATEL, I AM A LICENSED SEVERAL -- CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEER IN SEVERAL STATES. I HAVE OVER A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE IN RESIDENTIAL AND LIGHT COMMERCIAL DESIGN AND PLANNING TO MY PARTNER, JOHN HUFFMAN, COULD NOT BE HERE AS HE IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY. HE IS A LITTLE OLDER THAN I AM AND HAS BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR OVER 25 YEARS, PRIMARILY LOOKING AT REAL ESTATE PROJECT. BOTH OF US HAVE A HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR , ON CUSTOM HOMES. WE INITIALLY STARTED OFF WITH CUSTOM HOMES. SO, A LOT OF WHAT WE DO KIND OF IS HIGHLIGHTED BY IT, AS I WILL DEMONSTRATE WITH OUR VISION.

SO, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SITE OVERVIEW. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT A FEW THINGS ALEX DID A GREAT JOB ALREADY SO THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW ME AS I GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RED OUTLINE, THAT IS THE SITE ITSELF AND ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, THE CHURCH IS OBVIOUSLY BEING DEVELOPED. UP NORTH IS WHERE EDGEWATER DRIVE AND EDGEWATER CIRCLE IS. THAT COMMUNITY, THE ROADS LEAD TO A DEAD-END. THERE IS NO ACCESS TO THE LAKE. IT IS ALL PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE RAILWAY TRACK, I AM AFRAID TO CALL IT D.A.R.T. NOW. UP NORTH, UP NORTH, IT IS CUTTING THROUGH THE PROPERTY AND IT CREATES AN ODD SHAPE.

WE HAVE THE SUBSTATION AND THE UTILITY EASEMENT GOING STRAIGHT UP TO THE SIDE. DOWN SOUTH, OBVIOUSLY, THE HIGH SCHOOL IS THERE. LET'S SEE. THE PARKING, I AM NOT SURE IF YOU CAN SEE IT, IT IS TO THE LEFT OF THE TENNIS COURTS. THAT IS WHERE MAIN STREET BASICALLY TURNS INTO A ONE-WAY STREET, FROM TWO-WAY , TO A ONE-WAY, AND THEN THE HISTORIC HOME TO THE RIGHT. SO, THE CURRENT ZONING, I WOULD LIKE TO GO A LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH ON WHAT THAT ENTAILS, IT IS GENERAL OFFICES, THE MINIMUM BUILD HEIGHT IS THREE STORIES AND A MAXIMUM OF SIX. THAT CAN BE BUILT , CURRENTLY. THE ORDINANCE STATES MEDIUM-TO-HIGH DENSITY OFFICES. THE MEDIUM TRACK IS ON THE LOWER END SIDE OF THINGS. IF SOMEONE WERE TO MAXIMIZE THAT, THAT CAN BE DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE VOLUME.

AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT SOME OF YOU WERE THERE, WHEN ATTEMPTS WERE DONE TO REZONE THIS TO A MULTIFAMILY PROJECT, THAT WAS DUE TO CITY INFRASTRUCTURE BEING STRAINED, ALONG WITH A LOT OF MULTIFAMILY UNITS GOING UP. THIS PARCEL IS ON A DEAD-END ROAD. THE SITE LAYOUT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR OFFICES OR RETAIL TO BE DRAWN IN. DEMAND FOR OFFICES IN BMW IS AT THE LOWEST POINT, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE WORKING FROM HOME. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF BUSINESSES ARE ON FOUR-THEY WORK WEEKS. THERE IS A LIMIT OF ROAD EXPANSION , WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, IT IS, ON BOTH SIDES , EAST AND WEST OF MAIN STREET, ON THE TWO-WAY LANE AND ON THE ONE-WAY LANE. THERE ARE WATER, SEWER, GAS, ELECTRIC BIT IN THE FUTURE, TO EXPAND THAT, IT WILL BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE DUE FOR THE COSTS INCURRED. IT WOULD NOT BE PRACTICAL BY ANY MEANS. WE ARE KIND OF STUCK WITH ROAD, AS IS. WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING, THE 61-UNIT TOWNHOME SUBDIVISION. THESE ARE FOR-SALE UNITS. WE HAVE NOT DONE ANY BUILD-TO-RENT PRODUCTS. I WILL EXPLAIN THE DESIGN AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL APPRECIATE WHAT WE ARE PRESENTING AND SHOWING YOU, THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A FOR-SALE PRODUCT OR THE PROXIMITY OF THIS TO THE CURRENT AMENITIES, THE COMMUNITY CENTER, THE WATERPARK, THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE LAKE, MAKES IT A GREAT LOCATION FOR A WELL-DESIGNED SUBDIVISION. AND GIVEN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE SITE, THE EASEMENTS, THERE IS A REGULAR, DETACHED SUBDIVISION THAT IS NOT FEASIBLE. YOU COULD NOT GET DEVELOPERS TO TAKE ON THAT KIND OF ACREAGE, THE PRICE POINT OF THE HOMES WOULD BE ASTRONOMICAL AND THERE WOULD BE VERY FEW HOMES FOR THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE CAME UPON THE NAME OF COYLE ESTATES . DURING THE

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WALK-THROUGH, THROUGH THE COMMUNITY CENTER, I CAME ACROSS THIS HISTORIC HOME. RIGHT OFF THE BAT , THE COLOR SCHEME, THE PATIO COLUMNS AND SO FORTH, A FEW OF THE DESIGN ELEMENTS KIND OF MIMIC WHAT WE HAD IN MIND FOR WHAT WE WERE PROPOSING. IT KIND OF TURNED OUT TO BE NEAT IN THAT SENSE.

IT IS A GREAT BUFFER AND THERE IS NOTHING WE COULD DO TO COME CLOSE TO THAT. WE ARE INTENDING ON KEEPING THAT AS A SCREEN BETWEEN US AND THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD. ALSO, AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS ON THE FIRST ITERATION, STAFF DID A GREAT JOB BRINGING TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THERE IS AN ORDINANCE THAT STATES, IF YOU ARE IN WITHIN 100' OF A RAILROAD TRACK OF ANY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION, YOU NEED TO HAVE A 100' BUFFER. THAT IS ONLY FOR RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS.

AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE THIS IS A BIT BLURRY. BUT, THE RAILROAD TRACKS APPEAR, THEY ALREADY HAVE A 50' EASEMENT ON THE EAST AND WEST OF THAT TRACK. SO, WHAT THIS ORDINANCE STATES IS, FROM THE CLOSEST EDGE , YOU NEED TO STAY AWAY 100 MORE FEET BEFORE YOU CAN BUILD ANYTHING. THAT IS WHY YOU SEE THIS NATURAL LINE WHERE YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY BUILDINGS UP THERE.

THAT PURELY IS BECAUSE THE ORDINANCE WAS WRITTEN PURELY TO KEEP VIBRATIONS, NOISE, AT A MINIMUM FOR THE RESIDENTS LIVING IN THERE. AND THIS ONLY APPLIES TO RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS. IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MULTIFAMILY OFFICES, RETAIL, THEY COULD ALL BUILD UP, ALL THE WAY , YOU KNOW, TO THE D.A.R.T. EASEMENT IF THEY WANTED, THIS WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A BUMMER, BECAUSE WE LOST A LOT OF LOTS, ADDITIONALLY THERE WERE 20 OR 30 MORE . BUT, IN A WAY, THE MORE WE HAVE WORKED ON IT, IT KIND OF MADE SENSE. IT HELPED OUR CAUSE , BASICALLY TO ADDRESS CONCERNS ACROSS THE STREET , AND NOW, NATURALLY, WE HAVE THE 200 ' BUFFER BETWEEN THE CLOSEST GARAGE AND THE RAILROAD EASEMENT , WE ARE 200 ' PLUS FROM THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORS. WE ARE PROPOSING A TWO-STORY HEIGHT, SO THE HEIGHT IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE BRUSH. THAT AUTOMATICALLY NEGATED ANY PRIVACY OR NOISE CONCERNS, IN MY OPINION. AND THEN, THE SECOND THING THAT ORDINANCE DID, IT REDUCED THE DENSITY QUITE A BIT, I WATCHED THE INITIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, A FEW YEARS BACK, THE MAIN

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CONCERN WAS MAIN STREET AND THE TRAFFIC ON THERE, THIS REDUCED THE DENSITY EVEN FURTHER THAN WHAT WE HAD INITIALLY INTENDED FOR. THE ORDINANCE FOR ROWLETT HAS BECOME PRETTY EXTENSIVE, AS FAR AS LANDSCAPING GOES. AT THE FRONT, YOU CAN SEE HOW WE HAVE TREES, ALMOST FOR THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE FRONTAGE. AND THEN, WHERE THE SUBSTATION IS, WE WERE PLANNING ON DOING A LIVING SCREEN WALL. WE INTEND TO DO SOME LARGE, YOU KNOW, GROWING , SOME TREES.

SOMETHING THAT WILL BE ABOVE OR CLOSE TO 20' AT MATURITY. THE IDEA OF THIS SUBDIVISION, WE WANT IT TO FEEL GREEN AND LUSH, THE WAY IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW. WE ARE TRYING TO PREVENT HARD, BRICK-AND-MORTAR-TYPE LOOK , WHICH ARE DESIGNED HAS SHOWN THERE. WITH THIS LAYOUT, IT GAVE US A LOT OF GREEN SPACE.

WE WERE ABLE TO FIT, YOU KNOW, THIS EASEMENT , WITH THE SUBSTATION LINES, THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE GREEN SPACE. SO, WE HAVE THE DOG PARK THERE AND A COMMUNITY POOL RIGHT HERE.

SO, THE VISION, BASICALLY, INDIVIDUALLY- PLATTED HOMES, MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT, TWO STORIES, NOW, THE ZONING DOES ALLOW FOR THREE STORIES. WE DO NOT NEED IT, BECAUSE WE HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO UTILIZE THAT. ONE THING THAT WE DO THINK SETS THIS PROJECT APART FROM ANY OTHER TOWNHOMES, WE ARE GOING WITH THE CURRENT ZONING REQUIREMENTS OF 2200 SQUARE FEET MINIMUM. FOR A TOWNHOME, THAT IS ALMOST UNHEARD OF.

THIS COULD BE THE LARGEST , COMPARED TO MOST OF THOSE ON THE MARKET, IF NOT ALL. THE INTENT IS, WE WANT A REFINED PRODUCT. THIS IS NOT MEANT AS A STARTER, BUT MORE OF A LONG-TERM FIT FOR FAMILIES. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME, THIS IS OUT OF THE CITY BUT IDENTICAL DESIGN. SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE DOWN THE ROAD. THESE ARE THE RENDERINGS AND I HAVE ACTUAL PHOTOS AFTER THIS. SO, THE ORDINANCE DOES NOT HAVE MINIMAL MATERIALS. YOU CANNOT PUT SIDING FROM THE FIRST FLOOR TO THE TOP OF THE ROOF LINE AND CALL IT A DAY. ON THE FIRST FLOOR, WE ARE WRAPPING IT AROUND WITH BRICK. AND ON THE SECOND FLOOR WE ARE DOING THIS BOARD LOOK. IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE BRICK, BECAUSE IT IS PAINTED BRICK, AND IT WOULD GIVE IT THAT WHITE -ON-WHITE LOOK. TO GIVE IT A MODERN, TRANSITIONAL LOOK. THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION, YOU HAVE A PATIO AT THE BACK OF ALL OF THE UNITS WITH THOSE COLUMNS. AND IT LARGE WINDOWS , THE COMPLETED SUBDIVISION THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, SOMETHIN TO KEEP IN MIND, P&Z WENT A BIT TOO IN-DEPTH. THIS IS AT COLLEGE STATION. IT IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT PLAYING FIELD FOR THE CLIENTELE, MAINLY STUDENTS OR HOMEOWNERS KEEPING THE HOME FOR GAME DAY WEEKENDS. YOU KNOW? BUT THIS IS THE DESIGN WE ARE PROPOSING AND WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. THE FIRST FLOOR IS PAINTED BRICK, WITH THE BOARD AND BATTEN SIDE LOOK. AND, ONCE BUILT, THIS WAS SUCH A HANDSOME PRODUCT, IT WAS SO APPEALING, IT SOLD OUT INSTANTLY. EVEN THE NEIGHBORS IN THE CITY WERE VERY, VERY HAPPY WITH HOW THEY TURNED OUT. SO, THE AMENITIES HERE, YOU HAVE A LARGE POOL WITH ASTROTURF, AND IT THESE ARE ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE, CLOSE TO IT, INSIDE, WE HAVE ABOUT 22 -- 2200 SQUARE FEET TO PLAY WITH, WE CAN LEAVE IT NICE AND OPEN.

THE FIRST FLOOR, WE HAVE THREE BEDROOMS UPSTAIRS, WITH UTILITY ROOM. AND ONE THING THAT SETS US APART ON ALL OF THE % TOWNHOMES, WE WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE A HOME OFFICE ON THE FIRST FLOOR. AND NOW, PROMINENT , COMPLETED PHOTOS.

WHY ARE WE THINKING THIS MIGHT ADDRESS A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS YOU ALL HAD EARLIER? RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY IS THE BEST FIT. IT PRIORITIZES IT AND IT LIMITED TRAFFIC DISTURBANCES. IT HAS LIMITED TRAFFIC DISTURBANCES AND IT FOSTERS A SERENE ATMOSPHERE FOR HOMEOWNERS NEARBY. AND

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THIS COULD ENHANCE . IT COULD EVEN HIGHLIGHT THE AREAS EVEN MORE. LASTLY, THE IMPACT , RESIDENTIAL AREAS EXPERIENCED LOWER TRAFFIC VOLUMES, MORE THAN ANY COMMERCIAL ZONE. AND YOU ASKED ABOUT THE TIA PREVIOUSLY, WHEN I WATCHED THE INITIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, I TRACKED DOWN WHO THE CONSULTANT WAS. FOR THE MULTIFAMILY PROJECT. AND, AS YOU KNOW, THE PREVIOUS ONES, WHEN THEY DID THE TIA FOR THE MULTIFAMILY PROJECT, THAT SHOWED MINIMAL TRAFFIC IMPACT ON CURRENT AND FUTURE PATTERNS, ÚEVEN WITH THE CHURCH FULLY CONSTRUCTED. WE CONSTRUCTED THE SAME TIA , AND GAVE THEM OUR PLANS , THE SINGLE-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. AND THEY DID CONFIRM THAT THIS WILL PRODUCE LESS TRAFFIC THAN MULTI FAMILY AND ANY PROMOTIONAL PROJECT, FOR THAT MATTER. WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING AIR, AS FAR AS MAIN STREET GOES, IT WILL YIELD THE LOWEST TRAFFIC COUNT OF ANY ZONING THAT YOU CAN PUT OUT THERE WHILE MAKING IT A PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DEVELOPER TO TAKE ON AND BUILD SOMETHING ON THE 11-ACRE SITE.

THIS IS MY LAST SLIDE , I PROMISE. I WANTED TO ADDRESS SOME THE CONCERNS THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAD, FOR THE CITY NOTICES . I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, WE DID HAVE A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PRIOR TO THE P&Z MEETING, VIA ZOOM AREA TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR EVERYBODY. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD NO ATTENDANC. I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOOD. WE DID HAVE ALEX AND MARTIN, FROM THE CITY, WHO ATTENDED. I'M SORRY?

>> CITIZENS' INPUT. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WILL OPEN UP AFTER THESE QUESTIONS.

>> THE MEETING TIME WAS 7:00 P.M. , SO THAT EVERYONE COULD ATTEND AFTER WORK. JUST TO ADDRESS, AND THEY ARE TRYING TO GET TO THE LAKE, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, AFTER SCHOOL OR CROSS OVER IT. WITHIN A NEIGHBORHOOD COMING IN PLACE.

I BELIEVE THAT WILL BE ELIMINATED, JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT MORE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCHES AND KIDS DO NOT LIKE PEOPLE WATCHING, IN MY OPINION, I BELIEVE IT IS KIDS BEING KIDS, GOING TO A VACANT PIECE OF LAND AND BEING UP TO NO GOOD. THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT NOISE AND CRIME WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. I PERSONALLY DO NOT BELIEVE IN THAT BUT I THINK RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, A SERENE ENVIRONMENT WITH MINIMAL NOISE AND TRAFFIC DISTURBANCES, IN STARK CONTRAST TO CALLS -- CARS COMING AND GOING AT ALL HOURS. RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORS PRIORITIZE PRIVACY AND SECURITY THROUGH SURVEILLANCE. AND WE HAVE APPS LIKE OPEN DOOR AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS. I FEEL LIKE THAT IS JUST NOT A FACTOR. AND, COMPARED TO OFFICES THAT ARE THIRD-PARTY COMPANIES WHO RARELY VISIT THE PROPERTIES DOCUMENT AS MENTIONED BEFORE. TOWNHOMES ARE CONSIDERED SINGLE-FAMILY, THEY ARE TAXED INDIVIDUALLY AND INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED. THEY ARE ONLY UNDER THE MULTIFAMILY DESIGNATION BECAUSE THEY SHARE A COMMON WALL. IN LITERATURE, IT IS KIND OF THE MULTIFAMILY.

AS I HAVE SHOWN, THIS IS NOT THE RUN-OF-THE-MILL PRODUCT THAT YOU WILL SEE MOST DEVELOPERS PUT DOWN THEY CAN BE CONVERTED INTO CHEAP RENTALS. THIS IS A REFINED PRODUCT. WE PLAN ON CURRENTLY PROJECTING THE MID- $400,000 PRICE POINT.

WE REALLY DO NOT THINK THESE WILL BE CONVERTED INTO RENTALS. AND I HOPE YOU WOULD AGREE WITH THE DESIGNS I HAVE SHOWN YOU, THESE ARE MEANT FOR A LONG-TERM FIT AND FOR FAMILIES. SUBSTATION CONCERNS, THE HEALTH HAZARDS , IN MY OPINION. CITIES AND GOVERNMENTS NEED SIMILAR SETBACKS LIKE WE DO WITH THE RAILROAD. MAYBE 200-300' AWAY, THAT IS NOT THE CASE. THERE ARE OTHER CONCERNS THAT THEY ARE PRONE TO LIGHTNING AND EXPLOSIONS. OF COURSE, SOMEBODY WOULD TAKE ON THE LIABILITY, THAT WOULD NEED MORE LAND. SO, I HOPE I HAVE ADDRESSED ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE HAD . AND WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PROJECT AND WE

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THINK THAT IT WOULD BE THE LEAST IMPACTFUL ON MAIN STREET AND TO THE NUMBERS -- NEIGHBORS NORTH OF US. I HOPE YOU CAN SEE THE VISION AND COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT. BUT I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE NOW.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT WAS VERY THOROUGH. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU PRESENTED, THE OPEN SPACE THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN, INCLUDING THE POOL AND THE DOG PARK , AND BASICALLY ALL OF THE OTHER

GREEN SPACE. WHO MANAGES THAT? >> THAT WOULD BE THE WAY.

>> THE 100' , THE POOL IS OKAY TO BE IN THAT? ALL RIGHT.

SO, WITH REGARD TO YOUR BACKGROUND , AND YOUR BUILDING EXPERIENCE, HOW MANY SIMILAR NEIGHBORHOODS HAS JH DESIGN

BUILD DEVELOPED ? >> I WOULD SAY ABOUT FIVE OF THESE, PRIMARILY MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN AT COLLEGE STATION.

BUT A LOT OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS CUSTOM HOMES, AS WELL AS

INDIVIDUAL HOMES. SO, YEAH. >> FIVE DEVELOPMENTS 10 TO THIS ONE , AND YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU HAVE DONE COMMERCIAL SPACE AS WELL, IS THIS CORRECT? DESIGN, BUT NOT CONSTRUCTION?

>> OKAY . HOW MANY OF THOSE UNITS IN COLLEGE STATION, IF YOU HAVE ANY INDICATON, REMAINED AS OWNER -OCCUPIED

UNITS ? >> I CANNOT GIVE YOU AN EXACT NUMBER, A LOT OF THEM ARE LLC, WHEN A PARENT BUYS A UNIT , THEN , LET'S SAY THERE IS A FOUR-UNIT BEDROOM, THEY MIGHT SPLIT IT , AND MOST PEOPLE PUT IT UNDER THE LLC, FOR LIABILITY PURPOSES, IN CASE OF IT GOES WRONG. AND I COULD NOT ANSWER THAT. THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE FOR KIDS OR FOR

WEEKEND, GAME DAY PADS. >> OVER WHAT PERIOD DID YOU CONSTRUCT THOSE DEVELOPMENTS?

>> IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A DECADE.

>> BACK IN THE 2010S , AND YOU HAVE BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE THEN? LET ME SHIFT GEARS. I SEE THE DETENTION POND. I AM WONDERING, WHERE IT DRAINS, IF IT REACHES CAPACITY, WHERE

WILL IT GO? >> UP NORTH, THERE IS A CURRENT CULVERT THAT GOES UP NORTH SO THAT THERE IS A GENERIC DRAINAGE CULVERT THAT GOES TO THE LAKE AND THAT NETWORK CUTS BELOW THE DARK -- D.A.R.T. RAIL , THAT WILL BE THE RETENTION POND ON THE TOP LEFT AND THERE IS ANOTHER ONE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND. I BELIEVE. THAT WOULD DRAIN , DRAIN DOWN MAIN STREET, OR, YOU KNOW? DOWN THAT PATH.

>> RIGHT DOWN MAIN STREET ? I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THAT.

MAIN STREET , I AM SURE YOU KNOW, IS NOT A GREAT ROAD TO

BEGIN WITH. >> THAT IS THE PROPOSED ONE.

IF WE NEEDED MORE THAN THE FIRST ONE. THERE ARE TWO

LOCATIONS. >> I DO NOT SEE THE ENGINEER HERE. BUT THAT PROBABLY IS A QUESTION FOR ENGINEERING ON

THIS PROPOSED DRAINAGE. >> THAT IS FAIR.

>> THAT WAS PUT TO TEST , INITIALLY, WHEN WE HAD SUBMITTED THESE. THEY HAVE VETTED IT OUT , TO MAKE SURE

THAT IT WORKS. >> I THINK THAT IS ALL THE

QUESTIONS I HAVE. >> TO CLARIFY YOUR POINT ON MAIN STREET, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL THE AREAS THAT ARE ASPHALT, A DEVELOPER HAS TO PICK UP HALF THE COST TO, YOU KNOW, MAINTAIN IT OR GET IT UP TO STANDARDS AND IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DO HAVE TO DO THAT WITH MAIN STREET AND WE ACKNOWLEDGED IT, TOO.

>> I THINK THAT IS ESCROW , THAT CITY TAKES ON FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY.

>> HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE SOMETIME SOON. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION ONE LAST THING THAT YOU HAD ASKED ALEX ABOUT. THE WIDTH OF THE GARAGE IS, IT IS 20' , BUT NOT MEASURED TO THE SIDEWALKS. IT IS ABOUT 28' TO THE EDGE OF THE SIDEWALK. ABOUT

28' . >>

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>> YES. 20 , PLUS THERE IS A 3' AND THE 5' SIDEWALK. 28 '. IT IS NOT GOING TO STICK OUT INTO THE SIDEWALK.

>> OKAY, WE HAVE ANOTHER COUNCILMEMBER WHO HAD HIS BUTTON PUSHED, COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP ?

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR BEING HERE. FOR QUALITY, YOUR COMPANY, JH DESIGN BUILD, YOU HAVE ACTUALLY PURCHASED AND CLOSED ON THE LAND?

>> NOT YET. IT IS CONTINGENT ON THE ZONING.

>> NOT YET. OKAY, AS FAR AS THE DESIGN, GOING BACK TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN FROM THE PUBLIC, THE CUTTHROAT, ON THE NORTH SIDE, IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE, WHAT IS -- IS ANY DESIGN CONSTRAINT OR ANYTHING THAT PROHIBITS YOU FROM ACQUIRING A WALL OF SOME TYPE? WHETHER IT IS A SCREENING WALL, SOLID FENCE WALL, SOME TYPE OF WALL TO LIMIT ACCESS TO THE TRACK? TO THAT GREEN BELT THAT YOU HAVE

THERE? >> IT WILL PRIMARILY BE A LIVING SCREEN WALL. A MAIN SCREEN WALL IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE , IT IS ALL GREEN. AS I MENTIONED, I TRULY BELIEVE, IT IS PART OF VACANT LAND, THAT KIDS WILL GET IN THERE. THE EASIEST ACCESS IS DOWN MAIN STREET. YOU ARE CROSSING IN A PRIVATE PROPERTY THE MINUTE YOU GO OVER THE D.A.R.T. TRACK. I DON'T THINK ANYONE WILL BE JUMPING FENCES IN THIS DAY AND AGE. I BELIEVE THAT KIDS MIGHT CROSS OVER, BUT I DO NOT THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT GOES UP. FROM MY BACKYARD, IF I SEE KIDS CROSSOVER, WE ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. IT WILL BE SOMETHING AS A COMMUNITY. BUT, YES, WE WILL HAVE A LIVING

SCREEN WALL RIGHT THERE. >> COUNCIL , ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WITH THAT, IT IS 8:31 AND I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE HAVE COMMENT CARDS ON THIS ITEM, WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, COME UP, STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

>> SHARON CHAPMAN. MARIA , AND COLE HEDGECOCK.

>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS SHARON CHAPMAN. I LIVE IN ROWLETT, TEXAS AND I HAVE FOR THE LAST 28 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN HERE A WHILE. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME MAKING UP LOSSES AND PROFITS AND NUMBERS AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE SALE AS IT IS PROPOSED, OUR CITY WOULD GAIN INCOME FOR THE TRANSACTION. OTHERWISE IT IS GOING TO REMAIN CHURCH PROPERTY AND THE CITY WILL LOSE TAX REVENUE. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THAT WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS

PROJECT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> MY NAME IS MARIA, I HAVE LIVED IN ROWLETT FOR 18 YEARS.

MY HUSBAND AND I , WE HAVE COME HERE TO PROPOSE IN FAVOR OF

THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

COLE HEDGECOCK, I AM A RESIDENT IN ROWLETT AND I AM A PASTOR AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. WE ARE THE ONES SELLING THE PROPERTY.

I WANT TO SAY THAT THESE PEOPLE WE ARE WORKING WITH HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB COMMUNICATING WITH US, WORKING WITH THE CITY, AND I BELIEVE IT IS IN GREAT HARMONY WITH WHERE WE HAVE BEEN AS A CHURCH. A LITTLE OVER FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO, DECEMBER, 2019 , WE CAME TO PROPOSE THE SALE OF THE 11 ACRES. THE SAME 11 THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET REZONED TODAY. AND, SINCE THE REJECTION OF THE ZONING CHANGE IN DECEMBER, 2019, I PERSONALLY HAVE MET WITH THE MAYOR. I HAVE MET WITH EVERY

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COUNCILMEMBER, INCLUDING CITY STAFF, AND THE FORMER CITY MANAGER. AND I ASKED , WHAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT WOULD YOU LIKE US TO DO? IF YOU WILL NOT APPROVE APARTMENTS, WHAT WILL YOU DO? THIS IDEA HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO. BUT THE PROBLEMWAS WE DID NOT HAVE A DEVELOPER WHO WANTED TO PURCHASE THE LAND. AND SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE WORKED WITH ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE. FROM SINGLE-FAMILY TO STORAGE UNITS, WE HAVE LOOKED AT A HOMELESS SHELTER , SOUP KITCHENS . INDUSTRIAL USERS , AND NOW TOWNHOMES. WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING THE REQUEST TO YOU. WE ARE EXCITED THAT OUR CITY CAN HAVE HOUSING THAT IS OF A HIGH QUALITY. I DO NOT KNOW ANYBODY WHO WILL SAY A HOUSE SELLING FOR $450,000 IS SOMETHING CHEAP OR SOMETHING TO BE TURNED INTO ANYTHING NEGATIVE FOR OUR SAKE. I THINK THE PROJECT WILL FIT VERY WELL WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. IT IS MUCH LESS DENSE. PREVIOUS REQUESTS HAVE BROUGHT CONCERNS. BUT THIS WILL BE A REAT NEIGHBORHOOD FOR EVERY CITIZEN IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THE APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST AND THE PLANNING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY PLANNING AND ZONING. WE ARE EXCITED. MAKE NO BONES ABOUT IT. OUR CHURCH IS RELOCATING, NO MATTER WHAT. WE ARE ALREADY IN THE PROCESS.

OUR BUILDING IS GOING UP. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD. THIS HELPS US A LITTLE BIT IN THE IMMEDIATE, WITH SOME DEBT REDUCTION. AS YOU THINK THROUGH THIS, I WANTED TO ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CHURCH HOME. A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN FEEL LOVED, VISIT US AT FIRST BAPTIST ROWLETT. WE ARE 107 YEARS OLD AS A CHURCH FAMILY. WHENEVER YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, AS A 107 -YEAR-OLD CHURCH, BEHOLD I AM DOING A NEW THING. NOW IT SPRINGS FORTH, DO YOU NOT PERCEIVE IT? GOD WILL MAKE A WAY FOR US, NO MATTER WHAT YOU ALL SAY TONIGHT. BUT WE DO HOPE THAT YOU WILL IN FAVOR OF US.

>> THANK YOU, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, 8:36, AND WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. THAT IS A GOOD POINT, WE HAVE THREE ONLINE COMMENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM. YVETTE , CAN YOU DO THAT CALL? OR --

>> OFFHAND, I CANNOT REMEMBER. >> AS I WAS TOLD, ALL THREE INDICATED OPPOSITION TO THE ITEM. COUNCIL , I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. YOU ARE ON THIS MATTER, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION WILL OCCUR, AFTER THE SECOND. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON

? >> YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REZONING FOR FIRST BAPTIST ROWLETT.

>> COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP ? >> I SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. I WILL NOW OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS ?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO CONCUR WITH COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP 'S COMMENT EARLIER. I WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS, BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE IT IS A GOOD FIT FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HAVING A SIX-STORY OFFICE SPACE RIGHT THERE. THAT WOULD ABSOLUTELY CREATE A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND A LOT OF PEOPLE IN AND OUT. AND I FEEL LIKE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SOME HOUSING STOCK AVAILABLE. SO I WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS, ALONG WITH THE OTHER

COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE MADE. >> THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR

PRO TEMPORE WINGET ? >> WE HAVE EXTENSIVE ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY ALREADY, WALKING ALONG AND UTILIZING THE RAILROAD TRACK IN WAYS THAT IT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE USED.

AND I CANNOT HELP BUT THINK THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE ACCESS, EITHER TO OR FROM THOSE HOMES, FROM PEOPLE TRAVELING ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS ON FOOT. I THINK THAT IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER. I KNOW WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. BUT I WOULD ASK THAT WE GIVE THAT

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SOME THOUGHT. WHEN CONSIDERING THIS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM, SIMPLY PUTTING A LIVING SCREENING WALL, THAT IS THE SAME THING WE HAVE AT PEDAL POINT PARK , WHICH IS NOT WORKING. WE HAVE A TREE-LINED, WHEN THEY GO ONTO THE TRACKS, THEY WALKED ONTO THE BRIDGE, THIS IS NOT VERY FAR FROM THE OTHER BRIDGE. THE OTHER DIRECTION, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE. I DO LIKE THE PROPERTY. I DO LIKE THE ZONING.

I THINK IT IS THE HIGHEST, THE BEST, AND THE MOST REASONABLE USAGE OF THE PROPERTY. AS COUNCILMEMBER ELISE BOWERS SAID, SHOVING AN OFFICE BUILDING THERE IS NOT REALISTIC. THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT WOULD BRING, WHICH THE PROPERTY IS ALREADY ZONED FOR, WOULD BE EXCESSIVE. THAT SAID, LEAVING IT BACON SIMPLY IS NOT A LONG-TERM SOLUTION , UNLESS SOMEONE WANTS TO BUY THE PROPERTY, HANG ON TO IT, AND PAY THE TAXES ON IT. EVENTUALLY, SOMETHING WILL BE BUILT INTERGALACTIC WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE FOR ROWLETT, THAT MAKES SENSE FOR THE EASTERN STRETCH OF MAIN STREET. COUNCIL, I AM JUST OFFERING IT UP AS A PROPOSAL, IF THE DEVELOPER IS WILLING TO CONSIDER SOME TYPE OF SCREENING WALL. JUST A THOUGHT.

OUTLIER , AS USUAL. I AM OPPOSED TO APPROVING MORE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS HERE. AND YOU CAN SAY TOWNHOMES, SINGLE FAMILY, THEY ARE NOT. THEY ARE MULTIFAMILY.

BECAUSE OF A FAIR THAT WALL. I DO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE SOME GOOD ITEMS -- ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSAL. THE FACT THAT IT IS TOWNHOMES, NOT APARTMENTS, IT IS, OSTENSIBLY, FOR OWNER OCCUPANCY , NOT FOR RENTAL. IT WORRIES ME THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT WE HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THAT, OF IT BECOMING RENTAL PROPERTIES. IT WORRIES ME THAT THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE BY THIS COMPANY HAVE, IF NOT TURNED INTO OUTRIGHT RENTALS, MOST OF THEM ARE LLCS AND THEY ARE OCCUPIED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT RELATED. IT IS EFFECTIVELY WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE PAYING TO LIVE THERE. I KNOW THE SHAPE AND THE SIZE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY PRESENTS A BIG CHALLENGE AND LIMITS WHAT CAN BE BUILT THERE.

I UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT ZONING OF GENERAL OFFICE, RIGHT NOW , IS NOT A POPULAR THING BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE WORK AT HOME. YOU COULD ARGUE THAT A LOT OF COMPANIES ARE BACKING OFF FROM THAT. BRINGING PEOPLE BACK TO THE OFFICE. BUT, THAT IS NEITHER HERE NOR THERE . I STILL DO NOT LIKE THE DENSITY. IT IS BETTER THAN THE FORMER PROPOSAL, ABSOLUTELY.

NICK SAID , THE COST TO PUT DETACHED HOMES WOULD BE ASTRONOMICAL . THE PRICES FOR THE HOMES WOULD BE ASTRONOMICAL. I AM NOT SURE WHAT ASTRONOMICAL MEANS. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE MANY, MANY NICE HOMES WITHIN THIS CITY THAT ARE GOING FOR $600,000, $700,000, WE HAVE SOME PRICE THAT OVER $1 MILLION. THEY SEEM TO BE SELLING. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE REALLY HIGH-END HOMES IN THE CITY. I AM CONCERNED ALSO ABOUT THE TRAFFIC IMPACT. THAT IS REALLY ONE OF MY BIGGEST CONCERNS. WE HAVE MAIN STREET, AS WAS SAID, IT IS GOING TO BE REALLY HARD, OR IMPOSSIBLE, TO EXPAND THAT IN THE FUTURE, SO WE HAVE THIS GOING INTO THE PROPERTY. WITH THE CHURCH TRAFFIC , WITH THE RCC TRAFFIC, WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL TRAFFIC, AND I THINK THAT IS THE MAIN THING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE COTACTING ME WERE WORRIED ABOUT. AND I DID GET IMPACT THAT'S MEANT INPUT. ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT. AND THEY POINTED OUT, ALTHOUGH THEY DO NOT LIVE WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION ZONES, IT WILL STILL IMPACT EVERYONE WHO USES THE RCC, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL, ANYONE WHO GOES TO THE CHURCH OR EVEN TRIES TO GET TO

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66TH, VIA THE SERVICE ROAD , FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE CITY. SO, IT IS A HARD ONE. IT REALLY IS. AND I NOTED THAT THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION NOTICES THAT WERE RETURNED, THERE WERE NOT A LOT OF THEM. THERE WERE A LOT WHO WERE OPPOSED. I NOTED THAT P&Z WAS DIVIDED ON THIS ISSUE. AND I CAME INTO THIS MEETING NOT SURE. NOT KNOWING HOW I WAS GOING TO VOTE. BUT I BELIEVE THAT, GIVEN EVERYTHING, ALL OF THESE CONSIDERATIONS, I DO NOT THINK I CAN SUPPORT

THIS. >> THANK YOU. FOLLOWING UP ON TEMPORARY MAYOR PRO TEMPORE JEFF WINGET 'S REQUEST, IF THE APPLICANT CAN COME FOR -- FORWARD AND ADDRESS THE REQUEST TO HAVE A PERMANENT SCREENING WALL ADJACENT TO THE RAILROAD

TRACKS? >> ALONG THAT PART OF THE PROPERTY, OBVIOUSLY THE LINEAR FOOTAGE IS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER AND WE WOULD BE OPEN TO LOOKING AT IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO MAKE IT A HARD BALL VERSUS A SCREEN WALL, PERHAPS. WE ARE OPEN TO WORKING WITH THE CITY, THAT IS NOT A HARD NO. WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS, AS LONG IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS WITHIN OUR BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, OBVIOUSLY , AND THAT MAKES IT A LONGER FRONTAGE . WE WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING CREATIVE BUT YES, WE ARE OPEN TO IDEAS ABOUT THAT,

ABSOLUTELY. >> GO AHEAD.

>> SO, I THINK WE NEED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC. I WOULD WANT TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION. I WOULD WANT TO HAVE THAT, DEFINING WHAT THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BUFFER IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, EXPANDING THAT LENGTH. I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR, THAT WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TREES THAT WOULD BE THERE IN ADDITION TO THAT I DEFINITELY WANT TO KEEP THAT LIVING SCREENING WALL, BECAUSE THAT, THE IMPACT OF THAT IS SOUND, FROM THERE TRAIN. THE IMPACT OF THE FENCE, OR THE MASONRY STRUCTURE, WHATEVER IT IS, THE IMPACT OF THAT IS PROHIBITING FOOT TRAFFIC. I WANT TO KEEP THE BARRIER THERE TO REDUCE SOUND AND THE TREES ADD A SENSE OF BEAUTY TO THE SPACE AS WELL.

>> I THINK SOMETHING THAT WOULD HIDE A WALL, BEHIND THAT SCREENING WALL, THAT WOULD NOT OBVIOUSLY COST ALL ARM AND LEG , LIKE A WROUGHT IRON FENCE, OR SOMETHING THAT IS VERY COST PROHIBITIVE. I THINK THAT COULD WORK WELL IF YOU ALL AGREE WITH THAT. SOMETHING BEHIND THE SCREENING WALL, LIKE A WROUGHT IRON FENCE THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY PROVIDE THE SAME RESULTS THAT

YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. >> OKAY.

>> I WOULD BE OPEN TO THAT , IF THAT WAS THE RESULT.

>> ARE YOU, COUNCILMEMBER, SUGGESTING THAT AS A FRIENDLY WAY TO REQUEST A WROUGHT IRON SCREENING WALL, ADJACENT TO THE

RAILROAD TRACKS? >> SECTION 6, EXHIBIT B , I WOULD BE OPEN TO ADDING THAT NOTE THAT THE NORTH SCREENING WALL BE A WROUGHT IRON FENCE. IN ADDITION TO THE LIVING

SCREENING WALL. >> DO YOU ACCEPT THAT?

>> WE WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THAT.

>> OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON. NOTE THAT HE ACCEPTS THAT.

AND THE SECONDARY LEAD ACCEPTS THAT AS WELL. GO AHEAD.

>> I SECOND THE AMENDED MOTION.

>> DAVID? ARE YOU GOOD? >> I AM GOOD WITH THAT. I WAS GOING TO PROVIDE A MOTION, BUT I GUESS IT WAS CLEAR ENOUGH.

>> WOULD THERE BE A MINIMUM HEIGHT ASSOCIATED THAT YOU

WOULD LIKE TO ADD? >> COUNCILMEMBER WINGET HAS INDICATED THAT 8 ' WOULD BE THE MINIMUM HEIGHT OF THE

WROUGHT IRON FENCE. OR 6'? >> 6' IS WHAT I WOULD ASK

FOR. >> COUNCILMEMBER WINGET, DO YOU ACCEPT THAT ? OKAY, THAT IS THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THEN.

>> YES. ALL RIGHT BUT THANK YOU, ALL.

>> DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? NO , OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

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COUNCILMEMBER REAVES ? >> JUST ANECDOTALLY, ON THE TRAFFIC. THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS. I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE APARTMENTS, HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF CARS, THAT IS BY THAT U-TURN WHEN YOU, UNDER. I LIVE IN THAT AREA, THAT IS THE ONLY WAY, OFF OF RICHARDSON , TO GET TO WORK. I HAVE NOT NOTICED A SINGLE DIFFERENCE. TO YOUR POINT, I AM NOT SURE THAT 120 SOME ODD CARS WILL MAKE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE IN THAT AREA. SO, JUST A THOUGHT THERE. SO.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP, WITH A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT BY COUNCILMEMBER JEFF WINGET, INCLUDING A 6 ' WROUGHT IRON FENCE ADJACENT TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS AS A SCREENING WALL. WITH THAT, AS THE UNDERSTANDING, CALL THE VOTE. AND THAT ITEM CARRIES, 6

[6. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REQUEST TOPICS TO BE PLACED ON AN AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL TO PLACE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. TAKE ANY NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS]

-1. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 6. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REQUEST TOPICS TO BE PLACED ON AN AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO A PROPOSAL TO PLACE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON?

>> FOR A FUTURE WORK SESSION, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE TABLE A DISCUSSION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE PERMITTING

PROCESS. >> OKAY. YOU HAVE KIND OF A

TIMELINE? >> I DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE. AS

SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> THAT WILL ALSO ALLOW STAFF SOME TIME. AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE SECONDS THAT. STAFF WILL LOOK TO GET THAT ON A FUTURE WORK SESSION. AND WE ARE AVAILABLE TO DO SO. ANY OTHER ITEMS? ALL RIGHT,

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Jan 16, 2024 City Council Meetings

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