[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:18] AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THIS MEETING MAY BE CONVENED INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ON ANY AGENDA ITEM HEREIN. THE CITY OF ROWLETT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RECONVENE, RECESS OR REALIGN THE REGULAR SESSION OR CALLED EXECUTIVE SESSION OR ORDER OF BUSINESS AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT. PROCESS FOR PUBLIC INPUT: IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON, YOU MAY COMPLETE THE PUBLIC INPUT FORM ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE BY 3:30 P.M. THE DAY OF THE MEETING. ALL FORMS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING. WE START OFF WITH AN INVOCATION. PASTOR THOMAS WILL PROVIDE THE INVOCATION TONIGHT. IF YOU WILL STAND, IF YOU WISH TO JOIN. AFTER THAT, WE WILL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> DEAR LORD THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING. WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THIS CITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCILMEMBERS , THE POLICE DEPARTMENT , THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EVERYTHING IN THIS CITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE BUSINESSES OF THIS CITY. WE THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU KEPT US FROM EVERY EVIL AND DISASTER. WE DEDICATE THIS MEETING INTO YOUR HANDSET YOU WILL LEAD US . GIVE US WISDOM FROM ABOVE. >> [4A. Update from the City Council and Management: Financial Position, Major Projects, Operational Issues, Upcoming Dates of Interest and Items of Community Interest. ] [5. CITIZENS’ INPUT ] [00:10:23] THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU MR. HALL, WE [00:10:31] APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> AND I LIVE IN RALL IT. --I LIVE IN ROWLETT. I AM HERE WITH HAVE MY FAMILY AND MY NEIGHBORS AND ALSO THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE OF MARINER PARK. I PRAY ALL YOU ALL HAVE COMMENTS DURING THIS TERRIBLE WEEK OF STORMS. I HOPE YOU ALL CAME OUT SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY AND HOPE IF YOUR TREES FELL DOWN YOU HAD SOMEBODY LOCAL CLEAN THEM UP. I SAID BEFORE I HAVE LIVED IN ROWLETT FOR 41 YEARS AND I AM HAPPY TO LIVE HERE. I AM TICKLED TO DEATH TO BE HERE, EVEN WITH A TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND THE THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON. IT IS THE LACK OF CONCERN OF THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF OUR CITY . WE HAVE LOST MANY TREES RECENTLY AND THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT. THIS RECENT STORM TORE UP EVERYTHING AND THE THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR OUR TREES. WE HAD AN ECOSYSTEM ANALYSIS ON NOVEMBER 2018 AND I'M SURE YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT IT. IT IS ROWLETT'S URBAN FOREST AND THEY RECENTLY PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE IN MARCH OF 2023 , WHICH WAS JUST A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR AGO. I KNOW YOU ALL CAN FIND THIS, BUT IT SAYS ROWLETT'S URBAN FOREST PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE LIFE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CITY. ROWLETT'S 340,000 TREES IMPACT EVERYTHING FOR OVERALL HEALTH TO THE LIVABILITY OF PEOPLE WHO WORK AND PLAY IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT. SO MANY OF THOSE WORDS ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR MISSION STATEMENT, WHICH COMES DOWN TO US. WE AGREE WITH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT AND WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT IN PRIOR TIMES. THE TREE FOUNDATION OF TEXAS GAVE YOU THE AWARD FOR THIS. I AM SURE THEY WOULD BE VERY CONCERNED THAT ROWLETT IS THINKING ABOUT TEARING DOWN THE TREES ON THE GEORGE BUSH ACCESS ROAD BETWEEN FLAMINGO ROAD AND BARRETT PARKWAY. THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL TREES AND DESPITE THE CONCERN OF THAT MAJOR TRAFFIC WE ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE, BUT ALSO WITH THE 2 MILLION ACRE WAREHOUSE TRUCKING FACILITY ON THAT ROAD, IT WILL BE MASSIVE. THESE TREES ARE GOOD FOR THE CITY. I REALIZE THAT TREES ARE GOOD AND I'M NOT REALLY A TREE HUGGER, BUT I HAD THEM BEHIND MY PROPERTY. I THINK OF THEM BEING TORN DOWN AND BE OVERPOPULATED WITH SMALL HOUSES. OXYGEN FOR THE TREES MAKE UP FOR 20% OF THE OXYGEN WE HAVE. 70% COMES FROM THE OCEAN, BUT WE DON'T LIVE BY THE OCEAN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR FAMILIES HERE IN ROWLETT. THE PEOPLE OF ROWLETT -- >> THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT , NEXT SPEAKER? >> NEXT TO , MARK ALONE AND MELISSA VALE. >> JUST COME UP AND STAY YOUR NAME AND SAY ARE RESIDENTS FOR THE RECORD . YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> MY NAME IS MELISSA VALE AND I AM HERE ABOUT THE GARDEN THAT WILL GO ON LAKEVIEW PARKWAY. >> ARE YOU HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THIS. THAT IS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THAT WILL BE LATER. WE WILL MAKE SURE THEY ARE ON THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> I DO WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT. >> OKAY. >> DO WE HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER NOT PERTAINING TO THAT ITEM? >> THERE IS NO NAME . CRAIG ASHLEY, MAYBE? >> OKAY. IF THERE IS NOT ANYONE ELSE PERTAINING TO THAT ITEM , [00:15:08] JUST GENERAL CITIZENS INPUT, THAT IS WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR HERE. >> COLUMBIA PARK DEVELOPMENT ? >> THAT WOULD BE GENERAL CITIZENS, YES. >> SAME THING. >> NO, THAT IS GENERAL CITIZENS. >> ADRIAN RAY. >> MY NAME IS ADRIAN RAY . I AM COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL TODAY TO CREATE AWARENESS FOR AN ITEM THAT WILL COME TO THE COUNCIL FOR REVIEW AND IS CURRENTLY AN APPLICATION GOING TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. A LOT OF TIMES I UNDERSTAND YOU GET A LOT OF INFORMATION . IT IS FOR THE COLUMBIA PARK WHICH IS ON FLAMINGO ROAD AND MARINERS PARK IN THE MARINER COVE SUBDIVISIONS. I LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY. WE ARE CONCERNED THERE IS A DEVELOPER PROPOSING TO BUILD ZERO LOT HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, WHETHER THEY ARE TOWNHOMES OR ACTUAL HOMES IN THAT SMALL PARCEL OF LAND. I WORK IN MORTGAGE AND MOST OF THOSE HOMES GO TO PROGRAM TYPE HOMES . WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY TO THE SOUTH OF US. WE HAVE THE WAREHOUSE DISTRICT THAT IS GOING IN TO THE NORTH OF US AND NOW, TO THE SOUTH OF US THEY ARE PROPOSING A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NEXT DOOR . THOSE HOMES TYPICALLY , GO TO PROGRAM TYPE HOMES. IT IS A VERY SMALL PARCEL OF LAND. THEY WILL PUT ALMOST 80 HOMES. WE ARE ALSO DEALING WITH A SITUATION NOW WITH A HIGH NUMBER OF RENTERS AND OUR A IS FIGHTING TO KEEP THE INTEGRITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF RENTERS NOT TREATING THEIR HOMES THE SAME AS A HOMEOWNER WILL. THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOA IS SPREADING THIS INFORMATION. WE WANT TO BRING IT TO YOUR AWARENESS. THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FLAMINGO ROAD, MARINERS COVE AND THOSE AREAS AROUND IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> MISSY TIDWELL ? >> OKAY. >> MISSY TIDWELL, LONG TIME ROWLETT RESIDENTS. I WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THERE IS AN EVENT HAPPENING THIS WEEK . IT IS BEING BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DEI COMMUNITY PROJECT AND SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 28TH FROM 6:00 UNTIL 9:00 P.M. AND HELD HERE ON THE DOWNTOWN GREEN. IT IS THE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT AND IS FREE FOR ALL ATTENDEES. WE WILL HAVE VENDORS, FOOD TRUCKS, LIVE DJ , ZUMBA AND THEY WILL BE DOOR PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE THERE AND FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE AT DEI COMMUNITY PROJECT.ORG. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THE REST ARE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. [6. CONSENT AGENDA] >> OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON FROM CITIZENS INPUT AND GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING MAY BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. A CITY COUNCILMEMBER OR A CITIZEN MAY REQUEST ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. COUNSEL DID PULL ITEM SIX A FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE SALE AGREEMENT OF 7995 DALROCK ROAD. IS THERE ANOTHER ITEM THE PUBLIC WANTS TO PULL FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, SECRETARY PLEASE READ THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> ITEM SIX A, CONSIDER ACTION APPROVING THE MINUTES. ITEM 6B , CONSIDER ACTION --SORRY. ITEM SIX C, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE CHEVROLET TAHOE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT UNITS. ITEM SIX D , CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION FOR THE PURCHASE OF FUEL THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY. SIX E, CONSIDER ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE PURCHASE OF EIGHT ADDITIONAL AXON FLEET CAMERAS , RELATED EQUIPMENT , LICENSING , STORAGE , AND SUPPORT FEES. >> COUNCILMEMBER MAKE A MOTION? WE ARE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY . WE WILL GO MANUAL. [00:20:05] >> I MOVE WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS READ. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> I SECOND. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP. WE WILL DO A HAND VOTE . THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE WILL MOVE TO INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. WE [6B. Consider action to approve a resolution for the Purchase and Sale Agreement of 7995 Dalrock Road. ] WILL NOW CONSIDER ACTION TO IMPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF EIGHT ADDITIONAL AXON FLEET CAMERAS. >> I REQUESTED THIS BE PULLED AND IT WAS NOT BECAUSE OF ANY PARTICULAR CONCERN, BUT I BELIEVE WHEN WE SELL PROPERTY THAT IS OWNED THE CITY AND THUS, BY THE TAXPAYERS IT SHOULD BE VOTED ON AS AN INDIVIDUAL ITE. I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THIS PIECE OF LAND IS VERY SMALL. IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE DEVELOPED UNDER OUR CURRENT CODES. THE PURPOSE THAT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WANTS TO USE IT FOR IS TO BUILD JUST ONE HOUSE THAT WOULD BE FOR A VETERAN. FOR THOSE WHO THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE LIKE A HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS , AN AFFORDING --AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, THAT IS NOT WHAT IT IS. >> COUNCILMEMBER ? >> ON ITEM SIX BI WOULD LIKE TO MOVE WE APPROVE RESOLUTION OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE MAYOR RATHER THAN CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. >> MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER? >> SECOND PICK >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP AND A SECOND I MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER. LET'S SEE IF THIS WORKS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. IS [7A. Consider all matters incident and related to the adoption of a resolution expressing official intent to reimburse costs of projects for the remaining May 2023 Bond Election, May 2024 Bond Election, and other capital improvement projects and equipment. ] IT WORKING? IT IS WORKING. ALL RIGHT . THAT CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. >>> NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 7A , CONSIDER ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION EXPRESSING OFFICIAL INTENT TO REIMBURSE COSTS OF PROJECTS FOR THE REMAINING MAY 2023 BOND ELECTION, MAY 2024 BOND ELECTION, AND OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND EQUIPPED. STAFF MAY PRESENT NOW. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL . I AM HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION . A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION IS THE DECLARATION OF INTENT TO REIMBURSE SOME PROCEEDS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO START FUNDING PROJECTS AND EXPENDITURES TODAY AND LATER ON IN THE FUTURE, ISSUE BONDS TO REIMBURSE OURSELVES. THIS IS LEGALLY REQUIRED BY THE IRIS. IN ORDER TO CAPTURE EXPENSES WE PREVIOUSLY PAID WITH FUTURE BONDS. THIS IS PROVIDING THE RIGHT BUT NOT THE OBLIGATION. BYPASSING A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION, COUNCIL IS NOT OBLIGATED TO ISSUE BONDS IN THE FUTURE , SHOULD THE CITY NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PARTICULAR PROJECT. TO GO OVER THE BENEFITS , THIS ALLOWS US TO BETTER MANAGE THE TIMING OF OUR BOND ISSUANCES . IT MAY MAKE SENSE TO CASH FUND CERTAIN PROJECTS TODAY AND ISSUE BONDS LATER. OR, ISSUE BONDS IN THE PRESENCE AND FUND THOSE PROJECTS LATER WITH CASH. THE REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION CAN ONLY CAPTURE EXPENSES LOOKING BACK 60 DAYS. SO, PROJECTS WE STARTED FUNDING WITH CASH THREE MONTHS AGO ARE ELIGIBLE. FOR PROJECTS FOR WHICH WE HAVE SIGNED A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION FOR, WE CANNOT CAPTURE THOSE EXPENSES 18 MONTHS AFTER THE PROJECT HAS BEEN PLACED IN SERVICE, OR 18 MONTHS AFTER THE EXPENSE WAS PAID, WHICHEVER IS LATER. THERE IS ALSO A SEPARATE PROMPT TO THAT TASK THAT AFTER A PROJECT HAS BEEN PAID FOR , YOU CANNOT GO PAST THREE YEARS. AN EXAMPLE OF THAT WOULD BE A PROJECT THAT [00:25:02] IS PLACED IN SERVICE AFTER HE IS BEEN PAID FOR, BUT TWO YEARS OUT WOULD ONLY HAVE ONE YEAR BUT WHICH A BOND COULD BE ISSUED TO REIMBURSE IT. THAT IS SUPPOSED TO 18 MONTHS. THESE ARE TO FUND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND THEIR SOFT COSTS, NOT FOR WORKING CAPITAL. HERE, WE HAVE THE PROPOSED REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION. THIS IS THE FUN 2023 BOND ELECTION REMAINING COSTS. IF YOU REMEMBER IN AUGUST OF LAPS --LAST YEAR WE ISSUED A BOND FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER. THIS IS FOR THE RECENTLY VOTED 2024 BOND ELECTION. IT IS FOR THE $7 MILLION IN ANNUAL BONDS WE ISSUED FOR THE WATER SEWER SYSTEM AND 21 MILLION IN COSTS DISCUSSED AS IF EVERY 24, 24 WORK SESSION. TO REITERATE, THIS PROVIDES US THE RIGHT BUT NOT THE OBLIGATION TO ISSUE THESE BONDS TO REIMBURSE COSTS, SHOULD WE CHOOSE TO CASH FUND PROJECTS TODAY AND ISSUE BONDS IN THE FUTURE. QUESTIONS? >> COUNCIL , ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS WE WILL ASK FOR A MOTION. YES? >> COUNCILMEMBER WINGET ? ALL RIGHT, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE WE WILL CALL THE VOTE. STANDBY. OKAY. THAT ITEM CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL [7B. Conduct a public hearing on a request by property owner, Sri Harsha Thotakura, Lakeview Biergarten, LLC to 1) Rezone the subject property from Single Family (SF-10) to Planned Development (PD) District with underlying base zoning of General Commercial/Retail (C-2) District; 2) Approve a Concept Plan to a develop a food truck park, construct a 2,220 square feet building and a dog park with amenities; 3) Amend the Comprehensive Plan; and 4) Amend the official Zoning Map of the City. The 3.19-acre property is located directly north of the intersection of Lakeview Parkway and Shipp Road, situated in the James Hobbs Abstract, in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas.] MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN B TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON A REQUEST BY PROPERTY OWNER SRI HARSHA THOTAKURA . YOU CAN ALL SEE IT UP THERE TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM SINGLE-FAMILY TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH UNDERLYING BASE ZONING OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL RETAIL. AND TO APPROVE A CONCEPT PLAN TO DEVELOP A FOOD TRUCK PARKED AND CONSTRUCT A 2220 SQUARE FEET BUILDING AND THE DOG PARK WITH AMENITIES. AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED DIRECTLY NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF LAKEVIEW PARKWAY AND SHIP ROAD. BEFORE WE BEGIN WITH THE STAFF PRESENTATION I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPEAK BEFORE COUNCIL'S REVIEW OF THE ITEM. WITH THAT, IT IS 7:27 P.M. AND I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. CITY SECRETARY, YOU HAVE THE LIST OF NAMES THERE. >> MARK LOEWEN . >> WHO WILL BE FOLLOWING? >> MELISSA VALE. >> ALL RIGHT,, AND STATE YOUR NAME AND STATE YOUR RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD. HE WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> MY NAME IS MELISSA VALE AND OLIVE DIRECTLY BEHIND THIS. >> IT IS MORE LINE --THEN LIKELY TO HAPPEN. BUT, WE HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS. DUMPSTERS DIRECTLY BEHIND MY HOUSE, I NEED SOMEBODY TO ANSWER TO ME WHAT WILL BE DONE ABOUT PEST CONTROL AND THE SMELL THAT WILL COME INTO MY BACKYARD WITH FOOD TRUCKS AND THE RESTAURANT THAT IS COMING UP? ALSO , SHIP ROAD ON THE SIDE OF GREG'S HOUSE IS NOT USED ANYMORE. IT USED TO GO AND IT DOESN'T GO THROUGH NOW. WHEN PARKING IS FULL PEOPLE WILL FIGURE OUT , ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED IN ROWLETT FOR A LONG TIME, THAT THEY CAN COME HERE AND PARK ON OUR STREET. WILL THERE BE ANYTHING DONE REGARDING THAT? I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER TO THAT IF I COULD. I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE UP ALL OF THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE SEVERAL OF US HAVE QUESTIONS , AS WELL. I JUST THINK BEFORE IT IS 110% AGREED-UPON , THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME ANSWERS ABOUT OUR SAFETY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD , THE NOISE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD . WE ALL HAVE AN APP AND WE HAVE BEEN MEASURING NOISE AND IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GO ABOVE 80 DECIBELS. I WAS SPEAKING AND IT WAS 80 DECIBELS. IS THERE GOING TO BE ALCOHOL ? IS THERE GOING TO BE BANS OR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT? 80 [00:30:06] DECIBELS IS NOT VERY MUCH. HOW LOUD WILL IT BE? WHAT STIPULATIONS WILL THERE BE? THAT IS MY ONLY THING THAT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER. CONSIDER US WHEN YOU ARE CONSIDERING WHAT YOU LET THEM DO AND NOT DO. >> THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. >> I AM MARK LOEWEN AND I LIVE IN ROWLETT ON LAKEVIEW CIRCLE. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS. AS MELISSA HAS STATED, ONE IS THE NOISE. AND, THE FACT THAT THIS WILL BE OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS. MY DOGS DON'T LIKE THE NOISE AT THE BEST OF TIMES . THE TRAFFIC IS ALSO AN ISSUE. WE HAVE ACTUALLY, STOPPED AT THE EXITS THIS PROPERTY WILL HAVE AND YOU CANNOT SEE TRAFFIC COMING DOWN 66. ANYBODY TRYING TO EXIT THIS, AND I KNOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SIGNS STATING THAT IT IS WESTBOUND ONLY, BUT WE KNOW NOBODY ACTUALLY, FOLLOWS SIGNS. IT IS A RISK. MY DOGS ALSO LOVE THE SIRENS OF THE AMBULANCES, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT IS OF BENEFIT TO THE CITY TO SET THAT UP IN A WAY THAT WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS. YES, ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE CHURCH. THE CHURCH WANTS TO, AT SOME POINT WE DEVELOP THE LAND THEY OWN UP AGAINST THIS BETWEEN THEIR PARKING LOT AND THIS. WHAT DOES THAT HAVE AN IMPACT ON? WHAT ABOUT AN ALCOHOL PERMIT THAT MIGHT BE ASSIGNED TO THIS PROPERTY? WE ARE CONCERNED FROM THE CHURCH PERSPECTIVE OF PEOPLE PARKING ON CHURCH PROPERTY TRYING TO GET INTO THIS. AS MELISSA SAID, FROM A SOUND PERSPECTIVE, YES HE MAY TURN THE SPEAKERS DOWN ON THEIR SYSTEM, BUT EVERY REDNECK TRUCK THAT DRIVES IN THERE TO TRY TO GET FOOD FROM THE FOOD TRUCKS IS LIKELY TO HAVE THEIR STEREO BLASTING. WE HATE TO HAVE TO CALL THE COPS EVERY TIME SOMEBODY DRIVES ONTO THE LOT . IT IS NOT FAIR TO US OR TO THEM. SO , WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN , IF THEY WILL BE OPEN SUNDAYS. THE CONCERN IS, IF THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL THE NOISE LEVEL GOES UP. IF THEY ARE UNSUCCESSFUL, WE ARE CONCERNED AS TO WHAT THEY WILL BUILD THEIR NEXT. THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IN GENERAL IS NOT FOR THIS PROJECT. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. >> NEXT SPEAKER? >> DOUG COX . >> AND WHO WILL BE FOLLOWING? >> BABETTE COX. >> MY NAME IS DOUG COX. I LIVE ON LAKEVIEW CIRCLE. WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS A VERY POOR DRAWING . THE ARCHITECT MADE IT TO WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE IT. I LABELED IT SO YOU COULD UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN TROUBLE. EVERYONE WANTS TO GET INTO THIS PLACE WILL HAVE TO CROSS OVER, IF YOU ARE COMING OUT OF SHIP ROAD ARE OFF THAT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY WANT TO CUT ACROSS AND DO U-TURNS OUT OF THERE. THEY WILL GO UP TO MARK DRIVE WHICH IS WHERE WE ENTER INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND DO U-TURNS TO COME BACK DOWN AND GET INTO THAT PLACE. THE ACCESS TO THE CHURCH IS ALREADY HORRENDOUS. THEY HAD TO BUILD WHAT THEY HAD TO BUILD, BUT THERE IS A DRIVEWAY THAT HAS A 30% GRADE ON IT, JUST INTO THE CHURCH AND IT IS HARD TO GET IN AND OUT OF. THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY HAS TERRIBLE ACCESS TO THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY. WHATEVER THEY ARE TRYING TO SAY THEY WILL BUILT IS NOT GOING TO BE BIG ENOUGH AND NOT BE ADEQUATE. THE MAIN THING I AM TRYING TO SAY IS, WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WILL FAIL. IT LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER, BUT THIS IS CONCRETE POURED FOR PARKING PLACES FOR FOOD TRUCKS TO COME IN AND FOR DOGS TO COME IN AND SMELL UP THE PLACE AND MAKE A MESS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU WILL SEE RIGHT THERE, LAKEVIEW CIRCLE THAT CURVES AND GOES AROUND AND MAKES A CIRCLE. IT IS THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT . [00:35:02] ALL OF THOSE HOUSES ARE STILL THERE. WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY, TABLE THIS, OR DO NOT APPROVE IT BECAUSE IT IS A FOOLISH, FOOLISH USE OF ACTION. WE ASKED THEM TO BUILD SOMETHING COMMERCIAL. DO MEDICAL. WE HAVE MEDICAL ACROSS THE STREET ON MARK AND A BRAND-NEW MEDICAL GROUP BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET OF MARK AND 66 AGAIN. BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS AND WE APPROVED THAT. THIS MAN WANTS TO MAKE A PLAYGROUND OUT OF A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT HAS HISTORY AND IT WAS NOT GOOD FROM THE DAY IT WAS PUT IN. THERE WAS AN OLD HOUSE ON THERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND IT FINALLY GOT TORN DOWN. WE HAVE A CITY OF DALLAS SEWAGE STATION DOWN THERE THAT STINKS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. IT IS NOT A GREAT PIECE OF PROPERTY AND THEY ARE TRYING TO BUILD THIS AS THOUGH IT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING TO LOOK OUT ON THE LAKE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER WHAT I AM ASKING YOU TO DO. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER. >> BABETTE COX. >> WHO WILL BE FOLLOWING? >> CRAIG ASHLEY. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS BABETTE COX. I AM DOUG'S WIFE . I AM NOT A SPEAKER. I HAVE NEVER SPOKEN BEFORE COUNCIL . IT SCARES ME TO DEATH. BUT, I WILL TELL YOU WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO DO IS NOT RIGHT. WHAT THEY HAVE TOLD US , THIS IS OUR FIFTH TIME WE HAVE OBJECTED. EVERY TIME THEY CHANGE IT A LITTLE BIT. THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE THEY PASSED OUT THIS REALLY NICE THING TO ALL OF YOU ALL . WE NEVER SAW IT. THEY CHANGED THINGS AND THEY TELL US ONE THING AND THEY TELL YOU ALL SOMETHING ELSE. WE DON'T WANT YOU TO CHANGE THIS ZONING BECAUSE ONCE THEY GET THAT DONE THEY CAN BRING IN THE LIQUOR AND THEY CAN BRING IN THE RESTAURANT . THEY HAVE TOLD US , A TOILET FLUSHING IS ONLY 60 DECIBELS. WHAT IN THE WORLD? THAT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THAT COMMITTEE THAT WAS HERE BEFORE WOULD BRING UP HIS OWN IDEA OF THE SOUND . AT ANY RATE, ANY DECIBEL IS NOT VERY HIGH. LET'S SAY THEY GO ABOVE THAT? WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? GO OVER THERE AND TELL THEM TO BE QUIET? LIKED, THEY WILL DO THAT? I DON'T THINK SO. WHEN I LEFT HER THE LAST TIME THERE WAS A POLICEMAN STANDING RIGHT OVER THERE . I SAID, WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR US. HE SAID, IF THEY CAUSE PROBLEMS AND IT IS LOUD, CALL THE POLICE. CALL THE POLICE OVER AND OVER AND OVER ? THE POLICEMAN TOLD ME THIS. THEN , MAYBE IT WILL GET YOUR ATTENTION. THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I UNDERSTAND THE GROUP BEFORE LOVED THE IDEA OF THE FOOD TRUCKS AND THE MUSIC AND THE PARTIES. BY THE WAY, WE WERE TOLD THERE WOULD BE A BAND AND THEY SAID NO, THERE IS NOT ONE. IF THEY WANT TO GO TO FOOD TRUCKS AND PARTY, FIND A PLACE TO GO DO THAT. DON'T INVITE YOURSELF TO OUR BACKYARD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU , NEXT SPEAKER. >> CRAIG ARCHER AND JOHN TODD WILL BE THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> MY NAME IS GREG ARCHER AND I'M ON LAKEVIEW CIRCLE. THIS PARK IS GOING TO BE IMPACTING ME THE MOST BECAUSE IT IS RIGHT NEXT TO MY TAKE. I HAVE PEOPLE GOING ACROSS MY TAKE RIGHT NOW AND THERE IS NOTHING GOING ON OVER THERE. I HAVE MOTORCYCLES DRIVING ACROSS THERE TO GET OVER THAT SPARE LOT . THAT ACCESS ROAD RIGHT NOW , IT IS AN ACCESS ROAD FOR THE COUNTY TO GET DOWN TO THE LAKE TO DO SERVICE ON THE SEWAGE. THEY ARE THERE EVERY YEAR. THAT JUST TELLS YOU HOW MUCH SEWAGE WE ALREADY HAVE GOING THERE. IT IS OVERFLOWING AND THESE GUYS WANT TO TIE INTO OUR STUFF EVEN MORE? I WANTED TO KNOW, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO TO STOP THEM FROM WALKING ACROSS MY TAKE INTO THEIR TAKE? ANOTHER THING IS, THERE WAS A PRIVACY [00:40:03] FENCE PLANT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS STILL ON THERE. HOW HIGH WILL IT BE? THIS PROPERTY LITERALLY , IS THE SAME SIZE AS MY PROPERTY. THAT ENTIRE AREA IS MY BACKYARD. AND , YOU WANT TO PUT A TWO-STORY BUILDING OVER THERE SO THEY CAN LOOK OVER INTO MY YARD? I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IS VERY FAIR. I BOUGHT A HOUSE ON THE LAKE TO LOOK AT THE LAKE, NOT TO LOOK AT WHATEVER THE MONSTROSITY WILL BE. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER. >> JOHN TODD? >> I AM JOHN TODD AND I LIVE ON LAKEVIEW CIRCLE. I IN THREE HOUSES UP FROM THE PROJECT. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY THAT WANTS THIS PROJECT. I CERTAINLY DON'T. WE HAVE --I AM SORRY I RAMBLE ON. I AM OLD. WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE SLEEPING UNDER THE BRIDGE NOW. YOU WILL JUST GIVE THEM MORE PLACES. THEY WILL HAVE PUBLIC RESTROOMS AND THAT IS JUST MORE PROCESS --PLACES TO DRAW THEM IN. NOBODY ON THE CIRCLE WANTS THIS. PLEASE CAN IT. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER . >> THAT IS IT. >> OKAY. >> IF THERE ARE NO OTHER SPEAKERS WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND NOW, WE WILL INVITE STAFF UP . WE WILL HEAR YOUR PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU , MAYOR. THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 3.19 ACRES LOCATED NORTH OF LAKEVIEW PARKWAY AND THE INTERSECTION WITH SHIP ROAD. IT IS CURRENTLY SINGLE-FAMILY ZONE 10 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND OTHER RESIDENTIAL USES. THE REQUEST WAS MADE IN NOVEMBER OF 2022 TO REZONE THIS PROPERTY TO THE C 2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. THERE WAS NO SITE PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH IT. THERE WAS JUST DISCUSSION OF THE CONCEPT. THIS WAS RECOMMENDED FOR DENIAL BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION , UNANIMOUSLY 7-0. THE APPLICANT DID WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION BEFORE CONSIDERATION BY CITY COUNCIL. THEY BROUGHT FORWARD THIS NEW PROPOSAL THEY DEVELOPED IN THE INTERVENING TIME WAS CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS PLAN . THE APPLICATION IS FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH THE BASE ZONING C 2, GENERAL COMMERCIAL THAT WOULD INCLUDE WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT A FOOD TRUCK PARKED THAT WOULD HAVE SPACES FOR UP TO FIVE FOOD TRUCKS TO BE PARKED AT THE SITE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. ACTUALLY, DURING OPERATING HOURS. I SHOULD NOT SAY, ANY GIVEN TIME. 2200 SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING AND 2900 SQUARE-FOOT DOG PARK WITH AMENITIES AND ALSO THE C 2 USES WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS. I WILL REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO BE USED TO ACCOMMODATE THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS . THE CITY OF ROWLETT ZONING CODE DOES NOT HAVE A FOOD TRUCK PARKED IN ITS LIST OF ALLOWED USES, WHICH IS PART OF THE REASON THEY ARE BRINGING FORWARD THIS REQUEST IN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. SHOULD THIS PROJECT BE APPROVED TONIGHT BY THE COUNCIL ARE SOMETIMES IN THE FUTURE AND THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS APPROVED PLAN DEVELOPMENT HAS NOT MOVED FORWARD WITHIN TWO YEARS , THE CITY WOULD BRING FORWARD A PUBLIC HEARING TO BRING IT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL ZONING DISTRICT OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE DISTRICT. ALSO, SHOULD THE COUNCIL CHOOSE TO APPROVE THIS THERE WOULD BE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL PLANS TO REVIEW IT, INCLUDING THE DETAILED SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND CIVIL ENGINEERING PLANS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION. ON THE CONCEPT PLAN , WE WILL WALK THROUGH IT A LITTLE BIT. ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE THERE IS THE SINGLE ENTRANCE WHICH DOES LINE UP WITH SHIP ROAD . THE PARKING AREA IS LOCATED ON THE EAST OF THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SITE. THE DOG PARK IS LOCATED ON THE PLAN IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER. THE BUILDING --LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET IT. THIS IS THE BUILDING , THE 2900 SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING WHICH INCLUDES RESTROOMS AND OFFICE SPACE FOR THE OPERATION [00:45:03] OF THE FACILITY . THE DOG PARK WOULD BE LOCATED HERE --I AM SORRY, THIS IS THE SEATING AREA. THE FOOD TRUCKS WOULD BE GENERALLY, PART IN THIS AREA . THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THERE WOULD BE 101 PARKING SPACES ON THIS SITE. 22 OF THOSE WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUILDING , THE 2200 SQUARE-FOOT PACE --SPACE . 79 SPACES WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DOG PARK AMENITY AND THE OUTDOOR SEATING AREA AND FIVE FOOD TRUCK SPACES. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING THE AMENITIES PARKING WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF THE FOOD TRUCK PARKED SO PEOPLE CAN ENJOY BOTH FOOD TRUCKS AS WELL AS THE OTHER AMENITIES ON THE SITE. THE CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE PLAN THAT IS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT INCLUDES THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPING OF THE PARKING LOT AREAS AND REQUIRED LANDSCAPING ON STATE HIGHWAY 66 , WHICH WOULD INCLUDE TREES AND SHRUBS. THERE WOULD ALSO BE COMPATIBILITY BUFFERS LOCATED BETWEEN THE CHURCH AND THE FOOD TRUCK PARKED THAT WOULD BE AN EIGHT FOOT LIVING SCREEN WITH A SIX FOOT --AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIGN --SIDE, A SIX FOOT ROD IRON FENCE AND THERE WOULD BE PLANTS NO LESS THAN EIGHT FEET IN HEIGHT. ON THE NORTH SIDE SEPARATING BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD ALSO BE THAT INCOMPATIBILITY BUFFER WITH AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT FOOT TALL LIVING SCREEN. THEY ARE ALSO PROPOSING ALONG THE LAKE SHORE A 10 FOOT MASONRY WALL THAT WILL SCREEN THE LIFT STATION THAT WOULD TRANSITION INTO A SIX FOOT WROUGHT-IRON FENCE NORTH OF THE LIFT STATION TO ALLOW FOLKS TO HAVE SOME VISIBILITY TOWARD THE LAKE. THE PROPOSED BUILDING WOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT IS A ONE-STORY BUILDING, APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN HEIGHT WITH THE BUTTERFLY ROOF. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT CODE , ARE STANDARDS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION WILL MITIGATE THOSE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS BETWEEN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS. ONE OF THE CONDITIONS IT ADDRESSES ARE THE HOURS OF UP PRORATION -- OPERATION AND HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS THAT WOULD PRESERVE LIGHT, PRIVACY. SIDE LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING ARE INCLUDED. SHOULD THE COUNCIL WISH TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST THERE MAY BE CONDITIONS IMPOSED AS PART OF THE APPROVAL THAT WOULD ADDRESS THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION STANDARDS . THEY ARE AGAIN, INTENDED TO MITIGATE THOSE IMPACTS OF NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON NEARBY ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL HOMES. THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN , THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DOES SHOW THIS SITE OF THE FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. IT IS A RED AREA RIGHT HERE. IT IS INTENDED FOR THE PROVISION OF GOODS AND SERVICES LOCATED ALONG A MAJOR THOROUGH PEER, PROVIDING GOODS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS. TO THE NORTH YOU HAVE THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS THE LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL USE. THE TAKE AREA ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE WOULD BE OPEN SPACE WITH THE INTENTION OF PARK AREA, PRESERVATION OF LAKEVIEW'S AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAKESIDE RECREATION. THE NOTIFICATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED FOR THIS REQUEST . NOTICES WERE SET OUT ON MAY 3RD , 2024 AND THERE WERE 13 NOTICES SENT OUT TO PROPERTIES WITHIN 200 FEET AND THERE WERE NO RESPONSES THAT WERE RECEIVED BACK, EITHER IN FAVOR OR AGAINST. THE COURTESY NOTICES FOR PROPERTIES WITHIN 500 FEET, THERE WERE 19 NOTICES SENT AND THERE WERE THREE RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST. AGAIN, TO REMIND YOU THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID CONSIDER THIS ON MAY 14, 2024 AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST BY A VOTE OF 4-3. STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FOR SINGLE-FAMILY 10 TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOUR COMMERCIAL C 2 USES WITH THE MODIFICATIONS. ALSO, APPROVAL OF THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOOD TRUCK PARKED WITH A MAXIMUM OF FIVE TRUCKS. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 2200 SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING. THE DOG PARK WITH AMENITIES AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS NECESSARY [00:50:01] AND TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY. I WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. WE DO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE WHO IS ALSO PREPARED FOR QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER? BIMMAN ALEX, AND DO YOU KNOW THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE CLOSEST NEIGHBORING BACKYARD TO THE LINE OF THE 50 FOOT SETBACK ON THIS PROPERTY? APPROXIMATELY? >> TO THE STRUCTURE, ITSELF? >> YES, TO WHERE THE SEATING AREA WOULD BE. THERE WAS A 50 FOOT SETBACK, RIGHT? >> THE 50 FOOT SETBACK IS IN REGARDS TO THE BUILDINGS. AND , THE FOOD TRUCKS AND THE DUMPSTER. IF WE GO BACK A BIT, THE SEATING AREA WOULD HAVE THE 15 FOOT BUFFER THAT WOULD BE BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINE. SO, IT WOULD BE AT LEAST 15 FEET, PLUS YOU WOULD HAVE TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF CIRCULATION AREA FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO THE TABLE. I WOULD ESTIMATE IT WOULD BE 25 FEET. >> OKAY, SO 25 FEET PLUS THE 50 FEET ? >> NO, THE 50 FOOT SETBACK IS IN REGARD TO THE FOOD TRUCKS IN THE BUILDING. >> SO, 25 FEET FROM THE YARD TO THE SEATING AREA? OKAY, THANK YOU. IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING THEY MENTIONED THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE SERVICING FOR THE PARKING. IS THAT STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION? >> THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICAN TO ADDRESS , IF THEY ARE STILL WILLING TO CONSIDER THAT AS AN OPTION. THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED DOING THIS MEETING , OR IT COULD BE BROUGHT UP DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. >> THERE WAS ALSO A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT SECURITY IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING AND SUGGESTION OF HAVING A GATE THAT COULD BE CLOSED WHEN IT WAS NOT IN OPERATION. THERE WAS DISCUSSION IT COULD BE A FIRE ACCESS ISSUE. HAS THAT BEEN PURSUED ANYMORE? >> WE HAVE NOT HAD ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION WITH THE APPLICANT ON THAT. I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO ASK THAT THE APPLICANT. >> I KNOW THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE AMENABLE TO IT IF THE CITY AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ORDERED IT. >> COUNCILMEMBER WINGET QUITE >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WITH REGARD TO THE CONCEPT PLAN IN THE PACKET AND THAT MR. COX PROVIDED , THERE IS A WATER LINE EASEMENT THAT SEEMS TO RUN FROM THE NORTHEAST --EXCUSE ME, TO THE NORTHWEST ACROSS TO THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PROPERTY. IT IS INDICATED THAT IS A PROPOSED WATER LOOP LINE. IS THAT SOMETHING THE CITY WOULD INSTALL IN THE FUTURE QUITE >> IT WOULD BE CONTINGENT ON THIS DEVELOPMENT BEING APPROVED. IT IS AN EASEMENT THAT THE CITY DESIRES TO BE PLACED ? >> YES. >> UNDERSTOOD. WITH REGARD TO THE BUILDING ON SITE AND MAYBE , I DON'T REMEMBER. IS THAT A RESTAURANT OR A STORE? >> THAT IS PROPOSED TO HAVE A RESTAURANT AND A BAR SPACE THAT WOULD BE IN THEIR THAT WOULD BE OPEN DURING THE OPERATING HOURS OF WHEN THE FOOD TRUCK PARK IS OPEN. >> UNDERSTOOD. AS FAR AS THE DUMPSTER BECAUSE THAT DID COME UP AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT CONCERN BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE YEAR HAVE A SOUTH WIND AND THE SMELL FROM THAT DUMPSTER WILL BE MOVING NORTHWARD TO THE PROPERTIES DIRECTLY NORTH OF THIS , WHICH ARE HOMES. IS THE ONLY REQUIREMENT THE CITY HAS , SIMPLY THE 50 FOOT SETBACK FOR WHERE THAT DUMPSTER CAN BE LOCATED? >> WE ALSO HAVE RESTRICTIONS AS TO NOT BEING VISIBLE FROM THE STREET. DUMPSTER LOCATION IS ONE OF THOSE TRICKY THINGS WITH SITE PLANNING. THAT MAY BE AMENDED AND I WOULD ALSO MENTION THE APPLICANT WILL BRING THIS UP DURING THE PRESENTATION. THEY DO INTEND TO NOT BE LEAVING TRASH AT THE SITE. BUT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO CLARIFY WHETHER THAT MEANS ENTERING THE DUMPSTER EVERY EVENING. >> WE DEFINITELY NEED CLARIFICATION ON HOW THAT WOULD WORK OUT LOGISTICALLY DO NOT HAVE TRASH THERE EVERY NIGHT WHEN THEY CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT. FINALLY , THERE IS ALSO MENTION ON THE CONCEPT PLAN AND THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. THERE IS MENTION THERE WOULD BE PROVIDED GAS, WATER, AND ELECTRICAL AT EACH FOOD TRUCK STATION. WITH REGARD TO THE GAS PROVIDED, IT IS THAT--IS IT NATURAL OR PROPANE? >> YOU WILL HAVE TO LET THE APPLICANT ADDRESS THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> IN YOU THE QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? OR, STAFF? WE WILL ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME UP AND DO [00:55:06] THE PRESENTATION. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME THIS EVENING. I AM A LIAISON AND CONSULTANT AND REAL ESTATE BROKER FOR THE DEVELOPER . HE IS HERE, AS WELL AS THE ARCHITECT AND I WILL BE PRESENTING TONIGHT , BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. SOME OF THIS MAY BE REDUNDANT , BUT I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANY STONE UNTURNED. ONE OF THE CONCEPTS BEHIND THIS IS WHAT WE CALL, THE RISE OF THE THIRD-PLACE. THIS IS OUR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. ARE HOME IS FIRST PLACE, WORK IS THE SECOND PLACE AND THIS IS THE THIRD PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GATHER , INTERACT, AND FORM CONNECTIONS OUTSIDE OF THEIR USUAL ROUTINES AND EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY. PROJECTS LIKE THIS ARE NOT UNHEARD OF AND THEY ARE GAINING POPULARITY. HERE ARE JUST A FEW. THE TRUCK YARD IN THE COLONY , FRISCO RAILYARD, MUCH CANINE CANTEEN OH, THE SILO PARK , AUSTIN STREET TRUCK STOP IN DENTON. ALL OF THESE HAVE UNIQUENESS. THEY ARE UNIQUE WITHIN THEMSELVES. MANY OF THEM ARE LOCATED WITHIN OR DENSELY URBAN POPULATED AREAS . WE PRIDE THIS PROJECT ON HAVING MUCH MORE OPEN SPACE. THE BASIC VISION IS TO CREATE THIS OUTDOOR GATHERING SPACE. TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NATURE WE HAVE. THE OPEN SPACE, OUR LAKE VIEW SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES , DIVERSE CULINARY EXPERIENCES THROUGH THE VARIETY THESE FOOD TRUCK CONCEPTS CAN OFFER. THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DOG PARK, GETTING PEOPLE OUT , SEATING AREA AND PROMOTING THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITH THE OTHER AMENITIES THE PARK WILL PROVIDE. THAT FAMILY-FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE WITH THE GREAT VIEWS WE SPOKE ABOUT. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL. WE DID COVER THESE FEATURES . A RESTAURANT SPACE WITH THE PATIO, OUR FIVE FOOD TRUCKS . THAT WAS REDUCED FROM SIX. OUR DOG PARK , THE OUTDOOR SEATING AREA , THE SUNSET LAKE VIEW IN THE PLAY AREAS AND A PHOTO PROP AREA WITH THE LAKE IN THE BACKGROUND. ALEX COVERED THIS, BUT OUR PARKING , THIS IS A BREAKDOWN . THE PARKING RATIOS FOR THE RESTAURANT IS RIGHT ON MARK FOR RATIOS REQUIRED. WE ARE REALLY OVERSHOOTING THAT WITH OUR OUTDOOR AREA, GOING FROM 38 TO 79. WE ARE PROVIDING MORE BECAUSE WE ANTICIPATE THIS TO BE A PLACE THAT IS NOT AN IN AND OUT. WILL COME AND ENJOY THEIR EVENING AND THEY STAY AROUND. OUR TOTAL PARKING IS UP TO 101. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT SMALL, BUT THIS IS A COLORED SITE PLAN, SO TO SPEAK. CAN WE SKIP FORWARD A LITTLE BIT? JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS , THANKS TO MELISSA, DOUG, MARK AND THE OTHER GENTLEMAN THAT CAME UP, WE HAVE INDEED , MET WITH THE COMMUNITY THREE TIMES AS A FORM. WE HAVE REALLY GOTTEN LOTS OF FEEDBACK FROM THEM AND WE WILL DISCUSS SOME OF THAT NOW. ONE OF THE CONCERNS WITH THE CHURCH WAS [01:00:05] OUR BARRIER. THE CHURCH IS HERE, BUT THEY HAVE THIS HUGE LOT AND THEY USE THAT. THEIR YOUTH PLAY IN THAT FIELD. LIKE ANOTHER GENTLEMAN MENTIONED , THEY MIGHT INTEND TO DEVELOP ON THAT LOT AT SOME POINT. THEIR BIG CONCERN WAS ACCESS FOR THE KIDS WHILE THEY ARE PLAYING , GETTING OVER HERE AND THEY DIDN'T WANT THAT TO GO BACK AND FORTH. WE CAME UP WITH A BETTER PLAN WITH LANDSCAPING . THEY PREFERRED WROUGHT IRON FENCES OVER A BERM AREA TO CREATE THAT SEPARATION THAT WOULD COMPLETELY BLOCK IT OFF. SO WE ADDED A SIX-FOOT WROUGHT IRON FENCE. BACK HERE IN THE BACK, OUR SEPARATION --AND ALEX MENTIONED IT. THROUGH THE COLLABORATION WE DECIDED IT WOULD BE AN EIGHT FOOT MASONRY WALL. STILL WITH THE LANDSCAPE BUFFERS AND CREATING PLENTY OF SPACE. AS FAR AS THE SETBACK, THIS IS THE DUMPSTER RIGHT NOW. WE WANT TO PUSH THAT BACK AS FAR AS WE CAN TO GET THAT AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORS. ORIGINALLY, WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ITERATIONS OF THIS AND WE HAD A FOOD TRUCK SPOT RIGHT HERE. ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEES FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION LIAISON , AND IT MAKES SENSE. WE TOOK THAT SPOT COMPLETELY OUT TO GET THE FOOD TRUCKS FURTHER AWAY. WE CHANGED THE LOCATION OF THE DOG PARK. IT WAS BACK HERE AND DOUG MENTIONED THE SMELLS. WE PUT THE DOG PARK HERE , FURTHER AWAY TO CREATE THIS OUTDOOR SEATING TO REALLY MAXIMIZE THIS POTENTIAL. THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS FOR A TWO-STORY BUILDING OVERLOOKING THE LAKE WITH GREAT VIEWS. MELISSA WAS HERE AND SHE LET US KNOW RIGHT AWAY THAT WOULDN'T WORK. SHE HAS A POOL RIGHT HERE. SHE HAS A BACKYARD WITH THE POOL RIGHT HERE. SO, WE REDUCE THAT DOWN TO A ONE-STORY. WE BROUGHT THAT DOWN AND YOU WILL SEE IN ANOTHER SITE PLAN THAT WE CREATED THAT STRUCTURE TO PROTECT THAT REAR NEIGHBORHOOD VISIBILITY. LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING , WE HAVE PLENTY OF PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING FOR THOSE WALKING THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT. A RENDERING HERE , AND YOU SAW ONE IN YOUR PACKET. THIS HAS A LITTLE MORE COLOR. IT SHOWS THE OPEN CONCEPT THAT FACES THE LAKE SO YOU HAVE SOME REALLY OPEN VIEWS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT LAKE VIEW . OF COURSE, WE BROUGHT THE HEIGHT WAY DOWN TO PROTECT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. JUST SOME RENDERINGS HERE . WE WILL SCROLL THROUGH SOME CONCEPT IDEAS WE THINK HIGHLIGHT THE BEAUTY OF THIS OPEN SPACE. YOU CAN SEE THE SEATING AREA HERE. THERE IS ONE OF THE LAKE VIEWS. THIS IS THE PHOTO PROP AREA BACK HERE IN THE BACK CORNER. OR WROUGHT IRON FENCE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EIGHT FOOT MASONRY WALL , LANDSCAPE BUFFERS AND THE WROUGHT IRON FENCE ON THE OTHER SIDE. WE HAVE THE LAKE VIEW PRESERVED RIGHT HERE. I MENTIONED SOME OF THIS ALREADY . ON THE BUILDING, WE DROPPED THAT DOWN FROM TWO STORIES TO ONE FOOT. THE EIGHT FOOT BREAK IN THE BACK ON THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE . THAT PHOTO PROP AREA THAT I SHOWED YOU, WE SWITCHED THAT FROM THE DOG PARK BECAUSE THE NEIGHBORHOOD FEEDBACK DIDN'T LIKE IT. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE LIGHT WERE DOWN LOW TO 7 FEET. THE 50 FOOT REAR SETBACK , THE DUMPSTER AND FOOD TRUCK, I THINK 35 IS THE MINIMUM , BUT WE EXTENDED THAT TO 50 TO GET THAT AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE. OF COURSE , 80 DECIBELS ON THE SOUND AND NO LIGHTING ABOVE EIGHT FEET IN THE OUTDOOR AREA. OUR SEATING AREA AND THE EATING AREA. I MENTIONED THESE FORMS. WE HAD SEVERAL AND SEVERAL ITERATIONS. EVERY TIME WE WENT TO THE FORUM WE GOT ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK. WE GOT PAGES OF [01:05:04] NOTES. WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND WE WOULD HAVE ANOTHER DRC WITH STAFF AND BOUNCE IDEAS OFF THEM AND REVIEW SITE PLANS . WE ALMOST TRIED A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CONCEPT. LIKE DOUG MENTIONED FOR MEDICAL AND RETAIL BUT WITH THE TRAFFIC COUNTS AND THE OVERSATURATION IT DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PASTOR FOR HOSTING THOSE COMMUNITY FORMS RIGHT THERE AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH. FROM A JOB STANDPOINT, HERE IS THE SNAPSHOT. 24 FULL-TIME JOB. WE WILL HAVE PART-TIME JOBS AND INDIRECT JOBS WITH THE FOOD TRUCK VENDORS AND OTHER STAFF. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS A CONCERN OF DUCKS AND PROBABLY MANY, DOUG WHICH IS THE ONE THAT WAS OUTSPOKEN ABOUT IT, BUT THE SMELL FROM THE DOGS. AND THE TRASH . THIS IS A FULLY STAFFED AND FULLY MANAGED DEVELOPMENT. IT IS NOT , JUST TO EACH THEIR OWN. THERE IS STAFF AND WE HOPE THAT EVERYBODY CLEANS UP AFTER THEIR PETS. THERE IS AN ETIQUETTE THAT GOES ALONG WITH DOG PARKS. IF THOSE AREN'T MET WE HAVE STAFF THERE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. TRASH ON THE GROUNDS , THERE ARE RECEPTACLES LOCATED THROUGHOUT AND THERE IS STAFF TO CLEAN UP. IT IS STAFFED AND MANAGED . THAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE A NICE DEVELOPMENT . FROM THE TAX REVENUE STANDPOINT , THE CURRENT VALUE RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THAT IS AFTER IT IS FULLY DEVELOPMENT --DEVELOPED AND OPERATIONAL. WE ARE LOOKING AT A SIGNIFICANT AD VALOREM TAX COMING IN, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE SALES TAX. I WILL BACKUP JUST A LITTLE BIT HERE BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BEFORE . I KNOW IT IS SMALL ON HERE, BUT WE HAVE ALSO BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL ROUNDS WITH THE CITY ENGINEER. WE WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH TXDOT. WE HAVE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION HERE TO MITIGATE TRAFFIC ISSUES . SAFETY IS IMPORTANT HERE. THAT IS OUR CONCERN, AS WELL. INITIAL SITE PLAN , THE LATEST ONE EXPLORED VARIOUS OPTIONS FOR THE TRAFFIC. WE THOUGHT ABOUT DOING AN ENTRANCE ONLY LANE HERE AND AN EXIT ONLY HERE. TXDOT DIDN'T LIKE THAT AND HELPED US DEVELOP THIS BETTER SOLUTION. COMING IN TO THE WEST , THIS IS A TRIANGLE. THIS WILL BE A RAISED MEDIAN SO THAT TRAFFIC WILL ONLY BE COMING IN THROUGH HERE AND OUT THROUGH THERE. COMING ACROSS AWAY FROM LAKE VIEW GOING EASTBOUND WON'T BE POSSIBLE AND WE WILL PROBABLY EVEN HAVE FLAGS THERE TO DELINEATE THAT. IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THIS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE, TXDOT AND CITY ENGINEERS PRESENTED THIS. WE HAVE A FIRE LANE ALL THE WAY AROUND AND THEN YOU EXIT THIS WAY. THIS WILL AVOID PEOPLE TRYING TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GO EASTBOUND AND ALSO FROM CROSSING GOING WESTBOUND. I AM SORRY, CROSSING THE THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT, AS WELL. EXTENSIVE WORK WITH TXDOT AND THE CITY ENGINEERS TO DEVELOP THAT PRIME SOLUTION. FROM THE TRAFFIC --I KNOW THAT IS A HOT TOPIC IN ROWLETT. WE WANTED TO MITIGATE THAT AS BEST AS POSSIBLE AND THAT IS ONE OF THE EFFORTS WE MADE. THE TRAFFIC GENERATION REPORT IS PRETTY LIGHT FOR THIS USE. 51 TRIPS A DAY IN AND OUT AT PEAK P.M. TRAFFIC. VERY MINIMAL, COMPARED [01:10:11] TO A FULL-BLOWN RETAIL OR MEDICAL OR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE USE. ALL OF THOSE TOPICS HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY THOUGHT OUT . STAFF HAS WORKED WITH US EXTENSIVELY ON THAT. AND, THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL. WE HAD THREE BIG PUBLIC FORUMS AND SEVERAL ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS. IN SUMMARY, THE FIRST TIME WE CAME WE JUST APPLIED FOR THE C 2 ZONING AND WE HEARD RIGHT AWAY FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT NO, THAT IS NOT WHAT IS BEST. THAT IS WHITE WE WENT TO PD ROUTE SO WE COMPLY WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THE PD. YOU KNOW WHAT WILL GO THERE. IT WON'T BE A TATTOO SHOP OR A CAR WASH OR ANYTHING ELSE. WE MENTIONED THE LOWER TRAFFIC AND WE REALLY WORKED HARD THROUGH ALL THE FEEDBACK WE HAVE GOTTEN TO CREATE THAT LARGE BUFFER WITH THE WALLS, THE FENCES, THE TIERED OPAQUE LANDSCAPING AND WE WANTED TO THANK THE STAFF BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE WENT TO A COMMUNITY FORUM WE CAME BACK TO STAFF AND DID REVIEWS. WE HAD SEVERAL DRC'S TO GET THIS DONE LIKE IT SHOULD BE. OUR DEVELOPER IS HERE AND THE ARCHITECT TEAM IS HERE. SO, HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> COUNCIL? >> THE SAME QUESTION I ASKED ALEX IN THE PNC MEETING. THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF GATING IT TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT WHEN THERE IS NO STAFF. I ASSUME THERE WON'T BE STAFF THERE 24/7. >> IT WON'T BE 24/7. WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH THE FIRE CHIEF. WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THAT. AND, THE ACCESS WITH THAT GATE. THAT DID COME UP AND LIKE WE MENTIONED , THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE ARE OPPOSED TO. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE COMPLYING WITH THE INGRESS AND EGRESS AND THE ABILITY TO GET IN THERE. >> I JUST KNOW WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TEENAGERS AND PEOPLE IN CITY PARKS AND THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SAME KIND OF ATTRACTION WITH THESE AMENITIES. I WONDERED IF YOU HAD THOUGHT ABOUT SOME WAY TO AMELIORATE THAT. >> THAT ALSO CAME UP IN ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY FORUMS, AS WELL. WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO IT AND WE NEED TO CROSS THAT BRIDGE THE FIRE CHIEF AND CITY ENGINEER AND MAKE SURE IT IS WORKABLE. >> AND, THE RESTAURANT , THIS IS A 2200 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING . I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SIX RESTROOMS, CORRECT QUICK >> NO MAN, NOT SIX. WE WILL HAVE AN OFFICE IN THERE WILL BE A KITCHEN AND INDOOR SEATING , RESTROOMS AND THERE WILL BE WATER FOUNTAINS AND A DOG WATERING FOUNTAIN. I THINK THE DOG WATERING FOUNTAIN MIGHT BE ON THE OTHER SIDE. NOT SIX RESTROOMS. IT WOULD BE TWO RESTROOMS WITH THREE HOLES IN EACH. >> THREE STALLS QUICK >> YES. >> A CAPACITY OF SIX. WHAT IS THE CAPACITY OF THE RESTAURANT? >> 2200 SQUARE FEET , WE HAVE OFFICE SPACE IN THEIR . SO, PROBABLY 2000 SQUARE FEET . >> HOW MANY CUSTOMERS? >> SHEREE, DO YOU KNOW THAT? I DON'T HAVE THAT IN MY NOTES. WE WOULD HAVE A MAXIMUM CAPACITY PER CODE. >> THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY PER CODE IS 78. >> OKAY. YOU WILL HAVE ALCOHOL SALES, CORRECT? >> WE HAVEN'T GONE DOWN THAT ROUTE TOO FAR. WE HAVE CHECKED TO MAKE SURE --BECAUSE IT CAME UP IN THE PUBLIC FORUMS THAT WE [01:15:03] HAVE THAT DISTANCE. WE LEARNED THAT THERE IS A PROCESS TO GO THROUGH . >> YES , THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE CONTROL OF THAT. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. WHAT ELSE? I GUESS THAT IS ALL FOR ME. >> COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP QUICK >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO SPOKE AT THE PUBLIC FORUM AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY. ONE OF THE THINGS, I WATCHED THE RECENT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE AND A LOT OF THE SAME FOLKS SPOKE. ONE THING THAT CAME UP THAT WAS NOT REALLY WELL ADDRESSED AND I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A LOT OF AMBIGUITY AS TO WHAT THE BUILDING A RESTAURANT WILL LOOK LIKE. THE QUESTION CAME UP SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT HOURS. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS , I THINK RIGHT NOW ONE OF THE PROPOSALS WAS OPENED UNTIL 10:00 DURING THE WEEK AND MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS. IS THAT THE WORKING MODEL QUICK >> EXACTLY. UNTIL 10:00 P.M. , EXCEPT FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND THEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT. >> MY QUESTION IS, AS YOU LOOK FORWARD AND VISUALIZE WHAT THIS WILL LOOK LIKE , IF FOR SOME REASON WE WANTED TO MOVE THAT BACK A LITTLE EARLIER --AND I UNDERSTAND THE KIND OF PLACE THIS IS, BUT TO 11:00, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS SO NEGATIVELY IMPACTFUL UPON THIS BUSINESS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM FOR YOU? I AM NOT REAL CLEAR ON THE RESTAURANT CONCEPT OR THAT PART OF IT. WHATEVER , MAYBE YOU COULD SHED SOME INFORMATION ON THAT. >> SURE. >> WE COMPARED IT WITH OTHER PROPERTIES IN THIS AREA. MOST OF THEM ARE THERE UNTIL MIDNIGHT DURING THE WEEKENDS AND DURING THE WEEKDAYS THEY CLOSE BETWEEN 9:00 AND 11:00. THIS IS THE TIME OF OPERATION WE CHOSE BASED ON COMPARISONS. IT IS PRETTY STANDARD. >> WHAT WE DID, INITIALLY WE LOOKED AT 11 P.M. ON WEEKNIGHTS AND WE BROUGHT THAT DOWN UNTIL 10:00. AND WE DID MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SO, WE DID TRIM THE WEEKNIGHT HOURS DOWN IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE , ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION AND KEEPING THINGS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK DESIRED. >> COUNCILMEMBER WINGET? PAYMENT SAME QUESTION I ASKED ALEX, WHICH IS, AS FAR AS THE GAS TO EACH OF THE FOOD TRUCK PLACES, IS IT PROPANE OR NATURAL GAS? >> IT IS NATURAL GAS. >> SO, THE FOOD TRUCKS ARE SET UP TO WORK WITH NATURAL GAS AND PROPANE? MOST FOOD TRUCKS WILL BE WORKING WITH PROPANE ON BOARD, TYPICALLY. >> THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO SET UP FOR BOTH. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> IT IS JUST A SMALL ADAPTER AND IT WILL BE EQUIPPED FOR ONE OR THE OTHER AND THEY CAN ADAPT IT. >> IT WAS MAINLY TO ENSURE THERE WOULDN'T BE A PROPANE TANK ON SITE. >> NO SIR. THAT WAS STRATEGIC. >> OKAY. I WANT TO COMMENT ON ONE THING YOU SAID. YOU GOT THE DUMPSTER AS FAR AWAY AS YOU COULD. YOU REALLY DIDN'T , YOU JUST GOT IT FAR ENOUGH THAT IT IS NOT AN ISSUE. YOU DIDN'T GET IT AS FAR AWAY AS SHE COULD BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER PLACES ON THE PROPERTY I THINK IT COULD BE SITUATED AND STILL BE SHIELDED FROM PUBLIC VIEW ON LAKEVIEW PARKWAY. >> WE ARE HAPPY TO REVIEW IT AGAIN. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ITERATIONS OF THAT . THIS IS WHERE IT LANDED BECAUSE OF THE CODES AND GUIDELINES AND HOW IT FACES AND HOW IT IS ENCAPSULATED . AND, HOW FAR IT HAS TO BE AWAY FROM THE BUILDING. I THINK WE HAD IT IN ABOUT SIX DIFFERENT PLACES, [01:20:08] COUNCILMAN AND WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO REVISITING THAT AT ALL. WE'VE DONE IT SEVERAL WAYS. WE WANTED TO GET THAT DOG PARK PULLED AWAY BECAUSE OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS MENTIONED THE DOG PARK. WE PLANNED TO KEEP THE SMELL AWAY. WE WANTED TO DO THAT AND THAT CHANGED THE DUMPSTER LOCATION AND OUR INGRESS AND EGRESS CHANGED IT AGAIN. SO, THIS IS WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW AND WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO FINDING AN ALTERNATIVE. >> THE SCREENING BARRIER THAT BORDERS -- >>--ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONCERNED US WAS THE EASE OF ACCESS FOR THE DUMP TRUCK, BACKING UP TO PICK UP THE DUMPSTER . WE WANT THE DUMP TRUCK TO BE ABLE TO BACKUP. >> UNDERSTOOD AND THAT IS ANOTHER POINT OF CONCERN THAT I DON'T THINK ANYONE RAISED, IS THE NOISE FROM EMPTYING IT. IT IS DEFINITELY MORE THAN 80 DECIBELS. WITH REGARDS TO THE SCREENING WHILE WHERE IT BORDERS THE CHURCH LAND , THAT IS STRICTLY LIVE SCREENING, CORRECT? >> WE DID SIX-FOOT WROUGHT-IRON . WE CONSIDERED OTHER OPTIONS . WE THOUGHT INITIALLY , A LARGE BERM , BUT THE PASTOR OF THE CHURCH DIDN'T WANT THAT. SO, THEY WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THE WROUGHT-IRON FENCE . I THINK EVEN A PLANNING AND ZONING , MAYBE A COMMISSIONER OR SOMEBODY EVEN WONDERED ABOUT PUTTING THE GATE THEREFORE ACCESS , IN CASE THEY WANTED ACCESS. I THINK WE WILL JUST LEAVE IT BLOCKED AS IT IS. THAT WILL DETER PEOPLE FROM TRYING TO PARK. WE HAVE REALLY WORKED TO EXCEED THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. THAT WAS ANOTHER THING. WE HAD A CONCERN FOR PEOPLE PARKING AT THE CHURCH. WE EXCEEDED THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND DID THE WROUGHT-IRON FENCE. >> I HAVE A QUESTION, WHICH I THINK IS FOR YOU STILL. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A PLATFORM, OR PERHAPS A STAGE. IT WAS MENTIONED THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY LIVE MUSIC, NO BANDS. IS THAT A STAGE? WHAT IS THAT? >> THAT IS A PHOTO PROP AREA. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DIDN'T DISCUSS IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT DURING THE SEASONALITY , THE FOURTH OF JULY, EASTER , MAYBE FESTIVAL SEASON , THE BACKDROPS WILL CHANGE BASED ON SEASONALITY BEHIND THAT PHOTO PROP AREA. IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO CAPTURE ON THE PHOTO CULTURE, SELFIES AND AN AMENITY FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE PHOTOS. >> IS THE IDEA THAT IT WILL BE THERE FOR GRASS? >> WE HAVE MULTIPLE COVERINGS. WE HAVE TURF AND GRAVEL AND OTHER COVERINGS FOR AESTHETIC PURPOSES. >> SO, YOU WILL HAVE A MIX OF TURF AND PEACH GRAVEL? OR, CRUSHED GRANITE. THEY ARE DIFFERENT THINGS. >> FOR THE DOG PARK WE WILL HAVE PEACH GRAVEL. >> ALEX, THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT GOING INTO THE SOUTH MEDICAL COMPLEX THAT IS BEEN MENTIONED A COUPLE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. I KNOW THERE IS A LINE CUT THAT HAS GONE IN. MAYBE, IT IS JUST A TURN POCKET , SO TO SPEAK. WHERE IS THAT SITUATED OR ORIENTED RELATIVE TO THIS DEVELOPMENT? IS IT EAST? >> YES. >> IS IT CONNECTED TO THE SAME CROSSOVER AS THIS PASSOVER? NO , BECAUSE THIS IS SHIPP ROAD. OKAY. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON QUICK [01:25:03] >> JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS. YOU HAD A SLIDE UP EARLIER WITH OTHER VENUES AROUND THE METROPLEX. ARE ANY OF THOSE SO CLOSELY LOCATED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS THIS PROPOSED ONE IS QUICK >> YES. I CAN'T DECIDE WHICH ONE, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE ADJACENT TO MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS . >> ARE THEY ON MAJOR THOROUGHFARES? >> MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND DENSELY URBAN AREAS. >> OKAY. YOU MADE MENTION EARLIER ABOUT THE EASTBOUND TRAFFIC THAT WOULD BE DETERRED. YOU USED THE TERM, FLAGGS. >> NOT FLAGGS. >> IF IT IS NOT PHYSICALLY DETERRED, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DETER EASTBOUND TRAFFIC FROM TURNING ACROSS. >> I MEAN DELINEATORS. WE HAVE A RAISED TRIANGULAR SHAPE WHERE IT IS REALLY ONLY FOR ENTRANCE AND EXIT . >> LIGHT, THE HOV LANES. >> WE WOULD OUTLINE THAT WITH MEDIANS, AS WELL. THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN A TXDOT SUGGESTION OR FROM THE CITY ENGINEER. >> YOU ALSO MENTIONED THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS DIDN'T INDICATE A LOT OF TRAFFIC COMING. >> THE TRAFFIC GENERATION REPORT , AT THE VERY PEAK HOURS , A TOTAL OF 51 CARS IN AND OUT PER HOUR. THE A.M. PEAK HOURS, WE ARE LOOKING AT SIX . >> I SUSPECT THEY WERE DONE ONLY HAD DONIKA -- AN ISSUE ON 36. >> WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THAT. THE ENGINEERS USED THE INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS TRIP GENERATION MANUAL WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH THIS. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR THE APPLICANT? COUNCILMEMBER WINGET QUICK >> COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON MENTIONED THE CROSSOVER ISSUE. I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE TRIANGLE THAT ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC. I DON'T KNOW HOW AFFECTED --EFFECTIVE IT WILL BE. PEOPLE GET REALLY CREATED --CREATIVE WITH GETTING SOMEWHERE THEY WANT TO BE. UNLESS TXDOT AGREED TO PUT A PHYSICAL BARRIER ACROSS THAT LINE CUT , THAT IS THE ONLY REASON IT SEEMS TO BE THERE, IS ACCESS TO THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. I GUESS IT COULD BE MADE FOUR U-TURNS, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE ANY OTHER PURPOSE. UNLESS THEY HAVE AGREED TO PUT SOME SORT OF PHYSICAL MEDIAN OR SOMETHING IN THAT AREA ACROSS THAT DRIVEWAY, I STRONGLY SUSPECT YOU'LL END UP WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE THAT TURN REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU ORIENT IT HOW MANY SIGNS OR FLIGHTS YOU PUT UP , UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING TO PHYSICALLY STOP THEM. FURTHERMORE, DID YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH TXDOT ABOUT POSSIBLE ACCELERATION LANE LEAVING THE DEVELOPMENT? >> WE DID TALK ABOUT THAT . ACTUALLY, NO. THEY SAID THE TRAFFIC COUNTS ARE SO LOW IT WASN'T NECESSARY. >> DO YOU SUSPECT YOU WILL HAVE PEOPLE PARKING AT THE LIFT STATION OR WHATEVER IT IS AND WALKING TO THE DEVELOPMENT? THAT IS JUST A FREE-FOR-ALL IN THAT AREA. >> IT COULD BE, BUT THE WAY WE FENCED THAT OFF AND OVERDID IT ON THE PARKING TO REALLY AVOID ALL OF THOSE SCENARIOS. IF WE ARE LOW ON PARKING ON-SITE, WE DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE PARKING AT THE CHURCH OR THAT SCENARIO EITHER. WE HAVE TAKEN EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO AVOID THOSE ISSUES. >> FINALLY , THE SOUTHERN LANDSCAPING BARRIER THAT SITS ALONG 66 , FROM A LINE OF SIGHT PERSPECTIVE, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE REVIEWED DURING THE LANDSCAPE PLAN PROCESS TO ENSURE -- >>--THAT WOULD BE DURING THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND WE WOULD TAKE A HARDER LOOK AT THAT TO BE SURE WE DIDN'T [01:30:01] CREATE ANY TYPE OF VISIBILITY ISSUES. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STEPPER THE APPLICANT? I HAVE A QUESTION. THE FOOD TRUCKS , WILL THEY HAVE PERMANENT OUTLETS QUICK >> PERMANENT POWER AND PERMANENT GAS, YES. >> THANK YOU. SO, WE WON'T BE SEEING RUNNING GENERATORS? >> IF IT IS A GENERATOR, IT WOULD BE A SILENT ONE. WE HAVE DEVELOPED THIS SO GENERATORS ARE NOT NEEDED. PLUG AND PLAY. >> OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> ONE MORE THING. DURING THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING THE GENERATOR CAME UP AND YOU GAVE US A DIFFERENT ANSWER. YOU SAID THERE COULD BE TRUCKS OPERATING ON A GENERATOR. ARE THERE TRUCKS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE A SHORE POWER CONNECTION THAT WOULD BE FORCED TO USE GENERATORS ? >> NO, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE POWER AVAILABLE. SOME TRUCKS MIGHT USE THEIR GENERATOR FOR THEIR WALK IN IN THE BACK, BUT THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO POWER AND THEY WON'T HAVE TO RELY ON GENERATORS. >> SO, THERE STILL COULD BE GENERATORS BEING USED, POSSIBLY. >> I GUESS THERE COULD BE. I WANT TO SAY, NO. THE IDEA IS WE HAVE MADE THIS SO THERE ARE NO GENERATORS. THEY MAY HAVE TO BE. THEY WILL HAVE TO TURN THE GENERATORS ON WHEN THEY LEAVE FOR THE NIGHT AND WHEN THEY COME IN THEY WILL HAVE THEM ON. DURING THE OPERATION THEY WON'T BE. >> THANK YOU. >> OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS QUICK >> THE FOOD TRUCKS WOULD STAY THERE? OR, DO THEY LEAVE AND COME BACK EVERY DY QUICK >> YES. >> I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE NEXT STEP? I WILL READ ITEM 7 C. THIS IS THE [7C. Take action on a request by property owner, Sri Harsha Thotakura, Lakeview Biergarten, LLC to 1) Rezone the subject property from Single Family (SF-10) to Planned Development (PD) District with underlying base zoning of General Commercial/Retail (C-2) District; 2) Approve a Concept Plan to a develop a food truck park, construct a 2,220 square feet building and a dog park with amenities; 3) Amend the Comprehensive Plan; and 4) Amend the official Zoning Map of the City. The 3.19-acre property is located directly north of the intersection of Lakeview Parkway and Shipp Road, situated in the James Hobbs Abstract, in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas. ] ACTION ITEM FOR THIS. WITH THAT , COUNCIL I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND WILL OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. I WILL BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION NOW. ENTERTAINING EMOTION. ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP QUICK >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST AS PRESENTED TONIGHT . >> IS THERE A SECOND? COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS QUICK >> I SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS. I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON QUICK >> I WAS SKEPTICAL ABOUT THIS WHEN I READ THE PACKET. I REMAIN SKEPTICAL . I HEARD THE CITIZENS INPUT , BUT I WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS WILL BE FOR TONIGHT. A COUPLE OF REASONS WHY , I THINK IT IS A GOOD CONCEPT BUT ABOUT LOCATION. I AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOISE THAT WILL IMPACT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD . I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCREASED LIGHTING THAT WOULD IMPACT THEM , ESPECIALLY ON A FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN THAT GOES TO MIDNIGHT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE UPKEEP OF THE DOG PARK , THE SMELLS THAT WILL ACCUMULATE. I KNOW MOST PET OWNERS WILL CLEAN UP AFTER THEMSELVES, SOME WILL NOT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONGESTION. YOU GET THAT ENTRANCE IN THEIR AND THE WAY 66 IS SOMETIMES , IT IS JUST A NIGHTMARE. FOR THOSE REASONS, I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS. >> MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER QUICK >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION . IT WAS VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE NEIGHBORS FOR COMING OUT AND GIVING US THEIR FEEDBACK BECAUSE YOU ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO LIVE WITH WHATEVER WE DO HERE TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE THE REVISIONS THAT YOU MADE TO THE PLAN IN RESPONSE TO THOSE COMMUNITY [01:35:03] FORUMS. I THINK THOSE ADDRESSED SOME OF THE CONCERNS, BUT NOT ALL OF THEM. THE RENDERINGS ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. IT LOOKS LIKE A WONDERFUL PLACE THAT ANYBODY WOULD WANT TO GO. LIKE COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON, I AM SKEPTICAL. I AM SKEPTICAL THAT WHAT WE GET IS GOING TO BE WHAT WE SEE. IT SAYS, THE RENDERINGS ARE FOR PRESENTATION PURPOSES , ONLY IN THE DESIGNS MAY VARY. EVEN IF WE DO, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THINGS LIKE MAINTENANCE. THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY HARD TO MAINTAIN AND TO KEEP LOOKING NICE AND TO KEEP SECURE . ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS BROUGHT UP BY THE NEIGHBORS, REGARDING NOISE AND I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS WITH THE EIGHT-FOOT MASONRY WALL , BUT YOU ARE STILL REALLY CLOSE TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. I WENT TO THE MAP AND MEASURED THE DISTANCE . I THINK IT SAID THE DISTANCE WAS SOMETHING LIKE 300 FEET FROM WHERE I MEASURED, WHICH WAS TO THE MIDDLE OF THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE NEIGHBORS YARDS . THOSE NEIGHBORS HAVE POOLS IN THEIR YARDS AND THEY HAVE INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY AND I AM SURE THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME BUILDING THEM AND SPEND A LOT OF TIME RELAXING IN THEIR YARDS. THIS PROPERTY ORIGINALLY ZONED FOR MORE HOMES, NICE, BIG HOMES AND THIS IS QUITE A DIFFERENCE WE ARE ASKING THEM TO ACCEPT. ALSO, I HAVE TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND TOWN ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE COME IN. I LOOKED AT VIDEOS AND LOOKED AT PICTURES AND EVERYTHING OF SOME OF THE FOOD TRUCK PARTS AND OTHER CITIES AND IT LOOKS LIKE PEOPLE ARE HAVING A LOT OF FUN. BUT, THE PEOPLE I TALKED TO, MOST OF THEM WOULD LIKE TO SEE A STEAKHOUSE. THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A NICE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT OR A MORE HIGH END RESTAURANT VENUE BECAUSE WE REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH OF THAT HERE. WITH THE LAKEFRONT , OR THE LAKE VIEWS WHICH ARE BEAUTIFUL, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS NOT THE BEST AND HIGHEST USE OF THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON SAID. I AM NOT AGAINST THE FOOD TRUCK COURT IN CONCEPT , I JUST DON'T LIKE WHERE IT IS. I THINK SOMETHING BETTER COULD BE PUT ON THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY. >> COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP QUICK >> THANK YOU. THIS IS DIFFICULT. I APPRECIATE THE RESIDENCE THAT CAME OUT AND TALKED. IT DOES IMPACT THESE EIGHT HOUSES ON LAKEVIEW CIRCLE. I HEAR YOU AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION. ONE OF THE THINGS, AND I HAVE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT ABOUT THIS SINCE I GOT ON COUNCIL. I AM ABSOLUTELY DEDICATED TO ANYWAY WE CAN MAKE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE LAKE AVAILABLE TO THE CITIZENS OF ROWLETT, AS LONG AS IT MAKES SENSE. I AM ON BOARD WITH IT. I THINK IT IS THAT IMPORTANT. I THINK THE CITIZENS --AND I KNOW MYSELF, I THINK IT IS A GREAT CONCEPT. IT IS FUN AND SOMEWHAT MODERN. IT FITS --AND WE TALK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC ON LAKEVIEW AND EVERYTHING. IF THAT IS THE ARGUMENT, I GUESS THE ANSWER IS, WE NEVER BUILT ANYTHING ON LAKEVIEW AGAIN BECAUSE WE ALWAYS HAVE TRAFFIC. THEY HAVE DONE THE TXDOT STUDIES AND MAYBE , THE BREAK IN THE CROSSING IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE STUFF GOING ON. THAT IS REALLY WHERE I NET OUT ON THIS. A COUPLE OF COMMENTS HERE. WHAT I AM DRIVEN BY, AGAIN IS PUBLIC LIKE ACCESS. WE GET ASKED ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME BY CITIZENS. WE GET ASKED ALL THE TIME FOR RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH THIS IS. A NICE STEAKHOUSE WILL BE FINE ALSO, BUT REALLY, THIS IS MORE OF AN OPEN TYPE THING WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY THE LAKE AND WE HAVE SO VERY FEW PLACES WITHIN THE CITY. AND, WE HAVE SO FEW CASES LEFT THAT THIS IS EVEN POSSIBLE. LIKE I SAID, I AM ABSOLUTELY SENSITIVE TO THE CONCERNS OF THE CITIZENS, PARTICULARLY LIVING BEHIND. I DO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS AND AGAIN , [01:40:05] MOST OF THIS I GOT FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING THE OTHER DAY. IT SEEMS TO ME, AND I AM SURE YOU WILL NOT AGREE, BUT YOU CONCERNS HAVE BEEN RAISED AND THEY HAVE GONE BACK AND TRY TO ANSWER THEM. YOU HAD ANOTHER ONE AND THEY CAME BACK AND ANSWERED THEM. THE ORIGINAL MODEL WAS A TWO-STORY BUILDING. YOU SAID IT WOULDN'T WORK AND THEY WENT ONE STORY. THEY DIDN'T WANT A DOG PARK, SO THEY MOVED IT. IT WILL ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT IT THAT IS NOT PERFECT. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING PEOPLE CAN POKE HOLES IN. WHEN I LOOK AT THE BENEFIT TO THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS AND THE BIG PICTURE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO THIS CITY, I HAVE TO COME OUT IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROPOSAL. >> COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP , I COULDN'T AGREE MORE WITH WHAT YOU SAID. YOU ARE RIGHT. IF THIS IS THE TRAFFIC CONCERNED, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE TRAFFIC CONCERNS ON LAKEVIEW PARKWAY THEN WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE BUILT ANYWHERE ON LAKEVIEW PROPERTY AND THAT WOULD MOST LIKELY, BE ILLEGAL. I WILL JUST SAY, ROWLETT IS A COMMUNITY WITH MINIMAL RESTAURANTS AND ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES. MEANWHILE , ALMOST EVERY COMMUNITY THAT SURROUNDS US HAS MORE TO OFFER IN THAT RESPECT. EVEN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN US HAVE MORE TO OFFER IN THAT RESPECT. THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS, IF WE EVER WISH TO BE MORE THAN JUST A BEDROOM COMMUNITY WITH SOME TRADITIONAL RESTAURANT AND ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS, THEN SUPPORTING THIS PROPOSED PROJECT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND WOULD MOVE US MORE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE STATED CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC, IF THE DECISION IS NOT ALLOWED TO GO IN BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC , DEVELOPMENT ON LAKEVIEW PARKWAY, IN GENERAL WOULD BE A CONCERN AT ANY PART OF THE PARKWAY. WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROHIBIT DEVELOPMENT BASED ON TRAFFIC CONCERNS ON LAKEVIEW PARKWAY. WE DON'T HAVE THAT LEGAL AUTHORITY. I WOULD UNDERSTAND THE TRAFFIC CONCERNED IF THIS WAS ON A TULANE RD. LIKE LIBERTY GROVE. I WOULD UNDERSTAND MORE THAT TRAFFIC CONCERNED. THIS IS A SIX LANE STATE HIGHWAY. SOME COMMENTS WERE MADE , INCLUDING WORDS LIKE DON'T INVITE YOURSELF IN MY BACKYARD. NOT IN MY BACKYARD. I SIT HERE WONDERING HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS PREVENTED UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT COMING INTO ROWLETT AND OTHER COMMUNITIES. THIS DECISION MUST BE MADE FOR ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS , NOT JUST A FEW SELECT WHO WOULD BE UPSET PROBABLY, IF ANYTHING WENT HERE. I WILL LEAVE THAT AS MY COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON ? >> WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I BROUGHT THE TRAFFIC THING UP AND IT WAS LIKE NUMBER SIX ON A LIST OF 1-6. I MENTIONED IT BECAUSE OF THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION. I BELIEVE THE INGRESS AND EGRESS IS SO BAD , I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC. ESPECIALLY, AS WE TALKED ABOUT, UNLESS YOU PHYSICALLY BAR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC FROM TURNING ACROSS, IT WILL CAUSE A PROBLEM. NO, I DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD USE TRAFFIC AS AN EXCUSE TO NEVER BUILT ANYTHING ON 66. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. I JUST BELIEVE FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA, WITH THE SMALL AREA AND THE LIMITED INGRESS AND EGRESS IS WHY I MENTIONED THE TRAFFIC. >> COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS ? >> I WILL NOT TAKE A LOT OF TIME BUT REITERATE THAT I AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP AND MAYOR MARGOLIS, I DO BELIEVE THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE LAKE. THAT IS SOMETHING EVERYBODY HAS ASKED FOR AND I WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS. >> COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP ? >> FOR COUNCILMEMBER BRITTON , AS FAR AS GOING IN AND OUT OF IT, I GUESS IT WAS TODAY , I DROVE OVER TO THAT PROPERTY AND PULLED INTO THE OLD GRAVEL ROAD THAT IS UP ABOVE FROM THE LIFT STATION. I PULLED IN THERE AND BACKED OUT OF THERE AND WHAT THE PROPERTY AND LOOKED AT IT AND TRIED TO GET A VISION OF IT. I AM CONCERNED -- NOT [01:45:01] CONCERNED, BUT IF YOU LOOK WHERE THE LIFT STATION IS IN THE ROAD THAT GOES DOWN THERE IN THE WAY THAT IS SET UP, THAT IS BAD. THAT IS NOT A GOOD DEAL. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. THIS IS CONSIDERABLY FURTHER EAST THAN THAT AND IS UP ON THAT HIGHER-LEVEL, UP FROM THE LAKE EROSION LEVEL. AGAIN , MAYBE THE WAY TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS ABOUT THE CUT THROUGH IS MOVING THAT EGRESS FAR ENOUGH AWAY, EITHER EAST OR WEST , BUT IT IS IMPRACTICAL TO DO IT. PERHAPS , THAT IS AN EASY WAY TO DO IT IS , YOU JUST REPOSITION IT IN RELATION TO THE CUT THROUGH. >> OTHER COMMENTS? DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM WINGET? >> THIS IS A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE I LOVE THE CONCEPT . I THINK IT IS FANTASTIC. I HATE THE LOCATION. COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP MADE A GREAT POINT . LAKE ACCESS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND THIS DOES OPEN IT UP. IT DOES OPEN UP LIKE ACCESS, BUT IS THIS THE RIGHT TYPE OF ACCESS WE WANT TO THE LAKE? IS THIS REALLY PUBLIC ACCESS, OR IS IT JUST A VIEW? AT THE END OF THE DAY IT IS STILL A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE AND NOT NECESSARILY, PUBLIC. AS FAR AS A PARK MIGHT BE. MY CONCERN WITH THE PROCESS YOU HAVE UNDERGONE IS THAT AFTER THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING, I DON'T FEEL LIKE ANY EFFORT WAS MADE TO ADDRESS ANY OF THE SUBSTANTIAL ISSUES. PLANNING AND ZONING MENTIONED SPEAKING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ABOUT GATED ACCESS. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. YOU STILL DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR US. THAT IS DISAPPOINTING TO ME BECAUSE I THINK ANSWERING QUESTIONS LIKE THAT, SPECIFICALLY WOULD REALLY HELP US, MYSELF ESPECIALLY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT YOU ARE BRINGING FORWARD TO US. TXDOT WAS MENTIONED AND I THINK YOU HAVE ESSENTIALLY, COME BACK WITH THE SAME PROPOSAL YOU HAD PREVIOUSLY, WHICH WAS THE TRIANGLE AND TRYING TO LIMIT THE WAY PEOPLE GO, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY I STILL DON'T THINK IT WAS ADDRESSED. WHEN WE HAVE TO BRING SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND IT IS SUCH A UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT AND IT HAS TO COME AS APD, TO ME THAT IS UNUSUAL. TO ME, A PD SHOULD BE THE EXCEPTION AND NOT THE ROLE. BUT, WE HAVE DONE IT WITH 15 POINTS OF THINGS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT HAS TO MEET. ANYTIME YOU DO THAT, IT SEEMS LIKE AN ADMINISTRATIVE NIGHTMARE TO ENSURE ALL OF THE BOXES WILL BE CHECKED. THAT THE SOUND WILL NOT BE TOO LOUD AND ALL OF THESE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU HAVE ASSURED US OF. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I FEEL LIKE THE NOISE IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE. THE DUMPSTER LOCATION WILL BE AN ISSUE. THE INGRESS AND EGRESS POINTS WILL BE AN ISSUE. IF THERE IS A WAY TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY AND ADD A 50 OR 75 FOOT GREEN BELT TO THE NORTH BETWEEN MANY OF THESE NEIGHBORS HOMES IN THIS PROPERTY , IT MIGHT BE MORE PALATABLE. ESSENTIALLY , YOU ARE BACKING RIGHT UP AND ALTHOUGH THERE IS A MASONRY WALL AND A SCREENING WALL AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, YOU ARE BACKING UP RIGHT TO THESE PEOPLE'S BACKYARD AND THAT IS TOUGH FOR PEOPLE WHO , FOR A LONG TIME OF NOT HAD THAT. I AM NOT MAKING THE DECISION BASED STRICTLY ON THOSE PEOPLE AND THEIR OPINIONS, IT IS ABOUT THE HOLISTIC ACCESS OF WHAT THIS SPACE COULD BE. I THINK MAYOR PRO TEM SHINDER SAID IT WELL WHEN SHE SAID, IS THAT THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THIS PROPERTY? I DON'T FEEL THAT IT IS. >> OTHER DISCUSSION POINTS? OKAY. I WILL ADD THAT IF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WISH TO MAKE CERTAIN THINGS CONDITIONAL WITH THE DEVELOPMENT YOU ARE FREE AND ABLE TO DO THAT. YOU CAN MAKE AN AUTOMATIC GATE WITH ACCESS CONDITIONAL OR MAKE A MEETING BLOCK CONDITIONAL THAT FORCES LEFT TURN ONLY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE PARKWAY . YOU CAN MAKE CONDITION THE DUMPSTER LOCATION . THOSE ARE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US , SINCE THIS IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION. I WILL JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE. IF THERE IS NO OTHER DISCUSSION AND THERE IS NO OFFER TO MAKE CONDITIONAL -- [01:50:05] >> --I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE CONDITIONAL THE GATE AND THE HIGHER TURN LANES. I AM FOR THIS PROPERTY AND I THINK IT IS A GREAT USE OF THIS PARTICULAR SPACE. I THINK IT ADDS TO COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP AND HIS POINT , THAT IT PROVIDES ACCESS, NOT SWIMMING ACCESS BUT ENJOYMENT OF NATURE . I HAVE GONE TO SOME OF THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES BEFORE . I THINK IT IS A GREAT FAMILY FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT. I THINK IT ADDS TO THE COMMUNITY AND I THINK WITH A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT ADDED TO IT , I THINK THAT WOULD ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT COUNCILMEMBER WINGET BROUGHT UP AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET FOR THE CITY. >> SO , COUNCILMEMBER SCHUPP , THERE IS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT PROPOSED TWO CONDITIONAL LIES THE INSTANT TO TO CHANEL AUTOMATIC GATE WITH OPTICON CAPABILITY AND CONDITIONAL LIES THE INSTALLATION OF A MEDIAN BLOCK THAT ONLY ALLOWS FOR LEFT TURN INS ONLY, LEFT ONTO SHIPP AND LEFT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AND PREVENTS CROSS TRAFFIC. SO, LEFT ONLY WHEN YOU ARE ON LAKEVIEW PARKWAY. YOU CAN'T GO ACROSS. THIS WOULD PREVENT THAT. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY? DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? >> YES. >> CITY ATTORNEY, MI LEGAL? >> YES. >> IT WOULD BE TO MAKE CONDITIONAL THE APPLICANT WORK WITH TXDOT TO CONSTRUCT A MEDIAN BLOCK THAT PREVENTS CROSS TRAFFIC AND ONLY ALLOWS FOR LEFT TURNS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AND ONTO SHIPP. THE OTHER AMENDMENT WAS THE AUTOMATIC GATE WITH OPTICON CAPABILITIES FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. I AM TALKING ON LAKEVIEW PARKWAY. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT GOING RIGHT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT. THERE MAY BE OTHER QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER WINGET? >> I WILL READ THE ROOM AND SEE WHERE THIS IS HEADED SO I UNDERSTAND THIS. I AM AN AMENDMENT FRIENDLY PERSON, AS WELL. THAT WOULD CHANGE THE OPERATING HOURS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TO END AT 11:00 INSTEAD OF MIDNIGHT. >> YOU CAN MAKE THAT CONDITIONAL. DO YOU HAVE THAT, CITY ATTORNEY? WE ARE GOOD, RIGHT? DID YOU ACCEPT THOSE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS? >> YES, I ACCEPT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS. DO I NEED TO READ THEM? >> THAT WOULD BE GOOD. >> THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS THAT ARE ACCEPTED IS WORK WITH TXDOT FOR MEETING BLOCKING --MEDIAN BLOCKING TO INSTALL AUTOMATIC GATES AND TO AMEND PARAGRAPH 7 TO END BUSINESS HOURS AT 11:00 RATHER THAN 12:00 ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS. >> CITY ATTORNEY, IS THAT SUFFICIENT? >> YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER BOWERS ? DO YOU ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION MADE QUICK >> I DO. >> SO, WE HAVE THE AMENDED MOTIONS ON THE FLOOR. DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE AT ON THIS? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BEFORE I CALL A VOTE. WITH THAT, CALL THE VOTE. >> THAT ITEM CARRIES 4-3. WITH THAT , WE WILL GO TO ITEM 8. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY REQUEST TOPICS TO BE PLACED ON AN AGENDA FOR A SUBSEQUENT MEETING. COUNCIL MEMBERS? [2. EXECUTIVE SESSION ] ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT, I WILL BE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM INTO [01:55:04] THE RECORD AND WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOLLOWING THIS. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SECTION . CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY TO CONSULT WITH AND SEEK LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE CONTRACT BETWEEN NORTH TEXAS AND THE ER TAKE >> IS NOT: 50 P.M., WE HAVE COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION . >> I MOVED WE AUTHORIZE THE NEGOTIATING TO SELL THE CONTRACTED SERVICES AND STRATEGIES RELATED TO THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT PERTAINING TO NOR TO INVISIBLE WATER DISTRICT UNDER TERMS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE DISCUSSION. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THAT IS SECONDED. LET'S DO A HANDBOOK. THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. UNANIMOUS. STILL * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.