[1. Call to Order] [00:00:03] HOWDY EVERYBODY. TODAY IS TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026 AND THE TIME IS 5:30 P.M.. WE'RE HERE FOR THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE COPPELL CITY COUNCIL. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT, SO I'M CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER. WE WILL BE CONVENING INTO WORK SESSION IN THE FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO JOIN US. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. [2. Work Session (Open to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room Citizen comments will not be heard during the Work Session, but will be heard during the Regular Session under Citizens' Appearance.] THE TIME IS 5:31 P.M.. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO WORK SESSION. JUST AS A REMINDER, CITIZENS COMMENTS WILL NOT BE HEARD DURING THE WORK SESSION, BUT WILL BE HEARD DURING THE REGULAR SESSION UNDER THE CITIZEN'S APPEARANCE. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS TONIGHT ON THE AGENDA, AND THE FIRST ONE IS DISCUSSION REGARDING THE AGENDA. I WILL BE RECUSING MYSELF FROM ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. IT IS INVOLVING THE SUBDIVISION ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. AND I LIVE WITHIN 800FT OF THE PROPERTY. AND I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOA THAT IS PART OF THE SUBDIVISION. SO THE MAYOR PRO TEM WILL BE TAKING OVER FOR THAT ONE. ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE ON DECK BIG GUY. LOCK IN. HE'S BEEN ON BOTH ON FORM. AND THAT IS ITEM NUMBER 11. ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK OR TALK ABOUT? RAMESH. THANK YOU MAYOR. THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS B AND C ARE, WE CHANGING THIS LANGUAGE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH ALL OTHER BOARDS, OR IS THIS FIRST STEP OF CHANGE THAT WILL TRICKLE DOWN TO OTHER BOARDS? HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HANDLE THAT ONE? LAUREN? OH. I'M SORRY, IT SAYS ADAM DOWN HERE. LAUREN. LAUREN. SO THE CHANGES THAT ARE FORTHCOMING ARE ACTUALLY AT THE BEHEST OF OUR CITY ATTORNEY AFTER THE BYLAW REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED BY THE LIBRARY BOARD. AND IT'S THERE ARE YOU NOTICE THERE'S SEVERAL OTHER THERE'S OTHER BOARD ORDINANCE CHANGES. THERE MAY BE A FEW MORE FORTHCOMING. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING TO RUN THE BYLAWS THROUGH ALL THE VARIOUS BOARDS AND TRY TO MARRY EVERYTHING UP AS BEST AS POSSIBLE TO THE PURPOSE OF EACH BOARD. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE UNIFORM IN THE SENSE THAT EACH BOARD HAS A DIFFERENT PURPOSE, A DIFFERENT CALLING UNDER THE CITY COUNCIL. AND THAT'S WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM. THANK YOU. YEAH. FOLLOW UP TO THAT QUESTION. I READ THE MEMO. SO THE PERSON WHO ARE THE ALTERNATE FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD, THEY WILL BE APPOINTED IF A REGULAR MEMBER IS NOT THERE. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT LANGUAGE. WHAT WAS THE FROM CURRENT TO THE FUTURE MAKE THE DIFFERENCE. SURE. SO THERE'S THE ALTERNATE LANGUAGE. THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT WHETHER ALTERNATES ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS OR NOT, AND IN ORDER FOR AN ALTERNATE TO BE ABLE TO STEP FORWARD IN AND SERVE IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGULAR MEMBER, WE DO NEED THE ALTERNATE MEMBER TO BE INFORMED AND AWARE. AND SO HAVING THEM COME TO THE MEETINGS, TO STAY INFORMED AND TO BE PRESENT, TO STEP IN WHEN THE REGULAR MEMBERS ARE UNABLE TO SERVE. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE SEEKING TO HAVE THEM BE PRESENT. SO IN TODAY THEY ARE NOT SHOWING UP FOR THE MEETING. THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN ALL OF THE BOARDS. YOU'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF US. THERE ARE WE WILL BE COMING OUT WITH SOME INFORMATION ABOUT SOME ABSENCES THAT ARE REACHING THE MARK FOR OTHER BOARDS. BUT WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE, AS COUNCIL MEMBER PREMKUMAR INDICATED, THAT UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION ACROSS ALL BOARDS. AND WE DO WHEN WE HAVE THE ORIENTATION, WE DO PROVIDE THAT INSTRUCTION THAT ALL MEMBERS, ALTERNATE AND REGULAR, ARE TO BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETINGS. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THAT IS CLEAR IN ALL OF THE WRITING. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? RAMESH YOU HAD A QUESTION, I GUESS, ON THE. WHY DON'T YOU. MAYBE I MISREAD IT. OKAY. I'M SORRY. IT HAD TO DO WITH THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EMERGENCY. WE JUST GOT ASKED BY COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE]. [00:05:04] OKAY. OH. THAT ONE? YES. [LAUGHTER] AND. CITY STAFF ANSWERED THAT QUESTION. SO MY QUESTION WAS, DID WE SEEK OUT OTHER VENDORS FOR THE BRIDGE REPAIR? AND THE STAFF RESPONDED THAT IT WAS KIND OF AN URGENT NEED TO FIX IT. AND OTHER CONTRACTORS WERE CONTACTED IF THEY DON'T BIDS FOR IT. OKAY. AND THIS COMPANY HAS FAMILIARITY WITH AND IT DID QUALIFY UNDER THE CONTRACT TERMS AS AN EMERGENCY NEED. RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM B, WHICH IS THE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING DISCOVER COPPELL. MS. AGUINAGA. YOU WERE SITTING OVER THERE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED REDEPLOYMENT OF DISCOVER COPPELL. WE BELIEVE COPPELL OFFERS SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. COPPELL OFFERS A CONVENIENT, HIGH QUALITY EXPERIENCE WITH EASY ACCESS TO OUR REGION'S ATTRACTIONS WITHOUT THE CHAOS OF LARGER CITIES. THIS NEW DIRECTION POSES POSITIONS OUR CITY AS AN AFFORDABLE, CENTRALLY LOCATED HOMETOWN AWAY FROM HOME IN OUR METROPLEX. BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING, I WANT TO BRIEFLY RECAP DISCOVER COPPELL TO DATE. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, DISCOVER COPPELL PARTNERED WITH AN OUTSIDE FIRM FOR PAID MARKETING AND ADVERTISING TARGETING ON THE GO FAMILIES, ACTIVE ENTHUSIASTS AND ACTIVE EMPTY NESTERS. THOSE EFFORTS GENERATED OVER 54 MILLION DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS, MORE THAN 430,000 CLICKS, AND NEARLY 400,000 WEBSITE VIEWS. NOW, THE OPPORTUNITY IS WORKING TO CONVERT THOSE INTERACTIONS INTO OVERNIGHT STAYS IN TOURISM SPENDING. SO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS NOT STARTING OVER. IT'S A SHIFT. WE ARE REDEPLOYING FUNDS TO FOCUS ON DRIVING HOTEL NIGHTS VIA IN-HOUSE SALES AND MARKETING EFFORTS. CURATING A VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND UTILIZING TRACKABLE PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS. THIS IS ABOUT MOVING FROM PASSIVE PROMOTION TO INTENTIONAL, REVENUE GENERATING TOURISM STRATEGY. WE ARE INTRODUCING A TOURISM SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER THAT WILL FOCUS ON MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COPPELL HOTEL PARTNERS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEETING PLANNERS AND SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS, ACTIVELY PURSUING GROUP TRAVEL AND EVENT OVERFLOW, REPRESENTING COPPELL AT RELEVANT TRADE SHOWS AND CONFERENCES AND MANAGING OUR MARKETING INITIATIVES. THIS ROLE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING HEADS AND BEDS, TOURISM DOLLARS INTO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ELEVATING COPPELL PRESENCE AS A DESTINATION OF CHOICE. WE'RE ALSO ESTABLISHING THE VISITOR INFORMATION AND WELCOME CENTER, HOUSED IN THE COPPELL CHAMBER BUILDING, AS THE FRONT DOOR OF COPPELL HOSPITALITY. OUR LOCATION SERVES AS A GATEWAY TO OLD TOWN'S OFFERINGS AND A RESOURCE FOR VISITORS AND RESIDENTS WELCOMING IN OUT OF TOWN GUESTS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE CHAMBER DIRECTLY PROMOTES MEMBER BUSINESSES. DISCOVER COPPELL PROMOTES THE DESTINATION. THOSE ARE COMPLEMENTARY BUT DISTINCT ROLES. MARKETING WILL COME IN-HOUSE, AND OUR MARKETING STRATEGY WILL SHIFT FROM STATIC PROMOTION TO STORYTELLING AND CONVERSATION. THIS INCLUDES TARGETED DIGITAL ADS, INFLUENCER PARTNERSHIPS, AND COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL POSTS. FORMATION OF AN EMAIL MARKETING DATABASE. USE OF REELS TO TELL OUR STORY AND TRACKABLE, HOTEL PROMO AND QR CODES. EVERYTHING WE DO WILL BE MEASURABLE. IT'S NOT ABOUT DRIVING. IF IT'S NOT DRIVING, TRAFFIC STAYS OR SPENDING WE WILL ADJUST. HERE'S WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE IN ACTION. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR HOTEL PARTNERS, RESTAURANTS, AND REGIONAL ATTRACTIONS TO BUILD OUR STAY AND PLAY PACKAGES. MARKETING WILL COME IN-HOUSE, ENSURING WE ARE THE ONES TELLING THE COPPELL STORY. WE WILL BE REVISITING THE GAP PROGRAM, GIVING OUR HOTELS A RESOURCE TO HELP LAND POTENTIAL GROUPS, AND REFRESHING CONTENT ACROSS ALL OF OUR PLATFORMS. THE GOAL IS SIMPLE TO INCREASE COPPELL'S VISIBILITY, INCREASE OVERNIGHT STAYS IN OUR HOTELS, AND INCREASE VISITOR SPENDING IN OUR CITY. THIS IS WHAT WE WILL BE WATCHING. [00:10:04] HOTEL OCCUPANCY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DRIVING WEEKEND TRAFFIC. VISITOR CENTER VISITS, WEBSITE AND AD PERFORMANCE. PROMO AND QR CODE TRACKING AND DIRECT FEEDBACK FROM OUR HOTEL PARTNERS. THE TOTAL PROGRAM BUDGET FOR 2026-2027 IS $288,494. THIS INVESTMENT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS SALES LEADERSHIP, MARKETING EFFORTS, AND MEASURABLE VISITOR GENERATION GENERATION EFFORTS. WHAT WE'RE BUILDING IS THE SYSTEM TO BRING PEOPLE HERE INTENTIONALLY, CONSISTENTLY AND MEASURABLY. THIS REDEPLOYMENT AIMS TO CAPTURE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT'S ALREADY PASSING THROUGH OUR BACKYARD AND TURNING IT INTO REAL ECONOMIC IMPACT. THANK YOU. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I'VE GOT ONE. I'M NOT A MARKETING TYPE. SO CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT A STORYTELLING REEL IS? I CAN. YES. SO HISTORICALLY WE HAVE POSTED STATIC GRAPHICS BEING JUST STILL IMAGES. AND WHAT WE ARE WANTING TO DO IS TELL MORE OF A STORY OF WHY YOU SHOULD COME HERE. SO STORYTELLING REELS ARE GOING TO BE VIDEO THAT GOES ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WE CAN TELL THE STORY OF A CERTAIN PROJECT. SO IF IT'S A STAY AND PLAY PACKAGE, WE GO AROUND TO ALL THOSE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND GIVE POTENTIAL VISITORS A LOOK AT WHAT THEY MAY BE BUYING. SO IN OTHER WORDS, INSTEAD OF A PAMPHLET, YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING A BLOG OR A VIDEO. YES, THEY GET HIGHER INTERACTION ONLINE MORE VIEWS. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. OF COURSE, THE $228,000 IS WHAT PERCENTAGE IS THAT OF YOUR TOTAL CHAMBER BUDGET? WELL, THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE THINGS. SO IT'S NOT CHAMBER MONEY. YOU CAN ALMOST THINK OF IT AS WE'RE HOUSING TWO BUSINESSES UNDER ONE ROOF. SO THE CHAMBER IS ITS OWN ENTITY AND THEN DISCOVER COPPELL IS ITS OWN ENTITY AS WELL. SO THAT MONEY IS SPENT ONLY ON HOT TAX ELIGIBLE ITEMS, WHICH IS GOING TO BE TOURISM SPEND. OKAY, THEN LET ME REPHRASE THE QUESTION. WHAT IS THE TOTAL BUDGET OF THE CHAMBER? THE TOTAL BUDGET OF THE CHAMBER. THE TOTAL BUDGET OF THE CHAMBER COMES IN JUST UNDER FIVE. FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND. YES. THANKS. RAMESH. THANKS, MAYOR. YOU WERE FIRST. I AGREE. THANK YOU. ROBYN, THANKS FOR THE GOOD PRESENTATION. IF YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDES. SO I LIKE THE WORD KPIS. MIKE IS PROBABLY SMILING THERE. SO MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE, AND I KNOW THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR AND THERE'S A LOT OF UNKNOWNS, BUT FOR EACH OF YOUR PILLARS WE CAN CALL THAT. IF YOU CAN KIND OF IMAGINE WHAT YOUR END STATE WOULD BE LIKE INCREASED BY 100 HOTEL STAYS OR WHATEVER. SO IF YOU START WITH ASSUMPTION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MAYBE YOU CAN SEE HOW YOU'RE TRACKING TO THAT. AND THAT MIGHT HELP YOU REFINE THOSE KPIS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. SO CONSIDER COMING UP WITH SOME ASSUMPTIONS. YES, SIR. KEVIN. ROBYN, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. SO WHAT I'M SEEING IS THE BIGGEST SHIFT IS BRINGING ALL THE MARKETING IN-HOUSE. SO WOULD YOU SAY THAT WE WERE MOST OF THE BUDGET THAT WAS ALLOCATED FROM DISCOVER COPPELL JUST CALL IT 1.0, IF YOU WILL WAS WAS, WAS BEING DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE BELMONT ICE HOUSE RELATIONSHIP. YES. THE MARKETING EFFORTS WERE BEING MANAGED OUTSIDE OF OUR FOUR WALLS. SO, SO SPECIFICALLY BY BRINGING THAT IN-HOUSE CAN YOU TELL US EXACTLY INSTEAD OF, INSTEAD OF PARTNERING WITH BELMONT, WHAT ARE WE ABLE TO GET FOR THAT MONEY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO NOW BRING IN-HOUSE TO DRIVE TRAFFIC TO COPPELL SPECIFICALLY? GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE CLARIFICATION. LIKE SO I SAW SOMETHING ABOUT LIKE A MANAGER TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE ALL THAT. ARE WE ABLE TO NOW AFFORD THAT, OR IS DISCOVERED COPPELL ABLE TO AFFORD THAT MANAGER BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PARTNERING WITH BELMONT? NICE HOUSE. IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING? YES. OKAY. YES. SO INSTEAD OF US GOING OUTSIDE OF OUR FOUR WALLS, WE WILL HAVE SOMEBODY THAT IS IN HOUSE THAT KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY, KNOWS WHAT IS OFFERED IN THE CITY AND IS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND IS WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH TO BE HONEST. ME ABOUT WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO AS FAR AS OUR MARKETING STRATEGY GOES. [00:15:02] SO I WILL BE WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THEM AS FAR AS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES, THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT THE SALES EFFORTS OF GOING OUT AND FINDING GROUPS THAT'LL BE A LITTLE MORE HEAVILY PLACED ON THAT INDIVIDUAL. AND THEN IN THE, IN THE PAST, WE, I THINK WE HAD HEARD SOME STORYLINES ABOUT HAVING POTENTIAL DIFFICULTIES ATTRACTING YOU KNOW, GROUPS TO COME IN AND STUFF BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE LIKE A CONVENTION CENTER. AND SO COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MAYBE THE TYPES OF GROUPS OR THE TYPES OF, OF PEOPLE THAT WERE THAT DISCOVERED COPPELL WILL BE GOING AFTER? SURE. SO WE'RE FORTUNATE WHILE WE DON'T WITHIN WITHIN OUR PARAMETERS, MAYBE, MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE X ATTRACTION OR X CONFERENCE CENTER JUST OUTSIDE OF OUR PARAMETERS, THERE ARE PLACES THAT DO HAVE THOSE. SO MY FIRST GO TO IS GOING TO BE TO TRY TO CAPTURE GROUPS THAT ARE MAYBE BOOKING HERE OR THERE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE ATTRACTIONS. AND I WANT YOU TO STAY HERE. IT'S FINE THAT YOU WANT TO DIP OUT INTO THOSE ATTRACTIONS BECAUSE WE DON'T CURRENTLY OFFER THOSE ATTRACTIONS. BUT I WANT YOUR ROOM NIGHTS. I STILL WANT YOU TO DINE HERE. YOU KNOW, IF YOUR, IF YOUR MOTHER IN LAW COMES AND STAYS, I DON'T WANT HER TO COME AND GO. I I WANT HER TO COME AND CHECK IN, AND I WANT HER TO GO TO A RESTAURANT. AND THEN I WANT HER TO GO CHECK OUT THE ART CENTER SHOW. AND THEN I WANT HER TO EXTEND HER STAY TO GO VISIT THE FARMER'S MARKET THE NEXT DAY. LIKE, I WANT ALL OF THOSE THINGS TO HAPPEN AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM. EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. I FEEL LIKE THIS SEEMS TO BE A NATURAL EVOLUTION OF THAT 1.0 PRODUCT, IF YOU WILL. SO I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF THE COMMENT YOU MADE ABOUT BUILDING UPON WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED. SO EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. BIJU. YEAH, THANK YOU MA'AM, ONE MORE QUESTION. YES. DO YOU HAVE ANY PRELIMINARY NUMBER OR THE NUMBER THAT YOU'RE THINKING IN YOUR HEAD BY SPENDING $228,000, WHAT WILL BE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR THE CITY AND THE TAXPAYERS? SO I WOULDN'T EVEN WANT TO SPECULATE ON A NUMBER JUST GOING IN WITH A TOTAL WITH A REDEVELOPMENT AND A REDISTRIBUTION OF MONEY. NOW, IF YOU ASK ME THAT NEXT YEAR, I CAN GIVE YOU A BETTER ANSWER. BUT I WOULD JUST HATE TO ANSWER THAT AND THEN HAVE TO COME BACK AND BE WRONG. SO. I'M GOING TO MARK. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION, ROBYN. SO YOU BRING THIS IN-HOUSE AND YOU HIRE SOMEONE, WILL THEY HAVE ALL THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM THAT A COMPANY LIKE ICEHOUSE HAS? IN MY OPINION, YES. WHAT WE WERE IF I GO BACK A LITTLE BIT HERE, IF I CAN. SO IF I LOOK AT THIS SLIDE AND IN CONVERSATIONS THAT I'VE HAD SINCE I'VE STARTED THIS IS ALL FAIRLY STANDARD OPERATION MARKETING. SO, YOU KNOW, DOING, GOOGLE ADS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN TOTALLY BE DONE IN HOUSE. AND SO LONG STORY SHORT, YES, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO STILL EXECUTE THE SAME TYPE OF PROGRAM THAT WE ARE. SO THE PERSON THAT FILLS THAT ROLE WILL HAVE THAT EXPERTISE, OF COURSE. CORRECT? YES. OKAY. I WANTED TO I WANTED TO FOLLOW ON TO RAMESH'S QUESTION ABOUT THE KPIS ON THE HOTEL STAYS. IF YOU'RE TARGETING WEEKEND STAYS, THERE'S A LOT OF VARIABILITY FROM WEEKEND TO WEEKEND DEPENDING ON WHAT'S GOING ON. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO NORMALIZE THAT OUT? SO INITIALLY WHAT I'M THINKING IS THE HOTELS ARE ALREADY ON BOARD WITH DOING PROMOTIONAL CODES THAT WILL BE SPECIFIC TO WHAT WE ARE PUTTING OUT THERE. SO WE WILL FAIRLY EASILY BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT IS BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AS FAR AS THOSE PROMOTIONAL CODES GO. NOW THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT MAY COME IN BECAUSE THEY SAW SOMETHING AND THEY DIDN'T USE THE PROMO CODE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET A FAIRLY GOOD IDEA OF WHO IS LOOKING, WHO'S WATCHING, WHO'S BOOKING, WHO'S DOING THINGS BASED ON THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE USING THOSE TOOLS. SECOND QUESTION, ARE YOU GOING TO DO ANY TARGETED MARKETING TOWARD THE FIFA EVENT? WE ARE A LITTLE LATE TO THE PARTY ON THAT, BUT I STILL WOULD LOVE TO DO A FINAL PUSH. I KNOW THAT OUR HOTELS HAVE RESERVED THE DATES FOR THOSE. AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO PUSH THAT OUT TO JUST SEE WHAT WE CAN CAPTURE AS WE GET A LITTLE CLOSER. [00:20:06] RAMESH. THANKS. MAYOR. ROBYN, YOU KIND OF ADDRESS THE QUESTION WAS GOING TO ASK. YOU SAID YOU'RE ALREADY TALKING TO THE HOTELS, THE HOTELS HAVE THEIR OWN MARKETING CAMPAIGN AND THEN NOW WE ARE COMING IN WITH OUR TARGETED CODES. SO I'M ASSUMING THAT WE ARE WORKING IN SYNC WITH THE HOTELS, AND THEY ARE AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. AND MY OTHER POINT WOULD BE, CAN WE GET THE RESTAURANTS ALSO INVOLVED SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THOSE COUPON CODES AT THE FRONT DESK? SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET SOME TRAFFIC COMING IN. YES, YES. THE HOTELS ARE AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. THIS IS MEANT THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS IS MEANT TO DRIVE MORE TRAFFIC TO THE HOTELS. SO THEY ARE 100% IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. AND YES, RESTAURANTS AND ANY FUTURE ATTRACTION ATTRACTIONS THAT COME TO THE CITY WILL BE LOOPED INTO THIS PROGRAM AS WELL. AND IT'S UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL RESTAURANTS IF THEY WANT TO OFFER PROMO CODES OR DISCOUNTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO GO ALONG WITH IT. THANK YOU. WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE CHALLENGE? YOU'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT A YEAR NOW, I BELIEVE. AND SO YOU'VE GOT TO OBSERVE, YOU'VE GOT TO TALK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. A LOT OF PEOPLE. YES. AND SO, SO THE, I MEAN, WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY COMPETITIVE AREA. YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE. COPPELL MS GRAPEVINE BEGINS OR ANYTHING ELSE. AND SO WHAT'S WHAT'S REALLY THE CHALLENGE FOR COPPELL FROM A DRIVING HEADS AND BEDS OR ANYTHING OR TO THE RESTAURANTS OR ANYTHING ELSE, WHAT'S REALLY, WHAT'S OUR, WHAT'S OUR BIG CHALLENGE? WHAT'S OUR BIG PROBLEM TO SOLVE? WELL, ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE. THERE'S A TON OF TRAFFIC THAT IS COMING THROUGH EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND SO WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS CAPTURE OUR PIECE OF THAT. OKAY. AND SO, SO CONNECTING WITH WHETHER IT'S EVENTS OR SPORTING EVENTS, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT LOCATED HERE, WE DON'T REALLY CARE. THAT'S, IS THAT WHAT I HEARD IS SORT OF AN ATTRACTION STANDPOINT. YEAH, WE WANT TO GRAB YOU WHILE YOU'RE HERE, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT COMING HERE FOR COPPELL YOU. YOU WANT TO. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE DO HAVE WHILE YOU HAPPEN TO BE HERE AND EVERYTHING. YES, SIR. THANKS, KIM. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT THIS. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT PIECE OF DISCOVER COPPELL FROM THE CITY, BUT FROM A COLLABORATION STANDPOINT WITH YOU KNOW, WITH THE CITY, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR DISCOVER COPPELL. IS, IS THIS LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST KIND OF LOOKING FOR THE EVENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED AND TYING INTO THAT? IS THERE FUTURE COLLABORATIONS? IS THERE FURTHER ASK MAYBE IN THE FUTURE FOR COUNCIL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL OR STAFF ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE MIGHT LOOK LIKE BECAUSE KIND OF TO DON'S POINT, THEY'RE JUST KIND OF UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE TRYING TO CAPTURE OUR PIECE OF THE PIE. I MEAN, ONCE WE DO THAT IS, IS THEN THE GOAL TO GROW THE PIE, IF YOU WILL, OR DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I'M ASKING JUST KIND OF WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? YES. NOT TO GET TOO AHEAD OF MYSELF, BUT I'M ALMOST JUST IN MY OWN BRAIN THINKING OF THIS AS KIND OF PHASE ONE WHERE WE'RE KIND OF WRITING THE SHIP AND GETTING THINGS A LITTLE MORE STREAMLINED IN HOUSE. AND FROM THERE IT MAY TURN INTO OTHER DISCUSSIONS ON JUST AS A, FOR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD CRAVE ON FRIDAY, YOU KNOW, DOES THAT BECOME SOMETHING THAT'S A BIGGER EVENT THAT'S MORE OF LIKE A FESTIVAL, IF YOU WILL THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE CAN PROMOTE AND BRING IN TOURISM THAT WAY. SO AGAIN, NOT TO GET AHEAD OF MYSELF, BUT YES DOWN THE ROAD, I DO SEE THAT WE WILL BE CURIOUS ABOUT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. I WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, BASED ON OUR RETREAT THAT WE HAD IN JANUARY AND KIND OF STAFF DIRECTION, WE ARE TRYING TO DO SOME MORE THINGS TO ACTIVATE THE OLD TOWN AREA. SO, I MEAN, I THINK THAT DEFINITELY FALLS INTO ALIGNMENT WITH A LOT OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD. SO I WOULD WELCOME THAT. THANK YOU. BUT FOOT TRAFFIC. REMEMBER THE KEY WORD? YES, I KNOW ABOUT FOOT TRAFFIC. JUST FOLLOW UP ON WHAT RAMESH SAID. SO GIVEN THE HOTEL'S PARTNERSHIP ON ALL THIS, ARE THEY WILLING TO GIVE US ALL THE NUMBERS FOR THE HOTEL STAYS THEY HAD OVER THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS? SO WE WOULD HAVE THAT AS A BASIS FOR COMPARISON FOR ANY GROWTH OR MEASUREMENT FOR THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF THIS NEW, NEW PROGRAM. SO FAR IN MY CONVERSATIONS, I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY PUSHBACK. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE A LITTLE SENSITIVE IN NOT SHARING INDIVIDUAL HOTELS INFORMATION WITH OTHER BRANDS, BUT THERE WOULD BE WAYS TO REPORT THAT TO WHERE WE CAN GET THE INFORMATION WE NEED WITHOUT GIVING UP ANYTHING THAT THEY DON'T WANT US TO GIVE UP. BECAUSE THAT SEEMS TO AVOID THE SPECULATION, RIGHT? WE WOULD HAVE A DATA SET THAT WE COULD COMPARE THE FIRST 12 MONTHS TO WITH FIFA WORLD CUP. [00:25:05] I'M DEFINITELY THINKING HOTELS WILL HAVE HIGH OCCUPANCY, SO WE MAY HAVE TO ADJUST FOR THAT. BUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. I JUST NEED TO BUY A GIANT SOCCER BALLS AND PUT THEM OUT FRONT FOR A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY. I DIDN'T PUT THAT IN THE BUDGET, BUT I CAN ARRANGE FOR IT. [LAUGHTER] THE HOTELS OUGHT TO BE DOING THAT. I BET SOME OF THEM DO. IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE EVENT. HUGE GIANT INFLATABLE SOCCER BALL. CAN YOU SEE IT FROM DFW? I THINK THAT'S AGAINST OUR SIGN ORDINANCE. SO YOU TOUCHED BRIEFLY ON THE VISITOR CENTER. I'M GUESSING THAT THE CHAMBER'S OFFICES ARE NOT OCCUPIED 100% OF THE TIME RIGHT NOW. CORRECT. AND THIS WILL ENSURE THAT SOMEONE IS THERE FROM 8 TO 5 OR DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. YES. WHAT I'M PLANNING ON IS OUR STANDARD 9 TO 5 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BARRING THAT, THERE'S NO EVENTS HAPPENING. WHEN THERE ARE EVENTS IN OLD TOWN, WE'LL SCHEDULE ACCORDINGLY TO STAY OPEN LATER FOR THOSE. AND THEN ON SATURDAY MORNINGS ESPECIALLY WITH THE FARMERS MARKET HOURS WE WILL LIKELY BE OPEN FOR A HALF DAY TO STAY IN LINE WITH THAT AS WELL. AND DO YOU SYNC UP WITH COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES ABOUT EVENTS THAT WE'RE HAVING WITHIN THE CITY AND DISSEMINATE THAT INFORMATION TO THE HOTELS? YES, WE WILL BE A CONDUIT BETWEEN COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES AND THE HOTELS ON THOSE EVENTS THAT WE'RE WANTING ADDITIONAL PROMOTION ON TO BRING PEOPLE TO THE CITY. YES. I RECALL LAST YEAR, AT LEAST ONE OF THE HOTELS WAS ASKING YOU OR THE CHAMBER TO ACT AS A MARKETING TOOL FOR THEM. IS THIS PART GOING PART OF THE WAY IN THAT DIRECTION, OR IS IT? I'M HOPING IT'S MORE FOCUSED ON CITY ACTIVITIES THAN THE HOTELS THEMSELVES. WELL, SO THE MISSION OF HOT TAX IS FOR AS EMBEDS OBVIOUSLY. SO IT'S KIND OF A YES, WE ARE KIND OF A MARKETING ARM FOR THE HOTELS. BUT WE ARE ALSO PROMOTING CITY EVENTS THAT WE WANT PROMOTED. ALL OF THOSE CAN FALL UNDER THAT SAME UMBRELLA. SO I WOULD SAY IT'S NOT EXCLUSIVE TO JUST HOTEL MARKETING ONLY. SO. KEVIN. IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY ADDITIONAL BRANDING FOR THIS THE VISITOR CENTER, LIKE JUST KIND OF LOOKING LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THE COPPELL CHAMBER SIGN, IS IT? YES. THAT'S STILL A SIGN? YES, YES. SWEET AND I'LL SHUT UP NOW. NO NO, NO. SO WE WILL DO A REBRAND OF THE BUILDING. THERE IS SOME FUNDS WORKED INTO THIS. THERE ARE SOME FUNDS WORKED INTO THIS BUDGET FOR THOSE ITEMS. THE SIGNAGE ADDITIONAL THINGS INSIDE BROCHURE RACKS. OH MY FAULT. THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WILL NEED TO BE INSIDE THE BUILDING. SO YES, WE WILL DO A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERHAUL ON OUR BRANDING, ON OUR BUILDING. OKAY. COOL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE CRAVE COPPELL WAS, IN MY OPINION, A GREAT SUCCESS. THANK YOU. AND I REALLY WAS HAPPY. I DON'T KNOW, IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE, BUT JUST THE INTERACTION WITH NOT JUST THE VENDORS, BUT ALL THE PARTICIPANTS WAS WAS VERY, VERY IT WAS A FUN EVENT. SO MAY I SAY SOMETHING? NO. [LAUGHTER] I THINK THAT OLD TOWN LENDS ITSELF TO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VIBE THAN HAVING IT IN A HOTEL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S JUST A TOTALLY DIFFERENT FEEL DOWN THERE IN THE COPPELL ARTS CENTER IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LOCATION, SO WE REALLY ENJOYED IT DOWN THERE FOR SURE. WELL, THE CHOCOLATE GUY MADE THE WHOLE THING. I MEAN. IT WAS AMAZING. OH I'M SORRY, DO WE HAVE ANY NUMBERS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S HOW MANY PARTICIPANTS CAME THIS YEAR? NOT YET. WE WILL THOUGH, AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE WITH EVERYONE. YES. SORRY. JIM, DID YOU HAVE ANY? NO, NO NO, NO. I'M DONE JUST APOLOGIZING TO BIJU. YOU'RE STILL GLOATING IN CHOCOLATE? OH, I'M STILL DETOXING. SUGAR DETOX. OH MY GOSH. [00:30:03] YEAH. YEAH, THAT WAS AWESOME. [LAUGHTER] WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. OF COURSE. THANKS, ROBYN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM C IS A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING VOLLEY DRIVE QUIET ZONE DART CROSSING. MR. MY MEMORY MESSED UP. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M AARON TAINTER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING, AND I HAVE A STATUS UPDATE FOR YOU ALL ON THE RAILROAD QUIET ZONE AT VOLLEY DRIVE. SO IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, VOLLEY DRIVE IS THE RAILROAD CROSSING WAY OUT ON THE FAR EAST EDGE OF TOWN OFF OF EAST BELTLINE ROAD. VOLLEY DRIVE'S ACROSS FROM LEDBETTER ROAD AND PROVIDES ACCESS FROM EAST BELTLINE ROAD TO PRIVATE PROPERTY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS. INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OUT THERE. THE GREEN CIRCLES ON THIS MAP HERE ARE THE OTHER AT GRADE CROSSINGS IN COPPELL VOLLEY DRIVE IS THE ONLY CROSSING THAT WASN'T PLANNED TO BE PART OF THE QUIET ZONE. AND HERE IS WHY. NOW HERE'S A CLOSER MAP OF THE AREA AROUND VOLLEY DRIVE, HOW IT RELATES TO THE FEDERAL NOISE ANALYSIS CRITERIA FOR RAILROAD PROJECTS. THE DISTANCE ON THE MAP IS SHOWING THAT THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL LAND USE IS OVER 2000FT AWAY FROM THE VOLLEY DRIVE RAILROAD CROSSING. AND SINCE FEDERAL NOISE CRITERIA REQUIRE NOISE ANALYSIS AT CROSSINGS WHERE RESIDENTIAL LAND USES ARE WITHIN 1200FT OF THE CROSSING VOLLEY DRIVE WAS NOT REQUIRED TO BE ANALYZED FOR NOISE IMPACTS. DURING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING STAGES OF THE SILVER LINE PROJECT. SO HERE WE ARE. WE'VE HEARD A LOT FROM OUR RESIDENTS. SO IMPLEMENTING A QUIET ZONE INVOLVES LOTS OF COORDINATION BETWEEN THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, THE RAILROAD DART IN THIS CASE, AND THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, OR FRA. THE CITY STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH DART AND THE FRA TO DETERMINE WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO MAKE VOLLEY DRIVE PART OF THE QUIET ZONE AT THIS POINT, WITH THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTED. AS SOON AS IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE VOLLEY DRIVE TRAIN HORN WAS HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON OUR RESIDENTS. ADDITIONAL STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED AND DATA COLLECTED ABOUT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS. DART REVIEWED THEIR OPERATIONS ABOUT WHAT COULD BE FEASIBLE AT VOLLEY AND PROVIDE A GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO US THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. ALSO, CITY OF COPPELL AT THE NEW SIGNAL AT EAST BELTLINE ROAD AND LEDBETTER THERE THAT TRAFFIC SIGNAL WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ACTIVELY MONITOR THAT SIGNAL. AND THAT FEATURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL PROJECT. BASICALLY AFTER MONTHS OF COORDINATION, I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE FRA HAS APPROVED THIS ADDITION TO INCLUDE VOLLEY DRIVE AS PART OF THE SILVER LINE COMMUTER RAIL QUIET ZONE. AND CURRENTLY THE DART OPERATIONS TEAM IS IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING ALL SILVER LINE OPERATORS AND STAFF AND WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THE QUIET ZONE AT VOLLEY DRIVE THIS WEEK. AND I'M AVAILABLE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE. I THINK I'D LIKE TO THANK THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK DART. I LIVE A GOOD PIECE AWAY FROM THAT 2000 EDGE, AND IT WAKES ME UP EVERY MORNING. SO IT IS VERY LOUD, VERY DISRUPTIVE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I'M DELIGHTED THAT YOU GUYS HAVE KNOCKED THIS OUT. GREAT WORK TO THE STAFF TO YOU AND ALL YOUR TEAM. I MEAN JUST FANTASTIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KEVIN. AND, HAS THIS INFORMATION ALREADY BEEN COMMUNICATED WITH THE RIVER CHASE HOA YET? I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN IN COORDINATION WITH DART'S COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AND HE HAS, I BELIEVE, BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH BOTH COPPELL HOA AND IRVING HOA'S THAT HAVE ALSO FILED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. JUST CURIOUS. THEY'RE ACTUALLY HAVING THEIR HOA MEETING TONIGHT DURING THIS MEETING. I HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO THEM. OKAY. WAS WITH THE HOA PRESIDENT. OKAY. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOOD. AGAIN, I WANT TO ECHO WHAT JIM JUST SAID. [00:35:03] WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL DOZENS OF RESIDENTS, I THINK, THAT HAVE REACHED OUT THAT HAVE HAVE SHARED IN THIS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, RIGHT, THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS HAPPENING. SO I WANT TO THANK THE PATIENCE OF THE RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW JUST HONESTLY SHARING THAT AND LETTING US GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND COORDINATING WITH EVERYONE. SO KUDOS TO YOU AND MIKE AND YOUR TEAM AND THE ENTIRE STAFF FOR BEING, I'M GOING TO SAY GOVERNMENT QUICKLY RESPONSIVE TO THIS BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS GOING TO HELP WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE. SO JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT. ABSOLUTELY. RAMESH. NEVELS. SORRY. BIJU. THANK YOU. MAYOR QUESTION IN YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU SAID ADDITIONAL STUDY WAS DONE, WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL ASK OR WHATEVER. WHO CONDUCTED THE STUDY? GOOD QUESTION. SO IN DECEMBER, DART DID PLACE A NOISE MONITORING AT THE RIVERCHASE APARTMENTS, AND THEY DECIDED THAT THERE WAS NOT A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT, BUT THEY CONTINUED TO WORK WITH US. WE COLLECTED ADDITIONAL DATA. SOME OF THAT ADDITIONAL DATA INCLUDED UPDATED TRAFFIC COUNT DATA THAT ENDED UP BEING LOWER THAN THE TRAFFIC COUNTS THAT WERE USED BY DART IN THE PLANNING STUDY. AGAIN, WE ADDED THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL COMMUNICATIONS FEATURE FOR OUR TRAFFIC OPERATIONS FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR THAT. SO, SO THINGS LIKE THAT WERE DONE BY US IN COORDINATION WITH DART. BUT DART DID DO A NOISE MONITORING STUDY AT THE RIVERCHASE APARTMENTS, AND THEY SENT US A LETTER SAYING THAT. NO. NO FURTHER MITIGATION FROM DART WAS REQUIRED, BUT THEY WERE STILL GOING TO WORK WITH US. DOES THAT HELP ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YEAH. YOU DID. FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS, THEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVED? CORRECT. THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION APPROVED OUR UPDATED DATA. TRAFFIC ANALYSIS. WHAT SAFETY FEATURES WERE CONSTRUCTED OUT THERE AT THAT CROSSING? AND THEY WERE ABLE TO APPROVE THAT. IT MET QUIET ZONE CRITERIA AS WELL. AFTER THE STUDY WAS COMPLETED. CORRECT. WELL, DART'S NOISE MONITORING STUDY WAS REALLY JUST TO MAKE SURE DART WAS NOT AT FAULT. OH, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. YES. MARK, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS. IT'S FANTASTIC FOR ALL THE CITIZENS. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT RATHER THAN WAITING FOR WORD OF MOUTH, WE SHOULD PROBABLY CONTACT THE MANAGERS OF THE RIVERCHASE APARTMENTS, BECAUSE I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR THEIR LEASES TO COME UP BEFORE THEY MOVE. BECAUSE IT'S VERY DISRUPTIVE. SO I THINK IF WE COULD REALLY BENEFIT THEM BY LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT THE DECISION IS AND, AND IT'LL GO A LONG WAY. I HAD A QUESTION. YOU MADE IT SOUND LIKE THIS WOULD BE FAIRLY QUICK TO IMPLEMENT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS YES, BUT THERE'S NO CROSSING ARMS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO DO TO ALERT THE TRAFFIC THAT'S COMING UP ON THAT CROSSING. CORRECT. THERE IS THERE'S GATE ARMS OUT THERE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD LOOKED AT IN THE PAST WAS, IS THERE, IS THERE MORE SAFETY FEATURES? SO TYPICALLY AT AN UNDIVIDED ROADWAY LIKE THAT, THEY WOULD REQUEST A RAISE MEETING IN THE MIDDLE. JUST DUE TO THE GEOMETRY OF VOLLEY DRIVE, THE PRIVATE PROPERTY BEING RIGHT THERE. THAT AND THE TRUCK TURNING MOVEMENTS IN THERE. STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES LIKE THAT WERE NOT FEASIBLE. SO WE WERE CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A MUCH LARGER PRICE TAG AND A MUCH LONGER TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT VOLLEY. BUT AGAIN, AFTER COLLECTING ALL THIS DATA COORDINATING WITH, DART AND THEIR EXPERTS AND HELPING US THROUGH THE DOCUMENTATION AND REAPPLICATION PROCESS IT BECAME MUCH LESS COSTLY THAN WE WERE ANTICIPATING OR FEARING, AND MUCH FASTER THAN WE WERE. SO THEN, CAN I PARAPHRASE? THE PHRASE APPROVAL MEANS THAT NO ADDITIONAL HARDWARE OR INFRASTRUCTURE IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED. BASICALLY JUST A CHANGE IN THE TRAIN'S BEHAVIOR. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE'VE ALREADY PUT OUT THERE. [00:40:02] RIGHT. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S A VERY GOOD NEWS. ANYBODY ELSE? KEVIN. JUST TO BE CLEAR, JUST BECAUSE IT'S A QUIET ZONE, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE WILL NEVER BE A HORN SOUNDED AT THAT. JUST LIKE OUR OTHER QUIET ZONE CROSSINGS. IF THERE IS A, YOU KNOW, A HAZARD OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, A SAFETY CONCERN. SO THERE COULD STILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR A HORN, JUST NOT ON THE REGULAR SCHEDULE. CORRECT? YES. IF THERE'S A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THEY SEE VEHICLES ON THE TRACKS OR PEDESTRIANS WAITING THERE IN THE VICINITY. CONSTRUCTION WORK ACTIVE IN THE AREA. YOU MAY STILL HEAR TRAIN HORNS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU FOR THE VERY GOOD NEWS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? WELL, THE TIME IS 6:12. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE OURSELVES AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES UNTIL THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE COPPELL CITY COUNCIL. THAT WILL START AT 7:30. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. [3. Regular Session] THE TIME IS 7:30 P.M., AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE COPPELL CITY COUNCIL. AS A REMINDER, PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THE CITIZEN'S APPEARANCE OR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS MUST SIGN THE APPROPRIATE REGISTER LOCATED OUTSIDE THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND LIST YOUR ADDRESS. JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE DO HAVE TWO SESSIONS FOR OUR CITIZENS TO SPEAK. THE FIRST ONE IS A CITIZEN'S APPEARANCE, WHICH IS GENERIC IN NATURE AND IS LIMITED TO 2 OR 3 MINUTES PER PERSON. WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT THAT HAVE A SEPARATE CITIZEN'S COMMENT THAT IS LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER PERSON FOR A MAXIMUM OF ONE HOUR FOR THOSE SPEAKING IN FAVOR AND ONE HOUR FOR THOSE SPEAKING OPPOSED. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THAT'S GOING TO COME UP A LITTLE BIT LATER. IF YOU'RE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR THE CITIZENS APPEARANCE, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ON THE AGENDA, THAT IS JUST A GENERIC TOPIC OF ANYTHING OF INTEREST. IF YOU'RE HERE FOR ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, THAT IS A SEPARATE SIGN UP. SO JUST TO JUST BE AWARE, PLEASE. TONIGHT AND TONIGHT WE HAVE PASTOR JACOB HAGER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS TO GIVE OUR INVOCATION, AND WE'LL FOLLOW THAT WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. SO EVERYONE, PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU AT THE START OF THIS MEETING WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS, GRATEFUL FOR THE COPPELL COMMUNITY, FOR OUR FRIENDS AND OUR NEIGHBORS, AND FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF PLAYING A PART IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE LEADERS OF THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR THE MANY CITY EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS. PLEASE BLESS THEM AND KEEP THEM SAFE. LORD, WE ASK YOU THAT YOU WOULD GRANT WISDOM TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL DURING THE DISCUSSIONS THIS EVENING. BLESS THEM WITH DISCERNMENT AS THEY CONSIDER WHAT IS RIGHT FOR EACH MEMBER OF COPPELL. GUIDE THEIR MINDS AS THEY CONSIDER THE MATTERS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AND BLESS THEM THAT THEY MIGHT BRING CLARITY TO COMPLEX TOPICS. BLESS US WITH CIVILITY AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WHERE THERE IS DISAGREEMENT, WE MAY NOT BE DISAGREEABLE. WE ASK THAT THY HAND AND GUIDANCE MIGHT BE UPON THE CITY. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. [6. Proclamations] ITEM 6A IS A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF APRIL 19TH THROUGH 25TH AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF OUR LIBRARY ENTHUSIASTS TO COME FORWARD. YES. [00:45:04] WHILE EVERYBODY'S JOINING. I HOPE NOBODY GETS TIRED OF ME SAYING THIS, BUT MY MOTHER WAS A LIBRARIAN. AND SO THE LIBRARY HAS A SPECIAL MEANING FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. AND I MUST ADMIT. WHENEVER I HAVE INTERVIEWED FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD, I'VE NEVER MET A MORE PASSIONATE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO THE EXTREME. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO NOW. WHEREAS, LIBRARIES PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO PURSUE THEIR PASSION, ENGAGE IN LIFELONG LEARNING, ALLOWING THEM TO LIVE THEIR BEST LIFE. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES HAVE LONG SERVED AND TRUSTED INSTITUTIONS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, CREED, ABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND WHEREAS LIBRARY STRIVE TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PROGRAMS AND COLLECTIONS THAT ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE POPULATION THEY SERVE AND ENSURE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES ADAPT TO THE EVER CHANGING NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, CONTINUALLY EXPANDING THEIR COLLECTION SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIPS. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF COMMUNITIES, BY PROVIDING INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY ACCESS, LITERACY SKILLS AND SUPPORT FOR ALL JOB SEEKERS, SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS. AND WHEREAS THE COZBY LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY COMMONS HAS BEEN SERVING THE CITY OF COPPELL IN ALL THESE WAYS AND MORE SINCE 1974. AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY WORKERS ARE JOINING LIBRARY SUPPORTERS AND ADVOCATES ACROSS THE NATION TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. NOW THEREFORE, I, WES MAYS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 19TH THROUGH 25TH, 2026 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK AND IN WITNESS THEREOF OF. SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL TO BE AFFIXED THIS 14TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] DID WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY? WOULD LOVE TO. HI, I'M ALEXIS WELLBORN, I AM THE LIBRARY MANAGER. THANK YOU, MAYOR MAYS. AND THANK YOU COUNCIL, FOR YOUR IMMUTABLE SUPPORT AS WE CONTINUE TO SERVE THIS AMAZING COPPELL COMMUNITY. I FIRSTLY WANT TO THANK OUR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WHO RECENTLY RAISED OVER $1,600 AT LIBRARY ON LIBRARY GIVING DAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS. [APPLAUSE]ALL OF THEIR FUNDS GO DIRECTLY TO PROGRAMING AND MATERIALS AT THE LIBRARY, AND OUR LOVELY BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE JOINED US TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FERVENT SUPPORT. WE'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE LIBRARY'S FUTURE, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING. AND OF COURSE, I WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT MY AMAZING LIBRARY TEAM. THEY WORK REALLY HARD BEHIND THE SCENES AND ON THE LIBRARY FLOOR TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS AN EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY'RE AT THE LIBRARY. THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK THEME IS FINDING YOUR JOY. AND SO THAT DEFINITELY CAN LOOK LIKE PROPPING OPEN A BOOK AND GETTING LOST IN THE CHARACTERS AND THE PLOT. OR IT COULD MEAN YOU GO TO A PROGRAM LED BY ONE OF OUR MANY CITY STAFF MEMBERS POTENTIALLY SAVING YOU MONEY ON YOUR HOME OR HOW TO BUILD A GARDEN. OR MAYBE IT MEANS SITTING AT THE TRAIN TABLE WITH YOUR TODDLER, OR GOING ON UDEMY TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT SWISS MERINGUE. EITHER WAY, WHEN YOU'RE AT THE LIBRARY, WE HOPE THAT YOU FIND A LITTLE BIT OF JOY AND THAT IT KEEPS YOU COMING BACK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER BRIANNA HINOJOSA-SMITH HAD SOMETHING SHE'D LIKE TO SAY. YES. THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR MAKING THE LIBRARY SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S A PLACE THAT IS JUST SO INCLUSIVE OF JUST EVERYBODY, JUST REGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER ETHNICITY, RACE, JUST IT'S A PLACE WHERE YOU BELONG. THERE'S A PLACE THAT YOU DEFINITELY CAN FIND YOUR JOY. AND I JUST LOVE ALL THE PROGRAMING. I LOVE THAT FROM THE MOMENT THAT YOU WALK IN IT, THERE'S SOMEONE THERE TO GREET YOU, SOMEONE THERE TO HELP YOU AND SOMEONE THERE TO INVITE YOU TO ONE OF THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS OR HELP YOU FIND THAT BOOK THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. SO TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT AND COMMITMENT YOU PUT INTO RAISING FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAMING IN OUR LIBRARY. AND THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO TO SHOW YOUR PASSION AND YOUR LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE LIBRARY. [APPLAUSE] WELL, THIS LOOKS LIKE A VERY HAPPY GROUP. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. I'VE GOT A LITTLE PROCLAMATION FOR YOU AND. [00:50:05] OH. JUST A LITTLE BIT. SURE. THANKS, SAM. ALL RIGHT. BIG SMILES. LIKE YOU JUST READ YOUR FAVORITE BOOK EVER, AND YOU'RE ABOUT TO PICK UP ANOTHER ONE. ALL RIGHT. THREE. TWO. ONE. AND A COUPLE MORE. YOU'RE READING ANOTHER BOOK. JUST TURN THE PAGE. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] OUR SECOND PROCLAMATION TONIGHT IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MARCH 2026 AS AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH IN THE CITY OF COPPELL. AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RED CROSS TO COME FORWARD. HI THERE. HI. JUST YOU. JUST ME. SORRY. SO, WHEREAS MARCH HAS BEEN CELEBRATED AS RED CROSS MONTH FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS, HONORING THE NEIGHBORS WHO MAKE IT HUMANITARIAN MISSION POSSIBLE IN COPPELL. EVERY DAY, THEIR ACTS OF KINDNESS CHANGE LIVES, BRINGING RELIEF, COMFORT AND HOPE WHEN HELP CAN'T WAIT. THIS TRADITION REMINDS US THAT THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY LIES IN OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO ONE ANOTHER, JUST AS IT HAS SINCE PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT FIRST PROCLAIMED MARCH AS RED CROSS MONTH IN 1943. WHEREAS EACH DAY MORE THAN 145 DEDICATED COPPELL RESIDENTS PUT ON THEIR RED CROSS VEST, OFFERING HOPE TO NEIGHBORS IN NEED. AND WHEREAS THE RED CROSS CARRIES OUT DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS SERVING THE COPPELL COMMUNITY, DELIVERING FOOD, SHELTER AND COMFORT TO NEIGHBORS FACING UNEXPECTED EMERGENCIES. AND WHEREAS THE RED CROSS HOLDS BLOOD DRIVES IN COPPELL TO COLLECT BLOOD, ENSURING LIFE SAVING CARE FOR NEW MOTHERS, CANCER PATIENTS AND ACCIDENT VICTIMS. AND WHEREAS THE RED CROSS PROUDLY PROVIDES CRITICAL SERVICES TO COPPELL MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, HELPING THEM NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES OF SERVICE. AND WHEREAS COPPELL RESIDENTS ENROLL IN RED CROSS FIRST AID, CPR AND AED TRAINING COURSES MAKING THIS COMMUNITY MORE PREPARED AND RESILIENT IN EMERGENCIES. NOW THEREFORE, I WES MAYS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY THE LAWS OF THE CITY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 2026 AS AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH IN COPPELL FURTHER RECOGNIZE APRIL 14TH AS RED CROSS GIVING DAY IN THE CITY OF COPPELL AND I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS OF COPPELL TO REACH OUT AND SUPPORT ITS HUMANITARIAN MISSION. A WITNESS THEREOF I HAVE SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL TO BE AFFIXED THIS 14TH DAY OF APRIL 2026. SO CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] YES. I'M GUESSING YOU MIGHT HAVE A FEW WORDS TO SAY AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. SO GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU MAYOR. MY NAME IS JENNA SCHRADER. I'M A PROUD RESIDENT OF COPPELL AND A RED CROSSER. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT HELP MAKE COPPELL A SAFER, HEALTHIER AND MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY. EVERY DAY, RED CROSS IMPACTS LIVES IN WAYS SEEN AND UNSEEN. WHEN A HOME FIRE DISPLACES A FAMILY IN THE EVENING, OFTENTIMES RED CROSSERS ARE THE FIRST TO RESPOND. WHEN HOSPITALS NEED LIFE SAVING BLOOD, OUR DONORS ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES. WHEN SOMEONE COLLAPSES AND A BYSTANDER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. OUR CPR AND FIRST AID TRAINING CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. THIS WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT COPPELL VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE THEIR TIME, SKILLS, AND COMPASSION TO HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST. WHILE WE CELEBRATED RED CROSS MONTH IN MARCH, THE WORK DOESN'T STOP AND WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS RECOGNITION. WHETHER YOU GIVE BLOOD, TAKE A COURSE, VOLUNTEER, OR MAKE A DONATION, THERE IS A ROLE FOR EVERYONE AT THE RED CROSS. THE RED CROSS EXISTS TO PREVENT AND ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE FACE OF EMERGENCIES. AND BECAUSE OF YOU, THAT MISSION CONTINUES HERE IN COPPELL. AS A GIFT FROM THE RED CROSS, WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE ALL OF OUR COUNCIL A PIN CELEBRATING THIS PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S GIVE LET'S GIVE THE RED CROSS A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] AND SAM IS GOING TO DO HIS. WE GOT TWO CAMERAS TODAY, SO I'LL GO FIRST. ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE OVER. OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD SPOT. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY READY? ALL RIGHT. BIG SMILES AND 3,2,1. AND WE GET A CLOSE HERE OF YOU TWO. ALL RIGHT. OF COURSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH [00:55:08] AND I WILL BE SURE AND PASS THOSE OUT TO THE COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS OUR CONSENT OR OUR CITIZENS APPEARANCE. [7. Citizens’ Appearance] PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK MUST SIGN THE REGISTER AND LIST YOUR ADDRESS. PRESENTATIONS BY INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES EACH, DURING WHICH TIME THE SPEAKERS MUST REMAIN AT THE PODIUM, FACE FORWARD AND ONLY ADDRESS THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THAT THEY SIGNED UP, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AN ORDERLY AND RESPECTFUL MEETING ENVIRONMENT AND TO CONDUCT THE PUBLIC MEETING IN BUSINESS. SPEAKERS WILL ADHERE TO THE STANDARDS OUTLINED IN ORDINANCE 2025-1633. THERE WILL BE NO COMMENTS OR DELIBERATIONS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL DUE TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS RECORD ACT. WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK THIS EVENING, AND THE FIRST ONE IS TODD LANDRUM. MR. LANDRUM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND. YES, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. TODD LANDRUM 1416 KINGSMILL COURT. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? TODD LANDRUM 1416 KINGSMILL COURT AND I AGREE WITH THE PASTOR AND HIS PRAYER. I'M HERE WITH A GRATEFUL HEART. I WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF OUR HOA FAIRWAYS AT RIVER CHASE FOR THE QUIET ZONE DESIGNATION, WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT THIS MORNING SOMETIME AROUND THREE WHEN I COULDN'T HEAR THE TRAIN ANYMORE, WE WERE ACCUSTOMED TO HEARING THAT TRAIN HORN ABOUT FOUR TIMES AN HOUR, 21 HOURS A DAY. AND IT WAS LOUD. AND WE ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE. AND THE ENTIRE CITY STAFF AND EVERYONE ON THE CITY COUNCIL THE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS WERE OPEN. DON WE COMMUNICATED. KEVIN STEPPED IN THERE. RAMESH, MISS TRACY LEACH, I BELIEVE, AND YOUR OFFICE. EVERYONE IN PUBLIC WORKS HAD A CHANCE TO MEET MR. TAINTER THIS EVENING. WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR EVERYTHING IN THE CITY. I KNOW THAT THE CITY POURED EVERYTHING INTO IT. AND AS I WAS TELLING KEVIN EARLIER, IT WAS NOT THE TYPICAL STEREOTYPICAL RESPONSE FROM A GOVERNMENTAL BODY THAT WE WOULD EXPECT. OUR HOMEOWNERS EXPECTED THE WORST AND YOU DELIVERED THE BEST. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT. THE SECOND SPEAKER IS MOHAMED HUSSEIN. AM I THE RIGHT MOHAMED HUSSEIN, OR SO IT SAID. 138 WALL PLUM DRIVE. I'M THE RIGHT ONE. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPMENT PROJECT RIGHT BEHIND MY HOUSE. SO AM I IN THE RIGHT SLOT OR NO. NO, SIR. YOU'RE NOT. YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK UNDER THE CITIZENS APPEARANCE AND YOU MADE A NOTE OF QUIET ZONE, WHICH WAS THE TOPIC OF THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DEFER UNTIL THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO SO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT SPEAKER AND I'M SORRY, I'M STRUGGLING WITH THE. OH. YEAH, THAT'S. I CAN'T READ THE HANDWRITING. THE ADDRESS IS 148 AND IT'S D MUKHERJEE. D. IT IS D MUKHERJEE. YEAH, I'M ON THE OTHER ONE AS WELL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL ADD THOSE TO ITEM NUMBER 11. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE END OF THE SPEAKERS FOR THE CITIZENS APPEARANCE. WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAD INTENDED TO SIGN UP FOR THE PUBLIC SESSION OF OUR SPEAKER OR CITIZENS APPEARANCE? SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. [8. Consent Agenda] THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ROUTINE IN NATURE AND IS GENERALLY ENACTED IN A SINGLE MOTION. [01:00:01] THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THROUGH THE BUDGET OR PAST COUNCIL ACTIONS. ANY ITEM MAY BE POOLED AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. FULL DESCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SCREENS IN FRONT OF YOU. COUNCIL DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR CARE TO PULL ONE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? COUNCIL MEMBER NEVELS. THANK YOU MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH L. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MATHEW. ALL IN FAVOR? WALKER. HINOJOSA-SMITH. CARROLL. NEVELS. PREMKUMAR. MATHEW. HILL. NONE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON. WE HAVE A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS MUST SIGN THE REGISTER AND LIST YOUR ADDRESS. YOU WILL BE CALLED TO SPEAK IN THE ORDER THAT YOU SIGNED UP. PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. AS A REMINDER, THE COUNCIL RULES AND PROCEDURES PROVIDE THAT THERE SHALL BE A CUMULATIVE LIMIT OF 60 MINUTES FOR ALL THOSE SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF AN ITEM, AND 60 MINUTES FOR ALL SPEAKING AGAINST AN ITEM. NO GROUP OR ORGANIZATION SHALL BE ALLOWED MORE THAN THREE SPEAKERS ON ANY AGENDA ITEM. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, [9. 2026-0161 Public Hearing: Hold a Public Hearing and consider adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, readopting, ratifying, republishing and extending Chapter 9 of the Code of Ordinances, Article 9-19, Youth Camp Programs Standards of Care; and authorizing the Mayor to sign.] TEXAS. RE-ADOPTING, RATIFYING AND REPUBLISHING AND EXTENDING CHAPTER NINE OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. ARTICLE 9-19 YOUTH CAMP PROGRAM, STANDARD OF CARE AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DANIEL WYATT, RECREATION COORDINATOR AT THE CORE. THIS ITEM IS ROUTINE IN NATURE AND AS AN ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS IN ORDER TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS LICENSING PROGRAM OR PROCESS FOR YOUTH CAMPS. CAMP DO-IT-ALL IS NOT LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO WE ABIDE BY THE STANDARDS OF CARE THEY PUT IN PLACE FOR MUNICIPAL RECREATION PROGRAMS. CAMP CAMP DO-IT-ALL IS A SUCCESSFUL DAY CAMP PROGRAM OFFERED TO CHILDREN AGES 6 TO 12 YEARS OLD. WE OFFER THE PROGRAM DURING ALL THE MAJOR COPPELL ISD HOLIDAYS, INCLUDING THANKSGIVING, WINTER, SPRING BREAK AND SUMMER. THIS TOTALS 15 WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR, SERVING 1600 CHILDREN OVER THAT TIME. EVERY WEEK IS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER AND THIS YEAR WE HAVE ALREADY HIT CAPACITY IN THE FIRST WEEK WE HAD REGISTRATION OPEN. SO THAT WAS A REALLY EXCITING, BUSY DAY OR BUSY FEW DAYS, BUT WE DID HIT OUR CAPACITY THERE. DURING THE HOLIDAY BREAKS WE HOLD CAMP AT THE CORE AND THEN WE PARTNER WITH COPPELL ISD TO HOLD SUMMER CAMP AT A LOCAL ELEMENTARY. THIS SUMMER WE WILL BE AT PINKERTON ELEMENTARY AND NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE STANDARDS OF CARE. SO TONIGHT WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL FOR THE YOUTH STANDARDS OF CARE FOR 2026 AND ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOES ANY OF THIS COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MR. WEYANDT? COUNCIL MEMBER MATHEW. YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR QUESTION FOR YOU. I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE CAMP DO-IT-ALL. WHAT ARE THE OTHER CAMPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR? SO AT THE CORE, WE HAVE SOME DIFFERENT CAMPS OR ARE YOU'RE ASKING FOR OTHER CAMPS THAT WE DO AT THE SO A COUPLE OTHER DIFFERENT ONES WE USUALLY BRING IN SOME CONTRACTED PROGRAMS. SO YOU'LL SEE THINGS LIKE WIZE ACADEMY IS A PROGRAM WE BRING IN SOME OTHER CONTRACTED CAMPS, NOTHING. AND ALSO NOT AT THE CORE, BUT WE ALSO DO OUR WAGON WHEEL, TENNIS, AND ALMOST A TENNIS BALL PICKLE. IS THAT PICKLEBALL? RIGHT. TENNIS AND SWIM CAMP THERE. THAT'S THAT'S THE NAME OF THAT CAMP THERE, THE TENNIS AND SWIM CAMP THEY HAVE THERE. SO THERE'S A FEW OTHER DIFFERENT CAMPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WE HAVE AS WELL. JUST WITHIN THE CORE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WE DID NOT HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. THEREFORE COUNCIL ANY COMMENTS? ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? OTHERWISE I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER. THANK YOU MAYOR. I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE ITEM NINE AS PROPOSED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCIL MEMBER NEVELS. ALL IN FAVOR? WALKER. HINOJOSA-SMITH. CARROLL. NEVELS. PREMKUMAR. MATHEW. HILL. NONE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [10. 2026-0162 Public Hearing: Hold a Public Hearing and consider approval of PD-250R26R2-H, Old Town Addition, Lot4R, Block D, a zoning change request from PD-250R26R-H (Planned Development-250 Revision 26 Revised - Historic) to PD-250R26R2-H (Planned Development-250 Revision 26 Revision 2 - Historic) to revise the Detail Site Plan to allow professional or medical office in addition to the retail and restaurant uses already permitted on the first floor on 0.25 acres for property located at the 767 W. Main Street.] ITEM NUMBER 10 IS ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING. PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK MUST HAVE SIGNED THE REGISTER. YOU WILL BE CALLED UP IN THE ORDER THAT YOU REGISTERED. THIS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PD 250R26R2-H OLD TOWN ADDITION LOT 4R BLOCK D IS ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM PD 250R26R-8, WHICH IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF 250 REVISION 26 REVISED HISTORIC TO PD 250R26R2-H WHICH IS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF 250 REVISION 26 REVISION TWO [01:05:06] HISTORIC. TO REVISE THE DETAILED SITE PLAN TO ALLOW PROFESSIONAL OR MEDICAL OFFICE IN ADDITION TO THE RETAIL AND RESTAURANT USES ALREADY PERMITTED ON THE FIRST FLOOR ON .25 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 767 WEST MAIN STREET. MR. STEER. MAYOR COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR A 10,215 SQUARE FOOT, TWO STORY MIXED USE BUILDING, WITH RETAIL ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND TWO RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON THE SECOND FLOOR WAS APPROVED IN AUGUST 2022 ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THEN IN DECEMBER OF 2023, COUNCIL APPROVED A SITE PLAN TO ALLOW FOR A 775 SQUARE FOOT ICE CREAM SHOP AND 2300FT² OF SPECULATIVE RESTAURANT USES ON THE FIRST FLOOR. THE ARTSY CAKERY HAS SINCE OCCUPIED THE 775 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT SPACE. THIS IS THE LATEST LOT THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED IN THE MAIN STREET PROJECT. IT'S APPROXIMATELY 0.25 ACRES IN SIZE AND IT'S WEST OF THE OLD TOWN PLAZA. THE GROSS FLOOR AREA OF THE BUILDING IS 10,200FT², WITH TWO APARTMENT UNITS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THE EXISTING USES ALLOWED AS MENTIONED ON THE FIRST FLOOR, ARE 775FT² RESTAURANT SPACE, THEN 2300FT² OF VACANT RETAIL OR RESTAURANT SPACE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO ADD PROFESSIONAL AND MEDICAL OFFICE USES TO THE CURRENTLY PERMITTED USES IN THE 2300FT² ON THE FIRST FLOOR WITHIN THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, THEY ARE CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO LEASE THE VACANT SPACE AND MOST OF THE INQUIRIES ARE FOR PROFESSIONAL OFFICE OR MEDICAL OFFICE USES. THE SHARED PARKING ALREADY ALLOCATED FOR THE BUILDING WOULD ACCOMMODATE MEDICAL OR PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACES. WE SENT OUT 19 NOTICES WITHIN 200FT AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AND THE APPLICANT'S LETTER WAS, OF COURSE, IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH THE COUNCIL'S PACKET. THEN WE HAD 133 COURTESY NOTICES SENT OUT WITHIN 800FT. WE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES TO THAT. SITES WITHIN THE OLD TOWN MAIN STREET PROJECT THAT WERE INTENDED TO BE RETAIL HAVE BEEN CONVERTED OVER THE YEARS TO MEDICAL AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE USES. THE PROPERTY WAS CONCEPTUALLY PLANNED FOR RETAIL AND RESTAURANT USES. THE CURRENT MIXED USE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING FOR THIS PROPERTY WAS INTENTIONALLY ALLOWED IN THIS INSTANCE WITH TWO APARTMENTS ON THE SECOND FLOOR TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF THE PROPERTY SO THAT RETAIL AND RESTAURANT USES WOULD BE THE ONLY USES ALLOWED ON THE FIRST FLOOR TO GENERATE ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. BY ALLOWING FOR MEDICAL OR PROFESSIONAL OFFICES IN THIS 2300FT² OF LEASABLE AREA, THAT WOULD TAKE AWAY FROM POTENTIAL EVENING AND WEEKEND ACTIVITY THAT COULD BE GENERATED. THEREFORE, STAFF COULD NOT SUPPORT THE ZONING CASE. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DENIED THE CASE 5 TO 1 AND THE APPLICANT APPEALED. A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE THE REQUEST, WHICH IS SIX OUT OF SEVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS IN THE AUDIENCE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. STEER? COUNCIL MEMBER PREMKUMAR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MR. STEER, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. FROM THE TOP OF YOUR MIND CAN YOU TELL US IF THERE ARE OTHER PROPERTIES THAT ARE VACANT WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR SQUARE? WITHIN THE SURROUNDING THE SQUARE? YES. SO THERE'S ONE OTHER VACANT PAD SITE FOR RESTAURANT USE. OKAY. THAT'S NOTHING HAS BEEN BUILT THERE, RIGHT? CORRECT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER. THANK YOU. MAYOR MAYS. MR. STEER SO WITH RESPECT TO BUSINESSES IN OLD TOWN, CONTRIBUTING TO THE NIGHTTIME ACTIVITIES AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING RIGHT NOW, THERE'S WHAT, FOUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR OFFICES ON HOUSTON AND WEST MAIN. I BELIEVE SO. I BELIEVE THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. AND THERE'S ONE CLINICAL OFFICE, RIGHT. THE OLD LET IT SHINE BUILDING. CORRECT. AND THERE'S THE COLLECTIVE OFFICE BUILDING NEXT TO THAT. GOING SLIGHTLY WEST. CORRECT. AND THEN THERE'S A VETERINARY OFFICE FOR. AS I RECALL, LARGE DOGS. I'M, NOT PARTICULARLY OR I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT, BUT THERE WAS OR THERE, [01:10:05] THERE COULD STILL BE. THE VETERINARY OFFICE THAT'S NEXT TO GEORGE. CORRECT. AND ALL OF THOSE ARE 9 TO 5 BUSINESSES, RIGHT? I BELIEVE SO. AND LOCAL DINER ON THE MOST PROMINENT CORNER IN OLD TOWN ISN'T OPEN FOR DINNER. CORRECT? CORRECT. SO IT'S ONLY OPEN FOR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. IS THAT RIGHT? I BELIEVE SO, YEAH. SO IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT THE SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF THE BUSINESSES IN OLD TOWN RIGHT NOW DO NOT OFFER ANY NIGHT TIME TRAFFIC. YEAH. THAT'S FAIR. I THINK THAT I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT, BUT I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MR. STEER. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I INVITE THAT I'D INVITE THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD AND IF THEY HAVE ANY COMMENTS. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DIANA AHMAD. I'M THE PROPERTY OWNER AT 767 WEST MAIN STREET, AND I RESIDE AT 3137 KING'S RIDGE DRIVE IN COPPELL, TEXAS. I'M REQUESTING TO AMEND THE ALLOWED USES. KIND OF LIKE HOW WE HAVE GONE OVER FOR LESS THAN 2300FT² OF COMMERCIAL SPACE IN MY PROPERTY. SO WE'RE REFERRING TO LESS THAN 25% OF THE PROPERTY THAT I'M LOOKING TO ADD ADDITIONAL USES. THAT SPACE HAS BEEN VACANT FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. I HAVE MARKETED FOR THREE YEARS FOR RETAIL OR RESTAURANT. EVEN PRIOR TO HAVING THE RESTAURANT APPROVED, I DID HAVE IT MARKETED FOR BOTH. UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER SPENDING THOUSANDS ON CRAIGSLIST, LOOPNET AND COSTAR, I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SECURING A TENANT IN THESE CATEGORIES. I WILL CONTINUE TO MARKET FOR THESE CATEGORIES, BUT IF I CANNOT FIND A TENANT, I REALLY NEED THE FLEXIBILITY TO FILL THE VACANCY. ADDING PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AND OR MEDICAL WOULD HELP ACHIEVE THIS GOAL THAT THE CITY AND I HAVE. TONIGHT, I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE MY REQUEST OF ADDING ZONING USES AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AND OR MEDICAL USES. THE CITY HAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED PRECEDENTS FOR THESE USES, AND THEY'RE VERY COMMONLY ALLOWED USES THROUGHOUT OLD TOWN, AS MR. WALKER HAS POINTED OUT. I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING YOU KNOW, THAT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED FROM TIME AND TIME AGAIN. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE BUSINESSES ON MAIN STREET ON HOUSTON STREET THERE WAS 705 WEST MAIN STREET WAS FROST BAKERY AND IT WAS CONVERTED INTO FORUM HEALTH COPPELL INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL CLINIC. SO IT WENT FROM RESTAURANT TO MEDICAL. AND THEN YOU HAVE A FEW OTHER ONES THAT WENT FROM RETAIL TO PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. SO I MEAN, TIME AND TIME AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE ZONING CHANGES OR HAVING USE CHANGES IS VERY COMMON IN OLD TOWN. AND SO THE ONLY RESTAURANT RIGHT NOW ON MAIN STREET IS THE BAKERY THAT'S IN MY BUILDING. SO I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY I WOULD KEEP THAT SPACE AS RESTAURANT USE, BUT THERE'S NO OTHER RESTAURANTS ON MAIN STREET. THERE'S TWISTED ROOT BURGER ON HOUSTON STREET. SO RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. AND THEN FOR LIKE MY NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH, LET IT SHINE. THEY WERE APPROVED FOR A ZONING CHANGE AND THEIR PREVIOUS LOCATION AROUND THE CORNER AT 529 HOUSTON STREET THAT WAS ESTABLISHED RETAIL LOCATION FOR YEARS. IT WAS CONVERTED TO MEDICAL OFFICE AND THAT MEDICAL OFFICE TAILORS TO OUT OF STATE VETERANS. AND THEN WE HAVE MY NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH THEY WERE ZONED THEY WERE ZONED AT 779 WEST MAIN STREET. THEY WERE ZONED RETAIL AND THEN LATER BECAME PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, THEIR RETIREMENT PLANNING OFFICE. SO I MEAN, WE'VE DEFINITELY SEEN YOU KNOW, ESTABLISHED PRECEDENTS FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL OFFICE. AND THERE'S REALLY NOT, YOU KNOW, TOO MANY RESTAURANTS IN OLD TOWN. OLD TOWN YOU KNOW, SUFFERS SIGNIFICANTLY FROM LOWER VISIBILITY COMPARED TO NEARBY PLACES SUCH AS GRAPEVINE, CYPRESS WATERS AND FLOWER MOUND. TO COMPETE WITH SUCH MAJOR, ESTABLISHED DESTINATION AREAS THAT HAVE VERY HIGH CONCENTRATION OF TRAFFIC. IT'S REALLY HARD FOR RESTAURANTS TO COMPETE FOR OLD TOWN TO COMPETE FOR LOCATION FOR RESTAURANTS. WITH CHANGE IN CONSUMER MARKET SHIFTS, IT'S MAKING IT HARDER FOR UNIQUE INDEPENDENT CONCEPTS TO SURVIVE. [01:15:01] WHILE OLD TOWN COPPELL DOES NOT HAVE THE CAR TRAFFIC BUSY ENOUGH FOR MOST FRANCHISES TO WANT TO TAKE THE RISK. IN THE EVENING AND WEEKENDS, IT'S VERY QUIET IN OLD TOWN, AND RESTAURANTS DO GET VERY NERVOUS AS THEY CAN PICK A LOCATION WITH THOUSANDS OF CARS DAILY CROSSING IN FRONT OF THEIR RESTAURANT. WITH THE HIGH COST AND RAISING PRICE OF FOOD, IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR THE LOCATION TO BE BUSY ENOUGH TO ENSURE SUCCESS FOR ANY RESTAURANT. THE CITY CLAIMS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE NIGHTLIFE AND WEEKEND LIFE, YET THE NIGHTLIFE HAS TO END BY 9 P.M. ON WEEKDAYS AND 10 P.M. ON WEEKENDS. THERE'S BEEN THREE RESTAURANTS IN THE IMMEDIATE LOCATION TO MY BUILDING DODIES, QUINCY'S CHICKEN AND TWISTED ROOT BURGER, AND ALL THREE OF THESE RESTAURANTS OPEN SUCCESSFULLY, AND ALL THREE FILED FOR BANKRUPTCIES. ONLY TWISTED ROOT BURGER WAS ABLE TO REMAIN OPEN. THE OTHER TWO STAYED PERMANENTLY CLOSED. YOU MAY SAY. WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE LOCALS WHO LOVE OLD TOWN? LIKE I LOVE OLD TOWN. I LIVE IN COPPELL. I WENT BACK AND FORTH. SO I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. I WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH A NICE COUPLE THAT LIVE IN OLD TOWN AND THEY'RE RETIRED. THEY WANTED TO START A FRANCHISE. SO I WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM AND, YOU KNOW, I TALKED WITH MATT STEWART ABOUT DONATOS PIZZA. SO I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, A GREAT SOLUTION. SO THEIR AGENT WYATT, HE EMAILED ME AND APOLOGIZED, AND HE SAID THAT THEY SIGNED A LEASE IN FLOWER MOUND AND THAT MY BUILDING WOULD NOT WORK. HE SAID, QUOTE, CORPORATE DID NOT APPROVE YOUR BUILDING AS IT WAS NOT THEIR TRADITIONAL RETAIL MARKET TYPE LOCATION. THE LOCATION THEY ARE AT NOW IN FLOWER MOUND. I CHECKED 73,235 CARS DRIVE IN FRONT OF THEIR LOCATION EVERY DAY. IN OLD TOWN I DON'T THINK THERE'S ONE STREET IN OLD TOWN THAT GETS EVEN A THOUSAND CARS PER DAY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE APPS THAT RESTAURANTS USE TO CHOOSE LOCATIONS, BECAUSE NOW IT'S DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE. SO THESE APPS KIND OF SHOW, YOU KNOW, WHERE'S THE RIGHT PLACE? LIKE WHERE'S THE TRAFFIC AND CAR TRAFFIC AND SO FORTH. AND I THINK THE CLOSEST LOCATION TO MY BUILDING THAT EVEN TRACKS ON ANY OF THOSE APPS. I THINK I SAW IT WAS BYRNES AND I THINK IT WAS LIKE 997 CARS ON AVERAGE A DAY. SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT HARD FOR RESTAURANTS TO YOU KNOW, COME. AND SINCE I FIRST STARTED THE BUILDING TO NOW I'VE HAD MANY PROFESSIONAL OFFICES, DOCTORS, LAWYERS, CHIROPRACTORS, PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN COPPELL. THEY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEIR OFFICE IN COPPELL. I'VE HAD TO TURN THEM DOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN. SO I MEAN, REALLY, WHAT SHOULD I DO TO KEEP THE BUILDING VACANT? YOU KNOW, I'M LOSING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WITH KEEPING THE VACANCY FOR SO LONG. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY THE LEASE AND HELP FIND A RESTAURANT TO HELP FILL IT, OR IF THE CITY WOULD LOWER MY PROPERTY TAXES OR HELP COVER IT UNTIL THE VACANCY IS FILLED. BUT I HAVE SHOWN GOOD FAITH. THERE IS SET THAT PRECEDENT IN OLD TOWN. AND I MEAN, IF YOU'RE NOT PLANNING TO APPROVE THIS SIMPLE REQUEST TONIGHT. I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO ARTICULATE A RATIONAL BASIS FOR DENIAL AS WANTING TO HAVE AN ACTIVE WEEKEND AND NIGHTLIFE IN OLD TOWN. I DON'T FEEL LIKE IS AN ADEQUATE REASON TO LEAVE THE SPACE VACANT AFTER ALL THIS TIME. AND SO, I MEAN, I WILL KEEP CONTINUING TRYING TO GET A RESTAURANT OR RETAIL, BUT I WOULD LIKE SOME FLEXIBILITY THAT IF I CAN'T EVENTUALLY, YOU KNOW, FIND THE, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT RESTAURANT RETAIL. I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY, YOU KNOW, GOOD PROFESSIONALS THAT WANT TO BE IN MY BUILDING. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER. I THINK YOU HAD A QUESTION FOR HER. I DO. GOOD EVENING MA'AM. SO I'M DUSTING OFF SOME MEMORY BANKS HERE, SO I MAY BE INCORRECT, BUT I RECALL WHEN I WAS ON PLANNING AND ZONING THAT WHEN YOU BUILT THIS PROPERTY YOU INCORPORATED A GREASE TRAP WITH THE HOPE THAT THAT WOULD PROVIDE OPTIONALITY FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO LEASE TO A RESTAURANT. YES. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. THERE IS A 1500 GALLON GREASE TRAP IN PLACE THAT CAN BE SHARED BETWEEN THE THREE SUITES. SO, SO YOU WENT TO THE EXTENT OF THAT EXPENDITURE AS PART OF YOUR CONSTRUCTION TO MAKE THE OPTION OF A RESTAURANT REAL? YES. I SPENT $65,000 ON THE GREASE TRAP, AND I SPENT 15,000 TO BUILD THE DUMPSTER TO THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT THE CITY REQUIRED. OKAY. AND IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF YOU IS A FINANCIAL ADVISING SERVICE COMPANY. CORRECT? IT'S A RETIREMENT PLANNING THE DRAGONS. YES. OKAY. AND YOU HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN LEASING THE I GUESS IT'S APPROXIMATE 800FT² TO THE ARTSY CAKERY [01:20:10] BAKERY, CORRECT? YES. AND THEY'RE NOT OPEN IN THE WEEKEND. IN THE WEEKNIGHTS. SO IT DIDN'T REALLY, YOU KNOW, DRIVE TRAFFIC FOR WEEKENDS OR WHATNOT. OKAY. SO WE'RE TALKING ROUGHLY, IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR GROUND FLOOR RETAIL SPACE THAT'S AVAILABLE. YOU'VE GOT ROUGHLY 3100, 3200FT². SO WE'RE TALKING ROUGHLY 72% OF YOUR TOTAL LEASABLE RETAIL SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR IS VACANT. SO THE RETAIL SPACE DOWNSTAIRS IS 3,104. THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE. SO SO ABOUT 67% IS VACANT. OKAY. FAIR ENOUGH. AND YOU'VE DESCRIBED THE SOME FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, YOUR INABILITY TO LEASE IT FOR THE CURRENT ALLOWED USE. COULD YOU JUST WITHOUT GOING INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL, JUST KIND OF ELABORATE ON THAT A LITTLE BIT FOR US. SO YOU KNOW, LIKE HOW I WOULD BE ABLE TO LEASE IT IF I CHANGED THE ADDED THE USES, OR JUST WHAT DO YOU MEAN. NO MA'AM JUST THE COST OF KEEPING THAT MUCH OF YOUR TOTAL GROUND FLOOR RETAIL SPACE VACANT FOR TWO YEARS? SO ROUGHLY $10,000 A MONTH. SO 120. SO TWO YEARS, $240,000 ROUGHLY. AND THEN PLUS TRIPLE NET. SO ABOUT 270 IN 2 YEARS TIME. OKAY. AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING WITH RESPECT TO ALLOWING THESE TWO ADDITIONAL USES, THE GREASE TRAPS GOING TO REMAIN IN PLACE, CORRECT? YES. THE BAKERY IS USING THAT AND IT CAN IN THE FUTURE. SO EVEN IF A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE MEDICAL GOES IN AND IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, THEY, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE SAYS, NO, I WANT TO PUT A RESTAURANT THERE OR A RETAIL STORE IT CAN EASILY BE CONVERTED BACK TO A RESTAURANT. SO YOU'RE NOT TELLING US THAT YOU WOULD NEVER LEASE TO A RESTAURANT? NO. AND ACTUALLY SOME PROFESSIONAL OFFICES AND MEDICAL WELL, MORE PROFESSIONAL OFFICES. THEY DON'T MIND HAVING A SHORTER LEASE. IT'S EASY TO BUILD OUT OFFICE SPACE. YOU KNOW, RESTAURANTS. SO I MEAN, POTENTIALLY IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT, YOU KNOW, A RESTAURANT WOULD COME INTO. YOU KNOW, OLD TOWN, LIKE I KNOW THERE'S A PIECE OF LAND THAT MIGHT, YOU KNOW, BE AVAILABLE AT SOME POINT NEXT TO TWISTED ROOT BURGER, FOR EXAMPLE. SO MAYBE IF A RESTAURANT GOES THERE, THEN OTHER RESTAURANTS WILL SAY, BUT LIKE RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF PROFESSIONAL OFFICES AND MEDICAL ARE APPROACHING ME BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY SEE IS THERE NOW. SO THEY SAY, OKAY, WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE TOO. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEN WE HAVE THIS DISCUSSION. WELL, I'M THE ONLY PROPERTY THAT'S PRETTY MUCH NOT ALLOWED ON OUR STREET. SO, YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT, WE JUST NEED TO FILL THE VACANCY. I AM STILL TRYING, YOU KNOW, AND WILL STILL TRY FOR RESTAURANT RETAIL, BUT IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN'T FIND SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, MATCHES OLD TOWN THEN THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WAITING FOR ME TO CALL THEM. YOU KNOW, CHIROPRACTORS. THERE'S ACTUALLY LIKE, EVEN LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, AN EYE DOCTOR IN HIS LOCATION RIGHT NOW, HE'S ACTUALLY ZONED RETAIL BECAUSE HE DOES HAVE SALES OF GLASSES AND SO FORTH. BUT I DID ASK WITH THE CITY AND IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED MEDICAL BECAUSE HE DOES SEE PATIENTS. YOU KNOW, SO EVEN WITH THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, EVEN IF HE WAS CONSIDERED RETAIL YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, OR IF HE'S CONSIDERED MEDICAL, HE IS OPEN ON THE WEEKENDS. SO NOT NECESSARILY BEING A MEDICAL OR PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE OPEN ON THE WEEKENDS, YOU KNOW, SO DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF BUSINESS. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MA'AM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER PREMKUMAR. THANK YOU MAYOR. MISS AHMAD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT I'M REALLY SYMPATHETIC TO YOUR REQUEST. I, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT IN YOUR POSITION, BUT I THINK I CAN UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL LOSS THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH. YOU PROBABLY ARE ALSO AWARE THAT ACROSS THE CITY OF COPPELL, THE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR A VIBRANT NIGHTLIFE. AND AS PART OF OUR MASTER PLAN, CITY COUNCIL HAD HOPED THAT OLD TOWN WOULD BE THAT SOLUTION. AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CITY STAFF HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF ACTION TO INCREASE FOOT TRAFFIC IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I DO THINK, YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE FUNDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS PROVIDED TO OLD TOWN, I'VE BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF INCREASING MORE SPENDING THERE SO THAT WE MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING. AND I HOPE THAT THAT WILL HAPPEN. I'LL BE ON YOUR SIDE FIGHTING FOR THAT. [01:25:01] AND I JUST WANTED TO MENTION TO YOU THAT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THERE WAS ANOTHER REQUEST FOR VARIANCE IN OLD TOWN, AND I WAS ONE OF THE TWO PEOPLE THAT DENIED THAT REQUEST. SO I HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE WAY I'M THINKING, WHICH IS I WANT MORE TRAFFIC IN OLD TOWN. AND WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY CAN TO DO THAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN MY DECISION BEFORE YOU SEE IT. THANK YOU. CAN I ASK YOU, WOULD YOU. SO, FOR EXAMPLE. NO MA'AM. I'M SORRY. OH, I'M SO SORRY. OKAY. SORRY. THIS IS NOT A QUESTION AND ANSWER. OKAY SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER MATHEW. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT'S GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOUR SIDE. MY QUESTION FOR YOU, YOU SAID IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT YOU MARKETED THIS PROPERTY FOR THREE YEARS. AND WHAT ARE THE RETAIL SHOP APPROACH TO YOU AND HOW MANY RESTAURANTS APPROACH TO YOU? HOW MANY FELL THROUGH BECAUSE OF THE LEASE AMOUNT IS HIGH. AND CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US A LITTLE MORE PLEASE? SURE. SO IN TERMS OF RETAIL, IT WAS REALLY NOT A GOOD FIT FOR OLD TOWN. SO I DID HAVE SEVERAL BUSINESSES. FOR EXAMPLE, I HAD A TATTOO ARTIST. YOU KNOW, THEY WANTED SPACE AND, YOU KNOW, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD DO WELL OR NOT IN OLD TOWN YOU KNOW, A CIGAR LOUNGE. I HAVE RESIDENTS UPSTAIRS, SO THAT WOULDN'T WORK. I'VE HAD TWO MASSAGE PARLORS THAT WANTED TO COME. AND THEY WOULD WANT SOMETIMES YOU KNOW, LATER HOURS OR WHATNOT. AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS A GOOD FIT. CBD SHOPS YOU KNOW, THERE'S 4000 KIDS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. MY DAUGHTER'S A JUNIOR. I REALLY WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HER OR HER FRIENDS, YOU KNOW, AROUND A CBD SHOP IN OLD TOWN WHEN THERE'S A FARMER'S MARKET. I FEEL LIKE IT SHOULD BE. IT'S MORE FAMILY ORIENTED LOCATION. SO IF I DID NOT HAVE GOOD FAITH AND DID NOT CARE ABOUT THE CITY, I WOULD HAVE LISTED OUT THREE YEARS AGO TO A RETAILER. EVEN THE CBD SHOPS WERE WILLING TO PAY OVER WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IN RENT AND THEY EVEN SAID THEY WOULD MAKE A VERY HIGH END FINISH OUT THE VAPES ARE $300 $400, SO IT'S NOT FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS, IT'S MORE FOR ADULTS. AND YOU KNOW THESE THINGS, BUT YOU KNOW, IS THAT REALLY THE DIRECTION WE WANT OLD TOWN TO GO LIKE SMOKING AND, YOU KNOW, THESE THINGS. SO THAT'S KIND OF IN TERMS OF RETAILERS, I WOULD SAY IT WAS VERY WEIRD. THE SELECTION, A COUPLE OF ARTISTS YOU KNOW, THAT WANTED TO HAVE LIKE KIND OF LIKE AN ART GALLERY. AGAIN, A LOT OF THE RETAILERS ALSO WERE LIKE BOUTIQUES, SO THEY WOULD NOT BE OPEN IN THE WEEKENDS OR AT NIGHT. SO THAT WOULD NOT BE HELPING TOWARDS THAT GOAL. NOW IN TERMS OF RESTAURANTS, I'VE HAD SOME BREAKFAST PLACES. SO AGAIN, IT WOULD NOT BRING TRAFFIC IN THE EVENING AND MOST RESTAURANTS THAT ARE BUSY FOR DINNER, THEY'RE GOING TO SHY AWAY FROM OLD TOWN BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A BUSY PLACE THERE RIGHT NOW. IF ANYONE COMES TO VISIT MY BUILDING, THEY COME AT LUNCH. THEY SEEM EXCITED. THEY'LL COME THE NEXT DAY AT 5:00, 06:00. THERE'S NOT ONE CAR YOU CAN STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF MAIN STREET. I COULD TALK TO THEM FOR AN HOUR. AND NOT ONE CAR IS GOING TO PASS BY. THIS IS WHY THEY'RE LIKE. AND I TRY TO CONVINCE THEM I'M VERY LIKE AN ACTIVE PERSON. IF THERE'S A RESTAURANT I GO TO THAT I LIKE, I WILL LOOK FOR THE OWNER. I'LL ASK THEM, HEY, WHY DON'T YOU COME TO OLD TOWN? THERE'S TWO RESTAURANTS IN HOUSTON. I TALK TO THE OWNERS. THEY BOTH CAME TO DALLAS, AGREED THEY SHOULD BE HERE. AND THEY BOTH OPENED ONE IN RICHARDSON AND ONE IN PLANO. I CONVINCED THEM TO COME, BUT THEY DIDN'T COME TO MY BUILDING. BECAUSE YOU LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE OF RICHARDSON OR OLD TOWN AS A RESTAURANT WITH THE RISING PRICES OF FOOD, YOU KNOW, THEY REALLY HAVE TO REDUCE THAT COST. SO THE LOCATION IS SO IMPORTANT AND EVEN THE BUSINESSES NEARBY A LOT OF THEM, LIKE IBM OR MICROSOFT, THEY'RE OPEN DURING THE DAY. IN THE EVENING, AGAIN, IT'S QUIET. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCONNECT. YOU KNOW WHAT WE WANT TO SEE AN OLD TOWN AND WHAT IS, YOU KNOW, FEASIBLE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER NEVELS. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND SPEAKING TO US. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT I KNOW WE'VE BEEN PRIMARILY TALKING ABOUT THE ZONING, YOU KNOW, ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE TWO APARTMENTS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THOSE APARTMENTS, IF YOU WILL? SURE. AND WITHIN FIVE DAYS I HAD THE APARTMENTS LISTED. BOTH OF THEM WERE LEASED OUT FOR TWO YEARS. AND THEN THE BAKERY HAS BEEN THERE FOR TWO YEARS. SO FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN FILLED AND MY TENANTS ARE VERY HAPPY. YOU KNOW, SO THEY WILL BE LONG TERM, YOU KNOW. BUT THE VACANT SPACE HAS BEEN VACANT. A FOLLOW UP ABOUT THE. [01:30:03] SO I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE INITIAL ZONING PROCESS. I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER KIND OF TOUCHED ON THIS IN HIS QUESTIONS. SO YOU MENTIONED I WILL MAKE SURE I STATE THIS CLEARLY FOR EVERYONE. SO YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE MARKETING THE BUILDING BEFORE IT OPENED. CORRECT? DID I UNDERSTAND THAT. YES. DURING CONSTRUCTION? OKAY, SO BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING LEASED OUT BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION STARTED? NO. SO IT WOULD BE A SPECULATIVE BUILDING. THAT WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO SAY THAT. YES. RIGHT? AND SO I JUST, I MEAN, I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT HAVING A SPECULATIVE BUILDING OR BUILDING IS BUILT BEFORE TENANTS ARE SECURED. THERE IS CERTAIN RISK INVOLVED WITH THAT ENDEAVOR. CORRECT? YES. I MEAN. THAT'S FAIR TO SAY. YES, YES, YES. SO YOU KNEW LIKE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THERE COULD BE COULD BE CHALLENGES, COULD BE YOU KNOW, PERIODS WHERE THERE. YOU KNOW, THE SPACE WASN'T LEASED. IS THAT A FAIR ASSUMPTION FOR ME TO HAVE IN YOUR INITIAL KIND OF PROCESS THROUGH THAT, THAT, THAT ZONING. I MEAN, THROUGH THE ZONING PROCESS POTENTIALLY, BUT I MEAN, I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OLD TOWN AND SO FORTH. SO JUST FROM KNOWING PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY ALL SAID, OH, WE NEED SOMETHING THERE. AND I WOULD SAY THOUGH, THAT LIKE THE FARMER'S MARKET AND SO FORTH IS REALLY NOT ADVERTISED VERY HEAVILY. I LIVED IN COPPELL FOR YEARS BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT OLD TOWN COPPELL, WHICH, I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF A WEIRD THING TO SAY. BUT ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS BROUGHT PASTA ONE DAY. SHE TOLD ME IT'S FROM OLD TOWN. I WENT, I SAW THERE WAS LAND. I WAS LIKE, OH, THIS IS AMAZING. AND CLOSE TO HOME. MY LAST PROJECT WAS IN DALLAS ON 75. SO I WAS VERY EXCITED, YOU KNOW, ABOUT IT. I REALLY BELIEVE JUST LIVING IN COPPELL AND KNOWING SO MANY PEOPLE THAT IT WOULD BE LEASED OUT VERY QUICKLY, FOR RESTAURANT OR RETAIL. I MEAN, THERE'S NOT TOO MANY FOOD PLACES YOU HAVE. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY FAMILIES. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I MEAN, TODAY IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN FIVE YEARS AGO. I MEAN, FOR RESTAURANTS TO COME, THERE REALLY HAS TO BE A HUGE INCENTIVE. LIKE I UNDERSTAND THAT TWISTED ROOT BURGER AND HARD EIGHT, THEY HAD FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO COME TO COPPELL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF, YOU KNOW, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES OR HELP THAT THE CITY CAN PROVIDE IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT RESTAURANT RETAIL. YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S SOME WAY THAT YOU GUYS WOULD ADVERTISE OLD TOWN COPPELL MORE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND. I MEAN, I JUST, I WOULD LOVE TO FIND A SOLUTION AND I AM GOING TO STILL TRYING TO FIND RESTAURANT AND RETAIL. THAT'S MY ULTIMATE GOAL. BUT IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, AT THE POINT OF, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO BE TREATED THE SAME AS ALL MY NEIGHBORS. YOU KNOW, EVERY NEIGHBOR I HAVE HAS HAD A ZONING CHANGE. I MEAN, I CAN GIVE YOU EXAMPLES OF EVERY SINGLE ADDRESS OF A ZONING CHANGE THAT THEY'VE HAD ON MAIN STREET. FOR EXAMPLE, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ONE PROPERTY ON MAIN STREET OR HOUSTON THAT HASN'T HAD A ZONING CHANGE. YOU KNOW. COULD I ASK ONE MORE FOLLOW UP AND SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THIS PROPERTY, HAVE YOU I KNOW YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT INCENTIVES OR GRANTS. HAVE YOU EVER PURSUED ANYTHING FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY BEFORE? I'VE GONE. ATTEMPTED, OR ATTEMPTED TO PURSUE. OH YEAH. I'VE CONTACTED NUMEROUS RESTAURANT GROUPS. I THINK YOU MISUNDERSTOOD. OH NO NO, NO. LIKE A FROM THE CITY. LIKE LIKE PURSUED LIKE A GRANT OR AN ECONOMIC INCENTIVE ABOUT THIS PROPERTY FROM THE CITY. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE ARE YOU KNOW, INCENTIVES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OKAY. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE CITY'S BEEN AWARE IT'S BEEN EMPTY FOR THREE YEARS. I'M SURE SOMEONE'S PASSED BY, BUT NO ONE'S MENTIONED THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY INCENTIVES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. COUNCIL MEMBER PREMKUMAR. THANK YOU MAYOR. JUST A QUICK CLARIFICATION. COUNCIL MEMBER NEVELS. WERE YOU REFERRING TO MISS AHMAD THAT SHE COULD WORK WITH MINDI HURLEY? SO IF SHE FINDS A RESTAURANT AND IF THE RESTAURANT NEEDS AN INCENTIVE PACKAGE, THEN THEY CAN WORK WITH THE CITY. IS THAT WHAT YOU MEANT TO RECOMMEND? CONSIDERING THAT AN ECONOMIC INCENTIVE PACKAGE ISN'T ON THE AGENDA. I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT SPECIFICALLY TO THIS PROPERTY IF THAT HAPPENED, BUT NOT NECESSARILY SUGGESTING ANYTHING. COUNCIL. ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER BRIANNA HINOJOSA-SMITH. WHAT'S THAT? YES YOU MAY. WE'VE BEEN REQUESTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO WE WILL RECESS ON INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM. WE ALL MADE IT BACK. WE HAVE ADJOURNED FROM EXECUTIVE CALL SESSION AND THE TIME IS 8:45. WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE INTO THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE COPPELL CITY COUNCIL. WE WERE AT THE POINT WHERE WE WERE HAVING COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL AND WERE QUESTIONING THE APPLICANT. [01:35:08] COUNCIL DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU MIGHT WANT TO STAY TUNED IN CASE ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS COMING UP IN JUST A MOMENT. SURE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, AND THERE WERE NO PERSONS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO THEREFORE, I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO COUNCIL FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER. THANK YOU MAYOR. IS THIS JUST FOR DISCUSSION AS A PREDICATE TO A MOTION? WELL, OR YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION AT THIS POINT. OKAY. I'LL GO AHEAD AT THIS POINT AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM NINE AS. TEN. ITEM TEN AS PHRASED SUBJECT TO ANY CONDITIONS. OKAY. THERE WERE NO CONDITIONS STATED, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MAYOR PRO TEM CARROLL SECONDS. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER HILL. SO. I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS MOTION THAT'S BEEN MADE. WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS IN PUBLIC WORK SESSIONS ABOUT THE CREATION OF AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT WHICH HAS TO GO THROUGH AUSTIN APPROVAL. WE'VE WORKED WITH STAFF TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR THIS. SO WE HAVE A GRAND VISION FOR THIS AREA AND WE DO NOT WANT TO, I SAY WE, I DO NOT WANT TO ABANDON IT. GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE NOW SEE A VIABLE MEANS TO GETTING TO THAT VIBRANT NIGHTLIFE THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR IN THE CITY OF COPPELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HILL. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO WE HAVE CERTAINLY NOT SPENT TOO LITTLE TIME ON OLD TOWN. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL WORKSHOPS, SEVERAL TOWN HALLS. WE'VE COMMISSIONED A HUGE STUDY AND SURVEY. AND THAT SURVEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS THIS VIBRANT NIGHTLIFE IN OLD TOWN. SO THERE'S THE OLD TOWN THAT WE WANT, AND THERE'S THE OLD TOWN WE HAVE. THE OLD TOWN WE HAVE HAS EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS CLOSED AT 9:00. EVEN THE RETAIL THAT WE SAY WE WANT IS CLOSED IN THE EVENING. JACARANDA CLOSES. TATTERED STYLE IS ONLY OPEN THREE DAYS A WEEK. THE STATE FARM AGENCY IS A 9 TO 5 JOB. ALL THE FINANCIAL ADVISORS THERE ARE 9 TO 5 JOBS. THE LET IT SHINE AND TANGERINE ARE 9 TO 5 BUSINESSES. THE COLLECTIVE IS AN OFFICE FOR WORK HOURS. THE MEDICAL CLINIC IS A 9 TO 5 BUSINESS. THE VETERINARY CLINIC IS A 9 TO 5 BUSINESS AND I DON'T EVEN THINK GEORGE IS OPEN MUCH PAST 8 OR 9:00, SO, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT PURSUED IN AUSTIN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US CREATE GREATER OPTIONALITY FOR THE OLD TOWN DISTRICT WITH RESPECT TO THE A WIDER RANGE OF BUSINESSES THAT COULD GO DOWN THERE. AND ONE REASON THAT I LIKE THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IS BECAUSE IT WOULD ENABLE US TO HAVE A RESTAURANT ON THE CITY OWNED PAD SITE THAT'S BEEN EMPTY NOW SINCE WE DEVELOPED OLD TOWN MORE THAN A DECADE THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET A RESTAURANT TO SET UP THERE. SO IT'S NOT ENCOURAGING AT THIS POINT TO ME. AND MAYBE THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. MAYBE WE GET A FULL BAR IN THERE, MAYBE THE MARGIN FOR RESTAURANTS, YOU KNOW, SUFFICIENT FOR THEM TO JUSTIFY TAKING A SHOT AND OPENING A RESTAURANT WITH A FULL BAR AND STAYING OPEN TILL 1 OR 2 IN THE MORNING. THAT'S GREAT, BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I THINK THE CURRENT LEASE THAT YOU WOULD SIGN WITH A PROFESSIONAL OPERATION OR, YOU KNOW, ANY KIND OF INSURANCE OPERATION OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT WILL PROBABLY EXPIRE BEFORE WE GET TO THAT POINT. WITH THE APPROVAL AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, THE APPOINTMENT OF A BOARD TO CONDUCT AND OPERATE THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY 2 TO 3 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. [01:40:02] SO I WOULD, I VERY MUCH APPROVE YOUR APPLICATION BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT IS TOTALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE OLD TOWN WE HAVE. AND BECAUSE YOU ARE SET UP WITH A GREASE TRAP AND BECAUSE YOUR LEASES TEND TO BE 2 TO 3 YEARS AT MOST. I THINK BY THE TIME THE CURRENT LEASE THAT YOU WOULD BE LETTING WITH RESPECT TO THIS SPACE WILL BE EXPIRED BY THE TIME THIS ADDITIONAL OPTIONALITY IS AVAILABLE TO YOU IN A WAY THAT WOULD PERHAPS CREATE GREATER INTEREST IN OTHER TENANTS. AND SO I VERY MUCH SUPPORT YOUR APPLICATION BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU HAVE EMPTY STOREFRONT. I DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE YOU HAVE AS MUCH AS 67, 70% OF YOUR AVAILABLE GROUND FLOOR LEASABLE SPACE EMPTY. AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU WAIT THREE YEARS TO FIND OUT IF AUSTIN'S GOING TO GIVE US AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. I THINK WE SHOULD CATER TO THE ENTREPRENEURS AND THE BUSINESS OWNERS WE HAVE TODAY. AND THEN WE'LL WORRY ABOUT THE ONES THAT ARE HERE TOMORROW, 3 TO 4 YEARS FROM NOW. AND SO I DO SUPPORT YOUR APPLICATION. THANK YOU. AND I THINK REALLY, TRULY, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THE WAY STAFF HAS LOOKED AT THIS AND I UNDERSTAND THE WAY P AND Z HAS LOOKED AT THIS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT STAFF CANNOT AND P AND Z CANNOT CHANGE POLICY. RIGHT? SO AND THEY'RE ALL WELL AWARE OF OUR DESIRE TO HAVE THIS VIBRANT NIGHTLIFE IN OLD TOWN. SO I DON'T FAULT THEM FOR HOW THEY'VE LOOKED AT THIS. I WATCHED THE P&Z MEETING, YOU KNOW, BUT THIS BODY DOES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR YOU AS WE'VE MADE FOR EVERY OTHER BUSINESS ON THAT SAME STREET. SO FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, I SUPPORT YOUR APPLICATION. AND I THANK YOU FOR TAKING A SHOT ON OLD TOWN AND BUILDING AN OLD TOWN AND INVESTING SEVEN FIGURES WORTH OF CAPITAL IN OLD TOWN AND GIVING US A CHANCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ARE THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER MATHEW. THANK YOU MAYOR. I ALSO LISTENED TO YOU, AND YOU SPEND THREE YEARS MARKETING THIS PROPERTY, AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO GET ANYTHING INTO THAT PROPERTY. I UNDERSTAND AND I SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU. SO I'M ALSO IN APPROVAL OF YOUR APPLICATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM CARROLL. THANK YOU MAYOR. OLD TOWN HAS BEEN AROUND, I THINK, ROUGHLY 15 OR 16 YEARS. SORT OF IN THE LATEST ITERATION. AND IT HAS GONE THROUGH MANY, MANY CHANGES. EVOLUTIONS DIFFERENT IDEAS. AND THERE IS SORT OF A LONG TERM VISION FOR THIS THAT OVERALL AREA AND EVERYTHING. BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME EVOLUTIONS AND I WOULD TEND TO AGREE. WE'RE NOT REPLACING THE USES OF THIS BUILDING. WE ARE SIMPLY ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY FOR THIS EVOLUTION OF OLD TOWN AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE, I SUSPECT WHEN WE DO HAVE WHEN WE DO BUILD OUT THIS GRAND VISION AND WE GET YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN GET THE LEGISLATOR TO COME ALONG WITH US AND PASS SOME OF WHAT WE WANT TO HAVE PASSED WITH SOME OF THE AVAILABLE SPACE. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE, AND I BELIEVE THE MARKET WILL CONTINUE TO PUT THE TENANT IN THERE THAT IS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THAT PROPERTY AT THAT POINT. AND SO I WOULD I AM ALSO GOING TO BE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THIS ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY FOR THIS SPACE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER HINOJOSA-SMITH. THANK YOU MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN OLD TOWN. AS, AS OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE MENTIONED, RIGHT. IT'S BEEN THROUGH DIFFERENT ITERATIONS AND WE DO HAVE A VISION AND WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AROUND IT. AND I WOULD SAY THAT ALL GOOD THINGS TAKE TIME. AND SO WHILE I KNOW THAT, AND PLEASE KNOW, I EMPATHIZE WITH THE FACT THAT IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME. I ALSO THINK THROUGH LIKE JUST LOOKING AROUND THE COMMUNITY AT THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT OUR EMPTY SPACES LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THAT VISION IS. AND I KNOW THAT WHILE, YOU KNOW, OLD TOWN MAY NEVER BE A SOUTHLAKE, OLD TOWN WILL ALWAYS BE A COPPELL OLD TOWN. AND THERE, THERE IS, THERE ARE GREAT THINGS COMING UP AND IT WILL TAKE TIME. AND SO WITH THAT I'M NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT IT. AND IT'S PLEASE UNDERSTAND, IT'S BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S A VISION IN SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE COMING AND I'VE SEEN GREAT THINGS COME TO FRUITION. [01:45:04] AND SO ALL THAT TO SAY IS I JUST, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HEAR YOU, I HEAR YOU, I EMPATHIZE WITH YOU. AND I JUST, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, THEN. ALL IN FAVOR? WALKER. CARROLL. POINT OF CLARIFICATION. CAN I ASK A QUESTION OF WHAT WE'RE VOTING? SO ARE WE VOTING TO DENY OR TO APPROVE? THIS IS TO APPROVE. OKAY. THE MOTION WAS TO APPROVE. ALL IN FAVOR? WALKER. CARROLL. MATHEW. THOSE OPPOSED? HINOJOSA-SMITH. NEVELS. PREMKUMAR. HILL. MOTION FAILS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 11. AND DUE TO MY SITUATION. [11. 2026-0166 Public Hearing: Hold a public hearing and consider approval of Planned Development- 214 Revision 10- Commercial (PD-214R10-C), a zoning change request from PD-214R2- C (Planned Development-214 Revision 2- Commercial) to PD-214R10-C (Planned Development-214 Revision 10- Commercial) to allow for the Detail Planned Development of a 14,480 square foot commercial center and patio area on approximately 2.03 acres located at the south side of Sandy Lake Road, approximately 560-feet west of Denton Tap Road.] I AM A RESIDENT AND A MEMBER OF THE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE ITEM 11. I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THE PROCEEDINGS, AND MAYOR PRO TEM CARROLL WILL BE TAKING OVER IN MY PLACE. SO. MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU MAYOR. GIVE HIM TIME TO GET OUT OF HERE. DON'T FORGET ME, OKAY? I'M IN CHARGE NOW. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM NUMBER 11. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING MUST SIGN THE REGISTER AND LIST THEIR ADDRESS. YOU WILL BE CALLED TO SPEAK IN THE ORDER YOU HAVE REGISTERED. PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. AND IN A MOMENT WHEN WE ACTUALLY GET TO THIS POINT, AS A REMINDER, THE COUNCIL RULES AND PROCEDURE PROVIDE THAT THERE THERE SHALL BE A CUMULATIVE LIMIT OF 60 MINUTES FOR ALL THOSE SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF AN ITEM AND 60 MINUTES FOR ALL THAT SPEAKING AGAINST AN ITEM. NO GROUP OR ORGANIZATION SHALL BE ALLOWED MORE THAN THREE SPEAKERS ON ANY AGENDA ITEMS WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN, WE WILL GO WITH OUR PRESENTATION BY STAFF AND MISS PARON-BOSWELL, WILL YOU READ THE ITEM INTO THE RECORD? YES, SIR. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. 214 REVISION 10 COMMERCIAL PD214R10-C ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM PD214R2-C TO PD210 R TEN SORRY. PD214R10-C TO ALLOW FOR DETAILED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF A 14,480 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL CENTER AND PATIO AREA ON APPROXIMATELY 2.03 ACRES. LOCATED AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF SANDY LAKE ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 560FT WEST OF DENTON TAP. SO THIS PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF A LARGER 29 ACRE DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDED A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ARBOR MANORS AND ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ALONG BOTH DENTON TAP AND SANDY LAKE ROADS. THE ORIGINAL ZONING FOR THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT WAS APPROVED IN 2007, WITH SUBSEQUENT REZONINGS OCCURRING WITH EACH NEW DETAIL SITE PLAN FOR THE COMMERCIAL SITES. SO THIS REPRESENTS THE FINAL COMMERCIAL PIECE TO BE DEVELOPED. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS THE ORIGINAL PD ON THE LEFT AND THEN THE CURRENT PROPOSAL ON THE RIGHT. SO THE ORIGINAL PD SHOWS TWO BUILDINGS OUT FRONT ADJACENT TO SANDY LAKE. WHILE THE CURRENT PROPOSAL HAS ONE BUILDING LOCATED TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. THE ORIGINAL PARKING HAS PARKING AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. WHILE THE CURRENT PROPOSAL HAS THE MAJORITY OF PARKING OUT FRONT. THE ORIGINAL PD THE DRIVEWAY ENTRANCES WE HAVE ONE OFF SANDY LAKE AT THE WESTERN EDGE AND A SHARED DRIVEWAY OUT TO ARBOR MANOR'S HOA LOT DRIVE. THE CURRENT PROPOSAL HAS TWO DRIVEWAYS ALONG SANDY LAKE, ONE SHARED WITH THE VERIZON LOT AND THE OTHER ON THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE LOT. WITH THE CURRENT PROPOSAL, THERE IS NO CONNECTION TO THE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION. SO THE SITE IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND THE SITE PLAN SHOWS A PROPOSED 14,480 SQUARE FOOT PROPOSED BUILDING WILL CONTAIN A MIX OF USES INCLUDING [01:50:04] RETAIL, RESTAURANT AND MEDICAL. AN OUTDOOR PATIO IS PROPOSED ON THE WESTERN END OF THE BUILDING. THERE IS A PD CONDITION TO ALLOW THE 500 SQUARE FOOT AREA PATIO AREA WITHOUT ADDITIONAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS. ANY SQUARE FOOTAGE OVER 500FT² WILL REQUIRE PARKING. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN GRANTED WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENTS. THERE WILL BE A DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE FROM SANDY LAKE ROAD AND A SECONDARY SHARED ACCESS POINT FROM THE NEIGHBORING VERIZON SITE TO THE WEST. SO THERE ARE TWO TRASH RECEPTACLES PROPOSED ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SITE, SITUATED AWAY FROM THE RESIDENCES. ORIGINALLY, THEY HAD THEM TOWARDS THE BACK PROPERTY LINE, BUT WE ASKED THEM TO MOVE THEM TO THE CENTER OF THE LOT WHERE THEY ARE CURRENTLY PROPOSED. THERE'S AN EXISTING SIX FOOT IN HEIGHT BRICK SCREENING WALL THAT EXISTS BETWEEN THIS PROPERTY AND THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH. SO IN TERMS OF BUILDING ELEVATIONS, THE BUILDING HEIGHT IS JUST UNDER 19FT, WITH A PARAPET WALL AT THE FRONT VARYING IN HEIGHT FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25FT, CREATING SOME ARTICULATION. THE TRASH ENCLOSURE MATERIAL WILL MATCH THE BUILDING AS WELL. WE'VE GOT THE BUILDING WILL BE A COMBINATION OF BRICK ALUMINUM STOREFRONT WITH A DARK BRONZE AND METAL FASCIA AND TRIM. THE LOWER PART OF THE BUILDING WILL CONTAIN A LIGHT COLORED BRICK AND A DARKER COLORED BRICK ABOVE THE WATER TABLE. THERE IS NO DRIVE THROUGH PROPOSED FOR ANY RESTAURANT. A MONUMENT SIGN IS PROPOSED ALONG SANDY LAKE ROAD. SIGN WILL USE THE SAME DARKER BRICK AS THE BUILDING BE SIX FEET IN HEIGHT, SIX FEET IN WIDTH WITH EXTERNAL ILLUMINATION. NO SIGNAGE WAS PRESENTED FOR THE BUILDING'S ANY PROPOSED SIGNAGE WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH CITY REQUIREMENTS. SO IN TERMS OF LANDSCAPING, WE'VE GOT A 20 FOOT LANDSCAPE STRIP ALONG SANDY LAKE ROAD AND 15 TO 20FT ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIMETER. THE EASTERN PERIMETER WILL SEE A LARGE NUMBER OF TREES BEING PRESERVED. ADDITIONAL TREES ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIMETER WILL ALSO BE PRESERVED. IN TOTAL, 39 EXISTING TREES WILL BE SAVED ON SITE AND ADDITIONAL 38 OR MORE OVERSTORY TREES WILL BE PLANTED ON SITE. SO SINCE THE P AND Z MEETING, THEY HAVE ADDED ADDITIONAL NELLIE R STEVENS ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIMETER TO ADD ADDITIONAL SCREENING. AND THESE TREES GROW BETWEEN 15 TO 25FT IN HEIGHT. SO THIS IS A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST. WE DID SEND OUT NOTICES. 26 WERE SENT OUT WITHIN THE 200FT, 120 COURTESY NOTICES WITHIN 800FT. WE DID RECEIVE TEN IN OPPOSITION WITHIN THE 200FT AND APPROXIMATELY SIX IN OPPOSITION WITHIN 800FT. IN TERMS OF OPPOSITION, THE GENERAL CONSENSUS WAS ABOUT TRAFFIC LOSS OF GREEN SPACE AND WILDLIFE DECREASE IN QUALITY OF LIFE AND NOISE CONCERNS. SO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF PD214R10-C SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. ONE THAT A DETAILED ENGINEERING REVIEW WILL OCCUR AT THE TIME OF FULL ENGINEERING SUBMITTAL. TWO TO ALLOW 500 SQUARE FOOT PATIO AREA WITHIN THE EXISTING PARKING COUNT. ADDITIONAL PATIO SPACE WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PARKING AT ONE PER 100. THREE THAT THE DOWNSTREAM DRAINAGE ANALYSIS WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED TO ADDRESS STAFF COMMENTS. FOUR THAT ALL SIGNAGE TO MEET CITY REQUIREMENTS. FIVE TO MEET THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF TIME PERMITTING, AND SIX IS FOR STAFF TO TAKE A DETAILED LOOK AT TRAFFIC. SO THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MISS BOSWELL. COUNCILOR NEVELS. COUNCILOR NEVELS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. I HAVE A QUESTION. THERE'S A CONDITION ON HERE THAT I'D LOVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARIFICATION ON. IT SAYS STAFF TO TAKE A DETAILED LOOK AT TRAFFIC. CAN YOU PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARIFICATION AS TO THE INTENT OF THE P&Z'S PURPOSE OR MAYBE SOME COLOR AROUND WHAT THIS TAKING A LOOK MEANS? SO THE IT WAS KIND OF SAID AT THE END OF OR DURING THE REMARKS. AND STAFF TOOK IT AS TO LOOK AT DOES IT REQUIRE A TIA, WHICH WE DID TAKE A LOOK AT AND IT DOES NOT MEET [01:55:10] THE THRESHOLDS OF A TIA REQUIREMENT. WE DIDN'T GET ANYTHING ELSE SPECIFIC WITH REGARD TO WHAT THAT MEANT. OKAY, SO VAGUE IN MY UNDERSTANDING. SO SLIGHTLY VAGUE FOR Y'ALL AS WELL. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PREMKUMAR. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. OH. ATTORNEY BOB. YEAH. IT'S OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM DON. SO I WAS AT THE MEETING. THERE IS NOT THE REQUIREMENT FOR A TIA FOR THIS. DOESN'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR ORDINANCE. THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION WITH THE ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER ABOUT EITHER PUTTING A HOOD OR A NO U-TURN AT THE EASTBOUND TURN INTO SPROUTS. AND THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING THAT I THINK THAT STAFF OR THE ENGINEERING WOULD ADDRESS. I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT THAT CONVERSATION WAS BECAUSE AS MARY SAID, A TIA WAS NOT REQUIRED. THAT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH ACTIVITY AT THAT TO TRIGGER A TIA BUT THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT CUTTING ACROSS FROM ARBOR MANOR THROUGH ON THAT WEST PARKING LOT WITH THE TRAFFIC COMING OUT OF ARBOR MANOR, AND THEN THE EXIT ON THE FAR WEST SIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, TRYING TO CUT ACROSS TO GET OVER TO THAT TURN LANE, TO GO ACROSS THE STREET TO SPROUTS. AND SO IT WAS, THOSE WERE THE TRAFFIC, MAYBE SOME POTENTIAL TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES ALONG THERE, BUT I'LL HAVE TO DEFER TO ENGINEERING TO ADDRESS THAT FOR YOU TONIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BUT THAT'S WHAT THE DISCUSSION WAS ABOUT. THANK YOU SIR. YEP. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR PREMKUMAR. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM AGAIN. MISS BOSWELL, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. FOR SOMEONE WHO IS NOT AS SMART AS COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT A CHANGE FROM REVISION TWO COMMERCIAL TO A REVISION TEN COMMERCIAL MEANS? SURE. SO THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT WAS REVISION TWO. AND SO AS EACH PARCEL DEVELOPED IT OBTAINS A DIFFERENT NUMBER. AND SO FROM THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT, THIS NOW IS KIND OF ONE OF THE LAST ONES. AND SO NUMBER TEN IS THE NEXT SEQUENCE NUMBER. OKAY. OKAY. IT'S JUST FOR US TO KEEP TRACK OF CHANGES FROM WHAT TO WHAT. SO IT'S NOT AS MUCH AS THE VARIANCES BEING REQUESTED. IT'S JUST A TRACKING MECHANISM FOR YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS. COUNCILOR WALKER. THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM CARROLL. SO MARY SO THAT I UNDERSTAND. SO THE 500 SQUARE FOOT PATIO PER LOT, THE ENTIRE PARCEL IS CONSIDERED ONE LOT. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND WITH RESPECT TO THE 1 TO 100 SQUARE FOOT ADDITIONAL SPACE WOULD BE REQUIRED IF THEY EXPANDED THE PATIO. IS THERE ANY OTHER AVAILABLE PARKING SPACE ON THE LOT AS DRAWN UP? I'M TRYING TO THINK IF THEY HAD A COUPLE EXTRA PARKING SPACES, BUT ESSENTIALLY THE RESTAURANT REQUIREMENT FOR A PARKING RATIO IS 1 TO 100. RIGHT? AND I BELIEVE WITH WITH THIS I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE ANY EXTRA PARKING SPACES. SO THE END RESULT OF THAT WOULD BE THAT THE PATIO IS NOT GOING TO BE EXPANDED AS A PRACTICAL MATTER. CORRECT. AND WITH RESPECT TO THE TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES, I LOVE THAT. I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT PHRASE BEFORE. ARE WE ALLOWED MR. HAGER TO INSERT ADDITIONAL CONDITION THAT WOULD FLESH OUT ITEM SIX THAT WOULD IN FACT REQUIRE NO U-TURN SIGN THAT ONE SUGGESTED AREA AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES. IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IF SUPPORTED BY THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERS OF BEING APPROPRIATE. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK TO WHAT THE STANDARD WAS FOR HIM, BUT THAT'S GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING STANDARDS IF HE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO YOU. YOU COULD ADD THAT CONDITION IN YES SIR. OKAY. TO IN LIEU OF NUMBER SIX. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. [02:00:02] AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO BECAUSE. YES, SIR. IT'D BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE THAT LAST ONE AS WRITTEN. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. HAGER. AND THANK YOU, MS. PARON-BOSWELL. ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCILOR HILL? YES. I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU, MARY. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT HAD THE ORIGINAL PD NEXT TO THE PROPOSED? YEAH. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE ONE. SO. AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS APPROVED, DO YOU KNOW IF THERE WERE DIFFERENT PARKING REQUIREMENTS. AND IS THAT WHAT IS DRIVING THE LOCATION OF THIS BUILDING? AND BECAUSE. I'M NOT AWARE IF THERE WAS DIFFERENT PARKING REQUIREMENTS, BUT WITH CERTAIN USES. SO RETAIL HAS A ONE PER 200 PARKING REQUIREMENT. WHEN YOU START HAVING RESTAURANT, THAT'S ONE PER 100 AND THE MEDICAL IS ONE PER 175. SO THAT'S, WHAT'S KIND OF DRAWING THE HIGHER PARKING. AND, THIS TO BE FAIR, THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS PROBABLY CONCEPTUAL. I'M NOT SURE IF IT IS EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, PARKED CORRECTLY. IT'S, PROBABLY MORE SCHEMATIC, I WOULD THINK. AND DO WE HAVE THE. DO YOU KNOW IF THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THAT TIME? I CAN'T ANSWER THAT. I'M SORRY. YEAH. I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE. WHAT'S DRIVING THIS VAST CHANGE FROM THE ORIGINAL PD. I WILL SAY JUST FROM SOMETHING ELSE ON P&Z THAT MAY GET ANSWERED WITH THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION. SOME RATIONALE FOR THE CHANGE, I THINK IF NOT WE CAN GO BACK TO IT. IS YOUR QUESTION WHY IS THE BUILDING UP FRONT OR TOWARDS THE BACK? SO. THE BUILDING'S TOWARDS THE BACK THE STAFF WAS OF THE OPINION THAT HAVING THE PARKING TOWARDS THE FRONT WOULD BE BETTER OFF FOR THE RESIDENTS VERSUS HAVING ALL THE PARKING TOWARDS THE BACK. THERE'S NO CONNECTION TO THE STREET. AND SO THE BUILDING WOULD ACTUALLY ACT AS A BUFFER TOWARDS THE RESIDENTS AS WELL. AND SO PART OF BUFFERING, THERE'S ALREADY THE EXISTING BRICK SCREENING WALL, AND THEN THEY'RE ADDING THE ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING TOWARDS THE BACK. THE NELLIE R STEVENS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION. APPRECIATE IT. COUNCILOR WALKER. JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER HILL ASKED, THE ORIGINAL PD WASN'T ACTUALLY APPROVED, WAS IT? IT'S A CONCEPT. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY, SO IT WAS APPROVED BY P AND Z, RIGHT. SO CONCEPTUALLY THEY HAD EVERYTHING FOR LIKE THE RESIDENTIAL. AND THEN THEY HAD TRACKS LIKE A1, A2, A3 WITH ZONING IN PLACE ALREADY. SO THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PD THAT INCLUDED THE NEIGHBORHOOD. CORRECT. OKAY. OKAY. SO THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPER. SO. I'M GOING TO GO BACK. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS SCREEN HERE EVERYTHING IN THE PINK AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS PART OF THE ORIGINAL PD. OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES IT DOES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THE PURPLE IS ALONG IS COMMERCIAL OR RETAIL. WHICH IS PRETTY NORMAL WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE THOROUGHFARES. SANDY LAKE AND DENTON TAP, BUT THE ONES IN PINK ARE ACTUALLY PART OF THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT. OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE APPLICANT WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS? MAKE A PRESENTATION. GIVE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. [02:05:02] YES. OF COURSE. TYLER ALLEY OF 952 BASSETT PLACE, DALLAS, TEXAS. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. I JUST YOU KNOW, WE DEVELOP PROJECTS LIKE THIS ALL ACROSS DFW. AND SO IT'S A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE WAY THESE MASTER PLAN COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE'S RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORS, THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOR IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. SO WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS MANY TIMES. AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE IMPLEMENTED HERE ARE SORT OF LESSONS LEARNED JUST TO REINFORCE, JUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS YOU HAD. THE REASON WE PUT THE BUILDING IN THE BACK IS OUR, THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS THAT WE GET WHEN WE HAVE BUILDINGS NEXT TO RESIDENTIAL IS, IS NOISE, LIGHT THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO THE REASON THAT WE MOVED THE BUILDING TO THE BACK TRADITIONALLY, IS BECAUSE IT SERVES AS A BUFFER BETWEEN REALLY NOT JUST THE STREETS, BUT ALSO THE CARS AND THE PARKING LOT. MOST OF THE CARS IN THE PARKING LOT WILL BE IN THE FRONT. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'LL BE SOME ON THE SIDE, BUT WE TRY TO MINIMIZE THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THAT KEEPS THE LIGHT FROM GOING TOWARDS THE RESIDENCES. AND ALSO, IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHERE THE BUSINESSES WHERE THEIR NOISE IS USUALLY COMES AT THE FRONT DOOR. THAT'S KIND OF THE NOISIEST PART OF IT. AND SO WE TRY TO, BY FLIPPING THE BUILDING, WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE SOUND OUT TOWARD THE FRONT. THERE'S ALSO MORE JUST LIGHT AND SIGNAGE AND THINGS ON THE FRONT. WE'RE TRYING TO YOU KNOW, WHEN WE, BUILD THESE THINGS, WE KNOW THAT IF YOU'RE A NEIGHBOR OF THIS PROJECT, LIKE THERE'S REALLY NOTHING THAT WE CAN BUILD THAT'S GOING TO BE IDEAL FOR YOU, RIGHT? ANYONE WHO HAS TREES BEHIND THEM, I CAN SYMPATHIZE WHY YOU'D PREFER THAT VERSUS COMMERCIAL BUILDING. OBVIOUSLY, THIS WAS DESIGNED TO BE COMMERCIAL 20 YEARS AGO. AND SO ALL WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO IS HOW CAN WE MAKE THE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN OF A NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION FOR THE NEIGHBORS. AND SO THE WAY WE DID THAT IS WE PUT THE BUILDING IN THE BACK AWAY FROM THE, YOU KNOW, THE STREETS OF THE BUFFER. THOSE NELLIE STEVENS THAT, THAT WERE MENTIONED, THOSE ARE NOT REQUIRED BY CODE. WE ADDED THOSE IN THE BACK. I THINK WHEN WE WERE AT P&Z, WE WERE LIKE 30 SOMETHING IN THE BACK THERE. I THINK WE ADDED 50 OF THEM OR 40, 40 OR 50 SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AFTER P&Z RECOMMENDATIONS SO THAT THEY CAN LINE THE ENTIRE BACK. AND SO THOSE ARE NOT REQUIRED BY CODE. BUT I THINK OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR WAY OF TRYING TO PRESERVE SOME, SOME BUFFER BETWEEN THERE. AND YEAH, AND SO I, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT WE KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION FOR THE NEIGHBORS. BUT WE ACTIVELY ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT FOR THEM AND MINIMIZE SOME OF THOSE, THOSE KEY COMPLAINTS THAT THEY HAVE. THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS WE DO HAVE ACCESS TO THE WEST TO THAT WILL GO TO THE MEETING OVER THERE. THE INTENT WAS THAT WAS TO, WAS WE THINK THAT THAT WILL LEAD TO MORE OF THE TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE WEST AND EXITING OUT THE WEST. AND SO THAT THE CURB CUTS TO THE EAST WILL BE LESS USED THAN THE ONE TO THE WEST IS OUR EXPECTATION. SO THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND AND I THINK THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR NOW. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ONE QUICK QUESTION. AND JUST THE WAY THAT THE BUILDING IS LINED UP RIGHT NEXT TO OR NEAR THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY AND EVERYTHING, I'M ASSUMING THAT MEANS THERE IS NO INTENTION FOR DELIVERIES OR ANYTHING ON THE BACK. THERE'S BECAUSE THERE'S CLEARLY NO VEHICLE ACCESS. SO THE TRUCKS WILL HAVE TO COME IN THE FRONT. THERE'S GOING TO BE, I THINK FOR ADA PURPOSES, WE HAVE TO HAVE A SIDEWALK ALL THE WAY AROUND. BUT I'M ASSUMING FOR FIRE. YEAH, EXACTLY. FOR FIRE PURPOSES. AND SO WHENEVER WE'VE DONE THIS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE DELIVERIES DO COME THROUGH THE FRONT. THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME TIMES WHERE PEOPLE WILL JUST WALK AROUND AND COME THROUGH THE BACK, BUT THAT DELIVERY TRUCK OBVIOUSLY HAS TO COME THROUGH THE FRONT, WHICH IS ANOTHER. AND I DO THINK AT THE P&Z IT WAS ASKED. SOME OF THE RESIDENTS WERE ASKED, WOULD YOU PREFER THE OLD DESIGN OR THE NEW DESIGN? I THINK THERE WAS A CONSENSUS THAT THE NEW DESIGN IS AT LEAST BETTER THAN THE OLD DESIGN. IT'S STILL NOT WHAT THEY WANT, BUT IT'S HOPEFULLY IS AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE CONCEPT PLAN FROM 20 YEARS AGO. OKAY. THANKS. QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR NEVELS. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. MARY, I WAS WONDERING, I APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING YOU TO JUMP AROUND A LITTLE BIT, BUT I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD SEE THAT ENTIRE SITE PLAN. AND SPECIFICALLY, I'M LOOKING AT WHERE THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURES ARE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. YEAH THE PINK HIGHLIGHTS RIGHT THERE. I'M LOOKING TO SEE JUST WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN RELATION TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY BEHIND IT. AND THAT'S GOING TO LEAD ME TO A QUESTION, SO I APOLOGIZE. DO YOU HAVE THE ONE WHERE IT HAD THE WHOLE CONCEPT PLAN? LIKE THE ENTIRE ORIGINAL PD? YEAH. I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU GO BACK LIKE A BUNCH OF. I'M SO SORRY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S HELPFUL. ACTUALLY, GO TO THE ONE FORWARD. I'M SORRY. YEAH. OKAY. [02:10:04] SO I'M JUST TRYING TO GET GET ORIENTED HERE TO WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE. OKAY. ON THAT LOT RIGHT THERE. HAS THERE BEEN A DISCUSSION ABOUT TRASH PICKUP? AND YOU KNOW, THE NOISE THAT THAT MIGHT CREATE. I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION IN THE PAST ON THE WAS THAT THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTIES OVER THERE, LIKE WITH WHERE OUR RESTAURANTS ARE WITH MCDONALD'S AND 151 AND STUFF LIKE THAT. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT MITIGATING SOUNDS NOISES AND STUFF LIKE THAT IN Y'ALL'S DISCUSSIONS? SO THE, I'LL FIRST SAY THAT THE DUMPSTER LOCATION WE CHOSE AT, STAFFS SUGGESTION, WE PUT IT SOMEWHERE, BUT WE WERE HAPPY TO, WE WERE FLEXIBLE ON THAT. SO WE WANTED WHAT THEY, WHAT THEY SUGGESTED. I TYPICALLY WE, DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OVER THAT, BUT WE ARE CERTAINLY OPEN TO. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY FOR THE TRASH PICKUP TO BE DONE DIFFERENTLY IN THE CITY OF COPPELL. BUT TYPICALLY THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO CONTROL. SO WE'RE, CERTAINLY OPEN TO IT. I'VE JUST NEVER, I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN THE CITY WHERE I CAN TELL THEM, [INAUDIBLE], I'LL ASK YOU THAT QUESTION THEN. POTENTIALLY I'M NOT SAYING, BUT IS THERE IS A MECHANISM FOR PD CONDITION TO. I KNOW WE'VE DONE IT WITH LIKE THE FUEL DELIVERIES AT THE GAS STATIONS AND STUFF LIKE ON ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN AND STUFF. DO WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO ADD THAT TYPE OF CONDITION FOR TRASH PICKUP. I DON'T THINK WE DO FOR TRASH PICKUP. I'M A. CITY ATTORNEY. YEAH. CITY ATTORNEY BOB. I THINK. I THINK WE'VE REGULATED HOW MANY TIMES A WEEK. OKAY. SOMEONE COMES TO GET IT. YOU CAN REGULATE DELIVERY TIMES. OKAY. AND CONDITIONS. IT'S SAME THING FOR THIS PURPOSE. YOU'RE A LAWYER, SO YOU WANT ME TO BE PRECISE? SO I KNOW, BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, THAT IS JUST A CONCERN THAT I HAVE, AND I YOU KNOW, I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT'S A BIG CONCERN BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE IN OTHER AREAS. I KNOW GENERALLY THEY DON'T PICK UP WHERE THERE'S NO LIGHTING. IF THE LIGHTS ARE OUT, THEN THEY'LL WAIT TILL IT'S LIGHT OUTSIDE SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING. OKAY, SO THAT WOULD HAVE SOME IMPACT ON IT, BUT NO DELIVERIES OR TRASH PICKUP BEFORE 7 A.M.. I'M FINE WITH THAT. OKAY. IF THERE'S THINGS WE CAN DO ON THAT. OKAY. AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR. WE CAN WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR BECAUSE IT'S SOMEONE THAT HAS A FRANCHISE FROM US AND A CONTRACT WITH US TO DO THAT PICKUP SO. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS WITHIN OUR SCOPE. I THINK WE'LL BE FINE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. OTHER QUESTIONS? SORRY, I GOT SIDETRACKED. COUNCILOR HILL. SO YOU SAID THAT YOU DID MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THERE WAS. I THERE WAS NO, LIKE MET WITH ALL THE NEIGHBORS. THE WE, I TALKED TO THE HOA. I TALKED WITH HOA ONCE, AND THEN WE MET WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTS AT P&Z, BUT THE HOA WAS WHO I MET WITH. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU MEANT THE NEIGHBORS LIKE ALL OF THEM OR WITH SOME OF THEM, BUT YEAH, NO, I'VE, AND I'VE MET WITH SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS, PARTICULARLY THE ONES, THE ONES BEHIND US. I MET SOME OF THEM AT THE P&Z MEETING LAST A FEW WEEKS AGO. OKAY. YEAH. SO THE ONES THAT YOU DID MEET WITH PREFER THE NEW LOCATION OF THE BUILDING PUSHED BACK TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY THAT WASN'T A QUESTION FOR ME. THAT WAS A, I THINK DURING THE P&Z MEETING, ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS ASKED ASKED, I THINK THEY ASKED EITHER A COUPLE OF THEM OR A FEW OF THEM WHICH ONE THEY PREFERRED, AND THAT'S WHERE I GOT THAT COMMENT FROM. SO THAT WASN'T FROM ME ASKING THEM DIRECTLY. THAT WAS COMING FROM THE P&Z. OKAY, SO YOU HAVEN'T MET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN YOU'RE ASKING FOR A NEW PD. I MET WITH THE HOA, BUT THAT'S THAT'S THE HOA BOARD OR THE HOA THE BOARD. YEAH. SO LIKE FOUR PEOPLE OR SOMETHING. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE ON THAT CALL, BUT THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION. OKAY. BECAUSE I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING THE OPINIONS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ESPECIALLY THE ONES ADJACENT TO THAT PROPERTY. I MEAN, THEY BOUGHT THESE LOTS AND HOMES THINKING THAT THIS WAS THE LAYOUT OF THE [02:15:02] SITE. AND THEN THIS IS WHAT COMES BACK YEARS LATER. SO I'M JUST WONDERING, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE OPINION? SO I GUESS AT SOME POINT WE CAN GO DOWN THAT ROAD. I WAS. I GUESS MY POINT IS I WAS SIMPLY REACTING TO THE COMMENTS AND I KNOW SOME OF THE PEOPLE WERE THERE, THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE AT P AND Z, THAT'S WHERE THERE WERE TWEAKS MADE AFTER THE P&Z MEETING. AND SO WE WERE TRYING TO REACT TO THOSE. BUT UNDERSTOOD YOUR POINT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. I HAVE ONE FOR STAFF. AGAIN. THE TIMELINE SO 2007 THAT'S AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DEVELOPMENT. IS THAT CORRECT. MEANING THE RESIDENCES AS WELL AS THE L OR U SHAPED COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENT. RIGHT. SO 2007 WAS THE BEGINNING. AND WHAT, SO WHAT WAS BUILT FIRST THE RESIDENCES AND SOME OF THE COMMERCIAL? RIGHT. SO I BELIEVE THE RESIDENCES WERE FIRST I HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK. OKAY. BUT THEN THERE'S, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT PD NUMBERS FOR AS NEW DETAILED SITE PLANS COME IN. SO LIKE, YOU KNOW, 151 COFFEE WAS PRETTY RECENT. YEAH, A FEW YEARS AGO. MCDONALD'S IS NOT PART OF IT. THEN THERE'S THE, YOU KNOW, WHERE THERE'S THE EINSTEIN BAGELS. RIGHT? AND THAT AND THE VISION CENTER. THAT WAS ALL PART OF THE SAME PARENT PD. OKAY. SO AS EVERY, AS DIFFERENT PIECES CAME IN, THEY CAME THROUGH THE PROCESS. OKAY. AND AS THEY MAKE AMENDMENTS, THEY COME THROUGH THE PROCESS AGAIN. I SEE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WE'LL MOVE TO PERSONS SIGNING UP TO SPEAK. AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU'LL BE CALLED. YOU SIGNED THE REGISTER AND YOU'LL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THAT YOU SIGNED UP PUBLIC HEARINGS. YOU'RE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. THERE WILL BE 60 MINUTES FOR AND 60 MINUTES AGAINST WILL BE THE LIMIT. NO GROUP ORGANIZATIONS BE ALLOWED MORE THAN THREE SPEAKERS ON ANY AGENDA ITEM. AND WE DO HAVE ONE PARTICIPANT BY ZOOM, SO WE WILL. MR. KUKARNI, WE WILL GO WITH YOU FIRST, IF YOU COULD, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. YES. GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? FIRST OF ALL, WE CAN. YES. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ATKIN KUKARNI, AND I AM A HOMEOWNER AT 122 WILD PLUM DRIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. MY HOME IS ONE OF THE PROPERTIES THAT SITS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE SITE THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING HERE. I WANT TO SAY CLEARLY AT THE OUTSET THAT I'M NOT HERE TO STOP THIS DEVELOPMENT. I ACCEPT THAT THIS IS ZONED COMMERCIAL. HOWEVER, MY ASK SIMPLY IS THAT THE COUNCIL ATTACH A FEW REASONABLE CONDITIONS TO PROTECT THE FAMILIES WHO LIVE IMMEDIATELY NEXT DOOR TO THIS SITE. MY MOST IMPORTANT CONCERN IS THE TREE LINE ALONG THE EDGE OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS RIGHT ALONG OUR SHARED WALL. THESE TREES TOOK YEARS TO GROW. THEY GAVE US THE PRIVACY TODAY. AND THE PLAN IS TO CLEAR MOST OF THEM. I THINK JUST 30 ARE ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROPERTY WILL BE LEFT AND PLANT THE NEW ONES. I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPER TO PRESERVE THESE MATURE TREES RATHER THAN CLEARING THEM. THE NEW PLANTINGS WILL TAKE 5 TO 10 YEARS TO GROW TO PROVIDE ANY PRIVACY AT ALL. AND THERE IS NO GOOD REASON TO DESTROY WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE THERE. IF THESE ARE UNAVOIDABLE, THEN CONSIDER MOVING THE BUILDING UP A LITTLE BIT. CREATE A LITTLE BIT MORE EASEMENT TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL CANOPY OF THE GOOD TREES THAT WE HAVE. THE SECOND POINT RELATED TO THIS WOULD BE THE BOUNDARY THAT WE HAVE, AND WE ASK THAT THE DEVELOPER CONSIDER EXTENDING THE HEIGHT OF THE WALL TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL SOUND AND VISUAL BUFFER. THIS BUILDING, AS YOU SAW FROM THE PLAN, IS VERY CLOSE TO OUR PROPERTIES AND IRRESPECTIVE OF WHAT COMES THERE, THERE IS GOING TO BE THAT THE UGLY SITE. AND SECONDLY, THE JUST THE SOUND AND VISUAL BARRIERS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE. THREE OTHER POINTS, VERY BRIEFLY ON THE TRAFFIC. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S CRASH SYSTEM, IT SHOWS THAT THE BOTH ENTRANCES TO OUR COMMUNITY ARE ALREADY FLAGGED AT A HIGH RISK. [02:20:01] IN FACT, AS MUCH AS THE INTERSECTION OF SANDY LAKE AND DENTON TAP ITSELF. SO AGAIN, TRAFFIC STUDY BE COMMISSIONED AND THE ASK IS THAT THE SECOND ENTRANCE, WHICH IS LITERALLY ADJACENT TO THE ARBOR MANORS DRIVE, BE MOVED A LITTLE BIT TO THE WEST AND BE RESTRICTED TO EXIT ONLY ONTO SANDY LAKE. ON RESTAURANTS IF FOOD SERVICE TENANTS OCCUPY THIS BUILDING. I ASK THAT THE VENTILATION BE DIRECTED AWAY FROM THE BOUNDARY, AND THAT THE PEST CONTROL OR PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN BE REQUIRED. AND LASTLY, ON THE WILDLIFE, THE OSPREYS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. IN FACT, WE ENJOY SEEING THEM EVERY NOW AND THEN. AND THEY ARE, AS I'M SURE THE COUNCIL KNOWS, ARE FEDERALLY PROTECTED SPECIES. I ASK THAT THE QUALIFIED WILDLIFE SURVEY BE COMPLETED BEFORE CLEARING THE TREES. I ALSO SUBMITTED THESE CONCERNS IN A WRITTEN FORM BECAUSE I'M TRAVELING. SO IN CLOSING, I HAVE LIVED IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR 15 YEARS, PRETTY MUCH FROM DAY ONE THAT THIS WAS BUILT AND THIS IS HOME FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I'M NOT ASKING THE COUNCIL TO CHOOSE THE SIDES HERE. I'M ASKING YOU TO ENSURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS IN A WAY THAT RESPECTS THE NEIGHBORS WHO WILL BE LIVING BESIDES THIS FOR DECADES TO COME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO COPPELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER, MR. ROBICHEAUX. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. DAN ROBICHEAUX 143 JUNIPER COURT. I AM HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE ARBOR MANOR'S HOA. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOA AND RESIDENT OF ARBOR MANORS SINCE DECEMBER OF 2010. SO WHILE I RESPECT THAT THIS PLOT OF LAND HAS BEEN ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS NOW AND BEFORE A SINGLE RESIDENCE WAS EVEN BUILT IN ARBOR MANORS COMMUNITY, I MUST SHARE MY DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THIS BEAUTIFUL TREE LOT, WHICH BACKS UP TO SIX OF OUR 75 RESIDENTS HOMES WILL BE LEVELED TO SAVE ONLY 39 NATIVE TREES OUT OF THE HUNDREDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE LOT. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END, AS THEY SAY I DO BELIEVE THAT THE DEVELOPER COULD VOLUNTARILY DO MORE TO PRESERVE MORE OF THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THIS SPACE AND STILL ACHIEVE THEIR BUSINESS OBJECTIVES OF A BEAUTIFUL SHOPPING CENTER TO ATTRACT THE HIGHEST CALIBER CLIENTS. THIS IS OURS FURTHER REINFORCED BY THE PROPOSED OUTDOOR PATIO, WHICH WOULD BE FURTHER BENEFICIAL OR WOULD FURTHER BENEFIT FROM THE PRESERVATION OF A FEW MORE TREES. SO MANY OF THE TREES THAT ARE SUPPOSEDLY MARKED FOR FELLING OR TO BE CUT DOWN BY THE DEVELOPER ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE ARBOR MANORS PROPERTY LINE. SO I MUST REQUEST THAT THESE TREES BE PRESERVED. SECOND, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THE PROPOSED NEW ENTRANCE EXIT TO BE MOVED FURTHER WEST AND TRANSITION TO AN ENTRANCE ONLY TO THE SHOPPING CENTER DEVELOPMENT TO PROMOTE ONE WAY TRAFFIC FLOW THROUGH THE SHOPPING CENTER AND TO PROVIDE TRAFFIC RELIEF FOR ARBOR MANOR'S RESIDENTS. AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND, HAVING THOSE TWO ENTRANCES REALLY CLOSE TOGETHER EXITING FROM ARBOR MANOR'S ONTO SANDY LAKE AND THIS ONE 30, 40FT UP, WE'RE GOING TO BE COMPETING FOR THOSE VERY FEW OPENINGS TO GET ACROSS ONTO SANDY LAKE, WESTBOUND AND EASTBOUND FOR THAT VERY CONGESTED AREA ALREADY. I'M SURE THAT A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORS WILL SPEAK TO THIS TONIGHT UNDER THEIR FIVE MINUTES, BUT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF ACCIDENTS THERE. THE U-TURN SIGNS DON'T WORK. THEY'RE NOT ENFORCED. THERE ARE PEOPLE DOING U-TURNS THERE ALL DAY LONG, CAUSING FURTHER ISSUES FOR US TRYING TO GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THIRD, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A TRAFFIC STUDY BE PERFORMED OFFICIALLY AS ITEM NUMBER SIX STATED, IT WAS IN THEIR MINDS THEY WERE THINKING THIS WAS AN ISSUE. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME LEGITIMATE TRAFFIC STUDY BEING PERFORMED, AS OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WILL PROBABLY REINFORCE TONIGHT. SO THAT THE BEST SOLUTION CAN BE SELECTED TO REDUCE THE TRAFFIC IMPACT TO ARBOR MANORS RESIDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY CHALLENGED, ENTERING AND EXITING, OUR COMMUNITY OFF OF SANDY LAKE EAST AND WESTBOUND. TRAFFIC ENTERING AND EXITING ONTO DENTON TAP FROM WEST BRAEWOOD SHOULD ALSO BE ANALYZED AS THE ONLY OTHER EGRESS POINT TO GET OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY. LASTLY, I REQUEST THAT THE NUMBER OF NEW TREES PLANTED BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE NEW BUILDING AND THE PARKING AND THE HOMES IN ARBOR MANORS BE INCREASED IN [02:25:02] DENSITY TO PROVIDE MORE NATURAL, VISUAL AND SOUND BARRIER FOR THE RESIDENTS MOST AFFECTED BY THIS CONSTRUCTION. SO I THINK SINCE THE P AND Z, THEY'VE COME BACK WITH ADDITIONAL TREES. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT MOVE. I THINK MORE DENSITY AND MAYBE KEEPING A LOT OF THE BEAUTIFUL TREES THERE WOULD BE EVEN BETTER. THOSE ARE NATURAL TREES. THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS BEFORE WE WERE THERE. SO FURTHERMORE I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATIONS FROM WHAT I'VE SAID TONIGHT, I THINK OUR VIDEO MEMBERS SAID A LOT OF THESE THINGS MORE ELOQUENTLY. BUT I WOULD BE WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I CAN AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOA WITH OUR FORMAL PETITION FOR YOU TODAY. AND AGAIN, RESIDENTS SINCE 2010. SO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO ASK. HOLD ON. SO YOU CAN'T ASK ME A QUESTION. OKAY. WE CAN TALK LATER THEN. YES, THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU. I WANTED TO MAKE ONE COMMENT. SO WE DO HAVE 60 MINUTES FOR AGAINST. THERE ARE 25 PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP. SO YOU CAN QUICKLY DO THE MATH AND FIGURE OUT THERE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TIME FOR EVERYONE. SO WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS THERE ARE A FEW THAT HAVE THE SAME ADDRESS LISTED ON HERE. YOU MAY WANT TO COMBINE COMMENTS OR YOU KNOW TO GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE. YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME. WE WILL GO DOWN THE LINE TO GET TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN, BUT JUST GIVE YOU FAIR WARNING THE MATH DOESN'T WORK, SO JUST BE AWARE OF THAT. NEXT ON THE LIST IS CHRIS BOWERS. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. CHRIS BOWERS, 1316 VILLAGE CREEK DRIVE, PLANO, TEXAS SUSTER LAW GROUP. I REPRESENT VISHY SUBRAMANYAM, AND HE, ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL OF HIS NEIGHBORS, HAVE RETAINED ME A FEW DAYS AGO TO REPRESENT THEM HERE TODAY. THEY HAVE SEVERAL SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THIS REQUEST. VISHY AND HIS WIFE OWN LOT THREE ON THAT DRAWING DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THE DEVELOPMENT. THEY BELIEVE THAT THIS REQUEST, IF GRANTED, WILL LOWER THEIR PROPERTY VALUES FOR SEVERAL REASONS. FIRST, THEY BUFFER BETWEEN THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS FAR TOO SMALL. THAT PROPOSED BUFFER IS NOW ONLY 20FT WIDE. BUT A RESTAURANT IS AN INTENSE USE OF RETAIL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. AND YOU'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PARKING REQUIREMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, IS 1 TO 100 FOR A RESTAURANT. AND WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH A SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THAT, THAT BUFFER SHOULD BE MUCH WIDER, AND I THINK THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT PLAN HAD IT RIGHT, OR AT LEAST CLOSE TO RIGHT. AND THERE ARE WAYS TO DO THAT. FOR EXAMPLE YOU COULD LOWER THE LANDSCAPING AT THE FRONT OF THE DEVELOPMENT. AND I REALIZE THAT MAY NOT BE THE COPPELL GENERAL STANDARD, BUT THIS IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, WHICH IS A FLEXIBLE CUSTOM DESIGN DISTRICT. AND SO I WOULD URGE YOU TO GIVE MORE LANDSCAPING TO THE BACK AND LESS TO THE FRONT AS A WAY TO HELP THESE NEIGHBORS. WE ALSO REQUEST THAT YOU PROTECT THE SIGNIFICANT TREES IN THE BUFFER ZONE AND THAT YOU SHIELD THE HVAC UNITS, WHICH WILL BE ON TOP OF THE BUILDING FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD BY PERHAPS A SOME SORT OF PARAPET WALL OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. SO THAT BUFFERS THE NOISE FROM THOSE UNITS. SECOND REASON THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAVE CONCERNS IS THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THE RESTAURANT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. RESTAURANTS BRING NOISE, SMELLS AND RODENTS BECAUSE YOU HAVE FOOD PREPARATION GOING ON AND THEN FOOD CONSUMPTION AND THEN FOOD DISPOSAL. IT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED NEXT TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. YOU SEE SOME OF THAT ON LOWER GREENVILLE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN DALLAS. AND IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR DECADES. BUT IF THIS COUNCIL IS INCLINED TO GRANT A RESTAURANT NEXT TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, IT SHOULD PUT CONDITIONS ON IT, INCLUDING NO OUTDOOR PATIO. WE WERE TOLD AT THE P&Z MEETING THAT THE PATIO WOULD BE MAYBE A PICNIC TABLE, BUT OVER TIME IT MIGHT BE OUTDOOR DINING. AND SO WE ASK THAT YOU PROHIBIT IT. NO OUTDOOR MUSIC SHOULD BE ALLOWED. IT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE AFTER 9:00 AT NIGHT. AND THERE SHOULD YOU SHOULD PROHIBIT A DRIVE THROUGH. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S NO DRIVE THROUGH PROPOSED AT THE MOMENT, BUT OVER TIME, RESTAURANTS CAN MORPH. WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU LIMIT THE HOURS OF TRASH PICKUP TO NONE AFTER 9:00 AT NIGHT, AND ONLY TO BEGIN AFTER 7:00 IN THE MORNING. [02:30:08] THIRD, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT CREATES TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUES, AND THAT'S WHY THAT COMMISSIONER MADE A REQUEST THAT STAFF LOOK AT IT MORE. IN PARTICULAR, THE EAST DRIVEWAY IS MUCH TOO CLOSE TO ARBOR MANORS DRIVE, AND HAVING THOSE TWO DRIVEWAYS SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER IS GOING TO CREATE ACCIDENTS. THERE ARE TWO OTHER ISSUES I WOULD RAISE. FIRST, THE NOTICE FOR THIS ZONING HEARING IS INSUFFICIENT AS A MATTER OF STATE LAW. THE DALLAS COURT OF APPEALS IN THE EAST VILLAGE CASE SAID THE GENERAL RULE IS THAT THE NOTICE IS SUFFICIENT IF IT REASONABLY APPRIZES THOSE FOR WHOM IT WAS INTENDED OF THE NATURE OF THE PENDING PROPOSAL, TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY CAN DETERMINE WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THE HEARING. HERE YOU HEARD THAT IT WAS A PROPOSAL ON PD 214R TWO TO R TEN AND COUNCIL MEMBER MATHEW ASKED, WELL WHAT DOES THAT MEAN. YOU CAN'T TELL FROM THAT NOTICE WHAT IT MEANS. AND THE NOTICE DID GO ON TO SAY, WELL, IT'S A DEVELOPMENT OF A 14,480 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL AREA AND PATIO AREA, BUT IT DOESN'T TELL YOU THAT IT'S ADDING A RESTAURANT USE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY PROHIBITED BY THAT PD. THE NOTICE DOESN'T TELL YOU THAT THE BUFFER ZONE IS BEING CHANGED. NOTICES SHOULD PUT PEOPLE ON NOTICE SO THAT THEY KNOW WHETHER THEY CARE TO BE HERE. BUT EVEN WITH THAT INSUFFICIENT NOTICE, MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE. I WOULD SUGGEST EVEN MORE WERE HERE IF THAT NOTICE TOLD THE RESIDENTS MORE. AND SECOND OR THE OTHER POINT I WOULD RAISE IS WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT TALKS ABOUT IN PILLAR THREE. IT CALLS FOR APPROPRIATE AND CONTEXT SENSITIVE DEVELOPMENT. AND THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU HAVE AT THE MOMENT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT NAME ON THE LIST. I'M HAVING TROUBLE READING THE LETTERS. ACTUALLY, IT LOOKS LIKE THE LAST NAME C T P J E E MAYBE, BUT THE ADDRESS IS 148 AMBERWOOD. DOES THAT SOUND? OKAY. YOU'RE DONE. OKAY. YOU HAVE BEEN SATISFIED, I SHOULD SAY. IS THAT RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] OKAY, OKAY. I THINK WE SHOULD GET MORE THAN AN HOUR. OKAY. MORE PEOPLE. THE OTHER TIME WAS LESS. THERE WAS ONLY ONE REPRESENTATION. THE NEXT ONE. THE NEXT TWO, IN FACT, ARE FROM 126 WILD PLUM DRIVE. THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO ENTRIES HERE, VISHY AND SHANTI I WOULD LIKE SOME TIME AND I HAVE SOME DIFFERENT POINTS. YEAH. OKAY, YOU GO AHEAD. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. VISHY SUBRAMANYAM, 126 WILD PLUM DRIVE. I'M SHANTI SUBRAMANYAM ON 26 WILD PLUM DRIVE, AND WE ARE IN THE. EXCUSE ME JUST ONE MOMENT. IF WE CAN HAVE ONE SPEAKER AT A TIME, PLEASE. SO THAT WAY WE CAN ENSURE YOU EACH HAVE YOUR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU. THANKS. SURE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS VISHY SUBRAMANYAM. I'M A RESIDENT OF OUR ARBOR MANORS COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT OPPOSED TO DEVELOPMENT, AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT GOES INTO PLANNING AND REVIEW. WHAT WE ARE ASKING IS FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT. MAYOR PRO TEM, I'M SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT. I'M GOING TO CALL A POINT OF PRIVILEGE. CAN YOU STOP THE TIME? CAN YOU PUT THE MICROPHONE CLOSER TO YOUR MOUTH? I CANNOT HEAR YOU, SIR, AND I AM SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT. THAT'S OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? THAT'S MUCH BETTER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I CAN SPEAK LOUDER, BUT ANYWAY, SORRY ABOUT THAT. I HAVE A QUESTION THAT I WANT TO ASK BEFORE I CONTINUE. IS THAT OKAY? CAN I GIVE A HAND OUT TO YOU FOLKS? YOU CAN GIVE ANY ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SECRETARY, CITY SECRETARY. SORRY, BUT THERE IS NO DIALOG. THERE IS. I WILL SAY THERE IS NO DIALOG BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN COUNCIL. SO THANK YOU. THANKS. FIRST, WITH RESPECT TO THE BUILDING PLACEMENT AND BUFFERING, THE DETAILED SITE PLAN SHOWS THE PROPOSED BUILDING POSITION VERY CLOSE TO OUR HOMES. OUR HOME IS THE LOT THREE ON THAT PLAN. THREE OKAY. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE STRUCTURE BE SHIFTED FURTHER NORTH TOWARDS THE SANDY LAKE ROAD TO INCREASE THE SOUTHERN BUFFER BETWEEN OUR HOME AND THE NEW BUILDING. IF NEEDED, PARKING CAN BE RELOCATED TO THE REAR OF THE SITE AND WE ARE FINE WITH THAT AND IT CAN BE LIMITED TO EMPLOYEES. THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE OTHER SIDE TOWARDS PEACHTREE AND MCDONALD'S AND OTHER OTHER PLACES ON THE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF OUR [02:35:05] DEVELOPMENT. THESE ADJUSTMENTS WOULD DEFINITELY REDUCE NOISE, LIGHT, AND VISUAL IMPACT IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. SECONDLY, THE TRAFFIC SAFETY WARRANTS MORE ATTENTION. DURING THE P&Z HEARING, IT WAS STATED ON THE RECORD THAT NO TRAFFIC STUDY HAS BEEN CONDUCTED FOR THIS PROJECT. GIVEN THAT THE CRASH DATA FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ALREADY IDENTIFIES THE SANDY LAKE IN DENTON TAP EXITS AS HIGH RISK LOCATIONS. PROCEEDING WITHOUT THE FORMAL TRAFFIC AND SIGNAL STUDY LEAVES AN IMPORTANT GAP, JUST FOR CLARITY THE MOTION TO APPROVE INCLUDED THE STAFF CONDITIONS THAT THE TRAFFIC ISSUES BE LOOKED AT. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT A FULL TRAFFIC STUDY BE COMPLETED BEFORE THIS PROJECT MOVES FORWARD. THIS HANDOUT HERE BASICALLY SHOWS THE TWO EXITS OUT OF THE COMMUNITY. IF YOU SEE, THIS IS THE MAIN INTERSECTION BETWEEN SANDY LAKE AND DENTON TAP AND THE ENTRANCE OUT OF OUR HOUSE TO THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IS IN THIS AREA AND YOU CAN SEE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT HERE. THERE IS NO TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT'S MARKED RED HERE AND IT'S MARKED RED HERE. THESE ARE THE TWO ENTRANCES AND EXITS TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT'S ALREADY MARKED AS TO BE DANGEROUS. THE OTHER THING IS THERE IS A PROPOSED DRIVEWAY APPROXIMATELY 100FT OUT OF OUT TO THE WEST OF ARBOR MANORS DRIVE. AT ABOUT 40MPH, A VEHICLE TRAVELS THE DISTANCE IN LESS THAN 1.7 SECONDS. THERE IS REALLY NO REACTION TIME FOR DRIVERS OR RESIDENTS ENTERING OR EXITING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ASK THAT THIS DRIVEWAY BE MOVED FURTHER WEST TO REDUCE THE SAFETY RISK. THIRD, WE REQUEST THAT THE OUTDOOR PATIO BE REMOVED AND THAT RESTAURANT USE BE PROHIBITED. AT LEAST I CAN ASK. SO I'M ASKING. FOOD PREPARATION, CONSUMPTION, AND DISPOSAL CREATES PREDICTABLE NOISE AND ODOR IMPACTS THAT ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OUR HOMES LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE SITE. LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST, WE ASK FOR STRONGER COMMITMENTS TO LANDSCAPING AND TREE PRESERVATION. ALL EXISTING MATURE TREES WITHIN THE SOUTHERN SETBACK SHOULD BE RETAINED AND ADDITIONAL TREES SHOULD BE PLANTED ON THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY. ACCORDING TO THE LANDSCAPING PLAN WHAT I CHECKED, IT'S ONLY SHRUBS THAT ARE ON THE SOUTHERN PERIMETER. ALTHOUGH SHE DID MENTION THAT THERE IS A PLAN TO ADD MORE MORE TREES THERE, BUT THE CURRENT LANDSCAPING PLAN THAT IS ON THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED CLEARLY SHOWS ONLY SHRUBS. FINALLY, AND LAST AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE DEVELOPER FORMALLY MEET WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY BEFORE FINAL APPROVAL. ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS DID ASK THAT QUESTION TO THE DEVELOPER. MANY OF THESE CONCERNS THAT I'VE OUTLINED TONIGHT ARE SOLVABLE THROUGH DIRECT CONVERSATION, TRANSPARENCY, AND COLLABORATION. A MEETING BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND THE NEARBY RESIDENTS WOULD ALLOW FOR PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, SHARED UNDERSTANDING, AND A PROJECT THAT BETTER SERVES BOTH THE CITY AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. COLLABORATION AT THIS STAGE CAN PREVENT CONFLICT LATER AND LEAD TO A BETTER LONG TERM OUTCOME FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR SERVICE, AND FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU. NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE. I'M SHANTI SUBRAMANYAM FROM 126 WILD PLUM, AND OUR PROPERTY IS ONE WHOSE BACKYARD IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. I LOVE COPPELL. I WANT TO SEE THE CITY BE SAFE, AND BE A WELCOMING PLACE FOR ALL OF US TO CALL HOME. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WAS ZONED INITIALLY IN 2006, WHICH WITH CHANGES MADE AND APPROVED IN 2007, AND THAT CHANGED IT TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FROM, I THINK FROM TOWNHOMES. BUT I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE. BUT THAT WAS CHANGED. THE TRAFFIC ON SANDY LAKE HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM 2006 TO TODAY. FROM THE DATA THAT I'VE GATHERED, IT WAS ABOUT 8,000 VEHICLES PER DAY IN 2006. GOING TO 12,000 IN 2016 AND 17,000 TODAY. AND PROJECTED TO BE 53,000 VEHICLES IN 2030 THAT'S FOUR YEARS FROM NOW. THAT'S A 300% INCREASE. IF WE PUT THIS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, IT'S GOING TO CAUSE HUGE ISSUES FOR OUR COMMUNITY, TRYING TO GET IN AND OUT OF OUR HOMES. AND BOTH SIDES OF OUR COMMUNITY HAVE UNSAFE EXITS. [02:40:09] AND WE ASK THAT SOMETHING BE DONE AND ADDING MORE OF THIS. ADDING THIS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ALTHOUGH IT WAS ZONED, THINGS CHANGED 2006 TO 2026 IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF TIME. THINGS CHANGE AND WE AS PEOPLE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT HAS CHANGED AND MAKE DIFFERENT DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT IS RIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. NOT JUST DO WHAT WAS PLANNED AND APPROVED THEN. THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY, WE LOOK AT WHAT HAS CHANGED AND TRY TO CHANGE WITH THAT. THE REASON SO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASED TRAFFIC. IT WILL LEAD TO PROBLEMS WITH OUR PROPERTY VALUES, PROBLEMS WITH SAFETY, PROBLEMS WITH ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WHO COME FROM THE STREET INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND USE IT AS A THOROUGHFARE. WE ALREADY HAVE ISSUES WITH CARS DOING THAT AND COMING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE ISSUES WITH OTHER PEOPLE COMING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND USING THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT TO SAVE TIME. SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THE TRAFFIC, THE PROJECTIONS AND THESE PROJECTIONS ARE BASED ON THIS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMING INTO PLACE. IT IS NOT GOING TO BE SAFE. WE ASKED FOR IF THE DEVELOPMENT HAS TO BE GOING AHEAD AS IT IS, BY CHANGING THE USAGE OF THE PROPERTY AND PREVENTING RESTAURANTS, WHICH ARE MUCH HIGHER TRAFFIC IT WILL IN SOME WAYS TRY TO REDUCE THAT LOAD ON THE TRAFFIC AND INCREASE SAFETY AS BEST AS WE CAN GIVEN THE SITUATION. IF WE HAVE AN INCREASED BUFFER ZONE, THAT WILL ALSO HELP THE HOMES THAT ARE DIRECTLY BEHIND THIS PROPERTY. WE WANT TO PRESERVE THE TREES. THAT NOT ONLY KEEPS THE VISUAL BEAUTY BUT ALSO REDUCES THE NOISE. WE APPRECIATE THE INCREASED AMOUNT OF TREES THAT THE DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING TO PUT, BUT AGAIN, IT WILL TAKE TIME. SO ANOTHER ASK IS SEEING IF WE CAN HAVE AN INCREASED HEIGHT OF THE WALL TO REDUCE THE NOISE IN OUR HOMES, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THAT IT'LL TAKE YEARS FOR THOSE TREES TO PROVIDE ANY PRIVACY. BY MOVING THE BUILDING FURTHER AWAY IT'LL ALSO INCREASE SAFETY FOR THE HOUSES DIRECTLY BEHIND. THE NOISE WILL BE FURTHER AWAY. AND WE ALSO I ASK FOR THE PATIO TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE THAT'S AGAIN, POTENTIAL NOISE, OR AT LEAST THAT THERE BE NO EXTERNAL MUSIC OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. AGAIN, JUST AS OTHERS HAVE ASKED IS IT POSSIBLE TO NOT ONLY RELOCATE, BUT IS IT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THAT PROPOSED EXIT AND ENTRANCE TO THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FROM SANDY LAKE AND JUST KEEP A SINGLE ONE NEAR ANDY'S? THIS WILL AND PUT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THERE. BY HAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, YOU AT LEAST GIVE THAT DELAY FOR PEOPLE GETTING OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SAFELY TURN LEFT. AND FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO TURN INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, HAVING A PAUSE IN TRAFFIC TO BE ABLE TO TURN INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO IT'S A BIG SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE AMOUNT OF INCREASED TRAFFIC AND NOT HAVING A TRAFFIC STUDY AND APPROPRIATE SAFETY MECHANISMS, SUCH AS A TRAFFIC LIGHT BEING PUT TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE INTO AND OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND AGAIN, IF WE LIMIT THE TYPES OF COMMERCIAL ENTITIES, IT WILL HELP. AND I THINK I'M OUT OF TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME LISTENING. AND I JUST WANT TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFE AND COPPELL A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT NAME ON THE LIST, I BELIEVE THIS IS MONICA PANDA. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. MONICA PANDA, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. 114 ARBOR MANORS DRIVE. I AM AN ORIGINAL RESIDENT. I BRING TO YOU A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. I AM THE CORNER HOUSE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO WE'RE ALREADY LIVING NEXT TO BUSINESSES AND RETAILS FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS AND ALL OF THE CONCERNS SHARED ARE VERY VALID. I WILL START, I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON THREE T'S TREES, TRAFFIC AND TRASH. BUT FIRST I'M GOING TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE. SO THE DUMPSTER IS THERE, IT'S ENCLOSED, BUT THE TRASH TRUCK SHOWS UP AT 4 OR 5 A.M. IN THE MORNING. THEY DO NOT WAIT UNTIL LIGHT. IT'S LOUD. IT'S GOT LIGHTS THAT FLASHES INTO MY NEIGHBORS AND MY BEDROOM. SO WE'VE SEEN IT. WE HAVE LIVED IT. WE ARE LIVING THROUGH IT AND WE HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS, RIGHT? [02:45:01] SO THAT DOES NOT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO CONTROL THAT, BUT THAT NEEDS TO BE A PROTECTION. SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT YOU GUYS FOR IS THAT YOU PROVIDE US THOSE PROTECTIONS. WE MOVED HERE FOR SCHOOLS, WE STAYED HERE FOR THE CITY. AND WE'D LIKE TO STILL, YOU KNOW, BE HERE FOR THE OASIS WE CHOSE TO STAY IN. AND IF THESE PROTECTIONS ARE NOT PUT IN RIGHT NOW IT'S NOW OR NEVER, RIGHT? SO WE'VE MADE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO CONTROL THAT OR IF THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF A PROTECTION FOR US THERE. AS FAR AS THE NOISE, I HEARD THE DEVELOPERS SAY, WELL, THE NOISES TO THE, TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. NOT TRUE. WE HAVE LITTLE CAESARS, WE HAVE MATHNASIUM, AND MATHNASIUM BARELY MAKES ANY NOISE, BUT THERE'S A LAUNDRY. THEIR DOORS ARE FOREVER OPEN. THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO BE OPEN BACK DOORS. BY THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND I GUESS WHATEVER THE CODE IS, BUT THEY ARE FOREVER OPEN. I HAVE CALLED THE CITY MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY RESPOND REALLY QUICKLY. BUT DO THE BUSINESSES CARE? NOT REALLY. THEY DO IT. THEY CLOSE IT TODAY AND THE NEXT DAY THEY'RE OPEN AGAIN. SO ALL THOSE WONDERFUL ODORS, THE NOISE, THE TRASH. SO THERE IS A DUMPSTER, YET THEY CHOOSE TO PUT THE TRASH IN THEIR BACK DOOR. WHY? BECAUSE THEY CAN. NO ONE'S DISCIPLINING THEM. I HAD CALLED IN. SOMEONE HAD NINE TRASH BAGS. LITTLE CAESARS DID. A FEW DAYS AGO AND IT WAS JUST SITTING THERE FOR DAYS. WITH THE SUMMER APPROACHING, THAT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE. SO WE ARE THINKING OF A BEST CASE SCENARIO. BUT I'M TELLING YOU WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING, RIGHT? AND SO I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER ALL OF THIS BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE ON WHAT KIND OF BUSINESSES SHOULD MOVE IN THERE. AS FAR AS THE PROPERTY VALUES, I AM TESTAMENT, WE TRY TO SELL OUR HOUSE IN 2020, THE MIDDLE OF COVID PEAK SELLING SEASON DID NOT SELL. WHAT WAS THE MAIN CONCERN? I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE HEARD WAS, OH, IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO ALL THESE ESTABLISHMENTS. THERE'S TRASH, THERE'S NOISE, THERE'S MICE. THANKS TO MCDONALD'S ALSO. AND NOW THAT THERE'S CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING, SO THERE'S A CONSTANT FLUX, LIKE WE CAN'T BE GUARANTEED OF THE TRANQUILITY THAT WE CAME HERE FOR, RIGHT? SO HOW DO WE PROTECT ALL OF THAT IS WHAT I BRING TO YOU. AND I'M LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, YOU FOR ALL OF YOU TO LOOK OUT FOR US TO BRING THOSE PROTECTIONS. TRAFFIC IS A NIGHTMARE. THE U-TURN SIGN DOES NOT WORK. THERE'S TWO KIND OF VIOLATORS. ONE WHO WILL BRAZENLY MAKE THE U-TURN. SECOND, WHO WILL COME INSIDE, MAKE THE WHOLE CIRCLE GO OUT. THIRD, WHO WILL BE THERE AT THE ENTRANCE AND MAKE A U-TURN? GO FIGURE. AND I ALWAYS HAVE TO LOOK AND SEE BEHIND WHO IS BEHIND ME. CAN I BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY? IT'S NOT SAFE. AND IF YOU ADD TO IT THE COMPLEXITY OF ANOTHER EXIT, I DON'T THINK. I THINK WE REALLY NEED A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. IT MAY NOT SHOW UP AS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CRITERIA FOR THE P&Z COMMISSION IS TO COMMISSION ONE, BUT I'M SURE THE RESIDENTS WILL BE HAPPY TO PULL IN AND GET ONE DONE IF THE DEVELOPER IS NOT. BECAUSE WE ARE REALLY, REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT TRAFFIC. AND THIS IS WITHOUT ALL OF THAT, THE TREES, THOSE I MEAN, THOSE WE TALKED ABOUT THE OASIS AND THE COPPELL 2020 VISION, RIGHT? THIS WAS OUR OASIS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMMERCIAL. AND THAT'S FINE. BUT IF FOR EVERY TREE THAT IS BEING REMOVED, WHICH IS THEY'RE ALL MATURE TREES, RIGHT? I WOULD REQUEST THE DEVELOPER TO DONATE TO THE CITY OF COPPELL TEN TREES SO THAT THEY CAN BE PLANTED ELSEWHERE. SO WE ARE NOT AT A NET NEGATIVE IN TERMS OF TREES AND SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. THE TRAFFIC IS, LIKE I SAID, A BIG CONCERN. TRASH IS THE THIRD ONE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT PROTECTION WE NEED TO PUT INTO PLACE, BUT THE IDEA OF HAVING A DUMPSTER IN THE END AND YOU THINK ALL OF THEM WILL GO TO THAT DUMPSTER AT A CERTAIN COMMISSIONED TIME AND LEAVE THEIR TRASH THERE? I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT HAPPENING. AND THE ONE NEXT TO ME IS A MUCH SMALLER RETAIL STRIP. IT'S JUST MATHNASIUM. THERE'S THE LITTLE CAESARS, AND THEN THERE'S THE LAUNDRY. SO FOR US TO THINK THAT UNLESS WE PUT CERTAIN PROTECTIONS IN PLACE THAT ARE WRITTEN AND THEN THEY HAVE TO ENFORCE, I DON'T SEE THIS HAPPENING IN THE BEST CASE SCENARIO. WOULD WE WANT THIS TO HAPPEN? OF COURSE. BUT WE ALWAYS PLAN FOR THE WORST AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. SO THAT'S MY APPEAL TO YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL GIVING US THIS TIME. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT NAME AND ACTUALLY THE NEXT COUPLE OF NAMES COME FROM THE SAME ADDRESS JUST BY CHANCE. RAM NARAYAN. RAM IS SKIPPING AND I'M THE NEXT ONE FROM THE SAME ADDRESS. GOING TO COMBINE. COMBINE THEM. YES. OKAY. PERFECT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. JUST TO SAVE THE TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. I'M JUST. JUST YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, JUST FOR THE RECORD. JAYA PRIYA 130 WILD PLUM DRIVE. THANK YOU. OKAY. [02:50:01] I'M GOING TO EXTEND WHAT MY NEIGHBOR JUST SAID. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS THE CONCERN REGARDING THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. WHILE I UNDERSTAND AND I APPRECIATE THE NEED FOR THE GROWTH, BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO EQUALLY CONSIDER AND ENSURE THE BALANCED LIFE, THE QUALITY OF THE LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY LIVING THERE. GIVEN THE CLOSE PROXIMITY AND MY HOUSE IS JUST LIKE SHANTI AND VISHY. WE ARE THE FOURTH LOT JUST BESIDE THE DEVELOPMENT. WITH ALL THE CONCERNS AND I KNOW ALL MY NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO REPEAT THE SAME THING BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS. BUT I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE ON WHAT MY PRIOR PERSON NEIGHBOR SPOKE TRYING TO ASK YOU HOW YOU CAN PUT SOME CONDITIONS BEFORE THE ZONING APPROVAL BECAUSE THIS IS NOT GOING TO STOP. AND OUR INTENTION IS NOT TO SAY NO TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. HOW CAN YOU EXERCISE MORE CONTROL ON THAT SO THAT THIS CAN BE DONE CORRECTLY? MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THESE RESTRICTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED. WILL THEY BE A FORMAL CONDITIONS TIED TO THE ZONING APPROVAL, AND IF SO, WHO WILL ENSURE THAT? BECAUSE SHE ALREADY SAID HOW SHE'S RAISING COMPLAINTS, BUT NOTHING IS WORKING FOR THE EXISTING ONE. SO HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT IF WE RAISE A COMPLAINT, WHO WILL MAKE SURE THAT THIS COMPLIANCE WILL BE KEPT UP? I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER IMPLEMENTING CLEAR BINDING CONDITIONS AS PART OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS CONDITIONS THAT PROTECT THE NEIGHBOR NEARBY RESIDENTS FOR EXCESSIVE NOISE, TRAFFIC AND SAFETY CONCERNS. WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE DO ASK YOU TO BE THOUGHTFUL, RESPONSIBLE AND RESPECTFUL OF THE COMMUNITY IT SURROUNDS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ON THE LIST. RAMA, RAVI. DOES SPEAK THAT RIGHT? NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. HI, I'M RAMA AND I'M ALSO A WILD PLUM DRIVE RESIDENT NUMBER 133. AND I LIVE ACROSS WHERE MY NEIGHBORS DO AND I'M ON THE OTHER SIDE. HOWEVER, TRAFFIC IS MY PRIMARY CONCERN. I HAVE YOUNG KIDS, THE KIDS WHO HAVE STARTED DRIVING AND THEY ARE GOING TO LEAVE THE PROPERTY AND COME BACK IN, IN THEIR CARS AND YOU HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR CERTAIN TEENAGE YOU KNOW, DECISION MAKING NOT BEING UP TO WHERE OUR ADULT STANDARDS ARE. AND IT IS A CONCERN THAT THEY ARE DRIVING, LEAVING OUT AND COMING BACK IN THIS HIGH TRAFFIC THE WAY IT IS ALREADY. AND THEN THIS IMPACT IS GOING TO BE EVEN MORE SO. OUR CHILDREN ARE LIVING HERE, WALKING TO HIGH SCHOOL, COMING BACK, DRIVING, LIVING THEIR LIVES HERE. SO I'M BRINGING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION. AND IS IT OKAY IF I ASK HIM A QUESTION ABOUT THE PARKING SPOTS? WELL, NOT AT THIS TIME. IT'S NOT. NOT AT THIS TIME. OKAY. WELL, MY CONCERN WAS IF THE NUMBER OF SPOTS THAT A RETAIL FACILITY HAS IS NOT ADEQUATE. PEOPLE WHO COME THERE TO THE RESTAURANT OR ANYTHING IN THE NIGHT, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY HAVE TO SPEND LIKE AN HOUR, SIT THERE, EAT AND THEN LEAVE. IF PARKING IS AN ISSUE, WE DO RUN THE RISK WHERE THEY CAN COME INSIDE ARBOR MANORS AND PARK IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE DON'T KNOW. WE ARE RESIDENTS AND WE DON'T KNOW THESE PEOPLE AND WE DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT IT CAN BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE ARE BEING USED AS A THOROUGHFARE. WE JUST KNOW IT FROM THE WAY THEY SPEED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, IN AND OUT, FROM ONE ENTRANCE THROUGH THE OTHER. AND WE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT TO WAIT AT THE LIGHT TO CLEAR AT DENTON TAP IS SO LONG. THEY ARE SAVING THEMSELVES SOME TIME AND THEY ARE RUSHING THROUGH US. AND WE GET THAT TOO. BUT IF PEOPLE START USING US AS AN ALTERNATIVE PARKING SPOT, THEN WILD PLUM WILL GET HIT FIRST. SO I JUST WANTED TO RAISE THAT CONCERN TOO. AND OF COURSE, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT ALL MY NEIGHBORS HAVE SAID THUS FAR. IT'S ALL VALID AND YOU KNOW IT'S REASONABLE. AND WE ARE ASKING FOR SOME HELP, CONSIDERATION AND SUPPORT TO YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE WHEN THIS DEVELOPMENT COMES, WE CAN CONTINUE TO LIVE THE WAY WE HAVE BEEN DOING AND WON'T BE A HINDRANCE TO US. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT NAME. NILESH PAGARE. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. NILESH PAGARE, 140 JUNIPER DRIVE. BEFORE MY TIME STARTS, MAY I REQUEST MS. BOSWELL TO BRING THE MAP, WHICH IS WHERE IT SHOWS ALL SHOPPING COMPLEXES. [02:55:05] NOT THIS ONE. YEP. RIGHT HERE. OKAY, SO I HAVE NOT PRINTED MANY PICTURES LIKE MY FRIEND VISHY. THIS IS THE PARKING LOT. OKAY, THIS IS THE PARKING LOT PLAN WITH TREES AND TOWARDS THE WALL ON THE FIRST SHOPPING COMPLEX. RIGHT? THIS IS THE WALL WHERE MY NEIGHBOR MONICA LIVES. OKAY. THIS PICTURE LOOKING AT THE SAME PLACE. AND YOU CAN SEE THE 20FT, THE DISTANCE, RIGHT. IT'S A SETBACK OF THIS BUILDER ON THIS SIDE TO MAINTAIN GREENERY. IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IT'S A PIECE OF JUNK. OKAY. THERE ARE. THERE IS ONLY ONE TREE AND THE SAME. SAME VIEW WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THE SIDE FROM THE RESTAURANT'S PATIO IT'S JUNK. THAT'S WHY SHE STOPPED SUFFERING. SHE COULDN'T FIND BUYER NOW. SAME PLACE, SAME PLACE. IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THE SAME HOUSE. LOOKING TOWARDS THE NEW PROPERTY HERE, RIGHT. YOU SEE THE GREENERIES NOW? THAT'S GOING TO BE GONE. AND THIS, THE JUNK WALL THAT WE HAVE IS GOING TO BE ON THE OTHER SIDE WHERE WE AS A NEIGHBOR, NOT JUST THE RESIDENTS LIVING NEXT TO THAT WALL. WE AS A NEIGHBOR HAVE PRIDE ABOUT HAVING THIS GREENERY. IT'S GOING TO BE GONE. NOW, THIS PICTURE, WHAT I'M SHOWING YOU IS THE PICTURE FROM MY OWN HOUSE, RIGHT? THIS IS WHAT WE SEE AS GREENERY. AND THAT'S WHAT WE LIKED WHEN WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE. AND THIS GREENERY, THIS BUILDER WANTS TO TAKE IT DOWN. AND WHAT THEY WANT US TO SEE THE SPROUT FROM MY PLACE. RIGHT. THEY WANT TO TAKE THE GREENERY DOWN. TEN YEARS BACK, KIDS OF MY FRIEND HERE FROM OUR NEIGHBOR. THEY CAME TO YOU. THEY SIGNED THE PAPERS TO PRESERVE THESE TREES. AND YOU ARE RIGHT NOW GIVING PERMISSION FOR THIS BUILDER TO TAKE DOWN THOSE TREES. OKAY, NOW I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU TRAFFIC PICTURES. THIS IS 6 P.M. HEADING EAST ON THE SANDY LAKE. OKAY. ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF OUR DRIVE. THIS PICTURE STRAIGHT LOOKING INTO THE SPROUTS. AND IF YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS AN EXIT COMING INSIDE FROM THIS SPROUT OKAY. WHEN WE TRY TO TAKE RIGHT OR LEFT THE CARS ACROSS THE STREET, STRAIGHT GLAZED IN OUR EYES. OKAY, NOW THIS SO THAT'S ANOTHER PICTURE THERE. AND NOW THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PICTURE I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEE. PAY ATTENTION TO THIS, PLEASE. THIS IS COMING FROM WESTBOUND TOWARDS EAST. NOW THE BUILDER IS PROPOSING THE EXIT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? THE RED SPOT IS GOING TO TURN INTO DEATH ZONE. OKAY. AND THE DATA THAT MISS BOSWELL EARLIER PRESENTED TO YOU ABOUT SURVEY IS INCORRECT. I HAVE HER EMAIL FROM THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WERE 27 PEOPLE CONTACTED, 27 ADDRESSES FOR EIGHT HOMES AND TWO BUSINESSES. 27 ADDRESSES ARE CONTACTED. FOR WHAT PURPOSE? AND FOR 800FT, 153 PEOPLE ARE CONTACTED. WELL, SHE PRESENTED ONLY 120. SO THE PROCESS OF EVEN DOING SURVEY IS WRONG. THE P&Z IS WRONG. THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION. THERE IS NO INTERACTION WITH NEIGHBORS. WHETHER WE LIVE NEXT TO THE WALL OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND THE CORNER. EVERY RESIDENT IS IMPACTED BECAUSE WE GO IN AND OUT OF BOTH JUNCTIONS, SO THIS CANNOT BE IGNORED. OKAY, I CANNOT USE BEAUTIFUL LEGAL TERMS HERE, BUT POINT IS WE NEED TO PRESERVE. WHEN WE MOVED HERE IN 2015, WE SAW 2020 VISION. OUR KIDS WERE THREE AND A HALF YEARS OLD, RIGHT? AND IT WAS LIKE, WOW, WE ARE WELCOMED AS A RESIDENT AND WE HAVE SOME BUSINESSES COME FIVE YEARS. WE SEE 2030 VISION. ANOTHER FIVE YEARS, 2040 VISION. SO IT LOOKS LIKE CITIES SOMEWHERE IS CHANGING THE VISION TOO FAR AND GOING TOWARDS THE PROPERTY TAX, COMING FROM BUSINESSES AND IGNORING RESIDENTS. BUSINESSES EXIST FOR RESIDENTS, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. NOW THE QUESTION TO ALL OF YOU IS, IS THE PROPERTY TAX GREATER THAN THE LIFE OF YOUR RESIDENT? AND THAT'S WHERE I'LL STOP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT TIME I AM HAVING TROUBLE READING LAST NAME MAY BE SELLER. IT'S 140 REAL TREE. I'M NOT EVEN SURE. BEACH TREE MAYBE. THAT'S ME. BEACH TREE. YOU'LL SKIP. JUST BECAUSE I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME. [03:00:04] [LAUGHTER] APOLOGIES. ASSEM COLI. OKAY. LAST NAME. PARDILLA. IS THAT RIGHT? 147 JUNIPER. DID I GET THAT RIGHT? NEXT PAGE. GENEVIEVE. YES. YOU'RE NEXT. I DIDN'T SIGN UP TO SPEAK, BUT I CAN. I MEAN, YOU KNOW. BUT 148 AMBERWOOD IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. WELL, IT'S UP TO YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK OR NOT? COME ON DOWN. YEAH, HE'S GOT IT. OKAY. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE TIME. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. GENEVIEVE MUKHERJEE 148 AMBERWOOD DRIVE. AND, YOU KNOW, FORGIVE ME. I SIGNED UP TO PROTEST THE, YOU KNOW, PROTEST ALL OF THE PROCEEDINGS THAT WERE PROPOSED, BUT I DIDN'T INTEND TO SPEAK. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I COMPLETELY, WHOLEHEARTEDLY ENDORSE THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY MY NEIGHBORS. VERY, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SITUATION. CANNOT, YOU KNOW, EXPRESS THE CONCERNS ANY MORE THAN HAVE ALREADY BEEN EXPRESSED. WE HAVE TEENAGERS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE LITTLE ONES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT RIDE THEIR TRICYCLES IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT ALREADY WE HAVE THE THOROUGHFARE, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BEING TREATED AS A THOROUGHFARE WITH TWO EXITS AND PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT. ZIPPING THROUGH THERE. YOU KNOW, IT'S ALREADY VERY DANGEROUS FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND US BEING AN INTEGRAL PART OF COPPELL AND BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY. WE'VE BEEN HERE, MY HUSBAND AND I, FOR 30 YEARS NOW. WE'VE BUILT TWO HOMES IN COPPELL AND WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. SO MY THING IS, YOU KNOW, WITH EACH OF OUR HOMES IN THAT RESIDENTIAL AREA, WE LIVE, WE CALL HOME. EVERY ONE OF THOSE HOMES ARE UPWARDS OF A HALF A MILLION IN TERMS OF THEIR PROPERTY VALUE. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN JUST COMPUTE THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT EACH OF US IS PAYING UP. AND WHAT DO WE WE'RE THE LEAST WE'RE EXPECTING IN RETURN IS THE REASON WE CAME HERE WAS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FOR THE, YOU KNOW, THE NEAT LITTLE COMMUNITY THAT COPPELL WAS THE CLOSENESS TO THE AIRPORT TO 121 TO 75. JUST ANY OTHER INTERSECTION. ALL OF THOSE THINGS ATTRACTED US, RIGHT? NOW, WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN DO TO KEEP THAT SAME SENTIMENT ALIVE FOR ALL OF US GOING? WE WANT OUR CHILDREN LIVING HERE. THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO HIGH SCHOOL. HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL LIVE TO GO THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, WITH ALL OF THIS HAPPENING, WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED. SO DON'T WANT TO RAMBLE, JUST WANT TO MAKE THE POINTS THAT MY NEIGHBORS ALREADY HAVE VERY ELOQUENTLY CAN'T SAY ANY MORE. IT'S JUST A BESIEGING, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE A PLEA. USE YOUR GOOD SENSE, USE YOUR COMPASSION, USE YOUR INTELLECT AND THEN COME TO HELP US OUT, YOU KNOW, DO THE BEST YOU CAN. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. IT TAKES A LOT TO COME UP AND SERVE, YOU KNOW, TAKE THE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY. SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND LOOKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T INTEND TO SPEAK INITIALLY. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT NAME, LAST NAME I BELIEVE IS SINGH. ADDRESS 138 BRAEWOOD. SAY AGAIN. NO. BRAEWOOD ON SEVEN BY MISTAKE. SO HE SIGNED UP OVER HERE. LATER. OH, YEAH. HE'S ACTUALLY. HE SIGNED UP HERE. IT'S THIS THING. OH, ISN'T THAT THAT NAME ALREADY SPOKEN? MAYOR PRO TEM. YEAH. HE HAD SIGNED UP FOR THE PUBLIC SESSION, AND WE HAD TOLD HIM. WE'LL CALL HIM BACK WHEN WE ARE TALKING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11. SO HE'S SAYING YES. NO, I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHO'S SAYING NO 138 BRAEWOOD. 138 BRAEWOOD IS THE ADDRESS. I THINK THAT WAS GOOD. SKIP. TEO YANG. IS THAT OKAY, SKIP? OKAY. LAST NAME. GRISWOLD, 139 BRAEWOOD. GOT IT. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. 139 WEST PRIVET DRIVE COPPELL, TEXAS. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE TODAY. [03:05:01] THANK YOU EVERYBODY. SO I THINK THE MAIN CONCERN THAT WE HAVE IS LIKE A TRAFFIC. I'LL START WITH A SMALL STORY. I HAVE ACTUALLY TWINS WHO ARE IN THE COLLEGE RIGHT NOW. SO WHEN I USED TO GO AND DROP THEM IN SCHOOL, MY DAUGHTER WILL BE LOOKING AT LEFT. MY SON WILL BE LOOKING AT THE RIGHT AND I'LL BE LOOKING AT THE FRONT BECAUSE THERE IS A THREE WAY TRAFFIC LIGHT FROM OUR SUBDIVISION, RIGHT? SO THE CARS ARE COMING LIKE 45MPH SPEED LIMIT. RIGHT. SO IT'S VERY HARD FOR US TO TAKE A LEFT TURN GOING TO THE SANDY LAKE. SO THAT'S THE BIGGEST CONCERN IN OUR SUBDIVISION. EVERYBODY EXPERIENCED THAT, RIGHT? OTHER THING IS LIKE THE MATURE TREE. MY DAUGHTER ACTUALLY IN THE COLLEGE WHEN SHE WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SHE COLLECTED MORE THAN 100 SIGNATURES TO PROTECT THE TREES. SO THAT IS ONE OF THE CONCERN. I WAS TALKING TO MY DAUGHTER. WHY DON'T YOU GO GET A SIGNATURE FROM YOUR SUBDIVISION AND JUST PUT IT IN THE CITY COUNCIL? THEY WILL DEFINITELY GOING TO LISTEN IT. THAT HAPPENED MAYBE 13 YEARS BACK. SO WHY CAN'T WE LISTEN TO THAT? RIGHT. SO OTHER THING IS LIKE, LIKE MONICA SAID, SHE'S ONE OF MY FRIEND'S WIFE, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE SEEN HER HOUSE. THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE THAT THEY HAVE, ALL THE DIRTS ARE COMING AND THEY HAVE A SHOPPING COMPLEX NEXT TO THEIR HOUSE, AND THEY WERE TRYING TO SELL THEIR HOUSE, BUT THEY COULD NOT DO IT. IT IS UNFORTUNATE, RIGHT, BECAUSE WE WERE ALLOWING COMMERCIAL BUSINESS TO COME THERE, NOT JUST THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, BUT LIKE RESTAURANTS, WHICH IS KIND OF REALLY ANNOYING FOR EVERYONE. SO I WOULD REQUEST EVERYBODY TO JUST TAKE A LIKE TRY TO CONSIDER IT. WHAT CAN BE DONE? HOW WE CAN LIVE HAPPILY AND OTHER THINGS LIKE WE HAVE SEEN FEW, FEW TIMES WHEN WE TAKE THE LEFT TURN. THERE ARE MANY ACCIDENTS HAPPEN RECENTLY, SO THE TRAFFIC STUDY NEEDS TO BE DONE SO THAT THE FIRST PRIORITY IT HAS TO BE DONE BY MAYBE AN AUTHORITY WHICH WHO CAN GIVE THE PROPER RECORDS TO US. SO THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SAY. BUT I THINK YOU GUYS WILL BE CONSIDERING OUR REQUEST. EVERYBODY IS HERE TO JUST PROTEST IT. WE ARE NOT PROTESTING THAT. OKAY. HEY, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO PUT THAT BUSINESS THERE BUT TRY TO DO SOMETHING. OUR MAYOR IS ACTUALLY IN OUR HOA MEMBER. SO WE HAD A CALL BEFORE AND WE WERE TRYING TO TELL THEM, IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT A TRAFFIC LIGHT SOMEWHERE NEXT TO THE ANDY'S? THEY SAID, NO, THIS CANNOT BE DONE BECAUSE SANDY LAKE TO ANDY'S THE DISTANCE IS VERY LESS SO THIS CANNOT BE DONE IN THERE. SO WHAT CAN BE DONE? CAN WE PUT A STOP SIGN? CAN YOU PUT MAYBE SOME FLASHING LIGHT DURING THE PEAK BUSINESS HOUR WHERE WE CAN TAKE A TURN OR THE KIDS CAN GO TO SCHOOL WITHOUT ANY IMPACT? SO IT'S A KIND OF A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION. SO WE WOULD REQUEST YOU TO CONSIDER OUR OBJECTION THAT WE ARE BRINGING IT HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT NAME, LAST NAME MAVARUM. UNTIL WOULD 235 TEALWOOD. YEAH. HE LEFT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. TOO LATE. PAST HIS BEDTIME. SHORT TIMER. NEXT NAME? DEETI [INAUDIBLE]. SKIP. YOU'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. MONICA. SKIP. SKIP, SKIP. I CANNOT READ, I CANNOT READ THE LETTER. LAST NAME COUTURE IS ACTUALLY THE NEXT TWO FROM WILD PLUM. 133 WILD PLUM. THAT'S US. WE HAVE THE SAME COMMENTS. SAME. YEAH. OKAY. BOTH. BOTH SKIP BOTH. YES. ALRIGHT. AND THEN. THESE TWO. SO, MUHAMMAD HUSSEIN. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. THANK YOU. 138 WILD PLUM DRIVE COPPELL. AND NUMBER SIX HOUSE. SO IT'S RIGHT BEHIND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. AND I'M JUST GOING TO SAY MY PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES. SO I HAVE KIDS GOING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, I DRIVE THEM TO SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL ACTUALLY STARTS AT 7:50. OKAY. I HAVE TO LEAVE HOME BY SEVEN. AND IF YOU CONSIDER THE STRAIGHT DISTANCE, IT'S NOT EVEN EIGHT NINE MINUTES DRIVE, BUT THAT'S HOW BUSY THAT JUNCTION IS LEAVING FROM MY HOME. [03:10:06] GOING THROUGH THAT EXIT TO THE YOU KNOW, SANDY LAKE ROAD AND IT'S BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. NOBODY GIVES SPACE. NOBODY IS EVEN NICE, POLITE. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO PUSH OVER EACH OTHER AT THAT TIME. AND TURNING LEFT IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, THE CARS FROM THE LEFT SIDE IS NOT GOING TO STOP. AND EVEN IF THEY STOP AT THE RED SIGN, AND IF YOU CAN SQUEEZE THROUGH, THE CARS ON THE OTHER SIDE IS GOING TO COME AND HIT YOU LIKE CRAZY. AND THERE HAS BEEN A LOT AND LOT OF ACCIDENTS IN THAT JUNCTION AND INCLUDING THE SANDY LAKE AND THE DENTON TAP JUNCTION. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY HERE IS THAT DENTON TAP IS A TWO LANE ROAD. YOU KNOW, UNLIKE NOT SORRY, DENTON TAP IS A THREE LANE ROAD, BUT SANDY LAKE IS A TWO LANE ROAD. IT'S VERY NARROW, YOU KNOW, AND WHEN YOU HAVE A COMMERCIAL HUGE SPOT LIKE SPROUT AND ALL THESE THINGS ON THE OTHER SIDE, THAT PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THIS ROAD. SO IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. AND SAME THING IN THE EVENING. TURNING BACK INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS VERY DIFFICULT. SO I TAKE THE LONG ROUTE, GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND TAKE THE OTHER WAY IN AND CURVE BACK AROUND. THE FINAL THING I REALLY FEEL SAD FOR THE LADY HERE WHOSE HOME IS NEXT TO THE MATHNASIUM. IF YOU GUYS HAVE TIME, I WOULD REQUEST YOU TO GO AND SEE THAT PARKING LOT 4 OR 5 P.M. IN THE EVENING. YOU CAN GO IN. YOU CANNOT COME OUT. THE WHOLE PLACE IS JAM PACKED THERE. I MEAN, AND ONE OTHER THING I'M GOING TO TELL YOU IS THAT THE PEOPLE WHOSE KIDS GO TO THE MATHNASIUM, THEY ACTUALLY COME INSIDE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND PARK IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THERE IS NO PARKING THERE. AND THAT IS A FACT. SO WE SEE ALL THESE CARS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE DON'T KNOW WHOSE CARS THEY ARE. AND SO IT BECOMES SO HARD AND DIFFICULT TRAFFIC WISE. SO WITHOUT A PROPER TRAFFIC STUDY, THIS THING IS NOT APPROPRIATE. THE FINAL THING IS I DO THINK THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, I MEAN, SHOULD BE IN THE FRONT SIDE, NOT ON THE BACK SIDE BECAUSE THAT WILL GIVE US A LOT OF IF THEY PUT THE PARKING LOT ON THE BACK SIDE, THAT GIVES US AT LEAST SOME BUFFER SPACE, SOME TREES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE JUST ONE EXIT AND ENTRANCE TO THAT LOT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW THE SECOND EXIT WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO SANDY LAKE. I MEAN, OUR EXIT AND THAT ALREADY IS A VERY DANGEROUS SPOT. AND THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ONE MORE NAME ON THE LIST. BUT I BELIEVE THIS PERSON SPOKE EARLIER. IT'S 148 AMBERWOOD. IF YOU DON'T MIND. OKAY. SURE. OH, YEAH. YOU PASSED, BUT YOU'RE. NOW YOU'RE COMING BACK. YEAH, I'M COMING BACK. YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. I WANTED EVERYONE TO HAVE THEIR CHANCE, TOO. MY NAME IS DAVE MUKHERJEE. 148 AMBERWOOD. I WANTED EVERYONE ELSE TO HAVE THEIR SAY. YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF MORE IMPORTANT CONCERNS THAN, YOU KNOW. WE LIVE IN THE INTERIOR PART OF AMBERWOOD. I MEAN, ARBOR MANORS AND YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD IMAGINE THAT WE WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING THERE, BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE. EVERYONE'S SPOKEN ABOUT THE TRAFFIC. TEN, 15 YEARS AGO I NOTICED THIS. WE IN ARBOR MANORS ARE A PRIME LOCATION FOR THROUGH TRAFFIC. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO GET TO SANDY LAKE AND THEY'RE ON DENTON TAP, THEY CUT THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IF THEY'RE ON SANDY LAKE AND THEY WANT TO GET TO DENTON TAP, THEY CUT THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY SPEED THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY RUN OUR STOP SIGNS. THIS EVENING WHEN I WAS COMING BACK HOME, THERE WAS A PATROL CAR THAT STOPPED A PERSON TRYING TO ZIP THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT RIGHT NEXT TO THE POLICE PATROL CAR, THERE WAS ANOTHER PERSON WHO CAME THROUGH, BROKE THROUGH THE UTURN, THE ILLEGAL U-TURN CAME INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, LOOPED AROUND. AND I HAVE A NEIGHBOR RIGHT HERE SITTING RIGHT BEHIND ME, WHOSE CAR JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO WAS RAMMED, SIDESWIPED, AND IT WAS A HIT AND RUN AND THEY JUST WENT AWAY. [03:15:01] SO WE'RE HAVING ACCIDENTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF, YOU KNOW, DRIVE THROUGH TRAFFIC. YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT PEOPLE ILLEGAL PARKING. WE'RE CHOKED ON BOTH ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS ON DENTON TAP AND ON SANDY LAKE. WE HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE JEOPARDIZED BY THIS. WE HAVE OLD PEOPLE WHO WALK. I KNOW I WALK MY DOG FOR THE LAST 10-15 YEARS. I'M ALMOST RUN OVER ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY BECAUSE OF ALL THIS TRAFFIC. COMMERCIAL IF YOU LOOK AT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ON BOTH EDGES OF DENTON TAP AND ON SANDY LAKE, WE ARE HAVING ALL SORTS OF HIGH TRAFFIC ESTABLISHMENTS. 151 CAFE. WE HAD MCDONALD'S BEFORE. WE HAVE AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT, WE HAVE EINSTEIN'S BAGELS, WE HAVE ALL THOSE. AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE RESTAURANTS AROUND THE SITE. IT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE SCENARIO. YOU KNOW, SO I WANT TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE A BIG ISSUE. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SAFETY AND CRIME ISSUES, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP TO SUPPORT EVERYONE ELSE HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I WILL APPLAUD YOU. WITH THE REMOTE WE GOT RIGHT UNDER. I THINK WE'VE GOT ONE MINUTE TO SPARE AND WE GOT EVERYBODY ON THE LIST. YES, MA'AM. CAN I MAKE ONE MORE POINT? I PROBABLY NEED A MINUTE. WE'RE SO CLOSE. YES. YES YOU CAN. IF YOU COULD MAKE IT BRIEF. IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT. VERY QUICK. IF YOU NEED MY NAME. YES. NAME AND ADDRESS. SHANTI SUBRAMANYAM, 126 WILD PLUM DRIVE. AND THE POINT I WANTED TO MAKE ABOUT THIS LEFT TURN THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS WHEN YOU STAY THERE IN YOUR VEHICLE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IF THERE'S ONE BIG VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU TRYING TO TURN INTO SPROUTS, YOU HAVE NO VISIBILITY AS TO WHAT'S COMING ON THE OTHER TWO LANES. AND IF THERE'S MORE THAN IF IT'S A BIG VEHICLE OR THERE'S MULTIPLE VEHICLES, YOU HAVE ZERO VISIBILITY. YOU WHAT I HAVE TO DO IS WAIT AND SEE, OKAY? IF THERE'S ONE CAR, THEN I'M GOING TO WAIT AND TRY TO SEE WAY BACK IF I CAN FIND IF THERE'S ANY MORE LIGHT OR ANYTHING COMING. IF IT'S NIGHT, RIGHT. IT'S A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. WE JUST HAVE TO HOPE THAT. OKAY. WE'RE CATCHING A GAP. AND IF YOU ADD ONE MORE EXIT JUST 100FT AWAY. THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT. THAT'S REALLY WHAT I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BECAUSE YOU'LL JUST GET HIT RIGHT ON THE SIDE AT A HIGH SPEED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR COMBINING. WE GOT THROUGH THE WHOLE LIST. SO THANK YOU FOR COMBINING. EVERYBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO SPEAK. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. SO WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT BACK FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL OR A MOTION. COUNCILOR MATHEW. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM, FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I DIDN'T SPEAK ABOUT THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO THIS. SO MAYOR PRO TEM I'M IN FAVOR OF APPLICANT MEETING WITH THE RESIDENTS AND KEEP THE MEETING. THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. WELL, I GUESS I WILL ASK YOU, ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION TO SUCH. I GUESS WE NEED A MOTION IF THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WERE YOU TO SAY THAT IN GENERAL THAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT IT. OR DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO DISCUSS. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. YES. SO THE MOTION IS TO IS THE RIGHT WORD TABLE. LET'S LOOK AT YOUR. OH, YEAH. ATTORNEY BOB. [LAUGHTER] A LOT OF CAPITAL. THE MOTION WOULD BE TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO MAY 14TH. IS THAT RIGHT? NO. MAY 12TH. APRIL 28TH IS THE NEXT. IS THE NEXT MEETING. APRIL 28TH. OKAY. THAT'S WHEN YOU WANT TO DO IT. IS THAT GOING TO GIVE EVERYBODY ENOUGH TIME TO GET DONE WHAT NEEDS TO GET DONE? YEAH. WELL, THAT'S I GUESS BEFORE WE HAVE DISCUSSION. THAT'S THE MOTION HE'S TRYING TO MAKE. CORRECT? CORRECT. WE'RE CONTINUING MOTION TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO A DATE CERTAIN. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO RE NOTICE IT. OKAY. SO THAT'S THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE IS THERE? YEAH. MAYOR PRO TEM. IS THAT WHAT DAY DO YOU WANT TO WHAT DAY DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE IT TO. I WILL ASK THE APPLICANT HOW MANY WEEKS THAT I ALSO SHOULD ASK THE RESIDENTS TO WRITE IN TWO WEEKS IS ENOUGH. YEAH. NOT ENOUGH. I COUNTED 15 DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. SO IF THAT'S GOING TO GIVE THEM TIME TO, IF THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THOSE 15 THINGS, IT MIGHT SUGGEST PERHAPS A MONTH. YEAH, I WOULD THINK I KNOW, BUT I WILL. IT'S YOUR MEETING AND YOU GET TO MAKE THOSE CHOICES, [03:20:05] BUT I WOULD THINK IT MIGHT TAKE A MONTH. SO IT'LL BE APRIL 28TH OR MAY 12TH. YOU'RE SECONDING? NO. OH. I'M SORRY. YOU HAVE. OKAY, WELL, LET ME GET COUNCIL. SO WE NEED TO PICK A DATE IF YOU WANT. IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE IT, IF WE MAKE A MOTION, IT'D BE MAY 12TH OR I GUESS APRIL 28TH. CAN I THE PACKET FOR APRIL 28TH GOES OUT NEXT FRIDAY. SO I DOUBT SERIOUSLY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO MEET BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT FRIDAY AND GET US INFORMATION ON WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY COME UP WITH. SO MAY 12TH. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU NOT OFFER APRIL 28TH AS THE DATE. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I WOULD PROPOSE MAY 12TH, TUESDAY. OKAY. SO THE MOTION ON THE TABLE IS TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL MAY 12TH. IS THERE A SECOND? YES. COUNCILOR HILL IS SECONDED. DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM. DO YOU WANT TO DISCUSS? YES I DO. OKAY. WELL, COUNCILOR, YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD. COUNCILOR WALKER. OKAY. YEAH, I DON'T FAVOR THE MOTION AS PHRASED. YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M HEARING FROM EVERYONE IS I'M NOT HEARING AN ABSOLUTE NO. I'M JUST HEARING A NOT THIS, WHICH IS SURPRISING GIVEN THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED. QUITE FRANKLY. I THINK WE HAVE A RELATIVELY GENEROUS DEVELOPER WHO'S TRYING TO BE CONSCIENTIOUS AND MAKE THIS WORK. AND I THINK WE'VE SEEN WE HAVE A RELATIVELY GENEROUS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S PUT UP WITH A LOT AND IS STILL TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK. I HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS. I'M NOT AN ARBORIST, ALTHOUGH I PROBABLY COULD BE. I'VE GOT ENOUGH TREES. IN MY EXPERIENCE, WHEN YOU ADD A FOUNDATION FOR A STRUCTURE ONTO AN ESTABLISHED ROOT SYSTEM, YOU KILL THE TREE. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN SIX MONTHS, BUT THE RISK IS DEFINITELY THERE. SO EVEN THE TREES THAT ARE LEFT IN THE BUFFER BEHIND THE BUILDING, WITH THE COMPRESSION OF THAT FOUNDATION ON THAT ROOT STRUCTURE, IN MY OPINION YOU'RE RISKING THAT THE TREES THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAVE WILL DIE ANYWAYS. I WOULD RATHER THAN SEE THE PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED, I WOULD RATHER JUST DENY THIS AND LET THIS DEVELOPER WHO'S TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING WITH RESPECT TO A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER THAT HAS A RIGHT TO DEVELOP THAT PROPERTY, TO WORK WITH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WORKS. BUT I JUST DON'T SEE THAT THIS IS IT. I, WITH RESPECT TO THE TRAFFIC STUDY AND AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS ANY INTEREST IN THIS AT ALL? BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK STAFF TO WORK WITH THE HOA BOARD AND HAVE THAT HOA BOARD REPRESENT THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SEE ABOUT HAVING ROAD BUMPS INSTALLED ON THAT STREET AND HAVING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLED AT BRAEWOOD. I WILL CONFESS, I'VE BEEN ON A ONE MANNED MISSION TO TRY TO KEEP THAT MELT CREAMERY OPEN. [LAUGHTER] AND WHEN I'M TRYING TO TURN LEFT ONTO SANDY LAKE ON BRAEWOOD AT LUNCHTIME, IT'S HAIRY. I MEAN, IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT THING. AND, IT'S ONE OF THE INTERSECTIONS THAT I'VE WAITED AT LONGER TO TRY TO MAKE THAT LEFT TURN TO GO NORTH THAN ANY OTHER INTERSECTION I CAN THINK OF. AS I SIT HERE AND TWICE I'M KIND OF DATING. HOW MANY TIMES I'VE BEEN TWICE. I'VE JUST GIVEN UP AND TURNED SOUTH. BECAUSE IT JUST WASN'T POSSIBLE. AND THIS IS LIKE, AT 1 P.M., RIGHT AT THE END OF THE LUNCH HOUR WHEN IT'S NOT EVEN BUSY. SO I THINK THE TRAFFIC ISSUES ARE VERY REAL. I THINK THEY'RE VERY REAL CONCERN. AND THAT DOES CONCERN ME WITH RESPECT TO THIS APPLICATION. AND JUST TO INTERRUPT REAL QUICK, WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE SO WE CAN ADDRESS THE MOTION. I MEAN, I, YOU CAN SPEAK ABOUT THE MERITS OF THE CASE AND EVERYTHING AT THE RIGHT TIME, BUT. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS, I GUESS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE? FOR ALL THESE REASONS, I WOULD RATHER NOT DENY THIS AND GIVE THE DEVELOPER TIME TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORS TO REDO IT AND TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE LIVING WITH AND WORKING WITH STAFF IN TANDEM TO SEE ABOUT THE TRAFFIC ISSUES. [03:25:04] AND I DON'T THINK DEFERRING IT TO AN ARTIFICIAL MEETING DATE GIVES ANYONE THE CHANCE TO GET THAT DONE IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. SO FOR THAT REASON, I WOULD OPPOSE THE MOTION ON THE TABLE. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR HINOJOSA-SMITH. WELL, I THINK ATTORNEY BOB'S GOING TO TELL ME TO STOP SPEAKING BECAUSE I'M WOULD. MAYOR PRO TEM I WOULD ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER AND I WOULD RATHER SEE I WOULD RATHER DENY THIS AND HAVE THIS DONE RIGHT THAN TO POSTPONE IT. YOU WANT US TO GO? OKAY, WE'LL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THANK YOU. OKAY. I'M CALLING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WILL, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE SAID. WE WILL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'LL BE BACK MOMENTARILY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE HAVE JUST FINISHED AT 10:41. WE WENT INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH OUR ATTORNEY. PURSUANT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 AT 11:12, WE HAVE RETURNED OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION. AND WITH THAT, WE COUNCILOR HILL. YES. I WOULD LIKE TO RETRACT MY SECOND. COUNCILMAN MATHEW'S MOTION, I'M GOING TO RESTATE THE MOTION. I'M IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AND THE PUBLIC UNTIL APRIL 28TH TUESDAY. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO KEEP THE CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL APRIL 28TH. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILOR HILL HAS A SECOND DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM. ANY. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? WALKER. HINOJOSA-SMITH. CARROLL. NEVELS. PREMKUMAR. MATHEW. HILL. NONE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WHAT IF I ASK A QUESTION? YOU CAN TALK TO ME. SO, YEAH. I MEAN, THERE'S NO REASON. I'M SORRY HINOJOSA-SMITH. I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT AND SAY I JUST I KNOW IT'S REALLY LATE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK ALL THE RESIDENTS FOR COMING AND FOR SPEAKING AND FOR IDENTIFYING WAYS TO GET TO YES, IN A PRODUCTIVE WAY. AND SO, AND THANK YOU TO THE APPLICANT FOR BEING WILLING TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND CONTINUING THIS PROCESS. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ITEM 11. WE WILL GET THE MAYOR. DO WE KNOW DO WE KNOW WHERE HE WENT, WHERE HE WENT? MAYOR PRO TEM JUST A QUESTION. WE CAN'T. WE CAN'T. OKAY. HOLD ON, HOLD ON. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CONTINUING TO BE OPEN. SO WE'LL BE CONTINUED. AND WE WILL DISCUSS THIS AGAIN AT THE APRIL 28TH MEETING. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING, THERE'S NOT BEEN A VOTE TAKEN ON THE ACTUAL LAND USE CASE. AND WE WILL CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING IN TWO WEEKS. DO WE HAVE AN OPTION TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. NO, I THINK. WE CAN TALK TO HIM ATTORNEY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR CALLING ME. THEY NEED CLARITY. WITH ALL THE PEOPLE MAYOR, I HAND YOU BACK THE GAVEL. EVERYTHING'S IN PERFECT SHAPE. OKAY. WE ARE UP TO ITEM [12. 2026-0167 Public Hearing: Hold a public hearing and consider approval of Planned Development- 296 Revised-Light Industrial (PD-296R-LI), a zoning change request from PD-296-LI (Planned Development-296- Light Industrial) and LI (Light Industrial) to PD-296R-LI (Planned Development-296 Revised- Light Industrial) to add a parking lot south of the existing Planned Development and update the existing Site Plan for a new 37,699- square foot 3 story professional office building on approximately 13 acres of land located on the west side of Creekview Drive, approximately 525 feet north of Bethel Road.] 12, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND THIS IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 296 REVISED REVISED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PD 296R-LI A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM PD 296LI PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 296 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND LI LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO PD 296RLI PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. 296 REVISED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO ADD A PARKING LOT SOUTH OF THE EXISTING PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND UPDATE THE EXISTING SITE PLAN FOR A NEW 37,699 [03:30:07] SQUARE FOOT, THREE STORY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING ON APPROXIMATELY 13 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF CREEKVIEW DRIVE, APPROXIMATELY 525FT NORTH OF BETHEL ROAD. MISS BOSWELL. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. THIS IS ITEM 12. SO ALL OF THIS PROPERTY WAS ONCE OWNED BY THE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH. A PORTION WAS SOLD TO SAMARITAN'S PURSE AND DEVELOPED IN 2018 AS THEIR OFFICE WAREHOUSE. THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF THE SAMARITAN'S PURSE SITE. THERE ARE TWO MAIN CHANGES, THE FIRST BEING THE ADDITION OF A NEW THREE STOREY OFFICE BUILDING TO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SITE. THE LOCATION OF THE NEW BUILDING NECESSITATED THE ELIMINATION OF EXISTING PARKING SPACES AND THE RELOCATION OF A FIRE LANE. THE NEW BUILDING'S FIRST FLOOR WILL CONTAIN A LARGE BREAK ROOM, AN AREA FOR STAFF, DEVOTIONS FOR 70 AND GUEST TRAINING. THE SECOND FLOOR WILL HOUSE THEIR 30 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STAFF AND THE THIRD FLOORS FOR FUTURE GROWTH. IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW BUILDING AND THE PARKING ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND THE PARKING THAT WAS LOST TO THE NEW BUILDING FOOTPRINT A NEW PARKING LOT AREA WILL BE CONSTRUCTED SOUTH OF THE EXISTING LOT. THE NEW PARKING LOT IS THE SECOND MAIN CHANGE. THEY ARE PLATTING SOME LAND TO THE SOUTH TO ACCOMMODATE THE REQUIRED PARKING. IN TOTAL, THEY ARE REMOVING 16 EXISTING SPACE 60 EXISTING SPACES, ADDING BACK 176 FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 399 SPACES ON SITE. THE ELEVATION SHOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE BUILDING WILL BE BRICK, WITH A SMALL PORTION OF IT TO BE STUCCO. THESE ARE THE COLORS AND THE MATERIALS THEY'RE PROPOSING. THE NEW THREE STORY BUILDING WILL JUST WILL BE JUST UNDER 46FT IN HEIGHT. AN ALUMINUM CANOPY AND SUNSCREEN WILL BE ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. IN TERMS OF BUILDING SIGNAGE THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING PROPOSED. WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS JUST FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES. ANY BUILDING SIGNAGE WILL NEED TO CONFORM TO CITY REQUIREMENTS. THEY ARE ALSO PROPOSING AN OUTDOOR PATIO AREA AND PERGOLA BETWEEN THE NEW AND EXISTING BUILDING FOR EMPLOYEES. SO THE LANDSCAPE PLANS PROVIDED SHOW THAT THE SITE MEETS THE MINIMUM AREA REQUIREMENTS. STAFF WILL BE WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT FOR TREE PLACEMENT ALONG CREEKVIEW DRIVE. SINCE THERE IS A MAJOR GAS EASEMENT THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE STREET. STAFF IS REQUESTING A CONDITION THAT WOULD ALLOW STAFF TO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE ANY LANDSCAPING CHANGES TO THE EASEMENT AREA. THEY ARE PROPOSING 44 OVERSTORY TREES AND 19 ACCENT TREES IN THE PARKING AREA AND OUTDOOR PATIO AREA. SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS THE PROPOSED THREE STORY BUILDING AND TO THE LEFT WOULD BE THE OUTDOOR PATIO AREA WITH THE PERGOLAS. SO THE NEW PARKING AREA AND DRAINAGE PIPE EASEMENT WILL REQUIRE THE EXISTING TREES TO BE REMOVED. TREE MITIGATION FEES FOR THE REMOVAL IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 110 AND ABOUT $134,000. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THAT THE FEES FOR THE TREE MITIGATION BE WAIVED. THIS CAN ONLY BE DONE BY CITY COUNCIL. IN ADDITION TO THIS, THERE IS A TREE THAT IS 40.3IN AND ITS REMOVAL REQUIRES CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL. BASED ON OUR ANALYSIS, IT IS IN FAIR TO GOOD CONDITION. THE TREE SURVEY LISTS THAT TREE AS DECLINING IN HEALTH. SO IF YOU LOOK AT IT'S THE ONE THAT'S CIRCLED. IF THAT TREE HAD TO REMAIN, THEY WOULD LOSE ABOUT 25% OF THOSE NEW PARKING SPACES. SO THIS IS A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST. WE DID SEND OUT NOTICES FIVE WITHIN 200FT. ONE ADDITIONAL COURTESY NOTICE. AND WE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. ONE THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS DURING BUILDING PERMIT AND DETAILED ENGINEERING REVIEW. TWO A REPLAT IS REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED PRIOR TO ENGINEERING REVIEW AND RECORDED [03:35:02] PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT. THREE IF TREE MITIGATION FEES ARE NOT WAIVED, THAT THE MITIGATION FEES BE PAID PRIOR TO PLAT RECORDATION. FOUR TO ALLOW STAFF TO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE ANY CHANGES RELATED TO THE LANDSCAPING IN THE 30 FOOT GAS EASEMENT. FIVE THAT ALL SIGNAGE MUST COMPLY WITH CITY ORDINANCES, AND SIX THAT A DOWNSTREAM DRAINAGE ANALYSIS WILL BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER STORMWATER DETENTION IS NEEDED. THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS BOSWELL? COUNCIL MEMBER PREMKUMAR. THANK YOU MAYOR. MISS BOSWELL, HOW OFTEN DOES THE CITY COUNCIL WAIVE THE TREE REMOVAL FEES? I MEAN, AS THE RATIO IS 50/50, 90/10. I'M NOT AWARE OF TREE FEES BEING MITIGATED. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER ON THE SIXTH CONDITION. THANK YOU MAYOR. ON THE SIXTH CONDITION WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE STORMWATER DETENTION, IS THAT A RETAINING POND? IT'S TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE'S ENOUGH. I'LL LET OUR ENGINEER ANSWER THIS SO I DON'T MESS IT UP FOR HIM. THANK YOU MARY. COUNCIL. AARON. AARON TAINTER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING. THIS IS JUST FOR OUR ORDINANCE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS. THE DEVELOPER PROVIDED A LETTER SAYING THERE SHOULD BE NO IMPACTS. AND SO DURING OUR ENGINEERING REVIEW, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO SEE THEIR ANALYSIS TO PROVE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT IF IT'S DETERMINED THAT THAT'S INCORRECT AND STORMWATER DETENTION IS NEEDED, WOULD WE DO IT THROUGH A RETENTION POND? BECAUSE IT WOULD SEEM TO ME IT WOULD WIPE OUT A BUNCH OF THE PARKING IS WHY I'M ASKING. THERE ARE OPTIONS. UNDERGROUND DETENTION UNDER PARKING LOTS. OKAY. WHICH IS MORE EXPENSIVE, BUT COULD BE DONE TO MEET THE PARKING AS APPROVED IF NECESSARY. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT AS THINGS CURRENTLY STAND, THOUGH, ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT WON'T BE AN ISSUE. THAT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING FROM THE MEMO WE RECEIVED. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO MAKE OR. SURE. COME ON DOWN. AND YOU WAITED THIS LONG? YOU'VE BEEN HERE WITH US THIS LONG PLEASE, COME ON DOWN. GOT TO WAKE MY WIFE UP WHEN I GET HOME AND TELL HER HAPPY NEW YEAR. I'M GREG YANCY, IT'S P.O. BOX 1790. [LAUGHTER] GOOD TO BE BACK. I BROUGHT VALLEY RANCH BAPTIST CHURCH PHASE ONE THROUGH HERE, I THINK, IN 93. SO I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY MY LAST TIME IN THIS ROOM. I SHOULD BE DONE BY NOW. SO YOUR NAME IS STILL ALL OVER THE PLACE? WELL. I'M SORRY. OH, I JUST THIS IS PROBABLY I DON'T KNOW OF A WORSE TWO ACRE SITE IN COPPELL. WITH THE WELL SITE BEHIND THE OBVIOUS QUESTION I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE IS, WHY DID YOU PUT THE BUILDING WHERE YOU DID? WELL, IT'S ABOUT 70 TO 75DB OF NOISE COMING FROM THE WELL SITE CONSTANTLY. THEY USE NATURAL GAS FIRED COMPRESSORS TO COMPRESS THE GAS THAT THEN GOES INTO THE PIPELINE SO WE CAN IMPROVE THE WINDOWS AND WALL INSULATION AND GET AROUND THAT. BUT THE VIEWS OUT THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY BAD. SO THEN WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND JUST PUT THE BUILDING IN THE EXISTING PARKING LOT. AND SOMEONE ASKED IN P AND Z THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO BUILDINGS AND THIS ONE IS OBVIOUSLY BRICK AND NOT TILT WALL. WE ARE USING THE SAME COLOR PALETTE EXACTLY. THE TWO BUILDING PARAPET HEIGHTS ARE ABOUT THREE FEET APART IN DIFFERENT. SO YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T NOTICE A DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. THIS LOT DOES NOT HAVE SANITARY SEWER SERVICE AND OBVIOUSLY NOT STORMWATER SERVICE. THERE'S A PRIVATE SEWER LINE THAT FED THE DC PROPERTIES DOWN BY PROLOGIS AT BETHEL AND CREEKVIEW, BUT IT'S PRIVATE AND FELLOWSHIP CHURCH DID NOT GET ACCESS RIGHTS TO IT WHEN THEY SOLD THAT SITE. SO SO REALLY A PARKING LOT IS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THE PROPERTY. AND JUST QUICKLY, I DON'T WANT TO TIE UP YOUR TIME. I THINK YOU'VE CERTAINLY ALL DONE ENOUGH TONIGHT, BUT I DID. I DID BRING A PHOTO AND I DIDN'T INTENTIONALLY MAKE IT WHERE IT'S NOT FLATTERING, BUT I DID BRING A PHOTO OF THIS WHITE ASH TREE AND I'VE GOT ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU DON'T MIND, PICK OUT A BAD VIEW. IT LOOKS LIKE ONCOR PRUNED IT. IT IS IN DECLINE, AND I THINK I COUNTED SIX LIMBS THAT HAVE FALLEN OFF. [03:40:04] AND YOU'LL SEE IN THE PHOTO, LIKE AROUND 1 OR 2:00, YOU CAN SEE A LARGE LIMB THAT'S THAT'S FALLEN DOWN AND IT'S JUST HANGING ON TO THE TREE. WE DID DO AN ALTERNATE SITE PLAN, WHICH I'M GLAD TO HAND OUT TO YOU BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE IT, BUT WE LOSE 22% OF THE PARKING SPACES. WE LOSE 39 PARKING SPACES TO SAVE THAT TREE. AND IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE WHAT THAT ALTERNATE LAYOUT LOOKS LIKE, I'M GLAD TO HAND THESE OUT AS WELL. WOULD YOU CARE TO SEE IT? THANK YOU. SO YEAH, A TWO ACRE SITE IN COPPELL WHERE YOU LOSE 22% OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A RECORD DOWN HERE TOO. OH, I THINK COUNCILMAN WALKER MADE A POINT EARLIER ABOUT THE CORRECT WAY TO SAVE A TREE, AND HE'S EXACTLY RIGHT. YOU CAN'T DISTURB THE AIR UNDER ABOVE THOSE ROOT SYSTEMS. WE TRIED IT WHEN I WORKED FOR LAS COLINAS, AND WE NEVER HAD ONE THAT WORKED. SO ONCE YOU ADJUST THE GRADES OVER THE IF YOU'RE UNDER THE CROWN OF THAT TREE AND YOU'RE ADJUSTING GRADES, YOU'RE GOING TO KILL THAT TREE, YOU'RE GOING TO SUFFOCATE IT. SO TO COME BACK LATER, AFTER THE TREE FINALLY DOES DECLINE AND DIE 30 YEARS FROM NOW, 40 YEARS FROM NOW, TO COME BACK LATER TO TRY TO DO THAT ENGINEERING AND MOBILIZE YOUR CONTRACTORS IS REALLY. IT'S GOING TO BE LESS THAN IDEAL TO TRY TO MAKE YOUR DRAINAGE WORK AND MAKE THE PAVING WORK. BUT WE WOULD ASK YOUR PERMISSION TO REMOVE THAT TREE. THE ARBORIST WE SENT OUT THERE TWICE JUST INDICATED THAT THE TREE WAS IN DECLINE. AND SO IT'S NOT, THERE'S NO TELLING HOW MANY YEARS IT'S GOT LEFT. AND THEN REGARDING THE QUESTION ABOUT WHY WE REQUESTED A WAIVER OF TREE MITIGATION IF I'VE ACTUALLY BROUGHT THIS WITH ME AS WELL I JUST TOOK A SHOT OUT OF THE ORDINANCE ABOUT THE MENTION OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS BEING EXEMPT FROM THE ORDINANCE. AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT JUST BECAUSE A CHURCH MAY DE FACTO BE A MINISTRY, BUT A MINISTRY IS NOT A CHURCH. I MEAN, IT'S, THERE ARE NUANCES IN THAT PHRASE. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE, ONE COULD SAY THAT PERHAPS THIS MINISTRY WOULD CONFORM TO THE EXEMPTION. NOT THAT THE CITY OF COPPELL HAS TO FOLLOW THE IRS, BUT ALSO BROUGHT THE LETTER FROM THE IRS FROM 2016, WHERE SAMARITAN'S PURSE HAS RECOGNIZED THEIR 501C3 IS GRANTED BECAUSE THEY ARE CONSIDERED A CHURCH OR A COUNCIL OF CHURCHES. SO AGAIN, CERTAINLY DON'T EXPECT THE CITY OF COPPELL TO AGREE WITH THE IRS. BUT I JUST I DID BRING THAT SO YOU COULD SEE IT. I'VE GOT THIS AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S THE LAST TIME, I PROMISE. AND GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. YANCY? GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH. I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER PREMKUMAR. QUICK QUESTION, SIR, FOR YOU. YES, SIR. SO THIS WAS PROBABLY, WHAT, 10, $15 MILLION DEVELOPMENT? THE ORIGINAL BUILDING. THE NEW BUILDING AND THE PARKING LOT. EXACTLY. RIGHT. YEAH. IT IS. IT'S PROBABLY I THINK I BUDGETED 13 MILLION. RIGHT. THANK YOU. SURE. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WE DID NOT HAVE ANYBODY SIGN UP TO SPEAK FOR ITEM NUMBER 12. SO WE WILL CONTINUE ON AND SOLICIT ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER PREMKUMAR. THANK YOU MAYOR. MISS BOSWELL WILL THIS DEVELOPMENT BE CONSIDERED AS COMMERCIAL, OR WILL IT FALL UNDER THE CHURCH CLASSIFICATION FOR THE CITY? FOR US, IT'S COMMERCIAL. IT'S AN OFFICE WAREHOUSE AND AN OFFICE BUILDING. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. SO I'VE GOT, I THINK, COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER FIRST AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER MATHEW. THAT'S FINE. MAYOR MAYS AT THIS TIME, I'D CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. [03:45:01] I BELIEVE WE HAD A QUESTION DOWN FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MATHEW. DO YOU MIND? NO, I DON'T MIND POSING. COUNCIL MEMBER MATHEW. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD QUESTION FOR MARY. YOU SAID THIS IS A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, WHICH MEANS WE ARE ABLE TO COLLECT PROPERTY TAX. IT'S ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. WHICH I WOULD ASSUME THAT WE COLLECT PROPERTY TAXES FROM. NO, THE REASON I'M SAYING IS BECAUSE IT SAYS IRS. THE CHURCH ORGANIZATION IS INVOLVED. DO YOU GUYS PAY? I WAS JUST ASKING. NO MA'AM. DALLAS COUNTY EXEMPTIONS. SO THEY DO NOT PAY PROPERTY TAXES. RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE. YES SIR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PREMKUMAR. MAYOR, I HAVE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD DIRECT THE QUESTION TO YOU. IF I WANTED TO INSIST THAT THE MITIGATION FEE NOT BE WAIVED. HOW DO I GO ABOUT DOING THAT? DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THAT ONE? ALL RIGHT, SO YOU CAN MAKE THE MOTION. AND WHEN YOU SAY WITH CONDITIONS, JUST SAY ACCEPT THE TREE MITIGATION FEES WOULD BE ASSESSED. SO SORRY TO INTERRUPT. SO THERE'S TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS, WILL YOU ALLOW THEM TO CUT DOWN THE 40 INCH TREE THAT IS IN DECLINING HEALTH BECAUSE THAT REQUIRES COUNCIL APPROVAL. STAFF CAN'T DO THAT. AND THEN THE SECOND PART IS THE TREE MITIGATION FEES. I HAD A QUESTION WHY WAS THE LARGE TREE NOT PART OF THE PLANNING AND ZONINGS FINDING. ONLY CITY COUNCIL HAS THAT AUTHORITY. THEY HAVE NO PURVIEW. THEY JUST PASSED. OKAY. YES SIR. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER I KNOW. I GOT, I GOT COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER DOWN THERE. COUNCIL MEMBER WALKER. OKAY. THANK YOU MAYOR. AT THIS TIME, I'D GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 12, SUBJECT TO THE SIX STAFF CONDITIONS. THANK YOU. COULD I GET CLARIFICATION? SORRY. ON ARE YOU GOING TO ALLOW THE TREE TO BE CUT? IS THAT BEING RECOMMENDED? THAT'S THE QUESTION THE CITY COUNCIL HAS TO ANSWER. THAT'S COMPLETELY UP TO THIS COUNCIL TO DECIDE. OKAY, WELL THEN I'LL MODIFY THE MOTION SINCE IT HASN'T BEEN SAID. GO AHEAD. I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 12. 12. SUBJECT TO THE SIX STAFF CONDITIONS AND INCLUDING THE PROVISION THAT THE ASH TREE, AS INDICATED, WILL BE ELIMINATED. FEES? AND THE. NO, THE FEES ARE. OH, AND THAT THE FEES WILL BE WAIVED. THEY WILL BE WAIVED. WILL BE WAIVED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SAVE US FROM OURSELVES. EARNED HIS MONEY TONIGHT. DO YOU MEAN WAIVER OF ALL THE TREE MITIGATION FEES? OR ONLY FOR THE ASH TREE THAT IS TO BE REMOVED? ALL OF THEM, INCLUDING THE ASH TREE. YOUR MOTION INCLUDED ALL. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. WELL, BECAUSE THAT WAS CONDITIONAL. SO IT SAID YOU'RE RIGHT. NO, THAT'S A GOOD POINT. OKAY, SO. SO HAVING CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL MOVE THAT NUMBER 12 BE APPROVED AND THAT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONDITIONS THAT THE TREE MITIGATION FEES BE WAIVED ENTIRELY, AND THE WHITE ASH TREE THAT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE STAFF, I MEAN, COUNCIL APPROVAL TO BE ELIMINATED ALSO BE ELIMINATED. AND DID I HEAR YOU SAY THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ONE, TWO, FOUR, FIVE AND SIX BE INCLUDED? YES. THANK YOU MAYOR. I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCIL MEMBER HILL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER PREMKUMAR. MAYOR I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO INTRODUCE ANOTHER MOTION. I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS TO. OKAY. OKAY. YOU CAN AMEND YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE MOTION ON THE TABLE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE MOTION ON THE TABLE. AND MY PROPOSAL IS THAT WE DO ASSESS THE TREE MITIGATION FEE AND ALLOW THEM TO TAKE DOWN THE 40 INCH OAK TREE. [03:50:05] AND WITH ALL OTHER CONDITIONS BEING AS STATED. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO MODIFY THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO NOT WAIVE THE TREE MITIGATION FEES. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT? ON THE MOTION TO AMEND. MAYOR PRO TEM CARROLL. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO AMEND THE MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER NEVELS. WOULD THIS AMENDMENT OF THE MOTION INCLUDE CONDITION NUMBER THREE? I'M JUST CONFIRMING THAT THAT WAS. YEAH. IT WOULD. OKAY. THANK YOU. JUST CLARIFY. IT'S A DOUBLE NEGATIVE. THEY HAVE TO PAY THE FEES. I GOT IT. IT'S A LONG NIGHT, SIR. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE, WHICH WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE MOTION TO ALLOW ITEMS ONE, TWO, FOUR, FIVE AND SIX AND THREE. I'M SORRY. ALL OF THE CONDITIONS. AND TO ASSESS THE TREE MITIGATION FEES AND TO ALLOW THE REMOVAL OF THE LARGE ASH. DID I STATE THAT CORRECTLY? YES. THANK YOU MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? NOW THIS VOTE WILL BE ONLY TO AMEND THE MOTION. I'M SORRY. NOT THE ORIGINAL MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER HILL DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? SO YEAH, JUST CLARIFYING THAT IS APPROVING HIS MOTION OR? YES, THIS IS JUST THE MOTION TO. IT'S BASICALLY ALL IT DOES ALL RAMESH'S MOTION DOES IS PUT THREE BACK IN PLAY, AND OTHERWISE IT'S TO REMOVE THE ASH TREES. THE ONLY THING HE'S REALLY AMENDING IS ITEM THREE AND HE'S. EXCUSE ME AND CLARIFYING THAT WE WILL ASSESS THE TREE MITIGATION FEES, WHICH IS NOT CLEAR TO ME IN ITEM THREE. SO HE WAS VERY CLEAR ON HIS MOTION ON THAT. THAT'S WHY I SAY IT'S A DOUBLE NEGATIVE SO. YES. OKAY. YOU OKAY? ALL RIGHT. SO THIS MOTION IS THIS IS TO VOTE ON THE AMENDED MOTION ONLY AS WE JUST WENT THROUGH. SEEING NO DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR? HINOJOSA-SMITH. CARROLL. NEVELS. PREMKUMAR. MATHEW. OPPOSED? WALKER. HILL. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE NOW TO APPROVE ITEM 12 WITH THE CONDITION STATED INCLUDING ITEM THREE WITH THE TREE MITIGATION FEES ATTACHED, PLUS REMOVING THE ASH TREE IN QUESTION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDED MOTION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR. HINOJOSA-SMITH. CARROLL. NEVELS. PREMKUMAR. MATHEW. OPPOSED. WALKER. HILL. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE JUST HAD OUR LESSON IN ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER THIS EVENING. [13. 2026-0159 Consider approval of a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, expressing official intent to reimburse expenses associated with constructing, improving and equipping public safety facilities for the fire department, including design, construction, renovation and equipment of City fire stations prior to the issuance of bonds; and authorizing the Mayor to sign.] ITEM 13 IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, EXPRESSING THE OFFICIAL INTENT TO REIMBURSE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTING IMPROVING EQUIPPING PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION AND EQUIPMENT OF THE CITY, FIRE STATIONS PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN. MS. TIEHEN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION ALLOWS THE CITY TO TEMPORARILY USE FUND BALANCE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FUND TO MOVE FORWARD IDENTIFIED FIRE STATION PROJECTS. WHILE AND THIS WILL PRESERVE THE OPTION TO REIMBURSE THOSE COSTS WITH BOND PROCEEDS IN THE FUTURE. SO THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE FUNDING MUST BE IN PLACE BEFORE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS CAN BE AWARDED. THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU IDENTIFIES A TEMPORARY FUNDING SOURCE, WHILE PRESERVING THE OPTIONS TO REIMBURSE THE COSTS WITH BOND PROCEEDS IN THE FUTURE. AND I WANT TO STRESS THAT THIS DOES NOT COMMIT THE COUNCIL TO ISSUING BONDS. IT DOES PROVIDE COUNCIL FLEXIBILITY AS IT PROVIDES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE THE APPROPRIATE FUNDING APPROACH IN THE FUTURE [03:55:02] AND TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT WHAT THE FINANCIAL CONDITIONS ARE AND WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE FOR NEXT YEAR. AND THIS APPROACH IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD AT THE COUNCIL RETREAT IN FEBRUARY. SO THIS IS A PLANFUL APPROACH THAT SUPPORTS TIMELY PROJECT DELIVERY WHILE PRESERVING YOUR LONG TERM FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY. AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS TIEHEN? COUNCIL MEMBER MATHEW. YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR. QUESTION. I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THIS CLEARLY. IF WE ISSUE BONDS IN FUTURE, WE CAN REIMBURSE THE MONEY FOR THIS PROJECT FROM THE BOND. CORRECT. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM CARROLL. MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 13. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCIL MEMBER NEVELS. ALL IN FAVOR? WALKER. HINOJOSA-SMITH. CARROLL. NEVELS. PREMKUMAR. MATHEW. HILL. NONE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEMS 14 AND 15 ARE RELATED. AND MISS BRIERTON IS GOING TO READ BOTH OF THESE INTO THE ITEM AND WE WILL CONSIDER THEM TOGETHER. [14. 2026-0169 Consider approval of a Guaranteed Max Price Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Coppell (Owner) and Byrne Construction Services (Construction Manager) for the construction of Fire Station Number 3 in the amount of $7,323,108.00 to be funded from the Facilities Infrastructure Maintenance Fund, assigned fund balance, then reimbursed in accordance with the approved reimbursement resolution of a proposed bond issue, and authorizing the City Manager to sign any necessary documents.] [15. 2026-0170 Consider approval of an Amendment to the Master Agreement with Gallagher Construction Services for the construction management of Fire Station Number 3 in the amount of $257,000.00 to be funded from the Facilities Infrastructure Maintenance Fund, assigned fund balance, then reimbursed in accordance with the approved reimbursement resolution of a proposed bond issue, and authorizing the City Manager to sign any necessary documents.] ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THROUGH 13 AND 14 OR JUST GO THROUGH THE ACTUAL? 14 AND 15. I'M SORRY, 14 AND 15. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE GUARANTEED MAX PRICE AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF COPPELL AND BYRNE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION THREE IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,323,108 TO BE FUNDED FROM THE FACILITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FUND ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE THEN REIMBURSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION THAT YOU GUYS JUST HEARD. FOR A PROPOSED BOND ISSUE AND ALSO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. AND THEN CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER AGREEMENT WITH GALLAGHER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF FIRE STATION THREE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $257,000 TO BE FUNDED FROM THE FACILITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FUND ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE THEN REIMBURSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION OF THE PROPOSED BOND ISSUE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. AND SO I DO HAVE A LITTLE QUICK, SUPER QUICK PRESENTATION FOR YOU. IS IT OKAY? ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS REALLY QUICK. THAT WAS REALLY THAT WAS VERY, VERY QUICK. THREE SLIDES AND WE'RE DONE. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL TONIGHT IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO PROVIDE A VERY, VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE FIRE STATION THREE PROJECT. THESE ITEMS WOULD NORMALLY BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, BUT DUE TO THE BUDGET RESOLUTION THAT WAS JUST PRESENTED PRIOR, THESE WERE MOVED TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. TONIGHT, WE'RE SEEKING APPROVAL FOR THE GUARANTEED MAX PRICE AND THE AMOUNT THAT WE LISTED AND TO BE AWARDED TO BYRNE CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK AND APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER AGREEMENT FOR GALLAGHER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. SO YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THIS ONE BEFORE. AND SO FOR FIRE STATION THREE FOR BYRNE. AS YOU MAY RECALL, COUNCIL APPROVED THIS DESIGN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025. AND THE EXISTING THREE STATIONS, WHICH ARE FIRE STATION THREE, TWO AND ONE, WERE BUILT IN THE 1990S TO RESIDENTIAL GRADE CONSTRUCTION THAT NO LONGER MEETS MODERN FIRE SAFETY OR ADA REQUIREMENTS. THE STRUCTURAL LIMITS OF FIRE STATION THREE HAVE MADE REMODELING IMPRACTICAL, AND A COMMERCIAL GRADE REBUILD IS MORE DURABLE AND WILL MEET THE CURRENT NEEDS OF THE FACILITY. RECONSTRUCTING THE LIVING QUARTERS ONLY IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE THAN REMODELING. THE BAYS, AND THE TRAINING ROOM WILL REMAIN AS IS, AND IF APPROVED, CONSTRUCTION WOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND WOULD LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR. THE GALLAGHER AWARD FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT IS JUST A COMPANION PIECE TO THE BYRNE AWARD. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT ONE. AND THIS IS MORE A FIRE DEPARTMENT QUESTION THAN THAN. WE'VE GOT OUR FOLKS HERE TO SUPPORT THOSE QUESTIONS. SO. IT'S BE PREPARED. SO DURING CONSTRUCTION WHERE ARE OUR FIREFIGHTERS GOING TO BE HOUSED? YES, SIR. PLEASE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR WAITING US OUT, BY THE WAY. NO. THAT'S FINE. YEAH, THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS WE WILL RELOCATE THEM TO STATIONS FOUR AND FIVE. SO WE WILL HAVE TO SPLIT THE COMPANY. SO BASICALLY, MEDIC THREE WILL GO TO STATION FIVE AND ENGINE THREE WILL GO TO STATION FOUR. [04:00:06] AND IT'S KIND OF THE RELOCATION OPERATIONAL PLAN THERE. THANK YOU. I JUST WAS I DON'T KNOW WHY I EVEN THOUGHT OF THAT ONE. COUNCIL MEMBER NEVELS. MAYOR I'LL ASK A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. SO WE FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT WITH THE RELOCATION OF THOSE TWO APPARATUS THAT WE'RE GOING TO STILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR RESPONSE TIMES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YEAH. I DON'T SEE ANY MAJOR IMPACTS, MAYBE SOME MINIMAL. THE ONLY AREA OF CONCERN THAT WE REALLY HAVE IS KIND OF UP ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN. BUT WITH THE ADDITION OF STATION FIVE, THAT KIND OF HELPS THAT OUT THERE. SO BY PUTTING THAT MEDIC THERE, I THINK WE'LL STILL STAY WITHIN OUR STANDARDS. YOU MAY HAVE A ONE OFF BASED OFF THE CALL TYPE MAYBE, BUT I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY MAJOR IMPACTS. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR THAT HONEST ANSWER, I APPRECIATE IT. SO WILL THE EQUIPMENT BE HOUSED IN THE BAYS WHILE THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING ON, OR WILL IT BE MOVED TO THE OTHER STATIONS AS WELL? WHAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT? TRUCKS. YEAH, THE APPARATUS WILL GO. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM, JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I APOLOGIZE IF YOU SAID THIS A WHILE AGO, BUT IT'S 6670 IS THE NEW SQUARE FOOTAGE OR THE PROPOSED SQUARE FOOTAGE? IS THAT RIGHT? HOW BIG IS IT TODAY? DO YOU KNOW? IT'S AROUND 3,000. OKAY. AND THEN THE FIRE STATION, FIVE LIVING QUARTERS WHEN WE JUST SEGREGATED THAT PART IS CLOSER TO 8,000. OKAY, WELL, I THOUGHT THE PICTURE LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE A BIGGER AREA, BUT I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM. THE GREATER SQUARE FOOTAGE JUST TO ACCOMMODATE, LIKE, THE AIRLOCKS AND ALL THE MODERN FIRE STATION. I SEE SAFEGUARDS THAT THIS DOESN'T HAVE. OKAY. PERFECT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCIL. MAYOR. NOT ANYMORE. SORRY. IT'S GETTING LATE. COUNCIL MEMBER NEVELS. IF WE MAKE A MOTION, CAN WE MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH IN ONE FELL SWOOP? YOU MAY. EXCELLENT. THEN MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS 14 AND 15 AS STATED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCIL MEMBER HINOJOSA-SMITH. ALL IN FAVOR? WALKER. HINOJOSA-SMITH. CARROLL. NEVELS. PREMKUMAR. MATHEW. HILL. NONE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 16 IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORTS WITH PROJECT UPDATES, FUTURE AGENDAS AND DIRECTION FROM WORK SESSION MR. [16. City Manager Reports, Project Updates, Future Agendas, and Direction from Work Session ] LAND. SPEED READING. HUNTER WOOD PARK THE BANK STABILIZATION THE CONTRACTOR'S FINISHING UP ON THE SANITARY SEWER AND BANK STABILIZATION SHOULD START SOON. BULLOCK AND HOWELL UTILITY INSTALLATIONS ARE COMPLETE. PAVING OPERATIONS WILL BEGIN IN A WEEK OR SO, DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. ARBOR BROOK DRAINAGE CHANNEL. THE CONTRACTOR IS WORKING ON CLEARING THE AREA FOR THE SANITARY SEWER LINE INSTALLATION, WHICH SHOULD BEGIN SOMETIME THIS WEEK, DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER AGAIN. ROYAL LANE, THE CONTRACTOR, HAS INSTALLED THE TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SWITCHING TRAFFIC TO NORTHBOUND LANES BEGINNING TODAY. SERVICE CENTER THE INTERIOR FINISHES ARE UNDERWAY. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS LOOKING AT MID-MAY WITH A MOVE DATE AROUND JUNE 1ST. THE JUSTICE CENTER STORM SHELTER HAS BEEN INSTALLED, STEEL HAS BEEN INSTALLED, AND THE ROOF DECK IS BEING INSTALLED THIS WEEK. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 17. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS ON RECENT UPCOMING EVENTS. [17. Mayor and Council Reports on Recent and Upcoming Events.] PLEASE JOIN US ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH AT 5 P.M. AS WE CELEBRATE THE GRAND OPENING OF THE SHEEHAN FAMILY PLAYGROUND WITH A RIBBON CUTTING. WE HOPE YOU CAN COME JOIN US AS WE COMMEMORATE THE PLAYGROUND'S OPENING OR REOPENING AND CELEBRATE THIS EXCITING ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY. AS WE ALSO CELEBRATE THE SHEEHAN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY. FUN FOOD AND GROOVES COME OUT, ENJOY LIVE MUSIC AND FOOD FROM A VARIETY OF FOOD TRUCKS AND FUN FOOD AND GROOVES IN OLD TOWN, COPPELL ON FRIDAY, MAY 8TH AND FRIDAY, MAY 15TH. THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 5 P.M. TO 8 P.M. ON BOTH FRIDAYS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU OUT THERE AND ALSO EARTHFEST AND KIDSFEST IS BEING CONDUCTED BY COPPELL COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES TEAM AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH ARE EXCITED TO BRING EARTHFEST TO LIFE THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH FROM 9 A.M. TO 11 A.M. AT ANDY BROWN PARK EAST, WHICH WILL BE CELEBRATING GREEN INITIATIVES SUSTAINABILITY, CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. BRING YOUR FISHING POLE TO FISH AND CONNECT WITH OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND THE PARK STAFF. ITEM NUMBER 18 IS COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS CONCERNING ITEMS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, WITH NO COUNCIL ACTION OR DELIBERATION PERMITTED. [18. Council Committee Reports concerning items of community involvement with no Council action or deliberation permitted.] FIRST IS A REPORT ON THE NCTCOG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BRIANNA HINOJOSA-SMITH. [04:05:01] THANK YOU MAYOR. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME AND THE FACT THAT IT'S ALMOST MIDNIGHT, I JUST WILL SHARE THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION AROUND THE NORTH TEXAS WORLD CUP. AND RECENTLY THE WORLD CUP 2026 TRANSPORTATION PLAN WAS UNVEILED. AND SO WITH OBVIOUSLY ANY BIG SPORTING EVENT IN OUR REGION THERE'S A LOT OF COLLABORATION AROUND RIDE SHARE AND TRAINS AND DART AND CONNECTING EVERYTHING TO THE STADIUM IN ARLINGTON. SO THERE WILL BE A LOT OF COMMUNICATIONS ON THEIR EMAIL AND DIFFERENT PLATFORMS AND SOCIAL MEDIA JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF WHERE TO GO AND HOW TO GET TO THE DIFFERENT EVENTS. SO THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIG THING. AND I THINK THE OTHER THING I WOULD SHARE IS THERE'S ALSO ALSO BEEN MONEY THAT HAS BEEN INVESTED IN CONTINUING TO DO TRAFFIC STUDIES AND SAFETY STUDIES OF OUR MAJOR HIGHWAYS. NUMBERS SHOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN A DECREASE IN FATALITIES, BUT THEY'RE CONTINUING TO REVIEW ALL THAT DATA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM B IS REPORT ON THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RAMESH PREMKUMAR. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION, WHICH IS THE KEY TO OUR REGION'S CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH. TOWARDS THAT END, THEY HAD ORGANIZED A SPRING DC FLY IN. SO IT WAS GREAT TO BE BACK ON CAPITOL HILL LAST WEEK. WELL, TWO WEEKS AGO, WITH SO MANY OF OUR REGION'S FINEST LEADERS FROM INDUSTRY, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, EDC'S AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, WE HAD EXCELLENT DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REGARDING NTX PRIORITIES ON TRADE PERMITTING REFORM, WORKFORCE, IMMIGRATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND AI REGULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH NTX CONNECTS WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME JENNIFER RABB, PRESIDENT OF TEXAS TAXPAYERS AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, FOR A TIMELY DISCUSSION ON PROPERTY TAX POLICY PROPOSALS. AND FINALLY, I BELIEVE NTC IS ALSO TAKEN OVER THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE. SO I LET THE MAYOR TALK ABOUT IT WHEN HE HAS A CHANCE. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. ITEM C IS A REPORT ON THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MATHEW. AND WHY DON'T YOU ALSO INCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS ON THE DC TRIP? YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR. I'LL START WITH THE COPPELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY. JANUARY 27TH TO MARCH 9TH LEGENDARY LOCALS PORTRAYED EXHIBIT AT THE COPPELL ART CENTER, A COLLECTION OF 20 PORTRAITS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF COPPELL WERE DISPLAYED IN THE MAIN GALLERY OF THE COPPELL ART CENTER. THE RECEPTION WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 18TH. MOST OF THIS PORTRAYED MOVED TO LIBRARY NOW WILL BE DISPLAYED UNTIL MAY 15TH. ON FEBRUARY 24TH, JOHN F KENNEDY, THIRD FLOOR MUSEUM PRESENTATION BY THE CURATOR OF THE MUSEUM, STEFAN FAGAN. MR. FAGAN GAVE A FASCINATING PROGRAM DISCUSSING THE JFK ASSASSINATION. OVER 250,000 VISITORS, WHICH THEY HAVE TAUGHT THE MUSEUM EVERY YEAR THROUGH EVERY YEAR, AND THEIR ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, WHICH WAS COLLECTED OVER 2500 RECORDINGS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TELLING THEIR MEMORIES OF THE TRAGIC EVENT. AFTER THE MEETING, HE RECORDED THE MEMORIES OF THOSE ATTENDED WHO REMEMBERED IT. HE INVITED MARTHA ALLISON BREWER AND PHIL LOVERIDGE TO COME DOWN TO THE SIXTH FLOOR MUSEUM TO GIVE MORE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS. AND UPCOMING EVENTS ON APRIL 18TH. THE COPPELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL HAVE A TENT AT THE COPPELL EARTHFEST. THEY WILL HAVE A DISPLAY DESCRIBING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF COTTON, WHICH USED TO BE COPPELL'S PRINCIPAL CROP. WE WILL ALSO DESCRIBE THE HISTORY AND THE CREATION OF A COPPELL BIODIVERSITY EDUCATION CENTER. ON APRIL 28TH, THE COPPELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL SUBMIT A SERVICE ORGANIZATION FUNDING REQUEST BEFORE THE DEADLINE ON 28TH AT 5 P.M.. AND THERE ARE MORE THINGS I WILL POSTPONE TO SOME OTHER TIME IN HISTORY. FOR THE DC FLYING, IT WAS A GREAT TRIP MEETING WITH OUR FEDERALLY ELECTED OFFICIALS, [04:10:02] THE SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN THE MAYOR WAS INCLUDED AND SO WAS THE MANY FOLK ELECTED OFFICIALS AND REGIONAL PARTNERS FROM OUR AREA. IT WAS A VERY SUBSTANTIVE MEETING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS REPRESENTING 8 MILLION PEOPLE IN OUR REGION AND INFORMING THEM RE-EMPHASIZING THE NEEDS OF OUR REGION, ESPECIALLY WATERS AND CYBERSECURITY FUNDING AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND MANY OTHER THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. THAT'S IT FOR NOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 19 ARE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCERNING ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, WITH NO COUNCIL ACTION OR DELIBERATION PERMITTED. [19. Public Service Announcements concerning items of community interest with no Council action or deliberation permitted.] THESE TWO GUYS FILLED IN THE DC TRIP VERY WELL FOR ME. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WAS A GOOD TRIP. JUST ME MAKING THE CONTACTS WITH THE CONGRESSMEN IN WASHINGTON AS WELL AS OUR PEERS AS ALWAYS, VERY VALUABLE. TWO ITEMS LOCALLY ON FRIDAY NIGHT, WE HAD COPPELL CRAVE, WHICH WAS HELD AT THE ART CENTER. IT WAS THE FOLLOW ON TO TASTE OF COPPELL. IT WAS HELD OUTDOORS AND WAS ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE JUST A REALLY, REALLY GOOD SOCIAL TIME FOR EVERYBODY. THE VENDORS HAD A GREAT TIME. AND I HAVE TO TIP MY HAT TO THE CHAMBER FOR CHANGING THE VENUE AND CHANGING THE WHOLE FLAVOR OF THE EVENT, PUN INTENDED. THE GRADUATION BASH WAS HELD ON SATURDAY, AND EVEN THOUGH WE WERE EXPECTING ABOUT 1500 PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND HAD FOOD TRUCKS FOR THAT MANY, WE HAD ABOUT DOUBLE THAT. WE HAD OVER 3000 PEOPLE. KIDS, GRADUATES FIFTH GRADE, EIGHTH GRADE, AND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ATTEND. AND THE LINES AT THE FOOD TRUCKS WERE LONG. AND I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE MORE FOOD TRUCKS NEXT YEAR, BUT IT WAS A GREAT EVENT VERY WELL ATTENDED AND A GREAT TIME. THAT IS ALL. ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO, SIR. NOT AT THIS TIME. I KIND OF FIGURED THAT. ALRIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 20. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THIS COUNCIL, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 11:59 P.M.. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.