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I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCILS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION, THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY DR.
TRACY DAVENPORT, SENIOR PASTOR WITH GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE, LED BY CUB SCOUT PAC 25.
WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? LET US PRAY.
GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE BEAUTY OF CREATION, THE COOLER WEATHER, THE ABUNDANCE YOU HAVE PROVIDED THIS CITY.
I THANK YOU FOR THESE PUBLIC SERVANTS, OUR MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, CITY STAFF, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I ASK YOUR WISDOM, GUIDANCE, AND HELP FOR THE COMPLEX PROBLEMS THEY FACE, FOR THE BURDENS THEY CARRY, FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY THEY BEAR.
MAY THEY COME TO DECISIONS FOR JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS.
FOR WE KNOW THESE TO BE YOUR WILL, MAY THEY UNIFY AND NOT DIVIDE THE PEOPLE.
FOR WE KNOW THAT UNITED, WE STAND AND DIVIDED WE FALL.
MAY THEY WORK TO MAKE PLANO A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE THRIVES AND JOIN THIS LIFE YOU HAVE GIVEN US WITH MEANING AND PURPOSE IN A WORLD AT WAR.
MAY WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE FOR PEACE.
I ASK THESE BOLD REQUESTS KNOWING THAT YOU, GOD ALONE, HAVE ALL THE POWER AND THE LOVE TO BRING THEM ABOUT.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TWO THREE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE TEXAS PLEDGE.
HONOR MY TEXAS FATHER, I PLEDGE TO SEE TEXAS ONE UNDER ROD.
YOU GUYS, USUALLY WE CALL THAT A LINE
IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU DON'T, YOU WANT RED? IT'S NOT A LINEUP.
DO YOU WANT A RED ONE? PENCIL? DO YOU WANT BLUE ONE? IT'S IT'S BRACELETS THAT HAVE LITTLE FINGER POPPING THINGS.
GUYS, BACK HERE? YEAH, WE, WE, WE TRADED OUT.
YOU WANT THE BLUE ONE? I SAW SAW LIKE THAT ONE YOU GOT ON YOUR DESK.
YOU CAN HAVE ONE OF EACH COLOR.
ALL YOU GUYS WANNA TAKE A PICK.
WE CAN PUT 'EM IN YOUR DRAWERS.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE.
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WELL, OCTOBER IS[
Proclamation: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and we must all work together to eliminate this problem.
]DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.AND WE MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM.
SO PUTTING AN END TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN PLANO AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION REQUIRES A COORDINATED COMMUNITY EFFORT.
SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS CALL FORWARD CHRISTINA COLUS, THE C E O OF HOPE STORE, PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND VICTIM ADVOCATES, TEXAS, MUSLIM WOMEN'S FOUNDATION, COLLIN COUNTY COUNCIL ON FAMILY VIOLENCE, HOPE RESTORED MISSIONS, CHETNA AND FAMILIES TO FREEDOM.
IF Y'ALL WOULD PLEASE COME DOWN HERE.
IF I CALLED YOUR GROUP OUT, I ASKED A LOT OF DIFFERENT SUPPORTERS TO COME TONIGHT, SO WONDERFUL.
IF YOU WANNA STAND WITH US, ABSOLUTELY.
SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
SO I'D LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION, NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, OCTOBER, 2023.
WHEREAS THE NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STARTED THE DAY OF UNITY IN 1981 IN ORDER TO CONNECT BATTERED WOMEN'S ADVOCATES.
THE FIRST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH WAS OBSERVED.
AND THE FIRST NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TOLL-FREE HOTLINE WAS INITIATED OCTOBER OF 1987.
WHEREAS ABUSE IS HITTING, YELLING, HUMILIATING, STALKING, MANIPULATING, THREATENING, AND ISOLATING.
THESE ARE SERIOUS CRIMES THAT AFFECT PEOPLE OF ALL RACES, AGES, INCOME LEVELS, AND GENDERS.
AND WHEREAS HOPE'S DOOR, NEW BEGINNING CENTER, TEXAS, MUSLIMS WOMEN'S FOUNDATION, AGAPE, THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT, VICTIMS ADVOCATES, THE COLLIN COUNTY COUNCIL ON FAMILY VIOLENCE, PURPLE PATCHES AND THE JUNIOR LEAGUE ARE SOME OF THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO HELP WOMEN, UH, TO HELP VICTIMS AND RAISE AWARENESS.
IN ORDER TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED.
THE PUBLIC MUST BE AWARE OF THE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND WE MUST HELP SURVIVORS FIND SAFETY AND JUSTICE WHILE WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO LIVE THE VIOLENCE FREE LIVES THAT EVERYONE DESERVES.
NOW, THEREFORE, I JOHN MUS MAYOR, THE CITY OF PLANO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER, 2023 IS NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN PLANO.
AND I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME AND THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL.
IN RECOGNIZING THE AWFUL CONSEQUENCES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WE ASK OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN IN WORKING TOWARD THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST EVERYONE.
UM, I STAND HERE WITH IMMENSE GRATITUDE IN MY HEART AS WE COME TOGETHER TO COMMEMORATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.
I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY THANKS, UH, TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL, UM, FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PROCLAIMING THIS MONTH.
IT SEEMS LIKE A SMALL ACTION, BUT WITH A BIG VOICE TO SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IN RECOGNIZING THIS SPECIAL MONTH FOR SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS, WE SHINE A LIGHT ON A CRITICAL ISSUE THAT AFFECTS FAR TOO MANY IN OUR CITY.
THROUGH THIS AWARENESS AND ACTION, WE CAN HOPE TO COME TOGETHER AND CONTINUE TO BRING THE CHANGE THAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR SO LONG.
SO, I'D LIKE TO ALSO THANK THOSE AGENCIES THAT WE WERE MENTIONED HERE TONIGHT.
THE AGENCIES THAT AREN'T HERE TONIGHT, AND THE MANY AGENCIES THROUGHOUT NORTH TEXAS THAT SERVE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
IT TAKES ALL OF US TO COMBAT THE ISSUE OF ABUSE IN THE HOME.
AND WE KNOW THAT WHEN FAMILIES ARE NOT SAFE, OUR COMMUNITY IS IMPACTED.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND MY FELLOW ADVOCATES IN THIS CAUSE.
UM, THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE CITY AND THANK YOU TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE OFTEN THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IN VICTIM'S MOST VULNERABLE MOMENT.
IT IS ONE OF THEIR MOST DANGEROUS CALLS SOMETIMES, AND THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.[OATHS OF OFFICE]
TO, UH, THE OATH OF, UH, THE OATH OF OFFICE ARE BEING GIVEN TONIGHT TO CITIZENS WHO WILL BE SERVING ON THE CITY BOARDS AND COMMITTEE, UH, COMMISSIONS.I ASK THAT MEMBERS AND ATTENDANCE COME WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME.
SO WE HAVE QUITE A FEW FROM THE ANIMAL SHELTER.
JOHN SULLIVAN AND CINDY BRADDOCK FROM BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, CONNOR BARON, KAREN ESA, JOSE FIGUEROA, MAN, SUE
PENNY ROWE FROM COMMUNITY RE RELATIONS COMMISSION.
PRISCILLA BROWN, RICK GRADY, KHALID ASH, KEN VE LASANDRA THOMAS, JOHNNY SINGH, AND SAMITA OU CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION.
PETER WYNN N HERITAGE COMMISSION.
NANCY BALDWIN, LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.
JESSICA BARNICK, JUST JUSTIN BENNETT, SCOTT GOBEL, ADAM GRIFFITH AND CAROL SEWELL.
JUSTIN ADCOCK, BRIAN CHAPPY, LOIS MANSFIELD, HAYDEN PADGET, MARK FERRIS, PLANO HOUSING AUTHORITY, KARMA CUNNINGHAM, KATHY HINES.
JEFF TAYLOR, RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN COMMITTEE.
ABBY OWENS, KAREN RHODES, WHITLEY, SEAN SULLIVAN, SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD, SHERRY SKATO AND TAX INCREMENT FINANCING.
REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO AND THREE.
ROBERT DEVRY, LON, HE, LIZ LANSING, TRAVIS MCDANIEL, THOMAS MERRIT, NICK MESO, RAY COREY REKER, AND JASON TYRA.
DID I? WELL, THEY DIDN'T PUT IT ON THERE.
THERE WE, OH, THERE YOU GUYS ARE.
SO RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND OR LEFT IF YOU'D LIKE.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU'LL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY? AND YOU FURTHERMORE, SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED OR PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED NOR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR VALUABLE THING OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT AS A REWARD TO SECURE YOUR EMPLOYMENT.
DID YOU GET A PAIR? HUH? ARE WE CLOSE? OKAY.
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APPRECIATE ACTUALLY, WHAT IS IT? OKAY.[COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST]
INTEREST, COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST.THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING IS TO ALLOW UP TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER WITH 30 TOTAL MINUTES ON ITEMS OF INTEREST OR CONCERN, AND NOT ON ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CURRENT AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL MAY NOT DISCUSS THESE ITEMS, BUT MAY RESPOND WITH FACTUAL OR POLICY INFORMATION.
THE COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO PLACE THE ITEM ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
AND JUST AS A REMINDER, AS YOU APPROACH THE PODIUM, PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH OR YELL INTO THE MICROPHONE.
WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER THIS EVENING.
MAY LET ME, LET ME START WITH, UH, TWO COMMENTS AND THEN YOU CAN, UH, CALL THE SPEAKERS UP.
OUR FIRST ITEM, AS WE ALL KNOW, LAST SATURDAY ON A JEWISH HOLIDAY IN 50 YEARS AFTER THE START OF THE YANG KIPPUR WAR, THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION HAMAS, LAUNCHED A MASSIVE COORDINATED ATTACK AGAINST ISRAEL.
THE IMAGES WE HAVE SEEN ARE HORRIFYING, SHOCKING, AND HEARTBREAKING.
THE CITY OF PLANO JOINS THOSE ACROSS THE GLOBE, WHO UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMN THESE APPALLING ATTACKS OF TERROR, WHO EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO EVERYONE AFFECTED BY THE HUNDREDS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE WHOSE LIES WERE SENSELESSLY TAKEN.
WE HOPE AND PRAY FOR A SWIFT RECOVERY FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WOUNDED.
PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HURT BY THIS VIOLENCE.
ONE OTHER ITEM THAT I WOULD LIKE TO READ BEFORE WE START, THE CITY OF PLANO AND THIS COUNCIL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM OUR CITIZENS VERY SERIOUSLY.
WE ALWAYS WELCOME FEEDBACK ON HOW WE CAN MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER, AND WE TAKE SERIOUSLY.
OUR ROLE IS THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND IMPORTANCE OF RESPECTING OUR CITIZENS' TIME AND TAXPAYER RESOURCES.
WE STRIVE TO CONDUCT OURSELVES WITH EXCELLENCE AND FOCUS OUR AGENDA ON CITY BUSINESS.
AND IN RETURN, WE ASK THOSE THAT COME BEFORE US, PROVIDE THAT SAME, SAME LEVEL OF RESPECT.
OKAY, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THAT IS ALEX STEIN.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN, OKAY, YOU GUYS ARE STARTING MY TIMER, GUYS.
YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO MESS ME UP.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, IT'S PRIMETIME 99 PIMP ON ABLA.
YOU GUYS KNOW WHO I AM? UH, I'M HERE REPRESENTING GAYS FOR PALESTINE.
MY NAME IS PRIMETIME 99, ALEX INE.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE PLANO GAYS FOR PALESTINE FACEBOOK GROUP.
WE'RE AN ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THE TWO SL LGBTQIAA PLUS COMMUNITY THAT STANDS WITH THE PERSECUTED MUSLIMS WHO JUST WANTED JIHAD IN PEACE.
ALL RIGHT, SO A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE RUSHING TO JUDGMENT AGAINST THE PALESTINIANS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE STUFF THEY'RE SEEING ON TV.
I JUST WANNA SAY A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT PALESTINE.
MIA KHALIFA, ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PORN STARS IN AMERICA WHO HAS DONE A BUNCH OF LESBIAN SCENES IS STANDING WITH THE PALESTINIANS.
AND JUST BECAUSE THEY'VE THROWN A FEW OF MY ALLIES OFF OF ROOFS IN THE PAST, THAT DOESN'T MAKE THEM BAD PEOPLE.
WE MUST LOOK PAST THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS 2024.
AND JUST BECAUSE GAY PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO RUN TO ISRAEL FOR PROTECTION IN THE PAST DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.
WE LOVE THAT THEIR WOMEN HAVE VERY LITTLE RIGHTS.
THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE SUCH FEW TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
SO WE AGREE ON MORE THAN YOU THINK PALESTINE IS ON ITS WAY IN THE GAY DIRECTION.
THETIC OF MASALA IS SO GOOD BECAUSE THEY CAN LOCK THEIR WOMEN IN THE KITCHEN ALL DAY.
PALESTINE IS VERY MISUNDERSTOOD.
AND THEIR PASSIONATE DEDICATION TO HAMAS IS AN INSPIRATION TO OTHER GAYS LIKE MYSELF ON KEEPING THAT SAME PASSION FOR THEIR LOVER OR PARTNER.
AND WHEN IT COMES TO SWITCHING ROLES, LIKE BEING A TOP OR BOTTOM, PALESTINIANS ARE REALLY STARTING TO COME AROUND TO THE GAY HERSHEY HIGHWAY BECAUSE IN THEIR CULTURE, THEY HAVE BABAI BOYS THAT OFTEN THEY USE AS WORK APPRENTICES AND UNDERAGE
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SEXUAL PARTNERS.IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, JUST GOOGLE NEW YORK TIMES BABAI AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S LOTS OF GAY SEX HAPPENING IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AND THAT MAYBE THROUGH SOME A**L OR THE PALESTINIANS CAN DISARM THEIR ENEMY AND MAYBE ALL JOIN GRINDER AND HAVE SOME WILD GLORY HOLE ACTION.
AND SERIOUSLY, US GAYS LOVE HUMMUS.
SO THE MORE HAMAS, THE BETTER.
WE JUST BETTER NOT RUN OUTTA NON BRED L O L.
AND I WANT TO END, UH, MY SPEECH WITH A BEAUTIFUL SONG I WROTE FOR ALL THE GAZES OF PALESTINE AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.
IT GOES A LITTLE BIT SOMETHING LIKE THIS GATES FOR A PALESTINE, BUT SEX ON MY MIND.
THE FUN WILL NEVER END THE ROOF.
IS, IS WHERE I SAID THROW ME HEAD FIRST.
SINCE I AM GAY, I GUESS I'LL DIE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSION, YOUR BOOTY.
I WILL BE SMASHING PALESTINE LOVES THE GAY.
THAT'S WHERE THEY HELP WITH ALL THE AGE 20 SECONDS.
ALL THE GAY LOVE STICKING IN MY BEHIND BECAUSE I'M PRIME TIME.
HIT UP ON YOUR, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING OVER THERE? YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
DO YOU, DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKER? YES.
ALRIGHT, QUICKLY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING REAL QUICK.
UH, SO TONIGHT, UH, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HERE, UH, REGARDING THE DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD BY THE TECH, THE, UH, PLANO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
UM, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP IN PLANO WHO'VE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE PLANO COMMUNITY.
A FEW ASPECTS ABOUT A, UM, THE D L A AWARD AS IT'S BETTER KNOWN, IS THAT THE RECIPIENTS PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN A VARIETY OF SECTORS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING OUTSIDE OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL POSITION.
THEY'VE PROVEN AND BEEN RECOGNIZED IN CIVIC LEADERSHIP ROLES, UM, EVIDENCE OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND MENTORING OTHERS TO BECOME CIVIC LEADERS AND A LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO PLANO AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
SO I'D LIKE TO ASK CRAIG PERRY IF HE'D START COMING DOWN, AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS YEAR'S NOMINEE.
THIS PERSON IS A GRADUATE OF LEADERSHIP NORTH TEXAS.
CLASS FOUR HAS SERVED ON NUMEROUS NONPROFIT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UH, AND COMMITTEES SUCH AS HOPE DOR, THE COLLIN COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION AND EMBRACE TEXAS.
SHE EXEMPLIFIES A SERVANT LEADER AND IS A PERFECT CANDIDATE FOR THE LEADERSHIP, UH, PLANO DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD.
WITH THAT, ADDITIONALLY, SHE SHOWS UP, SHE SERVES WITH HUMILITY.
SHE GETS THINGS DONE BY BEING, UH, OUT IN FRONT WHEN NEEDED.
AND BY WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES, SHE ENABLES PEOPLE TO GROW AND ACHIEVE AND BE THE BEST THAT THEY CAN BE.
SHE LEADS BY EXAMPLES AND MOTIVATES OTHERS.
SHE DEVELOPS, UH, OUTSTANDING LEADERS THROUGH HER WORK AND THROUGH HER SERVICE WITH THE COMMUNITY.
AND WHEN TIMES ARE HARD, SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES RATHER THAN SIMPLY MAINTAINING A LEVEL OF SERVICE.
SHE'S REALLY LEFT A MARK ON OUR COMMUNITY AND HER TRACKS EXTEND ALL OVER THE AREA.
OUR COMMUNITY IS BETTER BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING SHE DOES.
SO IF ALL THE DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARD PASS RECIPIENTS WOULD PLEASE STAND REAL QUICK.
I'D LIKE TO ADD, UH, ONE OF OUR OWN TO THAT LIST, WHICH IS LASHAWN ROSS.
I THINK SHE WAS LOOKING AT TRUE.
SHE WAS SOMEBODY'S YEAH, SHE WAS, SHE WAS LIKE, THAT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE ME, BUT SHE WOULD NEVER, SHE WAS PROBABLY UP THERE GOING, I WONDER WHO THIS IS.
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UH, MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL STAFF, CITIZENS.UH, THIS IS AN EXCITING NIGHT.
UH, I WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO THIS TIME, UH, I GOT SURPRISED AS A BOARD MEETING AT THE, UH, HENDRICK SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION.
AND, UH, THIS GROUP CAME IN AND, AND LET ME KNOW THAT I GOT THE D L A FOR THIS PAST YEAR.
AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT MY FELLOW CLASSMATE FROM CLASS 19, LASHON ROSS, UH, IS A RECIPIENT FOR THIS YEAR'S.
UH, WE HAD, WE HAVE AN EXCITING CLASS.
UH, WE EMBARKED ON OUR, UH, EXHIBITION EXPOSITION, I SHOULD SAY, ON, UH, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2001.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THAT WAS FOUR DAYS AFTER THE TRAGEDIES OF, UH, NINE 11.
SO IT WAS A VERY EMOTIONAL WEEKEND.
UH, WE'VE BEEN GREAT FRIENDS EVER SINCE.
AND, UH, I CAN'T, CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER PERSON TO HAVE IT.
SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL THERE? YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS, THERE'S NOBODY MORE DESERVING IN, IN MY OPINION, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN HER, UH, SPEECHLESS
SO I WANT THIS IN THE MINUTES.
LISA, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT SHE'S SPEECHLESS.
'CAUSE IT, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN.
UM, BUT CONGRATULATIONS, LASHAUN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE TO THE PLANO COMMUNITY.
YOU WANNA GO BACK TO, YEAH, PHIL.
UM, I, I APOLOGIZE, UH, FOR OUR, UH, PRELIMINARY OPEN GOING LONGER.
SO I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO, UH, THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL STUDY, PHASE ONE REPORT AND, UH, AND HEAR ABOUT THAT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
I'M CHRISTINA DAY, THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, AND I AM HERE TO REALLY JUST INTRODUCE THE, UH, SHORT-TERM RENTAL STUDY REPORT TO YOU.
I AM JOINED THIS EVENING BY CHAIR OF THE TASK FORCE, UH, PHIL DYER AND ALSO, UM, WITH GAP STRATEGIES.
OUR OUTREACH CONSULTANT, UH, JEFF BARTON AND KARA BUFFINGTON ARE ALSO WITH US THIS EVENING.
SO, UH, JUST FOR A BRIEF REMINDER OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING, UH, FOR ANYONE THAT MAY BE NEW TO THIS PROCESS, COUNSEL INITIATED THIS REALLY BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 22.
UM, WE'VE HAD SOME REGULAR UPDATES OVER TIME.
WE INITIATED SOME INTERIM MEASURES, UM, THAT WERE DIRECTED.
WE HAD A JOINT MEETING WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL.
UM, WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING DATA AND RESULTS.
WE'RE IN THIS OUTREACH AND COLLECT AND DATA COLLECTION PROCESS WHERE WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS.
AND THEN OUR FINAL STEP WILL BE TO DEVELOP, UH, PERMANENT MEASURES AS THE END GOAL.
SO AGAIN, PHASE ONE IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
WE'VE HIRED DECKARD TECHNOLOGIES AS THE THIRD PARTY PROVIDER OF DATA AND PRESENTED SOME OF THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE THIS CONTRACT WITH GAP STRATEGIES.
WE'VE DONE A SURVEY OPEN HOUSE.
I KNOW JEFF'S GONNA TALK MORE ABOUT THIS, SO I WON'T BELABOR THIS, BUT WE'VE REALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON DEFINING, UM, THE ISSUE TO DATE.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CHAIR OF THE TASK FORCE, PHIL DYER FOR ANY COMMENTS THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
UH, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE HERE TONIGHT.
BRIEFLY, I KNOW YOU'VE GOT FULL AGENDA AND OUR CONSULTANT HAS A LOT TO REPORT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY JUST A COUPLE THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY.
AS ALWAYS, I APPRECIATE SO MUCH, UH, WANNA THANK CHRISTINA DAY AND CHRISTINA SEBASTIAN AND EVERYBODY IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS SUPPORTED THIS EFFORT.
IT'S BEEN A LOT AND THEY'VE RALLIED AND DONE A GREAT JOB PROVIDING US WITH THE INFORMATION DATA THAT WE NEED.
ALSO WANT TO THANK JEFF BARTON AND HIS TEAM AT, UH, GAP STRATEGY.
THEY'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB IN FACILITATING AND, UH, HELPING KEEP THIS THING MOVING FORWARD.
SO, UH, THEY'VE REALLY BEEN A, A GREAT SELECTION THAT YOU ALL MADE.
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FORCE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A DIFFICULT JOB AND, UH, I WANT TO COMMEND THE TASK FORCE FOR STAYING FOCUSED.UH, THEY'VE BEEN, THE ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN EXCELLENT.
THE ENGAGEMENT HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING, AND, UH, THEY HAVE REALLY, UH, SUNK IN AND WORK ON THIS THING.
AS YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW, YOU APPOINTED THIS GROUP, UH, AND IF YOU INTENDED TO APPOINT A GROUP WITH DIVERSE OPINIONS AND NOT AFRAID TO SPEAK 'EM WELL, JOB WELL DONE
THAT'S, WE NEEDED TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY ON IT.
AND WE ARE HEARING FROM EVERYBODY ON IT.
UH, WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE PEOPLE WHO DERIVE SOME OR A LOT OF THEIR INCOME OR ALL THEIR INCOME FROM THE SHORT TERM RENTAL BUSINESS AS OWNERS OR MANAGERS.
AND WE ALSO HAVE PRIVATE CITIZENS WHO HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANTLY NEGATIVE PERSONAL INTERACTION WITH A SHORT TERM RENTAL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S IMPACTED THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
SO, AS YOU CAN WELL IMAGINE, GETTING THOSE TWO DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS TO COME TOGETHER ON VERY MANY THINGS IS VERY DIFFICULT.
AGAIN, NOT A SURPRISE, AGAIN, PART OF THE PROCESS OF INCLUDING EVERYBODY IN IT.
UM, WE'VE HAD SOME DIFFICULT MOMENTS, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NO PERSONAL ATTACKS, NO INSULTS.
UH, THERE HAS BEEN COURTESY SHOWN THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, EVEN WHEN SOMEBODY'S SAYING SOMETHING THAT YOU DISAGREE WITH 100%.
SO I SALUTE THE TASK FORCE FOR THAT.
UM, WE'RE GONNA HEAR SOME ABOUT THE OPEN HOUSE AND THE VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE THAT WAS REALLY WELL, UH, ATTENDED.
WE HEARD FROM THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS, SO IT WAS REALLY A PRODUCTIVE SESSION.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE HAVE BEEN SOME TOUGH TIMES AND THERE ARE MORE TOUGH TIMES AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THIS PROCESS.
WE'VE BEEN IN THE DATA COLLECTION PROCESS RIGHT NOW, GETTING INPUT, AND NOW THE NEXT STEP IS TO START TALKING ABOUT RECOMMENDATION.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE A VERY EMOTIONAL THING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS SUBJECT.
AND, UH, WE UNDERSTOOD THAT COMING IN, THAT'S NOT, NOT A SURPRISE EITHER.
SO OVERALL, I'M NOT SURPRISED.
I'M PLEASED WITH THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE TASK FORCE.
PEOPLE ARE DOING THEIR JOB AND, UH, I THINK WE'RE ON TRACK.
AND, UH, SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA STEP ASIDE AND ASK JEFF BARTON FROM GAP STRATEGIES TO COME DOWN AND MAKE HIS PRESENTATION, WHICH I THINK WILL INCLUDE A LOT OF INFORMATION TO BE VERY VALUABLE TO EVERYBODY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL ANSWER 'EM QUICKLY.
OTHERWISE I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO JEFF.
WELL, THANK YOU CHAIRMAN DYER, UH, IT'S BEEN A, BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH HIM AS, UH, YOU ALL PROBABLY KNOW BETTER THAN I DO.
SO AGAIN, UH, JEFF BARTON WITH GAP STRATEGIES, YOUR PROJECT MANAGER ON THIS PROJECT.
I'M HERE WITH MY, UH, BUSINESS PARTNER, KARA BUFFINGTON, UH, HER FATHER-IN-LAW WORKED FOR, UH, YOU ALL LONG AGO FOR THE CITY.
UH, AND WE'VE BEEN LEADING A TEAM, UH, WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF ON THIS PROJECT.
SO I WANNA WALK YOU THROUGH JUST A FEW THINGS TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE AND TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDY, UH, THE TASK FORCE TO REMIND YOU WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUTREACH, AND THEN REALLY TO PRESENT THE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OR THE, REALLY JUST THE FINDINGS OF THE TASK FORCE AT THE END OF PHASE ONE.
SO AS YOU HEARD, UH, THIS, UH, KICKED OFF BACK IN THE SPRING, UH, WITH SOME INITIAL WORK FOLLOWED UP QUICKLY BY A COMMUNITY SURVEY.
AND THEN YOU ALL APPOINTED THE CITIZEN TASK FORCE, WHICH HAS NOW HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS, UH, AS WELL AS A, UH, A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE.
WE WILL BE MOVING ON NOW AFTER THIS REPORT INTO PHASE TWO, AS WE BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT WHERE THESE FINDINGS MIGHT LEAD US AND WHAT SOME POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS MIGHT BE.
WE'LL BE TALKING MORE ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MOMENT.
GRAPHICALLY, TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THIS TIMELINE, YOU CAN SEE HERE WHERE WE ARE.
UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING COMING UP, UH, SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER.
THEN EARLY NEXT YEAR, WE'LL HAVE A FOLLOW-UP, OPEN HOUSE AND ADDITIONAL MEETINGS OF THE TASK FORCE.
HERE ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE THEMSELVES.
YOU HEARD CHAIR DYER SAY IT'S, IT'S, IT'S BEEN FROM FACILITATOR'S POINT OF VIEW, VERY STRONG INVOLVEMENT, GOOD COMMUNICATION, GOOD CONVERSATION.
WE COME TO YOU TONIGHT WITH UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS REPORT TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT EVERY PIECE OF THIS REPORT, UH, WAS AGREED TO UNANIMOUSLY.
THE, THE TASK FORCE AGREED THAT, UM, IT WAS TIME TO WRAP
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UP THIS PHASE OF WORK, AGREED ON SOME OVERARCHING FINDINGS, AND THEN THERE WAS SOME DISAGREEMENT ABOUT SOME OF THE PARTICULAR FINDINGS.WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS WELL.
THE IDEA WITH THE PROCESS WAS REALLY TO MEET, HAVE SOME INITIAL DISCUSSION, LOOK AT THAT CITIZEN TASK FORCE, AND THEN TO FUNNEL DOWN TOWARDS DECISIONS AS THIS GRAPHIC INDICATES, WE CAME BACK AFTER THOSE INITIAL DISCUSSIONS WITH AN OPEN HOUSE, UH, PUTTING SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THE TASK FORCE HAD WRESTLED WITH TO THE PUBLIC, HAD A MEETING, A THIRD MEETING AFTER THAT TO LOOK AT WHAT THE PUBLIC RESPONSE WAS AND TO HAVE SOME FINAL DISCUSSION WITH THE TASK FORCE BEFORE THEY SENT THESE, UM, FINDINGS TO YOU.
A REMINDER ABOUT THIS PUBLIC OUTREACH THAT I'VE REFERRED TO, UH, THE INITIAL COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS AVAILABLE FOR ABOUT A MONTH IN THE SPRING.
IT WAS AVAILABLE BOTH DIGITALLY AND IN, UH, PAPER COPIES FOR THOSE WHO WANTED.
AND YOU GOT A VERY STRONG RESPONSE OF MORE THAN 6,100 PEOPLE.
UH, SOME OF THOSE WERE AT AN, UH, LIVE IN PERSON, OPEN HOUSE.
THE NUMBERS YOU SEE HERE, 109 ATTENDEES ARE AFTER EXCLUDING STAFF CONSULTANTS, COUNSELOR P AND Z MEMBERS WHO STOP BY.
SO THIS IS REALLY, UH, AS I SAID, AT P AND Z CIVILIANS WHO SHOWED UP.
AND THEN EVEN MORE RESPONSE, UH, TO THE ONLINE OPEN HOUSE, UH, MORE THAN 1900, UH, CITIZENS, UH, PARTICIPATED.
AND THAT'S ON TOP OF YOUR EARLIER, UH, CITIZEN SURVEY WITH 6,000.
SO VERY STRONG COMMUNITY, UM, INPUT.
I WANNA REMIND US ALL, THIS IS NOT A RANDOM, UH, SAMPLE SCIENTIFIC SURVEY.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF DEBATE OUT IN THE, IN THE POLLING AND SURVEY WORLD RIGHT NOW ABOUT WHICH IS BETTER SINCE PEOPLE DON'T ANSWER THEIR PHONES MUCH.
BUT I JUST CAUTION YOU THAT WE ARE NOT PRESENTING IT AS THE, AS A PRECISE MEASUREMENT OF PUBLIC OPINION, BUT IS A VERY STRONG INDICATOR.
AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK YOU GET FROM THIS IS VERY STRONG INDICATIONS OF WHERE, UH, YOUR PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR, YOU'RE IN PUBLIC IN, UH, YOUR ENGAGED PUBLIC IS.
SO OUT OF THIS PROCESS OF COME, UM, THREE, UH, PRIMARY FINDINGS THAT WERE THE RESULT OF SOME QUESTIONS THAT THE TASK FORCE, UM, ADDRESSED.
THOSE QUESTIONS WERE, DO SDRS AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN PLANO? AND THERE WAS A FOLLOW UP TO THAT.
IS THAT AFFECT PRIMARILY POSITIVE, PRIMARILY NEGATIVE? AND THEN ARE THERE APPROPRIATE PLACES FOR SDRS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ANYWHERE IN PLANO AND ARE COMPREHENSIVE REGULATIONS NEEDED? SO ABOUT SDRS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE, THIS WAS, UH, A VERY STRONG FINDING.
I GUESS, LEMME BACK UP THE, THE FINDING, THE FIRST FINDING IS THAT SDRS DO AFFECT QUALITY OF LIFE, AND THEN THIS EFFECT IS MOSTLY NEGATIVE AND THERE'S STRONG, UH, AGREEMENT ABOUT THAT ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT THERE'S SOME SIGNIFICANT DISAGREEMENT AS WELL THAT I WANNA CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION.
PEOPLE WHO FELT THIS PHRASE MOSTLY NEGATIVE, WAS TOO STRONG.
THE VOTE ON THAT FINDING WAS 13 TO THREE, TO GIVE YOU AN INDICATION OF THAT, A LOT OF, UH, GOOD DISCUSSION AROUND THAT.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCE THAT I THINK WILL NEED TO BE EXPLORED AS THE COMMITTEE MOVES FORWARD.
FINDING NUMBER TWO, THERE COULD BE, COULD BE APPROPRIATE PLACES IN PLANO UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND, UM, THAT WAS A UNANIMOUS FINDING OF, OF THE TASK FORCE.
SO I THINK THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS WERE CAREFUL NOT TO PUT ANY QUALIFICATIONS ON THAT YET.
WHAT THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES MIGHT BE IS THAT IN A CERTAIN PART OF THE CITY, IS THAT UNDER ZONING, UNDER REGULATION, THERE IS JUST SIMPLY A WILLINGNESS TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE, LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL FOR APPROPRIATE PLACES, USES, OR CIRCUMSTANCES FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
AND THEN FINALLY, UNANIMOUS ALSO IS THAT THE CITY SHOULD DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE PERMANENT REGULATIONS TO GOVERN STR IN PLANO.
AND WE SAW VERY STRONG SUPPORT ON THE COMMITTEE FOR THIS AMONG PEOPLE, UH, ON, UH, ALL SIDES OF THIS QUESTION.
PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN DISTURBED IN NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT ALSO PEOPLE WHO OPERATE STR OR HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN RENTING STR THAT THERE'S A REAL NEED AND USE FOR, UH, REGULATIONS AND EVEN, UH, REGISTRATION, UH, SHORT-TERM RENTALS HERE IN PLANO.
THERE WERE SOME CRITICAL ISSUES THAT FLOW FROM THESE FINDINGS THAT I WANNA BRING INTO YOU BRIEFLY BECAUSE THEY BEGIN TO GET SOME OF THE SUBSTANCE OUT HERE.
UM, THERE WERE EIGHT CRITICAL ISSUES THAT FLOWED FROM THESE FINDINGS.
NUMBER ONE AND THREE, WHICH AGAIN CALLED FOR REGULATION AND NOTED THAT
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THE OVERALL EFFECT OF STR WAS, UH, NEGATIVE IN CONSIDER USERS AND GUESTS CURRENTLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RACK, LACK OF REGULATIONS, THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT THE TASK FORCE IDENTIFIED AS A CRITICAL ISSUE, THAT LACK OF STRONG MANAGEMENT OR SOMETIMES ONSITE MANAGEMENT CAN MAKE NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR, UH, DISCUSSIONS AND RESOLUTION CHALLENGING AT THE VERY BEST THAT THE EFFECT ON NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER, UM, CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL, INCLUDING UNKNOWN PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND FREQUENT VACANCIES THAT CAUSE TURNOVER AND GET PEOPLE THAT, UH, MAYBE EXISTING NEIGHBORS DON'T RECOGNIZE OR MIGHT BE, UH, CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, UH, UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND OVERCROWDING THE PROPERTY OBNOXIOUS USES SUCH AS LATE NIGHT, UH, PARTIES, THAT SORT OF THING.SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ABOUT HERE IN YOUR MEETINGS, UH, REALLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE ISSUE THAT INCIDENCES OF UNSAFE USE OF FIREARMS AND USE OF PROPERTIES FOR ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, THOUGH RELATIVELY RARE.
AND WE DID FIND IN THE DATA THAT THIS IS VERY RARE AND YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ADDRESSED THOSE, BUT THOSE KINDS OF INSTANCES HAVE REALLY CONTRIBUTED TO BROADER CONCERNS AND FEARS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AND CHARACTER CONTRIBUTE TO PERCEPTION, UH, OF, UH, FEAR OR LACK OF SAFETY.
AND THEN FINALLY, THAT A LACK OF REGISTRATION PROGRAM CURRENTLY LIMITS ENFORCEMENT, UM, COMMUNITY FABRIC.
OH, I, I I SAID FINALLY, THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHERS THAT WE WORKED THROUGH.
COMMUNITY FABRIC IS A CORE VALUE FOR THE CITY OF PLANO, UH, AND THAT THERE IS BROAD CONCERN, NOT UNANIMITY, BUT CONCERN, UH, ACROSS THE TASK, UH, FORCE ACROSS A MAJORITY OF THE TASK FORCE, AT LEAST THAT STR AND SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS ARE DIFFICULT TO RECONCILE WITH THIS VALUE OF COMMUNITY FABRIC, DIFFICULT TO RECONCILE.
UH, THEN THERE WAS FINDING TWO WHICH REALLY SPEAKS TO WHETHER THERE COULD BE APPROPRIATE PLACES FOR STR UH, IN THE CITY OR APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR STR.
AND THERE WERE SEVEN CONSIDERATIONS HERE THAT THE TASK FORCE WISHED TO CALL TO YOUR ATTENTION.
THE STRONGEST CONCERNS AND PROBLEMS VOICED AT BOTH THE TASK FORCE AND OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS FOCUSED ON RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, PARTICULARLY SINGLE FAMILY, UH, RESIDENTIAL.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE WEREN'T OTHER CONCERNS, BUT THIS, THIS WAS WHAT THE TASK FORCE HEARD TIME AND AGAIN, AND WHAT WE SAW IN SURVEYS.
A SMALL NUMBER OF STRS APPEAR TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS.
AND THIS SEEMS TO BE BORNE OUT, UH, ESPECIALLY IN THE DATA FROM YOUR STAFF AND YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT REALLY, A VERY SMALL NUMBER CONTRIBUTE A VERY HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS.
THE RESPONSIBLE LOCAL OWNERS AND OPERATORS APPEAR SUPPORTIVE OF SOME KIND OF REGULATION.
I THINK THERE WILL BE, UM, SOME VARYING VIEWPOINTS ON WHAT THAT REGULATION SHOULD BE, BUT YOU HAVE A LOT OF, UH, RESPONSIBLE OWNERS WHO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GETTING A BAD NAME FROM MAYBE A FEW IRRESPONSIBLE OWNERS AND, UH, SUPPORT THAT'S BEING ADDRESSED IN SOME WAY THAT SOME LOCAL FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES DERIVES SIGNIFICANT INCOME FROM SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
AND THAT SHORT TERM RENTALS PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR LODGING THAT SOME VISITORS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS FIND USEFUL, WHETHER THAT BE FOR TOURISM OR HOSTING OUT OF TOWN, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS THAT SDRS GENERATE LOCAL HOT, UH, TAX REVENUES.
FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY HOTEL TAX REVENUES, THOUGH, UH, THERE'S A QUALIFY HERE THAT NET ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF STR ARE DEBATABLE AND HARD TO REFLECT PRECISELY.
THERE ARE CERTAINLY SOME PEOPLE THAT FEEL LIKE THERE ARE NEGATIVE ECONOMIC EFFECTS EITHER ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ON THE CITY.
AND THERE'S SOME PLANO RESIDENTS SEE REGULATIONS, ESPECIALLY BANNED WITHOUT EXCEPTION AS INFRINGEMENTS ON PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PERSONAL LIBERTY.
SO AGAIN, THESE ARE THE FINDINGS THAT THE, THE REALLY SUPPORT AND THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT FLOW OUT OF THAT, UH, FINDING.
NUMBER TWO, THE NEXT STEPS I REFER TO EARLIER TO MEETINGS COMING UP.
WE'LL BE BACK ON NOVEMBER 15TH.
THERE IS AN OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULED ON THE 7TH OF FEBRUARY, AND THEN SOME ADDITIONAL MEETINGS FROM THE TASK FORCE IN THERE WITH A PLAN TO REPORT BACK IN, UH, MARCH TO P AND Z AND COUNCIL GIVING YOU ALL TIME TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE THE INTERIM BAN, UH, BEGINS TO EXPIRE.
THE LAST THING I WANT TO EMPHASIZE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE TASK FORCE, UH, IN THIS, UH, PHASE TWO IS CHARGED AS, AS WE UNDERSTAND IT AND AS WE'VE DISCUSSED THE TASK FORCE WITH REALLY HELPING COME UP WITH BROAD GUIDELINES, GIVE DIRECTION TO
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STAFF, AND WE'LL BE RELYING ON YOUR PLANNING STAFF, LEGAL STAFF AND EXPERTS TO REALLY CRAFT ANY, ANY DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS AND ORDINANCES BACK TO THE COUNCIL IN THE CITY.WITH THAT, I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
WOULD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM FIRST? LET'S GO AHEAD AND HEAR FROM THEM AND IF WE HAVE SOME, SOME, UH, QUESTIONS, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE YOU COME BACK.
THE FIRST SPEAKER IS TATIANA RAMIREZ.
GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR, MOMS AND MEMBERS OF P CITY COUNCIL.
I HAVE BEEN A PLANO RESIDENT FOR 20 YEARS.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS 14 HOUSES, TWO OF WHICH OPERATE AS SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
WE BOUGHT OUR HOMES BECAUSE AMONG OTHER THINGS, IT WAS A VERY SAFE AND PLEASANT COMMUNITY TO LIVE IN.
THE S T R SITUATION IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS NOW ESCALATED TO THE POINT OF HAVING ERASED OUR FORMER QUALITY OF LIFE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE TIRED OF DEALING WITH THE VALET PARKING, THE CONSTANT PARTY DELIVERIES, HAVING TO LOOK FOR THE EVENT MANAGER, THE DJS, THE CARS SCOUTING AND FILMING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CATERERS NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE OUT OF CARS FROM OUR DRIVEWAY.
THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, THE WEDDINGS, THE EVENING PARTY SETUPS, THE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS, THE MIDNIGHT PARTY BUS, THE BOUNCER, THE NOW HUNDREDS OF STRANGERS THAT HAVE PARADE DOWN OUR STREET, THE UBER DROP OFF AND PICKUP THE EXTREMELY QUESTIONABLE WOMEN AND MEN THAT WE HAVE SEEN THAT WE CAN LOAN PARTIES, THE INSANE AMOUNT OF TRASH, THE RATS.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE CONSTANT WORRY FOR OUR SAFETY.
THE CURRENT STATE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE WE CHOSE TO LIVE IN.
EVEN IN A HOTEL, YOU CANNOT DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
THERE IS SUPERVISION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
THERE IS NONE FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
THEY ARE HOLDING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HOSTAGE AND WE WANT IT BACK.
WE ARE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE BAN SHORT-TERM RENTALS.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS CLARA DTE.
GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR.
MY NAME IS CLARA DUMPTY AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF PLANO FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS.
I'M A MOTHER OF THREE CHILDRENS AND I'M A PART OF THE TASK FORCE.
THESE ARE NOT EASY DAYS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, AND YET IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO REPRESENT THE CONCERNS OF HOMEOWNERS.
SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARE MUCH MORE THAN JUSTIFICATION HOUSES.
THEY PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A WAY FOR S T R OWNERS AND PLANO RESIDENTS TO COEXIST HARMONIOUSLY.
ONE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS IS TO APPOINT MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES FOR STRS THAT RENT OUT ENTIRE PROPERTIES RATHER THAN JUST ROOMS. AND WHERE THE PROPERTY MANAGE OWNER IS NOT PRESENT DURING THE RENTAL PERIOD.
THIS CHANGE COULD ADDRESS 99% OF THE ISSUES RAISED BY RESIDENTS, INCLUDING NOISE CONCERNS, BACKGROUND CHECKS, AND MORE.
IMPLEMENTING SUCH MEASURES WOULD EMPOWER THE CITY TO SERVE BETTER CONTROL OVER THE SITUATION.
IT WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CONTACT POINTS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND ENSURE THAT SOMEONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTING ALL THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS.
I HAVE SENT AN EMAIL CONTAINING ALL THE RELEVANT INFORMATION, AND I HOPE YOU'LL TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
I ALSO WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE KIND WORDS AT THE BEGINNING ABOUT MY HOMELAND.
MY NAME IS CINDY PATILLO AND I REPRESENT THE PLANO TEXAS NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION.
AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, IN THE SPRING OF 2022, BILL FRANCE BEGINS SPEAKING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND THEIR IMPACT ON OUR CITY.
THE RESULT IS THAT A GROUP OF CONCERNED CITIZENS FORMED THE PLANO CHAPTER OF THE TEXAS NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION, AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE.
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OUR ORGANIZATION, THE PLANO CHAPTER, WANTS TO ENSURE THAT PLANO REMAINS A CITY OF EXCELLENCE, THAT OUR NEIGHBORS AND SMALL BUSINESSES THRIVE, THAT OUR SCHOOLS REMAIN HIGHLY RANKED, AND THAT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE IS PRESERVED.TO THAT END, AS WE'VE SHARED WITH THIS COUNCIL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, OUR GOAL IS TO ELIMINATE SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN SINGLE NEIGHBORHOODS AND TO REGULATE THEM WHEREVER THEY ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE.
WE HAVE NOT ADDED THE, WE HAVE NOT ADVOCATED FOR A COMPLETE BAN ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS ACROSS THE CITY.
AND SHOULD YOU HEAR THAT FROM ANYONE OUTSIDE OF OUR ORGANIZATION, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THEY'RE MISTAKEN.
AS WE'VE REACHED THE SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN THE TASK FORCE'S EFFORTS, WE WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN, EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS, TO THE FORMER MAYOR, MR. DYER, WHO'S THE CHAIR TO CHRISTINA DAY OR SCHWARZ AND THEIR STAFFS TO MICHELLE DEANDRA, TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE TO THE CITY COUNCIL, ALL OF WHOM ARE WORKING SO DILIGENTLY ON THIS ISSUE.
I PERSONALLY HAVE ATTENDED THE TASK FORCE MEETINGS AS AN OBSERVER AND HAVE IN HAVE IDENTIFIED A MINIMUM OF THREE OR POSSIBLY FOUR OF 19 MEMBERS, ROUGHLY 15 TO 20% OF THE TOTAL WHO CONSISTENTLY EXPRESSED PRO S T R SENTIMENTS.
THIS ALIGNS WELL WITH THE RESULTS OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL SURVEY WHERE 18% OF RESPONDENTS INDICATED THEY WOULD FEEL MODERATELY COMFORTABLE OR VERY COMFORTABLE HAVING AN S T R ON THEIR BLOCK.
WHILE 74% INDICATED THE OPPOSITE SEPARATELY, WE KNOW THAT A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF PLANO HOUSEHOLDS ARE SHORT-TERM RENTALS TAKEN TOGETHER.
IT'S CLEAR THAT THOSE WHO ARE PRO S T R HAVE A SIGNIFICANT VOICE IN THE CONVERSATION.
THE PLANO, TEXAS NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION UNDERSTANDS THAT FORMING A TASK FORCE WHERE THERE ARE STRONG OPINIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF AN ISSUE CAN BE CHALLENGING.
WE COMMEND THE CITY FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A TASK FORCE THAT ALLOWS MULTIPLE VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES TO BE HEARD.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS GREG PATILLO, A 30 YEAR RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF PLANO.
I TOO WANNA APPLAUD YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN, UH, BOTH, UH, COMPLETING A SURVEY AND FORMING A TASK FORCE.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GATHER DATA AND I THINK YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN BEHIND THAT ASPECT.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO DO TONIGHT IS ACTUALLY, UM, POINT OUT THAT SOME OF THE DATA IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE DATA THAT YOU ARE, ARE, UH, DISCUSSING SPECIFICALLY WITH, UM, UH, CALLS FOR SERVICE AND SPECIFICALLY ONE OF THE FINDINGS THAT JUST CAME OUT THAT JEFF PRESENTED.
FIRST OF ALL, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE WHAT ACTUALLY CREATES A CALL FOR SERVICE.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT QUESTION 10, AND THIS IS A FILTERED VERSION, UH, GAP STRATEGIES CREATED A FILTERED VERSION BECAUSE QUESTION NINE WAS, HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM? AND THEN THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM, ANSWERED QUESTION 10, THIS IS THE FILTER DOWN, EXCLUDING THOSE RESULTS.
SO WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS 39% SAID THEY DID NOTHING.
UH, 18% SAID THEY, UH, CONTACTED THE HOST OWNER, 16% CONTACTED LAW ENFORCEMENT, 14 NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP, 10 S T R LISTING PLATFORM, NINE PROPERTY MANAGER, EIGHT CITY OFFICIALS, 6% CITY STAFF, 7% OTHER, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, BUT MAYBE PRAYERS INVOLVED SOMEHOW.
UM, SO I THINK THE THING TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT CALLS FOR SERVICE COME FROM THE PAL PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT 16% OF RESPONSE THAT SAYS THEY'VE ACTUALLY CONTACT, THEN I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SUGGEST THAT PLANO PD DOES NOT HAVE, OR IT HAS LIMITED INSIGHT TO THE ACTUAL PROBLEMS THAT CITIZENS ARE FACING WITH IT.
SIMILARLY, I THINK THAT SORT OF PRECLUDES DEFINING THAT IT'S REALLY ONLY A SMALL GROUP OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS BECAUSE THAT DATA COMES FROM THE C UH, UH, CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT PLANO P D DOES.
I THINK YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB BECAUSE THIS GIVES YOU THE DATA THAT YOU NEED TO DEFEND WHEN SOMEONE ATTACKS YOU ON THE CALLS FOR SERVICE.
UH, BECAUSE IT SAYS, EVEN THOUGH AS WE HAVE TRIED TO GET PEOPLE TO DO THIS, CHIEF, UH,
AND HE GOES, I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THAT.
AND I, I WAS LIKE, I CAN TELL YOU WHAT CAUSED THAT.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME YOU PRESENTED C F SS AND SAYS THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM.
AND WE AS CITIZENS AT THAT POINT KNEW WE NEED TO GET ON THE PHONE WITH PLANO PD D OR WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO HEAR A POLICE DEPARTMENT AND A CITY COUNCIL THAT SAYS IT'S NOT REALLY A PROBLEM, WE JUST DON'T SEE IT.
SO HOPEFULLY YOU CAN USE THIS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THE C F S NUMBER REALLY MEANS TO OUR CITY
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AND WHAT IT MEANS WITH ISSUES THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH SHORT-TERM RENTALS.THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR JEFF? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION AND CONTAINS ITEMS WHICH ARE ROUTINE AND TYPICALLY NON-CONTROVERSIAL ITEMS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THIS AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION BY A COUNCIL MEMBER, THE CITY MANAGER, OR ANY CITIZEN.
THIS PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS.
AND SECOND, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE VOTE.
HOW DO YOU VOTE, SHELBY? YES, THANK YOU.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES PRESENTATION TIME WITH A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL IF NEEDED.
REMAINING SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO 30 TOTAL MINUTES OF TESTIMONY TIME WITH THREE MINUTES ASSIGNED PER SPEAKER.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY AMEND THESE TIMES AS DEEMED NECESSARY NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL PERMIT PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, UH, ON THE AGENDA NOT POSTED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS, THE LENGTH OF THE AGENDA, AND TO ENSURE MEETING EFFICIENCY AND MAY INCLUDE A CUMULATIVE TIME LIMIT.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER.
THE CARDS WERE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CUMULATIVE TIME IS EXHAUSTED.
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Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2023-013 to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, rezoning 7.9 acres of land located at the southeast corner of Municipal Avenue and 13th Street in the City of Plano, Collin County, Texas, from Light Industrial-1 to Planned Development-63-Downtown Business/Government modifying development standards; directing a change accordingly in the official zoning map of the City; and providing a penalty clause, a repealer clause, a savings clause, a severability clause, a publication clause, and an effective date. Petitioner: 2022 Plano Luna, LP
]ONE, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2023 DASH 13 TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015 DASH FIVE DASH TWO AS HERETOFORE AMENDED REZONING 7.9 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MUNICIPAL AVENUE AND 13TH STREET IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ONE TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
63 DOWNTOWN BUSINESS GOVERNMENT MODIFYING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY AND PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, A REPEAL CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
UH, ZONING CASE NUMBER 13 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM ITS CURRENT ZONING OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ONE TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, UH, NUMBER 63 TO, UH, A, UH, WITH A DOWNTOWN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT BASED ZONING SONY.
SO WITH THAT, UM, WE HAVE A MAP OF THE EXISTING PROPERTY.
IT IS AT MUNICIPAL OR L AVENUE AND 13TH STREET AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THAT INTERSECTION.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE NOTICE BOUNDARIES BOTH 200 FEET AND 500 FEET ON THE MAP SHOWN AND THE SURROUNDING ZONING.
IT IS ALSO ADJACENT TO THE, UH, DART RAIL LINE WITH THE, UH, SILVER LINE STATION, UH, BEING CONSTRUCTED TO THE WEST, THE SOUTHWEST OF THE PROPERTY.
YOU PERHAPS CAN SEE THAT BETTER ON THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH.
THIS IS THE PROPERTY AS IT APPEARS TODAY OR, UM, MAYBE NOT EXACTLY TODAY
UM, IT HAS A, UM, SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF STORAGE ON THE PROPERTY AND A KIND OF LANDSCAPING, UM, AND SUPPLY BUSINESS, UM, WITH VARIOUS, UM, RENTAL SPACES ON THE PROPERTY TODAY.
SO THE PROPOSAL, THIS IS A CONCEPT PLAN THAT SHOWS YOU THE VARIOUS USES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED UNDER THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS GOVERNMENT ZONING.
YOU CAN SEE THE, UH, THERE IS A PROPOSAL FOR A MODIFIED VERSION OF, UM, MULTIFAMILY UNITS, UM, ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY AND A OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT USE ON THE EASTERN
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PORTION OF THE PROPERTY LABELED LOT TWO.UM, THERE IS A, UH, A PUBLIC WAY OR STREET THAT, UH, WILL SEGREGATE THOSE USES AND PROVIDE ACCESS THROUGH THE PROPERTY.
IT IS PARKED BY A PARKING GARAGE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL USE AND SURFACE PARKING FOR THE COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT USE AS PROPOSED.
THIS IS THE APPLICANT'S, UM, MUCH FANCIER VERSION OF THE, UH, SITE PLAN, UM, OR THE CONCEPT, UH, COMPARED TO THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENT THAT YOU SAW PREVIOUSLY AND PERHAPS GIVES YOU A BETTER IDEA OF THEIR PROPOSAL.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THE RESIDENTIAL USES IN YELLOW AND THE COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT, UM, IN THE KIND OF PINK COLOR WITH THE, UH, DESIGN OF THE DRIVE GOING THROUGH.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE ADJACENT DART SILVER LINE TRACKS AND AVENUE M AVENUE ALONG 13TH STREET TO THE NORTH AND THEN MUNICIPAL AVENUE PROVIDING THE PRIMARY ACCESS TO THE WEST LIST.
SO WHAT DOES THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS AREA? IT IS KIND OF AT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR LAND USE CATEGORY IN THIS AREA AND IS, UH, FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH THAT FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY.
UM, HOWEVER, THE MIX OF USES DOES TRIGGER THE FINDING POLICY IN THIS AREA.
UH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID, UH, FIND IT CONSISTENT WITH THIS, UH, PER THEIR VOTE AND THEY DID EACH COMPLETE A FINDINGS FORM.
UM, YOU'LL SEE IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER FOUR MAPS OF THE PLAN, UM, REDEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY, TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT POLICY.
UM, THERE'S ALSO FINDINGS UNDER THE REDEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICIES, UM, AND THE DOWN, BUT IT IS, UH, PARTIALLY COMPLIANT WITH DOWNTOWN VISION AND STRATEGY AND IT DOES MEET THE HERITAGE PRESERVATION PLAN.
SO WE WANTED TO, UH, REMIND YOU OF THE PURPOSE OF A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN THE ORDINANCE ZONING ORDINANCE THAT IS DEFINED.
UM, CREATE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS FOR A INTENT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE, THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, TO ACCOMMODATE INNOVATION, MITIGATE DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS, UM, AND PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE AESTHETIC AND VISUAL QUALITY OF DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE HOPE IF WE'RE CREATING A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, THAT WE'RE DOING IT FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND IT ALIGNS WITH THESE PURPOSES STATED WITHIN THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
SO WHAT IS IS THE INTENT HERE? IT IS TO ADD RESIDENTIAL ADJACENT TO A TRANSIT STATION.
UM, WE BELIEVE THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT POLICIES IN THE ORDINANCE TO CHANGE, UH, THE NON-RESIDENTIAL USE AND ZONING.
SO IT, THE CURRENT, UH, BG ZONING DISTRICT DOES NOT ALLOW THAT OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL USE.
AND SO BEING ABLE TO ALLOW THAT OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT USE, UM, IS SOMETHING THAT IS A CHANGE THAT WOULD BE NEEDED.
AND THEN IT DOES ALSO CREATE THAT INTERNAL STREET ALIGNMENT AND ADD THOSE STANDARDS.
SO THE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCES AS PROPOSED, THEY ARE LIMITED IN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO 390 UNITS.
THERE'S A MODIFICATION, THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS GOVERNMENT DISTRICT DOES HAVE A 300 UNIT CAP PER BLOCK.
UM, THIS GIVES A ADJUSTMENT TO 390 UNITS.
THE PROPERTY IS A UNIQUE PROPERTY BECAUSE OF ITS TRIANGULAR SHAPE.
SO, UM, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT DUE TO THE SCALE AND, UH, UNIQUE SHAPE OF THE PROPERTY.
IT ADJUSTS THE HEIGHT AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
AND THEN IT ALSO ASKS FOR, UH, THERE'S TIMING OF MULTIFAMILY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AS PROPOSED, UM, BASED ON PERMITS BY JANUARY 1ST, 2025.
AND ADDITIONAL PD STIPULATIONS RELATED TO MULTIFAMILY THAT ARE DETAILED ON A FUTURE SLIDE.
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YOU'LL ALSO SEE AT THE TOP OF THIS SLIDE A YELLOW AREA WHERE THERE'S A SETBACK WHERE YOU HAVE TIERED DEVELOPMENT HEIGHTS.IT'S LIMITED TO FOUR STORIES AND, UH, LIMITED HEIGHT IN THAT, THAT AREA AT THE NORTHERN END, UH, CLOSEST TO THE PRIMARILY SINGLE STORY DEVELOPMENT ALONG 13TH STREET.
UM, THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROMOTING THE OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT WITH RESTRICTIONS.
THERE IS AN EXISTING WAREHOUSE BUILDING THAT'S 2100 SQUARE FEET AND THAT NON-RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, UM, IS NOT ACTUALLY REQUIRED BY THE ZONING.
SO WE WANTED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
UM, BUT THERE WILL NEED TO BE A USE FOR THIS PROPERTY.
SO, UM, WHETHER IT IS THE PROPOSED USE OR ANOTHER USE, UM, WITH THE CAP OF 390 UNITS, IT WILL EITHER BE THE OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF, UH, NON-RESIDENTIAL USE IF THE 390 UNITS ARE FULLY DEVELOPED ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY.
SO THE TIMING STANDARDS, AGAIN, VERTICAL RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION CANNOT OCCUR UNTIL EITHER, UH, JANUARY 1ST, 2025.
SO ESSENTIALLY, UM, YEAH, AROUND 14 MONTHS OUT OR THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION IN REPURPOSING OF 22,000 SQUARE FEET OF NON-RESIDENTIAL SPACE.
SO THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT STIPULATIONS, WE'VE GOT THEM ON THE SLIDES, I WON'T READ THEM ALL TO YOU, BUT YOU SEE THERE'S STIPULATIONS RELATED TO THE OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT SPACE AND WHERE IT IS LOCATED AND HOW IT'S OPERATING.
THE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCES, THERE ARE A LOT OF STIPULATIONS THERE RELATED TO NUMBER OF UNITS, HEIGHT AND THE DESIGN OF THE RESIDENCES.
AND THEN THERE GENERAL PROVISIONS AGAIN RELATED TO THE STREETS, FENCING, LANDSCAPING, AND PARKING.
WE CAN GO BACK OVER THOSE IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, BUT THE FEEDBACK WE HAD WITHIN 200 FEET.
SO RELATED TO THE SUPER MAJORITY REQUIREMENTS, WE HAD EVERYTHING IN SUPPORT WITHIN 200 FEET, UH, EIGHT IN SUPPORT THAT WAS 7.1 ACRES.
UM, I THINK THAT INCLUDES THE PROPERTY ITSELF.
SO I WOULD NOT CONSIDER THE 89.9% TO BE ACCURATE ANALYSIS OF WHAT'S IN THE BUFFER ZONE, BUT YOU CAN SEE THERE'S NO OPPOSITION.
AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MAP OVERALL, AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES, UM, WE HAVE 44 IN SUPPORT AND FOR AN OPPOSITION FOR A UNIQUE TOTAL OF 48 RESPONSES, WE DID HAVE TWO DUPLICATES THAT, UM, WERE REMOVED AND WE WANTED TO NOTE THAT TWO OF THE RESPONSES ARE OUTSIDE THE CITY OF PLANO.
YOU COULD SEE THAT IN THE SPREADSHEET THAT YOU RECEIVED VIA EMAIL.
AND THEN, UH, BOTH OF THOSE WERE IN SUPPORT.
SO THE PROPOSAL AGAIN, JUST IN SUMMARY, IS FOR PLAN DEVELOPMENT DOWNTOWN BUSINESS GOVERNMENT ZONING WITH MODIFIED STANDARDS TO THE DISTRICT.
UM, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL BASED ON MODIFICATION TO THE ORIGINAL REQUEST.
UM, THE VOTE WAS SIX TO ZERO, THE P AND ZS MODIFIED THE DATE REQUESTED ORIGINALLY.
UM, AND THEN THAT WAS IN THE ZONING DISTRICT AND THE AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WAS REQUIRED AND THE APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST DOES REQUIRE FINDINGS BY THE CITY COUNCIL UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JUST AS IT DID WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
SO WITH THAT, I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING THIS REQUEST.
PROTO, YOU JUST QUICKLY MENTIONED THAT THE COMMISSION, UM, MODIFIED THE DATE.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO WHAT YOU'RE RE REFERENCING? YES.
IS THAT ON THE TIMING OF THE CONSTRUCTION? YES, IT'S THE TIMING OF CONSTRUCTION.
THEY, UM, THE TIMING OF CONSTRUCTION, I BELIEVE THE ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS, UH, IT'S 2024 AND I'M NOT, YES, 2024 AND IT'S CHANGED TO 2025.
SO THEY ORIGINALLY SAID 2024 AND THE COMMISSION CHANGED IT TO JANUARY 1ST, 2025.
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BELIEVE THAT THAT IS MS. COPELAND, IS THAT CORRECT? IT WAS JANUARY 1ST, 2025.BUT IT WAS THE WORDING BEFORE THAT THAT WAS MODIFIED AT P N Z.
IN ADDITION, THE 5,000 SQUARE FEET WAS CHANGED TO 22,000 SQUARE FEET DURING P N Z.
SO COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE WORDING BEFORE THAT? YEAH, THAT WAS MODIFIED, THE WORDING THAT WAS BEFORE.
IS MY MISUNDERSTANDING OF THAT MODIFICATION.
I I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIMEFRAME THAT WAS MODIFIED.
SO SHE WILL LOOK UP THE EXACT LANGUAGE.
I MEAN IT'S BASICALLY, YOU CAN'T START ON THE MULTI-FAMILY, BUT IF YOU, IF YOU START ON THE 22,000 THEN WELL, THAT'S WHAT MY QUESTION WAS GONNA BE ABOUT, BUT NOW I'M CON NOW I'M SURE.
I THOUGHT THE DATE HAD CHANGED AND SO I, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT MISUNDERSTANDING.
BUT IN THE PACKET AND WHAT YOU SAID, WHERE IT'S, IT SAYS RESIDENTIALLY, IT WOULD DELAY THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE UNTIL THE EARLIER OF JANUARY 1ST OR AFTER ISSUING A BUILDING PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A REPURPOSE 5,000 SQUARE FEET.
THAT HERE YOU'RE SAYING THAT 5,000 GOT CHANGED TO 22,000? CORRECT.
EITHER WAY, RE REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IS, WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS THAT IT'S NOT REALLY, EVEN IF WE GET TO JANUARY 1ST, 2025 AND THEY HAVEN'T STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON THAT 22,000 SQUARE FEET, THEY CAN JUST MOVE AHEAD ON THE MULTIFAMILY, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT BECAUSE AS LONG AS IT'S JANUARY 1ST, THEY CAN MOVE AHEAD.
WAS THERE ANY DISCUSSION WITH, WITH THE APPLICANT ABOUT SAYING THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MULTIFAMILY NEEDED TO HAPPEN AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 22,000 SQUARE FEET? I THINK THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT TO ANSWER, UM, AS TO WHETHER OR NOT HE COULD ACCOMPLISH THAT.
UM, THERE'S FIVE THAT ARE PART OF THE APPLICANT GROUP.
GOOD EVENING COUNSEL AND MAYOR.
UM, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION QUEUED UP.
IS THAT
UH, MY NAME IS PIERCE CRAVENS.
MY WIFE AND I RESIDE AT 10 28 17 STREET IN DOWNTOWN PLANO.
I'M ALSO THE GENERAL PARTNER OF 2022 PLANO LUNA, THE APPLICANT AND PROPERTY OWNER OF THIS EVENING'S PRESENTATION.
WE SUPPORT AND SEEK TO LEVERAGE THE CITY'S GOALS TO PROMOTE WALKABLE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE TRANSIT ORIENTED IN NATURE, GIVEN THE CITY'S INVESTITURE IN THE SILVER LINE STATION ON 12TH STREET, WHICH AS YOU KNOW, IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TEAM A LITTLE BIT.
METROPOLITAN INTEREST CORPORATION, WHICH IS OUR FAMILY REAL ESTATE COMPANY, HAS BEEN DEVELOPING AND INVESTING IN PLANO FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS.
WE'VE DEVELOPED OVER 3000 SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION LOTS, LARGE SCALE, HIGH-RISE OFFICE PROJECTS, AND SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND APARTMENT PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF PLANO.
20 YEARS AGO WE BECAME INTERESTED IN INVESTING AND DEVELOPING IN DOWNTOWN PLANO SPECIFICALLY AFTER WE ACQUIRED THE BUILDING THAT EVENTUALLY BECAME THE FILLMORE PUB.
WE CONTINUED TO ACQUIRE BUILDINGS AND PROPERTIES DOWNTOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SILVER LINE HAS FURTHER ENCOURAGED OUR INVESTMENT APPETITE.
RECENTLY WE COMPLETED AT 15TH, WHICH IS A 52 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX AT 15TH AND MUNICIPAL AND A BOUTIQUE TOWN HOME COMMUNITY ON 17TH STREET BETWEEN J AND K AVENUE.
WE'RE ALSO CONSTRUCTING ANOTHER PROJECT ON 10TH STREET AS WELL.
SUFFICE TO SAY WE'VE BEEN LONG-TERM LOCAL OWNERS IN DOWNTOWN PLANO AND HAVE NO INTEREST IN HAVING IT ANY OTHER WAY.
WE PURCHASED THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LAST AUGUST AND AFTER A LONG VETTING PROCESS, WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BRING THESE TWO PARTNERS TO THE TABLE WHO ARE READY TO GO.
UM, SEAN LUTHER IS HERE WITH HINES TO, UH, INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND HIS COMPANY AS WELL AS MATT CARTER WITH BOLDEN ACRES.
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LUTHER AND I'M HERE TODAY REPRESENTING HINES, THE DEVELOPER FOR THIS PROJECT.SOME QUICK BACKGROUND ON WHO WE ARE.
HINES WAS FOUNDED IN 1957 BY THE LATE GERALD HINES AND WAS FOUNDED IN HOUSTON.
UM, THE FIRM STARTED DEVELOPING SMALL INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE PROJECTS AND SINCE THEN WE'VE GROWN TO BE IN 32 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD AND ARE CURRENTLY THE LARGEST PRIVATELY OWNED REAL ESTATE FIRM IN THE WORLD.
HERE IN DALLAS, LOCALLY, WE HAVE OVER 20 ACTIVE PROJECTS SPANNING ALL PRODUCT TYPES.
WE'RE INVOLVED IN INDUSTRIAL SELF-STORAGE, MASTER PLAN COMMUNITIES, OFFICE, MULTI-FAMILY, AND MIXED USE.
DEVELOPING THE HIGHEST QUALITY REAL ESTATE IS IN OUR D N A AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT HERE IN PLANO.
UH, WE WERE VERY ATTRACTED TO THIS SITE EARLY ON.
UM, WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CRAVENS FOR ALMOST 18 MONTHS NOW, AND THERE WERE REALLY TWO THINGS THAT WE GOT EXCITED ABOUT WITH THIS, WITH THIS SITE.
WE LOOK AT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THE METROPLEX, AND WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN PLANO.
BUT WHAT REALLY EXCITED US, UH, WAS THE FACT THAT THIS IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN PLANO.
WE TYPICALLY LOOK FOR VIBRANT MIXED USE COMMUNITIES, AND DOWNTOWN PLANO IS ONE.
WE THINK IT'S WALKABLE, IT'S ROOTED IN HISTORY.
IT IT HAS A TRUE COOL FACTOR THAT WE THINK IS VERY ATTRACTIVE.
SECONDLY, WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE BOLD ACRES TEAM.
IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT YOU HAVE AN OPERATOR THAT ALSO WANTS TO BE AN OWNER AND THEY WANT TO OWN LONG TERM.
AND THIS IS A GROUP THAT'S WELL CAPITALIZED AND WE THINK REALLY FITS THE MOLD OF WHAT DOWNTOWN IS ABOUT.
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MATT CARTER, WHO IS WITH GOLDEN ACRES.
HE CAN TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THEIR STORY AND THEIR EXISTING LOCATIONS IN AUSTIN.
APOLOGIES FOR NOT PREPARING A SONG.
UM, WE OPENED THE FIRST BOLD ACRES IN JANUARY OF 2020, UM, WHICH IF YOU REMEMBER WAS ABOUT SIX WEEKS BEFORE A PRETTY HARD TIME, UH, THAT SHAPED WHAT BOLD ACRES IS.
DURING THAT TIME, UH, I HAD MY FIRST CHILD AS WELL, SO WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO BE A FAMILY FRIENDLY PLACE THAT WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
'CAUSE MY WIFE AND I ALSO MOVED TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE GOLDEN N*****S IS.
UH, WE JUST OPENED OUR SECOND LOCATION, UH, NORTH AUSTIN WITH THE SAME MISSION.
UM, AGAIN, BEING VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, WORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS, UH, WE ALLOW FAMILIES, DOGS, WE HAVE A STRONG CONTINGENCY OF 20 TO 30 SOMETHING PROFESSIONALS THAT COME IN, UM, KIND OF A SOMEHOW CREATED A PLACE FOR EVERYBODY.
UH, IT'S WHERE MY IN-LAWS LOVE TO COME 'CAUSE THEY LIVE IN TOWN AND IT'S WHERE WE LIKE TO TAKE OUR KID TO PLAY ON THE PLAYGROUND.
UM, WE INCORPORATED PICKLEBALL COURTS BECAUSE ORIGINALLY THE CITY OF AUSTIN DID NOT, UH, THINK THAT WE HAD ENOUGH PARKING, SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET A VARIANCE BASED ON, UH, SPORT COURT BEING LESS PEOPLE.
I MEAN, I PLAYED PICKLEBALL ON VACATION MULTIPLE TIMES AND THOUGHT THAT IT WAS KIND OF THE PERFECT GAME OR SPORT FOR, UH, RESTAURANT BAR CONCEPT.
IT'S NOT FUN TO PLAY IF YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AGAINST SOMEBODY WHO'S REALLY BAD.
SO YOU PLAY TO THE LEVEL OF YOUR COMPETITION.
UM, SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE PERFECT GAME PEOPLE PLAY AND THEN SIT AROUND AND HAVE A BEER AFTERWARDS AND WATCH SOME SPORTS.
UH, WE PARTNERED WITH CMM SMOKEHOUSE, WHICH IS SOME OF THE BEST BARBECUE IN AUSTIN.
UM, DANIEL VAUGHN FROM TEXAS MONTHLY.
THE BARBECUE EDITOR OF TEXAS MONTHLY SPEAKS VERY HIGHLY OF CMM SMOKEHOUSE AND, UH, IT'S LIKELY THAT THEY'LL BE WRITTEN ABOUT MORE THAN THEY ALREADY HAVE BEEN IN, UH, TEXAS MONTHLY.
UM, I HEARD THE QUESTION EARLIER ABOUT, UH, COMMENCING CONSTRUCTION OF THE APARTMENTS, UH, AFTER THE COMPLETION OF OLD ACRES.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO OPERATE A RESTAURANT NEXT TO A GIANT CONSTRUCTION SITE.
AND IF THEY'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR TWO YEARS, THAT'S A REALLY LONG TIME TO HAVE DUST AND TRASH AND STUFF THAT, I MEAN, THEY WORK REALLY HARD TO NOT HAVE, BUT IT JUST HAPPENS.
UM, SO THAT'S WHY WE WOULD HOPE TO BE ABLE TO LET THEM START AS SOON AS WE'RE PERMITTED AND READY TO ROCK AND ROLL.
UM, WE'RE VERY WELL CAPITALIZED.
WE'RE READY TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AS SOON AS WE'RE APPROVED.
UM, THAT'S BASICALLY ALL I GOT.
UM, SO OUR VISION IS TO CREATE A SOUTHERN GATEWAY INTO DOWNTOWN THROUGH QUALITY DESIGN BASED ON TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES.
WE SEEK TO COMBINE HOUSING IN A DESTINATION RESTAURANT USE, WHICH, UH, I, AS A RESIDENT OF DOWNTOWN PLANO FEEL IS LACKING.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO FULFILL THE CITY'S VISION TO PROVIDE A DEVELOPMENT THAT PROMOTES WALKABILITY
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AND CONNECTS THE REST OF DOWNTOWN.WITH THIS NEW 12TH STREET STATION, WE ALSO SEEK TO PARTNER WITH PLANOS ARTISTS AND PROVIDE MURALS WITHIN OUR SITE THAT GIVE AON TO DOWNTOWN'S HISTORY.
NOW THE CITY'S DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB CURATING EVENTS THAT MAKES DOWNTOWN A DESTINATION.
HOWEVER, OUTSIDE OF THESE EVENTS, THERE ARE VERY FEW ACTIVITIES AND BUSINESSES THAT KEEP PEOPLE DOWNTOWN FOR LONGER THAN A MEAL OR A QUICK SHOPPING TRIP.
GOLDEN ACRES, HOWEVER, AND PICKLEBALL MORE BROADLY IS A DESTINATION USE WITH A MARKET RADIUS THAT EXTENDS 20 MILES.
AS MATT MENTIONED, IT'S FAMILY FRIENDLY, IT'S COMMERCIAL USE THAT YOU CAN SPEND THE ENTIRE DAY.
MANY BUSINESS OWNERS HERE DOWNTOWN WILL TELL YOU THAT WE NEED MORE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN TO SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES.
AND I THINK IT'S FURTHER EMPHASIZED BY THE VACANT RETAIL THAT YOU SEE ALONG 14TH STREET.
THIS DEVELOPMENT, IN OUR OPINION, IS A CATALYST THAT THIS AREA NEEDS TO THRIVE AND SPUR ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT AND PATRONAGE IN THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND BUSINESSES.
LOCATION-WISE, STAFF MENTIONED OUR SITE IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE SILVER LINE STATION.
WE PARALLEL THE DART TRACK TO THE SOUTH 13TH STREET TO THE NORTH WITH MUNICIPAL AVENUE ON THE WEST AND N AVENUE TO THE EAST.
WHY THIS SITE IN 2022, THE AECOM STUDY THAT THE CITY COMMISSION DETAILED PROPERTIES THAT WERE OF HIGH REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AROUND THE 12TH STREET AND SHILOH STREET STATION.
IN THAT STUDY, ONLY ONE PROPERTY HAD A GOLD STAR WITH THE DESCRIPTOR OF A CATALYST SITE, AND THAT WAS THIS SITE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS EVENING.
ITS LOCATION IS GREAT IN TERMS OF PROXIMITY AND ACCESSIBILITY IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE DART STATION.
LARGE PARCELS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO AGGREGATE IN THIS PART OF THE CITY.
THIS ONE TOOK NEARLY THREE YEARS TO PUT TOGETHER, AND ITS LARGE SIZE ALLOWS FOR A MORE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT TO TAKE PLACE TO COMPLEMENT THAT DART STATION.
BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, IT WILL STIMULATE FURTHER INVESTMENT AND AGGREGATION AROUND THE PROPERTY.
THE CURRENT STATE OF THE SITE IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE ENVISION.
THE CURRENT USE ENCOMPASSES HEAVY COMMERCIAL AND BUILDING MATERIAL STORAGE.
WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF SHORT AND MIDTERM TENANTS, UH, AND IT IS IN A BLIGHTED CONDITION, AS YOU CAN SEE, DESPITE ITS APPEARANCE AND BEING UNDERUTILIZED.
IT IS AN ECONOMICALLY PERFORMING PROPERTY, BUT WE FEEL IT DOES NOTHING TO COMPLIMENT, UH, THE AESTHETIC OF DOWNTOWN.
UH, WITH ITS INDUSTRIAL ZONING, WE FEEL THAT IT'S, IT'S A USE THAT HAS OUTLIVED ITS LOCATION AND OTHER USES THAT ARE ALLOWABLE BY W RIGHT UNDER OUR CURRENT ZONING, NAMELY MINI WAREHOUSE, MINI STORAGE.
LIKEWISE, DO NOTHING TO COMPLIMENT THE CITY.
SEAN'S GONNA LEAD US THROUGH OUR, UH, SITE PLAN HERE, SEAN.
SO THE SITE PLAN, IT'S THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE, UH, DESTINATION RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE FOR PLANO RESIDENTS, WHILE ALSO MEETING THE HIGH QUALITY HOUSING NEED OF A GROWING DOWNTOWN AREA.
SO GIVEN OUR PROXIMITY TO THE DART LINE AND THE FUTURE 12TH STREET STATION, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME THINKING ABOUT HOW TO ORIENT THIS PROJECT IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE CITY'S VISION FOR A GATEWAY INTO DOWNTOWN.
SO THE EAST PORTION OF THE SITE, I'LL START WITH THE PINK BUILDINGS.
UH, WE INCLUDED ABOUT 2.5 ACRES DEDICATED TO THE NEW PICKLEBALL RESTAURANT CONCEPT, INCLUDING PRESERVATION OF THE EXISTING 22,000 SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE, WHICH WAS HISTORICALLY USED AS AN AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING FACILITY.
OLD, THE OLD WAREHOUSE WILL HAVE SIX INDOOR PICKLEBALL COURTS, IN ADDITION TO A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED 6,000 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT WHERE BOLD ACRES WILL SERVE FOOD AND DRINK AN OUTDOOR GAME.
LAWN BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS WILL UTILIZE FOR LEISURE, VARIOUS GAMES AND ACTIVITIES.
MOVING TO THE WEST PORTION OF THE SITE, WE DESIGNED A MULTIFAMILY PROJECT WITH AN ADJACENT STRUCTURED PARKING GARAGE.
WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT CONSULTANT TEAM HERE.
AND SO I WANNA HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS THAT WE'VE THOUGHT ABOUT HERE SPECIFICALLY.
SO THE RECTANGULAR GARAGE IS ORIENTED PARALLEL WITH THE DART TRACK, AND THIS IS DONE TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE TO THE RAIL LINE AND ENHANCE THE RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE.
THE LEASING OFFICE AMENITIES AND THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE MULTIFAMILY ARE ORIENTED FACING SOUTH ON MUNICIPAL ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER.
THIS IS DONE TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF UNITS FACING THE DART TRACK, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING THE QUICKEST AND THE MOST CONVENIENT ROUTE FOR DART RIDERS TO GO TO AND FROM THEIR RESIDENCES.
AND FINALLY, THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF UNIT SIZES FROM APPROXIMATELY 500 SQUARE FEET TO 1300 SQUARE FEET, APPEALING TO A BROAD RANGE OF INCOME LEVELS.
WE ALSO DESIGNED FLEX UNITS AT THE GROUND LEVEL, BOTH ALONG, BOTH MUNICIPAL AND 13TH, ALLOWING FOR AN ACTIVATED STREET SCAPE EXPERIENCE AND FUTURE COMMERCIAL USES.
ALONG BOTH OF THOSE STREETS, BETWEEN THE RESTAURANTS AND THE MULTIFAMILY, WE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO HOW ARE PEOPLE GONNA CIRCULATE THROUGH THIS SITE.
AND WE'VE DONE THAT BY ACCOMPLISHING OR BY DESIGNING
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RATHER, A CURBLESS AND WALKABLE WOO EARTH STREET THAT PROMOTES PEDESTRIAN USE AND INVITES DART RIDERS TO ENTER THE SITE AND MOVE FREELY BETWEEN THE USES.SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT IS SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE STREETS THAT YOU MIGHT SEE IN EUROPE.
THAT'S WHERE THE TERM COMES FROM, WHERE THERE'S NO CURBS AND IT PROMOTES BOTH VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.
UM, AND WE'VE ALSO LASTLY DESIGNED THE SHARED STREET TO BE OFFSET FROM M AVENUE, WHICH IS INTENDED TO REDUCE THE SPEED OF CARS GOING INTO AND OUT OF THE SITE, PROMOTE MORE WALKABILITY, AND CREATE THAT FRIENDLY PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE BETWEEN THE USES.
SO REALLY QUICKLY, I'M GONNA JUMP TO, UM, THE EXISTING IMAGES OF GOLDEN ACRES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, ART IS A BIG PART OF THIS PUBLIC FACING ART.
UM, WE INTEND TO HAVE MANY NODS TO HISTORY IN THIS PROJECT, JUST GIVEN THE CONTEXT THAT IT'S IN.
AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT BOLD ACRES BRINGS TO THE TABLE WITH THAT DESIGN.
UM, JUMPING INTO THE RENDERINGS THAT WE'VE PRODUCED FOR THIS PROJECT SPECIFICALLY.
SO THE FIRST RENDERING HERE SHOWS AN IMAGE AT DUSK, AND THIS IS AT YOUR PEDESTRIAN SCALE.
SO THIS IS THE VIEWER LOOKING SOUTH FROM 13TH STREET, UM, INTO GOLDEN ACRES.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE MULTI-FAMILY RISING BEHIND ON THE RIGHT SIDE, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE CREATED A VERY PEOPLE FOCUSED PROJECT HERE.
SO FAMILY FRIENDLY, PET FRIENDLY OFFERING A PLACE WHERE THE RESIDENTS OF PLANO CAN SPEND MULTIPLE HOURS TOGETHER AND ENJOY A UNIQUE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE.
THE SECOND RENDERING HERE IS A VIEW NORTH, UM, FROM MUNICIPAL AVENUE.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE LEASING CENTER, THE DOG PARK IN THE FOREGROUND, AND YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY SEE THE TRANSIT ORIENTED NATURE OF THIS PROJECT WITH THE DART LINE PASSING ON THE RIGHT SIDE HERE.
UM, THIS IMAGE REALLY EMPHASIZES THE MATERIALITY THAT WE WANT TO GO FOR HERE.
YOU KNOW, WE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT WITH OUR ARCHITECT TEAM INTO HOW DOES THIS FIT INTO THE FABRIC OF DOWNTOWN.
WE DON'T JUST WANNA STICK A BUILDING THERE, UM, THAT IT DOESN'T FIT THE CONTEXT, UM, OF WHAT DOWNTOWN IS.
AND SO WE'VE FOCUSED ON USING A LOT OF BRICK AND GOING WITH AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE THAT WE THINK WILL BE TIMELESS AND YOU, YOU KNOW, FIT IN UNIQUELY AND, UM, BE BE IN LINE WITH WHAT ELSE? WHAT EL THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT YOU SEE IN DOWNTOWN.
SO I'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO PIERCE WHO'S JUST GONNA TALK REALLY BRIEFLY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT WE'VE DONE TO DATE.
OUTREACH WISE, WE VISITED WITH MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS AND BUSINESSES, PROPERTY OWNERS, HOAS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA AND RECEIVED OVERWHELMING SUPPORT.
WE'VE ALSO ATTENDED THE SILVER LINE AREA STATION STUDY, THE SILVER LINE CHARETTE.
UM, AND AGAIN, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM OUR HEAT MAP, UH, WE'VE GARNERED SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT.
IN SUMMARY, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH 20 SECONDS IS NOT JUST ANOTHER APARTMENT COMMUNITY AND COMMERCIAL USE, BUT RATHER A DESTINATION USE THAT WILL SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SPUR GREATER DEVELOPMENT AS A RESIDENT OF DOWNTOWN AND A PROPERTY OWNER OF DOWNTOWN.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FOR THE APPLICANT? I DO PIERCE, UH, REALLY JUST WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT WITH YOUR, YOUR, YOUR TEAM HERE, I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE CONSTRUCTION HERE AGAIN.
UM, WE'RE, I'M, I'M KIND OF GETTING MIXED SIGNALS HERE, JUST SOMEWHAT CONFUSED.
ARE WE GOING TO, ARE YOU PLANNING TO START THE CON UH, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX FIRST AND THEN HAVE IT FOLLOWED WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT WITH THE, UH, PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THE RESTAURANT? NO, BECAUSE OUR PARTNER HERE WAS BASICALLY INDICATING THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO START THE RESTAURANT PART FIRST BECAUSE OF THE DEBRIS NOISE, DUST.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR, YOUR AGONY THERE FROM A RESTAURANT PERSPECTIVE, BUT JUST, JUST CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME CLARITY TO THAT FOR ME? SURE.
SO IN, IN TERMS OF, I GUESS WE CAN SEPARATE THAT INTO TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION, RIGHT? SO, UH, THE HORIZONTAL CONSTRUCTION OF THIS SITE WILL NEED TO BE DONE AT ONE TIME, JUST GIVEN THE FACT THAT SO MANY ELEMENTS ARE SHARED.
UH, WHAT BRINGS IN A LITTLE BIT OF SOME COMPLEXITIES IS THAT THERE ARE TWO PARTIES THAT ARE SHARING IN THAT OVERALL CONSTRUCTION.
SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HIS TIMELINE, SO TO SPEAK, AND CERTAINLY MATT AS WELL.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY, THE RESTAURANT AND PICKLEBALL WILL BE OWNED BY A SEPARATE PARTNERSHIP FROM THE MULTIFAMILY PROJECT.
AND SO THAT'S WHY THE TWO OF THEM INHERENTLY IT'S DIFFICULT TO TIE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER BECAUSE YOU'RE DEALING WITH TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF INVESTORS.
SO THE ABILITY FOR THE MULTIFAMILY PROJECT TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION REALLY
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CAN'T BE TIED TO SOMETHING THAT'S POTENTIALLY OUT OF THAT PARTNERSHIP'S CONTROL.UM, I WILL SAY TO MATT'S POINT, THEY'RE READY TO GO.
BOTH PARTIES ARE READY TO GO AND WANT TO GET CONSTRUCTION STARTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UM, AND SO I THINK IT WOULD, IT WOULD BENEFIT BOTH PARTIES TO MOVE EXTREMELY QUICKLY.
IT'S JUST THAT TYING THEM TOGETHER, UH, FORMALLY IS DIFFICULT AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE PUT THAT OUTSIDE DATE OF, UH, JANUARY 1ST, 2025.
AND I WAS SIMPLY JUST SAYING OPERATING AS LITTLE TIME AS WE POSSIBLY CAN WHILE THERE'S CONSTRUCTION NEXT DOOR.
UM, IT'S NOT REALISTIC FOR US TO SAY THERE'S NOT GONNA BE CONSTRUCTION NEXT DOOR WHEN WE OPEN.
'CAUSE WE'RE, WE PLAN ON OPENING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT IF THEY DON'T START UNTIL WE OPEN, THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL YEAR, SIX MONTHS, 18 MONTHS OF US OPERATING WHILE THERE'S CONSTRUCTION NEXT DOOR AS OPPOSED TO MAYBE IT'S ONLY SIX MONTHS, MAYBE IT'S 12 MONTHS.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO, AND I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR MATT, BUT GIVEN THE, UM, GIVEN THE MARKET RADIUS THAT HIS BUSINESS SEES, IT IS NOT DEPENDENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX ADJACENT TO IT.
IT'S A, IT'S A POSITIVE EXTERNALITY, IT'S A NICE TO HAVE.
IT'S NOT A NEED TO HAVE, UM, GIVEN THE MARKET RADIUS THAT HE SEES WITH HIS BUSINESS.
SO EXPLAIN WHAT P AND Z ADDED TO THE APPROVAL IF YOU, IF YOU COULD, SO WE CAN ALL BE CLEAR.
SO IT WAS INCREASING WITHIN THE PD STIPULATION.
INITIALLY IT WAS ASKING FOR A, UH, THE, THE, IT TIED TO A BUILDING PERMIT OF 5,000 SQUARE FEET OF NON-RESIDENTIAL, AND THAT WAS INCREASED TO 22,000 SQUARE FEET OF NON-RESIDENTIAL.
WE HAVE THE OTHER ITEM, I'M AGAIN APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION ON THAT.
IT WAS ADDING FLEX SPACE UNITS ON THE GROUND FLOOR, THAT WAS THE OTHER ITEM.
AND TO, TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS IN AN INITIAL ITERATION OF SOME PD STIPULATIONS THAT WE PROPOSED, UH, I BELIEVE WAS REMOVED.
WE, WE WERE ASKED TO REMOVE THEM AND THEN THERE AGAIN AT P N Z, IT WAS ASKED THAT WE INCLUDE THEM AGAIN, WHICH WE'RE HAPPY TO OBLIGE.
SO I GUESS I HAVE A, A QUESTION ON THAT.
SO THE, THE PLANNING ZONING ASKED FOR THE FLEX SPACE TO BE AT HOW MUCH FLEX SPACE.
UH, IT STATES THAT THE MULTIFAMILY BUILDING MUST BE CONSTRUCTED WITH FLEX SPACE UNITS ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
FLEX SPACE UNITS MUST HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL ENTRANCE AND MUST, UH, AND A MINIMUM FLOOR TO CEILING SEPARATION OF NINE FEET.
SO IT'S THE WHOLE GROUND FLOOR IS THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN, EXTERIOR FACING GROUND FLOOR.
HOW MANY SQUARE FEET IS THAT? UH, THAT'S NOT DEFINED.
WE DO HAVE OUR ARCHITECT HERE WHO MAYBE
BUT IT DOESN'T, IN OUR DEFINITION OF FLEX SPACE, DOESN'T THAT MEAN THAT SOMEBODY CAN'T, THEY CAN ONLY LIVE ABOVE IT, RIGHT? THEY, THAT'S IN THE, UH, R C D DISTRICT, THAT'S THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN.
BUT, BUT IN BG THEY COULD, IT COULD BE COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL.
IT'S SIMILAR TO THE TYPE OF SPACE OKAY.
THAT YOU SEE IN EAST SIDE VILLAGE ONE.
AND TWO, UH, THAT ARE EXTERIOR FACING UNITS THAT ARE UTILIZED BY SMALLER OWNER OPERATORS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, TAX AGENTS, CPAS, INSURANCE AGENTS, EXAMPLES.
I JUST WANNA, I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR MORE EMPTY SPACES IN DOWNTOWN, WHICH, 'CAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE, IT'S, IT'S JUST A DIFFERENCE IN DESIGN THE WAY THE UNITS ARE DESIGNED.
THAT THEY CAN BE EITHER RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL.
IT DOESN'T LIMIT THE USE AS, AS DEMAND STIPULATES.
I'M STILL NOT CLEAR AND AS SORRY FOR TELLING YOU THIS, BUT IT, IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU GUYS DIDN'T HAVE THIS WORKED OUT BEFORE YOU CAME TO COUNCIL.
UH, I'M, I'M NOT SURE I'M HEARING THIS HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE THIS IS DONE THAT I'M HEARING, WELL, MAYBE THIS DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO BE DONE BEFORE THIS IS DONE.
MAYBE THIS COULD, I'M JUST, I'M STILL NOT CLEAR.
I KNOW MAYOR PRO TEM WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS TOO.
IT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT PROJECT AND YOU KNOW, AND I THINK IT HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL TO, TO BE SUCCESSFUL, BUT IT JUST, IT IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU, YOU GOT ALL YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW AT THIS POINT TO, TO HAVE IT HERE TO US.
I JUST WANNA BE SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS BEFORE, BEFORE WE MAKE TAKE ACTION ON IT.
SO JUST TO BE VERY CLEAR, THE MULTIFAMILY CANNOT PULL A PERMIT UNTIL THE EARLIER
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OF BOLDEN ACRES PULLING A PERMIT ON 22,000 SQUARE FEET MINIMUM OF RETAIL OR JANUARY 1ST, 2025.HIS COMMENT WAS REALLY THAT THEY WANT TO GO AS FAST AS POSSIBLE, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
SO THEY COULD ACTUALLY START AND GET IT.
SO THE PRO IS, 'CAUSE YOU HAVE TWO, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ENTITIES DEALING WITH THE SAME PROPERTY, BUT IT JUST KIND OF GOT CONFUSING AS WE WERE LISTENING TO THE, YOU KNOW, PRESENTATION THERE.
'CAUSE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, I THINK IS GOING TO BE A CATALYST FOR THAT AREA.
JUST WANNA BE SURE THAT IT, IT DOESN'T GET KIND OF MUCKED UP AFTER IT GETS STARTED.
YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING IS WE WANT IT TO GET DONE PROPERLY AND FOR YOU TWO GUYS TO GET ALONG AND YOU BOTH KIND OF, KIND OF DEPENDS ON BOTH OF YOU GETTING ALONG TO MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL FROM, FROM WHAT I SEE.
AND THERE AGAIN, MANY OF THE HORIZONTAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY WILL NEED TO OCCUR CONCURRENTLY.
MY COMMENT, MY COMMENT WAS BASICALLY, LET'S TAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT TAKES US 12 MONTHS TO BUILD THAT SHAVES.
AND THEY CAN START AS SOON AS WE START, AS SOON AS WE PULL OUR PERMIT THAT SHAVES 12 MONTHS OFF OF THEIR BUILD TIME IN TERMS OF OUR OPERATING.
SO, SO HOW, HOW QUICK, HOW SOON ARE YOU READY TO ACTUALLY PUT A BULLDOZER ON THE SITE AND GET THINGS GOING? IF YOU, IF YOU GET APPROVAL TONIGHT, HOW SOON CAN YOU GET OUR PERMITS?
AND PLANO, THERE'S YOUR ANSWER.
WE'RE USED TO BEING HELD UP BY THE CITY OF BOSTON, SO YEAH.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL COMMENTS, HUH? OH, I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT.
I I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST A COLLECTIVE GROUP.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL DAVID WITH 1418 COFFEE.
I'M HERE JUST TO VOICE MY SUPPORT, UH, FOR THE BUSINESS OWNERS, UH, IN DOWNTOWN.
WELL, I GUESS I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF.
I CAN'T SPEAK FOR EVERYONE, BUT YOU SAW THE SUPPORT THAT, THAT YOUNER GARNERED OF THIS EXCITING PROJECT.
UH, OUR FLAGSHIP LOCATION HAS BEEN IN AT 14 AVENUE FOR, UH, 10 YEARS.
AND, UH, WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS AS THE DISTRICT HAS BEGAN TO EXPAND, OUR BUSINESS HAS GROWN.
YOU MENTIONED EMPTY BUILDINGS.
SO THE MORE PEOPLE WE HAVE COMING IN, DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE COMING UP AND THAT WILL COME UP, THE MORE OF THOSE BUILDINGS AND THOSE, THOSE STOREFRONTS WILL BEGIN TO FILL UP.
UH, AS WE SEE, THERE'S ONLY ONE DOWNTOWN.
EVERYONE WANTS TO COME TO DOWNTOWN NO MATTER WHERE IT'S AT.
THE DOWNTOWN SALINA SQUARE IS AS POPULAR AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.
PEOPLE WANT A HISTORIC DOWNTOWN.
I'M EXCITED BECAUSE IT BRINGS DIVERSITY DIFFERENT THAN RESTAURANTS AND BARS AND COFFEE SHOPS.
WE DON'T NEED MORE COFFEE SHOPS.
BUT, UM, UH, THIS FAMILY ATMOSPHERE THAT'S GONNA COME IN ON THE SILVER LINE, IT CREATES A WHOLE NEW DYNAMIC.
AND I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE FOR THESE GUYS FOR BRINGING IT HERE.
AND I APPRECIATE THE, THE DEDICATION THAT CRAVENS HAVE TO DOWNTOWN, UH, PLANO.
IT HAS BEEN, UH, PROVEN THROUGH THE YEARS AND WE'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT THIS IS, UH, THAT YOU GUYS ARE GONNA APPROVE IT AND WE'RE GET GONNA GET GOING.
HELLO, MY NAME'S JACKIE HARNETT AND I OWN COCOA BEACH, UM, ON 15TH AND K AND, UH, AS A SUPPORTER OF DOWNTOWN.
MY KIDS ARE PERSONALLY IN ORCHESTRA IN THE PLANO I S D DISTRICT, AND I'VE WORKED WITH MICHELLE HAWKINS TO BRING THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS DOWNTOWN TO UTILIZE THAT STAGE.
MY GOAL FOR IT, WE NEED MORE FAMILIES.
WE NEED MORE FAMILIES DOWNTOWN.
SO, UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE APARTMENTS, THE ONES THAT ARE BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ALL EXCITED.
WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO BE FILLED, AND WE NEED MORE APARTMENTS WITH THAT.
I ALSO OWN A BUSINESS IN RICHARDSON.
UM, THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN THERE FOR 23 YEARS, AND I DO A LOT OF CROSS MARKETING WITH, WITH THAT BUSINESS.
UH, EVERY TIME SOMEONE COMES OVER FROM RICHARDSON, THEY GO, OH, LOOK AT THE HIDDEN GYM IN DOWNTOWN PLANO.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A HIDDEN GYM ANYMORE.
I THINK THE MORE THAT WE GROW IT, THE MORE THAT WE DEVELOP IT, THE MORE FAMILIES WE BRING DOWN, IT'S GONNA HELP AND SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE DOWN HERE.
MY NAME IS KEN HYATT AND I'M THE OWNER OF VILLAGE GREEN LAWN LANDSCAPE THAT IS ON JAY AVENUE IN, IN DOWNTOWN
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PLANO.WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR PUSHING 25 YEARS NOW, AND I'M ALSO A, A HOMEOWNER IN, IN PLANO IS WEST OF THERE.
AND I WANT TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT.
UH, I APPRECIATED THE FACT THAT, THAT, UH, THEY, THEY DID SEEK OUT THE, THE INFORMATION FROM US.
I, I ATTENDED THAT MEETING AND, AND WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE PLANS.
UH, THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH, WITH THE DIRECTION THAT DOWNTOWN PLANO IS WANTING TO GO, AND ESPECIALLY IT SEEMS TO BE VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH, WITH THE RECENT PLANS THAT WERE IMPROVED JUST, JUST IN THE LAST MEETING.
SO I WANTED TO VOICE MY SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT.
THE LAST SPEAKER IS COREY REER.
UH, CORY REKER, 1814 N PLACE, UH, OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THANK Y'ALL AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE SERVING ON THE TIF BOARDS TWO THREE HERE IN EAST PLANO.
UM, I JUST WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY AS A, UM, RESIDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS ADJACENT TO WHERE THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE THAT I THINK THIS IS A, A REALLY GREAT DEVELOPMENT, UM, IN FAVOR OF IT.
UM, BUT THE MORE I'VE LEARNED ABOUT IT, I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE OWNERSHIP TEAM, THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM, THEIR COMMITMENT TO DOWNTOWN PLANO, THEIR INVESTMENT IN THE AREA.
UM, AND AS A WALKABLE URBANISM ENTHUSIAST, I THINK THIS WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'LL FIND THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL.
WELL, MAY I SPEAK FIRST? SECOND? YOU CAN SPEAK.
NO, YOU CAN, BUT I CAN READ, I DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, BUT GO AHEAD.
FIRST, LET ME SAY THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT.
UH, THIS IS A CLASSIC CASE WE'VE SEEN, I'VE SEEN IT IN DELAWARE, I'VE SEEN IT IN BALTIMORE, I'VE SEEN IT IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
THIS IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT THAT WILL ONLY INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AND ALSO ENHANCE THE AREA.
IT'S BLIGHTED AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS.
AND I THINK WITH THE PLANS THAT WE HAVE PRESENTED TODAY, WE'LL CERTAINLY RAISE THAT UP AND WE CERTAINLY HOPE RAISE THE PROPERTY UP AROUND IT.
UH, THE APARTMENTS WILL ADD RESIDENTS THAT WE HOPE WILL ENHANCE COCOA BEACH, THE COFFEE SHOPS, THE HAIR HAIRCUTS, ALL THE PLACES AROUND THERE.
AND WE THINK WITH THE FIRST LEVEL RES, UH, FLEX SPACE, THAT WILL ONLY BE OCCUPIED BY SNEAKER SALESMEN AND PICKLEBALL PADDLE, UH, SALESMAN
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OF 'EM IN THE CITY.
SO I THINK I'M, I'M TRYING NOT TO ENCOURAGE HER, BUT SHE'S OVER THERE SHAKING HER HEAD.
I THINK THAT IN CASE WILL BE THERE,
UM, SO I JUST THINK THIS IS JUST GOING TO INCREASE, UH, THE ACTIVITY AND IT'S GONNA MAKE DOWNTOWN A PEDESTRIAN, PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY ACTIVITY CENTER, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
I JUST HAVE SOME BRIEF COMMENTS.
ALSO, I WANNA SAY, UH, FIRST OF ALL, THAT, UH, THIS PROJECT HAS A LOT GOING FOR IT.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE, THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND, AND, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE DOWNTOWN ECONOMY IS VERY GOOD.
HAVING, UH, 44 AND SUPPORT AGAINST FOUR AGAINST IS OUTSTANDING.
I MEAN, THAT, THAT'S REALLY GOOD COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
UH, ALSO, YOU KNOW, I, I APPRECIATED THE GREAT MEETING WE HAD.
UH, I HAVE A GREAT IMPRESSION OF THE CRAVENS FAMILY AND, AND, AND, AND Y'ALL'S HISTORY IN PLANO AND CONTRIBUTION TO PLANO.
AND FINALLY, I LOVE THE PUBLIC ART IDEAS, UH, AND APPRECIATE THE BREAK AESTHETIC THAT FITS WITH, WITH DOWNTOWN.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT WILL DETRACT FROM, FROM DOWNTOWN.
UH, IN FACT, I'D LOVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT A, A COOL PUBLIC ART PROJECT THAT THEY DID IN LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN THAT Y'ALL MIGHT BE ABLE TO UTILIZE.
THAT BEING SAID, UH, I ALSO HAVE SOME CONCERNS, UH, FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BECAUSE THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE HOUSING MIX, UH, YOU KNOW, DOES NOT FIT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I'D LOVE TO SEE IN DOWNTOWN A LITTLE MORE DIVERSITY OF HOUSING STOCKS.
SOME, YOU KNOW, MORE TOWN HOMES WOULD, WOULD, WOULD I THINK BE A GREAT ADDITION TO DOWNTOWN.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE OVER 90% MULTIFAMILY.
AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, SAYS THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT MORE MULTIFAMILY DOES NOT FIT WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH THE, UH, HOUSING MIX POLICY.
ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE, THE INTERNAL MIX OF USES UNDER RGM FIVE, UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, YOU KNOW, SAYS THAT, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE NEED A MORE ROBUST, YOU KNOW, KIND OF COMMERCIAL USE.
WHEREAS, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS WILL END UP ANYWHERE FROM, FROM TWO TO HOPEFULLY 6% COMMERCIAL, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS ARE FULLY REALIZED, WHICH I VERY MUCH HOPE THEY ARE.
UM, SO, UH, IN THE ABSENCE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
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PLAN, I WOULD DEFINITELY VOTE YES ON THIS PROJECT.I TAKE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN VERY SERIOUSLY, AND, AND I'VE BEEN CONCERNED THAT DEPARTURES FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAVE BECOME MORE THE NORM.
UH, I, I FEEL LIKE IN, IN CASES WE'VE BEEN PRESENTED WITH WHERE, UH, FINDINGS ARE REQUIRED, WHERE, WHERE THE DASHBOARDS ARE NOT MET BY A PROJECT, UH, MORE THE NORM THAN THE EXCEPTION.
UM, YOU KNOW, NONETHELESS, IT'S A HIGH QUALITY PROJECT.
UH, SO I'M, I'M GONNA DO WHAT I DID ON THE BUDGET AND JUST ABSTAIN FROM THIS VOTE BECAUSE I REALLY, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T, I DON'T FEEL MOTIVATED TO VOTE AGAINST THIS.
I, I, I APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING, BUT I'M JUST, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH WE ARE DEPARTING AS A PLAN.
AND SO, I, I, I JUST CAN'T QUITE VOTE YES EITHER.
SO, ANYWAY, MY 2 CENTS AND, AND THANK Y'ALL.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UM, ON THE FLOOR.
AND SO, UH, I WOULD SAY PLEASE VOTE SHELBY, UH, ECHO EVERYTHING COUNCILMAN RICK ELLI SAID, BUT I'M AFRAID I'LL HAVE TO CAST MY VOTE AS NO FOR THIS ONE.
BUT I DO APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THE APPLICANT'S TIME.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE, UH, SIX, ONE AND ONE.
WE'LL RE RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES.
WE ARE RE RECONVENED AT 8 52
[(2) Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2023-017 to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, granting Specific Use Permit No. 56 for Private Club on 0.1 acre of land located 444 feet west of the Dallas North Tollway and 1,398 feet north of Park Boulevard in the City of Plano, Collin County, Texas, presently zoned Regional Commercial and located within the Dallas North Tollway Overlay District, directing a change accordingly in the official zoning map of the City; and providing a penalty clause, a repealer clause, a savings clause, a severability clause, a publication clause, and an effective date. Petitioner: Centennial Waterfall Willow Bend, LLC ]
ITEM NUMBER TWO, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2023 DASH 17.TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015 DASH FIVE DASH TWO IS HERE TO AMEND IT.
GRANTING SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 56 FOR PRIVATE CLUB ON 0.1 ACRE OF LAND, LOCATED AT 400 444 FEET WEST OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY AND 1,398 FEET NORTH OF PARK BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS.
PRESENTLY ZONED REGIONAL COMMERCIAL LOCATED WITHIN THE NORTH OR THE DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY, PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, A REPEAL CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
ALRIGHT, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A REQUEST FOR PRIVATE CLUB IN THE SHOPS AT WILLOWBEND MALL.
UM, YOU'LL SEE LIKE MOST PRIVATE CLUBS, IT IS A VERY SMALL, UH, LEASE SPACE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE NOTICE AREAS REALLY ONLY IMPACT, UM, ESPECIALLY THE 200 FOOT NOTICE ONLY IMPACTS TWO PROPERTY OWNERS.
UM, THE AERIAL SHOWS AGAIN THAT IT IS A LEASE SPACE WITHIN THE MALL, THE AERIAL VIEW, GIVING YOU REALLY JUST A SHOT OF THE MALL ITSELF.
SO WITH REGARD TO CONFORMANCE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED SUBURBAN ACTIVITY CENTER ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
AND SO WE DID AN ANALYSIS, UM, YOU'LL SEE THE PRIVATE CLUB DOES MEET THE DESCRIPTION AND PRIORITIES.
MOST OF THE AREAS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS REQUEST WITH THE JUST USE CHANGE, BUT IT DOES MEET THE REDEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS POLICY.
UM, WE DID DO A REVIEW OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED PRIVATE CLUBS IN THE AREA AND FOUND THAT WITHIN ABOUT, UH, OUT TO 2000 FEET OR MORE, UM, THESE ARE THE, IN YELLOW ARE THE EXISTING, THE OTHER PRIVATE CLUBS THAT YOU'LL FIND.
THE BLUE INDICATES THE PROPOSED AREA.
THE YELLOW INDICATES OTHER PRIVATE CLUB SUVS THAT ARE EXISTING, UH, WITHIN THAT 2000 FOOT BUFFER.
SO WE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES ON THIS, UH, EITHER ONLINE OR WITHIN, UH, FROM THE LETTERS THAT WENT OUT.
UM, AND WE DID CHECK THE OTHER LARGER SHOPS AT WILLA BEND ZONING CASE JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO CONFUSION BECAUSE THAT'S AN OVERLAY AND, AND DID NOT FIND ANY INFORMATION OF NOTE THERE.
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IT IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL, UM, SUBJECT TO THE PROPERTY THAT ARE MAINTAINING RECEIPTS.THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN UNUSUAL REQUEST BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING OFFSITE FOOD FROM AN ADJACENT RESTAURANT.
SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT, UM, STIPULATION FOR THE PRIVATE CLUB.
UM, BUT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO.
THERE IS NOT A PRESENTATION ATTACHED, BUT WITH THAT, UM, WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? A BREAK? YEAH, FOR A SECOND FOR ME.
CAN WE TAKE A RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES? WE NEED, WE NEED TO RESET REAL QUICK.
JUST FIVE MINUTES BACK IN SESSION.
UM, WE, WE CAN, WE CAN GO WITH, UH, WITH THE RECOMMENDATION, UH, FROM P AND Z.
SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THE ONLY PERSON WE HAVE IS THE APPLICANT, GEORGE, UH, GIOS GEORGE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
I THINK WE'LL, WE, WE WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME.
UM, ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM, UH, COUNSEL? OKAY.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND FIND THE, MAKE A MOTION.
ALRIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE VOTE.
WE'VE GOT THREE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES COMING UP.
JUST, JUST SAY, SHELBY, WE HAVE ALL THREE.
[(3) Consideration of a Resolution to nominate an individual for election to the Collin Central Appraisal District Board of Directors; and providing an effective date. ]
NUMBER THREE, CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO NOMINATE AN INDIVIDUAL FOR ELECTION TO THE COLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINEES? IT'S, IT'S UP TO YOU TO NOMINATE SOMEONE IF YOU'D LIKE TO.
OH, WE DID, SHALL OH, YOU DID? OKAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, WILLIAMS AND I DISCUSSED THIS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE RICK GRADY.
YOU WANNA SECOND THAT? SHELBY SECONDED.
I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND TO NOMINATE, UH, RICK GRADY TO THE COLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
I THOUGHT WE, LET'S, LET'S USE OUR BUTTONS.
MOTION PASSES A TO ZERO, AND THAT WILL COME BACK IN DECEMBER AS AN ACTUAL VOTE ON THE BALLOT.
[(4) Consideration of a Resolution to nominate an individual for election to the Denton Central Appraisal District Board of Directors; and providing an effective date. ]
NUMBER FOUR, CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO NOMINATE AN INDIVIDUAL FOR ELECTION TO THE DENTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEAS ON THIS ONE? OKAY, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO, WE DON'T HAVE TO NOMINATE SOMEBODY IF WE DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY IN MIND.
WELL, KENT, CAN IT BE THE SAME PERSON? NO, THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN DENTON COUNTY.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL PASS AND, UH, WE VOTE ON IT IN DECEMBER TOO.
OKAY, WELL THEN YEAH, USUALLY YOU CONFER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHEN IT COMES BACK THROUGH.
DO WHAT? USUALLY WHEN WE GET THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES.
THEN YOU CONFER WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ET CETERA TO GET CA CAST OUR LITTLE, I THINK WE HAVE LIKE 13 VOTES IN COUNTY OUT OF 5,000.
[(5) First Reading of an Ordinance to amend Section I of Ordinance No. 2014-6-11 to extend the non-exclusive franchise granted to CoServ Gas, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership d/b/a CoServ Gas, to furnish and supply gas to the general public in the City of Plano, Collin and Denton Counties, Texas, for the transporting, delivery, sale, and distribution of gas in and out of, and through said municipality for all purposes; and providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, a publication clause, and an effective date.]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE.FIRST RATING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF ORDINANCE 2014 DASH SIX DASH 11.
TO EXTEND THE NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO COSER GAS LIMITED, A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNER DOING BUSINESS AS COSER GAS TO FINISH AND SUPPLY GAS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLIN AND DENTON COUNTIES FOR THE TRANSPORTING DELI, TRANSPORTING DELIVERY, SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF GAS IN AND OUT OF AND THROUGH SAID MUNICIPALITY FOR ALL PURPOSES AND PROVIDING A REPEAL CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
ANDREW FORTUNE, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.
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IS JUST OUR FIRST READING, UM, OF THIS ORDINANCE.WE OF COURSE WILL BRING IT BACK, UH, WITHIN 30 DAYS.
UM, AND IF YOU'RE UNAWARE ABOUT 3% GIVE OR TAKE OF OUR CITY IS SERVED BY COSERV GAS, THE REST IS ATMOS.
BUT THIS IS JUST AN EXTENSION OF OUR AGREEMENT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE 'EM NOW OR BEFORE THE NEXT READING.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANDREW? OKAY.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS.