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>> I NOW DECLARE THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL AS
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RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION AND THAT ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION, LED BY MAYOR PRO TEM PRINCE.
PLEASE JOIN THE COUNCIL RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE TEXAS PLEDGE.
>> FATHER, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, I THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.
I ASK YOU TO BE WITH ALL THOSE WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES IN OUR COMMUNITY THIS WEEKEND IN OUR GREATER METROPLEX.
I ASK FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FACED HARDSHIPS IN OUR PERSONAL CITY TODAY WITH THE LOSS OF POWER AND ALSO WITH THE DAMAGES TO THEIR HOMES.
I THANK YOU, LORD, FOR ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL OF OUR CITY WORKERS WHO ARE HARD AT WORK EVEN NOW HELPING OUR CITY.
GIVE THEM STRENGTH AND HELP THEM AS THEY ARE OUT TODAY.
I THANK YOU THAT YOU'RE HELPING EVERYONE TO BE RESILIENT AND KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AS POTENTIAL WEATHER COMES.
THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING OUR CITY.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO BE STRONG AND GIVE EVERYONE PEACE.
HELP US TONIGHT AS WE SERVE YOU TO SERVE WELL AND TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WELL TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY.
>> 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.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
>> WE'LL GO BACK TO THE CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS.
IS THERE ANY ITEM A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION FOR FUTURE AGENDAS?
>> MAYOR AND COUNSEL, I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE.
DUE TO THE RECENT WEATHER EVENTS THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, I'D LIKE TO BRING BACK TO COUNSEL THE OPPORTUNITY TO WAIVE SOME OF OUR DISPOSAL FEES FOR LANDSCAPING WASTE.
WE HAVE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TREE LIMBS, TREES, AND DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THIS COMMUNITY, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID IN THE WINTER STORM WHERE WE WAIVED SOME WATER FEES.
I THINK IT'S MOST APPROPRIATE THAT THE CITY CONSIDER MAKING IT EASY FOR OUR CITIZENS TO DISPOSE OF THAT WHILE NOT CHARGING THEM, AND I THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
IF THE COUNCIL IS WILLING, I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO BRING SOMETHING BACK THAT ACTUALLY WAIVES THAT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, MAKES IT EASIER FOR OUR STAFF, AND EASIER FOR OUR CITIZENS TO CLEAN UP AFTER THE DEVASTATION THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS.
IF COUNSEL IS IN AGREEMENT, WE'LL BRING THAT BACK AT A FUTURE AGENDA.
>> ALL RIGHT. MOVING BACK TO THE REGULAR MEETING.
WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION TONIGHT FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
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IT'S APROPOS THAT WE'RE HERE IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY HERE AT DAVIS.THIS IS ABOUT SUMMER READING 2024.
WHEREAS THE PLANO PUBLIC LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM OFFERS KIDS, TEENS, AND ADULTS A WAY TO KEEP TRACK OF THEIR READING THIS SUMMER.
WHEREAS THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM AT PLANO PUBLIC LIBRARY OFFERS EVERY CHILD, TEEN, AND ADULT ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF MATERIALS WITH A FREE LIBRARY CARD.
WHEREAS THE LIBRARY COLLECTION INCLUDES ALMOST 700,000 PRINT AND DIGITAL MATERIALS IN MORE THAN 12 LANGUAGES.
WHEREAS LEARNING TO READ PROVIDES FOR BETTER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, HELPS RESIDENTS TO BE ACTIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND LEADS TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE STRONG LITERACY SKILLS.
WHEREAS READING THROUGHOUT SUMMER HELPS STUDENTS KEEP THEIR LITERACY SKILLS STRONG AND REDUCES THE SUMMER SLIDE.
WHEREAS THE LIBRARY SERVES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH ENRICHING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN MUNS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 1, 2024, AS PLANO PUBLIC LIBRARY SUMMER READING KICK-OFF DAY IN PLANO.
I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL PLANO RESIDENTS TO ATTEND KICK-OFF EVENTS AT THE FIVE PLANO LIBRARIES AND SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SUMMER READING.
THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE ACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION AND
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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, ANY CITIZEN.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS.
>> MAKE A MOTION WHEN WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.
>> OH. I HAVE A MOTION IN SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
CHOOSE YOUR SECOND, HOWEVER, BUT IT IS CASEY.
ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES, EIGHT TO ZERO.
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Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2024-009 to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, so as to amend Planned Development-64-Central Business-1 to modify development standards for mid-rise residential on 137.3 acres of land located at the northwest corner of the Dallas North Tollway and Headquarters Drive within the Dallas North Tollway Overlay District in the City of Plano, Collin County, Texas; 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: Liberty Mutual Plano, LLC
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>> PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES OF PRESENTATION TIME WITH THE FIVE-MINUTE REBUTTAL IF NEEDED.
REMAINING SPEAKERS ARE LIMITED TO 30 TOTAL MINUTES OF TESTIMONY TIME WITH 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 NOT POSTED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
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 REQUESTS WE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CUMULATIVE TIME IS EXHAUSTED.
ITEM NUMBER ONE, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2024-009 TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015-5-2 AS HERETOFORE AMENDED.
AS TO AMEND PLAN DEVELOPMENT 64 CENTRAL BUSINESS ONE TO MODIFY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR MID-RISE RESIDENTIAL ON 137.3 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY AND HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, WITHIN THE DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY, PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PUBLICATION CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS IS ZONING CASE 2024-009 AND IT IS A REQUEST TO AMEND PLAN DEVELOPMENT 64-CB-1, WHICH IS THE PART OF THE LEGACY WEST DEVELOPMENT NORTH OF HEADQUARTERS.
>> YOU CAN SEE THE AREA OF THE REQUEST, THE WHOLE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ON THE SCREEN, BOTH AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH TO SHOW THAT IT IS LARGELY DEVELOPED AT THIS POINT, AND THEN NOTICE AREAS IN BLUE AND RED.
THIS PD WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN 2014 WHEN JCPENNEY SOLD THIS LAND AND CREATED ALLOWANCES FOR 1,000 MID-RISE RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN THIS AREA.
TO DATE, 823 OF THOSE UNITS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED.
WE HAD A ZONING CASE COME THROUGH IN 2022 THAT WOULD ALLOW A HIGH-RISE DEVELOPMENT ON THE VERY NORTHERN EDGE OF THIS PROPERTY, THAT HAS NOT DEVELOPED, AND THEREFORE, THE APPLICANT IS COMING BACK TO REQUEST MODIFICATION TO DEVELOP ON A SITE FURTHER SOUTH THAT YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS REQUEST? THE PD CURRENTLY REQUIRES THAT ANY MULTIFAMILY UNITS BE MID-RISE RESIDENTIAL AS HEIGHT OF SEVEN STORIES.
SOME UNITS ACCEPTED THAT, BUT ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A 400-FOOT SETBACK FROM THE EXPRESSWAY.
THE APPLICANT IS ASKING TO CHANGE THE HEIGHT OF THE REMAINING 177 UNITS FROM SEVEN STORIES TO FIVE STORIES AND IS PROPOSING SOME ITEMS THAT HELP MAKE THAT, I THINK, BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY.
TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT, YOU CAN GET A HEIGHT OF FIVE STORIES BY PUTTING YOUR PARKING GARAGE AT GROUND LEVEL AND UNITS ABOVE, AND THAT WOULD MEET THE ZONING ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS, BUT IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY CREATE A GOOD DEVELOPMENT PATTERN BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ACTIVATION AT THE STREET OUTSIDE OF CARS GOING BACK AND FORTH AND CONSIDERING THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT AS A MIXED USE, HIGH INTENSITY AREA.
HAVING THAT STREET ACTIVATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S A BETTER DESIGN, I BELIEVE, BY PUTTING THE PARKING GARAGE ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THAT ALLOWS A BUFFER FOR THOSE RESIDENTIAL UNITS FROM SOME OF THE HIGHWAY NOISE AND CREATES A MORE DESIRABLE IMPACT.
THIS DOES ALLOW UNITS TO BE OUTSIDE OF THE EXISTING STANDARD OF 400 FEET FROM THE HIGHWAY.
ANOTHER BENEFIT IS THAT SOME OF THOSE NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION MITIGATION MEASURES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN 2022 ARE BEING CARRIED THROUGH TO THIS REQUEST,
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SO THEY'LL BE ACTUAL BENEFITS TO THIS REQUEST THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY REQUIRED OR WEREN'T REQUIRED PREVIOUSLY.MINIMUM HEIGHT, UP TO 577 UNITS ARE GOING TO BE FIVE STORIES IN THIS DEVELOPMENT.
THE OTHER CHANGE THAT WE'VE GOT HERE IS THE NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION MITIGATION JUST FOR THESE 177 UNITS, IT'S GOT TO BE OUTDOOR AIR-SOURCED, IT'S GOT TO HAVE MERV 13 FILTERS.
THERE'LL BE LIMITED BALCONIES IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO HIGHWAYS, AND THERE'S THE ADDITION OF THE PARKING GARAGE BUFFER, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT IN THE ZONING.
STREET ACTIVATION, WE'VE GOT REQUIREMENTS TO BUILD PATIO, STOOPS, OR BALCONIES, A FACADE VARIATION THAT SHOULD HELP WITH THE DESIGN, AND STREET FURNITURE REQUIREMENTS, AND THEN ALL OF 1,000 UNITS WILL BE OUTSIDE THE 400-FOOT SETBACK, WHICH MEETS THE INITIAL INTENT.
THEN MID-RISE ACREAGE IS NOT CHANGING, STILL 13 ACRES.
THE NUMBER OF UNITS OVERALL DOESN'T CHANGE, THE MAXIMUM DENSITY DOESN'T CHANGE, AND THE OPEN SPACE AND OTHER SETBACK REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT CHANGING.
THIS IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THIS AREA IS PART OF THE URBAN ACTIVITY CENTER FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY.
IT MEETS ALL THOSE DESCRIPTIONS, THEIR EXISTING UNITS BY ZONING, SO IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE MIX OF USES OR ANY OF THE OTHER MAPS OR THE UNDEVELOPED LAND POLICY.
YOU CAN SEE WITHIN THE AREA OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, WE HAVE FOUR SIGNED LETTERS IN SUPPORT, NONE NEUTRAL AND NONE OPPOSED.
WITHIN 200 FEET, WE HAVE ONE IN SUPPORT, AND THEN ALL THE RESPONSES TOTAL CITY-WIDE, WE HAVE NINE SUPPORT, ONE NEUTRAL, ONE OPPOSED, AND THAT'S 11 TOTAL RESPONSES.
SOME OF THOSE, THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE 11 DOTS ON THIS MAP JUST IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING BECAUSE FIVE OF THOSE RESPONSES ARE ON THE SAME PARCEL BECAUSE THERE'S CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP THERE.
THIS WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY P&Z 7-0, AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS CASE.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I'M SORRY, JULIE.
>> WE GET THE RESPONSES FROM INPUT THE DAY OF, SO I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO REACH OUT TO THIS PERSON, BUT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE OPPOSITION.
DID YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COMMENT WAS ABOUT THE EFFECT ON VISUAL BLOCKAGE TRAFFIC?
I DON'T KNOW IF MS. [INAUDIBLE] MAY HAVE INSIDE THERE.
IF WE DO FIND SOMETHING, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW, BUT NO.
[OVERLAPPING] DON'T HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO YOU HAVE ANY SPEAKERS?
>> JUST THE APPLICANT, ROBERT EVANS.
>> [INAUDIBLE]. ROBERT EVANS. I LIVE IN PLANO.
WE'RE DESIGNING THIS APARTMENT BUILDING.
I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I LIKE IT. SMART BREVITY. WE LIKE THAT.
[LAUGHTER] ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU.
>> IF WE DO, WE'LL CALL YOU BACK UP.
[NOISE] I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL.
>> MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE PROJECT, THE NUMBER OF UNITS CAN BE BUILT BY RIGHT, SO WHAT WE'RE REALLY DECIDING IS TO CHANGE IT FROM SEVEN STORIES TO FIVE STORIES.
>> WITH THAT INFORMATION IN MIND, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 1.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ADJOURN.
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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.