* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] I NOW DECLARE THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY PASTOR ALLISON JOHNSON ST. ANDREW METHODIST CHURCH AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TEXAS PLEDGE, LED BY POLICE EXPLORER POST 9 1 1. WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND? WOULD YOU PLEASE PRAY WITH ME? OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, BELOVED, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR CITY, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR PEOPLE. GRANT EACH PERSON HERE, WISDOM, INSIGHT, INTUITION, AND BELIEF IN SOMETHING GREATER, SOMETHING MAGNIFICENT, AND SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS OUR COMMUNITY TO BE OPENED UP TO A WAY OF LIVING THIS LIFE AT THE FULLEST. MAY THOSE HERE TONIGHT DIG INTO THEIR HEARTS AND FIND THE POWER TO LOVE THEIR COMMUNITY. WELL, MAY ALL OF US ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PRESENCE AND ROLE IN OUR AUTHORITY AND OUR DECISIONS. MAY NOT ONE PERSON BE LEFT OUT OF THIS PROCESS, BUT MAY ALL PEOPLE IN OUR CITY AND COMMUNITY BE ACCOUNTED FOR AND SERVED WELL. LET US SEEK THE COMMON GOOD. HONOR THE DIGNITY OF EVERY PERSON CREATED IN YOUR IMAGE, AND MAKE CHRIST REIGN OF COMPASSION AND RIGHTEOUSNESS. GUIDE OUR ACTIONS AND SHAPE OUR COMMUNITIES. WE ASK THIS IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. AMEN. IN LIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, STATES HERE AMERICA, MR. REPUBLIC FOR RICHARD SANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. JUSTICE OVERALL HONOR. HONOR OF THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE AD TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. BE SEATED. MY GUYS JUST LEFT . YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. [COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST] COMMENTS OF PUBLIC 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 AN ITEMS ARE ON 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 WE DO HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ONE IS CRYSTAL CURRY. OKAY, EVENING EVERYONE. UM, I AM AGAIN GIVING AN UPDATE ON SITUATION THAT I HAVE GOING ON. UM, LAST WEEK WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT THAN USUAL. I HAD TO, UM, INVOLVE THE PLANO POLICE CHIEF TO ADDRESS SOME ISSUES THAT I LABEL MALICIOUS MISCHIEF. UM, THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE A, UM, A SMALL WORD, IT IN FACT HAS IMPACTS TO ME THAT ARE, ARE, ARE FINANCIAL AND DISTRESSING. SO I'VE HAD TO TAKE A LETTER TO HIM TO HAVE ENGAGE HIM AND TO GET SOME, UM, SUGGESTIONS ON WAYS THAT I CAN, YOU KNOW, KIND OF OVERCOME THOSE THINGS BECAUSE IT MAKES ME A LITTLE BIT, JUST BASED ON MY SITUATION, IT MAKES ME A LITTLE BIT MORE VULNERABLE TO THE PUBLIC. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I'VE ASKED HIM TO, UM, GET INVOLVED AND KIND OF HELP ME THROUGH THAT PROCESS. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, I WANNA SAY IS THAT, UM, I'VE CALLED THE REPRESENTATIVES AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS WORK THROUGH WHO, WHOSE JURISDICTION IT IS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL, AS YOU COULD SEE BASED ON THE, THE DECK THAT I GAVE YOU, IT'S STILL NOT CLEAR TO EVERYONE WHAT DIRECTION TO GO IN AND HOW TO GET THE CONGRESSIONAL [00:05:01] REPRESENTATIVES TO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF HESITANCY AND A LITTLE BIT OF LIKE, IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING KIND OF THING. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I JUST HOPE THAT A SOLUTION COMES REALLY FASTLY. UM, LASTLY, UM, THIS BEGINS THE, THE OFFICIAL SEASON OF THE HOLIDAYS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY PERIOD, THIS IS A ONE TIME, YOU KNOW, I'VE SAID IN THE UNITED STATES THAT WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE HOLIDAY AND VACATION. SO AS WE REFLECT ON THIS TIME OF YEAR AND PREPARE OVER THE NEXT FIVE WEEKS TO DO PERSONAL REFLECTION, I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR, OF COURSE, THE GRACE THAT I HAVE, BUT ALSO FOR EACH OF YOU, FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU AND ELICIT THE HELP THAT I NEED FOR THIS VERY REAL UNPRECEDENTED CIRCUMSTANCES THAT'S IMPACTING MY LIFE IN A WAY. AND I ALSO AM GRATEFUL FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FOR THEIR BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH ME TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES THAT I AM, UM, THAT I AM FACING. SO, UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM ANY ONE OF YOU TO KIND OF HELP AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS SITUATION. UM, AND AS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, I JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M OPEN. YOU CAN CALL ME ANYTIME. I HOPE YOU HAVE A HOPE, UH, A JOYFUL AND A PEACEFUL HOLIDAYS AND, UM, I'LL BE HERE AND CONTINUOUSLY FOLLOWING UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALEX STEIN. ALEX STEIN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MONZ. AND GOOD EVENING TO THE DISTINGUISHED COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY HONORING THE TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS OF THIS LAND WITH A BRIEF NATIVE AMERICAN LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DANCE. HI. HI. HI. YEAH, HI. HI. HI. HI. HI. HI. HI. HI. HI. HEY, HA, WE ARE ON STOLEN LAND. NEVER FORGET THAT. ALL RIGHT. UM, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHARE THAT SACRED MOMENT WITH YOU GUYS. FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY THAT I STAND BEFORE YOU GUYS AS A PROUD GAY FILIPINO AMERICAN MAN. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER WAS ACTUALLY FROM THE PHILIPPINES, WHICH IS AWAKENED A DEEP ANCESTRAL PRIDE INSIDE OF ME. AND, YOU KNOW, I ESPECIALLY MEAN THAT WHEN I AM OBVIOUSLY TALKING TO THE OTHER ASIAN COUNCILWOMAN THAT REFUSES TO LOOK UP AT ME. BUT IT'S NEITHER HERE NOR THERE. WE ARE THE SAME. ALSO, I'M AUM AND I JUST WANNA SAY, A LOT OF Y'ALL MIGHT NOT REALIZE THIS, BUT, YOU KNOW, BEING A GAY MAN IN DALLAS, TEXAS, IT'S NOT EASY. BUT THERE'S ONE MAN THAT HELPED ME BECOME GAY, AND THAT WAS BEN SHAPIRO. AND FOR YOU GUYS THAT ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH BEN SHAPIRO, BEN SHAPIRO IS A, HE'S A TIRING FIGURE IN CONSERVATIVE MEDIA. HE DOESN'T MERELY CRITIQUE THE LEFT, HE COURAGEOUSLY BATTLES THE WOKE RIGHT AS WELL. BEN LOVES AMERICA SO FIERCELY THAT HE REFUSES TO RETREAT TO THE SAFETY OF TEL AVIV, INSTEAD CHOOSING TO RISK HIS LIFE DAILY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES BY RECORDING PODCASTS ABOUT TUCKER CARLSON AND HIS PRO VACCINE STANCE. BUT LET'S TAKE A MOMENT, YOU KNOW, TO ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES IN HONOR OF BEN, BECAUSE IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM, I WOULDN'T HAVE GOT VACCINATED AND I WOULDN'T BE A HOMOSEXUAL TODAY. AND, YOU KNOW, I, I'VE BECOME SUCH A BIG BEN SHAPIRO FAN THAT I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THEM ABOUT HOW CAN I HELP YOU OUT THE MOST? AND THIS IS WHAT HE SAID. HE SAID THAT HIS ARCH NEMESIS TUCKER CARLSON OWNS A NICOTINE BRAND. AND THAT THIS NICOTINE BRAND, UH, IS, YOU KNOW, COSTING TUCKER A LOT OF MONEY. AND THAT IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL, HE NEEDS THE COMPETITORS TO FAIL LIKE ZINN. SO I JUST WANNA SAY, SAY I LOVE ZEN. ZEN IS THE MOST GAY FRIENDLY DIP COMPANY IN THE WORLD. AND I WOULD LIKE IT IF WE COULD MAKE SOME DECLARATIONS FOR THE CITY OF PLANO. UH, THE FIRST DECLARATION I'D LIKE TO MAKE, I'D LIKE YOU TO DECLARE THE CITY OF PLANO THE FIRST GAY ZEN SANCTUARY CITY. AND I WANT YOU TO MAKE IT WHERE EVERY RESIDENT AND VISITOR IS NOT ONLY PROTECTED IN THEIR RIGHT TO USE ZEN NICOTINE AND ANY FLAVOR, BUT IS ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED TO DO SO RECTALLY. NOW, THIS IS WHY I LOVE ZEN, AND THIS IS WHY THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY. ALL OF YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU GUYS NEED TO BE LIKE THIS 20 SECONDS. SO I JUST WANNA SHOW YOU, IT'S VERY EASY. YOU GET THE ZEN LIKE THIS AND YOU STICK IT RIGHT IN THE BACK LIKE THAT, AND THEN, WOO, THAT'S YOU GET THE NICOTINE BUZZ RIGHT THERE. SO I'M JUST TELLING YOU, ZEN TO WIN. I LOVE BEN SHAPIRO. GOD BLESS AMERICA, GOD BLESS ISRAEL. AND UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, EVERYBODY ZEN TO WIN. IT'S GAY FRIENDLY AND GO COWBOYS, GO. MOST GAY FRIENDLY TEAM IN THE NFL LOVE YOU. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TIA NELSON. [00:10:10] HELLO, MY NAME IS TIA NELSON. I AM THE MOTHER OF SONIYA REESE. SHE IS 19 NONVERBAL, SEVERELY DISABLED AND COMPLETELY UNABLE TO DEFEND HERSELF. SHE IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF A VULNERABLE VICTIM. FROM JANUARY, 2025 TO TODAY, PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SUCCESSFULLY PULL THAT MIC DOWN A LITTLE BIT BETTER. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. OKAY. FROM JANUARY, 2025 TO TODAY, PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SUCCESSFULLY AVOIDED ARRESTING SHARON ROSEBORO AND THAT REFUSAL IS COMPLETELY INEXCUSABLE. HERE'S THE TRUTH. IN MARCH, I PROVIDED THE SYNCHRONIZED VIDEO AND AUDIO THAT CLEARLY PROVED THE ABUSE ALONG WITH THE TIMESTAMPS. IN MAY OF 2025, ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES CONFIRMED THE ABUSE, AND THAT WAS SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS AGO. YET PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT REFUSED TO ACT, NO ARREST, NO URGENCY, NO PROTECTION FOR A DISABLED CITIZEN. FOR 10 MONTHS, PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP KNOWINGLY HELD THIS FELONY CASE AND DELAYED PROTECTION AND DELAYED PROTECTED THE SUSPECT, ROSEBORO, NOT THE VICTIM. AFTER 303 DAYS ON NOVEMBER 20TH, THE PLAINTIFF POLICE DEPARTMENT FINALLY SUBMITTED THE FELONY CASE NUMBER 25 0 1 4 3 5 5 TO THE COLLIN COUNTY DA OFFICE. BUT I WANT THE PUBLIC TO HEAR THE TRUTH. THIS IS THE ONLY HAPPENED AFTER I SENT A FORMAL LETTER BY EMAIL AND CERTIFIED MAIL TO THIS COUNCIL AND TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE. TO THIS DAY, NONE OF YOU RESPONDED TO ME. YET SOME OF OUR SUPPORTERS RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THIS CASE BEING SENT TO THE DA BEFORE US, THE FAMILY THAT'S FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE. I HAD TO REACH OUT TO THE DETECTIVE JUST TO VERIFY THIS WAS TRUE. TODAY. I SPOKE WITH THE DA OFFICE AND THEY TOLD ME THE CASE HASN'T EVEN BEEN PROCESSED. THEY ARE UNSURE THAT IT, IF THEY EVEN RECEIVED IT, AND ONCE THEY DO RECEIVE IT, IT'LL TAKE MONTHS JUST FOR THEM TO ASSIGN A PROSECUTOR. SO AFTER NEARLY A YEAR, THE CASE WILL SIT AT THE BOTTOM OF AN INTAKE QUEUE. DESPITE THE VIDEO, DESPITE THE AUDIO, THE MEDICAL DOCUMENTATIONS, AND A PS CONFIRMING ABUSE, PLANO CALLS ITSELF THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE. EXCELLENCE MEANS PROTECTING YOUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS FOR OVER 300 DAYS. THIS CITY HAS NOT. TONIGHT I ASK TWO THINGS. FIRST, A PUBLIC COMMITMENT FROM THIS COUNCIL THAT YOU WILL FULLY SUPPORT THE DA IN INDICTING AND PROSECUTING SHARON ROSEBORO. AND SECONDLY, A FULL PUBLIC REVIEW OF PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP TO EXPLAIN WHY A FELONY CASE INVOLVING A DISABLED VICTIM TOOK 10 MONTHS JUST TO FORWARD TO THE DA OFFICE TODAY, MARCH 20 SECONDS, 306 DAYS THAT WE HAVE FOUGHT AND WE WILL CONTINUE. PLEASE DO NOT LET YOUR FAILURES SABOTAGE THIS PROSECUTION ANY LENGTH LONGER. THANK YOU. AND HERE'S, UM, DOCUMENTATION THAT AL DONE. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALVIN NELSON. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ALVIN NELSON. I'M THE FATHER OF SONIYA REESE WHO JUST TURNED 19 YEARS OLD. UH, FRIDAY IS SONIYA THERE. SONIYA IS NONVERBAL. SHE'S SEVERELY DISABLED AND COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON US FOR EVERY DAY, EVERY PART OF HER LIFE. AS HER FATHER, MY RESPONSIBILITY IS SIMPLE, IS TO PROTECT HER. AND BECAUSE SHE CANNOT SPEAK OR TELL US WHEN SHE'S HURT, WE DEPEND ENTIRELY ON THE SYSTEMS AROUND SONIYA, UH, TO PROTECT HER INNOCENCE AND HER VULNERABILITY. UH, WHEN SHE ATTENDED PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. AND SO WHEN WE WATCHED THE VIDEO OF SANAYA BEING ABUSED BY OUR TEACHER, SHARON ROSEBOROUGH, AS MENTIONED BEFORE, WE SAW EXCESSIVE AND UNNECESSARY FORCE BY HER. UH, OUR TRUST IN THE SYSTEM'S BEEN SHATTERED, BUT WHAT REALLY HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN, UM, IS EVEN WORSE. UH, IT'S DESTROYED OUR FAITH IN THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PLANO DE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE BETRAYAL BEGAN THE MOMENT. THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER BECAME THE FIRST PERSON TO VIEW THE VIDEO. HE MADE WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A HORRIBLE CALL, QUOTE UNQUOTE, UH, CLAIMING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, A DECISION THAT HAS MADE THE EFFECT OF SHIELDING THE SCHOOL. AND WHEN I LATER MET WITH THE DETECTIVE IN PERSON, HE DEFENDED WHAT HAPPENED BY SUGGESTING TEACHERS HAVE A RIGHT SIMILAR TO PARENTS. NOW, NOT ONLY IS THAT FALSE, THAT'S ALSO DANGEROUS. AND INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE SCHOOL TO VIEW THE EVIDENCE, IMMEDIATELY THE DETECTIVE CHOSE TO WAIT FOR THE SCHOOL TO SEND IT DELAYING EVEN FURTHER THE PROCESS. LET ME BE CLEAR. IF A PARENT HAD DONE WHAT WAS SHOWN IN THAT VIDEO, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN ARRESTED IMMEDIATELY. UH, INSTEAD, BECAUSE OF THAT FIRST HORRIBLE QUAL CALL, QUOTE UNQUOTE, THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT, [00:15:01] AND THE CITY'S LEADERSHIP STOOD BY THAT DECISION RATHER THAN CORRECTING IT. NOW, THE TRUTH IS THE PPD HAS A COMPLETE CASE FILE CONTAINING EVIDENCE, CONSISTENT, CONSISTENT WITH A FELONY LEVEL OFFENSE, INCLUDING VIDEO, AUDIO, AND MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION FROM JANUARY TO APRIL. YET, FOR MONTHS, LEADERSHIP HAS MADE A DECISION THAT RESULTED IN A 10 MONTH DELAY IN ACTION, EVEN WITH OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE THAT MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN HARMED TODAY, MAKES 306 DAYS WITH NO ARREST, EVEN THOUGH THE EVIDENCE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED, UH, AS ABUSE BY ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. AND IT'S IN THE HANDS OF THE PLAINTIFF'S POLICE DEPARTMENT. SINCE MAY MAYOR, COUNCIL AND CHIEF, UH, MY WIFE HAS DEMANDED A FULL PUBLIC INTERNAL REVIEW OF THE POLICE LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS 10 MONTH DELAY. AND I STAND WITH HER IN THAT DEMAND. IF THE CITY CLAIMS THE VALUE OF EXCELLENCE AS A SIGN BEHIND YOU, THEN SHOW US THAT LIFE OF NONVERBAL. SHOW US THE LIFE OF OUR NONVERBAL CHILD IS WORTH MORE THAN PROTECTING INSTITUTIONAL FAILURES. WE'RE DEMANDING THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE JUSTICE THAT WE'RE OWED 306 DAYS AGO. THANK YOU. EMPER CHAFIN. HELLO AGAIN. I FIRST WANTED TO SAY, UM, UH, DANG, MESSED UP ALREADY. UM, MY NAME IS BER AND I AM WITH, UM, KEEP DART IN PLANO. AND I WANTED TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU, UM, FOR ALL OF THE THOUGHTFUL NOMINATIONS THAT Y'ALL MADE TODAY FOR THE TRANSIT COMMITTEE. BUT NOMINATIONS DON'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT THE CITY'S TRANSIT PLAN IS MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT REAL PUBLIC CONVERSATION. THE PROPOSAL RECENTLY SENT TO DART WASN'T JUST INCOMPLETE. IT ACTUALLY PROPOSED ELIMINATING EVERY LOCAL BUS AND MICRO TRANSIT SERVICE BEFORE ANY TRANSIT COMMITTEE OR PUBLIC INPUT HAD TAKEN PLACE. THIS WASN'T A PLAN TO IMPROVE TRANSIT, THAT WAS A PLAN TO REMOVE IT. AND IT'S A SERIOUS CONCERN FOR ALL RESIDENTS WHO DEPEND ON THESE SERVICES TO GET TO WORK, SCHOOL AND ESSENTIAL APPOINTMENTS. THE CITY'S PROPOSAL WOULD NOT ONLY ELIMINATE THESE SERVICES, IT WOULD ALSO TAKE BACK A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE SALES TAX REVENUE. I STILL HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW REDUCING FUNDING AND SERVICES IS GOING TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO RIDE TRANSIT. INSTEAD OF INVESTING IN IMPROVEMENTS THAT ATTRACT RIDERS AND MAKE TRANSIT RELIABLE, Y'ALL ARE PLANNING TO PULL MONEY AWAY AND SHRINK THE SYSTEM THAT REALLY RAISES SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CITY'S TRUE GOALS FOR TRANSIT AND PLANO. WE'VE HAD TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING WHY COLIN TRANSIT HAS BECOME SUCH A FOCUS IN PLANOS DECISION MAKING. IT SEEMS LIKE IT MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH A FEW INDIVIDUALS FUTURE POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS. THE ONLY CITY IN COLLIN COUNTY I'VE ACTIVELY SEEN INTERESTED IN TRANSIT COLLABORATION IS MCKINNEY, AND THEY'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH DART. SO I CAN'T PLANO. NOW THAT THE, NOW THERE'S A FOCUS TO A MICRO TRANSIT MODEL, WHICH RESIDENTS NEVER ASKED FOR. THERE'S BEEN NO CITYWIDE SURVEY OR MEANINGFUL OUTREACH TO RIDER WHO DEPEND ON THE FIXED ROUTE SERVICE. MICRO TRANSIT MAY HAVE A ROLE, BUT IT CAN'T REPLACE THE SYSTEM WITHOUT COMMUNITY INPUT. THIS IS WHY TRANSPARENCY AND PROCESS MATTER. RESIDENTS WANNA PLAN DEVELOPED WITH THEM, NOT PRESENTED TO THEM AFTER DECISIONS ARE MADE. THE NOMINATIONS TONIGHT, TONIGHT ARE ENCOURAGING, BUT THEY CAN'T REPLACE BROADER PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. THE CITY SHOULDN'T, SORRY. THE CITY SHOULD HOST A JOINT TOWN HALL WITH DART AT THE TABLE, OPEN TO ALL RESIDENTS TO SHARE PROPOSALS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. NO BALLOT MEASURE CAN SUBSTITUTE THE REAL DIALOGUE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO RIDE TRANSIT EVERY DAY. WE CAN CHOOSE TO LISTEN, BE TRANSPARENT AND STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS OR CONTINUE DOWN A PATH SHAPED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. I BELIEVE THAT PLANO CAN DO IT. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL ON A WRITE-A-THON ON DECEMBER 13TH. WE'RE GOING TO GO ALL THE WAY OUT TO LEGACY ON THOSE BUSES THAT ARE ALWAYS SO EMPTY, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, UH, IT'S THAT THAT VITAL BUS ROUTE IS NOT FORGOTTEN. IT'S Y'ALL'S CHANCE TO SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT SO MANY PEOPLE RELY ON EVERY DAY. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. WARREN PENA. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS WARREN PENA. 1400 KOTA DRIVE HERE IN PLANO. UH, I'M HERE TONIGHT 'CAUSE I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THE PLAN TO SPIN UP THIS BESPOKE, UH, TRANSIT AGENCY. UH, I KNOW MANY OF THE NAMES, UH, I KNOW MANY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNCIL Y'ALL JUST APPOINTED. UM, AND I'M ONE DEGREE OF SEPARATION REMOVED FROM MANY OF THE OTHERS. I THINK THEY'RE GREAT. I THINK THEY'RE GONNA DO A GREAT JOB. THEY'RE GONNA WORK VERY HARD, DO THE BEST THAT THEY CAN, BUT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIMELINE HERE. IT'S THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. WE'RE JUST NOW STARTING THIS PROCESS WITH A PLAN TO GO LIVE IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH ON A FAIRLY SMALL BUDGET. I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THAT. GUYS. THIS IS, THIS IS REALLY RUSHING INTO THIS. I'M, I AM JUST, IF ONE OF MY ENGINEERS AT WORK PRESENTED [00:20:01] THIS TIMELINE TO ME, I'D BE GOING BACK AND SAYING, GUYS, CAN WE REVISIT THIS? I JUST, THIS DOESN'T FEEL ACHIEVABLE. SO, UM, YEAH, LIKE I SAID, I'M, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AND I'M CONCERNED KIND OF WHERE THIS CITY IS, THIS STRATEGY, THIS THE CITY HAS TAKEN, LIKE I'VE HEARD MANY TIMES THAT LOOK, DART HAS 13 MEMBER CITIES. IT'S HAD THE SAME 13 MEMBER CITIES SINCE IT DISCOUNT. AND THAT THAT'S BAD. AND I AGREE WITH Y'ALL ON THAT. THAT IS A VERY MUCH A RED FLAG, BUT I REALLY WISH THAT THE CITY WAS WORKING TO RESOLVE THAT. I FEEL LIKE THE ONLY WAY THAT THAT'S GONNA GET FIXED IS FOR THE 13 CITIES AND DART TO GO HAND IN HAND TO THE CITY, UH, TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT IN 27 WITH A PLAN THAT SOME OF THE OTHER POTENTIAL MEMBERS THAT HE'S AGREE ON AND SAY, GUYS, WE FIGURED IT OUT. THIS IS HOW WE CAN REFLOW THE MODEL TO GET THE FUNDING TO WORK SO THAT WE'RE PA OR OUT OF THIS SALES TAX MESS AND MAYBE SOME FOLKS CAN JOIN. I REALLY WISH THAT'S WHAT MY CITY WAS DOING RATHER THAN, RATHER THAN PICKING FIGHTS WITH THE AGENCY AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF IT. SO I THINK WE COULD BE, I MEAN, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE. I THINK WE COULD BE A GREAT EXAMPLE HERE, REALLY GET THIS REGION TOGETHER. THAT'S JUST NOT WHAT I'M SEEING AND I REALLY WISH IT WAS. THANK YOU CATHERINE WALSH. GOOD EVENING. UM, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR NOMINATING ME FOR THE TRANSIT COMMITTEE. I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO STARTING WORK. UM, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE OTHER TRANSIT RIDER, UM, OR VERY IMPACTED BY THIS PROCESS, SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU ALL. DARL DARYL RODDEN, BALL. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MUS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY LEADERS. MY NAME IS DARRYL RODDEN, BALL RESIDING AT 3 2 0 8 O HOLLOW AND SERVING AS VOLUNTEER CEO FOR THE NONPROFIT NORTEX PERFORMING ARTS. FIRST, MY THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU THAT HAD SUPPORTED OUR 2025 STARDUST AWARDS WHERE WE RECOGNIZED A DOZEN ARTS LEADERS AND 90 VOLUNTEERS, SETTING A NEW RECORD IN ATTENDANCE AND FUNDRAISING TO KEEP OUR CHILDREN'S THEATER PROGRAMS VIBRANT. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT OUR FIFTH ANNUAL 2026 STARDUST AWARDS IN NOVEMBER, NOVEMBER 7TH, 2026. AS YOU CAN SEE, I'VE ENTERED MY ANNUAL MOLTING SEASON AS WE OPEN THE 15TH ANNUAL PLANO CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION OF SCROOGE THE MUSICAL THIS YEAR, BIGGER THAN EVER, WITH 150 CAST MEMBERS OPENING IN THE PLANO COURTYARD THEATER DECEMBER 10TH AND CLOSING AT WILLOW, BEEN ON DECEMBER 21ST. THIS YEAR'S CAST INCLUDES PAST COUNCILMEN AND OTHER CIVIC LEADERS AND CIVIC CITIZENS AND WE HOPE YOU WOULD BE INVITED TO SHARE OR JOIN US. A QUICK UPDATE ON OUR STATUS AT THE SHOPS AT WILLOW BEND MALL. WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL, DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT, FUNDING AND PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT OF MAYOR MUS CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION LEADERSHIP AND CITY PATRONS. WE'RE ALSO THANKFUL TO THE SHOPS AT WILLOW BEND MALL AND ITS DEVELOPER CENTENNIAL FOR ALLOWING US TO MAKE WILLOW BEND OUR HOME. OVER A DECADE AGO, WE SPENT ALMOST $2 MILLION IN THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS TRANSFORMING EMPTY RETAIL SPACE INTO A STATE OF THE ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS COMPLEX OUTSIDE THE SCHOOLS. OUR HOME REPRESENTS OVER HALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY OF PLANOS INDOOR PERFORMANCE SPACE LAST YEAR, WELCOMING HALF A MILLION VISITS, 11,000 YOUTH ENROLLMENTS AND PRODUCING 200 SHOWS WITH MORE THAN 1200 PERFORMANCES BRINGING PATRONS FROM ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TO PLANO. LIKE YOU. WE FOLLOWED THE NEWS REPORTS AND HAVE HEARD THE RUMORS WE WERE TOLD LAST. WE WERE TOLD BY OUR DEVELOPER LAST THAT THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON APPROACHES THAT INCLUDE A HOME FOR NTPA. WE ARE IN FULL SUPPORT OF A MAJOR SPORTS FRANCHISE MAKING ITS HOME AT THE WILLOW BEND SITE. AND WE ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER A BIG VISION FOR A POWERFUL 365 DAY A YEAR DESTINATION THAT MELDS THE ENERGY AND POWER OF PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS AND THE CREATIVE SPIRIT OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, MUCH LIKE THE SEATTLE CENTER, LA LIVE, AND OTHER SUCH DESTINATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. THIS APPROACH COULD PROVIDE A PREMIER HOME FOR A SPORTS TEAM AND ADDRESS PLANOS PERFORMING ARTS SPACE CHALLENGE WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP AND PLANOS LONGSTANDING SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS, THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE THAT'S BETTER POSITIONED TO MAKE THIS BOLD FUSION A REALITY THAN PLANO, TEXAS. WITH THIS UNCERTAINTY, WE ARE ASKING OUR PATRONS TO HELP US FIND ALTERNATIVE HOMES FOR NTPA, IDEALLY IN PLANO. THERE'S ALSO BEEN INTEREST FROM OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION. I HAVE PERSONALLY VISITED TWO SUCH SITES IN THE PAST FOUR DAYS. IN THE MEANTIME, OUR DOORS WILL REMAIN WIDE OPEN WITH SHOWS ON OUR STAGES. EVERY WEEKEND WE STAND COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WITH A VISION THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE PROFOUND OPPORTUNITY. ONE SECOND TAKE TO STAGE AND TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD, DEVELOPING THE CHARACTER OF YOUTH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE NORTEX PERFORMING ARTS AND I HOPE FOR YOU ALL A HAPPY AND PEACEFUL THANKSGIVING. A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON AND NEW YEAR AHEAD. THANK YOU [00:25:01] FOR YOUR TIME. THE LAST SPEAKER IS CORY REKER. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS THIS EVENING TO TALK ABOUT LEVON FARMS. PNZ APPROVED THE ZONING REQUEST LAST WEEK AND I'M SURE YOU'VE BEEN RECEIVING A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT IT. MY POSITION IS THAT THE PROJECT IS GENERALLY FINE. STAFF AND THE OWNER AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS HAVE DONE A COMMENDABLE JOB GENERALLY OF MOLDING THE DEVELOPMENT TO FIT THE ENVISION OAK POINT PLAN. THEY HAVE MET EXPECTATIONS. MY COMMENTS THIS EVENING, MY COMMENT THIS EVENING PERTAINS TO HOW THE PROJECT COULD BE IMPROVED, HOW TO TAKE IT FROM GOOD TO GREAT. THE PROJECT IS DESCRIBED AS WALKABLE, BUT THE WIDE INTERNAL THOROUGHFARES AND LACK OF CONNECTIVITY TO ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS WORK AGAINST PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, WHERE DEVELOPMENT DOES HAVE THE CONDITIONS TO SUPPORT WALKABILITY, THERE'S LITTLE WORTH WALKING TO THE BIGGEST DEPARTURE FROM ENVISION. OAK POINT IS THE OMISSION OF THE NON-RESIDENTIAL USES IN THE AREA DESIGNATED FOR MIXED USE ACTIVITY. THIS IS UNFORTUNATE. PROVIDING NON-RESIDENTIAL USES, NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPS AND GROCERIES CAFES. THIRD PLACES WHERE RESIDENTS CAN GATHER AND BUILD COMMUNITY WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THEIR HOMES IS ESSENTIAL TO CREATING VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOODS. P AND Z RECOGNIZED THAT THIS COMPONENT WAS MISSING AND ALSO CAN EXPRESS. EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT TRIP GENERATION. PROVIDING PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO GET IN THEIR CARS AND DRIVE TO IS A GREAT WAY TO REDUCE VEHICLE TRIPS. LAST, THE PROJECT SHOULD ADD MORE HOUSING. THIS IS THE LAST BIG GREENFIELD SITE IN THE CITY, YET DWELLING UNITS PER GROSS ACRE IS LESS THAN EIGHT. WE HAVE THE GREAT PROBLEM OF BEING IN A PERIOD OF STRONG REGIONAL POPULATION GROWTH. WE SHOULD BE TAKING THIS BIG OPPORTUNITY ON THIS IMPORTANT CATALYST SITE TO ADD AS MUCH ROOM AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE THOSE NEW NORTH TECH TEXANS INTO NEW PLANO RESIDENTS. I HOPE YOU'LL TAKE THESE POINTS INTO CONSIDERATION. LET'S NOT SETTLE FOR GOOD ENOUGH. LET'S PUSH UP FOR A PROJECT THAT EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE [CONSENT AGENDA] CONSENT AGENDA. 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 OF THE CITY MANAGER OR ANY CITIZEN. THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS. MR. MAYOR A MOVE. WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. I SECOND THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. NEXT ITEM ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL [(1)  Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2025-006 amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, rezoning 3.2 acres of land out of the John B. Martin Survey, Abstract No. 603, located on the southwest corner of Windhaven Parkway and Red Wolf Lane in the City of Plano, Collin County, Texas, from Agricultural to Single-Family Residence Attached and granting Specific Use Permit No. 85 for Private Street Subdivision; 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: Trammell Crow Company #43 et al. (Tabled at the November 10, 2025, City Council meeting.) Conducted and adopted Ordinance No. 2025-11-9] CONSIDERATION. 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 MAYMAN 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. 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 REQUESTS ARE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CUMULATIVE TIME IS EXHAUSTED. ITEM NUMBER ONE, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2025 DASH ZERO SIX AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY. ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015 DASH FIVE DASH TWO AS HERE TO FOR AMENDED REZONING. 3.2 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE JOHN B. MARTIN SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 6 0 3. LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WINDHAVEN PARKWAY AND REDWOOD LANE IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS FROM AGRICULTURAL TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. ATTACHED AND GRANTING SPECIFIC USE PERMIT NUMBER 85 FOR PRIVATE, EXCUSE ME, PRIVATE STREET SUBDIVISION 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. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVES. MY NAME IS CHRISTINA DAY. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING HERE TO PRESENT ZONING CASE 20 25 0 0 6 TO YOU THIS EVENING. SO THIS CASE IS 3.2 ACRES OF AGRICULTURE ZONED PROPERTY ON THE FAR WEST SIDE OF TOWN. YOU CAN SEE IT IS ON THE BORDER OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY. AND THE OUTLINES THERE SHOW THE NOTICE BOUNDARIES [00:30:01] WHERE WE'VE NOTICED BOTH 200 AND 500 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE PROPERTY. IT IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WINDHAVEN PARKWAY, WEST OF MIDWAY ROAD. SO THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS TO REZONE THIS AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ATTACHED AS THE BASE ZONING WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR PRIVATE STREET SUBDIVISION. AND THAT WOULD ALLOW THE SUBDIVISION TO BE BOTH GATED AND TO BE PRIVATELY OWNED AND MAINTAINED, UH, THE STREET INFRASTRUCTURE THERE. SO THE REZONING REQUEST, UM, WOULD PROVIDE A TRANSITION FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED NEIGHBORHOODS. UH, IN THE AREA YOU CAN SEE THE LABELS OF THE ZONING. THERE'S SINGLE FAMILY, 6, 7, 9, AND 20 SURROUNDING THIS PROPERTY AS WELL AS MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT TO IN THE COLONY IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST. SO A VARIETY OF OF ZONING, UH, DENSITIES WITHIN THIS AREA. THE ASSOCIATED CONCEPT PLAN THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET DOES MEET THE SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED ZONING REQUIREMENTS. NO MODIFICATIONS ARE REQUESTED FOR THAT BASE ZONING. SO WHY IS THERE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUIRED HERE? IT IS BECAUSE THESE ARE PRIVATELY OWNED AND MAINTAINED STREETS, UM, SUP DOES ALLOW ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OR RESTRICTIONS TO BE ATTACHED. SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE BEING ATTACHED. THERE ARE ACTUALLY THREE WITHIN THE ORDINANCE, BUT JUST FOR EASE OF KIND OF POINTS, I HAVE DIVIDED THEM ON THE SLIDE INTO FOUR. SO ONE IS THAT ACCESS TO THE ALLEY MUST BE GATED FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY TO THE WEST. SO IT IS A CONTROLLED ACCESS TO THE WEST. UM, THERE IS A MINIMUM SETBACK OF 15 FEET FROM THE SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE THAT INCLUDES A 10 FOOT WIDE LANDSCAPE BUFFER TO HELP PROVIDE SOME, UH, PROTECTION AND JUST A VISUAL SEPARATION FROM THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH. THOSE HOMEOWNERS ALSO A MINIMUM SIX FOOT TALL LANDSCAPE SCREEN, UM, BETWEEN ANY ALLEY OR STREET AND RED WOLF LANE, WHICH IS RUNS ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S NO ACCESS TO BE PROVIDED FROM RED WOLF LANE. AN EARLIER, UM, ITERATION OF THE PLAN DID SHOW ACCESS TO RED BULL LANE, BUT THAT'S BEEN REMOVED. SO THIS IS THE CURRENT CONCEPT PLAN. THE RED SHOWS CIRCULATION. THERE IS AN ALLEY KIND OF IN THE SOLID LINE AND THEN A SLIP ROAD. YOU'LL SEE THOSE SOMETIMES, UH, WITHIN THE CITY. THAT'S KIND OF A ONE-WAY DRIVE THAT PROVIDES PARKING AND ACCESS, UH, TO THE TOWN HOMES AND IT'S REALLY THEIR FRONT ENTRY. UM, SO THE STARS INDICATE THE DWELLING UNITS. THEN THERE'S A SMALL YARD WITH A DETACHED GARAGE AND THERE'S SURFACE PARKING BEHIND THESE GARAGES. AND THEN ALONG THE ALLEY TO THE REAR, THERE IS A LOCATION FOR TRADITIONAL, UH, TRASH SERVICE, OUR RESIDENTIAL TRASH SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE CITY. ALSO. HERE YOU'LL SEE WE'VE INDICATED THE SIX FOOT TALL LANDSCAPE SCREEN THAT WILL BE, UH, ALONG RED WOLF LANE AND THE 10 FOOT WIDE LANDSCAPE BUFFER THAT WILL BE REQUIRED, UH, UNDER THE SUP ADJACENT TO THE HOMEOWNERS TO THE SOUTH. SO REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THIS PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND SO WHEN STAFF REVIEWED THAT DESIGNATION, WE LOOKED AT THE CITY'S TYPICAL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN THAT IS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT SHOWS A VARIETY OF SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOUSING WITH SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND OTHER MORE DENSE PRODUCTS ON THE EXTERIOR AROUND COMMERCIAL CORNERS AND ALONG MAJOR ROADWAYS. AND THAT IS WHY WE BELIEVE THAT SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE USE HERE AGAIN, ALONG WINDHAVEN PARKWAY CONSISTENT WITH THE TYPICAL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN THAT'S FOUND IN PLANO. SO WITH REGARD TO THE CHARACTER DEFINING ELEMENTS, UM, WE HEIGHT, DENSITY INTENSITY, PARKING PATTERN OF STREET SCAPE, UM, ACCESS FOR OTHER TRANSIT. UH, WE FOUND THAT THE APPLICATION MEETS ALL THE STANDARDS OF THE CITY REGARD TO POLICIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, OUR UNDEVELOPED LAND POLICY, OUR HOUSING TRENDS ANALYSIS, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY, IT MEETS THOSE POLICIES AS WELL. WE DID HAVE A LETTER IN SUPPORT FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. [00:35:01] UM, WE HAVE 12 LETTERS OF OPPOSITION WITHIN 200 FEET. UM, THIS IS 39.7% OF THE ACREAGE WITHIN THE 200 FOOT BUFFER, WHICH REQUIRES A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE OR SIX VOTES ON COUNCIL DUE TO THE OPPOSITION OF SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERSHIP. REGARDING OTHER RESPONSES WE'VE RECEIVED WITHIN THE CITY, WE DO HAVE THREE LETTERS IN SUPPORT OR THREE, UM, RESPONSES IN SUPPORT, NONE THAT ARE NEUTRAL AND 89 IN OPPOSITION FOR A TOTAL OF 92 RESPONSES. WE DID RECEIVE 32 OTHER LETTERS AND EMAILS. A LOT OF THOSE WERE DUPLICATE ONLINE RESPONSES. SO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED FIVE TO ONE IN SUPPORT OF THIS REQUEST. THAT DOES INCLUDE BOTH THE REZONING OF THE BASE ZONING AND THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT WITH THESE STIPULATIONS AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. UM, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS CASE. OTHERWISE IT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. BUT THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND DOES HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU THIS EVENING. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER HORNE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION? YES, SIR. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, UH, DIRECTOR DAVE FOR THE PRESENTATION. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I HAD TO QUESTION ABOUT, PARTICULARLY WITH THE SUP AND IT WAS BROUGHT UP DURING THE PNZ MEETING, UH, BY ONE OF OUR ENGINEERS, IS THAT, UM, UH, FIRE, FIRE SAFETY AND, AND I I AM ASSUMING THAT THIS, THIS SUP AND PARTICULARLY THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN WAS REVIEWED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WAS THERE ANY CONS? WAS THERE ANY ISSUES FROM BROUGHT UP FRONT BY THEM WITH REGARDS TO GETTING THEIR EQUIPMENT TO THE FRONT AND BACK OF THESE BUILDINGS? YES, THERE IS A, THE WAY IT'S LAID OUT, IT DOES NOT CURRENTLY MEET THE FULL HOSE LAY REQUIREMENT FROM THE STREET. SO THERE WILL NEED TO BE A VARIANCE. UM, THERE IS A PLAN TO SPRINKLE THE BUILDINGS. IT'S REALLY THOSE REAR GARAGES ARE NOT ABLE TO MEET THE HOSE LAY REQUIREMENT. AND SO THEY WILL NEED TO GRANT A VARIANCE AND THOSE WILL NEED TO BE SPRINKLED. THEY DON'T GRANT THEM AT THIS CONCEPT PLAN LEVEL. SO THEY, THAT WILL BE REVIEWED FURTHER ON IN THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE, THE GARAGES THEMSELVES WILL BE SPRINKLED, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. BUT WILL WITH THEIR EQUIPMENT AND WHAT, WHAT BRINGS TO MIND IS, 'CAUSE I SAW WHAT THE PRICE POINT OF THESE VEHICLE, I MEAN THESE HOMES ARE GONNA BE, THERE COULD BE A REAL POTENTIAL THAT WE'LL HAVE EVS PARKED IN THESE GARAGES AND WE KNOW THAT THE SPRINKLE SYSTEM MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO PROTECT THE OTHER ATTACHED GARAGES THERE. AND MY POINT BEING IS, IS THAT WE'VE SEEN CASE OR THE PRACTICES WHERE THEY PULL THE VEHICLE OUT OF THESE GARAGES AND PLACE FIRE BLANKETS ON IT. DID WE HAVE ANY INDICATION FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THAT? WE DID NOT HAVE ANY CONCERN FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OUTSIDE OF RECOMMENDING THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM. UM, SO THESE VARIANCES ARE TYPICAL WHEN THEY DON'T MEET THE FULL 300 FOOT HOSE LAY, UM, BUT THEY STILL HAVE A MAXIMUM STANDARD WHERE THEY WON'T GRANT A VARIANCE OVER, I BELIEVE IT'S 600 FEET, BUT, UM, WE COULD ASK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. HOWEVER, UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. ALRIGHT, GREAT. MY LAST QUESTION AND UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT ANSWER AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS, BUT, UM, CAN YOU DESCRIBE SOME OF THE NATURE TO THE OPPOSITION, PARTICULARLY THE NEAR, NEARBY NEIGHBORS? WHAT, WHY WERE THEY OPPOSED TO THIS SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED HOUSING IN THIS INFIELD? THE PRIMARY OPPOSITION WE'VE HEARD IS DUE TO THE DENSITY OF THE PROPOSAL AND THE, UH, TRAFFIC GENERATION. I BELIEVE THAT'S BEEN THE, THE, IF I WERE TO SUMMARIZE IT AS THE TWO PRIMARY ISSUES. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CARE. YES, I'D LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SUP. SO IF THIS CONCEPT PLAN CHANGES, DOES THE SUP GO AWAY OR DOES IT STAY STICK AROUND? THE SUP WOULD STILL RUN WITH THE LAND, BUT THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED, IT'S THE STREETS ARE GONNA BE OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER, NOT BY THE CITY. SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED TODAY. AND, UM, THAT'S WHY THEY WERE REQUESTING THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. AND SO IF WE WERE TO GRANT THIS, UH, ZONING CHANGE AND IT WERE TO CHANGE HANDS, SOMEONE CAN COME IN AND BUILD SOMETHING DIFFERENT, BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE SUP, IT WOULD STILL HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE SUP OR THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO, THEY [00:40:01] WOULD HAVE TO BRING A DESIGN THAT THE CITY WOULD THEN ACCEPT AS MEETING THE CITY'S STREET DESIGN STANDARDS. OKAY. UM, THE GATE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, UM, TOWARDS THE COLONY MM-HMM . WE AND THE CITY HAVE THE ABILITY TO REQUIRE OR MANAGE ENFORCEMENT OF IT REMAINING CLOSED REGARDLESS OF WHAT SIDE OF THE, OF THE BORDER IT'S ON. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S OUR INTENT THROUGH INCLUDING THAT STIPULATION WITH THE ZONING THAT WE DO, THAT IT IS ENFORCEABLE, THE LANGUAGE THAT'S SPECIFICALLY IN THE REGULATION WHERE IT SAYS, UM, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY, OH, LET ME SEE HERE. UM, I DON'T KNOW. I THOUGHT THAT WAS, LET ME, LET ME LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S THE, THE LANGUAGE ON YOUR SCREEN IS NOT THE LANGUAGE THAT'S IN THE ORDINANCE. IT SAYS INCLUDE A CONTROLLED ACCESS GATE THAT IS WHAT'S IN THE ORDINANCE, AND THAT LANGUAGE IS SPECIFICALLY TO ENSURE THAT IT'S MORE ENFORCEABLE SO THAT THE ACTS, IF IT'S OPEN, IT'S NO LONGER CONTROLLING ACCESS AND TO MAKE IT ENFORCEABLE BY PROPERTY STANDARDS. OKAY. UM, COULD YOU SAY MORE ABOUT THE, THE SIX FOOT TALL SCREEN? UH, SAY MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT IS. CERTAINLY THE SIX FOOT TALL LANDSCAPE SCREEN IS INTENDED TO BE PROVIDED ON THE, UH, ALONG RED WOLF LANE. AND THAT I BELIEVE WAS SOMETHING THAT WE ADDED IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS. THERE IS A LARGE STAND OF TREES THERE TODAY AND, UM, THAT'S I THINK TO HELP, UH, PRESERVE HOPEFULLY SOME OF THE TREES THAT MAY EXIST TODAY AND TO AGAIN, SHIELD, UM, THE PROPERTIES ACROSS RED WOLF LANE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT. SO THE, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE ARE QUITE A LOT OF TREES THERE. ARE THERE PROTECTIONS IN PLACE TO, I, I GUESS, MAINTAIN THOSE TREES OR, YOU KNOW, DURING THE CONSTRUCTION IF THEY DIE AND REPLACEMENT, THAT SORT OF THING? COULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT PLEASE? CERTAINLY THE CITY HAS A TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE. UM, SO WITH OUR LANDSCAPE PLAN AND OUR, THROUGH OUR PLANNING PROCESS, WE REQUIRE A GENERAL TREE SURVEY. SO WE LOOK AT THE TREES THAT EXIST ON SITE AND TREES THAT CAN BE PRESERVED MUST BE PRESERVED. IF NOT, THEY HAVE TO BE MITIGATED EITHER, UM, THROUGH, THROUGH PAYING A FEE, ESSENTIALLY IF THEY'RE REMOVED IN A PLACE THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED. SO, UM, THAT THEN GOES, THEY CAN EITHER BE REPLACED ON SITE OR THEY PAY INTO A FEE THAT GOES TO PUTTING ADDITIONAL TREES IN OUR PARK SYSTEM. THE, THE SCREEN THAT WE'RE TALKING HERE, THIS IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THE SORT OF, UM, GREEN SCREENS THAT WE HAVE? YES, IT WOULD BE, UH, WE'D BE LOOKING AT AN IRRIGATED LANDSCAPE SCREEN, SO IT WOULD NEED TO BE FULLY, UM, FULLY SCREENING THE SITE WITHIN TWO YEARS OF INSTALLATION. IF WE CHANGE TO SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED, THE, THE ZONING HERE IS GONNA BE CONSISTENT. IT IS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO ANYTIME WE HAVE A SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED IN ANY PART OF THE CITY, THIS WILL STAY CONSISTENT IN THIS SPECIFIC PLACE AS WELL. YES, IT IS OUR STANDARD SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. SO THEY'RE LOOKING TO MEET THOSE STANDARDS WITHIN OUR ORDINANCE. AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE, THE COMP PLAN, UH, I KNOW YOU SAID IT IN YOUR PRESENTATION, I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM IT, IT FULLY ALIGNS WITH THE COMP PLAN FROM, FROM A, THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD IN PLACE FOR SOME TIME, CORRECT? YES, WE DID NOT FIND ANY, UM, ANY DISPARITY BETWEEN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THIS REQUEST. SO WE FEEL, UM, YOU MENTIONED IN THE, IN THE PRESENTATION THAT THIS IS A, A, A GOOD TRANSITION FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO WHAT'S HAPPENING OR HAS ALREADY HAPPENED IN THE COLONY. SO THE DESIGN OF THIS IS ALSO, UM, I GUESS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE WAY WE DO THINGS IN THE CITY, RIGHT. I THINK THE CITY'S, AGAIN, TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN SHOWS HIGHER DENSITY HOUSING OUT TOWARDS THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND, UH, LE LESS DENSITY, UM, IN THE INTERIOR OF NEIGHBORHOODS AS SORT OF A BUFFER BETWEEN, UM, THE LOWER DENSITY HOUSING IN THE STREET. IT'S THE WAY MANY NEIGHBORHOODS ARE DESIGNED WITHIN THE CITY. WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE, THE PLANS, UM, AND THEN I HEARD TODAY THAT FOR, IN TERMS OF TRASH, THAT THERE'S GONNA BE CITY SERVICES. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. CITY SERVICE. OKAY. AND IS THERE ANY, THERE'S NO DEFENSE, NOTHING IN THE DESIGN FOR DUMPSTERS IN THE BACK? NO, THAT WAS ON A EARLY DRAFT. [00:45:01] THERE WAS A DUMPSTER, BUT, UH, SOMEWHERE THROUGH THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS, UM, WE MET AND THEY NEED TO PROVIDE CITY SERVICE ESSENTIALLY HERE BECAUSE, UM, THE TRASH, BECAUSE OF OUR ORDINANCES AND, UM, THE CONTRACT WE HAVE, UM, IT, IT NEEDS TO BE CONTAINED. THE WASTE SERVICE NEEDS TO BE CONTAINED WITHIN THE CITY OF PLANO. OKAY. SO IT WILL BE CITY SERVICES FOR SURE ON THE TRACK? YES. CITY SERVICE. UM, NOT THROUGH REPUBLIC SERVICES. FORGIVE ALL THE QUESTIONS. UH, IN TERMS OF THE TRAFFIC, I, I THINK THAT, UH, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF EXITS OFF OF THE, UH, SLIP ROAD. THESE ARE ALL, UM, THERE ON THE QUEST OF THE CITY. UH, WE HAVE DECIDED HOW MANY EXITS AND, AND ESSENTIALLY HOW THEY WORK TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM COMING IN THROUGH THE EXITS. RIGHT? THERE'S, IT'S A ONE WAY IN AND OUT. UM, THEY'RE ON THE, UH, SLIP ROADS. SO YOU ENTER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRAWING, UM, OR THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY AND YOU EXIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. SO IT IS EFFECTIVELY A ONE-WAY DRIVE AND THEN THE ALLEYWAY RUNS AROUND THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. UM, AND THAT COULD BE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC ON THE ALLEY, JUST LIKE ANY ALLEY IN, IN THE CITY. BUT THE, UH, ENTRYWAY AND EXIT ONTO WINDHAVEN ARE, ARE ONE WAY ONLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER L VINE. UH, I WANT TO, UH, ASK A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS ON, UH, WHAT, UH, COUNCILMAN CARE WAS, WAS REFERRING TO, ESPECIALLY ON THE SCREENING WALL TO THE, UH, EAST OF THE PROPERTY ALONG, UH, RED WOLF LANE THERE. YOU, YOU SAID THAT THIS WAS A MINIMUM SIX FOOT, IT'S A SIX FOOT LANDSCAPE SCREEN? YES, SIR. OKAY. AND, UM, IN LOOKING AT THE LANDSCAPE THAT'S THERE NOW THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT, UM, A LOT OF THAT SEEMS TO BE, UM, LOWER, UH, I WOULDN'T QUITE CALL IT SHRUBBERY, UM, AND, UM, IS PROBABLY, UH, GOING TO BE CLEARED OUT IN SOME FORM OR FASHION, LEAVING, UH, A HANDFUL OF TREES, NONE OF WHICH ARE NECESSARILY, UM, UH, GOING TO BE, UH, IDEAL FOR SCREENING IN THERE. UM, SO I DO FEAR THAT FOR AT LEAST THOSE TWO YEARS, UH, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY TRYING TO, UH, SCREEN THAT AREA. UH, FROM THE, THE, THE HOMES ON RED WOLF. I ALSO NOTICED THAT, UH, THE HOME ON RED WOLF, UH, THAT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS, UH, AT THE CORNER HAS ITS OWN, UH, SCREENING WALL UP. SO THEY'RE, THEY SEEM PRETTY WELL PROTECTED, UM, IN THAT REGARD. UH, UH, THAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE, UH, CONSIDERED WHEN WE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE, UH, THE CONCERNS OF THE, THE NEIGHBORS THERE. BUT TO THE, UM, SOUTH WHERE WE HAVE THE, UH, 10 FOOT WIDE LANDSCAPE BUFFER, CAN YOU DESCRIBE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE? HOW TALL WOULD THAT BE? OR WHAT, WHAT'S INVOLVED THERE? THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER IS, I THINK LARGELY INTENDED TO PROTECT THE EXISTING, UM, TREE LINE THAT EXISTS TODAY. UM, SO THERE, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN THAT WE HEARD FROM NEIGHBORS ON THAT EXISTING TREE LINE AND, YOU KNOW, COULD THAT BE TAKEN OUT? AND THE IDEA THERE IS TO REALLY PROTECT THE, WHILE THOSE AREN'T NECESSARILY, UM, MANICURED MIGHT BE A WAY OF, OF PRESENTING IT, UM, OR A FORMAL TREE LINE. I THINK THEY DO PROVIDE A LOT OF PROTECTION AND, UH, A LOT OF SCREENING BETWEEN THE PROPERTIES TODAY. AND SO THE IDEA WAS TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS A LANDSCAPE BUFFER THERE AND THAT IT IS, UM, EVEN IF TREES ARE REMOVED, THEY ARE, THERE IS SOMETHING THAT'S REPLACED, UM, EITHER WITH SHRUBS OR TREES. SO THERE IS A BUFFER THERE BETWEEN THE PROPERTIES. UH, NO MASONRY WALLS REQUIRED IN THIS CASE, NO MASONRY BECAUSE IT'S SINGLE FAMILY TO SINGLE FAMILY, THERE'S NO, UH, MASONRY WALL REQUIRED. THANK YOU, CHRISTINA. CERTAINLY. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE DO HAVE [00:50:01] SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. FIRST IS THE APPLICANT AND LIO PENA. UH, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LUC PENA, 1722 RUTH STREET, DALLAS, 7 5 2 0 1. UH, I AM WITH, UH, BILLING SEED DEVELOPMENT AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT. HERE IS AN AERIAL SHOWING YOU WHAT THE PROJECT IS ABOUT. I'M GONNA LIFT THIS A LITTLE BIT. I'M BENDING OVER A LITTLE TOO MUCH. THANK YOU. UM, WE ORIGINALLY HAD FOUR BUILDINGS THAT WERE, UH, 16 UNITS OF FOUR UNITS EACH, AND WE REDUCED IT. THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT DENSITY AND WE REDUCED IT TO THREE BUILDINGS OF FIVE UNITS EACH. SO 15. WE NOW HAVE A DENSITY OF 6.49 PER ACRE, WHICH IS COMPARABLE TO SEVERAL OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND US IN TERMS OF DENSITY. AND I WANNA REPEAT AGAINST THAT. THIS IS SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED. OUR INTENT IS TO RENT THE UNITS, BUT THE BUILDING TYPE AND WHAT IT IS, IS SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED. LET ME MOVE FORWARD WITH THE, LET ME, UH, THIS IS TOPOGRAPHY JUST SHOWING YOU WHAT THE SITE IS LIKE. AND THE GREEN IS THE HIGHER LAND AT 6, 6 6 OR 6, 6, 7. AND THEN TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE, OF THE SITE, IT JUST GOES DOWN, UM, UP FIVE TO SIX FEET. UH, THESE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE, UH, SITE ITSELF. I'M GONNA TAKE YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SECOND. FROM THE RIGHT AT THE TOP IT SAYS 15 FOOT MINIMUM EDGE ALLEY. AND WHAT IT SHOWS IS THE ARCHITECT DREW IN WHAT THE ALLEY, WHERE THE ALLEY WOULD BE PLACED. AND THERE YOU SEE THE EXISTING TREES THAT ARE THERE AND THE HEIGHT OF THE EXISTING TREES. UH, ANOTHER THING THAT I WANNA DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE UPPER RIGHT. THOSE ARE TOWNHOMES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BUILT ON WINDHAVEN IN THE COLONY. AND OUR INTENT IS TO BUILD TWO MORE BUILDINGS LIKE THAT. ONE THAT WOULD BE TWO STORY BRICK BUILDINGS, AND THEN A THIRD BUILDING THAT WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT UNIT TYPE. THE FIRST TWO BUILDINGS WOULD BE TWO BEDROOM UNITS. SO THERE'S 10 UNITS THAT HAVE TWO BEDROOMS, AND THEN THE LAST FIVE UNITS WOULD BE THREE BEDROOM UNITS. UH, THIS SHOWS THE PLAN AND THEN THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROPERTY LINE ON THE SOUTH. UM, THE CLOSEST BUILDING, YOU HAVE THE GARAGES IN BETWEEN THAT ACT LIKE A BUFFER, AND THE CLOSEST GARAGE IS 49 FEET, ONE INCH ON THE LEFT. AND THEN THE INCREASE IN SIZE TO 56 FEET ON THE RIGHT ON THE LEFT. THE CLOSEST BUILDING ITSELF, WHICH WOULD BE TWO STORIES, IS 89.5 INCHES OR 90 FEET. AND THEN YOU GET AS FAR AS A HUNDRED FEET THAT IS FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. JUST TO SHOW HOW THESE BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH. UH, THIS SHOWS SOME OF THE TOWN HOMES THAT WE HAVE BUILT THAT ARE TWO STORY TOWN HOMES. OUR INTENT, AS I POINTED OUT EARLIER, IS THAT THE FIRST TWO BUILDINGS WILL BE BRICK AND WILL MATCH THE ONES ON THE BOTTOM LEFT. UH, THIS IS THE FLOOR PLAN FOR THE TWO BEDROOM TOWN HOMES. HERE'S YOUR FLOOR PLAN FOR THE THREE BEDROOM TOWN HOMES. THEY'RE ALL TWO STORIES. AND THEN THIS IS A SECTION SHOWING THE PROPERTY LINE TO THE SOUTH, THE TWO STORY TOWN HOMES, AND THEN THE GARAGE IN BETWEEN. AND THEN THERE'S AN AERIAL. I THINK THAT'S THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. BUT I WANTED TO MENTION THAT, UM, THE ARCHITECT AND I MET, UH, TWICE WITH VARIOUS HOMEOWNERS AND DISCUSS WITH THEM WHAT THEIR CONCERNS WERE. WE ASKED THEM TO PUT THEIR CONCERNS IN WRITING. THEY SENT US A LIST OF ALL THEIR CONCERNS. WE TRIED TO ACCOMMODATE THEM AS MUCH AS WE COULD. AND HERE'S THE LIST OF CONCERNS THAT THEY REQUESTED THAT WE ACCOMMODATED. UM, ONE OF THEM BEING, UH, REDUCED THE DENSITY. SO WE MADE IT MORE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY. SONY NEXT TO US, ANOTHER ONE. AND THIS WAS A BIG ONE TO REMOVE ALL ACCESS TO RED WOLF ESTATE. UH, REDWOOD RALPH RED WOLF LANE, SORRY. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN THAT THE TRAFFIC ON WINDHAVEN IS HEAVY IN THE MORNINGS AND THAT THERE WOULD BE CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC TRYING TO GO THROUGH THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS. SO WE ELIMINATED THAT ACCESS. UM, THERE WAS ALSO A REQUEST IN ORDER TO AVOID THAT TRAFFIC THAT WE WOULD GATE THE, UH, ALLEYS CONNECTING TO THE ALLEY IN THE COLONY ON [00:55:01] THE WEST SIDE. AND WE AGREED TO DO THAT AS WELL. THEY FURTHER, UM, SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED, UM, UH, HAS AN ALLOWABLE HEIGHT OF 35 FEET. THEY REQUESTED THAT WE LIMIT THE HEIGHT, WE AGREED TO DO SO, AND WE WENT FROM 35 FEET TO 25 FEET. THIS FORCES US TO HAVE FLAT ROOFS, WHICH IS TPO, NO PITCH ROOFS, THEY'RE MORE EXPENSIVE, BUT WE AGREED TO DO THAT. THEY REQUESTED A 12 FOOT TALL FENCE ON THE SOUTH SIDE. WE, UH, SET THE MAXIMUM WE WOULD BUILD IS EIGHT FEET BECAUSE CODE DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO GO TO 12 FEET. UM, THE BUFFER SCREEN THAT YOU SAW ON THE SOUTH SIDE, THEY HAD REQUESTED 20 FEET. UH, WE AGREED TO 15 FEET BUFFER, BUT IT SAVES ALL THE EXISTING TREES AS YOU SAW IN THE RENDERING. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS THE GARBAGE. THEY WANTED NO DUMPSTERS. SO WE ARE COMPLYING WITH THE CITY'S ORDINANCE, BUT IT IS OUR INTENT TO SERVICE ALL OF THE GARBAGE. WE HAVE VALET GARBAGE PICKUP IN THE SECTION THAT IS THE COLONY, SO WE WOULD BE SERVICING THAT FROM THERE AND TRYING TO HAVE AS, UM, MINIMUM GARBAGE IN THE BACK AS POSSIBLE. UM, BUT UH, NEVERTHELESS WE ARE COMPLYING WITH PLANO STANDARDS. BUT, UM, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THE THINGS THAT WERE REQUESTED AND THE THINGS THAT WE AGREED TO IN THAT PROCESS. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT. AND THEN, UM, MS. BILLINGSLEY IS HERE IF, UH, THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER AS WELL. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. UM, YOU GAVE US A LIST OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE. UM, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE? THE, UH, PUT IN SINGLE FAMILY, UH, DETACHED OR A PARK? IT WAS LOW DENSITY. IT WAS AS, AS LONG AS IT WAS SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED THAT IT WAS RENTAL. THAT WAS THE OBJECTION. UH, I THINK THAT THE TRAFFIC, WE REALLY ADDRESSED IT WHEN WE CLOSED ACCESS TO RED WOLF. THAT'S WHERE THE BULK OF THE COMMENTS WERE FROM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CARE. GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR, UH, ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS HERE. UH, ON THAT BUFFER, WHO MAINTAINED THOSE TREES? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL MAINTAIN? YES, BUT HERE, ACTUALLY, LET ME GO BACK A PICTURE, A PHOTOGRAPH. I, I, OH, WHERE IS IT? OH, IT'S NOT IN HERE. LEMME SEE. WELL, IT'S, WE HAD PUT, UH, THE PLAN ON AN AERIAL ON GOOGLE AERIAL, UH, SOMEHOW, I DON'T THINK IT'S IN HERE, BUT WHAT IT SHOWS IS THAT ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION STAYS AWAY FROM THE TREES. SO, UM, OUR INTENT WOULD BE TO MAINTAIN IT, TO CLEAN IT UP, AND CERTAINLY WE WOULD BE CLEANING UNDER THE TREES IN RED WOLF TO ADD THE SIX FOOT HEDGE THAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THANK YOU. UM, YOU WERE SHOWING THE, THE HEIGHT OF THE LAND, I GUESS, UH, ON THAT IN ACREAGE, IT IT, WOULD THE BASE OF THESE TOWN HOMES BE AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE BASE OF THE HOMES? IS IT ABOVE OR IS IT BELOW? IT WOULD BE SLIGHTLY BELOW. SO IN TERMS OF THE SIGHT LINE, YOU'RE SAYING IT'D BE 25 FEET, IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT LOWER TO START WITH, AND IT'S GOT DISTANCE OF THE GARAGES PLUS THE ALLEY, UH, AND A SMALL YARD EVEN. IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. BETWEEN THE HOMES. UM, WHAT ASSURANCES DO THE RESIDENTS HAVE THAT THIS IS THE PLAN THAT'S GONNA BE BUILT? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IF WE DEVIATE IN ANY WAY FROM THIS PLAN, WE'D HAVE TO COME BACK TO PNC AND CITY COUNCIL, OR LET ME WORD IT ALSO, IT IS FULLY OUR INTENT. UH, WE DO A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION OF ALL TYPES, UH, OFFICE, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, ET CETERA. AND THIS IS A PRODUCT THAT WE HAVE BUILT, UH, THE UNITS THAT ARE NEXT TO IT. THE RESIDENTS HAD ASKED FOR OCCUPANCY IN THOSE UNITS AND RENTAL RATES. WE GAVE THEM ALL THAT INFORMATION. AND THOSE UNITS ARE, UH, VERY DESIRABLE. UM, THEY STAY FULLY OCCUPIED AND WE HAVE VERY LITTLE TURNOVER. I'M GONNA GO BACK TO THE GARBAGE QUESTION ONE MORE TIME BECAUSE I, I HEARD SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM YOU THAN WHAT WE HAD HEARD FROM THE CITY ABOUT HOW THE SERVICE WAS GOING TO BE HANDLED. SO OUR INTENT IS FOR US TO PICK IT UP OURSELVES. [01:00:01] THAT'S WHAT OUR INTENT IS. BUT I THINK I NEED TO WORK OUT MORE OF THE DETAILS WITH THE CITY AND NN NONETHELESS, IT WILL MAINTAIN THE STANDARDS OF THE CITY OF PLANO. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. I CAN'T TELL MS. BILLINGSLEY, LUCY BILLINGSLEY 1722 RUTH STREET. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT I'M ALSO AWARE THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT ON CITY COUNCILS TODAY CONCERNING MATERIALS AND BRICKS AND ELEVATIONS. UM, THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO, UM, 1700 ACRE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE HAVE, AND WE CARE TREMENDOUSLY ABOUT THE ENTRY EXPERIENCE. SO WE REALLY SORT OF LOVE THE BUILDINGS WE'VE BUILT. IT IS OUR FULL INTENTION TO KEEP THIS EXACT CONCEPT GOING AS, AS LUCILLE HAD MENTIONED. AND SO WHEN YOU'RE POSITIONED TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN ON OUR BEHALF, UM, JUST KNOW OUR INTERESTS ARE THE SAME AS THE CITIES. WE NEED THIS TO BE WONDERFUL. THIS IS ACTUALLY OWNED BY, UM, OUR DAUGHTER AND WE'RE HERE FOR THE LONG TERM, SO WE CARE A GREAT DEAL AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BIANCA MARTINEZ. GOOD EVENING, SECOND TIME AT THE PODIUM. STILL NERVOUS, YOU KNOW, , I, SO BIANCA MARTINEZ, 6 0 0 9 MADERA COURT. UM, I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF OUR HOA IN THE NEIGHBORING AREA. LET'S SEE IF I CAN STEAL BILLINGSLEYS LITTLE DIAGRAMS HERE. LET'S SEE. SO IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE PHOTO THERE IS OUR HOA. SO WE ARE, WE DON'T DIRECTLY ABUT IT. UM, WE ARE NOT RIGHT UP AGAINST RED WOLF LANE. UM, BUT WE HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN THIS AS, YOU KNOW, BEING WITHIN, UM, THE NEARBY ZONE. SO FROM OUR STANDPOINT, WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS PROJECT, YOU KNOW, WE, MY FAMILY AND I, WE MOVED IN 2021. UM, WE'VE ALWAYS KIND OF SEEN THIS PROPERTY, NEVER REALLY KNEW, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH IT UNTIL, YOU KNOW, BAM, THE SIGN GOES UP, IT'S PROPOSED REZONING. UM, AND SO THEN, YOU KNOW, I GOT A CALL FROM ANOTHER NEIGHBOR, UM, WE STARTED LOOKING INTO IT. AND SO OUTTA THE GATE, I WAS ABSOLUTELY OPPOSED TO THIS, YOU KNOW, AS ANYONE WOULD BE SAYING, YOU KNOW, NO, WE'RE SINGLE FAMILY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE DO HERE IN PLANO, DA DA DA. UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, THEN ONCE I REALIZED, UM, KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO PLANNING AND ZONING, UM, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER PART OF ME IS A PROBLEM SOLVER. SO I WAS LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW, IF I DON'T LIKE TOWN HOMES HERE, WHAT ELSE COULD BE HERE? YOU KNOW, PRIVATE, YOU KNOW, PRIVATE PARK, PUBLIC PARK, UM, YOU KNOW, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES. UM, AND WHEN YOU START TO LOOK AT ALL THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M, AGAIN, A NUMBERS PERSON LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, I'M LIKE, YOU JUST FEASIBLY CAN'T DO THAT. I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS ARE WILLING TO GIVE US ANOTHER PUBLIC PARK SANDWICH BETWEEN SUNSET PARK AND, YOU KNOW, ARBOR HILLS AND ALL OF THOSE GREAT, UM, YOU KNOW, AMENITIES THAT WE HAVE. UM, AND SO IT BECAME PRETTY CLEAR AT THAT POINT. I WAS LIKE, WELL, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED IS PRETTY DARN APPROPRIATE HERE. UM, AND SO AGAIN, LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS AND, UM, THEN I REALIZED TOO, I'M LIKE, WELL, AGAIN, IF WE CAN'T PUT ANYTHING ELSE HERE, WHAT IS GONNA COME OF THIS? AND ALSO, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE SAME CONVERSATION AND HAVE, YOU KNOW, BEING UP, BE GOING UP AGAINST MULTIFAMILY, UM, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS A MIXED USE SITUATION 10 YEARS FROM NOW. WHO KNOWS WHAT THE CASE MAY BE. UM, I PICKED UP THE PHONE, I CALLED BILLINGSLEY AND SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD IT TAKE, UM, TO HELP SHAPE THIS INTO SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANNA SEE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? UM, AND I WILL SAY TOO, I DON'T THINK THIS IS NECESSARILY A, THIS LITTLE PARCEL OF LAND CONCERN AS IT IS THAT WE LIVE OFF OF WINDHAVEN, WHICH IS THE GATEWAY FROM AUSTIN RANCH TO THE TOLLWAY. UM, SO I THINK THERE'S A MUCH LARGER, YOU KNOW, UH, CAUSE OF A LOT OF OUR TRAFFIC WOES AND EVERYTHING THAT ARE GOING ON HERE. IT'S NOT THIS LITTLE PARCEL OF LAND. UM, THEY'VE MADE VERY REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS. UM, THEY'VE BEEN VERY GREAT TO WORK WITH, HONESTLY. I THINK MY COMFORT LEVEL PERSONALLY, AGAIN, AS SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT ABUT THE PROPERTY 20 SECONDS, YES. AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING THEIR, A DIRECT LINE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THEM, THEY'VE BEEN VERY REASONABLE, GREAT TO WORK WITH. UM, AND SO I, I BELIEVE THE PROPOSED PLAN IN FRONT OF YOU IS VERY REASONABLE AND I SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. CHRISTIE DAVIDSON. HI, MY NAME'S CHRISTY DAVIDSON. I'M A 25 YEAR RESIDENT OF RED WOLF ESTATES AND UH, WE ARE THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WILL BE [01:05:01] DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS. UM, I DO OPPOSE THE REZONING FOR THE OBVIOUS REASONS. THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE TRAFFIC ON WIND TABLE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNINGS. THE NOISE, THE 30 TRASH RECEPTACLES. I BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE THE VIEWS OF THE 25 FOOT STRUCTURES FROM ALL OF OUR BACKYARDS. AND NOT TO MENTION THE HIT THAT OUR PROPERTY VALUES WILL PROBABLY TAKE, BUT I MEAN, THAT BEING SAID, IF THIS IS GOING TO PASS, WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORS THAT THE CITY REQUIRES AT LEAST A DECORATIVE RETAINING WALL, SOMETHING, BECAUSE WE DON'T, WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA CLEAR CUT ALL THE TREES. I MEAN, I, I, WE DON'T, THEY MAINTAINED THE FIELD FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS AND THE ONLY TIME IT GOT MOWED WAS WHEN THE RED NOTICES CAME UP THAT THEY'RE ABOUT TO BE FINE. SO I DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE SIX TO EIGHT SHRUBS THAT ARE ON THE PLAN. IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH. IT'S NOT GONNA CUT IT. I MEAN, WE WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT VIEW THE BACKS OF DRIVEWAYS AND TRASH RECEPTACLES. I MEAN, AT THE, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS PROPERTY IS PLANO AND IT NEEDS TO REFLECT PLANO IN THE PLANO NEIGHBORHOODS. UH, THE LAST SPEAKER'S NOT ABUTTED TO THAT PROPERTY. WE ARE, AND WE WOULD LIKE IT TO STILL LOOK LIKE PLANO AND NOT THE COLONY. AND ANY HELP WE COULD GET WITH THE BUFFER WALL OR SCREEN, I MEAN, SIX, SIX FOOT SHRUBS ARE JUST NOT GONNA, THEY'RE NOT GONNA CUT IT. ANYWAY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KIMBERLY ASHMAN, GOOD EVENING. I HAVE BEEN IN PLANO FOR FIVE YEARS. I'M ALSO A RESIDENT OF RED WOLF ESTATES, AND WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR HOME IN 2020, WE ASKED ABOUT THAT PROPERTY AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS ZONED AGRICULTURAL. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, IT'S FINE. I ASKED ABOUT AUSTIN CITY RANCH, AND I EVEN CALLED A FRIEND WHO SAID, OH, YEAH, I LIVED THERE . SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST AUSTIN CITY RANCH, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THAT AREA ZONED AGRICULTURAL. I THINK THERE'S SOME OTHER IDEAS WE CAN COME UP WITH TO USE THAT LAND APPROPRIATELY. AND, UM, I'D LOVE TO SEE A COMMUNITY GARDEN OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES THAT AUSTIN CITY RANCH COULD USE. I DON'T THINK WHEN I LOOK AT THESE DESIGNS THAT THE TRAFFIC IS GOING TO FLOW AS EASY. I MEAN, THEY WE'RE TRYING TO SQUEEZE A WHOLE BUNCH ONTO 3.2 ACRES A WHOLE BUNCH, AND I'M JUST OPPOSED TO THIS PLAN CHANGE. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THE LAST SPEAKER IS VIN VAN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT IT? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER HORN. YES. THANK YOU. UM, SPIN IS CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME LOOKING AT THIS CASE, AND I LOOKED, I WATCHED THE, UH, P AND Z MEETING THE OTHER DAY ABOUT IT, EVEN DROVE BY THE SITE AND LOOKED AT IT, AND IT'S A GREAT SITE. UM, ON CASE ON THE PETITIONER'S, UH, ACTIONS HERE, CLEARLY THEY UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE CONCERNS WERE WITH THE NEIGHBORS, AND WE HEAR YOU WITH REGARDS TO THE BUFFERING THAT NEEDS TO BE REQUIRED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM, UH, MAINTAIN THAT. IF NOT, IF NOTHING ELSE EVEN IMPROVE ON THAT. I LOOKED AT, UM, THE CASE. IT'S COMPLIANT WITH THE, UH, FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT MAKES A GREAT TRANSITION FROM THE COLONY INTO THE REST OF HEADING EAST TO WINDHAVEN. UM, AND I THINK IT'S JUST WITH, AS SINGLE FAMILY ATTACH, IT MEETS A, A HOUSING NEED THAT WE NEED IN THAT AREA. I LOVE THE HOMES THAT ARE OVER THERE, THE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES, THEY'RE ALL GREAT, BUT WE THINK THIS PROPERTY HERE WILL HELP SOME OF OUR NEWER RESIDENTS COME IN. AND, UH, THOUGH THEY'RE ON THE FAR WEST SIDE OF THE TOWN, IT DOES GIVE 'EM AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY IN THE CITY OF PLANO. SO, UM, I THINK THE SLIP ROAD, I, MY ANSWERS WERE CONFIRMED BY, UM, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A SECURED SYSTEM THERE IN [01:10:01] CASE, UH, WE HAVE FIRES IN THE GARAGE. SO I THINK WE'RE PRETTY HAPPY WITH THAT. OH, I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH THAT. UH, SO WITH THAT, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE A ZONING CASE 20 25 0 0 6. COUNCIL MEMBER CARE. I HAVE A QUESTION. IS THERE, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF THIS ZONING CASE RELATED TO THE TREES OR, I THINK, I THINK THIS IS JUST AS ZONING, UM, QUESTION FOR US TONIGHT. WHEN, WHEN WE, UM, TALK ABOUT SPECIFICS DOWN THE ROAD, I WOULD THAT BE THE SUP THOUGH THAT COULD ADDRESS THIS. AND I, CHRISTINA, YOU, YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE'S, UM, ALREADY, UM, TREE, THERE'S AN ORDINANCE RELATED TREES, SO THEY COULDN'T REALLY CLEAR CUT. SO CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT A BIT BETTER? WELL, THEY COULD REMOVE THE TREES IF THEY, UM, WANTED TO PAY THE TREE MITIGATION FEE, BUT THEY STILL NEED TO MAINTAIN THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER, UM, BOTH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. SO THOSE, THE DETAILS OF THOSE ARE DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF SITE PLAN APPROVAL WITH A LANDSCAPE PLAN. BUT THOSE, THOSE WILL, THEY WILL PROVIDE A, A FULL SCREEN ALONG WHAT RED WOLF LANE, THAT'S THE CITY'S EXPECTATION. AND, UM, A SIMILAR BUFFER TO WHAT EXISTS TODAY. UM, THAT IS REALLY FULL SCREENING, I BELIEVE, ALONG THE SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE. SO IT WOULD COST MONEY TO TAKE THOSE TREES DOWN IN ADDITION TO THE COST TO REMOVE THEM? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO, UH, UH, SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. UH, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, SORRY, I THINK BOB ASKED ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I WAS ASKING IF WE CAN'T STIPULATE ANYTHING ELSE, UM, JUST IN THE ZONING REQUEST, I DO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THEY, THE DEVELOPERS ARE TALKING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FINDING OUT, MAKING SOME COMPROMISES SOUNDS LIKE SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT COMPROMISES AND ALWAYS APPRECIATE, UM, THE, THE WILLINGNESS TO DO THAT. SO, UM, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORS TO DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN, UM, IF THE ZONING PASSES TO, UM, MEET THE, MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY TO, TO, TO MAKE THEM HAPPY WITH THE, THE NEW DEVELOPMENT. SO I, I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS. WELL, SO I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND AND I'LL JUST SAY THE, THE, THE BUFFER, UH, FOR THOSE ON RED WOLF AND, AND I, I THINK, UH, IS, IS REALLY GOOD, ESPECIALLY BEING RIGHT THERE ON WIND HAVEN. YOU, UH, YOU HAVE CONSISTENCY IN THE TWO PROJECTS THAT, THAT ARE TO THE WEST OF YOU. AND I THINK, I THINK BEING CONGRUENT, I THINK IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE OF HOW THAT WILL ALL LOOK. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO DO SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND HAVE SIX, SIX AND A HALF UNITS PER ACRE, UH, IS, IS IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL. AND I, I KNOW THE QUALITY OF, UH, CONSTRUCTION WILL WILL BE GOOD. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, I HAVE A MOTION AS SECOND TO APPROVE. ITEM NUMBER ONE, PLEASE VOTE. NOPE THAT I DID EVERY, ARE WE OKAY? MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. ITEM NUMBER TWO. ITEM NUMBER TWO, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2025 DASH 12 TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015 DASH FIVE DASH TWO AS HERETOFORE AMENDED GRANTING SPECIFIC USE PERMIT 1 0 9 FOR TRANSIT CENTER STATION ON 0.1 ACRE OF LAND LOCATED 60 FEET EAST OF COMMUNICATIONS PARKWAY AND 20 FEET 24 FEET NORTH OF LEGACY DRIVE IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, PRESENTLY ZONED PLAN DEVELOPMENT 65 CENTRAL BUSINESS ONE 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. THIS CASE NEEDS TO BE TABLED TO THE DECEMBER 8TH MEETING TO PERFECT NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. OKAY, LEMME OPEN ANY QUESTIONS. THANKS, CHRISTINA. THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. OKAY, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. MOTION TO TABLE. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE [01:15:01] ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER TWO. NUMBER THREE, [(3)  Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2025-014 to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, rezoning 0.2 acres of land out of the Sanford Beck Survey, Abstract No. 73, located on the east side of Municipal Avenue, 80 feet north of 12th Street in the City of Plano, Collin County, Texas, from Light Industrial-1 to Single-Family Residence-6; 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: City of Plano Conducted and adopted Ordinance No. 2025-11-10] ITEM NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2025 DASH 14 TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015 DASH FIVE DASH TWO HERETOFORE AMENDED REZONING 0.2 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE SANFORD BECK SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 73, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF MUNICIPAL AVENUE, 80 FEET NORTH OF 12TH STREET IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ONE TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENT SIX, 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, AND A, AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM IS ZONING CASE 20 25 14. UM, THE AERIAL MAP THAT YOU SEE SHOWS THE PORTION OF PROPERTY. IT IS ONLY TWO TENTHS OF AN ACRE. IT'S A SINGLE LOT ALONG MUNICIPAL AVENUE, THE EAST SIDE OF MUNICIPAL. UM, AND YOU CAN SEE THE NOTICE BUFFERS THAT HAVE GONE OUT CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW AND CITY ORDINANCE. SO THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE SIX. THIS WAS INITIATED BY THE CITY, BUT ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, IT REALLY, IT WAS RETURNING THIS PROPERTY TO ITS ORIGINAL USE. UM, IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ADJACENT USES TO THE EAST AND TO THE SOUTH AND THE VEN DOME NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THERE ARE NO PROPOSED SITE IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ZONING REQUEST. SO THIS WAS A HOME THAT WAS BUILT AS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENT IN 1953. UH, PREDATES ZONING IN THE CITY. SO YOU SEE IN 1956, A FEW YEARS LATER, THE SITE WAS ZONED INDUSTRIAL ON THE CITY'S ORIGINAL ZONING MAP, UM, AND THEN UPDATED TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ONE IN 64. UH, IT TURNED INTO A COMMERCIAL USE ABOUT 20 YEARS AFTER IT WAS BUILT IN THE SEVENTIES. AND SINCE THEN, IT'S BEEN OPERATING AS A COMMERCIAL USE. BUT THE CURRENT OWNER WANTS TO CONVERT IT BACK TO A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND SO IS REQUESTING TO REZONE IT SO THEY CAN DO SO. SO THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE IT'S REALLY JUST THIS ONE SMALL KIND OF OUT PARCEL LOT IN THE VEN NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT WOULD JUST BRING IT INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE REST OF THE PARCELS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE TWO STARRED PIECES ARE, UM, PARCELS THAT CAME IN REQUESTING REZONING TO SINGLE FAMILY BACK IN 2015. SO THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SILVER LINE STATION AREA PLAN, WHICH SHOWS NEIGHBORHOOD AS PART OF TRANSIT RESIDENTIAL VILLAGE. AND SO CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE DID HAVE ONE LETTER IN SUPPORT FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. AN ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER SENT A LETTER OF OPPOSITION BUT DID NOT, UH, FURTHER EXPLAIN, UH, THAT OPPOSITION ON THE LETTER. UM, SO ON THE MAP, UM, THE, IN THE ZONING CASE RESPONSE MAP, WE HAVE HAD ONE IN RESPONSE, TWO RESPONSES IN OPPOSITION FOR A TOTAL OF THREE RESPONSES THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED SUPPORT BY A VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO. AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS ITEM. ALL RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER CARE. MR. MAYOR, MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER THREE. SECOND. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND, UH, TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FOUR, [(4)  Public Hearing and consideration of a Resolution to approve and reauthorize the City of Plano Policy Statement for Tax Abatement thereby establishing criteria for evaluating tax abatement incentive applications; establishing procedural guidelines and criteria governing tax abatement agreements; and providing an effective date. Conducted and adopted Resolution No. 2025-11-11(R)] ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND REAUTHORIZE THE CITY OF PLANO POLICY STATEMENT FOR TAX ABATEMENT, THEREBY ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING TAX ABATEMENT, INCENTIVE APPLICATIONS, ESTABLISHING PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA CRITERIA GOVERNING TAX ABATEMENT, AGREEMENTS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, DOUG MCDONALD, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR HERE TONIGHT. UH, CHAPTER THREE 12 OF THE LOCAL [01:20:01] GOVERNMENT CODE WHERE REQUIRES, UM, CITIES THAT THEY HAVE TAX ABATEMENTS TO HAVE A, AN ACTIVE TAX ABATEMENT POLICY AND RESOLUTION APPROVED BY CITY COUNCILS. UM, TO REMAIN, UH, FOR A CITY THAT CAN USE THIS TOOL, WE HAVE TO RE-AUTHORIZE EVERY TWO YEARS BY STATE LAW. UM, SO OUR REAUTHORIZATION IS UP AND WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE RE AUTHOR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE, UH, POLICY, UM, THIS EVENING. UM, BEFORE YOU ALL CAN ADOPT OR REAUTHORIZE THESE GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA, THE STATE REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, PROCESS THAT WE'LL HAVE TONIGHT, UH, FOR THE AMENDMENT, APPEAL OR REAUTHORIZATION OF THE POLICIES. UM, SINCE 1987, WE'VE HAD 141 TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS. CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW, THE CITY HAS SIX ACTIVE, UH, ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS THAT ARE STILL ACTIVE TODAY. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS IS A TOOL THAT WE USE, UH, LESS OFTEN, UH, AS A MORE MATURE, GROWN OUT CITY, UH, IN TERMS OF ABATING TAXES UPFRONT. UM, THE LAX ABATEMENT POLICY WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL IN, UH, 2016 AND LAST, UH, AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED IN 2016. UH, AND ALL THE ABATEMENTS WILL, UH, ARE ANTICIPATED TO EXPIRE DECEMBER 31ST, 2028. UM, COUNSEL, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DOUG? ALL RIGHT. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. ALL RIGHT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE, WE APPROVE ITEM FOUR REAUTHORIZATION OF TAX ABATEMENT POLICY SECOND. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION IS SECOND TO APPROVE. ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT TO ZERO. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.