[CALL TO ORDER]
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I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IS RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION, THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
WE WILL BEGIN TONIGHT'S REGULAR MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY REVEREND DR.
MANSEEL CARROLL WITH AVENUE PROGRESSIVE BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE PLEDGES LED BY CUB SCOUT PACK 1220. WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE? GIVING ALL PRAISE AND GLORY TO GOD, HONOR TO YOU, MAYOR MUNTZ, AND TO YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL, TO THE GREAT CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF PLANO, AND TO THOSE ASSEMBLED HERE.
ETERNAL GOD, OUR FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU, THANKING YOU, LORD, FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US, THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN THOSE WHO ARE ASSEMBLED HERE TODAY, THANKING YOU FOR THESE GREAT LEADERS WHO ARE STANDING BEFORE YOU, LORD, SO THAT THEY CAN GO FORWARD WITH THE AGENDA THAT YOU HAVE SET FORTH.
WE THANK YOU, FATHER, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE ONE THAT'S IN CONTROL OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR LIVES.
YOU ARE THE ONE, LORD, THAT HOLDS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR HANDS.
WE PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD JUST BE IN THE MIDST OF THIS ASSEMBLY SO THAT EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO COME FORWARD WILL COME FORWARD AND PRESENT THIS COMMUNITY AS A GREAT COMMUNITY IN YOUR NAME AND HONOR.
[Proclamation: April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month]
A PROCLAMATION TODAY, AND WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE THESE VISITORS HERE TODAY WITH US.APRIL IS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.
SO I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD SOME FRIENDS.
KATE BRANDELAND, BOARD MEMBER WITH FOSTER FRIENDS.
TERRY GREEN, PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE BOARD WITH FOSTER FRIENDS.
SUSAN ETHERIDGE, BOARD MEMBER WITH FOSTER FRIENDS.
JANINE DAVIS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
BRITTANY PEARSON, VP OF PERMANENCY WITH EMPOWER.
AND TATIANA STEVENSON, CHILD WELFARE AND EMPOWER.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE.
SO, THE NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IS APRIL 2026.
SO WHEREAS THE MONTH OF APRIL IS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE
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PREVENTION MONTH, A TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER, AND TAKE STEPS TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT ON THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR COMMUNITY.OFFERING SUPPORT TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS IS ESSENTIAL TO PREVENT THE ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT OF ALL CHILDREN.
WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AWARENESS AND ACTIONS OF MANY, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL TO HELP PREVENT CHILD ABUSE BY BUILDING LOCALIZED SUPPORT NETWORKS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL-BEING OF OUR FAMILIES AND THE CHILDREN ENTRUSTED TO THEM.
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION OCCURS EVERY DAY THROUGH DILIGENT WORK AND TIRELESS ADVOCACY UNDERTAKEN BY FAMILIES, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, HOUSES OF FAITH, ADVOCACY GROUPS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
WHEREAS EACH YEAR, THE MONTH OF APRIL IS DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING THE CRITICAL WORK BEING DONE TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND MITIGATE THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.
THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE TEXAS GO BLUE DAY AND PINWHEELS FOR PREVENTION, WE STAND TOGETHER TO BUILD A STRONG, SAFE, HEALTHY FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY, SETTING UP FUTURE GENERATIONS TO SUCCEED.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN MUNNS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2026 IS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN PLANO.
AND I DO HEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME AND THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORTING ALL ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO ERADICATE CHILD ABUSE IN PLANO SO THAT ALL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ENJOY A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE.
[Presentation: 2026 Spring Plano Citizens Government Academy Graduates will be honored. ]
NOW WE HAVE A GREAT PRESENTATION.YOU NOTICED A LOT OF BLUE SHIRTS OVER HERE.
PLANO CITIZENS GOVERNMENT ACADEMY IS HONORING THE SPRING 2026 GRADUATES.
I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD THE SPRING 2026 CITIZENS ACADEMY CLASS MEMBERS, SO ALL OF YOU COME ON DOWN, AND WENDY LUCAS, LEAD COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST.
JUST KIND OF STAND OUT IN FRONT.
I HAD THE PLEASURE OF JOINING YOU EARLIER IN THE PROGRAM, AND NOW IT'S AN HONOR TO CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF THE PLANO CITIZENS ACADEMY.
THANK YOU FOR DEDICATING YOUR TIME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE CITY.
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF DEDICATED, INVOLVED CITIZENS LIKE YOU, THAT YOU ARE IN A BIG PART OF WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT IN THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE.
PLANO GOVERNMENT CITIZENS ACADEMY IS ONE OF THREE CITIZEN ACADEMIES THE CITY OF PLANO OFFERS.
ALL OF OUR ACADEMIES ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE PARTICIPANTS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CITY OPERATIONS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, ALL OF YOU OUT THERE, WE HOPE YOU COMPLETE A TRIFECTA.
ESPECIALLY YOU GUYS RIGHT HERE IN CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY AND CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY.
OVER THE PAST 10 WEEKS, YOU'VE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM 17 DEPARTMENTS AND OUR CITY MANAGER LEARNING HOW SERVICES ARE DELIVERED, HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOW EVERY ROLE IN CITY GOVERNMENT CONNECTS TO THE COMMUNITY WE CALL HOME.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS PROGRAM AND SHARE IT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO MIGHT WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR GREAT CITY.
GRADUATES OF THIS PROGRAM HAVE GONE ON TO CONTRIBUTE IN MANY MEANINGFUL WAYS, VOLUNTEERING AT CITY EVENTS, SERVING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS,
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SERVING AS TRUSTED VOICES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT A FUTURE CITY MEETING, PERHAPS EVEN SERVING IN A CIVIC ROLE.
PLANO IS BETTER BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
NOW LET'S ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE YOUR ACHIEVEMENT.
GIVE ALL OF THESE FOLKS A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[Presentation: The Environmental Health & Sustainability Department is receiving a plaque recognizing the City of Plano's LEED for Cities GOLD designation.]
AND FINALLY, WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE, AS YOU HEARD EARLIER, IF YOU WERE IN HERE EARLIER, THE CITY OF PLANO HAS ACHIEVED THE LEED FOR CITIES GOLD DESIGNATIONS.AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MIGHT BE A LOT OF US, TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A VIDEO ABOUT THE LEED GOALS DESIGNATIONS.
I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, ONE OF THE REASONS WE CHOSE TO MOVE TO PLANO WAS BECAUSE THEY'RE PART OF THE LIMB GREEN IN PLANO PROGRAM.
THEY, JUST THE COMMUNITY ASPECT, COMMUNITY GARDENS.
THE CLEANUPS, THE THINGS THAT THEY PROVIDE TO THE CITY, I THINK THOSE ARE PRETTY AMAZING THINGS THAT SAY OUR CITY MATTERS AND SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS TO OUR CITY.
I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL THING FOR THE CITY OF PLANO AS WE GROW.
I WASN'T SURPRISED BY THAT QUITE FRANKLY.
IT'S JUST GROWING BIGGER AND BIGGER AND BECOMING MORE AND MORE DIVERSE.
IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY TO LIVE IN.
IT'S REALLY GREAT TO BE PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT I'D BE PROUD OF AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE THE GOLD STANDARD FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY BUT IT'S REALLY NEAT TO KNOW THAT PLANO IS PART OF THAT PROGRAM AND IS REACHING THAT LEVEL.
IT TAKES OUR COMMUNITY IT TOOK ALL OF YOU.
SO I'D LIKE TO CALL RACHEL PATTERSON UP, DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY, NICOLE WILK, SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER, AND ANY OF THE SUSTAINABILITY STAFF.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL AND HEAVY, AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT IT TO YOU SO YOU CAN HOLD ON TO IT.
BUT NO, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GOING TO HOLD, GIVE YOU THE MIC.
I'LL MAKE MY COMMENTS AND THEN I'LL TALK.
OKAY, AND THEN I'LL LET YOU HOLD IT, WE'LL HOLD IT TOGETHER.
SO THIS LEED GOAL DESIGNATION REPRESENTS OUR COMMITMENT TO CREATING A SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT, AND QUALITY CITY FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
AND I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR SUSTAINABILITY STAFF UP HERE.
IT WAS A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, LIKE IT ALWAYS IS WHEN WE GO THROUGH THESE ASSESSMENTS.
BUT WE KNOW WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT ALONE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF INTERNAL PARTNERS.
OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, A LOT OF EXTERNAL PARTNERS, A TON OF VOLUNTEERS, AS YOU SAW IF YOU WERE HERE FOR MY PRESENTATION A LITTLE EARLIER.
AND WE ARE JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE PARTNERSHIP THAT MADE THIS HAPPEN.
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OKAY, LET'S GO TO CONSENT[CONSENT AGENDA]
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.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
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Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance as requested in Zoning Case 2025-013 to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City, Ordinance No. 2015-5-2, as heretofore amended, so as to amend Planned Development-189-Retail/General Office on 113.9 acres of land located at the southeast corner of Preston Road and Park Boulevard in the City of Plano, Collin County, Texas, to add independent living facility as a permitted use with modified development standards for maximum number of units, additional height, reduced setbacks, and increased landscape edges; the additional permitted use being limited to a specific 6.3 acre lot at the southwest corner of Park Boulevard and Ohio Drive; presently zoned as Planned Development-189-Retail/General Office with Specific Use Permits No. 229 for Private Club – Preston Park, Ltd. and Patrizio’s Restaurants, No. 455 for Day Care Center, No. 601 for Public Storage/Mini-warehouse, No. 649 for Private Club, and located within the Preston Road 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: CRICQ Plano Trust
]OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL 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 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.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL ESTABLISH TIME LIMITS BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER REQUESTS.
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 WERE RECEIVED UNTIL THE CUMULATIVE TIME IS EXHAUSTED.
ITEM NUMBER ONE, PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AS REQUESTED IN ZONING CASE 2025-13 TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015-5-2 AS HERETOFORE AMENDED.
SO AS TO AMEND PLAN DEVELOPMENT 189 RETAIL GENERAL OFFICE ON 113.9 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF PRESTON ROAD AND PARK BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF PLANO, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, TO ADD INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY AS A PERMITTED USE WITH MODIFIED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR MAXIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS, ADDITIONAL HEIGHT, REDUCED SETBACKS, AND INCREASED LANDSCAPE EDGES.
THE ADDITIONAL PERMITTED USE BEING LIMITED TO A SPECIFIC 6.3 ACRE LOT AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PARK BOULEVARD AND OHIO DRIVE, PRESENTLY ZONED AS PLAN DEVELOPMENT 189 RETAIL GENERAL OFFICE WITH SPECIFIC USE PERMITS 229 FOR PRIVATE CLUB, PRESTON PARK LIMITED, AND PATRICIO'S RESTAURANTS, NUMBER 455 FOR DAYCARE CENTER, NUMBER 601 FOR PUBLIC STORAGE MINI WAREHOUSE, NUMBER 649 FOR PRIVATE CLUB AND LOCATED WITHIN THE PRESTON ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT DIRECTING A CHANGE ACCORDINGLY IN THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE A REPEALERS CLAUSE A SAVINGS CLAUSE A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE A PUBLICATION CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVES I'M CHRISTINA DAY THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING HERE TO PRESENT YOU ZONING CASE 2025-13.
THIS REQUEST, AS STATED, IS A REQUEST TO AMEND AN EXISTING PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
WHILE THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COVERS A LARGE AREA, ALMOST 114 ACRES, THE FOCUS IS REALLY ON A SMALLER AREA, 6.3 ACRES IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE LARGER PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SO THAT IS SHOWN AS THE REDEVELOPMENT SITE ON THE SCREEN.
SO YOU SEE THE LARGER PD 189, RETAIL OFFICE 2, AND THEN THE FOCUS AREA.
THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AS PROPOSED FOCUS ENTIRELY ON THAT AREA AND DO NOT ACTUALLY AMEND ANY OF THE OTHER PROPERTY WITHIN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
YOU CAN SEE THE SURROUNDING ZONING IS PRIMARILY RETAIL TO THE NORTH AND WEST AND RESIDENTIAL USES MULTIFAMILY, SINGLE-FAMILY
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TO THE SOUTH AND THE EAST.SO THE REQUEST IS AGAIN TO AMEND A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT THAT WOULD ALLOW INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY WITH MODIFIED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
AGAIN, I'VE STATED IT IS PROPOSED TO LIMIT THE CHANGES TO A 6.3 ACRE PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PARK AND OHIO.
AND IT WAS INITIATED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025.
SO IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE REGULATIONS IN EFFECT AT THAT TIME.
I'LL BE DISCUSSING THE REGULATIONS REALLY IN EFFECT IN JUNE WHEN THE PRE-APPLICATION MEETING TOOK PLACE.
SO THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH HERE IT ZOOMS IN SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE SITE LOOKS LIKE TODAY.
THIS IS THE EXISTING BUILDING ON THE SITE AT 4600 WEST PARK BOULEVARD AND THE PROPOSED CONCEPT PLAN THAT SHOWS SORT OF A CHANGE IN SCALE AND SCOPE AND WHAT MIGHT BE EXPECTED.
WERE THIS ZONING CASE TO BE APPROVED, THE NEW BUILDING WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER, MORE LOT COVERAGE.
ON THE SITE, THE LOT BOUNDARIES ARE NOT PROPOSED TO CHANGE.
THE LARGER PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WAS CREATED IN 1981.
IT WAS AMENDED IN THE MID-'90S.
TO ALLOW HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTER WHEN THE EXISTING HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTER BUILDING WAS BUILT ON THE SITE THAT BUSINESS CLOSED IN 2025 AND THAT SAME YEAR WE HAD A PRE-APPLICATION MEETING TO TALK ABOUT INDEPENDENT LIVING DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY SINCE THE BUSINESS HAD HAD CLOSED AS YOU ARE AWARE, SOME REGULATIONS ALLOWING INDEPENDENT LIVING AND MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT CHANGED AT THE SAME TIME, SO THERE WAS SOME DELAY IN WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AS WE WERE LOOKING AT CHANGING THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
WE CONTINUED TO WORK THROUGH THAT.
A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD INITIALLY IN JANUARY.
WE WORKED WITH THE APPLICANT OVER A TWO-MONTH PERIOD.
A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD IN MARCH THAT RESULTED IN A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 5-2.
SO THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT HAS SOME PRETTY STRICT STANDARDS WITHIN IT WITH REGARD TO HEIGHT AND WITH REGARD TO USE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ON THE CORNER OF PARK BOULEVARD AND OHIO.
HAS HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS THAT LIMIT IT TO TWO STORIES, BOTH THE PINK AREA ON THE SCREEN IS THERE'S A RESTRICTION OFF PARK BOULEVARD AND A RESTRICTION OFF OHIO DRIVE THAT LIMITS ALL USES TO TWO STORIES.
SO THAT ALSO RESTRICTS UNDER 840 ALLOWANCES.
SO THE ALLOWED HEIGHT WOULD BE ONLY UP TO 45 FEET EVEN AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST WERE A NEW APPLICATION TO COME IN.
THERE'S ALSO A 25-FOOT LANDSCAPE AREA REQUIRED ALONG OHIO DRIVE WITHIN THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND EXISTING 50-FOOT SETBACKS FROM THE STREETS.
AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST, THOSE SETBACKS COULD BE ONLY 25 FEET IF YOU ARE DEVELOPING A MULTIFAMILY PRODUCT.
SO WHAT'S PROPOSED IN THE AMENDMENT IS TO CHANGE TO ALLOW A HEIGHT OF FIVE STORIES AND 65 FEET.
THIS WOULD BE FOR A PROJECT ALLOWING UP TO 250 UNITS.
THERE WOULD BE A LIMITED NUMBER OF UNITS EXCLUSIVELY ON THE FIFTH FLOOR FACING OHIO DRIVE.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE COMPROMISES THAT HAPPENED BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH.
THERE ARE ALSO MODIFIED SETBACKS.
AND LANDSCAPE EDGES ALONG THE PRESTON PARK BOULEVARD SIDE.
SO UNDER THE EXISTING ZONING, AND THAT'S, AGAIN, AS OF JUNE 2025, WHEN THIS APPLICATION WAS INITIATED, AN INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY USE WAS NOT PERMITTED.
THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT WAS TWO-STORY.
THE MINIMUM SETBACK FROM PRESTON PARK, 50 FEET, LANDSCAPE EDGE OF 10 FEET.
SO THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO...
EXTEND THE HEIGHT TO FIVE STORIES, 65 FEET.
REDUCE THE SETBACK TO 25 FEET ON PRESTON PARK BOULEVARD, BUT GIVE A LARGER LANDSCAPE EDGE ON PRESTON PARK BOULEVARD.
AND THEN ALSO PROVIDE A LARGER
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SETBACK FOR BUILDING PORTIONS OVER TWO STORIES.NOW CURRENTLY, THAT WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO BUILD OVER TWO STORIES, BUT I'LL SHOW A LITTLE MORE DETAIL THERE.
SO WHAT THE DEVELOPER IS OFFERING IS TO REQUIRE A SETBACK OF 120 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE FOR ANYTHING OVER TWO STORIES IN HEIGHT.
SO THIS WOULD PUSH THE BUILDING BACK FROM OHIO DRIVE.
NOW IF AN APPLICATION WERE TO COME IN TODAY FOR BUY RIGHT DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIFAMILY PRODUCT, THEY COULD BUILD AT THE 25 FOOT LINE.
THE ORIGINAL PD AGAIN WOULDN'T HAVE ALLOWED ANYTHING BUT TWO STORY DEVELOPMENT ON THIS PROPERTY, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE DEALING WITH THE ORIGINAL PD VERSUS THE ALLOWANCE UNDER STATE LAW.
ADDITIONAL PD RESTRICTIONS THAT WERE ADDED TO LIMIT VISIBILITY TOWARDS NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES INCLUDE A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN DWELLING UNITS ALONG THE FIFTH FLOOR AT THE OHIO DRIVE FACADE.
THEN THE CLERESTORY WINDOW LIMITATION FOR NON-DWELLING UNITS FOR EXTERIOR WINDOWS AGAIN ALONG THE OHIO DRIVE FACADE.
AND THEN OUTDOOR SPACES PROVIDING SOLID SCREENING.
AND THE APPLICANT MAY DISCUSS THIS.
THE LANGUAGE IN THE PD STATES SPECIFICALLY ALL OUTDOOR SPACES.
THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AS TO THAT BEING ONLY FOR COMMON AREA SPACES, BUT IT READS FOR ALL SPACES.
SO IF THE APPLICANT WANTS THAT TO CHANGE, THAT LANGUAGE NEEDS TO BE AMENDED IN THE ORDINANCE.
THE APPLICANT PROVIDED THIS DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWING A VIEW FROM 45 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE SITE TODAY.
SO LOOKING TOWARD THE NEIGHBORHOOD TOWARDS THE EAST, SO YOU CAN SEE 45 FEET UP IF YOU WERE LOOKING OUT A WINDOW.
WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE, THIS IS A VIEW MOVING NORTH TO SOUTH.
SO VIEW ONE, THE NORTHMOST VIEW.
VIEW TWO, A LITTLE BIT FURTHER SOUTH.
AND THEN AT 55 FEET, SO A LITTLE BIT HIGHER, AGAIN, VIEW ONE, VIEW TWO, VIEW THREE.
SO YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE LIMITED, THERE'S LIMITED LANDSCAPING WITHIN THE OHIO LANDSCAPE EDGE.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE IN 2021, STORM DID SOME DAMAGE TO THAT LANDSCAPING.
IT WAS QUITE EXTENSIVE PREVIOUSLY.
AND SO THE REQUIREMENT IS INCLUDED IN THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO REPLACE THAT LANDSCAPE EDGE.
SO IT WOULD REQUIRE A SIX FOOT TALL EVERGREEN LIVING SCREEN ALONG OHIO DRIVE, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL SHADE TREES EVERY 50 FEET.
SO THAT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT EXISTS TODAY AND THE PROPOSAL.
THE APPLICANT'S ALSO PROPOSING A 2,000 SQUARE FOOT DOG PARK NEAR THE CORNER.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE DRAWING THAT'S ALSO INCLUDED IN ONE OF THE EXHIBITS IN YOUR PACKET.
THE ADJACENT DAYCARE CENTER TO THE SOUTH HAS EXPRESSED CONCERNS WITH REGARD TO LIMITED ACCESS FROM THE REDESIGN OF THE SITE AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AND ANY IMPACT THAT MAY HAVE TO THEIR BUSINESS.
THE APPLICANT HAS CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE ADJACENT OWNER EVEN AFTER THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AND HAS AN UPDATE FOR THE COUNCIL IN THEIR SLIDE DECK, SO THEY WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO YOU.
WITH REGARD TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE PROPOSAL DOES MEET THE BUILDING HEIGHT STANDARD OF THE SUBURBAN ACTIVITY CENTER, AS WELL AS PARKING ORIENTATION AND BLOCK PATTERN.
HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT MEET DENSITY OR INTENSITY OR OPEN SPACE STANDARDS.
HOWEVER, THERE WAS SOME MOVEMENT ON OPEN SPACE BY PROVISION OF THE DOG PARK.
WITH REGARD TO OTHER POLICIES,
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YOU CAN SEE IT DOES MEET SPECIAL HOUSING NEEDS, THE HOUSING STUDY AND FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY.IT PARTIALLY MEETS THE PRIORITIES, CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS, REDEVELOPMENT GROWTH MANAGEMENT POLICY, ACTION 8, AND REVITALIZATION OF RETAIL SHOPPING CENTERS POLICY.
IT DOES NOT MEET THE DESCRIPTION MIX OF USES OR RGM ACTION 1.
TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SENATE BILL 840 AND THE DISTINCTIONS THERE, THE HEIGHT DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHAT WOULD BE CURRENTLY ALLOWED BY A NEW SUBMITTAL VERSUS THE PROPOSAL.
ANOTHER CONSIDERATION IS WHETHER A PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IS WARRANTED AMENDING THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SINCE THE USE IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT SO THAT'S A CONSIDERATION FOR THE COUNCIL TO LOOK AT WHETHER THAT IS IS WARRANTED REGARDING FEEDBACK WE'VE HAD A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THIS CASE FROM THE COMMUNITY THERE ARE TWO LETTERS IN SUPPORT WITHIN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ITSELF WE HAVE 11 LETTERS OF OPPOSITION WITHIN 200 FEET THAT IS TOTALS 1.7 ACRES OR 3.9% AND NINE LETTERS OR RESPONSES IN SUPPORT, ONE NEUTRAL AND 170 IN OPPOSITION FOR 180 TOTAL RESPONSES WITH 15 OTHER LETTERS.
PLUS THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL LETTER THAT CAME IN LATE THAT I BELIEVE HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED BY MS. HENDERSON.
SO IN SUMMARY, THIS IS A REQUEST TO AMEND PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 189 TO ALLOW 250 INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY UNITS AT A HEIGHT OF 65 FEET, FIVE STORIES, WITH REDUCED SETBACK AND LANDSCAPE STANDARDS ALONG PRESTON PARK BOULEVARD AND ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING SETBACK AND FIFTH FLOOR VISIBILITY MITIGATION ALONG OHIO DRIVE.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO TWO, AND PER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FINDINGS POLICY, THIS REQUEST MUST BE FOUND CONSISTENT WITH THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND SUBSTANTIALLY BENEFICIAL TO THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS, SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, AND GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST.
I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND DOES HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU.
YES, THANK YOU CHRISTINA FOR A PRESENTATION, APPRECIATE IT.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO THE 55-FOOT DRONE SHOT ALONG OHIO.
IS IT MY UNDERSTANDING ALONG THAT TOP FLOOR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE CLEAR STORIES IN THE HALLWAY, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, THERE WILL BE CLERESTORY WINDOWS ALONG THE HALLWAYS THERE.
ALL ALONG THE BUILDING AS IT'S FACING? OHIO.
SO I KNOW ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAD WAS THAT THERE WAS A CONCERN BY THE RESIDENTS ACROSS THE STREET WITH REGARDS TO INVASION OF PRIVACY OF THEIR BACKYARD BY SOMEONE LOOKING OUT A WINDOW.
BUT IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, FOR SOMEONE TO LOOK OUT THAT CLEAR STORY WINDOW THEY WOULD HAVE TO STAND ON THAT BENCH AS PROVIDED IN A CONCEPT PLAN.
TO LOOK OUT OVER THE EDGE OF THAT, TO LOOK OUT ANY, WELL, RIGHT THERE, YOU'D HAVE TO STAND ON THAT BENCH TO LOOK OUTSIDE.
SO I'M THINKING THAT THAT TAKES CARE OF THE ISSUE WE HAVE HERE WITH PRIVACY.
THE SECOND POINT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS THE TRAFFIC.
THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC HERE.
WHAT I THINK WE FOUND FROM THE STUDY THAT YOU DIDN'T REALLY MENTION IS THAT THE THIS MODEL THAT THEY'RE USING FOR THE SENIOR LIVING WOULD HAVE ABOUT THE SAME TRAFFIC AS IT HAD WITH THE GYM, THE PRIVATE GYM FACILITY.
ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER, 800-SOMETHING.
RIGHT, OR LESS THAN A HEALTH FITNESS CENTER.
IT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE LOWER TRAFFIC-GENERATING USES.
WAS ON THIS PARTICULAR, THIS UNIT.
IT WOULD, MY UNDERSTANDING FROM READING THE PACKAGE IS THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE TRAFFIC ON THE SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS AROUND THIS LOCAL AREA.
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OTHER USES LIKE AN OFFICE BUILDING WOULD BE MORE TRAFFIC.THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD BE LESS TRAFFIC WOULD BE A SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED IF THERE WERE 32 HOMES.
CHRISTINE, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
WHO WILL MAINTAIN THAT LANDSCAPING? WE'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, EXTENDED THE BUFFER, INCLUDING ALL THE TREES.
WHO MAINTAINS THAT? IT WOULD BE THE PROPERTY OWNER.
THAT WOULD MAINTAIN IT, THE INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY.
CAN YOU SAY MORE ABOUT, YOU MENTIONED THE SCREENING FOR COMMON AREA VERSUS OUTDOOR.
CAN YOU SAY MORE ABOUT THAT? I DON'T QUITE FOLLOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO THE SCREENING, THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN TODAY, SO LET ME GET TO THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE THAT'S PROVIDED IN THE EXHIBIT.
IN SECTION 8, I BELIEVE IT IS, OF YOUR ORDINANCE, 8E3, IT SAYS, ANY OUTDOOR SPACES MUST PROVIDE SOLID SCREENING AS APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
AND SO I THINK THE INTENT THERE IS THAT WOULD ONLY APPLY TO COMMON AREAS, NOT TO DWELLING UNITS.
SO IF THERE WAS A BALCONY, LET'S SAY, ASSOCIATED WITH A DWELLING UNIT, IT WAS NOT.
THE APPLICANT OR THE PLANNERS UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT WOULD THAT THAT OUTDOOR SPACE PRIVATE OUTDOOR SPACE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A SOLID SCREEN BUT THE WAY THE LANGUAGE IS WRITTEN IT SAYS ANY OUTDOOR SPACE SO THAT WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO IT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A SOLID SCREEN SO IF WE WANT IT TO APPLY TO ALL OUTDOOR SPACES SO PRIVATE BALCONIES AND COMMON AREA OUTDOOR SPACES, WE SHOULD LEAVE IT THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN SO THAT THERE'S A SOLID SCREEN FOR EVERYTHING.
BUT IF IT'S ONLY FOR COMMON AREAS, WE NEED TO MAKE THAT MODIFICATION TO THE LANGUAGE.
IF THE LANGUAGE REMAINS THE SAME, IT WOULD BE TRUE FOR ANY BALCONY FACING ANY DIRECTION? THAT IS, WELL, IT WOULD BE FOR ANY BALCONY FACING ANY DIRECTION ONLY FOR FIFTH STORY FACING OHIO DRIVE.
SO NOT FACING ANY DIRECTION, ONLY FACING OHIO.
AND IT WOULD JUST BE FOR SEVEN UNITS BECAUSE THAT'S ONLY SEVEN UNITS ALLOWED UP THERE.
CHRISTINA, ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAS BEEN VOICED HAS BEEN THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS FACILITY WOULD HAVE SOME IMPACT ON THE SCHOOL THAT IS ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY.
WOULD YOU SAY THAT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT WAS THIS PROJECT OR AN APARTMENT BUILDING OR AN OFFICE BUILDING THAT WOULD BE BUILT ON THIS SITE, THERE WOULD BE CONSTRUCTION OF SOME SORT THAT WOULD IMPACT THE ALLEYWAY AND SUCH BETWEEN THE TWO PROPERTIES? ANY...
CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT.
I THINK THE QUESTION OF THE DESIGN, AS FAR AS THE DESIGN, REMOVING THE ACCESS THERE ALONG PRESTON PARK BOULEVARD IS SOMETHING THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS NEED TO HAVE JUST HAVE TO NEGOTIATE AMONGST THEMSELVES.
BUT THAT IS, I THINK, PRIVATE DISCUSSION THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD BETWEEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
BUT THEN THE CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS, THAT IS A NORMAL BUSINESS CONSIDERATION.
AND RELATED TO THE DOG PARK, THE DOG PARK IS SITUATED RIGHT UP AGAINST OHIO.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
NOW, I'D BE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOG PARK.
AS A NOISE GENERATOR, IF I WERE LIVING ALONG OHIO THERE, IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION THERE? IS THERE AN ORDINANCE THAT IS INVOLVED WITH NOISE IN A DOG PARK TYPE SITUATION? THERE IS A NOISE ORDINANCE.
I MEAN, IT WOULD STILL BE IN EFFECT OUR NOISE ORDINANCE, AND THEY HAVE PROPOSED A SCREENING WALL IN THAT LOCATION.
I THINK BECAUSE OF THE GRADE, THERE IS.
A WALL THAT'S PROPOSED THERE AS PART OF THEIR PLAN.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S JUST NATURALLY PART OF THEIR DESIGN BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY'VE CUT INTO THE GRADE OF THE SITE.
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SO THEY MAY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT VERY SPECIFICALLY.CHRISTINA, MINE'S MORE OF A FAVOR.
ON ONE OF YOUR SLIDES ON THE OPPOSITION LETTERS, KIND OF MARK THE HOMES.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE REAL QUICK? THE ONLY REASON WHY IS BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT THE ARROW VIEW OF THE HOMES AND JUST WANTED TO SEE WHICH ONES THERE WERE.
I WILL SAY THAT NOT ALL THESE, IF YOU GO THROUGH AND TRY TO COUNT THEM, THERE'S SOME VERY SMALL SLIVERS THAT ARE HARD TO SEE.
SO I WILL NOTE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO COUNT 11, BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHERE THE OTHER ONES ARE IF YOU WANT TO KNOW.
AND I ONLY SAY THAT BECAUSE THE ONES, I'M MIRRORING THE ONES THAT HAVE A POOL IN THEIR BACKYARD, AND THERE'S ABOUT FIVE HOMES THAT HAVE POOLS, AND IT CORRELATES WITH THE LETTERS THAT YOU GOT.
THE FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE THE APPLICANTS, TREVOR ARMSTRONG AND KENNETH AMBROSE.
TREVOR ARMSTRONG, 3110 WEST SOUTHLAKE BOULEVARD, SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND STAFF.
THANK YOU, CHRISTINA, FOR THE DETAILED PRESENTATION, AND THANK YOU, JOHN, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK GETTING US TO THIS POINT.
I SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT FOR INTEGRATED REAL ESTATE GROUP.
WE WILL ACT AS THE DEVELOPER, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, AND PROPERTY MANAGER OF OUR PROPOSED WATER MIRROR INDEPENDENT LIVING SENIOR COMMUNITY.
WE'VE MADE A LOT OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE PLAN SINCE WE BEGAN OUR INITIAL DESIGN AND OUTREACH OVER A YEAR AGO.
WE'VE CAREFULLY LISTENED TO THE FEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND MADE INTENTIONAL DESIGN CHANGES PARTICULARLY TO ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY.
WE DISCUSSED THOSE IN DETAIL AT OUR PNZ MEETING AND CHRISTINA DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF HIGHLIGHTING WHAT WE'VE DONE SINCE OUR INITIAL PNZ MEETING IN JANUARY.
JUST ONE OTHER FOLLOW-UP SINCE OUR PNZ MEETING WE DID MEET WITH OUR MONTESSORI SCHOOL OWNERS ON SITE.
THIS WAS A FOLLOW-UP MEETING TO DISCUSS WHAT WE COULD DO TO MITIGATE ANY CONSTRUCTION RELATED CONCERNS.
AND WHAT POTENTIAL IMPACTS WOULD BE TO THEIR BUSINESS.
WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS A SLIDE OF WHAT WE'RE COMMITTING TO DO, INSTALLING A MULTI-LAYERED CONTAINMENT SYSTEM WITH SCREENING BETWEEN OUR SITE AND THEIRS.
ONE THING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IS WE ARE MAINTAINING EXISTING DRIVEWAY ACCESS.
WE'RE JUST REROUTING THE ENTRANCE ON OHIO, BUT THE PRESTON PARK ENTRANCE THAT THEY USE PRIMARILY IS ON THEIR LOT AND WILL BE MAINTAINED AS IS.
FROM A SCREENING AND DESIGN PERSPECTIVE, THOUGH, THEY RECOMMENDED US LOOKING INTO THESE ACOUSTIC PANELS TO REDUCE THE SOUND DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD.
WE WERE PLEASED TO LEARN ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY, AND WE'VE AGREED TO USE THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE IN THE GREEN PICTURE THERE.
WE ALSO MET ON SITE WITH THE DEMOLITION COMPANY.
THEY WERE PRESENT AT THAT MEETING AND TALKED THROUGH WHAT THEY COULD DO FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE TO MITIGATE THE DEMOLITION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT FOUR WEEKS, AND SOME OF THOSE ISSUES ARE POSTED ON YOUR SLIDE.
OVERALL, THE ONE THING WE ARE GOING TO REQUEST TO CHANGE, AS CHRISTINA MENTIONED, IS TO MODIFY THAT STIPULATION.
IT WAS OUR INTENT FOR THAT TO APPLY ONLY TO NON-UNIT AREAS ON THE FIFTH STORY FACING OHIO, AND THAT WAS DISCUSSED DURING OUR P&Z MEETING.
JUST TO GET ANY AMBIGUITY OUT OF THE WAY THAT THAT WAS THE INTENT FOR THE NON-UNIT AREAS TO HAVE FULL SCREENING TO BE APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
AND JUST ONE OTHER NOTE TO ADDRESS HERE ON THE DOG PARK.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A 10-FOOT RETAINING WALL GOING ALONG WEST PARK THERE, AND THEN SNAKES DOWN TO ABOUT 7 FEET AS YOU GO SOUTH ON OHIO DRIVE.
SO THAT SITS BELOW GRADE LEVEL TODAY.
AND WHAT THAT SERVES IS REALLY AS A PET RELIEF STATION FOR OUR SENIORS.
THEY TYPICALLY HAVE SMALL DOGS, AND THEY'RE JUST USING THOSE GRASSY AREAS FOR PET RELIEF, NOT NECESSARILY A FULL-ACTIVITY DOG PARK.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION, LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS, AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
THE NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE GENE GOODWIN.
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HELLO, I'M GENE GOODWIN AT 4513 FARGO DRIVE IN PLANO.I'VE LIVED IN THE EL DORADO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD NOW FOR 25 YEARS.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE BEST FIT FOR THIS PROPERTY AT A HIGH-OWNED PARK NEXT TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I DO NOT WANT TO SEE A FULL-FLEDGED APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT COULD BE FOUR STORIES AND BUILT 25 FEET OFF THE SIDEWALK, AS I READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SB 840 BILL THAT PASSED.
YEAR OR ANY OTHER RETAIL BUSINESSES.
THE INTEGRATED REAL ESTATE GROUP HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.
THEY HAVE TAKEN IN SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING, THE NEIGHBORS OF EL DORADO PARK AND OTHERS THAT DO NOT LIVE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, LIKE MOVING THE BUILDING FURTHER TO THE WEST ON THE PROPERTY, LOWERING THE PARKING GARAGE REDUCING THE TOP FLOOR ON OHIO'S SIDE AND USING WINDOWS ABOVE THE SIX AND A HALF FOOT HEIGHT, SO NO VIEWS DIRECTLY OUT ONTO THE HOMES ALONG OHIO.
I AM IN FAVOR OF THE WATER MIRROR INDEPENDENT SENIOR LIVING APARTMENTS, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS ISSUE.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
I'M A RESIDENT AT THE EL DORADO PARK COMMUNITY.
I'M ALSO A REALTOR IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT SEVERAL ISSUES.
FIVE-STORY BUILDING AT THE END OF OUR BLOCK.
IT'S A CONGESTED AREA ALREADY.
ADDING ANOTHER 240 DOORS TO THAT COMMUNITY HAS TO ADD TO THE CONGESTION.
OHIO IS RIGHT NOW A MAJOR TRAFFIC AREA, I GUESS, OR ROUTE FOR NORTH AND SOUTH BECAUSE THEY'RE AVOIDING PRESTON AND THEY'RE AVOIDING COIT.
THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO MENTION IS THE SAFETY.
FIVE STORIES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.
WHAT IF THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY? WHAT IF THERE'S NO FIRE? WHAT IF THERE IS A FIRE? HOW COULD SENIOR CITIZENS MY AGE GET UP AND DOWN FIVE STORIES IMMEDIATELY AND BE SAFE? THE OTHER THING WAS THEY MENTIONED SHOPPING.
IN ORDER TO GET TO A GROCERY STORE FROM THAT LOCATION, THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO CROSS SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC ON OHIO OR ON PARK, SIX LANES OF TRAFFIC ON PRESTON.
PRESTON AND PARK IS NOTORIOUS FOR THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS THAT ARE GOING ON EVERY DAY THERE.
THE OTHER THING IS, YES, WE DO NEED SENIOR CITIZEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I DON'T THINK THESE ARE AFFORDABLE.
I COULDN'T AFFORD $3,000 A MONTH ON SOCIAL SECURITY.
BUT FIVE STORIES AT THE END OF OUR STREETS, NO MATTER WHETHER THEY CAN SEE INTO MY BACKYARD OR NOT, FIVE STORIES I THINK IS EXCESSIVE FOR THIS LOCATION.
THE OTHER SENIOR CITIZEN IN OUR AREA, SENIOR CITIZEN FACILITIES, ARE TWO OR THREE STORIES.
THERE'S SUNRISE, CONSERVATORY, THERE'S LEGACY, AND AT PRESTON AND PARK.
THEY'RE TWO OR THREE STORIES, BUT THEY'RE NOT OVERSHADOWING A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR 40 YEARS.
AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHOOSING NOT TO HAVE AN HOA IS ONE OF THE REASONS IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP THAT COMMUNITY AS A RESIDENTIAL AREA.
TO THE CITY OF PLANO, I DON'T THINK IT'S IN OUR BEST INTEREST.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, CONFINE THE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL.
CHRISTINA, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
I KNOW YOU ALREADY DID A COMPARISON, BUT I WANT A LITTLE BIT
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OF CLARIFICATION WITH REGARD TO SB 840 VERSUS THIS PROPOSAL.SO LET'S JUST SAY THAT THIS WAS REJECTED.
IF P&Z HAD REJECTED THIS PLAN AND THIS APPLICATION, WHAT CAN THE DEVELOPER DO? IN THAT RESPECT WITH THE NEW SB 840 IN PLACE? SO THE DEVELOPER CAN BUILD, BY RIGHT, A MULTIFAMILY PRODUCT UP TO 45 FEET IN HEIGHT.
HOW MANY DOORS? I COULDN'T TELL YOU BECAUSE YOU'D HAVE TO MEASURE OUT, BUT YOU COULD LIKELY BUILD THE SAME NUMBER OF DOORS THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TODAY.
JUST WITH MORE LOT COVERAGE BECAUSE THE SETBACK COULD BE 25 FEET.
YOU COULD GARAGE PARK IT, SMALLER UNITS.
I'M CERTAIN YOU COULD BUILD MORE UNITS BECAUSE THEIR UNITS ARE SO LARGE AND HAVE SO MUCH COMMON AREA.
I'M CERTAIN YOU COULD BUILD MORE UNITS.
SO 25-FOOT SETBACK AT 45 FEET IN HEIGHT.
SO WE'RE TALKING A DIFFERENCE OF, I THINK, 10 FEET? IT WOULD BE 20 FEET SHORTER THAN THEIR PROPOSAL, BUT IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVELY, IT WOULD BE, SO IT'S 120, SO 95 FEET CLOSER TO OHIO.
AND THE SETBACK WOULD BE? MUCH MORE CLOSER TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD.
ANY OTHER DIFFERENCES THAT IF THEY WERE TO DECIDE NOT TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND JUST GO OUT THERE AND DO THEIR OWN MULTIFAMILY? I MEAN, THEY WOULD BE FOLLOWING THE CITY'S NEW REGULATIONS, SO THE CITY'S MULTIFAMILY DESIGN GUIDELINES WOULD GO INTO EFFECT.
THEY WOULD NEED TO GO THROUGH THE DO A PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING STUDY.
SO ALL THOSE NEWER REGULATIONS WOULD ALSO GO INTO EFFECT.
AND AT THIS POINT, HAS THERE BEEN, AND THIS IS PROBABLY FOR A DEVELOPER QUESTION, BUT HAVE WE EVER DONE ANY TYPE OF STUDY TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A DEMAND FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR SENIOR CITIZENS HERE IN THE CITY OF PLANO? OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS AN AGING POPULATION HERE IN PLANO, RIGHT? I THINK OUR HOUSING STUDY INDICATES THAT THERE IS A DEMAND FOR SENIOR HOUSING.
AND IS THAT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY PNC HAD DECIDED TO GO WITH THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? I THINK THAT'S SOME OF THE DISCUSSION THAT OCCURRED.
I HAVE A FAMILIARITY WITH THIS PARTICULAR AREA.
I LIVED JUST DOWN THE STREET ON PRESTON PARK FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND I LIVED IN AN ADJACENT SUBDIVISION TO EL DORADO PARK.
AND SO I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MY...
ADULT LIFE GOING UP AND DOWN OHIO AND PRESTON PARK AND PARK AND SHOPPED IN THOSE AREAS.
I THINK THAT AT THE TIME WHEN THE TOM THUMB WAS OPERATING THERE, THERE PROBABLY WAS EVEN MORE TRAFFIC, AT LEAST IN THAT SHOPPING AREA, THAN THERE IS PERHAPS TODAY.
UTILIZATION OF THE PROPERTY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVES.
AS YOU WERE DESCRIBING, UNDER SB 840, WE COULD SEE A MUCH DENSER COMMUNITY BUILT THERE THAT WOULD, IN FACT, ADD MORE TRAFFIC, MORE OVERSIGHT TO THE NEIGHBORS OR OVERVIEW TO THE NEIGHBORS, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE OBJECTIONABLE THAN WHAT IS.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA WHO OBJECT TO REALLY THINK THROUGH WHAT YOU'RE ASKING
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FOR BECAUSE, AGAIN, IF WE WERE TO REJECT THIS PROPOSAL, WHAT COULD BE BUILT THERE COULD BE CONSIDERABLY MORE OBJECTIONABLE.I JUST WANT TO SHARE A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS LOCATION.
ALONG THE SAME LINES THAT COUNCILMEMBER LEVINE MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, I HEAR FROM THE RESIDENTS.
I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT FOR THE LAST YEAR.
I'VE PARTICIPATED IN SOME OF THE ON-SITE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE RESIDENTS, INCLUDING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL.
AND I FEEL LIKE THE DEVELOPER HAS REALLY DONE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO STILL MAKE SURE THIS PROJECT IS PROFITABLE AND THAT IT MAKES SENSE FOR THEM TO DO IT, BUT ALSO THAT IT MAKES SENSE FOR OUR CITY, FOR OUR RESIDENTS, FOR THE OTHER BUSINESSES IN THE AREA, FOR THE TRAFFIC IMPACT.
IT'S BECOMING A BIG DEAL IN PLANO AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE, AND I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT A PLACE THAT WILL HAVE LESS THAN ONE CAR PER APARTMENT ON AVERAGE WILL HAVE A MINIMAL IMPACT AROUND THAT.
I'M ALSO THINKING ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE TO WEIGH HERE.
THE STATE HAS TOLD US THAT WE IN THE STATE NEED MORE HOUSING.
WE KNOW THAT FROM OUR STUDY AND FROM OTHER DISCUSSIONS THAT WE NEED DIVERSITY IN OUR HOUSING, NOT JUST MORE OF THE SAME.
WE DO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR NEIGHBORS AS MUCH AS WE CAN, AND I THINK THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ONGOING DISCUSSIONS.
EVEN AFTER P&Z, AFTER IT'S BEEN APPROVED, THE DEVELOPER HAS GONE OUT AND CONTINUED TO HAVE MEETINGS AND HAVE DISCUSSIONS.
AND MAKE SURE THE CONCERNS ARE UNDERSTOOD AND ADDRESSED AS BEST WE CAN.
I WAS PARTICULARLY CONCERNED THAT THE MONTESSORI WOULD BE IN TROUBLE DURING THE DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION PHASES.
AND I'M PLEASED TO KNOW THAT YOU'VE COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT YOU'RE FINDING WAYS TO TAKE CARE OF THESE THINGS WHILE YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ALL THOSE THINGS.
THE OTHER THING WITH SB 840 IS IT CONTINUES TO TAKE AWAY CONTROL FROM THE CITY, FROM OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR VOTERS HERE.
I REALLY WANT TO, IF POSSIBLE, GO FORWARD WITH ANY PROJECT THAT DOES ALLOW US TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.
I THINK THAT THIS DEVELOPER, OBVIOUSLY THEY DO APARTMENTS.
THEY VERY WELL COULD HAVE JUST SAID, WE'RE DONE WITH THIS.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO PUT UP APARTMENTS AND WE'RE DONE.
I'M PLEASED THAT THEY'VE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE CITY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA TO TRY TO MAKE THIS REALLY A VIABLE PROJECT FOR EVERYBODY.
AND WITH THAT IN MIND, I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE ACCEPT ITEM ONE WITH THE CHANGES TO THE LANGUAGE AROUND THE ORDINANCE REGARDING THE SCREENING SO THAT IT APPLIES ONLY TO COMMON AREAS.
AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE CONCERNS THAT CITIZENS HAD, PARTICULARLY WITH THE TRAFFIC, IF YOU REMEMBER, THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT SENIOR CENTER.
THE ONES I'VE VISITED MORE THAN NOT HAVE VEHICLES, BUSES THAT WILL TAKE THE RESIDENTS TO THE STORES, TO THE SHOPS.
BUT IF THEY LIVE RIGHT THERE AND THEY'RE HEALTHY, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO WALK TO MANY RESTAURANTS.
IT COULD BE A PLACE WHERE I LIVE IN THE FUTURE, WHERE I'D BE ABLE TO VISIT THE KDI'S HOUSE, STEVE FIELDS, PIE TAP, NOT THAT I KNOW ANY OF THE RESTAURANTS OVER THERE.
BUT AGAIN, THE TRAFFIC'S GOING TO BE LESS THERE THAN IF SB 840 WAS TO TAKE PLACE AND THEY WOULD PUT JUST STRAIGHT-UP MULTIFAMILY.
I GUARANTEE IT, IT'S GOING TO BE LESS, PROBABLY A THIRD LESS.
THE OTHER CONCERN WAS THE PRIVACY.
THEY ADDRESSED THAT WITH HAVING A CLEAR STORY ON THE FIFTH FLOOR, WHICH AGAIN, A CLEAR STORY WINDOW IS AT THE VERY TOP.
IT'S JUST ALLOWING DAYLIGHT COMING THROUGH THERE TO LIGHT UP THE HALLWAY.
IT'D BE VERY HARD FOR SOMEONE TO PEEK OUT THAT WINDOW BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO EITHER STAND ON A SOFA OR STAND ON A CHAIR TO LOOK OUT THOSE WINDOWS.
LAST, THIS MEETS OUR CITY OF PLANO HOUSING STUDY.
THAT HAS SHOWN THAT OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, OUR AGING POPULATION IS
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GROWING, AND THEY NEED A PLACE TO LIVE BECAUSE THEY LOVE TO LIVE IN THE CITY OF PLANO, THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE.SO WITH THAT ALL BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO SECOND THIS MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 1, ZONING CASE 2025-013.
I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE MY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS ASPECT AND THE WAY OF THINKING I'M GOING WITH THIS IS MORE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT UTILIZATION OF THAT LAND.
WE HAVE TWO HOSPITALS EXTREMELY CLOSE BY.
AND THEN WE HAVE FIRE STATION 5 THAT'S ONE BLOCK AWAY, WHICH WOULD BE HIGH UTILIZATION OF OUR PARAMEDIC SERVICES, WHICH WE'VE SEEN THOSE NUMBERS.
AND THEN THE BACKUP STATION WILL BE STATION 2, WHICH IS BY MY HOME AND MY ENVIRONMENT.
SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA AND THINKING FROM AN EMERGENCY STANDPOINT, IT'S A PLACE I WOULD LIKE TO LIVE, KNOWING THAT A HEART ATTACK IS WITHIN SECONDS.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.
WE'LL NEED TO FILL OUT THE FINDINGS.
WE'LL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS AND GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
AND NOW TO CLEAR THE COUNCIL IS
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RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION.ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
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 WE HAVE EIGHT SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.
THE FIRST ONE IS LESTIA NELSON.
HELLO, I SEE TONIGHT THIS COUNCIL OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMED APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.
IT WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SIT HERE AND LISTEN TO THAT BECAUSE FOR MY FAMILY, THOSE WORDS ARE COMPLETELY HOLLOW.
WHILE YOU ISSUE PUBLIC PROCLAMATIONS, MY FAMILY IS LIVING THE DEVASTATING FAILURES AND CONSEQUENCES OF HOW THE CITY OF PLANO ACTUALLY HANDLES THE ABUSE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
I AM HERE TO BE THE VOICE FOR MY DAUGHTER, SANAYA, WHILE IN HER PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM, SHE WAS SUBJECTED TO PHYSICAL ABUSE.
TEXAS ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES INVESTIGATED AND OFFICIALLY SUBSTANTIATED THE FINDINGS OF PHYSICAL ABUSE.
BUT I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ADDRESS THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ROLE IN WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.
WHEN A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL IS ABUSED ON CAMERA, YOU EXPECT SWIFT ACTION.
INSTEAD, THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT SAT ON MY DAUGHTER'S CASE FOR 303 DAYS AND TOLD US IF IT HAPPENED AT KROGER'S, THEY WOULD HAVE MADE AN ARREST IMMEDIATELY.
THAT 10-MONTH DELAY WAS NOT AN ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT.
IT WAS A CALCULATED CYA MANEUVER, COVER YOUR ASS MANEUVER.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHOSE TO PROTECT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF PROTECTING SANIYA.
BY THE TIME THE POLICE FINALLY REFERRED THE CASE TO THE COLLIN COUNTY DA, THEY HAD MANAGED THE NARRATIVE AND THE TIMELINE TO ENSURE THE GRAND JURY WOULD RETURN A NO BILL BY NOT SHOWING THEM THE VIDEO AND TELLING THEM THAT THE POLICE SAID IT WAS MISHANDLING, NOT CRIMINAL.
THEIR 303 DAYS OF INACTION WAS DIRECT INTERFERENCE IN THE OUTCOME OF THAT PRESENTATION.
I HAVE A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION FOR THE COUNCIL AND THE POLICE CHIEF.
IF THE POLICE TRULY BELIEVE NO CRIME WAS COMMITTED, WHY DID THEY WASTE TAXPAYER DOLLARS SENDING IT TO THE DA ALMOST A YEAR LATER? THE ANSWER IS THAT SENDING IT TO THE DA WAS JUST THEATER.
IT WAS A WAY FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO WASH THEIR HANDS AND SAY THEY DID THEIR JOB, BUT THEY DIDN'T.
THEY SHIELDED THE SCHOOL, PROTECTED THEMSELVES, AND ABANDONED MY DAUGHTER, A NONVERBAL VICTIM.
SANAYA CANNOT SPEAK, BUT I CAN.
THE RESIDENTS OF PLANO DESERVE TO KNOW THAT WHEN A DISABLED CITIZEN IS HARMED, THE CITY'S POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL SPEND CLOSE TO A YEAR MAKING SURE THE TRUTH NEVER SEES THE LIGHT OF DAY.
PLANO, THE CITY OF CORRUPTION.
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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.I STOOD BEFORE YOU RECENTLY TO RAISE CONCERNS REGARDING GHOST OFFICES AND H-1B VISA FRAUD IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I WANT TO BEGIN BY SHARING THE IMPACT OF THAT CONVERSATION THAT I HAD, MY SPEECH, AND I SHARED IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
I RECEIVED OVER 1 MILLION VIEWS, OVER 25,000 LIKES, AND OVER 3,000 COMMENTS.
AND I AM NOT A SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER.
BEFORE THIS TIME, I HAD THREE FOLLOWERS.
THESE COMMENTS ON THE VIDEO MADE ONE THING CLEAR.
IT'S THOUSANDS OF PLANO RESIDENTS THAT FEEL THE SAME WAY.
I AM BACK TONIGHT BECAUSE THE ISSUE IS NOT A DISTANT FEDERAL PROBLEM.
IT'S A LOCAL ZONING AND PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN THAT SITS SQUARELY ON THIS CITY COUNCIL.
AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT MY INTENT.
I VALUE AND SUPPORT A DIVERSE, MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
IT'S THE ONE THING THAT MAKES PLANO A GREAT CITY TO LIVE IN.
MY CONCERN IS ABOUT THE LEGALITY, THE TRANSPARENCY, AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ZONING AND BLATANT FRAUD THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT BEFORE US.
WE ARE SEEING A SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR SPECIAL OCCUPATIONS BEING EXPLOITED.
THE H-1B PROGRAM IS INTENDED FOR HIGHLY SKILLED STEM, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH CANDIDATES TO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO OUR ECONOMY.
WE DO NOT NEED H-1B CANDIDATES BEING FUNNELED INTO ROLES AS CASHIERS FOR WALMART OR 7-ELEVEN.
WHEN A BUSINESS CLAIMS TO BE A HIGH-TECH FIRM ON A ZONING APPLICATION BUT OPERATES AS A FRONT FOR LOW-WAGE LABOR, THIS IS A DIRECT VIOLATION OF PLANO ZONING STANDARDS.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE MY REQUEST TO THIS COUNCIL IN THREE SPECIFIC WAYS.
FIRST, THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AUDIT.
DOES THE BUILDING INSPECTOR'S DEPARTMENT HAVE A MECHANISM TO FLAG HIGH DENSITY APPLICATIONS FOR A SINGLE ADDRESS.
THAT SHOULD BE BECAUSE THAT IS A ZONING VIOLATION.
SECOND, CODE ENFORCEMENT PROACTIVITY.
IF A RESIDENT'S HOME IS BEING USED AS A COMMERCIAL MAIL DROP FOR INTERNATIONAL VISA APPLICATIONS, THIS IS A VIOLATION OF RESIDENTIAL ZONING.
I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL, WHAT ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT AGENDAS TO INVESTIGATE THESE PAPERLESS COMPANIES, PAPER-ONLY COMPANIES? THIRD, INTERAGENCY TRANSPARENCY.
HAS THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT, ESTABLISHED A FORMAL LINE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE OR ANY FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS THAT ARE INVESTIGATING THESE SCAM COMPANIES? 20 SECONDS.
THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF EYES ON PLANO AND THE CITY COUNCIL.
THERE'S A MOMENT TO PROVE THAT WE ARE A LEGITIMATE SOCIETY.
I'M NOT ASKING YOU GUYS TO CHANGE THE LAW.
I'M ASKING YOU TO FOLLOW THE LAW THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
THE NEXT SPEAKER IS MUHAMMAD HASNI.
I HAVE LIVED IN PLANO FOR 15 YEARS AND I GREW UP IN THIS COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PLANO ISD SCHOOL SYSTEM.
ATTENDING AUTO MIDDLE SCHOOL PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS COMMUNITY HAS SHAPED ME INTO WHO I AM TODAY AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING THAT'S RECENTLY AFFECTED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE WAS AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A MUSLIM FATHER AND HIS NINE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WHO WERE HARASSED BY JAKE LANG.
JAKE LANG IS A NON-PLANO RESIDENT WHO COMES TO OUR COMMUNITY SIMPLY TO HARASS OUR NEIGHBORS.
WHAT MAKES THIS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING IS THAT IT OCCURRED AT A LOCAL PLANO MOSQUE ON EID, ONE OF THE MOST SACRED AND MEANINGFUL DAYS FOR MUSLIMS. A DAY MEANT FOR PEACE, FAMILY, AND CELEBRATION.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BAD ENOUGH IF THE SITUATION HAD ENDED THERE, BUT IT DID NOT.
THE VIDEO OF THIS INTERACTION WAS LATER EDITED AND SHARED ONLINE IN A WAY THAT CARRIED A DEEPLY DISTURBING AND FALSE NARRATIVE.
IDENTIFYING THE NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL AS THE MAN'S WIFE.
A MESSAGE THAT IS NOT ONLY OFFENSIVE, BUT HARMFUL.
THAT VERSION OF THE VIDEO GAINED 2.5 MILLION VIEWS.
AMPLIFYING MISINFORMATION AND SUBJECTING THIS FAMILY TO WIDESPREAD SCRUTINY AND HARASSMENT.
THE IMPACT OF THIS GOES FAR BEYOND A SINGLE MOMENT.
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IN FACT, THE SITUATION ESCALATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE FATHER FELT HE COULD NO LONGER SAFELY SEND HIS DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL OUT OF FEAR FOR HER WELL-BEING.NO PARENT SHOULD EVER HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SITUATION IS NOT ISOLATED.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INSTANCES.
MORE RECENTLY AN INSTANCE WHERE MUSLIM STUDENTS FROM PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL THAT I PREVIOUSLY HAD ATTENDED, WERE HARASSED BY AN ADULT AT A CLUB EVENT OUTSIDE OF CAMPUS.
WHEN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS INVOLVES MINORS AND ADULTS, IT RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT WE ARE PROVIDING FOR OUR STUDENTS, EVEN BEYOND SCHOOL GROUNDS.
APRIL IS RECOGNIZED AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.
DURING A TIME WHEN WE EMPHASIZE PROTECTING CHILDREN, IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT SITUATIONS LIKE THIS CREATE A CONSTANT SENSE OF FEAR AND VULNERABILITIES FOR FAMILIES.
A CHILD AND HER FATHER WERE DIRECTLY HARASSED AND THAT REALITY SHOULD CONCERN ALL OF US.
IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS WERE TO HAPPEN TO THE CHILDREN OR DAUGHTERS OF ANYONE IN THIS ROOM, THERE'S NO DOUBT WE WOULD BE ENRAGED.
THAT SAME LEVEL OF CONCERN AND URGENCY SHOULD EXIST HERE AS WELL.
NO ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HARASS A LITTLE GIRL IN PLANO TO THE POINT THAT SHE ISN'T ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL OUT OF FEAR FOR HER SAFETY.
THAT'S A BASIC STANDARD WE SHOULD ALL AGREE UPON.
THIS COMMUNITY HAS ALSO TAKEN STEPS TO RECOGNIZE ISSUES LIKE CHILD ABUSE THROUGH OFFICIAL PROCLAMATIONS.
IF WE ARE TRULY SERIOUS ABOUT PROTECTING CHILDREN, THEN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE AN ISSUE THAT HITS CLOSE TO HOME.
WHEN MINORS ARE BEING TARGETED, HARASSED, AND MADE TO FEEL UNSAFE, IT DESERVES THAT SAME LEVEL OF URGENCY AND ATTENTION.
YOU WANT TO WRAP IT UP? IS THAT TIME? IT WAS LONG OVER.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FOLLOW THE LAST COUPLE COMMENTS, BUT I DID HAVE A THOUGHT ABOUT THE LEEDS DISTINCTION, AND I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THEM BECAUSE I ALREADY LIKE LIVING IN PLANO, AND I THINK THAT DISTINCTION IS WONDERFUL BECAUSE I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE REALIZE HOW MUCH SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS AND HOW MUCH LEAVING THE CONDITION OF OUR PLANET IN A BETTER...
YOU KNOW, WAY FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATION MATTERS.
AND IT'LL ATTRACT MORE BUSINESS PEOPLE, HAVE A BUSINESS MIND, WILL ATTRACT MORE BUSINESS PEOPLE TO THE CITY TOO.
SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT AND THANK YOU.
SO MY COMMENT THIS EVENING, OF COURSE, IS TO CONTINUE TO BRING UP MY ISSUES SO IT DOESN'T GET, YOU KNOW, LEFT BY THE WAYSIDE.
AND AS I LOOKED AT SOME OF THE STUDENTS THERE, I THOUGHT ABOUT WE THE PEOPLE, RIGHT? DO YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT WE THE PEOPLE, WHERE THAT SENTENCE COMES FROM? ANYBODY? YOU GOT IT.
WE THE PEOPLE COMES FROM THE CONSTITUTION, RIGHT? AND SO IT DEFINES THE WAY THAT WE TALK ABOUT OUR RIGHTS AS CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY.
YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GOING TO ALL HAVE RIGHTS, THAT SHOULD INCLUDE MY RIGHTS.
AND SO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ISSUE, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, JUST THE WHOLE AI ISSUE WITH REGARDS TO, YOU KNOW, THE DATABASE LIVE STREAM OF MY COGNITIVE DATA, BIOTECHNOLOGY DATA HAS BEEN LIVE STREAMED.
I WENT DIRECTLY TO SENATOR CRUZ'S OFFICE THIS WEEK, AND I PRESENTED THEM WITH THE SAME DOCUMENT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.
SO, AGAIN, I'M APPEALING TO THE COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY TO HELP ME GET TO CONGRESS AND TO HELP ME SOLVE THIS ISSUE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE THE PEOPLE INCLUDES ALL OF US.
THE CONSTITUTION, THE BILL OF AMENDMENTS GUARANTEES US INALIENABLE RIGHTS, RIGHT? AND I AM SEEKING HELP TO BE ABLE TO HELP MY FAMILY RETAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THOSE RIGHTS, INCLUDING ISSUES WITH MY BLOODLINE, NATIVE BLOODLINE.
OTHER BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSUES THAT
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I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO, BUT YOU GUYS ARE ALL AWARE OF.I'M JUST TRYING TO GET HELP TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE THINGS.
THESE ARE VERY REAL ISSUES, AND YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD IT, AND I JUST WANTED TO KEEP BRINGING IT UP SO THAT IT WON'T GET PUSHED BY THE WAYSIDE.
NELSON SANAYA'S FATHER, SHE WAS JUST SITTING OVER HERE, THAT'S MY DISABLED DAUGHTER.
YOU HEARD MY WIFE LAY OUT A TIMELINE THAT SHOULD TERRIFY EVERY PARENT, EVERY CAREGIVER AND EVERY RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF PLANO.
WHAT I LIKE TO SAY, I DON'T KNOW I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY, THIS QR CODE HERE IS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED OR TRANSPIRED.
BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE EVERYBODY A VISUAL OF WHAT TRANSPIRED IN THE CLASSROOM.
AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, SHARON ROSEBORO WAS A TEACHER.
SANAYA CANNOT PROTECT HERSELF FROM A MOSQUITO.
WE HAVE TO PROTECT SANAYA EVEN FROM MOSQUITOES, SOMETHING AS SMALL AS THAT.
SHE IS CONSTRICTED IN HER MOVEMENTS.
SHE IS CONFINED WHERE SHE CAN MOVE HER HANDS, HER FINGERS, AND ARMS. SANAYA'S HAND WAS TAKEN ABOVE HER HEAD, AND HER FINGERS WERE PULLED BEHIND HER HEAD.
THE TEACHER TOOK HER FINGERS BEHIND HER HEAD.
THE TEACHER ALSO TOOK HER TOES, WHICH ARE CONFINED.
SHE BENT THEM UP INTO A BALL AND CRACKED HER TOES.
SHE PICKED SANAYA UP BY HER NECK.
SHE PICKED HER UP BY HER NECK TO ADJUST HER IN HER WHEELCHAIR.
THIS IS WHAT THE TEACHER DID TO HER.
GUESS WHAT? WE BROUGHT THIS TO Y'ALL'S ATTENTION, WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE SCHOOL'S ATTENTION, WE BROUGHT THIS TO EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION IN PLANO.
IT'S BEEN ESCALATED, OF COURSE, AS MY WIFE HAS ALREADY EXPLAINED TO YOU, INTO WHAT? A NO BILL.
AND NO BILL MEANS NOW THAT SAME TEACHER, SHE WASN'T CRIMINALLY CHARGED.
IT WASN'T EVEN ESCALATED INTO ANOTHER HEARING.
SO EVERYBODY ON THIS PANEL, EVERYBODY BEHIND ME, THAT TEACHER CAN GO AND TEACH YOUR CHILD.
THAT TEACHER CAN CRUMBLE YOUR CHILD'S FINGERS UP.
THAT TEACHER CAN CRUMBLE YOUR GRANDCHILD'S TOES.
THAT TEACHER CAN CHOKE YOUR GRANDKIDS.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THAT? HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE WHERE I'M STANDING TODAY? I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS TO BE HERE.
I'D RATHER BE SITTING AT HOME, NOT WORRIED ABOUT MY CHILD THAT I HAVE TO PROTECT FROM A MOSQUITO WHILE SHE'S WITH ME.
AND THEN WHEN SHE GOES TO SCHOOL, SHE'S ASSAULTED.
EVERYBODY'S HEARD OF RODNEY KING.
THE POLICE OFFICERS WERE NOT CRIMINALLY HELD.
UNTIL LATER, THEY GOT, THERE WAS SOME ACCOUNTABILITY.
SANAYA HASN'T RECEIVED ANY ACCOUNTABILITY.
SO YES, IT'S LIKE A RODNEY KING VIDEO RIGHT THERE IN HER CLASSROOM IN THE CITY OF PLANO AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
AND WHO BEAT HER? THE TEACHER, SHARON ROSENBOROUGH.
AND GUESS WHAT? THE SRO, HE THOUGHT IT ALSO WAS NOT ANYTHING VIOLENT.
HE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS ASSAULT.
BUT GUESS WHO DISAGREED WITH HIM? ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
SO YES, WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOREVER TO SPEAK UP FOR PEOPLE LIKE SANAYA.
WE CAN'T CHANGE THE OUTCOME, BUT WE'RE HERE TO FIGHT UNTIL EVERYBODY ELSE CAN GET SOME FORM OF ACCOUNTABILITY THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE AGAIN.
RESPECTED MEMBERS OF THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL, AS A RESIDENT OF PLANO, I AM SPEAKING TODAY OUT OF CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY AND SAFETY OF OUR CITY.
UNITY AND INTEGRITY OF OUR CITY.
AS MENTIONED EARLIER IN THIS PRESENTATION, IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO BUILD TRUST, ENSURE SAFETY AND UPHOLD THE VALUES THAT MAKE PLANO STRONG.
WHEN MISINFORMATION AND FEAR ARE ALLOWED TO SPREAD UNCHECKED, IT DOES NOT JUST HARM SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES, IT ERODES TRUST ACROSS PLANO AS A WHOLE.
LIES AND HARMFUL NARRATIVES ARE BEING INTENTIONALLY SPREAD ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY IN PLANO WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE SITUATION INVOLVING MUHAMMAD DAWOOD AND HIS DAUGHTER IS ONE RECENT EXAMPLE, AS OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE ALSO RECENTLY POINTED OUT.
MORE CONCERNING STATEMENTS FROM PUBLIC OFFICIALS HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS HOSTILE CLIMATE.
OUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE, WITH HIS ENORMOUS ONLINE PRESENCE, KEITH SELF, STATED, AND I QUOTE, GIRLS DISAPPEAR AT A CERTAIN POINT.
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PLANO MOSQUE, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS CLAIM.IF IT IS TRUE, IT SIGNALS A CRITICAL PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE URGENTLY INVESTIGATED.
IF IT IS NOT, THEN IT REPRESENTS DANGEROUS MISINFORMATION THAT UNFAIRLY DAMAGES THE REPUTATION OF OUR CITY.
I CALL ON THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL TO FORMALLY ADDRESS THIS MATTER.
EITHER INVESTIGATE AND PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AROUND SUCH CLAIMS OR PUBLICLY CORRECT MISINFORMATION.
IN EITHER CASE, SILENCE ALLOWS CONFUSION, FEAR, AND MISTRUST TO GROW.
THIS IS NOT ONLY ABOUT PROTECTING ONE COMMUNITY.
IT IS ABOUT PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY AND REPUTATION OF THE ENTIRE CITY OF PLANO.
IF HARMFUL NARRATIVES CONTINUE UNCHECKED, THEY RISK CREATING DIVISION AND POTENTIAL HARM.
AGAIN, I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL, AS LEADERS OF THIS COMMUNITY, TO TAKE A PROACTIVE STANCE AND ADDRESS THESE ISSUES BEFORE THEY ESCALATE ANY FURTHER.
THE LAST SPEAKER IS PHIL LYLE.
APRIL 22ND, 2026, NEXT WEEK MARKS THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF MY REMOVAL FROM THE PLANO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
TONIGHT, I WANT TO BEGIN SOMETHING THAT I HAVE FELT COMPELLED TO DO SINCE THAT REMOVAL.
I'M GOING TO SHARE MY PERSPECTIVE AND TELL MY SIDE OF THE STORY.
GRANTED, THIS WILL BE SEVERAL DAYS IN THE MAKING.
I WILL START WITH A BIT OF BACKGROUND.
I WAS BORN IN 1976 AND RAISED IN RICHARDSON, TEXAS, ALONGSIDE MY TWO SISTERS, MY MOTHER AND FATHER.
I'M THE FIRSTBORN SON OF A FIRSTBORN DAUGHTER OF JUNIOR GARNER HULL.
HE SERVED OUR COUNTRY AS A BOMBER PILOT IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.
FROM AN EARLY AGE, I WAS SURROUNDED BY VALUES OF SERVICE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND RESPECT.
IN SECOND GRADE, WHEN ASKED WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I GREW UP, I ANSWERED THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
I WAS SERIOUS THEN AND IN MANY WAYS I STILL CARRY THE SAME BELIEF THAT LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE MATTER.
I HAVE LONG ADMIRED PRESIDENT REAGAN, THE PRINCIPLES HE REPRESENTED, HIS ABILITY TO TELL A STORY AND HIS SENSE OF HUMOR.
FAST FORWARD TO DECEMBER 2014.
AT THAT TIME THERE WAS AN AGENDA ITEM BEFORE THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL THAT DREW SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC ATTENTION.
IT WAS THE EQUAL RIGHTS ORDINANCE.
I ATTENDED THE MEETING AND STOOD AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS LISTENING CAREFULLY AS MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SHARED THEIR PERSPECTIVES.
I'M I'M NOT HERE TO DEBATE THAT ORDINANCE.
HOWEVER, WHAT STOOD OUT TO ME WAS THE EXCHANGE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING.
A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE YELLED OUT TO MAYOR HARRY LAROSSIERE.
HE SAID, WE'LL SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER, TO WHICH THE MAYOR RESPONDED, THE ELECTION IS IN MAY, AS IF TO SAY, YOU FOOL.
IT WASN'T JUST THE WORDS, IT WAS THE TONE OF THE MOMENT THAT LEFT AN IMPRESSION ON ME.
I BELIEVE THE ERO WAS INFLUENCED, AT LEAST IN PART, BY BROADER CONSIDERATIONS, INCLUDING THE RELOCATION OF TOYOTA FROM CALIFORNIA TO TEXAS.
WHETHER THAT PERCEPTION WAS ENTIRELY ACCURATE OR NOT, IT RAISED IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR ME ABOUT HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE AND WHOSE INTERESTS ARE BEING PRIORITIZED.
THAT EXPERIENCE LED ME TO TWO REALIZATIONS.
FIRST, MANY RESIDENTS DON'T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO WHAT HAPPENS IN THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
SECOND, THE DECISIONS MADE HERE HAVE REAL AND LASTING IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY.
IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT I DECIDED TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED AND ULTIMATELY MADE THE DECISION TO RUN FOR COUNCIL.
AND I RAN, AND I RAN, AND I RAN. I RAN FOR PLACE SIX, AND THEN FOR PLACE ONE, AND THEN FOR PLACE SEVEN. EACH CAMPAIGN WAS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
AFTER THREE CONSECUTIVE RACES OF COMING IN LAST PLACE AND MAKING THE PERSONAL DECISION NOT TO EVER ACCEPT A CAMPAIGN DONATION, I CAME TO UNDERSTAND BOTH THE CHALLENGES AND REALITIES OF RUNNING FOR OFFICE. THAT'S WHERE PART ONE STOPS. BUT I'LL MAKE A COMMENT OR TWO HERE AT THE END. IF NOTHING WENT WRONG, MR. HORNE, WHY WERE YOU REMOVED AS THE LIAISON TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION? MARIA, I KNOW YOU MADE THE MOTION TO REMOVE ME.
VIDAL, I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT YOU WERE AT MY REMOVAL HEARING, AND I'LL NEVER FORGET YOUR KINDNESS.
PART 2 WILL BE SOON. THANK YOU.
AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I WANT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE HEARD TODAY THAT ARE RELATED TO AN EVENT THAT HAPPENED BEFORE. AND I WANT TO SAY THAT OUR CITY'S STRENGTH IS REALLY ROOTED IN ITS DIVERSITY AND PROTECTION OF ALL ITS RESIDENTS. WE STAND
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IN SOLIDARITY WITH YOU. I REJECT ANY RHETORIC THAT TARGETS FAITH OR HERITAGE.THIS BIGOTRY CONTRADICTS THE CORE VALUES OF OUR TEXAS HOSPITALITY AND MUTUAL RESPECT.
WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT EVERY NEIGHBOR, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND, FEELS SAFE AND WELCOME IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE BUILDING TOGETHER. THANK YOU. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.