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I NOW DECLARE THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IS CONVENED IN OPEN SESSION THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER LAVINE, WHO WILL BE HERE.
THE COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TRAINING ROOM TO HOLD A CLOSED EXECUTIVE MEETING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF VERNON'S TEXAS CODES ANNOTATED GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551, THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 551.071 TO CONSULT WITH ATTORNEY TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE AND DISCUSS LITIGATION AND SECTION 551087 TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS.
THANK YOU. I NOW DECLARE THAT THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING IS RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION AND THAT ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE WILLOW BEND OPEN HOUSE PRESENTATION.
WE'RE GOING TO. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP ITEM TWO UNTIL A FUTURE MEETING.
SO, CHRISTINA, YOU'RE UP. WELCOME. GREAT. I AM GLAD TO BE ABLE TO COME AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE OPEN HOUSES THAT WE HAD IN JULY ON THE WILLOW BEND DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT.
SO THE SLIDES WERE IN YOUR PACKET, ALONG WITH A MEMO AND ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED.
WE DID CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE SLIDES A LITTLE BIT AFTER THE PACKET WAS POSTED.
SO THERE'S SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCES BUT NOT A LOT OF DIFFERENCES.
SO I'LL START OUT WITH TALKING ABOUT THE PURPOSE.
SO THIS SITE HAS GONE THROUGH REZONING RECENTLY A COUPLE OF TIMES.
SO REDEVELOPMENT HERE I THINK IS EXPECTED. WHAT WAS REALLY NEW WAS THE IDEA OF A SPORTS ARENA.
SO WE NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO START A REALLY PUBLIC CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT TOPIC AND LISTEN TO RESIDENTS THOUGHTS, COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THAT REDEVELOPMENT AND THEN PROVIDE WHAT EXISTING INFORMATION WE HAD STRUCTURED AROUND FIVE PRIMARY TOPICS THAT WE'RE HEARING AS THE MAJOR CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY.
AND THOSE WERE TRAFFIC, PARKING, NOISE, LIGHT AND NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND THOSE WERE LAUNCHED JUNE 8TH LOCATED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
WE ALSO USED OUR TRADITIONAL RESOURCES, SOCIAL MEDIA AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE.
WE GOT GREAT MEDIA COVERAGE OUT OF THIS WITH A LOT.
JUST A LITTLE SAMPLING THERE FOR YOU. ALL OF SOME OF THE COVERAGE WE GOT.
WE ALSO USE SIGNAGE. WE PLACED THOSE BOTH IN PUBLIC LOCATIONS AT PARKS AND COMMUNITY LOCATIONS WHEN LIKE APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN THE AREA WOULD ALLOW US TO POST THERE. WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND THAT STARTED ON JUNE 22ND. AND THEN WE ALSO MAILED 1267 POSTCARDS TO AREA OWNERS AND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, AND THOSE WENT OUT ON JUNE 19TH.
SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE AS WELL. WE ALSO USE THIS KIND OF STANDARD GRAPHIC DESIGN THEME.
SO WE PROVIDED A NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES. WE WERE VERY EXCITED THAT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AT THE SHOPS AT WILLOW BEND, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THE SITE OF WHERE THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING.
WE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR IN PERSON EVENTS TWO DIFFERENT WEEKS BECAUSE OF SUMMER VACATIONS.
ONE WAS A LUNCHTIME. WE LOOKED AT THE KIND OF DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THOUGHT A LUNCHTIME ENGAGEMENT WOULD BE GOOD, AS WELL AS AN EVENING ENGAGEMENT, AND THOSE WERE BOTH VERY WELL ATTENDED.
WE REALLY WANTED TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN WORDS.
AND THE BEST WAY WE THOUGHT TO DO THAT WAS TO ALLOW THEM TO COMPLETE SURVEYS SO THAT WE COULD REALLY COLLECT THAT DATA AND PROVIDE IT AND MAKE THAT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AND AVAILABLE, OF COURSE, TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO ANOTHER WAY WE WANTED TO PROVIDE THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS THROUGH A VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE.
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WE KNOW THAT NOT EVERYONE'S GOING TO HAVE BE ABLE AVAILABLE ON THOSE TWO DATES.IT MAY BE YOU'RE ON VACATION AT THAT TIME. SO THIS VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE ALLOWED US TO CAPTURE EVEN MORE PEOPLE THAT WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND, AND THAT ALLOWED A SELF-GUIDED ONLINE EXPERIENCE.
WHILE STAFF MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS TO PEOPLE THAT WERE ONLINE, THE SAME INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED AND THE SAME QUESTIONS WERE PROVIDED, AND PEOPLE STILL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.
SO THESE ARE JUST SOME PHOTOS ABOUT THE SUITES AVAILABILITY BECAUSE THIS ALLOWED US TO HOST ON SITE.
WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO PROMOTE THE THE EVENTS ON SITE BY USING SOME OF THE SIGNS IN THE SUITE FACING OUTWARD. SO WE WERE ABLE TO CATCH PEOPLE THAT WALKED IN THE MALL AND USED THAT AS ANOTHER PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
THAT REALLY TOOK THE COOPERATION OF A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS.
THEY GOT SOME REFRESHMENTS AND THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH AND TALK TO SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON THESE INDIVIDUAL TOPICS AND ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE ABOUT THE VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION AND THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS OF THE SURVEY IF THEY SO CHOOSE.
SO WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE WE RECEIVED? WE DID GET A TOTAL OF 861 SURVEYS THAT WERE COMPLETED, WITH ABOUT 2400 COMMENTS SUBMITTED. MANY MORE PEOPLE STARTED THE SURVEY THAN ACTUALLY COMPLETED IT, THOUGH WE HAD 63% OF PEOPLE SUBMIT AT LEAST ONE COMMENT AND OVER 50,000 WORDS OF WRITTEN FEEDBACK.
SO IF YOU'VE LOOKED THROUGH THE PAGES AND PAGES, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A LOT, A LOT OF FEEDBACK, WHICH WAS, WAS REALLY GREAT. SO IN, IN PERSON PARTICIPANTS, WE HAD 600 IN-PERSON PARTICIPANTS.
AND SO FOR ANYONE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN THIS KIND OF ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITY.
AS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN IN A THE PLANNING PROFESSION TRYING TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY ON TOPICS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING TURNOUT FOR A PUBLIC EVENT OF THIS NATURE. WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THIS TYPE OF TURNOUT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS OR OTHER TYPE OF PLANNING TOPICS. SO WE WERE REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THAT NUMBER.
1000 MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE AT THE VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE, 58 ZIP CODES REPRESENTED ACROSS NORTH TEXAS, BUT 82% OF PARTICIPANTS WERE FROM PLANO. SO WHILE WE HAD A LOT OF ZIP CODES REPRESENTED, THERE'S STILL THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WERE FROM PLANO.
SO YOU CAN SEE 492 PARTICIPANTS FROM THE ZIP CODE AROUND THE MALL.
AND THEN THE OTHER KIND OF A FAIRLY EVEN DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE CITY, WITH DISTRIBUTIONS OUTSIDE PLANO COMING FROM THE NEARBY ZIP CODES IN CARROLLTON AND IN DALLAS. THEN A LITTLE SCATTERING OF PEOPLE SURROUNDING AS YOU GET FURTHER AWAY FROM THE SITE.
AND THE RESPONSE WE GOT WAS FAIRLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PREDOMINANT ZIP CODE OR CENSUS TRACTS THAT WERE REPRESENTING THE ZIP CODES. SO WE FELT LIKE IT WAS A FAIRLY REFLECTIVE SURVEY.
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AND THEN KIND OF TRAILING FAR BEHIND LIGHTING AND OTHER.WE ALSO ASK ABOUT PEOPLE'S PERCEIVED COMMUNITY IMPACT.
SO THIS IS OUR PRIMARY SURVEY QUESTION FROM A NUMERIC PERSPECTIVE.
SO WE WERE LOOKING AT BEFORE YOU TOOK, YOU KIND OF WALKED THROUGH AND LOOKED AT INFORMATION.
HOW DO YOU PERCEIVE THESE ISSUES? AND THEN AFTER YOU LOOK AT KIND OF THE REGULATIONS ON THE BOOK, HOW DO YOU PERCEIVE THESE ISSUES? AND SO THE RESPONSE WAS ON EACH OF THE KEY TOPICS, WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE A LITTLE BIT.
AND PEOPLE GOT A SLIGHTLY SLIGHTLY MORE COMFORTABLE ON EACH OF THE TOPICS RANGING YOU SEE THE RANGE OF EACH, EACH ONE DROPPED EITHER A 10TH OF A POINT OR 3/10 OF A POINT IN REGARD TO LIGHTING ON EACH.
EACH OF THE TOPICS. SO I WILL VERY BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT ON EACH OF THE TOPICS. WE'VE TRIED TO PUT THESE IN JUST TO A FEW PRIMARY THEMES, BUT WE DID PROVIDE THE ALL THE COMMENTS.
SO IF PEOPLE WANT TO READ THROUGH THEM AND, AND SEE THOSE WE'VE BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT WITH, WITH EACH OF THOSE. BUT WITH REGARD TO TRAFFIC, WE THINK CONGESTION AND ROADWAY CAPACITY WAS A PRIMARY CONCERN THAT WE HEARD FROM PEOPLE THAT JUST THIS THE ROADWAY NETWORK CAN'T HANDLE THE TRAFFIC AND THAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED TO BETTER, BETTER HANDLE THAT TRAFFIC FLOW. ALSO, THAT TRANSIT AND RIDE SHARE OPTIONS ARE REALLY NEEDED TO HANDLE THAT IMPACT THAT WILL COME FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC WAS ALSO A PRIMARY CONCERN.
THERE ARE A LOT OF OVERLAP BETWEEN THE TOPICS THAT YOU'LL SEE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
PEOPLE SPECIFIED INTERSECTIONS THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE CHANGES.
AND THEY REALLY WANTED TO JUST SEE STUDIES. AND I THINK PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN THAT REGARD THROUGH THE HIRING OF FAIR AND PEERS AND THE ONGOING TRAFFIC STUDY, NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE. THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT DECLINE IN THE OVERALL SUBURBAN CHARACTER, PEACEFULNESS, CONVENIENCE AND LIVABILITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE AREA THAT THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL CRIME AND SAFETY CONCERNS, SECURITY CONCERNS AGAIN, MORE OVERLAP WITH TRAFFIC CONGESTION CUT THROUGH, EVENT PARKING.
AND JUST THOSE TRANSPORTATION IMPACTS LEADING TO QUALITY OF LIFE CONCERNS.
PROPERTY VALUES WERE ANOTHER TOPIC WE HEARD REPEATEDLY.
MAJORITY INTERESTED IN THINKING IT WOULD CAUSE DECLINE, BUT SOME THINKING THAT VALUES MIGHT INCREASE AND CONCERNS EITHER WAY. BUT QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT THE VALUE OF THEIR HOME AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO ALSO COMMENTS ABOUT HOW MITIGATION MIGHT OCCUR THROUGH LANDSCAPING TREES AND JUST AVOIDING BECOMING A ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT VERSUS THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER THAT EXISTS TODAY.
PARKING WISE THERE WAS AGAIN, MORE OVERLAP WITH EVENT PARKING INTO NEIGHBORHOODS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE HEARD IN SOME OF THE OTHER SECTION, KEEPING EVENT PARKING OFF OF RESIDENTIAL STREETS AND USING FEES OR CONGESTION MANAGEMENT TO AVOID NEIGHBORHOOD PARKING. PROACTIVELY PROTECTING THE NEIGHBORHOODS BY USING GATES, PARKING CONTROL, POLICING, TOWING, AND OTHER MECHANISMS. PROVIDING SUFFICIENT ON SITE PARKING.
BECAUSE IF THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PARKING ON SITE, THE CONCERN IS THAT, AGAIN, BLEEDS INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOW THOSE THAT PARKING WILL BE CALCULATED. AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT PARKING IS BOTH CONVENIENT AND VERY AFFORDABLE OR FREE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN ACCESS IT EASILY. AND THERE'S AS FEW BARRIERS AS POSSIBLE TO PARKING WHERE THEY SHOULD AND NOT IN NEIGHBORHOODS.
WITH REGARD TO NOISE, PEOPLE WERE EXPECTING TO BE PROTECTED FROM NOISE CONCERNS ABOUT CROWDS AND AMPLIFIED MUSIC ON THE PLAZA. A TRAFFIC RELATED NOISE.
AGAIN, THE OVERLAP, THE NEED FOR NOISE CONTROL.
BUT THERE WAS A GOOD LEVEL OF TRUST, ESPECIALLY AS PEOPLE HEARD ABOUT THE CITY'S REGULATIONS,
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THAT AN ENCLOSED ARENA, COMBINED WITH EXISTING STANDARDS, COULD BE ABLE TO MANAGE THE NOISE.SIMILARLY, WITH LIGHTING THAT THERE WERE AT THE END, THERE WAS THERE WERE COMMENTS ABOUT THE LIGHTING IS ADDRESSED WELL THROUGH CITY'S REGULATIONS, AND THAT TECHNOLOGY AND ORDINANCES SHOULD BE ABLE TO MANAGE IMPACTS.
BUT PEOPLE ARE, ARE AWARE AND CONCERNED THAT LIGHT ABOUT LIGHT TRESPASS AND DIRECT LIGHTING MAINTAINING THEIR NIGHTTIME CHARACTER OF THE AREA, LIGHT POLLUTION AND SIGNAGE AND HOW THAT WILL IMPACT THE AREA.
QUESTIONS ABOUT APPROPRIATENESS. NEED FOR MORE STUDIES WAS ANOTHER THEME WE HEARD.
THEY WANT CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT BEFORE DECISIONS ARE MADE AGAIN.
AND IN RESPONSE TO THAT, THE STAFF HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ONLINE.
SO WE COLLECTED SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
THINGS LIKE WILL THERE BE TRANSIT, DART RAIL, GAME DAY SHUTTLES TO CUT THE VEHICLE TRIPS, HOW MANY PARKING SPACES ARE PLANNED RELATIVE TO ARENA CAPACITY? SO QUESTIONS LIKE THIS, WHEN WE CAN ANSWER THEM, WE WILL.
BUT WE'RE COLLECTING THESE QUESTIONS IN A LIST OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
SO WHEN ANSWERS ARE AVAILABLE, THEY CAN BE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC.
SO FINAL SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS. TRAFFIC IS REALLY THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR PEOPLE.
DETAILS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND ITS IMPACT ARE NEEDED AND EXPECTED.
PEOPLE WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE WHY BEHIND WHAT'S HAPPENING AND THE RATIONALE.
SO MORE INFORMATION WE CAN PROVIDE ON THAT IS BETTER.
LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE TREPIDATION ABOUT DISRUPTION OF THEIR DAILY LIVES.
AND SO AGAIN, JUST THE MORE INFORMATION WE CAN PROVIDE THAT WILL HELP KIND OF CURB THEIR CONCERN.
SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF POSITIVE MOVING FORWARD.
INCLUSION COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP ANSWER A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
THANK YOU. CHRISTINA. MAYOR. COUNCIL. DOUG MACDONALD DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
JUST A QUICK KIND OF RUN THROUGH OF THE TIMELINE OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHERE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
WE ALSO HAD THE RESOLUTION APPROVAL FOR THE POTENTIAL VENUE TAX ELECTION LATE IN JUNE.
SO THAT IS WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU THIS EVENING FOR CONSIDERATION.
AS DIRECTOR DAY MENTIONED, OUR OPEN HOUSES AND VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE.
THIS IS REALLY NOW LAYING THE FOUNDATION OF THE STUDIES AND THE WORK WE'LL BE DOING FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS, AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME RESPONSES TO SOME ANALYSIS FOR THE PUBLIC.
AND THEN TONIGHT, WITH THE POTENTIAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE ORDINANCE TO CALL THE VENUE ELECTION.
AS I MENTIONED BACK IN JUNE, THIS IS REALLY AN ONGOING PROCESS.
THIS IS KIND OF THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS FOR US TO IDENTIFY, IS THIS THE RIGHT FIT FOR THE CITY? CONDUCTS A NUMBER OF STUDIES AND ANALYSIS AND AS WELL AS ACTUALLY WORK WITH THE TEAM AND THE DEVELOPER ON THE THE PARTNERSHIP, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE WORKING THROUGH AND GETTING THROUGH THESE NEXT FEW MONTHS IN ORDER FOR US TO BRING THOSE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL FOR FUTURE COUNCIL.
CENTENNIAL AND THE TEAM ARE NOW WORKING CLOSELY TO WORK ON THE DESIGN OF THE CONFIGURATION OF THE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE ARENA, AS WELL AS THE INTEGRATION OF THE ARENA ITSELF WITH THE DISTRICT PHASING PLAN.
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WALKING IN LOCKSTEP WITH WHAT THE CENTENNIAL AND THE TEAM ARE DOING ON THE PLANNING OF THIS, BECAUSE THAT IMPACTS EVERYTHING WE DO ON THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE. SO THEY'RE KIND OF HAVING TO WORK CONCURRENTLY IN THIS PROCESS.IT'S A VERY BIG STEP IN THE PROCESS BECAUSE, AGAIN, THAT NOW HELPS US TO BE ABLE TO START OUTLINING THE THE IMPACTS OF WHERE THE ARENA IS LOCATED, THE DOORS OF THE ARENA, HOW PEOPLE ARE GETTING TO AND FROM THE ARENA THAT HAS A TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT TO THE ACTUAL TRAFFIC ITSELF.
THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS YOU HEARD THROUGH CHRISTINA DAY'S PRESENTATION.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY TOOK THE FIRST STEP IN CONDUCTING WITH FEHR AND PEERS. THIS PHASE ONE STUDIES, AS CALEB MENTIONED, THIS LAST COUNCIL MEETING WITH OUR ROADWAY NETWORK, WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS FROM A LARGE SCALE ASPECT.
SO FIRST, LOOKING AT ALL THE EXITS AND ON RAMPS TO THE ACTUAL ARENA ITSELF AND THE SITE ITSELF.
THIS HAS THAT TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT. SO ONCE WE HAVE AN IDEA OF, OF HOW PEOPLE ARE GETTING TO THE ARENA, HOW ARE PEOPLE GETTING TO THE ACTUAL SITE ITSELF WHERE THEY'RE PARKING, THAT WILL THEN EXPAND ON INTO FUTURE PHASES FOR THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND LOOK AT OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS AND AREAS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED. SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP.
WE WILL HAVE FUTURE STEPS AS THE PLAN EXPANDS INTO AREAS.
BUT THIS FIRST PIECE IS REALLY IMPORTANT. WE WE WILL BE STARTING TRAFFIC COUNTS PRETTY SOON.
WE, WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION.
THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET GOOD ACCURATE FOUNDATION TRAFFIC COUNTS.
SO THAT IS MOVING FORWARD. THIS ALSO WILL LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CUT THROUGH CONCERNS.
WE'LL LOOK AT THE MITIGATION FRAMEWORK FROM THE CITIZENS NEIGHBOR PROTECTION OPTIONS AND AT A HIGH LEVEL, LOOKING AT PARKING, ACCESS CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT CONCEPTS WE CAN BRING TO THE PUBLIC FOR FOR CONSIDERATION FOR COMMENT.
THIS WILL HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT COMPONENT.
AS I MENTIONED, THE NEXT PHASE IS REALLY CRITICAL. THIS TAKES WHAT WE'VE DONE INITIALLY WITH THE KIND OF THE HIGH IMPACT ZONES AROUND THE ARENA AND THE WILLOW BEND SITE ITSELF AND EXPANDS IT ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE SEE ARE OUR HIGH IMPACT LOCAL STREETS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION.
AGAIN, THAT WILL ALSO HAVE THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, SOME SITE CIRCULATION. WE'LL BE ABLE TO REALLY IDENTIFY SOME SPECIFIC AREAS OF CONCERN FOR MITIGATION, FOR MITIGATION FRAMEWORK FOR PROTECTIONS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND AGAIN, THIS WILL ALSO HAVE A LARGE SCALE NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT COMPONENT.
SO WE KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE KNOW WE HAVE WORKED HAVE A GREAT CONSULTANT IN HAND AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE, WITH THE CITIZENS MOVING FORWARD ON TRANSPORTATION.
WE HAVE ALSO A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT ARE IN STUDIES THAT ARE ALSO KICKING OFF.
FIRST, REALLY THE MARKET FEASIBILITY. WE HAVE BROUGHT ON A CONSULTANT CALLED THE CONCORD GROUP. THIS IS A GROUP THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY OUR UNDERWRITERS, J.P. MORGAN. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK FOR FOR CITIES LOOKING AT ARENAS ITSELF.
THIS WILL LOOK AT WHAT THE DEVELOPER DEVELOPMENT GROUP IS GIVING US IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF MULTIFAMILY UNITS THAT'LL BE BUILT, SQUARE FOOTAGE OF RETAIL AMOUNT OF OFFICE SPACE WILL BE BUILT.
SO THIS LOOKS AT ABSORPTION. IT LOOKS AT WHAT THE COMPETITOR SITES WE'LL SEE HERE IN NORTH TEXAS.
WE TALKED TO CONCORD GROUP TODAY AND LOOKING AT EVEN SITES THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE OTHER ARENA SITES OUTSIDE OF PLANO ALSO BEING CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE MARKET ABSORPTION STUDY. WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF INITIAL SUMMARY REPORT FROM THE CONCORD GROUP THAT'S LOOKING AT THE INITIAL NUMBERS THAT CENTENNIAL HAS PROVIDED US IN TERMS OF THE THE DEVELOPMENT PROFILE, AND IT IS A VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE MIXED USE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED RIGHT NOW FOR THAT PHASE ONE.
WE ALSO LOOKING AT A RESIDENTIAL IMPACT. THIS IS A PROJECT AND KIND OF AN INITIATIVE THAT WE HAVE SINCE THE OUTREACH AND HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE OUTREACH THAT CONCERNS WITH PROPERTY VALUES AND NEIGHBORHOOD TURNOVER. WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON A STUDY TO LOOK AT AND ANALYZE COMPARABLE VENUES WITH NEARBY RESIDENTIAL AREAS, LOOKING AT PROPERTY VALUE IMPACTS, LOOKING AT CHANGING OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOMEOWNERSHIP TURNOVER AND NEIGHBORHOOD TRENDS.
WE'LL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS ITSELF, AND TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT WHAT THE IMPACT IS GOING TO BE ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE, ADJACENT TO THE ARENA SITE ITSELF. WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING SUBMISSIONS FROM A NUMBER OF CONSULTANTS, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT RATHER QUICKLY.
AT THAT POINT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTION OPTIONS AND PRELIMINARY MITIGATION FRAMEWORK, ALL CRITICAL PIECES TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC TO SHOW WHAT OUR OPTIONS THAT WE CAN CONSIDER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND TO CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC AND PARKING ENFORCEMENT. WE ARE LOOKING AT A WILLOW BEND DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOW DO WE FURTHER
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ENGAGE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS? CITY MANAGER ISRAELSON WILL MENTION TO YOU ALL TONIGHT A WORKING GROUP THAT WILL LOOK AT THEIR TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND THE RESIDENTIAL IMPACT STUDY, ALMOST KIND OF A FOCUS GROUP THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE CITIZENS AND, AND NEED FOR, TO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD TO HELP US OUT WITH LOOKING AT GIVING US GOOD FEEDBACK ON, ON THE STUDIES AND HELPING INPUT IN THE STUDIES THEMSELVES.AND THEN ALL OF OUR UPDATES ARE ON OUR WEBSITE WE DO OUR PLANNING ON BRINGING BACK A SIZABLE UPDATE IN OCTOBER.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WE ARE UPDATING THE WEBSITE.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. WE UPDATED IT LAST WEEK WITH SOME NEW INFORMATION, AND AFTER TONIGHT'S MEETING, THEY'LL BE UPDATES AS WELL. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL AND BRING BACK COMMISSIONER OR DIRECTOR DAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE OUTREACH OR NEXT STEPS.
COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS. THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
I SAW A LOT OF VALID CONCERNS AND READING THE SPREADSHEETS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS AND EMAILS THAT I GET FROM THE CITIZENS.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS AS TO HOW TO ENHANCE THIS.
IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS INITIATIVE.
ONE THING THAT I DIDN'T SEE THAT IS COULD BE A CONCERN IS THIS SEEMS LIKE IT'S MOVING REALLY FAST.
COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO US WHY WE ARE MOVING AT THE PACE THAT WE ARE MOVING AS, AS IT RELATES TO THIS INITIATIVE? SURE. ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS, AS YOU ALL ARE WELL AWARE, IS THE TEAM ITSELF HAS A DEADLINE OF THEIR CURRENT LEASE TO 2031.
THAT AS YOU KIND OF WORK BACKWARDS IN TERMS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION, IN TERMS OF CITY ISSUING BONDS, THERE'S A PROCESS THAT HAS TO GO BEFORE THAT IN ORDER TO GET PREPARED FOR AN OPENING OF 2031.
SO WE, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE AS DILIGENTLY AS POSSIBLE AND MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS BROUGHT ALONG WITH US AS, AS, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. BUT THE, THE, THE INTENT TO GET THE ARENA AND THE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT UP BY 2031. WORKING BACKWARDS. WERE IN THIS NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BE KIND OF A CRITICAL YEAR FOR US TO TO GET THINGS IN PLACE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. COUNCIL MEMBER KEHR. GOOD EVENING. I KIND OF WANT TO JUST WANT TO REITERATE A COUPLE OF THINGS.
IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO YOUR SLIDE THAT HAD THE TIMELINE IN THERE FROM JUNE 8TH.
REALLY, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE SOMETHING HERE.
REALLY. THE JUNE ACTUALLY JUNE 6TH DATE, THAT'S THAT WAS THE START OF THIS REALLY.
THE JULY OPEN HOUSES, TOWN HALLS. THAT WAS THE FIRST CHANCE FOR CITIZENS TO SAY, HEY, THESE ARE THE AREAS WHERE I HAVE CONCERNS SO THAT WE NOW CAN TAKE ALL THOSE ALONG WITH THE CONCERNS WE ALREADY HAD, AND WE CAN START ADDRESSING THOSE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S GOING TO BE OVER THE NEXT YEAR, WHEN THESE STUDIES ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE, SO THAT AS WE GET RESULTS, WE CAN CONTINUE TO PRESENT THOSE TO THE RESIDENTS.
DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT TO YOU? YES, SIR. VERY GOOD.
THAT'S WHAT I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT. THANK YOU. DEPUTY MAYOR.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. DO WE KNOW WHEN WE'LL START SEEING SOME OF THESE STUDIES RESULTS? YES, SIR. SO MOST LIKELY ON THAT ON THIS NEXT MONTH, PROBABLY IN SEPTEMBER, WE'RE GOING TO BE ENGAGING THE CITIZENS AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING KIND OF BEHIND THE SCENES. NOW WE'LL BE PROVIDING COUNCIL SOME UPDATES, BUT A LOT OF THAT WORK CAN BE DONE, ACTUALLY DONE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE CITIZENS GROUPS. MOST LIKELY THAT OCTOBER 12TH MEETING WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH WITH THE UPDATES ON THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE, THE UPDATES ON THE MARKET FEASIBILITY SIDE, AND MOST LIKELY SOME UPDATES ON THE ACTUAL ARENA SITE ITSELF.
BUT PROBABLY THIS NEXT MONTH, THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE US PROBABLY DOING A LOT OF WORK BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE CONSULTANTS AND ACTUALLY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEMSELVES. OKAY. THANK YOU.
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OKAY. THANK YOU. CHRISTINA. THANK YOU. DOUG. WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO MORE INFORMATION AS WE GET IT, AND WE'LL PASS IT ALONG TO OUR PUBLIC. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS CONSENT AND REGULAR AGENDAS.IS THERE AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT THAT A COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION OR FUTURE AGENDAS.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS DEPUTY CITY MANAGER MCDONALD JUST MENTIONED, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ON AUGUST 24TH YOUR NEXT MEETING ABOUT A CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HELP US PROVIDE INPUTS AS WELL AS GO THROUGH ASSUMPTIONS ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY AS WELL AS SOME OF THE TRAFFIC FEASIBILITY.
AGAIN, THE SIZE OF THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE UP TO THE COUNCIL, THE APPOINTMENT WOULD BE UP TO COUNCIL.
BUT THIS WOULD BE KEEPING IN WITH HOW WE ACTUALLY APPROACH THINGS LIKE BONDS AND OTHERS, MAJOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS HAVING A CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT COULD PROVIDE INPUT ON MULTIPLE ASPECTS ALSO PROVIDES US A CHANNEL TO COMMUNICATE OUT BACK TO THE, TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE WILL HAVE THAT ON YOUR PRELIMINARY OPEN MEETING ON THE 24TH FOR DISCUSSION.
SO JUST PLEASE GIVE SOME THOUGHT AND ADVICE TO THE COMPOSITION OF THAT OF THAT COMMITTEE, THE SIZE OF THE COMMITTEE, AND WE WILL HAVE THAT ON YOUR NEXT AGENDA. HOLD ON.
MARIA. WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT WOULD BE YOUR RECOMMENDATION AS TO HOW BIG THIS TASK FORCE SHOULD BE? I MEAN, WE PROBABLY WANT DIFFERENT HOA'S FROM THE THE SURROUNDING AREA, BUT IF IT'S TOO BIG, YOU KNOW, NOBODY GETS ANYTHING DONE. IF IT'S TOO SMALL, THEN YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY NOT YOU KNOW, I, WE JUST STARTED HAVING THIS DISCUSSION. AND SO I THINK, I THINK EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER WILL, WILL, WILL WANT TO. MAKE AN APPOINTMENT OF ONE AND MAYBE A TOTAL OF THREE AT LARGE.
AND THAT WOULD, ONE OF THOSE WOULD BE A CHAIR.
SO IT WOULD BE A DOZEN, 10 TO 12. I JUST WANT I JUST WANT TO GET AN IDEA.
OKAY. WE WE EXPECT THEM TO BE ABLE TO HELP COMMUNICATE BACK TO THEIR HOAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
1 TO 2 APPOINTMENTS. YEAH. AND THEN MAYBE 2 TO 3 OUTSTANDING OR OVERALL FOR THE OVERALL COUNCIL.
SO THAT IT'D BE IT'D BE 10 TO 12. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
SOMEWHERE IN THAT RANGE. OKAY. SO WE'LL WE'LL WORK ON THAT OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO TO HAVE HAVE YOUR THOUGHTS TOGETHER FOR NOMINATING SOMEONE THAT THAT WOULD REALLY BE AFFECTED OR, OR HOA PRESIDENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
OKAY. WE WILL TAKE A RECESS AND RETURN AT 7:00.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.