[00:00:02] GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. [CALL TO ORDER] I'M GOING TO CALL THE 7:00 MEETING TO ORDER. COUNCIL WILL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO THE CITY CONFERENCE ROOM TO CONDUCT A CLOSED SESSION RELATIVE TO REAL PROPERTY, RELATIVE TO THE [EXECUTIVE SESSION] DELIBERATION OF THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE, SALE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY, CITY FACILITIES, PUBLIC WORKS, AND THE 185 ACRES PURSUANT TO SECTION 551-072, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND CONFERENCE, WITH CITY MANAGER AND STAFF TO DISCUSS AND DELIBERATE COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM BUSINESS PROSPECTS, THE CITY SEEKS TO HAVE, LOCATE, STAY OR EXPAND IN THE CITY. DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE WITH WHICH BUSINESSES THE CITY IS CONDUCTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 551-087 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. CITY COUNCIL TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION RELATIVE TO ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE SHOULD BE BACK EASILY. WELL, WE'LL BE BACK FOR A 7:15 MEETING, SO THIS WILL BE A QUICK EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE, WE'LL BE BACK SHORTLY. THE COUNCIL IS RETURNING FROM AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT BEGAN AT 7:00 MR. RUMBELOW, ANY ACTION OF THE COUNCIL IS A RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, YOUR HONOR. ALL RIGHT. CALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK YOU TO RISE FOR THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE WHEN PAUL SLECHTA. [2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance: Council Member Paul Slechta] I PLEASE BOW. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER THIS EVENING. AND WE ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US SO THAT OUR THOUGHTS AND WORDS WILL BEST SERVE THE CITIZENS OF GRAPEVINE. PLEASE WATCH OVER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR MILITARY, BOTH HERE AND ABROAD. AND YOU KNOW, THANK YOU, LORD, FOR A WONDERFUL AND SAFE GRAPE FEST THIS PAST WEEKEND. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR MEETING TONIGHT. WE FIRST HAVE SEVEN PUBLIC HEARINGS ADVERTISED BETWEEN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL. THE PROCEDURE WILL BE THAT WE'LL OPEN EACH PUBLIC HEARING INDIVIDUALLY, WILL ASK ERICA MAROHNIC OF OUR STAFF TO INTRODUCE THE REQUEST THAT'S BEING MADE. THEN WE'LL GIVE THE APPLICANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. THEN, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE APPLICATION, YOU NEED TO REGISTER WITH THE CITY SECRETARY. SHE WILL CALL ON YOU IN THE ORDER THAT YOU'VE REGISTERED. YOU'LL BE A PART OF THE RECORD AND PART OF THE PROCEEDING. TONIGHT, AFTER THE TESTIMONY IS COMPLETE, THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION WILL RECONVENE IN THE MEETING ROOM TO THE RIGHT AND DISCUSS THE MERITS OF THE APPLICATIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL WILL REMAIN IN SESSION AND CONSIDER ITS AGENDA. BOTH OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS AND YOU'RE ENTITLED TO ATTEND EITHER ONE THAT YOU WANT. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEM SEVEN OUT OF ORDER. [7. Conditional Use Permit CU24-36 (Grace Housing) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by Ridinger Associates, Inc. requesting a conditional use permit to operate a nonprofit organization for supportive housing and an outdoor playground as part of a mentorship program with GRACE. The subject property is located at 421 East Worth Street and is currently zoned “R-7.5”, Single-Family Residential District.] WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CORRESPONDENCE AND INTEREST IN IT, AND ASKED MISS MAROHNIC TO MAKE A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THAT. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT Q 2436 IS A REQUEST TO ALLOW OPERATION OF A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN AN OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND AS PART OF A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM WITH GRACE FOR THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 421 EAST WORTH STREET. THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST THAT THE APPLICATION BE WITHDRAWN FROM CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION THIS EVENING. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ACCEPT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO WITHDRAW CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION Q 2436 AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION. ALL RIGHT. MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU HEARD THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE THE WITHDRAWAL. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. THE COMMISSION HAS VOTED TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO WITHDRAW. A MOTION IS IN ORDER FROM THE COUNCIL THAT WE ACCEPT THE REQUEST TO WITHDRAW THE APPLICATION. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. APPLICATION ON Q 24-3336 FILED BY GRACE HOUSING HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU'RE HERE ON THAT APPLICATION, THEN THIS IS THE NOTICE THAT THAT APPLICATION WILL NOT BE GOING FORWARD AND NO PUBLIC HEARING IS NECESSARY, AND YOU WON'T BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DURING THAT. AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK AND PICK UP WITH ITEM THREE AND DECLARE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN ON CU2428. [3. Conditional Use Permit CU24-28 (Elmer’s HVAC and Plumbing) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by Winkelmann & Associates requesting a conditional use City Council September 17, 2024 Page 2 permit to allow a plumbing repair company with outdoor storage of service vehicles. The subject property is located at 340 West Northwest Highway and is currently zoned. “HC”, Highway Commercial District.] [00:05:04] ASK MRS. MAROHNIC IF SHE'LL INTRODUCE THE REQUEST. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A PLUMBING REPAIR COMPANY WITH OUTDOOR STORAGE OF SERVICE VEHICLES. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 340 WEST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY. IT'S PRESENTLY ZONED HC HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND DEVELOPED WITH A ONE STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING. THE APPLICANT PLANS TO USE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY CLASSIC TILE AND PLASTERING, TO RUN A PLUMBING REPAIR COMPANY. ELMER'S PROVIDES AIR CONDITIONING AND PLUMBING REPAIR, EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT, INSTALLATION, AND 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICES TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE EXISTING BUILDING WILL FEATURE FOUR OFFICES, A BREAK ROOM, TWO STORAGE ROOMS, AND A PRODUCTION AREA. THE SITE HAS A TOTAL OF 68 PARKING SPACES, WITH 14 DESIGNATED FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE OF SERVICE VEHICLES. ADJACENT TO THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE, WHICH ALSO FEATURES A TEN FOOT CANOPY, ADJACENT TO THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE. IT WILL BE SCREENED BY A STOCKADE FENCE, WHICH VARIES IN HEIGHT, RANGING FROM 6 TO 10FT DEPENDING ON THE TOPOGRAPHY ALONG THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE. THE APPLICANT WILL ALSO BE ADDING APPROXIMATELY 35,000FT² OF ADDITIONAL SOD TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY. THERE IS ONE EXISTING ACCESS ADJACENT TO WEST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, THAT IS SHARED BETWEEN THIS SITE AND A GAS STATION TO THE EAST, AND AN EXISTING MONUMENT IS PRESENT AND WILL BE UTILIZED FOR THE SIGNAGE ON THE PROPERTY. NO OTHER EXTERIOR CHANGES ARE PROPOSED AS PART OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST. THE APPLICANT, MR. TOMMY MANN WITH WINSTED, IS HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION MAY HAVE. MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU. HOPEFULLY I CAN DO THAT. TOMMY MANN, 500 WINSTEAD BUILDING. I'M HERE TONIGHT REPRESENTING MY CLIENT, WHO'S THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, AND THEY ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS THEIR NEW PROPOSED TENANT, ELLMERS. WHAT BRINGS US HERE TONIGHT IS A CHANGE IN TENANT FOR THE PROPERTY. OBVIOUSLY, FROM WHAT USED TO BE CLASSIC TILE AND PLASTERING TO WHAT WE HOPE WILL BECOME ELMERS HVAC AND PLUMBING REPAIR COMPANY. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEIR OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR YOU, GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH WE DID, AND THEN OUR WHOLE TEAM IS OBVIOUSLY PRESENT IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. BUT HERE'S THE SITE AND I'LL START DESCRIBING SOME OF IT BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE IT BETTER FROM THIS VIEW. BUT THE OUTSIDE STORAGE COMPONENT OF THIS, IF YOU LOOK TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE WHERE YOU SEE THE CANOPY THAT EXISTS TODAY, THAT'S WHERE THE VEHICLES FOR THE TECHNICIANS WILL PARK. THE FOLKS WHO WORK HERE ACTUALLY TAKE THEIR TRUCK HOME EVERY NIGHT, SO THE ENTIRE FLEET ISN'T STORED HERE. THERE WILL ONLY BE A FEW TRUCKS LEFT THERE DURING PERIODS WHEN WE ARE NOT AT FULL STAFFING, AND THEREFORE THOSE TRUCKS AREN'T ASSIGNED TO WORKERS. BUT OTHERWISE THE GUYS ACTUALLY TAKE THE CARS HOME AND THEN COME BACK TO WORK IN THEM THE NEXT DAY. SO THEY'LL NEVER BE MORE THAN PROBABLY A FEW OF THOSE THERE THAT STAY OVERNIGHT. WE'VE DESIGNATED 14 SPACES ON THE PLAN THAT FALL UNDERNEATH THAT CANOPY. THE SITE ALSO HAS A LARGE EXISTING KIND OF WAREHOUSE THAT YOU SEE APPENDED TO THE NORTH SIDE OF IT. THAT'S ABOUT 10,000FT². THE MATERIALS AND THE EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS WILL BE STORED IN THERE INDOORS. SO THE OUTSIDE COMPONENT IS REALLY PRIMARILY JUST THOSE VEHICLES PARKED UNDER THE CANOPY. MY CLIENT AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM ELMER'S JUST WENT OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, KNOCKED ON DOORS, HANDED OUT FLIERS, MET WITH SOME FOLKS TO DESCRIBE THE PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY. WE LEARNED A FEW THINGS THAT I'LL HIGHLIGHT. MOSTLY THAT SOME OF THE OPERATIONS OF CLASSIC TILE AND PLASTERING WERE SOMEWHAT OBNOXIOUS TO THE NEIGHBORS OVER THE YEARS, AND I'LL HIGHLIGHT WHY WE THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY BETTER FOR THEM. THOSE THAT WE REACHED AGREED. WE ACTUALLY GOT FOUR OF THEM TO SIGN LETTERS OF SUPPORT, WHICH I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT IF YOU WANT TO DISTRIBUTE THEM. I KNOW THEY DIDN'T COME IN ON YOUR OFFICIAL FORMS, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE THEM, I'M HAPPY TO DO IT. BUT THEY'RE HERE AND I CAN HAND THOSE OUT. BUT WE DID THAT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE GREEN CHECKS REPRESENT THE FOLKS THAT WE GOT THE LETTERS FROM. WE FOUND SOME THINGS THEY WANTED. WEEDS CLEARED OFF THE FENCE. SO WE HAD THAT DONE THIS WEEK. THERE'S SOME FENCE REPAIRS THAT WE'VE AGREED TO DO. SO THEY'VE ESTABLISHED A GOOD RAPPORT WITH THE NEIGHBORS. INITIALLY. OVERALL, I THINK WHAT THE NEIGHBORS LIKE ABOUT THE PROPOSAL, AND THIS IS A LITTLE COMPARE AND CONTRAST FOR YOU ON THE NORTH IS THE SITE ON THE NORTH, ON THE TOP OF THE SLIDE IS WHAT THE SITE LOOKED LIKE WHEN CLASSIC TILE AND PLASTERING WAS OPERATING. SO THEY STORED HEAVIER MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR BUSINESS OUTDOOR ON PALLETS. OBVIOUSLY, THOSE MATERIALS WERE MOVED AROUND BY FORKLIFTS AND TRUCKS, WHICH CREATED DUST AND NOISE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WHEREAS WHEN ELMER'S, IF THEY BEGAN OPERATING HERE, ALL OF THAT STUFF GOES AWAY. THEY DON'T HAVE MATERIALS THAT ARE STORED OUTSIDE, THEY WON'T BE FORKLIFTING MATERIALS AND CREATING NOISE AND DUST AND THE THINGS THAT RESULTED FROM THE PREVIOUS [00:10:07] BUSINESS THERE. BUT IT IS A DIFFERENT USE. SO, IT REQUIRES A NEW CUP, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE TIED TO THE SITE PLAN. BUT HOPEFULLY THOSE HIGHLIGHTS GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHY WE THINK THIS IS A LESS INTENSE, MORE NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDLY USE ON A TOUGH SITE WITH AN OLD BUILDING THAT'S BEEN THERE SINCE THE 80S THAT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF FRONTAGE, AND THIS WILL BE A GOOD SMALL BUSINESS THAT WILL ACTUALLY SERVE THE COMMUNITY, CREATE A FEW JOBS AND BE A RESPONSIBLE NEIGHBOR. SO ELMER'S REPRESENTATIVES, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LANDLORD ARE PRESENT. IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. QUESTIONS. SO ON THE NORTH SIDE YOU HAVE PARKING THERE, WHICH WILL BE TRUCKS USED IN COMMERCIAL BUILDING. RIGHT. SO THEY HAVE THE BACKUP ALARMS AND ALL THAT. WHAT TIME DO Y'ALL USUALLY OPERATE? THEY DON'T HAVE BEEP. THEY DON'T BEEP. THEY'RE MORE LIKE VANS. THEY DON'T BEEP. SO IT'S A 9 TO 5 ESSENTIALLY OPERATION ON SITE. YOU CAN PLACE A CALL 24 HOURS A DAY IF YOU HAVE A PLUMBING OR HVAC EMERGENCY, BUT THE SITE WON'T BE STAFFED 24 HOURS. THOSE FOLKS ARE ON CALL. THEY'LL GET THE CALL AT HOME WHERE THEY HAVE THE VAN, AND THEY CAN COME OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IF YOU HAD AN EMERGENCY. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT A QUESTION. SO YOU'RE GOING TO PARK EXTRA VEHICLES THERE. BUT I ALSO SAW ONE OF YOUR SLIDES. SOMETHING ABOUT SCRAP METAL ALSO OR YEAH. SO WHERE WOULD THAT BE? WE DON'T STORE SCRAP METAL HERE, BUT OCCASIONALLY. RIGHT. IF YOUR FURNACE GOES BAD AND THEY REPLACE IT, THEY'LL PULL IT OUT AND THEY'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE SITE. AND THERE ARE TWO SPOTS THAT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THEM ON THIS. THERE'S KIND OF CONCRETE BUILT IN AREAS THAT CLASSIC TILE AND PLASTERING USED. THEY'LL PUT IT THERE AND THEY'LL GET PICKED UP THAT DAY AND TAKEN OFF. UNLESS IT COMES BACK LATE. THEN IT MAY GET PICKED UP THE NEXT MORNING, BUT IT WILL NOT BE STORED OUT THERE WITH ANY SORT OF PERMANENCE. AND THAT'S NOT EVERY JOB. OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE ALL HAD AN AIR CONDITIONING REPAIRMAN AT OUR HOUSE. THEY DON'T ALWAYS, THANKFULLY, HAVE TO RIP OUT THE FURNACE. BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, YES, WE GET IT OUT OF THE CLIENT'S HOME, BRING IT BACK HERE, AND THEN HAVE IT SHIPPED OFF. SO THE ONLY OUTDOOR STORAGE WILL BE THE VEHICLES. CORRECT. AND THEN IT'LL ONLY BE WHEN WE'RE NOT FULLY STAFFED. OTHERWISE THE GUYS TAKE THEM HOME AT NIGHT. BUT THERE'S ONLY ABOUT A TOTAL OF 30 VANS FOR THE WHOLE FLEET. IF WE'RE FULLY STAFFED, THEY'LL BE GONE EVERY NIGHT. IF WE'RE NOT FULLY STAFFED, THERE MIGHT BE 5 OR 6 THAT STAY THERE. OKAY. THE PARKING AREA THAT'S TO THE WEST. IT'S. DO YOU PLAN TO REPAVE THAT? IT'S IN PRETTY ROUGH SHAPE RIGHT NOW. WE'RE JUST LEAVING IT AS OPEN SPACE BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY NEED IT. WE HAVE PLENTY OF PARKING FOR OUR FOLKS ON THE PAVED AREA. SO IT'S DESIGNATED. THIS IS THIS IS THE PAVED AREA TO THE WEST RIGHT WHERE THEY HAVE WHERE CLASSIC TALENT PLASTERING IN THIS AREA HAS THE MATERIALS OUTSIDE. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? NO, NO. TO THE SOUTH OF THAT. TO THE SOUTH WHERE THEIR CARS ARE PARKED. YEAH. NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO. WELL, I DON'T WANT TO MISSPEAK. I DON'T THINK WE'RE PLANNING TO UTILIZE THAT AREA AT ALL EITHER. WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT AS IS. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT WHERE YOU SEE THE GREEN START TO POP UP. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE UTILIZING PARKING EITHER. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE NOT WHERE THE GREEN IS, BUT WHERE THE PAVED AREA IS. YEAH, IT'S PAVEMENT MAY BE SLIGHTLY GENEROUS. IT'S COMPACTED GRAVEL, BUT YOU CAN, IT'S HARD, YOU COULD PARK ON IT, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO UTILIZE IT FOR PARKING. I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY DESIGNATED AS OPEN AREA ON OUR SITE PLAN AND ON THE SITE PLAN WHERE IT SAYS PROPOSED OPEN SPACE. RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST LIKE GRASS, WEEDS, WHATEVER IS THAT, IS THAT HOW IT'S GOING TO STAY? YEAH, I MEAN I DON'T WE'RE NOT GOING TO PROGRAM A POCKET PARK OR ANYTHING, RIGHT? BUT WE'VE ALREADY CLEANED IT UP. WE HAD LANDSCAPE CREWS OUT THERE THIS WEEK, AND IT'LL JUST BE MAINTAINED IN A MUCH BETTER APPEARANCE THAN IT WAS PREVIOUSLY. BUT IT'S NOT REALLY AN AMENITY FOR THE EMPLOYEES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR STAFF. DOES IS THERE ARE THERE ANY LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS? THERE ARE MINIMUM LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS AND IT MET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS AT THE TIME, IT WAS INITIALLY DEVELOPED WITH THE ORIGINAL CUP FOR CLASSIC TILE AND PLASTERING. I DO KNOW THAT THEY HAD SEVERAL EXCEPTIONS AT THE TIME TO THE LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS WHICH WOULD RUN WITH THE PROPERTY. OKAY. THANK YOU. JASON. ANY QUESTIONS? NO OTHER QUESTIONS. SO I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THAT IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN EYESORE. I MEAN, IT DOESN'T LOOK REAL NICE. YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE IT FROM NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, BUT IF YOU DRIVE BACK AROUND IT AND I'M A LITTLE BIT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT MEETS WHAT WAS REQUIRED AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS BUILT, BUT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO IMPROVE IT. [00:15:01] SURE. TRY TO GET THE BEST VIEW OF IT. SO THE NORTH SIDE OF IT IS OBVIOUSLY THE MOST IMPORTANT SIDE, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT BACKS UP TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. TO YOUR POINT, YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE IT FROM NORTHWEST HIGHWAY. SO THERE IS A LARGE FENCE THERE. IT'S SECTIONS OF IT ARE IN DISREPAIR. WE'VE ALREADY REPAIRED A SECTION OF IT, AND SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS WE MET WITH ASKED US TO MAKE FURTHER REPAIRS, WHICH WE ARE DOING. THEY ALSO HAD OVERGROWN WEEDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT POPPING THROUGH IT THAT WE CLEARED OUT THIS WEEK. THERE'S ACTUALLY SOME PRETTY MATURE TREES AND OTHER LANDSCAPING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT FENCE. THAT IS PROVIDING A NICE BUFFER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY, SO WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO DISTURB THOSE. SO IMPROVING THE FENCE, CLEANING UP WHAT'S THERE ARE THE PRIMARY IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT SENSITIVE AREA. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING AT THE ENTRY OR SOMETHING, IF THAT'S THE PREFERENCE. I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT IT DOES A TON FOR THE NEIGHBORS. BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING NOT JUST THE NEIGHBORS. IT'S ALSO NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, IN WHICH YOU SEE BEHIND BANK OF THE WEST. AND AS YOU GO AROUND THERE, I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE DOING SOME OF THE NEEDED REPAIRS, BUT I DON'T SEE MUCH BEAUTIFICATION, I GUESS, IS WHAT I WOULD SAY, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT UNNERVING TO ME, JUST FOR WHATEVER THAT'S WORTH. YEAH. WE'RE HAPPY TO BEEF UP THE LANDSCAPING. WE'LL INTRODUCE LANDSCAPING IN SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE'RE LEAVING OPEN, OBVIOUSLY CLASSIC TALENT PLASTERING DIDN'T BECAUSE THEY WERE STORING THINGS THERE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO UTILIZE THAT AREA. SO SOME NEW HEDGES, SOME IMPROVED GROUND COVER, THINGS LIKE THAT OR A PIECE OF PROPERTY. YES IT IS. IT'S LARGE AND IT'S AWKWARDLY SHAPED AND WEIRDLY CONFIGURED FROM THE STREET. SO IT'S WE'RE KIND OF EXCITED WE FOUND A TENANT, TO BE HONEST. SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE REALLY NOT USING THE WESTERN. ALMOST HALF OF IT PRETTY MUCH. AND SO YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LEAVE THAT AS IS NOT USE IT, BUT JUST KIND OF KEEP IT MOWED AND CHECK THE WEEDS. AND OTHER THAN, I GUESS, THAT LITTLE CONCRETE ENCLOSURE THAT MIGHT BE USED FOR TEMPORARY. YES. THAT'S CORRECT. THE REST OF THAT JUST GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO PUT ANY GREEN OR JUST KIND OF LET IT STAY NATURAL AND OR WHAT. WELL, I THINK WE CAN CERTAINLY TRY TO GET SOD OR PLANTINGS IN THERE. OBVIOUSLY IT COULDN'T GROW FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS THAT THEY WERE STORING STACKS OF TILE AND STONE AND EVERYTHING ELSE OUT THERE. WE WON'T HAVE THAT IMPEDIMENT NOW. SO I DON'T THINK IT'S A PROBLEM FOR US TO TURF THAT UP AND TRY TO MAKE IT LOOK A LITTLE BETTER. IF THAT'S A CONDITION YOU CAN PLACE ON IT, THAT'S, THAT'S WE'RE NOT GOING TO UTILIZE IT. YOUR CHARACTERIZATION OF IT IS ACCURATE. IS THAT IS THAT FENCE LINE GOING TO STAY THERE. THAT INTERIOR FENCE LINE THAT KIND OF GOES ACROSS FROM THE BUILDING OR. OH, YOU MEAN JUST SOUTH OF THAT CONCRETE ENCLOSURE THERE? AS FAR AS I KNOW, THAT'S REMAINING, BUT YEAH, IT KEEPS THE SITE SECURE FOR THEM. AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WERE GOING TO MOVE THAT TO MORE OF THE EDGE OF THE PAVED AREA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT ALIGNS WITH THE DRIVEWAY FOR NOW. SO I THINK THE PLAN WAS TO LEAVE IT WHERE IT IS. BUT YEAH. I THINK THE POINT ABOUT LANDSCAPING AND SOME BEAUTIFICATION IS WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR YOU ALL, NOT JUST TO CONSIDER, BUT FOR YOU ALL TO DO. NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, OF COURSE, IS A VERY PROMINENT STREET HERE IN OUR TOWN. AND BECAUSE YOU HAVE SOME FRONTAGE UP THERE WHERE THE MONUMENT SIGN IS. I THINK THE FRONTAGE ALL ALONG THERE NEEDS TO HAVE SOME VERY NICE ATTENTION. OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO NEED TO BE SPRINKLED AND NEEDS TO BE SOME TREES THAT ARE PLANTED THERE THAT WILL GROW UP AND ADD TO THE BEAUTY THE OPEN SPACE AT THE FRONT. IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE SOME GRASS PLANTED UP THERE. Y'ALL HAVE TO SPRINKLE THAT, TOO. AND I REALIZE THAT YOU ARE MINDFUL OF THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE TO THE NORTH OF YOU, AND YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE THAT IN OPEN SPACE AS WELL. AND I COMMEND YOU FOR THAT. SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO HAVE SOME ATTENTION TO THAT. BUT UP THERE ON THE NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, I THINK IT WOULD MAKE A STATEMENT AND IT WOULD SERVE YOUR TENANT WELL, THAT IT LOOKS NICE WHEN YOU DRIVE BY IT AND WHEN IT'S WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING INTO THE BUSINESS. THAT'S A GOOD COMMENT. YEAH. I HAVE A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS. LIGHTING. ARE YOU ADDING LIGHTING IN THE BACK? THAT WOULD BE. NO, DEFINITELY NOT IN THE BACK. OKAY. OKAY. REALLY? IT'S. YEAH. THEY'RE GOING TO OCCUPY THE EXISTING BUILDING. SO YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BRING BACK HVAC, YOU'RE GOING TO POTENTIALLY LEAVE THEM THERE, BUT THEY GET REMOVED EVERY DAY. IS THAT CORRECT? HOW ARE THEY? ARE YOU UNLOADING MANUALLY OR ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A CLAMP FORKLIFT? OR HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT? WE HAVE A WE HAVE A RECYCLING COMPANY THAT COMES IN. WE NEED TO COME UP TO THE MIC, SIR. HE'S ASKING SPECIFICALLY AND I'LL GET HIM TO ANSWER. BUT YOU'RE ASKING HOW DO WE GET IT OFF THE VAN INTO THE STORAGE AREA? AND SO DO YOU NEED EQUIPMENT TO GET IT OFF THE VAN INTO THE STORAGE AREA, OR DO YOU GUYS JUST PICK IT UP MANUALLY? THEY MANUALLY DO IT. [00:20:01] AND SO THEY COME AND GET IT. SO YOU WOULD BE OKAY THEN IF WE PUT SOME STIPULATIONS THAT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE REMOVED DAILY AND ON THE WEEKENDS SO THAT IT'S NOT BUILDING UP. AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW WE GOT A BUNCH OF, YOU KNOW, WITHIN. YEAH, WITHIN A DAY, JUST IF WE'RE WORD SMITHING, WHICH IS THE CURSE OF MY PROFESSION. BUT SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK AT 6 P.M. SO THE COMPANY DOESN'T PICK IT UP UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. YEAH. AND. YES. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN ISSUE THAT WITH THE VENDOR THAT RECYCLES AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, WE GOT A BUNCH OF PILE OF STUFF. CAN YOU DON'T MIND THEM PUTTING SOMETHING IN. WE DO NOT. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. WE WILL PICK IT UP AS QUICKLY AS OUR DAILY AND THEY'LL BE CLEARED OUT BY THE WEEKEND. OH, YEAH. AND THEY WON'T IT WON'T COME BACK EVERY DAY, RIGHT? IT DEPENDS ON IF THAT PARTICULAR JOB EVEN RESULTS IN A LARGE PIECE COMING BACK. BUT. YES. YEAH. YOU UNDERSTAND? I MEAN, THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THEN, YOU KNOW, NEXT THING WE GOT A PILE OF STUFF AND WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF ASSURANCE THAT IT WON'T THAT WON'T HAPPEN. YES, THAT IS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE. ANYONE ELSE? CERTAINLY LOOKS LIKE AN IMPROVEMENT JUST FOR THE TYPE OF BUSINESS THAT YOU'RE RUNNING OUT THE OUTSIDE STORAGE. SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A WIN FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? WE'RE DONE. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? YES, SIR. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, BEV MARTIN. 353 BANYAN. I'D LIKE TO SAY GOOD EVENING. I'M BEVERLEY MARTIN AND I'M A RESIDENT AT 353 BANYAN DRIVE. AND I'M REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE GENTLEMAN ACTUALLY CAME OUT TO MY PROPERTY. IT WAS ONE WEEKEND, AND THEY WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A HOMEOWNER'S SOCIETY SOMEONE THEY COULD SPEAK TO. I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS, BUT THEY WANTED TO KNOW MY CONCERNS, AND I SAID I HAD ACTUALLY BEEN A RESIDENT FOR 16 YEARS, AND POOL TILE MADE MY LIFE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT. AND THE NOISE USED TO START AT FOUR IN THE MORNING, SIX DAYS A WEEK. THE NOISE WOULD GO ON TILL WAY INTO 8:00 AT NIGHT OFTEN, AND THERE WERE TRUCKS BACKING INTO MY FENCE. I ACTUALLY HAVE PICTURES OF MY FENCE AND THE POLLUTION, THE NOISE, THE DUST, THE DAMAGE TO MY FENCE, AND THE FACT, MORE THAN ANYTHING WAS THAT I COULD NOT GO IN MY YARD. AND THAT REALLY USED TO BOTHER ME. ONCE THEY STARTED UP, I WOULD HEAR THESE TRUCKS. I'D HEAR THE REVERSING LIGHTS. THAT WAS IT. I JUST HAD TO GO TO THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE OR GET OUT THE HOUSE. SO I DISCUSSED WITH THEM. I SAID, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INDUSTRY THERE FOR ME, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE TRUCKS OR THE VEHICLES AWAY FROM THE FENCE, BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE'VE HAD SO MUCH DAMAGE. AND AS YOU HAVE SAID, WHEN YOU START UP VEHICLES, YOU'VE GOT FUEL THAT'S COMING BACK UP DUST. I'VE GOT A LOT OF POLLUTION THAT'S COME OVER THE FENCE OVER THE YEARS. AND I SAID WHEREVER POSSIBLE, IF YOU COULD LOCATE THOSE VEHICLES WELL AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL AREA. AND AGAIN, I'M GLAD THERE WAS MENTION AS WELL ABOUT THE WEEDS THAT HAVE ALSO ACCUMULATED AS WELL. BUT I CAN SAY THAT IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS. I WAS VERY SURPRISED WHEN THE COMPANY LEFT. I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE GOING, AND TO HAVE PEACE AND QUIET AND FULL ACCESS TO MY YARD IS A WONDERFUL THING. AND THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT I USED TO GO EVERY YEAR AND I WOULD GO TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND I WOULD JUST DESCRIBE AND TAKE INFORMATION TO TELL THEM I NEEDED A QUALITY OF LIFE REDUCTION ON MY PROPERTY TAXES, AND I WOULD GO TO THE CITY AND I WOULD GET THE NOISE VIOLATIONS. DEFINITELY. THEY WERE VIOLATING THOSE NOISES. THERE ARE CERTAIN TIMES YOU CAN HAVE INDUSTRIAL NOISE, AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT UP LIGHTING. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY PLANS. I DON'T THINK THEY DISCUSSED LIGHTING, BUT TO HAVE YOUR LIFE IMPACTED IS VERY DIFFICULT. SO MOST OF THE TIME THERE ARE VERY GOOD AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME A REDUCTION. BUT AGAIN, I DID MANAGE TO PULL UP OR GET FROM THE INTERNET REGULARLY THE TIMES THAT THEY WERE ALLOWED TO OPERATE THOSE LOUD VEHICLES, IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT. SO AGAIN, I WAS VERY PLEASED THAT THEY CAME TO MY PROPERTY AND THEY SAID WHO THEY WERE KNOCKED ON EVERYBODY'S DOOR AND JUST ASKED FOR OUR INPUT AND WE DISCUSSED OUR CONCERNS. SO DEFINITELY, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. IT'S NICE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. AND LET'S HOPE THAT THERE'S AN IMPROVEMENT. DEFINITELY NOISE AND ANYTHING AT ALL. I THINK MY NEIGHBOR SAID MANY YEARS AGO THEY GOT THE EPA IN. IT WAS SO BAD BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU WONDER EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF CHEMICALS ARE THERE IF THERE'S BEEN A CEMENT COMPANY THERE OVER THE YEARS. AND I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING I WANTED TO SAY. BUT LET'S HOPE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE AN IMPROVEMENT. AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'VE HAD THIS OPEN MEETING TO SHARE OUR THOUGHTS. [00:25:03] AND I'VE GOT PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY FENCE IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE IT AS WELL. IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN DAMAGED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE A QUESTION, MAYOR. COUNCILOR, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE APPLICANT A QUESTION ABOUT THE HOURS OF OPERATION, SPECIFICALLY OTHER THAN AN EMERGENCY CALL, WHAT TIME DO THE EMPLOYEES GENERALLY ARRIVE AT WORK IN THEIR VEHICLES? ROUGHLY 9 TO 5? YES, SEVEN. FIVE. 7 TO 5. 7 TO 5. YEAH, BUT THOSE FOLKS WOULD JUST BE ARRIVING IN THEIR REGULAR CAR AND GOING INSIDE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? NO, SIR. THE OTHER CORRESPONDENCE, WE HAD TWO TOTAL LETTERS OF OPPOSITION. MR. CHAIRMAN, WE NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CLOSE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CLOSED. MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL. CLOSE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED ON CU 24-28. PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ON CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CU 24-29 AND SPECIAL USE PERMIT SU24-03. [4. Conditional Use Permit CU24-29 and Special Use Permit SU24-03 (Great Wolf Lodge Entryway) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by Huitt Zollars requesting a conditional use permit to amend the previously approved site plan CU23-37 (Ord. 2024-009) to add a vestibule to the front entrance, remove two architectural features and add an outdoor adventure trail. This request is specifically to revise the main entry to include entry and exit lanes and barrier gates. The special use permit is to allow payment for parking. The subject property is located at 100 Great Wolf Lodge Drive and is currently zoned “CC”, Community Commercial District.] THIS IS A GREAT WOLF LODGE ENTRYWAY. ERICA MAROHNIC. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO AMEND A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN FROM CONDITIONAL USE 2437 FOR A PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTER. THIS REQUEST IS SPECIFICALLY TO REVISE THE MAIN ENTRY TO INCLUDE ENTRY AND EXIT LANES AND BARRIER GATES. THIS REQUEST IS ALSO FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW PAYMENT FOR PARKING. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 100 GREAT WOLF LODGE AND ZONED CC COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, AND DEVELOPED AS THE GREAT WOLF LODGE RESORT. ON MAY 21ST, 2019, CITY COUNCIL DID APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE AND SPECIAL USE REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR THE ADDITION OF A GATED ENTRY SECURITY GUARD BUILDING AND TO ALLOW FOR PAID PARKING. HOWEVER, THIS WAS NEVER CONSTRUCTED AND IT EXPIRED IN 2020. WITH THIS REQUEST, THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO ESTABLISH SIX GATED BARRIER ENTRIES AND EXIT LANES. THE WESTERNMOST LANES, GREAT WOLF DRIVE, WILL HAVE FOUR GATED BARRIER LANES TO ENTRY LANES AND TWO EXIT LANES. THE APPLICANT ALSO PROPOSES PAY FOR PARKING AT THE BARRIER GATES. THE PAY DEVICES AND BARRIER GATES ARE APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET IN HEIGHT. NO OTHER CHANGES ARE PROPOSED AT THIS TIME TO THE SITE PLAN OR THE EXTERIOR OF THE EXISTING RESORT. THE APPLICANT, MR. KEVIN CARLSON AND CHRIS DIX, ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS EITHER THE COMMISSION OR COUNCIL MAY HAVE. ALL RIGHT. MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BLAKE FORD GREAT. WOLF LODGE, ONE HUNTER DRIVE. GREAT WOLF DRIVE. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF GREAT WOLF LODGE TO SEEK APPROVAL TO MODIFY THE FRONT ENTRYWAY AND FRONT DRIVE TO GREAT WOLF LODGE TO ADD PARKING GATES. AS WE'VE DISCUSSED, THERE WILL BE THREE ENTRY AND THREE EXIT. THESE WILL BE AUTOMATIC GATES. WE'VE ENGAGED WITH THE MOTTO MICHIGAN, WHICH IS ONE OF THE PREMIER PARTNERS IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGY AND PARKING GATES FOR THIS PROCESS. A LITTLE BIT ON AMANO MCGANN. THEY'VE GOT 5000 SITES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES VERY VERSED IN THE SPACE IN TERMS OF PARKING GATES AT HOTELS AND RESORTS, PARTNERS WITH OUR NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET AT THE GAYLORD AS WELL. WE APPROACHED AMANO MCGANN AT THE BEGINNING OF 2023 FOR THE ENTIRE RESORT BRAND. ACROSS OUR ENTIRE BRAND, WE'VE GOT TEN LOCATIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OR HAVE COMPLETED ADDING PARKING GATES. GRAPEVINE IS ONE OF THE LOCATIONS THAT HAS BEEN WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS AT THE SAME TIME. THE HOPE IS TO MOVE ALONG WITH THIS PROCESS AND HAVE THE PARKING GATES INSTALLED POTENTIALLY STILL THIS YEAR. SOME OF THE OVERVIEWS ON THE SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE WITH THESE PARKING GATES, THEY'LL INTEGRATE DIRECTLY WITH OUR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. GUESTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE THEIR WRISTBANDS THAT THEY CURRENTLY USE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE GUEST ROOM DOORS. THEY'LL BE ABLE TO USE THOSE AT THE GATES TO ENTER AND EXIT THROUGH THE PROPERTY AS MUCH TIME AS THEY'D LIKE. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ALLOW OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ACCESS THROUGH THE GATES USING THEIR STROBES. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE AUTO HEIGHT DETECTION SYSTEMS TO ALLEVIATE ANY BACKUPS WITH LARGE DUMPSTER VEHICLES OR SHIPMENT VEHICLES THAT WILL BE ARRIVING TO THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. REALLY, THE PROJECT KICKED OFF IN 2024. WE'VE WORKED EXTENSIVELY THROUGH HEWITT DOLLARS TO COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT WORKED. WE'VE LANDED ON THE PLAN THAT WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED IN 2019. REALLY, IT TALKS ABOUT ADJUSTING CURBING A LITTLE BIT TO ALLOW FOR ENOUGH WIDTH FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDER VEHICLES, AND IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT PLACING THEM FAR ENOUGH INTO THE PROPERTY SO THAT IT DOESN'T CREATE ANY BACKUP ONTO NORTHWEST HIGHWAY. AS WE'VE DISCUSSED, IT'S CREATING A TOTAL OF SIX LANES THREE ENTRY, THREE EXIT. [00:30:01] THIS IS FOR THOSE THAT ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY. THE UTMOST LANE IS THE ENTRY LANE. AND THEN THE MIDDLE LANE IS GOING TO BE AN EXIT LANE. AND THEN THE LANE ALL THE WAY ON THE RIGHT THERE IS OUR CONFERENCE CENTER DRIVE, WHERE THAT'S GOING TO HAVE AN ENTRANCE AND AN EXIT. AS DISCUSSED, THERE WILL BE ENOUGH ROOM. THERE'S GOING TO BE 15FT ON BOTH ENTRY AND EXIT FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDER AND LARGE VEHICLES TO PREVENT ANY SORT OF DELAY IN GETTING OUR FIRST RESPONDER VEHICLES INTO THE PROPERTY. JUST SEEKING FOR APPROVAL. IF YOU'RE USING THE 30 MINUTE GRACE PERIOD TO DROP OFF. DO YOU PULL A TICKET ANYWAY? AND THEN IT JUST HOW DO YOU PUBLICIZE THAT? SO IT'LL BE PUBLISHED? YEAH, IT'LL BE DISPLAYED AT THE GATES. SO THEN IT'S LIKE 0 TO 30. EXACTLY, EXACTLY. AND THEN IF THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE? YOU PRESS THE BUTTON I WAS RECENTLY TRAPPED IN A PARKING GARAGE IN OKLAHOMA CITY FOR HALF AN HOUR. YES, MA'AM. AS FOR LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE WE WERE TALKING TO, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY WERE, BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHERE WILL YOUR PEOPLE BE? INSIDE THE BUILDING OR SOMEWHERE REMOTELY. SO WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH AMANO MCGANN. SO THEY HAVE A CENTRALIZED CALL CENTERS THAT IS MONITORED 24 OVER SEVEN, THAT IS STAFFED ALL THE TIME, THAT WILL HAVE SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE OF THOSE GATES SPECIFICALLY. SO ANYTIME THERE IS A BACKUP, THEY'LL HAVE IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION FROM THE CALL CENTER TO ASSIST OUR GUESTS WITH ENTRY AND LEAVING THE PROPERTY. ON TOP OF THAT, WE ALSO HAVE 24/7 SERVICE ON PROPERTY IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY STAFF THAT WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST SO REMOTELY. SOMEONE WOULD BE ABLE TO JUST LIFT THE GATE. IF IT DOESN'T, IF IT WASN'T WORKING. YEP. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTION. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I'M JUST. THE ROAD THAT GOES AROUND TO THE BACK. WILL IT BE UNDER A GATE? THERE WILL BE A GATE ADDED TO THAT. THAT ONE AS WELL. PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING TO A CONVENTION OR A MEETING THERE THAT'S NOT A TENANT. HOW WILL THEY ACCESS THE PROPERTY? SO THEY'LL GET THERE. SO THEY'LL PULL A TICKET AND THEN, DEPENDING ON THEIR CONTRACT WITH THE PROPERTY, WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEIR TICKET IS VALIDATED. SO THEY'LL HAVE TO COME IN. YEAH. YEP. WELL ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MINIMUM TIME IF YOU IF YOU'RE DRIVING. AND WE JUST STAYED THERE RECENTLY IF YOU'RE DROPPING SOMEBODY OFF. YEP. SO YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR WRISTBANDS YET. YOU'RE JUST COMING IN TO DROP PEOPLE OFF. IS THERE A CHARGE FOR THAT? RIGHT NOW, OUR TYPICAL POLICY ACROSS THE BRAND IS 30 MINUTES. TO ALLOW FOR PEOPLE TO DO EXACTLY THAT, AS WELL AS ANY DELIVERIES THAT ARE COMING IN AND OUT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. AND YOU STILL HAVE A BREAK IN THE MEDIAN SUCH THAT PEOPLE CAN U-TURN IF ONCE THEY GET TO THE GATE, IF THEY DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH, THEY CAN GET OUT WITHOUT BACKING UP THE TRAFFIC. ABSOLUTELY. SO ON THE NORTH AND NORTH SIDE OF THAT FIRST BOX ON THE LEFT, THERE WILL STILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT U-TURN. OKAY. WITH THE SECURITY GATES, I'M SURE CAR THEFT IS AN ISSUE IN ALL HOTELS, ESPECIALLY OUTDOOR WITHOUT GATES. I MEAN, I'M SURE THERE'S A STUDY THAT SHOWS THAT THIS IS THIS WILL MAKE IT MUCH SAFER FOR THE GUESTS THAT ARE STAYING AT YOUR HOTEL. ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT IS ABSOLUTELY A PROBLEM, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WE'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH IN THE PAST. IT'S HAPPENED HALF A DOZEN TIMES THIS YEAR WHERE WE'VE HAD DAMAGE THEFT TO VEHICLES. SO IT ABSOLUTELY DO THAT. WE'LL PARTNER THAT WITH SOME OTHER TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF LICENSE PLATES AND, AND ALWAYS USE THAT TO SUPPORT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IN THAT RESPONSE. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. YOU HAVE A CIRCULATION PERCOLATION MAP. IT'S JUST HARD FOR ME TO ENVISION. IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE MAKING IT A COMPOUND. THE GAYLORD HAS THIS, BUT YOU CAN STILL CIRCULATE THROUGH THE PROPERTY FREE. YOU'RE NOT EVEN GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY UNLESS YOU GO TO THE FRONT GATE AND GET A WRISTBAND. NO. YOU CAN. HE JUST SAID THAT YOU CAN GO IN. AND AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT THERE LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES, IT'S FREE. OKAY. SO YOU GET A TICKET IF YOU STILL GOT TO GO IN AND GET IT. NO, YOU GET A TICKET FROM THE FROM THE GATE. AND THEN WHEN YOU COME OUT, YOU SCAN YOUR TICKET AND YOU GET A TICKET. CORRECT. AND THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY IF YOU LEAVE WITHIN 30 MINUTES. CORRECT. SO THE TICKET IS IT'S NOT JUST A WRISTBAND THEN. NO, NO. SO THE WRISTBAND IS A SECONDARY USE FOR GUESTS THAT ARRIVE. ONCE THEY GET THEIR WRISTBANDS, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO COME AND GO USING THE WRISTBANDS. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR. WELL, I STILL HATE TO SEE THE WHIPS GO. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT DISTINGUISHES. [00:35:02] THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY LIKES WHEN THEY COME THERE. I THINK YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE. AND WHEN YOU DECIDE THAT YOU DID, YOU COME BACK AND TELL ME, OKAY, IT'S A BIG MISTAKE. IT'S A PICTURE OPPORTUNITY. IT'S WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM EVERY OTHER HOTEL IN THIS COUNTRY. YES, SIR. AND TO TEAR THEM DOWN IS A GREAT MISTAKE. WE DO HAVE A NEW STATUE THAT I'M EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU. IT'S THE FRONT ENTRANCE. YOU CAN SEE IT FROM THE HIGHWAY. IT'S THE BEST ADVERTISEMENT AND THE CHEAPEST YOU HAVE. IT'S A MISTAKE. I'VE NEVER SEEN CORPORATE AMERICA MAKE SO MANY MISTAKES TRYING TO MAKE A BETTER MOUSETRAP. AND THEY COST THEMSELF MONEY. AND A LOT OF TIMES IT PUTS THEM OUT OF BUSINESS. IT'S A MISTAKE. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO IT. YOU'RE THE OWNER. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW IT'S A MISTAKE. ABSOLUTELY. APPRECIATE THAT. AND I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL OF THE GREAT WOLF LODGES. THIS ONE, IT REALLY WAS THE BEST BECAUSE IT'S DISTINGUISHED. YOU COULD SEE IT FOREVER. AND YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT AWAY. SAD, SAD DAY. SO THE NEW WOLF THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PUT IT? IT'S RIGHT NEXT. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE FRONT ENTRYWAY. IT'S NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. NO. SO IT'S SO THE I'M SORRY, THE VESTIBULE, THE FRONT ENTRANCE INTO THE HOTEL, AND IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE GROUND. YEP. AND HOW TALL IS IT? IT'S. I THINK IT'S SCHEDULED TO BE OVER 20FT TALL. OKAY. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A WOLF OUT BY THE HIGHWAY WHERE YOU TURN IN TO GO IN THERE. WE WILL NOT. NO. NOT GOING TO HAVE A WOLF ON THE SIGN OR ANYTHING. NO, Y'ALL NEED TO RETHINK ALL THAT. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR ERICA. DIDN'T WE ALREADY APPROVE THIS? BUT NOT THE PARKING. BUT DIDN'T WE ALREADY APPROVE THIS? THE WOLVES? YES. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAD THE SAME CONVERSATION THEN, TOO. I KNOW, I REMEMBER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? NO, SIR. ANY CORRESPONDENCE? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN. WE NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOVE TO CLOSE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. THE COMMISSION CLOSED. MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL MOVED CLOSE. SECOND FAVOR. ALL OPPOSED. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. [5. Conditional Use Permit CU24-34 (Vidorra) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by Milkshake Concepts requesting a conditional use permit to amend the previously approved site plan CU22-22 (Ord. 2022-039) for a planned commercial center to allow the possession, storage, retail sales of on- and off- premise consumption of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, and mixed beverages), outdoor dining, outdoor speakers and a 38-foot pole sign in conjunction with a restaurant. This request is specifically to modify the existing floor plan to relocate alcohol storage and revise exterior building elevations. The subject property is located at 700 West State Highway 114 and is currently zoned “HC”, Highway Commercial District.] I'LL SEE YOU. 24-34. ERICA. THIS REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS TO AMEND THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH CONDITIONAL USE 2222. THIS REQUEST IS SPECIFICALLY TO MODIFY THE EXISTING FLOOR PLAN OF THE RESTAURANT, TO RELOCATE ALCOHOL STORAGE AND REVISE EXTERIOR BUILDING ELEVATIONS TO ENCLOSE THE EXISTING OUTDOOR DINING AREA. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 700 WEST STATE HIGHWAY 114 AND ZONED HC HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. IT WAS FORMERLY THE HOFBRAU STEAK AND GRILL HOUSE. THE APPLICANT WILL REVISE THE FLOOR PLAN, SHIFTING THE ALCOHOL POINT OF SALE AREA AND REVISE THE WALL SIGNAGE OF THE EXISTING HOFBRAU STEAK AND GRILL HOUSE TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW RESTAURANT, VIDORA. IN ADDITION TO FLOOR PLAN CHANGES, THE APPLICANT WILL ENCLOSE THE EXISTING 1300 SQUARE FOOT OUTDOOR DINING AREA AND REVISE THE WEST BUILDING ELEVATION. OVERALL, THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN WITH THE EXPANSION CAN ACCOMMODATE 363 OCCUPANTS. 123 PARKING SPACES ARE REQUIRED. THERE ARE AN EXISTING 145 ON SITE. TWO OUTDOOR SPEAKERS ARE ALSO PROPOSED AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE RESTAURANT, WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 115FT TO THE WEST. STATE HIGHWAY 114. PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE FIVE OUTDOOR SPEAKERS ON THE OUTDOOR PATIO, WHICH IS NOW PROPOSED TO BE FULLY ENCLOSED. THERE IS ALSO AN EXISTING POLE SIGN 38FT TALL, WHICH WILL REMAIN AND BE REFACED WITH THE FEDORA. CORPORATE IMAGES. THE APPLICANT, MR. JAMES FOWLER WITH MILKSHAKE CONCEPTS, IS HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION, AND HE IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU BOTH MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. HELLO, GUYS. JAMES FOWLER, 4000 ELM STREET. DALLAS, TEXAS. THIS WILL BE OUR FIFTH LOCATION HERE IN THE DFW AREA WITH FIVE MORE THAT WE LOOK TO. EXPAND. ALSO, WE'VE ALSO EXPANDED THE NATIONAL MARKET AND LOOKING TO GO TO SCOTTSDALE AS WELL. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM WHAT SHE EXPLAINED, VERY LITTLE TO BE DONE ON THE OUTSIDE. WE ARE LOOKING. TO ENCLOSE THE PATIO, TO MAKE IT FULLY ENCLOSED SO THERE WON'T BE ANY REALLY OUTDOOR SEATING. THE TWO SPEAKERS THAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT, THOSE ARE REALLY JUST KIND OF UNDER MOUNTED SPEAKERS THAT GO UNDERNEATH THE ENTRYWAY OF A RESTAURANT, REALLY, JUST FOR SOME BACKGROUND MUSIC AS YOU WERE TO WALK UP TO, TO THE ENTRYWAY. OTHER THAN THAT, FEDORA IS A TEX-MEX RESTAURANT. IT'S REALLY FROM I SPENT SIX MONTHS IN GUADALAJARA JUST TRYING TO PICK OUT THE BEST THAT I COULD POSSIBLY BRING BACK TO TEXAS WITH ME. AND SO IT IS A LOT OF A LOCAL GUADALAJARA FOOD, ALSO MIXED WITH TEX-MEX AS WELL. SO YOU'VE STILL GOT TO HAVE YOUR BURRITOS, BUT THOSE DON'T COME FROM MEXICO, SO WE DO A LOT OF INTERESTING. WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON HOSPITALITY AND OBVIOUSLY OUR FOOD, OUR QUESO COMES OUT BOILING ON A 400 DEGREE MOLCAJETE A BOWL THAT STAYS BOILING AT YOUR TABLE FOR 45 MINUTES. [00:40:09] AND SO IT REALLY JUST AN EXPERIENCE OF FOOD AND REALLY JUST A FUN PLACE. SO ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. TALK TO ME ABOUT THE OUTDOOR SPEAKERS. I KNOW WE GET INTO ISSUES WITH SPEAKERS WITH OTHER APPLICANTS. I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT SPEAKERS, FOR SPEAKERS SAKE, AT LEAST THE OTHER ONES HAD PEOPLE OUTSIDE DURING THE TIME IS. I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. SO THIS WOULD BE A BASICALLY A SIX INCH SPEAKER THAT GOES ON UNDER THE FACADE OF THE ACTUAL ENTRYWAY ITSELF. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT. I'M JUST NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NECESSITY OF THAT IS, REALLY. JUST AGAIN, AS YOU WERE TO WALK UP TO THE RESTAURANT. IT STARTS THE EXPERIENCE, IF YOU WILL, RIGHT? THE EXCITEMENT OF WALKING IN AND YOU KNOW YEAH, IT'S REALLY JUST BACKGROUND. IT'S VERY LOW VOLUME. IT DOESN'T HAVE A IT DOESN'T PROJECT A LOT OF NOISE, A LOT OF SOUND. OTHER QUESTION. QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS I USED TO GO THERE A LOT WHEN IT WAS HOFBRAU. AND I LOVED SITTING OUTSIDE. SO. SO THIS IS REALLY GOING TO HAVE ANY OUTSIDE AREA AT ALL. SO REALLY IS WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE TAKEN THE WE'VE TAKEN THAT PATIO SPACE AND JUST KIND OF INCORPORATED IT WITH THE INSIDE. IT WILL STILL BE AN OPEN AIR ENVIRONMENT, BUT IT'LL BE COMPLETELY CLIMATIZED. GOT IT. SO THANK YOU. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. LOSE THAT. I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE PATIO EITHER. NO, ABSOLUTELY. IT'S A BIG FOCAL POINT IN ALL OF OUR RESTAURANTS FOR SURE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THE MENU LOOKS GREAT. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT. YEAH, A LOT OF HARD WORK AND SWEAT WENT INTO THAT. I THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT. I KNOW THERE'S YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT SHORT OF MEXICAN RESTAURANTS, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY DIFFERENT. AND I THINK THAT WILL DEFINITELY STAND OUT, SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY I THINK WILL REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? SIR? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? NO, SIR. ANY CORRESPONDENCE? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. MR. CHAIRMAN, MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOVE TO CLOSE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? CLOSE. MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL. MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ON CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. [6. Conditional Use Permit CU24-35 (Classic Chevrolet) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by Speed Fab-Crete requesting a conditional use permit to amend the previously approved site plan CU21-24 (Ord. 2021-055) for a planned commercial center for an automotive dealership with sales and repair of new and used vehicles. This request is specifically to add one freestanding Level 3 electric vehicle, EV, charging station to the existing car dealership. The subject property is located at 2501 William D Tate Avenue and is currently zoned “CC”, Community Commercial District.] SEE YOU. 2435. CLASSIC CHEVROLET. ERIC, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO AMEND A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH CONDITIONAL USE 2124 FOR A PLANNED COMMERCIAL CENTER FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SALES AND REPAIR OF NEW AND USED VEHICLES. THIS REQUEST IS SPECIFICALLY TO ADD ONE FREESTANDING LEVEL THREE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION TO THE EXISTING CAR DEALERSHIP. SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2501 WILLIAM TATE AVENUE AND A ZONED CC COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. WITH THIS REQUEST, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES INSTALLING ONE LEVEL THREE RAPID CHARGE EV ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION ON THE SUBJECT SITE. IT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 6.5FT IN HEIGHT, AND WILL BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO TWO EXISTING PARKING SPACES EAST OF AN EXISTING DRIVEWAY AND ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING FUEL CANOPY, WHICH IS LOCATED CENTER TO THE PROPERTY. THERE IS AN EMERGENCY SHUT OFF THAT WILL BE LOCATED IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY, AT THE REAR OF AN EXISTING EQUIPMENT ROOM. ALL OTHER USE SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOUND IN SUBSECTION 42 I. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE ARE MET WITH THE PROPOSED LAYOUT. NO OTHER CHANGES ARE PROPOSED AS PART OF THIS REQUEST. THE APPLICANT'S MR., BENTLEY DURANT AND DAVID BLACKWELL, ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COMMISSION OR COUNCIL MAY HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, DAVID BLACKWELL. SPEEDPAD FREED WITH BENTLEY DURANT. WE'RE HERE TO REQUEST THE USE OF ONE ADD ONE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION TO THE PROPERTY AT 2501 WILLIAM D TATE AVENUE AT THE MEDIUM DUTY TRUCK FACILITY. ANY QUESTIONS? OH, LET ME LET ME SAY SOME FUN STUFF FIRST. MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. AS YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TALKING TO YOU ALL ABOUT ELECTRIC CHARGERS A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR. SO LET ME GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF FACTS TO DATE. NOW THERE IS A TRUCK OUT THERE CALLED A BRIGHTDROP. YOU PROBABLY NEVER SEEN IT, BUT THINK ABOUT THE AMAZON TRUCK THAT'S DELIVERING PACKAGES TO YOUR DOORSTEP. USED TO BE WHEN YOU HEARD THAT AMAZON TRUCK COMING UP THE STREET, IT WAS A LOT LIKE THE GARBAGE TRUCK. IF YOU LIVE ON AN UPHILL SURFACE LIKE I DO, YOU COULD HEAR IT FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL, SHIFTING INTO GEAR AS IT GOT ALL THE WAY UP TO YOUR HILL. IT WOULD WAKE ME UP EVERY DAY. THESE ELECTRIC DELIVERY VEHICLES, THEY'RE QUIET ON OUR CITY STREETS. THEY DON'T BOTHER PEOPLE. THEY MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A HUM AS THEY GO BY. SOMETIMES. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. THIS COMMERCIAL SALES FACILITY IS TODAY HAS SOLD 165 OF THESE BRIGHTDROP EVS. [00:45:04] WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? WELL, I LIKE SELLING CARS. AND FOR CHEVY TO MAKE CARS, THE CURRENT RATIO IS FOR EVERY ONE OF THESE BRIGHTDROP DELIVERY VANS THEY SELL, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO PRODUCE 30 SILVERADOS TAHOES FULL SIZE TRUCKS AND SUVS. THAT'S GOOD FOR US. WE LOVE SELLING OUR FULL SIZE TRUCKS. WE LOVE SELLING OUR FULL SIZE SUVS. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND HERE DRIVE THOSE. SO HAVING SOLD 165 THIS YEAR, THAT'S 4950 THAT CHEVY'S ALLOWED TO MAKE, AND WE'RE ALL ALLOWED TO BUY AND DRIVE THANKS TO OUR WONDERFUL CAFE STANDARDS. THAT'S THE GAME WE'RE IN. THAT'S THE WAY THE RULES ARE. SO WE GOT TO FOLLOW THEM AND WE GOT TO HELP THIS THIS WORK. I'VE HEARD FROM CHEVY THE PENALTY. YEAH. THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR TRUCK COST. THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH IT COST YOU LAST TIME YOU PURCHASED. I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY COST TODAY. THEY CAN GET UP THERE. BUT THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR TRUCK COST. THE PENALTY FOR FAILING AND PRODUCING ONE TRUCK WITHOUT THESE CAFE CREDITS IS ABOUT $50,000. THAT'S GAME CHANGING. THAT'S INDUSTRY ENDING. IF WE DON'T SELL ENOUGH OF THESE, WE CAN'T SELL WHAT WE WANT. SO THAT'S WHAT THE GAME IS TODAY. THESE THINGS HAVE GIANT BATTERIES ON THEM, AND WE'D PREFER TO CHARGE LOW AND SLOW, JUST LIKE MY CROCK POT DOES, AND CHARGE THESE UP OVERNIGHT. BUT SOMETIMES WE NEED TO CHARGE A LITTLE BIT FASTER. THERE IS 170KW ON THESE BRIGHTDROP BATTERIES. ONE CHARGER CHARGING JUST ONE AT MAX SPEED IS GOING TO TAKE TWO HOURS. THAT'S THE SLOWEST I CAN GET AND STILL HAVE THEM AVAILABLE FOR A CUSTOMER IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, BUT JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY PURPOSES AND OTHERS WHO MIGHT BE IN NEED. WE CHOSE TO PUT IT AT OUR 24 HOUR ACCESS FACILITY BY OUR GAS STATION AND OUR MEDIUM DUTY TRUCK SHOP. THAT'S WHERE WE REPAIR THESE VEHICLES, THAT'S WHERE WE STAGE THEM. AND SO THE PUBLIC CAN MAKE USE OF THESE CHARGING SPOTS WHEN WE'RE NOT IN NEED OF THEM. IT'S JUST A GOOD CITIZEN THING TO DO. BUT THAT'S THE PLAN. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP SELLING THESE SO WE CAN SELL MORE OF WHAT WE LIKE TO SELL. QUESTIONS. UNDER THE FUEL CANOPY, HOW MUCH FUEL IS ACTUALLY THERE AND THEN HOW DO YOU ALL I MEAN DURING WINTER, YOU KNOW, WE GET THAT STATIC ELECTRICITY AND THE SHOCK AND ALL THAT. I MEAN IS THAT PRETTY SECURE AS FAR AS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE ELECTRIC VEHICLES WERE REALLY THEY'RE HARD TO PUT OUT. AND IF IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO A BUNCH OF FUEL, I ASSUME THAT WOULD BE, IT COULD BE. BUT I'M WHAT'S. SO THOSE ARE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS. IT'S THE SAME THING YOU'RE GOING TO FIND AT A REGULAR GAS STATION. OKAY. OH, WE SELL. WE USED TO SELL THE BIODIESELS. OUR GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO SUPPLY ALL THE FUELS THAT YOUR CHEVROLET TRUCK NEEDS. AND SO AT ONE POINT, WE WERE EVEN SELLING COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS. WE HAVE THE ONLY COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS OUTLET IN THE NORTH, DFW METROPLEX, ONE OF FEW. AND OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE BEGGED US NOT TO SHUT IT DOWN. SO WE HAVE THAT. IT'S ABOUT 50FT AWAY FROM WHERE THIS BRIGHTDROP CHARGER IS GOING TO BE. IS THAT ABOUT RIGHT? IS THAT RIGHT? 40 TO 50FT. IS THAT PRETTY STANDARD I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT NEEDS AS FAR AS THEY HAVE THE EMERGENCY SHUT OFFS THAT ARE REQUIRED. SO IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE YOU HIT THE SHUT OFF. YOU HAVE YOUR NOX BOXES SO THE FIRE CREW CAN SHUT OFF THE EV CHARGING STATION, AND THEN IT'S AN EV. YOU'RE GOING TO PULL IT OUT INTO THE STREET. FIRE HAS THEIR OWN SET OF PROCEDURES ABOUT THAT. WE'RE AWARE. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR ERICA, IF YOU DON'T MIND. ERICA, WE HAD JUST A CITY AND THE P&Z HAD APPROVED THE NEW ZONING FOR THE ELECTRICAL VEHICLES. AND IS THAT ALL IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS? AND. YES, MA'AM. YOU SPEAK TO THAT? YEAH. AND WE JANUARY 16TH OF THIS YEAR, COUNCIL AND COMMISSION CONSIDERED AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE. THERE WERE SEVERAL COMMERCIAL OR NON RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS WHERE WE ESTABLISHED WERE EV CHARGING STATIONS WOULD BE PERMISSIBLE WITH APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, INCLUDING THE ZONING DISTRICT THAT'S ON THIS PROPERTY. WE DEFINED EV CHARGING STATIONS, AND WE ESTABLISHED USE SPECIFIC STANDARDS THAT ARE IN SECTION 42 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND SUBSECTION I. JUST RECENTLY IN AUGUST, WE CAME BACK WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THAT SUBSECTION OR SORRY, CAME BACK TO WITH AN AMENDMENT TO SEVERAL OF THE ZONING DISTRICTS WHERE WE ALLOWED FOR EXCEPTIONS AT CAR DEALERSHIPS FOR LEVEL ONE AND TWO CHARGERS. BUT WITH THIS BEING A LEVEL THREE CHARGER, THEY STILL NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE REQUEST. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO THIS WILL NOT JUST BE FOR YOUR OWN VEHICLES. THIS WOULD ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE IF YOU'RE NOT USING IT FOR YOUR OWN BUSINESS. RIGHT. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? 24 HOURS? YES. THIS SECTION IS OPEN 24 HOURS TO SERVE AS A GAS FUELING STATION. [00:50:01] A CNG STATION, AND THIS WILL ADD EV CHARGING CAPABILITIES TO IT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? NO OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. BRAGGING RIGHTS AS BEING THE LARGEST DEALERSHIP IN THE COUNTRY. THIS SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR ONE LITTLE CHARGING STATION. ARE YOU SURE ONE'S GOING TO DO THE TRICK? WELL, FOR MOST OF OUR FLEET. AND WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO OUR TO STAFF LATER WITH A PLAN FOR, I BELIEVE, 16 SMALLER CHARGING STATIONS TO GO WHERE OUR INVENTORY IS. WE'LL CHARGE IT OVERNIGHT. WE'LL CHARGE IT LOW AND SLOW LIKE THE CROCK POT. I SAID YOU KNOW, OVERNIGHTS WHEN YOU GET THE BEST RATES, IT'S WHEN ERCOT HAS THE LEAST PROBLEM WITH YOU USING THAT EXCESS CAPACITY. AND IT JUST WORKS WELL FOR OUR BATTERIES AND EMISSIONS AND EVERYTHING WE DO. BUT WHEN YOU NEED SOMETHING FAST, THESE LEVEL THREES ARE THE WAY TO DO IT. AND THESE ARE BIG OLD BATTERIES ON THESE DELIVERY VEHICLES. SO WE WANTED TO HAVE ONE POINT WHERE WE CAN CHARGE THOSE. OKAY. I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT ERCOT HAS SOME EXCESS CAPACITY. I'M ALSO GLAD TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE SELLING GASOLINE VEHICLES. YOU MADE MY DAY WITH THAT. OH, IT'S OUR PRIDE AND JOY. WE JUST WANT TO DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO SO THAT WE CAN KEEP DOING WHAT WE LOVE TO DO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, SIR? ANY CORRESPONDENCE? NO, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. CLOSED THE MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL. MOVE TO CLOSE. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. WE GO TO ITEM EIGHT, THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. [8. Conditional Use Permit CU24-37 and Planned Development Overlay PD24-05 (Grapevine Faith Multipurpose Facility) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by City Council September 17, 2024 Page 3 Faith Christian, Inc requesting a conditional use permit to amend the previously approved site plan CU19-25 (Ord. 2013-33) to allow for a non-profit educational institution. This request is specifically to construct additional football field seating and an indoor multi-purpose facility. The applicant is also requesting a planned development overlay to deviate from but not limited to the maximum height from Section 15 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, No. 82-73. The subject property is located at 730 East Worth Street and is currently zoned “R-7.5”, Singlefamily District. ] SEE YOU. 2437. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN AS WELL AS THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY. PD 2405. GRAPEVINE. FAITH. ERICA MAROHNIC. THIS REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS TO AMEND THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN OF CONDITIONAL USE, 1925, FOR A NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TO CONSTRUCT A FOOTBALL FIELD, SEATING AREA, AND MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY. AS PART OF THIS REQUEST, THE APPLICANT IS ALSO ASKING FOR A PLAN DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY TO DEVIATE FROM HEIGHT REGULATIONS FOUND IN SECTION 15, THE R SEVEN AND A HALF SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT STANDARDS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 730 EAST WORTH STREET AND ZONED R SEVEN AND A HALF SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT, AND IS CURRENTLY HOME TO. GRAPEVINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. WITH THIS REQUEST, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY AND SEATING ON THE SUBJECT SITE. THE VISITOR BLEACHERS WILL BE BUILT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE EXISTING FOOTBALL FIELD. THE HOME SIDE BLEACHERS WILL BE REBUILT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND CONNECTED TO THE MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY. THE MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY WILL CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 64,000FT² OF INDOOR PRACTICE FIELD AND PRACTICE GYMS, A TWO STORY STRUCTURE APPROXIMATELY 26,000FT² THAT WILL INCLUDE LOCKER ROOMS, CONCESSIONS, RESTROOMS, A WEIGHT ROOM, TRAINING ROOMS, STAFF OFFICES, MEETING ROOMS, AND A PRESS BOX. AN EXISTING FIELD HOUSE WILL BE DEMOLISHED TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY TO DEVIATE FROM THE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS IN THE SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT. THIS IS BECAUSE THE FIELD HOUSE PRESS BOX IS PROPOSED TO BE TWO STORIES, WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE INDOOR PRACTICE FIELD BEING 56FT. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THE APPLICANT MR.. SORRY. DOCTOR SMITH, PRESIDENT OF FAITH CHRISTIAN, IS HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT TO YOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COMMISSIONER COUNCIL MAY HAVE. THANK YOU MADAM. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, P AND Z, THANK YOU. I'M BACK AGAIN. APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE WITH US THROUGH THE YEARS. THANK YOU. WE'RE HERE ASKING FOR THIS TONIGHT, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE BELIEVE IS A WIN-WIN. IT'S CERTAINLY BE A WIN FOR FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. AND AS I THINK YOU'LL SEE IN JUST A MOMENT, A WIN FOR OUR NEIGHBORS OVER ON AUSTIN STREET THAT WE'VE SPENT SOME TIME TALKING THROUGH. SO WHEN WE BUILT THE EXISTING STADIUM ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, WE SIMPLY RAN OUT OF MONEY. AND SO WE HAD THE BLEACHERS, THE SEATING FROM THE PREVIOUS STADIUM THAT WE REPURPOSED KIND OF SPUN THEM AROUND. AND OUR HOME FANS HAVE BEEN STARING AT THE SUN AS THEY REMIND ME SEVERAL TIMES EACH FALL. AND YOU MAY OR MAY NOT RECALL THAT WE HAD PLANNED TO BUILD HOME SEATING ON WHAT MANY WOULD SAY THE PROPER SIDE OF THE FIELD FACING BACK TO THE EAST. SO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WHEN WE STARTED RAMPING UP FOR ANOTHER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, THE BOARD ASKED ME TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO THE CURRENT SITE PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS [00:55:03] WHAT WE WANTED TO DO, KIND OF MAXIMIZE EVERY SQUARE FOOT OF SPACE THAT WE HAVE. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT WE CAME TO THE REALIZATION THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR A LET'S SEE, WE DON'T HAVE THIS ONE ON HERE, BUT A CORRIDOR THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY CONNECT ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS TOGETHER. SO I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW WHERE THE TUNNEL COMES THROUGH FROM THE DALLAS ROAD HIGH SCHOOL SIDE. AND IF YOU LOOK ALONGSIDE THE TRACK THERE, THIS PROPOSED PLAN WOULD KEEP HOME SEATING FACING THE SUN. I JUST LEFT MY SIXTH GRADE GRANDSON'S FOOTBALL GAME, AND AT HALFTIME THE SUN WAS BARELY GOING BEHIND THE TREE. BUT WE DO BELIEVE THIS IS A THE BEST LOCATION FOR US. SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE'RE LOOKING AT MOVING THE HOME SEATING OR KEEPING THE HOME SEATING WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS. THE PREVIOUS OR THE CURRENT CUP THAT WE HAVE SHOWS A 900 SEAT HOME SEATING STADIUM RIGHT UP AGAINST THE BACK OF THE BACKYARDS OF THE NEIGHBORS ON AUSTIN. SO WE WANT TO MOVE THAT THIS PLAN APPROVAL WOULD MOVE THAT AND KEEP THE HOME SEATING WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS. IT ALSO SHOWS THAT WE WOULD BE REDUCING THE TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY FROM THE APPROVED CUP. WE'RE WORKING WITH NOW FROM 1200 DOWN TO EITHER 1000 OR 1050 TOTAL. AND THEN FINALLY, ANOTHER IMPORTANT PIECE HERE IS THIS SHOWS A NET INCREASE OF ABOUT 20 PARKING SPOTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE AT THE END OF THIS BUILDING. THIS SHOWS A QUICK LANDSCAPE PLAN. OBVIOUSLY THE NECESSARY ISLANDS AND LANDSCAPE FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING. AND THEN ABOUT A 19 FOOT BARRIER DOWN THE DOWN THE EAST SIDE. THIS WOULD ALSO CAUSE US TO TAKE OUT WHAT SOMEONE HAS BRANDED AS THE LEGACY LIGHTS, AND THEIR THE OLD STADIUM LIGHTS ON THE EAST END OF THE ORIGINAL FOOTBALL FIELD THAT I'M SURE MANY OF YOU WENT TO SEE SOME GAMES WAY BACK IN THE DAY. SO WE HOSTED A MEETING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS ON AUSTIN STREET A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND THE FOUR MAJOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAD, WE TRIED TO RESPOND AND WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM. SO YOU MAY OR MAY NOT RECALL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID TO MEDIATE SOUND AS WELL AS VISIBILITY IS AGREE TO PLANT MATURE CEDAR TREES ALL THE WAY DOWN THE OUTSIDE OF THEIR FENCE. AND WE ALSO BUILT THE TEN FOOT SCREEN FENCE THAT'S THERE. WE CERTAINLY WANT TO CONTINUE HONORING THAT AS APPROVED IN THE PREVIOUS CUP. THE VISITOR BLEACHERS WOULD NOT BE ANY HIGHER THAN WHAT WAS APPROVED ALREADY. AND THE PARAPET WALL THAT WE HAD AGREED TO PUT IN WITH THE HOME SEATING WOULD CERTAINLY BE INCLUDED WITH THE WITH THE NEW VISITOR SIDE BLEACHERS. SOUND MITIGATION. IT'S STILL THE SAME. I MEAN, IT WOULD BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHAT THE CITY ORDINANCE IS. AND AGAIN, BLEACHER CAPACITY. SO THE CURRENT PLAN THAT WE'RE OPERATING ON HAS 900 SEATS RIGHT BEHIND THE THE HOMES THAT ARE ON AUSTIN STREET. SO WE'RE PROPOSING THAT WE MOVE THAT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD. AND NOW THERE WOULD BE 300 SEAT VISITOR CAPACITY RIGHT BEHIND THE HOMES ON AUSTIN STREET. SO THAT'S IT IN A NUTSHELL. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIRMAN? SO YOU'RE MOVING THE BLEACHERS HERE, BUT THE SOUND GOING OFF THE BUILDING BEHIND THAT'S 39 TO THE PEAK. 56 WITHOUT NOT BACK BOUNCED BACK TO THE WEST SIDE. WELL, THEY WOULD BE. THE SOUND WOULD BE DIRECTED TO HIT THE TURF DOWN AT THE FIELD. OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU. SO ARE YOU CHANGING THE SPEAKERS THAT ARE THERE CURRENTLY OR NOT? WELL, WE'LL BE PUTTING IN AN UPGRADED SYSTEM. NOT A LOUDER SYSTEM NECESSARILY, BUT ONE THAT WE CAN CONTROL THE DIRECTION, PARTICULARLY ON THE HOME SIDE. BUT THE SPEAKERS WILL BE DOWN INSIDE OF WHERE THE STANDS ARE INSTEAD OF UP. ONE OF THE RENDERINGS WE HAD ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE OF BOXES UP TOP, BUT I MEAN, IT'S STILL GOING TO HAVE TO BE COMPLIANT TO CITY ORDINANCE. [01:00:01] AND THEN THE LIGHTING IT'S GOING TO. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? YES. IN THE IN ONE OF THE MEETINGS I HAD WITH THE NEIGHBORS, THEY WERE VERY COMPLIMENTARY OF THE HALOGEN DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS THAT WE PUT IN WITH THE STADIUM. AND THE ONLY QUESTION, ODDLY ENOUGH, WAS ARE WE GOING TO TEAR DOWN THE OLD LIGHTS? SO THOSE LIGHTS ARE ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE CAMPUS ON THE EAST END, AND THE ONLY COMPLAINT THEY'RE HAVING WITH LIGHTING IS THE OLD STADIUM LIGHTS SHINE BEYOND THE FIELD THROUGH THE HALOGEN LIGHTS INTO THE BACK OF THEIR HOME. SO THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL LIGHTING OTHER THAN FOR SIDEWALKS OR CONCESSIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE CHANGES THAT YOU'VE MADE FOR THE HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE ALONG AUSTIN STREET, BUT MY MAIN PROBLEM IS WITH THE VERY LARGE BUILDING THAT'S 39 FOOT TALL. AND HOW LONG IS THAT EAST LENGTH OF THE BUILDING. IT'S SO TALL. THAT'S ONLY THAT'S LESS THAN 20FT FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. HOW LONG IS THE BUILDING? LONG? YES. ONE PLACE. IT TALKS ABOUT 250FT, BUT THAT DOES. BUT THAT DIMENSION DOESN'T COVER THE WHOLE BUILDING. SO, I MEAN, IT'S I ASSUME IT'S CLOSE TO 300 FOOT LONG. DEFAULT TO ONE OF MY EXPERTS HERE. ABOUT 300FT TOTAL. IT'S A VERY LARGE BUILDING, AND I KNOW THAT PROPERTY LINE IS ADJACENT TO MULTIFAMILY RIGHT NOW. BUT IN THE LONG RUN, I MEAN THAT MULTIFAMILY MAY NOT BE THERE FOREVER. AND IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY LATER, LATER ON WANTED TO COME IN AND, YOU KNOW, PUT IT IN SOME SINGLE FAMILY THERE, THAT'S A HUGE WALL THAT'S 20FT FROM THE PROPERTY LINE. AND I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S MY MAIN PROBLEM IS WITH THE VERY LARGE BUILDING. THE OTHER CHANGES YOU'VE MADE, YOU KNOW, ARE FINE, BUT IT'S A BIG BUILDING. YEAH. BACK TO THE HEIGHT. HOW DOES THE HEIGHT OF THE PROPOSED MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY COMPARED TO THE HEIGHT OF YOUR OTHER BUILDINGS? IT'S DEFINITELY HIGHER. I MEAN, IT'S YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF ENVISION A SCALED DOWN FOOTBALL OR SOCCER FIELD THAT'S INDOORS. AND SO THE HEIGHT FOR, YOU KNOW, KICKING, PASSING, PUNTING, BATTING PRACTICE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. I MEAN, THAT'S WHY WE'RE SEEKING THE HEIGHT THAT WE'RE SEEKING. BUT IT'S TALLER. I MEAN, IT'S TALLER THAN THE APARTMENTS THAT ARE THERE. RIGHT. THANK YOU. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT TYPE OF FACILITY COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS, SO IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO ANY OF THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS OVER THERE. AND THE HEIGHT OF THAT BUILDING. I'VE HEARD TWO NUMBERS. HOW TALL IS THAT INDOOR FACILITY? SO I BELIEVE THE NUMBER THAT SHE'S REFERRING TO IS THE HEIGHT, THE APEX OF THE MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING. SO IT IS. IT'S 39. YOUR DRAWINGS SHOW IT TO BE 39FT AT THE WALL, AND THE APEX IS 56FT. CORRECT. SO THE STRUCTURE RIGHT BEHIND THE STANDS THERE IS THE 39 FOOT HEIGHT. AND THEN THE APEX OF THE BUILDING BEHIND IT IS. RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO OTHER QUESTIONS. DOCTOR SMITH I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA BECAUSE WE WATCHED THE 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS THERE. I THINK THAT PRACTICE FACILITY FIT REALLY NICE WHERE YOU'RE PUTTING IT, BUT I IS THE STANDS THERE THAT YOU'RE SHOWING GOING TO REMAIN THE HOME SIDE WITH THE WITH THE SUN IN YOUR EYES, OR IS THAT THE VISITORS? IT'S THE PLAN. WE'RE THINKING ABOUT LEVERAGING THAT A LITTLE BIT MAYOR TATE, FOR BOOSTER CLUB MEMBERSHIP AND A FREE PAIR OF RAY-BANS. BUT YES, SIR. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE'RE LOOKING AT BUILDING THIS. WHERE AT LEAST BEFORE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, WILL BE STARING AT THE SUN FOR A LITTLE BIT. OKAY. I MEAN, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME YOU PUT INTO THIS AND, YOU KNOW, YOU MITIGATED ANY CONCERNS THAT ANYBODY HAD ON FRANKLIN AND AUSTIN STREET. AND YOU TOOK THE TIME TO MEET WITH THE RESIDENTS. I MEAN, IT GOES, YOU KNOW, HERE'S ALL THESE LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR YOUR PROJECT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL. AND I KNOW SOMEBODY SAID, YOU KNOW, TICKNOR TERRACE BEHIND THERE WITH THE MULTIFAMILY. WE OBVIOUSLY, WE HOPE AT SOME POINT THAT BECOMES SINGLE FAMILY. I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK WITH A PRIVATE SCHOOL WITH A MULTI-USE FACILITY THAT IT WOULD DETER FROM SOMEBODY FROM BUILDING A BUYING A HOME BACK THERE. SO I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? I DO THINK THAT THIS IS A GOOD PLAN EXCEPT FOR WHERE YOU'RE PUTTING THE HOME VISITORS. [01:05:04] CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME? I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY WHY, WHY IS IT BETTER TO HAVE THEM LOOKING INTO THE SUN AND BEING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD FOR THE HOME TEAM. YES, SIR. YES. THE IDEA AGAIN, IS JUST KIND OF A CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE TWO. I HATE TO SAY TWO CAMPUSES BECAUSE WE LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS ONE, BUT PEOPLE WHO ARE PARKING ON DALLAS ROAD, WHICH IS WHERE WE PUSH OUR TRAFFIC FOR ATHLETIC EVENTS AND THEY COME THROUGH THE TUNNEL. AND AS STUDENTS PASS FROM WORTH STREET CAMPUS OVER TO DALLAS ROAD THROUGH, THE IDEA IS THAT IT'S ONE CONTINUOUS CORRIDOR ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME PARENTS THAT ASK WHY FOR A LONG TIME, BUT I HAVE PARENTS THAT ASK WHY ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS. BUT OUR BOARD, WE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR BOARD HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A MAJOR PART OF THIS. WE'VE HAD PARENT FOCUS GROUPS, STAFF FOCUS GROUPS. AND THOUGH IT'S NOT IDEAL, IN FACT OUR NEW VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS CAME IN JUST ABOUT THE TIME WE WERE TAKING A DEEP DIVE, AND I WAS KIND OF IRRITATED THAT THE BOARD EVEN SUGGESTED THAT WE RECONSIDER IT. AND HE LET ME KNOW VIA GOOGLE EARTH THAT PRESTONWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY HOME SIDE FACES THE WEST, AS DOES TRINITY UP IN ADDISON. SO THIS IS GRAPEVINE. YES, MA'AM. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE LIKE THEM. I AGREE. I KNOW YOU GET SOME BENEFITS FROM STRUCTURALLY ATTACHING IT TO THE REST OF THE BUILDING. REALLY, WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO, IT'S THE FEEL. IT'S THE VIBE OF EVERYTHING BEING ALL TOGETHER. YEAH. MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. GOOD DEAL. IN THE LONG RUN, THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THAT WILL OUTWEIGH THE LITTLE BIT OF SUN. YES. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE BELIEVE. JUST KEEP WATERING THE TREES. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DOCTOR. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? NO, SIR. ANY CORRESPONDENCE? WE HAD EIGHT TOTAL LETTERS OF SUPPORT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. MR. CHAIRMAN, I NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE TO CLOSE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CLOSED. A MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL. MOVE TO CLOSE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE CLOSED. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN ON SPECIAL USE PERMIT SU 24-2. [9. Special Use Permit SU24-02 (121 Community Church Recreation Area) – City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a public hearing relative to an application submitted by Simon Engineering & Consulting requesting to amend the existing planned commercial center and to request a special use permit to amend the previously approved site plan SU15-02 (Ord. 2015-021). This request is specifically for the construction of an outdoor pavilion, soccer field, and pickleball court to the east of the existing 121 Community Church building. The subject property is located at 2701 Ira E. Woods Avenue and is currently zoned “CC”, Community Commercial District. ] ERIKA MAROHNIC. THIS REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS TO AMEND THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIAL USE PERMIT 15-02 OF AN EXISTING PLAN COMMERCIAL CENTER TO ALLOW FOR A CHURCH IN A NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT. THE REQUEST IS SPECIFICALLY TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN OUTDOOR PAVILION, SOCCER FIELD, AND PICKLEBALL COURT TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING ONE. 21 COMMUNITY CHURCH BUILDING. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 2701 IRA WOODS AVENUE AND CURRENTLY ZONED C.C. COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. WITH THIS REQUEST, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO UTILIZE AN UNDEVELOPED PORTION OF THEIR SITE LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF PONDEROSA DRIVE, FOR AN OUTDOOR RECREATION AREA TO INCLUDE A COVERED PAVILION, A SOCCER FIELD, PICKLEBALL COURT, AND STORAGE BUILDING. THE COVERED PATIO OR PAVILION IS 3000FT² AND 18FT IN HEIGHT. AN APPROXIMATE 144 SQUARE FOOT STORAGE BUILDING IS PROPOSED IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE RECREATION AREA. ACCESS TO THE SITE IS BY WAY OF A PEDESTRIAN PATH FROM THE CHURCH PARKING LOT, AND FIVE PARKING SPACES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RECREATION AREA ALONG PONDEROSA DRIVE. HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THIS RECREATIONAL AREA WILL BE SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 5 A.M. TO 10 P.M., AND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 5 A.M. UNTIL MIDNIGHT. RESTROOMS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE CHURCH DURING OPERATING HOURS. THIS PROPOSED RECREATIONAL AREA WILL ADD FIVE PARKING SPACES, SO 272 PARKING SPACES ARE REQUIRED, WHILE 414 PARKING SPACES ARE PROVIDED. APPLICANTS ROSS SAWYER AND CHAD LEWIS ARE BOTH HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COMMISSION AND COUNCIL MAY HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ERICA. MAY I ASK YOU A QUESTION? YES, MA'AM. THIS SIDE HAS GOT A DIAGONAL LINE GOING THROUGH IT, AND I CAN'T READ WHAT IT SAYS ON HERE, BUT I THINK IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT ABSTRACT NUMBERS. THIS IS ALL ONE TRACT OF LAND, IS IT NOT? YES. IT'S ONE PLATTED LOT. YES, MA'AM. ONE PLATED LOT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ROSS SAWYERS. I'M THE LEAD PASTOR AT 121 COMMUNITY CHURCH. AND OUR MISSION HAS BEEN TO LEAD PEOPLE TO LIVE FOR JESUS CHRIST. THAT'S OUR HOPE AND OUR GOAL. [01:10:01] AND WE CELEBRATED OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY LAST NIGHT. STARTING IN A HOME SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT CELEBRATION. I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE WHY BEHIND WHAT WE'RE DOING. IT'S BEEN OUR DESIRE TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO USE OUR BUILDING AS A GIFT FOR THE COMMUNITY. IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE SCHOOL HAS USED IT FOR MULTIPLE PRINCIPAL TEACHER KIND OF CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS DURING THE DAY. TRAININGS. AND SO WE'VE BEEN EXCITED TO HAVE THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. WE CELEBRATED OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY BY HAVING A SERVE WEEK. WE MOBILIZED 2000 PEOPLE THIS LAST WEEK. WE SERVED ON EVERY SCHOOL CAMPUS IN GCISD. DUE TO BUDGET CUTS, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS THAT GO UNDONE. ON THE PLAYGROUNDS AND OUTSIDE THE SCHOOLS. AND WE WERE ABLE TO JUST DO A NUMBER OF THOSE PROJECTS OVER THE WEEKEND. SO IT'S JUST BEEN A GIFT TO BE A PART OF THAT. AND THEN WE HAD SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS MOBILIZE FOR GRAPE FEST THIS PAST WEEK, AS WELL AS EMCEEING GRAPE STOMP. AND SO I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE GRAPEVINE THAT MAYBE WE CAN TAKE THE VICTORY NEXT YEAR IN GRAPE STOMP AND THE MAYOR'S CONTEST. BUT IT'S BEEN THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THAT WAY. I SHARE THOSE THINGS TO SAY WE JUST CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN UTILIZE OUR SPACE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THE MUSTANG DRIVE COMMUNITY. AND ON THAT LAND, IT'S OUR DESIRE TO HAVE A SMALL SPORTS PARK THAT WE CAN HAVE AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AROUND US AS WELL AS BEYOND US. SO WE'RE SEEKING THAT APPROVAL TONIGHT, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS CHAD LEWIS FROM MCCASLIN AND ASSOCIATES, LOCATED AT 6500 GREENVILLE AVENUE. AND I REPRESENT THE ARCHITECT FOR THIS PROJECT. TODAY WE'RE PROPOSING UTILIZING THIS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED SITE TO BRING A GATHERING SPACE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE INTEND TO ACCOMPLISH THIS BY INCORPORATING A COVERED PAVILION, STORAGE BUILDING, SOCCER FIELD, AND A DOUBLE PICKLEBALL COURT. THE PAVILION IS PLANNED TO BE A 3040 SQUARE FOOT OPEN AIR GATHERING SPOT, PROVIDED WITH TAMPER RESISTANT PICNIC TABLES. THE PAVILION IS GOING TO BE COMPRISED OF A STEEL PRIMARY STRUCTURE CLAD IN NATURAL STONE WITH A METAL ROOF. THE STONE AND METAL FINISH. METAL ROOF FINISHES ARE SELECTED TO MATCH THE EXISTING CHURCH. THE STORAGE BUILDING IS PLANNED TO BE A 150 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, AND IS TO BE COMPRISED OF WOOD CONSTRUCTION AND FINISHED WITH NATURAL STONE AND A METAL ROOF TO ALSO MATCH THE EXISTING CHURCH. THE STORAGE BUILDING WILL BE AN UNCONDITIONED SPACE, BUT IT WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERIOR HEATING UNIT ALONG WITH AN EXTERIOR HOSE BIB, AND WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY USED BY STAFF FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SITE. THE SOCCER FIELD IS SIZE TO BE A 50 FOOT BY 80 FOOT FIELD FOR A TOTAL OF 4000FT², AND IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THREE VERSUS THREE PLAY AND IS CAPABLE OF FIVE A SIDE PLAY AS WELL. IT WILL COME EQUIPPED WITH A TURF FIELD, BOUNCY BALL, MOUNTABLE SAFETY WALLS WITH SAFETY NETTING ABOVE AND OUTDOOR LED LIGHTING. THE SOCCER FIELD WILL BE PROVIDED BY URBAN SOCCER PARK, WHO HAS DONE WORK ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF SOCCER FIELDS OF ALL SIZES. THE PICKLEBALL COURT IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE TWO TEAMS PLAYING SIMULTANEOUSLY ON A SMOOTH PAINTED CONCRETE PAD WITH OUTDOOR LED LIGHTING. THE COURT WILL BE ENCLOSED ON ALL SIDES, BUT BY FENCING TO PREVENT BALLS FROM ESCAPING THE PLAY AREA. THE SPACE WE HAVE DESIGNATED AS AN OPEN PLAY AREA OR. I'M SORRY. EXCUSE ME. AN OPEN AREA WILL BE A TURF FIELD THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE, WITH THE INTENTION OF POSSIBLY TURNING IT INTO A PLAYGROUND. THE OPEN AREA IS ALSO SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY FENCING FOR SAFETY REASONS. WE ARE PROVIDING FIVE PARKING STALLS ON SITE, TWO OF WHICH WILL BE ADA COMPLIANT. THE REMAINING CODE 11 REQUIRED PARKING STALLS ARE PROVIDED BY OVERFLOW IN THE ADJACENT CHURCH PARKING LOT, WHICH HAS AN EXCESS OF 176 PARKING STALLS ABOVE CODE REQUIREMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. WILL THE SOCCER FIELD ALSO BE FENCED? YES, MA'AM. IT HAS A FOUR FOOT RIGID BOUNCEABLE FENCING. AND THEN ABOVE THAT WILL BE A SAFETY NETTING THAT WE CAN EXTEND UP TO, I BELIEVE, 20FT. WE CAN ALSO APPLY A COVERING OVER THE TOP AS WELL. THANK YOU. WILL IT BE LOCKED IN OFF HOURS, LIKE AFTER TEN? OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? OR WILL IT JUST BE OPEN? SO, LIKE. YES, SIR. IT WILL BE LOCKED AND SECURED AFTER HOURS. THE CHURCH HAS STAFF THAT IS AVAILABLE. THAT IS GOING TO BE TAKING CARE OF THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SITE. IS THERE A FENCE ALL AROUND THIS THE WOOD FENCE THAT GOES AROUND THE. THERE IS AN EXISTING WOODEN FENCE THAT IS ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE WHERE IT HAS THAT FUNNY LITTLE ANGLE. AND WE ARE GOING TO BE EXTENDING A MATCHING WOOD FENCE ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE AS WELL. AND THEN WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE STORAGE UNIT FACILITY? IT'LL MOSTLY JUST BE SUPPLIES FOR MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE SITE. OKAY. I NOTICED YOU PROVIDING ACCESS FROM THE CHURCH PARKING LOT. [01:15:09] ARE YOU GOING TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE ROADWAY TO MAKE THAT A CROSSING AREA AND DELINEATE THAT IN SOME WAY? YES, SIR. WE DO PLAN ON INCORPORATING A CROSS HATCH ALONG THE CROSSWALK ON THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF OUR SITE LEADING INTO THE CHURCH PARKING LOT. THANK YOU. NO OTHER QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. THIS IS AWESOME. I MEAN, I THINK THAT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING IS JUST FANTASTIC FOR A LOT OF REASONS. OBVIOUSLY, SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND THE THINGS THAT YOU DO. AND WE SEE YOU GUYS EVERYWHERE. I MEAN, WE SEE 121 PRETTY MUCH ALL OVER OUR CITY ALL THE TIME, AND IT MEANS A MEANS A LOT. I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT WITH ALL OF OUR GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND CHURCHES. SO HAVING SAID THAT, THIS IS GREAT, BUT I DON'T SEE A LOT OF SEATING FOR PEOPLE TO COME, MAYBE WATCH, OR IS THERE GOING TO BE SOME SEATING OR SOME AREAS? WHERE ARE THEY JUST GOING TO BE SITTING ON THE GROUND? OR WE ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING TAMPER RESISTANT, PICNIC STYLE BENCHES UNDERNEATH THE PAVILION? YEAH, I SEE THE PAVILION, BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT AROUND THE COURTS AND STUFF LIKE ON THE SOCCER BECAUSE I KNOW, LIKE IT'S WITH SOCCER, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FAMILY, PEOPLE LIKE TO COME AND WATCH IT, AND I DON'T REALLY SEE ANY PLACES FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SIT. WE DID NOT INTEND TO ACTUALLY PLACE ANY SEATING DIRECTLY AROUND THE SOCCER FIELD. NO. OKAY. AND SAME THING WITH THE PICKLEBALL COURT. I SEE A COUPLE OF BENCHES, BUT NOTHING LIKE THAT AT ALL. NO, SIR. OKAY. AND SO ARE YOU GOING TO PLUM SOME SORT OF WATER? LIKE JUST WATER FOUNTAINS OR ANY SORT OF DRINKING AREA FOR I MEAN, IT GETS PRETTY HOT, AS YOU KNOW, AND EVEN JUST AS SPECTATORS OUT WATCHING. IS THERE GOING TO BE ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR THEM? WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING IN THE PLANS AT THE MOMENT, BUT IT IS A CONSIDERATION THAT WE ARE WILLING TO MAKE. SO I GUESS WHEN YOU MAYBE DEVELOPMENT, MAYBE PUT AT LEAST SOME PIPING IN THERE SO YOU HAVE IT THERE FOR DOWN THE ROAD IF YOU WANT TO ADD IT, I GUESS. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND THEN I KNOW YOU SAID THERE WAS GOING TO BE NO OUTDOOR. I GUESS PEOPLE GO TO THE RESTROOM, RIGHT? OTHER THAN THE BUILDING. I'M SORRY. WHAT WAS THAT, SIR? THE BUILDING YOU SAID WOULD BE OPEN FOR PEOPLE TO USE FOR IF THEY NEED TO GO TO THE RESTROOM OR SOMETHING. WE HAD TALKED ORIGINALLY WITH ONE OF THE BUILDING OFFICIALS MANY MONTHS AGO, AND THEY HAD SAID THAT BASED ON THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT, THAT WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ANY RESTROOMS ON DIRECTLY ON THE SITE, BUT THE CHURCH IS WILLING TO MAKE THEIR RESTROOMS AVAILABLE DURING CERTAIN HOURS. YEAH. I MEAN, I'M JUST CONCERNED BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG GATHERING OF PEOPLE, WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO BE GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE CHURCH, BUT I HATE FOR PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE NO PLACE TO GO. AND THEN THEY START GOING AROUND THE FACILITY. AND IT JUST SEEMS TO ME IT WOULD HAVE SOME PLACE, FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE RESTROOM. JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. YES, SIR FOR OUR PEOPLE. WELL, YOU SAID YOU'RE OFFERING RESTROOMS IN THE CHURCH, RIGHT? THAT IS AN OPTION THAT THE CHURCH IS CONSIDERING. YES. YEAH, I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. I THINK HE'S PROBABLY RIGHT IN THAT TO HAVE THE CHURCH HOURS BE OPEN SO THAT FOR CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIMES, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE WALKING FROM THEIR HOMES TO PLAY. BUT I DO THINK THAT HAVING, YOU KNOW, THE ACCESS TO THE CHURCH RESTROOMS WOULD BE CERTAINLY BENEFICIAL, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO FIGURE THAT OUT PRETTY QUICKLY ON YOUR OWN, I'M PRETTY SURE. YES. THANK YOU. I THINK THIS IS AN AWESOME ADDITION. I THINK IT'S GREAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THIS WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION. SO THANK YOU. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. YEAH, THEY DO AT THE PARK PART DOING THE SAME THING. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT IS, BUT THAT IS THE WAY IT IS. THEY'D RATHER DO THAT THAN SIT IN THE BLEACHERS, SO IT'LL PROBABLY TAKE CARE OF ITSELF. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? NO, SIR. ANY CORRESPONDENCE? ONE LETTER OF SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. I NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MR. CLOSE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? THE COMMISSION VOTED TO CLOSE. MOTION FROM THE COUNCIL. MOVE TO CLOSE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE CLOSED. WE NOW SEPARATE, AS WE INDICATED EARLIER. THE ENDS TO THE RIGHT. THE COUNCIL HERE. WE BEGIN WITH CITIZEN COMMENTS. ANY PERSON WHO'S NOT SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL UNDER CITIZEN COMMENTS, OR ON ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEM BY COMPLETING THE CITIZEN'S APPEARANCE REQUEST FORM IN THE CITY OF SECRETARY. DO YOU HAVE ANY REQUEST? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THE CITY COUNCIL NOW WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ANNUAL OPERATING A BUDGET, JEFF [11. City Council to conduct a public hearing relative to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 annual operating budget.] [01:20:05] STRONG. THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. THERE ARE TWO ITEMS BEFORE YOU REGARDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2425 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. ITEM 11 IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING RELATIVE TO THE BUDGET. ITEM 12 IS TO CONSIDER ORDINANCE 202477 TO ADOPT THE 2024-25 ANNUAL BUDGET. WITH REGARD TO ITEM 11, THE TOTAL PROPOSED ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425 IS 229 MILLION, WHICH IS A 14% INCREASE OVER THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET. THE PROPOSED BUDGET CONTINUES CARING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES BY INCLUDING SALARY INCREASES, WHICH MAINTAIN COMPENSATION AT THE 50TH PERCENTILE OF MARKET. IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR CASH FUNDING OF THE PCMF FUND, WHICH INCLUDES STREETS, PARKS AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE. A 4.9 MILLION FLEET REPLACEMENTS OF 2.9 MILLION, AND A $1 MILLION TRANSFER TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE FUND. THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. YOU MAKE IT LOOK EASY WHEN WE JUST SEE THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG HERE. YEAH. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER, JEFF? NO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? NO, SIR. ANYONE REGISTERED? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN REGARDS TO THE BUDGET? ALL RIGHT. APPARENTLY NOT. AND A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS IN ORDER. MOVE TO CLOSE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. COUNCIL WILL NOW CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE 2024-077 ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 CITY OF GRAPEVINE [12. Consider Ordinance No. 2024-077 adopting the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 City of Grapevine Annual Operating Budget and take any necessary action.] ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MAYOR. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. BUDGET IS APPROVED. COUNCIL WILL NOW CONSIDER ORDINANCE 2024 078, ADOPTING AN AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF 0.41165 FOR AN EVALUATION [13. Consider Ordinance No. 2024-078 adopting an ad valorem tax rate of 0.241165 per $100 valuation for tax year 2024 and fiscal year 2025 and take any necessary action. ] FOR THE TAX YEAR 2024 AND FISCAL YEAR 2025. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER, JEFF? NO, SIR. JUST TO MENTION THAT THAT IS A NO NEW REVENUE RATE CONSIDERATION IS IN ORDER. I MOVE THE ORDINANCE BE ADOPTED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THIS BRINGS US TO THE CONSENT. OH, BY THE WAY, I DON'T KNOW OF ANY OTHER TAX, CITY OR GOVERNMENT ENTITY THAT HAS GIVEN BACK ALMOST ALL OF THE INFLATION DUE TO THE SALES TAX BY REDUCING THE AD VALOREM TAXES. SO THE STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN GIVING THAT BACK TO THE CITY. I THINK THE STATE'S KEPT NEARLY ALL OF THEIR. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC ON THAT. THIS BRINGS US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. [CONSENT AGENDA] ITEM 14 THROUGH 43 ARE NOT SCHEDULED FOR ANY COUNCIL DEBATE. ANY GUEST PRESIDENT CAN ASK ANY ITEM BE REMOVED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME. DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS? I DON'T HEAR ANY. SO THE CONSENT IS 14 TO 43. A MOTION IS IN ORDER. I MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 14 THROUGH 43. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. CONSENT APPROVED. AND THAT IS AS FAR AS WE CAN GO UNTIL WE HAVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. SO YOU CAN TAKE A SHORT BREAK. BEFORE LET'S SEE HERE. [44. Conditional Use Permit CU24-28 (Elmer’s HVAC and Plumbing) - Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2024-079, if applicable, and take any necessary action.] THAT'S THE CONDITIONAL USE 2428 WAS APPROVED WITH THE CONDITION WITH A COUPLE OF CONDITIONS THAT THEY THAT THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS UNDER 8C ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF ONE OF NORTHWEST HIGHWAY BE INCLUDED, WHICH WOULD MEAN ABOUT THREE TREES, SOME SHRUBS, SOME GROUND COVER AND IRRIGATION AT THE FRONTAGE ALONG NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND THAT THEY WOULD REMOVE ANY SCRAP BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS THE SECOND DAY. I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS. I'D SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A SECOND. YES. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 45. [45. Conditional Use Permit CU24-29 (Great Wolf Lodge Entryway) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2024-080, if applicable, and take any necessary action.] SEE YOU 2429 WAS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. ALL RIGHT. CONSIDERATION IS IN ORDER. I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 46 SU 2403 WAS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO. [46. Special Use Permit SU24-03 (Great Wolf Lodge Entryway) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2024-081, if applicable, and take any necessary act] [01:25:02] I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 47 CU 2434 WAS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO. [47. Conditional Use Permit CU24-34 (Vidorra) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2024-082, if applicable, and take any necessary action.] I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 48 SIU 2435 WAS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO. [48. Conditional Use Permit CU24-35 (Classic Chevrolet) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2024-083, if applicable, and take any necessary action.] MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 49. IT'S WITHDRAWN. WITHDRAWN. OH, YEAH. I'M SORRY. AND ITEM 50. CU 2437 WAS APPROVED. [50. Conditional Use Permit CU24-37 (Grapevine Faith Multipurpose Facility) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2024-085, if applicable, and take any necessary action.] FIVE, ONE AND ONE. I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. PD 2405 WAS APPROVED. [51. Planned Development Overlay PD24-05 (Grapevine Faith Multipurpose Facility) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2024-086, if applicable, and take any necessary action.] FIVE, ONE AND ONE. ALL RIGHT. NOW I CAN'T. OH, HERE IT IS. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 52, SU 2402 WAS APPROVED SEVEN ZERO. [52. Special Use Permit SU24-02 (121 Community Church Recreation Area) – Consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Ordinance No. 2024-087, if applicable, and take any necessary action.] I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. OH, SORRY. SHARON. GO AHEAD. I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THAT COMPLETES THE RECOMMENDATIONS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. YES, SIR. THAT COMPLETES OUR AGENDA. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. A MOTION TO ADJOURN IS IN ORDER. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. COUNCIL STANDS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.