Mar 03, 2025 Town Council Archive

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

[00:00:07]

GOOD EVENING. FLOWER MOUND. THE TIME IS NOW 6:00 AND WE ARE STARTING OUR MARCH 3RD TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE RISE RIGHT NOW AND WE WILL HAVE CHAPLAIN ROSS MCNAMER SAY OUR INVOCATION AND THEN REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

IF YOU'LL PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS AS I PRAY. OUR GOD AND OUR CREATOR.

AS WE APPROACH THE SEASON OF SPRING, WE THANK YOU FOR RECREATION AND MAKING ALL THINGS NEW.

THANK YOU FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE YOU AND EACH OTHER.

PLEASE PROTECT OUR POLICE AND FIRE SERVICE AND ALL THOSE IN HARM'S WAY.

PLEASE BLESS EACH ONE HERE AND GIVE US WISDOM IN ALL DECISIONS.

AMEN. AMEN.

OKAY.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.

[D. PUBLIC COMMENT]

WHEN YOU HAVE 30S LEFT, WHEN YOU HAVE 30S LEFT, THERE WILL BE A BUZZER.

SO KEEP IN MIND THAT'S NOT THE STOP YOU HAVE 30S.

AND THE FIRST TO SPEAK WILL BE JIMMY ARCHIE.

AND IF YOU SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. GOOD EVENING, TOWN COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JIMMY ARCHIE REALTY CAPITAL IN THE LAKESIDE PROJECT.

ADDRESS IS 2800 LAKESIDE PARKWAY, UNIT 701 FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS.

I'M HERE TONIGHT NOT ASKING YOU TO VOTE ON ANYTHING TONIGHT, SO IT FEELS KIND OF GOOD AND RELAXED, BUT I'M REALLY JUST HERE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PUBLIC.

LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 13 YEARS AGO, THE TOWN COUNCIL HAD THE FAITH AND TRUST IN OUR FIRM TO DEVELOP THE LAKESIDE PROJECT AND 160 ACRES ON THE SOUTHERN END OF TOWN, AND WE JUST RECENTLY OPENED OUR NEWEST BUILDING. IT'S 3111 SUNSET. IT'S A 207 UNIT LUXURY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.

WE GOT OUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, AND AS A THANK YOU TO THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND AND THE RESIDENTS, WE DECIDED FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS TO HAVE OPEN HOUSES EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM 5:00 TO SUNSET.

SO THIS IS IT'S NOT A SALES PITCH. NOBODY'S GOING TO BE SOLICITING ANYONE.

THE DOORS ARE OPEN. SO THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO COME DOWN, WALK THROUGH THE BUILDING, GO UP TO THE SIXTH FLOOR AMENITY DECK AND WATCH THE SUNSET OVER LAKE GRAPEVINE. SO THAT'S ALL THROUGH THE MONTH OF MARCH AND APRIL.

PLEASE JUST COME DOWN. THE DOORS ARE OPEN, TAKE A TOUR AND CHECK OUT THIS.

IT'S $186 MILLION PROJECT. SO WE'D LIKE EVERYBODY TO COME DOWN AND SEE IT WHILE WE HAVE THE CHANCE BEFORE IT GETS OCCUPIED AND KIND OF GOES ON A MORE KIND OF LOCKDOWN, PRIVATE ENVIRONMENT. SO I QUICKLY WANTED TO GIVE PEOPLE A PREVIEW OF WHAT THEY MIGHT SEE IF THEY COME DOWN.

SO I'M GOING TO PLAY THIS QUICK VIDEO AND THEN I'LL BE DONE.

[00:05:17]

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TIM WHISENANT. MY ADDRESS IS 2300 OLYMPIA DRIVE.

AND I DON'T HAVE ANY SUNSETS TO OFFER YOU, I APOLOGIZE.

SO ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION THIS WEEK ABOUT A ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE, AND THEY INVITED PEOPLE TO COME TO COUNCIL TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS. AND I'VE LOOKED INTO THIS, AND I SUSPECT THAT THIS IS A VEILED ATTEMPT TO WEAKEN THE CROSS TIMBERS PROTECTION ORDINANCE, AND I CAME TO STAND AGAINST IT. THERE'S NO REASON FOR US TO ADDRESS THIS AT THIS TIME.

IT WAS NOVEMBER THE 7TH OF 2020 THAT WE LAST LOOKED AT THE CROSS TIMBERS ORDINANCE.

AND I DON'T THINK UNLESS THERE IS SOME REALLY GOOD REASON THAT YOU CAN ARTICULATE UP FRONT, IT'S JUST THERE'S NO NEED FOR IT. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S MY POINT.

THEN ON ANOTHER ISSUE IN THE NEWS, THEY'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE DOGE.

AND IT'S A NATIONAL ISSUE. I THINK THEY HAVE ONE IN THE STATE.

I SUGGEST, AND I DON'T LIKE THAT TERM, BUT BUT THE WITH THE, THE BOND INITIATIVE THAT YOU HAVE, THIS MAY BE A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER SOMETHING LIKE THIS, TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF, OF THIS INITIATIVE AND, AND LOOK SPECIFICALLY IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE CONSIDERING FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE.

AND ALSO WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THE GOOD THINGS.

THE STAFF DOES A GREAT JOB, AND JAMES IS A BUDDY OF MINE AND I DON'T WANT TO DISPARAGE HE'S THERE'S NO REASON TO AND THERE'S NO REASON TO BE NEGATIVE. WE CAN DO IT AS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THINGS.

SO, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE CLAIRE HARRIS? HI. CLAIRE HARRIS, 406 NORTHWOOD DRIVE, FLOWER MOUND 75022.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE ABOUT A FEW COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP.

FIRSTLY, MARCH IS NATIONAL READING MONTH, AND IN FLOWER MOUND WE HAVE THE NEW TAILS FOR TAILS PROGRAM THAT STARTED TODAY.

ANYONE 15 YEARS AND UNDER CAN SIGN UP FOR A 30 MINUTE SLOT TO READ TO THE ANIMALS AT THE FLOWER MOUND ANIMAL SHELTER DURING MARCH.

PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE TO CHOOSE A FREE BOOK FROM A SELECTION AT THE LIBRARY, AND YOU CAN CALL (972) 874-6390 TO SIGN UP FOR YOUR SLOT IN APRIL 12TH IS THE KEEP FLOWER MOUND BEAUTIFUL SPRING TRASH OFF AND ECO ACTION EVENT AT FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL.

BRING YOUR RECYCLING AND SHREDDING AND SHOP THE NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF TEXAS PLANT SALE.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH IS THE DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ANNUAL PLANT SALE AT A NEW AND BIGGER LOCATION AT THE NORTH TEXAS FAIRGROUNDS IN DENTON.

WE WILL HAVE NATIVE PLANTS, ROSES, SUN AND SHADE PLANTS, SUCCULENTS, AND HARD TO FIND PLANTS FOR SALE.

LASTLY, ON MAY THE 10TH, THE DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION WILL HAVE OUR ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO VISIT FOUR DIFFERENT PROPERTIES IN DENTON AND A FREE COMMUNITY GARDEN THIS YEAR AT SHILOH FIELD, WHICH IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY GARDEN IN THE UNITED STATES.

SO PLEASE COME JOIN US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY, WE HAVE FRED VINCENT. GOOD EVENING. YOU GUYS JUST GET BETTER LOOKING EVERY TIME I SEE YOU.

WHERE'S MY PRESENTATION? OKAY.

HOW DO I GET TO IT? TAKE THIS OFF. TAKE THIS OFF.

GO OVER HERE. BEAR WITH ME RIGHT HERE. DOUBLE CLICK.

OPEN, OPEN, OPEN, OPEN, OPEN, OPEN, OPEN, OPEN, OPEN, OPEN, OPEN SESAME.

OH! FRED VINCENT 3933 BARTOW CIRCLE IN THE VINEYARD, FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS.

THIS IS MY YARD TODAY. LOOK AT THE BIRDS. LOOK AT THE TREES.

WE MET THIS WEEK WITH THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION AND SHARED THINGS THAT THEY WERE DOING AND THINGS THAT WE WERE DOING.

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I'M LOOKING AT TREES THROUGH NEW EYES TODAY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAD JUNIOR HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL, BIOLOGY, SCIENCE, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, AND WE THOUGHT THE I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THE TREES JUST GREW OUT OF THE GROUND, NUTRIENTS IN THE GROUND. AND WE LEARNED ABOUT PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

AND I DIDN'T REALIZE REALLY, UNTIL RECENTLY THAT THE TRUNK, THE BRANCHES, THE ROOTS ARE CARBON.

WHERE DOES THAT CARBON COME FROM? I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IT JUST GROWS UP OUT OF THE GROUND.

TREES. A MATURE TREE PROVIDES OXYGEN FOR THREE PEOPLE FOR A YEAR.

A MATURE TREE ABSORBS 3,000 POUNDS OF AIR POLLUTION PER YEAR.

A ONE ACRE FIELD IS A CARBON SINK AND IS ALSO PULLING CARBON OUT OF THE AIR.

SO ALL THOSE THINGS YOU SEE VISUALLY, EXCEPT FOR THE LEAVES, WHICH ARE MOSTLY WATER, ARE CARBON PULLED OUT OF THE AIR.

I MEAN, THAT'S JUST AMAZING TO ME THAT IT COULD DO THAT MUCH FOR OUR HEALTH, FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, FOR OUR AIR POLLUTION, FOR. AND IT'S CIRCULATING PROBABLY 100 GALLONS OF WATER A DAY.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST IT'S REALLY JUST A MIRACLE.

IT'S LIKE A SCIENCE LABORATORY, YOU KNOW? SO.

MY POINT AND I JUST WANT TO AMPLIFY WHAT TIM SAID.

YES, WE ALL WERE. SEVERAL OF US. A LOT OF US WORKED VERY HARD TO GET THE CROSS TIMBERS DISTRICT REESTABLISHED, WHICH WE'VE DONE. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BUT I THINK MY POINT IS WE NEED A LOT MORE TREES AND A LOT MORE PLACES.

AND WE NEED TREES, MAYBE ALONG CROSS TIMBERS 1171 ACROSS 407.

WE NOW HAVE 100,000 CARS A DAY ON 2499. SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE COULD DO TWO ROWS OF TREES OR THREE ROWS OF TREES. MAYBE WE COULD GET THE DEVELOPERS TO PUT THEM IN AND PAY FOR IT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO.

I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST LOOKING FOR IDEAS FOR AIR OR LAND OR WATER.

AND I'LL BE EXCHANGING SOME IDEAS, SOME THINGS THAT WE LEARNED FROM THE WILDLIFE FEDERATION.

BUT GREAT TOWN, YOU ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB, AND I THINK WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR MORE IDEAS TO MEET SOME OF THESE CHALLENGES OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, FRED.

HERE WE HAVE TYLER RADBOURNE.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. HEY, YOU CAN START. MY NAME IS TYLER RADBOURNE, 7400 CROSS TIMBERS FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS. I DON'T HAVE A COOL PRESENTATION LIKE FRED OR ANYBODY ELSE TODAY, BUT I DID WANT TO JUST COME AND VISIT WITH YOU ALL.

WE ALSO HAD THE BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION.

AND AS SOME OF YOU GUYS KNOW ABOUT EDEN RANCH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, WITH OTHER CONSERVATION GROUPS, AND OUR WHOLE MISSION IS REALLY ABOUT REDEEMING AGRICULTURE AND REDEEMING WILDLIFE.

AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A FORMAL WORK SESSION FOR THE 17TH SO WE COULD PRESENT SOME OF THOSE PLANS TO YOU GUYS AND GET YOUR FEEDBACK.

SO THAT'S MY THAT'S ALL I GOT. GOD BLESS YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE DAMARIS MCCAULEY.

AM I THE LAST? YOU ARE. OKAY. OH MY GOODNESS.

THERE'S A LOT OF TOPICS TO COVER. THREE MINUTES IS HARDLY ENOUGH, BUT I HAVE SEVERE CONCERNS ABOUT ILLEGAL, UNPERMITTED CONSTRUCTION ALL THROUGHOUT THIS TOWN.

MUCH OF IT CLAIMING TO BE NATURAL GAS LINES, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE FOLLOWING ONE.

THERE'S NO PERMITS ON FILE WITH THE TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION.

NO CITY OF FLOWER MOUND PERMITS. TWO, THERE'S SATELLITE AND 5G EQUIPMENT ON TOP, ANTENNAS, EVEN CAMERAS. THREE, THERE'S OPEN MOUTHED SPIGOTS.

SOME OF THESE, QUOTE UNQUOTE GAS LINES HAVE AN OPENING ABOUT THIS WIDE.

THEY'RE GIANT. THEY'RE METAL, AND THEY'RE MEANT TO DISSEMINATE GAS INTO THE AIR AND MOST CONCERNINGLY AROUND AND POTENTIALLY INSIDE BOTH OF OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR PRISONS. I ACTUALLY LET ME EDIT THE PRISONS COMMENT BECAUSE I SAW IT AT DENTON COUNTY, BUT I SAW IT AT BOTH OF MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS.

WHEN I SPOKE TO THE ADMIN WHO WOULD SPEAK TO ME MOST IMMEDIATELY GOT SCARED AND GOT QUIET AND JUST SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T TALK OR COULDN'T CONFIRM THE EQUIPMENT,

[00:15:03]

AND ONE OF THEM, I GUESS, WAS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF ALL SAFETY AND OPERATIONS.

THE OTHER WAS THE PRINCIPAL OF MY SMALLEST SON'S SCHOOL, AND SHE WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF IT.

FOR WHY? IT'S IMPOSSIBLE THAT THIS IS NORMAL GAS LINES, EXPLOSIONS AND HISSING AS OFTEN AS WEEKLY.

SOME EVEN EXPLODED CONCRETE. IF THESE WERE NATURAL GAS LINES, I THINK THEY WOULD BE WISELY REMOVED.

OR AT LEAST MULTIPLE INVESTIGATIONS OPENED. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE FACT THAT I'VE LOOKED AT, OH, I SPOKE TO ATMOS. ATMOS WOULD NOT CONFIRM WHEN I MENTIONED, HEY, THIS IS HISSING.

IT'S AROUND MY KIDS SCHOOL. I'M SEVERELY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

THEY WOULD NOT EVEN CONFIRM THAT IT WAS IN FACT NATURAL GAS.

I SAID, IS THIS NATURAL GAS YES OR NO? THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT AND WOULD NOT CONFIRM IT.

SO THAT IS EXTREMELY TROUBLING. WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF MIST AROUND THIS TOWN, A LOT OF STRANGE WEATHER OCCURRENCES.

I, I HAVE BEEN HONESTLY CALLING THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY ABOUT THIS TOPIC FOR WEEKS, LEAVING MESSAGES WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. NOBODY WILL CALL ME BACK OR SPEAK TO ME.

SO THAT'S ISSUE NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

ISSUE NUMBER TWO I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH PROVIDING THE POLICE MORE EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS AN AGENDA ITEM, BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF EVIDENCE THAT WE HAVE A POLICE FORCE PURPOSELY RETALIATING AGAINST CRIME VICTIMS FOR REPORTING, CHARGING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS. THEY HAVE [INAUDIBLE] LET ME JUST FINISH THIS.

JUST TWO MORE POINTS. THEY ARE PROVABLY FILMED, AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS CONFIRMED EVIDENCE OF HEINOUS ASSAULT, WRONGFULLY CHARGING THEM THAT THEY KNOW ARE TRUTHFUL VICTIMS AS A METHOD OF SHAMING AND WITNESS INTIMIDATION WITH MAKING A FALSE REPORT THAT THEY KNOW IS TRUE, AND THEN LATER DROPPING THE CHARGES. POINT TWO THERE'S FALSIFIED CRIME STATS GIVING PEOPLE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY BY NOT ACCURATELY DOCUMENTING, INVESTIGATING, SUBMITTING EVIDENCE TO THE DA, OR EVEN RESPONDING TO SEVERE CRIMINAL OFFENSES, INCLUDING LIFE THREATENING ONES AND SPECIFIC COVER UP AND NON-INVESTIGATION OF POLICE MISCONDUCT.

SO, I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS NEW EQUIPMENT, THESE NEW TRUCKS AND YEAH.

THAT'S IT. THANK. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE SOME ANSWERS.

JUST TO NOTE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE DON'T RESPOND.

THIS IS JUST A TIME FOR YOU TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AND COUNCIL DOESN'T RESPOND TO THAT.

WE WILL GO ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. SO, DOES ANYBODY ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THEY WANT TO MAKE? NO, I DON'T EITHER. THAT'S EASY. ALL RIGHT. TOWN MANAGER REPORT.

[F. TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT]

THE ONLY THING I WANT TO PLUG IS I BELIEVE MR. WHISENHUNT HAD MENTIONED THAT WE HAVE A BOND PROGRAM THIS COMING MAY.

AND PART OF OUR ROLE IS TO PROVIDE FACTUAL INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC IN REGARDS TO THE BOND.

AND WE DO HAVE SOME RESOURCES THAT ARE OUT THERE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC.

IF YOU GO TO FLOWER MOUND DOT GOV BACKSLASH BOND 2025, WE HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION LAID OUT FOR YOU.

IT GIVES YOU A BREAKDOWN OF THE PROPOSITIONS, THE THINGS THAT ARE CONTAINED IN.

IT ALSO HAS A FAQ FOR JUST GENERAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE IN REGARDS TO THE BOND AS TO WAS IT DUE TO THE TAX RATE, YOU KNOW, THE METHODOLOGY BEHIND IT, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO WORK ON SETTING UP PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS OVER THE COURSE OF THE SPRING, WHERE WE GO OUT AND WE PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION.

SO, IF ANYBODY IS CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE BOND AND WHAT ALL IT CONTAINS, WE JUST ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR GO STRAIGHT TO THE BOND 2025 PAGE TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. AND REALLY, OUR ROLE IN THIS SITUATION, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW IS WE CAN JUST PROVIDE YOU FACTUAL INFORMATION.

WE'RE NOT HERE TO ADVOCATE OR TO TELL YOU WE CAN'T DO THAT LEGALLY AND WE'RE NOT, BUT WE WILL PROVIDE YOU FACTUAL INFORMATION IN REGARD TO WHAT'S GOING TO BE CONTAINED IN THIS BOND PROGRAM. SO JUST WANTED TO PLUG THAT AND POINT PEOPLE TO THAT INFORMATION IF THEY, SO IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IT. OKAY. THANK YOU, JAMES.

OKAY. ITEM G, AS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THEY WANT TO ADD?

[G. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM(S)]

SO I WANT TO BE CAREFUL. IT'S PURELY Y'ALL'S DECISION WHETHER IT GOES ON THE AGENDA OR NOT.

WE CAN BE PREPARED WHENEVER WE DO HAVE SOME RELATIVELY LIGHT AGENDAS COMING UP.

WE CAN ACCOMMODATE IT IN THAT TIME FRAME THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

BUT IT'S PURELY YOUR CALL AS TO WHETHER IT GETS ADDED TO THE AGENDA.

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WHAT WOULD BE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE BOTH P&Z AND COUNCIL TOGETHER IN THIS SORT OF AN ENVIRONMENT? WELL, AS FAR AS THE JOINT SESSION, THAT'S NEWS TO ME, I BELIEVE.

AND I MAY NEED TOMMY AND LEXIN TO HELP ME OUT WITH THIS, IS THAT THIS IS AT THE REQUEST OF THE DEVELOPER TO PUT IT IN A WORK SESSION TO DISCUSS THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. I DON'T THINK A JOINT SESSION BETWEEN BOTH THE P&Z AND THE COUNCIL IS NECESSARILY REQUESTED WITH THIS ONE.

BUT AS FAR AS THE PROCESS GOES, HE DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO ASK YOU ALL TO PUT IT ON A WORK SESSION TO SEE IF WE WANT TO HAVE A TOWN INITIATED MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT.

BUT THERE'S ALSO JUST A NORMAL PROCESS IN WHICH IT GOES THROUGH NORMALLY.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IF YOU DID PUT IT ON A WORK SESSION, IT STILL GOES TO THAT SAME CHANNEL, STILL HAS TO GO TO P&Z AND ALL THE REQUISITE GROUPS.

SO REALLY, THIS IS A PURELY LEGISLATIVE DECISION ON YOUR PART AS TO WHETHER YOU WANT TO ADD IT TO THE AGENDA.

BUT TO SPECIFICALLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I'M NOT AWARE OF A JOINT SESSION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND P&Z BEING CONTEMPLATED, JUST A WORK SESSION ITEM. SO, IT DOESN'T, AT THIS TIME IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE EVERYBODY'S READY AT THIS POINT.

I MEAN, I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO SEEING WHERE THIS IS AT AND GIVING FEEDBACK SO THAT THE APPLICANT CAN BRING FORWARD SOMETHING THAT WILL GET APPROVED.

WE HAVE A LIGHT SCHEDULE ON THE 17TH. I MEAN, IT'S THERE'S NOTHING.

I'M JUST LOOKING FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE HEAD NODS, WE CAN ACCOMMODATE IT.

I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF DOING IT ON THE 17TH. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S CUTTING THE LINE.

AND, YOU KNOW, MANY OTHER DEVELOPERS COME FORWARD.

THEY REQUEST INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH US TO DISCUSS AN AGENDA THAT WOULD BE SIMILAR.

AND I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE EXPRESSING SOME FAVORITISM IN A WAY.

I THERE ARE NORMAL PROCESSES. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I NEED TO KNOW ANY MORE INFORMATION THAN I'VE ALREADY BEEN PRIVY TO IN A WORK SESSION, AND ALSO THAT IS NOT A WORK SESSION. THAT IS A COUNCIL MEETING.

SO IF A WORK SESSION IS REQUESTED, THEN WE HAVE THEM SCHEDULED ONCE A MONTH.

I JUST FEEL LIKE I DON'T NEED TO KNOW ANY MORE ABOUT IT UNTIL THE APPLICANT'S READY TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE APPLICATION AND BRING FORWARD A PRESENTATION LIKE EVERY OTHER DEVELOPER DOES. YES, IS STAFF EVEN READY FOR THIS TO BE PRESENTED? I MEAN, AS FAR AS WHAT OUR ROLE IN IT AND THE INFORMATION WE PRESENT, IT'S NOT A WORKLOAD ISSUE ON OUR PART.

IT'S JUST REALLY SIMPLY A MATTER. DO Y'ALL WANT TO LOOK DO YOU WANT TO SCHEDULE IT? I KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD THAT ANYTHING'S BEEN CHANGED SINCE THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE, AND I JUST DON'T FEEL THE NEED FOR IT.

JANVIER, WHAT DO YOU WANT? I KIND OF HEARD THE SAME STORY, AS FAR AS.

I'M NOT SURE THAT WE HAVE AN UPDATED THE MOST RECENT REQUEST.

AND I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU KNOW WHAT'S ACTUALLY BEING PLANNED.

IF THAT IF WE'RE IF WE'RE READY FOR THAT, I HAVE NO OBJECTIONS.

BUT I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT. IT'S NOT AN APPLICATION, RIGHT.

RIGHT. THE APPLICATION HASN'T BEEN FILED. TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT.

I THAT'S I'VE NEVER HAD THAT FROM ANY OTHER DEVELOPER.

SO, WE HAD WE HAD A JOINT WORK SESSION WITH FIRST RANCH. IT'S OBVIOUSLY MORE COMPLICATED THAN THIS. MUCH MORE.

WE HAD, BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT, I THINK, FOR THAT APPLICANT TO GET THE FEEDBACK THAT HE RECEIVED AND IT CHANGED THE END RESULT.

BUT IT WASN'T LIKE TWO WEEKS BEFORE. NO, BUT.

WELL, YEAH, OBVIOUSLY THE TIMING IS NOT I'M NOT BEHOLDEN TO THE, TO THE SCHEDULE, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE FINE FOR THIS APPLICANT TO HEAR, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCES THAT ARE BEING CONTEMPLATED, SO WHY NOT GET THE FEEDBACK FROM, I THINK IT SHOULD BE A JOINT WORK SESSION WITH P AND Z, AND EVERYONE SHOULD LOOK AT IT AND GIVE FEEDBACK IN PUBLIC, AND THE APPLICANT CAN LEAVE WITH THE INFORMATION HE NEEDS TO BRING FORWARD SOMETHING THAT WILL BE APPROVED.

AND I YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY TO HAVE THE APPLICANT GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS AND THEN GET THAT MESSAGE, YOU KNOW, AT THE VERY END. I THINK IF THE OBJECTIVE IS TO RECLASSIFY OR, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE AGAIN, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN HEARING ABOUT. WELL, I DON'T I MEAN, AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO DELIBERATE ON THE SPECIFICS OF IT, BUT I THINK THAT'S A MESSAGE THAT THE APPLICANT NEEDS. THE WORK SESSION WOULD BE A CHANCE TO DELIVER A MESSAGE LIKE THAT.

THAT'S WHY I THINK IT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA. AND WHAT ABOUT THE TIMING OF IT? WELL, AT THE TIMING OF IT IS WHENEVER IT'S CONVENIENT FOR THE MAYOR PRO TEM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHRIS AND BRIAN, WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHAT DO YOU WANT? BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A MIX, MIX OF HEAD NODS.

SO I MEAN, JUST WE DID DO A WORK SESSION FOR FIRST.

WELL, I WASN'T INVOLVED BACK THEN. WE DIDN'T DO ONE FOR MONARCH.

BUT MONARCH DIDN'T REQUEST ONE. YEAH. I'M OKAY WITH HAVING A WORK SESSION JUST IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIMING.

I DON'T KNOW. IS THERE WHAT'S THE VALUE OF HAVING P&Z JUST MORE PERSPECTIVE? IT'LL ULTIMATELY GO THROUGH P AND Z, BUT I THINK HE JUST AND I WOULD JUST SAY BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF PROJECT IT IS, IT'S ALREADY REQUIRED FOR P AND Z TO LOOK AT IT DURING A WORK SESSION.

YOU KNOW, IF LEXIN WANTED TO ADD SOME MORE INFORMATION TO THAT.

YES. SO IS MY MIC ON? SO IT WILL HAVE TO GO TO P AND Z FOR A WORK SESSION NOW.

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TELL US WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE WE FINALIZE IT BASICALLY.

I THINK WHAT THE APPLICANT WAS ASKING ABOUT IN THIS SITUATION WAS, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I CAN SAY, AS FAR AS THERE WAS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REASON WHY HE WANTED TO GET FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL IS BECAUSE THERE WERE POTENTIAL MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH KIND OF THE CURRENT LAYOUT. AND SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS, DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS AT THIS POINT, JUST BASED ON WHETHER YOU NEED A MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT, OR DO YOU WANT A WORK SESSION BASED MORE ON LIKE THE FULL VISION? SO SUFFICE TO SAY, THE ONE THING I'LL JUST SAY THIS THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE DO ON A REGULAR BASIS.

AND AS FAR AS STAFF IS CONCERNED, WE'RE AGNOSTIC TO IT.

I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE IT. WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TURNING IT AROUND IN ANY PARTICULAR DATE.

REALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS IF YOU ALL ARE INTERESTED IN HEARING IT OUT, WE'LL FACILITATE IT AND SET IT UP.

IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE APPLICANT, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE IDEA OF DOING IT ON THE 17TH, AND THAT DAY WAS PICKED BECAUSE WE HAVE A RELATIVELY LIGHT COUNCIL AGENDA.

THAT PARTICULAR WEEK, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ZONING ITEMS ON IT, BUT IT'S JUST Y'ALL'S DISCRETION AND WHEN IT ULTIMATELY COMES TO YOU.

SO AS FAR AS STAFF IS CONCERNED, WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW WHATEVER DIRECTION THAT YOU PROVIDE US ON THIS.

I DON'T THINK IT'S OUR PLACE TO JUSTIFY OR RATIONALIZE THE REQUEST.

IT'S HIS REQUEST. IT'S JUST YOU AS A BODY. JUST LET US KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE INTERESTED IN.

WE WILL SCHEDULE IT. AS WE TALKED ABOUT, WE TALKED ABOUT MARCH THE 17TH.

BUT IF Y'ALL HAVE OTHER DATE IN MIND THAT YOU LIKE US TO APPROACH, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT TOO.

I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH A WORK SESSION AT STAFF'S CONVENIENCE.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE MET WITH THE APPLICANT BEFORE.

I THINK WE'VE ALL BEEN ABLE TO GIVE INDIVIDUAL FEEDBACK.

YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT, AND SO I WOULD NOT MIND AND THAT I VOICED TO THE APPLICANT.

AND SO I WOULD NOT MIND HAVING A WORK SESSION TO TALK ABOUT THOSE, TO SEE WHAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE PALATABLE, AT LEAST IN MY OPINION. I HAVE ZERO DESIRE TO CIRCUMVENT THE STANDARD MPA PROCESS.

DON'T WANT TO SHOOT THIS TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE, AS ANN HAD MENTIONED.

SO IF THIS IS A WORK SESSION TO HAVE THE APPLICANT PRESENT WHERE THEY ARE, WHAT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT, GET OUR FEEDBACK ON THE DEVELOPMENT, THEN I'M ALL FOR THAT.

SO JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. AND NUMBER ONE, THIS APPROACH DOES NOT CHANGE THE LINE SO TO SPEAK.

I MEAN IT'S NOT, HE STILL HAS TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS TO HAS TO GO THROUGH THE APPLICABLE BOARDS.

AND IT COMES BEFORE YOU ULTIMATELY TO BE DECIDED.

THE ONE THING I WAS POINTING OUT, AND I GOT A LOT GOING ON, AND I WAS REMINDED THE REASON WHY WE DIDN'T PICK THE MARCH 20TH WORK SESSION IS BECAUSE LEXIN IS OUT, AND WE THINK THAT OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR NEEDS TO BE THERE AS PART OF THAT CONVERSATION. SO THAT'S ULTIMATELY HOW WE LANDED ON THE 17TH.

SO, YOU KNOW, DURING THE COURSE OF THE CONVERSATION, WE TYPICALLY WOULD PUT IT ON A NORMAL WORK SESSION EVENING.

BUT BECAUSE OF LEXIN BEING OUT, WE PUSHED IT UP TO THE 17TH.

SO THAT'S THE THOUGHT PROCESS AS TO WHY IT'S NOT ON A STANDARD WORK SESSION AGENDA.

AND THANKS FOR THE REMINDER, TOMMY. ALL RIGHT.

SO, WE'RE GOOD. BUT OVERALL I SAW I SAW THREE AFFIRMATIVES FOR IT.

AND SO WE WILL WE WILL WORK TO PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA.

AND CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SOME INFORMATION IN THE PACKET FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL SO THAT THEY COULD? OH AS FAR AS WHEN WE PUT THE PACKET TOGETHER WITH SOME BACKGROUND.

YES, SIR. WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. OKAY. ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS? ANYONE, ANYONE? OKAY. COORDINATION OF CALENDARS IS NEXT.

[H. COORDINATION OF CALENDARS]

IS EVERYONE GOOD WITH THAT? GOOD. OKAY. CONSENT ITEMS.

[I. CONSENT ITEM(S)]

SECOND. OKAY THERESA, CAN YOU TAKE THE ROLL? OKAY. ITEMS I, ONE THROUGH TEN PASS BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

OKAY. THE FUN STUFF. OKAY. SO, YOU'RE. THIS IS THE FUN PART. THE PARK NAMING PROJECT.

[J.1. Park Naming Recommendation - Consider approval of the naming of the Veterans Plaza area at Peters Colony Memorial Park as the Douglas A. Brown Veterans Plaza. (The Parks Board recommended approval by a vote of 6 to 0 at the February 6, 2025 meeting.)]

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PRESENT THIS TO YOU GUYS. I THINK I'VE KNOWN DOUG FOR A LITTLE OVER 18 YEARS.

PROBABLY MET HIM ON MY SECOND DAY HERE, AND I JUST CELEBRATED 18 YEARS WITH THE TOWN, SO WE GO WAY BACK.

JUST AN AMAZING GUY. SO I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS TONIGHT ABOUT HIM.

BUT BEFORE WE GET INTO ALL HIS ACHIEVEMENTS AND THINGS THAT HE DID FOR THE COMMUNITY, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE PARK.

SO FOR THE FOLKS THAT MAY NOT KNOW WHERE THIS IS LOCATED OR WATCHING ON HOME THAT ARE THE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE, THIS IS THIS IS ON PETERS COLONY ROAD. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE FLOWER MOUND PUBLIC LIBRARY.

IT'S A 3.3 ACRE PARK AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

SO IF YOU DRIVE BY THE LIBRARY OFF OF OLD SETTLERS AND PETERS COLONY, THAT INTERSECTION RIGHT THERE, YOU'LL SEE IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE OUR CONSTRUCTION FENCING UP, AND WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THAT OPEN IN THE LATE FALL, EARLY WINTER OF 2025. WE JUST NEED SOME KEEP GET SOME GOOD WEATHER.

THEY'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THE FREEZE AND THE RAIN AND THINGS LIKE THAT KIND OF SLOWED THEM DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT HOPEFULLY THEY CAN MAKE UP SOME TIME IF WE GET SOME GOOD SPRING WEATHER. THE PARK ITSELF INCLUDES WILL INCLUDE A CUSTOM PAVILION, A VETERAN'S MEMORIAL AREA, A FREESTANDING MEMORIAL ELEMENTS EDUCATIONAL WATER FEATURE WILL HAVE INTERPRETIVE SIGNS ON OUR WATER WALL.

FOLKS CAN SEE I THINK THERE'S SIX DIFFERENT ONES. WE'LL DO SOME NATIVE LANDSCAPING AND NATURE INSPIRED PLAY EQUIPMENT FOR THE KIDDOS, AND THERE'LL BE A NATURE TRAIL AS WELL THAT RUNS THROUGH THE PARK, AND THEN JUST SOME REALLY NICE PATHWAYS AND ACCESS TO THE LIBRARY.

I'LL SHOW YOU GUYS HERE A LITTLE RENDERING IN A SECOND.

AND THEN ALSO THE THERE'S A SPOT IN THE PARK WHERE WE'LL INCLUDE SOME ART AND ART SCULPTURE AT A LATER DATE.

WE'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW. THIS IS THE MASTER PLAN RENDERING.

YOU GUYS MAY REMEMBER THAT IF YOU WERE ON COUNCIL AT THE TIME WHEN YOU APPROVED THIS. BUT THE PARK IS GOING TO PRETTY MUCH LOOK LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW, USUALLY WHEN YOU DO A CONCEPT PLAN, SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T GET IT EXACTLY LIKE THAT.

ONCE YOU GET IN, YOU START TO DO ALL THE ENGINEERING AND ALL THAT STUFF AND LOOKING AT THE TOPOGRAPHY AND WHATNOT, BUT I THINK WE'RE PRETTY DARN CLOSE TO MATCHING WHAT WAS ON THE CONCEPT PLAN HERE.

BUT THE PICTURES TO THE RIGHT ARE YOUR VETERANS PLAZA, AND YOU CAN SEE HERE WE'LL HAVE A SIGN HERE, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'LL PUT THE NEW NAME, IF YOU GUYS APPROVED THAT.

THERE'S ALSO ON THE END CAP HERE. WE'LL ALSO HAVE A LITTLE SOME VERBIAGE ABOUT MR. BROWN AS WELL. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WE'LL HAVE OUR THREE FLAGPOLES AND THEN THERE'LL BE A NICE I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER THE MATERIAL I MADE, LIKE A MARBLE OR STONE. AND WE'LL HAVE THE DIFFERENT MILITARY BRANCH EMBLEMS IN EACH OF THOSE.

SO WE HAVE THE SIX DIFFERENT BRANCHES REPRESENTED THERE BY THE FLAGPOLES.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE BIG STONE MONOLITH THAT WE HAVE AS WELL IN THE PARK.

AND THAT KIND OF TOUCHES ON OUR MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR HONOR AND THEIR COURAGE AND SACRIFICE THAT THEY GAVE.

AND THEN YOU CAN KIND OF SEE ON THE STONE HERE.

IT'S GOT THE LITTLE LINES ON THERE. THAT'S FOR EACH BRANCH.

THAT'S HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN IN EXISTENCE, SO IT'S OBVIOUSLY THE LONGER ONE WAS THE LONGEST ONE.

MAYBE, MAYBE. I MIGHT BE WRONG. ARMY. THERE WE GO.

I KNEW SOMEONE WOULD CORRECT ME. BUT THIS IS OUR 3.3, SPACE FORCE IS THAT REALLY SHORT LINE THERE ON THE END THERE.

SO NOW I'LL JUST ALSO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THIS WENT THROUGH OUR NORMAL PROCESS, WHICH IS IN OUR ORDINANCE, OUR NAMING PROCESS. WE CAN NAME PARKS AND WE CAN NAME AREAS WITHIN THE PARKS.

AND IT STARTS WITH THE PARKS BOARD. WE'VE GOT WE HAD A RECOMMENDATION FROM SOME OF THE VETERANS BOARD MEMBERS.

AND THEN WE TOOK THAT TO THE PARKS BOARD. THEY DID A THEY NAMED THREE PEOPLE TO BE ON THE NAMING COMMITTEE.

WE MET WITH THEM, DISCUSSED MR. BROWN AND ALL HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND THEY CAME BACK TO THE BOARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION.

AND THEN THE BOARD MADE A RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. SO WITH THAT, I WILL GET STARTED.

VERY HAPPY TO HAVE DOUG BROWN HERE TONIGHT WITH US AND HIS FAN CREW HERE, FAN CLUB.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE HIM AND CLARE. SO DOUG IS A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN, AND I'M GOING TO PROBABLY READ A LOT OF THIS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYTHING BECAUSE HE'S GOT A LOT OF GREAT STUFF. BUT HE'S A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN WHO SERVED MORE THAN TWO DECADES IN THE US ARMY.

AND HE HAD 17 YEARS OF VOLUNTEERING WITH THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.

HE TAUGHT ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE FOR OVER 12 YEARS WITH THE CCA.

HE SERVED AS A LOCAL ELECTION JUDGE FOR 18 YEARS.

AND I'M SURE PROBABLY MOST OF YOU GUYS, WHEN YOU CAME AND VOTED, YOU PROBABLY RAN ACROSS DOUG IN THERE.

I KNOW I DID. HE SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE VETERANS LIAISON BOARD FOR THE TOWN FOR OVER A DECADE, AND THEN YOU GUYS ADDED MORE FOLKS TO THE BOARD.

SO, BUT HE WAS THERE SERVING AS THE LONE MEMBER OF THE VETERANS BOARD FOR OVER A DECADE.

AND HE'S ASSISTED WITH OUR STAFF IN THE PARKS AND REC, HELPING PLAN AND EXECUTE THE MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY,

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HE'S ALSO SERVED ON THE VERY FIRST SIM ADVISORY BOARD, AND THAT'S WHERE I MET HIM.

I THINK ON MY SECOND DAY AS I WENT TO THE SIM PROGRAM AND MET ALL THE FOLKS THERE, BECAUSE IT WAS A TUESDAY AND THEY MET ON TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AT THE OLD FLOWER MOUND CHURCH. AND BUT HE SERVED ON THAT BOARD, AND I THINK HE WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDING FOLKS THAT HELPED GET THE SENIOR CENTER STARTED, OUR SENIOR PROGRAM STARTED. HE ALSO WAS BIG WITH THE FLOWER MOUND CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, AND THEN HE'S ONE OF THE THINGS HE LOVES TO DO, I KNOW IS REFURBISHED COMPUTERS OVER 1300 OF THEM.

AND HE GIVES THOSE TO VETERANS AND FOLKS LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT.

SOME OTHER STUFF, SOME ACCOLADES AND AWARDS THAT HE'S WON THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE IS HE'S A FLOWER MOUND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.

YOU SEE HIM OUT THERE IN THE HALLWAY HANGING ON THE WALL THERE.

HIS NAME IS ON THAT PLAQUE. HE'S ALSO A CONGRESSIONAL VETERANS COMMENDATION AWARD FROM CONGRESSMAN BURGESS.

HE'S RECEIVED THE MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL PRESIDENT'S AWARD.

HE ALSO RECEIVED THE ONE STAR FOUNDATION'S TEXAS SENIOR VOLUNTEER TOURISM AWARD, WHICH WAS PRESENTED TO HIM BY TEXAS FIRST LADY CECILIA ABBOTT. AND THEN LASTLY, HE WON THE 2019 TEXAS GOVERNOR'S VOLUNTEER AWARD.

SO LOTS OF GREAT STUFF. THERE'S A PICTURE OF YOU, DOUG, RECEIVING SOME OF THOSE AWARDS.

AND THIS IS I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE. SO THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS IN THE PACKET WAS FROM THE PARKS BOARD.

IT'S COME UP THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY PUT HIS RANK IN THERE AS WELL.

SO I'VE ADDED THIS RECOMMENDATION. IF YOU GUYS DECIDE YOU WANT TO ADD THE THE CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER TO THE NAMING OF THAT.

SO THE OFFICIAL NAME COULD BE CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER DOUGLAS A BROWN VETERANS PLAZA.

IT'S KIND OF LONG, BUT I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIT IT ON THAT ON THERE.

SO WE'LL MAKE IT WORK FOR SURE. BUT I DID WANT TO CALL UP SY SIMPSON.

HE WANTS TO COME UP AND ADD A FEW MORE WORDS AND TELL YOU SOME THINGS ABOUT DOUG.

TOWN COUNCIL. I'M NOT GOING TO ADD A LOT TO WHAT HE JUST SAID.

AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, DOUG IS 99. HE TURNS 100 IN SEPTEMBER.

HE SPENT WELL, WHEN I CALLED HIM ABOUT THIS TWO WEEKS AGO, HE SAID, YEAH, I'M BUSY REFURBISHING TWO COMPUTERS RIGHT NOW.

SO, YOU KNOW, 20 YEARS IN THE ARMY AND HE SPENT THE NEXT 61 YEARS GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER PERSON TO NAME THE VETERANS PLAZA AFTER THAN CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER DOUG BROWN. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THAT WAS A GREAT, GREAT PRESENTATION. VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY GOOD.

OKAY. SO, WE JUST HAVE THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO MAKE A MOTION ON APPROVING THE NAMING OF THE VETERANS PLAZA.

I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT HONOR. IT'S WE'VE KNOWN DOUG FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, AND CLAIRE AND I JUST CAN'T EVEN THINK OF ANYONE MORE DESERVING A HEART OF GOLD, A SERVANT LEADER'S HEART. AND WE ARE THE HONORED ONES TO HAVE BEEN THE GREAT BENEFACTORS OF YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE AND DEVOTION.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WITH THAT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE NAMING OF THE VETERANS PLAZA AT PETERS COLONY MEMORIAL PARK AS THE CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, DOUGLAS A BROWN VETERANS PLAZA SECOND. OKAY, TERESA, CAN YOU TAKE THE ROLL? OKAY. THE ITEM IS APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

CONGRATULATIONS. SO NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT.

YEAH.

I

[J.2. Proclamation - Doug Brown - Special recognition proclamation to Douglas A. Brown.]

I THINK WE'RE GOOD, RIGHT? OKAY, SO THIS IS YOUR PROCLAMATION.

THIS IS YOUR SPECIAL DAY. WE ARE PAYING TRIBUTE TO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER DOUGLAS A BROWN AND JOINED WITH HIS FAMILY,

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DOUG IS A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN WHO CAME TO TEXAS AFTER SERVING IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1944 AND 1945, AND THEN SERVING IN THE US ARMY MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FOR A TOTAL OF 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.

DOUG FREELY GIVES OF HIS TIME AND TALENTS BY DONATING REFURBISHED COMPUTERS TO VETERANS, STUDENTS, NONPROFITS, OR LOW INCOME SENIORS, IN ADDITION TO TEACHING COMPUTER CLASSES AT AREA RETIREMENT FACILITIES.

DOUG'S OUTREACH IS BROAD. HE HAS OR IS CURRENTLY.

HE HAS OR IS CURRENTLY VOLUNTEERING AT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE MILITARY VETERANS PEER NETWORK, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, VETERANS POINT SERVICE CENTER, VETERANS RESOURCES WITH TEXAS WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, THE FLOWER MOUND CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY, AND SENIORS IN MOTION, JUST TO NAME A FEW. THAT'S A LOT. DOUG SERVED ON THE TOWN'S VETERANS LIAISON COMMITTEE FOR FIVE YEARS, WHERE HE ASSISTED IN ORGANIZING THE TOWN'S VETERANS DAY CEREMONY AND MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER TOWN VETERAN'S PROGRAMS. DOUG WAS A PROMINENT FIGURE AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS FOR MANY YEARS, SERVING AS AN ELECTION JUDGE FOR LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS, AND DOUG HAS RECEIVED AWARDS FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, INCLUDING THE CONGRESSIONAL VETERANS RECOGNITION AWARD, THE VETERAN'S, I'M SORRY, THE GOVERNOR'S VOLUNTEER AWARD, AND THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHERYL MOORE, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS, AND ON THE BEHALF OF OUR TOWN COUNCIL, IN RECOGNITION OF DOUG'S LONG AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND THE CITIZENS OF FLOWER MOUND, WE ARE PROUD TO NAME CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER DOUGLAS A BROWN VETERANS PLAZA TO COMMEMORATE HIS LEGACY AND IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, SO I STAYED.

I STAYED BUSY. WELL, COME HERE IN THE MIDDLE.

WELL, COME HERE IN THE MIDDLE, WE'LL GET A PICTURE.

OH, SURE.

DO YOU WANT PICTURES WITH ANYONE ELSE? NOW'S YOUR CHANCE.

DO YOU WANT WORDS? NO. YOU WANT PICTURES? DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? YEAH. YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD FOR THE RECOGNITION, BUT I DIDN'T DO IT FOR THE RECOGNITION.

IT GOES BACK TO WHAT YOU TAUGHT EARLY IN LIFE.

ONE STEP FORWARD AT A TIME. AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO.

ONE STEP FORWARD AT A TIME AND STAY BUSY. AND IF YOU CAN HELP SOMEONE WHEN YOU'RE STAYING BUSY, IT'S EVEN BETTER. SO, YOU ARE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THE HONOR.

I DON'T KNOW THAT I REALLY DESERVE IT, BUT I APPRECIATE IT.

YOU DESERVE IT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. YES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

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[J.3. Z25-0001 - Sunrise Circle Lot 24, Block 1 - Public Hearing to consider an ordinance amending the zoning (Z25-0001- Sunrise Circle Lot 24, Block 1) from Interim Holding (IH) uses to Single Family District-10 (SF-10) uses. The property is generally located east of Stonecrest Road and south of Sunrise Circle. (PZ recommended approval by a vote of 6 to 0 at its February 24, 2025, meeting.)]

LEXIN MURPHY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. COUNCIL. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A REZONING REQUEST FOR SUNRISE CIRCLE LOT 24, BLOCK ONE.

HERE'S THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S EAST OF STONECREST.

AND HERE'S A MORE DETAILED VIEW AGAIN DIRECTLY SOUTH OF SUNRISE CIRCLE.

SO THE LAND USE FOR THIS PROPERTY IS OFFICE OR MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.

AND THE ZONING IS CURRENTLY INTERIM HOLDING. IT'S BASICALLY WAITING FOR FINAL ZONING TO BE PLACED ON IT.

I'M SURE THAT THE COUNCIL RECALLS DURING PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SUNRISE CIRCLE.

THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES IN DEVELOPING THESE LOTS WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, WITH THE INTERIM HOLDING IN PLACE BECAUSE IT HAS AGRICULTURAL ZONING STANDARDS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. AND SO THE COUNCIL HAD INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD SUPPORT TOWN INITIATED REZONING AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS, IN LINE WITH THE MASTER PLAN. SO IN THIS CASE, IT WOULD BE SF TEN TO MATCH THAT MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THIS CASE. WE HAD A PROPERTY OWNER SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTENT REQUESTING THAT THE TOWN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS APPLICATION. SO HERE AGAIN, BASED ON A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE PLAT, THIS IS THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT.

HERE IS A VIEW OF THE PROPERTY LOOKING DIRECTLY SOUTH.

AND SO HERE IT IS AGAIN IDENTIFIED ON THE LARGER PLAT.

SINCE THESE LOTS HAVE LOTS, SINCE THESE LOTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLATTED, AND WE'RE ABLE TO INITIATE A ZONING JUST USING THE LOT AND BLOCK NUMBER.

SO THAT IS WHAT'S REQUESTED TONIGHT. IT'S TO ZONE THE PROPERTY.

SF TEN, SINGLE FAMILY. DISTRICT TEN USES. THERE IS NO APPLICANT HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT'S A TOWN INITIATED REQUEST, SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

AND I DROVE BY THERE TODAY. IT'S JUST A REGULAR LOT, SO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. LEXIN. DOES SOMEONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? OH. I'M SORRY. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING, I FORGOT.

OKAY. WE WILL NO QUESTIONS FOR HER. SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THERESA. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS? I DO NOT.

OKAY. DOES ANYONE IN THE CROWD WANT TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THIS, INTERIM HOLDING? OKAY, WE WILL CLOSE THIS. AND IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION, WE CAN HAVE THAT OR YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION, MAYOR, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I MOVE APPROVAL OF ZONING SUNRISE CIRCLE, LOT 24, BLOCK ONE TO SF TEN. SECOND. OKAY. THERESA, YOU CAN TAKE THE ROLL.

0001 PASSES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. THE TIME IS NOW 6:48, AND THE TOWN COUNCIL IS

[L. CLOSED MEETING (Part 1 of 2)]

[M. RECONVENE (Part 1 of 2)]

WE ARE NOW ON ITEM OH, J4. THE LAND USE UPDATE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE

[J.4. LDR25-0001 - Land Use Update - Public Hearing to consider an ordinance amending the Land Development Regulations (LDR25-0001 - Land Use Update) by amending Chapter 82 “Development Standards,” Chapter 90 “Subdivisions,” Chapter 98 “Zoning,” and Appendix A “Fees,” related to clarifying and adding exception provisions for setback and landscaping standards, clarifying lot width and depth standards, adding turnaround standards for gated entry of private subdivisions, amending setback standards within the Campus Commercial and Campus Industrial districts, updating accessory dwelling standards, adding standards for parking lot lights, and updating fees related to land development within the Town. (PZ recommended approval by a vote of 6 to 0 at its February 24, 2025, meeting.)]

THANK YOU, MAYOR. YES, THIS IS AN LDR UPDATE.

SO BASICALLY IT'S JUST KIND OF A COLLECTION OF THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP IN PAST CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNCIL.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF WAIT AND NOT BRING EACH INDIVIDUAL THING FORWARD AS AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY MAKING CHANGES TO FOUR DIFFERENT SECTIONS TONIGHT ARE PROPOSING THOSE CHANGES.

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SECOND IS CREATION OF A LANDSCAPE BUFFER EXCEPTION.

COUNCIL MAY RECALL THAT CAME UP DURING THE FLOMO COMBOS DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.

CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT. ALSO UPDATING COMPATIBILITY BUFFER AND SETBACK STANDARDS.

I'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET THERE.

CHAPTER 90 SUBDIVISIONS CLARIFYING PURPOSE OF THE LOT.

DEPTH TO WIDTH EXCEPTION FOR FLAG LOTS. ALSO CODIFYING LANGUAGE FOR REJECTION AREAS IN GATED SUBDIVISIONS.

FOR CHAPTER 98 ZONING. THERE'S JUST SOME CLEANUP OF A DEFINITION AND THEN UPDATING FRONT SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AND CAMPUS COMMERCIAL AND CAMPUS INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS TO MATCH OTHER NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, AND THEN ADDING THE MAXIMUM KELVIN STANDARDS FOR PARKING LOT LIGHTING, WHICH CAME FROM A PREVIOUS COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON LIGHTING.

AND THEN LASTLY, WITH THE FEE SCHEDULE, WE'RE UPDATING HOW THE DEV PERMIT INSPECTION FEES ARE CALCULATED.

SO THIS IS TO REFLECT A CHANGE BASED ON SOMETHING.

THE LEGISLATURE DID A PASSED REGULATION. THEY IMPLEMENTED ON HOW THOSE ARE CALCULATED AND THEN CREATING A DEPOSIT FEE FOR A DEV PERMITS. AND THEN LASTLY, JUST WE'RE ADDING A REFERENCE TO THE APPLICATION FEE FOR THE SEWER CONNECTION EXCEPTION THAT'S ALREADY WITHIN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, BUT IT WASN'T ACTUALLY IN APPENDIX A AND THE FEE SCHEDULE.

SO WE JUST TRY TO HAVE IT SHOW UP THERE AS WELL.

SO GOING INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL SECTION 82 242 STREET BUFFER LANDSCAPING.

SO THE RECOMMENDATION HERE IS TO INCORPORATE AN EXCEPTION THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE WAIVER OR MODIFICATION OF LANDSCAPE BUFFER REQUIREMENTS UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, PROVIDING THAT ALL THE REQUIRED TREES ARE STILL PLANTED SOMEWHERE ON SITE.

AND SO THIS KIND OF JUST TO GENERALLY SHOW YOU THE CURRENT LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, YOU KNOW, STREET BUFFER LANDSCAPING IS REQUIRED COUNTS TOWARDS STREET YARD, LANDSCAPE, STREET YARD, LANDSCAPING ADJACENT TO STREET RIGHT OF WAY. AND SO THIS IS THE FIRST SECTION PRINCIPAL STREETS.

IT GOES ON TO SAY FOR DIFFERENT STREETS THE WIDTH OF THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER.

BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU A GENERAL IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

BUT SO THAT WOULD STILL BE IN PLACE AND AS WOULD THE REQUIREMENT OF E THAT THE STREET BUFFER LANDSCAPING AREAS HAVE TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 9462, CHAPTER 94 IS THE TREE ORDINANCE. AND SO THAT'S WHERE IT DEFINES THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF TREES THAT HAVE TO BE PLANTED.

TYPICALLY IT'S ONE FOR EVERY 30 LINEAR FEET OF FRONTAGE.

SO THAT WOULD STILL BE IN PLACE. IT WOULD JUST ALLOW FOR A WAIVER OR MODIFICATION BASICALLY TO WHERE THOSE TREES GET PLANTED.

AND SO HERE'S AN EXAMPLE I GAVE YOU OF A PAST PROJECT.

THERE WAS THIS LARGE DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT WAS RIGHT UP NEXT TO THE ROAD.

AND SO THE APPLICANT HAD DIFFICULTY MEETING THAT THE TREES WOULD ALL BE PLANTED WITHIN 25FT OF THE ROADWAY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T PLANT THEM IN THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER AND WITHOUT POTENTIALLY IMPACTING OR THEY COULDN'T, I'M SORRY, THEY COULDN'T PLANT THEM IN THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT WITHOUT POTENTIALLY IMPACTING HOW THAT DRAINAGE FUNCTIONED. AND SO IN THIS CASE, THEY DID IT BEHIND THE THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT.

THEY CREATED A LARGER SECTION THERE TO THE WEST OF THE DRIVEWAY.

AND THEN ALSO THEY DID A DEEPER SECTION ON THE EAST SIDE.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE KIND OF THING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT THIS PARTICULAR CASE, IT WAS PART OF A PD. SO THEY WERE ABLE TO PROPOSE THIS THROUGH THE PD.

BUT ONE OF THE ONE OF THE FEEDBACK OPTIONS WE RECEIVED DURING THE FLOMO CONVOS WAS THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO NOT GO THROUGH KIND OF UNNECESSARY STEPS, AND SO IN THIS CASE, HOW IT STANDS NOW, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE IT AS AN EXCEPTION THAT CAN BE REQUESTED, SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO REQUEST A ZONING CHANGE IN ORDER TO DO THIS.

SO THIS WOULD ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO REQUEST THIS AS AN EXCEPTION, ALONG WITH A SITE PLAN OR A SUBDIVISION SITE PLAN.

NEXT WE'RE LOOKING AT COMPATIBILITY BUFFER AND SETBACKS.

SO, THIS IS OUR COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS. SO, THIS HAS ALWAYS EXISTED THAT YOU COULD REQUEST AN EXCEPTION TO THE COMPATIBILITY BUFFER.

AS PART OF A SITE PLAN OR SUBDIVISION SITE PLAN IN THE FUTURE.

AND SO WE'RE KIND OF MIMICKING HOW THAT WORKED BEFORE FOR COMPATIBILITY BUFFER ON THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR.

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROPOSING TO ADD HERE WITH THE COMPATIBILITY BUFFER IS THAT DETENTION, RETENTION PONDS AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN THE REQUIRED 25 FOOT COMPATIBILITY BUFFER.

SO AGAIN, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE'VE SEEN THAT COMES UP WHERE AGAIN, THE TREES CAN CREATE DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT WOULD STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE THAT PART OF THE EXCEPTION. IF, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE ABLE TO KEEP IT ON THE EDGES OR, YOU KNOW, THAT SORT OF THING, IF THEY WANTED TO HAVE SOME WITHIN THE, THE, THE DETENTION AREA, BUT IN GENERAL IT WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED WITHOUT REQUESTING THE

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SO IF A IF AN ADJACENT HOMEOWNER DID HAVE A CONCERN, THEY WOULD HAVE TO JUST COME AND TALK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THEY WOULDN'T ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO SPEAK AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ITEM. SO WE'RE MODIFYING THAT TO WRITE THAT IN.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT COMES UP A LOT BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THESE ARE PART OF PDS.

SO THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING ANYWAY FOR THE PROJECT.

BUT WE HAD ONE COME UP RELATIVELY RECENTLY WHERE IT WAS JUST A SITE PLAN WITH THAT COMPATIBILITY WAIVER THAT WAS BEING REQUESTED, AND WE REALIZED, OH, OKAY, WELL, THIS WILL BE KIND OF AWKWARD.

WE'LL HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE TO TALK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IF THEY, YOU KNOW, HAVE CONCERNS THAT THEY WANT TO VOICE.

SO THIS WOULD ADDRESS THAT SO THAT IT WOULD ADD THAT PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS AS PART OF THAT EXCEPTION REQUEST.

NEXT, LOOKING AT SUBDIVISIONS, THIS WOULD MODIFY THE LOT DEPTH TO WIDTH EXCEPTION LANGUAGE.

IT WAS PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN JUST AS A STRAIGHT NUMBER OF TWO AND ONE HALF TIMES.

THE WIDTH IS WHEN THE EXCEPTION IS TRIGGERED.

THE REASON THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN PLACE IS TO TRY TO PROHIBIT FLAG LOTS, OR AT LEAST GIVE COUNCIL THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THEM AND DECIDE WHETHER THEY WANT TO GRANT THAT EXCEPTION. SO WE'RE JUST PROPOSING TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE TO REALLY EXPLAIN THE TYPE OF LOT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT, AND ALSO INCORPORATE A VISUAL TO MAKE IT CLEAR.

NEXT LOOKING I'M SORRY, CAN WE JUST GO BACK TO THAT ONE FOR A SECOND? SO IN SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES, I CAN'T SAY THAT I'VE SEEN THIS IN FLOWER MOUND, BUT I'VE SEEN OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE YOU HAVE VERY NARROW LOTS THAT ARE VERY DEEP, LIKE HOUSES THAT ARE LINED UP. MAYBE THE LOTS ARE 40FT WIDE, BUT THEN THEY GO BACK 150FT.

MAYBE THERE'S AN ALLEY BACK THERE AND YOU WIND UP WITH LIKE A BACKYARD THAT LOOKS LIKE A BOWLING ALLEY.

WOULD IT CHANGING THIS TO JUST SAY FLAG LOTS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, MAKES SENSE? WOULD IT THEN ALLOW VERY NARROW, VERY DEEP LOTS IN SAY SOME OF OUR, OUR LOWER OUR HIGHER DENSITY ZONING DISTRICTS? WELL, IT WOULDN'T CHANGE WHAT THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF THE SETBACK IS ALREADY PERMITTED FOR FOR ALL OF OUR EXISTING ZONING DISTRICTS.

YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY YOU COULD HAVE TOWNHOME LOTS THAT I THINK COULD BE MORE LONG AND SKINNY.

I THINK THAT'S WHY WE SAW WITH BOTH MONARCH AND THE LA SANTA PROJECTS WHEN THEY CAME FORWARD, THEY REQUESTED TO TO WAIVE THAT EXCEPTION. AND, AND STAFF HAD SAID AT THE TIME WE WERE IN SUPPORT OF IT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO BASICALLY TELL PEOPLE THEY HAD TO MAKE THE LOTS LESS DEEP.

YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL YARD SPACE FOR THE TOWNHOME LOTS.

THAT KIND OF BY DESIGN WOULD BE NARROW. SO, UNDER THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, UNDER THIS AS IT IS TODAY, IF YOU HAD, WHAT WAS IT LIKE 30FT WIDTH FOR THOSE TOWNHOMES? IS IT SOMETHING LIKE THAT? SO YOU COULD ONLY HAVE IT BE 75FT DEEP UNDER THIS ORDINANCE, BUT BY REMOVING THIS THEY COULD THEN GO TO 100FT OR BEYOND. YES. AND THEY JUST COULDN'T HAVE A FLAG LOT RIGHT THERE.

OKAY. I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE SOME FLAG LOTS IN FLOWER MOUND.

WE DO IN THE WHAT WAS CALLED NEWTOWN FLOWER MOUND NEWTOWN AREA.

LIKE NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE. YEAH IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE IN SOME OLDER AREAS.

AND SO AGAIN, IF THEY'RE ALREADY ESTABLISHED, THAT'S FINE.

THEY ALREADY YOU ALREADY HAVE A PLATTED LOT. IT WOULD JUST BE IF SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO CREATE A NEW LOT NOW, IT IS STILL POSSIBLE THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE ONE OF THOSE COME FORWARD.

I THINK IF SOMEBODY WAS TRYING TO ADD ON TO ONE, LIKE EVEN IF YOU HAD AN EXISTING FLAG LOT AND THEY WERE KIND OF INCORPORATING A PIECE THAT WAS NEAR IT, BUT REALLY CREATING A NEW LOT NEW DIMENSIONS, THEN THAT COULD STILL END UP COMING BACK TO COUNCIL BECAUSE IT REALLY WOULD STILL BE THE FLAG. BUT LIKE I SAID, WE DON'T WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO CREATE THEM NEWLY.

IT JUST CREATES IT CREATES STRANGENESS WHEN, YOU KNOW, YOU BASICALLY HAVE SOMEBODY A LITTLE PIECE OF THEIR LOT IS LIKE WRAPPING AROUND THE SIDE OF YOURS TO GET TO THE STREET, AND THEN YOU CAN END UP WITH CONFLICTS OR NOT REALIZING WHERE YOUR PROPERTY ENDS AND THEIRS STARTS.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S GENERALLY NOT GOOD PRACTICE FOR HOW YOU LAY OUT SUBDIVISIONS.

THANKS. ALSO IN CHAPTER 90, CODIFYING LANGUAGE REQUIRING REJECTION AREA FOR GATED SUBDIVISIONS.

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THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM NEARBY RESIDENTS JUST WANTING TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS KIND OF AN ADEQUATE REJECTION AREA.

IF YOU HAD THE GATED SUBDIVISION NOW, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT STAFF HAS BEEN REQUIRING AND ASKING PEOPLE TO DO.

AND PROBABLY EVEN IF SOMEBODY TRIED TO ARGUE WITH IT, POTENTIALLY WE COULD USE IN KIND OF THE LANGUAGE THAT SPEAKS TO TRAFFIC AND THAT SORT OF THING. WE WOULD HAVE SOME LEEWAY THERE, BUT THIS IS JUST ACTUALLY MAKING IT PART OF OUR REGULATIONS FOR NEW SUBDIVISIONS, SO THAT IT WILL ENSURE THAT'S PLATTED AS AN EASEMENT TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE THAT TURNAROUND AREA.

AND YOU HAVE TO DO IT FOR BASICALLY ACCOMMODATING A FULL SIZE BOX TRUCK.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE THIS IS AN IMAGE. IT KIND OF SHOWS THE THERE'S A MODEL THAT YOU CAN RUN THAT IT MAKES SURE THAT THAT SIZE VEHICLE CAN MAKE ALL THE TURNS NECESSARY SO THAT BASICALLY THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO BACK OUT INTO THE STREET, THEY WOULD HAVE ADEQUATE ROOM TO TURN AROUND.

SO, WE'RE SUGGESTING THAT THIS BE WRITTEN INTO THE ORDINANCE JUST AGAIN.

SO THERE'D BE NO QUESTION WE WOULD HAVE A SECTION TO POINT TO FOR WHY YOU HAD TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT.

CHAPTER 98 ZONING. LOOKING AT JUST THE MINIMUM FRONT YARD FOR CAMPUS COMMERCIAL AND CAMPUS INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.

I THINK I MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, AND IT'S AN OLD STANDARD THAT WAS STILL IN PLACE, SIMILAR TO THE STANDARD THAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE HELD TO, BUT IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. AND SO THIS IS JUST PROPOSING TO MATCH WHAT ALL THE OTHER NONRESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS SAY.

BASICALLY, THEY ALL SAY THERE SHALL BE NO MINIMUM FRONT YARD REQUIREMENT SUBJECT TO SECTION 98-1026.

SO THERE ARE SEVERAL, SO SEVERAL DIFFERENT KIND OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE CALLED OUT IN 98-1026.

BUT IN GENERAL, THE STANDARD WE SEE THE MOST, WHAT WE HOLD PEOPLE TO IS MAJOR ARTERIALS, MINIMUM 60 FOOT FRONT SETBACK, AND ON ALL OTHER STREETS YOU CAN EITHER DO A 30 FOOT FRONT SETBACK WITH NO PARKING IN THE FRONT YARD, OR A 60 FOOT FRONT SETBACK THAT WOULD ALLOW SOME PARKING WITHIN IT.

AND SO WE'RE JUST PROPOSING TO MATCH THAT STANDARD WE HAD.

THERE USED TO BE SOME LANGUAGE ALSO ABOUT LANDSCAPING THAT THAT WAS THIS OLD LANGUAGE AND YOU KNOW, TOOK THAT FORWARD TO COUNCIL HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THAT OUT. AND THIS WAS JUST MY OVERSIGHT.

I MISSED UPDATING THE FRONT SETBACK AS WELL TO MATCH THAT PARKING AREA LIGHTING.

SO AGAIN, THIS CAME FROM THE PAST WORK SESSION WITH TOWN COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT LIGHTING.

SO I WOULD NOW SAY THE MAXIMUM KELVINS OF LIGHT POLE STANDARDS IN PARKING AREAS SHALL NOT EXCEED 3000.

LASTLY, LOOKING AT FEES SO RECOMMENDS UPDATING FEE EXPLANATIONS IN APPENDIX A TO MATCH CURRENT PRACTICES.

SO AGAIN HAD MENTIONED THIS CHANGE FOR THE INSPECTION OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND DRAINAGE IS COMING FROM A LEGISLATIVE CHANGE.

SO, THE LEGISLATURE PASSED A NEW ORDINANCE THAT SAID YOU COULDN'T BASE THIS ON THE COST OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO PREVIOUSLY THE TOWN WAS CHARGING 3.15% OF THE COST.

BUT SO NOW IT CAN ONLY BE BASED ON ACTUAL INSPECTION COSTS.

AND SO, WORKING WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THAT LEGISLATION THAT WAS WRITTEN, WE'VE COME UP WITH A PROCESS TO ACTUALLY HAVE AN ENGINEERING CONSULTANT REVIEW THIS. THEY COME UP WITH THEIR SCOPE AND FEE.

AND THEN AFTER REVIEWING THE PLANS, THEY SAY THIS IS WHAT WE WOULD CHARGE YOU TO INSPECT THIS.

AND SO THEN WE CAN APPLY THAT TO THE PROJECT.

BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DO IT BASED ON OUR ACTUAL INSPECTION COSTS BECAUSE IT REALLY DEPENDS, YOU KNOW, DOES DO THESE PEOPLE DO A GREAT JOB AND THEY GET IT RIGHT ON THE FIRST SUBMITTAL? OR DO WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO FIVE MORE INSPECTIONS OR AND SO TO KNOW ON THE FRONT END EXACTLY HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST US IS DIFFICULT.

SO THAT'S WHY WE USE THIS, THIS ALLOWANCE THAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE LEGISLATION.

IT DID SAY YOU COULD GET A COST ESTIMATE FROM A THIRD PARTY AND USE THAT.

SO, WE WENT WITH THAT. ALSO IT'S ADDING THE NONREFUNDABLE DEPOSIT FEE OF $300 FOR THAT SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

SO IT'S NOT ACTUALLY ADDING ADDITIONAL FEES. OVERALL.

THAT WOULD JUST BE APPLIED TOWARD THE TOTAL COST OF THE PERMIT, BUT IT'S ASKING THE APPLICANT TO PUT SOMETHING IN UP FRONT SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE THAT MAKE SUBMISSIONS. STAFF SPENDS TIME LOOKING AT IT, AND THEN THEY JUST, YOU KNOW, WADE, AND DON'T DO ANYTHING FOR SIX MONTHS BECAUSE THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY. THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING INVESTED. AT THIS POINT. IT WAS EASY TO JUST MAKE A SUBMISSION AND BE ABLE TO SAY, CHECK A BOX SOMEWHERE THAT SAID, OH YEAH, MY APPLICATION IS UNDER REVIEW.

SO THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INCENTIVE TO BE READY TO SUBMIT WHEN THEY PUT THAT IN.

AND THEN THIS AND THIS IS JUST SOME EXPLANATION DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.

AND I HAD ALREADY EXPLAINED WE WERE ADDING THAT OTHER FEES REALLY NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT THAT.

SO THAT'S THE END OF THE UPDATES THAT ARE PROPOSED TONIGHT.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY.

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ANYBODY HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE'RE CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY. ANYBODY WANT TO DISCUSS OR MAKE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE REGULAR ITEM J4 AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THERESA, YOU WANT TO TAKE THE ROLL? OKAY. LDR 25-0001 PASSES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. THE TIME IS NOW 8:36 AND THE TOWN COUNCIL IS CONVENING INTO

[L. CLOSED MEETING (Part 2 of 2)]

WE'RE DOING ANOTHER ONE. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551, SECTION 071, 072, 074 AND 087.

YEAH WE HAVE. THE TIME IS NOW 9:56 AND THE TOWN COUNCIL IS RECONVENING

[M. RECONVENE (Part 2 of 2)]

SO AT THIS SAME TIME WE ARE ADJOURNING THIS MEETING.

GOOD NIGHT, FLOWER MOUND.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.