Aug 03, 2026 Town Council Archive

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GOOD EVENING FLOWER MOUND. THE TIME IS NOW 6 P.M.

[A.CALL TO ORDER]

CHAPLAIN PLUNK IS GOING TO PRESENT OUR INVOCATION.

SO IF YOU'D PLEASE RISE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES.

CAN WE PRAY? HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TONIGHT AND ASK YOUR PRESENCE WITH US TONIGHT AS WE TAKE CARE OF THE BUSINESS OF OUR TOWN.

LORD, WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO ASK OF YOU, AND WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS FOR WHICH TO GIVE PRAISE TO YOU.

LORD, I DO PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL THAT ARE AWAY.

AND ONLY THIS WEEKEND WE'VE DISCOVERED THAT WHEN A SISTER CITY LOSES SOMEBODY, WE HURT AS WELL.

SO BLESS CARROLLTON, FATHER, BLESS THIS FAMILY.

I PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, ALL OF OUR TOWN EMPLOYEES, AND THEN WE ASK YOUR WISDOM FOR OUR LEADERSHIP TONIGHT.

SCRIPTURE TELLS US WE CAN. SO WE DO GIVE THEM THE WISDOM OF ALMIGHTY GOD.

AND THEN I PRAY PEACE IN OUR MEETING TONIGHT, AND WE GIVE YOU GLORY FOR ALL THAT WE ACCOMPLISH.

AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS THE FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU. CHAPLAIN. OKAY. TONIGHT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[E.PUBLIC COMMENT ]

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WHEN YOU HAVE 30S LEFT AND THE TIMER WILL BUZZ.

HI, I'M SAMANTHA BARNES, HONORARY REGENT OF THE FLOWER MOUND CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MRS. JACKIE AND RALPH. THAT'S OKAY.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU. YEAH, YOU CAN DO THAT.

YOU WANT TO BRING UP OUR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR, JACK? YES. OUR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR. YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

JACKIE LORELL. I'M. WELL, I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE IN FLOWER MOUND.

TONIGHT. WE ARE SO EXCITED. AND WE WANT TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES AGAIN AS THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, REPRESENTING THE AMERICA 250 REVOLUTION EXHIBIT AT THE DENTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE ON THE SQUARE.

WE ARE HERE TONIGHT BEFORE YOU WITH GRATITUDE AND GREAT THANKS IN ALL OF THE HELP AND SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO THIS WONDERFUL EXHIBIT THAT HAS BROUGHT ALREADY HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS. EVERYONE FROM CLERGY TO STUDENTS TO THIS GREAT TIME IN OUR HISTORY AND ON.

WE ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE COUNTY JUDGE. ALL OF THE COMMISSION TIM PARKER, OUR SENATOR, HAS GIVEN US A RESOLUTION.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR, THE RESOLUTION. WE GOT TO HEAR THE PROCLAMATION AND WE RECEIVED A PROCLAMATION AT DENTON COUNTY AS WELL.

WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY THAT YOU CAME TO OUR RIBBON CUTTING.

IT WAS JUST A ONE OF. IT WAS A STANDING ROOM ONLY IN THE COURTHOUSE, AND THE COURTHOUSE HAD NOT BEEN OPEN SINCE THE NEW ONE.

SO IT WAS JUST AN EXTRAORDINARY MOMENT. AND WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT THIS IS WE ARE MARRYING THE DENTON COUNTY AND FLOWER MOUND, AND THE FLOWER MOUND CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION HAVE PUT FLOWER MOUND ON THE MAP ONCE AGAIN, AND WE'RE SO PROUD OF THAT. WE WANTED TO THANK YOU.

AND AT THIS TIME, I DID WANT OUR HONORARY SAMANTHA BARNES.

SHE'S OUR HONORARY REGENT TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

AGAIN, WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE ALL OF THIS WITHOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR WONDERFUL TOWN COUNCIL, THE RESIDENTS. AND ALSO IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN UNTIL NEXT WEEK, AUGUST 12TH.

WE WANT TO HAVE EVERYONE COME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT JACKIE SAID. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ATTENDING THE OPENING RECEPTION.

IT WAS AMAZING. AND WE'RE SO EXCITED BY THE RECEPTION THAT WE'RE GETTING AT THE AT THE COURTHOUSE FOR THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

IT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TEACHING THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF AMERICA WHY WE ARE HERE AND WHY WE APPRECIATE WHY WE HAVE SUCH FREEDOMS THAT WE DO. SO HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN WILL GET SOME MORE FLOWER MOUND RESIDENTS OUT THERE TO THE EXHIBIT.

THANK YOU. AND THIS IS AN HISTORIC EVENT. AGAIN, IT'S VERY HISTORICAL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS IN OUR COUNTY ALL THE WAY FROM THE SMITHSONIAN. SO WE'RE SO PROUD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT COURTHOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1845, I BELIEVE.

YES, THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING. I DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS, BUT IF ANYBODY WISHES TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU CAN COME FORWARD. DO YOU HAVE ANY TAKERS? NO. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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IT'S LIKE TOO LOUD. OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS EITHER.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT. I KNOW JAMES HAS A FEW ITEMS.

[G.TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT ]

WE'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL AUGUST 17TH.

THERE'S SOME TWEAKS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE WITH THAT LANGUAGE ON THERE BEFORE IT.

AND OBVIOUSLY AUGUST 17TH IS THE LAST DAY THAT WE CAN.

LAST MEETING, WE CAN MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR NOVEMBER ELECTION.

WE JUST NEED TO TWEAK SOME LANGUAGE IN THAT. SO WE'RE ASKING THAT ONE TO BE TABLED. AND ALSO ITEM J.6.

THAT IS A INTERLOCAL THAT WE HAVE WITH DENTON COUNTY.

DENTON COUNTY HAS REQUESTED THAT WE TABLE THIS ITEM.

WE DON'T HAVE A DATE FOR THAT ONE YET, BUT THERE'S JUST SOME THINGS THAT WE GOT TO SHORE UP THERE BEFORE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT ONE.

SO ITEMS J.2 AND J.6 WERE REQUESTING TO TABLE.

I ALSO WANT TO REFERENCE ITEM J.10. AND THAT'S OUR SPAN ITEM.

IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT ON THE STAFF MEMO THERE WAS SOME MISSING INFORMATION THAT IF YOU WERE TRYING TO TRACK EVERYTHING, IT DIDN'T QUITE RECONCILE ALL THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON THERE IS CORRECT.

BUT IN THE NARRATIVE, WE THERE WAS A PIECE OF THE FEDERAL FUNDING THAT SPAN RECEIVED THAT WAS MISSING FROM THERE.

SO IF YOU WERE TRYING TO RECONCILE IT, YOU COULDN'T DO IT.

SO WHAT I JUST WANTED TO DO IS JUST REFERENCE FOR ANYBODY WATCHING THAT, EVERYTHING IS TRUED UP.

OBVIOUSLY THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH SPAN, BUT IF ANYBODY WAS TRACKING IT, WE DIDN'T WANT THEM TO GET CONFUSED AND THINK THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF FUNDING DELTA THERE. EVERYTHING IS THERE AND AVAILABLE.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO REFERENCE THAT THAT ITEM J.10 ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA.

SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE THREE ITEMS. SO J.2 AND J.6 WE'RE ASKING THE TABLE AND WE JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SOMETHING ON J.10 THE SPAN ITEM.

OKAY. THANK YOU JAMES. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SKIP FORWARD TO THE CONSENT ITEMS AT THIS TIME SINCE WE'RE FRESH OFF OF JAMES COMMENTS ON THAT.

[J.CONSENT ITEM(S) ]

THAT INCLUDES TABLING ITEM J.2 TO AUGUST 17TH AND TABLING ITEM J.6 TO AN UNCERTAIN DATE.

I THINK WE JUST HAVE 19 ITEMS INSTEAD OF 20. I SEE 20 ON THE ON THE ON THE AGENDA ITEMS. YEAH, I JUST HAVE THE 20TH ONE IS LEGAL SERVICES.

SO ON, ON THE ON THE AGENDA PACKET. IF YOU DOWNLOADED THAT, THE AGENDA ONLY SHOWS 19 ITEMS, BUT THE POSTED AGENDA HAS 20 OF THEM. WE CAUGHT THAT THIS MORNING.

GOOD ENOUGH. OKAY. SECOND. THANK YOU. THERE'S CRICKETS.

YEAH. IT'S THAT BORING IN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER WARNER.

AYE. DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM TAYLOR. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM SCHIESTEL. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER DREW.

AYE. OKAY. ITEMS ONE THROUGH 20, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM TWO AND SIX, WHICH IS REMOVED FOR TABLING, PASS. IS THAT SUFFICIENT? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO BACK TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DOES ANYONE WISH TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE AGENDA? A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. NOTHING? I WILL GO ON TO COORDINATION OF CALENDARS.

[I.COORDINATION OF CALENDARS ]

WE JUST HAD OUR SPR, OUR STRATEGIC PLAN THIS PAST WEEKEND AND LAST THURSDAY.

SO WE'LL PUT TOGETHER THE BUDGET WORK SESSION ON THE 13TH AND THEN AUGUST 17TH, WE'LL HAVE A REGULAR MEETING.

CAN EVERYBODY ATTEND THOSE? I MIGHT BE REMOTE ON AUGUST 17TH.

OKAY. SO I'LL COORDINATE WITH YOU, TRACY. OKAY.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO REGULAR ITEMS. WE HAVE SUP 26-003.

[K.1.SUP26-0003 - Kensington Estates Lot 1, Block A Accessory Dwelling - Public Hearing to consider an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit No. 503 (SUP26-0003 – Kensington Estates Lot 1, Block A Accessory Dwelling Unit) to permit an accessory dwelling. The property is generally located east of Scenic Drive on Kensington Court. (PZ recommended approval by a vote of 5 to 0 at its July 27, 2026, meeting.)]

AND LEXIN IS GOING TO PRESENT ON THIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICATION FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT IN KENSINGTON ESTATES.

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YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S NORTH OF KENSINGTON COURT AND EAST OF SCENIC.

HERE'S A MORE DETAILED VIEW. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PROPERTY IS ALREADY DEVELOPED WITH A PRIMARY DWELLING.

THE LAND USE FOR THIS PROPERTY IS RURAL DENSITY WITHIN THE CROSS TIMBERS CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND THE ZONING IS AGRICULTURAL. HERE IS THE SITE PLAN.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA AHEAD OF TIME AS WE GO THROUGH.

WE ONLY HAVE ONE SITE PHOTO. THIS IS LOOKING NORTH AT THE EXISTING DWELLING ON THE PROPERTY.

SO JUST A REMINDER OF THE REGULATIONS THAT THE TOWN HAS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLINGS.

THEY HAVE TO BE LOCATED ON THE SAME LOT OR TRACT AS THE EXISTING PRIMARY DWELLING.

AND IN A SEPARATE STRUCTURE. THAT IS THE CASE FOR THIS PROJECT.

AN ACCESSORY DWELLING SHALL NOT BE LOCATED ON ANY LOT OR TRACT OF LESS THAN TWO ACRES.

THIS PROPERTY IS FIVE ACRES, NO MORE THAN ONE ACCESSORY DWELLING PER TRACTOR LOT IS ALLOWED.

THIS IS THE ONLY PROPOSED ACCESSORY DWELLING.

ACCESSORY DWELLING SHALL NOT BE USED AS RENTAL UNITS, INCLUDING SHORT TERM RENTALS.

THE ACCESSORY DWELLING SHALL BE SERVICED BY THE SAME UTILITY METER AS THE PRIMARY DWELLING, AND THE BUILDING MATERIALS AND ARCHITECTURE WILL BE SIMILAR TO OR IN CONCERT WITH THE PRIMARY DWELLING.

SO THE ISSUE WITH THE UTILITY METER WILL BE ADDRESSED AT THE TIME OF PERMITTING, AND THE MATERIALS AND ARCHITECTURE ARE SIMILAR TO OR IN CONCERT WITH THE PRIMARY DWELLING. A HABITABLE FLOOR AREA CANNOT EXCEED 50% OF THE FLOOR AREA OF THE PRIMARY DWELLING AND CANNOT EXCEED 2000FT².

THE HABITABLE OR LIVING AREA OF THIS DWELLING IS A LITTLE OVER 1000FT², SO THAT'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT.

STANDARD ACCESSORY DWELLING SHALL CONFORM TO THE SAME SIDE AND REAR YARD SET, SIDE AND REAR YARD SETBACKS AS THE PRIMARY DWELLING IT IS DOING SO FRONT BUILDING LINE FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING SHALL BE BEHIND THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE, NOT CLOSER THAN TEN FEET FROM THE REAR WALL LINE OF THE PRIMARY DWELLING.

IT'S MEETING THAT STANDARD AS WELL. AND THEN IN NO CASE CAN THE BASICALLY ALL OF THE ACCESSORY DWELLING AND THE OTHER STRUCTURES EXCEED THE LOT COVERAGE THAT'S ALLOWED.

AND IT'S NOT DOING SO, IT'S JUST A LITTLE OVER 5% FOR THE LOT COVERAGE.

SO AGAIN, HERE IS THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ON THE OVERALL SITE.

THIS IS THE ELEVATIONS OF WHAT IS PROPOSED. AND THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.

THE APPLICANT ALSO HAS A SHORT PRESENTATION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY. COUNCIL. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY.

WE'LL HAVE THE APPLICANT. MAYOR. COUNCIL. A PLEASURE TO BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS.

MY NAME IS BILL PECK. I'M WITH PECK ARCHITECTS.

I RESIDE AT 2829 EDINBURGH LANE, FLOWER MOUND.

SHE BASICALLY COVERED EVERYTHING FOR ME SO I DON'T HAVE TO DO A WHOLE LOT HERE.

THE SITE PLAN IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE SAME AS SHE WAS SHOWING THE GRAY BOX VERSUS THE BLACKS ARE THE IS THE CURRENT NEW STRUCTURE. THIS IS A SIDE VIEW LOOKING AT WHERE THE STRUCTURE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED. AND THIS IS A RENDERING SHOWING THE BACK OF THE EXISTING DWELLING WITH OUR POOL HOUSE DWELLING OVER OFF TO THE SIDE AND KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET.

SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.

I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EXCEPT MUNICIPAL ZONING OR RESTRICTIONS DON'T OVERRIDE THE HOA CCR'S. SO THE HOA IS GOOD WITH THEM. THEY'RE FINE WITH IT.

OKAY. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? JUST JUST TO CLARIFY, THERE'S NO EXCEPTIONS REQUESTED FOR THIS, RIGHT? SO WHY DID IT HAVE TO COME TO COUNCIL? THE TOWN'S REGULATIONS REQUIRE AN SUP FOR ANY ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, EVEN IF IT MEETS ALL OF THE TOWN STANDARDS.

OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THIS IS THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS UP FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DOES ANYBODY WISH TO MAKE ANY COMMENT? OKAY. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS.

CORRECT. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS OR DELIBERATION, SOMEBODY WOULD MAKE A MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 03 AS PRESENTED. SECOND.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER DREW.

AYE. MAYOR PRO TEM SCHIESTEL. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.

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AYE. OKAY. THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT IN KENSINGTON ESTATES PASSES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THE TIME IS NOW 6:14. THE TOWN COUNCIL WILL CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551,

[M.CLOSED MEETING]

OKAY. GOOD EVENING. WE'RE BACK FROM WE'RE RECONVENING FROM THE.

[N.RECONVENE]

THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSED SESSION.

SO AT THIS TIME 6:23. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

GOOD NIGHT FLOWER MOUND.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.