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[CALL TO ORDER]
DO YOU HAVE ANYONE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE? AND DO YOU HAVE ANYONE YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE? MY DAD.ALL RIGHT. IS THAT WHAT'S GOING ON? OH, THAT SO WHO IS YOUR DAD? ALL RIGHT. AND DID WE POINT OUT, MOM REALLY WELL? OKAY. RIGHT THERE.
OKAY. IF ABLE IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME AND STAND AND WE'LL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
ALL RIGHT. AND WE'LL START THE PLEDGE.
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.
I HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR THE BOTH OF YOU.
WE APPRECIATE YOU PARTICIPATING IN THE PLEDGE.
WAS THERE ANY KIND OF PHOTO OPPORTUNITY? THANK.
OKAY, SO I'VE GOT A GREEN LIGHT.
SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO GO GO WITH IT.
SO SO ALL OF YOUR MICS ARE GOING HOT AT THE SAME TIME SO.
ALL RIGHT, CHIEF CAMPBELL, TAKE IT AWAY.
[1. HEAR PRESENTATION FROM POLICE CHIEF CAMPBELL REGARDING PLANS FOR THE NEW DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.]
DO YOU NEED A MICROPHONE? I BROUGHT ONE WITH ME.FANTASTIC. JUST WANT TO REMIND.
REALLY LOUD. NOW IT'S BACK ON.
THANKS, CHIEF. WE'LL STAND BACK AND TALK LOUD.
YOU'RE GETTING TO SEE PRETTY MUCH THE FUTURE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I KNOW PREVIOUSLY, IN THE PAST, WE HAD A LITTLE TIME TOGETHER, BUT IT WASN'T QUITE FINISHED.
TONIGHT WE HAVE THE FINISHED VERSION OF WHAT THE NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL LOOK LIKE.
THE FIRST IMAGE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS KIND OF THAT ENTIRE AREA UP THERE.
YOU KNOW, WE PURCHASED THE LAND THIS PAST MARCH AND WE WERE KIND OF HOPING THAT IN THE FUTURE WE CAN UTILIZE THAT ENTIRE AREA FOR FUTURE CITY BUILDINGS AND FUNCTIONS.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE STARTED ON EARLY ON LOOKING AT IS IF YOU LOOK IN THE BOTTOM WHERE THE NUMBER TWO IS, WHERE THAT DETENTION POND IS, THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL LOCATION THAT WE THOUGHT WE WANTED THE PD.
EARLY ON WITH THE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR ARCHITECTS, IT WAS, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT A LOT OF TIMES YOU MAY HAVE LAND, BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS YOUR LAND WILL DICTATE SOMETIMES WHERE YOUR BUILDING GOES, WHAT YOUR BUILDING LOOKS LIKE.
THIS WAS NEVER MORE TRUE THAN FOR US.
LOOKING AT THE WAY THE TOPOGRAPHY WAS OF THIS LAND.
AND SO IT WAS GOING TO TAKE AN ASTRONOMICAL NUMBER OF DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO DIG THAT OUT AND TO MAKE THAT LEVEL THAT SUITABLE FOR A POLICE BUILDING.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON HERE, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE HAVE THE NUMBER ONE THAT YOU SEE, THAT IS THE LOCATION OF WHERE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THAT. THAT COULD BE FOR AN ADDITIONAL PARK.
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AND THEN IF YOU LOOK OVER TO THE FAR LEFT WHERE THE NUMBER SIX IS, THAT COULD BE THE FUTURE SITE OF THE CITY HALL IN THE FUTURE WITH PARKING ON THE BOTTOM SIDE, THAT SOUTH SIDE FOR EMPLOYEES AND THEN ON THE NORTH SIDE FOR THEM AS WELL FOR THE PUBLIC.SO AS WE GO DOWN ON THE LEFT SCREEN.
THIS IS THE ACTUAL SCHEMATIC FLOOR PLAN OF WHAT THE PD WILL LOOK LIKE ON INTERIOR SIDE.
THIS BUILDING WILL WORK FOR US FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
THERE'S ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACES, THERE'S ADDITIONAL ROOM FOR PATROL TO GROW.
WE HAVE SOME UNIQUE THINGS IN HERE THAT WE DON'T HAVE CURRENTLY THAT ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT GOING DOWN THE ROAD, LIKE THE TRAINING ROOM, THAT'S ONE OF THOSE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TYPE OF ROOMS THAT WE CAN UTILIZE FOR AN EOC TYPE SITUATION IF WE NEEDED TO WITHIN THE CITY.
EVERYTHING WILL BE SET UP FOR THAT.
WE HAVE ADDITIONAL ROOMS FOR TRAINING.
WE HAVE AN EXPANDED SIZED DISPATCH TO ACCOUNT FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH THAT WE EXPECT.
ALSO, A STATE OF THE ART CRIME LAB THAT WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE.
IN THIS BACK CORNER THERE WILL BE EXHAUST FANS.
SO WHEN YOU COME IN THE FRONT OF THE LOBBY, NO MORE WILL YOU SMELL MARIJUANA.
IT WILL BE THE ABILITY FOR AIR TO BE MOVED IN AND OUT.
SO THAT IS A VERY, VERY GOOD THING FOR US.
SO HERE'S THIS RENDERING AGAIN, OF KIND OF WHAT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING WILL LOOK LIKE, LOOKING ACROSS THE STREET FROM KIND OF THAT PARK AREA OR A FUTURE SPLASH PAD AREA. YOU'LL SEE THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS THE GLASS AREA RIGHT THERE.
AS WE COME BACK UP THE STREET.
YOU CAN SEE THE CONTROLLED ACCESS PARKING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE GET A LOT OF VISITORS SOMETIMES.
AND CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, ALL OF OUR VEHICLES, ALL OF OUR STUFF IS JUST SITTING OUT IN THE OPEN.
AND SO THIS ACTUALLY IS A GOOD THING FOR OUR GUYS AS WELL.
SO AS WE COME UP THE STREET, JUST SOME DIFFERENT VIEWS OF KIND OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THIS CORNER HERE THAT YOU LOOK AT IS REALLY KIND OF A FOCAL POINT FOR US.
THIS AREA IS GOING TO BE WHERE THE TRAINING ROOM WILL BE.
WHAT THIS DOES IS THIS IS ALL ENCLOSED AS WELL.
SO AS WE COME IN A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, YOU CAN COME UP TO IT.
YOU'LL SEE ALL THE GLASS FEATURES AS YOU LOOK OVER, YOU CAN SEE OUR 54 PLYMOUTH IS ACTUALLY INSIDE.
IT IS A SPOT FOR IT TO BE OUT OF THE ELEMENTS.
SO ON THAT SAME WALL WHERE THE CAR IS AT.
THIS IS KIND OF THE SPOT, I THINK A FEW OF YOU HAVE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DO IS SOMETHING WITH THE HISTORY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SERVED BEFORE US.THAT'S A REALLY UNIQUE AREA TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND SO CARRIE AND THEM HAVE SAID, HEY, LOOK, IF THERE'S SOME PICTURES OR SOME OTHER THINGS THAT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE MUSEUM, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THOSE INTO THE FACILITY AS WELL INTO THAT.
ONE OF THE BIG THINGS IS ON THE OUTSIDE, THERE'S CURRENTLY THE OLD STONE WALL.
THAT OLD STONE WALL IS GOING TO STAY.
THAT WILL BE PART OF THE CONTROLLED ACCESS IN THE BACK WHERE WE PARK.
SO THAT THAT PIECE OF THAT HISTORY FOR THAT LAND WILL STAY AS IS AS WELL.
SO JUST KIND OF SOME MORE LOOKS HERE.
THAT WAS KIND OF ONE OF THE THINGS EARLY ON THAT I REALLY WAS HOPING FOR, IS TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME TYPE OF A HEAVY TIMBER STRUCTURE JUST TO ONCE AGAIN KIND OF BLEND IN WITH THE HISTORY OF THAT PARTICULAR AREA AND SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO MATCH AND STAND UP ALONG WITH THE MUSEUM, THE COURTHOUSE, SOME OF THE OTHER OLDER HISTORICAL BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN TOWN.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE SHEER LENGTH OF OUR BUILDING, THE HEAVY TIMBER JUST WASN'T GOING TO WORK.
AND SO WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECTS, WE WERE ABLE TO AT LEAST INCORPORATE SOME OF THAT HEAVY TIMBER LOOK IN THE UP FRONT AND THE MAIN AREAS TO WHERE THE PUBLIC IS GOING TO BE SEEING.
SO THERE'S JUST SOME DIFFERENT SHOTS AND DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THAT.
HERE'S KIND OF THAT OUTSIDE AGAIN AND HERE'S WE COME IN TO WHAT WOULD BE THAT TRAINING ROOM.
THIS TRAINING ROOM WILL BE ABLE TO SEAT 40 PLUS PEOPLE VERY COMFORTABLY.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE RIGHT NOW.
MOST OF THE TIME, IF WE TRY TO HAVE ANY TYPE OF DEPARTMENT MEETINGS, EITHER WE ARE JAMMED, PACKED, CRAMMED INTO OUR SMALL TRAINING ROOM, OR WE HAVE TO UTILIZE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE ALWAYS GRACIOUS AND ALLOWING US TO USE THAT AS LONG AS THEY DON'T HAVE TRAINING OR OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN THEIR DEPARTMENT.
SO LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN SEE THE GLASS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE, TO ME, JUST A REAL GORGEOUS VIEW TO BE ABLE TO LOOK OUT THAT GLASS.
AND BASICALLY, IF YOU'RE SITTING KIND OF IN THAT FRONT, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO KIND OF LOOK OUT OVER THAT AND SEE THE TOP OF THE MUSEUM OR NOT THE MUSEUM OF THE COURTHOUSE ON THE HORIZON.
SO IF WE HAVE A TRAINING, WE HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS GOING ON.
WE DO HAVE SOME COVERED PARKING IN THE BACK.
AND IF YOU LOOK TO THE KIND OF THE TOP, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IN THE FOREGROUND WHERE A FUTURE PARK WHERE SOMETHING COULD BE IN THAT THAT AVAILABLE SPACE DIRECTLY ACROSS. AND AS WE COME IN ON THE BACK SIDE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE LONG CORRIDORS THAT RUN ALONG THE BACK SIDE, WHICH IS THE ACCESS BASICALLY FOR THE OFFICERS TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING.
AND THEN JUST ON THE BACK SIDE, A SMALL AREA, AN OUTDOOR AREA FOR OUR GUYS TO BE ABLE TO EITHER COOK SOMETHING FOR THEMSELVES OR TO JUST SIT, RELAX, DO SOME THINGS.
THAT IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE CURRENTLY DON'T REALLY HAVE.
SO THAT IS ALL OF THE SLIDES FOR THERE.
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THE NEXT PHASE THAT WE GO INTO WILL BE THE ACTUAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE'VE ALREADY HAD OUR FIRST MEETING WITH ALL THE
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NOW AS WE GET INTO DETERMINING EXACTLY WHERE EVERYTHING IS, EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A TRUE EXACT COST OF WHAT THE BUILDING IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AS IS.SOME OF THESE MEETINGS WILL BE 6, 7 HOURS LONG.
BUT WE WILL BREAK DOWN AND WE WILL GET RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS, FROM CID, PATROL, DISPATCH TO WHERE EACH AND EVERYBODY IS KIND OF GIVEN THEIR INPUT INTO EXACTLY WHAT THAT SPACE LOOKS LIKE, THE TRUE LAYOUT OF IT TO FLOORING, TO WALLS, OUTLETS, EVERYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
THAT'S THE NEXT PHASE THAT WE GO INTO.
SO WE AS A DEPARTMENT ARE BESIDE OURSELVES.
WE'RE LIKE KIDS IN A CANDY STORY STORE EVERY TWO WEEKS WHEN WE'VE HAD THE ARCHITECT COMING.
BECAUSE FOR US, THIS IS JUST SUCH AN EXCITING TIME FOR THE PD, ALSO FOR THE CITY.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S THE SUPPORT YOU GUYS GIVE US AS WELL.
AND SO IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING, YOU'RE FREE TO ASK.
ALL I WOULD SAY IS JUST I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.
SO, MAN, APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH.
COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I CAN'T SAY HOW EXCITED I AM TO HAVE THIS COMING.
AND IT KIND OF IT'S AN ODD NIGHT.
AND I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO MARK MORAN, BECAUSE WITHOUT HIM, THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED, WITHOUT HIM TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE SURE WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THIS LAND.
THERE'S NOT ANOTHER SPOT LIKE THIS IN THE CITY TO DO THIS.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU, MARK, 100% [APPLAUSE].
EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, SIR. YOU BET.
[2. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN DECATUR MC, LLC AND THE CITY OF DECATUR FOR THE MEADOW CREEK DEVELOPMENT, AN APPROXIMATE 130 ACRES OF LAND.]
DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THAT? MAYOR AND COUNCIL. YOU HAVE SEEN THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT FOR THIS PROJECT BEFORE.SO WE NOW HAVE A NEW DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT FOR CONSIDERATION.
BUT OTHERWISE, THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT IS GOOD AND LEGAL, HAS PUT TOGETHER A MOTION IN RESPONSE TO ITEM NUMBER TWO IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ACTION TONIGHT. OH, EXCELLENT.
BUT IF YOU CHOOSE TO APPROVE IT TONIGHT, THEN MY SUGGESTED LANGUAGE IS THAT YOU APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN DECATUR, MC, LLC AND THE CITY OF DECATUR FOR THE MEADOW CREEK AGREEMENT, WITH THE CONDITION THAT ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WILL BE MET AT EACH APPROPRIATE PHASE BY THE DEVELOPER AT THE DEVELOPER'S COST AND WITH THE CHANGES PRESENTED IN EXHIBIT E.
SO WE JUST RECEIVED TODAY FROM THE DEVELOPER A NEW EXHIBIT E, THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY ON THAT EXHIBIT AND NOW IT'S THERE. SO IF YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD TONIGHT, THIS WILL COVER ALL OF THE THINGS THAT STILL NEED TO BE COVERED.
AND THEN I JUST SPOKE WITH THE DEVELOPER OUTSIDE AND HE ALSO WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE MOTION, KNOWING THAT THE DEVELOPER WILL PAY FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, WHICH IS A DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE AT THIS POINT.
THESE THINGS HAVE TO BE DONE AND THEN HE IS GOING TO DO THEM.
ALL RIGHT. SO I HOPE [INAUDIBLE].
COUNCIL IT WOULD BE IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO SAY AS STATED BY LEGAL.
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EXCELLENT SECOND THAT.WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? THAT.
OKAY. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. ITEM THREE, CONSIDER ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF DECATUR.
[3. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, DECLARING INTENT TO SUPPORT RESERVE AT DECATUR, LLC AND A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO GRANT A REDUCTION IN FEES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RESOLUTION 2023-02-04]
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE MEETING, WE ARE HAVING SOME PRETTY COMICAL YET SUBSTANTIAL TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.BUT WE GOT ALONG WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY BEFORE.
THIS PROJECT IS A NEW PROJECT ON OUR RADAR FOR AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING ON NORTH CHICO AVENUE.
SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MARK IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
AND I THINK HE HAS A FEW THINGS TO PRESENT TO YOU.
MAN, IT FEELS LIKE A HOMECOMING HERE.
THANKS FOR THE SHOUT OUT ON THE POLICE STATION.
I GIVE ALL THE CREDIT TO MY FAMILY, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
A LITTLE BIT. [INAUDIBLE] THERE YOU GO. MAYBE.
YEAH, I GUESS COULD YOU SCROLL DOWN A LITTLE BIT? UNTIL YOU GET TO THE RENDERINGS.
THANKS. SO A LOT OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR.
WE'VE WE'VE ASSEMBLED THIS THIS PARCEL THROUGH ABOUT THE LAST 17 YEARS OVER ABOUT 9 OR 10 TRACKS.
THIS PARTICULAR TRACT IS WHERE ALL THOSE HOUSES ARE ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHICO STREET.
THE POLICE STATION DID DRILLS THERE.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID DRILLS THERE.
THAT'S ABOUT 3.88 ACRES OUT OF APPROXIMATELY 10 ACRES.
AND PIVOTAL, WHO I'LL INTRODUCE DARREN SMITH HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.
HE'S HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION FOR FOR PIVOTAL HOUSING.
AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY'RE BASED OUT OF OHIO.
THEY'RE ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY THAT DOES THIS.
IT'S A COULD YOU SCROLL DOWN A LITTLE BIT? THERE YOU GO. THAT'S GOOD.
THIS IS CONCEPTUAL OF WHAT THEY DO.
THEY HAVE OVER 10,000 UNITS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
AND LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE ONE OF THE LARGEST.
AND IT IT'S NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH SECTION EIGHT.
AND IT GOES OFF THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT IS BEING BUILT.
AND DARREN CAN GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON THAT.
LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY THAT THAT.
WHAT'S THAT? I GOTCHA. GOTCHA.
I LIKE THAT. BUT THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT IS CALLED THE THE RESERVE AT DECATUR. AND AGAIN, IT'S THE AT THIS POINT, IT'S LIKE A $23 MILLION PROJECT.
THE RENTS ARE STILL SUBSTANTIALLY HIGH.
I BELIEVE THIS IS ON THE LONG TERM PLAN IS TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN DECATUR.
BUT BUT THE ONE BEDROOMS AS IT STAYS TODAY DARREN CAN CAN CLARIFY THIS BUT A ONE BEDROOM IS $935 AND A 2X1 IS MAYBE A 2X2 IS CLOSE TO $1122, BUT IT'S STILL A LOT LESS THAN ALL THE OTHER NEW APARTMENTS THAT ARE GOING UP IN IN TOWN OR IN THE AREA.
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DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME? THEY GET TAX CREDITS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS.SO THERE'S OTHER HURDLES BESIDES ON MY SIDE AND ON THE CITY SIDE.
I MEAN, THEY'RE DEALING WITH THE THE STATE OF TEXAS AND IT'S A COMPETITIVE, BUT IT'S REAL NICHE.
AND THERE'S ONLY A HANDFUL OF DEVELOPERS IN THE COUNTRY THAT SPECIALIZE IN THIS.
AND HE CAN TELL YOU MORE ABOUT IT.
THERE'S A I THINK THERE'S A GYM AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, 24/7 MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT ON THERE.
IT'LL BE TAXED LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.
DARREN, WHY DON'T YOU COME ON UP HERE.
WHERE DO WE TAKE THIS? SO WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS DO WE HAVE FOR MR. SMITH? YEAH, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SITE PLAN, BUT.
YEAH. SO WE TRY TO INCORPORATE WALKING TRAIL COMMUNITY GARDENS TO THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE THE SPACE.
SO IN THIS PARTICULAR TRACT IT IS A LITTLE TIGHTER.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A DOG PARK WITH A LITTLE WALKING TRAIL IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR.
WHEN YOU SEE GAZEBOS AND A POOL AREA TO THE NORTHEAST.
CALL A COMPETITIVE 9% HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROGRAM.
SO THERE'S ABOUT 400 PRE APPLICATIONS.
WE GO TO FULL APPLICATION IN AT THE END OF FEBRUARY.
SO THAT'LL PROBABLY DECREASE THAT NUMBER DOWN TO 300.
HUD DICTATES THE RENT NUMBER, AND THAT'S CHANGED EVERY YEAR IN APRIL.
BUT I BELIEVE IN THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT, I WAS LOOKING TODAY WE HAVE A SLUG AT 30% AMI, A SLUG AT 60 I BELIEVE A SLUG AT 50.
AND AMI IS AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND SO IT'S 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
SO THERE ARE THESE 12 MONTH CONTRACTS? TYPICALLY, THEY RUN 12 TO 13 MONTHS.
YOU CAN DO A 6 MONTH CONTRACT.
YES. SO YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE INCOME.
SO WHERE IS THE CLOSEST PROPERTY IN RELATION TO DECATUR? LIKE IF I WANTED TO GO KNOCK ON SOMEBODY'S DOOR OR GO VIEW YOUR NEIGHBORING OR SISTER PROPERTY, WHAT ZIP CODE OR WHERE WOULD THAT BE? SO FROM DECATUR, WE HAVE THE RESERVE IN QUEBEC, WHICH IS IN FORT WORTH OVER BY LAKE FORT WORTH.
OKAY. THEN THERE'S ONE IN BURLESON A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT.
WE JUST FINISHED CONSTRUCTION IN SULFUR SPRINGS WAY FURTHER OUT.
SO WE'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW IN PLANO, GARLAND, ARLINGTON, DALLAS.
WE HAD FIVE UNDER CONSTRUCTION THAT I'VE CLOSED IN THE LAST YEAR.
YOU KNOW, ONE THING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT.
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BASED REVENUE BASED PROPERTIES AND ONE OF THE MORE INFLUENTIAL OR TAX BASED PROPERTIES THAT CAN PROVIDE MORE INCOME FOR A CITY IS MULTI LIVING PROPERTY.SO THERE THERE IS SOME AND I'M LOOKING AT THAT PROPERTY RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST GETTING LAND RIGHT NOW.
ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.
I DON'T KNOW. THAT WOULD BE A GREAT PROJECT FOR US.
YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS OPEN FOR ACTION.
OKAY. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE A HAVE A MOTION I HAVE A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT ITEM SAY AYE, AYE.
[4. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES FOR THE 88TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN TEXAS, AUTHORIZING REPRESENTTION OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN ADVOCATING CERTAIN POSITIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RESOLUTION 2023-02-03]
OUR STATE.MIC] EXCELLENT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LOOK FOR A MOTION. UM.
MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2023-02-03.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE, AYE.
OPPOSED SAME SIGN, THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[5. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, ADOPTING A COMPREHENSIVE FUND BALANCE AND RESERVE POLICY FOR THE GENERAL FUND, GENERAL FUND CAPITAL, AND WATER AND SEWER FUND TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT CASH FLOW FOR DAILY OPERATIONS AND PROVIDE FUNDS TO MEET UNFORESEEN EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF PREMISES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RESOLUTION 2023-02-05]
MAYOR AND COUNCIL ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN DECATUR YEAR OVER YEAR FOR QUITE SOME TIME IS MANAGE YOUR FUNDS IN A VERY APPROPRIATE AND TRANSPARENT FASHION. ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVEN'T ALWAYS DONE IS HAD A WRITTEN POLICY TO TELL US HOW TO DO THAT.IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE SIMPLY JUST DO.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE GET BAD MARKS ON, ON ANNUAL AUDITS IS NOT HAVING A WRITTEN POLICY THAT PROTECTS THE FUND BALANCE AND IDENTIFIES RESERVE CAPACITIES.
AND SO THIS POLICY, IF YOU SO CHOOSE TO APPROVE IT TONIGHT, WOULD DO JUST THAT.
AND IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE US TO KEEP SIX MONTHS OF BOND PAYMENTS ON HAND.
[INAUDIBLE] RECOMMENDS THEM CERTAIN OTHER BEST PRACTICES ARE RECOMMENDING THEM AS WELL.
AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW SUIT AND HAVE ANA, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ON HAND WHO CAN ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS BECAUSE THIS IS HER HANDIWORK HERE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, MAYOR.
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I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2023-02-05.ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE ,AYE.
OPPOSED SAME SIGN, AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON IT.
[6. PRESENT YEARLY REPORT REGARDING POLICE RACIAL PROFILING REVIEW STATISTICS FOR JANUARY 2022 THRU DECEMBER 2022 AND DISCUSS WITH COUNCIL AND STAFF.]
ALL RIGHT. SO EACH YEAR, MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN ON COUNCIL.IT HAS TO BE SENT IN TO THE STATE.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS YOU JUST GO TO THE NEXT.
THOSE ARE JUST RULES THAT I'VE JUST BASICALLY TALKED TO YOU ABOUT.
KEEP GOING TO THE FIRST NUMBERS.
KEEP GOING. KEEP GOING. KEEP GOING.
SO WE HAD 8532 CONTACTS THIS PAST YEAR.
YOU SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THOSE LOCATIONS.
THERE WERE 1877 OF THOSE THAT WERE ON CITY STREETS.
THOSE HIGHWAYS INCLUDE US 380, US 81, 287.
COUNTY ROADS, THE 272, WE DON'T HAVE TOO MANY COUNTY ROADS SO THAT WE PARTICULARLY PATROL.
AND THEN THE STATE HIGHWAYS WOULD BE YOUR FARM TO MARKET ROADS.
SOME OF THOSE OTHER THINGS, PRIVATE PROPERTY.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE PARTICULARLY LOOK AT ON THIS REPORT IS, IS WE WANT TO KNOW AHEAD OF TIME, WAS RACE KNOWN PRIOR TO THESE CONTACTS. SO 205 TIMES OUT OF THE 8532, WE WERE AWARE OF THE RACE OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH. TYPICALLY, A LOT OF TIMES THIS CAN BE BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD DISPATCH INFORMATION OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH OR THE OFFICERS DUE TO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, MAY HAVE HAD PRIOR DEALINGS WITH AN INDIVIDUAL AND KNEW WHO IT WAS AHEAD OF TIME.
AND THEN IT ALSO LOOKS AT THE GENDER.
SO MALE, FEMALE RACE, ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE CALCULATED.
YOU KNOW, THESE NUMBERS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS, ALL PRETTY MUCH CORRELATE.
SO THE NEXT ONE, IT GETS INTO WHAT HAPPENED AS THE RESULT OF THE STOP.
SO PARTICULARLY VERBAL WARNINGS.
WE DO NOT ALLOW VERBAL WARNINGS HERE.
SO WE BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU GET A WRITTEN WARNING OR YOU GET SOME SORT OF A CITATION.
THE REASON THAT IS, IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DOCUMENT EVEN WRITTEN WARNINGS.
AND SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO DOCUMENT A WRITTEN WARNING OR YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST NOT DO ANY VERBALS.
SO. BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT BREAKDOWN AS WELL.
WRITTEN WARNINGS WE DID ISSUE 3147 OF THOSE AND 4698 AND THE CITATION CATEGORY, THAT ALSO GIVES YOU THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT ETHNICITIES EACH OF THOSE DIFFERENT GROUPS LOOK LIKE.
GO TO THE NEXT. THE NEXT SPOT THAT WE LOOK AT IS THE REASON FOR SEARCH.
SO PARTICULARLY ON THESE, WE LOOK AT THE CONSENT.
SO 48 TIMES ON THOSE 8532 TRAFFIC STOPS, THERE WERE CONSENT SEARCH THAT'S IN WHICH THE OFFICERS ASK FOR CONSENT. AND 48 OF THOSE WERE GRANTED.
YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN BY THE DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES.
THE NEXT ONE THAT WE LOOK AT IS THE PROBABLE CAUSE.
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AND IF YOU GO ON DOWN.AND YOU CAN SEE THAT BREAKDOWN WITH THE INCIDENT TO ARREST.
WAS CONTRABAND DISCOVERED? YOU SEE THOSE NUMBERS THERE IN WHICH WE ACTUALLY FOUND SOMETHING AND WHICH WE DIDN'T.
ANOTHER THING THAT WE LOOK AT IS WAS PHYSICAL FORCE USED IN THE ARREST OR SOMETHING ON A TRAFFIC STOP? WE HAD FIVE INSTANCES THIS PAST YEAR IN WHICH PHYSICAL FORCE HAD TO BE USED.
YOU CAN SEE THOSE BREAKDOWNS THERE.
AND SO THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF OUR TRAFFIC STOPS GO JUST LIKE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO.
AND EVERYTHING IS EITHER ENDS AND A CITATION, VERBAL WARNING OR PERHAPS AN ARREST.
AND THEN AS A DEPARTMENT, WE HAD ZERO COMPLAINTS THIS PAST YEAR AS IT RELATED TO RACIAL PROFILING.
SO POPULATING ALL THE OTHER AREAS WITHIN THIS REPORT IS NOT SUFFICIENT ANY LONGER.
YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY BREAK IT DOWN.
AND SO WHEN WE BREAK IT DOWN, THIS GIVES YOU THOSE PERCENTAGES OF WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE FOR EACH ETHNICITY BASED UPON THE CONTACTS, SEARCHES, CONSENT SEARCHES, PC SEARCHES, AND CUSTODY ARREST.
SO FROM THESE REPORTS, THEN WHAT WE DO IS AS AN ADMINISTRATION SIDE IS WE TAKE THESE THINGS MYSELF, CAPTAIN DELVON, HAVE BOTH VIEWED THESE, LOOKED AT THESE WE LOOK AT ARE THERE CERTAIN AREAS THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE? ARE THERE AREAS THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE'RE NOT DOING THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING? BUT LIKE I SAID, THE PAST TWO YEARS OF DOING THE RACIAL PROFILING REPORT, OUR NUMBERS ARE VERY CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD AS IT RELATES TO HOW WE ARE DEALING WITH TRAFFIC STOPS ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I GUESS WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE POLICE PROPOSED PROPERTY.
AND SO HIS REPORT WAS WRITTEN UP AND THEN WAS SENT BACK TO AUSTIN.
AND WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR FINAL APPROVAL TO BE A TECO TRAINING PROVIDER, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO DO EVEN FURTHER TRAINING AND CONTINUE TO, YOU KNOW, JUST ENHANCE OUR OFFICERS ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT ON A LOCAL LEVEL, BRING IN EVEN MORE TECHNICAL TRAINING TO THEM.
BUT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT HERE, THIS IS IT'S A FABULOUS THING.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR.
RIGHT. I DON'T SEE THAT THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO PROVE.
SO WE'LL AT THIS POINT GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS.
[7. CONDUCT A 1ST PUBLIC HEARING, REGARDING THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION BY THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY: IDENTIFIED AS BEING AN APPROXIMATE 1.747 ACRE TRACT KNOWN AS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF COUNTY ROAD 4127 ADJACENT TO 3472 S US HIGHWAY 287, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS.]
SO WE'RE IN PUBLIC WE'RE OPEN TO PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS POINT.SO DO WE HAVE A A REPORT ON THAT? LET ME JUST SAY, MAYOR, THAT YOU HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE ANNEXATION THAT WE HAVE GIVEN NOTICE REGARDING THE CITY'S INTENT TO ANNEX THIS TRACT OF LAND.
AND YOU HAVE THEM ONE BEFORE THE OTHER.
THERE MUST BE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME PER CHAPTER 43 OF THE STATE LAW.
THIS IS THE ONE IN FRONT OF THE TEA.
ALL RIGHT. SO YOU YOU DID ANSWER A QUESTION OR THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE QUESTION ON WHY SEVEN AND EIGHT LOOK IDENTICAL? YES. DOES ANYONE HERE ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
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NO QUESTIONS ON ITEM SEVEN, NO QUESTIONS ON ITEM EIGHT.ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS? I DON'T WANT TO TAKE OVER YOUR JOB, MAYOR, BUT SEE.
OKAY. AND HOW ABOUT FOR THE SECOND READING? DID WE HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP FOR THAT ONE? ALL RIGHT, SO.
SO YOU OPEN AND CLOSE THE FIRST AND THEN OPEN CLOSE THE SECOND.
WE DID OPEN NUMBER NUMBER SEVEN.
WE'LL CLOSE THAT NOW AND OPEN UP EIGHT.
[8. CONDUCT A 2ND PUBLIC HEARING, REGARDING THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION BY THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY: IDENTIFIED AS BEING AN APPROXIMATE 1.747 ACRE TRACT KNOWN AS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF COUNTY ROAD 4127 ADJACENT TO 3472 S US HIGHWAY 287, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS.]
AND I'VE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SPEAKING ON THAT.SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE NUMBER EIGHT.
[9. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE AND A PUBLIC HEARING GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO APPEAR AND BE HEARD ON AN AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX “B,” “ZONING,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY, TO REZONE AN APPROXIMATE 0.344 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1001 S. TRENCHARD STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS, AND AN APPROXIMATE 0.133 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE CENTERLINE OF EAST HALE STREET, AND AN APPROXIMATE 0.076 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTH TRENCHARD STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS, FROM A SF-2, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT, TO A C-2, THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT. THE PROPERTY IS MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 1001 S. TRENCHARD STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS. (ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION 2023-01—MR. JAKE HAYES, ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER WALTER CHARLES PITTS.) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL 6-0.) ZC2023-01]
AND THIS IS REFERRING TO APPLICATION 2023-01.GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AGENDA ITEM NINE IS ZC 2023-01.
THIS IS MR. JAKE HAYES'S REQUEST ON BEHALF OF WALTER CHARLES PITT TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP FROM AN SF-2 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO A C-2 THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY 0.344 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 1001 SOUTH TRENCHARD STREET, AND IT ALSO INCLUDES AN APPROXIMATE 0.133 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE CENTER LINE OF EAST HALE STREET, APPROXIMATELY 0.076 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE CENTER LINE OF SOUTH TRENCHARD STREET.
AGAIN, THE PROPERTY IS MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 1001 SOUTH TRENCHARD STREET.
NEXT SLIDE. THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS A ZONING DESIGNATION, AS I MENTIONED, OF SINGLE FAMILY SF-2, BUT IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE REZONE TO C-2 OR THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT.
A ZONING CHANGE TO C-2 THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DECATUR 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE MAP, AND I WILL REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING EXERCISE, ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WAS TO EXTEND THE DOWNTOWN LAND USE DISTRICT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PURPOSE SO THAT INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS, IF DOWN THE ROAD THEY WANTED TO REZONE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR COMMERCIAL USES, THEY COULD DO IT. YOU GUYS DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT AS A A GROUP OF PROPERTIES, BUT YOU WANTED TO DO IT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
SO THE LAND USE IS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ZONING CHANGE.
IN TERMS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OBJECTIVES.
THIS AREA TYPICALLY CONTAINS A MIXTURE OF USES, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT, SHOPPING, DESTINATION FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE AND INTERCONNECTED NETWORK OF WALKABLE STREETS.
PRIMARILY, LAND USES INCLUDE RETAIL, COMMERCIAL, SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOMES, CONDOMINIUMS, URBAN STYLE APARTMENTS, OFFICES, SERVICE AND OFFICE USES AND EXISTING STRUCTURES OR ADAPTIVE REUSE.
SECONDARY LAND USES INCLUDE CIVIC AND INSTITUTIONAL USES, PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.
NEXT SLIDE. IN TERMS OF YOUR SURROUNDING ZONING TO THE NORTH, YOU HAVE SF-2 SOUTH, TWO FAMILY, EAST SF-2, WEST IS C-2.
BEFORE ANY DEVELOPMENT CAN OCCUR, THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS.
AND I WILL ALSO POINT OUT, I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD THIS BEFORE.
PLANNING WHILE IT IS A MINISTERIAL FUNCTION, ZONING IS DISCRETIONARY.
YOU HAVE THE DISCRETION TO TO DENY IT OR TO APPROVE IT.
SO IN TERMS OF EXHIBITS, THIS IS THE LAND USE MAP.
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PROPOSED. AGAIN, THE EXISTING ZONING DESIGNATION IS SF-2.WE DID NOTIFY 14 PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET PER STATE LAW.
WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATIONS OPPOSED IN FAVOR OR NEUTRAL.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL 6-0.
AND THIS IS THE FIRST READING.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT, UH, COUNCILPERSON JAKE HAYES HAS RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THIS ITEM.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SO WE'VE PUBLIC ANYBODY FROM PUBLIC ON THIS.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE'VE OPENED THIS AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS ITEM AT THIS POINT.
THANK YOU. THAT GETS US TO ITEM TEN.
[10. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE AND A PUBLIC HEARING GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO APPEAR AND BE HEARD ON AN AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX “D,” “COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY, FOR AN APPROXIMATE 5.061 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 380 BUSINESS AND BOTH EAST AND WEST OF VALCIK STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS, AND AN APPROXIMATE 0.873 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE CENTERLINE OF WEST US HIGHWAY 380 BUSINESS, AND AN APPROXIMATE 0.092 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTH VALCIK STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS, FROM TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD (TN) AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (PSLI) LAND USE DESIGNATIONS TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (CC) LAND USE DESIGNATION. THE PROPERTIES, MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 404 PARK WEST COURT, 405 PARK WEST COURT, 407 PARK WEST COURT, 408 PARK WEST COURT, 1700 W. US HIGHWAY 380 BUSINESS, 1606 W. US HIGHWAY 380 BUSINESS AND 408 VALCIK STREET, ARE LOCATED NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 380 BUSINESS AND BOTH EAST AND WEST OF VALCIK STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS. (COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION 2023-01—MRS. BREANNA SMITH, ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNERS MARK DUNCUM, DAVID FULLER, GARY SHELTON, DEBBIE HEARRELL, RON WESTBROOK AND SUE WESTBROOK) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND DENIAL 6-0. PER SECTION 4.4.7.E. OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, A VOTE OF THREE-FOURTHS (3/4) OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO OVERRULE A RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THAT A PROPOSED CHANGE TO A REGULATION OR BOUNDARY BE DENIED.) CP2023-01]
AND I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF.AND WHEN YOU DO MAKE YOUR DECISION, YOU WILL HAVE TO VOTE ON THEM SEPARATELY.
ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. SO WE'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER TEN AT THIS POINT.
AND MR. EDDIE ALLEN HAS RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THIS.
AND, JAKE, YOU HAVE RECUSED YOURSELF ON THIS ITEM AS WELL.
OKAY, VERY GOOD. SO LET'S HEAR YOUR REPORT, PLEASE.
THEY BOTH ARE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED.
THE PRIMARY PROPERTY IS 408 SOUTH VALCIK STREET.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, HEAR COMMENTS.
THIS IS A REQUEST INITIATED BY MRS. BREANNA SMITH ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL PROPERTY OWNERS, INCLUDING MARK DUNCUM, DAVID FULLER, GARY SHELTON, DEBBIE HEARRELL, RON WESTBROOK AND SUE WESTBROOK.
AGAIN, THE APPLICATIONS ARE CP 2023-01 AND ZC2023-02.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE AMENDMENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR A COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION, AND THEN THE ZONING CHANGE IS TO GO FROM COMMERCIAL OFFICE TO C-2 THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS.
AND THESE PROPERTIES ARE MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 404 PARK WEST COURT, 405 PARK WEST COURT, 407 PARK WEST COURT, 408 PARK WEST COURT, 1700 WEST U.S.
HIGHWAY 380 BUSINESS, 1606 WEST U.S.
HIGHWAY 380 BUSINESS AND 408 VALCIK STREET.
AND THEY'RE LOCATED NORTH OF U.S.
HIGHWAY 380 BUSINESS ON BOTH EAST AND WEST SIDE OF VALCIK STREET.
THE CURRENT ZONING, AS I MENTIONED, IS OFFICE.
THE PROPOSED ZONING IS C-2 ZONE CHANGE 2023-02 IS BEING PROCESSED CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 2023-01.
AS FAR AS ZONING GOES TO THE NORTH, YOU HAVE SINGLE FAMILY, TWO TO THE SOUTH, YOU HAVE C-2 AND SF-1 TO THE EAST OFFICE AND SF-2 TO THE WEST. C-1 WHICH IS RESTRICTED BUSINESS IN SF-2.
TO THE INITIAL REASON FOR THE REZONING REQUEST HAD TO DO WITH MRS. SMITH. THE TRACK THAT SHE'S INTERESTED IN, WHICH IS ON THE CORNER OF VALCIK STREET AND U.S.
380 BUSINESS, SHE'S LOOKING FOR A COFFEE SHOP TO BE LOCATED AT THAT CORNER.
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AND INITIALLY, WHEN WE SPOKE TO HER, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS FOR JUST HER THAT TRACT ALONE, AND THAT SHE WOULD RUN INTO A SPOT ZONING ISSUE, WHICH IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS AGAINST THE LAW.SO SHE DECIDED TO REACH OUT TO SOME OF THE OTHER SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD ALSO BE INTERESTED IN REZONING THEIR PROPERTIES TO COMMERCIAL. AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE WERE SEVERAL PROPERTY OWNERS WHO BANDED TOGETHER WITH HER AND IDENTIFIED HER AS THEIR SPOKESPERSON FOR THEIR REZONING REQUESTS OF THEIR PROPERTIES.
IN TERMS OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OBJECTIVES.
SO THAT WOULD FIT IN WITH WHAT'S EXISTING AND WHAT SHE IS PROPOSING.
THE PRIMARY LAND USE IS RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL SECONDARY LAND USE, CIVIC AND INSTITUTIONAL USES.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES NOT SUPPORT THE ZONING.
THEREFORE, THERE WOULD NEED TO BE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.
SECOND, BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT SHE IS PROPOSING.
WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT SOME OF THE CONCERNS AND ISSUES MAY BE WITH A COFFEE SHOP.
THE PROPERTY IS ALONG A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE, AND I KNOW IT CAN BE ARGUED.
WELL, THIS IS THE PERFECT SPOT FOR COMMERCIAL.
BUT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT BACKS UP TO THIS PROPERTY, THE COFFEE SHOP USE IS AN INTENSIVE USE FOR THIS LOCATION. ACCESS FROM A RESIDENTIAL STREET EGRESS AND INGRESS WILL HAVE TO OCCUR OFF VALCIK STREET, ALTHOUGH THERE'S SOME INFORMATION THAT MAYBE SHE'S SPOKEN TO TXDOT AND THEY'VE GIVEN HER SOME INFORMATION THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY SHE MAY BE ABLE TO ACCESS OFF OF 380.
THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC AND SAFETY CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
POTENTIAL USES ALLOWED IN C-2.
IF FOR WHATEVER REASON THOSE PROPERTIES BECAME VACANT AND LAND IS ASSEMBLED, THERE'S A LONG LIST OF USES THAT ARE PERMITTED IN C-2 THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY COMPATIBLE WITH THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ABUTS UP AGAINST.
COMMERCIAL ZONING AGAIN WILL ALLOW USES THAT CONFLICT WITH THE RESIDENTIAL USES.
AGAIN, THIS GOES BACK TO THAT ASSEMBLY OF LAND APARTMENTS, AUTOMOBILE REPAIR, CONVENIENCE STORES, RESTAURANTS WITH THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC OR MIXED BEVERAGES, MOBILE FOOD UNITS, PAINT SHOP, TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING STUDIO.
THE LIKELIHOOD OF THIS HAPPENING IS PROBABLY VERY REMOTE, BUT IT IS A POSSIBILITY.
LAND USE DOES NOT FULLY SUPPORT THE ZONING CHANGE, WHICH I MENTIONED INITIALLY.
IT DOES REQUIRE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.
WE DID HAVE SOME FINDINGS OR RESPONSES FROM THE VARIOUS DRC MEMBERS, WHICH I DID INCLUDE.
HOWEVER, ZONING OF PROPERTY IS TYPICALLY NOT A PUBLIC WORKS ISSUE.
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ACCESS TO EGRESS IS QUESTIONABLE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT OR EMS RESPONSE IN AN EMERGENCY.THIS WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE STRUCTURE.
AT A MINIMUM, A DESIGNATED AREA FOR ACCESS ON THE LOT MAY BE APPROVED.
IN ADDITION TO TRAFFIC CONCERNS WITH DRIVE THROUGH BUSINESSES BEING ALLOWED BY THE ZONING DISTRICT REQUESTED FIRE PROTECTION ELEMENTS TO BE DETERMINED BASED ON FINAL BUILDING LAYOUT, CONSTRUCTION AND UTILITY SERVICE.
THE DRIVE THROUGH USE WILL REQUIRE HEALTH PERMIT.
THE BUILDING WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET ALL COMMERCIAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION.
SHOULD YOU GUYS APPROVE THIS APPLICATION OR THESE APPLICATIONS.
NEXT SLIDE. AND EARL CAN CERTAINLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE PERTAINING TO TRANSPORTATION.
THIS IS THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTIES BEING REQUESTED FOR REZONING.
AND THESE ARE THE LAND USE MAPS PROPOSED OR EXISTING AND PROPOSED.
ZONING MAPS. CURRENTLY, ALL OF THE TRACKS ARE ZONED OFFICE.
AGAIN, THE REQUEST IS FOR C-2.
THIS IS THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND AN IMAGE OF THAT CORNER LOT FOR THE COFFEE SHOP.
NEXT SLIDE. AND THESE ARE THE PROPOSED BUILDING PLANS THAT WERE SUBMITTED.
NEXT SLIDE. NOW THE BOTH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT REQUEST AND THE ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION HAVE MET WITH GREATER THAN 20% OPPOSITION.
BECAUSE OF THIS GREATER THAN 20% OPPOSITION.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, BECAUSE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAL TO OVERTURN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S DENIAL ON THE ZONING CHANGE, YOU WILL NEED A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE AS WELL.
AND THIS IS A LIST OF ALL OF THE ADDRESSES THAT HAVE IDENTIFIED THEY'RE OPPOSED TO THE REQUEST.
NEXT SLIDE. AND THESE NOTIFICATIONS WERE INCLUDED IN YOUR STAFF REPORTS.
AND WE DO HAVE A SUMMARY OF WHAT ALL OF THEIR CONCERNS ARE.
OKAY. IN TERMS OF THE SUMMARY OF CONCERNS, INCREASED TRAFFIC AND THIS IS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
CURRENTLY THE LIGHT ONLY ALLOWS 3 TO 4 CARS TO GO THROUGH.
TRAFFIC CUTTING THROUGH MEADOWBROOK TO GET TO HIGHWAY 380.
EXCESSIVE BACKED UP TRAFFIC IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, LOUD CARS AND TRUCKS, NOISE LEVEL NEXT TO LIVING ROOM AND BEDROOM AREA FROM ENGINES, MUSIC AND COFFEE ORDERS BEING PLACED, MORE HEADLIGHTS SHINING INTO LIVING ROOM AND BEDROOM AREAS, ISSUES WITH GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, SPEEDING CHILD SAFETY.
THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CURRENTLY MAKING IT UNSAFE FOR RESIDENTS TO WALK TOGETHER OR WALK THEIR PETS AND FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY IN THE FRONT YARD OR RIDE THEIR BIKES. INCREASED HAZARD FOR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH HAS A LOT OF ELDERLY AND FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN.
NEIGHBORHOOD IS ALREADY WORKING WITH CITY TO REDUCE TRAFFIC.
THIS WILL DEFEAT THE GOAL THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS CURRENTLY WORKING TOWARDS.
MORE TRASH, NO SIDEWALKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SO IT'S NOT SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO WALK WITH THEIR DOGS.
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ZONING CONFLICT. NOT CONSISTENT WITH RESIDENTIAL ZONING.OFFICE HOURS ARE GENERALLY 8 TO 5.
ADDS TO AIR POLLUTION, MEADOWBROOK HAS A DEED RESTRICTIONS AND BUILDING STANDARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT BUSINESSES THAT WOULD INCREASE TRAFFIC DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN THE DEVELOPER PURCHASED THE PROPERTY THEY KNEW HOW THE PROPERTY WAS MEANT TO BE USED, JUST AS THE HOMEOWNERS WHEN THEY PURCHASED THEIR HOMES WITH DEED RESTRICTIONS AND BUILDING STANDARDS.
AND THEN LASTLY, NEIGHBORHOOD BEING NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY THE TRAFFIC IMPACT.
AGAIN, A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO OVERRULE A RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR ZC 2023-02.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS DENIAL.
OPPOSITION IS GREATER THAN 20%.
THEREFORE, SUPERMAJORITY VOTE IS ALSO REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE BEING REQUIRED TO OVERTURN THE DENIAL BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. VERY GOOD.
YOU'RE WELCOME. WELL, AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS? SO AND AS A SUGGESTION TO THAT GROUP, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF FOR THE APPLICANT AS RATHER THAN HAVING MULTIPLE PEOPLE, OR WE CAN LISTEN TO EVERYBODY THAT NEEDS TO SPEAK, I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY DOES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.
IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.
YES, SIR. BREANNA SMITH, 151 COHEN CROSSING IN, ALVORD.
ALL OF THE APPLICANTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MYSELF, BECAUSE MY LOT IS VACANT.
OUR LONG TERM BUSINESS OWNERS WITH NO INTENT TO CHANGE THEIR DAILY OPERATIONS.
CHANGE IN A SMALL TOWN IS HARD AND OFTEN COMES WITH RESISTANCE.
MY BUSINESS, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY.
THESE COFFEE SHOPS ARE NOT STARBUCKS WITH A LOUD INTERCOM.
THEY'RE NOT A WHATABURGER DRIVE THRU.
THEY'RE NOT JACK IN THE BOX, THEY'RE NOT A DISTURBANCE.
YOU DRIVE UP TO THE WINDOW, YOU HAVE A FACE TO FACE CONVERSATION.
I GET TO KNOW YOU ON A FIRST NAME BASIS.
THAT'S THE HISTORY OF THIS BUSINESS, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I PLAN TO BRING.
THAT WAS MY CHILDHOOD AND MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN.
IT WILL BE THEIR CHILDHOOD AS WELL.
BUSINESS WOULD BE GREAT FOR US IF WE SOLD 100 TO 200 BEVERAGES A DAY.
NOT SEEN 500 CARS A DAY, WHICH WAS AN ARGUMENT THAT WAS BROUGHT AGAINST US LAST WEEK.
IF WE SAW 500 CARS A DAY I'LL BE RETIRING WITHIN FIVE YEARS.
BUSINESS 380 IS A MAJOR ARTERIAL ROAD.
IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO ATTRACT INDUSTRY GROWTH.
DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM US IS ALREADY ZONED C-2.
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CAN I ACCESS THE ZONING MAP? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE THE FULL PICTURE AND NOT JUST WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.THANK YOU. SO DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM PART OF OUR APPLICATION.
YOU CAN SEE AS ALREADY ZONED C2.
NOT SUPER RECENT, BUT IT WAS CHANGED.
IT WAS RE ZONED, I BELIEVE, WITHIN THE LAST TEN YEARS.
BUT I COULD BE WRONG ON THAT DATE BECAUSE I'VE LOOKED AT A LOT OF PROPERTIES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, KITTY CORNER AND DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM SUE ANN DENTON, WHO IS ALSO PART OF THIS APPLICATION BUT WAS NOT LISTED IN THE PAPERWORK DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM HER LOT, IS ALREADY ZONED C-2 SO THIS APPLICATION IS NOT AS FAR FETCHED AS IT'S BEING PRESENTED. THE TWO RESIDENTIAL LOTS THAT ARE REMAINING, THEY'RE VACANT.
IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEBODY APPLIES TO REZONE AS WELL.
AND THEN WE'RE COMPLETELY 1,000% IN LINE WITH WHAT WE'RE ASKING.
THOSE PROPERTIES ARE MUCH LARGER.
THEY HAVE NO ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES AND TO ME, THE REZONING OF THOSE PROPERTIES POSES A GREATER RISK AT WHAT IT COULD BRING TO THE RESIDENCES AROUND THAT AREA THAN WHAT MY SMALL MOM AND POP SHOP IS GOING TO BRING.
I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR LOTS BEING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF 380 COME WITH ADDITIONAL CONCERNS.
INCREASED TRAFFIC AND THROUGH TRAFFIC IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE SOMETHING YOU HEAR MULTIPLE TIMES.
BUT THESE CONCERNS SHOULD NOT CONTRIBUTE TO DENYING THE GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE SHOULD BE WORKING TO SOLVE THEIR CONCERNS AND ISSUES THAT THEY HAVE.
SIDEWALKS, PROPER SIGNAGE, EVEN GATING THEIR COMMUNITY, WHICH I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HELP EXPLORE THE IDEA OF THAT FOR THEM ARE ALL THINGS THAT SHOULD ALREADY BE CONSIDERED IN HELPING THEIR CONCERNS AND NOT DENYING THE GROWTH OF OTHER LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS.
THE AREAS IN TOWN THAT ARE ZONED COMMERCIAL, THEY'RE ALREADY TOO CROWDED, NOTHING'S AVAILABLE OR IT'S COMPLETELY OVERPRICED AND YOUR RESIDENTS ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO OPEN A SMALL MOM AND POP BUSINESS.
THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT CAN AFFORD THOSE LOTS ARE GOING TO BE FRANCHISED AND CORPORATIONS THAT ARE COME IN AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THIS SMALL TOWN, WHICH IS WHAT I AM TRYING TO DO BY BRINGING MY SMALL BUSINESS HERE.
WE NEED TO CONSIDER OPENING UP ADDITIONAL AREAS THAT ALLOW OUR COMMUNITY TO GROW WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESSES AND MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF THE SMALL TOWN, WHICH I JUST SAID.
I'LL TURNED THIS BACK OVER TO YOU.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR EVERYONE AGAINST ME AFTER THIS POINT.
[LAUGHTER] WELL, THANK NO, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS? AND ACTUALLY, THERE IS SOMEBODY ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF.
VERY GOOD. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
AND IF YOU WOULD LET US KNOW, PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU'RE FROM, PLEASE.
[INAUDIBLE] WESTBROOK 1700 WEST BUSINESS 380 DECATUR, TEXAS.
GOOD EVENING. I'M REALLY HERE AS A CONCERNED BUSINESS PERSON.
IN ALL HONESTY, WHETHER THIS LADY'S BUSINESS MAKES OR DOESN'T.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT WILL NOT AFFECT MY BUSINESS MODEL.
MY CONCERN IS I LISTEN TO THINGS.
THE LADY PUT UP A WHOLE BIG LIST OF STUFF THAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS MUST BE DONE.
I DON'T TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM THAT.
WHERE'S THE NECESSARY TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS FOR THE CURRENT TRAFFIC FLOW THERE, THERE'S NONE.
AND THEN WHERE'S THE DATA THAT SAYS FROM THOSE SAME EXPERTS THAT SAYS THIS SIZE OF A BUSINESS DOING THIS BUSINESS MODEL FROM 7:00 TO 2:00, FIVE DAYS A WEEK WILL IMPACT THIS TRAFFIC DATA TO THIS DEGREE.
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AND THEREFORE YOU'RE MAKING SOUND BUSINESS AS PROFESSIONALS RUNNING THIS GROWING COMMUNITY.YOU'RE MAKING SOUND DECISIONS BASED ON DATA.
AND THEN PUTTING IN THAT EMOTIONAL RESIDENTIAL DATA.
AND MY CONCERN IS THAT YOU MIGHT SET A PRECEDENT HERE TO THIS BUSINESS THAT DOWN THE ROAD WOULD AFFECT MY BUSINESS. THIS BUSINESS IS NOT GOING TO WHETHER IT MAKES OR DOESN'T IS NOT AS I SAID, IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT MY BUSINESS.
BUT YOUR DECISIONS DOWN THE ROAD CERTAINLY COULD IMPACT THE HEALTH OF MY BUSINESS BASED ON SOMEBODY COMING BACK AND SAYING, WELL, Y'ALL DID THIS AS YOU KNOW, BACK THEN. AND NOW IT DOES AFFECT ME.
SO THAT'S MY INTEREST IS ARE WE MAKING SOUND DECISIONS BASED ON DATA THAT YOU'VE GATHERED? AND SOMEBODY SAID WE HAVE TO HAVE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS DONE FOR THAT PLACE.
WHY DO WE NOT HAVE TO HAVE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS DONE FOR THIS? THAT WAS A BUSINESS THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.
THIS IS A BUSINESS BEFORE WE MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.
AND WE HAVE THE REAL DATA THAT SAYS, HERE'S WHAT WE HAVE, HERE'S WHAT IT'S HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT AND THEN SAY, WE CAN'T GIVE THIS TO YOU BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE THIS DETRIMENTAL.
NOT A BUNCH OF. WELL, IT MIGHT.
WE'RE PROJECTING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE.
THE DATA SAYS THIS WILL BE THIS AND THIS WILL BE THAT.
I LIVE AT 402 SOUTH BASSETT DRIVE, WHICH WOULD BE THE THIRD HOUSE FROM THE CORNER AT THE RED LIGHT.
MY BACK FENCE BACKS UP TO THE FIVE ACRES THAT'S ALSO IN QUESTION HERE TO BE REZONED.
THERE HAS BEEN A TRAFFIC STUDY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN OCTOBER, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS IN THE IN NOVEMBER. ONE STUDY, I BELIEVE IT WAS FOR SEVEN DAYS WAS 3,700 CARS OR VEHICLES THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT ALSO INCLUDES RESIDENTS GOING IN AND OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THE NEXT STUDY OR ANOTHER STUDY WAS 4,000 VEHICLES GOING IN AND OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S RESIDENT TRAFFIC AND PASS THROUGH TRAFFIC.
WE KNOW WHAT TRAFFIC IS THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT HAS ALLOWED US TO SAFELY CROSS BUSINESS `380 TO GO TO SCHOOL OR FOR OUR DIFFERENT BUSINESS.
BUT IT ALSO DIRECTED MORE TRAFFIC THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE ARE TWO OTHER AVENUES THAT PEOPLE COULD TAKE.
BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE GIVEN ANOTHER OPTION TO GO THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THEN A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LIKE WATER THEY'LL TAKE THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE. AND SO WE SUPPORT THE P&Z'S RECOMMENDATION.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE THAT SIGNED UP? SURE. COULD I ASK THE RESIDENTS TO RAISE THEIR HAND THAT ARE OPPOSING THIS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT? THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP?
[01:20:04]
EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.FOUR YEARS AGO, I DECIDED TO MOVE TO THIS.
I JUST. I KNOW YOU SAID LAURIE SHERWOOD, BUT.
OH, I'M SORRY. 1702 OAK MEADOW AND 208 MEADOW BROOK.
I OWN TWO HOUSES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE LIGHT CAME ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE BECAME TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY.
AND AT 5:30 IN THE MORNING, PEOPLE COME AROUND AND THEY'RE NOT DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT.
WE HAVE PETITIONED THE CITY OF DECATUR AND CHIEF CAMPBELL AND CHIEF BENNETT AND THE CITY MANAGER WERE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO DETER THE TRAFFIC THAT'S COMING THROUGH THERE.
I'M WORRIED THAT MY MOM'S GOING TO BACK INTO A CAR PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVE.
I'M PICKING UP A BOX OF TRASH A WEEK.
DAIRY QUEEN SACKS FULL OF FOOD, NASTY.
THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT WE ALL TAKE CARE OF OUR YARDS AND RESPECT EACH OTHER FOR THAT.
SO I ASK YOU TO PLEASE DECLINE MS. SMITH'S REQUEST.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. SHERWOOD. ANYONE ELSE.
I WILL JUST ASK TO GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.
YES. HI, MY NAME IS BRAD MORGAN.
I AM WITHIN THE 200 FEET OF THE RESIDENCE.
A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT UP BEFORE.
AS THE DOCTOR SAID, HIS PRACTICE WON'T CHANGE.
THEY'RE NOT FLOW THROUGH TRAFFIC.
BUT EVEN IF IT'S 100, 150 CUPS OF COFFEE A DAY, THAT'S 100, 150 NEW CARS THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WE ARE IN ISOLATED POSITION, WE'RE ISOLATED ON BUSINESS 381 SIDE, HIGHWAY 380 ON THE OTHER.
THERE'S ONLY 40 HOUSES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO IT'S VERY SMALL AND IT'S VERY WELL PROTECTED.
AND AS EVERYBODY'S TALKED ABOUT, WE DO WALK, EVERYBODY TALKS TO EACH OTHER IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THESE 40 HOUSES, NOT THE PEOPLE THAT GO HOME AT 5:00 AT NIGHT, THE PEOPLE THAT DO WALK AND EVERYBODY KNOWS EACH OTHER.
SO WHILE WE PROBABLY DO NEED THE I FORGOT THE NAME OF WHAT THE DOCTOR CALLED IT OF THE.
BUT THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD PRETTY MUCH SAYS WE DON'T WANT IT.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO CONSIDER ALSO.
AND THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE FACTUAL BECAUSE WE HAVE TURNED IN THE PAPERS.
WE ARE HERE, WE HAVE SHOWN OUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEES.
AND THIS WOULD VERY MUCH GO AGAINST THAT.
SO THERE ARE MANY POINTS THAT WE'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER.
BUT THE TRUTH IS, WHILE WE DO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T GO HOME AT 5:00.
SO WE'VE OPENED A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 10, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THAT.
[11. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE AND A PUBLIC HEARING GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO APPEAR AND BE HEARD ON AN AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX “B,” “ZONING,” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY, TO REZONE AN APPROXIMATE 5.061 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 380 BUSINESS AND BOTH EAST AND WEST OF VALCIK STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS, AND AN APPROXIMATE 0.873 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE CENTERLINE OF WEST US HIGHWAY 380 BUSINESS, AND AN APPROXIMATE 0.092 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE CENTERLINE OF SOUTH VALCIK STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS, FROM OFFICE (C-O) ZONING DISTRICT TO THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS (C-2) ZONING DISTRICT. THE PROPERTIES, MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 404 PARK WEST COURT, 405 PARK WEST COURT, 407 PARK WEST COURT, 408 PARK WEST COURT, 1700 W. US HIGHWAY 380 BUSINESS, 1606 W. US HIGHWAY 380 BUSINESS AND 408 VALCIK STREET, ARE LOCATED NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 380 BUSINESS AND BOTH EAST AND WEST OF VALCIK STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS. THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS ITEM IS SUBJECT TO THE CITY COUNCIL’S APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST FOR THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT. (ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION 2023-02—MRS. BREANNA SMITH, ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNERS MARK DUNCUM, DAVID FULLER, GARY SHELTON, DEBBIE HEARRELL, RON WESTBROOK AND SUE WESTBROOK) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND DENIAL 6-0. OPPOSITION TO THE ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION HAS REACHED 29.5%. PER SECTION 4.4.7.D. OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, A FAVORABLE VOTE OF THREE-FOURTHS (3/4) OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE ANY CHANGE IN ZONING WHEN A WRITTEN PROTEST SIGNED BY THE OWNERS OF AT LEAST TWENTY (20) PERCENT OF EITHER (1) THE AREA OF THE LOTS OR LAND COVERED BY THE PROPOSED CHANGE; OR (2) THE AREA OF THE LOTS OR LAND IMMEDIATELY ADJOINING THE AREA COVERED BY THE PROPOSED CHANGE AND EXTENDING TWO HUNDRED (200) FEET FROM THE AREA, HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE CITY SECRETARY, AND MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 211 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. PER SECTION 4.4.7.E. OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, A VOTE OF THREE-FOURTHS (3/4) OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO OVERRULE A RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THAT A PROPOSED CHANGE TO A REGULATION OR BOUNDARY BE DENIED) ZC2023-02]
I KNOW WE'VE HEARD FROM CITY ON 11, AND I WILL OPEN THAT UP FOR ANY OTHER COMMENTS.ALL RIGHT. AND SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE NUMBER 11 AS WELL.
AND THAT CLOSES OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
IT GETS US TO ITEM 12 A CONSENT AGENDA.
[12. CONSENT AGENDA]
AS A CONSENT AGENDA IF THERE ARE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT NEED TO BE PULLED THOSE CAN BE DONE AND VOTED INDIVIDUALLY.OTHERWISE WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT APPROVING THE APPLICATION PP2023-01.
[01:25:02]
AN APPLICATION FP2023-01 APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 9TH AND JANUARY 23RD MEETING APPROVAL OF BILLS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY AND APPROVE THE ABBY'S JOY COLOR RUN ON MAY 13, 2023 AT 8:00 A.M..SO. I'LL STAND BY FOR BOARD'S PLEASURE.
SO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT SAY AYE.
OH, EXCUSE ME. I'VE APPARENTLY SKIPPED ONE.
[13. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.001.CITY COUNCIL WILL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS 55.017 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY.
SO WE WILL ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:27.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.