[00:00:02] OKAY. IT IS NOW 5:30. WE'RE GOING TO BRING THE PNC MEETING FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY THE 6TH TO ORDER. [CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM] ITEM 1, MR. CHAIR. MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD, BEFORE WE START ITEM 1. THANK YOU. WE'D LIKE TO HONOR MS. TERRY BERUBE FOR OVER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE ON OUR PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. SO WHO? [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] SO TERRY IS RESIGNING FROM OUR BOARD, AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS HER DEARLY. BUT WE WANT TO THANK HER VERY MUCH FOR HER WONDERFUL YEARS OF SERVICE AND WISH HER THE VERY BEST IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE HAVE A VERY NICE OF YOU APPRECIATION FOR YOU THAT'S REAL NICE. THANKS. YES, MA'AM. AND HERE'S THE BOX. AND MY NAME TAG. [LAUGHTER] HOW ABOUT THAT? ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CRY, ARE YOU? NOPE. OKAY. I'M NOT A CRIER. OKAY. USUALLY. [LAUGHTER] JOHN IS. YEAH [LAUGHTER]. NOW, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO STOP? OKAY. OKAY. WELL, THAT WAS VERY NICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OH, GOLLY YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. HUGS. YEAH. THANK YOU SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR. SEE YOU FRIDAY. YEAH. I'LL SEE YOU FOR LUNCH. GOING TO THE LUNCHEON. TERRY BYE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH. SEE YOU TOO. SHE'LL BE. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING EXCITING I'LL CALL YOU. OKAY AWESOME. DOWN. SO NOW WE NEED TO SWEAR IN OUR TWO NEW. OR ALL THREE OF THE TWO COMMISSIONERS AND OUR ALTERNATE. OKAY. WHERE DO YOU WANT THEM? WE USUALLY SWEAR OFF SCREEN I DON'T THAT'S UP. IF THEY'RE SWORN, THEY SIGNED. I HEARD IT. OKAY. YOU COULD CALL THEM UP, LIKE YOU KNOW, THE PLAYERS ON A TEAM. SAMER I GOT YOU IN THAT ONE, MELINDA I'VE GOT YOU IN THIS ONE. PERFECT PLEASURE. SAMER. CECIL LEMOND PLEASURE. MASON. CROSS. HI. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. [LAUGHTER] ME. AND THEN WE'LL ALSO INTRODUCE BRAD MORGAN. HE IS YOUR FIRST ALTERNATE. YAY, BRAD! PARTY ON! OKAY. OKAY, NOW THAT THE. NOW THAT WE'RE ALL FULL AND WE GOT ALL THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE OUT OF THE WAY, WE CAN GO TO NUMBER ONE. WELL, WE CAN. MR. MR. MOHAMED WAS REQUESTING. OH OKAY. TO MAKE A LITTLE INTRODUCTION OF HIMSELF JUST SO EVERYBODY CAN GET TO KNOW. YEAH. IT'S FINE, IT'S FINE. OKAY. I DID A POOR JOB INTRODUCING MYSELF, OR AT LEAST COMING TO A PREVIOUS MEETING. AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU SPENDING A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME AT THE LAST MEETING TALKING ABOUT MY NOMINATION. SO I FELT IF I COULD TAKE JUST ONE MINUTE TO KIND OF BRIEF WHO I AM AND SO ON. SO. SO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. SECONDLY WE MOVED MY WIFE AND I MOVED TO DECATUR ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. WE WE LEFT CALIFORNIA FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS. BUT NORTH TEXAS IS NOT STRANGE TO US BECAUSE MY DAD MOVED TO SOUTHLAKE 25 YEARS AGO. SO BACK AND FORTH, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED TIMES TO VISIT DAD IN SOUTHLAKE. SO IT IT JUST FELT NATURAL THAT WE SHOULD ESTABLISH OUR FINAL ROOTS HERE IN WISE COUNTY AND SPECIFICALLY DECATUR. 30 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING BACKGROUND EXECUTIVE BACKGROUND, EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP BACKGROUND VICE PRESIDENT OF A LARGE AGRICULTURAL COMPANY OUT OF CALIFORNIA. WE GROW PISTACHIOS, ALMONDS, POMEGRANATES, CITRUS WINE GRAPES ETCETERA ETCETERA. SO I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT BEING ON THIS COMMISSION. [00:05:01] I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE. MS. EILEEN KNOWS BETWEEN MY WIFE AND I, WE'VE BOUGHT AND SOLD ABOUT 50, 50 AND REMODELED ABOUT 50 HOMES OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS OR SO. BUT THE BIGGEST, BIGGEST PROJECT I WAS SPECIFICALLY INVOLVED WITH WAS BUILDING A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NOT FUNDED IN CALIFORNIA FROM A REAL ESTATE STANDPOINT. SO IT WAS A MATTER OF FINDING THE BOND, THE $15 MILLION BOND, FINDING THE PROPERTY, DEALING WITH CONTRACTORS, DEALING WITH PLANNING AND ZONING [LAUGHTER], DEALING WITH TRAFFIC STUDIES, DEALING WITH THE COMMUNITY COMPLAINING ABOUT NOISE AND LIGHTS, ETCETERA, ETCETERA. SO BOTTOM LINE, I'M SUPER JAZZED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKING THE, THE COMPREHENSIVE YOU KNOW, THE DECATUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO THE NEXT, NEXT PHASE. AND OF COURSE, LISTENING TO ALL OF YOU AND LEARNING FROM ALL OF YOU. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. AND LET'S. YEAH, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU. LET'S GET IT DONE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. GLAD TO HAVE YOU. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. APPRECIATE IT. MELINDA DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. WELL YOU KNOW I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SAY SOMETHING NOW. [LAUGHTER] I DIDN'T PLAN SPEECH. SO I'VE BEEN IN DECATUR. MY FAMILY'S BEEN IN DECATUR FOR FOR YEARS. MY MAIN THING WITH THIS WAS JUST I DO REAL ESTATE AND JUST WANTING TO BE A PART OF IT. KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND I THOUGHT, WHAT A COOL OPPORTUNITY. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. THANK YOU. GLAD TO HAVE YOU BOTH. THANK YOU. GLAD TO HAVE YOU, BRAD. MEN'S WEARHOUSE HAS GOT THESE RAZORS [LAUGHTER]. OH MY GOSH. WELCOME TO THE WORLD. IT LOOKS GOOD. IT'S FINE. OKAY NOW. HE JUST CAME HERE TO EMBARRASS NATE WE ALL KNOW THAT [LAUGHTER]. SO THAT'S. THAT'S YOUR ITEM NUMBER 1. OKAY. IS ELECTED VICE CHAIRPERSON. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 1. WE NEED TO ELECT OUR VICE CHAIRPERSON FOR PLANNING AND ZONING. CAN I NOMINATE? YES DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE. THEN I'LL SAY EVERYTHING'S CLOSED. MASON, WOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS NOMINATION? NOT HAPPILY, BUT YES. [LAUGHTER]. AND THEN, IF YOU'LL VOTE ON IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MASON SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NO [LAUGHTER]. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. [ITEM 1: Consider and take appropriate action regarding the approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Minutes from December 2, 2025. ] THE PNC COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FROM DECEMBER THE 2ND, 2025. COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THESE MINUTES? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MEETING MINUTES AS WRITTEN. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THEY BE ACCEPTED AS WRITTEN. OKAY, I'VE GOT A MOTION TO ACCEPT FROM COMMISSIONER JOHN LANIER. I DO NEED A SECOND. SECOND. I'VE GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER SHELBY HICKS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY, NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO PUBLIC HEARING. ONCE WE GO INTO A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM THE COMMISSION IS NOT ALLOWED TO ASK QUESTIONS OR RESPOND TO QUESTIONS OR COMMENT DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE COMMISSIONERS WILL RESERVE ALL YOUR QUESTIONS UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AND THE DISCUSSION ITEM IS OPENED. SO MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER THREE. [ITEM 2: PD-25-0005 – Public hearing, discussion, and make a recommendation to the City Council regarding an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2023-06-16, and Appendix B, “Zoning,” of the City’s Code of Ordinances and the City’s Official Zoning Map to provide for amendments to the current zoning regulations on a tract of approximately 47 acres, Deer Park (aka Nouvelle Terrace) Planned Development, to update the Planned Development’s development standards. (Nouvelle Terrace) (requesting continuance to February 3, 2026) ] IT IS NOW 5:40. LISA. YES, SIR. LISA HANNON. HANNON. PLANNING DIRECTOR. SO THIS IS THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT FOR NOUVELLE TERRACE. THEY ARE UPDATING THEIR DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS REGARDING LOT COUNT OR UNIT COUNT AND LOT SIZES. HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME MORE PLAT CHANGES. WE'VE MET WITH THE APPLICANT. THE PLAT MUST MATCH THE PD CONCEPTUAL PLAN. SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE STAFF IS REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE OF THIS ITEM TO THE FEBRUARY 3RD MEETING. AND STAFF RECOMMENDS IT. DID YOU SAY? YES, SIR. WE RECOMMEND TO MOVE TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO THE FEBRUARY 3RD MEETING. WE'RE HERE WITH ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN? EXCUSE ME. DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE? OKAY. HEARING NONE, THEN I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. IT IS NOW 5:42. COMMISSIONERS. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? CONCERNS? YOU MENTIONED PLAT CHANGES. ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT? [00:10:06] SO THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT'LL COME UP NEXT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING 30-DAY CONTINUANCES ON THE PRELIMINARY AND THE FINAL PLAT. THERE'S SOME LAYOUT CHANGES WITH THE ROAD WIDTHS AND FIRE TURNAROUND LANES THAT ARE REQUIRED. SO THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE A FEW THINGS THEN. ALL THREE DOCUMENTS. ALL THREE APPLICATIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? OKAY. HEARING NONE. THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECOMMEND THE EXTENSION. NOPE. IT'S TO CONTINUE TO THE FEBRUARY 3RD MEETING. TO CONTINUE TO THE FEBRUARY 3RD MEETING. I WOULD OFFER A MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE THIS TO THE FEBRUARY 3RD MEETING. OKAY. I'VE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOVE FROM COMMISSIONER MASON WOODRUFF. I NEED A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. I'VE GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER EILEEN CROSS. ALL IN FAVOR AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY, NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. I'M SORRY. NONPUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. ITEM 4 LISA. [ITEM 3: PP-25-0008 – Consider and take action regarding a 30-day extension request for a Preliminary Plat application for Block A, Lots 1-22, 1X, 2X; Block B, Lots 1-8, 1X; Block C, Lots 1-20, 1X; Block D, Lots 1-11, 1X; Block E, Lots 1-4, 1X; being 8.496 acres, part of David Moses Survey, Abst. No. 537, City of Decatur, Wise County, Texas, also known as 700 S Deer Park Road. (30-day Extension Request) (Nouvelle Terrace Lofts Addition) ] YES, SIR. SO THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION FOR THE NOUVELLE TERRACE, 700 DEER PARK ROAD. AS STATED BEFORE, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE PLAT CHANGES REGARDING FIRE SAFETY. SORRY. ROADWAY WIDTHS AND TURNAROUND LANES FOR THE FIRE TRUCK. SO THEY HAVE. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A 30-DAY EXTENSION, AND NO SPECIAL MEETING WOULD BE REQUIRED IN FEBRUARY. THIS FALLS WITHIN THE 30-DAYS TO THE FEBRUARY 3RD MEETING, SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE 30-DAY EXTENSION. COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS? OR IS THIS PRETTY MUCH EXCLUSIVELY TOWNHOMES? THIS DEVELOPMENT? IT IS. THIS THIS PHASE IS TOWNHOMES YES, SIR. OKAY THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 30-DAY EXTENSION REQUEST. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE 30-DAY EXTENSION FOR PP-25-0008. YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU. OKAY, I'VE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER SAMER MOHAMED. I NEED A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER SHELBY HICKS. ALL IN FAVOR AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 4 LISA. 5 LISA. YES, SIR. SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE NOUVELLE TERRACE, [ITEM 4: FP-25-0013 – Consider and take action regarding a 30-day extension request for a Final Plat application for Block A, Lots 1-22, 1X, 2X; Block B, Lots 1-8, 1X; Block C, Lots 1-20, 1X; Block D, Lots 1-11, 1X; Block E, Lots 1-4, 1X; being 8.496 acres, part of David Moses Survey, Abst. No. 537, City of Decatur, Wise County, Texas, also known as 700 S Deer Park Road. (30-day Extension Request) (Nouvelle Terrace Lofts Addition)] 700 DEER PARK ROAD. AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THE PLANNING CHANGES. ANOTHER 30-DAY EXTENSION HAS BEEN REQUESTED AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE 30-DAY EXTENSION. AGAIN, NO SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE REQUIRED IN FEBRUARY AS IT FALLS WITHIN OUR 30-DAY TIMELINE. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? ANYTHING? OKAY. HEARING NONE, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE 30-DAY EXTENSION REQUEST FOR ITEM 5. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE A 30-DAY EXTENSION REQUEST FOR PP-25-0013. OKAY, I'VE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER SHELBY HICKS. I NEED A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER JOHN LANIER. ALL IN FAVOR AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. [CONSENT AGENDA] ITEM 6 CONSENT AGENDA. YES, SIR. THIS IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE POLICE STATION AT 1601 SOUTH CHURCH STREET. A NEW FINAL PLAT IS REQUIRED BECAUSE SOME EASEMENTS WERE MOVED DURING CONSTRUCTION. AND WE'RE JUST RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. UNLESS ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? OKAY. HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT. I'M SORRY. YES. THE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. I WOULD OFFER A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. I'VE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER MASON WOODRUFF. I NEED A SECOND. SECOND. GOT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER. SAMER. SAM. I GOT IT. SAMER MOHAMED. ALL IN FAVOR AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? AND THEN, FOR YOUR INFORMATION. [ITEM 6: Discussion of future agenda, new business items, staff requests, and potential special called meeting and/or workshop requests: a. As of the agenda posting, the Tuesday, February 3, 2026, meeting currently has three (3) Planning applications. The submittal deadline is January 5, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (If there is a meeting, the meeting will be an in-person meeting with potential virtual attendance of staff and members of the public unless otherwise determined.)] ITEM 7. YES, SIR. NEXT MEETING IS FEBRUARY 3RD. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THREE APPLICATIONS. OF COURSE, I COULD CHANGE DEPENDING ON OUR APPLICATION SUFFICIENCY AND NOTIFICATION DEADLINES, BUT WE'LL HAVE THESE THREE ITEMS. THE THREE WEEK CONTINUED. [00:15:03] THE THREE WEEK CONTINUED. ANYBODY ELSE GOT ANY MORE QUESTIONS? RIGHT. THEN. WHAT? I THOUGHT YOU SAID SOMETHING. I SAID NO, SIR. OH, OKAY. VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD. THEN I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. IT IS NOW 5:47. GOOD JOB * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.