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IN 6:09. I NOW CALL TO ORDER THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BEDFORD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR TODAY, MARCH 9TH, 2023.

[CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL]

CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

SEEING NONE. [INAUDIBLE] MEMBERS.

IF YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND THE FACT THAT YOU ARE PRESENT FOR THE RECORD ON TAPE, STARTING WITH TERRY SMITH PRESENT.

ROGER GALLENSTEIN.

PRESENT. TOM JACOBSEN PRESENT.

BRYAN HENDERSON PRESENT.

BRUCE EMERY PRESENT.

STEVE OTTO PRESENT.

KATE BARLOW PRESENT.

ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE A FULL QUORUM AND ALTERNATE WILL ALSO VOTE THIS EVENING.

AS WE DELIBERATE.

SO WE'LL HAVE THE INVOCATION AND A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

COMMISSIONER OTTO. LET US PRAY.

ALMIGHTY GOD, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, SEND DOWN UPON THESE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS IN OUR CITY OF BEDFORD THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM, CHARITY AND JUSTICE, AND WITH A STEADFAST PURPOSE THAT THEY MAY FAITHFULLY SERVE IN THEIR OFFICE TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF BEDFORD RESIDENTS.

CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN.

AMEN.

ALLEGIANCE].

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

I SEE WE'VE RETAINED SOME OF OUR VISITORS AND ADDED SOME NEW ONES.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM BOTH OUR JANUARY 26TH MEETING AND FEBRUARY 9TH MEETING.

I DO KNOW THAT STAFF HAS MADE SOME TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO BOTH MINUTES AND THEY ARE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.

YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE.

JOSE, IF YOU WOULD SUMMARIZE THOSE CHANGES YOU'VE MADE IN THESE NEW DOCUMENTS.

YES. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

SO, YEAH, I'M JOSE SCIENCE PLANNER.

AND YES, THERE ARE SOME CHANGES THAT WERE MADE, SOME MINOR CHANGES THAT WERE CAUGHT AFTER THE PACKET WAS SENT OUT TO YOU ALL LAST WEEK.

SO SOME MINOR SPELLING ERRORS AND ALSO SOME NAMES AS WELL WERE MISSPELLED.

AND SO WE WENT BACK IN THERE AND ALSO SOME OF THE NUMBERS WERE SWITCHED AROUND AND A COUPLE OF THE MOTIONS THAT WERE MADE IN THERE.

SO WE KIND OF CORRECTED THOSE AND FIXED THOSE AS WELL.

SO. AND BEFORE YOU ALREADY ADMITTED MINUTES.

THANK YOU, JOSE. COMMISSIONERS, THOUGHTS, COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS ON THE MINUTES OF 26TH OR THE NINTH.

WHEN YOU'RE READY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH SETS OF MINUTES FROM THE 26TH OF JANUARY AND THE 9TH OF FEBRUARY.

I WILL SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

OKAY. MINUTES APPROVED FOR THOSE TWO MINUTES MEETINGS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO IN THE INTEREST OF SCHEDULING AND TIME CONSIDERATIONS FOR ONE OF OUR CITY OFFICIALS, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER

[4. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to rezone the property described as Lot 3 Block 1 Parkwood Village Addition from Heavy Commercial to Heavy Commercial/Specific Use Permit/Banquet and Meeting Facilities the property is generally located approximately 350 feet north of Harwood Road, approximately 800 feet east of Norwood Drive, commonly known as 201 Harwood Road, Unit 130. (SUP-23-1)]

THE ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON OUR AGENDA.

PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION FOR THE REZONE OF THE PROPERTY IN PARKWOOD VILLAGE EDITION FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL SPECIFIC USE BANQUET AND MEETING FACILITIES.

THIS IS THE CONTINUATION OF A TABLED PUBLIC HEARING FROM OUR LAST MEETING THAT WAS TABLED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ICE STORM DELAYED THE POSSIBLE COMMUNICATION OF THE MEETING DETAILS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS STILL OPEN.

JUST AS A HOUSEKEEPING THING, IS THERE ANYONE IF YOU'D RAISE YOUR.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT THAT WILL BE SPEAKING TO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? OKAY THEN.

STAFF JOSE, WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US A BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHERE WE ARE ON THIS ITEM OR WHAT THIS ITEM IS? YEAH. SO THIS IS THE APPLICATION THAT WE RECEIVED FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A PROPOSED BANQUET AND MEETING FACILITY HERE.

UM, THE, WE STARTED WITH THIS ITEM LAST MONTH ON FEBRUARY 9TH MEETING.

THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPEN.

UM, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED HERE JUST NORTH OF HARVARD ROAD AND EAST OF NORWOOD.

UM, LOCATED ON THE BOUNDARY NEAR THE BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY OF HURST.

THAT GIVES YOU, ONCE AGAIN A BRIEF SUMMARY AS PRESENTED DURING THE LAST MEETING.

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THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO UTILIZE A 6623 SQUARE FOOT SUITE AND THE EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER THAT CONSISTS OF VARIOUS BUSINESSES AS WELL.

UM, AND THEY PLAN TO PROPOSE TO HOST THE EVENTS DURING THE WEEKENDS AND CONSIST OF AROUND 60 TO 80 GUESTS.

AND IT WILL BE THEY'LL BE HELD FROM 12 A.M.

UNTIL 12 A.M. ON SATURDAYS AND 8 P.M.

ON SUNDAYS.

AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE FOR THE APPLICANT.

PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR FULL ADDRESS FOR US, PLEASE, FOR THE RECORD.

HI, MY NAME IS STEVEN TODD AND MY ADDRESS IS 6104 LYNDON B JOHNSON FREEWAY.

DALLAS, TEXAS, 75240.

AND SO WE'RE THE APPLICANTS OF OUR BALLROOM SURGE AND WE'RE LOOKING TO APPLY FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO HAVE AN EVENT CENTER HERE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSES. THERE'S A GROWING NEED TO HAVE CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE AND MORE PEOPLE NEED NEED THE SPACE TO HAVE THESE CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, BABY SHOWERS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, WE LIKE TO HOLD THEM, BUT WE HOLD THEM TO HIGH REGARD.

WE THE WAY WE CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE A LOCATION IN DESIGN DISTRICT IN DALLAS.

OUR NEIGHBORS ARE MIZANIN MAIN HEADQUARTERS, THE CLOTHING COMPANY.

I'M PROUD TO SAY WE'RE PRETTY GOOD NEIGHBORS.

WE'VE HEARD NO COMPLAINTS.

THE SECURITY SERVICE THAT WE CONTRACT TO CLOSE DOWN OUR EVENTS AND MONITOR OUR EVENTS.

WE HEAR GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THEM.

THE CURRENT LANDLORD WE SIGNED WITH, WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR EIGHT YEARS, HARWOOD INTERNATIONAL.

THEY OWN MANY HIGH RISE BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN AND WE'VE HEARD NO COMPLAINTS FROM THEM.

SO MAINLY THE REASON WHY WE DO IS BECAUSE WE HOLD OUR CLIENTS AND THEIR GUESTS TO A HIGH REGARD.

SO WE HAVE THEM SIGN A PRETTY AIRTIGHT CONTRACT ON HOW THEY ARE TO TO BEHAVE, HOW THEIR GUESTS ARE GOING TO BEHAVE, THE TIMES THEY NEED TO LEAVE, THE WAYS THEY BEHAVE, AND WE HOLD THEM TO THAT IN THE CONTRACT.

SO ALSO ANOTHER ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

WE DO USE SOUND IN OUR FACILITY, BUT WE ONLY USE 16 INCH MID RANGE JBL SPEAKERS.

WE DO NOT USE SUBWOOFERS BECAUSE SUBWOOFERS TRAVEL PAST THE WALLS AND WE WANT TO KEEP OUR SOUND CONTAINED WITHIN THE THE FACILITY.

SO WE ALSO LOCK UP OUR MUSIC SYSTEM ONLY ACCESSIBLE FOR BLUETOOTH TO WHERE THERE IS A PEAK MAXIMUM SETTING TO WHERE THE HIGHEST THEY CAN GO ON THEIR TABLET OR DEVICE CAN ONLY GO SO LOUD.

SO. MR. TODD, SHARE WITH US.

YOU HAVE YOUR FACILITY IN THE DISTRICT IN DALLAS? YES, SIR. WHAT PRECIPITATED YOUR CHOICE OF THIS PARTICULAR SITE IN THIS PARTICULAR CENTER? WE WERE LOOKING FOR A SEPARATE AREA TO BRANCH OUT OF AND BEING NATIVES OF IRVING.

EVEN THOUGH WE RECENTLY MOVED TO DALLAS FOR OUR DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL, WE WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN BETWEEN AND WE FOUND A GREAT LOCATION.

WE LOVE THE CITY AND WE JUST WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN OPPORTUNITY HERE BEFORE WE OPEN UP ANOTHER.

CAN I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

I SEE IN YOUR APPLICATION WHERE YOUR CURRENT FACILITY IS OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

YES, SIR. IN THIS APPLICATION FOR THE BEDFORD LOCATION, I SEE WHERE IT'S ONLY A SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OPERATION.

THAT'S PRETTY PART TIME COMPARED COMPARED TO YOUR OTHER FACILITY.

EXPLAIN TO US THAT COMPONENT.

YES, THE HOURS OF OPERATION COULD BE CONFUSING.

WE SO WE HOST TOURS FROM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SO ALL WE DO IS WE WALK PEOPLE IN THE SPACE, SO THERE'S MINIMAL DISTURBANCE.

WE ARE JUST INVITING PEOPLE TO TOUR THE FACILITY AND SEE IF THEY LIKE IT BEFORE MOVING FORWARD WITH SIGNING THE CONTRACT AND LOCKING IN PRIOR TO THAT.

THEN ON FRIDAYS, FRIDAY NIGHTS AND SATURDAY NIGHTS AND THEN SUNDAY DURING THE DAYTIME, WE HOST EVENTS THOSE THREE DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK.

SO IS YOUR SITE GOING TO BE IN THE BEDFORD SITE? WOULD IT BE MANNED EVERY DAY OR YOU WOULD JUST COME WITH THE TOUR PERSON? WE WOULD COME WITH THE TOUR PERSON.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

COMMISSIONERS. LET ME ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

YOU MENTIONED ABOUT SIGNING A CONTRACT OF COMPLIANCE, BUT THAT'S SIGNED BEFORE THE EVENT HAPPENS.

YES. SO HOW DO YOU ENFORCE THAT IF SOMETHING GOES A LITTLE AWRY IN THE EVENT? AND DO YOU ALLOW ANY LIQUOR TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE EVENT? YES. SO WE DO ALLOW ALCOHOL TO BE BROUGHT IN BUT NOT SOLD.

SO WE COMPLY WITH ALL LIQUOR LAWS.

AND TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, WHEN THEY PAY THE CONTRACT, PART OF THE CONTRACT IS WE ISSUE A SECURITY HOLD ON THEIR CARD SO IT'S APPROVED. WHEN THEY SIGN, WE ISSUE IT THE MONDAY PRIOR TO THE EVENT AND THEN THEY RELEASE IT.

WE RELEASE IT THE MONDAY AFTER THEIR EVENT.

SO THERE IS A RESPONSIBILITY TO THEM TO HAVE A LITTLE, I GUESS, SKIN IN THE GAME, TO USE IT BLUNTLY.

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SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU TAKE A DEPOSIT? SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF THEY VIOLATE THE CONTRACT THAT YOU HAVE THEM SIGN, YOU CLAIM THE DEPOSIT? YES, SIR. DID YOU GET A LITTLE MORE INTO THE SECURITY THAT YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO PROVIDE? YES. SO WE CONTRACT CURRENTLY WITH ALLRED SECURITY SERVICE.

WE HAVE NOT FOUND A SECURITY DETAIL HERE YET, BUT WE FEEL THAT IT JUST IT RUNS SMOOTHER.

THE SECURITY SERVICE THAT WE DETAIL, THEY DON'T STAY ON SITE IN THE BUILDING AS IT HAPPENS, BUT THEY COME THROUGH.

THEY PATROL THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS.

SO IF THERE'S ANY VAGRANTS, ANY KIND OF ACTIVITY THERE, THEY'RE OUT.

AND ALSO THEY COME IN TO LOCK UP THE VENUE WHEN THE LAST PERSON LEAVES SO THEY MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE OUT ON TIME.

HAVE YOU SIGNED A LEASE YET WITH THE CURRENT OWNER OR ARE YOU WAITING FOR APPROVAL FROM PLANNING AND ZONING TO DO THAT FOR BOTH? WE ALREADY SIGNED THE LEASE PENDING ON THE ESSER BEING GRANTED.

SO IT JUST WE'RE DEPENDING ON THE ESSER AT THIS POINT.

WOULD YOU BE OPPOSED INSTEAD OF SECURITY HAVING POLICE OFFICERS ON SITE? WE WOULDN'T BE AGAINST THE IDEA, NO.

IT MAY BE A REQUIREMENT.

OKAY. YES, SIR.

SO YOU KNOW THE COMMISSIONERS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. TODD. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM DURING OUR PUBLIC HEARING? NO OTHER RESIDENTS OR ANYBODY CLOSE TO THAT SITE.

OKAY. 6:21 OFFICIALLY CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.

OH, WE HAVE BEFORE US COMMISSIONERS CONSIDERATION.

IS IT RECOMMENDATION OR NOT? JOSE, YOU WANT TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE NEXT STEP HERE, PLEASE, SIR? ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO KNOW.

SO YOU HAVE CONDUCTED YOUR PUBLIC HEARING AND THEY WILL ALSO STARTED AND OPENED UP IN FEBRUARY 9TH.

YOU HAVE HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM THE CITIZENS AND ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS AS WELL.

AND YOU ALSO HEARD FROM THE APPLICANT TODAY ANSWERING SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD AS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO TODAY, YOU WILL TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

YOU CAN APPROVE ADDING CONDITIONS TO THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT OR YOU CAN ALSO RECOMMEND TO DENY.

SO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE OR DENY.

THANK YOU. AND JOSE, WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP OUT AND LET THE CHIEF KNOW THAT HE'S RELEASED FROM DUTY? OKAY. OH, THERE YOU ARE.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. THOUGHTS, COMMENTS.

DECISIONS, MOTIONS, COMMISSIONERS ON THIS ITEM? I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.

WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION WITH A PREVIOUS APPLICANT ABOUT SECURITY ON SITE.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF LICENSED PEACE OFFICERS.

SO THEY CAN ENFORCE ALL THE RULES AND REGULATIONS.

AND BASED ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS WE HEARD FROM THE CITIZENS LAST MEETING.

THERE'S BEEN SOME PROBLEMS IN THAT ALLEYWAY BEHIND IT, AND I DON'T WANT THE PROBLEMS. THAT'S JUST MY COMMENT.

THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH SOME OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONDITIONS THAT WE'VE PLACED ON OTHERS.

SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO PUT THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION? TO INCLUDE YOUR CONDITION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS APPLICANT APPLICATION WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THERE WILL BE TWO LICENSED PEACE OFFICERS ON SITE DURING THE ACTUAL VENUE, I GUESS, WHEN IT'S OPEN.

THAT'S MY MOTION.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

NOT TOURS FOR THE EVENTS.

YES. I SECOND THAT MOTION.

COMMISSIONERS. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND.

OKAY, IT PASSES UNANIMOUS VOTE.

SO THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS COMING INTO BEDFORD.

[INAUDIBLE] ARE WE CLEAR? OKAY. THAT WE APPROVED A SUP-23-1 WAS A.

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YEAH. THANK YOU.

JUST. AND WE'LL GO TO ITEM TWO.

[3. Conduct a public hearing and consider approval of a replat of Meadow Wood Addition, Lot 1 and Lot 20, Block 10, and Brisbon Addition Lot 2, Block 1 being a replat of part of Lot A, Block 10 being 7.6662 acres in the City of Bedford, generally located at the northwest of Murphy Drive and Cummings Drive commonly known as 3301 Murphy Drive. (PLAT-22-2)]

LET'S SEE. IN CONSIDERATION FOR OUR OTHER PUBLIC HEARING.

OUR SECOND ITEM CONSIDERING MEADOWOOD ADDITION.

THAT PUBLIC HEARING WAS ALSO TABLED AND MOVED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING.

DUE TO THE COMMUNICATION ISSUE DURING THE ICE STORM WHERE NOT EVERYONE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE MAIL WAS DELAYED SPECIFICALLY SEVERAL DAYS.

SO AT THIS TIME.

AT 6:25 P.M.

WE WILL CONTINUE THE OPEN PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ITEM IN RECEIPT OF THE REPLAT OF THE MEADOWOOD ADDITION.

LOT ONE AND LOT 20, BLOCK TEN MANIRE LOCATED AT NORTHWEST CORNER OF MURPHY DRIVE AND CUMMINGS.

THIS IS PLAT 20 2-2.

SO ONCE AGAIN, STAFF, PLEASE REFRESH US AS TO THE SUBJECT.

YES. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS.

YES. SO THIS IS A CONTINUATION FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS OPENED UP ON FEBRUARY 9TH.

THIS IS A REPLAT OF THE MEADOWOOD ADDITION LOTS ONE AND 20 AND THEN ALSO LOT TWO OF THE BRISBANE EDITION.

AND THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTH OF MURPHY DRIVE AND NORTHWEST OF MURPHY AND CUMMINGS DRIVE.

HERE'S THE LOCATION OF IT.

AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE IN THE ORANGE COLOR OF THE THREE LOTS THAT WERE PART OF THIS REPLAT.

AS INDICATED, THIS WAS PLATTED BACK IN JANUARY 1979, AND THEN THE WATER PUMP STATION WAS DEVELOPED HERE LATER ON AFTER THAT.

HERE IS THE PROPOSED REPLAT FOR TONIGHT.

AND SO BASED ON THE REVIEW WITH STAFF, THE REPLAT DOES MEET ALL THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND IS ALSO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ZONING AND THE CITY REGULATIONS AND THEREFORE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS REPLAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER REFRESHER AS TO WHERE WE ARE ON THIS ITEM IN OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM TO OUR COMMISSION BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION.

RIGHT. YUP.

I'LL SPEAK. I'LL SPEAK TO IT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS FOR THE REPLAT AND NOT FOR THE BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO CLEARLY TAKE PLACE REGARDLESS OF WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR IN THESE MEETINGS. BUT I JUST WANT TO AGAIN, EXPRESS FOR MY NEIGHBORS HERE, SITTING HERE TODAY THE IMPACT THAT THIS HAS ON OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

MOVED TO BEDFORD BECAUSE WE COULD AFFORD TO BE HERE.

HAPPY TO BE HERE.

WE KNEW THAT THIS EXISTED WHEN WE MOVED IN.

WE DID NOT SIGN UP TO BE NEIGHBORS WITH THE TRA DIRECTLY.

AND IT ALSO DOES NOT, YOU KNOW, THE PLANS THAT THEY SHOWED US TODAY.

I UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT WORTH CONSIDERING RIGHT AT THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THIS BUILDING DOES IMPACT US.

AND I GUESS I REALLY MORE JUST WANT TO ASK A QUESTION.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE GOING TO PROBABLY APPROVE THE REPLAT.

BUT IN TERMS OF THIS BUILDING AND THE STRUCTURE THAT'S GOING UP, IS THAT GO ALONG WITH THIS REPLAT VOTE? I MEAN, IS THAT THE APPROVAL THAT'S HAPPENING TODAY OR IS IT JUST THAT WE'RE REZONING THE LAND? NO, SIR. WELL, TECHNICALLY, WE ARE APPROVING A REDRAWING OF THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THE PROPERTY AFTER THEIR ACQUISITION OF THE LOTS TO WHERE THAT IS THE REPLAT. IT ALSO DOESN'T ADDRESS ZONING OR ANY BUILDING OR ANY PLANS.

IT'S STRICTLY NOW PUTTING ON THE RECORD THE REDRAWING OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY.

SURE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE OBLIGATED BY STATUTE TO DO.

SURE. UNDERSTOOD.

I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WILL THERE BE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS ON THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING TO GO UP AS WELL? WE'LL ADDRESS THAT IN JUST A SECOND.

BUT IF YOU WOULD, JUST BACK UP, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STATING YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.

SURE. JUSTIN POTEET AND 3736 ROLLING MEADOWS DRIVE.

I SHARE A PROPERTY LINE NOW WITH THE TRA.

THAT'S GOING TO BE CLEAR CUT.

SO THAT'S AN OBVIOUS CONCERN FOR NOT JUST ME, BUT I WANT TO SPEAK FOR ALL MY NEIGHBORS.

BUT WE GOT QUITE A FEW PEOPLE IN THE CROWD HERE THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN YOUR ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.

WES IF YOU WOULD ADDRESS THAT LAST QUESTION TO MR. POTEET. THE THE QUESTION ABOUT ZONING.

AND MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU SAID IT EXACTLY CORRECT.

TONIGHT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTY.

AND BY LAW, WE HAVE TO IF IT MEETS ALL OF OUR ORDINANCES, WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT.

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AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING TONIGHT.

THE PROPERTY IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL AND A PUBLIC UTILITY IS ALLOWED BY.

RIGHT IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING.

AND SO THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS PROPERTY.

THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FROM STAFF.

THEN I'D LIKE TO ASK AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION BECAUSE THE RESIDENTIAL ZONING REQUIREMENTS DO NOT STATE THAT YOU CAN BUILD UP TO 35 FOOT BUILDING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

YES, SIR, THEY DO. SPECIAL USE PERMIT, RIGHT? NO. 35FT IS THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT YOU CAN BUILD IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

WE? IS THAT CAN YOU GUYS SHOW US THAT INFORMATION? AFTER THE MEETING, I'D BE GLAD TO SHOW YOU THE ORDNANCE.

ALL RIGHT. IF THEY'RE COMMISSIONERS ALREADY, I'LL WE'LL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

OH, I WOULD CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

WELL, I'M JANICE GILL.

I LIVE AT 2717 CUMMINGS DRIVE ON THE SOUTH ENTRANCE TO THE WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON.

I WAS WONDERING, WANTING TO KNOW WHY DO YOU HAVE TO REPLAT THAT PROPERTY? ISN'T IT ALREADY PLATTED? I MEAN, IS IT.

IT IS. BUT THE EXISTING PLAT WAS BEFORE THEY BOUGHT THESE PARCELS OF LAND.

OKAY. SO NOW THAT THEY OWN THOSE PIECES OF LAND THAT ARE CONTIGUOUS TO THE PROPERTY THAT WAS ON THE PREVIOUS PLAT, THEY HAVE TO REDRAW THE LINE TO INCLUDE THEIR NEW PROPERTY LINE AND THAT'S WHAT GENERATES A NEW PLAT THAT THEY'RE JUST EXTENDING THEIR PROPERTY LINES TO TAKE IN THESE OTHER PARCELS THAT ENCROACH THE NEW PLAT LINES.

BECAUSE THIS IS I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT DOES THE NEW PLAT LINES ENCROACH ON OUR PROPERTY AT 2717 CUMMINGS DRIVE IN THE PROPERTY ON THE CURRENT PROPERTY LINE TO THE PROPERTY THEY CURRENTLY OWN, INCLUDING THE LOTS THEY BOUGHT.

OKAY. IT DOESN'T MOVE THE LINES FROM THE PROPERTY SO YOU WON'T HAVE ANY CONSTRUCTION RIGHT UP NEXT TO OUR HOUSE OR, YOU KNOW, NOT INTENDED.

NO, NOT IT DOESN'T CHANGE THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF THE DRAWING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, MA'AM.

THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM TO HAVE THEM INCLUDE THEIR OTHER PIECES OF PROPERTY INTO WHAT THEY PRESENTLY OWN.

JUST LIKE IF YOU BOUGHT YOUR NEIGHBOR'S LOT NEXT DOOR, YOU WOULD HAVE TO REPLAT YOUR LOT TO SHOW THAT IT BELONGED TO YOU.

SO IT'S JUST A GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM FOR THE PROPERTY OF ANY TYPE.

COMMISSIONERS PLEASURE.

I THINK SOMEBODY I MOVE THAT WE.

APPROVE. PLAT 22-2 I SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE APPROVED THE PLAT 22-2.

THANK YOU, FOLKS ALL FOR COMING TO VISIT WITH US THIS EVENING.

WE'LL TAKE A LITTLE TIME OUT AS PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE STUFF WE HAVE TO DO.

BUT THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR COMING AND SHOWING YOUR INTEREST IN BEDFORD.

AND HOPEFULLY WE'VE ENTERTAINED YOU A LITTLE BIT THIS EVENING.

SO. NEXT.

MRS. JUST GIVE IT.

I THOUGHT WE HAD AT LEAST HAVE TO SAY, BUT THIS IS THE TRUTH.

SO ANYWAY, THOSE ARE SOME ISSUES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU. MEMBERS 35 FOOT PLATE IS MOUNTED.

I'LL GO. BEDFORD.

ALL RIGHT. TO OUR LAST ITEM.

[2. Consider approval of a preliminary plat of Lots 1-12, Block 1 Nicole Court Addition consisting of 12 lots with one lot being a private drainage & utility easement being 2.46 acres out of the A.J. Woodson Survey being a replat of Lots 42 and 43 J.R. Murphy Addition within the City of Bedford, Tarrant County, Texas. The property is generally located approximately 880 feet north of Bedford Road and west of Murphy Drive, commonly known as 2505 Murphy Drive. (PLAT-22-3)]

ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR NICOLE COURT ADDITION.

WE'RE SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR WITH THIS.

WE'VE VISITED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE, BUT NOW WE HAVE A REPLAT WITH SOME CHANGES.

THIS IS ITEM PLAT 22-3.

REPORT FROM WES.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. COMMISSION MEMBERS.

AS THE CHAIRMAN STATED, MOST OF YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS.

THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A REZONING BACK IN AUGUST OF 2022 OF REZONING THE PROPERTY TO SINGLE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY WITH A

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6500 MINIMUM LOT SIZE.

THE NOW THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE NEXT STAGE AND THAT'S THE PRELIMINARY PLAT LOT SIZE SO THEY'RE JUST LAYING THE PLAT OUT JUST GENERAL LOCATION THIS IS OFF OF MURPHY ROAD 252505, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2505.

I'LL JUST GET STRAIGHT TO THE PLAT SHOWS THE LOTS LAID OUT AGAIN, THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE IS A TOTAL OF 500, RANGING FROM 6500 ALL THE WAY UP TO A LITTLE OVER 7500 LOT SIZE.

THEY HAVE 12 LOTS HERE, ONE OF THOSE BEING DEDICATED FOR PRIVATE DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENTS.

THE PLAT DOES MEET ALL OF THE CITY'S ORDINANCES AND REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.

WES. I'LL ASK.

GO AHEAD. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A BUTTON PUSHED.

I THINK THE DISCUSSION WE HAD WAS ON THE DRAINAGE IS ALL THAT'S BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.

ALL THE DRAINAGE MEETS OUR STANDARD REQUIREMENTS FOR DRAINAGE.

OKAY, SO WHAT? AND JUST TO GO IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT, AND I CAN TELL YOU, I KNOW THE ESSENTIALLY DRAINAGE WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, WHAT THEY'VE PLANNED FOR, IT'S THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY IS TAKING IT BACK TO THAT DEDICATED DRAINAGE LOT.

RIGHT. OKAY. AND THE OUR RULE IS THAT THEY CANNOT EXCEED CURRENT POST I'M SORRY, PRE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OR FLOWS.

THEY CAN'T EXCEED THAT.

AND THEY'VE PROVEN TO OUR ENGINEERING STAFF THAT THEY'RE NOT EXCEEDING THAT.

OKAY. I SEE THE ENGINEERS HERE, SO I WAS JUST WONDERING.

OKAY. SO LOOKING AT THIS CURRENT PLOT AND THE PRIVATE DRAINAGE EASEMENT, THE DRAINAGE FOR TWO THIRDS OF THIS PROPERTY IS GOING TO EXIT THE PROPERTY IN THE FAR NORTHWEST CORNER, CORRECT? YES, SIR. AND IN THAT CORNER, IN ANY PARTICULAR MANNER, IS IT JUST GOING TO FLOW OFF THE PROPERTY OR.

SO OUR REQUIREMENTS PER ORDINANCE, JUST SO I'M CLEAR ON THIS, IT DOES MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS ON THE OUR CITY REQUIREMENTS FOR DRAINAGE, BUT OUR REQUIREMENTS DO NOT ASK OR REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE US WHERE IT'S GOING AFTER.

SO IF THAT'S A QUESTION YOU HAVE, THEN I'D LET YOU ASK THAT TO THE APPLICANT'S ENGINEER.

I WOULD BE GLAD TO BECAUSE I SEE HIM IN ATTENDANCE.

HE IS. PLEASE REMIND US OF YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE, SIR.

MY NAME IS TREVOR TRUSS.

MY ADDRESS IS 8241 MID-CITIES BOULEVARD, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS.

76182. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER WHAT DRAINAGE QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

OKAY, SO WHEN IT WHEN THIS WATER EXITS THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER.

YES, SIR. WHERE IS IT GOING? IT CONTINUES NORTH AND WEST TO THERE IS AN EXISTING DRAINAGE FACILITY.

STRUCTURES. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY SHOW UP, BUT PROBABLY 2 OR 3 LOTS.

NORTH OF US, THERE'S AN EXISTING DRAINAGE CHANNEL AND PIPE UP THERE THAT ALL ALL THE WHOLE WORLD GOES THAT WAY.

SO THAT'S THE WAY OUR DRAINAGE WILL HEAD AS WELL.

WHAT ABOUT BETWEEN YOUR PROPERTY AND THAT ENCLOSED STRUCTURE? WHAT'S THERE? WHAT'S THERE.

I MEAN, IT'S RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST OVERLAND FLOW, WHICH IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE WHENEVER IT LEAVES OUR PROPERTY AS IT IS TODAY.

OKAY. WHAT WOULD YOU SURMISE COULD HAPPEN THAT AT YOUR BOUNDARY OF YOUR PROPERTY? COULD RESTRICT YOUR FLOW OFF YOUR PROPERTY INTO THAT DRAINAGE AREA.

IT'S THERE NOW.

WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS THERE? AS FAR AS WHAT, LIKE A NATURAL OCCURRENCE OR AS SOMEBODY DECIDES TO DAM BLOCK WATER? WELL, SINCE IT'S NOT RIGHT NOW, WHAT IF SOMEBODY PUTS A BUILDING THERE? IF THEY PUT A BUILDING THERE, THEN I MEAN, THERE ARE STATE LAWS AND CITY ORDINANCES THAT GOVERN THE BLOCKING OF THE NATURAL FLOW OF WATER.

SO. THEY TECHNICALLY WOULD BE.

I GUESS I'M NO ATTORNEY, BUT THERE ARE STATE LAWS THAT.

UM, I GUESS FORBID YOU FROM BLOCKING THE NATURAL FLOW OF WATER.

SO IF THE WATER IS TODAY GOING THAT WAY AND YOU DAM IT UP AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE UPSTREAM, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD BE LIABLE FOR ALL THAT.

[00:30:05]

WELL, I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY OR A LAND MAN, BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SINCE THIS IS NOT A DEDICATED WATERWAY, THAT MAYBE DOESN'T APPLY.

SO MY THINKING IS THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME KIND OF A HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A CLEAR PATH FOR YOU? WOULD YOU ENTERTAIN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET AN EASEMENT FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF YOUR PROPERTY TO WHERE THOSE PIPES START? COULD BE DESIGNATED AS A DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT NOBODY, THEREFORE, TO YOUR POINT, COULD BUILD ON BECAUSE IT'S A DEDICATED EASEMENT THAT DOESN'T EXIST RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE LOOKED AT.

AS OF TODAY, WE WEREN'T REQUIRED TO.

AND ALL OF OUR PLANS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY CITY ENGINEERING STAFF.

THEY'VE ALL BEEN REVIEWED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY'VE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY'S THIRD PARTY REVIEW VIEWER, HALF AN ASSOCIATE.

SO AS OF NOW, THAT'S NOT PART OF OUR REQUIREMENTS.

WE WEREN'T REQUIRED TO LOOK FOR A DRAINAGE EASEMENT BECAUSE EVERYTHING FLOWS THAT WAY NATURALLY.

IS THERE HOUSING ADJACENT TO THAT NORTHWEST CORNER? NO. NO, SIR, NOT RIGHT NOW.

THE HOUSE IS LOCATED CLOSER TO THE STREET.

IT'S JUST OPEN BACK THERE.

I THINK THERE MAY BE A STORAGE BUILDING BACK THERE SOMEWHERE, BUT IT'S NOT.

MY CONCERN IS IF THE DRAINAGE STRUCTURE CAME UP TO THE.

BORDER OF YOUR PROPERTY AND YOU WERE IN ESSENCE, IN SOME WAY TYING INTO IT, OR AT LEAST FLOWING INTO IT BECAUSE THE PIPE WAS THERE.

I'D BE PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

I DON'T SEE LONG TERM.

IT WOULDN'T TAKE VERY MUCH TO ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR DRAINAGE PLAN OFF YOUR PROPERTY GETS STOPPED AND YOUR WATER DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE.

LIKE I SAID THAT.

AND IT'S YOUR WATER. EXACTLY.

BUT I MEAN, THEY COULD DO THAT TODAY.

I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING STOPPING THAT LANDOWNER FROM BUILDING A FOUR FOOT CONCRETE WALL TO COMPLETELY BLOCK WATER FROM COMING ON HIS PROPERTY TODAY UNLESS YOU NEGOTIATED A DRAINAGE EASEMENT THROUGH THAT PROPERTY.

I'M BUT THAT'S TRUE UNLESS HE HAS A BUT EVEN TODAY WITHOUT A DRAINAGE EASEMENT, THEN AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, HE WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW AS OF BLOCKING THE NATURAL FLOW OF WATER.

WELL, HERE AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO BE ARGUMENTATIVE HERE, BUT TO ME THAT'S NOT A NATURAL FLOW OF WATER.

THAT'S DRAINAGE OFF OF A DEVELOPED PIECE OF PROPERTY.

THAT'S WHAT IT IS TODAY.

BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, IF HE DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY'S WATER FLOWING OFF OF THEIR LAND, UNDEVELOPED OR DEVELOPED, YOU CAN'T BLOCK THE NATURAL FLOW OF WATER.

YOU'RE ADDING QUITE A BIT OF HARD SURFACE THAT'S NOT PERMEABLE WITH WATER.

SO IT'S GOING TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT.

IT'S GOING WELL.

I MEAN, IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO THE PLAN IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE MORE RUNOFF THAN EXISTS NOW.

BUT TO ME IT'S WHERE IS IT GOING TO GO? IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THE LANDOWNERS NORTH OF THAT PROPERTY, THEY SPOKE AND THEY WERE NOT AGAINST THIS, WERE THEY? AS LONG AS THE WATER RAN TO THAT DITCH.

TO THAT. YEAH, I'M TRYING TO GET.

I'M GOING OFF MEMORY.

I DON'T HAVE THOSE MINUTES SITTING IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I RECALL THAT THEY WERE NOT AGAINST THE REZONING, BUT THEY DID HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT DRAINAGE FLOWING ONTO THEIR PROPERTY. OKAY.

AND IF I COULD TRY TO CLARIFY A FEW THINGS THAT WERE SAID JUST FOR PURPOSES HERE WHILE I'M HERE.

THE FIRST WHEN WE CITY STAFF HAS REVIEWED THIS IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, HAS REVIEWED THEIR PLANS.

THEY REVIEW THEM TO OUR STANDARDS.

OUR STANDARDS DO NOT REQUIRE THAT OFFSITE EASEMENTS BE BE ACQUIRED BEFORE THEY GET TO THIS STAGE OR THEY DON'T REQUIRE THAT THEY BE ACQUIRED AT ALL.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IF AND I'M GOING TO LOOK TO THE ATTORNEY AND SEE, MAKE SURE I DON'T OVERSTEP MY BOUNDS, BUT SINCE THIS IS A PRELIMINARY PLAT, IF THAT'S A CONDITION THAT WANTS TO BE ADDED, WE CAN WORK ON THAT WITH THE FINAL PLAT STAGE AND I'M GETTING THE NOD.

YES, THAT WE CAN DO THAT.

SO IF YOU IF YOU WANT TO ADD THAT REQUIREMENT THAT WE REQUIRE BEFORE WE BRING THE FINAL PLAT TO YOU, THAT THEY HAVE THE OFFSITE EASEMENTS THAT YOU'RE KIND OF ALLUDING TO, MR. CHAIRMAN, THEN YOU CAN ADD THAT CONDITION AND WE CAN WORK WITH THE APPLICANT ON THAT.

WELL, AS COMMISSIONERS, REMEMBER, WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE OTHER DEVELOPMENT OFF OF HARWOOD THAT THE OUTFLOW FROM THAT DEVELOPMENT WAS A CONCERN TO RESIDENTS FARTHER DOWNSTREAM AND OUTSIDE OF THE PLAT OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND THERE WAS DISCUSSION ALONG THESE LINES AS TO HOW TO HOW DO WE ENSURE HOW DOES THE CITY ENSURE THAT THAT FLOW IS GOING TO CONTINUE.

[00:35:02]

I THINK THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE WAS ALL HASHED OUT WITH BETWEEN THE ENGINEERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, RIGHT? IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE 53 HOUSES, IS THAT THE ONE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT? YEAH. OFF OF HARWOOD WHERE THE CHURCHES WERE? YEAH, THERE WAS A CONCERN.

I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT, BUT I DO KNOW THERE WAS A CONCERN.

IT WAS A SIMILAR TYPE DESIGN THAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE TONIGHT, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT SPECIFICS ON HOW THAT WAS RESOLVED.

YOU KNOW, WES NOT NOTHING AGAINST FORMER STAFF OR CURRENT STAFF, BUT WE ALL KNOW WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DRAINAGE ISSUES IN THIS CITY AND INTO THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

OKAY. AND I THINK HOPEFULLY MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AGREE WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE ANY MORE.

AND SO I KNOW, OKAY, IT MEETS THE STANDARD, BUT I ALWAYS LIKE WHEN AN APPLICANT COMES IN AND SAYS, WELL, WE EXCEED THE STANDARD.

OKAY. AND THAT'S I THINK MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING OR SOMETHING ALONG THAT LINE.

I'M JUST AND I THINK WHAT CHAIRMAN WAS REFERRING TO, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT HE'S ADDRESSING AND SO, YEAH, PERSONALLY, I'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE MORE ON THIS DONE IN TERMS OF THE DRAINAGE.

I'M JUST MAKING THAT STATEMENT KNOW I COULD BE TOTALLY OFF BASE HERE JUST BECAUSE THE PROPERTY NORTH OF HERE BEFORE IT GETS TO THE CULVERTS IS VIRTUALLY UNDEVELOPED THEN DEVELOPMENT THERE.

COULD IMPACT THE ABILITY FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT TO DRAIN.

AND I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT ALL THE LITTLE THINGS, BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE OUGHT TO BE A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PATH OF THE WATER IS NOT IMPEDED IN ANY OTHER FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOTS NORTH OF THIS.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET AND I JUST WANT TO I FEEL LIKE Y'ALL ARE STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT.

SO LET ME JUST SAY THIS.

THIS IS THE PURPOSE OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT.

THERE'S A REASON WE HAVE THESE PROCESSES IN PLACE.

THEY'RE READY TO SUBMIT FOR A FINAL PLAT.

THEY HAVE SUBMITTED FOR A FINAL PLAT, ACTUALLY, BUT IT'S NOT TO Y'ALL RIGHT NOW.

SO THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE HAVE A PRELIMINARY PLAT SO THAT IF Y'ALL SEE SOMETHING IN THE PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT YOU WANT TO ADDRESS, WE ADD A CONDITION TO IT AND THEN STAFF MAKES SURE THAT CONDITION IS MET FOR THE FINAL PLAT BEFORE IT GETS TO YOU.

SO THIS IS THE PROCESS AND WE'RE DOING IT THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK.

SO DON'T FEEL UNSURE ABOUT YOURSELF.

THIS IS RIGHT.

AND I THINK YOUR COMMENT OR YOUR MEMORY IS LIKE MINE.

I THINK THE PROPERTY OWNERS FATHER HAD SOME CONCERN.

SURE. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THESE FOLKS WERE HERE, OF COURSE.

SO IF THEY HAD CONCERN, THEN I DON'T THINK THAT CONCERN HAS CHANGED.

AND I THINK WE HAVE OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO LOOK OUT FOR THOSE PEOPLE GOING INTO THE FUTURE.

I DON'T WANT TO BE SITTING HERE WHEN THAT DEVELOPS, AND THAT'S A PROBLEM.

BUT JUST TO CONTINUE THAT POINT, HAVE THEY HAD ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS? HAVE THEY COME FORWARD, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER? YES. HAS ANYONE ELSE COME FORWARD? NO. THEY'VE BEEN INVITED AS OF THE LAST.

WELL, NOW, KEEP IN MIND, WE DON'T DO PUBLIC NOTICE FOR PRELIMINARY PLATS.

SO THEY BUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THEY'VE NOT TALKED TO ANYBODY ON STAFF.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE TALKED TO THE APPLICANT OR THAT WOULD BE FOR THEM TO ANSWER IF THERE WAS AN EASEMENT.

UH, REQUIREMENT.

WHO WOULD MAINTAIN THAT EASEMENT.

THAT WOULD BE SPELLED OUT IN THE DOCUMENTS.

THE I KNOW BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL SPOTS IN THE CITY THAT ARE CONCRETED OVER THAT ARE ACTUALLY ARE NOT EASEMENTS, THEY'RE UTILITY EASEMENTS, THEY'RE NOT DRAINAGE EASEMENTS.

AND THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT WHO MAINTAINS WHAT.

SO WHAT I WOULD THE WAY I WOULD ANSWER THAT IS THAT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES A PERMIT, WE REQUIRE SURVEYS AND STAFF DOES THEIR DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT BUILDING IN AN EASEMENT THAT'S NOT ALLOWED TO BE BUILT IN.

BUT IF SOMEBODY LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR LAYING FOR JUST DOING FLAT WORK OR PUTTING A CONCRETE PAD OUT.

SO IF SOMEBODY WENT AND DID THAT, IF THEY DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE PERMIT PROCESS, STAFF WOULD NEVER KNOW ABOUT IT.

SO IT'S HARD FOR STAFF TO ENFORCE IT.

THE IF I MEAN EASEMENT LANGUAGE AND MR ATTORNEY IS GOING TO TELL ME IF I'M WRONG HERE, BUT EASEMENT LANGUAGE IS DIFFERENT BASED ON THE EASEMENT THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN. SO IT WOULD REALLY JUST DEPEND ON HOW THAT EASEMENT WAS SPELLED OUT.

YEAH, I WOULD JUST HATE FOR THE TAXPAYERS TO HAVE TO PAY FOR AN EASEMENT.

I DON'T THINK THE TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING FOR THIS TO MAINTAIN IT ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY.

WE TYPICALLY DON'T DO THAT AND WE SHOULDN'T ANYWAY, UNLESS THERE'S A SPECIAL CASE.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET ME DOWN A PATH HERE.

AND I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY, SO DON'T.

I CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY WHERE IT IS.

I'M SURE YOU CAN IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I AGAIN, I CAN'T SPEAK TO EVERY CASE, BUT I'M JUST SPEAKING IN GENERALITIES.

I KNOW. AND IN OTHER GENERALITIES, THERE ARE PLACES THAT THE CITY DOESN'T MAINTAIN AND THE HOMEOWNERS DON'T.

[00:40:04]

SO THERE'S A PROBLEM. I'M JUST DON'T WANT THE TAXPAYERS TO BE STUCK WITH MAINTAINING THE EASEMENT THAT SOMEBODY ELSE THAT WE I GUESS WE REQUIRE THEM TO FOOT THE BILL LATER.

I'M CONFUSED, BUT.

WELL, I THINK YOU CAN THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN REQUIRE THE EASEMENT.

YOU CAN REQUIRE IT. YOU CAN SAY YOU WANT A DEDICATED DRAINAGE EASEMENT DEDICATED TO THE CITY.

YOU CAN SAY YOU WANT A JUST A DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT DOESN'T IMPEDE THE FLOW OF WATER AND THAT THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE TO MAINTAIN.

THAT'S THE ONE I WOULD PREFER.

AND THAT'S I MEAN, I GUESS WE'RE GETTING INTO WE'RE GETTING OUTSIDE A LITTLE BIT HERE BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BOUNDARIES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT HERE.

SO WE CAN REQUIRE OFF-SITE EASEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT WATER FLOWS CORRECTLY.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO GET DOWN THE PATH OF DESCRIBING ALL THE PARTICULARS OF THAT EASEMENT, THOUGH.

I'D JUST BE CAUTIOUS THERE.

ALL RIGHT. I GET IT.

I GET YOUR CONCERN.

I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE STAY ON WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

AND THAT'S WHY YOU DID ALL THE RESEARCH TO FIGURE OUT THERE WAS A PIPE BACK THERE, BECAUSE THOSE QUESTIONS I ASKED.

SURE. SO.

OKAY. STILL CONFUSED, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

SORRY. THAT KIND OF NIGHT, THAT'S FOR SURE.

ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

I MAY THAT WE APPROVE THIS PRELIMINARY PLAT.

WITH THE CONDITION THAT THERE BE A DRAINAGE EASEMENT BETWEEN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THIS PROPERTY AND WHERE THE CURRENT DRAINAGE STRUCTURE EXISTS.

DETAILS OF THAT EASEMENT ARE YET TO BE DETERMINED, BUT THAT IT DOES NOT IMPEDE, IT ALLOWS THE WATER COMING OFF OF THIS PROPERTY IS NOT IMPEDED GOING TO THE DRAINAGE STRUCTURE TO THE NORTH AS LONG AS THE CITY DOESN'T END UP MAINTAINING THAT.

IS THAT YOUR MOTION? THAT'S MY MOTION.

OKAY. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

DID YOU ACCEPT MY.

YES. WE'RE.

THE NEW DRAINAGE EASEMENT WOULD NOT BE MAINTAINED BY THE CITY.

IT WOULD NOT IMPEDE THE FLOW OF WATER GOING NORTH TO THE DRAINAGE STRUCTURE.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

OKAY. ALTHOUGH I THINK WE HAVE ONE POINT OF.

WE HAVE A NEW VISITOR.

YEAH. I DIDN'T MEAN TO STOP THE VOTE.

I JUST WANTED TO JUST REITERATE.

ABSOLUTELY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL THE CITY HAVE ANY MAINTENANCE OBLIGATION ON THIS EASEMENT.

THIS IS A PRIVATE PROJECT, PRIVATE WATER FLOW.

WE WILL HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST, NO MAINTENANCE, NO INVOLVEMENT, NO RESPONSIBILITY IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

DON'T YOU, SIR? THIS IS TOTALLY SEPARATE.

THIS IS PRIVATE. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST.

WE WILL HAVE NO MAINTENANCE, INVOLVEMENT IN THIS ONE WHATSOEVER.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION.

RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY.

WE GOT 6-0.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? 6 TO 1. THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU, STAFF.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

WE WILL NOW HAVE OUR THANK YOU FOLKS FOR COMING.

APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.

I WAS ON THE FENCE. NOW I THINK WE HAVE EITHER WES OR WES TO HELP US WITH WHATEVER UPDATES ON PLANNING PROJECTS.

[UPDATE ON PLANNING PROJECTS ]

REAL QUICKLY.

FAIRFIELD IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING IS PENDING.

SO THAT WILL YOU'LL START SEEING DIRT MOVE ON THAT SOON I HOPE.

CHRISTIAN LIFE TABERNACLE. THE BUILDING PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED SO YOU'LL START SEEING THAT CHURCH GO VERTICAL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

AND THEN THE INDEPENDENT HOTEL THAT YOU RECOMMENDED DENIAL ON YOUR LAST REGULAR MEETING.

THAT ONE WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 14TH.

THAT'S ALL I GOT. POPCORN TO BE SERVED.

6:54 P.M..

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

6:54 MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.