Mar 27, 2025 Planning & Zoning Commission

[CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL]

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6PM. CALL TO ORDER THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BEDFORD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR TODAY, THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH, 2025. START OFF WITH A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A QUORUM THIS EVENING, AND ALL MEMBERS PRESENT THIS EVENING WILL BE VOTING SINCE WE HAVE TWO MISSING.

SO EVERYBODY HERE TONIGHT WILL VOTE. START OFF WITH THE INVOCATION AND STAY STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS GATHERING THIS EVENING.

UNDER YOUR WATCHFUL EYE AS WE WORK TO GUIDE OUR CITY AND SERVE OUR CITY AND OUR CITIZENS.

THANK YOU FOR THE VOLUNTEER EFFORTS OF FOLKS ON THIS COMMISSION, AS THEY SPEND THEIR TIME TO MAKE THE CITY BETTER FOR ALL OF US.

BLESS, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL GUIDE US AS WE DO OUR WORK THIS EVENING.

CHRIST'S NAME. AMEN.

ALLEGIANCE].

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME, EVERYONE. COMMISSIONERS, WELCOME.

GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OUR MEETING BACK ON

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES.

THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE TO BE HERE.

SO OUR SOLE ITEM OF BUSINESS THIS EVENING IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING REZONING OF THE PROPERTY,

[2. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation to City Council regarding a rezoning of the property described as The Bedford Oaks Block 1 Lot 1A from Planned Unit Development / Master Highway Corridor to Planned Unit Development / Master Highway Corridor / Specific Use Permit – Tattoo & Body Piercing Shop. The property is generally located north of Airport Freeway, to the west of Parkwood Drive, and commonly known as 1745 Airport Freeway. (SUP-25-2)]

THIS IS CASE SUP-25-2 STAFF REPORT FROM WEST.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A TATTOO PARLOR.

PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN BEDFORD COMMONS. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE APPLICANT OR THE PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED IN 1984.

40,000 SQUARE FOOT SHOPPING CENTER. AS YOU KNOW, OR AS ALREADY STATED, THE TATTOO PARLOR REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IN ALL ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS, INCLUDING BEDFORD COMMONS. THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED A TATTOO PARLOR CONSISTING OF A LITTLE OVER 1000FT², AND THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION ARE PROPOSED FOR MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, 12PM TO 12AM.

THE ZONING MAP JUST GIVES YOU AN IDEA. THIS PROPERTY IS COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY BEDFORD COMMONS PUD.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE HIGHWAY MIXED USE CHARACTER ZONE.

YOU REMEMBER THAT BEDFORD COMMONS IS DIVIDED UP INTO DIFFERENT CHARACTER ZONES.

HIGHWAY MIXED USE IS PRIMARILY WHAT YOU WOULD SEE ALONG THE HIGHWAY WITH RESTAURANTS.

A LITTLE BIT OF RETAIL AUTO DOMINATED USES. GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF DESCRIPTION AS TO WHAT THE CHARACTER MIXED USE IS.

AGAIN, IT JUST IT'S THAT AUTO DOMINATED USES WITH RETAIL, RESTAURANTS AND ENTERTAINMENT STYLE USES.

WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ANY TYPE OF ZONING, WE ALWAYS LOOK AT THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE FOCUS PLACE FOCUSED COMMERCIAL AND THAT REALLY TALKS ABOUT CREATING THE ENTERTAINMENT AREA WITH RESTAURANTS, RETAIL AND ENTERTAINMENT STYLE ACTIVITIES.

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SITE PLAN IS ATTACHED TO THE ORDINANCE AND THAT SHOWS THE PARTICULAR SUITE IN QUESTION TONIGHT.

I THINK EVERYBODY IS FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE. BUT THOSE ARE PICTURES OF THE SITE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.

WE NOTIFIED SIX ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS, PLACED A SIGN ON THE PROPERTY.

WE RECEIVED NO RESPONSES IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST.

STAFF FINDS THAT THE SITE IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED.

THERE'S NO EXTERIOR CHANGES BEING PROPOSED WITH THIS USE.

BASED ON DESCRIPTIONS IN BOTH BEDFORD COMMONS AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

STAFF FINDS THAT A TATTOO PARLOR WOULD NOT BE BEST SUITED AT THIS LOCATION.

THERE ARE OTHER AREAS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT TALK ABOUT MORE ARTISTIC AND AND ARTISTIC SLASH ENTERTAINMENT STYLE USES, AND BEDFORD COMMONS IS NOT ONE OF THEM. HOWEVER, IF COMMISSION FINDS THAT THE USE IS APPROPRIATE IN ITS CURRENT OR IN ITS PROPOSED LOCATION, THEN YOU CAN ALWAYS ADD CONDITIONS IF THERE'S A CONCERN OF COMPATIBILITY OR SOMETHING TO THAT NATURE.

WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? APPARENTLY NOT AT THIS TIME.

SO IT IS 6:06. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND SINCE THE APPLICANT IS HERE, WOULD YOU PLEASE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO US, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. MY PROFESSIONAL ADDRESS OR WHAT WE'RE ADDRESSING IN THE MEETING.

PROFESSIONAL ADDRESS. MY NAME IS MITCHELL DESOUZA, REPRESENTING VIRTUOSO TATTOO AND VIRTUOSO STUDIOS, LLC. I'M HERE IN REFERENCE MY ADDRESS 1745 AIRPORT FREEWAY, BEDFORD, TEXAS THAT WE'VE JUST SIGNED A CONTRACT ON.

AND I SINCERELY WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ACCEPTING OUR PROPOSAL FOR THE SUP.

I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS. PARDON ME. THERE'S A FEW THINGS I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS TO THE COMMITTEE ABOUT OUR BACKGROUND IN THE CITY OF HURST.

I'VE OWNED A STUDIO THERE THE LAST 16 YEARS, AND I'VE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH THE CITY OF HURST AND THE ARTS AND WITH CHRIS CONNELLY, WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO BUILD THE ARTS PROGRAM AND A FITNESS PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF HURST OVER THE LAST DECADE.

AND WE FEEL OUR FOR OUR BUSINESS, THIS IS THE BEST GROWTH GROWING WITH THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

WE'VE DONE OVER TEN YEARS THE BEDFORD ARTS FEST, WHERE WE DONATED FREE ART SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY WHEN THEY WOULD DO THE SHOWS DOWN THERE TO THE BOYS RANCH AND THE BEDFORD RECREATION AND WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN CARE AND TEACHING OUR CHILDREN TO BE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND ART HAS KIND OF BEEN OUR PLATFORM TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR OUR FAMILIES AND GROWTH, AND DEVELOPING THIS NEW BUSINESS WITH BEDFORD, I FEEL, IS THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR FAMILIES AND OUR BUSINESS AND MY COWORKER HAS BEEN WITH ME A LITTLE OVER 15 YEARS, AND THIS GENTLEMAN HAS BEEN WITH ME A LITTLE OVER TEN YEARS, AND THEY'VE SEEN MY VISION FOR OVER 15 YEARS AS BEING AN ARTIST AND NOT REALLY KNOWING A PROFESSIONAL WAY HOW TO DESCRIBE HOW IMPORTANT WE ARE TO THE COMMUNITY.

I'VE PUT A COUPLE OF LETTER OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF PROFESSIONALS THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH, THAT HAVE BELIEVED IN US AND SEEN OUR VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY.

THE ONLY THING I REALLY WANT TO ADDRESS IS THAT WE'RE GOOD PEOPLE, WE LOVE ART.

WE LOVE COMMUNITY. WE LOVE TO BE IN THE SHOPPING CENTER.

I SPENT THE LAST TEN YEARS STATISTICALLY BEING INVOLVED WITH EVERY TATTOO SHOP OWNER, FROM DALLAS TO FORT WORTH TO CREATE A SAFETY UNIT FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

AND I'VE WORKED WITH THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO CREATE CRITERIA FOR TATTOO SHOPS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

SORRY. I'M A LITTLE EVERYWHERE. TO BACKPEDAL TEN YEARS AGO, I OPENED THE FIRST DISPOSABLE STUDIO IN TEXAS TO PROVIDE A SAFER, SAFE PLACE FOR TATTOO ARTISTS TATTOO STUDIOS TO GROW IN ART COMMUNITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITIES.

AND IN THAT, WE'VE GOT KIND OF A REPUTATION IN THE TATTOO SCENE FOR BEING A VERY SAFE PLACE FOR ALL WALKS OF PEOPLE.

VERSUS THE OLD TATTOO TABOOS WAS REALLY ROUGH AND CULTURAL KIND OF DEAL, BUT WE'RE VERY OPEN TO ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDED THAT OVER THE LAST DECADE AND THE ONLY THING I WOULD WANT TO ADDRESS IS LOOKING OVER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD I REALLY LOVE, AND I AGREE WITH A LOT OF THINGS WES EVEN TOUCHED ON THE ONLY ONE THING I WOULD WANT TO TOUCH ON WE DON'T AGREE WITH IS THE ARTS AREA, THE ENTERTAINMENT AND THINGS IN THAT SHOPPING CENTER WE FEEL WE GO HAND IN HAND WITH.

I'VE BEEN A PATRON OF EVERY BUSINESS IN THAT SHOPPING CENTER.

ADAM SMITH, TEXAS HARLEY FOR THE LAST DECADE HAS PAID ME TWICE A YEAR TO COME AND RUN THE ART AT THERE.

ONCE A MONTH ON FRIDAYS THEY DO LIKE A BIKE NIGHT AND THEY HAVE ART, MUSIC AND ALL THE THINGS HAPPENING AT THE HARLEY SHOP THERE,

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AND SO WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN EAGER TO GROW IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD, AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD A LANDLORD WILLING TO SEE OUR VISION AND WORK WITH US, AND HAS GIVEN US A BEAUTIFUL CONTRACT TO PROTECT US AND OUR BUSINESS AND OUR FAMILIES.

SO I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE LOOKED OVER THE PACKET TO SEE A LITTLE BIT BETTER OF WHO WE ARE, BECAUSE I'M NOT TOO WELL SPOKEN IN MY WORDS, BUT I COULD PAINT YOU A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE TO DISPLAY THAT AND ONCE AGAIN, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND HOPE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TAKEN A LITTLE CONSIDERATION THAT WE.

WE REALLY LOVE THIS COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO GROW WITH YOU GUYS.

WE'RE NOT SCARED TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO HELP THE ARTS PROGRAMS AND DEVELOP IT ALL OVER THE CITY.

WE DON'T FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD BE JUST STUCK IN ONE DEMOGRAPHIC OR AREA WE FEEL WE LOVE THE MID-CITIES, WE LOVE HURST AND BEDFORD, AND WE HAVE A STRONG HOLD IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THE YOUTH KIND OF LOOKS UP TO US A LOT, AND WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE A GOOD, POSITIVE INFLUENCE TO HELP THEM JUST BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES AND FIND THEIR WAY IN LIFE, YOU KNOW? AND WE DO ALL THAT THROUGH TATTOOING AND PAINTING AND WE DO ALL OUR SERVICES FROM BUSINESS LOGO DESIGN, T-SHIRT DESIGN. WE'RE NOT JUST YOUR TYPICAL TATTOO SHOP AND I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY, REALLY. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT I JUST HOPE YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I'M BORN AND RAISED IN THE CITY OF HURST.

I'VE WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH EVERY BUSINESS IN THAT SHOPPING CENTER FROM THE BARS AND MUSIC SCENE.

I'M KIND OF AN ANTI ALCOHOL GUY, BUT I'VE WORKED WITH A LOT OF THE GUYS IN THERE AND SPONSORED MUSICIANS THAT HAVE PLAYED AT THESE BARS AND RESTAURANTS, AND KIND OF BEEN A POSITIVE INFLUENCE THERE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW YOU CAN GET OUT AND SOCIALIZE AND DON'T HAVE TO DRINK AND DON'T HAVE TO BE PART OF THOSE SCENES AND STILL HAVE FUN IN THE COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

ALL RIGHT. STAY THERE. YES, SIR. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? ARE FOR THE APPLICANT. YES. WHY THIS SPECIFIC LOCATION? IN THERE WHEN THERE MAY BE OTHER LOCATIONS? YES, SIR.

YOU'RE CORRECT. I'VE OWNED THE STUDIO IN HURST, TEXAS FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS.

OUR FIRST STUDIO WAS FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OFF OF 26TH [INAUDIBLE] PARKER.

AND FROM OPERATING A STUDIO THE LAST 13 YEARS IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN AND THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN.

OUR DEMOGRAPHIC INSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOODS IS VERY CONGESTED, AND PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME EVEN KNOWING WE EXIST THERE, AND A LOT OF OUR CLIENTELE COMES FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN OR DALLAS AND FORT WORTH.

WE HAVE CLIENTS FROM ALL OVER DALLAS COUNTY AND TARRANT COUNTY THAT COME FOR OUR ART SERVICES, AND THAT LOCATION THERE IS EASY, ACCESSIBLE, EASILY VIEWED TO KNOW THAT THERE'S A TATTOO STUDIO THERE, THE AX THROWING, SORRY, THE AX THROWING, AND THE JIU JITSU SCHOOL THERE.

WHEN I TALK TO THESE GUYS THAT I'VE DONE BUSINESS WITH HAVE TOLD ME THAT'S BEEN THE BEST OUTLET FOR THEM IS THE EXPOSURE FROM THAT SHOPPING CENTER.

AND WE HAVE A GREAT CLIENTELE AND A GOOD FOLLOWING IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT WE WANT TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW WE EXIST AND SHOW WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.

DOES BEING CLOSE TO THE HARLEY SHOP? DEFINITELY.

THAT BENEFITS US 100%. I WORKED WITH ADAM SMITH DIRECTLY FOR OVER TEN YEARS SINCE I OPENED MY FIRST STUDIO, AND FOR FIVE YEARS IT TOOK HIM TO EVEN GET US TO OPEN THE IDEA TO BE THERE AT HIS EVENTS AND SUPPORT THAT, BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE THE VISION. AND THEN WHEN I WAS THERE, I UNDERSTAND HE HE HAS A CULTURAL THING THERE SELLING MOTORCYCLES AND THE TATTOOS AND PAINTINGS, KIND OF. IT WOULD ENTICE HIS CLIENTS TO HANG AROUND A LITTLE LONGER AND SPEND A LITTLE MONEY AND WE HAVE CLIENTS THAT COME IN TO GET A TATTOO FROM US.

THEY EAT AT THE LOCAL RESTAURANTS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT FLY IN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND THEN THEY STAY AT THE LOCAL HOTELS, AND IT DRAWS A LOT OF PEOPLE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A BIG BENEFIT JUST FOR THE LOCAL BUSINESSES.

YOU KNOW, ALL MY CLIENTS WILL PROBABLY GO NEXT DOOR AND GET SOME FOOD AT CHINATOWN, OR HANG OUT AT AX THROWING WHILE THEY'RE WAITING FOR THEIR APPOINTMENT.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE IN THE SHOPPING CENTER IS PRETTY HAPPY TO HAVE US ON BOARD, AND AT LEAST HALF OF THEM HAVE BEEN PATRONS OF MY BUSINESS ALREADY, SO WE FEEL PRETTY WELCOME. AND YOUR OPERATING HOURS ARE 12AM TO 12PM, 12 TO 12.

YES, SIR. AND SUNDAYS, THERE'S A LITTLE CORRECT.

SUNDAYS THERE'S ONLY 12 TO 8. WE CLOSE A LITTLE EARLY ON SUNDAYS BECAUSE WE HAVE CHILDREN, AND WE WANT TO GET THEM PREPARED FOR THEIR WEEKS AND IS THAT CONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF THE TENANTS IN THE SHOPPING AREA, I BELIEVE? YES, I BELIEVE. WELL, OBVIOUSLY THE RESTAURANTS AND GRILLS, THEY STAY OPEN A LITTLE LATER AND THE JIU JITSU DOUBLE FIVE THERE, THEY'RE THERE TO ABOUT 8 OR 9:00. AND THE AX THROWING.

I'M NOT TOO SURE HOW LATE THEY ARE OPEN BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES THEY'RE THERE, SOMETIMES THEY'RE NOT, BUT IT GOES HAND IN HAND. YES. OUR BUSINESS HOURS.

THANK YOU FOR ASKING. THAT'S ANOTHER BIG BENEFIT TO US IS THE BUSINESS HOURS.

OUR STUDIO NOW AFTER 6:00, THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD IS QUIET AND DEAD AND YOU DON'T WANT TO DISRUPT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THERE'S FAMILIES GOING TO SLEEP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND HAVING ALL THE TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT OF PARKING LOTS AND WE FEEL THAT'S A BIG BENEFIT TO US WHEN WE'RE THERE TILL MIDNIGHT TO ACTUALLY HAVE MORE CLIENTELE AND WALK

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I'VE GOT A QUESTION. WHAT IS IT? DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA? CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA AS TO WHAT YOUR PATRONAGE IS ON AN AVERAGE WEEK? HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU AVERAGE? WE WE DO ABOUT 5 TO 10 CLIENTS A DAY.

5 TO 10 PER DAY IS ABOUT AVERAGE. OH, NO, THAT'S A TOTAL.

SO WE ALL PROBABLY HAVE 1 OR 2 CLIENTS A DAY.

AND MAYBE ON A FRIDAY AND SATURDAY YOU MAY HAVE A RUSH WHERE 510 PEOPLE COME IN.

LIKE SATURDAY WE HAD A PARTY OF NINE LADIES IN A BOOK CLUB COME IN, AND THEY WERE GOING TO GO OUT TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT, AND THEY CAME IN FOR THEIR CELEBRATION TO GET A LITTLE TOKEN OF BOOKS TATTOOED AND KIND OF THERE WERE MOTHERS FROM ALL OVER THE CITY THAT GET TOGETHER ON THE WEEKENDS AND HAVE THEIR LITTLE BOOK CLUB. AND SO SOMETIMES WE HAVE BIG FLOODS IN WHERE 20 OR 30 PEOPLE MIGHT SHOW UP.

AND THE GOOD THING IS, WE'RE EXPERIENCED SO WE KNOW HOW TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP EVERYBODY HAPPY AND DESIGN ALL THEIR ART BECAUSE IT'S A PROCESS.

WHEN YOU COME IN, ONE CLIENT MAY SIT WITH US FOR 30 MINUTES AND CONSULT JUST TO BUILD THE PICTURE OF WHAT THEY WANT OUT OF THEIR TATTOO OR THEIR ART THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THEM. CAN I ASK? I CAN'T ASK THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT HOW WOULD YOU COMPARE YOUR REVENUE TO OTHER TYPES OF BUSINESSES? WOULD IT BE COMPARABLE TO A RESTAURANT OR A I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, I CAN TELL YOU FOR AVERAGE OF TEN YEARS, I OUR FIRST STUDIO AVERAGED PROBABLY A LITTLE OVER A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS AND SO THE REVENUE WITH THE TIMES AND INFLATION HAS SLOWED THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THE INCOME TO ADVERTISE MORE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S A PRETTY REPUTABLE BUSINESS. THAT COULD DEFINITELY BE A HALF $1 MILLION BUSINESS IF IT'S ADVERTISED CORRECTLY.

AND IT'S A BIG, BIG, BIG BENEFIT IN THAT LOCATION.

I'M STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT WITH MY ONE CONCERN IS, AGAIN, GIVEN THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS, IT'S DEFINED AS A PLACE AS A PLACE FOCUSED COMMERCIAL, WHICH OBVIOUSLY YOU FIT. BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WANTING TO GET AS A LEAD IN TO THE BEDFORD COMMONS, HIGHER VOLUME BUSINESSES THAT WOULD ATTRACT PEOPLE THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY COME INTO THE COMMONS.

AND ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS THAT I THINK IT WAS STATED BY WES AT ONE POINT AS WELL, IS THE VOLUME OF BUSINESS THAT YOU WOULD GENERATE COMPARED TO SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVE SOURCES? RON'S TAVERN AND THE JUJITSU PLACE.

I HAPPEN TO KNOW THEY ATTRACT LOTS OF FAMILIES.

THE CHINESE RESTAURANT AS WELL. SO MY CONCERN IS, AS I LOOK AT YOUR PROPOSAL AS TO WHETHER THAT WOULD BE THE BEST FIT FOR BEDFORD WITH RESPECT TO VOLUME, WHICH WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE.

SO THAT'S JUST MY CONCERN AS I LOOK AT YOUR BUSINESS RELATIVE TO VOLUME, AS FAR AS PATRONS COMING TO THE COMPLEX AND THE VOLUME YOU WOULD GENERATE RELATIVE TO OTHER BUSINESSES. WELL, OUR VOLUME WOULD.

THAT'S KIND OF THE HIT OR MISS IN OUR INDUSTRY.

YOU KNOW, THERE COULD BE FIVE CLIENTS A DAY, OR THERE COULD BE 30 WALK IN THE DOOR.

AND TATTOOING RIGHT NOW IS PRETTY RELEVANT. MAYBE 80% OF THE POPULATION IS WEARING A TATTOO AND I THINK WE'LL BRING A BIG REVENUE TO THAT INDUSTRY, BECAUSE EVERY CLIENT THAT COMES TO OUR STUDIO NORMALLY HAS A WAIT TIME OF 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND THEY'LL SHOP NEXT DOOR AND THEY NORMALLY BRING A FRIEND WITH THEM, AND THEN THEY GET TATTOOED AND THAT'S KIND OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEING IN THAT AREA IS GOING TO DRAW A LOT MORE PEOPLE TO OUR BUSINESS, WHICH WILL BE A BIG BENEFIT TO ALL THE RESTAURANTS AND BARS AND WE ACTUALLY TRAIN JIU JITSU AT DOUBLE FIVE. WE'RE PATRONS OF THEIR OUR CHILDREN AS WELL, AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT AND I THINK WE CAN GENERATE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO KEEP THE FLOW OF BUSINESS THERE IN THE SHOPPING CENTER AND WORK HAND IN HAND WITH ALL THE OTHER BUSINESSES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWER. YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. TWO QUESTIONS. THE FIRST ONE. ARE YOU DOING A RELOCATION FROM THE HURST? SO WOULD THOSE CLIENTS BE MOVING OVER TO THIS LOCATION? YES, MA'AM. OUR GOAL IS WITHIN THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF THIS LOCATION, HAVING THE OTHER LOCATION.

PRETTY MUCH MOVING EVERYTHING. YES. THIS WOULD BE RELOCATING OUR 16 YEAR HOME TO BEDFORD LOCATION.

YES, MA'AM. AND THE OTHER QUESTION IS, CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT? BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. AT LEAST I DIDN'T READ IT IN THE INFORMATION.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE BUSINESS.

AS FAR AS YOU MENTIONED, T SHIRTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

SO ARE YOU SELLING T SHIRTS OR ARE YOU DOING THE DESIGN WORK, OR HOW IS THAT RELATED? WE DO HAVE A SHOP SHIRT WE SELL FOR OUR STUDIO TO REPRESENT THAT, BUT THAT'S NOT OUR MAIN FOCUS.

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I'M A MASTER TATTOOER. EZEKIEL HAZEL IS ALSO A MASTER TATTOOER.

BUT MY ART CAREER STARTED AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER AT UTA.

I WORKED FOR THE COLLEGE THERE, DESIGNING COURSE PACKETS FOR PROFESSORS AND FRATERNITIES.

AND SO WHEN ME AND HIM OPENED OUR FIRST TATTOO STUDIO, WE DECIDED, WHY BE JUST TATTOO ARTISTS? WE CAN DEVELOP FULL ART SERVICES FROM DIGITAL BUSINESS CARD LOGO, FROM VECTORIZING TO THE SIGNAGE YOU HAVE HERE, WE CAN DIGITIZE AND MAKE AND HAVE SIGN COMPANIES THAT WORK WITH US TO PROVIDE THAT.

WE HAVE SCREEN PRINTERS THAT DO MAKE CLOTHING, SO IF YOU NEED SHIRT DESIGNS, WE CAN DO ALL THAT FOR YOU AND HAVE IT FACILITATED THROUGH OUR STUDIO. AND WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR BUSINESS IS THAT VERSUS PROBABLY ABOUT 20, 25% OF OUR BUSINESS.

AND WE'RE WITH THAT LOCATION. WE'RE HOPING IT'LL HELP US ADVERTISE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND GET THOSE ART SERVICES.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU SIR. IT IS 06:21. WE WILL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU. SO, COMMISSIONERS, I HAVE A THOUGHT.

AND NOT THAT I DON'T EVER. BUT YOU KNOW THAT WITH MY LSU BACKGROUND, I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT THAT.

YOU KNOW, THE CAJUN RESTAURANT THERE. AND I KNOW THE GUYS THAT OWN IT HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF THAT STRIP CENTER.

AND A LOT OF US LIKE THE FOOD CHINA PLACE. SO BEING IN AND OUT OF THAT STRIP CENTER A LOT ON A REGULAR BASIS AND LOOKING AT THE FACT THAT THERE'S THREE BARS THERE, THE AX THROWING PLACE, THE JIU JITSU PLACE OF ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT OVER TIME.

I SEE THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS AND AT THIS TIME POINT IN TIME, REALLY BEING A GOOD FIT FOR THAT STRIP CENTER.

YOU KNOW, FROM A PRACTICAL STANDPOINT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE'D LIKE TO THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF BEDFORD COMMONS, THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE THERE ARE THERE.

THEY COULD BE THERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. WE DON'T HAVE ANY WAY TO KNOW THAT OR CONTROL THAT OR CHANGE IT.

BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WITH THE THE RESTAURANTS THAT ARE ALSO BARS THAT ALSO HAVE MUSIC AND THEN YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW IN RON'S, YOU KNOW, THEY PLAY GAMES AND THEY DO TRIVIA NIGHTS IN THERE.

SO THEY DRAW PEOPLE IN THERE FOR LOTS OF THINGS.

THEY'VE GOT OUTDOOR SEATING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE PARKING LOT IS CONTINUING TO BE FULL PRETTY GOOD.

CERTAINLY GOOD VISIBILITY FOR WHAT WOULD MIGHT BE AN ELECTIVE.

OH, I DIDN'T THINK I WANTED TO DO THAT, BUT IT'S RIGHT THERE NEXT TO WHERE WE ATE RIGHT LAST NIGHT.

I COULD SEE THE SYNERGIES THAT COULD MAKE THAT CENTER PRETTY DYNAMIC AND THIS BUSINESS FIT WITH THE BARS AND THE OTHER THINGS.

SO I REALLY SEE THIS AS A PRETTY GOOD FIT, GIVEN THEIR HISTORY AND THEIR BUSINESS CULTURE AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DO.

SURPRISINGLY, I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GOOD FIT THERE. I DO TOO.

I THINK THE EMPHASIS ON THE ARTIST FACTOR THAT IS THERE AND THE OTHER PATRONS THAT ARE THERE, I THINK THAT THIS I HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO HAVING THIS IN THAT LOCATION, PARTICULARLY ON THE CORRIDOR.

YES. JUST, YOU KNOW, WE SPENT ALL THIS TIME ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

STAFF PUT IN A LOT OF TIME AND SO ON, AND THE CONSULTANTS AND SO ON.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE AX THROWING PLACE, I REMEMBER WHEN IT WENT IN THAT WAS LONG BEFORE RON STAFFORD'S BEEN THERE FOREVER, YOU KNOW, AND THE WHOLE IDEA WAS TO WORK TOWARDS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

I THINK THESE PEOPLE HAVE A FINE BUSINESS. THE QUESTION, IS IT THE RIGHT LOCATION? AND THAT'S WHAT I'M STRUGGLING WITH. AND SO I'M JUST KIND OF LAYING THAT OUT THERE.

AND ARE WE, ARE WE GOING BACK ON WHAT WE WORKED ON AND.

YEAH. RON'S TAVERN COULD BE THERE FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS, AND THE PLACE COULD BE THERE, AND THE CHINESE RESTAURANT COULD BE THERE.

BUT I'M JUST QUESTIONING, ARE WE GOING TO UPHOLD THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO DEVELOP? AND THEN AS WE MOVE ON TO BEDFORD COMMONS AND THAT'S WHERE I'M COMING FROM.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A POINT. I THINK, YOU KNOW, I HAVE INC.

MYSELF. I THINK MORE AND MORE PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH OR THAT I DO BUSINESS WITH HAVE TATTOOS.

I'M IN BANKING. SO THAT WAS I MEAN, TEN YEARS AGO, YOU COULDN'T EVEN GET A JOB.

AND NOW YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE WITH FULL SLEEVE. SO AND I THINK THE MOST VIBRANT COMMUNITIES, THE MOST VIBRANT, ARTISTIC GROWING, FLOURISHING COMMUNITIES THAT I HAVE SEEN HAVE A VERY STRONG EMPHASIS ON ART, OF WHICH TATTOOING IS PART OF IT. WITH THE MUSIC SCENE, WITH THE FOOD SCENE ALL COMBINED INTO ONE, AND IT GIVES IT A LITTLE FUNKY VIBE. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, DO WE WANT THE WHOLE CITY TO BE THAT WAY?

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THE SYNERGY THERE WITH THIS BUSINESS, I THINK, WOULD BE OPTIMAL IF I WERE A BUSINESS OWNER DOING THAT BUSINESS.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE I'D WANT IT. SO I THINK I, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THE HESITANCY.

I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A VISION. I'M JUST NOT SURE THAT.

PERFECTION IS WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO. YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO FIND THAT PERFECT BUSINESS.

I MEAN, BECAUSE WE COULD BE WE COULD SET UP BARRIERS OR WE COULD SET UP IN OUR MIND, WHAT WE THINK IT SHOULD BE.

BUT I THINK THE SYNERGY WITH THIS BUSINESS IS GOING TO BE OPTIMAL.

MR. JACOBSEN TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. I MEAN, WE TRY TO SATISFY A NUMBER OF OF ISSUES FOR THE CITIZENS OF BEDFORD, AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS WE'VE HEARD OF LATE, NOT OF LATE CONSISTENTLY, IS THAT WE NEED TO FILL OUR SHOPPING CENTERS AND TO DENY A PERMIT TO SOMEONE BASED ON JUST A PLAN.

I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT TODAY'S TATTOO ARTISTS AND TATTOO SHOPS ARE NOT THE WAY THEY WERE 20 YEARS AGO.

ALTHOUGH YOU DID SAY YOU HANG OUT WITH MOTORCYCLE GANGS, SO YOU HAVE TO SLOW THAT ONE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

BUT I WAS VERY CONVINCED BY YOUR VERY POSITIVE VIEW.

SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. BUT I DO TEND TO AGREE THAT WITH EMPTY SHOPPING CENTERS, WITH THE LOCATION AND THE STORES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BUSINESSES CURRENTLY THERE.

I THINK IT WILL FIT. I REALLY THINK IT'S THE LOCATION.

IF YOU WERE TWO BLOCKS NORTH, I THINK THIS WOULD BE A NO ISSUE AT ALL.

BUT BEING RIGHT THERE ON THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR, I THINK MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN THERE.

CAN YOU ALSO SHARE A LITTLE BIT? I CAN'T ASK HIM A QUESTION, CAN I? I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF THEY REALLY ARE BRINGING IN PEOPLE, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER.

WE HAVE TO ADMIT WE ARE CLOSE TO DFW AND IF THEY REALLY ARE BRINGING IN PEOPLE, I THINK THAT'S REALLY GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WELL, THE I DON'T HAVE TATTOOS, BUT ALL MY FRIENDS DO PROFESSIONALS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SLEEVED UP AND EVERYTHING, BUT THEY GO TO THEIR ARTIST, THEY DON'T GO ANYWHERE, THEY GO TO THEIR ARTISTS.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING ALL OF THEIR PEOPLE FESTIVALS [INAUDIBLE].

BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET TATTOOS, YOU STICK WITH YOUR PERSON.

[INAUDIBLE]. PEOPLE WITH THEM. THEIR CUSTOMER BASE.

THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT. WE DO HAVE A CUSTOMER DATABASE, OVER 100,000 PEOPLE THAT WE'VE TATTOOED OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, AND THEY ARE LOYAL FOLLOWING. AND WE SEND MONTHLY EMAILS AND NEWSLETTERS TO ASSURE THEM THAT WE'RE STILL THERE DOING OUR MONTHLY EVENTS AND GATHERINGS.

BUT THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON THAT.

COMMISSIONERS, ARE WE AT THE POINT WHERE WE'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? COMMISSIONER JACOBSEN. I MOVE THAT WE MAKE A MOTION FOR SPECIFIC USE.

PERMIT NUMBER SUP-25-2. I'LL SECOND THAT.

OKAY. THE MOTION BEFORE US IS TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

TATTOO AND BODY PIERCING SHOP FOR THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS 1745 AIRPORT FREEWAY.

OUR CASE SUP-25-2 . MOTION IS TO APPROVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION IS PASSED. THIS ITEM WILL BE FORWARDED ON TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR REVIEW AND THEIR FINAL VOTE.

AND IT'S UNKNOWN SCHEDULING FROM HERE. THANK YOU, FOLKS, FOR COMING BEFORE US.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

AND THANKS FOR COMING AND VISITING. ALL RIGHT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO A LONG LIFE AND RELATIONSHIP WITH CITY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GOOD LUCK. [INAUDIBLE]. YOU SCROLL THROUGH THE PAGES HERE AND WE'LL GET TO THE NEXT PIECE.

I'M JUST HOPING THAT THEY WILL IMPROVE SOME OF USE SOME OF THE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT THEY OFFER,

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YEAH. YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. YOU'RE WELCOME.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE AN ITEM BEFORE WE GO TO THE PLAN.

[3. Accept nominations and elect the office of Vice Chairperson.]

WE HAD A SIZABLE TURNOVER IN MEMBERSHIP, AND WE WANTED TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER A LITTLE BIT.

BUT WE DO HAVE ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING TO ACCEPT NOMINATIONS AND ELECT THE OFFICE OF VICE CHAIR IF I GET A BETTER OFFER SOME NIGHT AND I'M NOT HERE.

OR I'M STILL EATING CRAWFISH SOMEWHERE. [INAUDIBLE].

YEAH. OH, YEAH. I MIGHT INVITE EVERYBODY FOR THAT.

I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL HIM THAT. HE MAY BE NERVOUS ABOUT PUBLIC SPEAKING, BUT I'M MORE NERVOUS ABOUT SITTING IN FRONT OF A NEEDLE.

SO. BUT I ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE CHAIR.

MR. CHAIRMAN. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN THE NOMINATION FOR ONE OF OUR MOST SENIOR MEN.

TOM JACOBSEN AS THE VICE CHAIR. I THINK TOM IS GOT THE I KNOW HE'S GOT THE MATURITY AND THE LEVEL HEADEDNESS. I CERTAINLY HAVE. HE'S CERTAINLY BEEN AN EXAMPLE TO ME, AND I'M CERTAIN TO OTHERS HERE ON THE COMMISSION. AND I THINK HE'D BE A GREAT ASSET AS THE VICE CHAIR.

OKAY. COMMISSIONER JACOBSEN HAS BEEN NOMINATED AS VICE CHAIR.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS BEFORE THE COMMISSION? MR. JACOBSEN. ANY COMMENTS? I WOULD ONLY SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, MY ATTENDANCE RECORD HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN EXEMPLARY, BUT I SOMETIMES TAKE VACATIONS AND TRIPS, SO I WILL BEAR THAT IN MIND WITH RESPECT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL'S VOTE. SO I JUST CAN'T GO WITH YOU. CORRECT. MY WIFE WOULD OBJECT TO THAT.

OKAY. EVEN IF HE'S GOING TO HOLD YOUR HAND WHEN YOU'RE GETTING A TATTOO.

RIGHT. YEAH. RIGHT. OKAY. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? I BELIEVE WE COULD PROBABLY WORK AROUND MR. JACOBSEN SCHEDULE.

SHOULD WE? SHOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ACCEPT THE NOMINATION? YES, IN LACK OF ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS AT THIS TIME, AND WE CAN VOTE FOR COMMISSIONER JACOBSEN AS OUR VICE CHAIR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND BY ACCLAMATION.

CONGRATULATIONS. MR. JACOBSON, YOU ARE THE VICE CHAIR.

THANK YOU SIR. OKAY. YOU GET A NEW BADGE. IT GETS A HAT.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, GET HIM A SWEATER. SO. THANKS, TOM.

THANK YOU. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE REPORTS FROM STAFF IN A WHILE ON PROJECTS, AND.

[UPDATE ON PLANNING PROJECTS]

JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES. FOR THE NEW MEMBERS, THIS IS JUST A NORMAL UPDATE THAT WE DO.

YOU'RE RIGHT. WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE ALSO HAVEN'T HAD REGULAR. WE'VE KIND OF MISSED A FEW MEETINGS, SO JUST REAL QUICK.

TWO ITEMS LEFT OVER FROM LAST YEAR. WE HAD THE GATEWAY EDITION, WHICH WAS A ZONING.

THE BIGGEST CHANGE IN THAT, IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY IT LATELY, THEY ARE MOVING DIRT NOW, SO THAT IS GOOD.

SO THAT'S MOVING FORWARD AND THEN AN UPDATE ON THE LAST PROJECT THAT YOU SAW IN FEBRUARY, COUNCIL OUR COUNCIL APPROVED THE RELIGIOUS FACILITY AT 3301 AIRPORT FREEWAY HAPPY FEET SPA, WHICH YOU RECOMMENDED.

DENIAL OF. THE APPLICANT WITHDREW THAT APPLICATION AND THEN CARTER BLOODCARE EXPANSION WAS APPROVED AT COUNCIL AS WELL.

THE ONLY OTHER UPDATE THAT I HAVE FOR YOU. IF NOT, IT'D PROBABLY BE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

YOU COULD EXPECT TO SEE AN EMAIL FROM ME THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO SCHEDULE A JOINT MEETING OF PNC AND COUNCIL TO MEET WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE CONSULTANT AGAIN. HOPEFULLY THAT'S GOING TO BE EARLY MAY.

JUST KEEP THAT ON YOU. BUT I'LL SEND AS SOON AS I HAVE THAT DATE FINALIZED. I'LL SEND THAT OUT TO YOU. OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE WORTH A QUESTION. THE CAMPUS WEST RESIDENTIAL SECTION.

IS THAT ACTUALLY BEEN A CASE FOR US YET? AS FAR AS YES, THE RESIDENTIAL WAS THE ACTUAL REZONING THAT THE THAT WAS REZONING AND THEN THE COMMERCIAL YOU APPROVED THE SITE PLAN, RIGHT?

[00:35:04]

BOTH OF THOSE TO US OR ON THE RESIDENTIAL, YOU'LL HAVE A FINAL PLAT.

AND ON THE COMMERCIAL. I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I BELIEVE YOU'VE APPROVED THE PLAT AND THE SITE PLANS.

THAT WOULD BE ALL YOU'D SEE. OKAY, SO WILL THE DISCUSSION OR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BUILDING THAT FRONTS 183 IMMEDIATELY TO THE SOUTH OF THIS PROPERTY THAT DOESN'T AFFECT ANOTHER PLANET OR ANYTHING.

WELL, THAT'S NOT PART OF THE GATEWAY VILLAGE PROJECT.

THAT'S A SEPARATE PARCEL. OKAY. SO THAT INNER INTERCONNECTION, IF THE ONLY THING YOU WOULD, YOU WOULD SEE SOMETHING ON THAT IF A NEW SITE PLAN COMES IN FOR THAT PROPERTY.

BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT PART OF THE GATEWAY PROJECT.

OKAY. IT HASN'T BEEN INTEGRATED. OKAY. RIGHT.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS FROM BEDFORD ROAD? RIGHT ACROSS FROM CAFE CECILIA THERE. THAT COUNCIL THAT WAS A TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT FOR ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 20 TOWNHOMES, RIGHT. COUNCIL APPROVED THAT REZONING, AND THE APPLICANT HASN'T MOVED FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

YEAH. WHICH IS COMMON. I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER.

A LOT OF TIMES ZONINGS GET APPROVED. THEY EITHER TRY TO MARKET THE PROPERTY TO SELL TO A DEVELOPER OR THEY JUST GET CAUGHT UP IN WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING.

OKAY. BACKGROUND. I'M KIND OF CURIOUS. IS THERE A WAY THAT YOU CAN SHARE HOW WE CAN GO AND FIND OUT HOW OUR SALES TAX REVENUES ARE DOING? [INAUDIBLE].

I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT. SURE. WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING NOW IN THE NEXT 6 TO 9 MONTHS? AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A TWO MONTH LAG. SURE.

SALES TAX. REPORTING IS REALLY OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

YOU'RE STRICTLY A LAND USE PRIMARILY. THE. BUT I CAN, IF YOU'D LIKE.

I CAN PROBABLY PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OR SOMEONE IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT THAT CAN GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION.

SURE. THANK YOU. SOME OF THAT INFORMATION WAS IN THE COUNCIL REPORT, THE AUDIT THAT THEY DID THIS PAST TUESDAY. YES. AND THAT'S CONTAINED IN THERE IF YOU GO BACK TO TUESDAY'S THESE MEETING.

YOU CAN FIND A DETAILED REPORT THAT'S IN THERE AND IT'S GOT PREDICTIONS ON THE TAX REVENUES, THE INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR AND STUFF.

IT'S HARD TO FIND BUT IT'S THERE. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATES.

WES THERE'S CERTAINLY ALL THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE US IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.

THERE'S A LOT OF DIRT AND LOTS OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON THESE DAYS.

IT'S KIND OF AMAZING TO GO FROM WHAT ROGER, TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, NOTHING WAS HAPPENING.

AND NOW THERE'S DIRT MOVING EVERYWHERE AND DUST.

YEAH. ANYWAY. WELL, WE HAVE ONE MORE MOTION TO REVIEW.

I MOVE THAT, WE ADJOURN. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:38.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.