Jun 27, 2023 Planning and Zoning Meeting

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GOOD EVENING.

THE

[1.  Call Meeting To Order]

UH, TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 27TH.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING TO ORDER.

MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE TO LAURIE? HERE.

MATA.

ANKIN? HERE.

GARRA.

HERE.

STEGEL.

HERE.

JAMES.

HERE.

CHASE.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

ITEM NUMBER THREE MINUTES.

[3.  Minutes]

A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.

MINUTES FOR JUNE 13TH, 2023.

REGULAR MEETING WITH A MOTION.

YES, SIR.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM THREE A.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER JAMES.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CITIZEN COMMENTS.

AT THIS TIME, IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, WE INVITE YOU UP NOW.

UH, PLEASE, UH, LIMIT YOUR TIME TO THREE MINUTES.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM.

SEEING NONE, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE CITIZEN COMMENTS.

[A.  Recognition of Alex Guerra for his years of service on the Planning and Zoning Commission.]

SET OUT WILL ATKINSON, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING FOR THE RECORD.

UM, YEAH, THIS IS UHS KIND OF A BITTERSWEET MOMENT.

UH, MR. GARRA HAS BEEN ON THE COMMISSION, I BELIEVE SINCE 2020.

AND, UM, HE'S, UH, HE'S SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT IN AND, AND HAS AND BECAME THE CHAIR.

AND, AND HE'S, HE'S DONE A FANTASTIC JOB BEING ON THE COMMISSION AND ALSO LEADING THE COMMISSION AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

AND WE'RE, WE'RE QUITE FRANKLY, HAS HAD TO SEE YOU, UH, UM, LEAVING OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

SO, UM, I DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH MORE TO SAY, UH, BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY, BY ALL MEANS, FEEL FREE TO, AND THEN WE CAN, I CAN PRESENT THE PLAQUE TO YOU AND TAKE PICTURES AND WHAT HAVE YOU AS WELL.

YES.

THANK YOU.

YES, THANK YOU.

UH, UM, I'VE ABSOLUTELY LOVED MY TIME HERE WITH P N Z.

UH, PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION HAS BEEN A GREAT BLESSING TO ME.

I'M THANKFUL TO THE STAFF, TO CITY COUNCIL FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS, UH, BEEN A PART OF THIS.

UM, I HAVE LOVED IT.

I WANTED TO FINISH OUT MY TIME HERE, MY TERM, BUT I DID RECEIVE A JOB AND I WILL BE MOVING CLOSER, CLOSER TO THAT JOB.

UH, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE HERE.

THANK YOU, DEBBIE.

YOU'VE BEEN A ROCK.

YOU'VE, UH, YOU'VE BEEN A, UH, YOU'VE BEEN A ROCK AND AN ANCHOR FOR THIS TEAM.

WILL, UH, MR. ATKINSON, YOU HAVE BEEN, I WHAT I SEE AS THE EMBODIMENT OF TEAM KYLE.

I THINK, UH, THAT IS, YOU KNOW, YOUR, YOUR BIGGEST STRENGTH AND IT HAS MEANT A LOT.

I'M THANKFUL TO THE COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, UM, FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A PART OF THIS COUNCIL MEMBERS, BOTH CURRENT AND PAST.

UM, THEY'VE SUPPORTED ME THROUGHOUT MY TIME HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, THE CURRENT COUNCIL, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALLISON SHIELD, RIZZO, VBO ALL PLAYED A ROLE IN ME BEING ABLE TO SERVE.

UM, I'M THANKFUL TO FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER RICK COACH.

HE WAS AN INSPIRATION TO ME AND REALLY THE REASON THAT I GOT INTO, UH, VOLUNTEERING IN THE CITY.

I'M THANKFUL TO OUR COMMISSIONERS BOTH PAST AND PRESENT.

UH, COMMISSIONERS, LIKE FORMER COMMISSIONERS, UH, SHAD MEYER, CHRISTIE MCCALL ALL PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN TEACHING ME, UM, ABOUT SERVING ON PLANNING AND ZONING.

I'M THANKFUL TO THOSE THAT I SERVE WITH NOW.

THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO LEAD.

UM, AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, JUST STICKING WITH ME AND, UH, GOING THROUGH THIS WITH ME.

UM, AS WE GO, AS YOU GO FORWARD.

I AM, I BELIEVE YOU ARE A STRONG COMMISSION.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TIMES THAT I'VE QUESTIONED CERTAIN DECISIONS ABOUT THE CITY COUNCIL, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THEY'VE ABSOLUTELY GOTTEN RIGHT.

ONE OF THEM IS I'M VERY HAPPY WITH VIRGINITY.

I KNOW THEY WILL MAKE A GREAT COMP PLAN.

YOU GUYS WILL PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THAT GOING FORWARD.

AND I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THE COMMISSIONERS THEY HAVE PUT ON THIS COMMISSION.

WE HAVE, THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE BEEN ON PLANNING AND ZONING, WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A COMMISSION THAT HAD GREAT RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A TIME THAT WE CAN DISAGREE, BUT WE CAN STILL, UH, JUST SHOW A RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER AND THE ROLES THAT WE SERVE.

THAT HAS BEEN PROBABLY THE BIGGEST BLESSING, AND I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE THAT GOING FORWARD.

UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO KEEP WORKING ON THAT COMP PLAN, UH, TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN.

IT WILL MAKE A BIG IMPACT IN OUR CITY.

I CONT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE CODE.

DON'T JUST WAIT FOR STAFF TO BRING THINGS TO YOU.

UH, YOU YOURSELF.

GO LOOK AT THE CODE, FIND WAYS WE CAN IMPROVE THINGS FOR OUR CITY.

AND ALSO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE ALLOWABLE USES CHART.

UM, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS THAT WE MAY OVERLOOK.

QUITE OFTEN WHEN SOMEONE ASKS,

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THAT DOESN'T MEAN WAREHOUSES ARE NECESSARILY GOING TO GO THERE, KNOW THE ALLOWABLE USES AND, AND UPDATE THAT CHART WHEN NEEDED.

UM, BUT I HAVE, I HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR Y'ALL.

I WILL BE STILL IN THE AREA, JUST NOT IN THE CITY LIMITS.

YOU WILL STILL SEE ME QUITE OFTEN AND, UM, I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SO THANK YOU ALL.

UM, ITEM

[6.  Consent]

WE HAVE, UH, ITEM SIX A AND SIX B ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION WITH A MOTION? YES, SIR.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SIX A AND SIX B ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER JAMES.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER JAMES, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DELORE.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN,

[A.  Consider a request to modify the exterior façade on a restaurant building located at 18920 I-35 within the I-35 Overlay District. (Z' Tejas - Conditional Use Permit - CUP-23-0080). ]

CONSIDER A REQUEST TO MODIFY THE EXTERIOR FACADE ON A RESTAURANT BUILDING LOCATED AT 18 920 I 35 WITHIN THE I 35 OVERLAYS.

DISTRICT Z TEJAS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT C U P DASH 23 DASH 0 0 8 0 MS. SHARP.

ALL RIGHT, KAYLA SHARP, CITY PLANNER FOR THE RECORD.

UM, TODAY WE HAVE A, UM, C U P TO MODIFY THE SOUTH FACADE OF THE Z TEJAS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT'S CUT OFF, SO I APOLOGIZE.

UM, THE Z TEJAS BUILDING AT 18,920 I 35.

UM, THIS IS IN THE DRY RIVER DISTRICT.

UM, THE MODIFICATION IS LIMITED TO PAINTING A MURAL ON THE SOUTH FACADE.

UM, AND SO IT WILL BE ON THE SOUTH FACADE IS WHAT FACES THE, UM, P TERRY'S DRIVE THROUGH, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THIS SITE.

UM, AND THEN HERE IS THE PROPOSED RENDERING OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE.

THEY WANTED TO, UM, KIND OF HONOR THE CITY, UM, AND ITS HISTORY AS WELL AS THE PRESENT, UM, WITH THIS MURAL.

UM, AND SO I, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF BIGGER IMAGE.

YOU CAN'T, THE WATER TOWER IS CUT OFF, BUT THE WATER TOWER IS, UH, INCLUDED ON THE LEFT AS WELL.

IT'S KIND OF, UM, WELL KNOWN, UM, IN THE CITY.

UM, SO YEAH, THE EXISTING BUILDING MATERIALS AND RENDERINGS ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE I 35 OVERLAY MURALS ARE PERMITTED PER CITY CODE AND THE I 35 OVERLAY.

UM, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WITH THIS ONE THAT THERE'S NO COMMERCIAL MESSAGING, UM, WITHIN THE MURAL, WHICH WOULD THEN MAYBE CONSIDER IT, UM, A SIGN, UM, RATHER THAN A MURAL.

AND IT'S COMPLIANT WITH ZONING REGULATIONS.

AND WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION WITH A MOTION? YES, SIR.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SEVEN A.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY, UH, COMMISSIONER JAMES.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER JAMES, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER STEGEL.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? YES, SIR.

COMMISSIONER JAMES? NO, I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, THAT THIS IS A REALLY GREAT, UM, AS FAR AS LIKE ADDITION TO MAKING AREAS LIKE THIS UNIQUE LOOKING, UM, AND EXCITING AND REALLY MATCHING THE TONE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED FOR IT.

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YES, SIR.

YES.

I THINK IT'S QUITE DISTINCTIVE AND THE KIND OF THING THAT, UH, I WISH WE COULD SEE MORE OF.

OF COURSE, NOT IN THE DETAIL OF THIS PARTICULAR MURAL, BUT CERTAINLY WITH THESE KINDS OF THEMES OR AT LEAST THE ATTITUDE AND, UM, HOW, UH, HOW BOLD IT IS.

YET THOUGH WITH WITHIN THE FRAME OF THAT BUILDING, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT NECESSARILY IS, UH, TOO MUCH.

BUT I REALLY LIKE SEEING THIS, QUITE FRANKLY.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? RIGHT.

UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN

[B.  

Consider a request to modify the façade of an approximately 3,000 square feet office building located at 309 Veterans Drive within the Veterans Drive Overlay. (Hernandez & Wooldridge LLC - Conditional Use Permit - CUP-23-0081)

OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED AT 3 0 9 VETERANS DRIVE WITHIN THE VETERANS DRIVE OVERLAY, HERNANDEZ AND WOODRIDGE, L L C CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, C U P DASH 23 DASH 0 0 8 1.

UH, MS. SHARP.

ALL RIGHT, KAYLA SHARP, CITY PLANNER FOR THE RECORD.

GET THIS LOADED MAYBE.

ALL.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THIS IS ONE THAT WE DON'T SEE TOO OFTEN WITH THE VETERANS DRIVE OVERLAY.

UM, UH, THIS ONE WILL BE AT 3 0 9 VETERANS DRIVE.

UM, THERE IS AN EXISTING BUILDING ON THE SITE AND SO THEY ARE PRIMARILY MODIFYING THE EXISTING BUILDING, UM, DOING A VERY SMALL MINOR EXPANSION.

UM, SO IT'LL BE JUST ABOUT 3000 SQUARE FEET TOTAL.

UM, THEY'RE TAKING DOWN THE EXISTING SIDING AND THE MATERIAL WILL, UM, THE NEW MATERIAL WILL, WILL BE STUCCO.

UM, AND THERE WILL BE SOME APPROPRIATE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES, UM, ADDED AS DETAIL ON THE BUILDING.

UM, IF Y'ALL REMEMBER, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE IN THE VETERANS DRIVE OVERLAY SOMEWHAT RECENTLY.

THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY STANDARDS AS FAR AS MATERIALS GO IN THE VETERANS DRIVE OVERLAY.

UM, BUT THIS ONE IS COMPLIANT WITH THAT OVERLAY AND LOOKS VERY NICE.

UM, SO HERE'S JUST SOME KIND OF CONCEPTUAL RENDERINGS.

UM, I DID CONFIRM WITH THE APPLICANT THAT IT WILL BE, UM, ALL STUCCO ON THE EXTERIOR.

SO WE HAVE THAT.

AND THEN KIND OF HARD TO SEE, BUT WE DO HAVE A LANDSCAPE PLAN.

SO, UM, YEAH, THIS ONE IS COMPLIANT AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

RIGHT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. SHARP.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

YES, SIR.

BE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER DELORE.

IS THERE A SECOND FOR THE MOTION? SECOND.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER DELORE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ANKIN.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? OKAY.

UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN

[C.  Consider a request to construct a 2,900 square feet restaurant (on site dining and drive-thru), and site plan located within the I-35 overlay district. (Burger King - 22431 IH-35 - Conditional Use Permit - CUP-23-0082)]

UH, MS. SHARP.

ALL RIGHT, LAST ONE FOR ME FOR THE NIGHT.

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UM, KAYLA SHARP CITY PLANNER FOR THE RECORD, IF I CAN SHARE THIS PROPERLY.

SORRY.

UM, SO THIS WILL BE FOR A DRIVE-THROUGH, UM, IN THE I 35 OVERLAY.

UM, THIS ONE WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, UM, IN MAY OF 2022.

UM, SO THAT HAS EXPIRED AND THEY ARE NOW RESUBMITTING.

UM, THEY HAVE ALSO RECENTLY SUBMITTED FOR A BUILDING PERMIT, WHICH, UM, WILL BE VALID FOR SIX MONTHS ONCE IT'S ISSUED.

SO THEY'RE COMING BACK, UM, FOR THEIR C U P AGAIN, UM, BEFORE THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION.

SO FOR THIS ONE, THE MATERIALS WILL CONSIST ENTIRELY OF BRICK AND THEY HAVE APPROPRIATE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES TO ACCENT THE BUILDING.

UM, SO IF YOU CAN SEE THERE, IT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL BRICK, UM, WITH SOME, UH, ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE, WHICH IS ALL, UM, MASONRY AND THEN THE SITE PLAN.

SO, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS IT IS COMPLIANT WITH THE I 35 OVERLAY.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS THE SAME AS THE ONE THAT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR.

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YES, THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE NOT MADE ANY CHANGES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN C.

WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO SECOND THAT MOTION? SECOND.

THANK YOU.

IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MYSELF.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STEGEL.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? YES, SIR.

YEAH, SO I'M KIND OF IN, IN THE MIDDLE OF A, OF A YES AND NO ON THIS ONE.

ONLY FOR THE FACT OF LIKE, UH, WELL WE BASICALLY HAD THE SAME KIND OF REQUEST LAST TIME AROUND THEN WE EXTENDED ONLY FOR SIX MONTHS.

I MEAN, I WONDER IF THERE'S A REASON THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING THIS ONE FOR 12 MONTHS VERSUS THE, THE SIX MONTHS FOR BUILDING THAT WE HAD LAST TIME.

WELL, THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS ONE IS IT'S NOT AN EXTENSION.

IT ALREADY EXPIRED.

THEY ARE REAPPLYING.

THEY'VE, THEY, THEY'VE DONE WHATEVER THE PROCESS IS FOR REAPPLYING, CORRECT? YES.

THEY, THEY HAVE REAPPLIED.

UM, SO, SO THIS IS AN ENTIRELY NEW RIGHT.

PERMIT IT, YEAH.

ENTIRELY NEW, BUT, BUT IT IS THE SAME THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US BEFORE.

YEAH, THEY HAVE NOT CHANGED ANY OF THE PLANS THAT WERE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED LAST YEAR.

UM, THEY'RE PRESENTING THOSE FOR APPROVAL THIS YEAR, BUT IT IS A NEW PERMIT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE, UH, YOU SAW BEFORE? OKAY.

ANY OTHER, UH, DISCUSSION? OKAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT,

[A.  

Consider and make a recommendation to City Council regarding a request to rezone approximately 3.764 acres from Retail Services Zoning "RS" (Retail Services), "PUD" (CBD-2) Central Business District-2 and rezone approximately, 23.36 acres from "PUD" (CBD-2) to "PUD" (CBD-2) for property located at 1717 N. Burleson St. in Hays County, Texas. (Word Place Properties , LLC - Z-23-0116)

CONSIDER AND MAKE A RE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 3.764 ACRES FROM RETAIL SERVICE ZONING RS RETAIL SERVICES, UH, P U D CBD TWO, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT TWO, AND REZONE APPROXIMATELY 23.36 ACRES FROM P U D C U, UH, CBD TWO TO P U D CBD TWO FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1717 NORTH BURLESON STREET IN HAYES COUNTY, TEXAS WORLD PLACE PROPERTIES, LLC Z DASH 23 DASH 0 1 1 6.

UM, THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.

I'M SORRY, YOU WANNA DO THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST? THAT'S WHAT WE USUALLY DO.

UNLESS, UNLESS DO YOU WANNA I'M FINE IF YOU WANNA PRESENT FIRST.

OKAY.

UH, IF THERE'S ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, WE DO INVITE YOU UP NOW.

AGAIN, PLEASE LIMIT YOUR TIME TO THREE MINUTES.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM.

OKAY.

SEEING NONE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UH, MR. ATKINSON WILL ATKINSON, FOR THE RECORD DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, UH, BEFORE YOU, WE HAVE, UH, THE APPLICATION OF Z 23 DASH 0 0 1 6 FOR 1717 NORTH BURLESON STREET, WHICH IS THE, WHAT WE REFER TO AS THE WORD PLACE PUD.

THIS IS A, UH, A PROJECT THAT WAS, UH, ORIGINALLY ENTITLED IN BACK IN 2019 PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC WITH THE INTENT OF HAVING A, A SMALL TOWN CENTER ON THE WORD PROPERTY.

THIS IS JUST NORTH OF THE ROUNDABOUT AT MARKETPLACE IN NORTH BURLESON, AND THEY HAVE IN THIS EXISTING FORM APPROXIMATELY 23 ACRES.

THEY ARE BOTH AMENDING THE POD, UH, STANDARDS WITHIN THE POD ITSELF, AND ALSO EXPANDING THE FOOTPRINT OF THE ZONING BY A LITTLE OVER THREE ACRES AS WELL.

THEY RECENTLY PURCHASED SOME ADDITIONAL PROPERTY OR UNDER CONTRACT AS WELL.

SO, UM, OVER THE YEARS, O OF COURSE, THE BIG THING WAS THE PANDEMIC REALLY PUT A, PUT A DELAY ON THE PROJECT AND WHAT HAVE YOU WITH, AS IT WAS WITH A LOT OF PROJECTS ACTUALLY.

AND SO, UM, THE, UH, THE APPLICANT, UH, TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO MAKE SOME REVISIONS TO IT OR SUGGEST YOUR REVISIONS AND, UH, MAKE IT PROVIDE A MORE REFINED APPROACH TO WHAT THEY'RE WANTING TO DO.

UH, THIS HAS ALSO GONE, UH, BEFORE COUNCIL, UM, AND THEY GIVE IT A THUMBS UP TO PURSUE AN APPLICATION BACK IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.

SO, UH, BEFORE YOU IS WHAT YOU SEE.

UH, AND JUST AS A BASIC BREAKDOWN, UH, CURRENTLY ZONED, UH, PUT AND IT'S CBD, TWO WITH ADJACENT PROPERTY ZONED RS, UH, TO THE SOUTH, UH, AND THEN R 33 TO THE NORTH, AND THEN A COUPLE OF PODS TO THE WEST WITH THE, UH, THE ARENA, MAN, YOU MAY REMEMBER ONE FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR, UH, TO THE SOUTHWEST.

IT'S VERTICAL MIXED USE, UH, RIGHT AT THE ROUNDABOUT.

AND THEN JUST NORTH OF THAT WE HAVE THE, UH, THE JOE BROOKS, UH, WATERFRONT AND MARKETPLACE AS WELL, WHICH IS ALSO A POD.

SO ALL THREE OF THESE IN CONJUNCTION TYING TOGETHER ARE GONNA FORM A, AN URBAN STREET SECTION AND, AND JUST THIS MASSIVE, JUST MASSING OF AN AWESOME PLACE TO BE.

UM, AGAIN, THEY'RE ADDING A LITTLE, JUST UNDER THREE AND A HALF ACRES.

UH, CBD TWO ZONING IS NOT MENTIONED IN THE CORE AREA, TRANSITION ZONING, BUT IT IS NOT SPOT ZONING.

I WANNA MAKE SURE Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF THAT.

IT IS, UM, IT IS WELL WITHIN THE, WITHIN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT OR THE PROPOSED ZONING THAT'S ALREADY IN THE AREA, IF IT'S RIGHT WITHIN IT.

AND AS A PUD THE CBD TWO

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SO FROM A, WHEN EVERYTHING IS ACTUALLY BUILT, WHEN YOU SEE START STUFF COMING OUTTA THE GROUND, GET THEIR COS AND EVERYTHING, IT'LL, IT'LL BLEND IN JUST FINE WITHOUT MUCH OF AN ISSUE.

SO, UH, A COUPLE OF BIG, THE BIG TICKET ITEMS ON HERE, UM, THEY'RE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL, AGAIN, THREE AND A HALF ACRES TO THE EXISTING POD.

UM, THEY'RE INCREASING THE HEIGHT OF THE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, UM, TO FIVE STORIES.

UH, THEY ARE CONSTRUCTING AND INCORPORATING A PORTION OF THE VIBE TRAIL, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY, UH, 0.3, UH, MILES, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT, UH, FROM THE I 35 RIGHT OF WAY ALL THE WAY OVER INTO MARKETPLACE, WHICH WILL THEN TIE INTO THE ARENA MAN PROJECT.

AND THEY'RE ALSO IMPROVING NORTH LESTON STREET AND ADDING TRAILHEAD PARKING FOR THAT AS WELL.

UM, AS A SIDE NOTE, THERE WILL BE AN ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER NEXT WEEK, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A DEDICATION OF A 13 ACRE CITY OWNED PARK, WHICH THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS TO, WHICH WILL HAVE A PLAY SCAPE A LOT OF NATURAL TRAILS, UM, UH, FITNESS CENTER.

THEY'RE GONNA DO A LOT OF WORK, UH, REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES AND RESTORING WETLANDS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

SO THERE'S A, THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY NEAT FACTORS TO THIS, THIS POD, AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO BRING IT FORWARD.

AND, UH, RIGHT HERE ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THE CONCEPT PLAN.

UM, THE MIXED USE WILL HAVE THE ORANGE, UH, BUILDINGS, THE RESIDENTIAL, PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL WILL BE IN THE, IN THE PURPLE BLOCKS THERE.

THE YELLOW LINE IS THE VIBE TRAIL, AND THEN YOU GOT THE NATURAL TRAILS OVER THERE AS WELL.

AND THEN THE REASON WHY WE'RE OKAY WITH SHOWING THE ELEVATIONS IS CUZ THESE ARE GONNA BE INCORPORATED INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS WELL.

YEAH.

AND THAT'S EVERYTHING I HAVE.

AND, UH, I, UH, ALSO, UM, UH, THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION, BUT IF, DO YOU WANNA HOLD OFF QUESTIONS UNTIL AFTER THEY SPEAK OR DO YOU WANNA ASK SOME QUESTIONS NOW? YEAH, UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND LET THE APPLICANT SPEAK NOW AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS LATER.

OKAY? YES, SIR.

YES SIR.

DID YOU ALL GET THE POWERPOINT THAT WE SENT OVER? YES.

GREAT.

THANKS.

LEMME, UH, ONE SCREEN WHILE HE'S DOING THAT.

UH, JEFF BARTON WITH WORD PLACE PROPERTIES, UH, 2 0 1 MARIETTA WAY.

I LIVED JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, BUT MY SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND MY GRANDKIDS LIVE INSIDE THE CITY.

WE'RE IN A BUSINESS IN MAIN STREET.

MY MOTHER, WHO'S 88, UH, LIVES INSIDE THE CITY ON THIS PLACE.

WE GO BACK, UH, IN FACT, UH, FIVE GENERATIONS IN KA.

SO WE ARE, UH, WE'RE REALLY THRILLED TO, TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT WORKPLACE.

IT'S A LABOR OF LOVE FOR US.

UH, WE ARE NOT, UH, TYPICALLY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS.

IN FACT, I TYPICALLY WORK FOR CITIES IN URBAN PLANNING ALL AROUND DALLAS, HOUSTON, THE AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO AREA.

AND IN THIS PROJECT, WE REALLY WANTED TO TRY AND PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH WAS, TO, TO TO, UH, MY MOM WHO HAD MENTIONED HIS 88 WANTED TO LEAVE, UH, SENT TO HER CHILDREN BESIDES JUST SELLING OUT TO ANOTHER INTERSTATE 35 APARTMENT COMPLEX.

UH, SHE AND MY DAD USED TO RUN GOATS THERE.

I CAN NO LONGER DO THAT.

SO, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO TURN THIS INTO A MORE URBAN ENVIRONMENT.

UH, THANKS AND, UH, REMIND ME HOW TO ADVANCE IT.

ALL GOOD.

LEMME KNOW.

WELL, IF YOU JUST GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, AS I SAID, WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO MAKE IT A MIXED USE PROJECT.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING FOR US.

UM, HERE WITH MY COLLEAGUE, AN URBAN PLANNER, JOEY OCHOA.

IF YOU'VE GOT DETAILS, ONE OF THE TWO OF US, UH, CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS, I'M SURE.

BUT CALEB, UM, YOU SAW THIS, UH, IMAGE.

UH, THIS IS LOOKING OUT A GREENWAY TO THE NORTH.

SO WE CALL THIS THE BONTON.

THAT'S THE STORE THAT MY GRANDDAD STARTED HERE IN KYLE, WHERE THE CITY HALL STANDS TODAY WHEN HE CAME BACK FROM WORLD WAR I.

SO THE GREEN SPACE WITH THE BONTON.

AND THEN BEYOND THAT, YOU WOULD SEE A PUBLIC PARK.

THIS IS A MIXED USE BUILDING THAT WOULD HAVE RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS ON THE GROUND, FLOOR AND APARTMENTS ABOVE KAYLA.

UM, IT, FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, IT'S REALLY THE FIRST PROJECT IN KYLE THAT DOESN'T HAVE MIXED USE.

AND THIS KIND OF WALKABILITY ADDED ON AFTER THE FACT, BUT IS REALLY INTEGRATED FROM THE GROUND UP WITH THIS KIND OF VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MIXED USE.

IT WAS OUR PLAN ALL ALONG.

UM, IT IS GONNA BE A PRETTY BIG ECONOMIC DRIVER.

ARD WILL MENTION, UH, I SAY BIG ECONOMIC DRIVER.

IT IS NOTHING LIKE BRINGING ONE OF THESE BIG BOXES OUT HERE, BUT FOR THIS KIND OF THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, 13 BUILDABLE ACRES, IT'S A MUCH MORE DENSE, MUCH MORE TAXABLE, UM, INVESTMENT IN THE CITY.

WE, WE REALLY WANTED TO SEE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, AND WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE CITY SO THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THE VIBE TRAIL OFF OUR PROPERTY ONTO SOME ADJACENT PROPERTY, PAY FOR THAT THROUGH AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY TO CONNECT THE VIBE TRAIL UNDERNEATH 5 35 SO THAT WE GET SOME REAL BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN

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WE'RE RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF 35 AND HOPE TO MAKE IT A, A REAL DISTRICT, A DESTINATION, UH, FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND RETAIL, AS WELL AS, UH, A DIFFERENT STYLE OF LIVING HERE IN KYLE.

UH, KAYLA, SORRY, SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED, UH, THERE ARE 17 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE, 13 ACRES OF A CITY PARK.

SO THE NEW PARK AT PLUM CREEK, WHICH IS BEAUTIFUL THAT THEY'RE BUILDING ON.

THERE'S AN ACRE BY COMPARISON.

SO IT'S A PRETTY LARGE INVESTMENT.

WE WILL TURN THAT OVER, FULLY REALIZED, FULLY BUILT.

WE'LL TALK TO YOU MORE ABOUT THAT IN A MOMENT.

INSTEAD OF YOUR TYPICAL WALK OF APARTMENTS, THESE WILL BE, UM, WALK INTO A LOBBY WITH ELEVATORS GOING UP.

SO A DIFFERENT STYLE OF LIVING THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE IN KYLE, KAREN, KAYLA, THANK YOU.

I WANNA GO THROUGH REALLY BRIEFLY, UH, WHAT IT IS AND, UH, WHAT'S BEEN DONE.

GIVE YOU SOME OF THOSE DETAILS.

I KNOW NOT ALL OF THOSE ARE DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO THE POD, BUT WE REALLY LIKE YOU ALL HAVING A SENSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.

IN THE NEXT SLIDE YOU CAN SEE, OH, THANKS.

HERE'S, UH, THE PROJECT.

UH, BETWEEN MARKETPLACE AND I 35, WE ACTUALLY HAVE FRONTAGE ON I 35, BUT IT'S NOT USEFUL FRONTAGE BECAUSE OF THE FLOODPLAIN.

THERE ARE TWO CREEKS ON THE PROPERTY THAT YOU'LL SEE IN A MOMENT.

ONE, ALL WEATHER, BEAUTIFUL, UH, PECAN TREES ON IT, AND ONE THAT'S, UH, AN EPHEMERAL CREEK.

SO IN THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU, UH, SEE THAT TODAY ACROSS THE STREET THERE'S SOME INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

THE FLEA MARKET IS JUST DOWN THE STREET.

THERE'S THAT RV PARK.

THE CITY CLOSED OFF BURLESON ROAD BECAUSE IT FLOODED FREQUENTLY, AND THAT'S BECOME A PROBLEM WITH VAS VAGRANTS AND, UH, HOMELESS FOLKS AND SOME VANDALISM.

SO WE REALLY WANNA REMAKE THAT WHOLE AREA AGAIN.

THE SITE PLAN THAT YOU SAW EARLIER, THE 13 HALF ACRE PARK THERE TO THE NORTH, THE BUILDABLE ACREAGE, ABOUT 13 ACRES THERE TO THE SOUTH.

YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, TRAILHEAD PARKING FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO VISIT THE PARK THAT WILL BUILD OFFSITE, UM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE VIBE TRAIL THAT CONNECTS ON DOWN TO, UH, 35 AND CONNECTS INTO A NATURE TRAIL SYSTEM.

SO THEY'LL HAVE BOTH THE VIBE AND NATURE TRAILS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTENDING THE VIBE ONTO THE NORTH.

BUT IN THE SHORT TERM, IT BECOMES THIS KEY INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH SOUTH VIBE TRAIL IN KYLE, CALEB.

UM, THERE'S, UH, A NUMBER OF USES.

WE INCORPORATE GREEN SPACE AND PLAZAS THROUGHOUT.

UH, THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE'VE REALLY COME TO REALIZE IN A VISCERAL WAY THAT WE DIDN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND BEFORE, HOW HARD THAT IS TO FINANCE AND GET BANKS TO LEND MONEY ON WHEN YOU'RE NOT MAXIMIZING EVERY SQUARE INCH IN BUILDINGS.

BUT I, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.

SO THE DRAINAGE WILL BE, UH, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, UH, LOW IMPACT DESIGN FEATURES THAT CLEAN THE WATER BEYOND CITY, UH, REQUIREMENTS BEFORE IT GETS DOWN TO THE CREEK.

WE'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING WITH THE CREEK, UH, AS WE MOVE ON.

KAYLA, UH, THERE AGAIN, UH, JUST TO REITERATE THE BUILD AND HOLD.

THIS IS AN UNUSUAL PROJECT IN A LOT OF WAYS.

WE'RE NOT A RE WE'RE NOT A BIG REAL ESTATE COMPANY, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO HOLD ON TO SOME OF THIS.

MOST REAL ESTATE COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO BUILD IT, SELL IT, REFINANCE IT WITHIN TWO YEARS.

EVERYTHING IN ORANGE, WE PLAN TO BUILD AND HOLD FOR THE LONG, UH, TERM.

AND THEN, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'LL BE A, THE, MY GRANDPARENTS' HISTORIC FARMHOUSE THERE IN THE CENTER BECOMES A CENTRAL SQUARE WITH A, A CAFE THERE, UH, SINGLE STORY WITH THE, THE OLD FARMHOUSE.

THEN WE'LL HAVE FIVE STORY BUILDINGS AROUND IT WITH, UH, RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL, UH, NON-CHAIN ON THOSE GROUND FLOORS.

UH, PUBLIC ART THROUGHOUT AND GREEN SPACE THROUGHOUT WILL BE BUILDING, UH, UH, UH, MULTIPLEX.

THEY'RE A LITTLE FIVE PLEX, UH, FROM MY MOM IS 88, STILL AT VERY ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT.

AND SO, UH, WE'LL BE BUILDING A PLACE FOR HER TO LIVE ON SITE.

KAYLA, UH, THEN THE, THE OTHER PART WILL BE SOLD OFF TO OTHERS.

UH, WE HAVE VERY, UH, RIGID DESIGN STANDARDS ON WHAT THEY CAN BUILD IN THOSE PLACES, BUT WE'LL SEE A VARIETY OF, UM, SMALL TO MID-RISE, UH, BUILDINGS THERE.

I THINK YOU'D LIKE SOME COURTYARD HOUSING, SOME MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING.

KAYLIN.

UH, THEN ON THE PARK SIDE, UH, THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE 13 A HALF ACRES.

AND JUST WANNA ELABORATE VERY BRIEFLY.

I THINK IF YOU CLICK, WE SHOULD POP UP.

YEAH.

SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A, UH, CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH YOUR PARKS DEPARTMENT.

YOU'LL SEE WE'VE GOT APPROVAL FROM THE PARKS BOARD.

UH, IT'LL BE AN UNUSUAL CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND FOCUSED ON NATURE, LIKE NOTHING THAT QUITE EXISTS.

THAT'LL BE RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE PARK, THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE URBAN SPACE AND THE NATURE SPACE.

AND THEN IF YOU CLICK ONE MORE TIME, WE'RE ALSO BUILDING AN OUTDOOR, UH, WORKOUT STATION WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.

THE CITY OF KYLE.

GOT A GRANT FOR 25,000.

WE'RE DONATING THE LAND AND PUTTING IN A HUNDRED THOUSAND TO BUILD OUT, UH, THIS OUTDOOR WORKOUT STATION RIGHT

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AND IN THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE LOSS WOULD BE NATURE TRAILS RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE FINAL, UH, CLOSEUP HERE IS OF THE CREEK, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

UH, RIGHT WHERE YOU'LL SEE THIS BOX THAT'S THE CREEK.

UH, IN SPRINGTIME, THERE'S A REALLY BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO GO DOWN AND, AND HIKE, UH, WAS A LONGTIME DREAM, DREAM OF MY GRANDMOTHER WHO HELPED FORM THE LIBRARY HERE THAT, UH, THAT BE DONATED AS A PARKLAND FOR KYLE ONE DAY.

UH, NEXT, UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PLAY SCAPE.

NOT IN, IN ADDITION TO THE PLAY SCAPE, THERE'S, WE PLAN A LITTLE MAZE OR LABYRINTH THAT WOULD BE, UH, OUT OF NATIVE GRASSES THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, THREE FEET HIGH, TWO FEET HIGH, SO THE PARENTS COULD SEE OVER, BUT KIDS COULD RUN AROUND IN THE MAZE, MAYBE SEE 'EM FROM ONE OF THE RESTAURANTS THERE.

KAYLIN, UH, THAT GIVES YOU A LITTLE OTHER VIEW OF, UH, WHAT SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THE PARK WILL LOOK LIKE.

AND THE, UH, LABYRINTH NEXT IS, UH, SOME OF THE NATURAL AREAS.

THERE'S HUNDREDS OF SPECIES OF, UH, PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT EXIST OUT THERE TODAY.

A NUMBER OF AQUATIC SPECIES, A NUMBER OF NATURAL SPECIES.

WE'VE DONE WHAT I THINK NO ONE ELSE HAS DONE AS A DEVELOPER IN KYLE, AND CREATED A NATURAL AREA MASTER PLAN FOR THAT.

SO WE'VE GONE IN AND INSTEAD OF HIDING FROM THOSE SPECIES, CATALOGED 'EM ALL AND PRODUCED A PLAN FOR THE CITY FOR LONG-TERM RIPARIAN CARE OF THE CREEKS.

UH, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE GONNA BE INCORPORATING, UH, ART THROUGHOUT WORD PLACE.

SOUNDS LIKE A FUNNY NAME.

THAT'S MY MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME.

UM, SO THAT'S, WE'RE LEANING INTO THAT AND EMBRACING IT AS YOU ALL HAVE ASKED FOR NODES TO COME UP WITH A THEME.

OUR THEME HERE IS REALLY ENTERTAINMENT AND LITERARY.

UM, THE, UH, CATHERINE ANN PORTER HOUSE AND THE LIBRARY WERE THINGS THAT MY FAMILY'S BEEN INVOLVED IN.

SO, UH, A NUMBER OF, UH, TEXAS WRITERS HAVE LIVED ON THIS PLACE OVER THE YEARS.

SO, UH, OUR THEME IS GONNA BE THE WORK PLACE, AND WE'LL HAVE ART THAT REFLECTS THAT AND TRIES TO COMPLIMENT THAT.

LIKE YOU, I REALLY LOVE THE MURALS THAT WE SAW THERE.

WE PLAN TO INCORPORATE MURALS, UH, INTO THIS AS WELL.

NEXT.

UM, WE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION WITH US, THE NAVY YARDS NORTH, UH, IN, IN DC IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN ON THAT BOARDWALK, NORTHERN VIRGINIA, UH, CELEBRATION IN FLORIDA, PARTICULARLY ADDISON, SOME OF THE PEOPLE I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL JUST WENT UP TO LOOK AT ADDISON.

SOME OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THAT ADDISON CIRCLE ACTUALLY WORKED FOR US ON OUR ROOM PLANNING SIDE.

UH, WE WENT AND SPENT A WEEK IN, UH, CARMEL, INDIANA TO UNDERSTAND TRE LAUREN AND DESIGN UP THERE.

AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECTS.

UH, I, I'VE PROBABLY TALKED TOO MUCH ALREADY ABOUT FAMILY.

IT'S JUST, IT IS A FAMILY PROJECT FOR US.

THE LLC IS WHOLLY OWNED BY MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY, MULTI-GENERATIONAL FROM, UH, YOU KNOW, ONE TO 88 AND, UH, THIS, UH, THIS BUILDING.

YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A PLAQUE OUT THERE CUZ IT WAS ONCE MY GRANDDAD'S, UH, UH, DRY GOODS, UH, STORE.

SO, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, THAT'S MY WAY OF SAYING THAT WE'RE REALLY IN IT FOR THE LONG RUN.

A FEW, UH, A FEW GLIMPSES AT JUST WHAT THE ELEVATIONS BEGIN TO LOOK LIKE HERE.

ON THE NEXT ONE, YOU'LL SEE, UH, ON ONE OF THE BUILDINGS, THIS IS A SAMPLE OF HOW THE BUILDINGS WILL BREAK OUT WITH OFFICES, UH, RESIDENCES, A SECOND FLOOR BAR AND POOL THERE.

THEY'LL LOOK OUT OVER, UH, THE PARK.

WE'VE GOT A, A REALLY GREAT FINE DINING CAJUN RESTAURANT SIGNED UP FOR THAT.

UH, THERE'LL BE THE GROUND FLOOR AND THEN A SECOND FLOOR BAR.

UH, IT'S ONE THAT'S, THIS'LL BE THEIR SECOND LOCATION THERE, KIND OF IN THE BROADER AREA.

KAYLA, UH, AND THEN, UH, YOU CAN SEE THESE, UH, SOME OF THE RENDERINGS.

UH, THIS IS THE LEX, UH, THIS IS THE THREE SISTERS BUILDING AFTER, UH, MY MOM AND TWO AUNTS.

AND THEN ON THE NEXT ONE YOU'LL SEE, UH, ANOTHER SHOT OF THAT.

THEN THE PLAZA THAT HAS, UH, OVER TO THE LEFT HISTORIC FARMHOUSE.

AND TWO MORE BUILDINGS, THE LAKES AND THE LOUISE KAYLA, JUST, I'M GONNA FLY THROUGH THESE.

WE, WE HAVE BEEN AT IT FOR FIVE YEARS.

THE PANDEMIC SLOWED US DOWN.

UH, THE CITY CHANGED FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS.

I THINK FOR GOOD REASON WITH CLIMATE CHANGE.

IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, WE HAD TO REDESIGN OUR PACKAGE.

YOU ALL APPROVED IT IN 2019.

WE GAVE UP ALL OF THE LOTS IN THE CENTER OF THE CREEK.

YOU'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE COME THROUGH HERE THAT FIGHT THE CITY ON THAT AND HAVE ARGUED, UH, TO BE DEVELOPED THERE.

WE, WE, WE REALLY THOUGHT IN THE LONG RUN THAT NEEDED TO BE OPEN SPACE, HELPED US MOVE TOWARDS THIS PARK IDEA.

WE ALREADY HAD TRAILS AND PARKS.

WE DOUBLED DOWN ON THAT IN 2021.

WE ALSO MET WITH SOME OF YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND, UH, THE FORMER CITY MANAGER ABOUT, AGAIN, DOUBLING DOWN EVEN MORE, GOING UP A LITTLE BIT HIGHER, CREATING THIS REAL URBAN DENSITY AND INCORPORATING THE VIBE TRAIL INTO THE PROJECT.

SO, UH, THAT'S SLOWED US DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT'S BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF.

AND WE'RE BACK NOW,

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WE HAVE COMPLETED FLOOD STUDY THAT I THINK HAS NOW BECOME YOUR STANDARD.

WE DID A FLOOD STUDY THERE, PAID FOR IT.

THEN WE PAID FOR A THIRD PARTY OUTSIDE ENGINEERING REVIEW JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE WOULD BE TAKING CARE OF FLOOD ON SITE AND ALSO DOWNSTREAM.

UM, WE'VE ALSO COMPLETED, UH, THIS RIPARIAN STUDY OF THE BOTH CREEKS, THE NATURAL AREA PLAN THAT I ALLUDED TO EARLIER.

THAT'S PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BEING HANDED OVER TO THE CITY AND WILL ALSO INFORM HOW WE DEVELOP THE PARK.

UH, ON THE NEXT ONE, UH, WE'VE GOT, UH, PEDESTRIAN STUDIES, UH, AND MOBILITY STUDIES ON THE PROJECT AND THE JOINING STREETS.

AND, UH, I THINK, UH, FINALLY, UH, UH, TRAFFIC STUDIES AND PARK STUDIES, AS I SAID.

AND ON THE LAST ONE, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE ALSO COMPLETED AN ECONOMIC STUDY OF THE AREA THAT, UH, UH, ON THE NEXT TWO SLIDES IDENTIFIES, UH, JOBS AND ECONOMIC BENEFIT, UH, TO THE CITY, UH, WITH THE PROJECT.

SO WE ARE, WE'RE REALLY, AS YOU ALL KNOW, BEING ON P AND Z, THAT KIND OF DENSITY IN A SMALL SPACE REALLY DOES HELP PRODUCE SOME GOOD TAXABLE BASE AND MM-HMM.

AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS.

UH, THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY THE PROJECT.

UH, WOULD LOVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU'VE GOT SOME.

THANK YOU.

UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR FOR STAFF? YES, SIR.

I'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS.

UH, THANK YOU MR. SUTTON FOR THIS, UH, EXPLANATION.

IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.

AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR, FOR ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT YOU'VE PUT INTO, UH, I JUST MADE SOME QUESTIONS AS YOU WENT THROUGH YOUR BRIEFING, SO YOU BET.

I'M JUST KIND OF GONNA ASK YOU A FEW THINGS HERE.

UM, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT, PLEASE, ABOUT YOUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS THERE THAT YOU HAVE THERE, THE FARMHOUSE AND BARN.

ARE THOSE BUILDINGS GONNA BE RETAINED OR ARE THEY GONNA BE KIND OF REPLACED WITH WATER BUILDINGS? HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO THAT? WE, WE TRIED TO SALVAGE THE, UH, HISTORIC HOUSE.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO KEEP IT.

UH, WE ARE GOING TO TEAR IT DOWN AND ADAPTIVELY USE THE MATERIALS.

SO WE'RE GONNA KEEP ALL THE STONE, WE'RE GONNA KEEP ALL THE HARDWOOD FLOORS AND WE'RE GONNA USE ALL, ALMOST THE SAME SITE PLAN, BUT WE'LL OPEN IT UP WITH SOME GLASS ON ONE SIDE.

AND HONESTLY, IT JUST TRYING TO RETROFIT IT BECAUSE IT HAD A LOT OF, UH, MATERIALS THAT ARE NO LONGER SAFE.

TRYING TO RETROFIT IT FOR A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN PROVES TO BE ABOUT TWICE AS EXPENSIVE AS TEARING IT DOWN, REBUILDING IT WITH THOSE MATERIALS.

OKAY.

OKAY.

UH, THE BARN WAS, THE HOUSE, BY THE WAY, GOES BACK TO THE TEENS.

UH, MY, MY GRANDPARENTS BOUGHT IT IN THE 1920, UH, TWENTIES.

UM, AND THEN, UH, THE BARN WAS BUILT ABOUT THE SAME TIME.

AGAIN, WE'LL REUSE THE ROCK OFF THE BARN.

IT'S NOT, UM, STRUCTURALLY STABLE ENOUGH TO HAVE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN IT.

SO WE'LL, UH, TEAR IT ON THE BARN, BUT REUSE THE ROCK.

OKAY.

I'M WONDERING IF YOU'RE HAVING SOME KIND OF, UH, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FAMILY'S HISTORICAL OWNERSHIP OF THE AREA PLAQUES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IS THIS SOMETHING THAT, THANKS FOR ASKING.

YEAH.

UH, YEAH, WE, WE, WE ACTUALLY, UH, HAVE A WHOLE WAYFINDING PROGRAM.

SO WE WILL HAVE ALONG THE TRAILS, UH, WAYFINDING AND SIGNS THAT IDENTIFY, UH, SPECIES AND TREES, UH, OUT THERE.

THERE WERE ACTUALLY NO PECAN TREES.

WHEN MY GRANDDAD BOUGHT IT, HE PLANTED, UH, 50 OR 60 PECAN TREES OUT THERE.

SO WE'LL HAVE SOME PLAQUES ABOUT THAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF WATER, UH, WATER FOWL, THAT SORT OF THING OUT THERE.

WE'LL HAVE PLAQUES FOR THAT.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME PUBLIC ART THAT TALKS ABOUT, UH, LITERARY WHAT'S HAPPENED IN KYLE WITH DIFFERENT, IT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU SOME OF THE WRITERS THAT HAVE LIVED IN KYLE OVER THE YEARS.

WE'LL HAVE SOME ABOUT THAT.

AND, AND THEN, UH, YOU, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FAMILY CUZ WE WANT, WE WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO GAIN SOME OF THAT SENSE OF PLACE THAT'S MEANT SO MUCH TO US.

YEAH, I, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND WOULD ADD A LOT.

UH, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS PULL IN THE HISTORICAL, UH, SIGNIFICANCE OF OWNERSHIP AS SUCH AS FAMILIES AS YOURS.

SO, SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

UM, I SEE THAT YOU HAD A PARKING STUDY DONE.

CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, THE PARKING THERE? WHAT KIND OF PARKING RATIOS DO WE HAVE FOR RESIDENTS AND, UH, WHAT, WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR VISITORS? YES.

UM, THERE'S GONNA BE, THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES WITH PARKING.

UH, WE WANNA BE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT ENOUGH PARKING FOR THE MIXED USE COMPONENT AND RESTAURANTS AT PEAK HOUR.

AND THEN WE, WE, UH, WANT PARKING FOR THE RESIDENCES, BUT ALSO FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN VISIT THE TRAIL INDEPENDENTLY.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME THINGS LIKE FARMER'S MARKETS, BUT ALSO MOVIE NIGHTS AND THAT SORT OF THING OUT ON THOSE GREEN SPACES.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE BUILDING OFFSITE PARKING ACROSS BURLESON.

AND THEN, AS I THINK WILL ALLUDED TO, WE'RE TAKING BURLESON STREET AND WE'RE GONNA BUILD PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF, UH, ALL THE WAY UP AND DOWN BURLESON TO HANDLE, UH, OVERFLOW.

THEN WE, WE TRIED VERY HARD TO STAY AWAY FROM BIG PARKING LOTS.

THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO US TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE STREET PRESENCE.

SO, UH, ALL OF THE STREETS INCORPORATE

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AND THEN WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SMALL PARKING LOTS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

SO WE ALL, ALL OF THOSE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WILL HAVE, UH, AT LEAST ONE SPACE AND WE'LL HAVE ONE AND A HALF TO TWO SPACES PER UNIT RIGHT BY THE BUILDING.

AND THEN AS YOU WOULD IN A CITY, SOME OF THEM ARE GONNA HAVE TO WALK A LITTLE WAYS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UM, ON THE, ON THE PARK SPACE, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR MR. ATKINSON.

SO WAS, UH, CITY PARKS AND REC INVOLVED IN, IN THE DEVELOPMENT, DID, DID THEY HAVE INTERACTION WITH THE PARK PLANS AS THEY WERE DEVELOPED? AND WAS THERE ANY COMMENT, COMMENT FROM THEM? I CAN ANSWER THE FIRST QUESTIONS.

UM, NOT THE COMMENT ABOUT IT.

UH, BUT, UM, YES, THEY, IT WENT TO THEM TWICE.

UM, A AS I UNDERSTAND IT, AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, JEFF.

UM, IT WENT, WENT TO THEM THE FIRST TIME WITH THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT AND THEN, UM, AS REVISIONS WERE MADE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC AND POST PANDEMIC NOW, UM, IT WENT BACK TO THEM JUST SO THEY WERE MORE, MORE OF A JUST, UH, JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE STILL ON THE RIGHT TRACK KIND OF IDEA.

AND THEN THEY DEVELOPED THE, THE IDEA OF DEDICATING THAT PARK, THE 13 ACRES, UM, TO THE CITY.

AND, UM, THE PARKS BOARD ULTIMATELY SAID YES.

OKAY.

SO I WOULD, THE ONLY THING I WOULD ELABORATE ON IS WILL'S EXACTLY RIGHT, THAT THERE'VE BEEN TWO, A COUPLE OF RECENT VOTES AT PARKS BOARD, BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN TO PARKS BOARD FOUR OR MAYBE FIVE TIMES.

WE'VE ACTUALLY WALKED THE WHOLE SITE WITH YOUR PARKS DIRECTOR AND TWO OF HER EMPLOYEES, WHICH IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAME UP WITH, UH, THE TRAILS.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT TO DO, THE PLAN, AND THEY, THEY WALKED IT AND WERE SURPRISED AT THE WA YEAR-ROUND WATER AND THE TREES AND ASKED IF WE'D CONSIDER DONATE TO THE CITY, WHICH WE THOUGHT WAS A GREAT IDEA.

OKAY.

UH, WE, WE'VE BEEN, I THINK EITHER TWO OR THREE VOTES AT THE PARKS BOARD.

UH, ALL OF THEM UNANIMOUS IN, IN SUPPORT, INCLUDING ONE, UH, RECENTLY, AS WILL SAID, AFTER WE HAD REFINED THIS, TWEAKED IT AND WENT BACK JUST FOR, UH, I THINK IT WASN'T REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE, BUT JUST TO GO BACK TO MAKE SURE THEY STILL FELT IT GOES OUT IT.