Jan 20, 2026 Town Council

[A. CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM PRESENT]

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GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE WESTLAKE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING FOR JANUARY 20TH, 2026.

THE TIME IS 4:01 P.M. AND I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE'LL START WITH INVOCATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY REVEREND ALAN BENTRUP OF SAINT MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AGAIN. THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

GOOD EVENING. LET US PRAY. GRACIOUS GOD, SOURCE OF ALL WISDOM, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE AND FOR ALL WHO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.

AS WE GATHER TONIGHT, WE PRAY FOR CLARITY, PATIENCE, AND GOOD JUDGMENT.

WE PRAY FOR WESTLAKE ACADEMY FOR ITS STUDENTS AS THEY GROW IN KNOWLEDGE.

BLESS THE TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND STAFF WHO GUIDE AND SUPPORT THEM.

AS WE REMEMBER THE REVEREND DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING THIS WEEK, MAY WE BE SHAPED BY HIS REMINDER THAT OUR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES ARE BOUND TOGETHER.

GIVE US THE GRACE TO ACT WITH FAIRNESS, TO SPEAK WITH HONESTY, AND TO TREAT ONE ANOTHER WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

AMEN. AMEN. WELL SAID. REVEREND. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE.

PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE TEXAS PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL.

TEXAS PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. I WILL NOW OPEN IT UP TO CITIZEN AND PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[C. CITIZEN/PUBLIC COMMENTS]

WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING. I WILL OPEN UP FOR COMMENTS.

WE WON'T OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I WILL OPEN UP FOR COMMENTS AT THAT TIME.

BUT IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC I HAVE PUBLIC SPEAKERS, I HAVE PATTI SMITH.

YOU WISHE. HOW ARE YOU? YOU WISH TO SPEAK? PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. TO US.

I'VE LIVED HERE IN ASPEN LANE FOR 40 YEARS, AND THE TRANSCRIPT THAT I'VE BEEN SEEING ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING IS GOING ON IN ASPEN.

JUST A LITTLE ROAD. IT ISN'T. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC, IF ANY.

AND THERE MIGHT BE 1 OR 2 PEOPLE A WEEK THAT WALK ON IT.

AND I'VE BEEN READING THIS STUFF AND I THOUGHT, THAT'S NOT TRUE FOR 40 YEARS, AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

AND I JUST WANT TO SELL MY LAND AND EVERYBODY JUST TELL THE TRUTH.

THAT'S ALL. BECAUSE I CAN'T KEEP UP MY LAND ANYMORE.

MY HUSBAND DIED OF COVID, AND AND I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE LAND.

THAT'S ALL I ASK. IS EVERYONE JUST TELL THE TRUTH, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, I HAVE WAYNE STOLTENBERG.

AT THE AGENDA ITEM. SLOAN HARRIS, GOING TO SPEAK NOW OR AT THE TIME? OKAY. THANK YOU ALL. GO INTO ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST.

[D. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]

WE'VE GOT OUR BIG STATE OF THE COMMUNITIES ADDRESS FOR THE STATE FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMING UP WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH. THIS IS THE BIG CHAMBER EVENT.

THIS IS ONE OF THEIR THREE BIG EVENTS IN WHICH ALL THE MAYORS FROM THE SEVEN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE CHAMBER GET UP AND SPEAK AND KIND OF GIVE A RUNDOWN OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR COMMUNITY. SO WE'VE ALREADY STARTED PLANNING WITH THE MAYOR, AND IT'S A, IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN THIS YEAR. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AT THE TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY. JUST A HEADS UP. IT'S GOING TO BE AT CAMBRIA HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER THERE IN NORTH LAKE.

SO I SENT ALL OF YOU GUYS OUT A CALENDAR INVITE.

SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN, I THINK, 14 RESPONSES.

SO IF YOU IF YOU PLAN ON COMING PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

I KNOW SEATING IS AT A PREMIUM. THE TOWN HALL AND MUNICIPAL COURT WILL BE CLOSED ON PRESIDENTS DAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, AND OUR NEXT TOWN COUNCIL MEETING IS GOING TO BE FEBRUARY 17TH.

A FEW ADDITIONAL NOTES HERE. WE DO HAVE WINTER WEATHER THAT WE ARE MONITORING QUITE QUITE CLOSELY HERE.

IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, IT'S EXPECTED TO MOVE IN AROUND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH A WINTRY MIX, ICY ROADS, VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, SLEET, SNOW, ALL ARE POTENTIALS.

IT WILL BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING FOR ABOUT 61 HOURS.

SO THAT COULD IMPACT WESTLAKE ACADEMY ON MONDAY MORNING.

SO WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT. OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM MET THIS AFTERNOON, AND OUR SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS ARE, WE'RE GOING TO MEET TOMORROW MORNING TO SPEAK ABOUT ALL THIS.

AND WE HAVE A CONFERENCE CALL WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WITH CHIEF ARD AT 1:00 TOMORROW.

ONCE WE GET ALL THAT INFORMATION, WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUT SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS STARTING TOMORROW TO THE PUBLIC EMAIL,

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SO PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. OUR TRASH DAY OFFICIALLY MOVED JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

SO ON JANUARY 8TH, IT MOVED TO THURSDAY. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THE WINTER WEATHER WON'T IMPACT THAT AT ALL SINCE IT'S GOING TO COME IN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. SO EXPECT OUR TRASH TO BE AS NORMAL ON THIS COMING THURSDAY.

AND THEN FINALLY WE'RE, WE'VE KICKED OFF OUR 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF WESTLAKE THIS YEAR ALREADY.

YEAH. BIG BIG NEWS. WE'VE ALREADY HAD SEVERAL REALLY COOL TIDBITS.

WE'VE WE'VE KIND OF DUG INTO THE ARCHIVES AND FISHED OUT SOME, SOME PICTURES FROM FROM MANY YEARS AGO.

SO WE'LL BE CREATING LITTLE TIDBITS OF INFORMATION ABOUT INTERESTING FACTOIDS.

OVER THE LAST 70 YEARS, WE'LL BE PRODUCING VIDEOS, DOING INTERVIEWS FROM PUBLIC FIGURES THROUGHOUT THE LAST 70 YEARS.

IT'S JUST A REALLY COOL EVENT. AND OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO TIE IN ALL OF OUR ALL OF OUR EVENTS, WHETHER IT BE CONCERTS OR OPEN HOUSES AT THE FIRE STATION, TREE LIGHTING, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF INTO OUR 70TH ANNIVERSARY.

BUT IT'S REALLY COOL BECAUSE NOT ONLY THAT, BUT IT'S ALSO THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES.

SO IT'S IT'S PRETTY COOL. SO WE HAVE EXTRA REASON TO CELEBRATE THIS YEAR HERE IN WESTLAKE.

SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ALL OF THOSE CELEBRATIONS.

AND THOSE ARE YOUR ITEMS IN COMMUNITY. AND WE LOOK GOOD FOR 70.

WE DO. NOT BAD AT ALL. HEY, JOHN, A COUPLE OF THINGS I KNOW YOU'VE DONE ALWAYS A GREAT JOB.

WE HAVE TWO ELECTIONS COMING UP ON THE STATE LEVEL.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR SENATE DISTRICT NINE, WHICH IS OUR DISTRICT COMING UP ON JANUARY 31ST.

EARLY VOTING STARTS TOMORROW IF WE CAN GET SOMEBODY OUT.

THESE THINGS HISTORICALLY HAVE TERRIBLE TURNOUT, ESPECIALLY THE SPECIAL ELECTIONS.

BUT THESE THINGS ARE VITALLY IMPORTANT TO US FOR US TO HAVE A FRIEND IN AUSTIN.

AND THEN ON MARCH 3RD, WE HAVE THE PRIMARY FOR HOUSE DISTRICT 98, WHICH IS OURS AS WELL.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO NEW REPRESENTATIVES, BOTH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE FOR WESTLAKE.

SO I JUST WANT OUR OUR RESIDENTS GET OUT AND VOTE SO WE CAN SEND THEM SOMETHING TO REMIND THEM.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR.

OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM E, PRESENTATIONS, DEVELOPMENT UPDATE.

[E.1. Development Update (Jason Oliver, Project Manager)]

HONORABLE MAYOR, TOWN COUNCIL. GOOD AFTERNOON.

I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE FIRST QUARTERLY UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT IN WESTLAKE FOR THE YEAR 2026.

HERE IS ENTRADA, AND I MUST GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE TO JASON OLIVER, WHO UNFORTUNATELY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE WITH US THIS AFTERNOON.

BUT THIS IS HIM GETTING A DRONE UP AND GETTING A VERY GOOD AERIAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS IN ENTRADA SURROUNDING ENTRADA. AND YOU KIND OF SEE HOW THAT IS THE ARCHITECTURAL HEART AND REALLY A GOOD VISUAL FOCAL POINT FOR THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, JUMPING RIGHT IN WITH A FEW OF THE PROJECTS THERE.

THE FIRST UP IS 49 ARDA DRIVE, WHICH IS A VERTICAL MIXED USE BUILDING.

IT CONTAINS ABOUT 25,000FT². IT IS ALMOST COMPLETED.

IT WILL HAVE TEN STACKED FLATS COMMERCIAL SPACES PROVIDED ON THE FIRST FLOOR.

I DO BELIEVE THAT THE OPERATOR ON THE FIRST FLOOR WILL BE SOME TYPE OF SPA, OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF COMMERCIAL USER THERE. AND THAT MUCH OF THE WORK ON THE INTERIOR IS DRIED AND IS NEARING COMPLETION.

AND HERE IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF THAT THAT IS HELPING TO ANCHOR DAVIS DRIVE, ONE OF THE GATEWAYS INTO THE COMMUNITY.

AND HERE'S AN AERIAL KIND OF SHOWING THE LA CIMA DE ENTRADA TOWNHOMES.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE WORK THAT IS TAKING PLACE THERE.

IT'LL CONTAIN AT LEAST 18, OR I SHOULD SAY IT WILL CONTAIN ONLY 18 TOWNHOME DWELLING UNITS.

EACH UNIT WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST 18 190FT² OF ENCLOSED SPACE.

IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT THE SELLING PRICE WILL BE ABOUT $3 MILLION, AND FOUNDATIONS HAVE BEEN POURED FOR EIGHT OF THOSE DWELLING UNITS.

AND WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THE ARCHITECT ON GETTING THE BALANCE OF THOSE FOUNDATIONS SUPPORT AND MORE FRAMING GOING UP THERE. AND HERE'S ANOTHER GOOD AERIAL KIND OF SHOWCASING THAT, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY AND TAKING PLACE WITHIN ENTRADA. IN TERMS OF B-1 BANK, THERE WAS A GRAND, GROUNDBREAKING CELEBRATION LAST YEAR FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. THEY'LL HAVE JUST OVER 8400FT².

WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

AND AS YOU WILL RECALL, HERE ARE THE RENDERINGS OF THE ELEVATIONS AND KIND OF DOWN.

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THERE WILL BE SOME TYPE OF PUBLIC ART STATUE OUT FRONT THAT WILL FURTHER HELP REINFORCE THIS AS AN ANCHOR ON THAT CORNER.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIRT WORK THAT IS TAKING PLACE AND HOW THEY ARE RAPIDLY MOVING FORWARD THERE.

WELL, THEY HAVE A DRIVE THROUGH. NO, SIR. NO DRIVE THRU.

NO DRIVE THRU. 75 ARAGON DRIVE. THAT IS THE HILTON GARDEN INN.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS TAKING PLACE THERE.

ALMOST 80,000FT² OF ENCLOSED SPACE. 128 HOTEL KEYS OR ROOMS, AND THE COMPLETION WE ANTICIPATE IS WITHIN 18 MONTHS. AND HERE YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE ELEVATOR SHAFTS HAVE GONE UP, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN POURED.

ALSO, THE TEMPORARY FIRE LANE IS IN PLACE AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO START PUTTING UP THE FRAMING.

AND THEN YOU'LL START TO SEE THEM MOVE EVEN MORE RAPIDLY.

VENTANAS WILL HAVE UP TO 5151 CUSTOM DWELLINGS, ALL OF THOSE DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY, EACH ONE A MINIMUM OF 3600FT².

THEY'LL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 STORIES IN HEIGHT, AND THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE HOMES AT THE TIME OF SALE WILL BE BETWEEN 2.4 AND 4.5 MILLION. HERE'S AN AERIAL OF THAT SHOWING HOW THEY ARE PROGRESSING, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO WRAP UP THE LAST BIT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THERE SO THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT.

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN ENTRADA. IF YOU'LL RECALL, LAST YEAR ON NOVEMBER 18TH, TOWN COUNCIL DID APPROVE THE REPOSITORY AS A PERMITTED LAND USE BY RIGHT WITHIN THE ENTRADA PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND THERE ARE FOUR DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY PERMITS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW, AND THOSE ARE PRIMARILY ALONG ESCALON AND CATALONIA.

DELOITTE. ALL THREE RECENT GROUND UP BUILDINGS ARE COMPLETE.

THERE'S ONE DELOITTE WAY, THREE DELOITTE WAY AND FIVE DELOITTE WAY, AND WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP RIGHT NOW TO SEE IF THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE ALLIANCE DEVELOPMENT FORUM THAT IS POSTED OR HOSTED BY THE METRO PORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SO THEY CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR DEVELOPMENT. THEIR CONSTRUCTION AS A THEME THIS YEAR IS FOR HOSPITALITY, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE WORK HERE IN THE INTERIOR.

AND THEN ON ANOTHER RESIDENTIAL FRONT, WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS OF SOLANA HILLS ON THE CIVILS AND OTHER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO SERVE THIS DEVELOPMENT ON APPROXIMATELY 33 ACRES, 55 ATTACHED AND DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS.

AND IF MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY, I BELIEVE THAT IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THESE HOMES WILL SELL FROM SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 3 AND $5 MILLION.

THERE IS [INAUDIBLE] 17 DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS ON A MINIMUM OF ONE ACRE LOTS, AND YOU SEE SOME WORK GOING ON DOWN THERE.

WESTLAKE RANCH 32 LOTS, APPROXIMATELY AN ACRE ON JUST SHY OF 35 ACRES OF LAND, AND YOU CAN SEE THE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE THERE.

AND THEN JUST IN TERMS OVERALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY WITHIN THE TOWN.

PRESENTLY THERE ARE 1205 RESIDENTIAL LOTS THAT ARE ENTITLED WITHIN WESTLAKE.

420 OF THOSE ARE VACANT, 779 PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED SO FAR, AND OF THOSE PERMITS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED, 695 HOMES ARE COMPLETED. AND WITH THAT, I'LL PAUSE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? YES, SIR. YEAH. SO EVEN ONES THAT WERE BUILT 30, 40, 50 YEARS AGO ARE INCLUDED.

THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. SO ON THE CONDOS ON ISRAEL'S BUILDING, I'VE REACHED OUT TO THEM.

I'D LOVE TO TAKE A TOUR TO SEE WHAT THEY'VE HAD AND WHAT A PART OF OUR JOB IS TO HELP THEM AND HELP THEM WITH THE RETAIL AND MARKET AT ALL.

AND THEN I'VE NEVER BEEN TO DELOITTE, SO I SEE THAT AS I DRIVE TO THE SCHOOL.

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL ADDITION. YES, SIR. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE SOME OPEN AIR, A SECOND OR THIRD FLOOR, SO I'D LOVE TO GET COUNCIL TO GET A TOUR OF THAT.

ABSOLUTELY, IF I MAY, ON MR. BERNAL'S BUILDING.

CERTAINLY WORK WITH HIM ON CREATING THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A TOUR FOR TOWN COUNCIL TO KIND OF SEE HIS WORK THERE ON THE TOWN'S FIRST VERTICAL MIXED USE BUILDING.

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THAT'S PERFECT. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? JASON THANK YOU SIR. I NOW GET INTO CONSENT AGENDA.

[F. CONSENT AGENDA]

CAN I GET A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AGENDA PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW INTO AGENDA ITEM G PUBLIC HEARING.

[G.1. Hold a Public Hearing and discuss, consider and act to adopt Ordinance 1038 approving a request from Marquis Group to rezone approximately 25 acres of land located at 4110 and 4120 Aspen Lane and currently zoned as R-5, country residential district to the TC, town center form-based development district (town center edge zone). ZC No. 2025-01 (Jason Alexander, AICP, CEcD, Deputy Town Manager) PUBLIC HEARING HELD- OPENED AND CLOSED-11.18.2025 TABLED 11.18.2025 REMOVED FROM TABLE 12.16.2025 FOR CONSIDERATION 1.20.2026]

ZC NUMBER 2025-01. THIS ITEM WAS ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED ON NOVEMBER 18TH AT WHICH TIME THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPEN AND HELD AND CLOSED, AND THE ITEM WAS TABLED AT THE DECEMBER 16TH MEETING.

COUNCIL TOOK ACTION TO REMOVE THIS FROM THE TABLE FOR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.

AND AS I SAID, IF THERE'S ANY NEW ADDITIONS AFTER WE GET THROUGH THE COMMENTS, IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, WE'LL TAKE THEM AT THAT TIME. JASON. THANK YOU.

MAYOR, TOWN COUNCIL. WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION AVAILABLE IF DESIRED.

I WOULD LIKE TO BRING A FEW THINGS TO THE ATTENTION OF TOWN COUNCIL AS YOU CONSIDER THIS ITEM THIS AFTERNOON.

THE FIRST IS THAT THIS IS A NEWLY CREATED ZONING DISTRICT.

IT IS A BASE ZONING DISTRICT. AND AS PART OF THAT, SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF THE PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE YOU PREVIOUSLY.

WITH THIS PARTICULAR ZONING CASE, IT IS A REQUEST TO REZONE TWO DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES PURSUANT TO A TOWN CENTER, FORM BASED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN A TOWN CENTER EDGE ZONE.

IF THE TOWN COUNCIL DOES APPROVE THE CHANGE OF REZONING REQUEST THIS EVENING, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL STEPS THAT ARE INVOLVED AS PART OF THE ENTITLEMENT AND THEN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

THE NEXT PART OF THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS WOULD BE THAT A REGULATING PLAN AND A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED.

THE REGULATING PLAN AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WOULD CONTROL THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS THAT COULD BE CONSTRUCTED ON THIS PROPERTY.

THAT IS, IF THE ZONING IS APPROVED THIS AFTERNOON.

THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT MAY ALSO CONTAIN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT DEAL WITH INFRASTRUCTURE THAT DEAL WITH CERTAIN ESTHETIC REQUIREMENTS, AND THAT ALSO DEAL AGAIN WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS THAT CAN BE CONSTRUCTED.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE REGULATING PLAN, IT WORKS IN TANDEM WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO SHOW HOW THE PROPERTY WILL BE DEVELOPED, AND ENSURING THAT THERE IS ADDITIONAL COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC VIS A VIS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.

THEY DO HAVE TO PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO TOWN COUNCIL ON THE REGULATING PLAN.

THE REGULATING PLAN THEN COMES TO TOWN COUNCIL WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FROM PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AS TO THE GENERAL LAYOUT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS ONLY SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY TOWN COUNCIL.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL PAUSE THERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE OR IF DESIRE.

I HAVE A PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT LOTS OR SIZES.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST ZONING. THAT'S CORRECT.

THE REZONING TONIGHT. OKAY, SIR. GO AHEAD. JASON.

WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TOWN CENTER FORM-BASED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, IS THAT ALSO PROPOSED IN NOVEMBER OR IS THIS SOMETHING NEW? THIS IS THAT WAS WHAT WAS PROPOSED IN NOVEMBER.

AND IT'S JUST A SPECIFIC ZONING CATEGORY OF THAT.

THAT IS BEFORE YOU THIS AFTERNOON. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION, JASON. SIR, REFRESH ME ON WHAT THE CURRENT THE STATUS QUO IS FOR THE ZONING.

IT'S I'M SORRY, A COUNTRY, RIGHT. IT'S COUNTRY ESTATE WHICH IS RESIDENTIAL FIVE.

AND THAT ALLOWS FOR NO MORE THAN ONE UNIT PER FIVE ACRES OR FIVE ACRES.

CORRECT. WHAT IS THE ONE FOLLOW UP ON THAT? IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT IS THE ADVANTAGE TO THE TOWN OF THE NEW ZONING VERSUS THE CURRENT ZONING? WHY IS THERE OTHER THAN OBVIOUSLY THERE'S AN ADVANTAGE IN BEING ABLE TO POTENTIALLY PUT MORE UNITS PER ACRE, BUT WHAT'S WHAT'S THE REASON FOR MOVING FROM THE STATUS QUO OTHER THAN MORE PROPERTY OR MORE DEVELOPMENT,

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ALONGSIDE OF THAT, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ALLOWS ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS.

SO IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON ESTHETICS, SUCH AS A BUFFER OR LANDSCAPING ALONG ASPEN LANE, OR EVEN CERTAIN ESTHETIC REQUIREMENTS THAT COULD THEN BE PUT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH WOULD BE BINDING, AND IT WOULD HELP CONTROL THE ARCHITECTURE, THE ESTHETICS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL DEEMS WOULD NOT ONLY BE APROPOS FOR THAT AREA, BUT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE'S VISION FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THAT. NO, SIR. ONE MORE FOLLOW UP ON THAT THEN JUST, JUST JUST TO CLARIFY THAT ANY ONE OF THE CURRENT ASPEN LANE PROPERTY OWNERS, WITHOUT PUTTING MORE THAN THE ONE UNIT ON THEIR PIECE OF LAND, COULD BASICALLY BUILD WHATEVER THEY WANT ON THEIR LAND. THERE'S NO RESTRICTIONS ON SQUARE FOOTAGE OR HEIGHT OTHER THAN OVERALL TOWN.

WELL, WITH THE HEIGHT AND SOME OTHER BASIC CONSIDERATIONS.

BUT PLEASE RECALL TO THERE ARE DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE IN PLACE THAT GOVERN SOME ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THOSE ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS DO NOT INCLUDE THE TOWN AS PART OF IT, THOSE CANNOT BE ENFORCED BY THE TOWN. IT'S A CIVIL MATTER.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? JASON. THANK YOU, MR. HARRIS. YOU WANT TO APPROACH AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING, TOWN COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SLOAN HARRIS.

I LIVE AT 4035 ASPEN LANE. I TAKE IT YOU RECEIVED THE CORRESPONDENCE THAT WAS SENT THIS MORNING SO I WON'T GO INTO THAT. WANT TO COVER A FEW POINTS, I'M HERE SPECIFICALLY TO RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU DENY THIS ZONING REQUEST WITH PREJUDICE. THIS CASE WAS TABLED IN NOVEMBER, AS YOU MENTIONED.

TABLED IN DECEMBER. BUT THE POSTED AGENDA DIDN'T IDENTIFY THE ZONING CASE OR ANY RECONSIDERATION PART OF THE VOTE. BUT REGARDLESS OF THAT, COUNCIL REQUESTED WHEN THEY TABLED IT, CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS SHOULD THE APPLICANT COME BACK THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MET, SUCH AS A PLAN THAT COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT LOTS AND [INAUDIBLE] THERE'S STILL 20 LOTS INCLUDED IN THE REZONING APPLICATION THE APPLICATION AND REZONING DOES CONFLICT WITH WESTLAKE'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THE PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED PASTORAL COMMUNITY, WHERE PRESERVATION OF OPEN CHARACTER COMPATIBILITY WITH EXISTING HIGH END RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTING HOME VALUES ARE KEY GOALS.

THIS REQUEST INCREASES POTENTIAL DENSITY FROM ROUGHLY 4 TO 5 HOMES UNDER THE FIVE ACRE ZONING TO 21 HOMES OVER A FOUR FOLD INCREASE IN DENSITY.

AGAIN, THAT'S INCONSISTENT WITH THE TOWN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I DON'T WANT TO REHASH WHAT MR. ALEXANDER JUST COVERED IN REGARDS TO TOWN CENTER ZONING.

HOWEVER IT IS A VERY RURAL RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY [INAUDIBLE] PART FIVE.

I DON'T SEE HOW TOWN ZONING SITS FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

I DO APPRECIATE MAKING SURE THAT IF ANYTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN THERE, THAT IT'S IN SPIRIT OF WESTLAKE [INAUDIBLE] SOMETHING THAT WOULD NOT BE AT THE LEVEL THAT WE ALL EXPECT FOR THIS.

I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT BE IN FAVOR OF THAT. I KNOW EVERYBODY ON THE STREET WOULD NOT BE INVOLVED WITH THAT.

SO I DON'T DISAGREE WITH PUTTING UP GUARDRAILS, AS MR. ALEXANDER STATED. HOWEVER WE DO HAVE EVERYBODY RECEPTION OF LOTS THAT ARE PART OF THIS APPLICATION.

THERE'S TEN RESIDENTS THAT LIVE ON ASPEN LANE.

SEVEN OF THEM HAVE VOICED OPPOSITION, WHICH IS.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, FROM A DUE PROCESS STANDPOINT.

THE TOWN'S CODE REQUIRES PD ZONING FOR RESIDENTIAL DENSITY INCREASE, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS.

THIS APPLICATION DOESN'T COMPLY WITH THAT. SECTION 6258 OF THE TOWN CODE SAYS THAT FOR ANY REZONING THAT WOULD ALLOW HIGHER RESIDENTIAL DENSITY,

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OTHER ITEMS. NONE OF THAT HAS HAPPENED HERE. I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

I DO TO BE CONCERNED WITH PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN LOTS TO BE DEVELOPED ON 25 ACRES AMONGST ALL OF THAT PASTORAL LAND, WHICH IS REALLY THE ONLY PASTORAL LAND LEFT IN THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, JUST DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.

EVERYBODY ON THE STREET, THE EXCEPTION OF THE APPLICANTS SAY THE PARCELS THAT ARE PART OF THE APPLICATION ARE TO IT, INCLUDING ONE OF OUR FOUNDING FATHERS IN WESTLAKE WESTLAKE FRED HELD.

NAME IS ON THAT LETTER. SO I WOULD RESPECTFULLY AGAIN REQUEST THAT TOWN COUNCIL DENY THIS APPLICATION.

MR. STOLTENBERG.

THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. YEAH. WAYNE STOLTENBERG, 2006, ROCK DOVE COURT.

BEEN WESTLAKE RESIDENT SINCE 2006. SO ABOUT 20 YEARS NOW.

I WAS ON THE TOWN COUNCIL AND ON THE SCHOOL BOARD FROM 2012 TO 2018.

WAS ON THE P&Z PRIOR TO THAT. MY WIFE AND I LED THE WESTLAKE ACADEMY BLACKSMITH ANNUAL FUND FOR 6 OR 7 YEARS, AND WE GREW THAT FROM ABOUT HALF A MILLION BUCKS OR LESS TO OVER A MILLION.

AND I HAD TWO KIDS K THROUGH 12 AT WESTLAKE ACADEMY.

SO SUFFICE IT TO SAY, WE'VE BEEN INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY AND LIVED HERE FOR A LONG TIME. NOT QUITE AS LONG AS SMITH, BUT WE'VE BEEN HERE A WHILE. I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND, BUT I DID WATCH THE MEETING.

WHERE THE REQUEST FROM THE MARQUIS GROUP TO REZONE 25 ACRES ON ASPEN LANE WAS TABLED.

I HAVE A FEW THOUGHTS ON THIS PROJECT AND THE PROCESS FOR APPROVING SIMILAR PROJECTS.

I AGREE WITH TOWN STAFF AND PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.

THEY FIND IT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND SO DO I.

IN FACT, I WAS ON THE TOWN COUNCIL WHEN WE APPROVED THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO I DO REMEMBER IT. I WAS HERE AND WE DID IT SPECIFICALLY TO HELP ALONG DEVELOPMENTS LIKE THIS.

AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND. WHAT'S PROPOSED IS CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARDS OF HIGH QUALITY, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SEEN IN OTHER OFFSETTING DEVELOPMENTS AND THROUGHOUT OUR TOWN.

MOREOVER, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SPECIFICALLY SPEAKS TO THIS TYPE OF REZONING AS BEING DESIRED.

GO READ IT. IT TALKS ABOUT GOING FROM PASTORAL COMMUNITY, MOST OF WHICH IS R-5 TO HIGHER DENSITY BUT STILL LOW DENSITY OVERALL HIGH QUALITY SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT YOU WOULD USE IT SPECIFICALLY POINTS IT OUT, AND THAT'S WHY WE PUT IT THERE. SO YOU WOULD SEE THAT THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO. AND THERE ARE A BUNCH OF EXAMPLES AROUND TOWN. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A FEW OF THEM WHERE THAT HAS HAPPENED, AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT THING. WE HAVE LOTS OF GOOD RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE. NOW. WHILE ON THE TOWN COUNCIL, I SAY WE I WAS PART OF THAT. WE APPROVED GRANADA, QUAIL HOLLOW, THE KNOWLES, CARLISLE COURT, TERRA BELLA AND ENTRADA FOR AN ENVIABLE FIVE AND ONE RECORD.

I GET IT. I'M GLAD SOMEBODY GETS THAT. GOOD. WAS THERE OPPOSITION TO THE FIVE SOLELY RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS EXCLUDING ENTRADA? YES, TO EACH ONE OF THEM, THERE WAS OPPOSITION.

JUST LIKE KIND OF WHAT WE HEARD OPPOSITION CAME DOWN TO FOLKS GENERALLY NOT WANTING THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHICH THEY DIDN'T OWN, BY THE WAY, TO CHANGE, AND I'M SYMPATHETIC TO THIS.

I LIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM QUAIL HOLLOW ON 1938, BUT THIS IS AN UNREALISTIC EXPECTATION.

UNLESS ONE WANTS TO BUY THE SURROUNDING LAND AND LEAVE IT UNDEVELOPED.

MR. PEROT IS GOING TO CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS OUT THERE AT THE CIRCLE T BECAUSE HE OWNS IT.

HIS FAMILY OBVIOUSLY SPENT THE MONEY WAY BACK WHEN TO BUY IT. SO IF YOU DON'T WANT THINGS TO CHANGE, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING TO DO. AND ALL FOR MISS SMITH, MORE MONEY.

SEEMS FAIR TO ME. I'M PROUD TO HAVE SUPPORTED ALL THE LISTED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WHERE GREAT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY NOW LIVE.

DESPITE SOME OPPOSITION AT MEETINGS LIKE THIS THAT OCCURRED.

NOT SOME OF THE TIME. EVERY TIME. NOT APPROVING DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES HARM TO PEOPLE OTHER THAN THE DEVELOPER MR.

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I THINK YOU KIND OF WHAT SHE SAID REALLY TELLS IT ALL.

SUCH LANDOWNERS HAVE PROPERTY RIGHTS AND SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO REALIZE VALUE CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USES OUTLINED IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

THERE'S NO LAW THAT SAYS ZONING NEVER CHANGES, JUST DOESN'T EXIST.

WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT PRIOR COUNCILS, OF WHICH I WAS A MEMBER, PUT IN PLACE.

SO WHEN WESTLAKE DEVELOPED, WHICH BY THE WAY, IT'S GOING TO DEVELOP, INCLUDING ASPEN LANE, IT COULD BE DONE IN A CONTROLLED, WELL THOUGHT OUT MANNER.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE IN WESTLAKE.

WE HAVE A PREDICTABLE REGULATORY PROCESS AND A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT INVOLVES ONE CONSULTATION WITH THE TOWN'S DEVELOPMENT STAFF.

MR. ALEXANDER HERE AND HIS TEAM. THIS OCCURRED.

THIS HAPPENED TWO SEEKING AND RECEIVING APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE ON WHICH I USED TO SERVE.

THIS ALSO OCCURRED AND IT WAS 4 TO 1. WASN'T CLOSE.

THEN, IF THE TOWN COUNCIL APPROVES, WHICH IS BEING SOUGHT, A DETAILED PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT IS FORMULATED AND APPROVED BEFORE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS.

AGAIN, WE WERE UNDER THE PD REGIMENT. THERE'S A NEW REGIMENT IN TOWN.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT OTHER STUFF CAME FROM, BUT WE'VE GOT A PROCESS IN PLACE.

IT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED. IF I HAD ONE DO OVER IN MY TIME WHEN I WAS ON THE COUNCIL, I'D CHANGE THE DEVELOPER WE HAD IN ENTRADA AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE DEALING WITH THAT. BELIEVE ME, WE DID. EVERYBODY SINCE THEN HAS WHAT IT REALLY CAME DOWN TO.

THERE WAS WAY TOO MUCH RENEGOTIATING AND NOT ENOUGH COMPLIANCE.

SO PLEASE DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE VALUE OF HAVING A LONG TIME RESIDENT IN MR. MAYA WITH A GREAT REPUTATION WHO'S BEEN A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSPERSON LEADING THIS ENDEAVOR.

HE LIVES HERE. HE'S GOING TO LOOK AT IT ALL. HIS FRIENDS ARE GOING TO LOOK AT IT.

HE'S JUST NOT FINANCIALLY INCENTIVE TO DO A GOOD JOB.

HE'S GOT TO ANSWER TO ALL OF US. THAT'S IMPORTANT.

DON'T DON'T MISS THAT ONE. I KNOW YOU WON'T. I ENCOURAGE THE TOWN COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED.

HAVE TOWN STAFF WORK WITH MR. MAYA ON A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH HIGH QUALITY, LOW DENSITY, NOT R-5, BUT LOW DENSITY DEVELOPMENT THAT WE SEE THROUGHOUT THE WESTLAKE COMMUNITY.

THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT I MENTIONED, AND I CAN'T THINK OF ONE THAT PEOPLE AREN'T HAPPY THAT THEY EXIST RIGHT NOW.

ALTHOUGH THERE WAS OPPOSITION AT THE TIME, FOLKS SAID ABOUT GRANADA, THESE ARE GOING TO BE 700 TO $800,000 HOUSES.

THEY'RE GOING TO DECREASE OUR PROPERTY VALUES. THESE ARE MAINLY FOLKS THAT LIVED IN GLENWAY. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN GET ANYTHING IN THERE FOR UNDER 3 MILLION BUCKS. IT WASN'T RIGHT. NOBODY'S COME TO ME AND APOLOGIZED THAT THEY WERE RIGHT, THAT THEY WERE WRONG, AND I WAS RIGHT. BUT AGAIN, WE'VE GOT TO WE'VE GOT A PLAN. IT'S BEEN FOLLOWED.

THE APPLICANT HAS COMPLIED. I'D LOVE TO SEE THIS LETTER WITH SEVEN SIGNATURES ON IT.

I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. I'D LIKE TO. GOOD ENOUGH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE? MOTION MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THAT WAS MICHAEL. KEVIN.

ANY OTHERS AYE? THOSE OPPOSED.

WE HAVE THE WE HAVE THE CHOICE AT THIS TIME TO, MISS REEVES CAN ABSTAIN FROM THE VOTE.

OR IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE HAVING MORE DISCUSSION, WE CAN HAVE MORE DISCUSSION AND THEN TAKE ANOTHER VOTE.

WE NEED MORE DISCUSSION. I JUST FEEL LIKE WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY UPDATE FROM THE DEVELOPER IN TERMS OF THE PROJECT.

I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT WAS SUBMITTED LAST TIME, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR THE DEVELOPER TO SPEAK TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT.

I MEAN, WE HAD WE WHEN WE ORIGINALLY HAD TALKED ABOUT IT ON THE NOVEMBER MEETING.

WE HAD ASKED FOR SOME SOME UPDATES AND CHANGES AND SOME CONSIDERATION OF THAT.

I'D LIKE TO SEE WHERE THAT WHERE THAT WENT AS OPPOSED TO JUST I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S TODD'S ISSUE AS WELL, IS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME UPDATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE PLAN.

OKAY. REAL QUICK, ALEX, CAN YOU HELP US OUT WITH THE MOTION?

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I THINK THAT WE'D HAVE TO HAVE A WITHDRAWAL OF THAT MOTION. IS THAT CORRECT? AND A VOTE ON THE WITHDRAWAL OR HOW DOES THAT HOW DO WE GET BACK TO A DISCUSSION AWAY FROM THE VOTE? FIRST OF ALL, I'D JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT IF A MEMBER ABSTAINS IN OUR ORDINANCES, THAT IS CONSIDERED A NEGATIVE VOTE.

NEGATIVE VOTE. BUT IF WE WANTED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE VOTE, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO WITHDRAW OF THE MOTION OR THE SECOND.

IS THAT CORRECT? I THINK I THINK WE NEED SOME.

I THINK WE'VE GOTTA TAKE CARE OF THE PROCEDURAL REQUEST FIRST.

MOTION AND SECOND. HAVING HAD SOME CLARITY ON HOW YOU'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO THEM.

BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS THERE'S SOME FURTHER INFORMATION THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE. I'D LIKE TO WITHDRAW THE MOTION.

TRY TO GET MORE OF YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED. GO BACK TO THE MOTION.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? THE ORIGINAL MOVER HAS TO BE THE ONE THAT WITHDRAWS THE MOTION IF HE CHOOSES TO DO SO.

OKAY, I'LL WITHDRAW THE MOTION. HAVE TO HAVE A SECOND.

AND THAT ALL MOTION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. THAT'S IT.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. JUST NEEDED THE PROCEDURAL STUFF.

DONE. CORRECT? NO, ABSOLUTELY. LEARN SOMETHING EVERY DAY. JUMP TO A VOTE THAT WE'RE NOT. WE CAN HAVE.

YOU WANT TO HAVE MR. MAYA COME UP HERE? YEAH. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR. I MEAN, I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO.

IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THERE WERE LIKE FOUR THINGS REQUESTED OF ME AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

ONE WAS A TRAFFIC STUDY WHICH I GAVE AND SENT TO JASON ALEXANDER.

THE SECOND WAS INFRASTRUCTURE TIME. I ALSO SENT, ALTHOUGH PRELIMINARY, I WASN'T GOING TO DO A FULL ENGINEERING STUDY ON THAT.

I'M GOING TO BRING THE MIC UP A LITTLE BIT. WE CAN BARELY HEAR YOU.

SORRY. THANK YOU. HERE WE GO. I THINK I CAN'T REMEMBER IF YOU HAVE THE ALL FOUR OF THOSE.

JASON, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THEY WERE? THOSE WERE THE BULK OF THEM.

BUT I ALSO BELIEVE TO COUNCIL MEMBER GREAVES.

THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THINKING, WOULD THERE BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MAYBE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS? YES. AS FAR AS FLEXIBILITY WITH REGARD TO THE DEVELOPMENT.

I'M NOT INTRACTABLE IN ANY WAY. I'M A PERSON WHO TRIES TO DO THE BEST THAT CAN BE POSSIBLY DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THEY SAID WAS, CAN YOU MAKE IT TEN UNITS INSTEAD OF 20 UNITS? IF YOU TAKE TEN UNITS OUT OF A 20 UNIT DEAL, WHEN YOU'RE SELLING THAT STUFF FOR $2 MILLION A PIECE, THAT IS $20 MILLION OUT OF THE REVENUE STREAM.

IT WON'T WORK. IT'S UNVIABLE. NOW, WHAT I AM WILLING TO DO AND WOULD CERTAINLY DO AS I HAVE MY LAND PLANNERS LOOK AT IT AGAIN, DO AN OVERLAY OF LOT COUNT, AND WITH THE COUNCIL'S PERMISSION, I WILL MARKET IT SUCH THAT THERE CAN BE COMBINED LOTS, AND WE WILL LET THE MARKET TELL US WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

BECAUSE IF I WAS TO TAKE IT TO TEN LOTS IN ORDER TO MAKE IT ECONOMICALLY WORK, I WOULD HAVE TO SELL EACH LOT FOR OVER $4 MILLION.

THERE ARE NO LOTS IN WESTLAKE THAT HAVE EVER SOLD FOR $4 MILLION FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.

THE MARKET FOR THAT DOESN'T EXIST. THERE WILL BE SOME PEOPLE WHO MAYBE CAN AFFORD SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THOSE WILL REDUCE THE DENSITY THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT.

AS FAR AS COMPLYING WITH EVERYTHING THAT WAS REQUESTED OF ME FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE CITY CENTER EDGE ZONING, I DID EVERYTHING I WAS ASKED AND COMPLIED WITH IT COMPLETELY.

IT'S NOT A PD. WE GET INTO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AFTER THE REZONING CHANGE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNCIL IS CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THIS IS THE LAST PORTION OR LAST PART OF WESTLAKE THAT'S R-5. WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT ALL OF WESTLAKE WAS R-5 AT ONE TIME

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IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO CHANGE. I WANTED TO MAKE THIS A LEGACY PROJECT.

MRS SMITH WAS ONE OF THE SELLERS OF THE PROPERTY.

WITHOUT A REZONING CHANGE, THE VALUE OF HER PROPERTY DROPS PRECIPITOUSLY.

THAT'S UNFAIR TO HER. I WILL LISTEN TO ANYTHING.

I WILL TRY TO MAKE CHANGES. I THINK WE GOT TO LET THE MARKET DICTATE THAT BECAUSE THIS IS SO EXPENSIVE.

IT'S GOING TO BE SO EXCLUSIVE THAT I THINK WE CAN DO SOME THINGS, BUT AT $4 MILLION A LOT, IT JUST WILL NOT WORK. AND THAT'S WHY GOING FROM 20 TO 10 IS UNTENABLE.

AND I GET IT TO 18. CAN I GET IT TO 17? POSSIBLY.

BUT WE GOT TO LET THE MARKET DECIDE THAT. THAT'S REALLY NOT WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON TODAY.

WADE. HELP ME. I MEAN, I THAT'S WE'RE WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO SEE WHAT WILL GO IN THERE.

ISN'T THAT THE INTENT TODAY? I MEAN, THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE FURTHER DOWN LINE.

DOES THE COUNCIL WANT TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO SEE WHAT WILL POTENTIALLY ANSWER ALL THESE QUESTIONS? I KNOW YOU ASK ABOUT A TRAFFIC STUDY AND SOME OTHER THINGS WHICH I THINK YOU'VE DONE, BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE CART IN FRONT OF THE HORSE TO ME.

DOES COUNCIL WANT TO JUST CHANGE THE ZONING AT SOME POINT IN TIME? A DEVELOPMENT THAT MAKES SENSE COMES IN WHETHER IT'S YOURS OR SOMEBODY ELSE'S? THAT'S THE WAY I'M LOOKING AT ALL THE PRETTY PICTURES, THE LOOK OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. WHAT THE HOMES WILL BE LIKE.

I HAVE ALREADY SET OUT SETBACKS. ON LOTS. THERE WILL BE BUILDING ENVELOPES.

THEN THERE WILL BE CONSTRICTED INSIDE THE BUILDING ENVELOPES WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT A HOME.

AND THAT REDUCES THAT BUILDING ENVELOPE AS WELL.

THERE'LL BE SETBACKS ON ALL SIDES. THE WAY YOU WILL ENTER INTO THIS PROJECT WILL BE VERY, VERY NICE AND APPEALING.

AS YOU COME OVER THE HILL. IT WILL MAKE WHAT'S THERE RIGHT NOW EVEN LOOK BETTER IN MY OPINION.

I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU CAN MAKE IT LOOK BETTER.

I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE, AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IT'LL MATCH THE SCALE AND QUALITY OF WHAT WE HAVE IN WESTLAKE TODAY. CONTRARY TO WHAT WE SAID EARLIER, GRANADA WAS NOT OWNED BY A BUNCH OF INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS THAT OWN HOMES ON GRANADA'S LAND.

IT WAS AN ENTITY. A BUSINESS ENTITY SOLD THAT AND DEVELOPED IT.

THE SAME THING GOES FOR QUAIL HOLLOW. IT WAS NOT A BUNCH OF INDIVIDUAL HOMES THAT PEOPLE HAVE THEIR LIVES AND INVESTED THEIR FAMILIES IN THOSE AREAS.

I THINK IT'S IT WAS PROBABLY REZONED A LOT EARLIER. BUT IF THE PEOPLE SUPPORT IT, GREAT.

THERE'S SEVEN OF EIGHT PEOPLE THAT ARE AGAINST DOING THIS THAT ARE ON.

WAIT A MINUTE. LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. I'VE GOT A LETTER.

I'VE GOT A LETTER THAT SAYS THERE'S SEVEN OF THE EIGHT RESIDENTS.

AND THAT WAS MY BIG DEAL IS MY LOYALTY RIGHT NOW IS.

CAN YOU TELL ME, CAN YOU TELL ME WHO THOSE 7 OR 8 PEOPLE ARE? SLOAN HARRIS, BRYANT FISHER, DANIEL BELCHER, MR., CHRIS VILLANOVA, NELSON SANTIAGO, AND FRED HELD.

SO THAT'S THE LETTER I HAVE HERE. AND AND LIKE I SAID EARLIER, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO CHANGING THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND IF A HOMEOWNER OWNS 25 ACRES OF LAND, THEY COULD SUBDIVIDE IT AND REPLANT IT INTO FIVE SEPARATE LOTS IF THEY WANTED TO AS WELL.

IT'S ANOTHER WAY OF SKINNING THE CAT, BUT IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE THE OTHER HOMEOWNERS IN AN AREA THAT'S R-5.

ALL OF THESE PEOPLE LIVE ON THERE. THEY DON'T SUPPORT THIS.

I DON'T CARE WHETHER IT'S IN THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS DEVELOPED A DECADE AND A HALF AGO.

THIS IS THE LAST PORTION OF LAND WHERE PEOPLE LIVE THERE AND THEIR HOMES AND THEIR LIVES ARE AND AND IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO MAKE THE EFFORT TO SELL THEM ON THIS AND CONVINCE THEM THAT THERE'S A VALUE, THAT THE PROPERTY VALUES WILL GO UP, WHICH I'M SURE THEIR PROPERTY VALUES WILL GO UP.

IF YOU BUILD SOMETHING LIKE WESTLAKE RANCHES OR SOMETHING MORE IN THERE, GREAT.

BUT WHEN WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE R-5 ZONING FOR EVERY SINGLE PROPERTY OWNER IN THERE, THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY WANT.

AND AND I'M SORRY, BUT I REPRESENT THEM AS MUCH AS I DO THE INCREASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE TOWN.

WE'VE GOT BIGGER PROBLEMS THAT WE NEED TO DEAL WITH, LIKE IN TROTTA AND OTHER AREAS THAT ARE HAVING CHALLENGES. WE'RE NOT ASKING.

THIS IS A PROBLEM. REZONE OF EVERY PROPERTY FROM R-5.

WE'RE ONLY ASKING FOR THE TWO PROPERTIES UNDER CONSIDERATION TO CHANGE FROM R-5.

EVERYBODY ELSE THAT LIVES THERE OR HAS PROPERTY THERE WILL STILL BE R-5.

IT'D BE ALL REZONED IF IT'S GOING TO BE DONE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WOULDN'T DO ALL OF IT AT THAT POINT AND GET THE BENEFIT FOR EVERYBODY.

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BUT IT I THINK IT'S UNLESS WE UNDERSTAND ONCE WE GO FORWARD WITH THE ZONING, THE ZONING IS CHANGED.

AND THEN WE HAVE TO START THE NEXT PROCESS, WHICH WOULD BE THE REGULATING PLAN AND THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

AND THAT'S GOING TO SHAPE HOW THIS LOOKS. I DO NOT, I JUST DON'T WANT TO GO FORWARD UNLESS WE HAVE THE BUY IN AND THE UNDERSTANDING FROM YOU THAT THERE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE FLEXIBILITY, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANY OF US UP HERE WILL APPROVE A 21 LOT DEVELOPMENT JUST AS WE MOVE FORWARD. IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. SO I DON'T WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH THE ZONING UNLESS YOU HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE CONCESSIONS AND FLEXIBILITY THAT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED TO BE MADE AT A LATER STAGE IN ORDER TO GET EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO BUY IN AND TO GET COUNCIL TO AGREE TO THAT.

SO THAT'S SORT OF WHERE I AM, IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T IF YOU'RE WILLING TO TO GO TO THAT NEXT STEP, I'M WILLING TO DO THE ZONING CHANGE. IF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE IN TERMS OF GETTING IT TO WHERE WE WANT.

AND WE MIGHT NOT COME TO AN AGREEMENT AT A LATER STAGE.

SO THAT'S THAT'S I MEAN, THAT'S THE WAY I, I MEAN, THAT'S MY CONCESSION TO THE NEIGHBORS IS THAT IF WE MOVE FORWARD, THAT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK INTO, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THAT DEVELOPMENT HOW WE WHAT WE WANT.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO APPROVE 21. I CAN I CAN SAY I WOULD NOT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE IN TERMS OF THESE NETWORKS RIGHT. IF THE ZONING IS APPROVED, RIGHT. THE NEXT STEP IS THE REGULATING PLAN AND THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT.

IF AGREEMENT CAN'T COME BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF AND THE DEVELOPER AT THOSE TIMES, THEN THE ZONING STAYS IN PLACE, BUT NO DEVELOPMENT IS ALLOWED TO GO FORWARD.

SO IT IT IT'S A LOT OF MONEY SPENT BY DEVELOPER IN A DIRECTION THAT MAY NOT BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL, BUT THAT'S THE THAT'S THE RISK THAT THE DEVELOPER TAKES IN AGREEING TO GO TO THIS ZONING PLAN.

SO I APPLAUD YOU, MISS REEVES, FOR FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD AND SAYING, YOU KNOW, UNLESS YOU'RE WILLING TO BE FLEXIBLE.

IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE LETTING THE LETTING THE MARKET DICTATE WHAT THAT NUMBER IS, IS SOMETHING THAT THIS COUNCIL MAY HAVE THE MAJORITY OF VOTES FOR.

SO WE JUST NEED TO, TO BE MINDFUL OF THOSE THINGS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

BUT YOU ARE CORRECT. TONIGHT IS JUST THE ZONING.

THE REGULATING PLAN AND THE DEVELOPERS AGREEMENT, WHICH WILL SPEAK TO DENSITY, WILL BE AT A FUTURE VOTE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING BETWEEN 21 AND 10.

YES. NOT TALKING ABOUT A NUMBER. RIGHT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS.

IF WE VOTE TO CHANGE THIS, ASKING THE DEVELOPER IF HE WANTS TO DO THIS, COME FORWARD WITH A PLAN, KNOWING FULL WELL THAT HE WON'T GET 21. THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THIS COUNCIL.

YES, SIR. I CAN. THAT'S NO DIFFERENT FROM WHERE WE WERE IN NOVEMBER. I MEAN, TEN IS UNTENABLE. CAN'T BE DONE.

WE'RE NOT SAYING IT DIDN'T SAY TEN. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T SAY TEN.

I SAID SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 20. I'M NOT INTRACTABLE OR ANYTHING OF THAT.

I CAN COMMIT TO THIS. I CAN TAKE I WILL SAY I'LL TAKE THE RISK ON TAKING FOUR LOTS AND MAKING THEM TWO.

AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, GO DOWN THE MARKETING SITUATION WHERE I TRY TO KEEP REDUCING THE DENSITY BY SELLING MORE THAN ONE.

BUT WE CAN AT THIS MEETING. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TRY TO SOLVE THAT.

WE CAN'T SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. WE'RE NOT. WHAT WE CAN SOLVE IS CHANGING THE ZONING AND THEN HAVING YOU COME BACK WITH A PLAN.

BUT WE'RE WE'RE GIVING YOU THIS INFORMATION TO LET YOU KNOW THAT 21 IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

WE UNDERSTAND TEN IS NOT. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS.

AND WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL THE PLAN IS DEVELOPED.

THAT FAIR? FINE WITH ME. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M SORRY. MICHAEL, I MISSED WHAT YOU SAID. SO YOU THINK THAT. I MEAN, YOUR YOUR PLAN WOULD BE TO GO AHEAD WITH ZONING AND LET IT LET THE THE REGULATING PLAN DICTATE. THAT'S WHAT I THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING I DON'T VOTE I SUPPORT THIS NOT TO OFFEND PEOPLE THAT ARE AGAINST IT, BUT YOU KNOW, AS WE LOOK AT DEVELOPING WESTLAKE, ALL OF WESTLAKE WAS BASICALLY THE ZONING.

WE'RE GROWING. I'M I'M SUPPORTIVE, BUT I DON'T VOTE, SO.

BUT I HOPE IT COUNCIL WITH THE GUARDRAILS WE HAVE TO GET WHERE WE NEED TO GO.

I THINK THIS MAKES SENSE. AND THE DEVELOPER TAKES THE RISK AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH.

BUT YOU'VE ADMITTED YOU'LL MAKE SOME CONCESSIONS.

YOU'VE SAID, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY. AREN'T WE, WHY ISN'T THERE A PUSH TO REZONE ALL OF THE R-5 THEN SINCE WE'RE DOING IT ONCE,

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THE REQUIREMENT FOR THAT THE LANDOWNERS OR DEVELOPER HAS TO BRING THAT FORWARD.

YEAH. SO THAT'S REALLY IT. YEAH. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON.

I MEAN THAT'S JUST SO WE'RE GOING TO VISIT THIS AGAIN NEXT TIME SOMEBODY BRINGS IT UP AGAIN AND AGAIN.

WELL WE CAN'T WE CAN'T ENTERTAIN SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY DIDN'T ASK FOR. SO I HAVEN'T ASKED FOR THAT, BUT I'M GOING TO GO OUT OF PROBABLY PROTOCOLS.

BUT, MR. HARRIS, YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. YOU APPROVE THIS ZONING, AND HE PUTS TOGETHER A DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATING PLAN THAT YOU GUYS DON'T AGREE WITH, OR THAT DOESN'T WORK, WHICH IT WON'T.

THIS COUNCIL IS GOING TO DENY IT. WHAT ABOUT THE FUTURE COUNCIL? THE ZONING IS DONE.

CAN'T GET IT BACK. SO YOU'RE PUTTING A CART BEFORE THE HORSE IN THIS PROCESS.

AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE R-5 ZONING, IF THESE TWO PARCELS ARE REZONED TO DENSER USE, ASPEN LANES, A DEAD END, IT WILL ALWAYS BE A DEAD END.

THERE'S NO WAY TO PROVIDE A SECOND POINT OF ACCESS. THAT MEANS THE REMAINING HOMEOWNERS CAN NEVER CHANGE THEIR ZONING TO INCREASE DENSITY AND DEVELOP THEIR LAND, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE TOO MANY HOUSES WITH ONLY ONE POINT OF ACCESS ONTO THE PROPERTY.

NOT TO MENTION THE UTILITIES THAT HAVE YET TO BE STUDIED TO SEE WHAT THEIR CAPACITIES ARE FOR NOT ONLY JUST MORE HOMES ON THESE TWO PARCELS, BUT TO YOUR POINT, WHAT IF THIS WAS A COMPREHENSIVE QUAIL HOLLOW PLAN? THAT WOULD MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE. BUT RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE TAKING 65 ACRES AND SLICING OFF 25 AND CHANGING IT TO A ZONING THAT'S INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE WITH THE SURROUNDING ZONING.

SO I'M ALL IF HE CAN COME WITH A PLAN THAT THAT IS VIABLE, THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATING PLAN THAT STAFF APPROVED AND THAT YOU GUYS APPROVED, THEN HAVE AT IT. BUT YOU'RE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE BY ALLOWING THE PROPERTY TO BE REZONED TO A POTENTIALLY HIGHER DENSITY, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HE'S PROPOSING, WITHOUT ANY PROOF THAT IT WILL WORK.

NOT ANY REGULATIONS BEING PRESENTED WITHOUT ANY DEVELOPMENT BEING PRESENTED.

YOU CAN'T DICTATE ARCHITECTURAL VOCABULARY PER STATE LAW.

I THINK YOU GUYS KNOW THAT. SO LET'S LET'S REVERSE ORDER HERE BECAUSE WHAT IT WILL DEVALUE MY PROPERTY.

IT WON'T INCREASE ITS VALUE BECAUSE I WON'T BE ABLE TO SUBDIVIDE IT, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE TOO MANY HOUSES ON ASPEN LANE WITH 21 HOUSES.

AND THAT APPLIES TO EVERYBODY ELSE ON THAT LETTER.

IF EVERYBODY HAS A CHANGE OF HEART AND WANTS TO DO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND REZONE IT TO WHERE WE CAN DO TWO ACRE, ONE ACRE LOTS, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO BECAUSE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MEET ALL THE CODE RESTRICTIONS, BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY ONE POINT OF ACCESS TO ASPEN.

WELL, JASON, YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES, IF I MAY, FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF TOWN COUNCIL, I KNOW THAT THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS.

THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE YOU AS A BODY, WHERE THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO CONTEST THE PROVISIONS IN CHAPTER 3000 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE IN ORDER TO GET THE ESTHETICS THAT THE TOWN WANTS TO SEE FOR THOSE RESPECTIVE DEVELOPMENTS.

THE LAST ONE THAT CAME BEFORE YOU WAS FOR VENTANAS.

AND THE LAST ONE BEFORE THAT WAS FOR SOLANA HILLS.

SO YOU HAVE GREATER CONTROL THERE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THE SAME AGAIN WOULD GO FOR THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS, AND STAFF WILL BE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH THE DEVELOPER AND WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO COME TO A RESOLUTION ON WHAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE IN THAT AREA, KNOWING THAT THE GUARDRAIL THAT IS IN PLACE BEFORE MOVING TO THE NEXT STEP IS THAT THERE'S A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND A REGULATING PLAN THAT HAS TO BE APPROVED.

AND THEN THIRDLY, IF I MAY, ON THIS ONE, THAT YES, WE WERE LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ZONING BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTROL THAT WAS IN THE HANDS OF THE ELECTED BODY AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY.

AND A DEVELOPER AT THIS POINT HAS RELINQUISHED A LOT OF THAT UNDER THIS PARTICULAR ZONING DISTRICT TO ALLOW FOR GREATER FLEXIBILITY WITH THE INTENSITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT, THE DESIGN OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENSURING THAT WHATEVER GOES DOWN THERE IS NOT JUST ALONG ASPEN LANE, BUT THAT IS A PART OF WESTLAKE AS A WHOLE. AND I YIELD THERE, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM.

YEAH. JASON, CAN YOU JUST SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THE LAST POINT MR. HARRIS MADE AROUND WOULD THERE, WOULD THERE WOULD THIS INHIBIT FUTURE SUBDIVISION DENSITY ON THE EXISTING LOTS THAT DON'T REZONE NOW? NOT ENTIRELY. AND THE REASON WHY THERE'S NOT ENTIRELY IS BECAUSE WE STILL NEED TO LOOK AT THE ABILITY TO BRING INFRASTRUCTURE TO THOSE SITES, AS WILL BE THE SAME CASE WITH THE ITEM THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU AS A BODY THIS EVENING.

THE OTHER CONSIDERATION WITH THAT IS THAT THERE MIGHT BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, AS MR.

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THAT WAY IT'S CONTAINED WITHIN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THEN FUTURE ZONING DECISIONS COULD ALSO FOLLOW THAT AS WELL.

KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL ACCESS IN THE FUTURE AS WESTLAKE GROWS IN THAT DIRECTION.

MR.. [INAUDIBLE], IF I CAN CONTINUE ON THAT. SO THERE IS THERE IS BUILDING CODE THAT REQUIRES A SECOND ACCESS TO ANY DEVELOPMENT.

THAT'S OVER 34 HOUSES. SO ONCE YOU HIT THAT 34 HOUSE NUMBER, PART OF THAT DEVELOPMENT, WHETHER IT'S REDEVELOPMENT OF OLDER LOTS IN ASPEN LANE, WOULD REQUIRE A SECOND ENTRANCE INTO THAT DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT A VIABLE SPACE FOR THOSE NUMBER OF HOMES.

IS THAT EVEN FEASIBLE NOW? BECAUSE THAT'S ALL PRIVATE PROPERTY.

ON THE OTHER END, IT WOULD BE FEASIBLE ONLY WITH THE PURCHASE OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR FROM THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS.

THE OTHER THING COUNCIL COULD DO IS WE COULD PUT SOME OTHER STIPULATIONS IN PLACE THAT WOULD ASSIST THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THAT IS REALLY FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. RIGHT.

SO THAT WE CAN GET PLENTY OF FIRE VEHICLES IN TO A SPECIFIC AREA IF THE NEED ARISES.

SO THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE COULD REQUIRE A CERTAIN FLOW SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN PLACE, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. AND WE WOULD WORK WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE TO, TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION TO THAT.

IF THERE WAS AN ABILITY FOR AN EXCEPTION TO THAT RULE.

SO I WOULD SAY, WHY DON'T WE GET ALL THESE MAYBES AND WHAT IFS FIGURED OUT BEFORE YOU CHANGE THE ZONING OF THIS EXISTING PROPERTY? FOR STARTERS, UNFORTUNATELY, ZONING IS THE FIRST STEP.

FIRST, NOT ACCORDING TO YOUR ORDINANCE, WHICH YOU HAVE IN WRITING.

I HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING THAT'S NOT DIRECTLY FROM CITY'S ORDINANCE.

NONE OF IT'S MY OPINION. IT'S DIRECTLY FROM YOUR ORDINANCES IN REGARDS TO PROCESS AND HOW THIS IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.

I HEARD MR. ALEXANDER SAY IN THE FUTURE, THAT WE'LL SIT DOWN WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND THE NEIGHBORS TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON WHAT THIS IS.

WELL, THAT HASN'T HAPPENED THUS FAR. YOU HAVE THE LETTER IN OPPOSITION.

SO WHAT MAKES ANYBODY THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE WITH A BUNCH OF MAYBES AND WHAT IFS? AND I'LL ALSO SAY THAT AND I THINK THAT APPLICANT WOULD AGREE WITH THIS.

THERE'S SO MANY THINGS LIKE THE REGULATING DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN OR IN ORDER TO MAKE A DEVELOPMENT VIABLE ON THESE TWO PARCELS IN ORDER FOR MISS SMITH TO GET HER MONEY. AND IF HE CAN'T MAKE IT WORK AND THE ZONING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO TOWN CENTER EDGE, THAT'S DEVALUED HER PROPERTY BECAUSE SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO BUY THAT PROPERTY AND MAYBE DEVELOP THEIR FOREVER HOME ON IT ARE GOING TO HAVE ADDITIONAL STIPULATIONS BECAUSE IT'S NO LONGER ZONED R-5, IT'S ZONED TC EDGE. SO THAT'S A BIG RISK TOO.

SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU. JUST ONE THING I WANT TO SAY TO SPEAK TO THAT THE PROCESS IS IT'S THE REASON THAT THE THERE'S IT'S ACTUALLY NOT 100% ACCURATE TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A SPECIFIC KIND OF ZONING THAT ONLY APPLIES.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ONLY APPLIES TO PD AND THIS IS NOT A PD.

SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S A DIFFERENT PROCESS.

AND THESE FINAL COMMENTS, IF THE REZONING WAS TO TAKE PLACE AND THIS DEVELOPMENT WAS NOT APPROVED, THERE'S NOTHING FROM STOPPING ANY OWNER WHO BUYS THAT PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE TO ONLY BUILDING ONE HOME THERE.

IF THEY WANT, REGARDLESS IF IT'S ZONED CITY EDGE.

CITY EDGE DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU TO BUILD MULTIPLE HOMES.

IT'S JUST A ZONING SITUATION. SECONDLY. THE COMMENT THAT MR. SLOAN HARRIS HAS MADE WITH REGARD TO IF THIS GOES THROUGH, THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS CAN'T DEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES.

IT'S TOTALLY FALSE. HE'S GOING ON A FIRE, ATIONAL FIRE SITUATION THAT SAYS IF YOU HAVE A SINGLE ACCESS TO A DEVELOPMENT, YOU CAN ONLY BUILD 31 HOMES. AND THAT IS TRUE.

BUT IF THE HOMES ARE SPRINKLED, WHICH ALL HOMES IN WESTLAKE ARE, YOU CAN BUILD AS MANY AS YOU WANT.

SO THAT IS TOTALLY FALSE. I ALSO HAVE WHAT I'D LIKE TO SUBMIT TO TOWN COUNCIL IS A REBUTTAL TO MR. HARRIS'S LAST COMMENTS IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 18TH, AND HIS OPPOSITION LETTER FROM IN NOVEMBER AS WELL, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

I HAVE COMPLIED WITH EVERYTHING THE CITY HAS REQUESTED ME TO DO.

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IN FAVOR? AYE. TAMMY, MICHAEL, KEVIN. ALL OPPOSED? TJ, TODD. MOTION CARRIES 3 TO 2. ORDINANCE PASSES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. I APPRECIATE BOTH SIDES OF THE CONVERSATION.

AND APPRECIATE YOU COMING HERE TONIGHT. AGENDA ITEM H, REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS.

[H.1. Discuss, consider and act to adopt Ordinance No. 1042, Calling and Ordering the General Election to be held on May 2, 2026, to elect persons to the Office of Mayor, Council Member Place 2 and Council Member Place 4 for the two-year term of May 2026 through May 2028; prescribing time, designating the locations and manner of conducting the election to be in accordance with the Joint Election Agreements for Election Services with Tarrant and Denton Counties; and authorizing the Town Manager to execute necessary agreements (Dianna Buchanan, Town Secretary)]

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 1042 AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? LOVE HEARING THAT. TIME IS.

[I. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO BUSINESS PROSPECTS A.

2025-05, B. 2025-08 AND C. 2025-09. NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE TIME IS NOW 5:48. I NOW CONVENE THE REGULAR SESSION OF TOWN COUNCIL.

IS THERE ANY ITEMS NEEDED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION? I THINK DOES ANY FOLLOW UP FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS?

[K. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]

[L. STAFF RECAP OF COUNCIL DIRECTION]

ONE IS WE'RE GOING TO GET OUT COMMUNICATION TO ALL OF OUR CITIZENS ABOUT THE DISTRICT AND STATE ELECTIONS THAT ARE COMING OUT.

WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST A TOUR FOR COUNCIL OF ISRAEL BERNAL'S BUILDING AND THEN ONE AT DELOITTE AS WELL.

EXCELLENT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM COUNCIL? REMINDER, THE NEXT REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH AT 4 P.M.. I NOW ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 5:49 P.M..

AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.