[CALL TO ORDER]
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>> OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE PARKER PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING FOR JULY 20TH, 2023.
OPENED THE MEETING AT 7:01 PM AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, DAVID LEAMY AND WEI WEI AND LARKIN CRUTCHER, MYSELF.
>> AT THIS TIME, IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS,
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
AND I DO HAVE ONE CARD UP HERE FROM MISTY VENTURA.IF YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP HERE, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES THAT YOU'LL HAVE TO YOU.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE.
>> YES, SIR. MISTY VENTURA, 9406 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, DALLAS, TEXAS 75218.
I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR PANORAMA STREET ON BEHALF OF THE ENGINEERING TEAM, THE APPLICANT, AND THE PROPERTY OWNER.
WE DID RECEIVE FROM CITY STAFF A LETTER COMMENTING DATED JULY 13TH, 144 COMMENTS.
OF THOSE 144 COMMENTS, ONLY 25 WERE CITED TO PARTICULAR PARKER REGULATIONS.
AS YOU ARE AWARE, PLAT APPROVAL IS NON-DISCRETIONARY, YOU ARE DUTY-BOUND IF THE PLAT COMPLIES WITH THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TO APPLY IT.
STATE LAW REQUIRES IF YOU'RE GOING TO DENY A PLAT THAT YOU CITE WITH SPECIFICITY THE PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATIONS THAT WERE NOT COMPLIED WITH, AND WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU DO THAT.
WE BELIEVE AS A MATTER OF LAW AND AS A MATTER OF ENGINEERING, THAT THE PLAT COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE IT.
THE ENGINEER IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU HAVE ANY, THANK YOU.
>> PROXY FOR TWO MEMBERS THAT CAN'T [INAUDIBLE]
>> IT'S JUST PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO IF YOU WANT TO COMMENT YOU CAN DO IT IN THE INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY.
>> YES. AND YOU'RE ON THE TOP HERE?
>> YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CHANCE TO ADDRESS THIS COMMITTEE.
I'M EMILY PLUMMER, 5908 GREGORY LANE IN PARKER, 75002, AND I STRONGLY OBJECT TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE ROAD ON A RESIDENTIAL LOT CONNECTING TO GREGORY.
>> [OVERLAPPING] WE CALL IT RUNNING A BUSINESS FOR A REASON. [LAUGHTER]
>> EXCUSE ME. SINCE GREGORY IS A ONE-WAY ROAD WITH A DEAD END, AND THE LOW-WATER CROSSING BRIDGE MAKES THE TRAFFIC VERY DIFFICULT.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT FEEDING ONTO GREGORY LANE WOULD BE SUPPORTED BY THE ROAD STRUCTURE AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE ROAD, THE WAY IT'S ONE LANE.
ALSO, WHEN I WENT TO THE DEPOSITION, IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS INTENDING TO DIRECT THE STORMWATER RUNOFF ALONG THAT ROAD ONTO GREGORY LANE, ONTO THE EXISTING STORMWATER COLLECTION SITE, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY MY FRONT YARD.
I STRONGLY OBJECT TO HAVING THEM PUT ALL OF THEIR STORMWATER INTO MY FRONT YARD AT A HUNDRED-YEAR FLOOD LEVEL, BECAUSE THAT COMES UP TO MY FRONT PORCH AND THAT IS NOT OKAY WITH ME, AND I DON'T THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE ACCEPTABLE UNDER THE LAW IN ANY WAY.
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>> HELLO. MY NAME IS CAROLYN MOEBIUS, I LIVE AT 1412 PARKVIEW LANE IN MURPHY, TEXAS.
I'M HERE BECAUSE OF THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT YOU ALL ARE PRACTICING REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT NORTH OF MY PROPERTY, AND IT WILL AFFECT THE CITY OF MURPHY RESIDENTS ALSO.
I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT IS REQUIRED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SAFETY IS NOT IN QUESTION REGARDING THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OR WHATEVER THIS PLAT THAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED.
THERE ARE SO MANY CONCERNS THAT THE DEVELOPER IS NOT CONSIDERING AND NOT LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE CITY OF PARKER AND IN THE CITY OF MURPHY, ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED DIRECTLY OFF OF GREGORY LANE OR ANYBODY THAT LIVES OFF OF MAXWELL CREEK, WHICH WE KNOW HAS TREMENDOUS FLOODING ISSUES WHEN WE DO HAVE REALLY GOOD RAINS GOING, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A NORMAL RAIN.
I'VE SEEN WHAT'S HAPPENED AFTER GREGORY LANE, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, SINCE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH CONTESSA CASE HEARINGS WITH THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND THE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT.
I'M JUST HERE TO SAY THAT I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE THAT CITY OR PARKER IS PRACTICING SUCH DUE DILIGENCE AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER IS DEVELOPED IN THAT ACREAGE IS RESPONSIBLE AND WILL NOT CAUSE FLOODING ISSUES OR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY PROBLEMS FOR THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
>> KAYE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK?
>> I LIVE WHAT WOULD BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE PROPOSED ROAD.
I AGREE THAT IT PUTS WAY TOO MUCH TRAFFIC ONTO GREGORY, AND THAT GREGORY IS NOT A ROAD THAT COULD SUPPORT THAT KIND OF TRAFFIC.
I'M ALSO JUST CONCERN FOR A PERSONAL POINT OF VIEW THAT AS A SINGLE OLDER PERSON [LAUGHTER] LIVING NEXT DOOR TO WHAT MIGHT BE A BUSY ROAD, I THINK IT WOULD BE HARD FOR ME.
>> MARGARET HENRY, 5408 GREGORY LANE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT 600 FAMILIES COMING AND GOING OFF OF GREGORY LANE.
WE MOVED TO PARKER, BECAUSE WE'D LIKE THE COUNTRY LIVING AND WE HAVE HORSES.
I RIDE MY HORSE UP TO THE PARK AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK, 600 FAMILIES COMING AND GOING IS A CONCERN TO ME.
WE HAVE AN ECOSYSTEM ON OUR POND.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF KATHY HARVEY NOW WHO HAS WILDLIFE RECOGNITION AND SHE'S AT 5804.
JEAN V. LOCK HAS HER OBJECTIONS, BUT SHE HAS STREP THROAT AND COULDN'T BE HERE.
THIS REALLY SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. I GUESS THAT'S IT.
>> 5408 GREGORY LANE. ANOTHER CONCERN.
DOGS AND HORSES SOMETIMES GET OUT AND WE'RE RURAL AND THAT SOMETIMES HAPPENS.
600 FAMILIES DRIVING, NOT PAYING ATTENTION, THEY DON'T KNOW SLOW DOWN FOR A HORSE AND RIDER, THEY DON'T KNOW TO LOOK OUT FOR DOGS OR CHILDREN.
SIX-HUNDRED FAMILIES OF PEOPLE WE DON'T KNOW.
WE DON'T EVEN LOCK OUR DOORS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TO. NOW I'M DONE VENTING.
>> HI, MY NAME IS BUDDY PILGRIM.
I LIVE AT 3106 BLUFFS LANE IN PARKER.
I'M A RELATIVELY NEW RESIDENT OF PARKER, MOVED HERE IN MAY OF LAST YEAR.
I'M VERY OPPOSED TO THE PLAN AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD INVOLVE PANORAMA STREET,
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THE CREATION OF COLLIN COUNTY MUD NUMBER 7 AND THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S PROPOSED FOR THE HARRINGTON TURNER TRACK.THIS WHOLE THING IS, IN MY OPINION, COMPLETELY OUT OF ORDER.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S WHAT WAS ENVISIONED WHEN THERE WERE LAWS AND REGULATIONS WERE WRITTEN FOR HOW YOU MAKE AN APPLICATION FOR SUCH.
THE APPLICATION MADE BY GREGORY LANE, LLC IS AN APPLICATION IN NAME ONLY.
GREGORY LANE, LLC IS AN APPLICANT IN NAME ONLY, NOT ANYONE WHO WILL EVER OWN THIS PROPERTY AT ANYTIME AT WHICH ANY OF THE FACILITIES THAT ARE SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS WILL BE BUILT.
GREGORY LANE, LLC IS MERELY THE SELLER OF THE LAND TO RESTORE THE GRASSLANDS, LLC, WHICH IS A PRETTY IRONIC NAME BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING RESTORATIVE ABOUT WHAT THEY'LL DO ON THAT 101 ACRES.
PUTTING 666 HOUSES ON 101 ACRES IS NOT RESTORATIVE.
AND RESTORE THE GRASSLANDS IS OWNED BY TEXAS PRAIRIELAND, LLC, WHICH ALTHOUGH IT SAYS TEXAS IN NAME IS A DELAWARE FORMED LLC TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND OUT WHO ACTUALLY OWNS AND CONTROLS IT.
BUT TEXAS PRAIRIELAND, LLC IS OWNED BY TWO TRUST OF THE HUFFINES FAMILY.
THAT'S DON AND PHILLIP HUFFINES WHO WERE THE TWO BROTHERS.
TWIN BROTHERS WHO OWNED AND STARTED HUFFINES COMMUNITIES.
THEY'RE ONE OF THE LARGEST REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS IN NORTH TEXAS.
THEY GENERALLY BUILD VERY NICE FACILITIES UNDER THE BRAND NAME HUFFINES SIGNATURE COMMUNITIES.
THEY'RE HIDING BEHIND THESE TWO LLCS BECAUSE THIS IS INCONSISTENT WITH ANYTHING THEY BUILD AND THEY DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE BEHIND THIS, BUT THAT'S WHO'S BACKING IT.
THIS NEEDS TO BE KNOWN PUBLICLY.
GREGORY LANE, LLC, IS DOING NOTHING BUT APPLYING FOR THEM.
GREGORY LANE, LLC IS A STRAW MAN, STALKING HORSE, FOREIGN ORGANIZATION FOR THE HUFFINES BROTHERS WHO ARE BUILDING THIS BECAUSE, AND THIS IS STATED UNDER OATH IN THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PERMIT BECAUSE DON HUFFINES, "DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE CITY OF PARKER." SO HE HIRED THESE TWO FRONT MAN OR HE CREATED THESE TWO FRONT ORGANIZATIONS AND HIRED JOHN COX, A REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY, TO BE THE FRONT MAN FOR HIM.
THIS IS A FRAUD IN TERMS OF WHO'S ACTUALLY DOING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IT SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED FOR THAT REASON.
THE SAME THING GOES TO COLLIN COUNTY MUD NUMBER 7 UNTIL THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PERMIT THAT TCEQ IS APPROVING, YOU SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PUT IN AN APPLICATION FOR ANYTHING LIKE THIS IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE LITERALLY ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT ONCE IT'S BUILT.
GREGORY LANE, LLC, REPEAT IS DOING NOTHING MORE THAN SELLING LAND TO RESTORE THE GRASSLANDS OWNED BY THE HUFFINES SO THAT THEY CAN DO THIS DEVELOPMENT.
MARGARET TURNER WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING THAT'S BEING APPLIED FOR IN THE NAME OF HER COMPANY.
>> HI THERE. MY NAME IS ANDREW MALTREVSKY.
I LIVE AT 1328TH THORNWOOD DRIVE, JUST HALF OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON THE MURPHY SIDE.
MY WINDOWS ACTUALLY FACE THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
MOREOVER, MY PROPERTY FACES WHAT'S CALLED THE PROPOSED SOUTH POND ON THE DEVELOPMENT BY LJA ENGINEERING.
I'VE LIVED THERE FOR ROUGHLY 10 YEARS NOW.
WE HAVE A LOT OF EROSION PROBLEMS FROM THE PROPERTY COMING INTO MURPHY'S SIDE.
WHEN THE HEAVY RAINS HAPPEN, A LOT OF WATER; MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER COME RUNNING INTO OUR SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
SHOUTOUT TO DEVELOPERS WHEN THEY BUILT OUR COMMUNITY, THEY ACTUALLY PUT IN MAJOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM SO THAT THE FLOODING CAN BE PREVENTED THAT'S COMING FROM THESE FIELDS.
AT THE POSITION I WENT TO, I HEARD LJA ENGINEERING TALKING ABOUT THE SOUTH POND WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BASICALLY SOMEHOW FREELY CONNECT INTO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT'S ON THE MURPHY SIDE, WHICH IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL AND UNACCEPTABLE.
AND YET THEY HAVE NO PLAN FOR THAT WATER COMING OUT OF THE SOUTH POND.
THEY JUST THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DUMP IT INTO MY HOA ZONE.
I'M ALSO HEAD OF HOA LANDSCAPING COMMITTEE ON THE ROLLING RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT THIS [INAUDIBLE] NOW IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
IT'S ILLEGAL AND IT CANNOT BE DONE.
I'M OBVIOUSLY AGAINST DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK EVERYTHING I'VE HEARD FROM LJA ENGINEERING HAS BEEN AT THE VERY BEST LOOSELY PUT TOGETHER WITH NO DETAILS.
EVEN FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, THEY'VE DONE A LOUSY JOB WITHOUT EXPLAINING HALF OF THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO BE EXPLAINING.
SO I WOULD PROPOSE THAT YOU GUYS BE VERY CAREFUL OF LJA ENGINEERING BECAUSE THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I'M AN ENGINEER MYSELF AND THE STUFF I'VE SEEN FROM THEM IS
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JUST SUBPAR AND BORDER ZONE ETHICAL ISSUES. THANK YOU.>> THAT'S FINE JUST GIVE IT TO ME AFTERWARDS.
>> I'M VICTOR MILLER, 6100 GREGORY.
I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS NEW ROAD, THE SEWER PLANT, ALL OF THIS STUFF.
I MOVED TO PARKER TO GET OUT OF THE CITY.
I DIDN'T MOVE HERE SO THE CITY COULD CATCH UP WITH ME.
I WORK ALL THESE LANDS AROUND HERE.
I DO ALL THE COWS AROUND HERE.
THE ROAD GREGORY CANNOT TAKE THE TRAFFIC.
THE BRIDGE CANNOT TAKE THE TRAFFIC.
IT'S A VERY SMALL TWO LANE ROAD WITH THE HORSES AND EVERYTHING.
WE CAN'T HAVE THAT KIND OF STUFF GOING HERE.
WE DIDN'T MOVE HERE TO BE IN THE CITY.
THE PERSON THAT'S TRYING TO DO THIS ROAD HAS OTHER WAYS OF ACCESSING THAT PROPERTY, THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO USE THEIR PROPERTY, THEY WANT TO USE OUR PROPERTY BECAUSE IT'S MORE CONVENIENT FOR THEM FOR US TO DEAL WITH THEM.
THEY CAN DEAL WITH THEIR OWN PROPERTY, GET OVER THERE OFF OF THE OTHER ROAD OVER HERE WHERE THEY HAVE PROPERTY.
THEN WE'LL HAVE TO COME THROUGH HERE.
THAT'S JUST WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO, JUST TO BEAT US UP ABOUT IT.
I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE SEWER TREATMENT PLAN AS WE CAN HANDLE IT.
THE BRIDGE AND THE CREEK CAN'T HANDLE IT.
THAT CREEK RUNS THROUGH ONE OF THE PROPERTIES WHERE I HAVE MY EQUIPMENT AND IT PRETTY MUCH PUTS MY COWS UP AGAINST THE FENCE ON GREGORY WHENEVER IT RAINS.
IT DOESN'T WORK. WE CAN'T HANDLE IT. THANK YOU.
>> CAN I MAKE ANOTHER 30 SEC COMMENT?
>> SOMEBODY FILLED ME IN FOR THE RECORD AGAIN.
THERE'S ONE THING I FORGOT TO MENTION, PLANNING AND ZONING SHOULDN'T APPROVE ANY KIND OF PLAT, OR DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT KNOWING THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ON WHICH THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE BUILT.
NOW I GAVE YOU SOME NAMES A MINUTE AGO, GREGORY LANE, LLC IS THE APPLICANT RESTORE THE GRASSLANDS.
LLC IS THE SO-CALLED DEVELOPER IN TEXAS, FREY LANE IS THE OWNER OF THAT AND THE TWO HUFFINES TRUST THAT I MENTIONED OWN IT.
BUT WHAT I DIDN'T STATE A WHILE AGO IS THAT THE SALE FOR CONTRACT OF THE LAND FROM HARRINGTON TURNER FOR THE 101 ACRES, AND FROM GREGORY LANE, LLC, MARGARET TURNER'S ORGANIZATIONS.
THAT SALE FOR CONTRACT TO RESTORE THE GRASSLANDS MANDATE AS ONE OF ITS TERMS, AND THIS IS NOT SPECULATION ITS ON RECORD, ITS ON FILE AS A PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PERMIT CASE, AND IT WILL BE ON RECORD AGAIN FOR THE COLLIN COUNTY MUD NUMBER 7 CASE.
THE ACTUAL LAND CONTRACT FOR THE SALE OF THE LAND SPECIFIES, THAT THE OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND MUST BE TRANSFERRED FROM GREGORY LANE TO, AND IT HAS A BLANK IN THERE, UNNAMED COMPANY LOCATED AT MAYBE 3800 I FORGOTTEN THAT, 3800 DOUGLAS AVENUE, SUITE 350, DALLAS, TEXAS 75229. THAT IS THE ADDRESS OF THE HEADQUARTERS OF HUFFINES COMMUNITIES.
SO THAT'S HOW ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I FIRST FOUND OUT, HOW I FIRST DETERMINED THAT THE HUFFINES WERE BEHIND THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW DON HUFFINES HE'S BEEN A FRIEND OF MINE, AND I KNEW THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY WAS HIS OFFICE ADDRESS.
BUT WHAT WE DON'T KNOW, IS THEY HAVEN'T EVEN PUT IN THE NAME OF THE ENTITY THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO OWN IT.
HOW CAN YOU APPROVE A PLAT? HOW CAN YOU APPROVE ANY DEVELOPMENT? WHEN YOU LITERALLY DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHO WILL OWN THE PROPERTY, THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE CONDUCTED UPON. AND WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
>> I DON'T IF AT THE TIME IT WAS WITH HIM.
>> I DID NOT USE ALL MY FINDINGS EVERY DAY. SORRY.
>> JUST A REMINDER OF THE TIME.
>> YES. I WAS NOT QUITE PREPARED TO SPEAK EARLIER.
I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT THE FORMAT WAS.
SO EMILY PLUMMER, 5908 GREGORY, AGAIN I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MY PROPERTY ACTUALLY EXTENDS TO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
AND SO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT'S
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POSSIBLE FOR THE ROAD TO SUSTAIN THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC, WITHOUT VERY SERIOUS RENOVATIONS TO THE ROAD.AND YOU CANNOT MAKE RENOVATIONS TO THE ROAD, IF IT'S ON MY PROPERTY WITHOUT MY PERMISSION, UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE IT BY SOME SORT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
AND NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE IN THE PAST, I'VE JUST RECENTLY BECOME AWARE OF THIS MEETING AND ALL OF THESE THINGS.
I HAVEN'T RESEARCHED ALL THE LAWS, BUT I WOULD JUST FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE, THAT YOU COULD RUN WASTEWATER FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND TO BE 70 ACRES, AND A HUGE RETENTION POND INTO MY FRONT YARD OR TAKE PART OF MY FRONT YARD TO MAKE A BIG ROAD.
AND SO I HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THAT, AND THE EFFECT THAT IT WOULD HAVE ON ME PERSONALLY, MY FAMILY, OUR PROPERTY, AND MY ABILITY TO MAINTAIN IT HERE IN PARKER. THANK YOU.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 1 ON THE AGENDA,
[1. CONSIDERATION OF AND/OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON PANORAMA STREET PRELIMINARY PLAT, SITUATED IN THE PHILLIP ANDERSON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 10 CITY OF PARKER, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS. [MACHADO]]
CONSIDERATION OF AND OR ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION ON PANORAMA STREET, PRELIMINARY PLAT SITUATED IN THE PHILIP ANDERSON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 10, CITY OF PARKER, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS.GARY, DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION FOR US?
>> ON INITIAL REVIEW OF THIS, THERE'S A NUMBER OF ITEMS, 144 ITEMS. IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO COMPLY WITH SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.
MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO SEND THIS TO COUNSEL WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO DENY.
>> OUR CITY ENGINEER IS HERE, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
>> JOHN BIRKHOFF WITH BIRKHOFF, HENDRIX & CARTER OF DALLAS, TEXAS I ACT AS YOUR CITY ENGINEER.
WE DID REVIEW A SET OF ENGINEERING PLANS IN A PRELIMINARY PLAT.
WE DRAFTED THAT LETTER THAT GARY HAD MENTIONED ON JULY 13TH, OUR REVIEW ACCORDING TO THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, IS TO ADHERE TO THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, THE CITY STANDARDS, AND GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICE.
AND SO WE DID A COMPLETE REVIEW OF THAT, STARTING WITH THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, AND MANY OF THE ITEMS IN THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE HAS NOT BEEN ADHERED TO.
SO JUST FROM THAT THEY DON'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, AND THAT SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AS WE REVIEW IT IS PRETTY BLACK AND WHITE.
YOU DO IT OR YOU DON'T DO IT, AND SO OTHER DEVELOPERS IN TOWN THEY ACTUALLY READ THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND THEY ADAPT TO IT.
AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OF OUR REVIEW, OR ANY COMMENT IN THE LETTER.
>> SO THIS PLAT DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE 626 ACRES IN THE IN PTJ, THAT WAS KIND OF A QUESTION AS THEY START TO PUT THIS ROAD TOGETHER.
THERE'S NOTHING IN THAT SET OF PLANS THAT STATES AT, IT DOESN'T COVER THE DRAINAGE AS I HEARD TONIGHT, OF IT COMING INTO THESE PONDS A WAY THEY HAD DESIGNED IT, THOSE ARE OUR RETENTION PONDS.
THERE ARE NO CALCULATIONS FOR THAT TYPE OF WATER TO GO THROUGH.
SO THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS, THAT THE ENGINEER HAS PROVIDED US WITH THE CORRECT INFORMATION FROM WHAT I JUST HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO IF THERE WERE HEARINGS AND DEPOSITIONS, THERE'S VALUABLE INFORMATION THAT I AS THE CITY ENGINEER NEED TO UNDERSTAND, AND HOW THAT WORKS WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND THE DRAINAGE.
IT APPEARS THAT IT'S NOT COVERED IN THIS SET OF PLANS.
>> OKAY, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NOTHING?
>> I DIDN'T MAKE ONE NOTATION ON THE DRAWING ITSELF.
IT LISTS SEVERAL ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REMOVED, OF COURSE, THE HOUSE AND THE OTHER BUILDINGS ARE ON THERE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CAP THE WELL.
THERE'S NO MENTION OF THE SEPTIC SYSTEM THAT'S ON THAT PROPERTY, SO THAT'LL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED AS WELL.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, DO I HEAR A MOTION?
>> I MOVE THAT WE BE TRYING TO IMPROVE THE PLAT FOR PANORAMA STREET.
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>> OKAY, IT'S BALDWIN'S VOTE, ALL OPPOSED?
>> CAN WE CLARIFY JUST A LITTLE BIT? WHEN YOU SAY MOVE TO DEFY IS TO PRESENT TO COUNCIL THE RECOMMENDATION, THEY DECLINE?
>> YES. [LAUGHTER] THIS IS ADVISORY, AND IT'S A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND.
>> IF YOU WANT US TO SECOND, WE WILL VOTE AGAIN, OPPOSED? THE ITEM FAILS, WELL BEFORE ZERO.
GARY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ROUTINE ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE FOR US?
[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
>>YOU'LL BE SEEING A PROPERLY ARRANGED FIVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE OF A FINAL PLAT.
>> OKAY, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 07:27.
>> JUST GO AWAY. [LAUGHTER]
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