Mar 20, 2025 Economic Development Corporation Meeting

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GOOD TO GO. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL CALL TO ORDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF SACHSE WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY,

[A. Meeting Opening]

BECAUSE I DID NOT DO MY JOB. YOU GUYS HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME.

LEAD YOU IN THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE. SO IF YOU'LL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME WITH THE INVOCATION. BOW YOUR HEAD.

OUR DEAR FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THIS EVENING, AND GRATEFUL FOR THIS WONDERFUL CITY THAT WE LIVE IN. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THEE FOR THE BOUNTEOUS BLESSINGS WE RECEIVE EACH AND EVERY DAY. AND PLEASE BLESS US AS WE MEET THIS EVENING, THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE NEEDS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITIZENS OF OUR CITY IN MIND THAT WE CAN DO THE MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS TO HELP OUR CITY TO GROW AND TO FLOURISH. PLEASE BLESS OUR CITY EMPLOYEES AND ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO KEEP US SAFE AND TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CITY. WE ARE INDEED GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE TO SERVE IN THE CITY.

AND PLEASE BLESS US TO BE CONSCIOUS AND DILIGENT OF THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES.

WE SAY THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. IF YOU'LL JOIN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL INTRODUCE ASHLEY AS YOU GET INTO YOUR PART.

IS THAT OKAY? WELL, NOW WE'RE ON TO PART B PUBLIC COMMENT.

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT.

DO WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT CAME IN ELECTRONICALLY? ALL RIGHT. AND THESE GENTLEMEN ARE HERE FOR PRESENTATION LATER.

SO WE'LL PUSH ON ITEM C OUR CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE ROUTINE OR ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE.

[C. Consent Agenda]

THE BOARD WILL ACT UPON THESE ITEMS WITH ONE MOTION.

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS THE ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS RELATED TO THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE ADDRESS THEM IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE MEETING ITEM C.1 CONSIDER APPROVING THE FEBRUARY 20TH, 2025 MEETING MINUTES. ITEM TWO. ACCEPT THE MONTHLY REVENUE EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 31ST, 2025. ITEM THREE. ACCEPT THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2024. ANY COMMENTS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I'VE GOT A MOTION FOR RICHARD TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL HAVE A SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND. AND WE DON'T.

ASHLEY, AS OUR NEW MEMBER, SHE DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE VOTING, SO WE'LL BE VOTING MANUALLY.

NOT THROUGH THE COMPUTER ON THIS. SO NO DISCUSSION.

DO YOU WANT TO DO IT? ONE AT A TIME? DENISE? ARE YOU OKAY? YES. WE CAN DO ONE AT A TIME. DO ONE AT A TIME.

OKAY, THEN I'LL LET YOU. I'LL LET YOU LEAD IT. WE'LL.

OKAY. LET'S SEE.

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THAT IS UNANIMOUS. THEN PASSED. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MOVED TO ITEM D DISCUSSION ITEMS. ITEM D.1. RECEIVE ANY REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS BY THE SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

[1. Receive any reports and presentations by the Sachse Economic Development Corporation President, Board Members, Executive Director, and staff regarding items of community interest; special events; announcements and activities; office, industrial, commercial, or retail business retention; and marketing projects.]

OFFICE. INDUSTRIAL. COMMERCIAL. OTHER RETAIL BUSINESS RETENTION AND MARKETING PROJECTS.

MR. POTTS, I'LL TURN THE TIME OVER TO YOU. MR. PRESIDENT, JUST A VERY BRIEF REPORT THIS EVENING.

I DON'T EVEN HAVE A SLIDE. SO WE'LL JUST NOTE THAT THE.

YOU DIDN'T MAKE ONE FOR ASHLEY. COME ON, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE.

I MEAN, SERIOUSLY. I'M SORRY. I'M JUST KIDDING.

I SAW PLENTY THE OTHER DAY. WE HAD ORIENTATION THE OTHER DAY, SO SHE'S PROBABLY SLIDE IT OUT.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN, RFQ, WE RECEIVED TEN SUBMITTALS FOR THAT.

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SO FOR THIS WE GOT TEN QUESTION ABOUT THAT, MR. POTTS. IS IT I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS WITH THE CITY, BUT DO THEY GO WITH THE LOWEST BIDDER OR IS THERE OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE INVOLVED? NO, SIR. SO FOR THIS IT WILL BE. IF IT WAS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, THEY WOULD HAVE INCLUDED A PRICE POINT IN THEIR IN THEIR SUBMITTAL. BUT WE'RE JUST IT WAS A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.

AND SO WE WOULD SELECT A FIRM AND THEN BEGIN TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM.

AND AS YOU ALL RECALL, IT WILL BE A NOT TO EXCEED $150,000 AMOUNT BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR.

SO WE'LL PICK THE FIRM THAT WE FEEL WOULD BE THE BEST FIT AND PRICE COULD COME UP DURING THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

AND IF SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE TOO EXPENSIVE, WE'D CERTAINLY GO TO THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, FIRM.

SO MORE TO COME ON THAT. WE HAD THE FARMERS MARKET LAST WEEKEND.

WE MOVED IT DUE TO WEATHER. I THINK IT WAS A GOOD, NICE, WINDY KICKOFF FOR THE FARMERS MARKET.

SO IT'LL BE BACK IN APRIL. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

DENISE IS BACK WITH US AFTER BEING GONE FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE A SLIDE, A PICTURE OF A KID EITHER ON THERE.

I'M SORRY. SO AND THEN SORT OF ON A, YOU KNOW, I'LL SAY ON A, ON A, ON A POSITIVE NOTE, WE HAVE NEW BOARD MEMBER ASHLEY HOLLY. SHE'S JOINING THE BOARD.

AND SO I'LL CERTAINLY TURN IT OVER TO HER IN A MOMENT FOR, FOR JUST SOME INTRODUCTION, MAYBE A MINUTE OF WHO YOU ARE.

AND THEN ON A SOMBER NOTE, WE HAVE MR. CHANDLER IS GOING TO BE LEAVING US AND MOVING BACK HOME AND CANNOT BE A BOARD MEMBER FROM FLORIDA. SO MAYBE GIVE HIM A MOMENT AS WELL.

BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE, REALLY FOR MY REPORT. SO JUST TURN IT OVER TO YOU, PRESIDENT, FOR THE.

I'LL LET ASHLEY START AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

SURE. ASHLEY HOLLY. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF SACHSE FOR JUST UNDER SIX YEARS, SO APRIL OF 2019.

LOVE THE CITY. HAPPY TO SERVE. EXCITED TO BE HERE.

I HAVE A HUSBAND AND TWO KIDDOS. TWO BOYS, FOUR AND SEVEN.

SO MY LIFE IS CRAZY, AND I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST THROW THIS ON TOP OF IT JUST FOR FUN.

I WASN'T BUSY ENOUGH, APPARENTLY. I WORK AT TEXAS INSTRUMENTS.

I'M IN MARKETING OPERATIONS THERE. I'VE BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT THE SAME TIME, ABOUT SIX YEARS. SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.

THAT'S AWESOME. GLAD TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU. YOUR LAST FAREWELL, RICHARD.

YEAH, WELL, WELCOME. WELCOME AND GOODBYE. NO, I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS NOW, SO IT'S BEEN QUITE THE JOURNEY. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR ME TO GO HOME.

I'VE BEEN IN TEXAS FOR FIVE YEARS AND VERY HOMESICK.

AND AS WE'VE TAKEN TRIPS BACK THERE, MOST RECENTLY OVER LAST CHRISTMAS, I JUST DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO GO BACK.

SO ANYWAYS, IF ANYBODY NEEDS A BEAUTIFUL HOME IN THE STATION, IT'S FOR SALE.

BUT YEAH, NO, I'M ACTUALLY MOVING. I'M ACTUALLY MOVING IN ABOUT TEN DAYS.

SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING. IT'S BEEN GREAT AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S FOR SURE. ESPECIALLY THANKS TO YOU, MR. POTTS.

AND THAT'S IT. THANKS. THANKS. THAT'S AWESOME.

WELL, WE'RE GLAD WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU LOOK FORWARD TO IT. AND JUST FOR YOU TO SAY I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ON MY PLATE; I MIGHT AS WELL DO THIS. YEAH, YOU SOUND LIKE THE REST OF US. SO, YOU'RE GONNA FIT RIGHT IN. YOU'RE GONNA FIT RIGHT IN. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

SO I'LL JUST NOTE THAT THE COUNCIL DID MAKE TWO APPOINTMENTS, SO WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER THAT WHENEVER MR. CHANDLER OFFICIALLY RESIGNS HIS POSITION TOMORROW, SHE WILL BE HERE FOR THE APRIL MEETING.

SO, WE WILL BE BACK AT SEVEN MEMBERS. SO, WE'RE GREAT.

COOL. EXCELLENT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO D.2, RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE SACHSE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.

[2. Receive a briefing on the Sachse Comprehensive Plan update.]

SO, REED CLEATOR WITH KIMLEY-HORN, JASON CLAUNCH WITH CATALYST COMMERCIAL.

THEY ARE GOING TO BE GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MR. CLEATOR. THANK YOU, MR. POTTS. AS JARED MENTIONED, MY NAME IS REED CLEATOR.

I'M WITH KIMLEY-HORN. JASON CLONCH WITH CATALYST COMMERCIAL IS WITH ME.

WE'RE PART OF THE CONSULTANT TEAM THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

WE CERTAINLY THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS, FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION AND SPENDING A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR SPRING BREAK WITH US THIS EVENING.

IF ALL GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN, WE MAY BE ABLE TO GET OUT HERE WHILE IT'S STILL LIGHT OUT.

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IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE DIALOG, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR, TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE ANY SORT OF CLARITY ON QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

SO IT'S BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE WE LAST MET.

OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING IS REALLY TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE COMPLETED FROM THAT TIME, AND ALSO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE STILL CURRENTLY WORKING ON.

SO IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, LAST TIME WE MET, WE DISCUSSED THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION.

WE'LL GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE RESULTS THERE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CITYWIDE VISION ELEMENTS.

GIVE AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE DETAILED STUDIES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON AND THEN TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS.

AND WE'VE ALSO GOT A TIMELINE, JUST AS A REFRESHER, TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE PROCESS.

WE STARTED BACK IN LAST MAY WITH THE PROJECT INITIATION.

WE'VE CURRENTLY WORKED THROUGH THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND THE CITYWIDE ELEMENTS THAT RAN FROM AUGUST TO DECEMBER TO THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE DETAILED STUDIES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION STEPS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE VISION COME TO REALITY.

SO JUST AS A REFRESHER, THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION AS WE REFER TO IT IS ESSENTIALLY A VISION STATEMENT, GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AND A LAND USE PLAN THAT ARE ALL USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE ANOTHER TO ACHIEVE THE VISION THAT THIS PROCESS SET OUT TO ACHIEVE. SO JUST AS A REFRESHER, THE VISION IS REALLY THE DESTINATION THAT WE'RE HEADED TOWARDS.

IT'S A REFLECTION OF THE VISION FOR SACHSE 15-20 YEARS FROM NOW, THE DESTINATION THAT WE'RE HEADED TOWARDS, ESSENTIALLY, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE USED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS THROUGHOUT THAT JOURNEY TO ACHIEVE THE VISION.

AND THE LAND USE PLAN IS ESSENTIALLY A REPRESENTATION OF THAT VISION THROUGH ORGANIZED LAND USES.

IT COMMUNICATES THE VISION AND THE INTENT FOR THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY.

SO THROUGH NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, WE HAD A SURVEY THAT ASKED FOR FEEDBACK ON THE INITIAL FINDINGS OR INITIAL SWING AT THE VISION STATEMENT AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES.

THAT WAS OPEN FOR A MONTH. WE GOT ABOUT JUST SHORT OF 100 COMMENTS ONLINE.

PEOPLE GAVE FEEDBACK ON THE VISION STATEMENT GUIDING PRINCIPLES YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKETS.

THERE'S A MORE DETAILED PRESENTATION THAT GIVES FEEDBACK ON THE VISION STATEMENT AND EACH GUIDING PRINCIPLE.

SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE CAN REVISIT THAT AT THE END.

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO BELABOR THE POINT RIGHT NOW.

BUT YOU CAN SEE IN RED WITH THE VISION STATEMENT, THE RED TEXT IS THE ADDITION FROM THE ORIGINAL VISION STATEMENT THAT WE HAD.

AND WE CRAFTED THAT TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND PREFERENCES THAT WERE EXPRESSED THROUGHOUT THE SURVEY.

SO IT'S REALLY INCORPORATING A FOCUS ON HIGH QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITIES, AS WELL AS MAINTAINING SACHSE'S SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND CHARM.

THOSE WERE THE TWO THINGS THAT REALLY CAME THROUGH THAT WEREN'T SHINING IN THE ORIGINAL VISION STATEMENT.

SO YOU'LL SEE THE FINAL STATEMENT THERE. AND LIKE I MENTIONED, THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES.

THERE'S DETAILED INFORMATION WITHIN THE PACKET, BUT THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT ARE UNDERLINED QUALITY OF LIFE, RECREATION AND OPPORTUNITY. ALL WERE AMENDED FROM THEIR ORIGINAL FORM BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT.

THERE WAS FEEDBACK PROVIDED ON ALL THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES, BUT IN MOST INSTANCES, IT WAS GENERAL AGREEMENT AND CONSENSUS ON WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED. SO THEY WERE UNCHANGED. SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CITYWIDE VISION AND THE ELEMENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. THE BIGGEST ELEMENT OF THAT, AND A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION, IS THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.

SO YOU'LL SEE ON THE LEFT WE HAVE THE 2017 FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.

AND ON THE RIGHT WE HAVE THE UPDATED FUTURE LAND USE PLAN FOR THE SHAPING SACHSE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE SOME AREAS THAT ARE CIRCLED WITH THE RED DASHED LINE ARE AREAS THAT HAVE CHANGED.

THERE ARE A FEW OTHER MINOR CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE DIAGRAM, BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIG CHANGES THAT WE WANTED TO DISCUSS, OR AT LEAST BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

SO STARTING IN THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE CITY, NEAR WOODBRIDGE AND NORTH OF RANCH ROAD, THE INTERSECTION OF CODY LANE, ACTUALLY THERE WAS A LARGE PARCEL PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED AS RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS NOW DESIGNATED AS COMMERCIAL. IT'S ADJACENT TO THE WALMART, AND WE THINK THAT THERE IS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THERE.

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MOVING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, WE MAKE SURE THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THIS IS, IF YOU WILL, THIS IS PROPOSED.

NONE OF THIS HAS HAPPENED YET. NOTHING'S HAPPENED IN BETWEEN. THIS IS PROPOSED.

CORRECT? OKAY. THIS IS THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN THAT WE HAVE.

SO, USE PAST TENSE, LIKE. WAIT A MINUTE. THIS HASN'T HAPPENED YET, BUT. OKAY. YES, I'M WITH YOU. THANK YOU. SO, STILL OPEN FOR FEEDBACK.

THERE'S COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR THEM.

BUT THIS IS WHERE WE STAND BASED ON THE FEEDBACK AND INPUT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED TO DATE.

SO MOVING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN, 78 IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO RANCH PARK VILLAGE, YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE PREVIOUS LAND USE THAT WAS DESIGNATED AS NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL MIXED USE.

AND I BELIEVE IT'S SINGLE FAMILY URBAN RESIDENTIAL HAS BEEN AMENDED TO REFLECT RANCH PARK VILLAGE AND THE LINDEN MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT. SO PART OF THAT CHANGE IS TO REFLECT WHAT'S ACTUALLY THERE WITH THE MULTIFAMILY.

WE'RE STILL MAINTAINING THE NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL COMMERCIAL ALONG RANCH ROAD AND 78.

MOVING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER WEST, WE SEE THE EXPANSION OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARK REALLY TO REFLECT THE EXISTING ZONING AND CHARACTER OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. SO THAT WAS JUST CLEANING UP WHAT ALREADY EXISTS TODAY AND WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE THE 2017 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND IT'S THE SAME THOUGHT WITH OLD TOWN TO THE NORTH.

THE REVISION OR THE ADDITION OF THE OLD TOWN MIXED USE IS TO CONFORM TO THE OLD TOWN ZONING BOUNDARY.

SO THE LAND USE IS NOW IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING DISTRICT.

SO THAT'S WHY WE SEE SOME OF THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL THAT'S CHANGED TO OLD TOWN MIXED USE.

SO MOVING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER SOUTH ALONG SACHSE ROAD, WE HAVE TWO INTERSECTIONS OR TWO NODES, ONE AT MILES AND ONE AT MERRITT. STARTING WITH THE MILES AND SACHSE ROAD INTERSECTION, WE SEE THAT THAT AREA HAS BEEN REDESIGNATED AS NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL INSTEAD OF WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY COMMERCIAL.

AND IT'S A MINOR CHANGE, BUT THERE'S ALSO AN ADDITION OF, I BELIEVE IT'S TWO PARCELS IN THE MIDDLE THAT CONNECT THE PARCEL TO THE NORTH.

AND WE'RE ENVISIONING THIS REALLY AS A NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL INTERSECTION, ESPECIALLY ALONG SACHSE ROAD WITH THE RECONFIGURATION IN THE FUTURE.

WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL TO SERVE THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE PART OF SACHSE.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S REALLY A VOID OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF SACHSE, PRIMARILY 78 AND GEORGE BUSH SERVE THAT PURPOSE.

SO WE SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THOSE GOODS AND SERVICES TO EXISTING AND FUTURE RESIDENTS.

HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL, MIXED USE AND COMMERCIAL.

WHAT CHANGED? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF I'M LOOKING AT IT RIGHT, IT'S VIRTUALLY ALL COMMERCIAL.

SO IT WAS IN THE 2017 PLAN. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL MIXED USE THAT'S BEEN RECONFIGURED TO BE NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL. SO IT'S MORE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING SMALLER FREESTANDING RETAIL OR IN-LINE RETAIL AS OPPOSED TO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THAT WOULD BE MORE IT COULD BE BIG BOX.

WHEN YOU THINK OF A TRADITIONAL SHOPPING CENTER LIKE AT BUNKER HILL AND 78 WITH THE KROGER AND SOME OF THE LARGER PROPERTIES.

AND THIS OBVIOUSLY IT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALREADY THE WORK BEING DONE ON MERRITT ROAD AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. CORRECT.

AND THAT'S PART OF THE THOUGHT BEHIND IT, ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK TO THE EAST AT THE INTERSECTION OF MERRITT AND SACHSE ROAD, THE RECONFIGURATION OF BOTH SACHSE AND MERRITT ROAD WILL ULTIMATELY MAKE THAT AREA MORE DEVELOPABLE AND ABLE TO SERVE AS A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. A LOT OF THAT PARCEL OR THOSE COLLECTION OF PARCELS ARE ENCUMBERED BY FLOODPLAIN, BUT IT ALSO PRESENTS AN INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY TO USE THAT FLOODPLAIN AS AN AMENITY FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

WHEN WE THINK ABOUT A RESTAURANT THAT COULD HAVE A PATIO THAT LOOKS OUT INTO THE UNDEVELOPED AREA, SORT OF MAINTAINING THAT COMMUNITY CHARM AND RURAL ATMOSPHERE, BUT ALSO THE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS, THE SIDEWALK AND THE CLOSING OF MERRITT ROAD THAT WILL BE REPURPOSED AS PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY.

IT PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO REACH THAT DESTINATION BY FOOT OR BICYCLE THAT THEY CURRENTLY CAN'T ALONG SACHSE ROAD.

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SO AS WE LOOK A LITTLE BIT FURTHER SOUTH, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS MUDDY CREEK PRESERVE, WE SEE THE BIG CHUNK OF PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED PUBLIC LAND THAT'S OWNED BY GARLAND ISD AS ESTATE RESIDENTIAL.

NOW, THE THINKING BEHIND CHANGING THAT IS, IF IT'S TO REDEVELOP IN THE FUTURE, IT'S GOING TO LIKELY BE SOMETHING OTHER THAN PUBLIC, AND WE'D LIKE FOR THAT CHARACTER TO MAINTAIN AS ESTATE RESIDENTIAL.

THERE'S NO BEARING ON WHAT THEY CAN CURRENTLY DO WITH THEIR PROPERTY, BUT IF THEY WERE TO SELL TO A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER IN THE FUTURE, LAND USE SAYS PUBLIC, IT PREVENTS THEM OR CAUSES HEADACHE FOR THEM TRYING TO REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTY INTO SOMETHING OTHER THAN PUBLIC LAND. SO WE'LL NOTICE THAT THROUGHOUT THE MAP THAT SEVERAL OF THE PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED PUBLIC AREAS HAVE BEEN RECONFIGURED OR REFLECTED IN A DIFFERENT WAY. SOME HAVE CHANGED TO SCHOOL DESIGNATION BECAUSE THEY ARE SCHOOLS, SO THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY PUBLIC. SAME WITH SOME OF THE CHURCHES.

WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF SOME OF THOSE AREAS AND WHAT THEY MAY BE IF THE CHURCH WERE TO SELL OR DECIDE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO ELSEWHERE.

WE DON'T WANT FUTURE PROPERTY OWNERS TO BE PIGEONHOLED INTO A PUBLIC LAND USE.

SO YOU CAN CHANGE THAT. SOMETHING ALREADY ON IT.

WELL, IT'S JUST THE FUTURE DESIGNATION OF WHAT IT COULD BE.

IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY BEARING ON WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY DOING WITH THEIR PROPERTY.

THE REASON THAT MATTERS IS THAT YOU CAN'T. THE STATE LEGISLATURE SAYS FUTURE ZONING CHANGES NEED TO AGREE WITH YOUR LAND USE PLAN. RIGHT. SO IT WOULD, BY DESIGNATING IT IN THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, SAY THAT CHURCH SELLS THEIR LOT TO SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO DO COMMERCIAL.

AND THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN SAYS IT'S IT CAN BE COMMERCIAL.

YOU CAN ALLOW THAT. YOU CAN MAKE THAT ZONING CHANGE AT THEIR REQUEST.

SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A ZONING CHANGE JUST TO, HEY, FUTURE LAND USE SAYS IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. IF THEY, IF SOMEONE IN THE FUTURE WANTED TO MAKE A ZONING CHANGE TO WHAT IS ON THE PLAN THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED WHERE ON THE OLD PLAN THEY COULD REQUEST IT, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE. IT WOULDN'T CONFORM TO THE LAND USE PLAN. OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS MORE ELOQUENTLY PUT THAN I COULD I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO AS WE MOVE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER SOUTH TOWARDS PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE, WE SEE AN EXTENSION OF TURNPIKE MIXED USE LAND USE INTO THE AREA THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY DESIGNATED AS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.

AND WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE A LOT OF THAT AREA IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED AS TOWNHOMES.

SO THE INTENT IS TO REFLECT THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT, BUT ALSO THE FUTURE OF WHAT COULD BE.

WE KNOW THERE'S ANOTHER RESIDENTIAL PROJECT TO THE SOUTH THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, AND THAT AREA HAS BEEN EXTENDED JUST A LITTLE BIT TO THE NORTH, REALLY TO BLOCK OFF THAT WHOLE PIECE OF PROPERTY, IF YOU WILL.

THERE'S ALSO A SMALL EXTENSION JUST TO THE NORTHWEST OF THAT ALONG MERRITT ROAD THAT GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO, I BELIEVE IT'S HUDSON DRIVE. SO WE'RE ENVISIONING THAT AS A CONTINUATION OF TURNPIKE MIXED USE TO CONTINUE THE CHARACTER THAT'S ALREADY EXISTING IN THE STATION JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MERRITT.

OKAY. I THINK ONE OF THE KIND OF THE KEY TAKEAWAYS RELATIVE TO THIS EFFORT THUS FAR IS WE AREN'T ABLE TO CREATE MORE LAND. WE DON'T HAVE ANY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, SO WE CAN'T NECESSARILY ANNEX PROPERTY AROUND US.

AND SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE POLICY DECISIONS THAT WE CAN MAKE ON THE FRONT END THAT MIGHT ENABLE US TO HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL DOWN THE ROAD? SO SOMETHING MIGHT BE A PUBLIC USE NOW AS, AS THE COUNCIL MEMBER PUT IT.

BUT IN THE FUTURE IT MIGHT BE AND IN MANY CASES IT'S AT YOUR INTERSECTIONS, YOUR FOUR WAY INTERSECTIONS WHERE WE KIND OF LOOKED AT THOSE TREATMENTS PRIMARILY, BUT THINKING THROUGH HOW WE CAN POSITION OURSELVES IN THE FUTURE FOR MORE ECONOMIC RESILIENCY BY HAVING SOME ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES.

YES. AND THIS HAS BEEN A PROCESS OF BOTH STAFF INPUT.

WE HAD A WORKSHOP WITH STAFF TO COME UP WITH SOME INITIAL IDEAS, BUT THIS CONCEPT HAS ALSO BEEN TO THE PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE.

AND THERE'S ALSO BEEN A VIRTUAL ROOM SURVEY WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IN AREAS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO SEE

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SO, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IS THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN.

AND IT'S HARD TO THINK ABOUT LAND USE WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND HOW WE CONNECT TO THOSE FUTURE DESTINATIONS.

SO WE SEE SIMILAR TREATMENT HERE, WHERE SEVERAL FUTURE CONNECTIONS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH RED CIRCLES.

STARTING ON THE NORTH AT THE INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 78 AND RANCH ROAD, WE'RE ENVISIONING A CONNECTION FROM, I BELIEVE IT'S RANCHERO DRIVE TO CODY LANE THAT GOES THROUGH THAT CURRENTLY VACANT PROPERTY.

WE THINK THAT THAT'S AN IMPORTANT CONNECTION TO MAKE, TO MAKE SURE THAT RANCH PARK VILLAGE AND THE LINDEN MULTIFAMILY PROJECT HAVE CONNECTIVITY THROUGH, BECAUSE THERE IS LIMITED CONNECTIVITY TO THE SOUTH ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 78, WITH THE RAIL LINE RUNNING PARALLEL THERE.

YEAH. SO ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN, WE SEE THE POTENTIAL CONNECTION OF COUNTRY CLUB ROAD.

AND IF YOU LOOK IN THAT ENTIRE EAST SIDE OF SACHSE.

YOU NOTICE JUST A COMPLETE DEVOID OF CONNECTIVITY, AND PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE IT IS LESS DENSE DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S PREDOMINANTLY ESTATE RESIDENTIAL OUT THERE.

BUT WE DO THINK THAT CONNECTING COUNTRY CLUB IS AN IMPORTANT CONNECTION FOR THE FUTURE OF SACHSE.

SO THAT ALL THESE ALIGNMENTS ARE PRELIMINARY, THEY'RE JUST POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS THERE.

NOT TO SAY THAT THIS IS THE EXACT ALIGNMENT THAT WILL HAPPEN OR THAT SHOULD BE DESIGNED THAT WAY, BUT THEY'RE IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE FUTURE.

SO MOVING SOUTH TOWARDS THE PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE, WE SEE THE EXTENSION OF HUDSON EAST ACROSS MERRITT, CONNECTING TO PLEASANT VALLEY. AND THAT WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT EXTENSION OF TURNPIKE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, CONTINUING TO THAT INTERSECTION. SO MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S CONNECTIVITY TO THE EAST TO PLEASANT VALLEY, SO RESIDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ACROSS TO MERIT MORE THAN ONE WAY.

ASIDE FROM JUST PLEASANT VALLEY. AND THEN WE ALSO SEE A SMALLER CONNECTION TO THE SOUTH, ALMOST MAKING A T OF THAT INTERSECTION.

AND I BELIEVE IT'S SOPRANO DRIVE THAT GOES NORTH AND SOUTH THROUGH THE EXISTING MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT.

BUT PROVIDING NORTH SOUTH CONNECTIVITY THERE TO PLEASANT VALLEY IS ALSO IMPORTANT, WITH LIMITED CONNECTIVITY TO THE SOUTH TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD.

AND THEN WE THE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS REALLY JUST AGAIN, SHOWING PEOPLE THAT MAY BE COMING IN HERE WANTING TO DEVELOP, TO SEE THIS IS KIND OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

JUST SO YOU GUYS ARE AWARE. SO, THEY DON'T SAY, WAIT, YOU NEVER TOLD ME THERE MIGHT BE A ROAD HERE. IT'S LIKE, WELL, THAT'S WHAT'S IN OUR THOROUGHFARE PLAN. CORRECT. SO IT'S TO DESIGNATE FUTURE CONNECTIONS.

IF SOMEONE WERE TO REPLAT OR WANT TO REDEVELOP THEIR LAND, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER PRESERVE THE RIGHT OF WAY, OR FOR THERE FOR THEM TO SHARE THE COST OF BUILDING THAT ROAD CONNECTION, AS IT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A CRITICAL CONNECTION FOR THE COMMUNITY.

MAKES SENSE. SO WE ALSO SEE PLEASANT VALLEY TO THE SOUTH OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE.

IF THAT'S NOT CONFUSING, BUT WE SEE THE EXTENSION OF PLEASANT VALLEY TO THE EAST CONNECTING TO MERRITT.

SO REALLY JUST CONTINUING THAT CONNECTION ALL THE WAY TO A PRIMARY INTERSECTION, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO BACK NORTH TO THE SERVICE ROAD AND THEN OVER TO MERRITT. OKAY. SO ANOTHER ELEMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FROM THE CITY-WIDE PERSPECTIVE IS GATEWAY AND PLACEMAKING. SO THERE'S THREE ITEMS HERE.

MORE THAN THREE BUT THREE BIG TOPICS. WE HAVE PRIMARY GATEWAYS WHICH ARE KEY ENTRY POINTS OR FEATURES TO THE COMMUNITY.

THESE ARE SORT OF YOUR MOST PROMINENT GATEWAYS OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY'RE ENTERING SACHSE THINK RIGHT NOW THE MOST PROMINENT GATEWAY IS PROBABLY THE WATER TOWER. IT'S WHAT PEOPLE SEE AS THEY'RE DRIVING BY ON PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE.

BUT WE'LL SEE SOME EXAMPLES OF, YOU KNOW, MCKINNEY OR SALT LAKE CITY THAT PROVIDE A UNIQUE, A UNIQUE BRAND AND OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SAKSI.

AND THIS COULD BE DONE THROUGH LANDSCAPING, SIGNAGE OR INTERESTING ARCHITECTURE.

BUT THERE'S SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE PRIMARY GATEWAYS, MOST NOTABLY ALONG THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES STATE HIGHWAY 78 AT THE NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE CITY LIMIT, AND PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE AS WELL.

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YOU WOULD SEE THESE THROUGHOUT TOWN AT MAJOR DESTINATIONS OR AT DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, SAY PERHAPS OLD TOWN AND THE STATION.

THEY'RE BOTH DISTINCT AND HAVE UNIQUE CHARACTER, BUT THEY'RE COHESIVE IN THE WAY THAT THEY ARE SEXY.

SO THEY'RE SMALLER, MORE IDENTIFIABLE, IDENTIFIABLE, AND THEY COULD BE DISTINGUISHED IN A WAY FROM THE PRIMARY GATEWAYS THAT THEY HAVE SIMILARITIES BUT ALSO DISTINCTION. AND WE REALLY SEE OLD TOWN, THE MILES AND MERRITT ROADS RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH, AND SACHSE ROAD RUNNING EAST AND WEST IS PRIMARY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE GATEWAYS AS PEOPLE TYPICALLY TRAVERSE THOSE ROADS TO GET THROUGH SACHSE.

SO, IT'D BE NICE FOR THEM TO RECOGNIZE WHEN THEY'RE IN SACHSE AND WHEN THEY'RE LEAVING SAXEY.

AND THEN ON A MORE LOCAL LEVEL, WE ALSO SEE DISTRICT ENHANCEMENTS OR LOCAL ENHANCEMENTS LIKE LANDSCAPING AND STREETSCAPE STREET ENHANCEMENTS. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT OLD TOWN OR DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS, WE THINK OF A MORE URBAN AREA, MAYBE WITH A DIFFERENT STREETSCAPE, SOME BRICK PAVERS OR AN INTERESTING SIDEWALK ENHANCED LANDSCAPING.

SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE THAT LETS YOU KNOW YOU'VE REACHED A UNIQUE DISTRICT OR A UNIQUE PART OF TOWN.

SAME WITH THE STATION. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE STATION, YOU THINK ABOUT THE WELL, AT LEAST I THINK ABOUT THE LITTLE METAL HOUSE THAT LETS YOU KNOW YOU'RE AT THE STATION. IT HAS ITS OWN BRANDING AND IDENTITY.

SO THERE'S VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES HERE, ESPECIALLY THROUGHOUT STATE HIGHWAY 78, THROUGHOUT THE CORRIDOR, OLD TOWN, BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE.

SO LOOKING AT SOME OF THE DETAILED STUDIES OR THE MORE INTRICATE STUDIES THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, WE SEE HIGHWAY 78. SO SOME OF THE TREATMENTS AND IDEAS THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF GATEWAYS AND PLACEMAKING OPPORTUNITIES ARE REPRESENTED HERE, BUT WE ALSO SEE CHARACTER AREAS DISTINGUISHED THROUGH THE DIFFERENT COLORS, WHERE WE HAVE DIFFERENT AREAS OF STATE HIGHWAY 78 THAT HAVE UNIQUE AND INTERESTING CHARACTER.

SO ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE IMAGE IS ACTUALLY FACING SOUTH.

SO THAT'S THE CITY LIMITS AT BUNKER HILL. AND WE SEE THE EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER HAS A MUCH DIFFERENT CHARACTER THAN WHEN WE MOVE NORTH TO THE OLD TOWN AREA. OLD TOWN HAS A VERY DISTINCT CHARACTER AND FEEL TO IT.

AND AS WE MOVE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH TO THE NORTH SIDE, WE SEE THE INDUSTRIAL AREA AND THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS A VERY DIFFERENT IDENTITY. SO WE SEE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRANDING AND PLACEMAKING IN THESE AREAS THAT CAN DISTINGUISH THEM AS PART OF THE STATE HIGHWAY 78 CORRIDOR, BUT ALSO AS UNIQUE AREAS WITHIN STATE HIGHWAY 78.

WE ALSO SEE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY GATEWAY OPPORTUNITIES DISTINGUISHED BY THE STARS.

SO THE BLUE STARS AT THE NORTH AND SOUTH END, AS WE ENTER AND EXIT THE CITY LIMITS, REALLY REPRESENT PRIMARY GATEWAY OPPORTUNITIES.

BUT WE SEE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SECONDARY GATEWAYS OR SMALLER GATEWAYS AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE EAST WEST STREET IS, BUT WITHIN THE MIDDLE OF OLD TOWN, AS WELL AS HEADING INTO THE INDUSTRIAL AREA AND A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH ALONG WOODBRIDGE, AS YOU COME IN FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH.

AND THEN WE ALSO SEE MAJOR ACCESS POINTS AND AREAS FOR INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS THAT THOSE COULD BE CROSSWALKS, ENHANCED STRIPING, OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE, PRIMARILY WITHIN OLD TOWN, SO PEOPLE CAN TRAVERSE OLD TOWN SAFELY AND GET ACROSS STREETS AND DESTINATIONS.

BUT WE ALSO SEE THAT ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 78, MAINLY AT RAIL CROSSINGS, WHERE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET ACROSS THE RAIL AND ACROSS 78 SAFELY. SO WITH THAT, I'LL LET JASON TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE CATALYST AREAS OR SOME OF THE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AS HAVING POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE.

THAT'S GREAT. REED'S GOING TO LET CATALYST TALK ABOUT THE CATALYST AREAS, WHICH I THINK IS FITTING AND APPROPRIATE.

SO I THINK WHERE WE'LL START IS REALLY THE PGBT CORRIDOR.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE INVOLVED IN THE LAST COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, MOST OF THIS AREA HADN'T PLAYED OUT,

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SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE KEY GOAL THERE WOULD BE IS TO CONTINUE FOR JARED AND HIS TEAM TO CONTINUE NURTURING, YOU KNOW, QUALITY DEVELOPMENT, LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO INTEGRATE PLACEMAKING AND LET THAT DEVELOPMENT CONTINUE TO, TO MATURE. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, PLACEHOLDERS FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND MORE DESTINATION RETAIL REALLY THINGS THAT CAN CONTINUE TO DRAW AND CREATE THROUGHPUT.

JUST TO CONTINUE TO BUILD THE GRAVITY AND REINFORCE THE BRAND.

ON THE SOUTH SIDE, OBVIOUSLY, WE KNOW THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL OF THOSE TRACKS ARE ALREADY ENTITLED AS WELL FOR, FOR INDUSTRIAL. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST CONTROLLING FACTOR FOR THE MOST PART, HAS BEEN REALLY THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S EITHER BUILT OR WOULD NEED TO BE IMPROVED OR BUILT, WHICH KIND OF GIVES THE CITY A UNIQUE MECHANISM.

AND THERE'S SORT OF BEEN THIS INTERPLAY BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, THE PRIMACY BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL AND RETAIL.

AND SO WE WOULD HOPEFULLY SEE THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAYBE RETHINK AND REBRAND.

THE SOUTH SIDE, JUST LIKE THE STATION AREA HAS BEEN SORT OF THE PRIMARY BRAND YOU KNOW, CREATE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE AN INNOVATION DISTRICT OR MORE OF AN INNOVATION BRAND.

WE'VE SEEN THAT PLAY OUT SUCCESSFULLY, WHERE YOU'VE GOT AN ECOSYSTEM THAT GETS CREATED, THAT FOSTERS MORE TECH AND MED AND HEALTHCARE, AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WOULD CREATE, YOU KNOW, MORE PRIMARY JOBS.

OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THE INDUSTRIAL, YOU KNOW, IF IT HAPPENS, WHICH IS ALREADY ENTITLED, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO RESPECT THAT OR SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, EXISTING RETAIL ENTITLEMENTS. BUT KNOWING THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS PROBABLY THE COMMON DENOMINATOR. IF THERE'S A WAY TO LEAN INTO THAT AND CREATE MORE OF A BRANDING OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THAT AREA.

SO AS WE START TO THINK ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD PLAY OUT, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND THEIR TEAM ON, ON VIGNETTES TO, TO ESTABLISH MAYBE A GOOD BUILDING PATTERN AND RHYTHM.

AND HOPEFULLY SOME ELEMENTS THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD CREATE CONTINUITY SO THAT EVERYTHING IS NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST DISJOINED AS IT IS TODAY. AND I THINK THE BLOCK STRUCTURE WOULD STILL ENCOURAGE QUALITY RETAIL TO FUNCTION AS AN AMENITY. BUT LET MAYBE THE PRIMARY JOB, SINCE YOU HAVE VERY FEW AREAS THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE THE INTENSITY FOR CORPORATE OR EMPLOYMENT AND MAYBE HIGHER IMPACT JOBS, THAT THIS WOULD REALLY BE YOUR ONE PLACEHOLDER, YOUR ONE CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE GOAL FOR PGBT. OLD TOWN IS MENTIONED JUST BEFORE YOU GO, JUST WHEN YOU ALSO WHEN YOU SAY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S NEEDED IS THAT. YEAH. AS GRETA MENTIONED, THERE'S STILL SOME CONNECTIONS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME ROADWAY CONNECTIONS AND BLOCK STRUCTURES THAT ARE YET TO BE BUILT.

THAT WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN TO REALLY ENABLE DEVELOPMENT.

AND SO WE'RE HOPING THAT Y'ALL CAN CONTINUE TO USE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AS A TOOL TO ENCOURAGE THE QUALITY OF DEVELOPMENT.

AND THAT'LL BE PART OF THE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT BECOMES THE DECISION WHEN COUNCIL AND SO FORTH, JUST LIKE WE HAD TO DO ON THE OTHER SIDE OF PGT BEFORE THE STATION EVEN STARTED UP FORWARD DOWN IN THAT ON THAT SOUTH SIDE OF PGBT.

THAT WOULD IF THEY WERE GOING TO BUILD IT, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BRING PAY HALF THE COST OF UPGRADING PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD.

AND THEY WERE LIKE, NO. BUT THEN WE WERE LIKE, WELL, WE DON'T REALLY WANT YOUR STUFF ANYWAY BECAUSE IT WASN'T VERY GOOD STUFF.

BUT THAT ROAD NOT BEING A FOUR WAY OR A FOUR LANE UPGRADED CEMENT ROAD IS PART OF WHAT'S SLOWING THAT DOWN.

BUT THAT ALSO HELPS US TO DECIDE AT SOME POINT, ARE WE WILLING TO FOOT THE COST TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN? AND ARE WE WILLING TO FOOT THE COST TO GET A BETTER PRODUCT THAT WE'RE MORE INTERESTED IN? OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOING WITH. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND THEN OLD TOWN, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S BEEN CONTINUED MOMENTUM AND INTEREST.

I THINK, AS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECALIBRATE THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN TO MATCH THE ZONING THAT WAS ESTABLISHED KIND OF AS A AS AN IMPLEMENTATION ITEM FOLLOWING THE LAST PLAN. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S STILL INFILL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND INTENSITY AROUND SORT OF THAT FIFTH STREET DISTRICT, AND YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE PLACEMAKING.

WE KNOW THAT SORT OF A BUSINESS PLAN THAT'S STILL PLAYING OUT. BUT AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, AN APPROACH OF HOW THAT WOULD PLAY OUT BASED ON THE ZONING AND SOME OF THE THINKING THAT'S BEEN DONE.

SO USING SOME OF THE EXISTING THINKING AS THE FRAMEWORK.

BUT YOU KNOW, CONTINUING TO LET THAT AREA EVOLVE INTO TO A WALKABLE DISTRICT WITH THE PLACEMAKING AND SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, HAD INVESTMENT IN. SO, IF YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO MAKE ALL THAT WORK, THAT'D BE AWESOME.

YES. TAKE CARE OF IT, BECAUSE THAT'S A MAGIC WAND.

YES, PLEASE. AND WE BELIEVE IN THE VISION. I REALLY IF YOU SQUINT AND YOU THINK, YOU KNOW, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, WE YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT MOMENT IN TIME.

AND I THINK THAT THE EFFORT THAT YOU'VE DONE IS, YOU KNOW, REALLY SET THE STAGE TO.

AND JARED AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS, SET THE STAGE FOR SUCCESS.

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YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THE THINKING OF THAT ALREADY, BUT THERE'S SOME GREAT YOU KNOW, CASE STUDIES OF HOW MORE VILLAGE RETAIL OR, YOU KNOW, PRESERVING THE FRONTAGE OF THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FRONTAGE AND THE VISIBILITY AND THE PROXIMITY REALLY TO THE RAILS AS RETAIL, AS A TRANSITION.

WE THINK THAT CERTAINLY MAKES SENSE. YOU'RE SHOWING ON THE RANCH ROAD SITE KIND OF THE CONNECTIVITY TO CODY LANE, WE BELIEVE, AND YOU KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY IS IMPORTANT BUT A GOOD TRANSITION PIECE AS WELL.

MAYBE THAT'S A GOOD TRANSITION LINE BETWEEN WHERE THE COMMERCIAL AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL COULD, COULD OCCUR ALONG THAT NATURAL BREAK AND SET UP KIND OF A TRANSITION BACK INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER MAYBE MEDIUM DENSITY, HIGH QUALITY RESIDENTIAL PRODUCT THAT YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THAT HAPPEN IN THE STATION AREA SUCCESSFULLY.

BUT THIS GOES RIGHT BACK TO WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, MICHEL, THAT IF YOU SHOW THEM, HEY, THERE'S WE COULD PUT A ROAD HERE.

IT ALLOWS YOU AS YOU'RE WORKING WITH BECAUSE I KNOW WHO OWNS THE LAND, TO SAY, HEY, IF WE GET THE RIGHT THING, WE'RE WILLING TO HELP WITH THAT. AND IT'S PART OF OUR PLANNING.

SO, IT'S NOT JUST WAITING. THEY GOT AN IDEA. SO I LIKE THAT.

AND THEN THAT'S BEEN THE CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF THAT'S BEEN CONSISTENT WITH, YOU KNOW, SORT OF THE INTEREST THAT THAT'S OCCURRED.

AND THEN REED ALSO MENTIONED ALONG SACHSE ROAD, MILES AND MERRITT WITH THE, YOU KNOW, THE REALIGNMENT OF SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

OBVIOUSLY SACHSE ROAD CARRIES A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC.

SO THINKING ABOUT YOU KNOW, ANY RESIDENTIAL, YOU KNOW, AGAINST THE THOROUGHFARE, EVEN WITH THE REALIGNMENT, DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, YOU KNOW, SMALLER SCALE, BUT CREATING COMMERCIAL THAT CAN REALLY PROVIDE AN AMENITY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS AN ALTERNATIVE OR A SUBSTITUTE FROM HAVING TO GET ON 78.

MAKE SENSE TO ME, AND ESPECIALLY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THERE AND LET THAT SORT OF VILLAGE COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE COMMERCIAL FUNCTION AS A TRANSITION BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND REED HAD MENTIONED, OBVIOUSLY, ON THE MERRITT SIDE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, UNDULATION AND YOU KNOW, DRAINAGE AREA.

BUT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, CLEAN THAT UP AND USE THAT AS AN AMENITY THAT COULD REALLY ACCOMMODATE SOME REALLY QUALITY DESTINATION RESTAURANTS.

I ALWAYS THINK OF MARTY B'S. IT'S A, YOU KNOW, A LOCATION IN ARGYLE IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, BUT IT HAS A HIGH AMOUNT OF THROUGHPUT AND IT'S A GREAT DESTINATION RESTAURANT, BUT IT'S REALLY A GREAT USE AT A NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE THAT'S BECOME REALLY POPULAR.

SO THINGS ALONG THAT THAT COULD REALLY SIT WITHIN THAT NATURAL AREA WOULD MAKE SENSE TO US.

AND THEN AGAIN, LOOKING AT MILES YOU KNOW, PROBABLY SCALING BACK THE NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL, BUT ALLOWING THAT TO BE, AGAIN, A WALKABLE AMENITY. SO, YOU KNOW, LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS AND THINGS THAT COULD SERVE AS AN AMENITY WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET IN THE CAR AND NECESSARILY DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO 78 OR DOWN TO 190, THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY WALK OR RIDE YOUR BIKE AND BE CONNECTED INTO, INTO SOME QUALITY NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL WOULD MAKE SENSE TO US AS WELL. MAKES SENSE. SO, WHERE WE'RE HEADED WITH THESE INITIAL THOUGHTS IS WE'RE DEVELOPING CONCEPTS TO ILLUSTRATE THE VISION.

RIGHT. THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY PROGRAMS OR DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS TO SAY THIS IS WHAT SHOULD BE, BUT TO ILLUSTRATE THE IDEA AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE VISION FOR EACH OF THESE AREAS.

AND WE'LL BE BRINGING THOSE CONCEPTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS TO COUNCIL AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH, AND THEN BACK TO THIS BOARD, I THINK TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT TO VET THOSE IDEAS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE VISION FOR THOSE AREAS REPRESENTS WHAT SACHSE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE. SO THERE WILL BE ESSENTIALLY A GRAPHIC, SOME REPRESENTATIVE IMAGERY.

THERE WILL BE A LEVEL OF FISCAL IMPLICATIONS TO WHAT THE POTENTIAL FOR JOBS AND POPULATION, ADDITIONAL SALES TAX FROM A SIMILAR PROGRAM WOULD BE OVER TIME, JUST TO HELP GIVE SOME UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS WOULD BE.

THEN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN THEN JUST BUILDS ON TOP OF THIS.

WE GET A LITTLE MORE DETAILED IN EACH OF THESE AREAS WITH ARP.

AND THAT'S WHAT MY THOUGHT AND VISION IS THAT OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. SO IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS AND WRAP UP, LIKE I SAID THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON NOW ARE WORKING ON THE CATALYST AREAS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE CALIBRATING THE VISION APPROPRIATELY FOR THE FUTURE.

BUT WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING TO UPDATE THE WEBSITE AND SOLICIT FEEDBACK ON THE INTERACTIVE MAP THROUGH THE WEBSITE.

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THE CATALYST AREA STUDIES ARE GOING. I MENTIONED THAT WE'LL BRIEF COUNCIL IN EARLY APRIL BEFORE COMING BACK TO THIS BOARD TO P & Z AGAIN, AND THEN TO COUNCIL FINALLY, HOPEFULLY FOR ADOPTION IN MAY.

AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO DEVELOP THE DRAFT REPORT AND APPROPRIATE IMPLEMENTATION STEPS.

ADOPTION MEANS CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO APPROVE THIS AS EVERYTHING PRESENTED WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. YES. AND THAT'S ANTICIPATED FOR MAY 5TH COUNCIL, I BELIEVE.

OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE VERY BEGINNING OF YOUR PRESENTATION WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND, MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS? YES. WHILE MOST OF THE PRINCIPAL FEEDBACK YOU KNOW, APPARENTLY MOST PEOPLE DO AGREE, OBVIOUSLY LOOKING AT THE THINGS THAT WERE RETURNED.

BUT EVEN ON SOME OF THEM, ALMOST 25% OF THEM AGREE, BUT WITH COMMENTS.

SO MY QUESTION IS, CAN WE SEE WHAT THOSE COMMENTS WERE AS A BOARD? YES, WE'VE PROVIDED THOSE COMMENTS. I DON'T HAVE THEM HANDY IN FRONT OF ME, BUT WE HAVE COMBED THROUGH ALL OF THE COMMENTS, AND SOME MAY HAVE BEEN SUGGESTIONS FOR SMALL WORDING CHANGES, OR SOME COULD HAVE EVEN BEEN COMMENTS JUST SUPPORTIVE IN NATURE TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS GREAT. BUT WE DID GO THROUGH EACH OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND ASSESS THE COMMENTS AGAINST THE TOTAL INPUT THAT WE RECEIVED.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. I AM GLAD THAT IT'S PRETTY OVERWHELMING MAJORITY.

WE'RE NOT GETTING SPLIT, SO WE'RE TRYING TO YEAH, I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE RESPONDED.

BUT BY, WELL, I BELIEVE THERE WAS 92 TOTAL SURVEY RESPONSES, SO 92 PEOPLE OR 92 FAMILIES RESPONDED.

AND THAT'S NOT TOO MANY, NOT TOO MUCH FEWER THAN WHAT? BOTH. SO, I WAS GOING TO SAY IT'S ABOUT THE SAME.

OKAY. ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS THOUGHTS, CONCERNS, AREAS THAT YOU MAY LIKE TO SEE REFLECTED DIFFERENTLY? NO, I'VE ALREADY I DID SIT IN MY COMMENT AND SURVEY STUFF, SO I DID PARTICIPATE IN IT.

SO, I DID. SO YES. SO IF YOU DIDN'T COMMENT THEN YEAH.

IF YOU DIDN'T COMMENT THEN, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOUR VOTE DOESN'T COUNT TONIGHT OR WHATEVER.

BUT I WILL SAY THIS IS SOMEWHAT UNIQUE FROM AN ECON PERSPECTIVE.

BUT THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES. I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ARE ASKING QUESTIONS AND VETTING IT OUT AND READING THE COMMENTS.

FOR ME, THIS IS SORT OF, YOU KNOW, MY PASSION AND MY ETHOS, BUT OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WORKING ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS CAN BE COMPLICATED IN AND OF THEMSELVES. AND, AND WHEN YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, STAYING UP LATE MAKING DECISIONS AND YOU'VE GOT KIND OF A STACKED DECK OF PROJECTS AND YOU'RE TRYING TO VET THEM OUT AND APPROVE THEM, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT LITMUS TEST FOR US PROJECTS.

WHEN COUNCIL AND THE EDC ARE SORT OF ARGUING ABOUT THE SAME GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR US, THAT IS LIKE FIRST BASE SUCCESS.

AND WE SEE THAT THE CITIES THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL, THAT REALLY HAVE A BUY IN AND ARE ALIGNING THEIR APPROVAL PROCESS AROUND THESE ISSUES AND NOT THOSE ISSUES, ARE THE ONES THAT ARE MOST SUCCESSFUL.

SO GETTING THIS RIGHT, I THINK IS IMPORTANT. AND HAVING A BUY IN AND UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE WORKING ON PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE PARTNERSHIPS AND ITS QUALITY OF LIFE AND YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ADVANCING KIND OF A FOCUS AREAS AND, YOU KNOW, NOT DIVERSIFYING YOUR RESOURCES WHERE YOU'RE REALLY HONED IN ON GETTING THESE PROJECTS RIGHT THAT DRIVE A QUALITY OF LIFE AND DO CREATE PROSPERITY.

THOSE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT I THINK THAT YOU CAN GET BEHIND AND GET EXCITED ABOUT.

THEY MAY NOT BE PERFECT, BUT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD WAY OF SORT OF, YOU KNOW, EVALUATING SUCCESS AND SORT OF THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE THROUGH THESE, THROUGH THESE LENSES. SO I THINK IT DOES HELP US.

YOU SAID LIKE WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF LAND.

WE GOT WHAT WE'VE GOT, BUT WE'RE ABLE TO REALLY FOCUS IN ON A FEW DIFFERENT AREAS AND REALLY MAKE THOSE WORK VERSUS TRYING TO DIVIDE OURSELVES AND SAY, WELL, I WANT A LITTLE BIT HERE, I WANT A LITTLE BIT THERE. IT'S LIKE WE OUR EFFORTS ARE THESE, YOU KNOW, THREE AREAS. LET'S MAKE THEM WORK. BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE QUALITY OF LIFE ASPECT OF IT.

BUT NOT LET'S KEEP IT HOW IT WAS. YOU'LL, YOU'LL, YOU'LL COUNTRY, YOU KNOW, CITY OUT IN THE COUNTRY.

WE, WE KNOW WE HAVE TO GROW. WE KNOW WE HAVE TO DEVELOP BUT STILL KEEP THAT QUALITY OF LIFE SO THAT THOSE ASPECTS OF IT I REALLY APPRECIATE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SO LIMITED, LET'S TAKE BEST ADVANTAGE OF WHAT WE'VE GOT THAT'S LIMITED FOR US TO USE.

AND I THINK IF YOU APPLY THAT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, RIGHT? I MEAN, YEAH, NOT ALL NOT EVERY AREA IN THE CITY IS EXACTLY THE SAME.

AND THAT'S ONE REASON YOU THINK ABOUT 78 AND THE DIFFERENT CHARACTER AREAS, BECAUSE THESE MAY GET APPLIED AND EVALUATED,

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BUT IN TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AROUND, YOU KNOW, THE PMP PROJECT, THERE'S A LOT OF THESE ATTRIBUTES THAT HAVE BEEN SORT OF PLAYED OUT, YOU KNOW, THE RECREATION, THE QUALITY OF LIFE, THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, YOU KNOW, SMALLER BUSINESSES AND NATIONAL CHAINS AND CREATING GRAVITY AND MARKET. BUT THE SAME THING COULD BE APPLIED TO DIFFERENT AREAS, INCLUDING THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU LOOK AT THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. AND WE SPEND TIME REEVALUATING THOSE LAND USES AND THEN BREAKING UP EVEN THE COMMERCIAL AREAS AND SPECIFIC SORT OF CHARACTER AREAS, SO WE CAN THINK ABOUT HOW TO APPLY THOSE DIFFERENTLY IN AN APPROPRIATE SORT OF CONTEXT SENSITIVE WAY.

SO YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THESE GUYS? SO YOU'LL BE BACK I GUESS, HERE IN APRIL WITH A MORE DETAIL AND RENDERINGS.

JUST KIND OF IDEAS. I SAY RENDERINGS, BUT JUST IDEAS FOR US AND SO FORTH TO SEE.

HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN ENVISION WITH IT. YES. SO WE'LL HAVE ILLUSTRATIONS OR VISIONS OF THOSE CATALYST AREAS COMPLETED FOR, FOR YOUR INPUT AND CONVERSATION. SO YOU'LL BE WE'RE WORKING ON THEM NOW.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN PUT IN FRONT OF YOU AT THIS VERY MOMENT.

BUT THAT WILL BE THE OPPORTUNITY. AND TO ALSO UNDERSTAND THE FINDINGS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE CONCEPTS.

OR IF THE LAND WERE TO DEVELOP IN A SIMILAR FASHION, WHAT THE WHAT THE RESULTS AND IMPLICATIONS WOULD BE, AS WELL AS THE IMPLEMENTATION STEPS TO GET THERE.

ULTIMATELY, FOR ME, THIS IS JUST I'M EXCITED BECAUSE THIS GETS US CLOSER TO WHERE WE'VE WANTED TO GET AS A BOARD TO SAY, OKAY, NOW WE LOOK AT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, KNOWING HERE'S WHERE OUR CATALYST AREAS ARE. HERE'S SOME IDEAS OF WHERE WE ARE BUT THEN TAKE THE NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN.

RIGHT NOW, HERE'S WHERE WE FOCUS IN HOW. WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO UTILIZE THE ASSETS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK TOWARDS.

THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING INFRASTRUCTURE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? YOU DON'T WANT TO JUST BUILD ROADS TO NOWHERE JUST BECAUSE WE THINK. BUT IT'S THE NEXT LAYER OF THE ONION, IF YOU WILL. RIGHT? YOU'RE PEELING THE LAYERS OFF AND DIVING DEEPER INTO THE MORE TECHNICAL AND NITTY GRITTY OF THE DETAILS.

SO, IT'S A NATURAL PROGRESSION THAT LINES UP PERFECTLY, I BELIEVE.

SO, I'M EXCITED FOR THAT. SO THAT WORKS OUT GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE KIND OF THING.

UNTIL NEXT. UNTIL NEXT MONTH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JASON.

THANK YOU BOTH. WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. ANYTHING ELSE, MR. POTTS, FROM YOUR YOUR STANDPOINT? NO, SIR.

I WILL JUST SAY THAT THIS EXERCISE, IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN GREAT TO AS A YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2021.

BUT TO SEE THE SUCCESS OF THE PLAN FROM BEFORE AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO THAT AND ALL THE WORK THAT THE COUNCIL DID, AND BOTH OF THESE GUYS WERE INVOLVED IN IT, AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO SORT OF TAKE PROPERTY AND SAY, WELL, THIS HAS BEEN DONE, SO WE DON'T NEED TO LOOK AT THAT ANYMORE. IT'S BEEN KIND OF A NEAT PROCESS.

SO THESE, THESE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, THEY IF DONE RIGHT, THEY THEY DO WORK.

AND I THINK THAT SACHSE DOES A GREAT JOB THINKING THROUGH THIS STUFF VERY HOLISTICALLY.

SO I'M EXCITED. THAT'S GREAT. WELL THANK YOU AGAIN AND WELCOME AGAIN TO THE BOARD.

WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM E ADJOURNMENT.

OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED. EFFECTIVELY 6:55 P.M.

THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.