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Regular Meeting
April 1, 2008
CITY OF ALLEN
ATTENDANCE:
Commissioners Present:
Robert Wendland
Alan Grimes
Jeff Cocking
Douglas Dreggors
Shirley Mangrum
James Rushing
Commissioners Absent:
Marcelle Jones
City Staff Present:
�» David Hoover, Director of Planning
Pam Conway, Senior Administrative Assistant
Chris Flanigan, Assistant Director, Engineering
Amber Slayton, Attorney
Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present:
With a quorum of the Commissioners present, Chairman Wendland called the meeting to order at
700 p.m, in the City Hall Council Chambers at Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway
Director's Report from 3/25/08 Council Meeting
The City Council approved the amendments to the Allen Land Development Code for water
conservation, and finalized the site plan for the event center for the Village at Allen.
Consent Agenda
Agenda Item 1: Approve minutes of March 4, 2008, Regular Meeting
Agenda Item 2: Approve minutes of March 18, 2008 Regular Meeting.
Agenda Item 3: Final Plat — Consider a Final Plat for Lot 1, Block A, First Baptist Church
Cedar Parking Lot, being 1.914± acres of land located east of Cedar Drive
between main Street and McDermott Drive.
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The Commission requested Item 3 be removed from the consent agenda due to a Commissioner's
request to abstain from voting on that item.
Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Grimes, and a second by Commissioner
Rushing, the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED, to approve
Items 1 and 2 of the Consent Agenda. The motion carried.
Agenda Item 3: Final Plat — Consider a Final Plat for Lot 1, Block A, First Baptist Church
Cedar Parking Lot, being 1.914± acres of land located east of Cedar Drive
between main Street and McDermott Drive.
Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Rushing, and a second by Commissioner
Grimes, the Commission voted 5 IN FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED, and 1
ABSTAINED to approve Item 3 from the Consent Agenda. Commissioner
Mangrum abstained. The motion carried.
Regular Agenda
Agenda Item 4: Replat/Public Hearing - Consider a Replat for Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church, Lot 1, Block a, being 5.587± acres located west of the
intersection of Ridgeview Drive and Linford Drive.
David Hoover, Director of Planning, presented the item to the Commission. He described the
reason for the request and stated that staff recommends approval.
Chairman Wendland Opened the Public Hearing.
With no one present to speak, the Public Hearing was closed.
Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Grimes and a second by Commissioner
Rushing, the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED, to approve
Agenda Item 4. The Motion Carried.
Agenda Item 5: Public Hearing — Conduct a Public Hearing and consider a request to
amend the zoning from AO Agriculture Open Space to CF Community
Facilities for a Fire Station. The property is 2.8032± acres situated in the
J.H. Gough Survey, Abstract No. 347, City of Allen, Texas; located at the
northwest corner of McDermott Drive and the future Shallowater Drive,
Mr. Hoover presented the request and stated the purpose of the zoning amendment was for a new
lead certified Fire Station.
Commissioner Mangrum questioned all the trees on the property — if they would be saved.
Mr. Hoover stated that they would be preserved as much as possible.
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Chairman Wendland opened the Public Hearing
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Wendy Morgan, 1117 Shade Tree, stated her concern was for the preservation of the trees and
hoped the architecture will fit with that of Twin Creeks. She requested the City make sure to do
as much as possible to preserve the beauty of the land.
Yeka Vanbemmel, 502 Rainforest Lane, stated her concern was preservation of the tress and the
beauty of the land. She was hoping there was an alternative location for the fire station.
Chairman Wendland read written support that was received from the prior landowner, Mrs.
Cook.
With no one else wishing to speak, the Public Hearing was closed.
The Commission discussed the possibility of this property being used as parkland. Mr. Hoover
said that the Future Land Use Plan calls for residential, with possible commercial on the corner.
Parkland requirements are part of that process — but no plan has been discussed at this time.
Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Cocking and a second by Commissioner
Rushing, the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR, and 0 OPPOSED, to approve
Agenda Item r5. The Motion Carried.
Other Business
None
Adjournment
Motion: Upon a motion by Commissioner Dreggors and a second by Commissioner
Cocking the Commission voted 6 IN FAVOR and 0 OPPOSED to adjourn
I e Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 7:35 p.m.
d'hese minu s approved i �j day of r�� 2008.
ndland, Chairman Pam Conway, Sr. Admin. Ass sra tt