>> good morning. Nothing like 8:30 and I call
this meeting to order. I have special guests I'll introduce in
a moment but first I'll ask councilmember craver to lead our
invocation. >> please pray with
>> lord you remind us to be still and know that you are god
and for many of us this is the first time we've been able to
pause this week. We're remind of your faithfulness that is never end and the goodness you la rich on
to each one of us. Father, god I just pray that you
continue to be with those that serve our city whether they are first responders or those behind the scenes.
those are fire, streets and water, those that are evident to
the every day aye and those that maybe are not as everything.
I pray you equip them to serve us and serve the city in the
various roles and capacities they've been entrusted to.
we're excited to see the young students that lead us in our pledge this morning. Continue to guide their future
and footsteps as they continue to realize who you have created them to be in your image. Image bearers for kingdom.
god, I know that's a council members we have really hard
decisions thrust before us but I pray that you just give us wisdom to hear and to see and just a can clear conscience to
do the most equitable thing that's right and wise for the
city. Not let the conversations be,
let them be honest and let them be respectful and most important
let it move us forward in the happy medium for all. And most importantly, father, let us just consistently look to
you not to our own efforts or talents but consistently look to you in ways to serve you and in ways to truly be your image
bearers with our hands and our feets and with our lives most
importantly each and every day in your name we pray amen. >> thank you. Today from park ford center I
have joe and handser and kimberly the assistant principle
over here and their teacher nathan and they have graciously
joined us today to lead us in the pledge.
you can turn around right where you are
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. >> honor to texas flag.
I pledge allegiance to thee texas. One state under god. One indivisible.
>> see if I remember how to do this.
is elizabeth powell here? This your whole crew?
see, celiac disease. Is a serious genetic autoimmune
disease affecting one to 3% of people and the digesting of
gluten leads to a loss of absorption in nutrients and
whereas celiac disease can impact individuals of all ages and genders and backgrounds often going ms. Diagnosed due to
a wide range of symptoms and untreat conventional dirt lead to significant health complicates includings to see to
borrow sis and others. Increased risk of other
disorders and other devastating health conditions and there's no
medication or cure for celiac disease and the only current
treatment is a gluten free diet require constant vigilance and
safe dining options. Whereas increasing awareness and understanding of celiac disease is essential to improve
diagnosis rates and supporting those affects and fostering
knowledge in schools and work place and as mayor and on behalf
of the city of abilene the month of may 2026 as celiac disease
awareness month. [applause]
>> so thank you to the mayor and council for issuing the
proclamation and shawna for helping me through the process. 1-3 percent of people have celiac disease but those numbers
are expected to rise as testing becomes more accurate and common. It can be a very isolating
disease when it can feel safer and easier to withdrawal from
things like social events rather than have symptoms for days or
weeks after so proclamations are so important to our community to
raise awareness and for people to know that they are not alone. Thank you so much. >> thank you for all you do.
[applause] >> alright.
max johnson and your crew? >> got a big crew, sir.
>> public works. Everybody come on up guys. You are looking good today. You got here early.
come right on in. I think ya'll are looking good.
this is a really good crew. You don't know how much I appreciate everything ya'll do. Whereas public works
professionals focus on infrastructure facilitates and service that's are vital, importance to is sustainability
and communities and committed to a high quality of life for residents of our great city. Whereas it is in the public
interest of everyone to gain knowledge and maintain on-going understanding of the importance of public works as the safety of
our community depends on the efficient operation of our public work systems and programs.
and whereas this year's national public works week theme rooted
in service highlights the contributions that power
thriving communities like ours and whereas efficiency, as well
as planning, design and costruction could not be
provide without the dedicated efforts of our public works employees and therefore, as mayor and on behalf of the
abilene city council I express my gratitude for the lasting
contributions that many public works professionals make towards the progress of our community and I'm pleased to proclaim in
the city of abilene may 17th through 23rd, 2026 as public
works week. [applause]
>> well sir, thank you very much. Mr. Mayor and council for the proclamation and the
recognition. We greatly appreciate it. I would say most of these folks up here don't like to be in the
lime light. This is very uncomfortable for them. But the jobs that they do every
day, keeping the roads panels, picking up your trash, making
sure signals are work all-around town is a just a thankless job
that we do every day professionally and without
hesitation so thank you sir for the recognition. We are small and mighty but we do represent all of public works
around the nation next week for public works week so thank you very much for the proclamation, sir.
[applause] >> appreciate it.
thank you, everybody.
>> recognize I would like to recognize caitlyn richardson.
assistant city secretary. As she has received her
certified municipal clerk designation and we're very, very
proud of you. [applause]
also want to recognize that kneel keiths is here with his ac
u political science class. Thank ya'll for being here today. Appreciate it.
now the consent agenda that consists of items 4-16 and will
be considered with one motion and there will be no separate discussion unless a councilman requests it.
does anyone wish to consider any item individually? >> mayor I think item 3-16. 4-16.
>> I 3-16. Thank you.
3-16. We'll now move to public comment. No votes or formal actions will
be take up energy on subjects. Public comment will allow members to present ideas and information to city officials
and staff, please come forwarden state your name for the record
and we'll start with a three minute limit and I tell 17 will
be considered individually so this is just public comment. >> all the cards I have for items on the regular agenda and
there will be time to speak when that item comes up. >> we're in the public comment period.
would anyone like to speak at this time?
>> good morning. City council of abilene, texas. I'm andrea kelly. Resident of abilene and texas
has been my home for 236 years. This is for those in city
government who view as benevolent to the unchecked over
reached of ai data centers and the industrialization of our farm and ranch land. Legacy.
you know they can see us, don't you? Each brilliant luminous soul once fresh and new bridging with
potential and light. Mavericks grasping fearless
bravery, reaching through generations. They can see it. All of it.
all of us. The good the bad and the ugly.
seemingly getting darker by these days. I wonder, have the warmhearted winds of west texas changed?
ushering in futures, dry and brittle as dusty old coal.
you know they can see us, right? For our hearts belong not only to us, our hearts are cradled in the hands of many.
commanche, spaniard, mexican, german, african, thousands
fearlessly sailing across oceans for centuries in search of
freedom. Unbridled and intercession woven. Texas fifth and six generation
and seventh perhaps. I wonder how many here boast
this heritage like a badge of honor. Our great, great grandfathers and great, great grandmothers
are all watching. They watch, still they watch.
with fierce ferocious mountain moving love. With omnipresent and formidable soul force they watch.
such hope they pour into us. Bearing witness to all they
built blood lived and died for. Their heroing legacy now
penny-wise and pound-foolish carelessly place at the feet of
the few. Cavalier charlotte tans with
prepare lore tricks. Legacy what will yours be?
what will we leave behind? What will be watching over?
just as clarence thomas recently said, liber isty dies when we
choose comfort over courage. What do we choose?
he said I think we need to take ownership of our country. It's our country. We would do well to remember
this and thus rise accordingly. Elected officials of abilene, it
is never too late to shift course. It is not too late to unify as a citizens we all are to do the
right thing for the future of abilene, west texas and this
nation. Thank you. >> okay. Still in the public comment
period. Would anyone else like to speak at this time? >> hi I'm christy jones and I
want to talk to ya'll about domesticity violence.
I'm a little nervous, really nerve racking to get up here for
me. I've been isolated. I want my life back, you know I'm kind of an extravert.
I've been forced into being an introvert, but I want my
communities help with some things. David junior was my abuser. He's also a continuously abused
other women in the community. Continuously sold drugs in our
community and is a detriment to our community and to me.
I have a paper here that I've already contracted the attorney
general's office to find out why this repetitive offender in our
community is allowed to keep re-offending women. My family moved from colorado to abilene, texas.
I was in elementary school. I remember a discussion with me and my sisters of how we were going to be able to make it with
dirt roads and horse and buggy carriages because we did not
know there were cars in texas. The other thing about texas is
men protected women and children so we felt like this was going to be a safe place for us. I am bringing a call to action
for men in the state of texas to be that again c.
for all of us women and children and to make more stringent
punishments for men who lay their hands on women and children in hour community. Sexually, physically, violently.
we've had several victims of domesticity violence lately. I ask the council look into david, birthday 0-3-12, 1981 and
find out why he's able to be a detriment to our society.
I'd like your help in this matter. Thank you. >> still in the public comment
per period. >> good morning. Tammy fogle.
congratulations. Good to see you in your seat and see what you are going to do as a council person.
that's awesome. Want to make a note that ya'll are hosting the pre budget workshop next wednesday to
talking about budget items addressed and probably navigated through for our upcoming fiscal year and that's where things get
decided that are pretty important. What I think is important is this is part of that process.
every council meeting is part of that. This is a public meeting we discuss public things, policies,
things that are going on, and I find it's more of a business
meeting for ya'll. Not really set up to encourage and help citizens understand what's going on and I think each
meeting give us information to know what direction the budget is going and what costs are coming up, and if we need to
increase or reduce taxes by going below the new net revenue
rate. I don't think you are utilizing the full potential as it could be and I find many people have
plans to do things in the city withp n z or board of
adjustments. They are say what's your plan but this is the council is one of the few people that offer
that information beforehand so I'm going to address a couple of things in the consent agenda that I think it is sevens should
no more about and they can find this in the agenda packet. We actually were not able to purchase that truck we proved
last time so we saved money which I thought was a happy accident. City link is getting repaved and
funded through a grant of $300,000 and that's good to
know. There's economic agreement that has no fiscal impact but can reimburse up to 500,000 which is
confusing to me. There's street maintenance project on the docket that will be a proved for north 18th and I
think that totalled $5 million in projects to get approved to
be worked on from what the maintenance board approved through the last meeting and ya'll approved, as well.
then also we found out there's 3.9 million not reimbursed
through the texdot agreement because of different circumstances and I don't know why that is but it will women
come out of the water cip or the capital improvement project plan
so is that something that will be added and the revised budget
or will we sacrifce to make sure that's covered? These are things that are important, and if I have gotten
something wrong it's because there's not enough information as for me to read in the packet and that way you are doing your
job. This happened the media. Every monday before city council meeting the department heads
could go through to explain it to the media. I don't understand why we can't do something like that for
citizens because you serve us. We can do a better job of that.
thank you. >> still in the public comment period. Would anyone else like to speak?
seeing no onely close the public comment.
I will now ask for a motion for items 3-16?
>> move for approval. >> I have a motion by
councilmember beard. Second by councilmember yates.
discussion or ready to vote? >> please make note I'm
abstaining from item 7. >> patrick patterson is
abstaining and councilmember espinoza is absent. Motion carries. >> now we'll move to item 17.
and tim littlejohn has a full day ahead of him to present this
item. >> tim littlejohn show today for the rest of the day. >> yay! Me.
thank you mayor and council. Up for your consideration is
zoning case 206-16. Donald smith.
the request for you to consider is to change the zoning of
approximately 10 acres from residential district rsa to rs
6. Location is 6498 pebble beach.
here's the location map for reference.
here's the current zoning map. Here's the current property
views. As you can see it's undeveloped.
here are the allowable uses. Notification is worse than that.
we received one in favor and 15 in opposition. Resulting in a 19-point 7 percent in opposition.
this meets all the criteria for approval in the land development code planning and zoning did hear this case and they did
recommend a denial by a vote of 5-2. The agent did repeal this for you to hear it today and I'd be
happy to answer any questions. >> questions of tim? >> there are some concerns that were shared in the responses and
opposition. One in particular. Was with regard to this wouldn't be in align meant with the deed
restrictions, can you address any deed restrictions you are aware of with this property that might come into play with
zoning? >> yeah, yeah. The deed restrictions from what I understand are not part of
this piece of property. I don't know why the original developer did not carry it on. The agent can speak to it more
than I can. The developer is in the process of creating those now. I don't know if they have a
chance but they can speak better. >> how is deed restrictions for zoning.
or do they at all? >> we're considering land-use. Not deed restriction. Does the property fit or
requesting the ones to go. Deed restrictions is another instrument they would file with the county clerk's and that goes
with the land no matter commercial residential and those deed restriction stay in place. What we're considering today is
the land-use. Does it fit or not? But the agent is here and he can speak to the deed restrictions,
questions that you have. >> another concern was with
regard to through streets. If you look at the map, there's
two that connect to this property. It doesn't matter how it's developed by the development
code they have to connect those stub outs into the neighborhoods. >> yes, sir.
>> so the zoning change doesn't impact whether or not those can
be connected? >> that is regulated by the fire code. >> thank you.
and there's one other thing. There were a few that mentioned
garages in the front verses those in the back. The land development code does not address garage, so doesn't
matter if it's r8 orr 6. Depends on what the developer
decides to do. >> that is correct. >> yes. >> planned development zoning
just south of this property. Do you know what the underlying zoning of that p.d. Is? >> that's medium density and we
have rs 6 to that to the east of this property, abutting this
property. >> any further questions? Thank you, tim. At this time I'll open up the
public hearing. Anyone speak for or against this item come forward and give your name for the record.
other will be a three minute limit and can you come up first?
>> good morning. Agent for the property owner.
so this zoning request, really has do with our efficiency in
laying out the project. Can we go back a couple of
slides? Just where we can see the
proper property.
so 10.4 acres is the size of this tract currently zoned rs 8
as was pointed out to the north is zoned also rs 8 to the
weathers is zoned a mix of patio home and to the south is medium
density and to the east tributes zoned rs 6 the zoning district
we're requesting to to go to. The property is unique. It makes it difficult to lay it out efficiently.
there's two roads connect into the track.
we're by code regardless of zoning districts.
other than those every other results in a cul-de-sac because we can't connect out to another neighborhood.
those are finished out properties. When you have a cul-de-sac you end up with what is called or
defined in the code as key lots. Typically they are also very large as compared to the rest of the neighborhood.
we have that square. So our hope with moving from rs
8 to 6 is we can take advantage of one dimension, the width so
an r s 8 the minimum lot width is 6 feet and in the other is 60
feet. This allows us to be more efficient with our layout and that's what this zoning rekwets
is about. It's not about anything else. What is it is not about is smaller houses.
not about tiny homes or condominiums.
it is simply about geometry and trying to be efficient with the
property that we have. My clients intention is for this to just be a continuation of the existing neighborhoods that are
out there. Like size lot and houses, that's
the intent. We're just trying to be more efficient with the layout. So you brought up deed
restrictions and I think that's important because it was talked about quite a bit at planning and zoning.
tim is right. Land-use or zoning is something totally separate from deed restrictions.
zoning is about the land-use. What is proper at this location? We can all agree single family is the only thing that's
appropriate here. That's it. I can't imagine another zoning district going here.
rs 16 single family and that's our intent.
deed restrictions on the other hand and let me give an example
to the east. This is the neighborhood currently that has been built and is currently under
construction. In and built that property there were no deed restrictions on the property, and if there were they
were from maybe 30s or 40s talking about how many cows you can have on the prompt. He comes in and develops the
plan and gets his zoning in place. He got rs 6 in place and then the property, you start doing
the horizontal construction to get your lots. Once that's complete you file your plat that subsidizes the
property. With that plat and technically the deed restrictions go with the plat because they are
referencing plat that's filed. He put in place his deed
restrictions and indeed restrictions outline typically it's 20 to 30 items candidate be anything such as maintenance of
your lawn the type of landscaping allowed.
roof pitch. How much masonry is on the
structure and a lot of times and the most important one is minimum size of the structure. And I think it's important to
understand what we have surrounding our property so to
the north and pebble beach estates and their deed restrictions were filed when that plat was filed.
that's when that occurred. Their minimum square feet of
house is 2,000 square feet. To the south in the mesa ridge
development the minimum square footage for the patio portion is
1900 square feet. To the east the tributes,
according to their restrictions theirs is 1700 square feet.
so we have prepared our restrictions based on what my
clients intention is with the property. Those are not filed yet because those will be filed once the
flat is file but the minimum square footage is 1800 square
feet and intended to be consistent with the area. It is 100 square feet more than what is the minimum allow in the
tributes. Again, his intent is to continue the neighborhood in the same manner that is currently out
there. I don't know if it's possible but I would ask that if you guys feel so inclined, to help get
the neighbors comfortable. I totally understand their
concern about what might could happen. I think what they think might could happen is not what my
client is intending to do but if you can adds an a condition to the approval of the rs 6 to apply the minimum square foot
because that's what's currently in the deed restriction and that's what will be applied once the flat is filed o a minimum
of 1800 square feat foot for any single home built in the
neighborhood. >> do you know what specific buffering strategy that might be employed in terms of the
set-backs or matching roof lines or anything from a landscape
transition that's intended for the land-use? >> yeah, so the set-backs would be the same as required by the
zoning district. The only, so rear and front
set-backs are identical in rs 8 and 6. The side set-back I believe differs by a foot from 7 to 6.
so the set-backs are very similar.
obviously single family neighborhoods don't necessarily have a buffer that is put in place, but certainly the intent
would be privacy fence instanced like the surrounding
neighborhoods have or will have. But set backs in the rear are the same where rs 8 or 6.
>> questions? Thank you. >> thank ya'll, appreciate it. >> still in the public comment
period. Excuse me? We will start with cards. Thank you.
councilmember yates? >> first card I think rick
fai failer? >> good morning, ya'll. I'm rick fail wear jim ned
holdings and I'm doing the development at mesa ridge
villas, and jack murderle started that development years
ago and I am following everything that jack laid out. Did not try to change it. The average home and there is
400 to $500,000 dollars. 2200 square feet is the average
to 2400 square feet in that subdivision.
there is another gentlemen after me that has proof of all of
this. What they are trying to do is cram 41 lots in a ten-acre area. I talked to the smiths that own
that land and they had a layout and they told me I had to use
that layout. They told me the deed restrictions, I had to use them. So I chose not to buy the
property. It was 24 lots laid out just like the rest of pebble beach estates.
what they are trying to do is cram 41 lots in this area.
we have pictures of what they were going to do on their
website that we will pass out. They were going to do 2-story
houses with front garage entry. Everyone, even stock ford and I
know him very well, his lots are 80-feet wide.
there are six. But they are 80 feet wide so you can put side car garage entries. We have rear-car garage entries
at pebble beach. It makes the home different. I'm also a builder with remarkable home, so I know a lot
about building. What a front-car garage entry,
it will not make anything look the same at pebble beach
estates. I will not look like mesa ridge
vllas. It will look like the subdivision that gene landry up in chad or, they are a little
bit smaller fronts but they are front car garage entries.
another thing. R8 lots in this town.
they are dying. There are hardly any left.
I saw an agenda again. I'm a developer, but they are
trying to makes a much money as they can by craming in smaller
homes and smaller lots. I understand that. Everyone is trying to make money but not in this subdivision.
I grew up in the bayhill area. When I first moved to abilene in
1998 or 1999 to become the store manager here. That's where we lived, but anyhow I want to finish it with,
there is an overwhelming planning and zoning voted against this and there's not hardly any r8 lots left and we
need to keep these preserved for executive custom homes.
thank you for your time. >> next card? >> chris cummings. >> good morning.
I'm chris cummings and I live at 7 monarch drive in the mesa
ridge villas. Directly south of this property. I have three main concerns about this property use.
the proposed houses that you'll see in the picture that says in
the center of that colored deal there, and neighborhoods will
decrease our property values will be decreased significantly. We feel. When a friend told me about this
proposed development. Small 2-story one car garage
home that's developer wanted to build I thought it made as much
sense as running marathon in high heels so I'm old and
retired. I jumped on google maps and noted all the addresses adjoining this property and
built a spreadsheet listing all the square footages and values
and the website and zillow and it confirms what I thought.
the average square feet with us 2484 square feet.
the average tax value was $396821.
and the average zillow value was $423158.
this development will do nothing but lower the values of our homes. My second concern is since there
will be more homes than originally platted it would increase the number of vehicles in the area.
you know buffalo gap road. It's bad enough as it is. These homes might appeal to families with teens so you could
potentially have four cars at one home with a single car garage and driveway. This means more cars parking on
the streets. My last concern is with the developer. They didn't even show up in
person at the planning and zoning meeting to explain their plans. Instead they had a
representative handle all the questions and sadly he couldn't answer the questions because he'd never been told the facts.
we thought this was not fair to him and for this reason we don't think the developer can be trusted.
I'm asking the council to align their vote with the planning and
zoning board and deny the requested rezoning of this land. Thank you so much. >> next card?
david ballard in opposition. Says he may or may not speak?
>> I'm david ballard from 101 riverside park, again I'm here
to talk in opposition to this and excuse me.
may I ask a question of the planning and zoning, mr. Tim
littlejohn a question? It's public record? >> tim, come up, please. >> tim, is it apart of planning
and zonings committee of each property being developed,
water-run-off? >> on the zoning piece, that is not a consideration until the plat and they develop the
property. That is done after the zoning piece >> ya'll do not require certain
retaining ponds or anything for water run-off from subdivision?
>> yes, sir. That is done during the
construction plan phase. What we're considering to day is zoning and layer. >> now would going from, I mean
going from 24 to 42 increase run-off? >> yes. >> okay.
>> again, we are, in the property we're developing we had
to enlarge our retaining thing that runs into this property, which means even now more water going from 24 to 42.
so again, I would ask the city council to consider the cities
water run-off in this zoning. Thank you.
>> I think it's joseph cardo? >> thank you.
I'm joe and I live at 3550 la hoja beach and I appreciate the
opportunity to come and talking about what we feel this will do
to the living conditions within pebble beach.
one of the things that happens there is because of the closed
cul-de-sac environment, we have dozens of people who walk on a
daily basis around there because of the low traffic. It's relatively a safe area and it's amazing how many people
walk and create such a large environment with all the additional houses in the back would dramatically change the
safety factor, as well as just the overall atmosphere. I would also like to draw your attention to something that was
added to your packet this morning and that is a petition
and I was able to circulate a petition around our neighborhood
after the zoning and planning commission meeting and I'm
actually excited to be able to share with you that in my professional life I do a lot of survey work and it's almost
impossible to end up with a complete population being
represent in any kind of an endeavor but what you see in
front of you is our signatures from 100 percent of all of the
houses that are in those cul-de-sacs, not just pebble
beach which involves la hoja and all serra and the other two
cul-de-sacs there. There's a qualifying.
there are two addresses not represented here because they are occupied by employees of the city which I understand are not
allowed to sign petitions but when you look at this what you are seeing is 100 percent of the people who live in the areas
that you are going to affect, saying, no.
we do not want this change. We do not want the new plat that
goes from 26 lots to 41 which is a 57 percent increase in the
number of houses and as we've heard before, that's going to
dramatically increase the number of automobiles especially with single car garages and it will completely change the entire
environment in which all of us wanted when we chose to buy and
build in that area. You would becoming in and simply
saying, we don't care about what your intent was.
we're going to say. My question is who are you guys
serving? The people that currently live there and will live there or somebody that just wants to
increase the number of houses and their profit ma gin?
thank you. >> that's all the cards on 17. >> we're still in the public hearing on item 17.
would anyone else like to speak at this time?
>> good morning mayor and council. I'm connor dale and I currently live in the tribute at double
eagle ranch neighborhood. I support growth in abilene. Our city is growing rapidly and I understand the need for
additional housing but I strongly appose r8 to r-6 for
this specific development. The zoning exists for a reason. The original zoning and development plan reflect and
long-term vision for how the area would grow responsibly overtime. Families purchase homes with the
understanding that surrounding development would remain consistent with the vision and density that is currently there.
this request significantly changes that plan increasing the number of homes from 26 to 41 homes while also reducing lot
widths down to 40 feet condo style houses.
that's a substantial increase in the density that changes the overall character of the surrounding neighborhoods.
my concern is not with the development itself but with the
overall development that prioritizes short-term density over long-term planning, neighborhood compatibility and
traffic safety. Another concern brought up multiple times is traffic. The proposed location is near
the early childhood center and a middle school and high school
with student drivers. I believe the city should consider if the current road infrastructure will accommodate
increased traffic around schools and young drivers and I believe it's important to consider the president this sets going
forward if developers can later request higher density zoning
simply because the housing market is strong it undermines the long-term process and creates uncertainty.
I support responsible growth in abilene and that means
respecting the original planning vision and ensuring
compatibility with the surrounding neighborhoods and schools. I ask the commission and the
city council to deny this request and encourage development that remains consistent with the long-term
vision for this area. Thank you for your time. >> still in the public hearing on item 17.
would anyone else like to speak? >> how's it going.
I'm clint and I do live in the area and the two main concerns that I would want to bring up to ya'll like what mr. Ballard
said, as of right now, that is just land that is sitting there that soaks in rain water. It floods pretty bad coming down
pebble beach moving north if you put homes in that area the flooding is going to get way worse and the second biggest
thing the traffic on this road. If you put these homes with this many people, whenever you come out on pebble beach and you go
to antly road you have to your west a hill that they come down.
you have trees lined up right there and it's hard for an adult. There is a lot of high school
kids that live in that area so my concern is the flooding and
the second is the traffic. Antly road in the morns ago
horrific, it's not good to get on because the traffic is so bad and then you add these kinds of homes and this many people and
it's only going to get worse. So I think kind of pump the
brakes. I'm all about growth in abilene but when we bought these homes in this area, this was never
even thought about because it is going to diminish our property
values. So if you could just think about this. Thank you. >> still in the public hearing on item 17.
would anyone else like to speak? >> hi.
good morning I'm ryan and I live in the tributes with my family
and I even lived in the bayhill area three or so years ago, as well. So that area has been my home
for a while we built in the tributes. Speaking with my neighbors and wife and people in the areas.
my in-laws live in the area, as well. Our big concern is we always want growth but what it comes
with is a price. Things I know you talked about with the deed restrictions. There are you there areas and we
do pay ho a and have to keep our yards maintained and when you
bring in more homes and open access to that they are not held to the standard. We have to pay monthly dues to
keep up with that as well. When you add that kind of area,
I had spent six years as property appraiser and I have
seen where some of those areas, they are not kept up, as well.
they go in fast and bring a lot of rentals and changes and
everything like that and the property values do change. I ran analytics and you do see decreases on brand new nice
properties and that's what we're concerned about. Things in the past, things that we're worried about could happen
in the future. As the people in my neighborhood
did mention you are kind of just cramming a lot of people and that comes with problems. I ride around with my son in an
our golf cart. I've seen the new development there and it's not what we're expecting as to what's being
kind of thrown up so fast and that's why we're apposing this. We don't want that change to create a problem that we're
already seeing. I'm 38 years old and I have a long-standing to be in this neighborhood for while and we
want to see that growth but at an appropriate level, and so
just wanted to bring my voice here to and appose this for my
family and neighbors. Can somebody speak up.
that's why I'm here and so I do appreciate ya'll's time.
thank ya'll. >> still in the public hearing on item 17. Would anyone else like to speak?
seeing no one I will close the public hearing. Any discussion by council? >> can you ask some clarifying
questions from the owner? >> can you come up for questions from council, please? >> I'm just trying to wrap my
mind around some of the information. I know we have been given some of it.
I think today is an opportunity for a lot of us to understand how information can become something else.
I just want to make sure I understand correctly. I know that we were given some, is it true that you guys have
some mock renderings of what the potential properties would look like versus the sheets we have been given?
have you had a chance to see them? >> I haven't. No sir I have not seen what
ya'll have been inch g. >> I'd love to see.
>> so the picture on this paper is for, you can see the sign.
it's pine haven. That's a neighborhood on pine street. That is downtown living
neighborhood. They are, I think I heard the word condo style houses. I am not sure I would use the
same language but I understand what they are trying to articulate when they say that. That is a neighborhood that my
client has recently done. So yes, I know where pine
havens. We actually designed it and this is not what is being proposed by my client on this 10-acre tract.
those style houses are, that's not what they are proposing. How the are proposing to build the ranch style homes that are in
those neighborhoods. >> I'm trying to make sure I
understand. I can't remember his name. Gentlemen shared about the scare foot to be around 1800 square
feet verses president that had been set. Can you speak to the metric of that?
in terms of like what square footage historically has been in
those homes verses what you are proposing?
>> minimum square feet is set in the deed restriction. It's common that minimum is not always built-to.
it's not a build-to square footage.
it doesn't surprise me. The number they gave was 2000 square feet. If you remember me talking about
the unique shape of the lots for this tract, there is going to be
house there's be very large so if you took at the average, at
the end of the day there will be some very big lots.
the only thing we've done and the term was rendering but
really we've done two layouts. We laid it out as rs 8 and then
the property as rs 6 looking how that would work.
rs 8 yields 35 lots. That's what I is.
you can't put more in there. The rs 6 if we have the
opportunity to take advantage of some of those dimensions that are allowed we yield 41 lots so the difference is six lots.
my client does own the property. This is not speculative.
I'm sure, well, I know my task when I walk out of here is to
finish designing the neighborhood it will just be
whether whether it's this many as far as zoning.
every lot will have a different style or type of house. Certainly the intent is none below 1800 and we're certainly
willing to commit to that. However you guys choose to, if
you were to choose to approve it, so does that answer your
question? >> it does. I did have another one for, I don't know if it's you or tim
littlejohn's question. Basically what we're decideing is land-use and such and I know concerns brought up.
flooding. Different capacities that really are not decide in our vote. It's something that happens
after the fact, again, I think the's still important to voice the but I also think it's important to understand what's
in our preview and what we're not deciding upon. Those are always taken into consideration obviously because
it's the citizens and it's safety and it's engineering and
it's math. But I do think it's important to speak to those concerns. If tim wants to?
maybe tim? >> any further questions?
>> thank you. >> probably the best way to
answer your question, councilmember craver is of course like you said, this phase we're looking at layers.
with the development side of things that's when engineering
takes over with design. It's going to be designed to where it's not going to impact the neighbors, the way they are
afraid of, which I understand why they are afraid of it.
I think there is if I remember, a defense facility there now
that will be modified and then the drainage will flow the way
it does today along pebble beach to the north, but at a rate that
is not going to be harmful to the neighborhood but that's all still in the design phase but that's part of the review
process that public works goes through during the plat and the
construction plan phase to ensure that. >> that's all I had. >> further questions for tim?
thank you, tim. Further discussion by council?
>> tim, do you know when this was zoned rs 8?
>> I do not know that answer off the top of my head, sir.
>> I'm trying to find it here. Just says when it was annexed,
not when it was zoned. Further discussion or comments
by council? >> well for me, you know, I went
out there and looked at the property and before this
morning, I was, I seen, it seemed reasonable to consider rs
6 but 100 percent petition from the property owners that live in
the area, you know, that we're elected to make decisions
for benefit of the city and to represent the people and I'm
having a hard time going against a very clear voice from the
neighborhood on how it's going to impact them.
that's my comment. >> I know that you know, flooding and things like that have been brought up.
this is already zoned for residential so they can start building residential tomorrow or after they get plat and the
drain will be done at the platting process. It's zoned for housing now. Further discussion or comments?
if not I'll accept a motion and a second?
there is no motion or second. Item fails.
we'll move toy tell 18 and I'll ask tim littlejohn to present
this item. >> thank you mayor.
after consideration is 2026-21. Agent is hibs and todd and the
owner is h s nh nll c. You want me to wait a second?
>> you can.
>> the request for you to consider is change the zoning of
half an acre from residential rs 8 to a town home district
located at 3035 buffalo gap road.
here's the location map. Here's the current zoning map.
here's some property views. Surrounding property views.
here's the current allowable uses versus the town home zoning
that they are requesting. Notifications.
one in favor and seven in opposition resulting in
opposition. This meets the criteria of planning and zoning did hear this case and they recommend a
denial by 5-2. The agent did appeal the request
and that's the reason you are hearing it today and I'd be ham
I to answer any question. >> this is always town home is
that right? >> the request is always town
ho home. >> further question? I'll open up the public hearing.
anyone that would like to speak for or against item 18 come
forward and give your name for the record.
>> good morning mayor and council. I have a hand out for ya'll. My name is jan craig and my
husband and I have lived at 3101 monterey circumstance for 31
year and I'm here in strong opposition to the proposed
rezoning of 3035 buffalo gap road from single family
residential to town home occupancy.
while we understand the need for diverse housing in abilene, we
respectfully request that this be denied because this proposal
is just fundamentally incompatible with the
neighborhood. There are two main points that I wanted to bring up today. Number one, this appears to be
what is considered spot-zoning. Maybe not technically, but in
effect, that's what it is. It's granting special
designation to a small parcel of land that differs significantly from the surrounding area to benefit sort of the private
interest of a single develop at the expense of everyone else on
this street. You know our zoning laws are
there to provide predictability and stability and we invested in
our home 13 years ago and yes, it is near buffalo gap but it is
a very quiet neighborhood. There are seven homes on buffalo gap. I did want to point out the one
person in favor of the proposal is a dentists office so it's not
a residential person in favor of this. It basically would be creating little town home island in the
middle of a residential neighborhood.
it would ruin the character of our neighborhood. As you can see from the picture. My second point is just
preservation of the character of our neighborhood. Meeting the agent mentioned that town homes would be like the
ones built on pine street and I took pictures of those and you can see our street verses putting, he said four but then
by the end to meeting you watch the video, he mentioned, oh they
are going to bulldoze the house on there and we would probably
put eight town homes. So you are talking about putting
eight town homes where there are only 7 homes on the whole street
so we request that appose this motion. >> still in the public hearing on item 18.
would anyone else like to speak? >> good morning.
representing the client. Here if you have any questions, we can answer. As she mentioned we're in a town
home. Not aware of it being eight units but only four. Any other questions you may have
hopefully I can answer. >> I'd love for you to address
the home that she shared that you guys were thinking of
bulldozing? Is that accurate information? >> yes, but like I said the only part of that, that is not
familiar to me is it's still four units either way. That's the plan. She is correct that the town
homes on pine street are what we're trying to model after
which to my knowledge are 2-story two bedrooms with two to
three baths. Other than that, I believe that
on buffalo gap we'll have a 40 foot offset buffer in that area
so there won't be room for eight units there. >> I'm just trying to make sure I understand.
are you remodeling that is how ordering the house down to build
more town home? >> to my knowledge we'll be tearing it down to build four town homes.
>> okay. >> can we go back to the slide
that shows the picture? There.
because the house is not in the area that's being rezoned but
you are tearing it down anyway? >> I was wrong on that. My apologies. I thought there was a different
house on this one and bj is working on this.
I'm not 100 percent familiar with other than the intent of
what's being constructed. That existing house there will
remain. My apologies.
>> what would be the medium price of the potential town
homes if built? >> I don't have that information. >> okay.
>> are the entrances off buffalo gap road or off monterey circle?
>> monterey circle. There will be a drive on that east side of that lot that's being rezoned.
>> okay. >> then the units will be west of that so between the house and the proposed town homes.
>> further questions? >> so it's zoned residential?
okay. >> and that is a point to clarify these are not apartments but it will be town home units
that allow for more vertical construction to fit more in this
area. >> anyone else? >> question for tim. >> thank you.
>> thank you. Still in public hearing on item 18.
>> morning. Nathan hawthorne. I'm actually the landowner. Just to clarify so what our
intent is, is to remodel the house that is there.
we'll paint the exterior and update the interior. Remodel the bathroom and what we'd like to do is build four
single family homes. They will be nice houses.
200 to $225 a square foot. We'll probably sell two and keep
two, as well as keeping the back house. We're not looking to change the neighborhood.
I think the word town home maybe is getting a negative
connotation and associated with other project but we're not doing what's on pine street or pebble beach was four houses
that are nice. High end finishes, they will be
2-story. Front porch on the first and seond floor most likely. We don't have exact floor plans
but four bed three bath. Not trying to ruin a
neighborhood. We will have parking in the back off monterey. Nice front yard.
I think buffalo gap is a very diverse, you have all sorts of
uses up and down from neighborhood retail to multi-family to single family, you have a little bit of
everything and I think talking with tim and the staff, we had
support for the project. It was an appropriate use. I didn't know it would pnz or I would have been there to address
concerns. I got here right as it ended but happy to answer questions. >> questions for nathan?
>> that's beyond helpful. You are electing to remodel.
that helps me. And then, I guess, what's the
intent of the houses or town homes being built?
are you selling them? Renting them? >> as of now I think we're going to cell first two that we build
and keep the other two. But we may sell them all.
I'm not sure just yet. >> anyone else? >> still in the public hearing on item 18.
anyone else like to speak? Seeing no one I will close the
public hearing and I think tim, we had more questions for you.
tim? How many maximum units could be put on this lot if we approve it this way?
>> it would be about six. Six or seven, I think if they
were to be able to do typical town homes. I'm guessing what I remember when we measured it a long time
ago. The reason they are going for the town home district they are actually detached.
not attached like a typical town home. >> we can't put a limit on it? >> no sir, no.
>> not unless we create a pd. >> right.
a pd would allow us to do that. >> if they were to build homes
under rs 8 how many homes could they put in this area?
>> possibly two lots there. >> two? >> yes, sir >> tim, this, right now is just
one lot. Are they going to subdivide this
into two and then into four more?
>> yes. Out of what you saw in the
highlighted area and then turn that into four lots.
>> if you can go back to one of the maps. It doesn't have to be a picture map.
the 108020 is actually agenda number 28 for change in zoning
to neighborhood office so that, there's two things being looked
at and I don't think it is the same proponents as far as
neighborhood so next to a neighborhood office. >> that's correct. >> if that gets approved to.
mayor, what are you thinking? >> I'm just uncomfortable with
us approving this. But leaving potential open for
s six. >> are there any concerns with us changing that to a p.d. Where
it's the same zoning but having a limitation. >> if you wanted to look at that motion to table it so we would
could look at that and see if the notifications are okay.
p.d. Is open-ended so I don't know if the applicant wants to
do that but if you want to consider that I suggest we table it to the next meeting. >> I'd feel more comfortable
with that. >> can we send that proposal
back top n z for the process? >> the only way it can go back
is if you denied it today and they'd have to start over.
>> but they'd have to wait a year before they did anything? >> no, they only have to wait a year if it's the same proposal.
being different than proposed today. >> even if it's - >> I would have to see the pd to
see if it was close enough. >> at least if you table it, it would not necessarily be another year that we would have?
>> it could be the next meeting. >> yeah. >> wouldn't have to go back. I would be way more comfortable
with that. Any other comments?
>> I'll make a motion to table to allow staff and the proponent
to discuss the possibility of doing a pd that addresses, is
there anything besides the four units that you are concerned
about? >> I'll second. >> motion and second to table this item.
any further discussion? We're ready to vote.
>> councilmember patterson abstaining and motion carries.
all yeses. >> motion carries.
>> we move to item 19 and little rock will present this item.
>> thank you mayor and council. Up for consider is conditional
use permit. This is university baptist church the owner. Agent is tammy and, what you are
considering today is to allow freight container in general
retail on north first street. Here's the location map.
hre's the current zoning map. As you can see, it requires a
conditional permit use permit for the freight container and this been in place for quite some time we're just cleaning it
up. Here's some property views.
neighboring properties. Here's the concept land.
notifications we did receive one in favor and 0 in opposition. This meets the criteria betweenp n z recommends approval to the
all applicable land development code a requirements. >> questions for tim? Is there anyone that would like
to speak for or against item 19. Please come forward and give your name for the record. Seeing no one I will close the
public hearing. I'll accept a motion and second.
I have a motion by councilmember price and seconded by
councilmember beard. Discussion? We're ready to vote. >> all yeses.
motion carries. >> carries and now item 20 and
it will lit lit lit tim tim lit again. >> owner of the city of abilene. Request is conditional use
permit on approximately 2293 acres and zoned agriculture to
allow for utilities generation. Location is ab tract adjacent to
the water treatment plant. Here's the location map.
zoning map. Here's the concept plan which I understand is hard to read because of the solar panels are
a little dense. Here's allowable uses.
here's the property views. Notifications were sent out and
we received two in opposition resulting in a 5 point 38 percent in opposition. This meeting the criteria, p&z
heard this case and I'd be happy to answer any questions. >> questions of tim? >> that is a very dense layout
of those panels. They go right up to the property
edge so there's no buffering that's required?
it is not a noise generating utilities operation.
if it was gas generators. There are some noise adherence
they would have to buffer but solar panels do not create noise
so there was no buffer requirements.
but as the reason of the cup they have the ability to put
those in place during this process. >> but we have fencing or there will be fencing around the
property? >> yes. They will have to protect that area.
>> any further questions for tim? Thank you, tim. This time I'll open up the
public hearing. Anyone would like to speak for or against item 20 please come forward and give your name for
the record. >> good morning I'm wade carter.
I live here in abilene. I have a farm out near the lake.
looks like we're about to get solar development. Another one is proposed on the opposite side near the city pump
station. I don't know what kind of restrictions are on these solar panels but I recently learned
about the pfas backers and the toxicity.
we can all quickly google what happens when a hailstorm hits a
solar farm. It shatters lots of glass.
quick research this morning, so pfas I don't know if everyone is
familiar. Forever chemicals.
current e.p.a. Regulation allow four parts per trillion for safe
water. At full is 74 acre feet, so if
tornado goes through and rinse up the solar panels and throws it into the watershed and the backer sheets degrade, it would
take point eight pounds of that substance to make the water safe
to drink. At current level it is at 73
percent capacity and that would be point five eight pounds of
pfas making the entire lake not safe and not safe to eat the
fish. They do make those that have
pfas-free backer but due to do proximity of the lake and the
watershed, if that's something you could have them require I
think that would be a good thing and that basically all. >> thank you mr. Carter. Still in the public hearing on
item 20. Would anyone else like to speak?
>> tammy fogle. Resident of abilene.
what is the plan for abilene because it feels like we're just
all over the place trying to do everything all at once without direction to go in. Why do we need solar panels?
county can do what you want but why do we need them? You haven't told us why we're doing this?
you are making arrangements for the plans we don't know the why and it feels like we are irrelevant to this process?
this is public taxpayer property supposed to be utilized to our
city. It is just money. Are we looking for revenue to come in other ways?
it seems the long-term negative affects of these panels are way more costly than the benefit of the financial gain you'll get to
lease out this property. When I reached out to the city I was told you were not going to do solar panels.
but I was not told you were doing third party solar panels.
there's no transparency in what you are doing. I can't tell people are you good for solar panels, let the council know.
there is no way to communicate that and that one little picture
is supposed to show me that's solar panels coming to the
property? I feel this been a business run without the people for far too long and until you start to
recognize that's not what you are elected to do, you elected to serve the people and whether or not you agree with it or not
you are not serving us by communicating what's going on
and I feel very frustrated and disappointed because I've been
asking for more transparency for years. It's what everyone is campaigning on but yet you are
going to change the zoning and make the agreement and say, look what we've done. There's no way for us to have
input to stop this process and I've seen it happen again and again and again and I don't want to be ugly about it, but I want
to express great frustration in how broken this process is.
I know we're looking for other sources of revenue besides
property tax but if you are going to ruin our land with these ugly, I mean these, I can't even drive through west
texas without seeing these things covering the landscape and I don't even no why. When you use public property to
change and completely remake the way our city and our landscape,
our character is, I think there should be more opportunity for citizen input before you just start putting up these ugly
things that I don't even know the benefit. If there is one you failed tell me and lack of communication
leads to confusion and frustration and I know there is a lot more people that are not here to be frustrated about this
but they don't have the time or energy to come to the city
cou council. >> still in the public hearing on item 20.
anyone else like to speak at this time?
>> andrea kelly resident of abilene. I'm completely opposed to putting a solar farm on 2,000
acres of land that is paid for with our tax dollars. The last thing that we need is to further diminish our
agriculture land, ranches, farm land. We need it. It's dwindling.
I agree with what tammy has said. We need more transparency. People should be able to have a
say in decisions like this. This is big. This is like 2,000 acres. And you are going to put solar
panels on it and that will render it completely unable to
be used for agriculture, for ranching or just for trees,
bees, pollinators, diversity of life and it's wrong and I don't
agree with it and I don't think you should approve it. Thank you. >> still in the public hearing
on item 20. Would anyone else like to speak? Seeing no one I will close the public hearing.
any further discussion or comments by council? >> do we know what the long-term use will be?
utility generation but what are they doing with the power? >> selling it. >> just retail electric sale?
>> generating power to sell. >> tim, for the conditional use
permit for utilities generation is there requirements for rehabbing the land if that lease were to terminate?
>> it's not in there, no. It's the language that I think
ya'll would have to place in the lease agreement, I would assume.
>> hello matthew. Just dying to get up here.
>> matthew. Water utilities. Just note related to that. In agreement with the third
party specifically requires the removal of the equipment at the end of the least term. There are some lease options
when that actually ends but there is explicit language about
removing solar facilitates. >> this is a ten-year lease with
options, is that right? >> I think. But that word is in big asterisks.
my recognition is 30-year with extension options, yep.
>> go ahead. I'm sorry. >> your question is probably better.
>> is this in the watershed? >> this one is not.
we are monitoring the one that was brought up, I'm loosely aware of it's near the clear fork scalping station not tied
to the city in anyway but there is potential at the last little
bit of the clear fork for those facilitates to get scalped and
brought into phantom. It has some pfas and we're aware
and we'll be measuring that and obligated to do in terms of
drinking water quality. >> it is still in the brazs
watershed. >> this is a separate item as some point in the future? >> a lease agreement has been
approved by the city council >> there's nothing there so we
have in there addressing those things, like not just removal
but clean up? If there's damage that was brought up? >> I have to go back and looking
at the exact details of what clean up meant.
I know the facility is supposed to be removed but I don't remember the details on how extensive that is if it pertains
to damages. >> is your department in charge of monitoring I'm understanding correctly, any potential issues
or reporting or any of that? Who's department is in charge of
that piece? >> well, is your question in
regard to the pfas. Correct. We're in charge of that. Clarity, if it didn't come out
in the image there. The land where this is going is the buffer area around the wastewater plant, which to some
extent has been used for ag purposes for the city so it's
this immediate buffer area aren't the plant that will
potentially be solar panels. >> thank you matthew.
any further discussion or comments by council?
I'll accept a motion and a sec
second >> moved. >> I have a motion by councilmember yates.
>> second. >> second by councilmember
patterson. Discussion? Ready to vote? >> councilmember patterson?
>> oh, sorry. >> he's new.
>> you saw me touch it. >> councilmember beard and
councilmember price voted no and the remaining are yeses so the motion carries. >> now move to item 21.
tim littlejohn? >> thank you mayor and council. Consideration is thoroughfare closure.
agent is eh t. Owner is ac u. The request is abandon 15 feet of public right-of-way along
lincoln drive 525 east 14th street.
here's the location map. Here's the current zoning.
here for property views. Surrounding property views.
here's the right-of-way abandonment exhibit showing the 15 feet of right-of-way to be an abandoned.
notification, we did receive one in favor and 0 in opposition.
this request meets all the criteria for approval in the p&z
recommends approval with these conditions. The subject right-of-way and all the adjoining properties platted
in accordance with city of abilene standard and plat must be record one year from the date of the approval and the owner
shall grant easements for all exists utilities or yellow kate
at their own expense and any public improvements should meet
all city of abilene standards for design. I'd be happy to answer any questions.
>> questions for tim? At this time I'll open up the public hearing. Anyone that would like to speak
for or against item 21. >> tammy fogle. Resident so I'm glad to see that we share information about when
the owners have to reimburse or pay for things but not always
what the city has to pay for because we're not transparent. Did I understand you said there was, the agreement had been made
with the lease agreed by council? >> the land lease. >> the land lease had been
agreed before the up is? >> that's been over a year ago,
I believe. >> over a year ago. Just clarifying we have agreed to the land lease to the solar
panel company for 30 years not one bit of citizen information
given out because we're not being transparent and I cannot
believe after all I've done I'm completely floored right now because I thought the process was already screwed up but it's
really screwed up. You have already agreed to use
our public property in another meeting and you already told everyone what you had to but nobody knows what's going on and
I'm tired of feeling like I'm always, I'm lost at what you are
doing and I'm probably one of the few people that pays attention regularly to what's going on in the meetings, and if
I'm floored by what happened I say that reflects poorly on the
job you are doing and the lack of willingness to actually make a difference and be transparent so the citizens who for ones in
charge actually have a say in the process rather than finding out after the fact like so many things like we didn't know what
was going in our city because we don't have a vision or the a plan in place for where we're going and I think that needs to
be fixed and I hope other people are willing to do something
about that. >> still in the public hearing on item 21, would anyone else like to speak?
>> carter norris. Representative of the ac u here
to answer questions accurately this time if you have them. Anything you got I can help to answer that.
the was determined looking at the properties to the north and the south. As you can see the roadway in
this area is kind of offset between what the true center of
the right-of-way is and the main reason for trying to push to the west on this property is they want to build housing for ac u
students, try to you know address the housing issues they are having on campus. >> questions? Thank you.
still in the public hearing on item 21. Would anyone else like to speak? Seeing no one I will close the
public hearing. >> just one for tim.
is there any potential widening for lincoln? Would this impact that? I know part of the deal it has
to grant easements for utilities and there is a water line, but is there any impact to this? >> no.
we considered that whenever we were reviewing the request and went back and forth and it's an old established neighborhood
that's built out. There's really no need to expand. It it was agreement that staff
had made and what the easements that we're requesting in place
will be covered for our protection. >> thanks. >> any further questions or
comments? If not I'll set the motion and the second. Motion by councilmember craver.
second by councilmember price. Any further discussion?
ready to vote. >> all yeses.
motion carries. >> now move to item 22 and tim?
>> thank you. Up up is 2026-10.
johnny trotter. Jacob and martin. Request is change of zoning to 11 acres from residential rs 6
to home district located at 2637-iron side road.
here's the location map. Here's the current zoning map.
here for property views. Here for current allowable use
and the requests uses. Notifications were sent out and
we had three in favor and four in opposition resulting in 5.16
in opposition. This does meet the criteria for
approval in the p&z and they recommend approval this morning
and I can answer any questions. >> questions of tim? Thank you, tim. This time I'll open up the
public hearing. Anyone like to speak either for or against item 22? Give your name for the record.
>> good morning. Agent for the property owner. This request is to create another pocket of patio homes in
heritage park neighborhood. On just the west side of
beltway. There is heritage park the energy enclave that's also a patio home neighborhood.
thank you. In yellow on the screen.
we are hoping to create the same pocket of patio homes on the
east side of beltway, along with that there will be a boulevard
like liberty. Divided median road just on the
east side of the patio home that will continue up to the north just on the east side of camden at the top of the screen there.
that will continue to be rs 6 like the remainder.
so we're trying to create a mirror image of what was done on
the west side. As you know this neighborhood has been under development since the early 80s.
great neighborhood and very active ho a and I think this
fits with what was originally planned back in the 80, so
preliminary development plans and things put together.
interestingly there was a golf course planned at one point and that didn't happen. This concept was planned.
I think probably seven or eight years ago and we rezoned it
across the entire tract to save us a step knowing that we'd have to come back once we finalized what that pocket patio home
would look like. I'd be happy to answer any questions if I can. >> does the access for this go
back through the neighborhood? Any access to 3 a 51?
>> no sir this would dump back out on the boulevard. Speaking to the east side that does connect back to 351.
there's a concrete apron that was planning what we did with texdot when they redid 351 for this access point.
>> any questions? Thank you. >> thank ya'll.
>> at this time I'll open the public hearing. Anyone like to speak for or against item 22.
come forward and aggressive your name for the record. Seeing no one I will close the public hearing.
any further discussion. If not a motion and a second. I have a motion by councilmember craver.
second by councilmember yates. Any further discussion?
ready to vote. >> all yeses.
motion carries. >> motion carries and now item 23 and, tim littlejohn. >> thank you mayor.
up for consider is 2026-11. Agent is cooper development
incorporated and orchard properties lclc. Change the zoning of point nine six acres from central business
to planned development district at 1333 north sixth street.
here's the location map. Here's the current zoning map.
here's the concept plan. This is related to the resolution of support that was done about a month ago.
this is that project. Here specific modifications
proposed base zoning is central business district with the allowable maximum density should be 46 units per acre.
no minimum street set-back. Maximum height of 52 feet or
four stories. 100 percent lot coverage.
three parking spaces per units and maximum 332 feet.
here are the property views. Surrounding property views.
here are the current allowable uses.
notifications were sent out and we received four in opposition resulting in a 4.32 in opposition.
this meets all the criteria for approval in the land development
code p&z do recommend approval this morning and I'd be happy to answer any questions. >> questions of tim?
thank you, tim. At this time I'll open up the
public hearing. Anyone like to speak for or against item 23. Come forward and give your name
for the record? >> hello I'm jason lane, I am at
788 wind song lane heath, texas. 75302. Thank you mayor and council for allowing me to rent yet again
hopefully at the right meeting this time. I have obviously introduced myself and the company and what
we're proposing here multiple times.
I wanted to address just a few items that seem to have come up
in question. Regarding property, yes, it is for senior adults. It is four stories.
there was a question regarding getting senior adults from the
fourth floor to the first floor. While we are supportive of multi
modal transportation we prefer you use stairs or elevators to
get from the fourth to the first. Those will be provided and so I know that was of concern, was
the elevator portion. The other was amenities for
downtown abilene. I spoke with a lot of senior
adults throughout my development career which is over 20 years
and active seniors look for same things that everybody else does.
they want to see amenities close by, something that they would
use. When you talk to seniors, when they go to new places they are looking for things like the
arts. They look for things like civic centers where exhibits might come or trade shows might come.
they look for parks and they look for places to eat.
if you are my grandmother you are looking for the nearest place to get a march and luckily, that's not far.
so I believe for senior's perspective that there is quite
a bit that abilene offers in it's a downtown community that would apply to seniors and people of all ages.
I believe those were the main issues.
a texture. We have put a lot of effort in
taking buildings from historic downtown abilene, and coming
with a design that matches the original buildings, in 1920s, so
our elevations will be something that looks like it was intended
to be in abilene. So we do plan to blend in.
other than that, we will always be a good neighbor.
we are long-term holders here for a long time. Thank you. >> thanks.
>> public hearing on item 23. Would anyone else like to speak
at this time? Seeing no one I will close the public hearing. Any further questions or
comments? If not I'll accept a motion and a second >> moved.
>> have a motion by councilmember price. Second by councilmember craver. Discussion?
we're ready to vote. >> all yeses.
motion carries. >> we'll move to item 24 and it
will it will, tim littlejohn again. >> zoning case 2026-12 owner is texas 360 senior housinggp, llc.
a&m engineering. Change to approximately 34 .8 acres to
general retail to multi-family at 6157 highway 277 south.
here's the location map. Here's the current zoning.
here are the property views. Here for current allowable uses
within general retail. Here are the requests uses
within multi-family. Notifications were sent out and
we did receive three in favor and two in opposition resulting
in 28.1 in opposition. This meets the criteria of
approval in the land development code. P&z recommends approval this morning and I'd be happy to
answer any questions. >> questions for tim? >> when I drove out there, they are starting on the streets,
working on the streets for the residential to the south, the one that's in opposition, did they speak at p&z and express
their concerns? Or they said they were apposed?
>> yes. >> one thing that I bring up that's not directly related to this, but this is about the
fifth development that is going to impact that intersection at
277 autumn sage. This might be a max question
instead of you, but we might be well served to get ahead of that
impact at that intersection and see there get with texdot which
is who I think would have to - >> they are part of the review
process when we do the plats. >> there are some on the west
side of 277 and to the south of this and that's going to turn into a hot spot real quick. >> yes, sir.
>> okay. >> anyone else? Thank you tim. At this time I'll open up the
public hearing. Anyone would like to speak for or against item 26 please step ball forward and give your name
for the record? >> I'm corey and I'm filling in
for tyler apple. The agent for the proponent. To answer your question. The site plan does not currently
have a driveway on to 277 so we're focus together traffic to
the south so that will hopefully help alleviate additional
connection points a long 277 between autumn sage and bright
boulevard. I don't have anything additional to add but I'm here for questions if you have any.
also cooper baker representing the owner is also here to answer
if I questions and I can answer any questions you guys may have
for us. >> thank you for being here. Still in the public hearing on item 24.
would anyone else like to speak? Seeing no one I will close the
public hearing. Any further discussion or comments? If not I'll accept a motion and
second. I have a motion by councilmember beard. Second by councilmember price.
discussion? Ready to vote.
>> all yeses. Motion carries. >> let's take >> alright.
we will now move and we're back. We'll move to item 25.
25. >> thank you mayor and council up for consideration is 2026 agents and owners weather by
construction and the request so amend the terms of plan development 104 to allow for general commercial uses within
tract one and three. If you see in the exhibit it
will create tract seven. This is probably the most amended p.d. I've seen but I think we're, we've got it right.
here's the areal location map. Here's the current zoning map
and this is that lining the tract seven we're createing with
the general commercial uses. Property views.
uses in general retail. Here's the requested within the
general commercial. Notifications were set out and we didn't receive any in return. This meets all the criteria for
the land development code. P&z do recommend to your
approval and I'd be happy to answer questions. >> tim, I keep forgetting to compliment you and your staff on
these qr goals. I don't know who's ideal that
was. That's good. You can drive up and screen shot that so good job.
>> very, very helpful. >> you can take credit for it.
>> that's weird. When I used my camera for the qr
code brought a picture of you smiling, so I guess I pressed it
wrong. At this time I'll open the
public hearing. Anyone like to speak for or against item 25 come forward and give your name for the record.
>> good morning. Im here to answer any questions you have about the rezoning. >> questions?
>> good to see you. >> good to see you too. Thank you. >> still in the public hearing
on item 25. Would anyone else like to speak at this time? Seeing no one I will close the
public hearing. Any further comments or questions? If not I'll accept a motion
>> moved. >> I have a motion by councilmember craver and second by councilmember yates.
further discussion? We're ready to vote?
>> all yeses. Motion carries. >> we'll move to item 26. Tim littlejohn?
>> thank you. Up for consideration is zoning case 2026-14. Agent is eh t and "habitat for
humanity". Request to planned development to allow for a new subdivision of patio homes with specific
standards located at 1331 cedar street.
here's the location map. Here's the current zoning map.
here's the concept plan for the pd showing the layout.
as you can see those are dedicated alleys and public
right away in the middle for the side
sidewalk. >> there it is. >> I guess we've done too much. Notifications were sent out and
we did receive one in favor and two in opposition? 2 point 36
percent opposition. This request meets the criteria for approval in the land development code and the
planning and zoning in this case they do recommend to you approval with the following conditions.
amending such 4 d and 4 e. Pavement except for driveways
and utilities and utilities easements are public and shall meet all applicable city of abilene design standard and
requirements. E the central sidewalk and reference to exhibit b the 10-foot wide concrete sidewalk
is considered public and has been placed in a public easement. Sidewalk construction shall meet
all applicable, I can't say that word today city of abilene
design standards. I'd be happy to answer any
questions? >> thank you. >> at this time I'll open the public hearing.
anyone that would like to speak for or against item 26?
>> good morning I'm russell with "habitat for humanity" of
abilene. This development is a culmination of about 3 and a half years of work at this
point. The plan itself was developed in
a partnership with city staff and my staff and my board of directors. The specific plan that was one
that robert our previous city manager actually helps my board of directors pick specifically, all of the issues that came up
in the p&z are things that our engineering firm has dealt with
since then and we're planning to have slabs on the ground by the end of the summer so I'm here for questions.
>> nice job. >> thank you. Appreciate ya'll and appreciate ya'll's support.
this been a really fun project for us. >> questions? Thank you.
>> appreciate your leadership. Still in the public hearing on
item 26. Would anyone like to speak? Seeing no one I'll close the public hearing.
I'll accept a motion and a second. I have a motion by councilmember price and second by
councilmember craver for further discussion? We're ready to vote. >> councilmember patterson is
objective abstaining. Motion carries. >> we'll move to item 27. Tim littlejohn will present this
item. >> thank you mayor and council.
zoning case 2026-15. Owners luke wooems and request
to amend the terms and conditions of 39 specifically to
add welding small firearm modifications as permitted use.
the location is 5550 highway 277 south.
here's the location map. Here's the zoning map.
property views. Notifications were sent out and
we didn't receive any in return. This meets criteria and p and z
recommend approval this morning and I'd be happy to answer questions. >> questions of tim?
thank you, tim. >> at this time I'll open up the public hearing. Anyone that would like to speak
for or against item 27. Please come forward and give
your name for the record. Seeing no one I will close the
public hearing. If not I'll accept a motion and a second. >> I have a motion by
councilmember beard. Second by councilmember price. We're ready to vote. >> all yeses.
motion carries. >> we'll now move to item 28 and
I'll ask tim littlejohn to present this item. >> thank you mayor and council. 2026-17 the owner is kevin and
caity parnell. The request for you to consider
is the change of the zoning of point two six acres from
residential rsa to neighborhood office at 2380 south 32nd
street. Here's the location map.
here's the current zoning map. Property views.
surrounding area. Here's the current allowable
uses. Here's the proposed uses within the request of the neighborhood office.
notifications were sent out and we received one in favor and two
in opposition and resulted in a 10% opposition. This meets the criteria for approval in the land development
code. Pz do recommend this for your approval this morning and I'd be happy to answer questions.
>> do you know what the plan use is? >> right now their attorney in the accounting office.
>> okay. >> at this time -
>> seems like it will be probably boring. >> I'll open up the public hearing?
anyone like to speak for or against item 28? >> I'm josh raider. I'm here to speak on behalf of
caity parnell. Just full disclosure my wife works there and they are boring. >> my brother is an accounting.
>> man. Snoozefest. I'm here to answer questions but I'd like to also say nice to see
jay instead of that reagan fella. What an improvement ya'll have here.
so nice. What treat. I think whole city can agree on that. Just kidding. >> thank you.
I'll let your wife know you said that. >> I know it's on tape. You got to let her know.
>> thank you, john. >> still in the public hearing
on item 28. Would anyone else like to speak at this time? Seeing no one I will close the
public hearing? >> comments or discussion? If not I'll accept a motion and a second?
motion by councilmember craver. Seconded by councilmember yates.
discussion? Ready to vote.
>> all yeses. Motion carries. >> move to item 29. Tim littlejohn?
>> thank you mayor and council. Up for consideration is 2026-18.
the agent is kevin phillippe and the owner is pack harris
enterprises. The request is for p.d. 198 to
allow mixed use residential use and commercial uses in the same
lot. This located along the 1100 and
1,400 block of ben richie drive and the 1100 and 1,400 block of
petroleum drive. Here's the location map.
here's the current zoning map. Concept plan.
of how it will be laid out. Here's some specific
modifications, maximum height for any structure is 38 feet.
building setbacks 15 feet from front property line. 5-foot interior. 0 for the rear which I know 0
for the rear is a little odd, but after working with the
aplicant with the flood way in that area, there's no way for
them to a butt any property line, so we're fairly
comfortable with that requirement. Maximum lot coverage not to exceed 75 percent and the hours
of operation for commercial uses shall be monday through sunday.
7:00 a.m. To 12:30 and then sidewalks are not required for
any blighted lot and any uses as listed in exhibit-a.
here's the property views. Notifications were sent out and
we did receive nine in favor and three in opposition resulting in
a 2.36 percent of opposition. This request is consistent with
all the criteria for improvement in p&z do recommend approval
this morning and I'd be happy to answer questions. >> questions of tim? Thank you.
>> at this time I'll open the public hearing. Anyone that would like to speak for or against item 29.
please come forward and give your name for the record.
>> I'm kevin phillippes here at the owner's representation.
we're here to answer questions if there are any? >> tim? Thanks for being here?
item 29. Would anyone else like to speak?
I'll close the public hearing. No further discussion and I'll accept a motion and a second. >> I have a motion by
councilmember beard. Second by councilmember yates. Discussion? We're ready to vote.
all yeses. Motion carries. >> now move to item 30. Tim?
>> thank you mayor and council. Up for consideration is 2026-19
agents eh t owner is paul johnson and the request to consider is the change of zoning of 28 .87 acres from agriculture
to residential single family rs 6 at 6610 butterfield trail.
here's the location map. Zoning map, property views?
current allowable uses and the requested uses.
notifications were sent out and we received three in favor and eight in opposition resulting in a 3.76 opposition.
this request meets all the criteria for approval in the land development code. P&z do recommend approval this
morning and I'd be happy to answer any questions? >> questions of tim? At this time I'll open the
public hearing. Anyone that would like to speak for or against item 30. Please come forward and give
your name for the record? Seeing no one, sorry.
>> give everyone a chance. I'm here if there are questions I can help answer those, hopefully.
if not, thank you. >> anyone else on item 30?
seeing no one I will close. Any further discussion and I'll
accept a motion and a second >> moved. >> I have a motion by councilmember craver.
>> second. >> is that councilmember beard
or councilmember yates? >> ouch.
>> what were you doing? Discussion?
we're ready to vote. >> all yeses.
motion carries. >> councilmember patterson you
can't give the minutes if you don't make motions. Item 31. Tim littlejohn?
>> thank you mayor. And council up for consideration is 2026-20. The owner is ronnie.
sorry, request is to change zoning of 2.2 acres to gc and an
o to general commercial of east south 11th street.
here's the location map. Here's the current zoning map as you can see, we're cleaning that up and taking that zoning
district throughout the parcel. Here's the property views.
here are the current allowable uses. Here's the requested uses. Notifications were sent out and
we did receive one in favor and zero in opposition.
this meets the all the criteria for approval in the land
development code. P&z recommend approval this morning and I'd be happy to answer any questions.
>> questions, thank you, tim? At this time I'll open the
public hearing. Anyone that would like to speak for or against item 31. Please come forward and give
your name for the record. Seeing no one I will close the public hearing. Any further comments or
discussion? If not I'll accept a motion and a second. I have a motion by councilmember
patterson. Second by councilmember price. Further discussion? We're ready to vote.
>> all yeses. Motion carries. >> we now move to the final zoning item 32 and littlejohn.
>> thank you mayor and council. Up for consideration is zoning
case z 2026-22, david phillippes and the agent is pack harris and
the request is change of zoning of 3 point 58 acres from planned
development to general commercial at 6156 and 6164
hartford street. Here's the location map. Here's the current zoning map. Property views.
neighboring property views. Here for allowable uses within
the general commercial district. Notifications were sent out and
we didn't receive any in return. Meets the criteria for the land
development code and p and z recommends approval this morning and I'd be happy tony answer any questions.
>> questions of tim? >> any impact of the house there? >> no the pd was commercial
uses. Pretty much the same thing we're just cleaning it up and straight zoning it to general commercial
use. >> thank you. >> at this time I'll open the public hearing. Anyone that would like to speak for or against item 42.
come forward and give your name for the record? >> kevin phillippes the owner's represent and I can answer any
questions. >> I appreciate your diligence on working on this. >> it's been a struggle.
but we got it. >> we look forward to something being on that property. >> yes, sir.
we've got them. Thank you. >> thank you kevin. Still in the public hearing on
item 32. Anyone else like to speak at this time? Seeing no one I will close the
public hearing. Any further comments if not I'll accept a motion and a second. >> I'd like to compliment, tim.
>> tim, councilmember yates is not ready to vote. >> he want immediate to get up again.
>> you've done a really good job kind of managing all of this and thank you for all that hard work and to your staff.
>> yeah. Staff has done a fantastic job and they deserve all the credit. >> thank you, tim.
>> I'll accept a motion and second. Motion by councilmember yates. >> second by councilmember
beard. Discussion? We're ready to vote. >> all yeses and motion carries.
>> councilmember patterson. They are usually not this easy
so don't get used to this. It is 10:50 and we request
pursuant to section 551 consultation with attorney 551
point 072 deliberations about real property and 551
deliberations about gift and donations and personnel matters.
551 point 076 deliberation about security device and section 551
point 087 deliberations of business prospects and economic development. See you in a bit.
>> it is now 11:35 and reconvened.
no votes or actions were presented.
item, 35, reappointment of various boards and commissions.
parks and rec board, michael homer, visual arts jury, mike
warren, leah doty and will duncan. Is there anyone who would like to speak either for or against
item 35 please come forward and give your name for the record.
seeing none. I will close the public hearing. I will accept a motion in second. >> so moved. >> motion by councilman craver.
>> seconded councilman press. Ready to vote.
>> motion carry passenger. >> item 36,ly ask the c.e.o. Of
the development corporation of abilene to present us with some
exciting apps. >> hello.
I'm misty may yes, president of the development corporation of
abilene. Thank you, mayor hurt, city council members and still manager crawford.
I appreciate the opportunity today to present on behalf of the development corporation of abilene and our board of
directors, a request for approval of the d.c.o.a. Amended
fiscal year 2026 budget. First I would like to thank our
chair, tracy howell and vice chair, buddy napier from our board of directors for being here today.
I want to thank them, extra special thank you for their lead
I ership of board of directors and for vision and foresight into what the development corporation
is bringing and the success we are having in building a future
for abilene. Today, the amendment I bring you is a pre active step that prosi
positions for long-term success the amended budget, we have
additional revenue, and that additional revenue is 7.7
million dollars. I like to start for the public's
information with our vision and mission of the development corporation, our mission being leading economic growth for
abilene. Again, building a future for our
community. That 7.7 million dollars looking
to allocate under -- land acquisition and improvements.
ultimately strategic land acquisition is key factor in whether we win project for the community.
projects being companies, who are making decisions to expand many abilene and when they expand in abilene they are
spending their money in abilene. They are hiring folks and retaining folks, again, all for building our future community
and the future prosperity of our community.
mayor, than concludes my amended fiscalier 2026 pressen
assassination >> any questions of misty? >> thank you, misty. Ly open up the public hearing.
is there anyone who would like to speak either for or against
item 36 please come forward and give you name for the record. Seeing no only close the public hearing.
is there any further decision in.
november, second the molt. >> moved by councilman press.
councillorman beard. Discussion? Ready to vote? >> all yes's.
motion carries. >> we know how important lang land acquisition is for you to do your job.
thank you. Item 37, again misty mayo.
>> well, here is the proof. You have companies expanding and spending their money and making commitments for the community.
this is project beadline. This is wholesale and direct distribution of industrial supplies is what this company
does. Again, reminding the public that I'm showing you our strategic plan for economic development,
and the fact that the development corporation partners
with companies to create jobs, grow the tax base and build a
stronger future for abilene. This particular project includes
a company commitment to invest 15.3 million.
today, the d.c.o.a. Request is to approve in essence ratifying
the d.c.o.a. Board of director approval of an incentive and the
ability to negotiate with the company for their commitment to invest their money and create and retain jobs.
so they will invest 15.3 million dollars to build a 40,000 square
foot facility and by land and fill that building for
industrial use, create 24 full time equivalent jobs and retain
their existing three in exchange for an incentive package of $1.3
million. This is our board of directors again tracy howell and buddy join us today.
and one of every three abilene jobs the d.c.o.a. Played a key
role in helping to create for our community. So mayor, that concludes my presentation of beadline.
will add that this is the council's ratification of the
d.c.o.a. Board of directors approval of the project and it then allows me to go into negotiations with the company,
allows us to negotiate once the company airchoired land. There are so many moving parts for our company to make a
decision to expand in our community.
>> misty, I can't help by always thank your team, you know, the hard work that your team does. We are so appreciative and to
job creation and what d.c.o.a. Does. I will open up the public hearing.
is there anyone that would like to speak for or against item 37
please come forward and give you name for the record. Seeing no only close the public hearing.
are there any further dependents?
>> so moved. >> seconded by councillor
patterson. >> discussion, ready to vote.
>> all yes's. Motion carries. >> move to item 38, once again misty
misty bringing us another win. >> an exciting opportunity for abilene. Project revamp, in the.
almost 7 years I have been the president and c.e.o. Of the
development corporation of abilene, I will remind folks I was recruited here and I moved my family here because we wanted
to be part of the future that I knew that we were all working
together to create for our community. In almost 7 years, that professional team that you
appropriately thanks, mayor thank you for that, that
development team brought 50 expansions and project revamp is a project that is top of my list of proudest projects.
this is a project that for all the time I have been in abilene,
nearly weekly, my professional team has worked toward finding
the right user for the reuse of this property.
the company is -- this company is focused on purchasing a
blighted property that has been vacant for well over a decade. It has off and on tenants over a decade and a half but nearly 20
years has been fairly blighted. And I say fairly blighted
because tenants have been in and out. This will be a long-term commitment.
the company provides engineering, fabrication a
construction services. They do large scale industrial
and energy facilities. This company has the unique skill set to revitalize this property.
so they have committeded or will commit 16.7 million dollars in
exchange, they will create 340 jobs that are well over the
average salary rang. So much so that the impact and return of investment of this project to our community will be
substantial. And again, we will announce those once the protect >> is actually completely
negotiated. Again, parcel of land purchased and the decisions the company will need to make, within the
contracts within the development corporation, the impact and return of investment will be announced an at this time.
the retention of 130 jobs as I mentioned, 340 jobs created, in
exchange for a d.c.o.a. Incentive package of
$2.9 million, so the company will invest there are 16.7 of
their 16.7 million of their money and the development corporation will invest 2.9 million.
again, that is invested in incremental time line within the
contract and by state law, there are always claw backs. Those are called performance measures.
we take compliance and our relationship and partnership with our companies very seriously.
and appreciate the acknowledgment of the success and development corporation realized.
so mayor, that represents our project revamp ton.
>> comments or questions? >> I want to know who picks project name? [laughter]
>> the staff team does when we -- the project like this that we
recruited and found sometimes projects will come to us through request for proposals, they usually come with project names
from various other folks. So it just depend. The good names we made up. >> bryan when he was in the
military his call sign was old spice. >> see. There is always a story behind
every project. [laughter] >> we did I not know this? >> thank you very much for
recognizing our board of directors. I want to thank you all for the work you do for our community.
thank you for most importantly for understanding that a growing
community is essential to the prosperity and future of our
community. >> thank you, misty. >> good to see ashley and julie. Good to see youren credible
team. Good to see you guy. >> I will open the public hearing. Is there anyone that would like to speak for or against item 38
please come forward and give you name for the record. Yes, I did say item 38. >> it's been and day.
>>ly -- I will close the public hearing. >> I think it is 37. >> excuse me.
>> I have misprints here. >> move for approval.
>> thank you. I have motion by councilman beard who is hungry. Seconded by councilman price.
we are ready to vote. .
>> motion carries. >> it is now 11:48 and this
meeting of abilene city council