Okay, it is five o'clock. I will call the meeting to order. We do have a full quorum present.
If everyone can please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
And then we will have Pastor Drew with our invocation.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
I'm under Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to the Texas One State under God, one indivisible.
Okay, flag laws. Do you mind pressing the mute button, Don? There we go. You're good.
Let us pray.
Almighty God, You are the giver of all good things. Help us to seek You first, knowing
that we will find You. Help us to love You with our heart, mind, soul and strength. Help
us to love our neighbor as ourselves. And forgive us when we don't. In Your name we
pray, Jesus. Amen. Amen. Thank You.
All right. We're going to move into executive session as authorized by section 551.071
of the Texas government code. The regular meeting may be convened into closed executive
session for the purpose of seeking confidential legal advice from the city attorney on any
agenda item listed herein.
All right. We are back out of executive sessions. It's at 557. We are going to reconvene and
then look for a motion coming out of executive session.
Yes. I make a motion to ratify a renewal contract with solid border incorporated for cyber security services for an amount not to exceed 256,865.49 cents.
Okay, I have a motion. Do I have a second?
Second.
If you want. Okay.
Everybody please cast your votes on the tablets.
Okay, motion carries seven to zero.
We're going to skip ahead to work session,
committee reports and staff reports.
Item A, discussion regarding Preston Road median tree replacement
from Frontier Parkway to North Legacy Drive.
Good evening, Mayor and Council.
This is a revisit of the award that we try to present,
we presented to Council back in September
for the Preston Median Tree Replacement Project.
It's approximately seven miles from frontier to legacy drive.
So we're planning to remove or replace dead trees for improving safety and appearance,
mainly because there's some visibility issues of some of these meeting.
Proving existing trees is needed to promote healthy growth and maintain proper structure.
Replace existing irrigation controls with unique smart controllers to achieve better water management
as water management is one of the issues we want to do for the conservation.
Install tree bellows against existing trees and propose trees to provide targeted irrigation.
And we bid it in 2025.
We got an August 25.
We got a low-responsive bidder sent in to Council in 25, but we took your direction to go back to the engineering firm
and also Parks Department and come up with a better version to cut back on water usage.
So this is one of the sheets just be pulled out of the plans.
So basically, the trees that are in teal were supposed to be removed and replaced.
What we did with parks is sit down and say, hey, do we need to replace all these trees?
We don't want Preston to look disjointed, like one tree here, two tree there.
So we went through and took out some of those trees in odd numbers.
It's going to be three or one or five.
So this is an example sheet.
We sat down with a consultant and went through and see what kind of cost savings we could have.
So, when we were finished, we came up with at least a 30% reduction, a 32% reduction
in all the trees that are supposed to be removed and replaced with no-no trees outside of what
was supposed to be removed and replaced, so no additional trees.
So, the original engineers estimate was $801,000 before we took it to bid.
The lowest response of it was $692, and the revised estimate is $638, so we might
come in a little on the 638 with this new price so we might have about a 300,000
cost savings with the proposed revisions if councilor proves. So we want to talk
a little bit about the smart irrigation. The benefits of smart irrigation is
remote programming capability. Parks department can actually look at what's
going on out there and remotely control. Automated leak detection so if
there's any leak in any line of valve control box parks would know they can
get the repairs done so we don't waste a whole bunch of water. And then
it could integrate it with the water forecast. If the water forecast is going to get stormed,
the system actually does not turn on and it will probably driven by and see sprinkler system going
into rain. This is not going to happen with a smart system. The future widening, most of the
trees' location, when tech stack comes in, if we do have to replace those trees, these small
caliper trees can be removed from those locations and reported at any of our parks. So our goal
is to not have trees be removed when pressing gets widened, but if that ends up being
in the case in the next five to seven years,
then these trees will be small enough
to actually be replanted to other parts of the city.
And then we also looked at the possibility of zeroescape.
Dusty's team had looked at different median options.
So using the same costs,
that was presented at one of the last council meetings,
to do the entire seven miles
of the new zeroescape structure,
it'll be roughly $14.6 million.
So we could either do the true replacement,
we could wait until we wanted to zeroescape
and that would be roughly 14 million dollars. So we're really looking to see if what we've done in
terms of cost savings for the trees and irrigation system and taking into account water conservation
if council wants us to not do anything with this project or go back to the drawing board revise the
deck we have put out to bid and get some new pricing so we can have Preston be our corridor
but still be a little bit more conservative on how much water we're actually trying to use.
Any comments, questions?
So do you have to go back out for bid again or did you bid that in between the left?
No, we would have to just revise.
We revised the sheets but then got the quantities for the costs.
So we just have to revise the sheets and put it back out in the street and get it advertised.
So yes, it would need to go back out to bid.
What we're looking for is if we want to move forward with this project with reduced trees like we talked about
Or, you know, particularly with the zare escaping that we're talking about, if we didn't want to do this project, we could start with zare escaping one at a time, although it is very, very expensive.
And so this would delay the rest of the tree replacement with all the dead trees we have on Preston.
And of course, we could not move forward at all and leave things how they are, but several dead trees existing.
So, that's the feedback we're looking for, so we know if we should put it back out to
bid at the revised plan, or if we want to move forward with more of an air-escape look,
and that would require us to come back with a new design.
Do you know the cost breakout between irrigation and the trees themselves, or the percentage
of each?
It's about $650,000, let's call it.
Do you know the difference?
So I'm just I'm just trying to think I'd be lying if I told you but I believe trees is most of the castle this one
I'd
be inclined to go for the the middle ground is to
improve
Preston from where it is now on the way to a more
Thorough or complete
Zeroscaping that would be where I would be
To
sing you're okay with the current proposal is what you're saying the revised is what you
So my question is, is if you went that route, and I'm not saying I'm opposed to it, but
if you went the route the way we planned it here, you'd still have to eventually, if you
went to a zero-escape, take all that out and re-input or redesign the whole.
So you would have expended that cost and then have to then pull all that out to
do the zero-escape, right?
Yeah, we would eventually, whenever Robert brings back the five ACIP, you would
have to be a program cost to actually produce a project and I think with the
downtown streets being the focus right now this is probably five or plus four
years out because it'll be real good funds. Okay so were we talking about
taking out the trees so it's a more even look? Yes. Okay and then putting in
smart thermos or controllers or not? Yeah it's gonna be smart controls for
the irrigation for the drip irrigation. Each tree would have its own
drip irrigation with the smart control boxes.
So how much new stuff are we planning?
Say that again.
How much new stuff are we planning?
There's about 300 trees.
So it's about 441 trees, so about 441.
And that's the station and all out,
and those trees can be salvageable in the future?
Yes, based on common sense with parks.
Okay.
I'm okay with that.
I'm not too thrilled, but I think I'm going to be okay.
It looks so terrible, and it's looked terrible since the freeze.
I think we have to do something. So I'm for the revised proposal.
Thank you. Thank you.
Okay, with that, we are going, our agenda has posted for proclamations
presentations in OSAV office at 6.30. So I will recess the meeting. It is 6.06 and we will resume
at 6.30 p.m.
You folks can come in and grab a seat. You don't have to stand back there.
Okay, we are, okay, we are actually going to move into, is this loud enough?
Tess, Tess.
Okay, it's on.
Wow, you like that?
Okay.
Okay, we're actually going to move into item C, presentation regarding 132 North Louisiana
Drive purchase under proclamations presentations of office to get everybody moving.
But can you make it 21 minutes long?
That might be a challenge, but I'll try.
I'll try.
All right, good evening, Mayor and Council.
This evening here to walk through the purchase of 132
and North Louisiana, formerly known as the Forge Property,
and what is a key milestone for downtown Salina.
This evening we'll hit three different facts,
the transaction, why this is a strategic land purchase
for downtown and what the near-term and long-term plans to generate value for the site in a
way that drives additional activity into our downtown.
To first, the building location that I'm sure you're all familiar with, this building parcel
is 132 north Louisiana.
The reason that this site matters is its location.
It's highly visible and it's a highly influential location.
When we say strategic land purchase, we mean securing control of a key downtown piece
of property so the city can help shape those future outcomes for it, such as activation
and quality of future.
Future uses and tenants. The site also has a potential to serve as a destination, a place
that gives people a reason to come downtown more often, stay longer, and make additional
stops at nearby businesses. So a little bit about the terms of the purchase. The total purchase
price for the property was $2.4 million. The source of funds for this project was TURS 11,
which provided $2 million towards the project and the capital acquisition fund, which
provided $400,000 towards the project. A couple of other key notes of closing did
to occur on January 13th, 2026.
And then the seller did pay closing costs
in the amount of $144,000.
A quick note, this property is in TERS-11,
as I just mentioned, and it sits within that boundary.
And a key point is that this property
is within this reinvestment area,
and this is a separate and dedicated revenue source
that the city has designated
to help strengthen downtown.
Using TERS dollars here aligns
with really the overall purpose of the zone,
which is targeted reinvestment that supports
the long-term value district improvement
and downtown competitiveness as Selina grows,
especially for projects that increase
downtown visitation and economic activity.
So I wanna hone in on the back patio piece of the forge.
So in the back there, this is really set up
all this part of the alley area for this block.
And this is one of the immediate opportunities
for the acquisition of this property.
As shown here, the patio improvements represent approximately 35% of the total patio improvement area.
So a significant portion of the site's activation potential has been locked within this area,
and now this can serve as a concentrated outdoor and community space.
This is a practical way to create near-term, short-term value with smaller events
and activations that encourage people to come into downtown more frequently,
which then we hope creates repeat visits into downtown, increasing that foot traffic and the supporting our nearby businesses and restaurants and services.
The EDC is also partnering with the city to look at potential uses.
Of course, we've got the patio activation side and we expect that to go first.
And this, again, this patio can host those regular smaller events and attractions that help make this site a consistent reason to visit downtown.
The other side of this is the interior of the forge itself.
And so the EDC is currently evaluating multiple different proposals to fill the space.
This could either be a single tenant destination or multiple smaller ones depending on what fits our market better here in Selina.
The goal is to recruit a group that pulls people in and again creates that spillover effect that will be a plus to all of downtown.
town. And with that I am I think a little short of 20 minutes but I'm happy to
answer any specific questions. So I have a couple of questions for you. You're
welcome. Absolutely.
So when I was really little, no I'm not gonna go back no more.
Anthony I think it's important to kind of lay out I know you don't want to name
names of the kind of tenant when you say single use, we're not thinking of big national steakhouse
with great roles or potentially a regional fried chicken place. But we are thinking about
like a Solina unique venture or maybe you can go into what a multiple,
a little bit
So our discussion so far at this point has been with groups that are the first foremost
we would hope would be Salina base.
And so there's a number of Salina restaurants that would potentially want to be here.
Another option that we're looking at would be a first to Salina market.
And so potentially very successful product that's in another market right now that
could serve here.
But again, we're not talking, you know, the idea is that to fill this with a chain restaurant or anything like that, it would be unique to Salina, unique to our market and a different type of concept.
That would be if there is, you know, this group that is doing this in the region, it would be a unique to Salina concept.
So that's where we're looking at from that single tenant perspective.
There's also the potential that this could serve multiple smaller tenants.
And so one option we're looking at is a market type of concept, where there's multiple
vendors inside the building, and this could help serve as incubator space or startup space
for all different types of tenants.
So we're still in that evaluation stage of what makes the most sense for the property,
but lots of really strong options are emerging.
Any other questions?
Just related to the patio,
I'm down on the square every day at work, and sometimes
I'll cut through there.
What do you envision? There's not much going on back there. What do you envision happening in
that area, whether it's connected to this building or to envision seeing there with some
regularity? Sure.
Absolutely. And so as I mentioned, with so much of that patio space being
really for private use up until now, until the city's acquisition of it, there hasn't
been a whole lot of options to activate it. This does change that. And so, you know,
Again, we're still looking at that, but some of the early ideas would be, you know, possibly
a trivia night.
You know, you could maybe put a screen out here and do some type of movie night music.
So there's, you know, maybe activating on it with some smaller but more frequent things.
Obviously our events are a huge draw to our downtown.
But we also need just kind of some everyday activation, maybe on a Friday night, on
a Saturday night, to help bring people in when there isn't an event.
And so a space like this could help contribute to that if programmed correctly.
You did your best. Thank you.
I tried. I tried. Thank you, council.
Ashley, do we have...not here yet.
Okay.
Is everybody from BAND here?
Yes?
Yes.
We're good?
What's up?
All right. We're breaking rules.
All right. If I can have the BAND join me up front,
we're going to move to item B, Salina High School BAND proclamation.
If you
want to get in front of the public, that's the easiest.
So I do have to ask, those of you with four medals, do you just wear them to school every
single day?
You should.
You definitely should.
All right.
So we do have our high school state championship band with us.
So whereas the Salina High School Band has once again demonstrated exceptional talent
discipline and dedication by competing in the University Interscholastic League for a state
marching band championship. And whereas on November 6, 2025 in San Antonio, the Salina High School
Band delivered an extraordinary performance with their show entitled Notre Dame de Paris,
showcasing their artistry, precision and creativity. And whereas through their hard work
and perseverance, the Salina High School Band has achieved an outstanding accomplishment by
winning the state championship for the fourth consecutive year, an honor that reflects their
commitment to excellence and their exemplary representation of the City of Salina.
And whereas the Salina High School Band continues to inspire our community and bring pride to
our city by exemplifying the values of discipline, creativity, and unity both on and off the
field.
Now, therefore, I, Ryan Tubbs, Mayor of the City of Salina, Texas, on behalf of
our City Council and citizens of Salina extend our congratulations to the Salina High School
Band for their accomplishment and state championship title. Everybody will please stand and give
a wonderful band a round of applause.
Okay
we're
waiting on our theater representatives
so once they get here then we'll move on to item A recognizing theater in our schools
month.
Olivia do you mind joining me up here? Okay
so whereas every year in March
the American Alliance for Theater and Education, the Education Theater
Association and the International Despian Society of Despian in high school
who would have thought it. Partner for theater in our schools month to raise
awareness about the value of theater education and the need for all students
to have access to a quality theater program and whereas theater is an integral part of arts education
that is long served as a way to describe, define, and deepen the human experience adding dimension
to the world we live in and whereas students who participate in arts education benefit from
skills developed through the arts that support them in all disciplines and career paths and
whereas participation in theater enhances students' abilities to listen, understand human
experiences and communicate effectively, collaborate, and think creativity, creatively,
and whereas theater encourages self-confidence, self-expression, resilience, empathy, and compassion
for oneself and others, and whereas whether as a creative outlet or a pathway to a future career,
theater programs in Salina helped shape the next generation by supporting students
of all backgrounds. Now, therefore, I, Ryan Tubbs, Mayor of the City of Salina,
Texas do hereby proclaim March 2026 as theater in our schools month and encourage all citizens
to celebrate theater programs and the students like Olivia who participate in them as we support a
well-rounded education for all. Thank you. You want to say anything? Thank you. Come up.
Come on.
Thank you. Thanks for being here. Thank you.
We are going to wait five minutes for open forum,
So if anybody wants to sign a speaker card, they are in the back of the room and we will begin Open Forum at 6.30.
Okay, it is 6.30.
We're going to go ahead and go into Open Forum.
Open Forum is for information only.
If you wish to speak, please sign one of these speaker cards.
They're in the back of the room and present to the city secretary prior to the
Beginning of the city council meeting. Speakers are limited to three minutes. The council can
take no action. No charges and or complaints will be heard against any elected official or
employee of the city that are prohibited by law. Please note anyone wishing to furnish the
city council with copies or handouts regarding their item of interest must provide nine
copies and present them to the city secretary for distribution to the city council. I do
have one card so far, Christopher Brookshire? You want to come up?
If you
don't mind just stating your address and then you have three minutes, sir.
Sure. 512 West Maple, Salina, Texas. So I'm sure everybody's noticed that the
Encore has been removing trees from the area and upon further research I've
noticed that there are certain specifications if they're going to do
such a major drastic change to people's property and whatnot.
And from my looking into it even further, they have not actually filed any of the paperwork
required to remove trees.
They have a designation to trim them.
But as far as like their easement agreements and whatnot like that, I've not been able
to find anything that they were supposed to file with Collin County as far as doing
that, especially in the Salina area.
And since I was mostly downtown Salina, I do know it's going to be affecting
the overall view of the city. And I just was going to mention that.
Okay, thank you. Kim, we'll have staff follow up on that.
Okay, we'll have staff follow up with you, sir.
Okay, thank you.
All right, is there anyone else who wishes to speak during Open Forum?
Okay, if there's no one else who wishes to speak, I'll close Open Forum at 6.32
And we'll move to consent agenda items are considered self-explanatory and will be enacted with one motion no separate discussion of these items will occur unless so requested by at least one member of city council.
Is there any agenda items that needs to be removed?
Nope. Okay, if not, then I'll entertain a motion for consent agenda.
Motion to approve consent agenda.
Motion to have a second.
Second.
Second from Brandon.
If everybody will please cast your votes.
Okay,
motion carries seven to zero.
We're going to move to public hearing and action items, conduct the public hearing to
consider and act upon an ordinance amending the comprehensive zoning ordinance for a specific
use permit to allow for an outdoor kennel use on approximately two acres generally
located east of Oklahoma Drive and approximately 100 feet south of Astreet within the city
limits for hometown pause dog daycare.
Thank you, Mayor and Council members.
This item is for a specific use permit for hometown pause.
The property is roughly identified by the red star here, generally south of our downtown area.
And then more specifically shown here along Oklahoma and again generally south of Ash Street
and south of the Salina station development and also previously the location was a daycare.
So as a quick background, this property is approximately two acres.
It is currently within our city limits and its own to commercial a child care center
Like I just said was constructed in 2013 prior to the city annexing this property a year later
The applicant desires to operate a dog daycare kennel outdoor use
So zoning overview the zoning ordinance requires this type of use with outside runs to first obtain a specific use permit from the city council
to legally operate. Our future land use plan designates this location, this area, as pressed
and record or district. It allows for a wide variety of uses, including commercial and
non-residential. And the subject property is just beyond the actual pressed and road
overlay. In terms of the SUP overview, the SUP is required of land uses that the
zoning ordinance may allow. But that are also screened and specially approved for situational
no suitability. The purpose is mainly to determine the appropriateness of the proposal
and the city has broad discretionary approval of the requested SUP.
Here's the conceptual site plan showing the existing building, the existing parking,
and then covered and uncovered play areas kind of towards the eastern backside of the
property. And then some conceptual renderings.
So policy considerations, the proposed business
helps diversify our tax base. And then the property is also being repurposed so the existing
facility will be visually improved along this corridor. The Planning and Zoning Commission
unanimously recommended approval at their meeting last month and there was no public
feedback at the public hearing. Staff recommends approval as presented. I can answer any questions
you might have and the applicant is here as well if you have any questions for them.
have any questions? I've seen the renderings and the plans and I think this
is an excellent use for a property that's had a tough time getting a foothold
because I think of the in-out daily sort of traffic that the daycare requires but
I love this and for some a dog owner but the covered outdoor play areas and the
splash pads I think it's a great use of it and I wish you all the very
best.
Anything else?
Yeah, I just want to say congrats to the Burnett family, so thank you for being here.
I'm making a motion to improve item A.
Second.
I have a motion for a second, and I have about four seconds.
Who wants the actual second?
I'll give it to Philip.
How about that?
Do we do a public hearing?
I don't know.
Let me, sorry.
Let me open the public hearing.
It's 636.
Thank you, Andy.
We'll open the public hearing for item A.
to speak on item A.
Okay, nobody. Then I'll close the public hearing. I have a motion for
approval from Andy. I have a second from Philip. If everybody will please cast your votes.
All
right, motion carries seven to zero. Congratulations.
Okay, we'll move to item B.
Conduct a public hearing to consider and act upon an ordinance amending the comprehensive
zoning ordinance by amending plan development number 155 with single family residential
residential, detached district, single family residential, attached district, and commercial
office and retail district based zoning and modified development standards generally located
at the southeast corner of G.A. Moore Parkway in Louisiana Drive within the city limits
for Willard Track silo crossing.
All right.
Thank you again, Mayor and Council Members.
So this item is for a PD amendment for silo crossing, previously known as the Willard
track, properties, you can see it in the red star here, and then more specifically
at the southeast corner of G.A. Moore Parkway and Louisiana Drive.
As a quick background, the subject property is approximately 130 acres.
It was annexed and zoned to a plan development in May of 2025, so less than a year ago.
The applicant's request is to amend the plan development to adopt a new concept plan
and new development regulations.
The amendments to the concept plan are significant enough to warrant a revision to the PDE.
So this is kind of a reminder of the approved concept plan.
And then the approved entitlement included 55-foot wide lots, 65-foot wide lots, and then no alleys.
They also had open space provided at 18%.
Eight acres was reserved for commercial on the northwestern side.
and then no multifamily uses and a PID was included. This is the proposed concept
plan so you can see it looks a little bit different than the previous one. So open
space here is maximized. It's at 25% as opposed to 18% from the previous plan
as well as connected green belts and a lot more trails. The following lot
mix is proposed, so 50-foot wide lots, which is new, 55-foot wide lots, 65-foot wide lots,
these were in the previous plan as well, no alleys, same as last time, and then generally
the same number of lots is the original concept plan.
No changes to the commercial, they will still have commercial on the Northern side, again
no multifamily uses are proposed and then requesting the PID.
So for policy considerations, the new layout includes all lots that back up to open
more amenity areas and then more trails and pedestrian connectivity.
It's generally the same density as the previous plan, even though they've added the 50-foot lots, but there's more open space.
The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval last month.
Staff recommends approval as well.
I can answer any questions you might have, and the applicant is here as well.
Can you speak to us a little bit on the landscaping piece?
I know we had talked about trying to add in some zero escape wherever we can on it.
What did that end up looking like?
We still have to kind of discuss what that looks like internally and then our round tables.
So I'm not sure what the applicants plan is going to be on this.
Does the applicant have any feedback?
I can ask them to come up.
Okay. If the applicant is going to come up, I'll open the public hearing at 6.40.
Thank you, Mayor. Jim Knight, KFM Engineering Design, 322 West Walnut Street, Salina, Texas.
Philip, to immediately answer your question, we are already in design on the landscaping
following Zerescape methods that we use in other communities.
we want to submit that to the city landscape and staff for their review and approval. We know
the city is still working on their guidelines, but we're already moving that direction.
We're also submitting a well-primed to the underground water district to drive our irrigation
needs in much less demand anyway, but do that instead of using the city's potable water system.
That sounds good. I think a lot of people know I've been leery on approving new
home communities because of our water situation but I love this new design I
think this might be like sort of a template maybe other developers can
follow and if we can incorporate zero escape in there that's that's even
better so thank you and I do have a short presentation if it's okay to
share that yeah go ahead do is it up you'd up for that's
okay we don't have
it that's our walk you through real briefly but to answer Councilmember
first question, the city of Austin right wrong and different, whether you love them or not.
It started their zero-scape program in the 1980s.
My company actually wrote those guidelines, and so we have provided some of that information
to the city staff so they could use that.
So we're trying to implement some of those same programs here because the water needs
the sensitivity, and it produces a lusher and more vibrant landscape with much less
water use.
It does, we have to change some of the plant materials but it'll be as you can
have color and density and everything else without sacrificing. The one thing
that you want to address because I haven't talked to all the council
members here, the last year when the council approved the prior development
we moved forward with construction documents. We were all the way through
the process with the city staff to the point where we already have a
grading permit on the prior plan. We can go start construction on that
tomorrow but we stopped and we said wait a minute something's not right this
looks like every other project that we're building in the community how can
we do something different so we came up with a plan here we made sure it met
the fire department requirements no cul-de-sac links no transportation
issues no block links longer than with code allowed every lot backs to an
open space that we have more open space more trails effectively the same
density and we've come up with a product that we believe is unique in
And what we started thinking about, if we're going to do a PID, and if the city is going
to agree to allow a finance district to be created, you want to see something different,
right?
Well, we think we have something that's different that may set the bar for the community to
do something going forward.
What it requires is some flexibility from the council's perspective, because in our
prior agreement, we had 50,000, 65-foot lots.
In order to do this one, we need a little bit – we need the 50-foot lots to mix
amend but we end up with more open space. We think this is a plan that is more
walkable. We're already planning commercial retail space and already
working on the construction documents for those those plans and we plan to
submit those within 60 days after spending these parts. If the council
seems to deems that this is approvable we are ready to submit construction
documents but of roughly early March and we would like to start grading as
early as April to May, if possible. I'm here to answer any questions you have.
I think it looks great. I see how no fence really backs up to another fence. So I think
you're setting the bar high here. So I love it.
Thank you.
All right. We did open the public hearing. Is there anyone who wishes to speak on
item B?
Okay. If there's no one who wishes to speak on item B, I'll close the public
public hearing at 6.44. We have any questions for staff? We don't have any more questions
than I'll look for a motion for item B. Motion to approve. I have a motion and I have a second
for approve. If everybody will please cast your votes.
Okay, motion carries 7 to 0. This
is going to be item C, which we have a request to table conduct the public hearing
to consider and act upon an ordinance amending the comprehensive zoning ordinance by rezoning
approximately 20 acres to a planned development with Dallas North Tollway Overlay District
based zoning and modified development standards generally located at the southwest corner
of future Clear Creek Parkway and the future Dallas North Tollway within the city limits
for Ewing Buick GMC dealership.
Yes, there may or may not be.
Good evening. Staff is requesting a tabling of this item until the next meeting. We didn't
notice the public hearing, so we need to open that, but we still have one remaining issue to work through.
Okay, I will open the public hearing for item C. Is there anyone who wishes to speak on item C?
Okay, if no one wishes to speak, I'll close the public hearing on item C and then I'll
make a motion to table item C until March 10th at 5 p.m. Can I have a second?
Before you second enact on that we actually have to keep the public hearing
open and continue the public hearing the next meeting day. Thank you.
So I will motion to keep the public hearing open and continue it until
March 10th at 5 p.m. Second. And then okay I have a second from Councilman
Huckins. Inside the video please cast your vote.
Motion carries 7-0 to table.
I will move to item D. Conduct a public hearing to consider and act upon a
major modification to the design standards in the downtown code in order
to allow for the development of senior independent living generally located at
the southeast corner of Main Street in Oklahoma Drive within the downtown
code Preston Streams District for Preston Club. Another table. Yes sir.
Good evening, Mayor and Council. This item is also requested to be tabled. Continue the public hearing until the next month.
We do have the presentation ready. However, if Council wants to hear it this evening, staff would be happy to oblige.
But the applicant has requested a tabling.
Yeah, we'll just wait on the presentation.
Okay, I'll open the public hearing. Is there anyone who wishes to speak on item D?
Okay,
if no one wishes to speak on item D, I will motion to table the public
hearing and item D until the March 10th meeting at 5 p.m. Can I have a second?
Second.
I have a second to table. If everybody will please cast your votes.
You didn't take it on me.
Okay, motion carries 7 to 0 to table. We're going to move to item E,
conduct a public hearing to consider an act upon an ordinance amending the
city's code of ordinance by
mending chapter 14 zoning
article 14.03 use regulations
part one schedule of uses and
related sections of the
zoning ordinance.
Right. Thank you again mayor and
council members. This item is
related to the ordinance update
related to Senate bill 840. So
as a quick background Senate
bill 840 was effective
September 1st in 2025 that
requires cities to allow
mixed use and multifamily
uses by right in a zoning
district where office
commercial retail warehouses mixed use or development are allowed except for zoning districts that allow
for heavy industrial uses and this is bracketed at 150,000 in population. As a response to this,
Frisco used the heavy industrial exception by changing their use chart to allow heavy industrial
in all non-residential zoning districts through a specific use permit.
TML and other legal counsel agree that this response seemed feasible.
So our proposed revision this evening in the chart, you'll see that we're adding the red S's as specific use permits for the heavy industrial uses in all of our commercial zoning district.
So for policy considerations that 150,000 in population per this current state law, Salina must allow multi-family uses in non-residential zoning districts.
This proposed use chart revision implements an exception that would preclude the new state law from applying.
It is feasible that in a future legislative session that there are further amendments
to that, such as maybe even reducing that bracket of the population.
The proposed revisions to the youth chart will require city council approval for any
heavy industrial entitlement through NSUP.
So if a heavy industrial use were to come, you would still have the discretion with
the specific use permit.
So the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval at their last meeting
and there was no public feedback at the public hearing.
staff recommends approval as presented, and we can answer any questions you might have.
Questions? Thank you. Okay, I'll open the public hearing on item E. Is there anyone who wishes to
speak on item E?
Okay, it doesn't look like anyone wishes to speak. We'll close the public
hearing at 6.50 and look for a motion for item E. Second. I have a motion from Brandon,
a second from Andy. Everybody please cast your vote.
Okay, motion carries seven to zero and move
into action items. Action item A is consider an act upon a resolution of the City of Salina, Texas
determining the cost of certain authorized improvements to be financed within phase number
three and phase number four of the Cross Creek Meadows Public Improvement District approving
a preliminary service plan and assessment plan, including a proposed improvement area number two
assessment role, phase number three in a proposed improvement area, number two
assessment role, phase number four directing the filing of the proposed
assessment roles with the city secretary and providing for noticing and
calling public hearings on March 10th, 2026 to consider ordinances leving
assessments on property located within phase number three and phase number four
of the Cross Creek Meadows Public Improvement District. Good evening Mayor
I'm bringing for the Cross Creek Meadows preliminary SAP.
Cross Creek Meadows PID was established in April of 2023 and is approximately 245 acres.
You'll see the little red star there about the general location.
The total development is 796 single family units and 266 built to rent units.
To date, City Council has approved improvement area number one, which included 550 single
family and then the 266 bill to rent.
The agenda for tonight is for improvement area number two, phase three, which is 93
single family units in phase four, which is 153 single family units.
The Cross Creek Meadows PID assessment, annual assessment per unit, phase 3, a 60-foot lot
is 3,571, phase 4 has two lot sizes, the 60-foot lot, the annual assessment is 3,601, and the
lock size 2, which is 55 feet, is 3,097. Estimated annual assessment. Our tax rate analysis,
phase 3, is $2.53. Phase 4, both lock sizes are $2.54. Timeline, I am bringing the preliminary
areas SAP for Cross Creek Meadows improvement area number 2 and 3 and calling for public
hearings for loving assessments at the March meeting. At the March meeting, we will conduct
a public hearing and levy assessments for the improvement area in number 2 phase 3,
hold a public hearing and levy assessments for the improvement area number 2 phase 4.
And if those pass, go into a bond issuance for improvement area number two,
phase three and four, both of those are combined into one bond issuance.
Staff recommends approval. Are there any questions?
Questions? Thank you.
I move to approve item A.
Second.
I have a motion to approve item A and I have a second.
There's no further comments. Everybody please vote.
Okay, motion carries 7 to 0.
Moving to item B, consider an act upon a resolution to approve the selection of an
artist and an initial concept for the digital mural for the interior of the downtown center.
I hear council tonight's item is to approve the artist for the digital mural project for
the downtown center. On your screen you'll see an overview of the process we've gone
through to date. Last year, City Council approved the downtown center art projects, that's two
interior projects, the glass etching and digital murals, and then an exterior project which includes
multiple murals on the exterior of the building. The natural theme was approved for the glass
etching design by City Council. Then staff launched the digital mural project with the
subcommittee of the arts board and a council liaison. We did a call for
artist and tonight's item is to select the final artist.
The digital mural is a
significant piece of art for the downtown center. It will be on the first floor
next to the main entrance of Colorado. It'll extend down the stairs and then
turn the wall and be down in the basement where the children's library
it will be. It is a digital image that will be printed on acoustic panels. The acoustic panels are
needed to absorb sound and a mural provides visual appeal instead of just having blank acoustic panels.
The vision from the subcommittee for this artwork is something that's visually striking,
modern, that cohesively moves from the first floor down to the basement.
It's dynamic, has diverse appeal, vibrant colors.
It tells a story of the city and the journey that we're on, connects heritage to the future,
focuses on community and small-town character, tradition, shared experiences, and growth.
Artists were asked to include at least one key element from the water tower, a train,
the downtown square, books or library, sunrise, sunset theme, or legacy in agriculture,
and then the color palette that the subcommittee is looking for was bold, vibrant, varied, and had some darker tones down in the basement to match the space theme for the children's library.
So a call for artists was issued. We got a great response from the art community, 24 total submissions. The subcommittee scored each one of those submissions.
Our subcommittee was comprised of Gina Overstreet, Brian Bender, and Kim Benton from the Arts
Board, and then the Council liaison was Councilmember Wiggington, and our staff liaison was Barbara
Hoskins.
There were two finalists that scored very similarly, so we decided to do interviews
of those two finalists, and there was clear consensus for our recommended artist.
John Bramblett is the recommendation from the Selection Committee.
He's a local artist from Denton.
He's internationally recognized for vibrant paintings and murals.
He's done murals in New York City, Dallas, in downtown Garland and downtown Fate.
His experience working with major American brands on special art projects,
he's actually known as the first blind muralist.
He teaches inclusive art workshops and consults with museums on accessibility
and adaptive art programming.
On the screen you'll see the preliminary concept. This is a sketch. It is planned to be a painting on
canvas that will then be digitized through photography.
The artist plans to use more
vibrant colors. He's open to feedback and changes. This is not the final design. We were
given, we gave a general vision and this was their interpretation of that general vision in
In the coming weeks, if council approves this item, staff and the subcommittee will work
on providing feedback and direction to the artist.
Some of the key elements the artist chose to actually hit all of the key elements that
were asked for, including the sunrise, sunset, the agricultural legacy, downtown Salina,
the water tower, books and the train.
The first and most immediate feedback we will provide is that the water tower needs
to look like the downtown Salina water tower.
And maybe that factory in the background is something we can look at too, but that's amazing.
So next steps is tonight's under consideration is artist approval will move to concept development.
We plan to bring an item back to City Council in March.
We recognize that this is a very significant piece of art for a very significant building.
So we have an opportunity for Council to see and provide some feedback and input on the final concept sketch.
Then there will be about a month for the artist to paint and then the artwork will come back for final approval from City Council.
Are you going to have anything up there that is maybe like about the artist?
Something that can let people know that looks at this piece of art, know about who did the art, their background, kind of where they're from, just a bio level.
So we need to work through kind of what that is going to look like, but that's definitely something we're excited to do is talk about the artist.
And maybe there's a way we can integrate a QR code or something that links to some bio about it.
I thought Brandon was going to ask for some long horns.
No, I'm not. No long horns. That's why I like it so much.
And then, just to give a quick update, there is an exterior project coming, so this month
staff will launch the subcommittee for the exterior projects. Council Member Grumbles,
you're the council liaison for that one, and we do have three representatives from
arts board in their...
May be a component that the arts board may recommend considering a 150 theme on one of
the murals connected to that building on the exterior. With that, I'd be happy to answer
any questions.
So, I don't have a question, but I'm going to tell you the interview process with John
was, it gave me chills. That man has done things as a, he is blind. He's blind and
he does his artwork by feel.
And he is able to mix his paints in a way that he can tell the differences in the colors
by the thickness or the lack of thickness in paint.
So I just say that to say, the artists that we're getting in this particular case, not
only is he local, he's done some phenomenal projects.
The ones he submitted to us were amazing.
And he was so giddy about potentially getting feedback.
I just wanted to share that with you.
He's very open to feedback.
So he's looking for us to give him what we're looking for,
how we can fix it, and all of that.
I would just offer that to you.
It was a really cool experience.
Brad, you don't have to be pretty cool, too,
since what Wendy's talking about is blind
and how he goes about doing things.
If we can somehow document how this whole thing is done
and just have it a piece and like you know some something you watch I'll do work
for Joe marketing and communications team to make sure that we're able to
tell a great story with this art and Joe doesn't pay attention but I'm giving
you more work including I'd like the canvas like we've talked about that but
we're working on getting a canvas because if you miss that part he's
going to paint it on canvas then they're going to photograph and digitalize
it to put it on the panels, to put it on the wall.
I don't know if it would be cool.
It's a really cool story.
Absolutely.
I make a motion to approve the selection of the artist.
I have a motion and a second.
Everybody, please cast your votes.
Okay, motion carries seven to zero and we set a new world record.
Adjourn 702.