Aug 11, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting

[A. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

[B. REGULAR SESSION - CALL TO ORDER]

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PEAK, SHOULD COMPLETE A CITIZEN COMMENT CARD AND RETURN IT TO THE TABLE PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CANNOT TAKE ACTION ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. HOWEVER, YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE ADDRESSED BY CITY STAFF PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA OR RESPONDED TO BY SOME OTHER COURSE. ANYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUESTED TO HOLD THEIR COMMENTS UNTIL THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT ITEM. MISS ROSS, DO WE HAVE ANY ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, MA'AM,

[D. CONSENT AGENDA Any item may be withdrawn from the consent agenda and acted on separately. Approval of the Consent Agenda authorizes the approval of each item in accordance with Staff Recommendations.]

ANY ITEM MAY BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ACTED ON SEPARATELY. THAT WOULD NOT APPLY BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM AND IT IS D ONE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 28TH, 2026. COMMISSIONERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER EDWARDS. THAT WAS EDWARDS, RIGHT. COMMISSIONER EDWARDS AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LIBRA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AND THAT APPROVES UNANIMOUSLY. BEFORE WE

[E. PUBLIC HEARING]

WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WE WILL NOT ACT ON THESE ITEMS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 8TH. AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANTS. CORRECT STAFF. OKAY. SO. THEY RECOMMENDED WE DO. THERE IS A CORRECTION. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA WHICH REFERENCES ZONING CASE NUMBER Z-1547-26, IS ACTUALLY REQUESTED TO BE TABLED TO THE AUGUST 25TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, SO THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL NEED TO BE OPENED ON THAT ONE. SO ITEM NUMBER ONE IS BEING TABLED TO AUGUST 25TH. YES, MA'AM. AND WE WILL NOT OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. THAT'S CORRECT. CHAIR BROOKS, FOR THE MOTION FOR THE TABLE, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE SPECIFIC AS TO THE DATE YOU SAY I DO NOT HAVE TO BE SPECIFIC AS TO THE DATE IF IT'S JUST BEING TABLED, WE DON'T HAVE TO BE SPECIFIC FOR THE OTHER ONE. IF WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE'LL BE SPECIFIC. BUT IF FOR THE FIRST ITEM, THE DATE DOESN'T ISN'T NECESSARY, SO SHOULD WE TABLE BOTH OF THEM? ONLY IF YOU'RE TABLING THE DATE DOES NOT MATTER FOR THE SECOND ONE. STAFF HAS REQUESTED, AND WE'RE NOT THERE YET FOR THAT PUBLIC HEARING TO BE OPENED.

AND THAT WILL NEED WILL NEED TO CLARIFY THE DATE ON THAT ONE, BUT NOT FOR THE FIRST ONE. IF WE'RE ACTUALLY TABLING IT. SO STAFF, IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION THAT WE TABLE BOTH ITEMS ARE OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE SECOND ONE. DO WE HAVE A DATE CERTAIN FOR BOTH. WE DO HAVE A DATE CERTAIN FOR BOTH. WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION? SO, CHAIR BROOKS, DO YOU MIND IF WE TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS? WE WILL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND ADJOURN THE MEETING. WE'LL BE

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OKAY. LIGHT ON MAIN SPEAKING. RIGHT. HI. YOU DIDN'T FILL OUT A CARD. JUST FILL OUT ONE.

AFTER I DID, I DID ONE, I DID ONE FOR EACH TOPIC. ONE SECOND. LET ME GRAB THAT FROM STAFF.

GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AS WELL. KELLY DINKELMAN CITY OF RESIDENCE IS DE SOTO. SO I LIVE BY MR. SCULLY, AND I DO HAVE THE CONCERN OF TRAFFIC, AS THERE'S A LOT OF NEW BUSINESSES, WHICH IS GREAT THAT HAVE GONE IN THERE, BUT TRAFFIC HAS PICKED UP. THAT AREA ALSO GOES TOWARDS THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND I HAVEN'T SEEN A BETTER ROAD PLAN. I KNOW I TRAVEL THAT THAT AREA QUITE FREQUENTLY, AND THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC DURING SCHOOL SEASON IS RIDICULOUS. SO ADDING ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS AND THE

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ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE. COME ON UP, SIR. YOU CAN GET US THE RECORD AFTER YOU SPEAK, BUT GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MELVIN. I'M A RESIDENT OF DESOTO FOR ALMOST 33 YEARS, AND I'VE BEEN STANDING ON THE SAME BLOCK. AND WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT IS DEFINITELY TRAFFIC, PRIVACY AND THE CONDITIONS OF WHICH THE SITUATION IS SET.

RIGHT NOW, THE CONDITION IS NOW YOU DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH ROOM IN THE AREA THAT YOU RUN YOUR ALLEY, YOUR CARS BACK DOWN. I BUILT THE PROJECT THAT THEY DID ACROSS THE STREET. IT LOOKS WELL, BUT IT STILL IS NOT TO ME ADEQUATE IN A SITUATION GOING UP DOWN. AND NUMBER TWO, PRIVACY WILL BE ALMOST ELIMINATED WITH THE APARTMENTS AND THE CLEANLINESS OF I SEE OVER THERE, I DON'T WANT IT TO COME OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE OF THE STREET. IT GOT TO BE BETTER KEPT. FACT, I'M AGAINST THE WHOLE SITUATION. THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY. THANK YOU SIR.

ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK? YES, MA'AM. MAKE SURE. SIR, MAKE SURE YOU FILL OUT YOUR CARD AND HAND IT OVER TO STAFF. AND SAME FOR YOU. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, PLEASE. MY NAME IS TRINA HILL AND I LIVE IN DESOTO. I ACTUALLY LIVE OFF CORNERSTONE LANE. WE ONLY HAVE ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT, SO WE DON'T HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE BUT TO GO OUT ONTO WEST MORELAND TO EXIT. AND LIKE THEY'RE SAYING, WE ALREADY HAVE ISSUES. WHENEVER SCHOOL IS IN GETTING IN AND OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO ONCE YOU ADD ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC, WE WOULDN'T EVEN BE ABLE TO GET OUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S ONLY THREE OF US IN THIS LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT. AND I'M AGAINST THE BOTH OF THEM.

THANK YOU. CAN YOU PLEASE FILL OUT A COMMENT CARD AND GIVE IT TO STAFF? MISS JORDAN, YOU HAD SOMETHING. OKAY. THANK YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COME ON UP, SIR. YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE.

OKAY, I'M AGAINST IT. MY NAME IS ED LAND, WHERE I LIVE ALSO ON CORNERSTONE LANE. I'M AGAINST THIS PROJECT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT AT THIS TIME. IS THERE A A PLOT, A CITY PLOT OF EXACTLY HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THE BUILDINGS IN AND ON THIS PROPERTY? SIR, THIS IS TIME FOR YOU TO SPEAK AND ASK QUESTIONS. MAYBE STAFF CAN TALK WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING, BUT NOT AT THIS TIME. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AND GIVE US YOUR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC IS A HUGE PROBLEM. I'VE LIVED IN DESOTO FOR, I DON'T KNOW, HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED HERE? DON AND I GO WAY BACK. AND THE TRAFFIC ON WEST POINT HAS INCREASED AND THE ROAD HAS GOT WE GOT POTHOLES ON TOP OF POTHOLES THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. IT'S DIFFICULT SOMETIMES TO COME OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY. WE'VE GOT CARS THAT GO 45 MILES AN HOUR UP AND DOWN WEST. WHEN YOU SIT THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A TRAFFIC SIGNAL TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OR IN AND OUT OF THERE. SO TRAFFIC IS A BIG ISSUE, AND THE DENSITY THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING IS REALLY GOING TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. SO BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PLOT OF EXACTLY WHAT BUILDINGS ARE, HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PUT AND WHAT, WHAT THE MULTIFAMILY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO GO AND WHAT THE EGRESS AND WILL BE TO THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY. THANK YOU, SIR. AND YOU SAID YOU ARE AGAINST THIS CASE, CORRECT? I DO GET THAT YOU'RE AGAINST YOU'RE IN FAVOR AGAINST AGAINST. CORRECT. I SAID THAT. THANK YOU. I STARTED ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TWO VOTES. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE

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AFTER THEY PUT THOSE OTHER APARTMENTS UP THERE, IT'S RIDICULOUS. THE KIDS SIT ON TOP OF THE FENCE UP THERE AND DON'T GO TO SCHOOL, AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO GET INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES DURING THE DAY. AND THE SITUATION WITH THE KIDS TRYING TO GO TO SCHOOL, THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS. THEY HAVE TO WALK IN THE ROAD AND THE TRAFFIC IS BAD ENOUGH ALREADY AND I AM AGAINST IT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR HILBERT. IS THAT THE LAST PERSON WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE ZONING CASE? OKAY. SEEING NO ONE ELSE, IT IS 622 AND. OKAY. I'M SORRY. YES, WE WILL LEAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN. SO WHEN THIS COMES BACK, IF WE GET A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS, COMMISSIONERS CAN LOOK I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS TO AUGUST 25TH. I MOTION TO CONTINUE THE OPEN PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZONING CASE Z1547-26 UNTIL AUGUST 25TH.

SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF LEAVING THIS PUBLIC HEARING, IN THIS CASE, OPEN TO THE AUGUST 25TH MEETING, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT CASE, WE WILL NOT BE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING. HOWEVER, IF MANY OF YOU HAVE COME HERE TONIGHT WANTING TO SPEAK, I WILL REOPEN CITIZEN APPEARANCES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OTHERWISE. THIS CASE IS PROPOSED TO BE MOVED TO SEPTEMBER 8TH. IT WILL BE RE NOTICED FOR THAT DATE. BUT ITEM E TWO IS A CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER PROVIDING A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO THE CITY. DESOTO CITY COUNCIL FOR AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING NEW PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. 202PD202 WHICH PROPOSES A BASE ZONING DISTRICT OF MULTIFAMILY WITH DEVIATIONS TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SUBDIVISION ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 214300 AND 300 NORTH WESTMORELAND ROAD, DESOTO, TEXAS. THE SITE IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS ZEBEDEE HEAT. ABSTRACT FIVE, 62PG666TR27 8.427 ACRES TR9.

THAT'S TRACK 911.3791 ACRES. TRACK SEVEN AND TRACK FOUR AND CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 24.274 ACRES. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF WEST BELTLINE ROAD, ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH WEST MORELAND, WEST OF SOUTH NURSERY ROAD, AND ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION ALONG OLYMPIA STREET, GLAZIER STREET AND SHASTA DRIVE. THE APPLICANT IS JOSH EDDY AND THE PROPERTY OWNER IS EQUITY TRUST COMPANY, AND THIS IS ZONING CASE Z 154826. COLLEAGUES, I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO MOVE THIS TO SEPTEMBER 8TH. IF IT'S TABLED.

WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. NO ACTION. OH NO ACTION. THANK YOU STAFF. GOOD EVENING.

COMMISSIONERS, STAFF REQUESTS ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT THAT THIS CASE BE TABLED TO THE SEPTEMBER 8TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT ADDITIONAL TIME TO CONTINUE TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF WAY IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THIS REQUEST WAS MADE ON AUGUST 11TH, 2026. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS GEORGE. OKAY, AS MENTIONED, I WILL GO BACK AND OPEN CITIZEN APPEARANCES. ITEM C CITIZEN APPEARANCES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD AND YOU WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES. CAN YOU MAKE SURE IT MAKES A SOUND AT THE THREE MINUTES SO WE CAN. SO WE'RE GOING BACK TO AGENDA ITEM C CITIZEN APPEARANCES. THE

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STAFF, DO WE HAVE FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? YES, MA'AM. YES, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO SPEAK HERE.

YES, YES. SO PLEASE SET YOUR ALARM FOR THREE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, I HAVE CARDS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP. IF YOU HAVE NOT TURNED IN A CARD TO STAFF, YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO FILL ONE OUT AND SPEAK. THE FIRST CARD I HAVE IS LATRINA HILL. YOU DON'T WANT TO SPEAK, OKAY. OH, THIS WAS FOR THE FIRST CASE, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. GOT IT. THE NEXT CARD I HAVE IS TANGELA HERBERT. OR HEBERT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK, MISS HEBERT? I'LL JUST WAIT UNTIL THE EIGHTH. YES. OKAY. AND YOU DO HAVE THAT OPTION. WE DIDN'T OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO YOU WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO SPEAK WHEN THIS CASE COMES BACK BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING. THE NEXT SPEAKER I HAVE IS DOCTOR HILBURN. THAT WAS FOR THE OTHER ONE, RIGHT, DOCTOR HILBURN? SHE FILLED OUT A CARD FOR BOTH. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CASE COMES BACK TO PLANNING AND ZONING? I'M AGAINST ALL OF THEM. SO. GOTCHA.

THANK YOU, MR. SCULLY. WAS THAT FOR THE FIRST ITEM, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK NOW AS WELL? COME ON UP. AGAIN. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

JAMES SCULLY STILL LIVE IN DESOTO, AND I AM OPPOSED TO THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.

SEVERAL THINGS THAT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ON SO THAT IT MAY HELP OTHER PEOPLE AS THEY GET READY FOR THE NEXT MEETING. ONE I WAS NOT AWARE THAT FOR US TO GET ACCESS TO THE REPORTS AND STUDIES THAT ARE DONE, THAT WE HAVE TO SUBMIT A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST. AND SO TO GET A COPY OF THE TIA TO GET A COPY OF THE PRESENTATION THAT THE DEVELOPERS ARE PRESENTING TO GET A COPY OF THE DRAINAGE STUDY. ANY OF THOSE THINGS, WE HAVE TO, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, HAVE TO SUBMIT A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST. ALSO, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WHEN YOU SUBMIT ONE OF THOSE, THE CITY IS SUGGESTED TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A RESPONSE IN TEN DAYS. THE WAY THAT THIS HAPPENED WAS THOSE WERE NOT EVEN AVAILABLE WITHIN TEN DAYS. AND I GOT RESPONSES TO BOTH OF THEM, BUT THEY WERE REALLY NOT INADEQUATE TIME TO REALLY LOOK AT THEM AND THEN FORM ANY KIND OF A, AN OBSERVATION OR OPINION ABOUT ANY OF THEM. I DID SUBMIT A SERIES OF QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE TIA, WHICH NO ONE HAS RESPONDED TO. I GOT RESPONSES TODAY SAYING THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO GET RESPONSES TODAY, THAT IT WOULD BE SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. RELATED TO THAT, THE LETTER THAT CAME OUT THIS LAST TIME FOR REQUESTING WHETHER PEOPLE WERE OPPOSED OR IN FAVOR OF THAT, WENT TO THE 200FT AND THEN THE TWO BETWEEN 201 AND 400. I RECEIVED IT ON THE FOURTH. IT WAS DUE ON THE FOURTH. SO I FILLED IT OUT. I BROUGHT IT UP HERE. I'M RETIRED. I WAS ABLE TO JUST BRING IT UP HERE, BUT I KNOW THAT OTHER PEOPLE, IF THEY RECEIVED IT THE SAME WAY I DID, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN SEEN IT UNTIL AFTER THE DUE DATE. AS I LOOKED THROUGH THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING, NONE OF THOSE THAT WERE SUBMITTED FOR THIS LAST REQUEST ARE IN THERE, INCLUDING MINE, WHICH I KNOW WAS IN HERE BY THE DUE DATE BECAUSE I BROUGHT IT UP HERE AND HANDED IT IN TO THE STAFF PERSONALLY. THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE OR COMMENT THAT I HAVE IS RELATED TO THE OTHER ONE. WITH THE COMPLEX THAT'S GOING PROPOSED FOR THE SOUTHWEST

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AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ONE HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING RIGHT NOW. AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER ONE HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE APARTMENT COMPLEX, BUT I'LL FILL OUT A FORM AND REQUEST THAT. BUT I GUESS MY BASIC COMMENT IS THIS PROCESS, AT LEAST FROM A CITIZEN STANDPOINT, IS EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT IN THAT THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. MISS GLORIA JONES, JUST EVERYTHING OKAY? MISS JONES IS AGAINST AND WOULD NOT LIKE TO SPEAK. SIR BIVINS. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. CINDY BIVINS, RESIDENT OF DESOTO, 30 YEARS AND. THIS YEAR. SO MY PROPERTY IS RIGHT WHERE THIS ROAD IS GOING TO COME OUT. I'M AT 417 NORTHWEST MORELAND ROAD. I'M RIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO BRIDGES ON THE WEST SIDE. SO THE TRAFFIC IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE AN ISSUE. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS TRAFFIC REPORT WHEN IT WAS DONE, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND IT WAS DONE EITHER THE LAST TWO DAYS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND IT'S NOT INDICATIVE OF WHAT OUR TRAFFIC SITUATION IS NINE MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. SO I, I THAT SEEMS A LITTLE OFF THAT WE ARE. WE'VE GOT A TRAFFIC REPORT FOR A WEEK, AND THE FIRST TWO DAYS WAS THE LAST TWO DAYS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH THE, THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE JUNIOR HIGH AND THE GRADE SCHOOL ALL ON OUR TWO LANE ROAD. THAT ASIDE, I WANT EVERYBODY TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING. IT'S NOT IF IT'S WHEN. IF WE EVER HAVE TO WIDEN THAT ROAD AND IF WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE AND WE PUT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE PULLING OUT ON THAT ROAD, HOW WILL WE EVER GET THE CONSTRUCTION DONE? HOW WILL YOU STOP THAT TRAFFIC AND KEEP US FLOWING WHILE THAT MUCH THE TWO BRIDGES. AND IF YOU COUNT THE SCHOOL, THE KIDS BRIDGES, WHICH WILL ALL WIND UP BEING DEMOED AND WIDENED FOR THIS ROAD TO TO CATCH UP TO THE ONE ON THE OTHER END OR YOU KNOW IT. THE ROAD GOES NOWHERE. THAT'S REALLY MY MAJOR CONCERN IS ONE, I DON'T THINK THE TRAFFIC REPORT WAS DONE APPROPRIATELY. AND TWO, I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD THINK ABOUT HOW WOULD YOU FIX IT WHEN WE DON'T WHEN WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M OPPOSED. YOU'RE OPPOSED. KELLY DINKELMAN ALWAYS SPEAK ON THE EIGHTH.

THANK YOU. MR. ED WEIR. THANK YOU, MISS CATHERINE FISHER. MISS YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. CATHERINE FISHER, CITY OF DESOTO IS MY RESIDENCE. I'M AGAINST. CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK IN THE MICROPHONE? I'M AGAINST BOTH PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY THE ONE ON WESTMORELAND THAT IS NORTH OF BELTLINE. HAS ANYBODY THOUGHT ABOUT THE ESTHETICS OF PUTTING IN WHAT ESSENTIALLY IS AN APARTMENT COMPLEX? THEY CALL IT VILLAS. THEY CALL THEM HOMES. I WENT TO BOTH DEVELOPMENTS THAT THEY HAVE IN GRAND PRAIRIE. THEY HAVE AN OLDER DEVELOPMENT AND A NEWER ONE. I SAW BOTH OF THEM. BASICALLY, THEY ARE APARTMENT COMPLEXES. THEY ARE ON A SINGLE STORY, NOT MULTI STORY, BUT IT'S STILL AN APARTMENT COMPLEX BY ANY OTHER NAME. THERE ARE ISSUES THAT PEOPLE. I SPOKE TO A COUPLE OF THE RESIDENTS AND THERE ARE ISSUES THAT THEY COMPLAIN ABOUT CONSTANTLY WITH REGARD TO SECURITY AND THE FACT THAT THE SECURITY GATE THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A KEY OR A WAY TO GET IN DOES NOT WORK 90% OF THE TIME. I LOOKED AT THE ESTHETICS OF THE BUILDINGS. ONE OF THEM IS SIDING AND THERE WAS AREAS WHERE THERE WAS POOR UPKEEP. THE FENCES HAD AREAS WHERE THERE WAS BROKEN SLATS. YOU COULD SEE WHERE THERE WAS EROSION ON THE GROUND AND THE PATHWAYS TO WALK BETWEEN THESE RESIDENCES, WHICH ARE STACKED

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THE ONE CLEAR TO WALK ON. THE. I ALSO WORRY ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SITUATION. I LIVE ON WEST SPINNER, WEST OF WESTMORELAND AND TO GET OUT OF THAT ROAD WHEN IT'S A SCHOOL DAY IS HORRENDOUS. YOU JUST CANNOT GET OUT. PEOPLE DON'T LET YOU OUT RIGHT ENOUGH, BUT YOU CANNOT GET OUT. AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE. WHAT ABOUT THE WATER ON WEST SPINNER? WE ALREADY HAVE ISSUES WITH WATER PRESSURE. SO WHEN YOU'RE ADDING THE DENSITY OF THESE PROPOSED HOMES, THAT'S GOING TO JUST ADD TO THE THE WATER PRESSURE BEING DECREASED UNLESS THERE'S SOME CHANGES TO THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. ALSO, HAS THAT BEEN PLANNED FOR? WHAT ABOUT THE WILDLIFE? THAT PLOT IS NEVER BEING DEVELOPED. THERE'S A LOT OF WILDLIFE THERE. WHERE DOES IT GO WHEN YOU START CLEARING THAT LOT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS? AND THEN WHAT DO YOU HAVE? HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT. AND THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN WHAT HAPPENED A YEAR AGO WHEN PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT COYOTES COMING AND BEING IN THEIR YARDS. WELL, NOW YOU COULD HAVE THAT. YOU COULD HAVE BOBCAT, YOU CAN HAVE ALL SORTS OF THINGS COMING INTO PEOPLE'S YARDS BECAUSE NOW THEY HAVE NO HOME. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK THIS IS DIANE ROXBURY. COME ON UP. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. MY NAME IS DIANE RICE, LARRY DESOTO RESIDENT.

AND I AM OPPOSED MAINLY I, I LIVE ON WEST BENDER AS WELL, AND WE STILL HAVE A SEPTIC SYSTEM AND I HAVE BEEN REQUESTING IT BE CONNECTED TO THE CITY, BUT I HAVEN'T GOTTEN THAT. AND NOW WE'RE DOING THIS PROPOSAL. AND LIKE YOU SAID, WE HAVE LOW WATER PRESSURE AS IT IS. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO ADDRESS THAT? THANK YOU MA'AM. MR. MCDONNELL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? I'LL WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER. OKAY. THANK YOU. SIR. GLENN RODRIGUEZ.

THANK YOU. THAT'S THE LAST OF THE CARDS I HAVE, MISS HILL. YES. COME ON UP. WANT TO BRING UP ONE POINT? PLEASE COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AGAIN. MY NAME IS TRINA HILL. I'M DESOTO, TEXAS. I'VE BEEN LIVING IN OUR HOME FOR 23 YEARS NOW, AND I WANTED TO JUST PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT MR. SKULLY WAS SAYING. SO WHEN THE LETTERS FIRST CAME OUT, I PERSONALLY BROUGHT, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY I THINK NINE LETTERS UP HERE OPPOSING THIS, BUT WHEN MISTER ED CAME UP HERE, HE SAID THAT Y'ALL HAD ONLY RECEIVED THREE. BUT I PERSONALLY BROUGHT THE LETTERS UP HERE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM, BUT THEY WERE NOT COUNTED. AND I GUESS HE CAN SPEAK MORE ON IT THE NEXT TIME, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE FALLING IN A LITTLE BOX OR WHAT, BUT I BROUGHT THEM UP AND THEY WEREN'T COUNTED. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT'S THE LAST CARD I HAVE. IS ANYONE ELSE WANTING TO SPEAK FOR CITIZEN APPEARANCES? IF NOT, THANK YOU. AND SOME OF YOU WILL SEE AT THE NEXT MEETING. CAN I SPEAK WITH JUST ONE SECOND? NO, SIR. NO. YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITY COUNCIL LIAISON

[F. CITY COUNCIL LIAISON ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES  ]

I'M SORRY. SOMEONE HAD A LONG DAY AT KINDERGARTEN TODAY, AND THAT WASN'T LONG ENOUGH, RIGHT? YEAH, NOT LONG ENOUGH. GREETINGS. I HOPE YOU ALL ARE WELL. I'LL MAKE MY ANNOUNCEMENTS REALLY QUICKLY FOR YOU. I JUST WANT TO KEEP YOU ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF BUDGET SEASON. WE DID HAVE A ONE WORKSHOP DAY THAT WAS JULY 31ST. THAT MEETING IS RECORDED. YOU CAN GO BACK AND WATCH AS YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL APPROVE THE BUDGET ON THE LAST TUESDAY OF SEPTEMBER. I WOULD INSIST THAT YOU GO THROUGH THE BUDGET, AND IF YOU SEE ANYTHING THAT IS EYE POPPING TO YOU, THAT YOU BRING THAT TO MY ATTENTION SO WE CAN ADDRESS IT. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I ALSO WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT IN OUR LAST COUNCIL

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THIS IS FOR OUR SUBDIVISIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THEY GAVE US A REPORT FOR THAT. IF YOU HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THAT, IF YOU WERE NOT THERE FOR THE AUGUST 4TH MEETING OR LISTEN TO IT, I, I THINK THAT THAT SOMETIMES IT FLOWS INTO WHAT YOU ALL DO DAY TO DAY. RIGHT.

IT'S AN UPDATE TO OUR ZONING. THIS IS GOING TO THE UPDATE THAT THEY GAVE US IS THAT THIS WILL. WE APPROVED THE AGREEMENT FOR THE GRANT, RIGHT. EXECUTION IN SEPTEMBER. THE CONSULTANT WILL. BY SEPTEMBER, THE CONSULTANT WILL BE HIRED AND THE ORDINANCES SHOULD GO. THE REVISION SHOULD BE UPDATED BY OCTOBER 20TH. BY OCTOBER THIS YEAR, WHICH IS OUR NEW FISCAL YEAR IN Q ONE. I DID ASK THE QUESTION BECAUSE THERE'S LIKE. AND I'M THINKING OF A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE AUGUST 4TH, BUT I WANT TO SAY THERE'S LIKE 130 NEW UPDATES. I DID ASK IF YOU ALL WILL BE INCLUDED IN KNOWING WHAT THOSE UPDATES WERE, AND STAFF SAID YES. SO YOU SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF WHAT THOSE AMENDMENTS ARE TO OUR CURRENT ZONING ORDINANCES AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE. WE OWE. WE HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP TO CELEBRATE YOU ALL, AND IT IS PAID FOR THROUGH YOUR TAX DOLLARS. SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE. AND THAT IS THE BOARD AND COMMISSIONS BANQUET STAFF. Y'ALL HAVE THE DATE FOR THAT OR YOU ALREADY GAVE THEM THAT? YES, MA'AM. WE DID. BUT I BELIEVE IT'S WE'LL CONFIRM THE DATE. BUT I DID SEND THAT OUT. PLEASE COME. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE. WE'D LOVE TO CELEBRATE YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS

[G. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Discussion will be limited to the following pursuant to Gov't Code 551.0415: (1) Expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; (2) information regarding holiday schedules; (3) a recognition of an individual; (4) a reminder about an upcoming Planning & Zoning events; (5) announcements involving an imminent threat tithe public health and safety.]

THERE'S ONLY ONE ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST THAT I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT, WHICH IS THE 2026 DESOTO BRIDGE BEAUTIFICATION ART CONTEST, AND IT IS INVITING ALL THE RESIDENTS OF DISORDER OF ALL THE AGES TO SUBMIT THEIR ORIGINAL ARTWORK IN FIVE BY SIX PIECE. AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS DESOTO. SO MUCH TO LOVE. ALL THE SELECTED DESIGNS WILL BE DISPLAYED ON DECORATIVE BRIDGE PANELS ON HAMPTON ROAD, SO IF YOU NEED MORE DETAILS, YOU HAVE A PAGE WITH YOU ALL WHERE YOU CAN ACCESS THROUGH THE LINK TO GET MORE DETAILS IN THE TEMPLATE. AND YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO SEND YOUR ARTWORK IF YOU WANT TO. THAT'S ALL FROM MY MIND TONIGHT. THANK YOU. MISS JORDAN. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING AS WELL? COME ON UP. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THE PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE 2026 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS BANQUET. IT WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH FROM 6:30 P.M. TO 9:00 PM. IN THAT EMAIL WAS SENT OUT TO YOU LAST WEEK TO YOUR PERSONAL AND YOUR CITY EMAIL. THANK YOU MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER AURORA, YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT YOU'D LIKE. OH, SHE DID IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU KNOW, STAFF DID SIGN US UP AS MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING, THE TEXAS AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION. WE ARE MEMBERS. THERE'S A CONFERENCE COMING UP. IT'S IN OUR BACKYARD.

IT'S ON OCTOBER 14TH THROUGH THE 16TH OF THIS YEAR IN IRVING, TEXAS. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND SOME OF THE COURSES. IT MAY BE OF INTEREST. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIGN UP FOR 1 OR 2, BUT WE ARE MEMBERS AND YOU WILL GET THE MEMBER RATE AND THAT'S NOT BUDGETED. YOU'LL BE ON YOUR OWN FOR THOSE, BUT IT IS AN OPTION TO GET SOME EDUCATION ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONERS, ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? NONE. ALL RIGHT. THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ADJOURNMENT. LOOKING FOR A MOTION A MOTION TO ADJOURN. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY GOO

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.