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ALL RIGHT, WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE AUGUST 19TH, 2025 MEETING OF THE RICHARDSON CITY PLAN COMMISSION.
UH, THE PLAN COMMISSION CONSISTS OF RICHARDSON RESIDENTS APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
THERE ARE SEVEN REGULAR MEMBERS AND TWO ALTERNATES ON THE COMMISSION, BUT ONLY SEVEN MEMBERS WILL VOTE ON AN ISSUE, ALTHOUGH ALL MEMBERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS AND DELIBERATIONS.
UH, IN THE CASE OF THE ABSENCE OF A REGULAR MEMBER, A DESIGNATE ALTERNATE WILL VOTE ON THE ISSUE TONIGHT.
UM, WE HAVE EIGHT IN ATTENDANCE.
UH, SO I HAVE APPOINTED, UM, COMMISSIONER POYNTER, UH, TO VOTE ON, UH, AGENDA ITEM ONE AND COMMISSIONER PURDY TO VOTE ON, UM, AGENDA ITEM TWO.
UH, THIS MEETING IS A BUSINESS MEETING AND WILL BE CONDUCTED AS SUCH IN THAT REGARD.
AS A COURTESY TO THOSE IN ATTENDANCE, WE REQUEST THAT ALL DEVICES THAT EMIT SOUND BE TURNED OFF OR ADJUSTED.
SO AS NOT TO INTERRUPT THIS MEETING, OUR PROCEEDINGS ARE RECORDED.
SO PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD WHEN ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION.
UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO ON OUR AGENDA IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO EACH PUBLIC HEARING IS PROCEEDED BY A STAFF INTRODUCTION OF THE REQUEST.
THE APPLICANT IS THEN PERMITTED 15 MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION TO THE COMMISSION, AND THEY MAY RESERVE ANY PORTION OF THIS TIME FOR A REBUTTAL.
TIME SPENT IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE COMMISSION IS NOT COUNTED AGAINST THE APPLICANT.
THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES EACH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
AND IF THERE ARE ORGANIZED GROUPS IN ATTENDANCE, WE SUGGEST THAT YOU SELECT REPRESENTATIVES TO PRESENT YOUR, UM, REMARKS.
THE COMMISSION IS INTERESTED IN GATHERING NEW AND RELEVANT INFORMATION.
UH, WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN REPETITION.
PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS TO THE COMMISSION, NOT TO MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
AFTER A BRIEF REBUTTAL BY THE APPLICANT, THE HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND NO FURTHER TESTIMONY WILL BE PERMITTED.
UH, SO WITH THAT, UH, WE GET ON WITH OUR AGENDA.
[1. Approval of the minutes of the regular business meetings of July 1 and July 15, 2025.]
AND ITEM ONE IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BUSINESS MEETINGS OF JULY 1ST AND JULY 15TH, 2025.UH, WE WERE, UH, DISCUSSED THIS IN THE BRIEFING SESSION.
WE HAD NO, UH, CORRECTIONS OR MODIFICATIONS.
I ASSUME THAT'S STILL THE CASE.
SO COMMISSIONER SHAHE, MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM BOTH.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[2. Zoning File 25-15 – Special Permit – Senior Activity Center: Consider and act on a request for a Special Permit for a Senior Activity Center within an 11,500-square-foot suite space in a 52,668-square-foot existing building on a 4.8-acre lot located at 1750 E. Belt Line Road, Suite 100, on the south side of Belt Line Road, west of Yale Boulevard, and currently zoned Local Retail LR-M(2). Owner: Michael Kottwitz, Richardson Consolidated, LLC. Staff: Derica Peters.]
UH, ITEM TWO AS OUR PUBLIC HEARING.THIS IS ZONING FILE 25 DASH 15.
IT'S A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, MS. PETERS.
UH, AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR A SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER AT 1750 EAST BELTLINE ROAD IN SUITE 100.
AS YOU SEE HERE IN THE OVERHEAD AERIAL, THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BELTLINE ROAD IN YALE BOULEVARD.
THE SITE IS ZONE LOCAL RETAIL TOO.
THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH AND THE EAST AND THE SOUTH HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WITH SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND TO THE, THE WEST AND ADJACENT, UM, AN ADJOINING THE SITE IS A RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER THAT, UH, SHARES A SHOPPING CENTER WITH THE SUBJECT SITE.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS SHOWN HERE IN THE YELLOW OUTLINE, AND THE SUBJECT SUITE IS SHOWN IN THE RED LINE OUTLINE.
THIS AREA HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AN ENHANCEMENT AREA IN THE ENVISION RICHARDSON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AN ENHANCEMENT AREA IS A STRATEGIC AREA IDENTIFIED AS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR REINVESTMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
UM, SO AS SUCH, DURING THE ENVISION RICHARDSON PLAN, THE TYPICAL PLACE TYPES WERE NOT DESIGNATED IN THIS AREA.
INSTEAD, IT WAS DESIGNATED AS AN ENHANCEMENT AREA FOR FUTURE STUDY.
THIS ENHANCEMENT AREA WAS IN IS ENVISIONED AS A MIXED USE ENVIRONMENT WITH RETAIL OFFICE AND SERVICE USES NEW LOW DENSITY RESID, LOW INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL USES, AND NEW COMMERCIAL USES THAT SERVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE, UH, RECOMMENDED PLACE TYPES MAY INCLUDE NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE, COMMUNITY, COMMERCIAL, AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE.
AND WITHIN THOSE PLACE TYPES, SOME OF THE PRIMARY USES INCLUDE PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES, OFFICE AND ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION FACILITIES.
HERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE SITE OF THE SHOPPING CENTER.
SO THIS IS A SHARED SHOPPING CENTER THAT SHARES TWO BUILDINGS ON TWO ADJOINING LOTS.
ON THE PHOTO HERE, YOU SEE THE SUBJECT SUITE BETWEEN THE DOLLAR TREE AND THE BASKIN ROBBINS, WHERE THE TUESDAY MORNING USED TO BE IN THIS SUITE SPACE.
HERE'S A BETTER VIEW OF THAT SUITE SPACE.
SO THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED A SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER AT THIS LOCATION.
THIS IS KNOWN AS A DAY ACTIVITY AND HEALTH SERVICES SERVICES PROVIDER BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.
IT'LL BE LICENSED THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN
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SERVICES DEPARTMENT.UH, THIS TYPE OF FACILITY DID, USED TO BE CALLED FOR, WAS FORMERLY CALLED AN ADULT DAYCARE CENTER.
SO YOU MAY KNOW IT AS THAT THIS IS AN UNLISTED USE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE.
SO, UH, IT MUST, IT MUST OBTAIN A SPECIAL PERMIT IN ANY ZONING DISTRICT.
THE TYPICAL DAY ACTIVITY AND HEALTH SERVICES CENTER PROVIDE HEALTH, SOCIAL, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS.
THIS SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER HAS PROPOSED TO PROVIDE CERTAIN, UH, TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MUSIC CLASS, PING PONG, KARAOKE, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMS SUCH AS YOGA AND DANCING CLASS.
THEY WILL HAVE ONSITE NURSING STAFF, INCLUDING A CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT WHO IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH BASIC HEALTH NEEDS AND MONITORING, SUCH AS CHECKING BLOOD PRESSURES, REMINDING MEMBER MEMBERS TO TAKE THEIR MEDICINE, CHECKING THEIR WEIGHT, AND REMINDING THEM TO FOLLOW AN EXERCISE SCHEDULE.
THIS IS THE SITE, AGAIN, THE SUBJECT SUITE IS 11,500 SQUARE FEET.
THE BUILDING IT SITS WITHIN IS 52,600 SQUARE FEET.
SO THE OTHER TWO TENANTS IN THIS BUILDING ARE THE THRIFT CITY STORE AND THE DOLLAR TREE STORE.
PARKING ON SITE HAS PROVIDED THERE ARE 293 PARKING SPACES PROVIDED ON SITE IN TOTAL.
THE TWO OTHER TENANTS ARE RETAIL, SO THEY, THOSE MUST MEET THE MINIMUM RATIO FOR A RETAIL.
UH, THEY MUST MEET A MINIMUM PARKING RATIO FOR A RETAIL BUSINESS.
A SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER DOES NOT HAVE A DEFINED RATIO FOR PARKING AND THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE.
SO STAFF TOOK A LOOK AT, UH, SIMILAR USES AND WORKED WITH THE APPLICANT TO LOOK AT, UH, APPROPRIATE, UH, APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENT FOR PARKING ON SITE.
THE APPLICANT INDICATED MOST OF THEIR GUESTS WILL ARRIVE, UH, AND BE BROUGHT TO THE SITE IN THEIR TRANSPORTATION VAN THAT THEY PROVIDE AS AN AMENITY.
THEY EXPECT ONLY UP TO 20 OF THEIR GUESTS TO DRIVE DAILY.
AND THEN IN TAKING A LOOK AT SIMILAR USES LIKE CHURCHES AND OTHER ASSEMBLY TYPE USES, A CHURCH REQUIRES ONE PARKING SPACE PER THREE PEOPLE IN A SANCTUARY, FOR EXAMPLE.
AND IN THIS SITE, UH, IT IS, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 150 PEOPLE CAN FIT IN THE MAIN ASSEMBLY HALL.
AND WITH THAT SAME RATIO OF ONE PARKING SPACE FOR THREE PEOPLE, 50 PARKING SPACES WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THIS SITE AS PROPOSED.
THE HOURS OF OPERATION ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 7:30 AM THROUGH 3:30 PM AND THOSE WERE NOT INCLUDED AS A CONDITION AS PROPOSED.
UH, THE ENTRANCE IS SHOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
THE, UH, BUILDING WILL BE RENOVATED WITH THE FALLING FACILITIES SHOWN HERE.
THERE WILL BE RECREATION ROOMS, A GYM ROOM WITH GYM EQUIPMENT OFFICES, STORAGE ROOM, AND PREPARATION ROOMS. IN THE CENTER IS A LARGE ASSEMBLY HALL THAT CAN ALSO SERVE AS THEIR CAFETERIA AND, UH, AND AN AREA FOR LARGER EVENTS.
AND THEN IN THE REAR OF THE BUILDING IS A FULL SERVICE KITCHEN TO COOK DAILY MEALS FOR THEIR GUESTS.
AND FINALLY, IN SUMMARY, SHOULD THE CPC ACCEPT THE REQUEST AS PRESENTED, THE MOTION SHOULD INCLUDE THESE CONDITIONS.
THE PERMIT, THE SPECIAL PERMIT WOULD BE LIMITED TO THE 11,500 SQUARE FOOT SPACE SHOWN ON THE CONCEPT PLAN.
IT WOULD BE LIMITED TO LILY WYNN OF MUTUAL CARE AS THE OPERATOR.
UH, IT SHOULD, IT WILL BE, UM, IT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TIMER OPERATIONS RESTRICTED IN THE CZO.
THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GUESTS AND STAFF WOULD BE LIMITED TO 150 PEOPLE, AND A MINIMUM OF 50 PARKING SPACES SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE ACTIV, THE SENIOR ACTIVITIES CENTER USE.
UM, AND FINALLY, THIS WAS A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST.
AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TONIGHT TO AN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY.
UH, THE, SO I MEAN, THIS IS PRIMARILY A, A CASE OF THIS IS AN UNLISTED USE, CORRECT? RIGHT.
UH, IT'S NOT DEFINED ANYWHERE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE.
UH, SO WHEREVER IT, IF THEY, WHEREVER THEY WANTED TO GO IN THE CITY OF RICHARDSON, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME IN FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT.
SO, UM, AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PARTICULAR SITE, UM, IT'S AN ENHANCEMENT AREA.
AND SO MAYBE COULD YOU EXPAND ON WHAT THAT MEANS? I MEAN, I THINK WE'VE ALL BEEN, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE COMP PLAN, BUT MM-HMM
JUST FOR THE AUDIENCE AND, AND ALL, UM, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S THE INTENT BEHIND THE ENHANCEMENT AREA, UH, WITH THE ENHANCEMENT AREA, THIS ONE AND THE OTHER FOUR THAT WERE DESIGNATED, UH, THE CONDITION THEY'RE IN AS FAR AS THE POSSIBILITY AND THE POTENTIAL FOR REDEVELOPMENT, UM, IN THE FUTURE.
UM, THOSE FEW AREAS, THOSE FIVE AREAS WERE JUST RATHER THAN DESIGNATE
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A PLACE TYPE FOR EACH OF THOSE WITHIN THE CON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURE LAND USE.UH, WE DIDN'T GO DOWN THAT PATH JUST YET FOR THOSE, 'CAUSE THOSE AREAS PROBABLY WARRANT MORE DETAILED STUDY DIRECTLY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, AND A MORE DETAILED STUDY FOR THOSE SMALL AREAS.
SO, UH, BUT IT IS ENVISIONED TO BE MIXED USE, TALKED ABOUT LOW INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL MM-HMM
UH, BUT, UM, YOU ALSO, UM, MENTIONED IN YOUR PRESENTATION ABOUT, UH, INSTITUTIONAL OR PUBLIC USE.
AND ALSO ENTERTAINMENT AND, UH, RECREATION, I THINK IT WAS MM-HMM
UM, SO WHEN, WHEN YOU THINK OF A SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER, IS THERE ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES THAT YOU THINK IT FALLS INTO? IT MORE ALIGNS WITH? IS IT MORE RECREATION, IS IT MORE ENTERTAINMENT? IS IT MORE INSTITUTIONAL, PUBLIC? UH, I MEAN, IS IT, IT'S JUST A COMBINATION OF ALL THOSE? I WOULD SAY IT IS.
THAT'S WHY I PICKED THOSE OUT.
UH, BUT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY FALL INTO ANY OF THOSE NECESSARILY, AND MAYBE DIFFERENT PERCEPTION.
UM, BUT THAT IS GENERALLY, I THINK WHERE WE WOULD PLACE THAT.
I WOULD ARGUE THAT RECREATION IS PROBABLY THE CLOSEST CATEGORY.
I MEAN, BASED ON LOOKING AT THEIR FLOOR PLAN, I MEAN, YOU HAVE AN AREA FOR, UM, FOR EXERCISE, YOU HAVE AN AREA FOR, YOU KNOW, RECREATION FOR GATHERING.
UM, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY MEANT AS AN AREA FOR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TO GATHER, YOU KNOW, AND ENGAGE IN, YOU KNOW, RECREATION.
UM, AND SO, AND THIS, THIS, THIS ALIGNS, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH ALL THAT, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF FITNESS CENTERS THAT ARE IN THE AREA CURRENTLY.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, AND THE, UM, AND ENHANCEMENT AREA ALSO SPEAKS TO USES THAT SERVE THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
I THINK THIS KIND OF, UM, SERVES THAT PURPOSE.
SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW I, HOW I VIEW IT.
SO, UH, AND ALSO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ENHANCEMENT, I MEAN, ULTIMATELY IT'S TO, UH, MAKE SOMETHING MORE OF THIS PROPERTY, SO SOMEWHAT UNDERUTILIZED, MAYBE, UM, NOT AS DESIRABLE, UH, OF BUSINESSES OR, UH, TENANT MIX OR JUST AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT IT GENERATES.
UM, THAT, THAT'S KIND OF THE CITY'S VISION.
WE WANNA SEE SOMETHING NEW HAPPEN THERE.
IS THAT, AM I PARAPHRASING THAT CORRECTLY? YEAH, THAT WAS THE VISION THAT CAME OUT OF THAT, THAT ENVISION ENVISIONING PROCESS.
SO MOST LIKELY THAT'S GONNA MEAN SOME SORT OF TOTAL REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY.
I WAS GONNA SAY, IF, IF I COULD ADD, SO HAVING HAD SOME EXPERIENCE WITH OUR FORMER ENHANCEMENT REDEVELOPMENT AREAS, I THINK WHEN YOU THINK OF THESE AREAS, UM, OBVIOUSLY OUR CONFERENCE PLAN HAS DESIGNATED THIS AREA AS A FUTURE ENHANCEMENT REDEVELOPMENT AREA.
UM, RECOGNIZE THAT REDEVELOPMENT OCCURS OVER TIME.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
SO IF THE GOAL IS TO HAVE ACTIVATED AREAS WHERE USES ARE WITHIN OTHERWISE VACANT SPACES OF BUILDINGS TO BE ABLE TO HELP INTERJECT SOME LIFE INTO THAT AREA, THEN THERE, THERE SHOULD BE CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO DO WE ALLOW USES TO OCCUR FOR THE TIME BEING, UM, UNTIL AN AREA CAN REALLY GAIN TRACTION FOR ENHANCEMENT REDEVELOPMENT.
SO I, I JUST, I, I CAUTION A LITTLE BIT ON THAT, JUST, UM, KNOWING THAT REDEVELOPMENT AREA OF AN AREA DOES TAKE TIME.
SO, UM, WHILE WE HAVEN'T STUDIED THIS AREA IN FULL DETAIL, YOU KNOW, THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN HAS GIVEN SOME GUIDANCE, UM, UH, AS TO THE PLACE TYPES.
AND AS ANDREW POINTED OUT, YOU KNOW, THIS USE, UM, MOSTLY FITS WITH THAT RECREATION COMPONENT, BUT THEN TAPS INTO, OR, OR ALIGNS WITH MAYBE SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES OR USES THAT MIGHT BE SEEN IN SOME OF THOSE OTHER DISTRICTS, OR EXCUSE ME, PLACE TYPES, NOT DISTRICTS.
THERE'S A SIMPLE TRICK MY TEAM DISCOVERED.
WE CALL IT THE ELEPHANT TRICK.
UM, SO THE, UM, THAT'S REALLY WHERE I'M GOING WITH MY QUESTIONING IS, UM, YOU KNOW, IS THIS A, IS IT ENHANCEMENT, YOU KNOW, JUST, UH, TO HAVE IT THERE TODAY, UM, OR LONG TERM EVEN.
UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, UH, AND JUST TO BRING AWARENESS TO THIS IS GONNA BE STUDIED IN MORE DETAIL.
AND IT MAY, WE MAY COME BACK WITH SOME SORT OF PLAN TO REDEVELOP, YOU KNOW, DEMOLISH EVERYTHING AND START A NEW WITH, UH, SOME NEW DEVELOPMENT OR, UH, THAT'S A POSSIBILITY.
BUT THIS IS A LEASE, SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOT A SPECIFIC TIME LIMIT ON, UH, ON THE LEASE.
AND, UM, THERE WOULD BE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN THE FUTURE POTENTIALLY.
AND, AND, UM, AND, AND LEASES DO HAVE TERMINATION CLAUSES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.
BUT I THINK ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS JUST TO SHARE WITH THE COMMISSION ALSO
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IS WHEN WE THINK OF ENHANCEMENT REDEVELOPMENT AREAS, UM, YOU CAN HAVE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS ALSO WITHIN THOSE AREAS.SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THE LONG TERM IS TEAR DOWN REBUILD, YOU KNOW, THEN, THEN THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY.
BUT ALSO, UM, NOT ALL PROPERTIES ARE SUITABLE FOR TEAR DOWN REBUILD.
AND SO ADAPTIVE REUSE IS ALSO A, A GOOD THING WHEN IT COMES TO AREAS THAT ARE SEEKING, UM, TO BE FURTHER ENHANCED OR TO HAVE NEW LIFE INTERJECTED WITHIN THEM.
UH, COMMISSIONER BEACH, I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT USE, UH, ALONG THERE.
'CAUSE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, UH, THE SEARS PROPERTY IS IN, NOT EXACTLY NEXT TO IT, BUT IT'S IN THAT SAME VENUE AND IT'S BEING REDEVELOPED AND REUSED AND RENEWED NEW THINGS GOING IN THERE.
AND THIS IS JUST WALKING DISTANCE REALLY, UH, FROM IT.
AND SO, UM, I PERSONALLY, I, I DRIVE BY THERE FREQUENTLY AND I WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS GO IN THERE.
AND I THINK IT WOULD ADD, PERSONALLY, I THINK IT WOULD ADD A LOT OF VALUE TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THAT AREA.
AND I, I KNOW, UH, THAT THERE IS AN AGING POPULATION IN THAT AREA, AND I THINK THERE THEY WOULD GAIN A LOT OF VALUE FROM SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO MY 2 CENTS WORTH WOULD BE, THAT'S PROBABLY A POSITIVE THING.
AND I'M NOT, UH, I'M NOT REALLY TRYING TO TAKE A STAND ON IT RIGHT NOW.
UM, I, AND OBVIOUSLY WANNA HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT AND HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.
UM, BUT I, I'M JUST, AGAIN, TRYING TO THE UNDERSTAND THE REAL PURPOSE OF THE, THIS DECISION TONIGHT AND IN THE CONTEXT OF, YOU KNOW, UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND KIND OF WHY, WHY WE'RE HAVING TO MAKE THIS DECISION AND DOES IT FIT WITH, I WANT EVERYBODY TO KEEP THAT ALL IN MIND AS, AS WE HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC AND, UH, AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS IT AMONGST OURSELVES.
KIND OF CONTINUING ON THAT SAME TOPIC, IS THERE BENCHMARKING AVAILABLE FROM OTHER CITIES WHERE THEY'VE GONE IN WITH KIND OF THE SAME TYPE OF AN OFFERING IN A ENHANCEMENT AREA AND THERE'VE BEEN THAT, YOU KNOW, REALLY GROWTH THROUGH EXPLOSION THAT HAPPENED WHEN IT'S NOT SOMETHING SUPER UNIQUE OR RADICALLY DIFFERENT? SO I'LL TAKE THAT.
SO THAT, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION ABOUT THE BENCHMARKING.
UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE THING THAT CITIES HAVE POSSIBLY DONE IN THE PAST IS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE ENVISIONING AN AREA TO HAVE ENHANCEMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT, UM, IS TO LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY INVESTMENT THAT HAS HAPPENED WITHIN A GIVEN IN TIME.
UM, ALSO LOOKING AT A CHANGE IN PROPERTY VALUE, UM, OVER TIME, UM, ARE SOME OF THE KIND OF EASIER BENCHMARKS TO BE ABLE TO ASCERTAIN.
YOU KNOW, I THINK IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT AN AREA, DEPENDING UPON WHAT YOUR SPECIFIC GOALS WERE FOR THAT AREA, IF IT WAS TO ACHIEVE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF OCCUPANCY OF VACANT BUILDINGS WITHIN AN AREA, UM, THAT COULD BE A BENCHMARKING, UM, MEASUREMENT, IF YOU WILL.
SO A LOT OF IT'S GONNA DEPEND UPON WHAT, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY AND, AND WHAT HAS BEEN SET FORTH.
BUT THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE THREE ITEMS THAT COME TO MIND, UM, WHEN LOOKING AT, HAVE WE SEEN POSITIVE GROWTH IN THIS AREA.
ANYTHING ELSE, MS. PETERS? ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING THEN AND, UM, INVITE THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION.
HI, JUST PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
YEAH, MY NAME IS, HI, MY NAME IS LEWIN.
UM, I'M HERE TO, UH, THE ADDRESS THAT WE, UH, UH, TRY TO APPLY TO IS 1750, UH, BELTLINE ROAD IN GO, I MEAN IN RICHARDSON.
UM, AGAIN, MY NAME IS LI WIN AND I'M HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAM TO REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE SPECIAL PERMIT FOR THE SENIOR ACTIVITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR VISION AND TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS CENTER IS NOT ONLY NECESSARY, BUT ALSO A BENEFICIARY FOR OUR CITY AND ITS RESIDENT.
UH, WHY THIS CENTER IS MATTERS.
WE ARE SEEING MAKE UP GROWING PART OF OUR POPULATION.
MANY OF THEM HAVE SPENT THEIR LIFE WORKING HARD, RAISING FAMILY, UM, AND CONTRIBUTING TO OUR CITY.
YET THEY FACE THE LONELINESS, ISOLATION, AND HEALTH CHALLENGE THAT COME WITH AGING.
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OUR SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER IS DESIGNED TO MEET THOSE NEEDS.IT WILL BE MORE THAN JUST A PLACE TOGETHER.
IT WILL BE SAFE, WELCOMING HOME FOR SENIOR TO STAY ACTIVE, SOCIAL CONNECTED AND MENTAL ENGAGED.
THE PROGRAM AND SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE AT THE CENTER WE PLAN TO PROVIDE WHILE VARY THE, THE PROGRAM AND THE SERVICES FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
WE HAVE, UH, WE OFFER ALL THE GENTLE S SEXERCISE CLASSES SUCH AS YOGA, TAI CHI, AND DANCE TO HELP SENIOR MAINTAIN MOBILITY AND STRENGTH.
WE WILL ALSO INVITE NURSE TO OFFER A REGULAR, UM, HEALTH CHECK SUCH AT BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING FOR THE EDUCATION AND ACTIVITY.
UH, WE OFFER CLASS LINE MUSIC, KEYBOARD, GUITAR, UM, SINGING ALONG AND LANGUAGE.
ALSO THE TECHNOLOGY TO KEEP MY ACTIVE AND SPIRIT HIGH FOR SOCIAL, UH, OPPORTUNITY.
WE CREATE, UM, CULTURAL, CULTURAL EVENT, GROUP ACTING AND DAILY SOCIAL ACTIVITY WHERE FRIENDSHIP CAN GROW.
THIS WILL HELP REDUCE THE ISOLATION AND SO MANY SENIOR EXPERIENCE.
WE SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILY BY GIVING SENIOR A SAFE AND ENGAGED PLACE TO SPEND THEIR TIME.
WE ALSO PROVIDE RELIEF AND REASSURING TO THEIR FAMILIES.
WE COMMIT THE SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE.
WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THE CENTER WILL BE.
SAFE, WELL MANAGED AND RESPECTFUL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO MEETING AND SITTING.
SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY COURTS ENSURE THAT THE FAMILY AND STAFF TRAINED BY PROFESSIONAL WHO UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE NEED OF THE SENIOR, WE CAREFULLY MANAGE PARKING, TRAFFIC FLOW, AND THE NOISE SO THAT THE CENTER IS THE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY, NOT BURDENING THE POSITIVE IMPACT.
THE IMPACT OF THIS CENTER GOES BEYOND JUST THE SENIOR THEMSELF.
THE OLDER ADULTS ARE HEALTHIER, HAPPIER, AND MORE ENGAGED.
THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY BENEFIT SENIOR, ENJOY HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE, FAMILY EXPERIENCE, PEACE OF MIND, KNOWING THEIR LOVED ONES ARE IN SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENT.
THE CITY GAINS VIBRANT, POSITIVE SPACE THAT REFLECT OUR VALUE OF CARE, DIGNITY, AND COMMUNITY.
FOR CLOSING, I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER IS NOT JUST ABOUT BUILDING, IT IS ABOUT PEOPLE.
IT IS ABOUT HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEFORE US, GIVING THEM THE CHANCE TO ENJOY THE GOLDEN YEARS WITH JOY, HEALTH AND DIGNITY.
ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAM AND THE MANY SENIOR WHO WILL BENEFIT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS SPECIAL PERMIT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDER, AND I OPEN FOR ANY QUESTION.
THANK YOU FOR, I'M SO NERVOUS, COMMISSIONER PURDY,
COUPLE QUESTIONS I WROTE DOWN HERE.
NUMBER ONE, IS THIS YOUR FIRST, UH, ENTERPRISE LIKE THIS, OR DO YOU HAVE OTHER LOCATIONS? UM, ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO, I OPENED ANOTHER, UM, ADULT DAYCARE IN GARLAND, UH, AT NORTH GARLAND AND APOLLO ROAD.
AND WE VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR THAT LOCATION, UM, BECAUSE IT'S VERY, UM, SURROUND SOUTH WITH CHURCH AND, UM, TEMPLES.
AND THEN WE HAVE VERY GOOD TIME TO OPERATE AND THEN CONSTRUCTION.
EVERYTHING IS VERY, UM, SMOOTH TO GO.
SECOND QUESTION WAS AROUND, ARE THERE ANY GAPS? ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE EXISTING FACILITIES FROM A, UH, SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT OR ACTIVITY CENTER FROM THE MUNICIPALITY? LIKE THE SERVICES AT THE LIBRARY AND THE ACTIVITY CENTER AVAILABLE ALREADY? ARE THERE PROBLEMS WITH THOSE THAT YOU, YOU'RE HAVING OR NOT GETTING MET IN, IN WHY YOU'RE TRYING TO PURSUE THIS? OH, ACTUALLY WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM AT THE PREVIOUS CENTER.
AND THEY STILL ACTIVE UNTIL NOW.
AT THIS MOMENT, THEY'RE STILL WORKING.
UM, NEXT TO US IS THE LIBRARY, JUST LIKE YOU SAID.
AND THEN WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMPLAINT AT ALL.
AND THEN LAST QUESTION IS AROUND AGE MINIMUMS OR MAXIMUMS TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUR, YOUR BUSINESS.
ARE YOU CAPPING ANYTHING OR RESTRICTING?
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UH, BECAUSE WE CALL THAT ADULT ACTIVITY CENTER, SO WE NOT LIMIT TO THE AGE, BUT IF THEY ARE DISABILITY, BUT THEY STILL WANT TO, UM, WORKING WITH US, COME AND JOIN WITH US.UH, WE NOT LIMIT FOR THE AGE, UM, AS LONG AS THEY HAVE LIKE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE TO COVER THEIR COSTS.
'CAUSE I JUST READ AN ARTICLE, THE PEOPLE THAT WILL LIVE TO BE 120 ARE BORN THIS YEAR, SO THEY MAY BE TRYING TO COME TO YOUR PLACE.
JUST TO UNDERSTAND, DID YOU SAY IT'S, IS IT FREE FOR THE, UH, UH, THE MEMBERS OR THE GUESTS? UH, IF THEY HAVE MEDICARE OR MEDICAID? ABSOLUTELY.
UM, LIKE I HEARD ONE QUESTION BEFORE.
WE ARE UNDER, UM, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
SO IF THEY DO HAVE MEDICAID OR MEDICARE, ALL OUR SERVICE IS FREE TO THEM.
NO CHARGE EVEN, UM, TRANSPORTATION.
AND AT YOUR OTHER LOCATION OR ALL THE GUESTS MEET THAT QUALIFICATION? YES.
UM, OF COURSE SOME OF THEM NOT QUIT, UH, QUITE OF MEAT BECAUSE, UM, THEY DO WORK, THEY DO HAVE THE INCOME AND WE HAVE JUST A LITTLE FEE TO COVER, UM, OUR, UM, MEAL EVERY DAY.
UM, OTHER THAN THAT, WE CHARGE THEM ABOUT EIGHT TO $15 PER DAY.
AND IS IT A, IS IT A NON-PROFIT OR IS IT FOR PROFIT? FOR PROFITS FOR PROFIT BUSINESS? YES.
SO YES, YOU'RE EARNING YOUR INCOME YES.
THROUGH THE DEBT FROM THE STATE, RIGHT? YES.
AND HOW MANY, HOW MANY, UM, CAREGIVERS OR STAFF, UH, PEOPLE ARE IN ATTENDANCE PER LICENSING? UM, SEVEN ADULT, ONE STAFF WILL TAKE CARE OF SEVEN ADULT.
SO, UM, DEPEND ON HOW MANY, UM, UH, RATIO THAT THEY GAVE IT TO US.
THEN WE WILL HAVE THE STAFF MEMBER TO ACHIEVE THAT, UM, RATIO.
SO ONE, ONE TO SEVEN? ONE TO SEVEN? YEAH.
AND, AND THEN THERE'S JUST ONE, UH, CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT ON, UM, ACTUALLY THEY REQUIRE JUST ONLY RN IN THERE, UH, AND, UM, ONE CMA TO HELP DURING THE TIME, UH, LIKE WE, IF WE HAVE THE MORE THAN 99 MEMBERS, WE MAY HAVE THE CMA.
IF NOT, UH, ONE NURSE IS GONNA BE, UM, MEET THE REQUIREMENT.
AND, UM, SO THAT, I MEAN, BUT GENERALLY, UM, YOU SAID THAT COULD, SOME ARE DISABLED.
IS THAT, DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY? SOME OF YOUR RESIDENTS OR? UM, UM, SOME OF OUR MEMBERS, UM, BEFORE THE PREVIOUS CENTER, THEY ARE DISABLED.
SO THEY HAVE A WHEELCHAIR AND THEN WE HAVE THE TRANSPORTATION TO HELP THEM TOO.
AND WE TAKE CARE FOR THEM DURING THE TIME THEY STAY WITH US.
AND MAYBE, UH, THE, AND JUST THE TRANSPORTATION, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT, THAT YOU PROVIDE? YES, WE DO, BECAUSE MOST OF OUR MEMBER, UM, THOSE ARE OVER 65 OR OLDER THAN THAT, THEY NOT ABLE TO TRY BY THEMSELF.
SO WE OFFER THE TRANSPORTATION, UH, FREE OF CHARGE TO HELP THEM TO COME WITH US.
AND SOME OF THEM STAY BY THEMSELF.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANYBODY, UH, THEY DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO GIVE THEM A RIDE.
SO, UH, WE DO ALL OF THAT SERVICE.
WE PICK THEM UP IN THE MORNING AND WE DROP THEM UP IN THE AFTERNOON.
AND, AND SO HOW MANY, UH, I KNOW YOU, YOUR OCCUPANCY IS A HUNDRED AND WE'VE RECOMMENDED 150.
IS THAT RIGHT? IS THAT A, A CONDITION, UM, INCLUDING RESIDENTS AND OR GUESTS AND STAFF? SO, UM, TO BE HONEST, RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN WE HOLD IN THAT CENTER BECAUSE IT'S NOT FOR US TO DETERMINE HOW MANY WE WANT, BUT TO THE LICENSING REP TO COME INSPECT OUR LOCATION AND THEY MEASURE AND THEY DO EVERYTHING, THEN THEY'RE GONNA GIVE US, UM, THE TOTAL NUMBER.
NOT FOR US TO DECIDE LIKE HOW MANY MEMBERS WE WANT TO.
SO SOMETIME THEY GIVE US ONLY 99.
SOMETIME THEY GIVE US ABOUT A HUNDRED.
YEAH, WE'VE SEEN THAT BEFORE WITH CHILD DAYCARE.
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YES.CHILDCARE IS THE SAME STATE LICENSING, RIGHT? YES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER PURDY? I GUESS JUST IN THE CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING ABOUT SOMETHING BEING RADICALLY DIFFERENT, ARE THERE ANY IDEAS THAT WEREN'T AVAILABLE IN THE CONCEPT PLAN WHERE YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN THIS SENIOR ENTERTAINMENT SPACE? I'M SORRY, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? SOMETHING THAT YOU NEVER SEEN BEFORE?
METAVERSE FOR THE
BUT, UM, I CAN JUST TELL YOU THIS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW ALL THE BUSINESS, BUT FOR US, WE DO, WE OPEN ADULT, SENIOR DAYCARE.
IT'S NOT FOR ONLY BUSINESS, BUT JUST FOR US TO TAKE CARE OF THE ELDER, JUST LIKE OUR PARENTS BECAUSE MY, MY DAD AND MY MOM ISN'T THERE TOO.
I AM JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE PREVIOUS CENTER THAT I OPENED WHEN I OPENED IT, MY PARENTS IN THERE VERY HAPPY.
MY MOM, UM, SHE HAS DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HE HAS STROKE, SHE HAS OPEN HEART, HAVE A PEACEMAKER, AND SHE REALLY HAPPY WHEN SHE STAY THERE.
BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE A CONFLICT OF, UM, OTHER INVESTOR, SO WE HAVE TO WALK AWAY.
AND DURING THAT TIME, SHE HAVE TO STAY HOME.
AND WHEN SHE STAY HOME, ISOLATION, HEALTH ISSUE, SHE PASS AWAY.
SO THE REASON FOR ME TO OPEN AGAIN, I DON'T WANT THAT HAPPEN TO ANYTHING OUT THERE.
THAT'S ONLY ONE THING THAT I WANT TO DO IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
UH, WE WILL, UH, LET THE AUDIENCE, UH, COME FORWARD DOWN IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY.
AND YOU CAN COME BACK IN A LITTLE WHILE AT THE END WHEN, WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS DONE.
SO, UH, SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD NOW AND, UH, SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION? UM, ANY CARDS OR, I HAVE NO CARD.
SO, UM, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN COMING TO SPEAK, UH, YOU CAN JUST COME UP TO THE PODIUM, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT A LOT OF MORAL SUPPORT HERE,
WE'RE ALWAYS ANXIOUS TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THESE CASES.
I LIVE LITERALLY RIGHT BEHIND THE BUILDING.
1713 SERENADE LANE, RICHARDSON, TEXAS.
SO LITERALLY, I CAN SEE IT FROM MY BACKYARD.
UM, I WANTED TO SAY, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A PLANNED SOMETHING, BUT JUST HEARING THIS, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ONE THING THAT WE'VE HAD IS JUST LIVED THERE SIX YEARS NOW, AND I'VE HAD TUESDAY MORNINGS, SPIRIT HALLOWEEN, BLACK FRIDAY, LIKE JUST WROTE CONSTANT ROTATION.
SO IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE PERMANENT.
UM, AND THAT COULD OFFER SOME SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY.
'CAUSE I KNOW AT LEAST ON OUR STREET, WE HAVE A LOT OF SENIORS.
UM, I'D LOVE FOR MORE KIDS 'CAUSE I HAVE A 3-YEAR-OLD, BUT
DON'T SOUND LIKE I'M GONNA BE HEARING TRAFFIC, HEARING TRAFFIC OR GARBAGE CANS AT 6:00 AM SO THAT'S GOOD FOR ME TOO.
SO I LIVE RIGHT BEHIND IT AND I LIKE IT.
COME ON FOR ME, THIS IS WONDERFUL.
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AN IDEA.UM, MY SISTER OF 96 YEARS OLD DIED THE END OF APRIL AND A FEW TIME BACK SHE SAYS, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A CAR? OR YOU CAN'T, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE A CAR OR ANYTHING.
AND I SAID, WALK ACROSS THE STREET.
UM, UH, MY HUSBAND DIED EIGHT, ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO.
I'M A RETIRED REGISTERED NURSE OF 52 YEARS AT BIG BAYLOR ON GASTON.
AND, UM, I, I THINK THIS WOULD JUST BE WONDERFUL FOR OUR AREA.
AND THERE'S VERY NICE EATING PLACES AND EVERYTHING FOR THE SENIORS AND OUR, UH, AND I JUST THINK IT, FOR ME, I WOULD REALLY LIKE IT.
I I CAN JUST WALK ACROSS AND IF EXERCISING IS AVAILABLE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
AND, UH, SO I THINK IT, IT WOULD BE AN ENHANCEMENT FOR THE AREA.
AND, UH, SO THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION,
BUT, UH, ANYWAY, I'M, I'M ALL FOR IT.
IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE HER YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE, TOO.
UH, ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO COME SPEAK? MS. WYNN? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME AND, UH, MAKE SOME, UH, CLOSING REMARKS? OH, DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE ELSE? UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBER, UH,
MY NAME IS TONY AND I LIVE AT MURPHY.
I DON'T KNOW THIS PROJECT MUCH.
WHAT I KNOW IS MY PRESENTATION OF LILY JUST, UH, SPOKE TO US A WHILE AGO, BUT, BUT LISTEN TO HER AND MY LOOK AT THE PRESENTATION ON THE SCREEN.
I THINK THIS IS A VERY HELPFUL PROJECT TO THE ADULT PEOPLE, FOR THE SENIOR PEOPLE, FOR THE ELDERLY PEOPLE LIKE, UH, LIKE ME, UH, OTHER PEOPLE.
AND, UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT, INCLUDING, UH, SOME VERY GOOD ACTIVITY LIKE, UH, DANCING CLASS, UH, MUSIC CLASS, KARAOKE, UH, PIANO, UH, UH, GUITAR, AND, UH, SOME OTHER ACTIVITY.
I THINK THAT VERY, VERY HELPFUL TO, TO US.
UH, I KNOW HER FATHER, UH, HE'S A PIANO TEACHER AND I AM ONE OF THE STUDENT OF, UH, OF, OF, UH, OF HIM.
AND I THINK WE, THIS KIND OF MUSIC WILL BE, UH, WE ORGANIZED, WE BE PERFORM AT THE ACTIVITY CENTER THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL TO US.
SO, UH, I COULD, UH, I WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE PROJECT, SO ADOPT PEOPLE LIKE US, HAVE THE, UH, ACTIVITY, HAVE THE CENTER FOR THIS HIGHER ACTIVITY.
UH, ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? EVERYBODY'S WARMING UP NOW.
I LIVE IN, UH, 4 0 3 4 BEN RIDGE RICHARDSON.
I LIVE, UM, OVER THERE ALMOST LIKE 25 YEARS.
AND, UH, I WOULD, I THINK THIS PROJECT IS VERY GOOD SUPPORT, LIKE THE OLD PEOPLE, LIKE WHEN WE GETTING OLD, YOU KNOW, SOMEHOW, LIKE WE STILL, THE MINE STILL WORKING, SO WE DON'T NEED TO JUST, YOU KNOW, STAY BY THEMSELVES OR ISOLATE.
SO THIS PROJECT I THINK IS VERY GOOD FOR LIKE, SUPPORT OUR RESIDENT IN THE CITY AND ESPECIALLY, I'M ALMOST LIKE GET RETIRED VERY SOON,
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AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, CONSULT THAT SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.SO, UM, THAT'S MY, UH, THAT'S WHY I'M COMING TODAY.
ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, MS. WYNN, WOULD YOU, OH, NOW, YEAH, RIGHT WHEN I'M READY TO
I REALLY EVENTUALLY GATHER MY COURAGE TO COME UP HERE SIMPLY BECAUSE I'M SO AFRAID I WILL COME THROUGH WHAT I THINK MS.
FIRST I WANT TO TELL YOU A JOKE, A REAL JOKE.
IT REALLY HAPPENED SO THAT I CAN EVEN GATHER MORE COURAGE TO TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU.
I REMEMBER 69, I, UH, NO, I REMEMBER BACK IN 19, I BELIEVE 1985 OR 86.
THIS IS THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN MY DAUGHTER.
SHE WAS 4-YEAR-OLD AT THAT TIME BETWEEN HER AND MISS BETTY FOUR.
AND THIS IS THE JOKE SHE ASKED, MS. BEFOR, I QUESTION IT, AND MS. BEFOR CANNOT ANSWER IT.
AND EVENTUALLY MS. BEFOR SURRENDER.
SHE TOLD MY DAUGHTER, I CAN, I DO NOT KNOW DEAR, AND LET'S SEE IF YOU ALL KNOW, BECAUSE SHE COME TO THE, UH, TO AUSTIN, TEXAS TO GET HER COMMUNICATION AWARD FOR HER EFFORT TO MAKE IT WELL KNOWN AND TO GET PEOPLE TO CON TO CONFESS OR TO ADMIT THAT THEY DRINK AND THEY GOT ADDICTED TO DRINKING.
AND MY DAUGHTER ASKED HER, DO YOU KNOW WHAT BEER YOU DRINK? AND, AND YOU DON'T GET DRUNK? WHO KNOWS THE ANSWERS.
AND MISS BETTY FALL COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT.
I'M NOT SURE IF SHE AT THE MOMENT SHE JUST FORGOT.
BUT AT THAT TIME, THE CHILDREN AT MY DAUGHTER AGE FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OLD, THEY USUALLY JOKING ABOUT ROOT BEER.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT EVENTUALLY ROOT BEER AFTER MS. BETTY FOUR SAYING, I, I DON'T KNOW, DEER AND MY DAUGHTER SAY ROOT BEER.
BUT ANYHOW, MISS BE LEE, MISS, MISS LILY, GO THROUGH THE EMOTION BECAUSE ONE THING,
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ONE THING I GUESS YOU BECOME AWARE, AND AT LEAST SOME OF YOU BECOME AWARE, THE VIETNAMESE WOMAN IN AMERICA, I HAD THE ONE WHO BUILT JUDGE, WHO BUILT CAMPBELLS AND WHO BUILD SCHOOL.OKAY, I CAN YOU JUST, I THINK, THINK WE GOT UP.
LET ME FINISH IT AND I, ONE MORE MINUTE.
AND I JOINED THE CENTER THREE WEEKS AGO, AND I RUN INTO A LADY, SHE TOLD US THAT SHE LOOKING FOR TRANSPORTATION.
AND WHAT I REALLY WANT TO MENTION IT TO YOU IS MS. LING RING FORGOT TO TELL YOU THAT SHE, HER CENTER ALSO PROMOTE THE F THE FAMILY ATMOSPHERE.
WE TREAT EACH OTHER LIKE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY.
AND I GOT TO TELL THAT LADY BECAUSE I JOINED IN THAT SPIRIT AND I TOLD THE LADY, I HAVE A CAR AND HAVE TIME, AND I CAN TAKE YOU TO AND FROM THE MUSIC CLASS ANYTIME YOU WANT TO.
AND THAT'S HOW I GOT INTO THAT SPIRIT MYSELF.
THAT MEAN WE TREAT EACH OTHER LIKE A FAMILY.
AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO, I GUESS FOR, TO YOU TO SEE THAT HAPPEN AND FOR HOW MUCH YOU CARE TO MAKE IT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THAT MUSIC CLASS.
I, I WOULD ALSO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BY THE WAY, I DIDN'T MENTION I'M 85 YEARS OLD AND I STILL DRIVE A 32 FOOT MOTOR HOME, AND I STILL WANNA KEEP GOING.
DO I HAVE, ALL RIGHT, ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, MS. WYNN, WRAP US UP HERE.
UH, BEFORE I'M CLOSING, UM, I JUST REALIZED THAT THERE ARE A QUESTION ABOUT WHY WE OPEN FROM SEVEN 30 TO THREE 30, BECAUSE BASED ON THE LICENSING, UM, THEY REQUIRE THAT EVERY MEMBERS, UH, OR ADULT, WHEN THEY STAY TO ANY CENTER, THEY HAVE TO STAY AT LEAST FOUR TO SIX HOURS, UM, TO GET THERE, UM, MENTALLY OR ACTIVITY ADAPT TO THE BODY.
SO THAT'S WHY WE TRY TO OPEN FROM SEVEN 30 TO THREE 30 TO COVER THAT TIME.
SO THEY, IF THEY CAN COME IN WITH US, THEY CAN COME ANYTIME.
IF WE COME AND PICK THEM UP, WE CAN COME AT SEVEN 30 THAT THE TIME THAT THEY WAKE UP AND THEY WANT TO GO.
SO THAT'S WHY WE, WE, WE THINK THAT THE SEVEN 30 TO THREE 30 IS THE BEST FEED FOR, UM, OUR MEMBER.
AND AGAIN, FOR THE CLOSING, I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS, UM, SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BUILDING, IT IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE.
IT IS ABOUT HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE COME BEFORE US, GIVING THEM THE CHANCE TO ENJOY THEIR GOLDEN YEAR WITH JOY, HEALTH AND DIGNITY.
AND AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAM AND THE MANY SENIOR WHO WE BENEFIT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS SPECIAL PERMIT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? COMMISSIONER SHAHE, NOT A QUESTION.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR THE PASSION BEHIND IT.
I THINK WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROBABLY HEAR A LOT OF BUSINESS PLANS, AND IT'S REALLY REFRESHING TO HEAR ONE WITH SO MUCH HEART BEHIND IT.
SO THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
I MOVE, WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COMM, COMMISSIONER BEACH
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SECOND.UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY DEBATE.
UM, SO I, AGAIN, I'LL JUST START WITH THE ENHANCEMENT.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF A KEY TO THIS, UM, UH, DECISION.
BUT, UM, UH, I, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT MAKES THAT BIG OF AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'RE, IT'S GOTTA BE STUDIED FURTHER.
WE DON'T HAVE A PROPOSAL PENDING FOR REDEVELOPMENT.
UM, YOU KNOW, BUT CERTAINLY DOWN THE LINE, UM, AS AN INTERIM STEP, MAYBE IT, IT IS AN ENHANCEMENT, UH, CERTAINLY OVER A VACANT SPACE OR MAYBE SOME OTHER USES, UM, WHERE YOU'VE GOT RECREATION AND FOOD AND FAMILY AND ENTERTAINMENT AND MUSIC AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UM, SO I, I I, I CAN SEE THAT I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OVERALL VISION IS FOR THAT, THAT PROPERTY, AND YET, SO, UM, IF IT, IF IT FITS LONG TERM IN THAT VISION OR NOT, BUT I THINK AS AN INTERIM, I THINK IT, IT WORKS AND YOU CERTAINLY HAVE A STRONG FOLLOWING HERE THAT'S SHOWN UP TONIGHT, I THINK, IN SUPPORT OF IT.
SO COMMISSIONER EK AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING TODAY THAT DIDN'T SOUND LIKE IT WOULD BE A HUGE WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I, I LIVE CLOSE TO THAT AREA AND BEING SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL AND CERTAINLY HAVING SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM THAT AREA HERE TODAY, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS WOULD BE A REALLY GREAT STEP FORWARD, NOT JUST FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO CERTAINLY FOR THAT VACANT SPOT THAT HAS TURNED OVER A TIME OR TWO.
NO, MR. VICE CHAIRMAN, I, I THINK THE CHAIR, YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD HERE.
THIS IS, UH, A GREAT PRESENTATION WITH THE KIND OF PASSION THAT WE WANT IN RICHARDSON ALL THE WAY AROUND, UM, HELPING PEOPLE IS WHAT WE WANNA BE KNOWN FOR.
THE, THE CHALLENGE OF THE CASE REALLY GETS INTO THE BROADER REDEVELOPMENT, THE VISION OF THE AREA.
AND THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT, WITH THIS PARTICULAR USAGE CASE IS WE AS A COMMISSION, WE AS A CITY, WE LIKE TO DRIVE MORE VALUE AND BETTER AND BIGGER PROPERTIES.
AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, YOU HAVE HIGHER RENTS.
AND WHENEVER YOU HAVE THAT, THESE TYPE OF USAGE CASES CAN'T EXIST OR IT'S REALLY HARD.
SO IN THE MEANTIME, UM, I THINK THIS IS WHERE THE CHAIR'S HEAD WAS AT.
IN THE MEANTIME, THIS IS AN EXCELLENT USE CASE AND I THINK WE COULD ONLY HOPE TO HAVE OTHER PLACES LIKE THIS ACROSS RICHARDSON AS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT RED OR ADAPTIVE REUSE AND THE REGENTRIFICATION, AND HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE DEAL WITH, UH, 40 AND 50-YEAR-OLD STRIP CENTERS, UM, THAT, THAT HAVE REALLY LOW RENTS AND, AND VACANCY ISSUES.
THESE ARE THE KIND OF WHOLESOME PROGRAMS THAT CLEARLY HAVE, UM, THE COMMUNITY IN MIND.
AND FINDING OPERATORS THAT HAVE PASSION AND VISION LIKE YOURS, MS. WYNN, IS, IS CLEARLY THE QUEST FOR OUR CITY AND OUR CITY STAFF.
AND FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE TRYING TO EVANGELIZE THAT MESSAGE, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO.
UM, AND THE CHALLENGE, OF COURSE, THE IRONY OF THE SITUATION IS, IS THAT THE BETTER WE DO WITH THAT, THEN THE MORE PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION TO THESE KIND OF AREAS AND THEY SEE THE ACTIVITY AND THEN, AND THEN DEVELOPERS COME IN AND WANT TO DO SOMETHING.
AND SO THEN HOW DO WE COEXIST TO THIS USAGE CASE IN A, IN A REDEVELOPED MARKET, BECOMES REALLY THE CHALLENGE.
AND I'M, I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CHALLENGE.
SO I THINK YOU KNOW WHERE MY HEAD IS AT WITH THIS ONE.
COMMISSIONER BEACH, MR. CHAIRMAN, I, I MOVE.
WE RECOMMEND FOR APPROVAL OF ZONING FILE 25 15 AS PRESENTED.
COMMISSIONER QUIRK, I SECOND, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED WITH A SECOND.
UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, UNANIMOUS.
GOOD LUCK, UH, WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS OR WE STAND ADJOURNED? THANK YOU.