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TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
March 6, 2018
PRESENT: Mayor Laura Wheat and Council Members Michael Barrett, Alesa Belvedere, Carol
Langdon, Rick Rennhack arrived at 6:40 p.m. and Wayne Stoltenberg arrived at
6:50 p.m.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
PRESENT: Commissioners Michelle Lee, Greg Goble, and Liz Garvin. Others: Alternate
Sharon Sanden
ABSENT: Planning and Zoning Chairman Tim Brittan and Commissioner Ken Kraska.
OTHERS PRESENT: Town Manager Tom Brymer, Assistant Town Manager Amanda
DeGan, Director of Planning Ron Ruthven, Town Secretary Kelly
Edwards, Administrative Assistant to the Town Secretary Tanya
Morris, Communications Director Ginger Awtry, Director of Public
Works Jarrod Greenwood, Director of Information Technology
Jason Power, Director of Facilities & Parks Troy Meyer, Director of
Finance Debbie Piper, Building Official Pat Cooke, and
Development Coordinator Nick Ford.
Work Session
1. CALL THE TOWN COUNCIL TO ORDER
Mayor Wheat called the joint work session to order at 6:32 p.m.
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2. CALL THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO ORDER
Commissioner Lee called the joint work session to order at 6:32 p.m.
The Council and Commission step outside at 6:33 p.m. to view the material, which will be
used in the construction of the Tower in the retail corner.
The Council and Commission returned to begin the presentation and discussion at 6:42 p.m.
3. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN
THE ENTRADA PLANNED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING AN UPDATE FROM THE
DEVELOPER.
Entrada Refresher -Town Manager Brymer introduced the developer, Mehrdad Moayedi,
Centurion American, and provided an overview of the following items:
Beginnings, Entrada Concept, and Zoning.
Historical Timeline - Coordinator Ford gave an overview of the following items:
Chronology of items approved by council starting from initial zoning to present and
highlights of activities based on categories (site plans, plats, construction, etc...).
Drone Flyover - Director Greenwood and Director Ruthven gave an overview of the
following items:
Street, sewer, water, and canal infrastructure. (Public Improvements Status). Outstanding
items include lighting, signage, and the installation of a traffic signal prior to the acceptance
of the infrastructure.
Bridges - Ralph Bush, Bush Architects, and Robin McCaffrey, Mesa Planning-provided an
overview of the following items:
Vehicular and pedestrian bridges.
Parking Study- Director Ruthven provided a presentation and overview regarding the
following items:
Discussion of a draft commissioned parking study by Freese and Nichols; still under Staff
review and the frontage road project.
Residential Unit Count / Commercial Single Family Ratios - Building Official Cooke
provided an overview of the following items:
Recap of Ordinance 703 ratios, builder request when the foundation is poured for
retail/commercial, and providing staff additional latitude permission regarding the
archetype.
Discussion ensued regarding the admittance to the Academy: current entitlements, what
needs to be done to proceed, and more residential entitlements.
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Schedule of Current / Future Projects - Mike Beaty, Centurion American provided an
overview of the following items:
Gantt chart and discussion on the projected time frames.
Residential Projects - Ralph Bush, Bush Architects, provided an overview of the following
items:
Block E, I, J, future residential blocks (Block H — averaging over 3000 square feet, M, Villas -
Veranda), and potential sales for the townhomes, villas, and Phase I (includes
approximately 170 residential units).
Commercial Projects - Ralph Bush, Bush Architects, provided an overview of the
following items:
CVS, Primrose, sales office (60 days from completion), restaurant row A (included 3
restaurants), retail corner/Starbucks Tower (staff review within approximately 60 days),
chapel, reception hall, amphitheater, timing of a parking garage for the amphitheater and
restaurant row, and future projects.
Plaza Mayor, Hotel, Condo Building and Plaza Mayor Garage - Town Manager
Brymer and Robin McCaffrey, Mesa Planning, provided an overview of the following items:
Archetype of the Plaza Mayor, renderings, and layout.
Rajiv Trivedi, LQ Management, provided an overview of the proposed hotel, condominium
building, Plaza Mayor garage, and programming of the plaza space.
Public Art - Town Manager Brymer provided an overview of the following items:
Revisit approved locations indicated on development plan (Ordinance 720/759), ideas,
locations reviewed by the Public Art Competition Committee, and programming.
Leasing Activity—Jason Claunch, Catalyst Commercial, provided an overview regarding
commercial leasing activity.
Future prospects, marketing strategies/pitch book, additional townhomes units in Block L,
and Phase II possible development to include an entertainment venue to anchor the
development with traffic utilizing Highway 114.
Mayor Wheat opened the floor up to residents to converse with the developer and others.
Discussion ensued regarding possible tenants, the gas well pad site, and programming of
the amphitheater.
4. BOARD-COUNCIL RECAP / STAFF DIRECTION
No additional staff direction.
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S. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Wheat adjourned the joint work session at 8:49 p.m.
APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL ON MARCH 26, 2018.
ATTEST:
Laura Wheat, Mayor
Kelly Edwgrds, Town Secretary
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