11.14.11 CAB Minutes it° MINUTES
Comprehensive Plan Advisory
Committee Meeting
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108 W. Broadway St., Prosper, Texas
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ER M onday,November 14, 2011,6:30 p.m.
Prosper is a place where everyone matters.
1. Call to Order/Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 6:37 p.m. Roll call was voiced by round-table call out.
Committee members present included: Chair Jason Dixon, Vice Chair Craig Moody, Jordan Simms,
Michael Goddard,Mark DeMattia,Ann Lieber, Daniel Ting, Kelly Cooper, and Doug Trumbull.
*Ane Casady, Eric Nishimoto, and Meigs Miller and Kyle Huckelberry informed of their absence prior to meeting.
Mark DeMattia excused himself from the meeting at 7:48 p.m.
Staff present included: Mike Land, Town Manager; Hulon T. Webb, Jr., Director of Development
Services/Town Engineer; and Chris Copple, Planning&Zoning Manager.
Consultant team present included: Melissa Brunger, Brandon Gonzalez and Eddie Haas, Freese &
Nichols; and Chris Branham, Catalyst.
2. Consider and act upon minutes from the following Comprehensive Plan Advisory
wow Committee meeting:
• September 12,2011 Regular Meeting(Revised)
• October 10,2011 Regular Meeting
Motioned by DeMattia, seconded by Trumbull to approve item 2. Motion approved 9-0.
3. Discuss matters related to the update of the Comprehensive Plan, including, but not limited
to, livability, transportation, housing strategies, infrastructure assessments, economic
analysis,the implementation plan,and the Future Land Use Plan.
Discussion
Committee: Discussed the following topics: 1) degree of satisfaction regarding the progress of the
Comprehensive Plan Draft(herein called the Draft) and of the overall document thus far; 2) obtaining the
Draft from Freese & Nichols in a more timely manner prior to meetings to allow members adequate
review time; 3) understanding the Future Land Use Plan (herein called the FLUP) may designate a
property with a certain use, but that property is currently zoned as is, regardless; 4) the pace at which
decisions are made should slow down to facilitate a viable product; 5) possibly scheduling meetings
without the consultant team's presence; 6) conducting another Town Hall meeting in January and the cost
of such; 7) opposition to a rail station in Prosper, but the need to accommodate for one in the event one is
to be constructed in the future; and 8)the North Central Texas Council of Government's Mobility Plan.
Discussion on Livability and Housing Strategies
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Committee, staff, and consultant team: Informed of revisions to the Draft since the October 10, 2011
CPAC meeting regarding concerns voiced by CPAC members, which includes: 1) a 12,500 lot minimum
for medium density residential developments, 2) pedestrian and vehicle accommodations, 3) garden-style
apartment mitigation, 4) couples with children, 5) transit-oriented development, 6) removal of references
to specific organizations, 7)guidance of park land dedication, and 8)housing examples from Prosper.
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Discussion on Transportation
Consultant team: Noted the current Thoroughfare Plan will not be significantly altered, but recommended
the following roadway systems be evaluated: 1) Old Town, 2)the back road of the Dallas North Tollway
at Prosper Trail, 3) where Hays Road intersects with Preston Road and First Street, 4) potential Town
Center modes (should one be constructed), and 5) a network to support the land plan, dependent on the
outcome of the FLUP.
Discussion on Infrastructure Assessments
Consultant team: Narrated the following: 1) introduction to Water & Wastewater Capital Improvements
Project study and its findings, and 2) short-term and long-term recommendations for water, wastewater,
and storm water.
Audience members introduced themselves and discussed with the consultant team items regarding
population projections, lot densities,and impact fees transpired.
Discussion on Economic Analysis
Committee, staff, and consultant team: Discussed the following topics: 1) current and build-out
population, number of households, and retail assumptions; 2) distribution of sales tax revenues; 3) retail
acreage recommended to sustain the projected build-out population as well for those shopping in Prosper
who live outside of Prosper; 4) allowing flexibility with regards to development standards; 5) exerting
caution regarding requests to rezone the "interior" retail corners (excludes the U.S. 380, Tollway, and
Town Center Districts) so as not to allow excessive retail, of which may result in failed developments
over time; 6) the implications of 750 acres of retail versus 372 acres; 7) ad valorem taxes at $0.52 per
$100 valuation; 8)the impact of the economic analysis on the FLUP; and 9)the tax gap analysis.
Audience members asked consultant team about methodologies used for economic analysis.
4. Possibly direct Town Staff to schedule topic(s) for discussion at a future meeting.
Discussed which topics to place on the December 12, 2011 CPAC Agenda. Briefed on dates the Planning
& Zoning Commission will see the final draft, when the public hearing will take place, and the adoption
on the Draft. Leiber requested to play a video regarding Agenda 21 at the next CPAC meeting. CPAC
members requested the video link be emailed to all the CPAC members to review prior to the next
meeting, and it will be discussed at the beginning of the December 12, 2011 CPAC meeting.
5. Adjourn
Motioned by Trumbull, seconded by Cooper to adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:06 p.m.
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Me anie Videan, Planning Technician Ant Casady, Secretary
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