01.31.2012 Town Council, P&Z Joint Minutes�i
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1. Call to Order / Roll Call.
The meeting was called to order at 6:38 p.m.
MINUTES
Joint Work Session — Prosper Town Council
and Planning & Zoning Commission
108 W. Broadway Street, Prosper, Texas
Town of Prosper Municipal Chambers
Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
Roll call taken by Mayor Ray Smith and Chair Mark DeMattia.
Council members present included: Mayor Ray Smith, Mayor Pro -Tem Kenneth Dugger, Deputy Mayor
Pro -Tem Meigs Miller, Dave Benefield, Curry Vogelsang, Danny Wilson, and Jason Dixon.
Commissioners present included: Chair Mark DeMattia, Vice Chair Mike McClung, Secretary Chris
Keith, Rick Turner, Jim Cox, Bill Senkel, and Bruce Carlin.
Staff present included: Mike Land, Town Manager; Amy Piukana, Town Secretary; Hulon Webb,
Director of Development Services/Town Engineer; Chris Copple, Planning Director; and Melanie Videan,
Planning Technician.
2. 2012 Goal Setting.
Smith: Opened meeting by introducing information materials given. Noted the vision Council holds for
the town's future, which includes excellence, flexibility, and the work/live/play atmosphere. Informed
that Commission members were appointed based on their answers during their interviews for the position
of Commissioner.
DeMattia: Introduced the Commission's purpose in requesting the work session.
Curry: Brought attention to Prosper's slogan and addressed the following goals: 1) excellence in services
from all Town departments; 2) preservation of the family-oriented, open, rural feel to which citizens
moved here to enjoy; and 3) what Council considers when reviewing a request to rezone.
Wilson: Encouraged Commissioners to be confident in their votes for zoning cases and to cast their votes
according the goals for the town. Reported that Council has strategically approved zoning cases based on
the Town's goals. Also asked Commissioners to think creatively when offering their decisions.
McClung: Asked Council if the Commission is achieving what the Council anticipated and if the Council
prefers for the Commission to render their decisions as individuals or as a cohesive unit. Inquired about
Council's desires for Economic Development Corporation (herein called the EDC) and Planning &
Zoning synchronicity.
Dugger: Encouraged Commissioners to make their decisions as individuals, as this provides Council
with valuable insight into a case with questions and points of interest that may not have been considered
otherwise.
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DeMattia: Informed that as the Commission chair, he encourages members to offer their reason should
they cast a vote for denial to provide Council their perspective.
Dixon.- Encouraged Commissioners to be passionate in their decisions and to consider the long-term
effects their decision will have on the viability of the town as a whole. Understood that Prosper gives the
perception of being difficult to work with. Asked Commission to not be timid in being flexible, while still
upholding the high quality desired for developments, which Prosper is known for. Suggested Commission
be creative if a case comes before them that does not entirely adhere to the Town's goals. Noted his
preference for attention to the aesthetics of a development. Reminded Commission that Council can
promote a special district for an area to draw in or assist the stability of business.
Miller: Suggested the Commission refer to the vision statement. Noted the Commission minutes offer
insight, and encouraged Commissioner's to voice their perspectives so they will be known to Council.
Carlin: Asked Council how the Commission is to know the Council will be willing to be flexible in
regards to certain development standards.
Benefield: Reminded Commission that Council also bases their decisions off of what citizen's prefer for
the Town.
Turner: Asked the Council what businesses they would prefer not to see in Prosper.
Senkel: Noted the importance of park dedication fees and the difference between residential and
commercial developer needs and troubles.
Council and Commission discussed the following topics relating to development: non -preferred business
uses, approving zoning requests that end up not developing, past zoning requests and the reasons they
resulted in non -development of the property, the EDC's role in bringing business and infrastructure to
Prosper, businesses the EDC is currently attempting to bring to the town, the lack of the Commission's
power to shape Prosper zoning given the recent amendment to the Town Charter, the importance of staff
recommendations, multifamily types and the desire to not have garden -style multifamily developments in
town, the ability to discourage certain non -desirable uses through building and/or development standards
(which includes any more vehicle tire shops, donut shops, nail salons, real estate offices, and garden -style
multifamily), having an abundance of retail at major thoroughfare intersections and the ill effects of such,
considerations that a zoning request may not be developed by the applicant requesting the rezone, and the
flexibility of Prosper because of the abundance of planned developments in existence.
Smith: Offered for the Council and Commission to have a work session for requests to rezone which may
pose challenges to the town's goals or are large projects.
3. Adjourn
Motioned by Wilson, seconded by Vogelsang to adjourn. Motion approved 14-0. Meeting was adjourned
at 8:15 p.m. )
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