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Home My WebLink AboutCC 2005-11-03 Minutes MINUTES OF THE JOINT WORKSESSION MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICH LAND HILLS, TEXAS HELD IN THE DAN ECHOLS SENIOR CENTER, 6801 GLENVIEW DRIVE NOVEMBER 3, 2005 1. CALL TO ORDER The joint meeting was called to order by Mayor Trevino at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL City Council Present: Oscar Trevino Tim Welch John Lewis Suzy Compton David Whitson Nancy Bielik Mayor Mayor Pro T em Council Place 1 Council Place 3 Council Place 5 Council Place 6 Absent: Jo Cox JoAnn Johnson Council Place 2 Council Place 4 Planning & Zoning Commission Present: Richard Davis Bill Schopper Don Bowen Randy Shiflet Brenda Cole Ken Sapp Mike Benton Chair Commission Member Commission Member Commission Member Commission Member Commission Member Ex-Officio Member Absent: Scott Wood Commission Member Other Board Members Present: Tom Duer Leslie Jauregui Fonda Kunkel Beth Davis Jerry Henry Jim Kemp Mike Filis Marlin Miller Chair, Zoning Board of Adjustment Zoning Board of Adjustment Member Zoning Board of Adjustment Member Zoning Board of Adjustment Member Zoning Board of Adjustment Member Zoning Board of Adjustment Alternate Parks & Recreation Board Member Parks & Recreation Board Member Joint City Council/Planning & Zoning Meeting Minutes November 3, 2005 Page 2 of 5 City Staff Present: Larry J. Cunningham Richard Torres Ogden Bo Bass Karen Bostic Richard Abernethy John Pitstick Drew Corn Bill Thornton Dave Green Greg Van Nieuwenhuize Dave Pendley Holly Blake City Manager Assistant City Manager Assistant City Manager Managing Director Assistant to City Manager Director of Planning & Development Budget Director Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Planner Assistant Public Works Director Building Official Recording Secretary 2. PRESENTATION BY NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS ON CENTER OF DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE John Promise, P.E. Director of Environment & Development North Central Texas Council of Governments came forward. NCTCOG is a voluntary association of, by and for local governments. By state statute, the purpose of a council of governments is to make studies and plans to guide the unified, far-reaching development of the region, eliminate duplication, and promote economy and efficiency in the coordinated development of a region. In 2001, NCTCOG began to communicate together on regional issues through a new Center of Development Excellence. In 2003, NCTCOG began to celebrate together "best practices" with CLlDE (Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence) awards. In 2005, NCTCOG began to collaborate together through "Vision North Texas" to better understand our options for growth. The projected growth for households is currently 1.9 million with added growth in the next 25 years of 1.5 million, equaling 3.4 million households. The projected growth for employment is currently 3.1 million jobs with added growth in the next 25 years of 2.3 million jobs, equaling 5.4 million jobs. With projected growth comes transportation needs. Over the next 20 years, $45 billion will be needed to make transportation improvements for rails, HOVs, tollways, intelligent transportation systems and more. Within that growth, there are environmental issues. Currently the air quality violates the eight hour ozone standard. Stream corridors have flooding risks and violate state water quality standards. Stream banks are eroding. For energy, the power plant emissions impact air quality and water supplies are facing future shortfalls even with conservation. The targets for 2030 are to attain and maintain ozone standards, make all stream corridors safe, clean and green, and make effective and efficient energy use and water use. In 2001 NCTCOG's Executive Board appointed local government and private sector stakeholders to the Development Excellence Steering Committee which is charged with Joint City Council / Planning & Zoning Meeting Minutes November 3, 2005 Page 3 of 5 advising NCTCOG regarding development issues. The steering committee is chaired by Fernando Costa, Planning Director for the City of Fort Worth and is comprised of elected officials, city managers, developers, architects, engineers, real estate finance professionals and planning and zoning members. The mission of the Center of Development Excellence is to promote quality growth in North Central Texas that enhances the built environment, reduces vehicle miles of travel, uses water and energy resources effectively and efficiently and helps advance environmental stewardship in order to ensure continued economic vitality and provide the highest attainable quality of life for all residents. The ten principals of development excellence are 1) development options, 2) efficient growth, 3) pedestrian design, 4) housing choices, 5) activity centers, 6) environmental stewardship, 7) quality places, 8) transportation efficiency, 9) resource efficiency and 10) implementation. In 2003, the NCTCOG created a web-based library of technical tools from across the region and recognized best practices with CLlDE awards based on the ten principals listed above. In 2005 there were the second biennial CLlDE awards. The 2003 CLlDE award winners in new development were Addison Circle (Addison), Legacy Town Center (Piano) and Town Center (Southlake). For redevelopment, the winners were Downtown Transit Village (Piano) and Rail Market (Fort Worth). The 2005 CLlDE award winners in redevelopment were The Block (Richardson) and The State Thomas District (Dallas). The most recently recognized needs are: to collaborate together to increase public awareness of the growth projected for our region, educate participants about the implications of regional growth, understand the options we have for accommodating that growth, and create a forum for discussion about public and private sector actions. Keypad polling for real-time feedback was done. One question was "How well do you think today's scenarios reflect our region's choices?" Fifty percent felt that they are a good reflection of the realistic range of choices we have. Forty percent felt we needed choices that represent even more dramatic change from the NCTCOG forecast. Ten percent felt these scenarios reflect choices that are not realistic. The top evaluation measures were ranked as follows: minimize traffic congestion (98%), support revitalization of existing downtowns and neighborhoods (95%), balance jobs and housing in local communities (95%), improve air quality (94%) and protect water quality in streams and lakes (93%). The top rankings for the next steps are as follows: education about regional choices (focused on public officials, property owners and developers), holding similar visioning workshops at a subregional level, further study the costs and benefits of these regional growth patterns, and set regional investment priorities based on a preferred growth scenario (83% said 'essential this year' or 'important as resources become available'). For 2006 and 2007: 1) NCTCOG needs to communicate more on regional issues, especially with local governments and development communities, 2) Celebrate more of Joint City Council/Planning & Zoning Meeting Minutes November 3, 2005 Page 4 of 5 our region's best practices and expand research, and 3) Collaborate more through a Vision North Texas Phase 2 to better understand our options for growth. The importance of education, public involvement, research, policy direction and how the City can support and promote the program was discussed. Area 1: Education. Educate regional residents, business leaders, elected and appointed officials to raise awareness about the growth anticipated in the region and the choices for accommodating it in a way that is successful and sustainable. Area 2: Public Involvement. Involve more people in this discussion of the choices available to our region. Area 3: Research. Research the implications of these choices and the tools we can use to achieve a desired choice. Area 4: Policy Direction. Decide whether to create a preferred regional scenario and, if so, what level of detail it should have and what role it should play. For North Richland Hills, this may include hearing a presentation at City Council, orienting the Planning & Zoning Commission to the ten principles of development excellence, receive timely assistance during comprehensive plan update, take a field trip to CLlDE winners, see a show on the City's cable TV channel, participate in a sub- regional workshop, and meet with Mayors from other cities in regions facing the same issues. The proposed Vision North Texas Phase 2 is a second phase over two years through September 2007. The City needs to continue as a public and private partnership among NCTCOG, Urban Land Institute, UTA and others. An annual budget is targeted at $300,000 with half from public sources and half from private sources. NCTCOG needs to assume staff administrative responsibilities and engage consultants. The work will continue to be guided by a steering committee of public and private leaders. Mayor Trevino explained that the Regional Transportation Council (RTC) funds projects and distributes accordingly to 14 county regions. RTC can fund some rail stations in 2 to 3 years from Dallas to Fort Worth with North Richland Hills as a stop in between. Ken Sapp commented that currently the Comprehensive Plan works to limit density. It needs to be reworked to increase density and reserve development. Leslie Jauregui expressed concerns about the traffic and the density. She would like to see those concerns addressed before the population growth. Mr. Promise explained that better roads bring in better developments. Nancy Bielik commented that the current public transportation has problems that need to be worked out. Mass transportation is needed to get around the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Jerry Henry stated that people moved here to get away from the higher density and asked how do we change that. Joint City Council/Planning & Zoning Meeting Minutes November 3, 2005 Page 5 of 5 Richard Davis stated that there is a need for strategic planning on the Comprehensive Plan that includes a place for rail stations. Marlin Miller added that the public needs to be educated on public transportation so they will use it. Mayor Trevino added that air quality concerns and gas prices are helping in that matter. 3. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Trevino adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m. ~;;;-- Oscar Trevino - Mayor \.~.. ",\\ -"'1, ~"",~ ............ {;.I-S- fIj" ;.,'~' ...., ·~~T: .... \ i~! '"TI \. '1 ::: r :....; ~d4tð/~ Pá1r-4¡j~,.ittUtson - City Secretary