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The hearing centered on a proposed amendment to an existing planned‑development concept plan that would replace an illustrated multi‑pad retail concept for about 3.459 acres south of the Essex Boulevard–Parker Road (FM 544) intersection with a single mixed‑use building footprint and revised site circulation. City Manager Powell said staff’s recommendation changed during the meeting: \"My recommendation would actually I'm now recommending that we continue the public hearing to the June 2 city council meeting.\" The motion to continue passed 6‑0.

Why it matters: Neighbors said the proposal — which residents say was previously shown as multiple small retail pads — would place a multi‑story structure near existing single‑family yards, raising concerns about privacy, traffic, drainage and soil stability. Staff and the applicant said the request as presented is limited to a major modification of the concept plan (site circulation and building footprints) and not a rezoning; the project remains in the GB‑2 base district and continues to be governed by the PD (planned development) standards adopted at annexation.

Staff and applicant said several technical points need further checking before council acts. Planning Director Richard Lukey summarized the application and the governing rules for the realm, noting that the PD requires a concept plan and distinguishes between minor and major modifications. He told council that a warrant study for a traffic signal at Parker Road has been submitted by the developer but that the full traffic‑impact analysis (TIA) for the broader Castle Hills area remains under preparation and is not yet complete. Developer representative Marissa Brewer said the applicant has identified the signal need and that the developer has agreed to install the signal: \"The applicant has agreed to bear the cost of that traffic signal,\" Lukey confirmed when asked how that obligation would be enforced.

Residents pressed other technical and neighborhood concerns. Several speakers described prior soil failures and slope collapses near the site and asked whether the ground is suitable for a tall building. Resident Thomas Roche, who said he lived about 400 feet from the proposed footprint, summarized past slope failures and urged the council to reject a tall structure on unstable soil: \"Given this history of failures, the idea of a 5‑story building on this soil should be out of the question.\" Other residents described having had no direct mailed notice and said they learned about the proposal only when a sign was put up on Parker Road. Multiple speakers from the Reserve neighborhood registered written opposition on the record.

Lukey and staff explained the notification method required under the PD: major modifications require two public hearings and mailed notices to property owners within the applicable subarea and a 200‑foot buffer around it; for this southern subarea staff said about 600 notices were mailed to addresses identified in the municipal parcel map, and the reserve HOA was also sent a notice. City Manager Powell and Lukey told council they would tighten notice language and confirm the HOA mailing address after the meeting at residents’ request.

Other technical clarifications included: the site contains an 80‑to‑120‑foot electric‑utility easement that constrains building placement; the proposed amendment shows a single roughly 14,000‑square‑foot building footprint moved closer to Parker Road; permitted uses and most dimensional standards (setbacks, height caveats) remain governed by the GB‑2 base district and the PD; and any developer commitments (for example, to pay for a signal) would be attached to the ordinance and enforced during engineering/site‑plan review.

Council discussion and next steps: City Manager Powell and Lukey said staff needs time to review the developer’s submitted warrant study and to tighten the proposed ordinance language — including the mechanism to ensure the developer is financially responsible for the traffic signal — before council acts. Council voted to continue the public hearing to June 2 so staff can review the traffic materials, refine exhibit language and allow the applicant an opportunity to meet directly with impacted residents.

What remains unresolved: the applicant’s final proposed uses and building height are not before council under this concept‑plan amendment (those fall under the base GB‑2 rules and PD when applicable), the full Castle Hills TIA remains under preparation, and neighbors continue to seek more direct outreach from the developer and clearer enforceable commitments in the ordinance.

The council’s action ends with a procedural continuation; no approvals were granted on May 19.

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Presentation highlights: A finance staff member described revenue and expenditure trends through the year‑to‑date close and explained the timing of midyear reporting (March close and April adjustments). Staff reported the adopted operating budget of roughly $137.3 million for FY25 and provided detail fund‑by‑fund: general fund, hotel‑motel fund, grants fund and utility (water/sewer) and drainage funds. Revenue drivers identified included higher‑than‑budgeted building permits and one‑time landfill host fees and greater interest earnings across funds. Staff also noted recalculation refunds from the central appraisal district that reduce expected year‑end property‑tax revenues and flagged sales‑tax audit and corrective actions by the Comptroller as reasons for conservative sales‑tax estimates.

Midyear supplemental and consent actions: Finance staff presented several midyear supplemental appropriations for council consideration later in the meeting (on the consent agenda), including funding drawn from park‑development fees for tree plantings, an upcoming runoff election, asbestos testing and demolition for an acquired Mill Street property, and debt‑service/utility fund adjustments tied to bond issuances carried in arrears. The midyear supplemental items were placed on the consent agenda.

Council action on consent items: Council approved the consent agenda by a single motion, 6‑0. The consent items included two separate ordinances authorizing parametric bond issuances to permit sale of up to $18.1 million in general obligation refunding and improvement bonds and up to $41.6 million in waterworks and sewer system revenue refunding and improvement bonds. The ordinances permit staff to sell the bonds within the next year subject to pricing parameters recommended by the city’s financial adviser. The council also approved two alternative landscaping standards for private projects (Sam’s Club and Starship Bagel) recommended unanimously by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Other items and next steps: Staff noted that the grants fund did not receive one FEMA SAFER firefighter grant but used budgeted grants funds to cover grants the city did receive; ITS and NIS received cybersecurity and economic mobility grants, respectively. Council also approved a resolution nominating Steve Southwell to the Denco Area 911 board of managers. The finance director said the city’s annual budget workshop on the FY26 proposed budget is scheduled for Aug. 9 and that departments are in the midst of building FY26 requests.

Voting and implementation: The bond parameter ordinances and consent agenda passed unanimously (6‑0). Staff said proceeds will fund approved capital programs (streets, water and sewer extensions, alley replacements, trail projects) and that a portion will refund older bond issues; debt payments connected to last year’s bond issuance are accounted in the current fiscal year and require supplemental appropriations.

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Company representatives said they brought in experienced drivers from the Dallas–Fort Worth area and beyond, deployed additional routes and supervisors and began using in‑cab and outward‑facing cameras and GPS “breadcrumbs” to verify that streets received service. Modesto Dominguez, identified at the meeting as the company’s area vice president for Texas public services, described operational changes after leadership and staffing gaps contributed to the failures.

What the company told council: Chuck, the Lewisville general manager, and Mike Hernandez, Republic’s operations manager, said an extended absence by the previous general manager and an undersized operations manager left the contract short of drivers. Hernandez said the company \"brought in people from around the DFW area, even outside the state, to kinda help us with the staffing. What that did was able to get us fully staffed for this contract.\" He said the company added a supplemental route for multiple‑unit pickups so lead drivers could verify missed collections and that it hired logistics analysts to ensure route maps and training were followed.

The company also said it added supervisors and a new supervisor role and is using truck cameras to review incidents and retrain drivers. \"We have cameras on our trucks. We want to evaluate the videos,\" the operations manager said. He added the cameras have inward and outward views and GPS so leadership can cross‑check whether a truck passed a residence at the scheduled time.

Resident complaints and calls for better public communications: Several residents and council members criticized Republic’s customer‑service response. One resident told the council: \"I have not once been able to get through. Not once, actually, since 2021.\" Council members and residents said callers often found it hard to reach a live agent or were routed to voicemails. The company acknowledged the problem and said it has retrained call‑center supervisors, added a Lewisville‑specific call script and is conducting “secret‑shopper” tests to check whether calls reach a human agent.

The city and Republic also discussed making outbound notifications and better social‑media updates when large service disruptions occur so residents know the cause (for example, breakdowns, staffing shortages or severe weather) instead of assuming persistent poor service. Republic said it added a web form that generates e‑mail notifications to both the company’s customer service and city staff so missed‑pickup reports can be tracked.

Council comments and expectations: Council members emphasized that improved performance must be durable, not temporary. One council member said he had been unhappy with service since contract inception and urged the company to prepare for consequences if problems persist. Republic said it had addressed immediate leadership and staffing gaps and implemented processes to maintain service: cross‑training drivers for route coverage, weekly meetings with city staff, and a 1:30 p.m. area‑level call to coordinate assistance when breakdowns occur.

No formal action was taken at the meeting; the presentation was an informational update following earlier city enforcement steps. City staff and Republic said they will continue weekly operational meetings and monitoring and report back to the council if problems persist.

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