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Most notable, the council denied an applicant's request for a conditional use permit for an event center at 2700 North O'Connor Road, Suite 124 (Ordinance 2024447 CUP). Applicant Yuri Reyes described plans for the \"Enchanted Corner Event Center,\" saying the venue would have a capacity of 150 people, BYOB operations, and plans to hire an Irving Police officer and additional security if needed. Reyes said events would primarily be Friday evenings and weekends and that she would work with neighboring businesses to manage parking. Planning and Zoning and staff had recommended denial based on direct adjacency to single-family and multifamily uses and a requested parking variance; the council voted 8 to 1 to deny the request.

The council also considered and voted on several other items on the agenda:

Votes at a glance

- Ordinance 2024447 (CUP for event center, 2700 N. O'Connor Rd., Suite 124): Denied 8–1. Planning & Zoning and staff recommended denial based on adjacency to residential uses and a parking variance.

- Zoning case for 2525 West LBJ Freeway (SP1 RAB to SP1 RAB with a parking variance): Approved 8–1; council amended proposed compact spaces to regular spaces as requested during discussion.

- Ordinance 2025-95 ZC (rezoning at 1018 East Union Bower Road to allow SP2 R2.5 four‑family residential with a lot-width variance): Approved 5–4 after debate over neighborhood character and whether the change would encourage rentals over homeownership.

- Special fence project plan (Ordinance 2025-103 SFP, 800 Elwood Road) approving a six‑foot wood board fence in a required reverse front/side setback: Approved unanimously.

- Ordinance 2025-104 ZC (rezoning 1901 West Irving Boulevard from professional office to commercial office for an HVAC training use): Approved 7–2 after council members debated whether the proposed use fit the character of surrounding residential areas.

Why it matters: The denial of the conditional use permit keeps the property from operating as the proposed event center under the requested CUP and variance; other decisions adjust land‑use allowances and parking requirements that can affect neighborhood character and business operations.

Discussion vs. decision: The event center request included a substantial applicant presentation and letters of opposition; council members cited Planning & Zoning and staff recommendations in supporting denial. Some other items passed with narrow margins after members raised concerns about neighborhood character and parking.

Clarifying details: The applicant for the event center said the venue would be capped at 150 people (below the city and IBC maximums cited), operate primarily on weekends (events typically 5 p.m. to midnight), be BYOB with a future BYOB permit application, and rely on shared parking in the shopping center. Planning & Zoning reported 23 responses in opposition to the event-center request.

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Braga suggested the city and Irving Parks coordinate with the Green Board to plant fruit trees in parks, along rail corridors and near stations, and proposed that small incentives through beautification grants could encourage homeowners associations and property owners to plant edible species.

He cited regional initiatives, including an upcoming North Tarrant fall festival that planned large-scale tree plantings, and said modest interventions — for example, two fruit trees per 1,000 homes — could yield measurable amounts of fruit. He offered to share seeds and saplings with interested residents.

Discussion vs. action: Braga’s remarks were a public suggestion; no staff response, referral, or vote was recorded during the meeting.

Clarifying details: Braga suggested planting fruit trees in parks and rail corridors, and recommended tying edible plantings to existing beautification grant programs. He referenced the North Tarrant Fall Fest and gave an example yield estimate (two fruit trees per 1,000 homes producing tens to hundreds of thousands of pounds of fruit across many homes), offered as illustrative rather than a city calculation.

Next steps: The transcript records no motion to refer Braga’s suggestion to staff or the Green Board; Braga said he could supply seeds or nursery contacts.

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\"Right now, without caps, local residents are prohibited from running for any local office unless they spend thousands or are backed by a pack,\" Sharp said, adding she based her draft on research of Dallas, Carrollton, Flower Mound and materials from the Texas Secretary of State. She told council members she would be available for follow-up.

Separately, Colvin Gibson, a resident of Hackberry Creek, described an encounter in which two door-knockers allegedly delivered campaign literature and made \"inflammatory remarks,\" which Gibson said violated the neighborhood's no-solicitation rules. He told the council he reported the incident to Hackberry Creek security, Las Colinas Security and the Irving Police Department. Gibson read portions of the city's Code of Fair Campaign Practices that were posted on the city's website and noted it was signed by Mr. Porras (as printed in the material he cited).

What was raised: Sharp asked the council to consider campaign finance limits and caps, and said she was also interested in a limit on the percentage of out-of-state contributions but said she had not found suitable language for such a provision. Gibson recounted his complaint about in‑person solicitation and emphasized adherence to the city's posted code of fair campaign practices.

Discussion vs. action: Neither Sharp's draft ordinance nor Gibson's complaint resulted in a motion or vote during the meeting; Sharp said she was available to provide further information if council members asked.

Clarifying details: Sharp said she modeled her draft ordinance on other Texas municipalities. Gibson provided that he had contacted the Irving Police Department and private community security providers and read several clauses from the city's Code of Fair Campaign Practices.

Next steps: The transcript records no staff follow-up commitments or motions to refer the draft ordinance to staff or to the city attorney. Both speakers offered to provide more information or pursue other channels outside the meeting.

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\"Short term rentals are a business, period,\" Burns said, adding that the neighbor who prepared the house \"owns a company that does nothing but short term rentals\" and that the arrangement had \"completely destroyed my sense of security, quality, and neighborhood stability.\" He described multiple cars parked on the street and people he did not recognize walking the neighborhood.

Sandra Cornell, identifying herself as Burns's neighbor, spoke in support of keeping their area family-oriented and noted the neighborhood's proximity to Lee Recreation Park and schools.

Mayor (name not specified) offered to connect Burns with the city's code enforcement director, Shane Diller, saying, \"I'd like to get you connected with our code enforcement director. He's right in the back there, Shane.\" Burns accepted the follow-up offer.

What was raised: Burns said the house was operated as a six-room rental allowing stays \"for periods of either 1 day, 1 week, or a month,\" and that the owner resides in Plano. He said city council approval had enabled the change, a claim he presented as background. The applicant or property owner did not address the council during public comment.

Discussion vs. action: No formal motion or enforcement action was recorded at the meeting. The mayor directed staff to follow up with the resident and with code enforcement for investigation and potential enforcement.

Clarifying details: Burns said the home was converted into \"multiple rooms totaling 6.\" He described visible impacts — five cars parked on the street at one point — and claimed the rental operator made more income by converting long-term rentals into short-term rentals.

Next steps: The mayor asked Burns to speak with Shane Diller, the city's code enforcement director, to supply more information and allow staff to investigate.

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Lamourges cited the council's rules of procedure and the Texas Open Meetings Act, telling the mayor: \"The rules require that agenda items agenda requests be submitted no later than 04:30 on the Thursday, 7 days prior to the meeting.\" He said the items were submitted late, were new (not continuations or clarifications), and deprived the public and council members of adequate notice and time to prepare.

After Lamourges raised the point of order, the mayor ruled immediately, citing section 4.3 of the council rules: \"Therefore, I sustain the point of orders. The 3 agenda items submitted on 05/26/2025, are hereby strucken from the agenda as procedurally improper.\" The ruling removed the three addenda from the May 29 agenda; the mayor noted the items had not been included in the Friday posting that the public and council rely on.

Why it matters: Lamourges warned the late submissions could risk noncompliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act and undermine public transparency. The mayor's ruling ended debate on the procedural point immediately, as the council's rules require.

Discussion vs. decision: The exchange was a procedural point of order (discussion limited by rule 4.3) and a ruling by the presiding officer; no separate roll-call vote on the point of order was recorded. The council proceeded to the consent agenda after the ruling.

Clarifying details: Lamourges referenced the council's rule 5.1(b) deadline (agenda requests due by 4:30 p.m. the Thursday seven days before a meeting) and cited that May 26 was a federal, state and city holiday. He also cited the 72-hour posting requirement under the Texas Open Meetings Act and referred to Robert's Rules of Order in arguing members require reasonable notice to prepare.

What comes next: The mayor did not return the removed items to the dais; the items were struck from the May 29 agenda. The transcript does not record whether the removed items will be resubmitted later.

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