Item 12 - Spin Report
SPIN MEETING REPORT
SPIN Item Number: SPIN2022-08
City Case Number: N/A
Project Name: 251 Players Circle
SPIN Neighborhood: 10
Meeting Date: April 12, 2022
Meeting Location: 1400 Main Street, Southlake, TX
City Council Chambers
Total Attendance: 16
Hosts: Sherry Berman, Chair of the Southlake Community Engagement
Committee
Applicant Presenting: Kosse Maykus, phone: 817.329.3111
City Staff Present: Madeline Oujesky, Assistant to the Director
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FORUM SUMMARY:
Property Situation:
251 Players Circle
Development Details:
Construct Indoor workout facility. All activities will be indoors. 16,703 sq. ft. indoor athletic
training facility. SPIN neighborhood #10. Shared parking agreement with three surrounding lots
(5&6) – total 200 (not including street). Primarily masonry work. Honored residential adjacency
(25ft ordinance). full indoor infield, massage table, training room.
Rear facing nursery
South facing neighborhood (rear)
North facing road (offices, restrooms, etc)
Trevor Story – owns property, Boston Red Socks; Generous w/CISD baseball – allowing
practice when needed; Obj: outreach w/local youth & provide local facility for highest level of
athletic training
Projected immediate start upon approval --- expected summer 2023
Presentation:
Questions and Concerns:
Peter Ermish (Stampede owner): Is this for use by Trevor and associates or commercial operation
for rental? Ermish also expressed concern for his clients parking in 251 Players Cr. Parking area.
Mostly wanted to make Maykus aware that Stampede will do what they can to restrict its clients
from parking on other property, but that it was essentially inevitable.
Kosse Maykus: This is for Trevor and his associates. There is a large group of professional
athletes in Tarrant County and particularly Southlake, and this facility would be for them. Possibly
over time there would be an element of the trainers that train those professional athletes would
have youth/college heightening skill training. Regarding the parking concern: Maykus
understands that Stampede clientele parking on this property is a high possibility but not a huge
concern for him. He believes that with the combined parking of Stampede, “the new building”, and
251 Players Circle that the parking will be less of an issue with essentially 200 paved parking
spots.
Sarah Shaw (house backs up to Stampede parking lot): Better neighbor with new owner. Previous
owner had soccer games until 1AM and was selling alcohol. Main concern is that there isn’t a
sports bar, open late facility in our back yard.
KM: This is a successful baseball player looking for a place to train at the highest level. There will
be no alcohol, no late nights. Fencing – make that right. Low key.
#3: Time operational hours? Aluminum bats? Outdoor batting cages?
Kosse Maykus: Everything batting will be indoors. Professional athletes – only wooden bats. East
side, next to nursery, long toss area – no batting outside. (no comment on operational hours)
Peter Ermish: our facility is primarily flag football and soccer so this would be a nice compliment
to that.
Kosse Maykus: Trevor has been looking this property for about 2 years. The problem was we
never had the right thing. We probably spent two weeks of nights and days watching how your
facility works and we believe they will be complimentary. This is not a facility for football or soccer,
it is baseball. I believe that there will be an element of training for multiple athletes.
Peter Ermish: Sure, that’s understandable. The only issue that we want to think on is particularly
traffic and parking during peak hours. It looks to be about 30 parking places.
Kosse Maykus: spot on.
Peter Ermish: I can’t image people using your facility would ever exceed 30, that sounds high.
So, one view would be that you’re adding net available parking. Flag football Saturdays we are
policing parking of parents in that area. You’ll have on flag football Saturdays and soccer
tournaments people parking there. I need to inform myself more of the shared obligations and
opportunities. Be aware that you are going to have overflow of our clientele in your parking. I don’t
imagine your clients flooding our parking. We have plenty of parking around the back, but they
want to park close to the door, so be aware of that.
Kosse Maykus: That’s one thing that surprised me. I thought you had a parking problem. Streets
lined with cars, parking empty in back.
Peter Ermish: disgruntled parent didn’t want to park in back.
Kosse Maykus: collectively Stampede + us + new building = 200 paved parking = enough for 500
people
SPIN Meeting Reports are general observations of SPIN Meetings by City staff and SPIN Representatives. The report is neither verbatim nor official meeting minutes; rather it serves to inform elected and appointed officials, City staff, and the public of the issues and questions raised by residents and the general responses made. Responses as summarized in this report should not be taken as guarantees by the applicant. Interested parties are strongly encouraged to follow the case through the Planning and Zoning Commission and final action by City Council.
Southlake Connect Results for the April 12, 2022 SPIN Town Hall Forum