Item 4CSPIN Report
Tuesday, January 4, 2005
The SPIN Standing Committee respectfully submits this written report in an effort to maintain
communication flow between the Standing Committee and the City Council
1. SPIN Standing Committee Meeting — The next SPIN Standing Committee Meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, January 11 at 6:30 p.m., in Conference Rooms 43c and #3d. This
meeting will follow the joint City Council /SPIN Standing Committee Meeting.
2. December SPIN Standing Committee Meeting Recap — The SPIN Standing Committee
held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 14. Below is a summary of issues
addressed at the meeting:
Discussion of November 29, 2004 Regional Transportation Forum - Committee members
offered a number of comments including the following:
• Presentations were effective;
• The Committee recommended that future sessions coordinate speaker presentations in
a similar manner;
• The Committee needs to develop one -on -one relationships with local media rather
than simply sending out a press release in order to gain greater exposure.
Review status of February, 2005 Transportation Forum — Mike Terry provided a
summary of current activities, including consideration of speakers (Glen Whitely and Gary
Fickes have volunteered). The date of the forum will be Monday, February 28. Mike is also
developing content ideas through discussions with Shana Yelverton. Mike solicited
volunteers to work on each of the committees and these are comprised of the following
people: Marketing - Jon Wiersum, Jan Francis; Logistics — Jim Jeppe, Alan Hochstein. Cara
White and Boyd Dollar offered to participate as needed.
Discussion of Joint City Council /SPIN Standing Committee Meeting Agenda — All
agreed that there needs to be greater discipline and order to the meetings. Recommended
topics for Council to address include town hall forums, perhaps with each Council member
meeting with one or more SPIN areas rather than the entire City; review of proposed SPIN
Ordinance changes; and soliciting specific feedback from Council members regarding the
SPIN- sponsored forums and additional topics.
Discussion of SPIN City Council Reporting Procedures — SPIN reps have been assigned
for all City Council meeting presentations in 2005. Going forward, this is an excellent
opportunity for SPIN to get visibility. In addition, SPIN will continue to submit the written
report to Council. Because of time limitations during the presentation, it's likely that not all
activities can be highlighted. A suggestion was made that the presenter have a Power Point
slide reflecting the SPIN logo and the 3 or 4 topics to be discussed that can b projected onto
the screen in Council Chambers.
3 Recap of Recent SPIN Meetings — SPIN hosted the following meetings during the month of
December:
SPIN Report
Tuesday, January 4, 2005
The SPIN Standing Committee respectfully submits this written report in an effort to maintain
communication flow between the Standing Committee and the City Council
• Thursday, December 2, 2004 — SPIN Forum for Neighborhood #12 & #13 discussing
Public Safety Issues. The Southlake Department of Public Safety answered questions
about safety issues. This meeting was held at DPS West at 7:00 p.m.
• Monday, December 6, 2004 — SPIN hosted the Community Services Department so that
they could receive input on their park and trail master plans. This meeting was held at
7:00 p.m. in Town Hall.
4. Calendar of Events —
• Monday, January 3, 2005 — SPIN Citywide Forum to host the Community Services
Department so that they can receive input on their park and trail master plans. The topic
for this meeting will be Open Space Planning. This meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. in
Town Hall in conference rooms 3C & 3D.
• Wednesday, January 5, 2005 — SPIN Forum for Neighborhood 91 to discuss a proposed
Toll Brothers development for development of the Rohr Property. Toll Brothers has a
contract on this piece of land and would like to develop the piece as Medium Density
which would require a variance from the Master Plan. This meeting will be held at 7:00
p.m. in Town Hall in conference rooms 3C & 3D.
• Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - SPIN Forum for Neighborhood #10 to discuss a
proposed development by the Ratliff Group of the southeast corner of Whites Chapel
Road and SH 114. This meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. in Town Hall in conference
room 3A.
• Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - SPIN Citywide Forum to host the Community Services
Department so that they can receive input on their park and trail master plans. The topic
for this meeting will be Athletics Forum. This meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. in Town
Hall in conference room 3B.
• Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - SPIN Forum for Neighborhood #16 to discuss a
proposal to install a cell tower on the High School property. This meeting will be held at
7:00 p.m. in the DPS West Training Room.