Item 4CSPIN Report
Tuesday, December 7, 2004
The SPIN Standing Committee respectfully submits this written report in an effort to maintain
communication flow between the Standing Committee and the City Council
SPIN Standing Committee Meeting — The next SPIN Standing Committee Meeting is
scheduled for Monday, December 14 at 6:30 p.m., Training Rooms #3c and #3d.
2. November SPIN Standing Committee Meeting Recap — The SPIN Standing Committee
held their monthly meeting on Thursday, November 11. Below is a summary of issues
addressed at the meeting:
Discussion of November 29, 2004 Regional Transportation Forum - Speakers include
Tarrant County Commissioner, Glen Whitley; NCTCOG Transportation Representative,
Dan Lamers; and City of Grapevine Director of Public Works, Jerry Hodge. Southlake
Chamber of Commerce Chair, Justin Mecklenburg, will be the moderator for the forum.
Discussion of Ordinance 598 -A: Articles of Incorporation 5 -7 — The Committee
finished reviewing Ordinance 598 -A, and will be presenting the ordinance with
recommended changes to the City Council in the joint City Council/SPIN meeting in
January.
Discussion of SPIN Map — The Committee reviewed the SPIN map boundaries and
discussed whether changes should be recommended. The original concept of SPIN was
to draw boundaries based on major thoroughfares and not to divide the neighborhoods.
Recently some areas have not had committee representation and have had a difficult time
filling those vacancies. It was suggested that current SPIN reps cover these areas on an
"acting" basis, pending recruitment of full time representatives. For example, Jan Francis
has agreed to cover both areas 5 and 6; Pattie Minder will cover both areas 7 and 8. Area
14 is currently vacant and recruiting will consist of contact with all homeowner's
associations in that area. Jon Wiersum agreed to take ownership of the latter of these.
3. Recap of Recent SPIN Meetings — SPIN hosted the following meetings during the month of
November:
Monday, November 15, 2004 — SPIN Citywide Forum for Neighborhood #1 discussed
the development of the Bob Jones Nature Center located at 300 E. Bob Jones Rd. This
meeting was held at 7:00 p.m. in Town Hall.
4. Calendar of Events —
Thursday, December 2, 2004 — SPIN Citywide Forum for Neighborhood #12 & 13 to
discuss the Public Safety Issues. The Southlake Department of Public Safety will be
giving presentations at DPS West at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, December 6, 2004 — SPIN has agreed to host the Community Services
Department so that they can receive input on their park and trail master plans. This
meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. in Town Hall.