SPIN2013-10 Email from SPIN Representative - Meeting RecommendationLori Payne
From:Alison Ortowski
Sent:Thursday, January 17, 2013 2:47 PM
To:Lori Payne
Subject:FW: SPIN #8 Meeting Inquiry - Town Square restaurant
SPIN2013-10
Alison Ortowski
Assistant to the City Manager
(817) 748-8261 - Office
From: Matt Schirle [mailto:southlakespin8@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 2:46 PM
To: Frank Bliss; Alison Ortowski
Cc: Larry Corson; Denise Carino
Subject: Re: SPIN #8 Meeting Inquiry - Town Square restaurant
Frank,
Met with Larry for ~ 1 hour to review.
My conclusion is that we need a Spin Meeting for both projects. The acid test was Fishbone Restaurant across
the street from your DF proposal. I checked and learned they had a Spin meeting to start their process. So, with
this fact, it makes sense to have one here as well.
Alison,
Please schedule both meetings for the same day. Frank would like to fast-track the DF restaurant project, if
possible.
Regards,
Matt Schirle
SPIN8
From: Frank Bliss <fbliss@southlaketownsquare.com>
Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:20 PM
To: Matt Schirle <SouthlakeSpin8@gmail.com>, Alison Ortowski <aortowski@ci.southlake.tx.us>
Cc: Larry Corson <lcorson@southlaketownsquare.com>, Denise Carino <dcarino@southlaketownsquare.com>
Subject: RE: SPIN #8 Meeting Inquiry - Town Square restaurant
Thanks Matt. FYI, here’s a link to Del Frisco’s Grille website: http://delfriscosgrille.com/ .
Larry will have copies of the Del Frisco’s site plan and related documents for you. Please note that we did not submit
building elevations with the preliminary submittal to the City, as we did not have Del Frisco’s floor layout. We’ve just
received that tonight, and our architects are working to update the concept elevations for the City. I’ll get you copies as
soon as we submit them to the City (hopefully in about a week). Preliminary design is for a 4-sided brick building, 2-
nd
stories with a 2 floor outdoor patio on the N. Carroll/FM 1709 corner. David Schwarz Architects
(http://www.dmsas.com/ ) are the design architects. They’ve been our principal design architect since the beginning of
Town Square (although we have used many others throughout the years).
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Thanks for your quick response to our request, and to meeting with Larry tomorrow. Best,
Frank
Frank L. Bliss
President
COOPER AND STEBBINS
T: 817 329 8400 EXT 25
F: 817 251 8717
1256 Main St, Suite 240,
Southlake, Texas 76092
www.southlaketownsquare.com
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From: Matt Schirle [mailto:southlakespin8@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:43 PM
To: Frank Bliss; Alison Ortowski
Cc: Larry Corson; Denise Carino
Subject: Re: SPIN #8 Meeting Inquiry - Town Square restaurant
Frank,
Will be meeting Larry at 1:30 at your office tomorrow.
Alison,
The Garden District will needs a SPIN meeting. We will make the recommendation in regards to the other
development after the review tomorrow.
Regards,
Matt Schirle
From: Frank Bliss <fbliss@southlaketownsquare.com>
Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:49 AM
To: Alison Ortowski <aortowski@ci.southlake.tx.us>
Cc: Matt Schirle <SouthlakeSpin8@gmail.com>, Larry Corson <lcorson@southlaketownsquare.com>, Denise Carino
<dcarino@southlaketownsquare.com>
Subject: RE: SPIN #8 Meeting Inquiry - Town Square restaurant
Great. Thanks Alison!
Matt:
We’ll send you a quick overview of the 2 project applications we have recently filed with the City.
One is a single building restaurant for Del Frisco’s Grille.
The second is an application for the initial site plan and supporting documents for the Garden District.
Assuming that SPIN would like to receive presentations on these projects, we’d like to get on the SPIN calendar for their
February 11 meeting. Best,
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Frank
Frank L. Bliss
President
COOPER AND STEBBINS
T: 817 329 8400 EXT 25
F: 817 251 8717
1256 Main St, Suite 240,
Southlake, Texas 76092
www.southlaketownsquare.com
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From: Alison Ortowski [mailto:aortowski@ci.southlake.tx.us]
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:45 AM
To: Frank Bliss
Cc: Matt Schirle (SPIN #8 Representative)
Subject: RE: SPIN #8 Meeting Inquiry - Town Square restaurant
He does. I have copied him on this email so that you have it.
Alison Ortowski
Assistant to the City Manager
(817) 748-8261 - Office
From: Frank Bliss [mailto:fbliss@southlaketownsquare.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:42 AM
To: Alison Ortowski
Subject: RE: SPIN #8 Meeting Inquiry - Town Square restaurant
I have a call into Matt. Does he have an email?
Frank L. Bliss
President
COOPER AND STEBBINS
T: 817 329 8400 EXT 25
F: 817 251 8717
1256 Main St, Suite 240,
Southlake, Texas 76092
www.southlaketownsquare.com
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From: Alison Ortowski [mailto:aortowski@ci.southlake.tx.us]
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 4:21 PM
To: Frank Bliss
Subject: SPIN #8 Meeting Inquiry - Town Square restaurant
Hi Frank,
Happy New Year to you as well! The next available SPIN Meeting dates and corresponding submittal
deadlines are:
Meeting DateSubmittal Deadline
February 11, 2013January 17, 2013
February 25, 2013January 31, 2013
March 11, 2013February 14, 2013
March 25, 2013February 28, 2013
April 8, 2013March 14, 2013
April 22, 2013March 28, 2013
As you know, the first step in the SPIN Meeting process is to speak with the SPIN Representative
who will then make a recommendation on whether or not a meeting is needed. Your project is
located in SPIN #8 whose representative is Matt Schirle. You can reach Mr. Schirle at 817-602-
8367.
Mr. Schirle will speak with you about your project and then make a meeting
recommendation. Following that recommendation, if you wish to schedule a meeting, please fill out
and return the attached SPIN meeting request form prior to the submittal deadline for your desired
SPIN meeting date. Please note that I cannot schedule a meeting without a recommendation from
the SPIN Representative.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Alison Ortowski
Assistant to the City Manager
(817) 748-8261 - Office
From: Frank Bliss [mailto:fbliss@southlaketownsquare.com]
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 4:18 PM
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To: aortowski@ci.southlake.tx.us
Subject: SPIN Meeting
Alison: Happy New Year! We have an application coming into the City and I need to get a SPIN meeting set up. It’s a 2-
story restaurant building. What calendar dates are available? We’d like to get things moving quickly. Any help
appreciated. Best, Frank
Frank L. Bliss
President
COOPER AND STEBBINS
T: 817 329 8400 EXT 25
F: 817 251 8717
1256 Main St, Suite 240,
Southlake, Texas 76092
www.southlaketownsquare.com
This email, including attachments, may contain information which is confidential or subject to legal privilege or copyright. If you are not the intended recipient, please
notify us immediately and then delete this email from your system. Email communications are not secure and are not guaranteed by Cooper & Stebbins, L.P., its
related companies and entities (Cooper and Company) to be free of unauthorized interference, error or virus. Anything in this email which does not relate to the
official business of Cooper & Stebbins, L.P., is neither given nor endorsed by Cooper & Stebbins, L.P. Anyone who accepts this email or anyone who communicates
with us by email is taken to accept these conditions.
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