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Minutes
Design Review Board
Friday, February 22, 2008
Administrative Conference Room
1101 Texas Avenue
11:00 AM
Board Members Present: Chairman John Nichols, Ward Wells, Nancy Sawtelle, Alan
King, and Hunter Goodwin
Staff Present: Senior Planner Lindsay Boyer and Staff Assistant Nicole
Padilla
Others Present: Lenwood Adams, Russell Stogsn, and Charles Lanningham
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: Call to order.
Chairman John Nichols called the meeting to order at 11:04 a.m.
AGENDA ITEM N0.2: Consider Absence request
Hunter Goodwin
Alan King motioned to approve absence request. Nancy Sawtelle seconded the motion;
which passed unopposed (4-0).
AGENDA ITEM N0.4: Presentation, possible action, and discussion on a Special
District Site Plan in the Wolf Pen Creek Corridor for University Commons Phase 3,
consisting of 1 new building on 1.56 acres located at 950 Colgate Drive. Case #07-
00500221 (LB)
Lindsay Boyer, Senior Planner, presented the item stating the applicant is proposing to
expand the University Commons Apartments to Phase 3 to include 42 new one-bedroom
apartments, the dedication of the floodway on the property to the Wolf Pen Creek Park, and
the construction of a retaining wall along the floodway line. She answered questions in
general from the Board Members.
Chairman Nichols expressed his approval of the expansion of currently well maintained and
unique apartments.
Nancy Sawtelle motioned to approve expansion of the University Commons Apartments to
Phase 3 to include the 42 new one-bedroom apartments, the dedication of the floodway to the
Wolf Pen Creek Park, the construction of a retaining wall along the floodway line, and to
address staff review comments that included to provide detail in compliance with the Site
Design Standards for the curbing and dumpster enclosures on Sheet 2 of 14. Alan King
seconded; motion passed (5-0).
AGENDA ITEM N0.6: Possible action and discussion on future agenda items - A
Design Review Board Member may inquire about a subject for which notice has not
been given. A statement of specific factual information or the recitation of existing
policy may be given. Any deliberation shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject
on an agenda for a subsequent meeting.
Chairman Nichols requested an update on the current status of the search for new Design
Review Board Members.
AGENDA ITEM N0.7: Adjourn
Hunter Goodwin motioned for adjournment. Alan King seconded the motion; which passed
(5-0).
Meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m.
APPROVED:
J h ichols, Chairman
ATTEST:
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Nicole Padilla, Staff Assistant