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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2004 AT 5:00 P.M.
Mayor Pro Tempore Dick Davis opened the meeting of the City Council. Present were
Councilmembers Blackie Holmes, Jim Roberts and Harry Shawver. Mayor Harold Peek was
absent and excused. Also in attendance were City Attorney Rob Dillard, City Manager Bob
Livingston and City Secretary Nina Wilson.
MAIN AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING & ORDINANCE REGARDING SOUTHERN METHODIST
UNIVERSITY'S REQUEST TO REZONE LOT 3, BLOCK 2, (3015 DYER) AND LOT 3,
BLOCK 1 (3016 DYER) FROM UC-3 TO UC-2: On October 15, 2003, the Planning & Zoning
Commission voted unanimously to recommend an approval of the rezoning request made by
Southern Methodist University (SMU) to rezone 3015 & 3016 Dyer from University Campus
District 3 (UC-3) to University Campus District 2 (UC-2). Current zoning does not permit the
fraternity or sorority house usage that SMU desires to locate on these lots. If approved, the
change will allow fraternity and sorority houses to be constructed 50 feet farther east. The
property to the west of the lots in question is zoned UC-2 and permits such use already. SMU
plans to construct replacement houses for those presently located on Binkley adjacent to the new
Student Services Building. The location on Binkley will be used to construct a parking garage
serving the new Student Center as well as the main campus.
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER SCREENING WALL AND STREET REALIGNMENT
ALONG DUBLIN, SMU BOULEVARD NORTH TO UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD: SMU had
also proposed a screening wall along Dublin from SMU Boulevard to University Boulevard.
The wall was part of SMU's 1998 Master Plan and was in response to requests by homeowners
that the area east of Dublin be isolated from the campus. Development Agreements between the
City and SMU for other improvements also committed SMU to funding and building the wall at
an undetermined time. Due to confusion in the neighborhood resulting from issues surrounding
the proposed reconfiguration of Dublin and the associated wall, SMU had requested a
postponement of the public hearing until such time as the Council had the opportunity to hear
public comment on the Dublin reconfiguration and wall. Therefore, at the November 11, 2003
City Council meeting, this item was continued to a January 20th Special City Council Meeting.
As a result of some scheduling conflicts, staff recommended this item be continued again to a
January 27th City Council meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Davis announced that notices had been
posted and letters sent to residents advising them that the members of the City Council had
decided to continue the public hearing on both the matter of rezoning as well as the screening
wall and street realignment to 5:00 p.m., January 27, 2004. Therefore, Councilmember Holmes
moved that the public hearing be continued to January 27, 2004. Councilmember Roberts
seconded, and the vote was unanimous to hold a public hearing on the rezoning issue and
screening wall on January 27, 2004 at 5:00 p.m.
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There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 27th day of January 2004.
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