Remarks by Evan Branning
35 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
- Play at 2:03:50
“all right i'm breathing i'm gonna get us way into the weeds on something right now um so i have some concerns about the las colinas uh amendment to the general plan and so um this is something that's come up and it put me in a little bit of a weird position and it a lot of it has to do with the ordering of how things are going to be on the agenda and so with the development agreement that were is coming up next on the agenda the development agreement includes uh it's not for the specific plan it goes into the broad suite of it but uh unfortunately along the way in developing that i don't…”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:10:25
“So that would be if we wanted to start over on negotiations, we would change back to the current zoning. If we wanted to move forward, we would approve the entirety of the general plan as is, or if there were other modifications outside of Las Colinas, we would approve it as is and then make discussions during 7.4. So we couldn't, just to rephrase it, we can't continue 7.3, have the discussion in 7.4, and then go back to 7.3.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 2:11:26
“the the zoning is is part of the issue but if we move forward and we had the additional language it gives us it does give us some support so it is stronger if we we could get stronger language if we pulled las calinas left it at the original zoning and then modified the da or sent the staff back to negotiate the da we could get stronger language I have spoken with staff and staff does believe we have enforceable language. It's not as strong as had we renegotiated, but it is still enforceable language that we would be able to get if we move forward on 7.3 and then do a modification to the…”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“We would, but if we deny in 7.4 after approving seven, if we improve 7.3 and then deny that, the da and 7.4 we wouldn't have any real bargaining leverage anymore if we move forward we would be able to deny the specific project based on uh objective criteria which modifying the ordinance gives us an objective criteria to work with again I like I said this is getting very deep in the weeds we've had a lot of conversations again my sense is if the if that were to happen if if you were to”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Mayor Mrakas, Okay, but I mean i'm like I said I can go either way, I just wanted to address this as a very, it is a large concern I had with I think that we can get through it, I think that a staff has shown themselves to be very, very adept at.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:11:41
“City Council Chambers, Okay, so with you've made the motion or now I can make the motion and officially make the motion, I would move staffs recommendation with the amendment to section five that I stated earlier, is that phrased correctly. City Council Chambers, that's fine all right.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
- Play at 3:22:48
“uh i do want to thank the commenter about the importance of us having objective uh guidelines staff if you could confirm for me i believe it this phase because it's not a project we don't have those findings yet but for the project we will have those findings is that correct that's correct okay yeah to clarify we we have a resolution for sequa it's”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, and also. City Council Chambers, The modifications from mcgrath are relatively minor right now there's a potential project, I know coming from them, but this is that project is not even fully. realized or imagined at this point and then the potential new customer coming in or new land use coming in also hasn't fully been imagined or agreed to correct correct and a full sequel analysis would occur when they submit an application for development yeah so the the City Council Chambers, The majority of this is covering a facility that already exists and is going to maintain…”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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City Council · Jul 27, 2026