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City staff presented the public hearing item and noted that section 616.3 of the city code \"prohibits the sale of alcohol within 300 feet of a church, public school, or private school.\" The subject parcel is approximately 280 feet from Coppell Montessori Academy, creating the need for a variance of 20 feet to the city's 300-foot buffer.

Staff noted a similar variance had been granted for the tenant in that suite previously, and that the restaurant's planned hours would mirror the former tenant's hours (approximately 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday). The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) enforces a separate 1,000-foot statutory proximity requirement from schools; staff explained that TABC's 1,000-foot rule is a separate process the applicant must address with TABC, and the local 300-foot ordinance is the city's discretionary standard.

After a public hearing with no speakers signed up, Council member Prem Kumar moved to approve the variance and Council member Matthew Hill seconded; the council voted unanimously in favor. The council's action clears a local step in the licensing process; the applicant must still obtain required state permits from TABC.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council - 05/27/25","oneSentenceSummary","Coppell council approved a 20-foot variance from the city's 300-foot prohibition on alcohol sales for a new restaurant at 160 W. Sandy Lake Road; the restaurant is about 280 feet from a nearby Montessori school.","taxTitle","Coppell, Dallas County, Texas","taxId",55075,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6224589,"Consultant outlines land-use fiscal analysis for Coppell comp plan update",1418,3153000,4571000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3550003-ee6ff128f66b0cf2bd30ea70a159b542&start=3153&end=4571","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3550003-ee6ff128f66b0cf2bd30ea70a159b542/thumbnail_3153000.jpg","/articles/6224589/Texas/Consultant-outlines-land-use-fiscal-analysis-for-Coppell-comp-plan-update","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6224589-ab88272d3a5041f7c33380ff69e81271/orig.mp4?Expires=1773686918&Signature=ICI4NN0of9YAO-bCxYyzNyi96ab0U4j7PJ4jnvHiW3hlUiP5Ev7q3xy~VtH07vbiGWqolKWLiE0zmVfxfUvs~-70iMRoh4SvRT7U7tifX5Or3LkwomPerxKcPbZAOby~98mM8wMC--odr77K~XJdf7CNcew2trpbh~FG6CwF323ggKzVNAzWr754YHV4BJNUrEkHP3RcVSWYaaBhxBErYvuWEx99znlxl0QFhpIbqVmpcDUzUengyzaEFJNFuNxKl7YoGwQRuuvDOMfEhHOMv3LDSfHbGgNGvCo-fAWjh5iuLDc0UPSjIxjit4YdZ-beneTN0fngr~zcv5-YzJSDgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Coppell — The city has engaged planning firm Redundity to produce a land-use fiscal analysis to feed into the comprehensive plan update, consultant Kevin Shepherd told the council on May 27.

Shepherd, Redundity's founder and CEO, said the analysis will map taxable-value and infrastructure costs by parcel, model revenue per acre under different development patterns and test scenarios that show how lot size, vertical development and sales-tax exposure affect long-term fiscal health. He told the council the project timeline anticipates baseline work finishing in June, a results presentation to council in July and deeper staff-level briefings in August.

Shepherd said Coppell is in a stronger fiscal position than many communities because of its sales-tax base and past policy choices but identified potential vulnerabilities: a large share of revenue is from distribution sales tax (which can be volatile), the city has limited available land to generate additional revenue, and there is a jobs'housing mismatch (the city has more people employed in Coppell than residents who work locally). Shepherd used Cypress Waters as a comparative example, showing it had higher taxable value per acre and lower infrastructure per resident because of a more compact, higher-productivity development pattern.

The analysis will produce maps and tables showing net revenue per acre, revenue and cost implications by land use and zoning, and scenario testing for different housing and development concepts. Shepherd said staff and council will receive parcel-level property-tax results and consolidated sales-tax findings, and that the firm can present community workshops if the council requests public engagement on the fiscal tradeoffs behind land-use choices.

Shepherd urged council to consider the long-term maintenance and replacement costs of infrastructure as part of development and investment decisions. Staff will return with the baseline analysis and proposed development scenarios for council review.

The council did not take formal action; Shepherd's presentation set expectations and a timeline for the fiscal-analysis deliverables that will inform the comp plan update.","The city engaged Redundity to produce a fiscal analysis to inform Coppell's comprehensive plan update; consultant identified Coppell as financially strong but potentially vulnerable due to sales-tax reliance and limited developable land.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6224594,"Coppell staff outlines DART Silver Line items: $1,008,485 ILA amendment, speed limits and trail match",301,2231000,2532000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3550003-ee6ff128f66b0cf2bd30ea70a159b542&start=2231&end=2532","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3550003-ee6ff128f66b0cf2bd30ea70a159b542/thumbnail_2231000.jpg","/articles/6224594/Texas/Coppell-staff-outlines-DART-Silver-Line-items-1008485-ILA-amendment-speed-limits-and-trail-match","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6224594-3eb1e68f9c7dd6d602e5b3d3a8aabdd6/orig.mp4?Expires=1773686918&Signature=Gth48RywN841JVO9sJXpVywb09muES2~fEvlQyhod5Me3QrKaghXUM0NqqnSzbQ0zlyTTIBTjUxeF9G5cRG1BHArIiDG6lBUDtg3JpVxsJLRNRnH8f6U0KYiIXk-DiNt5PSobPLqMjXV3Te7ek7aPb~09NCGK9fkFSkThPR6e1w8BZyfB8ImR1C9Eef13MKAN9loIHb7~84SNxBItGmgn-GFi9sWdVh6XIUmt4ycPvGaaEb5QT3uEaBHbYiIgPqs9gdLeV8Kk7ZOLO0qqfAiXRhTOpw9CWkFtQA0fsrQJ6DFcK4uWdSKHmbDTI7B5DaEnhsSjAKsdgz2WO5-~Inc8A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Coppell — Assistant director of public works engineering Aaron Tater updated the Coppell City Council on May 27 about three DART-related items: a first amendment to the interlocal agreement with DART that includes enhancements the city previously approved in concept, a forthcoming ordinance setting passenger-train operating speeds through Coppell, and a planned resolution to support local construction of the Cotton Belt Regional Trail.

Tater said the first amendment covers enhancements already discussed with council and funded from assigned general fund balance. \"Fiscal impact of this first amendment to the interlocal agreement is $1,008,485 from assigned fund balance of the general fund,\" he said. The amendment includes additional quiet-zone crossings at Royal Lane and Freeport Parkway (crossing equipment already constructed), completed bridge and retaining-wall enhancements on BeltLine Road, and enhanced fencing (black-coated chain-link with mesh strip) that is currently being installed.

Tater said DART is finishing segmented testing and preparing end-to-end testing; DART anticipates revenue service to begin in late 2025 or early 2026. A separate agenda item expected in June will propose an ordinance setting lower maximum operating speeds for passenger trains at certain crossings in Coppell; the ordinance text would require trains to be at the stated speed when they \"enter the crossing,\" meaning DART must account for acceleration/deceleration in operations and testing.

Tater also described a proposed resolution supporting construction of approximately 1.5 miles of the Cotton Belt Regional Trail through Coppell. He said the local match for the city would be $250,000, with the remainder of funding expected from federal and regional sources, including a TxDOT 2025 Transportation Alternatives call for projects. The Coppell section would run from South Coppell Road to the Cypress Waters DART station area and east across East Belt Line Road to Grapevine Creek Park, tying into local trail systems.

Tater's presentation was informational; council asked procedural questions about timing, design and the extent of work already completed. No formal council vote on the ILA amendment was recorded in the meeting transcript; staff said the ILA amendment is the agenda item for council action and later items (speed ordinance and trail resolution) are planned for upcoming council agendas.

Staff said funds for the ILA amendment had been designated in the general fund fund balance and that DART has not yet requested reimbursement; once the amendment and reimbursement are processed, the city will pay for the enhancements already under construction.","City staff briefed council on DART Silver Line items: a first amendment to the interlocal agreement with an estimated $1,008,485 local cost, upcoming passenger-train speed-limit ordinance and a resolution to support construction of 1.5 miles of the Cotton Belt Regional Trail with a $250,000 local match.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6224599,"MetroCrest asks Coppell for $61,625 amid rising demand and food-bank shortfalls",3279,3338000,6617000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3550003-ee6ff128f66b0cf2bd30ea70a159b542&start=3338&end=6617","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3550003-ee6ff128f66b0cf2bd30ea70a159b542/thumbnail_3338000.jpg","/articles/6224599/Texas/MetroCrest-asks-Coppell-for-61625-amid-rising-demand-and-food-bank-shortfalls","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6224599-4df4c8c5ce21938f0d7441df437973cc/orig.mp4?Expires=1773686918&Signature=CXyXT~p874a86L8KPwJMW5X8feNkVqdLtCCiv~RPyS36LYOaEy3-zbJ-GnKWqbV6Ba7OEehRby1L646ISAxZhbhh6TaAttMTb6E4jHvY6K6HZdLf~j8eFGlp5Icuf34B3BS3o4Cgg~qYcStiV0Fw-biivh6rCijk~HUzxzrcd1rzcts3-TTTkmnb79y2HZDkdcCKpVHB1AAPxAoX4OV6hlAFHL7ArGfEh0z3Gyo00Qv9pw~bK54dexpVc3qtcYhnBiLBo6r1fXGQ1v~BnFcQNloKsb5U71zn0WA8nEVsa0qA4z-KIIO~nBwZ9HCDjUqBNKIfZuRT3s59GM8FdPqlwQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Coppell — MetroCrest Services CEO Tracy Eubanks told the Coppell City Council on May 27 that the nonprofit is seeing sharply higher demand for emergency food and housing assistance and has requested an additional $61,625 from Coppell for fiscal 2025'26.

Eubanks said MetroCrest served about 24,000 individuals in the previous year and is on pace to reach 28,000 this year; he said the agency is projecting further increases and that the request to the city is meant to prevent service disruptions while the nonprofit pursues new revenue strategies. \"We are unfortunately on pace to serve 28,000 people this year,\" Eubanks said.

Eubanks outlined two significant headwinds: a potential reduction in food distributed by the North Texas Food Bank and a drop in private (non-government) donations. MetroCrest receives roughly 90% of its pantry food from the North Texas Food Bank; Eubanks said the food bank is projected to lose roughly $9 million in USDA funding and that MetroCrest could lose as much as a million pounds of food supply, which he said would represent more than $1.5 million in value. \"We could lose a million pounds of food,\" Eubanks said.

The nonprofit also reported a roughly 20% decline in private donations since January, a shortfall Eubanks said is roughly $350,000 year-to-date for the agency. MetroCrest is using reserve funds, tightening expenses, maximizing resale revenue, launching a \"Stock the Shelf\" campaign, and seeking more collaborative partnerships to mitigate the shortfall while asking municipal partners for interim assistance.

In Coppell specifically, MetroCrest reported serving 742 city residents in fiscal 2023'24 and said it is on pace to serve about 862; staff presented a FY26 planning assumption of a 4% increase for Coppell residents but noted that if demand mirrors current regional trends the city could see roughly 1,000 Coppell residents using MetroCrest services in a year.

Eubanks asked council to consider the additional $61,625 in the city's FY26 budget to cover increased demand and to minimize the risk of service interruptions as MetroCrest navigates funding uncertainty. The council did not take an immediate vote on the request at the meeting; city staff received MetroCrest's formal request for consideration during the budget process.

Eubanks also reviewed MetroCrest's service model, partners and new programs, including a teaching kitchen, mobile pantry, health-care navigation and on-site partnerships with Parkland Health and local education providers.

Council members praised MetroCrest's work and urged continued engagement with the city's budget process as staff evaluates the nonprofit's request.","MetroCrest Services told Coppell council it has rising client demand and possible food-supply shortfalls at the North Texas Food Bank, and requested a $61,625 budget increase for FY2026 to maintain services.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6224603,"Coppell council raises nonresident price for Rolling Oaks plots to $10,000",4426,219000,4645000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3550003-ee6ff128f66b0cf2bd30ea70a159b542&start=219&end=4645","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3550003-ee6ff128f66b0cf2bd30ea70a159b542/thumbnail_219000.jpg","/articles/6224603/Texas/Coppell-council-raises-nonresident-price-for-Rolling-Oaks-plots-to-10000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6224603-959f0770e1c2583ac0147ac2206fef26/orig.mp4?Expires=1773686918&Signature=nvGlzdcoK8iE-2KNA1VdyZSCyCfGO7vvRdXRzJyX0ez5AP~mGrunY6phTlg0n6BVK2Dit1T7H10jZMVeQit3UDTwfXY7azbf~Bq6-aqUvBTtIcVcSrxZ93q8h0bfHoeztPjvQNEB4WS2rSm96SGI8HgnRg0s9Tt~Ya4qkkM1Sft~uBAJlPsA8dzJoB8kWBYZCsv3WuN9BLQEDVPXnhG395i4fiqa20GptpoldGfSx3F3lvVYl-EgUODo2gDnJ1y98-DrJzfoBmoXZieeU6yIrraq2trpfY-vz7eHdQbjZFLUtV13XkXhBFNaH1snsavFR8eC6DQqUdbgVP~3gvr47w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Coppell — The Coppell City Council on May 27 approved an amendment to the city's master fee schedule that raises the nonresident price for a single burial plot at Rolling Oaks Memorial Cemetery to $10,000.

The change was approved after a motion by Council member Walker, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Don Carroll, and carried unanimously. Council adopted the amended fee schedule as part of a resolution that also aligns the city's master fee schedule with previously passed operational changes.

Council members and cemetery staff said the increase is intended to improve cost recovery while protecting plot availability for Coppell residents. Sherry Belmont, assistant director of community experiences, told the council the city's proposed resident price would go from $2,000 to $5,500 and the prior staff proposal placed the standard nonresident rate around $7,000. Belmont said staff recommended the schedule based on market comparators and cost-recovery modeling: \"We do plan to reevaluate fees obviously annually.\" Belmont also gave the council the city's first-year operating estimates: annual operating costs of roughly $1.8 million and projected cemetery-related revenue of about $2.2 million, producing an estimated net of about $420,000 in year one if projections hold.

Council members said they wanted to balance preserving resident access with long-term financial sustainability. \"I'd rather go high on the nonresidents initially, if for anything just to give the residents a chance to catch up,\" Council member Jim said during the discussion. Several council members asked staff to provide more comparative pricing and regular reporting on resident-versus-nonresident sales so the council can adjust prices if market conditions change.

Belmont told the council the proposed new prices would apply to plots sold beginning June 1; under the amended operations plan, the cemetery would not open full pre-need services until Oct. 1, allowing staff a trial period to monitor sales and adjust prices before full implementation. Council also discussed staffing and the cemetery's perpetuity fund and heard that staff intends to monitor cost recovery and the resident/nonresident ratio and report at least annually.

The council's recorded action amends the master fee schedule and the cemetery fees; the motion passed with all members present voting in favor.

Looking ahead, staff said it will track sales under the new prices and bring any recommended adjustments back to council if market behavior or revenue projections differ substantially from current estimates.","Coppell City Council amended the cemetery fee schedule for Rolling Oaks Memorial Cemetery, increasing the nonresident single-plot price to $10,000 and directing continued monitoring of sales and fees.","actionData","errors"]

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