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Votes at a glance: Southlake council actions on May 6, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken during the May 6 Southlake City Council meeting: consent agenda approvals, tablings, zoning matters, bond sale and appointments.
The Southlake City Council took the following formal actions at its May 6, 2025 meeting. This roundup lists each item, the motion outcome and key notes.
- Consent agenda (Items 4A–4D): Approved 6‑0. Included minutes, P&Z absence excuse, preliminary plat referral and a tabled ordinance (4D tabled at applicant request to June 3). Motion to approve by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Talley; carried 6‑0.
- 6D & 6E (1835 Shady Oaks: consolidated future land use amendment and zoning/development plan): Both tabled to June 3, 2025 at the applicant’s request. Motions to table carried 6‑0; applicant asked for time to provide revised tree conservation, density and frontage options.
- 6F (500 East Bob Jones Road): Approved 6‑0. Zoning change from AG to SF1A and concept plan for seven one‑acre lots. Conditions include tree preservation/mitigation measures, Lot 7 facing Bob Jones, driveway stacking requirements, construction hours, and administrative street alignment to preserve large oaks.
- 6A (Certificates of Obligation sale, series 2025): Approved 6‑0. Council authorized issuance of tax and water/sewer system revenue certificates of obligation sold competitively; staff and the city’s financial advisor reported a competitive sale with favorable pricing (low bid reported by Jefferies LLC) and recommendation to close after Attorney General review.
- 6B & 6C (Municipal associate judge appointments): Approved 6‑0. Reappointments of Cara Carreras and Lindsey Kinsey as associate judges for municipal court; mayor authorized to execute employment agreements.
- 7A (Liberty Commons): First reading approved 5‑1. Council approved first reading for a combined SP‑1 (office/retail) and residential PUD (14 lots ≥20,000 sq ft) with conditions including further tree conservation detail, alternatives for a drive‑through building and a no‑U‑turn sign on Peytonville during school‑zone hours. Applicant to return for second reading.
- 8A (Mayor pro tem / deputy mayor pro tem appointments): Approved 6‑0. Mayor pro tem: Randy Williamson; deputy mayor pro tem: Kathy Talley.
- 8B (Board and committee appointments): Approved 6‑0. Council formalized representatives to the audit committee, Southlake Parks Development Corporation, corridor planning committee and Metroport Teen Court (see minutes for listing of appointees).
Why it matters: Several items involved land‑use decisions that will shape neighborhood form and tree canopy; the city also completed a bond sale and made routine court and committee appointments. A number of items were tabled to give applicants time to respond to council and neighbor concerns.
