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City Council approves contracts, project amendments and multiple permits; denies Keene Court zoning change
Summary
At its June 17 meeting, the Southlake City Council approved a package of consent items and several development and permit requests, authorized staff to negotiate an electricity supply agreement beginning in 2026, and denied a zoning modification for 401 Keene Court. All recorded motions carried by unanimous votes where noted.
The Southlake City Council on June 17 approved a set of consent items, authorized a long-term electricity contract negotiation, and approved multiple site- and special-use permit requests, while denying a zoning change for a Keene Court lot.
Council approved the consent agenda, which included minutes, purchases and contract amendments. Notable consent items: a purchase order for lightning detection systems and services with Periwether Inc. not to exceed $83,106; a contract renewal with Cigna for employee health, dental and vision insurance for plan year Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026 (amount not specified in the record); amendments establishing a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) of $26,770,000 to the construction manager-at-risk agreement with Byrne Construction Services for the municipal service center and public safety training tower; a related $520,485 amendment to construction management services with Grama Company, LLC; a $71,648 amendment to Matador Engineering for building systems commissioning; and a geotechnical materials testing agreement with Geotech Engineering not to exceed $167,000. The consent agenda also included a ceremonial renaming of FM 1938 as Gary Fickas Way and the tabling of ZA25-0030 to Aug. 5, 2025. The consent agenda passed 7–0.
After an executive session, council authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with TXU Energy Retail Company LLC to supply electricity to city facilities for a term beginning Dec. 1, 2026 and ending Nov. 30, 2034. The motion carried 7–0.
Council voted on several development and permit items in the regular session. A second-reading zoning amendment and site plan request for 401 Keene Court (Z825-0037) was denied 7–0; the item would have removed a prior condition requiring certain lots to front Ridgecrest Drive. A one-day specific-use permit for a Hispanic Heritage Celebration in Southlake Town Square on Sept. 27, 2025 (alternate bad-weather date Oct. 4) was approved 7–0. A revised development plan for Kirkwood East (Z825-0031), including a variance to allow parking encroachment into a 50-foot natural area, was approved 7–0. A site plan to add approximately 7,800 square feet to the VersaCore Managed Pest Solutions headquarters at 485 Cherry Lane, including a variance to reduce driveway stacking depth, was approved 7–0. Two separate specific-use permits to add electric-vehicle charging stations were approved 7–0: at CEMA headquarters (two chargers serving four spaces) and at Mustang Court Business Park (seven chargers serving 14 spaces). Item 7A (ZA25-0030) was noted as tabled to Aug. 5, 2025 on the consent agenda.
Council also adopted Resolution No. 25-024 appointing members, chairs and vice chairs to multiple boards and commissions and approved the appointments as presented.
Votes recorded in the minutes were uniformly 7–0 where a tally was read; the minutes record motions, seconds and carried outcomes but do not list individual named votes for every action.
