20 - Master Thoroughfare Plan Amendment from a Major Collector Roadway an Arterial Roadway North of Jefferson Road from SE Loop 286 to Collegiate Drive

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Item No. 20 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem and City Council Grayson Path, City Manager FROM: Andrew Mack, AICP Director Planning & Community Development SUBJECT: Public hearing to consider and take action regarding the petition of Nathan Spaulding on behalf of Benton Rainey for a Master Thoroughfare Plan Amendment from a Major Collector Roadway to an Arterial Roadway North of Jefferson Rd. from SE Loop 286 to Collegiate Dr. MTG. DATE: July 25, 2022 BACKGROUND At its meeting held on July 5, 2022, the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of this developer initiated change to the Master Thoroughfare Plan. The Planning & Zoning Commission, City Council, Staff and Developer have reviewed the new proposed master planned development known as the Forestbrook Estates during a recent work session held in the past couple of months. The current thoroughfare plan calls for a collector street system supporting the residential development of the site. The plan, however, does not extend easterly to SE Loop 286 incorporating the old railroad bed that went back to the land owner once abandoned years ago. This affords 80 ft. of ROW fronting along SE Loop 286 which is sufficient width for a Major Arterial Roadway. The developer has worked with staff to incorporate this upgraded roadway plan into the Planned Development to accommodate higher density residential and commercial development, along with a proposed school site and parkland further to the North end of this nearly 200 acre land area for the development. Further to the West the current plan also calls for the extension of the roadway through the City's ballfields at the Civic Center Park area and into low lying wetland areas. None of this makes any sense from an actual standpoint of actually construction the roadway some day with a goal of connecting New Jefferson at Collegiate with Loop 286 to support new development in this area inside the Loop and beyond. Accordingly the developer has petitioned to amend the thoroughfare plan to support the mixed use master planned community. This was the subject of a recent joint work session with the developer, P&Z and City Council. This change in the thoroughfare plan makes very good sense from a planning perspective as the community seeks to grow to the undeveloped areas of the Southeast portion of the city. It will also create another major east -west route south of Lamar and Clarksville without reliance on the Loop system. It would also be considered as a future TX DOT roadway if the City and developer can agree on how to collectively pay for its new construction. A meeting has been planned with the developer, adjacent property owner and TX DOT to further discuss this plan and requirements for a developer initiated Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) for connection of all roads in the development to the TX DOT Trunk Highway System. Continued discussions between the developer and staff are on-going with regard to how this will be constructed and paid for. Continued discussions on this subject will be held during and after the City Council Meeting regarding implementation of this Thoroughfare Plan Amendment to serve the proposed development and beyond.