The City Council meeting convened on February 3, 2026, to address two primary agenda items: the approval of a commercial pier building permit for the Beacon Point Homeowners Association and the declaration of a surplus property at 2205 13th Street for a Request for Proposals (RFP). The meeting included a debate regarding the administrative recommendations to include specific stipulations in the RFP for the 13th Street property versus arguments from the public and a council advisor that such restrictions were unnecessary and potentially detrimental to market competitiveness.
Got a motion to second all in favor. This is me and you care is item number one approval commercial peer permit for Beacon Point community. Mark good afternoon, gentlemen. This is for uh building permit for a dock at the Beacon Point Homeowners Association, the their community pier. It's a very simple dock, it stretches out uh 40 foot into the lake and it's 20 foot wide, it's a T-shaped pier. It actually meets all our homeowner regulations. Um the only reason we're here is because it is it's not a residential dock, it's for an HOA, um, and by our code, it has to be approved by city council. Any questions? Make motion. I'll second it. All in favor? Aye. Aye, most curious. Item number two, uh 2205 13th Street, RFP, Councilor Busby. This is a uh property in my district across from the YMCA across from um 13th Street. We had a problem there. We have had a problem. We've had a couple of properties that have flooded badly. Uh we've assessed uh the cost of um bringing that to an end, and I think last time I saw it, we were in the 11 million dollar range. So uh we went ahead and done what we've done in other neighborhoods in the city. We uh uh bought one of those properties uh in exchange for closing off any future liability on it and closing off. Um I believe there was a health liability issue circling that we closed off. Uh we bought the property somewhere in the 400s, 440-ish, I think. 460 460. Yes. Uh we've torn the house down. We've paid to have the basement filled in so that that doesn't keep occurring. And so what's there is a uh a dead piece of property. Um and what we're asking uh Dr. Sproul is here, he owns the property horseshoe around it. And I'm asking that we put declare this surplus and do it as we've done the other properties uh throughout the city, put it out for RSP, let people take a shot at it, let the market determine it. Any questions? Any comments? Um we have no opposition to that. Um we would ask though that within the RFP there be three things placed in it because the city purchased the property to uh help with the flooding issues that Mr. Busby uh described. Uh one that is maintain a public purpose and however it's incorporated, uh two, that improved drainage in the area and help mitigate flooding, and three identify the city of any flooding that may occur in that area. Um so that's that would be the what we would recommend as the administration regarding this since we did acquire the property for time for 20 or 60, yes, and so that's what it was uh purchased for, and so we would just want those things as part of it as any development that occurred in and around that utilize that piece of property. So I'll uh actually Mr. Parsons. Sure, come on up. Give me name and address Camp Hartson, Mr. Parson. That way is a television audience. It's not deprived of your uh your wisdom, we would not want them, Mr. Busby's had to be deprived of. Thank you, Mayor. Uh Cam Parsons 2909 7th Street. I'm real familiar with this property. Uh in fact, um, the lady who lived there before had called me.