Place 4 Council Member· 2025-2028
Chris Kern
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- Meetings spoken in
- 13
- Total speaking time
- 2:06:13
- Avg per meeting
- 9:43
- Segments
- 1305
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Top issues during term (20)
Light Industrial Rezoning on Business Park Drive
Not specified in the agenda materials.
Saddle Creek Commercial Rezoning
Private commercial investment of approximately 13.6 acres along Preston Road.
143-Acre Mixed-Use Development Proposal
Substantial long-term economic development and commercial tax revenue impact for the town.
Barrington Lake Preliminary Plat
Standard administrative costs for review and recording.
Library Long Range Planning
Planning efforts will inform future library budget allocations and resource deployment.
Data Center Withdrawal (Project Tomahawk)
Potential tax revenue generation contrasted with potential infrastructure and road maintenance burdens.
Downtown Holiday Shopping Campaign
Supports local sales tax revenue through increased downtown and community spending.
Open Container Regulations in Downtown
Null
Saddle Creek Commercial Compatibility
Potential effects on local residential property desirability.
FY 2026-2027 Annual Budget and Tax Rate
Impacts resident tax bills by an average increase of about $115 annually due to taxable value adjustments.
Downtown Infrastructure and Parking Improvements
Financial estimates for long-term improvements were not disclosed.
Economic Development Incentives and Real Property Negotiations
Potential financial incentives and commercial investments affecting the town's economic growth.
Pickleball Pilot Program
Negligible cost, utilizing existing facility resources and staff time for signage and promotion.
America 250 Celebration
Funded through town event budgeting and community partnerships.
2027–2030 Long Range Plan and Facility Improvements
Helps guide future budget allocations for library services and facilities.
Marco mixed-use development at DNT and University Drive
The zoning itself carries no direct cost, but the project will bring substantial future tax base, infrastructure obligations, and four upcoming development agreements covering utilities, parks, and possible incentives.
HOA Independence
None.
Estates at Brookhollow Parkland Layout
None directly impacting town funds at this development stage.
Agenda Review and Preparation
Upcoming Agenda Preview and Land Use Consultation
Moved or seconded (12)
Motions Kern personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed2026-06-23
Resolution 2026-29: First Street Right-of-Way Acquisition
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-06-23
approve consent agenda items 6 through 14
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-09
Mayor Pro-Tem Bartley made a motion to approve consent agenda items 3 through 8. Councilmember Kern seconded the item.
- secondedpassed2026-05-19
approve consent agenda items 12 through 20
- secondedpassed2026-05-12
approve consent agenda items 5 through 8
- secondedpassed 6-02026-04-28
Mayor Pro-Tem Bartley made a motion to approve consent agenda items 8 through 21.
- secondedpassed2026-03-24
Planned Development for Indoor Sports Facility and Medical Offices (ZONE-25-0007)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 6-02026-03-10
Councilmember Ray made a motion to approve item 5.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-03-10
Mayor Pro-Tem Bartley made a motion to approve consent agenda items 3 through 4, 6 through 13, and 15 through 17.
- secondedpassed2026-02-24
Specific Use Permit for Private Streets (Brook Hollow Town Homes)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-16
approve the minutes as presented
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-16
Consider and act upon a Downtown Block Party Agreement. Take any additional action necessary
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Decisions during term (307)
Recorded while Kern was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
ZONE-26-0009 — Mixed-Use Planned Development, Tracts 16 & 17 (Marco project)
Construction agreement — Mario Sinacola & Sons, DNT NB Frontage Road Repairs and Frontier Parkway Improvements
Appointment of Charles Cotten to TIRZ 1 and TIRZ 2 boards
Consent Agenda Approval
Saddle Creek Commercial PD Amendment Recommendation
Consider and act upon the work session minutes from the September 15, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
Consider and act upon the regular minutes from the September 15, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
Consider and act upon a request for a Final Plat of Mirabella Way, Block A, Lot 1X, on 1.3± acres, located on the north side of University Drive and 3,000± feet east of Lakewood Drive. (DEVAPP-26-0082)
Adjourn.
Approval of September 10, 2026 Meeting Minutes
Add Raymond Community Park Parking to CIP Priority List
Adjourn Meeting
Adjournment
Election of Board Officers - Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary. (DA)
Adjourn.
Consent Agenda
Purchase of ODRA MT4H Mechanical Road Sweeper
Industrial Rezoning Remand (ZONE-26-0004)
Subcommittee Reorganizations
Consider and act upon an Ordinance amending Article 4.02, “Alcoholic Beverages,” of Chapter 4, “Business Regulations,” of the Town’s Code of Ordinances by adding a new Division 3, “Hours of Operation.”
Voting record (35)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Councilmember Ray made a motion to approve Ordinance 2026-41 adopting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 Annual Operating and Capital Project Funds budgets and five-year Capital Improvement Program for th
Councilmember Ray made a motion to approve that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.505, which is effectively a 0.87 percent increase in the tax rate.
Ordinance 2026-41: FY 2026-2027 Budget Adoption
Ordinance 2026-42: Tax Rate Adoption
Rezoning for Cottage Logistics, Office/Warehouse, and Retail Uses (ZONE-26-0006)
Councilmember Kern made a motion to lace a proposal to adopt a FY2026-2027 tax rate of fifty and one-half cents ($0.505) per hundred dollars ($100) of valuation on the September 8, 2026, Town Council
Proposed FY 2026-2027 Property Tax Rate
approve items 5 and 6
Consent Agenda (Items 2-4, 7-8)
Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem Kern noted he had voted in opposition to the item during the initial request; therefore, he would be voting in opposition to these items.
Specific Use Permit for Hotel & Development Agreement (Items 5 & 6)
Voted in opposition as he had opposed the items during initial proceedings.