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Meetings

The City Council meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Monday of the month at Southlake Town Hall, 1400 Main St., Southlake. 817-481-5581

Terms and compensation

The mayor and council are elected at-large for three-year terms with a two term limit and without compensation.

Media coverage

Meetings are broadcast live on Charter Cable channel 27 and Verizon FiOS channel 34. Meetings are archived at www.cityofsouthlake.com

Big decisions made in 2014

Westin Hotel

  • The council approved a zoning change in April for a 6.8-acre plat of land at 1200 E. SH 114 to allow for a seven-story, 276 room Westin Hotel with a full-service restaurant. It also features a fitness center, lounge, meeting and conference center, ballroom, pool with a patio and a rooftop restaurant. The hotel could be open as soon as 2016.

Community Recreation and Senior Center

  • The city broke ground on a new Community Recreation and Senior Center in September and chose a name for it in October. The facility, when opened in late 2015, will be called The Marq.

CISD observatory opens

  • Carroll ISD opened the doors of its new Dragon Observatory at Jack D. Johnson Elementary School in October. The council approved the construction for a special building with a motorized roof in June to house the two 17-inch Celestron telescopes.

Top issues for 2015

Rec center Phase 2 vote

  • The first phase of The Marq was paid for without bonds; funding for the second phase is being put to voters in May to see if they want to redirect sales tax revenue to fund construction and operational costs. Should voters approve the second phase, it is pegged to start construction in the fall and finish in 2017.

Build-out

  • The council to look at every rezoning request and new development carefully as Southlake is expecting to hit residential build-out within 15 years. It is estimated that more than 80 percent of residential land is currently used; it is expected that the city can house a population of 34,118 when build-out is reached.

Branding campaign

  • In November, Southlake announced a new branding campaign to attract in visitors from "drivable markets" to shop and stay in Southlake through print and digital advertisements. The campaign also includes a redesigned municipal website.