The gist
At 3 p.m. Oct. 15, McKinney City Council members will meet for a work session to discuss the use of city-owned land as a training site in relation to the 2026 World Cup. The discussion comes following a request for the land usage, the agenda states.
It was announced in February that the Dallas-Fort Worth area would host a total of nine matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the semi-final match.
While no details regarding the request have been published, the agenda item also details the public policy considerations that accompany requests for public land usage. According to city documents, some considerations include:
- “Is it a bona fide public recreational use that will serve the greater good?”
- “Are there other participating or willing community partners?”
- “Who stands to benefit from the project?”
Council members will also hear a request to allow for city staff to begin negotiations related to the creation of a new municipal management district.
The proposed Colmena Ranch municipal management district would span about 2,450 acres in the northwest sector of the city. The project would include the development of single-family housing, flex use space, a community park and various community areas and amenities, according to meeting documents.
The property owner aims to negotiate the development of the district with city officials, including annexing the land into the city, meeting documents state.
McKinney currently has two special districts, McKinney Municipal Utility Districts No. 1 and No. 2, which encompass the Trinity Falls development. City Council members also recently approved a development agreement for the planned Honey Creek municipal management district, an over 1,600-acre project in north McKinney.
The meeting agenda also includes:
- A presentation on a sculpture installation at the East Louisiana Street roundabout
- A discussion regarding a request to use land at Graybranch Park for a community farm
- Consideration of proposed amendments to the city’s Unified Development Code
City Council members will also consider a rezoning request at a regular meeting at 6 p.m. Oct. 15.
The request is to rezone about 12.4 acres at the southwest corner of Hardin Boulevard and McKinney Ranch Parkway from a “Planned Center” zoning type to a “Planned Development” zoning type. The rezoning, if approved, would allow for the development of two buildings spanning over 75,000-square-feet each that would see light industrial warehouse uses, meeting documents state.
Other items on the meeting agenda include:
- A specific use permit request to allow for the development of a Brakes Plus location south of the intersection at University Drive and Lake Forest Drive
- An amendment to the Chapter 380 and development agreement between the city of McKinney and Venu, formerly known as Notes Live, related to the development of the Sunset Amphitheater
Both Oct. 15 meetings of the McKinney City Council will be held at 222 N. Tennessee St. in McKinney. Both the work session and regular meeting will include opportunities for public comment, according to meeting agendas. The meetings will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person.
For more information about McKinney City Council meetings, visit www.mckinneytexas.org/1168/council-meetings.
