The Frisco City Council will hold a regularly scheduled meeting tonight at starting at 5:30 inside the George A. Purfoy Municpal Building, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd. The public comment portion of the meeting will take place at approximatley 7:30 p.m. The entire agenda for the meeting can be found at http://sire.friscotexas.gov/sirepub/pubmtgframe.aspx?meetid=495&doctype=AGENDA

The City of Frisco has received notification from the
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs that one developer has
submitted a completed application for the 2010 Competitive Housing Tax
Credit (HTC) program for a proposed low income housing complex in Frisco.

The developer, Stewart Creek, LLP, submitted the completed application for
the proposed North Court Villas complex. The proposed complex would be
built on 10 acres on the south side of Stonebrook Parkway between
Woodstream Drive and Preston Road. The project is now one of 28
developments competing for the $10 million in tax credits available this
year to Texas’ Region 3.  The total amount requested for the 28 projects
submitted is $41 million. Based on a self-ranking submitted by developers
with their completed HTC applications, the North Court Villas development
is currently ranked 27th out of the 28 projects in line for funding.

If Stewart Creek, LLP’s development is awarded funds from the HTC program,
then the developer will also be eligible for $2 million in grant money
from the Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. (ICP) through an agreement
with the City of Frisco.  Under the ICP agreement, developers must set
aside 50 units or 25 percent of the complex’s units, whichever is greater,
for Section 8 vouchers. North Court Villas would have 50 units available
for Section 8 voucher holders.

In February, the Frisco City Council approved requests from Stewart Creek,
LLP and a second developer, VDC Frisco Reserve I, LP, for letters of
support to submit with their 2010 Housing Tax Credit Applications. The
council submitted letters on behalf of both developers; however, VDC
Frisco Reserve I, LP has withdrawn from the process to compete for funds
for a proposed complex near the intersection of McKinney Road and Sunset
Drive.

Residents may voice their opinions about the proposed development when the
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs holds a public hearing
on Wednesday, April 14 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be in the auditorium
of the J. Erik Johnson Central Library, located at 1515 Young Street in
downtown Dallas.

Residents may also submit written comments through June 15. Comments
should be mailed to:
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Multifamily Finance Division
P.O. Box 13941
Austin, TX 78711

The Department of Housing and Community Affairs will also accept written
comments by
fax: (512) 475-0764, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Read more about proposed low income/Section 8 housing in Frisco online at
FriscoTexas.gov/affordablehousing.

The city facilities normally open on Sundays -- Frisco
Public Library, Frisco Heritage Museum, and Frisco Athletic Center -- will
be closed Easter Sunday, April 4. Those buildings will be open during
their usual business hours on Saturday, April 3. All City of Frisco
offices will be open for business today, April 2.

The Collin County Tax Office location on the second floor of City Hall is
closed Friday, April 2 in observance of Good Friday.

As part of the TxDOT widening project, different segments
of Preston Road between Eldorado Parkway and US 380 will be closed
overnight starting Monday night, April 5, continuing through Thursday
night, April 9, and then again on Monday night, April 12. Each night the
road will close at 7 p.m. and reopen the next morning at 6 a.m., weather
permitting.

According to city code, road work is not permitted between the hours of
10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; however, at their March 25 meeting, the City
Council approved a variance to the noise ordinance allowing paving work to
be done overnight on the April dates mentioned above. City staff
recommended the variance be granted in order to minimize the impact on
traffic.

“Reducing Preston Road to one lane during the day would greatly back up
traffic as well as extend the time it would take to complete the paving to
approximately 10 days instead of five,” said City Manager George Purefoy.
“We understand some residents may be impacted by the construction noise
during the night and ask for their patience, but it’s better to do this
road work when fewer cars are on the road.”

During these closures, only limited, local traffic will be allowed on
Preston Road between Eldorado Parkway and US 380. All through traffic will
have to take an alternate route.  Regional traffic should use Dallas
Parkway to the west or Custer Road to the east.  The specific segments of
Preston Road closed each night are explained in detail below. Maps are
available to view online. The link is available on the home page of
FriscoTexas.gov.

Monday night, April 5:
Starting at 7 p.m., Preston Road will be limited to local traffic between
Eldorado Parkway and US 380 and will be completely closed between the Sam
Roach Business Center and Panther Creek Parkway.  The road will reopen to
all traffic Tuesday morning at 6 a.m. All southbound local traffic will
have to turn east onto Panther Creek Parkway, which only extends as far as
Hillcrest Road. The only traffic that will be allowed north of Eldorado
will be traffic heading to the Latera neighborhood entrance or to the
businesses on Preston Road up to and including the Sam Roach Business
Center.  No traffic will be allowed north of the Sam Roach Business
Center.  All other northbound traffic will have to turn west or east onto
Eldorado Parkway.  Northbound traffic heading to the Creekside at Preston
neighborhood should use Eldorado Parkway, Hillcrest Road, and Panther
Creek Parkway to access those neighborhoods.

Tuesday night, April 6:
Starting at 7 p.m., Preston Road will be limited to local traffic between
Eldorado Parkway and US 380 and will be completely closed between Panther
Creek Parkway and CR 24.  The road will reopen to all traffic Wednesday
morning at 6 a.m.  During the closure, the only southbound traffic allowed
south of Rockhill Road will be traffic heading to CR 24 or to the plant
nursery on Preston Road.  All other southbound traffic will have to turn
east onto Rockhill Road, which provides access to Independence Parkway and
beyond (Coit Road should not be used as an alternate route because it is
not a paved road south of Rockhill Road). Northbound, only local traffic
will be allowed north of Eldorado (such as traffic heading to the Latera
neighborhood, the Creekside at Preston neighborhood, or
to Panther Creek Parkway).  No traffic will be allowed north of Panther
Creek Parkway.  All other northbound through traffic will have to turn
west or east onto Eldorado Parkway and detour to Dallas Parkway or Custer
Road.

Wednesday night, April 7:
Starting at 7 p.m. Preston Road will be limited to local traffic between
Eldorado Parkway and US 380 and will be completely closed between CR 24
and Rockhill Road.  The road will reopen to all traffic Thursday morning
at 6 a.m.  During the closure, all southbound local traffic will have to
turn east onto Rockhill Road, which provides access to Independence
Parkway and beyond (Coit Road should not be used as an alternate route
because it is not a paved road south of Rockhill Road). In the northbound
direction, only local traffic will be allowed north
of Eldorado (traffic heading to the Latera neighborhood, the Creekside at
Preston neighborhood, Panther Creek Parkway, or to CR 24).  No traffic
will be allowed north of CR 24.  All other northbound through traffic will
have to turn west or east onto Eldorado Parkway and detour to Dallas
Parkway or Custer Road.

Thursday night, April 8:
Starting at 7 p.m., Preston Road will be limited to local traffic between
Eldorado Parkway and Rockhill Road and completely closed between Rockhill
Road and US 380.  The road will reopen to all traffic Friday morning at 6
a.m.  During the closure, no southbound traffic will be allowed south of
US 380 and all traffic will have to detour to Dallas Parkway or to Custer
Road.  In the northbound direction, only local traffic will be allowed
north of Eldorado (traffic heading to the Latera neighborhood, the
Creekside at Preston neighborhood, Panther Creek Parkway, CR 24, or
Rockhill Road).  No traffic will be allowed north of Rockhill Road.  All
other northbound through traffic will have to turn west or east onto
Eldorado Parkway and detour to Dallas Parkway or Custer Road.

Monday night, April 12:
This closure will be the same as the April 8 closure.  Starting at 7 p.m.,
Preston Road will be limited to local traffic between Eldorado Parkway and
Rockhill Road and will be completely closed between Rockhill Road and US
380.  The road will reopen to all traffic Tuesday morning at 6 a.m.  In
the southbound direction, no traffic will be allowed south of US 380 and
all traffic will have to detour to Dallas Parkway or to Custer Road.  In
the northbound direction, only local traffic will be allowed north of
Eldorado (traffic heading to the Latera neighborhood, the Creekside at
Preston neighborhood, Panther Creek Parkway, CR 24, or Rockhill Road).  No
traffic will be allowed north of Rockhill Road.  All other northbound
through traffic will have to turn west or east onto Eldorado Parkway and
detour to Dallas Parkway or Custer Road.