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Frisco council votes to fund Stars Center lessee move to new location
By Ann Marie Shambaugh, Staff Writer
The City Council voted at its regular meeting Tuesday night to pay up to $500,000 to permanently move 3XGold Gymnastics from the Dr Pepper Star Center to a development by Sinacola Commercial by Aug. 1.
Because of the expansion of the Star Center, the City of Frisco located a temporary place for the 3XGold to do business during construction, but company officials indicated that they would rather move to the new facility permanently because it provided room for growth that was not possible at the Stars Center.
Assistant City Manager Ron Patterson told the council that the cost of temporarily moving the business cost almost exactly the same amount of money to permanently move it.
“If we can help a business grow and they can move to a larger facility for the same amount of money, I don’t see any harm in that,” Patterson said. “We all win.”
Patterson also said that several businesses are interested in filling the spot vacated by 3XGold at the Star Center, including the Dallas Stars Hockey organization, which would receive a new lease to include the extra space.
The council voted to terminate the lease with 3XGold and to authorize the city manager to execute a tenant finishout funding agreement, which obligates the city to fund up to $500,000 for the move. The gymnastics company would fund any additional improvements.
The council also approved an amendment to the comprehensive zoning ordinance to increase the maximum lot coverage for homes zoned as Single Family-4 from 40 to 45 percent. Officials said that surrounding cities allow 45 percent coverage.
The vote came as a relief to Cathy Monk and her family, who moved to an apartment in Plano after doctors told her that she should avoid stairs because of a knee condition. She said that it was difficult to find or build a home in Frisco that would be large enough for the family without going over the 40 percent lot coverage.
“We feel that this change would affect families in Frisco that need a single story residence for medical reasons such as my self and also for others that simply would like a one-story home,” Monk said.
She also said that she and her husband have settled on a floor plan that covers 41.7 percent of the lot, and with the council’s approval they can now move forward with building it.
Because of the expansion of the Star Center, the City of Frisco located a temporary place for the 3XGold to do business during construction, but company officials indicated that they would rather move to the new facility permanently because it provided room for growth that was not possible at the Stars Center.
Assistant City Manager Ron Patterson told the council that the cost of temporarily moving the business cost almost exactly the same amount of money to permanently move it.
“If we can help a business grow and they can move to a larger facility for the same amount of money, I don’t see any harm in that,” Patterson said. “We all win.”
Patterson also said that several businesses are interested in filling the spot vacated by 3XGold at the Star Center, including the Dallas Stars Hockey organization, which would receive a new lease to include the extra space.
The council voted to terminate the lease with 3XGold and to authorize the city manager to execute a tenant finishout funding agreement, which obligates the city to fund up to $500,000 for the move. The gymnastics company would fund any additional improvements.
The council also approved an amendment to the comprehensive zoning ordinance to increase the maximum lot coverage for homes zoned as Single Family-4 from 40 to 45 percent. Officials said that surrounding cities allow 45 percent coverage.
The vote came as a relief to Cathy Monk and her family, who moved to an apartment in Plano after doctors told her that she should avoid stairs because of a knee condition. She said that it was difficult to find or build a home in Frisco that would be large enough for the family without going over the 40 percent lot coverage.
“We feel that this change would affect families in Frisco that need a single story residence for medical reasons such as my self and also for others that simply would like a one-story home,” Monk said.
She also said that she and her husband have settled on a floor plan that covers 41.7 percent of the lot, and with the council’s approval they can now move forward with building it.
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