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communityimpact.com/socialVolume 5, Issue 4 | June 18-July 15, 2015GRAPEVINE | COLLEYVILLE | SOUTHLAKE EDITION

4 IMPACTSNow Open, Coming Soon

6 BUSINESS HipPop

11 DEVELOPMENTThe Gallery on Main Street

See Lake | 15

See Kubota | 17

Company the first to build on city’s last large tract

Kubota Tractor Corp. to bring jobs, revenue to Grapevine

By Sherelle BlackIn May the city of Grapevine com-

pleted a deal with Kubota Tractor Corp. for the company to relocate its head-quarters from Torrance, California, to Grapevine, making the company the first to build on the city’s last large-scale tract of land.

The new headquarters will occupy approximately 20 to 25 acres of 185 acres on the city’s last major land parcel, which was obtained from

former Texas Rangers first baseman

Rafael Palmeiro in 2013. The tract of land is north of Grapevine Mills and fronts SH 121, Grapevine Mills Parkway and Grapevine Mills Boulevard. The city purchased the land for $29.5 million and has been working with a national consulting firm to help develop the land in hopes of attracting hotels, fam-ily entertainment, retail, industrial and corporate companies.

Grapevine Economic Development Director Bob Farley, who was hired

The city purchased the 185-acre tract split into two parcels for $29.5 million in 2013.

The city hired HR&A Advisors, a consulting company, to help develop the land.

Kubota will use 20-25 acres of the 135-acre larger parcel.

Construction will start in 2015.

Kubota received a $3.8 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant.

Kubota is expected to create $51 million in capital investments in Texas.

135- acres parcel of land

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By Marice RichterGrapevine officials are

expecting millions of dol-lars in damages because of severe flooding caused by Mother Nature’s May havoc. The city’s parks and recre-ation department is also set to lose thousands of dollars. On May 31 Lake Grapevine topped its spillway for the fourth time in the lake’s his-tory, sending water into the Elm Fork of the Trinity River.

Once the spillway is topped, the U.S. Army Corps of Engi-neers can no longer control the amount of water released, Corps spokesperson Clay Church said.

With a normal eleva-tion level of 535 feet mean sea level, the lake rose more than 26 feet in May and crested at 561.55 feet, 2 feet below its historic level of 563.5 feet on Nov. 1, 1981.

Water covered roadways in

all lake parks as well as a sec-tion of Dove Road in north-west Grapevine. Fairway Drive, the road next to the lake’s dam, was also closed along with the Grapevine Golf Course.

Boat ramps were under water, and all marinas except for Silver Lake Marina were closed because of inaccessi-ble roads.

“We want to capitalize on all real estate in the floodplain

for recreation, but when something like this happens we have to deal with the con-sequences,” Grapevine Fire Chief Darrell Brown said.

Flood damage was almost exclusive to public property. Homes and private property were mostly spared because of the large land buffer around Corps lakes and pro-tective improvements near the spillway made by the city

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FROM THE GENERAL MANAGERIt has been a year since

my promotion to general manager of this edition of Community Impact Newspaper, and it has been an exciting journey.

During that year we have written about a variety of topics ranging from breaking down the myths of fracking to local elections and develop-

ments. We have kept you informed with transporta-tion updates, major road construction in the area and how your drive will be affected.

Our June issue continues that trend. In this issue we report on the plans for the last large

tract of land purchased by the city of Grapevine and what development will occur for these 185 acres. We

promise to keep you updated on the projects that will follow Kubota Tractor Corp.

In this issue we are also bringing our readers an in-depth look at the damage at Lake Grapevine. Following one of the wettest Mays on record, recre-ation could be hampered at the lake for months to come.

I’ve really enjoyed bringing you news about the community and getting to know our readers, the busi-ness owners and city officials in Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake.

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CONTENTS4 IMPACTSNow Open, Coming Soon & more

6 BUSINESSHipPop

7 DININGShogun Sushi & Hibachi

9 TRANSPORTATION UPDATESNews on area road projects

10 NEWS REPORT GCISD fiber-optic cable system

11 DEVELOPMENTThe Gallery on Main Street

12 CITY & SCHOOLNews from the cities of Grapevine, Southlake and Colleyville and GCISD

13 CALENDAR

19 REAL ESTATE Tips from the pros, Market Data and recent listings

21 IMPACT DEALS

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

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LAST MONTH’S POLL RESULTS

How have the closures of Lake Grapevine, parks, campgrounds and roads affected you?

Commute is longer

Canceled vacations or recreational outings

Had to vacate home

Loss of revenue because of canceled events

Take the poll at communityimpact.com/gcs-poll.

Do you support Burton’s bill that would require officers to get a warrant before searching a smartphone or other mobile device?

67.69% Yes

15.38% Yes, but there should be some

well-defined limits

12.31% No, existing laws are sufficient

4.62% No, law enforcement should be able to

do its job without restraint

Results from an unscientific Web survey collected 5/20/15-6/9/15

State Sen. Konni Burton, R-Colleyville, authored Senate Bill 1864, which would amend current laws to require law enforcement officers to obtain a search warrant before accessing a mobile phone to look for evidence.


Southlake. The shop offers apparel, handbags and accessories. 817-421-6444. www.shopeleighs.com

5 Bingham Family Vineyards opened a tasting room at 620 S. Main St., Grapevine, in May. The winery sells red, white, rose and sweet wines by the glass and the bottle. The wine tasting room also features live music every second and fourth Friday of the month. 682-651-8668. www.binghamfamilyvineyards.com

6 Warriors Group Inc. opened in May at 578 Kimball Ave., Ste. 110, Southlake. The veterans advocacy group’s services include career counseling, job placement, housing and support groups. 817-714-6674. www.warriorsgroup.org

7 Castle Nail Spa opened in May in Kimball Oaks at 2251 E. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 120, Southlake. The nail salon offers pedicures, manicures, facials, body massages, waxing and eyelash extensions. 817-422-5000. www.castlenailsouthlake.com

8 Park Village Nails opened in May in Park Village at 1071 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake. The nail shop offers a variety of manicures and pedicures as well as waxing. 817-488-8988. www.shopparkvillage.com

Coming Soon

9 EarthWise Pets will open June 20 at 100 W. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 150, Southlake. The store will offer natural pet products, pet grooming and delivery of products to area homes. 817-697-5438. www.earthwisepet.com/southlake

10 Brad and Nancy Sinex will open the first Texas Teddy’s Bigger Burgers

Now Open

1 BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse opened June 1 at 2201 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake. The restaurant serves salads, pastas, soups, entrees and desserts. Craft beers, seasonal beers and specialty beers are also available. 817-796-9990. www.bjsrestaurants.com

2 Luxury store Luxe Optix opened March 28 at 1959 W. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 130, Southlake The optical store sells designer eyewear frames and sunglasses. 817-749-0202. www.luxeoptix.com

3 Tea2go opened its first Tarrant County location in late April in

Colleyville Town Center at 5611 Colleyville Blvd., Ste. 340, Colleyville. The tea bar offers different flavors of herbal, green, fruit, chai, black and white teas. 817-770-4443. www.tea2go.us

4 Arkansas-based women’s boutique E. Leigh’s opened in May in Southlake Town Square at 1234 Main St.,

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location in late August at 4712 Colleyville Blvd., Ste. 100, Colleyville. The Hawaii-based burger restaurant will serve salads, sandwiches, vegetable burgers, turkey burgers and specialty burgers such as teriyaki burgers topped with grilled pineapples. Menu items will also include sweet potato fries and shakes. www.teddysbiggerburgers.com

11 Snuffers Restaurant and Bar will open in September in Colleyville Downs at 4717 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville. The restaurant will offer burgers, sandwiches, salads, wraps, soups and chicken-fried steak. www.snuffers.com

12 Florian and Shannon Radke will open the first Texas Cinnaholic this summer at 2704 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake. The cinnamon roll shop is 100 percent vegan and will offer more than 20 frosting flavors and nearly two dozen toppings. www.cinnaholic.com

13 Tuesday Morning, a name-brand closeout retailer, will open in the fall at 2231 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake. The store will offer home furnishings, housewares, gifts, toys and pet accessories. www.tuesdaymorning.com

Relocations

14 Lemongrass Salon & Spa will relocate from 219 Grand Ave., Southlake, in Southlake Town Square to Park Village at 1161 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake. The Grand Avenue location will close June 13. The eco-conscious salon will reopen in July. The store uses products from Aveda, a botanical-based hair, skin and body care line and offers waxing, haircuts and makeup lessons. 817-332-1155. www.lemongrasssalon.com

15 Music Together relocated from 280 Sports at 280 Commerce St., Ste. 175, Southlake, to 1002 N. Park Blvd., Grapevine, in June. Musical classes are offered for children up to age 5. Summer classes start in July. 817-691-5109. www.musictogethermidcities.com

New Ownership

16 The Magic Pen, located at 422 S. Main St., Grapevine has been under new ownership since May. The retail store offers custom invitations, stationery and gifts. 817-424-4207. www.magicpenandparty.com

Name Change

17 Cruise Holidays of Southlake, located at 100 N. Kimball Ave., Ste. 102, Southlake, changed its name to Shangri-La World Travel in May. The company offers cruise and land packages. 817-421-7447. www.shangri-laworldtravel.com

18 PPG Pittsburgh Paints, located at 607 W. Dallas Road, Ste. C, Grapevine, is rebranding and undergoing a name change to PPG Paints. 817-488-7311. www.ppgpaints.com

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HipPop

Co-owner Ben Bates opened HipPop, a frozen dessert shop, with his wife, Rosy, in March 2013.

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P opsicle flavors such as Ice Ice Berry, MC Nana and 2 Lime Crew are not found

in a typical popsicle shop, but Ben Bates, co-owner of HipPop, said the store’s hip-hop influence and organic ingredients are what makes it one of the most unique frozen dessert shops in Texas.

“I haven’t seen anybody really do what we are doing here,” Ben said. “We offer shaved ice and slushes in addition to our one-of-a-kind popsicle flavors.”

As a culinary chef who has worked at fine dining establishments such as Dragonfly at Hotel ZaZa in Dallas and Ciudad, Ben said he has plenty of experience creating five-star meals.

However, in 2010 Ben began to step outside the realm of fine dining and started to experiment with making popsicles.

“I saw some guys from New York who were doing it, and I thought it would be something cool to get into,” he said. I started playing around at the

house mixing up things.” In March 2013, Ben and his wife,

Rosy, whom he met in culinary school, took Ben’s creative hobby and turned it into a full-time business by opening their first storefront in Grapevine.

The pair’s creative juices continue to flow as they come up with new mixtures weekly. One of Ben’s newest creations is the Captain Crunch pop-sicle, which he said was inspired by a pastry chef.

“I look at different pastry chefs and the flavors they use in their desserts, and I also look at bartenders and the type of mixes they do to draw inspira-tion,” he said.

The Bateses offer customers more than 10 popsicle flavors, such as cookies and cream and strawberry basil, as well as more than 20 flavors of Hawaiian shaved ice, which Ben said he never thought of selling prior to opening his store.

“[Our current location] was a shaved ice business before,” he said. “This is one of the reasons I decided to

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520 S. Main St., Ste. 205, Grapevine817-527-4383www.hippoptx.comHours: Tue.-Thu. noon-8 p.m., Fri.-Sat. noon-9 p.m., Sun. noon-6 p.m.

HipPop popsicles are made with freshly juiced fruit, organic sugar and filtered water.

Ben said some popsicles, such as the Pickle Juice popsicle ($3), are inspired by customers.

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do shaved ice. Since the previous own-ers were already doing it, I knew they probably had customers that associ-ated this place with shaved ice.”

Although Ben also works as a full-time chef at a hospital, he said he enjoys being able to put his creativity to use to come up with popsicles both children and adults can experience.

“It’s fun to play and be creative and come up with stuff,” he said, “espe-cially when I can bring back some of those childhood memories for adults who may not have enjoyed a real pop-sicle in a while.”

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Shogun Sushi & Hibachi

Manager Jung Moon works behind the full-service bar and manages at Shogun of Southlake.

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A t Shogun Sushi & Hibachi in Southlake, the curtain is always being raised. The

entertainment starts with each cus-tomer’s order.

The Japanese cuisine is served with 3-foot-high flames, the flash of knives and spatulas, and flying vegetables and meats.

“We do it like it is a show, with every chef having his own style,” Manager Jung Moon said. “Lots of customers will request a certain chef because of their style. One chef is really fast, so if the customer is in a hurry at lunch, they might ask for him. Some of the chefs really talk a lot, and many of the customers like to enjoy conversation as their meal is cooked.”

Moon said Friday and Saturday nights are always busy at the hibachi tables, and customers without reser-vations usually have to wait for a few minutes at Shogun’s fully stocked bar. At lunch, however, the focus of most customers is the sushi bar. Moon says most of these customers come from nearby businesses.

Though one can find Shogun restaurants in almost every big Texas city, each is individually owned, and

the owner of the Southlake restaurant is Moon’s father, Hee.

The term shogun originated

around the year 1200 and was used to designate military governors who were appointed by the Japa-nese emperor. In the food industry the term has come to represent a

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For lunch diners can purchase the California roll along with four other sushi rolls for $8.95.

A popular hibachi dish for lunch is the fried rice, grilled vegetables and chicken ($8.98).

Hibachi chef John Lee entertains diners at Shogun Sushi & Hibachi in Southlake.

Sushi chef Yung Kim prepares an order.

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restaurant serving Japanese cuisine in an entertaining style as chefs aim to dazzle customers with samurai-like workmanship as they skillfully slice, dice, juggle and banter.

Shogun of Southlake opened in 2004, though there have been several ownership changes. The Moon family took over operations three years ago.

The showtime approach, Moon said, creates happy customers because they get to enjoy watching their food being prepared and cooked.

“We rarely have any complaints about the food from the customers because they get to see it made,” Moon said. “If they think it is a little too rare, they ask for it to be cooked a little longer. If they don’t want a seasoning, they say so. If they want something added, they just ask for it. It works out great for everyone.”

While the chefs work on

entertaining and cooking, Moon said he concentrates on providing them with the best and freshest ingredi-ents he can find. He said he is proud of Shogun’s slogan: “Best Japanese Cuisine in Southlake.”

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SH 121/SH 360 rampsBridge crews continue to build two new bridges for the new SH 121 on-ramp. Crews are also performing dirt, drainage and wall work along William D. Tate Avenue. When construction is complete, there will be two new ramps connecting southbound William D. Tate Avenue to SH 121 and SH 360. These ramps will provide drivers better access to SH 121 /SH 360 and allow them to bypass the Stone Myers Parkway intersection.

Timeline: February 2015-January 2017Cost: $17 millionFunding sources: TxDOT

SH 26 Phase 1TxDOT projects substantial completion of Phase 1 of SH 26 in late June, meaning that all travel lanes will be completed and functioning in their final configuration.

Timeline: July 2012-June 2015 Cost: $12.9 million Funding sources: TxDOT, city of Colleyville

FM 2499The southern portion of the Grapevine Mills Boulevard bridge was completed in early June, almost two months ahead of the scheduled completion date. Traffic is now moved onto the finished portion. As part of the traffic pattern change, southbound FM 2499 drivers will not be able to turn left onto eastbound Grapevine Mills Boulevard until the entire bridge is complete.

Timeline: : August 2013-January 2017Cost: $93 millionFunding sources: Texas Department of Transportation, federal grant funds

FM 1938 Phase 2The construction schedule has been pushed back several weeks because of recent rain. The contractor, Austin Bridge & Road, will be installing storm drain piping along FM 1938. When completed the 1.6-mile project will feature a four-lane roadway with curbed medians including dual left-turn bays at the intersection of FM 1938 and Southlake Boulevard.

Timeline: spring 2015-2017Cost: $20.6 millionFunding sources: TxDOT; U.S. Department of Transportation; Federal Highway Administration, Tarrant County; the cities of Southlake Trophy Club, Keller, Westlake; North Central Texas Council of Governments

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As part of a developer’s agreement for the Southlake Meadows neighborhood, Centurion America is realigning Sam School Road with South Peytonville Avenue in preparation for a new roundabout near Dove Road. The city of Southlake will reimburse about $710,000 of the $5.6 million construction cost.

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GCISD, city invest in bandwidth$5 million fiber-optic system to improve connectivity

NEWS REPORT

By Sherelle Black The city of Grapevine and Grape-

vine-Colleyville ISD are partnering to enhance Internet and local net-work connectivity for both entities by investing in a more than $5 million fiber-optic cable system.

The 57-mile-long system will save the district at least $200,000 per year and increase the district’s bandwidth from 1 gigabit to a minimum of 10GB. As part of the agreement, the city of Grapevine will serve as the contractor.

“The main reason we are doing this is because it makes sense for our tax-payers and because it will significantly decrease costs in the long run,” said GCISD Superintendent Robin Ryan. “It will also significantly increase availability of resources, and that, to me, is a great equation and a great opportunity.”

Grapevine City Council approved an interlocal agreement for the system June 2, almost a year after the city began investigating ways to improve high-speed connectivity within its infrastructure. The investigation led the city to contact GCISD and offer the district a partnership because the path for the fiber network runs in close proximity to the district’s schools.

“We are really appreciative of the city of Grapevine for bringing this to us and allowing us to partner with them,” Ryan said. “To me it’s just a great example of two public entities working together for the betterment of the community and the betterment of the taxpayer.”

GCISD Director of Technology Paul Aceves said the district currently has connectivity to all of its buildings

through a private vendor.“We currently pay $200,000 a year

to our provider, but with this part-nership we would be able to provide our own fiber-optic cable to our schools and be our own provider,” Aceves said. “So it will save us at least $200,000, and we are looking at a three- to five-year return on invest-ment.”

Construction of the system will be done in phases during the next five years. Aceves said construction will likely begin at Grapevine’s new Public Safety Building, which is being con-structed on Ira E. Woods Avenue.

“They will start [at the Grapevine Public Safety Building], and then they will come down [SH] 26 for a while,” he said. “Cannon Elementary and Grapevine Middle are scheduled to be done in year one.”

Although the city and the district are going to be using the same system, Ryan said the two entities will not be able to tap into one another’s systems.

“[Contractors] are going to be bury-ing a single pipe, and within that pipe there are going to be three different strands of fiber-optic cable—one pipe for the city, one pipe for the district and one pipe for [a] future growth need or opportunity,” he said.

City officials said the benefits of installing the fiber-optic cable system also include enhanced public safety communication throughout the city and unlimited bandwidth for the city and GCISD. Also, options for Wi-Fi in public spaces, security camera options in facilities and public spaces will be improved, and the synchronization of traffic signals will be enhanced.

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HOW FAST IS ONE GIGABIT?

Overall bandwidth will increase from 1GB to a minimum of 10GB

GCISD uses 47 terabytes of data a month = 9.2 million songs

Savings are almost $200,000 per year per 1GB of bandwidth

The city of Grapevine and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD are partnering to install a $5 million fiber-optic cable system, which will enhance local

network connectivity for both entities’ facilities. The 57-mile-long cable system will be built in phases during the next five years.

The project will be completed in phases

over the next 5 years and will be managed by the city.

What’s being installed

Miles of fiber cable:

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Retail strip gets transformationDevelopment aims to bring gallery, offices to Grapevine

DEVELOPMENT

A mixed-use building, The Gallery on Main Street, is leasing retail, restaurant, winery/art gallery and office space. The development has traditional office space available as well as nine prefinished pods, two of which are leased. The building has 144 parking spaces with an additional 70 available from nearby First Baptist Grapevine.

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By Sherelle Black Developers with Westwood, a real

estate development company, are in the process of revamping a mixed-use building at the northeast corner of Main and Wall streets in Grapevine.

Chris Leighton, a real estate broker with Westwood, said what was once a “shabby,” run-down retail strip is being transformed into one of the most high-end buildings on the his-toric downtown Main Street.

“This used to be an old rinky-dink retail strip center that was built in the ’50s,” he said. “It most recently had [tenants such as] The Dance Place, Triple R Locksmith, a small art gallery and Grapevine Optical. We bought that, tore it down and replaced it with what you are seeing now.”

Named The Gallery on Main Street, Leighton said the building will host a “gallery of shops” and possibly an art gallery.

Grapevine City Council approved the two-level, 46,030-square-foot building in April 2013 after going through several rounds of approv-als with the Historic Preservation Commission to ensure the building assimilated well with Main Street.

In February the building’s first tenant, Cotton Patch Cafe, opened its doors, and the second tenant, Holly-wood Feed, a natural pet food store, is opening this summer.

Leighton added that although noth-ing is official, the first floor, which

is leased to Cotton Patch Cafe and Hollywood Feed, will potentially also be leased to a restaurant, a cosmetics store, a winery or art gallery, and a high-end yoga studio.

“Nothing is solidified, but we are talking to a couple to bring an art gal-lery here,” he said. “And there might be room for individual artists to lease space inside of the couple’s space and create an art gallery mall.”

Leighton said developers designed the building to accommodate an art gallery.

“We don’t know for sure if we are going to get an art gallery, but we built a small room with a big glass window facing the common area that would be for art display,” he said. “It would have a wall with oil paintings and a pedes-tal with a sculpture and whatever else the artist wanted to display so that people walking outside can look inside the window and see art.”

The building’s second level is des-ignated for tra-ditional office space as well as prefinished smaller office spaces called pods.

Leighton said the building’s first office tenant, Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture, which designed the $30.1 million REC of Grapevine, is moving its Dallas operations to the building in July.

“This [office space] is going to be very high-end,” he said. “There is going to be a fireplace, and a coffee and espresso bar with four plasma TVs right above it.”

He added the second floor will also contain the future restaurant’s patio.

“We are going to have a patio for the restaurant overlooking Main Street,” he said. “Also there’s an internal stairwell that has access to the outside, so if you are walking up and down the sidewalk on Main Street you can come straight up to the restaurant’s bar without having to come inside

[the restaurant]—and there’s also an elevator.”

The development also features a three-car valet drop off.

“We are the only place on Main Street that has a place where you can pull off of the street and park and valet,” he said. “I really think this is going to be the place to be when it opens.”

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CITY & SCHOOLNews from Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake Compiled by Sherelle Black

Grapevine to help fund landscape project Brandon named new Southlake chief of police

North Kimball speed limit to be decidedColleyville Heritage hires football coach

GRAPEVINE The City Council approved a resolution June 2 that will establish local funding for the SH 114 Green Ribbon Project. The Texas Department of Trans-portation project’s goal is to provide supplemental landscaping in highly visible areas that will enhance the appearance of Grapevine.

The resolution states the city of Grapevine is entering into a Local Transportation Project Advance Funding agreement to help fund local

landscape improvements of SH 114 from William D. Tate Avenue to Main Street. The project is also funded by the Federal Highway Administration and TxDOT’s Green Ribbon program as well as two separate grants from the Governor’s Community Achievement Award.

The Green Ribbon project provides no allowances for cost overruns; therefore, the city will cover any cost overages. The city will use funds from its Quality of Life fund for the project.

SOUTHLAKE Upon the com-pletion of the widening of North Kimball Avenue to a four-lane divided road from SH 114 to East Dove Road, a speed zone study was performed.

Based on the data collected and Texas Department of Transporta-tion’s procedures for establishing speed zones, the city’s consultant recommended the speed limit on North Kimball be changed to 40 mph.

Lee Engineering conducted an analysis of vehicle speeds along Kimball and found a majority of vehicles traveled at 40 mph or faster.

The speed limit is currently 30 mph on Kimball from Kirk-wood Boulevard to Dove Road and 35 mph from south of Kirkwood to SH 114.

Southlake city staff also met with city of Grapevine public

COLLEYVILLE The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board of trustees named Joe Willis as the new head football coach for Colleyville Heritage High School on June 1.

“I am so excited to be in a district like GCISD and a coach at Colleyville Heritage,” Willis said. “We have a great coaching staff, and together we will continue to build something special for the community, parents and students of Colleyville Heritage.”

Willis replaces Darren Allman, who was hired in May as Carroll ISD’s director of athletics. Willis has 23 years experience in education. For the past six years he served as the head football coach and athletic director at Cedar Park High School in Leander ISD and five years as assistant coach.

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Colleyville City CouncilMeets first and third Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.100 Main St., Colleyville817-503-1000. www.colleyville.comMeetings are live on city cable channel 16.

Grapevine City CouncilMeets first and third Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.200 S. Main St., Grapevine817-410-3000. www.grapevinetexas.govMeetings are streamed live online.

Southlake City Council Meets first and third Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.1400 Main St., Southlake 817-748-8015. www.cityofsouthlake.comThe work session starts at 5:30 p.m. and is followed immediately by the regular session.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Meets fourth Monday at 7 p.m. 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave., Grapevine 817-251-5200. www.gcisd-k12.org

Carroll ISD Meets first and third Mondays at 5:30 p.m. 2400 N. Carroll Ave., Southlake 817-949-8222. www.southlakecarroll.edu

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SOUTHLAKE City Council approved the appointment of James Brandon as chief of police at its June 2 meeting. Brandon has served as interim

police chief of Southlake since

April 6 and was originally hired by the city in February 2013 as the assistant police chief.

He has 19 years of law enforce-ment experience in a variety of assignments, including corrections, patrol, an organized crime unit, a bomb squad, SWAT and the Office of Accountability. He has also worked for the city of Corpus Christi and the Illinois Department of Corrections. Brandon has a bachelor’s degree from Midwestern State University and is seeking a master’s from American Military University.

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works officials—as Kimball stretches into Grapevine—and they agreed with the recommendation of 40 mph.

Grapevine City Council has not yet passed an ordinance to change the speed limit on its part of Kimball. The first reading of the ordinance establishing the new speed limit occurred at the Southlake City Coun-cil’s June 2 meeting, and the second reading of the ordinance is scheduled for the June 16 meeting.

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03 Stars and StripesIndependence Day starts a day early at this

year’s Southlake celebration. The evening features food trucks, activity booths, live music and a patriotic ceremony. 6-10 p.m. (events), 6-11 p.m. (live music), 9:30 p.m. (fireworks). Free. Southlake Town Square (events); Frank Cornish Park, Grand Avenue, Southlake Town Square (live music). 817-748-8019. www.starsandstripessouthlake.com

04 33rd Annual July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza

Fireworks can be seen at several locations in Grapevine. Recent flooding may affect the availability of lakeside viewing areas, however. The city shuts down Fairway Drive between SH 26 and Silveron Boulevard from 9 p.m. until the show ends. 9:30 p.m. Free, but some viewing locations may charge a fee. Lake Grapevine. 817-410-3185. www.grapevinetexasusa.com

04 through 18 Main Street Live’s Country Songs

of SummerCountry music artists playing classic and contemporary hits take the stage for three Saturdays in July. Opening night includes an extended patriotic selection of music for the holiday. 7 p.m. $15 (age 12 and younger), $20 (age 62 and older), $25 (adults). Palace Arts Center, 300 S. Main St., Grapevine. 817-481-8733. http://mainstreetlive.rocks

Through Sept. 7 Summer at the Perot MuseumDallas’ nature and science museum hosts two new exhibits and extended hours for the season. “Amazing Animals: Built to Survive” showcases some of the more unusual adaptations from the animal kingdom, and “Build It: Nature,” which opens June 19 has engineering and design activities for ages 6 and older. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Mon.-Sat.), noon-6 p.m. (Sun.). $11 (ages 2-17), $12 (age 65 and older), $17 (adults). Perot Museum, 2201 N. Field St., Dallas. 214-428-5555. www.perotmuseum.org

The Ginger Man1512 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake817-778-8846 • www.thegingerman.com/southlakeJune 20 Kurt Chatelain, 7 p.m.27 Jax Bros, 7 p.m.

Glass Cactus1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine 817-778-2820 • www.glasscactusnightclub.comJune19 Chinatown, 9 p.m.20 Walton Stout Band, 9 p.m.26 Inside Out, 9 p.m.27 Dove Whiteman Band, 9 p.m.

Tap-In Grill and Pub120 S. Main St., Grapevine 817-329-3117 • www.thetapin.comJune19 Jake Glenn Tribe, 8:30 p.m.20 Panther City Ramblers, 8:30 p.m.25 Phil Johnson, 7:30 p.m.26 Jet Poets, 8:30 p.m.

June

Through Aug. 21 ‘The Wonderful World of Oz’ exhibitThe land of Oz comes to Grapevine in a traveling exhibition with interactive displays. Visitors can experience the world of author L. Frank Baum as they walk through galleries transformed into pages of a pop-up book. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (Mon.-Fri.), 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. (Sat.), noon-5 p.m. (Sun). Free. Tower Gallery, 636 S. Main St., Grapevine. 817-410-3185. www.grapevinetexasusa.com

Through Sept. 6 Great Train RobberiesThe Grapevine Vintage Railroad offers guests a show including bandits and the law as part of its weekly trips to and from Fort Worth. The “robbery” lasts approximately 10 minutes during the 90-minute ride. 1 p.m. (Sat. and Sun.). $16 (touring class), $26 (first class). Cotton Belt Depot, 705 S. Main St., Grapevine. 817-410-8136. www.grapevinetexasusa.com/grapevine-vintage-railroad

26 Red, White & SousaThe city of Colleyville hosts a musical

celebration of America’s Independence Day. The event features a concert from vocal group The Vocal Majority. 6 p.m. (gates open), 6:30 p.m. (food and drinks served), 8 p.m. (music begins). Free (general lawn seating), $25 (table of four). Colleyville Center, 5301 Riverwalk Drive, Colleyville. 817-503-1150. www.colleyville.com

27 Farmhouse on the Grapevine Prairie“Summer Time” continues the “Little House

on the Prairie-themed” activity series this year at Nash Farm. Visitors experience summer life on the prairie with activities such as making remedies from the herb garden. 10 a.m.-noon. $3. Nash Farm,

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after past floods.

Revenue lossCity officials said the financial toll of the flood is

expected to be “significant” because of the loss of rev-enue from canceled reservations combined with the extensive cost of repairs of everything from asphalt damage on flooded roads to washed-away ground cover on the playground at Oak Grove Park and other lake parks.

City officials told Grapevine City Council on June 2 that the amount of loss has yet to be finalized, but the city will seek insurance money for damages.

Tarrant County on June 3 received a disaster decla-ration from Gov. Greg Abbott. With the declaration, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials will come to Tarrant County to verify the damage. The Vineyards Campground, which features ameni-ties such as bicycle and kayak rentals, a fishing pier and nature trails, was fully booked through June and was nearly full for the other summer months, said Chris Smith, Grapevine deputy director of parks

and recreation. With fees for the 86 RV sites ranging from $49 to

$69 per night and cabins ranging from $93 to $175 a night, the losses are expected to be high.

In 2014 the city earned $260,000 from campground rentals alone, Smith said.

An even bigger loss for the city will be revenue associated with summer youth soccer, baseball and softball tournaments that bring thousands of youth athletes and their families to Grapevine’s sports fields in the lake parks.

“We have already had to cancel some, but we’re hoping not to have to cancel everything,” Smith said.

Most of the fields are not submerged, but the roads that provide access to fields are under water. Travel Sports Baseball World Series, a significant money-maker in fees and for local tourism, is scheduled for the end of June and July. A decision had yet to be made at press time on whether it would occur.

Receding floodwatersFloodwater may take anywhere from days to weeks

to subside, depending upon additional rainfall, and the lake could remain off-limits to most recreation this summer.

“The last time this happened—in 2007—it took 100

days for the lake to return to its normal level,” Smith said. “That would be all of June, July and August—pretty much the whole summer.”

The flooding in 2007 was less severe, with the lake reaching an elevation of 555.3 feet msl.

With lake parks and their boat ramps underwater, the only boats that will likely have lake access this summer are those docked on the water in the lake’s three marinas: Scott’s Landing, Twin Coves and Silver Lake Marina.

Silver Lake Marina remained open as of press time, and the marina was offering water taxi service to boat owners at Scott’s Landing, Brown said.

Although owners of boats docked at the marinas are permitted to use the lake, city officials are discour-aging people from doing so.

“We want people to exercise extreme caution because there are so many underwater dangers, such as submerged pavilions and picnic tables that can’t be detected, and boats could run aground,” Brown said.

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POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACTIn May the Dallas-Fort Worth area received 16.96 inches of rain, making it the wettest May ever recorded in the area. The rain caused severe flooding to all of the parks and campgrounds at Lake Grapevine. In addition to the cost of repair and cleanup, the park closures will result in a projected loss of revenue for the city.

Lake Grapevine topped its spillway three times before the May flood. The lake’s normal conservation pool is at 535 feet mean sea level and the water tops the spillway at 560 feet msl.

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The last time this happened—in 2007—it took 100 days for the lake to return to its normal level. That would be all of June, July and August—pretty much the whole summer.

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Timeline of major Lake Grapevine floods

Grapevine Parks and Recreation estimated summer revenue loss*

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The Vineyards CampgroundsCity storage buildings, May 26

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Tarrant County must reach $6.4 million in damages to qualify for federal disaster aid.

Grapevine officials estimate

$13 million in damages

County officials estimate

$14.3 million in damages

Flood insurance for lake parks and golf course:

• Covers building cleanup• Does not cover road repair

Photos courtesy of Bill Mabrey, Fire Marshal Randi Frisinger, Peter Doyle

As of June 3, Tarrant County was added to the state disaster declaration by Gov. Greg Abbott.

FEMA officials need to verify flood damage. Once verified Tarrant County will be added to the federal disaster declaration.

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to oversee development on the land, said Kubota’s relocation will help the city better compete with sur-rounding cities such as Frisco.

“You’re always excited when you have a headquar-ters coming in,” he said. “That’s always at the high end of the food chain when it comes to the types of investments that go into a market. Dallas has obvi-ously done well with attracting those kind of things, but having a full corporate campus is relatively new for us because a lot of it is going north on the tollway to Dallas. It’s nice to be part of that game now.”

KTC president and CEO Masato Yoshikawa said moving Kubota’s headquarters to Texas will put Kubo-ta’s leadership and professional staff closer to Kubota’s major markets and its manufacturing, assembly and distribution facilities in Georgia and Kansas.

“California has been good to us, but it makes better business sense for us to be centrally located, and we look forward to achieving added operational efficien-cies with this move,” he said.

The headquarters is estimated to be 190,000 square feet and will be large enough to initially accommodate 400 employees with room to expand.

Employees at the company’s headquarters have been offered an option to relocate once the new headquar-ters is complete in the first quarter of 2017. Employees at Kubota Credit Corp. in Fort Worth will relocate as

well. Kubota’s relocation is projected to create at least 344 new jobs and $51 million in cap-ital investment in the state of Texas. Construction is expected to begin this year.

Sealing the dealThe city of Grapevine and the Dallas Regional

Chamber partnered with Gov. Greg Abbott to facilitate state and local support for Kubota’s relocation.

As an incentive to help attract Kubota to Grape-vine, Farley said the city applied for a Texas Enterprise Fund grant. The TEF was created by the Texas Legis-lature in 2003 to help attract new companies to Texas and create more jobs throughout the state. The gov-ernor, lieutenant governor and speaker of the House must approve the project in order for it to receive TEF funds. Grapevine’s application was approved, and a TEF offer of $3.8 million was extended to Kubota.

Farley said besides the financial incentive, he believes Grapevine’s location helped attract Kubota.

“Because they are international and do so much global activity as well, the airport proximity was clearly high on their list,” he said. “Obviously you can get to DFW [International Airport] from anywhere but to be five minutes away is a big advantage if you are flying a lot of people in and out. The other thing

that you can do here is that you can access all parts of the labor market.

We are kind of in a center sweet spot relative to the rest of the metropolitan area.”

Attracting other headquartersMatt Hodges, GameStop vice president of investor

relations and public relations, said Grapevine’s loca-tion played a major part in the company relocating.

“Grapevine has many great attributes,” he said. “Many of our employees choose to live in Grapevine because of its good schools, safe neighborhoods, church communities, dining and entertainment options, and more. Being in the center of the Metro- plex makes it easy for our employees to commute. And the proximity to the airport for business travel is a major plus.”

Other companies such as Smart Start relocated their headquarters to Grapevine for more space.

“Smart Start required us to move our corporate office after we grew too large for our previous location in Irving,” said Brandy Robinson, Smart Start inter-active marketing specialist. “Grapevine gave us the space to expand and the opportunity to grow.”

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KUBOTA TRACTORCORPORATION

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new headquarters.• The new facility will be large enough to initially accommodate 400 employees. with

room to expand.• Kubota Tractor Corp. is the U.S. marketer and distributor of Kubota-

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• Products include a line of tractors, construction equipment, consumer lawn and garden equipment, and utility vehicles.

Creating at least 344 new jobs 180 headquarter employees offered to relocate

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20 regional manufacturing locations

151 employees

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45 locations across Texas,Oklahoma and New Mexico

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U.S. subsidiary of Kubota Corp. based in Osaka, Japan

• From the Store Support Center, GameStop runs the entire $9 billion global operation of 6,600 stores operating in 14 countries.• The Refurbishment Operations Center repairs more than 1 million video game consoles, 10 million video game discs and 1 million smartphones, iPads and other consumer electronics each year.• The company is publicly traded.

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