* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL] [00:00:20] I WILL CALL THE TUESDAY, MAY 18TH MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO ORDER. IF YOU WOULD, I WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLE MR. CORNS? HERE. MR. WALTERS? HERE. MS. WINFREY? HERE. MS. WHEELER? HERE. MR. BALU? HERE. MR. PIERCE? HERE. AND MS. HELEN HERE. THANK YOU NA. YOU'RE WELCOME. OUR FIRST ORDER OF [2. MINUTES] BUSINESS IS THE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL 20TH, 2021. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING. MOTION TO APPROVE. HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MS. TIMS, UH, ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. UH, THREE A IS A AND B. CONSENT [3. CONSENT] IS A CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM C3 C HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN, SO WE ONLY HAVE A AND BI HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE. SO MOVED. SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED LIKE SIGNED. MOTION CARRIES FOR A [a. Consider approving Bay Ten Business Park Tract 10 Preliminary Plat, bounded by Grand Parkway, Old Needlepoint Road, and Parkside Avenue.] PLAT CONSIDER APPROVING BAY 10 BUSINESS PARK TRACK 10 PRELIMINARY PLAT BOUNDED BY GRAND PARKWAY, OLD NEEDLEPOINT ROAD AND PARKSIDE AVENUE. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HELEN VAR. THE PLANNER ONE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A COMMERCIAL PRE PRELIMINARY PLAQUE CONSISTING OF ONE BLOCK. LET ME GET THIS FOR YOU. OKAY. THIS IS FOR BAY 10 PARK TRACK 10. UH, THEY'RE PROPO PROPOSING A COMMERCIAL PRE PRELIMINARY PLAT CONSISTING OF ONE BLOCK AND FIVE LOTS. THIS APPLICATION HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE AND FOUND THAT THE APPLICATION MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND ALSO MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS TO HEAR? A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED LIKE SIGN FOUR [b. Consider approving King Oaks Village Preliminary Plat, approximately 12.84 acres, located at 2831 and 3003 Massey Tompkins Road. ] B. CONSIDER APPROVING KING OAKS VILLAGE PRELIMINARY PLAT, APPROXIMATELY 12.84 ACRES LOCATED AT 28 31 AND 3003 MASSEY TOMPKINS ROAD. RIGHT. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A RESIDENTIAL PLAT CONSISTING OF TWO BLOCKS, 51 LOTS AND FIVE RESERVES. THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE AND FOUND THAT THE APPLICATION MEETS THE REQUIREMENT, THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURT OF ORDINANCES. AND I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY ARE BEING HELD. OH, I'M SORRY. I'M IN THE WRONG SPOT. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE KING OAKS VILLAGE? PRELIMINARY PLAT? NO, MA'AM. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. SECOND. HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED LIKE, SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. UH, FIVE A [a. Consider a variance from the requirements of Chapter 18 "Buildings and Building Regulations," Article XIV "Landscaping," Section 18-1206: "Streetscapes" of the Code of Ordinances, Baytown, Texas, for property located at 10404 East Interstate Highway 10 (IH 10).] VARIANCES. CONSIDER A VARIANCE FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 18 BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS. ARTICLE 14, LANDSCAPING SECTION 18 12 0 6 STREET SCAPES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BAYTOWN, TEXAS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED [00:05:01] AT TEN FOUR OH FOUR EAST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONERS. EMILIO VARRIO PLANNER TWO FOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. UM, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING, UH, A VARIANCE TO THE STREETSCAPE STREET SCAPE REQUIREMENTS IN CHAPTER 18, UH, FOR, UH, STREETSCAPE ALONG A FREEWAY. UH, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, UM, IS LOCATED ALONG I 10, UH, SOUTH OF I 10, EAST OF NORTH, UH, SH 1 46. IT'S, UM, REALLY THE ONLY LITTLE PARCEL ON THIS SIDE OF THE, UH, OF THIS CORRIDOR. THE REST OF IT IS SURROUNDED BY OUR LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION AREA. AND HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE SITE, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. UH, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING, UH, TO DO A RESTAURANT USE HERE BECAUSE OF THE, THE LIMITED, UH, CON DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS DUE TO ITS SMALL SIZE. UH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE, UH, REDUCTION FOR THE STREETSCAPE. UM, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE VIA ZOOM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL. DO ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? DO YOU HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO, MOVE. SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED LIKE, SIGN. MOTION CARRIES SIX [a. Conduct the first public hearing concerning a request for a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow for a 130-foot tall monopole and an adjustment from the fall zone regulation(s) for approximately 10 acres generally located south of Decker Drive and east of Avenue J.] A. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A QUEST FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A 130 FOOT TALL MONOPOLE AND AN ADJUSTMENT FOR THE FALL ZONE REGULATIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 ACRES. GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF DECKER DRIVE AND EAST OF AVENUE J. AGAIN, HELEN LAND THE PLANNER. ONE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING 130 FOOT TALL MONOPOLE AND IS ASKING FOR AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE FALL ZONE. THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THIS IS THE FALL ZONE. THE CALCULATIONS APPROXIMATELY IF APPROVED. WELL BEFORE, BEFORE THAT, UM, THIS AREA ZONE, GENERAL, GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND A CELL TOWER IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT IF IT'S 85 FEET. IF IT'S TALLER THAN THAT, IT WOULD NEED AN APPROVED SPECIAL USE PERMIT. SO THEY'RE COMING INTO THE HEIGHT OF THE TOWER AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE FALL ZONE. IN THIS PICTURE, WE HAVE THE APPROXIMATE DISTANCES TO THE FALL ZONE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AND HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 21 DASH 1 1 1, WHICH HAS TO DO WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS PICTURE, THEY ARE APPROXIMATELY QUITE A DISTANCE FROM RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS, THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND THE NEAREST COMMERCIAL USE TO THE EAST. AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE PICTURES OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. AND THIS IS PICTURE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THIS IS FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY. THIS IS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A PARK NEXT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL DWELL DWELLING UNITS. IF APPROVED, IT WOULD ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL CARRIERS ON THE CELL TOWER AND IT WOULD REQUIRE LESS COVERAGE. SO IT WOULD REQUIRE HAVING LESS HAVING OTHER CELL PHONE TOWERS AROUND THE AREA. THIS PROPOSAL IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO DISRUPT THE ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THIS AREA OR IMPEDE THE SURROUNDING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AROUND THIS AREA AS WELL. THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT SUPPORTS THE LOCAL CAPACITY, LAND USE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN AS WELL AS IN THE THE UODC REQUIREMENTS. I'LL STAND FOR ANY, FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY ARE BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND BE HEARD. EVERYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S HEARINGS SHOULD HAVE EITHER SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOYER OR EMAILED PLANNING@BAYTOWN.ORG. PRIOR TO THE POSTED TIME OF THIS MEETING, EACH SPEAKER SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PROPER RECORD OF THIS HEARING. THE RULES ALLOW [00:10:01] EACH SPEAKER THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION. HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU'RE A GROUP OF PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME. SO THIS FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WAS ON THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT, AND I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK, SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? OKAY. UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? NO, MA'AM. I HAVE ONE QUESTION. UH, I'D LIKE TO KNOW, HAS, I KNOW IT'S A, IT IS A PHONE, UH, TOWER. YES, SIR. HAS ANYONE LOOKED AT, WILL IT INTERRUPT THE RESIDENCE CABLE? ANYTHING THAT THEY'RE ALREADY GETTING? WILL IT HAVE ANY INTERFERENCE? AND I, I MEAN, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT I, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT MM-HMM . THAT, THAT GOT PUT UP IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IN A HOME I'VE PREVIOUSLY OWNED AND IT REALLY SHUT US, IT SHUT US DOWN. IT LITERALLY SHUT US DOWN. COMMISSIONER BLUE. I THINK THAT THERE ARE, ARE, UM, WE, WE ARE ALLOWED BY, UM, FCC RULES TO LOOK AT CERTAIN THINGS. THAT IS NOT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IF WE WANTED TO BRING AN RF ENGINEER IN TO, UH, TO SEE HOW THAT AFFECTS, THEY EVEN, THEY WOULDN'T REALLY BE LOOKING AT HOW IT INTERFERES WITH, WITH THAT. SO UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT A QUESTION I THINK STAFF CAN'T ANSWER FOR YOU. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, UH, WE CLOSE THIS FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO [a. Conduct the first public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 4.5 acres generally located north of Cedar Bayou Road and east and west of Fanestiel Road from a Mixed residential at low to medium densities (SF2) zoning district and Neighborhood serving commercial (NSC) zoning district to a General commercial (GC) zoning district.] SEVEN A CONDUCT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 4.5 ACRES. GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF CEDAR BIO ROAD AND EAST AND WEST OF FANTASY STEEL ROAD FROM A MIXED RESIDENTIAL AT LOW TO MEDIUM DENSITIES, S SF TWO ZONING DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING COMMERCIAL NSC ZONING DISTRICT TO A GENERAL COMMERCIAL GC ZONING DISTRICT. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE, BUT WE'LL HEAR FROM STAFF FIRST. THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE IS GENERALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE FLUKE AS WELL AS WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN. THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES ARE WITHIN THE ADJACENT ARE WITHIN OR ADJACENT TO STATE HIGHWAY 1 46 CORRIDOR. THIS AREA WAS ANNEXED IN 1954 AND THE EXISTING LAND USE IS GENERALLY A MIXTURE OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL. THIS AREA HAS BEEN TRANSITIONING FOR YEARS. OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR FLUKE, IT ENCOURAGES A ZONE CHANGE TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO FURTHER AND FACILITATE WITH THE TRANSITIONING TO BECOME A MIXTURE OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES. AND THE FOLLOWING PICTURES ARE PICTURES OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE BAYTOWN 2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE PLAN ENCOURAGES A TRANSITION IN THE SH 1 46 CORRIDOR THAT WOULD PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MIX A VARIETY OF LAND USES, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL OFFICE AND RETAIL, AS WELL AS MINIMUM TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. NOW STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? WHERE'S THE MAP? SHOWING THE AREA AGAIN? SO THIS IS A FLUTE MAP AND AS YOU CAN SEE THE, THE RED ALONG HERE IS, LEMME TO HIGHLIGHT IT IF I CAN'T. WELL, THIS AREA RIGHT HERE IS OUR SH 1 46 CORRIDOR. THIS IS OUR CURRENT ZONING MAP AND THE PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED HERE. IS THERE A SPECIFIC REASON YOU'RE GOING PAST ONE ALEXANDER DRIVE? I MEAN, IT'S, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD DO GENERAL COMMERCIAL ON CEDAR BY, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M MISSING SOMETHING. THAT'S WHAT OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RECOMMENDS. I FURTHER PROVIDED DETAILED INFORMATION AS TO WHY THIS WOULD BE A, WHY IT'S COMPATIBLE AND IT SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. CEDAR BAYOU ROAD IS A COLLECTOR ROAD AND FOR GENERAL [00:15:01] COMMERCIALS, IT IS RECOMMENDED FOR THEM TO HAVE ACCESS TO ARTERIAL AND MI MINOR ROADS. AND OUR COLLECTORS FUNCTION IN THAT WAY THAT THEY ASSIST TO MOVE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC TOWARDS MINOR AND MAJOR ARTERIAL STREETS. ON YOUR PACKETS, I PROVIDED AS WELL A, I WANNA SAY A FIGURE OR A SITE PLANT SHOWING HOW CEDAR BAYOU CONNECTS TO NORTH MAIN, WHICH IS I BELIEVE A MINOR ARTERIAL AND IT HAS ACCESS TO NORTH ALEXANDER AS WELL AS NORTH STATE HIGHWAY 1 46. COMMISSIONER, KEEP IN MIND TOO THAT THE, THE, UM, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP IS NOT, UH, IT, IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE A PARCEL BY PARCEL MAP. IT IS KIND OF A CONCEPTUAL, KIND OF A BUBBLE MAP TYPE THING. SO AS YOU CAN SEE THE, THE PINK OR THE RED ON YOUR, UH, ON YOUR SCREEN OF THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR, UM, THE, THE EDGES OF THAT TEND TO BE, UM, MALLEABLE. SO AS THE APPLICANT HAS ASKED TO KIND OF EXTEND PAST THAT, UM, AS WE LOOKED AT THE OTHER ITEMS AND LOOKED WHETHER IT KIND OF MET SOME OF THE GOALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, STAFF DETERMINED THAT, THAT, THAT MET THOSE IN, IN A GENERAL WAY, MET THOSE. UM, WELL, I, I UNDERSTAND THE COMMERCIAL ALONG ALEXANDER AND ALONG 1 46. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVE THIS LITTLE SECTION SHOOTING INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I MEAN, I, UNLESS, I MEAN, IS CEDAR BAYOU GONNA BE WIDENED OR, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK. THE ROAD SIZE, UH, WHAT'S, WHAT'S HAPPENING? WELL, IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA, UM, IT IS JUST A SMALL SECTION AND IT, AND IT ALREADY IS CURRENTLY COMMERCIAL. RIGHT? AND SO WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IS THERE IS A REQUEST TO GO FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING COMMERCIAL TO MORE OF A GENERAL COMMERCIAL, WHICH DOES INCREASE. UM, THERE ARE MANY USES THAT OVERLAP ONE ANOTHER WITHIN EITHER A NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL. AND THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED, JUST TO TAKE THIS ONE STEP FURTHER, UM, TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OPTIONS FOR, UM, GREATER INTENSITY OF USE. WON'T THAT AFFECT THE, UH, ROADWAY AS WELL AS THE DRAINAGE INTO THESE PROPERTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING USED AS RESIDENTIAL? WELL, THE DRAINAGE WILL STILL HAVE TO BE, WE'LL STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW ALL OF OUR DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS AS THEY, AS THEY COME IN TO REDEVELOP. CURRENTLY A LOT OF THAT AREA IS VACANT. THE, THE, THE PARCEL THAT'S ON FAN STEEL CURRENTLY IS, HAS BEEN, UM, IMPROVED. UM, I THINK IT IS CURRENTLY VACANT. UM, HELEN, YOU'LL HAVE TO HELP ME OUT WITH THAT ONE, BUT THE ONE ON THE CORNER OF FAN STEEL AND CEDAR BAYOU, THIS ONE IS, IT'S THE, YES, THAT ONE. THIS ONE I BELIEVE IS VACANT. THIS ONE IS OCCUPIED. SO THAT ONE IS OCCUPIED, OCCUPIED, OCCUPIED. THE CURRENT COMMERCIAL OR COMMERCIAL USE COMMERCIAL USE MORE OF A GENERAL TYPE COMMERCIAL USE IN, IN AND THEN ALONG CEDAR BAYOU. AND I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER 'CAUSE WE DRIVE THIS ALL THE TIME AND THEN WE DON'T PAY ATTENTION. RIGHT. AND, UM, ISN'T THERE OTHER COMMERCIAL USES FURTHER ALONG TO THE WEST? YES. GOING WEST? YES. SO THIS ALONG CEDAR BAYOU IS A MIXTURE OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL. SO AS IT GETS CLOSER TO NORTH MAINE, THERE ARE COMMERCIAL USES SUCH AS A DAYCARE. MM-HMM . AND RETAIL. AND THERE'S A CHURCH INSTITUTION AS WELL ALONG CEDAR BAYOU ROAD. QUESTION, DO WE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROPOSED USAGE? MY ONLY OBJECTION MIGHT BE SOMETHING IN THE LINES OF CHEMICAL STORAGE. SINCE THERE ARE RESIDENTIAL NEARBY, THEY WOULD NEED TO MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND USE CONDITIONS. SO IF THEY WANTED TO COME AND DO A STORE HAZMATS, THEY WOULD NEED TO MEET THAT. UH, THERE ARE SOME DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY NEED TO MEET. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL NEED TO LOOK AT THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO CONTAIN THAT. IF THEY ARE PERMITTED, I CAN GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT MY LAND USE CONDITIONS SO I CAN PROVIDE YOU THOSE LAND USE CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE. SO DO WE KNOW WHAT, WHAT USAGE THEY HAD IN MIND AT THE MOMENT? WE CAN'T, WE DON'T KNOW. CAN I ASK THE COMMISSIONERS TO PLEASE SPEAK INTO YOUR MICROPHONES? THE FOLKS ON ZOOM CAN'T HEAR YOU. OKAY. REMEMBER THAT TONIGHT IS JUST THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION, WE CAN PROVIDE THAT, UH, AT THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH WILL HAPPEN NEXT MONTH. THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONER. WE'LL CALL ON THE SPEAKERS FOR TODAY THAT SIGNED UP. MARIA MARIE GUIDRY. I DEFER MY TIME. AND BECKY ROBS. OKAY. NANCY KENNEDY. I DEFER MY TIME TO BECKY, ROBIN, RITA HILBURN. I DEFER MY TIME TO BECKY ROBBINS, LORD'S MENDOZA. SHE DEFERS HER TIME TO MAC BARBOZA. OKAY. MAC BARBOZA. [00:20:01] DID YOU KEEP TRACK OF ALL THAT? NO. ? I DON'T THINK SO. SO HOW MANY PEOPLE DEFERRED? THREE TO THREE PEOPLE. ONE TO ME. ONE TO HER, ONE TO YOU. YES MA'AM. THREE TO BECKY. MS. BECKY, THREE TO BECKY? YES. OKAY. YOU GOT IT BACK. I THINK THAT'S ME. THAT'S YOU? YES. NAME. OKAY. UH, MY FULL NAME IS ENA BARBOZA. I GO BY MAC JUST BECAUSE IT'S EASIER ON EVERYBODY. AND I AM A RESIDENT OF CEDAR BAYOU ROAD. AND, UM, OUR CONCERN IS, OF COURSE, WITH THIS REZONING, AND EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, THAT THEY SPECIFICALLY DO MEET THE ULDC. UH, WE FEEL AS RESIDENTS OF THE AREA THAT IT ACTUALLY DOES NOT. SO IF I MAY, UM, CURRENTLY, OF COURSE, WE ALL KNOW THAT EVERYTHING IN RED IN THIS POWERPOINT IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND THAT, OF COURSE, DOES NOT FIT WITH ANY RESIDENTIAL SPACES. THE LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN THAT WE OCCUPY IS, OF COURSE, ALONG CEDAR BAYOU, AND WE SEE THAT IT'S CURRENTLY ZONED PINK, WHICH IS OF COURSE A NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING COMMERCIAL. AND, UM, THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES CURRENTLY ARE SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES, OF COURSE, WHEN THE PROVISIONS OF THE ULDC ARE INCONSISTENT WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND I THINK THAT IS ACTUALLY SECTION 1.4 OF THE ULDC, WHEN THE, UM, PROVISIONS ARE INCONSISTENT WITH ONE ANOTHER OR WHEN THE REGULATIONS OF THE ULDC CONFLICT, OTHER ADOPTED ORDINANCES OR REGULATIONS OF THE CITY. MY HIGHLIGHT IS THAT THE MORE RESTRICTIVE PROVISIONS SHALL CONTROL, UH, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY STATED. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THE MORE RESTRICTIVE PROVISIONS SHALL CONTROL OUR AREA, OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT THAT WE'RE MOST CONCERNED WITH, OF COURSE, IS NUMBER ONE, TRAFFIC INCREASE BOTH ON CEDAR BAYOU AND THE SURROUNDING HOMES ON SURROUNDING STREETS. UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, TRAFFIC IS ALREADY HEAVY BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE ARTERIAL PATHWAYS TO MAIN AND ALEXANDER. UM, WE'RE ALSO, UM, CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOISE INCREASE AND OF COURSE, THE POTENTIAL FOR CRIME INCREASE FOR ALL OF THE RESIDENCES WE SEE HERE THAT THERE REALLY IS INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE. NOW MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT, OF COURSE, DEPENDING ON WHAT COMES INTO THESE SUBJECT PROPERTIES, THERE MIGHT BE SOME TYPE OF, UM, REFRESHMENT OR REFURBISHMENT TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT THE REZONING TO GC DOES NOT FACILITATE FOR THE ADEQUATE PROVISION OF MOBILITY, OF WATER, OF WASTEWATER, STORM WATER, OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE, UH, TRAFFIC FLOW. PARDON ME? HOW NARROW IS REALLY TOO NARROW FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL FANTASY. STEEL ROAD IS IN BETWEEN TWO OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES. IT CURRENTLY IS A SINGLE LANE ROAD. IT'S NOT A DOUBLE ROAD, DOUBLE LANE ROAD, SUCH AS MAJOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL ROADS ARE. SAFETY, OF COURSE, IS A CONCERN WHEN ACCESSIBILITY ISN'T ADEQUATE ENOUGH TO EFFICIENTLY DRIVE THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD. MOST HOMEOWNERS KNOW THAT THEY HAVE TO PART, PART, UH, PARTLY DRIVE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, MAYBE EVEN DRIVE ON THE DIRT SIDE IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE BY. CERTAINLY, TRAFFIC FROM ANY OTHER AREA MIGHT NOT KNOW TO DO THAT SAFETY. NOW WE CAN SEE IN THIS, UH, PICTURE THAT MOST TIMES WE DO NOT HAVE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC, BUT WHEN THERE IS VEHICLES AND SPEED POSE A RISK TO PEDESTRIANS AND CERTAINLY GENERAL COMMERCIAL, WE'LL BRING IN MORE, UH, UM, ACCESS MORE, UH, TRAFFIC AND MORE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC TO, UH, CEDAR BAYOU ROAD, WHICH IS THE FRONTAGE ROAD, FRONTAGE ROAD FOR ALL OF THESE SUBJECT PROPERTIES. UM, HERE WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF BEAUTIFULLY KEPT HOMES ALONG CEDAR BAY ROAD AND OF COURSE, VAN STEEL. THE GZ GC ZONING OF SUBJECT PROPERTIES WILL NOT BE COMPATIBLE WITH AND WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY AND PROPERTIES IMMEDIATELY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THESE SUBJECT PROPERTIES. IT WILL ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISH AND IMPAIR PROPERTY VALUES WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY AND WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ENTIRE SURROUNDING AREA. UM, LASTLY, REVITALIZATION INCENTIVE. WE KNOW THE CITY OF BAYTOWN HAS A REALLY WONDERFUL REVITALIZATION INCENTIVE FOR OUR AREA, BUT WITHOUT THE USE OF THESE INCENTIVES, THE SURROUNDING AREAS ALREADY HAD PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP. SO THEY'VE ALREADY REVITALIZED ITSELF. ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE, WE HAVE HOMES COMING UP THAT ARE NEWLY BUILT. WE [00:25:01] HAVE CURRENT HOMES THAT HAVE EXISTED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS THAT ARE IN WONDERFUL CONDITION. THEY'RE CLEAN, THEY'RE CLEARED OF DEBRIS, AND AT THEIR OWN PACE, ALL HOMEOWNERS ARE IMPROVING THEIR OWN PROPERTY. ON THE COVER PAGE, WHICH I'M SORRY, IS NOT ON THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, YOU'LL ALSO HAVE IN YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL HAVE THE, UM, NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE ALL SIGNED THEIR OPPOSITION TO REZONING FROM THE NSC TO THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL. UM, THE, WE'VE GIVEN EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, BE APPROVE THIS REZONING. NONE HAVE INDICATED THE THREE NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE NOT, UH, SIGNED THEIR INTENT IS ONLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T RESIDE IN CEDAR BAYOU. THEY OWN PROPERTY, BUT THEY DON'T LIVE THERE. SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND SIGN WHAT THEIR SELECTION WAS. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, AND JUST, JUST FOR THE, THE RECORD, THE, UM, ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS DID GET A COPY OF THE PETITION THAT WAS SIGNED, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE CALL ON MS. BECKY ROBBINS, WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL PEOPLE, TAMMY AND DAVID BARTH. YES. DO YOU ALSO WANT TO GIVE YOUR TIME? I'M REFERRING MY TIME TO MY HUSBAND, DAVID. OKAY. SO WE'LL GO WITH BECKY ROBBINS NEXT. DO I PUT UP THE, THE MAP THAT WAS ALREADY UP BEFORE HER POWERPOINT? THANK YOU. I DIDN'T WANNA MESS UP YOUR WHOLE PRESENTATION. THAT'S NOT GO BACK. PERFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE, UM, TIME TO SPEAK. UM, I AM GONNA APOLOGIZE FOR, FOR READING, BUT YOU'LL, YOU'LL APPRECIATE IT AT THE END THAT I'M READING AND, AND NOT JUST SPEAKING OFF THE CUFF. UM, WHAT WE AS HOMEOWNERS LOVE ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE IS THAT WE HAVE LARGE LOTS WITH GREEN SPACE TO ENJOY EXCEPT FOR TRAFFIC NOISE COMING FROM BUSINESS AND HIGHWAY 1 46 AND OCCASIONAL LOUD MUSIC COMING FROM THE BAR WHOSE PARKING LOT EXITS ON CEDAR BY ROAD. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS PEACEFUL AND THAT'S CONTINGENT TO THAT BAR BEING ON THAT CORNER. WE DON'T WANT ADDITIONAL BARS ACROSS THE STREET FROM US, WHICH GC COMMERCIAL WOULD ALLOW. UH, WE ENJOY BEING ABLE TO SIT OUTSIDE, LISTEN TO BIRDING, WATCH OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN PLAY WORK IN OUR YARDS, ALL WHILE FEELING SAFE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY. WHEN DR. WOOTEN BUILT HIS BUSINESS, THERE WAS SOME, IS IT ALL RIGHT IF I USE HIS NAME? OKAY. THERE WAS SOME, UH, APPREHENSION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THAT WAS DISPELLED IN HOW HE BUILT HIS PRACTICE AND RETAINED THE WOODED FRONT LA FRONT FACING LOOK TO NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET IN 2013 WHEN ZONING LAWS CHANGED HIS PROPERTY AND OTHERS WERE ZONED NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING COMMERCIAL, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES OF THE ZONE, EXCUSE ME, FIT PERFECTLY, DR. WOOTEN AND OUR OPINION IS INCORRECT IN HIS APPLICATION. THAT IS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS GENERAL COMMERCIAL. IT IS NOT IT IN FALL, IT FALLS IN THE GUIDELINES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING COMMERCIAL ZONE GUIDELINES. IT IS ALSO NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT LAND USE ON CEDAR BY ROAD OR SILL ROADS, NOR DOES MOVING TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE PROOF COMPATIBLE TO THE EXISTING HOMES IN THE AREA. HENCE THE SLIDE THAT YOU SEE UP RIGHT NOW. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT SLIDE, THE THE THINGS YOU SEE IN YELLOW ARE NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY'RE HOMEOWNERS, AND IF, AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY AND STRETCHES TO HIGHWAY 1 46. AND IF YOU DRIVE THAT ROUTE OF HIGHWAY 1 46, UM, ANYTIME SOON, YOU WILL SEE ON THAT FEEDER ROAD ARE ALL HOMES IN THAT, IN THAT PATTERN. AND SO IF YOU GO, IF YOU LOOKED AT THE, THE PLE CLEF OR WHATEVER YOU CALL THAT, UM, THAT FUTURE EXPANSION, IT CONSUMES MY HOME IN MY PROPERTY. AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU AND THE, THE IN 2025, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE ME OUT OF THAT PROPERTY. SO THAT, I THINK WE'RE BEING A LITTLE BIT, UM, EXTENSIVE IN HOW WE'RE STRETCHING THAT COMMERCIAL ZONE IN OUR AREA. SO JUST KIND OF, AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED HER TO POLICE PUT THIS MAP UP. SO YOU COULD SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL RED ZONES YOU SEE IN THE MAP ARE FRONT FACING NORTH ALEXANDER. THEY'RE NOT FACING CEDAR BAYOU ROAD. THAT MAY BE TRUE ON THE VERY WEST END, NEAR NORTH MAIN STREET, BUT NOT TRUE ON OUR END. WE'VE ALL BEEN VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT DR. WOOTEN KEPT SURROUNDING GREEN SPACE NEXT TO HIS FORMER CLINIC OVER THE YEARS, CONTRARY TO WHAT HE STATES IN HIS LETTER TO THE COMMITTEE. THE LAND IN QUESTION PROVIDES A NATURAL HABITAT FOR MANY BIRDS AND INCLUDING A PAIR OF REDTAIL HAWKS WHOSE [00:30:01] HABITAT CURRENTLY IS CONSIDERED ENDANGERED. WE ALSO KNOW THAT GREEN SPACE IS A BUFFER TO NOISE. NOISE IS OF GREAT CONCERN WHEN THINKING ABOUT REZONING TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. THOSE OF US WHO LIVE ACROSS FROM HIS PROPERTIES ON CEDAR BI AND FINN STILL ROADS WE'RE DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THE FOR SALE SIGNS GO UP. OF COURSE, KNOWING THAT POTENTIALLY COULD BRING ADDITIONAL, UM, BUSINESSES IN FRONT OF OUR HOMES, OUR ONLY COMFORT WAS IN KNOWING THAT RESTRICTIONS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING COMMERCIAL ZONE WOULD HELP PROTECT THE TRANQUILITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR LIVES. SINGLE FAMILY HOMES BEING BUILT RECENTLY ON STREET HALL AND FAN STILL ROAD ALONG WITH CURRENT HOMEOWNERS UPDATING THEIR HOMES HAS HELPED REVITALIZE OUR AREA, WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN SO WELCOMING AND PROMISING FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY. DR. WOOTEN STATES HIMSELF AND HIS LETTER TO THE COMMITTEE THAT MOST OF THE INTEREST IN HIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN RESIDENTIAL. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT DR. WOOTEN DIDN'T CHOOSE TO REACH OUT TO THE HOMEOWNERS FOR SUPPORT IN CHANGING HIS CURRENT ZONE TO REFLECT THE REQUEST HE'S RECEIVING, WHICH IS RESIDENTIAL. THAT IS TRULY THE DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY NEED. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DENTIST'S OFFICE REMAINING NSC AND THE VACANT LOTS BEING ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL. IT'S CALLED GRANDFATHERING. THE CITY HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES, INCLUDING PROPERTIES ON CEDAR BY ROAD. THIS CHANGE WOULD BE EASILY SUPPORTED BY HOMEOWNERS IN THE AREA. ALSO, ALL GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE PROPERTIES, AS I STATED BEFORE, FRONT NORTH ALEXANDER, NOT CEDAR BALL ROAD, DR. WOOTENS REQUEST FOR A ZONING CHANGE DOES NOT SIT WELL WITH ANY OF OUR, ANY OF THE NEIGHBORS. IN FACT, I WOULD CALL IT DOWNRIGHT EGREGIOUS. HIS LOTS HAVE NOT SOLD UNDER THE CURRENT ZONE. SO AS SOLUTION IS TO LINK WITH OTHER NSC ZONE BUSINESS OWNERS, AS YOU SEE IN THE PINK ON THE SCREEN AND HAVE THE ZONE CHANGE, THAT CHAIN HAS NO BENEFIT FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY. THE RESTRICTIONS ARE THERE TO SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS NOT A GENERAL COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY. AS HE AND THE CITY STAFF STATE, IT IS EASY FOR CITY STAFF TO SIT IN THEIR OFFICES AND LOOK AT A COLORED MAP AND SAY, AND I'M GONNA QUOTE, IT'S GENERALLY COMPATIBLE. I COULD DO THE SAME BY LOOKING AT THE ZONING MAP YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU AND ALL THE YELLOW ZONED AND SAYING IT DOES NOT, IT DOES NOT MEET THOSE GENERALLY COMPATIBLE ZONES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE SIGNAGE THAT IS POSTED NO THREE TRUCKS ON THE CORNER OF ALEXANDER DRIVE AND CEDAR BAYOU ROAD. THAT IS BECAUSE WE DO NOT LIVE IN A GENERAL COMMERCIAL AREA. I AM APPALLED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CITY STAFF HAS ALSO CHOSEN TO SIDE WITH THE FOUR BUSINESS OWNERS WITHOUT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE TREND IN THE PETITIONED AREA AND LISTENING TO THE HOMEOWNERS BEFORE DOING SO. PART OF THE REV VIOLATION PLAN ALSO INCLUDES UPDATING AND EXTENDING RESIDENTIAL. THE VERY THING DR. WOOTEN HIMSELF HAS SHARED IS WHAT FOLKS ARE REQUESTING OF HIS PROPERTY. WHAT IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR IF DECISIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE? CITY STAFF SHOULD REMAIN NEUTRAL AT THIS POINT AND HEAR THE VIEW OF ALL AS HOMEOWNERS. WE'RE PUTTING OUR TRUST IN THIS COMMITTEE TO DO WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY AND NOT WHAT BENEFITS THE PROFITS OF ONE. I MUST BE HONEST AND TELL YOU THAT WE'RE A BIT SHOCKED THAT WE STAND HERE TODAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PART OF OUR COMMUNITY BEING REZONED TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. IT WOULD ONLY ENHANCE DR. WOOTENS AND OTHER BUSINESSES'. PROPERTY VALUES. THE CHANGE DECREASES THE PROPERTY VALUE OF THE HOMEOWNER SIGNIFICANTLY. I'VE DEALT WITH THAT PERSONALLY, UH, WHEN TRYING TO GET A HOME EQUITY LOAN AND ASKING THE BANK WHY, WHY IS THE VALUE SO LOW? WELL, MS. ROBBINS, DO YOU REALIZE YOU LIVE WITH A PAWN SHOP BEHIND YOU? DO YOU REALIZE YOU LIVE WITH A BAR ON THE STREET CORNER? DO YOU REALIZE YOU LIVE? YOU KNOW, IT JUST KEPT GOING ON AND ON AND ON AND ON WITH LOW INCOME HOUSING IN THE AREA. AND SO MOVING TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL ONLY INCREASES THOSE DEFICITS FOR US AS HOMEOWNERS. I WOULD ASK HOW YOU WOULD FEEL HAVING AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP, FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, SMALL HOTEL, GAS STATION BAR, ET CETERA, ACROSS THE STREET FROM YOUR HOMES. CHANGING THE CURRENT ZONE WOULD ALLOW ALL SAID MISSION SAID, MENTIONED WITH RESTRICTIONS FAVORABLE, EXCUSE ME, WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS FAVORABLE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY. WE TRULY ENJOY COMING HOME AND LEAVING THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY BEHIND NOT COMING HOME TO IT. WE ALSO HAVE AT LEAST ONE OF ALL BUSINESSES MENTIONED ABOVE AND MANY MORE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE, [00:35:01] A HALF A MILE FROM OUR HOMES. WE SAY ENOUGH. I WOULD ALSO REMIND YOU THAT IF YOU LOOK ON THE TAX, IT IS WE, THE HOMEOWNERS WHO WERE HERE FIRST, WE DID NOT CHOOSE FOR PROPERTIES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE UTILIZED AS COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. THEY PICKED US. WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU DO NOT RECOMMEND THE REZONING REQUEST TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. THANK YOU. AND ANY ADDITIONAL TIME, I'LL DEFER TO DAVID IF HE NEEDS IT. ANY QUESTIONS OF MS. ROBINS? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY. UM, YOU HAVE THE, THE AREA MARKED SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THEN YOU HAVE THIS OVAL DRAWN ON THE MAP. WHAT IS THE THAT'S THE 300 FOOT BUFFER WHERE WE SENT OUT NOTICES TO ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFYING THEM OF THE, OH, THAT'S THE, THE AREA YOU NOTIFIED. OKAY. MM-HMM . ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU MS. ROBERTS. I WOULD HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR STAFF. WOULD THERE BE ANY REASON THAT THOSE SUBJECT PROPERTIES COULD NOT APPLY FOR RESIDENTIAL USE? YOU ? UH, THEY COULD APPLY FOR ANYTHING THEY WANT. OKAY. SO THERE'S, I I, I UNDERSTAND READING THROUGH MR. WOOTENS LETTER, YOU'D LIKE TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO A GOOD OWNER. A GOOD OWNER COULD BE A RESIDENTIAL USE AND THAT COULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD ENTERTAIN AT A FUTURE DATE AS WELL, IF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE TO APPLY FOR THAT. YES. OKAY. UH, MR. DAVID BARTH IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME LISTENING TO THIS TODAY. UH, MY NAME IS DAVID BARTH. UH, I'M GONNA READ AGAIN 'CAUSE, UH, OFF THE CUFF LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST, THERE'S TOO MUCH GOING ON. BUT, UH, MY NAME IS DAVID BARTH AND I'M A NATIVE BATIAN. I WAS RAISED HERE, BECAME AN EAGLE SCOUT HERE, AND SO DID MY ELDEST SON. I GOT MARRIED HERE, HAD FOUR KIDS. WE HAVE ONE DAUGHTER, GRANDDAUGHTER WHO STILL LIVES IN BAYTOWN. AND THIS IS OUR HOME. SO ALL MY KIDS STILL RESIDE HERE WITHIN A STONES THROW OF THIS AREA. UH, IN 1996, I PURCHASED LAND ON FAN STEEL AND BUILT THE VERY FIRST HOUSE ON IT. IT USED TO BE A HORSE PASTURE WHEN I CAME UPON IT. UH, ONE OF THE MOST APPEALING ASPECTS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS THAT MANY OF US HAVE OVERSIZED LOSS AND OR SMALL AMOUNTS OF ACREAGE, WHICH GIVES US A SENSE OF COUNTRY LIVING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. BUT SOME OF THE TRAFFIC NOISE AT 1 46 ALEXANDER, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH, THAT'S JUST PART OF LIFE. UH, AND, UH, 1996 ON FANS STILL, ONE OLDER HOME WAS MOVED IN COMPLETELY RE REMODELED TO SELL AS NEW AND, AND TWO BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES WERE BUILT. THERE IS ALSO A THIRD UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR MR. MRS. MENDOZA, UH, LAND FOR THEIR DAUGHTER WITH ROOM AND OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER DAUGHTERS TO BUILD THEIR HOMES AS WELL. UM, THE ZONING, A AMENDMENT COULD DRASTICALLY AFFECT THE PROPERTY, AS BECKY SAID, AS A COMMON PROPERTY WITHIN, UH, THE THREE OF THE SPECIFIED PROPERTIES TO MR. MENDOZA'S PLACE. IT WOULD AFFECT THOSE THREE, THREE FOOT, THE FIRST ALL DR. WOOTENS WOULD AFFECT HIS PROPERTY. UH, MY HOMESTEAD ALSO SHARES A COMMON, UH, PROPERTY LINE WITH, WITH AN EXISTING BUSINESS IN THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT, UH, THAT WAS BUILT BEFORE ANY ZONING REGULATIONS WERE PUT IN PLACE. THEREFORE, I HAVE NO LUXURY OF THE 20 FOOT BUFFER AMONG MANY OTHER BUILDING REGULATIONS THAT THE CITY GUIDELINES REQUIRED. SPEAKING OF NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION JUST BETWEEN NOLAN ROAD AND FAN STEEL AND CEDAR BI, THERE'S SEVEN NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT IN THE RECENT YEARS AND SEVERAL REVITALIZED NOT JUST ME AND MY FAMILY, BUT EVERYONE HERE IS PROTESTING THE ZONING CHANGE THAT HAS INVESTED THEIR LIVES IN BUILDING THEIR HOMESTEADS FOR THEIR FAMILY'S FUTURE. YOU WILL HEAR ACCOUNTS OF THEIR RESIDENTS, AND MY NEIGHBORS HAVE LIVED THEIR FAMILIES HERE FOR UP TO 80 YEARS. THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN THIS AREA, UH, DOWN TO THE RECENT PURCHASE LAND TO BUILD NEW HOMES AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. UH, YES, WE, YES THERE. THIS IS A MIXED AND USED NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE A FEW BUSINESSES FOR THE MOST PART, THE FAMILY HOMES DO, DO PREVAIL IN THAT AREA. AND IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE'D INVITE YOU TO DRIVE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SEE THAT FAMILIES ARE BUILDING AND ARE IMPROVING UPON THEIR FAMILY HOMES AND MORE OF THE REVITALIZATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHANGING THE ZONES FROM NSC TO GC WOULD, WOULD MAKE PROPERTIES FOR SALE BY MR. WOOTEN MORE ATTRACTIVE, A WIDER AUDIENCE OF POTENTIAL BUYERS AND WANT TO BUILD BUSINESS WITH, UH, PREDOMINANTLY RESIDENTIAL IN A PREDOMINANTLY [00:40:01] RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WOULD ALSO MAKE PROPERTY PR, UH, PROPERTY VALUES GREATER FOR THE SELLER. AND IT WOULD ALSO, UH, DO VALUE OURS. UH, HOWEVER, THIS IS IN DIRECT CONTRADICTION, THE REV VIOLATION IN REVITALIZATION INCENTIVE ZONE RIS, AND EVEN STATED SO IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN PLANNING ZONING AMENDMENT STAFF REPORT FOR BOTH FOR NORTH OF CEDAR BAY ROAD AND EAST AND WEST VAN STEEL. AND I QUOTE, THE RISK PROMOTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENCOURAGES THE REHABILITATION AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND STIMULATES INCREASING PROPERTY VALUES. SO, UH, THIS IS TOTALLY CONTRADICTION TO WHAT WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT. ON THAT, THAT END OF IT, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. THERE BEING NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WE'LL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING. MR. CHAIRMAN. UM, WE DO HAVE A GENTLEMAN ON ZOOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. MR. COMBS. YEAH. UH, MADAM CHAIRMAN. YES. IF I MAY ADDRESS, I HAD SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES A WHILE AGO WHEN, UH, LOST MY FEED I HAD TO GET BACK ON. SO, UH, I ONLY CALLED THE LAST COUPLE LITTLE BIT OF THIS, BUT I, I AM HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ON, UH, BEHALF OF MR. WOOTEN AND MRS. WOOTEN. THEY ARE ACTUALLY HERE WITH ME AND ARE WILLING TO SPEAK IF WE NEED TO, BUT WE ARE IN FAVOR OF THE ZONING CHANGE FOR MORE REASONS THAN JUST BEING ABLE TO SELL THE LAND. OF COURSE, WE NEED TO DO THAT, BUT IT IS IN COMPLIANCE. I I DO AGREE WITH STAFF. IT, IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE, UH, CITY'S UNIFIED, UH, DEVELOPMENT PLAN. AND THEY'RE, DR. WOOTEN BUILT HIS PROPERTY BACK IN THE SEVENTIES. HE BUILT HIS DOCTOR'S OFFICE THERE AND HE BOUGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT NOW IS THE TWO LOTS, BOTH EAST AND WEST OF THE, UH, DENTIST OFFICE. AND UNBEKNOWNST TO HIM, HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN ZONED OR, OR WHAT THE ZONING WAS. WE WENT AND SELL IT. AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SELL THE PROPERTY AS IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED BECAUSE IT, IT IS SANDWICHED IN BETWEEN COMMERCIAL USAGE. THE, UH, USE TO THE FAR, I GUESS THAT WOULD BE TO FAR WEST IS DEFINITELY GENERAL COMMERCIAL. YES, THE, UH, DOCTOR'S OFFICE WOULD FIT IN NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING COMMERCIAL. HOWEVER, IT ALSO FITS IN GENERAL COMMERCIAL. AND I, I HEAR THE NEIGHBORS AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM, I RESPECT IT. BUT I WOULD REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE ENTIRE USE UP CEDAR BAYOU IS A MIXED USE. YOU CAN GO UP THROUGH THAT STREET AND THERE ARE, UH, COMMERCIAL USE IS MIXED IN WITH RESIDENTIAL ALL THE WAY DOWN. AND YES, AS I'VE BEEN MARKETING THIS PROPERTY, I HAVE ACTUALLY HAD A LOT MORE INTEREST FOR RESIDENTIAL THAN WE HAVE HAD FOR, UH, FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL USE. HOWEVER, IF IT WERE, I KNOW YOU CAN'T SPOT ZONE, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO DO ONE OR THE OTHER ONE. AND, UH, IF YOU DID GO WITH A COMMERCIAL, YOU KNOW, THE ONE LOT TO THE, UH, FAR EAST WOULD DEF, I MEAN, IF YOU WENT TO RESIDENTIAL, THE ONE LOT TO FAR EAST WOULD NOT, WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE AT THAT POINT, BUT IF YOU ZONED IT RESIDENTIAL, THE TWO EXISTING BUSINESSES AT THAT POINT WOULD BE NON-COMPLIANT, WHICH MEANS IF THEY NEEDED TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS OR IF THEY HAD A STORM OR A FLOOD OF SOME SORT, THEY COULD, THEY COULD NOT REBUILD THEIR BUSINESS AND THAT WOULD BE A MAJOR FINANCIAL LOSS TO THEM. YOU KNOW, UH, I'VE GOT THIS PROPERTY FOR SALE AND IF THE NEIGHBORS WANT TO GO TOGETHER AND BUY AND BUILD A PARK, WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO OBLIGE 'EM. UH, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAY, I DO BELIEVE IT IS THAT COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S ZONING AND, UH, FUTURE USE PLAN. AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS OF MR. COMBS OR DR. WOOTEN? I, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. COMBS AND WOOTEN. WE, WE RECENTLY APPROVED A, A VARIANCE TO A LET A BUSINESS RECONSTRUCT AFTER A FIRE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION. SO I, I THINK THERE ARE POSSIBILITIES FOR DOING REPAIR AFTER HURRICANES BY ADDRESSING THE COMMITTEE. UH, I I TEND TO THINK THAT IF YOU'RE GETTING GOOD INTEREST ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE, WE COULD ALSO LOOK AT CHANGING THE ZONING THERE TO RESIDENTIAL, SINCE IT IS CONTIGUOUS WITH OTHER RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. AND, AND YOU MIGHT CONSIDER SUBMITTING THAT APPLICATION. [00:45:02] YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER OWNER, OTHER LANDOWNERS INVOLVED. THEY, UH, DID DO A POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR, UH, DR. WOOTEN TO REPRESENT THEM ON THIS. NOW, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS HIS VACANT LOCK GOES, THAT WOULDN'T BE SO BAD. BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT IS SOMETHING, IF YOU COULD GUARANTEE THE OTHER LANDOWNERS THAT THEY CAN HAVE A VARIANCE, THEY MAY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH IT. HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW YOU CANNOT BIND IN FUTURE CASTLES OR, OR FUTURE ZONING COMMISSIONS, SO I WONDER HOW YOU WOULD HANDLE THEM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO MR. C**S? I, I WAS JUST NOTICING WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, I MEAN THE, THE PROPERTY TO THE FAR EAST OF COURSE SHOULD PROBABLY BE COMMERCIAL, BUT THE REMAINING FOUR, I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN JUSTIFY SWITCHING THEM OVER TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. I JUST DON'T SEE IT. IT'S COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY. UH, SF TWO, UH, RNSC AND NSC, IF IT WERE TO CHANGE, IT SHOULD GO TO SF TWO. ANYONE ELSE? NOW YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE REAL QUICK, SINCE WE HAD TIME LEFT. I JUST WANNA SAY THE PROPERTY TO THE FAR EAST, IT'S INTERESTING TO ME THAT IT'S ZONED NSC, IT HAS A HOME ON IT, SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THAT IS SOAKED. SO IT'S A RENTAL PROPERTY. IF, IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK, I'M SORRY IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE COMMISSION, BUT WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. I JUST NEED YOU TO YOU'RE FINE. I, I JUST NEED YOU TO COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND SPEAK. YES, MA'AM. YOU'RE FINE. SO WE CAN HEAR YOU FOR THE RECORD, I JUST WAS GONNA SAY, THE PROPERTY TO THE FAR EAST HAS A HOME ON IT, AND THAT'S WHY I WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHY IT WAS ZONED NSC. AND SO FOR IT TO BE OUTTA COMPLIANCE, IT TO, IN MY MIND, IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED ANYWAY BECAUSE IT, IT, IT DOES, IT HAS A HOME ON IT AND IT'S RENTED WITH PEOPLE LIVING IN IT RIGHT NOW. SO CAN WE GO OVER THESE LOTS? SO THE ONE ON THE FAR WEST IS VACANT, CORRECT? NO, NO, THAT'S THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE? NO, IT HAS A WAREHOUSE. WAREHOUSE WITH ANOTHER WAREHOUSE BEHIND IT. WAREHOUSE. WAREHOUSE. THERE'S PICTURES. OH, IT'S A WAREHOUSE. SO THIS IS THE COMMERCIAL. I I'M LOOKING AT IT ON GOOGLE MAP. THIS IS, BUT CAN I, CAN I GO BACK TO THE, UM, HELEN, THAT MAP? HELEN, COULD YOU, UH, PULL UP, UM, GIS PLEASE? I JUST WANTED TO IDENTIFY. IT'S, UH, IT'S PULLED UP JUST PARCELED BY PARCEL. WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO AWAY FROM THAT . OKAY. SO 1320 IS A WAREHOUSE, THEN A VACANT LOT, THEN 14, 10 IS THE DENTAL OFFICE. 10 IS, UH, COMMERCIAL, RIGHT. THEN THIS IS VACANT 1510 MM-HMM . AND THAT'S, AND THEN 1520 A RESIDENCE IS RESIDENTIAL. SO WE HAVE COMMERCIAL VACANT, COMMERCIAL VACANT RESIDENTIAL CURRENTLY, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. WAREHOUSE. I'M SORRY, MAY I, I, I'M, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE TIMING IS. IT'S NOT TWO WAREHOUSES. IT IS AN OFFICE WITH A WAREHOUSE BEHIND IT. WE LIVE DIRECTLY BEHIND IT. IT'S A, THE OFFICE IS UP FRONT, THE WAREHOUSE IS IN THE BACK. SO IT'S COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE. WELL, WAREHOUSE IS INDUSTRIAL, BUT YEAH. OFFICE. SO THAT'S IT. THAT'S COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ALREADY. THE ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF VAN STILL ON THE, ON THE WEST SIDE? YES. OKAY. THAT'S COMMERCIAL. YES. THEN THIS VACANT LOT IS VACANT, OF COURSE, . THEN THE NEXT ONE IS THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. THEN THIS ONE IS VACANT. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS A, A HOME. THAT'S OKAY. SO IT'S ACTUALLY, UM, OKAY, I THINK WE JUST ABOUT KILLED ALL OF THIS FROM NOW AND WE HAVE A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING COMING UP. SO I'M GONNA CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING NOW AND [b. Conduct the first public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 13.32 acres generally located north of Blue Heron Pkwy and approximately 1200-feet east of Barkuloo Road from Open space/recreation (OR) to Medium density mixed residential (MF1) zoning district.] MOVE TO SEVEN B. CONDUCT THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 13.32 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF BLUE HERON PARKWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET EAST OF BARLOW ROAD FROM OPEN SPACE RECREATION TO MEDIUM DENSITY MIXED RESIDENTIAL MF ONE ZONING DISTRICT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. UH, COMMISSIONERS, EMILIO VARRIO PLANNER, TWO PLENTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO BEGIN. UH, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED ALONG BLUE HERON PARKWAY, UM, EAST, UH, OF BARKLOW ROAD, UH, NEXT TO IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THERE. UM, HERE'S SOME IMAGES. THESE WERE TAKEN EARLIER TODAY. PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY HEAVILY WOODED, UM, OTHERWISE VACANT. UH, THE APPLICANT [00:50:01] HAS REQUESTED TO REZONE THE SUBJECT 13.32 ACRES FROM OR TO MF ONE TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 126 UNITS, UH, FOR SENIOR LIVING, MULTI-FAMILY PROJECT. UH, THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED OR, UH, DUE TO THE ANNEXATIONS THAT OCCURRED IN 2017, UM, AND OR IS A ZONING DISTRICT THAT IS, UM, THE MOST RESTRICTIVE ZONE FOR DEVELOPMENT. SO, UH, ANY TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY IN ANY MANNER, ANY REASONABLE MANNER WOULD REQUIRE A REZONING. AND THIS IS, UH, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE, UH, APPLICANT IS PROPOSING, WHAT THEIR PROJECT WOULD KIND OF LOOK AND FEEL LIKE. UM, THIS IS REALLY FOR REFERENCE ONLY AT THIS POINT, UM, BEING THAT THIS IS JUST A CONVENTIONAL STRAIGHT ZONING. THIS IS NOT A PUD OF ANY KIND. THIS SITE PLAN DOESN'T, UH, TIE THE, TIE THEM DOWN TO, TO DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECAUSE THE DENSITY IS CONTROLLED BY THE ZONING DISTRICT ITSELF. UH, THIS IS WHAT THEY'VE JUST PRELIMINARILY PROPOSED FOR THE PROJECT. UH, THE REQUEST IS, AND I HOPE THIS ISN'T OFFENSIVE, IT IS GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE, UH, FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THE, UM, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IN A, A CORRIDOR OF BLUE HERON PARKWAY THAT IS, UH, GENERALLY VACANT, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE. UH, SO WE FEEL THAT THE, THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, UH, AS FAR AS PUBLIC FIRST PUBLIC HEARING GOES. THAT KIND OF CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, YOU HAVE A STAFF, I'M AVAILABLE. AND THEN THE APPLICANT'S TEAM IS HERE ALSO. OKAY. IS, IS THIS THE PROPERTY THAT THE AIRPORT RUN RAY IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET? UH, NO SIR. NO, THAT, THAT IS, THAT WOULD BE FURTHER NORTH. NORTH. THAT'S AT ARCHER, I MEAN NET PARK AND, UH, ARCHER. OKAY. SO THE AIRPORT IS HERE. SUBJECT PROPERTY IS RIGHT HERE. SO THE AIRPORT IS TO THE NORTH. OKAY. AH, . SO SORRY, YOU'RE KILLING ME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE STAFF? WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. UH, FIRST ONE IS GERALD TEAL. MR. TE, THANK YOU, MA'AM FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. UH, I'M THE APPLICANT AND I, I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY RIGHT NOW. SO, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M AVAILABLE. AND, UH, OUR CIVIL ENGINEERS ARE ALSO HERE THAT SUBMITTED THIS APPLICATION. AND BE GLAD TO RESPOND TO ANY, UH, QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS OF MR. TEAL? THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. GERALD GRISSOM, GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. UH, GERALD GRISSOM WITH BGE. UH, I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. UH, WE PREPARED THE APPLICATION, SO IF THERE'S ANY RELATABLE QUESTIONS, WE'RE HERE FOR 'EM. ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. TRACY YOUNGBLOOD, I'M HERE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY. PATRICK PETTY. I LOVE ASKING QUESTIONS. PATRICK, IDENTIFY YOURSELF. TELL WHERE YOU LIVE. UH, I'M PATRICK PETTY. I LIVE AT 47 0 2 RED BERRY HILL, SO I'M JUST TO THE NORTH OF THAT. UM, YOU KNOW, I'M A, I GUESS I'M A LONE MAN NOW SINCE 2016, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE KIND OF DID THIS WITH THE APARTMENT COMPLEX. UM, AND WE GAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS, A LOT OF IDEAS FOR HIM, UH, AND LOOKS LIKE HE, HE TOOK HIM, UM, WITH THE SENIOR CITIZEN LIVING. UM, THE QUESTIONS I HAVE WITH IT, UH, AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS THE ONE THAT, UM, THAT ANSWERS THEM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY, UM, THIS SENIOR CITIZEN LIVING, I, I LIKE THAT AS A SINGLE STORY. SO I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, HAVING A THREE STORY PLACE LOOKING DOWN THIS PROPERTY. OOPS, SORRY. UM, 'CAUSE I LIVE RIGHT HERE WITH THE, UH, I DUNNO IF YOU CAN SEE THE CURSOR OR RIGHT IN THIS AREA, AND THERE'S MY HOUSE THERE. UM, BUT YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE Y'ALL, I'VE GOT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF 2040 AS WELL. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO BUILD MY PROPERTY UP SO I, I DON'T WANT TO, UH, HAVE SOMETHING LOOKING DOWN ON ME. BUT, UH, AS FAR AS THE, LET'S SAY THE SENIOR CITIZEN LIVING DOESN'T WORK OUT, UM, IS, IS, IS HE GONNA BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY, HEY, LET'S LOWER THE RENT AND THEN JUST BRING ANYBODY IN, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S GONNA BE FOR AN ADULT ASSISTED LIVING. UM, BUT COULD IT CHANGE FURTHER DOWN THE, DOWN THE ROAD, OR IS IT ALWAYS GONNA BE THAT WHICH, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, I'M FINE WITH THAT. [00:55:01] YOU KNOW, I'M NOT TRYING TO HOLD HIM DOWN. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, A MAN'S GOTTA MAKE HIS MONEY SOMEHOW, BUT, UH, , UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. I, I REALLY DON'T WANNA SELL MY PLACE 'CAUSE I DON'T LIKE SOMETHING BEHIND ME. AND SO I'D MUCH RATHER HAVE AN AGREEMENT. SO THAT WAS ONE QUESTION. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS, UH, I'M NOT SURE HOW THE MF ONE GOES, UM, WITH THE SETBACKS, BUT I SEE THERE'S STILL A FEW TREES, UM, BETWEEN OUR PROPERTIES. UM, WHICH MAY JUST BE A QUESTION BETWEEN HIM AND I OF, UH, WHAT, WHAT IS THE, THE STOPPING POINT OF WHERE THEY'RE GONNA STOP CUTTING TREES DOWN? IS THERE STILL GONNA BE A BARRIER? IS THERE NOT GONNA BE A BARRIER? 'CAUSE IF THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A BARRIER, UM, I'VE GOT AG EXEMPTION ON THIS PROPERTY, SO I'VE GOT COWS ON IT AND THE FENCE ISN'T ALL THAT GREAT, BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S TREE OUT. SO THE BARBED WIRES GROWING IN BETWEEN THE TREES. SO IF IT GETS, UM, PRETTY SHALLOW, THEN I'M GONNA BE SPENDING MONEY ON BUILDING A FENCE, UH, ALMOST 700 FEET OF IT. SO, YOU KNOW, I GOTTA LOOK INTO THAT AS WELL. UM, BUT THERE'S JUST A FEW QUESTIONS I HAVE. UM, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M KIND OF PLEASED THAT HE, HE TOOK SOME OF OUR, OUR, UH, THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS. UM, I'VE BEEN DOING MY RESEARCH TODAY AND I JUST CAME UPON THIS, I JUST SAW THIS. UM, I'VE BEEN LOOKING INTO THE CAPSTONE REALTY, SAW THAT THERE'S NOT VERY MANY GOOD REVIEWS ON THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY THAT THEY ARE. UM, SO I DON'T KNOW, UM, IF, IF THEY WOULD STAY IN GREAT SHAPE. I MEAN, I, I LIKE IT FOR BAYTOWN TO HAVE SENIOR CITIZEN. I MEAN, I LIKE OLD PEOPLE, SO , I'D VISIT EM. THANK YOU. THAT'S, THAT'S THE KIND OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE, SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALLS TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU, YOU, UH, I'LL TRY TO ADDRESS, UH, AS MUCH AS I CAN. UH, FROM A, FROM A DENSITY PERSPECTIVE, MF ONE ALLOWS, UM, 15 UNITS PER ACRE WHAT THIS CURRENT PROPOSAL IS BASED OFF OF THE, IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF UNITS, IT'S AT ABOUT 10 UNIT, 10.57 UNITS PER ACRE. SO, UM, IT WOULD HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO GET A LITTLE DENSER. UM, BUT UM, IT'S, IT STILL COULD LIMIT IT TO 15 UNITS PER ACRE. IN TERMS OF HEIGHT, UH, THE MF ONE, UM, AND I, AND I APOLOGIZE, I CAN, I CAN REFERENCE THE CODE, BUT, UM, IT, IT DOES ALLOW SOME HEIGHT, UH, UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO, DUE TO HIS LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS. UH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, UM, RESIDENTIAL PROXIMITY SLOPES, YOU KNOW HOW, HOW THE BUILDING MASS, THE HEIGHT MASSES DOWN, UH, AS IT'S CLOSER TO RESIDENCES, THAT'S REALLY NOT APPLICABLE BECAUSE THE PROPERTY, UH, TO THE NORTH IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY IN TERMS OF COMPATIBILITY. UH, THE SCHOOL IS WHAT WOULD BE, UM, BUFFERED AND REALLY WHAT THIS ZONING DISTRICT, THE BUFFERING THAT'S REQUIRED IS A SIX FOOT FENCE. UM, SO I HOPE THAT THAT ADDRESSES SOME OF THE QUESTIONS. UH, AND WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH SOME OF THAT DETAILED INFORMATION IN THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY, THANK YOU. MM-HMM. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? UH, NO ONE HAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. SO WE'LL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO [c. Conduct the second public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 13.43 acres, located at 7447 Eastpoint Boulevard from General commercial (GC) to Mid-rise density mixed residential dwellings (MF2) zoning district.] SEVEN C. CONDUCT THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 13.43 ACRES LOCATED AT 74 47 EAST POINT BOULEVARD, FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO MID-RISE DENSITY MIXED RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS, MF TWO ZONING DISTRICT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. COMMISSIONERS STILL EMILIO VARRIO PLANNER TWO. UM, THIS REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 13.53 ACRES LOCATED AT UH, 7 4 47 EAST POINT BOULEVARD, LOCALLY KNOWN AS THE REVELLA APARTMENTS FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO MF TWO. UM, THE PROPERTY RUNS AS YOU CAN SEE FROM EAST CHASE STREET ALONG EAST POINT BOULEVARD, UH, TO SEABIRD STREET, UH, NEXT TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THERE. UH, THE REQUESTED ZONING IS GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, UH, WHILE A MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED AS MEDIUM, UH, DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. AND I'LL GET TO THE FLUTE MAP. WE'VE SEEN THESE IMAGES BEFORE. UH, HERE WE GO. WHILE A MAJORITY OF IT IS, UH, DESIGNATED AS LOW TO MEDIUM DENSITY, THERE IS A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT'S LOCATED IN THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR AND THEN IT'S ALSO LOCATED IN, IN VICINITY TO COMMERCIAL NODES, UH, COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL, WHICH ALLOWS FOR SOME DENSER USES LIKE APARTMENTS. UH, OVERALL IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THIS QUE REQUEST IS ATTEMPTING, UH, TO ALIGN THE CURRENT, ALIGN THESE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY WITH THE CURRENT USE, WHICH IS ALREADY AN EXISTING MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT COMPLEX. [01:00:01] AND KIND OF, UH, JUST MITIGATE THE, ANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCOMPATIBILITY IN THE FUTURE. JUST KIND OF AWKWARD, UH, WITH COMMERCIAL ZONING AND AN EXISTING MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT. UH, SO I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THERE'S NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. SO WE'RE GONNA CLOSE THIS SECOND PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO [d. Consider making a recommendation to the City Council and preparing a report concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 13.43 acres, located at 7447 Eastpoint Boulevard from General commercial (GC) to Mid-rise density mixed residential dwellings (MF2) zoning district.] D SEVEN D. CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN PREPARING A REPORT CONCERNING REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 13.43 ACRES LOCATED AT 74 47 EAST POINT BOULEVARD FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO MID-RISE DENSITY MIXED RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS, MF TWO ZONING DISTRICT. YES. SO WITH THIS I THIS REQUEST AND GIVEN THE CONTEXT OF OF THE PROPERTY STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED ZONING. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE A MOTION? DO I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED LIKE SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. MOVING TO THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING ADAM SEVEN [e. Conduct the second public hearing concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 69.50 acres, located approximately 2,000 feet north of Wallisville Road and east of North Main Street, from Open space/recreation (OR) to Mixed residential at low to medium densities (SF2) zoning district. ] E CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 69.50 ACRES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET NORTH OF WALLACE FIELD ROAD AND EAST OF NORTH MAIN STREET FROM OPEN SPACE RECREATION TO MIXED RESIDENTIAL AT LOW TO MEDIAN DENSITIES. SFD ZONING DISTRICT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. COMMISSIONERS, UH, THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 69 POINT 50 ACRES LOCATED ALONG, UH, NORTH MAIN STREET, UH, APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET, UH, NORTH OF EAST VILLE ROAD. AND THAT INTERSECTION THERE, UH, FROM OR TO SF TWO, UH, WE CAN REVIEW SOME IMAGES, UH, SAME AS LAST TIME OF THE PROPERTY IN ITS CURRENT STATE, WHICH IS, UH, GENERALLY VACANT AGRICULTURE, LOW, LOW DENSITY, UH, THERE'S A HOUSE ON IT. UH, THE PROPERTY SHOULD SEEM FAMILIAR BECAUSE THE GENERAL PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED, UH, SUBDIVISION CAME BEFORE YOU. UM, I BELIEVE IT'S THE MARCH MEETING NOW. UH, THE PROPERTY OWNER, UH, IS CONCURRENTLY REQUESTING VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION INTO THE CITY, UH, WHICH HAS PROMPTED THIS REZONING. THE REQUEST IS GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE, UH, FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, UH, WHICH DESIGNATES THE PROPERTY AS A LOW TO MEDIUM DENSITY DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, AND THAT'S CERTAINLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE PROPOSED USE OF THE PROPERTY THAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING. UM, AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANYONE? UM, WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, SO WE'LL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING OF WE'RE MAKING CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND GO TO SEVEN [f. Consider making a recommendation to the City Council and preparing a report concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 69.50 acres, located approximately 2,000 feet north of Wallisville Road and east of North Main Street, from Open space/recreation (OR) to Mixed residential at low to medium densities (SF2) zoning district. ] F CONSIDER MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS CITY COUNCIL, PREPARING A REPORT CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 69.50 ACRES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET NORTH OF VILLE ROAD AND EAST OF NORTH MAIN STREET FROM OPEN SPACE RECREATION TO MIXED RESIDENTIAL AT LOW TO MEDIUM DENSITIES, SF TWO ZONING DISTRICT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. UH, GIVEN THE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REZONING FROM OR TO SF TWO. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVE A SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED TO LIKE SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. UH, MOVING TO EIGHT [a. Consider the installation of bollards to close North Ashbel Street between West Texas Avenue and West Pearce Avenue.] A BUSINESS ITEMS CONSIDERED THE INSTALLATION OF BOLLARDS TO CLOSE NORTH EDGEFIELD STREET BETWEEN WEST TEXAS AVENUE AND WEST PIERCE AVENUE. I CALL THOSE BOBOS. GOOD EVENING COMMISSION. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. UM, FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I'M MATT JOHNSON. I'M THE CITY'S TRAFFIC ENGINEER. UH, WE WERE ASKED BY ADMINISTRATION A COUPLE MONTHS AGO TO PERFORM THIS ACTION. UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU, I'M SURE ALMOST EVERY ONE OF YOU KNOW [01:05:01] EXACTLY WHERE THIS IS. UH, NORTH ASHE, BELL STREET IS A ONE-WAY STREET. IT HAS A VERY LOW VOLUME. IT IS, UM, ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN SQUARE PARK. UM, AND WE WERE ASKED TO CLOSE IT OFF SO THAT THERE, UM, WE COULD USE IT MORE EFFICIENTLY AND PROVIDE SAFER AREAS FOR, UM, UH, PARK EVENTS AND OTHER, UH, COMMUNITY EVENTS. UM, THE PLAN IS TO USE, UM, REMOVABLE BOLLARDS THAT ARE SPACED APPROXIMATELY 60 INCHES OR FIVE FEET FROM EACH OTHER, UH, TO INHIBIT THE, THE MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES, UH, IN, INTO NORTH ASHEVILLE, BUT WOULD STILL ALLOW THINGS LIKE STROLLERS, DOUBLE STROLLERS, UH, FOOD CARTS, UM, BICYCLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE RIGHT OF WAY WOULD NOT BE ABANDONED. IT WOULD STILL MAIN, IT'D STILL BE MAINTAINED AS RIGHT OF WAY. IT JUST WOULD BE CLOSED TO, UM, THROUGH USE. NICE. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IT'S GONNA BE NICE. IS THAT ALONG THE VACANT LAND? YES. THAT'S THEIR STREET THERE. YES. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO BE REMOVED IN THE EVENT SOMETHING DEVELOPS THERE? UH, I BELIEVE THAT WE ACTUALLY OWN THAT VACANT LAND. RIGHT. BUT YES SIR. THIS WOULD BE, IT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO Y'ALL TO CHANGE THE CLOSURE, BUT YES SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MARTIN? I ASSUME WE HAVE TO APPROVE THIS. I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I MOTION TO APPROVE. I HEAR A SECOND. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED LIKE SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE DOWN. THANK [a. Receive a report regarding action taken by City Council on planning and zoning items.] YOU VERY MUCH. DOWN TO NINE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT. AND YOU SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE. . . IT IS A LOT QUICKER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FOR SURE. UM, AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE, THE, UM, THAT CLOSURE OF NORTH ASHEVILLE STREET, THE CITY IS ALSO LOOKING AT, UM, AND, AND HAS PLANNED A, UM, A PUBLIC ART PIECE WHERE, UM, THEY'VE COMMISSIONED A, UH, A LOCAL ARTIST TO DESIGN SOMETHING TO ACTUALLY PAINT THE ENTIRE STREET, UH, THAT IS SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN. IT WAS ACTUALLY SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN LAST WEEKEND AND UH, THEY CANCELED IT BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA GET RAINED OUT. PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN. OKAY. UH, NOW IT'S SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AND WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND MAY GET PUSHED, BUT, UM, ISN'T THERE ARTSFEST THIS WEEKEND'S 27TH? UH, IS IT, IS ARTS AND EATS, ISN'T IT? ARTS AND EATS SATURDAY? YES. ARTS AND EATS? YOU THINK SO? YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT IS THIS WEEKEND. UM, OKAY. SO AS FAR AS THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, UM, WE DID HAVE A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING. UM, THERE WAS AN, UH, A VARIANCE THAT WAS GRANTED FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AT 1616 OAK STREET. THIS WAS ONE FROM LAST YEAR THAT, UH, HAD EXPIRED. SO THIS WAS BASICALLY JUST A, AN EXTENSION OF THE, THE 12 MONTH, UH, VARIANCE THAT, THAT WAS APPROVED AT THAT LOCATION PR UH, PREVIOUSLY. AND, UM, THE OTHER ITEM WE WANTED YOU TO KNOW ABOUT IS THAT WE, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LATE NOTICE OF THIS, UM, WE FOUND OUT, STAFF FOUND OUT THIS PAST WEEK, UM, THAT THERE IS A JOINT MEETING SCHEDULED WITH CITY COUNCIL AND THE PARKS AND REC BOARD THIS THURSDAY IN THIS ROOM AT FIVE 30. UM, WE ARE GONNA SERVE DINNER AT FIVE O'CLOCK. UH, THIS IS TO REVIEW THE, UM, THE PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AND THEY'RE LOOKING, UM, THIS WILL JUST BE A PRESENTATION. THERE WON'T BE ANY DECISIONS MADE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE'LL HAVE TO GO TO COUNSEL FOR THAT. UM, BUT, UH, SO, UH, AGAIN, WE DON'T NORMALLY HIT YOU GUYS WITH TWO MEETINGS IN ONE WEEK, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. UH, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING TO GET OUR FEEDBACK. UM, THIS IS, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT A PARKS BOARD, BUT BECAUSE OF OUR PLANNING FUNCTION, THIS BOARD, UM, GETS SOME, SOME SAY IN, IN WHAT ENDS UP IN THERE. SO, UM, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN HEARING YOUR COMMENTS BEFORE IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL. UM, SO IF YOU CAN BE WITH US THURSDAY EVENING THAT WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. UM, I HAD A COUPLE OF OTHER, UM, ITEMS THAT TO REPORT TO. UM, ONE IS THAT COMMISSIONER MCDONALD HAS RESIGNED FROM THE BOARD. SO, UM, THE, WE HAVE AN OPEN SEAT THAT WE HAVE A, UM, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDED, UH, PERSON APPLICANT THAT IS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH I THINK IS THE 23RD, WHATEVER. NEXT THURSDAY IS BAD DAY. I DON'T REMEMBER MY DAYS. TODAY'S THE 18TH. I THINK IT'S THE 27TH. HMM. I BELIEVE IT'S THE 27TH. 27TH WHATEVER NEXT THURSDAY IS. UM, SO [01:10:01] WE'LL, SO HOPEFULLY AT THE NEXT MEETING YOU WILL HAVE, UH, A NEW MEMBER, UH, AT THE TABLE. UM, AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE OF PERSONNEL, UM, ITEMS I WANTED TO, UH, I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. TONIGHT'S, UH, MEETING IS, UH, LAST MEETING FOR, UH, MR. FRED MORRIS, OUR CURRENT PLANNING MANAGER. UH, HE HAS TAKEN ANOTHER POSITION CLOSER TO HOME AND, AND DECIDED TO, UH, TO MOVE ON. SO WE WANT TO THANK FRED FOR, UH, FOR HIS, HE'S BEEN HERE ABOUT A YEAR, SO THANK YOU, FRED, FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. I THOUGHT THE SPORT THOUGHT THIS WAS HOME. . IS HE ASLEEP? NOPE. TAKING NOTES. OKAY. UM, AND THEN ALSO I HAD ANOTHER PERSONNEL ITEM, AND THAT IS THAT MR. EMILIO VARRIO. IT IS ALSO HIS LAST MEETING TONIGHT BECAUSE HE TENDERED HIS RESIGNATION YESTERDAY. I'M STILL ANGRY WITH HIM. SO, BUT, UM, EMILIO HAS, HAS ALSO FOUND ANOTHER POSITION NEARBY THAT IS CLOSER ALIGNED WITH HIS LONG-TERM CAREER GOALS. AND WE WANNA WISH EMILIO, UH, GOOD LUCK IN, IN HIS, UH, IN HIS FUTURE AS WELL. SO THANK YOU EMELIA, FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. AND I WANNA MAKE SURE, CAN YOU PULL UP THE PICTURE OF THE GATE? YOU HAVE TO SHOW THAT PICTURE. I, WE JUST KIND OF BREEZED PAST IT. . BUT YOU GUYS GOTTA SEE THIS PICTURE. THIS FRED DESCRIBED IT EARLIER AS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PICTURE HE'S EVER SEEN, TAKEN FOR A REASON. . IT IS, IT IS PRETTY. I WAS THINKING THE LAND IS BEAUTIFUL. . JUST THE PICTURE OF THE GATE. THAT, THAT PICTURE. JUST THAT, THAT ONE. THE SKY'S REALLY GREAT. IT'S AMAZING. IT IS. MARTIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO THE STAFF, BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BACK OFF A LITTLE BIT. NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, ? YEAH. WHAT'S UP MARTIN? YEP. SO, WE'LL, SO, UM, ANYBODY, YOU KNOW, WHO IS, UH, IS LOOKING, I HAVE FIVE POSITIONS OPEN RIGHT NOW, SO, RIGHT. UM, SO WE WILL SEE SOME NEW FACES AROUND, HOPEFULLY AS SOON AS WE CAN PULL IT OFF. UM, OTHERWISE I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT. CAN I TELL YOU THAT, UM, AT, AT HAROLD'S HAROLD CHEEK'S, UM, RETIREMENT PARTY PARTY, EMILIO HAS SKILLS THAT HE'S HIDING. HE PLAYS A GUITAR, HE SINGS, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA DANCE. BUT I THINK MAY TOOK CARE OF THAT. EVERYBODY . SO MAYBE IF THERE WAS ALCOHOL AT THAT PARTY. WELL, IT'S, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO SERVE Y'ALL IN THE, THE RESIDENTS OF BAYTOWN AND I WISH ALL, ALL THE BEST. THANK YOU MISS. SAME TO YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. SO THERE BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. SIX 12. I MISSED IT. I SAID SIX. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.