Mar 15, 2022 Planning and Zoning Commission

THOSE OPPOSED LIKE SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES.

[a. Consider a request for a minor replat for approximately 2.5 acres located at 519 Elena Lane, Harris County, Texas.]

WE HAVE TWO PLATS.

UH, WE CAN COVER THOSE AT THE SAME TIME.

CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A MINOR RE PLAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.5 ACRES LOCATED AT FIVE 19 ELENA LANE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.

AND CONSIDER APPROVING PALM ROYAL ESTATE'S.

PRELIMINARY PLANT BEING APPROXIMATELY 19.65 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 65 11.

I THINK STAFF HAS COMMENTS.

CHRIS.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSION.

UH, AS YOU REMEMBER, UH, THIS PARTICULAR ITEM HAS COME BEFORE YOU ALL, BEFORE IT CAME BEFORE YOU FOR A SUBDIVISION VARIANCE.

UM, FOR FOUR LOTS OR FOR TWO LOTS RATHER.

UM, BUT THIS PLAT ULTIMATELY, UH, CONSISTS OF A TOTAL OF FOUR LOTS.

THE TWO LOTS HERE IN THE REAR ARE THE ONES THAT RECEIVE THE VARIANCE.

UM, A ROW FRONTAGE VARIANCE.

AND AT THIS TIME, THEY'RE READY FOR MINOR PLAT APPROVAL.

ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS OF CHRIS? NO QUESTIONS.

SHOULD I HEAR? MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND MOTION.

AND SECOND.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR.

PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS.

THOSE OPPOSED LIKE SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES.

CHRIS

[b. Consider approving Palm Royal Estates Preliminary Plat, being approximately 19.65 acres of land located at 6511 N State Highway 146.]

A, NOT CHRIS.

MY NAME IS HEATHER VID, THE PLANNER TWO.

THE THIRD ITEM IS A RENEWAL OF PALM ROYAL ESTATES PRELIMINARY PLAT.

IT IS APPROXIMATELY 19.65 ACRES.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 65 11 NORTH STATE HIGHWAY 1 46.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO HAVE 45 LOTS, FOUR RESERVES IN ONE BLOCK.

AS MENTIONED, IT IS A RENEWAL OF A PRELIMINARY.

THE ORIGINAL PRELIMINARY PLAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION BACK IN ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2018.

THIS PRELIM HAS EXPIRED.

THAT'S WHY THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A RENEWAL.

THE PRELIM EXPIRED OCTOBER 15TH, 2021.

THE REQUEST TO RENEW IT IS TO COMPLETE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED CONSTRUCTING ON, ON SITE AND TO, TO SUBMIT THE FINAL PLAT.

THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE HAS REVIEWED THE APPLICATION AND FOUND THAT THE APPLICATION MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

ANY QUESTIONS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION.

THANK YOU, AUGUSTINE.

I'LL SECOND AND TAMMY.

SECONDS.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

WE'RE AT FOUR A PUBLIC HEARING.

THOSE OPPOSED? LIKE SUN MOTION CARRIES.

[a. Conduct public hearing and consider making a recommendation concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone an approximately 18.95-acre parcel located at 2210 East Interstate Highway 10 from an Open Space/Recreation (OR) to a Light Industrial (LI) Zoning District.]

WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.

PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT EACH SPEAKER IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES FOR THEIR COMMENTS.

PLEASE BE CONCISE AND SPECIFIC.

THE PUBLIC HEARING IS BEING HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND BE HEARD.

EVERYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOYER AS THIS LIST WILL PROVIDE THE SPEAKING ORDER FOR THE HEARING.

EACH SPEAKER SHALL GIVE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD OF THIS HEARING.

THE RULES ALLOW EACH SPEAKER THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION.

HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS BRIEF AND TO THE POINT AS

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POSSIBLE.

IF YOU ARE 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.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND WE'RE CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING.

CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE AN APPROXIMATELY 18.95 ACRE PARCEL LOCATED AT 2210 EAST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10.

FROM AN OPEN SPACE RECREATION TO A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT, THE APPLICANT LANEY DAVIS, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PROPERTY OWNER LOGIS PORT LOGISTICS PORT 10 LOGISTICS IS REQUESTING A ZONE MAP AMENDMENT FROM OPEN RECREATION SPACE TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.

THIS PROPERTY, UH, IS CONCURRENTLY THEY HAVE, UM, ANNEXATION RUNNING CONCURRENTLY UPON APPROVAL OF THE ANNEXATION INTO THE CITY.

IT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ZONED OPEN RECREATION SPACE.

THEY ARE PROPOSING A ZONE CHANGE TO ALLOW FOR THE EXPANSION OF PORT 10 LOGISTICS BUSINESS PARK.

UM, WHEN IT GETS ANNEXED IN AUTOMATICALLY REZONED OR THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO EXPAND ON THE BUSINESS BOX THAT THEY HAVE THERE CURRENTLY, WHICH IS ALSO SO IN INDUSTRIAL, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP RECOMMENDS BUSINESS PARK, WHICH ALLOWS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES OUR CURRENT ZONING MAP, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SURROUNDING AREAS ARE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OPEN RECREATION HERE, WHICH BELONGS TO PORTEN LOGISTICS AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

THE PORT, THE BUSINESS PART, PORTEN CONSISTS AT THE MOMENT OF THREE SECTIONS.

AND AS NOTED HERE ON THE MAP, WE HAVE SECTION ONE, SECTION TWO AND SECTION THREE.

THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNEXATION IS MARCH 24TH, 2022.

THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

IT WILL HAVE ACCESS TO MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SUCH AS THE FREEWAY, WHICH IS APPROPRIATE FOR COMMERCIAL TR TRUCK TRAFFIC.

THE PROPOSAL IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ENCOURAGES DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL SITES IN AREAS WITH OTHER INDUSTRIAL OR MANUFACTURING USES.

THE PROPOSAL ALSO SUPPORTS OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, LAND POLICIES AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND BAY TOWN'S NEED FOR ECONOMY.

THE PROPOSED ZONING MEETS ALL OF THE CRITERIA FOR REZONING AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST.

I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT ONE SMALL PARCEL BELONGS RIVER THAT'S STILL, OR YEP, THAT BELONGS TO THEM.

ARE THEY GONNA COME BACK AND ASK FOR REZONING OR WHAT? SO THIS AREA IS SECTION, I BELIEVE.

LET ME SEE SECTION TWO.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS IS ONLY FOR DRIVEWAY AND THAT'S THE DRIVEWAY.

UTILITY OR DRAINAGE PURPOSES.

AND FOR THAT REASON, REZONING IT FOR THOSE USES.

THANK YOU IS OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ONE OTHER COMMENT THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE, UH, AS YOU ALL WERE INFORMED OF LAST MONTH, UH, NOW OUR PLANNING PROCESS IN INSISTS OF ONE MEETING.

SO TONIGHT YOU'LL BE ASKED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THE ITEM AFTER THIS HEARING AS OPPOSED TO THE TWO THAT YOU HAD IN THE PAST.

SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND.

THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS OR COMMENTS TO MOVE IT FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU CHRIS.

WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

ANDREW HOBBY, THIS IS ANDREW HOBBY WITH KIMLEY HORN.

I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT.

UH, LET'S SEE, 11 700 KA FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TEXAS 7 7 0 7 9.

UM, SO YEAH, I'M JUST HERE IN CASE Y'ALL HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I MUST APPROVE SECOND, THE MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? LIKE SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES.

SO WE APPROVE THE REZONE AND THE MADE THE RECOMMENDATION RIGHT? ALL IN ONE? YEP.

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[a. Present an update on the City of Baytown’s Comprehensive Plan 2040.]

UH, WE ARE AT FIVE A PRESENT AN UPDATE ON THE CITY OF BAY TOWN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

2040.

OOH.

IT'S COMING SOONER THAN YOU THINK.

SLOW DOWN.

SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO COME BACK WITH, UH, AND TALK WITH Y'ALL ABOUT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2040.

SOME OF YOU, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE REALLY DISCUSSED IT.

UM, THIS IS OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CURRENTLY WE DO, UH, WE DO REVIEW A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN EVERY TIME.

UH, THERE IS A ZONING CASE.

IF YOU, IF YOU HAD NOTICED, UH, THERE WAS A FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, UM, MAP IN THE ZONING CASE THAT WE JUST REVIEWED, AND HELEN DID SAY IT WAS, UH, UM, BUSINESS PARK, THANK YOU.

BUSINESS PARK WAS APPROPRIATE AND IT MET THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.

SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE.

UH, WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY BACK IN MARCH OF 2020, WHICH WAS A ROUGH TIME.

SO WE REALLY KICKED THIS OFF, UH, IN JANUARY OF 2021.

AND SO WE ARE LOOKING TO WRAP IT UP.

OF COURSE, THIS IS A BODY THAT WILL HAVE TO APPROVE IT BEFORE CITY COUNCIL CAN APPROVE IT AND ADOPT IT.

UM, TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR CONSULTANT, WHICH IS MEREDITH DANG FROM KIND KEYS COLLABORATIVE.

SHE'S GONNA GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION, GIVE YOU A BACKGROUND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU'VE SEEN IT, UM, LET YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S ABOUT AND ALSO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE FOUND OUT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I'M GOING TO LET MS. MEREDITH COME UP HERE AND MAKE HER PRESENTATION.

ABSOLUTELY.

GROUP SIX TIMES THROUGHOUT, UH, THE PROCESS AS WELL AS REALLY TRIED TO GET AS MUCH FEEDBACK, UM, FROM RESIDENTS AND FROM THE PUBLIC AS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THIS PLAN PROCESS.

GOOD EVENING COMMISSION.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO JOIN YOU HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

MY NAME IS MEREDITH DANG.

I'M THE PRACTICE LEADER OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AT KEN KEITH COLLABORATIVE.

AND TOGETHER WITH GARY MITCHELL, PRESIDENT OF KKC AND OUR TEAM PARTNERS, CDS AND G CORPORATION.

WE'VE BEEN ASSISTING THE CITY OF BAYTOWN FOR THE PAST, UH, WELL AS FRANKIE SAID, UH, SINCE MARCH, 2020.

AND REALLY GEARED UP IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR IN, UH, COMPLETING THE UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO WHY DO CITIES UNDERTAKE A COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROCESS? WHILE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ITS PLANNING PROCESS REALLY GIVES THE CITY AND ITS PARTNERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STEP BACK FROM THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS OF RUNNING THE CITY AND START TO IDENTIFY AND HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT FACTORS CAN HELP SHAPE THE COMMUNITY AND HOW YOU WOULD LIKE BAYTOWN TO BE LOOKING OUT TO THE YEAR 2040 AND IDENTIFY THOSE ACTIONS THAT CAN HELP ACHIEVE THE DESIRED OUTCOME FOR THE FUTURE OF BAYTOWN.

AND, UH, LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, HAVING A PLAN CAN ALWAYS HELP SUPPORT, UM, NOT ONLY GRANT EFFORTS AND FUNDING EFFORTS, BUT IDENTIFYING WHAT OTHER PARTNERS CAN HELP THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ACHIEVE ITS DESIRED OUTCOMES.

SO AS FRANKIE MENTIONED, THIS IS A LONG RANGE PLAN.

SO WE'RE LOOKING OUT TO THE YEAR 2040, AND THIS IS ALMOST, YOU CAN THINK OF IT LIKE AN UMBRELLA PLAN.

SO ALL THE OTHER PLANS THAT THE CITY OF BAYTOWN DOES, THINGS LIKE THE NEW PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED LAST YEAR, ALL THE CORRIDOR PLANS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, THOSE ALL FEED INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, BECAUSE IT DOES LOOK HOLISTICALLY AT REALLY ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY, UM, TOUCHES.

SO LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, MOBILITY, HOUSING, NEIGHBORHOODS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND PARKS AND RECREATION, THOSE ARE ALL THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROVIDES HIGH LEVEL GOALS AND STRATEGIC ACTIONS IN, AGAIN, THOSE KEY AREAS.

UM, IT HELPS PROVIDE POLICY GUIDANCE NOT ONLY TO CITY STAFF, BUT TO, UH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL.

AND, UH, AS WAS TALKED ABOUT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, IT ALSO PROVIDES THAT BASIS FOR THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS THAT YOU ALL USE IN YOUR WORK.

SO WE, WE HAVE BEEN, UH, WORKING ON THIS SINCE EARLY LAST YEAR.

I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH, UM, THE NITTY GRITTY OF ALL THE PHASES.

UM, BUT WE HAVE, YOU'LL SEE THE ACRONYM CPAC UP THERE.

WE HAVE HAD THE HELP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THERE'S, UH, BEEN A LIAISON FROM THE PNZ, UH, SERVING ON THAT COMMITTEE AS WELL.

AND WE'VE MET WITH THAT

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SO WE ARE ON THAT, UH, LAST PHASE HERE, PLAN, IMPLEMENTATION AND FINALIZATION.

SO, UM, I'LL, I'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT IT, UH, A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE DO HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE THAT'S KICKING OFF, UM, TOMORROW IN THE LIBRARY.

SO THAT'LL BE OUT FOR, FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.

WE WANNA GET THAT, UH, FINAL, UH, GET IT OUT THERE TO THE PUBLIC, LET THEM SEE THE OUTCOME OF WHAT THEY'VE BEEN, UH, GIVING US FEEDBACK ON OVER THE PAST YEAR.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A, UH, A MORE FORMAL COMMENTING PROCESS.

SO IF, UM, ANYBODY INCLUDING, UH, YOURSELVES, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR, UM, YOUR COMMENTS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THOSE FINAL TWEAKS TO THE PLAN BEFORE IT, UM, COMES BACK TO YOU ALL, UM, I BELIEVE AT YOUR MAY MEETING FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION.

SO JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT ENGAGEMENT.

UM, OF COURSE THIS ALL COINCIDED WITH, UM, DIFFERENT WAVES OF, OF, UM, COVID RESTRICTIONS.

AND, UM, SO SOME THINGS WERE VIRTUAL, SOME WERE HYBRID, SOME WE DID IN PERSON.

WE TRIED TO DO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN PERSON AND GET OUT IN, IN THE COMMITTEE.

UM, SO WE DID HAVE, UM, A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT, UM, WAYS THAT WE TRIED TO ENGAGE WITH FOLKS.

UM, WE HAD, AGAIN, OUR CPA COMMITTEE, UM, WHO WERE REALLY GREAT AND I WANNA THANK THEM FOR THEIR, UM, DE DEDICATION THROUGHOUT, UM, THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.

AND WE HAD AN ONLINE SURVEY THAT GOT, UM, SEVERAL THOUSAND RESPONSES.

WE HELD, UM, KIND OF FOCUSED LISTENING SESSIONS WITH BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.

THOSE WERE REALLY HELPFUL AT THE ONSET OF THE PLAN.

UH, WE DID SOMETHING THAT WE CALLED MEETING IN A BOX, WHICH WAS IF YOU, UH, YOU KNOW, CAN'T ALWAYS HAVE EVERYONE COME TO YOU IF YOU WANT US TO COME TO WHERE YOU ALREADY ARE, MAYBE YOU HAVE A CHURCH GROUP OR AN HOA, YOU COULD REQUEST, UM, THE MEETING IN A BOX AND KIND OF HAD EVERYTHING THAT YOU'D NEED TO, UH, GET THE FEEDBACK FROM YOUR OWN GROUP.

AND THEN THAT WAS FUNNELED BACK, UH, TO THE CITY.

UH, WE HAD, UM, TOWN HALL OPEN HOUSES.

WE HAD A MONTH LONG TOWN, UH, OPEN HOUSE RATHER IN THE LIBRARY LAST SUMMER.

AND I'LL SHOW YOU ONE OF THE FUN THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT.

AND THEN CITY STAFF WAS REALLY OUT AT ALL THE EVENTS LIKE NURTURE NATURE, UM, ALL THE DIFFERENT FESTIVALS THAT THE CITY HAS TO TRY TO GET MORE AWARENESS, BOTH AWARENESS AND THEN, UM, SPECIFIC ENGAGEMENT.

AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, THE BAYTOWN ENGAGE SITE HAS BEEN UP AND RUNNING THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TRACK HOW MANY VISITS, UM, WE'VE HAD TO THAT SITE.

SO, UM, OVER 1700 VISITS, THAT'S SPECIFICALLY TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, SUB PAGE ON BAYTOWN ENGAGE.

SO I MENTIONED THAT OPEN HOUSE WE HAD LAST SUMMER.

THIS WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE, UM, ACTIVITIES THAT CAME OUT OF, OF THAT.

WE HAD A, UH, COLORING SHEET, UH, GEARED TOWARDS, UH, YOUTH.

AND THEY WERE ASKED TO IMAGINE WHAT THE CITY OF BAYTOWN WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE YEAR 2040.

AND, UH, THE PARTICIPATION WAS PHENOMENAL.

WE HAD ABOUT 40 DIFFERENT ENTRIES.

THEY WERE ENTERED INTO A CONTEST TO GET PIRATES BAY PASSES.

AND, UH, WE SELECTED, UM, UH, A HANDFUL OF THESE.

THESE ARE THE COVERS OF OUR DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE PLAN.

SO THE ONE THAT YOU SEE ON THE LEFT, UM, THAT'S BY DANIEL H 10.

THAT'S THE COVER OF OUR LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT SECTION ON THE RIGHT, UM, IS BY CELINE, H 12.

YOU CAN SEE THE, UM, TECH AND APPLY ONLINE.

THAT'S THE COVER OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECTION.

SO CERTAINLY A LOT OF, UH, GREAT CREATIVITY AND, AND TALENT AMONG THE YOUTH.

AND THINKING ABOUT THE YEAR 2040, I MEAN, THEY'RE REALLY THE ONES THAT ARE GONNA OWN THIS PLAN AND SEE IT FORWARD TO ITS REALIZATION.

SO I MENTIONED THE DIFFERENT TOPIC AREAS THAT THIS PLAN COVERS.

UM, AGAIN, IT'S, UH, GROWTH CAPACITY.

SO THAT'S THINGS LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER, WASTEWATER SYSTEMS THAT THE CITY MANAGES, UH, LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT.

THAT INCLUDES, UH, THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, TRANSPORTATION.

AND HERE WE'RE THINKING NOT ONLY ABOUT, UH, THE ROAD NETWORK AND, AND TRAFFIC AND, UH, HOW CARS GET AROUND, BUT ALSO HOW PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES AND TRANSIT OPERATES IN THE CITY.

AND THEN, UM, OF COURSE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THEN RECREATION AND AMENITIES.

SO THE FIRST PORTION OF THE PLAN IS WHAT WE CALLED THE EXISTING CITY.

SO THAT'S BEEN, UM, ONLINE SINCE, UH, AROUND LAST SUMMER.

WE WRAPPED THAT UP.

AND WHAT THAT PORTION OF THE PLAN IS, IT REALLY LOOKS AT THE EXISTING CONDITIONS IN BAYTOWN TODAY.

SO BEFORE WE PIVOTED TO WHAT WE WANT, UH, WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT BAYTOWN TO BE LIKE IN THE FUTURE, WE DID A DEEP DIVE LOOKING AT, UH, THE EXISTING CONDITIONS, AGAIN IN ALL THOSE DIFFERENT TOPIC AREAS.

SO WHAT IS TRAFFIC LIKE TODAY? WHAT IS THE PARK SYSTEM TODAY? WHAT IS THE EXISTING LAND USE TODAY THAT'S, UM, THE MAP THAT YOU SEE THERE.

AND THEN REALLY A DEEP DIVE INTO THE DEMOGRAPHICS.

SO WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE, UM, CENSUS NUMBERS, UH, CAME OUT, UM, KIND OF RIGHT DURING THE SAME TIMEFRAME LAST

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SUMMER.

AND SO, UH, KIND OF CONFIRMED WHAT, UM, YOU ALL ALREADY KNOW THAT, UH, BAYTOWN HAS BEEN GROWING AND IS CONTINUING THAT, UH, TREND OF POPULATION GROWTH.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS PLAN REALLY AIMS TO LOOK AT, IS PREPARING FOR THAT GROWTH PROACTIVELY.

THEN REALLY THE, THE MEAT OF THE PLAN IS THE, UH, LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE, THIS FUTURE CITY PORTION.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS BROKEN UP BY THOSE DIFFERENT TOPIC AREAS OF THE PLAN.

SO THERE'S A SECTION THAT FOCUSES ON TRANSPORTATION, ONE ON LAND USE, ONE ON PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, ET CETERA.

AND, UH, EACH OF THOSE FOLLOWS A SIMILAR FORMAT.

SO IT HAS AN INTRODUCTION.

AND THEN, UM, I MENTIONED THIS BEAN, THE UMBRELLA PLAN.

SO IT HAS, UH, LINKS TO THOSE, UM, OTHER PLANS THAT FALL UNDER EACH TOPIC AREA.

AND THEN WE HAVE, UM, BRIEF LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT THE CITY HAS, UM, ACHIEVED IN THAT PARTICULAR TOPIC AREA, WHETHER IT'S, UM, A NEW TRAIL THAT WAS BUILT OR A, UH, MAYBE IT'S A, UH, NEW, UH, PARK THAT CAME ONLINE DURING, UH, SINCE, SINCE THE PREVIOUS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WAS COMPLETED.

SO WE WANNA RECOGNIZE, UM, THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE.

THEN THERE ARE, UM, HIGH LEVEL GOALS FOR EACH OF THOSE TOPIC AREAS.

AND THEN IT REALLY GETS INTO THE MEAT OF WHAT ARE THESE, UM, ACTIONS THAT ARE BEING RECOMMENDED, RECOMMENDED FOR THE CITY AND ITS PARTNERS TO UNDERTAKE.

UM, THERE'S FIVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIONS.

SO SOME OF THEM ARE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.

SO THOSE ARE KIND OF, THINK OF THOSE AS YOUR SHOVEL ON THE GROUND TYPE PROJECTS.

UM, SOME ARE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT THE CITY OR, OR THE CITY'S PARTNERS COULD UNDERTAKE.

SOME ARE REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS, SO THAT MIGHT BE A NEW, UM, CODE OF ORDINANCE OR NEW DESIGN STANDARDS.

AND, UM, THEN PARTNERSHIPS AND COORDINATION, UH, THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY.

HAS A LOT OF GREAT EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS.

SO CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THOSE AS, UH, ONLY THE CITY IS, CAN'T BE THE ONLY ENTITY, UH, TO GET EVERYTHING IN THIS PLAN ACCOMPLISHED.

THE PARTNERS WILL HAVE TO COME ALONG.

AND THEN THERE ARE SOME ITEMS THAT, UH, MAY REQUIRE KIND OF DIGGING A LITTLE BIT DEEPER THROUGH MORE TARGETED PLANS OR STUDIES.

UH, EACH SECTION ALSO HAS A, A MATRIX THAT KIND OF JUST SUMMARIZES, UM, ALL THE DIFFERENT PRIORITIES FOR THAT TOPIC AREA.

AND THEN STARTS TO IDENTIFY THE TIMEFRAME.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS A 20 YEAR PLAN, BUT SOME ITEMS ARE GONNA BE SHORTER RANGE.

SO WHAT SHOULD THE CITY AND ITS PARTNERS TACKLE IN THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, YEAR OR TWO, WHAT MIGHT BE IN THE FIVE TO 10 YEAR RANGE? AND WHAT REALLY IS MORE OF A LOOKING OUT 20 YEARS BEFORE, UH, WE MIGHT GET TO IT.

AND THEN, UH, STARTING TO IDENTIFY THOSE POTENTIAL PARTNERS.

SO, UM, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, UH, JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING, UH, THESE ARE THE TOP SEVEN THEMES, UM, UNDER WHICH THE PRIORITIES, UM, EMERGED.

UH, THEY INCLUDE PROACTIVELY PREPARING FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, ENHANCING MOBILITY AND ACCESS.

THIS REALLY GETS AT THE, UH, TRAFFIC CONGESTION ISSUE THAT, UH, I KNOW WE ALL HEAR A LOT ABOUT, UH, AND DIVERSIFYING BAY TOWN'S ECONOMIC BASE.

AND THEN, UH, THIS NEXT ONE HERE, PUTTING THE BAY BACK IN BAYTOWN.

THIS IS THE IDEA THAT BAYTOWN REALLY IS, UH, UNIQUE IN THAT IT HAS THIS WONDERFUL ASSET, ALL THIS WATER SURROUNDING IT, BUT ISN'T ALWAYS THE MOST ACCESSIBLE, UM, FOR RESIDENTS TO, UM, EN ENJOY THAT WATERFRONT.

THEN, UH, SOMETHING WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT FROM RESIDENTS, UM, BOLSTERING BAY TOWN'S IMAGE AND APPEARANCE.

THIS CAN INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM, UM, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND HOUSING CONDITIONS TO, UM, THINGS LIKE BAY TOWN'S, THE PERCEPTION OF BAYTOWN IN IN THE BROADER REGION.

UH, THE NEXT ONE, FOCUSING ON RESIDENTS QUALITY OF LIFE THAT IS PRETTY, UM, ALL ENCOMPASSING.

AND THEN, UH, LASTLY, REALLY FOCUSING ON MOVING THE PLAN FORWARD THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS.

SO WHAT, UH, THE FUTURE CITY PORTION LOOKS LIKE.

AND I, I WANNA MENTION THAT THE PLAN IS A FULLY ONLINE PLAN.

SO, UM, I'LL SHARE, UH, HOW YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT, UM, IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS HERE.

UM, BUT WE REALLY TRIED TO, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BRING EVERYTHING BACK TO WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE RESIDENTS IN THE ENGAGEMENT.

SO FOR EACH SECTION, WE ACTUALLY HAVE, UM, QUOTES.

THESE ARE PULLED FROM, UM, THE SURVEY WHERE PEOPLE WROTE, UM, IN, UM, SPECIFIC RESPONSES, THEIR, THEIR DREAMS AND GOALS, THEIR DESIRES FOR BAYTOWN.

SO, UM, WE'RE ABLE TO PULL THOSE IN FOR EACH SECTION.

THE ONES THAT YOU SEE HERE, UM, RELATE IN THE, UM, RECREATION AND AMENITIES SECTION.

AND THEN ON THE RIGHT AGAIN, IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THOSE, UM, MATRICES.

UH, THIS ONE FOR RECREATION AMENITIES ACTUALLY ALSO INCLUDES, UM, TIE-INS DIRECTLY TO THE PARKS, RECREATION TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED LAST SUMMER.

SO, UM, TRY NOT TO RECREATE PLANS,

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UM, BUT SHOW THOSE LINKAGES AND TIE INTO THOSE EXISTING PLANS.

SO A FEW MORE SNAPSHOTS FROM THE FUTURE CITY.

UH, THIS KIND OF SHOWS YOU, UH, IT, IT'LL HAVE THE, THE BROAD STRATEGIC ACTION AND THEN IT GIVES SOME MORE SPECIFIC BULLETS TO, TO HELP, UM, CITY STAFF AND PARTNERS.

AND THEN THERE ARE, UM, CALL OUT BOXES.

THESE MIGHT BE AN EXPLANATION.

UM, THE ONE YOU SEE HERE IS WHAT IS ECOTOURISM.

SO WE TRY TO, UM, PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND, UH, FOR TERMS THAT MAY BE UNFAMILIAR, UM, FOR, FOR THE READER.

AND THEN SOME OF THESE ARE, UM, BEST PRACTICES FROM OTHER CITIES, UM, THROUGHOUT TEXAS OR THE NATION THAT MAY HAVE, UM, ALREADY GONE DOWN THIS PATH.

ALL RIGHT, SO KIND OF ALREADY MENTIONED THE, THE FUTURE LAND USE, UH, MAP.

AND I KNOW, UM, YOU ALL ARE KIND OF PROS AT THIS, UM, BUT UM, FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, UH, THEY'VE NEVER, UM, SEEN OR REALLY HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

SO WE DO ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE THE POINT THAT IT'S NOT THE SAME AS AS THE ZONING MAP.

UM, IT DOES PROVIDE THAT MORE GENERALIZED PATTERN OF, OF LAND USE.

AND IT'S LOOKING OUT AGAIN TO THE YEAR 2040 AND SHOWING THE, UM, ANTICIPATED OR DESIRED LAND USES, UH, FOR THE, UH, NEW PROPOSED FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

THERE ARE, UM, EIGHT PROPOSED, UH, FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES, AND THEY GO FROM RURAL ALL THE WAY UP TO, UM, INDUSTRIAL IN TERMS OF, UM, INTENSITIES.

AND FOR THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, IT DOES INCLUDE, UM, THE CITY LIMITS AND THEN ALL OF BAY TOWN'S EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AS WELL.

UM, OF COURSE THERE'S NO ZONING IN THE ETJ, UM, BUT IT IS PART OF BAY TOWN'S PLANNING AREA, AND IT IS, UH, WISE TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THOSE AREAS.

UM, THEY MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME, MAY OR MAY NOT EVENTUALLY BECOME PART OF, UM, THE CITY THROUGH VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION.

UM, BUT REGARDLESS OF, OF THAT, UH, WHAT HAPPENS JUST OUTSIDE BAY TOWN'S LIMITS CERTAINLY IMPACTS WHAT HAPPENS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS THROUGH, UM, TRAFFIC, UH, TRANSPORTATION, ET CETERA.

SO FOR EACH OF THE CATEGORIES, WE HAVE, UM, A LITTLE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IT ENTAILS, UM, THE TYPES OF LAND USES THAT YOU WOULD MOST LIKELY FIND THERE.

AND THEN SECONDARY LAND USES.

THESE ARE KIND OF THE COMPLIMENTARY USES.

AND THEN WE HAVE EXAMPLES OF WHERE IT'S FOUND ON THE MAP.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME PROPOSED LOCATION CRITERIA TO HELP, UM, Y'ALL AND STAFF DETERMINE IF, UM, A PROPOSED USE OR PROPOSED AREA, UM, MEETS THE SPIRIT OF, UH, THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

SO, UH, THIS IS WHAT THE FUTURE LAND USE, UH, DRAFT PROPOSED FUTURE LAND USE MAP LOOKS LIKE.

I KNOW IT'S, UH, TOO, UH, SMALL AND WE CAN'T REALLY GET INTO THE SPECIFIC DETAILS TONIGHT, BUT WANTED TO JUST SHARE THAT THIS IS AVAILABLE AND WE'D LOVE Y'ALL'S FEEDBACK AND COMMENT ON IT AS, UH, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SOME OF THE PRIMARY, UH, USERS OF, OF THE DRAFT FEATURE LAND USE MAP ALONG WITH STAFF.

AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE TO FIND IT IN JUST A MINUTE HERE.

AND IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING THAT PURPLE IS INDUSTRIAL, SO CAN REALLY SEE WHERE THAT, UM, SHOWS UP IN THE EASTERN ETJ THERE.

ALL RIGHT, THEN THE LAST MAJOR SECTION OF THE PLAN IS THE IMPLEMENTATION SECTION.

UM, SO THIS GETS INTO, UM, HOW AND WHO WILL USE THE PLAN AND HOW IT SHOULD BE UPDATED OVER TIME.

SO, UM, OF COURSE THE PLAN IS, IS REALLY A GUIDANCE.

IT'S REALLY A, UM, A POLICY DOCUMENT.

IT'S NOT, UM, A REGULATORY DOCUMENT.

IT'S NOT A SET OF REGULATIONS.

UM, BUT IT IS INTENDED TO BE USED AS GUIDANCE, UM, BY CITY STAFF, UM, BY YOU ALL BY COUNCIL, UM, DURING EVERY DAY, DAY TO DAY HAPPENINGS OF THE CITY.

SO DURING BUDGETING, UH, DURING CAPITAL PROJECTS PLANNING, DURING DEPARTMENTAL WORK PLANNING, UM, IN PURSUING GRANTS, UM, AND LOOKING AT FACILITIES PLANNING, REVIEWING ZONING AND SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS, WHICH IS SOMETHING, UM, THAT YOU ALL UNDERTAKE, UM, IN CONSIDERING DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AND IN LOOKING AT PARTNERSHIPS.

SO AS THE CITY UNDERTAKES A DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS, UH, THE INTENT IS THAT THEY WANT ALL THOSE THINGS TO BE IN LINE WITH WHAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, HAS LAID OUT AS THE DESIRED FEATURE FOR BAYTOWN.

I ALWAYS LIKE TO NOTE THAT, UM, ADOPTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MAKE ANYTHING HAPPEN AGAIN SINCE IT'S NOT A REGULATORY DOCUMENT.

SO ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS, UM, IN THE PLAN WOULD THEN REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL STEP, WHETHER THAT'S ALLOCATION OF MONEY THROUGH THE CITY'S BUDGET, UM, ADOPTION OF A NEW, UM, OR AMENDED ORDINANCE.

APPROVAL OF A CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT MIGHT BE LOCAL MATCH FOR GRANT APPLICATION.

IT MIGHT BE PURSUING ANOTHER, UM, SPECIALIZED PLAN.

SO, UM, AGAIN, THE, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REALLY CAN GUIDE THESE

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EFFORTS, BUT IN AND OF ITSELF, IT DOESN'T, UM, MAGICALLY MAKE ANY OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN WITHOUT THOSE ADDITIONAL STEPS OF, UM, BOTH YOURSELVES AND THEN ULTIMATELY CITY COUNCIL.

ALRIGHT, SO THE, UH, I GUESS I'LL PAUSE HERE AND SEE IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I DIVE INTO THE ACTION AGENDA.

I KNOW I JUST THREW A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT PRETTY QUICKLY.

YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU WERE GONNA TELL US HOW TO ACCESS THIS.

YES.

LATER.

AND THEN ON IN THE DOCUMENT ONLINE, DOES IT SHOW THE BOUNDARIES OF EACH OF THE SPECIAL PLANNING AREAS, GATEWAY, SAN JACK, DOWNTOWN, AND EVERGREEN? SO RIGHT NOW THEY'RE, UM, DENOTED WITH JUST A, A STAR.

SO THEY DON'T HAVE, UM, THAT DEFINED OF A BOUNDARY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO AS WE GO THROUGH AND DO THOSE SPECIAL STUDIES, THE ACTUAL BOUNDARY OF EACH OF 'EM WILL BE DETERMINED THEN.

YEAH.

SO IT'S A LITTLE FLUID.

ALRIGHT, SO, UM, THE DRAFT PLAN HAS ABOUT A LITTLE OVER A HUNDRED, UH, RECOMMENDED STRATEGIC ACTION PRIORITIES, THAT THAT'S A LOT.

SO WE WANTED, UM, TO KIND OF MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE DIGESTIBLE AND IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE TOP PRIORITIES OF THE PUBLIC ARE FOR THE CITY TO UNDERTAKE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

SO, UM, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND, UH, THE DIFFERENT PUBLIC MEETINGS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS IS GETTING, UM, FEEDBACK ON ALL THOSE DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS AND IDENTIFYING, UH, WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE ACTION AGENDA.

SO THOSE, UM, KIND OF THE TOP 20, UH, PRIORITIES THAT, THAT ROSE TO THE TOP, UM, AGAIN, FROM THE PUBLIC.

AND, UH, EACH OF THESE HAS A LOT MORE DETAIL ON THE PLAN, SO I'M GONNA GO THROUGH IT PRETTY QUICKLY.

BUT I DO WANNA GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT'S, UM, IN THE PLAN.

UM, BUT AGAIN, I'M GONNA, UM, KIND OF BREEZE, BREEZE THROUGH IT, BUT HAPPY TO TAKE ANY MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

AND, UM, I, THESE ARE, UM, BROKEN UP AGAIN BY THOSE, UM, PLANNED TOPIC AREAS.

SO FOR LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT, UH, THE TOP PRIORITY WAS UPDATING THE UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

THIS WOULD INCLUDE, UH, THE ZONING REGULATIONS, YOUR GROWTH CAPACITY.

AGAIN, THIS IS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE ONE INCLUDED, UH, CAPACITY INCREASES TO MEET GROWTH, UM, EVALUATING REGIONAL STORM WATER DETENTION AND LOOKING AT, UH, DRAINAGE IMPACT FEES FOR HOUSING IN NEIGHBORHOODS.

WE HAVE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL PLANNING, UH, REVITALIZING AND PROTECTING OLDER ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS.

THIS ONE, UH, DEFINITELY, UH, CAME THROUGH IN THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, UM, LOOKING AT, UH, HAVING A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD WAS THAT KIND OF THAT MISSING MIDDLE.

THERE'S A LOT OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, A LOT OF MULTI-FAMILY, BUT KIND OF THAT, UH, TOWN HOME CONDO DUPLEX, UM, IS, IS MISSING RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN LOOKING AT, UH, MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, THE CITY LIKES, JUST MAKING THAT REALLY CLEAR IN TERMS OF WHERE AND HOW WE WOULD LIKE THAT TO OCCUR.

AND THEN, UM, INCREASING CODE COMPLIANCE, EDUCATION EFFORTS, TRANSPORTATION.

WE HAVE SEVERAL, UM, THAT DEAL WITH, UM, TRAFFIC AND ALLEVIATING TRAFFIC CONGESTION.

AND THEN, UM, ONE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT, UH, RAILROAD CROSSINGS AND CONGESTION AROUND, UM, RAILROAD CROSSING DELAYS.

AND THEN, UH, THE LAST ONE THERE IS ABOUT IMPROVING SIDEWALKS AND SHARED USE PATHS SPECIFICALLY AROUND SCHOOLS, PARKS AND TRANSIT STATIONS, UH, BUS STOPS, RECREATION AND AMENITIES.

UH, AGAIN, OF COURSE, UM, YOU GUYS JUST ADOPTED YOUR FULL PARKS PLAN.

SO IT KIND OF LOOKS TO BUILD UPON THAT PLAN.

ONE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT AS THE CITY'S GROWING, THAT THERE'S A WAY TO ACQUIRE NEW PARK SPACE TO MEET FUTURE POPULATION NEEDS.

AND THEN KIND OF DELVING A STEP DOWN FROM THE PARKS PLAN, UH, LOOKING AT, UH, DESIRED ENHANCEMENTS TO NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS.

AND THEN, UH, THE NEXT ONE HERE IS LOOKING AT PROTECTING LARGE TREES IN THEIR SHADE CANOPY AREAS.

FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE ON, UH, I THINK ABOUT LIKE JAMES, JAMES STREET, AND THEN LOOKING AT, UM, LOW MAINTENANCE, HEAT TOLERANT DROUGHT AND FREEZE TOLERANT.

I THINK WE HAD LIKE EVERY WEATHER EVENT DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PLAN.

SO IT WAS LIKE THE FREEZE LAST YEAR.

OH, WE GOTTA HAVE, YOU KNOW, ICE TOLERANCE.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, SUMMERS GOTTA HAVE DROUGHT TOLERANCE.

RESTAURANTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES.

AND THEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, AGAIN, FOCUSING ON THOSE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS.

WHAT WE HEARD PRETTY CLEARLY WAS, UM, WE NEED TO ALSO FOCUS ON AREAS BESIDES GARTH ROAD, THAT THAT'S, UH, BEEN A FOCUS.

UM, BUT THAT, UH, IT'S, UH, THERE'S A NEED ON OTHER COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS LIKE ALEXANDER DRIVE, ALEXANDER DRIVE, UM, THEN RECRUITING

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PEOPLE WANNA BE ABLE TO STAY IN BAYTOWN TO, UM, SHOP AND TO DINE AND TO HAVE THE VARIETY THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, UM, GROW THE CITY'S PUBLIC ART PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN KIND OF GAINING MOMENTUM OVER, UH, THE PAST COUPLE YEARS AND IS, UH, VERY POPULAR, UH, WITH THE RESIDENTS.

AND THE LAST ONE THERE AS THE CITY UNDERTAKES NEW INITIATIVES, JUST USING BENCHMARKS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR DOLLARS WELL SPENT.

SO, UH, WE ARE HAVING THAT OPEN HOUSE IN THE LIBRARY.

IT'LL BE A, A POPUP EVENT STARTING TOMORROW THROUGH APRIL 5TH.

THAT MEANS YOU CAN JUST, WHEN YOU GO TO THE LIBRARY TO PICK UP YOUR BOOKS, IT'LL BE THERE, THERE WON'T NECESSARILY BE A STAFF PERSON THERE, BUT YOU CAN LOOK AT THE DISPLAYS.

IT'LL HAVE A QR CODE, IT WILL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO, UH, DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE PLAN.

UM, BUT IF YOU PREFER TO, UM, SEE, UH, AN IN-PERSON PRESENTATION, UM, THAT WILL BE ON THE EVENING OF TUESDAY, APRIL THE FIFTH, FROM FIVE TO 7:00 PM SO THAT WILL BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, HEAR ABOUT, LEARN ABOUT THE PLAN.

UH, THEN THE PLAN IS, UH, AVAILABLE ONLINE CURRENTLY.

AND, UM, THERE'S A, UM, A COMMENT MECHANISM.

SO WE'LL BE GATHERING PUBLIC COMMENTS THROUGH APRIL THE NINTH, AND THEN WE WILL KINDA LOOK AT ALL THE COMMENTS THAT COME IN AND, UM, MAKE ANY, ANY CHANGES THAT ARE NEEDED.

AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU ALL IN MAY AND YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING, MAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATION ON THE PLAN.

AND THEN IT WILL GO TO COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION.

SO HOW CAN YOU TAKE A DEEPER DIVE AND COMMENT ON THE PLAN? SO, UM, THE EASIEST WAY IS PROBABLY TO GO TO BAYTOWN ENGAGE.

SO THE BAYTOWN ENGAGE SITE.

IF YOU GO TO THE PLAN 2040 SUB PAGE, THERE'S A LINK THAT TAKES YOU TO THE ONLINE PLAN.

UM, YOU CAN ALSO, UH, SCAN THIS QR CODE THAT WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY THERE.

WE HAVE A LITTLE HOW TO GUIDE, UM, HOW TO COMMENT ON THE PLAN.

IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT, UM, IT, IT WILL KINDA WALK YOU THROUGH EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED TO, UM, DO TO PROVIDE IT.

THIS IS LIKE A FORMAL PUBLIC, UH, IF YOU WANNA PROVIDE A FORMAL PUBLIC COMMENT.

UM, BUT I, I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO TAKE A LOOK, TAKE A LOOK AT THE FUTURE LAND USE, UM, MAP, TAKE A LOOK AT, UM, THE ACTION AGENDA, UH, TAKE A LOOK AT THE WHOLE PLAN.

UM, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOUR FEEDBACK, UM, AGAIN BEFORE IT COMES BACK TO YOU FOR, UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

AND, UH, WHEN YOU'RE GOING THROUGH AND YOU'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THIS, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, YOU CAN EMAIL ME, CALL ME, UM, AND I'LL BE ABLE TO, TO HELP GUIDE YOU, I GUESS, AND, UH, AND FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS ARE.

SO YOU CAN ALWAYS DO THAT AS WELL.

IF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT THROUGH THE, UH, FORMAL ONLINE PROCESS, YOU CAN JUST REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO STAFF.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

MY ONLY COMMENT IS THAT IS AS A GENERATIONAL RESIDENT OF BAYTOWN, UH, HAPPY TO SEE THIS.

GOOD JOB.

EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN IN, IN MAY.

MOVING TO ITEM SIX, CONSENT AGENDA, A CONSIDER APPROVING BURNETT FIELD SECTION ONE FINAL FLAT LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF HANEY ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 4,000 FEET NORTH OF INTERSECTION OF HANEY ROAD AND WALLACE FIELD ROAD.

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AND DO YOU WANNA TAKE ONE AT A TIME? IT'S UP TO YOU.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO BOTH.

CONSIDER APPROVING BURNETT FIELD SECTION TWO FINAL PLAT LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF HANEY ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 3,200 FEET NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF HANEY ROAD AND VILLE ROAD.

AND BECAUSE IT IS CONSENT, YOU ALL CAN, YOU CAN HEAR A PRESENTATION OR YOU CAN JUST TAKE UP THE ITEM.

'CAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS A FINAL PLA STAGE.

SO IT'S, IT'S UP OR DOWN.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT IT, YOU CAN TAKE 'EM UP AT THE SAME TIME.

YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE APPROVAL.

THAT'S CORRECT.

WELL, YOU DON'T NEED TO, UH, YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM STAFF.

I, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

APPROVE.

SECOND, BOTH ITEMS A AND B.

YES.

UH, IF YOU COULD MAYBE JUST CLARIFY B, YOUR MOTION.

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INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.

CHRIS, WHAT YOUR DIRECTOR'S REPORT? YES.

THOSE OPPOSED LIKE, SIGN MOTION CARRIES.

UH,

[a. Receive a report regarding action taken by City Council on planning and zoning items.]

SO WE HAVE, UH, A NEW PNZ MEMBER IN THE ROOM.

MS. TAMMY SCOTT JOINS US.

UH, SHE HAS, UH, OFFICIALLY BEEN PUT ON THE BOARD.

SO THIS IS HER FIRST MEETING.

UH, MS. TAMMY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF WOW AND YOUR INTEREST? NO PRESSURE AT ALL.

LUCKY FOR Y'ALL.

I LOVE TO TALK.

UH, NO.

UH, TAMMY SCOTT, I'VE BEEN IN BAYTOWN 31 YEARS NOW, UM, ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY FROM CANADA.

UM, AND, UM, I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THIS SEAT.

I AM, UM, AN AVID, UH, BAYTOWN LOVER.

I'VE SPENT MY MONEY HERE.

I HAVE BUSINESSES HERE.

I, UM, I'M DOING EVERYTHING WITHIN MY POWER TO SEE THAT MY GRANDCHILDREN ENJOY A BEAUTIFUL CITY.

SO, SO I'M HERE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE ONE NEW STAFF MEMBER, IF YOU HAVE DIDN'T NOTICE, MS. LAMIA SALEM IN THE BACK.

UH, MS. SALEM JOINS US ALSO FROM CANADA.

SHE'S FROM RICHMOND HILL.

SHE, SHE COMES TO US WITH 13 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, MAINLY IN URBAN DESIGN.

SO THAT'S A SKILLSET THAT EXPANDS, UH, STAFF'S ABILITIES.

UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING OUR TALENTS AND THAT'S IT.

SO SHE'LL, SHE'LL BE WRITING STAFF REPORTS AND GIVING PRESENTATIONS VERY SOON.

AWESOME.

WELCOME.

ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR REPORT.

IS THAT THAT CHRIS? YES MA'AM.

THAT'S A CONCLUSION.

I THINK WE ARE AT ADJOURNED TIME.

SEEMS LIKE OUR LAST TWO MEETINGS HAVE BEEN REALLY SHORT .

THAT'S NICE.

IF NOT ONE HAS ANY OBJECTIONS WE HAVE, YOU DON'T HAVE DIRECTORS REPORT MORE, MORE THAN THAT FOR CITY COUNCIL? NOT AT THIS TIME.

I DON'T HAVE ANY CITY COUNCIL ITEMS TO, TO SHARE WITH YOU.

UH, MAYBE NEXT MONTH FOR SURE.

WE'LL HAVE, HAVE QUITE A FEW ACTUALLY.

GOOD.