Feb 18, 2025 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

LOOKS LIKE A QUORUM.

SO THERE'S A CHANGE.

UH, TONIGHT'S, UH, TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

UH, ITEM FIVE C, WHICH WAS THE PELLY PLACE, SECTION THREE.

PRELIMINARY PLAT IS BEING REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA SINCE IT WAS ON THE JANUARY AGENDA AND THE APPLICATION IS SINCE TIMED OUT AND IS THEREFORE CONSIDERED APPROVED.

THEREFORE, COMMISSION ACTION IS NO LONGER REQUIRED.

ALRIGHT, I'LL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO READ THE CITIZENS' COMMENTS.

UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE CITIZENS' COMMENTS IS TO GIVE CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS.

ANYONE DESIRE TO SPEAK SHOULD HAVE SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST IN THE FOYER.

EACH CITIZEN SHALL GIVE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS TO PROVIDE A PROPER, PROPER RECORD.

THE RULES ALLOW EACH PERSON ONE MINUTE TO SPEAK.

A CITIZEN MAY PASS THEIR TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO REQUESTED TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION.

HOWEVER, NO CITIZENS REMARKS SHALL EXCEED THREE MINUTES.

THE ONE OR THREE MINUTE LIMIT MAY BE EXTENDED, MAY BE EXTENDED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COMMISSION.

I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE AS CONCISE AS COMP AS POSSIBLE.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE COMMISSION CANNOT DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE ON ITEMS FOR WHICH THE PUBLIC NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN ON THIS AGENDA.

ISSUES THAT CANNOT BE REFERRED TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR ACTION MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR PLACEMENT ON THE AGENDA OF A FUTURE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT IS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NOPE.

THREE A, CONSIDERING APPROVING A MEETING MINUTES FOR DECEMBER 17TH, 2024.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THERE BEING NO ONE, UH, SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIZEN'S COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA, AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM

[a. Consider approving the meeting minutes of the December 17, 2024, Planning and Zoning Commission regular meeting.]

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE REGULAR MEETING.

MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

UH, ANY OPPOSED? ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

MOTION PASSES.

I'LL READ THE FOLLOWING ONE TIME AND APPLIES TO ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS.

UH, PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING ALL INTERESTED PARTIES THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND BE HEARD.

EVERYONE DESIRED TO SPEAK TODAY'S HEARING SHOULD HAVE SIGNED THE APPROPRIATE LIST AND WILL PROVIDE THE SPEAKING ORDER FOR THE HEARING.

EACH SPEAKER SHALL GIVE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS TO PROVIDE A PROPER RECORD FOR THE HEARING.

THE RULES ALLOW EACH SPEAKER THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT INFORMATION.

HOWEVER, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE CONCISE.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO, IF YOU'RE IN A GROUP RISKING, UH, WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THE SAME SUBJECT, PLEASE SELECT A SPOKE SPOKESPERSON TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION.

IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO ME.

BLESS YOU.

THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 22 0 4 MARYLAND AVENUE.

MOVING ON TO ITEM FOUR

[a. Conduct a public hearing and consider a request concerning a subdivision variance on approximately 0.06 acres at 2204 Maryland Avenue, to allow a reduction of the required minimum lot size from 5,000 square feet to 2,570 square feet in the Mixed Residential (MR) Zoning District. ]

A FOR VARIANCES.

UH, WE'RE CONDUCTING THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A REQUEST CONCERNING A SUBDIVISION VARIANCE ON APPROXIMATELY 0.06 ACRES AT 2204 MARYLAND AVENUE TO ALLOW A REDUCTION OF THE REQUIRED MINIMUM, MINIMUM LOT ZONE FROM LOT SIZE FROM 5,000 SQUARE FEET DOWN TO 2,570 SQUARE FEET IN THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

I'LL OPEN, I'LL OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:07 PM AND ASK STAFF TO SUM, SUMMARIZE, SUMMARIZE THE AUTUMN, IF I COULD SPEAK.

YOU GOT IT.

THANKS.

IS THERE ANY UH, GO.

GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND THE COMMISSIONERS.

THIS IS TIM TIM XI WITH CITIES, UH, PLANNING AND THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

I WILL BE DELIVERING SEVERAL, UH, PROJECT HERE TONIGHT.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST ONE.

THIS PROJECT, UH, IS MADE OF TWO PARTS.

SO WE WILL NEED TWO MO MOTIONS.

SO THE FIRST PART IS THE SUBDIVISION VARIANCE.

SO THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A REDUCED, UH, MINIMUM LOSS SIZE FROM 5,000 SQUARE FEET TO 2,570 SQUARE FEET IN THE MIXED RESIDENTIAL MR ZONE.

THERE'S A MINOR PLOT SUBMITTED, SUBMITTED FOR THE SUBJECT SIDE AND THE APPROVAL OF THAT MINOR PLOT IS DEPENDENT ON THE APPROVAL OF THIS SUBDIVISION VARIANCE.

HERE'S THE VICINITY MAP.

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IT HAS BEEN IN THE SAME CONFIGURATION SINCE MARCH, 1979.

THEY ARE SEVERAL DEVELOPED LOTS SMALLER THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET IN THE SAME ZONE.

UH, RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT WITHIN 400 FEET OF THE SUBJECT SIDE.

THE APPLICANT WISHES TO BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ON THE LOT AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF IT.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, UH, ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? SO ARE THE SETBACKS, NORMAL SETBACKS GOING TO APPLY? YES.

SO HOW BIG OF A HOUSE CAN THEY BUILD ON THAT LOT BASE SIZE? NOT ONE STORY ACCORDING TO THE PLOT SUBMITTED ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, THEY SHOW A HOUSE WITH 740 SQUARE FEET AND ALL THE MINIMUM SETBACKS ON FOUR SITES ARE MET ON THAT PROPOSED PLOT.

SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER LOTS IN THIS SUBDIVISION THAT ARE THAT SIZE THAT ARE VACANT? AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THEY ARE SEVERAL LOTS IN THE SAME ZONING DISTRICT, WITHERING 400 FEET OF THE SUBJECT SIDE.

AND THEY ARE OF THE SIMILAR SITUATION.

THEY ARE LESS THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET.

ARE THEY VACANT? NO, THEY HAVE THE RESIDENCE BUILDING ALREADY.

TIM, CAN YOU SHOW THE VICINITY MAP AGAIN? SURE.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE HOUSES TO THE NORTH WEST OF IT LIKE THIS, THIS FEW LOTS HERE AND THE, TO THE WEST OF IT.

THIS ONE, THEY'RE ALL SMALLER THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET.

MM-HMM .

THAT.

ANYBODY ELSE, SIR? OKAY.

WITH NO ONE ELSE DESIRING TO SPEAK, I'LL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:10 PM ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION A SECOND.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

A PLATS, UH, CONSIDER APPROVING BOTELLO ESTATES MINOR RE PLAT APPROXIMATELY 0.06 ACRES AT 2204 MARYLAND AVENUE.

ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE.

[a. Consider approving Botello Estates Minor Replat, approximately 0.06 acres at 2204 Maryland Avenue.]

I'LL ASK STAFF TO SUMMARIZE THIS ITEM.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS OF THE SAME SUBJECT SITE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 22 0 4 MARYLAND AVENUE AND THIS IS ZONED MIXED RESIDENTIAL.

MR. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A RESIDENTIAL REPL OF APPROXIMATELY 0.06 ACRES TO CREATE ONE RESIDENTIAL LOT AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF IT.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE APPROVAL.

SECOND, I THINK WE'RE VOTING FOR THIS.

WE ALREADY VOTED FOR THIS BECAUSE THE OTHER ONE'S JUST A PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS IS THE PLAT.

THE FIRST ONE WAS FOR THE, THE SUBDIVISION VARIANCE.

THIS IS FOR THE PLAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR A.

A CONSIDER APPROVING DISTRIBUTION DRIVE.

ITEM UH, FIVE B CONSIDERING

[b. Consider approving Distribution Drive Preliminary Plat, approximately 15.96 acres located to the east of the intersection of Ameriport Street and Transport Drive and on the west side of East Grand Parkway South / SH 99.]

PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROXIMATELY 15.96 ACRE, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION OF AMER AIRPORT STREET AND TRANSPORT DRIVE.

AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE EAST GRAND PARKWAY, SOUTH HIGHWAY 99.

I'LL ASK THE STAFF, UH, TO SUMMARIZE THE ITEM.

SO THE SUBJECT SIDE IS LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF AMER PORT STREET AND THE TRANSPORT DRIVE AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF EAST GRAND PARKWAY SOUTH, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS STATE HIGHWAY 99, IT IS LOCATED IN THE CITY'S ETJ AND IT IS IN CHAMBERS COUNTY.

HERE'S THE LUCIN MAP AND HERE ARE THE TWO PAGES OF THE PROPOSED PLAT.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING ONE LOT ONE BLOCK WITH APPROXIMATELY 15.96 ACRES FOR LEASE

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PRELIMINARY PLAT, AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF IT.

ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? MOVE APPROVAL.

SECOND.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

UH, ZONING, UH, A CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE, UH, PERMIT, SUP ON A 3,600 SQUARE FOOT LEASE AREA, APPROXIMATELY 57.26 ACRES AT 88 0 8 NEEDLE POINT ROAD TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NINE 190 FOOT TALL MONOPOLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER.

ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX.

[a. Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a Special Use Permit (SUP) on a 3,600 square foot lease area, of approximately 57.26 acres, at 8808 Needlepoint Road to allow for the construction of a 190-foot tall monopole telecommunication tower in the General Commercial (GC) Zoning District. ]

IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING ZONING DISTRICT, I'LL, I'LL OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK STAFF TO SUM TO SUMMARIZE THE, UH, THE ITEM.

SO BEFORE YOU RELEASE EVENING, WE HAVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION.

HERE'S THE VICINITY MAP.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 190 FOOT TALL MONOPOLE TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER AND THE ASSOCIATED FACILITY OVER A 3,600 SQUARE FEET PROPOSED LEASE AREA ON AN APPROXIMATELY 57.26 ACRES PARCEL IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

HERE IS THE ZONING MAP.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT AREA IS GREATER THAN 1000 FEET AWAY FROM THE CLOSEST RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO ITS WEST, APPROXIMATELY 180 FEET TO THE SOUTH OF NEEDLE POINT ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 325 FEET TO THE EAST OF ITS WESTERN PROPERTY BOUNDARY.

IT IS ALSO BONDED BY LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO THE NORTH AND THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING DIS DISTRICT TO THE EAST.

THE APPLICANT IS ONLY INTERESTED IN LEASING A SMALL PORTION OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PARCEL AS THEIR APPROACH SITE AND THE LAB PART OF THE PARCEL IS UNDEVELOPED AND ALMOST COMPLETELY VACANT WITH THE WATER TOWER ON IT.

HERE'S THE CYCLING.

THE SUBJECT SIDE IS UNDER THE OWNERSHIP OF THE CITY OF BETON AND THE CITY WILL ALLOW ACCESS TO THE LEASE AREA THROUGH AN EASEMENT AND APPLICANT WANTS TO LEASE A SMALL PORTION OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PARCEL FOR THE PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF IT WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION, WHICH IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECTION 2.37 OF THE CITY'S ULDC.

UH, ANY DISCUSSIONS OR, UH, QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? OKAY.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

WELL, ONE SECOND.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP ON THIS, UH, SO WE CAN SPEAK.

ALEX NOVAK? YEAH, I REPRESENT THE APPLICANT, SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

WE HAD A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

SIX B CONDUCTIVE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER MAKING RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.05, TWO ACRES AT 101,000 NORTH ALEXANDER DRIVE FROM MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD MUN TO A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL NC ZONING DISTRICT.

MOTION CARRIES.

ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM, UH,

[b. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 0.52 acres at 1000 North Alexander Drive from Mixed Use Neighborhood (MUN) to a Neighborhood Commercial (NC) Zoning District. ]

I'LL OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK STAFF TO SUMMARIZE THE ITEM.

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS LAIA SALE SENIOR PLANNER WITH THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH ALEXANDER DRIVE AND EASTFIELD AVENUE.

IT'S SURROUNDED BY LIKE USES OF O2 REPAIR OR O2 SALES RENTAL, UH, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS ON THE NORTH SIDE ACROSS THE STREET ON NORTH SIDE ALEXANDER DRIVE.

AND ON THE EAST SIDE IT IS A, UH, FIRE STATION

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ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

IT'S, UH, THE PUBLIC RIGHT WAY AS WELL AS SOME COMMERCIAL, UH, DEVELOPMENT.

THE PROPERTY IS ZONED MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE, UH, THE 2025 ULDC.

SO, UH, THE NEIGHBOR, THE MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING DISTRICT HAS BEEN THROUGH TEXT AMENDMENT AND, UH, 2022 AND EARLY 2023.

UM, A TEXT AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED TO REMOVE SOME OF THE INTENSE USES IN, UH, MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT AND ALSO TO INCLUDE SOME RESIDENTIAL USES IN MIXED USE.

COULD YOU REPEAT THAT? I COULDN'T HEAR YOU FROM THE SIDE CONVERSATION GOING ON OVER HERE.

THE APPLICANT TO, UH, TO HAVE HIS TIRE SHOP BUSINESS.

SO IN, UH, MAY OF 2022 AND FEBRUARY OF 2023, THE MIXED USE, UH, ZONING DISTRICT, UH, WAS APPROVED FOR, UH, AMENDMENT FOR A TEXT AMENDMENT TO REMOVE SOME OF THE INTENSE USES FROM MIXED USE SUCH AS AUTO REPAIR BUSINESSES AND ALSO TO, UH, INCLUDE SOME RESIDENTIAL USES IN MIXED USE, UH, ZONING DISTRICTS SUCH AS DUPLEXES.

SO, UM, HAVING SAID THAT, THE, UH, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY RIGHT NOW HAS A PRIMARY STRUCTURE, WHICH IS AN O2 REPAIR GARAGE SINCE, UH, 2008.

IT WAS BUILT IN 1970, BUT THIS IS THE MAIN STRUCTURE APPROXIMATELY 2,400 SQUARE FEET AND THE SECOND STRUCTURE, 400 SQUARE FEET FOR A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT.

PRIOR TO 2008, THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE WAS A TIRE SHOP.

AFTER 2008, IT BECOMES A, UH, THE BUSINESS OPERATOR, UH, ADJUST THE USES TO A CAR WASH.

HOWEVER, THE NEW, UM, BUSINESS OWNER, UH, BOUGHT THE PROPERTY AND APPLIED FOR A REMODEL PERMIT IN 2023 AND WAS ISSUED A REMODEL PERMIT AND MADE THIS, UM, THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE AFTER IT WAS BEEN, UM, SUBSTANDARD, UH, STRUCTURE.

SO TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, THIS IS IN MAY, 2023, GOOGLE VIEW, THE, THIS IS THE MAIN STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY.

IT HAS A CANOPY, SOME, UM, UH, REPAIR AND, UH, ON THE, THE ROOF THAT'S SHOWING IN THE APPLICANT DID INTERNAL, UH, REPAIR TO THE STRUCTURE.

SURE.

HE REMOVED THE, THE CARPORT, IT WAS SUBSTANDARD, UM, REMOVED THE AND REPLACE SHEET TRUCKS DAMAGE, ELECTRICAL, UH, WIRING.

HE HAD, UM, RESTROOMS AND HE GOT THE REMODEL PERMIT APPROVED AND PASS AN INSPECTION.

UM, THEN THE APPLICANT APPLY FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY BECAUSE HE CHANGED THE USE FROM A CAR WASH INTO A, UH, TIRE SHOP.

HE WANTS TO DO A TIRE SHOP, WHICH GOES UNDER AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS, AND IT WAS REMOVED BY THE TAX AMENDMENT IN EARLY 2023.

SO HE WAS DENIED THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR, FOR THAT REASON.

THE FUTURE LAND USE IDENTIFIED THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT PROPERTY ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH ALEXANDER AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH ALEXANDER AS, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE COMMERCIAL, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IN THE ZONING, UH, CODE, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE MIXED USE ON THE, UH, THE CURRENT ZONING, WHICH INDICATING THAT THIS AREA IS DEVELOPING TOWARDS MORE COMMERCIAL THAN IT IS TOWARDS MIXED USE.

SO THE PROPOSAL, UH, BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TO REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM, UH, MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING DISTRICT TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO ALLOW

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THIS PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE RIS, THE REVITALIZATION INCENTIVE ZONE, AND WE HEAR SO MUCH FEEDBACK FROM, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS AND, UH, ALSO COMMISSIONER BEARD ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE THIS, UH, IMPORTANT CORRIDOR IN THE CITY.

AND, UH, STAFF THINKS THAT THIS IS A POSITIVE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OF, UH, ENABLING AND ALLOWING THE BUSINESS OWNER TO START HIS BUSINESS.

THE, UM, THE UM, THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE IS CURRENTLY VACANT FOR TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF THE REMODELING AND THE, UH, THE USE IS NOT PERMITTED WITHIN, ITS WITHIN THE MIXED USE DISTRICT.

SO WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THE BUSINESS THAT HAS BEEN IN THIS AREA FOR DECADES AND REZONE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FROM MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD TO, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT AND WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

UH, JAIME GARZA, THAT'S THE PROPERTY OWNER.

OH, OKAY.

GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS JAIME GARZA AND I JUST CAME HERE, YOU KNOW, TO JUST EVERYTHING WHAT SHE SAID, THAT I BOUGHT THAT BUILDING AND IT WAS IN PRETTY BAD CONDITION.

SO I WENT IN AND DID THE WHOLE 10 YARDS PLUMBING, ALL THE ELECTRICAL, EVERYTHING.

AND I DID SPEND, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 60 GRAND ON IT BECAUSE I WANTED TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY SO I CAN GET EVERYTHING APPROVED.

AND, UH, I SHOWED HER THE EVERYTHING AND EVEN, UH, I WENT TO COURT FOR IT WITH BEVERLY AND EVERYTHING WAS APPROVED BY THE JUDGE, THE PICTURES INSIDE, OUTSIDE, ALL THE ELECTRICAL.

AND UH, I GOT THE INSPECTIONS AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH IT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN DO THE REZONING SO I CAN GET MY PERMIT SO I CAN START MY BUSINESS.

AND, UH, JUST WANTED TO DO THE RIGHT WAY.

AND SHE WAS EVEN TELLING ME IF I CAN EVEN IMPROVE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, LIKE PUTTING TREES, GRASS AND ALL THAT STUFF, MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT NICER SO THE ROAD CAN LOOK NICER.

AND I SAID, I DON'T HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THAT AS LONG AS, YOU KNOW, LET ME WORK, COME UP WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY AND I'LL DO THE EXTRAS THAT, UH, THE CITY WANTS ME TO DO.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU MR. ZA.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A COUPLE.

SO BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN, THERE'S BEEN LANDSCAPING DONE ON THAT PROPERTY RECENTLY? NO, NO, JUST, JUST THE WAY IT IS.

JUST LIKE, LIKE THE PICTURE IT CAME UP.

THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS.

IS THERE GONNA BE LANDSCAPING ON THAT PROPERTY? YES.

AND WHEN MIGHT THAT OCCUR? WELL, THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING IF Y'ALL LET ME, ALL THE MONEY THAT I INVESTED, IF I CAN START WORKING AND AS SOON AS I GET JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY IN IT, I CAN DO EVERYTHING ELSE WHAT THEY PROPOSED ME TO DO.

YEAH, I I WANNA SAY I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU WENT AND SPENT SOME MONEY ON THAT BUILDING AND, AND AS THEY MAY NOTE, I HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT DOING IMPROVEMENTS ON ALEXANDER MM-HMM .

HOWEVER, UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF TIRE STORES ON ALEXANDRIA AND MAINE.

I HAVE FOUR WITHIN FOUR BLOCKS OF MY HOUSE MM-HMM .

AND I DON'T HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THAT.

WHAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IS THAT IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THOSE FACILITIES OUTSIDE FRONT OF THE BUILDINGS, THEY'RE STACKED 10 FEET HIGH WITH TIRES, NEW TIRES, USED TIRES, BASICALLY THE LOTS ARE TURNING INTO A BIG TIRE STORAGE AND THAT'S NOT VERY AESTHETICALLY PLEASING MM-HMM .

FOR THAT AREA.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN HAVE SOME KIND OF CONDITION PUT IN FOR, TO MITIGATE SOME OF THAT.

I ALREADY, I ALREADY WENT AHEAD AND BUY THE NEW CONTAINERS SO I CAN HAVE ALL MY TIRES IN THE CONTAINER AND THE CONTAINER'S ALREADY IN THE PROPERTY.

AND, UH, DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT SOME KIND OF TIME LIMIT ON LANDSCAPING? NOT IN THIS CASE.

UM, BECAUSE IT'S A STRAIGHT REZONE TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, YOU'RE REZONING TO ANYTHING THAT IS ALLOWED WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE.

SO FOR SOME REASON, MR. GARZA DOESN'T OPEN HIS BUSINESS.

ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S ALLOWED IN NC WOULD BE ALLOWED.

SO THERE, UM, YOU, YOU CANNOT, UH, ATTACH CONDITIONS TO A STRAIGHT REZONE.

LIKE THE OTHER ONES THAT WE HAVE AROUND MM-HMM.

WELL, LIKE I SAID, I APPRECIATE YOU SPENDING THE MONEY.

I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK MM-HMM .

UM, AND, AND THE, AT LEAST THE BUILDING'S BEEN BROUGHT UP TO CODE AND THAT THAT IS AN IMPROVEMENT.

UH, I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET SOME LANDSCAPING IN THERE AND HELP BECAUSE MY THEORY IS, IS THAT IF YOU START MAKING IT LOOK BETTER THAN THE BUSINESS ON EAST SIDE ARE GONNA START MAKING IT LOOK BETTER.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I LIVE IN OLD NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE START GETTING TO CUT GRASS, EVERYBODY STARTS CUTTING GRASS.

SO I'M GONNA HIGHLY ENCOURAGE, I'M GONNA BE WATCHING TO SEE IF THAT HAPPENS.

YEAH, SURE.

I SURE WILL.

IN THAT PROCESS.

AND, AND I, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP THE PROPERTY CLEAN AND NOT LOOK, MAKE IT A GREAT TIRE STORE.

DON'T MAKE IT LOOK

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AND THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE TWO GARAGES.

IT IT IS A FOUR CAR GARAGE AND THE TWO GARAGES I'M GONNA PUT ON MY TIRES AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE WORK INSIDE THE BUILDING, NOT OUTSIDE.

SO EVERYTHING CAN BE, YOU KNOW, INSIDE AND DOESN'T LOOK BAD ON THE OUTSIDE.

THAT'S THE WAY I FIX EVERYTHING TO WORK IN THE BUILDING.

THERE'S NO TANKS ON THAT PROPERTY, IS THERE? NO.

YEAH.

WELL, I ALREADY DID ALL THE INSPECTIONS AND ASBESTOS AND EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING WENT THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT MR. GARZA.

WE THANK YOU FOR INVESTING YOUR TIME AND YOUR TALENT AND WE WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR BUSINESS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAVE A BLESSED, GOOD LUCK.

I, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.

I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, ASHA'S ROADIE SHOP IS NOT AFFECTED BY ANY OF THIS CHANGING .

I I OWN THAT TOO.

, BECAUSE ASHA'S CAN'T GO AWAY.

OH, NO, NO, NO.

YEAH, THAT'S, I GOT A 10 YEAR CONTRACT WITH HER.

BEAUTIFUL.

YES, MA'AM.

AS AN ESTABLISHED BUSINESS, WE WOULDN'T, WE WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THAT.

OKAY, COOL.

IT'S, IT'S BASIC.

IT'S MORE OR LESS, IT'S NOT FOR ME USE, BUT IT, IT MIGHT BE ALLOWED IN THE CURRENT ZONING.

I, I DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

WELL, EVEN ON HER SIDE, I'M GONNA DO MORE LANDSCAPING SO IT CAN LOOK NICER ON HER SIDE TOO.

PERFECT.

THAT'S WHAT WE SPOKE TO, TO DO THE WHOLE 10 YARDS, BOTH SIDES.

WELL THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

YES, THANK YOU.

AND THE GOOD FOOD, CORRECT? YES, .

ALRIGHT, WELL THE NO ONE ELSE DESIRE DESIRING TO SPEAK.

I'LL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

I'LL NEED A MOTION.

I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO

[c. Conduct a public hearing and consider making a recommendation concerning a request to amend the official zoning map to rezone approximately 5.56 acres at 4300 and 4350 East Interstate Highway 10, from San Jacinto-3 (SJ-3) to a Freeway Commercial (FC) Zoning District. ]

ITEM C CONDU.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REONE APPROX APPROXIMATELY 5.56 ACRES AT FORTY THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE FIFTY EAST INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 FROM SAN JACINTO, THREE SJ DASH THREE TO A FREEWAY COMMERCIAL FC ZONING DISTRICT.

I'LL OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE STAFF TO SUMMARIZE THE ITEM.

THE ITEM.

USE DESIGNATION IS FOR A, A, A BLEND OF COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS RESIDENTIAL, UH, PROPERTY, WHICH IS SUBJECT TO, UM, A MORE INTENSE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, UH, THAN, UH, THE FREEWAY, COMMERCIAL OR LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL.

THE, UH, SUBJECT PROPERTY APPROXIMATELY 5.56 ACRES OF LAND SOUTH OF ITAN AND WEST OF, UM, SAN JACINTO BOULEVARD, WEST OF, UH, GARTH ROAD AS WELL, SURROUNDED BY, UH, COMMERCIAL USES AND BUSINESSES ON BOTH SIDES OF I 10.

THE FIRST, UM, THE, UH, THE FRONT PROPERTY, I SHOULD SAY THAT, UH, THIS CITY SPONSORED REZONING INVOLVES ONLY TWO PROPERTY OWNERS.

THE, UH, THE FIRST PROPERTY FRONTING, UM, I 10, WHICH LOCATED AT 4,300 I 10, UH, HAS AN EXISTING, UH, RESTAURANT BUSINESS.

THE, UH, THE BACK PROPERTY, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY TWO POINT HALF ACRES, UH, IS VACANT, BUT IT DOES HAVE, UH, AN ACCESS EASEMENT THAT SERVES, UH, THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST AND THE WEST AS WELL, WHICH IS PART OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

THIS ACCESS EASEMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 60 FOOT WIDE.

THE, UH, 2020, THE 2014, UH, OFFICIAL ZONING MAP IDENTIFIED THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS YOU SEE HERE, BOUNDED BY THIS ORANGE, UH, LINE AS GENERAL COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS THE, THE PROPERTY FRONTING IT.

AND PAST, UH, SAN JACINTO MALL ON THE EAST SIDE, SAN SAN JACINTO, UH, BOULEVARD ON THE EAST SIDE, AS WELL AS ON THE WEST SIDE.

HOWEVER, THE, UH, THE 2025, UH, OFFICIAL ZONING MAP IDENTIFIED THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS SAN JACINTO THREE.

AND, UH, AS YOU KNOW, THAT, UM, THE FRONTAGE PROPERTIES HERE ON THE EAST SIDE AS WELL AS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ZONED FREEWAY COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS A NEW ZONING DISTRICT THAT WAS, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR, UH, COMMERCIAL USES, FRONTING ON, UH, HEAVILY TRA TRAVELED, UM, HIGHWAYS OR COLLECTOR OR TER ROADS.

THE FUTURE LAND USE IDENTIFIED THE PROPERTY AT 4,300 EAST I 10 AS LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL.

HOWEVER, THE, UH, THE PROPERTY AT THE BACK AT 43 50 I 10 AS PART OF THE SAN CENTER OR THE MIXED USE, UM, DESIGNATION.

AND THE MIXED

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SO GIVING THE, THAT THE PROPERTY AT THE BACK HAS, UH, ONLY ACCESS EASEMENT, WHICH IS THE 60 FOOT WIDE ACCESS EASEMENT TO I 10.

IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY ACCESS TO ANY OTHER STREETS.

UH, ONE OF THE, UH, THE ISSUES THAT FACED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BACK PROPERTY IS TO COMPLY WITH THE, UH, THE ZONING DISTRICT IN, LET ME GO BACK TO THE CURRENT ZONING, THE ZONING DISTRICT IN SJ THREE, WHICH IS MAINLY FOR PEDESTRIAN DEVELOPMENTS ORIENTED AROUND, UM, UH, THE NETWORK OF STREETS AND, UH, FACING SIDEWALK HAS SIDEWALKS AND THE, UH, THE BUILDINGS ARE CLOSER TO THE SIDEWALKS.

SO WE SEE THAT THE, UH, THE BACK PROPERTY IS CONSTRAINED BY ITS LOCATION WITH ONLY ONE AXIS THAT, UH, PROVIDE FOR, UH, BOTH, UH, THE PROPERTY ON THE EAST AND THE WEST AS WELL AS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

SO ONE OF THE GOALS OF THE CITY SPONSORED REZONING IS TO, UH, ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE, UH, BACK PROPERTY, UH, WITH A MANNER THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE, UH, THE FRONT PROPERTIES FRONTING I 10, THE FREEWAY COMMERCIAL, AND ALSO, UH, GIVING BACK THE, UH, THIS PROPERTY AS, UH, TO, TO GET THREE ZONE TO FREEWAY, TO FREEWAY COMMERCIAL AS WELL.

AND THAT'S A LEVERAGE FOR THE EXISTING BUILDING.

UM, THE, UH, THE OTHER THING THAT I WANNA MENTION THAT THE, UH, THE CITY SPONSORED REZONING IS NOT GOING TO AFFECT ANY EXISTING BUSINESSES IN THIS, UH, SUB, IN THE, IN THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES.

SO THE EXISTING BUSINESS WILL STAY THE SAME.

NO CHANGES IN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AS LONG AS IT'S, UH, IT'S NOT COMING FOR REDEVELOPMENT.

IF IT WERE TO REDEVELOP TO SOMETHING ELSE, IT'LL COMPLY TO THE ZONING STANDARDS OF THE FREEWAY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

AND WITH THAT, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO ADD ON JUST REAL QUICK THAT TO BE REAL CLEAR, UM, WHEN WE REDID THE ZONING MAP AT, THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.

UM, WE, WE WERE, HAD TAKEN A, A HARD LOOK AT SOME CERTAIN, UM, AREAS OF THE ZONING MAP AS THEY WERE BROUGHT TO US AND WE SAID, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ZONE FREEWAY COMMERCIAL AT THAT TIME.

SO THAT'S WHY THIS IS A CITY SPONSORED REZONE.

WE DIDN'T ASK THE, UM, THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO COME IN AND REDO THAT.

WE FELT THIS MADE SENSE AND THAT THE SJ THREE ZONE DID NOT MAKE SENSE FOR EITHER ONE OF THESE PROPERTIES.

SO THAT IT REALLY IS KIND OF A HOUSEKEEPING ITEM AS FAR AS STAFF IS, IS CONCERNED.

WE FEEL THIS MAKES MORE SENSE, UM, FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

AND NOT ONLY WILL IT NOT HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON, UM, ON MAMBO UP FRONT, IT, IT WILL ACTUALLY HELP THEM IN THE LONG RUN.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION AND JUST TO CLARIFY, IT WAS JUST SIMPLY AN OVERSIGHT WITH THE MAP.

THAT WAS, IT IS WHAT HAPPENED? 'CAUSE THAT WAS KIND OF WHERE MY QUESTION AND I THINK YOU CLARIFIED THAT.

IT JUST, CAN YOU BACK UP A DIDN'T DO A ONE-TO-ONE SWITCH? UM, GO BACK TO THE 2014.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ENTIRE RED AREA, THAT'S ALL GENERAL COMMERCIAL.

AND IF YOU REMEMBER THE CRISSCROSS PATTERN, THAT'S WHERE WE USED TO HAVE AN OVERLAY OUT THERE THAT THAT LAID UP A LOT OF EXTRA, UM, ZONING REGULATIONS ON THOSE PROPERTIES.

AND WE FELT THAT WITHIN THE ORANGE AREA, WHICH IS THE, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT, IT MADE, IT MADE SENSE TO KEEP IT COMMERCIAL AND IT REALLY DOESN'T NEED TO HAVE ANY OF THOSE EXTRA, UM, REQUIREMENTS.

AND SO THE, THE SJ THREE, WHILE IT DOES ALLOW FOR MORE USES AND ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY THAN WHAT THE OLD OVERLAY USED TO ALLOW FOR, THERE STILL ARE SOME OTHER, UM, SITE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT THIS PROPERTY JUST CAN'T MEET BECAUSE OF WHERE IT'S SITUATED.

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SO IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO HAVE THOSE REGULATIONS ON IT AND KNOWING THAT FROM THE, FROM OUR SIDE OF THE TABLE, WE'RE LIKE, THIS IS A, THIS IS A QUICK ONE, WE CAN FIX THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT IT, IT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.

APPRECIATE IT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? ALRIGHT, WOULD NO ONE ELSE DESIRE TO SPEAK? I'LL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

I'LL NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

SEVEN, THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER

[a. Receive a report from the Planning Director.]

PERFECT.

LAMI.

CAN YOU, UM, BRING UP THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THAT? THERE WE GO.

UM, OKAY.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANNA APOLOGIZE.

UM, THE JANUARY MEETING WAS OBVIOUSLY CANCELED BECAUSE, UM, EVERYBODY WAS FROZEN.

AND SO WITH THAT, UM, WE HAD ELECTION OF OFFICERS, WHICH WE DO THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR.

WE SHOULD HAVE CARRIED THAT OVER TO TONIGHT'S MEETING AND THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT.

SO I APOLOGIZE, WE'LL HAVE THAT ON THE FIRST, ON THE NEXT MEETING.

SO IT'LL BE ON THE MARCH, UM, PNZ MEETING ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT.

UM, LET'S SEE.

WE HAD THE, UM, 5 8 58 14 STATE HIGHWAY 1 46 REZONE.

THAT WAS THAT INDUSTRIAL PD PUD AT THE CORNER OF 1 46 AND 1405.

AND THE, UM, THERE WAS A LITTLE STRIP ACROSS IT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE HERE WHEN WE MADE THAT, UM, REZONE TWO YEARS AGO, YEAR AND A HALF AGO, UM, THERE WAS A LITTLE STRIP ACROSS THE TOP.

IT WAS ABOUT TWO ACRES.

WE, THEY ASKED TO REZONE THAT TO, UH, RESIDENTIAL SO THAT THEY COULD GIVE THAT TO THE, OR SELL, OR WHICH I, HOWEVER, THEY DID, THEY SIGNED THAT OVER TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY.

THAT WAS, UM, UH, THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL.

UM, WE HAD THE BIG BATCH OF TEXT AMENDMENTS THAT WE BROUGHT TO YOU GUYS BACK IN NOVEMBER, I THINK.

UM, THOSE WERE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN, UM, IN DECEMBER.

UH, ALL THOSE CHANGES TO THE OODC.

AND THEN WE ALSO JUST LAST WEEK, UM, TOOK AN UPDATE OF OUR DEVELOPMENT FEES TO CITY COUNCIL.

YOU GUYS DON'T REALLY HAVE A, THAT'S NOT PART OF YOUR TASK OR, OR PART OF YOUR, YOUR PROCESSES, BUT I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE BECAUSE SOMEBODY MIGHT ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT THAT ON THE STREET.

SO YES, WE DID UPDATE THE FEES.

UM, WE WENT THROUGH AND WE HADN'T UPDATED OUR FEES IN 10 YEARS.

WE WERE AT THE LOWEST, UH, LEVEL, OR EXCUSE ME, WE, WE WERE IN COMPARISON TO FIVE OTHER CITIES.

WE WERE THE LOWEST IN THE AREA.

SO WE STILL ARE ABOUT EQUAL WITH THE LOWEST IN THE AREA.

MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOVE, BUT WE'RE STILL WAY LOW.

SO, UH, ON DIRECTION OF CITY COUNCIL, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO LOOK AT, UM, INCREMENTALLY RAISING THOSE SOME MORE OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR SO.

UM, SO AGAIN, IF YOU GET ASKED ABOUT THAT, THOSE GO INTO EFFECT ON APRIL 1ST.

UM, AND SO, UM, BUT IF YOU WANT ANY DETAILS ON THAT, FEEL FREE TO, UM, GIVE ME A CALL OR, OR AN EMAIL AND, AND I CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE.

UM, I DID WANT TO MENTION ONE THING THAT'S NOT ON MY LIST.

UM, IF YOU'LL NOTICE, RYAN'S NOT HERE TONIGHT.

UM, RYAN NO LONGER WORKS FOR THE CITY.

I HAD TO FIRE HIM LAST WEEK AND UM, ACTUALLY I TAKE THAT BACK.

HE, UH, HE TOOK AN OPPORTUNITY THAT HE COULDN'T PASS OFF .

I WANTED TO FIRE HIM.

I'M STILL MAD.

OKAY, SO, UM, HE, UH, IN YOUR HEAD YOU DID PARDON IN YOUR HEAD.

YOU DID IN MY HEAD.

OH, TOTALLY.

I FIRED HIM, HIM BEFORE HE LEFT ON FRIDAY.

SO, UM, YESTERDAY HE STARTED HIS NEW POSITION AS THE PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF PORT.

OH WOW.

CONGRATULATIONS.

DIRECTOR.

SO HE'S, HE'S NEARBY.

UH, IF I STILL WANT TO GO, UM, BEAT ON HIM AT ANY POINT, I, IT'S 10 MINUTES AWAY.

SO, UM, OR IF ANY OF YOU WANT HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT ME TO BEAT ON HIM FOR, LET ME KNOW.

UH, AND WITH THAT, THE ONLY OTHER ITEM WE HAVE IS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS MEETING SINCE IT IS AFTER FIVE 30, WE ARE HAVING A TRAINING SESSION.

IT WILL LAST ABOUT AN HOUR.

IT'S GONNA BE IN THE HOL UH, CONFERENCE ROOM RIGHT BEHIND US.

UM, SO ONCE WE'RE DONE, SHOULD WE TAKE A, A BATHROOM BREAK? WHATEVER YOU HAVE.

WE HAVE SOME SNACKS AND DRINKS.

UM, IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SIT IN.

AND, UH, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ABOUT AN HOUR WITH THAT.

SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE BEING HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, MARTIN.

ALTHOUGH I THINK, UH, AUGUSTINE SAID HE HAS TO LEAVE, SO THAT'S, THAT'S CONVENIENT FOR SURE.

, I'M GOING WITH HIM.

, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU MARTIN.

UH, HAVING, HAVING, UH, EXHAUSTED ALL THE AGENDA ITEMS. THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.