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THE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH 25 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.
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DO WE HAVE EVERYBODY HERE? SO WE MOVE ON. ITEM THREE READING OF AMENDMENTS.[3. READING OF MINUTES]
CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH 12TH PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. ALL RIGHT.WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND TO VOTE, PLEASE.
THAT MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. MOVING ON. COMMISSION REPORTS.
CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. I HAVE NO REPORT.
ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANYTHING? SEEING NONE.
WE'LL MOVE ON. STAFF REPORTS. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
[a. Development Services]
GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONERS. HOW'S EVERYONE TONIGHT? GOOD.GOOD. I HAVE THREE ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO REPORT ON.
IN PARTICULAR THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS. YOUR RULES OF PROCEDURE HAS IT TIMED FOR JULY WHICH WAS TYPICALLY AFTER APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE IN JUNE. AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, THAT WAS THAT TIMELINE WAS ADJUSTED.
SO THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADJUST THOSE TIMELINES AND YOUR RULES OF PROCEDURE.
SO IT MAKES SENSE. AND THEN IF YOU ALL WANT TO CALL AN ELECTION SINCE YOU'VE HAD YOU KNOW, REAPPOINTMENTS OR IF YOU WANT TO WAIT UNTIL JULY TO DO THE ELECTION AND THEN MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE.
SO THAT IS ONE ITEM THAT WE'LL BRING BACK TO YOU ALL AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A COPY OF THOSE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND THEN ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADJUSTED OR UPDATED THAT WOULD BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES AS WELL.
SO IT'LL JUST BE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WE VOTE ON, CORRECT? OKAY. AND THEN JUST TO REMIND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMISSIONERS THAT SIGNED UP FOR THE TEXAS CITIZEN PLANNER CONFERENCE.
SO IT'S A SIX WEEK COURSE, ONE OF WHICH DOES CONFLICT WITH OUR MAY PNC DATE.
SO WE DO EXPECT TO SEE YOU ALL HERE ON THAT DATE.
WE DO HAVE A OPEN SEAT THAT WE SECURED JUST IN CASE SOMEONE WAS INTERESTED.
SO IF THERE IS STILL A COMMISSIONER THAT'S INTERESTED, WE DO HAVE A SEAT. OTHERWISE, WE'LL OPEN THAT UP TO A STAFF MEMBER OR ANOTHER BOARD TO ATTEND AS WELL. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT BEING A GREAT SIX WEEK SESSION.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE INFORMATION COMING BACK OUT OF THAT THAT WORKSHOP.
FAIR HOUSING PROHIBITS THE FAIR HOUSING ACT, PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION IN LENDING PRACTICES THAT ARE DIRECTED AT CLASSIFIED GROUPS AND THE CITY AS YOU KNOW, A RECIPIENT OF FUNDS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THE STATE LEVEL MUST COMMIT TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING IN OUR ZONING ORDINANCE OR DEVELOPMENT CODES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT CREATING THOSE KIND OF BARRIERS IN THE CODES THAT WE ADOPT.
SO THE CITY HAS DONE THAT CONTINUOUSLY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE IN REPORTS FOR TONIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ENGINEERING. WELL LAST WEEK MARCUS FELL DOWN HERE, SO I'M ACTUALLY TAKING
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OVER ENGINEERING. AND OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NOTHING.ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL MOVE ON.
ITEM SIX, PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE IN THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK CONCERNING AN AGENDA ITEM OR AN ITEM, NOT ON THE AGENDA. YEAH. ENOUGH SAID.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THEN WE'LL MOVE ON. NUMBER SEVEN A THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[a. CONSENT AGENDA]
CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR HARMONY SCHOOL, MIDDLE MISSOURI CITY.CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF RESERVE AT SIENNA RANCH ROAD.
CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF SIENA, SECTION 70.
CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A FINAL PLAT OF SIENA.
SECTION 51 A. CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A FINAL PLAT OF SIENA.
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SECTION 69 B. CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A FINAL PLAT OF SIENA.SECTION 81. CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A FINAL PLAT OF SIENA.
SECTION 83. CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A FINAL PLAT OF SIENA LAKES DRIVE.
CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A FINAL PLAT OF SIENA OAKS AMENITY CENTER.
PHASE ONE. CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A FINAL PLAT OF SIENA SPRINGS WAY.
PHASE TWO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A FINAL PLAT OF OWN BEN DRIVE.
PHASE ONE STREET DEDICATION. CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A FINAL PLAT OF SIENNA PARKWAY.
CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A FINAL PLAT OF MEADOWVIEW ESTATES.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
AND WE HAVE A SECOND. GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTES, PLEASE.
MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON.
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B NUMBER ONE, CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A REVISED CONCEPTUAL PLAN OF SIENNA FOR C.GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. SO THIS IS A REVISED CONCEPT FOR CONTAINING THESE SECTIONS.
IT'S REVISED. THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT CONTAINED THREE SECTIONS.
THEY'VE REVISED THAT TO ADD TWO MORE SECTIONS AND A STREET DEDICATIONS FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE, PLEASE. THAT MOTION CARRIES.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE ITEMS TWO, THREE, FOUR AND FIVE.
ALL TO ONE VOTE. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS MANUALLY, OR YOU CAN RECORD IT IN THEIR ANNUAL UPDATE. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
AND GO AHEAD AND OKAY. SORRY, BUT BUT WE'RE NOT APPROVING ITEM TWO. WE'RE APPROVING CONSOLIDATING THEM. ALL RIGHT.
SO ALL RIGHT. SO SO LET ME LET ME READ THEM OFF THEN.
SECTION 75. NUMBER FOUR CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF SIENNA.
SECTION 78 AND NUMBER FIVE. CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF SIENNA PARKWAY.
SECTION SEVEN STREET DEDICATION. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ALL OF THOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMISSIONER BOLDEN. THE THE REASON WE HAVE BROKEN THESE OUT.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST OR SECOND OR THIRD MEETING, WHATEVER IT IS.
IN ORDER TO APPROVE THESE PLOTS, THERE HAS TO BE AN APPROVED CONCEPT PLAN.
AND SINCE THEY AMENDED THE CONCEPT PLAN, WE HAD TO VOTE ON THAT SEPARATELY.
AND NOW THAT THE CONCEPT PLAN HAS BEEN APPROVED BY US, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND CONSIDER ALL THESE PLOTS.
SO THAT'S THE REASON WE WE WENT THAT WAY. OKAY.
GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTES PLEASE.
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OKAY. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. TONIGHT I HAVE BEFORE YOU A MOTION TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR THE PARKLAND DEDICATION OF MEADOWVIEW ESTATES.JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS PROPERTY.
THERE WAS AN ORIGINAL PROPOSAL IN 2024 FOR CASH IN LIEU OF PARKLAND FOR SEVEN RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
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THEY'VE RECENTLY REVISED THE PLAT TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER TO 11.SO THEY'RE PROPOSING CASH IN LIEU OF A $15,400.
THAT IS $1,400 PER DWELLING UNIT TIMES 11. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS IN PARK ZONE 11.
JUST A COUPLE OF SLIDES TO GIVE YOU ALL SOME BACKGROUND.
THEY ARE ABOUT A HALF A MILE AWAY FROM AN EXISTING PARK.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE TO ENSURE THAT ALL RESIDENTS HAVE HAVE ACCESS TO A PARK WITHIN A HALF MILE, EVEN IF IT'S NOT A CITY PARK, JUST SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY CAN RECREATE.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS DEVELOPMENT IS WITHIN. WE ALSO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A LARGER COMMUNITY OR REGIONAL PARK WITHIN TWO MILES OF EACH DEVELOPMENT. THEY'RE RIGHT AROUND THAT AT 2.4 MILES FROM MACNAUGHTON PARK, SO THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A LARGER PARK AS WELL.
SO PARK ACCESS FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT IS IS PRETTY GOOD.
WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE ANY FUNDS AVAILABLE IN PARK ZONE 11, SO CASH IN LIEU OF WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL SINCE WE DO HAVE FOUR UNDEVELOPED PARKS JUST WITHOUT THE MONEY TO DEVELOP IT. SO CASH IN LIEU OF DOES PROVIDE OUR DEPARTMENT PROBABLY MORE OF AN ASSET THAN MORE PARK LAND.
ESPECIALLY WITH THE COST, YOU SEE, TO ACQUIRE MORE PARK LAND.
SO THAT WAS WHY DEPARTMENT WAS IN FAVOR OF CASH IN LIEU OF.
AND PARKS BOARD ALSO WAS IN FAVOR OF CASH. OF CASH IN LIEU OF.
DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? I HAD A QUICK QUESTION FOR THE.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT MAPPED OUT THE WALKABILITY? SORRY, WHICH SLIDE WAS THAT THAT YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT FOR THE WALKABILITY AREA? I THINK YOU SAID THEY CAN WALK TO THE. OH, YES.
YEAH. YES. SO I KIND OF WE THEY ARE RIGHT AROUND A HALF MILE FROM CREEKSTONE VILLAGE DOG PARK.
AM I LOOKING AT THE ONE ON THE RIGHT CORRECTLY? THEY'D BE WALKING ACROSS HIGHWAY SIX. SORRY, NO ONE ON THE LEFT.
AT WHAT? CROSSING A HIGHWAY SIX. OR I COULD BE INTERPRETING IT WRONG.
I UNDERSTAND THE ONE ON THE LEFT. THE ONE ON THE LEFT? YEAH. SO THERE. SO THAT ROUTE MAY NOT BE THERE.
WERE YOU ALSO COULD WALK THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF AS WELL.
BUT YES, NOT IT'S NOT THE MOST IDEAL SITUATION, BUT THEY DO HAVE A PARK NEARBY AT LEAST.
BUT YOU SAID THE YOU SAID THE PARKS BOARD WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS THOUGH.
SO THEY PROBABLY ALREADY. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. AND WE ARE LOOKING AT IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS WELL.
SO THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING. SO AND DEFINITELY AGREE WITH YOU THERE.
THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. SEEING NONE WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. AND. WE HAVE A SECOND. YOU CAN CAST YOUR VOTE, PLEASE.
MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
COMMISSIONERS. OKAY. SO WE HAVE NO ZONING. MAP AMENDMENTS.
AND WE HAVE NO ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.
[a. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE]
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE REPORT. IT'S ALL YOURS.ALL RIGHT, I PROMISE I WILL NOT TALK FOR TWO HOURS STRAIGHT.
BUT FIRST, THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US LAST WEEK.
I KNOW IT WAS A LOT. IT'S A BIG TOPIC. AND THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMPONENTS TO IT.
SO I JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND COMMITMENT AND SPENDING THAT TIME WITH US TO PROVIDE INPUT AND TO UNDERSTAND KIND OF WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THIS. SO WE HAVE THIS BACK ON THE AGENDA SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF FLESH OUT SOME OF THE ITEMS DISCUSSED LAST WEEK AND PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT AND THEN CONTINUE TO DISCUSS WHERE WE'RE MOVING FROM HERE. SO THE TIMELINE THAT IS POSTED RIGHT NOW STILL HAS THE DRAFT REPORT BEING PROVIDED IN MARCH, AND WE ARE NOW AT APRIL. SO OUR TIMELINE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING UPDATED.
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WE STILL HAVE ITEMS TO BRING BACK TO THE COMMISSION AS WELL AS ITEMS TO TAKE TO THE COUNCIL AS WELL AS PUBLIC AND A SECOND PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS.SO THOSE DATES ARE TENTATIVE MONTHS WILL BE ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE SO THAT EVERYBODY'S CLEAR KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT AND STEPS THAT WE'RE TAKING TO MOVE FORWARD. OKAY. PROJECT WEBSITE UPDATE LAST WEEK'S MEETING HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE PROJECT WEBSITE, SO THE SLIDES THAT WERE PRESENTED AT LAST WEEK'S SPECIAL MEETING ARE ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL.
WE'LL ALSO BE ADDING SOME OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION THAT WAS IN THE BINDERS, INCLUDING SOME OF THE RELEVANT MAPS AND SECTIONS OF THE EXISTING COMP PLAN AND ZONING ORDINANCE THAT WERE REFERENCED AT THAT TIME. AND THEN AS WE CONTINUE TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THOSE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, WE'LL USE THE PROJECT WEBSITE AS KIND OF A LANDING PAGE SO THAT EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS THAT ARE DISCUSSED.
THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT. WE HAVE WE RECEIVED INPUT AND SOME FEEDBACK, NOT ONLY FROM THE SPECIAL MEETING, BUT IN TERMS OF THE TOPICS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AS WELL.
SO I'M GOING TO TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, ZONING ORDINANCE, MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN AND THEN OUR NEXT STEPS.
SO REALIZED AS WE WERE TALKING LAST WEEK ON RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS, WE'RE TALKING FROM A PLACE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS, WHAT THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IS, WHERE YOU GO TO FIND IT AND YOU HAVE ALL OF THAT DETAIL.
SO JUST STEPPING BACK, JUST, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC AS WELL.
WHY, YOU KNOW, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THIS? WHAT IS OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? WHAT IS THIS DISCUSSION? AND IT REALLY IS THE POLICY, THE GUIDE THAT THE CITY USES FOR OUR FUTURE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS IS WHERE ALL OF OUR DEVELOPMENT TOOLS, ALL OF OUR IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS ARE SOURCED FROM.
WE HAVE TO CREATE THAT VISION AND THEN WE USE THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
SO SOME OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS IN AREAS THAT WE DISCUSSED.
SO THE RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY ISSUE, AGAIN, LOOKING AT THOSE SENSITIVE AREAS OF LAND THAT'S BEEN UNDEVELOPED, THAT'S ADJACENT TO OUR RESIDENTIAL AREAS THINKING ABOUT JUST HOW OUR CITY HAS DEVELOPED, HOW OUR CITY IS LAID OUT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL LAND THAT'S ADJACENT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
SO THE RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP.
AND SO PART OF THAT IS TO CREATE A GOAL IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADDRESS WHAT THE VISION IS BEHIND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT REGARD. ADDING POLICY STATEMENTS FOR LOCATIONS FOR PLACES OF ASSEMBLY, SCHOOLS, CHILD CARE CENTERS, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SO THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND DEVELOP, AS WE LOOK TOWARDS SOME OF THE DESIRED LAND USES, THE DIVERSIFICATION OF SOME OF THE LAND USES THAT WE HAVE, WHERE THOSE APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS ARE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS THAT TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILY ORIENTED COMMUNITY OR JUST A FULL SERVICE COMMUNITY.
BUT ALLOWING FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO CONTINUE TO GROW AS NEEDED AS WELL.
ADDING A REDEVELOPMENT CHAPTER. WE'RE TALKING WE'VE TALKED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS ON REDEVELOPMENT, REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN SOME OF OUR MATURE AREAS OF THE CITY, SOME OF THOSE ORIGINAL AREAS OF THE CITY AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PLANS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND KIND OF MENTION SOME OF THOSE LAST WEEK. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT ADDING A SPECIFIC CHAPTER IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT BASICALLY CODIFIES ALL OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE HAVING, ALL OF THE ANALYSIS THAT WE'VE DONE ON REDEVELOPMENT, SO THAT WE CAN STREAMLINE THE TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTATION TOWARDS HELPING US REALIZE SOME OF THESE GOALS AS IT RELATES TO REDEVELOPMENT.
IF THE MARKET DOES NOT SUPPORT SUCH USES OR SUCH SERVICES, AND WE'RE SPINNING OUR WHEELS.
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SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE INFORMATION CURRENT INFORMATION, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND THEN STRATEGIC POLICY FOR STRATEGIC STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AREAS.THERE ARE SEVERAL SEVERAL AREAS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT COULD ADD TO OUR DAYTIME TRAFFIC, ADD TO OUR POPULATION THAT CAN HELP SUPPORT SOME OF THE AMENITIES AND SERVICES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AS WELL AS PRESERVE SOME OF OUR HISTORIC AREAS AND PUT UP MAKING SURE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE KNOW OF SOME OF THOSE HISTORIC AREAS THAT EXIST WITHIN OUR CITY. OUR GOALS. OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS.
WE PULLED THAT OUT OF THE CHAPTER, OUT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND THEN THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THOSE GOALS.
ONE IN PARTICULAR IS THAT RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY THAT I JUST DISCUSSED, OUR FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
YOU JUST HAD A SNAPSHOT AND A SNAPSHOT THAT WAS ON THE PRESENTATION SLIDES.
SO I THINK IT'S HELPFUL IF YOU LOOK BACK AND SEE THE OVERALL FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTER DISTRICTS, WHY THEY'RE CREATED AND HOW THEY'RE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THEN WHAT THAT MEANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN THOSE CHARACTER DISTRICTS.
AND ALL OF THAT IS IN SUPPORT OF OUR STRATEGIC GOALS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE CITY, WHETHER IT'S GROWING NEW BUSINESS, WHETHER IT'S DIVERSIFYING, YOU KNOW, OUR LAND USES OUR FUTURE LAND USE POLICY HELPS TO SUPPORT THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. SO THIS IS THE CURRENT VERSION AS ADOPTED IN THE 2017 PLAN.
BUT THIS IS THE CURRENT VERSION OF THAT PLAN.
OKAY. AND SO IF YOU CAN SEE KIND OF WHERE SOME OF THOSE, THOSE CHANGES ARE IDENTIFIED LARGELY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY SIX IN THOSE AREAS THAT WERE DESIGNATED ON THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AS A STATE CHARACTER.
SO THE WAY THAT THE CHARACTER DISTRICTS ARE DEFINED.
SUBURBAN CHARACTER IS A MORE SPREAD OUT DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS MORE ATTENTION TO GREEN SPACE, OPEN SPACE IN BETWEEN BUILDINGS. A URBAN AUTO ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT HAS MORE PAVEMENT, MORE PARKING.
SURFACE PARKING. BUILDINGS THAT ARE CLOSER TOGETHER.
URBAN DEVELOPMENT HAS MORE HIGH RISE, TALLER BUILDINGS THAT ARE MULTI-STORY IN DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE MUCH OF CURRENTLY WITHIN THE CITY.
SO THERE'S A DISTINCTION IN TERMS OF THE SCALE.
SO PART OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS HERE TO SUPPORT WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, UNDEVELOPED LAND OR AREAS FOR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT, EMPHASIS IS LOOKING AT THAT CHARACTER, LOOKING AT THE SCALE, LOOKING AT TRANSITIONS FROM EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY INTO AREAS THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT MORE DENSITY OR MORE INTENSITY. SO I KNOW THAT'S, THAT'S SAYING A LOT.
AND THEN OUR ZONING ORDINANCE, OUR ZONING DISTRICTS, OUR DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS SHOULD SUPPORT THOSE GOALS SO THAT THEY'RE REALIZED WHEN PEOPLE COME THROUGH TO DEVELOP THESE PROPERTIES. SO SOME OF THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE THE CLARIFICATION ON TERMS. WE USE RULE A LOT. WE DON'T USE AGRICULTURE THAT MUCH, BUT WE USE RULE IN OUR FUTURE LAND USE AS WELL AS IN OUR ZONING ORDINANCE.
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SO IF A DEVELOPMENT IS DEVELOPED IN A SUBURBAN AREA WHAT LAND NEEDS TO BE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF RESERVED FOR OPEN SPACE.GREEN SPACE. HOW MUCH OF THAT LAND NEEDS TO BE RESERVED FOR THAT PURPOSE? THAT'S KIND OF THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THOSE TWO.
AND THEN ALSO ADDING PRIMARY LAND USES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THOSE DISTRICTS.
SO WE HAVE A COPY OF THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
THE CURRENT THAT IS LINKED TO WILL BE LINKED TO THE PROJECT WEBSITE.
SO YOU CAN GO BACK AND FORTH AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
ZONING ORDINANCE. AGAIN, LOOKING AT CONFLICTS BETWEEN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND NONRESIDENTIAL AREAS AS THOSE DEVELOP, AND SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS ON THE ZONING ORDINANCE SIDE ARE.
AND THAT'S WHAT THOSE THOSE AMENDMENTS ARE AIMING TOWARDS.
WE'VE HAD SOME CONFLICTS OVER THE YEARS WHERE WE'VE HAD SOME USES THAT HAVE SEEMED TO BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH RESIDENTIAL AREAS FOR, YOU KNOW, ANY NUMBER OF REASONS. NOISE. YOU KNOW, HAS BEEN A PRIMARY ONE, NOISE, LIGHTING, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THE QUESTION IS, IS WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE SEPARATION? AND SO IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED LAST WEEK IS THE TRANSITIONAL BUFFER YARD STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE ARE PRETTY STANDARD.
FOR THE MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITIES IN THIS AREA, AS WELL AS CITIES IN THIS AREA.
HOWEVER, YOU CAN LOOK AT MAYBE THE MATERIAL OF THAT MASONRY WALL CAN IT BE IMPROVED, ENHANCED TO ABSORB ADDITIONAL SOUND OR YOU KNOW, KIND OF IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW, IF MASONRY IS APPROPRIATE, YOU KNOW, BASED ON OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, SOIL CONDITIONS. IN THIS, THIS AREA. SO THAT'S REALLY THE HEART OF THAT QUESTION.
WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS AND WHAT IT'S TRYING TO, TO ADDRESS.
ADDITIONALLY WITHIN THERE THERE'S SOME AMENDMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE BECAUSE AS WE REQUIRE THESE TRANSITIONAL BUFFER YARDS THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFLICT BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OR MAINTAINING A MASONRY WALL WHICH CAN BE COST PROHIBITIVE AS OPPOSED TO NONRESIDENTIAL, THERE CAN BE TIMING WHERE WE HAVE RESIDENTIAL THAT'S BEEN DEVELOPED DECADES BEFORE AND COMMERCIAL COMES IN, YOU KNOW, 30 OR 40 YEARS LATER AND CONFLICTS IN THOSE SITUATIONS AS WELL.
SO THERE'S SOME RECOMMENDATIONS IN THERE REGARDING THAT MAINTENANCE AND HAVING AN IDENTIFIED AREA FOR THAT TRANSITIONAL BUFFER YARD DEVELOPMENT IMPACT REVIEW IS REALLY GOING AT THE HEART OF WE HAVE HEARD PUBLIC INPUT.
AND SO WE STILL HAVE THAT YOU KNOW, THE ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE THAT DEVELOPMENT, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT SEE IT ACTIVE ON A PROPERTY, THEY COULD BE DOING ALL KINDS OF THINGS, WHETHER IT'S THEIR FINANCING WHETHER IT'S THEIR DUE DILIGENCE, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, GENERATING PLANS OR WORKING WITH THE CITY OR UTILITY DISTRICT IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS INVOLVED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT.
SO WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS A PROCESS BY WHICH THE DEVELOPMENT CAN BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE THEY GO INTO THE PERMITTING PROCESS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY CONCERNS OR ISSUES THAT WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE FROM A CODE PERSPECTIVE OR YOU KNOW, FROM AN OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE THAT, YOU KNOW, THOSE THAT MIGHT BE MORE INTIMATELY AFFECTED BY DEVELOPMENT AND YOU KNOW, RELAY SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS AND WE CAN WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.
REDEVELOPMENT. DISTRICT. I TALKED ABOUT IT FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SIDE.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD A SPECIFIC REDEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT.
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IS UNDER THAT ZONING. THIS REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT RECOMMENDATION WOULD CREATE TARGETED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, HEIGHTENED AREA STANDARDS, A, YOU KNOW, USE PERMITTED USES THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT ARE TARGETED TOWARDS THAT AREA.THAT'S WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF A REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
AND OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO DO SO FOR THE TEXAS PARKWAY, CARTWRIGHT ROAD AREA.
AND THEN ALSO EXPANDING OUR USE OF OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICTS.
SO WE HAVE THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS CONSIDERED AN OVERLAY.
SO WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING IS TO EXPLORE THE IDEA OF DOING OVERLAYS FOR SOME OF OUR AREAS THAT MAY BE STRUGGLING WITH REINVESTMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ROTHWELL AND THAT'S WHAT THE CORRIDOR SPECIFIC.
FIFTH STREET ROTHWELL, PLACES LIKE THAT WHERE WE CAN TARGET SPECIFIC STANDARDS THAT MIGHT HELP OR ENHANCE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT IN THOSE AREAS. AND ADDITIONALLY FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
SO AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP, WE HAVE AREAS THAT MIGHT BE SENSITIVE TO DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING IT.
AND SO CREATING, YOU KNOW, SOME STANDARDS, REGULATIONS THAT HELP PROTECT THOSE HISTORIC AREAS FROM DEVELOPMENT THAT MIGHT BE NEARBY OR ADJACENT TO IT. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ON THAT FIRST.
CAN MY IT FRIEND, CAN WE HEAR WE'RE GOOD ON MICROPHONE.
OKAY. HOW WOULD AN OVERLAY DISTRICT BE SUPPORTED LIKE IN TERMS OF CITY SUPPORT OR RESOURCES? WE DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO DETAILS, BUT JUST AT A HIGH LEVEL, LIKE WOULD THAT REQUIRE A SHIFT OF PRIORITIES OR SUPPORT TO SUPPORT THAT DISTRICT GIVEN ITS GOALS? OR DO WE HAVE IT ALREADY IN PLACE? NO. SO IT WOULD BE A NEW DISTRICT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE CREATED? IT WOULDN'T SO MUCH BE A SHIFT TO CITY RESOURCES? AS OPPOSED TO, IN THE BEGINNING, IDENTIFYING WHAT PARAMETERS YOU WANT TO INCLUDE WITHIN THAT DISTRICT.
AND SO AN OVERLAY WOULD FUNCTION VERY SIMILAR TO LIKE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT WHERE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUIRES YOU KNOW, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION, CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.
YOU WOULD PUT CONDITIONS IN PLACE THAT, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, IF THIS AREA IS DESIGNATED AS A HISTORIC, YOU KNOW, OVERLAY OR WHATEVER WE WANT TO CALL IT.
YOU KNOW, THAT THERE HAS TO BE A BUFFER OF HOWEVER MUCH AROUND THE BOUNDARIES, YOU KNOW, OF THAT AREA, OR THERE'S HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS AS YOU GET IN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THAT AREA.
SO IT WOULDN'T REQUIRE ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, TARGETED RESOURCES.
IT'S REALLY THE TOOLS THAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN PLACE FOR DEVELOPMENT AROUND THOSE AREAS TO ADHERE TO.
JENNIFER, I HAVE A. I HAVE A QUESTION IN REFERENCE TO THE REDEVELOPMENT ASPECT.
WILL THIS SERVE AS A TEMPLATE AS OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY AGE? YES. OKAY. AND THEN THE SECOND THING TERMINENT IDENTIFYING IT WITH THAT TERMINOLOGY, DOES THAT PRESENT ITSELF WHERE THERE MAY BE FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE WHEN YOU QUOTE UNQUOTE USE THE TERM REDEVELOPMENT? POSSIBLY. POSSIBLY. AND THEN I THINK AND WE'VE WE'VE EXPLORED SOME OF THAT OVER THE YEARS AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT REDEVELOPMENT.
THEN DEPENDING ON KIND OF WHAT THAT FUNDING STREAM IS, WHETHER IT'S A GRANT OR, YOU KNOW, A FOUNDATION OR OTHER OPPORTUNITY. IT PUTS US IN A BETTER POSITION IF WE HAVE THAT TOGETHER IN A PACKAGE THAT WE CAN PRESENT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST GOT A QUICK QUESTION.
I SENT IN SOME COMMENTS. DO YOU WANT TO WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE DONE BEFORE WE BRING UP THOSE? DO YOU WANT TO HIT THEM AS WE GO? YOU CAN DO LIKE THAT.
AND THEN PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THEN THE COMMISSION DISCUSSION.
SO I THINK IT MIGHT BE EASIER TO DO IT THAT WAY.
OKAY. MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. A LOT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE, ARE TRYING TO INTEGRATE BETTER INTEGRATE OUR STREET PLANNING, ROADWAY PLANNING WITH LAND USE. AND WE DO WE DO THAT INDIRECTLY.
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AROUND THE CITY. AND ANTICIPATING THAT DEVELOPMENT DECADES INTO THE FUTURE, WE KNOW THAT THAT THE LAND IN OUR ETJ AS WELL AS IN OUR CITY LIMITS THAT ARE ABUTTING ADJACENT TO THE TOLL ROAD OR IN THAT VICINITY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC FLOWING THROUGH THOSE AREAS.SO AS WE TALK ABOUT FUTURE LAND USE AND THEN IMPLEMENTING OUR FUTURE LAND USE OUR THOROUGHFARES, OUR ROADWAY PLANS HAVE TO BE FACTORED INTO THAT AS WELL.
ADDITIONALLY, WITH OUR, OUR CITY STREETS, WHETHER THEY'RE STATE MAINTAINED CITY MAINTAINED, COUNTY MAINTAINED, THEY'RE ALL DESIGNED FOR A PURPOSE.
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IF IT'S A LOCAL STREET, IT HAS A LOWER CAPACITY.
PROBABLY NOT THE BEST LOCATION TO PUT URBAN, YOU KNOW, MULTI-STORY HIGH RISES AND, YOU KNOW, HIGH TRAFFIC GENERATING USES. BUT SOME OF OUR OTHER YOU KNOW, COLLECTORS AND ARTERIALS ARE DESIGNED, YOU KNOW, FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES. OUR MAJOR THOROUGHFARES ARE STATE HIGHWAYS ARE DESIGNED TO MOVE TRAFFIC, MOVE TRAFFIC FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. SO IT'S PROBABLY NOT FEASIBLE TO PUT A LOT OF LAND USES THAT REQUIRE A LOT OF STOPS.
OR, YOU KNOW, THAT WILL BACK UP TRAFFIC ONTO, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE ROADWAYS.
SO SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS, PARTICULARLY IDENTIFYING LOCATION STANDARDS FOR PLACES OF ASSEMBLIES FOR SCHOOLS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TOWERS ARE COORDINATED WITH OUR MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND OUR STREET PLAN.
SO PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION WE'VE HAD COMMUNICATIONS WITH ENGINEERING AS WELL, IS AN UPDATE TO THAT MAP, SO THAT THE POLICY OF THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN IS CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICY OF THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
AND THERE'S A COHESIVE KIND OF MESSAGE THAT'S GOING OUT IN TERMS OF THE CITY'S FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
SO NEXT STEPS. WE TALKED LAST WEEK ABOUT PRIORITIZATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO THE SLIDES WERE FILLED WITH RECOMMENDATIONS.
SUMMARIZE THOSE NOW INTO A SPREADSHEET. I HAVE A PRINTOUT COPY OF IT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEND IT TO YOU ALL ELECTRONICALLY THAT THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN LIST FORM AND THE ASSOCIATED DOCUMENT THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CONSIDERING TO AMEND.
AND WHAT THE SPREADSHEET WILL ALLOW YOU TO DO IS TO DEFINE YOU AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION, YOU DISAGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION, OR YOU JUST NEED MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS PROPOSING.
AND THEN IT ALSO GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRIORITIZE.
SO YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING CAN'T BE A PRIORITY. SO KIND OF WHERE THOSE FOCUS AREAS YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD CONSIDER TO BE FOCUS AREAS OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN IF THERE'S ANYTHING MISSING FROM THAT TO PROVIDE IT FROM THERE.
SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE STILL WORKING ON ARE IN ADDITION TO THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THE MAP UPDATES SO VISUALS WE'RE HEARING LOUD AND CLEAR THAT SOME OF THIS INFORMATION IS BETTER REPRESENTED ON IN MAP FORM SO THAT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THESE AREAS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CHANGES TO THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
SO WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE MAP UPDATES NOW SO THAT THOSE CAN BE CONVEYED AND PRESENTED AND TO MAKE SURE THEY ALIGN WITH BOTH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOCUS, OUR ENGINEERING FOCUS, UTILITY PLANNING, AS WELL AS THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
NEXT STEPS INCLUDE CITY COUNCIL THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE.
AND THEN WE'LL ALSO BE PUTTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS INTO A SURVEY TO PUSH OUT.
SO I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION. IN TERMS OF THE RESPONSE ON THE FIRST SURVEY THIS IS A FOLLOW UP SURVEY, BUT YOU KNOW, WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE AND INCREASE THAT NUMBER AS WELL, PUTTING A TARGET OUT THERE AND SEEING HOW WE CAN ENGAGE OUR HOA AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO, TO MAKE IT MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR POPULATION AND THEN ALSO HAVING HOSTING A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE TO AGAIN GET PUBLIC INPUT ON THESE ITEMS. SO THAT IS WHAT I HAVE IN TERMS OF PRESENTATION.
AND I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO NUMBER TWO IS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
WE HAVE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WE DO. WE HAVE MISS DENISHA ABHAYARATNA.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS WHEN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM.
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HELLO. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DENISHA ABHAYARATNA AND MY ADDRESS IS 4427 PINE LANDING DRIVE.SO ONE THING I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT IS ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, I PARTICIPATED IN THE FOCUS GROUPS AND THE SURVEY TRIED TO GET A LOT OF MY RESIDENTS AS HOA PRESIDENT TO DO IT AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, THE NEIGHBORING BIG FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THE THING, YOU KNOW, THAT I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY RESOUNDING WAS GREEN SPACE, GREEN DEVELOPMENT.
RIGHT. IT WAS A REALLY LONG, LENGTHY SURVEY AND ADD, YOU KNOW, ATTEND THESE FOCUS GROUPS, ATTEND THESE FORUMS. COME HERE TODAY RIGHT AFTER, YOU KNOW, WE GO TO THESE MEETINGS A LOT AND IT'S A LOT OF HOURS THAT WE DO.
AND WE WE ADD FEEDBACK. AND THEN WHEN WE SEE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE DON'T SEE ONE OF THE PRIMARY THEMES OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT THERE, IT'S IT'S REALLY TOUGH TO EVEN ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE. RIGHT.
SO IT'S IT'S IT'S REALLY TOUGH TO SEE THAT. AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOME PRIORITIZING OF YOU KNOW, WHEN FOLKS DO TAKE THE TIME TO COME, YOU KNOW, DO THAT SURVEY. IT WAS A VERY LENGTHY SURVEY.
IT TOOK ME 30 MINUTES. AND I'M, YOU KNOW, TECH SAVVY.
SO FOR, YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I KNOW IT WAS IT WAS A LOT.
AND SO WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO ASK IS THIS IS THE TIME TO DESIGNATE GREEN SPACE.
I'VE HEARD JT SORRY, SAY IT HERSELF, RIGHT. THIS IS THE TIME.
AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET TO ALL THE EXCITING REDEVELOPMENT AND ALL OF THESE THINGS, BUT ONE THING WE REALLY WANT TO SEE IS, LIKE THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE DESIGNATED WETLANDS THAT WE SEE AND WE DRIVE BY EVERY DAY, BECOME A COMMON AMENITY THAT WE CAN ALL ENJOY.
WE CAN GO WALK OVER THERE. WE COULD TAKE A FOUR WHEELER OVER THERE, RIGHT? I SEE FOLKS, I SEE KIDS NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE METRO AND ALL THE, YOU KNOW, BUILD OUT OF FORT BEND TOWN CENTER, JUST CONSTANTLY WALKING ON THE ROADS. RIGHT. THEY'RE LIKE WALKING ON ROADS WHERE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING 60MPH.
SO I JUST I REALLY WANT TO SEE MORE OF THAT. I WANT TO SEE MORE DESIGNATED GREEN SPACE.
MY ZONE DOES NOT HAVE A PARK AND WE'VE BEEN DESPERATELY ASKING FOR IT.
SO FOR ME, THIS IS THE FORUM WHERE WE DO THESE KINDS OF THINGS.
SO EVEN IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A HIGH RESPONSE RATE, WE DID HAVE FOCUS GROUPS.
WE DID HAVE THIS. WE WERE GOING TO HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE, LIKE TAKE THE TIME TO LISTEN TO THOSE AND TRY TO FIND THE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE WE HAVE THE MONEY, WE WE NEED IT IN THE PARK ZONE. LIKE I REALLY LIKE I REMISS OF LIKE, HOW DO WE MAKE THIS RECIPE WORK TOGETHER? BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OF THE THINGS AND EVEN, YOU KNOW, CITIZENS THAT ARE WILLING TO DO LIKE MATCHING CAMPAIGNS WITH YOU, WITH THE MONEY YOU RAISE AND CAN DESIGNATE FOR IT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR PARTNERSHIP HERE, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MR. BOB DAVID. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS WHEN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. BOB DAVID, 4511 CREEK POINT.
SO YEAH, LAST YEAR WE STARTED HERE FIGHTING AGAINST THE SIX STOREY HOTEL THAT WAS TO BE BUILT THERE, AND WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT ADJACENT TO OUR PROPERTY ON KNIGHTS ROAD.
AND WHAT'S PLANTATION? I CAME HERE LAST YEAR.
MY WIFE AND I, WE WERE INDIVIDUALS. WE JUST MOVED INTO THE FACILITY OR THE LOCATION THAT WE'RE IN NOW FOR THIS YEAR IS THREE YEARS, BUT WE CAME AS INDIVIDUALS. THIS TIME, I'M SHOWING UP AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE HOA BOARD.
DENISE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOA BOARD. AND SO WE'RE REPRESENTING, WHAT, 70 HOMES THERE? AND WHAT SHE'S SAYING IS ACCURATE. SO WE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS, AND I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT WE HAD A REALLY GOOD INSTRUMENTATION IN GETTING THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOING AND WITH OUR IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS AND SO FORTH WITH THE GREEN SPACE AND WHAT WE WANT TO SEE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK LIKE IN FIVE YEARS, WE A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP AND IT'S NOT REPRESENTING ON THE RESULTS SO FAR THAT I'VE SEEN, AND IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR US. AS DENISE SAID, WE DO NOT HAVE A PARK THAT WE CAN WALK TO.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT. WE'RE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF MISSOURI CITY, SO IT SEEMS, AND THE BUILD OUT THAT'S HAPPENING, WE'RE NOT AGAINST IT, BUT WE ALSO WANT WHAT IS RIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE, WHICH IS BEING ABLE TO ACCESS GREEN SPACE
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WHEN NEEDED. WE I MEAN, WE WENT THROUGH COVID, WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS FOR US TO HAVE THAT PLACE OF REPRIEVE.AND IT'S VERY SHORT. I SPOKE WITH DONNY THE OTHER DAY, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, AND THEY HAVE A PRIORITY LIST OF TRAILS THAT THEY'RE DOING AND WORKING ON, BUT WE'RE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT.
WHY? AND SO THE EFFORTS THAT WE'VE BEEN PUSHING HERE, I FEEL LIKE EACH TIME WE SHOW UP HERE, YES, WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE COMING INTO YOUR EARS.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE BEING REALLY HEARD.
AND IT'S IT'S A SHAME. MY VOICE IS A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN NORMAL.
I'M USUALLY PRETTY RAMBUNCTIOUS. AND LET'S GET HER DONE.
BUT NOW WE'RE A YEAR INTO IT. AND WHO DO WE SPEAK TO TO HEAR US? SO MY PLAN IS TO, OF COURSE, INVITE THE MAYOR AND JENNIFER AND WHOEVER IT IS THAT IS INTERESTED IN HELPING US TO A FACE TO FACE, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME THINGS ACCOMPLISHED THAT WAY.
BUT THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING. ONE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY BEFORE I'M DONE IS PLANNING A Z.
WHEN YOU GUYS ARE DOING THE PARKING AND THE I KNOW IT'S DONE, BUT THE PARKING FOR THE NEW STRUCTURE.
PLEASE CONSIDER THAT. YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY BAD.
NOT REALLY BAD. NOT ALL OF THEM. JUST THE FIRST WATCH.
I'M SORRY SIR. YOU'RE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS.
WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU GUYS DO. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE. PLANNING COMMISSION INPUT AND DISCUSSION.
I REALLY HAVE TO TRY TO GIVE YOU SOME FEEDBACK ABOUT WHAT YOU TOLD ME.
YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS CRAZY. BECAUSE I WAS, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY WALK THROUGH ALL THE SLIDES AND LIKE IT. YEAH. SO I GUESS LET ME BRING UP ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I PUT IN MY EMAILS, AND I UNDERSTAND THE REDEVELOPMENT. I'VE I'VE LIVED IN MISSOURI CITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE MAYBE THE BUSINESSES THAT OCCUPIED THOSE SPACES FOUND OTHER PLACES TO GO AS THE CITY CHANGED, AND THEY'RE NOT, THE ODDS OF THEM COMING BACK ARE PRETTY SMALL.
I MEAN, NEAR ME. I'VE GOT A COUPLE. I LIVE NEAR CARTWRIGHT ROAD.
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THOSE. AND THINKING THAT SOMEBODY'S EVENTUALLY GOING TO MOVE INTO THE OLD H-E-B STRIP CENTER ON CARTWRIGHT, I THINK IS IS NOT REALISTIC. SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I WOULD ASK IS WHEN IT COMES TO REDEVELOPMENT, IS IT CAN WE INCLUDE SOME THINGS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH, YOU KNOW, TAKING THOSE PLACES BACK TO GROUND.
WE SAY SPACE IS AT A PREMIUM IN MISSOURI CITY.
EMPTY SPACE. AND THOSE COULD BECOME EMPTY SPACES.
MAYBE THE BEST THING FOR THEM IS THAT. SO I THINK WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE FOR REDEVELOPMENT, THAT SHOULD BE ONE OF THEM IS HOW DO WE SUPPORT BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO TAKE IT BACK DOWN TO NOTHING AND PUT SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WOULD, WOULD BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN THESE SPACES.
THAT'S ALL. AND I'LL JUST ADD BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE STRUGGLES WITH THE, THE REDEVELOPMENT APPROACH AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MANY OF THE PLANS AND STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE IS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE ON SOME OF THESE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS THAT YOU KNOW, NEEDS TO BE BALANCED. AND SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT YOU KNOW, WE NEED DENSITY.
WE NEED AN INFLUX OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO KIND OF HELP.
YOU KNOW, REINVESTMENT IN SOME OF THESE AREAS.
SO I THINK YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES THAT USED TO LOCATE HERE BECAUSE THE REALITY IS, IS THEIR MARKET SPAN IS FAIRLY LARGE. SO AS THE CITY POOLS AND DEVELOPS TOWARDS THE BRAZOS AND TO THE SOUTH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PULLING PEOPLE COMING FROM THE SOUTH AND THEY'RE PULLING PEOPLE COMING FROM THE NORTH. SO THERE'S THERE'S DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODELS THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE ARE IN EFFECT THERE. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE ATTENTION ON REINVESTMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR CORRIDORS ARE HEALTHY AND
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THRIVING YOU KNOW, IS PART OF THAT, THAT FOCUS AND THAT APPROACH.AND, AND THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, FOR ANY OTHER AREA OF OUR COMMUNITY AS DEVELOPMENT TRENDS SHIFT OR, YOU KNOW, THINGS START TO AGE OR, YOU KNOW, OTHER, YOU KNOW, ASPECTS KIND OF CHALLENGE IT.
SO DEFINITELY I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY THERE'S SOME ITEMS THAT CAN BE ADDED TO SOME OF THOSE REDEVELOPMENT APPROACHES THAT SHOULD INFUSE, YOU KNOW, MORE ENERGY AND MORE ATTENTION TO SOME OF THOSE AREAS.
BECAUSE AT THE HEART OF IT, IT'S ALL MISSOURI CITY.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN, YOU KNOW, FROM THESE OLDER AREAS. WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING IN, YOU KNOW, FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY. SO IT'S WE WANT ALL AREAS OF MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTIAL, NON RESIDENTIAL TO BE SUCCESSFUL, TO THRIVE. YOU KNOW, AND TO BE REFLECTIVE OF THE TYPE OF COMMUNITY THAT IT IS.
I AGREE WITH THAT 100%, BUT I THINK ONE OF THE WAYS TO POSSIBLY DO THAT IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ODDS OF A BUSINESS COMING BACK INTO SOME OF THOSE CENTERS IS EXTREMELY LOW. IF IT WAS A DIFFERENT USE, IF IT WAS BARE GROUND.
WHAT COULD GO THERE THAT WAS MORE SUCCESSFUL? I LOOK AT THAT STRIP CENTER WHERE THE OLD H-E-B WAS ON CARTWRIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT'S BEEN EMPTY, BUT IT'S BEEN A GENERATION.
AND SO THE ODDS THINKING THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THAT CHANGES THAT, I THINK MAY NOT BE AS REALISTIC AS TAKING IT TO GROUND.
THAT'S ALL. THANKS, JENNIFER. I HAVE A QUESTION.
AND IT'S PERTAINING TO SOMETHING THAT THE TWO PRESENTERS MENTIONED.
THE DEDICATION OF GREEN SPACE MOVING FORWARD WITH WHAT WE HAVE LEFT.
ARE WE GOING TO ATTEMPT TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THAT INTO OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? SO THE WAY I WOULD PUT IT IS, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, EVERY PROPERTY HAS AN OWNER, EVERY PROPERTY HAS YOU KNOW, VALUE AND PROPERTY RIGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND FLOODPLAIN ISSUES ARE REAL.
AND WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT SURROUND THOSE.
THE REALITY IS, IS A LOT OF OUR LAND WAS IN FLOODPLAINS AT SOME POINT IN TIME BEFORE IT WAS DEVELOPED, AND DIFFERENT LEVEE SYSTEMS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN CREATED TO SUPPORT A LOT OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE HAVE.
HOWEVER WHAT I WOULD SAY TO IT IS, IS THE CHARACTER DISTRICTS I THINK ARE IMPORTANT THERE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT SOME OF THOSE CORRIDORS ARE GOING TO BE SUBJECT AND PRONE TO SOME LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT.
BUT THE CHARACTER DISTRICTS IS WHERE WE CAN REALLY HONE IN ON SOME OF OUR ZONING DISTRICTS TO IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW, AMOUNT OF LAND THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED OR YOU KNOW, PUTTING PERCENTAGES ON, YOU KNOW, CLUSTERING, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPMENT ON HIGHER LANDS.
SO YOU'RE NOT YOU KNOW, TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, COMPLETELY PAVE OVER, YOU KNOW, A PIECE OF PROPERTY.
SO, SO SOME OF THOSE AREAS THAT WE KNOW ARE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY SIX THAT ARE IN CURRENT YOU KNOW, 100 YEAR FLOODPLAINS OR ARE COMPROMISED IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM BY FLOOD AREA.
IF THEY WERE TO DEVELOP, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO IDENTIFY THAT FOR SUBURBAN DISTRICT.
AND THEN THE FOLLOW UP WOULD BE TO LOOK AT THOSE ZONING DISTRICTS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED FROM THE SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW, THIS PERCENTAGE NEEDS TO BE GREEN SPACE OR THIS PERCENTAGE NEEDS TO BE RESERVED FOR SOME OTHER PURPOSE.
SO THAT THAT'S THE STRATEGY BEHIND SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
OKAY. THAT WAS THAT WAS MY THOUGHT PROCESS WAS THE WAY MAYBE TO ADDRESS THAT IS THE FUTURE LAND USE AND AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WHERE WE, WHERE WE'RE KIND OF REDEFINING SOME OF THOSE DISTRICTS AND BETTER, BETTER KIND OF LAY OUT WHAT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN THERE.
BUT TO YOUR POINT YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY OWNS THAT LAND AND WE CAN'T MAKE THEM TURN IT INTO GREEN SPACE.
OKAY. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THE PARK SITUATION DOWN IN THAT AREA.
WE JUST HAD A PRESENTATION SAYING THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL LEAVE THAT TO THE TO THE PARKS BOARD AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, BUT CERTAINLY THE FUTURE LAND USE COULD, COULD HELP KIND OF FRAME THAT. AND I GUESS MAYBE THE, THE DISCONNECT IS IT'S JUST NOT SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT RIGHT NOW IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
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KIND OF THOSE AREAS THAT, THAT MAYBE SHOULD BE DESIGNATED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.THE OTHER THING THAT CAME TO MIND WHEN I WAS WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE PRESENTATIONS AND, AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT WAS WE KIND OF HAVE TO HAVE SOME BALANCE BETWEEN.
THIS RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY QUESTION AND THE PROPERTY OWNER, OWNER SLASH DEVELOPER AND WHAT IS REASONABLE. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES. WE PROBABLY GO TOO FAR IN TRYING TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTIAL AND YOU KNOW. I BELIEVE THAT THE STRATEGY AROUND THE, THE, THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT STUFF WILL HELP KIND OF GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.
BUT BUT I'VE SEEN IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S GOING TO AFFECT MY PROPERTY, IT'S PROPERTY VALUES.
IT'S GOING TO DO THIS, IT'S GOING TO DO THAT, DO THAT.
AND, AND IT'S AND IT'S THIS NOT IN MY BACKYARD MENTALITY WHICH HAS MERIT, BUT SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T HAVE AS MUCH MERIT AS WHAT YOU MIGHT BE LED TO BELIEVE BY, YOU KNOW, THE, THE THE THE TONE IN THE ROOM.
OKAY. I CAN REMEMBER WHEN I BOUGHT MY HOUSE IN, IN BRIGHTWATER, THEY SAID NOBODY WILL EVER BUILD ON THAT OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE. IT'S GOING TO BE JUST THIS NICE OPEN SPACE, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE TINY PARK, BUT THAT'S ALL THAT'S LEFT.
OKAY, SO I'VE HAD THAT BEEN TOLD TO ME AND, AND YOU KNOW, THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS IF THEY DON'T OWN THE LAND OR IF YOU DON'T OWN THE LAND, YOU CAN'T CONTROL IT.
RIGHT. SO BUT THAT THAT WAS ONE OF MY MAIN TAKEAWAYS WAS IN GOING THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS, WE WE KIND OF HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT, THAT WE NEED THAT BALANCE.
AND IF WE DON'T, I THINK THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I MEAN, WE I DIDN'T SAY A WORD THAT LAST PRESENTATION. I GOT A LOT OUT OF IT.
BUT WHEN HERMAN TALKED ABOUT THE DATA THAT HE HAS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT EMPLOYERS ARE TELLING HIM, AND HE IS VERY QUALIFIED, HIS STAFF IS VERY QUALIFIED.
THEY ARE DATA DRIVEN. AND EMPLOYEES WITH ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE WANT IN TERMS OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE, WE WANT THE NICE FINE DINING AND THE RESTAURANTS AND EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH GROWTH AND EMPLOYEES.
THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING EMPLOYEES TO COME HERE BECAUSE THERE'S NOWHERE TO LIVE FOR THEM. AND HOW MANY TIMES WE'VE BEEN IN THIS ROOM WHERE IT'S FILLED UP BY NEIGHBORS BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL APARTMENT COMPLEX GOING TO BE BUILT, APARTMENTS ARE EXPENSIVE.
WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING THE FUTURE AT ALL. WE HAVE A LITTLE BLIP OF APARTMENT AND ALL OF MISSOURI CITY, AND THEY'RE OLDER THAN ME. THAT'S PRETTY OLD.
AND IT'S I WAS IT GAVE ME PAUSE BECAUSE I'M WONDERING IF I WAS LISTENING FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS BECAUSE HOW MANY TIMES THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION OF LAKE OLYMPIA WOULD COME AND SAY, OH, WE CAN'T HAVE THAT APARTMENT BECAUSE THEY'LL GIVE THE LONG LIST.
THE TOP TEN OF HOW THE WORLD'S GOING TO COME TO AN END.
AND WE'RE NOT LISTENING TO AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPER WHO'S NOT.
IT'S NOT HIS OPINION. HE'S GIVING US DATA. WE HAVE TO TRAIN INEXPERIENCED FORKLIFT DRIVERS BECAUSE OTHER FORKLIFT DRIVERS WON'T COME TO MISSOURI CITY BECAUSE IT'S TOO FAR AWAY FROM WHERE THEY LIVE, MAN. AND THE REASON I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING IS I DIDN'T WANT TO AFFECT THE MOMENTUM THAT YOUR STAFF HAS.
THAT HAS BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD ON THIS, AND I DON'T WANT TO THROW A WRENCH IN IT.
BUT I DO THINK WE AS A COLLECTIVE GROUP. MAYBE WE PRESENT IT DIFFERENT.
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AND THEN WE TELL THEM THE WHOLE PICTURE. AND IF IF THE VOTE IS STILL NOT TO DO IT, FINE.BUT I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE BRINGING ALL THE FACTS TO EVERYBODY.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO AND WE NEED TO DISPUTE SOME OF THE CRIME AND PROPERTY VALUES.
I'M SEEING A HUGE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER FINANCIAL AUDITORIUM THAT FILLS UP EVERY WEEKEND.
AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN SUGAR LAND, THINGS.
AND I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO FILL UP THAT FORT BEND TOLLWAY AND ALL THE EXPANSION, WE HAVE TO THINK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN WE HAVE THE PAST 25 YEARS. AND I LOVE GREEN SPACE. I HAVE MY WHOLE LIFE IS DEDICATED TO MAKING LANDSCAPING AND TREES AND PLANTS, AND I'VE PROBABLY PLANTED MORE TREES THAN 99% OF THE PLANET.
AND I'M REAL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO WRITE THAT CHECK.
AND IF WE DON'T HAVE ECONOMIC GROWTH BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET EMPLOYEES MAYBE WE'RE MISSING THE BOAT.
COMING FROM A GUY THAT HAS A GREEN THUMB, I. I WANT GREEN SPACE.
I WANT NEIGHBORHOODS TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL. BUT I'D LIKE TO MAYBE INVEST IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX OR TWO.
WITHOUT AFFECTING THE MOMENTUM. I LIKE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AND THE REDEVELOPMENT.
I'M SEEING THE REDEVELOPMENT ZONES AS HAS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR.
DIFFERENT FORMS OF LIVING SPACE. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, HOWEVER MANY YEARS AGO, THAT WE NEED TO OFFER MORE. SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, WE HAVEN'T.
SIENA HAS ONE APARTMENT COMPLEX. IS THAT RIGHT? THERE'S THREE, 3 OR 4. SO A LITTLE BLIP ON OUR MAP THAT HAS IT AND YOU COULD DRAW IT WITH.
A GREAT 2.5 HOURS THAT YOU SPOKE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOUR VOICE WOULDN'T AFFECT IT.
AND I SECOND WHAT COMMISSIONER O'MALLEY WAS SAYING.
I PUT IT IN MY COMMENTS, BUT THE THE OTHER THING THAT I PUT IN THERE WAS, I THINK WE'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF DEVELOPERS COME BEFORE US AND SAY THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROPOSED MULTI-FAMILIES INSIDE OF MISSOURI CITY THAT AREN'T GOING FORWARD.
IS THAT ACCURATE AND IF SO, WHY? AND IS THAT DUE TO ECONOMICS? IS IT DUE TO REGULATION? IS IT SOMETHING DIFFERENT? BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE TO ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT IF THEY HAVE BEEN PROPOSED, WHY AREN'T THEY GETTING DONE? AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS IS THERE ANY SPACE? IT WAS TOUGH TO SEE ON THAT LITTLE BITTY MAP.
IS THERE ANYTHING ON THERE THAT IS BROWN FOR MULTIFAMILY? AND ON THE ONLINE MAP, CAN I ZOOM IN AND FIND WHERE THOSE SPACES ARE? SO I ANSWER THE LAST QUESTION FIRST. SO NO NEW AREAS IDENTIFIED FOR MULTIFAMILY.
DIRECTLY THERE IS A I THINK THE MULTIFAMILY CHARACTER DISTRICT IS PART OF THE AUTO ORIENTED BECAUSE THINKING ABOUT THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH IT, THE SURFACE PARKING SO THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF GREEN SPACE ASSOCIATED WITH SOME OF THOSE, THOSE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT LAYOUTS. SO IT'S UNDER THAT CHARACTER DISTRICT.
BUT MULTIFAMILY IS RECOMMENDED FOR THE AUTO ORIENTED.
THE I THINK THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CHARACTER AS WELL.
SO YOU CAN IMPLEMENT IT IN EITHER ONE. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, PART OF, OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS IN TERMS OF THE PERFORMANCE, WE DO HAVE ALLOCATIONS OF LAND THAT HAVE ZONING FOR MULTIFAMILY THAT HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED.
AND I THINK WE CAN REVISE THAT MAP THAT I THINK WE PROVIDED.
I THINK AT SOME POINT LAST YEAR THERE'S AREAS NEAR AND SURROUNDING THE TOLL ROAD THAT WERE EITHER ZONED STRAIGHT MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT THAT ALLOW FOR MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT OR THAT ARE PART OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.
AND SOME OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.
I KNOW ONE THAT HAS A STRAIGHT DISTRICT. THERE'S SOME COMPLICATIONS IN TERMS OF EASEMENTS PIPELINES AND UTILITY EASEMENTS THAT RUN THROUGH THE PROPERTY THAT A FEW DEVELOPERS HAVE FOUND. CHALLENGES AND TRYING TO FIT.
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AND THEN THOSE AREAS MIGHT YOU KNOW, DEVELOP AS WELL, BECAUSE, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE MULTIFAMILY NONRESIDENTIAL, THEY'RE ALL RELATED. SO IF THERE'S NOT A MARKET, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DRIVING IT THAT WILL HELP, YOU KNOW, TO LEASE THOSE PROPERTIES OR SELL THOSE PROPERTIES.IT'S GOING TO DELAY SOME OF THAT TIMING. JENNIFER.
GO AHEAD. NO, GO GO, GO. THANK YOU. IT'S GOING TO BE QUICK.
VERY QUICK. JUST TO ADDRESS MY COLLEAGUES COMMENTS IN LOOKING AT SOME OF THE PLACES WHERE IT CAN BE ADDED IN THE COMP PLAN UNDER AD STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AREAS, MAYBE IN THAT VERY DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE HOUSING TYPES, BUT BETTER DEFINE THAT TO INCLUDE THE COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS, POSSIBLY ALSO IN ADDING A DIFFERENT CHAPTER SPECIFIC TO WHAT HOUSING LOOKS LIKE IN THE CITY.
THAT INCLUDES MULTIFAMILY, THAT INCLUDES AVAILABLE GREEN SPACES.
BUT I REALLY BELIEVE WE NEED A HEALTH CARE CHAPTER THAT ESTABLISHES A VISION FOR HOW WE TAKE CARE OF OUR CITIZENS FROM BABY TO MUCH WISER THAN ME. THAT'S IT. AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE THING.
I CONCUR WITH EVERYONE IN REFERENCE TO THE NEED FOR MULTIFAMILY UNITS.
I THINK THAT THE CHALLENGE HERE IS THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS MOVING US INTO THE FUTURE.
BUT WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS. NO DISRESPECT TO ANY OF THE CITIZENS THAT ARE STILL THINKING IN TERMS OF HOW THINGS WERE 20, 30, POSSIBLY EVEN 40 YEARS AGO, AND THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
AND THEY HAVE TO TRUST THAT MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE TO LOOK INTO THE FUTURE.
IF WE'RE GOING TO GET PEOPLE TO COME OUT HERE TO WORK.
SO I THINK THE MISNOMER IS WHEN YOU SAY MULTIFAMILY, YOU'RE SAYING APARTMENTS.
AND EVERYBODY GETS NERVOUS BECAUSE THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT IT'S GOING TO BE THE INEXPENSIVE.
SECTION EIGHT, THOSE TYPES OF PLACES. AND THEY'RE THINKING THAT THAT'S GOING TO DRAW THE NEGATIVE, FOLKS. WELL, IN REALITY, THAT'S NOT REALLY THE CASE.
AND AS A CITY, WE CAN CONTROL THAT BY PUTTING IN PLACE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I. GUESS I DO DO ONE MORE. SORRY. SO THE SPREADSHEET WE HAVE IS ALL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STAFF.
HOW DOES ALL THE STUFF THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT TODAY END UP IN THAT SPREADSHEET? AND HOW DO WE GET THAT FEEDBACK IN THERE? AND THEN THE OTHER THING I HAD IS I TALKED ABOUT THE THE PLAN GOALS, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE STAYING WITH THE ONE ADDITION ON SEPARATION.
I HAD SOME KIND OF HEARTBURN WITH THE SECOND ONE.
IS THAT ONE SET IN STONE? WHAT'S THE THOUGHT THERE? SO NOTHING SET IN STONE. SO THIS IS STILL PLAY-DOH OR WHATEVER, BUT YEAH, NOW THIS IS THIS IS STILL GETTING YOU ALL'S COLLECTIVE INPUT AND FEEDBACK.
THE REALITY IS, IS, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL NEED TO THINK THROUGH, YOU KNOW, AND GET, YOU KNOW, THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED SO THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE INFORMED, YOU KNOW, DISCUSSION LIKE YOU'RE HAVING, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL, YOU KNOW, TEND TO ALWAYS DO.
SO WHAT I WOULD SAY IS WE RECEIVED THAT ADDITIONAL INPUT.
IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ADDITIONAL INPUT ON THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT, THE DISCUSSION LAST WEEK OR DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT YOU THINK AREN'T REFLECTED OR NEED TO BE CONSIDERED, GO AHEAD AND SEND THAT OVER TO US.
YOU CAN SEND THAT TO US BY EMAIL. WE'LL COLLECT EVERYTHING.
AND THEN WE'LL SUMMARIZE IT ON TO THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL.
SO THAT YOU ALL CAN WEIGH IN AS A BODY ON WHAT YOUR POSITION IS RECOMMENDING.
WE NEED TO ADD THIS TO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE NEED TO ADD THIS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE OR THE CITY REALLY NEEDS TO, YOU KNOW, CONSIDER THIS IN TERMS OF ITS FUTURE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
SO HAS CITY COUNCIL HAD ANY PREVIEW OF ANY OF THIS STUFF YET? NOT YET. BECAUSE IT IT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU ALL AND THEN IT'S GOING TO GO TO THEM.
OKAY. ANY OTHER INPUT COMMENTS.
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THEN. I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL THAT'S ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.WE NEED ONE MORE MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN A SECOND.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.