[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:08] WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH, 2025. MY NAME IS CALLED TO ORDER. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS [3. READING OF MINUTES] TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT. THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEASURE. NUMBER 200. AND SHOWING UP THERE. 015. OKAY. RESOLUTION. REQUEST FOR TRANSPORTATION. GRANT. MOTION TO. PROVE. MOVING ON. COMMISSIONER FOR INFORMATION. REPORT INFORMATION. [4. COMMISSION REPORTS] IS NOT A NEW DEVELOPMENT. GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONERS. I HAVE NO REPORT TONIGHT. THEN WE'LL [b. Engineering] MOVE ON TO THE CITY ENGINEER. COMMISSIONER. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE DESIGN MANUAL UPDATE. SO THAT IS KIND OF SETTING UP IN THE COMPUTER. SO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [6. PUBLIC COMMENT] AND THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. I'LL SEE YOU FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS INFORMATION ON ANYBODY CONCERNED. COLLEGE OF BUSINESS. WE DON'T HAVE WE DO WE HAVE A JANEY DALE AND A WALTER REED. MY NAME IS JANEY. DALE AND WALTER AND I ARE WITH FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN MISSOURI CITY. AND WE WERE HERE TO DISCUSS THE OR COMMENT ON THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY. ON AGENDA EIGHT, ITEM AGENDA EIGHT THAT YOU ARE ONLY GOING TO DISCUSS THIS EVENING. SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT WE JUST WANTED TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSACTION TAKING PLACE. AND WE HAVE TALKED WITH THIS LOVELY LADY OVER HERE. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ALL HAVE THINGS YOU SOME THINGS YOU'RE DISCUSSING WITH THEM AND GOING TO GO FORWARD NEXT MONTH. WE'RE NOT ONLY MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH FOR A LONG TIME, BUT WE'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 73 AND WAS THE SECOND PERSON TO MOVE INTO VALLEY EAST. IT'S BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME. JANIE IS. YOU'RE THE ONE. I MOVED HERE IN 76, SO IT'S MY FAULT. I HAD COWS IN MY BACKYARD WHEN I MOVED, ANYWAY, JANIE IS THE HEAD OF TRUSTEES OF OUR CHURCH, WHICH IS A VERY RESPONSIBLE POSITION IN THE CHURCH. AND I'M THE LAY LEADER WITH CHARGE. REPRESENTS THE REST OF THE CHURCHES SITE. BUT OUR CHURCH IS IN FAVOR OF. BETHANY'S PROCESS OF SELLING IT AND HAVING A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO THAT WE CAN MOVE ON TO. LAST AGENDA. IS THERE AN APPLICATION [a. CONSENT AGENDA] OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR JESUS TO MAKE DRIVE IN ADDITION TO TWO? IS THERE AN APPLICATION OF A PERMANENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF LISTED ON THE STREET IS A WATER TREATMENT. CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR FINAL PLAT WITH YOU AS. MUCH AS YOU DO. IT'S BEEN AN APPLICATION THE FINAL PRACTICE. SECTION 855. CONSIDER APPLICATION OF A FINAL PLAT. THEY KNOW. THIS IS. THIS MOTION. SECOND, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THOSE. MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON [b. Olympia Estates Lift Station No.2] TO. LEGISLATURE STATION NUMBER TWO. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? 122 2021 OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE IS GOING TO REQUIRE THE APPROVAL FOR THE PLANT RETAIL SPACE LEGISLATION. GOOD [00:05:04] EVENING COMMISSIONERS. SO THIS VARIANCE IS SEEKING TO PUT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INTO THE LIFT STATION A GENERATOR FOR HURRICANE SEASON WHICH WE ARE CURRENTLY IN RIGHT NOW. THERE'S YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT TO FINAL PLAT BECAUSE ONCE THEY GET THEIR PLAT, THEY CAN GO OUT FOR PERMITS. AND THEN WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE. THAT THIS IS GOING. THIS IS A COMMON PHRASE YOU OFTEN HEAR. WE'RE WORKING ON IT. AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR. IT'S REALLY HARD TO SEE EVERYTHING ON THE ESPECIALLY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THANK YOU. THANK APOLOGIES FOR. PLACES TO GO BACK TO THE BOTTOM LINE. SO YOU CAN BASICALLY THIS IS OUR TO BE ABLE TO DO THE PROPER. AT THE RIGHT TIME. AND SO IF WE MOVE FORWARD. TO THE FIRST ONE IS TO UNDERSTAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE THIS IS THIS IS NORMAL. ON MATTERS EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE CRITERIA. THE THIRD ONE IS THAT IT'S NOT TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO PUBLIC. THE SECOND ONE, THE MOST DIFFICULT ONE FOR US TO ASSESS IS THE IN NOT DOING IT LITERALLY THAT THE PROCESS. AS WAS STATED. WITH TRYING TO GET THIS DONE TO. THE APPROPRIATE. I BELIEVE THE CRITERIA HAVE BEEN MET. ACTUALLY, I DON'T NEED TO PERFORM SOME TYPE OF WAY BECAUSE I HAVE TO FILL OUT THE FORM ON THE. IS EVERYBODY CLEAR ON THE TOP? SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS VARIANCE. THE SECOND ONE A LITTLE BIT. MORE. THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT. I KNOW BUT WE WANT TO PUT THIS ONE AWAY. THINK ABOUT IT. WE GOT OUR FIRST MOTION. THAT MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM TWO CONCERNING APPLICATION OF FINAL PLAT OF OLYMPIA SPACE STATION. CONSISTENT WITH THE MOTION. AND SECOND. OKAY, LET'S GO TO. I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY ORDER. RESTORATION [c. Word of Restoration Christian Fellowship Church] CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH. PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE COMMON FOR THESE REQUESTS BY. VARIOUS TURNOUT FOR CIVIL CIVIL SURVEY. LAND SURVEY ON BEHALF OF CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY. CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. CHURCH RELATING TO A QUESTION. WORD WAS ISSUED. FELLOWSHIP. HELLO, COMMISSIONERS. AND SO THIS IS THE WORD OF RESTORATION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH. THIS HAS BEEN PLATTED, BUT IT WAS PLATTED AS ONE RESERVE. AND THIS IS LOCATED IN THE ETJ, [00:10:06] WHERE THERE ARE NO CITY SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM. THE CHURCH HAS GONE TO DO A REPLAT WITH TWO RESERVES, BUT BECAUSE OF OUR CITY CODE, WHERE WE REQUIRE THERE TO BE UTILITIES, THEY HAD TO SEEK A VARIANCE FOR THE ADDITIONAL PRIVATE UTILITIES. THEY DID SEEK THAT VARIANCE AND THEY RECEIVED THE VARIANCE. SO NOW WE ARE HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO THEIR VARIANCE REPLAT. AND AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU GUYS WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THE FINAL PLAT FOR BOARD OF RESTORATION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH. OKAY. WE ARE GOOD FOR MOTION TO POSTPONE. THANK YOU. SECOND, PLEASE. THERE IS OPPORTUNITY CLOSED. ANY DISCUSSION? ON THE INTERNET APPLICATION? OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH CONTROLS THE CHURCH STREET NUMBER ONE. THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST. THE SECOND IS. THANK YOU, SIR. COME ON. THAT IS ALL UNDER THE CLOUD. SO WE MOVE ON TO KEEP THEM IN HALF A MINUTE. A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. [b. Specific Use Permit - Destiny Church] TOWNHOMES. SO HOLD FROM THE AGENDA. SO WE WILL MOVE ON WITH THESE. SPECIFICALLY. PERFECT. DESTINY CHURCH. AND PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENT. ORDINANCE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARIES OF DESTINY CHURCH DIMINISHED. THIS IS A PERMANENT MILITARY CAMP IN PLACE OF ASSEMBLY AND THE TIME PERMITTED TO BE USED WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 7000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE AND THE. SO THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR A PLACE OF ASSEMBLY. IT'S LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE WALK SHOPPING CENTER, WHICH IS ON THE CORNER OF CARTWRIGHT AND FM 1092. THE LEAST SPACE THAT DESTINY CHURCH IS CURRENTLY OCCUPYING IS 7000FT■!S, AND THERE IS AN SUP N PLACE. NOW THAT SUP HAD A FIVE YEAR TIME LIMIT, SO IT WAS SET. IT IS SET TO EXPIRE IN DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. SO THEY HAVE COME HERE PRIOR TO ITS EXPIRATION TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION. THAT DOESN'T LIMIT ITS OCCUPATION BY THE NUMBER OF YEARS. SO WE HAVE THEIR LEASE SPACE. HERE IS AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THE CURRENT ZONING FOR THE VILLAGE WALK SHOPPING CENTER IS LC THREE. BUT THEN WE DO HAVE THE CIP IN PLACE. THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE LEASED SPACE IS 7000FT■!S AND INCLUDES OFFICE SPACE, CLASSROOM SPACE, AND OTHER SUCH AMENITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CHURCH. AS PART OF OUR 2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. THIS SPACE IS PART OF THE FM 1092 FOCUS AREA, WHICH HAS THE PROPOSAL OF A TRANSPORTATION ACTION OVERVIEW. AND WE. AND THAT'S BASED ON ITS LOCATION BETWEEN CARTWRIGHT AND FM 92. THE CURRENT SUP IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE 2017 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS, BUT IT IS ALSO IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE GOALS OF THE 2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. BY PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PLACE OF ASSEMBLY FOR RESIDENTS. AND SUP ARE NOT DEFINED BY OUR ZONING CODE AS A SPECIFIC LOCATION, BUT THEY DO HAVE TO MEET SOME SET REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED IN OUR CODE SECTION 15.4. AND THIS APPLICATION HAS MET ALL OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS. SO THEY ARE SEEKING THE EXTENSION OF THEIR LEASE SPACE. AND THE CITY SUPPORTS THAT AND IS RECOMMENDING A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION. THE RECOMMENDATION DOES RESTRICT THE SIZE, SO IT WOULD NEED TO REMAIN AT THAT 7000 SQUARE FOOTAGE SIZE. IT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXPAND IN THE SHOPPING CENTER, AND IT ALSO RESTRICTS THE SUP TO JUST ONE PLACE OF ASSEMBLY. SO WE WOULD NOT GET MULTIPLE GATHERING SPACES IN THIS SHOPPING CENTER. JUST DESTINY CHURCH, WHICH CURRENTLY EXISTS TODAY. PLACE OF ASSEMBLY. AND THERE'S NO TIME LIMIT ON IT. THERE IS. STAFF IS SUGGESTING NO TIME LIMIT SET ON IT. DO YOU REMEMBER WHY WE PUT FIVE YEARS ON? I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT LOOKS LIKE AT THAT TIME THE [00:15:01] VILLAGE WALK CENTER WAS EXPERIENCING A HIGH RATE OF VACANCY, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO INDEFINITELY ASSIGN THAT SPACE TO THEM IN CASE WE HAD A BOOST IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLACES THAT NEEDED THAT LOCATION. BUT TO DATE, THE OCCUPANCY REMAINS THE SAME, SO WE DON'T SEE A HINDRANCE IN THEM CONTINUING TO OCCUPY THAT SPACE INDEFINITELY. IT WAS WHEN THAT OLD COUNTY ROAD WAS EMPTY WHERE THE WORKSOURCE IS? YES. WE'VE DONE A FIVE YEAR. I'M NOT GOING TO TRY. IT WAS CONSISTENT WITH THESE TYPES OF USES IN THOSE AREAS. DEFINITELY LIKE THE REDEVELOPMENT AREAS WHERE WE WANTED TO MONITOR KIND OF WHAT THE PROJECTIONS WOULD BE IN FUTURE YEARS. AND SO THIS PLACE OF ASSEMBLY IS MANY. NO EXPANDED LOCATED A RESTAURANT IN THE SAME SHOPPING CENTER AND HAS REALLY BROUGHT SOME LIFE INTO THAT SHOPPING CENTER. AND SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, STILL PART OF THE GOALS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED IN SOME OF THE AMENITIES THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DID ANYBODY SPEAK? OKAY. THEN WE KNOW WHAT TO DO HERE. MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. CAN I BEFORE YOU CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, JUST BRING THE COMMISSION'S ATTENTION TO PASTOR NICHOLS WITH THE CHURCH. COULD NOT BE HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, BUT HE DID BRING A STATEMENT. AND SO THAT'S HIS STATEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC RECORDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE, PLEASE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM TWO CONSIDER AND CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEM 8B1. ANY DISCUSSION? WE'VE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS SNP AS PRESENTED. WE HAVE A SECOND. GO AHEAD AND VOTE PLEASE. THAT MOTION CARRIES SNP IS EXTENDED. THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NINE. ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS. NONE. AND WE'RE [a. Comprehensive Plan Update] NUMBER TEN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. SO I DID NOT HAVE A FULL REPORT FOR YOU ALL TONIGHT. JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES. WE DID HOLD ANOTHER SPECIAL MEETING WORKSHOP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 25TH, I BELIEVE. AND SO THAT THE FOLLOW UP FROM THAT IS AVAILABLE ON THE COMP PLAN WEBSITE. AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO DISCUSS THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THE NEXT STEPS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS BRINGING THAT BACK BEFORE YOU ALL IN A SPECIAL MEETING. SO WE WILL BE POLLING YOU ALL ON YOUR AVAILABILITY THE REMAINDER OF THIS MONTH INTO NEXT MONTH FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. FOLLOWING THAT, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT HOSTING A TOWN HALL PUBLIC TOWN HALL MEETING TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT ON SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL. SO ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I DID WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION EARLY IN THIS PROCESS, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, I THINK THE COMMISSION MENTIONED ESTABLISHING A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN. WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. JUSTIN PULLIAM, OUR SENIOR PLANNER, IS THE LEAD ON WORKING ON THAT COMMUNICATIONS PLAN. AND SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC GOALS OF THAT PLAN. SO AS YOU ROLL THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS, WE'LL BRING THAT FORWARD TO YOU ALL FOR YOUR INPUT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A MORE ROBUST COMMUNICATION TO THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE THEM AS WE MAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS FORMAL. SO THAT'S ALL THE REPORT I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT. AND THEN THIS IS ON YOUR AGENDA TO ALLOW FOR YOU ALL TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INPUT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT NOW. NOBODY SIGNED UP FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE'RE DOWN TO ITEM THREE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION INPUT AND DISCUSSION. BUT THERE ARE. YOU TALKED ABOUT AUGUST. YES, MA'AM. THAT'D BE A GREAT TIME TO. HAVE INPUT. YEAH. LET'S HAVE THAT. ALL RIGHT. WELL. IF THERE'S NO OTHER [00:20:12] DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE LAST ITEM. ANY EMOTION, ANY REMOTE. YOU HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. AND A SECOND. THANK YOU BOTH. MR. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.