[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:11] EVERYONE. TODAY IS MONDAY, MARCH 23RD, 2026. I WILL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. JOIN, MEET OR ORDER AT 6:34 P.M. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ROLL CALL. I CERTIFY THAT THERE'S A QUORUM OF COUNCIL PRESENT. MR. CHAIRMAN OF THE PNC, PLEASE CERTIFY A QUORUM OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. I CERTIFY THAT THERE'S A QUORUM OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FOUR ARE [4. PUBLIC COMMENTS] PUBLIC COMMENTS. CITY SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FOR ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA? MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR UNDER THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. OKAY. SO, MR. MAYOR, IF YOU COULD READ THE CAPTION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND ONCE YOU OPEN THAT, I WILL [a. Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against the permanent zoni...] CALL THOSE THAT REQUESTED TO SPEAK. GOT YOU. NUMBER FIVE IS PUBLIC HEARING. FIVE, A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENT FOR OR AGAINST THE PERMANENT ZONING OF A PORTION OF LAND WITHIN THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, FROM SD SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. AND TO THE EXTENT SUCH ZONING DEVIATES FROM THE FUTURE LAND USE AND CHARACTER MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO PROVIDE FOR AN AMENDMENT. THEREFORE, WE HAVE SHASHI KUMAR. I GUESS BEFORE HE DOES THAT, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. YES, MR. MAYOR, GO AHEAD. WAIT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEMBERS. THIS IS THE FIRST JOINT MEETING BEING HELD OF BOTH BODIES. AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU, AS WE CONTINUOUSLY STRIVE TO DO BETTER, THIS JOINT PUBLIC MEETING IS TO REALIGN OUR PROCESS OF PUBLIC HEARING, TO STRENGTHEN COORDINATION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING. THIS ALLOWS BOTH BODIES TO RECEIVE THE SAME INFORMATION AND HEAR THE PUBLIC INPUT AT THE SAME FORM, REDUCES DUPLICATION AND EASES THE BURDEN ON THE RESIDENTS. THE ACTION ITEM FOR YOU TONIGHT IS TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE IS NO DECISION TO BE MADE YET. TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING IS TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST PERMANENT ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 57 ACRES OF LAND IN THE SIENNA CORRIDOR THAT WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY IN DECEMBER 2025. IF I CAN FIND MY. AND WHY DID WE DO THIS? BECAUSE THIS ALIGNS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL'S 2040 VISION, WHICH IS COMMUNITY IDENTITY AND QUALITY OF PLACE, SMART GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC STRENGTH AND TAX BASE, HOUSING AND LIVABILITY. IT. THIS ANNEXATION MEETS ALL THE 2040 VISIONS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS OUTLINED. SO TONIGHT'S ACTION IS AGAIN, YOU'RE NOT TAKING ANY DECISIONS IS TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE PERMANENT ZONING OF THE PROPERTY THAT WAS ANNEXED, PROVIDE INPUT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON PERMANENT ZONING, POSSIBLY TO STAFF AND TO OTHERS. HERE AND AGAIN, THIS THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THIS? THERE IS GOING TO BE A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING ON APRIL 8TH, WHERE PNC WILL VOTE ON IT AND FORWARD THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL. THE FIRST READING OF THAT ORDINANCE WILL TAKE PLACE ON OUR. SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 28TH, AND THEN THE PERMANENT ZONING, IF THIS GOES AS PLANNED, WILL BE ADOPTED AT THE FIRST MEETING IN MAY. THE SUBJECT, 57.4 ACRES IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST CORRIDOR OF THE INTERSECTION OF SIENNA PARKWAY AND FORT BEND TOLL ROAD, AS SHOWN HERE. THEY'RE DEPICTED IN DIFFERENT PARCELS TRACT A4, TRACT, A3, TRACT A2 AND TRACK A1. WHEN THESE FOUR PARCELS, SO SO NAMED, WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY, THEY WERE GIVEN THE TYPICAL DESIGNATION THAT THAT'S PROVIDED DURING THE ANNEXATION, [00:05:04] WHICH IS CALLED S D REFERS TO AS SUBURBAN DISTRICT UNTIL IT'S PERMANENTLY ZONED. SO WHAT'S ALLOWED IN THIS TRACT OF 57 ACRES? IT IS SUBJECTED TO THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THE CURRENT BEFORE THE ANNEXATION, WHAT WAS STIPULATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT KIND OF OUTLINES WHAT CAN BE BUILT ON INTO THIS PROPERTY. AND AGAIN, AS YOU SEE THERE, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT LIMITED THE LAND USES TO MULTIFAMILY, RESIDENTIAL, CONDOMINIUM, COMMERCIAL, OFFICE AND RETAIL, USES CONCERT AND PERFORMANCE HALLS, MOVIE THEATERS AND OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATERS. AGAIN, DELVING INTO EACH OF THESE TRACKS, THE THE THE TRACK THAT YOU SEE ON THE LEFT, BROADSTONE SIENNA TRACK A4, THAT IS THE SOUTHWEST PARCEL IS ABOUT 14.3 ACRES. IT HAS APARTMENTS, 23 UNITS PER ACRE, DENSER THAN THE TYPICAL MULTIFAMILY THAT WE WOULD SEE. AND AGAIN, THIS IS BUILT OUT. AND THE PARCEL TO THE EAST OF SIENNA PARKWAY WE SEE IS ANOTHER APARTMENT COMPLEX AT SIENNA, 15.9 ACRES, 18 UNITS. AND AGAIN, IT'S MULTIFAMILY. THE OTHER PARCEL TRACK, A1, E 10.88 ACRES, 23 UNITS. AND AGAIN, IT'S MULTIFAMILY. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BUILT OUT. NOW WE ARE GETTING INTO THE PROPERTY. THE OTHER PIECES OF PROPERTY, THE THE FIRST PIECE, WHAT YOU REFER TO AS TRACT A1, B, IS ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF FORT BEND TOLL ROAD AND SIENNA PARKWAY. THAT'S 1.3 ACRES. IT'S AN EXISTING CAR WASH AND IS COMPATIBLE WITH LC3 ZONING. THE ONE BELOW THAT TRACT, A1, IS 3.5 ACRES AND THAT IS RETAIL INTO THREE BUILDINGS THAT'S BEEN OUTLINED THERE, AND IT'S COMPATIBLE WITH LC3 ZONING. NOW YOU SEE THE INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES WITHIN EACH OF THOSE BUILDING COMPONENTS, BUILDING ONE LARGE FACTORIES, STAFF, FITNESS, YOGA, OUTDOOR OUTDOOR YOGA, NUTRITION, LIFE AND SIENNA ENDODONTICS. THE ONES HIGHLIGHTED IN RED IS WHAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE OTHERS ARE BUILT OUT SIMILARLY. IN BUILDING TWO YOU HAVE THE HUMAN BEING, SMILE. DOCTORS AND BEHAVIORAL BEHAVIORAL INNOVATIONS. AND AGAIN, SMILE DOCTORS IS AN ONGOING DEVELOPMENT. BUILDING THREE YOU GOT TWO PARCELS. THERE IS ONGOING DEVELOPMENT. THE OTHER ONE IS BUILT OUT. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT'S UNDER PROGRESS CURRENTLY. NOW WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT IS WHAT'S THE UNDEVELOPED TRACKS WITHIN THE AREA THAT'S BEEN ANNEXED. THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT. IF YOU COMBINE TRACK A3 AND TRACK A1 B, IT'S ABOUT 6.6 ACRES. THE PARCEL ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER IS 4.8 ACRES, AND THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. THERE IS SOME INTEREST. STAFF IS LOOKING AT DEALING WITH THE PROSPECTIVE DEVELOPER AND THE TRACK TO THE SOUTHEAST. 1.8 ACRES IS ALSO CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED, AND AGAIN, THAT'S JUST 6.6 ACRES. THE OTHER PIECE THAT YOU SEE, TRACK A2 AND TRACK A1 F. THESE ARE DETENTION PONDS AND OR LEVEE EASEMENTS. SO THERE'S NOT MUCH THAT YOU CAN DO WITH IT. THAT'S TYPICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S THERE TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. SO WHENEVER YOU HAVE TO ZONE THE PROPERTY, A PERMANENT ZONE, THE PROPERTY, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION PROCESS. IT WAS DONE HERE. AND THIS IS HOW THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION WENT THROUGH. THIS MEETS ALL THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. STAFF HAD RECEIVED ONE PROTEST AS FAR AS THE ZONING IS CONCERNED, AND WE UNDERSTAND THIS WAS A RESIDENT IN AVALON GENERALLY WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT HIGH TRAFFIC IN THE SIENNA AREA. NOT ANYTHING SPECIFIC RELATED TO THIS ZONING. NOW, IN TERMS OF GIVING YOU SOME GUIDANCE OF WHAT THIS CAN BE POTENTIALLY ZONED AS PART OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. DISTRICTS TYPICAL ALLOWABLE USES IN LC THREE ARE LISTED BELOW. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE WHOLE LOT OF THINGS, BUT WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN RED IS SOMEWHAT OF A FEEDBACK THAT THE STAFF WANTED TO GIVE THE COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL. THESE ARE SOME BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FEEDBACK. YOU HAVE RECEIVED FEEDBACK OF WHAT IS NOT PREFERRED NEXT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR EXAMPLE, CAR WASH, A LIQUOR STORE, A GASOLINE SERVICE STATION. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION. THIS IS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION [00:10:02] AS YOU WILL CONSIDER ZONING THIS PROPERTY PERMANENTLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO TONIGHT'S ACTION IS TO RECEIVE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE PERMANENT ZONING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, STAFF IS HERE TO PROVIDE INPUT OR RECOMMENDATIONS. AND AS I AS I HIGHLIGHTED BELOW, WE'LL COME BACK TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN APRIL 8TH MEETING. AS FOR A RECOMMENDATION ON THE ZONING THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL AT THE FIRST MEETING IN OR TENTATIVELY PLANNED TO BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL IN APRIL 20TH FOR THE FIRST READING AND THE SECOND READING IN THE FIRST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL IN MAY. WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE BODY MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. SHASHI. BEFORE WE GET INTO THE QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE TO NOW OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM FIVE. A CITY SECRETARY. DO YOU HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, MR. MAYOR, WE DO. IRFAN MUMIN, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. SURE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS IRFAN. OWEN, ONE OF THE LOTS HERE IN MISSOURI CITY. I'M SORRY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS IRFAN MOHAMMED. NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MEET WITH US. I JUST WANT TO GO OVER. THERE IS A LAND HERE THAT WE'VE BEEN OWNING HERE FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. WITH THE RECENT CHANGES, WITH THE CITY'S ORDINANCE ABOUT RESTRUCTURING AND REZONING, WE WERE UNFORTUNATELY IMPACTED BY THIS CHANGE. AND CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT TO GO OVER THE STATEMENT THAT I WANT TO, WHICH I WROTE UP FOR YOU GUYS TO JUST MAKE THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE STREAMLINED. THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU SINCERELY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. I STAND BEFORE YOU NOT ONLY AS A DEVELOPER, BUT AS A PROUD, LONG STANDING MEMBER OF MISSOURI CITY. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN PART OF THIS CITY FOR OVER 20 YEARS, INVESTING, BUILDING AND GROWING ALONGSIDE THE PROPERTY AT FM 2234. JUST HOLD ON ONE SECOND. IT'S NOT FAIR THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE TIMER ON. SO THIS WAY OTHER PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING. WE NEED THE TIMER ON WHERE. WHERE IS THE TIMER? YOU WILL GET TO SPEAK AGAIN, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NO PROBLEM. BECAUSE OTHERWISE SOMEBODY ELSE WILL SAY YOU GOT MORE OPPORTUNITY THAN SOMEBODY ELSE. I'LL MAKE IT FAST AND SWEET. I'LL MEET THE TIMELINES ON THE SECOND ITEM. I'M ON FIVE. I'M ACTUALLY FIVE A FOR THE GAS STATION ZONING. THAT'S I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT IT SUGGESTED ON. FIVE A ON THE AGENDA. WE ARE ON. FIVE A MR. MAYOR, I AM KEEPING UP WITH THE TIME. HE IS NOW AT TWO MINUTES AND 13 SECONDS. I'M SORRY THAT IT'S NOT ON THE SCREEN. AND WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY ON THAT. YEAH, I WAS I THOUGHT ACCORDING TO THE AGENDA, I'M SORRY, MAYBE THERE'S A IS IT FIVE A OR FIVE B? I THOUGHT IT WAS FIVE A. IF YOU'RE SPEAKING ON THE GAS STATIONS THAT IS ITEM FIVE B YOU SIGNED UP FOR FIVE A. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. NO WORRIES. I CAN I CAN. MY APOLOGIES FOR THAT. I DON'T MIND, I CAN, I CAN COME BACK OR YOU GUYS TELL ME WHAT WORKS. WELL WAIT, HOLD ON ONE SECOND. WHERE IS THE TIME? THE TIME IS NOT ON THE SCREEN, MR. MAYOR. I'M KEEPING UP WITH THE TIME HERE. WE'RE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE SHOWING. THE TIME ON THE SCREEN. OKAY, SO ARE WE GOING TO DO INDIVIDUALLY ON THE PUBLIC COMMENTS OR ALL THE WAY THAT IT GOES? NO. SO HE SIGNED UP FOR ITEM FIVE. A OKAY. AND SO THAT'S WHY I CALLED HIM. BUT I CAN, WE CAN JUST ASK HIM TO COME UP FOR 5BI DON'T MIND. OKAY, WHATEVER, WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU GUYS. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE. LET'S COME BACK TO THAT ONE. SURE. I'LL WAIT FOR FIVE B THEN. ANYBODY ELSE ON FIVE? A YES, MR. MAYOR, SOFIA KIMANI SIGNED UP FOR ITEM FIVE. A PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE DOWN TO ONE MINUTE. OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SOFIA KIMANI. I AM AT 19 PALM BOULEVARD HERE IN MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77459. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK TODAY. WE ARE CURRENTLY THE DEVELOPERS FOR TRACK A THREE, WHICH IS THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF FORT BEND TOLLWAY AND SIENNA PARKWAY. WE HAD PURCHASED THE LAND ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO FROM JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT AND PRIOR TO THIS ANNEXATION, OUR. OUR VISION AND GOAL WAS, OF COURSE, RETAIL. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM. WE'VE DONE TRAFFIC CONTROL STUDIES AND WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS WAITING FOR THE COMMISSION TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE US FOR PLANNING DEVELOPMENT. CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE LOUDER? YES OF COURSE. SORRY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OUR PLAN IS TO BUILD RETAIL IN THE BACK OF THE CENTER BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAND, IT IS A LONG DIAGONAL PIECE. SO WE WILL HAVE RETAIL IN THE BACK AND RESTAURANTS IN THE FRONT. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SIENNA. WE ARE AWARE [00:15:03] OF THE TRAFFIC ISSUES THERE, AND WE WANT TO BRING DEVELOPMENT THAT THE PEOPLE WANT IN SIENNA, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW, BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO GET STARTED ON CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ON FIVE? A YES, MR. MAYOR, BEFORE PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOU ARE DOWN TO ONE MINUTE. HI. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS VIBHOR MEHROTRA. I'M THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF ARGO VENTURES. WE DEVELOPED THE SHOPPING CENTER IN A, I THINK, A ONESIE. THE THREE BUILDINGS WHICH HAVE THE NAIL SALONS AND THE CHIROPRACTOR AND BEHAVIORAL INNOVATIONS AND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT DIFFERENT USES. AND WE BOUGHT THIS LAND FROM JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, JUST LIKE THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT LAND. AND THE ONLY RESTRICTION THAT CAME WITH THE LAND WAS THERE WOULD BE NO, NO GAS STATION TO BE ALLOWED ON THAT LAND. BESIDES THAT, THERE WAS NO OTHER RESTRICTIONS. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR RETAIL, COMMERCIAL, AND THAT WAS OUR UNDERSTANDING. AND THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN PLACE AT THAT TIME, WHICH ALLOWED FOR ALL OF THESE OTHER USES, EXCEPT FOR THE RESTRICTION THAT WAS PUT ON US BY JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT. AT THIS POINT, IF THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND IF THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS TO BE MADE, I RECOMMEND THAT WE CONSIDER THE USE WHICH WAS IN THE LAND WAS ENTITLED TO WHEN WE PURCHASE, BECAUSE THE VALUE OF THE SHOPPING CENTER IS GOING TO DETERIORATE SIGNIFICANTLY IF WE ARE TO GO AND IMPOSE ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE LAND. OUR UNDERSTANDING AT THAT TIME WHEN WE BOUGHT THE LAND WAS THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE USED FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT A GAS STATION. NOW WE HAVE BUILT RETAIL. IT COMPLIES WITH LC THREE. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THAT WE GO AND CHANGE ANY ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON THAT LAND, SUCH AS WE RESTRICT ANY PACKAGED LIQUOR STORES. WE RESTRICT ANY OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED, AND THAT IS BECAUSE THAT IS NOT IN THE SPIRIT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS INITIALLY AGREED UPON BETWEEN MISSOURI CITY AND JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT AND WHICH CAME TO OUR LAND. RIGHT. SO THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION. I STRONGLY OPPOSE ANY CHANGE TO THE ZONING OF LC THREE THAT IS CURRENTLY STATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. IF YOU REALLY GO THROUGH IT, IT CLEARLY OUTLINES THE ZONING THAT WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME WHEN THE LAND WAS PURCHASED. OKAY, SO THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR COMMENTS FOR PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM FIVE A. ALL RIGHT. SO LET ME JUST MAKE SOME GENERAL STATEMENT TO COUNCIL. IF WE GO THE WAY WE WHEN WE TYPICALLY HAVE QUESTIONS, JUST GO AHEAD AND SIGN UP WHERE YOU WANT TO SPEAK HERE. BUT FOR THE COMMISSIONERS, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ASK QUESTIONS. IF YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND, MAYOR PRO TEM WILL KIND OF JOT DOWN YOUR NUMBER AND THEN SO SHE'LL BE ABLE TO CALL YOU. OKAY. SO YOU HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ASK QUESTIONS TO STAFF. OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T SAY ANYTHING BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT TO CITY MANAGER OR TO CITY ATTORNEY OR TO CITY SECRETARY OR TO HAVE A DIALOG. AND THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF OF HAVING THIS JOINT MEETING IS TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS AND DIALOGS. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT SHASHI, YOU DIDN'T GET TO FINISH EARLIER THAT YOU WANT TO THRIVE ON. AND THEN WE'LL GO DOWN THE LIST. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMISSIONER, I THINK I GOT MY POINT ACROSS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK ME AGAIN OR IF I CAN CLARIFY. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE. HUSSEIN HERE. OKAY. OH, YOU'RE YOU'RE SHOWING IS HANY IN THE DEAL? ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER PEARSON, SECRETARY PEARSON. YES. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO. WELL, EVERY TIME I, I PUSH, IT'S SAYING I GUESS THAT WAS ME PUSHING HANY. THAT'S ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT, LET ME JUST ASK A QUESTION TO SHASHI. SHASHI WHAT, WHAT, WHAT CAME ABOUT WITH THIS CHANGE AND WHY IS THIS COMING BEFORE CITY COUNCIL TODAY? ALL RIGHT, SO LET ME CLARIFY THAT A LITTLE BIT, MAYOR. IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR THIS IS ABOUT 57 ACRES OF [00:20:02] PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. PRIOR TO THIS. THIS WAS IN THE ETJ. SO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT KIND OF STIPULATED WHAT KIND OF DEVELOPMENT OR WHAT KIND OF USES CAN BE, CAN GO HERE. AND AGAIN, THOSE ARE LISTED HERE. WHAT COULD GO HERE WAS MULTI-FAMILY CONDOMINIUM, RESIDENTIAL OFFICE, RETAIL USES, CONCERT AND PERFORMANCE HALL, MOVIE THEATERS AND OUTDOOR AND AMPHITHEATERS. THEY DID NOT HAVE ALL THE LC THREE USES HERE. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT STIPULATED ONLY THESE USES. NOW THAT IT'S BEEN ANNEXED INTO THE CITY, IT GETS A DEFAULT ZONING, WHICH IS CALLED S T SUBURBAN DISTRICT. SO NOW THIS BODY HAS THE ABILITY TO PERMANENTLY ZONE THE PROPERTY. AND TYPICALLY WHEN YOU PERMANENTLY ZONE THE PROPERTY, WE WANT TO DO THIS AS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND CLARIFY THE USES. AND SO THAT WAY ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT COMES IN, IT'S CODIFIED AS TO WHAT KIND OF KIND OF USES CAN GO INTO THIS PROPERTY. SO YOU HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC STAFF GAVE YOU WHAT WAS IN THE AGREEMENT. AND WE ALSO SHARED WITH YOU WHAT'S ALLOWED IN LC THREE. WE'VE KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED IN RED SOME OF THE THINGS, WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM CONCERNS FROM NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S YOUR DECISION OF WHAT USES THAT YOU WANT TO PERMIT IN THIS PROPERTY THAT WAS ANNEXED, TO HEARING THE INPUT FROM THE STAFF, HEARING THE INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC, AND IDENTIFYING THE VISION THAT WAS LAID OUT TO THE 2040 VISION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS. SO THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT THIS IS. SURE. AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE QUESTIONS AND AND I'LL GO TO I SEE COUNCILMEMBER BROWN MARSHALL HERE. SO MY QUESTION IS REALLY TO CITY ATTORNEY. SO WHEN WHEN CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THIS AS AN ANNEXATION AND BROUGHT IT INTO THE CITY, THIS PARTICULAR AREA IN THE MAP. SO I'VE HEARD A PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WAS SPOKEN EARLIER. THERE WAS A AGREEMENT BETWEEN JOHNSON AND AND THE LANDOWNERS THAT WAS THERE. SO HOW IS THAT AFFECTING EXISTING BUSINESSES THAT'S THERE TODAY? AND IF IF THOSE EXISTING BUSINESSES WERE TO BE CLOSED AT SOME POINT, LET'S JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE IN THE BUSINESS FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO YEARS. AND IF THEY'RE TRYING TO REFILL THAT SPACE BACK UP AGAIN, AND HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT THIS AND, AND WHERE THESE PEOPLE NOTIFIED OF THIS ONCE WE ANNEXED IT AND THESE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING ABOUT, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE TAKING IT FROM SD TO PD, CORRECT? CORRECT. AND SO THIS IS THE PROCESS. THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS PART OF THE PROCESS TO CHANGE THE ZONING AND THE LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS FROM FOR THE LAND FROM SD TO PD. ONCE THE PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED IN 2025, THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE PROVIDES THAT THE LAND RECEIVES A TEMPORARY ZONING CLASSIFICATION. SO THAT IS THE SD. PRIOR TO THAT PERIOD, THE LAND WAS IN THE CITY'S LIMITED PURPOSE JURISDICTION AREA. IT WAS SUBJECT TO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE SIENNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROVIDED SPECIFIC USES THAT THE LAND COULD BE UTILIZED FOR. I THINK SHASHI HAD THOSE UP ON ON A SLIDE. ONCE THE LAND IS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY LIMITS, WHICH IT WAS IN DECEMBER, THEN THE CITY'S GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLY TO THE LAND SO THAT THE ALLOWANCE THAT WAS PROVIDED FOR IN THE AGREEMENT, THOSE WERE THERE UNTIL ANNEXATION UPON ANNEXATION, THEN THE CITY'S BEGIN TO APPLY. THIS PROCESS IS THE FIRST STEP BY WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL WILL DETERMINE WHAT THOSE ENTITLEMENTS ARE. UNDER THE ADVISEMENT, OF COURSE, OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THE STAFF, AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL ARE IN. PART OF THIS PROCESS IS TO RECEIVE THE FEEDBACK FROM THE INDIVIDUALS, THE RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS AS IT RELATES TO WHAT THEY FEEL LIKE THOSE ENTITLEMENTS SHOULD BE BASED ON THE USES THAT ARE THERE. I DO KNOW THAT STAFF'S INTENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE. AS THE TEAM HAS MENTIONED, THERE ARE MULTIPLE RETAIL USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY AT THE SITE. THERE'S NOT AN INTENT TO THROUGH THIS PD TO CHANGE THOSE ALLOWABLE USES AT THE PROPOSED SITE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RECOGNIZE OUR COUNCIL MEMBER. BUT PRIOR TO DO THAT, IF YOU'RE A COMMISSIONER THAT WANTS TO SPEAK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. MAYOR PRO TEM WILL TAKE THAT AND THEN WE'LL CALL YOU ONCE I'M DONE WITH THE LIST OF OF COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE. AND YOU NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE A MICROPHONE ON THE SIDE. SO WHOEVER'S SPEAKING, IF YOU CAN MOVE IT TO THAT PERSON WHO'S [00:25:05] SPEAKING, THEN THEN EVERYONE CAN HEAR IT AS WELL. SO LET ME GO AHEAD AND RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN. THANK YOU, MAYOR SHASHI. I GUESS MY FIRST QUESTION SO THAT I'VE GOT THIS RIGHT, WHAT IS IT ALL CURRENTLY ZONED IS SD CORRECT? OKAY. AND IS IT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ZONE THIS TO LC THREE? IS THAT WHY YOU PUT UP THE LC THREE LIST? NO. JUST TO CLARIFY, THESE ARE THE WE WANT THIS TO BE A PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, THAT THIS BODY CAN PICK THE USERS THAT GO IN THERE, BUT TYPICAL LC THREE USERS ARE THESE. AND ALSO WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED SOME OF THE USERS. THIS BODY HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN FROM THE RESIDENTS, BUT ULTIMATELY WHAT GOES INTO THE PD AMONG ALL THESE IS THE DECISION THAT THIS BODY WILL MAKE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT THAT CLARIFIES A LOT. SO AT THIS POINT, WE'RE JUST LISTENING. WE'RE NOT AT THE STAGE AS OF YET WHERE WE'RE INSIDE OF THIS PD. SO IF WE PUT THE ENTIRE MAP BACK ON THE SCREEN, OKAY, WITH THAT SHOWS OUT ALL OF EVERYTHING THAT THAT WE HAVE HERE. OKAY, THIS IS GOOD. WE WOULD ALSO INCLUDE EVERYTHING THAT'S MULTIFAMILY THAT WOULD BE PACKAGED INSIDE OF THE PD. AND AS WE, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE AN APPLICANT THAT'S ALREADY HERE THAT'S KIND OF GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. WOULD THAT WOULD THAT TIE THAT INTO THIS CURRENT PD AS WELL? AS I STATED BEFORE, THERE IS ONLY 6.6 ACRES OF UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY AND THE REST ARE PRIMARILY MULTIFAMILY. BUT I THINK AGAIN, THE QUESTION IS, WHAT IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT OR SOMETHING HAPPENS. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THIS BODY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO. OKAY. AND THEN IF YOU IF YOU DON'T MIND, GO BACK TO THE OTHER SCREEN WHERE IT TALKED ABOUT THE PRIOR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AND WE SEE HERE WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT MULTIFAMILY, CONDOMINIUM, COMMERCIAL OFFICE. WE SEE EVERYTHING HERE. WHAT, SINCE WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT SIX ACRES LEFT, I DON'T. DO YOU KNOW HOW WE PULLED AWAY FROM NOT RECEIVING THE CONCERT HALL, MOVIE THEATER, OR OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER? AND IT'S LIKE WE JUST ENDED UP WITH A HODGEPODGE COLLECTION OF. I CAN GENERALLY GIVE YOU MY OPINION, GIVEN THE TRAFFIC AND THE. THE SIZE OF THESE TRACT OF LANDS, POSSIBLY CONCERT HALL AND PERFORMANCE HALL AND MOVIE THEATERS AND OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATERS ARE NOT LIKELY POSSIBLE HERE DUE TO. TRAFFIC IS BASED ON WHAT YOU'RE SAYING DUE TO THE TRACK AND ALSO THE SIZE OF THE TRACT OF LANDS. OKAY, SO BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT PRIOR TO ALL OF THE LAND BEING USED UP FOR THE SMALLER COMMERCIAL PIECES, WE THAT OPPORTUNITY JUST EVADED US. I THINK THE TRAIN HAS LEFT THE STATION. TRAIN HAS LEFT THE STATION. I LIKE THAT CHASSIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONESTY ON THAT. AND SO KNOWING THAT WE HAVE ONLY SIX ACRES OF LAND LEFT, OBVIOUSLY THESE WOULD NOT EVEN BE OPTIONS ANYMORE. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER O'DEKIRK. THANK YOU. SOME OF THE WRITTEN COMMENTS. THEY THEY CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THINGS LIKE LEAVING THINGS GREEN SPACE. I'D LIKE TO HAVE CITY STAFF EXPLAIN OR CITY ATTORNEY POTENTIALLY EXPLAIN WHAT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN WHEN THIS IS ALREADY DESIGNATED COMMERCIAL SPACE. THIS WAS SOMETHING DONE A LONG TIME AGO AND PEOPLE PURCHASED LAND, ASSUMING THEY WOULD HAVE THESE USES. WHAT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN TO DESIGNATE THIS AS GREEN SPACE? CERTAINLY. AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS. AND AT THE, THE, THE VERY FIRST STEP WOULD BE THAT WHOEVER WANTS TO MAINTAIN THAT GREEN SPACE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. SO BEYOND THAT, A PERSON COULD MAINTAIN GREEN SPACE IF THEY OWNED IT, EVEN IF IT WERE ZONED COMMERCIAL, THEY JUST WOULDN'T DEVELOP IT. THEY COULD JUST LEAVE IT AS AS GREEN GRASS. BUT ONCE SOMEONE ELSE'S PURCHASED IT, OWN PROPERTY OWNERS DO HAVE THE LEEWAY WITHIN THE LAW TO DETERMINE WHAT IS PLACED ON THE PROPERTY. SO IF THE COUNCIL ZONES THIS LAND PD WITH THOSE COMMERCIAL USES, THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD BE ALLOWED TO DEVELOP THE LAND WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE LAW. SO THOSE LC THREE, IF IT'S LC THREE, USES JUST WITHIN THOSE REQUIREMENTS. BUT IF THE EXPECTATION WAS THAT COUNCIL SAID THAT THIS NEEDED TO STAY GREEN SPACE, WHAT WOULD THE CITY HAVE TO DO? THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO BECOME THE OWNER OF THE LAND, IF THAT WAS EVEN IN THE [00:30:04] CITY'S PLAN TO MAINTAIN THE GREEN SPACE FOR THE LAND. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. I'M RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. THEN WE GO TO MAYOR PRO TEM RECOGNIZING SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOING BACK TO THE LC THREE USES, I. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF GETTING ON WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT WE'VE SPOKE QUITE A BIT ABOUT PRESERVING CERTAIN PROPERTIES SO THAT WE CAN GET MORE OF HIGH END BASED QUALITY DEVELOPMENTS IN CERTAIN AREAS. AND SO WHEN I LOOK AT THIS MAP AND I'M LOOKING AT THE TRACKS THAT ARE DEFINITELY RIGHT AT THE SIENNA PARKWAY AND FORT BEND PARKWAY AREA, I SEE MORE THAN LC THREE. JUST SAYING. A FLAT OUT LC THREE. I SEE MORE OF DESIGNATE OF COURSE, PD INSIDE OF A PD, BUT THAT WE NEED TO DIG DEEPER TO DEFINE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT WE WANT TO SEE THERE. THIS IS IN ONE OF OUR FINAL OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING IN SOMETHING INSIDE OF THE CITY. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, RATHER, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS I KNOW, I KNOW THE ACREAGE IS VERY SMALL, SO I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING ON A GRAND SCALE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT EVEN ON A SMALL TRACT WITH THAT TYPE OF VISIBILITY, THIS IS GOING TO BECOME ONE OF OUR MAJOR GATEWAY CORRIDORS. AND SO WE'VE GOT TO PUT SOMETHING IN HERE. IT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. WE'VE GOT TO PUT SOMETHING IN HERE THAT'S SPECIFICALLY STATES WELCOME TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY. AND IT'S NOT JUST FOR SIENNA. I HEARD ONE OF THE SPEAKERS SAY THEY WANT TO BRING SOMETHING GREAT FOR THE PEOPLE OF SIENNA. IT'S GOT TO BE GREAT FOR ALL THE PEOPLE, FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S FLYING UP AND DOWN THAT FORT BEND PARKWAY. I MEAN, WE'VE ALL HEARD IT BEFORE. THE FORT BEND PARKWAY IS GOING TO EXPAND ALL THE WAY OUT TO HIGHWAY 59. SO I'M ASKING MY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS TO PLEASE BE COGNIZANT OF THAT. JUST A BLANKET. LC THREE. I JUST DON'T SEE US GETTING TO WHERE WE HAVE A BURNING DESIRE TO GET TO, AND THAT'S HAVING SOMETHING THAT REALLY MAKES A BIG STATEMENT THAT THIS IS THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY THAT CAN BE DONE THROUGH DEVELOPMENT. IT CAN BE DONE THOUGHTFULLY THROUGH DESIGN. IT CAN BE DONE WITH US WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH OUR WITH THE OWNERS OF THIS PROPERTY. AND I KNOW AS OUR EDI COUNCIL, WE WOULD LOVE TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU GUYS SO THAT WE CAN STRATEGIZE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET SOMETHING AMAZING ON THAT ON THAT CORRIDOR. I'LL YIELD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE MAYOR PRO TEM, BUT IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBER STILL WANTS TO COMMENT, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND PUT IT IN THE QUEUE WITH MAYOR PRO TEM OKAY. RECOGNIZING COMMISSIONER DAVIDSON. ALL RIGHT. FIRST, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS JOINT MEETING. GET THE INFORMATION. AT THE SAME TIME, I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS. THE FIRST ONE, CAN YOU LET US KNOW FOR THAT? THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WHEN WAS THAT SIGNED WAS HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT SIGNED? AND MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION WAS, WAS THE CITY INVOLVED OR PRESENT AT THE SIGNING? YES. SO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THIS AREA WAS EXECUTED IN ABOUT 2016. OKAY. AND WAS THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY PRESENT OR WAS IT JUST BETWEEN THE JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT AND THE PURCHASERS OF THE LAND? SO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE THE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. HOWEVER, THOSE THAT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY ALSO HAS DEED RESTRICTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WITH THE FOLKS WHO COME AFTERWARDS AND PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. OKAY. BUT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ITSELF IS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER. SO THAT ON THAT SLIDE WHERE THERE WAS ABOUT 4 OR 5 BULLETS ON POTENTIAL USES, THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SONIA BROWN MARSHALL MENTIONED THE CITY WAS INVOLVED IN THOSE. OKAY. YES. AND COLLECTING THAT USE. YES. THANK YOU. AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS, WAS THERE ANY INSTANCES PRIOR TO THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WHERE WE'VE HAD A SIMILAR SITUATION AND WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME? AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ANSWERED NOW, BUT JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT IN TERMS OF BEST PRACTICE. CERTAINLY. SO PRIOR TO THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, I BELIEVE THE CITY'S OTHER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS THE 1996 MASTER AGREEMENT FOR THE THE MAJORITY OF THE THE SIENNA AREA. OKAY. YES. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AS HELPFUL AS I THOUGHT SINCE IT WAS SO LONG AGO. TIMES HAVE CHANGED. ALL RIGHT. MY LAST QUESTION WAS FOR THE THE LISTING OF LC THREE. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG THAT THIS IS THAT SLIDE. AND THE IDEA IS TO MERELY ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK OF WHAT'S ALLOWABLE AND WHAT'S IN WHAT'S IN RED IS MAINLY WHAT WE PROBABLY DON'T WANT. IS THAT AN ACCURATE READ OF THAT? YES, SIR. OKAY. BUT [00:35:05] THE COUNCIL MEMBER, SONYA BROWN MARSHALL'S POINT, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LC THREE. SO WE CAN ESTABLISH EITHER USING WHAT'S LISTED ON THE SLIDE THAT THE PUBLIC CAN'T SEE RIGHT NOW. BUT WE CAN USE THAT TO FORM WHAT WE PUT THERE. BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THERE. FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF THE PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS WERE AROUND GASOLINE, GAS STATIONS. NO ONE'S SAYING WE'RE PUTTING A GAS STATION THERE. THAT'S YOU CAN CERTAINLY CONSIDER THAT ONE. YEAH, IT'S CONSIDERED, BUT IT'S ALSO CONSIDERED TO BE REMOVED ACCORDING TO THAT NOTE AT THE BOTTOM. RIGHT. OKAY. JUST A SUGGESTION BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT THE STAFF HAS RECEIVED. OKAY. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COMMISSIONER SOLOWAY. THANK YOU. HEY, JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. MAYBE ON THAT SAME LINE, LC THREE IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR THE ENTIRE PIECE OF PROPERTY UNDER THE PD OR JUST THOSE UNDEVELOPED PIECES OF PROPERTY. THIS IS FOR THE ENTIRE ANNEXED AREA, 57 ACRES. WHAT? PROBABLY THAT'S. I NEED TO CLARIFY, THESE ARE THE PERMITTED USES UNDER LC THREE. SO WE'RE NOT TELLING ZONE THIS AS LC THREE. BUT WHEN YOU'RE CREATING A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, YOU CAN CONSIDER THE USES WITHIN LC THREE WITHIN THE PD. SO. SO WE'RE NOT SAYING ZONE IT AS LC THREE, BUT YOU CAN CONSIDER SOME OF THE USES IN LC THREE AS PART OF THE PD. GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO SO A PIECE OF IT WILL PICK UP MULTIFAMILY FOR THOSE ITEMS RIGHT? CORRECT. SO ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT'S LISTED ON HERE IS THAT WE TYPICALLY ARE NOT LOOKING FOR IN THE CITY AS CAR WASHES. THERE'S ALREADY ONE THERE. SO ASSUMING THAT IT'S NOT LISTED, IT BECOMES A NON-CONFORMING USE. CAN YOU REMIND US OF WHAT HAPPENS TO A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT IS NON-CONFORMING IN THIS MANNER? LET ME ANSWER ONE PIECE OF THE QUESTION AND THEN I'LL TURN IT TO YOU. JOYCE, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE EXISTING CAR WASH HAS SOME KIND OF A NON-COMPETE CLAUSE, SO THEY CAN'T THERE CAN'T BE ANOTHER CAR WASH FACILITY THERE. IN TERMS OF THE NON-CONFORMING USAGE. JOYCE, IF YOU CAN CHIME IN ON THAT, PLEASE. SURE. AND JUST A QUICK POINT ON THAT. AS PART OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, IF THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COULD BE TO LIMIT THAT PD TO A SINGLE CAR WASH. SO IT'S ALREADY THERE. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING AGAIN, THE CITY IS NOT LOOKING TO DISRUPT CURRENT BUSINESSES. SO THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS PART OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AS IT RELATES TO NON-CONFORMING USES. THIS IS AN INITIAL ZONING. SO THE INTENT WOULD NOT TO BE TO CREATE A NON-CONFORMING USE. NOW, IF IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT SCENARIO. BUT IF THERE WERE IF THIS LAND HAD ALREADY BEEN ZONED AND THERE WAS ALREADY AN EXISTING USE THAT WAS THEN LATER, YOU KNOW, PROHIBITED OR THE REGULATIONS CHANGED, A NON-CONFORMING USE IS ABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATING PROVIDED THAT IT DOESN'T HIT CERTAIN THRESHOLDS OR BENCHMARKS. IF IT HITS A BENCHMARK, IT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER ACTION BY THE COUNCIL TO ACTUALLY TERMINATE THAT USE. OKAY. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING SECRETARY PEARSON. THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION SPECIFICALLY TO JENNIFER AND HER TEAM. WE'VE SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME WORKING ON OUR NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FINALIZE. AND AND I GO BACK TO THE COMMENT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SONYA MARSHALL BROWN MADE IN REFERENCE TO WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE LIMITED PARCELS OF LAND LEFT IN MAKING THIS DECISION. HOW ARE WE TAKING WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IN OUR NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS A TEMPLATE AND PUTTING IT OVER THESE PARCELS OF OF LAND? THAT'S LEFT TO SAY, WE WANT TO ZONE IT IN A WAY WHERE WE CAN BENEFIT AND MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR THOSE PROPERTIES. ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT'S PART OF THE CONVERSATION HERE. AND SO I THINK FOR THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT FORTH, THERE IS AN EMPHASIS ON MIXED USE. BUT IT WAS AN EMPHASIS STILL ON COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. SO THOSE KIND OF RECOMMENDATIONS CAN PLAY INTO WHAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO LC3 IS JUST FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO USE LC3 IN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. SO YOU CAN CREATE A NEW, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ZONE THAT REFLECTS MORE OF WHERE THAT RECOMMENDATION IS. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING ONE OF OUR NEWEST PNC MEMBERS, COMMISSIONER ARMSTRONG. THANK YOU. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS THAT'S A LITTLE BIT PIGGYBACKING OFF OF SECRETARY [00:40:02] PEARSON. SO THE FIRST IS I, I HEAR YOU TALK ABOUT THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU'VE GOTTEN FROM RESIDENTS. SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW, IS THERE AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MANY RESIDENTS HAVE GIVEN YOU FEEDBACK ON THE TYPES OF USES THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE HAPPEN WITHIN THIS AREA? SO, COMMISSIONER, IF I MAY CLARIFY, THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN RED IS NOT GENERALLY FOR THIS LOCATION, BUT WE HAVE GOTTEN ACROSS THE CITY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. SO THAT'S THE FIRST CLARIFICATION. NOW, IN TERMS OF THE FEEDBACK FOR THIS SPECIFIC ZONING, I THINK WHAT WE HAVE GOTTEN IS BE WARY OF TRAFFIC AND JUST I THINK GENERALLY PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED IN SIENA ABOUT TRAFFIC. SO ANYTHING THAT USE THAT YOU PUT CONSIDER THE TRAFFIC. THAT'S THE GENERAL FEEDBACK WE'VE GOTTEN. AND THE OTHER THING IS JUST UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS PROCESS IS. PEOPLE CALLING US TO INQUIRE WHAT THIS AMENDMENT IS AND WHAT WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO THERE IS NOT A SPECIFIC FEEDBACK ABOUT WE WANT THIS USE. WE DON'T WANT THIS USE HAS NOT GOTTEN THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. AND THEN THAT LEADS TO MY SECOND QUESTION. SO SOUNDS LIKE AND PLEASE CORRECT ME, I DON'T WANT TO PUT WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH. A LOT OF WHAT THE RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IS TRAFFIC WITHIN THIS AREA. SO LC3 LOOKS LIKE HIGH TRAFFIC GENERATORS. SO WHAT'S THE PLAN? AND I MAY BE GETTING MUCH FURTHER IN THE PROCESS. AND THAT'S OKAY. BUT WHAT'S THE PLAN WHEN IT COMES TO HOW WE LOOK AT THIS AND WHAT IT WOULD, WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE TYPE OF TRAFFIC IT WOULD CAUSE IN THIS AREA? AND IF I MAY CLARIFY THAT NOT ALL LC3 USERS ARE HIGH TRAFFIC GENERATING. YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GOING TO THROW AN EXAMPLE THERE. IF IT'S A SCHOOL AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS, OF COURSE THERE IS TRAFFIC THERE. IT'S NOT WITHIN THE LC3, BUT THE PROCESS IS ANY TRAFFIC GENERATED THINK IT GOES THROUGH A PROCESS WHERE WE ASK FOR A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND REVIEW WHAT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF TRAFFIC IS. IT MAY THERE MAY BE SOME MITIGATING FACTORS. THEY MAY HAVE TO BUILD A RIGHT TURN LANE OR A DECELERATION LANE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S BEING THAT'S GOING TO BE LOOKED INTO. BUT JUST TO CLARIFY, NOT LC, NOT ALL LC3 USERS ARE TRAFFIC GENERATORS. SO I DID SIGN UP TO SPEAK BACK UP AGAIN. I THINK WE'RE BACK TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. AND THEN I'M SURE IF YOU GUYS STILL WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO. SO IN A, I GUESS, CITY ATTORNEY MOVING IT FROM CNN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. SO YOU HAVE SD SUBURBAN DISTRICT TWO PLANNING AND, YOU KNOW, PD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. AND I'VE NOTICED THAT THE LIST THAT WAS THERE THAT SHOWS IN RED THE ITEMS TO SOMEWHAT OBSOLETE, YOU KNOW, REMOVE FROM THAT PLAN DEVELOPMENT. I THINK, YOU KNOW, MY CONVERSATION IS REALLY TO THE, A LOT OF TIMES THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WHAT WE, WHAT ALL OF US GO THROUGH YOU. AND THEN IT COMES BACK TO US FOR A FINAL DECISION. AND A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S A HUGE, I WOULDN'T SAY CONFLICT, BUT IT'S MISUNDERSTANDING BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHAT YOU ALL ARE MOVING FORWARD IS NOT WHAT WE'RE DOING UP HERE OR WE ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENTLY. AND I, I GUESS THE PART OF THE REASON WHY THIS MAP, IF YOU CAN GO TO THAT BIG MAP THAT SHOWS EVERYTHING, CITY COUNCIL WENT INTO IT AND ANNEXED THIS, THIS RIGHT HERE AND LITERALLY ACROSS THE STREET THAT IS GOING TO BE YOUR 59 AND YOUR HIGHWAY SIX FOR CITY, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. IT'S NOT 59. FORT BEND TOLL ROAD IS NOT GOING TO BE 59, BUT IT IS WHAT WE GOT THE BEST PEARLAND. YOU HAVE 288 GOING THROUGH PEARLAND OR CUTTING IT THROUGH. SO THEY GET THE SAME OPPORTUNITY THAT SUGARLAND US AND SUGARLAND HAS 59. AND WE, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY HAVE FORT BEND TOLL ROAD. I WOULD SAY MY, MY, JUST THESE ARE MY THOUGHTS IS LIVING OFF OF SIENNA PARKWAY. I FULLY SEE THE TRAFFIC ISSUE JUST BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC ISSUE RIGHT THERE ALONE. AND WE'RE PUTTING SMALLER AND SMALLER THINGS TO JUST TO FILL IT IN WITH RETAIL. IF YOU DRIVE DOWN ON HIGHWAY SIX FROM DULLES TO SIENNA PARKWAY ON RIGHT SIDE AND LEFT SIDE, ALL YOU SEE IS STRIP CENTERS. YOU DON'T SEE ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENT EXCEPT FOR WHEN YOU GET TO 1092. [00:45:02] YOU'LL SEE A LOWE'S ON ONE SIDE AND KITTY CORNER TARGET AND KOHL'S AND ALL OF THAT. BUT BESIDES THAT, RIGHT NOW ON THE FAR EAST SIDE, OR YOU CAN SEE IT'S FORT BEND TOWN CENTER ONE AND TWO AND POSSIBLY THREE. NOW THAT'S COMING. SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT. I DON'T THINK IT'S. AND WE HAVE TOO MANY SMALL SHOPS AND WE HAVE TOO MANY SMALLER. THESE BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN MISSOURI CITY, IT'S, IT'S REALLY. AND WE PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT 800 ACRES OR 900 ACRES LEFT THAT'S UNDEVELOPED TO BE DEVELOPED. AND SO WE HAVE TO STRATEGICALLY REALLY THINK ABOUT WHERE WE WANT TO BE TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD AND HOW DO WE POSITION OURSELVES IN TEN YEARS TO SEE WHAT THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY THAT EACH OF US RESIDE AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT SOME POINT IN TIME IN SUGAR LAND, THEY THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, NOT THE COUNCIL THAT'S SITTING THERE TODAY IS PROBABLY BEEN SOMEONE, SOME OF THOSE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT SAT THERE BACK IN 2000 OR 1995, THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT SUGAR LAND SHOULD LOOK LIKE TODAY. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU AND I SEE THERE. SO THIS IS BEFORE US, IS TO REALLY LOOK AT THIS TRACK AND KIND OF SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. I THINK MAYOR PRO TEM, I MEAN, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL ALLUDED TO SOME THINGS ON ONE OF THE SLIDES THAT PRIOR TO THE ANNEXATION, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH WE GOT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, CONDOMINIUM, RESIDENTIAL, YOU WANT TO CALL IT CONDOMINIUM. I MEAN, IT'S NOT EXACTLY CONDOMINIUM, BUT IT'S KIND OF THE CONCEPT THAT WE HAVE COMMERCIAL AND OFFICE AND RETAIL USE. WE'RE STARTING TO GET SOME IN THAT CORNER, BUT CONCERT AND PERFORMANCE HALLS IS LITERALLY ACROSS THE STREET, NOT WHERE IN THIS AREA THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT IN THE OPTIONS MOVIE THEATERS. WE GOT CINEMARK, YOU GOT OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATERS. I DON'T SEE THAT COMING UP AND THAT ACROSS THE LITERALLY ACROSS THE OR THE TOP OF THIS MAP WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WHAT WE CALL A CNN VILLAGE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO CALL IT TOWN CENTER BECAUSE SHE CALLS IT TOWN CENTER. AND WE DON'T HAVE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SEE IT. I DON'T SEE IT. THERE'S NO TOWN CENTER THERE. SO WHILE THESE PROPERTIES ARE OWNED BY PEOPLE, WE WANT TO HELP THEM. WE WANT TO ATTRACT SOME STRONG BUSINESSES AND COMING UP THERE. BUT THE BUSINESSES THAT THE CITY YOUR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE HIGHER END THAN JUST A STRIP CENTER. NOTHING AGAINST STRIP CENTER. I DON'T, YOU KNOW, HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH NAIL SALONS OR DRY CLEANERS OR ICE CREAM SHOPS OR SMOKE SHOPS. BUT THE PROBLEM IS IT'S IF WE'RE GOING TO PRESERVE AND WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT MISSOURI CITY, TEN, 15, 20 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE? AND THE CONCERN THAT I THINK AS MEMBER, AS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL FOR ME, IS ONCE ALL OF THIS UNDEVELOPED LAND BECOMES A STRIP CENTER, THEN YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE LEFT TO DO. UNLESS IF SOMEONE DECIDES TO KNOCK DOWN THESE STRIP CENTERS AND BUILD, YOU KNOW, 3 OR 4 STORIES UP OF OFFICE CONDOS OR OFFICE BUILDINGS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO END UP WITH. AND YOU ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T END UP WITH A STRIP CENTER THAT'S VACANT. AND NOW WE HAVE EVERYTHING IS STILL GOING BACK TO POST COVID, GOING BACK TO THE TIMES OF PEOPLE ARE STILL DOING BUSINESSES FROM HOME OR WORKING FROM HOME. SO WE REALLY HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT. I THINK WHAT'S BEFORE US THAT THE STAFF IS LAYING OUT, SWITCH IT FROM S, D TO P D, THAT GIVES YOU THE COMMISSIONERS, THAT GIVES THE STAFF, THAT GIVES COUNCIL SOMEWHAT OF A CONTROL TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPERS, WORK WITH THE LANDOWNERS TO DEVELOP SOMETHING INTO WHAT WE SHOULD SEE OR WHAT WE WANT TO SEE. SO I WOULDN'T REALLY CALL THIS A JOB ON SOMEBODY WHO OWNS THE LAND OR NOT HELPING THEM OUT. BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WE WANT IF YOU'RE THINKING OF A STRIP CENTER AND YOU'RE SPENDING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY TO DO IT, WE WANT TO HELP YOU TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT'S EVEN BETTER. SO WHEN SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TURN AROUND AND SELL IT, YOU, YOU'RE ACTUALLY GETTING EVEN A HIGHER PROFIT, WHICH SOMEONE WILL TURN AROUND AND BUY IS MY, MY STATEMENT, BUT I WOULD LOOK AT. SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION HERE TODAY, BUT THIS WILL GO BACK TO P AND Z AND PNC WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AND WHETHER TO REMOVE THOSE. CAN WE GO TO THAT RED ITEMS THAT WE HAD IN THERE [00:50:01] THAT IF THEY'RE GOING TO REMOVE THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE IN RED OR FURTHER ADD MORE ITEMS TO REMOVE OR, OR DELETE SOME OF THE RED ONES AND SAY, WE DON'T NEED ALL OF THOSE ITEMS TO BE REMOVED AND THEN BRING IT TOWARDS BACK TO CITY COUNCIL SO WE CAN APPROVE AND ADOPT. AND THEN AND THAT'S WHAT WE MOVE FORWARD. SO I THINK IT'S JUST I'M GLAD THAT STAFF IS BRINGING IT, BECAUSE WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IS ANOTHER MOVIE THEATER IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS, BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE. AND AND WE NEEDED TO SEE SOMETHING THAT'S WORKING AND TRAFFIC IMPACTS ANALYSIS STUDY IS ALWAYS REQUESTED EVERY TIME A BUSINESS THAT PUTS IN FOR THIS TYPE OF GROWTH. BUT THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS STUDY ON TEXAS PARKWAY HAS I MEAN, NOT TEXAS PARKWAY. SIENNA PARKWAY HAS A, A DIFFERENT ISSUE THAT WHICH I THINK THIS CITY WILL BE WORKING TOWARDS WITH OUR PARTNERS SUCH AS FORT BEND COUNTY MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS AND LIDS AND OTHERS, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THAT NEEDS TO BE SOME TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT BECAUSE IF NOT, WE WILL SHUT DOWN EVERY DEVELOPMENT THAT'S COMING BY SAYING IT'S A TRAFFIC ISSUES, IT'S A TRAFFIC ISSUE. SO WE GOT TO WORK TOWARDS THAT. I THINK THERE'S STAFF HAS MORE THINGS THAT'S COMING TOWARDS US TO WORK, BUT I THINK I'M OKAY WITH SOME OF THIS REMOVAL OF SOME OF THESE ITEMS. THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION AS MAKING IT. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE FURTHER MORE LOOKED INTO BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO REMOVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FURTHER ITEMS OUT OF THAT LIST, AS IS PERTAINING TO WHAT YOU, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS AREA NOT IN YOUR TIME, BUT IN TEN, 15, 20 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN PUSH THAT TOWARDS MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WHERE WE ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO LISTEN TO YOUR IDEAS AND SEEING WHAT IT IS, AND THEN WE CAN MAKE THE RIGHT RIGHTFUL DECISION IS WHAT MY OPINION. IF ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND YIELD BACK ON THAT ISSUE. I DON'T SEE ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. YES WE HAVE GO AHEAD. COMMISSIONER, I JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT YOU SAID. WE HAVE TO BE FORWARD THINKERS, AND WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT NO DISRESPECT TO ANY OF THE COUNCILS OVER THE PRIOR YEARS, BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE OLDER AREAS TO LOOK AT HOW THAT'S CHANGED OVER THE YEARS AND HOW IT'S NOT APPLICABLE TO NOW. SO WE NEED TO LEARN FROM THAT. SO WE DO NEED TO MAYBE TAILOR THIS DOWN. CAN WE LEGALLY CREATE AN ADDITIONAL ZONE CLASSIFICATION? I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE MUCH LAND LEFT, AND WE HAVE TO REALLY, REALLY BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT ANYTHING THAT WE DO MOVING FORWARD. NO DISRESPECT TO THE LANDOWNERS. WE WANT TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM, BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT'S LEFT AND TRY TO MAXIMIZE IT, NOT JUST FOR NOW, BUT FOR TEN, 15, 20 YEARS FROM NOW. ALSO. GOOD. WELL THANK YOU. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE. I SIGNED UP MYSELF ONE MORE TIME. JUST JUST TO MAKE A POINT. IT'S SINCE IT'S A JOINT MEETING. FOR ME, I'D RATHER SEE A DECISION MADE BY PLANNING AND ZONING WITH THE FULL DISCUSSION, BECAUSE I THINK SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER RILEY, I'VE SEEN COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK AND I'VE BEEN INTO A COUPLE OF MEETINGS, OR IF NOT, OTHERS ARE WATCHING ON AT HOME. WE LOOK TO YOUR QUESTIONS, WE LOOK TO YOUR IDEAS, WE LOOK TO YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. SO THIS WAY, WHEN WE PREPARE FOR OUR MEETINGS, WHEN THIS ITEM IS BEFORE US, IT'S THE FIRST THING THAT WE DO IS WHAT PLANNING AND ZONING SAID. SO LATELY I'VE SEEN SOMETIMES IT'S JUST, WELL, YOU KNOW, CITY COUNCIL HAS A FINAL DECISION AND THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THE DECISION. NO, THAT'S NOT THE REASON WHY YOU'RE THERE. YOU'RE THERE TO REPRESENT THE PUBLIC, REPRESENT THE LANDOWNERS, REPRESENT THE STAFF, REPRESENT EVERYBODY ELSE TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION. AND THEN WHERE WE CAN WATCH THOSE DISCUSSIONS FROM YOU AND LEARN. AND THERE THERE ARE QUESTIONS THAT SOME OF YOU ASKED. I'VE SEEN BROWN MARSHALL ASKING OR REPEATING, OR I MYSELF REPEAT BECAUSE I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT POINT. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME HEALTHY DISCUSSIONS AND GIVE US SOME IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MOVE SOME OF THESE FORWARD. THIS IS JUST THE WAY I'M UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S JUST A PRESET OF A MEETING AS A JOINT. JUST TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TOWARDS COUNCIL OR WHAT OUR VISION IS. SOME, YOU KNOW, [00:55:04] MEMBERS OF COUNCIL'S VISION AND YOUR WHAT YOU'RE THINKING HAS TO ALIGN AT SOME POINT. AND SO THIS WAY, LAND DEVELOPERS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE PROSPECTIVE TO DO BUSINESS IN CITY ARE NOT GOING TO SPEND THEIR MONEY AND REDO PLANS AND ALL OF THIS. AND THEN WHEN THEY GET HERE, WE SAY NO, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALIGN WITH THE GOALS THAT THAT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HAVE. THAT'S SOMEWHAT INJUSTICE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP IN THIS CITY. SO THIS TYPE OF ALIGNMENT, I THINK THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE. MORE OF THESE MEETINGS, JOIN MEETINGS THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE. SO WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. AND YOU KNOW, AS MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WE HAVE RETREATS, WE HAVE GOALS, WE HAVE THINGS THAT WE WORK TOWARDS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AT SOME POINT IN TIME, ESPECIALLY WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ESPECIALLY WITH ZONING, THAT YOU'RE ALIGNED WITH WHERE WE ARE AND SEEING THINGS. WHAT WE DO IS MY LAST COMMENT, UNLESS IF ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO [b. Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against amendments to the ...] ITEM FIVE B PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS FOR OR AGAINST AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING THE USE OF PROPERTY FOR GASOLINE, GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS, CAR WASH, AUTO REPAIR SHOPS, DATA CENTERS, STORAGE WAREHOUSES AND CONCRETE BATCH PLANTS. WE HAVE SHASHIKUMAR, BUT CITY ATTORNEY, CAN I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST? BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAD SOMEONE THAT WAS SPEAKING HERE AND THEN WE GO TO THE PRESENTATION AFTERWARDS. CERTAINLY. ALL RIGHT. SO, CITY SECRETARY, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR ITEM FIVE B. AND DO WE HAVE ANYONE REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? YES, MR. MAYOR, WE DO. PLEASE CALL IFRAN MUMIN. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU. WELL, HERE I AM. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THERE WE GO. LET'S DO THIS AGAIN. WELL, ACTUALLY, IT WORKED OUT PERFECT FOR ME BECAUSE I GOT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING IS TODAY. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A BROADER SCOPE OF WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR THE CITY OF MISSOURI. MY LAND ACTUALLY IS LOCATED OFF OF 2234 FM TURTLE CREEK. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRANSACTION IN WHICH WE WERE BUILDING A GAS STATION. WE WERE IMPACTED BY THE CITY'S PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CHANGES WITH THE REZONING ASPECTS OF IT. I WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE ZONING PLANNING COMMITTEE. BEEN VERY HELPFUL. WE PROVIDED ALL THE STUDIES, ALL THE NECESSARY LEGWORK. WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF A MIDDLE CONTRACT. I'VE BEEN TALKING DIRECTLY WITH SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS AND A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, MR. RON REYNOLDS, TRYING TO GET HIS ASSISTANCE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET THIS SBP APPROVED SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO OUR DEVELOPMENT PLANS WHILE YOU GUYS ARE. WHILE THE CITY WAS IN THE MIDST OF MAKING THESE CHANGES, UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE A SMALLER LOT. IT'S IN THE OLDER SIDE. FM 2234. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A 2030 YEAR PLAN WITH THE CITY AND THE GROWTH IN THE NEAR SIDE OF MISSOURI CITY, WHICH I WELCOME THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE THOSE LANDS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP ASSIST THE CITY AND TO BRING SOME MORE DIVERSITY. HOWEVER, I, PARTICULARLY ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, WAS IMPACTED BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE IN THE CONTRACT WITH THE SELLER AND THE BUYER, AND WE'VE ALREADY SPENT QUITE A BIT OF SOFT COST, ALONG WITH SOME CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS THAT'S LEGALLY BINDING ME IN THE PROCESS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE OF THE SUV THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, OBVIOUSLY I'VE ALREADY MET THE REQUIREMENTS BY PNC HERE. OBVIOUSLY, I THINK THIS IS MORE OF A MORE SPECIFIC MATTER FOR ME DIRECTLY, BUT I JUST WANT TO HAVE YOU GUYS PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION AS YOU GUYS ARE PLANNING YOUR CHANGES AND WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE CITY DIVERSIFY THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS, IT'S IMPACTING PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF THAT'S BEEN IN THE CITY FOR 20 YEARS, OWNED THAT LAND. MATTER OF FACT, I'VE OWNED VARIOUS LAND AND BEEN IN THE CITY FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS. CURRENTLY OWNED MULTIPLE RETAIL CENTERS HERE LOCALLY HERE IN MISSOURI CITY. WE OWN THIS LAND FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS, AND THIS PARTICULAR CHANGE OF PLAN HAS IMPACTED FOR ME TO MOVE FORWARD. AND I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE TAKE SOME CONSIDERATION. IT'S A SMALLER LOT. IT'S ONE AND A HALF ACRES. ALL THE LEGWORK HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT IN PLACE. ALL WE ASK IS THE BLESSING FOR THE CITY AND PNC TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO GET THE GET THE APPROVAL FOR OUR GAS STATION TO GO UP. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M JUST ASKING FOR YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, HELP AND ASSISTANCE AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I DID IT WITHIN THE THREE MINUTE, GOT 30S LEFT. I THOUGHT, I MEAN, I'M GLAD THAT WE MET ABOUT THIS JUST BECAUSE I'VE LIKE, INSTEAD OF READING THIS LONG THING KIND OF FREELANCE, THIS, THIS IS KIND OF WHERE I'M STUCK AT. AND I NEED YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE WE'RE IN CONTRACT AND YOU MAKE THESE CHANGES, IT IMPACTS US AS MEMBERS AND PART OF THE COMMUNITY. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS ARE PUT IN PLACE. AND NOW WE'RE IMPACTED. AND NOW WE'RE AT A STANDSTILL BATTLE WITH A BUYER AND A SELLER. AND THAT'S IMPACTING ME QUITE A BIT. [01:00:01] SO I WOULD ASK THAT CONSIDERATION BE MADE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS. ANY QUESTIONS? OH, WE CAN'T TALK BACK TO YOU, CITY SECRETARY. WHO'S NEXT? MUHAMMAD MUHAMMAD PADILLA, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. YES, SURE. ONE SECOND. HI, EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ABDUL RAHMAN. I'M THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF PLAZA MURPHY. THIS CITY IS NOT FOREIGN TO US. MY FAMILY, EXTENDED FAMILY HAS LIVED HERE. WE HAVE INVESTED IN THE CITY FOR TEN YEARS. MY, ME, MY FAMILY, EXTENDED FAMILY AND I WANTED TO GIVE A BIT OF A BACKGROUND CONTEXT INTO WHAT WE'RE ASKING. SO OUR PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED, DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED IN FULL RELIANCE WITH THE CITY'S L3, L, C THREE ZONING REGULATIONS 2 TO 3 YEARS AGO. SO AUTOMOBILE RELATED USES WERE PERMITTED. AND THEY FORM THE FOUNDATION OF OUR PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. SO BASED UPON THAT APPROVAL THAT WE HAD AND BASED UPON THAT FRAMEWORK, WE INVESTED OVER $2 MILLION INTO THE PROJECT AT 1919 FM 1092. SO THE PROJECT THAT WE BUILT, IT WASN'T A IT WASN'T A REGULAR COMMERCIAL BUILDING. IT WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR AUTOMOBILE RELATED USES. SO IN THAT CONSTRUCTION, WE HAD DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, OIL SEPARATION AND LAYOUT TO SUPPORT AUTOMOBILE RELATED OPERATIONS. BECAUSE OF THE RECENT CHANGES WITH THE SUV FROM FROM WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSING HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, OUR POVERTY WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ADAPT TO OTHER TYPES OF COMMERCIAL OR OTHER TYPES OF COMMERCIAL USE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST AND STRUCTURAL CHANGES. OUR CONCERN WITH THIS APPROACH, WITH THIS AMENDMENT IS NOT ABOUT FUTURE DIRECTION. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE FUTURE VISION OF THE MISSOURI CITY, BUT IT'S ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT'S ON EXISTING PROPERTIES LIKE OURS. IF AUTOMOBILE RELATED USES ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED, IT WILL ONLY RESULT IN VACANCY FOR US, THEREBY IMPACTING THE DEVELOPMENT. AND YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT COMMERCIAL LEASING FOR AUTOMOBILE AUTOMOTIVE USES TAKE TIME. AND SO ADDING THIS RESTRICTION WILL ONLY MAKE IT DIFFICULT, RESULTING IN VACANCY. WE ARE NOT REQUESTING ANY EXPANSION OF LC3 USES. WE ARE SIMPLY REQUESTING CONTINUITY AND REASONABLE PROTECTION FOR PROPERTIES THAT WERE DEVELOPED IN GOOD FAITH RELIANCE AND IN EXISTING ZONING. LC THREE. AT THAT TIME, WE RESPECTFULLY, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT ON EXISTING LC THREE PROPERTIES AND ALLOW CONTINUED LEASING FOR AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOTIVE RELATED USES WITHOUT DIFFICULTIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK. SURE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING MAYOR PRO TEM CLAUSEN. Y'ALL CAN SIT. PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL ON ITEMS ON ON ITEMS FIVE A AND FIVE B, OKAY. AND THAT INCLUSIVE OF PLANNING AND ZONING AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S YOUR MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. HAS THERE BEEN A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM KLAUSER SECONDED BY. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK. CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL? YES, MR. MAYOR. YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM CLAUSEN. YES. MEMBER. RILEY. YES. MEMBER. EMERY. YES. MEMBER O'DEKIRK. YES. MEMBER BROWN. MARSHALL. YES. MEMBER THOMPSON. YES. MR. MAYOR, THAT IS UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING, JUST SO THE PUBLIC IS AWARE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK WITH PLANNING AND ZONING TO HAVE SOME LEGAL QUESTIONS * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.