RESIDENTS AND GETTING, YOU KNOW, PLAN WITH PUBLIC INPUT AND SAYING, OKAY, WE HAVE THIS
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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SOLUTION. WE'RE GOING TO GO LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW? THE MAY 6TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING WILL CONVENE, AND IT IS AT 604. WE'RE GOING TO CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL. LOOKS LIKE WE ARE MISSING A COUPLE, BUT WE HAVE QUORUM NEXT. ACCORDING TO[3. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION]
CHAPTER FIVE FIVE, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. 551.071 JUST FOR THE RECORD. OH, OKAY. IT'S . IT'S EVERYONE. WE ARE[4. RECONVENE]
RECONVENING THE MEETING AT 619. WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE ARE UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON AGENDA ITEMS OR CONCERNS, NOT ON THE AGENDA. THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK MUST COMPLETE THE BLUE COMMENT FORM. PRESENT THE COMMENT FORM TO THE DESIGNATED CITY STAFF REPRESENTATIVE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, AND OBSERVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT PER INDIVIDUAL AND TEN MINUTE TIME LIMIT PER SUBJECT. DO WE HAVE ANY? YES WE DO. KATHY BRAMMER, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. HELLO? HELLO.HELLO. MY NAME IS KATHY BRAMMER AND I LIVE AT 2303 MILLER ROAD. AND I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE PLANS, SPECIFICALLY THE ROAD THAT WAS PROPOSED AT THE LAST MEETING THAT WOULD TAKE TRAFFIC, EXTEND THE WATERS BOULEVARD DOWN TO MILLER ROAD. SO LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MILLER ROAD. IT'S A THREE MILE LONG ROAD THAT DEAD ENDS INTO THE BRAZOS RIVER. THERE'S AN AGRICULTURAL WATERWAY THAT BORDERS THE NORTH SIDE. RIGHT NOW, IT'S BARELY A TWO LANE ROAD WITH DRAINAGE DITCHES ON EITHER SIDE. SO MOST OF THE HOMES ARE ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE.
THERE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATELY THREE HOMES ON THE NORTH SIDE. THERE'S NO STREET LIGHTS. I'VE LIVED ON MILLER ROAD FOR 11 YEARS AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVE LIVED HERE MUCH LONGER AND SOME LESS. PEOPLE TEND TO MOVE TO MIDDLE ROAD AND STAY BECAUSE IT'S PEACEFUL. IT'S QUIET AND YOU CAN SEE THE STARS AT NIGHT. THERE ARE HORSES AND COWS AND GOATS AND SHEEP AND EVEN A PIG ON MILLER ROAD. I WALK MY DOG ON MILLER ROAD. I RIDE MY HORSES ON MILLER ROAD. OTHER PEOPLE RIDE THEIR HORSES ON MILLER ROAD. MY GRANDKIDS RIDE THEIR BIKES ON MILLER ROAD.
PUTTING SIENNA TRAFFIC ON MILLER ROAD WOULD CHANGE ALL OF THAT. OPENING UP A ROAD FROM SIENNA TO MILLER ROAD MUST CROSS A WETLAND. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT. AND THE AGRICULTURAL WATERWAY THAT WETLAND WAS CREATED TO TAKE FLOOD WATERS FROM SIENNA. AND WHEN THAT WETLAND FILLS, THE WATER DRAINS ONTO MILLER ROAD THROUGH SEVERAL LARGE PIPES THAT GO UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL WATERWAY. SO MILLER ROAD FLOODS, FLOODS MORE FREQUENTLY DUE TO THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF SIENNA, IMPROVING DRIVABILITY AND DRAINAGE OF MILLER ROAD TO ACCOMMODATE THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC WOULD REQUIRE TAKING PORTIONS OF EVERY HOMEOWNER'S FRONT YARD THAT LIVES ON THE SOUTH SIDE. BECAUSE THE WATERWAY IS ON THE NORTH SIDE.
FINALLY, WHILE. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS WILL CONNECTING SIENNA RESIDENTS SOUTH TO MILLER ROAD AND ON TO 521 HELP THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM IN SIENNA? WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE. WHY WHY YOU ARE MEETING IN THE FIRST PLACE. I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO HELP. MOST SIENNA TRAFFIC IS GOING NORTH TO HIGHWAY SIX AND BEYOND. AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE ALL WELL AWARE OF. GOING NORTH ON 521 IS A TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE THAT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AS MORE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BUILT ALONG THAT CORRIDOR. THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION HAS INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY IN THE 11 YEARS I HAVE LIVED ON MILLER ROAD, AND I AM URGING THIS COMMISSION TO CONSIDER OTHER ROUTES THAT WOULD GIVE IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO THE RESIDENTS OF SIENNA AND LEAVE MILLER ROAD, THE SPECIAL PLACE IT IS TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS. NEXT WE HAVE JAY HICKMAN. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ADHERE. 2403 MILLER ROAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
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LETTING ME SPEAK. I'VE JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECENT RUMORS OF THE SIENNA COMING TO MILLER ROAD. THE REASON WHY I'M HERE, MOSTLY IS BECAUSE SOME OF THE PROPOSALS I'VE SEEN HAS THE ROAD GOING ACROSS MY LAND. MY WIFE AND I PUT 40 YEARS OF SERVICE INTO THE COAST GUARD BEFORE WE MOVED OUT THERE. WE RAISED OUR FAMILY OUT THERE. MILLER ROAD IS A COMMUNITY.MOST OF THE PEOPLE SPEAKING HERE NOW HAVE BEEN MY NEIGHBORS FOREVER. WE RAN A BUSINESS OUT THERE, A HORSE STABLE BUSINESS. AND THE BEAUTY OF THAT BUSINESS WAS PEOPLE COULD COME OUT FROM THE CITY AND ENJOY WATCHING THEIR CHILDREN LEARN HOW TO RIDE HORSES AND PARTAKE IN THE COUNTRY. IF WE OPEN UP THAT ROAD TO, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC FROM SIENNA THAT'S LOST. NOT TO BE REGAINED AGAIN. AND I HATE TO SEE SOMETHING, A RESOURCE LIKE THAT TO BE LOST, AND ALSO TO LOSE THE PEACE AND PRIVACY THAT MY FAMILY HAS ENJOYED OUT THERE. AND THAT REALLY, I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST MOVING TO THE TRAFFIC, TO MILLER ROAD, NOT ACROSS MY LAND, BUT ALSO THE PROPOSAL GOING ACROSS MY LAND IS SOMETHING THAT I AM NOT, YOU KNOW, EXTREMELY IN FAVOR OF.
LET'S JUST PUT IT THAT WAY. AND LIKE I SAID, I'D LIKE TO KEEP IT, KEEP MILLER ROAD, THAT LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN THAT WE HAVE WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE TERRY DOBSON.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. GOOD EVENING. I'M TERRY DOBSON, 1001 MILLER ROAD. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I WAS AT THE LAST MEETING WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS CHANGE GOING ACROSS TO MILLER ROAD. AND SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TALK WITH THE CITY ENGINEER, AND I APPRECIATE HIM GIVING HIS TIME TO CHAT WITH ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. THEY'VE PRETTY WELL PRESENTED SOME OF THE MAIN CONCERNS OF WHERE WE ARE, AND I THINK THIS IS NOT JUST AN EMERGENCY EXIT OUT OF SIENNA, BUT MAYBE IT IS.
MILLER ROAD IN THE LAST 5 OR 6 YEARS HAS BEEN UNDER WATER THREE TIMES. PEOPLE ON MILL ROAD KNOW HOW TO TRAVERSE IT, BUT IF YOU DON'T, YOU WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING OUT OF THERE DURING HARVEY. I LEFT MY PLACE IN A TRACTOR. MY HOUSE WAS GREAT, BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GO OUT. MY PARENTS WERE LIVING WITH ME AT THAT TIME, AND WE EVEN LEFT IN A BOAT TO GET TO HIGHER GROUND TO GET OUT OF THERE. SO THERE'S SOME CONCERN, CONSENT CONCERNS WITH THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN. THE. OTHER CONCERNS IS, AS MENTIONED ALREADY, VERY NARROW ROAD. I JUST DROVE DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE LATE HERE FOR THE MEETING BECAUSE I HAD 13 HEIFERS DOWN THE ROAD. TEN OF THEM WERE OUT. GOT THEM BACK IN. THOSE THINGS HAPPEN FREQUENTLY OUT THERE BECAUSE OF THE LIVESTOCK THAT'S STILL OUT THERE, AND A LOT OF PASTURE LAND ON THAT PROPERTY. I LIVE ON OYSTER CREEK. I OWN PROPERTY RIGHT THERE. IF YOU'RE TWO TIRE WIDTHS OFF OF THE ROAD ON OYSTER CREEK, YOU WILL BE IN OYSTER CREEK AND IT'S ABOUT 12 TO 15FT DEEP RIGHT THERE. AND THAT'S A CONCERN BECAUSE IT IS NARROW. AND I READ SOME OF OR HEAR SOME OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC IN SIENNA AND SOME OF THE DRIVERS. AND IT'S CONCERNING, YOU KNOW WHAT I HEAR? SO I WANT TO MENTION THAT YOU'LL HAVE TO SPAN THAT AREA WHEN YOU LEAVE SIENNA PLANTATION. YOU, SIENNA, YOU GOT A HUGE DITCH, A LEVEE, THEN YOU'RE PART OF THE LOWER BRAZOS RIVER WETLAND MITIGATION BANK. IT'S FEDERAL LANDS. IT'S 300 ACRES FROM ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN MILLER ROAD TO THE END. THE OTHER HALF IS TRAVERSED BY OYSTER CREEK. OKAY, SO RATHER THAN JUST SAY, HEY, HERE'S THE BAD THINGS AND THINGS, JUST A PROPOSAL OF A COUPLE THINGS. MCKEEVER ROAD IS STILL AN EXIT THAT IS NOT USED THAT MUCH. AND I THINK THERE'S WIDENING BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A CANAL AND WHAT AND PROPERTY ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT. THE POWER LINES THAT COME OUT OF SIENNA. I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT AS I HAVE SOME PROPERTY BACK IN THAT AREA. AND THAT WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM TO COME THROUGH CERTAIN PEOPLE'S PROPERTY AS OPPOSED TO GOING THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS. AND I KNOW SIENNA POINT WAS ONE NEW POINT WILL BE THE NEXT BECAUSE THERE'S ACCESS THERE JUST WITHIN 100 YARDS, BUT THEY'LL BE HERE ALSO, IF YOU THINK YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT DIRECTION, PORTER ROAD IS ANOTHER ROAD THAT COMES OFF OF HIGHWAY 521 FM 521 BETWEEN SIENNA PARKWAY AND AND HIGHWAY SIX. THAT COULD BE ADDED TO GO BACK THROUGH THERE. FINN ROAD AND I MENTIONED THE OTHERS. SO I JUST KIND OF THROW THAT OUT THERE AS SOME SUGGESTIONS, AS OPPOSED TO JUST TELLING YOU WHY IT WON'T WORK. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN LOOK IN SOME OF THOSE AREAS. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW DOWN TO AGENDA
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ITEM SIX, A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN UPDATE. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. HOW YOU DOING?[00:10:11]
GOOD. OKAY. MY NAME IS VINCENZO CORAZZA, YOUR CITY ENGINEER. I'LL BE PRESENTING ITEM SIX A REGARDING UPDATES TO OUR MOBILITY MASTER PLAN. WE'RE LOOKING FOR PROPOSED ALTERNATE ROUTES TO SIENNA PARKWAY, AS WELL AS CONNECTING EXISTING ROADS TO FACILITATE MOBILITY.THIS PRESENTATION IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THE APRIL 27TH, 2026 JOINT SESSION WITH CITY COUNCIL. SO WE'RE HERE TO WORKSHOP CHANGES TO THE MOBILITY MASTER PLAN, SPECIFICALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO SIENNA PARKWAY. HOPE TO HAVE A LIVELY DISCUSSION AND PREPARE FOR ACTION ON MAY 13TH. THEN ON TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. OKAY. AGAIN, WHAT IS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN? IT'S OUR VISIONARY DOCUMENT, A COMPONENT OF THE MOBILITY MASTER PLAN, DESCRIBING OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.
DEVELOPED IN PART WITH THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN. IN 2011, THE MOBILITY MASTER PLAN WAS LAST UPDATED IN 2023. TONIGHT'S ITEM JUST AMENDS OR UPDATES THE PLAN, FOCUSING ON THE SIENNA AREA. OUR STEPS FOR PROJECT DELIVERY. AFTER THE MOBILITY MASTER PLAN UPDATE INCLUDE FEASIBILITY STUDIES, OBTAINING FUNDING, RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. SO TONIGHT IS BASICALLY JUST A MEND. THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN. THIS IS THE OVERALL MAP OF THE SIENNA AREA. THE PURPLE BACKGROUND IS THE CITY LIMITS AND THE LIGHT GREEN BACKGROUND IS THE EXTRA TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OR ETJ IN THE AREA. APPROXIMATELY 20,000 HOMES ARE IN THE CITY LIMITS AND THE ETJ, WITH ROUGHLY 15,000 HOMES IN THE ETJ. SO YOU SEE, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT MOBILITY NEEDS. THE ORANGE DOTTED SEGMENTS THAT ARE LETTERED ARE WHAT WE KNOW ARE PLANNED OR IN DESIGN STAGES FROM OTHER AGENCIES. SO ON THE MAP EXAMPLE, WE HAD SIX EXAMPLES. AND ON ON HERE YOU SEE THEM DOT, DOT, DOT ORANGE WITH THE LETTERS. THAT'S WHAT WE KNOW FROM OTHER ONES. THE RED ELEMENTS ARE WHAT WE WOULD BE DISCUSSING TODAY. ALL RIGHT. THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED IS SIENNA PARKWAY FROM STATE HIGHWAY SIX. IT RUNS NORTH SOUTH FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE LENGTH, ROUGHLY FIVE MILES, AND THEN EAST TO WEST FOR ABOUT THREE MILES TO CONNECT TO FM 521 SOUTH OF MCKEEVER ROAD. THERE'S VERY LIMITED CIRCULATION, AS WE'RE APPARENT WITH THE. THE RECENT INCIDENCES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE GAS LEAK. SINCE THOSE EVENTS, CITY STAFF MEMBERS OF BOTH CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION HAVE MET WITH DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS DISCUSSING OPTIONS TO MOVE FORWARD, INCLUDING WIDENING SANTA PARKWAY AS WELL AS ALTERNATE ROUTES. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO GO OVER THOSE ALTERNATE ROUTES WITH YOU. I'LL DISCUSS A SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONG TERM IDEAS. PUBLIC INPUT AND FEEDBACK IS VERY WELCOME.
YES, WE'VE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM THE APRIL 27TH PUBLIC HEARING THAT THE RESIDENTS OF THE NEWPOINT COMMUNITY DID NOT WANT A CONNECTION. SO THAT SEGMENT THAT WAS SEGMENT NINE HAS BEEN REMOVED. AND WE'VE ALSO REMOVED THE NUMBERING. WE GAVE THEM NAMES TO KIND OF AVOID CONFUSION. COMMISSIONER TO COMMISSIONER SOLOWAY'S QUESTION FROM THE THE JOINT MEETING, THOSE NUMBERS WERE ESSENTIALLY IDEAS THAT VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS AND SOME OF THE STAFF VETTED OUT. BUT IF YOU WANTED TO SEE THOSE IDEAS, WE CAN DEFINITELY ACCOMMODATE THOSE. ALL RIGHT. SO IN THE SHORT TERM, IN THE SHORT TERM, BETWEEN 1 TO 5 YEARS, WE'VE IDENTIFIED THREE SEGMENTS THAT MAKE GOOD CONNECTIONS FOR MOBILITY. THIS IS THE BEES PASSAGE BRIDGE. THIS BRIDGE IS OVER THE GULF COAST WATER AUTHORITY CANAL CONNECTING THESE PASSAGE. THIS WOULD MAKE ONE CONTINUOUS B PASSAGE ROAD THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO MCKEEVER BRIDGE. IF IT HAPPENED TO BE CLOSED, YOU CAN HAVE AN ALTERNATE DETOUR AROUND IT AND MCKEEVER ROAD CONNECTION. THIS WOULD RESTORE.
OOPS, I HAVE MY LITTLE ARROWS WRONG, BUT THIS WOULD RESTORE THE 2002 CONNECTOR WITH STATE HIGHWAY SIX. IF SOME OF YOU WILL REMEMBER BEFORE 2002 THAT ROAD ACTUALLY CONNECTED TO STATE HIGHWAY SIX. SO WE WERE MADE AWARE THAT THERE ARE ONGOING PLANS AND DESIGNS FROM THE COUNTY TO CONNECT TRAMMEL FRESNO TO SIENNA SPRINGS WAY, AS WELL AS SEGMENTS CONSTRUCTING, AS WELL AS A SEGMENT CONSTRUCTION BETWEEN SIENNA SPRINGS ROAD AND FORT BEND PARKWAY, AS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE ORANGE F. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT, BUT
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THERE'S A LITTLE DOT, DOT, DOT F THAT'S RECENTLY COME TO OUR ATTENTION, SO IT MAKES SENSE TO RECONNECT OLD MCKEEVER ROAD TO STATE HIGHWAY SIX. THEN YOU CAN KIND OF HAVE A CONTINUOUS PARALLEL ROUTE BETWEEN STATE HIGHWAY SIX AND THE FORT BEND TOLLWAY, AND THEN THE MILLER ROAD CONNECTOR DOWN SOUTH. THIS WOULD GIVE US A SOUTHERN ENTRANCE OR EXIT TO THE CITY.THERE WERE LONG RANGE PLANS TO GO ALL THE WAY SOUTH TO STATE HIGHWAY 99. THAT'S SOUTH OF HERE FROM TXDOT. BUT IN THE SHORT TERM, WE JUST WANT TO PROPOSE THIS ROUTE JUST TO LINK UP TO MILLER ROAD. AND IF SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE TECH STOCK COMES WITH THEIR 99, IT COULD CONTINUE FROM THERE. ALL RIGHT. SO HERE'S THE MEDIAN TERM. WHAT WE THINK WE CAN DO IN 5 TO 10 YEARS. WE NEED A NORTH SOUTH ALTERNATE TO THE FIVE MILES NORTH SOUTH ROUTE SECTION OF OF SIENNA PARKWAY. WE HAVE TWO ALTERNATES, ONE CALLED ALTERNATE, ONE POINTED OUT IN THE PURPLE ARROWS HERE. IT WOULD CONNECT USING THE EXISTING ROADWAYS THERE. IT WOULD CONNECT TO SIENNA PARKWAY, TO MCKEEVER ROAD. AND ALSO WE FOUND OUT THROUGH SURVEYING DISCUSSIONS WITH CALUSA, WHO HAPPENS TO ALSO BE THE CITY ENGINEER FOR THE CITY OF ARCOLA, THAT THE CITY OF ARCOLA ALREADY HAS A 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY JUST WEST OF THE GULF COAST ASPHALT ARCOLA PLANT. BY THE BY THE AIRPORT. SO WE'RE LIKE THE TOP PART OF THE PURPLE ARROW IS. SO IT'S ALMOST WE WORK WITH THEM. THEY ALREADY HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY IN THAT SECTION. ALTERNATE TWO IS SHOWN HERE WITH. THE GREEN ARROWS ARE POINTING TO THE SIENNA PARKWAY, A LINK BETWEEN SIENNA PARKWAY TO MCKEEVER ROAD AND IT CONNECTS. ALSO CONNECTS THE SIENNA VILLAGE OF SHIPMAN'S LANDING TO FM. 521 SO WE'RE BOTH GETTING A NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST WEST ALTERNATE WITH THIS CONCEPT. AND LASTLY, ON OUR WESTERN SIDE, THE WESTERN ETJ CONNECTOR IS ALL IS OUR LONG TERM VISION TO CONNECT THE ETJ ACROSS THE BRAZOS RIVER TO OUR MAIN CITY CORE. THIS PURSUIT WOULD BE LONG TERM AGAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 20 YEARS. THERE'S MY POINTER.
SO THIS ENDS THE ALTERNATE SIENNA PARKWAY ROUTE OPTIONS PRESENTATION. BACK TO OUR PURPOSE. AND FOR MY LAST SLIDE, WE'RE HERE FOR COMMISSIONERS AND PUBLIC INPUT. COMMENT AND FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE NEXT STEPS. BACK TO YOU CHAIR PETERSON. THANK YOU. ANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMENTS DISCUSSION AMONG. GOT A FEW QUESTIONS. SO ACTUALLY ONE OF THE SPEAKERS BROUGHT UP THE THE POWER LINES THAT RUN DOWN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THIS.
BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT THIS, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF THESE CONNECTORS. THEY'RE ALL AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF BASICALLY SIENNA PARKWAY, RIGHT? YES. SO THEIR GOAL IS NOT REALLY TO HELP MOVEMENT INSIDE OF SIENNA PARKWAY. IT'S TO GET THEM ONCE THEY GET CLOSE TO 521 OR 6 IS TO GET THEM ONTO THAT ROAD. THAT'S WHAT APPEARS TO ME. SO WHEN I LOOK AT THIS, YOU'VE GOT THE THE POWER LINES RUNNING RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. THERE'S A THERE'S A SET OF POWER LINES.
THERE'S TWO OF THEM. RIGHT. AND IS IT POSSIBLE TO LOOK AT USING THAT BECAUSE IT CROSSES BOTH WATERS LAKE AND SIENNA PARKWAY AS A JUST A, IF YOU WILL, AN EXPRESS ROUTE TO GET SOMEBODY OUT OF THE CENTER OF SIENNA TO. 521. HAS THAT BEEN LOOKED AT? IS THAT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S POSSIBLE? IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO TO ENGAGE THE, YOU KNOW, THE POWER COMPANIES TO, YOU KNOW, PRESENT THAT OPTION, BUT USUALLY THEY DON'T LIKE TO HAVE ANYTHING WITHIN THEIR EASEMENT. THEY GET THE EASEMENT, YOU KNOW, CONCERNS WITH SECURITY AND WHATNOT AND MAINTENANCE. USUALLY THEY LIKE TO KEEP THAT AND THEY TRY TO KEEP THE PUBLIC AWAY FROM IT.
BUT IT DOESN'T IT DOESN'T PROHIBIT US FROM CONTACTING THEM AND SAY, HEY, WHAT ABOUT THIS OPTION? SO DID YOU GUYS CONSIDER IT AND LOOK AT IT AND DISCOUNT IT FOR THOSE REASONS OR SOMETHING ELSE? OR WE JUST JUST KNOWING HOW THEY HAVE THE EASEMENT THERE. AND USUALLY THEY DON'T PROVIDE A ROADWAY THROUGH THEIR EASEMENT. THERE'S A CERTAIN WIDTH THAT THEY HAVE.
THEY PLOW THROUGH RAW LAND AND THEY BUILD THEIR, THEIR, THEIR TOWERS THERE. AND USUALLY THEY DON'T, THEY HAVE SERVICE ROADS. BUT I UNDERSTAND, BUT YOU'VE GOT, YOU'VE GOT A HUGE CHUNK OF SPACE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TWO SETS OF TOWERS WITH, WITH, WITH SPACE ON BOTH SIDES AND DOUBLE THAT SPACE IN THE MIDDLE. I THINK I'D LIKE YOU GUYS TO AT LEAST LOOK AT IT BECAUSE AGAIN, IT BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE'RE LOOKING AT, IF YOU LOOK IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MAP, THERE'S NO ALTERNATE ROUTES PROVIDED. THE LITTLE ONE AT THESE PASSAGE
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BRIDGE IS THERE. BUT. SO THAT'S ONE. SO JUST KIND OF GOING DOWN THE LIST. B PASSAGE B'S PASSAGE BRIDGE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT PROBLEM THAT SOLVES IT. THE ONLY PROBLEM IT SOLVES IS IF THERE'S AN INTERRUPTION ON SIENNA PARKWAY IN THAT LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN MCKEEVER AND SIENNA SPRINGS, IT COMES AROUND THERE. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT SOLVES. SO I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR IT. AND AND YOU MENTIONED THAT IT WAS ONLY IF SOMETHING HAPPENED. SO IS THAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER THAT JUST AN EMERGENCY EXIT, NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE THERE FOR NORMAL TRAFFIC. IT COULD SOLVE BOTH. AND WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT, IF YOU'RE COMING FROM LIKE THE NORTH AND YOU'RE USING RANCH INSTEAD OF GOING TO SIENNA PARKWAY, THERE'S A HEAVY CONGESTION LEVEL THERE BECAUSE BETWEEN SIENNA RANCH AND MCKEEVER, THERE'S A BRIDGE CURRENTLY THAT'S VERY NARROW. THE COUNTY IS LOOKING TO EXPAND THAT. BUT WHEN THERE'S AN INCIDENT AND POLICE AND FIRE NEED TO CLOSE IT, THERE IS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. SO IF YOU HAVE A PARALLEL SYSTEM, YOU'RE TAKING A LOT OF THAT TRAFFIC OFF OF SIENNA PARKWAY ALREADY.SO IT HELPS SIENNA PARKWAY AND THEY CAN USE THE BEAST PASSAGE TO GO. CONTINUE TO GO SOUTH WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TOWARDS THE INTERSECTION OF SIENNA RANCH AND PARKWAY. OKAY. GOT IT.
AND LIKEWISE, IF YOU SEE THERE'S AN ELEMENT D, THE COUNTY IS LOOKING AT OPTIONS TO CONNECT TO THE EAST SIDE. SO IDEALLY IF YOU HAD BOTH OF THOSE, YOU HAVE ALTERNATE BASICALLY PARALLEL ALTERNATE ROUTES. YEAH. I MEAN, I LIKE D IS NOT ON OUR LIST BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY ON YOUR LIST OF THINGS TO DO. BUT I THINK D IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S GETTING PEOPLE OFF OF SIENNA PARKWAY AND OUT NOT OUT FROM THE PERIMETER OF SIENNA. LET'S SEE, 14. WELL, 14 IT WAS WAS MILLER. RIGHT. SO SO I GUESS WE HEARD FROM THE RESIDENTS. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN DOWN THAT ROAD EVEN BEFORE THIS. IT'S IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DUMP A BUNCH OF TRAFFIC INTO. I THINK WE CONSIDER THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT GO WITH IT. AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I, I WOULD WONDER IS, IF YOU'VE GOT 20,000 PEOPLE, YOU'RE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THERE. AND AGAIN, NOT ALL OF THEM ARE HEADING TO. 521. DOES IT MAKE SENSE IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO THAT, THAT MILLER ROAD, THAT EXIT BECOMES WHEN YOU GET TO 521, YOU'RE GOING, RIGHT. DON'T LET PEOPLE GO LEFT BECAUSE. 521 IF YOU START DUMPING MORE TRAFFIC ONTO IT, IT BECOMES A NIGHTMARE. IT GOES RIGHT. AND THINK ABOUT THE EXIT WHERE SIENNA PARKWAY COMES ALL THE WAY OUT. THINK ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE A FLY OVER THERE IN FIVE.
YOU'RE GOING NORTH FROM THERE. JUST MY TWO. JUST A THOUGHT ON THAT ONE, COMMISSIONER. RIGHT NEXT TO MILLER IS COUNTY ROAD 37. AND I KNOW IT'S NOT SHOWN ON THE MAP, BUT IF YOU KEEP GOING EAST, THERE'S ACTUALLY AN INTERCHANGE TAKES YOU ANOTHER HIGHWAY TO GO OUT. SO IF THERE WERE LIKE AN EVACUATION, YEAH, LIKELY 521 WILL BE PLUGGED UP JAMMED. SO THIS WILL PROVIDE PEOPLE TO GO SOUTH ON MILLER AND CONTINUE TO GO EAST TO CATCH ANOTHER WAY TO TO EVACUATE OR GET OUT. YEAH YOU CAN'T COUNTY ROAD TO GET OVER TO 288288 THANK YOU. YEAH. OKAY.
I THINK THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR NOW. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR. GOOD QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER SULLOWAY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? OH, SORRY, I DID HAVE ONE MORE. I FORGOT, YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE IT ON HERE, BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD IS THE IS THE IS THE RAILROAD RIGHT? YES. THERE'S REALLY ONLY ONE WAY TO GET ACROSS IT RIGHT NOW. AND THAT'S THE OVERPASS ON SANTA PARKWAY. ON SANTA PARKWAY. THERE'S ACTUALLY ANOTHER WAY TO GET OUT OF IT. THE STEEP BANK THAT'S ON THE SUBDIVISIONS ON THE NORTH END, YOU CAN'T SEE IT ON HERE. IF YOU GO TO GOOGLE MAPS, YOU CAN FIND IT. THAT SUBDIVISION THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RAILROAD AND TO THE WEST OF SIENNA PARKWAY. IF YOU GO ALL THE WAY BACK IN THERE, THERE IS A ROAD OR SO I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT IT IS. IT'S EITHER A WALKWAY OR PROBABLY JUST AN ACCESS ROAD THAT RUNS A LITTLE TO THE WEST. COMES UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE, UNDERNEATH THE RAILROAD, AND COMES BACK AROUND AND POPS OUT AT CAMP SIENNA TRAIL. RIGHT. AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING, BECAUSE IF YOU EVER LOSE THAT BRIDGE, YOU ARE, YOU'RE YOU GOT PROBLEMS. YES. SO THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD LOOK AT IT ALREADY. IS THERE SOMETHING THERE? IT'S PROBABLY ENOUGH FOR FOR A FOR A CAR. IT LOOKS TO BE PAVED. OKAY. SO IT'S SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WHAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT MAYBE GATHERING MORE OF THAT, MAKING IT DOUBLE WIDE AND MAKING IT AN EMERGENCY WAY TO GET BACK AND FORTH. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOUR FOLKS HAVE LOOKED AT THAT, BUT IS THERE A TUNNEL UNDER THE BRIDGE? WELL, THERE'S A THERE'S A THERE'S A RAILROAD BRIDGE. THE RAIL LOOKS LIKE THE RAILROAD GOES OVERHEAD. OKAY. AS IT COMES, AS YOU START TO MOVE WEST, YOU'VE GOT THAT, I'LL CALL IT THAT LOWLAND AREA ADJACENT TO THE RIVER THAT THEN COMES BACK AROUND AND POPS UP AT CAMP SIENNA. OKAY, BUT JUST TAKE A LOOK AT IT. SURE.
BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IS A WAY TO GET ACROSS THE
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RAILROAD. IF YOU EVER HAVE AN ISSUE, AND I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT ONE OF THE OTHERS TO BE A AN AT GRADE CROSSING AND THE OTHER ONE ELEVATED ON THE OTHER TWO NORTH SOUTH ALTERNATIVES, BUT THAT ONE MIGHT BE WORTH A LOOK. OKAY. I'M SORRY. AND ALSO, WOULD YOU LIKE THAT BY MAY 13TH WE CAN LOOK AT THAT IF IT'S JUST A SUGGESTION. OH, I GOT YOU. OKAY.YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH IT. OKAY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ATWOOD. OKAY.
THANK YOU. I HAVE THE SAME COMMENT AS COMMISSIONER SOLOWAY ABOUT THE ROAD. HE'S TALKING ABOUT. THAT REALLY COULD BE A ANOTHER WAY TO GET PEOPLE IN AND AROUND. AND IT'S KIND OF ALREADY THERE. IT JUST NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED. SO YOU REALLY OUGHT TO DO SOME LOOKING AT IT FURTHER. AND ANOTHER COMMENT, JUST AS A THOUGHT PROCESS, RATHER THAN RUN THAT MILLER ROAD CONNECTOR DOWN TO MILLER ROAD, WOULD IT MAKE MORE SENSE TO JUST BUILD A NEW ROAD THAT WENT RIGHT OVER TO 521, A ABOVE MILLER ROAD, JUST LIKE AT THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SIENNA? JUST AS A AS ALSO AS A THOUGHT PROCESS, MAYBE TO ELIMINATE SOME OF THE CONCERNS OF THE PEOPLE THAT TALK TONIGHT AND THE OTHER OTHER, OTHER PROJECT. SO THAT'S ANOTHER THOUGHT PROCESS. AND I DO STILL LOVE THE IDEA THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOME WAY TO CONNECT THE SIENNA LAKES DRIVE AREA UP TO STEEP BANK TRACE. AND I SEE YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE RED DASHES THAT BASICALLY GET YOU THERE. AND SO I'M, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT STILL IN THE, IN THE THOUGHT PROCESS AS WELL, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S ONE THAT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO HAPPEN WITH THE CONNECTION FROM SHIPMENTS LANDING TO THAT, THAT THAT WOULD ELIMINATE A LOT BECAUSE I THINK IF YOU IF YOU COULD DO SOMETHING TO GET PEOPLE FROM THE SHIPMENTS LANDING AREA ONTO ANOTHER ROAD SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO CLEAR OVER TO SIENNA PARKWAY, THAT WOULD ELIMINATE A TON OF TRAFFIC OFF OF SIENNA PARKWAY IN THE AREAS WHERE IT'S CONGESTED. SO GOOD. YEAH, JUST A COMMENT, KIND OF CONFIRMATION. SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE PRESENTED TODAY HAD ME THINKING ABOUT JUST EMERGENCY SERVICES IN GENERAL. SO JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE USING INFORMATION FROM WHATEVER FLOODPLAIN INFORMATION WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL, LIKE FORT BEND COUNTY'S EMERGENCY SERVICES, IF THEY HAVE ROADMAP INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO EMERGENCY EXITS, AS WELL AS WEATHER CONDITIONS, CONFIRMING THAT WE HAVE USED THAT AS WE'RE BUILDING OUT THIS CONCEPTUAL PLAN. AND IF NOT, WE SHOULD DO SOME OF THE DISCUSSION WITH THE FORT BEND COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AND OUR FIRE CHIEF THAT A LOT OF THEIR EVERYBODY'S EFFORT IS FOR EVACUATION IS MOVE EVERYBODY TOWARDS STATE HIGHWAY SIX. AND SO THAT'S SOME OF THE SOME OF THE THAT SORT OF STRATEGY IS BASICALLY YOUR STATE HIGHWAY SIX RUNS ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GULF. SO THEN THEY CAN EVACUATE USING THAT ROUTE. AND WHAT WE'RE SHOWING WITH THE MILLER ROAD CONNECTION, AND ALSO EVEN THE WESTERN EDGE IS WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, ALL METHODS BECAUSE BEFORE SIENNA LOOKED LIKE EVERYBODY MOVES TOWARDS STATE HIGHWAY SIX. SO WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS, STATE HIGHWAY SIX WILL PROBABLY GET REALLY PLUGGED UP. SO WITH THIS, WE ALSO CAN PROVIDE ALTERNATE WAYS TO GO. I WOULD ALSO IN DOING THAT, AND THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT I WOULD WANT, AS A COMPONENT OF OUR THOROUGHFARE PLAN, OUR OWN EMERGENCY SERVICE EVACUATION ROUTES THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON THE OTHER AGENCIES, NOT TO SAY WE DON'T USE THAT INFORMATION, BUT HAVE OUR OWN FOR THAT VERY REASON YOU STATED. SO WE ARE THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET PEOPLE OUT BECAUSE THE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, THEY WERE VERY GOOD. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY LIVE THERE. SO THEY, THEY SEE THAT DAILY. AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE ANYTHING WHERE WHETHER AS BEST AS WE CAN AVOID IT IMPACTS US TO TO THAT EXTENT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I, I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT OR MAYBE A QUESTION, AND IT'S IN REFERENCE TO THE UTILITY EASEMENT. I KNOW THAT THE RULES STATE THEY DON'T NORMALLY ALLOW, BUT MAYBE BEFORE HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THEM, MAYBE WE CAN LOOK INTO OR STAFF COULD LOOK INTO IF THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER SITUATIONS WHERE THEY HAVE ALLOWED IT SO THAT IT WOULDN'T JUST BE A BLANKET. NO. AND WE COULD HAVE A MAYBE A GOOD CONVERSATION AS TO WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR THAT. AND THERE MAY
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HAVE BEEN OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THEY'VE ALLOWED THAT BEFORE. SO SOMETIMES ON THAT CHAIRMAN PERSON ONE IS GOOD. WE'LL WE'LL LOOK AT THE, THE, THE POWER LINE CORRIDOR. IF THEY IF THE POWER COMPANY OWNS IT OUTRIGHT, THEN THE DISCUSSION OF. THEY MAY ALLOW THE CITY TO HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY THERE. BUT IF THEY'RE AN EASEMENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS UNDERLYING THAT, THE PROPERTY OWNERS MAY HAVE GIVEN THAT PORTION OF EASEMENT JUST TO THE POWER COMPANY. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO EVERY INDIVIDUAL POWER PROPERTY OWNER TO GET AN ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT. AND IF THE EASEMENT FOR THE POWER COMPANY ALLOWS LIKE OVERLAPPING EASEMENTS, THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE ALTERNATES ONE AND TWO. ARE WE LOOKING AT HAVING BOTH OF THEM ON THE MAP OR OR ARE WE GOING TO WHEN WE SUBMIT THIS TO CITY COUNCIL, ARE WE GOING TO DECIDE WHICH ONE IS THE ONE WE WANT ON THE MAP? WELL, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE BOTH. AND, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN, YOU WANT TO HAVE AS MANY OPTIONS AS POSSIBLE. WHEN WE GO TOWARDS THE FEASIBILITY, YOU KNOW, THERE MIGHT BE SITUATIONS WHERE, NO, THE WETLANDS ARE PROHIBITIVE. AT LEAST WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS TO MAKE AN ALTERNATE. WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF ALTERNATE TO THE NORTH SOUTH ROUTE. IT'S JUST RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SANTA PARKWAY AND WE HAVE FM 521. THERE'S NOTHING IN THE MIDDLE. SO WE WE NEED TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE PROPOSING BOTH OF THEM. IF WE CAN GET BOTH OF THEM, THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE THEN THAT SPLITS THE TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, HALF AND HALF. YEAH. I'M WONDERING IF WE DON'T CALL THEM ALTERNATIVES THEN MAYBE OKAY. IF THEY'RE I MEAN, IF THEY'RE BOTH GOING TO BE ON THE, ON THE MAP OF, OF SOMETHING THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HAPPEN. OKAY, THEN, THEN MAYBE WE, WE JUST HAVE THEM BOTH ON THERE AND SAY, THESE ARE THE NORTH SOUTH. ROUTES THAT WE HAVE. LET'S SAY NORTH SOUTH, ROUTE ONE, NORTH SOUTH, ROUTE TWO, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OKAY. FOR THE I'M SORRY SIR. YEAH, THAT WAS THE QUESTION I HAD FOR FOR THE WEST ETJ CONNECTOR. ARE THERE DEPENDENCIES WITH OTHER AGENCIES AS TO WHY IT'S KIND OF LONGER TERM, OR IS IT MAINLY COST ANSWERED? SO CROSSING THE BRAZOS RIVER TAKES A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO GO WITH COUNTY, STATE AND FEDS TO GET THAT CONVERSATION GOING. BUT IF IF WE HAVE THIS IN OUR PLAN, WE CAN START THOSE CONVERSATIONS. DEFINITELY THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEER WILL NEED TO GET INVOLVED BECAUSE IT IS A NAVAJO NAVIGABLE WATERWAY. THERE MIGHT BE THE THE EPA BECAUSE IT'S UNDER, YOU KNOW, THE WETLAND SITUATION, FLOODPLAINS. THERE'S A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES WHERE WE'LL HAVE TO. SO ASSUMING PERFECT WORLD THAT ALL THE THINGS YOU LISTED HAPPEN OR EVERYBODY'S ON BOARD, WHAT IMPACT WOULD THAT HAVE ON TRAFFIC IF WE WERE ABLE TO, TO DO IT QUICKER? WOULD IT HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT OR IS IT JUST A PART OF OF KIND OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO FOR THE ITEMS THAT WERE LISTED HERE IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ALTERNATE ROUTE, ETC. WELL, I THINK YOU'LL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT BECAUSE THEN IF YOU'RE YOU HAVE A LOT OF GROWTH TOWARDS THE FORT BEND COUNTY, TOWARDS ROSENBERG AND RICHMOND AND WHATNOT. AND WE ALSO HAVE A NICE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR THAT WE WANT TO BRING PEOPLE TO COME IN. SO THAT WILL TIE THE SORT OF MOBILITY OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY AND ALSO FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO, TO BE ABLE TO GO ACROSS THE BRAZOS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY PROBABLY HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH SUGAR LAND AND, YOU KNOW, 69 AND WHATNOT. BECAUSE, I MEAN, I AGREE WITH THE SHORTER TERM PRIORITIES FOR FOR SURE. I'M JUST I'M QUESTIONING THE LONGER TERM NATURE OF THAT CONNECTOR BECAUSE TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE TRAFFIC IN KIND OF THAT CORE PART OF SIENA WITH RESPECT TO EVERYBODY THAT HAS TO GET ON BOARD. I JUST I THINK WE SHOULD START THOSE CONVERSATIONS SOONER THAN LATER. SO MAYBE WE CAN GET DOWN THE THAT TIME FRAME TO HELP HELP ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC. THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER ATWOOD MENTIONED BEFORE, THE REAL PROBLEM IS LIKE SOUTH OF MCKEEVER. SO IF WE HAVE THE SANTA RIVER CONNECTION WITH THE WESTERN EDGE, ESSENTIALLY PEOPLE CAN CAN GO HIT THE FORT BEND TOLL ROAD AND, YOU KNOW, HEAD OUT OF TOWN THAT WAY AS WELL. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS WHERE THEY CAN'T GO TO THE EAST, NOW THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO GO TO THE WEST. IT WASN'T ESTABLISHED, RIGHT? RIGHT NOW THERE'S THERE'S REALLY NO DEVELOPMENT IN THAT WESTERN EDGE CONNECTOR AREA. RIGHT. I MEAN, ALL OF IT IS FUTURE LOOKING, RIGHT? I MEAN, THE EXPECTATION IS THAT[00:35:05]
DEVELOPMENT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW THAT WAY. IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THE ROAD CAN BE THERE BEFORE THAT DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS. MAYBE. CHICKEN OR THE EGG, YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME. WELL, I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN THAT THAT SAME DISCUSSION WITH THE FORT BEND PARKWAY, RIGHT? I MEAN, YEAH, YOU KNOW, THE EXPECTATION IS WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT ON AND, AND ALL THAT DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO FOLLOW THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THE GOAL IS TO KIND OF GET AHEAD OF THAT, RIGHT? GOOD. ONE MORE QUESTION. IF ON THE AND I FORGOT ON THIS WEST EDGE CONNECTOR, THAT SIENNA RIVER PARKWAY RIGHT NOW, JUST A TWO LANE ROAD AS PART OF THIS, DO WE NEED TO CONSIDER DESIGNATING THAT MORE OF A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE IF WE'RE REALLY GOING TO PUT THAT IN AS THE KIND OF THE THE FEEDER THAT GETS YOU OVER TO 59 SOUTH, INSTEAD OF US HAVING A TWO LANE ROAD COMING OFF OF SIENNA PARKWAY, WE SHOULD MAKE IT WIDER. AND HOW DO WE MAKE THAT DESIGNATION SO YOU GUYS CAN DO WHAT YOU NEED TO, TO DO? YEAH. SO THE DESIGNATION WILL WILL THE ROAD ITSELF, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, IT'S A IT'S A EXISTING ROADWAY. NOW TO DESIGNATE A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE MEANS SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE WHEN WE UPGRADE OR REPAIR SANTA RIVER, WE BRING IT TO A STANDARD OF A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. SO WHETHER WE LOOK AT ADDING LANE OR MAKING IT SO THAT WAY IT CARRIES THE VOLUME THAT WE NEED. YOU'VE GOT THE ABILITY TO DO THAT NOW WITHOUT US DOING ANYTHING, YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO MAKE THAT A FOUR LANE DIVIDED.OH, WELL, WE'LL JUST, WE'LL JUST, WE'RE JUST DESIGNATING LIKE THE, THE SEGMENT TEN AND.
YES, CORRECT. LET'S ALSO INCLUDE SIENNA RIVER PARKWAY AS A DESIGNATED MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
GOT IT. OKAY. IS THAT SO WITH RESPECT TO THAT, ARE THE ARE THE SOME OF THESE OTHER ROADS THEN GOING TO HAVE THAT SAME DESIGNATION IN THE FUTURE? YES. SO AFTER THIS MAP IS PASSED, THE THICK BLUE LINES WILL INCORPORATE ALL OF THE ROUTES THAT YOU, THAT WE, WE, THE COMMISSIONERS AND COUNCIL WANT. SO IF WE HAD TURNED OFF AND SAID, HEY, WE DON'T WANT TEN, LET'S SAY THAT DOESN'T GET FILLED OUT. I WOULDN'T DESIGNATE SIENNA RIVER AS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE BECAUSE THE TEN WASN'T WASN'T PASSED. SO WHEN WE COME TO THE FINAL PACKAGE WHERE THE IDEA IS OF THE NORTH SOUTH ONE, NORTH SOUTH, TWO. YES. OKAY. NO MILLER ROAD, YOU KNOW, THAT GETS OFF, FOR EXAMPLE. NINE THE NEW POINT, WE REMOVE THAT. SO THAT WAY NEW POINT ISN'T A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. SO IN OUR WORKSHOPPING AND WE FILTER OUT WHAT THE COMMISSIONER AND THE COUNCIL WANTS AT THE VERY END WE SAY, OKAY, THEY WANT NORTH SOUTH ONE, THEY WANT NORTH SOUTH TWO, BOTH OF THEM ARE GOING THROUGH. THEREFORE, SIENNA RIVER HAS TO BE THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE TO CONNECT. AND AS WE GO UP TO FENN ROAD, WE WOULD MAKE THAT THE CONNECTION BECAUSE. AND ALSO STEEP BANK TRACE WOULD BE A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. THANK YOU. WHAT ABOUT B'S PASSAGE THEN? THAT WOULD BE IF WE WANT THE BRIDGE. IF THE COMMISSIONER AND COUNCIL SAYS YES, INCLUDE THAT WE WANT THAT PART OF THE PLAN, THEN B'S PASSAGE GETS THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE DESIGNATION. OKAY, OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I THINK THE ONLY THING LEFT TO DO IS TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. DO WE NEED A MOTION? YOU CAN USE THE SYSTEM. WE HAVE A MOTION. BOTH. LOOKS LIKE MOTION PASSES. ADJOURN THE MEETING AT
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