May 26, 2026 City Council & Planning and Zoning Commission Joint Meeting

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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TODAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, 2026. WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING, CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JOINT MEETING TO ORDER AT 6 P.M. THERE'S ONE FOR EACH. AT NUMBER TWO IS QUORUM OF COUNCIL. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS OF THE QUORUM OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING CHAIRMAN. CAN YOU CERTIFY THAT IF YOU HAVE A QUORUM, I CERTIFY THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FOR OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. CITY SECRETARY, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS FOR ANY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? NO, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE NOT. ALL THE COMMENTS THAT I'VE RECEIVED ARE

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

MEMBER. KLAUSER. YES. MEMBER. BROWN. MARSHALL. YES. MEMBER. THOMPSON. YES. DIRECTOR. I'M SORRY. CHAIR. PIERSON. YES. COMMISSIONER. BOLDEN. YES. COMMISSIONER. ATWOOD. YES.

COMMISSIONER. SILVA. YES. COMMISSIONER. SULLOWAY. YES, MAYOR. THE MOTION PASSES

[a. Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against a request by Ijeom...]

MY. MY MOTHER IS AN ELDERLY RESIDENT THAT LIVES IN THE PROXIMITY. SO JUST REALLY WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT YOU. COUNCIL REALLY CONSIDERS THE REQUEST TO GRANT THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THIS FACILITY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR FOR THAT, BUT MAYBE THEY COULD FIND THAT NEED IN A DIFFERENT AREA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MALIKA, UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS MALIKA OETH. I'M AN IDIOT NEIGHBOR NEXT TO THE HOUSE THAT'S BEING ADDRESSED TODAY. TODAY I BROUGHT MY TWO KIDS, AGE TEN AND I'M SORRY, 12 AND 14. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF MY KIDS. LOOK AT THE CRITERIA THAT IS. ON THE WEBSITE TULIP, TULIP, RTC, THE ADMISSION CRITERIA TO THE FACILITY THAT THEY WANT TO OPEN RIGHT NEXT TO MY HOUSE, MALE, AGE 7 TO 17, REFERRED BY A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER OR JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. DIAGNOSED WITH A SERIOUS EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIORAL DISORDER, EXHIBITS BEHAVIOR THAT REQUIRE 24 HOUR THERAPEUTIC SUPERVISION OR STRUCTURE CARE. I WANT TO ADDRESS EACH AND ONE OF YOU WHO

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CARLOS DELEON. PLEASE WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT. CRYSTAL. CRYSTAL. HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON ONE SECOND, SIR, BEFORE YOU COME UP. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD SHASHI KUMAR, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, WAS SUPPOSED TO PRESENT THIS. YES, SIR. SO? SO WE CAN SEE WHAT THIS IS, AND THEN WE'LL CALL THE PEOPLE BACK. OKAY. SO YOU'LL YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, BUT WE WANT TO SEE WHAT THIS IS. AND ALSO THERE'S NO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF PLANNING AND ZONING ARE NOT VOTING ON ANY ITEMS TODAY. SO JUST SO THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THERE WILL BE NO VOTES THAT MAY BE CASTED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OR BY CITY COUNCIL TODAY. SO WITH THAT, SHASHI KUMAR, GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M HERE TO PRESENT FOR A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE TULIP RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER. I JUST WANT TO RECAP THE CITY COUNCIL 2040 VISION, COMMUNITY IDENTITY AND QUALITY OF PLACE, SMART GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC STRENGTH AND TAX BASE HOUSING AND LIVABILITY. TONIGHT'S ACTION. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT TONIGHT'S ACTION IS TO ONLY RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THIS ZONING ITEM, PROVIDE INPUT AND DISCUSSION. THAT'S FROM COUNCIL STAFF AND THE PNC COMMISSIONERS. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING. I REPEAT, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING.

THE NEXT STEP WILL BE AFTER THIS PUBLIC HEARING, JUNE 10TH AS A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. AT THAT POINT, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL PROVIDE THEIR RECOMMENDATION FOR CITY COUNCIL AND CURRENTLY TENTATIVELY PLANNED FOR THIS ITEM TO BE PLACED ON THE CITY COUNCIL. JULY 28TH. AGENDA FOR CITY COUNCIL. CONSIDERATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. THE SITE LOCATION. IT'S HIGHLIGHTED ON YOUR SCREEN THERE. IT'S LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MESA VERDE AND ECHO CREEK DRIVE, RIGHT NEXT TO THE BOLTON CREEK SUBDIVISION, BOLTON SUBDIVISION. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

THIS PROPOSED RECREATIONAL TREATMENT CENTER WOULD REQUIRE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN AN R1 ZONE, AND I THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE CAPACITY OF UP TO 20 BEDS FOR THIS PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER. SO BASED ON OUR ZONING ORDINANCE, THIS WOULD REQUIRE THE NEED FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. THE APPLICATION DETAILS. IT WILL BE A 20. IT'S PROPOSED TO BE A 24 HOUR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER TREATING CHILDREN'S OF AGE 18 OR YOUNGER. THEY ARE PROPOSING A 17 BED FACILITY. THE EXISTING HOME IS FIVE BEDROOMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT CAN HAVE A CAPACITY OF UP TO 20, BUT THEY'RE PROPOSING A 17 BUT FACILITY. AT THIS POINT, THE APPLICANT IS NOT PROPOSING TO MAKE ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING BUILDING. WHAT IS THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER? THIS IS A PERMIT THAT IS ALSO ADMINISTERED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. IT PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR AT RISK CHILDREN WHILE SUPPORTING CONTINUED FAMILY CONNECTIONS. AND TO BE VERY SPECIFIC IN WHAT THAT AT RISK CARE IS, PROVIDE SERVICES WHICH INCLUDES CLINICAL TREATMENT, FAMILY THERAPY, MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND IS A STEP PRIOR TO THESE KIDS GOING INTO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES. IT COVERS ELIGIBLE ROOM AND BOARDING COSTS. THE FACILITIES MUST MEET GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS MINIMUM STANDARDS. THIS IS THE STANDARD SET BY THE STATE. THIS FACILITY WILL HAVE 24 HOUR SUPERVISION AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE THERAPY, LIFE SKILLS AND MEDICAL CARE, AND STATE LICENSING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL FACILITIES. NOT ONLY THEY REQUIRE AN SOP FROM THE CITY, IT WILL HAVE TO BE LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS AS REQUIRED FOR ANY SUP. A PUBLIC NOTICE.

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ABSOLUTELY. CARLOS DE LEON, KEVIN F, TRACY SPENCER. EVENING BOARD APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION AS WELL TO THAT YOU PROVIDED, WHICH IS GOOD INSIGHT. I'M A RESIDENT OF ECHO CREEK, AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH WHAT MY TWO NEIGHBORS HAVE SAID. I DON'T HAVE ANY CHILDREN ON THE STREET, BUT I WILL SAY, AS A RESIDENT OF THAT STREET, SIX YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A DOUBLE HOMICIDE INSIDE THAT HOUSE, RIGHT? FOR A LOT OF US WHO LIVED IN THAT COMMUNITY THAT NIGHT IS STILL VERY MEMORABLE TO US. SO WE'VE ALWAYS HAD CONSTANT FEAR AND CONCERNS OF SECURITY AND THREATS IN THE AREA. WE'VE ALSO HAD MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WAS AROUND DURING NEW YEARS, BUT THERE WAS GUNSHOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DURING I MEAN, NOT NEW YEAR'S, EXCUSE ME, DURING THE EASTER WEEKEND AS WELL TOO. WE HEAR GUNSHOTS ALL THE TIME WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM, THURGOOD MARSHALL OR FROM BUFFALO RUN PARK. SO A LOT OF US WHO ARE IN THE COMMUNITY ITSELF DO HAVE A HEIGHTENED SENSE OF SECURITY THAT WE'RE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT. I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT TO SOME DEGREES, LIKE IN TERMS OF THE NOTIFICATIONS THAT WERE SENT OUT, WERE ONLY TO INDIVIDUALS WITHIN 250FT. AS MY NEIGHBOR JUST MENTIONED, THERE IS A BUS STOP AROUND THE CORNER THAT IS NOT WITHIN YOUR 250FT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF CHILDREN THAT LIVE AND RESIDE WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT, FOR A LOT OF PARENTS, COULD HAVE SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS AND RISK OF POTENTIALLY HAVING A SOLUTION LIKE THIS. AND NO MEANS DO I DISAGREE WITH THE FACT THAT YOU WANT TO HELP STUDENTS OR INDIVIDUALS 17 AND UNDER, 18 UNDER. FANTASTIC. HOWEVER, FOR THOSE OF US WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, I'M GOING TO VOTE. I WOULD PREFER NOT TO HAVE THIS IN THE ENVIRONMENT, JUST FROM THE SAFETY AND SECURITY BEING OF THE CHILDREN WHO ARE THERE, THE CHILDREN WHO LIVE RIGHT BEHIND THEM, THE CHILDREN THAT LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THEM. SO AS A RESIDENT, MY RECOMMENDATION IS YOU DO NOT APPROVE THIS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU KEVIN. I'D. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

THANK YOU. MY NAME IS KEVIN E. I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY OR THE FACILITY THAT'S BEING BUILT OR CONSTRUCTED RIGHT NEXT DOOR. I LIVE IN THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST OF THAT FACILITY, RIGHT NEXT DOOR WITH MY WIFE WHO SPOKE, WHO WAS THE SECOND SPEAKER, AND MY 12 AND 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS. MY DAUGHTERS AT THIS TIME FEEL PRETTY SAFE GOING OUT, PLAYING BASKETBALL, WALKING THE DOG AND THINGS OF THAT, THAT NATURE. SO DO SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS AND CONSTITUENTS. WE WOULD FEEL PRETTY MUCH LIKE PRISONERS IF A FACILITY LIKE THIS WOULD BE WAS TO PUT BE PUT UP AT THE PRESENT TIME, THERE'S NO FENCING OR THERE'S VERY LITTLE FENCING FROM WHAT STORM BLEW THE FENCE DOWN. BUT LIKE THAT, THERE WILL BE NEED TO BE 24 HOUR SECURITY AS WELL AS A, A BLOCKED FENCE, NOT A WOODEN FENCE THAT YOU CAN PEEK THROUGH. MY DAUGHTER GOES OUTSIDE AND PLAYS BASKETBALL BY HERSELF, YOU KNOW, IN THE DRIVEWAY. BUT AT THIS TIME, I FEEL LIKE I WOULD HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE AND SUPERVISE HER OR VET EVERY PERSON THAT COMES IN THAT FACILITY. AS WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THESE FACILITIES END UP TURNING PATIENTS EVERY 4 TO 6 MONTHS. SO IN A YEAR'S TIME, THAT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 250 TO 300 PEOPLE LIVING IN THAT HOME AT ANY GIVEN TIME ANNUALLY. SO, I MEAN, WOULD I HAVE TO, AS A HOMEOWNER, GO OUT THERE AND VET EVERY PERSON THAT COMES ON THE BLOCK OR WITH MY DAUGHTERS, HAVE TO CONFRONT SOMEONE JUST OVER THE FENCE PEEKING THROUGH, HEY, LITTLE GIRL, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE 12 AND 14, BUT AS WELL, I'VE HEARD INCIDENTS OR READ ABOUT

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TRACY SPENCER, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. SHEILA BUTLER, IF YOU COULD PLEASE LINE UP NEXT.

JOE. NASTY. NASTY. OKAY, MISS SPENCER, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE. I AM TRACY SPENCER, RESIDING AT 914 BOLTON DRIVE WITHIN 200FT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. FIRST OFF, HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL THOSE WHO SERVED AND ARE STILL SERVING. THANK YOU FOR SACRIFICING YOUR LIVES FOR US SO THAT WE CAN HAVE FREEDOM. NOW TO THE MATTER AT HAND. THE LETTER WE RECEIVED DOESN'T SPECIFY IF THERE HAS BEEN CRIMES, DELINQUENCIES, ADDICTION, OR ANY VIOLENT HISTORY. WHEN YOU LOOK ONLINE FOR A 24 HOUR RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY, IT COULD BE A GROUP HOME, A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER, A BEHAVIORAL MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT HOME, FOSTER CARE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS, EMERGENCY SHELTERS, TRANSITIONAL LIVING HOMES, PROGRAMS FOR TROUBLED, NEGLECTED, ABUSED OR RUNAWAY YOUTH HOMES FOR JUVENILES WITH EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS. AND THAT'S WHAT I FOUND UNDER THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO WHO WILL LIVE THERE? AGES, PLEASE. ARE THERE COURT ORDERS IN PLACE? WHAT'S THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESIDENTS? WHAT ABOUT SECURITY AND STAFFING? ARE THERE CURFEW RULES? WHAT ABOUT TRANSPORTATION PLANS? WHAT WOULD BE THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES? WE OPPOSE THIS ZONING AMENDMENT DUE TO THE CONCERNS REGARDING NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. THIS 24 HOUR CARE OR TREATMENT FACILITY IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OUR RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER. THERE WAS A GROUP HOME IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE PAST. COPS WERE CALLED MANY TIMES. SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS WOULD WALK UP AND DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, AND IT WAS UP TO THEM WHEN THEY WERE READY TO MOVE, SO YOU COULD KEEP GOING WITH YOUR CAR. SO IT'S DANGEROUS FOR BOTH PARTIES. THERE WAS ALSO A TIME WHEN ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS WAS OUTSIDE BARBECUING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH HIS SON, AND ONE OF THE CHILDREN WAS SITTING UPSTAIRS IN THE WINDOW. AND I'M A LITTLE THEATRICAL, BUT I'M GOING TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT HE SAID. THEY'RE COMING TO GET YOU. THEY'RE COMING TO GET YOU. HIS SON WAS FRANTIC, AND OF COURSE, HE SENT HIM INSIDE AND CALLED THE POLICE. THERE WAS ANOTHER INSTANCE THAT WAS VERY UNSETTLING, WHERE ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS, A TEEN BOY, WAS YELLING AND KNOCKING ON THE NEIGHBOR'S DOOR AND THEIR GARAGE, ASKING HER, PLEASE CALL 911. THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL ME. THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL ME. WHEN SHE LOOKED OUTDOORS, THERE WAS NO ONE WITH HIM. THESE KIDS WERE NOT SUPERVISED PROPERLY. MY NEIGHBORS AND I ARE NOT TRYING TO BE DISRESPECTFUL TO ANYONE NEEDING TREATMENT OR SUPPORT. WE UNDERSTAND PEOPLE DESERVE HELP AND CARE. HOWEVER, MANY OF US HAVE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED SERIOUS DISTURBANCES FROM A GROUP HOME SETTING. IT CREATED SAFETY CONCERNS FOR BOTH PARTIES. SO WHAT IS THE PLAN OF THE RESIDENT IF THEY LEAVE UNSUPERVISED? PLEASE? 1117 MERCER VERDES DRIVE IS A RESIDENTIAL HOME. PLEASE. LET'S KEEP IT AS SUCH. NOT A FACILITY FOR TREATMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY YOUR CASE NUMBER, BUT Y'ALL KNOW IT. THANK YOU. TAKE CARE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GLORIA EDWARDS, IF YOU CAN, PLEASE LINE UP ROBERTO HINOJOSA, MICHAEL SULLIVAN, MISS BUTLER, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR

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MY NAME IS SHEILA BUTLER. I LIVE AT 12734 ALDERWOOD DRIVE, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. I'M HERE TO STATE THAT I AM TOTALLY AGAINST THIS PROPOSED TREATMENT CENTER, AND I WANT TO SAY GOOD EVENING TO YOU, TO THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS. I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT EIGHT, WHERE THIS TREATMENT CENTER IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED. I AM HERE TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO THIS PROPOSAL TO THE. A 24 HOUR RESIDENT TREATMENT CENTER IN DISTRICT A. I HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN THAT LIVE WITH ME AND WE ARE IN WALKING DISTANCE WHERE THIS FACILITY WILL BE AND I AM TOTALLY, TOTALLY UPSET ABOUT IT BECAUSE MY GRANDBABIES WALKED THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IF YOU PUT THIS FACILITY ANYWHERE NEAR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THEN THE KIDS ARE NO LONGER FREE TO WALK FROM THEIR FRIENDS HOUSE, THEIR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. IT'S JUST BECOMES TOO DANGEROUS. AS A RESIDENT, WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS, AND WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR CARE AND SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS FACING CHALLENGES. HOWEVER, WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TYPE OF FACILITY. DISTRICT A IS A FAMILY CENTERED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY WITH SCHOOLS AND PARKS AND CHURCHES, SENIOR RESIDENTS, A NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGNED FOR SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. INTRODUCING A 24 HOUR TREATMENT CENTER INTO THIS AREA RAISES SERIOUS CONCERN REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY.

INCREASED TRAFFIC, EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITY, PROPERTY VALUES, AND LONG TERM IMPACT ON THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. MANY RESIDENTS WERE NOT ADEQUATELY INFORMED BEFORE THIS PROPOSAL SURFACED, AND WE BELIEVE THE VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY DESERVE TO BE HEARD BEFORE ANY APPROVAL IS CONSIDERED. OUR DISTRICT SHOULD NOT BE USED AS AN EXPERIMENTAL PLACEMENT AREA WITH TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION, WITHOUT TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION.

DETAILED IMPACT STUDIES AND CLEAR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE MEASURES, WE ASK THE CITY TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER THIS DEVELOPMENT IS TRULY COMPATIBLE WITH THE CHARACTER AND NEEDS OF DISTRICT EIGHT. I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION TO DENY THIS PERMIT AND PROTECT THE INTEGRITY, SAFETY AND RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

MAYOR LEE. IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF THE AUDIENCE CAN, PLEASE HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE WHILE WE CAN GET THROUGH THESE. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, AND THIS JUST HELPS US FLOW QUICKER THROUGH. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU. JOAN. AT 1403 ADAMS STREET.

PEOPLE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD MAY NOT REALIZE THAT ADAMS STREET AND BULL LANE MEET AT ONE INTERSECTION. EVERYONE ENTERING AND LEAVING MUST PASS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, WHICH IS ONE OF MANY REASONS FOR TRAFFIC IS A CONCERN, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BUSINESS OPERATING 24 OVER SEVEN WITH 3 TO 4 SHIFTS OF EMPLOYEES PLUS VISITORS TO THE BUSINESS. JUST THE VERY NATURE OF ANY BUSINESS. LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF A SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, AN AREA ZONED AS SINGLE FAMILY ONLY WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE VERY CHARACTER OF THE AREA. THE RESIDENTS OF MISSOURI CITY COULD SEE THE EXPANSION OF HOUSTON AND HOW IT COULD DESTROY OUR CITY, RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, AND VOTED TO HAVE ZONING RESTRICTIONS, ZONING TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THE INVESTMENT WE'VE MADE IN OUR HOMES. YOU ONLY NEED TO LOOK AT HOUSTON TO SEE THE RESULTS OF WHAT HAPPENS TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS WHEN BUSINESSES MOVE IN. IT'S NOT GOOD. NOT ATTRACTIVE TO SINGLE FAMILIES LOOKING FOR PEACE, QUIET, AND SAFETY OF BEING SURROUNDED BY OTHER SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. SOMETHING THAT IS NOT AS OBVIOUS IS THE FINANCIAL IMPACT THIS WOULD HAVE ON THE CURRENT RESIDENTS. ANYONE TRYING TO SELL THEIR HOME COULD FACE A CHALLENGE OF BUYERS NOT ABLE TO SECURE A HOME LOAN. IF THE BANK SEES A BUSINESS LIKE THIS, THEY COULD DECIDE TO ONLY OFFER A BUSINESS LOAN ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE PROPERTY WOULD BE BETTER SUITED FOR COMMERCIAL USE. I KNOW THIS FROM EXPERIENCE. I IN STAFFORD, THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR TO THE FAMILY HOME I WANTED TO BUY WAS AN INSURANCE BUSINESS. THREE

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WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER WAY OF GETTING OUT OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THE REASON WHY I OPPOSE THIS IS BECAUSE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, WE'VE SEEN HOW EVERY NOW AND THEN 18 WHEELERS STRAY AWAY AND THEY IN THAT LITTLE CORNER, THEY STOP AND THEY CAN'T GET THROUGH. AND SO EVERYBODY GETS BLOCKED AND WE CAN'T GET OUT. NOW I'M THINKING, WELL, HERE'S THIS 24 HOUR TREATMENT CENTER. MAYBE THEY'RE GOING TO NEED EVERY NOW AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO NEED EMERGENCY SERVICES. AMBULANCES ARE GOING TO GO THERE AND EVENTUALLY THERE'S GOING TO BE PEOPLE STUCK, AND I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THERE.

AND ON TOP OF THAT, MY WIFE AND I, WE LIKE TO GO WALKING SEVERAL TIMES IN DURING THE WEEK. WE GO WALKING AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE WE LIKE IT. WE FEEL SAFE. WE GO WALKING AROUND 445, 5:00 IN THE MORNING, AND THAT'S WHEN WE CAN DO THIS WALKING BECAUSE IT IS THE BEST WAY FOR US TO, TO, TO DO SOME EXERCISE AND, AND TO UNDERSTAND AND KNOW THE REST OF, OF OUR NEIGHBORS. THERE ARE PEOPLE WALKING EARLY IN THE MORNING IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I ALSO HAVE AN ELDERLY MOTHER AND AN ELDERLY MOTHER IN LAW, AND THEY WOULD NOT LIKE TO HEAR THAT. I CALL THEM ELDERLY, SO PLEASE DON'T TELL THEM. BUT. BUT I WORRY ABOUT THEM AND THEIR SAFETY. I ALSO HAVE A BROTHER IN LAW WHO WHO HAS A LOT OF NEEDS, AND WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF HIM IN EVERYTHING HE DOES AND WE TAKE CARE OF HIM. BUT THIS CONCERNS US BECAUSE IT PUTS EXTRA PRESSURE ON OUR ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE WANT IT TO STAY THE WAY IT IS. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT MY PRIOR NEIGHBORS HAVE SAID, AND I SUPPORT THEM. AND I ALSO AM AGAINST THIS 24 HOUR FACILITY.

I DO THINK IT SHOULD BE BUILT, JUST NOT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SOMEWHERE ELSE, WHERE IT CAN BE BETTER, SAFER FOR THEM AS WELL AS FOR US. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS MICHAEL SULLIVAN. I LIVE AT 1102 MESA VERDE HERE IN MISSOURI CITY, 77489 DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE YOU SEE IT ON THE MAP NEXT TO RAMON, WHO'S ALSO HERE, WHERE MAC SITS DOWN RIGHT NEXT TO TO THE HOUSE THAT'S IN BEING PROPOSED. IT WAS MAC'S FRIEND THAT WAS KILLED THERE SOME YEARS AGO. AND CAMORRA WALKS THOSE STREETS. WE KNOW THE NEIGHBORS AND WE ARE BLESSED TO LIVE THERE. WE, MY FAMILY, OBVIOUSLY OUR NEIGHBORS. WE OBJECT STRONGLY TO THIS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, NEXT TO OUR HOMES AND OUR FAMILIES FOR MULTIPLE REASONS, ALREADY BROUGHT UP WITH THE PROPOSAL. CONSIDER THAT THESE MAY BE JUVENILES IN CPS OR CRIMINAL SYSTEMS. THE FACILITY IS LICENSED. IF IT'S LICENSED FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THEY MAY BE ACTIVE OR FORMER DRUG USERS. THEY'RE DIAGNOSED WITH. SERIOUS EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS, REQUIRE 24 HOUR THERAPEUTIC SUPERVISION. PREVIOUS PLACEMENTS MAY HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THEY MAY COME WITH A RISK OF RUNAWAYS. YOU'VE HEARD MENTION OF ANOTHER HOME PREVIOUSLY THERE. WE EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF POLICE WITH BLINKING LIGHTS AND TRAFFIC AT ALL HOURS RETURNING, PEOPLE THAT MIGHT HAVE LEFT OR BRINGING PLACEMENTS THERE, STAFFING, PLACEMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT SPECIALISTS ALL CAUSING TRAFFIC CONCERNS. NOW, WE'VE ALSO MANY OF US MENTIONED THESE ARE PEOPLE WITH LEGITIMATE NEEDS AND CONCERNS AND SERVICES. A NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT WHERE THEY BELONG, AS INDICATED BY THE EXISTING ZONING. WE'RE ASKING FOR THE EXISTING ZONING TO REMAIN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE LOVE

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PLEASE DON'T PLACE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AT RISK. MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR US AND FOR THEM, FOR THE GRANDKIDS THAT WALK. RAMONES KIDS WALK INTO HIS HOUSE, CAMERA, WALK IN THE STREET AND MAX SAYING HELLO TO EVERYONE AS THEY DRIVE BY. AND EVERYONE ELSE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AFTER MISS SULLIVAN, ALYSON SULLIVAN, ROBERT THORN BOROUGH.

HELEN FULTZ. GOOD EVENING. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS GLORIA EDWARDS. I LIVE AT 1018 CIRCLE BEND DRIVE. AND YOU LOWER THE MIC. PARDON ME. JUST BRING THAT THING DOWN. THANK YOU. YOU WANT ME TO REPEAT THAT? YES, PLEASE. MY NAME IS GLORIA EDWARDS. I LIVE AT 1018 CIRCLE BEND DRIVE, AND I LOVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE'S SO MUCH ABOUT IT THAT I COULD STAND HERE FOR QUITE A LITTLE WHILE AND TELL YOU THAT I HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST 27 YEARS, AND THAT I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO LIVE THERE. THERE ARE SO MANY SWEET PEOPLE AND GOOD PEOPLE, BIG HEARTS THAT LOVE THIS COMMUNITY IN HERE, AND I HATE TO SEE A NEGATIVE ELEMENT BEING BROUGHT INTO THE AREA. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE YOUNG FOLKS THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH LIFE. THEY NEED HELP. YES, LORD KNOWS THEY NEED HELP, BUT WE AS CITIZENS LIVING IN THIS PARTICULAR COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO STAND UP AND SAY, OKAY, THERE'S GOT TO BE A BETTER CHOICE FOR THEIR LOCATION. AND THAT WOULD GET THESE KIDS SOME HELP. MY HEART GOES OUT TO THEM AND THEIR PARENTS. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE WITH CHILDREN THAT HAVE ISSUES THAT HAVE HAD TO HANG IN THERE AND FIND THE BEST OF CARE ON THEIR BEHALF. BUT PLEASE, LET'S KEEP OUR AREA THERE IN THE RIGHT AREA OF A BLESSED, QUIET COMMUNITY THAT LOVES ITS NEIGHBORS AND WANTS TO SEE IT REMAIN IN THAT TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M HOPING I WAS THE ONE THAT WAS CALLED NEXT ALYSON SULLIVAN. IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. I'M HAPPY TO SAY I RECOGNIZE SEVERAL OF Y'ALL FROM THE CASE, AND I THINK I NEED TO GIVE MY ADDRESS. 1102 MESA VERDE DRIVE. I'M THE LITTLE HOUSE ON THE CORNER RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PROPOSED LOT. I AM ALSO ONE OF THE TWO REPRESENTATIVES WHO WAS FIGHTING THE VERDE CREEK CASE, WHICH IS THE CONCRETE BATCH PLANT THAT'S CATTY CORNER TO MY PROPERTY, ACTUALLY, AND WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR THE RESULTS OF THAT. VERY HAPPY TO HAVE A LOT OF Y'ALL'S SUPPORT IN THAT FIGHT. AND I HOPE WE HAVE Y'ALL'S SUPPORT IN THIS, TOO, BECAUSE WE WANT OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO STAY RESIDENTIAL. ECHOING A LOT OF WHAT MY NEIGHBORS HAVE SAID, IT'S GREAT THAT PEOPLE WANT THESE KIDS TO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. I WORK IN MENTAL HEALTH. I AM A HUGE ADVOCATE FOR IT. I THINK THESE KIDS DO DESERVE HELP. I KNOW THEY DO BECAUSE I KNOW THE KIDS THAT ARE IN THESE. THIS IS NOT A FIT POSITION FOR THIS TYPE OF FACILITY. IT JUST LOGISTICALLY DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO HAVE THESE KIDS WHO ARE AT RISK AND HAVE BEEN FACING ALL THESE TYPES OF ISSUES TO BE SURROUNDED BY WHAT IS OBJECTIVELY TEMPTATION, BECAUSE THERE ARE ALL THESE WAYS THAT THEY CAN GET OUT OF THE PROPERTY, ALL THESE DIFFERENT ROUTES THEY CAN TAKE TO WANDER OFF INTO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA, INTO THE NEARBY BUSINESS AREAS.

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THESE KIDS NEED HELP. THIS IS NOT A FITTING POSITION FOR IT. THIS IS NOT A GOOD LOT. AND I THINK THAT'S IT. I THINK THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ROB THORNBOROUGH AND I HAVE LIVED AT 1127 BOLTON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE PROPOSED FACILITY FOR OVER 14 YEARS. I'M A 17 YEAR VETERAN TEACHER AND I VEHEMENTLY OPPOSE THIS FACILITY AND ASK THAT YOU PLEASE DENY THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS ONE OF PEACE AND TRANQUILITY. IT WAS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS MY WIFE AND I MOVED THERE AND DECIDED IT WAS THE PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY. THERE ARE FEW STREETS, ONLY TWO ROADS LEADING IN AND THOSE SAME TWO ROADS LEADING OUT. THE TRAFFIC IS LIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS AND THE NOISE LEVEL STAYS DOWN. ANY PERMIT CHANGE COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC AND NOISE POLLUTION. STEALING OUR PEACEFUL STREETS. ANY INCREASE IN TRAFFIC COULD LEAD TO MORE WISHES TO OPEN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO THROUGH TRAFFIC, SOMETHING WE HAVE FOUGHT OFF IN THE PAST.

ANY CHANGE FROM A RESIDENTIAL HOUSE TO A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS WOULD ALSO BRING AN INCREASE OF POLICE AND EMS CALLS, AGAIN RUINING OUR TRANQUILITY. BUT THESE CALLS COULD COME AT ANY TIME, DAY OR NIGHT. AN INCREASE IN POLICE CALLS WOULD ALSO STEAL OUR PEACEFUL MINDSET, AS WE WOULDN'T BE APPRIZED OF THE SITUATIONS JUST LEFT TO GUESS WHY THE POLICE RETURN AGAIN AND AGAIN. ANY CHANGE TO THE PERMIT WOULD CHANGE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOREVER. IF THIS BUSINESS FAILS, WHAT WILL THE NEXT ONE BE THAT MOVES IN? IF ANOTHER HOUSE GOES ON THE MARKET, WHAT WOULD STOP ANOTHER INVESTOR FROM TURNING IT INTO A BUSINESS? SOON, OUR HOME VALUES TANK AND OUR LOVING NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE NO MORE. THIS BUSINESS IS ALREADY ADVERTISING AS IF THE PERMIT HAS BEEN GRANTED. THEIR WEBSITE STATES, AND I QUOTE EASY ACCESS TO CITY AMENITIES. YET TUCKED AWAY IN A PEACEFUL RESIDENTIAL SETTING, SURROUNDED BY TREE LINED STREETS AND WELCOMING HOMES, OUR LOCATION PROVIDES THE PERFECT BACKDROP. THEY DIDN'T CREATE THIS PEACEFUL RESIDENTIAL SETTING. THEY HAVEN'T SPENT YEARS MAKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFUL. THEY WANT TO. THEY WANT US TO GIVE UP OUR PEACEFUL STREETS, OUR SECURITY AND TRANQUILITY WHILE OFFERING US NOTHING IN RETURN. WHAT IS OUR PEACE WORTH? WHAT ARE THEY GIVING US? IT SEEMS LIKE A ONE WAY TRANSACTION WHERE WE GIVE UP EVERYTHING AND GAIN NOTHING. TEXAS PARKWAY IS LINED WITH VACANT COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES BEGGING FOR TENANTS. WE ALL PASS THEM. COMING HERE TONIGHT. THESE BUSINESSES, THESE BUSINESSES WOULD HAVE AMPLE OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. PLEASE DON'T LET THEM RUIN WHAT TOOK US SO LONG TO BUILD. AGAIN, PLEASE DENY THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ROBERTO. I'M IN THE WRONG ORDER. NO. YOU'RE ON.

VERONICA. VILLA, FLORIDA. RAMON MARTINEZ. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND SEE YOU HERE FOR THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. HI, I'M HELEN FULTZ, MY HUSBAND ROBERT, AND I PURCHASED 805 MOCKINGBIRD, WHICH IS IN CRAVEN ESTATES IN 1998. I'M ASKING YOU TO DENY THE SUP LIKE MY NEIGHBORS. MY OLDEST DAUGHTER HAS AUTISM. WE RAISED HER IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND IF SOMEONE HAD TRIED TO OPEN THIS FACILITY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN SHE WAS SMALL, I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A REAL ESTATE AGENT'S PHONE IMMEDIATELY. I WOULD NEVER HAVE STAYED THERE. THIS WILL DESTROY OUR COMMUNITY. CAN YOU BELIEVE WE DON'T HAVE AN HOA? AND I THINK THAT'S WHY WE WERE ONE OF THE REASONS WE WERE CITED FOR THIS. BUT WE CAN GET ORGANIZED

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I'M A RETIRED RN OF OVER 35 YEARS. THE LANGUAGE ON THIS FACILITY'S WEBSITE IS CAREFUL.

THEY ARE RECRUITING YOUNG MEN WITH BEHAVIORAL NEEDS. THAT TRANSLATES TO VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL AGGRESSION. THEY WANT MEN, YOUNG MEN WITH EMOTIONAL NEEDS. THAT'S UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR. THAT'S DISTURBING BEHAVIOR. MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR. IT INCLUDES SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS. AND EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT WAS CITED THAT THEY WANTED 18 AND BELOW, THAT'S NOT WHAT THE WEBSITE SAYS. THE WEBSITE SAYS IT INCLUDES ADULTS. ONE THING IT DOES SAY WAS THAT IT WAS ONLY GOING TO BE YOUNG MEN, AND IT DOESN'T EXCLUDE YOUNG MEN OF INTIMIDATING SIZE AND STRENGTH. THIS IS GOING TO BE A CONTINUOUS PIPELINE OF VIOLENCE INTO THE CENTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS OVER 125 YEARS OLD. NONE OF US ARE THAT OLD. SO CLEARLY, WE'VE BEEN KEEPING THIS UP FOR A WHILE. THIS IS GOING TO SET A PRECEDENT. SAFETY ISSUES. I WON'T REPEAT WHAT MY NEIGHBORS HAVE SAID. OBVIOUSLY, MISSOURI CITY PD IS GOING TO BE IN OUR RESIDENTS, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD A LOT WITH A LOT MORE FREQUENCY THAN THEY ARE CURRENTLY. THE WEBSITE SAYS THEY WANT TO FACILITATE REINTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S US. WE'RE CRAVEN VILLAGE OF OULTON ESTATES. THEY DIDN'T TALK TO US. I GUESS THIS IS HOW THEY APPROACH US. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

I'M OUTSIDE YOUR LITTLE BLUE NOTIFICATION CIRCLE. WE DO INTEND TO HOLD THEM LIABLE. WE DO INTEND TO HOLD EVERYONE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES THAT PERMITS. THAT IS YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS ROBERTO HINOJOSA. AND WHEN I'M NOT AWAY AT COLLEGE, I LIVE ON 1106 ECHO CREEK DRIVE. I'M AGAINST. SIX A FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. FIRST, THE LOCATION ISN'T SAFE FOR THE FOR THE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE HOUSED THERE AND THE PEOPLE THERE'S YOUNG CHILDREN AND, AND ELDERLY THAT LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO FIRST, THE LOCATION, THE LOCATIONS NEAR A BUSINESS, AS MR. SULLIVAN'S DAUGHTER WAS SAYING, RIGHT CATTY CORNER TO THEM. THERE'S A WATER TREATMENT FACILITY.

THERE'S THE HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT BEHIND THE RIGHT BEHIND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND JUST AND GENERAL PROXIMITY TO HIGHWAY 90. NOT SO LONG AGO, A MAN RAN OUT ONTO THE STREET ON HIGHWAY 90 AND WAS HIT BY A CAR AND KILLED. GOD. GOD FORBID THAT ONE OF THESE ONE OF THESE THESE KIDS GO OUT, GO OUT THERE AND GET HIT BY A CAR. AND MANY OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE GUN OWNERS. THAT IS JUST NOT A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THESE CHILDREN TO BE AROUND.

AND SECONDLY, THE RISK, THE RISK TO US. YOU'RE PROBABLY THINKING RIGHT NOW, MR. JOHNSON, YOU'RE AWAY AT COLLEGE. HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOU? MY GRANDMOTHER AND MY DISABLED UNCLE LIVE AT THE HOUSE WHEN I'M NOT THERE, ME AND MY BROTHER CANNOT BE THERE 24 OVER SEVEN. TO PROTECT THEM, WE NEED TO GO TO SCHOOL, GET OUR EDUCATION, GET OUR EDUCATION AS WELL. AND. AND THIRDLY. THE THE NOTICE THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS INSUFFICIENT.

PEOPLE THAT LIVE OUTSIDE THE 200FT DESERVE TO BE NOTIFIED, NOTIFIED AS WELL. AND THAT'S JUST A ANOTHER COMMENT I WANTED WANTED TO MAKE. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS VERONICA VILLASENOR AND I LIVE AT 1106 ECHO CREEK DRIVE. I WOULD ARGUE THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE SUFFICIENT NOTICE, EVEN THOUGH I AM WITHIN 200FT OF THIS HOME EVERY DAY, AT LEAST TWICE A DAY, IF NOT FOUR TIMES A DAY. I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS TREATMENT CENTER FOR VARIOUS REASONS. THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A MIX OF ELDERLY, DISABLED AND FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. THIS CENTER WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC IN THE

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SO THERE IS THIS INSUFFICIENT TRAFFIC THAT WILL BE CREATED. WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH RIGHT NOW THAT MISSOURI CITY PD DOESN'T TRAFFIC OUR STREETS VERY MUCH BECAUSE IT'S SO SAFE.

SO THE WORK THAT'S GOING TO BE PUT UPON MISSOURI CITY TO COME REGULARLY PATROL OUR STREETS IS GOING TO BE A LOT MORE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE CHILDREN NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND I WANT THEM TO HAVE IT. IT'S JUST NEEDS TO BE ELSEWHERE. I ALSO QUESTION THE FACILITY AND THE PEOPLE THAT THINK THAT PUTTING 17 CHILDREN IN A FIVE BEDROOM HOUSE WITH 1 OR 2 EXITS, IT'S SAFE FOR THEM, RIGHT? THERE IS NO WAY THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE A GOOD POSITION FOR THEM TO BE PUT IN. I WANT YOU TO PLEASE DENY THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AS MY HUSBAND, MY NEIGHBORS, MY CHILD, MY BROTHER IN LAWS HAVE COME UP HERE AND TOLD YOU, ALONG WITH MY NEIGHBORS, WE HAVE I DON'T HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, BUT I HAVE AN ELDERLY PARENT. I HAVE AN ELDERLY MOTHER IN LAW THAT'S ON ADAMS STREET. THERE'S TWO EXITS INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE'VE BEEN STUCK IN MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVING THE POLICE OR MEDICAL CARE COME IN AND OUT IS JUST GOING TO CREATE CHAOS IN THE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I ALSO WANT THOSE LITTLE YOUNG CHILDREN THAT LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET OR CATTY CORNER TO THIS FACILITY TO BE ABLE TO GO OUTSIDE AND NOT FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES, AS WELL AS THE YOUNG LADIES THAT LIVE DIRECTLY BEHIND THIS HOME. IT IS UNFAIR TO THEM TO NOT HAVE A SAFE ZONE TO BE IN IN SUCH A EMOTIONALLY CHARGED AND TRYING TIME THAT THEY'RE ALREADY GOING THROUGH PUBERTY AT THEIR AGE. SO I PLEASE ASK YOU TO DENY THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CAMERA STEWART. AND FINALLY, ELEANOR KERSEY. MR. MARTINEZ, IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PLEASE ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING TO EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RAMON MARTINEZ. I LIVE FROM FRONT OF THE PLACE. I LIVE ON 1110 MESA VERDE FRONT DOOR. AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSE AGAINST THE THE KIND OF BUSINESS I WOULD LIKE TO. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE A RESIDENTIAL. WE DON'T NEED THE KIND OF BUSINESS OVER THERE ON. ON MY FRONT DOOR. I LIVED THERE FOR 28 YEARS. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR BUSINESS SOMEWHERE ELSE. BECAUSE THIS KIND OF BUSINESS.

THEY. THEY WILL BRING A LOT OF SAFETY THINGS FOR THE RESIDENTS, FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN'S. AND ALSO THEY, THEY WILL BRING A LOT OF TRAFFIC POLICE, AMBULANCE FOR THE EMERGENCY CALLS. AND I THINK IT IS NOT RIGHT. IT'S NOT RIGHT. THIS KIND OF BUSINESS FOR US OVER THERE. WE ALREADY HAVE A AN INCIDENT YEARS AGO. AND THAT INCIDENT RIGHT THERE ON THE ON THE SAME ADDRESS. AND I AM SO SCARED TO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE. FRONT DOOR. SO PLEASE. CHECK MY MAIL. I SEND A GOOD EMAIL, YOU CAN CHECK IT AND YOU WILL SEE. I CAN SAY BETTER ON THAT ON THE WRITING THAN RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CAMERON STEWART AND I LIVE AT 1122 CIRCLE BEND DRIVE. I'VE LIVED IN MY HOME FOR 22 YEARS. I GO TO BED AND SLEEP WELL ALL NIGHT LONG. WE HAVE A SAFE, QUIET COMMUNITY. EVERYONE KNOW EACH OTHER. WE

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MISS GARCIA. GOOD EVENING. I'M ELEANOR CORSI. I LIVE AT 1119 CIRCLE BEND DRIVE. MY HUSBAND AND I AND TWO CHILDREN HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 23 YEARS. I LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM CAMERA, AND WE STRONGLY OPPOSE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

WE JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY BELONGS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SECURITY AND SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORS. I FULLY AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT ALL OF MY NEIGHBORS HAVE STATED PREVIOUSLY. YOU KNOW, JUST THE TYPES OF CHILDREN THAT WILL BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, BEHAVIORAL EMOTIONAL ISSUES. MY SON AND I OFTEN LIKE TO WALK AND RUN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WILL NOT FEEL SAFE DOING SO ANYMORE. IF YOU APPROVE THIS. ALSO, TRAFFIC CONCERNS AS WELL. ONE WAY IN AND OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THIS WILL JUST BE A CONGESTION NIGHTMARE. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S ALREADY CHALLENGING TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAREFULLY AROUND THE CURVE OFF OF BULL LANE AND MESA VERDE. SO, YOU KNOW, ADDING THIS EXTRA TRAFFIC WILL, WILL BE VERY CONCERNING. SO ASKING THAT YOU PLEASE DENY THIS PERMIT, PLEASE PRESERVE THE, THE BEAUTIFUL, TRANQUIL, PEACEFUL RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE'VE HAD FOR ALL THESE YEARS. APPROVING THIS OPENS THE DOOR TO LORD KNOWS WHAT. SO PLEASE DENY IT. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR. THAT CONCLUDES THE COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE GO INTO A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE, ALL RD EVENING AGAIN. THE TIME IS 722. THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW BACK INTO CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JOINT MEETING. WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. SO I GUESS I'LL JUST START OFF WITH THIS. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING THIS, AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP. AS I THINK AS THE CITY ATTORNEY ALLUDED TO AND, AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, PLANNING AND ZONING OR THE CITY COUNCIL IS, IS VOTING ON TAKING ACTION TODAY AT ALL. WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THIS. SO THIS WAS REALLY A PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY THAT'S FROM THE AUDIENCE. SO THIS WAY WE CAN HEAR AND SEE WHERE WE ARE, WHERE YOU ARE, YOU YOU'LL PEOPLE WILL HAVE, I GUESS CITY ATTORNEY WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK AGAIN AT THE PNC MEETING, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE THIS COMING UP. AND THEN ALSO AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT THIS ITEM WILL APPEAR. SO YOU'LL HAVE THREE OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK TOWARDS THIS ITEM UNDER THE THREE MINUTES. WHEN THIS ITEM IS IS HERE. YOU KNOW, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS TO YOU, THIS IS AN R ONE. WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER. WHAT IS R1 STANDS FOR. R1 IS RESIDENTIAL. IT'S A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. SO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. YES SIR. SO THIS PROPOSED SUP. IS THAT CONSIDERED A RESIDENTIAL OR IS THAT CONSIDERED A BUSINESS. SO THE PROPOSED SUP IS FOR A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY A RESIDENTIAL CENTER. OKAY. SO IF IT'S A RESIDENTIAL CENTER THAT IS THAT ALLOWED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS IT IS ALLOWED. HOWEVER, THE CITY DOES HAVE ZONING. AND SO

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OKAY. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER RILEY. THANK YOU MAYOR. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PROTEST LETTERS AND EMAILS THAT WE RECEIVED IN REGARDS TO THIS? SUP YES, COUNCILMEMBER. THE THE PRESENTATION AT THE TIME OF THE PRESENTATION, IT WAS 23RD BEFORE I GOT HERE TO THE PODIUM. IT WAS 30. SO IT MAY HAVE CHANGED. SO ABOUT 30 ABOUT 30 PROTEST LETTERS THAT ARE AGAINST THIS SUP HOW MANY FAVORABLE OR SUPPORT LETTERS? I DON'T THINK ANYONE, ANY OF THEM WAS FAVORABLE. SO NO ONE SUBMITTED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THIS PARTICULAR. THAT IS CORRECT. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FOR FOR THE CENTER. THAT'S CORRECT. BUT WE HAD OVER 30. NOT TO MENTION THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO CAME TO SPEAK IN

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OKAY. I WANTED TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THAT CLARIFICATION IS THERE BECAUSE. THAT IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME IN REGARDS TO THIS. AND SO I, I KNOW WE CAN'T MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE RESIDENTS FOR COMING OUT, THE PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT TO SPEAK IN REGARDS TO YOUR, YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR SUBDIVISION, THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DID AND SACRIFICE YOUR TIME FOR THAT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER BROWN MOTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCILMEMBER RILEY, I ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENTS, ESPECIALLY WITH THEM NOT HAVING AN HOA AND THE THEIR WILLINGNESS TO GALVANIZE AND COME BEFORE US.

MY QUESTION WILL GO OVER TO SHASHI, THE 200 FOOT REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE IN REGARDS TO OUR MAIL OUTS, ESPECIALLY WITH A SUBDIVISION THAT DOES NOT HAVE A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, ARE WE IN A POSITION TO MAYBE HAVE MAYBE A PARTICULAR RESIDENT THAT WE MAKE CONTACT WITH FOR THAT PARTICULAR SUBDIVISION? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER HOAS, IF WE HAVE A ZONING CHANGE, WE ALWAYS CONTACT THE HOA SO THAT THEY CAN PUSH OUT MORE INFORMATION. GREAT QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER. IN THIS CASE, ALTHOUGH THE STATE REQUIREMENT IS 200FT, WE WENT THE EXTRA. WE WENT TO 250FT. OBVIOUSLY IN THIS CASE THERE WAS NOT AN HOA. IF THERE IS AN HOA, WE MAKE AN EXTRA EFFORT TO COMMUNICATE TO THE HOA SO THE HOA CAN INFORM THE RESIDENTS. BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WITH THE TURNOUT THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE AUDIENCE, OUR MESSAGING, OUR NOTIFICATION ON THE SITE WORKED OKAY. THE PROCESS WORKED RIGHT BECAUSE THE SIGN WAS THERE AS WELL, AND PEOPLE COULD GO BY AND INCLUDING THE NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION, BUT THE SIGN ON THE PROPERTY, THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. AND WE HAVE MADE AN EXTRA EFFORT TO MAKE THAT SIGN BIGGER AND STURDIER SO THAT PEOPLE DRIVING BY CAN SEE THE SIGN. OKAY, SO THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE EARLIER, AND I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT DRIVES ZONING CHANGES AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AUDIENCE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS WAS NOT A CITY DRIVEN REQUEST. SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? THIS WAS A REQUEST. THE CITY IS NOT PROPOSING THIS. TULIP RESIDENTIAL CENTER. BY LAW, A PROPERTY CAN OR OWNER CAN REQUEST A SPECIFIC USE. IN THIS CASE, THIS REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. I WOULD COMMEND OUR ZONING ORDINANCE. YOU KNOW, IF YOU NEED A GAS STATION, IF YOU NEED A TREATMENT FACILITY SUCH AS THIS, WHICH CAN HAVE POTENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT, THE RESIDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THE COMMISSION CAN WEIGH IN THE PROS AND CONS AND MAKE THE DECISION. SO THAT IS HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS. SO THERE IS PROTECTIONS AND MECHANISM IN PLACE WHERE IT CAN BE HEARD AND THE RIGHT AND EVERY CONCERNS OR EVERY PROS AND CONS CAN BE HEARD. AND A DECISION CAN BE MADE. SO THE PROCESS IS WORKING VERY WELL. AND AGAIN, NOT CITY DRIVEN. IT IS NOT A CITY DRIVEN. THIS WAS A REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT. AND BY THE WAY, WHEN THE APPLICANT CAME TO THE STAFF AT THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING, THEY WERE ADVISED THAT GIVEN THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, PUTTING A CENTER LIKE THIS IS A DIFFICULT TASK. THAT UPHILL TASK. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, CITY ATTORNEY, I HAVE TWO MORE THINGS THAT I WANT TO CLEAR UP. WE KEEP SAYING TREATMENT FACILITY. SO. SO WITHIN THE STATE LAW, A TREATMENT FACILITY, I WOULD WHEN I THINK OF A FACILITY, I

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THEY'RE LOCATED IN HOUSES. THEY'RE LOCATED IN ALL TYPES OF USE AND ALL TYPES OF STRUCTURES.

BUT THEIR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS. ABSOLUTELY. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY BECAUSE YOU KEEP SAYING THIS, AND I GUESS I DON'T KNOW IF THIS MIGHT BE FOR ANGELS, OUR CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, OR OUR ACM OVER THIS DEPARTMENT. IS IT BECAUSE THAT THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD DON'T HAVE AN HOA? IS THAT WHY WE FIND THIS IS NOT THEIR FIRST RODEO? THEY KEEP GETTING AND KEEP GETTING AND KEEP GETTING AND STUFF COMING OUT. SO I, I'M JUST I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A IT'S IT IS THAT WHY THIS IS SO ATTRACTIVE TO TREATMENT FACILITIES AND, AND PLANTS AND YOU KNOW, WHO KNOWS WHAT, WHAT ELSE I'M JUST IS THIS THE ONLY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE HAVE IN CITY LIMIT THAT NOT NOT WITH THE HOA. NO. THERE ARE A FEW MORE THAT DO NOT HAVE HOA BUT BUT THIS ONE IS JUST THE PROXIMITY TO 90 AND ALL OF THAT. THAT'S WHY I WOULD IMAGINE SO, BECAUSE THE CITY THERE HAVE BEEN APPLICATIONS IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL, A NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT NOT AS WITH WITH 17 PEOPLE, NOT THAT I CAN RECALL. OKAY, SO MY LAST THING IS, AS TODAY THERE IS NO I SEE THAT THERE'S NO RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF AND IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING, RIGHT? SO WHEN THIS ITEM APPEARED BEFORE PNC, THERE WILL BE A STAFF RECOMMENDATION. THAT IS CORRECT. STAFF. YES. AND THEN OF COURSE, WHEN IT APPEARS BEFORE US AFTER THAT, THERE WILL BE A STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WHETHER FOR IT OR AGAINST IT.

ABSOLUTELY IS WHAT IT IS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. ALL

[b. Public Hearing - To receive comments for or against proposed amendment...]

THIS WOULD GO TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION AND TO THE. ON JULY 20TH TO THE CITY COUNCIL. SO CURRENTLY, OUR SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM RESIDENTIAL HOUSING REGULATIONS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY ORDINANCES RELATED TO SHORT TERM RENTALS YET. WE KNOW THAT THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED. AND SO WE ARE LOOKING TO CHANGE OUR OUR ZONING DEFINITION FOR IN A COUPLE OF THINGS. NUMBER ONE IS IN OUR OUR BUSINESS CHAPTER ON BUSINESSES WITH THE DEFINITION OF A HOTEL, WE WOULD BE REMOVING THINGS SUCH AS TOURIST HOME, TOURIST HOUSE AND TOURIST COURT FROM THE DEFINITION OF A HOTEL. THIS WOULD. THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO POTENTIALLY HAVE FUTURE REGULATIONS RELATED TO SHORT TERM RENTALS. WE DID MAIL THIS TO PROPERTY. WE DID NOT MAIL THIS TO PROPERTY OWNERS. WE DID PUBLISH THIS IN THE FORT BEND INDEPENDENT ON MAY 6TH. AND THERE WAS TO DATE NO PROTEST, LETTERS OF PROTEST OR SUPPORT FOR THIS ITEM. AND WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. CITY SECRETARY FOR ITEM SIX. B, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE DID NOT. OKAY. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENTS, WE'LL NOW GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SIX B AND THANK YOU, JASON, FOR THAT PRESENTATION. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE ON THE QUEUE RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER

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THIS DESCRIPTION. TOURIST HOME, TOURIST HOUSE TOURIST COURT, WHICH I ASSUME ENCOMPASSES THE CURRENT AIRBNB TYPE USES. YEAH. SO THIS IS REMOVING THOSE WORDS FROM THE DEFINITION OF A HOTEL.

OKAY. SO SO BASICALLY THE WAY IT'S CURRENTLY WRITTEN IN OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES, IF WE WERE TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO SHORT TERM RENTALS OR RENTALS, THEN WE'D BE IN CONFLICT BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS, THIS, THIS CONTRADICTORY LANGUAGE IN THE DEFINITION OF A HOTEL. SO THIS JUST CLEANS IT UP IN THE DEFINITION OF A HOTEL IN UNDER THE UNDER THE BUSINESS SECTION. BUT I DON'T WANT THIS TO DISAPPEAR BEFORE WE HAVE THAT ORDINANCE IN PLACE. SO ARE THEY GOING TO OVER I MEAN, THEY'RE GOING TO COINCIDE VERY QUICKLY. YEAH. SO THIS THIS PREPARES US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO WE'RE BASICALLY WE'RE, WE'RE CLEANING SHOPS SO THAT WE CAN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. MY GOAL IS TO NOT LOSE OCCUPANCY TAX. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER BROWN MARSHALL THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR JASON. SO I THINK I JUST HEARD YOU SAY IT AT THE END. ESSENTIALLY, WE ARE REALIGNING OUR HOTEL DEFINITION. THIS IS BASICALLY A STEPPING STONE SO THAT WE CAN MOVE INTO WORKING ON SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. AND HOW CLOSE ARE WE TO GETTING THERE? I SEE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THESE TWO HEARINGS FOR PLANNING AND ZONING AND THEN FOR US, AND THEN WE'RE READY TO MOVE RIGHT INTO THE THE THE AMENDMENT TO THE RENTAL, TO THE YEAH, THE RENTAL ORDINANCE, BECAUSE THE RENTAL ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING DEALS WITH SHORT TERM, LONG TERM AND A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS. SO WE'RE WE'RE MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THAT ENTIRE WORK.

OKAY. AND DID YOU FIND THAT THE WORD LODGING HOUSE WAS THAT. DID YOU NOT FIND THAT THAT WAS CLOSE TO THE. SIMILAR TO TOURIST HOME, TOURIST HOUSE AND TOURIST COURT? WELL, I'LL LET LEGAL ADDRESS THAT. ONE OF WHY LODGING HOUSE WAS WAS LEFT IN, I THINK SOME OF THE STUFF HONESTLY, BECAUSE I LOOKED UP SOME OF THESE DEFINITIONS. A LOT OF THIS IS REALLY ARCHAIC LANGUAGE. OH YEAH, A TOURIST COURT. I HAD TO I HAD TO LOOK FOR LIKE FIVE, TEN MINUTES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT EVEN WAS. SO A LOT OF THIS IS ARCHAIC LANGUAGE, JUST THAT THAT HAS JUST BEEN INCLUDED. OKAY. AND ROOMING HOUSE. SORRY, WAITING ON LEGAL. AND MY RECOLLECTION WAS THAT LODGING HOUSE WAS ALREADY EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE. OKAY. OR RESIDENCE. SO THAT WAS WHY THAT WASN'T INCLUDED. BECAUSE THERE WOULDN'T BE. IT'S NOT A THAT WASN'T PART OF HOTEL. IT'S ALREADY EXCLUDED. BUT I'M PULLING IT UP NOW AND SO I'LL CONFIRM THAT FOR YOU. THANK YOU. AND THE SAME FOR ROOMING HOUSE.

IF YOU IF YOU DON'T MIND. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SO JASON, JUST TO JUST SO THAT ALL OF US, THE PNC AND WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING THIS ITEM BEFORE A JOINT MEETING? YEAH. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO RECEIVE INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC BECAUSE ANY TIME THAT WE CHANGE, CHANGE ORDINANCES, WE WANT TO HAVE THAT AS PART OF THE PROCESS, RIGHT, TO GET THAT PUBLIC INPUT. SO THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS TO GET THAT PUBLIC INPUT TO SEE WHERE OUR RESIDENTS STAND ON THESE PROPOSED CHANGES SO THAT WE CAN EITHER I MEAN, IT'S A POLICY DECISION, SO WE CAN EITHER MAKE OR REJECT THESE PROPOSED CHANGES IN PREPARATION FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH CHANGES TO OUR OUR RENTAL ORDINANCE. OKAY. SO WHAT IS OUR CURRENT RENTAL ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE? WHAT'S OUR CURRENT RENTAL ORDINANCE? YEAH. SO I WASN'T PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT OUR CURRENT RENTAL ORDINANCE, BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF CHANGES PROPOSED. THE FIRST CHANGE IS TO, TO MAKE SOME AMENDMENTS TO SHORT TERM RENTALS, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MENTION THAT WHEN OUR RENTAL ORDINANCE WAS CREATED, SHORT TERM RENTALS WEREN'T REALLY A THING. AND SO WE WANT TO ADDRESS THAT BECAUSE THE NATURE OF SOCIETY AND THE NATURE OF OUR COMMUNITIES TODAY, SHORT TERM RENTALS IS A IT'S IT'S EITHER, I MEAN, DEPENDING ON THE COMMUNITY, IT'S EITHER AN OPPORTUNITY OR IT'S SOMETHING THAT SOME COMMUNITIES WANT TO STAY AWAY FROM. AND SO WE FELT THAT AND WE, BECAUSE WE HAVE RECEIVED CERTAIN FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS, WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS THAT AND TO, TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF IT, TO, TO TRY TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF INCIDENCES THAT WERE NEGATIVELY IMPACTING RESIDENTS AND THEN TRY TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THE OUTCOMES FROM SHORT TERM RENTALS BY RECOGNIZING THINGS LIKE OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. SO TODAY IN MISSOURI CITY, ANYONE CAN

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SURE. SO SHORT TERM, WHEN YOU SAY SHORT TERM RENTALS, WHAT ARE YOU WHAT ARE. CAN YOU GIVE SOME EXAMPLES? SO PEOPLE AT HOME OR OUT IN THE AUDIENCE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THAT SHORT TERM RENTAL UNITS? WHAT WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? SO, SO WHEN WE WHEN WE THINK OF SHORT TERM RENTALS, SOME OF THE COMMON TERMS THAT ARE USED FOR THOSE WOULD BE VRBOS OR AIRBNBS.

HOWEVER, THOSE ARE NOT THE ONLY TWO PLATFORMS WHICH OFFER SHORT TERM RENTALS, BUT THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT EITHER RENT OUT A INVESTMENT PROPERTY OR THEIR OWN HOME FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND, AND TO FOR FOR INCOME. AND THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT CHANGES IN PLACE THAT WILL DEFINE THAT, TO PUT REGULATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF NIGHTS, THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS THAT CAN, CAN BE IN A SHORT TERM RENTAL. AND, AND THINGS THAT WILL, WILL HELP US TO KIND OF REGULATE THAT FOR, FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS AND AS WELL AS TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE BENEFITS FOR SURE. SO, SO YOU GUYS, WE PUT OUT THERE PUBLIC HEARING. APPARENTLY NO ONE CAME FROM THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK ON THIS, WHETHER THEY WANT THE SHORT TERM RENTALS AND WHAT AND HOW TO REGULATE THAT, RIGHT. THAT THAT WAS WHAT THAT'S WHAT WE WERE HOPING FOR PUBLIC TO COME COME IN AND DO. YEAH, THIS, THIS ONE IS WE'RE NOT HERE TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. WE ARE MAKING CHANGES TO THE DEFINITION OF A HOTEL IN THE SECTION OF THE ORDINANCES THAT TALKS ABOUT HOTELS. AND THIS WILL ALLOW US TO, TO, TO BRING FORTH THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE. THIS IS THIS IS REALLY ABOUT ABOUT DEFINING WHAT A HOTEL IS AND ISN'T. SO OUR HOTEL IS WAIT, THE TERM INCLUDES A HOTEL MOTEL AND YOU'RE DELETING OR YOU'RE REMOVING. WE'RE DELETING. WE'RE DELETING THOSE. AND THAT'S THE WAY THOSE WORDS THAT ARE IN RED.

THAT'S WHAT OUR CURRENT, OUR CURRENT CODE OF ORDINANCES READS AS, AS PART OF THE DEFINITION OF HOTEL. AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO REMOVE THOSE DEFINITIONS FROM THOSE THOSE TERMS FROM THE DEFINITION. OKAY, MAYBE MAYBE I'M CONFUSED. MAYBE YOU YOU JUST SPOKE LIKE THIS AND I'M TOTALLY LOST BECAUSE YOU JUST SAID IT'S HOTEL, BUT I'M READING. IT'S A CITY CITY ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING SHORT TERM RENTAL UNITS. COULD BE NOT JUST HOTEL, IT COULD BE ANYTHING. AND THE DEFINITION OF HOTEL. SO THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS. CORRECT. I'M JUST LOOKING AT WHAT I'M READING. WHAT'S IN HERE. SO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE YOU JUST RIGHT NOW YOU JUST SAID WE'RE REALLY REDEFINING HOTEL. BUT I'M READING IT SAYS CITY MISSOURI CITY ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING SHORT TERM RENTAL UNITS AND THE DEFINITION OF A HOTEL. SO I WOULD THINK IT'S LIKE YOUR SHORT TERM RENTAL UNITS WOULD WOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION OF A HOTEL, BECAUSE THOSE ARE GOING TO GO INTO OUR RENTAL ORDINANCE. SO WE'RE REMOVING THE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT SAYING IT'S NOT A HOTEL, IT'S JUST A, JUST A SPACE UNIT. YEP. IS THAT IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? CORRECT. WE ARE TRYING TO WE ARE TRYING TO WE ARE TRYING TO CLEAR UP THE DEFINITION OF A HOTEL SO THAT WE CAN. EXACTLY.

SO THAT WE CAN GO IN AND DEFINE WHAT A SHORT TERM RENTAL IS. SO THIS WILL THIS WILL COME BEFORE PNC RIGHT. A DETAIL. YEP. WHATEVER IT IS. AND THEN I'LL COME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.

CORRECT. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE ELSE ON THE QUEUE, I GUESS THAT'S THE LAST ITEM.

THERE'S NO EXECUTIVE SESSION, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. ANYONE FROM PNC HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO? NO, DAVID. NOBODY. OKAY, CHAIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO HEARING NONE. 7:48 P.M. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.