[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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TRAFFIC. OH, I KNOW. HEY, GUYS. ONCE THEY BUILD, GUYS SAY TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH, 2026, AND I WILL NOW CALL THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER AT 630. ROLL CALL. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ALL COMMISSIONERS PRESENT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE CLOSED.
EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM NUMBER THREE IS CLOSED. EXECUTIVE SESSION. AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO NEED FOR THE COMMISSION TO CONVENE AND CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION. HOWEVER, I WILL REMIND THE COMMISSION THAT AT ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING, THE COMMISSION MAY ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONVENE IN CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.07, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, IF NECESSARY. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP OVER FOUR. SINCE WE DIDN'T GO INTO EXECUTIVE
[5. READING OF MINUTES]
SESSION, WE DON'T NEED TO RECONVENE. SO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE READING OF MINUTES.CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 10TH, 2026 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.
SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. OKAY, SECOND MOTION'S BEEN MADE. AND SECOND, ALL VOTE.
[a. Chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission]
MOTION CARRIES. GINGER AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX COMMISSION REPORTS. I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING NIGHT. AND IF ANYONE DIDN'T GET THE MEMO, IT'S VERY HOT. SO I WOULD JUST ADVISE EVERYONE TO STAY HYDRATED. THE COMMISSIONERS[a. Development Services]
HAVE ANYTHING. OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, STAFF REPORTS. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JENNIFER THOMAS GOMEZ. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. I HAVE A FEW ITEMS I'M GOING TO REPORT ON BRIEFLY. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW CHANGES THAT I HOPE YOU NOTICED ON YOUR AGENDAS. SO THERE ARE TWO NEW SECTIONS.THERE IS TWO CONSENT AGENDAS, ONE CONSENT AGENDA FOR APPROVALS AND APPROVALS WITH CONDITIONS, AND THEN A SECOND CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISAPPROVALS, WHICH IS NEW. AND SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT WILL STREAMLINE YOUR ABILITY TO TAKE ACTION ON PLATS WITHOUT HAVING TO DO A PLAT BY PLAT. ALL OF THE MATERIALS ARE STILL POSTED, STAFF REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE STILL POSTED AND AVAILABLE, BUT GROUPING THEM TOGETHER TO HELP STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS FOR YOU ALL. AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR NEWEST PLANNER, WILLIAM BOYLE, WHO PRESENTED THAT IDEA FROM WORK THAT HE DID IN ANOTHER TEXAS COMMUNITY. AND SO WE APPRECIATE HIM BRINGING A RECOMMENDATION TO HELP IMPROVE. THANK YOU. AND SO AND THEN ALSO TONIGHT, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS A REFRESHED DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT. AND SO I HOPE YOU SAW THAT IN THE AGENDA. AS POSTED, OUR BUSINESS ANALYST WORKED ON REFRESHING IT TO MAKE IT MORE ENGAGING, MORE INTERACTIVE. SO THAT WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE PLACE. BUT WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT THAT TONIGHT. AND SO FOLLOWING MY REPORT, EDEMA WILL BE UP TO PRESENT THAT REPORT TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW I HAVE A PERSONAL ANNOUNCEMENT. SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT CRYING. BUT I WILL SAY PUBLICLY THAT I'VE BEEN IN MISSOURI CITY FOR 20 YEARS, AND I HAVE DECIDED TO RETIRE EFFECTIVE BEGINNING OF THIS. I'M SORRY. IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY. TAKE YOUR TIME. NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE. I PRACTICE THIS, I PROMISE. AND I AM, I AM, I'M VERY HAPPY. IT'S A VERY BITTERSWEET MOMENT BECAUSE MISSOURI CITY IS PART OF ME AND I APPRECIATE IT WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. SO LET ME READ THIS. AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS WITH MISSOURI CITY, I'VE DECIDED TO RETIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. IT IS TRULY BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND WORK ALONGSIDE SUCH DEDICATED ELECTED OFFICIALS, CITY LEADERS, THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND RESIDENTS. I AM SO VERY GRATEFUL FOR PAST AND PRESENT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS. THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, AS WELL AS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
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DIRECTORS WHO PRECEDED ME, WAYNE NEWMAN, WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL PLANNING DIRECTOR, ANITA GREEN, GARY SMITH AND OTIS SPRIGGS. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, FOR LETTING ME WORK ALONGSIDE EACH OF YOU. I AM SO PROUD OF BEING A SMALL PART OF MISSOURI CITY, ITS GROWTH, ITS DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT. I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY. I HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE THAT THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO THRIVE BECAUSE OF OUTSTANDING PEOPLE WHO SERVE IT, MANY OF WHOM ARE IN THIS ROOM. I WISH EACH OF YOU IN THE CITY CONTINUED SUCCESS AHEAD. THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING A BASKET CASE. AND I REALLY AM HAPPY. WELL, BEFORE WE MOVE ON WITH WHAT'S NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU. SO IF YOU'LL COME ON DOWN, GUYS, IF YOU GUYS WILL COME DOWN. I'LL THINK YOU ALL HAVE EVER SEEN ME LIKE THIS. YOU LOVE THIS.WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AND I'M GOING TO READ IT IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR 20 YEARS OF DEDICATED AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, YOUR LEADERSHIP, COMMITMENT AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE MADE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON OUR ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY. WE SERVE YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, VISION, AND DEDICATION, HAVE INSPIRED COLLEAGUES AND HELP AND HELP SHAPE A LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE WITH SINCERE APPRECIATION AND BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY RETIREMENT. THANK YOU.
CAN WE TAKE ONE? AND THEN ALSO WE'LL TAKE ONE MORE. DO WE HAVE STAFF WE GOTTA GET? ON THE.
ON THE STAFF AND DO ONE WITH THE WHOLE GROUP. LET'S. LEAVE OUR. OH. OKAY. YOU GUYS STAY THERE. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR SPOTS AND HAVE A GOOD IDEA NEXT TIME. RIGHT THERE WE'RE GOING TO BE THE BACKGROUND. I'LL BE THE BACKGROUND. THANK YOU.
RECOMMENDATION. YES. VERY MUCH EASIER IN OUR SEATS. I WANT US TO KIND OF. COME A LITTLE CLOSER. YEAH. CAN YOU GET ON THIS? GET ON THE SIDE. SHOULD WE GET BACK HERE? YEAH. COME BACK. YEAH, YEAH. AND THEN THERE YOU GO. YOU GET ON THE. YEAH. PERFECT. YES. NOW YOU SAID.
OKAY. THANK YOU. AND BEFORE YOU FINISH, I WANT YOU TO SAY SOMETHING YOU SERVED
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WITH AND PLAYED A LONG TIME. ALSO LONGER THAN I HAVE. WELL DONE. WHILE EVERYONE IS GETTING SEATED. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY HOW MUCH OF A PLEASURE IT HAS TRULY BEEN WORKING WITH YOU. YOU HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS HELP AND I MEAN THAT WITH THREE EXCLAMATION POINTS. I WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR RETIREMENT. MAYBE SLEEP IN A LITTLE BIT AND GOD BLESS YOU.AND TIM SERVED A LOT LONGER THAN I HAVE, SO I WANT HIM TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING. YES, I'M GOING TO SAY DITTO. BUT YES, OBVIOUSLY IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY TOGETHER. AND EVEN BACK TO WAYNE. RIGHT. SO I WAS TRYING TO THINK WHO WAS, YOU KNOW, ALL THE DIFFERENT ONES THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH. RIGHT. BUT REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR, YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR EFFORT. AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. YOU'VE BEEN HERE LONGER THAN ME. OKAY. NOW I GUESS WE GOT TO GET BACK TO THE BUSINESS AT HAND. WHERE ARE WE? SEVEN TWO QUARTERLY DEVELOPMENT REPORT. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. GOOD EVENING. OKAY. HERE WE HAVE BEFORE US IS THE. OH, YES. THANK YOU. FISCAL YEAR 2026 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT. CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND REDEVELOPMENT. CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES TO REFLECT A STRONG LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS ACTIVITY BETWEEN OCTOBER OF 2025 AND APRIL 30TH OF 2026. FOR LONG RANGE AND SHORT RANGE PLANNING, THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TEAM COORDINATED AND FACILITATED 43 PREDEVELOPMENT MEETINGS TO HELP DEVELOPERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS IDENTIFY ISSUES. EARLY 16 NEW ZONING APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED IN THIS PERIOD, COMPARED TO ONLY TWO THE PREVIOUS THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
CURRENTLY, WE CONTINUE TO MANAGE TEN PENDING PUBLIC HEARING CASES. FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCIES. THE CITY ISSUED 76 RESIDENTIAL CEOS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, 127 NONRESIDENTIAL AND 146 RESIDENTIAL CEOS IN THE ETJ, REFLECTING THE SIENNA MASTER PLAN, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. ON BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY. EXCUSE ME. 59 MAJOR AND MINOR LEVEL TWO PERMITS WERE ISSUED NEARLY 3000 MINOR LEVEL ONE AND INSTANT PERMITS WERE ISSUED.
AND TOGETHER BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND PLANNING DIVISION STAFF CONDUCTED OVER 8500 INSPECTIONS. EXCUSE ME FOR THE MONTHLY PERMIT TRENDS. CAN'T SEE IT. THIS IS AN INTERACTIVE SCREEN OF. IN MARCH, MARCH SAW THE HIGHEST. THE STRONGEST PERMIT ACTIVITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND FOR THE PERMIT FEES COLLECTED. MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT GENERATED APPROXIMATELY 1.16 MILLION IN PERMIT FEE REVENUE. FOR CONTRACTOR REGISTRATIONS. THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THOSE REGISTRATIONS TO 785. THIS REPRESENTS SIGNIFICANT CONTINUED INVESTMENT BY THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. ON THE PERMITTING AND LICENSING SYSTEM TO HELP STREAMLINE PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS. THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY BY IMPLEMENTING TOOLS SUCH AS THE INSPECTION TRACKING TOOL, SELECT TECH INTEGRATION, FIRE CODE, CASE UPGRADE AND PERMIT INACTIVITY AUTOMATION. THERE WERE 19 AUTOMATED PROCESSES TESTED AND IMPLEMENTED, AND 47 SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS TO INTEGRATE INTER, GOV AND THE MCE PORTAL. ON NOTABLE MAJOR PERMITS ISSUED. SEVERAL NOTABLE PROJECTS ADVANCED THIS YEAR,
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INCLUDING THE NEW HARMONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CITY PARK WAREHOUSE BUILDING SEVEN FOR A MAJOR DISTRIBUTION OPERATION, RENOVATIONS AT FORT BEND ISD SCHOOLS, INCLUDING HIGHTOWER HIGH SCHOOL AND THE EXPANSION OF SUGAR CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH, THE TERRITORY AT MISSOURI CITY AND ALEXIAN PARKS EDGE APARTMENT COMMUNITIES ARE NEARING COMPLETION, AND NUMEROUS NEW RESTAURANTS, RETAIL STORES, HEALTH AND FITNESS BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO OPEN THROUGHOUT THE CITY. POSITIONING THE CITY MISSOURI CITY FOR CONTINUED GROWTH IN THE COMING YEAR. OVERALL, FISCAL YEAR 2026 REFLECTS A STRONG DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT, CONTINUED PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS. AND THAT CONTINUES THE QUARTER TWO FISCAL YEAR REPORT. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO. WELL, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? NO QUESTIONS. I JUST GOT ONE QUICK ONE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S COMING UP LATER. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE THOUGHT WE YOU'D MENTIONED I THINK THE LAST MEETING WE MIGHT GET AN UPDATE ON THAT IS THAT WOULD THAT BE A TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT OR DOES THAT COME LATER? IT COMES UP LATER. GOT IT. JUST CURIOUS WITH THE I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT SLIDE IT WAS, BUT I THINK IT WAS THE CONTRACTOR ACTIVITY WHERE SIGNS WERE ITEMIZED IN THAT CHART.THIS THIS DATA IS MY QUESTION. THIS DATA WAS CAPTURED BEFORE THE POSSIBLE ORDINANCE ADJUSTING SIGNS. OR ARE THESE THE TYPE OF SIGNS THAT GO PERMANENTLY ON THE BUILDINGS.
AND SO IT'S SEPARATE OUT. MY QUESTION IS ARE WE GOING TO TRACK ANY UPTICK, LIKE DEPENDING ON HOW CITY COUNCIL. APPROVES THE THE CURRENT ORDINANCE ON BUSINESSES AND SIGNS AND ADVERTISEMENTS? IS THAT GOING TO ARE WE GOING TO WATCH MONITOR THAT ONE. SO AND I'LL TAKE THAT ANSWER. SO THE SIGNS REFERENCE WAS ON THE CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION BECAUSE WE HAVE SIGN COMPANIES THAT REGISTER AS SIGN CONTRACTORS. SO THAT NUMBER PROBABLY WOULD BE UNAFFECTED BY THE TEMPORARY DISPLAY. THE PERMIT ACTIVITY DOES INCLUDE PERMANENT SIGNAGE AND TEMPORARY. SO ANY SIGN THAT WAS INSTALLED, APPLIED FOR DURING THAT PERIOD WOULD BE REFLECTED IN THAT OVERALL PERMIT NUMBER. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
[b. Engineering]
OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM SEVEN B ONE, THE CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE VICENZO CARRANZA CITY ENGINEER FOR THAT REPORT. GREAT. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN PEARSON. SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT, BUT I DO WANT TO REITERATE APPRECIATION THAT JENNIFER'S SERVICE TO THE CITY. YOU KNOW, IN THE SHORT TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE AND WORKING WITH HER, SHE'S BEEN A TREASURE TROVE OF KNOWLEDGE. I DEFINITELY WILL BE MISSED. AND I ENJOY WORKING WITH YOU. SO BACK TO YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO[8. PUBLIC COMMENT]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON AGENDA ITEMS OR CONCERNS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK MUST HAVE COMPLETED AND PRESENTED THE COMMENT FORM TO THE DESIGNATED CITY STAFF REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, AND MUST OBSERVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT PER INDIVIDUAL. DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? YES WE DO. WHEN I STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ADHERE TO A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. HIMESH GANDHI. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS HIMESH GANDHI. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT HAS SPOKEN TO YOU GUYS IN THE PAST. MR. MALHOTRA WITH THE ARVO GROUP. BEFORE I GET IN MY COMMENTS, I TOO WANT TO JUST CONGRATULATE MISS GOMES ON YOUR RETIREMENT AND THE PASSION THAT YOU BROUGHT IS JUST AMAZING AND YOU HAVE WONDERFUL STAFF AND JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. I WANTED TO REALLY SPEAK TO LET YOU ALL KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOUR CITY STAFF. MR. MALHOTRA HAD SOME QUESTIONS AND SOME CONCERNS ABOUT SOME USE RESTRICTIONS THAT WERE BEING PLACED ON THE PROPERTY. STAFF TOOK THE TIME TO SIT DOWN, VISIT WITH US, WORK THROUGH SOME OF THE ISSUES AND MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS TONIGHT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU. BUT THEY REALLY SAT DOWN WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING IN DETAIL, TOOK THE TIME TO HEAR THE CAUSES AND CONCERNS, AND I JUST WANTED TO I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT PEOPLE GET UP HERE AND TAKE THE TIME TO THANK YOUR STAFF, BUT I WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR STAFF REALLY DID A GREAT JOB IN THIS STORY, IN PARTICULAR UNDER MISS GOMEZ'S GUIDANCE. SO WE AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO REFLECT TO YOU ALL THAT OUR CONCERNS WERE ADDRESSED. AND THEY WERE WE WERE SATISFIED WITH THEM. AND[00:20:05]
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND BY THE WAY, MR. MALHOTRA IS HERE TONIGHT. IF IF DURING THE HEARING, IF HE YOU'D NEED QUESTIONS ANSWERED FROM HIM. HE'S AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL AS I AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND AS A SIDE NOTE, CAN THAT BE CAPTURED IN A PIECE? WITH HIS CONSENT? I'LL SEND YOU MY. OKAY, WE'LL WE'LL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NINE A THE CONSENT AGENDA, APPROVAL A[a. CONSENT AGENDA - APPROVAL]
CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND MAY BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION THIS EVENING. WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR APPROVAL AGENDA ITEM NINE A ONE. CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF SHALOM HAVEN. AGENDA ITEM NINE A TWO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF VICKSBURG RETAIL AGENDA ITEM NINE A THREE CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A FINAL PLAT OF PARKWAY CROSSING DETENTION. CONSIDER AN AGENDA ITEM NINE A FOUR CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF MURPHY VILLAGE COMMERCIAL REPLAT NUMBER ONE AND AGENDA ITEM NINE A FIVE. CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF FIFTH STREET PLAZA REPLAT A MOTION TO APPROVE. THERE'S A MOTION A SECOND. ALL MAY VOTE. COMMISSIONER SILVA, IF YOU CAN VOTE, PLEASE. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DO IT MANUALLY? OH, OKAY. THAT MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL[b. CONSENT AGENDA - DISAPPROVAL]
NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NINE B, THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISAPPROVAL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND MAY BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. EACH ITEM WILL BE DISAPPROVED AS RECOMMENDED IN THE CORRESPONDING STAFF REPORT, UNLESS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. BEFORE WE PROCEED, LET'S SEE. I NEED TO NOTE THAT ITEM NINE B THREE SIENNA TOWN CENTER COMMERCIAL SITE REPLAT NUMBER ONE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED THIS EVENING. THE REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA DISAPPROVAL ARE. AGENDA ITEM NINE B ONE. CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF GRAYTON VILLAS AND AN AGENDA ITEM. NINE B TWO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A FINAL PLAT OF SIENNA RIVER PARKWAY. PHASE TWO IS THERE A MOTION TO DISAPPROVE? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL MAY VOTE. LOOKS LIKE THAT MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NINE C ONE.[c. Fort Bend Parkway Business Park]
CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A CONCEPTUAL PLAN OF FORT BEND PARKWAY BUSINESS PARK. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE STAFF FOR THE PRESENTATION. AGAIN. CHAIR. OKAY. THANK YOU.OKAY. A CONCEPTUAL PLAN WAS APPROVED IN 2017 CONTAINING THREE APPROXIMATELY 307.168 ACRES OF LAND TO BE DEVELOPED IN TWO PHASES. LATER, A REVISED CONCEPT PLAN UPDATE WAS PRESENTED AND THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS CHANGED TO CREATE FOUR PHASES FOR DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT REVISED PLAN WAS INITIALLY APPROVED ON APRIL 12TH OF 2023. NO FURTHER PROGRESS WAS MADE.
THEREFORE, THE APPLICANT HAS RESUBMITTED TO SEEK APPROVAL AGAIN OF THAT CONCEPTUAL PLAN CONCEPT PLAN. AND THAT IS IT FOR THIS ONE. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM NINE C ONE? OKAY. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE. AND SECOND, JUST TO BE CLEAR IT'S A MOTION FOR DISAPPROVAL. IT'S A MOTION TO APPROVE. I MEAN I'M SORRY. MOTION TO APPROVE. FORGIVE ME FORGIVE ME. THANK YOU. TIM. OKAY. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE. I'LL VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. AND CHAIR, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE 2 OR 3 NEW COMMISSIONERS. YES. THE REASON THAT WE HAVE THIS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO SEEK CONCEPTUAL PLANS INDIVIDUALLY AND VOTE ON THOSE INDIVIDUALLY. SO THE NEXT ITEM IS A PLAT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PLAN THAT NORMALLY HAD THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN ALREADY BEEN APPROVED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE CONSENT
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AGENDA. BUT ALL CONCEPTUAL PLANS HAVE TO BE VOTED ON SEPARATELY. UNDERSTOOD. SO FOR THE NEW PEOPLE, THANK YOU FOR THAT. CO-CHAIR. LET'S SEE. WE ARE WE CAN NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NINE C TWO. CONSIDER AN APPLICATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT OF FORT BEND PARKWAY BUSINESS PARK, PHASE THREE RECOGNIZE STAFF. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR HANEY. AND FOLLOWING THAT AGAIN IN APRIL 12TH. ON APRIL 12TH OF 2023, THE ORIGINAL PRELIMINARY PLAT WAS APPROVED, AND IT'S SEEKING THAT SAME APPROVAL. IT NEEDED THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN TO BE APPROVED AGAIN IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD. THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM NINE C TWO? ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. LET ME GET BACK TO THAT. OKAY. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE. AND SECOND ALL CAN VOTE. LOOKS LIKE THAT MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM TEN A[a. Sienna MD Annexation - Planned Development]
ONE. CONSIDER AND POSSIBLE ACTION. CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION AND FINAL REPORT ON PERMANENT ZONING FOR PORTIONS OF LAND WITHIN THE SIENNA MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.STAFF. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. ALL RIGHT. SO I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN PRESENTED AND WORKSHOPPED A FEW TIMES. SO I'LL KEEP IT PRETTY BRIEF AND GO OVER THE CHANGES. BUT JUST AS A REFRESHER, IT'S ABOUT 57 ACRES THAT WAS ANNEXED BACK IN DECEMBER AND NEEDS PERMANENT ZONING. LOCATED ON THE SOUTHERN EAST AND WEST CORNERS OF FORT BEND PARKWAY AND SIENNA PARKWAY.
AND THIS IS A SITE PLAN SHOWING THE BREAKDOWN OF THE TRACKS. SO GETTING INTO SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE ALLUDED TO BY SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE DID MEET WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THE SHOPPING CENTER, WHO EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS OVER SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY IN THE STAFF REPORT, AND JUST WANTING SOME MORE FLEXIBILITY. SO SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE INCORPORATED, AS HIGHLIGHTED, ARE, INCLUDING SOME ADDITIONAL USES, JUST TO BE CLEAR, AND THEIR ALLOWANCE ON THIS SITE. AND THAT INCLUDES CLEANING, PRESSING LAUNDRY STATIONS, INDOOR RECREATIONAL CENTERS, VETERAN VETERINARY CLINICS, MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, FURNITURE SHOWROOMS, AND THEN OUTPATIENT MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES. AND THEN ANOTHER NOTE I WANTED TO MAKE ON THE PROFESSIONAL OFFICES. THERE WAS CONCERN EXPRESSED THAT, YOU KNOW, ONLY LISTING THOSE AS SEEN WAS LIMITING THE PROFESSIONAL OFFICES TO THOSE. AND SO WE'RE ACTUALLY REMOVING THAT LANGUAGE TO KEEP IT VERY BROAD, TO INCLUDE ANY PROFESSIONAL OFFICE THAT DECIDES TO COME TO THESE SITES.
SO THAT SUMMARIZES THE CHANGES TO THE USES PERMITTED. AND THEN MOVING FORWARD TO SOME OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS DURING OUR LAST MEETING. STAFF IS PROPOSING ENHANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS, INCLUDING ENHANCED STREET SCAPING, PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY AND OUTDOOR GATHERING SPACES. AND THEN WE'RE REALLY HIGHLIGHTING THE GATEWAY CORNER TRACK. SO THOSE THAT ARE ON THAT HARD CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION WANTING TO HAVE ENHANCED ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS THAT KIND OF REALLY DEFINE THAT INTERSECTION. SO HAVING SOME SORT OF MONUMENT ART INSTALLATION OR WATER FEATURE. AND THEN I THINK ALSO FROM THAT CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD LAST MONTH EXPRESSING SOME CONCERN OVER SOME OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE. AND SO TAKING A LOOK AT THAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DESIRE AND ALSO WANTING TO BALANCE, ALLOWING THE DEVELOPER TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY WHEN THEY'RE COMING IN AND DEVELOPING THE SPACE. THE RECOMMENDATION THAT STAFF IS PUTTING FORWARD IS TO LIMIT, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE PARKING CAN ACTUALLY GO ON THE SITE. SO BEFORE THERE WASN'T ANY SPECIFICATION, BUT NOW THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO KEEP THE PARKING DIRECTLY TO THE SIDE OR THE REAR OF THE PRIMARY BUILDING. SO THAT WAY, HOPEFULLY THE AREAS THAT ARE ALONG THE THE STREET FRONTAGES REMAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE OPEN AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY. AND THEN ALONG WITH THAT, AGAIN, DIDN'T WANT TO NECESSARILY LIMIT ANY FUTURE DEVELOPERS. SO ALLOWING NO MORE THAN A SINGLE ROW OF PARKING BETWEEN THE PRIMARY BUILDING OF SIENNA PARKWAY AND FORT BEND PARKWAY. SO THAT RECOMMENDATION IS BOTH FOR TRACT A3 AND TRACT A-1 A. AND THEN ANOTHER NOTE FOR THE SPECIFIC TRACT, BECAUSE THIS IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THAT'S ALREADY DEVELOPED, THERE IS KIND OF ALREADY ACROSS ACCESS EASEMENT, NOT AN EASEMENT SPECIFICALLY, BUT THERE IS CROSS ACCESS ESTABLISHED. AND SO ONE OF THE CAVEATS FOR THIS TRACT IS ACTUALLY DIRECTLY TYING INTO THAT CROSS ACCESS. SO THERE WILL BE NO KIND OF FRONTAGE OFF OF SIENNA PARKWAY IF THAT MAKES SENSE. IT'LL BE LOCATED VERY EAST OF THE PROPERTY LINE OR TO THE PROPERTY LINE. AND THAT ABOUT SUMMARIZES MY CHANGES. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, WRITTEN
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OR PROTEST LETTERS. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE REPORT AND FORWARDING A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS, ANY CONVERSATION? A SMALL, SMALL COMMENT. GREAT. AND THEN FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS AROUND THIS AREA, IF THERE'S OPTIONS TO SOMEHOW IN TERMS OF LIKE TRANSIT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONNECT OR TO LOOK AT OUR CAPABILITIES THROUGH METRO AND FIND WAYS TO LEVERAGE THEM, BRINGING PEOPLE OR HAVING ANOTHER MODE OF TRANSPORTATION OTHER THAN CARS NOT HERE. I KNOW THAT'S TOUGH, BUT JUST FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION AS WE BUILD AROUND THAT AREA, SINCE THE METRO IS FURTHER DOWN THE STREET. ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS GREAT. VERY GOOD POINT. IS THERE A MOTION? I'VE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TRACKS WE HAVE HERE, RIGHT, THE NOTES THAT ARE DOWN BELOW FOR ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS. IT'S THE IT'S ACTUALLY I THINK THE ONE. THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. I THINK THAT MAY BE IT. SO I GOT ONE ON THE SAME PAGE. THAT'S. AND IN THE PRESENTATION THIS IS SAYS THAT THIS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS FOR TRACT A-1. A WHAT ABOUT FOR THE ONES ACROSS THE STREET. YES. SO THIS APPLIES TO THE GATEWAY CORNER TRACKS. AND THEY WERE KIND OF SEPARATED BECAUSE OF ONE IS CURRENTLY COMPLETELY UNDEVELOPED AND ONE IS CONNECTING TO AN ALREADY DEVELOPED TRACT. SO THE DIFFERENCE REALLY FOR THIS ONE IS THAT CROSS ACCESS AND TYING INTO THE CROSS ACCESS THAT'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED VERSUS THE OTHER GATEWAY CORNER TRACTOR DIRECTLY ACROSS IT HAS THE SAME ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS. THE ONLY THING DIFFERENT IS THERE'S NO SEPARATE EXPLANATION OR REQUIREMENT FOR THE CROSS ACCESS WRITTEN INTO THAT LANGUAGE IN THE RECOMMENDATION. GOT IT. AND THEN HOW DO THESE ACTUALLY GET CODIFIED SO THAT THEY'RE ENFORCEABLE, ETC. IS THERE AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL BE DRAFTED TO GO WITH THIS? SO IN THE ORDINANCE THAT COUNCIL ULTIMATELY ADOPTS, THERE WILL BE A SECTION SPECIFIC TO ARCHITECTURAL STANDARD REGULATIONS, A SECTION SPECIFIC TO PARKING REGULATIONS THAT WOULD SPELL OUT WHAT IS IN STAFF'S REPORT AND AND CREATE OBLIGATIONS. GOT IT. AND SO THAT WILL BE DONE. PRIOR TO THIS, GOING TO COUNCIL. AND COUNCIL WILL HAVE A DRAFT. THE DRAFT ORDINANCE WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE COUNCIL ITEM, CORRECT? RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. WE'RE NOW DOWN TO MAKING A MOTION ON AGENDA ITEM TEN A TWO. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY SECONDED, CHAIR. OKAY. I'M SORRY, I'M GOING BACK AND FORTH.SCREENS. I GOT TO GET USED TO IT. OKAY. THE MOTION THAT HAS BEEN MADE, JUST TO BE CLEAR, IS FOR A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE. APPROVE THE STAFF REPORT. YES. OKAY. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE. AND SECOND, ALL CAN VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. MOVE. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11 IS ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS. SEEING WE HAVE NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12. AGENDA ITEM 12. OTHER MATTERS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION.
SEEING WE HAVE NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 13. BEFORE WE ADJOURN. IS IT OKAY? I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL FOR TO ALLOW EACH COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH YOU. IF IT'S OKAY, IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA FOR YOU TO TAKE TWO MINUTES AND SHARE YOUR FEELINGS WITH JENNIFER. CAN I ASK SOMETHING REAL QUICK? I HAD ASKED EARLIER IF YOU WERE GOING TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TONIGHT. I THOUGHT IT WAS WHEN I MEANT LATER, I THOUGHT LATER, OH, OKAY. IS IT COMING LATER? LIKE IN THE MONTH? OR WE CAN PREPARE FOR LATER IN THE MONTH. SO WE STILL HAVE A JOINT PLANNING AND ZONING CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THE FOURTH MONDAY, SO WE CAN BRING SOMETHING BACK TO YOU. YEAH. I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR TWO AND A HALF. YEAH, OVER TWO YEARS. SO YEAH, I WOULD, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW KIND OF WHERE WE ARE ON IT.
PLEASE. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. SORRY. NO THAT'S FINE. I'M GLAD AND ABSOLUTELY. LET'S SEE.
LET'S START WITH YOU. WELL, I ON MY BEHALF, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE. YOUR,
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YOUR YOUR ENTHUSIASM THAT YOU HAD WORKING WITH US. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH. MANY BLESSINGS IN YOUR FUTURE. I'LL JUST SAY I ONLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, FOR WELCOMING ME INTO THE COMMISSION AND MAKING SURE THAT I WAS PREPARED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE AND TO SERVE WELL, AND I DO. IT IS BITTERSWEET. I HAD HOPED THAT I WOULD GET TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT I DO WISH YOU THE VERY BEST AS YOU MOVE FORWARD AND CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING ABLE TO RETIRE. SO HAPPY RETIREMENT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I SEE MY EYES ARE DRIED UP. AGAIN. DITTO TO EVERYTHING EVERYBODY ELSE HAS SAID. I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR HELPING ME OUT. YOU WON'T MISS MY EMAILS. I KNOW THAT FOR SURE. BUT I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS. YOU PROVIDED ME THE ANSWERS AND GUIDANCE I NEEDED, AND I HOPE YOU HAVE AS MUCH FUN BEING RETIRED AS I DO. AND IF YOU'RE STAYING IN THE CITY, APPLICATIONS PROBABLY FOR PLANNING AND ZONING WILL BE AVAILABLE. SO I'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU UP HERE AT SOME POINT. THANK YOU, JENNIFER, FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE, AND I'M GOING TO MISS YOUR EMAIL EVERY TIME I EMAIL HER, SHE SENT ME A LONG EMAIL WITH EXPLANATION. I WAS LIKE, I'M NOT THAT KIND OF PERSON, BUT I READ THE WHOLE THING. GIVE ME THAT POINT. AND SHE DOES PUT THAT IN THE EMAIL. APPRECIATE IT. AGAIN. THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT I'VE SAID SOME THINGS AND I READ THAT PLAQUE. I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT YOU WILL SURELY BE MISSED. OKAY. I SECOND. MY I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE SENT YOU SOME EMAILS. I JUST BUGGED YOU WHEN I SAW YOU, SO. BUT NO, I'M GOING TO MISS YOU TERRIBLY. YOU KNOW THAT I. YOU'RE LIKE A FRIEND. I'VE RUN INTO YOU, INTO THE COMMUNITY A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE WE KNEW WHO EACH OTHER WAS, BUT I'M A BIT SHOCKED. BUT IT IS WELL DESERVED, WELL EARNED. AND I'M. I'M GOING TO MISS YOUR KNOWLEDGE. YEAH. YOU'RE THE BEST. THAT'S IT. YOU'RE THE BEST. THANKS. AS FOR ME, IT'S BEEN SHORT BUT SWEET. I DO APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP IN HELPING ME GET UP TO SPEED AND BEING ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME NOT STEP ON MY FEET TOO MANY TIMES. GOOD LUCK TO YOU IN RETIREMENT. ENJOY IT. YOU HAVE BEEN GREAT.YOU MADE MY FIRST YEAR THAT I WAS SCARED AND NERVOUS. THE MOST EASIEST. I'M GONNA MISS OUR CONVERSATION SITTING TO THE SIDE. I WILL MISS THE CONVERSATIONS AFTERWARDS. I WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR RETIREMENT. I HOPE I SEE YOU IN QUAIL VALLEY CLUB LIKE I SEE GUY EVERY DAY, BUT I WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THE BEST. AND YOU. I'M TRULY GOING TO MISS YOU. YOU LIKE THE BIG SISTER I NEVER HAD, RIGHT? IF I MAY. ALSO, EVERYONE ELSE GOT TO SAY ABSOLUTELY. BUT I THINK I THINK, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S HOPE IS TO TO LEAVE A PLACE BETTER THAN THEY FOUND IT. AND YOU HAVE CERTAINLY DONE THAT HERE. I KNOW THAT FROM THE INSIDE. AND I WOULD ALSO JUST LIKE TO SAY IT'S ONLY JULY 8TH. I THINK SHE'S HERE TO THE 31ST. SO WE HAVE TIME. YES. CHANGE HER MIND, SPAM HER EMAILS. OKAY. I KNOW THAT THIS IS OUT OF PROTOCOL, BUT SEEING THAT THIS WILL BE YOUR LAST MEETING, IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING VERY QUICKLY, WE'RE STILL IN SHOCK. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT.
UNDERSTAND? WELL, SINCE THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. AND I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST, JENNA.
JENNIFER, THANK. AT
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.