Oct 10, 2023 Regular Meetings

STEVE LEAGUE CITY WILL

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HERE.

MR. CONES.

HERE.

MR. CRUZ.

HERE.

MR. BOWEN? HERE.

MR. HICKS.

HERE.

MR. TRESSLER.

HERE.

AND MR. SAUNDERS HERE.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL DO THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE.

I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE PASTOR BRIAN YOUNG FROM THE WORLD P UH, WORD, POWER CHURCH.

BARRY INVOCATION, SPEAKER THIS EVENING.

PASTOR, LET US PRAY.

FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.

THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT NATION, AND WE THANK YOU LORD GOD, FOR THIS WONDERFUL CITY.

WE BLESS ALL OF OUR LEADERS, AND LORD GOD, WE THANK YOU THAT YOU HELP THEM MAKE ALL THE DECISIONS THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE.

LORD GOD, WE ALSO PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, LORD GOD, LET 'EM BE SAFE AND PROTECTED IN YOUR ARMS. IN JESUS NAME.

AND NOW, LORD GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS MEETING.

LET IT BE TO YOUR GLORY.

IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, HELP THE ASTROS KEEP THE LEAD IN THIS GAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

PASTOR, DO YOU WANNA TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS, YOUR, YOUR GROUNDBREAKING AND PURCHASING REAL QUICK? WELL, THANK YOU.

WE UH, WE ACTUALLY PURCHASED A BUILDING AND WE CLOSED ON IT ON FRIDAY IN THE LAMAR AREA, SO WE'RE NOT ABANDONING, UH, LEAGUE CITY.

WE JUST GROWING, GROWING, SO, UM, THANK Y'ALL FOR SUPPORTING US.

AMEN.

THANK YOU, PASTOR.

AND NOW THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH SUSTAINS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL TEXAS.

FLAG, HONOR THE FLAG.

I PLEDGE LEG TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE.

ANY VISIBLE

[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

DO I HEAR ANY CHANGES? IF NOT THESE MEETINGS OR THESE MINUTES STAND APPROVED.

AND WE'LL

[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL]

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO GIVE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME LASTING NOT LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES.

COMMENTS MAY BE GENERAL IN NATURE OR ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM.

AND OF COURSE, THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING AND SO WE WILL FOLLOW DECORUM AS SUCH.

THE FIRST ONE UP, UH, JEFF MARILLO.

HELLO EVERYBODY TONIGHT.

UH, MY NAME IS JEFF MARILLO.

I LIVE AT 2,800 EAST LEAGUE CITY, UH, PARKWAY.

AND TONIGHT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT, UM, WHICH ONE WAS IT? PUBLIC, UM, NO CONSENT AGENDA SIX, UH, SIX E.

UH, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE RESOLUTION OF AUTHORIZING FOR SOME MONEY FOR THE LIBRARY.

UH, BASICALLY I THINK THAT THE LIBRARY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ASSETS WE HAVE, AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

TEST SCORES ARE FALL, ARE FALLING FOR OUR CHILDREN.

WE SHOULD BE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP THEM GET A BETTER EDUCATION, TO GET BETTER IN, UH, LIKE TO GET BETTER EDUCATION, TO GET MORE INFORMED AND TO JUST OVERALL BECOME BETTER CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY.

AND I THINK THE LIBRARY IS ONE OF THE MOST, IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS THAT WE AS A CITY GOVERNMENT AND AS A CITY CAN AFFECT THAT KIND OF EDUCATIONAL, UM, THAT KIND OF EDUCATIONAL CHANGE THAT WE NEED.

UM, I THINK, UH, IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I THINK THE AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS IS GOOD.

I PERSONALLY, UH, DO NOT LIKE GOING AND GETTING AN, UH, GETTING BOOKS ANYMORE NOW THAT I CAN JUST CHECK OUT AN EBOOK.

UH, IT'S SO MUCH EASIER.

IT'S SO MUCH MORE CONVENIENT AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WE CAN, UM, NOT ONLY APPROVE THIS, BUT ALSO GIVE THEM MORE MONEY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A LOVELY REST OF Y'ALL'S TIME.

THANK YOU.

LANCE TILLEY.

HI, MY NAME'S LANCE TILLEY.

I LIVE AT RIVER RIDGE LANE.

FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY, A PERSON LIKE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER.

AND DISAGREEMENTS ASIDE, I THINK Y'ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING MY LOWERED PROPERTY TAX BILL NEXT YEAR, BUT I'M NOT HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT CANCEL IS DOING.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT A HUGE PROBLEM WE HAVE IN THE CITY NAMED NIM DOM FOR MONTHS NOW, I'VE BEEN PLEADING WITH THE CITY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE BLOCK SIDEWALKS.

THIS ISSUE IS A SERIOUS FOR FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES, CHILDREN WALKING TO AND FROM SCHOOL, THE GENERAL HOMEOWNER AND ANYONE JOGGING, WALKING THEIR DOG AND OUR SENIOR CITIZENS.

WE ALL PAY PROPERTY TAXES TO USE AND MAINTAIN THE SIDEWALKS, NOT TO GIVE THE HOMEOWNER EXTRA PARKING SPACE, NOT DEFINING AND FOLLOWING LAWS ALREADY SET FORTH BY STATE.

A D A PUTS DISABLED FOLKS, CHILDREN ARE ELDERLY AND ANYONE OUT JOGGING AT RISK

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PAID LEGAL ADVICE OUTTA MY POCKET, CALLS TO THE CITY COUNSEL LETTERS TO THE A D A GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT.

I HAVE FINALLY COME TO THE UNDENIABLE CONCLUSION THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY NIM DAWN IS EITHER CORRUPT OR TOO INEPT TO DO HIS JOB.

I'LL LET YOU DECIDE WHICH THE MAN MAKES 200 K PER YEAR GUARANTEED PAYCHECK PAID BY TAXPAYERS, BUT CAN'T DEFINE A SIDEWALK PERSONALLY, I SUSPECT HE'S JUST PLAYING POLITICS.

CALCULATING WHO ON THE COUNCIL SUPPORTS HIS EMPLOYMENT AND MAKES HIS LEGAL OPINIONS BASED ON WHICH WAY THE WIND BLOWS THE RESULT BEING INCONSISTENT.

LEGAL ADVICE, WHICH PUTS THE CITY IN SITUATIONS OF LITIGATION WHERE TAXPAYER DOLLARS, MY DOLLARS ARE BEING WASTED ON OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS.

SO WE PAY HIM 200 CASE SALARY AND THEN TURN AROUND AND HIRE REAL ATTORNEYS TO CLEAN UP HIS MESSES.

NIM DAWN RECENTLY GOT LAUGHED OUT OF THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT AND EMBARRASSED LEAGUE CITY FOR USING THE DEFENSE GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY SO LEAGUE CITY COULD BREACH A CONTRACT.

THIS IS NIM DAWN IN A NUTSHELL.

WE ARE THE GOVERNMENT.

WE DO WHAT WE WANT.

WHY ARE WE PAYING THIS GUY 200 K PER YEAR? I'VE RECEIVED OPINIONS FROM SENATOR MAYES MIDDLETON, GREG, UH, GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT, WHO IS HIMSELF DISABLED AND THE AADA A ATTORNEYS.

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO READ THE ENTIRE LETTER, SO I'LL PARAPHRASE ALL OPINIONS AGREED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS WRONG AND I SHOULD REACH OUT TO MY COUNSEL TO TAKE CONTROL AND GET A HANDLE ON THE CITY DEPARTMENT.

I'LL EMAIL THESE RESPONSES TO COUNSEL UPON REQUEST.

I AM PLEADING WITH THE CITY COUNSEL TO SUNSET AND RESOURCE THE CITY ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT TO A THIRD PARTY LIKE GALVESTON COUNTY DOES OUTREACHING, SORRY.

OUTSOURCING THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN TAX SAVINGS, STRAIGHT, CONSISTENT, POLITICAL, UNBIASED, LEGAL ADVICE, AND NON ALL POWERFUL ATTORNEY THAT CIRCUMVENTS STATE LAW AND TO DO WHATEVER HE WANTS.

NIM DAWN HAS DEMONSTRATED HE DOESN'T HAVE THE JUDGMENT OR MORAL CLARITY TO HOLD HIS CURRENT POSITION AS THE ATTORNEY.

AND I HOPE THAT, THAT PRAY THAT COUNSELOR ADDRESSES THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

UH, MAIE .

HELLO, MY NAME IS MEISE VAHE, RESIDING AT THE ANCHOR AT SOUTH SHAW HARBOR, UH, LOCATED CURRENTLY 1201 ENTERPRISE AVENUE IN LAKE CITY.

FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD LIKE TO REMAIN AN ANONYMOUS ON THE CITY, MEANING, MEANING NOTES, ESPECIALLY SINCE CUSHMAN IN WAKEFIELD, DOING BUSINESS AS THE ANCHOR AT SOUTH SHO HARBOR.

SERVED AND CEASE AND DECEASED LETTER TO FOUR OF MY NEIGHBORS FOR POSTING AN HONEST REVIEW ON GOOGLE YELP ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE RESIDING AT THE COMPLEX AND TRAMPLING ON THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT AND THREATENING THEM WITH EVICTION THIS PAST WEEK.

SO I WILL START WITH FIVE WORDS, BE QUIET AND PAY UP.

I'M HERE TO STATE TO SOUND A FIVE ALARM, FIRE AND SPEAK ABOUT A COMPLETE BREACH OF THE FIRE CODE BY CUSHMAN AND WAKEFIELD, AS THE WORD ON THE STREET IS THAT THE COMPLEX IS UP FOR SALE.

AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF COMPANIES AND INVESTORS BUYING APARTMENT COMPLEX, KEEPING THEM FOR A COUPLE YEARS, STUFFING THEIR POCKETS AND LETTING THE BUILDINGS COMPLETELY DECAY, AS WELL AS NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AS LANDLORD, WHILE AS TENANTS ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY, WHICH IS PAYING OUR MONTHLY RENTS.

SO I'LL START ON DECEMBER 6TH, 2022.

FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED UH, FOR A SMOKER ALARM BEEPING FOR FOUR DAYS IN THE FITNESS CENTER.

DECEMBER 11TH, 2022, FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED AGAIN FOR BUILDING THREE AS FAR AS THE ALARMS GOING OFF DECEMBER 23RD, 2022, BUILDING FIVE UNIT SPRINKLER PIPES, BUSTED CEILINGS ON THE FLOOR.

DECEMBER 25TH, 2022, BUILDING THREE SPRINKLER PIPES, BUSTED AGAIN, CEILINGS ON THE FLOOR.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2023, BUILDING THREE UNIT THREE 14, SAME UNIT.

THAT'S THE THIRD TIME, BUT IT'S FLOODED.

FLOODED AGAIN ON LABOR DAY THIS YEAR WITH A SPRINKLER PIPE.

BUSING FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED TO SHUT OFF THE WATER.

SO NOW CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THIS IS A COMPLETE BRIT BREACH, TEMPERING WITH THE FIRE SYSTEM PERIOD AS FAR AS WHAT THE LAW IS.

AGAIN, EARLY THIS MORNING AT TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, BUILDING THREE AGAIN THROUGH UNIT 3 29 SPRINKLER PIPE, BUSTED FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS BUSTED.

SO NOW WE'RE WONDERING WHERE'S THE FOLLOW UP? THE FIRE MARSHAL, WHERE'S THE FIRE WATCH? BECAUSE I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM RIGHT NOW

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SO WHERE'S THE FIRE WATCH? WHERE'S THE FOLLOW UP FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL? WE JUST DON'T SEE IT EVER.

SO THE SPRINKLER HEAD INSPECTION MADE EARLY BY THE FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY WAS A COMPLETE JOKE.

THE TECHNICIAN JUST SPENT 30 SECONDS LOOKING AT 12 SPRINKLER HEAD IN MY UNITS AND I POINTED OUT TO HIM THE SPRINKLER, THE PIPE LEANING TO THE SPRINKLER HEAD WAS LEAKING AND HE COMPLETELY DISMISSED IT.

SO IF YOU HAD TALKED TO THE CHIEF BEFORE YOU LEAVE TONIGHT, HE'LL HELP YOU KIND OF GET SOME INFORMATION ON THAT.

OKAY, THE FIRE CHIEF.

ALRIGHT, I'LL EMAIL HIM THE SPRINKLER.

SUSAN BAUMAN.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS SUSAN BAUMAN.

I LIVE AT 2 1 0 4 DUBLIN DRIVE, UM, IN LAKE CITY.

AND I'M GOING TO RECENT INFORMATION ABOUT HEAT EXHAUSTION AND CATS.

AND THIS IS, UM, PERTAINING TO THE RETURN TO FIELD OF CATS FROM OUR LAKE CITY ANIMAL SHELTER AND SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WITH HEAT EXHAUSTION AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

UM, THIS IS FROM CORNELL CAT WATCH, WHICH IS A VETERINARY SCHOOL IN ITHACA, NEW YORK, AND THAT'S WHERE THE INFORMATION COMES FROM.

HOT WEATHER BRINGS A RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.

CATS CAN GET OVERHEATED THE SAME WAY.

WE CAN PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES, PROLONGED TIME AND DIRECT SUN WITHOUT ACCESS TO SHADE, NOT ENOUGH WATER, AND BEING STRESSED.

IF THE CAT CAN'T COOL DOWN, PROLONGED HIGH BODY TEMPERATURE CAN LEAD TO ORGAN FAILURE AND EVENTUAL DEATH.

OUTDOOR CATS ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS HEAT EXHAUSTION.

OTHER GROUPS OF CATS WHO ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO OVERHEATING INCLUDE OVERWEIGHT CATS, SENIOR CATS, CATS WITH HEART CONDITIONS, CAT WITH CATS WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS, UH, CATS WITH FLAT FACES SUCH AS PERSIANS.

UM, SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION OR PANTING, DROOLING, RESTLESSNESS, LETHARGY, WEAKNESS, TREMORS, VOMITING AND COLLAPSE.

IF YOU SUSPECT A CAT HAS HEAT EXHAUSTION, SWIFT ACTION CAN SAVE HER LIFE.

MOVE THE CAT OUT OF THE SUN, GRADUALLY COOL THE CAT'S BODY TEMPERATURE BY WRAPPING HER IN DAMP TOWELS.

UM, AND THEN, UH, IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT HEAT EXHAUSTION, GO DIRECTLY TO A VETERINARIAN.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION.

WHERE DOES THIS LEAVE THE FRIENDLY CATS THAT ARE RELEASED BY THE SHELTER CATS WITH NO NAME ATTACHED TO THEIR CARE AND OBVIOUSLY LEAVES THEM IN DANGER.

WHILE THIS SUMMER WAS EXCEPTIONAL WITH ITS HEAT AND DROUGHT, OUR SUMMERS ARE ALWAYS HOT WITH PERIODS OF DROUGHT.

WHAT WILL YOU DO IF YOU COME ACROSS A CAT IN OBVIOUS DISTRESS FROM THE HEAT? WILL YOU WALK BY? WILL YOU STOP AND TRY TO HELP IT? WILL YOU RUSH IT TO THE VET IN AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE ITS LIFE? WHILE NO ONE'S EXPECTED TO ANSWER THIS ALOUD, JUST THINK ABOUT IT WITH CLOSE TO A HUNDRED FRIENDLY CATS RELEASED UNTIL THE MORATORIUM ON THIS RELEASE IN AUGUST.

HOW MANY MAY HAVE ALREADY DIED FROM THE HEAT STROKE THIS SUMMER? AGAIN, NO ANSWERS ARE EXPECTED BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS.

I MIGHT, I REMAIN SHOCKED.

THIS POLICY WAS INITIATED AT THE SHELTER WHERE I VOLUNTEERED IN THE CAT ADOPTION ROOM FOR SIX AND A HALF YEARS.

LEAGUE CITY IS BETTER THAN THIS.

NOW'S THE TIME TO PROVE IT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

PATTY RAKI.

HEY, GOOD E GOOD EVENING.

UM, PATTY LESKI 4 7 5 7 OAKMONT COURT.

UM, JUST WANTED TO TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE SHELTER.

UM, MARA DISCUSSED THAT EIGHT OUT OF 10 CATS WERE ADOPTED AT THE SHELTER.

UM, THOSE NUMBERS INCLUDE HUGE NUMBERS OF KITTENS WE HAVE, RIGHT? SO IT'S NOT A FAIR IT'S A FACT, BUT, UM, LEAGUE CITY SHELTER RELEASED AT LEAST 103, MAYBE A FEW MORE CATS, UM, FROM JANUARY TO, UH, SOMETIME IN AUGUST.

UM, SO THAT EIGHT OUT OF THE 10 IS PROBABLY ALL THE KITTENS THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE AND THE FEW ELDERLY OR THE FEW THAT ARE IN REALLY BAD SHAPE.

SO THAT DOESN'T REALLY GIVE YOU AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF ALL THE FRIENDLY CATS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING BACK ON THE STREET.

AND I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PUTTING ALL THOSE FRIENDLY CATS BACK ON THE STREET.

DO YOU KNOW WHEN WE PICK UP THOSE CATS, WE HOUSE 'EM FOR A FEW DAYS.

WE GIVE THEM A RABIES VACCINE, F B R C P VACCINE, MICROCHIP, 'EM, D WORM, 'EM, SPAY, NEUTER EM, GIVE THEM FLEE TREATMENT.

UM, AND SO WHEN YOU DON'T RECOVER ANY OF THAT COST, YOU JUST THROW THE CAT OUT THERE AND SAY, GOOD LUCK, KATIE CAT, YOU DON'T RECOVER ANY OF THAT COST WITH YOUR $75 FEE.

IS THAT FAIR TO THE TAXPAYERS? IS IT? I DON'T KNOW.

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT.

UM, SO IT'S REALLY LIKE LEAGUE CITY'S RUNNING A, HEY, IF YOU HAVE AN INDOOR OUTDOOR CAT OR AN OUTDOOR CAT, GIVE US A CALL.

WE WILL SEND

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WE WILL PICK IT UP.

WE WILL GET ALL THIS TREATMENT THAT I JUST DESCRIBED DONE, AND WE'LL DELIVER IT BACK TO YOU FREE OF CHARGE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE RUNNING.

AND I THINK WE OUGHT TO AT LEAST TAKE THE FRIENDLY CATS AND, AND GET 'EM ADOPTED AND GET SOME OF THOSE FEES BACK.

WE'RE PAYING MONEY FOR A FULL-TIME VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR.

THAT'S THE GUY'S JOB, FULL-TIME VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR.

YOU ONLY HAVE A COUPLE CATS MAYBE, WHAT IS IT TODAY? MAYBE FOUR CATS.

WE HAD TWO, THREE CATS IN THERE ON SUNDAY WHEN I WORKED.

WE DON'T HAVE MANY CATS AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM.

AND YOU HAVE A VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR WHO'S GONNA WORK HARD AND GET US SOME VOLUNTEERS.

UM, SOME MORE VOLUNTEERS.

I'VE TALKED TO SOME RESIDENTS.

ONE RESIDENT IN THE MEADOWS NEIGHBORHOOD GOT TYPHUS TYPHUS IS FROM FLEAS.

SHE WAS TRYING TO SAVE SOMEBODY LET LOOSE KITTENS.

SHE WAS TRYING TO SAVE THE KITTENS.

SHE GOT BIT, SHE ENDED UP WITH FLEAS ON THE KITTENS, APPARENTLY GAVE HER TYPHUS, I'M SURE THIS IS A C D C RECORD.

TYPHUS IS IN THE MEADOWS APPARENTLY RIGHT OVER HERE IN LEAGUE CITY.

AND THAT'S A PRETTY BIG DISEASE.

SHE WENT INTO SEPTIC SHOCK AND NEARLY DIED BEFORE THE DOCTORS FIGURED OUT, UM, WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH HER.

ANOTHER PEOPLE, RESIDENT'S BEEN COMPLAINING.

I'VE TALKED TO THEM.

YEAH, LET'S GET THE KID THAT FREE KITTY UNTIL IT'S A MALE AND IT STARTS PEEING UP THE HOUSE BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T GET 'EM FIXED, THEY JUST URINATE AND MARK THE TERRITORY AND THE FEMALES ARE PREGNANT, THEN THEY KICK HIM OUTSIDE.

SO WE GOT AN APL AN ABUNDANCE OF CATS OUTSIDE WITHOUT UNNECESSARILY ADDING TO IT AND TO THE PROBLEMS AND THE TENSION FRICTION BETWEEN NEIGHBORS THAT'S GOING ON.

AND 208 CATS FROM THE SHELTER SINCE MARCH ARE NOT FIXED.

UH, THAT WAS REPORTED AT THE ADVISORY MEETING LAST NIGHT.

ANYONE HERE FOR THE SHELTER? STAND UP.

MONICA MILLIGAN.

THANK YOU.

MONICA MILLIGAN.

MAY YOU, YOU MAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THE CONSENT AGENDA.

CAREFUL, NO, NOT REALLY, BUT OKAY, AFTER JUST YOU CAN COME UP.

THAT'S IF YOU'D LIKE TO.

I ALSO HAVE PUBLIC DOCUMENT THAT I DON'T WANT MY TIME TO GO AGAINST AND IT'S ABOUT OCTOBER BEING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

DON'T BE ME.

I DID NOT GET A MAMMOGRAM LONG AFTER I WAS SUPPOSED TO.

AND I AM PAYING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT.

AND I HAVE BEEN BATTLING IT AND IT WILL BE A LIFELONG BATTLE FOR ME NOW.

IT WOULD'VE BEEN SOMETHING EASY, IT WOULD'VE BEEN A SIMPLE FIX, BUT I DID NOT GET A MAMMOGRAM IN A TIMELY MANNER.

I NOW HAVE ME METASTATIC BREAST CANCER.

I'VE HAD IT, I'VE BEEN BATTLING IT.

THIS IS NOT NEW, BUT IT'S ONGOING.

PLEASE GET YOUR MAMMOGRAMS IN A TIMELY MANNER.

THANK YOU.

SO, OKAY, SO I REALLY DIDN'T WANNA COME UP HERE ANYMORE, BUT HERE WE ARE.

AND IT SEEMS THERE'S STILL SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THIS DEAD HORSE DRAGGING AROUND ABOUT HOW THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I'VE BEEN UP HERE A FEW TIMES TALKING ABOUT HOW THIS HAPPENED AND WE ARE WELL AWARE THAT THE, THE MIS WORDING IN THE ORDINANCE WAS WRITTEN TO AN O UH, OPEN, SO OPEN TO INTERPRETATION THAT IT WAS MISUSED BY SOMEBODY WHO HAS DIFFERENT MOTIVES FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

AND ANYWAY, SO HERE WE ALL ARE STILL TO THIS DAY, AND I WOULD WANT, I WAS HOPING WE COULD MAKE PROGRESS FORWARD.

AND WE'RE NOT.

WE'RE, WE'RE DRAGGING THIS AROUND.

WE HAVE A PREOCCUPATION WITH, UH, FEELINGS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE AND IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP AND WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT.

WHAT WE WANNA DO IS FIX WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.

AND SO WE ARE GONNA TAKE THE BLAME BECAUSE OF THE WORDING AND THE ORDINANCE.

WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS LOOPHOLES.

WE KNOW THAT IT WAS WRITTEN AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN INTERPRETED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS.

IF WE CAN GET PAST THAT, I THINK THAT WE CAN START COMING TO A CONCLUSION THAT WE NEED TO ADOPT THESE CATS OUT THAT ARE FRIENDLY AND VERY ADOPTABLE.

WE HAVE CHILDREN OUT THERE AND FAMILIES THAT THESE ANIMALS CAN GO TO AND WE CAN RECOUP THESE.

WE HAVE NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR ALL THIS, THAT WON'T COST LEAGUE CITY A NICKEL.

WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? WHY DO WE HAVE AN EMPTY CAT SHELTER? AND WE'RE THROWING CATS OUT ON THE STREETS.

IT'S JUST, WE KNOW HOW WE GOT HERE.

WE'RE NOT CONFUSED ABOUT THAT.

IT'S BECAUSE OF THE INTERPRETATION OF THE ORDINANCE.

IT WAS INTERPRETED BY SOMEBODY, INTERPRETED BY SOMEBODY WHO IS MISUSING THEIR POWER IN SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS THEN, AND I CAN'T GET INTO THAT TONIGHT, BUT WHAT I AM GONNA ASK YOU IS TO, PLEASE, PLEASE JUST CAN WE START MOVING FORWARD AND, AND MAKE THIS RIGHT.

RETURN TO FIELD IS ONLY USED IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF CATS AND THEY HAVE NO ROOM IN THEIR SHELTERS.

IT HAS NEVER EVER BEEN USED.

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WE'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE.

AND IT WAS PULLED OUT OF THE WIND LITERALLY.

AND NOW WE'RE THROWING CATS THAT CAN BE ADOPTED ONTO THE STREETS AND WE HAVE EMPTY, WE HAVE AN EMPTY ANIMAL SHELTER OR CAT FACILITY.

WHY? I I JUST DON'T GET THAT.

WHY CAN'T WE FIX THIS? THIS SEEMS SO EASY TO ME AND ALL OF US JUST, WE'RE NOT CONFUSED HOW IT HAPPENED, NICK.

WE KNOW WE WROTE IT WRONG.

IT'S WRONG.

IT NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN TO WHERE IT'S JUST WE CAN'T HAVE SOMEBODY THAT HAS, HAS SOMETHING A, A DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVE MOTIVE.

JUST PLEASE STOP AND PLEASE GET YOUR MAMMOGRAM.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT THOUGH, THE ASTROS DID WIN NINE TO ONE.

SO YEAH, ALL AND NOW CONSENT ITEM MAYOR SIX A.

IF, IF I CAN HAVE, JUST, CAN I COMMENT SOMETHING, UH, ON REGARDING A PREVIOUS SPEAKER? JUST A REAL QUICK COMMENT.

YOU CAN DO IT IN STAFF COMMENTS.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

WOULD IT BE GREAT

[6. CONSENT AGENDA]

ALRIGHT, ANY DISCUSSION ON THOSE ITEMS? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.

I MOTION PASSES 8 4 0 AGAINST

[7A. 23-0472 Hold a public hearing on revisions to Chapter 125, Article 3, entitled “Zoning Regulations”, and Chapter 106, Article II, entitled “Hotel Occupancy Tax”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, to revise regulations related to Short Term Rentals, and amending the Building Department Fee Schedule related to Short Term Rentals (Director of Planning)]

THIS HEARING STARTS AT 6 22.

NO ONE SIGNED, NO ONE SIGNED UP.

UM, SO WE WILL CLOSE THIS HEARING AT 6 22 AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CORRESPONDING ITEM, UH, SEVEN, WHICH I WILL GIVE A SHORT PRESENTATION AT THAT TIME.

[7B. 23-0473 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Chapter 125, Article 3, entitled “Zoning Regulations”, and Chapter 106, Article II, entitled “Hotel Occupancy Tax”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, to revise regulations related to Short Term Rentals, and amending the Building Department Fee Schedule related to Short Term Rentals (Director of Planning) Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, 7-0-0 with one member absent on September 18, 2023.]

PLANNING AND ZONING.

COMMISSION APPROVED SEVEN OH OH WITH ONE MEMBER ABSENT ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2023.

MOVE TO APPROVE DICK CONES.

UH, I'LL CALL ON YOU FIRST, JOHN, I'M GONNA LET HIM GIVE THE DESCRIPTION FIRST.

SURE, YEAH, I'LL BE BRIEF, SIR.

UM, SO THESE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS YOU'RE SEEING TODAY ARE A RESULT OF THE CITY AUDITOR PERFORMING AN AUDIT ON OUR SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROCESS.

UM, AS A RESULT, SHE RECOMMENDED SEVERAL ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS, UM, AND AMENDMENT TO THE FEE SCHEDULE, WHICH Y'ALL ARE SEEING TODAY.

SO I'LL JUST RUN THROUGH 'EM REAL QUICK.

UM, THE HIGH POINTS CHAPTER 1 25 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

THERE'S, UM, SEVERAL CHANGES, UM, THAT I'LL NOTE HERE.

UM, WE'RE CLARIFYING ABOUT THE ANNUAL RENEWAL THAT THAT IS TO BE DONE AT THE END OF THE YEAR BEFORE THE NEW YEAR STARTS, RATHER THAN HAVING, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S 30 SHORT-TERM RENTALS OUT THERE HAVING RENEWALS ALL OVER THE YEAR.

UM, JUST CONSOLIDATING IT TO THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE NEXT ONE IS ESTABLISHING THAT LISTING A SHORT-TERM RENTAL IS ILLEGAL WITHOUT A VALID PERMIT.

UM, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH, UM, SEEING AIRBNBS BEING LISTED AND THEN WHEN WE GO TO SEND A VIOLATION NOTICE, THE OWNER COMES BACK AND SAYS, WELL, WELL I NEVER RENTED IT AND IT'S UNLISTED.

AND SO NOW WE HAVE A WAY TO ENFORCE IT, SAYING, UM, WELL IT IS LISTED AND THAT IS A VIOLATION.

WE'RE REMOVING THE PERMIT FEE FROM THE ORDINANCE AND, UM, MOVING IT OVER TO THE FEE SCHEDULE WHERE ALL THE OTHER BUILDING DEPARTMENT FEES ARE.

UM, WE'RE REMOVING LANGUAGE RELATED TO AN UNNECESSARY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMIT AND WE'RE ADDING LANGUAGE RELATED TO HOTEL OCCUPANCY, TAX REMITTANCE IN CHAPTER 1 0 6.

UM, SEVERAL CHANGES HERE AS WELL.

WE'RE REQUIRING THE RECORDS BE RETAINED FOR THREE YEARS FOR AUDITING PURPOSES.

WE'RE DEFINING WHAT A SHORT-TERM RENTAL IS AND WHAT A SHORT-TERM RENTAL PLATFORM IS.

AND WE'RE ADDING LANGUAGE THAT THE ACTUAL SHORT-TERM RENTAL PLATFORM, SO THAT'S AIRBNB, VRBO, UM, THEY WILL BE THE ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING THAT HOT TAX AND REMITTING IT TO THE CITY.

IF WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE IN PLACE, THEY'LL ACTUALLY DO THAT.

UM, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE NOT DOING THAT.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE FEE, UM, OUR CURRENT FEE IS $25, WHICH IS CERTAINLY NOT CAPTURING OUR COST ON THIS.

UM, WE DID A, OUR AUDITOR DID A FEE ANALYSIS, UM, WHICH RANGED FROM 175 TO $450.

UM, WE FOUND THAT $300 IS A REASONABLE FEE KIND OF PARKED IN THE MIDDLE.

THAT COVERS OUR COST FOR THE PERMITTING.

I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, AS MENTIONED, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AS WELL, MR. BOWEN.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

UM,

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HOW, HOW DO WE ENFORCE THAT WITH THE, THE PLATFORM? SURE.

SO WE, WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE PLATFORM AND LET THEM KNOW THEY'RE REQUIRED TO ALSO POST THE PERMIT NUMBER.

SO IF WE REVOKE A PERMIT, THERE IS THEN NO PERMIT NUMBER FOR THEM TO POST.

SO WE WOULD REACH OUT TO THE PLATFORM AND LET 'EM KNOW THAT THE PERMIT'S BEEN REVOKED.

OKAY.

SO WE CAN'T FORCE 'EM TO DE-LIST IT, BUT I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE ABOUT THAT.

THEY WILL, I MEAN JUST FROM EXPERIENCE IN GALVESTON.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, UH, YOU KNOW, KINDA HATS OFF TO THE AUDITOR ON THIS ONE.

UH, SHE DID A LOT OF WORK ON IT AND, AND WE WERE, IT'S NOT, WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, RIGHT, IF GALVESTON OR KEA, BUT IT CAN BE A PROBLEM AND I'M SURE MANY HOAS CAN POINT TO DIFFERENT THINGS AND IT'S SOMETIMES JUST BETTER TO GET AHEAD OF SOME OF THESE THINGS THAN TO LAG BEHIND.

AND SO WHAT SHE PROPOSED CLOSELY MIRRORS WHAT'S IN PLACE IN KEA AND GALVESTON AND GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, UH, UNIFORMITY WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NEXT TO US AND, AND SEEMS TO BE DOWN THE RIGHT TRACK.

ALRIGHT, ANYBODY ELSE? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES 8 4 0 AGAINST UH,

[7C. 23-0474 Hold a public hearing on a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment, PUD-23-0004 (Duncan PUD Amendment), to modify the lot width requirement in Pedregal, Section 2, generally located along the north side of West Farm to Market Road 517, south of League City Parkway and west of Calder Drive (Director of Planning)]

PUT DASH 23 DASH 0 0 0 4 DUNCAN.

PUT AMENDMENT TO MODIFY THE LOT WITH REQUIREMENT IN PETROGAS SECTION TWO.

GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST FARM TO MARKET ROAD FIVE 17 SOUTH OF LEAGUE CITY PARKWAY, AND WEST OF CALDER ROAD OR CALDER DRIVE.

THIS PUBLIC HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 6:27 PM UH, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:27 PM

[7D. 23-0475 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending a Planned Unit Development (PUD), PUD-23-0004 (Duncan PUD Amendment), to modify the lot width requirement in Pedregal, Section 2, generally located along the north side of West Farm to Market Road 517, south of League City Parkway and west of Calder Drive (Director of Planning) Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, 4-2-1 with one member absent and one member abstaining on September 18, 2023.]

GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST FARM TO MARKET ROAD FIVE 17 SOUTH OF LAKE CITY PARKWAY AND WEST OF CALDER DRIVE.

PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 4, 2, 1 WITH ONE MEMBER ABSENT AND ONE ABSTAINING ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2023.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND, JUST GIVE US A LITTLE ABOUT THIS AS WELL.

YES SIR.

UM, SO YEAH, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PETAL, SPECIFICALLY PETROGAS SECTION TWO.

UM, THE APPLICANT HAS PUT FORWARD A AMENDMENT TO THE PUD TO ALLOW THEM TO BUILD EIGHT LOTS, UM, AT 110 FEET WIDTH RATHER THAN THE REQUIRED 120 FEET.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE, UM, SCREEN ON YOUR RIGHT HAND SIDE, UM, IT SHOWS THE LANGUAGE THAT KINDA LOCKS US INTO THAT 120 FOOT.

UM, AND SO IT SAYS THE MINIMUM WIDTH LOT SIZE FOR THIS PRODUCT IS 120 FEET IN WIDTH.

UM, SO THIS PUT AMENDMENT WILL AFFECT ONLY THESE EIGHT LOTS.

WE'VE MADE IT VERY SPECIFIC.

UM, SO THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT, UM, DEVELOPMENT'S ABOUT 75% COMPLETE AND ALL OF THE OTHER LOTS ARE 120 FEET WIDTH AND WIDTH.

WHEN THEY CAME TO FULL DESIGN ON THIS SECTION, THEY REALIZED THAT MAKING THESE 120 FEET WOULD LOT CAUSE THEM TO LOSE A LOT ON BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET.

AND SO HENCE WHY WE'RE HERE WITH THE, THE REQUEST.

UM, AS MENTIONED, P N Z DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

UM, STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE CHANGE AS WELL.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE.

UM, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, MR. TRUSSLER, I'LL START OFF BY SAYING I'M GONNA VOTE AGAINST THIS.

UM, MY REASON BEING IS, UM, MULTIPLE, UH, FIRST THIS SUBDIVISION IS ALREADY GIVEN PERMISSION THAT WE DON'T GIVE, UM, ANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THE OPEN DITCH CONSTRUCTION, UH, IN THE FRONT YARDS.

UM, AND THE EXTENSIVE STRAIGHTAWAYS END UP BEING CALLS TO R P D TO TO TRY TO PUT IN SOME SORT OF SPEED ENFORCEMENT.

UM, SO I'M REALLY NOT INCLINED TO GIVE ANY MORE WAIVERS ON THINGS THAT AREN'T THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT WE SEEK IN LEAGUE CITY.

UM, THE RATIONALE ON WHY THOSE WERE ALLOWED WAS THAT THESE WERE BIG ESTATE LOTS.

WE START ALLOWING SMALLER LOT WIDTHS.

UM, THAT TAKES AWAY THE EXPLANATION AND THE RATIONALE ON WHY THOSE OTHER ALLOWANCES WERE MADE.

UM, FURTHERMORE, I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE MINUTES THAT I READ FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING THAT WAS HOSTED REGARDING THIS UPDATE WHERE THE DEVELOPER TOLD NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS THAT,

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NOT MINIMUM TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, WE DON'T DEFINE ANY OF OUR REQUIREMENTS BY AVERAGE LOT WIDTH.

THAT'S JUST NOT HOW YOU WRITE RULES THAT WILL ALLOW A 10 FOOT LOT IF ONE OF THE OTHER ONES HAPPENS TO BE 200 FEET.

UM, SO I'M NOT INCLINED TO, TO SUPPORT THIS.

UH, AND, AND FRANKLY I THINK THIS IS JUST A MATTER OF DO BETTER WHEN YOU LAY OUT YOUR LOTS.

UM, I'M NOT GONNA HELP YOU MAKE UP EXTRA MONEY BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LOOK AT THE DRAWINGS TILL TOO LATE.

.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

UM, I DO FIND IT, UM, SOMEWHAT, UM, CONCERNING THAT THE FIRST CITIZEN QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE DITCHES IN THE FRONT LOT, UH, YARD ALSO.

UM, I I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT EVER PASSED THROUGH COUNSEL.

UH, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT TO STAFF IS WHEN THESE LOTS, IF THEY'RE PASSED ARE CHANGED, MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE THE, THE NEW PARKS DEDICATION FEES WITH THAT.

BECAUSE WHEN THEY WERE ORIGINALLY PLATTED, THEY WERE GUARANTEED A $2,000 FEE UNTIL 20 END OF 2025.

BUT WHEN THEY CHANGED THE PLATTING, THEY OPENED IT UP TO THE NEW DEDICATION FEES.

SO MAKE SURE THOSE ARE CAPTURED.

THANK YOU.

LET'S CHRIS.

YEAH, I'M WAITING ON CHRIS.

HEY CHRIS, JUST TO VERIFY IN THE PUD NOW TWO OF THE AREAS IN THE PUD HAD APPROXIMATELY SIZE ON THEIR, ON TWO OF THE AREAS IN THE PUD AND ONE SENTENCE THAT SAID, UM, UH, 120 FEET IN WIDTH.

IS THAT CORRECT? I, I BELIEVE SO.

OKAY.

SO IT WAS AN INTERPRETATION BY THE CITY ATTORNEY TO BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL JUST BECAUSE TWO OF THE SENTENCE SAID APPROXIMATE WITH 120 AND, AND ONE SENTENCE THAT WE SAW WHILE AGO SAID ONE 20 TO BE A FACT.

SO, UM, I MEAN I GUESS YOU CAN KIND OF INTERPRET IT BOTH WAYS, BUT I MEAN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT SAVING ONE LOT OUT HERE, UH, SO THAT YOU CAN BUILD ON IT, WHICH IS REVENUE TO THE CITY ALSO, BUT, UH, FOR THAT LOT AND THE VALUE ON THAT LOT AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT A NORMAL LOT IN THE CITY IS HOW MANY FEET? 60 KIND OF AVERAGE.

IT VARIES FROM 50 TO 60 AND THESE ARE 120 REDUCED DOWN TO 110.

UM, I, YOU KNOW, I'M FOR THIS, I I I THINK IF IT WAS SEVERAL LOTS OR THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION OR SOMETHING, THAT WOULD BE ONE THING.

BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S MISTAKES THAT HAPPEN ON ON PLATTS AND WHEN YOU TRYING TO SAVE ONE LOT TO, TO UH, ADD THAT DIFFERENCE, I REALLY DON'T SEE A BIG PROBLEM WITH IT.

SO I WILL BE APPROVING IT TONIGHT AND GOING FROM THERE.

THANK YOU.

SO IF I COULD JUST UM, NOTE REAL QUICK TO COUNCIL MEMBER BOWEN'S COMMENT THAT THE PUT ACTUALLY HAS A LOCK IN TO THE OLD PARK FEE RATE OF 2000 PER UNIT.

SO IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THESE TWO LOTS THAT YOU'RE APPROVING AT THE 3000 PER UNIT, WE WOULD NEED A MOTION TO UM, WOULDN'T, WOULDN'T THEY BE LOCKED IN BASED ON THE PLATING AND NOW THAT THE PLATTING IS CHANGING, WOULDN'T THAT NO.

'CAUSE THE, WHEN THE PUD WAS ADOPTED, THERE WAS SPECIFIC LANGUAGE PUT IN THERE THAT VEST LOCKED THEM INTO THE 2000 PER UNIT UNTIL I BELIEVE 2025.

END OF 2025.

YES SIR.

OKAY.

LOOKING AT THIS MAP, UM, WHY IS THERE, IF THIS ALL SUPPOSED TO BE A MINIMUM OF 120 FEET, I'M SEEING LOTS HERE AT 95 FEET SEEING LOTS AT A HUNDRED FEET.

YES SIR.

ALL ON THIS ONE ROAD.

WHY WERE THESE LOTS NOT ALL AT 120 FEET WHEN THEY PLOTTED IT? SO IT'S BASED ON WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MEASUREMENT FROM WHAT YOU'RE SEEING, THE 95 FEET IS TO THE RADIUS AND SO THEN THE RADIUS GOES AROUND WHERE YOU TAKE THE MEASUREMENT FROM IS FROM THE SETBACK LINE AND SO IT DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR THOSE RADIUS IN THOSE MEASUREMENTS, BUT THE OTHER LOTS ARE INDEED 120 FOOT WIDTH MEASURED AT THE SETBACK LINE.

OKAY, SO HE'S DOING THIS TO GAIN ONE MORE LOT.

IS THAT WHAT IT'S WHAT IT'S TWO MORE LOTS.

I JUST, I'M WORRIED TO BE HONEST THAT WE DO THIS AND THEN HE COMES BACK SIX MONTHS FROM NOW AND, AND WANTS TO REASSIGN LOTS TO A HUNDRED FEET TO 90 FEET.

I KNOW OF A SUBDIVISION AND A LOCAL AND A NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY THAT WENT FROM 50 FOOT LOTS OR SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN 60 FOOT LOTS, WENT TO 50 FOOT LOTS AND THEN THEY END UP AT 40 FOOT LOTS.

AND I I I'M CONCERNED THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE THIS, OH WELL THEY PASSED IT THIS TIME.

LEMME TRY IT AGAIN AND MAKE 'EM SMALLER.

SO WE'RE GONNA KEEP SHRINKING THESE LOTS DOWN.

I'M, I'M, I'M

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HOW MANY LOTS ARE IN SECTION TWO? UM, I BELIEVE IT'S 56.

OKAY.

AND HOW MANY ARE IN ALL OF PETAL? UM, 760 ISH.

SOMEWHERE IN THAT BALLPARK.

MR. C**S, MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, COULD WE HAVE, UH, MR. PAYSON COME UP AND KIND OF EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE? I I DON'T THINK THESE LOTS ARE GONNA BE CHANGING TO A HUNDRED.

HE'S ASKING FOR THESE EIGHT LOTS.

THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST SECTIONS IN PETALS.

UH, THANK YOU.

UH, FOR ONE THING I THINK WE'VE ALREADY PLOTTED 570 OUT OF THE 7 64 AS FAR AS US COMING BACK WANTING TO SHRINK LOTS.

IT'S OUR IDEA TO DO THE BIG LOTS SO WE CAN PUT OUR PRODUCT ON THERE.

WE JUST HAVE A BLOCK WHICH YOU CAN SEE UP THERE.

AND THEN IF THEY'RE NOT IN THE LA THERE'S FOUR PLACES IN THE LANGUAGE IN THE PUD THAT SAYS APPROXIMATELY 120 BY 130 FOOT LOTS.

THERE'S ONE SENTENCE THAT SAYS MINIMUM ONE 20 BY ONE 30.

ALL OUR LOTS EVEN THESE ARE 110 BY 135, NOT 130.

AND UH, SO AS FAR AS US COMING BACK OR ANYTHING, WE'VE ALREADY GOT ALMOST ALL OF THESE THINGS DONE.

WE'RE DOWN TO 56.

NOW WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS IS YOU'RE GONNA TURN A BUNCH OF THOSE LOTS ON THE BOTTOM TO 135 FOOT LOTS AND THE ON THE TOP WE WILL END UP WITH TWO 150 FOOT LOTS.

THE CITY WILL LOSE FEES ON TWO LOTS, WHICH IS OVER $20,000 AND THE CITY WILL LOSE A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF TAX OF VALUE TO TAX AND I'LL HAVE TO SPREAD $3,700 OVER THOSE 56 LOTS.

I SO PROVEN THIS.

I DON'T SEE HOW IT HURTS THE CITY WHATSOEVER AND I'VE GOT A DEAL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN TURN AROUND.

IT HELPS TO SEE IT IF I CAN.

YEAH, GIVE THAT TO PASS THAT AROUND.

THIS PRODUCT IS NEXT DOOR IN SEDONA ON 80 FOOT LOTS AND ALL.

AND THE NORTH PART OF THIS PUD IS A WHOLE BUNCH OF 50 FOOT LOTS.

WE'RE THERE TO LOWER THE DENSITY FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT.

SO YOU GET TO THE R SEVEN.

SO WE'RE DOING LESS THAN TWO PER ACRE.

ALL THAT HAPPENS ON IN FACT IS NORMALLY YOU HAVE 10 FOOT A SIDE YARD ON A LOT FIVE ON EACH SIDE.

OUR STANDARD PRODUCT WITH ON THESE LOTS AT 110 FEET IS 40 FOOT SIDE YARD.

SO NOBODY'S GONNA DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND SAY WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE LOTS? WHY ARE THOSE HOUSES SO CLOSE TOGETHER? THERE'S NO VISUAL EFFECT OR ANYTHING, BUT IF YOU DON'T APPROVE, THE CITY LOSES THE REVENUE AND ENOUGH TO SPREAD THE COST OVER 54 LOTS.

AND WE THOUGHT THE INTERPRETATION WAS AS LONG AS THEY WERE GENERALLY AN AVERAGE, UH, THAT IT WOULD BE FINED EVEN ON THIS DEAL.

THE MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE IS UH, 15,600 SQUARE FEET.

THANK YOU.

UH, REAL QUICK, THE AVERAGE FOR SECTION TWO AS DONE WE'RE GOOD IS 17,000.

SIR, WE'RE GOOD.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH IF YOU WANNA ASK THAT AND THEN WE'RE GONNA KEEP THE MEETING GOING.

UH, SO WHAT IS THE AVERAGE IN THIS SECTION WITH THE LOT WITH THESE LOTS AT ONE TIME? 17 4 17 4 17,400 SQUARE FEET.

THAT'S MINIMUM IS 15 SIX.

OKAY, SO NOW LET'S GO BACK TO THE QUESTION THAT I ASKED.

SO IF IT'S, IF YOU HAVE TO DO 'EM AT 120 AVERAGE, WHAT IS THE AVERAGE WHEN YOU TAKE THESE EIGHT LOTS TO 110? UH, SO I ASSUME YOU GET THAT NOW.

I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT BUT IT'S STILL OVER 120.

SO WOULDN'T YOU DO THAT ON JUST THIS LITTLE SECTION? WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE 760 LOTS, IT'S WAY OVER ONE 20.

HEY, HEY, YOU SAID YOU DID THE MATH BASED ON AN AVERAGE OF 120.

SO NOW I'M ASKING YOU WHAT IS THE AVERAGE THEN WITH THESE LOTS? NO, I DID THE MATH ON 120 BY 130 GETS, YOU SHOULD PULL SIX.

SHOULD WE PULL UP, FIRST OF ALL, I'M FOR REDOING IT BUT YOU'RE NOT HELPING YOURSELF 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT JUST ANSWERING THE SIMPLE QUESTION, WHICH IF YOU'RE SAYING WELL THAT DID THE AS ASSUMPTION FOR NOT UNDER YOU DID THE ASSUMPTION UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION.

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LET'S GO BACK ONE SLIDE.

IT SAYS PROVIDING A LESS DENSE RESIDENTIAL PRODUCT, THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE PIT MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF THIS PRODUCT IS 120 FEET.

AND IT SAYS HERE MINIMUM LOT SIZE.

BUT I AGREE WITH YOU THAT IT SAYS IN OTHER PLACES AVERAGE OF 120.

SO CAN YOU PROVE TO US THAT WITH THESE COMING AT AT 110, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO MEET THE AVERAGE OF 120 WAY OVER? YEAH.

OKAY.

I TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT, BUT I ASSUME YOU WORK IN NUMBERS, NOT JUST WAY OR KIND OF NO, THERE'S 600 LOTS ALREADY PLATTED THAT ARE AT OR ABOVE 120.

DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A GOOD THING TO BE PREPARED TO ANSWER SINCE THAT'S YOUR ENTIRE ARGUMENT? BUT , I WOULD BE KIND OF ANGRY IF I PAID A GUY TO COME UP HERE AND TALK AND THEN HE YELLED OVER THE PERSON THAT WAS SUPPORTING YOU AND THEN ASKED A SIMPLE QUESTION THAT WAS, HEY, IF YOUR ENTIRE ARGUMENT IS THAT IT'S AN AVERAGE AND I ASK YOU WHAT THE AVERAGE IS, YOU CAN'T ANSWER IT.

SO I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE GO DO THE MATH AND COME BACK UP, BUT WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

YOU GOT THE ANSWER? THANK YOU SIR.

1 27.

FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU.

I FEEL BETTER ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU.

IS THAT IT? WILD.

ANYBODY? ANYTHING ELSE? DOES ANYBODY ELSE COME SPEAK? NO? OKAY.

I'M STILL VOTING YES, EVEN THOUGH ALL THANK YOU.

NOW I'LL CALL A QUESTION AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ALL MOTION FAILS.

FOUR FOR THE NOSE TRESSLER BOWEN SA UH, SAUNDERS AND CRUZ.

ALRIGHT, UM,

[7E. 23-0476 Hold a public hearing on a request for a Special Use Permit, SUP-22-0003 (U-Haul - Hobbs Road), for a “self-storage” use on property zoned “CG” (General Commercial), generally located along the east side of Hobbs Road and approximately 1,725 feet south of West Main Street (FM 518) (Director of Planning)]

S U P DASH 22 DASH 0 0 0 3 U-HAUL HOBBS ROAD FOR SELF STORAGE USE ON PROPERTY ZONED CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF HOBBS ROADS AND APPROXIMATELY 1,725 FEET SOUTH OF WEST MAIN STREET FIVE 18.

THIS PUBLIC HEARING OPENS AT 6 42.

THERE IS NOBODY ON IT CLOSES AT 6 42.

CONSIDER AND

[7F. 23-0477 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving a Special Use Permit, SUP-22-0003 (U-Haul - Hobbs Road), for a “self-storage” use on property zoned “CG” (General Commercial), generally located along the east side of Hobbs Road and approximately 1,725 feet south of West Main Street (FM 518) (Director of Planning) Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, 7-0-0 with one member absent on September 18, 2023.]

S U P DASH 22 DASH 0 0 0 3 U-HAUL DASH HOBBS ROAD FOR SELF STORAGE USE ON A PROPERTY ZONE CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF HOBBS ROAD AND APPROXIMATELY 1,725 FEET SOUTH OF WEST MAIN STREET FIVE 18 PLANNING AND ZONING REC COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL SEVEN OH WITH ONE MEMBER ABSENT ON SEPTEMBER 18TH.

MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND.

NO, NO.

UH, WOULD YOU GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THIS? YES SIR.

UM, SO THE REQUEST IS FOR A SELF STORAGE U-HAUL FACILITY.

IT REQUIRES A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT PROPERTY LOCATED BETWEEN 96 AND FIVE 18 ON HOBBES ROAD.

UM, THIS JUST A IMAGE TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A IDEA OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.

UM, SO THIS IMAGE, SOUTH'S ACTUALLY ORIENTED TO THE NORTH, BUT THERE'S A SELF STORAGE FACILITY DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH.

THEIR PROPERTY'S THE WOODED ONE BY THE WAY, UM, OR DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH.

THERE'S A SELF-STORAGE FACILITY.

TO THE NORTH IS A CHURCH AND AN OFFICE WAREHOUSE BUILDING.

THERE'S SELF-STORAGE ACROSS THE STREET, ACROSS THE DITCH ALONG I 45 AS WELL AS A COLLISION SHOP.

AND TO THE WEST IS A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE NEWPORT SUBDIVISION.

SOME IMAGE IS LOOKING UP AND DOWN HOBBS ROAD.

YOU CAN SEE THE, UM, SELF-STORAGE FACILITY WITH THE BOAT AND RV STORAGE AS WELL AS THE CHURCH PARKING LOT AND THE HOMES.

UM, SO HERE'S A IMAGE OF THEIR LANDSCAPE PLAN.

THE BUILDING'S ACTUALLY SET BACK 275 FEET FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE.

UM, THEY PROVIDED ENHANCED LANDSCAPING IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING CONSISTING OF SEVEN ADDITIONAL TREES, UM, TO HELP SCREEN THE USE FROM HOBBES ROAD.

UM, THEY'VE ALSO PLANTED ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

UM, THESE ARE THE ELEVATIONS IN A RENDERING OF THE SITE.

UM, THEY'VE ALSO, THEY HAD ORIGINALLY STARTED OUT DOING UM, KIND OF THEIR TYPICAL METAL BUILDING.

UM, THEY'VE ENHANCED THAT TO INCLUDE BRICKS, STUCCO PANELS AND, UM, HARDY PLANK IN, IN LIEU OF THE METAL SIDING.

UM, SO THERE'S SOME UPGRADES THERE.

UM, AS MENTIONED, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND UNANIMOUS APPROVAL, UM, SUBJECT TO THESE CONDITIONS.

UM, EXPIRATION TWO YEARS FROM ADOPTION IF THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.

UM, WHAT YOU SAW HERE TODAY IS WHAT WILL BE BUILT.

UM, THE ONLY USE PERMITTED SELF STORAGE, NO STORAGE CONTAINER OF THE PODS ON THE SITE.