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[1. Call to order and roll call of members]
UH, SIX O'CLOCK, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD.FIRST THING ON OUR AGENDA IS TO, UH, HAVE A ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS.
UH, IF YOU, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, UM, THERE REALLY WEREN'T ANY MINUTES, SO YOU DIDN'T OVERLOOK IT.
AND, AND THERE'LL BE FORTHCOMING.
UH, THE NEXT, UH, ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, WELL, WE WILL CALL A MEETING TO ORDER.
AND, UH, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS CITIZEN COMMUNICATION.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANYTHING THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA?
[3. Public Hearing and Action Items]
IF NOT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING.HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND MAKE RECOMMENDATION ON ZONING CHANGE.
SONOMA WEST NASA TRACK TO REZONE, APPROXIMATELY 54.761 ACRES FROM CM MIXED USE COMMERCIAL TO RSF SEVEN RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY.
IT GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF FARM TO MARKET.
5 28 ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF WEST OLD NASA ROAD THAT'S MAYBE ONE.
AND ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF NASA BOULEVARD.
SO YOU WANNA GO AHEAD, UH, AND LEAD OFF AND TELL US WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? YES, SIR.
UM, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS MARK LEN SCHMIDT, PLANNING MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF LAKE CITY.
THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY JUST OVER 54 ACRES FROM MIXED USE COMMERCIAL TO RSF DASH SEVEN.
UH, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A SINGLE FAMILY, UH, HOUSING SUBDIVISION OF JUST OVER, UH, 200 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, UM, IT IS ADJACENT TO OTHER MIXED USE COMMERCIAL TO THE EAST.
YOU HAVE THE CLEAR CREEK, UH, ISD FACILITIES.
THEY HAVE, UH, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE THEIR BUS BARN.
THERE ARE NUTRITIONAL FACILITIES AS WELL AS A LARGE STADIUM TO THE WEST.
THERE IS A, UM, SEVERAL COMMERCIAL SITES AS WELL AS A MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT COMPLEX.
UM, AS WITH THAT, UH, IN REGARDS TO OUR FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE REQUEST DOES NOT MEET THAT REQUIREMENT, UM, BECAUSE OF THE, UM, DESIGNATION IS ENHANCED AUTO DOMINANT COMMERCIAL.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, UM, STAFF DOES, UH, IN THE REVIEW STAFF HAS HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, AND FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, THE LONG, THE CITY'S LONG-TERM INTEREST IS TO CREATE A DIVERSIFIED TAX BASE TO MAINTAIN THE COMMERCIAL, TO DEVELOP THE COMMERCIAL.
UM, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS PORTION OF LEAGUE CITY, AND WHEN I SAY THIS PORTION, THE HARRIS COUNTY PORTION, UM, RIGHT NOW THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 120 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL JUST WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY.
AND THIS IS JUST THE HARRIS COUNTY PORTION IS WEST OF I 45 NORTH OF CLEAR CREEK.
SO OF ALL OF THAT ACREAGE, ABOUT 120 ACRES IS OR CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL, UM, OF THAT ABOUT 110 ACRES IS UNDEVELOPED.
AND THEN IF SHOULD THIS REQUEST BE APPROVED, APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THAT THEN WOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE COMMERCIAL AREAS PRO OF THIS AREA.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, UM, WHEN TALKING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THEY ALSO HAD CONCERNS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I REFERENCED THE TAX BASE.
RIGHT NOW, LEAGUE CITY'S TAX BASE IS AN 80 20, MEANING 80% OF THE TAXES COME FROM RESIDENTIAL WITH 20% COMING FROM RESIDENTIAL.
THEY INDICATED THAT, UH, LEAGUE CITY SHOULD BE MORE OF A 60 40 SPLIT AND THAT, THAT MAINTAINING, UM, THE COMMERCIAL IN THIS AREA WOULD MOVE TOWARDS MEETING THOSE GOALS.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED TO THE INVENTORY, WHICH IS FOR HARRIS COUNTY STAFF DOES, UH, HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE FROM ALL, FROM A, UM, QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA, BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE KIND OF SANDWICHED BETWEEN COMMERCIAL TO THE WEST AND THEN THE STADIUM TO THE EAST.
SO YOU WOULD, AS THE STADIUM, UM, RAMPS UP OVER THE YEARS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE GRADUATIONS AND VARIOUS MEETS THAT WE CAN FORESEE NUISANCES FOR THAT RESIDENTIAL IN THE AREA.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE EXISTING CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW WITH THE, THE CCI STEEP PROS, UH, DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY TO THE RIGHT AS WELL AS THE COMMERCIAL AND APARTMENTS TO THE LEFT,
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THEY DO ANTICIPATE WITH THE ACCESS BEING ON OLD WEST NASS ROAD AND OLD MASS ROAD, UM, THEY DO ANTICIPATE, UM, OR HAVE VERBALLY TOLD US THE INTENTION TO DEVELOP THE WEST NASHVILLE, WHICH IS THE WESTERN MOST PROPERTY.HOWEVER, GIVEN THIS, THE, THIS IS A JUST BASIC REZONING, UM, THAT ULTIMATELY SHOULD THE REZONING BE APPROVED, THAT THE PERMITTED USES ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE ARE WHAT ARE, ARE CURRENTLY ALLOWED WITHIN THE SINGLE FAMILY OR RSF DASH SEVEN ZONING DISTRICT.
UM, AS MENTIONED, THE SEVERAL FACTORS ZONING SURROUNDING USES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIAL LAND INVENTORY, AND OUR FINDINGS, AGAIN, JUST NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE FUTURE LAND USE, NOT CONSISTENT WITH OUR SURROUNDING AREAS, NEGATIVELY AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A RESULT, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND, UH, REMAINING HAVING THE REQUEST REMAIN AS MIXED USE COMMERCIAL.
THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AS WELL.
THE APPLICANT IS HERE? YES, SIR.
AND IS, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO, UH, TALK AT THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING? NO, SIR, NOT AT THIS TIME.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO, UH, ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? YOU, YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME AND TRY TO KEEP IT UNDER 10 MINUTES, IF YOU WILL.
UH, MY NAME'S JAVIER MORALES AND, UH, I'M THE DEVELOPER'S REPRESENTATIVE.
I AM THE ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
UH, I AM ALSO THE ENGINEER OF RECORD FOR, UH, THE WESTWARD MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, WESTWOOD MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, AND, UH, TOURISM NUMBER FOUR HERE IN LEAGUE CITY.
WE'VE, UH, HAVE SEVERAL ACTIVE PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY.
UM, THIS DEVELOPER HAS A LONGSTANDING, UH, 40 YEAR HISTORY IN THE CITY OF LAKE CITY, DEVELOP, DEVELOPING OTHER SINGLE FAMILY HOME SUBDIVISIONS.
WESTWOOD WOULD BE THE MOST CURRENT ONE.
OAK CREEK PRIOR TO THAT AND THROUGHOUT, UH, UH, ONE OF THE BUILDERS, UH, THROUGHOUT SOUTH SHORE HARBOR.
UM, AS WE ALL KNOW, AWARE THAT WE'RE AWARE, UM, ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IS A REALLY BIG ISSUE RIGHT NOW.
EVEN MORE SO WITH INTEREST RATES AND HOW THINGS ARE GOING.
SO, UH, GETTING FAMILIES INTO HOMES, UH, TO BUILD THAT AMERICAN DREAM SHOULD BE A PRIORITY IN OUR MIND.
UM, THE DEVELOPER HAS WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH THE CITY THROUGH MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS OR THROUGH DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS.
AND IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT IF, UH, THIS WERE TO BE REZONED, AS REQUESTED TO, UH, RESIDENTIAL, UM, THEY WOULD BE, UH, VERY WILLING AND HAVE A PAST HISTORY OF WORKING WITH THE CITY TO ACCOMPLISH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE SINGLE FAM HOLDING COMMUNITY REALLY FITS AND BENEFITS THE CITY.
UM, ONE LARGE ASPECT OF THAT WOULD BE IMPROVING TO THE WEST SIDE ROADWAY.
IT WOULD ALSO, IT ENCOMPASS BRINGING CITY SERVICES THAT ARE CURRENTLY GOING TO OUR NEIGHBOR CITY WEBSTER.
UH, THERE'S A FEW BUSINESSES OVER THERE AND THE CURRENT MULTIFAMILY ON THAT SIDE, WE WOULD THEN INSTALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO BRING THAT BACK IN TO THE CITY, UH, AND SERVICE IT WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE INSTEAD.
SO, UH, WHETHER THE CITY WANTED TO DO THAT, AT SOME POINT, THE DEVELOPER IS WILLING TO DO THAT, UM, AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LONG STANDING HISTORY, UM, UH, WITHIN THE CITY.
ADDITIONALLY, UM, WHILE THIS IS, UH, REZONING TO THIS, THE DEVELOPER, UH, CONSTANTLY WORKS WITH THE CITY, UH, AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE REMAINDER OF THE ACREAGE THAT, UH, UH, MARK MENTIONED ALL ALONG THE CITY, UH, TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CHALLENGER STADIUM, THAT IS THE DEVELOPER'S PROPERTY AS WELL.
AND THEY DO FULLY INTEND TO DEVELOP THAT AS COMMERCIAL MIXED USE AND MULTIFAMILY.
SO THERE IS AN OVERALL PLAN TO DO THAT ALONG FREEWAY FRONTAGE ALONG MAJOR HIGHWAY.
UH, WE FILL THE PROXIMITY TO CHALLENGER PARK, BEING ABLE TO WALK, BEING ABLE TO WALK AND ENTERTAIN FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAMES.
UH, THE GYMNASTICS CENTER RIGHT DOWN THE, THE STREET, UM, WOULD REALLY HELP WALKING, YOU KNOW, AS OPPOSED TO THAT I WOULD ALSO, I MYSELF WENT TO CLEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, UH, PLAYED FOOTBALL THERE.
UH, CLEAR CREEK HIGH IS SURROUNDED, UH, BY SUBDIVISIONS AND, UM, I THINK THAT'S WORKED OUT QUITE WELL FOR THE CITY, UH, TO HAVE THAT KIND OF LOCAL, UH, IMPACT WITH FAMILIES BEING ABLE TO BE SO CLOSE, UH, TO SCHOOLING.
UM, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS BY THE BOARD.
WE'LL GET TO YOUR QUESTIONS, GET TO THOSE QUESTIONS IN JUST A MINUTE.
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GO AHEAD AND, UH, UH, OPEN THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING.IF THERE AT, UH, SIX 10, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND, UH, DO I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S NOT ANYBODY HERE TO ADDRESS? WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON IF YOU WANNA COME UP AND, AND ADDRESS THE, UH, COMMISSION.
MR. SMITH WILL HAVE YOU, UH, UH, SIGN IN FOR THE, FOR THE RECORDS.
MY NAME IS TOM HIGGINS AND I OWN THE GYMNASTICS FACILITY THAT YOU REFERENCED UP THERE.
THIS IS MY SECOND MEETING, UH, TO GO TO, I WENT TO THE FIRST ONE WHERE IT WAS MEET AND GREET, I GUESS, FOR PEOPLE WITHIN 500 OR SEVEN 50 FEET, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND I CAME IN WITH A NEGATIVE THING.
I'M NOT SURE THAT I WANTED, YOU KNOW, THAT MUCH GOING ON RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM US.
WE'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 2020, NO, 22,000, 24 YEARS THERE.
AND IT'S AWFULLY QUIET OUT THERE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME ACTION IN THE, IN THE WAY OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES LISTENING TO THEIR PROPOSAL.
IT SEEMS TO BE WELL THOUGHT OUT.
THERE'LL BE STARTER HOMES PRIMARILY.
AND WHAT IMPRESSED ME IS THEY'RE GONNA PUT A, A SOUND WALL OR WHATEVER THEY'RE CALLED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE PROPERTY, SO WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE THEM.
THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE US, WHICH GIVES THEM A LITTLE ENCLAVE BACK THERE.
SO TO SAY THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A QUALITY OF LIFE.
WHOEVER'S GONNA BUY A HOUSE THERE WOULD GO IN WITH CLEAR EYES AND, AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GETTING INTO.
THEY'LL HAVE A STADIUM OVER ON THAT SIDE.
WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC SOMETIMES DURING, DURING THE WEEK, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME DURING THE WEEK.
SO I SEE THAT AS COMPLETELY COMPATIBLE WITH US AS AS BUSINESS.
AND I JUST DON'T, FROM US BUYING THAT PROPERTY 20 SOME YEARS AGO, THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOOK OF ANYTHING GOING ON OUT THERE OTHER THAN CITY STUFF OR THE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO WE'D LOVE TO HAVE SOME COMPANY OUT THERE.
200 STARTER FAMILY HOMES WOULD BE PERFECT FOR US.
AND I THINK IT WOULD ANCHOR THAT PART AS THEY TRY TO DEVELOP, THE DEVELOPER TRIES TO DEVELOP ALL THE OTHER STUFF TO THE, UH, TO THE WEST OF US THAT WAS MENTIONED.
ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU GUYS? GOOD.
NOW WE HAD SOME PEOPLE THAT JUST CAME IN.
DO YOU WANT TO, UH, PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH HAS STARTED? OKAY.
IF YOU'LL LET, IF YOU'LL COME UP AND, AND, UH, SIGN IN WITH MR. LEONARD SMITH.
SORRY, IT WAS THE ING NO, THAT'S ALRIGHT.
YEAH, IT'S, WELL, IT WAS MORE HOUSTON.
SO EDWIN BENSON, UH, 27 0 4 WEST NASA.
UH, I LIVE AT ON EDWIN BENSON SIGN.
UH, I WAS IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS 30 YEARS AGO AND HAD TO PLANT MY PROPERTY AS WELL.
AND I BELIEVE MR. CAMPBELL IS DOING A NEW PROPERTY AND GOING FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO, UH, RESIDENTIAL.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM GO AHEAD AND PUT HOUSES OUT THERE.
THAT'D BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPANDING THE AREA.
UH, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL IS NOT REALLY WHERE THAT AREA WOULD, UM, BENEFIT FROM.
UH, WE ARE ON WEST NASA AND I KNOW THAT THEY'VE PUT WATER AND SEWER ALL THE WAY THROUGH DOWN GRISSOM, UP WEST NASTA.
AND WHEN I STOOD IN FRONT OF Y'ALL 30 YEARS AGO, PLOTTED MY PROPERTY COUNCIL, LET US KNOW THAT WE SHOULD BE SEEING WATER IN FIVE YEARS.
TOOK 15 AND SEWER SHORTLY AFTER THAT.
SO 30 YEARS LATER, WE'RE STILL NO CLOSER TO HAVING SEWER THAN WE WERE BEFORE.
WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON GRISSOM.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT THIS ENTITY'S JOB TO DEAL WITH, BUT WE ARE EXPANDING.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT TAKING CARE OF THE EXISTING PEOPLE AS WELL AS THE EXPANSION THAT IS PART OF Y'ALL'S PURVIEW, I WOULD THINK.
BUT WE ARE FOR THIS, WE BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE, THE CITY, BUT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE EXISTING PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS AND
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YEARS AS WELL.DID YOU WANT TO, YOU WANT YOU WITH HIM? OKAY.
IT'S CURRENTLY ON A COMMERCIAL.
HAVE ANYBODY ELSE, UH, IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING? WE EVIDENTLY DO NOT.
SO AT SIX 15, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MARK, YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND, UH, ANSWER, START THE, UH, QUESTIONS FROM THE, UH, COMMISSION? YES.
WE'RE ABLE ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND PROBABLY MORE SO TO THE OWNER'S REP.
SO THE, THE OWNER OR, OR THE DEVELOPERS WORKED IN LEAGUE CITY FOR A LONG TIME, SO THEY OBVIOUSLY UNDERSTAND THE MAKEUP OF WHAT THEY WANT FROM RESIDENTIAL TAXES VERSUS COMMERCIAL TAXES.
AND YOU REFERENCED THAT THE DEVELOPER OWNS OTHER LAND WHO MIGHT DO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT THERE.
SO KNOWING THAT THEY KNOW THE MAKEUP OF THE TAX BRACKETS, WHY WOULD THEY NOT PITCH COMMERCIAL RIGHT THERE WHERE COMMERCIAL LAND'S ALREADY AT? UH, YES SIR.
UM, UH, IS THE DEVELOPER'S BELIEF THAT, UH, THAT SHOULD BE PRIMARILY FOCUSED TOWARDS, UH, THE FRONTAGE AND THAT THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO GET, UH, MORE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES NEAR ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT, UM, NEAR ACCESS TO JOBS, ET CETERA, BECAUSE OF, RIGHT NOW THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DRIVE TIME AS, UH,
SO IT'D BE KIND OF NICE NOT TO DRIVE 20 MINUTES THROUGH TRAFFIC LIGHTS TO ACTUALLY GET TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
UM, BUT ALSO FURTHER THAT, UM, THERE IS PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY DO, UH, COMMERCIAL ON THE OTHER DESIGNATED TRACKS AROUND, UH, THIS PARTICULAR AREA.
WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE THE VALUE OF THESE HOMES THAT THEY WANNA BUILD YOU? YOU'RE, THEY'RE STARTER HOMES, BUT WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE THE VALUES? I MEAN, UH, WE EXPECT, UH, SO RSF SEVEN AS, UH, YOU, MOST OF YOU SHOULD BE, UH, AWARE IS 7,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS AND UP.
UM, SO WE'RE ESTIMATING PROBABLY 62 BY ONE 18 IN SIZE.
UH, WE EXPECT THE HOMES TO BE APPROXIMATELY 2,400 SQUARE FEET AND UP.
UM, WE EXPECT, UH, PRICES TO START AT AROUND 300 K.
UM, THE BUILDERS THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS WORKED WITH IN THE PAST ARE PERRY HOMES, LENNAR, CAHO, CAIA, UM, AND THAT TYPE.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE, UH, UH, EXPECTED, UM, RANGE THERE, SIR.
THE ONLY ISSUE I HAVE IS I'VE BEEN OVER THERE TO THAT STADIUM AND THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT TAKES PLACE IN THAT AREA WHEN THERE'S EVENTS GOING ON IS INSANE.
AND THEN TO ADD ANOTHER 200 HOUSES TO THAT, I THINK IT'S GONNA MAKE IT EVEN WORSE.
PEOPLE GO IN WITH THEIR EYES OPEN, BUT I, I THINK I'M GONNA BE A NO ON THIS.
AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY SOMEBODY MENTIONED A WALL IS IS THERE A WALL PLANNED? UH, YES.
JUST LIKE ONE OF THE, UH, CURRENT SUBDIVISIONS WESTWOOD, THERE WILL BE A FULL, UH, MASONRY WALL DECORATIVE THAT GOES UP, UM, TO BLOCK VISUALLY AND SOUND AS WELL.
THAT WILL BE AT EITHER END, UH, VERY EXTENSIVE, UH, MONUMENT SLASH UH, LANDSCAPING DONE.
UH, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WHEN YOU FIRST TURN THAT CORNER OFF OF 5 28 TO SEE SOMETHING.
SO THAT'D BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR TREES AND SIGNAGE.
AND IF THE CITY WANTED TO MAKE A REQUEST WITH A DEVELOPER TO SAY, HEY, WE'D LIKE TO DO SOMETHING ON THAT PARTICULAR CORNER, THE DEVELOPER, AGAIN, HAS A LONG HISTORY OF WORKING WITH THE CITY AND WOULD BE OPEN TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PICTURE WHERE IT HAD LIKE, THE PROPOSED NEW ROADWAY? SO WE'RE LOOKING HERE AT THE TOP PORTION BEHIND THE COMMERCIAL, BEHIND THE, I GUESS IS IT APARTMENTS I BELIEVE, RIGHT THERE.
SO YOU GUYS WOULD BE BUILDING THAT TO BE ABLE TO BYPASS TRAFFIC FLOW, CORRECT? UH, ACTUALLY, OR IS THAT ALREADY OUT THERE? WOULD YOU CLICK ONE MORE? UH, IT'S ALREADY THERE.
RIGHT NOW IT IS A, UH, SOMEWHAT DILAPIDATED ASPHALT ROAD.
UM, SO TALKING TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, CHRISTOPHER SIMS, UH, ELABORATED THAT THEY HADN'T MADE A CHOICE YET, BUT THEY WOULD MOST LIKELY LIKE TO SEE THAT AS, UH, RIGID PAVEMENT CONCRETE.
SO THAT WOULD BE A VAST IMPROVEMENT.
UH, ALSO LOOKED AT, UM, WHETHER TO LEAVE THOSE DRAINAGE DITCHES AS OPEN DITCHES OR WHETHER TO
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PUT THEM IN STORM PIPE.SO AGAIN, THE DEVELOPER'S COMFORTABLE LEAVING THOSE OPEN-ENDED AND ALLOWING ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS TO DECIDE WHAT'S THE BEST, BEST PATH FORWARD.
SO YOU SAID THE DEVELOPER OWNS THE LAND TO THE LEFT, THAT'S STILL RAW, CORRECT.
TO THE, THAT IS A DIFFERENT DEVELOPER.
BUT AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, UH, THE DEVELOPER WOULD MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND I BELIEVE THERE'S ANOTHER SLIDE THAT SHOWS HOW WE WOULD POTENTIALLY TIE IN THE UTILITIES, UM, FROM THAT'S CURRENTLY GOING TO WEST.
SO I, THAT'S WHAT I SEEN WAS THE PROPOSED PROPOSED O ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THE, IF THE DEVELOPER OWNED THE LAND, IF IT COULD BE ANOTHER OUTLET TO 5 28 ON THE LEFT SIDE WHERE IT SAYS PROPOSED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT.
BUT THAT'S NOT HIS LAND, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? CORRECT.
THAT'S ANOTHER, UH, BECAUSE CHRIS IS SAYING IF THE TRAFFIC IS COMING OUT THAT WAY, IF IT GAVE JUST ANOTHER FLOW OF TRAFFIC TO, TO WRAP AROUND, UM, WE ARE AWARE OF THAT DEVELOPMENT, UM, WE COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK AT STRIKING A DEAL WITH, WITH THAT DEVELOPER.
UH, WE'RE ALSO WILLING TO INCREASE OR ELIMINATE THE NUMBER OF DRIVE AISLE ACCESS TO WHETHER, HEY, WE WANT LESS GOING ON THE STADIUM SIDE, BUT MORE EXITS ON THE OTHER SIDE.
SO AGAIN, FLEXIBILITY IS THE KEY TERM.
WE WANNA MAKE THE PROJECT HAPPEN.
SO, UH, WHETHER THAT'S A TRAFFIC STUDY, ET CETERA, EVERYTHING'S ON THE TABLE.
YOU, YOU MENTIONED OPEN DITCHES AND I FORGOT I WAS GONNA ASK ABOUT THAT.
YOU'RE NOT REALLY PLANNING ON OPEN DITCHES, ARE YOU? NO, THAT WAS NOT OUR PLAN.
WELL, YOU, UM, BUT AGAIN, IF THE CITY WERE TO TELL US, HEY, THIS IS WHAT'S GONNA MAKE THE PROJECT HAPPEN.
THAT'S WHAT, WELL, THEY'RE NOT GONNA TELL YOU TO PUT OPEN DITCHES.
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UH, WELL FIRST OF ALL, I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THIS.
I'M NOT GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT, UH, THE ZONING BE CHANGED.
THESE ARE GONNA BE STARTER HOMES AND IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE, UH, YOU HAVE, I HAVEN'T COUNTED THEM, BUT MAYBE 40, 50 LOTS THAT, UH, ARE GOING TO BACK UP TO THE ROAD THAT RUNS RIGHT ALONG THE, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY IN THERE.
AND I'VE BEEN IN THE BUILDING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS FOR ABOUT 35 YEARS AND IT IS VERY, VERY HARD TO SELL THOSE LOTS.
AND SO IN THE END, UH, SOMETIMES YOU WIND UP DISCOUNTING THEM OR, OR YOU CAN SELL 'EM.
AND THEN PRETTY SOON THE PEOPLE DECIDE THEY DON'T WANNA LIVE THERE ANYMORE 'CAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE THOSE LIGHTS SHINING IN THE BACKYARD.
AND AN INVESTOR COMES IN AND BUYS UP A WHOLE BLOCK AND PRETTY SOON YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF RENTAL PROPERTY IN THERE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECOMES, BEGINS TO DETERIORATE.
I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR THIS LAND.
UH, STAFF THINKS, UH, IT'S BETTER TO HAVE IT COMMERCIAL.
I'M WANTING THAT 60 40 RATIO THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, AND THIS WON'T HELP.
UH, I THINK THAT THIS IS WEAKENED DESIGN AND, UM, SO I'M GONNA VOTE AGAINST IT.
ANYTHING ELSE, CHRIS? I GOT A QUESTION MARK.
UM, WITH THE, WHAT, WITH THE ZONING MAP THAT YOU HAD THERE THAT HAD THE DIFFERENT COLORS OR NEXT ONE? THERE YOU GO.
ALL THAT TO THE LEFT IS, THAT'S YELLOW.
THOSE ARE DIFFERENT RESIDENTIAL FAMILY DISTRICTS ALREADY.
SO THE YELLOW TO THE WEST IS ALREADY ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL.
WHERE YOU SEE THE INDIVIDUAL LOTS TO THE SOUTH WITH A DIFFERENT COLOR.
YELLOW, THAT'S A LARGER LOT, BUT THERE IS ALREADY R SF SEVEN TO THE WEST.
AND THEN THE PUBLIC SEMIPUBLIC IS THE BLUE TO THE EAST.
AND WHAT'S THAT TO THE SOUTHWEST? THAT'S A DIFFERENTIATE SHADED YELLOW.
THAT IS THE HIGHER THE RSF 10 AND RSF 20.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE LARGER.
UM, SO 10 AND 20 MINIMUM LOT SIZES THERE.
SO YOU HAD A QUESTION GO AHEAD.
I DO FOR MARK, IF WE, UM, VOTED AGAINST THIS CHANGE, WHAT WOULD THAT DO TO INCREASE THE RATIO THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, THE 80 20 AND THE 60 40? IT WOULD HELP TO, TO WHAT EXTENT AND HOW FAST.
YEAH, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO SAY, WHAT I AM ABLE TO SAY IS, HE ALLUDED TO WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A DEVELOPMENT ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN THAT THEY HAVE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION AS WELL AS IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'VE HEARD CITY COUNCIL, WE ARE WORKING ON THE EXTENSION OF LANDING BOULEVARD.
SO THOSE ARE TWO BIG PROJECTS COMING UP WITHIN THE NEXT, I WOULD SAY THREE TO FIVE YEARS THAT
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ARE GONNA BRING MORE TRAFFIC TO THE AREA AND THEN MORE TRAFFIC BRINGS MORE VEHICLES RELATED TO FOR COMMERCIAL FOR THAT VISIBILITY.AND MY SECOND QUESTION IS, HAS ANYBODY DONE A STUDY OF HOW MANY HOURS IN MONTH THE STADIUM IS USED? I MEAN, I, I WAS VERY ACTIVE IN C-C-I-S-D WHEN THEY BUILT THIS THING.
SO I KNOW EVERYBODY THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE A, UM, A DESTINATION.
SO FAR I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT, UM, FOR ANY KIND OF, UM, FESTIVALS, CONTESTS, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AN EVENT CENTER OF SORTS.
AND I MIGHT BE WRONG, MAYBE I'M JUST NOT PASSING IT AT THAT TIME.
HAS ANYBODY DONE ANY KIND OF STUDY ON THAT? I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY STUDIES, BUT I, I'M, I'M AWARE OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WERE HELD WHEN THE, WHEN THE STADIUM WAS CONSTRUCTED.
UM, AND FROM ONE FACTOR THAT I DO REMEMBER IS ONE OF THE, THE KEY FACTORS THEY WERE ALSO LOOKING AT WAS THE EXTENSION OF ROADWAYS.
SO THE EXTENSION AGAIN OF LANDING BOULEVARD AND BEAMER.
SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT ABLE TO, TO FORESEE, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY WHEN, WHERE, BUT IT WOULD CERTAINLY HELP TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, AS MORE TRAFFIC COMES, YOU KNOW, YOU STILL HAVE FM 5 28, BUT AS YOU INCREASE THE YEAH.
MORE MAJOR ROADWAYS AND CREATE A MAJOR INTERSECTION, THE INTEREST IN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT INCREASES AS WELL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR APPLICANTS? OKAY.
I, UH, TYPICALLY DON'T DISAGREE WITH STAFF, BUT I, I, I PERSONALLY THINK THIS IS A TERRIBLE LOCATION FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
IF IT WAS GONNA DEVELOP, I THINK IT IS THE PROXIMITY TO, TO 5 28 NASSAU ROAD ONE IS HORRIBLE.
AND, UH, MAYBE THIS IS THE BEST, HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR THE PROPERTY.
I, I DON'T REALLY KNOW, BUT I'M GOING TO, UH, PROBABLY SUPPORT THE, UH, UH, THE PROPOSAL AS AND, AND IT CAN, IT CAN VOTE ANY WAY YOU WANT TO VOTE IT, BUT, UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, WE JUST SUPPOSED TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, APPROVE THE, UH, CHANGE OF, UH, ZONING.
THERE'S A MOTION TO, UH, TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL.
I'LL SECOND AND THERE'S A SECOND MR. DOMINGUEZ.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE.
AND THOSE OPPOSED? WE HAVE 1, 2, 3, 4.
THE TIE I LOSES, DOESN'T IT, COUNSELOR? YES.
SO THE, UH, THE, UH, UH, MOTION FAILS AND IT WILL STAY COMMERCIAL FOR THE TIME BEING.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR, UH, INTEREST AND YOUR CONCERN.
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AND, UH, WE'LL GO ON WITH THE MEETING, UH, UNDER NEW BUSINESS.LET ME INTERJECT HERE REAL QUICK.
UM, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING AND, UH, I ASKED ABOUT THAT AND EVERYBODY WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IT AND, AND CURIOUS, BUT THEY'RE NOT READY YET.
SO, UM, THEY WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE, AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING.
UM, UNDER ITEM FOUR, NEW BUSINESS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A MASTER PLAN REVISION.
DUNCAN TRACKED MAS MASTER PLAN REVISION NUMBER FOUR PUD 23 0 0 6.
GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF BRITTANY LAKES SUBDIVISION AND WEST OF THE SEDONA SUBDIVISION.
THIS IS THE FOURTH REVISION TO THE DUNCAN TRACK MASTER PLAN.
WE'VE KIND OF CHANGED IT IN PREVIOUS, UM, REVISIONS.
YOU'VE SEEN, UM, PRICKLE, YOU'VE HEARD OF PRICKLE, YOU'VE HEARD OF SAMARA.
WE'RE KIND OF WITH, WITH THE NORTHERN PORTION BEING THE, THE RICHARD K. DUNCAN PORTION.
WE'RE KIND OF GOING BACK TO THE DUNCAN TRACK BECAUSE, UH, THE MAIN THRUST OF THIS REQUEST IS AS YOU SEE IN THE CENTRAL PORTION, CENTRAL, THE SOUTHERN PORTION.
UM, ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT, UH, IS COMING ONLINE CALLED VITA MAR.
UM, AS A RESULT OF THIS REQUEST, UM, THE PROPOSED CHANGE ACCOUNTS FOR 1.1 OF THE 15% ALLOWABLE CHANGE.
UM, IT IS WELL WITHIN THE 15% THRESHOLD AND STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF.
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NOT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION.
DOCTOR, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM B, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION.
OUR MASTER PLAN REVISION WESTLAND RANCH MASTER PLAN REVISION NUMBER THREE PUD 2 3 0 0 0 5.
GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF FM FIVE 17 SOUTH OF LEAGUE CITY PARKWAY, EAST OF MCFARLAND ROAD AND WEST OF BAY AREA BOULEVARD.
UH, LIKE THE PREVIOUS REQUEST, THIS IS ANOTHER REVISION, BUT TO THE WESTLAND RANCH.
UM, THIS REQUEST IS BASICALLY FLESHING OUT THE CENTRAL WESTERN PORTION TO SOUTH SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
UM, OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE PROPOSES APPROXIMATELY 1.6% OUT OF THE 15% ALLOWABLE THRESHOLD.
AND AS I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OR DENIAL.
UH, MS. MORRISON, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
MOTION CARRIED UNDER C WE HAVE CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A PRELIMINARY PLAT WESTLAND RANCH, SECTION 10 PLAT 23 0 7 9.
GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF MULDOON PARKWAY AND EAST OF MAGNOLIA BIO DRIVE.
OH, I, I HAD MY FINGER OVER THE G I'M SORRY.
YES, THIS IS PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR IN THE WESTLAND RANCH PORTION, WHICH IS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
THE PRELIMINARY PLAT IS APPROXIMATELY 13.8 ACRES IN SIZE.
THEY'RE PROPOSING 42 RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND TWO RESTRICTED RESERVES.
IT MEETS ALL LOCAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS PRELIMINARY PLAT AND THIS WOULD BE CATEGORIZED AS A SHALL, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND D, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON PRELIMINARY PLATS LAKES AT WESTLAND RANCH, SECTION TWO PLAT 23 0 0 8 2.
AND LAKES AT WESTLAND RANCH, SECTION THREE PLAT 23 0 0 8 3.
GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF MULDOON PARKWAY AND ALONG THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF MAGNOLIA BIO DRIVE.
THIS IS FOR THE LAKES OF WESTLAND RANCH, WHICH IS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF, UH, WESTLAND RANCH.
SECTION TWO IS PROPOSING IS OF APPROXIMATELY JUST OVER 21 ACRES.
THEY'RE PROPOSING 88 RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND FOUR RESTRICTED RESERVES.
SECTION THREE IS PROPOSING JUST OVER 14 AND A HALF ACRES WITH 46 RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND FOUR RESTRICTED RESERVES.
DO MEET LOCAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THESE PLATS.
ANY, ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MAKE A MOTION.
WE HAVE THE MOTION MADE AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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WE GO ON TO OTHER BUSINESS, WHICH NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THIS IS, SO YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT IT? MARK, YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT IT BEFORE WE GET INTO THE PROGRAM? HOLD AND DISCUSS AND HOLD THE DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STRATEGIC PLAN.ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA LET OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, RICK DAVIS, TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT.
I APPRECIATE THAT MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
MY NAME'S BY WAY OF RE-INTRODUCTION.
I'M THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
UH, PART OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES ARE OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND, AND, UH, PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND ALL THOSE FUN THINGS THAT COME WITH THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES.
BUT, UH, APPRECIATE ALSO COMMISSIONER DOMINGUEZ, WHO SERVES AS A MEMBER OF OUR AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT IS ADDRESSING THIS, UH, VERY EXCITING INITIATIVE, WHICH IS, UH, STRATEGIC, STRATEGICALLY ENVISIONING OUR FUTURE IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
OUR GOAL ISN'T TO RESTRUCTURE,
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REINVENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.IN FACT, AND INDEED, OUR EARLIEST, UH, ENGAGEMENTS WITH SOME OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS HAS REVEALED A HIGH LEVEL OF SATISFACTION WITH THE SERVICES THAT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PROVIDES.
UH, YET WE KNOW THAT WE CAN ELEVATE TRUST AND WE CAN DO THINGS EVEN BETTER.
WE'RE GONNA TURN OUR, WE'RE DETERMINED TO TURN A GREAT, A GOOD PROCESS INTO A GREAT PROCESS.
AS I TOLD THE STAFF EARLIER TODAY, TURN A GREAT PROCESS INTO AN EVEN GREATER PROCESS IN THE FUTURE.
SO CONTINUOUSLY MARCHING AHEAD, WE HAVE SCHEDULED A NUMBER OF LISTENING EVENTS.
AND IF THAT KIND OF, UH, TERMINOLOGY IS A LITTLE FOREIGN TO YOU, UH, IT HELPS TO CONSIDER WHAT WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF A COMMUNITY-BASED OR CUSTOMER-BASED STRATEGIC PLANNING EXERCISE AS BEING A CONSOLIDATION OF DEEP COMMUNITY LISTENING ACTIVITIES OR EVENTS.
OUR PURPOSE IS TO LISTEN FIRST, UNDERSTAND, UH, AND THEN COMMUNICATE OUR COMPETENCY AND ABILITY TO DELIVER ON THE THINGS THAT OUR CUSTOMERS EXPECT FROM US.
AND IF YOU READ ANY BOOKS ON SUBJECTS LIKE TRUST AND, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THOSE KIND OF BUZZWORDS, UM, WHAT WE'RE DOING ACTUALLY FITS VERY WELL WITH THE FORMULA, PROVEN FORMULA FOR ELEVATING TRUST.
NOBODY TRUSTS YOU UNTIL THEY, THEY KNOW YOU'VE UNDERSTOOD THEM, YOU'VE HEARD THEM, AND THEN YOU DELIVER ON THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED FROM YOU.
THOSE ARE THE BASIS OF TRUST, OF COURSE, CHARACTER AND TRACK RECORD FIT INTO THAT AS WELL.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, I HAVE A VERY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY WITH YOU USUALLY IN A FOCUS GROUP SITUATION, LIKE THE ONE I WOULD LIKE TO CONDUCT WITH YOU TONIGHT.
I WOULD PROBABLY SIT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU AND WE'D SIT AROUND A TABLE WITH SOME DIET COKES OR WHATEVER.
AND, UH, WE JUST CHEW THE FAT, BASICALLY.
IT'S A VERY INFORMAL, UH, TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT.
THIS IS THE MOST FORMAL FOCUS GROUP I'VE EVER, UH, PRESENTED OR FACILITATED.
UH, RAM MANITA, OUR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS MANAGER, BY THE WAY, IS THE OTHER FACILITATOR FOR OUR 10 MEMBER COMMITTEE, WHICH IS ALSO COMPOSED OF BUILDERS, ENGINEERS, UH, OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, STAFF, UH, AS WELL.
AND IN FACT, CHRIS CARPENTER IS OUR VICE CHAIR.
DO WE HAVE ANY MORE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE BESIDES FRANK AND YOU? AND I THINK THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT.
WE HAVE INVITED SOME OF OUR OTHER, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO BE HERE IF THEY SOW DESIRE BEING THAT TIME IS A BIT SHORT FOR YOU ALL.
AND I FIND THAT AFTER REVIEWING SOME OF THE TOPICS AND ADDRESSING SOME OF THE SUBJECTS YOU'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED TONIGHT, FATIGUE WILL BEGIN TO SET IN IN APPROXIMATELY 22 MINUTES.
IF YOU'RE TYPICAL, I'M JUST KIDDING.
IT'S PROBABLY MORE LIKE AN HOUR.
BUT FOCUS GROUPS PROBABLY MORE LIKE FIVE MINUTES.
I I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY THERE.
SO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY TWO DECADES OF MY PRESENTING THESE TYPES OF FOCUS GROUPS AND ENGAGING THESE TYPES OF EXERCISES, I HAVE A CHOICE FOR YOU TONIGHT.
UH, WE CAN CERTAINLY ENGAGE, UH, IN A MORE RAPID VERSION OF, UH, OUR FOCUS GROUP.
AS I ASK YOU WHAT OUR, WE CONSIDER, UH, SEVEN OR EIGHT VERY POWERFUL QUESTIONS THAT WE JUST WANT YOU TO GIVE US YOUR FROM THE HEART RESPONSES TO UNFILTERED, AS IT AS IT WERE.
WE COULD COMBINE THIS WITH A WRITTEN SURVEY THAT WE WILL SEND TO YOU AND YOU COULD FILL OUT IN CASE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WEREN'T COMPLETELY, UM, UH, HEARD, UNDERSTOOD, OR MAYBE THOUGHTS CAME TO YOU AFTER THE FOCUS GROUP, UH, EXERCISE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE.
WE'D BE, WE'D LOVE TO GET THOSE FROM YOU IN WRITING.
WE CAN EXCLUSIVELY ADMINISTER A SURVEY TO YOU AND SKIP THIS WHOLE PAINFUL EXPERIENCE TONIGHT.
OR WE COULD JUST DREDGE ON AND I SAY DRUDGE ON, THAT'S SO NEGATIVE.
WE CAN CONTINUE ON, UH, WITH WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY, UH, UH, UH, PRESENTED TO VARIOUS OTHER STAKEHOLDER GROUPS IN TERMS OF THE FOCUS GROUP.
AND WE WOULDN'T, UH, SEND YOU A WRITTEN RESPONSE.
MY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU IS THAT WE, UH, CONTINUE ON, UH, IN A RAPID, UH, SUCCINCT FASHION AND THEN PROVIDE YOU WITH THE WRITTEN OPPORTUNITY OR EXERCISE.
YOU, UH, I'M WILLING TO DO WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE, BUT I THINK, AND I CONSIDER YOUR FEEDBACK IN THIS PROCESS ESSENTIAL
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AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE AS A STAKEHOLDER IN OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.SO, MR. CHAIR, YOU CAN POSE THAT QUESTION, WHAT THE GROUP WOULD LIKE TO DO.
UH, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS, IS IT, YOU KNOW, WHY WEREN'T WE GIVEN SOME OF THIS, SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS BEFOREHAND OH, AND THE PROBLEMS THAT AS YOU SEE THEM, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT EXIST, UH, VERY GOOD REASONS FOR THAT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU'VE DONE IT FOR TWO DECADES.
I'VE PARTICIPATED IN STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE CAN ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING IF WE CAN IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.
BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN DO THAT TONIGHT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE BLINDSIDED US WITH, WITH THIS.
THE EXERCISE, I'M SURE I HOPE WAS COMMUNICATED TO YOU IN ADVANCE THAT WE WERE GONNA DO THIS TONIGHT IN TERMS OF NOT GIVING YOU THE QUESTIONS FIRST, THERE IS A LEVEL, UM, REALLY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO, UM, HOW SHOULD I PUT IT? THERE IS A, A REACTION TO THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLICIT FROM YOU THAT ARE NOT BORN OUT OF A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRE DELIBERATION.
WE WANT TO GET YOUR REACTION TO THESE QUESTIONS, NOT JUST THE INFORMATION.
WE WANT TO GET THE UNFILTERED REACTION TO THEM.
UH, SO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART, UM, OF THAT.
UH, IT IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DONE TO EVERY OTHER GROUP AND I'VE DONE TO EVERY OTHER GROUP.
I'M SURE EVERYBODY WOULD'VE APPRECIATED.
UH, KIND OF A PRE LOOK AT ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS.
WHAT YOU, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
OH, NO,
SO THE FIRST I HEARD ABOUT THIS COMMITTEE AND THIS AD HOC WAS ON FACEBOOK, UM, FROM THE CITY OF LAKE CITY AND BEING ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
DID I MISS SOMETHING WHERE WE WERE INVITED TO JOIN THIS COMMITTEE? OR HOW WAS THIS COMMITTEE FORMED? WELL, WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE.
I, I DO UNDERSTAND, BUT HOW I, THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE HEARD.
HOW, HOW WAS THAT SELECTED? UM, SO THIS, THIS IS A COMMITTEE THAT I ASSEMBLED UNDER MY OWN A SPECIES AND, AND, UH, UH, SO THAT I COULD, UH, GO FORWARD WITH THIS INITIATIVE.
WE DID CHOOSE A, A REPRESENTATIVE OF, OF PLANNING AND ZONING, UH, TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
I ALSO VISITED, UH, UH, BRIEFLY WITH, WITH YOUR CHAIR.
UH, I, I HAVE NOT MADE A PRESENTATION UNTIL TONIGHT.
THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE ENTIRE GROUP.
WE ARE A WAYS OFF FROM DEVELOPING THIS PLAN.
SO THIS IS FAIRLY EARLY, UH, IN THIS PROCESS.
AND SO I WOULD CONSIDER THIS THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY I'VE HAD TO ADDRESS THE ENTIRE COMMISSION, ALTHOUGH I'VE ADDRESSED TWO OF YOUR, YOUR MEMBERS THUS FAR.
AND, UH, KIND OF EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THAT.
AND, UH, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THE PROCESS IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
UM, THE, UM, WHAT I WOULD, AGAIN, RECOMMEND THAT IF I CAN GET SOME OF YOUR CANDID, UH, RESPONSES TO SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS, WE'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH MORE OF A WRITTEN, UH, EXERCISE FOR YOU, IF YOU COULD SEND US SOME ANSWERS.
BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU MAY THINK OF THINGS IN THE FUTURE THAT YOU MAY WANT TO, UH, WANTED TO COMMUNICATE.
SO IF, IF THAT'S OKAY, WE CAN, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.
I HAVE THE MAGIC FINGERS OF RAM MANITA HERE IN THE FIRST ROW WHO WILL, UH, BE TAKING NOTES.
UH, THIS WILL BECOME PART OF A LARGE BODY OF DATA THAT, UH, WE WILL CONSIDER TOGETHER AS WE IDENTIFY STRATEGIC DIRECTIVES AND ASSOCIATED INITIATIVES AND CRITICAL OUTCOMES THAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE AND REALIZE IN THE NEXT, UH, PERIOD OF TIME, THREE TO FIVE YEARS, UH, TO DO THAT.
SO, UH, DO I HAVE YOUR PERMISSION, PERMISSION TO PROCEED, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT? THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE GOING, WE OBVIOUSLY DON'T HAVE A CHOICE, SO YOU JUST MOVE FORWARD, GET IT DONE.
AND YOU CAN ANSWER OR NOT, UH, TO ANY OF THESE AND ANSWER LATER IF YOU WOULD MIND.
BUT WE WILL BE GETTING AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT IN WRITING AS WELL.
WE WILL STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IT IN.
SO IN CONSIDERING, LET'S JUST KIND OF START WITH THIS KIND OF THE POSITIVES.
I ALWAYS LIKE TO START WITH A HAPPY NOTE AND CONSIDERING, UH, THE EXPERIENCES OF, UH, YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND THOSE WHO HAVE PATRONS OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THAT YOU'VE BEEN FAMILIAR WITH IN THE LAST 12 TO 24 MONTHS, WHAT DO YOU PERCEIVE AS THE PRIMARY STRENGTHS OF OUR DEVELOPMENT AND PERMITTING PROCESSES AND SERVICES, JUST KIND OF OBSERVING THROUGH THE LAST
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12 TO 24 MONTHS? WE DON'T REALLY WANNA GO BACK TOO MUCH FURTHER, BUT WHAT DO YOU SEE AS SOME OF THE STRENGTHS THAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE WITH REGARD TO DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES AND SERVICES? THIS CAN INCLUDE PERMITTING AS WELL.WHO'D LIKE TO CHIME IN ON THAT? WHAT DO YOU THINK? JUST A REACTION TO THAT.
ANYBODY WANT TO ANSWER THAT? I I WOULD, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY STAFF OKAY.
AND, UH, WE HAVE A VERY GOOD STAFF.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, BEYOND THAT, WE, WE JUST KIND OF DO WHAT WE'RE TOLD TO DO.
WE ALL DO THAT, DON'T WE?
WHAT'S ABOUT OUR STAFF THAT, UH, THAT REALLY IS MAYBE THE STRONGER POINTS SAID WE HAVE A GOOD STAFF.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? WELL, HAVING HAD SOME EXPERIENCE WITH THE PREVIOUS PLANNING DIRECTOR, I DO APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY THAT I'VE SEEN.
UM, SO FAR, UM, WITH THIS NEW SURE.
ANY OTHER STRENGTHS THAT YOU SEE OF OUR PROCESSES AND SERVICES? GOOD STAFF.
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT ACROSS THE BOARD? ACROSS THE BOARD, NOT JUST COMMERCIAL, NOT JUST BIG RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, BUT DEVELOPMENT.
ANY PERMITTING, ANY PLANNING, ANY PERMIT.
EVEN IF I NEEDED TO PUT A WATER HEATER IN.
SO ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT FROM THE GROUP? OKAY.
WHAT DO YOU PERCEIVE AS EVERYBODY HAS STRENGTHS, EVERYBODY HAS WEAKNESSES.
WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BLIND SPOTS, WEAKNESSES, OR THINGS TO ADDRESS THAT YOU PERCEIVE IN OUR PROCESSES AND SERVICES? UM, I DON'T LIKE THE 200 FOOT BUFFER AND THAT'S PART OF OUR 200 FOOT BUFFER.
THAT'S, THAT'S DEFINITELY PART OF SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AND HAS TO GO THROUGH CITY COUNCIL.
I WOULD ALSO FEEL THAT WHENEVER PEOPLE DO COME THAT ARE IN THE 200 FOOT BUFFER, THEY ARE LITERALLY NOT, THEY HAD NO IDEA UNTIL THE FRIEND NEXT DOOR TOLD THEM 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING.
AND THEY'RE LIKE, ALL RIGHT, WELL I'M COMING.
'CAUSE NO ONE ELSE KNOWS ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW THESE GET SENT OUT OR, YOU KNOW, I'M ASSUMING BY MAIL 'CAUSE, BUT I, YOU KNOW, WELL, I I SAY THEY POST IT IN THE PAPER AND THEY POST THESE LITTLE SIGNS ON THE LOTS.
AND IT MOSTLY, IT'S MOSTLY FACEBOOK GROUPS THAT GET, GET PEOPLE OUT.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE, THAT'S WHAT I I SEE THE MOST IS IT SEEMS THAT SOMEONE HAD A PROBLEM WITH SOMETHING AND THEY GOT WORD OUT ON FACEBOOK AND IT'S NOT EVEN, THEY WERE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAPPENED TO SEE THE SIGN IN THE FIELD OF WEEDS, YOU KNOW? YES, YES.
I ALSO FEEL LIKE THERE'S A BIG DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY WITH RESPECT TO, YOU KNOW, A SIMPLE PERMIT OR ENFORCEMENT OR CITY SERVICES OR ALL OF THEM TOGETHER.
AND, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT PERSONALLY.
SO I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S A DISCONNECT, WHICH IS A PROBLEM.
AND WHAT KIND OF COMPLICATIONS HAVE COME OUT OF THAT, THAT YOU'VE SEEN? WELL, I THINK THAT, UM, ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE ENFORCING.
AND THE CITY SERVICES DOESN'T KNOW WHY ENFORCEMENT IS TRYING TO ENFORCE SOMETHING.
THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT DOESN'T KNOW THAT THE CITY SERVICES OR THE ENFORCEMENT ARE IN ON WHATEVER IT IS.
SO I, I DO THINK THERE'S A DISCONNECT.
THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE PATRONS THAT, UH, OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THAT EITHER TONIGHT OR DAYS PAST MONTHS PAST THAT HAVE COME BEFORE YOU.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE, WHAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, AS YOU'VE SEEN THEM MIGRATE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS AS YOU'VE THOUGHT TO YOURSELF, GEE, I THINK THERE, IF ONLY WE COULD DO THINGS A DIFFERENT WAY HERE OR THERE.
I THINK THIS COULD HAVE GONE SMOOTHER FOR THEM.
THINK IN PROCESSES, WHAT COULD BE MAYBE IMPROVED.
OR IS IT PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM BY THE TIME THEY GET TO YOU? I'M, I'M SURE A LOT OF THINGS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF Y'ALL, BUT I DON'T GET NEIGHBORS OR, UM,
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BUSINESSES COMING TO ME BECAUSE I'M ON THE P AND Z COMMITTEE.AND DO YOU GUYS EXPERIENCE THAT? SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE PATRONS, PATRONS IN THAT THEY COULD BE CONTRACTORS, DEVELOPERS, ANYBODY WHO UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMING TO THE INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS.
IT COULD BE, THAT WOULD BE TOTALLY IMPROPER.
MR. MORALES, WHO WAS HERE TONIGHT OR ANYBODY LIKE THAT.
YOU MEAN COMING BEFORE THE COMMISSION? EXCUSE ME.
YOU MEAN COMING BEFORE THE COMMISSION? UHHUH? YEAH.
NOT COMING TO US INDIVIDUALLY.
I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU AS A BODY.
THINK OF ANYTHING THAT COULD BE IMPROVED.
UH, IN YOUR EXPERIENCES, WHAT DO YOU THINK CAUSES OUR CITIZENS THE GREATEST FRUSTRATION WITH REGARD TO OUR DEVELOPMENT AND PERMITTING PROCESSES? YOU MENTIONED ONE, KIND OF THE DISCONNECT MM-HMM.
WELL, AND WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN THE FRUSTRATION COME FROM? NOTICE BUFFER ZONES.
WE DEFINITELY SAW THAT THE LAST COUPLE MEETINGS WAS THEY NO ONE KNEW AND FELT LIKE THEY WERE RUSHED TO GET THERE SORT OF DEAL.
AND THIS IS THE NEXT STEP OF THE PROCESS.
AND I'M SURE THERE'S SOMETHING LISTED SOMEWHERE FOR THEM TO LOOK AT.
BUT I HAVEN'T PERSONALLY HAD A LOOK FOR THOSE THINGS, SO I DON'T KNOW.
I ALSO THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND THINGS COMING ALONG, LIKE OUR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS, WHICH HAS BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEM.
UM, WHEN I WAS ON MY HOA AND WE'VE HAD TWO COME FORWARD, UM, I DON'T THINK THAT WE ARE NECESSARILY A ADDRESSING SOME OF THIS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW GUIDELINES, ORDINANCES, THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES.
WE SHOULDN'T HAVE SOMETHING COMING BEFORE US THAT'S 1500 FEET FROM A, WAS IT 1500 FEET FROM A SCHOOL? THAT SHOULD HAVE JUST BEEN A NO.
UM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THAT.
UM, I COMPARE THAT TO BEING ON THE HOA WHEN WE HAD SOLAR PANELS.
WE HAVE NOTHING IN OUR, IN OUR BYLAWS ABOUT THAT.
WE, WE NEED TO ADDRESS THESE THINGS AS THEY COME FORWARD TO SAY, OKAY, WELL NOW THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM FOR US.
WE NEED TO LOOK AT DO WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS OVERALL? UM, AND HOW WE'RE GONNA HANDLE THAT.
UM, SO I THINK, I THINK WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE PROACTIVE WITH THAT.
I LOVE SEEING THOSE FINGERS MOVE OVER THERE.
WE'RE GETTING GOOD STUFF HERE.
WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE CHOOSE LEAGUE CITY AS A PLACE TO WORK AND INVEST? WHAT DO YOU THINK DRAWS 'EM HERE? STRATEGIC PLANNING IS INTERESTING BECAUSE AS YOU PROPOSE CHANGES, YOU KNOW, INITIATIVES, WE DON'T WANT TO ACCIDENTALLY SPACKLE OVER THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO PRESERVE.
SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY COGNIZANT ABOUT THE GOOD THINGS, WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT, AND THE, THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY.
OR YOU END UP SOMETIMES CHANGING THIS AT THE EXPENSE OF SOMETHING THAT WAS, WAS GOOD.
SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW.
WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE COME TO LEAGUE CITY? WHAT DO THEY LIKE? WHY DO THEY WANNA WORK AND INVEST HERE? I KNOW WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY SAYS, BUT NOT YOU FOLKS.
I THINK, I THINK THIS AREA IS JUST VERY WELL, I THINK THE AREA IS VERY WELL DIVERSIFIED.
UM, ETHNICALLY AND ALSO BUSINESS WISE.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT MEDICAL HERE, UTMB, AND YOU'VE GOT ALSO ATTORNEYS.
YOU'VE GOT ELECTRIC, YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE ENERGY FIELD THAT CAN WORK HERE.
JUST THE LOCATION IS JUST A GOOD, GOOD SPOT.
WHY ELSE? WHAT DRAWS 'EM THERE? CERTAINLY SAY SCHOOL, SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I FEEL LIKE FAMILY FEUD SOMETIMES RICHARD DAWSON, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, UH, I COMPARING IT TO WHAT THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY SAID AND TOP FIVE RESPONSES OR WHATEVER IT WAS.
UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT CAME UP REPEATEDLY.
WELL, I MEAN, I KNOW WHEN WE MOVED BACK, I MEAN, I, I PREFER WHEN WORK AT, YOU KNOW, UTMB AND MY JOB IS NOT IN LEAGUE CITY, BUT WE WERE MOVING BACK LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT TOWNS AND YOU'RE LIKE, OH, WELL IT MIGHT COST LESS TO LIVE THERE, BUT I'D RATHER PAY MORE AND HAVE THE BETTER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND THAT, YOU KNOW, OH, THE CRIME RATE'S LOWER THERE OR THAT, THAT'S NOT THE GREATEST PLACE TO LIVE.
THESE ARE ALL FACTORS THAT PEOPLE LOOK AT.
CRIME, SCHOOL DISTRICT, AFFORDABILITY, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU GOT GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S ALL ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE, ISN'T
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IT? YOU KNOW, YOUR WIFE'S FROM THERE, ALL THOSE FACTORS.THAT, THAT WILL DEFINITELY
WHAT ELSE? BUT YOUR QUESTION IS, WHY ARE BUSINESSES DRAWN HERE AS OPPOSED TO LIVING HERE? RESIDENTS, RIGHT.
UHHUH,
BUT THINK OF WHY THEY'RE HERE.
YOU KNOW, WHAT DRAWS DEVELOPERS, PEOPLE WHO UTILIZE OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HERE SAID SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE SAID BASICALLY, UH, ONE OF THE TOP RESPONSES WAS THE ACCESS TO DIVERSIFIED, UH, KIND OF BASKET OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE HERE.
UH, TRANSPORTATION, UH, IS ANOTHER ONE.
CENTRALITY TO GALVESTON BETWEEN GALVESTON AND HOUSTON WAS ANOTHER, UH, POPULAR ANSWER.
WHAT ELSE? WELL, HERE'S THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT QUESTION.
WHY DO SOME CHOOSE TO GO ELSEWHERE? THINK OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, INVESTORS, BUSINESSES, ET CETERA.
WHY DO THEY CHOOSE TO GO ELSEWHERE THAT THAT'S, THAT THAT SEEMS TO BE THE, UM, THE, THE GOING QUESTION.
SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? I'VE HEARD BUILDING CODES ARE TOO TOUGH.
THE CITY'S TOO TOUGH TO WORK FOR.
I'VE RAN ON THIS TWICE FOR COUNCIL AND I'VE LOST SOME, MAYBE I'M IN THE WRONG HERE.
BUT WHY DO WE KEEP CHASING BUSINESSES TO HARRIS COUNTY AND SOUTH OF LEAGUE CITY? OKAY, GOOD.
SO IN MY RETIREMENT JOB, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND VISIT WITH OTHER CITIES AND HAVE, UH, CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ABOUT THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND I'M SEEING A LOT MORE GROWTH IN AREAS THAT WE SHOULD BE GROWING IN, LIKE CHRIS SAID, AND LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WE HAD, THAT'S, I DON'T KNOW, FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OLD.
I THINK, UM, I SAW A LOT THINGS RELATED TO, UH, BENEFITS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UH, I RECENTLY FOUND OUT EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE AT HOMETOWN HEROES IS AMAZING.
UM, AND I, AND I DO LIKE THE STUFF, WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THAT, BUT THAT'S ALL WE HAVE.
WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT OR CULTURE OR, YOU KNOW, GROWTH FOR OUR CHILDREN BESIDES THE PARKS AREAS AND THOSE, THOSE PROGRAMS. AND I KNOW THE CLEAR CREEK SITUATION OVER THERE BY, BY WEBSTER IS, IS BEEN STAGNANT BECAUSE OF VARIOUS THINGS.
WE ALSO HAVE 1 46 THAT'S GONNA BE AN AMAZING VEIN THAT WENT STRAIGHT TO GALVESTON, WHO JUST GOT $42 MILLION TO EXPAND.
AND THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE 18, I THINK THE FORBES HAS GIVEN THEM.
AND, AND WE COULD BE GROWING IN THAT ASPECT.
THAT'S GONNA BRING IN REVENUE.
AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TOURISM AND ANYTHING THAT RELATES TO TOURISM, BUT TOURISM ALSO BRINGS IN REVENUE AND LOWERS OUR TAXES AS, AS HOMEOWNERS.
BUT WHY, WHY ARE WE NOT LOOKING TO EXPAND THOSE AREAS? ENTERTAINMENT, THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES AT 45.
AND WE JUST LOST, WHAT DID WE DO? WE, WE JUST LOST SOMETHING TO, UM, WHAT IS THAT, LAMAR? AND THEN, UH, LAMAR HAD SOMETHING THAT WE MISSED ON.
UM, AND I, I HEAR, YOU KNOW, THAT WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO PAY THEM TO COME HERE.
WELL, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S INVOLVED, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CREATIVE IN THE SURE.
IN THE THINGS THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO BENEFIT.
'CAUSE WE'RE BUILDING ALL THESE ROOFTOPS.
AND THEN WHAT DO WE HAVE TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY? YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT HOUSTON AND I DON'T EXPECT THEATER, BUT I MEAN, I, I DO EXPECT SOMETHING MORE TO ENRICH US.
AND IT, IT IS IN OUR DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
I, I MEAN, I SAW A SECTION IN THERE ON THAT, BUT I DON'T SEE THAT WE'RE DOING ANYTHING, UH, TO REACH THOSE GOALS.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK YOU'VE, YOU'VE ANSWERED FOR ME, IF I WERE TO ASK YOU WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO KEEP OR ENSURE THAT PEOPLE INVEST HERE, I THINK BRING A DIVERSIFICATION OF SERVICES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH THAT ATTRACT PEOPLE, MORE PEOPLE TO BE HERE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE GONE INTO A RESTAURANT WHEN THERE'S NOBODY ELSE IN THE RESTAURANT? YOU WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE.
AND YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE HAS TO BE SOMEONE FIRST INTO THE POOL, RIGHT.
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SOMETIMES IN ORDER TO DRAW OTHERS TO INVEST.AND, UH, THE SAME KIND OF THING I THINK HAPPENS WITH CITIES SOMETIMES.
THERE NEEDS TO BE THAT VISIBLE INVESTMENT BEFORE OTHERS KIND OF, UH, FOLLOW, UH, SUIT.
BUT BUT YOU SAY THAT AND, AND, AND, AND, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I'VE HEARD, UH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GREAT WOLF LODGE WE'VE RAN YEARS AGO, THEY RAN BAYBROOK MALL OUTTA LAKE CITY.
THEY RAN TOPGOLF OUTTA LAKE CITY.
SO WHERE, WHERE, WHERE'S THE, THE LINE OF WHAT, WHO'S GONNA DIP THEIR TOE IN WHEN WE RUN ALL THESE PEOPLE OUT OF TOWN? EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT YOU MEAN BY RUN OFF.
'CAUSE THERE, THERE MIGHT BE SOME VALUABLE STUFF THERE.
OBVIOUSLY BAYBROOK MALLS OLDER THAN I AM.
SO, AND AGAIN, IT'S HEARSAY WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD.
WHAT ABOUT GREAT WOLF? THAT'S, THAT'S MORE RECENT.
THAT, THAT'S JUST AGAIN, SO I'M, I'M, I'M SPREADING RUMORS FOR, FOR Y'ALL TO RESEARCH.
WELL, RUMORS ARE KIND OF IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS.
WELL, I MEAN, YOU WANT BLUNT AND HONEST.
THOSE ARE THREE PROJECTS THAT I'VE HEARD OF THAT WANTED TO BUILD IN LEAGUE CITY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
WHETHER THEY WERE GREAT AT THE TIME OR NOT.
UH, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS YEARS BEHIND.
UH, ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT I HAD SUGGESTED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A FEW YEARS AGO, WELL, GUESS WHERE IT'S BEING BUILT, BEING BUILT AT FLYAWAY.
RIGHT? ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CREEK.
SO WHO GETS THAT MONEY? HARRIS COUNTY.
WHERE DOES ALL OUR REVENUE GO? HARRIS COUNTY.
BECAUSE EVERYBODY IN LEAGUE CITY HAS TO GO THERE TO HAVE FUN.
GRANTED, IT'S A 10 MINUTE DRIVE.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M, THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT THE MONEY LEAVING LEAGUE CITY.
WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE? THE ENTERTAINMENT.
ANYBODY WANNA EXPAND ON THAT? RM ENTERTAINMENT.
THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE IN LAMAR.
RA BAYS ENTERTAINMENT THAT WENT TO LAMAR.
THE, UM, ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO GET BUILT NEXT TO CABELA'S, WHERE ALL THE LITTLE SHOPS ARE AT, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS ALL SUPPOSED TO DEVELOP ALL THE WAY TO CALDER ROAD, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
AND THAT STUFF WENT STAGNANT OVER THE LAST PROBABLY SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS.
AND SO A LOT OF WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS POLICY, NOT PROCESS, BUT THAT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK, TALK TO.
WELL, I MEAN, POLICY, I MEAN, YOU WANT RAW AND CANDID.
I'M ABOUT AS RAW AND CANDID AS YOU'RE GONNA GET.
SO YEAH, I THINK, I THINK IT IS THE POLICY, BECAUSE I KEEP HEARING, I KEEP HEARING PEOPLE SAY, WELL, WE HAVE TO PAY TO BRING THEM HERE.
AND I, I THINK IT IS POTENTIALLY POLICY FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, I KNOW SOME OF WOLF LODGE WAS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT POLICY.
UM, I'M NOT GONNA GET INTO, YOU KNOW, DETAILS OF WHAT I HEARD.
'CAUSE I, I THINK IT'S JUST HEARSAY, BUT, UM, ALTHOUGH IT WAS FROM ONE CON UH, COUNCILMAN A WHILE BACK.
UM, BUT, BUT WE DID AND WE LOST IT.
AND I DID HAVE A THOUGHT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OKAY, SO WE DO HAVE THE CLEAR CREEK OR THE, THE CREEK RIGHT THERE THAT RUNS ACROSS FROM WOLF LODGE.
AND BEING A BOATER, I'M ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO BRIDGE THAT AND USE THE WATERWAY.
SO THE WATERWAY RIGHT THERE, YOU KNOW, THE AVAILABILITY OF TAGGING ON TO WOLF LODGE, I KNOW THAT, I THINK THAT THEY SAID THAT, UM, THAT AREA STAGNATED, THERE WAS A DEATH AND THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES WITH THAT PROJECT.
THAT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US, AND WE CAN ENGAGE WITH HARRIS COUNTY AND WITH WOLF LODGE TO, TO CREATE THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, RELATIONSHIP.
YES, THAT WOULD BRING MONEY FOR BOTH OF US.
UM, SO I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT STANDS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING SURVEYS AND THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY SURVEYS I'VE DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
I'VE BEEN COMING DOWN HERE FOR 20 YEARS.
I DON'T EVEN BEEN LIVING HERE FOR FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.
UM, AND WHAT HAPPENED? ALL THOSE SURVEYS, I MEAN, I DID SURVEYS ON THE CREEK.
I'VE DONE SURVEYS ON, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT PARKS I'VE DONE SURVEYS ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU WANNA SEE? UM, AND, UM, AND I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH ALL THOSE SURVEYS.
I WAS TOLD WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN WHEN I ASKED ABOUT IT A WHILE, A FEW MONTHS AGO, THAT WE ARE PUTTING OUT A BID, UM, FOR COMPANIES TO ASSIST US WITH AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, UM, WHICH IS NORMAL APPARENTLY.
AND, UM, I SAID, WELL, WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE SURVEYS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AND WE'VE BEEN GIVING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY? UM, IS THAT GONNA TAKE BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION? AND THEN I WAS, I WAS SORT OF BLINDSIDED BY THE FACEBOOK POST ABOUT THIS NEW COMMITTEE AND NOT, YOU KNOW, NOT HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE REST OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, BUT SOMEBODY BEING CHOSEN TO BE ON IT.
UM, WHICH I FELT WAS NOT VERY TRANSPARENT.
UM, AND THEN BEING BLINDSIDED BY THIS TODAY, LIKE, UM, PAUL SAID, UM, AND WHILE I ENJOYED THE TRANSPARENCY THAT WE'VE SEEN, UM, SINCE CHRIS TOOK OVER, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR IT 'CAUSE I'VE HAD SOME VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE WITH THAT.
I'M NOT REAL THRILLED WITH HOW THIS WAS HANDLED.
UM, SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE COMMITTEE'S DOING.
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OF THE INDUSTRY MOSTLY, NOT REALLY, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY PER SE, UM, OF A COMMUNITY MEMBER SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW, I, I WOULD LIKE SOME INPUT IN THIS.SO WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH ALL THOSE SURVEYS WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE ALL THIS FEEDBACK, AND I WOULD LIKE SOME MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT YOU WERE, WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH LISTENING EVENTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED AND WHAT THAT ACTUALLY MEANS AND WHO WOULD BE PARTICIPATING AT, AT THE END, I'LL GIVE YOU, I'LL GIVE YOU A FULL KIND OF, UH, RUNDOWN OF WHAT ABOUT WHAT COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIC PLANNING IS, HOW IT, HOW IT KIND OF WORKS.
AND, UH, HAPPY TO DO THAT FOR YOU.
UH, WHICH KIND OF LEADS ME A GOOD SEGUE INTO THE NEXT, UH, QUESTION IS, WITH REGARD TO COMMUNICATIONS, WHAT, IF ANYTHING, WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT THE WAY YOU RECEIVE AND DELIVER INFORMATION, EITHER THAT'S FROM STAFF OR PRIMARILY FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
WOULD YOU CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU RECEIVE INFORMATION AS A COMMISSION MEMBER OR AS RECEIVE AND DELIVER AS A COMMISSIONER OR AS A CITIZEN? AS A COMMISSION? YEAH.
THE, THE WAY THAT WE GET IT FROM, I MEAN, THEY'RE ON TOP OF WHAT THEY SEND US.
SOMETIMES I WISH THEY WOULD PRINT OUT THE 700 DOCUMENTS FOR ME, BUT, UM, I MEAN, I THINK THEY DO A GREAT JOB AT THAT, AT THAT PART OF IT.
ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT COMMUNICATION? SO I'M GONNA POSE TO YOU THE KING OR QUEEN FOR A DAY SCENARIO OR QUESTION.
IF YOU COULD CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PERMITTING PROCESSES, WHAT WOULD IT BE? WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? THAT'S PRETTY MUCH CHANGE.
I THINK YOU ALREADY MENTIONED SETBACKS OR BUFFERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU CHANGE? KEEP IT RIGHT WHERE IT IS.
NOBODY WILL HOLD IT AGAINST YOU.
I, I THINK WE KIND OF LIKE DISCUSSED IT AS WE WERE GOING, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
LOOK, I APPRECIATE A COUPLE OF THINGS.
FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE YOUR BEING WILLING TO SIT HERE AND ENTERTAIN ME, UH, FOR A FEW MINUTES AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.
I APPRECIATE ALSO YOUR, YOUR, UH, PATIENCE CHARITY AND LUNG SUFFERING, UH, WITH A PROCESS.
IT'S AN IMPERFECT PROCESS BECAUSE WE'RE DEALING WITH, ALL OF US ARE IMPERFECT PEOPLE, BUT OUR INTENTIONS ARE GOLDEN AND, AND PURE.
AND WHAT I HAVE, UH, COMMITTED TO DO, AND JOHN BAUMGARTNER HAS ASKED ME TO DO IS HELP FACILITATE, UH, A REVISIT OF OUR DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES AND SEE IF THERE IS SOME WAY TO ELEVATE BOTH OUR PERFORMANCE AND THE LEVEL OF TRUST THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR PATRONS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
SO, UH, I, I'VE GIVEN YOU A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE FOR ME ON, WITH REGARD TO WHAT TRUST IS AND HOW TO ELEVATE THAT AND BUILD TRUST.
LET ME KIND OF DESCRIBE THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS FOR YOU.
UH, STRATEGIC PLANNING AGAIN, IS AN EXERCISE IN DEEP COMMUNITY LISTENING.
UH, BECAUSE LISTENING LIES AT THE BEDROCK OR FOUNDATION OF TRUST, YOU HAVE TO BE LISTENED TO AND UNDERSTOOD BEFORE YOU WILL TRUST ANYONE.
THAT'S JUST THE FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLE.
AS I TELL MY KIDS, DON'T BLAME ME.
THESE ARE, THESE ARE RULES THAT PRECEDED ME BY A LONG SHOT.
WE'RE SPECIES, BY THE WAY, ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE HARDWIRED TO TRUST.
BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ASSISTANCE TO DO THAT.
AND THAT GOES FOR OUR PATRONS AS WELL.
THOSE WHO UTILIZE OUR SERVICES, UH, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CASE, PRINCIPALLY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PERMITTING PROCESSES, NEED TO FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY SAID, HEY, WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WHAT WE, YOU THINK WE COULD DO BETTER.
THERE'S SOME COMMONALITIES THAT COME OUT OF THESE LISTENING EXERCISES.
THERE'LL BE A NUMBER OF WORKSHOPS, FOCUS GROUPS, AND YES, SURVEYS THAT WE WILL TAKE.
I CAN'T ANSWER WHERE THE OTHERS ARE.
I COULD, I WILL DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHERE MINE GO.
AND WE'LL TAKE ALL THAT INFORMATION AND WE'LL LOOK AT IT AND WE'LL START TO IDENTIFY COMMON THEMES THAT WE CALL STRATEGIC DIRECTIVES.
IF ANY OF YOU HAVE LOOKED AT A COMPUTER GENERATED 3D UH, PIECE OF ART BEFORE, IT REQUIRES THAT YOU STARE AT IT FOR SOME AMOUNT
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OF TIME BEFORE THAT 3D IMAGE BECOMES APPARENT TO YOU, JUMPS OUT OF THE PICTURE AT YOU.THAT'S THE CLOSEST THING I'VE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE TO DESCRIBE, UM, THE IDENTIFICATION OF THEMES OR STRATEGIC DIRECTIVES IN THE PROCESS.
IT TAKES SOME TIME AND YOU'LL LOOK AT IT AND YOU'LL SAY, I THINK I SEE THAT COMMUNICATIONS AND RESPONSIVENESS IS AN ISSUE, THAT PROCESSES ARE AN ISSUE, THAT POLICY IS AN ISSUE, OR THAT TECHNOLOGY IS AN ISSUE, ET CETERA.
UNDERNEATH EACH ONE OF THOSE, WE WILL PRESCRIBE ANY NUMBER OF INITIATIVES THAT WE BELIEVE WILL ALLOW US TO SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESS THAT STRATEGIC DIRECTIVE.
WE WILL ALSO DEFINE, UH, WHAT WE BELIEVE ARE THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OR CRITICAL OUTCOMES WE'RE SEEKING.
SO IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THE STRATEGIC DIRECTIVES DEFINE A DESTINATION, THE INITIATIVES DEFINE THE DIRECTIONS TO ARRIVE AT THAT DESTINATION AND THE CRITICAL OUTCOMES, LET US KNOW WHEN WE'VE ARRIVED.
WE WILL ALSO DEFINE A PRIMARY DIRECTIVE, SOMETHING THAT, THAT THE PLAN SAYS, IF YOU READ NOTHING ELSE, YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS.
AND THAT WILL BE SIT AT THE HUB OF THOSE STRATEGIC DIRECTIVES AND HOLD THE WHOLE PLAN TOGETHER.
IT IS OUR WHY WE EXIST AS A DEPARTMENT, MAYBE EVEN AS A CITY, WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE DO, WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY.
PEOPLE AS, UH, A RESEARCHER BY THE NAME OF SIMON SINEK SAYS, PEOPLE BUY WHY YOU DO SOMETHING, NOT WHAT YOU DO.
AND SO PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE WHY BEFORE THEY BUY HOW AND WHEN.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
AND WE'RE GONNA FASHION THAT IN A PLAN AND PRESENT IT TO YOU.
AND WE'RE GONNA PRESENT IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS COMMUNICATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADOPT THE PLAN OFFICIALLY BY RESOLUTION.
THAT WILL THEN BECOME THE BLUEPRINT FOR OUR ACTIVITIES, OUR IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES AS WE MOVE INTO THE FUTURE.
SO RON MITA WILL BE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR STAFF TO IMPLEMENT THE INITIATIVES THAT ARE PRESCRIBED AND ADOPTED ULTIMATELY BY THE COUNCIL, BUT WITHOUT ONE IMPORTANT ELEMENT.
ALL OF THIS IS IN VAIN, AND I THINK IT EXPLAINS WHERE YOUR SURVEYS WENT WITHOUT RETURN AND REPORT, WHICH IS THE LAST PHASE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING.
WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE LISTENING PHASE, AND THAT TAKES THE LONGEST AND REQUIRES THE MOST PATIENCE.
BUT IN THE RETURN AND REPORT PHASE, YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE VISUALLY HOW, AND TO WHAT DEGREE WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN.
UH, WE ARE GONNA UTILIZE AN ONLINE TOOL THAT WILL ALLOW YOU ACCESS TO MONITOR THAT.
WE WILL ALSO INVITE THE COMMITTEE TO GIVE REPORTS BACK TO YOU, BACK TO CITY COUNCIL ON HOW THE IMPLEMENTATION IS GOING.
THAT RETURN AND REPORT ELEMENT, BY THE WAY, IS WHERE MOST CITIES PARTICULARLY REALLY MESS UP THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN.
UH, IT'S LIKE MAKING A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION THAT YOU TELL NO ONE ABOUT.
THOSE ARE VERY EASY TO NEGLECT AND FORGET, AREN'T THEY? BUT WHEN YOU TELL PEOPLE AND YOU MAKE THE PROCESSES, YOU MAKE THE PLAN VISIBLE AND YOU REPORT ON THAT, THAT INCREASES THE LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE EQUATION, AND IT'S MORE LIKELY THAT YOUR PLAN WILL BE IMPLEMENTED.
UH, SO IN THAT BRIEF EXPLANATION, UH, THAT'S IN A NUTSHELL WHAT COMMUNITY OR CUSTOMER BASED STRATEGIC PLANNING IS.
I'VE SEEN IT EFFECTIVELY UTILIZED FOR ENTIRE COMMUNITIES.
I'VE ASSISTED A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES WITH THIS EXERCISE.
THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND DEPARTMENT THAT I'VE APPLIED THIS METHODOLOGY TO.
THE FIRST ONE I HAD WAS IN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH SUFFERED A TRUST DEFICIT WITH CITIZENS OF GALACTIC PROPORTIONS.
AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN ADDRESSING THAT CHASM, THAT GAP TO THE DEGREE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ACTUALLY SHARED WITH THE CITIZENS OF KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, OUR PLAN AND URGE THEM TO CALL THE CITY OF BAYTOWN TO SEE HOW THEY COULD RESTORE TRUST BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEIR COMMUNITY.
SO AS YOU KNOW, THAT WAS A SCENE OF SOME
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UPHEAVAL, UH, DURING THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS.SO VERY PROUD THAT THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED TO THAT DEGREE.
WE HAD A NEW CHIEF THAT WAS VERY DEDICATED TO THE PROPOSITION OF, OF IMPLEMENTING THAT PLAN.
BUT MORE THAN THAT, WHAT WAS SO GRATIFYING ABOUT IT IS WE SAW THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER AGAIN, ALMOST CLEAVED TOGETHER AGAIN AS, UH, THE POLICE IMPLEMENTED THAT PLAN.
UH, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL, IT CONVINCED ME THAT SUCH A METHODOLOGY COULD BE APPLIED TO AN INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT LIKE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
WHEN I PROPOSED THIS TO JOHN, OUR CITY MANAGER, UH, HE ENTHUSIASTICALLY, UH, THREW HIS SUPPORT BEHIND THAT AND, UH, ALLOWED ME TO GO FORWARD.
UH, THE COMMITTEE IS, IS WITHOUT SOUNDING PROPRIETARY AS MY COMMITTEE TO HELP ME PUT TOGETHER A PLAN THAT WOULD REFLECT THE GENERAL NEEDS, HOPES, FEARS, AND AMBITIONS OF OUR PATRONS OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
SO, UH, THAT'S THAT IN A NUTSHELL.
THE TIMELINE GETS US TO THE END OF MAY, AND I HOPE TO PRESENT THIS IN THE FIRST PART OF JUNE.
SO IT'S, IT'S KIND OF A QUICK PROCESS.
USUALLY FOR AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY, I WOULD USE ANYWHERE FROM EIGHT TO 12 MONTHS TO DO A STRATEGIC PLAN.
BUT THIS IS ONE DEPARTMENT AND WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT FASTER THAN THAT.
DON'T HAVE TO BE PRECISE, BUT IF YOU HAD TO GUESS PERCENTAGE OF LEAGUE CITY THAT'S DEVELOPED TO LEAGUE CITY, THAT'S NOT DEVELOPED? WELL, RIGHT NOW WE'RE, UH, WE'RE ENGAGING IN A MASTER PLANNING PROCESS, UH, THAT WILL ADDRESS 40% OF OUR, UH, COMMUNITY THAT IS NOT DEVELOPED RIGHT NOW.
I WOULD SAY WITH OTHER POCKETS, I WOULD SAY PROBABLY 45 TO, SO ABOUT 40 TO 45% SOMETHING? NO, NO.
I WOULD SAY SOMEWHERE, IT'S PROBABLY A BALLPARK GUESS.
SO WE HAVE THE ABILITY, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE A LOT OF CHANGE GOING INTO THE FUTURE.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS LIKE 80%.
'CAUSE LIKE FROM THE GROUND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S COMPLETELY DEVELOPED, BUT THEN YOU GET IN THE AIR, YOU SEE, I'VE CERTAINLY ADVISED, HELPED IN ASSISTED COMMUNITIES THAT WERE A HUNDRED PERCENT BUILT OUT AND ALL THEY HAD REALLY WAS INFILL PROJECTS.
AND, AND, UH, STILL THEY WENT THROUGH A STRATEGIC PLANNING EXERCISE BECAUSE IT IS NOT, I KNOW FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND YOU KNOW, OUR STAFF, IT'S, IT'S ABOUT DEVELOPMENT, BUT QUALITY OF LIFE TOUCHES SO MANY OTHER ASPECTS OF, OF THE COMMUNITY.
BUT YEAH, I MEAN THIS IS WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT LEAGUE CITY.
IT'S A HALF, HALF OF IT IS A BLANK PALETTE AND YOU KNOW WHAT, THE OTHER HALF IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INFILL, REDEVELOP, ET CETERA.
AND, UH, WOULDN IT BE GREAT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT PEOPLE ARE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE GONNA INVEST AND BUILD IN OUR COMMUNITY, EXPECT FROM US.
I, I, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR SURE.
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MARK, DO YOU HAVE ANY STAFF COMMENTS FOR US? UH, JUST A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE NO RESPONSES AS A RESULT BE SINCE LAST, UH, WEEKS' CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS CANCELED.THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE NEXT WEEK ON THE 26TH.
AND ALSO JUST A REMINDER FOR YOUR MEETING ON THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS APRIL 1ST, UH, WE WILL HAVE THE CIAC MEETING POST PNZ MEETING.
THAT'S WHERE WE WILL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL VISITORS WITH US TO DISCUSS THAT.
DO YOU HAVE A DATE FOR THAT? THAT'S THE APRIL 1ST MEETING, SIR.
I THINK THEY DECIDED LAST WEEK THAT PERHAPS THAT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD TIMELINE.
THAT THEY COULDN'T BE READY FOR THAT FOR THE JOINT MEETING.
IT, IT, CHRIS SAYS IT MAY BE PUSHED, BUT WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH, KEEP EVERY COMMISSION.
EVERYBODY SURPRISED AT WHAT'S GOING ON? YEAH, THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY, WE'LL, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
A OPPOSED? NO, I'VE GOT LIKE DURING THE WINTER, FIVE, 10 MINUTE MEETING.