* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS ] [00:00:05] CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY TEXAS WILL NOW COME TO ORDER IN A WORK SESSION ON APRIL 8TH AT 5:00 PM ROLL CALL. ANY MANN HERE? UH, TOMMY'S NOT HERE YET. TOM CRUISE HERE. COURTNEY CHADWELL? HERE. CHAD TRESSLER HERE. AND, UH, SEAN HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY. ALRIGHT, PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO, THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND NUMBER THREE, [3. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE WESTERN LEAGUE CITY REGIONAL MASTER PLAN] PRESENTATION DISCUSSION REGARDING THE WESTERN LEAGUE CITY REGIONAL MASTER PLAN. HEY, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING OUT. I WANTED TO TALK TONIGHT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR WEST SIDE MASTER PLAN, UH, THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. UM, BACK, YOU KNOW, IN, IN 2023, WE SAW THE, UH, EXPANSION OF, OF GRAND PARKWAY GETTING APPROVED THROUGH, THROUGH LAKE CITY, THE EXPANSION OF FIVE 17, KNOWING IT WAS COMING AND IT'S SOME EXPLOSIVE GROWTH ON OUR WEST SIDE. UH, WE WANTED TO LOOK AT A MASTER PLAN INITIATIVE FOR, FOR OUR WEST SIDE. UM, THAT MASTER PLAN WAS GOING TO, CAN YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT? YEAH. I'M SORRY. IS THAT BETTER? YEP. ALRIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO THAT THE MASTER PLAN WAS GOING TO LOOK AT, UH, FOUR MAJOR GOALS, UH, USING OUR LAND USE WISELY FOR THE REMAINING PIECES OF UNDEVELOPED LAND, UH, HOLISTIC LOOK AT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER, SEWER, ROADS, TRAILS, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOW WE RATE, I GUESS SO TO SPEAK WITH NEIGHBORING AREAS. UH, WHAT CAN WE DO TO, UH, POSITION OURSELVES FOR STRONG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY, HIGH QUALITY, UH, DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN PLACEMAKING, HOW TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CREATING SOME, SOME ICONIC PUBLIC SPACES. UH, SO WE WENT THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS. LJA WAS SELECTED AS THE CONSULTANT TO HELP US NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS, UH, PROCESS. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MS. KATIE HARRIS, WHO IS THE TEAM LEAD FOR LJA. SHE'LL INTRODUCE HER TEAM AND KIND OF WALK THROUGH THE STEPS. I WOULD SAY ONE THING, THE, THE DOCUMENT, I KNOW Y'ALL, Y'ALL RECEIVED IT KIND OF, UH, AT THE BACK END OF LAST WEEK. IT'S, IT'S FAIRLY LENGTHY. WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GO THROUGH IT, UH, PRETTY QUICKLY, AND THEN MAYBE IF WE COULD HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL THE END AND THEN ADDRESS 'EM ALL AT ONCE. ALL RIGHT. THANK Y'ALL. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? OKAY, GREAT. UH, MY NAME IS KATIE HARRIS. I AM AN ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL WITH LJA, AND I'VE BEEN THE PROJECT MANAGER, UM, ON THE WEST SIDE MASTER PLAN. AND AS CHRIS MENTIONED, UM, THIS HAS BEEN ABOUT A YEAR'S WORTH OF WORK, BUT I'M GONNA TRY TO CONDENSE IT INTO 15 MINUTES, SO WISH ME LUCK. SO, UM, AS CHRIS MENTIONED, THERE WERE, UM, FIVE MAJOR GOALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MASTER PLAN. AND, UM, THEY, THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION, WE'LL KIND OF TOUCH ON EACH OF THOSE AND HOW THERE THEY WERE LOOKED AT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. SO ONE OF THE FIRST MAIN THINGS THAT WE WERE THINKING ABOUT ON THIS MASTER PLAN AND, AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT IS GUIDING LONG-TERM GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE AREA. SO THIS PLAN LOOKED TO ADDRESS A LOT OF, UM, UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME WITH RAPID GROWTH WITH UNDEVELOPED LAND, AND, UM, IN A WAY THAT WAS PROMOTING ECONOMIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, LAND USE PLANNING. AND SINCE MORE THAN 40% OF THE LAND IN THIS AREA IS STILL UNDEVELOPED, UM, THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GUIDE GROWTH IN A STRATEGIC AND PURPOSEFUL WAY. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL SERVE AS THE BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT SO THAT LEAGUE CITY CAN CONTINUE GROWING IN A MANNER, UM, THAT MEETS THE GOALS FOR QUALITY OF LIFE, ECONOMIC STEWARDSHIP, AND, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. SO, UM, AS PART OF THIS, THERE WERE SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. UM, AND THERE THE MAIN THREE THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT, I BELIEVE, WERE ECONOMIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, AND FLOODING AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. SO THE ECONOMIC HEALTH, UM, IS LOOKING AT FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY, UM, AND THE NEED FOR COORDINATED DETENTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING THROUGHOUT THE AREA. UM, AND SO ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE LOOK AT ECONOMIC HEALTH IS BY LAND USE DIVERSIFICATION. UM, AND THAT'S WITH THE INCLUSION TO MORE COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, UM, WHICH COULD HELP MITIGATE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS OF LEAGUE CITY. UM, AND THIS IS DONE BY PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY [00:05:01] FOR NEW BUSINESSES AND JOB GENERATING TYPE DEVELOPMENT, WHETHER THAT'S MIXED USE WITH ASSOCIATED RETAIL OR, UM, OTHER COMMERCIAL STYLE DEVELOPMENTS. AND BY PLANNING IN ADVANCE FOR DETENTION AND DRAINAGE NEEDS, UM, IT ALLOWS FOR A, IT ALLOWS FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY TO KEEP PACE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A HYBRID, REGIONAL, AND TRADITIONAL STYLE DETENTION SYSTEM THAT YOU TYPICALLY WOULDN'T SEE WITHOUT THIS TYPE OF, UM, OVERALL PLANNING EXERCISE. SO WE ALSO ARE LOOKING TO CREATE A BALANCED AND RESILIENT COMMUNITY. UM, SO WE'RE NOT JUST TRYING TO MANAGE GROWTH IN THE AREA. WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CURRENT RESIDENTS AND EXISTING RESIDENTS. UM, AND WE WANT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS COMING, COMING TO SUPPORT LEAGUE CITIES GOALS OF ECONOMIC, UM, DIVERSITY, ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC OPEN SPACES, UM, AND CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT PROMOTES WALKABLE, LIVABLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES. UM, WE DO THIS BY INTEGRATING PARKS AND TRAILS AND NATURAL AREAS INTO THE PLAN. UM, SO THAT DEVELOPMENT AS A DEVELOPMENT OCCURS, IT'S CREATING A SENSE OF PLACE AND COMMUNITY, WHICH HELPS MAKE IT EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE AND, UH, DESIRABLE FOR BOTH BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS. WE ALSO, UM, WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE CREATING A SHARED VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF LEAGUE CITY. UM, THIS WAS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF NOT JUST STAFF MEMBERS, BUT ALSO PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA AS WELL AS GENERAL PUBLIC FROM LEAGUE CITY. UM, WE HAD SEVERAL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH SURVEYS AND, UH, AN IN-PERSON OPEN HOUSE. AND IT REPRESENTS LEAGUE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO AN INCLUSIVE PLANNING OPPORTUNITY THAT IS CONSIDERING ALL PERSPECTIVES, UM, FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENCES OR, UH, PRESIDENTS. YES, SORRY. SO, UM, I, THESE WILL ALL BE TIED INTO THE PRESENTATION, BUT SOME OF THE REASONS THAT THIS PROCESS IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS BALANCING GROWTH WITH SUSTAINABILITY, COORDINATING DETENTION AND DRAINAGE PLANNING, UH, REVIEWING THE TAX BASE TO MAKE SURE THAT LONG-TERM FISCAL HEALTH IS ADDRESSED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, NOT JUST IN THIS SPECIFIC AREA, AND WHICH TIES INTO PHYSICAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE CITY, SUCH AS, UM, MAKING SURE WE HAVE APPROPRIATE DRAINAGE AND NOT IMPACTING PEOPLE DOWNSTREAM. SO, UM, AS I MENTIONED, UM, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT. WE HAD A, WE HAD A LOT OF MEMBERS FROM CITY STAFF THAT WERE PART OF OUR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE ALSO HAD A STAKEHOLDER STEERING COMMITTEE THAT CONSISTED OF PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA, AS WELL AS TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER MANN AND COUNCIL, UM, MEMBER SAUNDERS. AND, UH, WE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK ON THE PROPOSED PLAN, WHETHER THAT WAS FROM A FEASIBILITY OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, IF THE ACREAGE IS APPROPRIATE, OR THE AREAS WE WERE PROPOSING OR IF, UM, THAT THE LANDOWNERS FELT THAT THEIR LAND WAS BEING ADEQUATELY PLANNED FOR IN THE AREA. WE, AS I MENTIONED, WE ALSO HAD SEVERAL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. UM, THERE WAS, THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT SURVEYS IN A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE. SO THE FIRST SURVEY WAS OPEN FROM MID-JANUARY THROUGH JUNE OF 2024, AND IT RECEIVED OVER 1300 1300 RESPONSES. AND THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY WAS TO GATHER GENERAL INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNITY REGARDING WHAT TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT IT WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON THIS SIDE OF THE CITY. AND THE, UM, FIVE HIGHEST RANKED LAND USES WERE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE PARKS, FAMILY ORIENTED ENTERTAINMENT, COMMUNITY CENTERS SLASH LIBRARIES, RETAIL SPACES SLASH RESTAURANTS, AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. FOLLOWING THAT SURVEY, WE HAD A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE IN NOVEMBER OF 2024. AND, UM, WE PRESENTED THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE AND TWO FEATURE LAND USE PLANS THAT WE'LL DISCUSS IN FURTHER SLIDES. AND THE INTENT WAS TO EXPLAIN THE PROCESS AND WHAT WE'D BEEN DOING, AND THEN GET FEEDBACK ON OUR PROPOSED PLANS. SO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE IN ATTENDANCE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A SURVEY, WHICH WAS THEN POSTED ONLINE ALONG WITH THE PRESENTATION FOR THOSE WHO COULD NOT MAKE IT THERE IN PERSON. AND THE, UM, RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED TO RANK THEIR PREFERENCES ON LAND USES, WHICH, UH, INCLUDED COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES, WATERWAYS, INDUSTRIAL, MIXED USE, MULTIFAMILY, OPEN SPACE PARKS, AND RESIDENTIAL. [00:10:01] OVER, UM, 530 RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED FOR THAT SURVEY. SO, AGAIN, A VERY, UM, LARGE TURNOUT. AND THEN THERE WERE, THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS AS PART OF THE SURVEY, AND THERE WERE OVER 400 OF THOSE WHICH CENTERED AROUND PARK GREEN SPACE TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND FLOOD FLOOD MITIGATION AND DRAINAGE. IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WE WERE ALSO LOOKING AT SEVERAL, UM, TOPICS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE AREA. SO THERE WAS, UM, AN HYDRAULICS AND HYDROLOGY OVERVIEW THAT WAS DONE FOR THE AREA IS BASICALLY A VERY, VERY HIGH LEVEL, UM, LOOK AT THE DRAINAGE IN THE AREA. AND IT CONFIRMED PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE ALL KNOW, THAT THE AREA IS VERY FLAT AND A LOT OF DETENTION IS NEEDED, UM, FOR ANY SORT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES THROUGH. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT AN OVERALL REGIONAL DETENTION SYSTEM IS NOT FEASIBLE DUE TO TOPOGRAPHY AND THE WAY THE WATER FLOWS IN THE AREA. SO A HYBRID OF A REGIONAL AND A TRADITIONAL SYSTEM WAS PROPOSED DEPENDING ON THE AREA, UM, WHERE DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE OCCURRING. AND YOU'LL KIND OF SEE THAT IN THE PLANS, AND I'LL POINT THAT OUT WHEN WE GET TO THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. UM, WE ALSO LOOKED AT, UH, THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MOBILITY. UM, Y'ALL ARE ALL VERY AWARE THAT THE MASTER MOBILITY PLAN WAS UPDATED LAST FALL. AND SO WE REVIEWED THAT TO ENSURE THAT WHAT WE WERE PROPOSING, UM, IN THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN WAS STILL ADEQUATE AND MADE ADJUSTMENTS AS NECESSARY. AND, UM, CONFIRMED THAT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF THE AREA BASED ON THE LAND USES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING, MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S ENOUGH WATER AND SANITARY AND, UM, ALL SORTS OF UTILITY AVAILABILITY FOR ANY SORT OF DEVELOPMENT. UM, ESPECIALLY FOR, SINCE THE AREA IS CURRENTLY ZONED SINGLE FAMILY. AND THIS LAND USE MAP IS PROPOSING MUCH MORE DIVERSE MIX. UM, WE ALSO DID SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS. UM, A THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, SPECIES OVERVIEW, A WETLAND ASSESSMENT, A CULTURAL RESOURCE REVIEW, AND A PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT. ALL THESE WERE VERY, UM, HIGH LEVEL DESKTOP, UH, REVIEWS. AND SO AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS, THERE WILL NEED TO BE ADDITIONAL STUDIES DONE, BUT THE GENERAL CONSENSUS WAS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MAJOR HAPPENING IN THE AREA, UM, EITHER FROM A WETLAND PERSPECTIVE, AN ENDANGERED SPECIES PERSPECTIVE, OR, UM, A CULTURAL RESOURCE PERSPECTIVE. AND SAME WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. SO IN ADDITION TO THOSE STUDIES, UM, A MARKET STUDY WAS ALSO COMPLETED AS PART OF THIS, UM, PROJECT. AND, UM, OUR MARKET STUDY CONSULTANT IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY VERY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR THEM. BUT, UM, THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE COMPETITIVE MARKET AREA, WHICH IS BASICALLY A, AN AREA WHERE PROPERTIES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO LEAGUE CITY WOULD BE COMPETING FOR THE SAME TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT, WHETHER THAT'S RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL. AND IN THIS CASE IS A 10 ZIP CODE AREA. UM, AND THAT IS ALL DETAILED IN THE REPORT, BUT IT BASICALLY SHOWS WHAT'S REALISTIC IN THE AREA BASED ON WHAT'S ALREADY EXISTING OR UNDER DEVELOPMENT, UM, IN THE SURROUNDING 10 ZIP CODES. SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, IN THE AREA, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ADD MORE LAND USES. UM, AS PART OF THIS ANALYSIS, A UM, BASELINE VERSUS ASPIRATIONAL SCENARIO WAS DISCUSSED. AND A BASELINE, UH, SCENARIO IS ESSENTIALLY WHERE IT'S PROJECTING FUTURE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT, ASSUMING THAT ALL CONDITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE STAY THE SAME. AND, UH, IT'S USING A MIXTURE OF PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS AND THE EXISTING R SF SEVEN ZONING DISTRICT AND NO USE OF INCENTIVES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY NEW INFRASTRUCTURE OR NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. AND THEN THERE'S AN ASPIRATIONAL SCENARIO, WHICH ASSUMES EITHER UPDATED ZONING AND OR THE CONSERVATIVE USE OF INCENTIVES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS LIKELY TO GENERATE A HIGHER VALUE DEVELOPMENT, UM, THAT WILL HELP ELEVATE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE AREA WITH ELEVATING REAL ESTATE PRICES, RENTS, AND THE QUALITY OF TENANTS. WE ALSO, UM, HAD OUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT AND THEY PREPARED A DESIGN GUIDELINE HANDBOOK THAT IS BASICALLY AN EXTENSION THAT WOULD IT, ONCE THIS IS ADOPTED, WOULD BE AN EXTENSION OF [00:15:01] THE EXISTING, UM, PARKS MASTER PLAN. UM, AND IT TALKS ABOUT LANDSCAPE AND SUSTAINABILITY AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT THAT IN THE AREA. AND IT REALLY CENTERS AROUND THE CONCEPT OF A SPONGE CITY, WHICH IS BASICALLY AN A WAY TO DESIGN CITIES WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT IS ACTING LIKE IT NORMALLY WOULD. SO THE LAND IS STORING, ABSORBING AND SLOWLY RELEASING RAINWATER, UM, MIMICKING THE NATURAL SPONGE-LIKE FUNCTION ECOSYSTEM, WHICH HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REDUCE FLOODING, IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, AND ENHANCE URBAN RESILIENCE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, THEY PROVIDE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOW THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN DEVELOPMENT, UM, SUCH AS BIOSWALES OR MORE NATURAL STYLE TRAILS. AND IT ALSO LOOKED AT PARK RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, AS SHOWN IN THE, UH, 2017 AND UPDATED 2024 PARKS MASTER PLAN. AND HOW DO WE MAKE THAT SUSTAINABLE AND FIT WITH THE GOALS OF THIS MASTER PLAN AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE. SO THE, ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, BUT THEY ARE, WERE LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, WHICH, UM, YOU'LL SEE IN A MOMENT. BUT A FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IS ESSENTIALLY A DOCUMENT THAT PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR LAND USE FOR THE AREA. IT'S NOT, UM, A REGULATORY DOCUMENT. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A GUIDING DOCUMENT THAT HELPS STAFF AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL MAKE DECISIONS WHEN, UM, OPPORTUNITIES COME FORWARD. AND IT ALSO CAN HELP GUIDE, UM, MOBILITY PLANS OR INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY'S ADEQUATELY PLANNING FOR THE NEEDS OF THE CITY AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS. SO WE LOOKED AT ALL THE EXISTING CONDITIONS IN THE CITY, WHETHER THAT WAS FROM A ZONING PERSPECTIVE, INFRASTRUCTURE, MOBILITY, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING THAT WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT, WE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION. AND WE ALSO USED THE MARKET STUDY TO DETERMINE IF THE PERCENTAGES OF LAND USES THAT WE WERE PROPOSING WERE REALISTIC AND FEASIBLE FOR THIS AREA. SO THERE WE CAME UP WITH TWO ULTIMATE OPT OPTIONS THAT WE SHOWED TO THE PUBLIC OPTION, A PRIORITIZE, PRIORITIZED ATTENTION AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND KIND OF LEANED TOWARDS THE MORE TRADITIONAL, UH, FUTURE LAND USE PLAN THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE AREA AND THAT YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN IN, UH, VERSIONS OF LEAGUE CITY OVER THE YEARS. AND OPTION B WAS A MORE INTEGRATED AND HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT WHERE WE BLEND FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS DETENTION PONDS AND WITH GREEN SPACES AND COMMERCIAL AREAS. SO YOU'LL SEE DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS IN THE WOODLANDS IN ELEANOR TINSLEY PARK, AND, UM, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS FLOOD MANAGEMENT, UM, WHILE ALSO PRODUCING VISUAL AMENITIES THAT ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE. WHEN WE RECEIVED THE SURVEY RESULTS FROM THE SECOND, UH, SURVEY THAT WAS OPENED IN NOVEMBER, OPTION A ONLY WAS FAVORED BY 12.6% OF THE RESPONDENTS, AND OVER 64% OF THE PUBLIC PREFERRED OPTION B, BOTH THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND STAKEHOLDER STEERING COMMITTEES ALSO PREFERRED OPTION B. HERE IS THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, AND BEFORE, I'LL GIVE YOU ALL A SECOND TO LOOK AT THIS, BUT I'LL, I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS, UM, ON THE NEXT FEW SLIDES. SO AS PART OF THIS, OUR GOAL WAS TO DIVERSIFY LAND USES, ENHANCE THE CITY OR, UH, RESIDENTS QUALITY OF LIFE, FOSTER ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TAX-BASED DIVERSIFICATION, IMPROVE MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY, MAINTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL AND RECREATIONAL SPACES, AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DUAL PURPOSE DETENTION. SO, UM, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WAS, UH, DIVERSIFYING LAND USES. SO, UM, AS YOU'RE LIKELY AWARE, THE CITY'S TAX BASE IS CURRENTLY ABOUT 60% RESIDENTIAL OR 80% RESIDENTIAL TO 20% COMMERCIAL, WITH THE GOAL OF ULTIMATELY BEING CLOSER TO A 60 40 SPLIT. UH, THIS PLAN THAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER PROPOSES A 64% RESIDENTIAL TO 36%, UM, COMMERCIAL MIXED USE AND INDUSTRIAL MIX. AND THE MARKET STUDY SUPPORTS THIS PERCENTAGE BREAKOUT. WE ALSO WERE LOOKING TO, UM, ENHANCE RESIDENTS QUALITY OF LIFE. SO BY INTEGRATING PUBLIC PARKS, OPEN SPACES, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS, AND PUBLIC AMENITIES, UM, WE WANNA CREATE A WALKABLE, VIBRANT COMMUNITY THAT PEOPLE WANT TO VISIT, WHETHER THEY LIVE IN LAKE CITY OR [00:20:01] THEY LIVE ADJACENT TO LEAGUE CITY. WE ALSO WERE LOOKING TO FOSTER THE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TAX-BASED DIVERSIFICATION, UM, BY IDENTIFYING STRATEGIES FOR COMPATIBLE AND SUSTAINED GROWTH. RIGHT NOW, LEAGUE CITY DEPENDS HEAVILY ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAXES, WHICH OVER TIME CAN PLACE STRAIN ON SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. AND BY ENCOURAGING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN KEY AREAS SUCH AS ALONG THE GRAND PARKWAY AND FM FIVE 17, UM, IT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BALANCE THE RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL TAX RATIO IN THE AREA AND HOPEFULLY REDUCE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL BURDEN ON LEAGUE CITY PROPERTY OWNERS. WE ALSO WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THIS PLAN HAD ONLY A POSITIVE IMPACT ON MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY IN THE AREA. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE, UM, DISCUSSION POINT OVER THE PAST DECADE, ENSURING THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO FM FIVE 17 AND ALL THE OTHER SURROUNDING MAJOR ROADS AND WAS ESPECIALLY, UM, EVIDENT IN THE MULTI OR THE MASTER MOBILITY PLAN, UM, UPDATE LAST YEAR. SO WE LOOKED AT EXISTING CONDITIONS AND ENSURED THAT WE WERE WORKING WITH ANY CONSTRAINTS IN THE AREAS OR, UM, TYING INTO EXISTING ROADS OR EXISTING DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T NEGATIVELY IMPACT, UM, FUTURE OR CURRENT RESIDENTS. UM, WE ALSO WANTED TO, UH, MAINTAIN AS MUCH GREEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL AREA AS POSSIBLE, AS THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS. THEY WANT MORE OPEN SPACE, MORE PARKS, AND MORE ABILITY TO BE OUTSIDE. SO ON THIS PLAN, UM, A LOT OF THE LAND USES ARE ADJACENT TO OPEN SPACE OR PARKS THAT COULD HOUSE RECREATIONAL FACILIT FACILITIES OR, UM, JUST BE AN AMENITY AS PART OF A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. AND WE ALSO WERE LOOKING TO INTEGRATE A DUAL PURPOSE DETENTION MODEL WHERE THE DETENTION ACTS AS A PARK WHEN IT'S NOT NEEDED FOR DETENTION PURPOSES, BUT HAS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE OVERFLOW SPACES. UM, IN THE EVENT OF A LARGER RAIN EVENT, WHICH MAXIMIZES, UM, DEVELOPABLE ACREAGE FOR ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA. AS PART OF THE PLACEMAKING, UH, COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT, WE CREATED FOUR DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND THEY ARE THE GATEWAY, THE PRESERVE, THE GROVES, AND THE QUARRY. THE GATEWAY IS THE BLUE AREA IN THE MIDDLE, AND THAT'S TO SERVE AS THE ENTRY INTO LAKE CITY FROM THE WEST AND THE ENTRY TO THE WEST SIDE FROM THE EAST. UM, AND BRANDING FOR THIS AREA COULD EMPHASIZE CONTEMPORARY AESTHETICS THAT USES SIGNAGE, LIGHTING, AND ART SO THAT YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE ENTERED LAKE CITY, THE PRESERVE IS THE PINK AREA IN THE MIDDLE. AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THAT IS WHERE A LOT OF THE DETENTION AND PARKS AND OPEN SPACES IS LOCATED, AND THAT'S DUE TO EXISTING FLOODPLAIN FLOODWAY. SO WE WERE LOOKING TO, UM, ESSENTIALLY PRESERVE THAT AREA IN IS AS NATURAL FORM AS POSSIBLE, BUT ALSO USE IT AS A BENEFIT TO THE RESIDENTS AND ANY SORT OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND BRANDING HERE COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH PARKS AND NATURE SYSTEMS. THE GROVES IS THE GREEN AREA, AND THIS WAS NAMED DUE TO THE EXISTING TREE FARM THAT IS IN CURRENT OPERATION HERE. AND MOST OF THE LAND USES PROPOSED ARE RESIDENTIAL WITH, UM, PARKS AND OPEN SPACE AND GREEN HUES AND TREE AESTHETICS COULD CREATE VISUAL ACCENTS THAT WOULD HELP UNIFY THE DISTRICT. AND THE QUARRY IS THE PURPLE AREA IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER, AND IT ABUTS THE FUTURE 100 ACRE PARK THAT'S ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LEGACY. AND THERE'S A LOT OF EXISTING, UH, PONDS AND GREENWAYS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE THERE. AND SO THIS COULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR WATER-BASED ACTIVITIES AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. UM, THE BRANDING HERE COULD FOCUS ON WATER WITH BLUE, BLUE HUES TO HELP IT STAND OUT FROM THE OTHER DISTRICTS. AS PART OF THE REPORT, WE PROVIDED A WHOLE CHAPTER ON IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES, AND THEY, THOSE CENTER AROUND ZONING AND LAND USE POLICY REVISIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, PARKS AND OPEN SPACE AND BRANDING, EACH ONE OF THOSE HAS THREE TO FIVE, UM, OPTIONS OR ALL COULD BE IMPLEMENTED. UM, AND THOSE GIVE THE CITY SOME FLEXIBILITY ON HOW AND WHEN THESE ITEMS ARE IMPLEMENTED. SOME ARE SHORT [00:25:01] TERM, SOME ARE LONG TERM. AND, UM, ALTHOUGH THIS PLAN ONCE ADOPTED, IS A PLAN THAT SHOULD BE USED MOVING FORWARD, IT SHOULD BE MONITORED AND UPDATED AS NEEDED DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS AND THE WANTS OF COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS. AND AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE NEEDS ARE STILL BEING MET. SO CONCLUSION AND NEXT STEPS, UM, WE ARE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL THIS EVENING, UM, AND HOPE WE HAVE YOUR SUPPORT. AND THE, THIS REPORT AND THE SIMILAR PRESENTATION WILL BE GOING INTO THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION ON APRIL 21ST, AND IT WILL BE BACK FOR, UM, ACTION ON MAY 13TH TO CITY COUNCIL. UM, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE HAVE THE MARKET STUDY EXPERTS HERE AS WELL AS CHRIS AND CHRISTOPHER. ALL RIGHT, SO IF ANYBODY'S GOT ANY QUESTIONS, JUMP ON THE QUEUE. TOM, JUST A, JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS. UM, ONE ON THE RATIO BEFORE WE HAD THE, UH, 76 ENTERTAINMENT, 59% SHOPPING, 69 UNEMPLOYMENT, AND THEN 65%, UH, OF THE RESTAURANTS, UH, USAGE. IF, IF RIGHT NOW, IF MOST OF THE LAND THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS ALREADY DONE RESIDENTIAL AND MAYBE MAYBE SOME OF THESE ANSWERS WERE ACTUALLY IN THE, THE MUCH OF THE, UH, DETAILS THAT WE HAVE, BUT MOST PEOPLE AREN'T ACTUALLY GONNA GO BACK AND LOOK THROUGH THAT. SO IT'D KINDA LIKE SOMEBODY, SOME CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO COME AND KIND OF JUST SAY, OH, OKAY, MAYBE I CAN COME BACK AND LOOK DEEPER INTO THAT. UM, FOR THE, WHEN WE COME BACK AND THEN LATER ON WE TALK ABOUT THAT IT'S, WE WANT 64% RESIDENTIAL USE AND 36%, UM, COMMERCIAL. HOW DOES THIS TIE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL, I THINK THIRD OR FOURTH SLIDE TO WHERE WE'RE SAYING THAT THE CITIZENS THAT CAME BACK HAD SO MUCH, THEY WANTED GREEN SPACE, THEY WANTED PARKS, AND THEN AS WE GET BACK DOWN, THE INDUSTRIAL CAME TO BE THE VERY CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM. AND IF WE'RE NOT GOING WITH THE INDUSTRIAL THEN FOR THE JOBS THAT WE CAME UP BEFORE WITH THE PERCENTAGES, HOW DOES THAT, HOW CAN THAT TIE BACK TO US GROWING, UH, THE, THE COMMERCIAL SIDE SIDE OF THIS, UM, THE GRAND PARKWAY INDUSTRIAL, THE PARK THAT WE'RE SAYING THE, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT, UH, BUSINESSES WE THINK WE COULD COME IN THERE. AND SO THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD PROBABLY HELP ME TO BETTER UNDERSTAND. BUT RIGHT NOW IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IF WE BRING INDUSTRIAL IN, BECAUSE USUALLY WHEN I DRIVE BY, UH, AND I SEE THESE LARGE COMMERCIAL PIECES ON THE SIDE OF MAJOR INTERSTATES, THEY END UP JUST BEING, UH, WAREHOUSES. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE EMPLOY QUITE A BIT OF PEOPLE, BUT IF, BUT THAT SEEMS TO GO AGAINST WHAT ALL THE CITIZENS' INPUT HAD BEEN. SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT, IF YOU COULD GIVE ME ANY MORE INSIGHT INTO WHAT YOU THINK GROWTH WOULD GO THERE WITH FROM YOUR EXPERTISE. UM, YEAH, YOU CAN GO, I BELIEVE IT WAS ON SLIDE 20 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHICH OF THE GROWTH SO THAT WE WANT TO HAVE BETTER, UH, CONNECTIVITY FOR THE CITIZENS. DOES THAT COME FROM, IS THAT THE CITY THAT'S, UH, FUNDING THAT STREET GROWTH OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE STATE TO HAVE ANY, UH, HELP WITH? AND I THINK THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. I I THINK YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB. I CAN, UH, TAKE A SWING AT, UM, TRYING TO ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS. SO, UM, YOU MENTIONED THE COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL RATIO. SO THAT TOOK OUT ALL THE OTHER LAND USES. UM, WITH THIS PLAN, OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, 65, 35, AND THAT'S EVERY LAND USE, IT'S JUST RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL. UM, THERE'S ACTUALLY A MUCH HIGHER RATIO OF DETENTION AND PARK LAND IN THIS, UM, FUTURE LAND USE PLAN THAN THERE WAS A, SO THAT'S JUST COMPARING THOSE TWO SPECIFIC LAND USES THE RESIDENTIAL AND THE COMMERCIAL, AND IT'S A HIGHER RATIO OF COMMERCIAL THAN WE'VE SEEN TRADITIONALLY DEVELOPED IN LAKE CITY. UM, SO AS FAR AS INDUSTRIAL USES AND WAREHOUSES, UM, WE LIMITED THE AMOUNT OF INDU INDUSTRIAL THAT IS IN THIS PLAN, BUT THERE IS SOME, WHEN WE SAY INDUSTRIAL, I THINK IT'S, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY CHEMICAL PLANTS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S MORE OF LIKE THE FLEX OFFICE WAREHOUSES THAT YOU TYPICALLY SEE. BUTLER BUSINESS PARK THAT YOU SEE ON 6 46, STUFF LIKE THAT WITH EASY ACCESS TO THE FREEWAY. UM, THERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT TRAFFIC IN THE STREETS. THE STREETS AND WHO'S SLIDE 20? YOU SAID SLIDE 20, RIGHT? SLIDE 20 AFTER THIS ONE. YES. SO, SO THE, THIS IS VERY, VERY [00:30:01] SIMILAR TO OUR CURRENT MASTER MOBILITY PLAN. NOW THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE, AND I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA HOLLER, I'M GONNA STEP AWAY AND SAY THERE'S A, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE IN THE CONNECTIVITY RIGHT HERE, AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING SANDIP THAT ARE THERE. WE, WE, WHAT'S SHOWN ON OUR MASTER MOBILITY PLAN, THE FOOTPRINT OF THE SAND PITS THAT ARE THERE TODAY ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BUILD. SO WE DID HAVE TO DO AN ADJUSTMENT, UH, TO THE MASTER MOBILITY PLAN. OUR INTENTION IS TO, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE ADDRESS Y'ALLS COMMENTS AND WE BRING THIS BACK FOR, UH, ADOPTION, HOPEFULLY THEN WE'LL START BRINGING FORWARD THOSE DOCUMENTS ORDINANCES THAT NEED TO BE AMENDED TO REFLECT THE CHANGES HERE. SO, AND THEN I THINK HIS OTHER QUESTION WAS YES, SIR. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE GRAND PARKWAY, OBVIOUSLY WHO'S BUILDING MOST OF THESE LANE COLLECTOR? UNDIVIDED? YEAH. SO, SO RIGHT NOW IT'S, THERE'S NO CHANGE IN HOW WE'RE DOING IT, RIGHT? SO IT'S STILL DEVELOPER DRIVEN DEVELOPER, OKAY, THAT'S WHAT THE ANSWER WAS. ONE OTHER QUICK QUESTION, WE'RE GONNA GO, WE'RE GONNA GO OVER AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PUDS THAT ARE COMING UP OVER IT WHEN WE, WHEN WE, AND SO I KNOW MOST PEOPLE WON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT YET. DOES THAT OVERLAY MATCH WITH THE EXISTING MASTER Y? YES, SIR. SO WE KNEW, UH, EARLY ON WE LOOKED AT OUR FOOTPRINT. SO YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A HUGE AREA, RIGHT? IT'S ROUGHLY, I THINK SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF FIVE TO 5, 5500 ACRES. THE LLOYD FAMILY OWNS KIND OF THE MIDDLE KIND OF THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE. AND THEN THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE HAS BEEN, UH, RECENTLY PURCHASED BY THE PRICKLE DEVELOPERS AND THAT WILL BECOME, UH, ANOTHER PHASE OF PRICKLE. SO, SO WE WORKED WITH THOSE TWO PROPERTY OWNERS AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH TO BE SURE THAT WHAT'S SHOWN THERE, UH, IS REFLECTIVE OF WHAT THEY WERE PROPOSING. COULD YOU CLARIFY WHAT THAT TRIANGLE AND THE KIND OF NORTHWEST IS? THAT'S CUT OUT SMALL TRIANGLE. IS THERE ALREADY HOUSES THERE? RIGHT HERE? NOPE. ALL THE WAY UP THE TOP. OH YEAH, THAT'S THE LEG. SORRY. THAT IS THE LEGACY DEVELOPMENT. IT IS IN CONSTRUCTION NOW. UH, IT WAS AHEAD OF THIS STUDY, SO THE PUT HAD ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BEFORE WE BROUGHT THIS FORWARD OR BEFORE WE BROUGHT THE CONTRACT FORWARD FOR THIS. CAN WE GO TO THE, UH, THE SLIDE WITH THE PIE CHART SHOWING THE YEAH. UM, WHO ALL WAS, WAS SURVEYED FOR THIS AGAIN? WAS IT THE FOLKS WHO ELECTED TO COME TO THAT MEETING? WAS IT? NO, SIR. SO THE WAY THE THE LAND USE PLANS WERE, WERE SET UP MM-HMM . WAS, WE PRESENTED THEM IN A PUBLIC MEETING, BUT BEFORE THAT PUBLIC MEETING, WE WALKED THROUGH THESE OPTIONS WITH OUR TAC, OUR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTED OF DEVELOPERS, UM, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, CITY STAFF, UH, WATER DISTRICT, DRAINAGE DISTRICT IN THAT AREA. UH, AND THEN WE ALSO SUBMITTED IT TO, AND TALKED ABOUT IT WITH THE STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS CITY COUNCIL. IT WAS THE PROPERTY OWNERS, THEIR LEGAL REPRESENTATION. SO WE TOOK THE TWO BEST OPTIONS, WE PRESENTED IT AT THE PUBLIC MEETING. THERE WAS A SURVEY AT THE MEETING, AND THEN WE KEPT AN ONLINE SURVEY OPEN FOR MONTH OR SO AFTERWARDS, AND IT WAS ALL THE COMMENTS RECEIVED. OKAY. FROM THE PUBLIC MEETING AND THE ONLINE SURVEY, WAS THERE A, UH, UM, OPEN ANSWER SECTION IF YOU PUT THE OTHER OR NEITHER? YES. SO, UH, THERE WAS, AND THERE WERE ARE THOSE IN ONE OF THE APPENDICES OF THE REPORT? YES. OKAY. YEP. THEY'RE IN THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SECTION. ALL RIGHT. THOSE ARE ALWAYS ENTERTAINING. YES. THERE WERE OVER 400 OF THEM, SO. OKAY. WOULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE IZATION OF THE DRAINAGE, KIND OF OTHER EXAMPLES AND HOW YOU'RE GONNA DO THAT? YES. SO THE, AS YOU'ALL ARE AWARE, THERE'S A LOT OF FLOODPLAIN FLOODWAY IN THE AREA, AND LAKE CITY HAS A VERY SPECIFIC AND STRICT, UM, DEVELOPMENT IN THE FLOODPLAIN FLOODWAY REGULATIONS. UM, AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PARKS REQUIREMENTS THAT ENDS UP USING A LOT OF DEVELOPABLE ACREAGE. SO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THIS AREA AND HOW MUCH ATTENTION WAS NEEDED, OUR THOUGHT PROCESS WAS HOW ARE WE GONNA MAXIMIZE DEVELOPABLE LAND AND CONCEPTS LIKE ELE NOR TINSLEY PARK? UM, IN HOUSTON, THERE'S A PROJECT IN NASHVILLE THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT THE BOSTON EMERALD NECKLACE, THE, UH, THE WOODLANDS BASICALLY MA, INSTEAD OF TURNING OUR BACK ON THE [00:35:01] WATER, WE INCORPORATE IT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT, WHETHER THAT'S AS A PARK, WHETHER AS A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH A PATIO THAT FRONTS ON THE WATER. UM, AND IT BASICALLY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE FLOODPLAIN OR FLOODWAY AS ITS NEEDED PURPOSE AS DETENTION WHEN THERE IS A HEAVY STORM EVENT. BUT WHEN THERE'S NOT, YOU COULD USE IT AS PRACTICE FIELDS OR YOU COULD USE IT AS A PARK THAT IS, HAS EQUIPMENT THAT'S MINT FOR EVENTS LIKE THIS. SO IF WATER WAS TO COME UP, THERE WOULD BE NO LONG-TERM DAMAGE TO IT. UM, AND, UH, IF YOU'VE BEEN TO ELEANOR TINSLEY PARK, IT'S BASICALLY A WATERWAY WITH, UM, LIKE, KIND OF STAIR STEPPED, UM, PICTURE OF IT. YES. . YEP. THIS IS ELEANOR TINSLEY RIGHT HERE. YES. AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE AS, AS THE MUD EVENTS OCCUR, IT TAKES OVER THIS SIDEWALK AND THEN IT EVENTUALLY TAKES OVER THIS SIDEWALK, BUT WHEN THERE'S NO RAIN, ALL OF THIS IS USABLE PUBLIC SPACE. YES. AND IT'S BEEN VERY POPULAR AND SUCCESSFUL AND IT, IT, IT HELPS MITIGATE DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING IN, UH, THE FLOODPLAIN FLOODWAY AS WELL. SO, AND THEN THOSE SAND PITS, WHAT IS THE IDEA FOR THAT? SO A LITTLE, A LITTLE BIT OF TO BE DETERMINED, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING ON A AMENDMENT TO THE PARK ORDINANCE THAT WE WOULD BRING FORWARD THAT ALLOWS FOR THE MAGNETIZATION, MORE MAGNETIZATION OF, OF THESE TYPES OF PONDS. SO I WOULD THINK SOMETHING IN THE VEIN OF IT BECOMING A FISHING PARK OR SOMETHING TO THAT KAYAKING PARK, THINGS LIKE THAT. WOULD YOU CONNECT THE SAND PITS? I DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE, FROM A, FROM A DRAINAGE STANDPOINT FOR THE CITY, I DON'T THINK THAT MAKES SENSE FROM THE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPER OF THAT AREA. IT, IT COULD, WE ARE LOOKING AT, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IZING OUR, OUR WET DETENTION, UH, WE ARE LOOKING AT MINIMUM SIZES. ALL OF THOSE PONDS WOULD MEET THE, THE MINIMUM SIZE. ALRIGHT. I'M NOT HEARING ANYTHING ELSE. JUST TO WRAP UP AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING THIS BACK ON THE 13TH, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS BETWEEN THAT, WHAT ACTION WILL WE HAVE TO TAKE ON THIS? IS IT REZONING? WHAT ALL IS INVOLVED? IT IS NOT A REZONING. UM, THIS WILL, THIS IS, THIS GIVES US DIRECTION WHEN WE'RE NEGOTIATING AND WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS ON THE WEST SIDE. UM, AND THEN AS THE REPORT KIND OF POINTS OUT, THERE ARE NEXT STEPS THAT WE CAN CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD INTO. ALRIGHT, THANK Y'ALL. ALRIGHT THEN AT 5 38 THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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