[1. Call Meeting To Order, Establish Quorum] [A. Prayer] [00:02:30] YOUR PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. LET US PRAY. GOD OUR FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR HAVING CALLED US TOGETHER THAT WE MAY HUMBLY SERVE IN THIS MEETING. SEND YOUR HOLY SPIRIT UPON US AND REMAIN PRESENT AMONG US. LEAD US IN THE CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS WE WILL HAVE. BLESS OUR WORDS AND THOUGHTS WITH HOLINESS THAT WE MAY BE FITTING INSTRUMENTS OF YOUR [B. Pledge of Allegiance] GRACE. WE ASK THIS IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE [2. Certification of Public Notice] REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MR. CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE. YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, STAFF TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC AS PER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT ON THE 20TH OF [3. Disclosure of Conflict of Interest] SEPTEMBER AT 5 P.M.. THANK YOU. [4. Meeting Procedures] DO YOU HAVE ANY DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMISSION? NO. CHAIRMAN. NO. OKAY. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. [5. PUBLIC COMMENTS] PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. IF A RESIDENT DESIRES TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE NOTIFY THE CHAIRPERSON PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING. A SPOKESPERSON FOR LARGE GROUPS IS REQUIRED. WE ASK FOR EVERYONE'S COOPERATION AND FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES. [6. MINUTES] [A. Consider Approval of the Minutes for the August 13, 2024, Regular Meeting] AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE AUGUST 13TH, 2022 REGULAR MEETING. A MOTION MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. [7. PUBLIC HEARINGS] [A. Consider the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Residential,] SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM SEVEN A WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DISTRICT, A SIX ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF LOT 64, KELLY-PHARR SUBDIVISION, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS. AS PER MAP RECORDED IN VOLUME THREE, PAGES 133 134. DEED RECORDS OF HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 5003 13 ORLANDO DRIVE. STEPH. GOOD EVENING, ALEX GONZALEZ FOR THE RECORD. SO THIS PROPERTY CONSISTS OF THREE TRACTS OF LAND, AND THEY'RE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ROLANDO DRIVE, APPROXIMATELY 600FT WEST OF SOUTH VETERANS BOULEVARD. THIS APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT INTENDED TO PERMIT A WIDE RANGE OF RESIDENTIAL USES. CURRENTLY, THE PROPERTY IS ZONED AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE. WE DO HAVE AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS ON ALL DIRECTIONS. SURROUNDING LAND CONSISTS OF A MIXTURE OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES AND VACANT LAND. ON DECEMBER 10TH OF 2013, THIS PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY WITH [00:05:02] THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT DESIGNATION. THE FUTURE LAND USE FOR THIS PROPERTY IS FOR URBAN USES. A REZONING REQUEST FOR THIS PROPERTY WAS RECOMMENDED FOR DENIAL AT THE JUNE 11TH MEETING. THE APPLICANT HAS SINCE RESUBMITTED THE REQUEST, THIS TIME FOR ZONING DISTRICT WITH LOWER DENSITY. WE MAILED OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS AND WE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST. ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, PLANNING STAFF MET WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED REZONING. IT WAS DETERMINED INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA WILL SUPPORT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST BASED ON SURROUNDING LAND USE AND THE DENSITIES IN THE AREA. IF APPROVED, THEY WILL ALSO NEED TO COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF YOU CAN STEP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. OKAY. MOMENTOS PARA NOSOTROS. ES UN PROYECTO MUY BUENO PARA LA PARA PARA PARA PARA. PARA PARA. PARA PARA HACER UN POQUITO MAS MAS GRANDE PARA TODOS. NOSOTROS PARA TODOS LA SOCIEDAD. GRACIAS. ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO. I'LL GO. I'LL GO AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. COMMISSIONER. ALL RIGHT. YES. WAS IT THE MULTIFAMILY ZONING BEFORE? RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER. YES. AT THE JUNE 11TH MEETING, THEY WERE REQUESTING RESIDENTIAL, MULTIFAMILY, MULTIFAMILY? YEAH. IT'S GOING TO BE SINGLE FAMILY. YES. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION BASED ON STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL. OKAY. SECOND, EVERYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. [B. Consider the Rezoning Request from Commercial, General (CG) District and Residential,] OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM SEVEN B, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT AND RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT. 7.348 ACRES OUT OF LOT 24 SUBDIVISION VOLUME THREE, PAGES 133 134 HCDC CITY OF EDINBURG, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS. LOCATED AT 3216 SOUTH BUSINESS HIGHWAY 281 STAFF, THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF SOUTH BUSINESS HIGHWAY 281 AND DAVID DRIVE. THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR A ZONE CHANGE HAS 970FT OF FRONTAGE ALONG DAVID DRIVE. THE REQUESTED ZONING DESIGNATION IS THE RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT WHICH ALLOWS FOR HIGH DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A ZONE CHANGE TO ESTABLISH A TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT AT THIS LOCATION. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL, GENERAL AND RESIDENTIAL. SUBURBAN ADJACENT ZONING IS COMMERCIAL GENERAL TO THE NORTH AND WEST, COMMERCIAL GENERAL AND RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN TO THE SOUTH, AND RESIDENTIAL MANUFACTURED HOME DISTRICT TO THE EAST. ADJACENT LAND CONSISTS OF A MIXTURE OF COMMERCIAL USES, VACANT LAND, AND MANUFACTURED HOME USES. THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THIS PROPERTY IS FOR AUTO, URBAN AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES. A REZONING REQUEST FOR THIS PROPERTY WAS RECOMMENDED FOR DENIAL AT THE SEPTEMBER 10TH MEETING. THE APPLICANT HAS SINCE RESUBMITTED THE REZONING REQUEST TO LEAVE THE FRONT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. COMMERCIAL. GENERAL. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. IF APPROVED, THEY WILL ALSO NEED TO COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF YOU WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. NO COMMENTS. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE FLOOR COMMISSION. THIS IS THE SAME ONE WE SAW. YEAH, IN THE LAST MEETING. THE LAST MEETING THEY JUST NOW THEY'RE TAKING OUT THE THE FRONTAGE. THE FRONTAGE. SO IT'S JUST NOT PART OF THE SUBDIVISION. IS THAT CORRECT? SO IT WILL BE PART OF THE SUBDIVISION. BUT WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THE FRONT COMMERCIAL AND THE REST WILL BE RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOMES IF APPROVED. BUT FROM WHAT I'M SEEING, IT'S NOT PART OF THE SUBDIVISION. THEY HAVE IT. IT'S NOT PART OF THE REZONING REQUEST. IT'S NOT PART OF THE SURVEY, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT. IT'S JUST GOING TO STAY COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS WHAT WE WANTED ALONG ITS 260FT 60FT ENOUGH FOR THE COMMERCIAL? YES. IT WOULD MEET THE MINIMUM. THE MINIMUM STANDARDS. [00:10:10] ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. [C. Consider the Rezoning Request from Agriculture and Open Space (AO) District to Residential,] I'LL SECOND IT. IN FAVOR. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. EVERYBODY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM SEVEN C. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT. A TRACK OF LAND BEING A 69.6 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUT OF LOTS NINE AND 16. SECTION 250 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SUBDIVISION, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, AS PER MAP OR PLAT THEREOF. RECORDED IN VOLUME ONE, PAGE 16. MAP RECORDS HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 1101 NORTH ALAMO ROAD. STAFF. SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF EAST MILE 17 NORTH ROAD AND NORTH ALAMO ROAD. THE PROPERTY IS HAS A TOTAL AREA OF 69.06 ACRES. THE REQUESTED ZONING DESIGNATION IS THE RESIDENTIAL, URBAN AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST INTENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. THE LOT IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED WITH ABANDONED HOMES AND AGRICULTURAL USES. THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A ZONE CHANGE TO ESTABLISH A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT. IT WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY LIMITS ON AUGUST 20TH OF 2024. ADJACENT LAND IN ALL DIRECTIONS IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS. NOW SURROUNDING LAND CONSISTS OF A MIX OF VACANT LAND, RESIDENTIAL USES, AND COMMERCIAL USES. THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THIS PROPERTY IS FOR AGRICULTURAL USES. WE MAILED OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS AND WE RECEIVED ONE COMMENT AGAINST NOW. THAT COMMENT AGAINST WAS FROM A PROPERTY OWNER LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST BASED ON SURROUNDING LAND USE AND THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA. IF APPROVED, THE APPLICANT WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS DURING THE PERMITTING PROCESS. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. I'M GOING TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. NO COMMENTS. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE FLOOR COMMISSION. I'VE GOT A QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED THAT THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOR THAT HAD THAT WAS AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT WAS NOT IN THE CITY LIMITS. YES. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S IN THE CITY LIMITS AROUND THIS THING. IF YOU CAN SEE. RIGHT. YEAH. NOT ONE PROPERTY AROUND IT. HOW WOULD THAT HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? YEAH. HOW WOULD THAT PLAY A ROLE IF IT'S INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS? SO WE DO LIKE TO TAKE ALL OF THE COMMENTS INTO CONSIDERATION, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE THE DECISION BASED ON THOSE COMMENTS FROM PROPERTIES OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS. COULD WE SEE THOSE BECAUSE, IN EFFECT, SEE THOSE COMMENTS? BECAUSE IN EFFECT, THE PERSON EFFECT IS STILL THE NEIGHBOR THAT'S THERE, WHETHER HE'S IN THE CITY OR THE PROPERTY IS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. SO WHY WOULD WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT OF SENDING THE LETTER OUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO EVEN CONSIDER IT? SO IT IS JUST A MATTER OF NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC. THERE IS A STATE LAW THAT WE NEED TO SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO A MINIMUM OF 200FT. WE ACTUALLY MAIL OUT TO 300, IF I MAY. WE ALSO SEND OUT TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS TRANSPARENCY. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. COMMON COURTESY. WE WANT TO LET THEM KNOW. ADVISE THEM. RIGHT. ALTHOUGH WE DON'T TAKE THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE'RE DOING THE PERCENTILE AS FAR AS THE FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT DURING CITY COUNCIL, BUT IT'S ALWAYS BEST JUST TO NOTIFY COMMON COURTESY. DO WE HAVE IT IN OUR PACKET? YES. OH, YEAH. THERE'S THERE. IS THAT ONE AGAIN IN YOUR PACKET? OH. OSCAR SOLIS. HE'S, LOCATED IN THE SUBDIVISION TO THE EAST, ADJACENT TO IT, TO THE EAST OF SAN RAMON, SAN DIEGO. AND SO WE ANNEXED THIS BACK IN VERY RECENTLY 2024. RIGHT. YES, YES. THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE FINALIZED THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE AND WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE CITY. WE BROUGHT IT ALONG RICHARDSON ROAD AND THEN WE LOLLIPOP IT IN TO THE CITY. I WILL SAY THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE STARTED DOING THESE ANNEXATIONS ALONG THIS AREA, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN. SO WE'RE GETTING MORE REQUESTS FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATIONS ALONG RICHARDSON ROAD AS WELL. WE HAVE A FEW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. WE'RE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION WITH THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS WELL FOR THE PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE AND SO FORTH. IS THERE AN AREA OF THIS LIKE WHERE'S THIS IS ON THE CORNER? IT'S ON ALAMO ROAD AND RICHARDSON. YES, IT'S THE HIGH SCHOOL THERE, I THINK. YEAH. YEAH. THE HIGH SCHOOLS. HERE'S THE NORTHEAST OF IT. CORRECT. [00:15:15] AND THAT'S THE PROPOSED LAYOUT. THESE SO IT'S A PRELIMINARY LAYOUT. THEY WOULD STILL NEED TO GO THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS AND COMPLY WITH ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS. IT LOOKS COOL. THAT'S A NICE, NICE, NICE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A LOT OF THESE CURVILINEAR STREETS WITHIN THE AREA. IT'S NOT DISSIMILAR TO REGULAR. YOU SEE RECTANGLES, BLOCKS. WE'RE STARTING TO SEE A LOT MORE OF THESE CURVILINEAR STREETS. IS THIS GOING TO BE A PRIVATE GATED SUBDIVISION? JUST CURIOUS. YEAH. IT'S GOT A PARK. IT'S GOT STUFF IN IT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE DRAFTSMAN IF YOU WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, SIR, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY COMMENTS. AS YOU CAN SEE IF I CAN HAVE YOUR NAME, SIR. FIRST, MY NAME IS JUAN GARCIA. I'M A REPRESENTATIVE FOR ESCON DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS A 69 ACRES OF ESCON PURCHASED LAST YEAR, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AND NOW WE'RE GOING WITH THE CITY. WE GOT ANNEXED LAST MONTH. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PRIVATE. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE GATED. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PARKS. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 362 HOMES RIGHT NOW. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PHASE ONE. WE'RE NOT SURE YET IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO PHASES OR THREE PHASES, BUT THE FIRST PHASE HAS BEEN TURNED INTO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THERE'S A WEST WIND HOME DEVELOPMENT. YES, SIR. OKAY. IT'S GOING TO BE A WEST WIND ESCON DEVELOPMENT. AND WEST WIND HOMES ARE SAME ENTITY, SAME OWNERS, SAME OWNERS. RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY, THAT'S PRETTY COOL. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE FLOOR, SIR. GO AHEAD. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT [D. Consider the Rezoning Request from Residential, Suburban (RS) District to Residential, Urban &] HAND. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM SEVEN D. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL URBAN AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT. THE NORTH TEN ACRES OF LOT NINE, SECTION 240 TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY SURVEY HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, AS PER MAP THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOLUME ONE, PAGE 12. MAP RECORDS HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 2729 NORTH JACKSON ROAD. STAFF. SO THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WEST ROGERS ROAD AND NORTH JACKSON ROAD. THE REQUESTED ZONING DESIGNATION IS RESIDENTIAL, URBAN, AND TOWNHOME DISTRICT, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST INTENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A ZONE CHANGE TO ESTABLISH A TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT AT THIS LOCATION. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN, WHICH IS OUR PRIMARY LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. SURROUNDING DISTRICTS ARE RESIDENTIAL, SUBURBAN AND RESIDENTIAL. PRIMARY TO THE NORTH. RESIDENTIAL. MULTIFAMILY AND RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN TO THE EAST, RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY TO THE SOUTH, AND RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN TO THE WEST. SURROUNDING LAND CONSISTS OF A MIX OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES, MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES, AND VACANT LAND. THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THIS PROPERTY IS FOR SUBURBAN USES. STAFF MAILED A NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING TO 70 NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS. WE RECEIVE NO COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST. ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, PLANNING STAFF MET WITH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS AND IT WAS DETERMINED INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS AREA MAY SUPPORT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF THIS REZONING REQUEST BASED ON SURROUNDING ZONING, DISTRICTS, DENSITY AND THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA. IN THIS IN THIS AREA A LOWER DENSITY ZONING DISTRICT SUCH AS RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MAY FIT THE AREA BETTER. IF APPROVED, THE APPLICANT WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU. I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME ON ITEM 70. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER RUBEN DEJESUS WITH MALDEN HUNT. FOR THE RECORD I KNOW THAT WHEN WE MET WITH STAFF, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE IS TOWNHOMES, SINGLE FAMILY USE. THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROPOSED GATED SUBDIVISION. I KNOW THAT THIS THIS ZONING THAT WE'RE ASKING ALLOWS FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE DENSER TYPE USE. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE 60 TO 65 LOTS OF TOWNHOMES. WE STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE PLAT REQUIREMENTS CORRECTLY, WORKING WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT ON THE DETENTION POND AREAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PROPOSING. WE WILL HAVE TWO ACCESS POINTS OFF ONE OF JACKSON AND ONE OFF OF ROGERS ROAD. I KNOW THAT THE LAND USE CURRENTLY IS MORE SINGLE FAMILY OR SUBURBAN. A LITTLE BIT MORE LARGER LOTS. BUT WE ARE ASKING FOR THIS SINGLE FAMILY USE ONLY BECAUSE WE WE'RE TRYING TO NOT REALLY GO INTO MULTIFAMILY. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ENTERTAINING, BUT TRYING TO FIND A COMMON GROUND IS MORE TOWNHOMES. [00:20:04] AND RIGHT NOW, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS FOR TOWNHOME USE. THEY WILL BE SINGLE DWELLING UNITS. AND THERE WILL BE SOME. RIGHT NOW THE DESIGN IS EITHER TO SHARE COMMON WALLS OR DO SINGLE STANDALONE BUILDINGS WITH THE PROPER FIRE SEPARATION BETWEEN BUILDINGS. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE BOARD FOR THIS USE. SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU SIR. DO YOU HAVE A LAYOUT OF IT BY ANY CHANCE OF WHAT IT MAY LOOK LIKE? I DO NOT HAVE A FINAL LAYOUT THAT WE WOULD WANT TO PRESENT, ONLY BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO SEE WHAT THE ACTUAL WIDTHS ARE WE'RE WORKING WITH THE LAND. WELL, THE POTENTIAL BUYER OF THE PROPERTY. WHAT WE'VE SEEN FOR TOWNHOMES IS ANYTHING BETWEEN 30FT OR 32FT WIDTH. CURRENTLY, THE CITY OF CODE ALLOWS FOR 25FT. WE FEEL LIKE 25FT MIGHT BE TOO SMALL TO. ALLOW FOR A TYPE OF TOWNHOME. WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST IS ABOUT 30 TO 32FT, BUT WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A LAYOUT. BUT RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS ABOUT 65 UNITS THAT WE'D BE PUTTING IN. AND IF YOU DID MULTIFAMILY LIKE FOURPLEXES, WOULD THAT BE DENSER THAN THIS? YEAH, IT WOULD BE A LITTLE DENSER. 25 FOOT VERSUS A 25 FOOT TOWNHOME LOT. SO I THINK 25FT IS A LITTLE TOO NARROW. HONESTLY, I THINK WE'D PROBABLY BE PRESENTING SOMETHING CLOSER TO 30. BUT THE MULTIFAMILY TYPE USE MAYBE A FOUR PLEX WOULD PROBABLY BE A LITTLE BIT DENSER, ONLY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A GOOD SIZED STEP ON THE NORTH SIDE. IRRIGATION DISTRICT IS A CANAL THERE THAT BELONGS TO THEM, AND THEY'RE WILLING TO ABANDON. SO THEY'RE WILLING TO GIVE US THOSE EXTRA, I THINK, 20 TO 30FT. SO WE'D BE LOOKING AT LOT SIZES ANYWHERE BETWEEN FOR FOR MULTIFAMILY, 80 BY 80 BY 100, I BELIEVE IS THE MINIMUM. LET'S TRY TO FIND IT HERE. BUT I COULDN'T FIND IT. BUT WHAT'S THE LOT? DIMENSIONS. IT'S 400, 300 BY 1000. YEAH, IT'S 13, 330 BY 13, 20 1320 BY 330. IT'S A TEN ACRE BLOCK. SO ON ROGER'S, I WOULD SAY WOULD BE LESS TRAFFIC THAN ON SUGAR OR JACKSON. JACKSON. JACKSON. NORTH JACKSON ROAD. THE ENTRANCE THROUGH ROGER'S. BUT YOU HAVE TO SPLIT THE 330 IN HALF. COME IN THROUGH THE YOU'RE GOING TO DEMO THAT BUILDING RIGHT THERE. SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING TOO. SO WE'RE STILL IN THE FEASIBILITY PORTION OF THIS PROJECT. SO THE ZONING IS REALLY CONTINGENT TO HOW WE MOVE FORWARD ON ON WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. DEMOING THE BUILDINGS IS AN OPTION. THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS OF MAYBE RETAINING THOSE LOTS AS LIKE A MULTI-USE BUILDING OR A, AN APARTMENT SECTION AND THEN THE REST, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE MORE LIKE AN APARTMENT. LOOK, YOU KNOW. YEAH. SO THERE'S TALKS ABOUT LEAVING THOSE TWO WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE LOTS DURING THE PLANNING PROCESS AND MAYBE REMODELING ONE OF THE BUILDINGS. THERE'S A HOUSE THERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE. AND IS THAT PART OF THE THE 330? YES. SO THAT'S GOING TO STAY, RIGHT? YES. SO THEN, WELL, IT'S EITHER WE DEMO OR WE THE PICTURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE HOUSE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THAT'S THAT IS THE HOUSE. THAT'S. YES. SO. SO I'M LOOKING ON JACKSON. GOING WEST. LOOKING WEST. YOU'RE LOOKING AT JACKSON OKAY. AND THE RIGHT. WHAT'S THE WHAT'S ON THE RIGHT? IT'S LIKE A EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS. NO, NO, IT'S LIKE AN OPEN IT'S A GARAGE. IT USED TO BE LIKE A CHURCH BUILDING. RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE THOUGHT IT WAS. I DON'T THINK IT IS NOW. I THINK IT'S LIKE A GARAGE, TO BE HONEST. LIKE A STORAGE THAT THEY'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS. OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE A CHURCH. I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS, BUT I DON'T THINK IT IS. JUST THAT ALONE CAN BE CONVERTED. THE HOUSE ON THE LEFT LOOKS LIKE A VERY DECENT HOUSE. YEAH, THEY'RE SOLID BUILDINGS. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER BECAUSE EVEN THAT CAN BECOME LIKE A STORAGE INCORPORATE LIKE A STORAGE UNIT OR, OR MAKE IT AN APARTMENT UNITS AND THEN CUT THAT SECTION AND THEN CONTINUE ON THE REST OF THE PROPERTY AND MAKE THOSE TOWNHOMES. WE HAVE DIFFERENT ITERATIONS OF THE LAYOUTS, AND THAT IS ONE OF THEM. AND BEFORE WE AND TO BE HONEST, BEFORE WE SUBMITTED THE CHANGES WE DID CONSIDER MULTI-FAMILY. BUT, YOU KNOW, THE POTENTIAL BUYER WOULD KIND OF DISCUSSED IT WITH THEM. WE THINK, YOU KNOW, TOWNHOMES IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMMON GROUND AND STILL SINGLE FAMILY. IT'S NOT AS DENSE AS MULTIFAMILY, BUT SINCE YOU ONLY HAVE A TWO LANE ON THE ROGERS AND ON THE TWO LANES, THEY'RE TWO LANES. [00:25:03] JACKSON. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT NARROWS. TAPERS DOWN. RIGHT? I MEAN, THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY CONTINUING THE FOUR LANE TO THAT POINT, THAT'S ANOTHER QUESTION. WELL, DURING THE PLANNING, WE'LL DEDICATE THE PROPER RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH FOR THE THOROUGHFARE. SO IT'S GOING TO BE GATED. WE'RE GOING TO MEET THE STACKING REQUIREMENTS ON THE GATED ENTRANCES. WHAT WHAT IS STAFF RECOMMEND ON THIS? SORRY. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT I SAW. WHAT'S YOUR MAIN REASONING FOR THE DENIAL? I KNOW THERE'S A SINGLE FAMILY TO THE SOUTH FOR THIS AREA. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE LENS, LESS DENSITY. SINGLE FAMILY. KIND OF LIKE THE SUBDIVISION DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH. SO WHAT'S ON RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY? WHAT'S THE MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE ON THE LOT? IS IT 5000FT²? YES. 5000. CORRECT. HAVE YOU ALL DISCUSSED THAT WITH THE POTENTIAL BUYER, BUT POSSIBLY MAKING IT, YOU KNOW, THE LOTS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. YEAH, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING. BUT TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE USE OUT OF THE PROPERTY TOWNHOMES IS AND ALSO THE MARKET IS KIND OF LEANING TOWARDS TOWNHOMES. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THIS PROPERTY UNDER THAT. SO I THINK 50FT YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S THE MINIMUM FOR, FOR URBAN. BUT WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND SOMETHING MORE COMMON. MAYBE 3025 IS THE MINIMUM THAT ALLOWS FOR THE CODE. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S A FAVORABLE DESIGN, REALLY, ON THE TOWN. THIS IS A TWO MILE RADIUS TO THE UNIVERSITY. NO. IT'S. YEAH. SO THE MULTIFAMILY IS STILL AROUND THAT AREA. BUT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF. YEAH. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE TOO DENSE. SO YOU'RE TRYING TO FIND THAT MIDDLE GROUND. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BECAUSE THERE HAS TO BE A BUSINESS CASE HERE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO BUY AT THAT PRICE. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THAT SINGLE FAMILY WOULD DO THERE. THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT THEY'RE WEIGHING OUT, RIGHT? IS THERE ANOTHER ZONING THAT STAFF WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO? THE ONE THAT WE WERE THINKING WOULD BE THE RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, WHERE IT WOULD MIRROR THE SUBDIVISION JUST SOUTH OF IT? THEY'D GET LIKE 44 LOTS, I BELIEVE IS WHAT'S SHOWING THERE 45, 45 OR 46. AND THE ONLY REASON WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED THIS. SO THE ONLY REASON WE'RE KIND OF TRYING TO DISTINGUISH THE PROPERTY IS GATED. RIGHT. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS GOING TO BE A GATED COMMUNITY. FOR THAT. SO IT WOULDN'T REALLY RESEMBLE WHAT'S SURROUNDING. WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT TRYING TO GET INTO MULTIFAMILY LOOK OF IT. BUT THERE IS MULTIFAMILY IN THE AREA AND JUST WEST OF IT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD ONE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE CURRENT ZONING, YOU DO HAVE MULTIFAMILY WITHIN A HALF A MILE. SO HAVE YOU CONSIDERED MULTIFAMILY LIKE FIVE ACRES AND THEN THE OTHER FIVE ACRES, SINGLE FAMILY. I THINK WHERE THE HOUSES ARE, I THINK MULTIFAMILY IS NOT REALLY I MEAN, WE'RE HOPING TO GET A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION WITH TOWNHOMES. AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE PRESENTING TOWNHOMES. I THINK THERE'D BE THERE'D BE MORE OPPOSITION IF IT WAS CORRECT. CORRECT. YEAH. RIGHT. AND I WILL MENTION THAT WHEN THE WRITE UP WAS DONE, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY OPPOSITION, BUT I DID GET ONE RESIDENT IN OPPOSITION THAT THAT I SPOKE TO SATURDAY ON TOWNHOMES. RIGHT. BECAUSE THERE'S STILL A LOT OF SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING IN THE AREA, WHICH IS THE LIGHTER YELLOW. AND THEY'RE ON THE, ON THE, ON THE ZONING MAP. SO THEY FEEL THAT IT SHOULD STAY THAT WAY. YOU KNOW, SOMETHING'S GOT TO BE DONE BY THAT LAND. I'VE SEEN THAT BUILDING FOR THE LAST 20 SOME YEARS. 30 YEARS OR SO. AND IT'S JUST THERE. NO, I MEAN, IT'S JUST VACANT. NO, IT'S A NICE BUILDING THAT'S NOT BEING OCCUPIED. SO THEY FINALLY WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT, RIGHT? OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT. BUT I SEE WHY. I MEAN, THE ROUTE THAT YOU'RE TAKING, WHICH IS THE TOWNHOMES, MAKES SENSE. BUT THIS. ROGER, THIS IS ROGER'S, RIGHT. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT. AND JACKSON. RIGHT? I. I LEAN TOWARDS IT BEING A GOOD IDEA THERE AS FAR AS TOWNHOMES. ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION TO HAVE THE FLOOR? THE FLOOR IS STILL OPEN SO WE CAN HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE SPEAK. YEAH. YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? AN ENGINEER. DO YOU WANT TO GIVE HIM SOME MORE BUSINESS IDEAS? I'M ALREADY DESIGNING IT FOR YOU, SO I'LL SEND YOU THE INVOICE LATER. NO. ANYWAY. THANK YOU. REUBEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ROBIN. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YOU WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? PASTOR [00:30:05] LIMA. MY NAME IS MARY, AND I LIVE ON THE PROBABLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THAT PART. FROM THERE, FROM JACKSON AND ROGERS ROAD. ARE YOU ON THE STREET? YES. OKAY. I LIVE ON THE LAST HOUSE CLOSE TO THE CANAL, AND THAT AREA HAS BEEN VACANT FOR A LONG TIME, AND I WAS INTERESTED IN THAT AREA. LIKE TO MAKE A HOMES AND PROBABLY DO SOME AGRICULTURE OR SOMETHING THERE. BUT I DID NEVER DID TRY. SO THE MAN WANTED LIKE 630,000. SO I WAS LIKE, NO, WE'RE GOOD. BUT I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, LIKE ON THAT SECTION, IF YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BUILD LIKE APARTMENTS OR SOMETHING, OR THEY'RE GOING TO BE FOR THE HOMES. BECAUSE I LIVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, YOU KNOW, AND WE HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE WATERING. WHEN IT RAINS, WE GET FLOODED ON THAT SIDE. SO WE'RE WE'RE RUNNING, YOU KNOW, WONDERING WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT. SO THEY'RE PROPOSING. THAT'S THE ENGINEER, MELVIN AND HUNT REUBEN. THEY'RE PROPOSING THE THE LAND. THAT AREA HAS BEEN VACANT FOR A LONG TIME. I'VE LIVED THERE 42 YEARS, AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT. BUT THEY'RE PROPOSING TOWNHOMES. ARE YOU OKAY? TOWNHOMES. TOWNHOMES? YEAH. NO, I WE JUST HAVE A REGULAR HOUSE THERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE ON VACANT STREET. THEY'RE JUST LITTLE HOUSES. AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THAT LAND IS INSTEAD OF DOING A SINGLE FAMILY OR MULTIFAMILY OR APARTMENTS IN THE MIDDLE, WHICH IS NEITHER OR, BUT IT'S LIKE AN APARTMENT HOUSE, TOWNHOMES, THEY'RE THEY'RE PUT TOGETHER, THEY'RE VERY SMALL, AND THEY MOST OF THE TIME SHARE A COMMON WALL THAT WOULDN'T IT HURT LIKE THE STREETS, LIKE CARS COMING AND GOING. YOU'D HAVE MORE CARS FOR SURE. MORE CARS. YEAH. BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT ON ROGERS ROAD BECAUSE OF TRUMAN AND AND THE HIGH SCHOOL NORTH, THE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL THAT AREA REALLY GETS FLOODED WITH CARS AND STUFF. THEY'RE PROPOSING 60 NEW HOMES, RIGHT? YEAH. IT'S GOING TO BE MORE TRAFFIC. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S THE PART I CAME I CAME BECAUSE MY SECTION IS GETTING REZONED AND IT'S ON JACKSON ALSO, BUT IT'S ON THE STREET. SO I WAS WONDERING WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS GOING ON. WHAT IS HAPPENING. YEAH. SO THEN WE GOT THAT LETTER AND MY MOTHER THOUGHT THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE OR SOMETHING. NO NO NO NO. SO ARE YOU FOR OR AGAINST IT, MA'AM? TO ME, IT DOESN'T MATTER. I STILL LIVE THERE. I PAY TAXES JUST LIKE THEY ASK ME. ARE YOU. WHO ARE YOU VOTING FOR? I DON'T CARE, I'M STILL GOING TO PAY TAXES NO MATTER WHAT. SO THAT IS TRUE. IT IS. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. COMMISSION. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING FOR DENIAL. STILL. YES. I APPROVE, HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL, I SECOND THAT. [E. Consider the Rezoning Request from Residential, Suburban (RS) District to Commercial,] HAVE A SECOND. ANY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION DENIED. ITEM 70. WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING REQUEST FROM RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DISTRICT TO COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT. THE NORTH 100FT OF OF THE SOUTH, 235FT OF THE WEST, 330FT OF LOT TEN KELLY FARM SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 3120 SOUTH SUGAR ROAD. STAFF. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTH SUGAR ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 1000FT SOUTH OF WEST CANTON ROAD. THE PROPERTY HAS A TOTAL FRONTAGE OF 100FT ALONG SOUTH SUGAR ROAD, AND THE REQUESTED ZONING DESIGNATION IS A COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT. THE COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT ALLOWS FOR A LIGHTER COMMERCIAL USES SUCH AS OFFICES OR THEIR LIGHT COMMERCIAL USES. THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A ZONE CHANGE TO ESTABLISH A PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY CLINIC AT THIS LOCATION. THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED RESIDENTIAL. SUBURBAN, AND SURROUNDING ZONING DISTRICTS ARE RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH, RESIDENTIAL PRIMARY TO THE EAST, AND COMMERCIAL GENERAL TO THE WEST. ADJACENT LAND CONSISTS OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES. A REZONING REQUEST FOR THIS PROPERTY WAS RECOMMENDED FOR DENIAL AT THE AUGUST 27TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. SINCE THEN, THE APPLICANT HAS RESUBMITTED WITH THE LIGHTER, LIGHTER USE. STAFF MAILED A NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS, AND WE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS IN FAVOR OR AGAINST. ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, WE MET WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS, [00:35:03] AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS AREA WILL SUPPORT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. AT THIS TIME, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE REZONING REQUEST BASED ON THIS BEING A TRANSITIONING AREA AND THE SURROUNDING LAND USES. IF THE REQUEST IS APPROVED, THEY WILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS DURING THE PERMITTING PROCESS. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS GOING TO BE MY FIRST TIME HERE, SO I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, BUT I'LL JUST SPEAK FROM MY HEART. SO YOUR NAME REAL QUICK, PLEASE. YES, SIR. MY NAME IS LALIN EVANGELISTA. THANK YOU MA'AM. YES. YES, SIR. SO THE PURPOSE OF US ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY IS BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE ZENIT THERAPY CENTER. IT'S LEADING PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPECIALIZED CARE IN THE VALLEY. CURRENTLY, WE ARE LOCATED AT 2260 BUSINESS HIGHWAY TO 81. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD MAXED OUT THE SPACE. SO YEARNING TO THIS PROPERTY. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP MORE PATIENTS AROUND THE AREA IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE. SO INSTEAD OF LOCALS COMING UP NORTH TO DALLAS OR HOUSTON, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'LL GET THE BEST CARE, PRIMARY CARE HERE, ACCESSIBLE. INITIALLY, I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE BEST FOR A GENERAL COMMERCIAL, BUT IN RESPECT WITH THE NEIGHBORS. WE WE AGREED FOR IT TO BE UNDER NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. I HAD GOTTEN LETTERS OF SUPPORT. TWO OF THEM ARE FROM THE NEIGHBOR. THIS IS FROM NORA JOHNSON AND LINDA GARZA OF 3104 SOUTH SUGAR ROAD. THE ONE RIGHT NEXT TO US. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE TEODORO QUIJANO. HE'S RESIDING AT 1422 WEST CANTON ROAD. THE REST OF THE 40 LETTERS THAT I HAVE ARE COMING FROM THE PATIENTS WHO LIVE IN EDINBURGH. THEY'RE HOPING TO GET THE THE COMMISSIONERS APPROVAL IN THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS THIS PROJECT. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU THE PATIENTS THAT WE HAVE. WE WORK AT THEIR BEST INTEREST. THIS IS NOT JUST A BUSINESS PLAN FOR US. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS MADE FOR OUR PURPOSE. SO AS YOU SEE, THAT HOUSE THERE HAD BEEN VACATED IN THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. IT IS NOT IN THE BEST CONDITION. WE ARE WILLING TO PUT RENOVATIONS AND TO BUILD A NEW BUILDING ON IT AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IT'S GOING TO BE LESS TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT'S ONLY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. AND I'M TRULY HOPING, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART YOU GUYS, IS APPROVAL ON THIS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT, SIR? YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. SO MY NAME IS RAMON CUSTODIO. SO I'M A WIFE. SO I JUST WANT TO MENTION TO. SO WE CHECK WITH THE HOUSE THAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW. SO WE HAVE IT CHECKED, AND IT'S IT HAS FULL OF ASBESTOS. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT SO THE HOUSE ITSELF IS A HAZARD ALREADY. SO WE'RE TRYING TO STEP ON LIKE, HAVING IT REMOVED AND CLEANED. SO WITH THAT ITSELF, ALSO LIKE LIKE IT WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE IT LIKE, YOU KNOW, HAVING A HAZARD FREE ENVIRONMENT. SO, BUT LIKE MY WIFE SAID, SO WE HAVE THE SMALL CLINIC IN CLOSNER AREA. SO BEFORE WE'RE JUST CATERING, LIKE, FIVE PATIENTS A DAY, TEN PATIENTS A DAY, BUT NOW WE'RE LOOKING MORE LIKE 18 TO 20 A DAY. SO YES. SO IN OUR PART I THINK WE STILL WE STILL CAN CATER THEM. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, OF COURSE IT'S A MORE WITH THE COMFORTABILITY OF HAVING MORE SPACE AND MORE AMENITIES TO OFFER. SO HOPEFULLY HAVE YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. SIR. A BOARD WE DID GET ONE LETTER THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGH. WE FORGOT TO PUT IT IN THE PACKET. IT CAME IN KIND OF LIKE LATE IN THE GAME, BUT THERE WAS ONE LETTER FROM A RESIDENT NOT WITHIN THE 300 FOOT RADIUS, BUT AN EDINBURG RESIDENT THAT SUPPORTS THIS PROJECT ALSO. THOSE WILL ALL BE PROVIDED WHEN THIS ITEM GOES TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. AND ALSO, THERE WAS A HOUSE OR A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL BUILDING DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET THAT I GAVE A PICTURE TO. THE BOARD BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE IT. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH THE APPLICANT. IF SHE WOULD BE RECEPTIVE TO BUILDING SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT. AND SHE DID AGREE [00:40:04] TO THAT. SO THAT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF OF SUGAR ROAD. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. I'LL GO AND CLOSE THE FLOOR. COMMISSION IS IS A PLAN TO DEMO THE HOUSE OR RENOVATE THE HOUSE. THERE'LL BE A DEMOLITION COMMISSIONER. WE'RE GOING TO DEMOLISH THE ENTIRE HOME, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A 5000 SQUARE FOOT PHYSICAL THERAPY PLACE. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. YES, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I SECOND. SECOND. ANYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. [8. CONSENT AGENDA] [A. Consider the Final Plat approval of the Replat of Lot 5- Block 1 Trenton Town Center, being a] AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO TAKE ITEM EIGHT A ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, MR. SMITH? THE ONLY THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION IS THAT WE HAVE A MEETING COMING UP WITH THE CONSULTANT THAT'S WORKING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE HAVE RECEIVED THE DRAFT ALREADY. WE HAVE AN OCTOBER 1ST WORKSHOP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. THAT'S GOING TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE MEETING WITH THE PNC ON HOPE. WE'RE SHOOTING FOR OCTOBER THE 8TH. AND WE HAVE TO KIND OF KEEP THAT SCHEDULE. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT YOU GUYS ON NOTICE THAT WE EXPECT ANOTHER PNC MEETING OCTOBER THE 8TH WHERE THE DRAFT PLAN WILL BE APPROVED BY THE PNC. AND THEN DO WE HAVE A MEETING ON OCTOBER 10TH? THAT WOULD BE OUR REGULAR MEETING. OCTOBER THE 10TH? YES. SO NEXT TUESDAY IS THE WORKSHOP WITH CITY COUNCIL TO PRESENT TO THEM THE DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND THEN IT COMES TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION. I CAN CHECK TO SEE IF WE CAN GO, BECAUSE I WAS STILL THINKING THAT OF TUESDAY'S. BUT IT'S ON THURSDAYS NOW. YEAH. YES, IT'S GOING TO BE THE 10TH. OCTOBER 10TH IS OUR NEXT. OCTOBER 10TH IS OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED PNC MEETING, 530. COULD WE VOTE ON IT THEN OR. YOU DON'T KNOW? YEAH. YES. OKAY. SO PROBABLY JUST ONE, ONE MEETING ON THAT WEEK. THE 10TH. RIGHT? OKAY. I APPRECIATE IT. ALSO, THE LAST PAGE OF OUR PACKET IT SAYS THE AUGUST 13TH MEETING, WHICH WHICH I WAS BEFORE SCHOOL, I TOOK MY KIDS. IT HAS AN A AS ABSENT. SHOULD BE SHOULD BE AN E. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CORRECT ABSENCE. CORRECT, PLEASE. THANK YOU. EVERYBODY ELSE HAS EASE. I HAVE A KIND OF. LOOKS BAD. LOOKS BAD. CAN WE GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? YEAH, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MAKE A MOTION SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.