* 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. YOU READY? [00:00:01] HOW YOU DOING? I'M TIRED FROM THAT TRIP. CALL [II. Call to Order] THE MEETING OF THE, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR FOR SEPTEMBER THE 23RD. 2024 AT 5:32 PM LET THE RECORD SHOW. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. ROLL CALL. JOHNNY BROWN, ROSALYN. QUEEN NORA SIMON. OKAY. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. [IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK OVER THEIR MINUTES, SO MOVE SECOND. HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND APPROVAL OF MINUTES. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. UNFINISHED BUSINESS NONE. NEW BUSINESS [VI. NEW BUSINESS - PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS] PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE TWO SPECIFIC USE Z 24 0 7 AND Z 24 0 8. YES, SIR. MS. ARIES? YES, SIR. WOULD YOU DO THE PLEASURE, PLEASE? OF COURSE. THE CASE NUMBER IS Z 24 DASH OH SEVEN. THE APPLICANT IS IN INVEST STAR INCORPORATED. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 4 9 9 7 TWIN CITY HIGHWAY, JCA PARCEL NUMBER 9 4 7 4 0. AND THE REQUEST TYPE IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST. THE PLANNING IS ON COMMISSION, IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOT TWO. VEO LAND, PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE CURRENT ZONING IS COMMERCIAL RETAIL. THE ABUTTING ZONES NORTH, SOUTHEAST, AND WEST ARE ALL COMMERCIAL RETAIL. AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO SEEK A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A GAMING PER A GAMING PERMIT SLASH SITE. AN APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON OR AROUND AUGUST 12TH, 2024, REQUESTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A GAMING PERMIT SITE. THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT STAFF HAVE MET WITH THE APPLICANT TO CONFIRM ALL NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATION OF A GAMING SITE FOR LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.07 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SHALL REVIEW THE PARTICULAR FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, EACH PROPOSED SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, SPECIFIC USE IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING GENERAL STANDARDS TO ENSURE THE USE WILL BE IN HARMONI, WILL BE HARMONIOUS WITH AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OR ANY SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, OPERATED, AND MAINTAINED TO BE HARMONIOUS AND APPROPRIATE IN APPEARANCE WITH THE EXISTING OR INTENDED CHARACTER OF THE GENERAL VICINITY AND WILL NOT CHANGE THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE AREA. WE'LL HAVE VEHICULAR APPROACHES TO THE PROPERTY, WHICH SHALL BE SO DESIGNED AS NOT TO CREATE INTERFERENCE WITH. TRAFFIC ON SURROUNDING THOROUGHFARES WILL NOT BE HAZARDOUS OR DISTURBING TO EXISTING OR FUTURE NEIGHBORING USES. WILL NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES. WILL NOT INVOLVE USES, ACTIVITIES, PROCESSES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT OR CONDITIONS OF OPERATION THAT WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO ANY PERSON'S PROPERTY OR THE GENERAL WELL FELL BY REASON OF EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC, NOISE, SMOKE FUMES, GLARE OR ODORS WILL NOT RESULT IN THE DESTRUCTION, LOSS, OR DAMAGE OF NASH NATURAL SCENIC OR HISTORIC FEATURE OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE. ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 2024 13, NOTICES WERE MAILED TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS AND PUBLISHED IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER, A MINIMUM OF 15 DAYS BEFORE THE PLANNING IS ZONING AND PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2024. AND THAT IS ALL COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU MR. ES. YES. SO THIS IS, UH, IF I'M CORRECT, THIS IS BY THE, UH, WALMART. THEY'RE ON TWIN CITY HIGHWAY IN THE FRONT BETWEEN THE WALMART GAS STATION. YES, SIR. THAT BUILDING THAT YES SIR. THAT SHOPPING COMPLEX, THE BUILDING'S BACK THERE. Y'ALL KNOW WHAT COMPLEX AT THEY COMPLEX? YEAH, IT'S ON THE SIDE. OKAY. AND, UH, WE WANTED TO PUT A GAMING YES, SIR. THEY'RE, UM, ASKING FOR A GAMING PERMIT. WELL, THEY KIND OF, I DON'T SEE WHERE GAMING, GAMING IS GONNA BE HARMONIOUS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I MEAN, WE ALL KNOW WHAT THIS, THIS IS MY OPINION. OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING GOOD COME OUTTA GAMING IN ANY NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I MEAN, AND WE DO HAVE THE RIGHT AS COMMISSIONERS, THIS BEING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS ZONE CORRECTLY, BUT SPECIAL USE PERMIT, WE CAN EITHER APPROVE IT OR DENY IT. NOW THE FINAL SAY WILL HAVE TO GO, WE'LL GO TO THE CITY, CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY, BUT OUR RECOMMENDATION IS WHAT, WHAT WE RECOMMEND ANYBODY. WHAT, WHAT'S Y'ALL'S OR DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR? I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. YES. [00:05:01] IS THERE ANYONE HERE? YES. UM, YOU PROBABLY, WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE. YEAH. OKAY. BECAUSE THE QUESTION IS GOING TO GO TO THE INDIVIDUALS. OKAY. WELL I'LL LET EVERYBODY HERE HAVE THEIR SAY. I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING I DON'T DISAGREE WHAT YOU JUST SAID? I DON'T EITHER. I WANT TO, UH, IS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR? OKAY. WOULD YOU PLEASE COME TO THE MIC AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS? HI, MY NAME IS HIL BANANI. UM, I WAS, I'M NOT, WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS? IT'S 39 49 NORTH TWIN CITY HIGHWAY. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THIS ONE OR THE OTHER. ONE. OTHER APPLICATION. THIS ONE YOURS. THE SPEEDING. SPEEDY EXPRESS OR NOT YOURS? OH, THIS IS IT. YEAH. OH, I'M SORRY. SORRY. WE HAVE TWO. OKAY. ANY OTHER, OKAY. SINCE THEY'RE NOT HERE, GO AHEAD. THEY'RE NOT HERE. UM, YOU MAY SAVE IT TO THEM. I'M GETTING OLD. I CAN'T REMEMBER MY OWN QUESTION. UH, THE PROPERTY AND I KNOW YOU GUYS WOULD KNOW. MM-HMM? , UH, THIS PROPERTY IS ALREADY EXISTING. AM AM I RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO BUILD OUT OR ANY OF THAT, AM I CORRECT? RIGHT. OKAY. THE NEXT THING IS, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT, UM, WE CAN'T REALLY DENY WHY NOT? 'CAUSE AUSTIN, AUSTIN APPARENTLY PASSED A ORDER, UH, OF LAW, WHATEVER OF, OF REGARDING THE GAMING USAGES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. I KNOW WE CAN VOTE IT DOWN. MM-HMM. BECAUSE IT'S A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. MM-HMM. . THAT'S USUALLY THE REASON WE WOULD PROBABLY VOTE IT DOWN, BUT SINCE I DON'T SEE US HAVE GET, CITY'S GONNA VOTE FOR IT ANYWAY. SO I JUST KIND OF HATE THAT WE'RE WASTING OUR TIME ON VOTING IT DOWN BECAUSE THEY WILL VOTE FOR IT. NOW, IF THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO OWN OR IS TRYING TO GET THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT DONE, THEY CAN'T SELL, THEY CAN SELL THAT BILL. ARE THEY LEASING? ARE THEY PURCHASING? WELL, IT'S A ZONE CHANGE. IT'S A ZONE. A SPECIFIC USE, UH, SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FALLS ON THEIR ZONE CHANGE. SO THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS TO APPLY. SO THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT THAT ENTIRE BLOCK, THAT ENTIRE PROPERTY. COULD YOU GO TO THE MAP, LARRY? THE ZONING MAP, THE ONE SPECIFIC SPACE CANNOT APPLY FOR THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO OWNS ALL OF THAT HAS TO APPLY FOR THE ENTIRE PROPERTY. SO THE WHOLE PROPERTY HAS TO BE THE, THE WHOLE PROPERTY WILL BE, THEY CAN UTILIZE THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, BUT IT'S ONLY FOUR. THAT ONE, HE HAS ONE SPACE DESIGNATED FOR IT, BUT SINCE THE PROPERTY OWNER OWNS THE ENTIRE, UM, PROPERTY, HE HAS TO APPLY FOR IT FOR HIS PROPERTY. SO HE HE'S THE INDIVIDUAL WHO'S APPLYING FOR IT. YES MA'AM. ALL ZONE CHANGES. ALL SPECIFIC USE PERMITS. THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS TO APPLY IF HE SELLS THAT PROPERTY WITH THAT SPECIAL USE PERMIT ADDED. MM-HMM. OR GIVEN WHOEVER BUYS IT AND THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING ELSE TO DO THE SAME THING, THEY HAVE TO REAPPLY. AM I RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. NO PERMIT. OH, THAT GOES THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT WITH THE RIGHT. THE OWNERS OF IT, IF HE SELLS, THAT OWNER MUST THEN REAPPLY OR APPLY FOR THE SAME THING. OKAY, WELL HE DID. NO MA'AM. THE, UH, UH, SPECIAL USE PERMIT GOES WITH THE PROPERTY, NOT WITH THE OWNER. OKAY. SO WHATEVER YOU DO, IF IT SELLS IT, IT STAYS AS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT. IT'S JUST LIKE A ZONING CASE. IF YOU REZONE A PROPERTY AND THE PEOPLE MOVE, IT STAYS THE SAME BECAUSE IT, IT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. SO IF HE WANTS TO TURN THIS, SELL IT AND WHOEVER'S THERE DON'T WANT TO DO A GAMING PART OF THE BUILDING, SAY THEY WANT TO DO A BOUTIQUE, THEY CAN DO THAT. THEY CAN DO THAT BECAUSE IT STILL FALLS UNDER THE SAME SPECIAL USE PERMIT BEING GIVEN? NO, BECAUSE IT FALLS ON THE COMMERCIAL RETAIL. SO IT STILL CAN, THEY STILL CAN DO IT. THEY DON'T HAVE TO UTILIZE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. OKAY. SO NOT BEFORE YOU GO, UH, EITHER ONE OF YOU THOUGH COMMENT ON WHAT SHE SAID ABOUT WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE. 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, WE HAD A CONVERSATION LAST MEETING WHERE, YOU KNOW, I, I DIDN'T PARTICULARLY AGREE WITH THE IDEA THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE OF HOW TO VOTE. WELL, WELL LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR AND, AND, AND, AND, AND YOU DON'T, YOU CAN'T VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE, YOU CAN'T VOTE HOW YOU FEEL. YOU HAVE TO VOTE BY THE LAW. OKAY. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU FEEL, IF IT SHOULD BE THERE, IF IT SHOULDN'T BE THERE. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR. WE ARE HERE TO FOLLOW THE LAW. SO YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO VOTE THE LAW, NOT YOUR, BUT IN FOLLOW A LAW, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE COMMISSION HAS NO CHOICE ON HOW TO VOTE. IS THAT WHAT YOU YEAH, THE COMMISSION CAN VOTE IF THEY, IF IF THEY FEEL [00:10:01] THAT IT'S GONNA BE A, A DETRIMENTAL TO THE, TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR WHATEVER THEY FEEL THEY CAN VOTE. THAT AND LIKE YOU SAID, IS, IS ONLY A RECOMMENDATION. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE THE LAST, UH, SAY SO OVER IT, BUT THEY CAN VOTE ON IT IF THEY FEEL THAT IS, THAT'S WHY IT'S A SPECIAL SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. IT IS NOT LIKE A TRUE ZONING AND THEY CAN VOTE HOW THEY FEEL WITHOUT THE, THE STIPULATIONS OF THE ZONING CASE. OKAY, THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE LIST THAT I READ OUT FROM THE ORDINANCE YES, I, I REALLY LOOKED THROUGH THAT. YEAH, YOU CAN, UM, VOTE BASED ON THAT BULLET POINT. OH YEAH. ON YOUR, ON YOUR OPINION OR YES. WHAT, YOU KNOW ON PAST, ON PAST EXPERIENCES WITH, WITH RESEARCH, DATA RESEARCH. YES, EXACTLY. POLICE REPORTS. YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT? PARKING. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST PARKING AND IT'S, OH, THIS GUY, IT'S THE WHOLE STRIP MALL RIGHT THERE. YEAH, I KNOW, BUT WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE ARE PARKING AT THAT LITTLE STRIP MALL SHOPPING? WELL, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S OPINIONATED. WHATEVER YOU FEEL. YEAH. I JUST DON'T WANT THE PARKING TO GET CRAZY OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE TO WALMART, UM, CLOSE IN BETWEEN THE GAS STATION. UM, AND YET I HAVE PASSED THROUGH THERE. I USED SEE THEM GO TO THAT LITTLE STORE, THE CLOTHING STORE THERE. UM, SO YEAH, THEY, THE PARKING IS NOT THE GREATEST, BUT UNLESS YOU KNOW THE PARKING GETS OUTTA HAND, THEN THERE'S NO REASON FOR THE POLICE TO GET INVOLVED, I GUESS. I MEAN, THERE'S PARKING. THEY HAVE ENOUGH PARKING. YEAH, THEY HAVE PLENTY OF PARKING. THE SHOPPING STREET PARKING IS VERY EMPTY HARD. IT'S JUST THAT ONCE IF, BECAUSE I'VE HAD A HARD TIME PARKING NOW THAT BANK IS NO LONGER ON THE END. LIKE IT USED TO BE A CHASE BANK. THAT'S, YOU SEE THAT PICTURE THERE? IT'S VERY EMPTY. YEAH. YEAH, IT IS. NOW, UH, IT SHOULDN'T POSE AN ISSUE, BUT IF SO, WE'LL SPEAK ON IT. YOU CAN SPEAK ON IT. ALRIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. KEEP GOING. YEAH. ALRIGHTY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR PAM? I MEAN FOR, FOR ARIES, I'LL TAKE THAT AS A COMPLIMENT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CASE NUMBER Z 24 DASH OH EIGHT. MS. ARIAS. YES, SIR. LEMME GET THERE. ALL RIGHT. CASE NUMBER Z 24 0 8. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS SAHIL THOBANI DEVILLE OIL COMPANY. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 3 9 9 4 NORTH 20 TWIN CITY HIGHWAY JCAD PARCEL NUMBER 7 3 1 9 6. THE PROPERTY DESCRIPTION IS LOT EIGHT BLOCK SIX SIX RANGE. G PORT ARTHUR LAND COMPANY, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.4993 ACRES OF LAND. THE CURRENT ZONING IS COMMERCIAL RETAIL. THE ABUTTING ZONES NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST ARE ALL COMMERCIAL RETAIL. AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO SEEK A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A GAMING PERMIT SLASH SITE. AN APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON OR AROUND AUGUST 12TH, 2024, REQUESTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A GAMING PERMIT SLASH SITE. THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT STAFF MET WITH THE APPLICANT TO CONFIRM ALL NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION OF A GAMING SITE, STORE FOR LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.07 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SHALL REVIEW THE PARTICULAR FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH PROPOSED SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING GENERAL STANDARDS TO ENSURE THAT THE USE WILL BE HARMONIOUS WITH AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OR WITH ANY SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, OPERATED, AND MAINTAINED TO BE HARMONIOUS AND APPROPRIATE IN APPEARANCE WITH THE EXISTING OR INTENDED CHARACTER OF THE GENERAL VICINITY AND WILL NOT CHANGE THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE AREA WILL HAVE VEHICULAR APPROACHES TO THE PROPERTY, WHICH SHALL BE SO DESIGNED AS NOT TO CREATE INTERFERENCE WITH. TRAFFIC ON SURROUNDING THOROUGHFARES WILL BE HAZARDOUS OR DISTURBING TO EXISTING OR FUTURE NEIGHBORING USES WILL NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES. WILL NOT INVOLVE USES, ACTIVITIES, PROCESSES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT OR CONDITIONS OF OPERATION THAT WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO ANY PERSON'S PROPERTY, TO ANY PERSON'S PROPERTY OR THE GENERAL WELFARE BY REASON OF EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC, NOISE, SMOKE, FUMES, GLARE OR ODORS WILL NOT RESULT IN THE DESTRUCTION, LOSS, OR DAMAGE OF A NATURAL SCENIC OR HISTORIC FEATURE OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE. ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 2024, EIGHT NOTICES WERE MAILED TO ADJACENT [00:15:01] PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE 200 FOOT RADIUS AND PUBLISHED IN THE PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER, A MINIMUM OF 15 DAYS BEFORE TODAY'S PNZ PUBLIC HEARING. SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2024. AND THAT IS ALL COMMISSIONERS. OKAY. PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, SAME SCENARIO, SAME DIFFERENT LOCATION. YES, SIR. YES. HE'S NOT LOCATED IN A SHOPPING STRIP. HE'S, HE DOESN'T HAVE A SHOPPING STRIP. THIS IS JUST A REGULAR RETAIL STORE. AND THAT WAS MY PLACE. WAS THAT, IS THAT NOW, IS THIS ONE HERE? IS IS IT IN FRONT? JEFFERSON, UH, CITY SHOPPING CENTER. HUH? IT'S, IT'S IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER. PARKING LOT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER. MM-HMM? TWIN CITY HIGHWAY. YEAH. ON TWIN CITY HIGHWAY. YEAH, IT'S IN THE CORNER OF 39TH STREET AND 1250. THAT'S A GAS STATION RIGHT THERE. MM-HMM? . YEAH, IT'S AT A GAS STATION. GO UP SOME LARRY SHOW. SPEEDY EXPRESS. YEAH, THAT'S THE GAS STATION RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER. NO, NOT THAT ONE. THE PICTURE THAT SHOWED SOME TYPE OF FOOD PLACE JACK IN THE BOX, RIGHT? IS THAT JACK IN THE BOX? YEAH. RIGHT ACROSS. SO WHERE EXACTLY FROM JACK IN THE BOX OVER, WHAT'D YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE? EXCUSE. OH, WELL WHEN, I GUESS WE COULD ASK THOSE QUESTIONS WHEN YOU YEAH, WE'RE TALKING AMONGST, YEAH, WE JUST, WE HAVE TO DISCUSS OURSELVES TRYING FIGURE OUT WHERE AND THEN, UH, THEN WE GOING WITH THIS LOCATION, IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM JACK IN THE BOX ACROSS FROM GREEN, UH, GREENLAW CEMETERY IN THAT CORNER RIGHT THERE. I THOUGHT THEY HAD 39TH STREET AND 39TH BROOKS RIGHT THERE. WHO? IT'S ON THE OPPOSITE CORNER. THE OTHER THE CORNER? YEAH. YES, IT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE. OKAY. IT'S RIGHT ON. IT'S RIGHT ON THE SAME SIDE AS ER OB, THAT THAT'S PART OF, OF, OF TWIN CITY. OKAY. IT'S ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TWIN CITY HIGHWAY. OKAY. BECAUSE JACK IS NEXT TO JACK IN THE BOX ACROSS THE STREET FROM JACK IN THE BOX IS 39TH. THERE'S A BUNCH OF LITTLE BUILDINGS OVER THAT WAY. WELL THAT'S WHERE WHAT, UH, GULF COAST CARDIOLOGY AND ALL THAT WOOL COAST ON THIS IS IN THE FRONT, ON THE VERY CORNER. YEAH, BUT HE'S RIGHT ON THE CORNER. HE'S RIGHT ON THE CORNER. SO IT USED TO BE A GUEST. IT'S JACK IN THE BOX ON ONE CORNER, THEN SPEEDY, THEN UM, GREEN LAWN, THEN STARBUCKS ACROSS THE STREET. YES. ON THEY ON CORNERS AND GROVE. SO RIGHT. STARBUCKS AND GREEN LAWN IS OVER IN GROVE, BUT IT IS ON THE CORNER. YES, MA'AM. I GUESS I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BUILDING. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ARIES YOURSELF? OKAY, IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FAR? PLEASE COME TO THE MIC AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS SAHIL BANANI AND THE, UH, MY ADDRESS IS 39 49 NORTH TWIN CITY HIGHWAY. UM, I JUST CAME HERE TO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS LOOKING AT MY APPLICATION. I DO WANNA SAY THAT WE, ME AND MY FAMILY, WE HAVE BEEN PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND MY WHOLE PURPOSE ISN'T, I'M WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO SUPPORTING EVERYONE AND FROM OUR DESCRIPTION, WE HAVE NO, WE HAVE NO ALLEGATION AGAINST POLICE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND WE, WE JUST WANNA WORK TOGETHER WITH THE CITY WITH EVERYTHING AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO, UH, PROBLEMS COMING FORWARD WITH IT. DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY? NO, SIR. BE YOUR FIRST. YES. FIRST WE ARE PUTTING THIS BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR CUSTOMERS ARE REQUESTING IT JUST FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. THAT IS THE ONLY REASON WE HAVE MULTIPLE BUSINESSES. UM, WE HAVE LIQUOR STORES, UM, LONE STAR LIQUOR, SMOKE SHOPS AND EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, SO WE HAVE, WE KNOW THE COMMUNITY VERY WELL. WE'RE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. SO THERE'S NO LONE STAR. DO YOU HAVE, DO YOU HAVE, UH, GAMING MACHINES IN THE, IN THE OTHER BUSINESSES? NO, SIR. HMM. THE LONE STAR LIQUOR. OPPOSITE OF THE CRUISING GAS STATION. THE WHO? UH, DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE CHURCH BY RIGHT BESIDE ENCOUNTER CHURCH. OKAY. YES. RIGHT BESIDE IT, THERE'S A RIGHT, RIGHT BESIDE SIP AND SIP, DAIQUIRI GOING TOWARDS HABO, ALL THESE PLACES GOING, GOING TOWARDS HABO, GOING TOWARDS NEEDLE PORT ES RIGHT, RIGHT. ON TWIN CITY, YOU GOT ENCOUNTER CHURCH AND YOU'VE GOT OH, THE LONE STAR LIQUOR. YES, MA'AM. LONE STAR LIQUOR. I WAS TRYING TO WHERE THIS EXPRESS WAS. YEAH. WELL, WHY DON'T YOU DO SOMETHING FOR THE YOUTH INSTEAD OF A GAMING ? I WISH I COULD DO SOMETHING AND, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, BECAUSE I TELL YOU, I'M, I'M NOT, I'M NOT, I'M NOT FOR THIS GAMING AT ALL. BECAUSE, BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN IT IN THIS CITY ALREADY AND NOTHING HAS EVER COME OUT GOOD ABOUT, YEAH. YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. I MEAN, I'M SURE YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN SIT HERE AND TELL US YOU WANT TO RUN IT. RIGHT. YOU'RE GONNA DO THIS. BUT THEN IT ATTRACTS, I CAN'T PROMISE YOU THIS, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR OTHER PEOPLE, BUT THE WAY WE WOULD RUN IT, IT WOULD NOT BE LIKE THAT. AND WE WOULDN'T, THERE WOULD BE ZERO [00:20:01] TOLERANCE FOR THAT. WE WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY DISRUPTION FOR THE CITY OR FOR THE PEOPLE AROUND US. I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT HE JUST SAID THOUGH. WERE THERE OTHER OPTIONS THAT YOU THOUGHT ABOUT OTHER THAN GAMING? IT IS A RETAIL STORE, SIR, SO THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO BY THE ZONING DEPARTMENT. SO FOR THE YOUTH INSIDE GAS STATION, THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO FOR YOU. I'M, I'M HOPING THE FUTURE, IF I CAN, I WILL DO MANY THINGS, HOPEFULLY. WERE THERE ANY, UH, LETTERS RETURNED OR ANY COMPLAINTS? NO. THE THING IS, I MEAN, UH, YEAH. WELL, I, LIKE I SAID, AGAIN, WE JUST MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. RIGHT. CITY COUNCIL WILL BE THE ONE THAT RIGHT. THAT HAS A FINAL SAY ON RIGHT. ON WHETHER IT GOES OR NOT, SO. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR, UH, THANK YOU, SIR. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I, I, I DO WANT TO, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PRESENCE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YES. UH, NO, NO, OF COURSE. YOU GUYS TOOK YOUR TIME. I WILL DEFINITELY MAKE SURE TO BE HERE. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDE ABOUT BEING HELPFUL IN THE COMMUNITY. OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST? NO ONE COMING TO THE MIC. WILL THAT ENDS? UH, I NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING. MOVE SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. YOU WANNA TAKE THESE ONE AT A TIME? YES SIR. PLEASE. IN INDIVIDUALLY? MM-HMM? ? YEAH, I'D PROBABLY BETTER. OKAY. OKAY. UH, ON CASE NUMBER Z 24 DASH OH SEVEN FOR A GAMING SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR GAMING AT 49 97 TWIN CITY HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS. I, I, I RECOMMEND, UM, DENIAL OF THE APPLICATION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND IT FOR DENIAL. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. A AYE. OPPOSED? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CASE NUMBER IS Z 24 DASH OH EIGHT SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A GAMING SITE AT 39 94 TWIN CITY HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS. IT'S HARD LOCATION FOR MR. CHAIRMAN. WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT'S YOUR, WHAT'S YOUR STATUS ON THIS ONE? . I STAND PAT ON WHAT I, MY, MY FEELINGS ABOUT IT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S, I HAVE YET TO SEE ANYTHING GOOD COME OUT OF GAMINGS ESTABLISHMENT ANYWHERE IN PORT ARTHUR. THEY MOVED. THEY, THEY WERE THERE ON NINTH AVENUE PROBLEMS MOVED TO GULF WAY DRIVE MORE PROBLEMS. I, I, I TAKE THAT COMMENT AND MOVE IT TO THE RECOMMENDATION OR MOTION TO DENY I SECOND IT HAVE COM A MOTION TO FOR DENIAL. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ANY OTHER BUSINESS? UH, [VII. NEW BUSINESS - NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS] MS. ARIES, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON PLEASURE ISLAND. OKAY. UM, WE DID HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING. IT WENT WELL. UM, WE DID INVITE DEGA HAGEN AND NEW BRUNSWICK, UM, SUBDIVISION TO BE A PART OF THE ZONE CHANGE IF THEY SO CHOOSE. SO WE ARE ALREADY WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THEM AND THEN WE WILL BRING IT BEFORE YOU ALL FOR, UM, THE ZONE CHANGE, THE BLANKET ZONE CHANGE REQUESTS. WHAT'S THE HOLD UP? RIGHT NOW THERE ISN'T NO HOLDUP. WE'RE WAITING ON PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS. WE HAD A MEETING AND THEY WANTED, WE ASSURED THEM THAT EVERY MOVE WE MAKE, EVERY STEP WE TAKE, EVERY BREATH WE TAKE, THAT WE WOULD, UM, INCLUDE THEM IN THE PROCESS. SO AGAIN, UM, WE DID MEET WITH LAFITTE'S LANDING ONE AND TWO. A MAJORITY IS IN FAVOR FOR THE ZONE CHANGE, THE BLAKE ZONE CHANGE WITH THEM KNOWING THAT IF THEIR PROPERTIES WERE EVER DESTROYED DURING ANY NATURAL DISASTER, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REBUILD UNDER THE CURRENT ORDINANCE. SO THEY ARE, FOR THE ZONE CHANGE, WE JUST INVITE THEIR NEIGHBORS, DEGA HAGEN AND NEW BRUNWICK SUBDIVISION TO BE A PART OF THAT ZONE CHANGE. WE ARE GIVING THEM 30 DAYS TO RESPOND AND IF A MAJORITY WOULD LIKE THE CHANGE, WE'LL INCLUDE THEM IN IT AND THEN, UM, WE'LL DROP THE MAPS AND BRING 'EM BEFORE YOU. BUT, UM, WE WILL HAVE IT DONE BEFORE THE NEW YEAR. YEAH. YES. AS A ZONING, A ZONING CHANGE TYPICALLY TAKES BETWEEN 30 TO 90 DAYS. SO, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT, GATHERING ALL THE CORRECT DATA AND INFORMATION. OKAY. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. [00:25:01] YES, SIR. OKAY. WHEN ARE YOU GOING? ANYTHING ELSE? ARE YOU LEAVING MY ANYTIME SOON. OKAY. NEXT, NEXT, NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED? YES, SIR. OCTOBER 7TH, 2024. SAME PLACE. OCTOBER, SAME OCTOBER 7TH. MM-HMM. WE DO HAVE TWO REPLAYS. OCTOBER 7TH. I'M LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR MYSELF. ALRIGHT. AGAIN, WE SAID CITY COUNCIL HAS A FINAL SALE ON THIS, THIS JUST RECOMMENDATION. OH YES. ALL WE ALL MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. SO MOVED. I HAVE A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT. AND SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. TIME, TIME IS 5 57. PERFECT. PM THANK YOU AS ALWAYS, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. * 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.