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DID. 29. I GOT A HALF A NOW IT'S 30. GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THE PLANNING AND
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ZONING COMMISSION. TODAY IS MAY 18TH. THE TIME IS 5:30 P.M. I NEED TO GET A ROLL CALL. ZULIMA.ESCOBIDO. DWIGHT WAGNER ROSALYN DEVILLE HERE. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. I MAKE A MOTION TO
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APPROVE THE MINUTES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION PASSED. UNFINISHED[VI. NEW BUSINESS - PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS (INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION)]
BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE. THE NEW BUSINESS IS TODAY FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO CONDUCT. AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO MISS MILO. R26-15. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR SAVILLE. WE HAVE CASE NUMBER R26-15. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS ANDREA KELLER JOHNSON. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 701 PROCTOR STREET, J. PARCEL NUMBER 88946, AND THE REQUEST TYPE IS AN APPROVAL OF A REPLAT. IN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. ADDITION, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING. LOT 13 AND LOT 14. BLACK 129. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. ADDITIONS 701 THROUGH 709 PROCTOR STREET, CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE NEW TRACK NAME TRACK 13-A REPLAT OF ALL LOTS 13 AND 14. BLOCK 129 CITY OF PORT ARTHUR ADDITIONS. JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE 50FT BY 140FT, TOTALING INTO 7000FT■!S. THE TOTAL ACREAGE IS 0.1607 ACRE OF LAND. THE CURRENT ZONING IS DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. ALL THE ABUTTING ZONES NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST ARE ALL THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AS WELL. AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAT IS TO COMBINE TWO LOTS FOR FRUIT FOR A FOOD TRUCK BUSINESS, AN APPLICATION FOR REPLAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON OR AROUND APRIL 27TH, 2026. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO COMBINE TWO LOTS FOR A FOOD TRUCK BUSINESS ON THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH, 2026, 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 PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, MAY 18TH, 2026. AND THAT'S ALL COMMISSIONERS. OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS? REPLAT, I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THE REPLAT IS GOING TO PASS. YES, MA'AM. IT'S IN REFERENCE TO THE FOOD TRUCKS. THERE ARE NEW LAWS COMING OUT REGARDING FOOD TRUCKS. YES, MA'AM. HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THE NEW BUSINESSES? I'M UNCERTAIN BECAUSE THAT WILL BE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S WHEELHOUSE. AND I DO BELIEVE THE STATE IS TAKING IT FROM THE LOCAL LEVEL ANYHOW.BUT ALL I CAN DO IS FOCUS ON THE REPLAY TODAY, BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE.
OKAY, I JUST BUT WE ARE AWARE OF THOSE NEW LAWS BECAUSE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT DID MAKE US AWARE. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. THEY MADE US AWARE ON THE ADVISORY BOARDS OF ALL THE NEW LAWS COMING OUT FOR FOOD TRUCKS. AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF. YES, I DO KNOW NATHANIEL HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN LETTING FOOD TRUCK OPERATORS, MAKING THEM AWARE. I DO KNOW THAT FOR A FACT. YEAH.
I REMEMBER HER SAYING THAT THEY WERE BEING NOTIFIED OF THE NEW LAWS THAT ARE CHANGING. BUT BY THIS BEING A REPLAT AND ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS PUT THEIR TRUCKS ON THE PROPERTY AND NOT A BRICK AND MORTAR. I GUESS WE HAVE NO PROBLEM. AM I CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. OKAY, NEXT CASE ARE 26-16. YES, MA'AM. CASE NUMBER R26-16. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS MICHAEL AND JEAN MARION BERRY.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTHEAST ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF TOPAZ AVENUE AND 58TH STREET, JC PARCEL NUMBER 30294419734, AND 419735. THE REQUEST TYPE IS AN APPROVAL OF A REPLAT. IN THE DRUMMOND ADDITION, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR THE FOLLOWING TRACTS 1-A-1, TRACK 1-A-2. TRACK 1-A-3. BLOCK ONE. DRUMMOND. ADDITION. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE NEW TRACK NAME TOPAZ PLACE REPLAT OF TRACKS 1-A-11-A-21-A-3. DRUMMOND. ADDITION. CITY OF
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PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. THE LOT DIMENSIONS ARE 130FT BY 140FT, TOTALING INTO 18,224FT■!S. THE TOTAL ACREAGE S 0.48.4184 ACRE OF LAND. THE CURRENT ZONING IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THE ABUTTING ZONES NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST ARE ALL LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND.THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLOT IS TO COMBINE THREE TRACKS INTO A SINGLE LOT FOR A NEW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. AN APPLICATION FOR A REPLAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ZONING ON OR AROUND APRIL 27TH, 2026. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO COMBINE THREE TRACKS INTO A SINGLE LOT FOR NEW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH, 2026, 21 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 PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, MAY 18TH, 2026. AND THAT'S ALL. COMMISSIONERS, BEFORE I SAY ANY MORE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREA WHO MAY WANT TO SPEAK TO ANYTHING WE'RE SPEAKING ON, YOU MUST COME TO THE PODIUM, SAY YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND THEN YOU'RE ALLOWED TO SPEAK. BUT WE NORMALLY CALL FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE FOR WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON, AND THEN WE GO TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AGAINST WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON. SO WE HARDLY EVER HAVE ANY REPLAT QUESTIONS COMING FROM THE AUDIENCE. BUT IN CASE WE DO, THESE ARE THE, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO FOLLOW. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS ABOUT IT? OKAY. THE NEXT. IS Z26-07. YES, MA'AM. CASE NUMBER Z26-07. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS ARACELI FIGUEROA. THE PROPERTY LOCATION IS 330 ONE NINTH AVENUE, JC, PARCEL NUMBER 106796, AND THE REQUEST TYPE IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING. EAST 160FT OF LOT ONE AND LOT TWO, TRACKS TEN, 11 AND 12 TERRACE ACRES. ADDITION. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. TOTAL ACREAGE .48.48 ACRE OF LAND. CURRENT ZONING. IT IS LOCATED IN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. 14 DISTRICT WHICH DOES ALL COMMERCIAL, WHICH DOES REQUIRE THAT ALL COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY BE ACCOMPANIED WITH AN APPROVED SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. THE ABUTTING ZONES NORTH AND SOUTH ARE PLANNED. DEVELOPMENT 14 EAST IS COMMERCIAL RETAIL, WEST IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO CONSIDER THE GRANTING OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF A FOOD TRUCK IN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 14 DISTRICT. AN APPLICATION WAS FILED WITH THE PLANNING AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON OR AROUND APRIL 16TH, 2026, REQUESTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF A FOOD TRUCK. LET'S SEE. ON TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST, 2026, 16 NOTICES WERE MAILED TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A 200 FOOT RADIUS AND PUBLISHED IN A PORT ARTHUR NEWSPAPER A MINIMUM OF 15 DAYS BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY, MAY 18TH, 2026. AND THAT'S ALL COMMISSIONERS. OKAY, BEFORE I GET STARTED, I'M GOING TO ASK THE COMMISSIONERS WHAT THEIR OPINION IS ON THIS BECAUSE I HAVE MAYBE A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THIS ZONING VERSUS THE REST OF THE COMMISSION. OKAY. AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE X. IF ANYONE'S HERE SPEAKING FOR OR AGAINST, I WILL. YES, MA'AM. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. I THINK WE NEED TO GO FIRST AND THEN LISTEN TO THE AUDIENCE. OKAY. ON THIS ONE, I RECOMMEND APPROVAL JUST BECAUSE I KNOW THE SITUATION THAT THEY HAD A PERMIT TO BE THERE. AND THEN I THINK FOR SOME REASON, IT IT GOT LOST IN WITHIN TIME. I'M NOT SURE WHAT OCCURRED, BUT SHE HAD BEEN THERE ALREADY OVER A YEAR, ESTABLISHED THE BUSINESS. AND THEN SOMEHOW, YOU KNOW, THINGS HAPPEN. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, SHE'S BEEN CLOSED DOWN, I THINK, FOR ABOUT A MONTH. AND SO NO ONE REALLY HAD A PROBLEM BECAUSE I LIVE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. MY OFFICE IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. IT'S VERY CONVENIENT. SHE'S OPEN VERY LATE, YOU KNOW, HOMEMADE FOOD. SO THIS ONE, IT'S IT'S IN A COMMERCIAL AREA ANYWAY WHERE THEY HAVE A GAS STATION. THERE USED TO BE A FOOD TRUCK ACROSS THE STREET, AND THEN THERE'S SOME FOOD TRUCKS, MAYBE LIKE 2 OR 3 STREETS DOWN. SO ON THIS ONE, I, I RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND JUST FOR CLARITY, THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT RUNS WITH THE LAND. SO EVEN IF SOMEONE WAS THERE BEFORE AND THEY LEFT, THEY WOULDN'T TAKE THEIR PERMIT WITH THEM. IT'S ATTACHED TO THE LAND AND NOT THE PERSON. SO WE DID DO SOME RESEARCH. THEY MAY HAVE HAD SOME HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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PERMITS, BUT IN ORDER TO OPERATE, ACTUALLY OPERATE IN THAT DISTRICT, IT REQUIRES ANOTHER PERMIT, WHICH IS THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. SO. YES, MA'AM. MADAM PRESIDENT, I JUST WAS TRYING TO IMAGINE IN MY MIND WHERE THIS LOCATION IS. I KNOW WHERE THERE'S A AT 39TH STREET AND NINTH AVENUE, THERE'S AN AREA. OH, THERE SHOULD BE A PHOTO. YEAH. AND IT'S ON 32ND WHERE THERE IS A TIRE SHOP. YES. RIGHT THERE. THEY DO HAVE ONE TRUCK THERE NOW, BUT IT GOT SHUT DOWN. THAT'S THE ONE. YES, SIR. YES, YES. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. SO MY QUESTION WILL BE DIFFERENT, BUT I WILL WAIT ON THE AUDIENCE. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR THE ZONE? SPECIAL USE PERMIT CHANGE, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ANNA QUIROZ. I ACTUALLY RUN THE FOOD TRUCK.THE OWNERS ARE HERE WITH ME. THE ADDRESS IS 330 ONE NINTH AVENUE. IT'S THE CORNER OF 32ND AND NINTH. AS MISS ESCOBEDO WAS STATING, THE FOOD TRUCK HAS BEEN THERE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. I KNOW THAT WHEN MY BOSS WENT TO GET THE PERMITS, THEY, YOU KNOW, RAN IT RECENTLY BECAUSE OF THE ENGLISH. RIGHT. AND JUST THE LANGUAGE THING. THEY WENT TO GET THE GET THE PERMIT. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A MISTAKE MADE BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OR THE CITY, WHICH, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, EVERYBODY WORKS FOR THE CITY. SO THE PERMITS THAT THEY WERE TOLD NEEDED TO GET OR GET DONE WERE DONE. AND OR WHAT WERE THEY TOLD AT THE BEGINNING, HEALTH DEPARTMENT MADE A MISTAKE AND OR THIS IS WHAT WE WERE TOLD. THEY DIDN'T CHECK WITH Y'ALL WITH THE ADDRESS AND SEE ABOUT THE PERMIT. THAT SPECIAL USE PERMIT, IT WENT ON FOR A YEAR. WE RENEWED IT IN JANUARY. SOMETIME IN JANUARY, WE RENEWED THE PERMIT WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. MR. COLLINS WAS IN THERE. HE WAS OUT SICK. HIS APARTMENT AGAIN, DIDN'T CHECK THE ADDRESS. SO IT'S NOT ON THE FOOD TRUCK SIDE. WE BELIEVE IT'S YOU KNOW, WE JUST FEEL THAT IT'S NOT RIGHT. WE JUST GOT SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY FURTHER, YOU KNOW, NO PREVIOUS NOTICES. WE WERE TOLD ON APRIL 8TH THAT WE COULD NOT OPERATE THE FOOD TRUCK ANYMORE. SO WE'VE BEEN CLOSED FOR OVER A MONTH. THE FOOD TRUCK IS THERE, BUT WE'RE NOT OPERATING. YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I KNOW IT WAS A MISTAKE. I KNOW IT WAS. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. WE'RE ALL HUMAN. HOWEVER, WE ARE PAYING THE CONSEQUENCES.
AND I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, PLEADING FOR Y'ALL TO APPROVE THIS PERMIT SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE. SO MY QUESTION NOW IS TO YOU, MISS MILO, THEY'RE ASKING FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT SO THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED UNDER THE OLD ZONING TO OPERATE THEIR FOOD TRUCK. IS THAT WHAT SHE'S SAYING? THAT'S RIGHT. WITH THE NEW ORDINANCE OR WITH ANY ORDINANCE IN PERIOD. THIS IS A PD 14. SO IT'S SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT SHE CAN ONLY OPERATE ANY COMMERCIAL TYPE OF BUSINESS WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. SO ANY BUSINESS YOU SEE ON THAT NINTH AVENUE STRIP HAS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. WHAT SHE'S TRYING TO SAY IS THAT WHILE NATHANIEL WAS OUT, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FORGOT TO CALL AND VERIFY THE ZONING WITH US. THEY WERE JUST ISSUED THE PERMIT. BUT ONCE INSPECTORS GO OUT AND SEE THAT THEY'RE OPERATING IN THAT DISTRICT WITH NO SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, THEN UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO HAVE TO STOP THEM AND GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. BUT WE WERE CONTACTED BY COMMISSIONER ESCOBEDO, AND WE DID ASSURE HER THAT WE WOULD PUSH IT IN AS QUICK AS PUSH IT THROUGH AS QUICK AS WE CAN. SO IT IT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW TO BE APPROVED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 30TH, 2026, FOR SURE. SO WE'RE MOVING AS FAST AS WE CAN, LITERALLY LEAVING FROM THIS MEETING TODAY.
AND HER ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP IT ROLLING. IT'S A MORNING COUNCIL. YES, MA'AM. NOW, MY OTHER QUESTION TOWARD THE PROCESS, IF THERE ARE OTHER FOOD TRUCKS ON THE STREET, HOW CAN YOU VERIFY THAT THEY ARE USING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT? WELL, THE INSPECTORS KNOW. SO WHEN THEY GO AND THEY DO THE RESEARCH OR THEY SEE A NEW TRUCK, FOR INSTANCE, IS OUT THERE OPERATING, THEN THEY'LL LOOK IN THEIR SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE THAT IN PERMITS THAT THEY HAVE THAT SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. AND IF NOT, THEN THEY PUT A
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STOP WORK ORDER AND THEN LET THEM KNOW TO CONTACT PLANNING AND ZONING. SO THIS IS WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED HERE, MA'AM. THEIR FOOD TRUCK IS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. YES, MA'AM. THE THE PROPERTY OWNER IS HERE. YES, BUT SHE DID SUBMIT THE PERMIT. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. I JUST HAD THOSE QUESTIONS. I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE OTHER FOOD TRUCKS ON THE SAME STREET. YEAH, THEY ALL THE INSPECTORS CHECKED THEM ALL, AND WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED STOP WORK ORDERS HERE RECENTLY, MAYBE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. SO WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH WE'RE TRYING TO GET A LOT DONE. OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU. NOW, FOR ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS ZONE CHANGE, PLEASE STEP TO THE MIC. SO THAT WE HAVE NONE. SO I GUESS WE CAN GO AHEAD AND START VOTING. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. WE TAKE THE TWO REPORTS TOGETHER. OKAY. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. THE FIRST TWO REPORTS ARE 26-15 AND R26-16. I SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES, NO QUESTIONS. NEXT WE HAVE THE ZONING Z26-07. SPECIAL USE PERMIT. OKAY. OKAY. I WILL ALSO MOVE APPROVAL OF Z26-07I SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, MOTION PASSES. ANY QUESTIONS? MY ONLY QUESTION REGARDING THIS ZONE CHANGE THAT I VOTED FOR IS THAT THE FOOD TRUCK BUSINESS GET THINGS DONE RIGHT FOR THEM, BECAUSE I HATE TO SEE ANYONE COME INTO TOWN TO DO BUSINESS. AND THEN ANOTHER ENTITY OF THE CITY MESSES THAT UP FOR THEM AND DON'T TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT'S MY ISSUE. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU MA'AM. OKAY. NEW[VII. NEW BUSINESS - NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS]
BUSINESS. I'M SURE WE HAVE SOME COMING UP. OKAY. SO TOMORROW WE DO HAVE TWO PR ITEMS, TWO PUBLIC HEARING REQUESTS GOING TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, AND ONE IS FOR THE SPORTS COMPLEX THAT WE APPROVED. AND THE OTHER ONE, YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE OTHER ONE IS. THIS ONE. OH, AND THIS ONE. SO YES, WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON TODAY, I MEAN, ON TOMORROW, BUT THERE WAS SOME MISCOMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY SECRETARY OFFICE.SO WE HAVE TO POSTPONE A PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE HAVE FOR THAT CAR WASH OFF CANAL AND PORT ACRES. WE HAVE TO POSTPONE AND AND RESCHEDULE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING DATE. SO I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT. AND ALSO, WE HAD A COMMUNITY MEETING ON THURSDAY TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON SOME THINGS BEFORE WE SEND IT OVER TO YOU ALL. AND I MAY HAVE GIVEN YOU ALL SOME INFO BECAUSE I THINK I REMEMBER YOU SAID YOU HAD QUESTIONS. YES, WE HAD A COMMUNITY MEETING JUST TO GET THE COMMUNITY'S FEEDBACK, AND IT SENT THE THE PROPOSAL BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. SO WE'RE THERE WITH THAT. BUT THEY DO HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULE. WELL, PAM WANTS US TO SCHEDULE A MEETING FOR JUNE 15TH, AND IT WILL BE ONE OF THOSE. SO IF YOU ALL COULD BE PRESENT, THAT WOULD REALLY, REALLY BE AWESOME. THE DATE AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE JUNE 15TH. AND THAT WILL BE IT'S NOT A REGULAR P AND Z, IT'S A P AND Z MEETING. BUT THE COMMUNITY DID COME OUT. THEY DID SHOW UP AND THEY WERE VERY ADAMANT ABOUT COMING OUT AND SHOWING UP. OH, I BET THEY WERE.
AGAIN. LAKESIDE. YES. AND WHAT IS THIS CONCERNING THE THIS IS. NO, NO, NO, THIS ONE IS. YEAH.
THE CARBON CAPTURE. YEAH. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THAT DONE FOR A WHILE NOW. TELL ME WHAT THAT IS. JUST JUST A BRIEF SYNOPSIS. THERE'S A NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT THERE IN LAKESIDE, THE LAKESIDE COMMUNITY. THERE'S SOME LAND RIGHT BEHIND IT THAT BELONGS TO GT GT PROPERTIES. RIGHT. AND HE'S TRYING TO REZONE TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL FROM LDR, FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL FOR HIS CARBON CAPTURE FACILITY. AND HIS FIRST INITIAL PROPOSAL, THE COMMUNITY WAS NOT HAPPY WITH IT. AND SO HE SAID HE WOULD GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, CREATE SOME BUFFERS AND CREATE MAYBE A COMMERCIAL RETAIL DISTRICT, AND THEN HE'LL COME BACK AND PRESENT SOMETHING, SOMETHING ELSE TO YOU ALL. SO THAT WILL BE JUNE 15TH. HE ACTUALLY SENT DRAWINGS TODAY. WE JUST HAVE TO PUT THEM IN A REPORT AND GET READY TO PRESENT IT TO YOU ALL. JUNE 15TH. SO THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING. IT'LL BE A REGULAR ONE.
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I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A QUORUM BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT IT DID HAVE. YEAH, I KNOW IT'S PRETTY BIG OUT THERE. WOW. SO THAT ONE'S GOING TO GO TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL IF IT GETS APPROVED. YES, MA'AM. BEHIND RESIDENTIAL HOMES THAT'S LESS THAN FIVE MILES AWAY. I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, THEY ALREADY STARTED WORKING BACK THERE. NO, THAT PIPELINE THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THAT'S A DIFFERENT COMPANY. WHO CAME BEHIND LAKESIDE RESIDENCES? DO WE KNOW WHO GT PROPERTIES THAT SOMEONE LOCAL OR IS THAT SOMEONE. HIS NAME IS STEPHEN BIRDWELL. HE ACTUALLY CAME OUT AND GAVE THE PRESENTATION HIMSELF. HE CAME IN FROM THE HOUSTON AREA. SO HE'S FROM HOUSTON. STEPHEN. BIRDWELL BIRDWELL. STEPHEN. YEAH. THE NAME WAS IN OUR EMAIL IN THE LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE ON THAT ONE, JUST TO BE PREPARED, IS IT GOING TO BRING JOBS OR I MEAN, WHAT IS IT FOR THE CAR? IS IT JUST DOES IT RUN ON ITS OWN? SO EVEN IN THAT MEETING, HE SPOKE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT JUST THE ZONE CHANGE AND THE IMPACT ITSELF. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT PORTION DIDN'T EVEN COME UP. NO ONE ASKED, NOT EVEN AN ORDINANCE. IT WAS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT DANGEROUS CHEMICAL. AND THE RESIDENTS DON'T WANT IT BEHIND THEIR HOME. SO IT CARBON, IT CAPTURES CARBON IS WHAT IT DOES. IT'S SUPPOSED TO SUPPOSED. CAN YOU IMAGINE AMMONIA OUT THERE? AND I'M DRAFTING THE REPORTS NOW SINCE HE WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING. NO, IT'S NOT AN AMMONIA PLAN OR ANYTHING. AND DO YOU KNOW HOW HOW BIG IT WOULD BE, HOW MANY ACRES HE HAS? HE HAS QUITE A FEW. I ACTUALLY HAVE TO CALCULATE IT. I'M GETTING LIKE WE LITERALLY GOT THE REST OF HIS INFO TODAY, HIS NEW APPLICATION, HIS NEW REQUEST TODAY BEFORE WE LEFT. AND I'M GOING TO LOOK THROUGH EVERYTHING AND PUT IT IN REPORT FORM, AND I'LL BE ABLE TO LET YOU KNOW, OKAY, BECAUSE I'M NOT QUITE CERTAIN RIGHT NOW. OKAY, THAT ONE'S GOING TO BE A HARD ONE. YEAH. BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO SHOW UP, RIGHT? JUST LIKE THE VILLAGE DID ONCE THEY SHOWED UP. I WILL SAY HE WAS TRYING TO HE WAS WORKING WITH HIM. HE WAS TRYING TO THEY WERE ALL TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOME TYPE OF COMPROMISE, BUT SOME WERE REALLY AGAINST IT.BUT I'LL DEFINITELY PUT A REPORT FORM SO YOU ALL WILL KNOW. THANK YOU. I WANT TO MENTION THAT I DID PASS BY THE. THE DEVELOPMENT ON WEST PORT ARTHUR ROAD JUST TO TAKE A LOOK.
AND I NOTICED THAT THEY HAD ALREADY STARTED BREAKING THE GROUND. AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A PRETTY HUGE FACILITY. I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY. ALL HE SAID WOULD BE THERE. I THINK HE SAID A BASKETBALL COURT ON THE INSIDE? YES. DID HE SAY A SOCCER FIELD? SOCCER FIELDS, PLURAL. IT WAS LIKE MULTIPLE OF THE SAME FIELDS FOR SURE. LIKE AN EVENT CENTER ON THE ACTUAL PROPERTY. IT WAS JUST LIKE THIS HUGE SPORTS COMPLEX. IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOING TO DO AN EVENT CENTER THERE. OH, OKAY. IS THAT WHAT HE SAYS HE'S GOING TO DO NOW? NO, THIS IS A DIFFERENT CASE. THE GUY OFF WEST PORT ARTHUR ROAD, YOU ALL VOTED YES FOR THAT ONE. WE'RE GETTING READY TO BRING IT TO COUNCIL. I JUST MADE THE PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST, SO IT SHOULD BE APPROVED FOR JUNE 30TH. AND I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS ALWAYS.
OKAY, EVERYONE. WELL, I'D LIKE TO GET A MOTION TO MOTION TO ADJOURN, PLEASE. I SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, I. HAVE NO QUESTIONS. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT
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