honor the texas flag; i allegiance to one state under one
TRANSCRIPT
Honor the Texas flag I pledge allegiance to thee Texas one state under God
one and indivisible
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
BE IT KNOWN that the City Council of the City of Lake Jackson will meet in Regular Session on Monday May 4 2015 at 630 PM at 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas Lake Jackson City Hall in the Council Chambers with the following agenda
AGENDA
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE US FLAG
TEXAS FLAG
INVOCATION
VISITORS COMMENTS This item is available for those citizens wishing to address City Council on an issue not on the agenda Any item discussed cannot be voted on but could be considered for placement on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled meeting
COMMENDATIONS At said meeting the council will deliberate discuss consider and or take final action on any or all of the following matters
1 PRESENTATIONS
A PROCLAMATION - MOTORCYCLE SAFETY MONTH 2 CONSENT AGENDA
All Consent Agenda items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member or other interested persons so requests in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda Information concerning Consent Agenda items is available for public review A APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash APRIL 20 2015 B MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
3 REGULAR AGENDA
A DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM JIM LUNA FOR FUNDS FROM THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $250000 FOR A PERFORMANCE BY LOS KUMBIA KINGS (SELENArsquoS BROTHERrsquoS BAND) ON JUNE 20 2015
B DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST TO DISPLAY DIRECTION SIGNS ALONG HWY 288 FM 2004 OLD ANGLETON ROAD AND OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR T H E CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 16-17 2015
C UPDATE ON THE ALLIANCE ACTIVITY AND REQUEST TO INCREASE THE CITYrsquoS ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN THE ALLIANCE ROBERT WORLEY PRESIDENTCEO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE FOR BRAZORIA COUNTY
D DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 38 ENVIRONMENT TO UPDATE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ABATEMENT OF JUNKED VEHICLES ndash FIRST READING
E DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DESIGNPROPOSAL BY KRAFTSMAN COMMERCIAL PLAYGROUNDS AND WATER PARKS OF SPRING TEXAS AT LLOYD MORRISON PARK (SHYPOND PARK) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $110000
F DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING OFFICIAL CONSENT AND BALLOT FORM FOR ELECTION OF UNAFFILIATED DIRECTOR FOR THE ERCOT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED ERCOT BYLAWS AMENDMENT
G DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OPPOSING SB1639 WHICH WOULD CURTAIL A CITYrsquoS ABILITY TO ANNEX PROPERTY
H UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS a CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FINANCIAL UPDATE b SIDEWALK PROJECTS c UTILITY REPAIR PROJECTS d DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECTS e SOUTH PARKING PLACE PROJECT f MASTER PLAN UPDATE
I ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
4 ADJOURNMENT The City Council may go into Executive Session on any item listed on the Agenda in accordance with Section 551071 of the Government Code (attorney-client privilege) I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on Friday May 1 2015 at _________ pm
______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ___________ day of ________________________ 2015 at __________ a pm
______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretarys Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Proclamation I Joe Rinehart by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor
Of the City of Lake Jackson Texas do hereby proclaim
May 2015 As
Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month
In the City of Lake Jackson and urge each and every citizen to become aware of the inherent danger involved in operating
a motorcycle and give the operator the respect on the road they deserve
Whereas todayrsquos society is finding more citizens involved in motorcycling on the roads of our country and Whereas motorcyclists are roughly unprotected and much more likely to be injured or killed in a crash than other vehicle drivers and Whereas campaigns have helped inform riders and motorists alike on motorcycle safety issues to reduce motorcycle related risks injuries and most of all fatalities through a comprehensive approach to motorcycle safety and Whereas it is the responsibility of all who put themselves behind the wheel to become aware of motorcyclists regarding them with the same respect as any other vehicle traveling the highways of this country and Now Therefore We the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Lake Jackson do hereby proclaim May 2015 as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month in the City of Lake Jackson Texas
In Testimony whereof witness my hand and seal of the City of Lake Jackson this 4th day of May AD 2015 Joe Rinehart Mayor
City of Lake Jackson
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the City Council of the City of Lake Jackson met on Monday April 20 2015 at 630 pm in Regular Session at 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall with the following in attendance
Joe Rinehart Mayor Gerald Roznovsky Mayor Pro-Tem Buster Buell Council member Will Brooks Council member Heather Melass Council member JB Baker Council member
William P Yenne City Manager Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Pam Eaves Finance Director Sherri Russell City Attorney Sal Aguirre City Engineer Rick Park Police Chief Mike Bailey Lieutenant Paul Kibodeaux Asst Police Chief Bryan Sidebottom Lieutenant Chris Anderson Lieutenant Jeremy Bubnick Parks and Rec Director Randy Crim Fire Marshal Irene McKay Health Officer Michael Coon Asst to City Manager David Walton Building Official
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council member Melass led the pledge of allegiance to the American flag and the Texas flag
INVOCATION Council member Buell led the invocation
VISITORS There were no visitors present to speak on a non agenda item
PRESENTATION There were no presentations
CONSENT AGENDA A APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash MARCH 9 amp APRIL 6 2015 B MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
On motion by Council member Brooks second by Council member Baker with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the consent agenda was approved as follows
A APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash MARCH 9 amp APRIL 6 2015 - approved B MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - accepted
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A(PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2(COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES Mayor Rinehart opened the public hearing at 632 pm Mr Yenne stated this item came up with a new dental clinic locating in a B-2 zone next to the new HEB This is for clarification and providing for a definition of a clinic Mr Yenne stated that the Planning Commission was to have the first public hearing at their meeting on April 7th but did not have a quorum Council is holding the first public hearing This is to provide a new definition to include clinics Council member Melass asked for the difference between a doctors office and a clinic Sherri Russell stated that the actual definition is wide enough to include clinics The Planning Commission did not see a difference between medical office and clinic Mr Yenne stated that staff has always thought a medical office and clinic were the same The owners of the new dental clinic wanted staff to be sure of the definition so the clarification is before Council Mayor Rinehart closed the public hearing at 635 pm PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS Mayor Rinehart opened the public hearing at 636 pm Mr Yenne stated that staff had not interpreted this section properly in the past This is for clarification and will reflect the practice staff has been doing for the last several years Sherri Russell stated this will require the Planning Commission to approve a cross access agreement and verify that the parking meets requirements Mayor Rinehart closed the public hearing at 638 pm DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM JIM LUNA FOR FUNDS FROM THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $8000 FOR A PERFORMANCE BY LOS KUMBIA KINGS (SELENArsquoS BROTHERrsquoS BAND) ON JUNE 20 2015 IN LAKE JACKSON Mr Mundo stated that Mr Luna has reduced his request to $2500 Mr Luna met with Mr Bubnick at the softball field and decided that would not be the right venue They have moved the concert to Freeport but Mr Luna still wanted to request funding from Lake Jackson Mr Luna stated they would push for attendees to stay in Lake Jackson This item died for lack of motion DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM HEB TO REMOVECUTBACK FOLIAGE AT THEIR ENTRANCE IN CITY PARKWAY ON OAK DRIVE AT CENTER WAY Mr Yenne stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with representatives from HEB to discuss removing the foliage along the Oak Drive parkway In negotiating the PUD with HEB one of the things excepted was the requirement for parking lot screening One of the reasons for that exception was that the city already had foliage in the parkway It is not their big sign they are worried about Their big sign will be on an outparcel closest to Circle Way They are requesting removal of some of the red tip photinia plants in the city parkway 100 feet on either side of Center Way Mr Yenne stated that the plants were placed in the
parkway by the Beautification Commission in the 1980rsquos He suggested that if they would like to remove the plants they come back in with the typically required 3 foot high parking lot screening There was no one present from HEB Council member Roznovsky felt the sign was of no value and they have been given the exception of the large sign that could be seen from the highway Mayor Rinehart asked if the photinias could be trimmed back Jeremy Bubnick stated that the shrubs would not survive being trimmed back to that degree Council member Roznovsky felt the berms or parking lot screening needed to be in place prior to the current shrubs coming down Consensus of Council was to keep some sort of screening if the photinias come down then new shrubs needed to be planted DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CLUTE AND DEDEN SERVICES LLC FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A WATER LINE IN CITY RIGHT OF WAY ON OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR CLUTErsquoS WOODSHORE DEVELOPMENT The engineerrsquos for Clutersquos new development would like to place Clutersquos new waterline in the Oyster Creek Drive right-of-way This placement will save some mature trees on their property The city needs two separate agreements to do this one with Clute and one with the contractor Council asked that Ms Russell draw up the contracts On motion by Council member Brooks second by Council member Roznovsky with all members present voting aye authorization was granted for the execution of an agreement with the city of Clute and Deden Services LLC for the placement of a water line in the city right of way on Oyster Creek Drive for Clutes Woodshore development APPROVE THE LAKE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT Rick Park Police Chief introduced is staff Chris Anderson Paul Kibodeaux Mike Bailey and Bryan Sidebottom Chief Park presented the Police Department Annual Report Council thanked the Chief for his report and the good job the police department does AWARD BID FOR CLEARING AND REMOVING DEBRIS FOR THE 2015 HURRICANE SEASON TO BERGERON EMERGENCY SERVICES AS PRIMARY CONTRACTOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10000000 AND STANDBY CONTRACTS TO ASPLUNDH AS SECONDARY CONTRACTOR TAG GRINDING SERVICES AS TERTIARY CONTRACTOR AND TFR ENTERPRISES INC AS QUATERNARY CONTRACTOR On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo bid was awarded for clearing and removing debris for the 2015 Hurricane Season to Bergeron Emergency Services as primary contractor in an amount not to exceed $10000000 and standby contracts to Asplundh as secondary contractor Tag Grinding Services as tertiary contractor and TFR Enterprises Inc as quaternary contractor Mr Yenne stated that staff is using Bergeron Emergency Services to help with the cleanup of the recent storm debris
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DENYING CENTERPOINT HOUSTON ELECTRICrsquoS APPLICATION FOR A RATE INCREASE This resolution concerns electric rates On April 6 2015 CenterPoint filed a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) application with all cities in the Houston area A DCRF is an expedited mini-rate case to allow electric utilities to raise distribution rates Distribution rates cover the cost of overhead and underground electric lines CenterPoint is seeking a 167 million dollar increase which comes to 31cent on an average residential bill Street lights and commercial customers will also be affected GCCC (Gulf Coast Cities Coalition of which Lake Jackson is a part) will hire a consultant to review the Companyrsquos filing GCCC recommends that all GCCC members adopt the Resolution denying the rate change Once the resolution is adopted it will be consolidated with other cases CenterPoint has in front of the PUC Failure to pass the resolution denying the rate increase means that the increase will become effective September 1 2015 On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Buell with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo a resolution denying Centerpoint Houston Electrics application for a rate increase was passed DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 38 ENVIRONMENT TO UPDATE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ABATEMENT OF JUNKED VEHICLES Tina Doyle Code Enforcement Officer was present to answer any questions Ms Russell stated that the current junked vehicle ordinance is unwieldy Except for the neighborhood petition the inspection sticker language and the wait time before a citation is issued the law doesnrsquot need to be changed The ordinance just needs to be streamlined so that code enforcement can spend less time reasoning out the language and so that the public can understand the ordinance Also the ordinance better defines the difference between a junked vehicle and a classic vehicle Council member Roznovsky asked if this included junked RVrsquos Ms Russell stated this included RVrsquos trailers and boats On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Melass with all members present voting aye Council asked that this be brought back in ordinance form UPDATE ON GRANT SUBMITTAL TO TXDOT FOR SH 332 SIDEWALK PROJECT BETWEEN SH288 AND DIXIE DRIVE Mr Mundo stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with the area engineer for TxDot 10 days ago The area office gave a verbal agreement that they would provide the engineering services He spoke with environmental and found the fonzie report needed to be updated We have been able to get several letters of support They are phasing project with first year city portion being $310000 and $100000 in the second year This will be discussed at the CIP meeting on April 27 2015 DISCUSS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A LETTER ASKING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST $5 BILLION IN TRANSPORTATION FUNDING The state legislature has two pending bills that will provide a transportation funding mechanism TML President Martinez is asking cities to send a letter to house representatives that shows support for both of these bills
On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo authorization was granted for the Mayor to sign a letter asking the State Legislature to provide at least $5 billion in transportation funding DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TRAFFIC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS NEW TRANSITION ON PLANTATION DRIVE AT OLEANDER Mr Yenne reviewed the Plantation Drive transition at Oleander He stated that it has been decided to place a crossover at Loganberry Mayor Rinehart stated he was not in favor of this He thought this would cause problems for those residents on Oleander He would rather see a transition at Silverlace On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with 5 members present voting aye and Mayor Rinehart voting nay motion passed to proceed with the transition of Plantation Drive to take place at Oleander PARKING SIGNAGE AND STRIPING AT MACLEANRECREATION CENTERRASCO Mr Yenne stated this is an ongoing problem with parents picking up their kids in the afternoons using the MacLean Park Road as a pick up point The suggestion from the Traffic Commission is to put in signs that say ldquono parking or standingrdquo along the park road up to the second entrance to the Recreation Center On motion by council member Roznovsky second by council member Brooks with all present voting aye to approve the traffic commission recommendation to extend the striping or place signage at MacLean Park to help with the pickup of school kids in the afternoons UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
a CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FINANCIAL UPDATE b SIDEWALK PROJECTS c UTILITY REPAIR PROJECTS d DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECTS e SOUTH PARKING PLACE PROJECT f MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Sal Aguirre introduced Eddie Herrera as a new staff member to the Engineering Department Mr Herrera worked in the utility department of the city ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Council member Brooks asked if it would be a major cost to improving the yard at the Mulch Site to keep cars from getting stuck Mr Yenne stated that Robert Stark has material that could possibly work Council member Melass asked if there were responses from Centerpoint on contact numbers Mr Yenne stated that contact numbers have been received Council member Melass requested minutes of boards and commissions that rarely meet Council member Melass reminded everyone that the Taste of the Town is April 26th Council member Baker asked if the landscaping is going back in the median in front of the mall Mr Yenne stated that is part of the Governorrsquos award project He was not sure if landscaping would be going back in that area Mr Mundo said he would provide drawings to City Council Mayor Rinehart stated Modesto Rick Alice Bryan and the Utility Crews did a Yemenrsquos job last Friday
Mayor Rinehart announced the city was granted the Distinguished Budget Award for the 23rd year in a row ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 800 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _____________________________ 2015
___________________________________
Joe Rinehart Mayor _________________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Commission met in regular session on Tuesday March 17 2015 600 pm in the Conference Room at Lake Jackson City Hall Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Amy Tasto Chairman Mitchell Jacobs Sharon OrsquoNeill Mike Coburn Vice Chair Constance Adams Shirley Ann Miller Secretary Darren Merritt Also present Debby Soltesz Past Chair Buster Buell City Council Liaison
Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator Bryce Carleton Parks Supt
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Amy Tasto called the meeting to order at 605 pm APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by Constance Adams second by Darren Merritt with all voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the February 2015 meeting were approved as written SERVOLUTION SERVOLUTION was held on Sunday March 1 2015 with the kick off at 900 am Due to all the rain the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful project was cancelled Rain did not hamper some of the planting projects Volunteers worked on 6 projects in the City of Lake Jackson including planting trees along Lake Road and Oyster Creek Drive at Jasmine Hall and Shadow Glen Park More than 130 trees were planted in less than 4 hours Over 1000 volunteers participated with Brazos Pointe Fellowship Church ldquoDONrsquoT MESS WITH TEXASrdquo TRASH OFF The ldquoDonrsquot Mess with Texas TrashndashOffrdquo will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 Members discussed having the event at the Xeriscape Park This event will take place beginning at 800 am to 1100 am It will include litter pickup cleanup and planting at the Xeriscape Park Since we were late discussing inviting businesses we will include them next year in our Spring cleanup activities T-shirts will be provided by BASF we will have donuts and water provided by Keep America Beautiful Letters were sent to each Lake Jackson School for the Campus Cleanup program for the trash-off Each campus would be able to participate by cleaning their campus then do an environmental project for the grand prize money If the school turns in their report with numbers and photos of the campus cleanup they will receive a check for $25000 If they do an environmental project they have a chance at the grand prize of $50000 O M Roberts was the grand prize win of the first Campus Cleanup award As part of the Great American Cleanup activities KLJB will hold an Arbor Day Celebration with 100 Live Oak trees being distributed at the City of Lake Jackson Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday April 2nd Carrot eggs will have a ldquofreerdquo sticker on them telling the children they have won an ldquoArbor Dayrdquo tree KLJB will have a booth with the trees available for pickup outside the gate
BISD PreK Charlie Chipper ldquoRecycle Round Uprdquo programs have been set up for the month of April A list of dates will be emailed to Board Members for participation in these programs BUDGET GOALS amp OBJECTIVES KLJB members discussed the accomplishments for the 2014-2015 year and goals for the coming year There have been more projects and plantings within the past year as the City continues to grown and we plant more and use more color around the City It was discussed to add $5000 to our planting budget since it was cut when Beautification Commission was combined with Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Everything else will stay the same Members discussed accomplishments such as Charlie Chippers birthday and the signs that BISD students signed for the cleanup continuation of the ldquoBusiness Partnerrdquo Program working at the Xeriscape Park plantings at City Hall Arbor Day tree give away BISD PreK programs and our KTB amp KAB awards Goals for the coming year included compiling a list of resources and recycling specialties from our local retailers surveying our businesses about our landscape ordinance and continuing to increase our involvement with BISD Members discussed the KLJB standards and Terri Cardwell will compile all the goals accomplishments and objectives for the April meeting for final approval REPORT ON AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES Amy discussed the Areas of Responsibilities and asked members to turn in any reports ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Mike Coburn reported that Rotary would be holding a planting project with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory on Saturday at 930 am Volunteers are welcome to participate SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 21 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned into workshop at 720 pm These minutes read and approved this__________________day of _________________________ 2015 ___________________________________ Amy Tasto Chairman ___________________________________ Shirley Ann Miller Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Development Corporation of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Thursday February 19 2015 at 1100 AM at Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Gary Rodgers Chair William P Yenne City Manager Gerald Roznovsky Vice Chair Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Jason Chavez Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager David Nicks Sherri Russell City Attorney Rod Hall Michael Coon Asst to City Manager Patty Sayes Heather Melass Council member Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting Mr Rodgers introduced Michael Coon Assistant to the City Manager APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash DECEMBER 11 2014 On motion by Gerald Roznovsky second by Rod Hall with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the December 11 2014 meeting were approved as presented
DISCUSS MISSION GOALS OBJECTIVES AND ROLE OF THE LAKE JACKSON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting presented the following Strategic Plan outlining the goals objectives and roles of the LJDC This plan is the work and result of 3 workshops by the LJDC held on November 24 2015 January 29 2015 and February 19 2015 Lake Jackson Vision Statement ndash Our Vision is to create an ideal community to live work and play for all Lake Jackson Mission Statement - It is the Mission of the City of Lake Jackson to be a leader among cities and in the region at large in delivering outstanding quality services to all citizens through innovative and efficient use of resources Economic Development Corporation Mission Statement - It is the mission of the LJEDC to use proactive strategies and all available resources to promote economic growth and market Lake Jackson as the premier city to live work and play Mission Elements
bull Encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit bull Marketing the city bull Promoting quality of life bull Attracting primary jobs
Economic Development Strategies
Encouraging an Entrepreneurial Spirit bull Establish a proactive business culture within the City of Lake Jackson organization
o Prepare a ldquoNew Business Packetrdquo for each prospect outlining the advantages and amenities of Lake Jackson as well as the process for obtaining permits
bull Establish a process for entrepreneurial mentoring and technical assistance (Lightening Teams) within the City
Marketing the City
bull Prepare a comprehensive promotional campaign to market the City of Lake Jackson o Create a brand for the City o Create a visual (media) campaign showing the advantages and amenities of the City o Market various events in the City on a wide basis to attract outside visitors o Develop an upscale promotional packet of information to market the City of Lake Jackson
Promoting Quality of Life
bull Be known as ldquobusiness friendlyrdquo in Lake Jackson o Establish a process of consistency for dealing with economic development matters
bull Establish a process for informing employers ndash to then inform employees ndash about opportunities for housing businesses schools and other quality of life opportunities in Lake Jackson
Attracting Primary Jobs
bull Define and identify the type of primary jobs suitable for Lake Jackson bull Develop a process for actively pursuing primary jobs
APPROVE LJDC STRATEGIC PLAN AND RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL On motion by Heather Melass second by Patty Sayes with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo approval was granted for the LJDC Strategic Plan and recommendation is made to present this to City Council for approval ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1230 pm These minutes read and approved this the _____ day of _______________________ 2015
____________________________________ Gary Rodgers Chair
_______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the Parks amp Recreation Board of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17 2015 AT 630 PM in the Conference Room at the Recreation Center Lake Jackson City Hall 91 Lake Road Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance
Elaine Conley Vice Chairperson Jeremy Bubnick Parks amp Recreation Director David Vavra Mallory Doyle Recreation Assistant David Melass John Blackburn Consultant Alvin Bartek
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Elaine Conley
II APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion by David Melass second by David Vavra with all members present voting aye the January 27 2015 minutes were approved
III VISITORS
IV DISCUSS CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING PICKLE BALL AS AN ACTIVITY IN ONE OF OUR PARKS David Melass presented to the Parks Board a game called ldquoPickle Ballrdquo in hopes that the City of Lake Jackson could offer a place to play it Jeremy was familiar with this game and that it is pretty popular with seniors He said that we would need a hard surface to play it on A tennis court may be an ideal location for this game however it is a pretty loud game so we may want to consult the surrounding neighbors John mentioned that we really do not have a great existing court to use Jeremy said that it could be played indoors and tape could be put down so as not to have to paint the lines on a court It would not be much cost to get it started Paddles could be purchased and people could rent them from the rec center Jeremy suggested that we temporarily use a racquetball court to see how popular it becomes and then if it did become popular Alvin would like to see it budgeted for a permanent slab behind the rec center Elaine would like to see it advertised Staff will look into purchasing the equipment and setting it up in a racquetball court temporarily
V FOLLOW UP ON DECISION TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN FOR BENCHES ALONG
OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND IN PARKS Jeremy mentioned that we could go ahead and put benches down with the inset already available for a plaque The slab would measure 16rsquox6rsquox6rdquo with pavers One quote received estimates $3700slab so the total including the bench and slab would be approximately $5000 The pavers could also be removed to make memorial pavers To engrave pavers would be approximately $50 so it would most likely require a $100 donation The concrete beneath the pavers would be about 4rdquo and the pavers would be about 2rdquo The bench would be drilled into the concrete Jeremy recommends that we have a standard bench with plaque price and a slab price and that people have the option to be able to choose out of one of the existing locations Originally John was proposing 160 lamps from 288 to Portulaca St However the bid came back too expensive and changed it to placing them 125
feet apart from each other Bob Pratt suggested that that would not be a good system because your eyes would have to adjust and readjust to the light and dark He recommends to only putting a lamp at each bench and a few extra That would be only 17 lamps and 11 benches The lights would start after the new HEB TXDOT may be interested in funding the 162 lamps which would be around $620000 That would include the benches too amp140000 for just the lamps placed 125 ft apart which does not include installation so it would probably be more like $240000 Staff to continue working on the project
VI UPDATE FROM JANUARY OYSTER CREEK SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
The Oyster Creek Subcommittee did not meet in February They are waiting on a new Oyster Creek Conservancy Representative to be appointed to take Bob Geterrsquos position Alvin mentioned that the Army Core of Engineers gives permits to build on the creek Mallory to find out from Bob Geter who will be replacing him on the committee
VII ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
VIII DIRECTORrsquoS UPDATE
-The scooter signage for the skatepark will be updated Risk management did approve the use of scooters in the park David Vavra suggested inviting the kids that requested it to be present when the new sign was installed -Parks Board members are now new members of NRPA and TRAPS -The new divider is now hanging in the gym It looks great and will only be put down when classes are going on to lengthen itrsquos life span -Upgrading lighting in the gym to LED fixtures and lights around the perimeter of the pools with LEDs it is about a $28000 project that includes and $8000 rebate for turning in the old lights to Centerpoint The new lights will provide about three times the amount of light -The Gardner Campbell Trail sign will be a boulder type sign with the Cityrsquos tree and the name of the trail -The rec center is short two full times staff It has been advertised and will hopefully have an update at the next meeting -Thank you to John Blackburn for all that he has done for the department This was his last meeting -The new Rec Center sign is in front of the rec and we will be relighting it with LED fixtures and putting a color bed in front of it
IX SET NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday March 17 2015 at 630pm X ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 725pm
These minutes read and approved this day of 2015
Rachel Seymour Chairperson
Elaine Conley Vice-Chairperson
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Tuesday March 3 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
Locke Sanders Chairman William P Yenne City Manager Vinay Singhania Vice Chair Michael Coon Asst to the City Manager Jeffrey Gilbert Sal Aguirre City Engineer Harry Sargent Giani Cantu Asst City Secretary Brenda Colegrove Athelstan Sanchez Asst City Engineer
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Harry Sargent led the pledge of allegiance VISITORS COMMENTS There were no visitor comments on items not on the agenda APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were approved as presented
FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 2 RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE SUBDIVISION PLAT (119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This is the follow up on the preliminary presentation of the proposed outparcel modification to the existing Ryanrsquos site The previous appearance provided them the necessary feedback to proceed with the project plan that would meet the conditions of the board This is the replat of the property to create the individual parcels that would allow for individual signage of the site which is of primary interest to the developer This partition sets off the outparcel from the original tract and provides the frontage to a public right-of-ways as required A cross access and utility sharing agreement will have to be enacted and included prior to finalization All other platting conditions and survey control data have been incorporated for compliance with the cityrsquos final review Staff recommends your consideration for preliminary and final action approval William Kalkman stated they are submitting the final replat of Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision being divided for the new retail building The dividing property line is to provide the necessary parking requirements for each lot individually
Mr Aguirre stated that this is a different proposal than the original proposal due to the developer not wanting to do a cross parking agreement They are now submitting a proposal that incorporates sufficient parking count for each lot independently Mr Sargent asked where the pylon signs will be located Mr Aguirre stated that will be seen on the site plan Mr Gilbert asked if there was any additional access being added to account for traffic in and out of Chic-Fil-A and Ryans Mr Aguirre stated there is nothing going in that he is aware of On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye final review and approval of replat of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This particular project had been brewing for some time and was before you previously on preliminary for feedback and guidance to the developer The reason for the overture was to determine the proposed outparcel cut out effect on the parent tract and their need to have relief from the requirements The original site carve out resulted in parking shortage in the restaurant site and an excess in the retail one Representative from the restaurant and owner presented their arguments for special concessions to the parking space requirements The board gave tentative approval to proceed with site parking requirement exceptions based on the points made After a deliberate lengthy pause by the private parties involved in the sites a change of heart resulted in a repartition of the site into one that avoided the parking shortage in any one site and was able to make both compliant and standing on individual merit The revised subdivision and rearrangement of parking spaces in the site resulted with the restaurant site containing the required 140 spaces based on their seating capacity ratio The retail site space also retained the needed 22 spaces based on their floor area space formula
The remaining requirements of access drainage and utility systems were also assessed individually as to their feasibility and future individual disposition
1 As in the original configuration the infrastructure modifications to the parent site are minimal and limited to the rerouting of existing storm drain pipe run and additional extensions of water and sewer to the new pad The combined two site consideration will require cross access agreements present which are anticipated not to be a problem The drainage implications of the added pad site are considered to be insignificant given the equal impervious surface tradeoff expected These cross site access drainage and utility acknowledgements by Baker Katz the sites owner have been included in the site plan for record
Mr Kalkman presented the final site plan and reviewed the location of the entrance the dumpsters and impervious cover areas
Mr Sargent asked if it was a single retail Mr Kalkman stated that the building will house only a single tenant Mr Sargent asked for the location of the truck access route Mr Kalkman stated that the truck access route is on the left side near the rear doors of the building Further discussion was held on the truck route and how trucks would enter and leave the parking lot Mr Aguirre stated that cross sharing parking agreements is what allows trucks to enter thru other business parking lots Discussion was held on the location of the dumpster Mr Kalkman reported that the dumpster will be enclosed Mr Singhania stated that he didnrsquot like the location of the dumpster or the truck route On motion by Harry Sargent second by Brenda Colegrove with all present members voting aye final review and approval of site plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments
The same condition posed above had similar issues on the landscaping plan of the sites and thus were brought up to you at a previous meeting for your feedback and recommendations Both the original and now modified version of the site breakout remove for the most part the protected tree count in the current plan This removal accounts for 4 ndash 12rdquo - 18rdquo trees with 71 caliper inches of credit out of the tract plan which amounted to a serious challenge to replace within their limited open spaces Of the other landscape requirements remaining the parkingtree screening conditions had to be relaxed for compliance of both sites At the fact finding meeting the developer presented solutions to the tree count loss and replacement by retrofitting planting area cutouts in the existing perimeter paved areas to provide for the required tree screen and count requirement The boardrsquos resolution to the various issues stood as requiring replacement to the 71 caliper inch original condition and allowing the cutout areas to accommodate additional planting locations The shrub screening was removed as a requirement given the existing conditions As a result of the conditions granted the proposed combined but separate landscape plans comes in with the following issues
Ryanrsquos Site Trees removed - 1 = 6 credits (24 calrdquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (20 calrdquo) New trees = 24 (72 calrdquo) Total proposed - 25 (92 calrdquo) (net + 68 calrdquo) Total required - 24 Landscape area proposed - 6836 sq ft (102) Landscape area required ndash 6680 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop - Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the change in site configuration from preliminary has removed the initial exception granted of landscape area shortage and left only the shrub screening requirement as the alternate exception condition The net change in tree caliper inch for this site was a 68 inch gain
Retail Site Trees removed - 4 = 12 credits (47 calldquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (9 calrdquo) New trees - 4 (12 calrdquo) Total proposed - 5 (21 calrdquo) (net - 26 calrdquo) Total required - 2 Landscape area proposed ndash 2509 sq ft (196) Landscape area required ndash 1287 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop- Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the net loss of caliper tree inside this individual site is 26 caliper inch and does not provide for equal replacement but when taken in combination with the parent site the overall replacement of 84 caliper inch meets your preliminary condition of 71 caliper inch for the site when considered as a single site basis as first brought forth If agreed this will have to be considered as alternate exception condition or as determined otherwise Mr Aguirre reported that this item should be considered an alternate landscape plan Mr Kalkman reported that they are submitting an alternate landscape plan The plan includes the removal of trees in the parking lot and the addition of trees along 332 and 288 within triangle cutouts
Mr Aguirre reported that the original recommendation was for them to replace at least the 71 inch caliper of trees being removed and they have exceeded the amount of caliper trees being replaced Most of the trees were put into the Ryanrsquos lot due to space constraints in the lot of the new business which is the reason for the request of approving an alternate landscape plan Mr Sargent asked what types of trees are being planted Mr Aguirre stated they are including primarily live oak and nuttall oak trees Mr Sargent asked what size sign will be used Mr Kalkman stated the largest size allowed Mr Aguirre stated that the only additional alternate to the landscape plan is the shrub screening that is normally required but is not in the design due to space constraints Mr Singhania asked if the trees in the triangles will be large enough to accommodate the trees Mr Aguirre stated that the trees will acclimatize to the condition and will grow to the area allowed On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye final review and approval of landscape plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The proposed redevelopment concept came to you back in November primarily as a discussion for feedback on parking a critical development path issue At the time the group recognized that this redevelopment would impact the parent tract significantly and wanted to garner your opinion on feasibility of reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the
time the Traylor Group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The group also made their case to take advantage of the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordinance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance This understanding and policy by staff had been applied for many years and in other site redevelopment precedents This staff also commented this to you as viable in the same meeting These facts led to the boardrsquos passive discussion and the group and staffrsquos interpretation of you remaining open to this issue for further consideration During the intermission the cityrsquos attorney made staff aware that the cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance was not applicable to this type of site use as prescribed in it She also left a possible opening for the parking variance in these types of situations by applying another section of the ordinance that gives the council the latitude to waive the parking count requirements if agreed We will place this item for council action at their next meeting In the meantime your opinion of this will be given to the council for consideration Also a related item has been placed later in the agenda for further discussion and consideration in the future The current proposed condition for the Target site indicates 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) Once this parking issue is resolved the remaining sites will have smooth sailing regarding this The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows
Tract 1-B (shop) contains 32 spaces (551k) versus 29 spaces (51k) and Tract 1-C (restaurant) provides 32 spaces (5 sp per seat) versus required 20 spaces (33 per seat)
The remaining civil site conditions and requirements are not expected to become issues of significance and are being resolved in the process until finalization Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated
3 Drainage modifications of site are being evaluated to maintain a no impact to the current conditions 4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have and will be reconsidered prior to finalrsquo 5 Trash collection issues also have been commented on and will be resolved to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been addressed in the outparcel sites but none in the Target tract As
proposed the sidewalk on Lake Road remains absent and a gap has been left out between the proposed outparcel ones
Craig Traylor Traylor Group stated that they were present for the official preliminary review and approval Mr Traylor reported that Target has submitted a report and review of their parking ratio studies based on the needs of Target and how they come up with those parking ratios
Mr Sargent asked if the 32 parking ratio applies to Target or the new proposed development Mr Aguirre stated that the park-ing ratio is strictly for Target and the individual developments meet their parking requirements Mr Traylor stated that the individual parking lots for the proposed developments are meeting the requirements and are in fact over the required percentage of parking Mr Aguirre reported that Target is retaining all drives to the parking lot of the Target site and a strip of land that runs on Lake Road for the purposes of keeping their retail sign that is currently situated on the corner of Lake Road and Hwy 332 W as shown on the site plan of the proposed site
Mr Aguirre stated that all utilities will be run thru the existing utilities of the site Minor improvements will be made to sewer however they will also utilize the existing water and sewer lines on the full Target site Mr Sargent asked if the utility system will be a privately maintained system Mr Traylor stated that the system is privately maintained and that manholes will be provided on each end for access on all lots Mr Sargent asked which source of power will be used to power these new developments Mr Aguirre stated that there will be aerial supplied across Lake Road from the existing pole in the Academy center to the corner of the proposed restaurant section Mr Traylor reported that it would go underground from that point Mr Aguirre stated that the other side of the lot will be extending aerial from the Fuddruckers pole and will be taken underground from that point Mr Aguirre continued with his review of the plan and reported that because Target is retaining portions of the lot along the front-age of Lake Road the plan is proposing sidewalks only along HWY 332 W along the property line limits Mr Aguirre advised the board to decide whether that was sufficient whether they wanted to eliminate sidewalks all together or whether they wanted to require Target complete the sidewalk along Lake Road as well Ms Colegrove stated that it was to her understanding that Target had considered adding sidewalk along Lake Road as well Mr Traylor stated that is correct Mr Traylor reported that although he cannot speak for Target at their last meeting with Target representatives Target was willing to help with sidewalks Mr Sargent asked for the location of the dumpsters Mr Traylor pointed out the dumpster locations at the proposed Raising Canes restaurant Mr Sargent asked if it would conflict with truck deliveries Rob Naggar stated that Raising Canes is not open for breakfast therefore he believes deliveries will be done early in the morning Mr Sargent asked for further clarification of truck routes
Mr Traylor stated that trucks will have 3 access points They could come in off Lake Road or 332 W One of the proposals driving the plan is creating a new internal access pathway to help with circulation between and on the tracts The pathway will allow for better ease of traffic flow east and west throughout the tract Mr Sargent stated that the storage would almost have to be on the north side of the restaurant so that trucks will have to access Mr Traylor stated that the final site plan is being clarified however there is designated area for cars to park out of the way if needed On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted Mr Sanders re-opened item regarding site plan of Tract 1 Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) for further discussion Vinay Singhania made a motion to amend the original motion of preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 and the recommendation to City Council for approval of the parking ratio of 32 for the Target site Brenda Colegrove seconded With all present members voting aye the motion to amend the original motion and make recom-mendation to Council to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 W for the entire Target site and allow the parking ration of 32 for the Target site passed PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) Staff review and comments This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 ndash 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The configuration of the partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access with the Target 81 acre tract A realignment of line also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the partition the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated between the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record will be required to be included at finalization of plat All platting requirements and formatting are expected to be met with no issues at final Ms Colegrove asked since Target is retaining the strip of land along Lake Road if there is any way to ensure an agreement from Target to put in the sidewalk Mr Aguirre stated that any condition sidewalk requirements would need to be included in the Site Plan approvals Mr Yenne stated that board could reopen the site plan issue once the issue at hand which is just the replat is resolved On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the replat of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The landscaping plan as currently submitted puts the whole development in a quandary This situation was the result of a misinterpretation of the ordinance and communication lapses The interpretation as indicated in the plan primarily encumbers the Target site while not having much impact on the individual outparcel ones Of particular note the following issues exist in the plans
1 Additional credit for preserving trees are being counted to comply with requirements of site This is not allowed on existing developed and official landscape plans Only a one for one credit is permitted
2 Trees to be removed are unaccounted in the plans and no replacement schedule indicated Staffrsquos estimate only is of 105 cal in trees which will need to be addressed by the board in this discussion
3 Perimeter screening trees are addressed and comply for the most part with some needed adjustment possible There are no shrub or berm options indicated to be retrofitted in the all parcel frontages
4 Irrigation plans for all parcels are unaccounted The various questions left by the misunderstanding and omissions have been brought up for action of the developer and is being discussed with staff prior to the meeting We remain open to the possibility that this can be resolved to some extent but request that you address the items and provide your recommendations of these so they can be incorporated in their final processing of the plan The following plan was submitted
Mr Traylor reported that they are working on a revision that addresses the issue of tree counts due to a misunderstanding of the ordinance They are keeping all existing trees with the exception of any trees that lie within driveways or outparcel development buildings There will be an additional 22 trees provided to account for those trees lost with the driveways and outparcel developments They are at 66 caliper inches The trees will be located along Lake Road and to provide additional parking screening Mr Aguirre stated that there are some trees being removed and unaccounted for in plans However this is also being addressed Mr Aguirre stated that the board would need to decide if they would place a tree count replacement restriction on the approval of the landscape plan This will have to be an alternate plan because of the variations of tree shrub screening in Target parking lot and along Hwy 332 due to the open ditch Mr Traylor stated that due the ditch along Hwy 332 they are proposing to include shrubs inside the property line and they are proposing to reuse the existing 3 foot berm as part of the screening on Hwy 332 Along Lake Road they will be proposing continuous vegetation (trees and bushes) for screening from the corner of the lot up to the existing Target driveway
Mr Aguirre asked for explanation of the irrigation system Mr Traylor stated that the irrigation will be maintained by Target They are proposing hose bibs in the area due to minimal green space within the new development tracts All screening and current landscaping along Hwy 332 and Lake Road will be irrigated and maintained by Target Mr Sanders asked who proposed tenants of the retail development closest to Fuddruckers were Mr Naggar stated they are still discussing possible tenants and they have not reached a decision Discussion was held on the location of trees throughout the development Mr Aguirre stated that one of the main points is the replacement of the trees and whether the board will require the same number of caliper inches Mr Traylor stated that the entire site currently has good healthy trees throughout and to his understanding the required tree count is 38 trees for the Target site There are currently 66 trees which is well over that requirement They are proposing to replace the trees removed during development Mr Singhania asked if there is an agreement with Target to maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Naggar stated that it is within the Target agreement that they maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Aguirre stated the board needs to consider the alternate conditions be asked for which include the trees screening and hose bib irrigation systems On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Jeff Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the combined alternate landscape plan to include the discussed exceptions of trees (replacement of trees removed during development) shrubs and screening on existing Target berm on Lake Road and Target property along Hwy 332 and hose and bib irrigation was granted PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF THE DIVER SUBDIVISION PLAT AMENDMENT OF TRACTS RECORDED IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AS TRACTS 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (TRI-CITY AUTO ON WILLOW DRIVE) Staff review and comments Jon Diver owner of the Tri City Auto and the adjoining properties has started making expansion to the business and was given permit for this construction under conditions that he provide the city with the necessary drainage analysis and design for the site modification and also that he assemble the various separate unplatted tracts into one tract with an official subdivision plat The drainage analysis and plan have been provided and approved for permit conditions The property is currently comprised of 5 separately described and recorded tracts and will be combined in a subdivision consisting of 2 lots being called the Diver Subdivision One of the lots houses an existing building that has served various B-1 uses in the past and currently an appliance repair shop The larger lot serves the previous mechanic garage facility and the new expansion business with vehicle parking yard All platting formatting and surveying control and content required for plat amendment have been provided and no issues remain Jon Diver stated they are trying to combine the lots for a total of 2 lots on the entire site Mr Sargent asked if there is an impact to the power line running thru the property Mr Aguirre stated that the power lines run over head and it is an easement However the property is still useable by the owner Mr Singhania asked for clarification of the location of the building and what the land is being used for Mr Diver clarified the location of the existing building and reported that the land is being used to complete an extension of the Tri-City Auto garage On motion by Jeffrey Gilbert second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye preliminary and final approval of the Diver Subdivision plat amendment of tracts recorded in the County Clerks office as tracts 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (Tri-city Auto on Willow Drive) was granted
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES FOR PERMIT OF CONDITIONAL USE TO LOCATE A DENTAL CLINIC AND DENTIST OFFICE IN THE HEB PUD ZONE WITH UNDERLYING B-2 ZONING LOCATED AT OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND OAK DRIVE Staff review and comments This item is being placed primarily to follow the letter of the ordinance and as a lead into the following discussion item in the agenda This type of use has been generally considered a permitted use under a professional office definition and has never been questioned and allowed in most all business and commercial zones in the past and in particular the B-2 downtown business district These zones either prescribe the use of clinic as a permitted one but the B-2 only has it as a conditional one Due to the ordinance requirement that conditional use be brought to the board for granting this particular request is being done Staff had mixed feelings on this being necessary as we had always stamped over these as professional medical office use In order to remove any doubt we are going through the motion of this and passing you related item for future unequivocal determination Mr Yenne stated that this item is coincides with the next item on the agenda The developer is asking for conditional use of the lot to include dental clinics for which the City has always considered to be dental offices Ms Russell stated that clinics are listed separately from professional offices and they are asking for a conditional use permit to avoid any issues with the ordinance wording She sees no reason to deny the request and the next agenda item will address the issue to provide further clarification within the ordinance language On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye approval was granted to Pacific Dental Services for permit of conditional use to locate a dental clinic and dentist office in the HEB PUD zone with underlying B-2 zoning located at Oyster Creek Drive and Oak Drive DISCUSS WHETHER TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR ldquoOFFICESrdquo AND ldquoPROFESSIONAL OFFICESrdquo TO CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF OFFICES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ZONES Staff review and comments No additional documents for the definition of ldquoofficerdquo Just describe problem in your memo My suggestion is Recently a developer wished to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but the Cityrsquos current zoning ordinance only explicitly permits clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future developers more comfortable we need to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Ms Russell stated that Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) however there is no definition for any of them Ms Russell asked the board to decide if they want to make everything an office or list clinics to be allowed in all business and commercial areas Mr Sargent asked if they will specifically differentiate between medical and dental offices Ms Russell stated that would be the boards decision and she would draft it to bring back for public hearing Ms Russell asked if the board saw a difference between a medical office or medical clinic The board stated they did not see any difference between and medical office or medical clinic However they liked the idea of adding the description of a healing arts licensed by the State of Texas to the description It was decided that medical office will be defined as any office of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics Mr Yenne asked if the board needs to call a public hearing Ms Russell stated it is not necessary and that she will instruct staff to advertise and prepare for public hearing on amending the zoning to include medical offices of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics in all business and commercial zones at the next meeting
DISCUSS WHETHER TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY SHARE PARKING SPACES THROUGH CROSS-PARKING AGREEMENTS Staff review and comments This is the follow-up of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of current cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff are open to including more users to this mechanism if this provides benefit or not as you may see it For the parking problem I have attached the section of the zoning ordinance to this message for the packet Memo wording Section 110-162 of the zoning ordinance allows certain uses to share parking spaces These uses have to be similar and yet not have the same operating hours There are no provisions for dissimilar uses with different operating hours except that the developer can ask for the parking requirements to be waived Developers in established multi-business sites have asked to use cross-parking agreements but the uses do not fit into the language in 110-162(25) For example a restaurant on an out-pad at the mall or a retail store being built close to a restaurant cannot share parking Staff wants to know if the Commission would like to open the cross-parking agreements to more uses Ms Russell presented Chapter 110-162 of the code of ordinances as follows Sec 110-162 - Parking requirements Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in the following amounts when a building is erected increased by unit increased in dimension or moved
(1)One-family dwellings Two-space garage except as otherwise provided in this chapter
(2)Two-family dwellings (duplexes) Four (4) spaces
(3)Multiple-family dwelling
a Apartment house Two and one-half (2frac12) spaces per living unit
b Townhouses Two (2) spaces per living unit
(4)Roominghouses lodginghouses club rooms fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(5)Hotels motels motor lodges trailer courts tourist courts One (1) space for each guest room or trailer space and one (1) space for each two (2) employees (associated commercial club lounge or retail areas require additional spaces see subsection (6)
(6)Dancehall nightclub tavern restaurant lounge skating rink commercial amusement One (1) space for each three (3) persons normally accommodated in the establishment for user not requiring a building one (1) space for each eight hundred (800) square feet of ground area shall be provided
(7)Nursing homes and orphanages One (1) space for each four (4) beds
(8)Hospitals sanatoriums home for the aged and youth home One and one-half (1frac12) spaces per bed or dwelling unit
(9)Office permitted in R-4 zone One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(10)Theater indoor sport arenas auditoriums other than those incidental to public and private schools One (1) space for each three (3) seats
(11)Stadiums ballparks gymnasium and other outdoor sport arenas One (1) space for each three (3) seats Such parking area or any portion thereof may be located within eight hundred (800) feet of the nearest corner of the property on which the place of assembly is located
(12)Churches assembly facility with fixed seating mortuary or funeral home or other places of worship One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main auditorium
(13)Retail stores super markets shopping centers
a For buildings of two thousand (2000) square feet or less One (1) space for four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area
b For buildings in excess of two thousand (2000) square feet of floor area One (1) space for two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(14)Banks savings and loan offices and other general business offices One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(15)Clinic medical dental or optical One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(16)Manufacturing warehouses and storage not covered in subsection (13) One (1) space for each one thousand (1000) square feet of floor area plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees
(17)School
a Elementary One (1) space for each nine (9) students
b Junior high One (1) space for each nine (9) students
c Senior high One (1) space for each one and three-quarters (175) students
d Tradevocational One (1) space per student
e Collegeuniversity One (1) space per day student
f Kindergarten One (1) space per eight (8) pupils
(18)Library One (1) space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of public area
(19)Community or welfare center One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area
(20)Assembly facility without fixed seating One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(21)Bowling alley Six (6) spaces for each line
(22)Other as determined by the planning commission
(23)Off-street parking for uses not specified in this section shall be determined by the planning commission
(24)All parking spaces must be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet
(25)All parking spaces required in this section shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served except as follows
a Where an increase in number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments the required spaces may be located not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed five hundred (500) feet from any other nonresidential building served
b No more than fifty (50) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters bowling lanes dancehalls nightclubs or cafes may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
c Not more than eighty (80) percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
d In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used a written agreement thereby assuring their intention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned approved as to form by the city attorney and shall be filed with the application for a building permit
(26) Any or all off-street parking requirements may be waived at the discretion of council where there is reasonable justification for so doing
(27) Any head-in parking or parking on public right-of-way where street width is less than forty-eight (48) feet is prohibited in front of all property
(28) Where there is on-street parking provided those spaces in front of a property may be used by that property plus one-half (frac12) the spaces in the center where there is center parking If there is an esplanade a lot may use the lots abutting and those at the esplanade
(29) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the facilities or parking spaces approved by the city prior to March 1 1981
(30) Whenever a building or use is constructed or changed after December 3 1990 by enlarging the floor area number of employees number of dwelling units seating capacity or otherwise to create a requirement for an increase in the number of parking spaces such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change in use
(Ord No 259 7-17-61 Ord No 69-397 sect 5 7-7-69 Ord No 73-506 sect 1 9-10-73 Ord No 81-780 sect 1 2-23-81 Ord No 90-1143 sect 3 12-3-90 Code 1958 sect 25-7 Ord No 11-1964 sect 2 7-5-2011)
Ms Russell stated that 110-16225(b) and (c) of the ordinance can be interpreted many ways and can be confusing Ms Russell asked the board to advise her of what they are wanting in cross parking agreements and she will draft an amendment to the ordinance Mr Sargent asked if the ordinance referred to cross sharing for businesses that operate at different times of the day Ms Russell stated that was correct however the questions the City is now receiving is to allow cross sharing among business that operate during the same time of days such as the mattress store and steak house development Mr Yenne stated that the board could determine whatever limits they want or allow them to continue taking credits of cross sharing parking as has been done previously Mr Aguirre stated its been allowed at Lowersquos Best Buy and Carinorsquos and at Wal-Mart with the shopping center Ms Russell stated that what the City could use is an actual analysis of the exact number of parking spaces a retail development needs as Target presented to determine the need for cross parking sharing She asked the board to decide if they would like it to state a percentage and not worry about similar uses or similar hours Mr Sargent stated that he doesnrsquot like that fact that the parking requirements were based on area Mr Yenne stated the original parking ordinance took about 18 months however if the board wants to revisit they can create a subcommittee as was originally done to start addressing the issue again Further discussion was held on previous cross parking agreements Mr Yenne asked if the board wanted to give Ms Russell direction on wording for the ordinance and then create a subcommittee to begin addressing the issue again Ms Colegrove stated that there are two different percentages 50 and 80 currently referenced in the code of ordinance Ms Russell stated that is correct Mr Yenne stated that section (c) referencing 80 for churches and schools is accurate for when the school is within the church and they do not operate within the same hours Ms Russell agreed and asked the board to look at only item (b) Mr Gilbert asked for an example where (b) currently exists Mr Sargent asked if b and c could be combined as a case by case basis
Ms Russell asked Mr Aguirre if that would be acceptable for the engineering plans Mr Aguirre stated that the developers do account for the count during the planning phase Mr Traylor stated that the ordinance is kind of vague and the interpretation can be misconstrued However the more direction or clarity given on the planning side the better for the developer What would be helpful for the developer is to simplify the description by using 10 for commercial use instead of dancehall nightclub or cafes Mr Yenne stated that it may not be good to implement that if there was a K-Mart next to a Wal-Mart because it would take up a lot of the parking spaces However because the city requires a high number of parking spots they are trying to make it a little more flexible allowing for a little lax Ms Russell stated that the cross parking works well at Hastings and Fuddruckers and would suggest more generic wording such as ldquoone use could share up to 50 of parking with another upon approval by the planning commissionrdquo Mr Traylor suggested referencing commercial use to avoid confusion on it being allowed for residential developments Ms Colegrove asked where (d) fits into the cross sharing parking Ms Russell stated that (d) references a written agreement she is to approve and confirm that the cross parking agreements are binding and does it have the correct number of spaces is in accordance with the code of ordinance If you have any one of the agreements listed in (b) or (c) than (d) is required Ms Colegrove stated that she agreed (b) needs to be more general Ms Russell stated that she would amend the ordinance to reference no more than 50 can be shared by commercial businesses at the discretion of planning commission Mr Yenne suggested adding the phrase ldquowith reasonable justificationrdquo to item 26 Ms Russell stated that she would add ldquoat the discretion of plannersrdquo to item 26 The board agreed on the proposed wording ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Harry Sargent asked about the number of bags allowed to carry on the bus Mr Yenne stated that any issues need to be addressed with Connect Transit Locke Sanders stated that the traffic lights near Bess Brannen Elementary give preference to the traffic crossing 2004 from Northwood area Mr Yenne stated that with the proposed changes to the schools it should address the traffic issues Vinay Singhania asked how the flow is going to work with the lane in front of Lake Jackson Intermediate Mr Yenne explained the flow would begin closer to Oak Drive and switch back within the school property to the existing entrancedrive through Ms Colegrove stated that she did attend the school board meetings and the new concepts are modular with set grades in each building Mr Yenne stated that March 23 2015 will be the Joint Master Plan meeting Mr Sanders asked that the Planning Commission be notified of the CPAC meetings Locke asked when the move in date will be for Dow building Mr Yenne stated that they have started moving in furniture but it would be May Mr Gilbert reported that HEB will be opening in May Mr Yenne stated that he believed it was May 6 SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 7 2015
ADJOURN There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 820 pm These minutes read and approved this _____ day of _____________________ 2015 _____________________________ Locke Sanders Chairman ______________________________ Harry Sargent Secretary
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson will meet in Regular meeting on TUESDAY MAY 5 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
AGENDA A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE B VISITORS COMMENTS C APPROVAL OF MINUTES
At said meeting the Planning Commission will deliberate discuss consider and or take final action on any or all of the following matters
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE)
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332)
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
7 ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST 8 SET NEXT MEETING DATE 9 ADJOURN
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on FRIDAY MAY 1 2015 at pm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ______ day of ___________________ 2015 at ____________apm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretaryrsquos Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Memo To PLANNING COMMISSION
From SAL AGUIRRE
CC CITY SECRETARY
Date 4-30-15
Re May 5 2015 HIGHLIGHTS AND ISSUES AGENDA
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES This hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting but was postponed and now rescheduled The council had the hearing previously and now awaits your action for their first reading of the amended ordi-nance with any revisions that may be added This was prompted by a developer wishing to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but with the current zoning ordinance only explicitly permitting clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and of-fices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future devel-opers more comfortable this was needed to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city at-torney
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS As in the previous item this hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting The council has also had the hearing previously and now awaits your decision and or revisions if any to consider it for first reading at their next meeting This came up as the result of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of the current cross park-ing sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff were in agreement to opening this provision to more users given the Increased interest of redevelopment of existing commercial sites in search for out-parcel sites
Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city attorney
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE) Gary Davis CEO of First Advisors Inc a real estate investment firm is making this request for his proposed development a multifamily project in the 30+ acre property in north side of FM 2004 across from the current construction site of the Regal Storage facility They have met with staff on several occasions and have been doing their due diligence in this effort The property is currently zoned in three different tracts and zones To accomplish his development project two of the zone areas will have to be changed to the intended R-4 purpose Mr Davis would like to make this an introduction to the project and is open to your questions of interest if you wish
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT
(TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 - 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access within the Target 81 acre tract The realignment also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the reconfiguration the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated be-tween the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record has been included in this final plat as required All platting requirements and formatting have been met with no issues at final
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 The proposed redevelopment project has had a long road to course through and resolve the site plan issues of the Target site The redevelopment impact on the parent tract became the significant issue first dealt concerning the reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the time the Traylor group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The developer made their case with parking analysis and industry data along with the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordi-nance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance Council involvement based on your preliminary recommendation finally resolved the reduced parking condition as adequate and granted exceptions as allowed in the ordinance A result of the exception allows the Target site with 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) The soon to be amended cross sharing condition in the ordinance will further reinforce the parking count compli-ance of the site The outparcel site parking conditions remain compliant and without issues
The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows Tract 1-B (shop) contains 36 spaces (624 spaces per 1000) versus 26 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) and Tract 1C (restaurant) provides 25 spaces (1 space per 24 seats) versus required 20 spaces (1 per 3 seats)
Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated Relocation of private utility lines where necessary to erect a building has been made without issues from city
3 Drainage modifications of site private system have been evaluated to comply with the cityrsquos drain-age standards of the new sites and to maintain a no impact to the current site conditions
4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have been evaluated and approved as proposed 5 Trash collection issues also have been addressed to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been included through all sites as concession for exception to
landscape perimeter screening requirements
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE
REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 After your last extraordinary meeting the clarification of alternate landscape conditions cleared the way to approve the proposed landscape plan as follows 1 The trees lost to the site plan modifications will not need to be replaced based on the representa-
tion made in the final alternate plan that a) the remaining 63 at the Target site still exceed the re-quired 36 trees b) the remaining 5 at the retail pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees c) the remaining 5 at the restaurant pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees
2 The existing road frontage perimeter mound berm along the various sites be considered as meeting the shrub screening criteria of the ordinance in consideration of the sidewalk running along their entire property boundary limits The existing perimeter screening trees comply for the most part with a requirement of one addi-tional tree to be added in the missing gap at the southeast corner Lake Rd side
3 The irrigation for the parcels are approved as indicated in the plans a) Target plan to retain the current existing automatic system with modifications needed and maintenance operations b) the outparcel sites proposed hose bib systems are considered as meeting the irrigation requirement The board should state these individual conditions in your action for future record
7 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF PLAT AMENDMENT OF CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION SECTION 1 LOT 1 BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 76 amp 77 BLOCK 4 The ink hasnrsquot dried yet on the first plat and its already coming back for some adjustments to these lots due to a bust in the construction layout by the previous bridge contractor due sidestepping the subdivision survey control offered This error resulted in the Lake Jackson end of the bridge to be 7 feet off of the original right-of-way centerline In order to bring all the improvements back in line with the conventional right-of-way placement the pavement connections and utilities in this area were revised and some reworked to bring back into alignment
The right-of-way lines will now need to be changed to this new realignment and in doing so the lots will be impacted as needed This will result in these 3 affected lots needing to be reconfigured to new a dimension that is a better market by the developer The new configured lots still meet or exceed the R-2 zone requirement widths and depths and are of no issue All platting format and data is met
SIGNATURE OF DOCUMENTS Replat of Jackson Square Center Tract 1 Combined Site Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
Combined Alternate Landscape Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Senior Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on Monday March 23 2015 at 630 PM at the Lake Jackson Civic Center 333 HWY 332 Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance Tere Sandlin Chair Doris Grigar Vice Chair Julie Mendoza Wayne Robertson Linda Robertson Freddie Mathis Brewster Borg VISITOR COMMENTS There were no visitor comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash FEBRUARY On motion by Doris Grigar second by Brewster Borg with all members voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of February were approved with corrections to the spelling of Doris Grigarsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 02-17-15 and the spelling of Linda Robertsonsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 06-14-15 REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS HOSTED BY THE COMMISSION 2-24-15 ndash E-Book Class ndash It was reported that there were 8 people in attendance along with 3 librarians This allowed for more one on one training and instruction 3-17-15 ndash Card Making ndash Tere reported that there were 6 people in attendance 3-17-15 ndash Games and Covered Dish Night ndash Doris reported that there were 28 people in attendance including commission members Freddie Tere Wayne Linda Doris Sue and Julie The board awarded 2 - $20 Wal-Mart gift cards and 3 additional prizes for door prizes for at total of $7650 expenses total 3-23-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Linda reported that there were 22 people in attendance including commission members Wayne Linda and Freddie The speakers were Teresa Caldwell State Coordinator of the Texas Heritage Trails Program and Seneca McAdams Executive Director of the Texas Independence Trail Region
SUBMITTAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF UPCOMING EVENTS 3-24-15 4-10-15 5-29-15 amp confirm date for June 2015 ndash Library Educational Electronic Device Class ndash It was reported that the Library would be discussing Gale courses which are online tutorials that can be downloaded thru the library website 3-27-15 - Blue Hawaii Dinner Show staring Elvis 6pm ndash Julie reported the costs for entertainment are $92500 Extra tickets were printed to sell The current count is approximately 198 people to attend The caterer Gina Reneersquos will be preparing dinner for up to 225 people The menu will consist of frac12 fried fish frac12 pulled pork pineapple rice garden salad or vegetable bread and cheesecake for dessert The caterer will also serve tea and provide all the serving plates and utensils 4-07-15 5-12-15 amp 6-16-15 ndash Card Making 6 ndash 8pm - No discussion was held 4-13-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash Tere reported that the advertisement was incorrect Linda reported that she notified Sandra Oliver of the misprint in the advertisement The prizes for the event will include laundry baskets filled with toiletries and paper products such as Kleenex paper towels garbage bags laundry detergent and dish washing detergent etc Another option was plants and gift cards Honey Baked Ham provided a $25 gift certificate 4-27-15 5-18-15 amp 6-22-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Jim Pierce Author of Pecan Lake The Unintended Lake of
Lake Jackson TX will be speaker for the 04-27-15 discussion group No other discussion was held 5-19-15 ndash Spring Fling Dinner and Dance ndash Tere reported that it should be only Spring Fling Dance and no dinner will be provided Guests will be allowed to bring snacks Dance will be in the plaza room and can sell 104 tickets The board will provide beverages 5-22-15 - Senior Appreciation Night - discuss event and appoint committee ndash It was reported that Hogenheifers will cater the event and serve BBQ sandwiches chips and canned drinks for 200 Cost is $5 per meal If there are less than 200 seniors in attendance the board will sell extra lunch tickets 6-03-15 ndash HAAK Winery and Frobergs Farms Tour ndash First Class Tours Bus was booked for $84635 and will arrive at the Civic Center at 930 am The bus will leave from the Civic Center at 1000 am and will arrive at Haakrsquos Winery by 1100 am for lunch and wine tour The group will visit Frobergrsquos Farms for a tour on the route home and should arrive back in Lake Jackson by 400 pm 6-09-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash No discussion was held 6-14-15 ndash Astros Game ndash The tickets have been received The group will be seated in section 132 rows 18 ndash 21 for the Astros vs Seattle Mariners game at 110 pm Tickets include a $15 foodbeveragemerchandise coupon The bus will arrive at the Civic Center at 1030 am and leave at 1100 am The group should return by 600 pm REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET BALANCE No report was given ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Doris Grigar asked if the board still wanted to consider a trip to Brenham during the fall Tere asked the board members to think of future trips theyrsquod be interested in and will revisit SET NEXT MEETING DATE ndash APRIL 27 2015 The next meeting was set for April 27 2015 ADJOURN On motion by Wayne Robertson second by Freddie Mathis with all present members voting ldquoayerdquo the meeting adjourned at 654 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _______________________ 2015
_______________________________ Tere Sandlin Chairman _______________________________ Sue Supak Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN THAT the Lake Jackson Youth Advisory Commission met in regular session at the Lake Jackson Police Department Training Room 5 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas on MONDAY MARCH 16 2015 at 600 pm with the following present
Board Members Monica Overman Chairman Mary Macrae Jake Brannen Vice Chairman Ashley Hidalgo Kallie Liondas Secretary Brandt Carleton Zachary Merritt Parliamentarian DeLaynee Malone Vivian Jones Adult Advisor Also present Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator RESOURCE MEMBERS Aaron Jansky Christian Guerra Donna Centeno Jamar Alston Melodi Koenig Valeria Marquez Martha Estrella Chelsey Boyd Alexia Boe Madeline Merritt Maggie Macrae Chassity Guajardo and Meagen Fails
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Monica Overman called the meeting to order at 610 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kallie Liondas presented the minutes from the January 12 2015 meeting On a motion by Jake Brannan second Zachary Merritt with all voting aye the minutes were approved as written It was Brandt Carletonrsquos birthday this month
SPRING ACTIVITIES amp PROJECTS SBCAS - DeLaynee Malone After the Easter project YAC is going to help out the ldquoSouthern Brazoria County Animal Shelterrdquo by collecting items around the house such as old blankets old towels dogs andor cat toys pet beds leashes pet carriers and newspapers A copy of the ldquowish listrdquo was distributed to all members to begin collection for the April meeting EASTER PROJECT YAC will be completing the Easter BasketBag Project for the Food Basket again this year by providing toothbrushes toothpaste crayons and coloring books for Easter which is on April 5 2015 At the end of the meeting we will adjourn into workshop to complete the bags that will be taken to the Food Basket for Easter DONT MESS WITH TEXAS TRASH OFF The spring clean up will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 at 800 am it will take place at the Xeriscape Park Final plans will be made at the April meeting
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST The Lake Jackson Recreation Center will host the city wide ldquoEaster Egg Huntrdquo on Thursday April 2nd at 530 at MacLean Park Members are asked to help after school if they are available They will be placing 8000 Easter eggs out on the softball fields and Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful will be giving away 100 free Arbor Day trees SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting will be Monday April 6 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned at 625 pm in the Easter Project workshop These minutes read and approved this _________________ day of _________________________ 2015
_______________________________________ Monica Overman Chairman
_____________________________________ Kallie Liondas Secretary
City of Lake Jackson
Meeting Date May 4 2015
Subject Sponsorship of Concert
Submitted by Modesto A Mundo Asst City Mgr
Expenditure Account HotelMotel Fund
Action Requested
Discuss and consider request from Jim Luna for Funds from the Hotel Motel fund in the amount of $2500 for a performance by Los Kumbia Kings (Selenarsquos Brotherrsquos Band) on June 20 2015 in Freeport Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Mr Jim Luna has revised his request for the City to sponsor an event featuring the band call Los Kumbia Kings He is requesting $2500 from the Hotel-Motel fund He has moved the concert to Freeport but stated that he is pushing for hotel stays in Lake Jackson Year to date the Cityrsquos Special Events fund funded by Hotel-Motel revenues has a negative balance Staff estimates that the fund will end the fiscal year with a $10000 balance Mr Luna did not attend the past City Council since I failed to respond to his revised proposal Since I had not responded he thought he was not on the April 20th agenda
City of Lake Jackson
Submitted by Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
Presented by
Meeting Date May 4 2015 Subject Directional signs
Action Requested DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST TO DISPLAY DIRECTION SIGNS ALONG HWY 288 FM 2004 OLD ANGLETON ROAD AND OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 16-17 2015
Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Attached you will find a request from the Fine Arts Center requesting directional signs on Hwy 288
FM2004 Old Angleton Road and Oyster Creek Drive for their Arts Festival to be held May 16 amp 17
2015 at the Center
Action Taken Tabled Deferred Denied Approved
From Patty Green [mailtopattygbcfasorg] Sent Friday May 01 2015 248 PMTo Bill YenneCc Wesley CopelandSubject Directional SignsImportance High
Dear BillThank you for visiting with Wes and I yesterday We enjoyed the conversation and greatly appreciate your time
Attached is a map with signs marked by red arrows Some will be placed in Clute some in Richwood and some in Lake Jackson - its the nature of our locationIve also attached the graphic for the signs which are 27 X 18 What you have is a sample of the turn signs We have produced straight signs too I think the placement will help local folks as well as visitors from the Houston and Galveston areas
We will be at City Council Monday evening at 630 to answer any questions
Kindest regardsPatty
Patty Swords CFREDirector of Marketing amp Development400 College BlvdClute TX 77531(ofc) 979-265-7661 (cell) 979-480-4949
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
BE IT KNOWN that the City Council of the City of Lake Jackson will meet in Regular Session on Monday May 4 2015 at 630 PM at 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas Lake Jackson City Hall in the Council Chambers with the following agenda
AGENDA
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE US FLAG
TEXAS FLAG
INVOCATION
VISITORS COMMENTS This item is available for those citizens wishing to address City Council on an issue not on the agenda Any item discussed cannot be voted on but could be considered for placement on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled meeting
COMMENDATIONS At said meeting the council will deliberate discuss consider and or take final action on any or all of the following matters
1 PRESENTATIONS
A PROCLAMATION - MOTORCYCLE SAFETY MONTH 2 CONSENT AGENDA
All Consent Agenda items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member or other interested persons so requests in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda Information concerning Consent Agenda items is available for public review A APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash APRIL 20 2015 B MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
3 REGULAR AGENDA
A DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM JIM LUNA FOR FUNDS FROM THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $250000 FOR A PERFORMANCE BY LOS KUMBIA KINGS (SELENArsquoS BROTHERrsquoS BAND) ON JUNE 20 2015
B DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST TO DISPLAY DIRECTION SIGNS ALONG HWY 288 FM 2004 OLD ANGLETON ROAD AND OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR T H E CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 16-17 2015
C UPDATE ON THE ALLIANCE ACTIVITY AND REQUEST TO INCREASE THE CITYrsquoS ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN THE ALLIANCE ROBERT WORLEY PRESIDENTCEO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE FOR BRAZORIA COUNTY
D DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 38 ENVIRONMENT TO UPDATE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ABATEMENT OF JUNKED VEHICLES ndash FIRST READING
E DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DESIGNPROPOSAL BY KRAFTSMAN COMMERCIAL PLAYGROUNDS AND WATER PARKS OF SPRING TEXAS AT LLOYD MORRISON PARK (SHYPOND PARK) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $110000
F DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING OFFICIAL CONSENT AND BALLOT FORM FOR ELECTION OF UNAFFILIATED DIRECTOR FOR THE ERCOT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED ERCOT BYLAWS AMENDMENT
G DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OPPOSING SB1639 WHICH WOULD CURTAIL A CITYrsquoS ABILITY TO ANNEX PROPERTY
H UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS a CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FINANCIAL UPDATE b SIDEWALK PROJECTS c UTILITY REPAIR PROJECTS d DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECTS e SOUTH PARKING PLACE PROJECT f MASTER PLAN UPDATE
I ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
4 ADJOURNMENT The City Council may go into Executive Session on any item listed on the Agenda in accordance with Section 551071 of the Government Code (attorney-client privilege) I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on Friday May 1 2015 at _________ pm
______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ___________ day of ________________________ 2015 at __________ a pm
______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretarys Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Proclamation I Joe Rinehart by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor
Of the City of Lake Jackson Texas do hereby proclaim
May 2015 As
Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month
In the City of Lake Jackson and urge each and every citizen to become aware of the inherent danger involved in operating
a motorcycle and give the operator the respect on the road they deserve
Whereas todayrsquos society is finding more citizens involved in motorcycling on the roads of our country and Whereas motorcyclists are roughly unprotected and much more likely to be injured or killed in a crash than other vehicle drivers and Whereas campaigns have helped inform riders and motorists alike on motorcycle safety issues to reduce motorcycle related risks injuries and most of all fatalities through a comprehensive approach to motorcycle safety and Whereas it is the responsibility of all who put themselves behind the wheel to become aware of motorcyclists regarding them with the same respect as any other vehicle traveling the highways of this country and Now Therefore We the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Lake Jackson do hereby proclaim May 2015 as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month in the City of Lake Jackson Texas
In Testimony whereof witness my hand and seal of the City of Lake Jackson this 4th day of May AD 2015 Joe Rinehart Mayor
City of Lake Jackson
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the City Council of the City of Lake Jackson met on Monday April 20 2015 at 630 pm in Regular Session at 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall with the following in attendance
Joe Rinehart Mayor Gerald Roznovsky Mayor Pro-Tem Buster Buell Council member Will Brooks Council member Heather Melass Council member JB Baker Council member
William P Yenne City Manager Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Pam Eaves Finance Director Sherri Russell City Attorney Sal Aguirre City Engineer Rick Park Police Chief Mike Bailey Lieutenant Paul Kibodeaux Asst Police Chief Bryan Sidebottom Lieutenant Chris Anderson Lieutenant Jeremy Bubnick Parks and Rec Director Randy Crim Fire Marshal Irene McKay Health Officer Michael Coon Asst to City Manager David Walton Building Official
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council member Melass led the pledge of allegiance to the American flag and the Texas flag
INVOCATION Council member Buell led the invocation
VISITORS There were no visitors present to speak on a non agenda item
PRESENTATION There were no presentations
CONSENT AGENDA A APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash MARCH 9 amp APRIL 6 2015 B MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
On motion by Council member Brooks second by Council member Baker with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the consent agenda was approved as follows
A APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash MARCH 9 amp APRIL 6 2015 - approved B MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - accepted
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A(PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2(COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES Mayor Rinehart opened the public hearing at 632 pm Mr Yenne stated this item came up with a new dental clinic locating in a B-2 zone next to the new HEB This is for clarification and providing for a definition of a clinic Mr Yenne stated that the Planning Commission was to have the first public hearing at their meeting on April 7th but did not have a quorum Council is holding the first public hearing This is to provide a new definition to include clinics Council member Melass asked for the difference between a doctors office and a clinic Sherri Russell stated that the actual definition is wide enough to include clinics The Planning Commission did not see a difference between medical office and clinic Mr Yenne stated that staff has always thought a medical office and clinic were the same The owners of the new dental clinic wanted staff to be sure of the definition so the clarification is before Council Mayor Rinehart closed the public hearing at 635 pm PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS Mayor Rinehart opened the public hearing at 636 pm Mr Yenne stated that staff had not interpreted this section properly in the past This is for clarification and will reflect the practice staff has been doing for the last several years Sherri Russell stated this will require the Planning Commission to approve a cross access agreement and verify that the parking meets requirements Mayor Rinehart closed the public hearing at 638 pm DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM JIM LUNA FOR FUNDS FROM THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $8000 FOR A PERFORMANCE BY LOS KUMBIA KINGS (SELENArsquoS BROTHERrsquoS BAND) ON JUNE 20 2015 IN LAKE JACKSON Mr Mundo stated that Mr Luna has reduced his request to $2500 Mr Luna met with Mr Bubnick at the softball field and decided that would not be the right venue They have moved the concert to Freeport but Mr Luna still wanted to request funding from Lake Jackson Mr Luna stated they would push for attendees to stay in Lake Jackson This item died for lack of motion DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM HEB TO REMOVECUTBACK FOLIAGE AT THEIR ENTRANCE IN CITY PARKWAY ON OAK DRIVE AT CENTER WAY Mr Yenne stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with representatives from HEB to discuss removing the foliage along the Oak Drive parkway In negotiating the PUD with HEB one of the things excepted was the requirement for parking lot screening One of the reasons for that exception was that the city already had foliage in the parkway It is not their big sign they are worried about Their big sign will be on an outparcel closest to Circle Way They are requesting removal of some of the red tip photinia plants in the city parkway 100 feet on either side of Center Way Mr Yenne stated that the plants were placed in the
parkway by the Beautification Commission in the 1980rsquos He suggested that if they would like to remove the plants they come back in with the typically required 3 foot high parking lot screening There was no one present from HEB Council member Roznovsky felt the sign was of no value and they have been given the exception of the large sign that could be seen from the highway Mayor Rinehart asked if the photinias could be trimmed back Jeremy Bubnick stated that the shrubs would not survive being trimmed back to that degree Council member Roznovsky felt the berms or parking lot screening needed to be in place prior to the current shrubs coming down Consensus of Council was to keep some sort of screening if the photinias come down then new shrubs needed to be planted DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CLUTE AND DEDEN SERVICES LLC FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A WATER LINE IN CITY RIGHT OF WAY ON OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR CLUTErsquoS WOODSHORE DEVELOPMENT The engineerrsquos for Clutersquos new development would like to place Clutersquos new waterline in the Oyster Creek Drive right-of-way This placement will save some mature trees on their property The city needs two separate agreements to do this one with Clute and one with the contractor Council asked that Ms Russell draw up the contracts On motion by Council member Brooks second by Council member Roznovsky with all members present voting aye authorization was granted for the execution of an agreement with the city of Clute and Deden Services LLC for the placement of a water line in the city right of way on Oyster Creek Drive for Clutes Woodshore development APPROVE THE LAKE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT Rick Park Police Chief introduced is staff Chris Anderson Paul Kibodeaux Mike Bailey and Bryan Sidebottom Chief Park presented the Police Department Annual Report Council thanked the Chief for his report and the good job the police department does AWARD BID FOR CLEARING AND REMOVING DEBRIS FOR THE 2015 HURRICANE SEASON TO BERGERON EMERGENCY SERVICES AS PRIMARY CONTRACTOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10000000 AND STANDBY CONTRACTS TO ASPLUNDH AS SECONDARY CONTRACTOR TAG GRINDING SERVICES AS TERTIARY CONTRACTOR AND TFR ENTERPRISES INC AS QUATERNARY CONTRACTOR On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo bid was awarded for clearing and removing debris for the 2015 Hurricane Season to Bergeron Emergency Services as primary contractor in an amount not to exceed $10000000 and standby contracts to Asplundh as secondary contractor Tag Grinding Services as tertiary contractor and TFR Enterprises Inc as quaternary contractor Mr Yenne stated that staff is using Bergeron Emergency Services to help with the cleanup of the recent storm debris
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DENYING CENTERPOINT HOUSTON ELECTRICrsquoS APPLICATION FOR A RATE INCREASE This resolution concerns electric rates On April 6 2015 CenterPoint filed a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) application with all cities in the Houston area A DCRF is an expedited mini-rate case to allow electric utilities to raise distribution rates Distribution rates cover the cost of overhead and underground electric lines CenterPoint is seeking a 167 million dollar increase which comes to 31cent on an average residential bill Street lights and commercial customers will also be affected GCCC (Gulf Coast Cities Coalition of which Lake Jackson is a part) will hire a consultant to review the Companyrsquos filing GCCC recommends that all GCCC members adopt the Resolution denying the rate change Once the resolution is adopted it will be consolidated with other cases CenterPoint has in front of the PUC Failure to pass the resolution denying the rate increase means that the increase will become effective September 1 2015 On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Buell with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo a resolution denying Centerpoint Houston Electrics application for a rate increase was passed DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 38 ENVIRONMENT TO UPDATE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ABATEMENT OF JUNKED VEHICLES Tina Doyle Code Enforcement Officer was present to answer any questions Ms Russell stated that the current junked vehicle ordinance is unwieldy Except for the neighborhood petition the inspection sticker language and the wait time before a citation is issued the law doesnrsquot need to be changed The ordinance just needs to be streamlined so that code enforcement can spend less time reasoning out the language and so that the public can understand the ordinance Also the ordinance better defines the difference between a junked vehicle and a classic vehicle Council member Roznovsky asked if this included junked RVrsquos Ms Russell stated this included RVrsquos trailers and boats On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Melass with all members present voting aye Council asked that this be brought back in ordinance form UPDATE ON GRANT SUBMITTAL TO TXDOT FOR SH 332 SIDEWALK PROJECT BETWEEN SH288 AND DIXIE DRIVE Mr Mundo stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with the area engineer for TxDot 10 days ago The area office gave a verbal agreement that they would provide the engineering services He spoke with environmental and found the fonzie report needed to be updated We have been able to get several letters of support They are phasing project with first year city portion being $310000 and $100000 in the second year This will be discussed at the CIP meeting on April 27 2015 DISCUSS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A LETTER ASKING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST $5 BILLION IN TRANSPORTATION FUNDING The state legislature has two pending bills that will provide a transportation funding mechanism TML President Martinez is asking cities to send a letter to house representatives that shows support for both of these bills
On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo authorization was granted for the Mayor to sign a letter asking the State Legislature to provide at least $5 billion in transportation funding DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TRAFFIC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS NEW TRANSITION ON PLANTATION DRIVE AT OLEANDER Mr Yenne reviewed the Plantation Drive transition at Oleander He stated that it has been decided to place a crossover at Loganberry Mayor Rinehart stated he was not in favor of this He thought this would cause problems for those residents on Oleander He would rather see a transition at Silverlace On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with 5 members present voting aye and Mayor Rinehart voting nay motion passed to proceed with the transition of Plantation Drive to take place at Oleander PARKING SIGNAGE AND STRIPING AT MACLEANRECREATION CENTERRASCO Mr Yenne stated this is an ongoing problem with parents picking up their kids in the afternoons using the MacLean Park Road as a pick up point The suggestion from the Traffic Commission is to put in signs that say ldquono parking or standingrdquo along the park road up to the second entrance to the Recreation Center On motion by council member Roznovsky second by council member Brooks with all present voting aye to approve the traffic commission recommendation to extend the striping or place signage at MacLean Park to help with the pickup of school kids in the afternoons UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
a CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FINANCIAL UPDATE b SIDEWALK PROJECTS c UTILITY REPAIR PROJECTS d DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECTS e SOUTH PARKING PLACE PROJECT f MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Sal Aguirre introduced Eddie Herrera as a new staff member to the Engineering Department Mr Herrera worked in the utility department of the city ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Council member Brooks asked if it would be a major cost to improving the yard at the Mulch Site to keep cars from getting stuck Mr Yenne stated that Robert Stark has material that could possibly work Council member Melass asked if there were responses from Centerpoint on contact numbers Mr Yenne stated that contact numbers have been received Council member Melass requested minutes of boards and commissions that rarely meet Council member Melass reminded everyone that the Taste of the Town is April 26th Council member Baker asked if the landscaping is going back in the median in front of the mall Mr Yenne stated that is part of the Governorrsquos award project He was not sure if landscaping would be going back in that area Mr Mundo said he would provide drawings to City Council Mayor Rinehart stated Modesto Rick Alice Bryan and the Utility Crews did a Yemenrsquos job last Friday
Mayor Rinehart announced the city was granted the Distinguished Budget Award for the 23rd year in a row ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 800 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _____________________________ 2015
___________________________________
Joe Rinehart Mayor _________________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Commission met in regular session on Tuesday March 17 2015 600 pm in the Conference Room at Lake Jackson City Hall Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Amy Tasto Chairman Mitchell Jacobs Sharon OrsquoNeill Mike Coburn Vice Chair Constance Adams Shirley Ann Miller Secretary Darren Merritt Also present Debby Soltesz Past Chair Buster Buell City Council Liaison
Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator Bryce Carleton Parks Supt
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Amy Tasto called the meeting to order at 605 pm APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by Constance Adams second by Darren Merritt with all voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the February 2015 meeting were approved as written SERVOLUTION SERVOLUTION was held on Sunday March 1 2015 with the kick off at 900 am Due to all the rain the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful project was cancelled Rain did not hamper some of the planting projects Volunteers worked on 6 projects in the City of Lake Jackson including planting trees along Lake Road and Oyster Creek Drive at Jasmine Hall and Shadow Glen Park More than 130 trees were planted in less than 4 hours Over 1000 volunteers participated with Brazos Pointe Fellowship Church ldquoDONrsquoT MESS WITH TEXASrdquo TRASH OFF The ldquoDonrsquot Mess with Texas TrashndashOffrdquo will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 Members discussed having the event at the Xeriscape Park This event will take place beginning at 800 am to 1100 am It will include litter pickup cleanup and planting at the Xeriscape Park Since we were late discussing inviting businesses we will include them next year in our Spring cleanup activities T-shirts will be provided by BASF we will have donuts and water provided by Keep America Beautiful Letters were sent to each Lake Jackson School for the Campus Cleanup program for the trash-off Each campus would be able to participate by cleaning their campus then do an environmental project for the grand prize money If the school turns in their report with numbers and photos of the campus cleanup they will receive a check for $25000 If they do an environmental project they have a chance at the grand prize of $50000 O M Roberts was the grand prize win of the first Campus Cleanup award As part of the Great American Cleanup activities KLJB will hold an Arbor Day Celebration with 100 Live Oak trees being distributed at the City of Lake Jackson Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday April 2nd Carrot eggs will have a ldquofreerdquo sticker on them telling the children they have won an ldquoArbor Dayrdquo tree KLJB will have a booth with the trees available for pickup outside the gate
BISD PreK Charlie Chipper ldquoRecycle Round Uprdquo programs have been set up for the month of April A list of dates will be emailed to Board Members for participation in these programs BUDGET GOALS amp OBJECTIVES KLJB members discussed the accomplishments for the 2014-2015 year and goals for the coming year There have been more projects and plantings within the past year as the City continues to grown and we plant more and use more color around the City It was discussed to add $5000 to our planting budget since it was cut when Beautification Commission was combined with Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Everything else will stay the same Members discussed accomplishments such as Charlie Chippers birthday and the signs that BISD students signed for the cleanup continuation of the ldquoBusiness Partnerrdquo Program working at the Xeriscape Park plantings at City Hall Arbor Day tree give away BISD PreK programs and our KTB amp KAB awards Goals for the coming year included compiling a list of resources and recycling specialties from our local retailers surveying our businesses about our landscape ordinance and continuing to increase our involvement with BISD Members discussed the KLJB standards and Terri Cardwell will compile all the goals accomplishments and objectives for the April meeting for final approval REPORT ON AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES Amy discussed the Areas of Responsibilities and asked members to turn in any reports ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Mike Coburn reported that Rotary would be holding a planting project with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory on Saturday at 930 am Volunteers are welcome to participate SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 21 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned into workshop at 720 pm These minutes read and approved this__________________day of _________________________ 2015 ___________________________________ Amy Tasto Chairman ___________________________________ Shirley Ann Miller Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Development Corporation of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Thursday February 19 2015 at 1100 AM at Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Gary Rodgers Chair William P Yenne City Manager Gerald Roznovsky Vice Chair Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Jason Chavez Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager David Nicks Sherri Russell City Attorney Rod Hall Michael Coon Asst to City Manager Patty Sayes Heather Melass Council member Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting Mr Rodgers introduced Michael Coon Assistant to the City Manager APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash DECEMBER 11 2014 On motion by Gerald Roznovsky second by Rod Hall with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the December 11 2014 meeting were approved as presented
DISCUSS MISSION GOALS OBJECTIVES AND ROLE OF THE LAKE JACKSON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting presented the following Strategic Plan outlining the goals objectives and roles of the LJDC This plan is the work and result of 3 workshops by the LJDC held on November 24 2015 January 29 2015 and February 19 2015 Lake Jackson Vision Statement ndash Our Vision is to create an ideal community to live work and play for all Lake Jackson Mission Statement - It is the Mission of the City of Lake Jackson to be a leader among cities and in the region at large in delivering outstanding quality services to all citizens through innovative and efficient use of resources Economic Development Corporation Mission Statement - It is the mission of the LJEDC to use proactive strategies and all available resources to promote economic growth and market Lake Jackson as the premier city to live work and play Mission Elements
bull Encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit bull Marketing the city bull Promoting quality of life bull Attracting primary jobs
Economic Development Strategies
Encouraging an Entrepreneurial Spirit bull Establish a proactive business culture within the City of Lake Jackson organization
o Prepare a ldquoNew Business Packetrdquo for each prospect outlining the advantages and amenities of Lake Jackson as well as the process for obtaining permits
bull Establish a process for entrepreneurial mentoring and technical assistance (Lightening Teams) within the City
Marketing the City
bull Prepare a comprehensive promotional campaign to market the City of Lake Jackson o Create a brand for the City o Create a visual (media) campaign showing the advantages and amenities of the City o Market various events in the City on a wide basis to attract outside visitors o Develop an upscale promotional packet of information to market the City of Lake Jackson
Promoting Quality of Life
bull Be known as ldquobusiness friendlyrdquo in Lake Jackson o Establish a process of consistency for dealing with economic development matters
bull Establish a process for informing employers ndash to then inform employees ndash about opportunities for housing businesses schools and other quality of life opportunities in Lake Jackson
Attracting Primary Jobs
bull Define and identify the type of primary jobs suitable for Lake Jackson bull Develop a process for actively pursuing primary jobs
APPROVE LJDC STRATEGIC PLAN AND RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL On motion by Heather Melass second by Patty Sayes with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo approval was granted for the LJDC Strategic Plan and recommendation is made to present this to City Council for approval ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1230 pm These minutes read and approved this the _____ day of _______________________ 2015
____________________________________ Gary Rodgers Chair
_______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the Parks amp Recreation Board of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17 2015 AT 630 PM in the Conference Room at the Recreation Center Lake Jackson City Hall 91 Lake Road Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance
Elaine Conley Vice Chairperson Jeremy Bubnick Parks amp Recreation Director David Vavra Mallory Doyle Recreation Assistant David Melass John Blackburn Consultant Alvin Bartek
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Elaine Conley
II APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion by David Melass second by David Vavra with all members present voting aye the January 27 2015 minutes were approved
III VISITORS
IV DISCUSS CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING PICKLE BALL AS AN ACTIVITY IN ONE OF OUR PARKS David Melass presented to the Parks Board a game called ldquoPickle Ballrdquo in hopes that the City of Lake Jackson could offer a place to play it Jeremy was familiar with this game and that it is pretty popular with seniors He said that we would need a hard surface to play it on A tennis court may be an ideal location for this game however it is a pretty loud game so we may want to consult the surrounding neighbors John mentioned that we really do not have a great existing court to use Jeremy said that it could be played indoors and tape could be put down so as not to have to paint the lines on a court It would not be much cost to get it started Paddles could be purchased and people could rent them from the rec center Jeremy suggested that we temporarily use a racquetball court to see how popular it becomes and then if it did become popular Alvin would like to see it budgeted for a permanent slab behind the rec center Elaine would like to see it advertised Staff will look into purchasing the equipment and setting it up in a racquetball court temporarily
V FOLLOW UP ON DECISION TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN FOR BENCHES ALONG
OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND IN PARKS Jeremy mentioned that we could go ahead and put benches down with the inset already available for a plaque The slab would measure 16rsquox6rsquox6rdquo with pavers One quote received estimates $3700slab so the total including the bench and slab would be approximately $5000 The pavers could also be removed to make memorial pavers To engrave pavers would be approximately $50 so it would most likely require a $100 donation The concrete beneath the pavers would be about 4rdquo and the pavers would be about 2rdquo The bench would be drilled into the concrete Jeremy recommends that we have a standard bench with plaque price and a slab price and that people have the option to be able to choose out of one of the existing locations Originally John was proposing 160 lamps from 288 to Portulaca St However the bid came back too expensive and changed it to placing them 125
feet apart from each other Bob Pratt suggested that that would not be a good system because your eyes would have to adjust and readjust to the light and dark He recommends to only putting a lamp at each bench and a few extra That would be only 17 lamps and 11 benches The lights would start after the new HEB TXDOT may be interested in funding the 162 lamps which would be around $620000 That would include the benches too amp140000 for just the lamps placed 125 ft apart which does not include installation so it would probably be more like $240000 Staff to continue working on the project
VI UPDATE FROM JANUARY OYSTER CREEK SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
The Oyster Creek Subcommittee did not meet in February They are waiting on a new Oyster Creek Conservancy Representative to be appointed to take Bob Geterrsquos position Alvin mentioned that the Army Core of Engineers gives permits to build on the creek Mallory to find out from Bob Geter who will be replacing him on the committee
VII ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
VIII DIRECTORrsquoS UPDATE
-The scooter signage for the skatepark will be updated Risk management did approve the use of scooters in the park David Vavra suggested inviting the kids that requested it to be present when the new sign was installed -Parks Board members are now new members of NRPA and TRAPS -The new divider is now hanging in the gym It looks great and will only be put down when classes are going on to lengthen itrsquos life span -Upgrading lighting in the gym to LED fixtures and lights around the perimeter of the pools with LEDs it is about a $28000 project that includes and $8000 rebate for turning in the old lights to Centerpoint The new lights will provide about three times the amount of light -The Gardner Campbell Trail sign will be a boulder type sign with the Cityrsquos tree and the name of the trail -The rec center is short two full times staff It has been advertised and will hopefully have an update at the next meeting -Thank you to John Blackburn for all that he has done for the department This was his last meeting -The new Rec Center sign is in front of the rec and we will be relighting it with LED fixtures and putting a color bed in front of it
IX SET NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday March 17 2015 at 630pm X ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 725pm
These minutes read and approved this day of 2015
Rachel Seymour Chairperson
Elaine Conley Vice-Chairperson
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Tuesday March 3 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
Locke Sanders Chairman William P Yenne City Manager Vinay Singhania Vice Chair Michael Coon Asst to the City Manager Jeffrey Gilbert Sal Aguirre City Engineer Harry Sargent Giani Cantu Asst City Secretary Brenda Colegrove Athelstan Sanchez Asst City Engineer
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Harry Sargent led the pledge of allegiance VISITORS COMMENTS There were no visitor comments on items not on the agenda APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were approved as presented
FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 2 RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE SUBDIVISION PLAT (119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This is the follow up on the preliminary presentation of the proposed outparcel modification to the existing Ryanrsquos site The previous appearance provided them the necessary feedback to proceed with the project plan that would meet the conditions of the board This is the replat of the property to create the individual parcels that would allow for individual signage of the site which is of primary interest to the developer This partition sets off the outparcel from the original tract and provides the frontage to a public right-of-ways as required A cross access and utility sharing agreement will have to be enacted and included prior to finalization All other platting conditions and survey control data have been incorporated for compliance with the cityrsquos final review Staff recommends your consideration for preliminary and final action approval William Kalkman stated they are submitting the final replat of Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision being divided for the new retail building The dividing property line is to provide the necessary parking requirements for each lot individually
Mr Aguirre stated that this is a different proposal than the original proposal due to the developer not wanting to do a cross parking agreement They are now submitting a proposal that incorporates sufficient parking count for each lot independently Mr Sargent asked where the pylon signs will be located Mr Aguirre stated that will be seen on the site plan Mr Gilbert asked if there was any additional access being added to account for traffic in and out of Chic-Fil-A and Ryans Mr Aguirre stated there is nothing going in that he is aware of On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye final review and approval of replat of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This particular project had been brewing for some time and was before you previously on preliminary for feedback and guidance to the developer The reason for the overture was to determine the proposed outparcel cut out effect on the parent tract and their need to have relief from the requirements The original site carve out resulted in parking shortage in the restaurant site and an excess in the retail one Representative from the restaurant and owner presented their arguments for special concessions to the parking space requirements The board gave tentative approval to proceed with site parking requirement exceptions based on the points made After a deliberate lengthy pause by the private parties involved in the sites a change of heart resulted in a repartition of the site into one that avoided the parking shortage in any one site and was able to make both compliant and standing on individual merit The revised subdivision and rearrangement of parking spaces in the site resulted with the restaurant site containing the required 140 spaces based on their seating capacity ratio The retail site space also retained the needed 22 spaces based on their floor area space formula
The remaining requirements of access drainage and utility systems were also assessed individually as to their feasibility and future individual disposition
1 As in the original configuration the infrastructure modifications to the parent site are minimal and limited to the rerouting of existing storm drain pipe run and additional extensions of water and sewer to the new pad The combined two site consideration will require cross access agreements present which are anticipated not to be a problem The drainage implications of the added pad site are considered to be insignificant given the equal impervious surface tradeoff expected These cross site access drainage and utility acknowledgements by Baker Katz the sites owner have been included in the site plan for record
Mr Kalkman presented the final site plan and reviewed the location of the entrance the dumpsters and impervious cover areas
Mr Sargent asked if it was a single retail Mr Kalkman stated that the building will house only a single tenant Mr Sargent asked for the location of the truck access route Mr Kalkman stated that the truck access route is on the left side near the rear doors of the building Further discussion was held on the truck route and how trucks would enter and leave the parking lot Mr Aguirre stated that cross sharing parking agreements is what allows trucks to enter thru other business parking lots Discussion was held on the location of the dumpster Mr Kalkman reported that the dumpster will be enclosed Mr Singhania stated that he didnrsquot like the location of the dumpster or the truck route On motion by Harry Sargent second by Brenda Colegrove with all present members voting aye final review and approval of site plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments
The same condition posed above had similar issues on the landscaping plan of the sites and thus were brought up to you at a previous meeting for your feedback and recommendations Both the original and now modified version of the site breakout remove for the most part the protected tree count in the current plan This removal accounts for 4 ndash 12rdquo - 18rdquo trees with 71 caliper inches of credit out of the tract plan which amounted to a serious challenge to replace within their limited open spaces Of the other landscape requirements remaining the parkingtree screening conditions had to be relaxed for compliance of both sites At the fact finding meeting the developer presented solutions to the tree count loss and replacement by retrofitting planting area cutouts in the existing perimeter paved areas to provide for the required tree screen and count requirement The boardrsquos resolution to the various issues stood as requiring replacement to the 71 caliper inch original condition and allowing the cutout areas to accommodate additional planting locations The shrub screening was removed as a requirement given the existing conditions As a result of the conditions granted the proposed combined but separate landscape plans comes in with the following issues
Ryanrsquos Site Trees removed - 1 = 6 credits (24 calrdquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (20 calrdquo) New trees = 24 (72 calrdquo) Total proposed - 25 (92 calrdquo) (net + 68 calrdquo) Total required - 24 Landscape area proposed - 6836 sq ft (102) Landscape area required ndash 6680 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop - Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the change in site configuration from preliminary has removed the initial exception granted of landscape area shortage and left only the shrub screening requirement as the alternate exception condition The net change in tree caliper inch for this site was a 68 inch gain
Retail Site Trees removed - 4 = 12 credits (47 calldquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (9 calrdquo) New trees - 4 (12 calrdquo) Total proposed - 5 (21 calrdquo) (net - 26 calrdquo) Total required - 2 Landscape area proposed ndash 2509 sq ft (196) Landscape area required ndash 1287 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop- Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the net loss of caliper tree inside this individual site is 26 caliper inch and does not provide for equal replacement but when taken in combination with the parent site the overall replacement of 84 caliper inch meets your preliminary condition of 71 caliper inch for the site when considered as a single site basis as first brought forth If agreed this will have to be considered as alternate exception condition or as determined otherwise Mr Aguirre reported that this item should be considered an alternate landscape plan Mr Kalkman reported that they are submitting an alternate landscape plan The plan includes the removal of trees in the parking lot and the addition of trees along 332 and 288 within triangle cutouts
Mr Aguirre reported that the original recommendation was for them to replace at least the 71 inch caliper of trees being removed and they have exceeded the amount of caliper trees being replaced Most of the trees were put into the Ryanrsquos lot due to space constraints in the lot of the new business which is the reason for the request of approving an alternate landscape plan Mr Sargent asked what types of trees are being planted Mr Aguirre stated they are including primarily live oak and nuttall oak trees Mr Sargent asked what size sign will be used Mr Kalkman stated the largest size allowed Mr Aguirre stated that the only additional alternate to the landscape plan is the shrub screening that is normally required but is not in the design due to space constraints Mr Singhania asked if the trees in the triangles will be large enough to accommodate the trees Mr Aguirre stated that the trees will acclimatize to the condition and will grow to the area allowed On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye final review and approval of landscape plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The proposed redevelopment concept came to you back in November primarily as a discussion for feedback on parking a critical development path issue At the time the group recognized that this redevelopment would impact the parent tract significantly and wanted to garner your opinion on feasibility of reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the
time the Traylor Group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The group also made their case to take advantage of the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordinance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance This understanding and policy by staff had been applied for many years and in other site redevelopment precedents This staff also commented this to you as viable in the same meeting These facts led to the boardrsquos passive discussion and the group and staffrsquos interpretation of you remaining open to this issue for further consideration During the intermission the cityrsquos attorney made staff aware that the cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance was not applicable to this type of site use as prescribed in it She also left a possible opening for the parking variance in these types of situations by applying another section of the ordinance that gives the council the latitude to waive the parking count requirements if agreed We will place this item for council action at their next meeting In the meantime your opinion of this will be given to the council for consideration Also a related item has been placed later in the agenda for further discussion and consideration in the future The current proposed condition for the Target site indicates 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) Once this parking issue is resolved the remaining sites will have smooth sailing regarding this The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows
Tract 1-B (shop) contains 32 spaces (551k) versus 29 spaces (51k) and Tract 1-C (restaurant) provides 32 spaces (5 sp per seat) versus required 20 spaces (33 per seat)
The remaining civil site conditions and requirements are not expected to become issues of significance and are being resolved in the process until finalization Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated
3 Drainage modifications of site are being evaluated to maintain a no impact to the current conditions 4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have and will be reconsidered prior to finalrsquo 5 Trash collection issues also have been commented on and will be resolved to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been addressed in the outparcel sites but none in the Target tract As
proposed the sidewalk on Lake Road remains absent and a gap has been left out between the proposed outparcel ones
Craig Traylor Traylor Group stated that they were present for the official preliminary review and approval Mr Traylor reported that Target has submitted a report and review of their parking ratio studies based on the needs of Target and how they come up with those parking ratios
Mr Sargent asked if the 32 parking ratio applies to Target or the new proposed development Mr Aguirre stated that the park-ing ratio is strictly for Target and the individual developments meet their parking requirements Mr Traylor stated that the individual parking lots for the proposed developments are meeting the requirements and are in fact over the required percentage of parking Mr Aguirre reported that Target is retaining all drives to the parking lot of the Target site and a strip of land that runs on Lake Road for the purposes of keeping their retail sign that is currently situated on the corner of Lake Road and Hwy 332 W as shown on the site plan of the proposed site
Mr Aguirre stated that all utilities will be run thru the existing utilities of the site Minor improvements will be made to sewer however they will also utilize the existing water and sewer lines on the full Target site Mr Sargent asked if the utility system will be a privately maintained system Mr Traylor stated that the system is privately maintained and that manholes will be provided on each end for access on all lots Mr Sargent asked which source of power will be used to power these new developments Mr Aguirre stated that there will be aerial supplied across Lake Road from the existing pole in the Academy center to the corner of the proposed restaurant section Mr Traylor reported that it would go underground from that point Mr Aguirre stated that the other side of the lot will be extending aerial from the Fuddruckers pole and will be taken underground from that point Mr Aguirre continued with his review of the plan and reported that because Target is retaining portions of the lot along the front-age of Lake Road the plan is proposing sidewalks only along HWY 332 W along the property line limits Mr Aguirre advised the board to decide whether that was sufficient whether they wanted to eliminate sidewalks all together or whether they wanted to require Target complete the sidewalk along Lake Road as well Ms Colegrove stated that it was to her understanding that Target had considered adding sidewalk along Lake Road as well Mr Traylor stated that is correct Mr Traylor reported that although he cannot speak for Target at their last meeting with Target representatives Target was willing to help with sidewalks Mr Sargent asked for the location of the dumpsters Mr Traylor pointed out the dumpster locations at the proposed Raising Canes restaurant Mr Sargent asked if it would conflict with truck deliveries Rob Naggar stated that Raising Canes is not open for breakfast therefore he believes deliveries will be done early in the morning Mr Sargent asked for further clarification of truck routes
Mr Traylor stated that trucks will have 3 access points They could come in off Lake Road or 332 W One of the proposals driving the plan is creating a new internal access pathway to help with circulation between and on the tracts The pathway will allow for better ease of traffic flow east and west throughout the tract Mr Sargent stated that the storage would almost have to be on the north side of the restaurant so that trucks will have to access Mr Traylor stated that the final site plan is being clarified however there is designated area for cars to park out of the way if needed On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted Mr Sanders re-opened item regarding site plan of Tract 1 Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) for further discussion Vinay Singhania made a motion to amend the original motion of preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 and the recommendation to City Council for approval of the parking ratio of 32 for the Target site Brenda Colegrove seconded With all present members voting aye the motion to amend the original motion and make recom-mendation to Council to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 W for the entire Target site and allow the parking ration of 32 for the Target site passed PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) Staff review and comments This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 ndash 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The configuration of the partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access with the Target 81 acre tract A realignment of line also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the partition the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated between the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record will be required to be included at finalization of plat All platting requirements and formatting are expected to be met with no issues at final Ms Colegrove asked since Target is retaining the strip of land along Lake Road if there is any way to ensure an agreement from Target to put in the sidewalk Mr Aguirre stated that any condition sidewalk requirements would need to be included in the Site Plan approvals Mr Yenne stated that board could reopen the site plan issue once the issue at hand which is just the replat is resolved On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the replat of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The landscaping plan as currently submitted puts the whole development in a quandary This situation was the result of a misinterpretation of the ordinance and communication lapses The interpretation as indicated in the plan primarily encumbers the Target site while not having much impact on the individual outparcel ones Of particular note the following issues exist in the plans
1 Additional credit for preserving trees are being counted to comply with requirements of site This is not allowed on existing developed and official landscape plans Only a one for one credit is permitted
2 Trees to be removed are unaccounted in the plans and no replacement schedule indicated Staffrsquos estimate only is of 105 cal in trees which will need to be addressed by the board in this discussion
3 Perimeter screening trees are addressed and comply for the most part with some needed adjustment possible There are no shrub or berm options indicated to be retrofitted in the all parcel frontages
4 Irrigation plans for all parcels are unaccounted The various questions left by the misunderstanding and omissions have been brought up for action of the developer and is being discussed with staff prior to the meeting We remain open to the possibility that this can be resolved to some extent but request that you address the items and provide your recommendations of these so they can be incorporated in their final processing of the plan The following plan was submitted
Mr Traylor reported that they are working on a revision that addresses the issue of tree counts due to a misunderstanding of the ordinance They are keeping all existing trees with the exception of any trees that lie within driveways or outparcel development buildings There will be an additional 22 trees provided to account for those trees lost with the driveways and outparcel developments They are at 66 caliper inches The trees will be located along Lake Road and to provide additional parking screening Mr Aguirre stated that there are some trees being removed and unaccounted for in plans However this is also being addressed Mr Aguirre stated that the board would need to decide if they would place a tree count replacement restriction on the approval of the landscape plan This will have to be an alternate plan because of the variations of tree shrub screening in Target parking lot and along Hwy 332 due to the open ditch Mr Traylor stated that due the ditch along Hwy 332 they are proposing to include shrubs inside the property line and they are proposing to reuse the existing 3 foot berm as part of the screening on Hwy 332 Along Lake Road they will be proposing continuous vegetation (trees and bushes) for screening from the corner of the lot up to the existing Target driveway
Mr Aguirre asked for explanation of the irrigation system Mr Traylor stated that the irrigation will be maintained by Target They are proposing hose bibs in the area due to minimal green space within the new development tracts All screening and current landscaping along Hwy 332 and Lake Road will be irrigated and maintained by Target Mr Sanders asked who proposed tenants of the retail development closest to Fuddruckers were Mr Naggar stated they are still discussing possible tenants and they have not reached a decision Discussion was held on the location of trees throughout the development Mr Aguirre stated that one of the main points is the replacement of the trees and whether the board will require the same number of caliper inches Mr Traylor stated that the entire site currently has good healthy trees throughout and to his understanding the required tree count is 38 trees for the Target site There are currently 66 trees which is well over that requirement They are proposing to replace the trees removed during development Mr Singhania asked if there is an agreement with Target to maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Naggar stated that it is within the Target agreement that they maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Aguirre stated the board needs to consider the alternate conditions be asked for which include the trees screening and hose bib irrigation systems On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Jeff Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the combined alternate landscape plan to include the discussed exceptions of trees (replacement of trees removed during development) shrubs and screening on existing Target berm on Lake Road and Target property along Hwy 332 and hose and bib irrigation was granted PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF THE DIVER SUBDIVISION PLAT AMENDMENT OF TRACTS RECORDED IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AS TRACTS 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (TRI-CITY AUTO ON WILLOW DRIVE) Staff review and comments Jon Diver owner of the Tri City Auto and the adjoining properties has started making expansion to the business and was given permit for this construction under conditions that he provide the city with the necessary drainage analysis and design for the site modification and also that he assemble the various separate unplatted tracts into one tract with an official subdivision plat The drainage analysis and plan have been provided and approved for permit conditions The property is currently comprised of 5 separately described and recorded tracts and will be combined in a subdivision consisting of 2 lots being called the Diver Subdivision One of the lots houses an existing building that has served various B-1 uses in the past and currently an appliance repair shop The larger lot serves the previous mechanic garage facility and the new expansion business with vehicle parking yard All platting formatting and surveying control and content required for plat amendment have been provided and no issues remain Jon Diver stated they are trying to combine the lots for a total of 2 lots on the entire site Mr Sargent asked if there is an impact to the power line running thru the property Mr Aguirre stated that the power lines run over head and it is an easement However the property is still useable by the owner Mr Singhania asked for clarification of the location of the building and what the land is being used for Mr Diver clarified the location of the existing building and reported that the land is being used to complete an extension of the Tri-City Auto garage On motion by Jeffrey Gilbert second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye preliminary and final approval of the Diver Subdivision plat amendment of tracts recorded in the County Clerks office as tracts 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (Tri-city Auto on Willow Drive) was granted
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES FOR PERMIT OF CONDITIONAL USE TO LOCATE A DENTAL CLINIC AND DENTIST OFFICE IN THE HEB PUD ZONE WITH UNDERLYING B-2 ZONING LOCATED AT OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND OAK DRIVE Staff review and comments This item is being placed primarily to follow the letter of the ordinance and as a lead into the following discussion item in the agenda This type of use has been generally considered a permitted use under a professional office definition and has never been questioned and allowed in most all business and commercial zones in the past and in particular the B-2 downtown business district These zones either prescribe the use of clinic as a permitted one but the B-2 only has it as a conditional one Due to the ordinance requirement that conditional use be brought to the board for granting this particular request is being done Staff had mixed feelings on this being necessary as we had always stamped over these as professional medical office use In order to remove any doubt we are going through the motion of this and passing you related item for future unequivocal determination Mr Yenne stated that this item is coincides with the next item on the agenda The developer is asking for conditional use of the lot to include dental clinics for which the City has always considered to be dental offices Ms Russell stated that clinics are listed separately from professional offices and they are asking for a conditional use permit to avoid any issues with the ordinance wording She sees no reason to deny the request and the next agenda item will address the issue to provide further clarification within the ordinance language On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye approval was granted to Pacific Dental Services for permit of conditional use to locate a dental clinic and dentist office in the HEB PUD zone with underlying B-2 zoning located at Oyster Creek Drive and Oak Drive DISCUSS WHETHER TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR ldquoOFFICESrdquo AND ldquoPROFESSIONAL OFFICESrdquo TO CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF OFFICES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ZONES Staff review and comments No additional documents for the definition of ldquoofficerdquo Just describe problem in your memo My suggestion is Recently a developer wished to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but the Cityrsquos current zoning ordinance only explicitly permits clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future developers more comfortable we need to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Ms Russell stated that Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) however there is no definition for any of them Ms Russell asked the board to decide if they want to make everything an office or list clinics to be allowed in all business and commercial areas Mr Sargent asked if they will specifically differentiate between medical and dental offices Ms Russell stated that would be the boards decision and she would draft it to bring back for public hearing Ms Russell asked if the board saw a difference between a medical office or medical clinic The board stated they did not see any difference between and medical office or medical clinic However they liked the idea of adding the description of a healing arts licensed by the State of Texas to the description It was decided that medical office will be defined as any office of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics Mr Yenne asked if the board needs to call a public hearing Ms Russell stated it is not necessary and that she will instruct staff to advertise and prepare for public hearing on amending the zoning to include medical offices of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics in all business and commercial zones at the next meeting
DISCUSS WHETHER TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY SHARE PARKING SPACES THROUGH CROSS-PARKING AGREEMENTS Staff review and comments This is the follow-up of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of current cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff are open to including more users to this mechanism if this provides benefit or not as you may see it For the parking problem I have attached the section of the zoning ordinance to this message for the packet Memo wording Section 110-162 of the zoning ordinance allows certain uses to share parking spaces These uses have to be similar and yet not have the same operating hours There are no provisions for dissimilar uses with different operating hours except that the developer can ask for the parking requirements to be waived Developers in established multi-business sites have asked to use cross-parking agreements but the uses do not fit into the language in 110-162(25) For example a restaurant on an out-pad at the mall or a retail store being built close to a restaurant cannot share parking Staff wants to know if the Commission would like to open the cross-parking agreements to more uses Ms Russell presented Chapter 110-162 of the code of ordinances as follows Sec 110-162 - Parking requirements Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in the following amounts when a building is erected increased by unit increased in dimension or moved
(1)One-family dwellings Two-space garage except as otherwise provided in this chapter
(2)Two-family dwellings (duplexes) Four (4) spaces
(3)Multiple-family dwelling
a Apartment house Two and one-half (2frac12) spaces per living unit
b Townhouses Two (2) spaces per living unit
(4)Roominghouses lodginghouses club rooms fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(5)Hotels motels motor lodges trailer courts tourist courts One (1) space for each guest room or trailer space and one (1) space for each two (2) employees (associated commercial club lounge or retail areas require additional spaces see subsection (6)
(6)Dancehall nightclub tavern restaurant lounge skating rink commercial amusement One (1) space for each three (3) persons normally accommodated in the establishment for user not requiring a building one (1) space for each eight hundred (800) square feet of ground area shall be provided
(7)Nursing homes and orphanages One (1) space for each four (4) beds
(8)Hospitals sanatoriums home for the aged and youth home One and one-half (1frac12) spaces per bed or dwelling unit
(9)Office permitted in R-4 zone One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(10)Theater indoor sport arenas auditoriums other than those incidental to public and private schools One (1) space for each three (3) seats
(11)Stadiums ballparks gymnasium and other outdoor sport arenas One (1) space for each three (3) seats Such parking area or any portion thereof may be located within eight hundred (800) feet of the nearest corner of the property on which the place of assembly is located
(12)Churches assembly facility with fixed seating mortuary or funeral home or other places of worship One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main auditorium
(13)Retail stores super markets shopping centers
a For buildings of two thousand (2000) square feet or less One (1) space for four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area
b For buildings in excess of two thousand (2000) square feet of floor area One (1) space for two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(14)Banks savings and loan offices and other general business offices One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(15)Clinic medical dental or optical One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(16)Manufacturing warehouses and storage not covered in subsection (13) One (1) space for each one thousand (1000) square feet of floor area plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees
(17)School
a Elementary One (1) space for each nine (9) students
b Junior high One (1) space for each nine (9) students
c Senior high One (1) space for each one and three-quarters (175) students
d Tradevocational One (1) space per student
e Collegeuniversity One (1) space per day student
f Kindergarten One (1) space per eight (8) pupils
(18)Library One (1) space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of public area
(19)Community or welfare center One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area
(20)Assembly facility without fixed seating One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(21)Bowling alley Six (6) spaces for each line
(22)Other as determined by the planning commission
(23)Off-street parking for uses not specified in this section shall be determined by the planning commission
(24)All parking spaces must be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet
(25)All parking spaces required in this section shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served except as follows
a Where an increase in number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments the required spaces may be located not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed five hundred (500) feet from any other nonresidential building served
b No more than fifty (50) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters bowling lanes dancehalls nightclubs or cafes may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
c Not more than eighty (80) percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
d In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used a written agreement thereby assuring their intention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned approved as to form by the city attorney and shall be filed with the application for a building permit
(26) Any or all off-street parking requirements may be waived at the discretion of council where there is reasonable justification for so doing
(27) Any head-in parking or parking on public right-of-way where street width is less than forty-eight (48) feet is prohibited in front of all property
(28) Where there is on-street parking provided those spaces in front of a property may be used by that property plus one-half (frac12) the spaces in the center where there is center parking If there is an esplanade a lot may use the lots abutting and those at the esplanade
(29) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the facilities or parking spaces approved by the city prior to March 1 1981
(30) Whenever a building or use is constructed or changed after December 3 1990 by enlarging the floor area number of employees number of dwelling units seating capacity or otherwise to create a requirement for an increase in the number of parking spaces such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change in use
(Ord No 259 7-17-61 Ord No 69-397 sect 5 7-7-69 Ord No 73-506 sect 1 9-10-73 Ord No 81-780 sect 1 2-23-81 Ord No 90-1143 sect 3 12-3-90 Code 1958 sect 25-7 Ord No 11-1964 sect 2 7-5-2011)
Ms Russell stated that 110-16225(b) and (c) of the ordinance can be interpreted many ways and can be confusing Ms Russell asked the board to advise her of what they are wanting in cross parking agreements and she will draft an amendment to the ordinance Mr Sargent asked if the ordinance referred to cross sharing for businesses that operate at different times of the day Ms Russell stated that was correct however the questions the City is now receiving is to allow cross sharing among business that operate during the same time of days such as the mattress store and steak house development Mr Yenne stated that the board could determine whatever limits they want or allow them to continue taking credits of cross sharing parking as has been done previously Mr Aguirre stated its been allowed at Lowersquos Best Buy and Carinorsquos and at Wal-Mart with the shopping center Ms Russell stated that what the City could use is an actual analysis of the exact number of parking spaces a retail development needs as Target presented to determine the need for cross parking sharing She asked the board to decide if they would like it to state a percentage and not worry about similar uses or similar hours Mr Sargent stated that he doesnrsquot like that fact that the parking requirements were based on area Mr Yenne stated the original parking ordinance took about 18 months however if the board wants to revisit they can create a subcommittee as was originally done to start addressing the issue again Further discussion was held on previous cross parking agreements Mr Yenne asked if the board wanted to give Ms Russell direction on wording for the ordinance and then create a subcommittee to begin addressing the issue again Ms Colegrove stated that there are two different percentages 50 and 80 currently referenced in the code of ordinance Ms Russell stated that is correct Mr Yenne stated that section (c) referencing 80 for churches and schools is accurate for when the school is within the church and they do not operate within the same hours Ms Russell agreed and asked the board to look at only item (b) Mr Gilbert asked for an example where (b) currently exists Mr Sargent asked if b and c could be combined as a case by case basis
Ms Russell asked Mr Aguirre if that would be acceptable for the engineering plans Mr Aguirre stated that the developers do account for the count during the planning phase Mr Traylor stated that the ordinance is kind of vague and the interpretation can be misconstrued However the more direction or clarity given on the planning side the better for the developer What would be helpful for the developer is to simplify the description by using 10 for commercial use instead of dancehall nightclub or cafes Mr Yenne stated that it may not be good to implement that if there was a K-Mart next to a Wal-Mart because it would take up a lot of the parking spaces However because the city requires a high number of parking spots they are trying to make it a little more flexible allowing for a little lax Ms Russell stated that the cross parking works well at Hastings and Fuddruckers and would suggest more generic wording such as ldquoone use could share up to 50 of parking with another upon approval by the planning commissionrdquo Mr Traylor suggested referencing commercial use to avoid confusion on it being allowed for residential developments Ms Colegrove asked where (d) fits into the cross sharing parking Ms Russell stated that (d) references a written agreement she is to approve and confirm that the cross parking agreements are binding and does it have the correct number of spaces is in accordance with the code of ordinance If you have any one of the agreements listed in (b) or (c) than (d) is required Ms Colegrove stated that she agreed (b) needs to be more general Ms Russell stated that she would amend the ordinance to reference no more than 50 can be shared by commercial businesses at the discretion of planning commission Mr Yenne suggested adding the phrase ldquowith reasonable justificationrdquo to item 26 Ms Russell stated that she would add ldquoat the discretion of plannersrdquo to item 26 The board agreed on the proposed wording ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Harry Sargent asked about the number of bags allowed to carry on the bus Mr Yenne stated that any issues need to be addressed with Connect Transit Locke Sanders stated that the traffic lights near Bess Brannen Elementary give preference to the traffic crossing 2004 from Northwood area Mr Yenne stated that with the proposed changes to the schools it should address the traffic issues Vinay Singhania asked how the flow is going to work with the lane in front of Lake Jackson Intermediate Mr Yenne explained the flow would begin closer to Oak Drive and switch back within the school property to the existing entrancedrive through Ms Colegrove stated that she did attend the school board meetings and the new concepts are modular with set grades in each building Mr Yenne stated that March 23 2015 will be the Joint Master Plan meeting Mr Sanders asked that the Planning Commission be notified of the CPAC meetings Locke asked when the move in date will be for Dow building Mr Yenne stated that they have started moving in furniture but it would be May Mr Gilbert reported that HEB will be opening in May Mr Yenne stated that he believed it was May 6 SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 7 2015
ADJOURN There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 820 pm These minutes read and approved this _____ day of _____________________ 2015 _____________________________ Locke Sanders Chairman ______________________________ Harry Sargent Secretary
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson will meet in Regular meeting on TUESDAY MAY 5 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
AGENDA A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE B VISITORS COMMENTS C APPROVAL OF MINUTES
At said meeting the Planning Commission will deliberate discuss consider and or take final action on any or all of the following matters
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE)
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332)
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
7 ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST 8 SET NEXT MEETING DATE 9 ADJOURN
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on FRIDAY MAY 1 2015 at pm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ______ day of ___________________ 2015 at ____________apm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretaryrsquos Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Memo To PLANNING COMMISSION
From SAL AGUIRRE
CC CITY SECRETARY
Date 4-30-15
Re May 5 2015 HIGHLIGHTS AND ISSUES AGENDA
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES This hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting but was postponed and now rescheduled The council had the hearing previously and now awaits your action for their first reading of the amended ordi-nance with any revisions that may be added This was prompted by a developer wishing to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but with the current zoning ordinance only explicitly permitting clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and of-fices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future devel-opers more comfortable this was needed to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city at-torney
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS As in the previous item this hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting The council has also had the hearing previously and now awaits your decision and or revisions if any to consider it for first reading at their next meeting This came up as the result of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of the current cross park-ing sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff were in agreement to opening this provision to more users given the Increased interest of redevelopment of existing commercial sites in search for out-parcel sites
Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city attorney
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE) Gary Davis CEO of First Advisors Inc a real estate investment firm is making this request for his proposed development a multifamily project in the 30+ acre property in north side of FM 2004 across from the current construction site of the Regal Storage facility They have met with staff on several occasions and have been doing their due diligence in this effort The property is currently zoned in three different tracts and zones To accomplish his development project two of the zone areas will have to be changed to the intended R-4 purpose Mr Davis would like to make this an introduction to the project and is open to your questions of interest if you wish
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT
(TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 - 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access within the Target 81 acre tract The realignment also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the reconfiguration the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated be-tween the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record has been included in this final plat as required All platting requirements and formatting have been met with no issues at final
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 The proposed redevelopment project has had a long road to course through and resolve the site plan issues of the Target site The redevelopment impact on the parent tract became the significant issue first dealt concerning the reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the time the Traylor group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The developer made their case with parking analysis and industry data along with the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordi-nance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance Council involvement based on your preliminary recommendation finally resolved the reduced parking condition as adequate and granted exceptions as allowed in the ordinance A result of the exception allows the Target site with 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) The soon to be amended cross sharing condition in the ordinance will further reinforce the parking count compli-ance of the site The outparcel site parking conditions remain compliant and without issues
The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows Tract 1-B (shop) contains 36 spaces (624 spaces per 1000) versus 26 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) and Tract 1C (restaurant) provides 25 spaces (1 space per 24 seats) versus required 20 spaces (1 per 3 seats)
Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated Relocation of private utility lines where necessary to erect a building has been made without issues from city
3 Drainage modifications of site private system have been evaluated to comply with the cityrsquos drain-age standards of the new sites and to maintain a no impact to the current site conditions
4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have been evaluated and approved as proposed 5 Trash collection issues also have been addressed to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been included through all sites as concession for exception to
landscape perimeter screening requirements
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE
REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 After your last extraordinary meeting the clarification of alternate landscape conditions cleared the way to approve the proposed landscape plan as follows 1 The trees lost to the site plan modifications will not need to be replaced based on the representa-
tion made in the final alternate plan that a) the remaining 63 at the Target site still exceed the re-quired 36 trees b) the remaining 5 at the retail pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees c) the remaining 5 at the restaurant pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees
2 The existing road frontage perimeter mound berm along the various sites be considered as meeting the shrub screening criteria of the ordinance in consideration of the sidewalk running along their entire property boundary limits The existing perimeter screening trees comply for the most part with a requirement of one addi-tional tree to be added in the missing gap at the southeast corner Lake Rd side
3 The irrigation for the parcels are approved as indicated in the plans a) Target plan to retain the current existing automatic system with modifications needed and maintenance operations b) the outparcel sites proposed hose bib systems are considered as meeting the irrigation requirement The board should state these individual conditions in your action for future record
7 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF PLAT AMENDMENT OF CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION SECTION 1 LOT 1 BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 76 amp 77 BLOCK 4 The ink hasnrsquot dried yet on the first plat and its already coming back for some adjustments to these lots due to a bust in the construction layout by the previous bridge contractor due sidestepping the subdivision survey control offered This error resulted in the Lake Jackson end of the bridge to be 7 feet off of the original right-of-way centerline In order to bring all the improvements back in line with the conventional right-of-way placement the pavement connections and utilities in this area were revised and some reworked to bring back into alignment
The right-of-way lines will now need to be changed to this new realignment and in doing so the lots will be impacted as needed This will result in these 3 affected lots needing to be reconfigured to new a dimension that is a better market by the developer The new configured lots still meet or exceed the R-2 zone requirement widths and depths and are of no issue All platting format and data is met
SIGNATURE OF DOCUMENTS Replat of Jackson Square Center Tract 1 Combined Site Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
Combined Alternate Landscape Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Senior Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on Monday March 23 2015 at 630 PM at the Lake Jackson Civic Center 333 HWY 332 Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance Tere Sandlin Chair Doris Grigar Vice Chair Julie Mendoza Wayne Robertson Linda Robertson Freddie Mathis Brewster Borg VISITOR COMMENTS There were no visitor comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash FEBRUARY On motion by Doris Grigar second by Brewster Borg with all members voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of February were approved with corrections to the spelling of Doris Grigarsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 02-17-15 and the spelling of Linda Robertsonsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 06-14-15 REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS HOSTED BY THE COMMISSION 2-24-15 ndash E-Book Class ndash It was reported that there were 8 people in attendance along with 3 librarians This allowed for more one on one training and instruction 3-17-15 ndash Card Making ndash Tere reported that there were 6 people in attendance 3-17-15 ndash Games and Covered Dish Night ndash Doris reported that there were 28 people in attendance including commission members Freddie Tere Wayne Linda Doris Sue and Julie The board awarded 2 - $20 Wal-Mart gift cards and 3 additional prizes for door prizes for at total of $7650 expenses total 3-23-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Linda reported that there were 22 people in attendance including commission members Wayne Linda and Freddie The speakers were Teresa Caldwell State Coordinator of the Texas Heritage Trails Program and Seneca McAdams Executive Director of the Texas Independence Trail Region
SUBMITTAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF UPCOMING EVENTS 3-24-15 4-10-15 5-29-15 amp confirm date for June 2015 ndash Library Educational Electronic Device Class ndash It was reported that the Library would be discussing Gale courses which are online tutorials that can be downloaded thru the library website 3-27-15 - Blue Hawaii Dinner Show staring Elvis 6pm ndash Julie reported the costs for entertainment are $92500 Extra tickets were printed to sell The current count is approximately 198 people to attend The caterer Gina Reneersquos will be preparing dinner for up to 225 people The menu will consist of frac12 fried fish frac12 pulled pork pineapple rice garden salad or vegetable bread and cheesecake for dessert The caterer will also serve tea and provide all the serving plates and utensils 4-07-15 5-12-15 amp 6-16-15 ndash Card Making 6 ndash 8pm - No discussion was held 4-13-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash Tere reported that the advertisement was incorrect Linda reported that she notified Sandra Oliver of the misprint in the advertisement The prizes for the event will include laundry baskets filled with toiletries and paper products such as Kleenex paper towels garbage bags laundry detergent and dish washing detergent etc Another option was plants and gift cards Honey Baked Ham provided a $25 gift certificate 4-27-15 5-18-15 amp 6-22-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Jim Pierce Author of Pecan Lake The Unintended Lake of
Lake Jackson TX will be speaker for the 04-27-15 discussion group No other discussion was held 5-19-15 ndash Spring Fling Dinner and Dance ndash Tere reported that it should be only Spring Fling Dance and no dinner will be provided Guests will be allowed to bring snacks Dance will be in the plaza room and can sell 104 tickets The board will provide beverages 5-22-15 - Senior Appreciation Night - discuss event and appoint committee ndash It was reported that Hogenheifers will cater the event and serve BBQ sandwiches chips and canned drinks for 200 Cost is $5 per meal If there are less than 200 seniors in attendance the board will sell extra lunch tickets 6-03-15 ndash HAAK Winery and Frobergs Farms Tour ndash First Class Tours Bus was booked for $84635 and will arrive at the Civic Center at 930 am The bus will leave from the Civic Center at 1000 am and will arrive at Haakrsquos Winery by 1100 am for lunch and wine tour The group will visit Frobergrsquos Farms for a tour on the route home and should arrive back in Lake Jackson by 400 pm 6-09-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash No discussion was held 6-14-15 ndash Astros Game ndash The tickets have been received The group will be seated in section 132 rows 18 ndash 21 for the Astros vs Seattle Mariners game at 110 pm Tickets include a $15 foodbeveragemerchandise coupon The bus will arrive at the Civic Center at 1030 am and leave at 1100 am The group should return by 600 pm REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET BALANCE No report was given ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Doris Grigar asked if the board still wanted to consider a trip to Brenham during the fall Tere asked the board members to think of future trips theyrsquod be interested in and will revisit SET NEXT MEETING DATE ndash APRIL 27 2015 The next meeting was set for April 27 2015 ADJOURN On motion by Wayne Robertson second by Freddie Mathis with all present members voting ldquoayerdquo the meeting adjourned at 654 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _______________________ 2015
_______________________________ Tere Sandlin Chairman _______________________________ Sue Supak Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN THAT the Lake Jackson Youth Advisory Commission met in regular session at the Lake Jackson Police Department Training Room 5 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas on MONDAY MARCH 16 2015 at 600 pm with the following present
Board Members Monica Overman Chairman Mary Macrae Jake Brannen Vice Chairman Ashley Hidalgo Kallie Liondas Secretary Brandt Carleton Zachary Merritt Parliamentarian DeLaynee Malone Vivian Jones Adult Advisor Also present Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator RESOURCE MEMBERS Aaron Jansky Christian Guerra Donna Centeno Jamar Alston Melodi Koenig Valeria Marquez Martha Estrella Chelsey Boyd Alexia Boe Madeline Merritt Maggie Macrae Chassity Guajardo and Meagen Fails
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Monica Overman called the meeting to order at 610 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kallie Liondas presented the minutes from the January 12 2015 meeting On a motion by Jake Brannan second Zachary Merritt with all voting aye the minutes were approved as written It was Brandt Carletonrsquos birthday this month
SPRING ACTIVITIES amp PROJECTS SBCAS - DeLaynee Malone After the Easter project YAC is going to help out the ldquoSouthern Brazoria County Animal Shelterrdquo by collecting items around the house such as old blankets old towels dogs andor cat toys pet beds leashes pet carriers and newspapers A copy of the ldquowish listrdquo was distributed to all members to begin collection for the April meeting EASTER PROJECT YAC will be completing the Easter BasketBag Project for the Food Basket again this year by providing toothbrushes toothpaste crayons and coloring books for Easter which is on April 5 2015 At the end of the meeting we will adjourn into workshop to complete the bags that will be taken to the Food Basket for Easter DONT MESS WITH TEXAS TRASH OFF The spring clean up will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 at 800 am it will take place at the Xeriscape Park Final plans will be made at the April meeting
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST The Lake Jackson Recreation Center will host the city wide ldquoEaster Egg Huntrdquo on Thursday April 2nd at 530 at MacLean Park Members are asked to help after school if they are available They will be placing 8000 Easter eggs out on the softball fields and Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful will be giving away 100 free Arbor Day trees SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting will be Monday April 6 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned at 625 pm in the Easter Project workshop These minutes read and approved this _________________ day of _________________________ 2015
_______________________________________ Monica Overman Chairman
_____________________________________ Kallie Liondas Secretary
City of Lake Jackson
Meeting Date May 4 2015
Subject Sponsorship of Concert
Submitted by Modesto A Mundo Asst City Mgr
Expenditure Account HotelMotel Fund
Action Requested
Discuss and consider request from Jim Luna for Funds from the Hotel Motel fund in the amount of $2500 for a performance by Los Kumbia Kings (Selenarsquos Brotherrsquos Band) on June 20 2015 in Freeport Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Mr Jim Luna has revised his request for the City to sponsor an event featuring the band call Los Kumbia Kings He is requesting $2500 from the Hotel-Motel fund He has moved the concert to Freeport but stated that he is pushing for hotel stays in Lake Jackson Year to date the Cityrsquos Special Events fund funded by Hotel-Motel revenues has a negative balance Staff estimates that the fund will end the fiscal year with a $10000 balance Mr Luna did not attend the past City Council since I failed to respond to his revised proposal Since I had not responded he thought he was not on the April 20th agenda
City of Lake Jackson
Submitted by Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
Presented by
Meeting Date May 4 2015 Subject Directional signs
Action Requested DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST TO DISPLAY DIRECTION SIGNS ALONG HWY 288 FM 2004 OLD ANGLETON ROAD AND OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 16-17 2015
Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Attached you will find a request from the Fine Arts Center requesting directional signs on Hwy 288
FM2004 Old Angleton Road and Oyster Creek Drive for their Arts Festival to be held May 16 amp 17
2015 at the Center
Action Taken Tabled Deferred Denied Approved
From Patty Green [mailtopattygbcfasorg] Sent Friday May 01 2015 248 PMTo Bill YenneCc Wesley CopelandSubject Directional SignsImportance High
Dear BillThank you for visiting with Wes and I yesterday We enjoyed the conversation and greatly appreciate your time
Attached is a map with signs marked by red arrows Some will be placed in Clute some in Richwood and some in Lake Jackson - its the nature of our locationIve also attached the graphic for the signs which are 27 X 18 What you have is a sample of the turn signs We have produced straight signs too I think the placement will help local folks as well as visitors from the Houston and Galveston areas
We will be at City Council Monday evening at 630 to answer any questions
Kindest regardsPatty
Patty Swords CFREDirector of Marketing amp Development400 College BlvdClute TX 77531(ofc) 979-265-7661 (cell) 979-480-4949
D DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 38 ENVIRONMENT TO UPDATE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ABATEMENT OF JUNKED VEHICLES ndash FIRST READING
E DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DESIGNPROPOSAL BY KRAFTSMAN COMMERCIAL PLAYGROUNDS AND WATER PARKS OF SPRING TEXAS AT LLOYD MORRISON PARK (SHYPOND PARK) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $110000
F DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING OFFICIAL CONSENT AND BALLOT FORM FOR ELECTION OF UNAFFILIATED DIRECTOR FOR THE ERCOT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED ERCOT BYLAWS AMENDMENT
G DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OPPOSING SB1639 WHICH WOULD CURTAIL A CITYrsquoS ABILITY TO ANNEX PROPERTY
H UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS a CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FINANCIAL UPDATE b SIDEWALK PROJECTS c UTILITY REPAIR PROJECTS d DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECTS e SOUTH PARKING PLACE PROJECT f MASTER PLAN UPDATE
I ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
4 ADJOURNMENT The City Council may go into Executive Session on any item listed on the Agenda in accordance with Section 551071 of the Government Code (attorney-client privilege) I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on Friday May 1 2015 at _________ pm
______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ___________ day of ________________________ 2015 at __________ a pm
______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretarys Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Proclamation I Joe Rinehart by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor
Of the City of Lake Jackson Texas do hereby proclaim
May 2015 As
Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month
In the City of Lake Jackson and urge each and every citizen to become aware of the inherent danger involved in operating
a motorcycle and give the operator the respect on the road they deserve
Whereas todayrsquos society is finding more citizens involved in motorcycling on the roads of our country and Whereas motorcyclists are roughly unprotected and much more likely to be injured or killed in a crash than other vehicle drivers and Whereas campaigns have helped inform riders and motorists alike on motorcycle safety issues to reduce motorcycle related risks injuries and most of all fatalities through a comprehensive approach to motorcycle safety and Whereas it is the responsibility of all who put themselves behind the wheel to become aware of motorcyclists regarding them with the same respect as any other vehicle traveling the highways of this country and Now Therefore We the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Lake Jackson do hereby proclaim May 2015 as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month in the City of Lake Jackson Texas
In Testimony whereof witness my hand and seal of the City of Lake Jackson this 4th day of May AD 2015 Joe Rinehart Mayor
City of Lake Jackson
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the City Council of the City of Lake Jackson met on Monday April 20 2015 at 630 pm in Regular Session at 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall with the following in attendance
Joe Rinehart Mayor Gerald Roznovsky Mayor Pro-Tem Buster Buell Council member Will Brooks Council member Heather Melass Council member JB Baker Council member
William P Yenne City Manager Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Pam Eaves Finance Director Sherri Russell City Attorney Sal Aguirre City Engineer Rick Park Police Chief Mike Bailey Lieutenant Paul Kibodeaux Asst Police Chief Bryan Sidebottom Lieutenant Chris Anderson Lieutenant Jeremy Bubnick Parks and Rec Director Randy Crim Fire Marshal Irene McKay Health Officer Michael Coon Asst to City Manager David Walton Building Official
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council member Melass led the pledge of allegiance to the American flag and the Texas flag
INVOCATION Council member Buell led the invocation
VISITORS There were no visitors present to speak on a non agenda item
PRESENTATION There were no presentations
CONSENT AGENDA A APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash MARCH 9 amp APRIL 6 2015 B MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
On motion by Council member Brooks second by Council member Baker with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the consent agenda was approved as follows
A APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash MARCH 9 amp APRIL 6 2015 - approved B MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - accepted
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A(PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2(COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES Mayor Rinehart opened the public hearing at 632 pm Mr Yenne stated this item came up with a new dental clinic locating in a B-2 zone next to the new HEB This is for clarification and providing for a definition of a clinic Mr Yenne stated that the Planning Commission was to have the first public hearing at their meeting on April 7th but did not have a quorum Council is holding the first public hearing This is to provide a new definition to include clinics Council member Melass asked for the difference between a doctors office and a clinic Sherri Russell stated that the actual definition is wide enough to include clinics The Planning Commission did not see a difference between medical office and clinic Mr Yenne stated that staff has always thought a medical office and clinic were the same The owners of the new dental clinic wanted staff to be sure of the definition so the clarification is before Council Mayor Rinehart closed the public hearing at 635 pm PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS Mayor Rinehart opened the public hearing at 636 pm Mr Yenne stated that staff had not interpreted this section properly in the past This is for clarification and will reflect the practice staff has been doing for the last several years Sherri Russell stated this will require the Planning Commission to approve a cross access agreement and verify that the parking meets requirements Mayor Rinehart closed the public hearing at 638 pm DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM JIM LUNA FOR FUNDS FROM THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $8000 FOR A PERFORMANCE BY LOS KUMBIA KINGS (SELENArsquoS BROTHERrsquoS BAND) ON JUNE 20 2015 IN LAKE JACKSON Mr Mundo stated that Mr Luna has reduced his request to $2500 Mr Luna met with Mr Bubnick at the softball field and decided that would not be the right venue They have moved the concert to Freeport but Mr Luna still wanted to request funding from Lake Jackson Mr Luna stated they would push for attendees to stay in Lake Jackson This item died for lack of motion DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM HEB TO REMOVECUTBACK FOLIAGE AT THEIR ENTRANCE IN CITY PARKWAY ON OAK DRIVE AT CENTER WAY Mr Yenne stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with representatives from HEB to discuss removing the foliage along the Oak Drive parkway In negotiating the PUD with HEB one of the things excepted was the requirement for parking lot screening One of the reasons for that exception was that the city already had foliage in the parkway It is not their big sign they are worried about Their big sign will be on an outparcel closest to Circle Way They are requesting removal of some of the red tip photinia plants in the city parkway 100 feet on either side of Center Way Mr Yenne stated that the plants were placed in the
parkway by the Beautification Commission in the 1980rsquos He suggested that if they would like to remove the plants they come back in with the typically required 3 foot high parking lot screening There was no one present from HEB Council member Roznovsky felt the sign was of no value and they have been given the exception of the large sign that could be seen from the highway Mayor Rinehart asked if the photinias could be trimmed back Jeremy Bubnick stated that the shrubs would not survive being trimmed back to that degree Council member Roznovsky felt the berms or parking lot screening needed to be in place prior to the current shrubs coming down Consensus of Council was to keep some sort of screening if the photinias come down then new shrubs needed to be planted DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CLUTE AND DEDEN SERVICES LLC FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A WATER LINE IN CITY RIGHT OF WAY ON OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR CLUTErsquoS WOODSHORE DEVELOPMENT The engineerrsquos for Clutersquos new development would like to place Clutersquos new waterline in the Oyster Creek Drive right-of-way This placement will save some mature trees on their property The city needs two separate agreements to do this one with Clute and one with the contractor Council asked that Ms Russell draw up the contracts On motion by Council member Brooks second by Council member Roznovsky with all members present voting aye authorization was granted for the execution of an agreement with the city of Clute and Deden Services LLC for the placement of a water line in the city right of way on Oyster Creek Drive for Clutes Woodshore development APPROVE THE LAKE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT Rick Park Police Chief introduced is staff Chris Anderson Paul Kibodeaux Mike Bailey and Bryan Sidebottom Chief Park presented the Police Department Annual Report Council thanked the Chief for his report and the good job the police department does AWARD BID FOR CLEARING AND REMOVING DEBRIS FOR THE 2015 HURRICANE SEASON TO BERGERON EMERGENCY SERVICES AS PRIMARY CONTRACTOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10000000 AND STANDBY CONTRACTS TO ASPLUNDH AS SECONDARY CONTRACTOR TAG GRINDING SERVICES AS TERTIARY CONTRACTOR AND TFR ENTERPRISES INC AS QUATERNARY CONTRACTOR On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo bid was awarded for clearing and removing debris for the 2015 Hurricane Season to Bergeron Emergency Services as primary contractor in an amount not to exceed $10000000 and standby contracts to Asplundh as secondary contractor Tag Grinding Services as tertiary contractor and TFR Enterprises Inc as quaternary contractor Mr Yenne stated that staff is using Bergeron Emergency Services to help with the cleanup of the recent storm debris
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DENYING CENTERPOINT HOUSTON ELECTRICrsquoS APPLICATION FOR A RATE INCREASE This resolution concerns electric rates On April 6 2015 CenterPoint filed a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) application with all cities in the Houston area A DCRF is an expedited mini-rate case to allow electric utilities to raise distribution rates Distribution rates cover the cost of overhead and underground electric lines CenterPoint is seeking a 167 million dollar increase which comes to 31cent on an average residential bill Street lights and commercial customers will also be affected GCCC (Gulf Coast Cities Coalition of which Lake Jackson is a part) will hire a consultant to review the Companyrsquos filing GCCC recommends that all GCCC members adopt the Resolution denying the rate change Once the resolution is adopted it will be consolidated with other cases CenterPoint has in front of the PUC Failure to pass the resolution denying the rate increase means that the increase will become effective September 1 2015 On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Buell with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo a resolution denying Centerpoint Houston Electrics application for a rate increase was passed DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 38 ENVIRONMENT TO UPDATE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ABATEMENT OF JUNKED VEHICLES Tina Doyle Code Enforcement Officer was present to answer any questions Ms Russell stated that the current junked vehicle ordinance is unwieldy Except for the neighborhood petition the inspection sticker language and the wait time before a citation is issued the law doesnrsquot need to be changed The ordinance just needs to be streamlined so that code enforcement can spend less time reasoning out the language and so that the public can understand the ordinance Also the ordinance better defines the difference between a junked vehicle and a classic vehicle Council member Roznovsky asked if this included junked RVrsquos Ms Russell stated this included RVrsquos trailers and boats On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Melass with all members present voting aye Council asked that this be brought back in ordinance form UPDATE ON GRANT SUBMITTAL TO TXDOT FOR SH 332 SIDEWALK PROJECT BETWEEN SH288 AND DIXIE DRIVE Mr Mundo stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with the area engineer for TxDot 10 days ago The area office gave a verbal agreement that they would provide the engineering services He spoke with environmental and found the fonzie report needed to be updated We have been able to get several letters of support They are phasing project with first year city portion being $310000 and $100000 in the second year This will be discussed at the CIP meeting on April 27 2015 DISCUSS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A LETTER ASKING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST $5 BILLION IN TRANSPORTATION FUNDING The state legislature has two pending bills that will provide a transportation funding mechanism TML President Martinez is asking cities to send a letter to house representatives that shows support for both of these bills
On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo authorization was granted for the Mayor to sign a letter asking the State Legislature to provide at least $5 billion in transportation funding DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TRAFFIC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS NEW TRANSITION ON PLANTATION DRIVE AT OLEANDER Mr Yenne reviewed the Plantation Drive transition at Oleander He stated that it has been decided to place a crossover at Loganberry Mayor Rinehart stated he was not in favor of this He thought this would cause problems for those residents on Oleander He would rather see a transition at Silverlace On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with 5 members present voting aye and Mayor Rinehart voting nay motion passed to proceed with the transition of Plantation Drive to take place at Oleander PARKING SIGNAGE AND STRIPING AT MACLEANRECREATION CENTERRASCO Mr Yenne stated this is an ongoing problem with parents picking up their kids in the afternoons using the MacLean Park Road as a pick up point The suggestion from the Traffic Commission is to put in signs that say ldquono parking or standingrdquo along the park road up to the second entrance to the Recreation Center On motion by council member Roznovsky second by council member Brooks with all present voting aye to approve the traffic commission recommendation to extend the striping or place signage at MacLean Park to help with the pickup of school kids in the afternoons UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
a CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FINANCIAL UPDATE b SIDEWALK PROJECTS c UTILITY REPAIR PROJECTS d DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECTS e SOUTH PARKING PLACE PROJECT f MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Sal Aguirre introduced Eddie Herrera as a new staff member to the Engineering Department Mr Herrera worked in the utility department of the city ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Council member Brooks asked if it would be a major cost to improving the yard at the Mulch Site to keep cars from getting stuck Mr Yenne stated that Robert Stark has material that could possibly work Council member Melass asked if there were responses from Centerpoint on contact numbers Mr Yenne stated that contact numbers have been received Council member Melass requested minutes of boards and commissions that rarely meet Council member Melass reminded everyone that the Taste of the Town is April 26th Council member Baker asked if the landscaping is going back in the median in front of the mall Mr Yenne stated that is part of the Governorrsquos award project He was not sure if landscaping would be going back in that area Mr Mundo said he would provide drawings to City Council Mayor Rinehart stated Modesto Rick Alice Bryan and the Utility Crews did a Yemenrsquos job last Friday
Mayor Rinehart announced the city was granted the Distinguished Budget Award for the 23rd year in a row ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 800 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _____________________________ 2015
___________________________________
Joe Rinehart Mayor _________________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Commission met in regular session on Tuesday March 17 2015 600 pm in the Conference Room at Lake Jackson City Hall Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Amy Tasto Chairman Mitchell Jacobs Sharon OrsquoNeill Mike Coburn Vice Chair Constance Adams Shirley Ann Miller Secretary Darren Merritt Also present Debby Soltesz Past Chair Buster Buell City Council Liaison
Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator Bryce Carleton Parks Supt
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Amy Tasto called the meeting to order at 605 pm APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by Constance Adams second by Darren Merritt with all voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the February 2015 meeting were approved as written SERVOLUTION SERVOLUTION was held on Sunday March 1 2015 with the kick off at 900 am Due to all the rain the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful project was cancelled Rain did not hamper some of the planting projects Volunteers worked on 6 projects in the City of Lake Jackson including planting trees along Lake Road and Oyster Creek Drive at Jasmine Hall and Shadow Glen Park More than 130 trees were planted in less than 4 hours Over 1000 volunteers participated with Brazos Pointe Fellowship Church ldquoDONrsquoT MESS WITH TEXASrdquo TRASH OFF The ldquoDonrsquot Mess with Texas TrashndashOffrdquo will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 Members discussed having the event at the Xeriscape Park This event will take place beginning at 800 am to 1100 am It will include litter pickup cleanup and planting at the Xeriscape Park Since we were late discussing inviting businesses we will include them next year in our Spring cleanup activities T-shirts will be provided by BASF we will have donuts and water provided by Keep America Beautiful Letters were sent to each Lake Jackson School for the Campus Cleanup program for the trash-off Each campus would be able to participate by cleaning their campus then do an environmental project for the grand prize money If the school turns in their report with numbers and photos of the campus cleanup they will receive a check for $25000 If they do an environmental project they have a chance at the grand prize of $50000 O M Roberts was the grand prize win of the first Campus Cleanup award As part of the Great American Cleanup activities KLJB will hold an Arbor Day Celebration with 100 Live Oak trees being distributed at the City of Lake Jackson Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday April 2nd Carrot eggs will have a ldquofreerdquo sticker on them telling the children they have won an ldquoArbor Dayrdquo tree KLJB will have a booth with the trees available for pickup outside the gate
BISD PreK Charlie Chipper ldquoRecycle Round Uprdquo programs have been set up for the month of April A list of dates will be emailed to Board Members for participation in these programs BUDGET GOALS amp OBJECTIVES KLJB members discussed the accomplishments for the 2014-2015 year and goals for the coming year There have been more projects and plantings within the past year as the City continues to grown and we plant more and use more color around the City It was discussed to add $5000 to our planting budget since it was cut when Beautification Commission was combined with Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Everything else will stay the same Members discussed accomplishments such as Charlie Chippers birthday and the signs that BISD students signed for the cleanup continuation of the ldquoBusiness Partnerrdquo Program working at the Xeriscape Park plantings at City Hall Arbor Day tree give away BISD PreK programs and our KTB amp KAB awards Goals for the coming year included compiling a list of resources and recycling specialties from our local retailers surveying our businesses about our landscape ordinance and continuing to increase our involvement with BISD Members discussed the KLJB standards and Terri Cardwell will compile all the goals accomplishments and objectives for the April meeting for final approval REPORT ON AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES Amy discussed the Areas of Responsibilities and asked members to turn in any reports ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Mike Coburn reported that Rotary would be holding a planting project with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory on Saturday at 930 am Volunteers are welcome to participate SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 21 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned into workshop at 720 pm These minutes read and approved this__________________day of _________________________ 2015 ___________________________________ Amy Tasto Chairman ___________________________________ Shirley Ann Miller Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Development Corporation of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Thursday February 19 2015 at 1100 AM at Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Gary Rodgers Chair William P Yenne City Manager Gerald Roznovsky Vice Chair Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Jason Chavez Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager David Nicks Sherri Russell City Attorney Rod Hall Michael Coon Asst to City Manager Patty Sayes Heather Melass Council member Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting Mr Rodgers introduced Michael Coon Assistant to the City Manager APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash DECEMBER 11 2014 On motion by Gerald Roznovsky second by Rod Hall with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the December 11 2014 meeting were approved as presented
DISCUSS MISSION GOALS OBJECTIVES AND ROLE OF THE LAKE JACKSON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting presented the following Strategic Plan outlining the goals objectives and roles of the LJDC This plan is the work and result of 3 workshops by the LJDC held on November 24 2015 January 29 2015 and February 19 2015 Lake Jackson Vision Statement ndash Our Vision is to create an ideal community to live work and play for all Lake Jackson Mission Statement - It is the Mission of the City of Lake Jackson to be a leader among cities and in the region at large in delivering outstanding quality services to all citizens through innovative and efficient use of resources Economic Development Corporation Mission Statement - It is the mission of the LJEDC to use proactive strategies and all available resources to promote economic growth and market Lake Jackson as the premier city to live work and play Mission Elements
bull Encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit bull Marketing the city bull Promoting quality of life bull Attracting primary jobs
Economic Development Strategies
Encouraging an Entrepreneurial Spirit bull Establish a proactive business culture within the City of Lake Jackson organization
o Prepare a ldquoNew Business Packetrdquo for each prospect outlining the advantages and amenities of Lake Jackson as well as the process for obtaining permits
bull Establish a process for entrepreneurial mentoring and technical assistance (Lightening Teams) within the City
Marketing the City
bull Prepare a comprehensive promotional campaign to market the City of Lake Jackson o Create a brand for the City o Create a visual (media) campaign showing the advantages and amenities of the City o Market various events in the City on a wide basis to attract outside visitors o Develop an upscale promotional packet of information to market the City of Lake Jackson
Promoting Quality of Life
bull Be known as ldquobusiness friendlyrdquo in Lake Jackson o Establish a process of consistency for dealing with economic development matters
bull Establish a process for informing employers ndash to then inform employees ndash about opportunities for housing businesses schools and other quality of life opportunities in Lake Jackson
Attracting Primary Jobs
bull Define and identify the type of primary jobs suitable for Lake Jackson bull Develop a process for actively pursuing primary jobs
APPROVE LJDC STRATEGIC PLAN AND RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL On motion by Heather Melass second by Patty Sayes with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo approval was granted for the LJDC Strategic Plan and recommendation is made to present this to City Council for approval ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1230 pm These minutes read and approved this the _____ day of _______________________ 2015
____________________________________ Gary Rodgers Chair
_______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the Parks amp Recreation Board of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17 2015 AT 630 PM in the Conference Room at the Recreation Center Lake Jackson City Hall 91 Lake Road Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance
Elaine Conley Vice Chairperson Jeremy Bubnick Parks amp Recreation Director David Vavra Mallory Doyle Recreation Assistant David Melass John Blackburn Consultant Alvin Bartek
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Elaine Conley
II APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion by David Melass second by David Vavra with all members present voting aye the January 27 2015 minutes were approved
III VISITORS
IV DISCUSS CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING PICKLE BALL AS AN ACTIVITY IN ONE OF OUR PARKS David Melass presented to the Parks Board a game called ldquoPickle Ballrdquo in hopes that the City of Lake Jackson could offer a place to play it Jeremy was familiar with this game and that it is pretty popular with seniors He said that we would need a hard surface to play it on A tennis court may be an ideal location for this game however it is a pretty loud game so we may want to consult the surrounding neighbors John mentioned that we really do not have a great existing court to use Jeremy said that it could be played indoors and tape could be put down so as not to have to paint the lines on a court It would not be much cost to get it started Paddles could be purchased and people could rent them from the rec center Jeremy suggested that we temporarily use a racquetball court to see how popular it becomes and then if it did become popular Alvin would like to see it budgeted for a permanent slab behind the rec center Elaine would like to see it advertised Staff will look into purchasing the equipment and setting it up in a racquetball court temporarily
V FOLLOW UP ON DECISION TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN FOR BENCHES ALONG
OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND IN PARKS Jeremy mentioned that we could go ahead and put benches down with the inset already available for a plaque The slab would measure 16rsquox6rsquox6rdquo with pavers One quote received estimates $3700slab so the total including the bench and slab would be approximately $5000 The pavers could also be removed to make memorial pavers To engrave pavers would be approximately $50 so it would most likely require a $100 donation The concrete beneath the pavers would be about 4rdquo and the pavers would be about 2rdquo The bench would be drilled into the concrete Jeremy recommends that we have a standard bench with plaque price and a slab price and that people have the option to be able to choose out of one of the existing locations Originally John was proposing 160 lamps from 288 to Portulaca St However the bid came back too expensive and changed it to placing them 125
feet apart from each other Bob Pratt suggested that that would not be a good system because your eyes would have to adjust and readjust to the light and dark He recommends to only putting a lamp at each bench and a few extra That would be only 17 lamps and 11 benches The lights would start after the new HEB TXDOT may be interested in funding the 162 lamps which would be around $620000 That would include the benches too amp140000 for just the lamps placed 125 ft apart which does not include installation so it would probably be more like $240000 Staff to continue working on the project
VI UPDATE FROM JANUARY OYSTER CREEK SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
The Oyster Creek Subcommittee did not meet in February They are waiting on a new Oyster Creek Conservancy Representative to be appointed to take Bob Geterrsquos position Alvin mentioned that the Army Core of Engineers gives permits to build on the creek Mallory to find out from Bob Geter who will be replacing him on the committee
VII ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
VIII DIRECTORrsquoS UPDATE
-The scooter signage for the skatepark will be updated Risk management did approve the use of scooters in the park David Vavra suggested inviting the kids that requested it to be present when the new sign was installed -Parks Board members are now new members of NRPA and TRAPS -The new divider is now hanging in the gym It looks great and will only be put down when classes are going on to lengthen itrsquos life span -Upgrading lighting in the gym to LED fixtures and lights around the perimeter of the pools with LEDs it is about a $28000 project that includes and $8000 rebate for turning in the old lights to Centerpoint The new lights will provide about three times the amount of light -The Gardner Campbell Trail sign will be a boulder type sign with the Cityrsquos tree and the name of the trail -The rec center is short two full times staff It has been advertised and will hopefully have an update at the next meeting -Thank you to John Blackburn for all that he has done for the department This was his last meeting -The new Rec Center sign is in front of the rec and we will be relighting it with LED fixtures and putting a color bed in front of it
IX SET NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday March 17 2015 at 630pm X ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 725pm
These minutes read and approved this day of 2015
Rachel Seymour Chairperson
Elaine Conley Vice-Chairperson
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Tuesday March 3 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
Locke Sanders Chairman William P Yenne City Manager Vinay Singhania Vice Chair Michael Coon Asst to the City Manager Jeffrey Gilbert Sal Aguirre City Engineer Harry Sargent Giani Cantu Asst City Secretary Brenda Colegrove Athelstan Sanchez Asst City Engineer
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Harry Sargent led the pledge of allegiance VISITORS COMMENTS There were no visitor comments on items not on the agenda APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were approved as presented
FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 2 RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE SUBDIVISION PLAT (119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This is the follow up on the preliminary presentation of the proposed outparcel modification to the existing Ryanrsquos site The previous appearance provided them the necessary feedback to proceed with the project plan that would meet the conditions of the board This is the replat of the property to create the individual parcels that would allow for individual signage of the site which is of primary interest to the developer This partition sets off the outparcel from the original tract and provides the frontage to a public right-of-ways as required A cross access and utility sharing agreement will have to be enacted and included prior to finalization All other platting conditions and survey control data have been incorporated for compliance with the cityrsquos final review Staff recommends your consideration for preliminary and final action approval William Kalkman stated they are submitting the final replat of Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision being divided for the new retail building The dividing property line is to provide the necessary parking requirements for each lot individually
Mr Aguirre stated that this is a different proposal than the original proposal due to the developer not wanting to do a cross parking agreement They are now submitting a proposal that incorporates sufficient parking count for each lot independently Mr Sargent asked where the pylon signs will be located Mr Aguirre stated that will be seen on the site plan Mr Gilbert asked if there was any additional access being added to account for traffic in and out of Chic-Fil-A and Ryans Mr Aguirre stated there is nothing going in that he is aware of On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye final review and approval of replat of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This particular project had been brewing for some time and was before you previously on preliminary for feedback and guidance to the developer The reason for the overture was to determine the proposed outparcel cut out effect on the parent tract and their need to have relief from the requirements The original site carve out resulted in parking shortage in the restaurant site and an excess in the retail one Representative from the restaurant and owner presented their arguments for special concessions to the parking space requirements The board gave tentative approval to proceed with site parking requirement exceptions based on the points made After a deliberate lengthy pause by the private parties involved in the sites a change of heart resulted in a repartition of the site into one that avoided the parking shortage in any one site and was able to make both compliant and standing on individual merit The revised subdivision and rearrangement of parking spaces in the site resulted with the restaurant site containing the required 140 spaces based on their seating capacity ratio The retail site space also retained the needed 22 spaces based on their floor area space formula
The remaining requirements of access drainage and utility systems were also assessed individually as to their feasibility and future individual disposition
1 As in the original configuration the infrastructure modifications to the parent site are minimal and limited to the rerouting of existing storm drain pipe run and additional extensions of water and sewer to the new pad The combined two site consideration will require cross access agreements present which are anticipated not to be a problem The drainage implications of the added pad site are considered to be insignificant given the equal impervious surface tradeoff expected These cross site access drainage and utility acknowledgements by Baker Katz the sites owner have been included in the site plan for record
Mr Kalkman presented the final site plan and reviewed the location of the entrance the dumpsters and impervious cover areas
Mr Sargent asked if it was a single retail Mr Kalkman stated that the building will house only a single tenant Mr Sargent asked for the location of the truck access route Mr Kalkman stated that the truck access route is on the left side near the rear doors of the building Further discussion was held on the truck route and how trucks would enter and leave the parking lot Mr Aguirre stated that cross sharing parking agreements is what allows trucks to enter thru other business parking lots Discussion was held on the location of the dumpster Mr Kalkman reported that the dumpster will be enclosed Mr Singhania stated that he didnrsquot like the location of the dumpster or the truck route On motion by Harry Sargent second by Brenda Colegrove with all present members voting aye final review and approval of site plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments
The same condition posed above had similar issues on the landscaping plan of the sites and thus were brought up to you at a previous meeting for your feedback and recommendations Both the original and now modified version of the site breakout remove for the most part the protected tree count in the current plan This removal accounts for 4 ndash 12rdquo - 18rdquo trees with 71 caliper inches of credit out of the tract plan which amounted to a serious challenge to replace within their limited open spaces Of the other landscape requirements remaining the parkingtree screening conditions had to be relaxed for compliance of both sites At the fact finding meeting the developer presented solutions to the tree count loss and replacement by retrofitting planting area cutouts in the existing perimeter paved areas to provide for the required tree screen and count requirement The boardrsquos resolution to the various issues stood as requiring replacement to the 71 caliper inch original condition and allowing the cutout areas to accommodate additional planting locations The shrub screening was removed as a requirement given the existing conditions As a result of the conditions granted the proposed combined but separate landscape plans comes in with the following issues
Ryanrsquos Site Trees removed - 1 = 6 credits (24 calrdquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (20 calrdquo) New trees = 24 (72 calrdquo) Total proposed - 25 (92 calrdquo) (net + 68 calrdquo) Total required - 24 Landscape area proposed - 6836 sq ft (102) Landscape area required ndash 6680 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop - Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the change in site configuration from preliminary has removed the initial exception granted of landscape area shortage and left only the shrub screening requirement as the alternate exception condition The net change in tree caliper inch for this site was a 68 inch gain
Retail Site Trees removed - 4 = 12 credits (47 calldquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (9 calrdquo) New trees - 4 (12 calrdquo) Total proposed - 5 (21 calrdquo) (net - 26 calrdquo) Total required - 2 Landscape area proposed ndash 2509 sq ft (196) Landscape area required ndash 1287 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop- Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the net loss of caliper tree inside this individual site is 26 caliper inch and does not provide for equal replacement but when taken in combination with the parent site the overall replacement of 84 caliper inch meets your preliminary condition of 71 caliper inch for the site when considered as a single site basis as first brought forth If agreed this will have to be considered as alternate exception condition or as determined otherwise Mr Aguirre reported that this item should be considered an alternate landscape plan Mr Kalkman reported that they are submitting an alternate landscape plan The plan includes the removal of trees in the parking lot and the addition of trees along 332 and 288 within triangle cutouts
Mr Aguirre reported that the original recommendation was for them to replace at least the 71 inch caliper of trees being removed and they have exceeded the amount of caliper trees being replaced Most of the trees were put into the Ryanrsquos lot due to space constraints in the lot of the new business which is the reason for the request of approving an alternate landscape plan Mr Sargent asked what types of trees are being planted Mr Aguirre stated they are including primarily live oak and nuttall oak trees Mr Sargent asked what size sign will be used Mr Kalkman stated the largest size allowed Mr Aguirre stated that the only additional alternate to the landscape plan is the shrub screening that is normally required but is not in the design due to space constraints Mr Singhania asked if the trees in the triangles will be large enough to accommodate the trees Mr Aguirre stated that the trees will acclimatize to the condition and will grow to the area allowed On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye final review and approval of landscape plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The proposed redevelopment concept came to you back in November primarily as a discussion for feedback on parking a critical development path issue At the time the group recognized that this redevelopment would impact the parent tract significantly and wanted to garner your opinion on feasibility of reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the
time the Traylor Group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The group also made their case to take advantage of the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordinance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance This understanding and policy by staff had been applied for many years and in other site redevelopment precedents This staff also commented this to you as viable in the same meeting These facts led to the boardrsquos passive discussion and the group and staffrsquos interpretation of you remaining open to this issue for further consideration During the intermission the cityrsquos attorney made staff aware that the cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance was not applicable to this type of site use as prescribed in it She also left a possible opening for the parking variance in these types of situations by applying another section of the ordinance that gives the council the latitude to waive the parking count requirements if agreed We will place this item for council action at their next meeting In the meantime your opinion of this will be given to the council for consideration Also a related item has been placed later in the agenda for further discussion and consideration in the future The current proposed condition for the Target site indicates 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) Once this parking issue is resolved the remaining sites will have smooth sailing regarding this The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows
Tract 1-B (shop) contains 32 spaces (551k) versus 29 spaces (51k) and Tract 1-C (restaurant) provides 32 spaces (5 sp per seat) versus required 20 spaces (33 per seat)
The remaining civil site conditions and requirements are not expected to become issues of significance and are being resolved in the process until finalization Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated
3 Drainage modifications of site are being evaluated to maintain a no impact to the current conditions 4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have and will be reconsidered prior to finalrsquo 5 Trash collection issues also have been commented on and will be resolved to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been addressed in the outparcel sites but none in the Target tract As
proposed the sidewalk on Lake Road remains absent and a gap has been left out between the proposed outparcel ones
Craig Traylor Traylor Group stated that they were present for the official preliminary review and approval Mr Traylor reported that Target has submitted a report and review of their parking ratio studies based on the needs of Target and how they come up with those parking ratios
Mr Sargent asked if the 32 parking ratio applies to Target or the new proposed development Mr Aguirre stated that the park-ing ratio is strictly for Target and the individual developments meet their parking requirements Mr Traylor stated that the individual parking lots for the proposed developments are meeting the requirements and are in fact over the required percentage of parking Mr Aguirre reported that Target is retaining all drives to the parking lot of the Target site and a strip of land that runs on Lake Road for the purposes of keeping their retail sign that is currently situated on the corner of Lake Road and Hwy 332 W as shown on the site plan of the proposed site
Mr Aguirre stated that all utilities will be run thru the existing utilities of the site Minor improvements will be made to sewer however they will also utilize the existing water and sewer lines on the full Target site Mr Sargent asked if the utility system will be a privately maintained system Mr Traylor stated that the system is privately maintained and that manholes will be provided on each end for access on all lots Mr Sargent asked which source of power will be used to power these new developments Mr Aguirre stated that there will be aerial supplied across Lake Road from the existing pole in the Academy center to the corner of the proposed restaurant section Mr Traylor reported that it would go underground from that point Mr Aguirre stated that the other side of the lot will be extending aerial from the Fuddruckers pole and will be taken underground from that point Mr Aguirre continued with his review of the plan and reported that because Target is retaining portions of the lot along the front-age of Lake Road the plan is proposing sidewalks only along HWY 332 W along the property line limits Mr Aguirre advised the board to decide whether that was sufficient whether they wanted to eliminate sidewalks all together or whether they wanted to require Target complete the sidewalk along Lake Road as well Ms Colegrove stated that it was to her understanding that Target had considered adding sidewalk along Lake Road as well Mr Traylor stated that is correct Mr Traylor reported that although he cannot speak for Target at their last meeting with Target representatives Target was willing to help with sidewalks Mr Sargent asked for the location of the dumpsters Mr Traylor pointed out the dumpster locations at the proposed Raising Canes restaurant Mr Sargent asked if it would conflict with truck deliveries Rob Naggar stated that Raising Canes is not open for breakfast therefore he believes deliveries will be done early in the morning Mr Sargent asked for further clarification of truck routes
Mr Traylor stated that trucks will have 3 access points They could come in off Lake Road or 332 W One of the proposals driving the plan is creating a new internal access pathway to help with circulation between and on the tracts The pathway will allow for better ease of traffic flow east and west throughout the tract Mr Sargent stated that the storage would almost have to be on the north side of the restaurant so that trucks will have to access Mr Traylor stated that the final site plan is being clarified however there is designated area for cars to park out of the way if needed On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted Mr Sanders re-opened item regarding site plan of Tract 1 Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) for further discussion Vinay Singhania made a motion to amend the original motion of preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 and the recommendation to City Council for approval of the parking ratio of 32 for the Target site Brenda Colegrove seconded With all present members voting aye the motion to amend the original motion and make recom-mendation to Council to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 W for the entire Target site and allow the parking ration of 32 for the Target site passed PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) Staff review and comments This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 ndash 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The configuration of the partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access with the Target 81 acre tract A realignment of line also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the partition the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated between the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record will be required to be included at finalization of plat All platting requirements and formatting are expected to be met with no issues at final Ms Colegrove asked since Target is retaining the strip of land along Lake Road if there is any way to ensure an agreement from Target to put in the sidewalk Mr Aguirre stated that any condition sidewalk requirements would need to be included in the Site Plan approvals Mr Yenne stated that board could reopen the site plan issue once the issue at hand which is just the replat is resolved On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the replat of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The landscaping plan as currently submitted puts the whole development in a quandary This situation was the result of a misinterpretation of the ordinance and communication lapses The interpretation as indicated in the plan primarily encumbers the Target site while not having much impact on the individual outparcel ones Of particular note the following issues exist in the plans
1 Additional credit for preserving trees are being counted to comply with requirements of site This is not allowed on existing developed and official landscape plans Only a one for one credit is permitted
2 Trees to be removed are unaccounted in the plans and no replacement schedule indicated Staffrsquos estimate only is of 105 cal in trees which will need to be addressed by the board in this discussion
3 Perimeter screening trees are addressed and comply for the most part with some needed adjustment possible There are no shrub or berm options indicated to be retrofitted in the all parcel frontages
4 Irrigation plans for all parcels are unaccounted The various questions left by the misunderstanding and omissions have been brought up for action of the developer and is being discussed with staff prior to the meeting We remain open to the possibility that this can be resolved to some extent but request that you address the items and provide your recommendations of these so they can be incorporated in their final processing of the plan The following plan was submitted
Mr Traylor reported that they are working on a revision that addresses the issue of tree counts due to a misunderstanding of the ordinance They are keeping all existing trees with the exception of any trees that lie within driveways or outparcel development buildings There will be an additional 22 trees provided to account for those trees lost with the driveways and outparcel developments They are at 66 caliper inches The trees will be located along Lake Road and to provide additional parking screening Mr Aguirre stated that there are some trees being removed and unaccounted for in plans However this is also being addressed Mr Aguirre stated that the board would need to decide if they would place a tree count replacement restriction on the approval of the landscape plan This will have to be an alternate plan because of the variations of tree shrub screening in Target parking lot and along Hwy 332 due to the open ditch Mr Traylor stated that due the ditch along Hwy 332 they are proposing to include shrubs inside the property line and they are proposing to reuse the existing 3 foot berm as part of the screening on Hwy 332 Along Lake Road they will be proposing continuous vegetation (trees and bushes) for screening from the corner of the lot up to the existing Target driveway
Mr Aguirre asked for explanation of the irrigation system Mr Traylor stated that the irrigation will be maintained by Target They are proposing hose bibs in the area due to minimal green space within the new development tracts All screening and current landscaping along Hwy 332 and Lake Road will be irrigated and maintained by Target Mr Sanders asked who proposed tenants of the retail development closest to Fuddruckers were Mr Naggar stated they are still discussing possible tenants and they have not reached a decision Discussion was held on the location of trees throughout the development Mr Aguirre stated that one of the main points is the replacement of the trees and whether the board will require the same number of caliper inches Mr Traylor stated that the entire site currently has good healthy trees throughout and to his understanding the required tree count is 38 trees for the Target site There are currently 66 trees which is well over that requirement They are proposing to replace the trees removed during development Mr Singhania asked if there is an agreement with Target to maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Naggar stated that it is within the Target agreement that they maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Aguirre stated the board needs to consider the alternate conditions be asked for which include the trees screening and hose bib irrigation systems On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Jeff Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the combined alternate landscape plan to include the discussed exceptions of trees (replacement of trees removed during development) shrubs and screening on existing Target berm on Lake Road and Target property along Hwy 332 and hose and bib irrigation was granted PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF THE DIVER SUBDIVISION PLAT AMENDMENT OF TRACTS RECORDED IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AS TRACTS 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (TRI-CITY AUTO ON WILLOW DRIVE) Staff review and comments Jon Diver owner of the Tri City Auto and the adjoining properties has started making expansion to the business and was given permit for this construction under conditions that he provide the city with the necessary drainage analysis and design for the site modification and also that he assemble the various separate unplatted tracts into one tract with an official subdivision plat The drainage analysis and plan have been provided and approved for permit conditions The property is currently comprised of 5 separately described and recorded tracts and will be combined in a subdivision consisting of 2 lots being called the Diver Subdivision One of the lots houses an existing building that has served various B-1 uses in the past and currently an appliance repair shop The larger lot serves the previous mechanic garage facility and the new expansion business with vehicle parking yard All platting formatting and surveying control and content required for plat amendment have been provided and no issues remain Jon Diver stated they are trying to combine the lots for a total of 2 lots on the entire site Mr Sargent asked if there is an impact to the power line running thru the property Mr Aguirre stated that the power lines run over head and it is an easement However the property is still useable by the owner Mr Singhania asked for clarification of the location of the building and what the land is being used for Mr Diver clarified the location of the existing building and reported that the land is being used to complete an extension of the Tri-City Auto garage On motion by Jeffrey Gilbert second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye preliminary and final approval of the Diver Subdivision plat amendment of tracts recorded in the County Clerks office as tracts 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (Tri-city Auto on Willow Drive) was granted
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES FOR PERMIT OF CONDITIONAL USE TO LOCATE A DENTAL CLINIC AND DENTIST OFFICE IN THE HEB PUD ZONE WITH UNDERLYING B-2 ZONING LOCATED AT OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND OAK DRIVE Staff review and comments This item is being placed primarily to follow the letter of the ordinance and as a lead into the following discussion item in the agenda This type of use has been generally considered a permitted use under a professional office definition and has never been questioned and allowed in most all business and commercial zones in the past and in particular the B-2 downtown business district These zones either prescribe the use of clinic as a permitted one but the B-2 only has it as a conditional one Due to the ordinance requirement that conditional use be brought to the board for granting this particular request is being done Staff had mixed feelings on this being necessary as we had always stamped over these as professional medical office use In order to remove any doubt we are going through the motion of this and passing you related item for future unequivocal determination Mr Yenne stated that this item is coincides with the next item on the agenda The developer is asking for conditional use of the lot to include dental clinics for which the City has always considered to be dental offices Ms Russell stated that clinics are listed separately from professional offices and they are asking for a conditional use permit to avoid any issues with the ordinance wording She sees no reason to deny the request and the next agenda item will address the issue to provide further clarification within the ordinance language On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye approval was granted to Pacific Dental Services for permit of conditional use to locate a dental clinic and dentist office in the HEB PUD zone with underlying B-2 zoning located at Oyster Creek Drive and Oak Drive DISCUSS WHETHER TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR ldquoOFFICESrdquo AND ldquoPROFESSIONAL OFFICESrdquo TO CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF OFFICES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ZONES Staff review and comments No additional documents for the definition of ldquoofficerdquo Just describe problem in your memo My suggestion is Recently a developer wished to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but the Cityrsquos current zoning ordinance only explicitly permits clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future developers more comfortable we need to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Ms Russell stated that Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) however there is no definition for any of them Ms Russell asked the board to decide if they want to make everything an office or list clinics to be allowed in all business and commercial areas Mr Sargent asked if they will specifically differentiate between medical and dental offices Ms Russell stated that would be the boards decision and she would draft it to bring back for public hearing Ms Russell asked if the board saw a difference between a medical office or medical clinic The board stated they did not see any difference between and medical office or medical clinic However they liked the idea of adding the description of a healing arts licensed by the State of Texas to the description It was decided that medical office will be defined as any office of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics Mr Yenne asked if the board needs to call a public hearing Ms Russell stated it is not necessary and that she will instruct staff to advertise and prepare for public hearing on amending the zoning to include medical offices of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics in all business and commercial zones at the next meeting
DISCUSS WHETHER TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY SHARE PARKING SPACES THROUGH CROSS-PARKING AGREEMENTS Staff review and comments This is the follow-up of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of current cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff are open to including more users to this mechanism if this provides benefit or not as you may see it For the parking problem I have attached the section of the zoning ordinance to this message for the packet Memo wording Section 110-162 of the zoning ordinance allows certain uses to share parking spaces These uses have to be similar and yet not have the same operating hours There are no provisions for dissimilar uses with different operating hours except that the developer can ask for the parking requirements to be waived Developers in established multi-business sites have asked to use cross-parking agreements but the uses do not fit into the language in 110-162(25) For example a restaurant on an out-pad at the mall or a retail store being built close to a restaurant cannot share parking Staff wants to know if the Commission would like to open the cross-parking agreements to more uses Ms Russell presented Chapter 110-162 of the code of ordinances as follows Sec 110-162 - Parking requirements Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in the following amounts when a building is erected increased by unit increased in dimension or moved
(1)One-family dwellings Two-space garage except as otherwise provided in this chapter
(2)Two-family dwellings (duplexes) Four (4) spaces
(3)Multiple-family dwelling
a Apartment house Two and one-half (2frac12) spaces per living unit
b Townhouses Two (2) spaces per living unit
(4)Roominghouses lodginghouses club rooms fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(5)Hotels motels motor lodges trailer courts tourist courts One (1) space for each guest room or trailer space and one (1) space for each two (2) employees (associated commercial club lounge or retail areas require additional spaces see subsection (6)
(6)Dancehall nightclub tavern restaurant lounge skating rink commercial amusement One (1) space for each three (3) persons normally accommodated in the establishment for user not requiring a building one (1) space for each eight hundred (800) square feet of ground area shall be provided
(7)Nursing homes and orphanages One (1) space for each four (4) beds
(8)Hospitals sanatoriums home for the aged and youth home One and one-half (1frac12) spaces per bed or dwelling unit
(9)Office permitted in R-4 zone One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(10)Theater indoor sport arenas auditoriums other than those incidental to public and private schools One (1) space for each three (3) seats
(11)Stadiums ballparks gymnasium and other outdoor sport arenas One (1) space for each three (3) seats Such parking area or any portion thereof may be located within eight hundred (800) feet of the nearest corner of the property on which the place of assembly is located
(12)Churches assembly facility with fixed seating mortuary or funeral home or other places of worship One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main auditorium
(13)Retail stores super markets shopping centers
a For buildings of two thousand (2000) square feet or less One (1) space for four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area
b For buildings in excess of two thousand (2000) square feet of floor area One (1) space for two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(14)Banks savings and loan offices and other general business offices One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(15)Clinic medical dental or optical One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(16)Manufacturing warehouses and storage not covered in subsection (13) One (1) space for each one thousand (1000) square feet of floor area plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees
(17)School
a Elementary One (1) space for each nine (9) students
b Junior high One (1) space for each nine (9) students
c Senior high One (1) space for each one and three-quarters (175) students
d Tradevocational One (1) space per student
e Collegeuniversity One (1) space per day student
f Kindergarten One (1) space per eight (8) pupils
(18)Library One (1) space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of public area
(19)Community or welfare center One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area
(20)Assembly facility without fixed seating One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(21)Bowling alley Six (6) spaces for each line
(22)Other as determined by the planning commission
(23)Off-street parking for uses not specified in this section shall be determined by the planning commission
(24)All parking spaces must be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet
(25)All parking spaces required in this section shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served except as follows
a Where an increase in number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments the required spaces may be located not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed five hundred (500) feet from any other nonresidential building served
b No more than fifty (50) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters bowling lanes dancehalls nightclubs or cafes may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
c Not more than eighty (80) percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
d In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used a written agreement thereby assuring their intention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned approved as to form by the city attorney and shall be filed with the application for a building permit
(26) Any or all off-street parking requirements may be waived at the discretion of council where there is reasonable justification for so doing
(27) Any head-in parking or parking on public right-of-way where street width is less than forty-eight (48) feet is prohibited in front of all property
(28) Where there is on-street parking provided those spaces in front of a property may be used by that property plus one-half (frac12) the spaces in the center where there is center parking If there is an esplanade a lot may use the lots abutting and those at the esplanade
(29) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the facilities or parking spaces approved by the city prior to March 1 1981
(30) Whenever a building or use is constructed or changed after December 3 1990 by enlarging the floor area number of employees number of dwelling units seating capacity or otherwise to create a requirement for an increase in the number of parking spaces such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change in use
(Ord No 259 7-17-61 Ord No 69-397 sect 5 7-7-69 Ord No 73-506 sect 1 9-10-73 Ord No 81-780 sect 1 2-23-81 Ord No 90-1143 sect 3 12-3-90 Code 1958 sect 25-7 Ord No 11-1964 sect 2 7-5-2011)
Ms Russell stated that 110-16225(b) and (c) of the ordinance can be interpreted many ways and can be confusing Ms Russell asked the board to advise her of what they are wanting in cross parking agreements and she will draft an amendment to the ordinance Mr Sargent asked if the ordinance referred to cross sharing for businesses that operate at different times of the day Ms Russell stated that was correct however the questions the City is now receiving is to allow cross sharing among business that operate during the same time of days such as the mattress store and steak house development Mr Yenne stated that the board could determine whatever limits they want or allow them to continue taking credits of cross sharing parking as has been done previously Mr Aguirre stated its been allowed at Lowersquos Best Buy and Carinorsquos and at Wal-Mart with the shopping center Ms Russell stated that what the City could use is an actual analysis of the exact number of parking spaces a retail development needs as Target presented to determine the need for cross parking sharing She asked the board to decide if they would like it to state a percentage and not worry about similar uses or similar hours Mr Sargent stated that he doesnrsquot like that fact that the parking requirements were based on area Mr Yenne stated the original parking ordinance took about 18 months however if the board wants to revisit they can create a subcommittee as was originally done to start addressing the issue again Further discussion was held on previous cross parking agreements Mr Yenne asked if the board wanted to give Ms Russell direction on wording for the ordinance and then create a subcommittee to begin addressing the issue again Ms Colegrove stated that there are two different percentages 50 and 80 currently referenced in the code of ordinance Ms Russell stated that is correct Mr Yenne stated that section (c) referencing 80 for churches and schools is accurate for when the school is within the church and they do not operate within the same hours Ms Russell agreed and asked the board to look at only item (b) Mr Gilbert asked for an example where (b) currently exists Mr Sargent asked if b and c could be combined as a case by case basis
Ms Russell asked Mr Aguirre if that would be acceptable for the engineering plans Mr Aguirre stated that the developers do account for the count during the planning phase Mr Traylor stated that the ordinance is kind of vague and the interpretation can be misconstrued However the more direction or clarity given on the planning side the better for the developer What would be helpful for the developer is to simplify the description by using 10 for commercial use instead of dancehall nightclub or cafes Mr Yenne stated that it may not be good to implement that if there was a K-Mart next to a Wal-Mart because it would take up a lot of the parking spaces However because the city requires a high number of parking spots they are trying to make it a little more flexible allowing for a little lax Ms Russell stated that the cross parking works well at Hastings and Fuddruckers and would suggest more generic wording such as ldquoone use could share up to 50 of parking with another upon approval by the planning commissionrdquo Mr Traylor suggested referencing commercial use to avoid confusion on it being allowed for residential developments Ms Colegrove asked where (d) fits into the cross sharing parking Ms Russell stated that (d) references a written agreement she is to approve and confirm that the cross parking agreements are binding and does it have the correct number of spaces is in accordance with the code of ordinance If you have any one of the agreements listed in (b) or (c) than (d) is required Ms Colegrove stated that she agreed (b) needs to be more general Ms Russell stated that she would amend the ordinance to reference no more than 50 can be shared by commercial businesses at the discretion of planning commission Mr Yenne suggested adding the phrase ldquowith reasonable justificationrdquo to item 26 Ms Russell stated that she would add ldquoat the discretion of plannersrdquo to item 26 The board agreed on the proposed wording ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Harry Sargent asked about the number of bags allowed to carry on the bus Mr Yenne stated that any issues need to be addressed with Connect Transit Locke Sanders stated that the traffic lights near Bess Brannen Elementary give preference to the traffic crossing 2004 from Northwood area Mr Yenne stated that with the proposed changes to the schools it should address the traffic issues Vinay Singhania asked how the flow is going to work with the lane in front of Lake Jackson Intermediate Mr Yenne explained the flow would begin closer to Oak Drive and switch back within the school property to the existing entrancedrive through Ms Colegrove stated that she did attend the school board meetings and the new concepts are modular with set grades in each building Mr Yenne stated that March 23 2015 will be the Joint Master Plan meeting Mr Sanders asked that the Planning Commission be notified of the CPAC meetings Locke asked when the move in date will be for Dow building Mr Yenne stated that they have started moving in furniture but it would be May Mr Gilbert reported that HEB will be opening in May Mr Yenne stated that he believed it was May 6 SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 7 2015
ADJOURN There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 820 pm These minutes read and approved this _____ day of _____________________ 2015 _____________________________ Locke Sanders Chairman ______________________________ Harry Sargent Secretary
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson will meet in Regular meeting on TUESDAY MAY 5 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
AGENDA A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE B VISITORS COMMENTS C APPROVAL OF MINUTES
At said meeting the Planning Commission will deliberate discuss consider and or take final action on any or all of the following matters
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE)
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332)
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
7 ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST 8 SET NEXT MEETING DATE 9 ADJOURN
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on FRIDAY MAY 1 2015 at pm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ______ day of ___________________ 2015 at ____________apm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretaryrsquos Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Memo To PLANNING COMMISSION
From SAL AGUIRRE
CC CITY SECRETARY
Date 4-30-15
Re May 5 2015 HIGHLIGHTS AND ISSUES AGENDA
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES This hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting but was postponed and now rescheduled The council had the hearing previously and now awaits your action for their first reading of the amended ordi-nance with any revisions that may be added This was prompted by a developer wishing to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but with the current zoning ordinance only explicitly permitting clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and of-fices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future devel-opers more comfortable this was needed to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city at-torney
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS As in the previous item this hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting The council has also had the hearing previously and now awaits your decision and or revisions if any to consider it for first reading at their next meeting This came up as the result of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of the current cross park-ing sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff were in agreement to opening this provision to more users given the Increased interest of redevelopment of existing commercial sites in search for out-parcel sites
Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city attorney
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE) Gary Davis CEO of First Advisors Inc a real estate investment firm is making this request for his proposed development a multifamily project in the 30+ acre property in north side of FM 2004 across from the current construction site of the Regal Storage facility They have met with staff on several occasions and have been doing their due diligence in this effort The property is currently zoned in three different tracts and zones To accomplish his development project two of the zone areas will have to be changed to the intended R-4 purpose Mr Davis would like to make this an introduction to the project and is open to your questions of interest if you wish
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT
(TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 - 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access within the Target 81 acre tract The realignment also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the reconfiguration the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated be-tween the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record has been included in this final plat as required All platting requirements and formatting have been met with no issues at final
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 The proposed redevelopment project has had a long road to course through and resolve the site plan issues of the Target site The redevelopment impact on the parent tract became the significant issue first dealt concerning the reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the time the Traylor group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The developer made their case with parking analysis and industry data along with the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordi-nance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance Council involvement based on your preliminary recommendation finally resolved the reduced parking condition as adequate and granted exceptions as allowed in the ordinance A result of the exception allows the Target site with 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) The soon to be amended cross sharing condition in the ordinance will further reinforce the parking count compli-ance of the site The outparcel site parking conditions remain compliant and without issues
The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows Tract 1-B (shop) contains 36 spaces (624 spaces per 1000) versus 26 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) and Tract 1C (restaurant) provides 25 spaces (1 space per 24 seats) versus required 20 spaces (1 per 3 seats)
Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated Relocation of private utility lines where necessary to erect a building has been made without issues from city
3 Drainage modifications of site private system have been evaluated to comply with the cityrsquos drain-age standards of the new sites and to maintain a no impact to the current site conditions
4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have been evaluated and approved as proposed 5 Trash collection issues also have been addressed to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been included through all sites as concession for exception to
landscape perimeter screening requirements
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE
REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 After your last extraordinary meeting the clarification of alternate landscape conditions cleared the way to approve the proposed landscape plan as follows 1 The trees lost to the site plan modifications will not need to be replaced based on the representa-
tion made in the final alternate plan that a) the remaining 63 at the Target site still exceed the re-quired 36 trees b) the remaining 5 at the retail pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees c) the remaining 5 at the restaurant pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees
2 The existing road frontage perimeter mound berm along the various sites be considered as meeting the shrub screening criteria of the ordinance in consideration of the sidewalk running along their entire property boundary limits The existing perimeter screening trees comply for the most part with a requirement of one addi-tional tree to be added in the missing gap at the southeast corner Lake Rd side
3 The irrigation for the parcels are approved as indicated in the plans a) Target plan to retain the current existing automatic system with modifications needed and maintenance operations b) the outparcel sites proposed hose bib systems are considered as meeting the irrigation requirement The board should state these individual conditions in your action for future record
7 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF PLAT AMENDMENT OF CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION SECTION 1 LOT 1 BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 76 amp 77 BLOCK 4 The ink hasnrsquot dried yet on the first plat and its already coming back for some adjustments to these lots due to a bust in the construction layout by the previous bridge contractor due sidestepping the subdivision survey control offered This error resulted in the Lake Jackson end of the bridge to be 7 feet off of the original right-of-way centerline In order to bring all the improvements back in line with the conventional right-of-way placement the pavement connections and utilities in this area were revised and some reworked to bring back into alignment
The right-of-way lines will now need to be changed to this new realignment and in doing so the lots will be impacted as needed This will result in these 3 affected lots needing to be reconfigured to new a dimension that is a better market by the developer The new configured lots still meet or exceed the R-2 zone requirement widths and depths and are of no issue All platting format and data is met
SIGNATURE OF DOCUMENTS Replat of Jackson Square Center Tract 1 Combined Site Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
Combined Alternate Landscape Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Senior Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on Monday March 23 2015 at 630 PM at the Lake Jackson Civic Center 333 HWY 332 Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance Tere Sandlin Chair Doris Grigar Vice Chair Julie Mendoza Wayne Robertson Linda Robertson Freddie Mathis Brewster Borg VISITOR COMMENTS There were no visitor comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash FEBRUARY On motion by Doris Grigar second by Brewster Borg with all members voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of February were approved with corrections to the spelling of Doris Grigarsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 02-17-15 and the spelling of Linda Robertsonsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 06-14-15 REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS HOSTED BY THE COMMISSION 2-24-15 ndash E-Book Class ndash It was reported that there were 8 people in attendance along with 3 librarians This allowed for more one on one training and instruction 3-17-15 ndash Card Making ndash Tere reported that there were 6 people in attendance 3-17-15 ndash Games and Covered Dish Night ndash Doris reported that there were 28 people in attendance including commission members Freddie Tere Wayne Linda Doris Sue and Julie The board awarded 2 - $20 Wal-Mart gift cards and 3 additional prizes for door prizes for at total of $7650 expenses total 3-23-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Linda reported that there were 22 people in attendance including commission members Wayne Linda and Freddie The speakers were Teresa Caldwell State Coordinator of the Texas Heritage Trails Program and Seneca McAdams Executive Director of the Texas Independence Trail Region
SUBMITTAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF UPCOMING EVENTS 3-24-15 4-10-15 5-29-15 amp confirm date for June 2015 ndash Library Educational Electronic Device Class ndash It was reported that the Library would be discussing Gale courses which are online tutorials that can be downloaded thru the library website 3-27-15 - Blue Hawaii Dinner Show staring Elvis 6pm ndash Julie reported the costs for entertainment are $92500 Extra tickets were printed to sell The current count is approximately 198 people to attend The caterer Gina Reneersquos will be preparing dinner for up to 225 people The menu will consist of frac12 fried fish frac12 pulled pork pineapple rice garden salad or vegetable bread and cheesecake for dessert The caterer will also serve tea and provide all the serving plates and utensils 4-07-15 5-12-15 amp 6-16-15 ndash Card Making 6 ndash 8pm - No discussion was held 4-13-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash Tere reported that the advertisement was incorrect Linda reported that she notified Sandra Oliver of the misprint in the advertisement The prizes for the event will include laundry baskets filled with toiletries and paper products such as Kleenex paper towels garbage bags laundry detergent and dish washing detergent etc Another option was plants and gift cards Honey Baked Ham provided a $25 gift certificate 4-27-15 5-18-15 amp 6-22-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Jim Pierce Author of Pecan Lake The Unintended Lake of
Lake Jackson TX will be speaker for the 04-27-15 discussion group No other discussion was held 5-19-15 ndash Spring Fling Dinner and Dance ndash Tere reported that it should be only Spring Fling Dance and no dinner will be provided Guests will be allowed to bring snacks Dance will be in the plaza room and can sell 104 tickets The board will provide beverages 5-22-15 - Senior Appreciation Night - discuss event and appoint committee ndash It was reported that Hogenheifers will cater the event and serve BBQ sandwiches chips and canned drinks for 200 Cost is $5 per meal If there are less than 200 seniors in attendance the board will sell extra lunch tickets 6-03-15 ndash HAAK Winery and Frobergs Farms Tour ndash First Class Tours Bus was booked for $84635 and will arrive at the Civic Center at 930 am The bus will leave from the Civic Center at 1000 am and will arrive at Haakrsquos Winery by 1100 am for lunch and wine tour The group will visit Frobergrsquos Farms for a tour on the route home and should arrive back in Lake Jackson by 400 pm 6-09-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash No discussion was held 6-14-15 ndash Astros Game ndash The tickets have been received The group will be seated in section 132 rows 18 ndash 21 for the Astros vs Seattle Mariners game at 110 pm Tickets include a $15 foodbeveragemerchandise coupon The bus will arrive at the Civic Center at 1030 am and leave at 1100 am The group should return by 600 pm REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET BALANCE No report was given ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Doris Grigar asked if the board still wanted to consider a trip to Brenham during the fall Tere asked the board members to think of future trips theyrsquod be interested in and will revisit SET NEXT MEETING DATE ndash APRIL 27 2015 The next meeting was set for April 27 2015 ADJOURN On motion by Wayne Robertson second by Freddie Mathis with all present members voting ldquoayerdquo the meeting adjourned at 654 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _______________________ 2015
_______________________________ Tere Sandlin Chairman _______________________________ Sue Supak Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN THAT the Lake Jackson Youth Advisory Commission met in regular session at the Lake Jackson Police Department Training Room 5 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas on MONDAY MARCH 16 2015 at 600 pm with the following present
Board Members Monica Overman Chairman Mary Macrae Jake Brannen Vice Chairman Ashley Hidalgo Kallie Liondas Secretary Brandt Carleton Zachary Merritt Parliamentarian DeLaynee Malone Vivian Jones Adult Advisor Also present Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator RESOURCE MEMBERS Aaron Jansky Christian Guerra Donna Centeno Jamar Alston Melodi Koenig Valeria Marquez Martha Estrella Chelsey Boyd Alexia Boe Madeline Merritt Maggie Macrae Chassity Guajardo and Meagen Fails
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Monica Overman called the meeting to order at 610 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kallie Liondas presented the minutes from the January 12 2015 meeting On a motion by Jake Brannan second Zachary Merritt with all voting aye the minutes were approved as written It was Brandt Carletonrsquos birthday this month
SPRING ACTIVITIES amp PROJECTS SBCAS - DeLaynee Malone After the Easter project YAC is going to help out the ldquoSouthern Brazoria County Animal Shelterrdquo by collecting items around the house such as old blankets old towels dogs andor cat toys pet beds leashes pet carriers and newspapers A copy of the ldquowish listrdquo was distributed to all members to begin collection for the April meeting EASTER PROJECT YAC will be completing the Easter BasketBag Project for the Food Basket again this year by providing toothbrushes toothpaste crayons and coloring books for Easter which is on April 5 2015 At the end of the meeting we will adjourn into workshop to complete the bags that will be taken to the Food Basket for Easter DONT MESS WITH TEXAS TRASH OFF The spring clean up will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 at 800 am it will take place at the Xeriscape Park Final plans will be made at the April meeting
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST The Lake Jackson Recreation Center will host the city wide ldquoEaster Egg Huntrdquo on Thursday April 2nd at 530 at MacLean Park Members are asked to help after school if they are available They will be placing 8000 Easter eggs out on the softball fields and Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful will be giving away 100 free Arbor Day trees SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting will be Monday April 6 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned at 625 pm in the Easter Project workshop These minutes read and approved this _________________ day of _________________________ 2015
_______________________________________ Monica Overman Chairman
_____________________________________ Kallie Liondas Secretary
City of Lake Jackson
Meeting Date May 4 2015
Subject Sponsorship of Concert
Submitted by Modesto A Mundo Asst City Mgr
Expenditure Account HotelMotel Fund
Action Requested
Discuss and consider request from Jim Luna for Funds from the Hotel Motel fund in the amount of $2500 for a performance by Los Kumbia Kings (Selenarsquos Brotherrsquos Band) on June 20 2015 in Freeport Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Mr Jim Luna has revised his request for the City to sponsor an event featuring the band call Los Kumbia Kings He is requesting $2500 from the Hotel-Motel fund He has moved the concert to Freeport but stated that he is pushing for hotel stays in Lake Jackson Year to date the Cityrsquos Special Events fund funded by Hotel-Motel revenues has a negative balance Staff estimates that the fund will end the fiscal year with a $10000 balance Mr Luna did not attend the past City Council since I failed to respond to his revised proposal Since I had not responded he thought he was not on the April 20th agenda
City of Lake Jackson
Submitted by Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
Presented by
Meeting Date May 4 2015 Subject Directional signs
Action Requested DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST TO DISPLAY DIRECTION SIGNS ALONG HWY 288 FM 2004 OLD ANGLETON ROAD AND OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 16-17 2015
Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Attached you will find a request from the Fine Arts Center requesting directional signs on Hwy 288
FM2004 Old Angleton Road and Oyster Creek Drive for their Arts Festival to be held May 16 amp 17
2015 at the Center
Action Taken Tabled Deferred Denied Approved
From Patty Green [mailtopattygbcfasorg] Sent Friday May 01 2015 248 PMTo Bill YenneCc Wesley CopelandSubject Directional SignsImportance High
Dear BillThank you for visiting with Wes and I yesterday We enjoyed the conversation and greatly appreciate your time
Attached is a map with signs marked by red arrows Some will be placed in Clute some in Richwood and some in Lake Jackson - its the nature of our locationIve also attached the graphic for the signs which are 27 X 18 What you have is a sample of the turn signs We have produced straight signs too I think the placement will help local folks as well as visitors from the Houston and Galveston areas
We will be at City Council Monday evening at 630 to answer any questions
Kindest regardsPatty
Patty Swords CFREDirector of Marketing amp Development400 College BlvdClute TX 77531(ofc) 979-265-7661 (cell) 979-480-4949
Proclamation I Joe Rinehart by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor
Of the City of Lake Jackson Texas do hereby proclaim
May 2015 As
Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month
In the City of Lake Jackson and urge each and every citizen to become aware of the inherent danger involved in operating
a motorcycle and give the operator the respect on the road they deserve
Whereas todayrsquos society is finding more citizens involved in motorcycling on the roads of our country and Whereas motorcyclists are roughly unprotected and much more likely to be injured or killed in a crash than other vehicle drivers and Whereas campaigns have helped inform riders and motorists alike on motorcycle safety issues to reduce motorcycle related risks injuries and most of all fatalities through a comprehensive approach to motorcycle safety and Whereas it is the responsibility of all who put themselves behind the wheel to become aware of motorcyclists regarding them with the same respect as any other vehicle traveling the highways of this country and Now Therefore We the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Lake Jackson do hereby proclaim May 2015 as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month in the City of Lake Jackson Texas
In Testimony whereof witness my hand and seal of the City of Lake Jackson this 4th day of May AD 2015 Joe Rinehart Mayor
City of Lake Jackson
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the City Council of the City of Lake Jackson met on Monday April 20 2015 at 630 pm in Regular Session at 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall with the following in attendance
Joe Rinehart Mayor Gerald Roznovsky Mayor Pro-Tem Buster Buell Council member Will Brooks Council member Heather Melass Council member JB Baker Council member
William P Yenne City Manager Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Pam Eaves Finance Director Sherri Russell City Attorney Sal Aguirre City Engineer Rick Park Police Chief Mike Bailey Lieutenant Paul Kibodeaux Asst Police Chief Bryan Sidebottom Lieutenant Chris Anderson Lieutenant Jeremy Bubnick Parks and Rec Director Randy Crim Fire Marshal Irene McKay Health Officer Michael Coon Asst to City Manager David Walton Building Official
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council member Melass led the pledge of allegiance to the American flag and the Texas flag
INVOCATION Council member Buell led the invocation
VISITORS There were no visitors present to speak on a non agenda item
PRESENTATION There were no presentations
CONSENT AGENDA A APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash MARCH 9 amp APRIL 6 2015 B MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
On motion by Council member Brooks second by Council member Baker with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the consent agenda was approved as follows
A APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash MARCH 9 amp APRIL 6 2015 - approved B MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - accepted
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A(PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2(COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES Mayor Rinehart opened the public hearing at 632 pm Mr Yenne stated this item came up with a new dental clinic locating in a B-2 zone next to the new HEB This is for clarification and providing for a definition of a clinic Mr Yenne stated that the Planning Commission was to have the first public hearing at their meeting on April 7th but did not have a quorum Council is holding the first public hearing This is to provide a new definition to include clinics Council member Melass asked for the difference between a doctors office and a clinic Sherri Russell stated that the actual definition is wide enough to include clinics The Planning Commission did not see a difference between medical office and clinic Mr Yenne stated that staff has always thought a medical office and clinic were the same The owners of the new dental clinic wanted staff to be sure of the definition so the clarification is before Council Mayor Rinehart closed the public hearing at 635 pm PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS Mayor Rinehart opened the public hearing at 636 pm Mr Yenne stated that staff had not interpreted this section properly in the past This is for clarification and will reflect the practice staff has been doing for the last several years Sherri Russell stated this will require the Planning Commission to approve a cross access agreement and verify that the parking meets requirements Mayor Rinehart closed the public hearing at 638 pm DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM JIM LUNA FOR FUNDS FROM THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $8000 FOR A PERFORMANCE BY LOS KUMBIA KINGS (SELENArsquoS BROTHERrsquoS BAND) ON JUNE 20 2015 IN LAKE JACKSON Mr Mundo stated that Mr Luna has reduced his request to $2500 Mr Luna met with Mr Bubnick at the softball field and decided that would not be the right venue They have moved the concert to Freeport but Mr Luna still wanted to request funding from Lake Jackson Mr Luna stated they would push for attendees to stay in Lake Jackson This item died for lack of motion DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM HEB TO REMOVECUTBACK FOLIAGE AT THEIR ENTRANCE IN CITY PARKWAY ON OAK DRIVE AT CENTER WAY Mr Yenne stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with representatives from HEB to discuss removing the foliage along the Oak Drive parkway In negotiating the PUD with HEB one of the things excepted was the requirement for parking lot screening One of the reasons for that exception was that the city already had foliage in the parkway It is not their big sign they are worried about Their big sign will be on an outparcel closest to Circle Way They are requesting removal of some of the red tip photinia plants in the city parkway 100 feet on either side of Center Way Mr Yenne stated that the plants were placed in the
parkway by the Beautification Commission in the 1980rsquos He suggested that if they would like to remove the plants they come back in with the typically required 3 foot high parking lot screening There was no one present from HEB Council member Roznovsky felt the sign was of no value and they have been given the exception of the large sign that could be seen from the highway Mayor Rinehart asked if the photinias could be trimmed back Jeremy Bubnick stated that the shrubs would not survive being trimmed back to that degree Council member Roznovsky felt the berms or parking lot screening needed to be in place prior to the current shrubs coming down Consensus of Council was to keep some sort of screening if the photinias come down then new shrubs needed to be planted DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CLUTE AND DEDEN SERVICES LLC FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A WATER LINE IN CITY RIGHT OF WAY ON OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR CLUTErsquoS WOODSHORE DEVELOPMENT The engineerrsquos for Clutersquos new development would like to place Clutersquos new waterline in the Oyster Creek Drive right-of-way This placement will save some mature trees on their property The city needs two separate agreements to do this one with Clute and one with the contractor Council asked that Ms Russell draw up the contracts On motion by Council member Brooks second by Council member Roznovsky with all members present voting aye authorization was granted for the execution of an agreement with the city of Clute and Deden Services LLC for the placement of a water line in the city right of way on Oyster Creek Drive for Clutes Woodshore development APPROVE THE LAKE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT Rick Park Police Chief introduced is staff Chris Anderson Paul Kibodeaux Mike Bailey and Bryan Sidebottom Chief Park presented the Police Department Annual Report Council thanked the Chief for his report and the good job the police department does AWARD BID FOR CLEARING AND REMOVING DEBRIS FOR THE 2015 HURRICANE SEASON TO BERGERON EMERGENCY SERVICES AS PRIMARY CONTRACTOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10000000 AND STANDBY CONTRACTS TO ASPLUNDH AS SECONDARY CONTRACTOR TAG GRINDING SERVICES AS TERTIARY CONTRACTOR AND TFR ENTERPRISES INC AS QUATERNARY CONTRACTOR On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo bid was awarded for clearing and removing debris for the 2015 Hurricane Season to Bergeron Emergency Services as primary contractor in an amount not to exceed $10000000 and standby contracts to Asplundh as secondary contractor Tag Grinding Services as tertiary contractor and TFR Enterprises Inc as quaternary contractor Mr Yenne stated that staff is using Bergeron Emergency Services to help with the cleanup of the recent storm debris
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DENYING CENTERPOINT HOUSTON ELECTRICrsquoS APPLICATION FOR A RATE INCREASE This resolution concerns electric rates On April 6 2015 CenterPoint filed a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) application with all cities in the Houston area A DCRF is an expedited mini-rate case to allow electric utilities to raise distribution rates Distribution rates cover the cost of overhead and underground electric lines CenterPoint is seeking a 167 million dollar increase which comes to 31cent on an average residential bill Street lights and commercial customers will also be affected GCCC (Gulf Coast Cities Coalition of which Lake Jackson is a part) will hire a consultant to review the Companyrsquos filing GCCC recommends that all GCCC members adopt the Resolution denying the rate change Once the resolution is adopted it will be consolidated with other cases CenterPoint has in front of the PUC Failure to pass the resolution denying the rate increase means that the increase will become effective September 1 2015 On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Buell with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo a resolution denying Centerpoint Houston Electrics application for a rate increase was passed DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 38 ENVIRONMENT TO UPDATE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ABATEMENT OF JUNKED VEHICLES Tina Doyle Code Enforcement Officer was present to answer any questions Ms Russell stated that the current junked vehicle ordinance is unwieldy Except for the neighborhood petition the inspection sticker language and the wait time before a citation is issued the law doesnrsquot need to be changed The ordinance just needs to be streamlined so that code enforcement can spend less time reasoning out the language and so that the public can understand the ordinance Also the ordinance better defines the difference between a junked vehicle and a classic vehicle Council member Roznovsky asked if this included junked RVrsquos Ms Russell stated this included RVrsquos trailers and boats On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Melass with all members present voting aye Council asked that this be brought back in ordinance form UPDATE ON GRANT SUBMITTAL TO TXDOT FOR SH 332 SIDEWALK PROJECT BETWEEN SH288 AND DIXIE DRIVE Mr Mundo stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with the area engineer for TxDot 10 days ago The area office gave a verbal agreement that they would provide the engineering services He spoke with environmental and found the fonzie report needed to be updated We have been able to get several letters of support They are phasing project with first year city portion being $310000 and $100000 in the second year This will be discussed at the CIP meeting on April 27 2015 DISCUSS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A LETTER ASKING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST $5 BILLION IN TRANSPORTATION FUNDING The state legislature has two pending bills that will provide a transportation funding mechanism TML President Martinez is asking cities to send a letter to house representatives that shows support for both of these bills
On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo authorization was granted for the Mayor to sign a letter asking the State Legislature to provide at least $5 billion in transportation funding DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TRAFFIC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS NEW TRANSITION ON PLANTATION DRIVE AT OLEANDER Mr Yenne reviewed the Plantation Drive transition at Oleander He stated that it has been decided to place a crossover at Loganberry Mayor Rinehart stated he was not in favor of this He thought this would cause problems for those residents on Oleander He would rather see a transition at Silverlace On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with 5 members present voting aye and Mayor Rinehart voting nay motion passed to proceed with the transition of Plantation Drive to take place at Oleander PARKING SIGNAGE AND STRIPING AT MACLEANRECREATION CENTERRASCO Mr Yenne stated this is an ongoing problem with parents picking up their kids in the afternoons using the MacLean Park Road as a pick up point The suggestion from the Traffic Commission is to put in signs that say ldquono parking or standingrdquo along the park road up to the second entrance to the Recreation Center On motion by council member Roznovsky second by council member Brooks with all present voting aye to approve the traffic commission recommendation to extend the striping or place signage at MacLean Park to help with the pickup of school kids in the afternoons UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
a CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FINANCIAL UPDATE b SIDEWALK PROJECTS c UTILITY REPAIR PROJECTS d DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECTS e SOUTH PARKING PLACE PROJECT f MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Sal Aguirre introduced Eddie Herrera as a new staff member to the Engineering Department Mr Herrera worked in the utility department of the city ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Council member Brooks asked if it would be a major cost to improving the yard at the Mulch Site to keep cars from getting stuck Mr Yenne stated that Robert Stark has material that could possibly work Council member Melass asked if there were responses from Centerpoint on contact numbers Mr Yenne stated that contact numbers have been received Council member Melass requested minutes of boards and commissions that rarely meet Council member Melass reminded everyone that the Taste of the Town is April 26th Council member Baker asked if the landscaping is going back in the median in front of the mall Mr Yenne stated that is part of the Governorrsquos award project He was not sure if landscaping would be going back in that area Mr Mundo said he would provide drawings to City Council Mayor Rinehart stated Modesto Rick Alice Bryan and the Utility Crews did a Yemenrsquos job last Friday
Mayor Rinehart announced the city was granted the Distinguished Budget Award for the 23rd year in a row ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 800 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _____________________________ 2015
___________________________________
Joe Rinehart Mayor _________________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Commission met in regular session on Tuesday March 17 2015 600 pm in the Conference Room at Lake Jackson City Hall Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Amy Tasto Chairman Mitchell Jacobs Sharon OrsquoNeill Mike Coburn Vice Chair Constance Adams Shirley Ann Miller Secretary Darren Merritt Also present Debby Soltesz Past Chair Buster Buell City Council Liaison
Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator Bryce Carleton Parks Supt
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Amy Tasto called the meeting to order at 605 pm APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by Constance Adams second by Darren Merritt with all voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the February 2015 meeting were approved as written SERVOLUTION SERVOLUTION was held on Sunday March 1 2015 with the kick off at 900 am Due to all the rain the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful project was cancelled Rain did not hamper some of the planting projects Volunteers worked on 6 projects in the City of Lake Jackson including planting trees along Lake Road and Oyster Creek Drive at Jasmine Hall and Shadow Glen Park More than 130 trees were planted in less than 4 hours Over 1000 volunteers participated with Brazos Pointe Fellowship Church ldquoDONrsquoT MESS WITH TEXASrdquo TRASH OFF The ldquoDonrsquot Mess with Texas TrashndashOffrdquo will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 Members discussed having the event at the Xeriscape Park This event will take place beginning at 800 am to 1100 am It will include litter pickup cleanup and planting at the Xeriscape Park Since we were late discussing inviting businesses we will include them next year in our Spring cleanup activities T-shirts will be provided by BASF we will have donuts and water provided by Keep America Beautiful Letters were sent to each Lake Jackson School for the Campus Cleanup program for the trash-off Each campus would be able to participate by cleaning their campus then do an environmental project for the grand prize money If the school turns in their report with numbers and photos of the campus cleanup they will receive a check for $25000 If they do an environmental project they have a chance at the grand prize of $50000 O M Roberts was the grand prize win of the first Campus Cleanup award As part of the Great American Cleanup activities KLJB will hold an Arbor Day Celebration with 100 Live Oak trees being distributed at the City of Lake Jackson Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday April 2nd Carrot eggs will have a ldquofreerdquo sticker on them telling the children they have won an ldquoArbor Dayrdquo tree KLJB will have a booth with the trees available for pickup outside the gate
BISD PreK Charlie Chipper ldquoRecycle Round Uprdquo programs have been set up for the month of April A list of dates will be emailed to Board Members for participation in these programs BUDGET GOALS amp OBJECTIVES KLJB members discussed the accomplishments for the 2014-2015 year and goals for the coming year There have been more projects and plantings within the past year as the City continues to grown and we plant more and use more color around the City It was discussed to add $5000 to our planting budget since it was cut when Beautification Commission was combined with Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Everything else will stay the same Members discussed accomplishments such as Charlie Chippers birthday and the signs that BISD students signed for the cleanup continuation of the ldquoBusiness Partnerrdquo Program working at the Xeriscape Park plantings at City Hall Arbor Day tree give away BISD PreK programs and our KTB amp KAB awards Goals for the coming year included compiling a list of resources and recycling specialties from our local retailers surveying our businesses about our landscape ordinance and continuing to increase our involvement with BISD Members discussed the KLJB standards and Terri Cardwell will compile all the goals accomplishments and objectives for the April meeting for final approval REPORT ON AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES Amy discussed the Areas of Responsibilities and asked members to turn in any reports ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Mike Coburn reported that Rotary would be holding a planting project with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory on Saturday at 930 am Volunteers are welcome to participate SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 21 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned into workshop at 720 pm These minutes read and approved this__________________day of _________________________ 2015 ___________________________________ Amy Tasto Chairman ___________________________________ Shirley Ann Miller Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Development Corporation of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Thursday February 19 2015 at 1100 AM at Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Gary Rodgers Chair William P Yenne City Manager Gerald Roznovsky Vice Chair Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Jason Chavez Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager David Nicks Sherri Russell City Attorney Rod Hall Michael Coon Asst to City Manager Patty Sayes Heather Melass Council member Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting Mr Rodgers introduced Michael Coon Assistant to the City Manager APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash DECEMBER 11 2014 On motion by Gerald Roznovsky second by Rod Hall with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the December 11 2014 meeting were approved as presented
DISCUSS MISSION GOALS OBJECTIVES AND ROLE OF THE LAKE JACKSON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting presented the following Strategic Plan outlining the goals objectives and roles of the LJDC This plan is the work and result of 3 workshops by the LJDC held on November 24 2015 January 29 2015 and February 19 2015 Lake Jackson Vision Statement ndash Our Vision is to create an ideal community to live work and play for all Lake Jackson Mission Statement - It is the Mission of the City of Lake Jackson to be a leader among cities and in the region at large in delivering outstanding quality services to all citizens through innovative and efficient use of resources Economic Development Corporation Mission Statement - It is the mission of the LJEDC to use proactive strategies and all available resources to promote economic growth and market Lake Jackson as the premier city to live work and play Mission Elements
bull Encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit bull Marketing the city bull Promoting quality of life bull Attracting primary jobs
Economic Development Strategies
Encouraging an Entrepreneurial Spirit bull Establish a proactive business culture within the City of Lake Jackson organization
o Prepare a ldquoNew Business Packetrdquo for each prospect outlining the advantages and amenities of Lake Jackson as well as the process for obtaining permits
bull Establish a process for entrepreneurial mentoring and technical assistance (Lightening Teams) within the City
Marketing the City
bull Prepare a comprehensive promotional campaign to market the City of Lake Jackson o Create a brand for the City o Create a visual (media) campaign showing the advantages and amenities of the City o Market various events in the City on a wide basis to attract outside visitors o Develop an upscale promotional packet of information to market the City of Lake Jackson
Promoting Quality of Life
bull Be known as ldquobusiness friendlyrdquo in Lake Jackson o Establish a process of consistency for dealing with economic development matters
bull Establish a process for informing employers ndash to then inform employees ndash about opportunities for housing businesses schools and other quality of life opportunities in Lake Jackson
Attracting Primary Jobs
bull Define and identify the type of primary jobs suitable for Lake Jackson bull Develop a process for actively pursuing primary jobs
APPROVE LJDC STRATEGIC PLAN AND RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL On motion by Heather Melass second by Patty Sayes with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo approval was granted for the LJDC Strategic Plan and recommendation is made to present this to City Council for approval ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1230 pm These minutes read and approved this the _____ day of _______________________ 2015
____________________________________ Gary Rodgers Chair
_______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the Parks amp Recreation Board of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17 2015 AT 630 PM in the Conference Room at the Recreation Center Lake Jackson City Hall 91 Lake Road Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance
Elaine Conley Vice Chairperson Jeremy Bubnick Parks amp Recreation Director David Vavra Mallory Doyle Recreation Assistant David Melass John Blackburn Consultant Alvin Bartek
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Elaine Conley
II APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion by David Melass second by David Vavra with all members present voting aye the January 27 2015 minutes were approved
III VISITORS
IV DISCUSS CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING PICKLE BALL AS AN ACTIVITY IN ONE OF OUR PARKS David Melass presented to the Parks Board a game called ldquoPickle Ballrdquo in hopes that the City of Lake Jackson could offer a place to play it Jeremy was familiar with this game and that it is pretty popular with seniors He said that we would need a hard surface to play it on A tennis court may be an ideal location for this game however it is a pretty loud game so we may want to consult the surrounding neighbors John mentioned that we really do not have a great existing court to use Jeremy said that it could be played indoors and tape could be put down so as not to have to paint the lines on a court It would not be much cost to get it started Paddles could be purchased and people could rent them from the rec center Jeremy suggested that we temporarily use a racquetball court to see how popular it becomes and then if it did become popular Alvin would like to see it budgeted for a permanent slab behind the rec center Elaine would like to see it advertised Staff will look into purchasing the equipment and setting it up in a racquetball court temporarily
V FOLLOW UP ON DECISION TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN FOR BENCHES ALONG
OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND IN PARKS Jeremy mentioned that we could go ahead and put benches down with the inset already available for a plaque The slab would measure 16rsquox6rsquox6rdquo with pavers One quote received estimates $3700slab so the total including the bench and slab would be approximately $5000 The pavers could also be removed to make memorial pavers To engrave pavers would be approximately $50 so it would most likely require a $100 donation The concrete beneath the pavers would be about 4rdquo and the pavers would be about 2rdquo The bench would be drilled into the concrete Jeremy recommends that we have a standard bench with plaque price and a slab price and that people have the option to be able to choose out of one of the existing locations Originally John was proposing 160 lamps from 288 to Portulaca St However the bid came back too expensive and changed it to placing them 125
feet apart from each other Bob Pratt suggested that that would not be a good system because your eyes would have to adjust and readjust to the light and dark He recommends to only putting a lamp at each bench and a few extra That would be only 17 lamps and 11 benches The lights would start after the new HEB TXDOT may be interested in funding the 162 lamps which would be around $620000 That would include the benches too amp140000 for just the lamps placed 125 ft apart which does not include installation so it would probably be more like $240000 Staff to continue working on the project
VI UPDATE FROM JANUARY OYSTER CREEK SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
The Oyster Creek Subcommittee did not meet in February They are waiting on a new Oyster Creek Conservancy Representative to be appointed to take Bob Geterrsquos position Alvin mentioned that the Army Core of Engineers gives permits to build on the creek Mallory to find out from Bob Geter who will be replacing him on the committee
VII ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
VIII DIRECTORrsquoS UPDATE
-The scooter signage for the skatepark will be updated Risk management did approve the use of scooters in the park David Vavra suggested inviting the kids that requested it to be present when the new sign was installed -Parks Board members are now new members of NRPA and TRAPS -The new divider is now hanging in the gym It looks great and will only be put down when classes are going on to lengthen itrsquos life span -Upgrading lighting in the gym to LED fixtures and lights around the perimeter of the pools with LEDs it is about a $28000 project that includes and $8000 rebate for turning in the old lights to Centerpoint The new lights will provide about three times the amount of light -The Gardner Campbell Trail sign will be a boulder type sign with the Cityrsquos tree and the name of the trail -The rec center is short two full times staff It has been advertised and will hopefully have an update at the next meeting -Thank you to John Blackburn for all that he has done for the department This was his last meeting -The new Rec Center sign is in front of the rec and we will be relighting it with LED fixtures and putting a color bed in front of it
IX SET NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday March 17 2015 at 630pm X ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 725pm
These minutes read and approved this day of 2015
Rachel Seymour Chairperson
Elaine Conley Vice-Chairperson
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Tuesday March 3 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
Locke Sanders Chairman William P Yenne City Manager Vinay Singhania Vice Chair Michael Coon Asst to the City Manager Jeffrey Gilbert Sal Aguirre City Engineer Harry Sargent Giani Cantu Asst City Secretary Brenda Colegrove Athelstan Sanchez Asst City Engineer
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Harry Sargent led the pledge of allegiance VISITORS COMMENTS There were no visitor comments on items not on the agenda APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were approved as presented
FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 2 RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE SUBDIVISION PLAT (119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This is the follow up on the preliminary presentation of the proposed outparcel modification to the existing Ryanrsquos site The previous appearance provided them the necessary feedback to proceed with the project plan that would meet the conditions of the board This is the replat of the property to create the individual parcels that would allow for individual signage of the site which is of primary interest to the developer This partition sets off the outparcel from the original tract and provides the frontage to a public right-of-ways as required A cross access and utility sharing agreement will have to be enacted and included prior to finalization All other platting conditions and survey control data have been incorporated for compliance with the cityrsquos final review Staff recommends your consideration for preliminary and final action approval William Kalkman stated they are submitting the final replat of Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision being divided for the new retail building The dividing property line is to provide the necessary parking requirements for each lot individually
Mr Aguirre stated that this is a different proposal than the original proposal due to the developer not wanting to do a cross parking agreement They are now submitting a proposal that incorporates sufficient parking count for each lot independently Mr Sargent asked where the pylon signs will be located Mr Aguirre stated that will be seen on the site plan Mr Gilbert asked if there was any additional access being added to account for traffic in and out of Chic-Fil-A and Ryans Mr Aguirre stated there is nothing going in that he is aware of On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye final review and approval of replat of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This particular project had been brewing for some time and was before you previously on preliminary for feedback and guidance to the developer The reason for the overture was to determine the proposed outparcel cut out effect on the parent tract and their need to have relief from the requirements The original site carve out resulted in parking shortage in the restaurant site and an excess in the retail one Representative from the restaurant and owner presented their arguments for special concessions to the parking space requirements The board gave tentative approval to proceed with site parking requirement exceptions based on the points made After a deliberate lengthy pause by the private parties involved in the sites a change of heart resulted in a repartition of the site into one that avoided the parking shortage in any one site and was able to make both compliant and standing on individual merit The revised subdivision and rearrangement of parking spaces in the site resulted with the restaurant site containing the required 140 spaces based on their seating capacity ratio The retail site space also retained the needed 22 spaces based on their floor area space formula
The remaining requirements of access drainage and utility systems were also assessed individually as to their feasibility and future individual disposition
1 As in the original configuration the infrastructure modifications to the parent site are minimal and limited to the rerouting of existing storm drain pipe run and additional extensions of water and sewer to the new pad The combined two site consideration will require cross access agreements present which are anticipated not to be a problem The drainage implications of the added pad site are considered to be insignificant given the equal impervious surface tradeoff expected These cross site access drainage and utility acknowledgements by Baker Katz the sites owner have been included in the site plan for record
Mr Kalkman presented the final site plan and reviewed the location of the entrance the dumpsters and impervious cover areas
Mr Sargent asked if it was a single retail Mr Kalkman stated that the building will house only a single tenant Mr Sargent asked for the location of the truck access route Mr Kalkman stated that the truck access route is on the left side near the rear doors of the building Further discussion was held on the truck route and how trucks would enter and leave the parking lot Mr Aguirre stated that cross sharing parking agreements is what allows trucks to enter thru other business parking lots Discussion was held on the location of the dumpster Mr Kalkman reported that the dumpster will be enclosed Mr Singhania stated that he didnrsquot like the location of the dumpster or the truck route On motion by Harry Sargent second by Brenda Colegrove with all present members voting aye final review and approval of site plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments
The same condition posed above had similar issues on the landscaping plan of the sites and thus were brought up to you at a previous meeting for your feedback and recommendations Both the original and now modified version of the site breakout remove for the most part the protected tree count in the current plan This removal accounts for 4 ndash 12rdquo - 18rdquo trees with 71 caliper inches of credit out of the tract plan which amounted to a serious challenge to replace within their limited open spaces Of the other landscape requirements remaining the parkingtree screening conditions had to be relaxed for compliance of both sites At the fact finding meeting the developer presented solutions to the tree count loss and replacement by retrofitting planting area cutouts in the existing perimeter paved areas to provide for the required tree screen and count requirement The boardrsquos resolution to the various issues stood as requiring replacement to the 71 caliper inch original condition and allowing the cutout areas to accommodate additional planting locations The shrub screening was removed as a requirement given the existing conditions As a result of the conditions granted the proposed combined but separate landscape plans comes in with the following issues
Ryanrsquos Site Trees removed - 1 = 6 credits (24 calrdquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (20 calrdquo) New trees = 24 (72 calrdquo) Total proposed - 25 (92 calrdquo) (net + 68 calrdquo) Total required - 24 Landscape area proposed - 6836 sq ft (102) Landscape area required ndash 6680 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop - Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the change in site configuration from preliminary has removed the initial exception granted of landscape area shortage and left only the shrub screening requirement as the alternate exception condition The net change in tree caliper inch for this site was a 68 inch gain
Retail Site Trees removed - 4 = 12 credits (47 calldquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (9 calrdquo) New trees - 4 (12 calrdquo) Total proposed - 5 (21 calrdquo) (net - 26 calrdquo) Total required - 2 Landscape area proposed ndash 2509 sq ft (196) Landscape area required ndash 1287 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop- Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the net loss of caliper tree inside this individual site is 26 caliper inch and does not provide for equal replacement but when taken in combination with the parent site the overall replacement of 84 caliper inch meets your preliminary condition of 71 caliper inch for the site when considered as a single site basis as first brought forth If agreed this will have to be considered as alternate exception condition or as determined otherwise Mr Aguirre reported that this item should be considered an alternate landscape plan Mr Kalkman reported that they are submitting an alternate landscape plan The plan includes the removal of trees in the parking lot and the addition of trees along 332 and 288 within triangle cutouts
Mr Aguirre reported that the original recommendation was for them to replace at least the 71 inch caliper of trees being removed and they have exceeded the amount of caliper trees being replaced Most of the trees were put into the Ryanrsquos lot due to space constraints in the lot of the new business which is the reason for the request of approving an alternate landscape plan Mr Sargent asked what types of trees are being planted Mr Aguirre stated they are including primarily live oak and nuttall oak trees Mr Sargent asked what size sign will be used Mr Kalkman stated the largest size allowed Mr Aguirre stated that the only additional alternate to the landscape plan is the shrub screening that is normally required but is not in the design due to space constraints Mr Singhania asked if the trees in the triangles will be large enough to accommodate the trees Mr Aguirre stated that the trees will acclimatize to the condition and will grow to the area allowed On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye final review and approval of landscape plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The proposed redevelopment concept came to you back in November primarily as a discussion for feedback on parking a critical development path issue At the time the group recognized that this redevelopment would impact the parent tract significantly and wanted to garner your opinion on feasibility of reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the
time the Traylor Group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The group also made their case to take advantage of the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordinance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance This understanding and policy by staff had been applied for many years and in other site redevelopment precedents This staff also commented this to you as viable in the same meeting These facts led to the boardrsquos passive discussion and the group and staffrsquos interpretation of you remaining open to this issue for further consideration During the intermission the cityrsquos attorney made staff aware that the cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance was not applicable to this type of site use as prescribed in it She also left a possible opening for the parking variance in these types of situations by applying another section of the ordinance that gives the council the latitude to waive the parking count requirements if agreed We will place this item for council action at their next meeting In the meantime your opinion of this will be given to the council for consideration Also a related item has been placed later in the agenda for further discussion and consideration in the future The current proposed condition for the Target site indicates 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) Once this parking issue is resolved the remaining sites will have smooth sailing regarding this The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows
Tract 1-B (shop) contains 32 spaces (551k) versus 29 spaces (51k) and Tract 1-C (restaurant) provides 32 spaces (5 sp per seat) versus required 20 spaces (33 per seat)
The remaining civil site conditions and requirements are not expected to become issues of significance and are being resolved in the process until finalization Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated
3 Drainage modifications of site are being evaluated to maintain a no impact to the current conditions 4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have and will be reconsidered prior to finalrsquo 5 Trash collection issues also have been commented on and will be resolved to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been addressed in the outparcel sites but none in the Target tract As
proposed the sidewalk on Lake Road remains absent and a gap has been left out between the proposed outparcel ones
Craig Traylor Traylor Group stated that they were present for the official preliminary review and approval Mr Traylor reported that Target has submitted a report and review of their parking ratio studies based on the needs of Target and how they come up with those parking ratios
Mr Sargent asked if the 32 parking ratio applies to Target or the new proposed development Mr Aguirre stated that the park-ing ratio is strictly for Target and the individual developments meet their parking requirements Mr Traylor stated that the individual parking lots for the proposed developments are meeting the requirements and are in fact over the required percentage of parking Mr Aguirre reported that Target is retaining all drives to the parking lot of the Target site and a strip of land that runs on Lake Road for the purposes of keeping their retail sign that is currently situated on the corner of Lake Road and Hwy 332 W as shown on the site plan of the proposed site
Mr Aguirre stated that all utilities will be run thru the existing utilities of the site Minor improvements will be made to sewer however they will also utilize the existing water and sewer lines on the full Target site Mr Sargent asked if the utility system will be a privately maintained system Mr Traylor stated that the system is privately maintained and that manholes will be provided on each end for access on all lots Mr Sargent asked which source of power will be used to power these new developments Mr Aguirre stated that there will be aerial supplied across Lake Road from the existing pole in the Academy center to the corner of the proposed restaurant section Mr Traylor reported that it would go underground from that point Mr Aguirre stated that the other side of the lot will be extending aerial from the Fuddruckers pole and will be taken underground from that point Mr Aguirre continued with his review of the plan and reported that because Target is retaining portions of the lot along the front-age of Lake Road the plan is proposing sidewalks only along HWY 332 W along the property line limits Mr Aguirre advised the board to decide whether that was sufficient whether they wanted to eliminate sidewalks all together or whether they wanted to require Target complete the sidewalk along Lake Road as well Ms Colegrove stated that it was to her understanding that Target had considered adding sidewalk along Lake Road as well Mr Traylor stated that is correct Mr Traylor reported that although he cannot speak for Target at their last meeting with Target representatives Target was willing to help with sidewalks Mr Sargent asked for the location of the dumpsters Mr Traylor pointed out the dumpster locations at the proposed Raising Canes restaurant Mr Sargent asked if it would conflict with truck deliveries Rob Naggar stated that Raising Canes is not open for breakfast therefore he believes deliveries will be done early in the morning Mr Sargent asked for further clarification of truck routes
Mr Traylor stated that trucks will have 3 access points They could come in off Lake Road or 332 W One of the proposals driving the plan is creating a new internal access pathway to help with circulation between and on the tracts The pathway will allow for better ease of traffic flow east and west throughout the tract Mr Sargent stated that the storage would almost have to be on the north side of the restaurant so that trucks will have to access Mr Traylor stated that the final site plan is being clarified however there is designated area for cars to park out of the way if needed On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted Mr Sanders re-opened item regarding site plan of Tract 1 Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) for further discussion Vinay Singhania made a motion to amend the original motion of preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 and the recommendation to City Council for approval of the parking ratio of 32 for the Target site Brenda Colegrove seconded With all present members voting aye the motion to amend the original motion and make recom-mendation to Council to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 W for the entire Target site and allow the parking ration of 32 for the Target site passed PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) Staff review and comments This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 ndash 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The configuration of the partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access with the Target 81 acre tract A realignment of line also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the partition the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated between the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record will be required to be included at finalization of plat All platting requirements and formatting are expected to be met with no issues at final Ms Colegrove asked since Target is retaining the strip of land along Lake Road if there is any way to ensure an agreement from Target to put in the sidewalk Mr Aguirre stated that any condition sidewalk requirements would need to be included in the Site Plan approvals Mr Yenne stated that board could reopen the site plan issue once the issue at hand which is just the replat is resolved On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the replat of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The landscaping plan as currently submitted puts the whole development in a quandary This situation was the result of a misinterpretation of the ordinance and communication lapses The interpretation as indicated in the plan primarily encumbers the Target site while not having much impact on the individual outparcel ones Of particular note the following issues exist in the plans
1 Additional credit for preserving trees are being counted to comply with requirements of site This is not allowed on existing developed and official landscape plans Only a one for one credit is permitted
2 Trees to be removed are unaccounted in the plans and no replacement schedule indicated Staffrsquos estimate only is of 105 cal in trees which will need to be addressed by the board in this discussion
3 Perimeter screening trees are addressed and comply for the most part with some needed adjustment possible There are no shrub or berm options indicated to be retrofitted in the all parcel frontages
4 Irrigation plans for all parcels are unaccounted The various questions left by the misunderstanding and omissions have been brought up for action of the developer and is being discussed with staff prior to the meeting We remain open to the possibility that this can be resolved to some extent but request that you address the items and provide your recommendations of these so they can be incorporated in their final processing of the plan The following plan was submitted
Mr Traylor reported that they are working on a revision that addresses the issue of tree counts due to a misunderstanding of the ordinance They are keeping all existing trees with the exception of any trees that lie within driveways or outparcel development buildings There will be an additional 22 trees provided to account for those trees lost with the driveways and outparcel developments They are at 66 caliper inches The trees will be located along Lake Road and to provide additional parking screening Mr Aguirre stated that there are some trees being removed and unaccounted for in plans However this is also being addressed Mr Aguirre stated that the board would need to decide if they would place a tree count replacement restriction on the approval of the landscape plan This will have to be an alternate plan because of the variations of tree shrub screening in Target parking lot and along Hwy 332 due to the open ditch Mr Traylor stated that due the ditch along Hwy 332 they are proposing to include shrubs inside the property line and they are proposing to reuse the existing 3 foot berm as part of the screening on Hwy 332 Along Lake Road they will be proposing continuous vegetation (trees and bushes) for screening from the corner of the lot up to the existing Target driveway
Mr Aguirre asked for explanation of the irrigation system Mr Traylor stated that the irrigation will be maintained by Target They are proposing hose bibs in the area due to minimal green space within the new development tracts All screening and current landscaping along Hwy 332 and Lake Road will be irrigated and maintained by Target Mr Sanders asked who proposed tenants of the retail development closest to Fuddruckers were Mr Naggar stated they are still discussing possible tenants and they have not reached a decision Discussion was held on the location of trees throughout the development Mr Aguirre stated that one of the main points is the replacement of the trees and whether the board will require the same number of caliper inches Mr Traylor stated that the entire site currently has good healthy trees throughout and to his understanding the required tree count is 38 trees for the Target site There are currently 66 trees which is well over that requirement They are proposing to replace the trees removed during development Mr Singhania asked if there is an agreement with Target to maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Naggar stated that it is within the Target agreement that they maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Aguirre stated the board needs to consider the alternate conditions be asked for which include the trees screening and hose bib irrigation systems On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Jeff Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the combined alternate landscape plan to include the discussed exceptions of trees (replacement of trees removed during development) shrubs and screening on existing Target berm on Lake Road and Target property along Hwy 332 and hose and bib irrigation was granted PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF THE DIVER SUBDIVISION PLAT AMENDMENT OF TRACTS RECORDED IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AS TRACTS 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (TRI-CITY AUTO ON WILLOW DRIVE) Staff review and comments Jon Diver owner of the Tri City Auto and the adjoining properties has started making expansion to the business and was given permit for this construction under conditions that he provide the city with the necessary drainage analysis and design for the site modification and also that he assemble the various separate unplatted tracts into one tract with an official subdivision plat The drainage analysis and plan have been provided and approved for permit conditions The property is currently comprised of 5 separately described and recorded tracts and will be combined in a subdivision consisting of 2 lots being called the Diver Subdivision One of the lots houses an existing building that has served various B-1 uses in the past and currently an appliance repair shop The larger lot serves the previous mechanic garage facility and the new expansion business with vehicle parking yard All platting formatting and surveying control and content required for plat amendment have been provided and no issues remain Jon Diver stated they are trying to combine the lots for a total of 2 lots on the entire site Mr Sargent asked if there is an impact to the power line running thru the property Mr Aguirre stated that the power lines run over head and it is an easement However the property is still useable by the owner Mr Singhania asked for clarification of the location of the building and what the land is being used for Mr Diver clarified the location of the existing building and reported that the land is being used to complete an extension of the Tri-City Auto garage On motion by Jeffrey Gilbert second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye preliminary and final approval of the Diver Subdivision plat amendment of tracts recorded in the County Clerks office as tracts 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (Tri-city Auto on Willow Drive) was granted
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES FOR PERMIT OF CONDITIONAL USE TO LOCATE A DENTAL CLINIC AND DENTIST OFFICE IN THE HEB PUD ZONE WITH UNDERLYING B-2 ZONING LOCATED AT OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND OAK DRIVE Staff review and comments This item is being placed primarily to follow the letter of the ordinance and as a lead into the following discussion item in the agenda This type of use has been generally considered a permitted use under a professional office definition and has never been questioned and allowed in most all business and commercial zones in the past and in particular the B-2 downtown business district These zones either prescribe the use of clinic as a permitted one but the B-2 only has it as a conditional one Due to the ordinance requirement that conditional use be brought to the board for granting this particular request is being done Staff had mixed feelings on this being necessary as we had always stamped over these as professional medical office use In order to remove any doubt we are going through the motion of this and passing you related item for future unequivocal determination Mr Yenne stated that this item is coincides with the next item on the agenda The developer is asking for conditional use of the lot to include dental clinics for which the City has always considered to be dental offices Ms Russell stated that clinics are listed separately from professional offices and they are asking for a conditional use permit to avoid any issues with the ordinance wording She sees no reason to deny the request and the next agenda item will address the issue to provide further clarification within the ordinance language On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye approval was granted to Pacific Dental Services for permit of conditional use to locate a dental clinic and dentist office in the HEB PUD zone with underlying B-2 zoning located at Oyster Creek Drive and Oak Drive DISCUSS WHETHER TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR ldquoOFFICESrdquo AND ldquoPROFESSIONAL OFFICESrdquo TO CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF OFFICES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ZONES Staff review and comments No additional documents for the definition of ldquoofficerdquo Just describe problem in your memo My suggestion is Recently a developer wished to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but the Cityrsquos current zoning ordinance only explicitly permits clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future developers more comfortable we need to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Ms Russell stated that Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) however there is no definition for any of them Ms Russell asked the board to decide if they want to make everything an office or list clinics to be allowed in all business and commercial areas Mr Sargent asked if they will specifically differentiate between medical and dental offices Ms Russell stated that would be the boards decision and she would draft it to bring back for public hearing Ms Russell asked if the board saw a difference between a medical office or medical clinic The board stated they did not see any difference between and medical office or medical clinic However they liked the idea of adding the description of a healing arts licensed by the State of Texas to the description It was decided that medical office will be defined as any office of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics Mr Yenne asked if the board needs to call a public hearing Ms Russell stated it is not necessary and that she will instruct staff to advertise and prepare for public hearing on amending the zoning to include medical offices of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics in all business and commercial zones at the next meeting
DISCUSS WHETHER TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY SHARE PARKING SPACES THROUGH CROSS-PARKING AGREEMENTS Staff review and comments This is the follow-up of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of current cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff are open to including more users to this mechanism if this provides benefit or not as you may see it For the parking problem I have attached the section of the zoning ordinance to this message for the packet Memo wording Section 110-162 of the zoning ordinance allows certain uses to share parking spaces These uses have to be similar and yet not have the same operating hours There are no provisions for dissimilar uses with different operating hours except that the developer can ask for the parking requirements to be waived Developers in established multi-business sites have asked to use cross-parking agreements but the uses do not fit into the language in 110-162(25) For example a restaurant on an out-pad at the mall or a retail store being built close to a restaurant cannot share parking Staff wants to know if the Commission would like to open the cross-parking agreements to more uses Ms Russell presented Chapter 110-162 of the code of ordinances as follows Sec 110-162 - Parking requirements Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in the following amounts when a building is erected increased by unit increased in dimension or moved
(1)One-family dwellings Two-space garage except as otherwise provided in this chapter
(2)Two-family dwellings (duplexes) Four (4) spaces
(3)Multiple-family dwelling
a Apartment house Two and one-half (2frac12) spaces per living unit
b Townhouses Two (2) spaces per living unit
(4)Roominghouses lodginghouses club rooms fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(5)Hotels motels motor lodges trailer courts tourist courts One (1) space for each guest room or trailer space and one (1) space for each two (2) employees (associated commercial club lounge or retail areas require additional spaces see subsection (6)
(6)Dancehall nightclub tavern restaurant lounge skating rink commercial amusement One (1) space for each three (3) persons normally accommodated in the establishment for user not requiring a building one (1) space for each eight hundred (800) square feet of ground area shall be provided
(7)Nursing homes and orphanages One (1) space for each four (4) beds
(8)Hospitals sanatoriums home for the aged and youth home One and one-half (1frac12) spaces per bed or dwelling unit
(9)Office permitted in R-4 zone One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(10)Theater indoor sport arenas auditoriums other than those incidental to public and private schools One (1) space for each three (3) seats
(11)Stadiums ballparks gymnasium and other outdoor sport arenas One (1) space for each three (3) seats Such parking area or any portion thereof may be located within eight hundred (800) feet of the nearest corner of the property on which the place of assembly is located
(12)Churches assembly facility with fixed seating mortuary or funeral home or other places of worship One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main auditorium
(13)Retail stores super markets shopping centers
a For buildings of two thousand (2000) square feet or less One (1) space for four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area
b For buildings in excess of two thousand (2000) square feet of floor area One (1) space for two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(14)Banks savings and loan offices and other general business offices One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(15)Clinic medical dental or optical One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(16)Manufacturing warehouses and storage not covered in subsection (13) One (1) space for each one thousand (1000) square feet of floor area plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees
(17)School
a Elementary One (1) space for each nine (9) students
b Junior high One (1) space for each nine (9) students
c Senior high One (1) space for each one and three-quarters (175) students
d Tradevocational One (1) space per student
e Collegeuniversity One (1) space per day student
f Kindergarten One (1) space per eight (8) pupils
(18)Library One (1) space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of public area
(19)Community or welfare center One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area
(20)Assembly facility without fixed seating One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(21)Bowling alley Six (6) spaces for each line
(22)Other as determined by the planning commission
(23)Off-street parking for uses not specified in this section shall be determined by the planning commission
(24)All parking spaces must be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet
(25)All parking spaces required in this section shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served except as follows
a Where an increase in number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments the required spaces may be located not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed five hundred (500) feet from any other nonresidential building served
b No more than fifty (50) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters bowling lanes dancehalls nightclubs or cafes may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
c Not more than eighty (80) percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
d In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used a written agreement thereby assuring their intention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned approved as to form by the city attorney and shall be filed with the application for a building permit
(26) Any or all off-street parking requirements may be waived at the discretion of council where there is reasonable justification for so doing
(27) Any head-in parking or parking on public right-of-way where street width is less than forty-eight (48) feet is prohibited in front of all property
(28) Where there is on-street parking provided those spaces in front of a property may be used by that property plus one-half (frac12) the spaces in the center where there is center parking If there is an esplanade a lot may use the lots abutting and those at the esplanade
(29) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the facilities or parking spaces approved by the city prior to March 1 1981
(30) Whenever a building or use is constructed or changed after December 3 1990 by enlarging the floor area number of employees number of dwelling units seating capacity or otherwise to create a requirement for an increase in the number of parking spaces such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change in use
(Ord No 259 7-17-61 Ord No 69-397 sect 5 7-7-69 Ord No 73-506 sect 1 9-10-73 Ord No 81-780 sect 1 2-23-81 Ord No 90-1143 sect 3 12-3-90 Code 1958 sect 25-7 Ord No 11-1964 sect 2 7-5-2011)
Ms Russell stated that 110-16225(b) and (c) of the ordinance can be interpreted many ways and can be confusing Ms Russell asked the board to advise her of what they are wanting in cross parking agreements and she will draft an amendment to the ordinance Mr Sargent asked if the ordinance referred to cross sharing for businesses that operate at different times of the day Ms Russell stated that was correct however the questions the City is now receiving is to allow cross sharing among business that operate during the same time of days such as the mattress store and steak house development Mr Yenne stated that the board could determine whatever limits they want or allow them to continue taking credits of cross sharing parking as has been done previously Mr Aguirre stated its been allowed at Lowersquos Best Buy and Carinorsquos and at Wal-Mart with the shopping center Ms Russell stated that what the City could use is an actual analysis of the exact number of parking spaces a retail development needs as Target presented to determine the need for cross parking sharing She asked the board to decide if they would like it to state a percentage and not worry about similar uses or similar hours Mr Sargent stated that he doesnrsquot like that fact that the parking requirements were based on area Mr Yenne stated the original parking ordinance took about 18 months however if the board wants to revisit they can create a subcommittee as was originally done to start addressing the issue again Further discussion was held on previous cross parking agreements Mr Yenne asked if the board wanted to give Ms Russell direction on wording for the ordinance and then create a subcommittee to begin addressing the issue again Ms Colegrove stated that there are two different percentages 50 and 80 currently referenced in the code of ordinance Ms Russell stated that is correct Mr Yenne stated that section (c) referencing 80 for churches and schools is accurate for when the school is within the church and they do not operate within the same hours Ms Russell agreed and asked the board to look at only item (b) Mr Gilbert asked for an example where (b) currently exists Mr Sargent asked if b and c could be combined as a case by case basis
Ms Russell asked Mr Aguirre if that would be acceptable for the engineering plans Mr Aguirre stated that the developers do account for the count during the planning phase Mr Traylor stated that the ordinance is kind of vague and the interpretation can be misconstrued However the more direction or clarity given on the planning side the better for the developer What would be helpful for the developer is to simplify the description by using 10 for commercial use instead of dancehall nightclub or cafes Mr Yenne stated that it may not be good to implement that if there was a K-Mart next to a Wal-Mart because it would take up a lot of the parking spaces However because the city requires a high number of parking spots they are trying to make it a little more flexible allowing for a little lax Ms Russell stated that the cross parking works well at Hastings and Fuddruckers and would suggest more generic wording such as ldquoone use could share up to 50 of parking with another upon approval by the planning commissionrdquo Mr Traylor suggested referencing commercial use to avoid confusion on it being allowed for residential developments Ms Colegrove asked where (d) fits into the cross sharing parking Ms Russell stated that (d) references a written agreement she is to approve and confirm that the cross parking agreements are binding and does it have the correct number of spaces is in accordance with the code of ordinance If you have any one of the agreements listed in (b) or (c) than (d) is required Ms Colegrove stated that she agreed (b) needs to be more general Ms Russell stated that she would amend the ordinance to reference no more than 50 can be shared by commercial businesses at the discretion of planning commission Mr Yenne suggested adding the phrase ldquowith reasonable justificationrdquo to item 26 Ms Russell stated that she would add ldquoat the discretion of plannersrdquo to item 26 The board agreed on the proposed wording ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Harry Sargent asked about the number of bags allowed to carry on the bus Mr Yenne stated that any issues need to be addressed with Connect Transit Locke Sanders stated that the traffic lights near Bess Brannen Elementary give preference to the traffic crossing 2004 from Northwood area Mr Yenne stated that with the proposed changes to the schools it should address the traffic issues Vinay Singhania asked how the flow is going to work with the lane in front of Lake Jackson Intermediate Mr Yenne explained the flow would begin closer to Oak Drive and switch back within the school property to the existing entrancedrive through Ms Colegrove stated that she did attend the school board meetings and the new concepts are modular with set grades in each building Mr Yenne stated that March 23 2015 will be the Joint Master Plan meeting Mr Sanders asked that the Planning Commission be notified of the CPAC meetings Locke asked when the move in date will be for Dow building Mr Yenne stated that they have started moving in furniture but it would be May Mr Gilbert reported that HEB will be opening in May Mr Yenne stated that he believed it was May 6 SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 7 2015
ADJOURN There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 820 pm These minutes read and approved this _____ day of _____________________ 2015 _____________________________ Locke Sanders Chairman ______________________________ Harry Sargent Secretary
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson will meet in Regular meeting on TUESDAY MAY 5 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
AGENDA A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE B VISITORS COMMENTS C APPROVAL OF MINUTES
At said meeting the Planning Commission will deliberate discuss consider and or take final action on any or all of the following matters
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE)
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332)
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
7 ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST 8 SET NEXT MEETING DATE 9 ADJOURN
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on FRIDAY MAY 1 2015 at pm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ______ day of ___________________ 2015 at ____________apm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretaryrsquos Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Memo To PLANNING COMMISSION
From SAL AGUIRRE
CC CITY SECRETARY
Date 4-30-15
Re May 5 2015 HIGHLIGHTS AND ISSUES AGENDA
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES This hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting but was postponed and now rescheduled The council had the hearing previously and now awaits your action for their first reading of the amended ordi-nance with any revisions that may be added This was prompted by a developer wishing to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but with the current zoning ordinance only explicitly permitting clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and of-fices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future devel-opers more comfortable this was needed to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city at-torney
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS As in the previous item this hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting The council has also had the hearing previously and now awaits your decision and or revisions if any to consider it for first reading at their next meeting This came up as the result of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of the current cross park-ing sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff were in agreement to opening this provision to more users given the Increased interest of redevelopment of existing commercial sites in search for out-parcel sites
Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city attorney
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE) Gary Davis CEO of First Advisors Inc a real estate investment firm is making this request for his proposed development a multifamily project in the 30+ acre property in north side of FM 2004 across from the current construction site of the Regal Storage facility They have met with staff on several occasions and have been doing their due diligence in this effort The property is currently zoned in three different tracts and zones To accomplish his development project two of the zone areas will have to be changed to the intended R-4 purpose Mr Davis would like to make this an introduction to the project and is open to your questions of interest if you wish
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT
(TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 - 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access within the Target 81 acre tract The realignment also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the reconfiguration the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated be-tween the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record has been included in this final plat as required All platting requirements and formatting have been met with no issues at final
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 The proposed redevelopment project has had a long road to course through and resolve the site plan issues of the Target site The redevelopment impact on the parent tract became the significant issue first dealt concerning the reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the time the Traylor group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The developer made their case with parking analysis and industry data along with the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordi-nance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance Council involvement based on your preliminary recommendation finally resolved the reduced parking condition as adequate and granted exceptions as allowed in the ordinance A result of the exception allows the Target site with 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) The soon to be amended cross sharing condition in the ordinance will further reinforce the parking count compli-ance of the site The outparcel site parking conditions remain compliant and without issues
The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows Tract 1-B (shop) contains 36 spaces (624 spaces per 1000) versus 26 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) and Tract 1C (restaurant) provides 25 spaces (1 space per 24 seats) versus required 20 spaces (1 per 3 seats)
Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated Relocation of private utility lines where necessary to erect a building has been made without issues from city
3 Drainage modifications of site private system have been evaluated to comply with the cityrsquos drain-age standards of the new sites and to maintain a no impact to the current site conditions
4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have been evaluated and approved as proposed 5 Trash collection issues also have been addressed to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been included through all sites as concession for exception to
landscape perimeter screening requirements
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE
REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 After your last extraordinary meeting the clarification of alternate landscape conditions cleared the way to approve the proposed landscape plan as follows 1 The trees lost to the site plan modifications will not need to be replaced based on the representa-
tion made in the final alternate plan that a) the remaining 63 at the Target site still exceed the re-quired 36 trees b) the remaining 5 at the retail pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees c) the remaining 5 at the restaurant pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees
2 The existing road frontage perimeter mound berm along the various sites be considered as meeting the shrub screening criteria of the ordinance in consideration of the sidewalk running along their entire property boundary limits The existing perimeter screening trees comply for the most part with a requirement of one addi-tional tree to be added in the missing gap at the southeast corner Lake Rd side
3 The irrigation for the parcels are approved as indicated in the plans a) Target plan to retain the current existing automatic system with modifications needed and maintenance operations b) the outparcel sites proposed hose bib systems are considered as meeting the irrigation requirement The board should state these individual conditions in your action for future record
7 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF PLAT AMENDMENT OF CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION SECTION 1 LOT 1 BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 76 amp 77 BLOCK 4 The ink hasnrsquot dried yet on the first plat and its already coming back for some adjustments to these lots due to a bust in the construction layout by the previous bridge contractor due sidestepping the subdivision survey control offered This error resulted in the Lake Jackson end of the bridge to be 7 feet off of the original right-of-way centerline In order to bring all the improvements back in line with the conventional right-of-way placement the pavement connections and utilities in this area were revised and some reworked to bring back into alignment
The right-of-way lines will now need to be changed to this new realignment and in doing so the lots will be impacted as needed This will result in these 3 affected lots needing to be reconfigured to new a dimension that is a better market by the developer The new configured lots still meet or exceed the R-2 zone requirement widths and depths and are of no issue All platting format and data is met
SIGNATURE OF DOCUMENTS Replat of Jackson Square Center Tract 1 Combined Site Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
Combined Alternate Landscape Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Senior Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on Monday March 23 2015 at 630 PM at the Lake Jackson Civic Center 333 HWY 332 Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance Tere Sandlin Chair Doris Grigar Vice Chair Julie Mendoza Wayne Robertson Linda Robertson Freddie Mathis Brewster Borg VISITOR COMMENTS There were no visitor comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash FEBRUARY On motion by Doris Grigar second by Brewster Borg with all members voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of February were approved with corrections to the spelling of Doris Grigarsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 02-17-15 and the spelling of Linda Robertsonsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 06-14-15 REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS HOSTED BY THE COMMISSION 2-24-15 ndash E-Book Class ndash It was reported that there were 8 people in attendance along with 3 librarians This allowed for more one on one training and instruction 3-17-15 ndash Card Making ndash Tere reported that there were 6 people in attendance 3-17-15 ndash Games and Covered Dish Night ndash Doris reported that there were 28 people in attendance including commission members Freddie Tere Wayne Linda Doris Sue and Julie The board awarded 2 - $20 Wal-Mart gift cards and 3 additional prizes for door prizes for at total of $7650 expenses total 3-23-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Linda reported that there were 22 people in attendance including commission members Wayne Linda and Freddie The speakers were Teresa Caldwell State Coordinator of the Texas Heritage Trails Program and Seneca McAdams Executive Director of the Texas Independence Trail Region
SUBMITTAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF UPCOMING EVENTS 3-24-15 4-10-15 5-29-15 amp confirm date for June 2015 ndash Library Educational Electronic Device Class ndash It was reported that the Library would be discussing Gale courses which are online tutorials that can be downloaded thru the library website 3-27-15 - Blue Hawaii Dinner Show staring Elvis 6pm ndash Julie reported the costs for entertainment are $92500 Extra tickets were printed to sell The current count is approximately 198 people to attend The caterer Gina Reneersquos will be preparing dinner for up to 225 people The menu will consist of frac12 fried fish frac12 pulled pork pineapple rice garden salad or vegetable bread and cheesecake for dessert The caterer will also serve tea and provide all the serving plates and utensils 4-07-15 5-12-15 amp 6-16-15 ndash Card Making 6 ndash 8pm - No discussion was held 4-13-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash Tere reported that the advertisement was incorrect Linda reported that she notified Sandra Oliver of the misprint in the advertisement The prizes for the event will include laundry baskets filled with toiletries and paper products such as Kleenex paper towels garbage bags laundry detergent and dish washing detergent etc Another option was plants and gift cards Honey Baked Ham provided a $25 gift certificate 4-27-15 5-18-15 amp 6-22-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Jim Pierce Author of Pecan Lake The Unintended Lake of
Lake Jackson TX will be speaker for the 04-27-15 discussion group No other discussion was held 5-19-15 ndash Spring Fling Dinner and Dance ndash Tere reported that it should be only Spring Fling Dance and no dinner will be provided Guests will be allowed to bring snacks Dance will be in the plaza room and can sell 104 tickets The board will provide beverages 5-22-15 - Senior Appreciation Night - discuss event and appoint committee ndash It was reported that Hogenheifers will cater the event and serve BBQ sandwiches chips and canned drinks for 200 Cost is $5 per meal If there are less than 200 seniors in attendance the board will sell extra lunch tickets 6-03-15 ndash HAAK Winery and Frobergs Farms Tour ndash First Class Tours Bus was booked for $84635 and will arrive at the Civic Center at 930 am The bus will leave from the Civic Center at 1000 am and will arrive at Haakrsquos Winery by 1100 am for lunch and wine tour The group will visit Frobergrsquos Farms for a tour on the route home and should arrive back in Lake Jackson by 400 pm 6-09-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash No discussion was held 6-14-15 ndash Astros Game ndash The tickets have been received The group will be seated in section 132 rows 18 ndash 21 for the Astros vs Seattle Mariners game at 110 pm Tickets include a $15 foodbeveragemerchandise coupon The bus will arrive at the Civic Center at 1030 am and leave at 1100 am The group should return by 600 pm REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET BALANCE No report was given ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Doris Grigar asked if the board still wanted to consider a trip to Brenham during the fall Tere asked the board members to think of future trips theyrsquod be interested in and will revisit SET NEXT MEETING DATE ndash APRIL 27 2015 The next meeting was set for April 27 2015 ADJOURN On motion by Wayne Robertson second by Freddie Mathis with all present members voting ldquoayerdquo the meeting adjourned at 654 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _______________________ 2015
_______________________________ Tere Sandlin Chairman _______________________________ Sue Supak Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN THAT the Lake Jackson Youth Advisory Commission met in regular session at the Lake Jackson Police Department Training Room 5 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas on MONDAY MARCH 16 2015 at 600 pm with the following present
Board Members Monica Overman Chairman Mary Macrae Jake Brannen Vice Chairman Ashley Hidalgo Kallie Liondas Secretary Brandt Carleton Zachary Merritt Parliamentarian DeLaynee Malone Vivian Jones Adult Advisor Also present Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator RESOURCE MEMBERS Aaron Jansky Christian Guerra Donna Centeno Jamar Alston Melodi Koenig Valeria Marquez Martha Estrella Chelsey Boyd Alexia Boe Madeline Merritt Maggie Macrae Chassity Guajardo and Meagen Fails
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Monica Overman called the meeting to order at 610 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kallie Liondas presented the minutes from the January 12 2015 meeting On a motion by Jake Brannan second Zachary Merritt with all voting aye the minutes were approved as written It was Brandt Carletonrsquos birthday this month
SPRING ACTIVITIES amp PROJECTS SBCAS - DeLaynee Malone After the Easter project YAC is going to help out the ldquoSouthern Brazoria County Animal Shelterrdquo by collecting items around the house such as old blankets old towels dogs andor cat toys pet beds leashes pet carriers and newspapers A copy of the ldquowish listrdquo was distributed to all members to begin collection for the April meeting EASTER PROJECT YAC will be completing the Easter BasketBag Project for the Food Basket again this year by providing toothbrushes toothpaste crayons and coloring books for Easter which is on April 5 2015 At the end of the meeting we will adjourn into workshop to complete the bags that will be taken to the Food Basket for Easter DONT MESS WITH TEXAS TRASH OFF The spring clean up will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 at 800 am it will take place at the Xeriscape Park Final plans will be made at the April meeting
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST The Lake Jackson Recreation Center will host the city wide ldquoEaster Egg Huntrdquo on Thursday April 2nd at 530 at MacLean Park Members are asked to help after school if they are available They will be placing 8000 Easter eggs out on the softball fields and Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful will be giving away 100 free Arbor Day trees SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting will be Monday April 6 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned at 625 pm in the Easter Project workshop These minutes read and approved this _________________ day of _________________________ 2015
_______________________________________ Monica Overman Chairman
_____________________________________ Kallie Liondas Secretary
City of Lake Jackson
Meeting Date May 4 2015
Subject Sponsorship of Concert
Submitted by Modesto A Mundo Asst City Mgr
Expenditure Account HotelMotel Fund
Action Requested
Discuss and consider request from Jim Luna for Funds from the Hotel Motel fund in the amount of $2500 for a performance by Los Kumbia Kings (Selenarsquos Brotherrsquos Band) on June 20 2015 in Freeport Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Mr Jim Luna has revised his request for the City to sponsor an event featuring the band call Los Kumbia Kings He is requesting $2500 from the Hotel-Motel fund He has moved the concert to Freeport but stated that he is pushing for hotel stays in Lake Jackson Year to date the Cityrsquos Special Events fund funded by Hotel-Motel revenues has a negative balance Staff estimates that the fund will end the fiscal year with a $10000 balance Mr Luna did not attend the past City Council since I failed to respond to his revised proposal Since I had not responded he thought he was not on the April 20th agenda
City of Lake Jackson
Submitted by Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
Presented by
Meeting Date May 4 2015 Subject Directional signs
Action Requested DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST TO DISPLAY DIRECTION SIGNS ALONG HWY 288 FM 2004 OLD ANGLETON ROAD AND OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 16-17 2015
Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Attached you will find a request from the Fine Arts Center requesting directional signs on Hwy 288
FM2004 Old Angleton Road and Oyster Creek Drive for their Arts Festival to be held May 16 amp 17
2015 at the Center
Action Taken Tabled Deferred Denied Approved
From Patty Green [mailtopattygbcfasorg] Sent Friday May 01 2015 248 PMTo Bill YenneCc Wesley CopelandSubject Directional SignsImportance High
Dear BillThank you for visiting with Wes and I yesterday We enjoyed the conversation and greatly appreciate your time
Attached is a map with signs marked by red arrows Some will be placed in Clute some in Richwood and some in Lake Jackson - its the nature of our locationIve also attached the graphic for the signs which are 27 X 18 What you have is a sample of the turn signs We have produced straight signs too I think the placement will help local folks as well as visitors from the Houston and Galveston areas
We will be at City Council Monday evening at 630 to answer any questions
Kindest regardsPatty
Patty Swords CFREDirector of Marketing amp Development400 College BlvdClute TX 77531(ofc) 979-265-7661 (cell) 979-480-4949
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the City Council of the City of Lake Jackson met on Monday April 20 2015 at 630 pm in Regular Session at 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall with the following in attendance
Joe Rinehart Mayor Gerald Roznovsky Mayor Pro-Tem Buster Buell Council member Will Brooks Council member Heather Melass Council member JB Baker Council member
William P Yenne City Manager Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Pam Eaves Finance Director Sherri Russell City Attorney Sal Aguirre City Engineer Rick Park Police Chief Mike Bailey Lieutenant Paul Kibodeaux Asst Police Chief Bryan Sidebottom Lieutenant Chris Anderson Lieutenant Jeremy Bubnick Parks and Rec Director Randy Crim Fire Marshal Irene McKay Health Officer Michael Coon Asst to City Manager David Walton Building Official
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council member Melass led the pledge of allegiance to the American flag and the Texas flag
INVOCATION Council member Buell led the invocation
VISITORS There were no visitors present to speak on a non agenda item
PRESENTATION There were no presentations
CONSENT AGENDA A APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash MARCH 9 amp APRIL 6 2015 B MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
On motion by Council member Brooks second by Council member Baker with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the consent agenda was approved as follows
A APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash MARCH 9 amp APRIL 6 2015 - approved B MINUTES OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - accepted
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A(PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2(COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES Mayor Rinehart opened the public hearing at 632 pm Mr Yenne stated this item came up with a new dental clinic locating in a B-2 zone next to the new HEB This is for clarification and providing for a definition of a clinic Mr Yenne stated that the Planning Commission was to have the first public hearing at their meeting on April 7th but did not have a quorum Council is holding the first public hearing This is to provide a new definition to include clinics Council member Melass asked for the difference between a doctors office and a clinic Sherri Russell stated that the actual definition is wide enough to include clinics The Planning Commission did not see a difference between medical office and clinic Mr Yenne stated that staff has always thought a medical office and clinic were the same The owners of the new dental clinic wanted staff to be sure of the definition so the clarification is before Council Mayor Rinehart closed the public hearing at 635 pm PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS Mayor Rinehart opened the public hearing at 636 pm Mr Yenne stated that staff had not interpreted this section properly in the past This is for clarification and will reflect the practice staff has been doing for the last several years Sherri Russell stated this will require the Planning Commission to approve a cross access agreement and verify that the parking meets requirements Mayor Rinehart closed the public hearing at 638 pm DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM JIM LUNA FOR FUNDS FROM THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $8000 FOR A PERFORMANCE BY LOS KUMBIA KINGS (SELENArsquoS BROTHERrsquoS BAND) ON JUNE 20 2015 IN LAKE JACKSON Mr Mundo stated that Mr Luna has reduced his request to $2500 Mr Luna met with Mr Bubnick at the softball field and decided that would not be the right venue They have moved the concert to Freeport but Mr Luna still wanted to request funding from Lake Jackson Mr Luna stated they would push for attendees to stay in Lake Jackson This item died for lack of motion DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM HEB TO REMOVECUTBACK FOLIAGE AT THEIR ENTRANCE IN CITY PARKWAY ON OAK DRIVE AT CENTER WAY Mr Yenne stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with representatives from HEB to discuss removing the foliage along the Oak Drive parkway In negotiating the PUD with HEB one of the things excepted was the requirement for parking lot screening One of the reasons for that exception was that the city already had foliage in the parkway It is not their big sign they are worried about Their big sign will be on an outparcel closest to Circle Way They are requesting removal of some of the red tip photinia plants in the city parkway 100 feet on either side of Center Way Mr Yenne stated that the plants were placed in the
parkway by the Beautification Commission in the 1980rsquos He suggested that if they would like to remove the plants they come back in with the typically required 3 foot high parking lot screening There was no one present from HEB Council member Roznovsky felt the sign was of no value and they have been given the exception of the large sign that could be seen from the highway Mayor Rinehart asked if the photinias could be trimmed back Jeremy Bubnick stated that the shrubs would not survive being trimmed back to that degree Council member Roznovsky felt the berms or parking lot screening needed to be in place prior to the current shrubs coming down Consensus of Council was to keep some sort of screening if the photinias come down then new shrubs needed to be planted DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CLUTE AND DEDEN SERVICES LLC FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A WATER LINE IN CITY RIGHT OF WAY ON OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR CLUTErsquoS WOODSHORE DEVELOPMENT The engineerrsquos for Clutersquos new development would like to place Clutersquos new waterline in the Oyster Creek Drive right-of-way This placement will save some mature trees on their property The city needs two separate agreements to do this one with Clute and one with the contractor Council asked that Ms Russell draw up the contracts On motion by Council member Brooks second by Council member Roznovsky with all members present voting aye authorization was granted for the execution of an agreement with the city of Clute and Deden Services LLC for the placement of a water line in the city right of way on Oyster Creek Drive for Clutes Woodshore development APPROVE THE LAKE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT Rick Park Police Chief introduced is staff Chris Anderson Paul Kibodeaux Mike Bailey and Bryan Sidebottom Chief Park presented the Police Department Annual Report Council thanked the Chief for his report and the good job the police department does AWARD BID FOR CLEARING AND REMOVING DEBRIS FOR THE 2015 HURRICANE SEASON TO BERGERON EMERGENCY SERVICES AS PRIMARY CONTRACTOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10000000 AND STANDBY CONTRACTS TO ASPLUNDH AS SECONDARY CONTRACTOR TAG GRINDING SERVICES AS TERTIARY CONTRACTOR AND TFR ENTERPRISES INC AS QUATERNARY CONTRACTOR On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo bid was awarded for clearing and removing debris for the 2015 Hurricane Season to Bergeron Emergency Services as primary contractor in an amount not to exceed $10000000 and standby contracts to Asplundh as secondary contractor Tag Grinding Services as tertiary contractor and TFR Enterprises Inc as quaternary contractor Mr Yenne stated that staff is using Bergeron Emergency Services to help with the cleanup of the recent storm debris
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DENYING CENTERPOINT HOUSTON ELECTRICrsquoS APPLICATION FOR A RATE INCREASE This resolution concerns electric rates On April 6 2015 CenterPoint filed a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) application with all cities in the Houston area A DCRF is an expedited mini-rate case to allow electric utilities to raise distribution rates Distribution rates cover the cost of overhead and underground electric lines CenterPoint is seeking a 167 million dollar increase which comes to 31cent on an average residential bill Street lights and commercial customers will also be affected GCCC (Gulf Coast Cities Coalition of which Lake Jackson is a part) will hire a consultant to review the Companyrsquos filing GCCC recommends that all GCCC members adopt the Resolution denying the rate change Once the resolution is adopted it will be consolidated with other cases CenterPoint has in front of the PUC Failure to pass the resolution denying the rate increase means that the increase will become effective September 1 2015 On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Buell with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo a resolution denying Centerpoint Houston Electrics application for a rate increase was passed DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 38 ENVIRONMENT TO UPDATE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ABATEMENT OF JUNKED VEHICLES Tina Doyle Code Enforcement Officer was present to answer any questions Ms Russell stated that the current junked vehicle ordinance is unwieldy Except for the neighborhood petition the inspection sticker language and the wait time before a citation is issued the law doesnrsquot need to be changed The ordinance just needs to be streamlined so that code enforcement can spend less time reasoning out the language and so that the public can understand the ordinance Also the ordinance better defines the difference between a junked vehicle and a classic vehicle Council member Roznovsky asked if this included junked RVrsquos Ms Russell stated this included RVrsquos trailers and boats On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Melass with all members present voting aye Council asked that this be brought back in ordinance form UPDATE ON GRANT SUBMITTAL TO TXDOT FOR SH 332 SIDEWALK PROJECT BETWEEN SH288 AND DIXIE DRIVE Mr Mundo stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with the area engineer for TxDot 10 days ago The area office gave a verbal agreement that they would provide the engineering services He spoke with environmental and found the fonzie report needed to be updated We have been able to get several letters of support They are phasing project with first year city portion being $310000 and $100000 in the second year This will be discussed at the CIP meeting on April 27 2015 DISCUSS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A LETTER ASKING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST $5 BILLION IN TRANSPORTATION FUNDING The state legislature has two pending bills that will provide a transportation funding mechanism TML President Martinez is asking cities to send a letter to house representatives that shows support for both of these bills
On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo authorization was granted for the Mayor to sign a letter asking the State Legislature to provide at least $5 billion in transportation funding DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TRAFFIC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS NEW TRANSITION ON PLANTATION DRIVE AT OLEANDER Mr Yenne reviewed the Plantation Drive transition at Oleander He stated that it has been decided to place a crossover at Loganberry Mayor Rinehart stated he was not in favor of this He thought this would cause problems for those residents on Oleander He would rather see a transition at Silverlace On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with 5 members present voting aye and Mayor Rinehart voting nay motion passed to proceed with the transition of Plantation Drive to take place at Oleander PARKING SIGNAGE AND STRIPING AT MACLEANRECREATION CENTERRASCO Mr Yenne stated this is an ongoing problem with parents picking up their kids in the afternoons using the MacLean Park Road as a pick up point The suggestion from the Traffic Commission is to put in signs that say ldquono parking or standingrdquo along the park road up to the second entrance to the Recreation Center On motion by council member Roznovsky second by council member Brooks with all present voting aye to approve the traffic commission recommendation to extend the striping or place signage at MacLean Park to help with the pickup of school kids in the afternoons UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
a CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FINANCIAL UPDATE b SIDEWALK PROJECTS c UTILITY REPAIR PROJECTS d DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECTS e SOUTH PARKING PLACE PROJECT f MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Sal Aguirre introduced Eddie Herrera as a new staff member to the Engineering Department Mr Herrera worked in the utility department of the city ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Council member Brooks asked if it would be a major cost to improving the yard at the Mulch Site to keep cars from getting stuck Mr Yenne stated that Robert Stark has material that could possibly work Council member Melass asked if there were responses from Centerpoint on contact numbers Mr Yenne stated that contact numbers have been received Council member Melass requested minutes of boards and commissions that rarely meet Council member Melass reminded everyone that the Taste of the Town is April 26th Council member Baker asked if the landscaping is going back in the median in front of the mall Mr Yenne stated that is part of the Governorrsquos award project He was not sure if landscaping would be going back in that area Mr Mundo said he would provide drawings to City Council Mayor Rinehart stated Modesto Rick Alice Bryan and the Utility Crews did a Yemenrsquos job last Friday
Mayor Rinehart announced the city was granted the Distinguished Budget Award for the 23rd year in a row ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 800 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _____________________________ 2015
___________________________________
Joe Rinehart Mayor _________________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Commission met in regular session on Tuesday March 17 2015 600 pm in the Conference Room at Lake Jackson City Hall Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Amy Tasto Chairman Mitchell Jacobs Sharon OrsquoNeill Mike Coburn Vice Chair Constance Adams Shirley Ann Miller Secretary Darren Merritt Also present Debby Soltesz Past Chair Buster Buell City Council Liaison
Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator Bryce Carleton Parks Supt
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Amy Tasto called the meeting to order at 605 pm APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by Constance Adams second by Darren Merritt with all voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the February 2015 meeting were approved as written SERVOLUTION SERVOLUTION was held on Sunday March 1 2015 with the kick off at 900 am Due to all the rain the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful project was cancelled Rain did not hamper some of the planting projects Volunteers worked on 6 projects in the City of Lake Jackson including planting trees along Lake Road and Oyster Creek Drive at Jasmine Hall and Shadow Glen Park More than 130 trees were planted in less than 4 hours Over 1000 volunteers participated with Brazos Pointe Fellowship Church ldquoDONrsquoT MESS WITH TEXASrdquo TRASH OFF The ldquoDonrsquot Mess with Texas TrashndashOffrdquo will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 Members discussed having the event at the Xeriscape Park This event will take place beginning at 800 am to 1100 am It will include litter pickup cleanup and planting at the Xeriscape Park Since we were late discussing inviting businesses we will include them next year in our Spring cleanup activities T-shirts will be provided by BASF we will have donuts and water provided by Keep America Beautiful Letters were sent to each Lake Jackson School for the Campus Cleanup program for the trash-off Each campus would be able to participate by cleaning their campus then do an environmental project for the grand prize money If the school turns in their report with numbers and photos of the campus cleanup they will receive a check for $25000 If they do an environmental project they have a chance at the grand prize of $50000 O M Roberts was the grand prize win of the first Campus Cleanup award As part of the Great American Cleanup activities KLJB will hold an Arbor Day Celebration with 100 Live Oak trees being distributed at the City of Lake Jackson Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday April 2nd Carrot eggs will have a ldquofreerdquo sticker on them telling the children they have won an ldquoArbor Dayrdquo tree KLJB will have a booth with the trees available for pickup outside the gate
BISD PreK Charlie Chipper ldquoRecycle Round Uprdquo programs have been set up for the month of April A list of dates will be emailed to Board Members for participation in these programs BUDGET GOALS amp OBJECTIVES KLJB members discussed the accomplishments for the 2014-2015 year and goals for the coming year There have been more projects and plantings within the past year as the City continues to grown and we plant more and use more color around the City It was discussed to add $5000 to our planting budget since it was cut when Beautification Commission was combined with Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Everything else will stay the same Members discussed accomplishments such as Charlie Chippers birthday and the signs that BISD students signed for the cleanup continuation of the ldquoBusiness Partnerrdquo Program working at the Xeriscape Park plantings at City Hall Arbor Day tree give away BISD PreK programs and our KTB amp KAB awards Goals for the coming year included compiling a list of resources and recycling specialties from our local retailers surveying our businesses about our landscape ordinance and continuing to increase our involvement with BISD Members discussed the KLJB standards and Terri Cardwell will compile all the goals accomplishments and objectives for the April meeting for final approval REPORT ON AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES Amy discussed the Areas of Responsibilities and asked members to turn in any reports ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Mike Coburn reported that Rotary would be holding a planting project with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory on Saturday at 930 am Volunteers are welcome to participate SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 21 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned into workshop at 720 pm These minutes read and approved this__________________day of _________________________ 2015 ___________________________________ Amy Tasto Chairman ___________________________________ Shirley Ann Miller Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Development Corporation of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Thursday February 19 2015 at 1100 AM at Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Gary Rodgers Chair William P Yenne City Manager Gerald Roznovsky Vice Chair Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Jason Chavez Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager David Nicks Sherri Russell City Attorney Rod Hall Michael Coon Asst to City Manager Patty Sayes Heather Melass Council member Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting Mr Rodgers introduced Michael Coon Assistant to the City Manager APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash DECEMBER 11 2014 On motion by Gerald Roznovsky second by Rod Hall with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the December 11 2014 meeting were approved as presented
DISCUSS MISSION GOALS OBJECTIVES AND ROLE OF THE LAKE JACKSON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting presented the following Strategic Plan outlining the goals objectives and roles of the LJDC This plan is the work and result of 3 workshops by the LJDC held on November 24 2015 January 29 2015 and February 19 2015 Lake Jackson Vision Statement ndash Our Vision is to create an ideal community to live work and play for all Lake Jackson Mission Statement - It is the Mission of the City of Lake Jackson to be a leader among cities and in the region at large in delivering outstanding quality services to all citizens through innovative and efficient use of resources Economic Development Corporation Mission Statement - It is the mission of the LJEDC to use proactive strategies and all available resources to promote economic growth and market Lake Jackson as the premier city to live work and play Mission Elements
bull Encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit bull Marketing the city bull Promoting quality of life bull Attracting primary jobs
Economic Development Strategies
Encouraging an Entrepreneurial Spirit bull Establish a proactive business culture within the City of Lake Jackson organization
o Prepare a ldquoNew Business Packetrdquo for each prospect outlining the advantages and amenities of Lake Jackson as well as the process for obtaining permits
bull Establish a process for entrepreneurial mentoring and technical assistance (Lightening Teams) within the City
Marketing the City
bull Prepare a comprehensive promotional campaign to market the City of Lake Jackson o Create a brand for the City o Create a visual (media) campaign showing the advantages and amenities of the City o Market various events in the City on a wide basis to attract outside visitors o Develop an upscale promotional packet of information to market the City of Lake Jackson
Promoting Quality of Life
bull Be known as ldquobusiness friendlyrdquo in Lake Jackson o Establish a process of consistency for dealing with economic development matters
bull Establish a process for informing employers ndash to then inform employees ndash about opportunities for housing businesses schools and other quality of life opportunities in Lake Jackson
Attracting Primary Jobs
bull Define and identify the type of primary jobs suitable for Lake Jackson bull Develop a process for actively pursuing primary jobs
APPROVE LJDC STRATEGIC PLAN AND RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL On motion by Heather Melass second by Patty Sayes with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo approval was granted for the LJDC Strategic Plan and recommendation is made to present this to City Council for approval ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1230 pm These minutes read and approved this the _____ day of _______________________ 2015
____________________________________ Gary Rodgers Chair
_______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the Parks amp Recreation Board of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17 2015 AT 630 PM in the Conference Room at the Recreation Center Lake Jackson City Hall 91 Lake Road Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance
Elaine Conley Vice Chairperson Jeremy Bubnick Parks amp Recreation Director David Vavra Mallory Doyle Recreation Assistant David Melass John Blackburn Consultant Alvin Bartek
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Elaine Conley
II APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion by David Melass second by David Vavra with all members present voting aye the January 27 2015 minutes were approved
III VISITORS
IV DISCUSS CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING PICKLE BALL AS AN ACTIVITY IN ONE OF OUR PARKS David Melass presented to the Parks Board a game called ldquoPickle Ballrdquo in hopes that the City of Lake Jackson could offer a place to play it Jeremy was familiar with this game and that it is pretty popular with seniors He said that we would need a hard surface to play it on A tennis court may be an ideal location for this game however it is a pretty loud game so we may want to consult the surrounding neighbors John mentioned that we really do not have a great existing court to use Jeremy said that it could be played indoors and tape could be put down so as not to have to paint the lines on a court It would not be much cost to get it started Paddles could be purchased and people could rent them from the rec center Jeremy suggested that we temporarily use a racquetball court to see how popular it becomes and then if it did become popular Alvin would like to see it budgeted for a permanent slab behind the rec center Elaine would like to see it advertised Staff will look into purchasing the equipment and setting it up in a racquetball court temporarily
V FOLLOW UP ON DECISION TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN FOR BENCHES ALONG
OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND IN PARKS Jeremy mentioned that we could go ahead and put benches down with the inset already available for a plaque The slab would measure 16rsquox6rsquox6rdquo with pavers One quote received estimates $3700slab so the total including the bench and slab would be approximately $5000 The pavers could also be removed to make memorial pavers To engrave pavers would be approximately $50 so it would most likely require a $100 donation The concrete beneath the pavers would be about 4rdquo and the pavers would be about 2rdquo The bench would be drilled into the concrete Jeremy recommends that we have a standard bench with plaque price and a slab price and that people have the option to be able to choose out of one of the existing locations Originally John was proposing 160 lamps from 288 to Portulaca St However the bid came back too expensive and changed it to placing them 125
feet apart from each other Bob Pratt suggested that that would not be a good system because your eyes would have to adjust and readjust to the light and dark He recommends to only putting a lamp at each bench and a few extra That would be only 17 lamps and 11 benches The lights would start after the new HEB TXDOT may be interested in funding the 162 lamps which would be around $620000 That would include the benches too amp140000 for just the lamps placed 125 ft apart which does not include installation so it would probably be more like $240000 Staff to continue working on the project
VI UPDATE FROM JANUARY OYSTER CREEK SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
The Oyster Creek Subcommittee did not meet in February They are waiting on a new Oyster Creek Conservancy Representative to be appointed to take Bob Geterrsquos position Alvin mentioned that the Army Core of Engineers gives permits to build on the creek Mallory to find out from Bob Geter who will be replacing him on the committee
VII ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
VIII DIRECTORrsquoS UPDATE
-The scooter signage for the skatepark will be updated Risk management did approve the use of scooters in the park David Vavra suggested inviting the kids that requested it to be present when the new sign was installed -Parks Board members are now new members of NRPA and TRAPS -The new divider is now hanging in the gym It looks great and will only be put down when classes are going on to lengthen itrsquos life span -Upgrading lighting in the gym to LED fixtures and lights around the perimeter of the pools with LEDs it is about a $28000 project that includes and $8000 rebate for turning in the old lights to Centerpoint The new lights will provide about three times the amount of light -The Gardner Campbell Trail sign will be a boulder type sign with the Cityrsquos tree and the name of the trail -The rec center is short two full times staff It has been advertised and will hopefully have an update at the next meeting -Thank you to John Blackburn for all that he has done for the department This was his last meeting -The new Rec Center sign is in front of the rec and we will be relighting it with LED fixtures and putting a color bed in front of it
IX SET NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday March 17 2015 at 630pm X ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 725pm
These minutes read and approved this day of 2015
Rachel Seymour Chairperson
Elaine Conley Vice-Chairperson
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Tuesday March 3 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
Locke Sanders Chairman William P Yenne City Manager Vinay Singhania Vice Chair Michael Coon Asst to the City Manager Jeffrey Gilbert Sal Aguirre City Engineer Harry Sargent Giani Cantu Asst City Secretary Brenda Colegrove Athelstan Sanchez Asst City Engineer
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Harry Sargent led the pledge of allegiance VISITORS COMMENTS There were no visitor comments on items not on the agenda APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were approved as presented
FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 2 RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE SUBDIVISION PLAT (119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This is the follow up on the preliminary presentation of the proposed outparcel modification to the existing Ryanrsquos site The previous appearance provided them the necessary feedback to proceed with the project plan that would meet the conditions of the board This is the replat of the property to create the individual parcels that would allow for individual signage of the site which is of primary interest to the developer This partition sets off the outparcel from the original tract and provides the frontage to a public right-of-ways as required A cross access and utility sharing agreement will have to be enacted and included prior to finalization All other platting conditions and survey control data have been incorporated for compliance with the cityrsquos final review Staff recommends your consideration for preliminary and final action approval William Kalkman stated they are submitting the final replat of Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision being divided for the new retail building The dividing property line is to provide the necessary parking requirements for each lot individually
Mr Aguirre stated that this is a different proposal than the original proposal due to the developer not wanting to do a cross parking agreement They are now submitting a proposal that incorporates sufficient parking count for each lot independently Mr Sargent asked where the pylon signs will be located Mr Aguirre stated that will be seen on the site plan Mr Gilbert asked if there was any additional access being added to account for traffic in and out of Chic-Fil-A and Ryans Mr Aguirre stated there is nothing going in that he is aware of On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye final review and approval of replat of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This particular project had been brewing for some time and was before you previously on preliminary for feedback and guidance to the developer The reason for the overture was to determine the proposed outparcel cut out effect on the parent tract and their need to have relief from the requirements The original site carve out resulted in parking shortage in the restaurant site and an excess in the retail one Representative from the restaurant and owner presented their arguments for special concessions to the parking space requirements The board gave tentative approval to proceed with site parking requirement exceptions based on the points made After a deliberate lengthy pause by the private parties involved in the sites a change of heart resulted in a repartition of the site into one that avoided the parking shortage in any one site and was able to make both compliant and standing on individual merit The revised subdivision and rearrangement of parking spaces in the site resulted with the restaurant site containing the required 140 spaces based on their seating capacity ratio The retail site space also retained the needed 22 spaces based on their floor area space formula
The remaining requirements of access drainage and utility systems were also assessed individually as to their feasibility and future individual disposition
1 As in the original configuration the infrastructure modifications to the parent site are minimal and limited to the rerouting of existing storm drain pipe run and additional extensions of water and sewer to the new pad The combined two site consideration will require cross access agreements present which are anticipated not to be a problem The drainage implications of the added pad site are considered to be insignificant given the equal impervious surface tradeoff expected These cross site access drainage and utility acknowledgements by Baker Katz the sites owner have been included in the site plan for record
Mr Kalkman presented the final site plan and reviewed the location of the entrance the dumpsters and impervious cover areas
Mr Sargent asked if it was a single retail Mr Kalkman stated that the building will house only a single tenant Mr Sargent asked for the location of the truck access route Mr Kalkman stated that the truck access route is on the left side near the rear doors of the building Further discussion was held on the truck route and how trucks would enter and leave the parking lot Mr Aguirre stated that cross sharing parking agreements is what allows trucks to enter thru other business parking lots Discussion was held on the location of the dumpster Mr Kalkman reported that the dumpster will be enclosed Mr Singhania stated that he didnrsquot like the location of the dumpster or the truck route On motion by Harry Sargent second by Brenda Colegrove with all present members voting aye final review and approval of site plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments
The same condition posed above had similar issues on the landscaping plan of the sites and thus were brought up to you at a previous meeting for your feedback and recommendations Both the original and now modified version of the site breakout remove for the most part the protected tree count in the current plan This removal accounts for 4 ndash 12rdquo - 18rdquo trees with 71 caliper inches of credit out of the tract plan which amounted to a serious challenge to replace within their limited open spaces Of the other landscape requirements remaining the parkingtree screening conditions had to be relaxed for compliance of both sites At the fact finding meeting the developer presented solutions to the tree count loss and replacement by retrofitting planting area cutouts in the existing perimeter paved areas to provide for the required tree screen and count requirement The boardrsquos resolution to the various issues stood as requiring replacement to the 71 caliper inch original condition and allowing the cutout areas to accommodate additional planting locations The shrub screening was removed as a requirement given the existing conditions As a result of the conditions granted the proposed combined but separate landscape plans comes in with the following issues
Ryanrsquos Site Trees removed - 1 = 6 credits (24 calrdquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (20 calrdquo) New trees = 24 (72 calrdquo) Total proposed - 25 (92 calrdquo) (net + 68 calrdquo) Total required - 24 Landscape area proposed - 6836 sq ft (102) Landscape area required ndash 6680 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop - Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the change in site configuration from preliminary has removed the initial exception granted of landscape area shortage and left only the shrub screening requirement as the alternate exception condition The net change in tree caliper inch for this site was a 68 inch gain
Retail Site Trees removed - 4 = 12 credits (47 calldquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (9 calrdquo) New trees - 4 (12 calrdquo) Total proposed - 5 (21 calrdquo) (net - 26 calrdquo) Total required - 2 Landscape area proposed ndash 2509 sq ft (196) Landscape area required ndash 1287 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop- Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the net loss of caliper tree inside this individual site is 26 caliper inch and does not provide for equal replacement but when taken in combination with the parent site the overall replacement of 84 caliper inch meets your preliminary condition of 71 caliper inch for the site when considered as a single site basis as first brought forth If agreed this will have to be considered as alternate exception condition or as determined otherwise Mr Aguirre reported that this item should be considered an alternate landscape plan Mr Kalkman reported that they are submitting an alternate landscape plan The plan includes the removal of trees in the parking lot and the addition of trees along 332 and 288 within triangle cutouts
Mr Aguirre reported that the original recommendation was for them to replace at least the 71 inch caliper of trees being removed and they have exceeded the amount of caliper trees being replaced Most of the trees were put into the Ryanrsquos lot due to space constraints in the lot of the new business which is the reason for the request of approving an alternate landscape plan Mr Sargent asked what types of trees are being planted Mr Aguirre stated they are including primarily live oak and nuttall oak trees Mr Sargent asked what size sign will be used Mr Kalkman stated the largest size allowed Mr Aguirre stated that the only additional alternate to the landscape plan is the shrub screening that is normally required but is not in the design due to space constraints Mr Singhania asked if the trees in the triangles will be large enough to accommodate the trees Mr Aguirre stated that the trees will acclimatize to the condition and will grow to the area allowed On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye final review and approval of landscape plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The proposed redevelopment concept came to you back in November primarily as a discussion for feedback on parking a critical development path issue At the time the group recognized that this redevelopment would impact the parent tract significantly and wanted to garner your opinion on feasibility of reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the
time the Traylor Group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The group also made their case to take advantage of the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordinance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance This understanding and policy by staff had been applied for many years and in other site redevelopment precedents This staff also commented this to you as viable in the same meeting These facts led to the boardrsquos passive discussion and the group and staffrsquos interpretation of you remaining open to this issue for further consideration During the intermission the cityrsquos attorney made staff aware that the cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance was not applicable to this type of site use as prescribed in it She also left a possible opening for the parking variance in these types of situations by applying another section of the ordinance that gives the council the latitude to waive the parking count requirements if agreed We will place this item for council action at their next meeting In the meantime your opinion of this will be given to the council for consideration Also a related item has been placed later in the agenda for further discussion and consideration in the future The current proposed condition for the Target site indicates 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) Once this parking issue is resolved the remaining sites will have smooth sailing regarding this The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows
Tract 1-B (shop) contains 32 spaces (551k) versus 29 spaces (51k) and Tract 1-C (restaurant) provides 32 spaces (5 sp per seat) versus required 20 spaces (33 per seat)
The remaining civil site conditions and requirements are not expected to become issues of significance and are being resolved in the process until finalization Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated
3 Drainage modifications of site are being evaluated to maintain a no impact to the current conditions 4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have and will be reconsidered prior to finalrsquo 5 Trash collection issues also have been commented on and will be resolved to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been addressed in the outparcel sites but none in the Target tract As
proposed the sidewalk on Lake Road remains absent and a gap has been left out between the proposed outparcel ones
Craig Traylor Traylor Group stated that they were present for the official preliminary review and approval Mr Traylor reported that Target has submitted a report and review of their parking ratio studies based on the needs of Target and how they come up with those parking ratios
Mr Sargent asked if the 32 parking ratio applies to Target or the new proposed development Mr Aguirre stated that the park-ing ratio is strictly for Target and the individual developments meet their parking requirements Mr Traylor stated that the individual parking lots for the proposed developments are meeting the requirements and are in fact over the required percentage of parking Mr Aguirre reported that Target is retaining all drives to the parking lot of the Target site and a strip of land that runs on Lake Road for the purposes of keeping their retail sign that is currently situated on the corner of Lake Road and Hwy 332 W as shown on the site plan of the proposed site
Mr Aguirre stated that all utilities will be run thru the existing utilities of the site Minor improvements will be made to sewer however they will also utilize the existing water and sewer lines on the full Target site Mr Sargent asked if the utility system will be a privately maintained system Mr Traylor stated that the system is privately maintained and that manholes will be provided on each end for access on all lots Mr Sargent asked which source of power will be used to power these new developments Mr Aguirre stated that there will be aerial supplied across Lake Road from the existing pole in the Academy center to the corner of the proposed restaurant section Mr Traylor reported that it would go underground from that point Mr Aguirre stated that the other side of the lot will be extending aerial from the Fuddruckers pole and will be taken underground from that point Mr Aguirre continued with his review of the plan and reported that because Target is retaining portions of the lot along the front-age of Lake Road the plan is proposing sidewalks only along HWY 332 W along the property line limits Mr Aguirre advised the board to decide whether that was sufficient whether they wanted to eliminate sidewalks all together or whether they wanted to require Target complete the sidewalk along Lake Road as well Ms Colegrove stated that it was to her understanding that Target had considered adding sidewalk along Lake Road as well Mr Traylor stated that is correct Mr Traylor reported that although he cannot speak for Target at their last meeting with Target representatives Target was willing to help with sidewalks Mr Sargent asked for the location of the dumpsters Mr Traylor pointed out the dumpster locations at the proposed Raising Canes restaurant Mr Sargent asked if it would conflict with truck deliveries Rob Naggar stated that Raising Canes is not open for breakfast therefore he believes deliveries will be done early in the morning Mr Sargent asked for further clarification of truck routes
Mr Traylor stated that trucks will have 3 access points They could come in off Lake Road or 332 W One of the proposals driving the plan is creating a new internal access pathway to help with circulation between and on the tracts The pathway will allow for better ease of traffic flow east and west throughout the tract Mr Sargent stated that the storage would almost have to be on the north side of the restaurant so that trucks will have to access Mr Traylor stated that the final site plan is being clarified however there is designated area for cars to park out of the way if needed On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted Mr Sanders re-opened item regarding site plan of Tract 1 Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) for further discussion Vinay Singhania made a motion to amend the original motion of preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 and the recommendation to City Council for approval of the parking ratio of 32 for the Target site Brenda Colegrove seconded With all present members voting aye the motion to amend the original motion and make recom-mendation to Council to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 W for the entire Target site and allow the parking ration of 32 for the Target site passed PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) Staff review and comments This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 ndash 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The configuration of the partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access with the Target 81 acre tract A realignment of line also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the partition the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated between the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record will be required to be included at finalization of plat All platting requirements and formatting are expected to be met with no issues at final Ms Colegrove asked since Target is retaining the strip of land along Lake Road if there is any way to ensure an agreement from Target to put in the sidewalk Mr Aguirre stated that any condition sidewalk requirements would need to be included in the Site Plan approvals Mr Yenne stated that board could reopen the site plan issue once the issue at hand which is just the replat is resolved On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the replat of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The landscaping plan as currently submitted puts the whole development in a quandary This situation was the result of a misinterpretation of the ordinance and communication lapses The interpretation as indicated in the plan primarily encumbers the Target site while not having much impact on the individual outparcel ones Of particular note the following issues exist in the plans
1 Additional credit for preserving trees are being counted to comply with requirements of site This is not allowed on existing developed and official landscape plans Only a one for one credit is permitted
2 Trees to be removed are unaccounted in the plans and no replacement schedule indicated Staffrsquos estimate only is of 105 cal in trees which will need to be addressed by the board in this discussion
3 Perimeter screening trees are addressed and comply for the most part with some needed adjustment possible There are no shrub or berm options indicated to be retrofitted in the all parcel frontages
4 Irrigation plans for all parcels are unaccounted The various questions left by the misunderstanding and omissions have been brought up for action of the developer and is being discussed with staff prior to the meeting We remain open to the possibility that this can be resolved to some extent but request that you address the items and provide your recommendations of these so they can be incorporated in their final processing of the plan The following plan was submitted
Mr Traylor reported that they are working on a revision that addresses the issue of tree counts due to a misunderstanding of the ordinance They are keeping all existing trees with the exception of any trees that lie within driveways or outparcel development buildings There will be an additional 22 trees provided to account for those trees lost with the driveways and outparcel developments They are at 66 caliper inches The trees will be located along Lake Road and to provide additional parking screening Mr Aguirre stated that there are some trees being removed and unaccounted for in plans However this is also being addressed Mr Aguirre stated that the board would need to decide if they would place a tree count replacement restriction on the approval of the landscape plan This will have to be an alternate plan because of the variations of tree shrub screening in Target parking lot and along Hwy 332 due to the open ditch Mr Traylor stated that due the ditch along Hwy 332 they are proposing to include shrubs inside the property line and they are proposing to reuse the existing 3 foot berm as part of the screening on Hwy 332 Along Lake Road they will be proposing continuous vegetation (trees and bushes) for screening from the corner of the lot up to the existing Target driveway
Mr Aguirre asked for explanation of the irrigation system Mr Traylor stated that the irrigation will be maintained by Target They are proposing hose bibs in the area due to minimal green space within the new development tracts All screening and current landscaping along Hwy 332 and Lake Road will be irrigated and maintained by Target Mr Sanders asked who proposed tenants of the retail development closest to Fuddruckers were Mr Naggar stated they are still discussing possible tenants and they have not reached a decision Discussion was held on the location of trees throughout the development Mr Aguirre stated that one of the main points is the replacement of the trees and whether the board will require the same number of caliper inches Mr Traylor stated that the entire site currently has good healthy trees throughout and to his understanding the required tree count is 38 trees for the Target site There are currently 66 trees which is well over that requirement They are proposing to replace the trees removed during development Mr Singhania asked if there is an agreement with Target to maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Naggar stated that it is within the Target agreement that they maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Aguirre stated the board needs to consider the alternate conditions be asked for which include the trees screening and hose bib irrigation systems On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Jeff Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the combined alternate landscape plan to include the discussed exceptions of trees (replacement of trees removed during development) shrubs and screening on existing Target berm on Lake Road and Target property along Hwy 332 and hose and bib irrigation was granted PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF THE DIVER SUBDIVISION PLAT AMENDMENT OF TRACTS RECORDED IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AS TRACTS 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (TRI-CITY AUTO ON WILLOW DRIVE) Staff review and comments Jon Diver owner of the Tri City Auto and the adjoining properties has started making expansion to the business and was given permit for this construction under conditions that he provide the city with the necessary drainage analysis and design for the site modification and also that he assemble the various separate unplatted tracts into one tract with an official subdivision plat The drainage analysis and plan have been provided and approved for permit conditions The property is currently comprised of 5 separately described and recorded tracts and will be combined in a subdivision consisting of 2 lots being called the Diver Subdivision One of the lots houses an existing building that has served various B-1 uses in the past and currently an appliance repair shop The larger lot serves the previous mechanic garage facility and the new expansion business with vehicle parking yard All platting formatting and surveying control and content required for plat amendment have been provided and no issues remain Jon Diver stated they are trying to combine the lots for a total of 2 lots on the entire site Mr Sargent asked if there is an impact to the power line running thru the property Mr Aguirre stated that the power lines run over head and it is an easement However the property is still useable by the owner Mr Singhania asked for clarification of the location of the building and what the land is being used for Mr Diver clarified the location of the existing building and reported that the land is being used to complete an extension of the Tri-City Auto garage On motion by Jeffrey Gilbert second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye preliminary and final approval of the Diver Subdivision plat amendment of tracts recorded in the County Clerks office as tracts 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (Tri-city Auto on Willow Drive) was granted
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES FOR PERMIT OF CONDITIONAL USE TO LOCATE A DENTAL CLINIC AND DENTIST OFFICE IN THE HEB PUD ZONE WITH UNDERLYING B-2 ZONING LOCATED AT OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND OAK DRIVE Staff review and comments This item is being placed primarily to follow the letter of the ordinance and as a lead into the following discussion item in the agenda This type of use has been generally considered a permitted use under a professional office definition and has never been questioned and allowed in most all business and commercial zones in the past and in particular the B-2 downtown business district These zones either prescribe the use of clinic as a permitted one but the B-2 only has it as a conditional one Due to the ordinance requirement that conditional use be brought to the board for granting this particular request is being done Staff had mixed feelings on this being necessary as we had always stamped over these as professional medical office use In order to remove any doubt we are going through the motion of this and passing you related item for future unequivocal determination Mr Yenne stated that this item is coincides with the next item on the agenda The developer is asking for conditional use of the lot to include dental clinics for which the City has always considered to be dental offices Ms Russell stated that clinics are listed separately from professional offices and they are asking for a conditional use permit to avoid any issues with the ordinance wording She sees no reason to deny the request and the next agenda item will address the issue to provide further clarification within the ordinance language On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye approval was granted to Pacific Dental Services for permit of conditional use to locate a dental clinic and dentist office in the HEB PUD zone with underlying B-2 zoning located at Oyster Creek Drive and Oak Drive DISCUSS WHETHER TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR ldquoOFFICESrdquo AND ldquoPROFESSIONAL OFFICESrdquo TO CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF OFFICES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ZONES Staff review and comments No additional documents for the definition of ldquoofficerdquo Just describe problem in your memo My suggestion is Recently a developer wished to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but the Cityrsquos current zoning ordinance only explicitly permits clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future developers more comfortable we need to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Ms Russell stated that Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) however there is no definition for any of them Ms Russell asked the board to decide if they want to make everything an office or list clinics to be allowed in all business and commercial areas Mr Sargent asked if they will specifically differentiate between medical and dental offices Ms Russell stated that would be the boards decision and she would draft it to bring back for public hearing Ms Russell asked if the board saw a difference between a medical office or medical clinic The board stated they did not see any difference between and medical office or medical clinic However they liked the idea of adding the description of a healing arts licensed by the State of Texas to the description It was decided that medical office will be defined as any office of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics Mr Yenne asked if the board needs to call a public hearing Ms Russell stated it is not necessary and that she will instruct staff to advertise and prepare for public hearing on amending the zoning to include medical offices of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics in all business and commercial zones at the next meeting
DISCUSS WHETHER TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY SHARE PARKING SPACES THROUGH CROSS-PARKING AGREEMENTS Staff review and comments This is the follow-up of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of current cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff are open to including more users to this mechanism if this provides benefit or not as you may see it For the parking problem I have attached the section of the zoning ordinance to this message for the packet Memo wording Section 110-162 of the zoning ordinance allows certain uses to share parking spaces These uses have to be similar and yet not have the same operating hours There are no provisions for dissimilar uses with different operating hours except that the developer can ask for the parking requirements to be waived Developers in established multi-business sites have asked to use cross-parking agreements but the uses do not fit into the language in 110-162(25) For example a restaurant on an out-pad at the mall or a retail store being built close to a restaurant cannot share parking Staff wants to know if the Commission would like to open the cross-parking agreements to more uses Ms Russell presented Chapter 110-162 of the code of ordinances as follows Sec 110-162 - Parking requirements Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in the following amounts when a building is erected increased by unit increased in dimension or moved
(1)One-family dwellings Two-space garage except as otherwise provided in this chapter
(2)Two-family dwellings (duplexes) Four (4) spaces
(3)Multiple-family dwelling
a Apartment house Two and one-half (2frac12) spaces per living unit
b Townhouses Two (2) spaces per living unit
(4)Roominghouses lodginghouses club rooms fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(5)Hotels motels motor lodges trailer courts tourist courts One (1) space for each guest room or trailer space and one (1) space for each two (2) employees (associated commercial club lounge or retail areas require additional spaces see subsection (6)
(6)Dancehall nightclub tavern restaurant lounge skating rink commercial amusement One (1) space for each three (3) persons normally accommodated in the establishment for user not requiring a building one (1) space for each eight hundred (800) square feet of ground area shall be provided
(7)Nursing homes and orphanages One (1) space for each four (4) beds
(8)Hospitals sanatoriums home for the aged and youth home One and one-half (1frac12) spaces per bed or dwelling unit
(9)Office permitted in R-4 zone One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(10)Theater indoor sport arenas auditoriums other than those incidental to public and private schools One (1) space for each three (3) seats
(11)Stadiums ballparks gymnasium and other outdoor sport arenas One (1) space for each three (3) seats Such parking area or any portion thereof may be located within eight hundred (800) feet of the nearest corner of the property on which the place of assembly is located
(12)Churches assembly facility with fixed seating mortuary or funeral home or other places of worship One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main auditorium
(13)Retail stores super markets shopping centers
a For buildings of two thousand (2000) square feet or less One (1) space for four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area
b For buildings in excess of two thousand (2000) square feet of floor area One (1) space for two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(14)Banks savings and loan offices and other general business offices One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(15)Clinic medical dental or optical One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(16)Manufacturing warehouses and storage not covered in subsection (13) One (1) space for each one thousand (1000) square feet of floor area plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees
(17)School
a Elementary One (1) space for each nine (9) students
b Junior high One (1) space for each nine (9) students
c Senior high One (1) space for each one and three-quarters (175) students
d Tradevocational One (1) space per student
e Collegeuniversity One (1) space per day student
f Kindergarten One (1) space per eight (8) pupils
(18)Library One (1) space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of public area
(19)Community or welfare center One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area
(20)Assembly facility without fixed seating One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(21)Bowling alley Six (6) spaces for each line
(22)Other as determined by the planning commission
(23)Off-street parking for uses not specified in this section shall be determined by the planning commission
(24)All parking spaces must be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet
(25)All parking spaces required in this section shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served except as follows
a Where an increase in number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments the required spaces may be located not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed five hundred (500) feet from any other nonresidential building served
b No more than fifty (50) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters bowling lanes dancehalls nightclubs or cafes may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
c Not more than eighty (80) percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
d In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used a written agreement thereby assuring their intention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned approved as to form by the city attorney and shall be filed with the application for a building permit
(26) Any or all off-street parking requirements may be waived at the discretion of council where there is reasonable justification for so doing
(27) Any head-in parking or parking on public right-of-way where street width is less than forty-eight (48) feet is prohibited in front of all property
(28) Where there is on-street parking provided those spaces in front of a property may be used by that property plus one-half (frac12) the spaces in the center where there is center parking If there is an esplanade a lot may use the lots abutting and those at the esplanade
(29) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the facilities or parking spaces approved by the city prior to March 1 1981
(30) Whenever a building or use is constructed or changed after December 3 1990 by enlarging the floor area number of employees number of dwelling units seating capacity or otherwise to create a requirement for an increase in the number of parking spaces such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change in use
(Ord No 259 7-17-61 Ord No 69-397 sect 5 7-7-69 Ord No 73-506 sect 1 9-10-73 Ord No 81-780 sect 1 2-23-81 Ord No 90-1143 sect 3 12-3-90 Code 1958 sect 25-7 Ord No 11-1964 sect 2 7-5-2011)
Ms Russell stated that 110-16225(b) and (c) of the ordinance can be interpreted many ways and can be confusing Ms Russell asked the board to advise her of what they are wanting in cross parking agreements and she will draft an amendment to the ordinance Mr Sargent asked if the ordinance referred to cross sharing for businesses that operate at different times of the day Ms Russell stated that was correct however the questions the City is now receiving is to allow cross sharing among business that operate during the same time of days such as the mattress store and steak house development Mr Yenne stated that the board could determine whatever limits they want or allow them to continue taking credits of cross sharing parking as has been done previously Mr Aguirre stated its been allowed at Lowersquos Best Buy and Carinorsquos and at Wal-Mart with the shopping center Ms Russell stated that what the City could use is an actual analysis of the exact number of parking spaces a retail development needs as Target presented to determine the need for cross parking sharing She asked the board to decide if they would like it to state a percentage and not worry about similar uses or similar hours Mr Sargent stated that he doesnrsquot like that fact that the parking requirements were based on area Mr Yenne stated the original parking ordinance took about 18 months however if the board wants to revisit they can create a subcommittee as was originally done to start addressing the issue again Further discussion was held on previous cross parking agreements Mr Yenne asked if the board wanted to give Ms Russell direction on wording for the ordinance and then create a subcommittee to begin addressing the issue again Ms Colegrove stated that there are two different percentages 50 and 80 currently referenced in the code of ordinance Ms Russell stated that is correct Mr Yenne stated that section (c) referencing 80 for churches and schools is accurate for when the school is within the church and they do not operate within the same hours Ms Russell agreed and asked the board to look at only item (b) Mr Gilbert asked for an example where (b) currently exists Mr Sargent asked if b and c could be combined as a case by case basis
Ms Russell asked Mr Aguirre if that would be acceptable for the engineering plans Mr Aguirre stated that the developers do account for the count during the planning phase Mr Traylor stated that the ordinance is kind of vague and the interpretation can be misconstrued However the more direction or clarity given on the planning side the better for the developer What would be helpful for the developer is to simplify the description by using 10 for commercial use instead of dancehall nightclub or cafes Mr Yenne stated that it may not be good to implement that if there was a K-Mart next to a Wal-Mart because it would take up a lot of the parking spaces However because the city requires a high number of parking spots they are trying to make it a little more flexible allowing for a little lax Ms Russell stated that the cross parking works well at Hastings and Fuddruckers and would suggest more generic wording such as ldquoone use could share up to 50 of parking with another upon approval by the planning commissionrdquo Mr Traylor suggested referencing commercial use to avoid confusion on it being allowed for residential developments Ms Colegrove asked where (d) fits into the cross sharing parking Ms Russell stated that (d) references a written agreement she is to approve and confirm that the cross parking agreements are binding and does it have the correct number of spaces is in accordance with the code of ordinance If you have any one of the agreements listed in (b) or (c) than (d) is required Ms Colegrove stated that she agreed (b) needs to be more general Ms Russell stated that she would amend the ordinance to reference no more than 50 can be shared by commercial businesses at the discretion of planning commission Mr Yenne suggested adding the phrase ldquowith reasonable justificationrdquo to item 26 Ms Russell stated that she would add ldquoat the discretion of plannersrdquo to item 26 The board agreed on the proposed wording ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Harry Sargent asked about the number of bags allowed to carry on the bus Mr Yenne stated that any issues need to be addressed with Connect Transit Locke Sanders stated that the traffic lights near Bess Brannen Elementary give preference to the traffic crossing 2004 from Northwood area Mr Yenne stated that with the proposed changes to the schools it should address the traffic issues Vinay Singhania asked how the flow is going to work with the lane in front of Lake Jackson Intermediate Mr Yenne explained the flow would begin closer to Oak Drive and switch back within the school property to the existing entrancedrive through Ms Colegrove stated that she did attend the school board meetings and the new concepts are modular with set grades in each building Mr Yenne stated that March 23 2015 will be the Joint Master Plan meeting Mr Sanders asked that the Planning Commission be notified of the CPAC meetings Locke asked when the move in date will be for Dow building Mr Yenne stated that they have started moving in furniture but it would be May Mr Gilbert reported that HEB will be opening in May Mr Yenne stated that he believed it was May 6 SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 7 2015
ADJOURN There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 820 pm These minutes read and approved this _____ day of _____________________ 2015 _____________________________ Locke Sanders Chairman ______________________________ Harry Sargent Secretary
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson will meet in Regular meeting on TUESDAY MAY 5 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
AGENDA A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE B VISITORS COMMENTS C APPROVAL OF MINUTES
At said meeting the Planning Commission will deliberate discuss consider and or take final action on any or all of the following matters
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE)
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332)
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
7 ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST 8 SET NEXT MEETING DATE 9 ADJOURN
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on FRIDAY MAY 1 2015 at pm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ______ day of ___________________ 2015 at ____________apm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretaryrsquos Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Memo To PLANNING COMMISSION
From SAL AGUIRRE
CC CITY SECRETARY
Date 4-30-15
Re May 5 2015 HIGHLIGHTS AND ISSUES AGENDA
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES This hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting but was postponed and now rescheduled The council had the hearing previously and now awaits your action for their first reading of the amended ordi-nance with any revisions that may be added This was prompted by a developer wishing to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but with the current zoning ordinance only explicitly permitting clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and of-fices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future devel-opers more comfortable this was needed to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city at-torney
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS As in the previous item this hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting The council has also had the hearing previously and now awaits your decision and or revisions if any to consider it for first reading at their next meeting This came up as the result of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of the current cross park-ing sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff were in agreement to opening this provision to more users given the Increased interest of redevelopment of existing commercial sites in search for out-parcel sites
Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city attorney
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE) Gary Davis CEO of First Advisors Inc a real estate investment firm is making this request for his proposed development a multifamily project in the 30+ acre property in north side of FM 2004 across from the current construction site of the Regal Storage facility They have met with staff on several occasions and have been doing their due diligence in this effort The property is currently zoned in three different tracts and zones To accomplish his development project two of the zone areas will have to be changed to the intended R-4 purpose Mr Davis would like to make this an introduction to the project and is open to your questions of interest if you wish
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT
(TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 - 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access within the Target 81 acre tract The realignment also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the reconfiguration the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated be-tween the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record has been included in this final plat as required All platting requirements and formatting have been met with no issues at final
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 The proposed redevelopment project has had a long road to course through and resolve the site plan issues of the Target site The redevelopment impact on the parent tract became the significant issue first dealt concerning the reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the time the Traylor group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The developer made their case with parking analysis and industry data along with the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordi-nance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance Council involvement based on your preliminary recommendation finally resolved the reduced parking condition as adequate and granted exceptions as allowed in the ordinance A result of the exception allows the Target site with 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) The soon to be amended cross sharing condition in the ordinance will further reinforce the parking count compli-ance of the site The outparcel site parking conditions remain compliant and without issues
The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows Tract 1-B (shop) contains 36 spaces (624 spaces per 1000) versus 26 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) and Tract 1C (restaurant) provides 25 spaces (1 space per 24 seats) versus required 20 spaces (1 per 3 seats)
Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated Relocation of private utility lines where necessary to erect a building has been made without issues from city
3 Drainage modifications of site private system have been evaluated to comply with the cityrsquos drain-age standards of the new sites and to maintain a no impact to the current site conditions
4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have been evaluated and approved as proposed 5 Trash collection issues also have been addressed to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been included through all sites as concession for exception to
landscape perimeter screening requirements
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE
REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 After your last extraordinary meeting the clarification of alternate landscape conditions cleared the way to approve the proposed landscape plan as follows 1 The trees lost to the site plan modifications will not need to be replaced based on the representa-
tion made in the final alternate plan that a) the remaining 63 at the Target site still exceed the re-quired 36 trees b) the remaining 5 at the retail pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees c) the remaining 5 at the restaurant pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees
2 The existing road frontage perimeter mound berm along the various sites be considered as meeting the shrub screening criteria of the ordinance in consideration of the sidewalk running along their entire property boundary limits The existing perimeter screening trees comply for the most part with a requirement of one addi-tional tree to be added in the missing gap at the southeast corner Lake Rd side
3 The irrigation for the parcels are approved as indicated in the plans a) Target plan to retain the current existing automatic system with modifications needed and maintenance operations b) the outparcel sites proposed hose bib systems are considered as meeting the irrigation requirement The board should state these individual conditions in your action for future record
7 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF PLAT AMENDMENT OF CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION SECTION 1 LOT 1 BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 76 amp 77 BLOCK 4 The ink hasnrsquot dried yet on the first plat and its already coming back for some adjustments to these lots due to a bust in the construction layout by the previous bridge contractor due sidestepping the subdivision survey control offered This error resulted in the Lake Jackson end of the bridge to be 7 feet off of the original right-of-way centerline In order to bring all the improvements back in line with the conventional right-of-way placement the pavement connections and utilities in this area were revised and some reworked to bring back into alignment
The right-of-way lines will now need to be changed to this new realignment and in doing so the lots will be impacted as needed This will result in these 3 affected lots needing to be reconfigured to new a dimension that is a better market by the developer The new configured lots still meet or exceed the R-2 zone requirement widths and depths and are of no issue All platting format and data is met
SIGNATURE OF DOCUMENTS Replat of Jackson Square Center Tract 1 Combined Site Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
Combined Alternate Landscape Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Senior Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on Monday March 23 2015 at 630 PM at the Lake Jackson Civic Center 333 HWY 332 Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance Tere Sandlin Chair Doris Grigar Vice Chair Julie Mendoza Wayne Robertson Linda Robertson Freddie Mathis Brewster Borg VISITOR COMMENTS There were no visitor comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash FEBRUARY On motion by Doris Grigar second by Brewster Borg with all members voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of February were approved with corrections to the spelling of Doris Grigarsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 02-17-15 and the spelling of Linda Robertsonsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 06-14-15 REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS HOSTED BY THE COMMISSION 2-24-15 ndash E-Book Class ndash It was reported that there were 8 people in attendance along with 3 librarians This allowed for more one on one training and instruction 3-17-15 ndash Card Making ndash Tere reported that there were 6 people in attendance 3-17-15 ndash Games and Covered Dish Night ndash Doris reported that there were 28 people in attendance including commission members Freddie Tere Wayne Linda Doris Sue and Julie The board awarded 2 - $20 Wal-Mart gift cards and 3 additional prizes for door prizes for at total of $7650 expenses total 3-23-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Linda reported that there were 22 people in attendance including commission members Wayne Linda and Freddie The speakers were Teresa Caldwell State Coordinator of the Texas Heritage Trails Program and Seneca McAdams Executive Director of the Texas Independence Trail Region
SUBMITTAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF UPCOMING EVENTS 3-24-15 4-10-15 5-29-15 amp confirm date for June 2015 ndash Library Educational Electronic Device Class ndash It was reported that the Library would be discussing Gale courses which are online tutorials that can be downloaded thru the library website 3-27-15 - Blue Hawaii Dinner Show staring Elvis 6pm ndash Julie reported the costs for entertainment are $92500 Extra tickets were printed to sell The current count is approximately 198 people to attend The caterer Gina Reneersquos will be preparing dinner for up to 225 people The menu will consist of frac12 fried fish frac12 pulled pork pineapple rice garden salad or vegetable bread and cheesecake for dessert The caterer will also serve tea and provide all the serving plates and utensils 4-07-15 5-12-15 amp 6-16-15 ndash Card Making 6 ndash 8pm - No discussion was held 4-13-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash Tere reported that the advertisement was incorrect Linda reported that she notified Sandra Oliver of the misprint in the advertisement The prizes for the event will include laundry baskets filled with toiletries and paper products such as Kleenex paper towels garbage bags laundry detergent and dish washing detergent etc Another option was plants and gift cards Honey Baked Ham provided a $25 gift certificate 4-27-15 5-18-15 amp 6-22-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Jim Pierce Author of Pecan Lake The Unintended Lake of
Lake Jackson TX will be speaker for the 04-27-15 discussion group No other discussion was held 5-19-15 ndash Spring Fling Dinner and Dance ndash Tere reported that it should be only Spring Fling Dance and no dinner will be provided Guests will be allowed to bring snacks Dance will be in the plaza room and can sell 104 tickets The board will provide beverages 5-22-15 - Senior Appreciation Night - discuss event and appoint committee ndash It was reported that Hogenheifers will cater the event and serve BBQ sandwiches chips and canned drinks for 200 Cost is $5 per meal If there are less than 200 seniors in attendance the board will sell extra lunch tickets 6-03-15 ndash HAAK Winery and Frobergs Farms Tour ndash First Class Tours Bus was booked for $84635 and will arrive at the Civic Center at 930 am The bus will leave from the Civic Center at 1000 am and will arrive at Haakrsquos Winery by 1100 am for lunch and wine tour The group will visit Frobergrsquos Farms for a tour on the route home and should arrive back in Lake Jackson by 400 pm 6-09-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash No discussion was held 6-14-15 ndash Astros Game ndash The tickets have been received The group will be seated in section 132 rows 18 ndash 21 for the Astros vs Seattle Mariners game at 110 pm Tickets include a $15 foodbeveragemerchandise coupon The bus will arrive at the Civic Center at 1030 am and leave at 1100 am The group should return by 600 pm REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET BALANCE No report was given ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Doris Grigar asked if the board still wanted to consider a trip to Brenham during the fall Tere asked the board members to think of future trips theyrsquod be interested in and will revisit SET NEXT MEETING DATE ndash APRIL 27 2015 The next meeting was set for April 27 2015 ADJOURN On motion by Wayne Robertson second by Freddie Mathis with all present members voting ldquoayerdquo the meeting adjourned at 654 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _______________________ 2015
_______________________________ Tere Sandlin Chairman _______________________________ Sue Supak Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN THAT the Lake Jackson Youth Advisory Commission met in regular session at the Lake Jackson Police Department Training Room 5 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas on MONDAY MARCH 16 2015 at 600 pm with the following present
Board Members Monica Overman Chairman Mary Macrae Jake Brannen Vice Chairman Ashley Hidalgo Kallie Liondas Secretary Brandt Carleton Zachary Merritt Parliamentarian DeLaynee Malone Vivian Jones Adult Advisor Also present Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator RESOURCE MEMBERS Aaron Jansky Christian Guerra Donna Centeno Jamar Alston Melodi Koenig Valeria Marquez Martha Estrella Chelsey Boyd Alexia Boe Madeline Merritt Maggie Macrae Chassity Guajardo and Meagen Fails
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Monica Overman called the meeting to order at 610 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kallie Liondas presented the minutes from the January 12 2015 meeting On a motion by Jake Brannan second Zachary Merritt with all voting aye the minutes were approved as written It was Brandt Carletonrsquos birthday this month
SPRING ACTIVITIES amp PROJECTS SBCAS - DeLaynee Malone After the Easter project YAC is going to help out the ldquoSouthern Brazoria County Animal Shelterrdquo by collecting items around the house such as old blankets old towels dogs andor cat toys pet beds leashes pet carriers and newspapers A copy of the ldquowish listrdquo was distributed to all members to begin collection for the April meeting EASTER PROJECT YAC will be completing the Easter BasketBag Project for the Food Basket again this year by providing toothbrushes toothpaste crayons and coloring books for Easter which is on April 5 2015 At the end of the meeting we will adjourn into workshop to complete the bags that will be taken to the Food Basket for Easter DONT MESS WITH TEXAS TRASH OFF The spring clean up will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 at 800 am it will take place at the Xeriscape Park Final plans will be made at the April meeting
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST The Lake Jackson Recreation Center will host the city wide ldquoEaster Egg Huntrdquo on Thursday April 2nd at 530 at MacLean Park Members are asked to help after school if they are available They will be placing 8000 Easter eggs out on the softball fields and Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful will be giving away 100 free Arbor Day trees SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting will be Monday April 6 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned at 625 pm in the Easter Project workshop These minutes read and approved this _________________ day of _________________________ 2015
_______________________________________ Monica Overman Chairman
_____________________________________ Kallie Liondas Secretary
City of Lake Jackson
Meeting Date May 4 2015
Subject Sponsorship of Concert
Submitted by Modesto A Mundo Asst City Mgr
Expenditure Account HotelMotel Fund
Action Requested
Discuss and consider request from Jim Luna for Funds from the Hotel Motel fund in the amount of $2500 for a performance by Los Kumbia Kings (Selenarsquos Brotherrsquos Band) on June 20 2015 in Freeport Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Mr Jim Luna has revised his request for the City to sponsor an event featuring the band call Los Kumbia Kings He is requesting $2500 from the Hotel-Motel fund He has moved the concert to Freeport but stated that he is pushing for hotel stays in Lake Jackson Year to date the Cityrsquos Special Events fund funded by Hotel-Motel revenues has a negative balance Staff estimates that the fund will end the fiscal year with a $10000 balance Mr Luna did not attend the past City Council since I failed to respond to his revised proposal Since I had not responded he thought he was not on the April 20th agenda
City of Lake Jackson
Submitted by Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
Presented by
Meeting Date May 4 2015 Subject Directional signs
Action Requested DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST TO DISPLAY DIRECTION SIGNS ALONG HWY 288 FM 2004 OLD ANGLETON ROAD AND OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 16-17 2015
Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Attached you will find a request from the Fine Arts Center requesting directional signs on Hwy 288
FM2004 Old Angleton Road and Oyster Creek Drive for their Arts Festival to be held May 16 amp 17
2015 at the Center
Action Taken Tabled Deferred Denied Approved
From Patty Green [mailtopattygbcfasorg] Sent Friday May 01 2015 248 PMTo Bill YenneCc Wesley CopelandSubject Directional SignsImportance High
Dear BillThank you for visiting with Wes and I yesterday We enjoyed the conversation and greatly appreciate your time
Attached is a map with signs marked by red arrows Some will be placed in Clute some in Richwood and some in Lake Jackson - its the nature of our locationIve also attached the graphic for the signs which are 27 X 18 What you have is a sample of the turn signs We have produced straight signs too I think the placement will help local folks as well as visitors from the Houston and Galveston areas
We will be at City Council Monday evening at 630 to answer any questions
Kindest regardsPatty
Patty Swords CFREDirector of Marketing amp Development400 College BlvdClute TX 77531(ofc) 979-265-7661 (cell) 979-480-4949
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A(PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2(COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES Mayor Rinehart opened the public hearing at 632 pm Mr Yenne stated this item came up with a new dental clinic locating in a B-2 zone next to the new HEB This is for clarification and providing for a definition of a clinic Mr Yenne stated that the Planning Commission was to have the first public hearing at their meeting on April 7th but did not have a quorum Council is holding the first public hearing This is to provide a new definition to include clinics Council member Melass asked for the difference between a doctors office and a clinic Sherri Russell stated that the actual definition is wide enough to include clinics The Planning Commission did not see a difference between medical office and clinic Mr Yenne stated that staff has always thought a medical office and clinic were the same The owners of the new dental clinic wanted staff to be sure of the definition so the clarification is before Council Mayor Rinehart closed the public hearing at 635 pm PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS Mayor Rinehart opened the public hearing at 636 pm Mr Yenne stated that staff had not interpreted this section properly in the past This is for clarification and will reflect the practice staff has been doing for the last several years Sherri Russell stated this will require the Planning Commission to approve a cross access agreement and verify that the parking meets requirements Mayor Rinehart closed the public hearing at 638 pm DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM JIM LUNA FOR FUNDS FROM THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $8000 FOR A PERFORMANCE BY LOS KUMBIA KINGS (SELENArsquoS BROTHERrsquoS BAND) ON JUNE 20 2015 IN LAKE JACKSON Mr Mundo stated that Mr Luna has reduced his request to $2500 Mr Luna met with Mr Bubnick at the softball field and decided that would not be the right venue They have moved the concert to Freeport but Mr Luna still wanted to request funding from Lake Jackson Mr Luna stated they would push for attendees to stay in Lake Jackson This item died for lack of motion DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM HEB TO REMOVECUTBACK FOLIAGE AT THEIR ENTRANCE IN CITY PARKWAY ON OAK DRIVE AT CENTER WAY Mr Yenne stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with representatives from HEB to discuss removing the foliage along the Oak Drive parkway In negotiating the PUD with HEB one of the things excepted was the requirement for parking lot screening One of the reasons for that exception was that the city already had foliage in the parkway It is not their big sign they are worried about Their big sign will be on an outparcel closest to Circle Way They are requesting removal of some of the red tip photinia plants in the city parkway 100 feet on either side of Center Way Mr Yenne stated that the plants were placed in the
parkway by the Beautification Commission in the 1980rsquos He suggested that if they would like to remove the plants they come back in with the typically required 3 foot high parking lot screening There was no one present from HEB Council member Roznovsky felt the sign was of no value and they have been given the exception of the large sign that could be seen from the highway Mayor Rinehart asked if the photinias could be trimmed back Jeremy Bubnick stated that the shrubs would not survive being trimmed back to that degree Council member Roznovsky felt the berms or parking lot screening needed to be in place prior to the current shrubs coming down Consensus of Council was to keep some sort of screening if the photinias come down then new shrubs needed to be planted DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CLUTE AND DEDEN SERVICES LLC FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A WATER LINE IN CITY RIGHT OF WAY ON OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR CLUTErsquoS WOODSHORE DEVELOPMENT The engineerrsquos for Clutersquos new development would like to place Clutersquos new waterline in the Oyster Creek Drive right-of-way This placement will save some mature trees on their property The city needs two separate agreements to do this one with Clute and one with the contractor Council asked that Ms Russell draw up the contracts On motion by Council member Brooks second by Council member Roznovsky with all members present voting aye authorization was granted for the execution of an agreement with the city of Clute and Deden Services LLC for the placement of a water line in the city right of way on Oyster Creek Drive for Clutes Woodshore development APPROVE THE LAKE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT Rick Park Police Chief introduced is staff Chris Anderson Paul Kibodeaux Mike Bailey and Bryan Sidebottom Chief Park presented the Police Department Annual Report Council thanked the Chief for his report and the good job the police department does AWARD BID FOR CLEARING AND REMOVING DEBRIS FOR THE 2015 HURRICANE SEASON TO BERGERON EMERGENCY SERVICES AS PRIMARY CONTRACTOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10000000 AND STANDBY CONTRACTS TO ASPLUNDH AS SECONDARY CONTRACTOR TAG GRINDING SERVICES AS TERTIARY CONTRACTOR AND TFR ENTERPRISES INC AS QUATERNARY CONTRACTOR On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo bid was awarded for clearing and removing debris for the 2015 Hurricane Season to Bergeron Emergency Services as primary contractor in an amount not to exceed $10000000 and standby contracts to Asplundh as secondary contractor Tag Grinding Services as tertiary contractor and TFR Enterprises Inc as quaternary contractor Mr Yenne stated that staff is using Bergeron Emergency Services to help with the cleanup of the recent storm debris
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DENYING CENTERPOINT HOUSTON ELECTRICrsquoS APPLICATION FOR A RATE INCREASE This resolution concerns electric rates On April 6 2015 CenterPoint filed a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) application with all cities in the Houston area A DCRF is an expedited mini-rate case to allow electric utilities to raise distribution rates Distribution rates cover the cost of overhead and underground electric lines CenterPoint is seeking a 167 million dollar increase which comes to 31cent on an average residential bill Street lights and commercial customers will also be affected GCCC (Gulf Coast Cities Coalition of which Lake Jackson is a part) will hire a consultant to review the Companyrsquos filing GCCC recommends that all GCCC members adopt the Resolution denying the rate change Once the resolution is adopted it will be consolidated with other cases CenterPoint has in front of the PUC Failure to pass the resolution denying the rate increase means that the increase will become effective September 1 2015 On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Buell with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo a resolution denying Centerpoint Houston Electrics application for a rate increase was passed DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 38 ENVIRONMENT TO UPDATE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ABATEMENT OF JUNKED VEHICLES Tina Doyle Code Enforcement Officer was present to answer any questions Ms Russell stated that the current junked vehicle ordinance is unwieldy Except for the neighborhood petition the inspection sticker language and the wait time before a citation is issued the law doesnrsquot need to be changed The ordinance just needs to be streamlined so that code enforcement can spend less time reasoning out the language and so that the public can understand the ordinance Also the ordinance better defines the difference between a junked vehicle and a classic vehicle Council member Roznovsky asked if this included junked RVrsquos Ms Russell stated this included RVrsquos trailers and boats On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Melass with all members present voting aye Council asked that this be brought back in ordinance form UPDATE ON GRANT SUBMITTAL TO TXDOT FOR SH 332 SIDEWALK PROJECT BETWEEN SH288 AND DIXIE DRIVE Mr Mundo stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with the area engineer for TxDot 10 days ago The area office gave a verbal agreement that they would provide the engineering services He spoke with environmental and found the fonzie report needed to be updated We have been able to get several letters of support They are phasing project with first year city portion being $310000 and $100000 in the second year This will be discussed at the CIP meeting on April 27 2015 DISCUSS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A LETTER ASKING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST $5 BILLION IN TRANSPORTATION FUNDING The state legislature has two pending bills that will provide a transportation funding mechanism TML President Martinez is asking cities to send a letter to house representatives that shows support for both of these bills
On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo authorization was granted for the Mayor to sign a letter asking the State Legislature to provide at least $5 billion in transportation funding DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TRAFFIC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS NEW TRANSITION ON PLANTATION DRIVE AT OLEANDER Mr Yenne reviewed the Plantation Drive transition at Oleander He stated that it has been decided to place a crossover at Loganberry Mayor Rinehart stated he was not in favor of this He thought this would cause problems for those residents on Oleander He would rather see a transition at Silverlace On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with 5 members present voting aye and Mayor Rinehart voting nay motion passed to proceed with the transition of Plantation Drive to take place at Oleander PARKING SIGNAGE AND STRIPING AT MACLEANRECREATION CENTERRASCO Mr Yenne stated this is an ongoing problem with parents picking up their kids in the afternoons using the MacLean Park Road as a pick up point The suggestion from the Traffic Commission is to put in signs that say ldquono parking or standingrdquo along the park road up to the second entrance to the Recreation Center On motion by council member Roznovsky second by council member Brooks with all present voting aye to approve the traffic commission recommendation to extend the striping or place signage at MacLean Park to help with the pickup of school kids in the afternoons UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
a CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FINANCIAL UPDATE b SIDEWALK PROJECTS c UTILITY REPAIR PROJECTS d DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECTS e SOUTH PARKING PLACE PROJECT f MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Sal Aguirre introduced Eddie Herrera as a new staff member to the Engineering Department Mr Herrera worked in the utility department of the city ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Council member Brooks asked if it would be a major cost to improving the yard at the Mulch Site to keep cars from getting stuck Mr Yenne stated that Robert Stark has material that could possibly work Council member Melass asked if there were responses from Centerpoint on contact numbers Mr Yenne stated that contact numbers have been received Council member Melass requested minutes of boards and commissions that rarely meet Council member Melass reminded everyone that the Taste of the Town is April 26th Council member Baker asked if the landscaping is going back in the median in front of the mall Mr Yenne stated that is part of the Governorrsquos award project He was not sure if landscaping would be going back in that area Mr Mundo said he would provide drawings to City Council Mayor Rinehart stated Modesto Rick Alice Bryan and the Utility Crews did a Yemenrsquos job last Friday
Mayor Rinehart announced the city was granted the Distinguished Budget Award for the 23rd year in a row ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 800 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _____________________________ 2015
___________________________________
Joe Rinehart Mayor _________________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Commission met in regular session on Tuesday March 17 2015 600 pm in the Conference Room at Lake Jackson City Hall Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Amy Tasto Chairman Mitchell Jacobs Sharon OrsquoNeill Mike Coburn Vice Chair Constance Adams Shirley Ann Miller Secretary Darren Merritt Also present Debby Soltesz Past Chair Buster Buell City Council Liaison
Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator Bryce Carleton Parks Supt
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Amy Tasto called the meeting to order at 605 pm APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by Constance Adams second by Darren Merritt with all voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the February 2015 meeting were approved as written SERVOLUTION SERVOLUTION was held on Sunday March 1 2015 with the kick off at 900 am Due to all the rain the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful project was cancelled Rain did not hamper some of the planting projects Volunteers worked on 6 projects in the City of Lake Jackson including planting trees along Lake Road and Oyster Creek Drive at Jasmine Hall and Shadow Glen Park More than 130 trees were planted in less than 4 hours Over 1000 volunteers participated with Brazos Pointe Fellowship Church ldquoDONrsquoT MESS WITH TEXASrdquo TRASH OFF The ldquoDonrsquot Mess with Texas TrashndashOffrdquo will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 Members discussed having the event at the Xeriscape Park This event will take place beginning at 800 am to 1100 am It will include litter pickup cleanup and planting at the Xeriscape Park Since we were late discussing inviting businesses we will include them next year in our Spring cleanup activities T-shirts will be provided by BASF we will have donuts and water provided by Keep America Beautiful Letters were sent to each Lake Jackson School for the Campus Cleanup program for the trash-off Each campus would be able to participate by cleaning their campus then do an environmental project for the grand prize money If the school turns in their report with numbers and photos of the campus cleanup they will receive a check for $25000 If they do an environmental project they have a chance at the grand prize of $50000 O M Roberts was the grand prize win of the first Campus Cleanup award As part of the Great American Cleanup activities KLJB will hold an Arbor Day Celebration with 100 Live Oak trees being distributed at the City of Lake Jackson Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday April 2nd Carrot eggs will have a ldquofreerdquo sticker on them telling the children they have won an ldquoArbor Dayrdquo tree KLJB will have a booth with the trees available for pickup outside the gate
BISD PreK Charlie Chipper ldquoRecycle Round Uprdquo programs have been set up for the month of April A list of dates will be emailed to Board Members for participation in these programs BUDGET GOALS amp OBJECTIVES KLJB members discussed the accomplishments for the 2014-2015 year and goals for the coming year There have been more projects and plantings within the past year as the City continues to grown and we plant more and use more color around the City It was discussed to add $5000 to our planting budget since it was cut when Beautification Commission was combined with Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Everything else will stay the same Members discussed accomplishments such as Charlie Chippers birthday and the signs that BISD students signed for the cleanup continuation of the ldquoBusiness Partnerrdquo Program working at the Xeriscape Park plantings at City Hall Arbor Day tree give away BISD PreK programs and our KTB amp KAB awards Goals for the coming year included compiling a list of resources and recycling specialties from our local retailers surveying our businesses about our landscape ordinance and continuing to increase our involvement with BISD Members discussed the KLJB standards and Terri Cardwell will compile all the goals accomplishments and objectives for the April meeting for final approval REPORT ON AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES Amy discussed the Areas of Responsibilities and asked members to turn in any reports ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Mike Coburn reported that Rotary would be holding a planting project with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory on Saturday at 930 am Volunteers are welcome to participate SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 21 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned into workshop at 720 pm These minutes read and approved this__________________day of _________________________ 2015 ___________________________________ Amy Tasto Chairman ___________________________________ Shirley Ann Miller Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Development Corporation of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Thursday February 19 2015 at 1100 AM at Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Gary Rodgers Chair William P Yenne City Manager Gerald Roznovsky Vice Chair Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Jason Chavez Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager David Nicks Sherri Russell City Attorney Rod Hall Michael Coon Asst to City Manager Patty Sayes Heather Melass Council member Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting Mr Rodgers introduced Michael Coon Assistant to the City Manager APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash DECEMBER 11 2014 On motion by Gerald Roznovsky second by Rod Hall with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the December 11 2014 meeting were approved as presented
DISCUSS MISSION GOALS OBJECTIVES AND ROLE OF THE LAKE JACKSON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting presented the following Strategic Plan outlining the goals objectives and roles of the LJDC This plan is the work and result of 3 workshops by the LJDC held on November 24 2015 January 29 2015 and February 19 2015 Lake Jackson Vision Statement ndash Our Vision is to create an ideal community to live work and play for all Lake Jackson Mission Statement - It is the Mission of the City of Lake Jackson to be a leader among cities and in the region at large in delivering outstanding quality services to all citizens through innovative and efficient use of resources Economic Development Corporation Mission Statement - It is the mission of the LJEDC to use proactive strategies and all available resources to promote economic growth and market Lake Jackson as the premier city to live work and play Mission Elements
bull Encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit bull Marketing the city bull Promoting quality of life bull Attracting primary jobs
Economic Development Strategies
Encouraging an Entrepreneurial Spirit bull Establish a proactive business culture within the City of Lake Jackson organization
o Prepare a ldquoNew Business Packetrdquo for each prospect outlining the advantages and amenities of Lake Jackson as well as the process for obtaining permits
bull Establish a process for entrepreneurial mentoring and technical assistance (Lightening Teams) within the City
Marketing the City
bull Prepare a comprehensive promotional campaign to market the City of Lake Jackson o Create a brand for the City o Create a visual (media) campaign showing the advantages and amenities of the City o Market various events in the City on a wide basis to attract outside visitors o Develop an upscale promotional packet of information to market the City of Lake Jackson
Promoting Quality of Life
bull Be known as ldquobusiness friendlyrdquo in Lake Jackson o Establish a process of consistency for dealing with economic development matters
bull Establish a process for informing employers ndash to then inform employees ndash about opportunities for housing businesses schools and other quality of life opportunities in Lake Jackson
Attracting Primary Jobs
bull Define and identify the type of primary jobs suitable for Lake Jackson bull Develop a process for actively pursuing primary jobs
APPROVE LJDC STRATEGIC PLAN AND RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL On motion by Heather Melass second by Patty Sayes with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo approval was granted for the LJDC Strategic Plan and recommendation is made to present this to City Council for approval ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1230 pm These minutes read and approved this the _____ day of _______________________ 2015
____________________________________ Gary Rodgers Chair
_______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the Parks amp Recreation Board of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17 2015 AT 630 PM in the Conference Room at the Recreation Center Lake Jackson City Hall 91 Lake Road Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance
Elaine Conley Vice Chairperson Jeremy Bubnick Parks amp Recreation Director David Vavra Mallory Doyle Recreation Assistant David Melass John Blackburn Consultant Alvin Bartek
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Elaine Conley
II APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion by David Melass second by David Vavra with all members present voting aye the January 27 2015 minutes were approved
III VISITORS
IV DISCUSS CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING PICKLE BALL AS AN ACTIVITY IN ONE OF OUR PARKS David Melass presented to the Parks Board a game called ldquoPickle Ballrdquo in hopes that the City of Lake Jackson could offer a place to play it Jeremy was familiar with this game and that it is pretty popular with seniors He said that we would need a hard surface to play it on A tennis court may be an ideal location for this game however it is a pretty loud game so we may want to consult the surrounding neighbors John mentioned that we really do not have a great existing court to use Jeremy said that it could be played indoors and tape could be put down so as not to have to paint the lines on a court It would not be much cost to get it started Paddles could be purchased and people could rent them from the rec center Jeremy suggested that we temporarily use a racquetball court to see how popular it becomes and then if it did become popular Alvin would like to see it budgeted for a permanent slab behind the rec center Elaine would like to see it advertised Staff will look into purchasing the equipment and setting it up in a racquetball court temporarily
V FOLLOW UP ON DECISION TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN FOR BENCHES ALONG
OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND IN PARKS Jeremy mentioned that we could go ahead and put benches down with the inset already available for a plaque The slab would measure 16rsquox6rsquox6rdquo with pavers One quote received estimates $3700slab so the total including the bench and slab would be approximately $5000 The pavers could also be removed to make memorial pavers To engrave pavers would be approximately $50 so it would most likely require a $100 donation The concrete beneath the pavers would be about 4rdquo and the pavers would be about 2rdquo The bench would be drilled into the concrete Jeremy recommends that we have a standard bench with plaque price and a slab price and that people have the option to be able to choose out of one of the existing locations Originally John was proposing 160 lamps from 288 to Portulaca St However the bid came back too expensive and changed it to placing them 125
feet apart from each other Bob Pratt suggested that that would not be a good system because your eyes would have to adjust and readjust to the light and dark He recommends to only putting a lamp at each bench and a few extra That would be only 17 lamps and 11 benches The lights would start after the new HEB TXDOT may be interested in funding the 162 lamps which would be around $620000 That would include the benches too amp140000 for just the lamps placed 125 ft apart which does not include installation so it would probably be more like $240000 Staff to continue working on the project
VI UPDATE FROM JANUARY OYSTER CREEK SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
The Oyster Creek Subcommittee did not meet in February They are waiting on a new Oyster Creek Conservancy Representative to be appointed to take Bob Geterrsquos position Alvin mentioned that the Army Core of Engineers gives permits to build on the creek Mallory to find out from Bob Geter who will be replacing him on the committee
VII ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
VIII DIRECTORrsquoS UPDATE
-The scooter signage for the skatepark will be updated Risk management did approve the use of scooters in the park David Vavra suggested inviting the kids that requested it to be present when the new sign was installed -Parks Board members are now new members of NRPA and TRAPS -The new divider is now hanging in the gym It looks great and will only be put down when classes are going on to lengthen itrsquos life span -Upgrading lighting in the gym to LED fixtures and lights around the perimeter of the pools with LEDs it is about a $28000 project that includes and $8000 rebate for turning in the old lights to Centerpoint The new lights will provide about three times the amount of light -The Gardner Campbell Trail sign will be a boulder type sign with the Cityrsquos tree and the name of the trail -The rec center is short two full times staff It has been advertised and will hopefully have an update at the next meeting -Thank you to John Blackburn for all that he has done for the department This was his last meeting -The new Rec Center sign is in front of the rec and we will be relighting it with LED fixtures and putting a color bed in front of it
IX SET NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday March 17 2015 at 630pm X ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 725pm
These minutes read and approved this day of 2015
Rachel Seymour Chairperson
Elaine Conley Vice-Chairperson
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Tuesday March 3 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
Locke Sanders Chairman William P Yenne City Manager Vinay Singhania Vice Chair Michael Coon Asst to the City Manager Jeffrey Gilbert Sal Aguirre City Engineer Harry Sargent Giani Cantu Asst City Secretary Brenda Colegrove Athelstan Sanchez Asst City Engineer
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Harry Sargent led the pledge of allegiance VISITORS COMMENTS There were no visitor comments on items not on the agenda APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were approved as presented
FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 2 RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE SUBDIVISION PLAT (119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This is the follow up on the preliminary presentation of the proposed outparcel modification to the existing Ryanrsquos site The previous appearance provided them the necessary feedback to proceed with the project plan that would meet the conditions of the board This is the replat of the property to create the individual parcels that would allow for individual signage of the site which is of primary interest to the developer This partition sets off the outparcel from the original tract and provides the frontage to a public right-of-ways as required A cross access and utility sharing agreement will have to be enacted and included prior to finalization All other platting conditions and survey control data have been incorporated for compliance with the cityrsquos final review Staff recommends your consideration for preliminary and final action approval William Kalkman stated they are submitting the final replat of Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision being divided for the new retail building The dividing property line is to provide the necessary parking requirements for each lot individually
Mr Aguirre stated that this is a different proposal than the original proposal due to the developer not wanting to do a cross parking agreement They are now submitting a proposal that incorporates sufficient parking count for each lot independently Mr Sargent asked where the pylon signs will be located Mr Aguirre stated that will be seen on the site plan Mr Gilbert asked if there was any additional access being added to account for traffic in and out of Chic-Fil-A and Ryans Mr Aguirre stated there is nothing going in that he is aware of On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye final review and approval of replat of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This particular project had been brewing for some time and was before you previously on preliminary for feedback and guidance to the developer The reason for the overture was to determine the proposed outparcel cut out effect on the parent tract and their need to have relief from the requirements The original site carve out resulted in parking shortage in the restaurant site and an excess in the retail one Representative from the restaurant and owner presented their arguments for special concessions to the parking space requirements The board gave tentative approval to proceed with site parking requirement exceptions based on the points made After a deliberate lengthy pause by the private parties involved in the sites a change of heart resulted in a repartition of the site into one that avoided the parking shortage in any one site and was able to make both compliant and standing on individual merit The revised subdivision and rearrangement of parking spaces in the site resulted with the restaurant site containing the required 140 spaces based on their seating capacity ratio The retail site space also retained the needed 22 spaces based on their floor area space formula
The remaining requirements of access drainage and utility systems were also assessed individually as to their feasibility and future individual disposition
1 As in the original configuration the infrastructure modifications to the parent site are minimal and limited to the rerouting of existing storm drain pipe run and additional extensions of water and sewer to the new pad The combined two site consideration will require cross access agreements present which are anticipated not to be a problem The drainage implications of the added pad site are considered to be insignificant given the equal impervious surface tradeoff expected These cross site access drainage and utility acknowledgements by Baker Katz the sites owner have been included in the site plan for record
Mr Kalkman presented the final site plan and reviewed the location of the entrance the dumpsters and impervious cover areas
Mr Sargent asked if it was a single retail Mr Kalkman stated that the building will house only a single tenant Mr Sargent asked for the location of the truck access route Mr Kalkman stated that the truck access route is on the left side near the rear doors of the building Further discussion was held on the truck route and how trucks would enter and leave the parking lot Mr Aguirre stated that cross sharing parking agreements is what allows trucks to enter thru other business parking lots Discussion was held on the location of the dumpster Mr Kalkman reported that the dumpster will be enclosed Mr Singhania stated that he didnrsquot like the location of the dumpster or the truck route On motion by Harry Sargent second by Brenda Colegrove with all present members voting aye final review and approval of site plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments
The same condition posed above had similar issues on the landscaping plan of the sites and thus were brought up to you at a previous meeting for your feedback and recommendations Both the original and now modified version of the site breakout remove for the most part the protected tree count in the current plan This removal accounts for 4 ndash 12rdquo - 18rdquo trees with 71 caliper inches of credit out of the tract plan which amounted to a serious challenge to replace within their limited open spaces Of the other landscape requirements remaining the parkingtree screening conditions had to be relaxed for compliance of both sites At the fact finding meeting the developer presented solutions to the tree count loss and replacement by retrofitting planting area cutouts in the existing perimeter paved areas to provide for the required tree screen and count requirement The boardrsquos resolution to the various issues stood as requiring replacement to the 71 caliper inch original condition and allowing the cutout areas to accommodate additional planting locations The shrub screening was removed as a requirement given the existing conditions As a result of the conditions granted the proposed combined but separate landscape plans comes in with the following issues
Ryanrsquos Site Trees removed - 1 = 6 credits (24 calrdquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (20 calrdquo) New trees = 24 (72 calrdquo) Total proposed - 25 (92 calrdquo) (net + 68 calrdquo) Total required - 24 Landscape area proposed - 6836 sq ft (102) Landscape area required ndash 6680 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop - Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the change in site configuration from preliminary has removed the initial exception granted of landscape area shortage and left only the shrub screening requirement as the alternate exception condition The net change in tree caliper inch for this site was a 68 inch gain
Retail Site Trees removed - 4 = 12 credits (47 calldquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (9 calrdquo) New trees - 4 (12 calrdquo) Total proposed - 5 (21 calrdquo) (net - 26 calrdquo) Total required - 2 Landscape area proposed ndash 2509 sq ft (196) Landscape area required ndash 1287 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop- Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the net loss of caliper tree inside this individual site is 26 caliper inch and does not provide for equal replacement but when taken in combination with the parent site the overall replacement of 84 caliper inch meets your preliminary condition of 71 caliper inch for the site when considered as a single site basis as first brought forth If agreed this will have to be considered as alternate exception condition or as determined otherwise Mr Aguirre reported that this item should be considered an alternate landscape plan Mr Kalkman reported that they are submitting an alternate landscape plan The plan includes the removal of trees in the parking lot and the addition of trees along 332 and 288 within triangle cutouts
Mr Aguirre reported that the original recommendation was for them to replace at least the 71 inch caliper of trees being removed and they have exceeded the amount of caliper trees being replaced Most of the trees were put into the Ryanrsquos lot due to space constraints in the lot of the new business which is the reason for the request of approving an alternate landscape plan Mr Sargent asked what types of trees are being planted Mr Aguirre stated they are including primarily live oak and nuttall oak trees Mr Sargent asked what size sign will be used Mr Kalkman stated the largest size allowed Mr Aguirre stated that the only additional alternate to the landscape plan is the shrub screening that is normally required but is not in the design due to space constraints Mr Singhania asked if the trees in the triangles will be large enough to accommodate the trees Mr Aguirre stated that the trees will acclimatize to the condition and will grow to the area allowed On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye final review and approval of landscape plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The proposed redevelopment concept came to you back in November primarily as a discussion for feedback on parking a critical development path issue At the time the group recognized that this redevelopment would impact the parent tract significantly and wanted to garner your opinion on feasibility of reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the
time the Traylor Group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The group also made their case to take advantage of the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordinance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance This understanding and policy by staff had been applied for many years and in other site redevelopment precedents This staff also commented this to you as viable in the same meeting These facts led to the boardrsquos passive discussion and the group and staffrsquos interpretation of you remaining open to this issue for further consideration During the intermission the cityrsquos attorney made staff aware that the cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance was not applicable to this type of site use as prescribed in it She also left a possible opening for the parking variance in these types of situations by applying another section of the ordinance that gives the council the latitude to waive the parking count requirements if agreed We will place this item for council action at their next meeting In the meantime your opinion of this will be given to the council for consideration Also a related item has been placed later in the agenda for further discussion and consideration in the future The current proposed condition for the Target site indicates 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) Once this parking issue is resolved the remaining sites will have smooth sailing regarding this The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows
Tract 1-B (shop) contains 32 spaces (551k) versus 29 spaces (51k) and Tract 1-C (restaurant) provides 32 spaces (5 sp per seat) versus required 20 spaces (33 per seat)
The remaining civil site conditions and requirements are not expected to become issues of significance and are being resolved in the process until finalization Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated
3 Drainage modifications of site are being evaluated to maintain a no impact to the current conditions 4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have and will be reconsidered prior to finalrsquo 5 Trash collection issues also have been commented on and will be resolved to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been addressed in the outparcel sites but none in the Target tract As
proposed the sidewalk on Lake Road remains absent and a gap has been left out between the proposed outparcel ones
Craig Traylor Traylor Group stated that they were present for the official preliminary review and approval Mr Traylor reported that Target has submitted a report and review of their parking ratio studies based on the needs of Target and how they come up with those parking ratios
Mr Sargent asked if the 32 parking ratio applies to Target or the new proposed development Mr Aguirre stated that the park-ing ratio is strictly for Target and the individual developments meet their parking requirements Mr Traylor stated that the individual parking lots for the proposed developments are meeting the requirements and are in fact over the required percentage of parking Mr Aguirre reported that Target is retaining all drives to the parking lot of the Target site and a strip of land that runs on Lake Road for the purposes of keeping their retail sign that is currently situated on the corner of Lake Road and Hwy 332 W as shown on the site plan of the proposed site
Mr Aguirre stated that all utilities will be run thru the existing utilities of the site Minor improvements will be made to sewer however they will also utilize the existing water and sewer lines on the full Target site Mr Sargent asked if the utility system will be a privately maintained system Mr Traylor stated that the system is privately maintained and that manholes will be provided on each end for access on all lots Mr Sargent asked which source of power will be used to power these new developments Mr Aguirre stated that there will be aerial supplied across Lake Road from the existing pole in the Academy center to the corner of the proposed restaurant section Mr Traylor reported that it would go underground from that point Mr Aguirre stated that the other side of the lot will be extending aerial from the Fuddruckers pole and will be taken underground from that point Mr Aguirre continued with his review of the plan and reported that because Target is retaining portions of the lot along the front-age of Lake Road the plan is proposing sidewalks only along HWY 332 W along the property line limits Mr Aguirre advised the board to decide whether that was sufficient whether they wanted to eliminate sidewalks all together or whether they wanted to require Target complete the sidewalk along Lake Road as well Ms Colegrove stated that it was to her understanding that Target had considered adding sidewalk along Lake Road as well Mr Traylor stated that is correct Mr Traylor reported that although he cannot speak for Target at their last meeting with Target representatives Target was willing to help with sidewalks Mr Sargent asked for the location of the dumpsters Mr Traylor pointed out the dumpster locations at the proposed Raising Canes restaurant Mr Sargent asked if it would conflict with truck deliveries Rob Naggar stated that Raising Canes is not open for breakfast therefore he believes deliveries will be done early in the morning Mr Sargent asked for further clarification of truck routes
Mr Traylor stated that trucks will have 3 access points They could come in off Lake Road or 332 W One of the proposals driving the plan is creating a new internal access pathway to help with circulation between and on the tracts The pathway will allow for better ease of traffic flow east and west throughout the tract Mr Sargent stated that the storage would almost have to be on the north side of the restaurant so that trucks will have to access Mr Traylor stated that the final site plan is being clarified however there is designated area for cars to park out of the way if needed On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted Mr Sanders re-opened item regarding site plan of Tract 1 Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) for further discussion Vinay Singhania made a motion to amend the original motion of preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 and the recommendation to City Council for approval of the parking ratio of 32 for the Target site Brenda Colegrove seconded With all present members voting aye the motion to amend the original motion and make recom-mendation to Council to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 W for the entire Target site and allow the parking ration of 32 for the Target site passed PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) Staff review and comments This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 ndash 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The configuration of the partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access with the Target 81 acre tract A realignment of line also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the partition the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated between the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record will be required to be included at finalization of plat All platting requirements and formatting are expected to be met with no issues at final Ms Colegrove asked since Target is retaining the strip of land along Lake Road if there is any way to ensure an agreement from Target to put in the sidewalk Mr Aguirre stated that any condition sidewalk requirements would need to be included in the Site Plan approvals Mr Yenne stated that board could reopen the site plan issue once the issue at hand which is just the replat is resolved On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the replat of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The landscaping plan as currently submitted puts the whole development in a quandary This situation was the result of a misinterpretation of the ordinance and communication lapses The interpretation as indicated in the plan primarily encumbers the Target site while not having much impact on the individual outparcel ones Of particular note the following issues exist in the plans
1 Additional credit for preserving trees are being counted to comply with requirements of site This is not allowed on existing developed and official landscape plans Only a one for one credit is permitted
2 Trees to be removed are unaccounted in the plans and no replacement schedule indicated Staffrsquos estimate only is of 105 cal in trees which will need to be addressed by the board in this discussion
3 Perimeter screening trees are addressed and comply for the most part with some needed adjustment possible There are no shrub or berm options indicated to be retrofitted in the all parcel frontages
4 Irrigation plans for all parcels are unaccounted The various questions left by the misunderstanding and omissions have been brought up for action of the developer and is being discussed with staff prior to the meeting We remain open to the possibility that this can be resolved to some extent but request that you address the items and provide your recommendations of these so they can be incorporated in their final processing of the plan The following plan was submitted
Mr Traylor reported that they are working on a revision that addresses the issue of tree counts due to a misunderstanding of the ordinance They are keeping all existing trees with the exception of any trees that lie within driveways or outparcel development buildings There will be an additional 22 trees provided to account for those trees lost with the driveways and outparcel developments They are at 66 caliper inches The trees will be located along Lake Road and to provide additional parking screening Mr Aguirre stated that there are some trees being removed and unaccounted for in plans However this is also being addressed Mr Aguirre stated that the board would need to decide if they would place a tree count replacement restriction on the approval of the landscape plan This will have to be an alternate plan because of the variations of tree shrub screening in Target parking lot and along Hwy 332 due to the open ditch Mr Traylor stated that due the ditch along Hwy 332 they are proposing to include shrubs inside the property line and they are proposing to reuse the existing 3 foot berm as part of the screening on Hwy 332 Along Lake Road they will be proposing continuous vegetation (trees and bushes) for screening from the corner of the lot up to the existing Target driveway
Mr Aguirre asked for explanation of the irrigation system Mr Traylor stated that the irrigation will be maintained by Target They are proposing hose bibs in the area due to minimal green space within the new development tracts All screening and current landscaping along Hwy 332 and Lake Road will be irrigated and maintained by Target Mr Sanders asked who proposed tenants of the retail development closest to Fuddruckers were Mr Naggar stated they are still discussing possible tenants and they have not reached a decision Discussion was held on the location of trees throughout the development Mr Aguirre stated that one of the main points is the replacement of the trees and whether the board will require the same number of caliper inches Mr Traylor stated that the entire site currently has good healthy trees throughout and to his understanding the required tree count is 38 trees for the Target site There are currently 66 trees which is well over that requirement They are proposing to replace the trees removed during development Mr Singhania asked if there is an agreement with Target to maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Naggar stated that it is within the Target agreement that they maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Aguirre stated the board needs to consider the alternate conditions be asked for which include the trees screening and hose bib irrigation systems On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Jeff Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the combined alternate landscape plan to include the discussed exceptions of trees (replacement of trees removed during development) shrubs and screening on existing Target berm on Lake Road and Target property along Hwy 332 and hose and bib irrigation was granted PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF THE DIVER SUBDIVISION PLAT AMENDMENT OF TRACTS RECORDED IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AS TRACTS 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (TRI-CITY AUTO ON WILLOW DRIVE) Staff review and comments Jon Diver owner of the Tri City Auto and the adjoining properties has started making expansion to the business and was given permit for this construction under conditions that he provide the city with the necessary drainage analysis and design for the site modification and also that he assemble the various separate unplatted tracts into one tract with an official subdivision plat The drainage analysis and plan have been provided and approved for permit conditions The property is currently comprised of 5 separately described and recorded tracts and will be combined in a subdivision consisting of 2 lots being called the Diver Subdivision One of the lots houses an existing building that has served various B-1 uses in the past and currently an appliance repair shop The larger lot serves the previous mechanic garage facility and the new expansion business with vehicle parking yard All platting formatting and surveying control and content required for plat amendment have been provided and no issues remain Jon Diver stated they are trying to combine the lots for a total of 2 lots on the entire site Mr Sargent asked if there is an impact to the power line running thru the property Mr Aguirre stated that the power lines run over head and it is an easement However the property is still useable by the owner Mr Singhania asked for clarification of the location of the building and what the land is being used for Mr Diver clarified the location of the existing building and reported that the land is being used to complete an extension of the Tri-City Auto garage On motion by Jeffrey Gilbert second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye preliminary and final approval of the Diver Subdivision plat amendment of tracts recorded in the County Clerks office as tracts 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (Tri-city Auto on Willow Drive) was granted
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES FOR PERMIT OF CONDITIONAL USE TO LOCATE A DENTAL CLINIC AND DENTIST OFFICE IN THE HEB PUD ZONE WITH UNDERLYING B-2 ZONING LOCATED AT OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND OAK DRIVE Staff review and comments This item is being placed primarily to follow the letter of the ordinance and as a lead into the following discussion item in the agenda This type of use has been generally considered a permitted use under a professional office definition and has never been questioned and allowed in most all business and commercial zones in the past and in particular the B-2 downtown business district These zones either prescribe the use of clinic as a permitted one but the B-2 only has it as a conditional one Due to the ordinance requirement that conditional use be brought to the board for granting this particular request is being done Staff had mixed feelings on this being necessary as we had always stamped over these as professional medical office use In order to remove any doubt we are going through the motion of this and passing you related item for future unequivocal determination Mr Yenne stated that this item is coincides with the next item on the agenda The developer is asking for conditional use of the lot to include dental clinics for which the City has always considered to be dental offices Ms Russell stated that clinics are listed separately from professional offices and they are asking for a conditional use permit to avoid any issues with the ordinance wording She sees no reason to deny the request and the next agenda item will address the issue to provide further clarification within the ordinance language On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye approval was granted to Pacific Dental Services for permit of conditional use to locate a dental clinic and dentist office in the HEB PUD zone with underlying B-2 zoning located at Oyster Creek Drive and Oak Drive DISCUSS WHETHER TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR ldquoOFFICESrdquo AND ldquoPROFESSIONAL OFFICESrdquo TO CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF OFFICES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ZONES Staff review and comments No additional documents for the definition of ldquoofficerdquo Just describe problem in your memo My suggestion is Recently a developer wished to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but the Cityrsquos current zoning ordinance only explicitly permits clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future developers more comfortable we need to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Ms Russell stated that Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) however there is no definition for any of them Ms Russell asked the board to decide if they want to make everything an office or list clinics to be allowed in all business and commercial areas Mr Sargent asked if they will specifically differentiate between medical and dental offices Ms Russell stated that would be the boards decision and she would draft it to bring back for public hearing Ms Russell asked if the board saw a difference between a medical office or medical clinic The board stated they did not see any difference between and medical office or medical clinic However they liked the idea of adding the description of a healing arts licensed by the State of Texas to the description It was decided that medical office will be defined as any office of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics Mr Yenne asked if the board needs to call a public hearing Ms Russell stated it is not necessary and that she will instruct staff to advertise and prepare for public hearing on amending the zoning to include medical offices of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics in all business and commercial zones at the next meeting
DISCUSS WHETHER TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY SHARE PARKING SPACES THROUGH CROSS-PARKING AGREEMENTS Staff review and comments This is the follow-up of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of current cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff are open to including more users to this mechanism if this provides benefit or not as you may see it For the parking problem I have attached the section of the zoning ordinance to this message for the packet Memo wording Section 110-162 of the zoning ordinance allows certain uses to share parking spaces These uses have to be similar and yet not have the same operating hours There are no provisions for dissimilar uses with different operating hours except that the developer can ask for the parking requirements to be waived Developers in established multi-business sites have asked to use cross-parking agreements but the uses do not fit into the language in 110-162(25) For example a restaurant on an out-pad at the mall or a retail store being built close to a restaurant cannot share parking Staff wants to know if the Commission would like to open the cross-parking agreements to more uses Ms Russell presented Chapter 110-162 of the code of ordinances as follows Sec 110-162 - Parking requirements Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in the following amounts when a building is erected increased by unit increased in dimension or moved
(1)One-family dwellings Two-space garage except as otherwise provided in this chapter
(2)Two-family dwellings (duplexes) Four (4) spaces
(3)Multiple-family dwelling
a Apartment house Two and one-half (2frac12) spaces per living unit
b Townhouses Two (2) spaces per living unit
(4)Roominghouses lodginghouses club rooms fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(5)Hotels motels motor lodges trailer courts tourist courts One (1) space for each guest room or trailer space and one (1) space for each two (2) employees (associated commercial club lounge or retail areas require additional spaces see subsection (6)
(6)Dancehall nightclub tavern restaurant lounge skating rink commercial amusement One (1) space for each three (3) persons normally accommodated in the establishment for user not requiring a building one (1) space for each eight hundred (800) square feet of ground area shall be provided
(7)Nursing homes and orphanages One (1) space for each four (4) beds
(8)Hospitals sanatoriums home for the aged and youth home One and one-half (1frac12) spaces per bed or dwelling unit
(9)Office permitted in R-4 zone One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(10)Theater indoor sport arenas auditoriums other than those incidental to public and private schools One (1) space for each three (3) seats
(11)Stadiums ballparks gymnasium and other outdoor sport arenas One (1) space for each three (3) seats Such parking area or any portion thereof may be located within eight hundred (800) feet of the nearest corner of the property on which the place of assembly is located
(12)Churches assembly facility with fixed seating mortuary or funeral home or other places of worship One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main auditorium
(13)Retail stores super markets shopping centers
a For buildings of two thousand (2000) square feet or less One (1) space for four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area
b For buildings in excess of two thousand (2000) square feet of floor area One (1) space for two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(14)Banks savings and loan offices and other general business offices One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(15)Clinic medical dental or optical One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(16)Manufacturing warehouses and storage not covered in subsection (13) One (1) space for each one thousand (1000) square feet of floor area plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees
(17)School
a Elementary One (1) space for each nine (9) students
b Junior high One (1) space for each nine (9) students
c Senior high One (1) space for each one and three-quarters (175) students
d Tradevocational One (1) space per student
e Collegeuniversity One (1) space per day student
f Kindergarten One (1) space per eight (8) pupils
(18)Library One (1) space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of public area
(19)Community or welfare center One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area
(20)Assembly facility without fixed seating One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(21)Bowling alley Six (6) spaces for each line
(22)Other as determined by the planning commission
(23)Off-street parking for uses not specified in this section shall be determined by the planning commission
(24)All parking spaces must be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet
(25)All parking spaces required in this section shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served except as follows
a Where an increase in number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments the required spaces may be located not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed five hundred (500) feet from any other nonresidential building served
b No more than fifty (50) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters bowling lanes dancehalls nightclubs or cafes may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
c Not more than eighty (80) percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
d In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used a written agreement thereby assuring their intention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned approved as to form by the city attorney and shall be filed with the application for a building permit
(26) Any or all off-street parking requirements may be waived at the discretion of council where there is reasonable justification for so doing
(27) Any head-in parking or parking on public right-of-way where street width is less than forty-eight (48) feet is prohibited in front of all property
(28) Where there is on-street parking provided those spaces in front of a property may be used by that property plus one-half (frac12) the spaces in the center where there is center parking If there is an esplanade a lot may use the lots abutting and those at the esplanade
(29) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the facilities or parking spaces approved by the city prior to March 1 1981
(30) Whenever a building or use is constructed or changed after December 3 1990 by enlarging the floor area number of employees number of dwelling units seating capacity or otherwise to create a requirement for an increase in the number of parking spaces such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change in use
(Ord No 259 7-17-61 Ord No 69-397 sect 5 7-7-69 Ord No 73-506 sect 1 9-10-73 Ord No 81-780 sect 1 2-23-81 Ord No 90-1143 sect 3 12-3-90 Code 1958 sect 25-7 Ord No 11-1964 sect 2 7-5-2011)
Ms Russell stated that 110-16225(b) and (c) of the ordinance can be interpreted many ways and can be confusing Ms Russell asked the board to advise her of what they are wanting in cross parking agreements and she will draft an amendment to the ordinance Mr Sargent asked if the ordinance referred to cross sharing for businesses that operate at different times of the day Ms Russell stated that was correct however the questions the City is now receiving is to allow cross sharing among business that operate during the same time of days such as the mattress store and steak house development Mr Yenne stated that the board could determine whatever limits they want or allow them to continue taking credits of cross sharing parking as has been done previously Mr Aguirre stated its been allowed at Lowersquos Best Buy and Carinorsquos and at Wal-Mart with the shopping center Ms Russell stated that what the City could use is an actual analysis of the exact number of parking spaces a retail development needs as Target presented to determine the need for cross parking sharing She asked the board to decide if they would like it to state a percentage and not worry about similar uses or similar hours Mr Sargent stated that he doesnrsquot like that fact that the parking requirements were based on area Mr Yenne stated the original parking ordinance took about 18 months however if the board wants to revisit they can create a subcommittee as was originally done to start addressing the issue again Further discussion was held on previous cross parking agreements Mr Yenne asked if the board wanted to give Ms Russell direction on wording for the ordinance and then create a subcommittee to begin addressing the issue again Ms Colegrove stated that there are two different percentages 50 and 80 currently referenced in the code of ordinance Ms Russell stated that is correct Mr Yenne stated that section (c) referencing 80 for churches and schools is accurate for when the school is within the church and they do not operate within the same hours Ms Russell agreed and asked the board to look at only item (b) Mr Gilbert asked for an example where (b) currently exists Mr Sargent asked if b and c could be combined as a case by case basis
Ms Russell asked Mr Aguirre if that would be acceptable for the engineering plans Mr Aguirre stated that the developers do account for the count during the planning phase Mr Traylor stated that the ordinance is kind of vague and the interpretation can be misconstrued However the more direction or clarity given on the planning side the better for the developer What would be helpful for the developer is to simplify the description by using 10 for commercial use instead of dancehall nightclub or cafes Mr Yenne stated that it may not be good to implement that if there was a K-Mart next to a Wal-Mart because it would take up a lot of the parking spaces However because the city requires a high number of parking spots they are trying to make it a little more flexible allowing for a little lax Ms Russell stated that the cross parking works well at Hastings and Fuddruckers and would suggest more generic wording such as ldquoone use could share up to 50 of parking with another upon approval by the planning commissionrdquo Mr Traylor suggested referencing commercial use to avoid confusion on it being allowed for residential developments Ms Colegrove asked where (d) fits into the cross sharing parking Ms Russell stated that (d) references a written agreement she is to approve and confirm that the cross parking agreements are binding and does it have the correct number of spaces is in accordance with the code of ordinance If you have any one of the agreements listed in (b) or (c) than (d) is required Ms Colegrove stated that she agreed (b) needs to be more general Ms Russell stated that she would amend the ordinance to reference no more than 50 can be shared by commercial businesses at the discretion of planning commission Mr Yenne suggested adding the phrase ldquowith reasonable justificationrdquo to item 26 Ms Russell stated that she would add ldquoat the discretion of plannersrdquo to item 26 The board agreed on the proposed wording ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Harry Sargent asked about the number of bags allowed to carry on the bus Mr Yenne stated that any issues need to be addressed with Connect Transit Locke Sanders stated that the traffic lights near Bess Brannen Elementary give preference to the traffic crossing 2004 from Northwood area Mr Yenne stated that with the proposed changes to the schools it should address the traffic issues Vinay Singhania asked how the flow is going to work with the lane in front of Lake Jackson Intermediate Mr Yenne explained the flow would begin closer to Oak Drive and switch back within the school property to the existing entrancedrive through Ms Colegrove stated that she did attend the school board meetings and the new concepts are modular with set grades in each building Mr Yenne stated that March 23 2015 will be the Joint Master Plan meeting Mr Sanders asked that the Planning Commission be notified of the CPAC meetings Locke asked when the move in date will be for Dow building Mr Yenne stated that they have started moving in furniture but it would be May Mr Gilbert reported that HEB will be opening in May Mr Yenne stated that he believed it was May 6 SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 7 2015
ADJOURN There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 820 pm These minutes read and approved this _____ day of _____________________ 2015 _____________________________ Locke Sanders Chairman ______________________________ Harry Sargent Secretary
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson will meet in Regular meeting on TUESDAY MAY 5 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
AGENDA A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE B VISITORS COMMENTS C APPROVAL OF MINUTES
At said meeting the Planning Commission will deliberate discuss consider and or take final action on any or all of the following matters
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE)
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332)
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
7 ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST 8 SET NEXT MEETING DATE 9 ADJOURN
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on FRIDAY MAY 1 2015 at pm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ______ day of ___________________ 2015 at ____________apm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretaryrsquos Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Memo To PLANNING COMMISSION
From SAL AGUIRRE
CC CITY SECRETARY
Date 4-30-15
Re May 5 2015 HIGHLIGHTS AND ISSUES AGENDA
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES This hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting but was postponed and now rescheduled The council had the hearing previously and now awaits your action for their first reading of the amended ordi-nance with any revisions that may be added This was prompted by a developer wishing to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but with the current zoning ordinance only explicitly permitting clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and of-fices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future devel-opers more comfortable this was needed to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city at-torney
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS As in the previous item this hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting The council has also had the hearing previously and now awaits your decision and or revisions if any to consider it for first reading at their next meeting This came up as the result of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of the current cross park-ing sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff were in agreement to opening this provision to more users given the Increased interest of redevelopment of existing commercial sites in search for out-parcel sites
Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city attorney
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE) Gary Davis CEO of First Advisors Inc a real estate investment firm is making this request for his proposed development a multifamily project in the 30+ acre property in north side of FM 2004 across from the current construction site of the Regal Storage facility They have met with staff on several occasions and have been doing their due diligence in this effort The property is currently zoned in three different tracts and zones To accomplish his development project two of the zone areas will have to be changed to the intended R-4 purpose Mr Davis would like to make this an introduction to the project and is open to your questions of interest if you wish
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT
(TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 - 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access within the Target 81 acre tract The realignment also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the reconfiguration the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated be-tween the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record has been included in this final plat as required All platting requirements and formatting have been met with no issues at final
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 The proposed redevelopment project has had a long road to course through and resolve the site plan issues of the Target site The redevelopment impact on the parent tract became the significant issue first dealt concerning the reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the time the Traylor group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The developer made their case with parking analysis and industry data along with the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordi-nance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance Council involvement based on your preliminary recommendation finally resolved the reduced parking condition as adequate and granted exceptions as allowed in the ordinance A result of the exception allows the Target site with 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) The soon to be amended cross sharing condition in the ordinance will further reinforce the parking count compli-ance of the site The outparcel site parking conditions remain compliant and without issues
The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows Tract 1-B (shop) contains 36 spaces (624 spaces per 1000) versus 26 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) and Tract 1C (restaurant) provides 25 spaces (1 space per 24 seats) versus required 20 spaces (1 per 3 seats)
Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated Relocation of private utility lines where necessary to erect a building has been made without issues from city
3 Drainage modifications of site private system have been evaluated to comply with the cityrsquos drain-age standards of the new sites and to maintain a no impact to the current site conditions
4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have been evaluated and approved as proposed 5 Trash collection issues also have been addressed to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been included through all sites as concession for exception to
landscape perimeter screening requirements
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE
REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 After your last extraordinary meeting the clarification of alternate landscape conditions cleared the way to approve the proposed landscape plan as follows 1 The trees lost to the site plan modifications will not need to be replaced based on the representa-
tion made in the final alternate plan that a) the remaining 63 at the Target site still exceed the re-quired 36 trees b) the remaining 5 at the retail pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees c) the remaining 5 at the restaurant pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees
2 The existing road frontage perimeter mound berm along the various sites be considered as meeting the shrub screening criteria of the ordinance in consideration of the sidewalk running along their entire property boundary limits The existing perimeter screening trees comply for the most part with a requirement of one addi-tional tree to be added in the missing gap at the southeast corner Lake Rd side
3 The irrigation for the parcels are approved as indicated in the plans a) Target plan to retain the current existing automatic system with modifications needed and maintenance operations b) the outparcel sites proposed hose bib systems are considered as meeting the irrigation requirement The board should state these individual conditions in your action for future record
7 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF PLAT AMENDMENT OF CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION SECTION 1 LOT 1 BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 76 amp 77 BLOCK 4 The ink hasnrsquot dried yet on the first plat and its already coming back for some adjustments to these lots due to a bust in the construction layout by the previous bridge contractor due sidestepping the subdivision survey control offered This error resulted in the Lake Jackson end of the bridge to be 7 feet off of the original right-of-way centerline In order to bring all the improvements back in line with the conventional right-of-way placement the pavement connections and utilities in this area were revised and some reworked to bring back into alignment
The right-of-way lines will now need to be changed to this new realignment and in doing so the lots will be impacted as needed This will result in these 3 affected lots needing to be reconfigured to new a dimension that is a better market by the developer The new configured lots still meet or exceed the R-2 zone requirement widths and depths and are of no issue All platting format and data is met
SIGNATURE OF DOCUMENTS Replat of Jackson Square Center Tract 1 Combined Site Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
Combined Alternate Landscape Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Senior Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on Monday March 23 2015 at 630 PM at the Lake Jackson Civic Center 333 HWY 332 Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance Tere Sandlin Chair Doris Grigar Vice Chair Julie Mendoza Wayne Robertson Linda Robertson Freddie Mathis Brewster Borg VISITOR COMMENTS There were no visitor comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash FEBRUARY On motion by Doris Grigar second by Brewster Borg with all members voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of February were approved with corrections to the spelling of Doris Grigarsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 02-17-15 and the spelling of Linda Robertsonsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 06-14-15 REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS HOSTED BY THE COMMISSION 2-24-15 ndash E-Book Class ndash It was reported that there were 8 people in attendance along with 3 librarians This allowed for more one on one training and instruction 3-17-15 ndash Card Making ndash Tere reported that there were 6 people in attendance 3-17-15 ndash Games and Covered Dish Night ndash Doris reported that there were 28 people in attendance including commission members Freddie Tere Wayne Linda Doris Sue and Julie The board awarded 2 - $20 Wal-Mart gift cards and 3 additional prizes for door prizes for at total of $7650 expenses total 3-23-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Linda reported that there were 22 people in attendance including commission members Wayne Linda and Freddie The speakers were Teresa Caldwell State Coordinator of the Texas Heritage Trails Program and Seneca McAdams Executive Director of the Texas Independence Trail Region
SUBMITTAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF UPCOMING EVENTS 3-24-15 4-10-15 5-29-15 amp confirm date for June 2015 ndash Library Educational Electronic Device Class ndash It was reported that the Library would be discussing Gale courses which are online tutorials that can be downloaded thru the library website 3-27-15 - Blue Hawaii Dinner Show staring Elvis 6pm ndash Julie reported the costs for entertainment are $92500 Extra tickets were printed to sell The current count is approximately 198 people to attend The caterer Gina Reneersquos will be preparing dinner for up to 225 people The menu will consist of frac12 fried fish frac12 pulled pork pineapple rice garden salad or vegetable bread and cheesecake for dessert The caterer will also serve tea and provide all the serving plates and utensils 4-07-15 5-12-15 amp 6-16-15 ndash Card Making 6 ndash 8pm - No discussion was held 4-13-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash Tere reported that the advertisement was incorrect Linda reported that she notified Sandra Oliver of the misprint in the advertisement The prizes for the event will include laundry baskets filled with toiletries and paper products such as Kleenex paper towels garbage bags laundry detergent and dish washing detergent etc Another option was plants and gift cards Honey Baked Ham provided a $25 gift certificate 4-27-15 5-18-15 amp 6-22-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Jim Pierce Author of Pecan Lake The Unintended Lake of
Lake Jackson TX will be speaker for the 04-27-15 discussion group No other discussion was held 5-19-15 ndash Spring Fling Dinner and Dance ndash Tere reported that it should be only Spring Fling Dance and no dinner will be provided Guests will be allowed to bring snacks Dance will be in the plaza room and can sell 104 tickets The board will provide beverages 5-22-15 - Senior Appreciation Night - discuss event and appoint committee ndash It was reported that Hogenheifers will cater the event and serve BBQ sandwiches chips and canned drinks for 200 Cost is $5 per meal If there are less than 200 seniors in attendance the board will sell extra lunch tickets 6-03-15 ndash HAAK Winery and Frobergs Farms Tour ndash First Class Tours Bus was booked for $84635 and will arrive at the Civic Center at 930 am The bus will leave from the Civic Center at 1000 am and will arrive at Haakrsquos Winery by 1100 am for lunch and wine tour The group will visit Frobergrsquos Farms for a tour on the route home and should arrive back in Lake Jackson by 400 pm 6-09-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash No discussion was held 6-14-15 ndash Astros Game ndash The tickets have been received The group will be seated in section 132 rows 18 ndash 21 for the Astros vs Seattle Mariners game at 110 pm Tickets include a $15 foodbeveragemerchandise coupon The bus will arrive at the Civic Center at 1030 am and leave at 1100 am The group should return by 600 pm REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET BALANCE No report was given ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Doris Grigar asked if the board still wanted to consider a trip to Brenham during the fall Tere asked the board members to think of future trips theyrsquod be interested in and will revisit SET NEXT MEETING DATE ndash APRIL 27 2015 The next meeting was set for April 27 2015 ADJOURN On motion by Wayne Robertson second by Freddie Mathis with all present members voting ldquoayerdquo the meeting adjourned at 654 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _______________________ 2015
_______________________________ Tere Sandlin Chairman _______________________________ Sue Supak Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN THAT the Lake Jackson Youth Advisory Commission met in regular session at the Lake Jackson Police Department Training Room 5 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas on MONDAY MARCH 16 2015 at 600 pm with the following present
Board Members Monica Overman Chairman Mary Macrae Jake Brannen Vice Chairman Ashley Hidalgo Kallie Liondas Secretary Brandt Carleton Zachary Merritt Parliamentarian DeLaynee Malone Vivian Jones Adult Advisor Also present Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator RESOURCE MEMBERS Aaron Jansky Christian Guerra Donna Centeno Jamar Alston Melodi Koenig Valeria Marquez Martha Estrella Chelsey Boyd Alexia Boe Madeline Merritt Maggie Macrae Chassity Guajardo and Meagen Fails
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Monica Overman called the meeting to order at 610 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kallie Liondas presented the minutes from the January 12 2015 meeting On a motion by Jake Brannan second Zachary Merritt with all voting aye the minutes were approved as written It was Brandt Carletonrsquos birthday this month
SPRING ACTIVITIES amp PROJECTS SBCAS - DeLaynee Malone After the Easter project YAC is going to help out the ldquoSouthern Brazoria County Animal Shelterrdquo by collecting items around the house such as old blankets old towels dogs andor cat toys pet beds leashes pet carriers and newspapers A copy of the ldquowish listrdquo was distributed to all members to begin collection for the April meeting EASTER PROJECT YAC will be completing the Easter BasketBag Project for the Food Basket again this year by providing toothbrushes toothpaste crayons and coloring books for Easter which is on April 5 2015 At the end of the meeting we will adjourn into workshop to complete the bags that will be taken to the Food Basket for Easter DONT MESS WITH TEXAS TRASH OFF The spring clean up will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 at 800 am it will take place at the Xeriscape Park Final plans will be made at the April meeting
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST The Lake Jackson Recreation Center will host the city wide ldquoEaster Egg Huntrdquo on Thursday April 2nd at 530 at MacLean Park Members are asked to help after school if they are available They will be placing 8000 Easter eggs out on the softball fields and Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful will be giving away 100 free Arbor Day trees SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting will be Monday April 6 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned at 625 pm in the Easter Project workshop These minutes read and approved this _________________ day of _________________________ 2015
_______________________________________ Monica Overman Chairman
_____________________________________ Kallie Liondas Secretary
City of Lake Jackson
Meeting Date May 4 2015
Subject Sponsorship of Concert
Submitted by Modesto A Mundo Asst City Mgr
Expenditure Account HotelMotel Fund
Action Requested
Discuss and consider request from Jim Luna for Funds from the Hotel Motel fund in the amount of $2500 for a performance by Los Kumbia Kings (Selenarsquos Brotherrsquos Band) on June 20 2015 in Freeport Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Mr Jim Luna has revised his request for the City to sponsor an event featuring the band call Los Kumbia Kings He is requesting $2500 from the Hotel-Motel fund He has moved the concert to Freeport but stated that he is pushing for hotel stays in Lake Jackson Year to date the Cityrsquos Special Events fund funded by Hotel-Motel revenues has a negative balance Staff estimates that the fund will end the fiscal year with a $10000 balance Mr Luna did not attend the past City Council since I failed to respond to his revised proposal Since I had not responded he thought he was not on the April 20th agenda
City of Lake Jackson
Submitted by Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
Presented by
Meeting Date May 4 2015 Subject Directional signs
Action Requested DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST TO DISPLAY DIRECTION SIGNS ALONG HWY 288 FM 2004 OLD ANGLETON ROAD AND OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 16-17 2015
Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Attached you will find a request from the Fine Arts Center requesting directional signs on Hwy 288
FM2004 Old Angleton Road and Oyster Creek Drive for their Arts Festival to be held May 16 amp 17
2015 at the Center
Action Taken Tabled Deferred Denied Approved
From Patty Green [mailtopattygbcfasorg] Sent Friday May 01 2015 248 PMTo Bill YenneCc Wesley CopelandSubject Directional SignsImportance High
Dear BillThank you for visiting with Wes and I yesterday We enjoyed the conversation and greatly appreciate your time
Attached is a map with signs marked by red arrows Some will be placed in Clute some in Richwood and some in Lake Jackson - its the nature of our locationIve also attached the graphic for the signs which are 27 X 18 What you have is a sample of the turn signs We have produced straight signs too I think the placement will help local folks as well as visitors from the Houston and Galveston areas
We will be at City Council Monday evening at 630 to answer any questions
Kindest regardsPatty
Patty Swords CFREDirector of Marketing amp Development400 College BlvdClute TX 77531(ofc) 979-265-7661 (cell) 979-480-4949
parkway by the Beautification Commission in the 1980rsquos He suggested that if they would like to remove the plants they come back in with the typically required 3 foot high parking lot screening There was no one present from HEB Council member Roznovsky felt the sign was of no value and they have been given the exception of the large sign that could be seen from the highway Mayor Rinehart asked if the photinias could be trimmed back Jeremy Bubnick stated that the shrubs would not survive being trimmed back to that degree Council member Roznovsky felt the berms or parking lot screening needed to be in place prior to the current shrubs coming down Consensus of Council was to keep some sort of screening if the photinias come down then new shrubs needed to be planted DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CLUTE AND DEDEN SERVICES LLC FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A WATER LINE IN CITY RIGHT OF WAY ON OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR CLUTErsquoS WOODSHORE DEVELOPMENT The engineerrsquos for Clutersquos new development would like to place Clutersquos new waterline in the Oyster Creek Drive right-of-way This placement will save some mature trees on their property The city needs two separate agreements to do this one with Clute and one with the contractor Council asked that Ms Russell draw up the contracts On motion by Council member Brooks second by Council member Roznovsky with all members present voting aye authorization was granted for the execution of an agreement with the city of Clute and Deden Services LLC for the placement of a water line in the city right of way on Oyster Creek Drive for Clutes Woodshore development APPROVE THE LAKE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL REPORT Rick Park Police Chief introduced is staff Chris Anderson Paul Kibodeaux Mike Bailey and Bryan Sidebottom Chief Park presented the Police Department Annual Report Council thanked the Chief for his report and the good job the police department does AWARD BID FOR CLEARING AND REMOVING DEBRIS FOR THE 2015 HURRICANE SEASON TO BERGERON EMERGENCY SERVICES AS PRIMARY CONTRACTOR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10000000 AND STANDBY CONTRACTS TO ASPLUNDH AS SECONDARY CONTRACTOR TAG GRINDING SERVICES AS TERTIARY CONTRACTOR AND TFR ENTERPRISES INC AS QUATERNARY CONTRACTOR On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo bid was awarded for clearing and removing debris for the 2015 Hurricane Season to Bergeron Emergency Services as primary contractor in an amount not to exceed $10000000 and standby contracts to Asplundh as secondary contractor Tag Grinding Services as tertiary contractor and TFR Enterprises Inc as quaternary contractor Mr Yenne stated that staff is using Bergeron Emergency Services to help with the cleanup of the recent storm debris
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DENYING CENTERPOINT HOUSTON ELECTRICrsquoS APPLICATION FOR A RATE INCREASE This resolution concerns electric rates On April 6 2015 CenterPoint filed a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) application with all cities in the Houston area A DCRF is an expedited mini-rate case to allow electric utilities to raise distribution rates Distribution rates cover the cost of overhead and underground electric lines CenterPoint is seeking a 167 million dollar increase which comes to 31cent on an average residential bill Street lights and commercial customers will also be affected GCCC (Gulf Coast Cities Coalition of which Lake Jackson is a part) will hire a consultant to review the Companyrsquos filing GCCC recommends that all GCCC members adopt the Resolution denying the rate change Once the resolution is adopted it will be consolidated with other cases CenterPoint has in front of the PUC Failure to pass the resolution denying the rate increase means that the increase will become effective September 1 2015 On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Buell with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo a resolution denying Centerpoint Houston Electrics application for a rate increase was passed DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 38 ENVIRONMENT TO UPDATE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ABATEMENT OF JUNKED VEHICLES Tina Doyle Code Enforcement Officer was present to answer any questions Ms Russell stated that the current junked vehicle ordinance is unwieldy Except for the neighborhood petition the inspection sticker language and the wait time before a citation is issued the law doesnrsquot need to be changed The ordinance just needs to be streamlined so that code enforcement can spend less time reasoning out the language and so that the public can understand the ordinance Also the ordinance better defines the difference between a junked vehicle and a classic vehicle Council member Roznovsky asked if this included junked RVrsquos Ms Russell stated this included RVrsquos trailers and boats On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Melass with all members present voting aye Council asked that this be brought back in ordinance form UPDATE ON GRANT SUBMITTAL TO TXDOT FOR SH 332 SIDEWALK PROJECT BETWEEN SH288 AND DIXIE DRIVE Mr Mundo stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with the area engineer for TxDot 10 days ago The area office gave a verbal agreement that they would provide the engineering services He spoke with environmental and found the fonzie report needed to be updated We have been able to get several letters of support They are phasing project with first year city portion being $310000 and $100000 in the second year This will be discussed at the CIP meeting on April 27 2015 DISCUSS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A LETTER ASKING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST $5 BILLION IN TRANSPORTATION FUNDING The state legislature has two pending bills that will provide a transportation funding mechanism TML President Martinez is asking cities to send a letter to house representatives that shows support for both of these bills
On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo authorization was granted for the Mayor to sign a letter asking the State Legislature to provide at least $5 billion in transportation funding DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TRAFFIC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS NEW TRANSITION ON PLANTATION DRIVE AT OLEANDER Mr Yenne reviewed the Plantation Drive transition at Oleander He stated that it has been decided to place a crossover at Loganberry Mayor Rinehart stated he was not in favor of this He thought this would cause problems for those residents on Oleander He would rather see a transition at Silverlace On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with 5 members present voting aye and Mayor Rinehart voting nay motion passed to proceed with the transition of Plantation Drive to take place at Oleander PARKING SIGNAGE AND STRIPING AT MACLEANRECREATION CENTERRASCO Mr Yenne stated this is an ongoing problem with parents picking up their kids in the afternoons using the MacLean Park Road as a pick up point The suggestion from the Traffic Commission is to put in signs that say ldquono parking or standingrdquo along the park road up to the second entrance to the Recreation Center On motion by council member Roznovsky second by council member Brooks with all present voting aye to approve the traffic commission recommendation to extend the striping or place signage at MacLean Park to help with the pickup of school kids in the afternoons UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
a CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FINANCIAL UPDATE b SIDEWALK PROJECTS c UTILITY REPAIR PROJECTS d DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECTS e SOUTH PARKING PLACE PROJECT f MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Sal Aguirre introduced Eddie Herrera as a new staff member to the Engineering Department Mr Herrera worked in the utility department of the city ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Council member Brooks asked if it would be a major cost to improving the yard at the Mulch Site to keep cars from getting stuck Mr Yenne stated that Robert Stark has material that could possibly work Council member Melass asked if there were responses from Centerpoint on contact numbers Mr Yenne stated that contact numbers have been received Council member Melass requested minutes of boards and commissions that rarely meet Council member Melass reminded everyone that the Taste of the Town is April 26th Council member Baker asked if the landscaping is going back in the median in front of the mall Mr Yenne stated that is part of the Governorrsquos award project He was not sure if landscaping would be going back in that area Mr Mundo said he would provide drawings to City Council Mayor Rinehart stated Modesto Rick Alice Bryan and the Utility Crews did a Yemenrsquos job last Friday
Mayor Rinehart announced the city was granted the Distinguished Budget Award for the 23rd year in a row ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 800 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _____________________________ 2015
___________________________________
Joe Rinehart Mayor _________________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Commission met in regular session on Tuesday March 17 2015 600 pm in the Conference Room at Lake Jackson City Hall Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Amy Tasto Chairman Mitchell Jacobs Sharon OrsquoNeill Mike Coburn Vice Chair Constance Adams Shirley Ann Miller Secretary Darren Merritt Also present Debby Soltesz Past Chair Buster Buell City Council Liaison
Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator Bryce Carleton Parks Supt
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Amy Tasto called the meeting to order at 605 pm APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by Constance Adams second by Darren Merritt with all voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the February 2015 meeting were approved as written SERVOLUTION SERVOLUTION was held on Sunday March 1 2015 with the kick off at 900 am Due to all the rain the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful project was cancelled Rain did not hamper some of the planting projects Volunteers worked on 6 projects in the City of Lake Jackson including planting trees along Lake Road and Oyster Creek Drive at Jasmine Hall and Shadow Glen Park More than 130 trees were planted in less than 4 hours Over 1000 volunteers participated with Brazos Pointe Fellowship Church ldquoDONrsquoT MESS WITH TEXASrdquo TRASH OFF The ldquoDonrsquot Mess with Texas TrashndashOffrdquo will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 Members discussed having the event at the Xeriscape Park This event will take place beginning at 800 am to 1100 am It will include litter pickup cleanup and planting at the Xeriscape Park Since we were late discussing inviting businesses we will include them next year in our Spring cleanup activities T-shirts will be provided by BASF we will have donuts and water provided by Keep America Beautiful Letters were sent to each Lake Jackson School for the Campus Cleanup program for the trash-off Each campus would be able to participate by cleaning their campus then do an environmental project for the grand prize money If the school turns in their report with numbers and photos of the campus cleanup they will receive a check for $25000 If they do an environmental project they have a chance at the grand prize of $50000 O M Roberts was the grand prize win of the first Campus Cleanup award As part of the Great American Cleanup activities KLJB will hold an Arbor Day Celebration with 100 Live Oak trees being distributed at the City of Lake Jackson Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday April 2nd Carrot eggs will have a ldquofreerdquo sticker on them telling the children they have won an ldquoArbor Dayrdquo tree KLJB will have a booth with the trees available for pickup outside the gate
BISD PreK Charlie Chipper ldquoRecycle Round Uprdquo programs have been set up for the month of April A list of dates will be emailed to Board Members for participation in these programs BUDGET GOALS amp OBJECTIVES KLJB members discussed the accomplishments for the 2014-2015 year and goals for the coming year There have been more projects and plantings within the past year as the City continues to grown and we plant more and use more color around the City It was discussed to add $5000 to our planting budget since it was cut when Beautification Commission was combined with Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Everything else will stay the same Members discussed accomplishments such as Charlie Chippers birthday and the signs that BISD students signed for the cleanup continuation of the ldquoBusiness Partnerrdquo Program working at the Xeriscape Park plantings at City Hall Arbor Day tree give away BISD PreK programs and our KTB amp KAB awards Goals for the coming year included compiling a list of resources and recycling specialties from our local retailers surveying our businesses about our landscape ordinance and continuing to increase our involvement with BISD Members discussed the KLJB standards and Terri Cardwell will compile all the goals accomplishments and objectives for the April meeting for final approval REPORT ON AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES Amy discussed the Areas of Responsibilities and asked members to turn in any reports ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Mike Coburn reported that Rotary would be holding a planting project with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory on Saturday at 930 am Volunteers are welcome to participate SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 21 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned into workshop at 720 pm These minutes read and approved this__________________day of _________________________ 2015 ___________________________________ Amy Tasto Chairman ___________________________________ Shirley Ann Miller Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Development Corporation of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Thursday February 19 2015 at 1100 AM at Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Gary Rodgers Chair William P Yenne City Manager Gerald Roznovsky Vice Chair Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Jason Chavez Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager David Nicks Sherri Russell City Attorney Rod Hall Michael Coon Asst to City Manager Patty Sayes Heather Melass Council member Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting Mr Rodgers introduced Michael Coon Assistant to the City Manager APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash DECEMBER 11 2014 On motion by Gerald Roznovsky second by Rod Hall with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the December 11 2014 meeting were approved as presented
DISCUSS MISSION GOALS OBJECTIVES AND ROLE OF THE LAKE JACKSON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting presented the following Strategic Plan outlining the goals objectives and roles of the LJDC This plan is the work and result of 3 workshops by the LJDC held on November 24 2015 January 29 2015 and February 19 2015 Lake Jackson Vision Statement ndash Our Vision is to create an ideal community to live work and play for all Lake Jackson Mission Statement - It is the Mission of the City of Lake Jackson to be a leader among cities and in the region at large in delivering outstanding quality services to all citizens through innovative and efficient use of resources Economic Development Corporation Mission Statement - It is the mission of the LJEDC to use proactive strategies and all available resources to promote economic growth and market Lake Jackson as the premier city to live work and play Mission Elements
bull Encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit bull Marketing the city bull Promoting quality of life bull Attracting primary jobs
Economic Development Strategies
Encouraging an Entrepreneurial Spirit bull Establish a proactive business culture within the City of Lake Jackson organization
o Prepare a ldquoNew Business Packetrdquo for each prospect outlining the advantages and amenities of Lake Jackson as well as the process for obtaining permits
bull Establish a process for entrepreneurial mentoring and technical assistance (Lightening Teams) within the City
Marketing the City
bull Prepare a comprehensive promotional campaign to market the City of Lake Jackson o Create a brand for the City o Create a visual (media) campaign showing the advantages and amenities of the City o Market various events in the City on a wide basis to attract outside visitors o Develop an upscale promotional packet of information to market the City of Lake Jackson
Promoting Quality of Life
bull Be known as ldquobusiness friendlyrdquo in Lake Jackson o Establish a process of consistency for dealing with economic development matters
bull Establish a process for informing employers ndash to then inform employees ndash about opportunities for housing businesses schools and other quality of life opportunities in Lake Jackson
Attracting Primary Jobs
bull Define and identify the type of primary jobs suitable for Lake Jackson bull Develop a process for actively pursuing primary jobs
APPROVE LJDC STRATEGIC PLAN AND RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL On motion by Heather Melass second by Patty Sayes with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo approval was granted for the LJDC Strategic Plan and recommendation is made to present this to City Council for approval ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1230 pm These minutes read and approved this the _____ day of _______________________ 2015
____________________________________ Gary Rodgers Chair
_______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the Parks amp Recreation Board of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17 2015 AT 630 PM in the Conference Room at the Recreation Center Lake Jackson City Hall 91 Lake Road Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance
Elaine Conley Vice Chairperson Jeremy Bubnick Parks amp Recreation Director David Vavra Mallory Doyle Recreation Assistant David Melass John Blackburn Consultant Alvin Bartek
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Elaine Conley
II APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion by David Melass second by David Vavra with all members present voting aye the January 27 2015 minutes were approved
III VISITORS
IV DISCUSS CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING PICKLE BALL AS AN ACTIVITY IN ONE OF OUR PARKS David Melass presented to the Parks Board a game called ldquoPickle Ballrdquo in hopes that the City of Lake Jackson could offer a place to play it Jeremy was familiar with this game and that it is pretty popular with seniors He said that we would need a hard surface to play it on A tennis court may be an ideal location for this game however it is a pretty loud game so we may want to consult the surrounding neighbors John mentioned that we really do not have a great existing court to use Jeremy said that it could be played indoors and tape could be put down so as not to have to paint the lines on a court It would not be much cost to get it started Paddles could be purchased and people could rent them from the rec center Jeremy suggested that we temporarily use a racquetball court to see how popular it becomes and then if it did become popular Alvin would like to see it budgeted for a permanent slab behind the rec center Elaine would like to see it advertised Staff will look into purchasing the equipment and setting it up in a racquetball court temporarily
V FOLLOW UP ON DECISION TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN FOR BENCHES ALONG
OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND IN PARKS Jeremy mentioned that we could go ahead and put benches down with the inset already available for a plaque The slab would measure 16rsquox6rsquox6rdquo with pavers One quote received estimates $3700slab so the total including the bench and slab would be approximately $5000 The pavers could also be removed to make memorial pavers To engrave pavers would be approximately $50 so it would most likely require a $100 donation The concrete beneath the pavers would be about 4rdquo and the pavers would be about 2rdquo The bench would be drilled into the concrete Jeremy recommends that we have a standard bench with plaque price and a slab price and that people have the option to be able to choose out of one of the existing locations Originally John was proposing 160 lamps from 288 to Portulaca St However the bid came back too expensive and changed it to placing them 125
feet apart from each other Bob Pratt suggested that that would not be a good system because your eyes would have to adjust and readjust to the light and dark He recommends to only putting a lamp at each bench and a few extra That would be only 17 lamps and 11 benches The lights would start after the new HEB TXDOT may be interested in funding the 162 lamps which would be around $620000 That would include the benches too amp140000 for just the lamps placed 125 ft apart which does not include installation so it would probably be more like $240000 Staff to continue working on the project
VI UPDATE FROM JANUARY OYSTER CREEK SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
The Oyster Creek Subcommittee did not meet in February They are waiting on a new Oyster Creek Conservancy Representative to be appointed to take Bob Geterrsquos position Alvin mentioned that the Army Core of Engineers gives permits to build on the creek Mallory to find out from Bob Geter who will be replacing him on the committee
VII ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
VIII DIRECTORrsquoS UPDATE
-The scooter signage for the skatepark will be updated Risk management did approve the use of scooters in the park David Vavra suggested inviting the kids that requested it to be present when the new sign was installed -Parks Board members are now new members of NRPA and TRAPS -The new divider is now hanging in the gym It looks great and will only be put down when classes are going on to lengthen itrsquos life span -Upgrading lighting in the gym to LED fixtures and lights around the perimeter of the pools with LEDs it is about a $28000 project that includes and $8000 rebate for turning in the old lights to Centerpoint The new lights will provide about three times the amount of light -The Gardner Campbell Trail sign will be a boulder type sign with the Cityrsquos tree and the name of the trail -The rec center is short two full times staff It has been advertised and will hopefully have an update at the next meeting -Thank you to John Blackburn for all that he has done for the department This was his last meeting -The new Rec Center sign is in front of the rec and we will be relighting it with LED fixtures and putting a color bed in front of it
IX SET NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday March 17 2015 at 630pm X ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 725pm
These minutes read and approved this day of 2015
Rachel Seymour Chairperson
Elaine Conley Vice-Chairperson
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Tuesday March 3 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
Locke Sanders Chairman William P Yenne City Manager Vinay Singhania Vice Chair Michael Coon Asst to the City Manager Jeffrey Gilbert Sal Aguirre City Engineer Harry Sargent Giani Cantu Asst City Secretary Brenda Colegrove Athelstan Sanchez Asst City Engineer
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Harry Sargent led the pledge of allegiance VISITORS COMMENTS There were no visitor comments on items not on the agenda APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were approved as presented
FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 2 RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE SUBDIVISION PLAT (119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This is the follow up on the preliminary presentation of the proposed outparcel modification to the existing Ryanrsquos site The previous appearance provided them the necessary feedback to proceed with the project plan that would meet the conditions of the board This is the replat of the property to create the individual parcels that would allow for individual signage of the site which is of primary interest to the developer This partition sets off the outparcel from the original tract and provides the frontage to a public right-of-ways as required A cross access and utility sharing agreement will have to be enacted and included prior to finalization All other platting conditions and survey control data have been incorporated for compliance with the cityrsquos final review Staff recommends your consideration for preliminary and final action approval William Kalkman stated they are submitting the final replat of Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision being divided for the new retail building The dividing property line is to provide the necessary parking requirements for each lot individually
Mr Aguirre stated that this is a different proposal than the original proposal due to the developer not wanting to do a cross parking agreement They are now submitting a proposal that incorporates sufficient parking count for each lot independently Mr Sargent asked where the pylon signs will be located Mr Aguirre stated that will be seen on the site plan Mr Gilbert asked if there was any additional access being added to account for traffic in and out of Chic-Fil-A and Ryans Mr Aguirre stated there is nothing going in that he is aware of On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye final review and approval of replat of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This particular project had been brewing for some time and was before you previously on preliminary for feedback and guidance to the developer The reason for the overture was to determine the proposed outparcel cut out effect on the parent tract and their need to have relief from the requirements The original site carve out resulted in parking shortage in the restaurant site and an excess in the retail one Representative from the restaurant and owner presented their arguments for special concessions to the parking space requirements The board gave tentative approval to proceed with site parking requirement exceptions based on the points made After a deliberate lengthy pause by the private parties involved in the sites a change of heart resulted in a repartition of the site into one that avoided the parking shortage in any one site and was able to make both compliant and standing on individual merit The revised subdivision and rearrangement of parking spaces in the site resulted with the restaurant site containing the required 140 spaces based on their seating capacity ratio The retail site space also retained the needed 22 spaces based on their floor area space formula
The remaining requirements of access drainage and utility systems were also assessed individually as to their feasibility and future individual disposition
1 As in the original configuration the infrastructure modifications to the parent site are minimal and limited to the rerouting of existing storm drain pipe run and additional extensions of water and sewer to the new pad The combined two site consideration will require cross access agreements present which are anticipated not to be a problem The drainage implications of the added pad site are considered to be insignificant given the equal impervious surface tradeoff expected These cross site access drainage and utility acknowledgements by Baker Katz the sites owner have been included in the site plan for record
Mr Kalkman presented the final site plan and reviewed the location of the entrance the dumpsters and impervious cover areas
Mr Sargent asked if it was a single retail Mr Kalkman stated that the building will house only a single tenant Mr Sargent asked for the location of the truck access route Mr Kalkman stated that the truck access route is on the left side near the rear doors of the building Further discussion was held on the truck route and how trucks would enter and leave the parking lot Mr Aguirre stated that cross sharing parking agreements is what allows trucks to enter thru other business parking lots Discussion was held on the location of the dumpster Mr Kalkman reported that the dumpster will be enclosed Mr Singhania stated that he didnrsquot like the location of the dumpster or the truck route On motion by Harry Sargent second by Brenda Colegrove with all present members voting aye final review and approval of site plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments
The same condition posed above had similar issues on the landscaping plan of the sites and thus were brought up to you at a previous meeting for your feedback and recommendations Both the original and now modified version of the site breakout remove for the most part the protected tree count in the current plan This removal accounts for 4 ndash 12rdquo - 18rdquo trees with 71 caliper inches of credit out of the tract plan which amounted to a serious challenge to replace within their limited open spaces Of the other landscape requirements remaining the parkingtree screening conditions had to be relaxed for compliance of both sites At the fact finding meeting the developer presented solutions to the tree count loss and replacement by retrofitting planting area cutouts in the existing perimeter paved areas to provide for the required tree screen and count requirement The boardrsquos resolution to the various issues stood as requiring replacement to the 71 caliper inch original condition and allowing the cutout areas to accommodate additional planting locations The shrub screening was removed as a requirement given the existing conditions As a result of the conditions granted the proposed combined but separate landscape plans comes in with the following issues
Ryanrsquos Site Trees removed - 1 = 6 credits (24 calrdquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (20 calrdquo) New trees = 24 (72 calrdquo) Total proposed - 25 (92 calrdquo) (net + 68 calrdquo) Total required - 24 Landscape area proposed - 6836 sq ft (102) Landscape area required ndash 6680 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop - Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the change in site configuration from preliminary has removed the initial exception granted of landscape area shortage and left only the shrub screening requirement as the alternate exception condition The net change in tree caliper inch for this site was a 68 inch gain
Retail Site Trees removed - 4 = 12 credits (47 calldquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (9 calrdquo) New trees - 4 (12 calrdquo) Total proposed - 5 (21 calrdquo) (net - 26 calrdquo) Total required - 2 Landscape area proposed ndash 2509 sq ft (196) Landscape area required ndash 1287 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop- Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the net loss of caliper tree inside this individual site is 26 caliper inch and does not provide for equal replacement but when taken in combination with the parent site the overall replacement of 84 caliper inch meets your preliminary condition of 71 caliper inch for the site when considered as a single site basis as first brought forth If agreed this will have to be considered as alternate exception condition or as determined otherwise Mr Aguirre reported that this item should be considered an alternate landscape plan Mr Kalkman reported that they are submitting an alternate landscape plan The plan includes the removal of trees in the parking lot and the addition of trees along 332 and 288 within triangle cutouts
Mr Aguirre reported that the original recommendation was for them to replace at least the 71 inch caliper of trees being removed and they have exceeded the amount of caliper trees being replaced Most of the trees were put into the Ryanrsquos lot due to space constraints in the lot of the new business which is the reason for the request of approving an alternate landscape plan Mr Sargent asked what types of trees are being planted Mr Aguirre stated they are including primarily live oak and nuttall oak trees Mr Sargent asked what size sign will be used Mr Kalkman stated the largest size allowed Mr Aguirre stated that the only additional alternate to the landscape plan is the shrub screening that is normally required but is not in the design due to space constraints Mr Singhania asked if the trees in the triangles will be large enough to accommodate the trees Mr Aguirre stated that the trees will acclimatize to the condition and will grow to the area allowed On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye final review and approval of landscape plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The proposed redevelopment concept came to you back in November primarily as a discussion for feedback on parking a critical development path issue At the time the group recognized that this redevelopment would impact the parent tract significantly and wanted to garner your opinion on feasibility of reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the
time the Traylor Group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The group also made their case to take advantage of the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordinance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance This understanding and policy by staff had been applied for many years and in other site redevelopment precedents This staff also commented this to you as viable in the same meeting These facts led to the boardrsquos passive discussion and the group and staffrsquos interpretation of you remaining open to this issue for further consideration During the intermission the cityrsquos attorney made staff aware that the cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance was not applicable to this type of site use as prescribed in it She also left a possible opening for the parking variance in these types of situations by applying another section of the ordinance that gives the council the latitude to waive the parking count requirements if agreed We will place this item for council action at their next meeting In the meantime your opinion of this will be given to the council for consideration Also a related item has been placed later in the agenda for further discussion and consideration in the future The current proposed condition for the Target site indicates 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) Once this parking issue is resolved the remaining sites will have smooth sailing regarding this The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows
Tract 1-B (shop) contains 32 spaces (551k) versus 29 spaces (51k) and Tract 1-C (restaurant) provides 32 spaces (5 sp per seat) versus required 20 spaces (33 per seat)
The remaining civil site conditions and requirements are not expected to become issues of significance and are being resolved in the process until finalization Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated
3 Drainage modifications of site are being evaluated to maintain a no impact to the current conditions 4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have and will be reconsidered prior to finalrsquo 5 Trash collection issues also have been commented on and will be resolved to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been addressed in the outparcel sites but none in the Target tract As
proposed the sidewalk on Lake Road remains absent and a gap has been left out between the proposed outparcel ones
Craig Traylor Traylor Group stated that they were present for the official preliminary review and approval Mr Traylor reported that Target has submitted a report and review of their parking ratio studies based on the needs of Target and how they come up with those parking ratios
Mr Sargent asked if the 32 parking ratio applies to Target or the new proposed development Mr Aguirre stated that the park-ing ratio is strictly for Target and the individual developments meet their parking requirements Mr Traylor stated that the individual parking lots for the proposed developments are meeting the requirements and are in fact over the required percentage of parking Mr Aguirre reported that Target is retaining all drives to the parking lot of the Target site and a strip of land that runs on Lake Road for the purposes of keeping their retail sign that is currently situated on the corner of Lake Road and Hwy 332 W as shown on the site plan of the proposed site
Mr Aguirre stated that all utilities will be run thru the existing utilities of the site Minor improvements will be made to sewer however they will also utilize the existing water and sewer lines on the full Target site Mr Sargent asked if the utility system will be a privately maintained system Mr Traylor stated that the system is privately maintained and that manholes will be provided on each end for access on all lots Mr Sargent asked which source of power will be used to power these new developments Mr Aguirre stated that there will be aerial supplied across Lake Road from the existing pole in the Academy center to the corner of the proposed restaurant section Mr Traylor reported that it would go underground from that point Mr Aguirre stated that the other side of the lot will be extending aerial from the Fuddruckers pole and will be taken underground from that point Mr Aguirre continued with his review of the plan and reported that because Target is retaining portions of the lot along the front-age of Lake Road the plan is proposing sidewalks only along HWY 332 W along the property line limits Mr Aguirre advised the board to decide whether that was sufficient whether they wanted to eliminate sidewalks all together or whether they wanted to require Target complete the sidewalk along Lake Road as well Ms Colegrove stated that it was to her understanding that Target had considered adding sidewalk along Lake Road as well Mr Traylor stated that is correct Mr Traylor reported that although he cannot speak for Target at their last meeting with Target representatives Target was willing to help with sidewalks Mr Sargent asked for the location of the dumpsters Mr Traylor pointed out the dumpster locations at the proposed Raising Canes restaurant Mr Sargent asked if it would conflict with truck deliveries Rob Naggar stated that Raising Canes is not open for breakfast therefore he believes deliveries will be done early in the morning Mr Sargent asked for further clarification of truck routes
Mr Traylor stated that trucks will have 3 access points They could come in off Lake Road or 332 W One of the proposals driving the plan is creating a new internal access pathway to help with circulation between and on the tracts The pathway will allow for better ease of traffic flow east and west throughout the tract Mr Sargent stated that the storage would almost have to be on the north side of the restaurant so that trucks will have to access Mr Traylor stated that the final site plan is being clarified however there is designated area for cars to park out of the way if needed On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted Mr Sanders re-opened item regarding site plan of Tract 1 Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) for further discussion Vinay Singhania made a motion to amend the original motion of preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 and the recommendation to City Council for approval of the parking ratio of 32 for the Target site Brenda Colegrove seconded With all present members voting aye the motion to amend the original motion and make recom-mendation to Council to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 W for the entire Target site and allow the parking ration of 32 for the Target site passed PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) Staff review and comments This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 ndash 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The configuration of the partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access with the Target 81 acre tract A realignment of line also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the partition the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated between the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record will be required to be included at finalization of plat All platting requirements and formatting are expected to be met with no issues at final Ms Colegrove asked since Target is retaining the strip of land along Lake Road if there is any way to ensure an agreement from Target to put in the sidewalk Mr Aguirre stated that any condition sidewalk requirements would need to be included in the Site Plan approvals Mr Yenne stated that board could reopen the site plan issue once the issue at hand which is just the replat is resolved On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the replat of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The landscaping plan as currently submitted puts the whole development in a quandary This situation was the result of a misinterpretation of the ordinance and communication lapses The interpretation as indicated in the plan primarily encumbers the Target site while not having much impact on the individual outparcel ones Of particular note the following issues exist in the plans
1 Additional credit for preserving trees are being counted to comply with requirements of site This is not allowed on existing developed and official landscape plans Only a one for one credit is permitted
2 Trees to be removed are unaccounted in the plans and no replacement schedule indicated Staffrsquos estimate only is of 105 cal in trees which will need to be addressed by the board in this discussion
3 Perimeter screening trees are addressed and comply for the most part with some needed adjustment possible There are no shrub or berm options indicated to be retrofitted in the all parcel frontages
4 Irrigation plans for all parcels are unaccounted The various questions left by the misunderstanding and omissions have been brought up for action of the developer and is being discussed with staff prior to the meeting We remain open to the possibility that this can be resolved to some extent but request that you address the items and provide your recommendations of these so they can be incorporated in their final processing of the plan The following plan was submitted
Mr Traylor reported that they are working on a revision that addresses the issue of tree counts due to a misunderstanding of the ordinance They are keeping all existing trees with the exception of any trees that lie within driveways or outparcel development buildings There will be an additional 22 trees provided to account for those trees lost with the driveways and outparcel developments They are at 66 caliper inches The trees will be located along Lake Road and to provide additional parking screening Mr Aguirre stated that there are some trees being removed and unaccounted for in plans However this is also being addressed Mr Aguirre stated that the board would need to decide if they would place a tree count replacement restriction on the approval of the landscape plan This will have to be an alternate plan because of the variations of tree shrub screening in Target parking lot and along Hwy 332 due to the open ditch Mr Traylor stated that due the ditch along Hwy 332 they are proposing to include shrubs inside the property line and they are proposing to reuse the existing 3 foot berm as part of the screening on Hwy 332 Along Lake Road they will be proposing continuous vegetation (trees and bushes) for screening from the corner of the lot up to the existing Target driveway
Mr Aguirre asked for explanation of the irrigation system Mr Traylor stated that the irrigation will be maintained by Target They are proposing hose bibs in the area due to minimal green space within the new development tracts All screening and current landscaping along Hwy 332 and Lake Road will be irrigated and maintained by Target Mr Sanders asked who proposed tenants of the retail development closest to Fuddruckers were Mr Naggar stated they are still discussing possible tenants and they have not reached a decision Discussion was held on the location of trees throughout the development Mr Aguirre stated that one of the main points is the replacement of the trees and whether the board will require the same number of caliper inches Mr Traylor stated that the entire site currently has good healthy trees throughout and to his understanding the required tree count is 38 trees for the Target site There are currently 66 trees which is well over that requirement They are proposing to replace the trees removed during development Mr Singhania asked if there is an agreement with Target to maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Naggar stated that it is within the Target agreement that they maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Aguirre stated the board needs to consider the alternate conditions be asked for which include the trees screening and hose bib irrigation systems On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Jeff Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the combined alternate landscape plan to include the discussed exceptions of trees (replacement of trees removed during development) shrubs and screening on existing Target berm on Lake Road and Target property along Hwy 332 and hose and bib irrigation was granted PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF THE DIVER SUBDIVISION PLAT AMENDMENT OF TRACTS RECORDED IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AS TRACTS 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (TRI-CITY AUTO ON WILLOW DRIVE) Staff review and comments Jon Diver owner of the Tri City Auto and the adjoining properties has started making expansion to the business and was given permit for this construction under conditions that he provide the city with the necessary drainage analysis and design for the site modification and also that he assemble the various separate unplatted tracts into one tract with an official subdivision plat The drainage analysis and plan have been provided and approved for permit conditions The property is currently comprised of 5 separately described and recorded tracts and will be combined in a subdivision consisting of 2 lots being called the Diver Subdivision One of the lots houses an existing building that has served various B-1 uses in the past and currently an appliance repair shop The larger lot serves the previous mechanic garage facility and the new expansion business with vehicle parking yard All platting formatting and surveying control and content required for plat amendment have been provided and no issues remain Jon Diver stated they are trying to combine the lots for a total of 2 lots on the entire site Mr Sargent asked if there is an impact to the power line running thru the property Mr Aguirre stated that the power lines run over head and it is an easement However the property is still useable by the owner Mr Singhania asked for clarification of the location of the building and what the land is being used for Mr Diver clarified the location of the existing building and reported that the land is being used to complete an extension of the Tri-City Auto garage On motion by Jeffrey Gilbert second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye preliminary and final approval of the Diver Subdivision plat amendment of tracts recorded in the County Clerks office as tracts 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (Tri-city Auto on Willow Drive) was granted
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES FOR PERMIT OF CONDITIONAL USE TO LOCATE A DENTAL CLINIC AND DENTIST OFFICE IN THE HEB PUD ZONE WITH UNDERLYING B-2 ZONING LOCATED AT OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND OAK DRIVE Staff review and comments This item is being placed primarily to follow the letter of the ordinance and as a lead into the following discussion item in the agenda This type of use has been generally considered a permitted use under a professional office definition and has never been questioned and allowed in most all business and commercial zones in the past and in particular the B-2 downtown business district These zones either prescribe the use of clinic as a permitted one but the B-2 only has it as a conditional one Due to the ordinance requirement that conditional use be brought to the board for granting this particular request is being done Staff had mixed feelings on this being necessary as we had always stamped over these as professional medical office use In order to remove any doubt we are going through the motion of this and passing you related item for future unequivocal determination Mr Yenne stated that this item is coincides with the next item on the agenda The developer is asking for conditional use of the lot to include dental clinics for which the City has always considered to be dental offices Ms Russell stated that clinics are listed separately from professional offices and they are asking for a conditional use permit to avoid any issues with the ordinance wording She sees no reason to deny the request and the next agenda item will address the issue to provide further clarification within the ordinance language On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye approval was granted to Pacific Dental Services for permit of conditional use to locate a dental clinic and dentist office in the HEB PUD zone with underlying B-2 zoning located at Oyster Creek Drive and Oak Drive DISCUSS WHETHER TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR ldquoOFFICESrdquo AND ldquoPROFESSIONAL OFFICESrdquo TO CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF OFFICES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ZONES Staff review and comments No additional documents for the definition of ldquoofficerdquo Just describe problem in your memo My suggestion is Recently a developer wished to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but the Cityrsquos current zoning ordinance only explicitly permits clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future developers more comfortable we need to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Ms Russell stated that Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) however there is no definition for any of them Ms Russell asked the board to decide if they want to make everything an office or list clinics to be allowed in all business and commercial areas Mr Sargent asked if they will specifically differentiate between medical and dental offices Ms Russell stated that would be the boards decision and she would draft it to bring back for public hearing Ms Russell asked if the board saw a difference between a medical office or medical clinic The board stated they did not see any difference between and medical office or medical clinic However they liked the idea of adding the description of a healing arts licensed by the State of Texas to the description It was decided that medical office will be defined as any office of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics Mr Yenne asked if the board needs to call a public hearing Ms Russell stated it is not necessary and that she will instruct staff to advertise and prepare for public hearing on amending the zoning to include medical offices of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics in all business and commercial zones at the next meeting
DISCUSS WHETHER TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY SHARE PARKING SPACES THROUGH CROSS-PARKING AGREEMENTS Staff review and comments This is the follow-up of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of current cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff are open to including more users to this mechanism if this provides benefit or not as you may see it For the parking problem I have attached the section of the zoning ordinance to this message for the packet Memo wording Section 110-162 of the zoning ordinance allows certain uses to share parking spaces These uses have to be similar and yet not have the same operating hours There are no provisions for dissimilar uses with different operating hours except that the developer can ask for the parking requirements to be waived Developers in established multi-business sites have asked to use cross-parking agreements but the uses do not fit into the language in 110-162(25) For example a restaurant on an out-pad at the mall or a retail store being built close to a restaurant cannot share parking Staff wants to know if the Commission would like to open the cross-parking agreements to more uses Ms Russell presented Chapter 110-162 of the code of ordinances as follows Sec 110-162 - Parking requirements Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in the following amounts when a building is erected increased by unit increased in dimension or moved
(1)One-family dwellings Two-space garage except as otherwise provided in this chapter
(2)Two-family dwellings (duplexes) Four (4) spaces
(3)Multiple-family dwelling
a Apartment house Two and one-half (2frac12) spaces per living unit
b Townhouses Two (2) spaces per living unit
(4)Roominghouses lodginghouses club rooms fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(5)Hotels motels motor lodges trailer courts tourist courts One (1) space for each guest room or trailer space and one (1) space for each two (2) employees (associated commercial club lounge or retail areas require additional spaces see subsection (6)
(6)Dancehall nightclub tavern restaurant lounge skating rink commercial amusement One (1) space for each three (3) persons normally accommodated in the establishment for user not requiring a building one (1) space for each eight hundred (800) square feet of ground area shall be provided
(7)Nursing homes and orphanages One (1) space for each four (4) beds
(8)Hospitals sanatoriums home for the aged and youth home One and one-half (1frac12) spaces per bed or dwelling unit
(9)Office permitted in R-4 zone One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(10)Theater indoor sport arenas auditoriums other than those incidental to public and private schools One (1) space for each three (3) seats
(11)Stadiums ballparks gymnasium and other outdoor sport arenas One (1) space for each three (3) seats Such parking area or any portion thereof may be located within eight hundred (800) feet of the nearest corner of the property on which the place of assembly is located
(12)Churches assembly facility with fixed seating mortuary or funeral home or other places of worship One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main auditorium
(13)Retail stores super markets shopping centers
a For buildings of two thousand (2000) square feet or less One (1) space for four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area
b For buildings in excess of two thousand (2000) square feet of floor area One (1) space for two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(14)Banks savings and loan offices and other general business offices One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(15)Clinic medical dental or optical One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(16)Manufacturing warehouses and storage not covered in subsection (13) One (1) space for each one thousand (1000) square feet of floor area plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees
(17)School
a Elementary One (1) space for each nine (9) students
b Junior high One (1) space for each nine (9) students
c Senior high One (1) space for each one and three-quarters (175) students
d Tradevocational One (1) space per student
e Collegeuniversity One (1) space per day student
f Kindergarten One (1) space per eight (8) pupils
(18)Library One (1) space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of public area
(19)Community or welfare center One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area
(20)Assembly facility without fixed seating One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(21)Bowling alley Six (6) spaces for each line
(22)Other as determined by the planning commission
(23)Off-street parking for uses not specified in this section shall be determined by the planning commission
(24)All parking spaces must be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet
(25)All parking spaces required in this section shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served except as follows
a Where an increase in number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments the required spaces may be located not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed five hundred (500) feet from any other nonresidential building served
b No more than fifty (50) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters bowling lanes dancehalls nightclubs or cafes may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
c Not more than eighty (80) percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
d In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used a written agreement thereby assuring their intention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned approved as to form by the city attorney and shall be filed with the application for a building permit
(26) Any or all off-street parking requirements may be waived at the discretion of council where there is reasonable justification for so doing
(27) Any head-in parking or parking on public right-of-way where street width is less than forty-eight (48) feet is prohibited in front of all property
(28) Where there is on-street parking provided those spaces in front of a property may be used by that property plus one-half (frac12) the spaces in the center where there is center parking If there is an esplanade a lot may use the lots abutting and those at the esplanade
(29) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the facilities or parking spaces approved by the city prior to March 1 1981
(30) Whenever a building or use is constructed or changed after December 3 1990 by enlarging the floor area number of employees number of dwelling units seating capacity or otherwise to create a requirement for an increase in the number of parking spaces such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change in use
(Ord No 259 7-17-61 Ord No 69-397 sect 5 7-7-69 Ord No 73-506 sect 1 9-10-73 Ord No 81-780 sect 1 2-23-81 Ord No 90-1143 sect 3 12-3-90 Code 1958 sect 25-7 Ord No 11-1964 sect 2 7-5-2011)
Ms Russell stated that 110-16225(b) and (c) of the ordinance can be interpreted many ways and can be confusing Ms Russell asked the board to advise her of what they are wanting in cross parking agreements and she will draft an amendment to the ordinance Mr Sargent asked if the ordinance referred to cross sharing for businesses that operate at different times of the day Ms Russell stated that was correct however the questions the City is now receiving is to allow cross sharing among business that operate during the same time of days such as the mattress store and steak house development Mr Yenne stated that the board could determine whatever limits they want or allow them to continue taking credits of cross sharing parking as has been done previously Mr Aguirre stated its been allowed at Lowersquos Best Buy and Carinorsquos and at Wal-Mart with the shopping center Ms Russell stated that what the City could use is an actual analysis of the exact number of parking spaces a retail development needs as Target presented to determine the need for cross parking sharing She asked the board to decide if they would like it to state a percentage and not worry about similar uses or similar hours Mr Sargent stated that he doesnrsquot like that fact that the parking requirements were based on area Mr Yenne stated the original parking ordinance took about 18 months however if the board wants to revisit they can create a subcommittee as was originally done to start addressing the issue again Further discussion was held on previous cross parking agreements Mr Yenne asked if the board wanted to give Ms Russell direction on wording for the ordinance and then create a subcommittee to begin addressing the issue again Ms Colegrove stated that there are two different percentages 50 and 80 currently referenced in the code of ordinance Ms Russell stated that is correct Mr Yenne stated that section (c) referencing 80 for churches and schools is accurate for when the school is within the church and they do not operate within the same hours Ms Russell agreed and asked the board to look at only item (b) Mr Gilbert asked for an example where (b) currently exists Mr Sargent asked if b and c could be combined as a case by case basis
Ms Russell asked Mr Aguirre if that would be acceptable for the engineering plans Mr Aguirre stated that the developers do account for the count during the planning phase Mr Traylor stated that the ordinance is kind of vague and the interpretation can be misconstrued However the more direction or clarity given on the planning side the better for the developer What would be helpful for the developer is to simplify the description by using 10 for commercial use instead of dancehall nightclub or cafes Mr Yenne stated that it may not be good to implement that if there was a K-Mart next to a Wal-Mart because it would take up a lot of the parking spaces However because the city requires a high number of parking spots they are trying to make it a little more flexible allowing for a little lax Ms Russell stated that the cross parking works well at Hastings and Fuddruckers and would suggest more generic wording such as ldquoone use could share up to 50 of parking with another upon approval by the planning commissionrdquo Mr Traylor suggested referencing commercial use to avoid confusion on it being allowed for residential developments Ms Colegrove asked where (d) fits into the cross sharing parking Ms Russell stated that (d) references a written agreement she is to approve and confirm that the cross parking agreements are binding and does it have the correct number of spaces is in accordance with the code of ordinance If you have any one of the agreements listed in (b) or (c) than (d) is required Ms Colegrove stated that she agreed (b) needs to be more general Ms Russell stated that she would amend the ordinance to reference no more than 50 can be shared by commercial businesses at the discretion of planning commission Mr Yenne suggested adding the phrase ldquowith reasonable justificationrdquo to item 26 Ms Russell stated that she would add ldquoat the discretion of plannersrdquo to item 26 The board agreed on the proposed wording ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Harry Sargent asked about the number of bags allowed to carry on the bus Mr Yenne stated that any issues need to be addressed with Connect Transit Locke Sanders stated that the traffic lights near Bess Brannen Elementary give preference to the traffic crossing 2004 from Northwood area Mr Yenne stated that with the proposed changes to the schools it should address the traffic issues Vinay Singhania asked how the flow is going to work with the lane in front of Lake Jackson Intermediate Mr Yenne explained the flow would begin closer to Oak Drive and switch back within the school property to the existing entrancedrive through Ms Colegrove stated that she did attend the school board meetings and the new concepts are modular with set grades in each building Mr Yenne stated that March 23 2015 will be the Joint Master Plan meeting Mr Sanders asked that the Planning Commission be notified of the CPAC meetings Locke asked when the move in date will be for Dow building Mr Yenne stated that they have started moving in furniture but it would be May Mr Gilbert reported that HEB will be opening in May Mr Yenne stated that he believed it was May 6 SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 7 2015
ADJOURN There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 820 pm These minutes read and approved this _____ day of _____________________ 2015 _____________________________ Locke Sanders Chairman ______________________________ Harry Sargent Secretary
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson will meet in Regular meeting on TUESDAY MAY 5 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
AGENDA A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE B VISITORS COMMENTS C APPROVAL OF MINUTES
At said meeting the Planning Commission will deliberate discuss consider and or take final action on any or all of the following matters
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE)
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332)
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
7 ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST 8 SET NEXT MEETING DATE 9 ADJOURN
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on FRIDAY MAY 1 2015 at pm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ______ day of ___________________ 2015 at ____________apm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretaryrsquos Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Memo To PLANNING COMMISSION
From SAL AGUIRRE
CC CITY SECRETARY
Date 4-30-15
Re May 5 2015 HIGHLIGHTS AND ISSUES AGENDA
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES This hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting but was postponed and now rescheduled The council had the hearing previously and now awaits your action for their first reading of the amended ordi-nance with any revisions that may be added This was prompted by a developer wishing to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but with the current zoning ordinance only explicitly permitting clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and of-fices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future devel-opers more comfortable this was needed to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city at-torney
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS As in the previous item this hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting The council has also had the hearing previously and now awaits your decision and or revisions if any to consider it for first reading at their next meeting This came up as the result of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of the current cross park-ing sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff were in agreement to opening this provision to more users given the Increased interest of redevelopment of existing commercial sites in search for out-parcel sites
Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city attorney
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE) Gary Davis CEO of First Advisors Inc a real estate investment firm is making this request for his proposed development a multifamily project in the 30+ acre property in north side of FM 2004 across from the current construction site of the Regal Storage facility They have met with staff on several occasions and have been doing their due diligence in this effort The property is currently zoned in three different tracts and zones To accomplish his development project two of the zone areas will have to be changed to the intended R-4 purpose Mr Davis would like to make this an introduction to the project and is open to your questions of interest if you wish
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT
(TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 - 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access within the Target 81 acre tract The realignment also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the reconfiguration the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated be-tween the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record has been included in this final plat as required All platting requirements and formatting have been met with no issues at final
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 The proposed redevelopment project has had a long road to course through and resolve the site plan issues of the Target site The redevelopment impact on the parent tract became the significant issue first dealt concerning the reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the time the Traylor group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The developer made their case with parking analysis and industry data along with the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordi-nance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance Council involvement based on your preliminary recommendation finally resolved the reduced parking condition as adequate and granted exceptions as allowed in the ordinance A result of the exception allows the Target site with 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) The soon to be amended cross sharing condition in the ordinance will further reinforce the parking count compli-ance of the site The outparcel site parking conditions remain compliant and without issues
The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows Tract 1-B (shop) contains 36 spaces (624 spaces per 1000) versus 26 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) and Tract 1C (restaurant) provides 25 spaces (1 space per 24 seats) versus required 20 spaces (1 per 3 seats)
Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated Relocation of private utility lines where necessary to erect a building has been made without issues from city
3 Drainage modifications of site private system have been evaluated to comply with the cityrsquos drain-age standards of the new sites and to maintain a no impact to the current site conditions
4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have been evaluated and approved as proposed 5 Trash collection issues also have been addressed to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been included through all sites as concession for exception to
landscape perimeter screening requirements
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE
REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 After your last extraordinary meeting the clarification of alternate landscape conditions cleared the way to approve the proposed landscape plan as follows 1 The trees lost to the site plan modifications will not need to be replaced based on the representa-
tion made in the final alternate plan that a) the remaining 63 at the Target site still exceed the re-quired 36 trees b) the remaining 5 at the retail pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees c) the remaining 5 at the restaurant pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees
2 The existing road frontage perimeter mound berm along the various sites be considered as meeting the shrub screening criteria of the ordinance in consideration of the sidewalk running along their entire property boundary limits The existing perimeter screening trees comply for the most part with a requirement of one addi-tional tree to be added in the missing gap at the southeast corner Lake Rd side
3 The irrigation for the parcels are approved as indicated in the plans a) Target plan to retain the current existing automatic system with modifications needed and maintenance operations b) the outparcel sites proposed hose bib systems are considered as meeting the irrigation requirement The board should state these individual conditions in your action for future record
7 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF PLAT AMENDMENT OF CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION SECTION 1 LOT 1 BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 76 amp 77 BLOCK 4 The ink hasnrsquot dried yet on the first plat and its already coming back for some adjustments to these lots due to a bust in the construction layout by the previous bridge contractor due sidestepping the subdivision survey control offered This error resulted in the Lake Jackson end of the bridge to be 7 feet off of the original right-of-way centerline In order to bring all the improvements back in line with the conventional right-of-way placement the pavement connections and utilities in this area were revised and some reworked to bring back into alignment
The right-of-way lines will now need to be changed to this new realignment and in doing so the lots will be impacted as needed This will result in these 3 affected lots needing to be reconfigured to new a dimension that is a better market by the developer The new configured lots still meet or exceed the R-2 zone requirement widths and depths and are of no issue All platting format and data is met
SIGNATURE OF DOCUMENTS Replat of Jackson Square Center Tract 1 Combined Site Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
Combined Alternate Landscape Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Senior Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on Monday March 23 2015 at 630 PM at the Lake Jackson Civic Center 333 HWY 332 Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance Tere Sandlin Chair Doris Grigar Vice Chair Julie Mendoza Wayne Robertson Linda Robertson Freddie Mathis Brewster Borg VISITOR COMMENTS There were no visitor comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash FEBRUARY On motion by Doris Grigar second by Brewster Borg with all members voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of February were approved with corrections to the spelling of Doris Grigarsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 02-17-15 and the spelling of Linda Robertsonsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 06-14-15 REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS HOSTED BY THE COMMISSION 2-24-15 ndash E-Book Class ndash It was reported that there were 8 people in attendance along with 3 librarians This allowed for more one on one training and instruction 3-17-15 ndash Card Making ndash Tere reported that there were 6 people in attendance 3-17-15 ndash Games and Covered Dish Night ndash Doris reported that there were 28 people in attendance including commission members Freddie Tere Wayne Linda Doris Sue and Julie The board awarded 2 - $20 Wal-Mart gift cards and 3 additional prizes for door prizes for at total of $7650 expenses total 3-23-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Linda reported that there were 22 people in attendance including commission members Wayne Linda and Freddie The speakers were Teresa Caldwell State Coordinator of the Texas Heritage Trails Program and Seneca McAdams Executive Director of the Texas Independence Trail Region
SUBMITTAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF UPCOMING EVENTS 3-24-15 4-10-15 5-29-15 amp confirm date for June 2015 ndash Library Educational Electronic Device Class ndash It was reported that the Library would be discussing Gale courses which are online tutorials that can be downloaded thru the library website 3-27-15 - Blue Hawaii Dinner Show staring Elvis 6pm ndash Julie reported the costs for entertainment are $92500 Extra tickets were printed to sell The current count is approximately 198 people to attend The caterer Gina Reneersquos will be preparing dinner for up to 225 people The menu will consist of frac12 fried fish frac12 pulled pork pineapple rice garden salad or vegetable bread and cheesecake for dessert The caterer will also serve tea and provide all the serving plates and utensils 4-07-15 5-12-15 amp 6-16-15 ndash Card Making 6 ndash 8pm - No discussion was held 4-13-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash Tere reported that the advertisement was incorrect Linda reported that she notified Sandra Oliver of the misprint in the advertisement The prizes for the event will include laundry baskets filled with toiletries and paper products such as Kleenex paper towels garbage bags laundry detergent and dish washing detergent etc Another option was plants and gift cards Honey Baked Ham provided a $25 gift certificate 4-27-15 5-18-15 amp 6-22-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Jim Pierce Author of Pecan Lake The Unintended Lake of
Lake Jackson TX will be speaker for the 04-27-15 discussion group No other discussion was held 5-19-15 ndash Spring Fling Dinner and Dance ndash Tere reported that it should be only Spring Fling Dance and no dinner will be provided Guests will be allowed to bring snacks Dance will be in the plaza room and can sell 104 tickets The board will provide beverages 5-22-15 - Senior Appreciation Night - discuss event and appoint committee ndash It was reported that Hogenheifers will cater the event and serve BBQ sandwiches chips and canned drinks for 200 Cost is $5 per meal If there are less than 200 seniors in attendance the board will sell extra lunch tickets 6-03-15 ndash HAAK Winery and Frobergs Farms Tour ndash First Class Tours Bus was booked for $84635 and will arrive at the Civic Center at 930 am The bus will leave from the Civic Center at 1000 am and will arrive at Haakrsquos Winery by 1100 am for lunch and wine tour The group will visit Frobergrsquos Farms for a tour on the route home and should arrive back in Lake Jackson by 400 pm 6-09-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash No discussion was held 6-14-15 ndash Astros Game ndash The tickets have been received The group will be seated in section 132 rows 18 ndash 21 for the Astros vs Seattle Mariners game at 110 pm Tickets include a $15 foodbeveragemerchandise coupon The bus will arrive at the Civic Center at 1030 am and leave at 1100 am The group should return by 600 pm REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET BALANCE No report was given ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Doris Grigar asked if the board still wanted to consider a trip to Brenham during the fall Tere asked the board members to think of future trips theyrsquod be interested in and will revisit SET NEXT MEETING DATE ndash APRIL 27 2015 The next meeting was set for April 27 2015 ADJOURN On motion by Wayne Robertson second by Freddie Mathis with all present members voting ldquoayerdquo the meeting adjourned at 654 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _______________________ 2015
_______________________________ Tere Sandlin Chairman _______________________________ Sue Supak Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN THAT the Lake Jackson Youth Advisory Commission met in regular session at the Lake Jackson Police Department Training Room 5 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas on MONDAY MARCH 16 2015 at 600 pm with the following present
Board Members Monica Overman Chairman Mary Macrae Jake Brannen Vice Chairman Ashley Hidalgo Kallie Liondas Secretary Brandt Carleton Zachary Merritt Parliamentarian DeLaynee Malone Vivian Jones Adult Advisor Also present Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator RESOURCE MEMBERS Aaron Jansky Christian Guerra Donna Centeno Jamar Alston Melodi Koenig Valeria Marquez Martha Estrella Chelsey Boyd Alexia Boe Madeline Merritt Maggie Macrae Chassity Guajardo and Meagen Fails
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Monica Overman called the meeting to order at 610 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kallie Liondas presented the minutes from the January 12 2015 meeting On a motion by Jake Brannan second Zachary Merritt with all voting aye the minutes were approved as written It was Brandt Carletonrsquos birthday this month
SPRING ACTIVITIES amp PROJECTS SBCAS - DeLaynee Malone After the Easter project YAC is going to help out the ldquoSouthern Brazoria County Animal Shelterrdquo by collecting items around the house such as old blankets old towels dogs andor cat toys pet beds leashes pet carriers and newspapers A copy of the ldquowish listrdquo was distributed to all members to begin collection for the April meeting EASTER PROJECT YAC will be completing the Easter BasketBag Project for the Food Basket again this year by providing toothbrushes toothpaste crayons and coloring books for Easter which is on April 5 2015 At the end of the meeting we will adjourn into workshop to complete the bags that will be taken to the Food Basket for Easter DONT MESS WITH TEXAS TRASH OFF The spring clean up will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 at 800 am it will take place at the Xeriscape Park Final plans will be made at the April meeting
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST The Lake Jackson Recreation Center will host the city wide ldquoEaster Egg Huntrdquo on Thursday April 2nd at 530 at MacLean Park Members are asked to help after school if they are available They will be placing 8000 Easter eggs out on the softball fields and Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful will be giving away 100 free Arbor Day trees SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting will be Monday April 6 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned at 625 pm in the Easter Project workshop These minutes read and approved this _________________ day of _________________________ 2015
_______________________________________ Monica Overman Chairman
_____________________________________ Kallie Liondas Secretary
City of Lake Jackson
Meeting Date May 4 2015
Subject Sponsorship of Concert
Submitted by Modesto A Mundo Asst City Mgr
Expenditure Account HotelMotel Fund
Action Requested
Discuss and consider request from Jim Luna for Funds from the Hotel Motel fund in the amount of $2500 for a performance by Los Kumbia Kings (Selenarsquos Brotherrsquos Band) on June 20 2015 in Freeport Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Mr Jim Luna has revised his request for the City to sponsor an event featuring the band call Los Kumbia Kings He is requesting $2500 from the Hotel-Motel fund He has moved the concert to Freeport but stated that he is pushing for hotel stays in Lake Jackson Year to date the Cityrsquos Special Events fund funded by Hotel-Motel revenues has a negative balance Staff estimates that the fund will end the fiscal year with a $10000 balance Mr Luna did not attend the past City Council since I failed to respond to his revised proposal Since I had not responded he thought he was not on the April 20th agenda
City of Lake Jackson
Submitted by Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
Presented by
Meeting Date May 4 2015 Subject Directional signs
Action Requested DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST TO DISPLAY DIRECTION SIGNS ALONG HWY 288 FM 2004 OLD ANGLETON ROAD AND OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 16-17 2015
Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Attached you will find a request from the Fine Arts Center requesting directional signs on Hwy 288
FM2004 Old Angleton Road and Oyster Creek Drive for their Arts Festival to be held May 16 amp 17
2015 at the Center
Action Taken Tabled Deferred Denied Approved
From Patty Green [mailtopattygbcfasorg] Sent Friday May 01 2015 248 PMTo Bill YenneCc Wesley CopelandSubject Directional SignsImportance High
Dear BillThank you for visiting with Wes and I yesterday We enjoyed the conversation and greatly appreciate your time
Attached is a map with signs marked by red arrows Some will be placed in Clute some in Richwood and some in Lake Jackson - its the nature of our locationIve also attached the graphic for the signs which are 27 X 18 What you have is a sample of the turn signs We have produced straight signs too I think the placement will help local folks as well as visitors from the Houston and Galveston areas
We will be at City Council Monday evening at 630 to answer any questions
Kindest regardsPatty
Patty Swords CFREDirector of Marketing amp Development400 College BlvdClute TX 77531(ofc) 979-265-7661 (cell) 979-480-4949
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DENYING CENTERPOINT HOUSTON ELECTRICrsquoS APPLICATION FOR A RATE INCREASE This resolution concerns electric rates On April 6 2015 CenterPoint filed a Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) application with all cities in the Houston area A DCRF is an expedited mini-rate case to allow electric utilities to raise distribution rates Distribution rates cover the cost of overhead and underground electric lines CenterPoint is seeking a 167 million dollar increase which comes to 31cent on an average residential bill Street lights and commercial customers will also be affected GCCC (Gulf Coast Cities Coalition of which Lake Jackson is a part) will hire a consultant to review the Companyrsquos filing GCCC recommends that all GCCC members adopt the Resolution denying the rate change Once the resolution is adopted it will be consolidated with other cases CenterPoint has in front of the PUC Failure to pass the resolution denying the rate increase means that the increase will become effective September 1 2015 On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Buell with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo a resolution denying Centerpoint Houston Electrics application for a rate increase was passed DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 38 ENVIRONMENT TO UPDATE THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ABATEMENT OF JUNKED VEHICLES Tina Doyle Code Enforcement Officer was present to answer any questions Ms Russell stated that the current junked vehicle ordinance is unwieldy Except for the neighborhood petition the inspection sticker language and the wait time before a citation is issued the law doesnrsquot need to be changed The ordinance just needs to be streamlined so that code enforcement can spend less time reasoning out the language and so that the public can understand the ordinance Also the ordinance better defines the difference between a junked vehicle and a classic vehicle Council member Roznovsky asked if this included junked RVrsquos Ms Russell stated this included RVrsquos trailers and boats On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Melass with all members present voting aye Council asked that this be brought back in ordinance form UPDATE ON GRANT SUBMITTAL TO TXDOT FOR SH 332 SIDEWALK PROJECT BETWEEN SH288 AND DIXIE DRIVE Mr Mundo stated that he and Mr Aguirre met with the area engineer for TxDot 10 days ago The area office gave a verbal agreement that they would provide the engineering services He spoke with environmental and found the fonzie report needed to be updated We have been able to get several letters of support They are phasing project with first year city portion being $310000 and $100000 in the second year This will be discussed at the CIP meeting on April 27 2015 DISCUSS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN A LETTER ASKING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST $5 BILLION IN TRANSPORTATION FUNDING The state legislature has two pending bills that will provide a transportation funding mechanism TML President Martinez is asking cities to send a letter to house representatives that shows support for both of these bills
On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo authorization was granted for the Mayor to sign a letter asking the State Legislature to provide at least $5 billion in transportation funding DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TRAFFIC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS NEW TRANSITION ON PLANTATION DRIVE AT OLEANDER Mr Yenne reviewed the Plantation Drive transition at Oleander He stated that it has been decided to place a crossover at Loganberry Mayor Rinehart stated he was not in favor of this He thought this would cause problems for those residents on Oleander He would rather see a transition at Silverlace On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with 5 members present voting aye and Mayor Rinehart voting nay motion passed to proceed with the transition of Plantation Drive to take place at Oleander PARKING SIGNAGE AND STRIPING AT MACLEANRECREATION CENTERRASCO Mr Yenne stated this is an ongoing problem with parents picking up their kids in the afternoons using the MacLean Park Road as a pick up point The suggestion from the Traffic Commission is to put in signs that say ldquono parking or standingrdquo along the park road up to the second entrance to the Recreation Center On motion by council member Roznovsky second by council member Brooks with all present voting aye to approve the traffic commission recommendation to extend the striping or place signage at MacLean Park to help with the pickup of school kids in the afternoons UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
a CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FINANCIAL UPDATE b SIDEWALK PROJECTS c UTILITY REPAIR PROJECTS d DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECTS e SOUTH PARKING PLACE PROJECT f MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Sal Aguirre introduced Eddie Herrera as a new staff member to the Engineering Department Mr Herrera worked in the utility department of the city ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Council member Brooks asked if it would be a major cost to improving the yard at the Mulch Site to keep cars from getting stuck Mr Yenne stated that Robert Stark has material that could possibly work Council member Melass asked if there were responses from Centerpoint on contact numbers Mr Yenne stated that contact numbers have been received Council member Melass requested minutes of boards and commissions that rarely meet Council member Melass reminded everyone that the Taste of the Town is April 26th Council member Baker asked if the landscaping is going back in the median in front of the mall Mr Yenne stated that is part of the Governorrsquos award project He was not sure if landscaping would be going back in that area Mr Mundo said he would provide drawings to City Council Mayor Rinehart stated Modesto Rick Alice Bryan and the Utility Crews did a Yemenrsquos job last Friday
Mayor Rinehart announced the city was granted the Distinguished Budget Award for the 23rd year in a row ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 800 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _____________________________ 2015
___________________________________
Joe Rinehart Mayor _________________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Commission met in regular session on Tuesday March 17 2015 600 pm in the Conference Room at Lake Jackson City Hall Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Amy Tasto Chairman Mitchell Jacobs Sharon OrsquoNeill Mike Coburn Vice Chair Constance Adams Shirley Ann Miller Secretary Darren Merritt Also present Debby Soltesz Past Chair Buster Buell City Council Liaison
Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator Bryce Carleton Parks Supt
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Amy Tasto called the meeting to order at 605 pm APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by Constance Adams second by Darren Merritt with all voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the February 2015 meeting were approved as written SERVOLUTION SERVOLUTION was held on Sunday March 1 2015 with the kick off at 900 am Due to all the rain the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful project was cancelled Rain did not hamper some of the planting projects Volunteers worked on 6 projects in the City of Lake Jackson including planting trees along Lake Road and Oyster Creek Drive at Jasmine Hall and Shadow Glen Park More than 130 trees were planted in less than 4 hours Over 1000 volunteers participated with Brazos Pointe Fellowship Church ldquoDONrsquoT MESS WITH TEXASrdquo TRASH OFF The ldquoDonrsquot Mess with Texas TrashndashOffrdquo will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 Members discussed having the event at the Xeriscape Park This event will take place beginning at 800 am to 1100 am It will include litter pickup cleanup and planting at the Xeriscape Park Since we were late discussing inviting businesses we will include them next year in our Spring cleanup activities T-shirts will be provided by BASF we will have donuts and water provided by Keep America Beautiful Letters were sent to each Lake Jackson School for the Campus Cleanup program for the trash-off Each campus would be able to participate by cleaning their campus then do an environmental project for the grand prize money If the school turns in their report with numbers and photos of the campus cleanup they will receive a check for $25000 If they do an environmental project they have a chance at the grand prize of $50000 O M Roberts was the grand prize win of the first Campus Cleanup award As part of the Great American Cleanup activities KLJB will hold an Arbor Day Celebration with 100 Live Oak trees being distributed at the City of Lake Jackson Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday April 2nd Carrot eggs will have a ldquofreerdquo sticker on them telling the children they have won an ldquoArbor Dayrdquo tree KLJB will have a booth with the trees available for pickup outside the gate
BISD PreK Charlie Chipper ldquoRecycle Round Uprdquo programs have been set up for the month of April A list of dates will be emailed to Board Members for participation in these programs BUDGET GOALS amp OBJECTIVES KLJB members discussed the accomplishments for the 2014-2015 year and goals for the coming year There have been more projects and plantings within the past year as the City continues to grown and we plant more and use more color around the City It was discussed to add $5000 to our planting budget since it was cut when Beautification Commission was combined with Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Everything else will stay the same Members discussed accomplishments such as Charlie Chippers birthday and the signs that BISD students signed for the cleanup continuation of the ldquoBusiness Partnerrdquo Program working at the Xeriscape Park plantings at City Hall Arbor Day tree give away BISD PreK programs and our KTB amp KAB awards Goals for the coming year included compiling a list of resources and recycling specialties from our local retailers surveying our businesses about our landscape ordinance and continuing to increase our involvement with BISD Members discussed the KLJB standards and Terri Cardwell will compile all the goals accomplishments and objectives for the April meeting for final approval REPORT ON AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES Amy discussed the Areas of Responsibilities and asked members to turn in any reports ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Mike Coburn reported that Rotary would be holding a planting project with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory on Saturday at 930 am Volunteers are welcome to participate SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 21 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned into workshop at 720 pm These minutes read and approved this__________________day of _________________________ 2015 ___________________________________ Amy Tasto Chairman ___________________________________ Shirley Ann Miller Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Development Corporation of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Thursday February 19 2015 at 1100 AM at Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Gary Rodgers Chair William P Yenne City Manager Gerald Roznovsky Vice Chair Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Jason Chavez Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager David Nicks Sherri Russell City Attorney Rod Hall Michael Coon Asst to City Manager Patty Sayes Heather Melass Council member Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting Mr Rodgers introduced Michael Coon Assistant to the City Manager APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash DECEMBER 11 2014 On motion by Gerald Roznovsky second by Rod Hall with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the December 11 2014 meeting were approved as presented
DISCUSS MISSION GOALS OBJECTIVES AND ROLE OF THE LAKE JACKSON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting presented the following Strategic Plan outlining the goals objectives and roles of the LJDC This plan is the work and result of 3 workshops by the LJDC held on November 24 2015 January 29 2015 and February 19 2015 Lake Jackson Vision Statement ndash Our Vision is to create an ideal community to live work and play for all Lake Jackson Mission Statement - It is the Mission of the City of Lake Jackson to be a leader among cities and in the region at large in delivering outstanding quality services to all citizens through innovative and efficient use of resources Economic Development Corporation Mission Statement - It is the mission of the LJEDC to use proactive strategies and all available resources to promote economic growth and market Lake Jackson as the premier city to live work and play Mission Elements
bull Encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit bull Marketing the city bull Promoting quality of life bull Attracting primary jobs
Economic Development Strategies
Encouraging an Entrepreneurial Spirit bull Establish a proactive business culture within the City of Lake Jackson organization
o Prepare a ldquoNew Business Packetrdquo for each prospect outlining the advantages and amenities of Lake Jackson as well as the process for obtaining permits
bull Establish a process for entrepreneurial mentoring and technical assistance (Lightening Teams) within the City
Marketing the City
bull Prepare a comprehensive promotional campaign to market the City of Lake Jackson o Create a brand for the City o Create a visual (media) campaign showing the advantages and amenities of the City o Market various events in the City on a wide basis to attract outside visitors o Develop an upscale promotional packet of information to market the City of Lake Jackson
Promoting Quality of Life
bull Be known as ldquobusiness friendlyrdquo in Lake Jackson o Establish a process of consistency for dealing with economic development matters
bull Establish a process for informing employers ndash to then inform employees ndash about opportunities for housing businesses schools and other quality of life opportunities in Lake Jackson
Attracting Primary Jobs
bull Define and identify the type of primary jobs suitable for Lake Jackson bull Develop a process for actively pursuing primary jobs
APPROVE LJDC STRATEGIC PLAN AND RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL On motion by Heather Melass second by Patty Sayes with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo approval was granted for the LJDC Strategic Plan and recommendation is made to present this to City Council for approval ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1230 pm These minutes read and approved this the _____ day of _______________________ 2015
____________________________________ Gary Rodgers Chair
_______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the Parks amp Recreation Board of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17 2015 AT 630 PM in the Conference Room at the Recreation Center Lake Jackson City Hall 91 Lake Road Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance
Elaine Conley Vice Chairperson Jeremy Bubnick Parks amp Recreation Director David Vavra Mallory Doyle Recreation Assistant David Melass John Blackburn Consultant Alvin Bartek
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Elaine Conley
II APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion by David Melass second by David Vavra with all members present voting aye the January 27 2015 minutes were approved
III VISITORS
IV DISCUSS CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING PICKLE BALL AS AN ACTIVITY IN ONE OF OUR PARKS David Melass presented to the Parks Board a game called ldquoPickle Ballrdquo in hopes that the City of Lake Jackson could offer a place to play it Jeremy was familiar with this game and that it is pretty popular with seniors He said that we would need a hard surface to play it on A tennis court may be an ideal location for this game however it is a pretty loud game so we may want to consult the surrounding neighbors John mentioned that we really do not have a great existing court to use Jeremy said that it could be played indoors and tape could be put down so as not to have to paint the lines on a court It would not be much cost to get it started Paddles could be purchased and people could rent them from the rec center Jeremy suggested that we temporarily use a racquetball court to see how popular it becomes and then if it did become popular Alvin would like to see it budgeted for a permanent slab behind the rec center Elaine would like to see it advertised Staff will look into purchasing the equipment and setting it up in a racquetball court temporarily
V FOLLOW UP ON DECISION TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN FOR BENCHES ALONG
OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND IN PARKS Jeremy mentioned that we could go ahead and put benches down with the inset already available for a plaque The slab would measure 16rsquox6rsquox6rdquo with pavers One quote received estimates $3700slab so the total including the bench and slab would be approximately $5000 The pavers could also be removed to make memorial pavers To engrave pavers would be approximately $50 so it would most likely require a $100 donation The concrete beneath the pavers would be about 4rdquo and the pavers would be about 2rdquo The bench would be drilled into the concrete Jeremy recommends that we have a standard bench with plaque price and a slab price and that people have the option to be able to choose out of one of the existing locations Originally John was proposing 160 lamps from 288 to Portulaca St However the bid came back too expensive and changed it to placing them 125
feet apart from each other Bob Pratt suggested that that would not be a good system because your eyes would have to adjust and readjust to the light and dark He recommends to only putting a lamp at each bench and a few extra That would be only 17 lamps and 11 benches The lights would start after the new HEB TXDOT may be interested in funding the 162 lamps which would be around $620000 That would include the benches too amp140000 for just the lamps placed 125 ft apart which does not include installation so it would probably be more like $240000 Staff to continue working on the project
VI UPDATE FROM JANUARY OYSTER CREEK SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
The Oyster Creek Subcommittee did not meet in February They are waiting on a new Oyster Creek Conservancy Representative to be appointed to take Bob Geterrsquos position Alvin mentioned that the Army Core of Engineers gives permits to build on the creek Mallory to find out from Bob Geter who will be replacing him on the committee
VII ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
VIII DIRECTORrsquoS UPDATE
-The scooter signage for the skatepark will be updated Risk management did approve the use of scooters in the park David Vavra suggested inviting the kids that requested it to be present when the new sign was installed -Parks Board members are now new members of NRPA and TRAPS -The new divider is now hanging in the gym It looks great and will only be put down when classes are going on to lengthen itrsquos life span -Upgrading lighting in the gym to LED fixtures and lights around the perimeter of the pools with LEDs it is about a $28000 project that includes and $8000 rebate for turning in the old lights to Centerpoint The new lights will provide about three times the amount of light -The Gardner Campbell Trail sign will be a boulder type sign with the Cityrsquos tree and the name of the trail -The rec center is short two full times staff It has been advertised and will hopefully have an update at the next meeting -Thank you to John Blackburn for all that he has done for the department This was his last meeting -The new Rec Center sign is in front of the rec and we will be relighting it with LED fixtures and putting a color bed in front of it
IX SET NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday March 17 2015 at 630pm X ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 725pm
These minutes read and approved this day of 2015
Rachel Seymour Chairperson
Elaine Conley Vice-Chairperson
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Tuesday March 3 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
Locke Sanders Chairman William P Yenne City Manager Vinay Singhania Vice Chair Michael Coon Asst to the City Manager Jeffrey Gilbert Sal Aguirre City Engineer Harry Sargent Giani Cantu Asst City Secretary Brenda Colegrove Athelstan Sanchez Asst City Engineer
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Harry Sargent led the pledge of allegiance VISITORS COMMENTS There were no visitor comments on items not on the agenda APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were approved as presented
FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 2 RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE SUBDIVISION PLAT (119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This is the follow up on the preliminary presentation of the proposed outparcel modification to the existing Ryanrsquos site The previous appearance provided them the necessary feedback to proceed with the project plan that would meet the conditions of the board This is the replat of the property to create the individual parcels that would allow for individual signage of the site which is of primary interest to the developer This partition sets off the outparcel from the original tract and provides the frontage to a public right-of-ways as required A cross access and utility sharing agreement will have to be enacted and included prior to finalization All other platting conditions and survey control data have been incorporated for compliance with the cityrsquos final review Staff recommends your consideration for preliminary and final action approval William Kalkman stated they are submitting the final replat of Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision being divided for the new retail building The dividing property line is to provide the necessary parking requirements for each lot individually
Mr Aguirre stated that this is a different proposal than the original proposal due to the developer not wanting to do a cross parking agreement They are now submitting a proposal that incorporates sufficient parking count for each lot independently Mr Sargent asked where the pylon signs will be located Mr Aguirre stated that will be seen on the site plan Mr Gilbert asked if there was any additional access being added to account for traffic in and out of Chic-Fil-A and Ryans Mr Aguirre stated there is nothing going in that he is aware of On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye final review and approval of replat of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This particular project had been brewing for some time and was before you previously on preliminary for feedback and guidance to the developer The reason for the overture was to determine the proposed outparcel cut out effect on the parent tract and their need to have relief from the requirements The original site carve out resulted in parking shortage in the restaurant site and an excess in the retail one Representative from the restaurant and owner presented their arguments for special concessions to the parking space requirements The board gave tentative approval to proceed with site parking requirement exceptions based on the points made After a deliberate lengthy pause by the private parties involved in the sites a change of heart resulted in a repartition of the site into one that avoided the parking shortage in any one site and was able to make both compliant and standing on individual merit The revised subdivision and rearrangement of parking spaces in the site resulted with the restaurant site containing the required 140 spaces based on their seating capacity ratio The retail site space also retained the needed 22 spaces based on their floor area space formula
The remaining requirements of access drainage and utility systems were also assessed individually as to their feasibility and future individual disposition
1 As in the original configuration the infrastructure modifications to the parent site are minimal and limited to the rerouting of existing storm drain pipe run and additional extensions of water and sewer to the new pad The combined two site consideration will require cross access agreements present which are anticipated not to be a problem The drainage implications of the added pad site are considered to be insignificant given the equal impervious surface tradeoff expected These cross site access drainage and utility acknowledgements by Baker Katz the sites owner have been included in the site plan for record
Mr Kalkman presented the final site plan and reviewed the location of the entrance the dumpsters and impervious cover areas
Mr Sargent asked if it was a single retail Mr Kalkman stated that the building will house only a single tenant Mr Sargent asked for the location of the truck access route Mr Kalkman stated that the truck access route is on the left side near the rear doors of the building Further discussion was held on the truck route and how trucks would enter and leave the parking lot Mr Aguirre stated that cross sharing parking agreements is what allows trucks to enter thru other business parking lots Discussion was held on the location of the dumpster Mr Kalkman reported that the dumpster will be enclosed Mr Singhania stated that he didnrsquot like the location of the dumpster or the truck route On motion by Harry Sargent second by Brenda Colegrove with all present members voting aye final review and approval of site plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments
The same condition posed above had similar issues on the landscaping plan of the sites and thus were brought up to you at a previous meeting for your feedback and recommendations Both the original and now modified version of the site breakout remove for the most part the protected tree count in the current plan This removal accounts for 4 ndash 12rdquo - 18rdquo trees with 71 caliper inches of credit out of the tract plan which amounted to a serious challenge to replace within their limited open spaces Of the other landscape requirements remaining the parkingtree screening conditions had to be relaxed for compliance of both sites At the fact finding meeting the developer presented solutions to the tree count loss and replacement by retrofitting planting area cutouts in the existing perimeter paved areas to provide for the required tree screen and count requirement The boardrsquos resolution to the various issues stood as requiring replacement to the 71 caliper inch original condition and allowing the cutout areas to accommodate additional planting locations The shrub screening was removed as a requirement given the existing conditions As a result of the conditions granted the proposed combined but separate landscape plans comes in with the following issues
Ryanrsquos Site Trees removed - 1 = 6 credits (24 calrdquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (20 calrdquo) New trees = 24 (72 calrdquo) Total proposed - 25 (92 calrdquo) (net + 68 calrdquo) Total required - 24 Landscape area proposed - 6836 sq ft (102) Landscape area required ndash 6680 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop - Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the change in site configuration from preliminary has removed the initial exception granted of landscape area shortage and left only the shrub screening requirement as the alternate exception condition The net change in tree caliper inch for this site was a 68 inch gain
Retail Site Trees removed - 4 = 12 credits (47 calldquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (9 calrdquo) New trees - 4 (12 calrdquo) Total proposed - 5 (21 calrdquo) (net - 26 calrdquo) Total required - 2 Landscape area proposed ndash 2509 sq ft (196) Landscape area required ndash 1287 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop- Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the net loss of caliper tree inside this individual site is 26 caliper inch and does not provide for equal replacement but when taken in combination with the parent site the overall replacement of 84 caliper inch meets your preliminary condition of 71 caliper inch for the site when considered as a single site basis as first brought forth If agreed this will have to be considered as alternate exception condition or as determined otherwise Mr Aguirre reported that this item should be considered an alternate landscape plan Mr Kalkman reported that they are submitting an alternate landscape plan The plan includes the removal of trees in the parking lot and the addition of trees along 332 and 288 within triangle cutouts
Mr Aguirre reported that the original recommendation was for them to replace at least the 71 inch caliper of trees being removed and they have exceeded the amount of caliper trees being replaced Most of the trees were put into the Ryanrsquos lot due to space constraints in the lot of the new business which is the reason for the request of approving an alternate landscape plan Mr Sargent asked what types of trees are being planted Mr Aguirre stated they are including primarily live oak and nuttall oak trees Mr Sargent asked what size sign will be used Mr Kalkman stated the largest size allowed Mr Aguirre stated that the only additional alternate to the landscape plan is the shrub screening that is normally required but is not in the design due to space constraints Mr Singhania asked if the trees in the triangles will be large enough to accommodate the trees Mr Aguirre stated that the trees will acclimatize to the condition and will grow to the area allowed On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye final review and approval of landscape plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The proposed redevelopment concept came to you back in November primarily as a discussion for feedback on parking a critical development path issue At the time the group recognized that this redevelopment would impact the parent tract significantly and wanted to garner your opinion on feasibility of reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the
time the Traylor Group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The group also made their case to take advantage of the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordinance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance This understanding and policy by staff had been applied for many years and in other site redevelopment precedents This staff also commented this to you as viable in the same meeting These facts led to the boardrsquos passive discussion and the group and staffrsquos interpretation of you remaining open to this issue for further consideration During the intermission the cityrsquos attorney made staff aware that the cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance was not applicable to this type of site use as prescribed in it She also left a possible opening for the parking variance in these types of situations by applying another section of the ordinance that gives the council the latitude to waive the parking count requirements if agreed We will place this item for council action at their next meeting In the meantime your opinion of this will be given to the council for consideration Also a related item has been placed later in the agenda for further discussion and consideration in the future The current proposed condition for the Target site indicates 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) Once this parking issue is resolved the remaining sites will have smooth sailing regarding this The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows
Tract 1-B (shop) contains 32 spaces (551k) versus 29 spaces (51k) and Tract 1-C (restaurant) provides 32 spaces (5 sp per seat) versus required 20 spaces (33 per seat)
The remaining civil site conditions and requirements are not expected to become issues of significance and are being resolved in the process until finalization Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated
3 Drainage modifications of site are being evaluated to maintain a no impact to the current conditions 4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have and will be reconsidered prior to finalrsquo 5 Trash collection issues also have been commented on and will be resolved to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been addressed in the outparcel sites but none in the Target tract As
proposed the sidewalk on Lake Road remains absent and a gap has been left out between the proposed outparcel ones
Craig Traylor Traylor Group stated that they were present for the official preliminary review and approval Mr Traylor reported that Target has submitted a report and review of their parking ratio studies based on the needs of Target and how they come up with those parking ratios
Mr Sargent asked if the 32 parking ratio applies to Target or the new proposed development Mr Aguirre stated that the park-ing ratio is strictly for Target and the individual developments meet their parking requirements Mr Traylor stated that the individual parking lots for the proposed developments are meeting the requirements and are in fact over the required percentage of parking Mr Aguirre reported that Target is retaining all drives to the parking lot of the Target site and a strip of land that runs on Lake Road for the purposes of keeping their retail sign that is currently situated on the corner of Lake Road and Hwy 332 W as shown on the site plan of the proposed site
Mr Aguirre stated that all utilities will be run thru the existing utilities of the site Minor improvements will be made to sewer however they will also utilize the existing water and sewer lines on the full Target site Mr Sargent asked if the utility system will be a privately maintained system Mr Traylor stated that the system is privately maintained and that manholes will be provided on each end for access on all lots Mr Sargent asked which source of power will be used to power these new developments Mr Aguirre stated that there will be aerial supplied across Lake Road from the existing pole in the Academy center to the corner of the proposed restaurant section Mr Traylor reported that it would go underground from that point Mr Aguirre stated that the other side of the lot will be extending aerial from the Fuddruckers pole and will be taken underground from that point Mr Aguirre continued with his review of the plan and reported that because Target is retaining portions of the lot along the front-age of Lake Road the plan is proposing sidewalks only along HWY 332 W along the property line limits Mr Aguirre advised the board to decide whether that was sufficient whether they wanted to eliminate sidewalks all together or whether they wanted to require Target complete the sidewalk along Lake Road as well Ms Colegrove stated that it was to her understanding that Target had considered adding sidewalk along Lake Road as well Mr Traylor stated that is correct Mr Traylor reported that although he cannot speak for Target at their last meeting with Target representatives Target was willing to help with sidewalks Mr Sargent asked for the location of the dumpsters Mr Traylor pointed out the dumpster locations at the proposed Raising Canes restaurant Mr Sargent asked if it would conflict with truck deliveries Rob Naggar stated that Raising Canes is not open for breakfast therefore he believes deliveries will be done early in the morning Mr Sargent asked for further clarification of truck routes
Mr Traylor stated that trucks will have 3 access points They could come in off Lake Road or 332 W One of the proposals driving the plan is creating a new internal access pathway to help with circulation between and on the tracts The pathway will allow for better ease of traffic flow east and west throughout the tract Mr Sargent stated that the storage would almost have to be on the north side of the restaurant so that trucks will have to access Mr Traylor stated that the final site plan is being clarified however there is designated area for cars to park out of the way if needed On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted Mr Sanders re-opened item regarding site plan of Tract 1 Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) for further discussion Vinay Singhania made a motion to amend the original motion of preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 and the recommendation to City Council for approval of the parking ratio of 32 for the Target site Brenda Colegrove seconded With all present members voting aye the motion to amend the original motion and make recom-mendation to Council to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 W for the entire Target site and allow the parking ration of 32 for the Target site passed PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) Staff review and comments This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 ndash 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The configuration of the partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access with the Target 81 acre tract A realignment of line also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the partition the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated between the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record will be required to be included at finalization of plat All platting requirements and formatting are expected to be met with no issues at final Ms Colegrove asked since Target is retaining the strip of land along Lake Road if there is any way to ensure an agreement from Target to put in the sidewalk Mr Aguirre stated that any condition sidewalk requirements would need to be included in the Site Plan approvals Mr Yenne stated that board could reopen the site plan issue once the issue at hand which is just the replat is resolved On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the replat of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The landscaping plan as currently submitted puts the whole development in a quandary This situation was the result of a misinterpretation of the ordinance and communication lapses The interpretation as indicated in the plan primarily encumbers the Target site while not having much impact on the individual outparcel ones Of particular note the following issues exist in the plans
1 Additional credit for preserving trees are being counted to comply with requirements of site This is not allowed on existing developed and official landscape plans Only a one for one credit is permitted
2 Trees to be removed are unaccounted in the plans and no replacement schedule indicated Staffrsquos estimate only is of 105 cal in trees which will need to be addressed by the board in this discussion
3 Perimeter screening trees are addressed and comply for the most part with some needed adjustment possible There are no shrub or berm options indicated to be retrofitted in the all parcel frontages
4 Irrigation plans for all parcels are unaccounted The various questions left by the misunderstanding and omissions have been brought up for action of the developer and is being discussed with staff prior to the meeting We remain open to the possibility that this can be resolved to some extent but request that you address the items and provide your recommendations of these so they can be incorporated in their final processing of the plan The following plan was submitted
Mr Traylor reported that they are working on a revision that addresses the issue of tree counts due to a misunderstanding of the ordinance They are keeping all existing trees with the exception of any trees that lie within driveways or outparcel development buildings There will be an additional 22 trees provided to account for those trees lost with the driveways and outparcel developments They are at 66 caliper inches The trees will be located along Lake Road and to provide additional parking screening Mr Aguirre stated that there are some trees being removed and unaccounted for in plans However this is also being addressed Mr Aguirre stated that the board would need to decide if they would place a tree count replacement restriction on the approval of the landscape plan This will have to be an alternate plan because of the variations of tree shrub screening in Target parking lot and along Hwy 332 due to the open ditch Mr Traylor stated that due the ditch along Hwy 332 they are proposing to include shrubs inside the property line and they are proposing to reuse the existing 3 foot berm as part of the screening on Hwy 332 Along Lake Road they will be proposing continuous vegetation (trees and bushes) for screening from the corner of the lot up to the existing Target driveway
Mr Aguirre asked for explanation of the irrigation system Mr Traylor stated that the irrigation will be maintained by Target They are proposing hose bibs in the area due to minimal green space within the new development tracts All screening and current landscaping along Hwy 332 and Lake Road will be irrigated and maintained by Target Mr Sanders asked who proposed tenants of the retail development closest to Fuddruckers were Mr Naggar stated they are still discussing possible tenants and they have not reached a decision Discussion was held on the location of trees throughout the development Mr Aguirre stated that one of the main points is the replacement of the trees and whether the board will require the same number of caliper inches Mr Traylor stated that the entire site currently has good healthy trees throughout and to his understanding the required tree count is 38 trees for the Target site There are currently 66 trees which is well over that requirement They are proposing to replace the trees removed during development Mr Singhania asked if there is an agreement with Target to maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Naggar stated that it is within the Target agreement that they maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Aguirre stated the board needs to consider the alternate conditions be asked for which include the trees screening and hose bib irrigation systems On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Jeff Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the combined alternate landscape plan to include the discussed exceptions of trees (replacement of trees removed during development) shrubs and screening on existing Target berm on Lake Road and Target property along Hwy 332 and hose and bib irrigation was granted PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF THE DIVER SUBDIVISION PLAT AMENDMENT OF TRACTS RECORDED IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AS TRACTS 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (TRI-CITY AUTO ON WILLOW DRIVE) Staff review and comments Jon Diver owner of the Tri City Auto and the adjoining properties has started making expansion to the business and was given permit for this construction under conditions that he provide the city with the necessary drainage analysis and design for the site modification and also that he assemble the various separate unplatted tracts into one tract with an official subdivision plat The drainage analysis and plan have been provided and approved for permit conditions The property is currently comprised of 5 separately described and recorded tracts and will be combined in a subdivision consisting of 2 lots being called the Diver Subdivision One of the lots houses an existing building that has served various B-1 uses in the past and currently an appliance repair shop The larger lot serves the previous mechanic garage facility and the new expansion business with vehicle parking yard All platting formatting and surveying control and content required for plat amendment have been provided and no issues remain Jon Diver stated they are trying to combine the lots for a total of 2 lots on the entire site Mr Sargent asked if there is an impact to the power line running thru the property Mr Aguirre stated that the power lines run over head and it is an easement However the property is still useable by the owner Mr Singhania asked for clarification of the location of the building and what the land is being used for Mr Diver clarified the location of the existing building and reported that the land is being used to complete an extension of the Tri-City Auto garage On motion by Jeffrey Gilbert second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye preliminary and final approval of the Diver Subdivision plat amendment of tracts recorded in the County Clerks office as tracts 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (Tri-city Auto on Willow Drive) was granted
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES FOR PERMIT OF CONDITIONAL USE TO LOCATE A DENTAL CLINIC AND DENTIST OFFICE IN THE HEB PUD ZONE WITH UNDERLYING B-2 ZONING LOCATED AT OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND OAK DRIVE Staff review and comments This item is being placed primarily to follow the letter of the ordinance and as a lead into the following discussion item in the agenda This type of use has been generally considered a permitted use under a professional office definition and has never been questioned and allowed in most all business and commercial zones in the past and in particular the B-2 downtown business district These zones either prescribe the use of clinic as a permitted one but the B-2 only has it as a conditional one Due to the ordinance requirement that conditional use be brought to the board for granting this particular request is being done Staff had mixed feelings on this being necessary as we had always stamped over these as professional medical office use In order to remove any doubt we are going through the motion of this and passing you related item for future unequivocal determination Mr Yenne stated that this item is coincides with the next item on the agenda The developer is asking for conditional use of the lot to include dental clinics for which the City has always considered to be dental offices Ms Russell stated that clinics are listed separately from professional offices and they are asking for a conditional use permit to avoid any issues with the ordinance wording She sees no reason to deny the request and the next agenda item will address the issue to provide further clarification within the ordinance language On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye approval was granted to Pacific Dental Services for permit of conditional use to locate a dental clinic and dentist office in the HEB PUD zone with underlying B-2 zoning located at Oyster Creek Drive and Oak Drive DISCUSS WHETHER TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR ldquoOFFICESrdquo AND ldquoPROFESSIONAL OFFICESrdquo TO CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF OFFICES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ZONES Staff review and comments No additional documents for the definition of ldquoofficerdquo Just describe problem in your memo My suggestion is Recently a developer wished to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but the Cityrsquos current zoning ordinance only explicitly permits clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future developers more comfortable we need to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Ms Russell stated that Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) however there is no definition for any of them Ms Russell asked the board to decide if they want to make everything an office or list clinics to be allowed in all business and commercial areas Mr Sargent asked if they will specifically differentiate between medical and dental offices Ms Russell stated that would be the boards decision and she would draft it to bring back for public hearing Ms Russell asked if the board saw a difference between a medical office or medical clinic The board stated they did not see any difference between and medical office or medical clinic However they liked the idea of adding the description of a healing arts licensed by the State of Texas to the description It was decided that medical office will be defined as any office of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics Mr Yenne asked if the board needs to call a public hearing Ms Russell stated it is not necessary and that she will instruct staff to advertise and prepare for public hearing on amending the zoning to include medical offices of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics in all business and commercial zones at the next meeting
DISCUSS WHETHER TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY SHARE PARKING SPACES THROUGH CROSS-PARKING AGREEMENTS Staff review and comments This is the follow-up of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of current cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff are open to including more users to this mechanism if this provides benefit or not as you may see it For the parking problem I have attached the section of the zoning ordinance to this message for the packet Memo wording Section 110-162 of the zoning ordinance allows certain uses to share parking spaces These uses have to be similar and yet not have the same operating hours There are no provisions for dissimilar uses with different operating hours except that the developer can ask for the parking requirements to be waived Developers in established multi-business sites have asked to use cross-parking agreements but the uses do not fit into the language in 110-162(25) For example a restaurant on an out-pad at the mall or a retail store being built close to a restaurant cannot share parking Staff wants to know if the Commission would like to open the cross-parking agreements to more uses Ms Russell presented Chapter 110-162 of the code of ordinances as follows Sec 110-162 - Parking requirements Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in the following amounts when a building is erected increased by unit increased in dimension or moved
(1)One-family dwellings Two-space garage except as otherwise provided in this chapter
(2)Two-family dwellings (duplexes) Four (4) spaces
(3)Multiple-family dwelling
a Apartment house Two and one-half (2frac12) spaces per living unit
b Townhouses Two (2) spaces per living unit
(4)Roominghouses lodginghouses club rooms fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(5)Hotels motels motor lodges trailer courts tourist courts One (1) space for each guest room or trailer space and one (1) space for each two (2) employees (associated commercial club lounge or retail areas require additional spaces see subsection (6)
(6)Dancehall nightclub tavern restaurant lounge skating rink commercial amusement One (1) space for each three (3) persons normally accommodated in the establishment for user not requiring a building one (1) space for each eight hundred (800) square feet of ground area shall be provided
(7)Nursing homes and orphanages One (1) space for each four (4) beds
(8)Hospitals sanatoriums home for the aged and youth home One and one-half (1frac12) spaces per bed or dwelling unit
(9)Office permitted in R-4 zone One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(10)Theater indoor sport arenas auditoriums other than those incidental to public and private schools One (1) space for each three (3) seats
(11)Stadiums ballparks gymnasium and other outdoor sport arenas One (1) space for each three (3) seats Such parking area or any portion thereof may be located within eight hundred (800) feet of the nearest corner of the property on which the place of assembly is located
(12)Churches assembly facility with fixed seating mortuary or funeral home or other places of worship One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main auditorium
(13)Retail stores super markets shopping centers
a For buildings of two thousand (2000) square feet or less One (1) space for four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area
b For buildings in excess of two thousand (2000) square feet of floor area One (1) space for two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(14)Banks savings and loan offices and other general business offices One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(15)Clinic medical dental or optical One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(16)Manufacturing warehouses and storage not covered in subsection (13) One (1) space for each one thousand (1000) square feet of floor area plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees
(17)School
a Elementary One (1) space for each nine (9) students
b Junior high One (1) space for each nine (9) students
c Senior high One (1) space for each one and three-quarters (175) students
d Tradevocational One (1) space per student
e Collegeuniversity One (1) space per day student
f Kindergarten One (1) space per eight (8) pupils
(18)Library One (1) space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of public area
(19)Community or welfare center One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area
(20)Assembly facility without fixed seating One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(21)Bowling alley Six (6) spaces for each line
(22)Other as determined by the planning commission
(23)Off-street parking for uses not specified in this section shall be determined by the planning commission
(24)All parking spaces must be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet
(25)All parking spaces required in this section shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served except as follows
a Where an increase in number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments the required spaces may be located not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed five hundred (500) feet from any other nonresidential building served
b No more than fifty (50) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters bowling lanes dancehalls nightclubs or cafes may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
c Not more than eighty (80) percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
d In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used a written agreement thereby assuring their intention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned approved as to form by the city attorney and shall be filed with the application for a building permit
(26) Any or all off-street parking requirements may be waived at the discretion of council where there is reasonable justification for so doing
(27) Any head-in parking or parking on public right-of-way where street width is less than forty-eight (48) feet is prohibited in front of all property
(28) Where there is on-street parking provided those spaces in front of a property may be used by that property plus one-half (frac12) the spaces in the center where there is center parking If there is an esplanade a lot may use the lots abutting and those at the esplanade
(29) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the facilities or parking spaces approved by the city prior to March 1 1981
(30) Whenever a building or use is constructed or changed after December 3 1990 by enlarging the floor area number of employees number of dwelling units seating capacity or otherwise to create a requirement for an increase in the number of parking spaces such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change in use
(Ord No 259 7-17-61 Ord No 69-397 sect 5 7-7-69 Ord No 73-506 sect 1 9-10-73 Ord No 81-780 sect 1 2-23-81 Ord No 90-1143 sect 3 12-3-90 Code 1958 sect 25-7 Ord No 11-1964 sect 2 7-5-2011)
Ms Russell stated that 110-16225(b) and (c) of the ordinance can be interpreted many ways and can be confusing Ms Russell asked the board to advise her of what they are wanting in cross parking agreements and she will draft an amendment to the ordinance Mr Sargent asked if the ordinance referred to cross sharing for businesses that operate at different times of the day Ms Russell stated that was correct however the questions the City is now receiving is to allow cross sharing among business that operate during the same time of days such as the mattress store and steak house development Mr Yenne stated that the board could determine whatever limits they want or allow them to continue taking credits of cross sharing parking as has been done previously Mr Aguirre stated its been allowed at Lowersquos Best Buy and Carinorsquos and at Wal-Mart with the shopping center Ms Russell stated that what the City could use is an actual analysis of the exact number of parking spaces a retail development needs as Target presented to determine the need for cross parking sharing She asked the board to decide if they would like it to state a percentage and not worry about similar uses or similar hours Mr Sargent stated that he doesnrsquot like that fact that the parking requirements were based on area Mr Yenne stated the original parking ordinance took about 18 months however if the board wants to revisit they can create a subcommittee as was originally done to start addressing the issue again Further discussion was held on previous cross parking agreements Mr Yenne asked if the board wanted to give Ms Russell direction on wording for the ordinance and then create a subcommittee to begin addressing the issue again Ms Colegrove stated that there are two different percentages 50 and 80 currently referenced in the code of ordinance Ms Russell stated that is correct Mr Yenne stated that section (c) referencing 80 for churches and schools is accurate for when the school is within the church and they do not operate within the same hours Ms Russell agreed and asked the board to look at only item (b) Mr Gilbert asked for an example where (b) currently exists Mr Sargent asked if b and c could be combined as a case by case basis
Ms Russell asked Mr Aguirre if that would be acceptable for the engineering plans Mr Aguirre stated that the developers do account for the count during the planning phase Mr Traylor stated that the ordinance is kind of vague and the interpretation can be misconstrued However the more direction or clarity given on the planning side the better for the developer What would be helpful for the developer is to simplify the description by using 10 for commercial use instead of dancehall nightclub or cafes Mr Yenne stated that it may not be good to implement that if there was a K-Mart next to a Wal-Mart because it would take up a lot of the parking spaces However because the city requires a high number of parking spots they are trying to make it a little more flexible allowing for a little lax Ms Russell stated that the cross parking works well at Hastings and Fuddruckers and would suggest more generic wording such as ldquoone use could share up to 50 of parking with another upon approval by the planning commissionrdquo Mr Traylor suggested referencing commercial use to avoid confusion on it being allowed for residential developments Ms Colegrove asked where (d) fits into the cross sharing parking Ms Russell stated that (d) references a written agreement she is to approve and confirm that the cross parking agreements are binding and does it have the correct number of spaces is in accordance with the code of ordinance If you have any one of the agreements listed in (b) or (c) than (d) is required Ms Colegrove stated that she agreed (b) needs to be more general Ms Russell stated that she would amend the ordinance to reference no more than 50 can be shared by commercial businesses at the discretion of planning commission Mr Yenne suggested adding the phrase ldquowith reasonable justificationrdquo to item 26 Ms Russell stated that she would add ldquoat the discretion of plannersrdquo to item 26 The board agreed on the proposed wording ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Harry Sargent asked about the number of bags allowed to carry on the bus Mr Yenne stated that any issues need to be addressed with Connect Transit Locke Sanders stated that the traffic lights near Bess Brannen Elementary give preference to the traffic crossing 2004 from Northwood area Mr Yenne stated that with the proposed changes to the schools it should address the traffic issues Vinay Singhania asked how the flow is going to work with the lane in front of Lake Jackson Intermediate Mr Yenne explained the flow would begin closer to Oak Drive and switch back within the school property to the existing entrancedrive through Ms Colegrove stated that she did attend the school board meetings and the new concepts are modular with set grades in each building Mr Yenne stated that March 23 2015 will be the Joint Master Plan meeting Mr Sanders asked that the Planning Commission be notified of the CPAC meetings Locke asked when the move in date will be for Dow building Mr Yenne stated that they have started moving in furniture but it would be May Mr Gilbert reported that HEB will be opening in May Mr Yenne stated that he believed it was May 6 SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 7 2015
ADJOURN There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 820 pm These minutes read and approved this _____ day of _____________________ 2015 _____________________________ Locke Sanders Chairman ______________________________ Harry Sargent Secretary
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson will meet in Regular meeting on TUESDAY MAY 5 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
AGENDA A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE B VISITORS COMMENTS C APPROVAL OF MINUTES
At said meeting the Planning Commission will deliberate discuss consider and or take final action on any or all of the following matters
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE)
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332)
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
7 ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST 8 SET NEXT MEETING DATE 9 ADJOURN
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on FRIDAY MAY 1 2015 at pm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ______ day of ___________________ 2015 at ____________apm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretaryrsquos Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Memo To PLANNING COMMISSION
From SAL AGUIRRE
CC CITY SECRETARY
Date 4-30-15
Re May 5 2015 HIGHLIGHTS AND ISSUES AGENDA
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES This hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting but was postponed and now rescheduled The council had the hearing previously and now awaits your action for their first reading of the amended ordi-nance with any revisions that may be added This was prompted by a developer wishing to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but with the current zoning ordinance only explicitly permitting clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and of-fices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future devel-opers more comfortable this was needed to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city at-torney
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS As in the previous item this hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting The council has also had the hearing previously and now awaits your decision and or revisions if any to consider it for first reading at their next meeting This came up as the result of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of the current cross park-ing sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff were in agreement to opening this provision to more users given the Increased interest of redevelopment of existing commercial sites in search for out-parcel sites
Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city attorney
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE) Gary Davis CEO of First Advisors Inc a real estate investment firm is making this request for his proposed development a multifamily project in the 30+ acre property in north side of FM 2004 across from the current construction site of the Regal Storage facility They have met with staff on several occasions and have been doing their due diligence in this effort The property is currently zoned in three different tracts and zones To accomplish his development project two of the zone areas will have to be changed to the intended R-4 purpose Mr Davis would like to make this an introduction to the project and is open to your questions of interest if you wish
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT
(TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 - 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access within the Target 81 acre tract The realignment also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the reconfiguration the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated be-tween the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record has been included in this final plat as required All platting requirements and formatting have been met with no issues at final
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 The proposed redevelopment project has had a long road to course through and resolve the site plan issues of the Target site The redevelopment impact on the parent tract became the significant issue first dealt concerning the reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the time the Traylor group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The developer made their case with parking analysis and industry data along with the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordi-nance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance Council involvement based on your preliminary recommendation finally resolved the reduced parking condition as adequate and granted exceptions as allowed in the ordinance A result of the exception allows the Target site with 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) The soon to be amended cross sharing condition in the ordinance will further reinforce the parking count compli-ance of the site The outparcel site parking conditions remain compliant and without issues
The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows Tract 1-B (shop) contains 36 spaces (624 spaces per 1000) versus 26 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) and Tract 1C (restaurant) provides 25 spaces (1 space per 24 seats) versus required 20 spaces (1 per 3 seats)
Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated Relocation of private utility lines where necessary to erect a building has been made without issues from city
3 Drainage modifications of site private system have been evaluated to comply with the cityrsquos drain-age standards of the new sites and to maintain a no impact to the current site conditions
4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have been evaluated and approved as proposed 5 Trash collection issues also have been addressed to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been included through all sites as concession for exception to
landscape perimeter screening requirements
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE
REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 After your last extraordinary meeting the clarification of alternate landscape conditions cleared the way to approve the proposed landscape plan as follows 1 The trees lost to the site plan modifications will not need to be replaced based on the representa-
tion made in the final alternate plan that a) the remaining 63 at the Target site still exceed the re-quired 36 trees b) the remaining 5 at the retail pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees c) the remaining 5 at the restaurant pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees
2 The existing road frontage perimeter mound berm along the various sites be considered as meeting the shrub screening criteria of the ordinance in consideration of the sidewalk running along their entire property boundary limits The existing perimeter screening trees comply for the most part with a requirement of one addi-tional tree to be added in the missing gap at the southeast corner Lake Rd side
3 The irrigation for the parcels are approved as indicated in the plans a) Target plan to retain the current existing automatic system with modifications needed and maintenance operations b) the outparcel sites proposed hose bib systems are considered as meeting the irrigation requirement The board should state these individual conditions in your action for future record
7 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF PLAT AMENDMENT OF CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION SECTION 1 LOT 1 BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 76 amp 77 BLOCK 4 The ink hasnrsquot dried yet on the first plat and its already coming back for some adjustments to these lots due to a bust in the construction layout by the previous bridge contractor due sidestepping the subdivision survey control offered This error resulted in the Lake Jackson end of the bridge to be 7 feet off of the original right-of-way centerline In order to bring all the improvements back in line with the conventional right-of-way placement the pavement connections and utilities in this area were revised and some reworked to bring back into alignment
The right-of-way lines will now need to be changed to this new realignment and in doing so the lots will be impacted as needed This will result in these 3 affected lots needing to be reconfigured to new a dimension that is a better market by the developer The new configured lots still meet or exceed the R-2 zone requirement widths and depths and are of no issue All platting format and data is met
SIGNATURE OF DOCUMENTS Replat of Jackson Square Center Tract 1 Combined Site Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
Combined Alternate Landscape Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Senior Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on Monday March 23 2015 at 630 PM at the Lake Jackson Civic Center 333 HWY 332 Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance Tere Sandlin Chair Doris Grigar Vice Chair Julie Mendoza Wayne Robertson Linda Robertson Freddie Mathis Brewster Borg VISITOR COMMENTS There were no visitor comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash FEBRUARY On motion by Doris Grigar second by Brewster Borg with all members voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of February were approved with corrections to the spelling of Doris Grigarsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 02-17-15 and the spelling of Linda Robertsonsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 06-14-15 REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS HOSTED BY THE COMMISSION 2-24-15 ndash E-Book Class ndash It was reported that there were 8 people in attendance along with 3 librarians This allowed for more one on one training and instruction 3-17-15 ndash Card Making ndash Tere reported that there were 6 people in attendance 3-17-15 ndash Games and Covered Dish Night ndash Doris reported that there were 28 people in attendance including commission members Freddie Tere Wayne Linda Doris Sue and Julie The board awarded 2 - $20 Wal-Mart gift cards and 3 additional prizes for door prizes for at total of $7650 expenses total 3-23-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Linda reported that there were 22 people in attendance including commission members Wayne Linda and Freddie The speakers were Teresa Caldwell State Coordinator of the Texas Heritage Trails Program and Seneca McAdams Executive Director of the Texas Independence Trail Region
SUBMITTAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF UPCOMING EVENTS 3-24-15 4-10-15 5-29-15 amp confirm date for June 2015 ndash Library Educational Electronic Device Class ndash It was reported that the Library would be discussing Gale courses which are online tutorials that can be downloaded thru the library website 3-27-15 - Blue Hawaii Dinner Show staring Elvis 6pm ndash Julie reported the costs for entertainment are $92500 Extra tickets were printed to sell The current count is approximately 198 people to attend The caterer Gina Reneersquos will be preparing dinner for up to 225 people The menu will consist of frac12 fried fish frac12 pulled pork pineapple rice garden salad or vegetable bread and cheesecake for dessert The caterer will also serve tea and provide all the serving plates and utensils 4-07-15 5-12-15 amp 6-16-15 ndash Card Making 6 ndash 8pm - No discussion was held 4-13-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash Tere reported that the advertisement was incorrect Linda reported that she notified Sandra Oliver of the misprint in the advertisement The prizes for the event will include laundry baskets filled with toiletries and paper products such as Kleenex paper towels garbage bags laundry detergent and dish washing detergent etc Another option was plants and gift cards Honey Baked Ham provided a $25 gift certificate 4-27-15 5-18-15 amp 6-22-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Jim Pierce Author of Pecan Lake The Unintended Lake of
Lake Jackson TX will be speaker for the 04-27-15 discussion group No other discussion was held 5-19-15 ndash Spring Fling Dinner and Dance ndash Tere reported that it should be only Spring Fling Dance and no dinner will be provided Guests will be allowed to bring snacks Dance will be in the plaza room and can sell 104 tickets The board will provide beverages 5-22-15 - Senior Appreciation Night - discuss event and appoint committee ndash It was reported that Hogenheifers will cater the event and serve BBQ sandwiches chips and canned drinks for 200 Cost is $5 per meal If there are less than 200 seniors in attendance the board will sell extra lunch tickets 6-03-15 ndash HAAK Winery and Frobergs Farms Tour ndash First Class Tours Bus was booked for $84635 and will arrive at the Civic Center at 930 am The bus will leave from the Civic Center at 1000 am and will arrive at Haakrsquos Winery by 1100 am for lunch and wine tour The group will visit Frobergrsquos Farms for a tour on the route home and should arrive back in Lake Jackson by 400 pm 6-09-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash No discussion was held 6-14-15 ndash Astros Game ndash The tickets have been received The group will be seated in section 132 rows 18 ndash 21 for the Astros vs Seattle Mariners game at 110 pm Tickets include a $15 foodbeveragemerchandise coupon The bus will arrive at the Civic Center at 1030 am and leave at 1100 am The group should return by 600 pm REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET BALANCE No report was given ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Doris Grigar asked if the board still wanted to consider a trip to Brenham during the fall Tere asked the board members to think of future trips theyrsquod be interested in and will revisit SET NEXT MEETING DATE ndash APRIL 27 2015 The next meeting was set for April 27 2015 ADJOURN On motion by Wayne Robertson second by Freddie Mathis with all present members voting ldquoayerdquo the meeting adjourned at 654 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _______________________ 2015
_______________________________ Tere Sandlin Chairman _______________________________ Sue Supak Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN THAT the Lake Jackson Youth Advisory Commission met in regular session at the Lake Jackson Police Department Training Room 5 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas on MONDAY MARCH 16 2015 at 600 pm with the following present
Board Members Monica Overman Chairman Mary Macrae Jake Brannen Vice Chairman Ashley Hidalgo Kallie Liondas Secretary Brandt Carleton Zachary Merritt Parliamentarian DeLaynee Malone Vivian Jones Adult Advisor Also present Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator RESOURCE MEMBERS Aaron Jansky Christian Guerra Donna Centeno Jamar Alston Melodi Koenig Valeria Marquez Martha Estrella Chelsey Boyd Alexia Boe Madeline Merritt Maggie Macrae Chassity Guajardo and Meagen Fails
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Monica Overman called the meeting to order at 610 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kallie Liondas presented the minutes from the January 12 2015 meeting On a motion by Jake Brannan second Zachary Merritt with all voting aye the minutes were approved as written It was Brandt Carletonrsquos birthday this month
SPRING ACTIVITIES amp PROJECTS SBCAS - DeLaynee Malone After the Easter project YAC is going to help out the ldquoSouthern Brazoria County Animal Shelterrdquo by collecting items around the house such as old blankets old towels dogs andor cat toys pet beds leashes pet carriers and newspapers A copy of the ldquowish listrdquo was distributed to all members to begin collection for the April meeting EASTER PROJECT YAC will be completing the Easter BasketBag Project for the Food Basket again this year by providing toothbrushes toothpaste crayons and coloring books for Easter which is on April 5 2015 At the end of the meeting we will adjourn into workshop to complete the bags that will be taken to the Food Basket for Easter DONT MESS WITH TEXAS TRASH OFF The spring clean up will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 at 800 am it will take place at the Xeriscape Park Final plans will be made at the April meeting
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST The Lake Jackson Recreation Center will host the city wide ldquoEaster Egg Huntrdquo on Thursday April 2nd at 530 at MacLean Park Members are asked to help after school if they are available They will be placing 8000 Easter eggs out on the softball fields and Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful will be giving away 100 free Arbor Day trees SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting will be Monday April 6 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned at 625 pm in the Easter Project workshop These minutes read and approved this _________________ day of _________________________ 2015
_______________________________________ Monica Overman Chairman
_____________________________________ Kallie Liondas Secretary
City of Lake Jackson
Meeting Date May 4 2015
Subject Sponsorship of Concert
Submitted by Modesto A Mundo Asst City Mgr
Expenditure Account HotelMotel Fund
Action Requested
Discuss and consider request from Jim Luna for Funds from the Hotel Motel fund in the amount of $2500 for a performance by Los Kumbia Kings (Selenarsquos Brotherrsquos Band) on June 20 2015 in Freeport Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Mr Jim Luna has revised his request for the City to sponsor an event featuring the band call Los Kumbia Kings He is requesting $2500 from the Hotel-Motel fund He has moved the concert to Freeport but stated that he is pushing for hotel stays in Lake Jackson Year to date the Cityrsquos Special Events fund funded by Hotel-Motel revenues has a negative balance Staff estimates that the fund will end the fiscal year with a $10000 balance Mr Luna did not attend the past City Council since I failed to respond to his revised proposal Since I had not responded he thought he was not on the April 20th agenda
City of Lake Jackson
Submitted by Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
Presented by
Meeting Date May 4 2015 Subject Directional signs
Action Requested DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST TO DISPLAY DIRECTION SIGNS ALONG HWY 288 FM 2004 OLD ANGLETON ROAD AND OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 16-17 2015
Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Attached you will find a request from the Fine Arts Center requesting directional signs on Hwy 288
FM2004 Old Angleton Road and Oyster Creek Drive for their Arts Festival to be held May 16 amp 17
2015 at the Center
Action Taken Tabled Deferred Denied Approved
From Patty Green [mailtopattygbcfasorg] Sent Friday May 01 2015 248 PMTo Bill YenneCc Wesley CopelandSubject Directional SignsImportance High
Dear BillThank you for visiting with Wes and I yesterday We enjoyed the conversation and greatly appreciate your time
Attached is a map with signs marked by red arrows Some will be placed in Clute some in Richwood and some in Lake Jackson - its the nature of our locationIve also attached the graphic for the signs which are 27 X 18 What you have is a sample of the turn signs We have produced straight signs too I think the placement will help local folks as well as visitors from the Houston and Galveston areas
We will be at City Council Monday evening at 630 to answer any questions
Kindest regardsPatty
Patty Swords CFREDirector of Marketing amp Development400 College BlvdClute TX 77531(ofc) 979-265-7661 (cell) 979-480-4949
On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo authorization was granted for the Mayor to sign a letter asking the State Legislature to provide at least $5 billion in transportation funding DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TRAFFIC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS NEW TRANSITION ON PLANTATION DRIVE AT OLEANDER Mr Yenne reviewed the Plantation Drive transition at Oleander He stated that it has been decided to place a crossover at Loganberry Mayor Rinehart stated he was not in favor of this He thought this would cause problems for those residents on Oleander He would rather see a transition at Silverlace On motion by Council member Roznovsky second by Council member Brooks with 5 members present voting aye and Mayor Rinehart voting nay motion passed to proceed with the transition of Plantation Drive to take place at Oleander PARKING SIGNAGE AND STRIPING AT MACLEANRECREATION CENTERRASCO Mr Yenne stated this is an ongoing problem with parents picking up their kids in the afternoons using the MacLean Park Road as a pick up point The suggestion from the Traffic Commission is to put in signs that say ldquono parking or standingrdquo along the park road up to the second entrance to the Recreation Center On motion by council member Roznovsky second by council member Brooks with all present voting aye to approve the traffic commission recommendation to extend the striping or place signage at MacLean Park to help with the pickup of school kids in the afternoons UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
a CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FINANCIAL UPDATE b SIDEWALK PROJECTS c UTILITY REPAIR PROJECTS d DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECTS e SOUTH PARKING PLACE PROJECT f MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Sal Aguirre introduced Eddie Herrera as a new staff member to the Engineering Department Mr Herrera worked in the utility department of the city ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Council member Brooks asked if it would be a major cost to improving the yard at the Mulch Site to keep cars from getting stuck Mr Yenne stated that Robert Stark has material that could possibly work Council member Melass asked if there were responses from Centerpoint on contact numbers Mr Yenne stated that contact numbers have been received Council member Melass requested minutes of boards and commissions that rarely meet Council member Melass reminded everyone that the Taste of the Town is April 26th Council member Baker asked if the landscaping is going back in the median in front of the mall Mr Yenne stated that is part of the Governorrsquos award project He was not sure if landscaping would be going back in that area Mr Mundo said he would provide drawings to City Council Mayor Rinehart stated Modesto Rick Alice Bryan and the Utility Crews did a Yemenrsquos job last Friday
Mayor Rinehart announced the city was granted the Distinguished Budget Award for the 23rd year in a row ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 800 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _____________________________ 2015
___________________________________
Joe Rinehart Mayor _________________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Commission met in regular session on Tuesday March 17 2015 600 pm in the Conference Room at Lake Jackson City Hall Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Amy Tasto Chairman Mitchell Jacobs Sharon OrsquoNeill Mike Coburn Vice Chair Constance Adams Shirley Ann Miller Secretary Darren Merritt Also present Debby Soltesz Past Chair Buster Buell City Council Liaison
Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator Bryce Carleton Parks Supt
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Amy Tasto called the meeting to order at 605 pm APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by Constance Adams second by Darren Merritt with all voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the February 2015 meeting were approved as written SERVOLUTION SERVOLUTION was held on Sunday March 1 2015 with the kick off at 900 am Due to all the rain the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful project was cancelled Rain did not hamper some of the planting projects Volunteers worked on 6 projects in the City of Lake Jackson including planting trees along Lake Road and Oyster Creek Drive at Jasmine Hall and Shadow Glen Park More than 130 trees were planted in less than 4 hours Over 1000 volunteers participated with Brazos Pointe Fellowship Church ldquoDONrsquoT MESS WITH TEXASrdquo TRASH OFF The ldquoDonrsquot Mess with Texas TrashndashOffrdquo will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 Members discussed having the event at the Xeriscape Park This event will take place beginning at 800 am to 1100 am It will include litter pickup cleanup and planting at the Xeriscape Park Since we were late discussing inviting businesses we will include them next year in our Spring cleanup activities T-shirts will be provided by BASF we will have donuts and water provided by Keep America Beautiful Letters were sent to each Lake Jackson School for the Campus Cleanup program for the trash-off Each campus would be able to participate by cleaning their campus then do an environmental project for the grand prize money If the school turns in their report with numbers and photos of the campus cleanup they will receive a check for $25000 If they do an environmental project they have a chance at the grand prize of $50000 O M Roberts was the grand prize win of the first Campus Cleanup award As part of the Great American Cleanup activities KLJB will hold an Arbor Day Celebration with 100 Live Oak trees being distributed at the City of Lake Jackson Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday April 2nd Carrot eggs will have a ldquofreerdquo sticker on them telling the children they have won an ldquoArbor Dayrdquo tree KLJB will have a booth with the trees available for pickup outside the gate
BISD PreK Charlie Chipper ldquoRecycle Round Uprdquo programs have been set up for the month of April A list of dates will be emailed to Board Members for participation in these programs BUDGET GOALS amp OBJECTIVES KLJB members discussed the accomplishments for the 2014-2015 year and goals for the coming year There have been more projects and plantings within the past year as the City continues to grown and we plant more and use more color around the City It was discussed to add $5000 to our planting budget since it was cut when Beautification Commission was combined with Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Everything else will stay the same Members discussed accomplishments such as Charlie Chippers birthday and the signs that BISD students signed for the cleanup continuation of the ldquoBusiness Partnerrdquo Program working at the Xeriscape Park plantings at City Hall Arbor Day tree give away BISD PreK programs and our KTB amp KAB awards Goals for the coming year included compiling a list of resources and recycling specialties from our local retailers surveying our businesses about our landscape ordinance and continuing to increase our involvement with BISD Members discussed the KLJB standards and Terri Cardwell will compile all the goals accomplishments and objectives for the April meeting for final approval REPORT ON AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES Amy discussed the Areas of Responsibilities and asked members to turn in any reports ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Mike Coburn reported that Rotary would be holding a planting project with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory on Saturday at 930 am Volunteers are welcome to participate SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 21 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned into workshop at 720 pm These minutes read and approved this__________________day of _________________________ 2015 ___________________________________ Amy Tasto Chairman ___________________________________ Shirley Ann Miller Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Development Corporation of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Thursday February 19 2015 at 1100 AM at Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Gary Rodgers Chair William P Yenne City Manager Gerald Roznovsky Vice Chair Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Jason Chavez Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager David Nicks Sherri Russell City Attorney Rod Hall Michael Coon Asst to City Manager Patty Sayes Heather Melass Council member Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting Mr Rodgers introduced Michael Coon Assistant to the City Manager APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash DECEMBER 11 2014 On motion by Gerald Roznovsky second by Rod Hall with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the December 11 2014 meeting were approved as presented
DISCUSS MISSION GOALS OBJECTIVES AND ROLE OF THE LAKE JACKSON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting presented the following Strategic Plan outlining the goals objectives and roles of the LJDC This plan is the work and result of 3 workshops by the LJDC held on November 24 2015 January 29 2015 and February 19 2015 Lake Jackson Vision Statement ndash Our Vision is to create an ideal community to live work and play for all Lake Jackson Mission Statement - It is the Mission of the City of Lake Jackson to be a leader among cities and in the region at large in delivering outstanding quality services to all citizens through innovative and efficient use of resources Economic Development Corporation Mission Statement - It is the mission of the LJEDC to use proactive strategies and all available resources to promote economic growth and market Lake Jackson as the premier city to live work and play Mission Elements
bull Encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit bull Marketing the city bull Promoting quality of life bull Attracting primary jobs
Economic Development Strategies
Encouraging an Entrepreneurial Spirit bull Establish a proactive business culture within the City of Lake Jackson organization
o Prepare a ldquoNew Business Packetrdquo for each prospect outlining the advantages and amenities of Lake Jackson as well as the process for obtaining permits
bull Establish a process for entrepreneurial mentoring and technical assistance (Lightening Teams) within the City
Marketing the City
bull Prepare a comprehensive promotional campaign to market the City of Lake Jackson o Create a brand for the City o Create a visual (media) campaign showing the advantages and amenities of the City o Market various events in the City on a wide basis to attract outside visitors o Develop an upscale promotional packet of information to market the City of Lake Jackson
Promoting Quality of Life
bull Be known as ldquobusiness friendlyrdquo in Lake Jackson o Establish a process of consistency for dealing with economic development matters
bull Establish a process for informing employers ndash to then inform employees ndash about opportunities for housing businesses schools and other quality of life opportunities in Lake Jackson
Attracting Primary Jobs
bull Define and identify the type of primary jobs suitable for Lake Jackson bull Develop a process for actively pursuing primary jobs
APPROVE LJDC STRATEGIC PLAN AND RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL On motion by Heather Melass second by Patty Sayes with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo approval was granted for the LJDC Strategic Plan and recommendation is made to present this to City Council for approval ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1230 pm These minutes read and approved this the _____ day of _______________________ 2015
____________________________________ Gary Rodgers Chair
_______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the Parks amp Recreation Board of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17 2015 AT 630 PM in the Conference Room at the Recreation Center Lake Jackson City Hall 91 Lake Road Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance
Elaine Conley Vice Chairperson Jeremy Bubnick Parks amp Recreation Director David Vavra Mallory Doyle Recreation Assistant David Melass John Blackburn Consultant Alvin Bartek
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Elaine Conley
II APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion by David Melass second by David Vavra with all members present voting aye the January 27 2015 minutes were approved
III VISITORS
IV DISCUSS CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING PICKLE BALL AS AN ACTIVITY IN ONE OF OUR PARKS David Melass presented to the Parks Board a game called ldquoPickle Ballrdquo in hopes that the City of Lake Jackson could offer a place to play it Jeremy was familiar with this game and that it is pretty popular with seniors He said that we would need a hard surface to play it on A tennis court may be an ideal location for this game however it is a pretty loud game so we may want to consult the surrounding neighbors John mentioned that we really do not have a great existing court to use Jeremy said that it could be played indoors and tape could be put down so as not to have to paint the lines on a court It would not be much cost to get it started Paddles could be purchased and people could rent them from the rec center Jeremy suggested that we temporarily use a racquetball court to see how popular it becomes and then if it did become popular Alvin would like to see it budgeted for a permanent slab behind the rec center Elaine would like to see it advertised Staff will look into purchasing the equipment and setting it up in a racquetball court temporarily
V FOLLOW UP ON DECISION TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN FOR BENCHES ALONG
OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND IN PARKS Jeremy mentioned that we could go ahead and put benches down with the inset already available for a plaque The slab would measure 16rsquox6rsquox6rdquo with pavers One quote received estimates $3700slab so the total including the bench and slab would be approximately $5000 The pavers could also be removed to make memorial pavers To engrave pavers would be approximately $50 so it would most likely require a $100 donation The concrete beneath the pavers would be about 4rdquo and the pavers would be about 2rdquo The bench would be drilled into the concrete Jeremy recommends that we have a standard bench with plaque price and a slab price and that people have the option to be able to choose out of one of the existing locations Originally John was proposing 160 lamps from 288 to Portulaca St However the bid came back too expensive and changed it to placing them 125
feet apart from each other Bob Pratt suggested that that would not be a good system because your eyes would have to adjust and readjust to the light and dark He recommends to only putting a lamp at each bench and a few extra That would be only 17 lamps and 11 benches The lights would start after the new HEB TXDOT may be interested in funding the 162 lamps which would be around $620000 That would include the benches too amp140000 for just the lamps placed 125 ft apart which does not include installation so it would probably be more like $240000 Staff to continue working on the project
VI UPDATE FROM JANUARY OYSTER CREEK SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
The Oyster Creek Subcommittee did not meet in February They are waiting on a new Oyster Creek Conservancy Representative to be appointed to take Bob Geterrsquos position Alvin mentioned that the Army Core of Engineers gives permits to build on the creek Mallory to find out from Bob Geter who will be replacing him on the committee
VII ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
VIII DIRECTORrsquoS UPDATE
-The scooter signage for the skatepark will be updated Risk management did approve the use of scooters in the park David Vavra suggested inviting the kids that requested it to be present when the new sign was installed -Parks Board members are now new members of NRPA and TRAPS -The new divider is now hanging in the gym It looks great and will only be put down when classes are going on to lengthen itrsquos life span -Upgrading lighting in the gym to LED fixtures and lights around the perimeter of the pools with LEDs it is about a $28000 project that includes and $8000 rebate for turning in the old lights to Centerpoint The new lights will provide about three times the amount of light -The Gardner Campbell Trail sign will be a boulder type sign with the Cityrsquos tree and the name of the trail -The rec center is short two full times staff It has been advertised and will hopefully have an update at the next meeting -Thank you to John Blackburn for all that he has done for the department This was his last meeting -The new Rec Center sign is in front of the rec and we will be relighting it with LED fixtures and putting a color bed in front of it
IX SET NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday March 17 2015 at 630pm X ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 725pm
These minutes read and approved this day of 2015
Rachel Seymour Chairperson
Elaine Conley Vice-Chairperson
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Tuesday March 3 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
Locke Sanders Chairman William P Yenne City Manager Vinay Singhania Vice Chair Michael Coon Asst to the City Manager Jeffrey Gilbert Sal Aguirre City Engineer Harry Sargent Giani Cantu Asst City Secretary Brenda Colegrove Athelstan Sanchez Asst City Engineer
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Harry Sargent led the pledge of allegiance VISITORS COMMENTS There were no visitor comments on items not on the agenda APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were approved as presented
FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 2 RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE SUBDIVISION PLAT (119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This is the follow up on the preliminary presentation of the proposed outparcel modification to the existing Ryanrsquos site The previous appearance provided them the necessary feedback to proceed with the project plan that would meet the conditions of the board This is the replat of the property to create the individual parcels that would allow for individual signage of the site which is of primary interest to the developer This partition sets off the outparcel from the original tract and provides the frontage to a public right-of-ways as required A cross access and utility sharing agreement will have to be enacted and included prior to finalization All other platting conditions and survey control data have been incorporated for compliance with the cityrsquos final review Staff recommends your consideration for preliminary and final action approval William Kalkman stated they are submitting the final replat of Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision being divided for the new retail building The dividing property line is to provide the necessary parking requirements for each lot individually
Mr Aguirre stated that this is a different proposal than the original proposal due to the developer not wanting to do a cross parking agreement They are now submitting a proposal that incorporates sufficient parking count for each lot independently Mr Sargent asked where the pylon signs will be located Mr Aguirre stated that will be seen on the site plan Mr Gilbert asked if there was any additional access being added to account for traffic in and out of Chic-Fil-A and Ryans Mr Aguirre stated there is nothing going in that he is aware of On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye final review and approval of replat of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This particular project had been brewing for some time and was before you previously on preliminary for feedback and guidance to the developer The reason for the overture was to determine the proposed outparcel cut out effect on the parent tract and their need to have relief from the requirements The original site carve out resulted in parking shortage in the restaurant site and an excess in the retail one Representative from the restaurant and owner presented their arguments for special concessions to the parking space requirements The board gave tentative approval to proceed with site parking requirement exceptions based on the points made After a deliberate lengthy pause by the private parties involved in the sites a change of heart resulted in a repartition of the site into one that avoided the parking shortage in any one site and was able to make both compliant and standing on individual merit The revised subdivision and rearrangement of parking spaces in the site resulted with the restaurant site containing the required 140 spaces based on their seating capacity ratio The retail site space also retained the needed 22 spaces based on their floor area space formula
The remaining requirements of access drainage and utility systems were also assessed individually as to their feasibility and future individual disposition
1 As in the original configuration the infrastructure modifications to the parent site are minimal and limited to the rerouting of existing storm drain pipe run and additional extensions of water and sewer to the new pad The combined two site consideration will require cross access agreements present which are anticipated not to be a problem The drainage implications of the added pad site are considered to be insignificant given the equal impervious surface tradeoff expected These cross site access drainage and utility acknowledgements by Baker Katz the sites owner have been included in the site plan for record
Mr Kalkman presented the final site plan and reviewed the location of the entrance the dumpsters and impervious cover areas
Mr Sargent asked if it was a single retail Mr Kalkman stated that the building will house only a single tenant Mr Sargent asked for the location of the truck access route Mr Kalkman stated that the truck access route is on the left side near the rear doors of the building Further discussion was held on the truck route and how trucks would enter and leave the parking lot Mr Aguirre stated that cross sharing parking agreements is what allows trucks to enter thru other business parking lots Discussion was held on the location of the dumpster Mr Kalkman reported that the dumpster will be enclosed Mr Singhania stated that he didnrsquot like the location of the dumpster or the truck route On motion by Harry Sargent second by Brenda Colegrove with all present members voting aye final review and approval of site plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments
The same condition posed above had similar issues on the landscaping plan of the sites and thus were brought up to you at a previous meeting for your feedback and recommendations Both the original and now modified version of the site breakout remove for the most part the protected tree count in the current plan This removal accounts for 4 ndash 12rdquo - 18rdquo trees with 71 caliper inches of credit out of the tract plan which amounted to a serious challenge to replace within their limited open spaces Of the other landscape requirements remaining the parkingtree screening conditions had to be relaxed for compliance of both sites At the fact finding meeting the developer presented solutions to the tree count loss and replacement by retrofitting planting area cutouts in the existing perimeter paved areas to provide for the required tree screen and count requirement The boardrsquos resolution to the various issues stood as requiring replacement to the 71 caliper inch original condition and allowing the cutout areas to accommodate additional planting locations The shrub screening was removed as a requirement given the existing conditions As a result of the conditions granted the proposed combined but separate landscape plans comes in with the following issues
Ryanrsquos Site Trees removed - 1 = 6 credits (24 calrdquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (20 calrdquo) New trees = 24 (72 calrdquo) Total proposed - 25 (92 calrdquo) (net + 68 calrdquo) Total required - 24 Landscape area proposed - 6836 sq ft (102) Landscape area required ndash 6680 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop - Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the change in site configuration from preliminary has removed the initial exception granted of landscape area shortage and left only the shrub screening requirement as the alternate exception condition The net change in tree caliper inch for this site was a 68 inch gain
Retail Site Trees removed - 4 = 12 credits (47 calldquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (9 calrdquo) New trees - 4 (12 calrdquo) Total proposed - 5 (21 calrdquo) (net - 26 calrdquo) Total required - 2 Landscape area proposed ndash 2509 sq ft (196) Landscape area required ndash 1287 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop- Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the net loss of caliper tree inside this individual site is 26 caliper inch and does not provide for equal replacement but when taken in combination with the parent site the overall replacement of 84 caliper inch meets your preliminary condition of 71 caliper inch for the site when considered as a single site basis as first brought forth If agreed this will have to be considered as alternate exception condition or as determined otherwise Mr Aguirre reported that this item should be considered an alternate landscape plan Mr Kalkman reported that they are submitting an alternate landscape plan The plan includes the removal of trees in the parking lot and the addition of trees along 332 and 288 within triangle cutouts
Mr Aguirre reported that the original recommendation was for them to replace at least the 71 inch caliper of trees being removed and they have exceeded the amount of caliper trees being replaced Most of the trees were put into the Ryanrsquos lot due to space constraints in the lot of the new business which is the reason for the request of approving an alternate landscape plan Mr Sargent asked what types of trees are being planted Mr Aguirre stated they are including primarily live oak and nuttall oak trees Mr Sargent asked what size sign will be used Mr Kalkman stated the largest size allowed Mr Aguirre stated that the only additional alternate to the landscape plan is the shrub screening that is normally required but is not in the design due to space constraints Mr Singhania asked if the trees in the triangles will be large enough to accommodate the trees Mr Aguirre stated that the trees will acclimatize to the condition and will grow to the area allowed On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye final review and approval of landscape plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The proposed redevelopment concept came to you back in November primarily as a discussion for feedback on parking a critical development path issue At the time the group recognized that this redevelopment would impact the parent tract significantly and wanted to garner your opinion on feasibility of reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the
time the Traylor Group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The group also made their case to take advantage of the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordinance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance This understanding and policy by staff had been applied for many years and in other site redevelopment precedents This staff also commented this to you as viable in the same meeting These facts led to the boardrsquos passive discussion and the group and staffrsquos interpretation of you remaining open to this issue for further consideration During the intermission the cityrsquos attorney made staff aware that the cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance was not applicable to this type of site use as prescribed in it She also left a possible opening for the parking variance in these types of situations by applying another section of the ordinance that gives the council the latitude to waive the parking count requirements if agreed We will place this item for council action at their next meeting In the meantime your opinion of this will be given to the council for consideration Also a related item has been placed later in the agenda for further discussion and consideration in the future The current proposed condition for the Target site indicates 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) Once this parking issue is resolved the remaining sites will have smooth sailing regarding this The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows
Tract 1-B (shop) contains 32 spaces (551k) versus 29 spaces (51k) and Tract 1-C (restaurant) provides 32 spaces (5 sp per seat) versus required 20 spaces (33 per seat)
The remaining civil site conditions and requirements are not expected to become issues of significance and are being resolved in the process until finalization Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated
3 Drainage modifications of site are being evaluated to maintain a no impact to the current conditions 4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have and will be reconsidered prior to finalrsquo 5 Trash collection issues also have been commented on and will be resolved to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been addressed in the outparcel sites but none in the Target tract As
proposed the sidewalk on Lake Road remains absent and a gap has been left out between the proposed outparcel ones
Craig Traylor Traylor Group stated that they were present for the official preliminary review and approval Mr Traylor reported that Target has submitted a report and review of their parking ratio studies based on the needs of Target and how they come up with those parking ratios
Mr Sargent asked if the 32 parking ratio applies to Target or the new proposed development Mr Aguirre stated that the park-ing ratio is strictly for Target and the individual developments meet their parking requirements Mr Traylor stated that the individual parking lots for the proposed developments are meeting the requirements and are in fact over the required percentage of parking Mr Aguirre reported that Target is retaining all drives to the parking lot of the Target site and a strip of land that runs on Lake Road for the purposes of keeping their retail sign that is currently situated on the corner of Lake Road and Hwy 332 W as shown on the site plan of the proposed site
Mr Aguirre stated that all utilities will be run thru the existing utilities of the site Minor improvements will be made to sewer however they will also utilize the existing water and sewer lines on the full Target site Mr Sargent asked if the utility system will be a privately maintained system Mr Traylor stated that the system is privately maintained and that manholes will be provided on each end for access on all lots Mr Sargent asked which source of power will be used to power these new developments Mr Aguirre stated that there will be aerial supplied across Lake Road from the existing pole in the Academy center to the corner of the proposed restaurant section Mr Traylor reported that it would go underground from that point Mr Aguirre stated that the other side of the lot will be extending aerial from the Fuddruckers pole and will be taken underground from that point Mr Aguirre continued with his review of the plan and reported that because Target is retaining portions of the lot along the front-age of Lake Road the plan is proposing sidewalks only along HWY 332 W along the property line limits Mr Aguirre advised the board to decide whether that was sufficient whether they wanted to eliminate sidewalks all together or whether they wanted to require Target complete the sidewalk along Lake Road as well Ms Colegrove stated that it was to her understanding that Target had considered adding sidewalk along Lake Road as well Mr Traylor stated that is correct Mr Traylor reported that although he cannot speak for Target at their last meeting with Target representatives Target was willing to help with sidewalks Mr Sargent asked for the location of the dumpsters Mr Traylor pointed out the dumpster locations at the proposed Raising Canes restaurant Mr Sargent asked if it would conflict with truck deliveries Rob Naggar stated that Raising Canes is not open for breakfast therefore he believes deliveries will be done early in the morning Mr Sargent asked for further clarification of truck routes
Mr Traylor stated that trucks will have 3 access points They could come in off Lake Road or 332 W One of the proposals driving the plan is creating a new internal access pathway to help with circulation between and on the tracts The pathway will allow for better ease of traffic flow east and west throughout the tract Mr Sargent stated that the storage would almost have to be on the north side of the restaurant so that trucks will have to access Mr Traylor stated that the final site plan is being clarified however there is designated area for cars to park out of the way if needed On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted Mr Sanders re-opened item regarding site plan of Tract 1 Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) for further discussion Vinay Singhania made a motion to amend the original motion of preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 and the recommendation to City Council for approval of the parking ratio of 32 for the Target site Brenda Colegrove seconded With all present members voting aye the motion to amend the original motion and make recom-mendation to Council to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 W for the entire Target site and allow the parking ration of 32 for the Target site passed PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) Staff review and comments This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 ndash 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The configuration of the partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access with the Target 81 acre tract A realignment of line also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the partition the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated between the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record will be required to be included at finalization of plat All platting requirements and formatting are expected to be met with no issues at final Ms Colegrove asked since Target is retaining the strip of land along Lake Road if there is any way to ensure an agreement from Target to put in the sidewalk Mr Aguirre stated that any condition sidewalk requirements would need to be included in the Site Plan approvals Mr Yenne stated that board could reopen the site plan issue once the issue at hand which is just the replat is resolved On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the replat of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The landscaping plan as currently submitted puts the whole development in a quandary This situation was the result of a misinterpretation of the ordinance and communication lapses The interpretation as indicated in the plan primarily encumbers the Target site while not having much impact on the individual outparcel ones Of particular note the following issues exist in the plans
1 Additional credit for preserving trees are being counted to comply with requirements of site This is not allowed on existing developed and official landscape plans Only a one for one credit is permitted
2 Trees to be removed are unaccounted in the plans and no replacement schedule indicated Staffrsquos estimate only is of 105 cal in trees which will need to be addressed by the board in this discussion
3 Perimeter screening trees are addressed and comply for the most part with some needed adjustment possible There are no shrub or berm options indicated to be retrofitted in the all parcel frontages
4 Irrigation plans for all parcels are unaccounted The various questions left by the misunderstanding and omissions have been brought up for action of the developer and is being discussed with staff prior to the meeting We remain open to the possibility that this can be resolved to some extent but request that you address the items and provide your recommendations of these so they can be incorporated in their final processing of the plan The following plan was submitted
Mr Traylor reported that they are working on a revision that addresses the issue of tree counts due to a misunderstanding of the ordinance They are keeping all existing trees with the exception of any trees that lie within driveways or outparcel development buildings There will be an additional 22 trees provided to account for those trees lost with the driveways and outparcel developments They are at 66 caliper inches The trees will be located along Lake Road and to provide additional parking screening Mr Aguirre stated that there are some trees being removed and unaccounted for in plans However this is also being addressed Mr Aguirre stated that the board would need to decide if they would place a tree count replacement restriction on the approval of the landscape plan This will have to be an alternate plan because of the variations of tree shrub screening in Target parking lot and along Hwy 332 due to the open ditch Mr Traylor stated that due the ditch along Hwy 332 they are proposing to include shrubs inside the property line and they are proposing to reuse the existing 3 foot berm as part of the screening on Hwy 332 Along Lake Road they will be proposing continuous vegetation (trees and bushes) for screening from the corner of the lot up to the existing Target driveway
Mr Aguirre asked for explanation of the irrigation system Mr Traylor stated that the irrigation will be maintained by Target They are proposing hose bibs in the area due to minimal green space within the new development tracts All screening and current landscaping along Hwy 332 and Lake Road will be irrigated and maintained by Target Mr Sanders asked who proposed tenants of the retail development closest to Fuddruckers were Mr Naggar stated they are still discussing possible tenants and they have not reached a decision Discussion was held on the location of trees throughout the development Mr Aguirre stated that one of the main points is the replacement of the trees and whether the board will require the same number of caliper inches Mr Traylor stated that the entire site currently has good healthy trees throughout and to his understanding the required tree count is 38 trees for the Target site There are currently 66 trees which is well over that requirement They are proposing to replace the trees removed during development Mr Singhania asked if there is an agreement with Target to maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Naggar stated that it is within the Target agreement that they maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Aguirre stated the board needs to consider the alternate conditions be asked for which include the trees screening and hose bib irrigation systems On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Jeff Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the combined alternate landscape plan to include the discussed exceptions of trees (replacement of trees removed during development) shrubs and screening on existing Target berm on Lake Road and Target property along Hwy 332 and hose and bib irrigation was granted PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF THE DIVER SUBDIVISION PLAT AMENDMENT OF TRACTS RECORDED IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AS TRACTS 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (TRI-CITY AUTO ON WILLOW DRIVE) Staff review and comments Jon Diver owner of the Tri City Auto and the adjoining properties has started making expansion to the business and was given permit for this construction under conditions that he provide the city with the necessary drainage analysis and design for the site modification and also that he assemble the various separate unplatted tracts into one tract with an official subdivision plat The drainage analysis and plan have been provided and approved for permit conditions The property is currently comprised of 5 separately described and recorded tracts and will be combined in a subdivision consisting of 2 lots being called the Diver Subdivision One of the lots houses an existing building that has served various B-1 uses in the past and currently an appliance repair shop The larger lot serves the previous mechanic garage facility and the new expansion business with vehicle parking yard All platting formatting and surveying control and content required for plat amendment have been provided and no issues remain Jon Diver stated they are trying to combine the lots for a total of 2 lots on the entire site Mr Sargent asked if there is an impact to the power line running thru the property Mr Aguirre stated that the power lines run over head and it is an easement However the property is still useable by the owner Mr Singhania asked for clarification of the location of the building and what the land is being used for Mr Diver clarified the location of the existing building and reported that the land is being used to complete an extension of the Tri-City Auto garage On motion by Jeffrey Gilbert second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye preliminary and final approval of the Diver Subdivision plat amendment of tracts recorded in the County Clerks office as tracts 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (Tri-city Auto on Willow Drive) was granted
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES FOR PERMIT OF CONDITIONAL USE TO LOCATE A DENTAL CLINIC AND DENTIST OFFICE IN THE HEB PUD ZONE WITH UNDERLYING B-2 ZONING LOCATED AT OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND OAK DRIVE Staff review and comments This item is being placed primarily to follow the letter of the ordinance and as a lead into the following discussion item in the agenda This type of use has been generally considered a permitted use under a professional office definition and has never been questioned and allowed in most all business and commercial zones in the past and in particular the B-2 downtown business district These zones either prescribe the use of clinic as a permitted one but the B-2 only has it as a conditional one Due to the ordinance requirement that conditional use be brought to the board for granting this particular request is being done Staff had mixed feelings on this being necessary as we had always stamped over these as professional medical office use In order to remove any doubt we are going through the motion of this and passing you related item for future unequivocal determination Mr Yenne stated that this item is coincides with the next item on the agenda The developer is asking for conditional use of the lot to include dental clinics for which the City has always considered to be dental offices Ms Russell stated that clinics are listed separately from professional offices and they are asking for a conditional use permit to avoid any issues with the ordinance wording She sees no reason to deny the request and the next agenda item will address the issue to provide further clarification within the ordinance language On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye approval was granted to Pacific Dental Services for permit of conditional use to locate a dental clinic and dentist office in the HEB PUD zone with underlying B-2 zoning located at Oyster Creek Drive and Oak Drive DISCUSS WHETHER TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR ldquoOFFICESrdquo AND ldquoPROFESSIONAL OFFICESrdquo TO CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF OFFICES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ZONES Staff review and comments No additional documents for the definition of ldquoofficerdquo Just describe problem in your memo My suggestion is Recently a developer wished to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but the Cityrsquos current zoning ordinance only explicitly permits clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future developers more comfortable we need to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Ms Russell stated that Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) however there is no definition for any of them Ms Russell asked the board to decide if they want to make everything an office or list clinics to be allowed in all business and commercial areas Mr Sargent asked if they will specifically differentiate between medical and dental offices Ms Russell stated that would be the boards decision and she would draft it to bring back for public hearing Ms Russell asked if the board saw a difference between a medical office or medical clinic The board stated they did not see any difference between and medical office or medical clinic However they liked the idea of adding the description of a healing arts licensed by the State of Texas to the description It was decided that medical office will be defined as any office of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics Mr Yenne asked if the board needs to call a public hearing Ms Russell stated it is not necessary and that she will instruct staff to advertise and prepare for public hearing on amending the zoning to include medical offices of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics in all business and commercial zones at the next meeting
DISCUSS WHETHER TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY SHARE PARKING SPACES THROUGH CROSS-PARKING AGREEMENTS Staff review and comments This is the follow-up of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of current cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff are open to including more users to this mechanism if this provides benefit or not as you may see it For the parking problem I have attached the section of the zoning ordinance to this message for the packet Memo wording Section 110-162 of the zoning ordinance allows certain uses to share parking spaces These uses have to be similar and yet not have the same operating hours There are no provisions for dissimilar uses with different operating hours except that the developer can ask for the parking requirements to be waived Developers in established multi-business sites have asked to use cross-parking agreements but the uses do not fit into the language in 110-162(25) For example a restaurant on an out-pad at the mall or a retail store being built close to a restaurant cannot share parking Staff wants to know if the Commission would like to open the cross-parking agreements to more uses Ms Russell presented Chapter 110-162 of the code of ordinances as follows Sec 110-162 - Parking requirements Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in the following amounts when a building is erected increased by unit increased in dimension or moved
(1)One-family dwellings Two-space garage except as otherwise provided in this chapter
(2)Two-family dwellings (duplexes) Four (4) spaces
(3)Multiple-family dwelling
a Apartment house Two and one-half (2frac12) spaces per living unit
b Townhouses Two (2) spaces per living unit
(4)Roominghouses lodginghouses club rooms fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(5)Hotels motels motor lodges trailer courts tourist courts One (1) space for each guest room or trailer space and one (1) space for each two (2) employees (associated commercial club lounge or retail areas require additional spaces see subsection (6)
(6)Dancehall nightclub tavern restaurant lounge skating rink commercial amusement One (1) space for each three (3) persons normally accommodated in the establishment for user not requiring a building one (1) space for each eight hundred (800) square feet of ground area shall be provided
(7)Nursing homes and orphanages One (1) space for each four (4) beds
(8)Hospitals sanatoriums home for the aged and youth home One and one-half (1frac12) spaces per bed or dwelling unit
(9)Office permitted in R-4 zone One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(10)Theater indoor sport arenas auditoriums other than those incidental to public and private schools One (1) space for each three (3) seats
(11)Stadiums ballparks gymnasium and other outdoor sport arenas One (1) space for each three (3) seats Such parking area or any portion thereof may be located within eight hundred (800) feet of the nearest corner of the property on which the place of assembly is located
(12)Churches assembly facility with fixed seating mortuary or funeral home or other places of worship One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main auditorium
(13)Retail stores super markets shopping centers
a For buildings of two thousand (2000) square feet or less One (1) space for four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area
b For buildings in excess of two thousand (2000) square feet of floor area One (1) space for two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(14)Banks savings and loan offices and other general business offices One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(15)Clinic medical dental or optical One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(16)Manufacturing warehouses and storage not covered in subsection (13) One (1) space for each one thousand (1000) square feet of floor area plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees
(17)School
a Elementary One (1) space for each nine (9) students
b Junior high One (1) space for each nine (9) students
c Senior high One (1) space for each one and three-quarters (175) students
d Tradevocational One (1) space per student
e Collegeuniversity One (1) space per day student
f Kindergarten One (1) space per eight (8) pupils
(18)Library One (1) space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of public area
(19)Community or welfare center One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area
(20)Assembly facility without fixed seating One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(21)Bowling alley Six (6) spaces for each line
(22)Other as determined by the planning commission
(23)Off-street parking for uses not specified in this section shall be determined by the planning commission
(24)All parking spaces must be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet
(25)All parking spaces required in this section shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served except as follows
a Where an increase in number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments the required spaces may be located not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed five hundred (500) feet from any other nonresidential building served
b No more than fifty (50) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters bowling lanes dancehalls nightclubs or cafes may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
c Not more than eighty (80) percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
d In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used a written agreement thereby assuring their intention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned approved as to form by the city attorney and shall be filed with the application for a building permit
(26) Any or all off-street parking requirements may be waived at the discretion of council where there is reasonable justification for so doing
(27) Any head-in parking or parking on public right-of-way where street width is less than forty-eight (48) feet is prohibited in front of all property
(28) Where there is on-street parking provided those spaces in front of a property may be used by that property plus one-half (frac12) the spaces in the center where there is center parking If there is an esplanade a lot may use the lots abutting and those at the esplanade
(29) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the facilities or parking spaces approved by the city prior to March 1 1981
(30) Whenever a building or use is constructed or changed after December 3 1990 by enlarging the floor area number of employees number of dwelling units seating capacity or otherwise to create a requirement for an increase in the number of parking spaces such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change in use
(Ord No 259 7-17-61 Ord No 69-397 sect 5 7-7-69 Ord No 73-506 sect 1 9-10-73 Ord No 81-780 sect 1 2-23-81 Ord No 90-1143 sect 3 12-3-90 Code 1958 sect 25-7 Ord No 11-1964 sect 2 7-5-2011)
Ms Russell stated that 110-16225(b) and (c) of the ordinance can be interpreted many ways and can be confusing Ms Russell asked the board to advise her of what they are wanting in cross parking agreements and she will draft an amendment to the ordinance Mr Sargent asked if the ordinance referred to cross sharing for businesses that operate at different times of the day Ms Russell stated that was correct however the questions the City is now receiving is to allow cross sharing among business that operate during the same time of days such as the mattress store and steak house development Mr Yenne stated that the board could determine whatever limits they want or allow them to continue taking credits of cross sharing parking as has been done previously Mr Aguirre stated its been allowed at Lowersquos Best Buy and Carinorsquos and at Wal-Mart with the shopping center Ms Russell stated that what the City could use is an actual analysis of the exact number of parking spaces a retail development needs as Target presented to determine the need for cross parking sharing She asked the board to decide if they would like it to state a percentage and not worry about similar uses or similar hours Mr Sargent stated that he doesnrsquot like that fact that the parking requirements were based on area Mr Yenne stated the original parking ordinance took about 18 months however if the board wants to revisit they can create a subcommittee as was originally done to start addressing the issue again Further discussion was held on previous cross parking agreements Mr Yenne asked if the board wanted to give Ms Russell direction on wording for the ordinance and then create a subcommittee to begin addressing the issue again Ms Colegrove stated that there are two different percentages 50 and 80 currently referenced in the code of ordinance Ms Russell stated that is correct Mr Yenne stated that section (c) referencing 80 for churches and schools is accurate for when the school is within the church and they do not operate within the same hours Ms Russell agreed and asked the board to look at only item (b) Mr Gilbert asked for an example where (b) currently exists Mr Sargent asked if b and c could be combined as a case by case basis
Ms Russell asked Mr Aguirre if that would be acceptable for the engineering plans Mr Aguirre stated that the developers do account for the count during the planning phase Mr Traylor stated that the ordinance is kind of vague and the interpretation can be misconstrued However the more direction or clarity given on the planning side the better for the developer What would be helpful for the developer is to simplify the description by using 10 for commercial use instead of dancehall nightclub or cafes Mr Yenne stated that it may not be good to implement that if there was a K-Mart next to a Wal-Mart because it would take up a lot of the parking spaces However because the city requires a high number of parking spots they are trying to make it a little more flexible allowing for a little lax Ms Russell stated that the cross parking works well at Hastings and Fuddruckers and would suggest more generic wording such as ldquoone use could share up to 50 of parking with another upon approval by the planning commissionrdquo Mr Traylor suggested referencing commercial use to avoid confusion on it being allowed for residential developments Ms Colegrove asked where (d) fits into the cross sharing parking Ms Russell stated that (d) references a written agreement she is to approve and confirm that the cross parking agreements are binding and does it have the correct number of spaces is in accordance with the code of ordinance If you have any one of the agreements listed in (b) or (c) than (d) is required Ms Colegrove stated that she agreed (b) needs to be more general Ms Russell stated that she would amend the ordinance to reference no more than 50 can be shared by commercial businesses at the discretion of planning commission Mr Yenne suggested adding the phrase ldquowith reasonable justificationrdquo to item 26 Ms Russell stated that she would add ldquoat the discretion of plannersrdquo to item 26 The board agreed on the proposed wording ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Harry Sargent asked about the number of bags allowed to carry on the bus Mr Yenne stated that any issues need to be addressed with Connect Transit Locke Sanders stated that the traffic lights near Bess Brannen Elementary give preference to the traffic crossing 2004 from Northwood area Mr Yenne stated that with the proposed changes to the schools it should address the traffic issues Vinay Singhania asked how the flow is going to work with the lane in front of Lake Jackson Intermediate Mr Yenne explained the flow would begin closer to Oak Drive and switch back within the school property to the existing entrancedrive through Ms Colegrove stated that she did attend the school board meetings and the new concepts are modular with set grades in each building Mr Yenne stated that March 23 2015 will be the Joint Master Plan meeting Mr Sanders asked that the Planning Commission be notified of the CPAC meetings Locke asked when the move in date will be for Dow building Mr Yenne stated that they have started moving in furniture but it would be May Mr Gilbert reported that HEB will be opening in May Mr Yenne stated that he believed it was May 6 SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 7 2015
ADJOURN There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 820 pm These minutes read and approved this _____ day of _____________________ 2015 _____________________________ Locke Sanders Chairman ______________________________ Harry Sargent Secretary
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson will meet in Regular meeting on TUESDAY MAY 5 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
AGENDA A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE B VISITORS COMMENTS C APPROVAL OF MINUTES
At said meeting the Planning Commission will deliberate discuss consider and or take final action on any or all of the following matters
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE)
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332)
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
7 ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST 8 SET NEXT MEETING DATE 9 ADJOURN
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on FRIDAY MAY 1 2015 at pm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ______ day of ___________________ 2015 at ____________apm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretaryrsquos Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Memo To PLANNING COMMISSION
From SAL AGUIRRE
CC CITY SECRETARY
Date 4-30-15
Re May 5 2015 HIGHLIGHTS AND ISSUES AGENDA
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES This hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting but was postponed and now rescheduled The council had the hearing previously and now awaits your action for their first reading of the amended ordi-nance with any revisions that may be added This was prompted by a developer wishing to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but with the current zoning ordinance only explicitly permitting clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and of-fices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future devel-opers more comfortable this was needed to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city at-torney
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS As in the previous item this hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting The council has also had the hearing previously and now awaits your decision and or revisions if any to consider it for first reading at their next meeting This came up as the result of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of the current cross park-ing sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff were in agreement to opening this provision to more users given the Increased interest of redevelopment of existing commercial sites in search for out-parcel sites
Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city attorney
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE) Gary Davis CEO of First Advisors Inc a real estate investment firm is making this request for his proposed development a multifamily project in the 30+ acre property in north side of FM 2004 across from the current construction site of the Regal Storage facility They have met with staff on several occasions and have been doing their due diligence in this effort The property is currently zoned in three different tracts and zones To accomplish his development project two of the zone areas will have to be changed to the intended R-4 purpose Mr Davis would like to make this an introduction to the project and is open to your questions of interest if you wish
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT
(TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 - 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access within the Target 81 acre tract The realignment also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the reconfiguration the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated be-tween the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record has been included in this final plat as required All platting requirements and formatting have been met with no issues at final
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 The proposed redevelopment project has had a long road to course through and resolve the site plan issues of the Target site The redevelopment impact on the parent tract became the significant issue first dealt concerning the reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the time the Traylor group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The developer made their case with parking analysis and industry data along with the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordi-nance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance Council involvement based on your preliminary recommendation finally resolved the reduced parking condition as adequate and granted exceptions as allowed in the ordinance A result of the exception allows the Target site with 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) The soon to be amended cross sharing condition in the ordinance will further reinforce the parking count compli-ance of the site The outparcel site parking conditions remain compliant and without issues
The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows Tract 1-B (shop) contains 36 spaces (624 spaces per 1000) versus 26 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) and Tract 1C (restaurant) provides 25 spaces (1 space per 24 seats) versus required 20 spaces (1 per 3 seats)
Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated Relocation of private utility lines where necessary to erect a building has been made without issues from city
3 Drainage modifications of site private system have been evaluated to comply with the cityrsquos drain-age standards of the new sites and to maintain a no impact to the current site conditions
4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have been evaluated and approved as proposed 5 Trash collection issues also have been addressed to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been included through all sites as concession for exception to
landscape perimeter screening requirements
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE
REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 After your last extraordinary meeting the clarification of alternate landscape conditions cleared the way to approve the proposed landscape plan as follows 1 The trees lost to the site plan modifications will not need to be replaced based on the representa-
tion made in the final alternate plan that a) the remaining 63 at the Target site still exceed the re-quired 36 trees b) the remaining 5 at the retail pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees c) the remaining 5 at the restaurant pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees
2 The existing road frontage perimeter mound berm along the various sites be considered as meeting the shrub screening criteria of the ordinance in consideration of the sidewalk running along their entire property boundary limits The existing perimeter screening trees comply for the most part with a requirement of one addi-tional tree to be added in the missing gap at the southeast corner Lake Rd side
3 The irrigation for the parcels are approved as indicated in the plans a) Target plan to retain the current existing automatic system with modifications needed and maintenance operations b) the outparcel sites proposed hose bib systems are considered as meeting the irrigation requirement The board should state these individual conditions in your action for future record
7 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF PLAT AMENDMENT OF CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION SECTION 1 LOT 1 BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 76 amp 77 BLOCK 4 The ink hasnrsquot dried yet on the first plat and its already coming back for some adjustments to these lots due to a bust in the construction layout by the previous bridge contractor due sidestepping the subdivision survey control offered This error resulted in the Lake Jackson end of the bridge to be 7 feet off of the original right-of-way centerline In order to bring all the improvements back in line with the conventional right-of-way placement the pavement connections and utilities in this area were revised and some reworked to bring back into alignment
The right-of-way lines will now need to be changed to this new realignment and in doing so the lots will be impacted as needed This will result in these 3 affected lots needing to be reconfigured to new a dimension that is a better market by the developer The new configured lots still meet or exceed the R-2 zone requirement widths and depths and are of no issue All platting format and data is met
SIGNATURE OF DOCUMENTS Replat of Jackson Square Center Tract 1 Combined Site Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
Combined Alternate Landscape Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Senior Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on Monday March 23 2015 at 630 PM at the Lake Jackson Civic Center 333 HWY 332 Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance Tere Sandlin Chair Doris Grigar Vice Chair Julie Mendoza Wayne Robertson Linda Robertson Freddie Mathis Brewster Borg VISITOR COMMENTS There were no visitor comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash FEBRUARY On motion by Doris Grigar second by Brewster Borg with all members voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of February were approved with corrections to the spelling of Doris Grigarsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 02-17-15 and the spelling of Linda Robertsonsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 06-14-15 REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS HOSTED BY THE COMMISSION 2-24-15 ndash E-Book Class ndash It was reported that there were 8 people in attendance along with 3 librarians This allowed for more one on one training and instruction 3-17-15 ndash Card Making ndash Tere reported that there were 6 people in attendance 3-17-15 ndash Games and Covered Dish Night ndash Doris reported that there were 28 people in attendance including commission members Freddie Tere Wayne Linda Doris Sue and Julie The board awarded 2 - $20 Wal-Mart gift cards and 3 additional prizes for door prizes for at total of $7650 expenses total 3-23-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Linda reported that there were 22 people in attendance including commission members Wayne Linda and Freddie The speakers were Teresa Caldwell State Coordinator of the Texas Heritage Trails Program and Seneca McAdams Executive Director of the Texas Independence Trail Region
SUBMITTAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF UPCOMING EVENTS 3-24-15 4-10-15 5-29-15 amp confirm date for June 2015 ndash Library Educational Electronic Device Class ndash It was reported that the Library would be discussing Gale courses which are online tutorials that can be downloaded thru the library website 3-27-15 - Blue Hawaii Dinner Show staring Elvis 6pm ndash Julie reported the costs for entertainment are $92500 Extra tickets were printed to sell The current count is approximately 198 people to attend The caterer Gina Reneersquos will be preparing dinner for up to 225 people The menu will consist of frac12 fried fish frac12 pulled pork pineapple rice garden salad or vegetable bread and cheesecake for dessert The caterer will also serve tea and provide all the serving plates and utensils 4-07-15 5-12-15 amp 6-16-15 ndash Card Making 6 ndash 8pm - No discussion was held 4-13-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash Tere reported that the advertisement was incorrect Linda reported that she notified Sandra Oliver of the misprint in the advertisement The prizes for the event will include laundry baskets filled with toiletries and paper products such as Kleenex paper towels garbage bags laundry detergent and dish washing detergent etc Another option was plants and gift cards Honey Baked Ham provided a $25 gift certificate 4-27-15 5-18-15 amp 6-22-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Jim Pierce Author of Pecan Lake The Unintended Lake of
Lake Jackson TX will be speaker for the 04-27-15 discussion group No other discussion was held 5-19-15 ndash Spring Fling Dinner and Dance ndash Tere reported that it should be only Spring Fling Dance and no dinner will be provided Guests will be allowed to bring snacks Dance will be in the plaza room and can sell 104 tickets The board will provide beverages 5-22-15 - Senior Appreciation Night - discuss event and appoint committee ndash It was reported that Hogenheifers will cater the event and serve BBQ sandwiches chips and canned drinks for 200 Cost is $5 per meal If there are less than 200 seniors in attendance the board will sell extra lunch tickets 6-03-15 ndash HAAK Winery and Frobergs Farms Tour ndash First Class Tours Bus was booked for $84635 and will arrive at the Civic Center at 930 am The bus will leave from the Civic Center at 1000 am and will arrive at Haakrsquos Winery by 1100 am for lunch and wine tour The group will visit Frobergrsquos Farms for a tour on the route home and should arrive back in Lake Jackson by 400 pm 6-09-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash No discussion was held 6-14-15 ndash Astros Game ndash The tickets have been received The group will be seated in section 132 rows 18 ndash 21 for the Astros vs Seattle Mariners game at 110 pm Tickets include a $15 foodbeveragemerchandise coupon The bus will arrive at the Civic Center at 1030 am and leave at 1100 am The group should return by 600 pm REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET BALANCE No report was given ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Doris Grigar asked if the board still wanted to consider a trip to Brenham during the fall Tere asked the board members to think of future trips theyrsquod be interested in and will revisit SET NEXT MEETING DATE ndash APRIL 27 2015 The next meeting was set for April 27 2015 ADJOURN On motion by Wayne Robertson second by Freddie Mathis with all present members voting ldquoayerdquo the meeting adjourned at 654 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _______________________ 2015
_______________________________ Tere Sandlin Chairman _______________________________ Sue Supak Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN THAT the Lake Jackson Youth Advisory Commission met in regular session at the Lake Jackson Police Department Training Room 5 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas on MONDAY MARCH 16 2015 at 600 pm with the following present
Board Members Monica Overman Chairman Mary Macrae Jake Brannen Vice Chairman Ashley Hidalgo Kallie Liondas Secretary Brandt Carleton Zachary Merritt Parliamentarian DeLaynee Malone Vivian Jones Adult Advisor Also present Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator RESOURCE MEMBERS Aaron Jansky Christian Guerra Donna Centeno Jamar Alston Melodi Koenig Valeria Marquez Martha Estrella Chelsey Boyd Alexia Boe Madeline Merritt Maggie Macrae Chassity Guajardo and Meagen Fails
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Monica Overman called the meeting to order at 610 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kallie Liondas presented the minutes from the January 12 2015 meeting On a motion by Jake Brannan second Zachary Merritt with all voting aye the minutes were approved as written It was Brandt Carletonrsquos birthday this month
SPRING ACTIVITIES amp PROJECTS SBCAS - DeLaynee Malone After the Easter project YAC is going to help out the ldquoSouthern Brazoria County Animal Shelterrdquo by collecting items around the house such as old blankets old towels dogs andor cat toys pet beds leashes pet carriers and newspapers A copy of the ldquowish listrdquo was distributed to all members to begin collection for the April meeting EASTER PROJECT YAC will be completing the Easter BasketBag Project for the Food Basket again this year by providing toothbrushes toothpaste crayons and coloring books for Easter which is on April 5 2015 At the end of the meeting we will adjourn into workshop to complete the bags that will be taken to the Food Basket for Easter DONT MESS WITH TEXAS TRASH OFF The spring clean up will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 at 800 am it will take place at the Xeriscape Park Final plans will be made at the April meeting
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST The Lake Jackson Recreation Center will host the city wide ldquoEaster Egg Huntrdquo on Thursday April 2nd at 530 at MacLean Park Members are asked to help after school if they are available They will be placing 8000 Easter eggs out on the softball fields and Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful will be giving away 100 free Arbor Day trees SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting will be Monday April 6 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned at 625 pm in the Easter Project workshop These minutes read and approved this _________________ day of _________________________ 2015
_______________________________________ Monica Overman Chairman
_____________________________________ Kallie Liondas Secretary
City of Lake Jackson
Meeting Date May 4 2015
Subject Sponsorship of Concert
Submitted by Modesto A Mundo Asst City Mgr
Expenditure Account HotelMotel Fund
Action Requested
Discuss and consider request from Jim Luna for Funds from the Hotel Motel fund in the amount of $2500 for a performance by Los Kumbia Kings (Selenarsquos Brotherrsquos Band) on June 20 2015 in Freeport Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Mr Jim Luna has revised his request for the City to sponsor an event featuring the band call Los Kumbia Kings He is requesting $2500 from the Hotel-Motel fund He has moved the concert to Freeport but stated that he is pushing for hotel stays in Lake Jackson Year to date the Cityrsquos Special Events fund funded by Hotel-Motel revenues has a negative balance Staff estimates that the fund will end the fiscal year with a $10000 balance Mr Luna did not attend the past City Council since I failed to respond to his revised proposal Since I had not responded he thought he was not on the April 20th agenda
City of Lake Jackson
Submitted by Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
Presented by
Meeting Date May 4 2015 Subject Directional signs
Action Requested DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST TO DISPLAY DIRECTION SIGNS ALONG HWY 288 FM 2004 OLD ANGLETON ROAD AND OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 16-17 2015
Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Attached you will find a request from the Fine Arts Center requesting directional signs on Hwy 288
FM2004 Old Angleton Road and Oyster Creek Drive for their Arts Festival to be held May 16 amp 17
2015 at the Center
Action Taken Tabled Deferred Denied Approved
From Patty Green [mailtopattygbcfasorg] Sent Friday May 01 2015 248 PMTo Bill YenneCc Wesley CopelandSubject Directional SignsImportance High
Dear BillThank you for visiting with Wes and I yesterday We enjoyed the conversation and greatly appreciate your time
Attached is a map with signs marked by red arrows Some will be placed in Clute some in Richwood and some in Lake Jackson - its the nature of our locationIve also attached the graphic for the signs which are 27 X 18 What you have is a sample of the turn signs We have produced straight signs too I think the placement will help local folks as well as visitors from the Houston and Galveston areas
We will be at City Council Monday evening at 630 to answer any questions
Kindest regardsPatty
Patty Swords CFREDirector of Marketing amp Development400 College BlvdClute TX 77531(ofc) 979-265-7661 (cell) 979-480-4949
Mayor Rinehart announced the city was granted the Distinguished Budget Award for the 23rd year in a row ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 800 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _____________________________ 2015
___________________________________
Joe Rinehart Mayor _________________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Commission met in regular session on Tuesday March 17 2015 600 pm in the Conference Room at Lake Jackson City Hall Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Amy Tasto Chairman Mitchell Jacobs Sharon OrsquoNeill Mike Coburn Vice Chair Constance Adams Shirley Ann Miller Secretary Darren Merritt Also present Debby Soltesz Past Chair Buster Buell City Council Liaison
Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator Bryce Carleton Parks Supt
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Amy Tasto called the meeting to order at 605 pm APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by Constance Adams second by Darren Merritt with all voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the February 2015 meeting were approved as written SERVOLUTION SERVOLUTION was held on Sunday March 1 2015 with the kick off at 900 am Due to all the rain the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful project was cancelled Rain did not hamper some of the planting projects Volunteers worked on 6 projects in the City of Lake Jackson including planting trees along Lake Road and Oyster Creek Drive at Jasmine Hall and Shadow Glen Park More than 130 trees were planted in less than 4 hours Over 1000 volunteers participated with Brazos Pointe Fellowship Church ldquoDONrsquoT MESS WITH TEXASrdquo TRASH OFF The ldquoDonrsquot Mess with Texas TrashndashOffrdquo will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 Members discussed having the event at the Xeriscape Park This event will take place beginning at 800 am to 1100 am It will include litter pickup cleanup and planting at the Xeriscape Park Since we were late discussing inviting businesses we will include them next year in our Spring cleanup activities T-shirts will be provided by BASF we will have donuts and water provided by Keep America Beautiful Letters were sent to each Lake Jackson School for the Campus Cleanup program for the trash-off Each campus would be able to participate by cleaning their campus then do an environmental project for the grand prize money If the school turns in their report with numbers and photos of the campus cleanup they will receive a check for $25000 If they do an environmental project they have a chance at the grand prize of $50000 O M Roberts was the grand prize win of the first Campus Cleanup award As part of the Great American Cleanup activities KLJB will hold an Arbor Day Celebration with 100 Live Oak trees being distributed at the City of Lake Jackson Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday April 2nd Carrot eggs will have a ldquofreerdquo sticker on them telling the children they have won an ldquoArbor Dayrdquo tree KLJB will have a booth with the trees available for pickup outside the gate
BISD PreK Charlie Chipper ldquoRecycle Round Uprdquo programs have been set up for the month of April A list of dates will be emailed to Board Members for participation in these programs BUDGET GOALS amp OBJECTIVES KLJB members discussed the accomplishments for the 2014-2015 year and goals for the coming year There have been more projects and plantings within the past year as the City continues to grown and we plant more and use more color around the City It was discussed to add $5000 to our planting budget since it was cut when Beautification Commission was combined with Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Everything else will stay the same Members discussed accomplishments such as Charlie Chippers birthday and the signs that BISD students signed for the cleanup continuation of the ldquoBusiness Partnerrdquo Program working at the Xeriscape Park plantings at City Hall Arbor Day tree give away BISD PreK programs and our KTB amp KAB awards Goals for the coming year included compiling a list of resources and recycling specialties from our local retailers surveying our businesses about our landscape ordinance and continuing to increase our involvement with BISD Members discussed the KLJB standards and Terri Cardwell will compile all the goals accomplishments and objectives for the April meeting for final approval REPORT ON AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES Amy discussed the Areas of Responsibilities and asked members to turn in any reports ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Mike Coburn reported that Rotary would be holding a planting project with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory on Saturday at 930 am Volunteers are welcome to participate SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 21 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned into workshop at 720 pm These minutes read and approved this__________________day of _________________________ 2015 ___________________________________ Amy Tasto Chairman ___________________________________ Shirley Ann Miller Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Development Corporation of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Thursday February 19 2015 at 1100 AM at Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Gary Rodgers Chair William P Yenne City Manager Gerald Roznovsky Vice Chair Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Jason Chavez Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager David Nicks Sherri Russell City Attorney Rod Hall Michael Coon Asst to City Manager Patty Sayes Heather Melass Council member Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting Mr Rodgers introduced Michael Coon Assistant to the City Manager APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash DECEMBER 11 2014 On motion by Gerald Roznovsky second by Rod Hall with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the December 11 2014 meeting were approved as presented
DISCUSS MISSION GOALS OBJECTIVES AND ROLE OF THE LAKE JACKSON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting presented the following Strategic Plan outlining the goals objectives and roles of the LJDC This plan is the work and result of 3 workshops by the LJDC held on November 24 2015 January 29 2015 and February 19 2015 Lake Jackson Vision Statement ndash Our Vision is to create an ideal community to live work and play for all Lake Jackson Mission Statement - It is the Mission of the City of Lake Jackson to be a leader among cities and in the region at large in delivering outstanding quality services to all citizens through innovative and efficient use of resources Economic Development Corporation Mission Statement - It is the mission of the LJEDC to use proactive strategies and all available resources to promote economic growth and market Lake Jackson as the premier city to live work and play Mission Elements
bull Encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit bull Marketing the city bull Promoting quality of life bull Attracting primary jobs
Economic Development Strategies
Encouraging an Entrepreneurial Spirit bull Establish a proactive business culture within the City of Lake Jackson organization
o Prepare a ldquoNew Business Packetrdquo for each prospect outlining the advantages and amenities of Lake Jackson as well as the process for obtaining permits
bull Establish a process for entrepreneurial mentoring and technical assistance (Lightening Teams) within the City
Marketing the City
bull Prepare a comprehensive promotional campaign to market the City of Lake Jackson o Create a brand for the City o Create a visual (media) campaign showing the advantages and amenities of the City o Market various events in the City on a wide basis to attract outside visitors o Develop an upscale promotional packet of information to market the City of Lake Jackson
Promoting Quality of Life
bull Be known as ldquobusiness friendlyrdquo in Lake Jackson o Establish a process of consistency for dealing with economic development matters
bull Establish a process for informing employers ndash to then inform employees ndash about opportunities for housing businesses schools and other quality of life opportunities in Lake Jackson
Attracting Primary Jobs
bull Define and identify the type of primary jobs suitable for Lake Jackson bull Develop a process for actively pursuing primary jobs
APPROVE LJDC STRATEGIC PLAN AND RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL On motion by Heather Melass second by Patty Sayes with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo approval was granted for the LJDC Strategic Plan and recommendation is made to present this to City Council for approval ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1230 pm These minutes read and approved this the _____ day of _______________________ 2015
____________________________________ Gary Rodgers Chair
_______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the Parks amp Recreation Board of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17 2015 AT 630 PM in the Conference Room at the Recreation Center Lake Jackson City Hall 91 Lake Road Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance
Elaine Conley Vice Chairperson Jeremy Bubnick Parks amp Recreation Director David Vavra Mallory Doyle Recreation Assistant David Melass John Blackburn Consultant Alvin Bartek
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Elaine Conley
II APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion by David Melass second by David Vavra with all members present voting aye the January 27 2015 minutes were approved
III VISITORS
IV DISCUSS CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING PICKLE BALL AS AN ACTIVITY IN ONE OF OUR PARKS David Melass presented to the Parks Board a game called ldquoPickle Ballrdquo in hopes that the City of Lake Jackson could offer a place to play it Jeremy was familiar with this game and that it is pretty popular with seniors He said that we would need a hard surface to play it on A tennis court may be an ideal location for this game however it is a pretty loud game so we may want to consult the surrounding neighbors John mentioned that we really do not have a great existing court to use Jeremy said that it could be played indoors and tape could be put down so as not to have to paint the lines on a court It would not be much cost to get it started Paddles could be purchased and people could rent them from the rec center Jeremy suggested that we temporarily use a racquetball court to see how popular it becomes and then if it did become popular Alvin would like to see it budgeted for a permanent slab behind the rec center Elaine would like to see it advertised Staff will look into purchasing the equipment and setting it up in a racquetball court temporarily
V FOLLOW UP ON DECISION TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN FOR BENCHES ALONG
OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND IN PARKS Jeremy mentioned that we could go ahead and put benches down with the inset already available for a plaque The slab would measure 16rsquox6rsquox6rdquo with pavers One quote received estimates $3700slab so the total including the bench and slab would be approximately $5000 The pavers could also be removed to make memorial pavers To engrave pavers would be approximately $50 so it would most likely require a $100 donation The concrete beneath the pavers would be about 4rdquo and the pavers would be about 2rdquo The bench would be drilled into the concrete Jeremy recommends that we have a standard bench with plaque price and a slab price and that people have the option to be able to choose out of one of the existing locations Originally John was proposing 160 lamps from 288 to Portulaca St However the bid came back too expensive and changed it to placing them 125
feet apart from each other Bob Pratt suggested that that would not be a good system because your eyes would have to adjust and readjust to the light and dark He recommends to only putting a lamp at each bench and a few extra That would be only 17 lamps and 11 benches The lights would start after the new HEB TXDOT may be interested in funding the 162 lamps which would be around $620000 That would include the benches too amp140000 for just the lamps placed 125 ft apart which does not include installation so it would probably be more like $240000 Staff to continue working on the project
VI UPDATE FROM JANUARY OYSTER CREEK SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
The Oyster Creek Subcommittee did not meet in February They are waiting on a new Oyster Creek Conservancy Representative to be appointed to take Bob Geterrsquos position Alvin mentioned that the Army Core of Engineers gives permits to build on the creek Mallory to find out from Bob Geter who will be replacing him on the committee
VII ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
VIII DIRECTORrsquoS UPDATE
-The scooter signage for the skatepark will be updated Risk management did approve the use of scooters in the park David Vavra suggested inviting the kids that requested it to be present when the new sign was installed -Parks Board members are now new members of NRPA and TRAPS -The new divider is now hanging in the gym It looks great and will only be put down when classes are going on to lengthen itrsquos life span -Upgrading lighting in the gym to LED fixtures and lights around the perimeter of the pools with LEDs it is about a $28000 project that includes and $8000 rebate for turning in the old lights to Centerpoint The new lights will provide about three times the amount of light -The Gardner Campbell Trail sign will be a boulder type sign with the Cityrsquos tree and the name of the trail -The rec center is short two full times staff It has been advertised and will hopefully have an update at the next meeting -Thank you to John Blackburn for all that he has done for the department This was his last meeting -The new Rec Center sign is in front of the rec and we will be relighting it with LED fixtures and putting a color bed in front of it
IX SET NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday March 17 2015 at 630pm X ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 725pm
These minutes read and approved this day of 2015
Rachel Seymour Chairperson
Elaine Conley Vice-Chairperson
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Tuesday March 3 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
Locke Sanders Chairman William P Yenne City Manager Vinay Singhania Vice Chair Michael Coon Asst to the City Manager Jeffrey Gilbert Sal Aguirre City Engineer Harry Sargent Giani Cantu Asst City Secretary Brenda Colegrove Athelstan Sanchez Asst City Engineer
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Harry Sargent led the pledge of allegiance VISITORS COMMENTS There were no visitor comments on items not on the agenda APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were approved as presented
FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 2 RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE SUBDIVISION PLAT (119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This is the follow up on the preliminary presentation of the proposed outparcel modification to the existing Ryanrsquos site The previous appearance provided them the necessary feedback to proceed with the project plan that would meet the conditions of the board This is the replat of the property to create the individual parcels that would allow for individual signage of the site which is of primary interest to the developer This partition sets off the outparcel from the original tract and provides the frontage to a public right-of-ways as required A cross access and utility sharing agreement will have to be enacted and included prior to finalization All other platting conditions and survey control data have been incorporated for compliance with the cityrsquos final review Staff recommends your consideration for preliminary and final action approval William Kalkman stated they are submitting the final replat of Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision being divided for the new retail building The dividing property line is to provide the necessary parking requirements for each lot individually
Mr Aguirre stated that this is a different proposal than the original proposal due to the developer not wanting to do a cross parking agreement They are now submitting a proposal that incorporates sufficient parking count for each lot independently Mr Sargent asked where the pylon signs will be located Mr Aguirre stated that will be seen on the site plan Mr Gilbert asked if there was any additional access being added to account for traffic in and out of Chic-Fil-A and Ryans Mr Aguirre stated there is nothing going in that he is aware of On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye final review and approval of replat of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This particular project had been brewing for some time and was before you previously on preliminary for feedback and guidance to the developer The reason for the overture was to determine the proposed outparcel cut out effect on the parent tract and their need to have relief from the requirements The original site carve out resulted in parking shortage in the restaurant site and an excess in the retail one Representative from the restaurant and owner presented their arguments for special concessions to the parking space requirements The board gave tentative approval to proceed with site parking requirement exceptions based on the points made After a deliberate lengthy pause by the private parties involved in the sites a change of heart resulted in a repartition of the site into one that avoided the parking shortage in any one site and was able to make both compliant and standing on individual merit The revised subdivision and rearrangement of parking spaces in the site resulted with the restaurant site containing the required 140 spaces based on their seating capacity ratio The retail site space also retained the needed 22 spaces based on their floor area space formula
The remaining requirements of access drainage and utility systems were also assessed individually as to their feasibility and future individual disposition
1 As in the original configuration the infrastructure modifications to the parent site are minimal and limited to the rerouting of existing storm drain pipe run and additional extensions of water and sewer to the new pad The combined two site consideration will require cross access agreements present which are anticipated not to be a problem The drainage implications of the added pad site are considered to be insignificant given the equal impervious surface tradeoff expected These cross site access drainage and utility acknowledgements by Baker Katz the sites owner have been included in the site plan for record
Mr Kalkman presented the final site plan and reviewed the location of the entrance the dumpsters and impervious cover areas
Mr Sargent asked if it was a single retail Mr Kalkman stated that the building will house only a single tenant Mr Sargent asked for the location of the truck access route Mr Kalkman stated that the truck access route is on the left side near the rear doors of the building Further discussion was held on the truck route and how trucks would enter and leave the parking lot Mr Aguirre stated that cross sharing parking agreements is what allows trucks to enter thru other business parking lots Discussion was held on the location of the dumpster Mr Kalkman reported that the dumpster will be enclosed Mr Singhania stated that he didnrsquot like the location of the dumpster or the truck route On motion by Harry Sargent second by Brenda Colegrove with all present members voting aye final review and approval of site plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments
The same condition posed above had similar issues on the landscaping plan of the sites and thus were brought up to you at a previous meeting for your feedback and recommendations Both the original and now modified version of the site breakout remove for the most part the protected tree count in the current plan This removal accounts for 4 ndash 12rdquo - 18rdquo trees with 71 caliper inches of credit out of the tract plan which amounted to a serious challenge to replace within their limited open spaces Of the other landscape requirements remaining the parkingtree screening conditions had to be relaxed for compliance of both sites At the fact finding meeting the developer presented solutions to the tree count loss and replacement by retrofitting planting area cutouts in the existing perimeter paved areas to provide for the required tree screen and count requirement The boardrsquos resolution to the various issues stood as requiring replacement to the 71 caliper inch original condition and allowing the cutout areas to accommodate additional planting locations The shrub screening was removed as a requirement given the existing conditions As a result of the conditions granted the proposed combined but separate landscape plans comes in with the following issues
Ryanrsquos Site Trees removed - 1 = 6 credits (24 calrdquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (20 calrdquo) New trees = 24 (72 calrdquo) Total proposed - 25 (92 calrdquo) (net + 68 calrdquo) Total required - 24 Landscape area proposed - 6836 sq ft (102) Landscape area required ndash 6680 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop - Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the change in site configuration from preliminary has removed the initial exception granted of landscape area shortage and left only the shrub screening requirement as the alternate exception condition The net change in tree caliper inch for this site was a 68 inch gain
Retail Site Trees removed - 4 = 12 credits (47 calldquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (9 calrdquo) New trees - 4 (12 calrdquo) Total proposed - 5 (21 calrdquo) (net - 26 calrdquo) Total required - 2 Landscape area proposed ndash 2509 sq ft (196) Landscape area required ndash 1287 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop- Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the net loss of caliper tree inside this individual site is 26 caliper inch and does not provide for equal replacement but when taken in combination with the parent site the overall replacement of 84 caliper inch meets your preliminary condition of 71 caliper inch for the site when considered as a single site basis as first brought forth If agreed this will have to be considered as alternate exception condition or as determined otherwise Mr Aguirre reported that this item should be considered an alternate landscape plan Mr Kalkman reported that they are submitting an alternate landscape plan The plan includes the removal of trees in the parking lot and the addition of trees along 332 and 288 within triangle cutouts
Mr Aguirre reported that the original recommendation was for them to replace at least the 71 inch caliper of trees being removed and they have exceeded the amount of caliper trees being replaced Most of the trees were put into the Ryanrsquos lot due to space constraints in the lot of the new business which is the reason for the request of approving an alternate landscape plan Mr Sargent asked what types of trees are being planted Mr Aguirre stated they are including primarily live oak and nuttall oak trees Mr Sargent asked what size sign will be used Mr Kalkman stated the largest size allowed Mr Aguirre stated that the only additional alternate to the landscape plan is the shrub screening that is normally required but is not in the design due to space constraints Mr Singhania asked if the trees in the triangles will be large enough to accommodate the trees Mr Aguirre stated that the trees will acclimatize to the condition and will grow to the area allowed On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye final review and approval of landscape plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The proposed redevelopment concept came to you back in November primarily as a discussion for feedback on parking a critical development path issue At the time the group recognized that this redevelopment would impact the parent tract significantly and wanted to garner your opinion on feasibility of reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the
time the Traylor Group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The group also made their case to take advantage of the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordinance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance This understanding and policy by staff had been applied for many years and in other site redevelopment precedents This staff also commented this to you as viable in the same meeting These facts led to the boardrsquos passive discussion and the group and staffrsquos interpretation of you remaining open to this issue for further consideration During the intermission the cityrsquos attorney made staff aware that the cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance was not applicable to this type of site use as prescribed in it She also left a possible opening for the parking variance in these types of situations by applying another section of the ordinance that gives the council the latitude to waive the parking count requirements if agreed We will place this item for council action at their next meeting In the meantime your opinion of this will be given to the council for consideration Also a related item has been placed later in the agenda for further discussion and consideration in the future The current proposed condition for the Target site indicates 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) Once this parking issue is resolved the remaining sites will have smooth sailing regarding this The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows
Tract 1-B (shop) contains 32 spaces (551k) versus 29 spaces (51k) and Tract 1-C (restaurant) provides 32 spaces (5 sp per seat) versus required 20 spaces (33 per seat)
The remaining civil site conditions and requirements are not expected to become issues of significance and are being resolved in the process until finalization Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated
3 Drainage modifications of site are being evaluated to maintain a no impact to the current conditions 4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have and will be reconsidered prior to finalrsquo 5 Trash collection issues also have been commented on and will be resolved to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been addressed in the outparcel sites but none in the Target tract As
proposed the sidewalk on Lake Road remains absent and a gap has been left out between the proposed outparcel ones
Craig Traylor Traylor Group stated that they were present for the official preliminary review and approval Mr Traylor reported that Target has submitted a report and review of their parking ratio studies based on the needs of Target and how they come up with those parking ratios
Mr Sargent asked if the 32 parking ratio applies to Target or the new proposed development Mr Aguirre stated that the park-ing ratio is strictly for Target and the individual developments meet their parking requirements Mr Traylor stated that the individual parking lots for the proposed developments are meeting the requirements and are in fact over the required percentage of parking Mr Aguirre reported that Target is retaining all drives to the parking lot of the Target site and a strip of land that runs on Lake Road for the purposes of keeping their retail sign that is currently situated on the corner of Lake Road and Hwy 332 W as shown on the site plan of the proposed site
Mr Aguirre stated that all utilities will be run thru the existing utilities of the site Minor improvements will be made to sewer however they will also utilize the existing water and sewer lines on the full Target site Mr Sargent asked if the utility system will be a privately maintained system Mr Traylor stated that the system is privately maintained and that manholes will be provided on each end for access on all lots Mr Sargent asked which source of power will be used to power these new developments Mr Aguirre stated that there will be aerial supplied across Lake Road from the existing pole in the Academy center to the corner of the proposed restaurant section Mr Traylor reported that it would go underground from that point Mr Aguirre stated that the other side of the lot will be extending aerial from the Fuddruckers pole and will be taken underground from that point Mr Aguirre continued with his review of the plan and reported that because Target is retaining portions of the lot along the front-age of Lake Road the plan is proposing sidewalks only along HWY 332 W along the property line limits Mr Aguirre advised the board to decide whether that was sufficient whether they wanted to eliminate sidewalks all together or whether they wanted to require Target complete the sidewalk along Lake Road as well Ms Colegrove stated that it was to her understanding that Target had considered adding sidewalk along Lake Road as well Mr Traylor stated that is correct Mr Traylor reported that although he cannot speak for Target at their last meeting with Target representatives Target was willing to help with sidewalks Mr Sargent asked for the location of the dumpsters Mr Traylor pointed out the dumpster locations at the proposed Raising Canes restaurant Mr Sargent asked if it would conflict with truck deliveries Rob Naggar stated that Raising Canes is not open for breakfast therefore he believes deliveries will be done early in the morning Mr Sargent asked for further clarification of truck routes
Mr Traylor stated that trucks will have 3 access points They could come in off Lake Road or 332 W One of the proposals driving the plan is creating a new internal access pathway to help with circulation between and on the tracts The pathway will allow for better ease of traffic flow east and west throughout the tract Mr Sargent stated that the storage would almost have to be on the north side of the restaurant so that trucks will have to access Mr Traylor stated that the final site plan is being clarified however there is designated area for cars to park out of the way if needed On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted Mr Sanders re-opened item regarding site plan of Tract 1 Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) for further discussion Vinay Singhania made a motion to amend the original motion of preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 and the recommendation to City Council for approval of the parking ratio of 32 for the Target site Brenda Colegrove seconded With all present members voting aye the motion to amend the original motion and make recom-mendation to Council to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 W for the entire Target site and allow the parking ration of 32 for the Target site passed PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) Staff review and comments This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 ndash 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The configuration of the partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access with the Target 81 acre tract A realignment of line also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the partition the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated between the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record will be required to be included at finalization of plat All platting requirements and formatting are expected to be met with no issues at final Ms Colegrove asked since Target is retaining the strip of land along Lake Road if there is any way to ensure an agreement from Target to put in the sidewalk Mr Aguirre stated that any condition sidewalk requirements would need to be included in the Site Plan approvals Mr Yenne stated that board could reopen the site plan issue once the issue at hand which is just the replat is resolved On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the replat of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The landscaping plan as currently submitted puts the whole development in a quandary This situation was the result of a misinterpretation of the ordinance and communication lapses The interpretation as indicated in the plan primarily encumbers the Target site while not having much impact on the individual outparcel ones Of particular note the following issues exist in the plans
1 Additional credit for preserving trees are being counted to comply with requirements of site This is not allowed on existing developed and official landscape plans Only a one for one credit is permitted
2 Trees to be removed are unaccounted in the plans and no replacement schedule indicated Staffrsquos estimate only is of 105 cal in trees which will need to be addressed by the board in this discussion
3 Perimeter screening trees are addressed and comply for the most part with some needed adjustment possible There are no shrub or berm options indicated to be retrofitted in the all parcel frontages
4 Irrigation plans for all parcels are unaccounted The various questions left by the misunderstanding and omissions have been brought up for action of the developer and is being discussed with staff prior to the meeting We remain open to the possibility that this can be resolved to some extent but request that you address the items and provide your recommendations of these so they can be incorporated in their final processing of the plan The following plan was submitted
Mr Traylor reported that they are working on a revision that addresses the issue of tree counts due to a misunderstanding of the ordinance They are keeping all existing trees with the exception of any trees that lie within driveways or outparcel development buildings There will be an additional 22 trees provided to account for those trees lost with the driveways and outparcel developments They are at 66 caliper inches The trees will be located along Lake Road and to provide additional parking screening Mr Aguirre stated that there are some trees being removed and unaccounted for in plans However this is also being addressed Mr Aguirre stated that the board would need to decide if they would place a tree count replacement restriction on the approval of the landscape plan This will have to be an alternate plan because of the variations of tree shrub screening in Target parking lot and along Hwy 332 due to the open ditch Mr Traylor stated that due the ditch along Hwy 332 they are proposing to include shrubs inside the property line and they are proposing to reuse the existing 3 foot berm as part of the screening on Hwy 332 Along Lake Road they will be proposing continuous vegetation (trees and bushes) for screening from the corner of the lot up to the existing Target driveway
Mr Aguirre asked for explanation of the irrigation system Mr Traylor stated that the irrigation will be maintained by Target They are proposing hose bibs in the area due to minimal green space within the new development tracts All screening and current landscaping along Hwy 332 and Lake Road will be irrigated and maintained by Target Mr Sanders asked who proposed tenants of the retail development closest to Fuddruckers were Mr Naggar stated they are still discussing possible tenants and they have not reached a decision Discussion was held on the location of trees throughout the development Mr Aguirre stated that one of the main points is the replacement of the trees and whether the board will require the same number of caliper inches Mr Traylor stated that the entire site currently has good healthy trees throughout and to his understanding the required tree count is 38 trees for the Target site There are currently 66 trees which is well over that requirement They are proposing to replace the trees removed during development Mr Singhania asked if there is an agreement with Target to maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Naggar stated that it is within the Target agreement that they maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Aguirre stated the board needs to consider the alternate conditions be asked for which include the trees screening and hose bib irrigation systems On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Jeff Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the combined alternate landscape plan to include the discussed exceptions of trees (replacement of trees removed during development) shrubs and screening on existing Target berm on Lake Road and Target property along Hwy 332 and hose and bib irrigation was granted PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF THE DIVER SUBDIVISION PLAT AMENDMENT OF TRACTS RECORDED IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AS TRACTS 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (TRI-CITY AUTO ON WILLOW DRIVE) Staff review and comments Jon Diver owner of the Tri City Auto and the adjoining properties has started making expansion to the business and was given permit for this construction under conditions that he provide the city with the necessary drainage analysis and design for the site modification and also that he assemble the various separate unplatted tracts into one tract with an official subdivision plat The drainage analysis and plan have been provided and approved for permit conditions The property is currently comprised of 5 separately described and recorded tracts and will be combined in a subdivision consisting of 2 lots being called the Diver Subdivision One of the lots houses an existing building that has served various B-1 uses in the past and currently an appliance repair shop The larger lot serves the previous mechanic garage facility and the new expansion business with vehicle parking yard All platting formatting and surveying control and content required for plat amendment have been provided and no issues remain Jon Diver stated they are trying to combine the lots for a total of 2 lots on the entire site Mr Sargent asked if there is an impact to the power line running thru the property Mr Aguirre stated that the power lines run over head and it is an easement However the property is still useable by the owner Mr Singhania asked for clarification of the location of the building and what the land is being used for Mr Diver clarified the location of the existing building and reported that the land is being used to complete an extension of the Tri-City Auto garage On motion by Jeffrey Gilbert second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye preliminary and final approval of the Diver Subdivision plat amendment of tracts recorded in the County Clerks office as tracts 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (Tri-city Auto on Willow Drive) was granted
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES FOR PERMIT OF CONDITIONAL USE TO LOCATE A DENTAL CLINIC AND DENTIST OFFICE IN THE HEB PUD ZONE WITH UNDERLYING B-2 ZONING LOCATED AT OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND OAK DRIVE Staff review and comments This item is being placed primarily to follow the letter of the ordinance and as a lead into the following discussion item in the agenda This type of use has been generally considered a permitted use under a professional office definition and has never been questioned and allowed in most all business and commercial zones in the past and in particular the B-2 downtown business district These zones either prescribe the use of clinic as a permitted one but the B-2 only has it as a conditional one Due to the ordinance requirement that conditional use be brought to the board for granting this particular request is being done Staff had mixed feelings on this being necessary as we had always stamped over these as professional medical office use In order to remove any doubt we are going through the motion of this and passing you related item for future unequivocal determination Mr Yenne stated that this item is coincides with the next item on the agenda The developer is asking for conditional use of the lot to include dental clinics for which the City has always considered to be dental offices Ms Russell stated that clinics are listed separately from professional offices and they are asking for a conditional use permit to avoid any issues with the ordinance wording She sees no reason to deny the request and the next agenda item will address the issue to provide further clarification within the ordinance language On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye approval was granted to Pacific Dental Services for permit of conditional use to locate a dental clinic and dentist office in the HEB PUD zone with underlying B-2 zoning located at Oyster Creek Drive and Oak Drive DISCUSS WHETHER TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR ldquoOFFICESrdquo AND ldquoPROFESSIONAL OFFICESrdquo TO CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF OFFICES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ZONES Staff review and comments No additional documents for the definition of ldquoofficerdquo Just describe problem in your memo My suggestion is Recently a developer wished to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but the Cityrsquos current zoning ordinance only explicitly permits clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future developers more comfortable we need to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Ms Russell stated that Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) however there is no definition for any of them Ms Russell asked the board to decide if they want to make everything an office or list clinics to be allowed in all business and commercial areas Mr Sargent asked if they will specifically differentiate between medical and dental offices Ms Russell stated that would be the boards decision and she would draft it to bring back for public hearing Ms Russell asked if the board saw a difference between a medical office or medical clinic The board stated they did not see any difference between and medical office or medical clinic However they liked the idea of adding the description of a healing arts licensed by the State of Texas to the description It was decided that medical office will be defined as any office of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics Mr Yenne asked if the board needs to call a public hearing Ms Russell stated it is not necessary and that she will instruct staff to advertise and prepare for public hearing on amending the zoning to include medical offices of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics in all business and commercial zones at the next meeting
DISCUSS WHETHER TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY SHARE PARKING SPACES THROUGH CROSS-PARKING AGREEMENTS Staff review and comments This is the follow-up of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of current cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff are open to including more users to this mechanism if this provides benefit or not as you may see it For the parking problem I have attached the section of the zoning ordinance to this message for the packet Memo wording Section 110-162 of the zoning ordinance allows certain uses to share parking spaces These uses have to be similar and yet not have the same operating hours There are no provisions for dissimilar uses with different operating hours except that the developer can ask for the parking requirements to be waived Developers in established multi-business sites have asked to use cross-parking agreements but the uses do not fit into the language in 110-162(25) For example a restaurant on an out-pad at the mall or a retail store being built close to a restaurant cannot share parking Staff wants to know if the Commission would like to open the cross-parking agreements to more uses Ms Russell presented Chapter 110-162 of the code of ordinances as follows Sec 110-162 - Parking requirements Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in the following amounts when a building is erected increased by unit increased in dimension or moved
(1)One-family dwellings Two-space garage except as otherwise provided in this chapter
(2)Two-family dwellings (duplexes) Four (4) spaces
(3)Multiple-family dwelling
a Apartment house Two and one-half (2frac12) spaces per living unit
b Townhouses Two (2) spaces per living unit
(4)Roominghouses lodginghouses club rooms fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(5)Hotels motels motor lodges trailer courts tourist courts One (1) space for each guest room or trailer space and one (1) space for each two (2) employees (associated commercial club lounge or retail areas require additional spaces see subsection (6)
(6)Dancehall nightclub tavern restaurant lounge skating rink commercial amusement One (1) space for each three (3) persons normally accommodated in the establishment for user not requiring a building one (1) space for each eight hundred (800) square feet of ground area shall be provided
(7)Nursing homes and orphanages One (1) space for each four (4) beds
(8)Hospitals sanatoriums home for the aged and youth home One and one-half (1frac12) spaces per bed or dwelling unit
(9)Office permitted in R-4 zone One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(10)Theater indoor sport arenas auditoriums other than those incidental to public and private schools One (1) space for each three (3) seats
(11)Stadiums ballparks gymnasium and other outdoor sport arenas One (1) space for each three (3) seats Such parking area or any portion thereof may be located within eight hundred (800) feet of the nearest corner of the property on which the place of assembly is located
(12)Churches assembly facility with fixed seating mortuary or funeral home or other places of worship One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main auditorium
(13)Retail stores super markets shopping centers
a For buildings of two thousand (2000) square feet or less One (1) space for four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area
b For buildings in excess of two thousand (2000) square feet of floor area One (1) space for two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(14)Banks savings and loan offices and other general business offices One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(15)Clinic medical dental or optical One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(16)Manufacturing warehouses and storage not covered in subsection (13) One (1) space for each one thousand (1000) square feet of floor area plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees
(17)School
a Elementary One (1) space for each nine (9) students
b Junior high One (1) space for each nine (9) students
c Senior high One (1) space for each one and three-quarters (175) students
d Tradevocational One (1) space per student
e Collegeuniversity One (1) space per day student
f Kindergarten One (1) space per eight (8) pupils
(18)Library One (1) space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of public area
(19)Community or welfare center One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area
(20)Assembly facility without fixed seating One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(21)Bowling alley Six (6) spaces for each line
(22)Other as determined by the planning commission
(23)Off-street parking for uses not specified in this section shall be determined by the planning commission
(24)All parking spaces must be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet
(25)All parking spaces required in this section shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served except as follows
a Where an increase in number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments the required spaces may be located not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed five hundred (500) feet from any other nonresidential building served
b No more than fifty (50) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters bowling lanes dancehalls nightclubs or cafes may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
c Not more than eighty (80) percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
d In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used a written agreement thereby assuring their intention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned approved as to form by the city attorney and shall be filed with the application for a building permit
(26) Any or all off-street parking requirements may be waived at the discretion of council where there is reasonable justification for so doing
(27) Any head-in parking or parking on public right-of-way where street width is less than forty-eight (48) feet is prohibited in front of all property
(28) Where there is on-street parking provided those spaces in front of a property may be used by that property plus one-half (frac12) the spaces in the center where there is center parking If there is an esplanade a lot may use the lots abutting and those at the esplanade
(29) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the facilities or parking spaces approved by the city prior to March 1 1981
(30) Whenever a building or use is constructed or changed after December 3 1990 by enlarging the floor area number of employees number of dwelling units seating capacity or otherwise to create a requirement for an increase in the number of parking spaces such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change in use
(Ord No 259 7-17-61 Ord No 69-397 sect 5 7-7-69 Ord No 73-506 sect 1 9-10-73 Ord No 81-780 sect 1 2-23-81 Ord No 90-1143 sect 3 12-3-90 Code 1958 sect 25-7 Ord No 11-1964 sect 2 7-5-2011)
Ms Russell stated that 110-16225(b) and (c) of the ordinance can be interpreted many ways and can be confusing Ms Russell asked the board to advise her of what they are wanting in cross parking agreements and she will draft an amendment to the ordinance Mr Sargent asked if the ordinance referred to cross sharing for businesses that operate at different times of the day Ms Russell stated that was correct however the questions the City is now receiving is to allow cross sharing among business that operate during the same time of days such as the mattress store and steak house development Mr Yenne stated that the board could determine whatever limits they want or allow them to continue taking credits of cross sharing parking as has been done previously Mr Aguirre stated its been allowed at Lowersquos Best Buy and Carinorsquos and at Wal-Mart with the shopping center Ms Russell stated that what the City could use is an actual analysis of the exact number of parking spaces a retail development needs as Target presented to determine the need for cross parking sharing She asked the board to decide if they would like it to state a percentage and not worry about similar uses or similar hours Mr Sargent stated that he doesnrsquot like that fact that the parking requirements were based on area Mr Yenne stated the original parking ordinance took about 18 months however if the board wants to revisit they can create a subcommittee as was originally done to start addressing the issue again Further discussion was held on previous cross parking agreements Mr Yenne asked if the board wanted to give Ms Russell direction on wording for the ordinance and then create a subcommittee to begin addressing the issue again Ms Colegrove stated that there are two different percentages 50 and 80 currently referenced in the code of ordinance Ms Russell stated that is correct Mr Yenne stated that section (c) referencing 80 for churches and schools is accurate for when the school is within the church and they do not operate within the same hours Ms Russell agreed and asked the board to look at only item (b) Mr Gilbert asked for an example where (b) currently exists Mr Sargent asked if b and c could be combined as a case by case basis
Ms Russell asked Mr Aguirre if that would be acceptable for the engineering plans Mr Aguirre stated that the developers do account for the count during the planning phase Mr Traylor stated that the ordinance is kind of vague and the interpretation can be misconstrued However the more direction or clarity given on the planning side the better for the developer What would be helpful for the developer is to simplify the description by using 10 for commercial use instead of dancehall nightclub or cafes Mr Yenne stated that it may not be good to implement that if there was a K-Mart next to a Wal-Mart because it would take up a lot of the parking spaces However because the city requires a high number of parking spots they are trying to make it a little more flexible allowing for a little lax Ms Russell stated that the cross parking works well at Hastings and Fuddruckers and would suggest more generic wording such as ldquoone use could share up to 50 of parking with another upon approval by the planning commissionrdquo Mr Traylor suggested referencing commercial use to avoid confusion on it being allowed for residential developments Ms Colegrove asked where (d) fits into the cross sharing parking Ms Russell stated that (d) references a written agreement she is to approve and confirm that the cross parking agreements are binding and does it have the correct number of spaces is in accordance with the code of ordinance If you have any one of the agreements listed in (b) or (c) than (d) is required Ms Colegrove stated that she agreed (b) needs to be more general Ms Russell stated that she would amend the ordinance to reference no more than 50 can be shared by commercial businesses at the discretion of planning commission Mr Yenne suggested adding the phrase ldquowith reasonable justificationrdquo to item 26 Ms Russell stated that she would add ldquoat the discretion of plannersrdquo to item 26 The board agreed on the proposed wording ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Harry Sargent asked about the number of bags allowed to carry on the bus Mr Yenne stated that any issues need to be addressed with Connect Transit Locke Sanders stated that the traffic lights near Bess Brannen Elementary give preference to the traffic crossing 2004 from Northwood area Mr Yenne stated that with the proposed changes to the schools it should address the traffic issues Vinay Singhania asked how the flow is going to work with the lane in front of Lake Jackson Intermediate Mr Yenne explained the flow would begin closer to Oak Drive and switch back within the school property to the existing entrancedrive through Ms Colegrove stated that she did attend the school board meetings and the new concepts are modular with set grades in each building Mr Yenne stated that March 23 2015 will be the Joint Master Plan meeting Mr Sanders asked that the Planning Commission be notified of the CPAC meetings Locke asked when the move in date will be for Dow building Mr Yenne stated that they have started moving in furniture but it would be May Mr Gilbert reported that HEB will be opening in May Mr Yenne stated that he believed it was May 6 SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 7 2015
ADJOURN There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 820 pm These minutes read and approved this _____ day of _____________________ 2015 _____________________________ Locke Sanders Chairman ______________________________ Harry Sargent Secretary
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson will meet in Regular meeting on TUESDAY MAY 5 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
AGENDA A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE B VISITORS COMMENTS C APPROVAL OF MINUTES
At said meeting the Planning Commission will deliberate discuss consider and or take final action on any or all of the following matters
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE)
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332)
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
7 ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST 8 SET NEXT MEETING DATE 9 ADJOURN
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on FRIDAY MAY 1 2015 at pm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ______ day of ___________________ 2015 at ____________apm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretaryrsquos Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Memo To PLANNING COMMISSION
From SAL AGUIRRE
CC CITY SECRETARY
Date 4-30-15
Re May 5 2015 HIGHLIGHTS AND ISSUES AGENDA
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES This hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting but was postponed and now rescheduled The council had the hearing previously and now awaits your action for their first reading of the amended ordi-nance with any revisions that may be added This was prompted by a developer wishing to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but with the current zoning ordinance only explicitly permitting clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and of-fices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future devel-opers more comfortable this was needed to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city at-torney
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS As in the previous item this hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting The council has also had the hearing previously and now awaits your decision and or revisions if any to consider it for first reading at their next meeting This came up as the result of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of the current cross park-ing sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff were in agreement to opening this provision to more users given the Increased interest of redevelopment of existing commercial sites in search for out-parcel sites
Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city attorney
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE) Gary Davis CEO of First Advisors Inc a real estate investment firm is making this request for his proposed development a multifamily project in the 30+ acre property in north side of FM 2004 across from the current construction site of the Regal Storage facility They have met with staff on several occasions and have been doing their due diligence in this effort The property is currently zoned in three different tracts and zones To accomplish his development project two of the zone areas will have to be changed to the intended R-4 purpose Mr Davis would like to make this an introduction to the project and is open to your questions of interest if you wish
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT
(TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 - 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access within the Target 81 acre tract The realignment also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the reconfiguration the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated be-tween the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record has been included in this final plat as required All platting requirements and formatting have been met with no issues at final
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 The proposed redevelopment project has had a long road to course through and resolve the site plan issues of the Target site The redevelopment impact on the parent tract became the significant issue first dealt concerning the reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the time the Traylor group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The developer made their case with parking analysis and industry data along with the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordi-nance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance Council involvement based on your preliminary recommendation finally resolved the reduced parking condition as adequate and granted exceptions as allowed in the ordinance A result of the exception allows the Target site with 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) The soon to be amended cross sharing condition in the ordinance will further reinforce the parking count compli-ance of the site The outparcel site parking conditions remain compliant and without issues
The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows Tract 1-B (shop) contains 36 spaces (624 spaces per 1000) versus 26 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) and Tract 1C (restaurant) provides 25 spaces (1 space per 24 seats) versus required 20 spaces (1 per 3 seats)
Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated Relocation of private utility lines where necessary to erect a building has been made without issues from city
3 Drainage modifications of site private system have been evaluated to comply with the cityrsquos drain-age standards of the new sites and to maintain a no impact to the current site conditions
4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have been evaluated and approved as proposed 5 Trash collection issues also have been addressed to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been included through all sites as concession for exception to
landscape perimeter screening requirements
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE
REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 After your last extraordinary meeting the clarification of alternate landscape conditions cleared the way to approve the proposed landscape plan as follows 1 The trees lost to the site plan modifications will not need to be replaced based on the representa-
tion made in the final alternate plan that a) the remaining 63 at the Target site still exceed the re-quired 36 trees b) the remaining 5 at the retail pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees c) the remaining 5 at the restaurant pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees
2 The existing road frontage perimeter mound berm along the various sites be considered as meeting the shrub screening criteria of the ordinance in consideration of the sidewalk running along their entire property boundary limits The existing perimeter screening trees comply for the most part with a requirement of one addi-tional tree to be added in the missing gap at the southeast corner Lake Rd side
3 The irrigation for the parcels are approved as indicated in the plans a) Target plan to retain the current existing automatic system with modifications needed and maintenance operations b) the outparcel sites proposed hose bib systems are considered as meeting the irrigation requirement The board should state these individual conditions in your action for future record
7 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF PLAT AMENDMENT OF CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION SECTION 1 LOT 1 BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 76 amp 77 BLOCK 4 The ink hasnrsquot dried yet on the first plat and its already coming back for some adjustments to these lots due to a bust in the construction layout by the previous bridge contractor due sidestepping the subdivision survey control offered This error resulted in the Lake Jackson end of the bridge to be 7 feet off of the original right-of-way centerline In order to bring all the improvements back in line with the conventional right-of-way placement the pavement connections and utilities in this area were revised and some reworked to bring back into alignment
The right-of-way lines will now need to be changed to this new realignment and in doing so the lots will be impacted as needed This will result in these 3 affected lots needing to be reconfigured to new a dimension that is a better market by the developer The new configured lots still meet or exceed the R-2 zone requirement widths and depths and are of no issue All platting format and data is met
SIGNATURE OF DOCUMENTS Replat of Jackson Square Center Tract 1 Combined Site Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
Combined Alternate Landscape Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Senior Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on Monday March 23 2015 at 630 PM at the Lake Jackson Civic Center 333 HWY 332 Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance Tere Sandlin Chair Doris Grigar Vice Chair Julie Mendoza Wayne Robertson Linda Robertson Freddie Mathis Brewster Borg VISITOR COMMENTS There were no visitor comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash FEBRUARY On motion by Doris Grigar second by Brewster Borg with all members voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of February were approved with corrections to the spelling of Doris Grigarsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 02-17-15 and the spelling of Linda Robertsonsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 06-14-15 REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS HOSTED BY THE COMMISSION 2-24-15 ndash E-Book Class ndash It was reported that there were 8 people in attendance along with 3 librarians This allowed for more one on one training and instruction 3-17-15 ndash Card Making ndash Tere reported that there were 6 people in attendance 3-17-15 ndash Games and Covered Dish Night ndash Doris reported that there were 28 people in attendance including commission members Freddie Tere Wayne Linda Doris Sue and Julie The board awarded 2 - $20 Wal-Mart gift cards and 3 additional prizes for door prizes for at total of $7650 expenses total 3-23-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Linda reported that there were 22 people in attendance including commission members Wayne Linda and Freddie The speakers were Teresa Caldwell State Coordinator of the Texas Heritage Trails Program and Seneca McAdams Executive Director of the Texas Independence Trail Region
SUBMITTAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF UPCOMING EVENTS 3-24-15 4-10-15 5-29-15 amp confirm date for June 2015 ndash Library Educational Electronic Device Class ndash It was reported that the Library would be discussing Gale courses which are online tutorials that can be downloaded thru the library website 3-27-15 - Blue Hawaii Dinner Show staring Elvis 6pm ndash Julie reported the costs for entertainment are $92500 Extra tickets were printed to sell The current count is approximately 198 people to attend The caterer Gina Reneersquos will be preparing dinner for up to 225 people The menu will consist of frac12 fried fish frac12 pulled pork pineapple rice garden salad or vegetable bread and cheesecake for dessert The caterer will also serve tea and provide all the serving plates and utensils 4-07-15 5-12-15 amp 6-16-15 ndash Card Making 6 ndash 8pm - No discussion was held 4-13-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash Tere reported that the advertisement was incorrect Linda reported that she notified Sandra Oliver of the misprint in the advertisement The prizes for the event will include laundry baskets filled with toiletries and paper products such as Kleenex paper towels garbage bags laundry detergent and dish washing detergent etc Another option was plants and gift cards Honey Baked Ham provided a $25 gift certificate 4-27-15 5-18-15 amp 6-22-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Jim Pierce Author of Pecan Lake The Unintended Lake of
Lake Jackson TX will be speaker for the 04-27-15 discussion group No other discussion was held 5-19-15 ndash Spring Fling Dinner and Dance ndash Tere reported that it should be only Spring Fling Dance and no dinner will be provided Guests will be allowed to bring snacks Dance will be in the plaza room and can sell 104 tickets The board will provide beverages 5-22-15 - Senior Appreciation Night - discuss event and appoint committee ndash It was reported that Hogenheifers will cater the event and serve BBQ sandwiches chips and canned drinks for 200 Cost is $5 per meal If there are less than 200 seniors in attendance the board will sell extra lunch tickets 6-03-15 ndash HAAK Winery and Frobergs Farms Tour ndash First Class Tours Bus was booked for $84635 and will arrive at the Civic Center at 930 am The bus will leave from the Civic Center at 1000 am and will arrive at Haakrsquos Winery by 1100 am for lunch and wine tour The group will visit Frobergrsquos Farms for a tour on the route home and should arrive back in Lake Jackson by 400 pm 6-09-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash No discussion was held 6-14-15 ndash Astros Game ndash The tickets have been received The group will be seated in section 132 rows 18 ndash 21 for the Astros vs Seattle Mariners game at 110 pm Tickets include a $15 foodbeveragemerchandise coupon The bus will arrive at the Civic Center at 1030 am and leave at 1100 am The group should return by 600 pm REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET BALANCE No report was given ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Doris Grigar asked if the board still wanted to consider a trip to Brenham during the fall Tere asked the board members to think of future trips theyrsquod be interested in and will revisit SET NEXT MEETING DATE ndash APRIL 27 2015 The next meeting was set for April 27 2015 ADJOURN On motion by Wayne Robertson second by Freddie Mathis with all present members voting ldquoayerdquo the meeting adjourned at 654 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _______________________ 2015
_______________________________ Tere Sandlin Chairman _______________________________ Sue Supak Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN THAT the Lake Jackson Youth Advisory Commission met in regular session at the Lake Jackson Police Department Training Room 5 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas on MONDAY MARCH 16 2015 at 600 pm with the following present
Board Members Monica Overman Chairman Mary Macrae Jake Brannen Vice Chairman Ashley Hidalgo Kallie Liondas Secretary Brandt Carleton Zachary Merritt Parliamentarian DeLaynee Malone Vivian Jones Adult Advisor Also present Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator RESOURCE MEMBERS Aaron Jansky Christian Guerra Donna Centeno Jamar Alston Melodi Koenig Valeria Marquez Martha Estrella Chelsey Boyd Alexia Boe Madeline Merritt Maggie Macrae Chassity Guajardo and Meagen Fails
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Monica Overman called the meeting to order at 610 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kallie Liondas presented the minutes from the January 12 2015 meeting On a motion by Jake Brannan second Zachary Merritt with all voting aye the minutes were approved as written It was Brandt Carletonrsquos birthday this month
SPRING ACTIVITIES amp PROJECTS SBCAS - DeLaynee Malone After the Easter project YAC is going to help out the ldquoSouthern Brazoria County Animal Shelterrdquo by collecting items around the house such as old blankets old towels dogs andor cat toys pet beds leashes pet carriers and newspapers A copy of the ldquowish listrdquo was distributed to all members to begin collection for the April meeting EASTER PROJECT YAC will be completing the Easter BasketBag Project for the Food Basket again this year by providing toothbrushes toothpaste crayons and coloring books for Easter which is on April 5 2015 At the end of the meeting we will adjourn into workshop to complete the bags that will be taken to the Food Basket for Easter DONT MESS WITH TEXAS TRASH OFF The spring clean up will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 at 800 am it will take place at the Xeriscape Park Final plans will be made at the April meeting
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST The Lake Jackson Recreation Center will host the city wide ldquoEaster Egg Huntrdquo on Thursday April 2nd at 530 at MacLean Park Members are asked to help after school if they are available They will be placing 8000 Easter eggs out on the softball fields and Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful will be giving away 100 free Arbor Day trees SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting will be Monday April 6 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned at 625 pm in the Easter Project workshop These minutes read and approved this _________________ day of _________________________ 2015
_______________________________________ Monica Overman Chairman
_____________________________________ Kallie Liondas Secretary
City of Lake Jackson
Meeting Date May 4 2015
Subject Sponsorship of Concert
Submitted by Modesto A Mundo Asst City Mgr
Expenditure Account HotelMotel Fund
Action Requested
Discuss and consider request from Jim Luna for Funds from the Hotel Motel fund in the amount of $2500 for a performance by Los Kumbia Kings (Selenarsquos Brotherrsquos Band) on June 20 2015 in Freeport Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Mr Jim Luna has revised his request for the City to sponsor an event featuring the band call Los Kumbia Kings He is requesting $2500 from the Hotel-Motel fund He has moved the concert to Freeport but stated that he is pushing for hotel stays in Lake Jackson Year to date the Cityrsquos Special Events fund funded by Hotel-Motel revenues has a negative balance Staff estimates that the fund will end the fiscal year with a $10000 balance Mr Luna did not attend the past City Council since I failed to respond to his revised proposal Since I had not responded he thought he was not on the April 20th agenda
City of Lake Jackson
Submitted by Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
Presented by
Meeting Date May 4 2015 Subject Directional signs
Action Requested DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST TO DISPLAY DIRECTION SIGNS ALONG HWY 288 FM 2004 OLD ANGLETON ROAD AND OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 16-17 2015
Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Attached you will find a request from the Fine Arts Center requesting directional signs on Hwy 288
FM2004 Old Angleton Road and Oyster Creek Drive for their Arts Festival to be held May 16 amp 17
2015 at the Center
Action Taken Tabled Deferred Denied Approved
From Patty Green [mailtopattygbcfasorg] Sent Friday May 01 2015 248 PMTo Bill YenneCc Wesley CopelandSubject Directional SignsImportance High
Dear BillThank you for visiting with Wes and I yesterday We enjoyed the conversation and greatly appreciate your time
Attached is a map with signs marked by red arrows Some will be placed in Clute some in Richwood and some in Lake Jackson - its the nature of our locationIve also attached the graphic for the signs which are 27 X 18 What you have is a sample of the turn signs We have produced straight signs too I think the placement will help local folks as well as visitors from the Houston and Galveston areas
We will be at City Council Monday evening at 630 to answer any questions
Kindest regardsPatty
Patty Swords CFREDirector of Marketing amp Development400 College BlvdClute TX 77531(ofc) 979-265-7661 (cell) 979-480-4949
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Commission met in regular session on Tuesday March 17 2015 600 pm in the Conference Room at Lake Jackson City Hall Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Amy Tasto Chairman Mitchell Jacobs Sharon OrsquoNeill Mike Coburn Vice Chair Constance Adams Shirley Ann Miller Secretary Darren Merritt Also present Debby Soltesz Past Chair Buster Buell City Council Liaison
Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator Bryce Carleton Parks Supt
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Amy Tasto called the meeting to order at 605 pm APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by Constance Adams second by Darren Merritt with all voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the February 2015 meeting were approved as written SERVOLUTION SERVOLUTION was held on Sunday March 1 2015 with the kick off at 900 am Due to all the rain the Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful project was cancelled Rain did not hamper some of the planting projects Volunteers worked on 6 projects in the City of Lake Jackson including planting trees along Lake Road and Oyster Creek Drive at Jasmine Hall and Shadow Glen Park More than 130 trees were planted in less than 4 hours Over 1000 volunteers participated with Brazos Pointe Fellowship Church ldquoDONrsquoT MESS WITH TEXASrdquo TRASH OFF The ldquoDonrsquot Mess with Texas TrashndashOffrdquo will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 Members discussed having the event at the Xeriscape Park This event will take place beginning at 800 am to 1100 am It will include litter pickup cleanup and planting at the Xeriscape Park Since we were late discussing inviting businesses we will include them next year in our Spring cleanup activities T-shirts will be provided by BASF we will have donuts and water provided by Keep America Beautiful Letters were sent to each Lake Jackson School for the Campus Cleanup program for the trash-off Each campus would be able to participate by cleaning their campus then do an environmental project for the grand prize money If the school turns in their report with numbers and photos of the campus cleanup they will receive a check for $25000 If they do an environmental project they have a chance at the grand prize of $50000 O M Roberts was the grand prize win of the first Campus Cleanup award As part of the Great American Cleanup activities KLJB will hold an Arbor Day Celebration with 100 Live Oak trees being distributed at the City of Lake Jackson Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday April 2nd Carrot eggs will have a ldquofreerdquo sticker on them telling the children they have won an ldquoArbor Dayrdquo tree KLJB will have a booth with the trees available for pickup outside the gate
BISD PreK Charlie Chipper ldquoRecycle Round Uprdquo programs have been set up for the month of April A list of dates will be emailed to Board Members for participation in these programs BUDGET GOALS amp OBJECTIVES KLJB members discussed the accomplishments for the 2014-2015 year and goals for the coming year There have been more projects and plantings within the past year as the City continues to grown and we plant more and use more color around the City It was discussed to add $5000 to our planting budget since it was cut when Beautification Commission was combined with Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Everything else will stay the same Members discussed accomplishments such as Charlie Chippers birthday and the signs that BISD students signed for the cleanup continuation of the ldquoBusiness Partnerrdquo Program working at the Xeriscape Park plantings at City Hall Arbor Day tree give away BISD PreK programs and our KTB amp KAB awards Goals for the coming year included compiling a list of resources and recycling specialties from our local retailers surveying our businesses about our landscape ordinance and continuing to increase our involvement with BISD Members discussed the KLJB standards and Terri Cardwell will compile all the goals accomplishments and objectives for the April meeting for final approval REPORT ON AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES Amy discussed the Areas of Responsibilities and asked members to turn in any reports ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Mike Coburn reported that Rotary would be holding a planting project with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory on Saturday at 930 am Volunteers are welcome to participate SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 21 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned into workshop at 720 pm These minutes read and approved this__________________day of _________________________ 2015 ___________________________________ Amy Tasto Chairman ___________________________________ Shirley Ann Miller Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Development Corporation of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Thursday February 19 2015 at 1100 AM at Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following present Gary Rodgers Chair William P Yenne City Manager Gerald Roznovsky Vice Chair Alice A Rodgers City Secretary Jason Chavez Modesto Mundo Asst City Manager David Nicks Sherri Russell City Attorney Rod Hall Michael Coon Asst to City Manager Patty Sayes Heather Melass Council member Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting Mr Rodgers introduced Michael Coon Assistant to the City Manager APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash DECEMBER 11 2014 On motion by Gerald Roznovsky second by Rod Hall with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of the December 11 2014 meeting were approved as presented
DISCUSS MISSION GOALS OBJECTIVES AND ROLE OF THE LAKE JACKSON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Ron Cox Ron Cox Consulting presented the following Strategic Plan outlining the goals objectives and roles of the LJDC This plan is the work and result of 3 workshops by the LJDC held on November 24 2015 January 29 2015 and February 19 2015 Lake Jackson Vision Statement ndash Our Vision is to create an ideal community to live work and play for all Lake Jackson Mission Statement - It is the Mission of the City of Lake Jackson to be a leader among cities and in the region at large in delivering outstanding quality services to all citizens through innovative and efficient use of resources Economic Development Corporation Mission Statement - It is the mission of the LJEDC to use proactive strategies and all available resources to promote economic growth and market Lake Jackson as the premier city to live work and play Mission Elements
bull Encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit bull Marketing the city bull Promoting quality of life bull Attracting primary jobs
Economic Development Strategies
Encouraging an Entrepreneurial Spirit bull Establish a proactive business culture within the City of Lake Jackson organization
o Prepare a ldquoNew Business Packetrdquo for each prospect outlining the advantages and amenities of Lake Jackson as well as the process for obtaining permits
bull Establish a process for entrepreneurial mentoring and technical assistance (Lightening Teams) within the City
Marketing the City
bull Prepare a comprehensive promotional campaign to market the City of Lake Jackson o Create a brand for the City o Create a visual (media) campaign showing the advantages and amenities of the City o Market various events in the City on a wide basis to attract outside visitors o Develop an upscale promotional packet of information to market the City of Lake Jackson
Promoting Quality of Life
bull Be known as ldquobusiness friendlyrdquo in Lake Jackson o Establish a process of consistency for dealing with economic development matters
bull Establish a process for informing employers ndash to then inform employees ndash about opportunities for housing businesses schools and other quality of life opportunities in Lake Jackson
Attracting Primary Jobs
bull Define and identify the type of primary jobs suitable for Lake Jackson bull Develop a process for actively pursuing primary jobs
APPROVE LJDC STRATEGIC PLAN AND RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL On motion by Heather Melass second by Patty Sayes with all members present voting ldquoayerdquo approval was granted for the LJDC Strategic Plan and recommendation is made to present this to City Council for approval ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1230 pm These minutes read and approved this the _____ day of _______________________ 2015
____________________________________ Gary Rodgers Chair
_______________________________ Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN that the Parks amp Recreation Board of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17 2015 AT 630 PM in the Conference Room at the Recreation Center Lake Jackson City Hall 91 Lake Road Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance
Elaine Conley Vice Chairperson Jeremy Bubnick Parks amp Recreation Director David Vavra Mallory Doyle Recreation Assistant David Melass John Blackburn Consultant Alvin Bartek
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Elaine Conley
II APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion by David Melass second by David Vavra with all members present voting aye the January 27 2015 minutes were approved
III VISITORS
IV DISCUSS CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF OFFERING PICKLE BALL AS AN ACTIVITY IN ONE OF OUR PARKS David Melass presented to the Parks Board a game called ldquoPickle Ballrdquo in hopes that the City of Lake Jackson could offer a place to play it Jeremy was familiar with this game and that it is pretty popular with seniors He said that we would need a hard surface to play it on A tennis court may be an ideal location for this game however it is a pretty loud game so we may want to consult the surrounding neighbors John mentioned that we really do not have a great existing court to use Jeremy said that it could be played indoors and tape could be put down so as not to have to paint the lines on a court It would not be much cost to get it started Paddles could be purchased and people could rent them from the rec center Jeremy suggested that we temporarily use a racquetball court to see how popular it becomes and then if it did become popular Alvin would like to see it budgeted for a permanent slab behind the rec center Elaine would like to see it advertised Staff will look into purchasing the equipment and setting it up in a racquetball court temporarily
V FOLLOW UP ON DECISION TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN FOR BENCHES ALONG
OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND IN PARKS Jeremy mentioned that we could go ahead and put benches down with the inset already available for a plaque The slab would measure 16rsquox6rsquox6rdquo with pavers One quote received estimates $3700slab so the total including the bench and slab would be approximately $5000 The pavers could also be removed to make memorial pavers To engrave pavers would be approximately $50 so it would most likely require a $100 donation The concrete beneath the pavers would be about 4rdquo and the pavers would be about 2rdquo The bench would be drilled into the concrete Jeremy recommends that we have a standard bench with plaque price and a slab price and that people have the option to be able to choose out of one of the existing locations Originally John was proposing 160 lamps from 288 to Portulaca St However the bid came back too expensive and changed it to placing them 125
feet apart from each other Bob Pratt suggested that that would not be a good system because your eyes would have to adjust and readjust to the light and dark He recommends to only putting a lamp at each bench and a few extra That would be only 17 lamps and 11 benches The lights would start after the new HEB TXDOT may be interested in funding the 162 lamps which would be around $620000 That would include the benches too amp140000 for just the lamps placed 125 ft apart which does not include installation so it would probably be more like $240000 Staff to continue working on the project
VI UPDATE FROM JANUARY OYSTER CREEK SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
The Oyster Creek Subcommittee did not meet in February They are waiting on a new Oyster Creek Conservancy Representative to be appointed to take Bob Geterrsquos position Alvin mentioned that the Army Core of Engineers gives permits to build on the creek Mallory to find out from Bob Geter who will be replacing him on the committee
VII ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
VIII DIRECTORrsquoS UPDATE
-The scooter signage for the skatepark will be updated Risk management did approve the use of scooters in the park David Vavra suggested inviting the kids that requested it to be present when the new sign was installed -Parks Board members are now new members of NRPA and TRAPS -The new divider is now hanging in the gym It looks great and will only be put down when classes are going on to lengthen itrsquos life span -Upgrading lighting in the gym to LED fixtures and lights around the perimeter of the pools with LEDs it is about a $28000 project that includes and $8000 rebate for turning in the old lights to Centerpoint The new lights will provide about three times the amount of light -The Gardner Campbell Trail sign will be a boulder type sign with the Cityrsquos tree and the name of the trail -The rec center is short two full times staff It has been advertised and will hopefully have an update at the next meeting -Thank you to John Blackburn for all that he has done for the department This was his last meeting -The new Rec Center sign is in front of the rec and we will be relighting it with LED fixtures and putting a color bed in front of it
IX SET NEXT MEETING DATE
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday March 17 2015 at 630pm X ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 725pm
These minutes read and approved this day of 2015
Rachel Seymour Chairperson
Elaine Conley Vice-Chairperson
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in Regular Session on Tuesday March 3 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
Locke Sanders Chairman William P Yenne City Manager Vinay Singhania Vice Chair Michael Coon Asst to the City Manager Jeffrey Gilbert Sal Aguirre City Engineer Harry Sargent Giani Cantu Asst City Secretary Brenda Colegrove Athelstan Sanchez Asst City Engineer
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Harry Sargent led the pledge of allegiance VISITORS COMMENTS There were no visitor comments on items not on the agenda APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes were approved as presented
FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 2 RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE SUBDIVISION PLAT (119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This is the follow up on the preliminary presentation of the proposed outparcel modification to the existing Ryanrsquos site The previous appearance provided them the necessary feedback to proceed with the project plan that would meet the conditions of the board This is the replat of the property to create the individual parcels that would allow for individual signage of the site which is of primary interest to the developer This partition sets off the outparcel from the original tract and provides the frontage to a public right-of-ways as required A cross access and utility sharing agreement will have to be enacted and included prior to finalization All other platting conditions and survey control data have been incorporated for compliance with the cityrsquos final review Staff recommends your consideration for preliminary and final action approval William Kalkman stated they are submitting the final replat of Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision being divided for the new retail building The dividing property line is to provide the necessary parking requirements for each lot individually
Mr Aguirre stated that this is a different proposal than the original proposal due to the developer not wanting to do a cross parking agreement They are now submitting a proposal that incorporates sufficient parking count for each lot independently Mr Sargent asked where the pylon signs will be located Mr Aguirre stated that will be seen on the site plan Mr Gilbert asked if there was any additional access being added to account for traffic in and out of Chic-Fil-A and Ryans Mr Aguirre stated there is nothing going in that he is aware of On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye final review and approval of replat of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments This particular project had been brewing for some time and was before you previously on preliminary for feedback and guidance to the developer The reason for the overture was to determine the proposed outparcel cut out effect on the parent tract and their need to have relief from the requirements The original site carve out resulted in parking shortage in the restaurant site and an excess in the retail one Representative from the restaurant and owner presented their arguments for special concessions to the parking space requirements The board gave tentative approval to proceed with site parking requirement exceptions based on the points made After a deliberate lengthy pause by the private parties involved in the sites a change of heart resulted in a repartition of the site into one that avoided the parking shortage in any one site and was able to make both compliant and standing on individual merit The revised subdivision and rearrangement of parking spaces in the site resulted with the restaurant site containing the required 140 spaces based on their seating capacity ratio The retail site space also retained the needed 22 spaces based on their floor area space formula
The remaining requirements of access drainage and utility systems were also assessed individually as to their feasibility and future individual disposition
1 As in the original configuration the infrastructure modifications to the parent site are minimal and limited to the rerouting of existing storm drain pipe run and additional extensions of water and sewer to the new pad The combined two site consideration will require cross access agreements present which are anticipated not to be a problem The drainage implications of the added pad site are considered to be insignificant given the equal impervious surface tradeoff expected These cross site access drainage and utility acknowledgements by Baker Katz the sites owner have been included in the site plan for record
Mr Kalkman presented the final site plan and reviewed the location of the entrance the dumpsters and impervious cover areas
Mr Sargent asked if it was a single retail Mr Kalkman stated that the building will house only a single tenant Mr Sargent asked for the location of the truck access route Mr Kalkman stated that the truck access route is on the left side near the rear doors of the building Further discussion was held on the truck route and how trucks would enter and leave the parking lot Mr Aguirre stated that cross sharing parking agreements is what allows trucks to enter thru other business parking lots Discussion was held on the location of the dumpster Mr Kalkman reported that the dumpster will be enclosed Mr Singhania stated that he didnrsquot like the location of the dumpster or the truck route On motion by Harry Sargent second by Brenda Colegrove with all present members voting aye final review and approval of site plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF RYANrsquoS STEAK HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCEL (LOCATED AT 119 W HWY 332) Staff review and comments
The same condition posed above had similar issues on the landscaping plan of the sites and thus were brought up to you at a previous meeting for your feedback and recommendations Both the original and now modified version of the site breakout remove for the most part the protected tree count in the current plan This removal accounts for 4 ndash 12rdquo - 18rdquo trees with 71 caliper inches of credit out of the tract plan which amounted to a serious challenge to replace within their limited open spaces Of the other landscape requirements remaining the parkingtree screening conditions had to be relaxed for compliance of both sites At the fact finding meeting the developer presented solutions to the tree count loss and replacement by retrofitting planting area cutouts in the existing perimeter paved areas to provide for the required tree screen and count requirement The boardrsquos resolution to the various issues stood as requiring replacement to the 71 caliper inch original condition and allowing the cutout areas to accommodate additional planting locations The shrub screening was removed as a requirement given the existing conditions As a result of the conditions granted the proposed combined but separate landscape plans comes in with the following issues
Ryanrsquos Site Trees removed - 1 = 6 credits (24 calrdquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (20 calrdquo) New trees = 24 (72 calrdquo) Total proposed - 25 (92 calrdquo) (net + 68 calrdquo) Total required - 24 Landscape area proposed - 6836 sq ft (102) Landscape area required ndash 6680 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop - Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the change in site configuration from preliminary has removed the initial exception granted of landscape area shortage and left only the shrub screening requirement as the alternate exception condition The net change in tree caliper inch for this site was a 68 inch gain
Retail Site Trees removed - 4 = 12 credits (47 calldquo) Trees preserved - 1 = 1 credits (9 calrdquo) New trees - 4 (12 calrdquo) Total proposed - 5 (21 calrdquo) (net - 26 calrdquo) Total required - 2 Landscape area proposed ndash 2509 sq ft (196) Landscape area required ndash 1287 sq ft (10) Automatic sprinkler prop- Shrub screening - none (alternate exception)
Of note the net loss of caliper tree inside this individual site is 26 caliper inch and does not provide for equal replacement but when taken in combination with the parent site the overall replacement of 84 caliper inch meets your preliminary condition of 71 caliper inch for the site when considered as a single site basis as first brought forth If agreed this will have to be considered as alternate exception condition or as determined otherwise Mr Aguirre reported that this item should be considered an alternate landscape plan Mr Kalkman reported that they are submitting an alternate landscape plan The plan includes the removal of trees in the parking lot and the addition of trees along 332 and 288 within triangle cutouts
Mr Aguirre reported that the original recommendation was for them to replace at least the 71 inch caliper of trees being removed and they have exceeded the amount of caliper trees being replaced Most of the trees were put into the Ryanrsquos lot due to space constraints in the lot of the new business which is the reason for the request of approving an alternate landscape plan Mr Sargent asked what types of trees are being planted Mr Aguirre stated they are including primarily live oak and nuttall oak trees Mr Sargent asked what size sign will be used Mr Kalkman stated the largest size allowed Mr Aguirre stated that the only additional alternate to the landscape plan is the shrub screening that is normally required but is not in the design due to space constraints Mr Singhania asked if the trees in the triangles will be large enough to accommodate the trees Mr Aguirre stated that the trees will acclimatize to the condition and will grow to the area allowed On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye final review and approval of landscape plan of Tract 2 Ryanrsquos Steak House Subdivision Plat (119 W Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The proposed redevelopment concept came to you back in November primarily as a discussion for feedback on parking a critical development path issue At the time the group recognized that this redevelopment would impact the parent tract significantly and wanted to garner your opinion on feasibility of reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the
time the Traylor Group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The group also made their case to take advantage of the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordinance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance This understanding and policy by staff had been applied for many years and in other site redevelopment precedents This staff also commented this to you as viable in the same meeting These facts led to the boardrsquos passive discussion and the group and staffrsquos interpretation of you remaining open to this issue for further consideration During the intermission the cityrsquos attorney made staff aware that the cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance was not applicable to this type of site use as prescribed in it She also left a possible opening for the parking variance in these types of situations by applying another section of the ordinance that gives the council the latitude to waive the parking count requirements if agreed We will place this item for council action at their next meeting In the meantime your opinion of this will be given to the council for consideration Also a related item has been placed later in the agenda for further discussion and consideration in the future The current proposed condition for the Target site indicates 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) Once this parking issue is resolved the remaining sites will have smooth sailing regarding this The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows
Tract 1-B (shop) contains 32 spaces (551k) versus 29 spaces (51k) and Tract 1-C (restaurant) provides 32 spaces (5 sp per seat) versus required 20 spaces (33 per seat)
The remaining civil site conditions and requirements are not expected to become issues of significance and are being resolved in the process until finalization Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated
3 Drainage modifications of site are being evaluated to maintain a no impact to the current conditions 4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have and will be reconsidered prior to finalrsquo 5 Trash collection issues also have been commented on and will be resolved to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been addressed in the outparcel sites but none in the Target tract As
proposed the sidewalk on Lake Road remains absent and a gap has been left out between the proposed outparcel ones
Craig Traylor Traylor Group stated that they were present for the official preliminary review and approval Mr Traylor reported that Target has submitted a report and review of their parking ratio studies based on the needs of Target and how they come up with those parking ratios
Mr Sargent asked if the 32 parking ratio applies to Target or the new proposed development Mr Aguirre stated that the park-ing ratio is strictly for Target and the individual developments meet their parking requirements Mr Traylor stated that the individual parking lots for the proposed developments are meeting the requirements and are in fact over the required percentage of parking Mr Aguirre reported that Target is retaining all drives to the parking lot of the Target site and a strip of land that runs on Lake Road for the purposes of keeping their retail sign that is currently situated on the corner of Lake Road and Hwy 332 W as shown on the site plan of the proposed site
Mr Aguirre stated that all utilities will be run thru the existing utilities of the site Minor improvements will be made to sewer however they will also utilize the existing water and sewer lines on the full Target site Mr Sargent asked if the utility system will be a privately maintained system Mr Traylor stated that the system is privately maintained and that manholes will be provided on each end for access on all lots Mr Sargent asked which source of power will be used to power these new developments Mr Aguirre stated that there will be aerial supplied across Lake Road from the existing pole in the Academy center to the corner of the proposed restaurant section Mr Traylor reported that it would go underground from that point Mr Aguirre stated that the other side of the lot will be extending aerial from the Fuddruckers pole and will be taken underground from that point Mr Aguirre continued with his review of the plan and reported that because Target is retaining portions of the lot along the front-age of Lake Road the plan is proposing sidewalks only along HWY 332 W along the property line limits Mr Aguirre advised the board to decide whether that was sufficient whether they wanted to eliminate sidewalks all together or whether they wanted to require Target complete the sidewalk along Lake Road as well Ms Colegrove stated that it was to her understanding that Target had considered adding sidewalk along Lake Road as well Mr Traylor stated that is correct Mr Traylor reported that although he cannot speak for Target at their last meeting with Target representatives Target was willing to help with sidewalks Mr Sargent asked for the location of the dumpsters Mr Traylor pointed out the dumpster locations at the proposed Raising Canes restaurant Mr Sargent asked if it would conflict with truck deliveries Rob Naggar stated that Raising Canes is not open for breakfast therefore he believes deliveries will be done early in the morning Mr Sargent asked for further clarification of truck routes
Mr Traylor stated that trucks will have 3 access points They could come in off Lake Road or 332 W One of the proposals driving the plan is creating a new internal access pathway to help with circulation between and on the tracts The pathway will allow for better ease of traffic flow east and west throughout the tract Mr Sargent stated that the storage would almost have to be on the north side of the restaurant so that trucks will have to access Mr Traylor stated that the final site plan is being clarified however there is designated area for cars to park out of the way if needed On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted Mr Sanders re-opened item regarding site plan of Tract 1 Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) for further discussion Vinay Singhania made a motion to amend the original motion of preliminary approval of the site plan of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 and the recommendation to City Council for approval of the parking ratio of 32 for the Target site Brenda Colegrove seconded With all present members voting aye the motion to amend the original motion and make recom-mendation to Council to include the addition of sidewalk along Lake Road and along Hwy 332 W for the entire Target site and allow the parking ration of 32 for the Target site passed PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) Staff review and comments This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 ndash 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The configuration of the partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access with the Target 81 acre tract A realignment of line also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the partition the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated between the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record will be required to be included at finalization of plat All platting requirements and formatting are expected to be met with no issues at final Ms Colegrove asked since Target is retaining the strip of land along Lake Road if there is any way to ensure an agreement from Target to put in the sidewalk Mr Aguirre stated that any condition sidewalk requirements would need to be included in the Site Plan approvals Mr Yenne stated that board could reopen the site plan issue once the issue at hand which is just the replat is resolved On motion by Harry Sargent second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the replat of Tract 1 Jackson Square Center Subdivision (Target Tract Outparcel located at Lake Road and Hwy 332) was granted PRELIMINARY REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 Staff review and comments The landscaping plan as currently submitted puts the whole development in a quandary This situation was the result of a misinterpretation of the ordinance and communication lapses The interpretation as indicated in the plan primarily encumbers the Target site while not having much impact on the individual outparcel ones Of particular note the following issues exist in the plans
1 Additional credit for preserving trees are being counted to comply with requirements of site This is not allowed on existing developed and official landscape plans Only a one for one credit is permitted
2 Trees to be removed are unaccounted in the plans and no replacement schedule indicated Staffrsquos estimate only is of 105 cal in trees which will need to be addressed by the board in this discussion
3 Perimeter screening trees are addressed and comply for the most part with some needed adjustment possible There are no shrub or berm options indicated to be retrofitted in the all parcel frontages
4 Irrigation plans for all parcels are unaccounted The various questions left by the misunderstanding and omissions have been brought up for action of the developer and is being discussed with staff prior to the meeting We remain open to the possibility that this can be resolved to some extent but request that you address the items and provide your recommendations of these so they can be incorporated in their final processing of the plan The following plan was submitted
Mr Traylor reported that they are working on a revision that addresses the issue of tree counts due to a misunderstanding of the ordinance They are keeping all existing trees with the exception of any trees that lie within driveways or outparcel development buildings There will be an additional 22 trees provided to account for those trees lost with the driveways and outparcel developments They are at 66 caliper inches The trees will be located along Lake Road and to provide additional parking screening Mr Aguirre stated that there are some trees being removed and unaccounted for in plans However this is also being addressed Mr Aguirre stated that the board would need to decide if they would place a tree count replacement restriction on the approval of the landscape plan This will have to be an alternate plan because of the variations of tree shrub screening in Target parking lot and along Hwy 332 due to the open ditch Mr Traylor stated that due the ditch along Hwy 332 they are proposing to include shrubs inside the property line and they are proposing to reuse the existing 3 foot berm as part of the screening on Hwy 332 Along Lake Road they will be proposing continuous vegetation (trees and bushes) for screening from the corner of the lot up to the existing Target driveway
Mr Aguirre asked for explanation of the irrigation system Mr Traylor stated that the irrigation will be maintained by Target They are proposing hose bibs in the area due to minimal green space within the new development tracts All screening and current landscaping along Hwy 332 and Lake Road will be irrigated and maintained by Target Mr Sanders asked who proposed tenants of the retail development closest to Fuddruckers were Mr Naggar stated they are still discussing possible tenants and they have not reached a decision Discussion was held on the location of trees throughout the development Mr Aguirre stated that one of the main points is the replacement of the trees and whether the board will require the same number of caliper inches Mr Traylor stated that the entire site currently has good healthy trees throughout and to his understanding the required tree count is 38 trees for the Target site There are currently 66 trees which is well over that requirement They are proposing to replace the trees removed during development Mr Singhania asked if there is an agreement with Target to maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Naggar stated that it is within the Target agreement that they maintain and irrigate the landscaping Mr Aguirre stated the board needs to consider the alternate conditions be asked for which include the trees screening and hose bib irrigation systems On motion by Brenda Colegrove second by Jeff Gilbert with all present members voting aye preliminary approval of the combined alternate landscape plan to include the discussed exceptions of trees (replacement of trees removed during development) shrubs and screening on existing Target berm on Lake Road and Target property along Hwy 332 and hose and bib irrigation was granted PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF THE DIVER SUBDIVISION PLAT AMENDMENT OF TRACTS RECORDED IN THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE AS TRACTS 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (TRI-CITY AUTO ON WILLOW DRIVE) Staff review and comments Jon Diver owner of the Tri City Auto and the adjoining properties has started making expansion to the business and was given permit for this construction under conditions that he provide the city with the necessary drainage analysis and design for the site modification and also that he assemble the various separate unplatted tracts into one tract with an official subdivision plat The drainage analysis and plan have been provided and approved for permit conditions The property is currently comprised of 5 separately described and recorded tracts and will be combined in a subdivision consisting of 2 lots being called the Diver Subdivision One of the lots houses an existing building that has served various B-1 uses in the past and currently an appliance repair shop The larger lot serves the previous mechanic garage facility and the new expansion business with vehicle parking yard All platting formatting and surveying control and content required for plat amendment have been provided and no issues remain Jon Diver stated they are trying to combine the lots for a total of 2 lots on the entire site Mr Sargent asked if there is an impact to the power line running thru the property Mr Aguirre stated that the power lines run over head and it is an easement However the property is still useable by the owner Mr Singhania asked for clarification of the location of the building and what the land is being used for Mr Diver clarified the location of the existing building and reported that the land is being used to complete an extension of the Tri-City Auto garage On motion by Jeffrey Gilbert second by Vinay Singhania with all present members voting aye preliminary and final approval of the Diver Subdivision plat amendment of tracts recorded in the County Clerks office as tracts 101A9 101A9A 101A11 101A11B 101A11C (Tri-city Auto on Willow Drive) was granted
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST FROM PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES FOR PERMIT OF CONDITIONAL USE TO LOCATE A DENTAL CLINIC AND DENTIST OFFICE IN THE HEB PUD ZONE WITH UNDERLYING B-2 ZONING LOCATED AT OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AND OAK DRIVE Staff review and comments This item is being placed primarily to follow the letter of the ordinance and as a lead into the following discussion item in the agenda This type of use has been generally considered a permitted use under a professional office definition and has never been questioned and allowed in most all business and commercial zones in the past and in particular the B-2 downtown business district These zones either prescribe the use of clinic as a permitted one but the B-2 only has it as a conditional one Due to the ordinance requirement that conditional use be brought to the board for granting this particular request is being done Staff had mixed feelings on this being necessary as we had always stamped over these as professional medical office use In order to remove any doubt we are going through the motion of this and passing you related item for future unequivocal determination Mr Yenne stated that this item is coincides with the next item on the agenda The developer is asking for conditional use of the lot to include dental clinics for which the City has always considered to be dental offices Ms Russell stated that clinics are listed separately from professional offices and they are asking for a conditional use permit to avoid any issues with the ordinance wording She sees no reason to deny the request and the next agenda item will address the issue to provide further clarification within the ordinance language On motion by Vinay Singhania second by Jeffrey Gilbert with all present members voting aye approval was granted to Pacific Dental Services for permit of conditional use to locate a dental clinic and dentist office in the HEB PUD zone with underlying B-2 zoning located at Oyster Creek Drive and Oak Drive DISCUSS WHETHER TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR ldquoOFFICESrdquo AND ldquoPROFESSIONAL OFFICESrdquo TO CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF OFFICES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED IN BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ZONES Staff review and comments No additional documents for the definition of ldquoofficerdquo Just describe problem in your memo My suggestion is Recently a developer wished to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but the Cityrsquos current zoning ordinance only explicitly permits clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future developers more comfortable we need to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Ms Russell stated that Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and offices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) however there is no definition for any of them Ms Russell asked the board to decide if they want to make everything an office or list clinics to be allowed in all business and commercial areas Mr Sargent asked if they will specifically differentiate between medical and dental offices Ms Russell stated that would be the boards decision and she would draft it to bring back for public hearing Ms Russell asked if the board saw a difference between a medical office or medical clinic The board stated they did not see any difference between and medical office or medical clinic However they liked the idea of adding the description of a healing arts licensed by the State of Texas to the description It was decided that medical office will be defined as any office of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics Mr Yenne asked if the board needs to call a public hearing Ms Russell stated it is not necessary and that she will instruct staff to advertise and prepare for public hearing on amending the zoning to include medical offices of healing arts licensed by the State of Texas including clinics in all business and commercial zones at the next meeting
DISCUSS WHETHER TO EXPAND THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT MAY SHARE PARKING SPACES THROUGH CROSS-PARKING AGREEMENTS Staff review and comments This is the follow-up of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of current cross parking sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff are open to including more users to this mechanism if this provides benefit or not as you may see it For the parking problem I have attached the section of the zoning ordinance to this message for the packet Memo wording Section 110-162 of the zoning ordinance allows certain uses to share parking spaces These uses have to be similar and yet not have the same operating hours There are no provisions for dissimilar uses with different operating hours except that the developer can ask for the parking requirements to be waived Developers in established multi-business sites have asked to use cross-parking agreements but the uses do not fit into the language in 110-162(25) For example a restaurant on an out-pad at the mall or a retail store being built close to a restaurant cannot share parking Staff wants to know if the Commission would like to open the cross-parking agreements to more uses Ms Russell presented Chapter 110-162 of the code of ordinances as follows Sec 110-162 - Parking requirements Off-street parking facilities shall be provided in the following amounts when a building is erected increased by unit increased in dimension or moved
(1)One-family dwellings Two-space garage except as otherwise provided in this chapter
(2)Two-family dwellings (duplexes) Four (4) spaces
(3)Multiple-family dwelling
a Apartment house Two and one-half (2frac12) spaces per living unit
b Townhouses Two (2) spaces per living unit
(4)Roominghouses lodginghouses club rooms fraternity and sorority houses and dormitories One (1) space for every one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(5)Hotels motels motor lodges trailer courts tourist courts One (1) space for each guest room or trailer space and one (1) space for each two (2) employees (associated commercial club lounge or retail areas require additional spaces see subsection (6)
(6)Dancehall nightclub tavern restaurant lounge skating rink commercial amusement One (1) space for each three (3) persons normally accommodated in the establishment for user not requiring a building one (1) space for each eight hundred (800) square feet of ground area shall be provided
(7)Nursing homes and orphanages One (1) space for each four (4) beds
(8)Hospitals sanatoriums home for the aged and youth home One and one-half (1frac12) spaces per bed or dwelling unit
(9)Office permitted in R-4 zone One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(10)Theater indoor sport arenas auditoriums other than those incidental to public and private schools One (1) space for each three (3) seats
(11)Stadiums ballparks gymnasium and other outdoor sport arenas One (1) space for each three (3) seats Such parking area or any portion thereof may be located within eight hundred (800) feet of the nearest corner of the property on which the place of assembly is located
(12)Churches assembly facility with fixed seating mortuary or funeral home or other places of worship One (1) space for each three (3) seats in the main auditorium
(13)Retail stores super markets shopping centers
a For buildings of two thousand (2000) square feet or less One (1) space for four hundred (400) square feet of gross floor area
b For buildings in excess of two thousand (2000) square feet of floor area One (1) space for two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(14)Banks savings and loan offices and other general business offices One (1) space for each three hundred (300) square feet of gross floor area
(15)Clinic medical dental or optical One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area
(16)Manufacturing warehouses and storage not covered in subsection (13) One (1) space for each one thousand (1000) square feet of floor area plus one (1) space for each four (4) employees
(17)School
a Elementary One (1) space for each nine (9) students
b Junior high One (1) space for each nine (9) students
c Senior high One (1) space for each one and three-quarters (175) students
d Tradevocational One (1) space per student
e Collegeuniversity One (1) space per day student
f Kindergarten One (1) space per eight (8) pupils
(18)Library One (1) space for each three hundred fifty (350) square feet of public area
(19)Community or welfare center One (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area
(20)Assembly facility without fixed seating One (1) space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area
(21)Bowling alley Six (6) spaces for each line
(22)Other as determined by the planning commission
(23)Off-street parking for uses not specified in this section shall be determined by the planning commission
(24)All parking spaces must be a minimum of nine (9) feet by eighteen (18) feet
(25)All parking spaces required in this section shall be located on the same lot with the building or use served except as follows
a Where an increase in number of spaces is required by a change or enlargement of use or where such spaces are provided collectively or used jointly by two (2) or more buildings or establishments the required spaces may be located not to exceed three hundred (300) feet from an institutional building served and not to exceed five hundred (500) feet from any other nonresidential building served
b No more than fifty (50) percent of the parking spaces required for theaters bowling lanes dancehalls nightclubs or cafes may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
c Not more than eighty (80) percent of the parking spaces required for a church or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by similar uses not normally open used or operated during the same hours as those listed provided however that written agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below
d In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on the same lot with the building or use served or where such spaces are collectively or jointly provided and used a written agreement thereby assuring their intention for such purposes shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned approved as to form by the city attorney and shall be filed with the application for a building permit
(26) Any or all off-street parking requirements may be waived at the discretion of council where there is reasonable justification for so doing
(27) Any head-in parking or parking on public right-of-way where street width is less than forty-eight (48) feet is prohibited in front of all property
(28) Where there is on-street parking provided those spaces in front of a property may be used by that property plus one-half (frac12) the spaces in the center where there is center parking If there is an esplanade a lot may use the lots abutting and those at the esplanade
(29) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the facilities or parking spaces approved by the city prior to March 1 1981
(30) Whenever a building or use is constructed or changed after December 3 1990 by enlarging the floor area number of employees number of dwelling units seating capacity or otherwise to create a requirement for an increase in the number of parking spaces such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change in use
(Ord No 259 7-17-61 Ord No 69-397 sect 5 7-7-69 Ord No 73-506 sect 1 9-10-73 Ord No 81-780 sect 1 2-23-81 Ord No 90-1143 sect 3 12-3-90 Code 1958 sect 25-7 Ord No 11-1964 sect 2 7-5-2011)
Ms Russell stated that 110-16225(b) and (c) of the ordinance can be interpreted many ways and can be confusing Ms Russell asked the board to advise her of what they are wanting in cross parking agreements and she will draft an amendment to the ordinance Mr Sargent asked if the ordinance referred to cross sharing for businesses that operate at different times of the day Ms Russell stated that was correct however the questions the City is now receiving is to allow cross sharing among business that operate during the same time of days such as the mattress store and steak house development Mr Yenne stated that the board could determine whatever limits they want or allow them to continue taking credits of cross sharing parking as has been done previously Mr Aguirre stated its been allowed at Lowersquos Best Buy and Carinorsquos and at Wal-Mart with the shopping center Ms Russell stated that what the City could use is an actual analysis of the exact number of parking spaces a retail development needs as Target presented to determine the need for cross parking sharing She asked the board to decide if they would like it to state a percentage and not worry about similar uses or similar hours Mr Sargent stated that he doesnrsquot like that fact that the parking requirements were based on area Mr Yenne stated the original parking ordinance took about 18 months however if the board wants to revisit they can create a subcommittee as was originally done to start addressing the issue again Further discussion was held on previous cross parking agreements Mr Yenne asked if the board wanted to give Ms Russell direction on wording for the ordinance and then create a subcommittee to begin addressing the issue again Ms Colegrove stated that there are two different percentages 50 and 80 currently referenced in the code of ordinance Ms Russell stated that is correct Mr Yenne stated that section (c) referencing 80 for churches and schools is accurate for when the school is within the church and they do not operate within the same hours Ms Russell agreed and asked the board to look at only item (b) Mr Gilbert asked for an example where (b) currently exists Mr Sargent asked if b and c could be combined as a case by case basis
Ms Russell asked Mr Aguirre if that would be acceptable for the engineering plans Mr Aguirre stated that the developers do account for the count during the planning phase Mr Traylor stated that the ordinance is kind of vague and the interpretation can be misconstrued However the more direction or clarity given on the planning side the better for the developer What would be helpful for the developer is to simplify the description by using 10 for commercial use instead of dancehall nightclub or cafes Mr Yenne stated that it may not be good to implement that if there was a K-Mart next to a Wal-Mart because it would take up a lot of the parking spaces However because the city requires a high number of parking spots they are trying to make it a little more flexible allowing for a little lax Ms Russell stated that the cross parking works well at Hastings and Fuddruckers and would suggest more generic wording such as ldquoone use could share up to 50 of parking with another upon approval by the planning commissionrdquo Mr Traylor suggested referencing commercial use to avoid confusion on it being allowed for residential developments Ms Colegrove asked where (d) fits into the cross sharing parking Ms Russell stated that (d) references a written agreement she is to approve and confirm that the cross parking agreements are binding and does it have the correct number of spaces is in accordance with the code of ordinance If you have any one of the agreements listed in (b) or (c) than (d) is required Ms Colegrove stated that she agreed (b) needs to be more general Ms Russell stated that she would amend the ordinance to reference no more than 50 can be shared by commercial businesses at the discretion of planning commission Mr Yenne suggested adding the phrase ldquowith reasonable justificationrdquo to item 26 Ms Russell stated that she would add ldquoat the discretion of plannersrdquo to item 26 The board agreed on the proposed wording ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Harry Sargent asked about the number of bags allowed to carry on the bus Mr Yenne stated that any issues need to be addressed with Connect Transit Locke Sanders stated that the traffic lights near Bess Brannen Elementary give preference to the traffic crossing 2004 from Northwood area Mr Yenne stated that with the proposed changes to the schools it should address the traffic issues Vinay Singhania asked how the flow is going to work with the lane in front of Lake Jackson Intermediate Mr Yenne explained the flow would begin closer to Oak Drive and switch back within the school property to the existing entrancedrive through Ms Colegrove stated that she did attend the school board meetings and the new concepts are modular with set grades in each building Mr Yenne stated that March 23 2015 will be the Joint Master Plan meeting Mr Sanders asked that the Planning Commission be notified of the CPAC meetings Locke asked when the move in date will be for Dow building Mr Yenne stated that they have started moving in furniture but it would be May Mr Gilbert reported that HEB will be opening in May Mr Yenne stated that he believed it was May 6 SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting was set for April 7 2015
ADJOURN There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 820 pm These minutes read and approved this _____ day of _____________________ 2015 _____________________________ Locke Sanders Chairman ______________________________ Harry Sargent Secretary
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BE IT KNOWN that the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Jackson will meet in Regular meeting on TUESDAY MAY 5 2015 at 630 pm in the Council Chambers at the Lake Jackson City Hall 25 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas with the following agenda
AGENDA A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE B VISITORS COMMENTS C APPROVAL OF MINUTES
At said meeting the Planning Commission will deliberate discuss consider and or take final action on any or all of the following matters
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE)
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT (TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332)
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332
7 ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST 8 SET NEXT MEETING DATE 9 ADJOURN
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was placed on the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on FRIDAY MAY 1 2015 at pm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
I hereby certify that this Public Notice was removed from the Official Bulletin Board at City Hall on this the ______ day of ___________________ 2015 at ____________apm
Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting Please contact the City Secretaryrsquos Office at (979) 415-2403 or FAX (979) 297-8823 for further information
Memo To PLANNING COMMISSION
From SAL AGUIRRE
CC CITY SECRETARY
Date 4-30-15
Re May 5 2015 HIGHLIGHTS AND ISSUES AGENDA
1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES AS PERMITTED USES IN B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) B-1A (PROFESSIONAL OFFICE) B-2 (CENTRAL BUSINESS) C-1 (COMMERCIAL) AND C-2 (COMMERCIAL) ZONES AND TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF MEDICAL OFFICES This hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting but was postponed and now rescheduled The council had the hearing previously and now awaits your action for their first reading of the amended ordi-nance with any revisions that may be added This was prompted by a developer wishing to build a medical clinic in a B-2 zone but with the current zoning ordinance only explicitly permitting clinics in B-1A zones Medical clinics exist throughout the cityrsquos business and commercial zones because they are considered professional offices (permitted in B-1 and B-1A) and of-fices and offices buildings (permitted in B-2 C-1 and C-2) In order to make this developer and future devel-opers more comfortable this was needed to either define office and professional office to include medical clinics or amend the zoning ordinance to explicitly place clinics in appropriate zones Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city at-torney
2 PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION TO CONSIDER AMENDING CHAPTER 110 ZONING TO BROADEN SCOPE OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN SHARE PARKING SPACES AND ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WAIVE COMMERCIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS As in the previous item this hearing had been scheduled in the regular April meeting The council has also had the hearing previously and now awaits your decision and or revisions if any to consider it for first reading at their next meeting This came up as the result of the predicament created by the literal interpretation of the current cross park-ing sharing clause in the ordinance The city attorney and staff were in agreement to opening this provision to more users given the Increased interest of redevelopment of existing commercial sites in search for out-parcel sites
Please refer to the attachment of the proposed amendment to the zoning chapter prepared by the city attorney
3 PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE A 551 ACRE TRACT FROM B-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) AND A 675 ACRE TRACT FROM B-3 (INSTITUTIONAL) TO R-4 (MULTI FAMILY) BOTH TRACTS BEING PART OF A 633304 ACRE TRACT IN JARED E GROCE 5 LEAGUE GRANT ABSTRACT 66 (LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 2004 EAST OF THE NORTH YAUPON DRIVE INTERSECTION ACROSS REGAL STORAGE SITE) Gary Davis CEO of First Advisors Inc a real estate investment firm is making this request for his proposed development a multifamily project in the 30+ acre property in north side of FM 2004 across from the current construction site of the Regal Storage facility They have met with staff on several occasions and have been doing their due diligence in this effort The property is currently zoned in three different tracts and zones To accomplish his development project two of the zone areas will have to be changed to the intended R-4 purpose Mr Davis would like to make this an introduction to the project and is open to your questions of interest if you wish
4 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF REPLAT OF TRACT 1 JACKSON SQUARE CENTER SUBDIVISION PLAT
(TARGET TRACT OUTPARCEL LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332) This subdivision plat is made necessary to allow for the creation of the previous discussed outparcels and the sites redevelopment of the Target Center The partition is one that creates 2 - 07 acre tract and a remaining 81 acre Target tract out of the parent 95 acres The partition retains all existing easements with the various tracts but retains all public road driveway access within the Target 81 acre tract The realignment also allows the Target tract to retain the existing roadway frontage along Lake Road and thereby the existing pole mount sign at the intersection Due to the reconfiguration the access to the outparcels will still remain to be done through the Targets drives and travel ways so a private cross access agreement that exists would need to be negotiated be-tween the parties This cross agreements should also extend to the cross share use of utilities such as drainage water and sewer to service the outparcel A reference note of the agreement instrument and record has been included in this final plat as required All platting requirements and formatting have been met with no issues at final
5 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED SITE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 The proposed redevelopment project has had a long road to course through and resolve the site plan issues of the Target site The redevelopment impact on the parent tract became the significant issue first dealt concerning the reduced parking conditions to the Target site At the time the Traylor group brought Target representatives to make their statement of no objection and presentation of parking analysis and industry studies justifying the proposed counts The developer made their case with parking analysis and industry data along with the cross parking allowance contained in the zoning ordi-nance and that had been offered by staff as a possible tool for compliance Council involvement based on your preliminary recommendation finally resolved the reduced parking condition as adequate and granted exceptions as allowed in the ordinance A result of the exception allows the Target site with 369 spaces (315 spaces per 1000) versus the required 582 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) The soon to be amended cross sharing condition in the ordinance will further reinforce the parking count compli-ance of the site The outparcel site parking conditions remain compliant and without issues
The outparcels proposed site counts meet and exceed the required for their use as follows Tract 1-B (shop) contains 36 spaces (624 spaces per 1000) versus 26 spaces (5 spaces per 1000) and Tract 1C (restaurant) provides 25 spaces (1 space per 24 seats) versus required 20 spaces (1 per 3 seats)
Of note the following conditions are proposed
1 The access to all the sites will remain as currently exist with the access to the outparcel sites being through a cross access agreement to be privately negotiated
2 The utility services serving the redevelopment will remain operating through private systems and easements with some relocation of segments and extension of others according to the new site conditions Cross utility sharing agreements to be privately negotiated Relocation of private utility lines where necessary to erect a building has been made without issues from city
3 Drainage modifications of site private system have been evaluated to comply with the cityrsquos drain-age standards of the new sites and to maintain a no impact to the current site conditions
4 Fire protection issues of lanes and hydrants have been evaluated and approved as proposed 5 Trash collection issues also have been addressed to cityrsquos satisfaction 6 Sidewalks along road frontages have been included through all sites as concession for exception to
landscape perimeter screening requirements
6 FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF COMBINED ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE PLAN OF JACKSON SQUARE
REDEVELOPMENT OF TARGET CENTER AND COMMERCIAL OUTPARCELS LOCATED AT LAKE ROAD AND HWY 332 After your last extraordinary meeting the clarification of alternate landscape conditions cleared the way to approve the proposed landscape plan as follows 1 The trees lost to the site plan modifications will not need to be replaced based on the representa-
tion made in the final alternate plan that a) the remaining 63 at the Target site still exceed the re-quired 36 trees b) the remaining 5 at the retail pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees c) the remaining 5 at the restaurant pad site still exceeds the required 4 trees
2 The existing road frontage perimeter mound berm along the various sites be considered as meeting the shrub screening criteria of the ordinance in consideration of the sidewalk running along their entire property boundary limits The existing perimeter screening trees comply for the most part with a requirement of one addi-tional tree to be added in the missing gap at the southeast corner Lake Rd side
3 The irrigation for the parcels are approved as indicated in the plans a) Target plan to retain the current existing automatic system with modifications needed and maintenance operations b) the outparcel sites proposed hose bib systems are considered as meeting the irrigation requirement The board should state these individual conditions in your action for future record
7 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL REVIEW AND ACTION OF PLAT AMENDMENT OF CREEKSIDE SUBDIVISION SECTION 1 LOT 1 BLOCK 1 AND LOTS 76 amp 77 BLOCK 4 The ink hasnrsquot dried yet on the first plat and its already coming back for some adjustments to these lots due to a bust in the construction layout by the previous bridge contractor due sidestepping the subdivision survey control offered This error resulted in the Lake Jackson end of the bridge to be 7 feet off of the original right-of-way centerline In order to bring all the improvements back in line with the conventional right-of-way placement the pavement connections and utilities in this area were revised and some reworked to bring back into alignment
The right-of-way lines will now need to be changed to this new realignment and in doing so the lots will be impacted as needed This will result in these 3 affected lots needing to be reconfigured to new a dimension that is a better market by the developer The new configured lots still meet or exceed the R-2 zone requirement widths and depths and are of no issue All platting format and data is met
SIGNATURE OF DOCUMENTS Replat of Jackson Square Center Tract 1 Combined Site Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
Combined Alternate Landscape Plan of Jackson Square Redevelopment of Target Center and Commercial Outparcels
STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA CITY OF LAKE JACKSON BE IT KNOWN that the Lake Jackson Senior Commission of the City of Lake Jackson met in regular session on Monday March 23 2015 at 630 PM at the Lake Jackson Civic Center 333 HWY 332 Lake Jackson Texas with the following in attendance Tere Sandlin Chair Doris Grigar Vice Chair Julie Mendoza Wayne Robertson Linda Robertson Freddie Mathis Brewster Borg VISITOR COMMENTS There were no visitor comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES ndash FEBRUARY On motion by Doris Grigar second by Brewster Borg with all members voting ldquoayerdquo the minutes of February were approved with corrections to the spelling of Doris Grigarsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 02-17-15 and the spelling of Linda Robertsonsrsquo name in the paragraph dated 06-14-15 REVIEW OF RECENT EVENTS HOSTED BY THE COMMISSION 2-24-15 ndash E-Book Class ndash It was reported that there were 8 people in attendance along with 3 librarians This allowed for more one on one training and instruction 3-17-15 ndash Card Making ndash Tere reported that there were 6 people in attendance 3-17-15 ndash Games and Covered Dish Night ndash Doris reported that there were 28 people in attendance including commission members Freddie Tere Wayne Linda Doris Sue and Julie The board awarded 2 - $20 Wal-Mart gift cards and 3 additional prizes for door prizes for at total of $7650 expenses total 3-23-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Linda reported that there were 22 people in attendance including commission members Wayne Linda and Freddie The speakers were Teresa Caldwell State Coordinator of the Texas Heritage Trails Program and Seneca McAdams Executive Director of the Texas Independence Trail Region
SUBMITTAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF UPCOMING EVENTS 3-24-15 4-10-15 5-29-15 amp confirm date for June 2015 ndash Library Educational Electronic Device Class ndash It was reported that the Library would be discussing Gale courses which are online tutorials that can be downloaded thru the library website 3-27-15 - Blue Hawaii Dinner Show staring Elvis 6pm ndash Julie reported the costs for entertainment are $92500 Extra tickets were printed to sell The current count is approximately 198 people to attend The caterer Gina Reneersquos will be preparing dinner for up to 225 people The menu will consist of frac12 fried fish frac12 pulled pork pineapple rice garden salad or vegetable bread and cheesecake for dessert The caterer will also serve tea and provide all the serving plates and utensils 4-07-15 5-12-15 amp 6-16-15 ndash Card Making 6 ndash 8pm - No discussion was held 4-13-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash Tere reported that the advertisement was incorrect Linda reported that she notified Sandra Oliver of the misprint in the advertisement The prizes for the event will include laundry baskets filled with toiletries and paper products such as Kleenex paper towels garbage bags laundry detergent and dish washing detergent etc Another option was plants and gift cards Honey Baked Ham provided a $25 gift certificate 4-27-15 5-18-15 amp 6-22-15 ndash Discussion Group ndash Jim Pierce Author of Pecan Lake The Unintended Lake of
Lake Jackson TX will be speaker for the 04-27-15 discussion group No other discussion was held 5-19-15 ndash Spring Fling Dinner and Dance ndash Tere reported that it should be only Spring Fling Dance and no dinner will be provided Guests will be allowed to bring snacks Dance will be in the plaza room and can sell 104 tickets The board will provide beverages 5-22-15 - Senior Appreciation Night - discuss event and appoint committee ndash It was reported that Hogenheifers will cater the event and serve BBQ sandwiches chips and canned drinks for 200 Cost is $5 per meal If there are less than 200 seniors in attendance the board will sell extra lunch tickets 6-03-15 ndash HAAK Winery and Frobergs Farms Tour ndash First Class Tours Bus was booked for $84635 and will arrive at the Civic Center at 930 am The bus will leave from the Civic Center at 1000 am and will arrive at Haakrsquos Winery by 1100 am for lunch and wine tour The group will visit Frobergrsquos Farms for a tour on the route home and should arrive back in Lake Jackson by 400 pm 6-09-15 ndash Bingo 6 ndash 830pm ndash No discussion was held 6-14-15 ndash Astros Game ndash The tickets have been received The group will be seated in section 132 rows 18 ndash 21 for the Astros vs Seattle Mariners game at 110 pm Tickets include a $15 foodbeveragemerchandise coupon The bus will arrive at the Civic Center at 1030 am and leave at 1100 am The group should return by 600 pm REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET BALANCE No report was given ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Doris Grigar asked if the board still wanted to consider a trip to Brenham during the fall Tere asked the board members to think of future trips theyrsquod be interested in and will revisit SET NEXT MEETING DATE ndash APRIL 27 2015 The next meeting was set for April 27 2015 ADJOURN On motion by Wayne Robertson second by Freddie Mathis with all present members voting ldquoayerdquo the meeting adjourned at 654 pm These minutes read and approved this ______ day of _______________________ 2015
_______________________________ Tere Sandlin Chairman _______________________________ Sue Supak Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA
CITY OF LAKE JACKSON
BE IT KNOWN THAT the Lake Jackson Youth Advisory Commission met in regular session at the Lake Jackson Police Department Training Room 5 Oak Drive Lake Jackson Texas on MONDAY MARCH 16 2015 at 600 pm with the following present
Board Members Monica Overman Chairman Mary Macrae Jake Brannen Vice Chairman Ashley Hidalgo Kallie Liondas Secretary Brandt Carleton Zachary Merritt Parliamentarian DeLaynee Malone Vivian Jones Adult Advisor Also present Terri Cardwell Volunteer Coordinator RESOURCE MEMBERS Aaron Jansky Christian Guerra Donna Centeno Jamar Alston Melodi Koenig Valeria Marquez Martha Estrella Chelsey Boyd Alexia Boe Madeline Merritt Maggie Macrae Chassity Guajardo and Meagen Fails
CALL MEETING TO ORDER Monica Overman called the meeting to order at 610 pm
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kallie Liondas presented the minutes from the January 12 2015 meeting On a motion by Jake Brannan second Zachary Merritt with all voting aye the minutes were approved as written It was Brandt Carletonrsquos birthday this month
SPRING ACTIVITIES amp PROJECTS SBCAS - DeLaynee Malone After the Easter project YAC is going to help out the ldquoSouthern Brazoria County Animal Shelterrdquo by collecting items around the house such as old blankets old towels dogs andor cat toys pet beds leashes pet carriers and newspapers A copy of the ldquowish listrdquo was distributed to all members to begin collection for the April meeting EASTER PROJECT YAC will be completing the Easter BasketBag Project for the Food Basket again this year by providing toothbrushes toothpaste crayons and coloring books for Easter which is on April 5 2015 At the end of the meeting we will adjourn into workshop to complete the bags that will be taken to the Food Basket for Easter DONT MESS WITH TEXAS TRASH OFF The spring clean up will be held on Saturday April 11 2015 at 800 am it will take place at the Xeriscape Park Final plans will be made at the April meeting
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST The Lake Jackson Recreation Center will host the city wide ldquoEaster Egg Huntrdquo on Thursday April 2nd at 530 at MacLean Park Members are asked to help after school if they are available They will be placing 8000 Easter eggs out on the softball fields and Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful will be giving away 100 free Arbor Day trees SET NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting will be Monday April 6 2015 ADJOURNED The meeting was adjourned at 625 pm in the Easter Project workshop These minutes read and approved this _________________ day of _________________________ 2015
_______________________________________ Monica Overman Chairman
_____________________________________ Kallie Liondas Secretary
City of Lake Jackson
Meeting Date May 4 2015
Subject Sponsorship of Concert
Submitted by Modesto A Mundo Asst City Mgr
Expenditure Account HotelMotel Fund
Action Requested
Discuss and consider request from Jim Luna for Funds from the Hotel Motel fund in the amount of $2500 for a performance by Los Kumbia Kings (Selenarsquos Brotherrsquos Band) on June 20 2015 in Freeport Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Mr Jim Luna has revised his request for the City to sponsor an event featuring the band call Los Kumbia Kings He is requesting $2500 from the Hotel-Motel fund He has moved the concert to Freeport but stated that he is pushing for hotel stays in Lake Jackson Year to date the Cityrsquos Special Events fund funded by Hotel-Motel revenues has a negative balance Staff estimates that the fund will end the fiscal year with a $10000 balance Mr Luna did not attend the past City Council since I failed to respond to his revised proposal Since I had not responded he thought he was not on the April 20th agenda
City of Lake Jackson
Submitted by Alice A Rodgers City Secretary
Presented by
Meeting Date May 4 2015 Subject Directional signs
Action Requested DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUEST TO DISPLAY DIRECTION SIGNS ALONG HWY 288 FM 2004 OLD ANGLETON ROAD AND OYSTER CREEK DRIVE FOR THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCE ARTS FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 16-17 2015
Alternatives
Summary of Subject
Attached you will find a request from the Fine Arts Center requesting directional signs on Hwy 288
FM2004 Old Angleton Road and Oyster Creek Drive for their Arts Festival to be held May 16 amp 17
2015 at the Center
Action Taken Tabled Deferred Denied Approved
From Patty Green [mailtopattygbcfasorg] Sent Friday May 01 2015 248 PMTo Bill YenneCc Wesley CopelandSubject Directional SignsImportance High
Dear BillThank you for visiting with Wes and I yesterday We enjoyed the conversation and greatly appreciate your time
Attached is a map with signs marked by red arrows Some will be placed in Clute some in Richwood and some in Lake Jackson - its the nature of our locationIve also attached the graphic for the signs which are 27 X 18 What you have is a sample of the turn signs We have produced straight signs too I think the placement will help local folks as well as visitors from the Houston and Galveston areas
We will be at City Council Monday evening at 630 to answer any questions
Kindest regardsPatty
Patty Swords CFREDirector of Marketing amp Development400 College BlvdClute TX 77531(ofc) 979-265-7661 (cell) 979-480-4949