[I. COMMENCEMENT]
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NOTICE ARE HEREBY GIVING OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KLU, TEXAS TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 2020.AUGUST 24TH, 2023 AT 7:00 PM FROM THE COUNCIL OF CHAMBERS OF CLUT CITY HALL, LOCATED AT 1 0 8 MAIN STREET INCLUDE TEXAS 7 7 5 3 1.
FOR THE BELOW LISTED ITEMS, CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS ANY MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.071.
CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY, 5 5 1 0 7 2 DELIBERATION ABOUT REAL PROPERTY 5 5 1 0 7 3 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT GIFTS AND DONATIONS.
5 5 1 0.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS.
DELIBERATION ABOUT SECURITY DEVICES 5 5 1 0 8 7.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 8 7 5 8 3 DELIBERATIONS ABOUT HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES AND IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS TAX CODE INCLUDED, NOT LIMITED.
SECTION 3 2 1 0.3022 SALES TAX INFORMATION.
THE AGENDA AGENDA PACKET MEETING LINK INFORMATION ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@WWW.KLUTEXAS.GOV.
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE ALLOWED IN PERSON AND WILL OCCUR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING UNDER THE PUBLIC COMMENT ITEMS. TO REGISTER TO SPEAKER, TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS, PLEASE EMAIL CITY CLERK ROSIE PORTO IT AT ROSIE@KLUTEXAS.GOV.
AT LEAST TWO HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.
NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE MEETING.
THE RECORDING OF THE VIDEO MEETING WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORD WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT MEETING HAS NOW BEEN CALLED TO ORDER MR. BOND.
MR. MCKINNEY, ONE OF Y'ALL CARE TO GIVE US AN INVOCATION.
DEAR FATHER, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY.
LORD, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR FAMILIES, ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
LORD, WE JUST ASK THAT WE GO FORWARD TONIGHT THAT ALL THE DECISIONS MADE ARE NOT, ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE US DO TO BENEFIT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.
LORD, AS ALWAYS, WE JUST WANT TO BLESS ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
LORD, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO, LORD.
AND WE JUST ASK THAT YOU GET THEM HOME SAFE TO THEIR FAMILIES EACH NIGHT AS WE LEAVE HERE TONIGHT.
WE TRAVEL AND GRACES AND GET THEM HOME SAFE.
JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE.
A P BELIEVE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TWO, VOTE FOR FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, ANY INDIVIDUAL.
LIBERTY, LIBERTY, JUSTICE, ALL THANK YOU.
NEXT ITEM WILL BE ROLL CALL TO CITY COUNCIL CALVIN SHIFFLET.
PRESENT, ERIC AGUILAR PRESENT, NICOLE MADDOX.
JOE LOPEZ PRESENT FRANCIS VAUGHN PRESENT PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION CARE TO CALL THEMSELVES TO ORDER AND HAVE ROLL CALL.
CALL PLANNING IS ZONING INTO ORDER.
ARNOLD VAUGHN PRESENT, ADRIAN ARIS.
[II. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING - REPLAT —224 E. MAIN STREET]
FIRST ITEM IS A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING FOR A REPL AT 2 24 EAST MAIN STREET.FIRST ITEM IS TO READ THE, UH, NOTICE, UH, TO ALL PERSONS AND INTEREST ASSISTANCE CORPORATIONS, FIRMS, THEIR AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS AND ALL PERSONS FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS OWNING ANY INTEREST IN LAND LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF, OR THE EXTRA TERRITORIAL OR JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF RO COUNTY, TEXAS, OR WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE PROPERTY.
DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY, KLU CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2023 AT 7:00 PM FROM THE CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF KLUT, BRAZO COUNTY, TEXAS, LOCATED AT 1 0 8 MAIN STREET, KLUT, TEXAS.
THIS JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@WWW.FLUTETEXAS.GOV, AT WHICH TIME AND PLACE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE APPROVAL PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO 12.014 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE FOR A PLAT OF THE FOLLOWING SUBDIVISION LOCATED THEREIN, A REPL OF THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY, B C I C DIVISION 14 LOT 5 87 D TWO THROUGH 5 87 F LOT, 5 87 D THREE ACRES, E 0.110 AND THE A FOUR A 0 0 4 9 ALU SINCE THIS IS 2 24 EAST MAIN STREET, KLU, TEXAS 7 7 5 3 1, SUBDIVIDING
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TWO LOTS TO ADJUST THE PROPERTY LINE.AND IT'S SIGNED BY ROSIE T CLERK, TEXAS.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE TO NOTE THE PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT.
IT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE BRADFORD FACTS ON AUGUST THE EIGHTH, 2023.
AND NEXT IS TO NOTE THE LIST OF PROPERTY OWNERS.
THERE WERE 15 DELIVERIES, I MEAN 15 MAILINGS SENT OUT.
NONE WERE RETURNED, SO WE'RE PRESUMING THEY WERE ALL DELIVERED.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE OPEN FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
FIRST ITEM IS THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE REPL.
THEN THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE FROM HERE, HEAR FROM ANYONE PRESENT THAT'S IN FAVOR OF THE REPL.
OKAY, ANYBODY'S IN FAVOR OF IT?
MY NAME'S DERWIN BOOKER AND I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AT 2 2 4 EAST MAIN STREET.
I SUBMITTED THE PROPOSAL, THE REQUEST, AND A RELA UH, APPRECIATED HOUSEHOLD ZONING.
THE PURPOSE FOR THE, AND THOSE IN THAT FORMAT, IS IT, LET'S SEE, IS IT JUST GONNA BE FOR BUILDING? THE PURPOSE IS I HAVE A, I HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S INTERESTED.
THIS, THIS PROPERTY IS, IS AS YOU KNOW, COMES AROUND BEHIND THE BUILDING THAT, THAT WE SPEAK A FLOWER SHOP THAT THE CITY OWNS.
IT'S IN THREE, MY PARK IS IN THREE PARCELS, ONE AT FACES.
MAIN STREET THAT THE BUILDING IS ON IS ABOUT 60 FEET BY.
AND THEN JUST TO THIS SIDE OF IT, BETWEEN THE FLOWER SHOP AND THE BUILDING, MY BUILDING, THERE'S A STRIP THAT'S ABOUT 25 FEET WAY TO THE BACK.
AND THEN THERE'S THE CORNER OVER THE SIDE.
THE, THAT INDIVIDUAL WOULD NOT BE INTERESTED IN BUYING ON A BUILDING, WOULD BUY PROPERTY THAT THE BUILDING IS 25 FEET IN BETWEEN THAT LIMITS WHEN I DO THAT PROPERTY, THAT'S IN THE LIMITED ON THE SIZE OF CONSTRUCTION SIDE AND STILL GIVING ACCESS TO THE, TO THE OTHER BUILDING.
SO THE REASON FOR THE REAR LAB IS TO MOVE THE LINE LINE THAT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE BACK, CUT IT ACROSS THE VERY BACK OF THE PROPERTY.
SO YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE MORE IN THE BACK TO IF, IF YOU DO A CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.
YEAH, I NOTICED THAT'S A REAL ODD CONFIGURATION.
THEY MUST HAVE BEEN THAT, LIKE I SAID, IT ORIGINALLY IT WAS THREE LOTS AND THEY PROBABLY, BACK THEN THEY PROBABLY SUBDIVIDED ONE OF THEM TO HAVE A 25 FOOT LOT IN THERE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK BACK IN THE DAY, EVEN 25 FOOT LOTS WERE OH, WERE PERMITTED.
SO HAD TO BE A, EITHER THAT OR THEY WERE GONNA USE IT AS A RIGHT OF WAY OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF ALL THE BUILDING IN 2020.
YEAH, THAT BUILDING'S, THAT BUILDING CONFIGURATION.
YEAH, THAT BUILDING'S BEEN THERE SINCE I WAS A KID, SO, BUT IT WAS, UH, WELL THAT BUILDING HAS IT, BUT THERE WAS A BUILDING THERE WHEN I WAS, YEAH, THERE WAS A BUILDING THERE BEFORE THIS BUILT IN THOUSAND SIX.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
NEXT WILL BE THOSE OPPOSED TO THE REPL.
THE FIRST ITEM IS READ LETTERS.
NEXT ITEM WILL BE HEAR FROM ANYONE IN CHAMBERS THAT'S OPPOSED TO THE REPL.
I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT HE'S TRYING TO DO.
UH, IS IT, SIR, COULD YOU STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE? UH, MY NAME IS AND I GO TO 1 3 3 EAST MARION BEHIND IT.
UH, I'M TRYING, I'M STILL TRYING TO PICK OUT YOUR PICTURES OR WHERE HE'S, WHERE HE'S TRYING TO, I'M NOT SURE I QUITE UNDERSTAND.
UH, IS HE, IS HE LOOKING TO SELL THE, THE 2 24, THE METAL BUILDING? YES, SIR.
UH, THE BUILDING NEXT, NEXT TO HIM.
IS THAT WHAT HE'S TRYING TO MOVE THE PROPERTY LINE ON OR? NO, SIR, SIR, HE'S, HE'S TRYING TO COME.
THERE'S A A, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE GRAPHIC ON THE SCREEN, CURRENTLY THERE'S A WEIRD 25 ACRE OR 25 FOOT WIDE STRIP THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE BUILDING LOT AND THEN THIS OTHER LOT OVER THERE.
ROSIE, CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE? HE WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE COMBINING THOSE INTO A SINGLE TWO FROM THREE LOTS DOWN TO TWO.
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COMBINING THAT FRONTAGE WITH THE METAL BUILDING TO THE BACK AND THEN CREATING THIS, UH, POLY, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE, THE POLYGONAL, UH, LOT ON THE BACKSIDE OVER HERE SO THAT HE COULD, WITHIN THE MEETS OR WITHIN THE STAND SETBACKS FROM THE FENCE LINE AND PROPERTY LINES TO BUILD ANOTHER BUILDING.THE FRONT BUILDING WOULD THEN BE SOLD TO A THIRD PARTY WHO WOULD THEN TURN IT INTO A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PLAN? NO, SIR.
WE'RE NOT, THAT'S NOT OUR BUILDING TO BUY OR NOT OUR PLAN TO BUY THAT LESS, LESS PROPERTY SHARE.
I, I FEEL ABOUT IT, BUT, UH, I, I ACTUALLY HAVE NO OBJECTIONS MOVING PROPERTY.
NEXT ITEM, WE'LL HEAR COMMENTS FROM PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COMMENTS? NOPE, NO COMMENTS.
MAYOR, COMMENTS FROM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL? AS LONG AS IT'S OUR REQUIREMENTS.
WELL, I THINK WITH THE, I THINK WITH COMBINING IT FROM THREE TO TWO, YOU DO AWAY WITH THAT ONE.
THAT'S 25 FOOT WIDE AND IT, AND IT PRETTY MUCH BRINGS EVERYTHING INTO CONFIGURATION THEN.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CLOSED DISCUSSION AND HEAR RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE SEND THIS AS THE COUNCIL.
ALL IN FAVOR? A, WE, WE, UH, YEAH.
RECOMMENDED THE RELA, UH, GO ALONG WITH ALL THE STIPULATIONS THAT'S NORMALLY IN PLACE.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION FOR CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE OR DENY THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE REPL.
WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION THAT THE REPL BE GRANTED WITH THE, AS DRAWN ON THE MAPS AND WITH ANY STIPULATIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY, UH, ACCORDING TO THE, TO THE CHARTER.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION FOR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION? I MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR THAT WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND THE ZONING.
DO I HAVE, I'LL SECOND COUNCILMAN LOPEZ.
WHAT HAS BEEN GRANTED? UH, ON THE
[III. ADJOURN JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS]
NEXT ITEM, UH, WE ARE GONNA ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING.IS ZONING COMMISSION CARRIED TO ADJOURN? I'LL MAKE MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY, WE'RE ADJOURNED.
OKAY, WE WILL NOW ADJOURN OR WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
ONE REMINDER FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BEFORE THEY LEAVE, WE WILL BE HAVING A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
SO PLEASE SIGN THE IRS BEFORE WE GET TO THAT POINT OF THE MEETING.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CITIZEN VISITOR'S COMMENTS.
I HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP, SO WE WILL FOREGO READING THAT ITEM AND MOVE TO
[V. CONSENT AGENDA]
THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.AN ITEM LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE OR GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION.
THE EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE IS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REQUEST ONE OR MORE ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE ACTION.
TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA CONSIST OF MINUTES FROM A COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING BUDGET WORKSHOP ON AUGUST 3RD, 2023 AT SIX 30, AND THEN A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING AND A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST THE 10TH, 2023 AT 7:00 PM I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MOVE BY COUNCILPERSON VAUGHN, DO I HAVE A SECOND? DO WE HAVE REALLY QUICK, 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE WAS, I THOUGHT TODAY WAS WHEN WE WERE DOING THE TAX HEARING, BUT IT WAS OFF THE MINUTES.
DOES THAT HAVE TO BE CORRECTED OR NO? NO, IT WAS IT, THAT'S HOW THE MEETING WAS READ, SO, OKAY.
SO IT LIKE THAT, IT'S, YES, MA'AM.
FOR THE RECORD THOUGH, THE TAX HEARING IS ON SEPTEMBER 7TH.
YES, I KNOW THAT
HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
UH, ANY ITEMS NEED TO BE REMOVED? ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
[VI. BUSINESS ITEMS]
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BUSINESS ITEMS. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER TRAVIS QUINN HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE LAKE JACKSON MASONIC LODGE.MR. QUINN MICROPHONE'S YOUR, YOU JUST THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T GONNA GET TO SPEAK, SIR.
SUB TRIVIA, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TRIVIA.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK Y'ALL FOR HAVING ME.
UH, YOU HAD ME FOR 30, 21 YEARS, SO I GUESS I CAN COME BACK FOR FIVE OR 10 MINUTES.
UH, I STARTED OVER HERE IN FRONT OF, ACROSS FROM REX'S AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ROCK CHURCH.
KLU LODGE HAD A BUILDING THERE.
AND, UH, IN ORDER, WHEN YOU GET IN MASONRY, YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE OFFICER OFFICES TO BE AN OFFICER.
YOU, UH, START OFF AT THE BACK NATURALLY, AND YOU WORK YOUR WAY UP.
IT TAKES ABOUT SEVEN YEARS TO MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE WHAT I AM TODAY.
I'M THE WORST FOR MASTER OF THE LODGE IN LAKE JACKSON, WHICH THAT MEANS I'M THE, I'M THE DOG THIS YEAR.
AND, UH, SO IT JUST HAPPENED IN TWO AND 19.
90 AND 91 WAS MY, I WAS WORSHIPFUL MASTER AT THAT LODGE IN LAKE JA INCLUDE, AND IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULDN'T HOLD A MEETING, DIDN'T HAVE MEMBERS.
AND SO WE, UH, WE JO JOINED UP WITH LAKE JACKSON LODGE, WHICH IS PROBABLY THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED AND, UH, TO US.
AND I'M, LIKE I SAID, I HAVE PROGRESSED THROUGH THE RANKS TO WHERE I'M AT TODAY, AND IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO A MASONIC LODGE FOR ANY, ANY REASON, THERE'S PICTURES ALONG THE WALL THAT ARE PAST WORSHIPFUL MASTERS.
AFTER THIS YEAR, MY PICTURE WILL GROW ON THE WALL AND, UH, WHAT'S IRONIC IS OUR SON IS RIGHT BEHIND ME AND HE'LL BE THE WORSHIPFUL MASTER NEXT YEAR, AND HIS PICTURE WILL BE RIGHT BESIDE MINE FOR WHENEVER, FOREVER.
SO THAT'S WHAT IS GOOD FOR ME.
BUT, UH, WHAT I'M HEARING TONIGHT IS, UH, JUST SO HAPPENS THAT, UH, MY YEAR 2324 HAPPENS TO FALL ON LAKE JACKSON'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY.
AND, UH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BUNCH OF THE, UH, WHAT'S CALLED GRAND OFFICERS COME DOWN FROM WACO AND ALL OF THAT.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE, UH, WE CAME HERE, UH, I CAME HERE EARLY ENOUGH, HOPEFULLY THAT YOU CAN, UH, CLEAR YOUR CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER THE 21ST.
AND IF YOU READ THAT, I'LL READ IT SO EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT I GAVE Y'ALL AND I GAVE IT SAYS TALK, UH, TODAY, UH, MAYOR, UH, LAKE JACKSON MASONIC LODGE 1317 WILL CELEBRATE ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY ON OCTOBER THE 21ST, 23.
WE ARE EXTENDING AN INVITATION TO YOU AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, AND ALSO I WANT THE CHIEF TO COME, IF YOU WILL.
WE WILL MEET AT THE, UH, WE, WE'VE GOT A, A DOW ACADEMIC CENTER RESERVED, UH, AT THE BRAS PORT COLLEGE AND OUR SOCIAL HOUR WILL START ABOUT SIX O'CLOCK AND DINNER WILL BE AT SEVEN.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD IF Y'ALL, IF YOU CAN R S V P S AND WHAT YOU SEE THERE, THAT, UH, EMAIL ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER WILL BE GREAT.
BUT, UH, I KNOW CALVIN'S BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH.
HE KNEW, HE KNEW ABOUT THAT LODGE BUILDING UP THERE.
WE HAD TO, WHEN THE MASONS MOVED OUT, THEY SOLD IT TO THE ROCK CHURCH AND THEN HURRICANE IKE TOOK THE ROOF
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OFF OF IT.THAT'S WHY IT'S JUST A PARKING LOT TODAY.
COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? I COULD HAVE GOT ON THE COMMENTS, BUT, UH, I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE MR. CRANE.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE DEBATING WHETHER LET YOU SPEAK OR NOT.
I THINK MAYOR GAVE YOU A COUPLE MINUTES MY TIME.
UH, ACT ACTUALLY WE TOLD HIM THAT, THAT THAT YOU, WE, WE GOT ENOUGH SERVICE OUTTA YOU THAT WE COULD LET YOU SPEAK FOR A WHILE OR TONIGHT.
SO YEAH,
THAT'S RIGHT,
IF YOU CAN'T, WE KNOW WE UNDERSTAND.
IF YOU CAN COME R S V P S O WE CAN, UH, MAKE SURE THAT ON THE RIVER HAS ENOUGH OF FOOD.
CAN WE ADD A PLUS ONE TO THIS? HUH? CAN WE ADD PLUS ONE TO THIS? CAN WE BRING SOMEONE? YES.
DON'T BRING, UH, 17 OR 18 PEOPLE.
DON'T BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 43 DASH 2023.
RATIFY RATIFYING THE RE PLATT APPROVED FOR 7 36 BY STREET AND IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 43 DASH 2023.
THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS RATIFYING THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED REPL OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 36 VINE STREET, CLUTE, TEXAS.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF C CLUTE THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE OR DENY PLATS AND PLTS OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND THE EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY APPROVED A REQUEST TO REPL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 36 VINE STREET DURING THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10TH, 2023.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES OF A POLICY TO PASS A RESOLUTION DOCUMENTING THE APPROVALS OF PLATTS AND RE PLATTS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A SEARCHABLE RECORD ACCORDING TO ADDRESS AND PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS.
THAT SECTION ONE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CLUTE FINDS THAT THE FACTS ARE CITED IN THIS PREAMBLE HERE OF OUR TROOP.
SECTION TWO, THE CITY COUNCIL RATIFIES.
ITS APPROVAL OF THE REPLAY OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 36 VINE STREET, KLU, TEXAS MADE DURING THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 10TH TO SUBDIVIDE THREE LOTS INTO TWO LOTS.
SECTION THREE, EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS RESOLUTION AND THE RULES, REGULATIONS, PROVISIONS, REQUIREMENTS, ORDERS AND MATTERS ESTABLISHED AND ADOPTED HEREBY SHALL TAKE EFFECT TO BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT ON THE DATE OF PASSAGE.
AND UPON EXECUTION BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY SECRETARY HAS SET FORTH BELOW SECTION FOUR, PROPER NOTICE AND MEETING IS HEREBY FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED AND WAS ATTENDED BY A FORM OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE TIME PLACE.
THE PURPOSE OF SAID MEETING WAS GIVEN AS REQUIRED BY THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 5 5 1 READ PAST AND ADOPTED THIS 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2023, SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTESTED BY ROSIE POINT OF THE CITY CLERK.
AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A PAPER TRAIL FOR THE ACCIDENT WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN, UH, I THINK IN YEARS PAST WE DIDN'T DO THAT.
BUT WE HAVE A NEW POLICY THAT WILL, THIS WILL GO ON RECORD AND WE WILL IDENTIFY THAT PROPERTY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
MAKE IT EASIER TO FIND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 43 DASH 2023.
AND I'LL SECOND MOVED BY COUNCIL PERSON
MADDOX, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IT SINCE WE PASSED THIS ON AUGUST 10TH, WE DID.
YOU, YOU APPROVED THE RELA AT THAT TIME BY MINUTE ORDER AND THIS IS JUST PUTTING A RESOLUTION IN
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PLACE TO SO THAT WE CAN EARMARK IT IN OUR RECORDS RIGHT NOW.IF YOU HAVE TO GO SEARCH THE MINUTES.
THEY'RE NOT VERY SEARCHABLE, THEY'RE NOT FRIENDLY.
YEAH, USUALLY WE PASS IT ON THE SAME DAY, RIGHT? WE DID.
IT WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON OUR PART TO IT WASN'T ON THE LAST AGENDA, SO WE COULDN'T DO IT.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERED A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT TO ADOPT.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 44 DASH 2023 APPROVING THE REPL FOR 2 24 EAST MAIN STREET.
A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CL TEXAS APPROVING THE REPL OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2224 EAST MAIN STREET, CLUTE, TEXAS.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF CL CLT THROUGH ITS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW IT, APPROVE IT, OR DE DENY PLATS OF RE PLATTS OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE, OR THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY.
AND WHEREAS CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION HAS CONSIDERED A REQUEST TO REPLAT PROPERTIES, SUBDIVIDING TWO LOTS TO ADJUST THE PROPERTY LINE AT 2 24 EAST MAIN STREET INCLUDE TEXAS.
AND WHEREAS AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION THE DISCUSSION, THE PLANNING IS ZONING COMMISSION VOTED AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF SAID REPL REQUEST.
WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL FINDS THAT THE REQUEST IS DULY MADE AND CONFIRMS WITH ALL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR REPL.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY UDE, THAT SECTION ONE, THE CITY AND THE CITY OF INCLUDE FINDS THAT THE FACTS SOCIETY, THE PREAMBLE HEREOF, ARE TRUE.
SECTION TWO, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE REQUESTED REPL OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 24 EAST MAIN STREET INCLUDE TEXAS SECTION THREE EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS RESOLUTION IN THE RULES, REGULATIONS, PROVISIONS, REQUIREMENTS, ORDERS AND MATTERS ESTABLISHED AND ADOPTED HEREBY SHALL TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT ON THE DAY OF PASSAGE.
AND UPON EXECUTION BY THE MAYOR AND CITY SECRETARY IS SET FORTH BELOW SECTION FOUR.
PROPER NOTICE AND MEETING IS HEREBY FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED, WAS ATTENDED BY A FORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE TIME PLACE THE PURPOSE OF SAID MEETING WAS GIVEN AS REQUIRED BY THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 READ PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2023.
IT WOULD BE SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTEST BY ROSIE APPOINTMENT CITY CLERK.
WOULD ANYONE CARE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 44 DASH 2023? I MAKE THE MOTION.
MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR, SECONDED BY I'LL SECOND COUNCILPERSON MADDOX.
ANY DISCUSSION, ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN THE VOTE.
NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 45 DASH 2023 FOR THE APPROVAL OF LEASING A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 0 5 EAST MAIN STREET.
AND THIS WOULD, IS THAT THE BUILDING RIGHT OVER THERE? YES.
AND IT WOULD BE RESOLUTION NUMBER OF 45 DASH 2023.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND VARGAS SERVICE MANAGEMENT L L C FOR A PORTION OF THE CITY OWNED FACILITY LOCATED AT 1 0 5 EAST MAIN STREET, WHERE THE CITY OF CLU, TEXAS HAD PREVIOUSLY LEASED THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 1 0 5 EAST MAIN STREET TO COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF CLU, TEXAS HAD COMPLETED A SERIES OF REPAIRS TO THE BUILDING ALLOWING A PORTION OF THE SPACE TO BE USED BY A PRIVATE COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE WHILE CONTINUING TO HOST AN EXERCISE FACILITY FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND WHEREAS VARGAS MANAGEMENT SERVICES L L C HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THE PORTION OF SPACE AVAILABLE AND WHEREAS AT LEASE FOR SAID PROPERTY, ATTACHED HERETO HAS BEEN DRAFTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND BOTH PARTIES FIND THE TERMS INCLUDE, INCLUDE AGREEABLE NOW, THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
CITY INCLUDE TEXAS, THAT THE MAYOR AND OR CITY MANAGER ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED COMMERCIAL LEASE BETWEEN THE CITY AND VARGAS MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
L L C FOR A PER PORTION OF THE CITY OWNED FACILITY LOCATED AT 1 0 5 EAST MAIN STREET, KLU, TEXAS 7 7 5 3 1.
RED PAST AND ADOPTED THIS 24TH DAY OF AUGUST.
SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTEST BY ROSIE
WELL FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE WE MAKE ANY MOTIONS, I WANTED TO THANK UH,
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CJ BECAUSE I'VE SPOKEN WITH MS. SPARK AND SHE STATED HOW, UH, HOW NICE PROFESSIONAL AND EVERYTHING THAT CJ HAS BEEN HELPING HER FIND A NEW SPACE.UH, SO I JUST SAY THANK CJ THE COURSE.
WELL WE, UH, WE PURCHASED THE BUILDING YEARS AGO AND, AND WE HAD A TENANT IN IT FOR A, FOR A GOOD WHILE AT EIGHT YEARS.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THE BUILDING, IS THAT BUILDING BEEN THERE SINCE I WAS A KID TOO.
SO I'M SURE IT NEEDED SOME REPAIRS AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE TOOK INITIATIVE TO, TO GET IT REPAIRED AND UH, AND BRING IT ONLINE AS A, AS A REVENUE GAIN FOR THE CITY.
WE APPRECIATE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S FLEXIBILITY.
THEY'VE BEEN USING IT AS A WORKOUT FACILITY AND PROBABLY NEEDED THE REPAIRS BEFORE NOW, BUT, UH, GRATEFUL FOR THEM TO SHARE THE SPACE AND UH, HOPEFULLY GET A LITTLE REVENUE GENERATED OFF OF IT.
SO WHERE, WHERE'S THE GYM GOING NOW? WE UH, WE'VE BEEN GOOD TEAM PLAYERS,
EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE GOT WAS DONATED BY EITHER, UM, A COUPLE COMPANIES ARE OFFICERS AND WE HAVE DOWNSIZED TO ABOUT A THIRD OH WOW.
SO, BUT WE WANT TO BE A TEAM PLAYER.
SO THE NICE PART IS THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY WORKING OUT WITHOUT AC AND A, UM, A BATHROOM WE HAD TO RUN ACROSS THE STREET.
AND BECAUSE OF THE RENOVATION, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WORKING BATHROOM NOW.
NO, HAVE THE BC HAD A BATHROOM? YES, SIR.
SO, UM, IN YOUR, IN POLICY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, YOU DON'T HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING WHERE THE POLICE CAN GO, EITHER WORK OUT AT OUR GYM OR WE CAN PAY BACK A PORTION OF A GYM MEMBERSHIP.
WHAT, WHAT, WHERE YOU'RE NOT WORKING OUT IN THAT FALLS BASICALLY THAT.
SO, SO WHAT WE DID, SO THEY, WE HAVE ACCESS AS EVERY, ALL THE CITY EMPLOYEES DO TO THE GYM AT, UH, THE HESTER BUILDING.
THE PROBLEM IS WITH US WORKING 24 HOURS A DAY, SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO WORK OUT NIGHT AND THE ALARM SYSTEM ALL, IT JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT.
UM, SO THAT'S WHY WE, AND PLUS THIS IS JUST A PLACE THAT THEY CAN GO FEEL COMFORTABLE IF THEY HAVE THEIR WEAPONS WITH 'EM, WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THOSE THINGS.
SO THIS WAS JUST A GREAT, UM, FACILITY FOR US TO DO.
AGAIN, WE DO, WE WANT TO BE TEAM PLAYERS AND CJ APPROACHED ME ABOUT THE, THE, UH, POTENTIAL OF DOWNSIZING AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE SOME OF OUR EXTRA EQUIPMENT AND UH, DONATE IT TO E M SS 'CAUSE THEIR FOLKS WORK OUT THERE AS AT, AT THEIR STATION.
UM, AND WE, I MEAN WE, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE JUST ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO DO THAT.
SO THEY STILL HAVE A PLACE TO WORK OUT.
UH, IT'S JUST NOT AS BIG AS IT WAS, UH, IN THE PLANS FOR, UM, THE NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE'LL HAVE OUR OWN GYM AREA WITH THE, UH, LOCKER ROOM, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS AS WELL.
WONDER, THANK WELL, I I WOULD PRESUME THAT SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS OFF HOURS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT THIS IS PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE CONVENIENT.
JUST, YOU KNOW, AND THEN JUST BEING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, THEY CAN, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN TAKE ALL THEIR DUTY GEAR OFF AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHERE IT'S SECURE, GO WORK OUT, THEN COME BACK AND GET IT TO WHERE IF THEY GO TO A GYM, THEY JUST DON'T REALLY HAVE THAT, THAT ABILITY.
SO IT, IT JUST, IT'S JUST MORE OF A, A CONVENIENCE SPACE.
THANK, AND I DID NOT READ THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT, THE ENTIRE CONTRACT.
BUT IS IT GONNA BE LIKE, 'CAUSE I KNOW WHEN YOU RUN A COMMERCIAL SPACE, THE COMMERCIAL LEASES ARE A LOT DIFFERENT THAN RESIDENTIAL.
SHE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR, THE COMMERCIAL IS MORE RESPONSIBLE.
LIKE, I HAD YOU REPLACE AN AC UNIT ON MY COMMERCIAL BUILDING.
SO THE PROVISIONS INCLUDE MAINTENANCE, UPKEEP OF THE BUILDING, UH, LANDSCAPING, UH, UTILITY COSTS, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS WILL BE BORNE BY HER PLUS THE RENT.
SO, SO WE WOULD ONLY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE, THE POLICE ACTUAL BUILDING ITSELF.
THE EXTERNAL AND THE LIKE THE AC AND THE WELL THERE'S, YEAH.
DO YOU WANNA EXPLAIN? NO, WE DON'T HAVE THE, SHE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AC.
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BUT I MEAN THE, THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING IS STILL OURS.AND THEN WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR PORTION OF THE BUILDING THAT THE POLICE ARE USING FOR THE WORKOUT SPACE.
'CAUSE SHE HAD REQUESTED AT ONE POINT A BUILD OUT TO HER SPACE AND WE EXPLAINED THAT THAT WOULD BE AT HER COST.
NO, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M ASKING.
SO IS THE PD STILL ACCESSING IT FROM THE FRONT OR DO YOU HAVE LIKE REAR AXIS OR IS THERE A DIFFERENT XSS FOUR P THERE'S A, THERE'S NOW, WHEN YOU GO IN NOW THERE'S A LITTLE KIND OF A AREA.
WITH TWO DOORS THAT GO EACH SIDE.
WHAT, WHAT'S IT GONNA BE USED FOR? I'M SORRY.
UH, THAT WAS MY COMMENT THERE.
YOU, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHANGE THE 1.7 IN THAT NUMBER THREE TO 1.6 BECAUSE 1.7 IS THE SECURITY DEPOSIT.
AND I KNOW THAT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE, THE USE AND THE SIGNAGE AND THE SECURITY DEPOSIT, BUT YEP.
I DON'T THINK IT REALLY MATTERS, BUT IT HELPED ME FIND A USE IF IT WOULD'VE BEEN RIGHT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 45 DASH 2023 WITH THE CORRECTION THAT MS. BOND STIPULATED? I, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MOVE THAT MOTION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 46 DASH 2023.
APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BRASSFORD WATER AUTHORITY BOARD.
UH, OUR CURRENT BOARD MEMBER, OR HIS TERM EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE MONTH ANYWAY, BUT I THINK HE IS, UH, NO LONGER GONNA BE ELIGIBLE BECAUSE HE'S NOT GONNA BE A FLU CITIZEN ANYMORE.
SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE A UNIQUE SITUATION THEN THAT WE HAVE TWO APPLICANTS FOR THIS POSITION.
USUALLY WE DON'T
UH, BUT IT WOULD BE CITY OF CL RESOLUTION NUMBER 46 DASH 2023.
A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS NOMINATING CONSTITUTION AND APPOINTING A QUALIFIED PERSON TO FILL THE EXPIRING TERM OF KE.
KEVIN ROSENBAUM AS DIRECTOR OF THE BRAS PORT WATER AUTHORITY PROVIDING FOR THE DUTIES OF OFFICE AND PROVIDING FOR THE TAKING OF THE OATH OF OFFICE REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS THE POSITION OF THE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BRADFORD WATER AUTHORITY TO WHICH KEVIN RO ROSEBAUM IS HEREBY APPOINTED TO IS EXPIRING AND IS REQUIRED TO BE FILLED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS, THE CITY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY DESIRES TO APPOINT THE BELOW NAME QUALIFIED PERSON TO SERVE ON FULL SEARCH BOARD.
AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLUTE, MISSOURI COUNTY, TEXAS.
SECTION ONE APPOINTMENT, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY HEREBY NOMINATES, CONSTITUTES AND APPOINTS THE FOLLOWING NAME, QUALIFIED PERSON TO BE A DIRECTOR OF THE BRAD WATER AUTHORITY TO WIT AT THIS TIME IS BLANK.
AS I SAID, WE HAVE TWO NOMINEES OR TWO APPLICANTS.
THE NAME, THE ABOVE NAME APPOINTEES SHALL PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES IMPOSED ON BOARD MEMBERS OF THE DIRECTORS OF SET AUTHORITY BY LAW.
SECTION THREE, OATH OF OFFICE BEFORE ENGAGING IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF OFFICE.
SUCH APPOINTEE SHALL TAKE THE CONSTITUTION OATH OF OFFICE AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
READ PAST AND APPROVE THIS 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2023.
AND IT WOULD BE SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTESTED BY ROSE APPOINTMENT CITY CLERK.
WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN NAMED JOHNNY RAINEY NORRIS THAT HAS COMPLETED THE APPLICATION.
AND WE ALSO HAVE MS. AINS CONDO WHO IS WITH US TONIGHT THAT HAS COMPLETED THE APPLICATION.
MR. NORRIS COULDN'T BE WITH US TONIGHT, EVIDENTLY.
HE LEFT A LETTER APOLOGIZING FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO BE WITH US TONIGHT.
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BUT HE HAS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON.AND ACCORDING TO AMY'S APPLICATION, SHE HAS SET ON, UH, SHE HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH WATER CONSERVATION, WATER QUALITY WITH, UH, SEVERAL DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.
SO I THINK WE HAVE TWO VERY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS AND, UH, SOMEBODY'S GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A NOMINATION.
I'VE BEEN WEIRDLY OBSESSED WITH WATER QUALITY AND CONSERVATION SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID.
I'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESEARCH FOR, UH, ON VWA A AND T C Q.
I'VE SAT ON SEVERAL PANELS FOR, UH, TCE FOR WATER QUALITY AND CONSERVATION FOR, UH, OYSTER CREEK AS WELL AS THE SAN BERNARD RIVER.
UM, I'M ON SEVERAL OTHER LOCAL BOARDS AROUND TOWN FOR, UH, HABITAT AND GUYS, THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, UM, OH, ATTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY.
THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT EXACTLY, I MEAN, WHAT WHAT DO THEY DO ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS? SO THE BOARD OF THE B W A FUNCTIONS VERY MUCH LIKE THE CITY COUNCIL.
IT IS THE CORPORATE BOARD FOR THE, THE BRAZOS WATER AUTHORITY.
THEY HAVE A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE AUTHORITY, TO SET THEIR RATES, TO MAP OUT THEIR BUDGETS, TO HANDLE THEIR PLANNING EFFORTS, UH, TO REVIEW THEIR OPERATIONS.
ALL OF THOSE FUNCTIONS THAT A CORPORATE BOARD WOULD TAKE ON, THAT'S WHAT THIS ROLE ENTAILS.
FOLLOW THE, FOLLOW THEIR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, UH, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS.
IT VERY IMPORTANT FOR WHERE EACH CITY GETS ONE REPRESENTATIVE, THEY GET ONE REP.
WELL, I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER, MORE QUALIFIED PERSON FOR THAT POSITION THAN AMY.
HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL PERSON VAUGHN THAT AMY CONDON BE APPOINTED AS OUR BRAD PORT WATER AUTHORITY REPRESENTATIVE THAT WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN LOPEZ.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION.
I KNOW YOU HAVE, I KNOW YOU HAVE A VERY BUSY LIFE AND UH, THIS IS GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME OUTTA YOUR LIFE, BUT WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT YOU'LL BE PUTTING FORTH 'CAUSE WE KNOW YOU'LL DO AN EXCELLENT JOB.
YES, THAT'S, I'M GETTING THERE.
I'M STILL IN THE COMMENT SECTION,
ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE.
ALL IN FAVOR A AYE ALL IT'S UNANIMOUS.
AMY, YOU ARE OUR REPRESENTATIVE.
I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW ABOUT YOU EVERY TIME I
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 47 DASH 2023 APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION.
AND IT WILL BE CITY OF POLLUTE RESOLUTION 47 20 22.
2023 APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION.
WHEREAS SECTION ONE 10 DASH 1 21 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF KLUTE, MISSOURI COUNTY, TEXAS PROVIDES THAT FIVE TRAFFIC COMMISSIONERS SHALL BE APPOINTED INITIALLY BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND WHEREAS SECTION ONE 12 DASH 1 22 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDES THAT TWO COMMISSIONERS WILL BE APPOINTED AND EACH EVEN NUMBER YEAR AND THREE BE APPOINTED IN EACH ODD NUMBER YEAR.
WHEREAS CITY COUNCIL NOW DESIRES TO APPOINT COMMISSIONERS TO FILL POSITIONS THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE, WHICH EXPIRES SEPTEMBER, 2023.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PTE, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS.
FIRST THAT TRAVIS QUINN IS HEREBY REAPPOINTED TO FIELD POSITION THREE, WHICH EXPIRES IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025 AND SECOND THAT ARNOLD VAUGHN IS HEREBY REAPPOINTED TO FIELD POSITION FOUR, WHICH EXPIRES IN SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2025 AND THIRD, THAT MARGARET ARMSTRONG IS HEREBY REAPPOINTED TO FIELD POSITION FIVE, WHICH EXPIRES IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025.
FOURTH, THAT THIS RESOLUTION AFTER EXECUTION AT TEST STATION SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN THE PERMANENT RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CLOUT.
TEXAS READ PAST APPROVED THE 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2023
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WITH AD WOULD BE SIGNED BY MYSELF AND A TESTIFIED ROSIE APPOINTMENT CITY CLERK.AND I PRESUME THAT EVERYONE IS IN AGREEMENT THAT THEY'RE WANT TO BE REAPPOINTED.
YEAH, ROSIE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF, UH, RECRUITING AND, AND
SHE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE, I CAN'T TALK TO HER METHODS.
I JUST KNOW THAT SHE GOT COMMITMENTS.
SO, THREATENING EMAILS, IS IT? YEAH.
W I T THAT'S THE YOU ANYONE CARRIED TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION? 47 DASH 2023 I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL PER MAD EXECUTIVE BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
ANY COMMENTS, DISCUSSIONS? HEARING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
YOU ARE TRAFFIC COMMISSIONERS AGAIN.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 48 DASH 2023 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR'S SIGNATURE ON THE ROAD AND BRIDGE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.
AND IT WOULD BE, OH LORD, YEAH.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 48 DASH 2023.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF KLUTE, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR'S SIGNATURE APPROVING FISCAL YEAR 2023.
2024 ROAD AND BRIDGE PROJECTS UNDER THE CITY'S INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BRAZORIA COUNTY.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF KLU, PEORIA COUNTY HAVE A LONG, HAVE LONG PARTNER TO CONDUCT MUCH NEEDED ROAD MAINTENANCE PROJECTS UNDER A LONG-LASTING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS THIS AGREEMENT ALLOWS THE CITY TO USE COUNTY RESOURCES FOR TWO MILES OF SUCH MAINTENANCE EVERY OTHER YEAR.
AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CLUTE, TEXAS, THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECTS LISTED ARE HEREBY APPROVED AND THE MAYOR IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE APPROPRIATE REQUEST FORM.
FURTHER, THE CITY WISHES TO THANK COMMISSIONER PAYNE AND THE COUNTY FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE READ PAST AND ADOPTED THIS 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2023.
AND IT WOULD BE SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ATTESTED BY RHODES DEPARTMENT CITY CLERK.
AND IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE ADOPT THIS ONE AND THEN WE COME BACK AND WE'LL ACTUALLY IDENTIFY THE ROAD PROJECTS AFTER WE'VE ADOPTED THE BUDGET.
THIS, THIS IS OUR, OUR STANDARD MAINTENANCE CONTRACT.
YEAH, I GUESS EVERY OTHER YEAR THEY, THE COUNTY WILL HELP US REPAIR TWO MILES OF STREET.
IT'S NOT FOR
SO WHAT WOULD, WHAT WAS THE LAST PROJECT THAT THE COUNTY CAME IN? 'CAUSE I SEE HERE THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THAT THEY CAME IN AND DID, IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWN LAZY, UH, TOWARDS 3 32, THEY'VE DONE THAT SERIES OF STREETS.
I GUESS INCLUDE TWO MILES IS IT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD CHUNK OF WHICH STREET
ONE YEAR WE ACTUALLY LET RICHWOOD USE OUR TWO MILES TO DO THEIRS AND THE NEXT YEAR WE USED THEIR TWO MILES.
SO ONE YEAR WE ACTUALLY GOT FOUR MILES INSTEAD OF TWO.
BUT YOU KNOW THAT, THAT KIND OF AGREEMENT IS SOMETHING THAT'S DONE BETWEEN THE, BUT IT'S NOT USUALLY DONE, BUT IT'S DONE BETWEEN CITIES OCCASIONALLY TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT.
YOU KNOW, IF THEY HAVEN'T, LIKE I THINK THEY WERE WORKING IN THE NEW SUBDIVISION OUT ON 2004 AND TWO MILES WOULDN'T, WOULDN'T GET THEM OUT OF THE ENTRANCE.
SO THEY, UH, WE LET THEM USE OURS AND THEN THE NEXT YEAR WE USED THEIRS.
SO WE, WE WERE, WE WERE IN, WE WERE IN BAD SHAPE, BUT WE WEREN'T IN AS BAD SHAPE AS THEY WERE.
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ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF INCHES.THEY SURE IN OUR MINDS PROBABLY NEED TO GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER AND BRIDGE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
BUT WE INCLUDE, WE MAKE THAT THE ASK IS GET US BACK TO A BASE WHERE WE'RE AT.
THE PROBLEM IS, IS SOME OF THE CREWS ARE NOT TRAINED TO DO IT.
SO, UH, IF WE WERE TO TAKE ON A LARGER PROJECT, WE MIGHT ACTUALLY SOURCE IT OUT FROM ANOTHER CONSTRUCTION FIRM.
BUT THE BACK HALF OF HARGET WAS DONE FAIRLY RECENTLY.
AND DO YOU TAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR STREETS? OH YES, ABSOLUTELY.
SO TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO IS WE TRY AND MAINTAIN OUR OWN WORKSHEET ON STREET CONDITION AS WELL AS MYSELF AND JOHN AND HIS CREWS ARE OUT ON THE STREETS.
THEY'RE TAKING NOTES ABOUT WHERE WE'RE SHEARING, WHERE WE'RE NOT SHEARING WHAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.
BUT YEAH, WE ABSOLUTELY TAKE SUGGESTIONS AS WELL.
SO IF YOU HAVE AN AREA AND IT'S GOOD TO KEEP 'EM IN A CONTIGUOUS AREA, THAT MEANS YOU'RE THROUGH, YOU'RE MAXIMIZING THEIR LABOR AND TIME.
WELL MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION.
HAVE A MOVE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
THAT RESOLUTION NUMBER 48 DASH 2023 BE APPROVED.
I SECOND, SECOND ABOUT COUNCILPERSON MADDOX DISCUSSION.
HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN THE VOTE.
I THINK IF Y'ALL WILL, THE NEXT ITEM, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WE HAD A REVISED ORDINANCE SITTING ON OUR DESK WHEN WE CAME IN.
I FORGOT ONE HERE SOMEWHERE I THOUGHT.
BUT THE, UH, NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 23 DASH OH 10 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KLU, REVISING AND CLARIFYING SECTION 6.2 AND 6.3 OF THE CITY'S ZONING AS IT PERTAINS TO FENCING.
IF Y'ALL REMEMBER CORRECTLY, WE'VE HAD THIS ON THE AGENDA AT LEAST ONCE, TWICE, I THINK.
AND WE WERE, WE HAD SOME REVISIONS THAT WE ASKED SPECIFICALLY TO BE MADE AND SPECIFICALLY TO BE ADDRESSED.
AND THIS IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLU, TEXAS AMENDING ARTICLE SIX OF APPENDIX A ZONING OF THE CITY OF CLU, CODE OF ORDINANCES, SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 6.2 AT 6.3 RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTIONS OF FENCES CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND A REPEATER CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SO THERE ARE A FEW, ACTUALLY A FEW CHANGES OTHER THAN WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, LAST TIME.
SO I WANNA MAKE SURE AND REVIEW THOSE.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT, UH, UH, SECTION THREE, UM, THE ORDINANCE LAST TIME HAD A TOTAL HEIGHT OF, UM, UH, SEVEN FEET.
AND, UH, WHEN I TALKED WITH, UH, MR. HASLIP, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT AND HE SAID, WELL, THE STANDARD PICKET IS SIX FEET AND THEN A LOT OF PEOPLE PUT A BASEBOARD, SO SEVEN FEET WOULD BE SUFFICIENT.
BUT THEN WE HAD SOME CONCERN FROM FOLKS THAT ACTUALLY THE STANDARD, I GUESS, UM, IN MOST PLACES IS THAT YOU CAN BUILD UP TO EIGHT FEET WITHOUT DOING ANY ENGINEERING.
SO THERE WAS A, A REQUEST THAT WE CHANGE THAT TO EIGHT FEET, UH, AS THE TOTAL HEIGHT.
AND THAT'S UP TO Y'ALL'S DISCRETION.
IF Y'ALL WANT TO LEAVE IT AT SEVEN FEET OR Y'ALL WANNA CHANGE IT TO EIGHT FEET, UM, UH, BUT EIGHT FEET IS TYPICALLY THE HEIGHT THAT, UM, YOU CAN BUILD WITHOUT REQUIRED, UH, ENGINEERING AND, UH, UM, ON RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL FENCING.
UM, ALSO WE DID MAKE THE CHANGE THAT THE, UH, UH, IT WOULD BE THAT THE TOTAL HEIGHT WOULD BE MEASURED BY THE HIGHEST SOIL GRADE LEVEL ON THE LOT BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME DISCUSS THAT WAS THE CHANGE THAT WAS REQUESTED SPECIFICALLY LAST TIME.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT THE, THIS ORDINANCE WAS BASED ON A PREVIOUS 6.2 AND 6.3.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, WE, WE COMBINED AND THEN CLARIFIED, BUT UH, IT COVERS FENCES, WALLS, HEDGES, AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS.
AND SO, UH, WHEN WE, WHEN I DRAFTED THE ORDINANCE FOR THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, UM, BASICALLY FENCES AND UH, AND UH, YOU KNOW, FENCE BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, SHARED, UM, OR ADJACENT TO PARKING LOT, I MEAN DRIVEWAYS AND SO FORTH.
BUT, UH, I REALIZED, HEY, UM, ACTUALLY, UH, IT SAYS THAT THERE'S NO FENCE WALLS, HEDGES THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED PAST THE FRONT WALL OF YOUR HOUSE.
AND I'M LIKE, WELL, LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE BUSHES AND HEDGES, YOU KNOW, IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE.
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REALLY MAKE SENSE.SO, UH, I UH, ADDED NUMBER FOUR SAYING THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, HEDGES, BUSHES OR OTHER LANDSCAPING.
UM, AND, AND, AND IT CAN BE WITHIN FOUR FEET OF YOUR HOUSE, UH, AND HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE SAME HEIGHT THAT WE HAD FOR THE REQUIREMENT, UH, FOR THE, UM, OBSTRUCT BETWEEN DRIVEWAYS.
UH, AND ALSO THAT IT WHATEVER HEDGE OR BUSHES THAT YOU HAVE, YOU CAN'T OBSTRUCT THE VIEW OF TRAFFIC.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT WAS THE MAIN CONCERN OF THIS, UM, ORDINANCE ORIGINALLY.
BUT I THINK IT WAS KIND OF, EVEN THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE WAS PRETTY OVER BROAD, WHICH KIND OF OUTLAWED BUSHES AND HEDGES IN GENERAL.
SO, UH, THAT REALLY DIDN'T MAKE SENSE.
UM, AND SO I GUESS THE ISSUE THERE WOULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW, HEDGES OF BUSHES, NOT INDIVIDUAL BUSHES, UH, BUT HEDGES, THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, PLANTED TO, TO CREATE A BARRIER BASICALLY.
SO YOU'LL HAVE THE HEDGES IN FRONT OF YOUR WINDOWS.
IT'S KIND OF DESIGNED TO BE A BARRIER FOR PEOPLE BREAKING INTO YOUR, YOUR, YOU KNOW, YOUR WINDOWS IN YOUR HOUSE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, STANDALONE BUSHES AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN YOUR, IN YOUR YARD WOULDN'T BE INCLUDED.
'CAUSE THIS IS DEFINED AS HEDGES THAT ARE USED AS PHYSICAL OR VISUAL BARRIERS.
AND SO IS THIS TO KEEP LIKE PEOPLE FROM BEING ABLE TO, I GUESS, OUTLINE THEIR FRONT YARD, RIGHT? RIGHT.
AND SO YOU WOULDN'T, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO, UH, YOU CAN'T PLANT HEDGES AS A FENCE RIGHT.
AND, AND LINE YOUR FRONT YARD WITH HEDGES.
UH, BUT UH, NUMBER FOUR WOULD ALLOW YOU TO HAVE HEDGES WITHIN FOUR FEET OF YOUR HOUSE.
UH, THAT CREATES A, A PHYSICAL BARRIER.
IT'S MADE TO BE, YOU KNOW, TO CREATE A BARRIER, BUT AN INDIVIDUAL BUSH IN YOUR FRONT YARD WOULD STILL BE OKAY.
SO, BUT YOU, SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS YOU COULDN'T DO IT TO OUTLINE YOUR FRONT YARD, BUT YOU COULD DO, YOU COULD LITERALLY DO A HEDGE, LIKE A RIGHT.
WITHIN FOUR FEET OF YOUR HOUSE ALL THE WAY AROUND IT OR NO.
ANYBODY WOULD WANT TO DO THAT.
I'M JUST FOR MY, WELL, YEAH, AND, AND LIKE I SAID, I MEAN YOU JUST DRIVE AROUND AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HEDGES UNDER THE WINDOWS OR IN FRONT OF THEIR FRONT PORCH AND I MEAN, THAT'S JUST KIND OF STANDARD AND IT WOULD, IT SEEMED, UH, UNREASONABLE TO PASS THE ORDINANCE THAT WOULD PREVENT THAT.
SO, SO, UM, WELL CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION ON THAT ONE? NO, I HAVE AN ISSUE.
NO, I HAVE AN ISSUE BECAUSE THE CEMETERY HAS A HEDGE ALL THE WAY AROUND IT.
OH, I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT.
I MEAN, THERE'S HOMES NOW THAT HAVE THAT, LIKE THEY, THEY USE BUSHES AND IT'S CROP LINE, IT'S QUITE HIGHER THAN 30 INCHES.
I DIDN'T EVEN, I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT.
I HAVE HEDGES IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, UM, THAT ARE TALLER THAN THAT, THAT BEEN THERE SINCE 25, 30 YEARS.
THERE ACTUALLY USED TO BE A FENCE THERE.
THEY WERE ACTUALLY SMALL BUSHES, BUT THEY'RE HEDGES NOW.
YOU KNOW, UM, MY O C D HUSBAND DOES NOT LET THEM GET VERY TALL, BUT, UM, YEAH, WE DO HAVE THOSE.
WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ALREADY HAVE THEM? I GUESS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER ORDINANCE, IF YOU'RE GRANDFATHERED IN, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT GONNA ASK YOU TO COME TAKE IT OUT.
RIGHT? WELL, I MEAN, AND ACTUALLY THIS WAS, THAT WAS, APPARENTLY THAT'S BEEN THE RULE, BUT NOBODY'S EVER KNOWN THAT THAT WAS RULE PREVIOUSLY.
SO I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP THE ELEMENTS THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY AND, AND MAKE IT SEEM MORE REASONABLE.
BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAUSAGE, IT'S SO HARD TO MAKE RULES THAT WILL CONSIDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.
SO, I MEAN, IF I WANT TO SAY, I MEAN WE CAN CHANGE IT TO, UH, YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE ANY HEDGES OR BUSHES THAT BLOCK THE SIGHT LINE OF THE ROADS.
AND YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE BUSHES AND HEDGES YOU WANT IN YOUR FRONT YARD.
UM, BUT YOU DO HAVE THE THING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS PREVENTING FRONT YARD FENCES.
AND SO SOMEBODY THEN LIKE COULD USE A HEDGE AS A FENCE AND GO ALL THE WAY AROUND THEIR FRONT YARD THOUGH.
SOMEBODY PUT, IF SOMEBODY PUT 'EM DOWN THEIR DRIVEWAY AND THEY GOT UP SO HIGH AND THEY COULDN'T SEE WHEN THEY WERE BACKING OUTTA THEIR DRIVEWAY, IT COULD BE A TRAFFIC TRAFFIC HAZARD.
OH, I CAN THINK ONE, I I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
UH, WE'VE GOT A NEW HOUSE, WE HAVE SEVERAL NEW HOUSES IN LAKE BEND AND THERE'S ONE GOING IN RIGHT NOW IN THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.
UH, THE SLAB VERSUS THE FENCE OF THE NEIGHBORS.
I THINK YOU GONNA HAVE TO GO OUT THERE WITH A MEASURING TAPE TO SEE THAT FIVE FOOT IS FIVE FOOT.
NOW IF THEY, IF THEY DECIDE TO PUT ANY TYPE OF BUSHES
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OR WHATEVER THE ITEM IS, THAT'S GOING TO SH CUT THAT FIVE FOOT DOWN TO TWO FOOT OR SOME OTHER NUMBER.YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SETBACK.
YEAH, THE SETBACK ON THE SIDE.
AND FOR ME, UH, BEING A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER, IT, IT'S GONNA BE A HINDRANCE IN GETTING THE GUYS AROUND THERE AND ALL WHEN A HOUSE IS ON FIRE.
'CAUSE YOU'D LIKE PLENTY OF ROOM TO DRAG YOUR EQUIPMENT AND ALL RIGHT.
NOW THIS WOULD BE ANOTHER TOPIC OR ANOTHER SUBJECT, BUT I, SOME OF IT MAY FALL INTO WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I'M ALMOST THINKING WE NEED TO BUMP THAT FIVE UP TO MAYBE EIGHT, MAYBE SEVEN.
UM, BECAUSE OF THE, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT BUSHES BEING THERE INSTEAD OF A FENCE.
OH, AS FAR AS CHANGING THE RULES FOR SETBACKS YEAH.
I DON'T EVEN THINK IF YOU HAD PUT AN AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER OUT THERE AND ALL, YOU WOULD'VE TO SQUEEZE, GO AROUND IT ON THE SIDES.
WELL, I THINK THE ANSWER TO THAT WOULD BE, NOT TO CHANGE THE SETBACK, BUT JUST PREVENT PLANTING OR OBSTRUCTIONS OR PLANTING THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD BLOCK PASSAGEWAY, THAT WOULD IMPEDE ALONG THE SIDE OF IMPEDE, YOU KNOW, EMERGENCY SERVICES.
THAT WOULD BE THE WAY TO WRITE THAT ORDINANCE.
WELL, WOULD YOU, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT IT, THE, THE FIVE FOOT SETBACK IS FROM THE WALL TO THE PROPERTY LINE.
EVERY HOUSE HAS 14 TO 16 FOOT OF EAVE THAT STICKS PAST IT ALREADY.
SO
WELL, I, I HOPEFULLY THIS ONE NOT, YOU KNOW, BECOME, UH, ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OUR, UH, ANIMAL ORDINANCE THAT WE PASSED A FEW YEARS AGO,
BUT UH, UH, IT WITH THE, WITH THE PREVALENCE OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE HEDGES THAT Y'ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT AND THE HEIGHT, SO AND SO FORTH, UM, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE THEN CHANGE THE PROVISIONS REGARDING HEDGES AND BUSHES, LANDSCAPING SO FORTH TO JUST THE LIMITATION THAT THEY CAN'T, YOU KNOW, IMPEDE THE VISION OF THE, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC ON THE ROADS.
AND THAT MIGHT BE THE, UM, THE EASIEST WAY TO DO IT RATHER THAN MICROMANAGING BUSHES.
WELL I MEAN THE, THE CEMETERY IS BASICALLY A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
SO I MEAN WE COULD, WE COULD ADDRESS THAT IN A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
AND CAN WE PUSH THE FENCE FROM SEVEN FEET TO EIGHT? CAN WE YEAH.
I HAVE THAT IN THERE NOW TO, FOR IT TO BE EIGHT FEET INSTEAD OF SEVEN.
UM, BUT YOU SAID EIGHT FEET FROM THE HIGHEST ELEVATION.
SO THEORETICALLY A PERSON ON THE CREEK COULD BUILD A 25 OR 30 FOOT FENCE DOWN ON THE BACK OF THEIR PROPERTY.
OR DO THEY HAVE TO GET ENGINEERING FOR THAT? THEY'D HAVE TO HAVE ENGINEERING FOR ANYTHING OVER EIGHT.
THEY STILL HAVE TO HAVE ENGINEERING.
SO YEAH, WELL ON DIXIE DRIVE THERE'S SEVERAL OF THOSE FENCES THAT ARE EASILY EIGHT FOOT, THAT'S WHAT PROPERTIES 'CAUSE OF THE SWIMMING POOL.
THAT'S WHAT PROMPTED THIS CONVERSATION.
YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THIS, THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THIS QUESTIONS CAME IN BECAUSE THERE WERE, THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT STUCK ONE UP SIX, SEVEN FOOT TALL AND PEOPLE WERE STILL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE UP ON THAT STREET, YOU COULD STILL STREET STRAIGHT INTO THE HOMES.
THE HEDGES AND STUFF WOULD ONLY APPLY LIKE ON A CORNER.
ON THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE, AND LIKE MINE'S GOING DOWN THE CENTER OF MY YARD, THEY'RE NOT BLOCKING NOBODY'S VIEW BECAUSE THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, OFF THE ROAD.
BUT LIKE WHEN YOU'RE TURNING THE CORNER, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S WHERE YOU SHOULD SAY, DO NOT PLANT SIX FOOT EXCEPT FOR DRIVEWAYS.
I THINK THAT, UH, JERRY, AND WE'VE TALKED QUITE A BIT ABOUT, UH, DRIVEWAYS BLOCKING VISION COMING IN AND OUT OF YOUR DRIVEWAY INTO TRAFFIC.
I'VE SEEN SO WELL WITH, WITH THE DITCHES IN THE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS.
YOU DON'T GOTTA WORRY ABOUT THAT 'CAUSE YOU'RE SO FAR FROM THE ROAD THAT YEAH, WELL WE PRETTY MUCH, WE PRETTY MUCH HAVE A DOESN OUR ORDINANCE PRETTY MUCH COVER THAT.
YOU HAVE TO BE LIKE, DOESN'T OUR ORDINANCE PRETTY MUCH COVER THAT.
LIKE YOU HAVE TO HAVE, UH, 30 FEET TO THE EDGE OF SOMETHING.
I THINK LIKE TRUCKS, THE BACKS 20 FEET FROM THE STREET TO THE ANYTHING TO ANY KIND OF STRUCTURE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE LIKE 30 FEET FROM THE, FROM THE, WE'VE GOT WHAT IN, IN YOUR RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS, YOU HAVE A 25 FOOT SETBACK FROM THE PROPERTY LINE IN NEW THAT'S 10 OR 10 TO 12 FEET OFF THE STREET.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE COULD SAY THAT YOU CAN'T BUILD THE HEDGES FROM THE 25 FOOT TOWARDS THE STREET EITHER.
COME THE OPPOSITE WAY INSTEAD OF FINDING FROM, FROM THE HOUSE THAT, BECAUSE I, I CAN UNDER, I COULD SEE PEOPLE PLANTING HEDGES ALL THE WAY DOWN THEIR DRIVEWAY AND THEN TRYING TO BACK OUT AND NOT BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S COMING EITHER WAY.
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FIREFIGHTING.SO YOU'RE SAYING IT WOULDN'T BE A GOOD IDEA TO PLANT ONE OF THOSE HEDGE HEDGE MAZES IN YOUR FRONT YARD.
I THINK IT GOES TO MY HOUSE GOES WILD
SO, WELL, SO THE TWO OPTIONS I'M HEARING IS IF WE COULD EITHER, UH, RATHER THAN AS THIS ORDINANCE MEASURED IT FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, LIKE PUTTING THINGS IN YOUR FRONT YARD, WE CAN HAVE THE LIMITATION AS FAR AS BUSHES AND HEDGES, UH, COMING FROM THE STREET, UH, RIGHT OF WAY 25 FEET SETBACK.
AND THEN THAT WILL PREVENT ANY PROBLEMS WITH REGARD TO, UH, VISION SITE ALONG THE ROADWAYS.
I DON'T THINK THAT THEY WANT, I I DON'T THINK IT'S COUNSEL'S INTENT TO GO 25.
I THINK YOU WOULD WANT TO MAKE IT OR HOWEVER VERY MANY FEET, RIGHT? YEAH, I THINK YOU WANT TO HAVE THE SIGHT LINE.
SO MAYBE 15 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE BACK.
IT NEEDS TO BE 25, 20, 36 30, PROBABLY SAY 30 INCHES OR LESS.
SO NOW THAT WOULD BE OKAY FOR PER, FOR EDGE EDGES AND ALL, BUT YOU KNOW, OVER AT WOOD SHORE WE'VE GOT SOME, A LOT OF TRUCKS AND STUFF AND YOU CAN ONLY PUT ONE TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY.
THAT'S ANOTHER CAN OF WORMS. WELL, I WAS GONNA SAY, AND THEY HAVE TO GET SPECIAL PERMISSION TO PUT ANY KIND OF BUSH RUB FLOUR HERB OVER THERE.
THE H O A YOU MEAN BALLER? YEAH.
H O A YOU'VE GOTTA GET PERMISSION OF WHAT TYPE OF TREE YOU'RE ABOUT TO PLANT.
WELL, EVEN AT, EVEN AT OUR, AT LAKE BEND, UH, UH, THEY EVEN PUT IN A THIRD DRIVEWAY.
THERE'S LIKE SIX VEHICLES, UH, ONE PARTICULAR HOUSE AND THEY WERE NICE ENOUGH, PUT A THIRD DRIVEWAY IN PARKING AND ALL TO GET 'EM OFF THE STREET AND ALL.
WELL, AM I HEARING THAT WE WANT TO TABLE THIS ITEM AGAIN? THAT'S WHERE WE DECIDED ON NOW, AS FAR AS YEAH.
HE'S GONNA, HE'S GONNA REDRAFT IT SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND A POSTPONEMENT OR TABLING OF THIS ITEM AND BRING IT BACK NEXT TIME FOR CONSIDERATION.
AND MAYOR, I, I'D LIKE TO TABLE THIS ITEM FOR NEXT MEETING.
WE HAVE A, A, A, UH, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN AGUILAR THAT THIS ITEM BE TABLED FOR A LITTLE FURTHER RESEARCH.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILPERSON VAUGHN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OH, THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS NOT ABOUT BUSH.
IS WHAT, WHAT'S THE AVERAGE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF A, A LOT? A LOT, A LOT.
UH, THE AVERAGE, WELL IN YOUR NEW 60, THEY'RE 50.
MOST OF 'EM ARE 50 FEET BY 130, 150, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOUR MOM, YOUR WIDTH IS 50? NO, YOU CAN GO SMALLER.
THE WIDTH, THE WIDTH IS TYPICALLY 50.
THAT'D BE 7,200 SQUARE FOOT TO BUILD A HOUSE.
UNLESS YOU'RE IN THE OLDER PART OF TOWN, WHICH WE, IN WHICH CASE WE SHRUNK IT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE MINIMUM WE'D BE AT 6,400.
SO YOU'VE GOT SOME SMALLER, ESPECIALLY IN THAT SUBDIVISION BETWEEN THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND 2 88 B, YOU'VE GOT SOME SMALLER LOTS IN THERE THAT ARE, I I WANNA SAY THE SMALLEST.
THERE'S A 40 BY 100 IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
WE GOT SOME SMALLER THAN THAT.
THERE'S THREE IN THE ROAD RIGHT THERE.
THEY'RE PROBABLY AIN'T 30 FEET ACROSS.
SOME THE, SOME OF THE OLDER, SOME OF THE OLDER PARTS OF TOWN, THEY WERE, THERE WAS NO PLA NO NOTHING.
EVERYTHING WAS BUILT ON A HANDSHAKE.
I THINK THIS WOULD BE JUST SAID, WE NEED A ROAD AND THEY JUST KEPT THROUGH THEIR YARDS AND THAT'S HOW IT ENDED UP.
WELL, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IN THIS ORDINANCE IS BROUGHT FORWARD FROM THE EXISTING ORDINANCE.
SO I WAS JUST WONDERING BECAUSE, BUT, BUT MOST OF THE, PRETTY MUCH IN THE, PROBABLY SINCE THEY STARTED REALLY RECORDING THINGS, THE, THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE HAS, HAS BEEN 50 FEET IN THE FRONT, TYPICALLY MINIMUM, UNLESS YOU'RE DOING ZERO LOT LINE SUBDIVISION.
AND THAT'S UNDER A SPECIFIC USE.
AND IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE MORE LIKE TOWNHOUSES.
THEY'RE NOT LIKE, THEY'RE NOT LIKE HOMES.
SO RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THE CONCLUSION, 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU, YOU'RE GONNA GO AND, UH, MAKE CHANGES OR WHATEVER WE'RE SAYING YOU STILL CANNOT PUT A HEDGE FENCE IN YOUR FRONT YARD.
OR YOU CAN, IT JUST CAN'T BE MORE THAN 30 INCHES.
I'M JUST TRYING TO RECAP BECAUSE WE HAVE IDEAS GOING.
SO YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING IN THE FRONT PART NEEDS TO HAVE A LIMITATION OF THE HEIGHT SO THAT IT DOESN'T OBSTRUCT TRAFFIC.
SO WE'RE GONNA ALLOW HEDGES AND BUSHES, BUT NOT FENCES.
NOT A FENCE, BUT YOU CAN DO A RIGHT.
SO THE HEDGES AND BUSHES, HEDGE FENCE
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CAN'T HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST 15 FOOT SETBACK FROM THE, UH, FROM THE PROPERTY LINE, THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE THAT ON THE STREET, THE CURB 25.WELL 15 FEET BACK FROM THE CURB.
BASICALLY THE, AND THEN, AND THEN ANYTHING, ANYTHING FROM OF THAT HAS TO BE 30 INCHES TALL OR LESS 15 FEET SO THAT YOU CAN STILL SEE OVER IT.
IF IT'S WITHIN THAT 15 FEET BUILDING.
AND THE FENCE IS, IT IS, THEY CAN BE, WAS IT SEVEN OR EIGHT FEET TALL FROM THE HIGHEST GRADE? EIGHT, EIGHT FOOT.
SO EVEN IF THE LAND'S GOING LIKE THIS AND YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, FOUR FEET HERE, 25 FOOT ONE HERE.
'CAUSE IT'S SO UNEVEN AT THE HIGHEST POINT IT CAN ONLY BE SEVEN FEET AND STILL NO FRONT YARD FENCES.
AND NO FRONT YARD FENCES EXCEPT YOU CAN HAVE A SMALL FENCE BETWEEN IF YOU HAVE LIKE SIDE BY SIDE DRIVEWAYS, YOU CAN HAVE A SMALL FENCE THAT'S NO MORE THAN 30 INCHES TALL.
AND THIS IS NOT LIKE A LITTLE PICKET FENCE OR SOMETHING.
COMMERCIAL COMMERCIALS COMPLETELY SEPARATE.
THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TO, YEAH.
'CAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE SOME OTHER COMMERCIAL REQUIREMENTS AS FAR AS, UH, FENCING THAT, UH, BLOCKS VIEW AND HAS THE SLATS AND SO FORTH.
SO WE HAVE A DIFFERENT ORDINANCE RELATED TO COMMERCIAL FENCING.
I MEAN THAT CEMETERY'S PROBABLY ONLY BEEN THERE THIS FENCE 70 YEARS, 80 YEARS, SOMEWHERE IN THERE.
AND THEY PRETTY WELL HAD A HEDGE AROUND IT THE WHOLE TIME.
THEY KEEP IT PRETTY WELL TRIMMED AT THE SAME HEIGHT.
HASN'T HAVEN'T GROWN A LOT TALLER OVER THE YEARS.
OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION AT A SECOND TABLE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
UH, PENDING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
WE'RE GONNA GET, WE'RE GONNA PASS THIS ONE THESE TIMES.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO CANCEL THE SEPTEMBER THE 14TH 2023 MEETING.
AND I THINK MR. SNIPES COVERED IT PRETTY WELL IN HIS LITTLE THING.
WE WILL BE HAVING A MEETING ON SEPTEMBER THE SEVENTH AND WE WILL TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET ANYTHING THAT WE WILL NEED TO DO BY BEFORE THE 14TH INTO THE, INTO THAT MEETING.
MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL PER BOND.
AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL BEN AGUILAR.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
I CAN GO DOVE HUNTING THAT WEEKEND.
I'LL LEAVE THAT THURSDAY IF I NEED TO.
[V. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION - 551.087]
BE A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.5 5 1 0 8 7 CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS OIT MEETINGS ACT.
GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY, CONSENTING, PENDING, OR A CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION SETTLEMENT OFFICER, OR OTHER MATTERS OF WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE CITY COUNCIL UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF STATE BAR.
CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 5 5 1.
UH, ITEM DENIED IS DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL EMINENT DOMAIN.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL RETIRE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IF ANY OF Y'ALL HAVEN'T SIGNED A BY LARGE, WANT TO SIGN 'EM RIGHT QUICK.
I WOULD CONSIDER A MOTION TO COME BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.
OKAY, WE ARE BACK INTO EXECUTIVE.
UH, I WOULD CONSIDER A MOTION TO INSTRUCT OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND OUR CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE A PROPOSAL FOR A, FOR A PURSUIT OF EVIDENT DOMAIN TO SECURE A RIGHT OF WAY.
I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION VOTE BY COUNCILMAN AGUILAR.
SECONDED BY I'LL SECOND COUNCIL PERSON.
DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A VOTE.
[VII. NOTICE/ANNOUNCEMENT OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS]
WOULD BE NOTICE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS.LABOR DAY HOLIDAY CITY OFFICES CLOSED MONDAY,
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SEPTEMBER THE FOURTH.PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO ADOPT FISCAL YEAR 20 20, 20 23, 20 24.
BUDGET, ORDINANCE AND ADOPT FISCAL YEAR 2023.
TAX RATE ORDINANCE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE SEVENTH, 2023 AT 6:30 PM AND ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE INCLUDED.
UH, OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE FOURTH.
2023 HAS BEEN CANCELED AT THIS POINT AND THEN WE WOULD'VE ANOTHER REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 28TH.
NEXT ITEM WILL BE ADJOURNMENT.