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[ I. COMMENCEMENT]
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IN THE CITY OF KLU, TEXAS WILL MEET IN A REGULAR MEET TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 2026 AT 6:00 PM IN INCLUDE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 1 0 8 MAIN STREET, TEXAS 7 7 5 3 1.FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BELOW LISTED ITEMS, THE P AND Z DESIRES THE RIGHT TO DURING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AT ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS ANY MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.071.
CONSULTATION WITH AN ATTORNEY, 5 5 1 0.072 DELIBERATION ABOUT REAL PROPERTY 5 5 1 0.073 DELIBERATION ABOUT GIFTS AND DONATIONS.
5 5 1 0.087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS TAX CODE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SECTION 3 2 1 3 0 2 2 SALES TAX INFORMATION.
THE AGENDA AND MEETING LINK ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@WWW.HOOPTEXAS.GOV.
UH, FIRST ITEM IS COMMENCEMENT.
WE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND WE WOULD, CAROL, IF YOU DON'T MIND, GIVE US THE IMPLICATION, PLEASE.
YOUR LORD, WE COMES EACH NIGHT.
WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF PRAYER AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET, TAKE CARE OF THE CITY BUSINESS, LORD.
AND, UH, WE ASK THAT YOU WILL WATCH OVER US TONIGHT, LORD, GUIDE US AND THE DECISIONS WE MAKE AND FOR THE BETTER RUN OF THE CITY, LORD.
AND WE, WE ASK NOW THAT YOU WILL BE WITH EACH ONE OF US.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH TO STANDS.
ONE, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL.
NEXT ITEM WOULD BE RULE CALL ARNOLD VAUGHN.
PRESIDENT GERALD KEN, PRESIDENT MICHAEL
[ II. CONSENT AGENDA]
NEXT, ITEM TWO IS CONSENT AGENDAS THE MEETING MINUTES FROM THE MEETING.[ Ill. NEW AND OLD BUSINESS ITEMS]
NEW AND OLD BUSINESS ITEMS. FIRST ITEM, A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO NOMINATE AND ELECT A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION TO THE POSITION OF CHAIRPERSON PERSON.ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ELECT PAUL.
YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UH, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, GERALD KENNY.
HAVE A MOTION? ANYBODY CARRIED A SECOND? SECOND.
ITEM C, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO RECOMMEND THE SETTING OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A CHURCH ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4 0 6 EAST MAIN STREET.
THAT RECOMMENDED DATE WOULD BE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026 AT 7:00 PM AND I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS, JERRY OR ANYBODY, OR DO WE, MR. CHAIRMAN, WE, UH, WE'VE GOT, UH, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL, THE FIRE AND, UH, REPRESENTING THE FIRES MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
CHIEF FITCH, UH, MS. VALEZ IS ALSO HERE.
UH, SHE'S PETITIONED FOR AN SUP AS YOU KNOW, TO OPERATE A CHURCH AT THE FORMER TEMPLE BAPTIST SITE.
UH, SHE SUBMITTED HER PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THE SUP AND HAS CONDUCTED A LITTLE BIT OF WORK, BUT STILL NEEDS TO PULL PERMITS FOR SOME OF THE OTHER WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
JERRY AND THE FIRE MARSHAL PROVIDED HER A LIST, BUT SHE, I DON'T THINK, DO WE HAVE PERMITS YET FOR THE INDEPENDENT WORK? CAN Y'ALL KIND OF SHARE A LITTLE BIT? SURE.
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MS. VALEZ IS ALSO HERE.IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'VE GOT THE DATE ON IT, THE DETAILS OF THE INSPECTION.
HER REPRESENTATIVE WAS THERE WITH, UH, THE FIRE MARSHAL AND MYSELF DURING THAT TIME.
THERE'S NO MAJOR ELECTRICAL OR STRUCTURAL THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
MOST OF THIS WOULD JUST, OKAY.
SINCE THIS THIS HAS HAPPENED HERE, I'VE ALLOWED TWO PERMITS TO BE PULLED DOWN THERE.
ONE TO DO SOME BRIDGING OVER THE OLD EXISTING SANCTUARY.
THAT'S ALL UP TO GIVE A PERMIT FOR THAT.
THE NEXT THING IS, UH, LUX PLUMBING PUT A WATER HEATER IN FOR HER AND I GIVE HER A PERMIT.
SHE HADN'T PULLED ANY MORE PERMITS.
YEAH, BUT YOU SAY BRIDGING IN BETWEEN THE NEW WHAT WHAT, I'M SORRY, WHAT, WHAT DID YOU SAY WAS IN BETWEEN THE NEW AND OLD SANCTUARY BRIDGING? YES.
IT WAS BUILT BACK IN THE SEVENTIES.
THE, UH, RAPTOR SPAN WAS EXCEEDING WHAT THEY HAD ALLOWED TO BRIDGE IT UP TO SUPPORT IT.
SO I ALLOWED 'EM TO PUT THAT IN.
I HAVEN'T INSPECTED IT YET, BUT SHE, LIKE I SAID, SHE HAS NOT PULLED A PLUMBING PERMIT TO DO THE MISCELLANEOUS PLUMBING THAT YOU SEE ON THAT LIST.
AND SHE HAS NOT PULLED A ELECTRICAL PERMIT TO DO THE ELECTRICAL, UH, ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE DONE.
AND SHE FITS, WILL LET YOU KNOW, I GUESS, OR I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE MISCELLANEOUS, UH, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS NEED TO BE THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING AND SMOKE DETECTOR.
WHAT I'M SAYING THERE'S NO, NO REAL FIRE HAZARDS WITH THE ELECTRICAL ORE.
THE THINGS THAT'S ON THAT LIST IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.
SO IT IS, IT IS JUST A NOTHING REAL MAJOR IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.
NOTHING, NOTHING MAJOR ON THE ELECTRICAL.
UH, ON THE ELECTRICAL AND ALL, IT COMES IN ON MARION STREET AND THEN IT GOES INTO THE GOING WEST TO EAST TO THE CHURCH.
AND, AND THERE'S NO OTHER METERS OR ANYTHING OR THAT'S IT.
BECAUSE I, UH, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, IT GOES THROUGH THE ATTIC, COMES OUT THE OTHER SIDE.
GOES UNDERGROUND OR IN THE PARKING LOT AND THEN COMES UP AND GOES TO THE CHURCH.
THERE'S MISCELLANEOUS SUB PANELS THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY.
WE WENT THROUGH ALL THOSE FROM THAT, UH, RE-INSPECTION.
SO IF THERE'S ANY, UH, ANY CHANGES AS FAR AS THE IT BEING A CHURCH? I'M SORRY IF, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER CHANGES, I GUESS THIS BE QUESTION THAT I HAVE FROM MRS. NO.
UH, BECAUSE, BECAUSE IF YOU WERE TO SUBLEASE ANY PART OF THAT, UH, CAN SHE STEP, CAN YOU GUYS, SIR, THE ZONING FOR THIS BUILDING IS C TWO.
IT WOULD ALLOW FOR COMMERCIAL USE.
HER SUP IS THE SPECIFICALLY OPERATED CHURCH.
UH, IS THAT A C ONE? MAYBE A C ONE.
I GET CONFUSED ON THE COLOR ON THE MAP.
SHE HAS TO GET AN SUP TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE IT AS IN CHURCH.
UH, BUT THERE'S NO INTENTION TO OPERATE ANY OF THE BUSINESS OUT OF THE FACILITY.
I I THOUGHT THAT WAS, UH, CALL IT A METAL BUILDING ON THE CORNER OF THAT FAR KIND OF PARKING AREA.
IS THAT PART OF IT ALSO THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE CONCRETE PARKING LOT IS THE CHURCH ALL THE WAY BACK THERE.
BUT THERE, THERE'S NO ELECTRICAL OR PLUMBING.
THAT'S JUST WAREHOUSE, THAT'S JUST STRICTLY A GARAGE.
THERE'S NO ELECTRICAL OR NOTHING IN THERE.
SO IF WE WERE TO
I DON'T YOU'RE STILL INTENDING TO CLOSE THE SECOND STORY OFF, CORRECT? WELL, WE DON'T NEED IT.
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A REALLY SMALL CONGREGATION AT THE MOMENT.SO IT'S ACTUALLY LOCKED JUST TO KEEP THE KIDS FROM RUNNING UPSTAIRS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE THEM FOR THEIR SAFETY.
I'VE BEEN UP THERE ONCE SINCE JUNE 27TH.
I DON'T SEE NO ISSUE WITH IT BEING THAT IT WAS A CHURCH.
AS LONG AS THEY BRING IT UP TO THE STANDS, BRING IT, BRING IT UP TO EVERYTHING THAT OUR INSPECTORS AND, AND OUR POWER MARSHALS THAT NEED, NEED TO BE DONE.
I MEAN, WHAT ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO USE THAT BILL AS I KNOW THIS IS ALL COMMERCIAL, BUT IT'S BEEN A CHURCH SINCE WHEN GERALD? 70 YEARS BEFORE I WENT
SO IF, IF I CAN REAL QUICK, JUST IN CASE THE QUESTION COMES UP, THERE WAS SOME QUESTION AND SOME CONFUSION ABOUT THE NEED FOR A SPRINKLER SYSTEM BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS A CHURCH.
IT DOES NOT NEED IT, IT STAYS UNDER THE OLD, UH, REQUIREMENTS OF THE 300 VERSUS THE NEW REQUIREMENTS OF A HUNDRED.
IF IT WAS TO CHANGE TO SOME DIFFERENT TYPE OF BUSINESS, WHICH IT'S NOT, THEN IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SPRINKLED.
BUT DUE TO ITS REMAINING A CHURCH, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR IT TO BE SPRINKLED.
AND SHE DOES MEET ALL, SHE WILL BE MEETING ALL THE OTHER FIRE CODE REQUIREMENTS.
YEAH, THE OTHER FIRE CODE STUFF IS PRETTY MINIMAL.
ONCE SHE'S GOT THAT STUFF DONE, UH, THE FIRE MARSHAL WILL GO AND, AND REINSPECT IT AND CHECK OFF ON EVERYTHING.
DOES THAT HAVE A FIRE PANEL IN THERE TO TELL YOU WHAT ZONE? IF THERE IS SMOKE IN THE KITCHEN OR IN THE, NO, NO SIR.
WE HAVE INSTALLED, UM, THE, UM, CARBON MONOXIDE AND SMOKE DETECTORS, ALL OF THE, UM, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, ALL BRAND NEW AND THEY'VE BEEN TAGGED IN FREEPORT.
UM, ALSO THE ONLY REASON WE HAVE NOT DONE THE ELECTRICAL AT THE MOMENT IS BECAUSE THERE'S SIX EXIT LIGHTS.
THE, UM, PRIOR SUP THAT WE DID FALL BACK IN JULY, THE FOURTH THIRD, UM, WE HAD A LIST OF THE EXITS AND WE DID THOSE.
BUT NOW THESE ARE NEW EXIT LIGHTS, SO WE'RE JUST HAVING TO PUT BRAND NEW ONES WITH THE SIDE THINGS WITH THE LITTLE BATTERY THING.
AND SO THEY'LL BE INSTALLING THOSE THIS WEEK.
UM, JUST BECAUSE HE'S BEEN BUSY AT WORK.
HE HADN'T BEEN DONE, BUT EVERY OTHER THING IS ALREADY DONE.
AND, AND LUX PLUMBING DID GO YESTERDAY, UM, JUST TO PUT THE 18 INCHES.
WE WERE TOLD THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER BY, BY LUX AND BY BY THE, UH, CENTER POINT ENERGY PERSON THAT WENT TO TURN THE GAS ON.
SO WE LET IT GO, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS ON THE LIST AGAIN, WE WENT AHEAD AND COMPLIED.
SO LUX DID GO AND THEY DID PULL THE PERMIT AND NOW IT'S 18, 18 INCHES ABOVE.
ALL THAT'S LEFT NOW IS FOR THE ELECTRICIAN TO GO AND PUT THE EXIT LIGHTS.
EVERY OTHER THING IN THE KITCHEN.
JERRY, THEY'VE ALL BEEN COVERED.
THE SINK WAS REMOVED FROM THE HALL.
SO THERE'S NO OTHER WORK DONE NEEDED TO DO NOW, BUT THE ELECTRICIAN TO GO AND REDO THOSE, JUST SIX EX EXITS.
AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS ONE LIGHT THING ON THE VERY TOP TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO PUT THE BULBS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE LIGHTING.
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S, THAT'S IT.
WHAT, WHAT'S ON THAT LIST? WHAT YES.
NEEDS TO BE DONE? ONCE, ONCE THAT'S DONE AND THEY, THEN THEY WILL CALL US.
ONCE THEY GET THEIR PERMITS FULL FOR THEIR PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL, WHAT'S REMAINING ON THEIR PLUMBING AND THEIR ELECTRICAL.
ONCE THEY GET ALL THEIR WORK DONE, THERE'S NO PLUMBING, THEN THEIR ELECTRICIAN WILL CALL FOR HIS INSPECTION.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ALL, THAT'S GOING TO BE.
AS LONG AS THEY GOT THAT LIST, THAT'S, THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOOD TO GO.
WE WENT THROUGH THAT COMPLETE WHOLE PROPERTY THAT WHERE THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AND COMPILED THAT LIST.
AND THEY'VE GOT A COPY OF THE LIST.
SO ONCE THAT'S ALL SATISFIED, THEY'RE GOOD TO GO.
WHAT, WHAT OTHER PLUMBING ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT'S ON THAT LIST IS WHAT ALL HAS TO BE DONE.
EVERYTHING COMES, IT WAS A SINK THAT WE WERE PULLING OUT.
I'M SORRY, THE SINK THAT WAS GONNA BE PULLED OUT AND WE'RE JUST GONNA PUT, IT'S JUST A SINK IN THE HALL.
IT'S MISCELLANEOUS LOAD STUFF ON THERE THAT'S ON THAT LIFT, Y'ALL.
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TO, TO, TO DO THE 18 INCHES ABOVE.WE HAVE PEOPLE IN OUR, I MEAN, THAT ARE ABLE TO DO THOSE MISCELLANEOUS.
SO IT'S, THAT'S THE ONLY PERMIT THAT WE'RE NEEDING NOW IS FOR SOMEONE TO JUST PUT THE EXIT LIGHTS.
SHOULD I SAY, BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE IS DONE.
WHAT'S ON THAT LIST HAVE TO BE DONE.
I DON'T NEED FORWARD THIS TO, I JUST, UH, I WOULD SAY WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL COMING IN.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING Y'ALL IN THERE.
NOT NOT IN THE PARKING LOT WITH THE CRAZY WEATHER
UH, I REALLY HATE THAT IT TOOK THIS LONG, BUT YOU KNOW, GOD PREVAILS.
SO JUST KEEP, WE ARE EXCITED TO WORK IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHY WE BUILT WHERE WE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY.
WE WERE IN FREEPORT FOR 15 LAST YEARS.
WE STARTED INCLUDE AND IN 1991.
WE FEED, WE GIVE THE KIDS SNACKS, DRINKS ONCE A MONTH FOR NOW.
AND WE GIVE, YOU SAW THAT WE'RE ON THE PAPER, 500 KIDS PER YEAR HERE.
AND THEN WE TAKE A COUPLE HUNDRED TO WEST TEXAS, MY HOMETOWN OF VAN HORN.
WE GIVE ANYTHING THAT WE FIND THAT THEY'RE NEEDING.
THEY NEED CLUES, THEY NEED SHOES, WHATEVER THEY KNOW, THEY COME TO THE LESS INSURANCE.
AND THAT'S THE BUILDING WE INTEND TO USE TO GIVE TO THE CHILDREN, TO GIVE TO COMMUNITY.
I GET NO GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.
AND BECAUSE WE HAVE THE HEART TO WORK IN OUR CITY AND TO HELP OUR, OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THAT'S, WE'VE SEEN AT CHRISTMAS, WE, WE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN Y'ALL, HE WAS THERE FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH A LONG LINE.
THAT, THAT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH CHURCHES AND FOR, AND FOR THE BEGINNING OF BACK TO SCHOOL STUFF, SO, YES.
UH, ANYBODY CARE TO MAKE A MOTION? I THINK YOU HAVE DAVID MAKE, UH, ADRIAN, WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.
A ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
UH, WE RECOMMEND THAT THIS BE SENT TO CITY COUNCIL FOR, UH, SET A DATE FOR A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING.
CAN I, CAN I RECOMMEND THAT Y'ALL GIVE A COPY OF WHAT HE GAVE Y'ALL TO THEM, JUST SO THAT THEY HAVE IT? OH, ABSOLUTELY.
I GOT A MOTION FROM DAVID TO ADJOURN.
DAVID, YOU, YOU CAN FIGURE THAT OUT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH GENTLEMEN.