[A. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
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HELLO. THE TIME IS 6 P.M. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY VICE CHAIR TANYA BROOKS. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOU MAY BE SEATED. WELCOME, EVERYONE. WE JUST BARELY HAVE A QUORUM THIS EVENING. WE HAVE PRESENT COMMISSIONER GRAHAM, VICE CHAIR. BROOKS, COMMISSIONER LARA AND MYSELF. STAFF PRESENT. GOOD EVENING. MR. SMITH WILL NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING. CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT THEN. AND GOOD EVENING, COUNCILWOMAN MARKS. AT THIS TIME, 601 WILL CALL THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE PLANNING
[B. REGULAR SESSION - CALL TO ORDER]
[C. CITIZEN APPEARANCES The Planning and Zoning Commission invites citizens to address the Commissioners on any topic not already scheduled for Public Hearing. Citizens wishing to speak should complete a "Citizen Comment Card" and return it to the table prior to the meeting. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the Planning and Zoning Commission cannot take action on items not listed on the agenda. However, your concerns may be addressed by City Staff, placed on a future agenda, or responded to by some other course. Anyone desiring to speak on an item scheduled for a Public Hearing is requested to hold their comments until the Public Hearing on that item.]
AND ZONING MEETING TO ORDER. AT THIS TIME ON. SEE, THERE ARE CITIZENS APPEARANCES. THERE ARE[D. CONSENT AGENDA Any item may be withdrawn from the consent agenda and acted on separately. Approval of the Consent Agenda authorizes the approval of each item in accordance with Staff Recommendations.]
NO CITIZENS HERE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS CONSENT AGENDA. ANY ITEM MAY BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ACTED ON SEPARATELY. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE APPROVAL OF EACH ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST REGULAR MEETING. MAY THE 13TH, 2025. AND THE SECOND ITEM IS CASE NUMBER RP 352 FIVE, WHICH IS A PRELIMINARY PLAT. CONSIDER MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE DESOTO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PARK SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY PLAT, CREATING 11 RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND THREE COMMON AREAS. THE PROPERTY IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BEING TRACT TEN IN CURTIS PARKS ABSTRACT NUMBER 1124, PAGE 369, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS 541 SOUTH PARK DRIVE. THE APPLICANT IS WILL BOSELLI OF VIEWPOINT LAND SOLUTION AND THE OWNER IS ZACH LOFTON OF LONE RANGER CAPITAL. COMMISSIONERS. WE ARE ABLE TO APPROVE THESE TOGETHER. A PRELIMINARY PLAT WILL NOT BE PRESENTED AS A CASE BECAUSE IT IS PRELIMINARY, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU MAY ASK QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE SOME THAT YOU NEED TO ASK. BUT HAVING SEEN THE MINUTES, ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE? I SENT ONE TO MR. TRENT CARROLL, RELATIVE TO THE HAMPTON ROAD CHARACTER CODE, WHEN IT WILL BE COMING FORTH ON PUBLIC HEARING JUST TO CHANGE THE DATE, OR ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS? OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU NEED TO ASK IN ORDER TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT? ALL RIGHT. HEARING AND SEEING NONE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME. I MOTION TO APPROVE CASE. I APPROVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER GRAHAM THAT WE APPROVE THE TWO ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LARA? ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSES. ALL RIGHT. 4 TO 0. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. WE HAVE CITY COUNCIL UPDATE. DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES, DOCTOR MARKS? OKAY. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS.[1. To discuss and determine the Planning & Zoning Commission’s top projects or initiatives to present at the collaborative Joint Meeting on August 20, 2025, with the City Council, DeSoto Development Corporation, Parks and Recreation Board, and the Cultural Arts Foundation.]
THERE'S NO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM. AND AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO TO H, WHICH IS THE JOINT BOARD MEETING, PREPARATION, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER, COMMISSION PROJECT PRIORITIES. NUMBER ONE, TO DISCUSS AND DETERMINE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS, TOP PROJECTS OR INITIATIVES TO PRESENT AT THE COLLABORATIVE JOINT MEETING ON AUGUST THE 20TH, 2025 WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, DESOTO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, AND THE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HAVE THE. IF THERE IS A PRESENTATION, WE'LL HAVE THE PRESENTATION AND LEADING US IN DISCUSSION BY INTERIM DIRECTOR COLTON. ASHLEY. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? WONDERFUL. SO WE HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR, MR. AHMED CASEY, CASEY. AND SO I AM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. AND SO I JUST HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION. THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF INFORMATION INCLUDED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKAGES. AND SO I[00:05:06]
WILL QUICKLY GO THROUGH THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE AT THIS TIME. SO ITEM H ONE AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS FOR YOU ALL TO SELECT THE PROJECT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PRESENTED TO THE JOINT BOARD IN AUGUST. AND SO IT WILL BE THE AUGUST MEETING WILL BE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE DESOTO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD, AND THE CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION. OKAY, SO ONE OF THE GOALS OF THIS JOINT COLLABORATION OF BOARDS IS TO TEAR DOWN SILOS AND INCREASE COMMUNICATION SO THAT THERE IS MORE TRANSPARENCY ACROSS THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION. AND SO WE KNOW THAT THAT SYNERGY WILL LEAD TO, YOU KNOW, GREATER EFFICIENCY ACROSS THE CITY. SO AT THE MAY 13TH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, YOU ALL ASKED STAFF TO BRING FORWARD SOME SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION AS AND CONSIDERATION AS A PRIORITY PROJECT OR INITIATIVE. AND WE'VE DONE THAT. SO THIS LIST OF PROJECTS INITIATIVES IS INCLUDED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS THAT WE MUST, YOU KNOW, LIMIT DISCUSSION REGARDING THESE ITEMS. SO BASICALLY WHAT WE HAVE LISTED HERE, AND I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE, YOU KNOW, MANY GREAT IDEAS. HAMPTON ROAD CHARACTER CODE. WE LISTED TEXT AMENDMENTS, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE COMMISSION GREEN SPACE TEXT AMENDMENT WAS BROUGHT FORTH AND APPROVED. AND THAT IS CURRENTLY SITTING FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. AND THERE IS FURTHER DISCUSSION THAT'S NEEDED WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE ABOUT THAT ONE. AND YOU ALL CONSIDERED, NON-CONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES. THERE WAS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT THAT THE FORMER DIRECTOR BROUGHT FORTH LAST SUMMER TO ADDRESS THAT, THAT WOULD PROVIDE A ONE YEAR PERIOD WHEREBY IF A STRUCTURE WAS DESTROYED TO THE POINT OF 60% OR GREATER, IF THE PROPERTY OWNER MADE THE REPAIRS OR STARTED THE REPAIRS WITHIN ONE YEAR, THEN THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO REBUILD TO, YOU KNOW, THE STANDARDS IN EXISTENCE WHEN THEY BUILT THEIR PROPERTY. NOT UP TO, YOU KNOW, CARRYING ZONING AND STANDARDS.AND SO WE STAFF HAS FIELDED MANY REQUESTS RELATED TO THE MIXED USE FOLKS WANTING TO DO MIXED USE ON A SITE THAT'S LESS THAN THREE ACRES. AND THEN WE HAVE THE COMP PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.
YOU KNOW, THE COMP PLAN WAS ADOPTED LAST YEAR. AND TO BRING THE ZONING ORDINANCE UP TO DATE WITH THE COMP PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS, THERE ARE SOME CHANGES THAT ARE NEEDED TO OUR ZONING ORDINANCE. AND ONE OF THOSE RELATES TO THE VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES. THE TRIPLEX IN COURT PLEX. BUT THERE ARE MANY. AND THEN WE HAVE A ZONING, SOME ZONING CASES THAT HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED. BENBROOK TRAILS IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN BEFORE YOU ALL. AND THEN WE HAVE A S P THAT ACTUALLY WAS RECENTLY RECEIVED. AND SO THAT ONE IS PROBABLY NOT ONE FOR DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN BEFORE YOU ALL. AND SO THIS IS A LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED. AND WE'RE JUST WANTING, YOU KNOW, YOUR OPINION OR YOUR WHATEVER PROJECT THAT THAT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND.
MAYBE THAT'S NOT ON THIS LIST OR, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THESE. SO WHAT ARE YOUR WHAT ARE YOUR
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THOUGHTS. THANK YOU. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT LIST PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THESE ITEMS BEFORE US. AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE LIMITED ON THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THIS EVENING. ARE WE ABLE TO ASK YOU ANY HIGH LEVEL QUESTIONS THAT DON'T GET DEEP? HIGH LEVEL? YEAH, JUST VERY HIGH LEVEL. OKAY. ONE OF THE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS JUST JUST WANT TO KNOW IN GENERAL, DO WE ANTICIPATE THERE BEING A NEED OR DO WE SEE A TREND TOWARD THE MIXED USE BEING LESS THAN THREE ACRES? IT'S JUST A GENERAL QUESTION. DO WE DEFINITELY ANTICIPATE A NEED. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF INQUIRIES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND SO ON, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THE DISCUSSION WOULD BE AROUND THE MINIMUM IF IT WERE THREE. JUST THE MINIMUMS IN BETWEEN THAT OKAY. YES, SIR. THE OTHER THING THAT I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU IS ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I WAS READING IN THE BOOKLET THAT YOU ALL GAVE US THAT IT'S THE PLANNING AND ZONING RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW THE COMP PLAN ANNUALLY. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE ONE THING THAT WE COULD ALSO KIND OF ADD MAYBE LIKE THE ANNUAL REVIEW OR SOMETHING. AND THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTIONS THAT I HAD. AND I WOULD SEE IF ANY OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAD ANY VERY HIGH LEVEL TOP QUESTIONS. NOTHING SPECIFIC. SO WE YES. SO IF I'M ABLE TO RESPOND, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT PROJECT, YOU KNOW. YES. SEEING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COMP PLAN WAS RECENTLY APPROVED, I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT IDEA TO REVIEW IT WITH THE OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND THE CITY. WELL, CITY COUNCIL'S BEEN IN THE LOOP, BUT SOME OF THE OTHER GROUPS, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, APPRIZED OF IT. GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. THANK YOU. I HAVE A CLARIFICATION UNDER NUMBER TWO, TEXT AMENDMENTS. NUMBER TWO, BULLET NUMBER TWO, WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE NON-CONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES AS IT RELATES TO THE HAMPTON ROAD CHARACTER CODE. WITH THIS ITEM, BE FOR A CITYWIDE TEXT AMENDMENT. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AND I GUESS I DON'T KNOW HOW DETAILED OF A QUESTION THIS IS CURRENTLY. THERE IS NOT A. WOULD APPLY TO HAMPTON ROAD CHARACTER CODE DOES NOT APPLY FOR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY OF DESOTO. NO, THAT WOULD NOT BE THE CASE. I MEAN THERE ARE LINE OUR DISCUSSION AS IT RELATED TO HAMPTON ROAD CHARACTER CODE AS A CITYWIDE INITIATIVE. YES, MA'AM. SO I WILL SAY THAT SOME OF THE STANDARDS RELATED TO THE HAMPTON ROAD CHARACTER CODE ONLY APPLY TO THAT AREA, BUT SOMETHING LIKE NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURES THAT WOULD APPLY CITYWIDE. OKAY. YEAH. YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. AND ONE OTHER QUESTION. ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH UNDER THE ZONING CASES? HAVE THOSE COME TO US BEFORE? OKAY.SO THE SECOND ONE HAS NOT. THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING I DON'T REALLY THINK THAT THAT ONE WOULD BE A GOOD CANDIDATE. AND THE BENBROOK TRAILS HAS BEEN BEFORE YOU ALL SEVERAL TIMES IS COMING BACK. OKAY. SO I BELIEVE PROBABLY IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE THE COMP PLAN OR, YOU KNOW, NONCONFORMING, SOMETHING LIKE THAT RELATED TO A TEXT AMENDMENT OR YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY BE YOUR BETTER CHOICE. BUT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SUBMITTED AS YOUR PRIORITY PROJECT OR INITIATIVE, THAT'S WHAT WE WILL DO. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER GRAHAM. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY ONE OF THESE ITEMS THAT RESONATES WITH YOU OR THAT'S STICKING OFF, YOU KNOW, KIND OF JUMPING OFF THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO DISCUSS AT A JOINT MEETING? JUST FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF ALIGNING THE TEXT AMENDMENTS WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE GROUND AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH CASES THAT HAVE HIGH VISIBILITY, LIKE HAMPTON ROAD, THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE ONE I WOULD LEAN
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TOWARDS WANTING TO SEE, MOVE FORWARD AND LEARN MORE ABOUT AND SEE HOW WE CAN INFLUENCE CONSISTENCY IN IN CODES AND ZONING CODES, PROBABLY ONE THAT RISE TO THE TOP FOR ME.COMMISSIONER LAURA. I WOULD AGREE PARTICULARLY, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF CASES COME BEFORE US AND, YOU KNOW, ASK FOR AMENDMENTS FOR A NUMBER OF ISSUES. IT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, GREAT IF WE CAN UPDATE OUR TEXT AMENDMENTS TO MATCH WHAT THE MARKET IS ASKING FOR AND IS GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.
COMMISSIONER GRAHAM, I WOULD AGREE AS WELL, IF NOT THAT ONE, I WOULD SAY THE COMP PLAN BECAUSE WHAT I'M WHAT I CONTINUE TO SEE IS THINGS COME FORWARD OR COME TO US AND EITHER EVEN GOING UP FROM US AND IT DOESN'T GO WITH THE COMP PLAN, THE CURRENT COMP PLAN. SO JUST WORKING ON THAT AS ALL THE OTHER BOARDS, AS SHE STATED, THE OTHER BOARDS ARE NOT PRIVY TO ALL OF THOSE COMP PLANS. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO THE BOARD AND TRYING TO WORK ON OUR THING, WE SEE A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES COME TO US CONSISTENTLY. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE MISS JORDAN WILLIAMS MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS. HOW HOW FAR DID MR. BREWER GET WITH THE NONCONFORMING USE? I KNOW WHEN HE FOUND OUT ABOUT ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, DID IT STOP? DID IT EVER? CAN YOU SHARE? YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONER. I BELIEVE HE WENT AS FAR AS THE DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMISSION, BUT IN FURTHER RESEARCH HE CAME UP WITH SOME DIFFERENT FINDINGS, AND IT KIND OF HALTED WITH THE NON CONFORMING USES. YOU KNOW, I'M. I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH YOU ALL ONLY BECAUSE IF THE HAMPTON ROAD CHARACTER CODE AND AS THEY'RE MOVING IT, WE KNEW THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD. SO I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD ONE TO DISCUSS WITH THEM WITH THE COUNCIL, AND WOULD ALSO KIND OF GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT THEIR WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE AS WELL.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? MR. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. YOU'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION ON THE ONE THAT WE JUST TELL YOU ALL WHICH ONE WE WANT TO? YEAH, YOU CAN JUST TELL US.
PARDON? YEAH. SO I GUESS THE CONSENSUS IS THAT THE NONCONFORMING USE INSTRUCTIONS.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL. AND THEN SO THAT'S OUR SCHEDULE. SO WE WILL COMPILE INFORMATION AND SUBMITTED BY OUR JUNE 20TH DEADLINE. AND THEN YEAH WE LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING IT ON AUGUST 20TH. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. CAN YOU TELL US AGAIN BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE HAMPTON ROAD CHARACTER CODE? WHEN IT COMES BACK TO US, IT'S GOING TO BE A WORKSHOP OR WILL IT BE A PUBLIC HEARING? IT WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THE DATE.
WHAT WAS THE DATE? YES, THAT IS JUNE THE 26TH CHAPTER DAY. FOR ME IT IS. IT'LL BE NEXT MONTH.
THE 24TH. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO DO RELATIVE TO. I'M JUMPING BACK ON THE JOINT BOARD MEETING WHEN WE MAKE OUR PRESENTATION. WILL IT BE A PRESENTATION THAT WE WILL HAVE SLIDES OR IS IT JUST GOING TO BE AN OPEN DISCUSSION. YES, SIR. SO WE WILL PREPARE A SLIDES FOR YO. AND YOU WILL ACTUALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROBABLY REFINE WHAT WE SUBMIT LIKE DURING YOUR NEXT MEETING, BECAUSE THIS SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS BEFORE THE PNC MEETING. BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING, YOU KNOW, THE DRAFT OR THE SUBMISSION BACK TO YOU ALL FOR FINE TUNING. OKAY. SO DOES THAT MEAN STAFF WILL BE MAKING THE PRESENTATION FOR US? NO WE WILL. YES. OH, YES. OKAY. SO SHOULD WE. HOW LONG DO Y'ALL THINK IT WILL TAKE US TO PUT THAT PRESENTATION TOGETHER? SHOULD IT BE ON THE NEXT MEETING OR JUST ON THE JULY MEETING? OKAY, PROBABLY SINCE THE NEXT MEETING, YOU'RE GOING TO THE SUMMER SCHEDULE. SO THEREFORE, YOU KNOW, YOUR YOUR NEXT MEETING WON'T BE UNTIL JUNE THE 24TH. SO YEAH, WE CAN PUT IT
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ON ON THE NEXT MEETING. OKAY. IF, IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU. YEAH. DO YOU ALL WANT TO PUT IT ON THE NEXT MEETING OF THE JULY MEETING? YEAH. YOU WANT TO DISCREDIT, NOT KNOCK IT OUT JUST IN CASE. WE NEED TO BRING IT BACK FOR JULY. YES. OKAY. GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT, SO IF Y'ALL COULD PUT THAT ON THE JUNE MEETING SO WE CAN DISCUSS THE PRESENTATION. MISS, DID YOU HAVE ANY. WAIT. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING RELATIVE TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW? ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT FOR US? NO. WELL, MAYBE SO YOU CAN CALL A SPECIAL MEETING FOR Y'ALL TO. FORM A QUORUM TO DISCUSS IT, BUT IT WILL STILL BE A MEETING SETTING. OKAY, OKAY. OKAY. SO LET'S JUST ADD IT TO THE MEETING. JUST JUST ADD IT TO THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH WOULD SHOULD, WOULD BE FINE. AND DO YOU KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANYTHING ELSE BESIDES THE HAMPTON ROAD CHARACTER CODE AT THE NEXT MEETING? YES, SIR. YOU WILL HAVE. YES, I DO TRY TO SEE IF IT'S GOING TO BE. YOU WILL HAVE. LET'S SEE HERE. YOU WILL HAVE THE CURTIS PARKS, WHICH IS A ZONE CHANGE. THAT'S 409 EAST PARKERVILLE ROAD. AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE THE BENBROOK. AND THOSE ARE ALL GOING TO BE PUBLIC HEARINGS OKAY. AND I'M, I'M TRYING TO THINK IF SIR, YOU'LL HAVE TWO, TWO ZONING CASES WHICH ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND POSSIBLY A PRELIMINARY AND THEN THE HAMPTON ROAD HAMPTON. OKAY. I GUESS WE CAN PUT WE CAN ADD IT TO THE WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND PUT IT ON THE AGENDA. AND IF IT IF IT GOES TOO LONG OR IF THE, IF THE MEETING GOES TOO LONG, WE CAN JUST ADD ANOTHER MEETING.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE JOINT MEETING OR OUR NEXT MEETING? I JUST HAD A QUESTION TO DO. WHAT? OUR DIRECTOR BE AT THE NEXT MEETING.
YES. OKAY. AWESOME. OH, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? YEAH, WE'LL WE'LL ASK. YEAH, WE'LL WE'LL ASK. OH, YES. HE STARTED ON THE 21ST. HE'S IN IN TRAINING TODAY. YEAH. OR THIS WEEK. ALL RIGHT. AND WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE CITY MANAGER WAS GOING TO COME BEFORE US IN JUNE. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS ALSO CORRECT OKAY. SO I'M A I'M ASSUMING THAT Y'ALL WOULD PUT HIM FIRST ON THE AGENDA SO THAT WE COULD TAKE CARE OF HIS IN CASE THE OTHER MEETINGS HELD TOO LONG.
ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. THANK YOU THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU ALL. WE APPRECIATE YOU. AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM I
[I. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST Discussion will be limited to the following pursuant to Gov't Code 551.0415: (1) Expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; (2) information regarding holiday schedules; (3) a recognition of an individual; (4) a reminder about an upcoming Planning & Zoning events; (5) announcements involving an imminent threat tithe public health and safety.]
ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST DISCUSSION WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING. PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 5510415 EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS. CONGRATULATIONS. CONDOLENCE INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAY SCHEDULES, RECOGNITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL, A REMINDER ABOUT AN UPCOMING PLANNING AND ZONING EVENT, ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. I WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT I DID HEAR FROM COMMISSIONER EDWARDS, AND SHE IS NOT FEELING WELL THIS EVENING, AND SHE DID SEND HER REGARDS AT THIS TIME. MISS JORDAN WILLIAMS, IF YOU WOULD COME. SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR CITY COUNCIL LIAISON ON BEHALF OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION AND COMMISSION. YES, MA'AM. PLEASE AND THANK YOU. SO ON BEHALF OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION AND COMMISSION, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER DOCTOR DIANA MARKS FOR HER UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND THOUGHTFUL GUIDANCE AS OUR CITY COUNCIL LIAISON. HER INSIGHT, SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATIONS HAVE GREATLY ENRICHED OUR WORK AND HELP STRENGTHEN THE[00:25:03]
CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR COMMISSION AND THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. AS SHE ATTENDS HER FINAL MEETING WITH US TONIGHT, WE HONOR HER SERVICE AND WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ALL HER ENDEAVORS. SO WE HAVE THIS CARD FOR YOU AND WE ALSO HAVE. OH. FLOWERS OR GRATITUDE. OH! OH, GOD. NO. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. OH MY GOD, THANK Y'ALL SO, SO VERY MUCH. OH MY GOODNESS. OH MY GOD. HAD I KNOWN I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE PREPARED A SPEECH. OH MY GOODNESS HEART. SO THANK YOU TO OUR CHAIR COMMISSIONER RAVENEL. OUR VICE CHAIR COMMISSIONER BROOKS, AND TO OUR ABSENT COMMISSIONERS, DEWBERRY EDWARDS AND TO YOU, THOSE OTHERS THAT ARE HERE, COMMISSIONER GRAHAM AND COMMISSIONER LEROY, THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF YOU, BECAUSE THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS THE FOUNDATIONAL PIECE THAT PROVIDES THE GROWTH AND THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE FUTURE OF OUR PARTICULAR CITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING, PAYING ATTENTION TO ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS THAT ARE RECEIVED, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE IN ALIGNMENT TO THE VISION THAT THE COUNCIL HAS SET FORTH. THANK YOU FOR THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU HAD WITHIN YOU. BUT A LOT OF YOU, YOU'RE VERY THOUGHTFUL IN YOUR YOUR QUESTIONS. WE THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF FOR BEING SO ORGANIZED AND FOR JUST BEING ON TIME AND JUST JUST KEEPING THE BALL ROLLING. SO THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. ALTHOUGH THIS IS MY LAST OFFICIAL MEETING AS YOUR COUNCIL LIAISON, JUST KNOW THAT IT IS NOT MY LAST MEETING. I WILL STILL BE HERE. YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BECAUSE I'M GOING TO STILL BE SITTING IN THAT SAME SEAT WHEN YOU GUYS COME AND TAKE YOUR PLACES ON THE DAIS. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FORESIGHT. THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO, BECAUSE WE DO REALIZE THAT IT IS A GREAT SACRIFICE. IT'S A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF ENERGY, A LOT OF EFFORT. SO THANK YOU. AND I KNOW THAT I PROBABLY CAN'T SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, BUT I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ME AND MY COHORT, MY COLLEAGUES. I'M SURE THAT THEY WOULD BE VERY PLEASED. AND I KNOW THAT THEY ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO. SO THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH. AND CERTAINLY WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. OH, WOW. OH MY GOODNESS. ALL RIGHT. CAN WE TAKE A PICTURE. YES SIR. OH MY GOODNESS. OH YOU WANT US TO COME DOWN OKAY. OKAY. AWESOME. OH.OKAY. SO. EVERYBODY SAY COMMISSIONER. ALL RIGHT. YOU TRY TO GET IN HERE, WE HAVE A TIMER.
YEAH, I GOT A SELFIE. YEAH, I'M OVER HERE. OH, COOL. EVERYBODY. COME ON, UP, MR. GRAY. NO, NO.
YOUR HEAD IS CUT OFF TO THE. THEY COME DOWN FOR. OKAY, THERE WE GO. OH, I WAS A LITTLE BIT.
OH. I GOT IT ALL ON VIDEO. THAT'S GONNA BE REAL FUNNY. OKAY. THERE YOU GO. OH, COME ON.
TURN. YEAH. TURN. YEAH. OH, YOU DON'T. I'M LEARNING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU DON'T
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LIKE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. OH, I WAS TAKING PICTURES. THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT'S. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD. STANDING. OKAY, WELL, DOCTOR MARKS, I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT'S BEEN FUN WORKING WITH YOU. YOU'VE BEEN NICE TO US. YOU DIDN'T BEAT US UP. AND I CAN REMEMBER THE ONE TIME YOU CAME AND YOU TALKED TO US AND SAID, SEND US A RECOMMENDATION. YOU JUST JUST AT LEAST DO THAT. AND WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY AS A CITY COUNCIL PERSON AND ALL YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO US. AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU, AND I WISH YOU GODSPEED, AND I WISH YOU WELL AS YOU GO ON TO YOUR NEXT ENDEAVORS. MR. LOEHR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? THANK YOU. I CAN APPLAUD ALL OF YOU.DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND DURING MY TIME HERE ON THE COMMISSION. SO THANK YOU AND WISH YOU LUCK ON ON YOUR NEXT CHAPTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MARKS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR GUIDANCE. NOT ONE TIME DID YOU ASK US TO TONE IT DOWN AND NOT ASK THE MANY, MANY QUESTIONS THIS COMMISSION HAS ASKED DURING OUR PERIOD OF LEARNING? YEAH, WE'RE COMMITTED TO DOING WHAT WE FEEL IS THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY OF DESOTO, WHILE ALSO TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE ALIGN WITH THE POLICIES AND ORDINANCES THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS. AND WE JUST APPRECIATE YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR ABILITY TO ADDRESS US WHEN WE NEEDED IT. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU. WE WISH YOU THE BEST IN WHATEVER YOUR NEXT CHAPTER IS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL. AND PERSONALLY THANK YOU AS WELL FOR ENCOURAGING ME TO EVEN SEEK OUT WHAT MY EXPERIENCE IS AND HOW I CAN BRING IT TO THE CITY. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT GUIDANCE, BUT ALSO APPRECIATE YOU BACKING US WHEN WE HAD THOSE QUESTIONS OR WHEN WE WERE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH, IS THIS LEGAL? OR CAN WE ASK THIS OR CAN WE ASK THAT FOR SUPPORTING THAT? AND IS ALSO BRINGING THAT INFORMATION THAT WE PROBABLY WEREN'T PRIVY TO BECAUSE YOU WERE ON THAT COUNCIL? SO I DO APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED. IT DOESN'T GO UNDONE, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I KNOW TOMORROW LOOKS BETTER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS BRINGS US TO ITEM J ON OUR AGENDA. ADJOURNMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? TO ADJOURN. ALL RIGHT.
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