[A. WORK SESSION]
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GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS 6 P.M. AND YOU ARE ALREADY STANDING.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COMMISSIONER BILL.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU MAY BE SEATED. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CALL THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE
[C. REGULAR SESSION - CALL TO ORDER]
DESOTO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO ORDER.WE HAVE IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING COMMISSIONERS BELL EDWARDS, VICE CHAIR.
BROOKS COMMISSIONER GRAHAM AND COMMISSIONER DEWBERRY.
STAFF PRESENT PLANNING AND ZONING MANAGER, MISS JORDAN PROJECT COORDINATOR, MR. TRENT CARROLL, AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICE.
MISS COLTON, OUR OUR CITY COUNCIL LIAISON. MAYOR PRO TEM CHISM IS WITH US THIS EVENING.
[D. 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 THE FIRST ITEM THAT WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA, OUR CITIZENS APPEARANCES, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION INVITES CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING.IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CANNOT TAKE ACTION ON ANY 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.
AT THIS TIME I HAVE ONE CITIZEN COMMENT CARD.
IF THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE ATTENDING THIS EVENING AND DO WISH TO SPEAK, I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE SEE MR. TRENT CARROLL, WHO'S AT THE AMBASSADOR'S DESK.
FILL OUT A FORM AND HE WILL SEND IT TO US, AND WE WILL HAVE YOU UP.
THE FIRST PERSON THAT WE HAVE THIS TO SPEAK WITH US THIS EVENING IS MR. DAVID MCCORKELL. AND HE IS YOU MAY COME AT THIS TIME VICE CHAIR, WILL YOU BE KEEPING THE TIME FOR US? THANK YOU, MR. MCCORKELL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY ONLY.
FOR THE RECORD. ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU. HE'S GOING TO TURN YOUR MIC ON.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO, YEAH WE'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 97.
FROM MY WATCH. DESOTO GROW. Y'ALL DOING A BEAUTIFUL JOB OVER THE DECADES.
I REMEMBER SEEING THE OLD WINN-DIXIE FROM MY HOUSE.
DESPITE LIVING BEHIND OLD EAST JUNIOR HIGH. I JUST BROUGHT ONE CONCERN.
IT'S ABOUT THE STATE OF WEST MORELAND. FROM ABOUT EAGLE DRIVE DOWN TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER.
I THINK IT ENDS RIGHT AROUND THE HOLY REDEEMER CEMETERY. THAT IS WHERE MY FATHER IS BURIED.
SO IT'S ALWAYS ROUGH WHEN TRYING TO HAVE A SOLEMN DRIVE, AND THEN IT'S ALL BUMPY.
I'M JUST TRYING TO RAISE THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION AND SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT INTO FUTURE PLANS TO FIX UP THAT ROAD, BECAUSE IT IS ALSO RIGHT BEHIND OUR STADIUM FOR THE WONDERFUL DESOTO EAGLES.
OKAY MISTER MCCORKLE, I'M GOING TO SUGGEST THAT YOU WOULD ATTEND THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
YES, SIR. THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY.
IT BEGINS AT 6 P.M. AND YOU HAVE TO BE THERE BEFORE 6 P.M.
IN ORDER TO FILL OUT A FORM LIKE YOU DID THIS EVENING.
IF YOU WOULD BRING THAT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE CITY MANAGER WILL BE THERE. AND THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE IN CHARGE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, THEY WOULD BE THERE TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS. SO NEXT TUESDAY, 6 P.M.
IF I MIGHT ASK, WE'LL GET MR. MCCLURE INFORMATION AND WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH HIM.
YOU KNOW THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
OKAY, SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND HIS CONCERNS. ALL RIGHT, WELL.
GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR LEWIS. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, CITY OF RESIDENCE, FOR THE RECORDS, AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. PLEASE PUSH THE BUTTON.
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THERE YOU GO. DOCTOR MONICA LEWIS, DESOTO, TEXAS.REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS OR CONCERN. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THIS BOARD FOR YOUR CANDOR, FOR YOUR ABILITY TO WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS CITY AND DO THE RIGHT THING.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR LOYALTY. WE'RE HOPING THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL CAN LEARN SOMETHING FROM ALL OF YOU.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN. YOU WILL BE MISSED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR LEWIS. MR.. CAROL, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER CITIZEN COMMENT CARDS. I SEE THIS. DOES SHE WISH TO SPEAK? IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, YOU MAY COME AT THIS TIME AND FILL YOUR FORM OUT LATER.
SHE DOES NOT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW, STAFF. MR. GRAHAM IS RAISING A QUESTION BECAUSE WE HAVE STARTED OUR MEETINGS AT 630.
[E. 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.]
ANY ITEM MAY BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ACTED ON SEPARATELY.WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM THIS EVENING THAT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER THE 23RD, 2025. COMMISSION. I DID COMMUNICATE WITH MR. CARROLL THAT MR..
THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY MR. SMITH WAS NOT PRESENT AT OUR LAST MEETING.
IT WAS SOMEONE THAT WAS SITTING A FEMALE THAT WAS SITTING IN FOR HIM.
HE HAS MADE THOSE CHANGES AND GOT THAT THAT NAME CHANGED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NECESSARY CORRECTIONS? HAVING RECEIVED THOSE MINUTES ELECTRONICALLY.
HEARING AND SEEING NONE, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.
THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE CITY COUNCIL UPDATES.
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MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WISH TO SHARE WITH US AT THIS TIME? WE CANNOT HEAR YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. MR. CARROLL, IS THERE SOMETHING YOU NEED TO DO? MAYOR PRO TEM, JUST A SECOND. MR. CARROLL IS WORKING ON THE AUDIO.MAYOR PRO TEM, CAN YOU HEAR HIM? CAN YOU HEAR MR. CARROLL? NOT VERY. THERE YOU GO. THERE WE HAVE YOU NOW.
GO AHEAD. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK.
THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE. YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED OUTREACH FROM BAKER AND TILLY ADVISORY GROUP TO MEET, BUT IF NOT JUST KNOW THAT THOSE WILL BE COMING AS WELL AS THEY WILL BE MEETING WITH COMMUNITY, THE COMMUNITY AS WELL, ONGOING FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
AND THEN I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE IF YOU WERE NOT THAT THERE IS A JOINT MEETING TOMORROW IN THE PECAN ROOMS. IT'S A COLLABORATIVE JOINT MEETING. I BELIEVE THIS ONE IS FOR ALL THE CHAIRS.
BUT OF COURSE, ANYBODY IS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT A QUORUM MAY HAPPEN, SO IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND,
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BUT THAT'S A JOINT COLLABORATIVE MEETING, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S WITH ALL OF THE GROUPS THAT HAVE MET BEFORE.PLANNING AND ZONING DEVELOPMENT CORP. CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION AND PARK BOARD.
THAT MEETING TAKES PLACE AT 6:00 TOMORROW. AND THEN I GUESS IF YOU GET OUT ENOUGH EARLY TODAY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DOING A FAMILY. FAMILY NIGHT TONIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL SAW THAT AS WELL.
BUT THAT IS AT THE 501 EAST WINTERGREEN, WHICH IS THE TRAINING SITE FIRE STATION.
THAT'S HAPPENING AS WELL TODAY. TODAY. OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK THOSE ARE THE MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT THE PREVIOUS RESIDENT SAID.
I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME CHANGES GOING ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BELL AND AND CHAIR MR. RAVENEL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF DESOTO.
I WHAT THE TIME THAT YOU'VE INVESTED INTO THIS COMMISSION CAN NEVER BE REPLACED.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
[G. PUBLIC HEARING]
SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A FOOD AND BEVERAGE SALES STORE WITH GASOLINE SALES.CONVENIENCE STORE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1507 CASTRO AVENUE IN DESOTO, TEXAS.
THE PROPOSED SITE OF THE SOUP WILL CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 1.42 ACRES.
AT THIS TIME, MR. JORDAN, WE'RE READY FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. SO THE APPLICANT OF THE ZONING CASE, Z154025, WHICH IS EGLE OFFICE PARK AT 1507 KESTREL AVENUE, HAS REQUESTED THAT THIS CASE BE TABLED IN BRIEFED AT A LATER DATE IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL BE MOVING RIGHT ON THEN TO ITEM EIGHT.
DID THEY PROVIDE A REASON? SO WOULD YOU LIKE THE REASON? YES. THE REASON. I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE SEEN IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT MY RECOMMENDATION OR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WAS DENIAL.
AND SO THAT INFORMATION WAS SHARED WITH THE APPLICANT ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, AND THEY DECIDED ON YESTERDAY THAT THEY WERE WANTING TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND RECONFIGURE THE AREA TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S MEETING ALL THE REGULATIONS AND EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY OF DESOTO IS WANTING TO SEE.
THEN WE WILL CLOSE IT. AND WILL YOU BE SENDING OUT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NEXT TIME.
CORRECT? YOU'LL JUST KNOW WE DIDN'T. WE PLAN TO JUST KEEP IT OPEN.
SO YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN TAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER IT TO A DATE CERTAIN, OR HOW DO YOU OUR SPECIFIC DATE. THERE'S NOT A SPECIFIC DATE.
YEAH. THEY JUST KEEP IT OPEN AT THAT POINT. YEAH.
TWO OF THEM TILL DATE. CERTAINLY. YOU GUYS HAVE ANY STAFF.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN IT MAY COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION? IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE TYPICALLY DO. JUST KEEP A PUBLIC HEARING OPEN INDEFINITELY UNTIL THEY DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO BRING THIS CASE BACK.
THE APPLICANT HAD INDICATED IN ABOUT A MONTH.
SO OKAY. GO AHEAD. SO THE APPLICANT DID INDICATE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE RECONSIDERED IN FRONT OF OR I GUESS HEARD BRIEFED IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION WITHIN 30 DAYS, BUT THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC DATE GIVEN. OKAY. ONE.
TWO. ONE. TWO. THREE. ALL RIGHT. I'LL GET YOU TO THAT QUESTION.
SO THEN WHEN WE GO FOR THE MOTION, THEN WE WILL USE OCTOBER THE 11TH.
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IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU ALL FOR TO I MEAN, NOVEMBER, NOVEMBER THE 11TH.YES. YES. AND I BELIEVE THAT DATE IS A HOLIDAY.
IT'S VETERAN'S DAY, SO IT'LL BE NOVEMBER 14TH.
SO WHAT NOW? SO NOVEMBER 11TH IS IS VETERAN'S DAY.
SO THAT'S IT'S A HOLIDAY. SO WE WON'T BE IN OFFICE ON THAT DATE OKAY THEN.
OKAY. IT'LL BE THAT THURSDAY. ALL RIGHT. SAME WEEK.
YEAH, IT'S A FRIDAY, SO IT'LL BE THE 13TH. 13TH.
EXCUSE ME. OKAY. ALRIGHT, SO IT'LL BE THE 13TH.
COMMISSIONERS. WHEN WE GET READY FOR MOTION. ALRIGHT.
THE TIME NOW IS 615, AND THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS CASE IS NOW OPEN.
WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO SPEAK. MISS JOYCE HILL.
I'M SORRY, I JUST WROTE MY COMMENT DOWN. OKAY.
OKAY. SHE DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK. I WILL READ HER COMMENTS.
AND IF I GET THEM INCORRECT, WOULD YOU CORRECT ME, PLEASE? ALRIGHT. WE HAVE A. 711 NEAR THIS LOCATION. THERE IS A SCHOOL NEAR THERE.
THIS PROPERTY IS AN OFFICE PARK. SHE OPPOSES THIS ITEM.
ALRIGHT. WE HAVE MISS LENA JOHNSON, WHO ALSO DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, AND SHE SAYS, I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH CONVENIENCE STORES AND SHE OPPOSES THIS ITEM. ARE THERE ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO MAKE THEIR POSITIONS KNOWN? ALL RIGHT THEN, THE TIME IS 616. AND, COMMISSIONERS, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.
FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THIS MEETING THIS PUBLIC HEARING TO NOVEMBER THE 13TH.
I'M READY FOR A MOTION BEFORE THE MOTION. I HAVE A QUESTION.
OH. THANK YOU. THE QUESTION IS REGARDING THE DATE.
MAYBE I'M THE ONLY ONE, BUT I WASN'T AWARE. WE WERE PLANNING ON MEETING ON THE 13TH.
OKAY. AND, MR. GRAHAM, YOU HAD A QUESTION AS WELL.
MY QUESTION WAS JUST THAT YOU SAID THAT APPLICANT YESTERDAY MADE THE DECISION TO MOVE THIS OUT.
THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. DID WE NOTIFY ANYBODY? I KNOW, I KNOW, I WASN'T NOTIFIED, BUT DID WE NOTIFY THE RESIDENTS THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE SPOKEN ABOUT OR THE APPLICANT WOULDN'T BE HERE TO SPEAK TO IT? NO.
NO RESIDENTS RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE UPDATE.
MR. DEWBERRY? MR. RAVENEL, MR. CHAIRMAN I WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE THE 13TH.
SO UNLESS THE CITY COUNCIL FILLS THE TWO SPOTS THAT WILL BE OPEN AFTER TONIGHT OR WHENEVER, YOU MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A QUORUM. I HAVE A STANDARD MEETING THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
ALL RIGHT. CONSIDERING WE DON'T HAVE THE NEW PEOPLE ON THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME.
WE DON'T KNOW THEIR SCHEDULE. MISS EDWARDS DO YOU KNOW YOUR SCHEDULE AT THIS TIME? WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO MAKE THE 13TH MR. CHAIR? MY TRAVEL IS ALWAYS ON THE HORIZON, SO I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE AT THIS MOMENT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MR. GRAHAM, I CAN'T SAY FOR THIS MOMENT AT THIS TIME.
ALL RIGHT, VICE CHAIR. PROBABLY NOT. ALL RIGHT, SO WE NEED TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER DATE.
STAFF. QUESTION ONE SECOND BEFORE THEY COME UP WITH A DATE, IS IT NOT POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE THIS TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE 25TH OR CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND YOU JUST NOTIFY THE FOLKS WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY SCHEDULED? IS THAT AN OPTION? YES, THAT IS AN OPTION. WE CAN WE CAN GO THAT ROUTE.
OKAY, THAT'S MY PREFERENCE. OR WE CAN SET IT FOR THE DECEMBER PNC MEETING.
THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. SO IS THE REASON FOR NOT CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING IS BECAUSE YOU YOU WOULD PREFER NOT TO HAVE TO DO THE MAIL OUT AGAIN. YES, SIR.
OKAY. BUT WE DEFER TO, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO LET THEM FINISH THEIR CONVERSATION,
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AND THEN I'LL HEAR WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MISS JORDAN, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH YOU ALL.
DO YOU HAVE A ANOTHER DATE IN MIND THAT WE CAN DO? OTHERWISE, WE'RE JUST GOING TO CLOSE IT OUT, AND YOU ALL WILL JUST HAVE TO NOTICE THE RESIDENTS AGAIN.
AS FAR AS RIGHT NOW, THE FIRST WEEKS OR THE ANY DAY OUTSIDE OF THE 11TH IS A DATE TAKEN BY COUNCIL, IF NOT THE WEEK OF A HOLIDAY. AND I'M JUST ASSUMING THAT PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY BE TRAVELING THAT LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER.
ALL RIGHT. THE THE TIME NOW IS 621, AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
THAT'S IT. WE HAVE NO ITEMS FOR H THE REGULAR AGENDA AT
[I. JOINT BOARD MEETING PREPARATION Discussion and Consideration of Planning and Zoning Commission Project Priorities]
THIS TIME. THERE WILL BE A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE JOINT BOARD MEETING PREPARATION.RATION. STAFF? YES. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. SO AS MAYOR PRO TEM CHISHOLM STATED EARLIER, WE DO HAVE THE JOINT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING THAT WILL BE HELD ON TOMORROW 6 P.M.
TO 7:30 P.M.. IN THE PECAN ROOM AND AS FAR AS PREPARATION FOR THAT, I MEAN, I GUESS YOU HAD A QUESTION ABOUT PREPARATION FOR THE. NO. I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO REITERATE THAT.
VICE CHAIR AND I HAVE HAD AN OFFLINE DISCUSSION, AND I HAVE ASKED HER TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION TOMORROW EVENING, AND THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE THAT I HAVE. BUT CITIZENS, IF OTHER COMMISSIONERS WANT TO ATTEND, THEY CAN ATTEND AS A CITIZEN, BUT NOT AS PART OF THE PRESENTATION GROUP.
ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FOR US REGARDING THAT? NOT REGARDING THE JOINT MEETING, NO. ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER? VICE CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM J.
[J. 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 FOR COMMUNITY INTEREST DISCUSSION WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING.PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 541.0415. NUMBER ONE EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS OR CONDOLENCE INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAY SCHEDULES. A RECOGNITION OF AN INDIVIDUAL. A REMINDER ABOUT AN UPCOMING PLANNING AND ZONING EVENT.
ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOLVING AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
ALL RIGHT, MISS JORDAN. YES. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS.
SO I DID WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL AGAIN THAT ON OCTOBER 15TH, OCTOBER 16TH.
EXCUSE ME. PLANNING. EXCUSE ME. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WILL BE HOSTING THEIR NIGHT.
PACIFIC ACADEMY PLANNING AND ZONING WILL OF COURSE, BE SPEAKING ABOUT WHAT WE DO FOR THE CITY, AS WELL AS OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SO THAT INCLUDES YOU, ALL THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AS WELL AS THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, AND YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ATTEND. THAT WILL START AT 6:00.
SO AGAIN, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO REITERATE WHAT OUR ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS WHAT MAYOR PRO TEM CHISUM, STATED THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US.
COMMISSIONER BELL, ALL OF YOU. BUT COMMISSIONER BELL AND CHAIR RAVENELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE TIME AND DEDICATION THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE CITY OF DESOTO, BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU HAVE FAMILIES, OCCUPATIONS, THINGS OF THAT SORT THAT, YOU KNOW YOU COULD EASILY BE SPENDING YOUR TIME DOING.
BUT YOU'VE, YOU KNOW, ELECTED TO SHARE THAT TIME WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO, YOU KNOW, HELP OUT, KEEP HELP, KEEP DESOTO BEAUTIFUL.
SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS JORDAN.
MISS COLTON. OKAY. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN RAVENELL AND COMMISSIONER BELL. YOU KNOW, I, TO ECHO YOU KNOW, THE SENTIMENTS FOR THE SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED, THE DEDICATED SERVICE DAY IN, DAY OUT. AND YOU'RE ALSO VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT YOU KNOW,
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YOU HAVE DONE A STELLAR WORK, AND WE APPRECIATE IT.YOU'VE MADE THE CITY BETTER BECAUSE OF YOUR EFFORTS HERE.
AND SO WE JUST AS STAFF WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE YOU.
WE THANK YOU. AND YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU KNOW, THAT WE CAN DO WE'D BE GLAD TO DO IT AND LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING WITH YOU IN SOME CAPACITY IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS COLTON. MR. BELL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? YES I WOULD.
MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU ON THIS BOARD.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN IN SOME CAPACITY IN THE FUTURE.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM AVAILABLE ANYTIME FOR ALL OF YOU.
YOU CAN CALL ME FOR QUESTIONS JUST TO CHAT, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE NEW COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE COMING ON TO THIS BOARD ARE GOING TO BE RELYING ON YOU FOR DIRECTION IN THE BEGINNING. AND SO YOU GUYS WILL BE KIND OF THE EXAMPLE TO SET FOR THOSE NEW PEOPLE AND SHOW THEM HOW IT GOES, HOW THE ROLE GOES. MISTER CHAIR RAVENEL, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING ON THE ROLE AS THE CHAIR FOR THIS BOARD.
WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE PAST IS A LEVEL OF FANFARE WHEN COMMISSIONERS GO OFF OF THIS DAIS, BUT I DON'T EVEN SEE THE LEADERSHIP OF OF THIS DEPARTMENT HERE, WHICH IS INTERESTING.
BUT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR SACRIFICE TO THE CITY, TO THE RESIDENTS, TO THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. YOU'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB. CONTINUE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE CITIZENS OF DESOTO IN WHATEVER CAPACITY YOU SEE FIT.
VICE CHAIR BROOKS, YOU ARE A GREAT EXAMPLE TO SET FOR THE NEW PEOPLE COMING ON AND FOR US ON THIS DAIS. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU ALL THE REST OF THESE BOARD MEMBERS.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU. I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.
AND UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BELL. I SEE A LIGHT ON COMMISSIONER EDWARDS.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN. SO I ECHO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID, AND THIS IS A A BITTER MOMENT FOR ME.
I'M STILL SORT OF A NEWBIE, BUT I'D JUST LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, SAY A JOB WELL DONE.
COMMISSIONER. MR. CHAIR, YOU'VE DONE. YOU'VE BEEN VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING.
YOU'VE BEEN A TEAM LEADER, A LEADER. AND IT'S BEING NEW TO THE COMMISSION WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW, REALLY? ALL THE INS AND OUTS.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY WELCOME ME WITH OPEN ARMS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
I THINK YOU'VE DONE A STELLAR JOB. I THINK YOU'VE BEEN VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING, I THINK.
AND THE SAME GOES TO YOU, MR. BELL. I WILL MISS YOU VERY MUCH.
AND I THINK THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY A PHENOMENAL GROUP.
I THINK WE'VE RESPECTED EACH OTHER AND REALLY EMBRACED EACH OTHER AS COLLEAGUES AND AS CITIZENS OF, OF THIS CITY TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR CITY.
AND AS LONG AS I'M ON THE COMMISSION WE CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
SO, AGAIN, MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU FOR A STELLAR JOB.
MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU FOR A STELLAR JOB, AND WE WILL MISS YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS EDWARDS.
MR. GRAHAM. I WANT TO FIRST. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
FIRST SPEAK TO COMMISSIONER BELL. WHEN I THINK OF YOU, THOROUGHNESS COMES TO MY MIND.
YOU GO THROUGH IT WITH STRICT THOROUGHNESS. YOU ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.
YOU ALWAYS. MY MIND STARTS TO GET I NEED TO ASK THAT OR I NEED TO ASK THAT.
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THAT IT IS THIS COMMISSION PRIOR TO MY A YEAR AGO GETTING ON THIS, THIS COMMISSION HAS BEEN THE FOUNDATION OF CONSISTENCY, IN MY OPINION. AND YOU'VE BEEN PART OF THAT, SO I THANK YOU.HOW YOU RUN THIS COMMISSION. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I'M IN THE MILITARY.
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO START ON TIME. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT RIGHT.
AND IF IT'S NOT RIGHT, YOU'RE GOING TO GET US THE EDUCATION THAT WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WHEN WE DO MAKE THE SOUND DECISION THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY, THAT IT IS DONE SO WITH INTEGRITY AND WITH KNOWLEDGE.
AND WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE COMMISSION, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO.
BUT TODAY I KNOW SO MUCH MORE. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU NOT RESPONDING WITH EMOTION, BUT ALWAYS WITH INTEGRITY.
IT HAS REALLY HELPED ME IN MY PERSONAL LIFE, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU, MR. GRAHAM. MR. DEWBERRY. OH. WISE ONE MR. BELL AND CHAIRMAN RAVENEL, IT HAS BEEN A GREAT PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU.
WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE EYE TO EYE ON THINGS, BUT THAT'S THE DEMOCRATIC WAY.
BUT WE ALWAYS SEEM TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR THE CITIZENS OF WHO WE REPRESENT.
YOU WILL BE MISSED. HOPE TO RUN INTO YOU IN TOWN FROM TIME TO TIME.
I THINK BACK TO THREE YEARS AGO WHEN THE THREE OF US WALKED ON THIS COMMISSION TOGETHER.
THE WORDS I THINK OF WHEN I THINK OF YOU TWO ARE SELFLESS, TRANSPARENT, DEDICATED, AND, OF COURSE, INTEGRITY. I THINK WHAT WE'VE BROUGHT TO THIS COMMISSION IS DEFINITELY THE INTEGRITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
WE'VE MADE A PACT TO TRY TO ALWAYS BE TRANSPARENT, LISTEN TO WHAT THE CITIZENS HAVE TO SAY, GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND PROVIDE INPUT, BECAUSE WE UNDERSTOOD AND STILL UNDERSTAND THAT THE DECISIONS WE MAKE AT THIS DIOCESE FOR WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CITIZENS.
SO VERY SELFLESS DEDICATION AND WORK ETHIC. I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM BOTH OF YOU.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE TAUGHT ME. CHAIR, I APPRECIATE THE FRIENDSHIP I HAVE MADE WITH BOTH OF YOU, AND I'M VERY SORRY TO SEE THAT YOU WERE NOT AFFORDED A SECOND TERM TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR CITIZENS OF THIS ORDER. I THINK COUNCIL OWED IT TO YOU ALL TO BRING YOU BACK FOR A SECOND TERM.
I CAN'T THINK OF ANY OTHER ATTENDANCE ISSUES OR ANYTHING ELSE, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THAT I HAVE YOUR NUMBER ON SPEED DIAL AND CAN CALL YOU ANYTIME. AND I DO EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO SEE YOU GUYS IN THE COMMUNITY SERVING AND PROVIDING INPUT, IF NOT ON THIS SIDE, DEFINITELY AT THE PODIUM ON THAT SIDE.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
VICE CHAIR. MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE GOING TO BE SAYING GOODBYE TONIGHT, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS READY FOR A LITTLE SPEECH.
I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST INTERVIEWED WITH THE COUNCIL AND I TOLD HIM I WAS INTERESTED IN PLANNING AND ZONING, BUT I WANTED TO START OUT WITH THE LIBRARY BOARD.
AND I REMEMBER THAT INTERVIEW WHEN I CAME IN TO INTERVIEW FOR PLANNING AND ZONING AND MAYOR PRO TEM.
I REMEMBER A QUESTION YOU ASKED ME. YOU SAID YOU PREPARED FOR THIS INTERVIEW, DIDN'T YOU? I SAID, YES, I DID. THAT'S WHAT ONE DOES WHEN THEY'RE GOING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.
THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO IS TO BE PREPARED.
I WANTED TO KNOW MY INFORMATION. I WANTED TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.
I LOVE DE SOTO. I THINK DE SOTO IS A GREAT CITY THAT HAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL.
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I'M GOING TO MAKE THE DECISION THAT I THINK IS RIGHT.THAT'S JUST WHO I AM. I'M AN INDEPENDENT THINKER.
AND I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED THE THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS THAT WE PUT TOGETHER, AND WE LISTEN TO EACH OTHER'S IDEAS AND THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT A CASE. BUT WE NEVER GOT ANGRY WITH ANYBODY BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY VOTED OR THE WAY THEY THOUGHT.
WE WE JUST DID WHAT WE DID BEST. WE WENT HOME, WE CAME BACK AND WE DID IT AGAIN.
I WILL MISS BEING A PART OF THIS COMMISSION. AND TWO, I'M DISAPPOINTED AS WELL THAT I DID NOT GET A SECOND CHANCE BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT I CAME PREPARED. I NEVER MISSED A MEETING.
I DID WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO, AND WHEN SOMEONE DOES THAT AND SOMEONE DOES NOT APPRECIATE THAT, THAT TELLS ME A LOT ABOUT THOSE INDIVIDUALS MAKING THAT DECISION.
THEY DO NOT WANT SOMEONE THAT CAN COME IN HERE AND THINK INDEPENDENTLY.
SOMEONE THAT CAN BE A CRITICAL THINKER. I'M NOT A YES MAN.
AND I THANK THE COUNCIL FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMISSION.
BECAUSE GUESS WHAT? BECAUSE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY, I'VE LEARNED A LOT.
I'VE SEEN A LOT, AND IT'S MADE ME A BETTER CITIZEN.
SO THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND NOW TO STAFF.
MR. CARROLL, YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE. YOU ALWAYS ANSWER.
AND NOW TO YOU, MISS JORDAN. I WILL TELL YOU THAT I WAS DISAPPOINTED WHEN I SAW MISS WARNER.
JORDAN. MISS MISS WARNER LEAVE. SHE WAS A GREAT PERSON, A HARD WORKER, AND SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU THAT OUR CITY IS EVEN BETTER NOW BECAUSE OF YOU.
YOU HAVE EXHIBITED PROFESSIONALISM. YOU HAVE BEEN PREPARED AT ALL OF OUR MEETINGS, AND I'VE BEEN SO PROUD TO SEE YOU PRESENT TO THIS BODY. YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AND I WISH YOU MUCH SUCCESS.
AND THE LAST THING THAT I WILL SAY IS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE LEFT, DO WHAT IS RIGHT.
YOU REPRESENT THE CITIZENS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
WE'RE THE CITIZENS. AND WE'RE THINKING ON BEHALF OF OUR CITIZENS.
ALWAYS LISTEN, NO MATTER IF SOMEONE DISAGREES.
SO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DON'T WORRY.
I'LL STILL BE COMING TO MEETINGS. I'LL STILL BE LISTENING.
BUT NOW I CAN DO IT. I CAN COME AND SPEAK TO YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. CHAIR. WELL, I HAVE ANOTHER ITEM OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. MR.. LAURA'S NOT HERE, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BECAUSE HE IS.
AND HIS WIFE AND THEIR LITTLE DAUGHTER HAVE A LITTLE BABY BOY IN THE HOUSE.
THEY HAD A LITTLE BOY WHO WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER THE 28TH.
HIS NAME IS HARLEM. HE WEIGHED IN AT 7 POUNDS AND 14OZ.
I TOLD YOU, THAT'S A BIG BABY. BUT WE WISH MOM.
AND THEY'RE ALL DOING WELL, AND THEY'RE ADJUSTING TO THAT TO THE HOUSE.
AND THEN TOMORROW'S GOING TO BE MR. LAURA'S BIRTHDAY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. AN EARLY BIRTHDAY.
BUT THAT IS ALL THAT I DO HAVE. ANY OTHER ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST OR ANYTHING? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR DISMISSAL.
I KNOW IT'S KIND OF OUT OF ORDER. OH CITIZENS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THIS CITY, SO COME ON, IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT ALL THIS WAS GOING ON TONIGHT WITH WOULD YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE?
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GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. I WAS SAYING THAT I WASN'T AWARE THAT ALL THIS WAS GOING ON TONIGHT.I USED TO BE A FIXTURE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AS WELL AS PNC, BUT DUE TO FAMILY, ISSUES.
I HAVE NOT BEEN ATTENDING, NOT EVEN WATCHING IT ON ON CABLE.
BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY I THANK YOU FOR THE BOARD AND ESPECIALLY YOU TWO, FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND COMMITTED YOURSELF FOR THE LAST 2 OR 3 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED. YOU HAVE SHOWN INTEGRITY, THE INTEREST OF THE CITY.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE, NOT JUST FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT FOR THE CITY. AND I KNOW THAT YOU'LL DO WELL WITH WHATEVER YOU YOU PURSUE BECAUSE OF YOUR COMMITMENT TO WHO YOU ARE AND YOUR INTEGRITY. AND AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THAT AND LET NO ONE TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE SUCCESSFUL. AND I JUST WISH EVERYBODY THE BEST OF LUCK AND CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO US WHEN YOU CAN.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS HILL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK.
AND I'M TAKING LIBERTY THIS EVENING. THAT'S ALL RIGHT, THEN, AT THIS TIME.
OH! STEP UP. YES. YOU'RE TAKING LIBERTY. I DON'T WANT TO DROP THE CAMERA SINCE YOU'RE TAKING LIBERTY. MR. BILL. MR. RAVENEL AND YOUR FELLOW COMMISSIONERS AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
YOU KNOW, I I'M WITHOUT WORDS, AND IT'S THAT'S HARD FOR ME TO BE.
BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. I WILL ALWAYS TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
AND MY VOTE WAS ALWAYS FOR YOU. I'M ALWAYS FOR WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING INTEGRITY INDIVIDUALS.
PEOPLE WHO THINK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, ALL OF US ARE CITIZENS AND WE ALL HAVE TO LIVE HERE. AND EVERY DECISION WE MAKE IS FOR THE CITIZENS US.
AND YOU DID EVERYTHING YOU COULD TO BE THE PEOPLE YOU NEEDED TO BE.
SO I HOPE YOU GO AWAY KNOWING THAT NO MATTER WHAT, NOBODY CAN TAKE THAT PART FROM YOU THAT YOU DID WHAT YOU HAD TO DO TO BE THE PEOPLE THAT YOU NEEDED TO BE. AND I HOPE AND PRAY THAT FOR THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS THAT THEY TAKE NOTE THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE FORWARD REGARDLESS OF HOW WE SEE THINGS. SO I APPRECIATE YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU, AND I HOPE AND PRAY THAT MOVING FORWARD, THAT THE MELDING THAT I SAW HERE CONTINUES FORWARD WITH THE NEW COMMISSIONERS AS WELL.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE GOOD THEN. ALL RIGHT.
THE TIME IS 643, AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT, GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.