[00:00:01] >> INFORMATION AS WELL [INAUDIBLE] TO MCB STANDARDS ON PAGE 2 OF YOUR STAFF REPORT. [Landmark Commission on June 21, 2021.] >> PERFORMANCE WITH THE DESIGN STANDARDS, BASED ON THE DESIGN STANDARDS WITH [INAUDIBLE] INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT. STAFF FINDS THE PROPOSED CURB CUT DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE MCB'S NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION PLANS. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS NOT RESTRICTED FROM ALLEY ACCESS BY EITHER LAW CONFIGURATION OR REAR STRUCTURE OBSTRUCTION. THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF CASE 21 OC-031. FOR CUT CURB IN BETWEEN THE NPV. HOWEVER, SHOULD THE MINIMUM COMMISSION DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED CORRECT GRIP BECAUSE COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS DOESN'T TEND TO NPV. THAT RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING CONDITION. SPECIFIC CONDITION, THERE'S ONLY ONE AND THAT STATES THAT THE CURB CUT WIDTH MUST NOT EXCEED 15 FEET AND SHALL BE CONFIGURED AT THE RUNWAY RIBBON DRIVEWAY AND THEN STANDARD CONDITION IS LISTED AS 226 ON YOUR REPORT AND ON THE ACTUAL PHOTO. THIS IS THE AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SUBJECT SITE. THIS IS THE SUBJECT SITE WHERE THE PROPOSED CURB CUT [INAUDIBLE] PROPERTIES THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST [INAUDIBLE] , NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS IS THE PROPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT THE APPLICANT HAD SUBMITTED, 25 FOOT DRIVEWAY WOULD BE THE APPROACHING 35 FEET AND THAT CONCLUDES THAT REPORT. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STUFF FROM THE COMISSION? >> HOW ARE THEY ACCESSING THE PARKING LOT NOW? >> DOES THIS INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PARKING SPACES TO THE PROPERTY? >> NORMALLY, IT SHOULD REMAIN THE SAME, THERE IS NO PROPOSAL BY THE APPLICANT THAT WE ARE AWARE OF TO INCREASE OR CHANGE THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION OF THE ACTUAL PARKING LOT. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE ACCESS, IT APPEARS TO ME THE ACCESS FROM THE OTHER PARKING LOT WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS THE ALLEY, INSTEAD OF THE ALLEY. IS THAT THE PROPERTY THAT INVOLVES THOSE CHURCHES AS WELL? >> THERE'S ALSO AN INCIDENTAL PARKING LOT UP THE CHURCH THAT IS CORRECT, AND THEY DO ACCESS FROM AVENUE M AS WELL. THAT IS AN EXISTING CURB CUT THERE ALREADY. >> RIGHT, DO YOU KNOW WHEN THAT CURB CUT WAS PUT IN? >> I'M NOT SURE, OUR RECORDS DO NOT INDICATE WHEN IT WAS CONSTRUCTED. >> ANY APPROACHES? ALRIGHT THEN, IF NONE I'LL OFFER OPEN PUBLIC HEARING ON PAGE 21 LC-031 AND ASK IF THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE. >> [BACKGROUND] JUST NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT COMMISSIONER LAN HAS JOINED AT 4:06. [BACKGROUND]. >> CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAMES FOR THE RECORD? >> ALEC MARTINEZ [INAUDIBLE]. [BACKGROUND]. >> CAN YOU GIVE US SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT? >> OBVIOUSLY WE'RE HERE ON BEHALF OF [INAUDIBLE] AVENUE L GALVESTON [INAUDIBLE] MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, AND I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYBODY GOT TO READ THE SAMPLE. >> YES. [00:05:01] >> PRETTY MUCH DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE ALLEY AND THE OTHER AXIS WHICH DOES BELONG TO THE CHURCH PROPERTY. IT'S REALLY TREACHEROUS AND I CAN MAKE IT THROUGH WITH A LARGER TRUCK, BUT THE CHURCH MEMBERS CANNOT COME THROUGH WITH THE REGULAR VEHICLE BECAUSE IT DIPS DOWN DRAMATICALLY AND THEY'VE HAD THEIR FLASHCARDS AND OTHER MINOR DAMAGE TO THEIR VEHICLE. THEY'RE WANTING TO CUT THE EXISTING CURVE WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S PROBABLY 1970S ISH. WE HAD A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THOSE CURVES AROUND GALVESTON. >> THEY DO HAVE ACCESS FROM [INAUDIBLE] ALLEY AND AVENUE M. I THINK THE CHURCH IS LOOKING FOR EXITS CLOSER TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH. THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. >> IT'LL ACTUALLY OPTIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF THE PARKING AVAILABILITY BECAUSE AS OF RIGHT NOW, WHEN THEY DO MAKE IT THROUGH THE BACK ALLEY, THERE'S ONLY ONE DIRECTION, SO YOU CAN'T HAVE TWO-WAY PARKING IN THE CHURCH RIGHT NOW. THERE'S LESS SPACES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT'S ONLY ONE DIRECTION FOR THE VEHICLES THAT CAN GET IT. >> RIGHT. >> CAN I VERIFY REAL QUICK, DID YOU SAY THE OBSTACLE, IS IT BETWEEN THE TWO PARKING SPACES, THE ALLEY DIPS? >> IT DIPS THERE AND IT DIPS COMING FROM 14TH STREET? >> 13TH IS THE CLOSEST TO [OVERLAPPING] >> 13TH INTO THE ALLEY, YES MA'AM. >> OKAY. HAVE YOU CONSIDERED REPAIRING THE ALLEY? IT IS PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S RESPONSIBILITY, EVERYBODY ON THAT BLOCK, NOT THE CITY'S. YOU COULD ACTUALLY PUT IN A PETITION, GET THE NEIGHBORS TO AS LONG AS YOU PAY FOR THE MATERIALS, THE CITY WILL DO THE REPAIRS. >> SURE. >> THEY'LL COME IN AND LEVEL IT, AND IF YOU DID THAT, COULD YOU NOT CONCEIVABLY MAKE THAT JUST A ONE-WAY LOOP AROUND? >> WE COULD, BUT IN ORDER TO OPTIMIZE LIKE I SAID THE PARKING SPACES, TWO-WAY TRAFFIC THROUGH IS IDEAL. THEY COULD THEN BE ABLE TO FIT MORE MEMBERS VEHICLES IN THE EXISTING SPACE. >> RIGHT. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I WAS GOING TO NOTE IS THAT, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DESIGN GUIDELINES, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE AGE OF THE CURVE ITSELF, IT'S HOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS PLANTED ORIGINALLY. BEFORE IT BECAME A CONSERVATION DISTRICT OR PRESERVATION DISTRICT, A LOT OF PEOPLE DID THINGS TO IT. BUT SINCE THEN, WE'VE TRIED TO STAY TRUE TO HOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS PLANTED, IT WASN'T PLANTED WITH DRIVEWAYS AND THAT'S WHY THE CURB CUTS AND NOT BECAUSE THE BIRDS ARE SURVIVAL. >> SURE. >> HOW IT WAS PLANTED, BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE A LOT OF NEIGHBORS STILL AROUND THERE, RIGHT? >> RIGHT. >> I'VE GOT A QUESTION. ARE THOSE DIPS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT'S CAUSING DAMAGE, IS THAT DRAINAGE DIPS? >> IT'S DETERIORATION OF THE ASPHALT. IT'S PARTIALLY DRAINAGE, BUT IT'S MOSTLY DETERIORATION OF [INAUDIBLE] >> JOIN [OVERLAPPING] >> IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THIS LOT THAT YOU CAN'T SEE IN THE PICTURE IS ACTUALLY A ONE-WAY LOT. BECAUSE OF, I'M ASSUMING, BECAUSE IT'S NARROW, AND YOU COULDN'T GET TWO PARKING SPACES THERE, I'M WONDERING HOW YOU PLAN TO GET DOUBLE PARKING ON THIS ONE? >> ANGLED PARKING EACH WAY, AND WE ACTUALLY FILED FOR A PERMIT FOR THE OTHER DRIVEWAY AS WELL. >> WHICH OTHER DRIVEWAY? >> THE OTHER PROPERTY THAT YOU WERE JUST MENTIONING THAT'S NOT PICTURED. >> BUT IT HAS A DRIVEWAY ALREADY, RIGHT? >> IT'S NOT USABLE, IT'S THE SAME THING. EVEN MY LARGE TRUCK, I BOTTOM OUT TRYING TO GET THROUGH THERE. NONE OF THE CHURCH MEMBERS USE IT. [BACKGROUND]. >> IS THAT PART OF THIS PETITION THAT YOU. [OVERLAPPING] >> NO MA'AM, THAT PERMIT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BECAUSE IT'S AN EXISTING DRIVEWAY. >> THAT CAN BE FIXED NOW? >> YES MA'AM. >> THAT'S MY QUESTION. >> LAST QUESTION. IF YOU WERE TO GET THIS CURB CUT AND PUT A DRIVEWAY, OBVIOUSLY CAN'T BE TWO WAYS BECAUSE THE LOT'S NOT THAT WIDE, REPEATED ANGLE PARKING WOULD HAVE TO BE ONLY ONE WAY. WOULD THIS BE GOING IN OR GOING OUT? [00:10:01] >> WE'VE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR THE PERMIT ON THE BACK DRIVEWAY. WHAT OUR GOAL WAS AND THE CHURCH'S GOAL WAS TO HAVE ACCESS GOING BOTH DIRECTIONS AND THE LANES FACING OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS SO YOU COULD IDEALLY DRIVE BOTH WAYS THROUGH. >> THERE'S A CAR THAT'S PARKED ON THIS BACK LOT IT'S AT AN ANGLE. I DON'T SEE HOW YOU MAKE THAT TWO DIRECTIONS, I COULD BE WRONG. WHAT I WOULD WANT TO KNOW IS IF IT WAS ALLOWED TO GO FORWARD ON AVENUE L, WOULD THAT TRAFFIC BE COMING AND GOING? >> YES. >> GOING IN ONLY OR GOING OUT ONLY? >> WE WERE HOPING TO HAVE IT GOING AND COMING. THE PASTOR AND I SPENT ABOUT FOUR HOURS-. >> OKAY. [OVERLAPPING] >> MAPPING OUT WITH CHALK. >>IT WILL BE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC. >> MOVING OUR OWN VEHICLES SEEING WHAT WOULD WORK. >> IT WOULD BE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC? >> YES MA'AM. >> OKAY. >> THEN WOULDN'T THAT TRAFFIC HAVE TO GO SINCE YOU DON'T WANT TO GO UP AND DOWN THE ALLEY, WOULDN'T IT HAVE TO CROSS THE ALLEY AND GO THE WRONG WAY ON THIS STREET? ON THAT LITTLE PARKING LOT, BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR TWO THERE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT. >> A LOT OF THAT IS OVERGROWN GRASS, THERE'S ACTUALLY AN ASPHALT THAT'S HOPEFULLY GOING TO BE TAKEN BACK BY THE CHURCH, IT'S GOING TO BE DUG OUT. >> THIS IS YOUR PROPERTY THAT'S. >> UP TO THE FENCE LINE. >> OKAY. NOW, EVEN WHERE YOU HAVE THE AC COMPRESSORS SITTING ON THE OUTSIDE, YOU'D BE ABLE TO FIT TWO PARKING SPACES ADJACENT? >> NOT IN THAT AREA. NOT IN THAT AREA. >> OKAY. >> ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. DOES ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC [NOISE] REALM HAVE A COMMENT YOU WANT TO PASS? >> IS ANYBODY SIGNED IN TO ZOOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? WE ASK THAT YOU USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION. SEEING NONE. >> I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 21LC-031 AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION. >> I COULD JUST NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT COMMISSIONER STETZEL-THOMPSON WILL BE THE VOTING ALTERNATE. >> OKAY. I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR STAFF, IS IT TOO LATE TO DO THAT BEFORE WE CLOSE THE ACCOUNT? >> [INAUDIBLE] >> IS IT A QUESTION OF STAFF? >> THE QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS, WERE THERE NOTICES SENT OUT, AND HOW MANY WERE RETURNED? >> WE DIDN'T SEND NOTICES ON THESE TYPES OF CASES. [NOISE] >> THAT WAS THE QUESTION I ASKED. THANK YOU. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 21LC-031 STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. >> APPROVING A DENIAL. >> DENIALS? >> THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIALS. >> I GOT YOU. MAKES SENSE. DENIAL THEN. ANYBODY WANT TO SECOND? >> I SECOND. >> SECOND. >> NEW DISCUSSION. I JUST THINK IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT'S A REASONABLE REQUEST AND IT MAKES THE WHOLE PARKING LOT MORE FUNCTIONABLE. >> YOU'RE SPEAKING AGAINST YOUR MOTION. >> YEAH. >> STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DENIAL. WE ALSO INCLUDED [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING] >> YOU GOT ME COMPLETELY CONFUSED THERE. [LAUGHTER] >> THEY DO. THAT IS CONFUSING. >> THE COMMISSION CHOSE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL. WE DO HAVE SOME CONDITIONS IN THERE FOR A FRAMEWORK. >> ORIGINALLY, I MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AND THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD BE TO DENY. >> WELL, THE REQUEST IS FOR ASKING FOR PERMISSION, STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED DENIAL SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY IS THAT IF YOU WANT US TO GO FORWARD, THAT YOU ARE GOING TO APPROVE HIS REQUEST. >> THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT I SAID. >> YOU APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR THIS. >> YES. >> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT I SAID. I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE THE REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. >> I THINK THAT THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES FROM WHICH I WOULD AGREE, BUT THAT REQUEST IS NOT PRESENTED HERE. I THINK THAT THIS IS A HARDSHIP ON THE NEIGHBORS TO SEE A CONGESTION OF CARS GOING BACK AND FORTH, COULD, IN MY MIND, MAKE 13TH AND AVENUE L IMPASSABLE IN THOSE HOURS. [00:15:05] IT IS PREDOMINANTLY HOUSES EXCEPT FOR THE CORNER ACROSS. FOR THAT REASON, AGAIN, THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH I'M NOT BEING ASKED AT THIS POINT, OF WHICH I WOULD AGREE, BUT TO HAVE IT GO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC ON IS JUST SOMETHING I THINK IS UNFAIR TO THE NEIGHBORS AND THIS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THESE HOUSES IN THAT AREA. >> EVEN IF IT'S CONTAINED WITHIN THE PARKING LOT? >> IT'S NOT SO MUCH HOW THE PARKING IS LAID OUT. IT'S THE TRAFFIC THAT'S COMING AND GOING. IT'S TWO-WAY TRAFFIC. ON AND OFF AND IT'S ON A CORNER SO WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF CONGESTION GOING IN AND OUT OF THAT SPACE, IT IS GOING TO CONGEST AVENUE L, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE PARKED ON THE INTERSECTION WAITING TO GET IN BUT THEY CAN'T GET IN BECAUSE THE PARKING LOT, SOMEONE'S GOING OUT CAN'T GET OUT, SO I PERCEIVE THERE TO BE A CONGESTION I MEAN, IT'S A CHURCH, AND SO YOU'LL HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE ON THE CHURCH. >> THEIR APPLICANTS' STATEMENT [INAUDIBLE] INCLUDED THAT THEIR JOB WOULD TAKE TRAFFIC ON THE PARKING OFF THE STREET AND BE ABLE TO PARK CARS IN THE LOT. [LAUGHTER]. >> I HAVE TO WEIGH IT, WHAT WOULD BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR ME, I DON'T KNOW, CAN SAY WHAT I THINK WOULD BE A GAME-CHANGER OR DO I HAVE TO LEAVE IT ALONE. >> NO WE CAN DISCUSS THE MOTION. >> WHAT WOULD BE A GAME-CHANGER TO ME IS IF THE TRAFFIC WAS ONE WAY GOING IN. >> CORRECT. >> SO PEOPLE WERE CONSTANTLY GOING IN, AND OUT AND EITHER EXITING OUT THE ALLEY OR EXITING OUT THE OTHER SIDE. THAT WAY YOU WOULDN'T HAVE, I AGREE IT WOULD RELIEVE THE PARKING ON THE STREET. BUT WHEN YOU CONSIDER HOW MUCH PARKING IS AROUND THERE, CONVERSED WITH ALL THIS TRAFFIC. THAT'S WHY I WAS VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT IS THE TRAFFIC TWO-WAY OR IS IT ONE WAY? IF IT WAS ONE WAY GOING IN, THEN I THINK THEY WOULD CLEAR THE INTERSECTION PRETTY QUICKLY. >> YEAH. >> BUT THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE IT ANGLED PARKING SO IF THEY ANGLE IT TOWARDS L AND YOU GO IN THROUGH L, THE ONLY WAY TO COME BACK OUT BECAUSE THE PARKING LOT'S SO NARROW AS YOU GOING OUT THE ALLEY. >> I JUST SAID THAT'S ONE-WAY. YOU EITHER GO OUT THE ALLEY OR YOU GO OUT THE OTHER SIDE. YOU CROSS THE ALLEY AND GO OUT THE OTHER PARKING LOT. >> IT'S GOING TO BE TORTUROUS [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER]. [INAUDIBLE] IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED TO FIX THAT CURVE SO THEY COULD GO IN L AND COME OUT L. >> THAT WOULD BE THE CIRCUMSTANCE OF WHICH I WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED THAT [INAUDIBLE] >> JOANNE DID THIS [INAUDIBLE] RAISED HER HAND. >> THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION DOESN'T WORK TOO WELL [LAUGHTER]. >> CHAIRMAN I JUST NEED A CLARIFICATION IF I MAY, COMMISSIONER WOOD YOUR MOTION WAS TO APPROVE THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, I WANT THE COMMISSIONERS TO KNOW THAT THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST WAS FOR 35 FEET, NOT THE CITY RECOMMENDATION THAT IF IT WAS 15. I'M SORRY I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR. >> [INAUDIBLE] BEFORE [LAUGHTER] I AGREE WITH CONNIES' ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBLEM, I THINK IT'S A 15 FOOT WIDE. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE CAR AT A TIME GOING IN AND OUT AND IF THEY'RE GOING BOTH DIRECTIONS, I FIND THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM. I LIKE THE IDEA OF THEY'RE COMING IN ONE WAY AND GOING ACROSS THE ALLEY AND LEAVING GOING THE SAME DIRECTION AND THE OTHER SIDE AND APPARENTLY, THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, WE TOOK AWAY THE GRASS AND I WOULD GO ALONG WITH IT ON THOSE TERMS IF IT WAS ONE WAY EACH WAY. I THINK IT WILL LEAVE SOME OF THE PARKING THAT THEY HAD OBVIOUSLY BE IF THERE AREN'T ENOUGH PARKING SPACES NOW AND IF THAT DOUBLES THE PARKING THAT'S A RELIEF TO THE COMMUNITY. SAMSON SAYS THERE IS NO HOUSE INVOLVED, REALLY EXCEPT THE ONE NEXT TO IT. I DON'T THINK A 15 FOOT DRIVEWAY WOULD BE A PROBLEM IF THE TRAFFIC ROUTE WAS A GOOD ROUTE SO I'D BE AMENABLE IF THAT WAS ADDED ON TO THE MOTION. [NOISE] >> WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT IF YOU COME IN OFF OF L AND THE PARKING SPACES ARE ANGLED, IT'S GOING TO BE ONE WAY. THERE'S NO WAY IT CAN BE TWO-WAY BECAUSE IF YOU CAME IN THE OTHER WAY, HOW COULD YOU GET INTO THAT SPACE? SO I THINK THAT FOR THAT APPLICANT JUST MADE A MISTAKE SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE TWO-WAY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PARK UNLESS YOU COME IN FROM L. >> CLYDE ARE YOU ABLE TO ALTER YOUR MOTION TO BE A 15 FOOT ONE DRIVEWAY? >> YES. >> IF YOU MADE IT A 15-FOOT DRIVEWAY THEN IT'S ONLY GOING TO BE ONE WAY. [00:20:04] BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY'VE REQUESTED, SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE PROVING IS SOMETHING. >> I THINK MAYBE THEY WERE MISTAKEN WHEN THEY WERE SAYING THAT'S GOING TO BE TWO-WAY BECAUSE IF IT'S AN ANGLED PARKING LOT, YOU CAN ONLY GET INTO THAT PARKING SPOT BY GOING IN. >> THAT'S PROBABLY VERY SPECIFIC TO ASK THAT QUESTION, THEY SAID THEY HAD MAPPED IT OUT AND THEY COULD, SO PERHAPS WE CLOSE THIS AND CALL THEM. >> YOU COULD ANGLE FACING THE TRAFFIC. YOU HAVE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC THROUGH THERE, ONE CAN GO IN THIS WAY AND ONE GO OUT THIS WAY. THERE IS A WAY YOU COULD DO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC, WHICH ARRIVES 15-FOOT CUT, THAT WOULD NEVER WORK. YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE THEM ALL POINTING IN ONE DIRECTION. >> I'LL AMEND THAT TO APPROVE WITH 15 FOOT CUT-OFF AND THE ONE-WAY NOT A TWO-WAY. >> DOES THAT MEET THE APPROVAL OF THE SECOND? >> YES. >> CAN WE JUST RESTATE FOR THE RECORD WHAT IT IS? THE MOTION IS [LAUGHTER]. THE FINAL MOTION IS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT THE FINAL MOTION IS. >> THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE REQUEST WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE WIDTH TO 15 FEET AND ONE-WAY TRAFFIC. >> THAT'S IT. [NOISE] >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> A NEW DISCUSSION. WE'LL VOTE ON THE MOTION THEN. >> COMMISSIONER CLICK? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN? >> IN FAVOR. >> CHAIRPERSON HUDDLESTON? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER LANG? >> IN FAVOR. >> VICE-CHAIRPERSON PATTERSON? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER WOOD? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER STETZEL-THOMPSON? >> IN FAVOR. >> ALL IN FAVOR. THE MOTION PASSES. >> NEXT CASE IS 21LC-032. >> I HOPE WE GIVE YOU SOMETHING YOU CAN WORK WITH. >> 21LC-032 THIS AT 2127 AVENUE [INAUDIBLE]. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION OF THE GALVESTON LANDMARK. THERE ARE 37 NOTES WE'VE SENT. ONE RETURNED AND THAT ONE WAS IN FAVOR. ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A GALVESTON LANDMARK OF HOUSE 2127 [INAUDIBLE] , THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1907 FOR JOHN AND MARY YOUNG. THAT REPLACED TWO HOUSES LOST DURING THE 1900 STORM ON THE SAME LOTS ARE ALSO BY THE YOUNG. JOHN YOUNG WAS THE GALVESTON STEVEDORE BUSINESS OWNER ORIGINALLY FROM WEST OF IRELAND. HE BUILT THREE OTHER HOUSES ON THE LOT THERE FOR THE STORM FOR 10 HOUSES. ONLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN LOST IN THE YEARS SINCE. MARY WAS BORN IN NEW ORLEANS, TOGETHER THEY HAD FIVE CHILDREN AND THEY WERE LONGTIME GALVESTON RESIDENTS AND THEIR NAMES FIRST SHOWED UP IN STATE DIRECTORIES IN 1880. IN ADDITION TO BEING A DISCRIMINANT, STEVEDORE YOUNG WAS ALSO PROPRIETOR OF THE NEW WHARF SALOON AT 3030 STREET MARKET. HE LATER PARTNERED WITH FELLOW STEVEDORES, CHARLES SUDERMAN AND BENJAMIN DAWSON TO FORM MARINE SERVICES COMPANY, WHICH IS CALLED JOHN YOUNG COMPANY INCORPORATED. NOW, THE ORIGINAL 1907 INSURANCE RECORDS DESCRIBE THE HOUSE AS TWO-STORY FRAME BUILDING OF THE NO ROOM CONTAIN FIVE ROOMS, ONE HALL, ONE CLOSET, TWO PORCHES. BY THE 1920S, THE HOUSE HAD BEEN CONVERTED INTO TWO APARTMENTS. YOUNG'S MAINTAIN THE HOUSE AS A REAL PROPERTY UNTIL THE MR. YOUNG'S DEATH IN 1939. AS WITH MANY GALVESTON HISTORIC HOMES AND SEVERAL OTHER SEA LANDMARKS, THE MARY YOUNG HOUSE SERVES AN IMPORTANT ROLE OF TENANT HOUSING FOR MOST OF ITS HISTORY. AMONG THE TENANTS WHO LIVED THERE INCLUDE THE YOUNG SON, JOHN WILLIAMS AND HIS WIFE MOD MISTROT. MOD'S FATHER WAS A WELL-KNOWN LOCAL DRY GOODS MERCHANT, PIERRE MISTROT. THE MISTROT'S BROTHERS STORE WAS LOCATED IN THE MARY AND BLOOM BUILDING AT 2325 MECHANIC. OTHER NOTEWORTHY TENANTS INCLUDE, GALVESTON POLICE DETECTIVE JOHN DAY AND PUBLIC EMPLOYED US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NAMED EDWARD CUMMINGS. IN THE STEM REPORT, THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO INCLUDED A MORE COMPLETE LIST OF THE TENANTS THAT THEY FOUND. THE HOUSE BETWEEN THE BISHOPS ORIGINAL APPEARANCE OF A MORE SIMPLIFIED NATIONAL FOLK VICTORIAN STYLE IS HISTORY OF THE TENANT HOUSE BUILT SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE BY A LOCAL RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER AND WAS LATER CONVERTED TO A DUPLEX WITH BOTH TYPICAL EXCLUSIVELY MET GALVESTON RESIDENTIAL NEEDS TO HAVE PERIODS OF GROWTH BEFORE AND AFTER NINE FOOTED STORM. PRESERVING THE HOUSE THAT HAS A GALVESTON LANDMARK WOULD SECURE ITS PLACE IN THE US HISTORY. PROPERTY IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL INFINITE RESTORED PROPERTY FROM THE GALVESTON LANDMARKS. PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HEAR THIS REQUEST AT THE JUNE 22ND MEETING. SINCE COUNCIL HAS A FINAL DECISION, COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THE REQUEST OF JULY 22ND, 2021 WEEK. THEREFORE COMMENCE APPROVAL WITH [INAUDIBLE] CONDITION ONE. WE'LL JUST HAVE SOME PHOTOS. THERE WE GO. [00:25:07] HERE'S A COUPLE OF PUBLICITY OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. HERE, IS THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, THE EAST, THE SOUTH, AND TO THE WEST. THIS INCLUDES DEATHS REPORT. >> [INAUDIBLE] OPEN PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 21LC-032. ASK IF THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE? >> WELL, THE APPLICANT IS HERE ON THE ZOOM CALL AND MR. JACOBS YOU'VE BEEN ACTIVATED, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION. >> HELLO. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? >> WE SURE CAN. >> WE SURE CAN. [LAUGHTER] >> OH MY GOD, SORRY ABOUT THAT. JUST MAKING SURE. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN MY NORMAL ZOOM CALLS, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE REQUEST. THIS IS THE PROPERTY THAT MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED IN 2019, I'VE LIVED IN HOUSTON MY WHOLE LIFE. BUT THEN WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY FOR OUR FAMILY AND SINCE THEN WE'VE STARTED TO FALL IN LOVE WITH GALVESTON, WE'D LOVE TO ADD OUR HOUSE TO THE LIST OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES HERE. I THINK WE LOVE THESE OLD HOUSES, WE LOVE THE HISTORY THEY HAVE, I LOVE THE LOOK OF THEM AND WE WANT TO PRESERVE THIS ONE AND ADD IT TO THE LIST OF HOUSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE HERE FOREVER. I THINK THIS HOUSE IS A PRETTY TYPICAL OF A HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT RIGHT AFTER THE STORM OF 1900 AND HELPED WITH THE SHORTAGE OF HOUSING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STORM AND IT TURNED INTO A SENATE HOUSE. I THINK THE HOUSE HAD A LOT OF OCCUPATIONS THAT WERE VERY TYPICAL OF THE GALVESTON, THE DOCK WORKERS, THE ENGINEERS, THE DETECTIVES, THE RAILROAD EMPLOYEES. I THINK THIS WOULD BE GREAT HOUSE. I'D LOVE TO HAVE A PART OF HISTORY AND HELP PRESERVE IT. >> DOES ANYONE IN THE COMMISSION HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT? NO? WELL THEN THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW IT SOUNDS PRETTY WELL. I'LL RESTORE THE HOUSES ACROSS THE STREET FROM IT. [NOISE] DOES ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? [OVERLAPPING] >> IS THERE'S ANYBODY ON THE ZOOM CALL WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? WE ASK YOU TO USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND FUNCTION. SAY NO. >> ALRIGHT THEN. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 21LC-032 AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION. >> CAN I FILE A MOTION? >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS WITH THE STAFF'S CONDITIONS. >> I SECOND. [OVERLAPPING]. >> ON CASE 21LC-032. >> WE'VE GOT THAT. >> ANY INSTRUCTION? I'VE SEEN THAT ALL [INAUDIBLE] A VOTE ON THE MOTION? >> DOES SHE HAVE A SECOND? >> I DO. [INAUDIBLE]. >> SO I MOVED OFF DOWN HERE ON THIS. [LAUGHTER]. >> YOU'RE READY FOR THE VOTE NOW? >> YEAH. COMMISSIONER CLIP? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN? >> IN FAVOR. >> CHAIRPERSON HUDDLESTONE? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER LAI? >> IN FAVOR. >> VICE-CHAIR PATTERSON? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER WOOD? >> IN FAVOR. >> MR. STENCIL THOMPSON? >> IN FAVOR. >> ALL IN FAVOR, THE MOTION PASSES. [BACKGROUND] >> MY NEXT CASE IS 21LC-035. >> HELLO EVERYBODY, 21LC-035. THIS IS AT 1615 IN NEW HILL, AND THIS WAS A REQUEST FOR STICKER APPROPRIATENESS FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. THERE WERE [INAUDIBLE] AND NONE OF THOSE WERE RETURNED. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS IN ORDER TO ENCLOSE EXISTING GROUND FOR RARE SUITE BY THE LITTLE INTERIOR AREA TO RELOCATE THE EXISTING DOOR ACCORDINGLY. THE END FLOODING PATIO DOORS ON THE SIDE, RECONFIGURE THE FRONT ENTRANCE AND REPLACE THE FRONT DOOR, HAVE SOME LITTLE PORCH OVERHANGS AND A LITTLE HIGH RAIL ROUTE, IF YOU WILL, AND REPLACE THE WINDOWS. WELL, THE APPLICANT COMPLETES SUPPLEMENTAL PROVIDES AN ATTACHMENT [INAUDIBLE]. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANTS MAIL OF MATERIALIST INCLUDES: DOUBLE HANGS, VINYL CLIP, WOOD REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, GEL WITH FLAT-LINE SERIES, LATERAL CLAMP SIDE PATIO DOORS, EXISTING SIDE DOOR TO BE RELOCATED, REUSE. EXISTING HOUSE IS WOOD FRAME WITH WOOD LEFT SIDE THE COMPOSITION ROOFING. PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS AND THE STAFF REPORT. STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST DULY CONFIRMS TO THE DESIGN STANDARD FIRST-ORDER PROPERTIES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PROPERTY IS CLASSIFIED AS NON-CONTRIBUTING. DESIGN PHASE INDICATE THAT NON-CONTRIBUTING PROPERTIES HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN ALTERATION AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS NEW CONSTRUCTION. SOME OF MODIFICATIONS NOT EASILY VISIBLE FOR ME RIGHT OF WAY AND LOCATION C, [00:30:02] THIS VISIBLE SECONDARY WALL. PRESERVATION STILL PREFERRED, BUT ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY EXISTS FOR COMPATIBLE REPLACEMENT AND ALTERATION OF THE NARRATIVE IN THE CASE WITH SIDING TRIM PATIENTS. SCREEN PROPOSED FOR THE SMALL ADDITION. I'M GOING TO EASE FOR SUBTLE COMPOSE DESIGN STANDARDS IN REGARDS TO MATERIALS AND APPEARANCE. THE CHANGES TO THE FRONT FACADE SIGNIFICANT HOWEVER, THE STRUCTURE IS NOT CONTRIBUTING AND HOLDS NO PARTICULAR HISTORIC IMPORTANCE. [INAUDIBLE] DESIGN STANDARDS, WOOD WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE MORE APPROPRIATE IN LOCATION. A PRIMARY FACADE OVER A VINYL. PRESERVATION REPAIR FEATURES IN PLACE AS A PRIORITY. HOWEVER, I WANTED TO BE IN THIS VINYL TO ENSURE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY. THEREFORE, THE FRONT WINDOWS AND DOOR SHOULD PROPERLY BE WOOD NOT VINYL AS IN [INAUDIBLE] THEY'RE COMPATIBLE [INAUDIBLE] AND STANDARDS. FINALLY, NO SPECIFIC DESIGN WAS PROPOSED FOR PORCHES AND PERENNIALS. ALTHOUGH THE APPLICANT SKETCHES SEEM TO INDICATE THAT THE TYPICAL SIMPLE SQUARE DESIGN. THE HANDRAIL SHALL BE OF A SIMPLE SQUARE DESIGN AS LONG AS SHOWN ATTACHMENT VIA THE STAFF REPORT. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL REQUEST ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS NUMBER 1: THE APPLICANT CHECK CONFORM, DESIGN, MATERIALS AND PLACEMENT SHOWN IN THE STAFF REPORT WITH FINAL MODIFICATIONS. WINDOWS MAY BE VINYL, BUT LET'S SHOW ME A ONE-OVER-ONE CONFIGURATION. FINAL DOOR WINDOW SELECTION SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER FOR COMPONENTS TO THE CLIENT'S SAME RESTRAINT PERMIT REVIEW. A HANDRAIL SHOULD BE WOOD CONSTRUCTION OF A SIMPLE SQUARE DESIGN, SHOW AN INTENTION TO BE THE STAFF REPORT PLUS STATIC CONDITIONS TO [INAUDIBLE] SOME PHOTOS. [BACKGROUND] HERE'S THAT PICTURE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND EXPLICITLY. THE AREAS THAT ARE CIRCLED, IF YOU WILL HIGHLIGHT AND SHOW WHERE THE CHANGES WILL TAKE PLACE, YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS OF COURSE ROTATED SOMEWHAT SIDEWAYS. THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE IS GOING TO BE TO THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE THE CLOSEST TO THE TWO GALVESTON LOGO. YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY ARE BASICALLY PROPOSING A NEW DOOR, RECONFIGURING THE WINDOWS ON THE FRONT PORCH, AND THEN ADDING THE LITTLE EYEBROW DORMER IF YOU WILL, OR LITTLE EYEBROW ROOF. A DECK ON THE SIDE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE LITTLE THUMP OUT WHERE THEY'RE PROPOSING TO TAKE IN THE STREET FOR MORE CLOSET SPACE. RELOCATE THE DOOR ACCORDINGLY JUST TO THE RIGHT AND WHERE THAT LITTLE CLOSET WOULD BE, AND THEN PUT A NEW SLIDING PATIO DOORS THERE WITH A KITCHEN SHELF. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE'S THE APPLICANT'S SKETCHES SHOWING THE PROPOSED NORTH OR FRONT ELEVATION THERE ON THE UPPER LEFT-HAND SIDE. THEN ON THE LOWER RIGHT WE HAVE A SKETCH OF A FACADE SHOWING WHERE THE NEW DOOR WOULD BE SHOWING WHERE THE PORCH AREA, A LITTLE BACK [INAUDIBLE] WOULD BE ENCLOSED INTO A CLOSET AREA AND THEN SHOWING THE SLIDING PATIO DOORS WHICH THE APPLICANT PROPOSED THAT THEY ADD ON THE SIDE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THEN GRAB THIS TO THE NORTH, TO THE EAST, AND TO THE WEST, AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFFS REPORT. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF FROM THE COMMISSION? SEEING THAT, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 21LC-035 AND ASK IF THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE. >> YES. [NOISE]. >> HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING TODAY? >> PRETTY GOOD. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DID BRING A PICTURE FOR THE FRONT DOOR, BECAUSE I THINK YOU ALL REQUESTED THAT. >> CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME, SIR? >> IT'S DENNIS HAGAN, SIR. THIS IS A LITTLE BEACH BUNGALOW. IT HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED VERY WELL OVER THE YEARS. WE'RE GOING TO REMODEL IT COMPLETELY ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. WHEN I SAY THE OUTSIDE, BASICALLY ON THE BACK HALF OF THE HOUSE, THE SIDING IS DIFFERENT, SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN THE OLD LAP SIDING. IT'S A TWO-PIECE LAP SIDING SO THAT'LL BE AROUND THE ENTIRE HOUSE. CHANGE ALL THE WINDOWS OUT ON THE SIDES AND THE BACK TO IMPACT VINYL WINDOWS WITH THE ONE-OVER-ONE RATIO. YOU GUYS HAVE REQUESTED THAT ON THE FRONT, WE WOULD DO VINYL-CLAD WOOD WINDOWS AND THEN THE WOOD DOOR. THE HOUSE IS GOING TO BE VERY ADORABLE WHEN WE GET DONE WITH IT. IT'S GOING TO BE A COMPLETE REMODEL. WE'RE ACTUALLY RECONFIGURING SOME OF THE STUFF INSIDE THE HOUSE, [NOISE] AND THE LAYOUT WITH THE KITCHEN AND WE'RE ADDING AND REMODELING SOME OTHER STUFF SO THAT THE HOUSE IS MORE FUNCTIONAL. RIGHT NOW, IT'S LIKE A VERY ALICE IN WONDERLAND FEEL WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE HOUSE. THAT'S IT, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. THIS ATTACHMENT A-ELEVATION, DANIEL USED THE WORD EYEBROW. [00:35:05] I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS [OVERLAPPING] >> THAT'S THE EXISTING REAR ROOF LINE. >> OKAY. >> THE ADDITION THAT WAS ADDED ONTO THE HOUSE. EYEBROW WOULD JUST BE A SMALL LITTLE COVERED AREA, A LITTLE EXTENSION OVER THE FRONT ENTRY OF THAT ENTRY DOOR. >> BUT THIS PITCH ALREADY EXISTS? >> THAT'S ALREADY THERE. THAT'S CORRECT. [BACKGROUND] >> I'VE NEVER NOTICED THE HOUSE BEFORE, [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] >> THERE'S THREE LARGE TREES GROWING IN FRONT OF IT. IT'S HARD TO SEE THAT WALL INSTEAD THE TREES [BACKGROUND] >> VERY CLASSIC 50S. >> YEAH. IT'S A BEACH BUNGALOW. >> YOU'RE KEEPING THAT LOOK? >> ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. WE'RE JUST FRESHENING IT UP. MAKING IT A LITTLE BIT MORE EYE APPEALING AND CURB FRIENDLY INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THE EYEBROW ROOF, INSCRIPTION BOTHERS ME TOO. IS THERE NOT A ROOF LINE THAT GOES ALL THE WAY ACROSS NOW THAT EXTENDS FROM THE HOUSE? >> ON THE FRONT? >> ON THE FRONT. >> IT'S THE ACTUAL JUST THE ROOF. THE OVERHANG IS LIKE THIS. IT'S VERY MINOR. >> OKAY. IS THAT ROOF LINE GOING TO CONTINUE DOWN AND YOU'RE GOING TO ADD? >> THE ROOF LINE IS STAYING THE SAME ON THE FRONT. ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING IS BELOW THAT, DROPPING DOWN AND JUST BUILDING LIKE A CANTILEVERED OUT LITTLE CANOPY, LIKE A COVERED AREA FOR WHEN YOU COME IN WITH THE GROCERIES OR COME OFF THE STREET FROM SHY CATS. THAT WAY IF IT'S RAINING, YOU CAN GET IN YOUR DOOR, WHY YOU'RE FINDING YOUR KEYS. >> SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL DECK, THERE WILL JUST BE AN ENTRANCE TO THAT? >> THERE'S GOING TO BE A SMALL DECK, WHICH IS SHOWN ON THIS TINY LITTLE DECK RIGHT HERE ON THE FRONT OF THE STEPS UP TO IT. >> I WAS HAVING MY TIME [INAUDIBLE] >> [LAUGHTER] OBVIOUSLY. >> THERE'S A DECK THERE NOW AND YOU STEP UP INTO THE HOUSE, BUT THE ENTRY WAY IS ACTUALLY SET BACK INTO THE HOUSE. THERE'S A LOT OF DEAD SPACE THERE. >> YEAH. I SEE THIS TOO. >> WELL THIS WILL BE A WELCOME IMPROVEMENT TO THAT STRAIGHT ON IT. >> IT WILL. ESPECIALLY OUR NEIGHBOR ON THE LEFT, I'M GOING TO TRY TO BUY THEIR HOUSE WHEN I'M DONE WITH MINE. [LAUGHTER] I'LL BE BACK TO SEE YOU BECAUSE THAT ONE IS HISTORICAL. >> THE PICTURE ON THE VERY BACK IS MORE ACCURATE? >> CORRECT. THE ISSUE NOW IS WHEN YOU WALK IN THAT FRONT DOOR, YOU'RE IN WHAT WOULD TECHNICALLY BE THE LIVING ROOM. IT IS A SHOE-BOX. IT'S LIKE THIS BIG AND IT'S GOT THE FRONT DOOR, A COAT CLOSET DOOR, A WINDOW. YOU HAVE NOWHERE TO PUT UP YOUR COUCH. WE'RE TAKING THE KITCHEN NOW. THE IDEA IS TO PULL THAT FORWARD, TAKE THAT INSET BACK, TAKE THAT COAT CLOSET. THE KITCHEN WOULD NOW LIVE THERE. WHEN YOU COME INTO THE HOUSE ON THE LEFT NOW, YOU'RE WALKING INTO A FAMILY ROOM, WHICH WOULD BE OPEN CONCEPT KITCHEN AND DINING. THEN WHERE THE OLD KITCHEN IS NOW WOULD BE THE MUD ROOM THAT YOU ENTER FROM THE BACK OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE WE'RE PROPOSING PARKING IN THE REAR, IN THE ALLEYWAY. >> [INAUDIBLE] THE FENCE GOING AWAY? >> WE'RE PUTTING IN OUR WOOD FENCE UP NEXT TO THE CYCLONE FENCE THAT'S THERE NOW JUST TO SCREEN THE NEIGHBORS QUITE HONESTLY. >> BUT NOT IN THE FRONT? >> NO, THE FRONT IS STAYING. THE CYCLONE FENCE IN THE FRONT IS STAYING. >> REALLY? >> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO CLEAN IT UP. IT'LL LOOK A LOT BETTER. YEAH, BECAUSE YOU WANT TO GO TO SEE THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. >> YEAH. [LAUGHTER] >> THERE WILL BE A WOOD FENCE STARTING HERE, SO THAT WAY, THIS DECK IS SCREENED FOR WHEN YOU'RE SITTING OUTSIDE COOKING, GRILLING, HANGING OUT WITH FAMILY. YEAH, FOR PRIVACY. THEN THERE'LL BE A FENCE DOWN THIS SIDE ALONG THE BACK, AND THEN HERE. THAT CHAIN LINK WOULD REMAIN IN THE FRONT. >> WE KNOW THE COMPLAINT WHEN PEOPLE TAKE CYCLONE FENCES DOWN. >> OH. >> YEAH. >> IF YOU'RE TELLING ME I CAN TAKE IT DOWN, THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY TO. >> [OVERLAPPING] TALK TO CATHERINE THERE, BUT I DON'T THINK [INAUDIBLE]. >> IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO TAKE THIS [LAUGHTER], WE'LL TAKE THAT. >> WE WERE HINTING AT WHAT MODEL. WE KNEW YOU'D COME ALONG. >> I GOT YOU. >> YOU CAN TAKE DOWN THE CYCLONE SIDE TOO. >> TELL ME ABOUT THE SLIDING DOORS. ARE THERE SLIDING DOORS THERE ALREADY OR DO YOU WANT TO ADD SLIDING DOORS? >> NO, WE'RE ADDING SLIDING DOORS. THAT WOULD BE OFF OF THE DINING ROOM OUT ONTO THE DECK FOR EXTERIOR. >> ACCESS. >> RIGHT. ALSO, THIS LARGE DECK THAT WE'RE BUILDING FOR FAMILY GET-TOGETHERS. COOKING OUT, STUFF LIKE THAT. YOU PARK IN THE BACK AND YOU COME UP THIS WAY, YOU WOULD COME IN, YOU'VE GOT THIS SET OF STEPS. IF YOU HAVE YOUR GROCERIES, YOU WOULD GO THROUGH THAT SLIDING GLASS DOOR INTO THE OPEN CONCEPT. OR IF YOU'RE COMING IN FROM GOLF OR WHATEVER AND YOU'RE DIRTY, YOU'D COME INTO THE MUD ROOM, TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF, DROP YOUR GOLF CLUBS, GO IN TO WASH. MAYBE WASH THE DOG, IF THE DOG GOT INTO SOME MUD. >> ARE THOSE HURRICANES SHUTTERS ABOVE THE WINDOW? [00:40:01] >> THEY ARE. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THEM OFF. >> OH. I'M M LIKING IT EVEN MORE, YEAH. >> YEAH, WE WERE NOT GOING TO LEAVE THOSE ON. WE'RE GOING TO DO HURRICANE IMPACT WINDOWS. THEN, LIKE I SAID, ON THE FRONT ELEVATION, THE WINDOWS WILL HAVE THE WOOD AESTHETIC. >>RIGHT. WITH THE ONE OVER ONE. >> CORRECT. THEY'LL BE WOOD CLAD OVER VINYL, AND THEN THE DOOR ITSELF WILL BE A NON ROT WITH MATERIAL. WITH THE SIDE LIGHTS. >> PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE HBO? >> YES, MA'AM. >> NO QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC REALM LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? >> ANYBODY ON THE ZOOM CALL WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK, WE ASK THAT YOU USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND FUNCTION. DANA. >> WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PAGE 21LC-035, AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSIONERS. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CASE 21LC-035 WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS. >> I'LL SECOND. >> SHORT AND SWEET. >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> NO, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL EXCITED TO SEE THIS LITTLE HOUSE COME BACK. >> ALRIGHT. LOOKING FOR A VOTE, OR MOTION. COMMISSIONER CLIFF. >> IN FAVOR. >> MR. GRIFFIN. >> IN FAVOR. >> CHAIRPERSON HUDDLESTONE. >> IN FAVOR. >> MS. LANG. >> IN FAVOR. >> VICE CHAIRPERSON PATTERSON. >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER WOOD. >> IN FAVOR. >> MR. STENCIL THOMPSON. >> IN FAVOR. >> ALL IN FAVOR, THE MOTION PASSES. >> NEXT CASE. >> 21, BILL C-036. >> THIS IS 15:22. AS YOUR REQUEST CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE BACKBOARD. PUBLIC NOTICES SENT WERE SIX, ONE RETURNED BUT ONE IN OPPOSITION. BACKGROUND, THE FRONT PORCH INITIALLY SHOWN IN ATTACHMENT A OF THE STAMP REPORT WAS ADDED WITHOUT APPROVAL WHEREAS LANDMARK COMMISSION REVIEWED AND A RED TAG WAS ISSUED. THE SUMMARY REQUESTING A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS TO RETAIN THE MODIFICATIONS TO THE FRONT PORCH THAT HAVE OCCURRED ABOUT CURRENT OR HISTORIC REVIEW. PHOTOS OF THE NOW 15 AS PROVIDED IN THE PAST BOUQUET. THE APPLICANT HAS REMOVED DECORATIVE COLUMNS, RAILINGS, TREES AND SHRUBS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COLUMNS ON THE FIRST FLOOR HAVE BEEN MODIFIED AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST TO BE BRICK. THE BRICK COLUMNS EXTENDED THAT TREATMENTS TO THE SECOND FRONT PORCH. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO ADDING SOME ANTIQUE BOARD SCREEN. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCIENCE STANDARDS TO ENSURE PROPERTIES AND NEW STAFF REPORT. CONFORMANCE STUFF I'M TO REQUEST DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MODIFICATIONS ARE LOCATED IN LOCATION A AND I'M FACADE IN WHICH RESERVATION AND REPAIR FEATURES IN PLACE IS THE PRIORITY. THE DESIGN STANDARD SPECIFICALLY STATE WITH PRESERVING FRONT PORCHES ARE HIGH PRIORITY AND THAT ORIGINAL FORGES SHOULD BE MAINTAINED. DESIGN STANDARDS ALSO SAY THAT ADDING ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS NOT COMMON TO A PARTICULAR ARCHITECTURAL STYLE WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF SUCH IS INAPPROPRIATE. IN THIS CASE, THE 18 COMPLEX TYPE OF GOOD FEATURES IS APPROPRIATE FOR QUEEN ANNE STYLE THEN REPLACED WITH INAPPROPRIATE COLUMNS AND RAILINGS. STAFF RECOMMENDATION NON-CONFORMANCE WITH THE DESIGN STANDARDS. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CASE BE DENIED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. ONE, THE HOUSE SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL PARENTS AS SHOWN IN THE 2015 PHOTOGRAPHS, WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE LANDMARK COMMISSION DECISION AND AT STANDARD CONDITION REGARDING APPEALS. HOWEVER, SHOULD THE LANDMARK COMMISSION FIND THE REQUEST DOESN'T WANT TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MAY BE APPROPRIATE. SPECIFIC CONDITION ONE, AND AS BEING [INAUDIBLE] SIX AND WE HAVE SOME PICTURES. [BACKGROUND] >> IS THIS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY? IT'S HARD TO GET A PICTURE STRAIGHT ON BECAUSE OF THESE TREES BUT YOU CAN SEE THE CHANGES TO THE FRONT PORCH. THIS IS A PICTURE FROM 2015 FROM OUR FILES. ANOTHER PICTURE FROM 2015. THIS IS THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION. IT'S A MORE CLEAR PICTURE OF THE FRONT AND NOTICE THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED. THEN WE HAVE A PROPERTY TO THE WEST, TO THE EAST, AND TO THE SOUTH, AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF FROM THE COMMISSION? [NOISE]. >> SEEING NONE, I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 21 LC-036, THEN I'LL PUT THE APPLICANT THAT'S AVAILABLE. >> IF THE APPLICANT'S AVAILABLE, THERE WE GO. WE HAVE A RAISED HAND. ACTIVATED YOU, MR. BISHOP YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. >> HOWDY. MY NAME IS JEFFREY BISHOP. LET ME KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN HEAR ME OKAY. >> OH, YES. >> OKAY. GOOD. I'M ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT HERE IN [00:45:01] THE REST STOP IN CENTERVILLE HALFWAY BACK TO DALLAS RIGHT NOW. SORRY, THERE'S TRAFFIC [INAUDIBLE]. RECENTLY, I GOT INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT, I THINK IT WAS AFTER THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR HAD DONE SOME WORK AND LEFT IT TO THE OWNER. I THINK THERE IS ONE INCIDENCE JUST TRYING TO PREPARE THEIR PORCH, THEY HAD SOME [INAUDIBLE] ON THE SECOND-FLOOR PORCH, AND THE RAILINGS WERE IN BAD SHAPE SO THEY STARTED DEMOING OUT WHATEVER WAS COMPUTERATED, I THINK THEY ENDED UP FINDING A LOT MORE OF THOSE COMPUTERATED [INAUDIBLE]. WE PLANNED ON TAKING OUT, AND PART OF THAT WOULD BE I PROPOSE [INAUDIBLE] REPLACED [INAUDIBLE] CAUSE THERE WAS [INAUDIBLE] ON THE SECOND STORY [INAUDIBLE]. I THINK ROOF COMES DOWN AS WELL AS THE FORMER ATTIC SPACE ABOVE. WHAT THEY DID WAS JUST PUT WOOD [INAUDIBLE] IN THERE AND THEN THEY CAME BACK WITH THE HANDRAILS BETWEEN IF YOU FOLLOW AND THEN THEY STUCK THEM DOWN BELOW THE PLAN WAS TO, [INAUDIBLE] ALL THE WAY UP THOSE COLUMNS THAT HAD REPLACED THE FLOWS, AND THEN DO WHATEVER ELSE WE HAVE TO DO AS FAR AS THE DECORATIVE EXPERIENCE. I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S TAKEN OVER [INAUDIBLE] HE'S PRETTY CONFIDENT HE CAN REPLICATE THAT UPPER DECORATIVE EXPERIENCE THAT HANGS DOWN THE BOARD WITH PLASTER BECAUSE ALL OF THAT WAS DONE [INAUDIBLE] THEY STARTED PICKING APART THIS STUFF JUST TRYING TO DO REPAIRS. THEY ENDED UP FINDING OUT A LOT OF IT HAD NO WATER OVER THE YEARS AND I GUESS MAYBE [INAUDIBLE] MAIN THING. [INAUDIBLE] THEY JUST WANTED TO DO [INAUDIBLE] DECORATIVE LOW BAR RAILS ON THE TOP AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM WHERE YOU GET BAR RAILS [INAUDIBLE] AND THEY REPLACED THAT WITH BALANCED DECORATIVE BAR RAILS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM THAT MATCH. I'VE DISCUSSED WITH THE CONTRACTOR, REPLICATING THAT TRIM WITH THE STAR TO ADD THROUGH THE RAILS ON THE SECOND STORY, AS WELL AS THE TRIM THAT WAS ORIGINALLY THERE ON THAT SECOND STORY BUT WAS ON THE FOURTH LINE, BUT THE [INAUDIBLE] THAT MATCHES THAT UPPER TRIM. THEN WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO ON THIS COLUMN. BUT I THOUGHT THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET I GUESS THAT WAS PULLED UP DURING THE [INAUDIBLE] THEY'VE GOT A LARGER COLUMN RUNNING ALL THE WAY UP THE [INAUDIBLE] AND IT ENDED UP BEING STRIPED AROUND IT. THERE'S [INAUDIBLE] FOR ANY TYPE OF DECORATIVE FEATURES, WE COULD ADD TO THOSE COLUMNS BEGIN TO MATCH THE STYLE OF THAT NARRATIVE DEFINITELY INTEGRATE THAT BOLD THAT UPPER TRIM [INAUDIBLE] THAT HANG DOWN TRIM. THE BIG THING, THAT WASN'T IN BAD A SHAPE, AS THE BAR RAILS. >> ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE HANGING UP? [OVERLAPPING]. >>MR. BISHOP, YOU MENTIONED THAT THEIR PRIMARY REASON FOR MAKING THESE CHANGES, WAS BECAUSE THEY HAD STARTED TO MAKE THESE REPAIRS AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH DAMAGE DONE. THAT'S WHY THEY PROCEEDED FORWARD WITH THE WAY THEY DID. WHAT IS THE EXPLANATION FOR STUCCOING THE BRICK COLUMNS, THEY DON'T APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED? >> I THINK THE STUCCO ON THE BOTTOM, I THINK WAS THERE WHEN THE CURRENT OWNER MOVED IN. >> NO THE BRICK COLUMNS ON THE LOWER PORCH. THOSE WERE STUCCOED? [00:50:01] >> YES. I THINK THERE WAS STUCCO WHEN THEY MOVED IN [OVERLAPPING] >> [BACKGROUND] SIR, I LIVE TWO HOUSES DOWN. I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT THOSE BRICK COLUMNS WERE NOT STUCCOED EVEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. MAYBE WE'RE CONFUSING WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SUPPORT COLUMNS THAT ARE BRICK ON THE LOWER PORCH THAT WERE MODIFIED PROBABLY IN THE '50S AND THOSE WERE STUCCOED. MY QUESTION IS, I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAME TO THE DECISION TO REPLACE ALL THE PORCHES BECAUSE OF DAMAGE, BUT THE BRICK COLUMNS WERE NOT DAMAGED. WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR STUCCOING THEM AND EVEN IF THEY WERE DAMAGED, YOU WOULD TEND TO REPOINT THEM, NOT COMPLETELY CHANGE THEM? >> I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE REASON WAS BEHIND, IT'S JUST A [INAUDIBLE] OVER THE MAIN STREET FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, I DON'T THINK THE BRICK HAS BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THE OTHER TYPE OF [INAUDIBLE]. DOCTOR, I THINK IT'S JUST A PART [INAUDIBLE] STUCCO OVER THE MAIN STREET. [OVERLAPPING] I CAN DEFINITELY FIND OUT WHAT THE REASON WAS [INAUDIBLE] >> THE LOWER, BRICK COLUMNS, THEY DIDN'T GET DIRECT STUCCOING ON THEM. THEY HAVE A PAIR OF CEMENTITIOUS BOARD, AND THEN STUCCO ON TOP OF THE CEMENTITIOUS BOARD. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK SO. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP CAP, THAT TOP CAP WOULD DISAPPEAR IF YOU ADDED THAT MUCH BULK AROUND THAT BRICK COLUMN, TOP CAP'S STILL VISIBLE. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PROJECT UP CLOSE? [OVERLAPPING] THAT WAS WHAT [OVERLAPPING]. YOU ARE. NOW WE'RE BACK TO MY ORIGINAL QUESTION IS TO THOSE COLUMNS WERE NOT DAMAGED. JUST FOLLOWING ALONG THIS THOUGHT THAT WE MADE THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE HERE, BUT THE BRICK COLUMNS WERE NOT DAMAGED, SO WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR STUCCOING THEM? >> THE CURRENT OWNER THAT HAVE BEEN THERE, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DESIRE TO AUTHENTICATE THE BRICK MAYBE INSTEAD OF TRYING TO CLEANING UP AND MAKE THE BRICK LOOK BRIGHT MAYBE THEY GOT HOLD ON [OVERLAPPING] >> I CAN PROMISE YOU THEY WERE BRICK SIX WEEKS AGO. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> I WAS BROUGHT IN MAYBE LIKE A MONTH AND A HALF, MAYBE A COUPLE A WEEK BEFORE [INAUDIBLE]. >> BECAUSE I THINK THE PERMIT WAS ISSUED FOUR WEEKS AGO. CATHERINE, WAS IT ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS AGO THE PERMIT WAS ISSUED? >> NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. >> NO, I MEAN, THE RED TAG. >> FOUR WEEKS. >> FOUR WEEKS AGO? >> ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AGO. >> THE RED TAG WAS ISSUED FOUR WEEKS AGO. THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE? ANYONE ELSE OTHER THAN POLAR WHO WANTS TO SPEAK, SOMETHING THEY WANT TO SAY? >> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE ON ZOOM CALL? WE ASK THAT YOU USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. I SEE NONE. >> I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 21LC-036, AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION. >> WELL, THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE. [LAUGHTER] THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THIS COMMISSION EXISTS IS TO STOP COMPLETE FASTER DECISIONS OF ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES AROUND HISTORIC DISTRICTS. >> ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION? >> SIR, I'M MAKING A MOTION [LAUGHTER] THAT WE DENY CASE 21LC-036, AND THAT WE SIGN WITH STAFF THAT ALL OF THIS NEEDS TO BE RETURNED EXACTLY THE WAY IT WAS. IF THERE ARE ANY SAFETY CONCERNS AND IF THAT'S TRULY WHY THE HOMEOWNERS DECIDED TO UNDERTAKE THE PROJECT IN THE FIRST PLACE, OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. HOWEVER, THE WOODWORK AND THE BRICK IS ABSOLUTELY FIXABLE. THAT IS NOT ANYTHING THAT EVERYONE ELSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH WHEN THEY RATHER HAVE WOOD OR ISSUES WITH THE BRICK. >> JOANNE? >> HAPPY TO SECOND. >> HAPPY TO SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION FOR THE RECORD, JUST FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORD, THAT THERE IS THE TWIN TO THIS HOUSE FOUR HOUSES DOWN, SO THERE IS A LIVING EXAMPLE OF EXACTLY WHAT THESE [INAUDIBLE] LOOK LIKE SO WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE THEM SAVED, THEY CAN EASILY BE REPRODUCED BY ACCESSING [OVERLAPPING] >> I THINK THEY HAVE THIS HOUSE AS BRICK COLUMNS, DOES IT? >> NO, BUT THE BRICK COLUMNS CAN BE EASILY REPAIRED BY REMOVING THE STUCCO. IT'S ALL OF THIS THAT'S GONE. >> MY BIG QUESTION WAS WHY THEY USE STUCCO THE BRICK IN THE FIRST PLACE. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S BECAUSE THEY TRIED TO MIMIC THAT COLUMN AT THE TOP AND THEY COULDN'T DO BRICK THERE. >> NO, THERE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN STUCCO ON THE BRICK COLUMN TO BEGIN WITH. [00:55:04] >> SURE. >> RIGHT. THAT WAS ALONG THE QUESTION OF IF THIS WAS IN THE INTEREST OF MAKING A REPAIR? >> THE QUESTION WAS, WHY DID THEY STUCCO THE BRICK COLUMNS AND ALSO THE TOP MATCHES THE BOTTOM? >> THEY DID THE BOTTOM FIRST. >> DIDN'T MATTER. >> THEY DID THE BOTTOM FIRST AND THEN ADDED IT THEN RAN IT RIGHT UP TO THE TOP. MY POINT IS THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE WILL SAY, "WELL, WE CAN'T MATCH THEM." SO I JUST WANT TO SAY FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD THAT THE SISTER HOUSE IS FOUR HOUSES DOWN, SO YOU CAN GET A LIVING EXAMPLE OF EXACTLY WHAT THE TURNED POSTS LOOK LIKE, THE DROP NAILS, THE FREE SAFE, KEYS. >> IF WE HAVE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. >> COMMISSIONER CLICK? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN? >> IN FAVOR. >> CHAIRPERSON HUDDLESTON? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER LANG? >> IN FAVOR. >> VICE CHAIRPERSON PATTERSON? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER WOOD? >> IN FAVOR. >> MR. STETZEL THOMPSON? >> IN FAVOR. >> ALL IN FAVOR. THE MOTION PASSES. >> NEXT CASE, 21LC-037. >> [BACKGROUND] YES, THIS IS 2201 MARKET, WE NEED TO REQUEST A VERIFICATION AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM. IN DECEMBER OF 2019, THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED THEIR TAX [INAUDIBLE] FOR WORK DONE ON AT 2201 MARKET. SINCE THE APPLICANT EXCEEDED THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD PARTICIPATION, THEY ARE REQUESTING VERIFICATION WHETHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM HAD BEEN MET. THE THRESHOLD TO PARTICIPATE WAS $925,000. THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION THAT SUPPORTS A TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF OVER THREE MILLION DOLLARS. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON THE SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM. THE TAX EXEMPTION WILL FREEZE THE CITY PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TAX FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS AT THE PRE-ENFORCEMENT VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY TWO MILLION DOLLARS. CITY COUNCIL WILL REVIEW THE REQUEST BEFORE OUR 22ND MEETING. STAFF RECOMMENDS TO CITY COUNCIL THAT THE APPLICANT HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR REQUIREMENT OF THE PROGRAM AND THAT CITY COUNCIL WILL GRANTS THE TAX EXEMPTION. WE HAVE THE PICTURE OF PROPERTY. IT IS THE US NATIONAL BANK BUILDING, WHICH WE ALL KNOW COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS PROSPECT BUILDING. THEY RENOVATED THE BUILDING FROM ALL OFFICES TO RENTAL APARTMENTS AND I CAN GET STAFF REPORT. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF FROM THE COMMISSION? NO. SEEING THAT, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON PAGE 21LC-037. I ASK IF THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE? >> THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE ON THE ZOOM CALL AND SHOULD BE ACTIVATED AND ABLE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. MR. JUKE, ARE YOU THERE? >> YES, I'M HERE. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> WE SURE CAN. YOU CAN GIVE A PRESENTATION OR YOU CAN JUST SAY THAT YOU'RE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, MR. JUKE? >> I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTION, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER TO SUBMIT. >> NO QUESTION FROM ME, BUT THAT IS A VERY WONDERFUL JOB WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH THE BUILDING. VERY, VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTION FROM THE OTHERS? >> WELL DONE. >> WE APPRECIATE IT. >> VERY WELL DONE. >> ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC HAD A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT? NO. >> THERE'S NO ONE THERE. >> [LAUGHTER] WELL, THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 21LC-037 AND BRING IT BACK TO THE MOTION. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION: TO APPROVE CASE 21LC-037 AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK. >> I WILL SECOND IT. >> ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S GO FOR A VOTE. >> COMMISSIONER CLICK? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN? >> IN FAVOR. >> CHAIRPERSON HUDDLESTON? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER LANG? >> IN FAVOR. >> VICE CHAIRPERSON PATTERSON? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER WOOD? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER STETZEL THOMPSON? >> IN FAVOR. >> ALL IN FAVOR. THE MOTION PASSES. >> NEXT CASE, 21LC-039. >> [BACKGROUND] APPLICANT 1619, WE NEED TO REQUEST A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE PLACEMENT OF THE ROOFING MATERIALS. SEVERAL NOTICES WERE SENT TO YOU AT THE TIME. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO REMOVE THE EXISTING METAL ROOFING ON THE CORNERS, IN THE HOUSES SEVEN CORNERS ON THE FRONT SIDE, ONE ON EACH SIDE MATERIAL REVIEW. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO REPLACE THE METAL ROOFING WITH COMPOSITION SHINGLE ROOFING TO MATCH THE EXISTING COMPOSITION. EXISTING COMPOSITION SHINGLE ROOFING ARE BELIEVED TO BE GOOD. YOU CAN SEE ATTACHMENT A, [01:00:03] STAFF REPORTS, PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EXISTING BUILDING MATERIAL. PLEASE NOTE THE DESIGN STANDARDS IN YOUR STAFF REPORT. [INAUDIBLE] DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS. THE DESIGN STANDARDS SAY THE COMPARABLE ROOFING MATERIALS, SIMILAR IN SIZE, SHAPE, TEXTURE, AND COLOR TO THE ORIGINAL SHALL BE USED. SAME FOR MAP RESEARCH, WHICH IS INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION FEE, INDICATES THAT THE HOUSES HAD METAL ROOFING FOR THE STRUCTURE HISTORY. ADDITIONALLY, COMPOSITION SHINGLE IS NOT SUITED FOR THE UNUSUALLY SHAPED BRICK ELEMENTS, THAT ORIGINAL PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION FOR THE ELEMENTS. STAFF RECOMMENDATION, DUE TO NON CONFORMANCE WITH THE DESIGN STANDARDS, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THEIR REQUEST BEING DENIED. HOWEVER, IF THE LANDMARK COMMISSION FINDS THEIR REQUEST DOES CONFORM TO THE DESIGN STANDARDS, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MAY BE APPROPRIATE. SPECIFIC CONDITION 1 AND STANDARD CONDITIONS 2 THROUGH 6, AND WE HAVE SOME PICTURES TO SHOW YOU. THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. WE HAVE CLOSE TOUCH PICTURES OF THE ROOFING MATERIAL AS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT, IT IS IN POOR SHAPE AND YOUR STAFF RECOGNIZES THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THAT IS THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH, EAST, AND WEST, AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF FROM THE COMMISSION? SEEING THAT, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 21LC-039. I ASK IF THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE? >> THERE'S NO PUBLIC PRESENT. >> NO PUBLIC PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO PUBLIC AT ALL. WELL, THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON CASE 21LC-039, AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION: TO PROVE CASE 21LC-039 WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS TO DENY. >> I SECOND. >> DO YOU WANT TO SECOND A NEW DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. WE'LL GO FOR A VOTE ON THE MOTION. >> COMMISSIONER CLICK? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER GRIFFIN? >> IN FAVOR. >> CHAIRPERSON HUDDLESTON? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER LANG? >> IN FAVOR. >> VICE CHAIRPERSON PATTERSON? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER WOOD? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER STETZEL THOMPSON? >> IN FAVOR. >> ALL IN FAVOR. THE MOTION PASSES. I THINK THAT DOES IT. THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. STEPHANIE, ARE YOU ADJOURNING? >> THANK YOU, ALL. >> GOODBYE. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND] >> JUST A REMINDER TO THE COMMISSION THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A MEETING THE FIRST WEEK IN JULY BECAUSE OF THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY. >> AWESOME. >> OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE JULY 19TH. ENJOY YOUR TIME.[BACKGROUND] * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.