>> WITHOUT OBJECTION, WORKSHOP IS ADJOURNED. [00:00:04] NOW WE'RE CALLING TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF [1. Call Meeting To Order] THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT 3:32 ON NOVEMBER 2ND. THIS IS A VIRTUAL MEETING. BEFORE WE TAKE ATTENDANCE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CATHERINE GORMAN AND MARRISA BARNETT FOR GETTING A PRESS RELEASE OUT ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AWARDS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER LISTOWSKI FOR THE COUNCIL AND TAKING TIME LAST THURSDAY TO PRESENT THOSE AWARDS. I THINK THEY'RE SUPER MEANINGFUL TO THE PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE THEM AND I THINK THEY ALL REALLY APPRECIATED THAT TIME AND RECOGNITION, SO THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL TAKE ATTENDANCE, PLEASE. [2. Attendance] >> VICE CHAIR BROWN WILL BE ABSENT TODAY. COMMISSIONER EDWARDS? >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER FINKLEA? >> HERE. >> CHAIRPERSON HILL? >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER HUMPHREY? >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER PENA? >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER WALLA? >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER LISTOWSKI? >> HERE. >> IN PERSON WE HAVE CATHERINE GORMAN OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MYSELF, PATRICK COLLINS, THE PLANNING TECHNICIAN. >> THEN I'LL NOTE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE CALL. THE STAFF MEMBERS ON THE CALL ARE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TIM TIETJENS, COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGER, BRANDON HILL, ASSISTANT COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGER, RUSSELL COLE, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, DONNA FAIRWEATHER, AND DANIEL LUNSFORD, PLANNER, IS HERE WITH US AS WELL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR MEETING FORMAT TODAY, CATHERINE, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT? >> SURE. WE HAVE THE SAME STANDARD MEETING REMINDERS. THAT IT'S BEST TO WATCH THE MEETING IN GALLERY VIEW. WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOURSELF MUTED UNLESS YOU'RE SPEAKING. WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU GET THE CHAIR'S ATTENTION BEFORE SPEAKING OR MAKING A MOTION. WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING THE VOTES BY ROLL CALL. FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE ARE ON THE CALL, WHEN IT'S YOUR CASE ITEM AND YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, WE ASK THAT YOU USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CATHERINE. COMMISSIONERS, OUR MINUTES WERE SUBMITTED FOR OCTOBER 19TH. [5. Approval Of Minutes] WERE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, CHANGES, CORRECTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. PUBLIC COMMENT. WE RECEIVED NO WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT. TODAY, WE'LL ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT IN WRITING. AS I SAID, WE'VE RECEIVED NONE. WE'LL RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY VIA ZOOM ON AGENDA AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS. ARE THERE ANY PEOPLE ON THE ZOOM CALL WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RIGHT NOW ON AN AGENDA OR NON-AGENDA ITEM, CATHERINE? >> IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA OR NON-AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION. SEEING NONE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 21P-050 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BY STAFF. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 21P-059. [7.A.2. 21P-059 (19415 Shores Drive) Request For Beachfront Construction Certificate And Dune Protection Permit To Include Proposed Expansion Of A Single-Family Dwelling With A Covered Deck And A New Fibercrete Footprint. Property Is Legally Described As Lot 26, Dunes Of West Beach, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Brax Easterwood AIA Property Owner: Rick And Brenda Engel] >> HOWDY PLANNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS RUSSELL COLE, ASSISTANT COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGER, AND PROUD TO BE HERE FOR THIS FIRST MEETING ON MY PART. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LIVING AREA DECAUDATION AND A NEW STAIRCASE. THE ADDRESS IS 19415 SHORES DRIVE. THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY IS LOT 26, DUNES OF WEST BEACH. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN THE DUNES OF WEST BEACH SUBDIVISION. SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS ARE LOCATED TO THE EAST AND WEST AND A BEACH AND DUNE SYSTEM ARE LOCATED TO THE SOUTH OF THE OBJECT PROPERTY. ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, THIS AREA IS STABLE. THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF THE ADDITIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY 45.1 FEET FROM THE NORTH TOE OF THE CRITICAL DUNE AREA AND 213.4 FEET FROM THE LINE OF VEGETATION. THIS IS LANDWARD OF THE DUNE PROTECTION LINE [00:05:01] AND WITHIN THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW AREA. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION MATERIALS, THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES DO NOT APPEAR TO BE SEAWARD OF THE DUNES OR DUNE VEGETATION. THEREFORE, MITIGATION ACTIVITIES ARE NOT PROPOSED. UPON CONSIDERATION OF ALL PERTINENT COMPONENTS OF CHAPTER 29, PLANNING BEACH ACCESS, DUNE PROTECTION, AND BEACH FRONT CONSTRUCTION AND THE GLO'S COMMENTS RECEIVED IN THE COURSE OF CONSIDERING THIS PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION WITH CONSIDERATIONS. THE REQUEST CONFORMS WITH THE CITY OF GALVESTON'S DUNE PROTECTION AND [INAUDIBLE] PLAN AND EROSION PLAN. STAFF WILL INCLUDE THE GLO'S COMMENT LETTER WITH THE ACTION LETTER WHICH SERVES AS A BEACH FRONT CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATE AND DUNE PROTECTION PERMIT. THE STAFF REPORT, PAGE 2 LIST THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. ONE THING WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE IS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS, CONDITION 1, MENTIONS MOWING OF THE DUNE. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT AND THEY WILL NO LONGER BE MOWING THE DUNE SOUTH OF THE FENCE LINE ON THE PROPERTY. STAFF HAS PREPARED PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR YOUR REVIEW, WHICH WE MAY NOW LOOK AT. FIRST, WE SEE THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN IN RELATION TO THE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES AND DISTANCES TO THE DUNES. ESPECIALLY, YOU MAY SEE HERE THE PROPOSED UNCOVERED DECK, PROPOSED STORY ADDITION, PROPOSED COVERED DECK, AND THE PROPOSED TWO STORY ADDITION ON THE TOP-LEFT CORNER THERE. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE SEE THE AERIAL IMAGE, WHICH SHOWS THE STABLE NATURE OF THE SHORELINE AT THE SITE, INDICATED BY THAT YELLOW DOT DOWN AT THE BOTTOM CENTER, AS WELL AS A PERSPECTIVE FOR THE DISTANCES FROM THE DUNES AND THE LINE OF VEGETATION. AGAIN, THE DISTANCE FROM APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF THE DUNES IS ABOUT 213 FEET FROM THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION AND 45.1 FEET FROM THE NORTH OF THE DUNE. THEN WE ALSO SEE THE SURVEY, WHICH DISPLAYS THESE MEASUREMENTS AGAIN IN RELATION TO THE BEACH DUNE SYSTEM AND THE HOUSE. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'LL SEE PHOTOS OF THE DUNES SEEN FROM CLOSE TO THE HOUSE, FROM THE BEACH SIDE, AND THEN FROM THE WATER LINE FACING TOWARDS THE HOUSE. ON THE FINAL SLIDE, WE WILL SEE PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY ITSELF. THIS CONCLUDES THE STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU RUSSELL (PHONETIC) AND WELCOME ABOARD AND WITH THAT HOWDY, YOU'RE LUCKY I'VE BEEN MARRIED TO AN AGGIE FOR 37 YEARS, THEN YOU SHOULD KNOW I'M A TEASER [LAUGHTER]. >> GIG A MA'AM. >> TRUST ME, I'VE HAD A LONG TIME TO GET USED TO THAT. A LONG TIME AND IT'S A TOUGH YEAR FOR THE HORNS THIS YEAR, BUT YOU AGGIES ARE KICKING THEM TO THE CURB. HOW ABOUT THAT ALABAMA GAME? WOW. ANYWAY, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU AND WE MIGHT NEED TO GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE THAT SHOWED THE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE PROPERTY. WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO STOP MOWING? I HAVE A FEELING THAT IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT WHERE I SAW THAT PROPERTY STAKE. YOU SAID THEY'VE ALREADY STOPPED MOWING, RIGHT? >> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS AT THE FINISH LINE, BUT THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR THE OWNERS THEMSELVES. >> I'LL JUST WAIT AND ASK THAT. THEN WHAT ABOUT THE NEIGHBORS? IS THIS GOING TO AFFECT THE NEIGHBORS AND HOW THEY'VE BEEN MOWING THEIR YARDS A LITTLE BIT TOO FAR? >> MOWING OF THE DUNES, IN GENERAL, IS NOT PERMITTED. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT MAY BE ADDRESSED BY THE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION HERE. THAT MIGHT BE OUT OF THE VIEW OF THIS DISCUSSION, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ADDRESS WITH THE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION IF NEEDED. >> GREAT. WONDERFUL. THEN, LET'S SEE. THEY ARE GOING TO MOVE TO USING PAVERS RATHER THAN FIBER CREEK, RIGHT? [00:10:05] >> I UNDERSTAND THAT INITIALLY THEY PROPOSED FIBER CREEK, BUT UPON JLO COMMENTS, THEY HAVE DECIDED NOT TO USE ANY NEW PAVING MATERIAL UNDERNEATH. >> SO NO FIBER CREEK, NO PAVING, NO ANYTHING? >> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. >>QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? LOOK AT THAT. OH MY GOSH. RUSSELL, YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB. LOOK AT YOU, GETTING AWAY WITH NO QUESTIONS. OH MY GOSH. BRANDON (PHONETIC), I HOPE YOU'VE JUST TAKEN NOTE OF THIS. FIRST, JUMP OUT OF THE SHOOT AND HE'S JUST KNOCKING THEM DEAD. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 3:43 P.M. IS THE APPLICANT WITH US ON THE LINE? OH, I SEE BRACKS (PHONETIC). >> YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> [OVERLAPPING] GOOD. YES. I SEE A PICTURE OF BRACKS AND I HEAR BRACKS. >> [OVERLAPPING] OKAY. GOOD. THANK YOU. WELCOME, RUSSELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK, COORDINATION WITH THE JLO AND ALSO YOUR RECOMMENDATION. I APPRECIATE THAT. IT'S NOT TOO HARD TO EXPLAIN THIS HOUSE. THIS IS AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING HOUSE, FRONT ROW IN THE DUNES OF WEST BEACH. THERE IS AN ADDITION ON THE SEAWARD SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THERE'S ALSO A SMALLER TWO-STORY ADDITION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HOUSE, INCIDENTALLY. BUT ADDING TEN PI LINKS, THE CURRENT HOUSE IT'S JUST UNDER 2400 SQUARE FEET. THEY'RE EXPANDING IN ORDER TO LIVE IN THE HOUSE EITHER FULL TIME OR HALFTIME, COMFORTABLY. ALL THE DISTANCES AND THINGS THAT WERE DESCRIBED ARE STILL ACCURATE. WE ACTUALLY GOT A NEW SURVEY ON THIS PROJECT AFTER NICHOLAS (PHONETIC), SO EVERYTHING YOU'RE SEEING IS THE LATEST AND GREATEST ON THE BEACH OUT THERE. WE'RE TAKING THE ADDITION TO THE LIMITS THAT WE CAN BASED OF OFF THE BUILDING LINE. THAT'S WHAT SETTING THAT SOUTH SIDE OF THE ADDITION. OTHER THAN THAT, WE HAVE RESPONDED TO THE JLO COMMENTS ABOUT THE MOWING. YOU CAN SEE IT PRETTY CLEARLY IN THE AERIAL AND THAT THE HOMEOWNERS ARE NOW AWARE THAT THAT'S NOT PERMITTED AND I'LL LET HIM ADDRESS THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE IF NECESSARY. YEAH, THEY'VE GOT REALLY GREAT DUNE SET OUT THERE. IT'S PRETTY REMARKABLE FOR THE WEST END AND I KNOW THAT THEY RECOGNIZE ITS VALUE. IF ANYONE HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT, NOW IS THE TIME. >> ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR BRACKS? I DON'T SEE ANY FOR YOU. AND THE HOMEOWNER IS ON THE LINE AS WELL, BRACKS? >> [OVERLAPPING] YES, JEFFRY (PHONETIC). >> I SEE [INAUDIBLE]. MR. INGOT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? >> YES, PLEASE. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY ON THE MOWING OF THE DUNES AREA. WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE A YEAR AGO, LAST JULY. WE HAVE THE SAME YARD GUY THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD. HE'S BEEN CUTTING WHERE HE'S BEEN CUTTING ALL THIS TIME AND I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SINCE THE NOTICE FROM THE JLO, I'VE TALKED TO HIM. WE'RE MOWING ONE STRIP OF THE LAWNMOWER OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE AND THAT'S IT AND HE'S NOT GOING ANY FURTHER. YOU'LL SEE THAT START GROWING BACK. I'M ON THE BOARD HERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I'LL DISCUSS WHAT YOU GUYS MENTIONED ABOUT THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'LL GET SOMETHING OUT THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT NOT MOWING THE DUNES. >> THAT'D BE GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU BEING GOOD STEWARDS SO MUCH. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ARCHITECT OR THE HOMEOWNER? WOW. I DON'T SEE ANY AT ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GENTLEMEN. MS. GORMAN (PHONETIC), DO WE HAVE OTHER COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE, OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? >> I WOULD ASK IF THERE IS ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION? [00:15:06] LOOKS LIKE JACOB ARMSTRONG (PHONETIC) WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. MR. ARMSTRONG, YOU'VE BEEN UNMUTED. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO UNMUTE ON YOUR END AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> GOOD AFTERNOON ALL. HOPEFULLY, EVERYONE IS FINE. HOPEFULLY, EVERYONE IS DOING OKAY. I'M REPRESENTING A SOLAR COMPANY IN HOUSTON, AND WE'RE JUST SITTING IN ON THE MEETING TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ALSO TO RECOMMEND OR ADD ANYTHING WE CAN TO HELP IN REGARDS TO PERMITTING. FROM THE TOPO, I THINK FROM MY OWN UNDERSTANDING AND MY READING, THE FIRST QUESTION IS, WHAT TYPE OF PERMIT WAS NEEDED FROM THE JLO? WAS IT INDIVIDUAL PERMIT 404? >> MR. ARMSTRONG, THIS IS A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. THIS IS NOT A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD, SO THIS IS THE TIME WHEN YOU CAN MAKE COMMENTS, BUT IT IS NOT A FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, PLEASE, SIR. >> OKAY. I GUESS I WAS RECOMMENDING IF EVERYTHING IS CLEAR TO NOT HOLD UP OR DELAY AN OWNER FROM THERE TO MAKE SURE ALL THE CHECKLIST ITEMS AS FAR AS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS AND I RECOMMEND THAT YOU LOOK AT EVERYTHING IN THAT HOLD-UP, THE LANDOWNER. I KNOW THERE ARE, FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCES WORKING RIGHT AWAY WITH THE CENTER POINT AND SUCH, THERE ARE DIFFERENT PERMITS. THE JLO PERMIT, NOT ONLY JLO, AND I'M JUST THROWING THIS OUT THERE FOR RESEARCH OR FOR YOU GUYS TO CHECK INTO IT AND MAKE SURE NOTHING IS MISSED, EITHER THE JLO, THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, AND ALSO AN INDIVIDUAL WORK PERMIT AND ALSO A US ACE OUTREACH PERMIT. I DON'T KNOW. FROM MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT THE JLO PERMIT IS INDIVIDUAL TO OTHERS. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU GUYS. >> ALL RIGHT. GREAT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU CALLING IN AND THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MS. GORMAN? >> IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION. I'M SEEING NONE. >> THANK YOU. IN THAT CASE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 3:49 PM, AND I'LL BRING IT BACK FOR A MOTION. YES, SIR. COMMISSIONER WALLA. >> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE 21P-059 AS PRESENTED. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PENA. DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONERS? SEEING NO DISCUSSION WE'LL HAVE A VOTE. WE'LL CALL THE VOTE. >> COMMISSIONER EDWARDS? >> AGREED. >> COMMISSIONER FINKLEA? >> AGREED. >> CHAIRPERSON HILL? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER HUMPHREY? >> [NOISE] IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER PENA? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER WALLA? >> IN FAVOR. >> ALL IN FAVOR. THE MOTION PASSES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL MOVE ON NOW TO LICENSE TO USE COMMISSIONERS CASE 21P-058. [7.B.1. 21P-058 (Adjacent To 1309 Tremont/ 23rd Street) Request For A License To Use In Order To Retain Construction Fencing In The Right-Of-Way. Adjacent Property Is Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, (1000-3), Part Of Northeast Block 17 Galveston Outlots, In The City And County Of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Toby Smith, Coastal Community Church Of Galveston Adjacent Property Owner: Coastal Community Church Of Galveston, Inc. Easement Holder: City Of Galveston] >> THIS REQUEST IS AT 1309 TREATMENT. IT IS A LICENSE USE REQUEST FOR CONSTRUCTION FENCING. THERE WERE 30 PUBLIC NOTICES SENT. TWO RETURN BOTH OF THOSE IN FAVOR. THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS FROM STATE DEPARTMENTS. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A LICENSE TO USE A C RIGHT AWAY TO YOUR TANK CONSTRUCTION FENCING IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, A TEMPORARY LICENSE TO USE OR TEAL TO YOU FOR CONSTRUCTION WAS APPROVED FOR THE RENOVATIONS ON 1/07/21 RENEWED UNTIL 05/07/21. HOWEVER, THESE HAVE EXPIRED AND NOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS ASKED TO REVIEW THE REQUEST TO KEEP THE CONSTRUCTION FENCING IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR JUST A BIT LONGER. [NOISE] THE CONSTRUCTION FENCING IS INSTALLED ALONG WITH AVENUE EM, AND LONG 23RD STREET, ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE PROPERTY'S NORTHEAST PROPERTY LINE, AND APPROXIMATELY CHIMP IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, [00:20:02] IT'S JUST BEHIND THE CURVE. THE PLACEMENT IS BASED ON THE SCOPE OF WORK ON THE PROJECT INCLUDE A UTILITY TO WORK DRIVEWAYS, AND SIDEWALK PLACEMENT. THERE'S ALSO SOME SCAFFOLDING IN PLACE CURRENTLY FOR EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS. THE APPLICANT REQUESTS FOR A CONSTRUCTION FENCE TO REMAIN LONG ENOUGH FOR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY PORTION OF THE PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED AND ESTIMATE THIS WILL TAKE AN ADDITIONAL 90 DAYS OR POSSIBLY LESS. PLEASE NOTE THE LICENSED-TO-USE REQUIREMENTS IN THE REPORT. STAFF RECOMMENDS CASE 21P-058 REQUESTS FOR A LICENSE TO USE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, A SPECIFIC DISHES 1-3 IN STANDARD CONDITIONS 4-9, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS. THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. I'M SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT. IT'S THE OLD DEALERSHIP BUILDING, THIS BEING CONVERTED INTO A CHURCH AND UNDERGOING EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS. HERE IN THE HEAVY RED LINE, YOU CAN SEE IS APPROXIMATELY EXTENT OF THE FENCE AS IT LAYS RIGHT NOW. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS OF THE PROPERTY LOOKING SOUTH. YOU CAN SEE THE EXTENT OF THE FENCING AND HOW IT'S GENERALLY PLACED. YOU CAN SEE ALSO SEE THE SIDEWALK IS YET TO BE RESTORED AND LANDSCAPING AND THE SCAFFOLDING THAT'S ALSO IN PLACE THERE. WE HAVE A PHOTO OF THE STREET, THE AVENUE LOOKING EAST AND YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER EXTENTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION FENCING IN THE RIGHT OF WAY ALONG THAT FACADE. A PHOTO OF THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH AND PROPERTY TO THE EAST, AND THIS CONCLUDES THE STAFF'S REPORT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DANIEL. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY, THEN I'LL GO. DANIEL, HOW DID WE FINALLY FIGURE OUT THAT THIS HAD EXPIRED. >> I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE ABOUT THAT, BUT THE WAY IT USUALLY WORKS IS AN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT THAT ISSUES THE TLTU IS A TEMPORARY LICENSE TO USE FOR THESE TYPES OF THINGS AMONG OTHER POSSIBLE NEEDS. THEY ARE LIMITED IN THEIR ABILITY TO EXTEND BEYOND A CERTAIN POINT. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THEN STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED THIS PROCEDURE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION CASE, AS A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD SO THAT THEY CAN RETAIN CONSTRUCTION FENCING AND THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT IF THEY EXHAUST THEIR TLTU OPTIONS. I'M NOT SURE HOW IT CAME TO STAFF'S ATTENTION OTHERWISE. >> I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY ANSWER THAT. MRS. TAM, THE APPLICANTS FOR THIS PROJECT WERE VERY FORTHCOMING. THEY SAID WE'RE ABOUT READY TO EXPIRE AND WE'D LIKE TO EXPAND IT FURTHER WHEN THEY WERE ADVISED FOR THE EQUIPMENT UNDER THE TEMPORARY PROCESS. WE WALKED THEM THROUGH THIS PROCESS SO THEY WERE FORTHCOMING. >> OKAY. HOPEFULLY, THEY WEREN'T PERSONALLY ABOUT TO EXPIRE. HOPEFULLY [LAUGHTER]. THEIR LIFE IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. BUT ACTUALLY, IT HAD EXPIRED IN MAY, HADN'T IT? >> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY HAD AN EXTENSION. >> IT WAS RENEWED UNTIL MAY 7TH OF 2021 AND THEY HAD EXPIRED IN MAY. IT HAD BEEN EXPIRED SINCE MAY? >> THAT MAY BE A MISTAKE ON STAFF'S PART THAT MADE PROBABLY HAD TO RENEW ON 05/07/21. >> ALL RIGHT. I JUST WONDERED HOW THERE HAD BEEN THAT BIG GAP IN THERE FROM MAY UNTIL NOVEMBER WITH NO ONE CATCHING IT. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. I'LL LEAVE IT ALONE. THAT WAS JUST A HUGE QUESTION IN MY MIND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? SEEING NONE, THEN WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 3:56 PM. IS THE APPLICANT WITH US TODAY? >> YES. IT LOOKS LIKE MR. SMITH IS ON THE LINE. YOU'VE BEEN UNMUTED ON OUR END. YOU CAN UNMUTE ON YOUR END AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. >> HELLO, MR. SMITH. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. HELLO, MR. SMITH. [00:25:02] >> MR. SMITH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, YOU'LL HAVE TO UNMUTE ON YOUR END. >> HELLO. >> HI. WE ARE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH US TODAY. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO CITE TO THE COMMISSION ABOUT YOUR PROJECT? >> I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD. THANKS FOR CONSIDERING THIS AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, BUT I'M NOT A CONTRACTOR. >> GREAT COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL HERE. THAT'S A GOOD THING. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE ON THE LINE, MS. GORMAN, WHO WOULD LIKE TO ASK QUESTIONS OR MAKE COMMENT ON THIS, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? >> ANYBODY WHO HAS A QUESTION PUBLIC COMMENT, IF YOU COULD USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE. LOOKS LIKE MR. ARMSTRONG WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AGAIN. YOU'VE BEEN UNMUTED AND YOU CAN ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. >> YES, THANKS FOR YOUR FOR A TIME AGAIN. I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION IF IT'S ALLOWED. WHAT IS THE LICENSING PERIOD JUST FOR GOING FORWARD KNOWLEDGE. THANK YOU. HOW LONG DOES A LICENSE LAST? >> AGAIN, MR. ARMSTRONG, NOT REALLY A PARTICULAR TIME FOR QUESTION AND ANSWER, BUT THIS PARTICULAR LICENSE TO USE WILL BE EXTENDED UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2022. BUT THAT'S YET ANOTHER QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD. >> THANK YOU. I WILL I WILL DISCIPLINE MYSELF THE NEXT TIME. THANK YOU, IT'S MY FIRST GO AROUND. THANK YOU FOR THIS ONE. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE YOUR INTERESTS. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? >> IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION. SEEING NONE. >> GREAT. THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 3:59 PM. I'LL MAKE ONE COMMENT BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS FOR MR. ARMSTRONG WHO WAS ON THE LINE. ALL OF OUR PACKETS AND ALL OF OUR REPORTS ON EVERY ONE OF THESE CASES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LOOK FOR THEM AND YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THIS INFORMATION ONLINE. WE'RE HAPPY THAT YOU WANT TO BE PART OF OUR PROCESS. COMMISSIONERS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS CASE, CASE 21 P-058. YES, COMMISSIONER, FRANKLIN. >> MAYBE [INAUDIBLE] CASE 21 P-508 AS WRITTEN AND PRESENTED BY [INAUDIBLE]. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER EDWARDS. THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONERS? SEEING NO DISCUSSION WE'LL CALL THE VOTE, PLEASE. >> COMMISSIONER EDWARDS? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER FRANKLIN? >> IN FAVOR. >> CHAIRPERSON HILL? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER HUMPHREY? >> MOVED. >> COMMISSIONER PENA? >> IN FAVOR. >> COMMISSIONER WALLA. >> IN FAVOR. >> ALL IN FAVOR. THE MOTION PASSES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT CASE, 21 P-060, WAS ALSO WITHDRAWN BY STAFF. NEXT UP WE HAD DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM DISCUSSION OF R-0, [8.A. Discussion Of R-0 Zoning And Short-Term Rentals (Hill)] ZONING AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS. VICE CHAIR BROWN HAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF INPUT THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE ON THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC. I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER THIS UNTIL NEXT MEETING IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION TO THAT. GREAT. DONNA, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED TO PRESENT ON THAT, IN PARTICULAR TODAY, OR IF YOU ARE FINE WITH HOLDING IT UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING AND THAT WOULD BE ON THE 16TH OF NOVEMBER. >> I DIDN'T. FIRST OF ALL, I'M FINE WITH IT BEING RESCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER TIME AND I'M NOT REALLY DOING THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS. IF THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIFIC THAT YOU GUYS NEED ME TO ADDRESS, LET ME KNOW AND I'LL BE PREPARED. >> THANKS, DONNA. I APPRECIATE IT. I THINK THAT WE HAD JUST HAD THE REASON THIS WAS ON AS I RECALL, [00:30:02] COMMISSIONERS, AND YOU ALL CAN SET ME STRAIGHT ON IT, IS THAT WE NEEDED TO ADD SPECIFICALLY SHORT-TERM RENTALS INTO OUR AGENDA ITEM IS BECAUSE WE HAD FIRST JUST ADDED. WE HAD OUR -0 ZONING AS OUR DISCUSSION ITEM, AND WE STARTED TO STRAY INTO THE SHORT TERM RENTALS AS OUR DISCUSSION ITEM, AND SO WE NEEDED TO MAKE AN ALL ENCOMPASSING DISCUSSION ITEM.. DO I REMEMBER THAT CORRECTLY, COMMISSIONERS? YES, NO, YES, NO, YES. GREAT. WHEN COMMISSIONER BROWN IS BACK, WE'LL DISCUSS THAT ON THE 16TH. ANY OTHER ITEMS, COMMISSIONERS? DISCUSSION ITEM? YES, COMMISSIONER PENA. >> I HAD A QUESTION IN THE END. ONE OF THE FIRST CASES THAT GOT BROUGHT UP WHEN I WAS PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN SOMETHING I SAW THAT WAS BIG ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT WAS THESE 5G TOWERS. IN PUTTING UP THESE 5G TOWERS, WHAT IS PLANNING COMMISSION OR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S ROLE? IS IT A RUBBER STAMP PROCESS OR DOES IT ALWAYS COME FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION? IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS A A POINT OF CONTENTION AMONG SOME NEIGHBORS IN HOUSTON AREA. I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO HOW IT WILL WORK OR HOW IT IS CURRENTLY WORKING IN GALVESTON. >> MS. GORMAN, DO WE NEED TO ADD THAT AS A DISCUSSION ITEM OR MS. FAIRWEATHER DO WE NEED TO ADD THAT AS A DISCUSSION ITEM OR CAN WE GET A BRIEF EXPLANATION? >> WELL, I'LL SAY THAT TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN GENERAL, IS IT'S OWN FIELD AND LEGISLATION IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS REALLY LIMITED THE CITY'S ABILITY TO REGULATE THOSE. THE SHORT ANSWER IS THAT MOST OF THOSE APPLICATIONS GO THROUGH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND THEY'RE HANDLED ADMINISTRATIVELY. ONLY IN SITUATIONS THAT THEY MAY GO OUTSIDE OF THE GUIDELINES AND MAYBE THEY'RE HISTORIC DISTRICT WOULD THOSE TYPE OF APPLICATIONS GO BEFORE COMMISSION FOR SOME REVIEW. USUALLY IT'S FOR AESTHETICS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT TYPICALLY IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD REVIEW. >> YES. I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT REASON WHY WE SAW THE ONE THAT WE SAW. IT WAS IN THE SPOT PARKING LINE. BUT RESULT FOR MY OWN CURIOSITY TOO AS WELL IS, WHAT AVENUE THAT TAKES WHEN IT IS PRESENTED. >> IT'S HEAVILY REGULATED NOW OUTSIDE OF THE CITY CONTROL IN MANY ASPECTS. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONERS? SEEING NOTHING ELSE WITHOUT OBJECTION WILL STAND ADJOURNED. YES, SHORT MEETING. SEE YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.