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ALRIGHTY. WELCOME TO THE GALVESTON PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
[1. Call Meeting to Order]
TODAY IS. WHAT'S IT JUNE 2ND. THIS MEETING IS RECORDED AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.IF YOU COME UP AND SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION PLEASE SPEAK CLEARLY AND DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONES. LET'S SEE, WE'VE GOT AN ABSENCE. NO. WE GOT. NOPE. EVERYBODY'S HERE TODAY.
YEAH. EXCEPT FOR EX OFFICIO MEMBER. BUT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON ANY OF THE CASES? ALRIGHTY. NO CONFLICTS. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? OH. THERE AREN'T ANY MINUTES. OKAY. NO MINUTES.
IS THERE WE'LL MOVE TO A PUBLIC COMMENT NON-AGENDA ITEMS. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO'D LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT NON-AGENDA ITEMS TODAY? LOOKS LIKE NOBODY. SO WE WILL MOVE ON FROM THAT, CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO OUR AGENDA.
SO FIRST WE'LL LOOK AT THE 26P-024. AND WE WILL HEAR FROM STAFF.
[5.A.1. 26P-024 (1811 20th Street) Request for designation as a Galveston Landmark. The property is legally described as Abstract 628, M. B. Menard Survey, Lot 2, Maxwell Corner, Part of Lot 7, Southwest Block 69, Galveston Outlots, in the City and County of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Paul Church Property Owner: Pelicanproperties.com Investments LLC ]
THIS IS 26P-024. IT IS 1811 20TH STREET. IT'S A REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS A GALVESTON LANDMARK.25 NOTICES WERE SENT. ZERO RETURNED. THE NICCOLAI APARTMENT BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1934 BY [INAUDIBLE]. SORRY. ALBERT NICCOLAI AND HIS WIFE AMELIA.
THE APARTMENT BUILDING REPLACED A SMALLER TENANT BUILDING THAT WAS THEN MOVED TO 1917 AVENUE O AND A HALF, WHERE IT STILL STANDS. MR. NICCOLAI WAS AN ITALIAN IMMIGRANT WHO ARRIVED IN THE UNITED STATES VIA ELLIS ISLAND IN 1916 THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF A FORMER EMPLOYER, BREWER W. KEY. MR. NICCOLAI WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE THE SITE, INCLUDING THE CORNER STORE AT 2001 AVENUE O AND A HALF, WHICH HAD BEEN BUILT IN 1904 BY CARLO VIANI, ALSO AN ITALIAN IMMIGRANT.
OTHER REVIEWS. THE LANDMARK COMMISSION HEARD THIS REQUEST AT THEIR JUNE 1ST MEETING.
THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
CITY COUNCIL HAS THE FINAL DECISION REGARDING REQUESTS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION, AND THAT WILL BE HEARD AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 25TH, AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. WE HAVE A PICTURE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING TO GET A NEW KIND OF BUILDING ON THE LIST.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE PROPERTIES, THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH, EAST AND SOUTH.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. HE INDICATED THAT THEY LIVE IN ONE OF THE UNITS AND THE OTHERS ARE RENTED.
ALRIGHTY. ANYBODY ELSE? ALRIGHTY THEN. WE'LL SEE IF THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
I GUESS WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO. OR DO WE NEED TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING? YEAH, WE'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING. AND IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. SEEING NOBODY, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I GUESS, BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR ACTION.
I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE 26P-024. I'LL SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANYBODY ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL JUST SAY I'VE REALLY ALWAYS LIKED THE STYLE OF APARTMENT BUILDING IN GALVESTON, AND I'M GLAD WE'RE SEEING ONE COME IN FRONT OF US AS A LANDMARK SO. YEAH ALL RIGHT. I GUESS WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR.
ALL RIGHT. UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S SEE.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG. SO MOVE ALONG TO 26P-025.
[5.A.2. 26P-026 (1616 Broadway / Avenue J) Request for designation as a Galveston Landmark. The property is legally described as Abstract 628, M. B. Menard Survey, Lot 11 and West Portion of Lot 10, Block 196, in the City and County of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Christine Glover Property Owner: J. Michael and Christine Glover ]
15 NOTICES WERE SENT TO RETURN TO THOSE TWO IN FAVOR.ANALYSIS. THE SALLY TRUEHEART WILLIAMS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1928 TO REPLACE A FAMILY HOME DESIGNED BY NICHOLAS CLAYTON AND LOCATED AT 1606 BROADWAY, WHICH WAS SINCE HAS SINCE BEEN DEMOLISHED AFTER THE PASSING OF HER FATHER, HENRY MARTIN TRUEHEART, IN 1914. MS. WILLIAMS AND HER MOTHER DECIDED THAT THE HOUSE WAS TOO LARGE FOR THEM TO MAINTAIN, AND MADE PLANS TO BUILD A HOME THAT WAS BETTER SUITED TO THEIR NEEDS.
ARCHITECT CAMERON FAIRCHILD WAS HIRED TO BUILD THE NEW HOUSE IN THE SPANISH COLONIAL STYLE, POPULAR AT THE TIME. THE PROPERTY IS IN A HISTORIC DISTRICT AND IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES.
CITY COUNCIL HAS THE FINAL DECISION REGARDING REQUESTS FOR GALVESTON LANDMARK DESIGNATION.
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WE HAVE A PICTURE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IT IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AND WE HAVE THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO THE EAST, SOUTH AND WEST. AND THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S REPORT.AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR ACTION.
OKAY WE'LL MAKE THAT CORRECTION. ALRIGHTY. I'LL SECOND THAT.
ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT? DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? IT'S UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M SORRY WE MISSED THE SECOND. COULD YOU REMIND? YEAH, YEAH. OKAY.
YOU SECOND? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO OUR NEXT CASE WE'LL BE TAKING A LOOK AT 26P-022.
[5.B.3. 26P-022 (Adjacent to 711 7th Street) Request for a License to Use the public right of way for the construction of wood decks and stairs. Adjacent property is legally described as M.B. Menard Survey, Lot 7, Block 307, in the City and County of Galveston, Texas. Applicant: Shaun Huddleston Adjacent Property Owner: Craig Vogeler Easement Holder: City of Galveston ]
WE'LL HEAR STAFF'S REPORT. OKAY. THIS IS ADJACENT TO 711 7TH STREET.IT'S A REQUEST FOR A LICENSE TO USE FOR ENTRY DECK AND STAIRS.
34 NOTICES WERE SENT. THREE RETURNED. THOSE THREE IN FAVOR.
NO OBJECTION FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS OR PRIVATE UTILITIES.
THE BUILDING HOUSES MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITH SMALL STOOPS, WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE.
AS PART OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT, THE EXISTING PLANTERS, WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LINE, WILL BE REMOVED. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH SPECIFIC CONDITIONS 1 THROUGH 4 AND STANDARD CONDITIONS 5 THROUGH 10.
AND WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS. THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THIS IS THE DRAWING SHOWING THE LOCATIONS OF THE DECK AND STAIRS.
AND THE RIGHT OF WAY LOOKING SOUTH. AND THEN THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH AND TO THE EAST.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YEAH CATHERINE HOW WILL THAT AFFECT THE SIDEWALK? WELL, BECAUSE WE DID GET A COMMENT ABOUT A CONCERN ABOUT LOSING THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY. THE SIDEWALK WILL BE MAINTAINED. PARTS OF IT WILL BE ENCROACHED BY THE STAIRS.
OH OKAY, THANK YOU IS THIS A SECONDARY EGRESS OR SOMETHING NECESSARY? I DON'T THINK IT'S SECONDARY EGRESS, BUT IT WILL MAKE THE EGRESS MORE COMFORTABLE FOR THE APPLICANT FOR THE RESIDENTS.
IS THE PROPOSAL TO JUST BREAK OUT THE AREA THAT'S NEEDED FOR THE STAIRS IN THAT BRICK? EXCUSE ME.
OH, WE'RE ASKING STAFF RIGHT NOW. WE'LL CALL THE APPLICANT UP IN A MINUTE. THANK YOU. APPLICANT. [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK THE APPLICANT'S IN THE AUDIENCE.
APPLICANT. TO ANSWER THAT FOR YOU. [LAUGHTER].
OKAY. ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'LL CALL UP THE APPLICANT.
[LAUGHTER]. OKAY, SO IT WILL. WHERE THE. SIR SIR, IF YOU COULD JUST TELL US YOUR NAME. THANK YOU. SEAN HUDDLESTON. I'M THE CONTRACTOR. THANK YOU. THE OWNER HERE THAT'S IN FRONT NOW AND THEN ADD AN ADDITIONAL.
I THINK IT'S TWO FEET PAST THAT TO GIVE US ROOM FOR STAIRS AND A DECK.
AS NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE CONCRETE SIDEWALK, WHEN YOU GO UP, THERE'S A STEP IN FRONT OF EACH DOOR.
SO BASICALLY TO GET TO THE MIDDLE THREE UNITS, YOU ALMOST HAVE TO GO OVER A SET OF STEPS TO GET TO EACH ONE OF THEM AS YOU GO UP THE SIDES. SO THIS WOULD PROPOSE TO PUT THREE SETS OF STEPS IN THE MIDDLE, IN FRONT OF EACH DOOR, AND THEN USE THE EXISTING ONES THAT ARE ON EACH SIDE.
THIS HELPED ME A LOT. I THINK WE HAVE A SMALL VERSION OF THAT.
SO THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GREAT. MY HAT'S OFF TO YOU.
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SO IS THERE GOING TO BE MORE ROOM FROM THE FRONT DOORS TO WHERE THAT GATE IS AT NOW? CORRECT. OKAY. CORRECT. AND THEN WE'LL DIVIDE EACH UNIT OFF SEPARATELY WHERE THEY KIND OF HAVE THEIR OWN LITTLE PORCH ON THE FRONT, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU GO UP. SO THEN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE NEW STAIRS, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE FLOWER BOXES OR WHAT'S YOUR? NO MORE FLOWER BOXES. THE FLOWER BOX WILL BE REMOVED. AND THE SAME HEIGHT OF THE EXISTING PATIO WILL COME STRAIGHT OUT TEN FOOT FROM THE BUILDING.OKAY. OKAY. IT'S JUST HARD TO TELL FROM THE DRAWING, SO YEAH.
KEEP THE STAIRS THAT ARE ON THE, ON THE LONG EDGES? CORRECT ON EACH SIDE. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THREE ADDITIONAL SETS OF STEPS GOING STRAIGHT TO THE DOOR, WHERE THEY COULD BRING APPLIANCES STRAIGHT UP TO THE DOOR IN THE FRONT, VERSUS HAVING TO GO FROM THE SIDES, AND THEN GO OVER A SET OF STEPS TO GET TO THE NEXT DOOR. GREAT! GREAT, GREAT. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE STEPS ON THIS DRAWING, RIGHT, I'M LOOKING AT IT'S.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS KIND OF HAND DRAWN. IT SHOWS A 12 FOOT 10 ON THE REMAINING ON THE SIDEWALK.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE STAIRS OR INSET FROM THE.
CORRECT. THE STAIRS WILL BE INSET THE NEW SET AND COME OUT TO THE EDGE THE NEW PATIO EXTENSION.
NOT, NOT THE STAIRS TO THE SIDEWALK, BUT THE NEW PATIO THE STAIRS WON'T COME PAST THE NEW PATIO. OKAY.
ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH. GO AHEAD IS THIS 58IN OR IS THAT FIVE FOOT EIGHT? FIVE FOOT EIGHT.
OKAY. I HAVE A BETTER DETAILED DRAWING IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT.
YOU KNOW, THAT WAS DRAWN OUT. BUT I MEAN, THAT'S AROUND, YOU KNOW, 18, 19FT.
IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT LARGE. FROM WHAT'S IN FRONT OF THE PLATFORM AS WELL AS WHAT'S THE PLATFORM.
THE SIDEWALK IS BASICALLY AROUND 40 SOMETHING INCHES, 40IN.
AND THEN YOU GOT A FLOWER BED, SO ABOUT ANOTHER THREE FOOT ROUGHLY PAST THAT.
AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A GATE AT EACH? YES, JUST A LITTLE GATE THAT OPENS TO THE INSIDE.
WELL, IT SHOWS OPENING. OKAY. IT'S HARD TO TELL BY THIS DRAWING, BUT YOU MEAN IT OPENS INSIDE OF THE TOP OF THE STAIR? YEAH. THERE IT IS.
THAT'S NOT A DEAL BREAKER. NO, I THOUGHT IT WAS. IT'S A BIG TO THE STREET YEAH.
YEAH THAT'S THE ADVANTAGE IT IS A LARGE SIDEWALK.
YEAH. ANY MORE QUESTIONS? YEAH. IT'S JUST HARD TO TELL BY SCALE IT'S.
NO, NO JUST THE MAIN THING FOR ME WAS THAT THE MAIN SINCE WE DID RECEIVE THAT COMMENT AND SHE CONFIRMED THAT IT STILL IS.
YEAH. THE WHAT IS REQUIRED SO. YEAH. AWESOME.
ALL RIGHT. NO MORE QUESTIONS. THEN WE'LL THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW, IF THERE'S ANYBODY.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? IT APPEARS NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS CASE.
SO THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR ACTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE 26P-025 AS WITH THE CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
ALRIGHTY. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? 022 022 SORRY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. 022. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? WE'RE ALL GOOD? ALL RIGHT. WELL I GUESS WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THAT MOTION THEN.
ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. IT'S UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CHAIRMAN.
YES. CHAIRMAN. IF YOU CAN MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, IF ANYONE HAS ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT NOTICES, THEY CAN JUST BRING THEM UP. OKAY.
THEY CAN PASS THEM TO DONNA AND SHE'LL MAKE SURE THEY'RE RECORDED SO.
ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU. SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO 26P-025 AND WE'LL HEAR STAFF'S REPORT.
[5.C.4. 26P-025 (3615, 3619, 3701, and 3705 83rd Street and Vacant Parcels) Request for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay District to permit “Parking Lot, Commercial Surface Parking Area” land use. Property is legally described as Abstract 121, Hall & Jones Survey, Lot 3, Block 34, Junemann Subdivision No 2; Lot 3, Block 35, Junemann Subdivision No 2 AKA Part of Lot 35, Junemann Subdivision; Lot 4, Block 34, Junemann Subdivision No 2; Lot 4, Block 35, Junemann Subdivision No 2 AKA Part of Lot 35, Junemann Subdivision; Lot 5, Block 34, Junemann Subdivision No 2; Lot 5, Block 35, Junemann Subdivision No 2 AKA Part of Lot 35, Junemann Subdivision; Lot 6 and 7, Block 34, Junemann Subdivision No 2 AKA Part of Right-of-Way (Lot 7), Junemann Subdivision; Lot 6 and 7, Block 35, Junemann Subdivision No 2 AKA South Part of Lot 35 and East 110.3 feet of Right-of-Way, Junemann Subdivision; in the City and County of Galveston Texas. Applicant: Surinder Aulakh Property Owner: Earl and David Nash]
OKAY THIS IS 3615, 3619, 3701 AND 3705 83RD STREET AND VACANT PARCELS.EXCUSE ME. IT IS A REQUEST FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFICATIONS. 83 SENT. 36 RETURN TO THOSE 36 IN OPPOSITION.
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COMMERCIAL HEIGHT AND DENSITY DEVELOPMENT ZONE, ZONE 5 ZONING DISTRICT.THE PURPOSE OF THE PUD IS TO ALLOW FOR THE LAND USE OF PARKING LOT COMMERCIAL SURFACE PARKING AREA, WHICH IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT.
THE PROPERTY IS ZONED COMMERCIAL HEIGHT AND DENSITY DEVELOPMENT ZONE, ZONE 5.
THE BASE ZONE OF COMMERCIAL REGULATES THE PERMITTED USES ON THE PROPERTY.
SINCE NO NEW BUILDINGS ARE PROPOSED, THE HDDZ REGULATIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE.
THE DEFINITION OF PARKING LOT COMMERCIAL SURFACE PARKING AREA IS AN OFF STREET SURFACED, GROUND LEVEL PARCEL OF LAND PROVIDED FOR PARKING OR STORAGE OF MOTOR VEHICLES, WHICH IS NOT ACCESSORY TO ANY OTHER USE ON THE SAME OR ANY OTHER LOT IN WHICH OPERATES AS A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE FOR WHICH ANY FEE IS CHARGED FOR THE RENTAL OF SPACES.
PLEASE NOTE THE REMAINDER OF YOUR STAFF REPORT AND CONFORMANCE.
A PUD IS DESIGNED TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DESIGNATED BASE ZONING DISTRICT.
THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS REFLECT A CLEAR POLICY DIRECTION THAT NEW COMMERCIAL SURFACE PARKING LOTS SHOULD ONLY BE, SHOULD BE LIMITED IN SCOPE AND CAREFULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT.
THE USE IS ONLY PERMITTED IN TWO ZONING DISTRICTS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL AND WHEN ALLOWED, ARE SUBJECT TO STRICTER LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS.
OTHER REVIEWS CITY COUNCIL HAS A FINAL DECISION REGARDING REQUESTS FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AND THE REQUEST WILL BE HEARD AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 25TH, 2026.
HOWEVER, SHOULD THE PLANNING COMMISSION FIND THE REQUEST CONFORMS TO THE CRITERIA OF APPROVAL, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MAY BE APPROPRIATE AND THEN CONDITIONS 1 THROUGH 9 ARE PROVIDED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT. AND WE HAVE SOME EXHIBITS.
THIS IS AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE ZONING DISTRICT THERE.
ALL OF THAT RED IS ZONED COMMERCIAL. AND THEN THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES ARE OUTLINED IN BLUE.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED LAYOUT FOR THE PARKING LOT.
AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDES WE HAVE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
WE SHOWED THE SIGNS THAT WE PUT UP THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR NOTIFICATION.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT. ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YES WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE? I MEAN, I KNOW THE LDR SAYS SO, BUT WHY IS THAT? HOW DID THAT GET IN THERE IN A COMMERCIAL AREA? IT WAS PURPOSEFULLY DONE IN THE LDRS IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
THAT NEW COMMERCIAL PARKING LOTS, SURFACE PARKING LOTS WOULD BE LIMITED TO JUST THE ZONING DISTRICTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL. THERE WAS CONCERN OF PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL AT THAT TIME OF PROLIFERATION OF PARKING LOTS, ESPECIALLY AS THEY RELATE TO THE CRUISE INDUSTRY. OKAY, OKAY ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.
SO IF YOU. THIS IS A COMMERCIAL ZONE. SO IF YOU HAD A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, YOU WOULD NEED A PARKING LOT YOU CAN HAVE PARKING LOTS ASSOCIATED WITH BUSINESSES.
THAT'S A DIFFERENT LAND USE. IT'S CALLED PARKING LOT INCIDENTAL TO MAIN USE.
OKAY OKAY THANK YOU. THEY'RE PAYING TO PARK. THANK YOU.
JUST FOR DISCUSSION. WHAT IS THIS PARKING LOT? OR WHO IS THIS PARKING LOT INTENDED TO SERVICE? THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED IN THEIR STAFF REPORT.
SEE IF I CAN FIND IT IN SO THE INTENTION ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, IS TO DEVELOP A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT TO SERVE THE AREA'S COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY, VISITOR DEMAND AND COASTAL RELATED PARKING DEMAND.
ALRIGHTY. ANYBODY ELSE? WE'LL SEE IF THE APPLICANT'S HERE. IS THE APPLICANT HERE AND THEY LIKE TO COME UP AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR PROJECT?
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IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME, SIGN IN AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. SURE.GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SURINDER. I'M THE APPLICANT ON THIS BEHALF.
I WANTED TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL USES IN THE AREA, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ALL ZONED COMMERCIAL. THE DEVIATION THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IS VERY LIMITED IN SCOPE OVERALL.
AND IF THIS WOULD BE SUCH A SMALLER IMPACT IN EVERYTHING THAT IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE COMMERCIAL REQUIREMENTS COMPARED TO ANYTHING ELSE COMING THERE, WHICH WOULD BRING IN HIGHER DENSITY, HIGHER USAGE, AS WELL AS MORE TRAFFIC.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? YES THAT'S THE ANTICIPATED. THERE IS OTHER COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA WHICH ARE ALREADY JAM PACKED WITHOUT PARKING, SO IT COULD ALSO SERVE AS SUPPLEMENTARY PARKING FOR EXISTING BUSINESSES.
OKAY. LET ME GET STAN AND THEN YOU'RE SAYING THIS WON'T HAVE ANY ANYTHING TO DO WITH LONG TERM PARKING ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRUISE INDUSTRY? IT'S WAY TOO FAR FROM THE CRUISE. I DISAGREE BECAUSE THEY'RE PARKING AT THE AIRPORT.
OKAY, WELL, THAT'S NOT THE MARKET WE'RE GOING AFTER.
YES, MA'AM. WHAT ARE THE HOURS THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT? 24 HOURS PARKING? DAYTIME PARKING? LIMITED TIME? IT'S PAY TO PARK. SO ONCE YOU PARK, YOU, YOU INPUT THE AMOUNT OF HOURS THAT YOU'RE ANTICIPATING LEAVING YOUR VEHICLE THERE.
THE OPERATIONS WILL HAVE TO DETERMINE MAXIMUMS. OKAY. AND THEN I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF REGULATIONS THAT DEAL WITH PARKING LOTS WHEN THEY ARE BUILT.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR SOUND CONTROL, LIGHTING, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT DON'T IMPACT THE NEIGHBORS IN A NEGATIVE WAY? YES, SIR. SO EVERY THIS IS THE ONLY EXCEPTION WE'RE ASKING FOR.
ALL THE OTHER CODES WILL BE TO THE CITY'S REQUIRED CODES IN TERMS OF LANDSCAPING, SCREENING, LIGHTING, DRAINAGE, DETENTION AND ALL THAT. OKAY.
AND 100 AND HOW MANY SPACES? 107. WITH 5 ACCESSIBLE.
GOTCHA. I'M SORRY. 102 WITH 5 ACCESSIBLE. 107 TOTAL.
AND ACCESS FROM 83RD STREET? YES. OKAY. GOTCHA.
AND THEN JUST CURIOUS, WHAT'S THE DATA THAT YOU HAVE TO, TO SUPPORT THE NEED FOR THIS KIND OF BUSINESS AT THIS LOCATION? THE, THE MOST OF THE RESEARCH WE'VE DONE HAS BEEN RELATED TO SEAWALL IN TERMS OF SEEING PEOPLE DRIVE AND WALK OR SEEING PEOPLE PARK VERY FAR TO GO NEAR 83RD AND THAT INTERSECTION FOR WHEREVER THEY'RE SETTING UP ON THE BEACH.
OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. SURINDER IS THERE ALSO ACCESS FROM RICE? THERE IS IN THE CURRENT PLAN SHOWN, BUT WE'VE RECENTLY OR WE DETERMINED THAT THAT'S A PRIVATE ACCESS ONLY.
SO THAT'LL HAVE TO BE THAT MAY BE ONE OF THE POINTS THAT WILL CHANGE THROUGHOUT.
AND WE WERE MAYBE THINKING AN ENTRANCE AND AN EXIT ONTO 83RD TO MEET FIRE REQUIREMENTS.
GOTCHA YEAH. THERE ARE SOME SIDEWALKS ACROSS THE STREET.
STEWART. BUT OUR GOAL IS TO, IF NEEDED, WE COULD ADD THAT.
OKAY, YOUR CURRENT PLAN DOESN'T INDICATE THAT THERE'S A SIDEWALK ON THE PROPOSED PROPERTY.
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. CORRECT? NOT WITHIN THE PROPERTY.
INCLUDING A PARKING LOT, WOULD REQUIRE A SIDEWALK IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
OKAY YEAH OKAY. AND THE LIGHTING I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ON YOUR PLAN THAT INDICATES THAT LIGHTING, BUT YOU WILL HAVE
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LIGHTING. YES. SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY SHADED STRUCTURES OVER THE PARKING.AND WHAT WE WERE THINKING IS SURFACE MOUNTING THOSE LIGHTS TO SHINE BACK ONTO THE PROPERTY, NOT OBSTRUCTING ANY NEIGHBORS. SO THEY WOULD BE LOWER THAN A LIGHT POLE, IF YOU WILL, SO IT WOULDN'T SHINE INTO ANYBODY'S WINDOW AND DISRUPT THEIR HABIT AND INHABITANCE I MEAN, OTHER THAN A, YOU KNOW, A BEACH GOERS GOING TO COME DOWN AND WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN, THEY'RE GOING TO TYPICALLY LEAVE. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE 24 HOUR OR LONGER PARKING.
SO LIGHTS WILL BE ON THE ENTIRE TIME. CORRECT? WELL, FOR SAFETY REASONS, LIGHTS SHOULD STAY ON FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, EVEN AT NIGHT.
BUT IN TERMS OF THE ACTIVE USE OF THE SITE, IT COULD BE A MOTION SENSOR RELATED ASPECT.
YOU HAVE ANY PLANS FOR THAT? WE WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE CODE.
GOTCHA. THANK YOU. THIS IS A LOT OF HARD SURFACES.
THERE ARE NOT ANY DETENTION REQUIRED ON THIS PROPERTY? EVERYTHING'S UNDERGROUND. WHAT ARE THE NOTES FROM PUBLIC WORKS IS ABOUT A DRAINAGE PLAN? YEAH YOU'RE USING 83RD AS YOUR AS YOUR FOR YOUR ENTRANCES.
IN THIS CURRENT DESIGN YES, SIR. OKAY. WHERE ARE THOSE? ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE ONE? TWO OR WHAT? HOW MANY ENTRANCES ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE? CURRENTLY AS SHOWN, THERE'S ONE ENTRY ON 83RD AND IT WOULD GO STRAIGHT THROUGH TO RICE, BUT WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT BEING MORE OF A CHALLENGE THAN WHAT'S CURRENTLY SHOWN.
AND SO WE WOULD HAVE ANOTHER ENTRY CLOSER TOWARDS SEAWALL.
OKAY SO IT WOULD ULTIMATELY TWO ENTRIES AND EXITS.
GOTCHA ALL RIGHT THEN I THINK WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU SIR, AND WE'LL. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND START TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT.
I GUESS WE'LL START ON. I'M ASSUMING THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS HERE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ONE, SINCE IT'S THE LAST AGENDA ITEM, WE'LL START ON THIS SIDE, FRONT ROW AND MOVE OUR WAY BACK. SO IF ANYBODY OVER HERE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT.
DON'T FORGET TO SIGN IN. OH, 3701 RICE. MY GRANDMOTHER BUILT THAT HOUSE IN 1961.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE WEREN'T. AGAIN. I KNOW YOU DID SEND MAIL THE NOTICES OUT THE APPROPRIATE, I SUPPOSE, 10 DAYS AS YOU SO STATED. HOWEVER, A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE.
AND SO WE HAD VERY SHORT PREPARED, YOU KNOW, TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS, WHICH IS WHY I'M GOING TO SEEM A LITTLE UNPREPARED OR UNEDUCATED ON THE ON THE LAWS AT THIS POINT. HOWEVER, CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, RICE STREET IS A DEAD END ROAD, OKAY? AND THERE'S ONLY FOUR HOUSES CURRENTLY ON THERE.
AND THEY ARE MADE UP OF VERY LONG TERM RESIDENTS THAT HAVE LIVED THERE.
AGAIN, MY NEIGHBORS OKAY? AND SO IT'S A VERY QUIET, SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND BRINGING THIS INTO THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE NOTHING BUT HAVOC.
WE DON'T HAVE DRAINAGE ON OUR STREET. OKAY? AND LIGHTING IS ALREADY DIMINISHED AS IT IS.
RIGHT. AND THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE AROUND US, IT'S JUST THE LITTLE SAM'S MART.
OKAY? THE BREWERY OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE. AND THEN WHAT? THE SOCCER FIELD'S ACROSS THE STREET FOR THE BASEBALL WHEN THEY PLAY BASEBALL OVER THERE. BUT THAT'S THEY HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH PARKING. THEY'RE NEVER OVERFLOWING OVER ON OUR STREET. AND SO WHAT BUSINESSES, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU ANSWER THAT ARE NOT BEING ABLE TO FACILITATE THIS PARKING THAT THEY SO CLAIM THAT THEY NEED TO PROVIDE. BECAUSE AS OF RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NONE.
AND SECONDLY, MOST OF THE CONDOS ON THAT SIDE ARE, AGAIN, LONG TERM RESIDENTS.
SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TOURISTS THAT ARE COMING DOWN ON THAT END OF THE ISLAND.
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AND ALL OF US LONG TERM RESIDENTS AND THE ONES THAT ARE ENJOYING THAT SPACE FOR PEOPLE WALKING THEIR DOGS THAT ALL LIVE IN THE CONDOS AROUND US, UTILIZE THAT TO, AGAIN, WALK THEIR DOGS, PLAY WITH THEIR KIDS.AND THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE NOTHING BUT DANGER.
AND AGAIN, ONE MORE POINT I'D LIKE TO MAKE IS THAT, THERE ON 83RD, IF Y'ALL LIVE HERE, THAT IT'S A REALLY STEEP KIND OF HILL COMING DOWN AROUND THERE. ARE YOU CRAZY? LIKE, HOW WOULD YOU PUT ANY SORT OF ENTRANCEWAYS ON THAT STREET AND MAKE IT SAFE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN ALL THOSE CONDOS? OKAY? HOW ARE THEY GOING TO GET OUT OF THEIR DRIVEWAYS? I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO CONGEST THE STREET, WHICH IS ALREADY BAD AND BACKED UP ON 83RD AS IT IS.
AND AGAIN, I MEAN, UNLESS THEY HAVE, I DON'T KNOW, BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE.
THERE JUST ISN'T. AND AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DRAINAGE.
WE DON'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE. AND US RESIDENTS DON'T WANT IT.
AND I KNOW I SPEAK FOR A LOT OF US AND MORE OF US WOULD HAVE SHOWED UP, I THINK, IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD MORE TIME TO PREPARE, AS WE ALL DO HAVE JOBS AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE OVER HERE? ALL RIGHT. JUST COME ON UP. JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND PLEASE SIGN IN.
AND THEN WE HAVE THREE MINUTES.
CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS, MY WIFE'S NAME IS [INAUDIBLE].
AND MINE IS HUA CO. H U A, C O AND WE LIVE IN 33605 RICE STREET, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ADJACENT TO THE PROPOSED SITE.
WE SHARE THE CONCERN RAISED BY OUR NEIGHBORS REGARDING DRAINAGE AND TRAFFIC IMPACTS.
THOSE ISSUES ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND DESIRE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION.
OUR PRIMARY CONCERN, HOWEVER, IS THE LONG TERM IMPACT THIS COMMERCIAL SERVICE PARKING LOT WILL HAVE ON THE CHARACTERS AND ABILITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS SITE IS SURROUNDED ON FOUR SIDES BY RESIDENTIAL HOMES. FAMILIES HAVE CHOSEN TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE IT IS A VERY QUIET AND STABLE RESIDENTIAL AREA. COMMERCIAL PARKING FACILITIES IS FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT FROM RESIDENTIAL USE.
EVEN IF IT OPERATES AS INTENDED, IT BRINGS ADDITIONAL VEHICLE ACTIVITY, HEADLIGHTS, NOISE AND DISTURBANCE THAT CAN AFFECT A NEARBY RESIDENCE DAY AFTER DAY, YEAR AFTER YEAR.
PLANNING DECISIONS ARE NOT ONLY ABOUT WHETHER A PROJECT CAN FIT ON A PIECE OF LAND.
THEY ARE ALSO ABOUT WHETHER A PROJECTED USE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, AND WHETHER IT PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT RESIDENTS REASONABLY EXPECT IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
ONCE A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT IS APPROVED AND BUILT, ITS IMPACTS MAY BE FELT FOR DECADES. FOR THAT REASON, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COMMISSION TO GIVE SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT TO THE INTERESTS OF THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS, AND CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER THIS PROPOSAL IS TRULY APPROPRIATE FOR THE SITE BORDERED PRIMARILY BY HOMES, WHOLE SIZE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. EXCUSE MY PRONUNCIATION.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHTY.
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SURE. ALL RIGHTY THEN. WE'LL MOVE OVER TO HERE.IS THAT THE APPLICANT? ARE YOU THE APPLICANT, SIR? THE PROPERTY OWNER? MAYBE.
YES, SIR. SURE. ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD, SIR. YEAH.
SIGN IN. STATE YOUR NAME. YOU GOT THREE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR GORMAN. MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING BOARD.
MY NAME IS CARL KELSO. I LIVE AT 838302 SEAWALL STREET, UNIT 3, JUST OFF OF 83RD STREET, IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY INVOLVED IN THIS CASE, NUMBER 26P-025.
I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS, TO RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE THE REQUESTED REZONING AND PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PROPERTY AT 3615, 83 AND 3713 83RD STREET. THE REASONS FOR OUR OPPOSITION ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD.
THIS PROPOSAL IS SIMPLY NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
REZONING THIS PROPERTY TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL USE, SUCH AS RV STORAGE, CRUISE PARKING OR SIMILAR ACTIVITIES WOULD FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. OUR CONCERNS INCLUDE INCREASED TRAFFIC ON 83RD STREET, RICE STREET, STEWART ROAD. ADDITIONAL LIGHTS, ADDITIONAL NOISE, LIGHTING IMPACTS, SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERNS, AND INCREASED PRESSURE ON DRAINAGE AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE, AS HAS ALREADY BEEN NOTED.
THESE IMPACTS WOULD BE BORN BY THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS OF THIS, WITH THE BENEFITS THAT WOULD PRIMARILY ACCRUE TO THE APPLICANT.
IN THIS CASE, THE PROPOSED ZONING WOULD MOVE IN THAT OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE THE BOARD TO KNOW THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OPPOSITION IS SUBSTANTIAL.
RESIDENTS HAVE ORGANIZED AND SUBMITTED A FORMAL PROTEST PETITION CONTAINING AT LEAST 49 SIGNATURES.
AND I TODAY WAS MADE AWARE OF SEVERAL MORE THAT HAVE BEEN MAILED IN TO THE PLANNING BOARD, FAR EXCEEDING THE NUMBER REQUIRED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
I APPRECIATE PLANNING BOARD. EXCUSE ME. I APPRECIATE THE PLANNING BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION AND RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE PLANNING BOARD SUPPORT THAT RECOMMENDATION AND RECOMMEND DENIAL OF CASE 26P-025. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY IN THE NEXT ROOM WANT TO SPEAK? COME ON UP. PLEASE SIGN IN AND STATE YOUR NAME.
WE'LL GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES. HI, I'M JACKIE ROBBINS CHERRY.
EXCUSE MY NERVES. I CAN'T EVEN WRITE MY NAME.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE PRETTY GOOD AT READING HANDWRITING AT THIS POINT, SO.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'M OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED PARKING LOT.
JUST PULL THE MIC A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOU. LIKE THIS? YEAH. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. I HAVE LIVED IN UNIT 1 OF THE SANDCASTLE CONDOS AT 8316 SEAWALL BOULEVARD SINCE 2009, WHEN I MARRIED FRED BING CHERRY. HE BOUGHT THE UNIT UPON ITS COMPLETION IN JULY OF 1982, AND LIVED IN IT UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 2016. I BECAME THE OWNER OF THE UNIT UPON HIS DEATH.
THE PROPOSED PARKING LOT AND UNATTENDED PARKING LOT IS DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF TRANSIENTS, AND WILL ADD NOTHING TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD'S ECONOMIC VITALITY.
THERE IS A DRIVEWAY IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE SEAWALL CONDOS, THE SANDCASTLE CONDOMINIUMS BETWEEN 83RD AND 85TH STREETS THAT IS NOT EXCLUSIVE FOR OUR USE, BUT. IT'S NOT EXCLUSIVE FOR OUR USE, BUT IS NOT A STREET.
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IT'S NOT A THRUWAY. IT IS A DRIVEWAY, NOT A STREET.I FEAR THIS DRIVEWAY WILL BECOME A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE IF THE PARKING LOT IS BUILT.
IT WILL BE AN EASY CUT THROUGH BETWEEN 83RD AND 85TH STREETS.
OUR GARAGES BUTT UP AGAINST THIS DRIVEWAY. PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC WILL ALSO INCREASE IF THE PARKING LOT IS USED BY BEACH GOERS AND THE PROPERTIES BETWEEN AND IN FRONT OF THE SEAWALL CONDOS THAT ARE PRIVATE WILL NO LONGER BE PRIVATE.
THEY WILL COME THROUGH BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS.
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE PROPOSAL FOR THE PARKING LOT NOT BE APPROVED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO ANYBODY ELSE IN THAT ROW LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL MOVE BACK TO THE NEXT ROW. ANYBODY IN THAT NEXT ROW WANT TO SPEAK? COME ON UP, STATE YOUR NAME, SIGN IN. WE'LL GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES. KENNETH WADSWORTH.
AND IT'S 1.6 ACRES OF CONCRETE AND THAT EQUALS 70,000 SQUARE FEET, WHICH FOR EVERY INCH OF WATER IS GOING TO SHED OFF 44,000 GALLONS OF WATER. AND AS YOU KNOW, GALVESTON GETS AN AVERAGE OF 50IN PER YEAR.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT OVER 2 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER, 2.2 MILLION.
AND WE ALSO LIVE ON A DEAD END STREET WITH NO OUTLET.
SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO US IF WE GET FLOODED WITH WATER? YOU NEVER KNOW. THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, RIGHT? I JUST FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE BEFORE WE MOVE ON AND TRY TO BUILD SOMETHING ELSE IN THAT AREA.
I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, I INSTALLED A WHOLE HOUSE FILTER ON MY WATER SYSTEM.
AND EVERY MONTH IT'S CLOGGED WITH RUST AND MUD AND IT'S PRETTY DISGUSTING.
I PAY $100 A MONTH, AND I HAVE TO PUT IN A NEW FILTER THAT'S CLOGGED WITH RUST AND MUD.
AND NOW WE WANT TO ADD SOMETHING NEW TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF YOU GO THROUGH THE VARIANCE STEP BY STEP, THEY MISS EVERY STEP AND THERE IS NO WAY THIS IS A HARDSHIP FOR THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY. I SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS.
I KNOW DAVID NASH. I WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HIM.
BUT TO MOVE IN IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND DO THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
I JUST SAY HOPEFULLY Y'ALL REFUSE THIS AND SEND IT BACK.
I MEAN, WE HAVE 80 TAXPAYING PEOPLE ON YOUR TAX ROLLS WITHIN 200FT OF THAT PROPERTY.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY PISS OFF A LOT OF PEOPLE TO MAKE ONE PERSON HAPPY.
YEAH. [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU, SIR.
WE'LL GIVE YOU A SECOND TO SIGN IN, AND THEN WE'LL ASK THE NEXT PERSON TO COME AND SPEAK.
ALL RIGHTY. DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE FROM THAT ROW WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK? COME ON UP, SIGN IN, STATE YOUR NAME. WE GOT THREE MINUTES.
HI. MY NAME IS SUZANNE SCHWARTZ, AND I'M OPPOSED TO THE REZONING FOR THE PARKING LOT.
IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT USES 83RD STREET AS A FAST AND EASY WAY TO GET TO SEAWALL, AND THEY USE SEAWALL TO GET TO THEIR DESTINATION.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE FROM THAT ROW? SEEING NOBODY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ROW.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE IN THAT ROW WANT TO SPEAK? COME ON UP.
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STATE YOUR NAME. SIGN IN. WE'LL GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES.THIS IS FOR SHORT PEOPLE. OKAY, HERE WE GO. AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
HOW Y'ALL DOING? MY NAME IS SHAWN TAGGART. I'M A RESIDENT HERE AT SANDCASTLE 6.
RIGHT HERE. PERFECT. DOWN THERE WHERE IT SHOWS AT THE EAST.
I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY OF THE PROPOSAL FROM, WELL, AS TO ANY OF THE REBUILDING OF THE STREET.
ONCE YOU START ADDING HEAVY EQUIPMENT, CEMENT TRUCKS, SO ON AND SO FORTH, EARTH MOVERS.
I CAN GO ON WITH THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLES ON THAT ROAD.
IT FLOODS. WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS STREET. IT JUST SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM.
ALSO, NOT TOO FAR DOWN THE ROAD, WE HAVE A BUS BARN.
AND EARLY IN THE MORNING THE BUS BARN FLOWS THROUGH THERE LIKE WILDFIRE.
NOW ON TOP OF IT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BEACH GOERS.
I DO UNDERSTAND THE SUMMERTIME IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM SCHOOL BUSSES, BUT WE STILL WILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHETHER IT'S WITH SCHOOL BUSSES OR NOT. I JUST DON'T THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD IDEA FOR OUR AREA.
THAT'S CITY PROPERTY. SO THANK YOU GUYS. APPRECIATE IT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE FROM THAT ROW? COME ON UP. SIGN IN. STATE YOUR NAME AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES.
MY NAME IS OLIVIA PIERCE. I REALLY DON'T HAVE A BUNCH MORE TO SAY THAN WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY SAID.
I LIVE RIGHT ON 83RD. I BOUGHT A CONDO ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO.
AND MY GARAGE DOOR BACKS RIGHT OUT ON THE STREET.
THE SIDEWALK THAT IS THERE IS ALWAYS BROKEN. WE NEED TO TAKE CARE.
THE FLOODING. THE NEIGHBORS ACROSS ON RICE. FLOODING.
I MEAN, CAN WE JUST TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY THERE BEFORE WE ADD SOMETHING THAT IS ONLY PROFITABLE TO ONE PERSON, IT BRINGS NO VALUE TO ANY OF US AND WE PAID MONEY TO LIVE HERE.
YOU KNOW, WE LIVE CLOSE TO THE BEACH. SOME OF THESE FOLKS LIVE ON THE BEACH, ON THE SEAWALL.
IT DOESN'T IT'S NOT LOGICAL TO BRING DOWN OUR VALUE FOR A PARKING LOT.
I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET. I MEAN, AND I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN WHERE PARKING HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. I MEAN, IT JUST HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE.
I UNDERSTAND THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY OWNS THE BAR, ROLAND.
THERE IS NEVER AN OVERFLOW THERE, I CAN ASSURE YOU OF THAT.
WE PAY TAXES. WE LIVE HERE TO ACCOMMODATE A PARKING LOT.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PERSON. IS ANYBODY ELSE IN THAT ROW? SEEING NOBODY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ROW. ANYBODY IN THE NEXT ROW DOWN WANT TO COME UP AND MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NOBODY. ANYBODY IN THE ROW AFTER THAT? THERE YOU GO. THERE WE GO. COME ON UP. STATE YOUR NAME.
SIGN IN. I LIVE IN A CONDO. SAND CASTLES. AND I GOT ONE QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS.
WOULD YOU BUY OUR CONDO? IF YOU GUYS VOTE FOR THAT PARKING LOT, I'LL JUST ASK YOU GUYS IF YOU WANT TO BUY MY CONDO.
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AND ONE OTHER THING. WHEN WE HAVE THESE IRON MAN THINGS, BICYCLES AND THESE FOOT RACES, 83RD IS BLOCKED ANYWAY, FOR ABOUT 4 OR 5 HOURS. WE CAN'T GET OUR CONDOS.YOU GUYS THOUGHT ABOUT ANY OF THAT STUFF? OKAY.
I'M DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. [APPLAUSE].
ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE IN THAT ROW? SEEING NOBODY.
WHAT ABOUT THE LAST ROW? NOPE. OH, PLEASE. COME ON UP.
MY NAME IS ROBBIE BROWN DICKSON AND I'M AT 8316 #7, SEAWALL BOULEVARD.
LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET THIS CLARIFIED, THOUGH.
DID HE SAY IT WOULD BE 107 PARKING SPOTS? OKAY. WITHOUT COUNTING ON MY FINGER, I WAS JUST THINKING.
BECAUSE I WASN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING. IF YOU HAVE 107 PARKING SPACES AND JUST THINK YOU HAVE FOUR PEOPLE IN EACH CAR, THAT IN ITSELF WILL BRING IN ALMOST 500 PEOPLE AT ANY GIVEN PARKING DAY.
WHAT TYPE OF PEOPLE WE BRING IN THERE RIGHT NOW IN FRONT OF THE SEAWALL.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF PARKING PLACE AS IS. SO WE JUST HAVE THAT PART OPEN.
BUT IF WE GO BEHIND US AS WELL, THEN WE HAVE THIS MANY PEOPLE COMING IN APPROXIMATELY.
I AM OPPOSED ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND, EVEN THOUGH HE WANTED ME TO SHUT MY MOUTH TO SAY WE ARE OPPOSED TO THE PARKING LOT BEHIND US. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I GUESS, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? SIR, PLEASE COME ON UP.
STATE YOUR NAME. SIGN IN. MY NAME IS RICHARD ALVAREZ.
I'M THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT. WE RESPECT THE OPINIONS OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THEIR OPINION'S NOT NECESSARILY BASED ON NUMBERS AND FACTS.
IF THE PROJECT WAS TO COME TO. PLEASE LET HIM MAKE.
IF THE PROJECT WAS TO COME TO FRUITION, A LOT OF THESE CONCERNS COULD EASILY BE MET.
THERE COULD BE TRAFFIC STUDIES, THERE COULD BE CALCULATIONS ON THE TRAFFIC ENTRANCE AND EXITS FROM THE PROJECT, ALONG WITH THE CONCERNS OF RICE STREET HOMEOWNERS.
RICE STREET IS A PRIVATE STREET, AS THE ARCHITECT OF THE PROJECT STATED.
THE CURRENT. AGAIN, THESE ARE VERY PRELIMINARY, JUST FOR PURPOSES OF THIS HEARING, THE ACCESS FROM RICE STREET WOULD BE ELIMINATED, SO THERE WOULD BE NO IMPACT ON RICE STREET FOR TRAFFIC.
ZERO. THE DRAINAGE WILL NOT DRAIN TO RICE STREET BECAUSE IT HAS NO CURRENT DRAINAGE.
EVERYTHING WOULD FLOW TO ITS OWN UNDERGROUND CONTAINMENT AND ONLY DISCHARGE AT THE CITY REQUIRED DISCHARGE RATE INTO THE CURRENT STORE IN 83RD STREET CATCH BASIN. AN IMPROVEMENT WOULD BE MADE TO HELP THE CONCERNS OF SOME OF THE PUBLIC BY BUILDING A NICE, BRAND NEW SIDEWALK ON THE WEST SIDE OF 83RD STREET, DUE TO THE COMPLAINTS OF THE EAST SIDE SIDEWALK BEING BUSTED UP.
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THEY'LL HAVE A BRAND NEW SIDEWALK. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE PAVEMENT STATUS OF THE PAVEMENT WITH THE CURRENT, AS THEY STATED, FIRE TRUCKS, SCHOOL BUSSES, AND EVERY OTHER PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT THAT GOES DOWN THE STREET.I MEAN, YOU'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EQUIPMENT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S OVER. SO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STREET ARE NOT REALLY GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY A SIX MONTH CONSTRUCTION PLAN DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC THAT ALREADY GOES ON THERE WHEN I SAY THAT, AGAIN, FIRE TRUCKS, SCHOOL BUSSES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT.
SO LIGHTING, AGAIN, WOULD BE ADDRESSED AND ONLY BE IMPACTED ON THE SITE ITSELF. THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD, YOU KNOW, ALL THIS WOULD BE DONE WITH RESPECT TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES. SO IT IS A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. THERE ARE MANY OTHER OPTIONS THAT COULD BE DONE ON THIS PROPERTY IF THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT COME AND PARK THERE.
I MEAN, THIS COULD BE HIGH DENSITY SECTION EIGHT HOUSING AND WE DON'T NEED A PUTT.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST SO MANY OTHER OPTIONS COULD BE MADE.
AND SO, AGAIN, PEOPLE WOULD COME AND GO. AND AS FAR AS WHAT IT'S SERVICING, IF YOU LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE YOU'RE STATING, AND IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN DURING A WEEKEND EVENT WITH THE BREWERY RIGHT DOWN THE STREET ON STEWART ROAD, THEY'RE PARKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEY'RE PARKING DOWN RICE.
THEY'RE PARKING IN THE ROLAND BAR PARKING LOT.
THEY'RE PARKING EVERYWHERE THEY CAN TO ATTEND THE BREWERY FUNCTION.
SO THIS WOULD HELP EASE THAT PARKING CONGESTION.
YOU HAVE THE BALLPARKS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.
THEY'RE PARKED ALL ALONG UP AND DOWN THOSE STREETS.
THIS COULD HELP THAT AS WELL. SO THERE'S A LOT OF.
BESIDES THE FACT THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER IS WILLING TO INVEST MORE MONEY, INCREASE THE PROPERTY VALUE, THE TAX BASE, AND ACTUALLY HELP MAYBE FUND SOME OF THE REPAIRS TO SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE CONDITIONS THAT THE COMPLAINANTS ARE WORRIED ABOUT. THEY'RE IMPROVING IT. SO THAT'S MY INPUT ON THAT.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD SOLUTION TO JUST A VACANT PIECE OF LAND RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THE APPLICANT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AS WELL AT THE END.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH. SIGN IN. STATE YOUR NAME. I'LL GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES.
ALL RIGHT. MY NAME IS GERALD HOLT. UP UNTIL THAT LAST GUY TALKED.
I WASN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING, BUT HE'S GOT UP HERE AND BASICALLY THREATENED MY COMMUNITY WITH.
IF YOU DON'T GIVE US A PARKING LOT, WE'RE GOING TO THROW SECTION EIGHT HOUSING AT YOU. DID ANYBODY ELSE MISS THAT? NO, NO, NO. THE TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THIS ARE SITTING RIGHT OVER THERE.
80 PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SUFFER FROM THIS. REMEMBER THAT.
COME ON JIMMY. ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENTS IS THE APPLICANT WANT TO COME UP AND SAY ANYTHING? ADDRESS ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT THEN. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING THIS BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR ACTION.
DO WE HAVE ANY MOTIONS? I MAKE A MOTION. WE DENY 26P-025.
AND I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT STAFF RECOMMENDATION DUE TO NONCONFORMANCE WITH THE CRITERIA OF APPROVAL, STAFF IS RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THE REQUEST. AND THEREFORE I'M MAKING MY DENIAL.
ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND THAT. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? ABOUT LDRS AND THE CURRENT ZONING AS IT EXISTS IN GALVESTON, THEY'RE JUST THEY'RE NOT IN SYNC.
GALVESTON IS NOT WHAT IT WAS IN 2000 OR 2010 OR 2020.
AND SO THOSE LDRS FROM 2015 AND THE ZONING AS IT EXISTS NOW, THEY DON'T MATCH UP WITH THE WELL,
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WITH THE RESIDENTIAL AND THE COMMERCIAL POSSIBILITIES OF WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO DO AND SPEND AND INVEST ON THE ISLAND.IT'S UNFORTUNATE. SO YEAH, IT'S A TOUGH CALL.
I WILL SAY THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THOSE LOTS HAVE BEEN VACANT, BUT I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN VACANT FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. SO YEAH, IT'S AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD PROJECT FOR THE USE OF THE LAND.
AND WHEN THE, WE HAD THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS A FEW WEEKS AGO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT WAS THE BUILDOUT OF GALVESTON.
WE'RE GETTING TO A POINT WHERE THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT TO BUILD OUT, AND PEOPLE WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH THOSE VACANT PARCELS OF LAND, AND SOONER OR LATER THINGS ARE GOING TO BE DONE WITH THOSE PIECES.
SO IT'S JUST AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. I KNOW I BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE WE HAD THE SITUATION ON 14TH AND HARBORSIDE WITH THE ZONING REQUEST, WHICH WAS NOT IT WAS COMMERCIAL, BUT NOT WHAT HE WANTED TO DO OR WHAT THE APPLICANT WANTED TO DO.
SO WE JUST KEEP BUMPING UP AGAINST THIS, AND I HOPE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES TO REALLY LOOK AT THE ZONING PROBLEM IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE IT'S JUST CAUSING MORE HEADACHES FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO INVEST AND DO SOMETHING WITH AND HAVE IDEAS FOR GALVESTON.
SO, SO WELL, HAVING I TRAVELED THAT AREA QUITE A BIT.
I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH 83RD STREET, USED TO HAVE A PLACE AT 8228 SEAWALL.
SO I WAS RIGHT THERE IN THE CONDOS ON THE EAST SIDE.
I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH TRYING TO WALK A DOG DOWN THAT AREA, AND I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH DRIVING MY CAR DOWN 83RD, HEADING TOWARD THE AIRPORT. ONE THING THAT WE'VE ALL POINTED OUT AND TALKED ABOUT WAS THE LADY POINTED OUT FOUR PEOPLE PER CAR. THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE TRYING TO CROSS SEAWALL.
AND THAT'S WHERE THIS KIND OF HAS A FAILURE RIGHT THERE.
THEY'RE NOT PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FROM THE PARKING AREA TO THE SEAWALL, WHICH WOULD BE SAFER.
NO, THEY'RE JUST SAYING YOU CAN PARK HERE. AND THEN GOOD LUCK GETTING ACROSS SEAWALL BOULEVARD.
AND THAT'S, KIND OF A I DO THAT ALSO BECAUSE I WALK ON SEAWALL.
IT'S NOT A VERY SAFE THING TO DO. AND WHEN YOU START TALKING LARGE FAMILIES DOING THAT, THAT FAR DOWN WHERE PEOPLE ARE ACCELERATING, THE SPEED LIMIT IS 45 THERE. SO I JUST DON'T SEE HOW THIS WOULD REALLY BE CONDUCIVE TO TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO GO ACROSS THAT SEAWALL.
AND I JUST, I THINK WE'RE SETTING UP FOR A LITTLE BIT OF A HAZARD.
AND I HATE TO SEE THAT. SO I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
ALL RIGHT. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU STAN. ANYBODY ELSE? JOHN. YES, I AGREE WITH WHAT STAN JUST SAID, BUT I WOULD WOULD POINT OUT THAT UNDER THE COMMERCIAL ZONING CATEGORY, THERE'S A WIDE VARIETY OF BUSINESSES THAT CAN GO IN THERE RESTAURANTS, BARS YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THE LIST IS LONG, BUT THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US NOW.
AND FOR THE REASONS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT MAKES SENSE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S NOT COMPATIBLE. AND I SUPPORT THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL.
THIS WILL COME IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL, PRESUMABLY AT THEIR NEXT MEETING.
AND SO THAT'S WHO WILL ACTUALLY MAKE THE FINAL DECISION ON THIS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
SO WITH THAT SAID, IF NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY COMMENTS, THEN WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO DENY. ALL RIGHT.
[APPLAUSE] UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
[6.A. 2026 Planning Commission Planning and Design Awards (Staff) ]
WE CAN GIVE THE AUDIENCE A MINUTE TO CLEAR OUT OF THE ROOM IF THEY'D LIKE, OR Y'ALL CAN COME AND HANG OUT AND LISTEN ABOUT THE PLANNING AWARDS.IT'S A LOT OF FUN. THERE'S A LOT OF FUN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TOM, FOR THAT PLUG FOR THE COMP PLAN.
YEAH, IT WAS REALLY WELL TIMED. THE ZONING. THE ZONING.
OH, HAVE A GOOD ONE. YEAH, I KNOW RIGHT. YEAH.
SLOWLY BUT SURELY. ON 14TH AND HARBORSIDE, HE'S MOVING REAL SLOW.
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I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S RUN OUT OF MONEY OR WHAT, BUT HE'S MOVING. YEAH, I'VE NOTICED THAT.YEAH. YOU LIVED IN 8228. THAT'S WHERE WE LIVE.
OH, REALLY? THAT'S NOT FUNNY. OH MY GOD. I'M HOPING YOU'RE ENJOYING IT.
OH, I LOVE IT. WE LOVE IT. YEAH. THANK GOD FOR IT.
SMALL WORLD. OKAY, WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND START.
SO WE ARE KICKING OFF OUR 2026 PLANNING AND DESIGN AWARDS.
AND YEAH. THIS IS WHAT WE DO EVERY YEAR. WE START IN THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER.
AND SO THIS IS OUR SCHEDULE FOR 26. TODAY WE ARE INTROING THE TOPIC.
THAT IS THE NEW NAME FOR THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION.
A COUPLE OF BOARDS WERE COMBINED. THEY HELPED US LAST YEAR WITH POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS.
THANK YOU, DONNA, FOR THE CULTURAL ARTS CATEGORY.
SO WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR THEM TO PROVIDE SOME NOMINATIONS LIKE THEY DID LAST YEAR.
IN JULY, WE'LL PUT THE AWARDS BACK ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS A DISCUSSION ITEM, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ANY POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS THAT ANY NOMINEES THAT YOU ALL HAVE.
SEPTEMBER 22ND, WE'LL HAVE A WORKSHOP. SO GET THAT ON YOUR CALENDARS.
IT'LL BE AT 2:30 ON THE 22ND, AND THAT'S WHEN WE WILL GO OVER.
WE USUALLY SEND YOU A SURVEY BEFOREHAND AND YOU GO THROUGH AND YOU RANK ALL OF THE AWARD RECIPIENTS.
AND THEN WE HASH IT OUT ON THE 22ND, DECIDE ON THE SLATE AND THEN VOTE ON IT AT THE REGULAR MEETING.
THAT'S ALSO. I'VE JUST BEEN NOTIFIED. ANTHONY'S BIRTHDAY.
ANTHONY'S BIRTHDAY. AND THEN WE LAST YEAR, WE MOVED THE AWARDS PRESENTATION FROM OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER, AND THAT ACTUALLY WORKED PRETTY WELL. OCTOBER IS A PACKED SCHEDULE EVERY YEAR.
SO THE COUNCIL WAS HAPPY THAT WE MOVED IT TO NOVEMBER.
SO WE'LL STICK WITH THAT NOVEMBER MEETING.
OH, AND IT'S DON'S BIRTHDAY PALOOZA UP IN HERE, IS IT? OH. HOW FUNNY. OKAY. ELIGIBILITY. THE AWARDS ARE ELIGIBLE.
OPEN TO ALL PLANNERS, RESIDENTS, DEVELOPERS, BUILDERS, ARCHITECTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDENTS, OR OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. IT'S PROJECTS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF GALVESTON.
COMPLETED WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND THEN A PROVISION THAT NO PROJECTS HAVE A DIRECT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION WITH ANY MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. HERE ARE THE CATEGORIES.
BEAUTIFICATION. CULTURAL ARTS WAS NEW IN 2025, SO LAST YEAR WE HAD A WHOLE SLATE OF NOMINEES PROVIDED TO US BY THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION. SO WE'LL LOOK TO HAVE THAT AGAIN. DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION INVESTMENT BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PLANNING AND REDEVELOPMENT.
WE DON'T ALWAYS GIVE EACH AWARD CATEGORY. AND WE SPEND A LOT OF THAT WORKSHOP KIND OF MOVING STUFF AROUND AND FINDING GOOD SPOTS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WE WANT TO HONOR. I HAVE A QUESTION. HOW WOULD WE DEFINE INVESTMENT VERSUS SOME OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES? THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD QUESTION. INVESTMENT, REDEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT, THOSE ARE ALL KIND OF VERY SIMILAR.
SO WE TEND TO KIND OF MOVE PROJECTS AROUND. GOTCHA.
OKAY. AMONGST THOSE. IT'S NOT REALLY SET IN STONE.
IT'S PRETTY FLUID IN MY MIND. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF HOW DOES THIS PROJECT INVEST IN OUR PUBLIC.
GOTCHA. OR IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR? GOTCHA. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT'S KIND OF A SIMPLE WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT IS, YOU KNOW, HAS IT. THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH. IS THAT INVESTMENT THOUGH IN NEW OR EXISTING.
WE KEEP THE PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS ON UNTIL THEY EXPIRE.
SO WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF NOMINEES THAT HAVE BEEN ON PREVIOUSLY FOR HOMETOWN BANK, NEW CONSTRUCTION AT 45TH STREET, THE BOWLING ALLEY AT THE MOVIE THEATER. GALVESTON HAD BEEN WITHOUT A BOWLING ALLEY SINCE HURRICANE IKE.
HOLY CATHOLIC SCHOOL ADDITION WAS A NEW NOMINEE LAST YEAR.
ANOTHER PIECE OF ART NOMINATED BY CULTURAL ARTS.
AND THEN WE KEEP A RUNNING LIST OF PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
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SO THESE ARE THE ONES THAT STAFF HAS COME UP WITH FOR THIS YEAR.COTTON EXCHANGE BUILDING. THAT'S A GREAT RENOVATION FROM AN EMPTY OFFICE BUILDING INTO NEW RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS, LOCAL DOGS, WHICH IS A RESTAURANT ON 35TH STREET THAT'S IN AN OLD FILLING STATION.
THEY'RE GREAT BOOSTERS OF GALVESTON, THE MOLLIE WALTERS HOUSE, WHICH IS A FUN ONE.
THAT'S FUN. IT'S EXISTING. YEAH, IT'S THE ONLY BUILDING.
SO THERE ARE OTHER BUILDINGS THAT WERE USED AS BORDELLOS THAT ARE STILL EXISTING.
BUT THIS IS THE ONLY BUILDING THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY BUILT TO BE A BORDELLO.
IT'S PURPOSE BUILT. PURPOSEFULLY. PURPOSEFULLY BUILT TO BE A BORDELLO.
IT HAS NINE BEDROOMS AND IT'S BEEN IT WAS IN TERRIBLE CONDITION.
IT ACTUALLY LOOKS PRETTY GOOD IN THAT PICTURE, BUT IT WAS IN REALLY BAD SHAPE.
AND THE COUPLE THAT HAS FIXED IT UP HAS DONE A TERRIFIC JOB.
THEY ADDED A POOL. WOW. GALVESTON LANDMARK DESIGNATION.
YEAH. THE NEW BALL HIGH. THAT'S GREAT. PUBLIC INVESTMENT.
SO THAT'S A LITTLE LATE TO THE LIST. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE.
THAT'S PROBABLY PRIVATE. PRIVATE. YEAH. YEAH.
YEAH. SO THAT'S WHAT STAFF HAS ON THE LIST. SO GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT.
ANYTHING THAT YOU THINK OF, JUST SHOOT ME AN EMAIL AND I'LL GET IT ON THE LIST. WE CAN GO BACK.
HOW MANY YEARS? FIVE YEARS. FIVE. FIVE. YEAH.
WOW. OKAY. SO WE NEED TO LOOK.
YEAH. WE PICKED SOMETHING ELSE, BUT WE SHOULD. WE HAD THAT IN THE BACK.
IF WE DON'T THINK ABOUT IT AGAIN THIS TIME. RIGHT.
ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN WE ALSO HANDED OUT A LIST OF ALL OF THE AWARD WINNERS EVER.
SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK ABOUT, CHECK THE LIST.
MAKE SURE WE HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE IT. AND THEN YEAH, AND THEN SHOOT IT TO ME.
SO THE NEW FOLKS CAN KIND OF HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT WE SELECTED LAST YEAR.
YEAH, I CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THAT. YEAH, THAT'D BE GOOD.
YEAH. THE FOLKS THAT WE HAVE ON THE LIST TODAY ARE THE ONES.
THESE ARE ALL THE NEW ONES. AND THEN THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE LIST FROM PREVIOUSLY.
OKAY. YEAH, YEAH. WHAT'S THE TIME OUT? FIVE YEARS.
OKAY. SO I'M HAPPY. YEAH. AWESOME. AND THEN ONE MORE QUESTION.
MAYBE WE KNOW THIS, MAYBE WE DON'T. HOW DO WE, LIKE, COMMUNICATE THESE TO THE PUBLIC THAT, HEY, WE'RE DOING THIS. WE WANT NOMINATIONS AND YOU SHOULD TAKE PART. YEAH. WE WORK WITH OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER AND SHE PUTS IT OUT ON THE WEBSITE.
SHE DOES SOCIAL MEDIA BLASTS. SO SHE, YEAH, SHE WORKS ON GETTING IT OUT.
COOL. AWESOME. THANK YOU. OKAY. THAT'S ALL WE HAD FOR THAT.
I GUESS THAT'S IT. THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE 22ND WORKSHOP.
SOMETIMES THINGS GET A LITTLE OFF. LET'S LOOK AT SEPTEMBER.
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THE RIGHT.
YEAH. SO THE EIGHTH. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS A LITTLE COMPLICATED.
TYPICALLY THE MEETINGS WOULD BE THERE THE FIRST AND THIRD.
SO IT'S NOT THE 15TH, WHICH IS WHAT OUR TYPICAL MEETING DATE WOULD BE BUMPS DOWN TO THE 22ND.
SO SEPTEMBER IS A LITTLE BIT FUNNY, BUT IT'S NOT THE 15TH.
IT'S THE 22ND. SO THERE'S NOT ONE ON 15. NOT ONE ON THE 15TH AND NOT ONE ON THE EIGHTH.
SO JUST ONE MEETING IN SEPTEMBER. JUST ONE MEETING IN SEPTEMBER. YEAH. FOR YEAH.
IT'S CANCELED FOR LABOR DAY. ALL RIGHT. ALRIGHTY.
WE ARE MEETING ON JULY 7TH. WE ARE MEETING ON JULY 7TH.
AND THIS IS ALL ON THE WEBSITE, RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY. AWESOME. COOL.
ALL RIGHTY. COOL, COOL. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, GUYS.
I GUESS WE'LL BE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.