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2018 12 13 WS MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR WORK SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN DECEMBER 13, 2018 The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas met in a Regular Work Session on Thursday, December 13, 2018, at 5:34 P.M., in the Hullum Conference Room of the Baytown City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas with the following in attendance: Laura Alvarado Council Member Chris Presley Council Member Charles Johnson Council Member Heather Betancourth Council Member Robert Hoskins Council Member Brandon Capetillo Mayor Rick Davis City Manager Ignacio Ramirez City Attorney Leticia Brysch City Clerk Mayor Capetillo convened the December 13, 2018, City Council Regular Work Session with a quorum present at 5:34 P.M., all members were present with the exception of Council Member Himsel who was absent. 1. DISCUSSIONS Receive and discuss the Proposed Chambers Town Center Gateway Project. City Manager Rick Davis presented the item and noted that Parks and Recreation Director Scott Johnson was going to go over the City's East Gateway Project on SH146 and I-10. He noted that this gateway is made possible through the Governor's Committee Achievement Award Grant, and advised the Council that the purpose of the item was for staff to receive direction on the look and feel of this third gateway marker to the city. Mr. Johnson stated that last summer the staff along with Keep Baytown Beautiful (KBB) submitted and won the Keep Texas Beautiful Builders Achievement Award, which came with a $275,000 grant that is administered through TxDOT. Staff has been working on a third gateway to be located across from the Chamber's Town Center area close to the gas station on I-10 on SH146. Mr. Johnson introduced Brian Janhsen, Senior Landscape Architect for Knudson who is the lead on this project and has overseen the last two gateways, for an overview of the proposed gateway. Mr. Janhsen stated that they were excited to do another one of these gateways with Baytown and showed the Council picture renderings of the proposed gateway. Mr. Janhsen stated that they do not have any final renderings of the site as there are still some pipeline issues that have to be handled along with compliance with TxDOT regulations, which have not been approved yet. City Council Regular Work Session Minutes December 13, 2018 Page 2 of 5 Mr. Janhsen noted that the concept is to create a slight elevation change before the ground floor level of the gateway with the structure being a simple brick and cast stone construction similar to the City's other two projects. He noted that this gateway will have three pillars to represent the three communities that came together to forth the City of Baytown with the base having the City's name and date of establishment. Mr. Janhsen noted that since this is a project on a TxDOT right-of-way (ROW), and is funded by TxDOT; therefore, there may be some adjustments to the design in order to comply with TxDOT regulations; an example being the exclusion of the date of incorporation as TxDOT typically only allows for the name of the city on the project. Other items noted include the height of the gateway, the lighting specifications, setbacks/offsets and other design elements. Mr. Janhsen further noted that the project could begin in August of 2019 if TxDOT approves the project in March or April. b. Receive and discuss a presentation regarding the Public Safety Facilities Study and potential funding sources. Mr. Davis presented the item and stated that one of the things that Council asked staff to look at is whether the proposed police/fire facility could be oriented in a way that makes better use of the former Angel Brothers property adjacent to the City of Baytown's current property, which will be presented tonight by the Engineering Director Jose Pastrana. As a side note, Mr. Davis noted that as it relates to the financing of this facility, staff is still working on some very promising financing plans, which will be brought back at a later time when they are more concrete. Mr. Pastrana stated that several months ago, the City received a presentation from an architect design group for a new master plan that would house the Police Department and Fire Administration. At that time, the Council requested that the layout of the facilities be re- arranged to allow for better usage of the property to the north, which is called the old Angel Brothers property. He noted that the goal of this project is to provide a public safety building, a police vehicle maintenance building, a fire vehicle maintenance building, and a police and fire yard. Mr. Pastrana showed the Council picture renderings of the new design. He noted that it has better use of landscaping and parking area; it showed a superior layout that included a walking track in the back section of the property, and a better training area. Mr. Pastrana noted that as it relates to the main building, it has four floors with the first floor including the public areas, records, and Support Services Division, the second floor includes two major divisions: Patrol and Staff Support, the third floor includes Community Services and Crime Prevention training, Criminal Investigation and Special Operation, and the fourth and final floor includes the administrative spaces for both Fire and PD. The estimated cost for the construction of that facility is $50.4 million without the soft costs, which increase the amount to $65 million. The Council reviewed and discussed the updated plan and noted that the new layout did a better job of using the entire site than the previously shown plan. City Council Regular Work Session Minutes December 13, 2018 Page 3 of 5 C. Receive presentations and discuss contemplated developments in the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction located in Chambers County, including the creation of Chambers County Municipal Utility District No. 2 and Chambers County Municipal Utility District No. 3. Deputy City Manager Ron Bottoms introduced two groups that would be going over two separate presentations regarding the creation of municipal utility districts (MUD) in Chambers County in the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), which are on the Council's regular agenda for action. Mr. Bottoms further noted that the only thing being considered tonight is the creation of the MUDS, all other details regarding the actual development of these MUDS would come at a later time. Mr. Brian Gage with Schwarz, Page and Harding noted that his firm represents a number of MUDS around the industrial metro area. He noted that there are two firms that want to present MUD proposals to the Council tonight, the first being National Property Holdings and the second being Americus Holdings, LTD. Mr. Gage noted that National Property Holdings was involved with the creation of Chambers County Improvement District Number 2 (CCID#2), which has been a very successful project. He further noted that this group was proposing the legislative creation of a MUD at the eastem boundary of SH99 and FM565, which is just to the east of Chambers County MUD #2. Mr. Gage then noted that the second presentation was from Americus Holding, LTD., for a Gateway Project at the intersection of SH99 and I-10. Mr. Ryan Lovell with National Property Holdings stated that he was the Auditor Developer of Ameriport Industrial Park and also Chambers County Improvement District #2. He noted that the proposed MUD is about 1200 acres of land that they currently own in the City's ETJ. National Property Holdings is headquartered in Houston and is primarily a commercial developer with some residential experience as well. He noted that they have over five and a half million square feet of commercial buildings that they have owned since 1999. He further noted that they own, lease and manage over 4 million square feet and are a full service firm in terms of owning and leasing property management and construction management. They helped develop Ameriport in Chambers County and currently employ over 700. They have their own architecture review committee that oversees enforcement compliance with their covenants and restrictions and Property Owners Associations, in addition to the district which maintains our facilities. Mr. Lovell noted that the future face of their development includes 356 acres of land, south of FM 565 and 165 acres of land north of FM 565 for the new Chambers County MUD #2, and they planned on complying with everything set forth by the City in its new guidelines for MUDS as it relates to setbacks, minimum 100 acre development and drainage, etc. He noted that the plan moving forward conceptually is to have both commercial and residential development that would be in different zones, with the retail being closer to the industrial setbacks and the residential further away to create some separation. City Council Regular Work Session Minutes December 13, 2018 Page 4 of 5 The Council discussed fencing types, setbacks, the size of the roads, barriers, landscaping, masonry requirements, and other items that would make this future development functional and beautiful. Mr. Lovell noted that all the details of the MUD would be listed out in the development agreement with the City, but for now they were only requesting the approval of the MUD's creation. Mr. Bottoms clarified the point to Council and noted that the new MUD has not yet been created and that Council was only considering a resolution supporting the legislation for this MUD, and noted that the Council would have an opportunity to approve in the details of the district at a later time. Mr. Lovell noted that a creation is a two-step process. Tonight, they are looking for the City's approval for support at introducing legislation. That legislation would have specific provisions, which have already been provided the City Attorney which states in part that prior to the activation of the district, they must have a formal consent audits from the City. Mr. Lovell further noted that in conjunction with this, there will be a development agreement that will get into a lot of these details through a strategic partnership agreement that will address the City's ability to collect sales tax in the area, along with an emergency services agreement providing emergency services in the area. Mr. Lovell stated that there will be a lot of details that will go into that second phase, but for now they are still in phase one, which is the legislative approval. The Council expressed their concerns regarding the quality of the development; that the end product matched their proposal, along with the encroachment of residential development into industrial areas and vice versa. Mr. Davis introduced Mr. Christopher Gilbert and Peter Houghton with Rooted Development Services, LLC. Mr. Gilbert noted that just as Mr. Lovell knows what he's doing regarding commercial and industrial developments, his job is only residential. He noted that his firm does not do anything, but residential development and noted that they have a pretty good background of working on large master planned communities around the Houston area and they are excited to bring their expertise to the Baytown area. Mr. Gilbert noted that he had heard Council's concerns on the quality of the development and that they would address all those concerns because their plan is a long-term master plan community. Mr. Gilbert noted that due to the shortage of time before the Council meeting, would go over the main points of their development and noted that they have a number of high end home builders already interested in working with them on this project. He noted that their development will prime builders and offer 71 acres in residential options. Mr. Gilbert noted that the residences are going to go first, which is what they are going to hit the ground with and show the City their great products. Mr. Gilbert showed pictures of the proposed layout, and noted that the development will have multiple lot sizes and just like the presentation from Mr. Lovell, they intend to meet all of Council's checklist and requirements. He noted that they had already done some initial studies that will serve the entire 371 acres and stated that they believe they have everything in place that City Council Regular Work Session Minutes December 13, 2018 Page 5 of 5 will allow them the flexibility of what we want to do, moving forward. Again, Mr. Gilbert noted that many of his slides were very similar to the previous presentation and reiterated that they intended to meet all the City's requirements moving forward. He stated that they would have a separate HOA just for the residents of the area in order to allow them to have ownership of their community and a say in their environment. The development will have landscaping on the trails, many of Council's requested amenities, the wall to separate the residential from commercial and industrial uses; all the things that you would expect to see in a nice development. Mr. Gilbert stated that they will have multiple lot sizes, community amenities, and beautiful aesthetics. Their plan has different home styles and will have several different elements of design which are mentioned in the City's requirements, but those are all things that they do on their houses anyway. He further noted that they have architectural control that talk about what houses should look like, limit repetition, selection of colors, all those issues that Council has voiced concerns about today, and they will make sure that all these items are addressed in the development agreement, which will ultimately control their guidelines. Mr. Gilbert noted that the number one amenities for homeowners include parks and trails, which is what they specialized in, it is what they do. He noted that they make sure that they provide these amenities because that is what the homeowners want and they are there to meet the demands of what the buyers want in this market. The Council noted that they wanted to ensure that as these developments move forward they include homes at a price point of $300,000 or more, had hike and bike trails, parks, high end amenities, a good size of roads, and did not encroach into industrial areas that are already in existence in this area. Mr. Bottoms again noted that the details of the development would be brought forward at a later date and Council's desires would be included in the development agreement with the developers. He further reminded Council that the only action for their consideration tonight is the MUD creation. d. Discuss any or all of the agenda items on the City Council Regular Meeting Agenda for December 13, 2018, which is attached below. This item was not discussed 2. ADJOURN With there being no further business to discuss, Mayor Capetillo adjourned the December 13, 2018 City Coun ' Regular Work Session at 6:29 P.M. A