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2008 08 18 CC Minutes, Special MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN August 18, 2008 The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, met in a Special City Council Meeting on August 18, 2008 at 6:30 P.M. in the City Council Chambers of the City of Baytown with the following in attendance: Lena Yepez Council Member Brandon Capetillo Council Member Terry Sain Council Member David McCartney Council Member Scott Sheley Council Member Stephen H. DonCarlos Mayor Garrison C. Brumback City Manager Robert D. Leiper Deputy City Manager Ignacio Ramirez City Attorney Kaythie Darnell City Clerk Council Member Caskey was absent. 6:30 P.M. Mayor DonCarlos called the meeting to order. 1. DISCUSSIONS a. Public Comment and Discussion on Zoning Changes – City Council. Kelly Carpenter presented the Light Industrial Zoning history and noted that the purpose of this meeting was to resolve issues left unresolved at the last Council meeting: Facades and Loading Docks. 6:33 P.M. Mayor DonCarlos opened the meeting for public comments. The following citizens spoke during the discussions: Mike Boyd, 2200 West Loop, Suite 420, Houston, Texas In Baytown, the predominant user has 10,000 – 20,000 square feet; screening is expensive; many details need to be carefully thought through; give great flexibility and cannot totally screen; do not want to put landowner at a disadvantage; vegetative buffers are onerous and penalizing; I am a strong believer in restrictions, and buffers are fine for residential; focus on façade of front of building as opposed to all sides. James Haarmeyer, 8102 Bayside, Baytown, Texas Personal opinion is that Baytown does not need. Bob Crunk, 201 Timberlane, Baytown, Texas Questioned if Planning and Zoning had any responsibility with the direction; suggest addressing Old Town before the zoning; this cannot stand. Billy Combs, 11302 Cedar Gully, Baytown, Texas Mr. Boyd was very correct with his comments; City Council is raising good questions, and the stakeholders need to be on the front side of the process in a less formal setting; Old Town sounds good; flexibility is a must; the way it is sitting currently we are driving values down. Steve Darnall, Houston, Texas Echoed Mr. Boyd’s comments and he operates one of the better businesses; my concern is also the definitions of the various types streets. Jerry Gainer, 1209 Decker Drive, Baytown, Texas Set back is a killer to many deals. Claire Sinclair, 2901 Baker Road, Baytown, Texas Total agreement with all that has been stated; have already experienced a slow down and Baytown must be competitive; if continue, we might further damage ourselves competitively, and I want to see Baytown prosper. Bill Smith, 802 Maplewood, Baytown, Texas Noted that he was an owner of several pieces of property and businesses, and he was very concerned of these proposed changes. Mitchell Pearce, 4704 Ripplecreek, Baytown, Texas Concerned with the neighborhood protection, and recommended sending back to Planning and Zoning with a panel of citizens to review. Larry Gordon, 2306 Bay Oaks Harbour, Baytown, Texas Questioned if the City Council had considered freeways looking down on the various businesses which might create unintended consequences. Sharon Rogers, #4 Bay Villa, Baytown, Texas Concerned that the proposed changes would be choking the life out of Baytown; at this time, do not feel safe making investments in Baytown. Wolfgang Fischer, 2101 Walker Road, Baytown, Texas Concerned with proposed changes. 8:45 P.M. Mayor DonCarlos closed the meeting for public comments. Mayor DonCarlos proposed a plan to select citizens for a sub committee at the first meeting in September. 2. ADJOURN Council Member Yepez made a motion, seconded by Council Member Capetillo to adjourn the meeting. Ayes: Council Members: Yepez, Capetillo, Sain, McCartney, Sheley and Mayor DonCarlos. Nayes: None. The motion carried. The City Council Special Meeting adjourned at 8:55 P.M. ________________________________________ Kaythie Darnell, City Clerk