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Regular Meeting
1. The Regular Meeting was called to order at 7:01pm with the following people in
attendance:
Chairman David O’Farrell Vice Chairman Craig Lovell
Commissioner Rhonda Neel Commissioner Sally Branson
Commissioner Rich Borghese Commissioner Richard Sasson
Arnold Polanco, City Attorney Commission, Tony Annan
Aubrey Harbin, City Planner Becky Summers, Dev. Coordinator
2. Communication from the public/committee liaisons
(To comply with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, the Commission may not
deliberate on subjects discussed under this agenda item. However, the Commission may
direct such subjects to be placed on a later regular Commission agenda for discussion
and/or possible action.)
None
3. Consent Agenda
A. Approval of the minutes for the meeting held:
1) July 21, 2016
Motion to approve: Neel
Second: Branson
Vote: 7 to 0 (unanimous) Motion Carried
4. Consideration and possible action regarding the site plan for professional office to be
located at 106 E. Willowick
Motion to approve: Branson
Second: Lovell
MINUTES OF A
REGULAR MEETING
HELD THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
AT 7:00 PM
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS
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Motion to amend to relocate dumpster to rear: Branson
Second: Borghese
Vote: 7 to 0 (unanimous) Motion Carried
Commissioner Sasson asked if the sidewalk would be continued in front of the
development to which Mr. Thint stated it would be a 6’ concrete sidewalk per note 15 on
the site plan.
Commissioner Annan asked why the dumpster was located near the front of the property.
Thint stated the dumpster is placed so Waste Management has easy access. Annan stated
dumpsters become unsightly and asked if the dumpster and enclosure could be relocated.
Thint agreed to move the dumpster to the rear of the property.
5. Consideration and possible action regarding the site plan for Friendswood Complex to
be located at 308 S. Friendswood Drive
Motion to approve subject to staff comments: Branson
Second: Neel
Vote: 7 to 0 (unanimous) Motion Carried
6. Consideration and possible action regarding a one-time, one-year extension for the Oak
Creek Forest Lot 1 and Reserve A Replat
Motion to approve: Branson
Second: Lovell
Vote: 7 to 0 (unanimous) Motion Carried
Harbin explained the property owner was having difficulty getting his lien holder to sign
the plat and needed more time.
Lovell said he originally supported the change but the more he thought about the possible
consequences, he no longer supports decreasing the threshold.
7. Update from the Subcommittee regarding Large Retail Uses
Lovell showed the Commission a Power Point presentation detailing the route used by the
Subcommittee to reach their recommendations. He explained the Subcommittee was
recommending architectural features for buildings over 50,000 square feet as opposed to
Specific Use Permits. He said they benchmarked using other cities such as League City,
Alvin, Pearland, Webster, Sugarland and Frisco.
Commissioner Borghese opined the economic analysis could be beneficial to a developer to
support their project. Annan said economic analyses tend to be a hurdle and can be biased.
Chairman O’Farrell said developers would prefer to have concrete information instead of
running “the gauntlet” of City Council meetings and public persuasion. He referenced an
article about how the vocal citizens could be a very small minority of the overall population
and thought of a City.
8. Consideration and possible action regarding future Planning and Zoning Commission
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meeting dates
Motion to move regular meeting to September 12: Lovell
Second: Sasson
Vote: 7 to 0 (unanimous) Motion Carried
9. Communications from the Commission
Lovell asked the Commission if they were ready to take the Large Retail suggestions to
City Council. Borghese said he would like to hear what CEDC thought of the proposal
first. Harbin said CEDC already made a recommendation and that she would forward the
information to Borghese.
Branson said Friendswood ISD was currently holding an election and encouraged
everyone to go vote.
O’Farrell thanked the Subcommittee for their hard work.
13. Reports
A. Council Liaison – Rockey said the Subcommittee’s report was outstanding. He
announced the First Labor Day Ice Cream Social to be held and the upcoming
Historween in October.
B. Staff – Harbin said the DRC report would be coming out soon. She also discussed
the American Planning Association Conference in November.
14. The meeting was adjourned at 8:26 pm.
These minutes respectfully submitted by:
Becky Summers
Becky Summers
Development Coordinator/P&Z Secretary