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Minutes of a Regular Meeting
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Friendswood Pla,nning & Zoning Commission
June 19, 2003
A regular meeting of the Friendswood Planning & Zoning Commission was held Thursday, June
19, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. in the city hall council chambers located at 910 S. Friendswood Drive,
Friendswood, Texas. The following members were present:
Diana Steelquist-Planner Bob Bertrand
Niels Aalund
Tom Samson
Zekie Mc Veigh
Tom Burke
Mike Hodge-Director of C.D. and P.W
Cheri Skelton-Development Coordinator
With a quorum present, Commissioner Brekke and Commissioner Gibson absent, Chairman
Be1trand called the meeting to order to consider the following:
Call to order:
1.Communications from the Commission
Chairman Bertrand announced that there would soon be three Commissioners leaving
their positions, Commissioners Aalund, Samson, and Mc Veigh. Chairman Bertrand
thanked these Commissioners for the time that they served and expressed that he enjoyed
working with them all.
Commissioner Burke also thanked the Commissioners who are leaving and stated how
these Commissioners have freely volunteered their time to serve.
Commissioner Burke asked staff about memos regarding Good Shepherd, The LaCabe
Subdivision, and Briar Bend Subdivision.
2.Communications from the Public
No one from the public spoke at this time.
3.Consent Agenda:
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A.Approval of the 6-5-03 regular meeting minutes.
B.Approval of the 6-2-03 special meeting minutes.
Motion: Burke-to approve the consent agenda.
Second: Mc Veigh
.Vote for: Unanimous
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Motion Carried
4.Discussion and possible action regarding the Open Space Task Force recommendations.
Penny Burke was invited by the Commission to speak in regards to the Open Space Task
Force-, a committee that Mrs. Burke was a pait of in 1999. The discussion pertained to
public ownership of open space, private ownership and dedication of open space, open
space master plan ,,vith tax credits, and land use and zoning regulations, such as cluster
housing, commercial pai·king lot landscaping, lineai· open space development, residential
landscaping, and existing tree replacement. Mrs. Burke gave several suggestions that
will be further discussed in future meetings. Action items were identified and are to be
acted on in the neai· term.
5.Staff Repo1ts
A.Planner's report on the Main Street Implementation plan and impact on interim
development.
The Planner expressed concerns in that the Downtown Overlay District might conflict
with the Main Street Task Force overpowering each other. Staff has asked Page
Southerland Page, the consul tant for the Main Street Task Force to review the City of
Friendswood's ordinances to see what might be affected by the Main Street
implementation.
B.Rep01t on upcoming workshops and training opp01tunities for Commissioners.
On July 14, 2003, there will be a joint workshop in city hall council chainbers to discuss
the potential development of River Oaks at Friendswood. Also, staff is investigating
other types of training for Commissioners,, such as video training, online training, and
conferences. New member orientation will be scheduled as soon as the new Planning &
Zorung,,membe1:s have' been named.-Pians a:i:-e in plac; to send ·i�te;e�t�d -Co�issioners,
to the Texas AP A conference in San Antonio, October 1st through 4th .
6.Adjournment
\Vith no further comment the regular meeting adjourned at 8:50 P.M.
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Cheri Skelton
Community Development Coordinator
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