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Minutes of a Special Meeting
of the
Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission
July 14, 2003
j A special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held
Monday, March 14, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. in the city hall council chambers located at 910 S.
Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas. The following members were present:
Bob Bertrand 7:00 p.m.
Tom Burke 7:05 p.m
Michele Brekke
Jim Gibson
Kevin Holland7:00 p.m
Steve Yeretsky 7:05 p.m
Diana Steelquist -Planner
Dan Johnson -Deputy Director· of CD
Mike Hodge -Director of CD and PW
With a quorum present, Commissioner Brakebill absent, Chaiiman Bertrand called the
Joint Work session to order to discuss the following:
1.A joint work session with City Council and representatives of Millennium
Development Corporation to discuss the possible land use plans for the proposed
development known as River Oaks @ Friendswood located in and around the Sun
Meadow Subdivision off FM 528.
Mr. Ray Teidje addressed the Council and Commission with regards to the
Millennium Corporation's plans for development of theii' land in and around the
Sun Meadow Subdivision: The Corporation would like to retain the golf com:se.
The course will be re-configured to improve drainage and mitigate neighborhood
concerns. The cunent plan is to create a garden home area where the existing
tennis courts are, the driving range will become a cluster home project, and the
remaining areas outside the golf course will be used for single family residential.
The cunent proposal identified a new bridge over Chigger Creek should eliminate
the need to use _\\Tindsong Lane for anything other than emergency access. Mr.
Teidje discussed the need to improve the golf course possibly through the use of a
Tax Increment Re-investment Zone (TIRZ). Millennium is also looking at placing
the golf course in a Land Trust. They also would like some cons-ideration for the
use of a Municipal Utility District (MUD) for the overall development.
The City Manager stated that he had researched-and presented a memo to Council
on the issue of a :t-.ruD. Friendswood does not have any in-city :t-.ruD's and our
neighboring city of League City has placed a moratorium on allowing any new
:t-.ruDs. The developer was urged to work with the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District before
bringing any new proposals to the City Council.
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2.Adjournment
With no fmther comment the special meeting was adjourned at 7:55 P.M.
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