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.Minutes of a Special lVIeeting
of the
Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission
September 5, 2001
A special meeting of the Friendswood Planning and Zoning Commission was held
Wednesday, September 5, 2001 at 4:00 P.M. in the upstairs conference area of City Hall
located at 910 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas. The following members were
present:
Torn Burke
Bob Bertrand 4:15 PM
Torn Samson
Zekie Mc Veigh
Mike Dominguez-City Planner
Diana S teelquist -CD Coordinator
Mike Hodge -CD Director
With a three members present, Chair Burke called the meeting to order to discuss the
following:
1.Discussion of the Comprehensive Master Plan lead by Mr. James Kunde of UT
Arlington.
Mr. James Kunde and Mr. Bob Hawley, both of the University of Texas Arlington
lead a discussion regarding the revision of the Comprehensive Master Plan. They
invited the Commissioners to comment on where the revisions should focus. The
consultants were ve1y pleased that the strategic plan, Vision 2020, states a
quantifiable land use goal of 80% residential and 20% commercial. They believe
this can be used as a benchmark for other communities.
Commissioner Bertrand arrived at this time.
The Commissioners present expressed t�e need to educate the community on the
importance of the City reaching the 80/20 land use goal in order to enlist the
community's support in attaining the goals identified in the Master Plan. There was
also some discussion on the Downtown area and the possibility of creating a new
town center. Commissioner Bertrand suggested that an anchor facility such as a
civic center could help make the downtown a 'destination place'.
Councilman Brizedine commented on past surveys which show that citizens are
generally content with the current Downtown area. A new town center or joint
public/p1ivate development may be needed to encourage additional commercial
development.
The consultants recommended some follow-up discussions after they had reviewed
all the comments.
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2.Adjournment
With no further comment, the meeting was adjourned at 5 :40 P .M.
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