[CALL TO ORDER]
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THE TIME IS 5:54 PM ON JUNE 10TH, 2024 IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD.
WE ARE AT THE PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
SEVEN IS ENOUGH TO HOLD A MEETING.
CAN YOU SEE ME NOW? IS THAT JEFF BOW? YES, IT IS.
SO YOU ARE HERE FOR THE RECORD.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMUNICATION? NOPE.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
OKAY.ITEM ONE, APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
REGULAR MEETING ON MAY 13TH, 2024.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? NO MOTION.
MARCEL, IS THAT A MOTION TO APPROVE? YES.
YEAH, IT'S, YOU GUYS ARE JUST GONNA HAVE TO THROW A HAND UP AND I'LL PICK SOMEBODY.
THOUGHT HE WAS IN THE TOP THERE, SO, OKAY.
SO LET'S CALL THE VOTES FOR THAT.
I WASN'T HERE FOR THE MEETING AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE THE ENTIRE VIDEO.
SORRY, YOU CAN'T HEAR ME? OH YEAH, I HEAR YOU NOW.
OKAY, SO THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
UH, WE ARE GOING TO, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A SUPER MAJORITY TONIGHT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A SUPER MAJORITY.
WE CAN'T VOTE ON ANY OF THE CASES.
SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEMS 2, 3, 4, AND FIVE TWO.
THE NEXT MEETING IN JULY, WHICH WILL BE JULY 8TH, 2024.
SO THIS WILL BE, UH, AGAIN, A MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEMS TWO C 15 20 24 0 1 5 ITEMS THREE C 15 20 24 0 0 1 8.
AND ITEM FIVE C 15, 20 24 0 2 2 TO JULY 8TH, 2024, UH, UH, AT THE PERMITTING AND DEVELOPING DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
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SECOND.WHO WAS THAT? WAS THAT SUZANNE? PERFECT.
THOSE CASES ARE POSTPONED TO JULY 8TH, 2024 AT THE PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
[6. Discussion of the May 13, 2024, Board of Adjustment activity report]
SIX, DISCUSSION OF THE MAY 13TH, 2024 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT.I'M GOING TO USE THESE, OR I AM USING THESE FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT THAT I HAVE TO TURN IN IN JULY FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS.
YOU WILL GET TO SEE A COPY OF THAT REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
UH, THERE WON'T BE ANY DISCUSSION ON IT.
I'LL JUST HAVE IT THERE SO YOU CAN LOOK AT, BUT THAT'LL BE GETTING SUBMITTED TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE ON TIME THIS YEAR.
SO FOR ITEM SEVEN, LET'S GO IN AND, UM, WE'LL JUST PUSH THIS, WE'LL POSTPONE THIS TILL THE NEXT MEETING WHEN WE HAVE A FULL, UH, BODY HERE.
UH, THE ONLY THING I WANNA SAY ON ITEM EIGHT AND, AND ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING IT IS EXACTLY BECAUSE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE TODAY.
IF WE DO NOT HAVE A SUPER MAJORITY, THESE FOLKS, THESE APPLICANTS WHO HAVE PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR US TO HEAR THEIR CASE CANNOT BUILD, THEY CANNOT MOVE FORWARD.
IF THEY HAVE A RED TAG, THERE ARE FINES ACCRUING, AND THERE IS A REALLY CRANKY CO COMPLIANCE OFFICER CALLING THESE FOLKS ON A PRETTY REGULAR BASIS.
SO WE HAVE TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET TO AT LEAST NINE, PREFERABLY 10.
AND I WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON GETTING ANOTHER ALTERNATE FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
ARE THERE ANY FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS? I CHAIR, UH, BOARD MEMBER OF VINYL.I'VE BEEN GONE FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT, UM, TRYING TO REMEMBER IF THE, THE NECESSITY FOR SUPER MAJORITY, THAT'S STATE STATUTE OR I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, IF LEGAL IS THERE, IS THAT STATE STATUTE OR IS THAT ORDINANCE, IS THAT CITY ORDINANCE? IT'S CITY.
IT'S, IT'S IN THE CODE AND IT'S IN OUR BYLAWS.
BUT IS IT ALSO STATE, BUT IT'S ALSO STATE, SO IT'S KIND OF EVERYWHERE, BUT THE CITY MAJORITY IS EVERYWHERE.
SO I GUESS OKAY, BECAUSE I, I REMEMBER YEARS AGO AND 12 YEARS AGO, IT USED TO BE JUST A MAJORITY.
I DIDN'T, I GUESS THAT'S PROBABLY BACK WHEN THINGS WERE A LOT MORE LOOSEY GREASY THAN THEY WERE NOT.
SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE'S A MECHANISM WHERE WE AS A BOARD CAN EITHER SUBMIT FOR A CHANGE OF BYLAWS OR RULES AND PROCEDURES TO ALLOW A MAJORITY OR A QUORUM, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT A SUPER MAJORITY TO, UH, YOU KNOW, AMEND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING SO THAT WHEN WE DO VOTE, IT'S A SUPER MAJORITY OF THOSE THAT ARE PRESENT SO THAT AC ACTION CAN BE TAKEN.
I I, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, UH, TEXAS CODE SAYS THAT LIKE THE TWO MOST PROMINENT THINGS THAT I THINK AFFECT US ARE THAT THERE HAS TO BE AT LEAST FIVE BOARD MEMBERS MEET ONCE A QUARTER AND THAT IT HAS TO BE TWO THIRDS FOR ANY ZONING VARIANCE, UH, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, UH, SIGNED CASES.
WELL, IT'S WORTH HAVING LEGAL LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY BECAUSE FOR EXAMPLE, HERE TONIGHT WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHERE, UH, WE STILL HAVE A QUORUM, BUT WE CAN'T TAKE ANY ACTION.
AND I AGREE WITH YOUR COMMENT THAT, UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY AND THEN EACH MONTH THAT THEIR PROJECTS ARE HELD UP AS A FORMER CONTRACTOR AND AND DEVELOPER, I CAN TELL YOU IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY FOR THESE PEOPLE TO WAIT ANOTHER 30 DAYS.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT LEGAL MIGHT BE ABLE TO LOOK INTO TO SEE IF THERE COULD BE AN AMENDMENT WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TO LEGISLATURE OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE SO THAT WE CAN CONDUCT BUSINESS.
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DO YOU HAVE THE STATE CODE PULLED UP, MS. LOPEZ? UH, ERICA LOPEZ, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.I WILL LOOK INTO THE QUESTION POSED BY MR. UH, BOARD MEMBER VAN OLEN.
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO, UH, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE CAN DISCUSS AT THE NEXT MEETING.
IT'S, IT THAT WOULD STILL FALL UNDER ITEM EIGHT.
UH, MS. LE LOPEZ, IF YOU COULD JUST HAVE THAT AND I'LL HAVE A COPY.
WE CAN LINK TO IT ONLINE, LIKE THE SPECIFIC STATUTE IN THE CODE FOR THE STATE CODE AND THE CITY CODE AND OUR BYLAWS.
WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE BEST FORM TO COMMUNICATE THE INFORMATION TO THAT BOARD.
IT'S IN CHAPTER TWO 11, BY THE WAY, MUNICIPAL ZONING AUTHORITY.
SO BACK TO ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS? GOING ONCE.
THE TIME IS 6:05 PM THANK YOU EVERYONE.
I HEREBY CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.