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[CALL TO ORDER ]
IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST.WE ARE IN AUSTIN CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS ROOM 1001.
THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ZONING AND PLATTING COMMISSION.
UM, I'M GONNA START BY CALLING THE CURRENT COMMISSIONERS, UH, CHAIR HANK SMITH.
I AM PRESENT VICE CHAIR BESSIE GREENBERG.
PARLIAMENTARIAN ALEJANDRA FLORES.
YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR VIDEO ON.
COMMISSIONER ALANI STERN COMMISSIONER CHRISTIAN CHEPE PRESENT.
MAJOR PRESENT AND ARE BRAND NEW COMMISSIONER HOT OFF THE DICE.
YOU WANNA SAY ANY WORDS THOUGH? I'M, I'M GOOD.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
UM, WE HAVE, WE HAVE EIGHT PRESENT NOW.
WE HAVE EIGHT PRESENT AND DAVID FEL AND COMMISSIONER PHELPS SHOWED UP.
TURN YOUR VIDEO THERE WE ARE TAYLOR MAJOR.
YOU NEED TO TURN YOUR VIDEO BACK ON.
YOU NEED TO SEE EVERYBODY'S FACE.
UH, WE HAVE NO EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.
[Consent Agenda]
THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.ITEM ONE IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD? OKAY.
UM, I'M GONNA GO SLOWLY SO THAT OUR OTHER COMMISSIONER CAN SHOW UP UP HERE.
UM, COMMISSIONER ALEJANDRO FLORES.
IT IS AT 7 0 3 EAST COVINGTON DRIVE.
THE RECOMMENDATION IS FROM LRCO TO GO AND IT IS A DISCUSSION POSTPONEMENT, BUT THE DISCUSSION HAS BEEN REMOVED AND IT IS A POSTPONEMENT TO THE VERY NEXT ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING I THOUGHT IT WAS.
SO WE ARE, WE ARE IN AGREEMENT TO MAKE IT THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE THE CIRCUIT MEETING IN NOVEMBER.
IT WOULD BE NOVEMBER OF 18, NOVEMBER 18TH.
SO IT'S THE NEXT MEETING, BUT IT'S FOUR WEEKS FROM NOW, NOVEMBER 18TH.
IS A CONSENT AGENDA TO POSTPONE IT TO NOVEMBER 18TH? I DON'T THINK IT'S THE NEXT, WE DON'T HAVE A FIRST NOVEMBER MEETING.
THE FIRST MEETING OF, UH, THE FIRST TUESDAY OF NOVEMBER'S ELECTION DAY.
WE DO NOT MEET ON ELECTION DAY.
SO WE'RE MEETING ON THE THIRD TUESDAY, WHICH WILL BE THE 18TH.
SO THIS IS BEING POSTPONED TO THE 18TH JUST BY THE UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCE OF WE HAVE ELECTION DAY ON TUESDAY.
ITEM THREE IS A REZONING CASE.
IT IS 1 1 0, 1 0 AND A HALF SOUTH MOPAC EXPRESSWAY ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE.
UM, IT IS A REZONING CASE FROM CS MUCO TO CS MUCO TO CHANGE A CONDITION OF ZONING.
UM, IT IS AN INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT BY THE APPLICANT SO INDEFINITELY.
UH, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, A PUTT AMENDMENT FOR C 8 14 0 4 0 1 8 7 DASH ZERO THREE DASH SH GOODNIGHT RANCH PUTT AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
UM, IT IS EAST SIDE OF OLD LOCKHART ROAD BETWEEN KNUCKLES CROSSING AND CAPITAL VIEW DRIVE, EXCEPT LOT THREE BLOCK J OF GOODNIGHT RANCH, PHASE TWO ONION CREEK WATERSHED.
PUT AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO AMEND CONDITIONS OF ZONING AND WAIVERS OF MODIFICATIONS TO THE CITY CODE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOODNIGHT RANCH PUT, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY ON FOR CONSENT APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS IN AGREEMENT AND STAFF IS IN AGREEMENT.
UM, HOW MANY POSTPONEMENTS DID WE HAVE ON THIS ONE? DOES ANYBODY TALLY THOSE UP? WE HAD A FEW.
ITEM FIVE PDA AMENDMENT C 14 DASH 99 DASH 25 2 0 4.
LOCATION IS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 71 SERVICE ROAD WESTBOUND AT STATE HIGHWAY ONE 30 SERVICE ROAD.
IT IS A REQUEST FROM L-I-P-D-A TWO L-I-P-D-A TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 0 0 0 9 2 8 DASH 24 AND 25.
IS THAT RECOMMENDED BY STAFF AND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SO IN SUMMARY, WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
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A POSTPONEMENT TO NOVEMBER 18TH, THE VERY NEXT ZAP CO MEETING.ITEM THREE IS AN INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT.
ITEM FOUR IS A CONSENT APPROVAL.
ITEM FIVE IS A CONSENT APPROVAL.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MY APOLOGIES.
WE DID HAVE A COUPLE SPEAKERS SIGNED UP ON NUMBER TWO EVEN THOUGH IT'S UM, OFFERED FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD POSTPONEMENT TO NOVEMBER 18TH.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS THE APPLICANT RON THROWER RON OF SIX MINUTES.
WE'LL NOW BE HEARING FROM THOSE THAT ARE IN FAVOR OF THE POSTPONEMENT.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS CHRISTIAN NUNAN.
CHRISTIAN WILL BE JOINING US VIRTUALLY.
CHRISTIAN, YOU'LL HAVE SIX MINUTES.
HE'S NOT CURRENTLY ONLINE, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER IN FAVOR OF THE POSTPONEMENT.
JENNIFER, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES CHAIR.
THAT CONCLUDES THE SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM.
UH, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[6. Discussion on the roles, responsibilities, and division of labor between the Zoning and Platting Commission and the Planning Commission. (Sponsored by Chair Smith and Commissioner Fouts) ]
ITEM SIX, DISCUSSION ON THE ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DIVISION OF LABOR BETWEEN ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATE ON THIS ITEM? YEAH, I HAVE ONE UPDATE.
SO I SPOKE, I SPOKE WITH THE DISTRICT FOUR OFFICE.
UH, CM VELA HAS BEEN, UH, PRETTY OUTSPOKEN ON WANTING TO MERGE BOTH THE PLANNING AND ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSIONS INTO ONE COMMISSION.
SO I THOUGHT HIS OFFICE WOULD BE A GOOD ONE TO, UH, TO SEEK APPROVAL FROM.
UH, THE COUNCIL OFFICE IS, UH, IS GOING TO CONSIDER ANY FRAMEWORK THAT BOTH BODIES CAN AGREE TO.
UM, AND THAT'S, UH, THAT'S THAT OFFICE.
OTHER UPDATES, I'LL BE OUT OF TOWN FOR WORK AND I'LL BE GETTING SURGERY.
UH, SO MAJOR LUGO AND FZ WILL CARRY THINGS FORWARD FOR THE NEXT MONTH.
UH, PRETTY MUCH ALL THAT'S NEEDED IS, UH, MEETINGS WITH CHAIR WOODS, VICE CHAIR HANEY AND SECRETARY MAXWELL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONS.
AND WE'LL HAVE MET WITH OUR SUB QUORUM OF MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR SURGERY.
WE'LL KEEP YOU IN OUR PRAYERS FOR THAT.
UM, SO NO ACTION NEEDED ON ITEM SIX.
[7. Approve revisions to the draft Rules of Procedure following Commission review. (Sponsored by Vice Chair Greenberg and Chair Smith)]
REVISIONS TO THE DRAFT RULES AND PROCEDURES FOLLOWING COMMISSION REVIEW.IN THE BACKUP, THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO VERSIONS, BUT REALLY THREE.
THE FIRST VERSION IS OUR ORIGINAL ONE WE PASSED A YEAR AGO.
UM, AND IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.
STAFF HAS TAKEN THAT AND REVISED TWO SECTIONS AND I'M GONNA READ THOSE INTO THE UH, MINUTES.
AND THEN THE THIRD VERSION IS SIMPLY A RED LINE STRIKEOUT AND UNDER STRIKE.
SO THE ONLY CHANGES ARE BASICALLY IT'S THE, AS WE READ IT, WROTE IT ORIGINALLY.
UM, BUT IN ITEM C ONE A TELECONFERENCE REGISTRATION, UM, WE ORIGINALLY SAID CLOSES ONE HOUR BEFORE THE SCHEDULE START TIME OF THE MEETING.
THE TELECONFERENCE REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 2:00 PM ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING.
UM, PART B OF THAT SAYS ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED FOR ANY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION IN PERSON.
THAT'S BEEN CHANGED TO IN-PERSON REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 5:30 PM ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING.
SO WITH THOSE TWO CHANGES, THIS IS READY FOR APPROVAL.
UM, AS WE ORIGINALLY WROTE IT.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF SOMEONE SHOWS UP, WE CAN AS A COMMISSION ALLOW THEM TO SPEAK, CORRECT? YES.
AND I OFTEN WILL ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WANTS TO STAND UP AND SPEAK ON AN ITEM.
SO IT'S, IT'S UP TO Y'ALL'S DISCRETION.
WHOEVER, WHOEVER WOULD WANNA SPEAK, THEY JUST WON'T HAVE REGISTERED.
AND WE CAN ALWAYS REGISTER THEM AFTER.
THE FACT IS TO GET RECORD THAT THEY SPOKE AS WELL.
SO THESE ARE THE OFFICIAL REGULATIONS BUT WE WAIVE THE RIGHT AND FORMALLY TO WAIVE THEM AT OUR DISCRETION.
DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE.
[8. Approve the 2026 annual schedule of the Zoning and Platting Commission. ]
APPROVAL OF THE 2026 ANNUAL SCHEDULE OF THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION.IT LOOKS LIKE BASICALLY THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FIRST TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER, WHICH AGAIN WAS ELECTION DAY.
UM, AND SO WE WOULD MOVE THAT TO EITHER THE MONDAY OR THE WEDNESDAY, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.
WE'RE PULLING IT UP ON THE SCREEN JUST SO EVERYBODY CAN GET A LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.
SO THE FIRST TUESDAY OF NOVEMBER'S NOVEMBER 3RD.
SO WE HAVE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND AND TWO WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH.
IS THIS ROOM AVAILABLE ON BOTH OF THOSE DAYS? WE NEED TO HAVE Y'ALL APPROVE IT FIRST AND THEN WE'LL TOUCH BASE WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND IF THERE'S NO AVAILABILITY, THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO Y'ALL TO RESCHEDULE THAT DATE.
SO EITHER, EITHER THE SECOND OR THE FOURTH.
YOU HAVE TO BE DETERMINED, BUT ONE OF THOSE TWO DAYS CORRECT? Y'ALL JUST NEED TO VOTE ON WHICH ONE YOU WANT FOR RIGHT NOW.
UM, IF ANYBODY KNOWS IF THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO BE THERE, I KNOW IT'S QUITE A BIT OUT, BUT JUST WANTED TO GIVE Y'ALL A COUPLE OPTIONS.
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HOW WAS OUR SCHEDULE THIS YEAR? DID IT ALSO SAY MONDAY OR WEDNESDAY INSTEAD OF TUESDAY? YES, WE TRIED TO PROVIDE OTHER, UM, OTHER OPTIONS AS WELL WHENEVER WE DID 20, THE 2025 MEETING SCHEDULE.I FEEL LIKE IN THE PAST THEY USED TO SAY SCHEDULE FOR US TO MEET AND HAVE A CONSENT ONLY AGENDA ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF NOVEMBER.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A PLANNING COMMISSION EVENING.
SO IF IT WAS SCHEDULED LIKE FOR FIVE O'CLOCK AND CONSENT ONLY, BUT I THINK YOU COULD ALWAYS DO A SPECIALLY CALLED IF, IF NEED BE, WE COULD ALWAYS DO A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING AND IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO VOTE FOR A CONSENT ONLY MEETING, WE CAN ALSO LOOK INTO THAT AS WELL.
WE DON'T NEED TO DO IT TODAY, BUT, UM, AND OUR BYLAWS SAY WE DO THIS IN NOVEMBER AND IT'S ONLY OCTOBER.
UH, THE CLERK'S OFFICE REACHED OUT TO US TO GET THIS DONE AS SOON AS WE COULD.
SO WE JUST TRIED TO GET IT ON SOONER, BUT WE CAN ALWAYS, IF Y'ALL DON'T WANNA TAKE ACTION ON IT TODAY, WE CAN BRING IT BACK IN NOVEMBER AS WELL BEFORE WE KICK THIS OFF TOO.
OKAY, ANY MORE DISCUSSION? DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE IT WITH THE DATES OF NOVEMBER 2ND OR THIRD OR FOURTH TO BE DETERMINED? NOT THIRD, SECOND OR FOURTH TO BE DETERMINED? WELL CHAIR, UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD UM, I WOULD WANNA AT LEAST STATE MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE THE MONDAY MEETING RATHER THAN WEDNESDAY.
THE, THE FURTHER INTO THE WEEK WE GO, THE MORE LIKELY WE'LL GET DOUBLE BOOKED.
SO THE PREFERENCE WOULD BE NOVEMBER 2ND.
SO OKAY, MOTION THEN A SECOND.
[COMMITTEE UPDATES ]
CODES AND ORDERS TO JOINT COMMITTEE.WE DID HAVE A MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY LONG TIME.
WE DID ELECT OFFICERS AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE OR CHAIR OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JOINT COMMITTEE AND THAT'S REALLY ABOUT ALL WE REALLY DID.
TALK ABOUT THE MEETINGS DATE FOR NEXT TIME AND WHAT ELSE? THE TWO ZAP RESOLUTIONS WERE DISCUSSED.
THE ONE ABOUT COMMERCIAL ON QUARTERS, LIMITING COMMERCIAL USES ON QUARTERS.
THE COMMITTEE TOOK NO ACTION ON THAT.
RIGHT, BUT IT'LL STILL GO FORWARD TO PLANNING COMMISSION.
AND THE ONE ABOUT COMMERCIAL USES IN RESIDENTIAL.
UM, THE COMMISSION, THE COMMITTEE TOOK ACTION TO APPROVE THAT.
AND THE, UM, THAT ALSO GOES FORWARD TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UM, ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT ONE? NOT THAT I REMEMBER.
I, IT'S SMALL AREA PLANNING JOINT COMMITTEE.
UH, WE WON'T MEET AGAIN UNTIL DECEMBER.
UM, SO I ENVY THE FACT THAT YOU DID MEET THIS TIME AND PERHAPS BY THEN WE'LL GET A QUORUM.
WELL WE AT OUR MEETING ON OCTOBER.
WHEN WAS THE MEETING? OCTOBER, LIKE LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS? OCTOBER 14TH.
I THINK WE APPROVED THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 14TH, 2023 OR FOUR? 4 24.
WE APPROVED THE MINUTES FROM THE YEAR BEFORE WHEN WE MET LAST YEAR.
[WORKING GROUP UPDATE]
UPDATE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.[FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]
AGENDA ITEMS ANYBODY HAS WITH THAT? WE ARE ADJOURNED.