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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Planning Commission - 10/08/2014 MINUTES REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING City Hall Council Chambers October 8, 2014 5:30 P.M. COMMISSIONERS: STAFF: Philip Ramirez, Chairman Daniel Grimsbo, P.E., Director Curtis Rock, Vice Chairman* Development Services Fred Braselton* Julio Dimas, Interim Assistant Director, Jonas Chupe Development Services Carl Crull* Miguel Saldana, AICP, Senior Planner Heidi Hovda Fred Segundo, Director, Aviation Mike Lippincott** Joseph Brice, Assistant City Attorney Eric Villarreal Annika Gunning, Senior Project Planner Marsha Williams Linda Williams, Recording Secretary *Absent **Arrived at 5:38 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:33 p.m. by Chairman Ramirez and a quorum was declared. II. ABSENCES Fred Braselton Curtis Rock, Vice Chairman III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. September 24, 2014 Meeting Motion to approve Item "1," the September 24, 2014 minutes as distributed was made by Commissioner Crull and seconded by Commissioner Villarreal. Motion passed with Commissioners Braselton, Lippincott and Vice Chairman Rock absent. IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. PLATS New Plats Miguel Saldana, Development Services, read New Plats Items"2," "3,""4,""5,""6" and "7" into record as shown below. Mr. Saldana stated the plats satisfied all requirements of the Unified Development Code (UDC) and State Law and the Technical Review Committee recommended approval. 2. 0714090-P015(14-22000014) Rancho Vista Unit 12 (Final— 13.91 Acres) Located east of Rodd Field Road and south of Lands End Drive. Planning Commission Regular Meeting October 8,2014 Page 2 IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS-Discussion and Possible Action A. PLATS New Plats (cont.) 3. 0814108-P019(14-22000018) Grange Park Unit 1 (Final—9.230 Acres) Located south of Slough Road and east of Rodd Field Road. 4. 0814110-PO20(14-22000019) Gerlach Acres, Block 1, Lot 1 (Final—5.007 Acres) Located south of Yorktown Boulevard and east of Waldron Road. 5. 0814114-NP091 (14-21000023) Nueces River Irrigation Park, Block 1,Tract 9, Lot 1, OCL (Final—16.17 Acres) Located west of Interstate Highway 69 and south of County Road 52. 6. 0914120-PO24(14-22000023) Maple Hills Unit 6 Phase Two(Final—3.97 Acres) Located south of Up River Road and east of McKinzie Road (FM 3386). 7. 0914116-NP095(14-20000013) Oso Mini Storage Subdivision (Preliminary—4.00 Acres) Located south of Graham Road and east of Flour Bluff Drive. After Staff's presentation, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by commissioners. There being none, the public hearing was opened with no one coming forward and the public hearing was closed. Chairman Ramirez called for a motion. Motion to approve New Plat Items "2," "3," "4," "5," "6" and "7" as presented by Staff, was made by Commissioner Villarreal and seconded by Commissioner Crull. Motion passed with Commissioner Braselton and Vice Chairman Rock absent. Time Extension Mr. Saldana read Time Extension Item "8" into record as shown below. Mr. Saldana stated the applicant's representative submitted a letter of request for a six-month time extension. Mr. Saldana continued that additional time was needed for the applicant to complete the process of transferring portions of the properties between two entities. This is the first time extension for this project and Staff recommends approval. 8. 0214015-NP009(14-21000003) Padre Island-Corpus Christi Island Fairway Estates, Block 27B, Lots 2A-2F (Final—5.91 Acres) Located east of South Padre Island Drive (PR 22) and north of Whitecap Boulevard. After Staff's presentation, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by commissioners. There being none, the public hearing was opened with no one coming forward and the public hearing was closed. Planning Commission Regular Meeting October 8,2014 Page 3 IV. PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEMS—Discussion and Possible Action A. PLATS Time Extension—Item "8" (cont.) Chairman Ramirez called for a motion. Motion to approve Time Extension Item "8" as presented by Staff, was made by Commissioner Williams and seconded by Commissioner Crull. Motion passed with Commissioner Braselton and Vice Chairman Rock absent. V. PRESENTATION ON THE AIRPORT ZONING COMMISSION BY THE AVIATION DEPARTMENT Fred Segundo, Director of Aviation, addressed the commission. Mr. Segundo gave a brief presentation on the establishment and implementation of the proposed Airport Zoning Commission (AZC)which will replace the former Joint Airport Zoning Board (JAZB). Mr. Segundo stated Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 241: Municipal and County Zoning Authority around Airports "Airport Zoning Act" establishes the authority for both boards. Mr. Segundo stated there were two types of airport zoning regulations that would affect the AZC: Airport Hazard Area Zoning Regulations and Airport Compatible Land Use Zoning Regulations. Mr. Segundo briefly discussed the structure of the proposed AZC and what the differences were for the AZC and the former JAZB. Mr. Segundo stated a recommendation would be forwarded to City Council that the AZC become part of the Planning Commission and that the Development Services Department be the administrative agency for the commission. Mr. Segundo continued this proposal would also be presented to several other groups before the final presentation would be given to City Council. After Mr. Segundo's presentation, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by commissioners. After a brief time of discussion and comments by commissioners, no action was taken. Chairman Ramirez asked at what point would the commission be involved as the AZC and Mr. Segundo stated that after the presentation is made to City Council, the AZC would be established by ordinance, and once that process was approved, the AZC would become active. VI. PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION TO INCORPORATE THE VISION AND PRINCIPLES INTO THE DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PLAN CC Annika Gunning, Development Services, addressed the commission. Ms. Gunning gave an update on the progress of the consulting team in updating the comprehensive plan. Ms. Gunning briefly explained that what was before the commission was a draft of a mini poster outlining a 20-year plan for building a better Corpus Christi. Ms. Gunning continued that to achieve the 20-year plan, the consulting team incorporated the overall visions and principles to guide the creation and implementation of Plan CC. Ms. Gunning stated the comprehensive plan should be completed by spring 2015. After Staffs presentation, the floor was opened for comments and discussion by commissioners. Commissioner Lippincott asked what was the plan for implementing the overall plan and Ms. Gunning stated that each department will be responsible to implement their department visions and principles. Chairman Ramirez stated the activity happening on the Island should also be incorporated because there will be special needs as development increases. The Island should also be included as one of the city's assets as it relates to tourism as well as the downtown area and North Beach. Chairman Ramirez stated there should be a greater emphasis on attracting new businesses into the city and that should be something we need to focus on retaining. Planning Commission Regular Meeting October 8,2014 Page 4 VI. PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION TO INCORPORATE THE VISION AND PRINCIPLES INTO THE DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PLAN CC (cont.) Commissioner Hovda stated the focus should also include attracting high tech jobs rather than on heavy industrial and Fortune 500 type jobs. Commissioner Crull asked if the new plan would be similar in makeup as the old plan and how would the new plan be implemented. Commissioner Lippincott stated this would be a great opportunity for the City to collaborate with as many businesses and other agencies in developing the final plan. After all comments and discussion concluded, Chairman Ramirez asked for a motion. Motion to approve the Draft Plan CC as presented by Staff was made by Commissioner Lippincott and seconded by Commissioner Hovda. After the motion was on the floor, Chairman Ramirez questioned if the phrase "Latino Flavor" should be included in the introductory paragraph. After further discussion, Commissioner Lippincott amended his motion to remove the comment "Latino flavor." Motion passed with Commissioner Braselton and Vice Chairman Rock absent. Ms. Gunning distributed a handout to commissioners of upcoming Plan CC 2035 open houses that will be held in the various voting districts from November 10-13, 2014. VII. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Dan Grimsbo, Director, stated staff will be briefing the Builders' Association on the proposed transference of trust fund monies from the two water funds to the sanitary sewer trust fund. Mr. Grimbsbo stated there were several projects that have depleted the sanitary sewer trust fund. The Unified Development Code allows transferring of funds from one trust fund to another to cover projects that have been approved. VIII. ITEMS TO BE SCHEDULED None IX. ADJOURNMENT There being noµ her business, the meeting adjourned at 6:33 p.m. D el M. 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