HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Street Maintenance Fee Board Of Appeals - 12/19/2013 - Special MINUTES Street Maintenance Fee Board of Appeals-SPECIAL MEETING Thursday,December 19,2013 --- G ACM Conference Room 1201 Leopard,5th floor Corpus Christi,TX FEB 2 5 2014 I CRY SECRETARy'v Board Members: Staff: Bill Stein Neomi R. Ramirez, SMF Resolution Officer Robert Gutierrez Roxann Santoya, SMF Staff Margie Rose Terri Santoya Valerie Gray Adria Schrieber-Garza, Street Dept. Gus Gonzalez" Andy Leal, Street Dept. Constance Sanchez, Finance Dept. Veronica O'canas, Legal Dept. Julian Grant, Legal Dept. 'Absent I. Meeting was called to order by Staff Liaison, Neomi R. Ramirez at 4:12 p.m. 11. Roll Call of Members—Quorum present--noted Gus Gonzalez absent. III. Margie made motion to have Robert Gutierrez,Citizen board member to conduct this meeting. Valerie Gray second motion.Vote was unanimous, motion passed meeting was conducted by Mr. Gutierrez. Formal selection of Board Chair and Co-Chair will be selected at next Board Meeting. IV. Presentation of Appeal Cases—Discussion and Possible Action A. SMF-0001 Abut Qasim Mosque 7341 McArdle Rd. 1. Mrs. Ramirez presented case findings for her ruling was based on current trip factors as adopted by ordinance. Research did not indicate any different usage of property other than a Mosque. 2. Mr. Samer Jifi Bahlol presented their case that their Mosque provides religious services and is requesting that the trip factor should be the same as a Church at 1.4. a) Discussion by board and their concern on the lack of data in the manual supporting new land uses. Adria Schreiber-Garza spoke on the trip factors and data as published and adopted. b) Margie Rose made motion for trip factor change to be like a church. Second by Valerie Gray,Vote was taken, unanimous decision, motion passed to change Mosque trip factor rate to be 1.40 same as a church. B. SMF-0002 Independence Lodge No.1337 AF ,1442 Shely Street 1. Mrs. Ramirez presented case findings for her ruling was based on current trip factors as adopted by ordinance. Research did not indicate any different usage of property other than a private lodge. 2. Mr. Sinoet Contreras presented their case stating they are a nonprofit fraternal organization which meets four(4)times each month and the Ladies Auxiliary meets twice a month. Mr. Contreras presented attendance records supporting the minimal vehicular traffic. They are requesting to be changed to a Single tenant office building. There is five (5) Masonic Lodges in the city and One(1)Masonic Temple and even though they are a lodge they do not rent out their facility,they do not have dining and drinking facilities or have recreation and entertainment areas similar to Lodges like the VFW, Moose or Elks lodges. 3. The following are supporters of the designation change from other Masonic lodges in the city that were allowed to speak during the meeting and provide Board Members additional information to consider. Armando Cacares, Dan Hogan, Paul Underwood, Greg Roland,Wayne Schroeder, Erol Pena. a) Margie made a Motion to deny request to change designation to a Single Tenant Office Building,Valerie Gray second motion,vote tied 2-2 no action taken on motion. b) Bill Stein made motion to table this item until next meeting and allow for a consolidation of the six(6)Masonic lodges similar in nature to present at next board meeting for alternate land use designation. Second by Valerie Gray,vote taken motion passed. V. Identify items to be placed on next agenda A. Election of Chair and Co-Chair 1. Motion to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. by Robert Gutierrez, Second by Bill Stien. Meeting adjourned.