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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Special
Meeting of the Corpus Christi City Council of March 4, 2014 which were approved by the City
Council on March 25, 2014.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 25th day of March, 2014.
Rebecca Huerta
City Secretary
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,444.03 Meeting Minutes
City Council
Tuesday,March 4,2014 5:00 PM Council Chambers
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
Public Notice --THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AND SOUND ACTIVATED
PAGERS ARE PROHIBITED IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS DURING
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
A. Mayor Nelda Martinez to call the meeting to order.
Mayor Martinez called the meeting to order.
B. City Secretary Rebecca Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca Huerta called the roll and stated that a quorum of the
Council and required Charter Officers were present to conduct the meeting.
City Secretary Huerta announced that Mayor Pro Tem Priscilla Leal has been
granted a leave of absence per Motion No.2014-016.
Charter Officers:
City Manager Ron Olson,Interim City Attorney Barney Knight,and City
Secretary Rebecca Huerta.
Present: 6- Council Member Kelley Allen,Council Member David Loeb,Mayor Nelda
Martinez,Council Member Colleen Mclntyre,Council Member Lillian Riojas,
and Council Member Rudy Garza
Absent: 3- Council Member Priscilla Leal,Council Member Mark Scott,and Council
Member Chad Magill
C. EXPLANATION OF COUNCIL ACTION:
D. REGULAR AGENDA:
1. Emergency Ordinance -Rezoning from the "RS-6" Single-Family
6 District and the"CN-2" Neighborhood Commercial District to
the"CG-2" General Commercial District, on property located at
5429-5505 Cain Drive, 5633 South Staples Street and 5502-5506
Holly Road.
Case 1113-02 Old Lipan Limited: A rezoning from the "RS-6"
Single-Family 6 District and the "CN-2" Neighborhood Commercial
District to the"CG-2"General Commercial District, resulting in a
change to the Future Land Use Plan from low-density residential uses
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to commercial uses. The property to be rezoned is described as Lots
4, 5B, 6, 7A, 13, and the west half of Lot 5, Block 10, Gardendale
Subdivision, located on Holly Road and Cain Drive, approximately 400
feet west of South Staples Street.
Staff Recommendation: Denial of the rezoning to the"CG-2"General
Commercial District and denial of a Special Permit to allow a
mini-storage facility.
Planning Commission Recommendation (January 29, 2014): Denial of
the "CG-2" General Commercial District and denial of a Special Permit
for a mini-storage facility as a result of a split vote.
Ordinance
Ordinance amending the Unified Development Code ("UDC"), upon
application by Old Lipan Limited ("Owner"), by changing the UDC
Zoning Map in reference to Lots 4, 5B, 6, 7A, 13, and the west half of
Lot 5, Block 10, Gardendale Subdivision, by granting a Special Permit
for a mini-storage facility; amending the Comprehensive Plan to
account for any deviations; providing for a repealer clause and
publication; and declaring an emergency.
Mayor Martinez referred to Item 1.Mayor Martinez announced that she would
be abstaining on this item and asked Council Member McIntyre to preside over
the meeting.Annika Gunning with Development Services stated that the
purpose of this item is to consider a request from Old Lipan Limited to rezone
the subject property from the"RS-6"Single-Family 6 District and"CN-2"
Neighborhood Commercial District to the"CG-2"General Commercial District
in the Gardendale Subdivision.Ms.Gunning reported that this zoning change
was tabled last week to allow the developer to receive feedback from the
neighborhood and the meeting took place on Saturday.Ms.Gunning added
that the neighbors do remain opposed to the mini-storage use and any
possible Special Permit.Ms.Gunning said that if the Council would like to
consider a Special Permit,an alternative ordinance with development
conditions has been presented by staff with the neighbors input incorporated.
Ms.Gunning stated that the Council has three options to consider:1)approve
the"CG-2"General Commercial District as requested by the applicant;2)to
deny the General Commercial District;or 3)approve the Special Permit for the
mini-storage use subject to the development conditions.Ms.Gunning added
that approving any of the options would require a favorable vote by all of the
Council members present.
Council Member McIntyre called for comments from the public.Bill Durrill,
developer,stated that he met with the neighborhood and he believes that the
group came to a favorable agreement.Mr.Durrill said he has agreed to meet
with the residents again to show the renderings and construction plans for the
project in a good faith effort Rudy Medina,Delores Silguero,Lorenzo Gomez,
and Tiburcio Soto spoke in opposition to the zoning change.Council members
spoke regarding the following topics:the reason Council Members requested
the meeting between the developer and the neighborhood prior to the vote;the
freeze on taxes for 65 years or older;the types of business allowed in the
General Commercial District and traffic flow.
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Council Member Loeb made a motion to amend the ordinance and grant the
Special Permit to include the residents'amendments,seconded by Council
Member Garza.The foregoing motion was passed and approved with the
following vote:Allen,Garza,Loeb,McIntyre,and Riojas,voting"Aye";Martinez
abstained;Leal,Magill and Scott were absent.This Ordinance was passed on
emergency as amended and approved with the following vote:
Aye: 5- Council Member Allen, Council Member Loeb, Council Member McIntyre,
Council Member Riojas and Council Member Garza
Absent: 3- Council Member Leal, Council Member Scott and Council Member Magill
Abstained: 1 - Mayor Martinez
Enactment No:030109
E. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
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