[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WELCOME TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING OF TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023. I HAVE 7:01 P.M.
AND I WANT TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 551071 IN THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THIS MEETING MAY BE CONVENED INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEKING CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ON ANY AGENDA ITEM HEREIN.
THE CITY OF ROWLETT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RECONVENE, RECESS, OR REALIGN THE REGULAR SESSION OR CALL EXECUTIVE SESSION OR ORDER OF BUSINESS AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO ADJOURNMENT.
FOR IN-PERSON COMMENTS, REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS ARE
[2. CITIZENS’ INPUT]
INSIDE THE DOOR AT THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 2, AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM THIS EVENING. CITIZEN'S INPUT.
AT THIS TIME, THREE-MINUTE COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ANY TOPIC. NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE COMMISSION DURING CITIZEN'S INPUT.
I DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD FROM MICHAEL SHEUP? IF YOU WILL COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? WE WILL START THE THREE-MINUTE
MY NAME IS MICHAEL SHOOP. FAULKNER DRIVE, ROWLETT, TEXAS.
THE REASON I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
I'M A CITY COUNCI CANDIDATE FOR PLACE 5.
I WANT TO KIND OF COME BEFORE YOU, GIVE YOU A LITTLE IDEA OF WHAT I AM AND WHAT I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SO FAR.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE PARKS AT VISERY BOARD FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. I'M THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THAT BOARD. IN THAT TIME, A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I HAVE DONE, IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH WITH CITY ARBOR DAY, TREE GIVE-AWAY LAST YEAR, I SECURED THOSE TREES FROM ENCORE.
I LED THE DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE TREES.
HERE RECENTLY, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ON THE CITY WEBSITE, OUR FIRST ANNUAL SAND BASS TOURNAMENT. THAT IS SOMETHING I CAME UP WITH REALLY AS A WAY FOR CITIZENS-- IT IS SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE A BOAT OR SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT.
IT WAS OPEN TO ALL CITIZENS. IT WAS EMBRACED BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. THAT WILL BE COMING UP IN TWO WEEKS. AND THEN THE LAST-- UP WITH OF THE REASONS I GOT ON THE PARKS BOARD WAS BECAUSE OF THE NATURE TRAIL. LOVE USING THE NATURE TRAIL.
I HAD GOTTEN IN REALLY BAD SHAPE.
IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, I HAVE BEEN PUSHING, PUSHES, PUSHING AND BEGINNING TODAY, WORK BEGINS ON THE NATURE TRAIL FOR THE REHABILITATION OF IT WHICH WILL TAKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN ON THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT-- COMMUNITY TASK FORCE.
AND AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, WE HAVE... WE PULLED THE CITIZENS, PUT TOGETHER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING BOND ELECTION ON MAY 6. ON THAT ELECTION, YOU WILL SEE THE JUSTICE CENTER, ANIMAL SHELTER, AND THEN ALSO PHASE TWO AND THREE OF THE PARK WHICH I COMPLETELY SUPPORT.
THEN FINALLY, I WAS ON THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION.
SO WE WENT THROUGH THE LANGUAGE, SOME OF THE LANGUAGE THAT WILL BE ON THE MAY 6 BALLOT AS SOME OF THE CHANGES THERE.
AND SO THAT IS REALLY-- I DON'T WANT TO GET UP HERE AND MAKE A BIG CAMPAIGN SPEECH. OBVIOUSLY, I FELT LIKE IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN FRONT OF YOU, GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHO I AM AND KIND OF WHAT I'M ABOUT.
I WILL PROBABLY STAY THROUGH THE MEETING.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO ME AFTERWARDS, I WOULD BE
[3. CONSENT AGENDA]
DELIGHTED TO TALK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE IS ONLY ONE ITEM ON THAT AGENDA TONIGHT. ITEM 3-A, CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES. OF THE JANUARY 24, 2023 REGULAR MEETING. HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? ANY COMMENTS? CHANGES? OKAY.
WE ARE READY FOR A MOTION. YES, SIR.
MR. COTE? >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTE AS PRESENTED.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> MR. ENGEN?
WE HAVE A SECOND FOR MR. ENGEN. YOU READY FOR US, SUSAN? ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT PASSED WITH ONE
[4A. Consider and make a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Bill Thomas, Engineering Concepts & Design, on behalf of property owner First Baptist Church of Rowlett for the approval of a Tree Removal Permit on property zoned Commercial/Retail Highway (C-3) District and General Office (O-2) District. The subject property is located at the northeastern corner of Main Street and President George Bush Turnpike part of the Thomas Lumley Survey Abstract No.789 in the City of Rowlett, Dallas County, Texas]
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ABSTENTION. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 4.INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ITEM 4-A, CONSIDER AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL ON THE REQUEST BY BILL THOMAS ENGINEERING CONCEPTS AND DESIGN ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ROWLETT FOR THE APPROVAL OF A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT ON PROPERTY ZONED COMMERCIAL/RETAIL HIGHWAY, C-3 DISTRICT. AND GENERAL OFFICE 0-2 DISTRICT.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF MAIN STREET IN PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE, PART OF THE THOMAS LUMLEY SURVEY. IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT.
DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS. YES, SIR.
>> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. I'LL BE PRESENTING THE TREE REMOVAL PERMIT TONIGHT. SO JUST SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS SITE. ON DECEMBER 14, 2021, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPROVED THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,700 SQUARE FEET FOR RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY. AND ADDITIONALLY, WITH THE ASSOCIATED PARKING ON THERE AS WELL.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT TO REMOVE 23 PROTECTED TREES. JUST TO NOTE, SECTION 77504H4E OF THE RDC STATES THAT FOR EACH INCH OF PROTECTED TREES SAVED, THE APPLICANT SHALL RECEIVE A CREDIT OF ONE CALL PER INCH THAT HAS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE MITIGATED.
THE NEXT LINE, I HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF ALL THE TREES.
ESSENTIALLY, THERE IS 158 TREES ON SITE.
WHICH EQUATES TO 2,748 INCHES. THE TOTAL PROTECTED INCHES ON SITE WOULD BE 2,607 WHICH WOULD BE 117 TREES.
THIS PROPOSED TREE REMOVAL PERMIT, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REMOVE 23 TREES WHICH WOULD EQUAL 346 CALL PE PERIINCHES BEING REMOVED. THE TOTAL INCHES TO BE SAVED FROM THERE WOULD BE 2,261. THAT WOULD EQUAL 94 TREES THAT THEY ARE SAVING. ESSENTIALLY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE TOTAL PROTECTED INCHES SAVED, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO MITIGATE FOR THE 346 INCHES THAT ARE BEING REMOVED.
HERE I'M JUST SHOWING THE SITE PLAN.
ESSENTIALLY, IT HAS A BREAKDOWN OF THE TREES THAT ARE ON THE SITE. 23 OF THOSE WOULD BE REMOVED, AND THE REST WOULD BE-- THEY WORKED DILIGENTLY TO TRY TO KEEP AS MANY TREES AS THEY COULD. SO CONSIDERATION: THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MAY RECOMMEND THE TREE PERMIT IF IT DETERMINES THAT ONE, THE REMOVAL OF THE TREE IS NOT RECENTLY REQUIRED IN ORDER TO CONDUCT ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES.
TWO, THE PURPOSE OF THE INTENT APPLICANTS.
OUR RECOMMENDATION ACTION WOULD BE APPROVAL OF THE TREE REMOVAL PERMIT. THEY DID KEEP IN GOOD FAITH AND TRY TO KEEP AS MANY TREES AS POSSIBLE ON SITE.
AND THEY ARE PLANTING ADDITIONAL TREES AS WELL.
REAL QUICK. COULD YOU PROVIDE FOR ME THE BREAKDOWN AS TO WHAT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS SHOULD BE FOR
TREE REMOVAL REQUEST? >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> LIKE, DO YOU TAKE THE TREES DOWN, THEN SUBMIT THE REQUEST? DO YOU SUBMIT THE REQUEST, GET IT APPROVED, AND THEN START
TAKING DOWN THE TREES? >> TYPICALLY, THEY USUALLY COME IN AT THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. AROUND THAT TIME, THEY START TAKING THEM. THEY WOULD SUBMIT THE TREE REMOVAL PERMIT. WHAT THEY CAN'T REMOVE ARE PROTECTED TREES. NOW, IF SOMEBODY TRIED TO DO WORK BASED OFF THAT SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN HERE, THE TREES THAT ARE PROTECTED, THEY SHOULD NOT BE REMOVING. THOSE WERE CALLED OUT ON THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2021.
>> SO HAVE THERE BEEN ANY TREES REMOVED, ANY PROTECT TREES
REMOVED ON THIS SITE? >> THEY SHOULD NOT BE REMOVING ANY TREES UNTIL THE TREE REMOVAL PERMIT IS APPROVED.
>> THE QUESTION IS, DO YOU FOE IF ANY HAVE BEEN REMOVED?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT NO. WE COULD GO AHEAD AND ASK THE APPLICANT IF THEY HAVE DONE ANY WORK.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, SIR.
MR. FRISBIE? >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
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FOR STAFF. SO IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING IN READING THE PACKAGE, THAT CONCERNING HACKBERRY TREES, IF THEY ARE LESS THAN 11 INCHES, THEY ARE NOT PROTECTED.>> THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS ONE OF THE TREES THAT IS
CALLED OUT. >> TO JOHN'S POINT, IF ANY OF THOSE TREES OR NONPROTECTED TREES HAVE BEEN REMOVED, THAT IS NOT AN ISSUE. WHETHER THEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN TO THIS POINT. OR EVEN GOING FURTHER.
I NOTICE THAT ON THE TREE INVENTORY, THERE WERE A LOT OF HACKBERRIES BEING LEFT ON THE SITE.
AND MY ONLY CONCERN WITH THAT IS THAT SPECIFICALLY, THE HACKBERRY IS NOT A VERY GOOD TREE AT ALL. THE PROBLEM WITH LEAVING THOSE KIND OF-- THAT KIND OF TRASH SPECIES OR WEED KIND OF TREE ON YOUR SITE IS THAT IT KIND OF CANNIBALIZES THE LIGHT AND THE CANOPY FOR OTHER BETTER QUALITY TREES TO BE ABLE TO GROW AND EXPAND, SO I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM IF THE DEVELOPER GOES AHEAD AND TRIMS SOME OF THOSE. IN FACT, I WOULD LOVE FOR SOME OF THOSE TREES THAT ARE LARGER THAN 11 INCHES, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE POSITIONED NEXT TO LARGER QUALITY TREES LIKE OAKS OR PECANS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, TO BE TAKEN DOWN.
THAT IS, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE OFF THE SUBJECT.
THE POINT IS I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THOSE HACKBERRIES OUT OF THERE.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? PARDON ME?
(INAUDIBLE). >> I WAS GOING TO ASK.
IS THE DEVELOPER OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT? DO THEY WANT TO COME UP AND PRESENT? STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SIR.
>> BILL THOMAS, ENGINEERING CONCEPTS AND DESIGN.
I'M AT 201 WINCO CIRCLE IN WILY. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR SIX OR SEVEN YEARS NOW. WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE. WE ARE HAPPY FOR THAT.
SO IS THE CHURCH. I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT TREES. I KNOW THEY ARE OUT THERE DOING SOME WORK NOW. THEY ARE PUTTING IN SOME-- DOING SOME GRADING AND PUTTING IN SOME STUFF OUT THERE.
I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME NONPROTECTED TREES REMOVED, AND THERE IS SOME SPECIFIC TREES OUT THERE THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR THIS TREE REMOVAL PERMIT TO BE APPROVED TO TAKE OUT.
I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THOSE.
>> OKAY. SPHOS YOU ARE SAYING THAT THEY HAVE NOT REMOVED ANY PROTECTIVE TREES TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO DATE?
>> TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. YEAH.
I HAD A MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTORS TODAY.
THEY HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THAT ANY TREES WERE DENIED.
ACTUALLY,... THAT THEY WERE REMOVED.
THEY HAVE ACTUALLY SAID THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR THIS TO GO TO DOWN STOLE REMOVE ANYTHING. ... TO COUNCIL TO REMOVE
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS, FOR THE DEVELOPER? IT WAS JUST A SECOND. WE ARE BOOTING UP A COMPUTER.
YOU ARE MOVING ALONG QUITE FAST OVER THERE.
I HAVE SEEN-- YEAH. IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE WHEN YOU DRIVE BY YOU DO SEE A LOT OF TREES AND SHRUBS OR WHAT HAVE BEEN CUT DOWN.
THAT IS THE QUESTION. AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE TO WAIT UNTIL THIS IS APPROVED OR MOVE FORWARD IN MAKING, YOU KNOW-- CUTTING THESE TREES DOWN. AND WHAT IF WE DECIDED TO NOT
AGREE ON SOMETHING? >> YOU KNOW, WHEN WE PRESENTED THE SITE PLAN ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS A FULL TREE SURVEY PRESERVATION PLAN APPROVED AT THAT TIME. THAT WOULD BE MY RESPONSE TO
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THAT. IF THERE WAS-- IF THERE WERE TREES THAT WERE SPECIFICALLY WANTING TO BE PRESERVED, THAT THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A MORE APPROPRIATE TIME.OTHER THAN ONCE WE HAVE HAD OUR DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVED AND HAD ENGINEERING COMPLETELY APPROVED BASED ON THAT DEVELOPMENT PLAN. SO-- BUT YEAH, THAT WOULD BE AN ISSUE. THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY-- THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY-- I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A FINE IF THERE ARE TREES REMOVED. SO...
>> THEY HAD A TREE REMOVAL PLAN TO WORK BY SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN
OUT THERE GRADING? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> OKAY. >> THE ORIGINAL TREE PRESERVATION PLAN WAS APPROVED IN '21 WITH THE DEVELOPMENT
OFF QUESTION, MR. FRISBIE? GO AHEAD.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE-- SOME OF THIS TREE REMOVAL HAD STARTED TO TAKE PLACE.
MY QUESTION TO YOU SINCE THAT HAPPENED ISENS TYPICALLY, A LANDSCAPE PLAN WILL INCLUDE SOME KIND OF TREE PROTECTION, FENCING, AND DEVICES LIKE THAT ARE.
THOSE IN PLACE? >> I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY WITNESSED THAT THEY ARE IN PLACE. PART OF THE APPROVAL TO GO AHEAD AND MARK ALL OF THE PROTECTED TREES.
>> JUST FOR THE CLARIFICATION OF THE REST OF P & Z.
DRIVING BY THAT SITE, THERE IS TWO TREES THAT ARE ALMOST EXACTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE.
THERE IS ACTUALLY-- THERE WERE THREE TREES.
AND THE PLAN SAYS THAT THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A TREE PROTECTIVE FENCE AROUND ONE OF THESE. THEN THERE IS ONE BEHIND IT AND ONE IN FRONT OF IT. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE SAVED.
THAT ONE IS GOING TO BE REMOVED. THE ONE IN THE BACK.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONE IN THE CENTER ACTUALLY IS OVER ON ITS SIDE RIGHT NOW. AND THE ONE BEHIND IT IS ERECT.
THE ONE IN FRONT OF SIT ERECT. THAT IS WHY I'M CONFUSED AS TO WHETHER OR NOT ANY OF THESE TREES FROM THIS POINT ON HAVE BEEN PROTECTED, HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
>> THAT IS A GOOD VALID QUESTION.
LIKE I SAID, I HAD NOT BEEN OUT THERE TO ACTUALLY WITNESS --
>> THAT WOULD BE TREE NUMBER 44, BY THE WAY.
42 IS BEING SAVED. 41 AND 43 ARE SCHEDULED TO BE
IT APPEARED TO ME THAT 44 WAS ACTUALLY DOWN.
ON ITS SIDE. >> WELL, THAT WOULDN'T BE-- THAT TREE-- WE HAVE ISLANDS BUILT AROUND IT AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
>> THE ONE IN FRONT OF IT AND THE ONE BEHIND IT.
SOMEBODY PROBABLY NEEDS TO RUN OVER THERE AND CHECK AND SEE.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
MR. FRISBIE? >> SO THAT KIND OF BEG IT IS QUESTION, HOW ARE YOU OR YOUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FLAGGING THESE TREES SO THAT YOUR DEMOLITION GUYS WILL KNOW WHICH ONES NEED TO BE PROTECTED AND WHICH ONES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
TAKEN OUT? >> ON THE TREE PRESERVATION P PLAN, THERE ARE DETAILS FOR HOW THE TREES ARE TO BE PROTECTED.
AND THERE ARE SPECIFIC TREES, TREE TAGS THAT ARE PUT ON THE TREES TO IDENTIFY WHICH TREES ARE WHICH OUT THERE.
>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE THERE WITH
COMMUNICATIONS, BUT WE WILL SEE. >> YEAH.
>> I MEAN, ULTIMATELY, IF YOU TOOK DOWN A TREE THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE TAKEN DOWN, YOU WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT.
>> THEY WILL WANT TO LOOK AT THAT.
IF A TREE WAS TAKEN DOWN BEFORE THIS WAS APPROVED, THEN THERE
WOULD BE SOME SORT OF... >> ARE YOU MOVING DIRT ALSO?
OR IS IT JUST STRICTLY... >> THEY ARE MOVING DIRT.
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THEY ARE DOING MOISTURE CONDITIONING ON THE BUILDING PADRIGHT NOW. >> I KNOW YOUR EROSION CONTROL DEVICE IS IN PLACE. AND APPROVED AND ALL OF THAT?
>> YES. WE HAVE THAT APPROVED.
>> THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> CAN I MAKE A COMMENT?
>> MR. ENGEN, GO AHEAD. >> FELLOW COMMISSIONER, MAYBE AT THIS POINT, MAYBE WE HAVE TO ASK THE CITY STAFF HERE, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO OUT AND REVIEW WHAT HAS BEEN CUT DOWN, AND IF SOME OF THE TREES THAT ARE TO BE PRESERVED OR SAVED HAVE BEEN CUT DOWN, THEN THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ASSESSED
A FINE. >> WELL, WE CAN MAKE THAT PART OF THE MOTION. I GUESS.
I WOULD SAY IF, AGAIN, IF THE COMMISSION IS IN INCLINED TO RECOMMEND THAT IS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL BECAUSE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL STILL NEEDS TO ACT UPON THIS, THIS WOULD NOT BE GOING TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THREE WEEKS OR SO. IS THAT CORRECT, CARLOS?
>> YES. IT WOULD GO ON MARCH 21.
>> YUP. SO AGAIN, DEPENDING ON WHICH DIRECTION THE COMMISSION HERE IS INCLINED TO MAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATION, FOR EITHER NOT MAKING A RECOMMENDATION UNTIL IT IS CONFIRMED, WHETHER THOSE TREES THAT ARE TO BE PRESERVED ARE STILL PRESERVED AND THAT TREE PROTECTION MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN AS SET FORWARD IN THE TREE PRESERVATION PLAN OR IF THERE WOULD BE A CONDITION TO A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITION THAT IF THERE HAVE BEEN PROTECTED TREES THAT WERE ON THEIR PLAN, INCLUDED IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN, TO BE PROTECTED AND PUT ON... AND PRESERVED-- I'M SORRY, PRESERVED. THEN THERE WOULD BE A PENALTY
ASSESSED. >> YOU SAID IT WON'T GO IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL UNTIL THE 21 RS OF MARCH?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. TYPICALLY, THREE WEEKS AFTER THE PLANNING AND ZONING HEARING, IT WOULD APPEAR IN FRONT OF THE
CITY COUNCIL. >> WOULD THAT STOP CONSTRUCTION
IN ANY WAY? >> IF WE WANTED TO LOOK AT IT AT THE 14TH, THEN THAT WOULD PUSH IT BACK.
YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET IT TO THEM ON THE 21ST?
>> IF YOU WANTED TO LOOK AT IT ON THE 14TH, WE WOULD NOT TAKE IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN APRIL.
>> BUT THAT WOULD NOT HALT ANY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION?
>> IT WOULD HALT IT TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY CANNOT MOVE FORWARD REMOVING THE TREES. SSO IF THERE IS ANY SITE-GRADING THAT IS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMOVAL OF TREES, THEN IT
WOULD HOLD IT TO THAT EXTENT. >> I SAY LET'S JUST DESIST...
>> A.S.A.P. >> I'M INCLINED TO-- I MEAN, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO APPROVE THIS TREE REMOVAL PERMIT WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE CITY STAFF AUDITS THAT WITHIN A WEEK?
>> YES. YOU COULD RECOMMEND FOR THAT APPROVAL KNOWING THAT WE ARE VERY MUCH ON THE RECORD OF THERE BEING A CONCERN WHETHER THE TREES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PRESERVED ARE BEING PRESERVED BEFORE WE WOULD BE IN FRONT OF COUNCIL WITH THIS ITEM FOR THEIR ACTION ON THIS, WE WOULD HAVE
THAT QUESTION ANSWERED. >> THAT SOUNDS... GO AHEAD.
(INAUDIBLE). >> MADAM CHAIRMAN, I'M INCLINED TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS TREE REMOVAL PERMIT WITH THE CONDITION THAT IT BE AUDITED BY THE STAFF PRIOR TO
BEING PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL. >> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FL FLOOR. DO I HAVE A SECOND? DID EVERYBODY HEAR THAT? OKAY.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? ARE YOU READY, SUSAN? AND THAT WAS THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.
>> YOU BET. I WANT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING, THOUGH, BEFORE YOU LEAVE. IF YOU DON'T MIND.
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THEY JUMPED THE GUN. I WANT TO ASK YOU SOMETHING ABOUT. THAT DO YOU KNOW DAVID GOSS?>> DID HE WORK AT TIFFTON ENGINEERING?
>> YES. HE USED TO WORK THERE.
>> TELL HIM LISA KANE, FORMERLY KANE SAID HELLO.
HE IS A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE. I SAW HE SIGNED OR NOTARIZED
SOMETHING. >> HE IS A GREAT GUY.
>> IS HE DOING REALLY GOOD? PARDON ME? I KNOW. I KNOW.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT HIM TO LEAVE BEFORE I COULD CONFIRM IT.
TELL HIM I SAID HELLO. DO OFF CELL PHONE NUMBER FOR HIM OR SOMETHING? CAN YOU WRITE IT DOWN ON SOMETHING IN OKAY. THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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