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ALL RIGHT. WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
WELCOME TO THE JULY 2ND VERSION OF ANGLETON, CITY OF ANGLETON PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT ONE OF THE THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS WE HAVE LISTED, THERE ARE FORMS ON THE TABLE OUTSIDE THE IN THE FOYER AREA THAT YOU CAN FILL OUT AND SUBMIT.
[1. Discussion and possible action on the minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held on June 6, 2024.]
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES JUNE 6TH, 2024.SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. CLARK AND A SECOND BY MR. BERRY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE QUESTION, DO SO BY SAYING AYE.
[2. Conduct a public hearing, discussion, and take possible action on Ordinance approving a request for a Rezoning Petition, for approximately 1 acre of land, currently zoned “C-OR”, Commercial- Office/Retail to be rezoned to “C-G”, Commercial-General District, for a shopping center currently located at 728-744 E. Henderson Rd., legally described as A0380 J DE J VALDERAS TRACT 110A& (1Acre) (ANGLETON), Brazoria County, Texas.]
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE, APPROVING A REQUEST FOR REZONING PETITION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE OF LAND.CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL OFFICE RETAIL TO BE REZONED TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT FOR A SHOPPING CENTER CURRENTLY LOCATED AT 728 THROUGH 744 EAST HENDERSON ROAD, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A0380, VALDARES TRACK 110 A71 ACRE ANGLETON BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS.
OTIS. YES? I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, AND GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS A REQUEST, AS NOTED, FOR A REZONING PETITION FOR LAND LOCATED AT THE ADDRESS IS NOTED 728 TO 744 EAST HENDERSON, WHICH IS AN EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER.
THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY HAS SUBMITTED YOUR REA DOES NOT HAVE ANY PLANS TO IMPROVE THE ACTUAL PROPERTY IN QUESTION HERE. THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE LAND USE CONSISTENCY IN TERMS OF THE C G GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT REQUEST.
SO THE PROPERTY APPARENTLY IS ZONED AS YOU KNOW, ON THE MAP, WHICH IS THE NEXT GRAPHIC AS COMMERCIAL OFFICE RETAIL.
I ALSO ATTACHED SOME INFORMATION THAT WAS A PREVIOUS REZONING FOR NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.
JUST TO THE WEST IS COMMERCIAL GENERAL.
ON THE ZONING MAP AND THOSE PROPERTIES HIGHLIGHTED WITH THE SLASHES WERE THE ONES THAT WERE ZONED TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL, AND THEN THE TWO IN THE MIDDLE, THE DAYCARE TO THE FAR TO THE IMMEDIATE WEST AND THIS SUBJECT PROPERTY WERE LEFT COMMERCIAL OFFICE, UNFORTUNATELY.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS REQUEST TO BE SENT ON TO COUNCIL.
AS STATED, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
WE'VE GIVEN YOU PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SURROUNDING CONDITIONS IN THE STAFF REPORT IN WHICH YOU CAN ROLL THOSE DOWN GRACE. AND OTHER THAN THAT, WE DEFER BACK TO THE COMMISSION TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AND HEAR ANY INPUT AND THEN SEND THIS ON TO COUNCIL WITH A RECOMMENDATION. THANKS.
ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO MOVED. MOTION BY MISS BIERI, SECOND BY MISS SPOOR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ITEM? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING OR CAN WE JUST? YES. OKAY.
A YOU KNOW, MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SECOND BY MISS BERRY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR THE PUBLIC? OKAY. I MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE, REZONING ONE ACRE OF LAND FROM THE COMMERCIAL OFFICE RETAIL TO THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT.
C-G FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 728-7 44 EAST HENDERSON ROAD.
THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. ALL RIGHT.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS BERRY AND A SECOND BY MR. CLARK. ARE THERE IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
[3. Conduct a public hearing, discussion, and take possible action on an Ordinance approving a request for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Tattoo Studio at 740 E. Henderson Rd., within legally described as A0380 J DE J VALDERAS TRACT 110A& (1Acre) (ANGLETON), Brazoria County, Texas.]
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ITEM THREE, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE.APPROVING A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A TATTOO STUDIO AT 740 EAST HENDERSON ROAD WITH ILLEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A0380 VALDERAS TRACK 110 A71 ACRE ANGLETON, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS.
THIS REQUEST IS AT THE SAME LOCATION.
IT'S A TENANT SPACE IN THE SHOPPING CENTER.
JUST DISCUSSED 740 EAST HENDERSON ROAD.
THE APPLICANT HERE IS REQUESTING AN SUP, WHICH IS A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPROVAL REQUEST BY ORDINANCE AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION IN THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT.
MR. MUNIZ IS TRYING TO MOVE HIS TATTOO SHOP INTO THE CITY.
AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION, WE'VE GIVEN YOU ALL THE INFORMATION FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES OR HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH WOULD MONITOR AND LICENSE THESE BUSINESSES AND THE PROCESS FOR TATTOOING HAS CHANGED AND REVOLVED OVER TIME IN TERMS OF THE CLEANLINESS OF IT.
AND ALL OF THAT IS EXPLAINED IN THE STAFF REPORT.
WE ALSO LISTED A NUMBER OF CONDITIONS THAT ARE CUSTOMARY FOR THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
AND WE TRY TO LET THE APPLICANTS KNOW THAT SOMETIMES HOURS OF OPERATION OF PARTICULAR SPECIFIC USES COME INTO PLAY DEPENDING ON IF THEY, IF THEY ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL.
THERE ARE SOME CONDITIONS, ONE THROUGH FIVE THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH THE APPLICANT, AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A CHANGE ON THE HOURS OF OPERATION, BUT WE CAN DISCUSS THOSE DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SHE'LL GET TO THOSE IN JUST A SECOND.
MR. MUNOZ IS REQUESTING THAT THE HOURS OF OPERATION BE FROM 7 A.M.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS WITH THE COMMISSION.
OTHER THAN THAT, THE CUSTOMARY CONDITIONS WOULD DEAL WITH THEM MAINTAINING THEIR LICENSING.
WE ALSO PLACED A ONE-YEAR CONSIDERATION OF EXPIRATION ON THE SUP.
THAT MEANS THEY WOULD COME BACK IN ONE YEAR.
AND THEN IF YOU ROLL DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT YEAH, THAT WOULD DEAL WITH THEM BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY TYPE OF PERMITTING IN TERMS OF OCCUPANCY AND STATE REGULATIONS. SO THAT'S ALL THAT WE HAVE FROM STAFF.
OTHERWISE, WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH THE NOTED CONDITIONS, AS WE STATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, THERE'S A DRAFT ORDINANCE ATTACHED. AND THEN FORWARD THIS TO COUNCIL, POSSIBLY FOR A APPROVAL.
THAT'S ALL THAT WE HAVE FROM STAFF, AND WE'LL DEFER TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
HEARING. ALL RIGHT. THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO MOVED. MOTION BY MISS BERRY, SECOND BY MISS SPOOR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ITEM? GOING ONCE.
WE HAD A COSMETIC TATTOO TO FLY ON WILKINS STREET.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT BUSINESS, CORRECT? CORRECT, CORRECT. MR. MUNIZ IS HERE.
COME TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE, SIR.
I AM A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN COSMETIC TATTOOING.
SOME OF THEM DO TATTOO WITH OUR TATTOO EQUIPMENT.
COSMETIC TATTOOING. THEY NORMALLY DO THE LIPS AND EYEBROWS.
I DON'T HAVE ANY FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE SEEING IT.
BESIDES MAYBE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AMEN USED TO DO IT WITH A YOUNG LADY.
I AM INTERESTED IN MOVING MY SHOP INTO THIS CURRENT LOCATION.
THE HOURS ON THERE, THEY WERE GOOD.
BUT IF WE CLOSED IT AT 6:00 OR 8:00, THAT ALWAYS MISSES MY LAST APPOINTMENT.
I NORMALLY AM OFF BY 9 P.M., I'VE BEEN TATTOOING THE LAST ABOUT 12 YEARS.
I STARTED HERE IN ANGLETON AT AMEN TATTOOS.
ABOUT THE LAST FIVE AND A HALF YEARS.
ME AND MY SISTER HAVE OPENED UP MUNOZ TATTOO STUDIO OVER THERE BEHIND 711 IN FREEPORT.
OVER TIME, I MIGHT HAVE HIRED ABOUT 14 PEOPLE THERE, AND THEY ALL LEFT ON GOOD TERMS.
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THREE OF THEM OPENED UP THEIR OWN SHOPS IN FREEPORT.THIS STUDIO WOULD BE MORE OF A PRIVATE STUDIO.
YEAH. I MEAN, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT OR CONCERNS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
SO WE MAY HAVE QUESTIONS WHEN WE FINISH THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYBODY ELSE. ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. HESTON, A SECOND BY MISS SPOOR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
OKAY. NOW, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MUNIZ? SO YOU SAID THIS WOULD BE MORE OF A PRIVATE STUDIO.
ARE YOU PLANNING TO BE OPEN AND RECEIVING CUSTOMERS ALL THE WAY FROM 7 A.M.
TO 9 P.M. EVERY DAY? OR IS THIS GOING TO BE MORE OF A SPORADIC BY APPOINTMENT SITUATION? SO, THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS I'VE BEEN WORKING BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
I MAY HAVE PEOPLE WORKING THERE UNDERNEATH ME.
I WORK STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
WE BOOK AN APPOINTMENT AHEAD OF TIME.
IF THEY DO WALK IN, WE SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.
OKAY. BASICALLY, THAT WAY WE HAVE TIME TO DESIGN WHAT THEY WANT AND WE DO LESS COVER UPS THAT WAY.
OKAY. AND HOW MANY CLIENTS DO YOU ANTICIPATE HAVING IN AT ANY GIVEN TIME? I TATTOO ONE PERSON AT A TIME.
NORMALLY I DO ABOUT THREE APPOINTMENTS AT THE MOST.
OKAY. IT'S THE ONLY THING I DON'T MIND.
THAT'S ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE A MOTION.
ALL RIGHT, SO I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. CLARK TO APPROVE THE SUP.
ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE SUP AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU'RE MOVING WITH THE AMENDED HOURS, NOT THE HOURS AS PRESENTED IN THE AGENDA, RIGHT? OKAY. THANK YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE? WHAT HOURS ARE WE GOING WITH? IT WAS 7 TO 7, 8 AND 9 P.
YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. ALSO, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
AND THIS WILL GO BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON THE 23RD OF THE MONTH AT 6:00 PM.
[4. Conduct a hearing, discussion, and take possible action on Ordinance approving a Specific Use Permit to allow a TNMP Electrical Power Distribution Substation (White Oak Substation) on a 15.70-acre site, and a TNMP Electrical Power Distribution Substation (CenterPoint) on a 16.72-acre site, out of a 41.8759 acre tract of land within the “C-G”, Commercial-General District, located adjacent and north of 3343 E Mulberry St/ HWY 35, Angleton, TX 77515 (PID No. 168906) and legally described as A0318 T S LEE BLOCK 42 TRACT 39A-40-41-41C-41D-46A1-47A (OLIVER & BARROW SD) ACRES 41.8759, Brazoria County, Texas.]
POWER DISTRIBUTION SUBSTATION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE WHITE OAK SUBSTATION, ON A 15.7 ACRE SITE AND A TEXAS NEW MEXICO POWER ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION SUBSTATION, ALSO KNOWN AS CENTERPOINT, ON A 16.72 ACRE SITE OUT OF A 41.8759 ACRE TRACT OF LAND WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT, LOCATED ADJACENT AND NORTH OF 3343 EAST MULBERRY STREET.HIGHWAY 35, ANGLETON, TEXAS 77515 PID 168906 AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS A0318TS LEE BLOCK 42, TRACT 39, A 4041-41, C 41, D-46 A1-47 A, OLIVER AND BARROW SUBDIVISION ACRES 41.8759 BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS.
OTIS, TELL US ABOUT THIS, PLEASE.
SO I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS ONE TODAY.
GOOD AFTERNOON. AND THIS PROPERTY TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, HAD A REPRESENTATIVE THAT CAME IN AND HAD A PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE PROPERTY.
AS WELL AS SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SIDEWALK.
AND WE SUGGESTED ANNEXATION AT THAT TIME BECAUSE PART OF THE PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND PART OF THE PROPERTY IS IN THE ETJ. THEY HAVE DECLINED TO ANNEX THE ETJ PORTION INTO THE CITY, BUT THEY DID GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT THEIR SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE TWO SUBSTATIONS.
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THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL AREA, WHICH IS ABOUT 8.46 ACRES.THAT'S WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS THERE.
WHERE'S THE PICTURE? THE GRAPHIC? YEAH.
OKAY. IS IT AT THE VERY END? IS THERE NOTHING ELSE? OKAY, WELL APPARENTLY WE'RE MISSING A GRAPHIC, BUT IT SHOWS THE LOT WHERE IT IS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 35. IT'S MOSTLY VACANT.
THERE'S TREES THAT LINE THE PROPERTY.
IT DOES ABUT UP TO WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE WIN ROW SUBDIVISION.
THE FIRST SUBSTATION THAT WOULD BE THERE, I BELIEVE, IS THE CENTER POINT.
WHY ARE THEY BOTH INTERESTED IN THAT SAME SPOT, CENTER POINT IN TEXAS, NEW MEXICO? I BELIEVE THAT TEXAS, NEW MEXICO OWNS THE WHOLE 41 ACRES, AND THEY'RE GOING TO USE IT TO DISTRIBUTE POWER AND ELECTRICITY TO THE AREA.
OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW ANGLETON IS DIVIDED.
SOME OF US HAVE TEXAS, NEW MEXICO AS OUR PROVIDER AND SOME OF US HAVE CENTERPOINT.
IS THIS AN AREA THAT'S GOT CENTER POINT.
WE DO HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE.
SO, WE CAN HAVE THEM PUBLIC HEARING IN A MINUTE OKAY.
THE MAJORITY OF IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE ETJ.
SO, THE CENTER POINT ONE IS ON THE NORTHERN SIDE, AND THEN TEXAS, NEW MEXICO ONE IS BELOW IT.
THERE'S NOT VERY MANY LIKE, ACTUAL STRUCTURES THAT ARE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
BUT WE DID EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO PULL THE APPROPRIATE BUILDING PERMITS.
AND WHATEVER REQUIREMENTS THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO, TO CONSTRUCT THOSE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
IT IS A COMMERCIAL GENERAL PROPERTY.
SO IT IS APPROPRIATE WITH THE SUP.
WE DID MENTION A COUPLE OF CONDITIONS THAT WERE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AS FAR AS THE SOUND AND THE SOUND LEVEL THAT'S BEING ADMITTED AND POSSIBLE LIGHT POLLUTION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS NOT THERE YET, BUT THAT IS BEING BUILT. SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE COULD PLACE SOME CONDITIONS ON IF, IF DESIRED.
IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THERE BE A FENCE AND POSSIBLY AN INCREASE TO THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER THAT IS EXISTING THERE TO DO LIKE A STAGGERED TREE SITUATION.
THE CONDITIONS OF HAVE ALL BEEN MET AS FAR AS, AS WE CAN TELL, AND WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO OR SUGGEST THAT IT SUGGESTS IT FOR APPROVAL.
LET'S GET INTO THE CONDITIONS.
SO, WE FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE ADOPTED AND MOVED FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE MORE CONDITIONS ON THE NEXT PAGE? YES. YES, THERE ARE.
SO USUALLY, THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES HAVE SOME FORM OF SCREENING.
SO, WE SUGGESTED THE STAGGERING OF THE LANDSCAPING.
AND THEN OF COURSE SIDEWALK REQUIREMENTS ARE THERE.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO REQUEST ANY TYPE OF VARIANCE BEFORE THE CONSOLE.
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OTHER THAN THAT, THE MAJORITY OF THE FACILITY IS IN THE COUNTY.WE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF ANNEXATION WITH THEM.
IT WOULD BE THE PREFERENCE OF THE CITY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE APPLICANT CAN SPEAK TO THAT ON BEHALF OF THE OWNERSHIP IN TERMS OF WHAT THE FUTURE PLANS ARE FOR THAT ANNEXATION, BUT THOSE ARE THE SORT OF THINGS THAT STAFF WANTED TO BRING TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SECOND. SECOND BY MR. HESTON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM? SIR, IS THIS A YES? WOULD YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, SIR? WITH IT BEING POWER DISTRIBUTION IS AT A GM PLANT.
I'M SORRY, SIR, WHAT IS YOUR NAME? MY NAME'S DALE FOWLER.
THANK YOU, SIR. JUST WONDERING, IS IT A COGENT PLANT THAT HAS A TURBINE FACILITY ON IT, OR IS IT JUST DISTRIBUTION OFF THE MAIN WIRES THAT'S COMING INTO TOWN? YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NOISE LEVELS THAT ARE WHEN NEW DEVELOPMENT AND NEW NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE WAY IS STRICTLY, LIKE I SAID, FOR DISTRIBUTION.
OR IS IT FOR A COGENT SO THAT WHEN POWER LEVELS ARE LOW, THE GENERATION STATIONS KICK IN AND TAKE OVER, WHERE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A POWER GENERATION PLANT RUNNING AT THAT POINT IN TIME? WELL, I THINK WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY HERE THAT'S GOING TO TELL US ABOUT THAT, I HOPE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. FELDER. THANKS.
GOOD AFTERNOON. WHAT IS YOUR NAME, MA'AM? MY NAME IS DEJOHNETTE OR DJ FOR SHORT.
BICKHAM AND I WORK WITH AUSTIN ENGINEERS.
I'M THE DESIGN ENGINEER FOR THIS SITE.
ANY ELECTRICAL COMPONENT QUESTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE PRESENT? I'VE GOT THEM ON THE PHONE FOR OR IN A TEAMS MEETING AND THEY CAN SPEAK TO THAT.
CURRENTLY, CENTERPOINT INTENDS TO PURCHASE A PORTION OF THAT ON THE MORE SOUTHERN TRACT OR SIDE.
WITH RESPECT TO IF THE IF THE INTENTION IS SOLELY TO SUPPLY POWER TO THE EXISTING OR VIA THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL TOWERS, OR IF IT WILL BE A GENERATION REGULATOR WHEN THE GRID IS FULL.
SORRY, WHAT WAS THE END OF THE QUESTION, SIR? MA'AM. I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THE. WHAT WAS THE END OF THE.
OKAY, SO THE QUESTION IS IF IT WILL BE A CO-GEN PLANT AND GENERATE POWER WHEN PRODUCTION IS DOWN.
CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME AND HAVE THE PERSON THAT'S GOING TO GIVE THE REPLY INDICATE WHO THEY ARE, PLEASE? OKAY. ONE MOMENT.
LET ME MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HEAR YOU.
I CAN HEAR YOU NOW. VINCENT, CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ALSO THE COMPANY THAT YOU'RE REPRESENTING, PLEASE? SURE. VINCENT ROBERTS, TEXAS.
NEW MEXICO POWER. AND NO, THIS WILL NOT BE A GENERATION FACILITY.
WILL NOT. AND I DIDN'T CATCH THE ENTIRE QUESTION.
JUST LET ME KNOW IF I MISSED ANYTHING.
WELL, I THINK THAT WAS THE HEART OF THE QUESTION.
IT, THEY WILL NOT BE GENERATING ELECTRICITY AT THAT LOCATION.
VINCENT, THAT WAS SATISFACTORY.
SO. WHY DO WE HAVE A TEXAS-NEW MEXICO AND A CEDAR POINT SUBSTATION BACK TO BACK? ALL RIGHT. THE QUESTION IS WHY THERE'S A NEED TO HAVE A TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER AND A CENTER POINT SUBSTATION BACK-TO-BACK.
VINCENT IS GOING TO TAKE THIS QUESTION AS WELL.
THE CENTERPOINT INTERCONNECTION FACILITY INTERCONNECTION REQUIREMENTS REQUIRE THAT A CENTERPOINT STATION BE BUILT TO BISECT AN EXISTING CENTERPOINT LINE.
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THEIR EXISTING TRANSMISSION LINE AND FEED STATION WITH TWO HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES.THANK YOU. VINCENT. SO ESSENTIALLY THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE NOW, THE ELECTRICAL TOWERS THAT EXIST ARE OWNED BY CENTERPOINT, AND THERE'S A REQUIREMENT IN PLACE BY CENTREPOINT THAT THEIR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT BE ATTACHED TO THAT.
SO, IN ORDER FOR TEXAS, NEW MEXICO POWER TO ACT AS THE STEP DOWN AND POWER DISTRIBUTOR, THEY NEED TO RECEIVE THE POWER FROM CENTREPOINT, STEP IT DOWN AND DELIVER IT TO THE END USERS. ALL RIGHT.
OF COURSE. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ISSUE? BECAUSE WE'RE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
OKAY. I ALSO WANTED TO ADD REALLY QUICKLY.
SORRY, BILL. AND WE ASSUME YOU SUPPORT THIS SUP? YEAH. OKAY.
NO. THAT'S WHAT WE DO HERE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO, I WANTED TO OFFER SOME INSIGHT ON THE NOISE PRODUCTION CONCERN.
IT'S JUST ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MOUNTED ON A PAD, AND YOU DON'T HEAR AS MUCH AS A HUM.
AND FOR PHOTO METRICS, I WAS THERE FOR MOST OF THESE.
I'VE BEEN THERE DURING THE DAYTIME, BUT THERE'S NOT AN EXCESSIVE LIGHT PRODUCTION EITHER.
AND THEN TO THE POINT OF SCREENING AND FENCING, TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER AND CENTERPOINT ENERGY BOTH HAVE THEIR OWN MANDATED FENCING ABOUT 6 TO 8FT TO SCREEN OFF THESE PROPERTIES AND TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE IS ABLE TO GET IN AND HURT THEMSELVES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
OF COURSE. ANYBODY ELSE? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
AT THE TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO MOVED. GOT A MOTION MR. HESTON SECOND BY MISS SPOOR.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
OKAY. WE ARE NOW OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? OR MOST.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHRIS WHITAKER, ANGLETON CITY MANAGER.
SO, I GUESS THE QUESTIONS I'D LIKE YOU TO ASK THE REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE, WHAT'S THE VALUE OF THE PROJECT LIKE DOLLAR VALUE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITE.
AND THEN SECOND QUESTION IS I'LL JUST MENTION ANNEXATION.
YOU CAN, I GUESS, CLARIFY, GET A CLARIFICATION ON THE ANNEXATION QUESTION, BECAUSE I THINK THE CITY WOULD PREFER ADDING THAT VALUE TO THE CITY LIMITS.
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANNEXATION WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
THERE'S A SMALL SLIVER OF THE SITE ON THE MORE EASTERN SIDE WHICH DOES LIE WITHIN THE CITY.
ULTIMATELY IT CAME DOWN TO OWNER VALUES AND, AND WHETHER THEY THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE SOME BENEFIT TO DOING THAT IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS OR NOT. SO, THIS WENT BACK AND FORTH THE ANNEXATION VERSUS ANNEXATION, AND THEY DECIDED TO LEAVE THE PROPERTY AS IS.
ALL RIGHT. AND DO WE KNOW THE DOLLAR VALUATION OF THE PROJECT? OKAY. SO, THE QUESTION FOR THE TEAM IS IF ANYONE IS ABLE TO SHARE OR KNOWS THIS OFF THE TOP OF THEIR HEAD.
THE VALUATION OF THE VALUE OF THE PROJECT.
AND SO SOMEONE FROM TEXAS, NEW MEXICO POWER AS WELL AS CENTERPOINT CAN SPEAK ON THIS IF YOU LIKE.
MICHAEL, ARE YOU TAKING THIS? YES. SO, MICHAEL O'BRIEN WITH TNMP.
SO THE VALUE IS TO PROVIDE POWER.
OUR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY TO SERVE THE GROWTH IN THE REGION, AND SOMETHING TO EXPAND ON A PREVIOUS QUESTION WAS, IS TNMP SERVICE TERRITORY AND THE EXISTING FACILITIES THAT CAN PROVIDE THE POWER IS PROVIDED BY CENTERPOINT.
SO OVERALL VALUE IS TO PROVIDE POWER TO THE INCREASED GROWTH IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA.
THAT'S WHAT THE DISTRIBUTION NEED IS FOR.
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SO, THANK YOU, MICHAEL.ALSO, I THINK THAT ULTIMATELY, THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING TO UNDERSTAND THE VALUATION.
SO, THE COST OR THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE DOLLAR.
HE'S I CAN'T HELP YOU WITH THAT ONE.
SO, WHAT'S THE TOTAL COST OF THE COMBINED PROJECT.
TOTAL COST OF THE COMBINED PROJECT.
SO I THINK FOR TNMP'S WHITE OAK SITE, ALONG WITH THE PROPERTY PURCHASE, IT'S DAVID GRIFFITH IS ALSO ON.
HE MIGHT HAVE THE LATEST DOLLARS TOGETHER BUT IT'S 10 TO 15 MILLION.
DAVID CORRECT ME, WHAT NUMBER DO YOU HAVE TODAY? AND FOR CENTERPOINT'S SAMARITAN SITE AT TMNP I THINK YOU OR SOMEONE FROM YOUR TEAM BETTER SUITED TO ANSWER YOUR SIDE. YEAH.
THIS IS TIM RAINES, CENTERPOINT ENERGY.
THE WE'RE IN ABOUT THE SAME COST RANGE.
SO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 20 AND $30 MILLION.
CORRECT. WHAT WAS THAT, HEATHER? YEAH. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S I MEAN, THAT'S KIND OF THE I GUESS NOT, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S SPECIFICS OR I, BUT I THINK 10 TO 15 IS PROBABLY WHAT WE'RE KIND OF SURPRISED WHAT WE WILL DO.
YEAH. AND I JUST PULLED UP A REPORT.
THE TRANSMISSION COSTS, SUBSTATION COST, TNMP COST.
RIGHT AT 22 MILLION FOR TRANSMISSION AND SUBSTATION COSTS.
SO THE PROPER WHAT'S DEVELOPED ON THE PROPERTY IS 15 MILLION.
AND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT, WE'RE DOING WORK IN OUR TRANSMISSION CORRIDOR.
SO THAT LIES OUTSIDE OF THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY.
AND THAT'S 7 MILLION. ALL RIGHT.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAD A QUICK OBSERVATION REGARDING THE ANNEXATION, IF I COULD, BEFORE WE CLOSE.
IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR LONG-RANGE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND IF YOU WOULD LOOK AT THE ZONING, THE IDEA OF REQUESTING THE ANNEXATION IS TO NUMBER ONE, TO DETOUR, OR TO BASICALLY COMBAT AGAINST US CREATING AN ISLAND.
THE LAND AROUND YOU, WINDROSE GREEN IS CURRENTLY IN THE COUNTY, BUT IT'S UNDER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND STRATEGIC PLAN AGREEMENT TO ONCE COME INTO THE CITY AFTER A PERIOD OF 25 TO 30 YEARS.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS.
SO, WE UNDERSTAND THE NOTION OF GOING THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS THROUGH THE COUNTY.
BUT TAKE IT BACK TO THEM WITH THE PERSPECTIVE.
BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A COMMERCIAL NODE RIGHT AT THE 523 INTERSECTION, ALL OF THAT WOULD BE COMMERCIALIZED, AND WE DON'T WANT TO END UP WITH A CAVITY OF BRAZORIA COUNTY IN THE MIDDLE OF ANGLETON.
SO YOU NEED TO LOOK AT IT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.
SURE. WHEN YOU SAY WHEN YOU SAY IN THE INTEREST OF THE INTEREST OF THE CITY, NOT WANTING TO GIVE UP PRIME REAL ESTATE, IF THEY WERE TO LEAVE IT AS IS, THE CITY WOULD STILL MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP OVER THE PORTION THAT LIES WITHIN THE CITY.
CORRECT? AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE THIS IS IN OUR ETJ AS STATED EARLIER, THAT IS OUR PLANNING DISTRICT.
AND WHAT WE LOOK AT IS THE FUTURE PROBABILITY OF IT BEING BROUGHT INTO THE CITY.
SO WE SORT OF LIKE PLAN AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE CITY.
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO END UP WITH A CAVITY, LIKE I SAID.
SO AND SO I CAN COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT.
I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE CLIENT TO UNDERSTAND AS THEY WEIGH THIS OUT IS IF THERE IS ANY BENEFIT TO THEM TO GOING FOR THE ANNEXATION VERSUS LEAVING IT AS IS AND NOT HAVING TO UNDERGO THAT PROCESS.
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I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY WILL BE INTERESTED IN AND WHAT WILL HELP THEM MAKE SUCH A DECISION.BUT I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN OF THE CITY ON THAT.
AND THEY LAND WOULD BE IN THE CITY.
BUT IN THE REVERSE, I'M JUST SAYING THE QUESTION WOULD BE ASKED.
WE STILL HAVE A QUORUM. BARELY.
[INAUDIBLE] SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL. SO, WE'RE GOING TO DO, YOU'RE GOING TO READ THE MOTION? I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A REASONABLE MOTION.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION OKAY.
SO, YOU'RE MOTIONING TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION WITH THE CONDITIONS CORRECT.
WHAT? DO YOU HAVE ANY CONDITIONS UPON ANNEXATION? NO. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CONDITIONS WITHOUT ANY DISCUSSION OF THE ANNEXATION.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
IS STAFF RECOMMENDING THAT WE ADD A CONDITION FOR ANNEXATION AT THIS? I WANTED TO READ THAT INTO THE RECORD, AND I THINK IT CAN BE IRONED OUT AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL ONCE WE GET A RESPONSE FROM THE APPLICANT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
THANK YOU. NOW, OTIS, TELL US ABOUT ITEMS FIVE THROUGH TEN.
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AS I UNDERSTAND, THEY'RE GOING TO BE BRIEF.SO, ITEMS, AS STATED, THE SIX PLATS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA WERE SUBMITTED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT.
THERE ARE UNDER A CONSTRUCTION PLAN SUBMITTAL AND APPROVAL PROCESS.
SO, WE JUST SUBMITTED THESE AS PART OF THE RECORD.
SO, NO ACTION IS BEING REQUIRED FOR FIVE THROUGH TEN.
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT COMPLETES OUR AGENDA, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.