1994-12-12 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting

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. e Minutes Public Hearing and Regular Meeting La Porte city council December 12, 1994, Page 5 David Booth, 706 Sharon, Bay town , Texas, spoke in support of his request for a Special Conditional Use Permit Request for the purpose of allowing a mini-warehouse/boat R.V. storage facility to be located at 11230 West Main street in La Porte. Spero pomonis, 218 Bay Colony Circle, La Porte spoke on two issues. First, his support of the La Porte Boys Baseball Association. In his opinion, La Porte has no need for two separate baseball' leagues, and he feels the city can not afford additional parks to support two separate leagues. Mr. pomonis suggested the new league should seek assistance from Harris County in furnishing more parks. Second, he reiterated his support for the purchase of the Beasley property for park purposes. He indicated he feels the people who live near that property and who do not want a park there are being selfish, and they do not want other citizens to have what they have. 6. PUBLIC HEARING - A: TO RECEIVE CITIZEN COMMENTS REGARDING PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN FOR WHICH UPDATES ARE PROPOSED ARE AS FOLLOW: THOROUGHFARE PLAN OPEN SPACE PLAN PEDESTRIAN PLAN. SEWER PLAN. WATER PLAN STORM WATER PLAN Mayor Malone opened the public hearing at 6:44 P.M. Director of Planning Chuck Harrington reviewed the request, and he commented that the City of La Porte has accomplish a lot of the goals as set out in the Comprehensive Plan ten years ago. Mr. Harrington reviewed the proposed update, and Mayor Malone asked for public input. Fourci tizens spoke regarding the plan update. Ms. Helen McFerren had questions on the sewer system update. Ms. Ginnie Groda had questions regarding the proposed boardwalk on the bay front on the Beasley property. Ms. Faye Burke also had questions about the funding for a proposed bay front boardwalk. Mr. Jerrell Burke made comments regarding the proposed boardwalk on the bay in front of Happy Harbor Methodist Home property. Recommendation from Planning & Zoning Commission was for approval of the proposed amendments, and staff concurred with the Commission's recommendations. Mayor Malone closed the public hearing at 7:03 P.M. 7 . CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE (Res. 94-11) - C.