2000-11-06-2000 Special Called Workshop Meeting

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• • Planning and Zoning Commission ~ ~ ~~ Minutes of Scptember 21, 2000 Page 2 beautification, Canada Rd., removal of the apartments on Garfield, and the bayfront azea land use plan. 2. CITIZEN COMMENTS Greg Sills, of 49021~feadowcrest, favors the extension of Farrington. It would create a safer access for children to get to school. He noted that travel time from the Fire Dept. into Lomax is currently 5-7 minutes but if the road were cut-through, response time could be reduced to 2 minutes. Also, it would be more convenient to transport children to the ballpark in Fairmont Park if the road was in place. Bill Scott, of 1802 Lomax School Rd., distributed a petition signed by approximately 570 citizens that want all three phases of the Farrington connection to be removed from the Comprehensive Plan. Twenty-two coordinators of the effort to stop the Farrington Extension attended the Open House and submitted written comments against Phase One of the extension and the proposed "H" Street Bridge. No comments were submitted from individuals favoring the extension or the bridge. Mr. Scott gave each Commission Member an "information package" that included a videotape of traffic dangers in the Lomax area. Mr. Scott stated that ambulance response time is not delayed because of the current location of EI~iS on "C" Street. Dangerous conditions exist on "P" Street due to large volumes of speeding traffic. Lori Druckenbrodt, of 11315 North "H", stated that some children in the Lomax area are bussed to school and she doesn't see a problem with this. There is a Fire Dept. on Lomax School Rd. that serves the area effectively. The Farrington Extension presents a big problem because there are no sidewalks for children to walk on and traffic is already heavy. Nazar Momin, of 6306 Hidden Crestway, Sugar Land, Texas, has done business in La Porte for twenty years. Mr. Momin made a general comment about the appearance of buildings along SH 146. He feels there are too many metal buildings and this does not give a good impression of the City. He asked the City to consider some type of development restrictions for buildings that front SH 146. Brick and stucco were recommended as suitable exterior finishes. Sharon Tally, of 10706 N. "H", feels that creating another access into the area will increase thefts. Also, more traffic will increase the number of traffic accidents. Clarence Morgan, of 10415 N. "H", is retired and en}oys living in a rural area. He would like for things to remain as they are. V. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING Chairperson Waters closed the Public Hearing at 6:30 P.M. VI. CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.