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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Planning and Zoning Commission <br />Minutes of March 16, 2000 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br /> <br />VI. CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL FOR ZONE CHANGE <br />#R99-005. <br /> <br />Motion by Melton Wolters to recommend City Council approval of R99-00S. Second by <br />Sandie George. All were in favor and the motion passed. <br /> <br />VII. CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL FOR ZONE CHANGE <br />#ROO-OOl. <br /> <br />Motion by Dottie Kaminski to recommend City Council approval of ROO-001. Second by <br />Melton Wolters. All were in favor and the motion passed. <br /> <br />VIII. REVIEW DRAFT OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE. <br /> <br />Chapter 5 - Transportation Thorovghfare S.ystem <br /> <br />, Bret Keast led discussions regarding'transportation planning. Mr. Keast nored that the <br />proposed Farrington Road extension has been a significant issue for numerous residents in <br />the Lomax area. Residents from the area attended a steering committee meeting and stated <br />their objection to the road extension. Wtlbur Smith Associates, addressing the technical <br />aspects of extending Fatrington Blvd., prepared a technical memorandum for city staff. Mr. <br />Keast reviewed with the Commission, the advantages and disadvantages that were listed in <br />the memorandwn. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Joe Sease addressed the Commission. Chief Sease described a need for north to <br />south connector roads within La Porte. Cross streets are not present in the subject area <br />possibly due to the fact that the Lomax area originally was a city unto itself. The location for <br />the proposed Fire Station 3 remains undecided until such time that a decision is made <br />regarding Farrington Blvd. Other streets to consider as north to south connectors might be <br />Airport Blvd., on the east side of the airport, and Valleyview, between 'CP and "L" Streets. A <br />major incident occurred during the last year at the railroad overpass on Spencer Hwy. Sens <br />Rd. was shut down and the only way to move ambulances out of the area, because they were <br />located down \Vind of the spill, was via Underwood Rd. Chief Sease also nored that a unit <br />responding from Fire Station 2 to North "Rn Street at Lomax School Road currently travels <br />3V2 miles. The distance would be reduced to % mile if Farrington were extended. Extra <br />starts and stops for fire trucks mean longer response times. <br /> <br />Police Chief Richard ReEf addressed the Commission. Chief ReEf stared that a crime study <br />was recently conducted to determine where activities were occurring within the City. With <br />this information, the Police Dept is better able to deploy officers with quicker response <br />times. The subject area had the second highest number of activities reported in 1999. When <br />comparing response times, this area had a considerable delay due to the fact there are only <br />two ways to gain access. The connection to Lomax School Road would allow easier access <br />with lower response times. OUef ReEf agreed with Chief Sease that additional north to south <br />