05-24-12 Special Called Meeting of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes of May 24, 2012 Members Present: Hal Lawler, Danny Earp, Doretta Finch, Les Bird, Helen LaCour, Richard Warren, Mark Follis, and Phillip Hoot. Members Absent: Lou Ann Martin City Staff Present: Assistant City Manager, Traci Leach; Planning Director, Tim Tietjens; City Planner, Masood Malik; City Attorney, Clark Askins; and Planning Assistant, Shannon Green. 1. Call to order Meeting called to order by Chairman Hal Lawler at 6:03 p.m. 2. Roll Call of Members Chairman Hal Lawler asked for a roll call of members. Lou Ann Martin was not present. 3. Consider approval of April 25, 2012, meeting minutes. Motion by Phillip Hoot to approve the April 25, 2012, meeting minutes. Second by Richard Warren. Motion carried. Ayes: Hal Lawler, Danny Earp, Doretta Finch, Les Bird, Helen LaCour, Richard Warren, Mark Follis, and Phillip Hoot. Nays: None Abstain: None 4. La Porte Comprehensive Plan Update A. Review and discuss draft plan Chapters 2 and 6. City Planner Masood Malik addressed the Commission. Mr. Mailk announced Kendig Keast consultants would be presenting the Land Use Map and discussing changes. Mr. Malik informed the Commission due to time constraints, Kendig Keast would like to move forward to item B, review of revised Future Land Use Map and add item A to a future Planning & Zoning Agenda. B. Review of revised Future Land Use Plan. Kendig Keast presented the Commission with a proposed Future Land Use Map. Commission Members and staff worked as a group to review and make changes. C. Identification of changes or revisions. Commission Members discussed in length the proposed plans and made changes. The Final Future Land Use map will be presented to the Planning & Zoning Commission at the June 21, 2012, meeting. Kendig Keast consultants asked Commission Members return comments by June 81n Chairman Hal Lawler dismissed himself from the meeting at 8:00pm. Vice Chairman Danny Earp chaired the meeting. 5. Administrative Reports Masood Malik reported on a discussion on item from the previous meeting. Research shows there are only two bird sanctuary's in Southeast Texas: Armand Bayou and North Deer Island. La Porte is not a bird sanctuary. 6. Commission Comments on matters appearing on agenda or inquiry of staff regarding specific factual information of existing policy.