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MINUTES OF • PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING .. APRIL 6, 1989 Members Present: Chairperson Janet Graves, Commissioners Charles Boyle, Eugene Edmonds, Lola Phillips Members Absent, Commissioners Inge Browder, Bobby Blackwell, Jack Gresham it Staff_ Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Director of Community Development Joel H. Albrecht, City Inspector Mark Lewis, Community Development/Engineering Secretary tuna Browning, Assistant City Attorney John Armstrong Othgrs Present: Approximately 20 concerned citizens 1) CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Janet Graves called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. 2)' APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE MARCH 16, 1989 MEETING A motion was made by Charlie Boyle and seconded by Eugene Edmonds S to approve the minutes of the March 16, 1989 meeting as submitted. Vote was unanimous. 3) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ISSUES RELATING TO THE ANNEXED BAYMUD AREA Chairperson Janet Graves turned the meeting over to John Armstrong, Assistant City Attorney, so he could read into the record a letter on the legal status of two mobile homes in the newly annexed BayA1UD area. The mobile homes were placed at 323 Dwire on December 31, 1988 and 308 Dwire on March 24, 1989. (See attached letter dated 4/6/89). Mr. Bill Gwaltney, citizen of BayMUD area annexed, spoke to the Commission at this time. Mr. Gwaltney stated that the City of La Porte did promise in the public meetings that there would be no future mobile homes moved into the district after annexation and that any homes moved from the district could not be replaced. He said they are now hearing about mobile home parks in the district and he was questioning how they got to be mobile home parks. The neighbors nor the Board of Supervisors for the BayMUD district were aware of any mobile home parks. Mr. Gwaltney said he would request that the Planning & Zoning Commission classify these areas as "R-1". He said he did not know how these areas got classified as mobile home parks or what can be done about changing their classification, but he did not want nor • did his neighbors that he had talked to, want any mobile home parks in this area.