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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR TONIGHT'S PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
[ROLL CALL ]
AT THIS TIME.WE'LL HAVE THE ROLL CALL, MR. HOLCOMB, CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON HERE, VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT HERE.
COMMISSIONER ADISON COMMISSIONER ALLEN COMMISSIONER ELLENDER HERE.
MR. HAWTHORNE HERE, COMMISSIONER HILL AND COMMISSIONER STERLING HERE.
[RECOGNITION OF PLANNING COMMISSION EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR ]
THANK YOU, MR. HOLCOMB.AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO RECOGNITION OF PLANNING COMMISSION EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, MR. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION EVERY YEAR, THE PLANNING DIRECTOR HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION AND ANNOUNCE AN OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE WHO'S GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND THIS YEAR, UH, IN 2020, THE WINDOWS, THAT WAS A CHILD VERY CHALLENGING YEAR, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO KIND OF SINGLE OUT ONE PERSON INDIVIDUALLY WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO, TO, TO HELP AND GET THINGS DONE.
BUT, UH, THAT ONE EMPLOYEE WHO, UH, WHO KIND OF ROSE TO THE TOP WAS A MAGGIE GLEASON.
AND IS THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR MAGGIE IS THE MANAGER OR A LONG RANGE PLANNING DIVISION.
UH, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, SHE, UH, IMPLEMENTS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE BR AND IMPLEMENTS OUR BARRIERS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, PROGRAMS AT THE CITY PARISH PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE.
UH, I'D LIKE TO READ THE AWARD.
IT SAYS MAGGIE GLEASON, OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE LOYAL AND DEDICATED EMPLOYEE SERVICE, PROVIDING A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY AND PERISH THE SKILLS THAT PROMOTE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT REGULATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND REAL QUICK.
ONE THING I FAILED TO POINT OUT THAT WAS IMPORTANT WAS, UH, DURING THIS YEAR THROUGHOUT ALL THAT MAGGIE FOUND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET HER PROFESSIONAL AICP CERTIFICATION.
SO THAT WAS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATS AGAIN.
MEGAN COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME,
[1. ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND THE VICE CHAIRMAN.I'LL ASK THE VICE, THE CURRENT VICE CHAIRMAN, UH, COMMISSIONER GROUT, UH, TO THE WHOLE, THE ELECTION FOR THE CHAIRMAN ELECTION FOR THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO NOMINATIONS CURRENTLY.
UH, CHAIRMAN, UH, UH, CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SECOND SECOND FROM, UH, UM, FROM, UH, FROM COMMISSIONER STERLING, SORRY.
LET ME CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS AND I'LL TAKE THE SECOND FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER STERLING, UH, VOTE.
DO WE HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT NOMINATION OR DID THAT TO ELECTING, UH, COMMISSIONER WASHINGTON, SEEING NONE COMMISSIONER WASHINGTON IS ELECTED.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE AS THE CHAIRMAN ON THIS, ON THIS COMMISSION AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE THE ELECTION FOR THE VICE CHAIRMAN.
I'LL OPEN THE NOMINATIONS AND START WITH THE NOMINATION FOR THE CURRENT VICE CHAIRMAN, UH, COMMISSIONER GROUT.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS ST.
JOHN I'LL CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS? IS THERE A MOTION MOTION FOR PERMISSION TO HAWTHORNE SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HILL? ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS SAYING, CONGRATULATIONS, COMMISSIONER GRO.
[2. APPROVAL OF 2020 ANNUAL REPORT ]
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT.THE SOUND WE'LL HAVE MAGGIE GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON THEIR ANNUAL REPORT,
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SORRY.UH, PAPI'S OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH INCLUDED THE FUTURE BR PROGRESS REPORT HAVE BEEN PACKED OUT.
AND IF APPROVED TONIGHT WILL BE GIVEN THE METRO COUNCIL, ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRESS REPORT THIS YEAR IS THE ADOPTION OF A PARISH WIDE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE MASTER PLAN.
SO YOU'LL NOTICE THE COVER IS ALL THINGS BICYCLE FROM ALL PARTS OF THE PARISH, HIGHLIGHTING THE DEVICE, THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION THAT THIS COMMISSION STRIVES TO ACHIEVE.
2020 PROVED TO BE A VERY CHALLENGING YEAR, BUT ONE BRIGHT SPOT THAT OUR PARISH CAN FOCUS ON IN 2021 AND BEYOND IS HEALTH, CONNECTIVITY, AND EQUITY, WHICH WE BELIEVE OUR PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE MASTER PLAN IS ONE TOOL TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? THERE'S A MOTION FOR PERMISSION TO HEAL.
SECOND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS SEEING NONE? THE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT IS APPROVED
[3. APPROVAL OF 2021 CALENDAR ]
AT THIS TIME.WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE 2021 CALENDAR AT YOUR SEAT.
YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE 2021 PLANNING COMMISSION CALENDAR WITH IMPORTANT DATES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER COMMISSION MEMBERS.
ARE THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? THE CALENDAR MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ELLENDER A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS SAYING NONE? THE CALENDAR HAS BEEN APPROVED
[4. APPROVAL OF 2021 WORK PROGRAM ]
AT THIS TIME.WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE 2021 WORK PROGRAM.
LAST MONTH I PASSED OUT THE, UH, 2021 ANNUAL WORK PROGRAM FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
AGAIN, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HILL SECOND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT, ANY OBJECTIONS SAYING NONE? THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED
[5. PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT TO THE BREC COMMISSION ]
AT THIS TIME.WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT TO THE BRET COMMISSION, ALL OF THEM, THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS, VICE CHAIRMAN GRUB.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS SAYING, AND I'LL CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS.
IS THERE A MOTION MOTION FROM VICE-CHAIR MCGRATH SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HILL, ANY OBJECTIONS SAYING I'LL REMAIN ON THE RIGHT COMMISSION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GIVING THIS BODY AN UPDATE ON, UH, THE LAST FEW MONTHS FROM, FROM THAT AGENCY AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES ]
THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.DECEMBER 14, 2020, EXCUSE ME, 2020.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER 14TH MEETING MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ISLANDER? IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND FOR VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT? ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS SAYING NONE THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED AT
[RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS ]
THIS TIME? I'LL ASK THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF READING THE RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS, EMAILED OR SUBMITTED PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL NO LONGER BE READ ALOUD DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR EACH ITEM ON THE AGENDA.ANY INTERESTED MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO COMMENT ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA MAY COMMENT.
IN-PERSON AT THE RIVER CENTER LIBRARY, THE LIBERTY CENTER BRANCH LIBRARY, TWO 50 NORTH BOULEVARD, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA SEVEN ZERO EIGHT ZERO TWO FOURTH FLOOR MEETING ROOM.
DURING, DURING THE MEETING, ALL PERSONS ENTERING THE LIBRARY MUST WEAR A MASK.
ALL COMMENTS WILL BE STREAMED LIVE@THEMETROPOLITANCOUNCILCHAMBERSINBROADCASTONWWWDOTERLA.GOV ON METRO 21 COX CHANNEL 21 TO 80 AND T CHANNEL 99.
AND ON THE BATON PARISH, BATON ROUGE, CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH EAST BATON ROUGE, FACEBOOK PAGE VIA FACEBOOK LIVE.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WILL ALSO BE STREAMED LIVE OR TO THE RIVER CENTER LIBRARY BRANCH MEETING ROOM COMMENTS SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 4:00 PM OF THE MEETING.
DATE WILL BE COMPLETE, WILL BE COMPILED BY POSITION FOR OR AGAINST.
AND THE TOTAL NUMBER WILL BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE ITEM'S PUBLIC HEARING, ANY INTERESTED PERSON WHO DOES NOT WISH TO COMMENT IN PERSON MAY USE THE FORUM FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS.
HTTPS WWW.BRL.GOV/PC COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL FORM TO THE COMMISSION.
MEMBERS WILL NOT BE READ ALOUD AT THE MEETING APPLICANT AND APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PROPOSAL WILL SPEAK FIRST FOR A PERIOD, NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.
THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DESIRE TO SPEAK ON A PARTICULAR ITEM SHOULD REFER TO A MEETING AGENDA AND FILL OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK FOR THEM.
ONCE THE ITEM IS ANNOUNCED, EACH PERSON'S NAME WHO HAS FILLED OUT THE FORM WILL BE CALLED TO SPEAK.
THEN THE OPPONENTS, EACH SPEAKER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED MORE THAN THREE MINUTES.
SPEAKERS OR REQUESTS REQUESTED TO LIMIT
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THEIR REMARKS TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF THEIR PRESENTATIONS.APPLICANT WILL BE ALLOWED A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL.
THANK YOU, VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
CAN NOW MOVE ON TO THE, TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.MR. MORIN, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR WITHDRAWAL ITEMS, NUMBER SEVEN AND EIGHT PA 22 DASH 20 IN CASE 61 DASH 2045 12 ISLAND ROAD, WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT ON JANUARY 13, ITEM NUMBER NINE, SIX CASE 54, 2062 63 COMI DRIVE WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT ON JANUARY 11TH.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DEFERRAL ITEM NUMBER 13, CASE TWO DASH 2180 300 AND THROUGH 8,500 CARDI AVENUE DEFERRED TO FEBRUARY 22ND BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND ITEM 14, CASE THREE 21 ONE ZERO TWO TWO FIVE JEFFERSON HIGHWAY DEFER TO FEBRUARY 22ND BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL ITEM, NUMBER 12, CASE ONE DASH 21 ONE ONE FIVE SEVEN FIVE CORSI BOULEVARD TO REZONE FROM COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT, C A B ONE TWO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR AND LOUNGE C A B TWO ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE.
OF COURSE HE BOULEVARD WEST OF SOUTH SHERWOOD, FOREST BOULEVARD, ITEM NUMBER 15, ICE BUD, ONE DASH 21 LOTUS ONE SENIOR HOUSING PROPOSED HIGH DENSITY.
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GRACIE STREET, NORTH OF SPANISH TOWN ROAD BETWEEN NORTH 16TH STREET AND FRISCO'S STREET ITEM NUMBER 16, ICE BUD TWO DASH 21 LOAD IS TO SENIOR HOUSING PROPOSED HIGH DENSITY.
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SPANISH TOWN ROAD, NORTH OF
YOU'VE HEARD ALL THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT WILL BE TAKEN WITH ONE VOTE.
ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHO HAVE AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE POOLED TO BE HEARD AS PART OF THE REGULAR AGENDA? DID WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESIDENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEMS THAT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? THANK YOU SAYING NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER ADDISON SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE? ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO ACCEPT ANY ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA SAYING NONE OF THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED? WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
[Items 10 & 11]
MR. CHAIRMAN, THE NEXT FEW ITEMS MAY BE TAKEN TOGETHER AND THAT'S ITEMS 10 AND 11.LIKE YOU MISSED THE WHOLE HOLCOMB AT THIS TIME.
WE WILL HEAR ITEM NUMBER 10 K 62 26, 26 STAR IN LANE AND ITEM NUMBER 11, SUBDIVISION SEVEN 20 WILLOW RUN DIVISION.
THE WAY THAT THE CASE HAS SET THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SET OF STARTING LANE, NORTH OF BOONE DRIVE COUNCIL, DISTRICT 12, ROCCA.
THE APPLICANT IS MICKEY L ROBINSON AND THE APPLICANT
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IS REQUESTING TO REASON ON FROM A SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIALTHE FUTURE VR LAND AS A NATION IS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD RELATED CASES.
SEVEN 20 WILL RUN SUB DIVISION.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING 91, RESIDENTIAL LOTS FOR COMMON AREA OF TRACKS WITH ACCESS TO PUBLIC STREETS, K 62 26, 26 STARTING LANE RELATED THE CASE AS SEVEN 20 PLANNING STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING.
BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS AND STAFFS ALSO CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE EDC FOR PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.
IF THE COMPANION REZONING IS APPROVED TODAY, WE'VE HAD 24 MESSAGES IN OPPOSITION TO DISSOLVE THEM IN ONE MESSAGE AND SUPPORT.
ALSO STAFF ATTENDED A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ON DECEMBER 30TH, ORGANIZED BY COUNCIL WOMAN ROCCA TO DISCUSS THE OVERALL PROCESS AND CONCERNS OF THE JASON NEIGHBORHOOD ATTENDEES AT THESE MEETINGS WHERE THE DEVELOPER REPRESENTATIVE FROM BRECK, THE SANTA ROSA SUBDIVISION AND PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF AND THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT UP TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD.
AND I THINK SEE, 15 MINUTES, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD MS. ROSS, BRUCE.
UM, THE, UH, APPLICANT ALONE WITH ME HERE TONIGHT IS BRIAN DENTON WITH DAMPERS DEVELOPMENT, MICKEY ROBINSON WITH MR. ENGINEERING AND ERIC PIAZZA WITH PHELPS ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL, A ONE WE ARE REQUESTED TO RESOLVE THE PROPERTY TO ZERO LOT LINE EIGHT TO SIX.
WE'RE ALSO SEEKING APPROVAL TO BILL A 91 LOT SUBDIVISION ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY REGARDING I'D LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES JUST TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS REGARDING DRAINAGE WHILE WE HAVEN'T COMPLETED THE DESIGN OF THE STORMWATER SYSTEM.
HASN'T YET WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT ALL STORMWATER WILL BE SENT TO THE EAST, TO THE BLUE BONNET, SWAMP WATERSHED, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO NEARLY ALL OF THE OTHER SUBDIVISIONS IN THE AREA.
I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT WE WILL BE INSTALLING REAR YARD GREEN SYSTEMS AS REQUIRED BY EVR TO HANDLE ANY RAINWATER SHEDDING TOWARDS THE REAR PROPERTY LINE.
IN MANY INSTANCES, THESE SYSTEMS IMPROVE EXISTING DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. OUR NEIGHBORS ARE EXPERIENCING OF NOTE.
AS RYAN MENTIONED, WE HAVE AGREED TO WORK WITH GREG WITH REGARD TO OUR STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN, AND I'VE ALREADY AGREED TO INSTALL ADDITIONAL STORM WATER QUALITY TREATMENT FACILITIES, SOMETHING I'M QUITE CERTAIN, NONE OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE AREA HAVE DONE TO THIS POINT ON, UH, WE'VE MET WITH THE SANTA ROSA HOA ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
ON DECEMBER 3RD, WE MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES AND HOA BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ADJACENT SUBDIVISION SANTA ROSA VIA ZOOM.
WE INTRODUCED OUR PROJECT TO THEM AND PROVIDED THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE ANY CONCERNS AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS THEY HAD FOR US.
WE FELT AS A GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE MEETING.
ADDITIONALLY, AS RYAN MENTIONED ON DECEMBER 30TH, WE MET WITH COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN, ROCCO PLANNING, DIRECTOR HOLCOMB REED RESHAD OF BRECK PARISH ATTORNEYS THAT REPRESENTED THE SANTA ROSA HOA.
THE MEETING WAS ORGANIZED BY CANCER COUNCIL, WOMAN ROCK IN ORDER TO BE CERTAIN, ALL QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED AND CONCERNS THAT NEIGHBORS COULD, THE CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORS COULD BE DISCUSSED AND ADDRESSED OR POSSIBLE.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT OUR CURRENT PLAN MANAGES TO AVOID IMPACTING OVER 90% OF THE JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS ON OUR PROPERTY.
LASTLY, PLANNING STAFF ARE CERTIFIED.
OUR PROPOSAL REQUESTS MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO THE UDC REQUIREMENTS.
ADDITIONALLY, CITY PARISH STAFF HAS ALSO CERTIFIED THAT OUR REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UDC.
SHOULD THE REZONING BE APPROVED? I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR PROJECT TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION AND EXIT, YOU APPROVE OUR REQUEST FOR REZONING AND PRELIMINARY PLAT.
I, ALONG WITH OUR OTHER TEAM MEMBERS WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
DID WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS, UH, FOR SPEAKERS THAT WISH TO, UH, COMMENT IN AS A PROPONENT OF THIS PROJECT? OKAY.
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DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? MY NAME IS ZACHARY SMITH, NINE FOUR ZERO ONE BOONE DRY IN THE SANTA ROSA DEVELOPMENT.IT WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE PROPOSED, WE'LL HAVE RUN DEVELOPMENT.
THE DEVELOPER, UH, AND BRUCE HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE TO US.
AND AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS.
UH, HOWEVER, IN RELATION TO THE ZONING ITEM, UH, SANTA ROSA, HOA MEMBERS AND THE FAMILY TO THE NET SUBDIVISIONS STILL HAVE MANY CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC, UH, WITH EGRESS AND INGRESS, UH, FROM THE STARRING LANE, UH, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO, UH, ACCESS DOTD OR ANY TYPE OF SAFETY ENGINEERING.
AND THAT IS A GOAL THAT WE STILL HAVE TO THAT END.
I WOULD ASK FOR A PERMIT ON A BOAT, UH, FOR THIS REZONING TO GIVE US THE TIME TO DO THAT.
HOWEVER, IF THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE AND SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO THE WILLOW RUN, UH, DAN BRUCE HAS BEEN AGAIN, VERY OPEN, VERY ACCESSIBLE AND VERY WILLING TO WORK WITH US.
UM, WE THINK THAT IN TERMS OF BEST PACE WITH OUR TWO SUBDIVISIONS, THEY HAVE AGREED TO SUBMIT TO BRECK A WATER PLAN MANAGEMENT THAT WOULD ENSURE NO DAMAGE TO THE SWAMP.
UH, THEY'VE ALSO AGREED TO WORK WITH US WITH THE EXISTING WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE DURING CONSTRUCTION.
UH, WE KEEP THE SUBDIVISIONS SEPARATE UNTIL THE VERTICAL PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
HOWEVER, I WOULDN'T LIKE TO ASK, UH, FURTHER UP TO THEM THAT THE HOURS OF CONSTRUCTION BE LIMITED.
MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE SANTA ROSA SUBDIVISION WORK AND CONSTRUCTION AT NIGHT WOULD BE A PROBLEM.
I WOULD LIKE TO JUST AGAIN, STATE THAT WE WOULD LIKE MORE TIME ON THIS ISSUE.
NOBODY WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT BACK FOR A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL.
HE HAS A REPRESENTED DEVELOPER.
I THINK YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE JOINING SUBDIVISION TONIGHT THAT THE DEVELOPERS MET WITH THEM AND TRIED TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY CAN ANSWER.
UH, THEY'VE BEEN VERY FORTHCOMING AND OPEN WITH THEM AND TRY TO TRY TO EXPLAIN HOW DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND WHAT THE PROCESS IS.
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY, THAT THE ADJOINING NEIGHBORS MAY NOT HAVE EVERY ANSWER W WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN TO TRY TO SHARE THE INFORMATION TO WHAT THE PLAN IS.
I THINK AT THE END OF THE DEVELOPMENT, THE LACK OF BE PLEASED WITH IT, BUT I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN THAT ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT IS A LITTLE BIT SCARED FOR JOINING SUBDIVISIONS.
UM, AS FAR AS THE CONNECTIVITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, I THINK IT'S BEEN ADDRESSED.
THOSE ARE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY AND THERE'S A REQUIREMENTS AT DOTD.
WE DON'T CONTROL THAT PROCESS.
WE CERTAINLY WILL FOLLOW THE PROCESSES IN PLACE, BUT WE JUST DON'T CONTROL THE ACTUAL PROCESS TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.
THOSE WERE UP TO THIS, THE CITY AND DOTD, UM, AS FAR AS THE REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL TIME, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE, THE ADJOINING NEIGHBORS, WE'RE HAPPY TO COMMIT TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM AND BE GOOD NEIGHBORS, BUT THIS PROJECT'S ALREADY BEEN DEFERRED ONE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH COUNCILWOMAN ROCCA AND ANSWER ALL THE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S ANYTHING THAT COULD HAPPEN WITH ADDITIONAL TIME, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR MOTIONS REGARDING THESE ITEMS.
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COMMISSIONER ISLAND THE FIRST TIME, IT WOULD BE APOLOGIES FOR BEING A FEW MINUTES LATE AND THEN MR. CHAIRMAN.BUT, UM, I ASKED TO TALK WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS INVOLVED ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE, AND IT SEEMS LIKE, UH, THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROPHETS THAT WE OFTEN ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO THROUGH IN TERMS OF MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORS, UM, ENGAGING IN THOSE CONCERNS, BEING OPEN ABOUT THEIR PLAN.
UH, I THINK THE DEFERRAL LENT TO THAT, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE DO TYPICALLY WHEN THOSE QUESTIONS ARISE THROUGH THIEN, HAS THAT HAPPENED ALREADY.
I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AND, UM, APPRECIATE THE WORK ON BOTH SIDES THAT WENT INTO HAVING THAT CONVERSATION.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ALLEN, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THESE ITEMS. IS THERE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? VICE-CHAIR MCGRAW? I JUST WANT TO, UH, I JUST WANT TO SECOND, WHAT, UM, WHAT ANDY SAID ABOUT THE, UM, ABOUT THE, ABOUT THE PROCESS, THIS PROCESS HAS WORKED, UH, WE HAVE DEFERRED THIS TO ALLOW FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
UM, I KNOW PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE, SO THIS IS SOMEWHAT OF A HARD VOTE FOR ME, BUT, UH, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT KNOWING THE DEVELOPER, KNOWING THAT THE, UH, THE PEOPLE IN THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD OF THOSE THAT I DO, I THINK THERE IS A GOODWILL ON BOTH SIDES, AND I THINK THIS CAN MOVE FORWARD.
AND I THINK THAT, UH, THE DEVELOPER AND THE PEOPLE ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE, I THINK WE'LL LISTEN TO THE, UM, YOU KNOW, TO THE NEIGHBORS, UH, AND ALSO THE, THE ISSUE OF CONSTRUCTION.
UH, THERE ALREADY, UH, ORDINANCES IN PLACE THAT DON'T ALLOW CONSTRUCTION.
AT CERTAIN TIMES, YOU HAVE TO POUR CONCRETE AT A CERTAIN TIME, BUT, UH, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO, UH, HOPEFULLY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE SEEING FROM THIS DEVELOPER PEOPLE WORKING AT, UH, EIGHT O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
SO I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT ON THAT CASE.
I WILL HAVE TO SAY THAT I WILL SECOND.
I WILL SECOND THIS, UH, NO SECOND COMMISSIONER ALAN'S MOTION.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
SECOND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVING THESE ITEMS SAYING NONE OF THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED
[17. ISPUD-3-21 Lotus III Senior Housing ]
COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 17.I SPOKE AT THREE 21, LOTUS THREE SENIOR HOUSING.
LET US PHILLIPS THREE SENIOR HOUSE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET NORTH OF NORTH STREET BETWEEN NORTH 15TH STREET AND NORTH 16TH STREET COUNCIL AND DISTRICT 10 COLIN FOR CANADA'S MAP DESIGN GROUP, LLC.
AND THEY'RE PROPOSING 42 HIGH DENSITY.
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
THE FUTURE LAND USE FOR THE PROPERTY IS URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.
I SPED THREE 21, LET US SPILLAGE THREE SENIOR HOUSING STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR AN INFILL SMALL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.
PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE HAS RECEIVED TWO MESSAGES OF OPPOSITION TO THE SIDE ITEM.
THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO AGREED TO REMOVE THE DUMPSTER LOCATION WITH BACKOUT ONTO SOUTH 16TH STREET AND INSTEAD PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL GARBAGE PICKUP FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS INCLUDED AS A STIPULATION THAT'S PART OF THE OFFICIAL DBW MEMORANDUM AND HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE REVISED SET OF DRAWINGS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE.
THANK YOU, MR. HOGAN, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD, NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
I AM ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS, PART OF THE ENGINEERING COHORT WORKING WITH THE EAST BATON ROUGE COUNCIL AND THE AGENT ON THE LOAD IT'S VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT, SENIOR COMMUNITY PROJECT.
UH, THE ITEM WE ADDRESSING IS ITEM NUMBER 17 ARE TWO OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ITEM, 15 AND 16 HAVE BOTH RECEIVED CONSENT TO BE APPROVED.
THEY BOTH MEET THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE UBC.
THIS LOTUS VILLAGE SENIOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS A PART OF THE EAST BATHROOMS. COUNCIL NEED SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, WE'VE ALREADY, THEY'VE ALREADY BUILT THE 1701 MAIN STREET WHAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE STATE-OF-THE-ART SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER.
UH, THEY HAVE PLANS FOR AN OPEN AIR MARKET, A RECREATIONAL GYM, UH, WALKWAYS, THE FIRST GERIATRIC HEALTHCARE FACILITY IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
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AND LAST YEAR THEY RECENTLY BROKE GROUND ON THE COUNCIL ON AGING ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.WE SUBMITTED THE ICE, BUT A APPLICATION OR DIFFERENT ONES FOR EACH BLOCK THAT WE HAVE LOCATED.
THIS WAS AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES THAT AROSE IN THE EIGHT 3.3 ZONING.
UH, WE HAD A DESIRE TO CREATE A DENSITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING SENIOR POPULATION AND THAT DENSITY RANDY'S 24 TO 27, UM, UNITS PER ACRE.
AND WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO ACHIEVE THIS BY BUILDING THE SINGLE STORAGE, SINGLE STORY, COTTAGE STYLE HOMES, UH, FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ADDRESSING SOME OF THE ADA MOBILITY THAT MAY BE TYPICALLY, UH, UH, OVERCOME WHAT TO STORY DEVELOPMENT, UH, FOR THE SENIOR COMMUNITY.
UH, THE LOWEST VILLAGE ONE DEVELOPMENT CONTAINS 30 UNITS LOADED TWO CONTAINS 42 UNITS LOADED THAN STREET CONTAINED 42 NEW UNITS AND A SEPARATE ONE HAS A TWO UNITS ON THAT PROPERTY.
UH, THE UNITS VARIANT STYLE BETWEEN DUPLEX TO FOURPLEX UNITS, AVERAGE SIZE OF A UNIT IS ROUGHLY ABOUT 700 SQUARE FOOT OR SO THE UNITS ARE DESIGNED TO BE ADA ACCESSIBLE FROM THE WALKWAYS INSIDE OF THE UNITS, THE KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS. THEY ALL HAVE FEATURES DESIGNED TO MAKE SENIOR LIFE, UM, ACCESSIBLE TO THEM.
WE HAVE ALSO MADE AN INVESTMENT IN THE SITE AND INSIDE THE ENVIRONMENT.
WE'VE BEEN VERY SITE CONSCIOUS IN THIS DEVELOPMENT, ADDRESSING SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE TYPICALLY BEEN SHOWN TO, TO RECOMMEND CITIES SUCH AS HURRICANES MADE IMPACT RATING DOORS WINDOWS, THE WALL SYSTEM THAT WE'VE BUILT FOR THESE UNITS HAVE BEEN BUILT TO LAST AND STAND TIME.
WE'VE ALSO HAVE GONE AND MADE EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT UNITS ARE ALSO ENERGY EFFICIENT AND BUILDING DESIGN PRINCIPLES.
AND ALSO INSIDE THE MECHANICAL DESIGN OF THESE UNITS.
THIS HAS ALSO BEEN A LARGE EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE UNITS THAT WE DO COME UP WITH AND BUILD ARE AFFORDABLE FOR THE SENIOR COMMUNITY.
WE ARE AWARE THAT MANY OF THE POTENTIAL USERS OF THESE UNITS LIVE ON FIXED INCOMES.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN VERY CONSCIOUS OF THOSE EFFORTS.
UM, WE'VE BEEN A LARGE AND TAKING, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME AND PRESENT THIS TO YOU ALL AND TO THE PUBLIC MYSELF AND MY TEAM AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY SPEAKER CORDS FOR PROPONENTS SPEAKER CARDS FOR PROPONENTS? THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY SPEAKER CORES FOR OPPONENTS? THERE'S ONE SPEAKER CAR FOR OPPONENT.
PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
MY NAME IS WILLIAM ADAM, 11 ONE ONE OH ONE OH HIGHLAND ROAD, BATON ROUGE, SEVEN OH EIGHT ONE ZERO.
I'M A ONE HALF OWNER OF A CENT INVESTMENT AND WE OWN THE CORNER LOT AT SIX 35 16TH STREET IN BATON ROUGE.
I'M HERE TO NUMBER ONE, AFFIRM THE CHANGE THAT MATT AND, UH, SO THE COMPETITORS MOVED THAT WERE NEXT TO US.
THERE WERE FOUR DUMPSTERS AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY TOUGH FOR THE TENANT HAPPILY.
UH, MY SECOND THING IS REQUESTED THE DEVELOPERS.
UH, THEY DRESS, WE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS.
I THINK IT'S PRETTY IRRESPONSIBLE.
THE REQUIRED AMOUNT IS 40 TO ONE YEAR, ONE PER UNIT, AND THEY REDUCED IT TO NINE.
AND I THINK THAT'S, UH, BATON ROUGE IS A VEHICLE CITY AND, UH, THIS IS NOT A NURSING HOME.
THIS IS A PLACE WHERE OBVIOUSLY ACTIVE PEOPLE WILL BE LIVE LIVE.
I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A GOOD DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK IT'S A SCATTERED ABOUT AND MAYBE DIFFICULT OR SENIOR CITIZENS, BUT, UH, I JUST OPPOSED THE, UH, THINGS THAT HAVE ALREADY MADE CHANGES, THANKS TO MATT AND, UH, UH, RYAN AND I'M OPPOSED TO THE PARKING IT'S DIFFICULT.
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THANK YOU.IF THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKER CARDS, I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT BACKUP FOR FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL AS FAR AS DUMPSTERS.
WE ADDRESSED IT EARLIER TODAY.
WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE SUBMISSION TRASH COLLECTION WILL BE PICKED UP BY PRIVATE CONTRACTING GROUP TO PICK UP THE TRACK.
AS FAR AS PARKING, WE WORKED TO INCLUDE PARKING INTO THE SITE.
UM, WE ARE AWARE THOUGH THAT OUR LARGE POPULATION OF THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE STARING THERE WILL NOT, UH, HAVE VEHICLES.
UH, WE ARE LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
UH, THE CONSOLE HAS ALSO MADE EFFORTS TO HAVE A VEHICLE TRANSPORTATION, TO BE ALLOTTED, TO PROVIDE, UH, PEOPLE THAT LIVE INSIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT ACCESS TO NEARBY PLACES.
THANK YOU, COMMISSION MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR MOTIONS, UH, FOR THIS ITEM, COMMISSIONER STERLING MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BEFORE I ASKED FOR A SECOND.
UH, MR. STERLING, THERE IS THE STIPULATION WITHIN THE MEMORANDUM THAT THE DUMPSTER THAT THE DUMPSTERS ARE, UH, REMOVED FROM THE LOCATION.
WOULD YOU MIND INCLUDING THAT? WOULD YOU CARE TO AMEND YOUR MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT STIPULATION? SO MOVED THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THIS ITEM WITH THE STIPULATION OF THE DUMPSTER REMOVAL, SECOND BUCK.
THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE.
I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE PARKING AND THE ARGUMENT HAS TO DEAL WITH, UM, LIKE THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE MANY SENIORS ARE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, DRIVING.
UM, IS THERE A BUS LOCATION AROUND THAT AREA? I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, THAT'S PROBABLY OUT DR.
SO PART OF THIS SUBMITTAL PROCESS INCLUDED AN ALTERNATIVE PARKING PLAN THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY OUR OFFICE AND THAT DETAILED, UM, ALTERNATIVE PARKING PLAN THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT HAD JUST ADDED IT.
IT HAD STIPULATIONS THAT WOULD BE ENFORCEABLE BY THE CITY PAIRS THAT PROVIDE SHUTTLE SERVICE FROM THE COUNCIL OF AGING ON AN OFFSITE PARKING LOCATION.
THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING TO PURSUE ADDITIONAL PARKING IN THE AREA IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE, BUT ANY APPROVAL TONIGHT WOULD BE WITH THAT ALTERNATE PARKING PLAN THAT IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ADDISON.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVING THIS ITEM, SEEING NONE THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED AT
[21. SP-16-19 South Baton Rouge Distribution Center, Revision 1 ]
THIS TIME? WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 21 S P 16, 19 SOUTH BATON ROUGE, DISTRICT DISTRIBUTION CENTER REVISION ONE SP 16, 19 SOUTH BATON ROUGE DISTRIBUTION CENTER REVISION ONE.THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF RIGGER ROAD AND SOUTH OF ANDRE LANE COUNCIL DISTRICT 11 ADAMS. THE APPLICANT HAS JOHN SIX, NIGHTER P E C F M, AND THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN ALTERNATIVE SIDEWALK LOCATION PER EXISTING DISTRIBUTION CENTER SITE.
THE FUTURE OF VR LAND USE DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY AS REGIONAL CENTER AS P 16, 19 SOUTH BATON ROUGE, DISTRIBUTION CENTER REVISION.
ONE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ALTERNATIVE SIDEWALK AND STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UDC UDC FOR PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD, NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.
OH, IT'S CSRS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT COME UP.
DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR PROPONENTS? DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THOSE IN OPPOSITION OR ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? OKAY.
IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT WE HAVE ANY, SO AT THIS TIME I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR EMOTIONS FOR THIS ITEM.
COMMISSIONER ELLENDER MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER ELLENDER, COMMISSIONER
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HILL.CSRS COULD COME BACK TO THE PODIUM.
COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN FOR US THE LOGIC AND THE RATIONALE FOR RELOCATING THE SIDEWALK PLEASE IT'S PRIMARILY HAS TO DO WITH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, UH, WHILE THE ROAD WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WE HAD ACCOUNTS AND GRADES THAT, UM, WERE STEEPER THAN WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE.
UM, SO WE GOT, UH, CITY PARISH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, FACULTY DEPARTMENT.
SO YOU LOOK AT IT AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT THIS WAS THE BEST THING TO DO FROM A PEDESTRIAN SAFETY STANDPOINT.
AND IT INVOLVES TAKING THAT SIDEWALK, UH, OR ABOUT A 300 FOOT SECTION OF ROADWAY AND PUTTING A WIDER PATH ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY TO AVOID THOSE STEEP GRADES.
UM, SO, SO IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S BASICALLY, UH, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ISSUE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, CORRECT.
THERE'S A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HILL.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVING THIS ITEM SAYING NONE THAT ITEM IS APPROVED COMMISSION MEMBERS
[22. CONSIDERATION TO ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL MEETING DATE ON FEBRUARY 8 ]
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 22 CONSIDERATION TO ESTABLISH AN ADDITIONAL DATE.THIS WILL BE TO ALIGN WITH A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE METRO COUNCIL NEXT MONTH.
AND THE MEETING WOULD TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 8TH AT 5:00 PM.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ADDISON SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ELLENDER? ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS SEEING NONE THAT ITEM IS APPROVED AT THIS TIME? WE'LL MOVE
[COMMUNICATIONS ]
ON TO COMMUNICATIONS BEGINNING WITH DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS.THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON, HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT BLANCA TO HARE HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO PLANNING MANAGER AND THE SITE PLAN AND PLAT DIVISION.
SHE'S BEEN WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF SINCE 2017.
CONGRATULATIONS, BLANCA, WE'VE BEEN MEETING INDIVIDUALLY WITH THE NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS TO GIVE THEM AN OVERVIEW OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE AND MEET KEY STAFF MEMBERS.
THAT'S ONGOING AND WE'LL CONTINUE NEXT WEEK.
AND FINALLY, I WANT TO WISH A HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COMMISSIONER CLIFF GROUT, AND ALSO KELVIN HILL WHO BOTH CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH, EVERY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BOTH OF YOU COMMISSIONED MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO GIVE A, A BRIEF UPDATE, UH, FROM BRECK, UH, AS YOU'RE AWARE, OBVIOUSLY LAST YEAR WAS QUITE A CHALLENGING YEAR, BUT AS I FOUND TO BE PRETTY COMMONPLACE WITH THE AGENCY, UH, THE STAFF ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE AS THEY DO AT W WHENEVER WE'RE HIT WITH ANY, ANY KIND OF DISASTER OR STRANGE SITUATION IN THIS PARISH.
SO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE AGENCY CONTINUED TO OPERATE IN A SAFE MANNER, UH, PLANNING, SOCIALLY DISTANCE AND VIRTUAL EVENTS, UH, REQUIRING MASK AND DOING EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO SERVE THE PUBLIC SAFELY UNTIL THE VACCINE.
AND, UH, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS, UH, IN A BETTER PLACE.
SO THEY CONTINUE TO OFFER WELL-MAINTAINED SPACES FOR RESIDENTS TO GET HEALTHY ACTIVITY THAT THEY NEED FOR BOTH BODY AND MIND.
AND, BUT DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF 2020, THEN THERE WERE SOME THINGS TO CELEBRATE.
THEY CONTINUED THE AGGRESSIVE EFFORT TO IMPROVE PARKS AND ADD NEW AMENITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE THAT WE ORIGINALLY BROKE GROUND ON THE LARGEST SINGLE PROJECT IN BREX HISTORY, THE REIMAGINATION OF THE ZOO AND GREENWOOD COMMUNITY PARK THREE FARMERS HAVE ALSO CHOSEN TO SPIRIT.
THE FIRST STEP OF THE LAKES PROJECT, THE MASTER PLAN TO TURN THE AIRLINE HIGHWAY INTO BREX 13 COMMUNITY PARK IS NEARING COMPLETION AND THE, THE BIKE PAD MASTER HAS RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM ALL PARTIES.
THOSE FOUR PROJECTS ALONE WILL IMPACT NOT JUST THE PARISH, BUT THE ENTIRE REGION.
BRETT IS ALSO WORKING TO ENSURE A SOLUTION TO THE SYSTEMIC ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE INEQUITIES IN OUR SOCIETY.
UH, THEY CREATED AN AGENCY-WIDE COMMITTEE FINISHER FAIRNESS WHEN IT COMES TO RACE, GENDER, AND ABILITY IN ALL AREAS OF AGENCY, THEY'VE CONTINUED THEIR EFFORTS TO INCREASE PARTNERSHIPS.
THAT'LL HELP BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY IN NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS.
AND, UH, WE, I SHOULD NOTE THAT IRONICALLY, BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS, THEY JUST SAW A 41% INCREASE IN THE USE OF THE PARK THIS PAST YEAR DUE TO THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER, WHICH DEEMED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY, ESSENTIAL RESIDENTS ACROSS THE PARISH BEGAN TO REDISCOVER THE LINK BETWEEN GREEN SPACES AND THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.
SO THERE ARE MANY MORE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, AND THEY HOPE TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING WITH THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT INDIA, ANY OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED YOU HAVE NOT.
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I LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO CONGRATULATE THE NEWEST EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, MS. SHANKA TAYLOR, WHO WAS A SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST IN CURRENT PLANNING, SHE'S BEING RECOGNIZED FOR BEING A VALUED MEMBER OF THE TEAM, HELPING TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC HEARING MEET ALL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.THIS INCLUDES ADVERTISEMENT IN THE NEWSPAPER, PUBLIC NOTIFICATION, MAIL OUT AND PUBLIC NOTICE POSTINGS.
SHE ALSO PREPARES THE MEETING MINUTES.
MS. SHANKA DOES NOT HESITATE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WHEN NEEDED, AND SHE'S HAD A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION THAT DESERVES RECOGNITION.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS, IF NOT AS THEIR MOTION TO ADJOURN, MOST OF THEM, THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF GROWL SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HAWTHORN, ANY OBJECTIONS SEEING NONE, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.