[ROLL CALL]
[SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM]
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THIS HAS LED TO JOB CREATION, INCREASED TAX BASE PLACEMENT OF IDLE PROPERTIES BACK INTO COMMERCE.THE PROGRAM'S RESOURCES ARE UTILIZED FOR PROJECTS THAT FACILITATE MAXIMUM COMMUNITY DEVELOP, BENEFIT AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND ALSO POSITIVE AFFECTING SOME OF THE MOST DISADVANTAGED AREAS.
IN BATON ROUGE, SIGNIFICANT EMPHASIS IS PLACED UPON PLANNING PRINCIPLES SUCH AS PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY DESIGN, SELF-SUSTAINING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND SMART GROWTH.
THE BATON ROUGE BROWNFIELD PROGRAM WILL DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FUTURE VR.
OUR BROWN FIELDS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTS SU WE ARE PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE VALUE AND CHARACTER OF EXISTING URBAN CORES TO REMOTE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE URBANIZED AREAS, TO REVITALIZE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE SEEING THIS INVESTMENT TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN ACCESSIBLE OPEN SPACE IN GREENBELT AREAS.
SINCE THE PRIMARY GROWTH SCENARIO ESTABLISHED BY THE PLAN IS INFIELD REDEVELOPMENT, OUR TARGET AREAS ARE FIRMLY FOUND WITHIN THE URBAN CORE.
OUR BROWNFIELD PROGRAM IS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR IMPLEMENTING OUR FUTURE VR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ANNOUNCE, UH, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING TO REVIEW THE FINDINGS FROM OUR SMALL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT.
UM, FOR THE PLANK ROW, MULTI ROUND INVENTORY THAT IS GONNA BE HELD NEXT MONDAY, OCTOBER 24TH, UM, AT FIVE 30 AT THE DELMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY AT 33 51 LORRAINE STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 7 0 8 5.
AND THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS WOULD AFFECT THE COMMUNITY IN ADVANCE THE PLANS OF THE PLANK ROAD, UM, CORRIDOR.
CAN WE GET A QUICK GROUP PHOTO? DO WE WANT DO IT DOWN THERE OR? YEP, PLEASE.
YOU WANNA GO DOWN THERE COUNCILWOMAN? OR DO YOU WANT THIS? I HAD A QUESTION FOR JASMINE.
WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, APRIL, DID YOU WANT TO GO DOWN THERE? PUT THIS AS A COMMUNITY PARTY.
SOMEONE GET RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE IF WE CAN.
I THINK THIS IS GONNA WORK, ACTUALLY.
WHY IS COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN INVITING WITHOUT ME? THAT'S NOT FAIR.
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THESE ARE ALL THE BEST SMILES I'M GONNA GET TOO.NO, I'M JUST SAY EVERYONE'S SMILING SO HARD RIGHT NOW.
WHAT'S, WHAT'S THAT? NO, GO AHEAD AND ASK JASMINE YOUR QUESTION.
EAGERLY ANTICIPATING THE NATURE OF YOUR QUESTION.
UM, SO I, I DID HEAR YOU SAY PLAN WORLD SCOTLANDVILLE AND I THINK IT WAS, OR THURSDAY, AND I REMEMBER YOU SAYING THIS WHEN WE HAD A, UH, A MEETING EARLIER, UM, AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
WHAT WAS THE OTHER? MID-CITY? MID CITY.
SO HAVE YOU ALL, UH, IN YOUR INVENTORY WRITTEN, UH, LISTED HOW MANY, EXCUSE ME, IDENTIFIED HOW MANY, UM, BROWNS FIELDS ARE IN EACH AREA? UM, NOT YET.
FOR PLANK ROAD, WE HAVE STARTED THAT INVENTORY, UM, JUST FROM THIS RECENT, UM, MOST RECENT INVENTORY, I THINK WE HAVE OVER ABOUT 160 SITES.
AND SO THE PLAN IS TO DO WITH THIS GRANT TO DO SIMILAR INVENTORIES FOR SCOTLANDVILLE AND ALSO, UH, MID CITY AS WELL TO KIND OF GET AN IDEA OF HOW MANY KIND OF THE BROWN FOOT SITES WE'RE LOOKING, YOU KNOW, TO ASSESS.
AND THE OTHER QUESTION IS HOW DID YOU DETERMINE WHICH ONE? BECAUSE WHEN I THINK OF BROWNSFIELD, USUALLY THAT'S CONNECTED TO, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE.
AND WE KNOW THAT THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR, SCENIC HIGHWAY, WHICH IS SCOTLANDVILLE, IS THE CORRIDOR WHERE THERE IS INDUSTRIAL BROWNSVILLE.
SO I WAS LEARNING HOW DID YOU MOVE? WHY, HOW, WHY WAS PLANK ROAD PRIORITIZED? AND THAT MIGHT BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE OVER SAY SCOTLANDVILLE.
YEAH, I MEAN IT WASN'T NECESSARILY, I GUESS PRIORITIZED.
I MEAN, FOR PLANK, BRO, WE HAD DID AN ENVIRONMENTAL, UM, IZED SETTING BACK IN 2018, UM, FOR A SMALL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT SIMILAR TO THIS.
AND SO WE WANTED TO, FOR THAT GRANT, WE WENT FROM, I THINK FROM I 10 TO MOHICAN.
AND SO THIS NEW GRANT THAT WE'VE WON FOR THE 20,000, WE JUST WANTED TO EXTENDED THAT SO WE CAN TRY TO GET THE WHOLE BLANK ROAD.
SO THIS IS LOOKING AT FROM MOHICAN TO AIRLINES.
SO I THINK THAT WAS A KEY OF WHY WE DECIDED TO GO BACK TO PLAN ROAD.
CAUSE WE WANTED TO TRY TO FINISH UP THAT CORRIDOR AND THEN KIND OF LOOK INTO, YOU KNOW, SCOTLANDVILLE AND SCENIC HIGHWAY, ANDS, CONWAY AND OTHER, YOU KNOW, PROMINENT KEY AREAS WITHIN BATON ROUGE.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA HEAR FROM ME A LOT ABOUT SKYVILLE.
WE HAVE TO GET IN THE MIX BECAUSE THAT IS THE AREA THAT HISTORICALLY HAS HAD A PROBLEM.
I KNEW YOU WOULD KNOW THE ANSWER THOUGH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, JASMINE, FOR THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR YOU WORK ON THE PROGRAM.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 19TH MEETING? MOVE BY COMMISSIONER ELLEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER S SCRS.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? SEEING NONE, THE MINUTES HAVE NOW BEEN APPROVED.
[RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS]
TIME, I WOULD ASK THE VICE CHAIRMAN TO READ IN THE RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS.RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS.
ANY INTERESTED MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO COMMENT ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA? MAY COMMENT IN PERSON AT CITY HALL 2 2 2 ST.
LOUIS STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 7 0 8 0 2 THIRD FLOOR, ROOM 3 48.
DURING THE MEETING, ALL COMMENTS WE BROADCAST ON WWW.BRLA.GOV ON METRO COUNCIL 21 COX, CHANNEL 21, AND AT AND T CHANNEL 99.
AND ON THE CITY'S THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARIS OF EAST BATON ROUGE FACEBOOK PAGE VIA FACEBOOK LIVE.
COMMENTS SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 3:00 PM OF THE MEETING.
DATE WILL BE COMPILED BY POSITION FOR AND AGAINST, AND THE TOTAL NUMBER WILL BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE ITEMS PUBLIC HEARING, ANY INTERESTED PERSON WHO DOES NOT WISH TO COMMENT IN PERSON MAY USE THE FORM FOUND AT HTTPS WWW.BRLA.GOV/PC.
APPLICANT AND APPLICANTS REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PROPOSAL WILL
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SPEAK FIRST FOR A PERIOD OF NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DESIRING TO SPEAK ON A PARTICULAR ITEM SHOULD REFER TO A MEETING AGENDA AND FILL OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM.
ONCE THE ITEM IS ANNOUNCED, EACH PERSON'S NAME WHO IS FILLED OUT A FORM WILL BE CALLED ON TO SPEAK.
OPPONENTS WILL SPEAK THEN THE OPPONENTS, EACH SPEAKER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED MORE THAN THREE MINUTES.
THE SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR REMARKS AND TO AVOID DUPLICATION IN THEIR PRESENTATIONS.
APPLICANTS WILL BE ALLOWED A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL.
THANK YOU VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.MR. MORAN CONSENT AGENDA, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR WITHDRAWAL.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, PA 1222, MAJOR STREET PLAN AMENDMENT MIDWAY CONNECTOR WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT ON SEPTEMBER THE FIRST.
THE FOLLOWING ARE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DEFERRAL.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, PA 24 22 58 25 NORTH FOSTER DRIVE TO AMEND THE CONFERENCE OF LAND USE PLAN FROM RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO INDUSTRIAL ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH FOSTER DRIVE NORTH OF GREENWELL SPREE, GREENWELL STREET.
IN ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CASE 65 22 58 25 NORTH FOSTER DRIVE TO REZONE FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 82 TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL M ONE ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH FOSTER DRIVE NORTH OF GREENVILLE STREET.
BOTH THESE ITEMS ARE DEFERRED FOR 60 DAYS TO THE DECEMBER 12TH MEETING BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.
ITEM NUMBER 15, SS SEVEN DASH 22 GRIFFIN PLACE, PROPOSED MINOR SUBDIVISION WITH A PRIVATE STREET ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF GRIFFIN COURT WEST OF OMEGA OMEGA.
COURT DEFERRED FOR 60 DAYS TO SEPTEMBER 12TH BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOEL.
ITEM NUMBER 16 SS NINE DASH 22.
ELLIOTS MEADOW AND ELLIOT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROPERTY PROPOSED MINOR SUBDIVISION WITH A PRIVATE STREET ON PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF BROWNING LANE, WEST OF ELLIOTT ROAD.
DEFERRED TO THE NUM NOVEMBER THE 14TH BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR IN ITEM NUMBER SEVENTEENS P 9 22.
FOUR SEASONS APARTMENT COMPLEX.
PROPOSED MEDIUM DENSITY, MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BURBANK.
DRIVE EAST OF SOUTH KENNEL WORK PARKWAY DEFERRED TO NOVEMBER THE 14TH BY THE COUNCIL MEMBER.
GDAY, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CASE 47 22 14 19 JULIUS STREET TO REZONE FROM HIGH DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
A 3.3 TO GENERAL OFFICE LOW RISE, G O L ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF JULIUS STREET, WEST OF SOUTH 15TH STREET.
78 0 8 HAL BOULEVARD TO REZONE FROM COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT, C A B ONE TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR AND LOUNGE, C A B TWO ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF HOWELL BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF HARDING BOULEVARD.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CASE 68 22 19 40.
CAROLYN SIOUX DRIVE TO REZONE FROM TRANSITION V ONE TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL ONE HC ONE ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF CAROLYN SIOUX DRIVE NORTH OF OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CASE 69 22 JEFFERSON HIGHLANDS FIRST AND SECOND FILING TO REZONE FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL C2 TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
A TWO ON PROPERTY LOCATED EAST OF OLI FONT ROAD EAST OF RIG WRIGLEY DRIVE.
ITEM NUMBER NINE, CASE 71 22 1 0 27.
WESTLEY DRIVE TO REZONE FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL C2 TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR AND LOUNGE, C A B TWO ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WESLEY DRIVE EAST OF NICHOLSON DRIVE.
ITEM NUMBER 11 PUD 13 DASH ZERO SIX PCU PLACE.
FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, PROPOSED HEAVY EQUIPMENT SALES AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT ON PROPERTY LOCATED EAST OF PICU LANE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.
AND ITEM NUMBER 12 CUP NINE DASH ZERO FOUR.
MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT PROPOSED
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NEW PARISH HALL WITHIN EXISTING CAMPUS ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF JEFFERSON HIGHWAY EAST OF BERINGER ROAD.PLAINTIFF COMMISSION STAFF CERTIFIES THAT ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE UDC.
THANK YOU MR. MORAN COMMISSION MEMBERS, YOU HAVE HEARD ALL THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON 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 WILL LIKE TO BE PULLED AND HEARD AS PART OF THE REGULAR AGENDA? DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE IS THEIR MOTION.
MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER S SCR.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ADDISON.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO ACCEPTING THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON CONSENT? SAYING NONE OF THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
[10. SNC-3-22 East Washington Street to Lorri Burgess Avenue Proposed street name change for East Washington Street, located east of Highland Road to Dalrymple Drive (Council District 10 - Coleman)]
I BELIEVE OUR FIRST ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 10, STREET NAME CHANGE.3 22 EAST WASHINGTON STREET TO LORI BURGS AVENUE, SMC 3 22 EAST WASHINGTON STREET TO LORI BURGS AVENUE STREET IS LOCATED EAST OF HIGHLAND ROAD TO DOW RUMBLE DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN.
THE APPLICANT IS BYRON CHARTER.
THE REASON FOR THE STREET NAME CHANGE IS AN HONOR OF THE LATENT FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT 10 SNC 3 22 EAST WASHINGTON STREET TO LORI BURGESS AVENUE.
STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE EDC FOR PLANNING COMMISSION.
CONSIDERATION PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE HAS RECEIVED TWO MESSAGES IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.
GOOD EVENING COMMISSION MEMBERS.
BYRON SHARP, 34 67 ONTARIO STREET.
UM, AS A LOT OF Y'ALL KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY OUR GOOD FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE MS. BURGS PASSED BACK IN 2000, UM, BATTLE WITH CANCER.
UM, SHE SERVED ON THE METRO COUNCIL FOR 12 YEARS.
UH, SHE WAS THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE MALE PRO AND SHE WORKED TIRELESS IN THAT COMMUNITY.
SO, UH, I GOT WITH MY GOOD FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, MR. ADDISON, TO, TO COME UP A WAY THAT WE CAN HONOR MISS BURGS.
AND WE TALKED AND THOUGHT ABOUT SOME THINGS AND, AND THREW IT AROUND AND CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF WHAT WE HONOR LORI BY RECHANGING THE NAME OF WASHINGTON, AVI WASHINGTON STREET TO THE LORD BURGS.
AND, UM, THE THE REASON I THOUGHT IT WAS FITTING BECAUSE THE LEO BUTLER CENTER SITS ON WASHINGTON STREET AND WITH KNOWING THAT MS. BURG IS SERVED FOR 12 YEAR TIRES IS IN THAT COMMUNITY, I THOUGHT IT'D BE AN HONOR TO CHANGE THE STREET IN HER HONOR.
UM, WE HAD A CHANCE TO, TO MEET WITH THE FAMILY TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY WAS FINE WITH IT AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT AND HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET WITH THE NEW COUNSELOR PERSON, MS. COLEMAN, BECAUSE I, BEING A FORMER COUNCILMAN, I KNOW YOU, YOU'RE NEVER GOING SOMEONE'S HOME WITHOUT TALKING TO 'EM FIRST.
SO WE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH HER TWICE AND WE GOT OUR BLESSING.
AND THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED THE PROCESS AND FOLLOWING THE PAPERWORK AND ACTUALLY WALKING UP AND DOWN THE STREET GETTING SIGNATURES.
DID WE GET ALL THE SIGNATURES? NO.
DID EVERYONE SAY YES? NO, BUT THE MA 95% OF THE FOLKS ON THE STREET SAY IT WAS AN HONOR TO HAVE THE STREET NAME CHANGED AFTER LORI BURGS.
SO THAT'S WHY WE HEAR MEMBERS.
JUST TO HONOR, I THINK A GREAT LADY WHO DID SO MUCH FOR THIS SOUTH BATON ROUGE AND, AND THIS CITY IN PARISH.
AND YOU KNOW, WE JUST ASKING THAT YOU ALL, UM, HONOR US BY, BY HONORING HER WITH THE CHANGE NAME.
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER CORD, UH, THAT IS IN OPPOSITION, MR. DOUGLAS WOODS.
I JUST WANNA TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY.
I'M NOT, I KNEW LORD BURGES, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THAT, BUT IT'S AN INCONVENIENCE AS A OWNER OF THE HOME ON EAST WASHINGTON, AND ACTUALLY MY UNCLE LIVED ON EAST WASHINGTON HIS WHOLE LIFE, SO I HAVE TIES TO THAT STREET AS WELL.
SO I'M OPPOSED TO JUST THE INCONVENIENT NATURE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GONNA TAKE TO CHANGE ALL OF, ALL OF MY ADDRESS CHANGES.
I JUST THINK IT'S INCONVENIENT FOR ME.
AT THIS TIME I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT BACK FOR A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL
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IF HE SO CHOOSES.WELL, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BEFORE ASKING THE COMMISSIONERS, UH, FOR COMMENTS I'D ASK DIRECTOR HOLCOMB, UH, SEVERAL THINGS.
ONE, UH, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THERE IS BR PROPERTY THAT'S, UH, THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS NAME CHANGE? THAT'S CORRECT.
BR DOES OWN SOME, SOME PROPERTY IN THE AREA.
UM, IT INTERSECTS AT, AT THE BR PROPERTY THERE IN CITY PARKS.
AND WE DID REACH OUT TORE, UH, REGARDING THIS YEAH, PART OF THE OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.
WE DID SEND OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS TO, UH, THE BRICK BRICK OFFICE.
WE DID RECEIVE A LETTER OF NO OBJECTION FROM THEM ON, ON THEIR PROPERTY.
THE OTHER THING I, I'D ASK YOU TO BRIEF, BRIEFLY SPEAK TO OBVIOUSLY, UH, STREET NAME CHANGES, UH, IS SOMETHING THAT COMES, UH, BEFORE THIS, BEFORE THIS BODY.
AND IF YOU CAN JUST KIND OF SPEAK TO, UH, WHAT'S INVOLVED WITH THAT, WHAT RESIDENTS CAN INSPECT THE, THE LEVEL OF INCONVENIENCE, UH, ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY, UH, BE BENEFICIAL TO ANYONE THAT'S, UH, THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS.
WE, WE DON'T GET TOO MANY OF THESE, UM, REQUESTS, BUT WE DID GET SEVERAL CALLS ON THIS ONE A AND THE STAFF DID TAKE TIME TO EXPLAIN THE, THE PROCEDURE, UM, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE UNEASY ABOUT THAT, ANY CHANGES OF AN OFFICIAL STREET.
UM, THIS, THIS ITEM DOES REQUIRE METROPOLITAN AND COUNSEL APPROVAL.
UM, THIS IS JUST A RECOMMENDATION FROM THIS BODY THAT GOES ON TO METROPOLITAN COUNSEL FOR DISCUSSION AND FINAL APPROVAL AT THAT BODY.
IF THE COUNSEL DOES CHOOSE TO RENAME THIS STREET, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE, SINCE WE COORDINATE THIS APPLICATION, WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO OFFICIAL NOTICE TO ALL, ALL, UM, ALL AGENCIES ACROSS THE CITY PARISH, UH, INCLUDING THE POST OFFICE.
THE POST OFFICE HAS A PROCEDURE IN PLACE WHERE THEY, UH, WILL INSURE MAIL DELIVERY TO THE OLD ADDRESS ALONG WITH THE NEW ADDRESS IN, UH, PERPETUITY.
SO, SO WHAT I WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT TO THE PUBLIC, UH, THAT DID EASE SOME OF THE CONCERNS FROM OTHER CITIZENS THAT WE SPOKE TO.
UM, SO THERE SHOULDN'T BE, UM, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT HASSLE ON IN TIME AND INCONVENIENCE BECAUSE THAT, THAT PROCESS IS IN PLACE AND THE POST OFFICE THROUGH, THROUGH OUR EFFORTS, UH, WILL ENSURE CONSISTENT MAIL DELIVERY ON THE OLD ADDRESS AS WELL AS THE NEW ADDRESS.
UM, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT AGAIN, THIS BODY IS SIMPLY MAKING A RECOMMENDATION ONTO COUNSEL ON THIS ITEM.
IF YOU COULD COME BACK TO THE PODIUM.
QUICK QUESTION ABOUT DRIVER'S LICENSE.
DOESN'T THAT HAVE TO BE CHANGED AS WELL? DRIVER'S LICENSE? UH, DIRECTOR HOLCOMB, SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT.
I I WOULD IMAGINE THERE, THERE IS IS SOME MINOR, UM, CHANGES THAT, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE AFTER THAT, UH, TO RESIDENTS.
I, I DON'T KNOW THE PROCESS AT THE DMV FOR THAT.
UH, UM, I WOULD IMAGINE THERE'S A PERIOD OF TIME AND, UM, THAT'S IN PLACE FOR THAT.
SO BASICALLY AS IT RELATES TO YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE, YOU WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THAT CHANGE UNTIL IT EXPIRES.
AND I THINK THAT NOW AS A RESULT OF PANDEMIC, THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS TO DO THAT ONLINE.
I ALSO WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW, UM, AND I GUESS A LOT OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT, UH, WE'VE GONE THROUGH A TWO YEAR PANDEMIC, AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INCONVENIENCE, I DON'T THINK ANYTHING, UM, IN MY LIFETIME MEASURES INCONVENIENCE.
BUT, UM, WHEN WE STAND AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A WOMAN WHO INCONVENIENCED HERSELF FOR 12 YEARS AS A COUNCILWOMAN, I CAN TELL YOU THAT ANYTIME YOU SERVE AS A ELECTED OFFICIAL, YOUR WHOLE FAMILY SERVES, YOUR WHOLE FAMILY IS SACRIFICED.
AND IF ALL I HAVE TO DO IS CHANGE MY ADDRESS TO GIVE HONOR TO SOMEBODY WHO NOT ONLY SERVED ON IS COUNCIL FOR 12 YEARS, BUT AS A PROFESSIONAL SERVED ON A, THE SICKLE OF CELL ANEMIA, UM, EXECUTIVE BOARD, ANOTHER AREA THAT IMPACTS, UM, PEOPLE OF COLORS IN A WAY LIKE NO OTHER, UM, THING, ESPECIALLY FOR JUVENILES.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE, WE REALLY HAVE, AND I GUESS I'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE WE REALLY DO HAVE TO EXTEND A LOT MORE GRACE AND WE HAVE TO BE LOOKING FOR TIMES AND OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE CAN HONOR ESPECIALLY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN.
UM, UH, FORMER COUNCILMAN SHARPER SAID SHE WAS THE FIRST, BUT I'LL SAY SHE'S THE ONLY, AND IF WE CANNOT GIVE HONOR WHERE HONOR IS DUE, AS THE BIBLE SAID, GOD HELP US ALL.
SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AND, UM,
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LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, TO WHATEVER CEREMONY WE WILL HAVE.UM, IT DEEMED THE, THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE IT AS WELL.
UM, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL INDICTED.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER BANKS TO APPROVE THIS ITEM BEFORE ASKING FOR ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
IS THERE A SECOND? UH, TO THAT MOTION? THERE'S A SECOND FROM VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? COMMISSIONER SROS? I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION AND MAYBE, UH, UH, MR. HOLCOMB CAN ANSWER THIS, BUT, UH, WITH REGARDS TO THE COST, LIKE IS WHAT COST WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH IT IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, UH, WASHINGTON STREET HAS AN EXIT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT EXIT WILL BE THERE, WHAT THE PLAN IS THERE, BUT I MEAN, THERE ARE CHANGES OF SIGNAGE, ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF.
JUST THEY'RE AN ESTIMATED COST OF WHO FUNDS THAT, WHO PAYS FOR THAT? SO THERE IS CERTAINLY A COST THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGING STREET SIGNS THAT WAS EXPLAINED TO THE APPLICANT.
UM, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON THAT OFFICIAL COST, BUT THERE IS A COST PER SIGN TO CHANGE.
UM, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WASHINGTON STREET EXIT IS GONNA BE, UH, DECOMMISSIONED OR TAKEN DOWN.
THAT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE OF THE SIGNS BASED ON THE SIZE OF IT.
UM, THERE ARE, THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS FOR FUNDING AND GRANT OPPORTUNITY TO MITIGATE SOME OF THAT, THAT THAT FUNDING IN THE PRICE ASSOCIATED WITH IT, BUT THAT WAS EXPLAINED TO THE APPLICANT.
UH, I WANT TO KIND OF DOVETAIL ON WHAT, UH, COUNCILMAN SHARPER, UM, STATED EARLIER, UH, WHEN WE STARTED OUT THIS JOURNEY, I I, WE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE A, WE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE A SPRINT, BUT WE CERTAINLY DIDN'T NOT THINK IT'LL BE A YEAR AND A HALF JOURNEY.
I MEAN, IT'S PARTICULARLY ON A STREET LIKE WASHINGTON BECAUSE THE, ALL THE RESIDENTS FIRST HAS TO BE NOTIFIED.
AND, UM, WE, WE DIDN'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY.
UM, WE WORKED THROUGH THE PROCESS OF COVID.
WE KNOCKED ON DOORS, WE WENT DOOR TO DOOR, UM, ATTENDED SEVERAL CHURCHES IN THE AREA THAT ASSOCIATED WITH WASHINGTON AND ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTH BATON ROUGE.
MET WITH MINISTERS, UH, TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT TO EVERYBODY.
DID A, AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT MAIL OUTS TO ALL THE RESIDENTS.
IN FACT, THAT MAIL A LOT OF THEM, THEY ALL CAME BACK AND, BUT WE CONTINUED THAT JOURNEY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MET THAT REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAD TO HAVE OVER 51, 50% PLUS ONE OF THE ACTUAL OWNERS OF THE STREET, NOT THOSE WHO JUST LIVED ON IT.
UH, WE FIRST STARTED OUT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SIGNED A PETITION SAYING IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, TO DO SO, BUT WHEN WE GAVE IT TO THE PLANNING STAFF, THEY DID THEIR JOB.
THEY, THEY GAVE US, WE GAVE THEM A LIST OF FIVE OR SIX SIGNED PETITION NOTICES, LETTERS, AND, AND SHE, THEY SENT US BACK WITH ABOUT 10 OR 12 NAMES THAT ACTUALLY QUALIFY, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GIVE THEM 70, 80 NAMES ON IT AND THEY SENT IT BACK AND SAY, YOU'RE EVEN CLOSE GUYS.
YOU KNOW, AND YOU'D BE AMAZED HOW OFTEN THEY DID THAT TO US.
SO IT, IT WAS NOT TAKEN LIGHTLY AND IT'S BEEN A, A LONG JOURNEY JUST TO GET TO THIS STAGE OF US HAVING TO ACTUALLY GIVE THIS BODY AND GIVE THE COUNCIL THIS, THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER IT.
UM, AND OF COURSE, UH, THE OTHER THING THAT, UM, COMMISSIONER STARKS RAISED THAT WE DID MEET WITH D O T D, THEY, THEY SAID ALL THE COSTS WOULD BE BEARED ON OUR BACKS, YOU KNOW, WHICH WE HAD TO RAISE THE FUNDS.
NOW, UM, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IS THE SAME WAY, UH, THE SIGNAGE.
UH, WE, WE ARE GONNA LOOK TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE ARE, ARE, ARE MET WHEN, WHEN AN INSTANCE COUNCIL APPROVES THE, THE, THE STREET NAME CHANGE, OF COURSE.
UH, ALTHOUGH THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO TAKE PLACE FIRST.
AND THEN OF COURSE WE'LL START PUTTING THE FUNDS TOGETHER FOR THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE PROPER SIGNAGE WITH, UM, BOTH D O T D AND WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN EAST BAPTIST PARISH.
UH, SO AGAIN, I, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I CERTAINLY CAN THINK TODAY, UM, JUST FOR, JUST FOR STEPPING UP TO, TO JUST GIVE THEIR, THEIR HELP, UM, THAT IS FROM MAKING PHONE CALLS TO GIVING US THE NAMES OF PEOPLE THAT MIGHT HAVE BE ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTH BATON ROUGE.
UH, I'VE BEEN A NORTH, NORTH BATON ROUGE BORN AND REAR YOUNG MAN, SO I DIDN'T KNOW AS MANY PEOPLE IN SOUTH BATON ROUGE THAT I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU START ON A JOURNEY LIKE THIS, YOU'LL FIND THAT YOU DON'T KNOW AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU NEED TO KNOW.
UM, BUT I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORS, A LOT OF THE PEOPLE, AND, AND THEY HELPED A WHOLE LOT BY JUST, YOU KNOW, GIVING PEOPLE THAT THEY HAD KNOWN, THEY'VE GROWN UP WITH AND THEY'VE GONE TO SCHOOL WITH.
UH, AND OF COURSE WE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO 'EM.
SO, UH, WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN AND WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE EVERYBODY WOULD AGREE TO IT, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYBODY TO BE INCONVENIENCED.
UM, WE KNOW THERE WOULD BE SOME LEVEL OF INCONVENIENCE, BUT WE DON'T WANT YOU TO BE TOTALLY INCONVENIENCED.
AND WHEN I WAS ON THIS BODY, I, I DID TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP, UH, SPREAD THIS SAME KIND OF MESSAGE AND WE, WE RENAMED STREETS IN MY DISTRICT.
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UH, LIKE RYAN SAID, THAT IF YOU ARE ON STREET, THAT GETS CHANGED.YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO CHANGE ALL OF YOUR DATA INFORMATION, IT'S APPROPRIATE TO DO SO, BUT THE POSTER SERVICE IS GONNA RECOGNIZE THE OLD ADDRESS AND THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO DELIVER THERE.
THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT AS CONVENIENT ABOUT THAT WAY.
BUT, UH, PERSONAL INFORMATION, YOU PROBABLY WANT TO HAVE IT AS, UH, UP TO DATE AS POSSIBLE, BUT FROM A GOVERNMENTAL PERSPECTIVE, YOU'RE NOT PARTICULARLY REQUIRED TO DO IT.
UM, AND, AND SO, UH, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO BE INCONVENIENCE, BUT CERTAINLY THIS WAS AN ISSUE TO TRY TO HONOR THE WORK AND LEGACY OF SOMEONE WHO WE THINK, THINK THERE'S SOMETHING GOOD IN SOUTH BATON ROUGE, IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH AND FOR THIS COUNTRY.
SO AGAIN, I, I JOINED MY COLLEAGUES IN ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE, AND I'LL DO THE SAME AS ASK TO COUNSEL IN THE FUTURE AND IN ANY RESIDENTS THAT HAVE SOME CONCERN.
WE HOPE THAT WE ARE EASE CONCERNS THAT, UH, WE HOPE THIS DON'T CAUSE A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE TO UNION YOUR LIVES.
UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ADDISON.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THERE ARE NONE.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER BANKS, UH, TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
THAT MOTION WAS SECONDED BY VICE CHAIRMAN GROUT.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? SEEING NONE.
[13. CS-12-22 James R. Smith Property (Flag Lot) Proposed flag lot minor subdivision on property located on the south side of West Port Hudson-Plains Road, west of Highway 61 (Samuels Road), on property now or formerly known as Lots A-1 and B-1 of the James R. Smith Property (Council District 1 - Noel)]
AT THIS TIME.WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 13, CS 1222 JAMES R. SMITH PROPERTY FLAG LOT CS 1222 JAMES R. SMITH PROPERTY FLAG LOT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WESTPORT, HUDSON PLAINS ROAD, WEST OF HIGHWAY 61 COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE KNOLL.
THE APPLICANT IS STEVEN LACORE.
THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION OF FOUR LOTS INCLUDES TWO FLAG LOTS, CS 1222 JAMES R. SMITH PROPERTY FLAG LOT STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UDC FOR PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.
THE PLAINTIFF COMMISSION OFFICE HAS RECEIVED ONE MESSAGE IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 13.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.
I'M STEVEN LACORE, THE APPLICANT REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND, UH, LIKE WAS JUST ANNOUNCED, UH, THE PROP, THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE CERTIFIED IN THE PROPERTY INTO APPROXIMATELY FOUR EQUAL TRACKS FOR, UH, THE HEIRS TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THEIR, THEIR PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.
I I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COME UP.
AND, UH, I HAVE ANOTHER CARD FOR CALL CARL SMITH.
DOES HE NEED TO SPEAK OR IS THAT ON AN AS NEEDED? AS NEEDED? OKAY, THANK YOU.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKER COURTS, SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR MOTIONS FOR THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
COMMISSIONER SROS, UH, MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT MOTION.
UH, RECEIVES A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ADDISON.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVING THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[14. S-15-22 Beaver Creek on the Plains, 4th Filing Proposed major subdivision with public streets on property located south of Port Hudson-Plains Road, west of Fairwinds Avenue, on property now or formerly known as Tracts A, B, and a remainder of Tract D-1 of the Frank Terrell Tract (Council District 1 - Noel)]
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 14.SUBDIVISION 1522 BEAVER CREEK ON THE PLAINS FOURTH FILING S 1522 BEAVER CREEK ON THE PLANES FOUR FIVE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF PORT HUDSON PLAINS ROAD, WEST OF FAIRWINDS AVENUE COUNCIL.
DISTRICT ONE NU THE APPLICANT IS MICHAEL DANIEL.
THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION IS FOR 59 LOTS ALONG PUBLIC STREETS, S 1522 BEAVER CREEK ON THE PLAINS FOURTH FILING.
STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UDC FOR PLANNING COMMISSION.
CONSIDERATION PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE HAS RECEIVED ONE MESSAGE IN OPPOSITION.
THE ZACHARY PLANNING COMMISSION OBJECTED TO THE PROPOSED PRELIMINARY PLAT.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.
I WORK FOR ALVIN FAIRBURN ASSOCIATES.
I'M THE PROJECT MANAGER REPRESENTING, UH, MY CLIENTS.
BASICALLY, WE'RE JUST PUTTING IN AN ADDITIONAL, UH, 59 LOTS IN AN EXISTING SUBDIVISION AND GOLF COURSE.
UH, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY.
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER CORD IN OPPOSITION THAT IS FOR SHAUNA CLAXTON.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES.
I'M A RESIDENT OF ZACHARY AND OF BEAVER CREEK.
AND, UM, I SENT IN THAT LETTER OF OPPOSITION.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF I'D BE ABLE TO ATTEND TODAY, AND
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IT WAS ALSO SIGNED BY 19 OTHER NEIGHBORS.UM, AND I WANTED TO READ IT TO YOU.
I WASN'T SURE IF THAT I'D BE ABLE TO ATTEND TO READ IT.
UM, THIS SHOULD BE OF CONSIDERABLE INTEREST TO THE CITY OF ZACHARY AND THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS, MANY YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WAS APPROVED.
TO ENSURE THE DEVELOPERS COMPLY WITH THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, THERE SHOULD BE AN UPDATED WET WETLAND DELINEATION STUDY.
SEVERAL AREAS SURROUNDING THE BEAVER CREEK SUBDIVISION AND THE BRETT GOLF COURSE ARE DESIGNATED WETLANDS.
THESE WETLANDS ABSORB AND SORE FLOOD WATERS AND MAINTAIN SURFACE WATER FLOW DURING DRY PERIODS.
THIS IS NATURAL AND NECESSARY FLOOD WATER MANAGEMENT THAT MUST BE PROTECTED AND MAINTAINED THE POSSIBLE ELEVATION OF BUILDING PADS.
AS NOTED IN THEIR PLANS AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION MEASURED MEASURES MENTIONED IN THE APPLICATION SUMMARY ARE OF CONCERN.
THESE ELEVATION SHOULD BE SPECIFIED AND EVALUATED FOR THEIR IMPACT TO THE AREA.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE MOST RECENT WETLANDS STUDY ON THE DEVELOPER'S WEBSITE IS FROM 22 YEARS AGO.
THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE CITY HAS NO DOUBT CHANGE DURING THESE DECADES.
THE BR GOLF COURSE AT BEAVER CREEK IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND IS TRULY ONE OF BRETT'S MOST SUCCESSFUL AND UTILIZED RECREATION AREAS.
MAINTAINING THE QUALITY AND REPUTATION OF THIS COURSE IS A PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
AS OTHER SURROUNDING COURSES OF PRIVATE OWNERSHIP HAVE FAILED AND STRUGGLED TO SURVIVE, BEAVER CREEK PROVES THERE IS A NEED AND A DESIRE FOR SUCH AN AMENITY.
AND THE COURSE IS FILLED DAILY WITH AVID GOLFERS OF ALL LEVELS.
THEY SPEAK HIGHLY OF THE COURSE AND MANY ARE REGULAR PARTICIPANTS.
THE CITY OF ZACHARY CAN HELP PROTECT US DRINKING WATER BY PROTECTING THE SURROUNDING WETLANDS.
RESIDENTS MAY GET THEIR DRINKING WATER FROM ONE OF THE TWO AQUIFERS THAT ZACHARY UTILIZES AND WETLANDS IN RECHARGING GROUNDWATER THROUGH THE AQUIFERS TO ASSIST PROPER STORM WATER RUNOFF AND ABATEMENT.
THE DEVELOPER SHOULD PROVIDE A STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT IS NO OLDER THAN FIVE YEARS OLD TO ASSESS THE WATERSHED IMPACT AND AREA SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY.
THE DEVELOPER SHOULD ALSO PROVIDE DRAINAGE IMPACT STUDY THAT IS NO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OLD.
THE DEVELOPER SHOULD PROVIDE A WATER QUALITY IMPACT STUDY THAT IS NO MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OLD, ALONG WITH A FEMA FLOOD MAP.
UPDATED VERSION AND TRAFFIC STUDIES OR OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACT SURVEYS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.
THIS IS MY REQUEST THE COMMISSION TO SEE THAT THIS IS AN IMPERATIVE MATTER AND THESE REQUESTS COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL LAWS AND PROVIDE FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME FOR EAST BAT ROUGE'S PARISH IN THE CITY OF ZACHARY.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT BACK FOR A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL JUST SO THAT SHE KNOWS THAT, UH, WE DO HAVE A UP TO DATE WETLANDS PERMITS.
UH, THE AREA THAT WE ARE, UH, BUILDING THE SUBDIVISION IN IS NOT IN ANY WETLANDS AND ALL THE OTHER COMMENTS TO, UH, WATER AND ALL THAT HAS BEEN ANSWERED TO, YOU KNOW, AS PART AS Y'ALL AS PART OF Y'ALL'S ORDINANCE.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION.
UM, I WANTED TO KNOW, SINCE ZACHARY SAID THAT, UM, THEY WERE IN OPPOSITION, WHAT DID THE LETTERS SPECIFICALLY STATE OR GENERAL CONCERNS TO INFRASTRUCTURE? DRAINAGE? I BELIEVE THEY MENTIONED TRAFFIC CONCERNS.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR MOTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? COMMISSIONER SCRIBES, I WAS WONDERING IF MR. HOLCOMB MAYBE COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THE PROCESS OF, OF JUST TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF HOW IT WORKS IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS BROUGHT UP ABOUT, YOU KNOW, STORM WATER, YOU KNOW, UH, THE APPLICANT ADDRESS THE, THE, THE, YOU KNOW, WETLANDS ISSUE.
BUT, BUT ALL THE BOXES THAT HAVE TO BE CHECKED ON OUR END THAT KIND OF, YOU KNOW, MAYBE PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE LEVEL OF COMFORT FOR, YOU KNOW, THE SPEAKER IN OPPOSITION.
CERTAINLY, UH, THERE WAS QUESTIONS RAISED, UM, BY THE CITIZEN REGARDING WETLANDS DELINEATION, UH, THAT MAY TAKE PLACE ON THIS PROPERTY.
WETLAND DELINEATION AND PERMITS MUST BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION PLAN APPROVAL.
SO CONSTRUCTION PLAN APPROVAL IS A SEPARATE PROCESS OUTSIDE OF PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL.
THAT'S WHAT, UH, THE APPLICANT IS TRYING TO SEEK NOW IS, IS INITIAL CONCEPTUAL PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL.
THERE WAS QUESTIONS ALSO RAISED REGARDING THE BUILDING PAD ELEVATIONS THAT WILL DEPEND ON
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FINAL GRADING ON THE SITE, WHICH IS CONDUCTED AT A LATER PHASE.THAT'S DONE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PLAN PERMITTING PROCESS.
SO THERE'S THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL WILL BE LOOKED AT, UH, BY THE PERMIT OFFICE IN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
UM, THERE WAS A QUESTION REGARDING BR NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE, THE, UH, IMPORTANCE OF THE GOLF COURSE AND THE NATIONAL DESIGNATION THAT THE GOLF COURSE MAY HAVE WE'RE REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE TO NOTIFY BRECK OF ALL DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF, UH, BRICK PROPERTIES.
THEY WERE FORMALLY NOTIFIED BY THIS OFFICE AND DID NOT ISSUE ANY CONCERNS, UH, OR ISSUES TO OUR OFFICE ON THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT.
UH, AGAIN, JURISDICTIONAL WETLANDS ON THE SITE, UH, WILL BE DE IDENTIFIED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PLAN PROCESS.
ANY DISTURBANCE OF WETLANDS THAT ARE ON THE PROPERTY ARE REQUIRED TO BE MITIGATED THROUGH PERMITS THAT ARE LOOKED AT IN DETAIL BY THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
AGAIN, A SEPARATE, SEPARATE PROCESS OUTSIDE OF THIS PRELIMINARY PLAT, UM, APPROVAL THAT THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONALLY? UH, COMMISSIONER SROS? UH, OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? VICE CHAIRMAN.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER SCR.
YEAH, YOU, YOU, YOU HAD A COMMENT.
THERE'S A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BANKS, BUT I BELIEVE SHE HAS A COMMENT.
SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW TONIGHT THAT COUNCILMAN, UH, NO IS HAVING A MEETING ON STORMWATER AT SIX 30.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS BECAUSE I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA AND WHAT THE, UH, CONSTITUENCY CONCERN.
SO BEING APPROVING TONIGHT IS NOT NECESSARILY LIKE WE ARE REALLY, I'M READY FOR IT, MY SUPPORT AND MY SECOND, BUT MORE SO AS THE COUNCIL AND WITH THE COUNCILMAN HERE ABLE TO ADVISE US FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S, I DO WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE IT THERE FOR SIX 30 AND, UM, TALK TO HIM ABOUT THIS AND, UM, MOST LIKELY I'LL BE SEEING YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR FROM COMMISSIONER SCRIBE, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BANKS.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? SEEING NONE.
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THIS TIME.WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMUNICATIONS REAL QUICK.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH IN OBSERVANCE OF VETERAN'S DAY, AND THE NEXT MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 14TH.
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WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO, UH, COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS AND WE'LL START, OR WE'LL, UH, GO AHEAD AND BRING LIGHT TO OUR LATEST EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.WHO IS JASMINE THOMAS, A I C P SENIOR PLANNER IN THE LONG RANGE DIVISION.
JASMINE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE WITH ALL LONG RANGE PROJECTS WHILE WE WERE SHORT-STAFFED.
SHE'S FEATURED IN OUR NEW PROMOTIONAL VIDEO TO HIGHLIGHT OUR BROWNSFIELD PROGRAM.
SHE PARTICIPATED IN THE CHECK CEREMONY WITH L D EQ AND EPA AS PART OF THE LOUISIANA BROWNSFIELD CONFERENCE.
SHE IS NOW ALSO A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CERTIFIED PLANNERS, OR THE A I C P BY THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION.
ONCE AGAIN, LET'S CONGRATULATE JASMINE.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE IS THEIR MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MOTION FROM VICE CHAIRMAN GR SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER SROS.
ANY OBJECTIONS? SEEING NONE, THE MEETING IS ADJOURN.