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COUNCILMAN, WE GOT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THREE SECONDS, TWO, ONE AFTER THAT ISSUE.
WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL'S ZONING MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 2025.
ASHLEY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE HAVE A QUORUM.
[1. 25-01176 CASE 30-25 11954 Coursey Boulevard]
CASE, 30 DASH 25 1 1 9 5 4 CORSEY BOULEVARD TO REZONE FROM RURAL TO LIGHT COMMERCIAL, ONE ON PROPERTY.LOCATED ON SOUTH SIDE OF CORSEY BOULEVARD, WEST OF SCARLET OAK BOULEVARD COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT AMAROSA COMMISSION ACTION.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE.
WE GO TO COUNSEL MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[2. 25-01177 CASE 31-25 9770 Cortana Place ]
ITEM NUMBER TWO CASE 31 DASH 25 9 70 70.ANA PLACE TO REZONE FROM COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR LAUNCH TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL TWO ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ANA PLACE EAST OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY COUNCIL, DISTRICT SIX DUN JR.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES.
MY NAME'S CRAIG, CORY, WITHM, MONROE, AND CORY, I'M THE CIVIL ENGINEER ON THE PROJECT.
UM, I THINK THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS NEW ORDINANCE THAT'S COMING OUT, UH, FOR THE TIRES AND WE JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT THIS IS GONNA BE A NEW FACILITY THAT'S, UH, PRETTY HIGH CLASS.
UH, WE'VE SENT COUNCILMAN DUNN SOME PICTURES THAT SHOW THAT.
I THINK HE'S GONNA TRY TO GET THOSE UP.
BUT, UM, I'M HERE JUST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE.
AND ALSO SPEAKING TO THE SAME THAT THIS IS GONNA BE A CLASS A ESTABLISHMENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO IMPROVE CORTANA AND THE BEAUTY OF THE CENTER.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL.
AS BOTH GENTLEMEN MENTIONED, UH, I HAVE HAD, UH, SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM ABOUT, UH, THIS REZONING, UH, I THINK MAY HAVE BEEN IN APRIL, WERE THE LAST DISCUSSIONS.
I THINK THAT FOLLOWING MONTH, UH, THE COMMITTEE WITH THE TIRE, UH, BUSINESS AND COMPANY COMMITTEE WAS FORMED AND THIS ORDINANCE WAS BEING PROPOSED.
UH, I REACHED OUT TO THEM AND, AND SHARED WITH THEM THAT THAT WAS ON THE HORIZON.
THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES AND WE NEEDED TO CLARIFY AND, AND MAKE THE DISTINCTION OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT, UH, CREATING ANOTHER BAD ACTOR, WHICH I DON'T THINK THEY ARE.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR WITH ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND THE CONSTITUENTS WHAT THIS IS, WHAT THEY WILL NOT BE DOING.
UH, THE CHECKLIST AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT WILL BE IN THE ORDINANCE.
UH, WE'RE ALREADY GOING THROUGH THOSE THINGS WITH THEM, BUT FIRST I WANT TO GET JUSTIN TO PULL UP THE IMAGE OF WHAT THIS FACILITY WILL LOOK LIKE, IF YOU CAN SEE IT.
UM, THEY'RE CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING, IS IT 60 OR 65 OF THESE NATIONWIDE? SO CURRENTLY THEY HAVE 70 STORES NATIONWIDE AND THEY HAVE NINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE SOUTHEAST RIGHT NOW, 70 NATIONWIDE, NINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE SOUTHEAST.
THIS WILL GO IN THE CAR CORRIDOR NEXT TO WHERE ALL THESE ILLS.
UM, I'VE EXPRESSED TO THEM, UH, THE DESIRE FOR ALL OF US TO ELIMINATE THESE EYESORE WITH STORING TIRES OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, THIS IS THE IMAGE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
UH, AND IF YOU GUYS CAN SPEAK TO WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY SHARED WITH ME, THERE WILL BE NO STORING OF EXTERNAL TIRES AND, AND HOW THE TIRES WILL BE STORED.
IT'LL ALL BE IN ENCLOSED INSIDE THE BUILDINGS.
AND ALSO, MANY OF OUR BAD ACTORS, UH, IN MY OPINION AND MANY OF OUR OPINIONS ARE THOSE WHO ARE RESELLING USED TIRES.
WILL YOU BE SELLING USED TIRES? NO, SIR.
AND IF I CAN GET ADAM TO COME UP, ADAM IS ON THIS COMMITTEE ALONG WITH RACHEL AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
ADAM, CAN YOU SPEAK TO SOME OF THE THINGS WE WENT OVER WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING IN CONFLICT, UH, IN THE SPIRIT OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO DO WITH THE COMMITTEE AND, AND WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS, UH, IN ANY WAY, UH, THE TYPE OF BUSINESS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO ELIMINATE? YES, SIR.
SO A AS YOU MENTIONED, THE THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS WITH THE, THE STORAGE OF, OF TIRES OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITY.
UM, THE OTHER, WHETHER IT'S STORING OUT FRONT AND DISPLAYING TIRES, WHICH AS YOU SAW IN THE PICTURE, THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO DO.
AND THEN WHEN THEY'RE, UH, STOCKPILING TIRES IN THE BACK AND THEN CLAIMING THAT THEY'RE USED TIRES AND THAT THEY'RE GONNA SELL 'EM AS USED TIRES, THAT'S HOW YOU END UP WITH THAT, THAT LARGE PILE OF TIRES.
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THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT PLANNING TO SELL USED TIRES, SO THAT, THAT'S ALL GONNA, UH, BE IN, IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT THE ORDINANCE WAS INTENDING TO DO.UM, I, I DID TALK TO RACHEL EARLIER AND WHEN THE, THE PERMIT OFFICE NOW HAS A, A CHECKLIST THAT WHEN THEY'RE REVIEWING PLANS FOR NEW TIRE SHOPS, THEY'RE MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE WITH THIS ORDINANCE, THAT THEY'RE CHECKING OFF ON THAT.
AND IF IT'S NOT IN THERE, THEN THAT'S GOING BACK TO THE, UM, TO THE DESIGNER TO, TO LET 'EM KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR THOSE.
AND WE WENT OVER, UH, MUCH OF THAT CHECKLIST WITH THEM AND, AND MUCH OF THAT CAME BACK TO TYLER LICHEN.
IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING? YES, SIR.
AND I, I TOLD MR. COREY I'D HAND HIM THIS ORDINANCE WHEN WE'RE DONE HERE SO THAT HE'S GOT A COPY OF IT.
JUSTIN, I THINK YOU HAVE THE BLUEPRINT OF THE, LIKE A AERIAL VIEW OF THE, UH, YES.
IF, IF YOU CAN COME AND SPEAK TO THAT AND JUST KIND OF TELL US WHAT WE'RE SEEING, UH, FROM AN, UH, DESIGN STANDPOINT.
YEAH, SO THIS IS A VERY PRELIMINARY LAYOUT.
UM, WE JUST GOT THE SURVEY IN THE DAY BEFORE.
SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS, UM, UP TO THE TOP IS PORTANA PLACE AND TO THE BOTTOM IS THE, UM, FRONTAGE ROAD OR THE ENTRANCE ROAD.
UM, SO THE, UH, THE, THE SQUARE IN THE MIDDLE IS THE BUILDING, AND THEN WE GOT THE PARKING THAT'S NEEDED.
THERE'LL BE 10, UM, BAYS FOR THEM TO PULL THE CARS IN TO, TO, UH, CHANGE THE TIRES AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.
ALSO, I JUST WANT TO, UH, LET YOU GUYS AND THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT I EXPRESSED TO THEM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO, TO REVITALIZE THIS AREA WITH THE ATTRACTION OF AMAZON, WITH THE ATTRACTION OF ALDI, WITH THE STARBUCKS, THE EXPANSION OF RAI CANES, TROPICAL CAFE, UH, MOVE YOUR BODY YOGA, UH, THE, ALL THESE THINGS ON THE FLORIDA CORRIDOR, UH, THE BROADMOOR SHOPPING CENTER WITH THE MCDONALD'S AND THE, THE, THE, UH, URGENT CARE FACILITY AND THE CHASE BANK.
ALL THAT CORRIDOR HAS BEEN REVITALIZED AND BEAUTIFIED AND ENHANCED AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
UH, TALK DIRECTLY TO THEM ABOUT NOT, YOU KNOW, BEING AN EYESORE AND A NUISANCE.
UM, AND, AND THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT AND JUST WANTED TO IMPRESS UPON MY COLLEAGUES IN THE PUBLIC, UH, WITH THE CONCERNS OUT THERE ABOUT ENTIRE, ENTIRE COMPANIES THAT, THAT WE DON'T FEEL THAT THIS WILL BE THE NUISANCE THAT WE'VE SEEN WITH SOME OF THE OTHER BAD ACTORS.
SO, UH, WITH THAT, I, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO GIVE MY COLLEAGUES WHO MAY HAVE SIMILAR ISSUE OR CONCERNS IN YOUR DISTRICT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THEM, FEEL FREE TO, TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.
I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.
SO TELL ME HOW YOU WILL GET RID OF YOUR TIRES THAT YOU WILL HAVE.
I DON'T KNOW THE PROCESS THAT THEY DO.
I'M, I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER DESIGNING IT, BUT THEY, THEY DO HAVE A PROCESS TO DISPOSE OF THOSE TIRES LEGALLY.
I MEAN, THEY, THEY DO THIS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, SO THEY KNOW, KNOW THE RULES TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
I WISH SOMEBODY HAVE BEEN HERE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT I'M TELLING YOU THE, THE KEY, THE KEY TO IT, UH, FOR ME, AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT QUESTION, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, WE DON'T WANT 'EM STORED OUTSIDE.
WE DON'T WANT 'EM COLLECTING WATER AND, AND MOSQUITOES AND BEING A EYESORE.
UH, I WANT YOU TO COME BACK TO ME WITH THAT ANSWER OF HOW YOU WILL FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT, GET RID OF 'EM JUST SO WE WILL KNOW.
BUT THE BIGGEST KEY IS, IS WE DON'T WANT TO WANT 'EM TO BE A VISIBLE EYES.
WELL, I I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT, UH, PART OF THE RECORD KEEPING PROCESS THAT'S PART OF THE TIRE BUSINESS PERMIT IS THAT THEY HAVE TO REPORT TO US, UM, WHO'S HAULING OFF THE TIRES, WHERE THEY'RE HAULING THEM TO, SO THAT, THAT'S PART OF THOSE RECORDS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE CHECKING AFTER THE FACT.
SO THAT'LL BE A PART OF THE RACHEL'S CHECKLIST ON PERMITTING.
UH, THAT'LL ACTUALLY BE FOR US ONCE THEY, UM, ONCE THEY GET, WHEN THEY GET THE PERMIT, THEY'LL SEE, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE GOTTA DO NOW FOR DEQ, BUT THEN WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE CHECKING THOSE RECORDS AS WELL.
SO YOU'LL, YOU'LL GET A PLAN OF ACTION FROM THEM, FROM THE OPERATIONS TEAM AND YOU'LL BE MONITORING THAT.
AND THEN, AND WE'VE GOT A A A A ONE PAGER BROCHURE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE SENDING OUT TO ALL THE EXISTING AND, AND FUTURE TIRE SHOPS THAT'LL HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION ON THERE.
THANK YOU MS. COUNCILWOMAN STEIN, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION AND I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT, ADAM, AND YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND WE'VE GOT A CHECKLIST AND WE'VE GOT A THIS AND TIRES ARE GETTING TALLER AND TALLER.
AND I UNDERSTAND YOU ALL MAY BE DOING THIS IN OTHER PLACES.
AND I, WE, I'M NOT SAYING THAT I'M AGAINST THIS AT ALL, AND I UNDERSTAND YOU ALL DO THIS IN OTHER PLACES, BUT THIS BATON ROUGE AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE CONCERNED
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ABOUT.AND SO THEY NEED TO COME WITH DOCUMENTATION AS TO WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE TIRES.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN, JR.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[3. 25-01178 CASE 32-25 4866 Government Street]
CASE 32 DASH 25 4 8 6 6.GOVERNMENT STREET TO REZONE FROM LIGHT COMMERCIAL TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR LOUNGE, CB TWO ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON SOUTH SIDE OF GOVERNMENT STREET, WEST OF BIENVILLE STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS COMMISSION.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[4. 25-01179 CASE 33-25 6800 Burbank Drive]
DASH 25 6800 BURBANK DRIVE TO REZONE FROM RURAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL APPORTION AND APP PORTION AND AOR TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL TWO ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON SOUTH SIDE OF BURBANK DRIVE, WEST OF KENILWORTH PARKWAY.COUNCIL DISTRICT 12 ROA COMMISSION ACTION.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM NAME IS BO JAMES BOOTY WITH CENTERLINE ENGINEERING.
I'M, UH, HERE WITH A DEVELOPER ON THIS PROJECT AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE.
GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ROCKA.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES ITEM FIVE RV
[5. 25-01184 RV-6-25 A J. Hayes White Tract Revocation]
6 25.A AJ HAYES WHITE TRACK REVOCATION A REQUEST TO REVOKE 40 FOOT PUBLIC DRAINAGE SERVITUDE LOCATED ON SOUTH SIDE OF MOSS SIDE LANE, EAST OF PEGGY STREET COUNCIL.
DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS COMMISSION.
NO HEARING BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS REQUIRED PER THE UDC SECTION 3.6 0.3.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE.
GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
WHO WANTS TO BE COUNCILWOMAN NAMED ROSA TONIGHT? MOTION TO CONTINUE.
MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COUNCILWOMAN ROCCA.