2005-03-21 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING MEETING MINUTESMINUTES OF A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON MARCH 21, 2005, AT 6:30 P.M., IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS.
The meeting was called to order with the following present:
Mayor
Mayor Pro -Tem
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
City Manager
City Attorney
Tom Reid
Charles Viktorin
Richard Tetens
Woody Owens
Larry Marcott
Kevin Cole
Bill Eisen
Darrin Coker
Others in attendance: Deputy City Manager Alan Mueller; Executive Director of
Community Services Nick Finan; Executive Director of Economic Development
Corporation Fred Welch; City Engineer Doug Kneupper, Assistant City Attorney
Lawrence Provins; Deputy City Secretary LaKeisha Cannon -Scott; Senior Planner
Theresa Grahmann; Planning & Zoning Secretary Melisa Durham.
PURPOSE OF HEARING — PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 432
ACRES OF LAND.
Approximately 432 acre tract generally located south of Beltway 8, north of Clear Creek,
west of SH 288 and east of Old Airline Road (also called County Road 48 and Almeda
School Road.)
STAFF REVIEW
Deputy City Manager Alan Mueller gave a brief review and summary of the Service
Plan. He stated the Service Plan is in conformance with State Law. The Service Plan
will provide a level of services. He gave a brief description of the area. The Service
Plan provides the level of service currently available to other parts of the City that are
similar to the tract. The City would provide services by any means or methods that are
already in use by the City. Services may include an application, eligibility, and fee
process. The services would be provided immediately upon annexation. Those items
include Police, Fire, EMS, and solid waste collection services with one exception.
Currently this area is within the service area of the Fire Department. Waste
Management would provide trash pick-up to the area as provided within the City's
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continue to do so for a two-year time period. There are no active public water or sewer
systems for the area. The City would not take on any current operating requirements
for water or sewer. The City would maintain the roads for the area. There are no public
parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, or any other public facilities. Additional services
provided by the City are Library services, health services, code enforcement, and any
additional services available to all citizens within the City. No capital improvement
program would be necessary to provide any additional Police, Fire, EMS, or solid waste
services. The area would be serviced from an existing infrastructure. A water, sewer,
and road project is currently in design for the area. This project is associated with the
extension of Kirby Drive. This road would provide additional access to the area and
water and sewer trunk facilities. No capital improvements are needed for parks,
playgrounds, swimming pools, or other publicly owned facilities within the tract.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Richard Martini, 1306 E. Anderson Road, Houston, addressed Council and stated he is
a landowner within the proposed annexation area. His family owns approximately 150
acres on the western edged of the proposed annexation area. He noticed the zoning
requested would permit 171 uses of the property. He does not feel that this annexation
is in the best interest of his family and the ownership of their property.
COUNCIL/STAFF DISCUSSION
Deputy City Manager Alan Mueller stated this is the second and final Public Hearing.
The first reading of the Ordinance will take place at the first Council Meeting in April.
The second and final reading will take place at the second Council Meeting in April.
This area will be zoned as the Spectrum District, which is currently in the process of
being developed. It will be zoned Suburban Development until the Spectrum District
has been established.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the 11th day of April , A.D
2005.
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Tom Reid
Mayor
ATTEST:
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MINUTES OF A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON MARCH 21, 2005, AT 6:30 P.M., IN THE COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS.
The meeting was called to order with the following present:
Mayor
Mayor Pro -Tem
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
City Manager
City Attorney
Tom Reid
Charles Viktorin
Richard Tetens
Woody Owens
Larry Marcott
Kevin Cole
Bill Eisen
Darrin Coker
Others in attendance: Deputy City Manager Alan Mueller; Executive Director of
Community Services Nick Finan; Executive Director of Economic Development
Corporation Fred Welch; City Engineer Doug Kneupper, Assistant City Attorney
Lawrence Provins; Deputy City Secretary LaKeisha Cannon -Scott; Senior Planner
Theresa Grahmann; Planning & Zoning Secretary Melisa Durham.
PURPOSE OF HEARING — PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 20.5
ACRES OF LAND.
Approximately 20.5 acres of land generally located north of Romero Drive, and being
parts of Villa Verde Section 2 and Section 3.
STAFF REVIEW
Deputy City Manager Alan Mueller gave an explanation of the vicinity map and stated it
displays the back side of the Villa Verde Subdivision. It is bounded by a Harris County
Flood Control Ditch on the northeast side and a Harris County Flood Control Detention
Pond on the other side. The area being annexed is part of Villa Verde Section Two and
Section Three. During a previous annexation into the extraterritorial jurisdiction, this
portion was part of Houston. Houston allowed the City of Pearland to extend the
extraterritorial jurisdiction to now include the two mentioned sections. The Service Plan
includes infrastructure and infrastructure maintenance currently available to the City.
Some of the services may include an eligibility, application, and fee process. The
services will be available immediately upon annexation, which include Police, Fire,
EMS, and solid waste collection. There are no waste collection services in place for the
area. Under the City's current franchise agreement with Waste Management, collection
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services will be provided to the area. Existing water and sewer facilities will be
maintained and operated by the City. The City will also take over the jurisdiction of the
streets. There are no public parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, or any other public
facilities within the area. The Pearland Volunteer Fire Department in conjunction with
the Southeast Volunteer Fire Department will service this area. Library services, health
services, code enforcement services, and all other City services are available to the
residents. No capital improvement is necessary to serve this tract. Public Safety will be
served from existing facilities and the construction of streets and sewer already exist in
this area. This property was built in conformance with the City's R-2 zoning. A zoning
hearing will be conducted for this property later tonight during the Joint Public Hearing.
CITIZEN COMMENTS: None.
COUNCIL/STAFF DISCUSSION
Deputy City Manager Alan Mueller stated this is the second and final Public Hearing.
The first reading of the Ordinance will take place during the first Council Meeting in
April. The second and final reading of the Ordinance will take place during the second
Council Meeting in April. The Zoning Ordinance will follow this same scheduling.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 7:29 p.m.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the 11th day of Ayri 1 ,
A.D., 2005.
Tom Reid
Mayor
ATTEST:
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