[I. Call to Order] [00:00:07] RIGHT. IT'S 133. WE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. ALL [III. CONSENT ITEMS] RIGHT. FIRST ITEMS. WE HAVE CONSENT ITEMS FOR MINUTES AND CASE FILE NUMBER 2026-49-PETJ. IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE FOR APPROVAL. THERE'S A MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OBJECTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, WE GO TO CASE FILE NUMBER 2026-02-Z. OPEN AND [IV. PUBLIC HEARING] PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST BY GEORGE T GARRETT. THE SECOND FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM GR GENERAL RESIDENCE TO N S NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ON A .414 ACRE TRACT ON LAND LOCATED IN LOTS 26 TO 28 BLOCK 19 PATTERSON EDITION SIX FILING. CITY OF ODESSA, ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST PART OF BUNCH AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 80FT NORTH OF MYRTLE STREET. COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SO 28 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT. ONE APPROVAL WAS RECEIVED AND ONE WAS RETURNED. THE KING SOLOMON MBC OF ODESSA, TEXAS, INCORPORATED OWNER AND GEORGE T GARNETT, REPRESENTATIVE. THE SECOND SORRY ARE REQUESTING A ZONE CHANGE FROM GR GENERAL RESIDENCE TO NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ON A .414 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN LOT 26 THROUGH 28 BLOCK 19 PATTERSON ADDITION. THE PROPERTY OR THE PROPERTY INVOLVED IN THIS REQUEST IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF BUNCH AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 80FT NORTH OF MYRTLE STREET. THE SITE IS ZONED GR AND CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY THE KING SOLOMON BAPTIST CHURCH. LAND USE IN THE AREA CONSISTS OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES ON ALL SIDES, AND THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A ZONE CHANGE TO ADD A RESTAURANT TO THE EXISTING CHURCH. THE CITY OF ODESSA'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ENVISIONS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE LOW INTENSITY RETAIL, OFFICE AND PERSONAL SERVICES ON THE PERIPHERY OF A NEIGHBORHOOD. STAFF DOES NOT FIND THAT THIS LOCATION IS ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE PROPOSED USE WOULD HAVE IMPACTS ON THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE FORM OF INCREASED TRAFFIC IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. STAFF FINDS THAT A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MAY BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE SITE THAN THE REQUESTED NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ZONING, AS IT WOULD ALLOW FOR RESTRICTIONS ON TIME, LOCATION AND IMPACTS TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. HOWEVER, STAFF WOULD CAUTION AGAINST APPROVAL OF EITHER ZONING. BASED ON THE PRECEDING ANALYSIS, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THE REQUEST. ALTERNATIVELY, IF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WISHES TO PROCEED WITH THIS REQUEST, STAFF RECOMMENDS TABLING THE CASE SO THE REQUIRED SITE PLAN MAY BE WORKED OUT, BUT THE APPLICANT FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ZONING DISTRICT INSTEAD, WITH A LIST OF RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS TO BE ADOPTED AT THAT TIME. AND I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THE APPLICANT SEEING THESE REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU GUYS PUT FORTH, I BELIEVE THEY WERE SENT OUT IN AN INVITATION TO A PLANNING CONFERENCE. I HAVE NOT CONFIRMED WHETHER OR NOT THEY'VE SEEN THOSE, SO WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY WILL OR WILL NOT AGREE TO THOSE TERMS. AND THESE ARE JUST SUGGESTIONS. YOU WOULD NOT ADOPT THOSE TODAY. OKAY. SO YOU WOULD JUST. SO THE MAIN REASON FOR DENIAL IS BECAUSE OF THE ZONING CHANGE. YES. SO THE MAIN REASON WHY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL IS THAT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES IS MORE FOR LIKE THE PERIPHERY ON MAJOR STREETS TO KIND OF SERVE AT THE EDGE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD RATHER THAN THE INTERIOR. AND WE CAN TABLE IT. SO MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON ALL THIS STUFF. CORRECT. THE NEIGHBORS YOU SENT OUT AND THERE WAS NOT ANY COMPLAINTS FROM THE NEIGHBORS? NO, THERE WAS ONE APPROVAL RECEIVED AND THEN THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS RETURNED. SO THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS FROM NEIGHBORS. ALL RIGHT. WELL SORRY. GO AHEAD. SO BASED ON THE PROPERTY WOULD WOULD IT BE TOWARDS THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATED THERE OR WOULD IT BE FACING THE MAIN STREET? DO YOU MEAN REGARDING THE RESTAURANT? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IT WOULD BE WITHIN THE CHURCH ITSELF. OH, OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND THEY GOT AMPLE, AMPLE PARKING AND EXITING EGRESS ON. IT'S ALREADY THERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE. WE HAVE NOT DONE A CALCULATION BASED ON THE THE PARKING FOR [00:05:01] LIKE ADDING A RESTAURANT TO THAT JUST YET, BUT OKAY. SO YEAH, I'D LIKE TO BILLY, WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS ONE? FOR THIS DEAL, BUT I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO IT, DO IT RIGHT. AND IF, IF THEY CAN MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN, IN THE CORRECT PLANNING, I COULD GO WITH IT. SO I'M ALMOST FOR TABLING. OKAY. OKAY. SHOULD WE OPEN IT TO THE PUBLIC? WE SHOULD WE NEED OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS MOMENT. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THIS PART OF THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC. ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST, PLEASE STEP FORWARD. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. GEORGE T GARNET THE SECOND. YES, SIR. IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN IN THREE MINUTES OR LESS WHAT YOU WANT TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST. I'M SPEAKING FOR. OKAY. ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT. OKAY. I'M THE APPLICANT. OKAY. OF THE AND ALSO PASTOR OF THE KING SOLOMON BAPTIST CHURCH. THAT'S. RATHER THAN GO FROM THE TOP OF MY HEAD, IF I MAY JUST READ, I THINK SOME HANDOUTS WERE GIVEN TO EACH OF YOU. SURE. TO THE ODESSA PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, CITY OF ODESSA. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SOUTHERN MAID SOUL FOOD AT KING SOLOMON FELLOWSHIP OR DINING HALL. DEAR MEMBERS OF PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT, I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THIS LETTER IN SUPPORT OF APPROVING SOUTHERN MAID SOUL FOOD TO OPERATE WITHIN THE KING SOLOMON FELLOWSHIP AND OR DINING HALL. SAME THING. THIS PROPOSAL. THIS PROPOSED RESTAURANT REPRESENTS NOT ONLY A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, BUT ALSO AN IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN THE ECONOMIC GROWTH, CULTURAL PRESERVATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF ODESSA. SOUTHERN MAID SOFA WILL SERVE AUTHENTIC TRADITIONAL SOUTHERN CUISINE, INCLUDING OXTAILS SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS. DON'T WANT TO MAKE NOBODY HUNGRY? CHICKEN FRIED STEAK AND OTHER SOUL FOOD FAVORITES, ALONG WITH HOMEMADE DESSERTS SUCH AS SWEET POTATO PIE, PEACH COBBLER, PECAN AND APPLE PIE. THE RESTAURANT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, HIGH HOMESTYLE MEALS WHILE CREATING A WELCOMING AND GATHERING PLACE CENTERED AROUND FAMILY CULTURE AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. THE NEED FOR THIS RESTAURANT IN SOUTH ODESSA IS BOTH SIGNIFICANT AND MEASURABLE. THERE IS ONLY ONE PRIMARY SOUL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT SERVING THIS SIDE OF THE CITY, WHICH IS EDITOR AND TOM'S BARBECUE SOUTHERN MAID SOUL FOOD WOULD HELP MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR SOUL FOOD DINING OPTIONS WITHIN THE AREA, STRETCHING FROM EIGHTH STREET ALL THE WAY TO INTERSTATE 20, BASED ON THE CENSUS TRACT FOUR, FIVE AND SIX AND SEVEN. USING THE 2020 CENSUS DATA'S DATA AND 2024 POPULATION PROJECTIONS. THIS SERVICE ALSO CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20,000 RESIDENTS WHO WOULD DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM THE INCREASE, INCREASED DINING ACCESS AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO MEETING A CLEAR MARKET DEMAND, THIS RESTAURANT WOULD PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS. NUMBER ONE, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND WEALTH BUILDING SOUTHERN SOUL FOOD CONTRIBUTES TO LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS OWNERSHIP, JOB CREATION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR GENERATIONAL WEALTH BUILDING. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE ESSENTIAL TO A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. MINORITY OWNED RESTAURANTS HISTORICALLY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOODS, ECONOMIES AND CREATING LONG TERM FAMILY LEGACIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE USE OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES WITHIN KING SOLOMON IS CRITICAL TO THE VIABILITY OF THIS PROJECT. LIKE MANY SMALL AND EMERGING BUSINESSES. LET ME GO BACK. OKAY. SOUTHERN MAID TOFU WOULD NOT OTHERWISE POSSESS THE FINANCIAL CAPITAL NECESSARY TO INDEPENDENTLY PURCHASE AND MAINTAIN COMMERCIAL GRADE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND OR SECURE A STANDALONE RESTAURANT FACILITY DURING ITS STAND UP PHASE. DUE TO THE COST, ACCESS TO THIS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE UNATTAINABLE. BY UTILIZING THE FELLOWSHIP HALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES, THIS PROJECT REMOVES SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO ENTRY WHILE FOSTERING MINORITY BUSINESS OWNERSHIP, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, SUSTAINABILITY, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT. THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND USE OF COMMUNITY ASSETS REPRESENT A PRACTICAL AND ECONOMICAL, RESPONSIBLE APPROACH TO SUPPORTING LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. NUMBER TWO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORSHIP. THE RESTAURANT WOULD ALSO SERVE AS A PLACE OF MENTORSHIP, MENTORSHIP, TRAINING AND WORKFORCE PREPARATION. THE PERMIAN BASIN IS PROJECTED TO NEED APPROXIMATELY 191 000 JOBS FILLED BETWEEN 2026 AND 2050. COMMUNITY CENTERED BUSINESSES SUCH AS SOUTHERN TOFU COULD [00:10:05] HELP PREPARE WORKERS THROUGH HANDS ON TRAINING, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, CULINARY ARTS MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WHILE PROVIDING MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS. NUMBER THREE CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND COMMUNITY IDENTITY. SOUL FOOD RESTAURANTS REPRESENT FAR MORE THAN DINING ESTABLISHMENT. THEY SERVE AS LIVING MUSEUMS THAT PRESERVE TRADITIONAL COOKING METHODS, FAMILY RECIPES, CULTURAL STORYTELLING, AND ROOTED IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY. RESILIENT FAITH, RESILIENCE, FAITH, CREATIVITY, SOULFUL CUISINE, TRANSFORMED MEALS ONCE ASSOCIATED WITH HARDSHIP AND SURVIVAL INTO ENDURING SYMBOLS OF PRIDE, CELEBRATION, FAMILY, AND CULTURAL IDENTITY. THESE RESTAURANTS HELP PRESERVE ANCESTRAL CONNECTIONS WHILE EDUCATING FUTURE GENERATIONS ABOUT HERITAGE AND TRADITION. SOUTHERN MAID SOUL FOOD WOULD PROVIDE ODESSA WITH A MEANINGFUL CULTURAL SPACE THAT CELEBRATES HISTORY WHILE FOSTERING UNITY AND PRIDE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. NUMBER FOUR COMMUNITY GATHERING AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS. HISTORICALLY, SOUL FOOD RESTAURANTS HAVE SERVED AS SOCIAL HUBS FOR WHERE FAMILIES GATHER, RELATIONSHIPS ARE BUILT, AND COMMUNITIES ARE STRENGTHENED. SOUTHERN SOUL FOOD WOULD CONTINUE THAT TRADITION BY PROVIDING A SAFE, WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP, NETWORKING, MENTORSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. NUMBER FIVE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL COMMERCE. THE RESTAURANT ALSO INTENDS TO SUPPORT LOCAL SUPPLIERS MARKETS THROUGH THE PURCHASE OF FRESH INGREDIENTS, FOOD PRODUCTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, FURTHER CONTRIBUTING TO ODESSA LOCAL ECONOMY AND SMALL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM. FINALLY, UTILIZING KING SOLOMON FELLOWSHIP HALL OR DINING HALL ALLOWS AN EXISTING COMMUNITY CENTERED FACILITY TO CONTINUE SERVING THE PUBLIC IN A PRODUCTIVE AND POSITIVE WAY WITHOUT REQUIRING MAJOR STRUCTURAL REDEVELOPMENT. THE OWNERSHIP IS COMMITTED TO OPERATING RESPONSIBLY IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ZONING REGULATIONS, HEALTH STANDARDS, FIRE CODES, OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS AND CITY ORDINANCES. APPROVING SOUTHERN MADE SOUL FOOD WOULD REPRESENT AN INVESTMENT IN ODESSA'S ECONOMIC FUTURE, CULTURAL DIVERSITY, WORKFORCE READINESS AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT. THIS RESTAURANT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME AN ANCHOR FOR COMMUNITY PRIDE AND REVITALIZATION OF THE SOUTH OF ODESSA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL AND SUPPORT OF SOUTHERN MADE SOUL FOOD AT THE KING SOLOMON FELLOWSHIP HALL AND OR DINING HALL. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED. GEORGE T GARNET THE SECOND. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. REVEREND GARNET. WHAT DID OUR OPERATION. THE HOURS OF OPERATION WOULD BE 11 TO 7. OKAY. INITIALLY WE WE'RE LOOKING AT MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TO KIND OF GIVE US A FEEL AS TO WHAT DAYS ARE LIGHTER AND HEAVIER. AND WE MAY EXCLUDE IN THE FUTURE. MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS DEPENDS ON THE DAYS WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOUR FLOW OF INDIVIDUALS, CUSTOMERS IS HEAVIER. IF IT'S LIGHTER DAYS WHERE YOU DON'T NEED TO. WE DON'T IT'S NOT PROFITABLE TO BE OPEN. IT MAY THAT THAT THOSE DAYS WOULD CHANGE. BUT INITIALLY, TO GET A FEEL OF HOW TO OPERATE THIS BUSINESS IN THE BEST FEASIBLE FINANCIAL WAY, WE'LL BE DOING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 11 TO 7, SEVEN. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO EXCEPT ON SUNDAYS, WE'LL GO 12. ABOUT SUNDAY. YEAH. SUNDAY. SUNDAY IS SUNDAY IS DIFFERENT. YEAH. IT'LL THAT WILL BE FROM 12. IT'LL BE FROM LIKE 12 TO 7. OKAY. OKAY. SO THEN IT DOESN'T INTERFERE WITH WHATEVER'S GOING ON AT THE CHURCH AT THAT TIME, PARTICULARLY SUNDAY WORSHIP AND SO FORTH LIKE THAT. THEY'LL MAKE THE WILLING TO MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THAT. YEAH. I THINK THAT PARKING LOT ON THE SOUTH SIDE AT MYRTLE. MYRTLE IT'S ON. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S NOT A VERY, VERY BUSY STREET. YOU KNOW, I DRIVE IT ALL THE TIME. AND I GUESS I DON'T SEE ANY CONGESTION OR WHATEVER. AND I SEE YOU ON THE CORNER. SO YOU ARE KIND OF AWAY FROM FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS A IT'S A THE TRAFFIC IS NOT HEAVY IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA AT ALL. I'VE BEEN AT THE CHURCH, I'VE BEEN THERE 37 YEARS AND SO DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE HAVE TO GET IT. OH, GO AHEAD. QUESTIONS. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS I'D LIKE TO ASK THE STAFF. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD DO SOME SORT OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT, LIKE WE DO FOR THE BEAUTY SHOPS AND OFFER A RESTAURANT FOR A SHORT FOR, SAY, A YEAR AND SEE HOW THAT'S CITY. LET'S CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO THE STAFF. OKAY. IF THERE'S QUESTIONS. YEAH. NO, ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW STAFF, I THINK THERE'S QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUIREMENT IS NOT PART OF IN SITUATION [00:15:05] LIKE THIS. IT'S NOT PART OF THE ORDINANCE. THE ORDINANCE DICTATES US WHEN WE CAN APPLY THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUIREMENT. IT DOESN'T APPLY FOR RESTAURANTS. IT DOES NOT APPLY FOR RESTAURANTS. IT APPLIES FOR BARS AND WORKFORCE. WELL, THEY COULD CALL IT A BAR THEN. YEAH. WATER ONLY, BUT IT'S A BAR. OKAY. YEAH. SO IT DOESN'T APPLY TO A RESTAURANT. OKAY. SO CHANGING TO THIS SPECIFIC BPDNS PLAN DEVELOPMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THIS AGAIN UNDER THAT ZONING. YEAH. SO PLAN DEVELOPMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT PORTION OF THAT ZONING WOULD BE MORE RESTRICTIVE. THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY UNDER THAT ZONING. AND WE WOULD SET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RESTRICTIONS OR THE CONDITIONS FOR THAT USE. WELL HOW DID ARTHUR RAISE OPERATE FOR YEARS, YEARS AND YEARS. I'M LIKE YOU IN THIS LOCATION IN A SIMILAR LOCATION DOWN THERE. HOW DID I NOT AWARE OF THAT? SHE'S NOT. YEAH. WELL, MY TENDENCY TOWARDS THIS IS TO APPROVE IT. I MEAN, NONE OF THE NEIGHBORS SEEM TO BE UPSET ABOUT IT. AND IT'S NOT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE MORE PARKING NECESSARY OR ISSUES. I DON'T THINK WHAT THEY'RE DOING THERE ON SUNDAYS. AND IT PROBABLY DOESN'T MEET Y'ALL'S EXACT GUIDELINES, BUT IT'S A CULTURAL SITUATION A LOT OF WAYS THAT IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE CITY'S NORMS WOULD BE. BUT I DON'T I DON'T SEE THE NEGATIVE ISSUES HERE. IF I MEAN, I'M NOT SURE I WANT SOME NECK BONES AND STUFF, SO PROBABLY NOT ON MY DIET AT THIS TIME. BUT BUT IT'S A GOOD PROJECT. YEAH. WELL, IT IS TWO PLACES, EDDIE AND TOM. AND THEN I GOT TO CROSS A STREET. WELL, IF I WANTED TO GO TO THIS FOOD SOUL FOOD PLACE, I COULD GO A COUPLE MORE BLOCKS OVER, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S CONVENIENT FOR ME IF THE IF THE HOMEOWNERS DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A NEGATIVE IMPACT. AND THEY OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T, THEY SURE DIDN'T COME UP HERE IN ARM SAYING, HEY, DON'T PUT THIS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A PLUS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND AS HE MENTIONED, IT'S AN ECONOMIC BOOST TO THE COMMUNITY. AND I JUST I DON'T SEE THE NEGATIVE OTHER THAN IT'S AGAINST YOUR REGULATION. I MEAN, I'M SORRY, SOMETIMES THOSE REGULATIONS GET IN THE WAY WHEN OTHER THINGS HAVE BEEN OPERATING DOWN THERE FOR YEARS. I AGREE. AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO ADJUST THAT REGULATION? I MEAN, I AGREE WITH WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. THE ONLY THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AND THE ONLY NEGATIVE THAT I SEE IS ARE WE GOING TO BE SETTING A PRECEDENT? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER. WELL, IT'S A CASE BY CASE BASIS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ALL THE NEIGHBORS THAT SAID, NO, NO WAY, DON'T BRING THIS IN. THEN I WOULD HAVE GONE, HEY, IT'S AGAINST THE REGULATIONS. BUT THEY DIDN'T. AND I THINK THEY PROBABLY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT THERE. IT WOULD BE MY GUT FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, WHAT WE SEE, WE HAVE TO SEE. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THAT THE AREA IS OKAY FOR THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL. SO OUR OUR DUTY IS TO, YOU KNOW, ABIDE BY THE ORDINANCE AND FORESEE ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTFUL, FOR EXAMPLE, THE TRAFFIC WHICH TIM EXPLAINED. BUT REALLY, IT'S UP TO YOUR DECISION. YEAH, THAT'S A PRETTY TIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD, MEANING 1 OR 2 PEOPLE ON SEVERAL PIECES OF PROPERTY THERE. I'M KIND OF LIKE YOU AND, AND THESE FOLKS THAT I KNOW, THEY, THEY HADN'T JUMPED UP AND SAY, NO, NO, NO. SO IS THERE A MOTION I MOVED FOR APPROVAL. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. THERE'S A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? DISCUSSION. ALL IN. COULD YOU INDICATE WHAT APPROVAL IS IT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD OR FOR TABLING. OH, FOR FOR MOVING AHEAD WITH. WE'RE APPROVING. I'M MOVING. I DON'T SEE ANY TABLE. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A NEGATIVE HERE TO INDICATE IF THE APPROVAL IS FOR A ZONE CHANGE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. BUT I GUESS THE CONFUSION IS, IS THAT NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE ZONING OR CAN WE APPROVE IT AS IS IT IS NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE ZONING. OKAY. THE REASONING IS GENERAL RESIDENCE DOES NOT THAT ZONING DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A RETAIL TYPE OF BUSINESS. GENERAL RESIDENCE IS MAINLY ONLY FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. OKAY, SO WE CAN APPROVE. YEAH. YOU WANT TO CHANGE THAT. WE CAN. WE SUGGEST THAT WE APPROVE IT WITH THAT ZONING CHANGE. CORRECT. OKAY. WITH THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD, JUST TO CLARIFY. SO YOU'RE WANTING TO APPROVE IT AS THEY'VE REQUESTED AS NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, IS THAT [00:20:05] THAT WOULD ALLOW THE RESTAURANT WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS, RIGHT? YES. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO. SO YEAH, I THINK THAT'S THE JUST TO CLARIFY, CAN YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION TO STATE THAT AS REQUESTED? WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE. SO THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE AS REQUESTED TO APPROVE HIS REQUESTED TO APPROVE AS REQUESTED. IS THERE A SECOND. YES. THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. BUT THEN THERE'S NO ZONE CHANGE. THERE IS YES. SO WITH THE ZONE. SO WE WOULD RIGHT. SO WE RECOMMENDED A DIFFERENT ZONE CHANGE OTHER THAN WHAT THEY'VE REQUESTED. THEY'RE REQUESTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ZONE CHANGE WHICH WOULD ALLOW IT BY RIGHT WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. YES. OKAY. SO SO YES. OKAY. SO ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OBJECTION? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. CASE FILE NUMBER 2026-46-P. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL, WITH STAFF RECOMMENDING CONDITIONS TO THE REPLAT OF LOTS THREE AND FOUR, BLOCK SIX OAK ESTATES LOCATED IN SECTION FOUR, BLOCK 41, TOWNSHIP TWO, SOUTH TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY. CITY OF ODESSA, ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF BASTROP AVENUE AND OAK ROAD COURSE ROAD. COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. 13 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT. WE DID GET FIVE APPROVALS, NO PROTEST AND NO RETURNS. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR. THE OWNER. OF FRANCO CUSTOM WOODWORKS LLC AND CONSULTANT, NEWTON ENGINEERING, P.C. ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A REPLAT TO COMBINE TWO LOTS AND CREATE ONE LOTS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REPLAT OF LOTS THREE AND FOUR BLOCK SIX OLD COURSE ESTATE AS PRESENTED, AND I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. AND IT IS GOING TO BE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, I'LL PUT THIS SECTION OF THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC. ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST, PLEASE STEP FORWARD. IF THERE'S NOBODY IN THE PUBLIC, I'LL CLOSE THE SECTION OF THE MEETING FROM THE PUBLIC COMMISSIONERS. SOME OF THE APPROVALS SEEM TO BE FROM THE OWNER HIMSELF. THOSE ARE PERMITTED. OKAY, I NEED THAT. OKAY. IT'S BECAUSE WE SEND THE NOTICES TO PEOPLE WITHIN 200FT OF THEM. OKAY? THEY JUST HAPPEN TO BE RIGHT. OKAY. I'LL MAKE THEM. OH, SORRY. NO. GO AHEAD. BUT IT'S PUBLIC. OH, WE ALREADY OPENED IT AND CLOSED IT. OKAY, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OBJECTION? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. CASE FILE NUMBER 2025-15-P. MOTION TO APPROVE WITH STAFF. RECOMMENDED [V. MISCELLANEOUS] CONDITIONS. A REINSTATEMENT OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF DISTRICT SECOND FILING PHASE NINE BEING A 4.01 ACRE TRACT LOCATED IN SECTION TWO, BLOCK 42, TOWNSHIP TWO, SOUTH TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY. ODESSA ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF EAST 61ST STREET AND BLUEBELL DRIVE, EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. SO ONE CORRECTION, MR. CHAIR, FROM THE. THE CAPTION THERE. IT'S ACTUALLY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, SO OUR APOLOGIES ON THAT. BUT THE OWNER, LEE CO ENERGY INVESTMENT OR ENERGY AND INVESTMENT INC AND APPLICANT LCA ARE SEEKING APPROVAL OF A REQUEST FOR THE REINSTATEMENT OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON MARCH 20TH, 2025. PER SECTION 16A-4, SUBSECTION 18 OF THE CITY OF ODESSA SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. THE ORIGINAL PRELIMINARY PLAT HAS HAS EXPIRED, AS IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 12 MONTHS SINCE THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL AND A REINSTATEMENT OF THE PLAT IS REQUIRED. THE ORIGINAL PRELIMINARY PLAT REQUEST WAS TO CREATE 23 LOTS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF DESERT RIDGE. SECOND FILING PHASE NINE, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SHOWN ON YOUR SCREEN, AND I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. SO NOW IT'S 23 LOTS. IT SHOULD BE THE SAME PLAT AS IT WAS BEFORE. YES. OKAY. IT'S BASICALLY JUST A RENEWAL, A RENEWAL. OKAY. SO IT'S BEEN APPROVED A YEAR AGO OR JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE TABLE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. THERE'S A MOTION. THERE'S A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OBJECTION? [00:25:05] SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. CASE FILE NUMBER 2026-47-PETJ. MOTION TO APPROVE WITH STAFF. RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS. THE REPLAT OF THE NORTH OF THE NORTH. 150FT OF THE WEST. 364.5FT OF TRACK 31 LAKE VIEW ADDITION BEING A 1.25 ACRE TRACT IN SECTION FOUR, BLOCK 42, TOWNSHIP TOWNSHIP TWO, SOUTH TEXAS AND PACIFIC SURVEY. ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF BOULDER AVENUE AND WEST 69TH STREET. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THE OWNER, PHILIP WILDMAN, JUNIOR AND CONSULTANT, ABACUS LAND SURVEYING, ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A REPLAT TO CREATE ONE LOTS FOR OWNERSHIP PURPOSES. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REPLAT OF THE NORTH. 150FT OF THE WEST, 364.5FT OF TRACT 31 LAKEVIEW ADDITION. SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. AND I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, IS THERE A MOTION SO MOVED MOTION. I'LL SECOND AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. CASE FILE NUMBER 2026-48-PETJ. MOTION TO APPROVE WITH STAFF. RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS. THE REPORT OF THE R, H AND R SUBDIVISION. SECOND FILING BEING THE WEST 125.9, 19 OF LOT 14 LOCATED IN SECTION FOUR, BLOCK 43, TOWNSHIP TWO, SOUTH TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY, ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE. WEST 64TH STREET, APPROXIMATELY 460FT WEST OF NORTH SIERRA AVENUE. EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. MR. CHAIR. THE OWNERS, RAUL MUNIZ AND CINDY URIAS, AND CONSULTANTS LUCCINI AND MERTZ ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A PLOT TO CREATE ONE LOTS FOR OWNERSHIP PURPOSES. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REPLAT OF OUR DOT H AND R SUBDIVISION. SECOND FILING SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS A TO C AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN. AND I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, QUESTIONS FOR STAFF. THERE SEEMS TO BE LIKE A GRAVEL ROAD. THAT'S NOT AN ACTUAL EXTENSION OF THAT SPARTA AVENUE, IS IT? YES. A PART OF THAT WOULD BE LIKE AN EASEMENT. DO THEY USE THAT AS ENTRY? IT? NOTHING OF THAT SORT SHOWS ON THE GIS MAP. WE DO NOT. IT MIGHT BE PART OF THE OTHER. WE DO NOT SEE AN EASEMENT ON THE AGENDA. YES. OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. MOTIONS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. THERE'S A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OBJECTION? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. MOTION. THERE'S A MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.