* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. ONLY THIS EVENING, [00:00:01] . ALRIGHT, JUST TURN SIX O'CLOCK. SO, AS I ALWAYS DO, UH, I'LL [1. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 PM] INTRODUCE MYSELF. I'M TIM BAND WOLFF, AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING WITH MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS ON THE BERNIE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. WE'LL BEGIN BY SAYING THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE FIRST TO THE AMERICAN FLAG, PLEASE RISE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHO, WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NOW, PLEASE FACE THE TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. AND NOW IF YOU'D JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. NEXT ITEM. [2. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST] ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON TODAY'S AGENDA AMONG THE COMMISSIONERS? THERE BEING NONE. WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE [3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: This is the opportunity for visitors and guests to address the Planning and Zoning Commission on any issue. The Planning and Zoning Commission may not discuss any presented issue, nor may any action be taken on any issue at this time. (Attorney General opinion – JC-0169)] HAVE ONE GENTLEMAN SIGN UP TO SPEAK. MR. MATHIS, IF YOU'D COME DOWN PLEASE AND I'LL GIVE YOUR ADDRESS SINCE IT'S ON HERE. 1 6 4 CREEK SPRING. SO THAT'S BEEN DONE. THANK YOU, MR. MATHIS. GOOD EVENING. HI, GOOD EVENING. I WANTED TO COME TONIGHT AND THANK, UM, VICE CHAIRMAN HILLER AND YOURSELF, UH, CHAIRMAN VAN WOLF FOR YOUR SERVICE. I UNDERSTAND THIS, YOUR LAST, UH, THE END OF YOUR TERM AND WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS, UH, ESPECIALLY FOR ALL THE, THE LEADERSHIP AND THE LISTENING AND THE PATIENCE OVER THE LAST, UH, YEAR CONCERNING THE BUCKYS PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE WHOLE COUNCIL OR THE WHOLE, UH, COMMISSION. I WANNA THANK YOU GUYS, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BEST WISHES TO YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. WELL, MR. MATHIS, I'M TOUCHED THAT SHE WOULD COME ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE. UH, MY TERM IS EXPIRING, BUT I'M HOPEFUL THAT COMMISSIONER HOT WILL BE REAPPOINTED. OKAY? UM, BUT I, I AM NOT RE-UPPING. BUT, UH, THANK YOU TO YOU AND TO TANGIE AND TO YOUR COMMUNITY FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT, ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT AND PERSISTENCE ON THE BUCKYS MATTER. BECAUSE OF YOU COMING DOWN HERE AND YOU COMING DOWN TO COUNCIL DILIGENTLY AND RELIGIOUSLY, YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE. YOU ABSOLUTELY DID. AND IT'S A BETTER PROJECT TODAY BECAUSE OF YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THOSE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS. AND SO, REALLY, THE THANKS BELONGS TO YOU ALL. WELL, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GET INVOLVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND BEST WISHES TO YOU AND, AND YOUR FURTHER ENDEAVORS. WELL, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. APPRECIATE IT. AS ALWAYS. THANK YOU AS I ALWAYS DO. ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK, THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY ONE IN THE AUDIENCE, I THINK, UH, UNLESS I CALL MY WIFE, BUT I DON'T THINK SHE WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING. . ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION. MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. [4. CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed below within the consent agenda are considered routine by the Planning and Zoning Commission and may be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items unless there is a Commission member or citizen request, in which event the item may be moved to the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence.] IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER FRIAR TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HYLER ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? IF NOT, THEN GO AHEAD AND CAST YOUR VOTE AND WE'LL REVEAL THE RESULTS. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE THE CONSENT AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED, UM, UNANIMOUSLY. SEVEN IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. THAT IS IT FOR THE BUSINESS OF THE EVENING. ANYTHING, MR. CRANE, [6. 2026-148 Acknowledgment and appreciation of Tim Bannwolf’s service on the Planning and Zoning Commission.] FROM YOUR STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE TONIGHT? THANK YOU, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO REPORT TONIGHT. UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO, IF YOU'RE READY TO GO ON TO DISCUSSION, WE WOULD LIKE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE YOUR SERVICE IF WE COULD. SURE. THANK YOU MR. GREEN. I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. OKAY. UH, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, UH, MR. BRAMWELL WAS APPOINTED TO THE COMMISSION IN MAY OF 2020. UH, THROUGHOUT HIS SERVICE, HE'S WORKED ON, UH, SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS. NOT ONLY DID HE, UH, GUIDE THE COMMISSION AND OTHERS THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, UH, BUT HE ALSO PAY, PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE ADOPTION OF THE, UH, UDC, WHICH INCLUDES, UH, ENHANCED ENVIRONMENTAL RE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, UH, FLOODPLAIN, UH, LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT. UM, HE'S ALSO PLAYED A ROLE IN PRESERVATION OF OUR COMMERCIAL AREAS, UH, BY RESTRICTING RESIDENTIAL USES. UH, AND STRATEGICALLY AN ANALYZING, UH, MULTIFAMILY PROPOSED MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS. UH, PERHAPS ONE OF HIS, UH, BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS WAS INCREASED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, UH, IN OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS. UM, ON A PERSONAL NOTE, UH, I'M GRATEFUL FOR HIS, UH, ASSISTANCE AS I CAME ON BOARD AND, AND TRIED TO, UH, LEARN BERNIE AND LEARN, UH, THE THINGS THAT I NEEDED TO, UH, IN THIS ROLE. AND AS SUCH, FOR SERVICE, UH, WE AM WORKING WITH, UH, MR. BASS TO PLANT A TREE IN HIS HONOR, [00:05:01] UH, WITHIN THE CITY. TERRIFIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ONE MORE, ALSO APPRECIATIVE OF DON AND HIS FAMILY FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE THEIR TIME WITH HIM, UH, SO HE COULD SERVE OUR RESIDENTS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A SMALL TOKEN APPRECIATION, UH, A CARD AND SOME FLOWERS. OKAY. BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR YOUR SUPPORT, UM, AND FOR YOUR GOOD WORK. YOU'VE BUILT QUITE A TEAM. IT'S A REALLY GOOD TEAM. IT'S, IT'S A BETTER TEAM THAN EXISTED WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED AND I'D FORGOTTEN ABOUT COVID. MY GOODNESS, WE WENT THROUGH ALL THAT TOGETHER. LUCAS, WOULD YOU TAKE THE CHAIR? I WANNA STEP DOWN FOR A SECOND. ONE SECOND. OKAY. I WANTED TO COME HERE SO I COULD FACE EVERYBODY. UM, I WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT AND ADMIRATION FOR EACH OF YOU. I LOVE YOU GUYS. I'VE ENJOYED SERVING. IT'S BEEN A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO COME TO THESE MEETINGS EVERY MONTH. AND YOU KNOW, YOU ALL I THINK ARE SPECIAL BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A SERVANT'S HEART AND YOUR SERVANT'S MIND. AND YOU MADE MY JOB AS CHAIRMAN SUPER EASY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU KNOW, I MAY NOT BE YOUR CHAIRMAN AFTER TONIGHT, BUT I'LL ALWAYS BE YOUR FRIEND. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. I BEGAN TONIGHT'S MEETING AS I HAVE EVERY MEETING BY SAYING HOW PRIVILEGED I AM TO SERVE ON THIS BODY. AND THAT IS A PRIVILEGE. PUBLIC SERVICE IS A PRIVILEGE. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR FOUR YEARS AND NOW AN APPOINTED OFFICIAL FOR SIX. AND I KNOW THAT EACH OF YOU SHARE MY VIEW ABOUT PUBLIC SERVICE, THAT YOU BELIEVE IT'S A PRIVILEGE TOO. YOU'RE HERE NOT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE A SOMEBODY IN THIS COMMUNITY. YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU WANNA SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. AND I'M PROUD OF THE THINGS WE ACCOMPLISHED AS PUBLIC SERVANTS TOGETHER. AND NATHAN RATTLED OFF A FEW OF THOSE, THE UDC HELPING LEVERAGE A BETTER BUCK EAST FOR THIS COMMUNITY. BUT I'M ESPECIALLY PROUD OF THE WAY WE WENT ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF PLANNING AND ZONING AND BURNING. EACH OF YOU CAME TO EVERY SINGLE MEETING WELL PREPARED TO DISCUSS THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. YOU READ THE A IS, ALL THE SUPPORTING MATERIALS. YOU WENT AND VISITED ON SITE, WALKED THE PROPERTY, DROVE BY THE PROPERTY THAT EVERYTHING YOU COULD TO BECOME AS EDUCATED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE ISSUES AS YOU POSSIBLY COULD. AND ALTHOUGH WE NEVER AGREED ALL THE TIME, AT LEAST THE DISAGREEMENTS WEREN'T PERSONAL, WE KNEW THAT IF SOMEONE DIDN'T VOTE YES OR DIDN'T VOTE NO THAT WAY, WE WANTED TO. IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF SOME HIDDEN AGENDA OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, UNTOWARD. IT WAS BECAUSE THAT PERSON IN THEIR HEART OF HEARTS FELT LIKE THAT WAS THE RIGHT THING FOR THIS COMMUNITY, FOR THE FUTURE. FRANKLY, I THINK THE FOLKS IN WASHINGTON AND AUSTIN COULD LEARN A LOT ABOUT GOOD GOVERNANCE BY WATCHING OUR MEETINGS. AND I APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU ALL APPROACHED CITIZENS TO BE HEARD WHEN THEY CAME TO SPEAK FOR US. YOU GAVE THEM THE RESPECT AND THE DIGNITY THAT THEY DESERVE. NOW, I KNOW MANY OF YOU WERE A LITTLE UNHAPPY WITH ME FROM TIME TO TIME BECAUSE I TOOK SOME LEEWAY AND SOME FLEXIBILITY, ACCOMMODATIONS, MAYBE PERHAPS WITH RESPECT TO TIMING, TIME, DEADLINES AND THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS ALWAYS ASKING IF ANYONE ELSE WANTED TO SPEAK EVEN IF THEY WEREN'T ON THE LIST. BUT I KNOW YOU KNEW THAT. I BELIEVE THAT FOR A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS ARE FELLOW CITIZENS. THEIR ONLY INTERACTION DIRECTLY WITH GOVERNMENT WAS COMING BEFORE US. THAT WAS THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH GOVERNMENT. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH GOVERNMENT EVERY DAY, BUT WE WERE IT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND NO MATTER HOW WE DECIDED THEIR ISSUE, NO ONE COULD GO WALK AWAY AND REASONABLY SAY THAT THEIR VOICE WASN'T HEARD. OR SOMEHOW WE DIDN'T CAREFULLY CONSIDER THEIR VIEWS. AND IN OUR SYSTEM OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IT ONLY WORKS AND IT CAN ONLY SURVIVE IF THE GOVERNED ARE SATISFIED WITH THE PROCESS OF GOVERNMENT. AND THANKS TO YOU ALL AT THE LEVEL OF THE BERNIE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. ANYWAY, THAT PROCESS WORKS AND IT WORKS WELL. AND I WAS PROUD AND PRIVILEGED TO BE A PART OF IT. I'VE GOT ONE MORE. THANK YOU. IT IS TO MY HOTTY PAID CHIEF OF STAFF, MY WIFE, . YOU DON'T KNOW THIS, BUT YOU WOULD DONE, JUST STOP. IT'S OKAY. COME EVERY MONTH. SHE PRINTED OUT ALL THE MATERIALS, A IS ALL THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, EVERYTHING, AND ORGANIZED THEM INTO THE NOTEBOOK THAT YOU SAW ME BRING [00:10:01] TO EVERY MEETING THAT TOOK SOME TIME FOR SIX YEARS. YOU DID THAT. THANK YOU. YOU ARE WELCOME. FOR 35 YEARS YOU TAKE CARE OF ME. SO I APPRECIATE THAT SUPPORT AND THAT LOVE AND THAT GUIDANCE. UM, YOU ALL ARE GONNA BE GREAT HANDS. I'M, I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE NEW CHAIRMAN IS SITTING RIGHT THERE. UM, BUT UH, JUST KNOW THAT THIS WAS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO ME TO BE PART OF YOUR TEAM AND I'LL ALWAYS CHERISH IT. THANK YOU. AND I THINK, NATHAN, YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING. YES. FOR MY LOVELY WIFE. VERY SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION. MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU MUCH. THANK YOU. AND I THINK MR. CHAIRMAN, THERE BE NO FURTHER BUSINESS. MY SUGGESTION IS YOU GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 6:10 PM THANK YOU. SIX 10. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.