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The chamber’s request, approved by the council, calls for a daytime community event and a short fireworks program at dusk. The organizer said planners would set fireworks inside a fenced pee-wee field with Little League board approval, station a fire truck nearby and have fire department staff present. \"We’ll put a safe zone out into the little park where people stay away from the Little League Park or the pee wee field,\" the organizer said, and added the display would be residential grade and last about 20–30 minutes. City staff said additional event insurance would likely be required and that staff would wet and monitor used materials; the council approved the request.

The council also unanimously approved an amendment to Ordinance 2024-26, adding sections 10-3 (obstruction of fire apparatus access road), 10-4 (removal of unlawfully parked vehicle) and 10-5 (open burning presumption). Fire department staff told the council the change clarifies enforcement tools: a vehicle blocking a fire lane may be ticketed to the owner without an officer seeing the driver and vehicles may be towed at the owner’s expense; unattended open residential burning found and extinguished by staff can be charged to the homeowner without having to identify the specific person who started it.

On grants, the council approved three resolutions authorizing submittal of fiscal-year 2025 grant applications and designating the city marshal as the authorized official:
- Resolution 2025-01: continuation criminal-justice grant to buy Motorola-compatible handheld radios (no city match). Staff said radios are Motorola models compatible with the regional system and will be serviceable through about 2030.
- Resolution 2025-02: rifle-resistant body-armor grant to purchase 23 Level IV plates intended as supplemental armor for officers (no city match); equipment would be carried in vehicles and used as needed in higher-risk incidents.
- Resolution 2025-03: State Homeland Security grant to lease and install automated license-plate readers (LPRs); staff said the recommended package requests six stationary LPR units with subscription-based software and pole mounting, integrated with a regional real-time crime center for interagency information sharing.

Council also approved routine business items including the minutes of the Jan. 27 meeting, a mandatory volunteer-application form for several city boards, and the Feb. 10 invoice list. Several items on the agenda were deferred to executive session as allowed under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code; no final actions on those matters were taken during the open meeting. The council adjourned at 6:55 p.m.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Groves Council Meeting2-10-25","oneSentenceSummary","The Groves City Council approved use of Lions Park for a May 26 event with a fireworks display, amended fire-protection ordinance language, and authorized three grant applications to purchase radios, rifle-resistant armor and automated license-plate readers; several routine items also passed.","taxTitle","Groves, Jefferson County, Texas","taxId",69534,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6077929,"Groves holds public hearing on food-truck specific-use permit for 5509 East Parkway",756,780000,1536000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2962787-1e4c95252eb2e17b12ff8ee8e8955fa0&start=780&end=1536","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2962787-1e4c95252eb2e17b12ff8ee8e8955fa0/thumbnail_780000.jpg","/articles/6077929/Groves/Jefferson-County/Texas/Groves-holds-public-hearing-on-food-truck-specific-use-permit-for-5509-East-Parkway","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6077929-9a8dddeb3ba7ba06e63034a052e6e8b7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157442&Signature=f9iC~GZNFMz6YHuhqVV~756QnqOdedJ-52OljXDjUhWehQJ6FifUSeqXU9rPZPD43P-kILqc0vpVqXVF0roHCccKwkUFOknItMwtaKpwVZ8GuWt-6cVsNHetWapSeEOC4qRJjqb1uTy81O4Ybfg1~b9yFjwJkc5voKDHHQ9hYi~73x46WhvsMVrf9GMEEZs-bXGQijeVjOK0qZkmL20iciSo9sSmkVacRfNOy8012igPv24HcmO~wyvRQDylWwpDzOAEim23SigBGHCFMz56WyEofwpEoUKodz0mCnghUh1rl4bDnN2iRsyW9jvof7rGf8z~2CvC9tLMIOgarIE3QA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Groves held a joint public hearing Feb. 10 on a request for a specific-use permit to operate a food truck at 5509 East Parkway, a space in the Cambridge Shopping Center. The applicant is Terry Hampton; a representative spoke to council and planning staff described site constraints and code requirements.

The hearing matters centered on siting, proximity to existing restaurants, and logistical questions such as restroom access and ingress/egress. \"We're just trying to help businesses grow,\" said Jesus, who spoke on behalf of the applicant, and said the truck operator has a commissary and had passed health- and fire-department inspections.

Planning staff told council the city code requires a buffer from the nearest restaurant (the ordinance language referenced a 100-foot standard) and that the preferred parking location for the truck would place it closer to the restaurant than code allows. Planning staff said moving the truck a short distance—about 20–30 feet—would keep it farther from the restaurant and maintain safer traffic flow in the lot. The applicant’s operator, described in the record as \"Ricky,\" would use a commissary and intends to be mobile, visiting multiple sites, staff said.

City officials and Planning & Zoning commissioners discussed whether a variance or a condition attached to the specific-use permit could allow the truck to operate from the site while preserving pedestrian and vehicle circulation. Council and planning staff also noted that the operator had sought input from other tenants and that a barber shop indicated support. Planning staff said the city had reviewed the operator’s commissary and the trailer and found them in acceptable condition.

No final action was taken. Officials closed the hearing and directed that the Planning & Zoning Commission meet independently and issue a recommendation; the council will make the final determination at a future meeting.

The public record on the matter includes the formal hearing notice and the staff and applicant statements; written approvals from nearby businesses were discussed but not required under the ordinance as presented.","City council and the Planning & Zoning Commission held a joint public hearing on a specific-use permit request for a food truck at 5509 East Parkway; no decision was made and the matter was referred back to Planning & Zoning for recommendation.","actionData","errors"]

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Groves council approves Lions Park event, amends fire-access rules and OKs three grant applications

Groves holds public hearing on food-truck specific-use permit for 5509 East Parkway