Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Votes topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Planning and Zoning Commission approves minutes, final plat with stormwater condition, annual report and recommends reappointment
Summary
The Converse Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Feb. 24, 2025 minutes, a final plat for a commercial lot at 8597 Brooks Drive (conditioned on an approved stormwater‑management plan), the commission’s 2024 annual report, and recommended reappointment of Billy Ortiz to a full‑member seat.
The Converse Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a set of routine actions, approving the Feb. 24, 2025 meeting minutes, a final plat for a commercial lot on Brooks Drive, the commission’s 2024 annual report, and recommending the reappointment of Billy Ortiz as a full member.
On the consent item, the commission approved the minutes of the Feb. 24, 2025 regular meeting after a motion and second; the approval was by voice vote with no roll‑call tally recorded in the transcript.
For Item 7, staff (Assistant City Manager Nina Nixon Mendez) presented Final Plat No. 2024‑003 (Elados Aranda) for 1.941 acres to establish one commercial lot at 8597 Brooks Drive, Property ID 312845. Staff said the plat met applicable standards in the Texas Local Government Code and the City of Converse Municipal Code Chapter 40 and recommended approval with the condition that an approved stormwater‑management plan be recorded prior to final recordation of the plat. The commission approved the final plat with that condition.
On Item 8, Sharon Williams, Director of Community Development, reviewed the commission’s 2024 annual report — noting reviews of an ordinance amendment, 10 plats, two variances, five rezonings and three special‑use permits during 2024 — and staff recommended forwarding the report to City Council. The commission voted to approve the annual report as presented by staff.
Item 9 asked the commission to recommend reappointment of Bill (Billy) Ortiz as a full member of the commission. The motion to recommend reappointment passed by voice vote; the transcript records the chair noting a 3‑0 tally as a majority of the quorum and also records an earlier statement that one member would abstain (the transcript does not identify the abstaining speaker). The commission’s approval was recorded as the recommendation to City Council.
No ordinance adoptions, rezonings, or other regulatory changes were finalized at the meeting; the actions above were procedural approvals and a council recommendation. The final plat approval included the explicit condition that an approved stormwater‑management plan be provided prior to plat recordation.
