City Council

AMENDED CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION JOINT MEETING AGENDA Notice is hereby given that the Rockport City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a joint meeting on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in person at the Training Room of the Rockport Service Center, 2751 State Highway 35 Bypass, Rockport, Texas with social distancing guidelines and using the video conferencing application ZOOM. These actions are being taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by avoiding meetings that bring people into a group setting. Video conferencing capabilities will be utilized to allow individuals to address the City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission. Members of the public can participate in the meeting remotely via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83379318076 or scan the QR code to the right. Public participation is valued and citizens wishing to express their views on any topic or agenda item can electronically submit a citizen participation form in order to register to speak by going to https://rockport.seamlessdocs.com/f/CouncilCitizenParticipation or scanning the QR code to the right, or if attending the meeting in person register before the meeting begins. Using the same form, citizens can also provide written comments to the City Secretary by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. The Mayor will read the comments and they will be summarized in the minutes of the meeting. The matters to be discussed and acted upon are as follows: Opening Agenda 1. Call meeting to order – City Council. 2. Call meeting to order – Planning and Zoning Commission 3. Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Citizens to be heard. At this time, comments limited to three (3) minutes will be taken from the audience from persons who have signed the speaker’s card located on the table in the back of the Training Room of the Service Center and delivered to the City Secretary before the meeting begins, or written comments received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting, on any subject matter that is not on the agenda, will be read by the Mayor and summarized in the minutes of the meeting. Persons wishing to address the Council and who have registered using the Citizen Participation Form will have up to three minutes to speak. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Council may not discuss or take action on any item that has not been posted on the agenda. While civil public criticism is not prohibited; disorderly conduct or disturbance of the peace as prohibited by law shall be cause for the chair to terminate the offender’s time to speak. Joint Meeting Public Hearing 5. Conduct a Joint Public Hearing to consider amendments to the City of Rockport Code of Ordinances Chapter 118 Zoning, related to Recreational Vehicle Parks including but not limited to the creation of a new zoning district and special conditions for developing Recreational Vehicle Parks. November 9, 2021, Amended Rockport City Council Agenda Page 1 Joint Meeting Regular Agenda Item 6. Planning & Zoning Commission – Deliberate and act on amendments to the City of Rockport Code of Ordinances Chapter 118 Zoning, related to Recreational Vehicle Parks including but not limited to the creation of a new zoning district and special conditions for developing Recreational Vehicle Parks. 7. Adjourn – Rockport Planning & Zoning Commission Consent Agenda All consent agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. 8. Deliberate and act on approval of Regular Meeting Minutes of October 26, 2021, and Special Meeting Minutes of November 3, 2021. 9. Deliberate and act on 4th quarter report from the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve & The University of Texas Marine Science Institute for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Bay Education marketing expenditures. 10. Deliberate and act on 4th quarter report from the Texas Maritime Museum for Fiscal Year 2020- 2021 marketing expenditures. 11. Deliberate and act on a Resolution authorizing the filing of a grant application with the Coastal Bend Council of Government for a regional solid waste grants program grant; authorizing the City Manager to act on behalf of the City of Rockport in all matters related to the application; and pledging that if a grant is received the City of Rockport will comply with the grant requirements of the Coastal Bend Council of Government, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the State of Texas. Regular Agenda 12. City Council – Deliberate and act on first reading of an Ordinance amending Chapter 118 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Rockport, Texas, establishing the R-8 Recreational Vehicle Park Zoning District, revising non-conforming use regulations, providing regulations for recreational vehicle parks, and providing for other associated changes to the zoning regulations; repealing all ordinances to the extent they are in conflict; providing for severability; and providing an effective date. 13. Deliberate and act on first reading of an Ordinance amending the official zoning map as stipulated under Article 4.1 of the City of Rockport Zoning Ordinance Number 1027 by changing the zoning of land from R-1 (1st Single Family Dwelling District) for property located at 1130 West Market Street; also known as Oak Terrace, Lot 531, City of Rockport, Aransas County, Texas, to B-1 (General Business District) to develop office and retail space; repealing all ordinances in conflict therewith; providing for severability; and providing an effective date. 14. Deliberate and act on second and final reading of an Ordinance of the City of Rockport, Texas, adopting an amended Comprehensive Plan for the City; providing that the adopted Comprehensive Plan shall supersede and replace any Comprehensive Plan previously adopted; providing a repealer clause; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date. November 9, 2021, Amended Rockport City Council Agenda Page 2 15. Hear and deliberate on status of COVID-19 and response efforts. 16. Reports from Council. At this time, the City Council will report/update on all committee assignments, which may include the following: Aransas County Alliance Local Government Corporation; Aransas Pathways Steering Committee; Building and Standards Commission; Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program; Coastal Bend Council of Government; Coastal Bend Mayors Group; Park & Leisure Services Advisory Board; Planning & Zoning Commission; Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce; Aransas County Storm Water Management Advisory Committee; Swimming Pool Operations Advisory Committee; Tourism Development Council; Tree & Landscape Committee; YMCA Development Committee; Texas Maritime Museum, Fulton Mansion, Rockport Center for the Arts, Aransas County, Aransas County Independent School District, Aransas County Navigation District, Town of Fulton, and Texas Municipal League. No formal action can be taken on these items at this time. Executive Session 17. The City Council will meet in closed session, if necessary, pursuant to Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney) on matters in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551; to wit: 1) legal issues related to the final terms of the separation agreement between the City and City Manager Carruth and other matters in connection therewith; 2) Concho Street Drainage Project Open Session 18. Following the closed session, the City Council will convene in open session for consideration and possible approval of a separation agreement between the City and City Manager Kevin Carruth. 19. Discussion and possible action to seek proposals for services related to the provision of interim city manager services and the conducting of a search for a city manager. 20. Adjournment. Special Accommodations This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City Secretary’s office at (361) 729-2213, ext. 225 or FAX (361) 790-5966 or email citysec@cityofrockport.com for further information. Braille is not available. The City of Rockport reserves the right to convene into executive session under Government Code §§ 551.071-551.074 and 551.086. In accordance with the requirements of Texas Government Code Section 551.127, a member of the governing body may participate in this meeting from a remote location. A quorum of the governing body as well as the presiding officer shall be physically present at the above posted location, which shall be open to the public. Those participating remotely shall be visible and audible to the public for all open portions of the meeting. A member of a governmental body who participates in a meeting remotely as provided by law, shall be counted as present at the meeting for all purposes. Certification I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the Rockport Service Center, 2751 State Highway 35 Bypass, Rockport, Texas on Friday, November 5, 2021, at 12:10 3:45 p.m. and on the City’s website at www.cityofrockport.com. I further certify that the following News Media were properly notified of this meeting as stated above: The Rockport Pilot and Corpus Christi Caller Times. November 9, 2021, Amended Rockport City Council Agenda Page 3