Special City Council Meeting
Special MeetingTomball, TX · November 1, 2022
Minutes
MINUTES OF SPECIAL JOINT COUNCIL & TEDC MEETING
CITY OF TOMBALL, TEXAS
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
5:00 PM
The City Council of the City of Tomball, Texas, and the Tomball Economic Development Corporation
conducted the meeting scheduled for November 1, 2022, 5:00 PM, at 401 Market Street, Tomball, Texas
77375, via personal attendance and video/telephone conference.
A. Mayor Klein Quinn called the meeting of the Tomball City Council and the Tomball
Economic Development Corporation to order at 5:00 p.m. A quorum of TEDC was not
present.
PRESENT
Council 1 John Ford
Council 2 Mark Stoll
Council 3 Dane Dunagin
Council 5 Randy Parr
ABSENT
Council 4 Derek Townsend, Sr. - Excused
TEDC-PRESENT
Director – Bill Sumner, Jr.
Director – Chad Degges
Executive Director-TEDC – Kelly Violette
OTHERS PRESENT
City Manager – David Esquivel
Assistant City Manager – Jessica Rogers
City Secretary – Doris Speer
Director of Community Development – Nathan Dietrich
Assistant City Secretary – Tracy Garcia
Sr. Administrative Assistant-CSO – Sasha Luna
Public Works Director – Drew Huffman
B. Public Comments and Receipt of Petitions
Councilman Ford read public comments from Tom Conklin into the record, thanking the
City for work performed by City crews to clean up property on Belmont to remediate the
drainage.
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November 1, 2022
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C. New Business
1. The Tomball City Council and City Staff entered into a Workshop to receive
presentation, hold discussion and provide staff direction for the following
purposes:
• Amend the code of ordinances regarding development standards
• Resources for Brush Disposal
• 2920 Public Hearing Update and review
The following individuals spoke:
Matthew Martinez - Expressed his opposition to Costco,
29514 Liberty Lane, 77375 future development in Tomball. City
should own/sell all land.
Paul Mladenka - Expressed his opposition to tree
1631 S. Persimmon, 77375 removal; require 8-ft. cinderblock
fence at developer’s expense.
Public meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 to receive public input
regarding 2920 development.
Direction was given to staff; no action taken.
2. Consideration to Approve Zoning Case P22-309: Request from Tomball Economic
Development Corporation and Tortuga Operating Company to amend Chapter 50
(Zoning) of the Tomball Code of Ordinance by rezoning approximately 17.08 acres
of land legally described as being all of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Tomball Business and
Technology Park, Section 2 from Single Family Residential – 20 (SF-20) to Light
Industrial (LI). The properties are located within the 1900 block of S. Persimmon
Street (East and West side), within the City of Tomball, Harris County, Texas.
* Conduct Public Hearing on Zoning Case P22-309
The Public Hearing was held on October 17, 2022.
On 10/17/2022: Motion made by Council 4 Townsend, Sr., Seconded by
Council 5 Parr, to read Ordinance No. 2022-38 by caption only on first
reading.
Voting Yea: Council 1 Ford, Council 3 Dunagin, Council 4 Townsend,
Sr., Council 5 Parr
Motion carried unanimously.
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November 1, 2022
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The following individuals spoke:
Chad Degges - Expressed his support for the zoning
29602 Imperial Creek, 77375 change, on behalf of TEDC
Paul Mladenka - Expressed his desire for additional
1631 S. Persimmon, 77375 buffers; 8-ft. cinderblock
fence; Council decide zoning case
before changing zoning ordinance.
Brenda Mladenka - Expressed her opposition to the
1631 S. Persimmon, 77375 zoning change.
Bill Sumner - Expressed his support for the zoning
12321 Zion, 77375 change, on behalf of TEDC, and
opposition to cinderblock fence.
* Motion made by Council 2 Stoll, Seconded by Council 5 Parr, to adopt, on
First Reading, Ordinance No. 2022-38, an ordinance of the City of
Tomball, Texas, amending Chapter 50 (Zoning) of the Tomball Code of
Ordinances by changing the Zoning District Classification of
approximately 17.08 acres of land legally described as being all of lots
1,2,3, and 4 of Tomball Business and Technology Park from Single
Family Residential -20 (SF-20) to Light Industrial (LI). The property is
located within the 1900 block of S. Persimmon Street (east and west
sides), providing for severability; providing for a penalty of an amount not
to exceed $2,000 for each day of violation of any provision hereof, making
findings of fact; and providing for other related matters
Voting Yea: Council 1 Ford, Council 2 Stoll, Council 3 Dunagin, Council
5 Parr
Absent: Council 4 Townsend, Sr.
Motion carried unanimously.
D. Motion made by Council 1 Ford, Seconded by Council 2 Stoll, to adjourn.
Voting Yea: Council 1 Ford, Council 2 Stoll, Council 3 Dunagin, Council 5 Parr
Absent: Council 4 Townsend, Sr.
Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 7:44 p.m.
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November 1, 2022
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the 7th day of November 2022.
Doris Speer Lori Klein Quinn
Doris Speer Lori Klein Quinn
City Secretary, TRMC, MMC Mayor
Agenda
NOTICE OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF TOMBALL, TEXAS
Tuesday, November 01, 2022
5:00 PM
Notice is hereby given of a Regular meeting of the Tomball City Council, to be held on
Tuesday, November 01, 2022 at 5:00 PM, City Hall, 401 Market Street, Tomball, Texas
77375, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are
subject to action. The Tomball City Council reserves the right to meet in a closed session for
consultation with attorney on any agenda item should the need arise and if applicable
pursuant to authorization by Title 5, Chapter 551, of the Texas Government Code.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TOMBALL, TEXAS, WILL CONDUCT THE
MEETING SCHEDULED FOR DATE, 2022, 6:00 PM, AT 401 MARKET STREET,
TOMBALL, TEXAS, 77375. THIS MEETING AGENDA AND THE AGENDA PACKET
ARE POSTED ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://TOMBALLTX.GOV/ARCHIVE.ASPX?AMID=38
A RECORDING OF THE MEETING WILL BE MADE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT UPON
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Passcode: 103650. The public will be permitted to offer public comments telephonically, as
provided by the agenda and as permitted by the presiding officer during the meeting.
A. Call to Order
B. Public Comments and Receipt of Petitions
C. Consent Agenda
1. The Tomball City Council and City Staff will enter into a Workshop to receive
presentation, hold discussion and provide staff direction for the following
purposes:
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Special City Council Meeting
November 01, 2022
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Amend the code of ordinances regarding development standards
Resources for Brush Disposal
2920 Public Hearing Update and review
2. Consideration to Approve Zoning Case P22-309: Request from Tomball Economic
Development Corporation and Tortuga Operating Company to amend Chapter 50
(Zoning) of the Tomball Code of Ordinance by rezoning approximately 17.08 acres
of land legally described as being all of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Tomball Business and
Technology Park, Section 2 from Single Family Residential – 20 (SF-20) to Light
Industrial (LI). The properties are located within the 1900 block of S. Persimmon
Street (East and West side), within the City of Tomball, Harris County, Texas.
* Conduct Public Hearing on Zoning Case P22-309
* Adopt, on First Reading, Ordinance No. 2022-38, an ordinance of the City of
Tomball, Texas, amending Chapter 50 (Zoning) of the Tomball Code of Ordinances
by changing the Zoning District Classification of approximately 17.08 acres of land
legally described as being all of lots 1,2,3, and 4 of Tomball Business and
Technology Park from Single Family Residential -20 (SF-20) to Light Industrial
(LI). The property is located within the 1900 block of S. Persimmon Street (east
and west sides), providing for severability; providing for a penalty of an amount
not to exceed $2,000 for each day of violation of any provision hereof, making
findings of fact; and providing for other related matters
D. Adjournment
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board of City Hall,
City of Tomball, Texas, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the 28 day
of October 2022 by 5:00 PM, and remained posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the
scheduled time of said meeting.
Tracylynn Garcia, Assistant City Secretary, TRMC, CMC
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 (281)
290-1002 or FAX (281) 351-6256 for further information.
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