Metropolitan Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Becky out here. You can take it to call the Monday, November the 10th, 2025 Boer Parish Bojer City Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission meeting to order. Uh the invocation will be done by uh Jeff Digpin and our pledge of allegiance by Chris Turner. Please stand. Stand with me.

Dear Lord, thank you for the many blessings that you've poured out on this city. Uh we just uh this we just ask that this body that you give us wisdom to act in a way that would honor you, Lord, and uh that would uh be right for this city. We thank you for our first responders, our police, fire, and the military presence in this community. Lord, we thank you for all that you've done for us. Uh the blessings you've poured out uh in Jesus precious name. Amen. Amen. Amen.

Please place the flag and put your hand over your heart, right hand over your heart, and repeat after me. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Madison, could I have the roll call and the decorum statement, please? James Fine, here. Dave Haden, here ma'am. Donnie McDaniel, here. Art Schultz here. Jeff Digpin here. Chris Turner here. Michelle Wallace here. We have a quorum.

In accordance with Louisiana opens meetings laws. The Boer City Parish MPC asks for order and a quorum at our meetings. Please silence your cell phones. For anyone who wishes to address the commission on any item on the agenda, we ask that you come forward, identify yourself for the audio record, and sign in. Speakers must address the NPC board at all times. For those that would like to make comments on an item, please limit your comments to three minutes on the particular item that is up for discussion. All other audience members are asked to observe the meeting quietly. If there is a need for audience members to hold a conversation or take a phone call, you are asked to please step out of the meeting. Okay. Thank you, Madison. All right. I need to get a motion to approve our agenda as um presented.

So move. Second. All in favor? I Any opposed? Any opposed? Do we do a digital, too? No digital vote. Nope.

Okay. All right. Thank you, guys. All right. Madison, do you mind reading the first um item on our agenda? C Z N127205 the application of Rebecca Gray requesting a zoning amendment to change the zoning classification of a certain tract of land being 0.48 48 acres more or less from R-LDD residential low density to B-1 business commercial office located at 2804 Oldman and Road Boer City, Louisiana for commercial marketing purposes. City Council District District 3 Police Jury District 9.

Hey Miss Beck, you want to come up and sign in and tell the other people who you are? Good afternoon. I'm I'm Rebecca Gray, but I I go by Becky Gray. Um, but anyway, thank you for uh letting me come before you once again. I was here a month ago, and you asked me to come back again, and um what I'm trying to do is to change the zoning to commercial for my childhood home, and that's my goal. Okay, we have any questions? No question. No questions. Okay, this is a public hearing, so I'll open it up to any public comment. All right,

I'll make a motion we approve C zone 127-2025. Second. Um, all in favor? I. Any opposed?

Thank you. I assume I'll get a letter as to what my next step is. Yes, ma'am. Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you, M. That motion carries. All right, Madison. The second item on our agenda,

P--D 176 2025, the application of Joanie Gier southbound service is requesting a temporary use approval of placement of portable buildings for retail sale located at 1825 Highway 80 LA Police Jury District 2. Hey, how are y'all today? I'm Brandon G. It's my wife Joan obviously. Yeah, we're here to um we want to put some portable buildings on Highway 80 1825. Uh just have a nice neat lot um where the public can come uh buy portable buildings.

Yeah. Pretty much to the point. I mean, we keep it, you know, keep it mowed and cleaned up and hopefully improve the property and make some money. So, so I understand you'll have your little office on on the right side of the lot. Yes, sir. U the way it is, it's almost as a little L-shaped little the section on the right where it's uh asphalted is going to be the uh one of the units is going to be the office. Office. That's where the public will park. Um ample spots for spaces. cuz I know it was going to be so many square feet uh per per lot. So, we have plenty there, but yes, sir. Correct. Okay. No further question. Of course, there's temporary use approval. What's your long-term plan for that?

Um well, hopefully it goes the way we want it to. Long term as in hopefully we're there for handful of years. We're trying to buy the property as well. So, we don't know. It's five acres. So hopefully one day um the way the area is growing possibly shopping center, who knows? Whatever the area we would hope and need, but uh long terms to buy the property. So good. You have any other questions? Yeah. Um what would be your hours of operation? Uh yes, ma'am. We're going to do Monday through Friday, 9 to5ish. Uh Saturday hopefully 9 to 1 possibly. There will be an employee there. uh Monday through Friday, obviously Saturday um during those times. So

Okay. Yes, ma'am. And you're not manufacturing these on site? You're bringing No, sir. Yes, sir. They're being trucked in, trucked out. Um so that's right. Yeah. No, no building on site. No, sir. And you purchase this property? No, sir. We're leasing it u from Mr. Craig, Mr. Mike Craig. Uh that is the goal. Um hopefully in a couple years to buy it. I'll open it up to the public for comment. All right. Have a motion.

I'll make a motion that we uh pass P land 176-2025 for one year. Oh, yes sir. I got you. from this from this date or do we want to set a date that's that's be from should have asked this earlier but anyway be from this date be from this date okay from this date yes sir and and if they need a one-year extension will they need to come back have to come back for that sir yes sir all right I'll second that motion all in favor any opposed

motion carries Thank you all very much. Appreciate it. Good luck to you. Thank you. You're welcome. All right, Madison. The third item,

B P L A T 178 2025 SC the application of Aiden Metcap Full Engineering for two siblings LLC requesting a minor plat top dollar plaza unit 2 being 10.378 acres more or less located at 4050 East Texas Street Boer City, Louisiana City Council District 4 Police Jury District Charlie Coyle with Coyle Engineering Company, 3925 Benton Road. So, this property uh used to be two lots. It was lots four and five of Woodard Farms, unit 4. In 2010, the owner platted it into one lot and called it Top Dollar Plaza. And now he simply wants to go back to it being two lots. So, we just replanted it back like it was and called it top dollar plaza unit 2.

Okay, no questions. Okay, it's a public hearing, so I'll open it up to any comment. All right, you have a motion. I'd make a motion that we accept Cplat 178 2022 SC. Second. All in favor? Any opposed? Any abstensions? I keep forgetting that one.

Carries. Thank you.

Moving into our preliminary hearings. Madison, if you don't mind. E Z N179202025 the application of Tanner Hines Railen Associates for Chad Bergus' B Fergus BMT Investments LLC requesting a zoning amendment for a certain track of land being 0.510 acres more or less from R- A Residential Agriculture to B-3 general business for a self-service ice making and vending machine. East on Airline Drive, west of Cypress self storage, Boer Parish, Louisiana Police Jury District 5. Okay.

I am Tanner Hines with Associates, 4913 Shed Road. Um, I'm here to uh be on behalf of Chad Burgess and answer any questions that y'all might have. No questions. I have no questions. Okay. All right. Questions. Um, can I have a motion? Uh, I'll make a motion that we Move Pzone 179-2025 to a public hearing. Second. All in favor? I I. Any opposed? Any abstensions? I am going to abstain on this one.

See you next month. Okay. Thank you. All right. So, I need to get an approval on our minutes for October the 13th, 2025. Okay. Make a motion we approve the October 13, 2025 minutes as written. Second. All in favor? I opposed. Okay.

All right. So that takes us to our old and new business. Yes. The temporary relocation of MPC hearings. Um the city council chambers will undergo a complete overhaul which means we will be displaced for the first four to six months of the year. So there is ongoing discussion about where those meetings will be held um what time they will be held. So I I I do have an alternative calendar that you you may have. Um, we will confirm this in December, but I at least wanted to put you on notice that our meeting day and location will definitely change. So, we will have more information um in December. Any questions about that?

Just one request. If they move the air conditioning out, uh, I do have one question. Yes, sir. Um, when is Okay, so the July meeting is July 13, so well away. Okay. Yes, that was it. And people have in August, they have Friday, July the 3 to get stuff in. Is the city even going to be open that day in August? Do they need to be? Actually, I haven't seen the I haven't seen the calendar, but I anticipate they'll be open. They might be. I don't Do they send most of the stuff online anyway? So, they if y'all were closed, is that still okay? That's not going to cause a problem.

Well, we would need to amend it. So, we'll have that calendar before December. So, we'll update that one specifically.

Good. Thank you for pointing that out. All right. Any other questions on relocation? If not, I will move on to the next old and new business item, selection of the preferred consultant announcement for the comprehensive plan and UDC update. I have a pretty long speech here. Um to today marks an important milestone for the Boer City Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission as we officially announce the selection of the consultant team that will help guide us through one of the most significant planning efforts, the update of the comprehensive plan and unified development code. This initiative represents more than just an update to policies and ordinances. It's a forward-looking vision, a roadmap that will guide how Boer grows, builds, thrives for the next 10 to 20 years. Our goal is to ensure that development within our city and parish continues to reflect the values, needs, and aspirations of the city and the people who call who call Boer home. Over the past several months, we've gone through a competitive and thoughtful selection process, evaluating teams from across the region. Each consultant was ranked based on experience, community involvement, qualifications, quality of submitt, interview performance, cost, timeline control, and compliance. We saw partners with innovation, proven expertise, and a deep understanding of communities like ours placing places experiencing growth, opportunity, and change all at once. After Keler Review, we are proud to announce the selection of Maddie if you would. half as our leading planning consultant. Their expertise in comprehensive planning, zoning modernization, community engagement, and implementation

strategies will be invaluable as we move forward. The update will address many critical issues from housing and transportation connectivity, coste effective long-term infrastructure plans to economic development, vision and growth plans, and land use and zoning. Most importantly, it will reflect the voices of our citizens. This plan will not be written in a boardroom. It will be shaped in our neighborhoods through community workshops, open houses, and digital engagement opportunities that allow everyone to participate. As we embark on this journey, we remain committed to transparency and collaboration. Our community deserves a plan not only that looks great on paper but delivers real results ensuring Boer remains as vibrant, resilient, and connected place to live, work, and invest. I'd like to thank our committee members, the elected officials, and our community partners for their support and leadership in moving this project forward. I'd also like to thank our staff for their hard work in managing this process and preparing for the exciting work ahead. Together, we are setting the stage for Bozer's next chapter. one that honors our history, embraces innovation, and plans boldly for our future. I would like to thank those that came from half um to meet with us last month and we look forward to working with you, Mark White, Melissa Budri, Natalie Vley, Jordan Maddox, Brandon Iay, and Mark Pner. Good. Yep.

I just want to add too, I was part of that selection committee and all three candidates that we interviewed were extremely wellqualified. I did like half being kind of a local presence here as well, which so they kind of knew the area very well. So, I thought that was a big plus.

Yes. Um, them being local, uh, them being team players and their history, uh, weighed heavily on how we move forward. This will be a 24-month process and it's going to be timeconuming but it's exciting um with you know how we intend to grow and I think this will be a good team to work with going forward. If anyone wants a copy of their plan um I do have a copy of their RFP that they submitted to us. The goal now is to move forward with the contract and have that executed by December 15th. we will have some additional committees like an advisory or a technical committee that I'll probably be reaching out to you um to sit on. So, be looking out for that as well. Um in addition to um older new business, I would ask that you guys follow us on social media um on our Tik Tok and our Facebook pages as we are, you know, setting a platform for ourselves there.

All right. Thank you, Carla. That's all I have. All right. Anybody have anything else? Okay. Not I'll adjourn. Thank you. Thank you. May have said 18 minutes.