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Regular Council Meeting February 27, 2023 Page 9 Mayor Portugal opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak about this item to please come forward. Ray Pearce, he said the zoning was one of the aspects and that it opens flood gates to multiple different scenarios to occur after the fact. He said it would help if they could make an ordinance that goes along with each zoning. He also said the State of Texas would enforce the Texas Heritage Tree Act. He said the Attorney General's office would represent citizens if the City property floods citizen's property. Mr. Pearce said Mr. Path was right in that the zoning needed to be cleaned up. Dr. Brandon Del Toro said he again opposed the zoning change and his concern again was drainage. He said P&Z recommended approval of this but questioned why. He asked if the zoning recommendation came with a list as to why they recommended approval. With no one else speaking, Mayor Portugal closed the public hearing. Council Member Savage inquired if staff had looked at everything with regard to this property and drainage. Mr. Mack answered in the affirmative and said at appropriate stages they required certain items. City Manager Grayson Path said staff had established processes and invited anyone who wanted to see those processes to get with Assistant City Manager Rob Vine after the meeting. He said staff could walk anyone through the various processes who were interested in learning. A Motion to approve this item was made by Mayor Pro -Tem Hughes and seconded by Council Member Pilgrim. Motion carried, 7 ayes — 0 nays. 19. Discuss, conduct a public hearing and act on ORDINANCE NO. 2023-010: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, APPROVING AND ADOPTING REVISIONS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE CITY OF PARIS AS IT PERTAINS TO CITY BLOCK 258-A, LOT 2A, LOCATED AT 410 N.E. 20TH STREET (LOAD 18256) FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MDR), IN THE CITY OF PARIS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING A REPEALER CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Mr. Mack said the applicant was seeking an amendment to provide for a medium-high density residential use of the property. Mr. Mack also said the ability to provide for more medium-high density housing in this portion of the City was a very important accommodation to achieve the goal of more decent, safe and affordable housing opportunities in the community. He said the applicant's plans were to construct eight duplexes. He also said Planning and Zoning received concerns about the storm water area and the City Manager and the City Engineer took those comments seriously. He said the City Engineer was studying areas beyond the subject project. He also said this was a major intersection, a TxDOT roadway. Mr. Mack said Cherry Street was a collector street that carries a substantial amount of traffic and that from a development standpoint, this was good planning because they had the ability to accommodate traffic. He said the Planning and Zoning Commission and staff recommended approval. Mayor Portugal opened the public hearing and asked for anyone wishing to speak about this item to please come forward. City Manager Grayson Path said given there was considerable testimony, staff wanted everyone to know the City heard their concerns about Tributary 4. Mr.