BRENHAM CITY COUNCIL TO HEAR REQUEST FOR FOOD TRUCK PARK

  

The Brenham City Council will hold a public hearing and possible vote on Thursday regarding a proposal for a food truck park on the north side of town.

Michael Ancone is requesting a specific use permit to develop the Brookside Food Truck Park at the southeast corner of North Park Street and Brookside Drive.  The location, which is across from Hohlt Park, would include pad sites for eight food trucks, restrooms, picnic tables, walking trails, a 5,000-square-foot retail space, an ice kiosk, and 48 off-street parking spaces.

The subject property is zoned B-1 Local Business/Residential Mixed Use.  In November 2021, the council adopted an ordinance allowing a food truck park by specific use permit in zoning districts B-1 through B-4. 

In the specific use permit request, Ancone writes that the food truck park would provide a wide variety of eatery options available in one spot, adding convenience for people visiting the park and families attending sporting events there. 

Two public comment forms included in the agenda packet for the meeting express opposition to allowing the food truck park, citing concerns about privacy, noise and traffic for nearby homes. 

City staff has outlined several recommended conditions for the park in order to receive approval, pending a vote by the council.  Those include building a screening fence or hedge at least six feet tall along the east property line; making sure lights are downcast and directed away from residential properties; providing additional landscaping along North Park Street between the parking lot and the right-of-way; limiting the proposed retail building on-site to no more than 5,000 square feet in gross area; providing a pedestrian traffic plan and accommodating oversized vehicle parking for vans and small school buses; and replatting the two lots that make up the site into one lot.

In regular session, the council will consider a change order to the service agreement with Bassco Services, Inc. related to the design, construction and installation of the fuel farm at the Brenham Municipal Airport.  City staff says the change order is mainly for additional time and services provided by Bassco to ensure the fuel farm and fuel quality was ready for service.

Several items will come before councilmembers in executive session, including an update on Aviators Plus’ lawsuit against the city (Aviators Plus, LLC v. City of Brenham; Cause No. 37896, 21st Judicial District Court, Washington County) and continued discussion regarding the transition to a new city manager.  Current City Manager Carolyn Miller plans to retire in March.

There will also be deliberation in executive session regarding the purchase of critical software infrastructure related to cybersecurity threats.  Following the closed session, councilmembers will re-open regular session and vote on an agreement with CDWG for information technology software.

The council will meet Thursday at 1 p.m. at Brenham City Hall.

Click here to view the agenda packet for Thursday's meeting.