04 NPA-2026-0009.01 - Wesley Relocation Project; District 1 - Neighborhood Postponement Request — original pdf

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From: Patrick Davis < Sent: Monday, August 24, 2026 5:30 PM To: LandUseLiaison <LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov>; Tomko, Jonathan <Jonathan.Tomko@austintexas.gov>; Maureen.Meredith@austintx.gov Subject: Request for Postponement Hello Meredith, Jonathan, and Anonymous Land Use Liaison, As a neighbor in the area, I would like to encourage the Planning Commission to postpone any decisions with regard to Wesley Church until there can be meaningful and direct engagement with our neighbors. The lack of a straight story and proper communication is, as you know, not a good way to move a community forward together. Re: Request for Postponement — 1187 Navasota Street Planning Commission Items 4 and 5 — August 25, 2026 NPA-2026-0009.01 — Wesley Relocation Project C14-2026-0028 — Wesley Property Donation Thank you for your attention on this. -Patrick Davis Austin, TX 78702 From: Patrick Davis < Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 10:53 AM To: Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov> Cc: LandUseLiaison <LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov>; Tomko, Jonathan <Jonathan.Tomko@austintexas.gov> Subject: Re: Request for Postponement Yes, I would also request 10/13 since that would allow for enough time to meet and engage properly seeing as how that hasn't happened over the last number of months. Thank you for your message. -Patrick On Tue, Aug 25, 2026 at 10:49 AM Meredith, Maureen <Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov> wrote: 04 NPA-2026-0009.01 - Wesley Relocation Project; District 11 of 3Hi, Patrick: Please let us know what PC hearing date you are requesting a postponement of the cases to. Stanton Strickland has requested a PP to the Oct. 13th PC hearing. Other PC hearing dates are September 8th and September 22nd. Thanks. Maureen From: Scott Menzies Sent: Monday, August 24, 2026 5:40 PM To: Meredith, Maureen Maureen.Meredith@austintexas.gov; Tomko, Jonathan Jonathan.Tomko@austintexas.gov; LandUseLiaison LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov Subject: 1197 Navasota Postponement request. I am writing to respectfully request that the Navasota property agenda item be postponed. The surrounding community has made numerous attempts to meet with Wesley United Methodist Church to discuss the proposed zoning change, but we have not been able to schedule a meeting. Given the significant concerns raised by the neighborhood and the lack of meaningful community engagement, we believe it is premature for this item to move forward at this time. There are also several important issues that remain unresolved, including: • The applicant has not provided the community with a clear plan for the proposed use of the property. • Wesley has two existing commercial properties on the same block as the donated house that is proposed to be moved, yet this has not been adequately addressed. • When asked whether the church had other commercial properties, a church representative stated that it did not. We believe this discrepancy needs to be clarified before the zoning request proceeds. • The Chase building has been presented as a comparable property, although it is a museum and a State of Texas property and is not a comparable property to the Navasota site. 04 NPA-2026-0009.01 - Wesley Relocation Project; District 12 of 3 • The surrounding community does not support the proposed zoning change and believes there are other ways for Wesley to achieve its financial objectives without changing the zoning. A postponement would provide an opportunity for the applicant and the community to meet, exchange information, and address these concerns before the Commission considers the request. We respectfully ask City Staff to postpone the Navasota property agenda item and allow time for meaningful community engagement and clarification of the outstanding issues. Thank you for your consideration and for helping ensure that this process is thorough, transparent, and responsive to the surrounding community. Sincerely, Scott Menzies President of the Robertson Hill Neighborhood Association 907-310-2986 04 NPA-2026-0009.01 - Wesley Relocation Project; District 13 of 3