[Call to Order ]
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ALL RIGHT, WE'RE READY WHEN YOU ARE, MELISSA.
UH, THIS IS THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN COORDINATING COMMITTEE.
I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND I AM THE CHAIR FOR THIS COMMITTEE.
UH, THIS IS DECEMBER 8TH, UM, MEETING.
AND, UH, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN THE MEETING.
[Roll Call ]
CALL, PLEASE? YES, MA'AM.MR. RAMIREZ PRESENT FOR MS. PRESENT.
CAN YOU GO OVER THE, UM, COVID PROTOCOLS? ALRIGHT.
TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND LIMIT THE POTENTIAL SPREAD OF C OVID 19.
THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU HABITAT CONSERVATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEETING.
WE'LL HOLD THIS MEETING VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE.
THESE MEETING STANDARDS ARE BASED UPON THE VARIOUS MODIFIED PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT ISSUED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR IN RESPONSE TO THE C OVID 19 CRISIS.
THESE MODIFIED STANDARDS SHALL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, OR UNTIL THE STATE DISASTER DECLARATION EXPIRES OR AS OTHERWISE TERMINATED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
[1. 20-7033 Briefing on the 2018 - 2019 SEP HCP Annual Report ]
LET'S GO ON TO THE FIRST ITEM.THE FIRST ITEM IS A BRIEFING ON THE 20 18 20 19 ANNUAL REPORT.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND PULL THAT UP AND TURN IT OVER TO JENNY BLAIR FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
GOOD AFTERNOON, THIS IS JENNY BLAIR.
HOW ARE Y'ALL THIS AFTERNOON? GOOD, THANK YOU.
SO, OUR ANNUAL REPORT IS TYPICALLY DUE BACK IN, UM, JUNE.
HOWEVER, DUE TO COVID, SINCE WE WEREN'T HAVING COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEETINGS, UM, DURING THAT TIME, UH, WE REQUESTED WILDLIFE SERVICE IN WHICH THEY APPROVED AN EXTENSION FOR THE SUBMITTAL.
UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY ON OUR LAST, UH, UH, VIRTUAL MEETING THAT WE DID HAVE, UM, THIS FORGOT TO GET PUT ON THE AGENDA, SO THIS IS A CATCH UP.
UM, THIS ANNUAL REPORT COVERS THE FISCAL YEAR FOR 2018, 2019, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN DUE TO BE SUBMITTED A FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE BY, UH, JUNE OF 2020.
UM, BUT DUE TO COVID, WE WERE GRANTED AN EXTENSION, AND SO WE'RE PRESENTING IT TO YOU NOW.
UM, THE ANNUAL REPORT IS A REQUIREMENT FOR, AS PER THE, UH, INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMIT IN WHICH IS ISSUED TO THE CITY AND COUNTY.
AND IT COVERS ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE CONDUCTED, UH, VIA THE PERMIT AND THE PROGRAM FOR THE 18 AND 19 FISCAL YEAR.
UM, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 12 PARTICIPANTS THAT ENROLLED IN, UH, THE H C P FOR 2018 2019.
AND, UM, A FEW INSTANCES IN WHERE ENROLLED PROPERTIES DID HAVE, UM, UH, PREVIOUSLY UNDISCOVERED VOIDS.
NONE OF THOSE FEATURES WERE DETERMINED TO BE OCCUPIED.
UM, THAT INFORMATION IS ALSO JUST PRO PROVIDED TO FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IN THE ANNUAL REPORT.
UM, AS PART OF TRACKING, THERE IS NO CONCERNS IF IT, IF ANY OF THOSE FEATURES WOULD'VE BEEN OCCUPIED OR ANYTHING ELSE.
UM, AND THEN OUTSIDE OF THAT, IT SUMMARIZES MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES THAT THE, UH, PROGRAM PERFORMED, AS WELL AS, UM, ANY OF OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, UH, ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED SUCH AS RES, YOU KNOW, HAVING, HAVING MEETING AND, UM, UH, RESPONDING AND REACHING OUT VIA, UH, TO POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS, UM, THAT MAY HAVE IMPACTS TO ENDANGERED SPECIES, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, THROUGH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S HABITAT COMPLIANCE FORM AND SUBSEQUENT COORDINATION.
THIS IS A BRIEFING ON THE ANNUAL REPORT.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS BRIEFING? OKAY.
[2. 20-7045 Approval of the SEP HCP Coordinating Committee Meeting Schedule for 2021. ]
ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.AND THAT WOULD BE APPROVAL OF THE S E P H C P COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEETING, UM, SCHEDULED FOR 2021.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND PUT UP THAT, UH, CALENDAR HERE.
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SO THIS, UH, THIS CALENDAR FOLLOWS THE SAME, UH, CALENDAR FORMAT THAT WE HAD FOR THE YEARS IN THE PAST WITH TWO MEETINGS A MONTH, UH, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE, UH, THE DECEMBER MONTH TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WINTER HOLIDAY.UH, SO IF THERE'S, UH, NO QUESTIONS, WE CAN TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I MOVE TO APPROVE.
UM, AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS A MOTION TO APPROVE BY, UM, BOB BROCK AND A SECOND, UH, HOMER.
WAS THAT YOU? NO, BUT IT WAS RUDY.
UH, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE TAKE THIS ACTION? JUST MAKING SURE.
ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.
[3. 20-7048 Approval of minutes from the September 22, 2020 meeting. ]
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE, UM, MINUTES ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE.THE LAST ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 22ND MEETING.
WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MINUTES? IF NOT, WE CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION? I MOTION TO APPROVE.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY RUDY NINO, SECOND BY HOMER GARCIA.
UH, WE HAVE AN ADJOURNMENT AT 2 0 7.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE.