Jan 13, 2021 Planning Commission

UM, THANK YOU.

UH, STAFF, CAN YOU DO THE ROLL CALL? YES.

UH, COMMISSIONER JACKSON, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF, SIR? I DON'T THINK JACKSON'S THERE TODAY.

I HOPE JACKSON IS HERE TODAY.

COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? HERE.

COMMISSIONER CARRILLO.

PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER PROFIT.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER DKI? HERE.

COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA.

COMMISSIONER GARCIA.

COMMISSIONER TO HAVE MUTE, SIR.

THERE YOU GO.

COMMISSIONER PAK.

DID YOU HEAR ME HERE? YES, WE, SIR.

CHAIRMAN CHRISTOPHER GARCIA PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER P HERE, VICE CHAIR GONZALEZ.

HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

A QUORUM IS PRESENT.

PRIOR TO STARTING WITH OUR ITEMS, I'D LIKE TO STAFF, UH, PLEASE REVIEW THE FORWARDING THE MEETING FORMAT TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND PUBLIC AND LIMITS POTENTIAL SPREAD OF COVID 19.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS HOLDING MEETINGS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE.

THESE MEETING STANDARDS ARE BASED UPON THE VARIOUS SUSPENDED PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT ISSUED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR IN RESPONSE TO COVID 19 CRISIS AND ARE IN PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN WATCH AND LISTEN TO THIS MEETING BY VISITING WWW SAN ANTONIO.GOV/DSD OR BY CALLING IN FOR AUDIO ONLY AT 2 1 0 2 0 6 5 4 8 3.

TO INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENTS, THERE ARE FOUR OPPORTUNITIES.

THESE INCLUDE EMAIL OR MAIL OF COMMENTS, DROPPING OFF COMMENTS, LEAVING VOICEMAIL, OR ASKING TO BE CALLED DURING THE MEETING.

STATEMENTS OR COMMENTS RECEIVED ARE PART OF THE OFFICIAL WRITTEN RECORD FOR ITEMS ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION BY THE APPLICANT, STAFF WILL PLAY ANY MESSAGES RECEIVED BY VOICEMAIL.

LASTLY, FOR THOSE THAT SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE A CALLBACK, WE WILL CALL THEM TO STATE THEIR TWO MINUTE COMMENTS.

SPANISH INTERPRETERS ARE ON STANDBY AS NEEDED.

THE APPLICANT WILL THEN WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REBUTTAL WITH A TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS.

UH, NEXT WE'LL REVIEW THE LIST OF CONSENT AND INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. I BELIEVE, UH, THE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ARE ITEMS NUMBER TWO AND FIVE, ALSO NUMBER NINE AND 17.

[Consent Agenda]

THOSE FOUR FOR PURPOSES OF RECUSAL AND NUMBER 15 HAS BEEN TOLD FOR INDIVIDUAL.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

THAT IS CORRECT.

DOES ANYBODY WISH TO PULL ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS? IF NOT, UH, LET'S HAVE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

COMMISSIONER .

WE HAVE A MISSION, UH, MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PECK AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

STAFF, PLEASE CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL VOTE.

UM, CHAIRMAN, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER PROFIT WAS THE ONE WHO, UM, MADE THE MOTION.

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THAT IS CORRECT.

OH, IS THAT PROFIT? OKAY.

COMMISSIONER CARILLO? YES.

COMMISSIONER DKI.

COMMISSIONER DKI, CAN YOU UNMUTE YOUR MIC? YES.

THANK YOU YOURSELF, COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER P? YES.

UH, VICE CHAIR CONNIE GONZALEZ.

CHAIRMAN CHRISTOPHER GARCIA? YES.

[Items 2 & 5 ]

I BELIEVE, WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE UP ITEMS NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER FIVE, WHICH ARE PLATTS AND WE'LL TAKEN THOSE UP FOR PURPOSES OF RECUSAL.

SO I BELIEVE, UH, COMMISSIONER PECK IS RECUSING HIMSELF.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

THAT IS CORRECT.

SO IF, UH, COMMISSIONER PECK CAN RECUSE HIMSELF.

ALRIGHT.

AND CONFIRM THAT HE'S DONE THAT.

I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEMS NUMBER TWO AND FIVE.

MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SORRY.

I BELIEVE THAT WAS MOTION.

WAS THAT FROM COMMISSION? WHO, WHO MAKE THE MOTION? SORRY, MY, MY WAS TALKING COMMISSIONER CARRILLO MOTION.

AND WHO MADE THIS SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

WE HAVE THE MOTION AND WE HAVE THE SECOND.

UH, CAN STAFF DO THE ROLL CALL? COMMISSIONER CARRILLO? YES.

CHAIRMAN CHRISTOPHER GARCIA? YES.

ITEM NUMBER NINE, AND I BELIEVE THAT IS COMMISSIONER RIO.

NOW, UH, WE CAN GET COMMISSIONER PECK REJOIN US.

LOOKS LIKE HE HAS RETURNED.

THIS WILL HAVE, UH,

[9. 21-1029 19-11800548: Request by David A. McGowan, M/I Homes of San Antonio, LLC for approval to subdivide a tract of land to establish Sage Valley Unit 3 Subdivision, generally located northwest of the intersection of Pearsall Road and Holm Road. Staff recommends Approval. (Joyce Palmer, Planner, (210) 207-0315, Joyce.Palmer@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department).]

THAT WILL BE RECUSING.

SO LET'S SEE WHEN SHE HAS RECUSED.

LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS RECUSED.

CAN WE HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER NINE, WHICH HAS BEEN BOTH FOR PURPOSES OF RECUSAL.

MOTION TO APPROVE COMMISSIONER PROFIT.

COMMISSIONER PECK.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

CAN STAFF DO THE ROLL CALL? COMMISSIONER PROFIT? YES.

COMMISSIONER DKI? YES.

CHAIRMAN CHRISTOPHER GARCIA? YES.

WILL BE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17.

SO NOW COMMISSIONER CARDILLO CAN RETURN TO OUR SECTION.

SAY, HAS SHE RE YES, SHE'S BACK.

[17. 20-7506 PLAN AMENDMENT CASE PA-2020-11600077 (Council District 3): A request by Brown & Ortiz, applicant, for approval of a Resolution to amend the Brooks Regional Center Area Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the City, by changing the future land use from “Regional Mixed Use" to "Urban Mixed Use" on 66.436 acres out of NCB 10879, generally located in the 3100 block of Southeast Military Drive. Staff recommends Approval. (Associated Zoning Case Z-2020-10700283) (Justin Malone, Planner (210) 207-0157, Justin.Malone@sanantonio.gov; Development Services Department).]

I BELIEVE, UH, COMMISSIONER, VICE-CHAIR GONZALEZ WILL BE RECUSING HERSELF.

IT LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS.

AND SO, SO CAN WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 17?

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MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

COMMISSIONER PECK.

SECOND GARCIA.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND APPROVAL FOR ITEM NUMBER 17.

CAN STAFF DO THE ROLL CALL? VOTE.

AND COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES.

COMMISSIONER CARILLO? YES.

AND CHAIRMAN CHRISTOPHER GARCIA? YES.

WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15, WHICH HAS BEEN PULLED INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

[15. 21-1067 TPV 21-003: Request by Scott Maham, PE - Cude Engineers, for approval of a tree preservation variance request from Unified Development Code 35-523 (h), “significant trees shall be preserved at eighty (80) percent and heritage trees at one hundred (100) percent preservation within both the 100-year floodplains and environmentally sensitive areas”, generally located at the intersection of S. Rincon Blvd. & Oakland Dr. Staff recommends approval. (Mark Bird, (210) 207-0278, mark.bird@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department) (Jacob Sanchez (210) 207-0161, jacob.sanchez@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department)]

WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE APPLICANT FALL, UH, PRESENTATION FOR THIS POINT.

UH, BUT THERE IS NO OFFICIAL PRESENTATION OTHER THAN OKAY.

UM, IT'S A REQUEST FOR A TREE PRESERVATION, UH, VARIANCE REQUEST FROM U D C 35 5 23.

GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH RECON BOULEVARD AND OAKLAND.

UH, ROAD STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

UM, WE ARE LOOPING IN THE APPLICANT.

UH, SO JUST GIVE US A FEW SECONDS.

UH, BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN WITH QUESTIONS.

WE DO HAVE STUFF AVAILABLE.

I GUESS WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S QUESTIONS.

UH, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON'S OUT TODAY, SO THEN WE'LL GET STARTED.

UH, COMMISSIONER CARILLO, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, CAN STAFF JUST REMIND ME THE AMOUNT THAT'S BEING REPLANTED? UM, WELL, THE AMOUNT TO BE REPLANTED, THEY'LL BE PLANTING THE, UH, THE TWO TREES PER, PER LOT.

SO IT WAS 174 LOTS.

I THINK THAT EQUATED TO, OH GOSH, 348 TREES.

THERE'LL BE, UH, MEDIUM TO LARGE SPECIES, SPECIES, UH, TREES PER THE U D C.

I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

COMMISSIONER CARILLO? UH, COMMISSIONER PROFIT.

CAN WE, UH, JUST GET CLARIFICATION THAT THE APPLICATION EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR MITIGATION? SO, SO FOR MITIGATION AND, AND, AND IT WAS A GOOD QUESTION TO ASK ABOUT HOW THE NUMBER OF TREES TO BE PLANTED IN THIS CASE, RATHER THAN PLANTING BACK THE HUNDRED PERCENT THEY'RE PAYING THE FULL AMOUNT AND TO THE TREE MITIGATION FUND AS OPPOSED TO PLANTING.

UH, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

UH, COMMISSIONER SIEGEL SEGAL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.

UH, COMMISSIONER ZUKI, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTION.

UH, COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA, UH, WE DON'T GET TO SEE A LAYOUT OF THE PROPOSED TREES, IS THAT CORRECT? UH, AT, AT THIS, AT THIS STAGE? NO, SIR.

THERE'S, THERE'S NOT, UH, A LAYOUT OF WHERE THE TREES WILL BE LOCATED.

UH, WITH, WITH THE TWO TREES, IT OFTENTIMES WE'LL SEE TWO PLANTED IN THE FRONT, OR WE'LL SEE ONE PAINTED IN THE FRONT AND ONE IN THE BACK.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, THAT'S ALL.

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UH, COMMISSIONER PECK, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

COMMISSIONER GONZALES.

NO QUESTIONS.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

UH, SO AT THIS TIME, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMISSIONER DISCUSSION, UH, THEN WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS AGENDA ITEM.

MR. PACK.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL.

CAN STAFF DO THE ROLL CALL VOTE.

COMMISSIONER CARILLO? UH, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS A NO, CORRECT? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

IT WAS A NO.

AND CHAIR GARCIA? YES.

SEVEN TO ONE.

NEXT, UH, THE ITEM I BELIEVE WOULD BE THE, UH, MEETING MINUTES.

[20. 20-7501 Consideration and Action on the Minutes from December 16, 2020. ]

DO WE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE ON THE MEETING MINUTES? IF NOT, UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE MEETING MINUTES? MOTION TO APPROVE.

COMMISSIONER PROFIT.

COMMISSIONER CARILLO.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE, UH, THE MEETING, A MOTION ON THE SECOND ON THE MEETING.

MINUTES FOR APPROVAL.

STAFF TO THE ROLL CALL.

COMMISSIONER CARILLO? YES.

AND CHAIRMAN CHRISTOPHER GARCIA? YES.

A DIRECTOR'S REPORT, ESPECIALLY REGARDING OFFICER ELECTIONS AT THE NEXT MEETING.

I BELIEVE, UH, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

I BELIEVE TODAY WE DO HAVE SOME, UH, STAFF REPORT ITEMS,

[Director’s Report]

SO WE WANTED TO LET THE, UH, THE COMMISSIONERS KNOW THAT ON THE NEXT MEETING, UH, WHICH IS JANUARY 27TH, UH, WE WILL BE HOLDING OFFICER ELECTIONS FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

UH, SO WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM, WE WILL, UH, GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND PRO TEM.

UH, WE WILL VOTE ON THOSE, UH, NOMINATIONS INDIVIDUALLY, UH, AND SQUARE AWAY OUR OFFICERS FOR, UH, FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT PROCESS? UH, ARE THERE ANY, CAN YOU REMIND US, DO WE DO THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING OR TOWARDS THE END OF THE MEETING? WELL, WE TYPICALLY DO THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

KAT, UH, CAN YOU CHIME IN AND CONFIRM THAT? UM, YEAH, AND IT'S ACTUALLY UP TO THE CHAIR, UM, TO DETERMINE ITS PLACEMENT.

BUT WE CAN DO IT AT THE BEGINNING OR WE CAN DO IT AT THE END, BUT WE'LL TYPICALLY LIST IT ON THE AGENDA FIRST, SO THAT WAY IT'S THERE AND THEN YOU CAN DETERMINE ITS PLACEMENT, UH, DURING WORK SESSION.

UH, CAN, CAN YOU CLARIFY? SO MYSELF, OUR CHAIRMAN AND OUR PRO TE HAVE QUOTE UNQUOTE TERMED OUT IN OUR CURRENT ROLES.

CAN YOU CLARIFY, CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT AND CLARIFY ELIGIBILITY BEYOND THAT? UM, I THINK IT'S A ONE YEAR TERM OF MAXIMUM OF A TWICE PER CHAIR I SAW.

UM, YEAH, I THINK IT'S FOR CHAIR ONLY.

RIGHT.

SO VICE CHAIR AND PRO TEM CAN CONTINUE TO BE REELECTED.

RIGHT.

OH, OKAY.

IS THE CHAIR ARE, ARE YOU TERMED, IS HE TERMED UP? YES.

IS IS HE EL OR ARE, IS HE ELIGIBLE FOR THE OTHER TWO POSITIONS? YES, HE'S, YES.

HE'S OKAY.

SERVES IN OTHER SPOTS FROM THEIR TERM TERM LIMITED.

WE, AND WE'VE SEEN THAT IN THE PAST WHERE THE CHAIR

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IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO'S NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE CHAIR POSITION? NO ONE ELSE.

JUST, UH, CHAIR GARCIA FOR NOW.

SO PEOPLE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS CHAIR CAN BE IN THE CHAIR POSITION.

UH, UM, WE WILL HAVE, OUR ATTORNEY'S IS GONNA LOOK AT THAT FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

WE'LL, UH, CONFIRM JUST TO MAKE SURE IF IT'S, UH, WORD CONSECUTIVE IS IN THERE.

BUT WE'LL, WE WILL HAVE A, UH, A BETTER ANSWER FOR YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING WHEN WE'RE READY TO, UH, TAKE UP THAT ITEM.

AND THAT'S IT.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER, UM, ARE THERE ANY, ANY WHAT? I'M, I'M SORRY, I, THE, THE QUESTION BROKE UP.

CAN YOU, UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, YES.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER STAFF UPDATES AND, UH, CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON THE U D C AMENDMENT PROCESS? UH, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES, UH, AS FAR AS THE U D C AMENDMENT PROCESS IS CONCERNED, THAT IS STILL ON HOLD FOR THE TIME BEING.

UH, WE, UH, WE DON'T HAVE DIRECTION YET TO GET THAT PROCESS STARTED UP AGAIN.

AGAIN, THAT IS SUCH A, UM, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE CITY AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS THAT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD THE MEETINGS NECESSARY AND GATHER THE INPUT NECESSARY, UH, TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE DECISIONS WITH, UH, WITH C OVID 19.

UH, OF COURSE, AS SOON AS WE DO HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT, WE'LL BE SURE TO SHARE IT, UH, WITH, UH, WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, WITH THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UH, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC AND OUR STAKEHOLDER GROUPS COMMISSIONERS.

UM, THIS IS MELISSA RAMIREZ.

I JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN ON THAT ONE.

WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO DETERMINE THE BEST STEPS IN MOVING FORWARD.

UM, WE WILL DEFINITELY KEEP YOU POSTED.

UM, AS, AS LOGAN SAID, THIS IS A PUBLIC ENGAGING PROCESS AND, UM, VERY TECHNICAL CODE, UH, DISCUSSION.

AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE ARE PROCEEDING IN THE BEST MANNER FOR OUR CITY AND OUR CITIZENS, OUR RESIDENTS.

UM, SO WE WILL DEFINITELY FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE BEFORE WE EVEN, UM, BEGIN JUST, UH, IDENTIFYING TIMELINES OR DEADLINES, IF, IF I MAY AS WELL.

UH, I WANTED TO CHECK IN THAT, UH, SECTION 35 TO 8 0 7 OF THE U D C, WHICH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, DOES STATE THAT NO PERSON SHALL SERVE AS CHAIRMAN FOR MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS. THE PERSON KNOWLEDGEABLE TO BE ELECTED THE CHAIR WOULD BE CHRISTOPHER, UH, GARCIA, OUR CURRENT CHAIRMAN.

SO, SO IF THEY'VE BEEN CHAIR, ARE THERE ANY THAT'S CORRECT.

IF THEY WERE THE CHAIR FREQUENTLY, THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO BE THE CHAIR AGAIN.

COOL.

ARE THERE ANY UPDATES ON THE 2022 BOND PROCESS? 'CAUSE WE LOOK AT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

HOW'S THAT PROCESS STARTED? UH, LOGAN, DID YOU WANNA CHIME IN WHEN, UH, WE GOT THE RESPONSE BACK FROM THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET? YEAH, I'M TRYING TO FIND, UH, I WANNA MAKE SURE I CONVEY THE CORRECT INFORMATION.

UH, I MAY HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU GUYS AT THE NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WITH, UH, AN UPDATE ON THAT ONE, BUT IT WON'T, I, I KNOW FOR SURE IT WON'T START UNTIL, UH, THE BUDGET PROCESS, UH, HAPPENS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GET, I THINK THE TAX ROLL INFORMATION AND THEN GO FROM THERE.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE FROM YEAH, FROM YEARS PREVIOUSLY, THAT PROCESS USUALLY PICKS UP IN THE FALL.

UH, AND THAT WILL, UH, A CONSIDERATION OF THAT WILL BE BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, WITH THE, UH, THE BUDGET ITEMS THAT ARE HAPPENING, UH, AGAIN, MUCH CLOSER TO THE FALL THAN THE SUMMER.

TIME TO REVIEW THAT AND GIVE A PUBLIC INPUT.

JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE GET, UM, AMPLE TIME TO REVIEW AND GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT ALL THE THINGS BEING PROPOSED.

SOMETIMES NOT REALLY SOMETHING, BUT IN THE PAST SUMMER, SOMETIMES IT FELT LIKE WE GET A FAT P D F WITH LIKE, LIKE 50 DOCUMENTS IN THERE AND IT'S LIKE, OKAY, GO FOR IT.

UH, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE

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AND I KNOW THAT LAST YEAR WE DID ASK THAT, UH, THE BUDGET OFFICE DO A, A BRIEFING.

UH, I THINK WE DID IT TWO MEETINGS AHEAD OF TIME, JUST TO GIVE THE COMMISSION OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THAT.

THERE'S CERTAINLY, TO YOUR POINT, A PRETTY HEFTY DOCUMENT.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER ITEMS OR DISCUSSION ITEMS? UH, LOGAN, I THINK YOU TOUCHED ON IT, BUT THE BOND, THE BOND IS FOR 23 WITH THE PROCESS STARTING IN 22, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

AND IT'S, YEAH.

AND SO IT'LL GO TO VOTERS IN MAY OF 23? YES.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

WERE THERE ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS? I MEAN, ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER'S QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANY OTHER UPDATES OR COMMENTS FROM STAFF? NOTHING FROM US.

MATT, THEN I DO WANNA STATE, UH, THANK YOU FROM MS. FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR YES.

SORRY.

I, I KNOW I'M, I'M ADDING SO MANY THINGS DURING THIS MEETING, UM, TODAY, BUT, UM, I MISSED THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR, AND SO IT SEEMS I MISSED INTRODUCTIONS TO OUR TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS MAY.

AND SO ONE HELLO AND, AND WELCOME FOR ME, BUT MAY, UM, YOU ALL SPEND JUST LIKE 10 SECONDS INTRODUCING YOURSELF BECAUSE I I DID NOT GET THAT INTRODUCTION.

IS THAT OKAY? YEAH, I THINK WE CAN DO THAT.

MEREDITH SEGAL FIRST.

UH, MY NAME IS MEREDITH SIEGEL.

I'M A, UH, KIND OF A LIFELONG LOCAL IN SAN ANTONIO.

AND, UH, I'M A PROFESSIONAL IN THE ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION FIELD.

UH, CURRENTLY I WORK FOR MERCED HOUSING TEXAS, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.

AND, UH, MY WORK REVOLVES AROUND HELPING HOMEOWNERS STAY IN THEIR HOMES, UM, BY MAKING, UM, HEALTH AND SAFETY RELATED UPGRADES AND REPAIRS.

CAN YOU SEE MINE? MY NAME IS SAM ZUKI.

I'M A PROFESSOR WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING WITH U T S A.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 15 YEARS IN SAN ANTONIO.

I ACTUALLY GOT TO KNOW THE COMMITTEE THROUGH MY WORK WITH, UH, SEVERAL DIVISION AT THE, THE CITY, UH, THE PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION, THE STREET DEPARTMENT AND DIVISION ZERO.

AND MY WORK IS IN, IN TRANSPORTATION SAFETY, SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING.

AWESOME.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR THAT.

WELCOME.

HAPPY TO HAVE Y'ALL ON THE COMMISSION.

NICE TO SEE YOU AT THIS TIME.

HAPPY NEW.

CONNIE, DID YOU ALSO SEE THAT YOU GOT RENOMINATED TO BE ON THE TAC? YES.

AND SO WELCOME.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MEETING.

YOU GET NOMINATED FOR STUFF, SO I'LL TAKE IT.

PRESENT TO YOU.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANNA START ANY TROUBLE, BUT SOMEBODY SAID, WELL, SHE'S NOT HERE.

SO , .

I FIGURED I GOT THE TEXT AND I WAS LIKE, THAT'S WHAT I GET FROM MISSING A MEETING.

, THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE.

ANYBODY GOT ANYTHING ELSE? WOULD THE MEETING BE IN THE MORNING OR AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ONES? SO, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS ARE TYPICALLY HELD AT, UH, 2:00 PM IN THE AFTERNOON, UH, WITH A WORK SESSION STARTING, UH, 15 MINUTES BEFOREHAND.

THE MEETING IN DECEMBER WAS A SPECIAL SESSION, UH, WITH A, A UNIQUE START TIME, BUT THE, THE STANDARD START TIME WILL BE 2:00 PM IN THE AFTERNOON.

THANKS.

FOR KNOW, I WANTED TO THANK, UH, CHRIS GARCIA FOR HIS SERVICE FOR ALL THOSE MANY YEARS.

I THINK HE THE LONGEST, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, CHAIRMAN THAT WE'VE HAD.

THANK YOU, CHRIS.

YEAH, YOU'RE APPRECIATED.

ALTHOUGH I THINK COMMISSIONER PECK'S BEEN ON HERE LONGER THAN I HAVE.

I THINK YOU AND COMMISSIONER PECK HAVE BEEN, HAVE BEEN ON HERE LONGER THAN I HAVE, SO, OR THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, ARE YOU CALLING US OLD? I NEED NEW TENURED .

JUST FOR THE NEW COMMISSIONER.

YOUR SERVICE.

GREATLY APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU, MR. REMINDERS TOO.

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UM, AND, AND, AND AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, YEAH, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, UH, BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND THINGS GOING ON, THE, THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS WILL OFTEN GET RESCHEDULED AND THEN, UM, I DON'T KNOW, AS YOU CAN KIND OF SEE, MEETINGS CAN LAST, YOU KNOW, IF EVERYTHING IS IN CONSENT, A COUPLE OF MINUTES, A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN IF WE HAVE A LONGER AGENDA WITH LOTS OF COMMUNITY INPUT OR SPECIALTY ITEMS, IT CAN GO TILL ALL AFTERNOON.

SO JUST KIND OF PLAN FOR THAT.

AND IF THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, THEN I DO WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, ALLOWING ME TO CHAIR THIS COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

WE DID A LOT TO SHAPE THE CITY.

WE DID SOME ANNEXATION AND SOME OTHER STUFF, PASSED SOME GOOD BUDGETS THAT I BELIEVE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND, UH, THE AT WHAT QUESTION HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT, BUT I WILL NOT SEEK OR ACCEPT MY PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR CHAIRMAN FOR NEXT TIME.

AND I DO PROMISE A PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER.

UH, THAT BEING SAID, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

I HAVE A QUESTION OF STAFF FOR BEFORE YOU END THE MEETING.

UM, HAS THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSION OF WHEN THERE MIGHT BE A RETURN TO IN-PERSON MEETINGS? I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A RESURGENCE OF CASES, BUT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE'S PHYSICAL PLANS WITHIN THE BUILDING TO ALLOW FOR US TO MEET, UH, IN PERSON.

SO COMMISSIONER, I'LL ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

LOGAN.

UM, THIS IS MELISSA RAMIREZ.

UM, WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS, UM, MAKING SURE YOU GET WHEN Y'ALL DO RETURN, WE HAVE, YOU ARE RETURNING SAFELY.

UM, WE ARE TAKING STEPS TO GET THAT DONE AT THIS TIME.

THERE ARE NO PLANS TO BRING Y'ALL BACK TO OUR BOARDROOM.

UM, AND IF THAT DOES HAPPEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE WILL DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE NOTIFIED WELL IN ADVANCE TO GET THAT DONE.

UM, AND WE CAN, WE WILL BE COMMUNICATING THAT TO YOU, UM, VIA EMAIL TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS.

UM, AND AS A REMINDER, JUST, UM, TO KEEP Y'ALL, UH, AWARE, WE ARE STILL LIVE STREAMING RIGHT NOW, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE , IF THERE ANYONE ELSE HAS ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE TO YOU.

YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO REACH OUT TO MYSELF OR TO LOGAN OR TO KAT.

UM, BUT YES, AT THIS POINT THERE ARE NO PLANS TO BRING Y'ALL BACK TO OUR BOARDROOM AT THE MOMENT, BUT WHEN THAT DOES HAPPEN, IT WILL BE IN A SAFE, UM, MANNER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.