* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] SEVENTH, 2021. SO WE CAN GET WORKS. AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT SO WE CAN GET STARTED WITH OUR WORKSHOP. UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S NO STAFF PRESENTATIONS TO DID IT FOR TODAY. UM, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS ON ANY OF THE PLAQUES? UH, THIS IS MIKE. I HAVE A COMMENT 'CAUSE I WAS READING THE ARTICLE ON TREES, UH, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS A, A CONCERN TO A LOT OF THE CITIZENS AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE THE FIRST, UH, LINE TO REVIEW TREES THAT COME IN ON OUR PROPOSALS. UH, BUT THE THING, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO VERIFY WHEN THEY HAVE MET WHAT THE, UH, DEVELOPER SAID THEY'RE GOING TO DO IN REPLACING TREES. AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF ANY OF THE STAFF WAS THERE TO GIVE ME AN ANSWER. COMMISSIONER GARCIA, THE, UH, THERE IS, UH, INFORMATION IN THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREE VARIANCE REQUEST. THEY ARE, ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS IN REGISTRAR, SO IT WILL PROVIDE YOU THE DETAILS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REQUEST. AND YES, WE WILL BE ON THE CALL TO HELP ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GARCIA. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE PLATS? IF NOT, WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE VARIANCES. UH, FIRST WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, LIKE TO SAY BLACK PLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT VARIANT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THAT ITEM? IF THERE ARE NOT? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE TWO TREE VARIANCES ITEMS NUMBER EIGHT AND NINE? UH, IF WE CAN GET STAFF TO PLEASE VERIFY THAT OR CONFIRM THAT THEY BOTH, UH, EXCEED THE MINIMUM MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR MARK. THIRD CITY ARBORIST AND YES, BOTH, UH, PROJECTS DO EXCEED THE MINIMUM PRESERVATION REQUIREMENT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THOSE ITEMS? MR. CHAIR? I, I DO, THIS IS COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. UH, OKAY. MARK BURD, I BELIEVE MAYBE IN FALL OF 2020. UM, TIME IS TIME IS JUST KIND OF ROLLING BY. I WASN'T SURE. UM, BUT YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A PROCESS THAT THE CITY WAS BEGINNING TO, UM, TO BETTER KIND OF TRACK HOW MANY TREES WE WERE ADDING TO OUR CITY. DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT PROCESS IS? UH, YES. UH, THAT'S OUR URBAN FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS THAT'S DONE BY THE, UH, US FOREST SERVICE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE. AND THE DATA HAS BEEN COMPILED. IT'S UNDER REVIEW CURRENTLY, UM, BY THE TEXAS BOARD SERVICE AS WELL AS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE, UH, THE INITIAL INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE ONLINE, UH, IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF THIS YEAR. THANK YOU, SIR. DO YOU KNOW HOW THAT INFORMATION IS GOING TO BE USED? IS IT JUST MORE OF A TRACKING PIECE OR IS IT A MARKETING TOOL OR A MIX OF, UH, IT, IT, IT IS A TRACKING TOOL. IT, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, UH, TO USE THE, THE, UH, A COMPARISON, IT'S A TREE, UH, CENSUS THAT, UH, IS DONE ON, ON, UH, PLOTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THE CITY'S E T J. UH, WE DID AN ACCELERATED, UH, INITIAL SURVEY TO DO ALL OF THE PLOTS IN THE CITY AND THE E T J, UH, AT ONE TIME. AND THEN EACH YEAR THAT CENSUS IS GONNA BE, UH, 10% OF IT WILL BE, UH, UPDATED. AND WITH, WITH EVERY 10 YEARS, WE'LL HAVE A FULL, UH, NEW PICTURE OF THE, UH, CENSUS OF THE TREES, THE HEALTH OF THE TREES, THE NUMBER OF TREES, SIZE OF TREES, UH, VERY VALUABLE INFORMATION. THANK YOU, SIR. I, I LOVE FUN FACTS. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. MARK WA WAS THAT THIS COMMISSIONER PROPHET, WAS THAT PART OF THE ORIGINAL TREE ORDINANCE? IS THAT A REQUIREMENT OR WE JUST PROVIDING THAT AS, AS A SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS? UH, THERE, THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT TO KEEP THAT UPDATED, SIR. UH, BUT IT, IT WILL BE A SERVICE THAT'LL BE ON ONGOING AND, AND FULLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THOSE ITEMS? LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE NONE. SO WE [00:05:01] CAN MOVE ON TO THE PLAN AMENDMENTS ITEMS 10, 11, AND 12. CAN STAFF LET US KNOW, UM, GIVE US THE INFORMATION ON THE NOTICES, HOW MANY WERE SENT, HOW MANY IN FAVOR, MANY OPPOSED, AND H O A RESPONSES? YES, SIR. THIS IS CHRISTIE FLOES. I JUST WANTED TO INDICATE THAT WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY FOR POSTPONEMENT. THAT'S ITEM NUMBER 11. THAT ONE WILL COME BACK TO YOU AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE MEETING. IT WAS THE PA ENDING IN SEVEN THREE. SO ITEM 11 IS A POSTPONEMENT. ITEM NUMBER 10 IS HAD 21 NOTICES MAILED. NONE WERE RECEIVED IN FAVOR AND NONE IN OPPOSITION. AND COLLINS GARDENS IS IN SUPPORT. AND THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN EMAILED TO YOU, UH, PROBABLY ABOUT HALF AN HOUR AGO. IT IS JUST THE LETTER OF THE CONFIRMING SUPPORT FROM COLLIN COLLINS GARDENS. IT WAS ACTUALLY AN EMAIL. AND THEN ITEM NUMBER 12 WILL BE ON INDIVIDUAL TODAY DUE TO THE STAFF DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION. THERE WERE 10 NOTICES MAILED. WE'VE RECEIVED NONE IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, AND THERE IS NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. WE DO HAVE CONFIRMATION FROM THE APPLICANT AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE THAT THEY WILL BE AMENDING TO STAFF'S ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS BUSINESS PARK INSTEAD OF INDUSTRIAL, THEY WILL BE AMENDING TO BUSINESS PARK. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY, UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR ME. AND THERE WAS NONE IN OPPOSITION OF NUMBER 12 EITHER, RIGHT. NO NOTICES MAILED BACK IN OPPOSITION. CORRECT. THANK YOU. NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON 10 LIVE OR VOICEMAILS. WE WILL HAVE LIVE COMMENT ON NUMBER 12 BECAUSE OF THE DENIAL AND BECAUSE THEY'LL BE AMENDING OFFICIALLY FOR THE RECORD. BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT FROM 10 FOR 10 THAT I'M AWARE OF OTHER THAN THE NOTICE THAT I SENT YOU FOR FROM COLLINS GARDENS IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. . AND IF I MAY, WE, WE DO NOT HAVE VOICEMAILS FOR ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY. AND CHRISTIE, YOU SAID, UH, NUMBER 11, WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR POSTPONEMENT? THAT ONE IS GONNA REQUIRE A RE-NOTICE. THE PROPERTY IS ONE LARGE PROPERTY. IT BELONGS TO THE SAME PROPERTY OWNER. WHEN THEY SAW THE EXHIBIT, THEY REALIZED THAT THAT'S NOT THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT THEY WANTED TO REZONE. AND SO WE ARE GONNA DO A REDO ON THAT SO THAT WE CAN ISOLATE THE PROPERTY THAT THEY DO WANT TO REZONE AND, AND GET A PLAN AMENDMENT FOR. A QUESTION ON ITEM NUMBER 10. WHAT ARE THEY PLANNING TO DO WITH THAT PROPERTY? I REMEMBER IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S NEXT TO A HOUSE, RIGHT? SO THIS ONE ACTUALLY CAME TO YOU GUYS BACK IN DECEMBER, UM, AND YOU DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL ON CONSENT OF IT? UH, WHAT WE FOUND OUT ONCE WE GOT FIELD NOTES OFFICIALLY FROM THE APPLICANT WAS THAT IT WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN WHAT THEY HAD SUBMITTED. AND SO WE HAVE TO GO WITH THE OFFICIAL, UH, SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY THAT MEETS AND BOUNDS OF THE PROPERTY. AND SO THIS IS ALSO SORT OF A REDO OF THE CASE. IT USED TO BE 0.24 ACRES. NOW IT'S ZERO POINT, UH, 2 7 1. AND SINCE IT IS AN INCREASE OF ACREAGE, WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO RE NOTIFY AND REPUBLISH. AND SO WE'RE DOING THAT. WE HAVE DONE THAT. UM, BUT THE APPLICANT, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MR. CHAIR WANTS TO DEVELOP FOUR RESIDENTIAL UNITS AS, UH, AS WELL AS HAVE A, IT'S KIND OF A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. THEY ALSO, THEY'RE REQUESTING I D Z, SO THEY WANNA DO SOME COMMERCIAL AND FOUR RESIDENTIAL UNITS. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANY OTHER, UH, QUE QUESTIONS ON ITEMS? NUMBER 10? COMMENTS? UH, 11 WILL BE POSTPONED. HOW ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 12? THERE BEING NONE. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY RECUSALS FOR THIS MEETING? WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING RECUSALS. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY. OKAY. SO IT LOOKS LIKE FOR 11 IS POSTPONED AND ITEM 12 WILL BE ON INDIVIDUAL. AND WHEN WE START MEETING, WE CAN, UH, IF YOU'D LIKE, WE CAN START WITH NUMBER ONE OR WE CAN DO THAT AT THE END OF [00:10:01] THE MEETING. THAT'S THE ELECTION OF OFFICER. I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THAT. UM, WE CAN DO THAT AT THE BEGINNING AND LET THE, THE NEW CHAIR HANDLE THEIR HANDLE. THE, THE ONE AGENDA ITEM I CONSENT AND THE AGENDA AND THE ITEM NUMBER 12. WE'LL DO THAT. OKAY. WE USUALLY, WE USUALLY DO IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, CORRECT? YES, WE TYPICALLY DO. OKAY. SO WE CAN ROLL INTO NUMBER ONE AS SOON AS WE ARE DONE WITH THE ROLL CALL, UH, AT A COUPLE MORE MINUTES HERE AND WE CAN GET STARTED. OKAY. CAN DO THAT. UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE, THE EQUITY PLANNING GUIDE PRESENTATION WILL BE IN FEBRUARY, I THINK, LOGAN, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS WHAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS, UH, IS AIMING FOR. YEAH, I THINK THAT THEY HAD SAID SPECIFICALLY THE SECOND MEETING IN FEBRUARY AND UH, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE HAVE A MEETING ORGANIZED AHEAD OF TIME TO PROVIDE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO MAKE THAT PRESENTATION. UH, AND THEN WELL FOR THE COMMISSION TO, UH, ASK QUESTIONS OR ASK FOR CLARIFICATION. OKAY. AND THEN HAS THERE, HAS THERE BEEN ANY UPDATE ON THE U T C AMENDMENTS? NOT REALLY, UH, MUCH OF AN UPDATE SINCE THE LAST, UH, MEETING. WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR, UH, DIRECTION ON, UH, WHEN WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET THAT PROCESS STARTED. NO CONCRETE UPDATES. OKAY. ANY UPDATES ON THE UPCOMING, UM, I GUESS THE BOND WOULD BE PRESENTED TO VOTERS. WOULD IT BE 2022 AND THEN VOTED ON 23? OR WOULD IT BE PRESENTED AND VOTED ON 23, NOT 35 YEARS, AND I THINK WE'RE ON THE 2017 BOND, SO THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT IT WAS 2022. YEAH, WE, WE WON'T HAVE MUCH OF AN UPDATE ON THAT UNTIL WE GET, YOU KNOW, THE, THE UPDATED MUNICIPAL TAX ROLL. I, I BELIEVE, UH, THEY SAID NOT UNTIL THE END OF SUMMER THAT WE CAN REALLY GET EMOTIONAL. OKAY. OH, AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, UH, FIND THAT, WHEN ARE THEY LOOKING FOR, UM, FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTS TO BE TURNED IN AND SUBMITTED? YEAH, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE ACTIVE NOW TO BE SUBMITTED. UM, YES. YEAH, THEY'RE DUE BY THE END OF THE MONTH. I WILL SAY THAT ONE IS HAVING ANY DIFFICULTY WITH THAT PROCESS. LET LET MYSELF AND KELSEY SALINAS KNOW, UH, KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE THAT THAT ELECTRONIC FORM IS JUST NOT VOTING OR LETTING THEM SUBMIT IT. UH, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND KIND OF A WORKAROUND. SO IF ANYONE IS HAVING ISSUE WITH THAT, LET MYSELF, KELSEY, I'M ONE OF THOSE, UH, THIS IS COMMISSIONER JACKSON WHO HAS PROBLEMS TRYING TO SUBMIT. HE'LL APPRECIATE WORKAROUND YOU HAVE. YEAH. AFTER TODAY'S MEETING, WE WILL GO AHEAD, UH, AND REACH OUT TO YOU AND ADVISE ON HOW WE CAN, UH, SOLVE THAT ISSUE. PERFECT. THANK YOU. STAFF. IS THE AUDIO VISUAL READY FOR THE EVERYTHING FOR THE GENERAL MEETING? YEAH, WE, WE ARE LIVE RIGHT NOW, SO AS SOON AS IT HITS, GOOD TO GET STARTED. OKAY. WE ARE SHOWING TWO O'CLOCK OUR SIDE. SO WE ARE READY WHEN YOU ARE, SIR. OKAY. STAFF'S READY AND COMMISSIONS ARE READY. [00:15:01] LET'S GET STARTED. IT'S TWO O'CLOCK ON JANUARY 27TH, 2021. GOOD [Call to Order] AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER CARLOS GARCIA. I'M CURRENTLY CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND I HEREBY CALL THIS REGULARLY NOTICED MEETING OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PLANNING COMMISSION TO ORDER. UM, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR JOINING US. WE HAVE A GREAT ACTION PACKED MEETING. WE'VE GOT PLATTS, WE'VE GOT PLAN AMENDMENTS, VARIANCES, AND OFFICER ELECTIONS. SO IF STAFF CAN PLEASE CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL. WE NEED TO DO THE, UH, INTERPRETERS, THE INTERPRETATION SERVICES. LET'S DO THE INTERPRETATION SERVICES FIRST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. STAFF CAN PLEASE CONDUCT ROLL CALL? YES, SIR. COMMISSIONER JACKSON, PRESENT COMMISSIONER PROCESS HERE. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL. I WOULD LIKE COMMISSIONER SIEGEL, GO AHEAD AND COME BACK. UH, COMMISSIONER ZUKI? YES. COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA. HERE. COMMISSIONER PECK? HERE. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. HERE. CHAIRMAN GARCIA PRESENT AND, UH, DOUBLING DECK. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL. ALRIGHT. YEAH. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES, WE CAN. OKAY. PRESENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, A FORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. STAFF, PLEASE REVIEW THE MEETING FORMAT, PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND LIMIT THE POTENTIAL SPREAD OF C OVID 19. THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS HOLDING MEETINGS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE. THESE MEETING STANDARDS ARE BASED UPON THE VARIOUS EXTENDED PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT ISSUED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR. IN RESPONSE TO COVID 19, CRISIS ARE IN PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN WATCH AND LISTEN TO THIS MEETING BY VISITING WWW.SANANTONIO.GOV/DSC OR BY CALLING IN FOR AUDIO ONLY AT 2 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 MEETING. THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL WITH A TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRUST . THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU. UH, OUR [1. 21-1250 Election of Officers] FIRST AGENDA ITEM WILL BE THE E UH, THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS, MEANING THIS WILL BE MY FINAL, UH, MEETING TO START OFF AS CHAIR. AND BECAUSE OF THE TERM LIMITS, I WILL NOT SEEK OR ACCEPT MY PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR CHAIR. AND I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYBODY FOR TRUSTING ME WITH THIS POSITION FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. AND AS PART OF A PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER, I HAND OVER THE G STAFF. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SO I'D LIKE TO START BY GOING OVER JUST A BRIEF FORMAT FOR HOW WE'LL CONDUCT THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS, UH, HAVING, UH, HAD THE CHAIR ALREADY HAND OVER THE MEETING TO MYSELF. UH, WE WILL BE STARTING WITH NOMINATIONS AND A VOTE FOR CHAIR AND THEN VICE CHAIR. AND WE WILL WRAP UP WITH NOMINATIONS AND A VOTE FOR PROM. UM, WHEN WE ARE READY FOR THAT SESSION, I WILL ASK FOR NOMINATIONS. ANYONE ON THE COMMISSION CAN SUBMIT THOSE NOMINATIONS. UH, IF WE HAVE ONLY ONE NOMINEE, THEN WE CAN APPROVE OR VOTE BASED ON A VOICE VOTE. UH, OF COURSE IF THERE ARE ANY NOSS, WE WILL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE AS WELL. IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAVE MULTIPLE NOMINEES, WE WILL DO ROLL CALL VOTES FOR EACH OF THOSE AND A MAJORITY WILL DETERMINE WHO IS SELECTED POSITION. UH, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND START. I WILL ACCEPT NOMINATION FROM THE COMMISSION [00:20:01] FOR CHAIR OF COMMISSION. THIS IS COMMISSIONER PECK. I'M GONNA NOMINATE CONNIE GONZALEZ FOR CHAIR. AND CAN I GET A SECOND? COMMISSIONER PROFIT. SECOND. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? UH, THIS IS MIKE. I WAS GOING TO NOMINATE, UH, JULIA CARILLO. OKAY. CAN I GET A SECOND? ALRIGHT, WITHOUT A SECOND. THAT MOTION, UH, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ENTERTAIN A VOTE ON THAT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIR? ALL WITH ONLY ONE NOMINATION? WE CAN DO A VOICE VOTE IF YOU CAN UNMUTE YOURSELVES WITH A YES OR NO. YAY OR NAY. YES. YAY. YES. YES, YES. YES. HAVING HEARD NO NOS, THE MOTION PASSES, MS. CON HAS BEEN ELECTED AS CHAIR OF PLANNING COMMISSION. CONGRATULATIONS. WE WILL TAKE UP NOMINATION, WE'LL TAKE UP NOMINATIONS FOR VICE-CHAIR. THIS IS COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. I NOMINATE, UH, GEORGE PECK FOR VICE CHAIR. ALRIGHT. AND MAY I GET A SECOND? COMMISSIONER PRO SECOND? WAS THAT, WAS THAT COMMISSIONER? PRO COMMISSIONER PROFIT? YES. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE, WE CAN DO A VOICE VOTE. CAN I GET YAYS? YES, YES, YES, YES. AND ANY NAME. ALRIGHT. COMMISSIONER PEX HAS BEEN VOTED VICE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. CONGRATULATIONS HERE. CONGRATULATIONS. I WILL TAKE UP NOMINATIONS FOR PRO TEM OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THIS IS COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. I NOMINATE COMMISSIONER MATT PROFIT FOR PRO TEM. GREAT. AND CAN I GET A SECOND? COMMISSIONER JACKSON SECONDS. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR PRO TEM? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE. AYE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YAY. AYE. AYE. AYE. AND ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. COMMISSIONER PROFIT HAS BEEN ELECTED TO PRO TEM OF THE PENDING COMMISSION. CONGRATULATIONS SIR. THANK YOU. AND IT IS MY HONOR TO TURN THE MEETING OVER TO CHAIR CONNIE GONZALEZ. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU STAFF AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. UM, AND OF COURSE, UH, CHAIRMAN CHRIS GARCIA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. UM, YOU WERE AN AMAZING CHAIRMAN AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO SERVE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW LET ME, UM, GO THROUGH THIS GROWING PAINS AND, AND TRY TO FOLLOW THIS, THIS SCRIPT. AND SO I BELIEVE, UH, WE WILL [Consent Agenda] ENTERTAIN FIRST OUR TWO AGENDAS, OUR CONSENT AGENDA, AND UM, WE HAVE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. BUT FIRST STAFF, CAN WE, CAN WE LIST THOSE THAT ARE ON THE CURRENT CONSENT AGENDA? YEAH. SO OUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY IS, UH, THE BALANCE OF IT, OF THE AGENDA. SO EXCLUDING ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH WAS THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS, IT EX EXCLUDES AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11, WHICH HAS BEEN POSTPONED FROM TODAY'S AGENDA. AND IT EXCLUDES ITEM NUMBER 12, WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY AFTER THAT AGENDA. UH, SO UNLESS ANYONE WANTS TO PULL ANY OTHER ITEMS, UH, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT A MOTION, UH, AND GET A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. COMMISSIONER PROFIT MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA. COMMISSIONER PECK SECOND MAY STAFF DO THE ROLL CALL VOTE. ALRIGHT. COMMISSIONER JACKSON? YES. COMMISSIONER STEGEL? YES. COMMISSIONER ZUKI? YES. COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER CHRISTOPHER GARCIA? YES. [00:25:01] COMMISSIONER PROFIT? YES. I'M SORRY. YES. SENATOR COMMISSIONER PECK? YES. AND CHAIR GONZALEZ? YES. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA. MAY STAFF GIVE THE PRESENTATION FOR ITEM NUMBER 10? ITEM NUMBER 12. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. YES MA'AM. ITEM 10 WAS ON CONSENT. SO ITEM NUMBER [12. 21-1247 PLAN AMENDMENT CASE PA-2020-11600079 (Council District 2): A request by Brown & Ortiz, applicant, for Approval of a Resolution to amend the Eastern Triangle Community Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the City, by changing the future land use from “Community Commercial,” “Business Park,” and “Parks Open Space" to "Industrial" on 12.036 acres out of NCB 10615, located at 418 Southeast Loop 410. Staff recommends Denial, with an Alternate Recommendation. (Associated Zoning Case Z-2020-10700079) (Justin Malone, Planner (210) 207-0157, Justin.Malone@sanantonio.gov; Development Services Department).] 12 WHICH IS ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION TODAY IS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE EASTERN TRIANGLE PLAN FROM COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL BUSINESS PARK AND PARKS, OPEN SPACE TO INDUSTRIAL LOCATED AT FOUR 18 SOUTHEAST LOOP FOUR 10. THERE WERE 10 NOTICES MAILED NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION. AND THERE'S NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THE APPLICANT SEEKS A PLAN AMENDMENT FROM COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL BUSINESS PARK AND PARKS, OPEN SPACE TO INDUSTRIAL, TO REZONE AND DEVELOP A WAREHOUSE WITH A DISTRIBUTION CENTER. THE PROPOSED LOCATION ALONG LOOP FOUR 10 IS APPROPRIATE FOR A WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION CENTER. THE REQUESTED INDUSTRIAL LAND USE IS MORE INTENSE THAN IS REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH THE DESIRED ZONING. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF THE PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL LAND USE WITH AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION OF BUSINESS PARK. THE BUSINESS PARK LAND USE CATEGORY HAS A CONSISTENT ZONING DISTRICT OF L LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, WHICH THE APPLICANTS CAN UTILIZE FOR THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY TO A WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION CENTER. THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN IN INFORMED OF THIS ALTERNATIVE AND HAS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE AMENDING TO BUSINESS PARK LAND USE AND I DO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE, UH, THEM AS WELL AS THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ON THE LINE. SO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE REPRESENTATIVE, MADAM CHAIR, WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO COMMENT FURTHER? YES, MA'AM. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. PLANNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS CAROLINE MCDONALD WITH BROWN AND ORTIZ ONE 12 EAST PECAN. I DO HAVE, UM, THE APPLICANT, OAKMONT INDUSTRIAL GROUP, UH, ON THIS LINE WITH ME. I JUST WANTED TO, UH, LET YOU KNOW THAT UH, CHRISTIE IS CORRECT. WE DO ACCEPT THE ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION OF BUSINESS PARK AS OPPOSED TO THE REQUESTED INDUSTRIAL BECAUSE IT IS, UH, COMPATIBLE WITH OUR PROPOSED USE AND DEVELOPMENT. SO IT IS WITH THAT, THAT I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE BUSINESS PARK PLAN AMENDMENT TODAY. THANK YOU CAROLINE. AT THIS TIME WE'LL TAKE COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS. I'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA. COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK HE'S ON MUTE. YEAH, THERE, THERE SHOULD BE AN UNMUTE BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN, SIR. OKAY. NO, WE CAN HEAR YOU, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. COMMISSIONER, UH, JACKSON, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? NO. COMMISSIONER, UH, ZUKI. COMMISSIONER ZUKI, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I BELIEVE YOU'RE ON MUTE. YES. SORRY. UH, HAVE YOU BEEN NOTIFIED THE NEIGHBORS ABOUT THAT NEW PLAN OR AMENDMENT PLAN? THIS IS CHRISTIE, THE STAFF. UH, YES SIR. WE'RE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY, UH, REGARDING THE PROPOSED. UM, OF COURSE LAND USE CHANGED. IT WAS NOTICED AND ADVERTISED FOR PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE HAD AT THE TIME. THEY DO NOT KNOW OF THE AMENDMENT TO BUSINESS PARK, HOWEVER, IT IS A LESSER INTENSITY LAND USE. AND SO WHENEVER THE NOTICE IS SENT FOR COUNSEL, IT WILL INDICATE THAT THE BUSINESS PARK AMENDMENT RATHER THAN [00:30:01] WHAT THEY INITIALLY REQUESTED, WHICH WAS INDUSTRIAL. DO YOU THINK THAT'S NOT GONNA BE A CONFLICT WITH THEM IF THEY MAYBE WOULD AGREE WITH THE INDUSTRIAL? NOW IT IS A DIFFERENT PROPOSAL, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LESS INTENSE, BUT, UH, SHOULD THERE BE NOTIFIED? I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN SPECULATE ON HOW, HOW THE NEIGHBORS MIGHT FEEL ABOUT IT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT IS IN, IN LOOKING FOR CONSISTENCY AND COMPATIBILITY. IT IS COMPAT VERY COMPATIBLE WITH ALL OF THE LAND USE THAT ALREADY EXIST OUT THERE. IF YOU LOOK JUST TO THE NORTH, THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH ARE ALL WITHIN A BUSINESS PARK LAND USE. AND THEN THERE IS SOME A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE NORTHEAST AS WELL. AND, UM, SO IT, IT IS VERY CONSISTENT WITH, WITH THE AREA. IN FACT, IT WOULD MINIMIZE CREATING KIND OF A, A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT KIND OF LAND USE IN THE AREA THAT DOESN'T ACTUALLY EXIST IN THAT AREA TODAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. NO MORE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER PROFIT? UH, NO, NO QUESTIONS, NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER PECK, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY STATUTE ROLL CALL? JUST TO CLARIFY, THE MOTION WAS, WAS THAT COMMISSIONER PECK? YES, SIR. UH, THE MOTION WAS FOR APPROVAL OF THE, UH, ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION AS, UH, REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT. ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER JACKSON? YES. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? YES. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ZUKI? YES. COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES. YOU COMMISSIONER CHRISTOPHER GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER PROFIT? YES. COMMISSIONER PECK? YES. AND CHAIR GONZALES? YES. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. AND, AND TO CLARIFY THAT IS APPROVAL AS AMENDED? YES, SIR. OKAY. UH, DID WE ALREADY EXPLAIN THAT, UH, ITEM NUMBER 11 HAS BEEN POSTPONED? WE DID. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I THINK THE ONLY [Approval of Minutes] ITEM LEFT ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. THAT IS CORRECT. I CAN TAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM JANUARY 13TH? COMMISSIONER PLEASE. COMM, MOVE TO APPROVE. SORRY. SECOND. I HAVE A, A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PROFIT. A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PECK. MAY STATUTE ROLL CALL PLEASE. ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER JACKSON. UH, AS I WAS ABSENT FOR THAT MEETING, I WOULD ABSTAIN. OKAY. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL APPROVE. COMMISSIONER DKI APPROVE. COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA, APPROVE. COMMISSIONER CHRISTOPHER GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER PROFIT? YES. COMMISSIONER PECK? YES. AND CHAIR GONZALEZ? YES. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN TO ZERO. OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES UM, OUR, MY FIRST MEETING AS CHAIR. WE HAD A START AND AN END AND NO ONE GOT HURT. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR PARTICIPATING IN BEING INVOLVED TODAY. THANK YOU STEPH. TO STRIVE FOR OVER THE NEXT, UH, AND DO THIS 24 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS IS, UH, THE RECORD IS LIKE TWO MINUTES. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST, JUST KEEP THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND. I THINK WE NEED AN ASTERISK BECAUSE NOW WE'RE VIRTUAL . YEAH, EXACTLY. IT TAKES TWO MINUTES TO GET THROUGH ALL THIS STUFF. . WELL, THANK YOU ALL. YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANKS EVERYONE. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TAKE CARE. TAKE CARE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.