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[00:00:01]

IT IS,

[1:45 p.m. - Work Session]

UH, 1 45 STAFF.

ARE WE OKAY TO BEGIN, GIVE IT JUST ONE SECOND TO CONFIRM THAT WE ARE LIVE.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOOD WHEN YOU ARE.

CAN YOU SEE ME? UM, WE, WE CAN HEAR YOU COMMISSIONER GARCIA, BUT WE CAN'T SEE YOUR CAMERA.

OKAY.

DO WE HAVE ANY RECUSALS TODAY? I, I DO FOR ITEM 50.

APOLOGIES.

YOU CUT OUT.

WAS THAT ITEM 15? YES.

OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON EITHER OF THE 12 PLATTS? I HAD A QUESTION, BUT IT WAS RESOLVED.

OKAY.

DID YOU WANNA POINT OUT WHAT WAS RESOLVED? I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON, UM, THE PLAT FOR ITEM NINE.

THERE'S A WATER EASEMENT THAT WAS CRISSCROSSING SOME LOTS THAT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS, UH, STILL THERE.

SO, UM, TURNS OUT IT WAS CREATED BY SEPARATE INSTRUMENTS, SO IT HAS TO BE REMOVED BY SEPARATE INSTRUMENT.

IT CAN'T BE REMOVED BY THE PLA, SO.

GOTCHA.

THANK YOU SIR.

MM-HMM.

.

OKAY.

ITEM NUMBER 13, A VARIANCE.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ITEM? UM, 15.

COMMISSIONER ZUKI, YOU HAD A QUESTION? YEAH, I REVIEWED THE DOCUMENTS AND I'M NOT SURE IF I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING THEY WANTED TO SEE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY SAID THEY HAVE MADE, UH, BUY UP TO EXISTING, UH, BRAIN FIELD.

UH, I DIDN'T SEE THE DOCUMENTS TO ME COMPLETE TO UNDERSTAND THE, RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS WITH THE MAPS PROVIDED, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THEY HAVE ANY REPRESENTATIVE AVAILABLE.

GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

THIS IS SABRINA SANTIAGO WITH STORMWATER.

UM, I, I CAN DEFINITELY SHARE THAT WITH THE GROUP, GROUP, THE, UH, TOPOGRAPHIC WORK MAP THAT WAS PROVIDED AS PART OF THE LOMAR PACKAGE.

UM, I TYPICALLY DON'T, UM, I DON'T UPLOAD THOSE 'CAUSE THEY'RE VERY, THEY CAN BE, UM, UH, COMMISSIONER PECK KNOWS THEY CAN BE KIND OF BUSY DOCUMENTS, UM, AND, AND LARGE DOCUMENTS.

SO THEY'RE, THEY TEND TO BE, UM, YOU KNOW, HARD TO, TO LOOK AT ON A P D F.

UM, SO I CAN DEFINITELY SHARE THAT WITH YOU.

UM, THE WHOLE PURPOSE OR THE VARIANCE IS THAT THE, UM, THERE ARE RISES IN THE 100 YEAR WATER SURFACE ELEVATIONS, UM, THOSE RISES IN WATER SURFACE ELEVATIONS ARE CONTAINED WITHIN EASEMENTS DEDICATED VIA THE PLAT.

UM, AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THE OWNER OWNS BOTH SIDES OF THE TRIBUTARY OF WHICH THE RISES ARE OCCURRING.

SO OWNER ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CREEK AND THE EASEMENTS ARE DEDICATED VIA THE PLAT AND THOSE E RISES ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THOSE DEDICATED DRAINAGE EASEMENTS.

OKAY.

UH, AND, UH, IN THE WEBSITE WILL, I'VE READ THE DOCUMENTS, UH, I FEEL IF I CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU, BUT, UH, IT SAYS SOME, ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS IS DENIAL AND I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DENIAL HERE WAS FOR, UH, THE, THE YES SIR, THAT WAS A DENIED FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.

UM, THAT'S TYPICALLY HOW WE INITIATE THE, UH, FLOODPLAIN VARIANCES.

THAT'S THE STEP ONE OF THE VARIANCE, UH, PROCESS FOR FLOODPLAIN, VIOLATION OF VARIANCE.

I'M SORRY.

AND SO WE ONCE, UM, THAT'S JUST TO NOTIFY THE APPLICANT THAT THEY'RE NOT MEETING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF OUR FLOODPLAIN ORDINANCE.

UM, AND SO THEN THEY APPLY FOR THE VARIANCE,

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UM, THROUGH LAND ENTITLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

UM, AND THEN HERE WE ARE TODAY WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING THIS VARIANCE TO PLANNING COMMISSION, SO THEY WILL NOT GET AN APPROVED FLOOD PLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT UNTIL WE GET APPROVAL FROM, FROM THIS SUBMISSION.

OKAY.

SO IF, LET ME GET CLEAR, IF WE, IF WE TO VOTE ON THIS AND WE APPROVE THE VARIANCE, WILL THEY ALLOW TO GET THE PERMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION OR THEY HAVE TO FORWARD THE PACKAGE COMPLETELY TO FEMA FOR FINAL REVIEW OR APPROVAL? IT'S FOR BOTH.

SO ONCE THE VARIANCE GETS APPROVED, THEY WILL GET AN APPROVED FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT SO THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND THEN THEY WILL GET THEIR SIGNED MT TWO FORM THEIR FEMA MP TWO FORM SO THAT THEY CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT, UH, PHASE.

AND THAT'S AT FEMA REVIEW.

SO THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION BEFORE THE FEMA APPROVED.

THE, THE CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW THAT IS, IS HOLDING THIS DEVELOPMENT UP IS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL LOTS.

SO THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS ARE ON HOLD UNTIL THIS GETS APPROVED BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY, UH, THE, THE LOTS THAT ARE IN CONSTRUCTION OR THE LOTS THAT ARE PROPOSED ARE, UM, WHERE THE, THE CREEK EASE AND EASEMENT ARE.

SO THE LOTS ARE ABUTTING THIS EASEMENT.

SO IF COMMISSION DOES NOT APPROVE THIS VARIANCE, THEN THEY DO NOT GET AN APPROVED LOAN MAR BY THE CITY AND THEY, THEREFORE THEY CANNOT GO VERTICAL FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR THOSE RESIDENTIAL LOTS.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THE STAFF REVIEWED THIS AND YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE, UH, YES.

GIVEN THE RATIONALE THAT THE STAFF HAVE REVIEWED THE DOCUMENTS THAT WAS NOT POSTED TO US.

YES, SIR.

THAT'S CORRECT.

I REVIEWED THAT PERSONALLY.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

NO FURTHER QUESTION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

UM, PLAN AMENDMENT ITEM NUMBER 14.

UM, THAT IS UP FOR INDIVIDUAL.

Y'ALL STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL.

DID WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC, UM, FEEDBACK ON THIS? YES.

ITEM NUMBER, UH, 14 IS PRO, UH, I'M SORRY, THIS IS CHRISTIE RES.

ITEM NUMBER 14 IS POSTPONED TODAY.

WE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERING THIS AT ALL TODAY.

OKAY.

WHAT'S THE REASON FOR POSTPONEMENT? THEY'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

OKAY.

AND SO THAT'S POSTPONED FOR TWO WEEKS OR A MONTH OR, OR T B D IT DOESN'T, RIGHT? T B D.

OKAY.

IT DOESN'T HAVE A DATE SPECIFIC.

THE APPLICANT IS POSTPONING ON THEIR END SO THEY CAN BRING IT BACK WHEN THEY'RE READY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

HOW ABOUT ITEM 15? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT, CHRISTIE? YES.

ITEM NUMBER, WHAT WAS IT? 15, UM, PA ENDING IN 34.

THERE WERE 19 NOTICES.

ONE WAS RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION AND NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

OKAY.

DO WE HAVE ANY COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS ON ITEM 15? OKAY.

CHRISTIE, HOW ABOUT 16? THAT ONE HAD 35 NOTICES MAILED, AND WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY NOTICES AT ALL, ANYTHING BACK AT ALL.

AND THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOOD IN ASSOCIATION.

THANK YOU.

ANY COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS ON ITEM 16? OKAY, SO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 15, UH, BEING PULLED FOR PURPOSES OF A RECUSAL AND 14 BEING POSTPONED, THE ENTIRE AGENDA IS UP FOR CONSENT, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

I I ALSO WANNA MENTION WE HAVE, UH, ONE LIVE CALLER.

UH, THIS WILL BE A, A LITTLE, UH, NEW, UH, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR THAT CALLER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING FOR WHAT WE WOULD KIND OF REFER TO AS A CITIZENS TO BE HEARD, UH, PORTION, UH, UNRELATED TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

SO THE ITEM WON'T BE UP FOR A DELIBERATION OR A VOTE, UH, BUT WE ARE GONNA GIVE THAT CALLER HIS TWO MINUTES TO, UH, TO SPEAK TO THE CHRISTIAN BODY.

OKAY.

AND IS IT AN ITEM THAT'S COMING UP IN THE NEAR FUTURE OR,

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I, I BELIEVE THE CITIZEN WANTS TO SPEAK, UH, TO THE COMMISSION ABOUT, UH, WHAT HE INTENDS TO SUBMIT AS A U D C AMENDMENT.

UH, OF COURSE WE DON'T HAVE A, UH, EXACT TIMELINE ON WHEN THAT PROCESS WILL START, BUT, UH, WE'LL, UH, GO AHEAD AND PATCH HIM INTO THE MEETING AND TRY TO TACKLE THAT CITIZENS TO BE HEARD SECTION BEFORE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I SEE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

THAT WAS THE SAME EMAIL WE WE RECEIVED EARLIER IN THE WEEK, CORRECT? YES, SIR.

UM, CAN I HAVE A QUESTION ON, UH, 2 1 3 8 8 5, WHICH I, I LOOK AT IT FROM THE WEBSITE OF THE AGENDA.

UH, IT'S, I I SEND NUMBER, UH, UH, I THINK YOU'RE REFERRING TO PLATT NUMBER SEVEN, CORRECT? UH, I MEAN, THE RECOMMENDATION HERE ON THE BOTTOM SAYS APPROVAL OF A SUBDIVISION PLAN THAT CONSISTS OF ABOUT 20 ACRE TRACT PLAN, WHICH PROPOSES ONE NONS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS.

AND SO I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS, IS HE PRO, IS HE PROPOSING THE ACRE, THE TRACK TO BE A RESIDENTIAL LOT OR IS HE SUBDIVIDING THE LOTS? I I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS THE PROPOSAL YET.

SO JUST, JUST JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU'RE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RIGHT? YES.

OKAY.

SO THEY ARE SEEKING APPROVAL OF A SUBDIVISION PLATT, WHICH MEANS IT IS LAND THAT HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN BEEN PLATTED.

UH, THAT LOT IS A TOTAL OF 19.992 ACRES.

UH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE ATTACHMENTS, WHAT MAY BE A LITTLE MISLEADING IS THAT THERE'S UH, THERE'S KIND OF A MATCH LINE LOT 12 ITSELF, UH, IS SHOWN ON BOTH PAGE ONE AND TWO.

SO THEY ARE ESTABLISHING ONE LOT.

IT IS, UH, THE PLAT IS NAMED THE O'CONNOR MULTIFAMILY LOT.

SO IT IS NOT A SINGLE FAMILY, UH, INTENDED USE, BUT A MULTIFAMILY INTENDED USE AT ABOUT 20 ACRES.

SO IN THE FUTURE, THEY'RE GOING TO SUBDIVIDE THIS INTO SEVERAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIALS, CORRECT? OR NOT? THESE ARE NOT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.

THESE ARE MOST, THIS IS A APARTMENT PROJECT, SO IT WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS NON RESIDENTIAL.

SO WE, I UNDERSTAND IT CAN BE A LITTLE MISLEADING, BUT MULTIFAMILY IS PROCESSED AS A COMMERCIAL PROJECT FOR A PLA OKAY.

SO IF IT WERE SINGLE FAMILY, EVEN IF IT WERE LAYING OUT 50 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS, THAT WOULD BE PROCESSED AS A RESIDENTIAL REVIEW.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

NO FURTHER QUESTION? YES, SIR.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.

YES, SIR.

YES.

UH, WHEN WE HAVE, LIKE, WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TODAY, SOMEBODY CALLS IN AND THEY PRESENT SOMETHING, A CHANGE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.

HOW, SINCE IT'S NOT PART OF THE AGENDA, HOW, HOW DO WE HANDLE THAT? IS IT KIND OF JUST TELL 'EM WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO? WE JUST SUBMIT A U D C AMENDMENT, OR IS THAT, DO WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFER THAT TO THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO LOOK FURTHER INTO RECOMMENDATIONS IN CASE SOMEBODY JUST KIND OF SHOWS UP AND WANTS TO PROPOSE SOMETHING? SO TODAY IT'S JUST LISTENING TO THE COMMENTS.

UH, STAFF HAS ALREADY REACHED OUT AND ADVISED THE CITIZEN ON THE PROCESS TO FORMALLY SUBMIT THOSE, UH, WHEN WE ANTICIPATE THAT PROCESS RESUMING.

UM, WE'VE ALSO PROVIDED, UH, INFORMATION, UH, LINKED TO WHERE HE CAN GO ON THE WEBSITE FOR UPDATES.

SO TODAY THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS JUST HERE TO LISTEN TO THE COMMENTS.

OKAY.

IT'S 1 59.

ONE MINUTE TO START AND WE ARE READY WHEN STAFF LETS US KNOW THAT WE CAN GO.

GREAT.

IT IS

[2:00 P.M. - Call to Order]

TWO O'CLOCK ON MAY 26.

I'M CALLING, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER.

UH, IF WE CAN PLEASE PLAY THE SPANISH INTERPRETER SERVICES STATEMENT, PLEASE.

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THANK YOU.

OKAY.

I CAN STAFF CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL.

HI, COMMISSIONER JACKSON, PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER CHRISTOPHER GARCIA.

PRESENT, PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.

COMMISSIONER SIEGEL PRESENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COMMISSIONER ZUKI.

PRESENT, COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA.

COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA.

I'LL COME BACK IN JUST A SECOND HERE.

UH, COMMISSIONER PROFIT PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER BUSTAMANTE PRESENT, COMMISSIONER IAN PRESENT, VICE CHAIR PECK PRESENT.

AND MADAM CHAIR GONZALEZ PRESENT.

RIGHT.

AND JUST ONE MORE TRY.

UH, COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA.

OKAY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

AND QUORUM IS PRESENT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

NEXT UP, UH, THE MEETING FORMAT, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT.

TO 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 SUSPENDED PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT ISSUED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID 19 CRISIS AND ARE IN PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN WATCH AND LISTEN TO THIS MEETING BY VISITING WWW.SANANTONIO.GOV/TSD OR BY CALLING IN FOR AUDIO ONLY AT 2 1 0 2 0 6 5 4 8 3.

TO INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENT, 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 BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL WITH A TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT, ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMISSION QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

[Consent Agenda]

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE TWO, UH, MEETING AGENDAS AND WE HAVE THE CONSENT MEETING AGENDA AND THE INDIVIDUAL, UM, EVERYTHING IS ON THE CONSENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 15, WHICH IS BEING PULLED FOR PURPOSES OF RECUSALS.

AND ITEM NUMBER 14 HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

AND IF THE COMMISSION, UH, WOULD LIKE I CAN READ, UH, THE ITEM THAT HAS BEEN PULLED IN, UH, OR WE CAN DO THE FULL PRESENTATION, THAT'S UP TO YOU.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED THE PRESENTATION.

UM, SO WE CAN MOVE, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

AND SO IF I CAN ASK FOR A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND FULL CALL PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER JACKSON? YES.

COMMISSIONER CHRISTOPHER GARCIA? YES.

YES.

COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? YES.

COMMISSIONER ZUKI? YES.

COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES.

COMMISSIONER PROFIT? YES.

COMMISSIONER BUSTAMANTE.

AYE.

COMMISSIONER ORIAN? YES.

VICE CHAIR PECK? YES.

AND MADAM CHAIR GONZALEZ? YES.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSED.

OKAY.

[15. 21-3674 PLAN AMENDMENT CASE-PA-2021-11600034 (Council District 4): A request by Brown & Ortiz, P.C., representative, for Approval of a Resolution to amend the United Southwest Community Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the City, by changing the future land use classification from “Industrial" to "Heavy Industrial" on 129.768 acres out of CB 4301E, CB 4301 and NCB 14494, located at 10120 Fischer Road. Staff recommends Approval. (Associated Zoning Case Z-2021-10700119) (Lorianne Thennes, Senior Planner, (210) 207-7945, lorianne.thennes@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department)]

UH, NEXT ITEM I'M GONNA ASK COMMISSIONER PROFIT.

UH, HE HAS TURNED OFF HIS CAMERA AT 2 0 5.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 15? COMMISSIONER PECK.

SO, SO MOVED.

SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PECK.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CHRIS GARCIA.

ROLL CALL PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER JACKSON? YES.

COMMISSIONER CHRISTOPHER GARCIA? YES.

COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? YES.

COMMISSIONER ZUKI? YES.

COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA?

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YES.

COMMISSIONER PROFIT.

OH, SORRY.

COMMISSIONER PROPHET HAS RECUSED.

COMMISSIONER BUSANTE AYE.

COMMISSIONER ORIAN? AYE.

YES.

VICE CHAIR PECK.

VICE CHAIR PECK? YES.

ADAM, CHAIR GONZALEZ? YES.

YES.

IF THE MOTION PASSES, IF YOU'D LIKE, WE CAN, UH, PATCH IN THE CITIZEN TO BE HEARD NOW.

OKAY.

[Public Comment]

IT IS 2 0 6.

COMMISSIONER PROFIT.

CAN RETURN TO THE MEETING? HAS RETURNED TO THE MEETING, AND YES.

UH, CITIZENS TO BE HEARD RECORDING, PLEASE.

UH, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A, UH, LIVE COLLAR, UH, I BELIEVE HE IS THE MEETING NOW.

CAN YOU HEAR US OKAY, MR. VINA? UH, AND IF YOU MAY HAVE TO HIT SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.

HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN.

HI.

AM I ALLOWED TO SPEAK NOW? YES, SIR.

PLEASE GO AHEAD.

OKAY.

HI.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS, UH, DR.

SEAN VINA.

UH, I, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS MOMENT.

UH, I, I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A AMENDMENT PROCESS AND I AM WANTED TO SPEAK ON IT EARLY BEFORE THIS AMENDMENT.

UH, UM, BEFORE THE PROCESS BEGINS, IT'S SORT OF A, A HEADS UP ON MY INTENT TO, UM, TO INITIATE AMENDMENT FOR THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.

UM, I WILL BE SUBMITTING, UH, OR HOPEFULLY GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, WE CAN SUBMIT AMENDMENT SO THAT, UM, SO THAT, UH, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE CAN, UH, ALLOW, UH, PERMIT, UH, THE USE OF OUR PANELING FOR PERSONAL RESIDENCY FE FENCES.

UH, I HOPE YOU GUYS SAW THE DOCUMENT THAT I SUBMITTED WITH ALL OF THE ARGUMENTS ON WHY IT SHOULD BE PERMITTED.

UM, THERE'S PLENTY OF ARGUMENT FOR WHY OUR PANELING SHOULD BE, UH, ALLOWED FOR PERSONAL RESIDENTIAL FENCES.

UM, I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH OUR PANELING.

IF YOU ACTUALLY JUST DRIVE AROUND ANY PREMIUM, UH, ROOFING THAT YOU SEE, METAL ROOFING, THAT IS PROBABLY OUR PANELING.

UH, IT'S VERY SAFE, IT'S DURABLE.

THERE'S LONGEVITY.

MANY OTHER CITIES HAVE, UH, EXPLICITLY PERMITTED THE USE OF OUR PANELING.

UH, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER CHANGING THIS FOR RE UH, FOR THE, UH, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS BECAUSE OF THE COST, UM, HAVE BECOME PROHIBITED IN USING WOOD AND OTHER MATERIALS.

UH, RIGHT NOW LUMBER HAS INCREASED BY ABOUT 300%, AND IT IS EXPECTED TO GO UP TO BE 300, UH, THREE 50 TO 400% HIGHER.

AS JUST A LITTLE EXAMPLE, MY HOUSE WHERE MY RESIDENCE IS FOUR YEARS AGO, UH, A PRIVACY FENCE WOULD'VE COST BETWEEN 3000 AND $4,000.

TODAY IS ESTIMATES ARE AT 16 TO $20,000.

NOW, CONSIDERING THAT THESE FENCES WOULD, PRIVACY FENCES ONLY LAST FOR ABOUT, UH, UM, FIVE YEARS, IF THEY'RE WELL KEPT 'CAUSE OF THE, UH, HIGH HUMIDITY, THEY'VE ROTTEN AND FALL APART.

THIS IS EXTREMELY PROHIBITIVE FOR MOST RESIDENTIAL, UH, FAMILIES TODAY.

AND SO OUR PANELING, THESE METAL STEEL FENCES ON AVERAGE TODAY CAN BE PUT IN FOR, AT THE SAME AMOUNT, 15 TO $20,000.

CONSIDERING THAT MOST FAMILY, UH, IF YOU DRIVE AROUND SAN ANTONIO, YOU WILL ALREADY SEE PEOPLE BUILDING THESE R PANELING FENCES OUT OF CODE.

IT IS, UH, PRUDENT UPON THE, UH, THE, UM, UH, COMMISSION TO EXPLICITLY ADDRESS THE USE OF OUR PANELING, UH, PRODUCE, UH, RULES ON HOW IT CAN BE USED SAFELY.

AND THEN IT, UH, IT'LL HELP IMPROVE OUR GENERAL ECONOMY BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE BUILDING THIS ALLOWS FOR ONE MORE OPTION FOR, UH, FOR RESIDENTS TO IMPROVE THE CO UM, INCREASE THE VALUE OF THEIR HOMES.

UH, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A, A, UH, A LONG PROCESS GOING OUT.

I JUST WANT TO NOTIFY THAT.

I'LL ALSO TALK WITH A COUPLE, UH, STEEL MANUFACTURERS HERE IN OUR MANUFACTURERS.

UH, UM, TRIPLES STEEL AND, UH, RIVER CITY STEEL.

THE C THE, THE DIRECTORS OF THOSE COMPANIES, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT JUST HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, THEY'RE HUGE, ARE FULLY, UH, UH, SUPPORTIVE OF THIS BECAUSE THEY ARE PRODUCING THOSE TYPES OF SS IN OTHER PLACES, DID NOT REALIZE THAT THAT WAS PROHIBITED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.

SO THERE IS ALREADY SOME BACKING FROM THE MANUFACTURERS.

UH, S S WAS GOING TO PROVIDE THEIR EXPERT ON HOW TO, UH, THE RULES ON HOW THEY SHOULD FENCES SHOULD BE BUILT SAFELY.

SO THERE IS SUPPORT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

AND BECAUSE OF ALL THE, UH, THE WAY, UH, WE WANT TO, UH, IMPROVE OUR ECONOMY, UH, FOLLOWING COVID, THAT THIS IS

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A, A VERY GOOD MOVE FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE YOU, UH, ALL REACH OUT TO YOU SO WE CAN CONTINUE THIS PROCESS, UH, BEFORE THE AMENDMENT, UH, AND AMENDMENT PROCESS ACTUALLY, UH, TAKES PLACE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING.

THANK YOU.

IS IT APPROPRIATE TO ASK, UH, FOR COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS OR IF THEY HAVE ANY INPUT ON THAT? NOT FOR AN ITEM THAT IS NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA.

OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.

UH,

[17. 21-2415 Consideration and Action on the Minutes from May 12, 2021.]

THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OUR MEETING MINUTES.

DO WE HAVE ANY REVISIONS FOR THOSE? HEARING NONE.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PROFIT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PECK.

ROLL CALL PLEASE.

ALRIGHT.

COMMISSIONER JACKSON? YES.

COMMISSIONER CHRISTOPHER GARCIA? YES.

COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? YES.

YES.

COMMISSIONER ZUKI? YES.

COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES.

COMMISSIONER PROPHET? YES.

COMMISSIONER BUSANTE.

AYE.

COMMISSIONER ORIAN? YES.

VICE CHAIR PECK? YES.

AND MADAM CHAIR GONZALEZ? YES.

MOTION PASSED.

OKAY.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING AGENDA.

IT IS TWO 12 AND I'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.

I HAVE A QUE A QUICK QUESTION FOR STAFF.

OH.

OH, WE'RE TRYING TO PROLONG PROLONG OUR, OUR OUR FASTEST MEETING.

I'M JUST KIDDING.

YES.

COMMISSIONER BACK.

.

I'M TRYING TO, I'M TRYING TO STALL THE RECORD JUST REAL QUICK.

UH, LOGAN, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH THE EMAIL COMING OUT THAT THE SDS GONNA BE, UH, REOPENING SOME OF THEIR FACILITIES OR THE CITY WILL BE REOPENING SOME OF THEIR FACILITIES.

ARE WE STILL LOOKING AT AUGUST BEFORE WE RETURN TO LIVE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS OR HAS THAT BEEN PUSHED UP OR THERE'S, OR WE REALLY DON'T KNOW YET.

YEAH, STILL LOOKING AT AUGUST.

AND THAT HAS MORE TO DO WITH SECURING THE TECHNOLOGY NEEDED FOR THOSE PSEUDO HYBRID, UH, FORMATS.

YEAH.

UM, BUT YEAH, STILL LOOKING AT AUGUST FOR, UH, KIND OF BRINGING COMMISSIONERS AND BACK IN THE BUILDING FOR COMMISSION.

OKAY.

JUST, JUST WONDERING.

THANKS A LOT.

YES, SIR.

OKAY, SO IT IS NOW TWO 13 AND I WILL ADJOURN TODAY'S PLANNING COMMISSION.

THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

BYE.

THANKS EVERYBODY.

BYE.