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IT IS TWO 12 ON JANUARY 12TH, 2022.
UH, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE.
UM, WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO WEAR THEIR MASKS WITH THE SPIKE IN CASES.
SO, UM, IF YOU DON'T MIND, THAT WOULD BE LOVELY IF Y'ALL DO.
SO, DO WE HAVE A SPANISH INTERPRETER IN ATTENDANCE? GOOD AFTERNOON, INTERPRET.
MAY STAFF CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? CARILLO.
UH, COMMISSIONER CARILLO HAYNES PRESENT.
UH, COMMISSIONER BUSTAMANTE PRESENT? COMMISSIONER ORIAN.
COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ OR MAD PRESENT GONZALEZ.
WE DO HAVE TWO COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE.
I THINK THEY'RE JUST GETTING LOGGED IN.
DO WE WANNA SEE IF THEY PARTICIPATE? COMMISSIONER ORIAN.
COMMISSIONER ORIAN? WE'RE DOING ROLL CALL.
COMMISSIONER ORIAN, COULD YOU TRY THAT AGAIN? COMMISSIONER ORIAN.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, BUT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM HERE, UH, PRESENT TODAY.
WE HAVE TWO AGENDAS TODAY, UH, A CONSENT AGENDA, AND SOME ITEMS ON INDIVIDUAL.
ALL ITEMS ARE ON CONSENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS NUMBER 11 AND 13, WHICH ARE BEING PULLED FOR PURPOSES OF RECUSAL.
ITEM NUMBER 15, 17 18, 19 26 ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSENT.
AND WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE.
COMMISSIONER CARRILLO HAYS? YES.
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES.
CAN YOU HEAR US? UM, MADAM CHAIR GONZALEZ? YES.
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UH, MOTION PASSES FOR APPROVAL.[Plats ]
NEXT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, WHICH I'LL TAKE TOGETHER ARE ITEMS NUMBER 11 AND 13.COMMISSIONER PECK, IF YOU CAN MUTE YOURSELF AND TURN OFF YOUR CAMERA FOR PURPOSES OF RECUSAL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS NUMBER 11 AND 13? SO MOVED.
COMMISSIONER CILLO HAYNES? YES.
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES.
COMMISSIONER ORIAN? IT'S NOT, IT'S HE.
COMM UH, MADAM CHAIR GONZALEZ? YES.
IT WAS TWO 17 WHEN COMMISSIONER PECK LEFT THE ROOM, AND IT IS TWO 17 AND HE IS WELCOME TO COME BACK AND WE STILL CANNOT HEAR YOU, COMMISSIONER PECK, BUT I CAN READ YOUR LIPS.
I DON'T THINK THAT COUNTS FOR ANYTHING THOUGH, SIR.
WE'RE STILL, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UM, IS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
I DO WANNA REMIND, UM, THE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND THEN ALSO THE COMMISSIONERS THAT IF A PLATT MEETS, UM, ALL REQUIREMENTS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS TO APPROVE THAT PLOT.
UM, SO AT THAT TIME I'LL ASK, UM, JOHN, JOHN, JANICE, JOHN, JANICE, SENIOR, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
IF YOU CAN, UM, PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS AND YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, SIR.
WELL, I GOT THIS IN THE MAIL AND MY ISSUE WITH IT IS, NUMBER ONE, THEY ALREADY STARTED THE WORK AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL APPROVED IT ALREADY, BUT IT'S ALL ALREADY DONE.
NUMBER TWO, IT WASN'T PLOTTED THAT WAY WHEN I BOUGHT MY HOUSE, AND THAT'S WHY I BOUGHT IT.
NUMBER THREE, ALL I'M ASKING IS THEY NEED TO DO SOME KIND OF SURVEY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T FLOOD BACK INTO THE YARDS THAT THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT.
AND I, I ASKED IT FOR IT TO BE TABLED UNTIL THEY COULD AT LEAST SHOW US THAT.
MAY STAFF CONFIRM OR CLARIFY THE, UM, ACTIVITY THAT'S ALREADY BEGUN OR COMPLETED AT THAT SITE? SO THE, WHEN A PLATT IS BEING, UH, REVIEWED, UM, IN UNDER CONSIDERATION, SOME WORK CAN BE DONE WHILE THE PLAT IS GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, UH, FLAT WORK, SOME SITE WORK, THINGS LIKE THAT CAN OCCUR WHILE A PLATT'S BEING RE UH, GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFICS ON WHAT, WHAT, UH, PERMITS WERE PULLED FOR WORK TO BE DONE ON THE PROPERTY.
UH, BUT THE PLATT DOES MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE CODE.
MY REQUEST FOR STAFF IS IF YOU CAN PLEASE GET WITH MR. JANICE AND CLARIFY WHAT PERMITS AND, AND WHAT APPROVALS WERE ALREADY, UM, PROVIDED, UM, AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE ALLOWED TO DO WHATEVER THEY HAVE DONE AT THAT SITE.
UH, THAT BEING SAID, I'LL WAIT FOR, UH, ANY RAISED HANDS IF, UM, THERE'S ANY COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS, BUT CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR.
THAT WAS TOLD TO DO THAT BY STAFF.
COMMISSIONER ORIAN, CAN WE TEST YOU AS WELL? YES.
HEARING NO QUESTIONS, I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
COMMISSIONER CARILLO HAYNES? YES.
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES.
AND MR. DENISE, PLEASE GET, UH, GET WITH STAFF SO WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER,
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UH, 15.SO THIS ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSENT.
THE, THE PERSON WHO SIGNED UP, UH, WAS IN FAVOR, UM, JUST TO STATE THAT, OKAY.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP IN FAVOR.
DO WE WANNA HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION PRIOR? YES.
YOU CAN GO TO LAND ENTITLEMENTS.
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MENTS NAME CHANGE.I'M A SENIOR PLANNER FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND THE CASE MANAGER FOR THE ENRIQUE BOROUGH PARKWAY STREET NAME CHANGE.
UM, CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE? I'M GONNA BE COVERING JUST SOME BASIC INFORMATION ON HERE THAT INCLUDES THE APPLICATION, THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS THE FISCAL IMPACT FOR THIS PROJECT.
THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2021 BY MICHAEL CORMAN'S.
UH, AN APPLICATION FEE OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS PAID BY THE APPLICANT AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTAL.
THE REQUEST IS TO CHANGE ENRIQUE BOROUGH PARKWAY TO HISTORIC OLD HIGHWAY 90.
THE SEGMENT IS SHOWN ON THE SLIDE THAT RUNS FROM SOUTH SAN GABRIEL TO, UH, US HIGHWAY 90 ACCESS.
UH, THIS DOES COVER COUNCIL DISTRICTS FIVE AND SIX.
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE INFORMATION.
IN 2015, CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE ORDINANCE THAT CHANGED OLD HIGHWAY 92 ENRIQUE AMBER PARKWAY.
UM, IN 2016, AN APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED TO CHANGE IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL NAME, WHICH WAS DENIED.
IN 2015, THE COUNCIL OFFICE ALSO PASSED A ORDINANCE THAT SAID THAT A STREET NAME CHANGE COULD NOT BE, NOT BE CHANGED BACK, OR REQUESTS COULD NOT BE CHANGED TO CHANGE IT TO SOMETHING ELSE UNTIL A FIVE YEAR PERIOD HAD LAPSED.
THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD HAS PASSED, AND, UM, THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
UH, NOW TO GO AHEAD AND CHANGE IT TO HISTORIC OLD HIGHWAY 90.
THE, UH, STREET NAME CHANGE IF APPROVED WOULD CONSIST OF 181.
180 OF THOSE PROPERTIES ARE COMMERCIAL.
THERE'S ONE SINGLE FAMILY THAT IS VACANT.
UM, 191 NOTICES WERE SENT TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
THIS, UH, CONTAINS PROPERTIES THAT ABUT THE STREET SEGMENT THAT'S BEING CHANGED.
163 OF THOSE PROPERTIES WERE COMMERCIAL, 28 WERE RESIDENTIAL.
AND THIS ALSO ENCOMPASSES TWO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS BEING, UH, CABLE, WESTWOOD, AND LOS HARD.
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL SEE WHO WOULD'VE REVIEWED IT FOR TECHNICAL REVIEW.
UM, THIS INCLUDES, UH, CITY ENTITIES AS WELL AS HISTORIC RESERV, UM, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, SORRY, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, U S P S, UM, AND VIA METRO TRANSIT.
WE DID HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2021 WITH THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL OFFICE.
TECHNICAL REVIEW STARTED NOVEMBER 22ND, 2021, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, WE ARE HERE TODAY, JANUARY 12TH, 2022, AND WE ARE TENTATIVE FOR A COUNCIL DATE OF FEBRUARY 10TH, 2022.
THE FISCAL IMPACT FOR THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS APPLICATION FEE, WHICH WAS PAID BY THE APPLICANT, AS WELL AS $859 AND 50 CENTS OF, UH, NOTIFICATION FEES.
THE ESTIMATED T DOT SIGN REPLACEMENT FEE RIGHT NOW IS $132,000, AS WELL AS, UH, CSA UH, SIGNS.
THIS COMES TO A TOTAL OF 1,600, I'M SORRY, $163,359 AND 50 CENTS.
AND AGAIN, THIS ITEM IS ONLY BEING PULLED, UM, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SO MANY, UH, MEMBERS FROM THE COMMUNITY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
UM, THAT BEING SAID, I WILL START WITH MICHAEL CORMAN'S.
FIRST AND LAST NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE.
I HAVE A THANK YOU AND I LOVE THE BRANDING WITH YOU AND TEAM.
BE THE FIRST TIME I DO A POWERPOINT.
CAN I TAKE THIS OFF? GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL CORMAN'S AND I'M WITH THE SABLE HIGHWAY 90 ALLIANCE, WHICH CONSISTS OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
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THIS GROUP SHORTLY AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE NAME CHANGE.UNFORTUNATELY, OUR STRONG AND LOUD VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY FELL ON DEAF EARS.
NEVERTHELESS, WE DECIDED TO FIGHT, NEVER GIVE UP.
TO THIS DAY, WE CONTINUE TO HEAR THE SENTIMENT OF MANY IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WANT TO GET THE NAME BACK.
WE ARE RELENTLESS IN OUR QUEST, AND WE HOPE AND PRAY THAT THIS TIME WE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL AND GET BACK.
WHAT RIGHTFULLY BELONGS TO THE COMMUNITY.
THE NAME HAS DEFINITELY AFFECTED THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE MANY GENERATIONAL FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES ALONG THE HIGHWAY.
A LOT OF MOM AND POP BUSINESSES.
A LOT OF 'EM THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR DECADES WITH THE HELP OF THE FAMILIES, THE GENERATIONAL FAMILIES, AND THE HELP OF THE COMMUNITY TOO.
WE'RE STRONG THERE BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS US AND WE SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE A BIG FAMILY THERE AND, UH, WE ALL HELP EACH OTHER.
THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO RECOGNIZES A SMALL BUSINESS DAY ONCE A YEAR, BUT MOST OF US THERE ON HIGHWAY 90, COMMUNITY AND BUSINESSES ALONE, AND OWNERS, WE PRETTY MUCH PRACTICE THAT YEAR ROUND.
SO IN 2016, COUNCILMAN LOPEZ WITH A C C R QUICKLY GOT AN ORDINANCE PASSED, CALLING FOR A FIVE YEAR WAIT TIME BEFORE ANY CHANGES COULD BE MADE AFTER A STREET NAME CHANGE.
WELL, WE COMPLETED THE FIVE YEAR WAIT, AND THEN THE PANDEMIC HIT.
SO THAT PUT US BACK A LITTLE BIT MORE TOO.
COULDN'T GET TOGETHER LIKE WE WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, TO PRO PROMOTE STUFF, BUT NEVERTHELESS, WE NEVER STOPPED WORKING.
SO WHAT DID WE DO FROM 2016 TO 2021? WE HELD SEVERAL LARGE AND SMALL FUNDRAISERS TO HELP SET OFF THE OFFSET THE COST OF, UH, SIGNAGE AND SURVEY COSTS.
WE SOLD CHICKEN, SAUSAGE PLATES, A LOT OF THOSE CHICKEN WRAPS, T-SHIRTS, COZIES.
WE EVEN GOT A LOT OF THE CAR GROUPS TOGETHER ON THE HIGHWAY.
AND WE SOLD, UH, SHIRTS, HATS, WHATEVER, SOLD US DRINKS.
AND A LOT OF THE TIMES WE HAD A LOT OF THE SPONSOR CAME FROM OUR VERY OWN COMPANIES, UH, PORTER POULTRY, PAPA'S BURGERS, LA SU PRIMO, MOLINO M AND I, A LOT OF MOM AND POP BUSINESSES.
HEY, WHAT DO Y'ALL NEED? WE GOT YOU.
UH, THE, THE GRASS COMPANY, DE LA GARZA FENCE, DANNY'S CASINO AND, AND MORE.
I MEAN, WE, I JUST CAN'T NAME EVERYBODY, BUT SO THEN, UH, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THAT WAS SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP.
AND THEN WHEN WE'D HAVE THOSE FUNCTIONS, PEOPLE WOULD SHOW UP, THEY WOULD COME OUT.
AND SO THAT KIND OF JUST KEPT US MOTIVATED.
IN 2018, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION RECOGNIZED DELL BRAVO RECORD SHOP AS A FIRST RECIPIENT, AS A LEGACY BUSINESS IN RECOGNITION OF ITS VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY'S CULTURAL AND HERITAGE LANDSCAPE.
THEY'RE THE OLDEST RECORD SHOP IN TEXAS, 50 YEARS, 56 YEARS.
I HAVE TWO MINUTES IS UP, SIR.
YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, SIR? UH, RICHARD.
SO THEY WERE, THEY WERE IN 56 YEARS AND THEY'RE STILL GOING STRONG.
ALSO, IN APRIL AND ALSO IN 2018, THE HISTORIC DESIGNATED HIGHWAY 90 ROUTE AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTY COMMUNITY AS CULTURAL HERITAGE DISTRICT.
THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND ONE GIVEN OUT IN THE CITY.
THEY GAVE ONE TO THE JEFFERSON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD BACK IN 2005.
SO THEY JUST DON'T TOSS THESE OUT LIKE CHICLETS IN 2019.
IN 2019, WE TOOK AN OFFICIAL SURVEY, THE AREA BETWEEN SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN, CALLAHAN ROAD, WEST COMMERCE, AND CASTROVILLE, AND WE SENT OUT THE, THE BALLOT.
DO YOU WANT THE NAME BACK TO OLD HIGHWAY 90 OF 184 BALLOTS RE RETURNED, 802.
WERE IN FAVOR OF REINSTATE IN THE OLD HIGHWAY 90.
NAME AND MY, MY MATH'S, CORRECT.
THE COMMUNITY, WE'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE NAME BACK IS VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE, ESPECIALLY TO PEOPLE LIKE ISRAEL PADILLA, JOHN TORRES, EDGEWOOD VETERANS, AND TONY ROMAN, A VIETNAM VETERAN THAT SHARED A LOT OF STORIES WITH ME.
ONE OF THEM IS THAT WHEN THEY WERE IN THE JUNGLES OF VIETNAM, FINDING OUT THAT SOMEONE WAS FROM SAN ANTONIO'S WEST SIDE, THE OLD HIGHWAY 90 NAME ALWAYS CAME UP.
A CAMARADERIE WAS FORMED, STORIES WERE SHARED, AND THAT HELPED 'EM GET BY ON THOSE LONG NIGHTS IN THE JUNGLE, THEY'RE PART OF THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS US.
IF YOU DRIVE DOWN OLD HIGHWAY 90, YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND ANY BIG BOX FANCY STORES.
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND IS THAT OLD SMALL TOWN LOOK AND FEEL WITH ITS MOM AND POP STORES, THE MOLINOS, THE TACO HOUSES RECORD, SHOP,
THE ONLY THING MISSING IS OUR HISTORICAL NAME.
SO WE COME HERE TODAY RESPECTFULLY, UH, BEFORE YOU SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL AND RECOMMENDATION.
AND BELIEVE ME, THE COMMUNITY WOULD REALLY, TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
NEXT UP, UM, JAVIER GUTIERREZ, TWO MINUTES.
FIRST AND LAST NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.
5 5 4 OLD HIGHWAY, 90 WEST COMMISSIONERS AND CITY STAFF.
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UH, GOOD AFTERNOON.MY PARENTS, AL AND GUTIERREZ OPENED THEIR FIRST MUSIC STORE, UH, DEL BRAVO RECORD SHOP 56 YEARS AGO ON OLD HIGHWAY 90.
THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME WAS THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE THROUGH SAN ANTONIO.
IF YOU WERE TRAVELING FROM EAST TO WEST OR VICE VERSA, THIS MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY THAT HAS A FEEL LIKE NO OTHER PLACE I'VE EVER BEEN A PLACE WHERE 90% OF THE BUSINESSES ARE STILL MOM AND POP STORES.
I ALWAYS SAY THAT IF YOU TAKE A DRIVE THROUGH OLD HIGHWAY 90, AROUND 10:00 PM OR SO ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT, YOU GET THAT FEEL LIKE YOU WERE DRIVING THROUGH OLD TOWN ULA OR CASTRO'S MAIN STREET, MORE THAN 30 YEARS, MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO.
SOME PEOPLE ASK, WHY ARE YOU CRYING? IT'S JUST A STREET NAME.
FOR THE MOST PART, THEY ARE RIGHT TO SOME, IT MAY BE JUST A STREET NAME, BUT FOR US WHO WORK AND LIVE OFF OF THE SIX MILE STRETCH OF ROAD, IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
IT'S PART OF OUR CULTURE AND HERITAGE.
IT'S WHAT MAKES US WHO WE ARE, AND WE ARE FOR SURE VERY PROUD OF IT.
JUST AS THOSE WHO RESIDE OR WORK IN AREAS SUCH AS THE ALAMO HEIGHTS, STONE OAK, OR THE KING WILLIAM DISTRICT, WE IDENTIFY OURSELVES WITH THE OLD HIGHWAY 90 NAME FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
OUR STREET NAME HAD BEEN OLD HIGHWAY 90 FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS BEFORE IT WAS DECIDED TO BE CHANGED TO A M B PARKWAY.
YOU CANNOT IMAGINE THE HAVOC THAT THE STREET NAME CAN CAUSE UNTIL IT IMPEDES ON COMMERCE.
WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE WE ARE LIVING IT TODAY.
I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE AND OPPORTUNITY OF SPEAKING WITH MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS WHO OWN BUSINESSES ON OLD HIGHWAY 90, DURING MANY OF OUR BLOCK WALKS, AND IT SADDENS ME TO FIND OUT THAT MANY ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP THEIR BUSINESSES AFLOAT, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE REMAINING SINCE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE RE YOUR 10 MINUTES IS UP, SIR.
YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME PLEASE.
ESPECIALLY SINCE THE RENAMING OF THE STREET TO MB PARKWAY IN 2015, I COME TO FIND OUT THAT MANY OF THESE BUSINESSES, THESE BUSINESS OWNERS, ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES THAT WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED AT OUR BUSINESS.
THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS CONFUSION.
FOR EXAMPLE, A CUSTOMER CALLS A BUSINESS ON E M B PARKWAY CUSTOMER.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE LOCATED? THE BUSINESS WE ARE AT 5 5 4 ENRIQUE EN BARRETA PARKWAY CUSTOMER.
WHERE IS THAT BUSINESS? WHERE THE OLD HIGHWAY 90 USED TO BE CUSTOMER? OH, I KNOW WHERE THAT IS.
SO WHY DID THEY CHANGE THE NAME? IS THIS A DISRUPTION FOR OUR BUSINESSES? YES, EVERY DAY.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE, MANY BUSINESS OWNERS SUCH AS THE PATELS AND THE BTAS, HAVE ISSUES ARTICULATING THE CURRENT NAME OF ENRIQUE EN BARRETA PARKWAY.
SO THEY'RE CONSTANTLY BEING ASKED BY CUSTOMERS TO SPELL OUT THE STREET NAME, WHICH CAUSES FRUSTRATION TO BOTH BUSINESS OWNERS AND CUSTOMER.
AND MOST OF THE TIME IT CAUSES LOSS OF BUSINESS.
THIS HAS BECOME A BIGGER PROBLEM FOR THEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN CALLING 9 1 1 FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES.
I AM TOLD THAT THIS WAS NEVER AN ISSUE BEFORE WITH THE OLD HIGHWAY 90 STREET NAME.
WE ARE NOT HERE TODAY TO SPEAK FOR OURSELVES.
WE ARE HERE TO SPEAK FOR THE OLD HOW 90 IMPACTED BUSINESS OWNERS AND COMMUNITY FOR THOSE WHO WALK INTO OUR BUSINESS EVERY DAY AND ASK, WHEN IS THE THE NAME COMING BACK? WE ARE HERE TO SPEAK FOR THE BUSINESS OWNERS THAT CAN'T BE HERE TODAY.
I SPEAK FOR MY FATHER WHO LIVED AND WORKED EVERY DAY OF HIS LIFE ON OLD HIGHWAY 90.
AND WHO WOULD COME ALWAYS, AND WHO WOULD ALWAYS TELL US GROWING UP, NEVER FORGET WHERE WE CAME FROM.
AND I FOR SURE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN.
THE IMPACTED COMMUNITY NEVER AGREED TO HAVE OUR STREET NAME CHANGED MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AGO.
IT WAS DEFINITELY TAKEN FROM US, BUT THAT IS WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE.
NOW, TODAY WE PRAY THAT WE CAN RECEIVE A RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE FORWARD AND RESTORE THE OLD HIGHWAY 90.
I APOLOGIZE IF I MISPRONOUNCED YOUR NAME, SIR.
FIRST AND LAST NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
I'M, UH, FROM 4 5 0 NORTH SAN GABRIEL AVENUE.
I'M HERE, I'M NOT AN OLD HIGHWAY UNITED SELF, BUT I AM ON THE, I AM IN THE AREA.
UM, MY FATHER USED TO CALL IT EL CAMINO DETE WHEN HE WAS 10 YEARS OLD, UH, BACK IN THE FORTIES.
UM, ANOTHER, UH, STREET NAME CHANGE THAT OCCURRED EVEN BEFORE THAT WAS, UM, GENERAL MCMULLEN.
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WHEN I ASKED MY FATHER WHERE HE WANTS TO GO, HE SAYS, I WANNA GO TO STEVENSON ROAD.SO STREET NAME CHANGES, STAY IN THE PEOPLE'S HEARTS.
IN ANY CASE, IF WE WOULD LIKE, I AND, UH, MR. CORMAN WOULD LIKE TO THANK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF O S T 100, WHICH IS THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL.
WE WERE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE VISITED THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL ASSOCIATION ARCHIVES AT THE LOUIS J BLOOM LIBRARY IN ST.
THERE WE LEARNED SOMETHING THAT WE HAD NEVER, WE DID NOT KNOW.
IT WAS THE FIRST MILITARY HIGHWAY FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE.
OLD HIGHWAY 90 BEGAN, BEGINS OR STARTS AS SAN AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, ALL THE WAY TO SAN DIEGO.
SO THAT HIGHWAY ACTUALLY TRANSVERSES THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, OR TRANSVERSE THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
IT WOULD GO FROM OLD HIGHWAY 90 TO COMMERCE, AND THEN ONCE IT REACHES THE EAST SIDE, IT WOULD ONCE AGAIN TURN INTO OLD HIGHWAY NINE, INTO HIGHWAY 90 AS IT WAS KNOWN.
UM, THE OLD PART CAME IN AFTER, UH, THE NEW, UH, SIDE HIGHWAY WAS BUILT.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, I HATE NAME CHANGES, BUT IN THIS CASE I LIKE IT BECAUSE IT'S THIS HISTORIC OLD HIGHWAY 90.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
IT IS A HISTORIC HIGHWAY THAT MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE HIGHWAY ITSELF, UM, IT IS BUILT FOR MILITARY.
IT'S A MILITARY GRADE HIGHWAY.
WHY? BECAUSE THE BASE IS THERE.
NOW, THERE IS A MILITARY HIGHWAY, BUT THIS CORRIDOR CARRIED VEHICLES FROM SANTA, I MEAN VEHICLES TRIAL FROM SANTA AUGUSTIN TO SAN DIEGO.
AND WHAT IT IS, MORE TIME, AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU.
SO WHAT I ALSO FOUND OUT IS WHAT IS OLD SPANISH TRAIL? WELL, IT TURNS OUT IT WAS A CAR CLUB.
AND WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT DURING THE WAR AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, UM, THE MILITARY ASKED THEM, WHICH ROADS ARE PASSABLE TO PROTECT OUR NATION.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT A MAP, IT'S ACTUALLY LIKE A SECONDARY, UM, LINE OF DEFENSE.
UM, SO WE LEARNED SO MUCH AT THE LIBRARY THAT, I MEAN, THINGS THAT WE WOULD'VE, WE DIDN'T KNOW.
SO THAT'S THE IMPORTANCE THAT WE SEE SO FAR, THAT THE LIBRARY, UM, IT ALSO DATES BACK TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE ORIGINAL SPANISH EXPEDITION ROUTES.
I ASKED ONE OF MY BROTHERS WHO'S TO, UH, INTO HISTORY, AND I TOLD HIM IF HE HAD ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT, HE ACTUALLY FOUND SOMETHING WHERE IT TELLS YOU, YOU TURN ON THE TREE THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS, AND THEN YOU GO RIGHT ON THIS.
I MEAN, HE REALLY WENT WAY BACK THERE.
BUT IN ANY CASE, THAT'S HOW, HOW, HOW HISTORIC THIS, THIS LITTLE, THIS SECTION OF HIGHWAY IS.
SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CHANCE, GO THERE.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT SOMETHING THAT I CAME ACROSS BECAUSE I WENT TO A MEETING AND BY CHANCE I SAT WITH, UH, WITH THESE FOLKS HERE, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW ME.
I DIDN'T KNOW THEM, BUT IT IS AN INCREDIBLE FAMILY OF BUSINESSES, AN INCREDIBLE FAMILY THAT REACHES OUT TO EVERYONE.
I MEAN, THE UNITY, HOW THEY STICK TOGETHER.
AND USUALLY I'M THE LAST ONE LEFT WITH A TORCH AND NOBODY BEHIND ME IN THIS CASE, WE'RE ALL TOGETHER.
SO THE LOVE FOR, FOR OUR AREA OF, OF THIS, OF OUR TOWN IS JUST INCREDIBLE.
I MEAN, THESE FOLKS HERE, I MEAN, NO CITIZEN SHOULD GO THROUGH WHAT THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH.
I SAT WITH MR. CORMAN IN HIS OFFICE AND GOT AND, UH, UM,
BUT I SAT WITH HIM AND WE WOULD ASK, THEY WOULD ASK, WHAT SHOULD WE DO? WELL, IF I SAID, LET'S GO TO AUSTIN, WE GO TO AUSTIN, IF I WOULD GOT EVERYTHING.
SO, SO PLEASE CONSIDER, UH, TO APPROVE THIS.
THAT CONCLUDES, UM, THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
UH, BEFORE WE TAKE COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, I DO, UH, WANT ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION, MR. CORMAN'S, THE, UH, AGENDA ITEM TODAY DOES STATE HISTORIC OLD HIGHWAY 90.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS THE CASE.
I SAW IN YOUR PRESENTATION YOU JUST HAD OLD HIGHWAY 90.
HISTORICAL OLD HIGHWAY 90 HISTORICAL.
AND THEN ONE QUESTION FOR STAFF.
DID WE, UM, CAN YOU, CAN YOU TOUCH ON ONCE AGAIN WHO ENRIQUE BARRERA IS AND, UH, WHAT OUTREACH WE'VE DONE WITH THE APPLICANT THAT HAD ASKED FOR THAT NAME CHANGE AND OR FAMILY OR CLOSE FRIENDS? THE, UM, WELL, I BELIEVE IT WAS THROUGH THE COUNCIL OFFICE THAT WANTED TO INITIATE THE STREET NAME CHANGE.
INITIALLY, HE WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER BEFORE MY TIME, BUT
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TO MEMORIALIZE THROUGH, UM, THIS DESIGNATION.WE DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY REACH OUT TO THEM TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE WERE, HAD GOTTEN A REQUEST TO REVERT IT BACK.
THE CITY STANDARD IS THAT WE'LL HAVE TO NOTIFY ANY PROPERTY THAT ABUTS AND WE MET THAT, UM, THAT GUIDELINE.
SO TO CLARIFY, NO CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE, THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF, UM, ENRIQUE BARRERA? NO.
I'LL, UM, WAIT FOR A SHOW OF HANDS.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER, PROPHET, JUST A COMMENT.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, REALLY THIS EMBODIES A SENSE A OF WHAT COMMUNITY IS.
IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS A LOT OF RED TAPE AND YOU GUYS HAD TO SELL LOT OF CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE AND
BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION.
ALSO, I THINK, UH, THE COUNCIL DISTRICT WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE AND IS PAYING FOR COSTS OF THIS, UH, CHANGE.
SO, UH, KUDOS TO THE CITY COUNCILS DISTRICT SIX AS WELL.
COMMISSIONER DKI, THANKS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SHOW UP TODAY.
IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE THE PICTURES AND ALL THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER TO BRING THAT NAME BACK TO, TO THE MAP.
AND IT'S NOT JUST A NAME CHANGE, IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
UH, HOW MUCH THE APPLICANT HAVE TO PAY OUT OF THIS BASED ON THE SLIDE THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN.
QUESTION TO THE STAFF, THIS IMPACT SLIDE.
SO THE APPLICANT WAS REQUIRED TO PAY A THOUSAND DOLLARS APPLICATION FEE INITIALLY, THAT'S THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE FEE TO BE ABLE TO PROCESS IT AND REVIEW, UM, ALONG WITH, UH, A NOTIFICATION FEE.
SO IT'S, UH, $859 AND 50 CENTS THAT HAS TO BE PAID.
SO A TOTAL OF, UH, $1,859 AND 50 CENTS HAS BEEN PAID BY, UH, MICHAEL CORMAN'S, THE APPLICANT.
THE ADDITIONAL, UH, FUNDS WILL BE COVERED BY THE COUNCIL OFFICE.
UH, THIS IS A SIX MILE STRETCH, CORRECT? I'M SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN? THE WEST IS FOR A SIX MILE STRETCH.
THE LENGTH OF THE, THAT'S REQUESTED TO CHANGE THE NAME, THE, THE SEGMENT ITSELF.
I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON ME AT THIS MOMENT, I APOLOGIZE, BUT WE CAN GET THAT FOR YOU.
DO YOU HAVE THE ANSWER, MR. CORMAN? YES, MA'AM.
YOU CAN APPROACH THE MIC, MAN.
I'M SORRY, WHILE AGO I FORGOT TO GIVE MY ADDRESS.
AND ANOTHER THING THAT I, I, I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THE, JUST IN THE REAL ESTATE TAXES AND PROPERTY TAXES AND INVENTORY TAX, OLD HIGHWAY 90 STRETCH THERE CONTRIBUTES $1.7 MILLION A YEAR.
IN THE SIX YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGHT FOR THIS NAME, WE'VE ACTUALLY CON CONTRIBUTED $10.2 MILLION.
AND THE COUNCILWOMAN, I, I TOLD HER, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A LOT THAT WE CONTRIBUTED AND WE CONTINUE TO KEEP CONTRIBUTING, BUT I KNOW THAT 1 53, WE COULDN'T COME UP WITH THAT.
YOU KNOW, WE KNEW THAT THAT WAS UNATTAINABLE, BUT I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S SOME OF OUR OWN MONEY BEING SPENT ON US.
IT'S, I, I'M, THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.
DO YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER? I JUST HAVE ONE CLARIFICATION ON THE, UM, THE MONEY THAT WAS PAID BY THE APPLICANT.
UH, THE APPLICANT PAID A THOUSAND DOLLARS APPLICATION FEE AS WELL AS THE $859 AND 50 CENTS FOR THE NOTIFICATION FEE.
HE ALSO DID, UH, CONTRIBUTE AN ADDITIONAL $3,228, UH, FOR THE COSA SIGN REPLACEMENT.
UM, AND THE LINEAR, UH, MEASUREMENT FOR THE, UH, THE SEGMENT IS 21,153 FEET.
WHICH EQUATES TO HOW MANY MILES?
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS? YES, COMMISSIONER GARCIA, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH, UH, CHANGING OF THE NAME, BUT WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FAMILY? WHAT NOTIFICATION DO THEY HAVE? SO AGAIN, THE CITY STAFF IS ONLY REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE PROPERTIES THAT ABUT WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE FAMILY TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS CHANGE IS TAKING PLACE.
AS A COURTESY, YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER CORD HAYES, UH, NO QUESTIONS, JUST COMMENTS.
I WANNA THANK ALL THOSE THAT CAME HERE TODAY TO, UM, MAKE YOUR CASE FOR THIS ITEM.
WE CAN TELL HOW IMPASSIONED YOU ARE, BUT ABOUT THIS, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME OUTTA YOUR DAY TO BE HERE AND CONVEY YOUR STORY.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS.
THIS IS, UH, THIS IS COMMISSIONER PECK.
UM, SO I REMEMBER, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR COMING DOWN AND TALKING TO US ABOUT THIS TODAY.
I REMEMBER, UH, BACK WHEN THIS WAS HERE THE FIRST TIME, I THINK THERE WAS TWO CASES.
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I REMEMBER YOU GUYS IN THE AUDIENCE WITH YOUR ORANGE T-SHIRTS ON, AND I SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES THERE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY FROM THOSE, THOSE MEETINGS THAT ARE FIVE YEARS AGO.UM, AND IT WAS PRETTY POWERFUL TO LISTEN TO YOU GUYS TALK BACK THEN, AND IT WAS EVEN MORE POWERFUL TO LISTEN TO YOU GUYS TALK TODAY.
UM, IT WAS INTERESTING, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF, I WAS SITTING THERE WAITING FOR THIS TO COME BACK BECAUSE I KNEW AFTER FIVE YEARS YOU GUYS WOULD BE BACK IN HERE AND, UH, WANTING TO CHANGE IT BACK TO OLD HIGHWAY 90.
I THINK THE, THE NICE TOUCHES, THE HISTORIC OLD HIGHWAY 90 PARK.
UM, I THINK YOU GUYS MAKE A REALLY GOOD CASE.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, I WILL BE SUPPORTING YOUR, UH, YOUR REQUEST TO CHANGE IT BACK BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S RIGHTFULLY WHAT IT SHOULD BE.
THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY THERE, AND THAT NEEDS TO BE MEMORIALIZED.
COMMISSIONER ORIAN, DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS? YEAH, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR STAFF.
UH, STAFF IS, IS THE ENRIQUE M BETA COMMUNITY STILL THERE? BECAUSE THAT COMMUNITY CENTER SEEMED LIKE IT WAS ALREADY HONORING, UH, THAT COUNCILMAN FOR THE AREA.
IS THAT, IS THAT STILL STILL AROUND? YES, IT IS.
UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
UM, JUST MY, MY PERSONAL COMMENTS, UH, I AGREE WITH MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.
I MEAN, UH, THE COMMUNITY HAS SPOKEN.
Y'ALL HAVE, UM, BEEN VERY, VERY LOUD AND CLEAR ON, UM, WHAT, UH, THE COMMUNITY WANTS AND, UM, ABSOLUTELY WE HEAR YOU AND WANNA RESPECT YOUR WISHES.
I AM CONCERNED THAT THE, UM, FAMILY OF EN BERA WAS NOT CONTACTED.
UM, THEY ALSO WENT THROUGH A PROCESS, RIGHTFULLY SO, AND THEY ALSO GOT APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION.
I WAS NOT HERE ON THE COMMISSION, I DON'T THINK WHEN THAT CAME.
UM, BUT IF THAT WAS MY, MY FATHER OR MY HUSBAND AND THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT MY KNOWING, I, I WOULD BE, UM, A LITTLE BIT HURT.
AND SO, UM, I AM STILL IN FAVOR AS A WHOLE, AGAIN BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY HAS SPOKEN.
UM, BUT I WOULD ASK THAT WE AT LEAST REACH OUT AND, AND GIVE THEM NOTIFICATION.
I WOULD HATE FOR THEM TO SEE THIS JUST AS A HEADLINE.
SO THAT, THAT'S, UH, THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? SO MOVED.
COMMISSIONER CARILLO HAYNES? YES.
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, UH, AGAIN, FOR BEING HERE.
[Comprehensive Master Plan Amendments ]
OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER 17.DO WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION? GOOD AFTERNOON, RICH, ABOUT THIS VASQUEZ PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO UNIT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
UM, ITEM NUMBER 17 IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OR RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE KELLY'S SOUTH SAN ANTONIO PUEBLO COMMUNITY PLAN.
FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO TWO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL, LOCATED AT 8 1 9 NEW LAREDO HIGHWAY, THERE WERE 31 NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVORS, ZERO OPPOSED, AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE QUINTANA COMMUNITY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
THE APPLICANT SEEKS A PLAN AMENDMENT TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL TO REZONE TO C TWO C D COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR AN ANIMAL AND PET SERVICES.
THE PROPOSED LAND USE TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING LAND USE, WHICH IS LARGELY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
THROUGHOUT THE NEW LAREDO HIGHWAY CORRIDOR, THE APPLICANT SEES COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL FOR A SLIGHTLY HIGHER COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATION OF C TWO.
THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL WILL LIMIT THE APPLICANT TO C ONE L LIGHT, INDUS LIGHT COMMERCIAL, AND A 500 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION? GOOD AFTERNOON.
EDUARDO RETO 1 1 0 HOUSTON STREET, UM, UM, SAN ANTONIO.
SO I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION TO MAKE, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
SO THE, THE MAIN INTENT OF THE OWNERS JUST ASKING A CHANGE OF USE JUST ACCORDINGLY TO, YOU KNOW, NEW
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TO OFFER AS ADDITIONAL SERVICES ON THEIR BUSINESS.THEY ARE, UH, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.
THEY'RE TRYING TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE IT, MAKE IT BETTER BY PROVIDING GOOD, UH, PET SERVICES.
UH, I'M OPEN TO ANY, ANY QUESTIONS THAT, UH, YOU MAY HAVE.
COMMISSIONER BUSTAMANTE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? NO QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER CARDILLO HAYNES, UM, YES, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM STAFF.
UM, CAN YOU GO THROUGH WHY, UH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL ON THIS AGAIN, PLEASE? UM, THIS, UH, THIS CORRIDOR IS PRIMARILY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
UH, WE WERE SIMPLY GOING ALONG WITH THE ESTABLISHED PATTERN IN THE AREA.
THE APPLICANT NEEDS THE, UH, THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE AN ADDITIONAL, UH, ZONING DISTRICT CATEGORY, WHICH IS THE C TWO CATEGORY.
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE LIMITED TO THE, UH, C UH, TO C ONE, WHICH IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL CATEGORY.
AND SO THAT IS WHY THEY'RE MAKING THE REQUEST.
BUT BASICALLY WE WERE JUST FOLLOWING THE PATTERN FOR THE, UM, FOR THE CORRIDOR AND THE FACT THAT THE PROPERTY, UH, WHEN IT FIRST CAME TO PLANNING COMMISSION LAST YEAR, IT ONLY HAD ONE LITTLE SECTION.
NOW IT'S A WHOLE ENTIRE PIECE.
AND SO THEY'RE TRYING TO INCORPORATE A MORE INCLUSIVE, UM, OVERALL KIND OF COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL FEEL FOR THAT BLOCK.
AND, UM, I'M TRYING TO GATHER MY QUESTIONS HERE.
SO, OKAY, SO QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT UNDER COMMUNITY, I MEAN, UNDER THIS, THIS CHANGE THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO, WILL THERE BE, UH, ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES OR WHY, WHY ARE YOU NOT ABLE TO, UM, OPERATE THE BUSINESS AS IS UNDER THE CURRENT CONFINES OF, OF THE, THE PLAN USE OR THE LAND USE DESIGNATION? SURE.
DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY ADDITIONAL IMAGES OR AN AREA VIEW OF THE PROPERTY AVAILABLE? NO, SIR.
I, I THINK I CAN ACTUALLY HELP A LITTLE BIT WITH HER QUESTION, THOUGH.
THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY DOESN'T MATCH THE, THE ZONING DOESN'T MATCH THE CURRENT LAND USE.
THEY'RE NOT ABLE, ALTHOUGH THEY ALREADY HAVE AN ESTABLISHED BUILDING ON THE C THREE PORTION, THEY CANNOT UTILIZE THAT WITHOUT, UH, HAVING EITHER AN SS OR A CD.
AND, UH, THAT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE EITHER MOVING UP THE LAND USE TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL.
UM, AND SO THEY FOUND THE MIDDLE GROUND BEING COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL AND WANNA DOWN ZONE THE PROPERTY TO A C TWO CD.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERED YOUR, YOUR QUESTION, BUT CURRENTLY IT'S OPERATING IN THAT SMALL CONSTRUCTION.
UM, THE, THE IMMEDIATE PLAN IS TO INCREASE IT.
CURRENTLY THEY ARE OPERATING IN UNDER 500 SQUARE FEET.
THEY WANT TO INCREASE ABOUT 400 SQUARE FEET.
AND IN THE FUTURE, THEY JUST WANT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER OUTDOOR PET SE PET SERVICES FOR THEIR, UH, IN, I MEAN FOR THE, THE PETS THAT ARE UNDER, YOU KNOW, GROOMING SERVICES, UH, JUST TO LET THEM GO.
AND, AND, YOU KNOW, UH, BUT UM, AGAIN, THEY'RE JUST SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.
THEY STARTED AT A VAN AND, AND, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RENT THE PROPERTY.
NOW THEY BOUGHT IT AND, AND THE, AS AS THE CITY STAFF SAID, THEY'RE TRYING TO UNIFY IN JUST ONE ZONING.
THAT'S WHY THEY ARE ALLOWING TO DOWNSIZE TO C THREE AND JUST HAVE THE USE IN THE FUTURE.
I MEAN, THEY, THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT RIGHT NOW, BUT JUST TO, TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE THEIR, THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT TO, TO THANK YOU.
SO I, UM, I, I, I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT STAFF'S SAYING AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE APPLICANT IS ASKING.
UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT I FULLY AGREE, UH, BECAUSE THIS USE, SO THIS BUSINESS SEEMS TO CONFORM WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND EVERYTHING THAT'S ALONG THIS CORRIDOR.
IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE, THERE'S A LOT OF RED TAPE THAT THIS APPLICANT IS HAVING TO GO THROUGH, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE, YOU KNOW, SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, WE WANNA TRY TO ENCOURAGE THAT FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
I MEAN, MOST TIMES IT HELPS THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO, UM, HAS, IS THE ZONING CASE ALREADY GONE THROUGH OR IT'S SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK? IS THERE, UM, I SHOULD KNOW THIS, BUT, UM, DOES PLANNING GO BEFORE ZONING TYPICALLY? OR ZONING BEFORE PLANNING? YES.
WELL, I, I ACTUALLY WOULD, UM, MOVE
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TO NOT SUPPORT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND SUPPORT STAFF'S APPLICATION, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO LISTEN TO THE REST OF MY COMMISSIONERS.COMMISSIONER ZUKI, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE PICTURES ON THE OTHER, UH, COMMERCIAL, UH, PROPERTIES AVAILABLE ON THAT STREET.
UH, WHETHER THEY WORK UNDER THE SAME ACTIVITIES OR THE WORK, UH, UH, 'CAUSE I'M LEANING TOWARDS THE APPLICANT REQUEST AS WELL.
I JUST WANNA, IF, IF THERE IS MORE PICTURES ALONG THAT STREET, IT, IT'LL MAKE MY CASE MUCH EASIER.
I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THE REQUEST PROVIDED TODAY FROM THE APPLICANT.
COMMISSIONER CARILLO HAYNES, YOU DID MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, PROVE THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, UH, FOR COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL? NOT YET.
THERE IS YET NO MOTION ON THE TABLE? NO, NO MOTION YET.
COMMISSIONER GARCIA, MY CONCERN WAS THE, UH, THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC THAT, UH, WOULD BE TURNING INTO THIS PROPERTY OR IS IT COMING OFF OF PEABODY? UH, WHAT IS, WHAT DID STAFF SEE? IT APPEARS THAT MOST OF THE TRAFFIC WOULD BE OFF OF NEW LAREDO HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER PECK.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY, SO RIGHT NOW IT'S ZONE C THREE, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
SO THE USE THAT'S THERE TODAY DOES NOT CONFORM WITH A CURRENT ZONING? THAT IS CORRECT.
SO NO MATTER WHAT, YOU HAVE A NON-CONFORMING USE.
SO IF THEY GO DOWN TO C TWO, DOES THE USE CONFORM TO THE C TWO ZONING? YES, SIR.
IT'LL HAVE A, A, A CONDITIONAL USE ON IT AS WELL, WHICH WILL HAVE A SITE PLAN THAT WILL HOLD THEM TO THE DEVELOPMENT.
SO THEN, SO THEN, BUT BY GOING DOWN TO C TWO THEN IT NECESSITATES A PLAN CHANGE TO THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL BECAUSE THE USE DOESN'T FIT WITHIN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
SO NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO TO GET IN COMPLIANCE WITH EITHER THE ZONING OR THE PLAN, SOMETHING IS NON-CONFORMING NO MATTER WHAT.
IT KIND OF SEEMS LIKE A CATCH 22 FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED, ISN'T IT? OKAY.
I MEAN, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I THINK, YOU KNOW, UH, SO, SO THE SITE PLAN THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE, IF THE ZONING CASE PASSES, THEY'LL HAVE TO HAVE A SITE PLAN, WHICH KIND OF SHOWS THE BILL, I GUESS THE BUILDING, THE FACILITIES THE WAY THEY ARE TODAY AND DOES NOT ALLOW ANY EXPANSION.
IS THAT THE CASE? THE SITE PLAN WILL IDEALLY HAVE, UH, THEIR EXPANSION AS WELL.
SO IT'LL HAVE THE CURRENT STRUCTURES IN ANY INTENDED ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES.
AND THEN, SO, SO ANY DEVIATION FROM THAT SITE PLAN IN THE FUTURE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO SOME SORT OF SCRUTINY OR NOT ALLOWED OR HOW, HOW DOES THAT WORK? IF THEY INCREASE THE FOOTPRINT AT ALL? YES.
IT WOULD REQUIRE REZONING AGAIN, UH, FOR A OH, OKAY.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ORIAN? UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
SO IF WE, UM, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THIS IN MY MIND TO MAKE THINGS EASY TOO.
SO IF WE DID, IF WE WENT, UH, AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND APPROVED THE APPLICANT'S, UH, LAND USE CHANGE TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL, IT WOULD PROCEED TO ZONING AND WOULD STILL NEED TO BE DOWNGRADED TO A C TWO AND THEN THEY WOULD BE, UM, CONFORMING WITH BOTH LAND USE AND ZONING.
ONCE IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, UH, IF COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IS THE LAND USE AND C TWO CD IS THE ZONING THAT GOES TO COUNCIL, THEY APPROVE IT, THEN EVERYTHING WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE AND IN CONFORMANCE WITH LAND USE AND ZONING.
COMMISSIONER PROPHET, JUST TO CLARIFY, TWO PAR PORTIONS LOT IS OUR SIX, RIGHT? SO THERE WOULD BE UPZONING FOR THAT PIECE, CORRECT? THERE IS ONE, UH, SMALL PORTION THAT IS, UH, R SIX, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
AT THIS TIME, AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
WHAT WAS THE COUNT ON THIS? HOW MANY NOTICES MAILED AND WERE RECEIVED BACK? THEY DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES.
UH OH, NONE FROM INDIVIDUALS OR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
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I MOVE TO APPROVE THE APPLICANT'S APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL? OKAY, SECOND.SECOND
A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PROFIT.
COMMISSIONER CILLO HAYNES? YES.
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES.
AND I'M GONNA JUMP AHEAD TO ITEM NUMBER 19.
EMILY, I APOLOGIZE FOR KEEPING YOU LONGER THAN YOU ANTICIPATED.
UM, ITEM NUMBER 19, UH, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A TWO WEEK CONTINUANCE, WHICH WILL TAKE US TO THE JANUARY 26TH MEETING.
UNLESS I HEAR OTHERWISE, WE DO NOT NEED A STAFF PRESENTATION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? WE DO HAVE TWO VOICEMAILS.
WE NEED A PLAY ASSOCIATED TO THAT ITEM.
I LIVE AT 1 0 5 2 3 WESTFIELD PLACE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO FOUR ZERO.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 355-2175.
I AM CALLING REGARDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION CASE NUMBER P AS IN PETER, A AS IN APPLE, 2 0 21 1 6 0 0 6 7.
I AM OPPOSED TO THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, UM, FOR THE REASONS THAT THAT PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY AS VERY CLEARLY BEEN STATED THAT IN THE, UH, SAN ANTONIO TOMORROW PLAN THAT IT IS TO STAY COMMERCIAL.
UM, WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC.
IT MAY, MAY CREATE, UM, AND BELIEVE THAT WE, I NEED, I BELIEVE THAT IT NEEDS TO STAY ACCORDING TO THE PLAN.
UM, PLEASE RECORD MY OPPOSED VOTE TO THIS PARTICULAR PLANNING COMMISSION CASE.
I'M AT LIVE AT 1 2 2 1 9 STABLE MILL DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO FOUR NINE.
PHONE NUMBER TWO ONE OH FOUR TWO ONE SEVEN FOUR SEVEN OH.
CALLING REGARDING CASE NUMBER PA 2 2 1 1 1 6 7 TO GO ON RECORD THAT I OPPOSE ANY CHANGE TO THE CURRENT ZONING.
THE PROPERTY IS COMMERCIAL AND NEEDS TO REMAIN COMMERCIAL FOR SEVERAL REASONS.
UH, WE CAN'T WIDEN DAYS OF ALL THE ROAD.
THERE'S NO, UM, TRAFFIC IS IS JUST HORRIBLE.
THERE'S ALREADY TOWN HOMES BEING BUILT DOWN THE STREET AND ANOTHER HUNT.
750 APARTMENTS SCHEDULED TO BE BUILT.
UH, LEAVING IT COMMERCIAL WILL BRING MUCH NEEDED BUSINESSES TO THIS AREA.
SO, UH, ANYWAY, JUST WANNA GO ON A RECORD THAT I OPPOSE.
YOU CAN CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
AND AGAIN, WE DID RECEIVE, IN ADDITION TO THE TWO VOICEMAILS, WE DID RECEIVE WRITTEN NOTICES OR RESPONSES FROM 14 OTHERS IN OPPOSITION.
AND THAT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IS, UH, ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A TWO WEEK CONTINUANCE TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
UH, AT THAT, AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, MOTION TO GRANT APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE TO THE JANUARY 26TH, 2022 MEETING.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PROPHET, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA.
MOTION PASSES FOR CONTINUANCE.
FEEL FREE TO STAY WITH US IF YOU'D LIKE.
ITEM NUMBER 18 IS NEXT ON THE AGENDA.
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GOOD AFTERNOON.I'M A PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
ITEM NUMBER 18 IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE MIDTOWN AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN FROM URBAN MIXED USE TO REGIONAL MIXED USE.
GENERALLY LOCATED, EXCUSE ME, LOCATED AT 4 1 9 SAN PEDRO AND 4 25 SAN PEDRO AVENUE.
MAILED ONE IN FAVOR, ZERO POST FIVE POINTS.
OWNER ASSOCIATION AND THE TOBIN HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ARE BOTH IN SUPPORT.
THE APPLICANT SEEKS A PLAN AMENDMENT TO REGIONAL MIXED USE TO REZONE TO I D Z THREE HIGH INTENSITY INFILL DEVELOPMENT ZONE WITH USES PERMITTED FOR UP TO 80 UNITS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THE EXISTING URBAN MIXED USE FEATURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE PROPERTY IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE SUBJECT SITE AND ALLOWS UP TO, UM, ALLOWS UP TO MF 40 MULTIFAMILY TO A DENSITY OF UP TO 40 UNITS PER ACRE.
THE MIDTOWN REGIONAL CENTER PLAN RESERVES MORE DENSITY FOR PROPERTIES EAST OF SAN PEDRO AVENUE.
THE URBAN MIXED USE LAND USE ACT ACTS AS A BUFFER BETWEEN THE HIGH DENSITY USES TO THE EAST AND RESIDENTIAL USES LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
THUS, THE PROPOSED REGIONAL MIXED USE IS NOT APPROPRIATE.
LAND USE FOR THE PROPERTY STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR, FOR QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION? SURE.
UH, MY NAME IS KEN BROWN WITH BROWN AND ORTIZ ONE 12 EAST PECAN SUITE 1360.
UM, I THINK THE STAFF, UH, LAID OUT THE SITE AND, AND SORT OF THE BACKGROUND, UH, I DO WANNA PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION AND THAT IS THE AREA THAT WE ARE REZONING, IF YOU'LL SEE ALONG SAN PEDRO, UH, IS LITTLE LESS THAN ONE ACRE.
UH, AND, AND THAT ENTIRE BLOCK THAT IS BOUND BY STREETS ON ALL FOUR SIDES IS ABOUT 1.2 ACRES.
AND THAT'S THE SAME, UH, THAT LOT CONFIGURATION IS THE SAME AS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAN PEDRO.
UH, BACK WHEN SAN PEDRO AND THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE LAID OUT, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING CALLED FORM-BASED ZONING, BUT, BUT FORM-BASED ZONING IS WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE MATCHES THE INTENSITY OF THE USE.
AND IN THIS CASE, THEY CREATED A CORRIDOR ON SAN PEDRO ON BOTH SIDES OF SAN PEDRO WITH THESE SMALLER LOTS TO ALLOW FOR DENSITY AND INTENSITY.
AND SO HISTORICALLY, THE HISTORIC PATTERN ON SAN PEDRO, AS YOU ALL KNOW, HAS BEEN HIGH DENSITY COMMERCIAL, UH, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE ZONING BASED DISTRICT ZONING DISTRICTS ALONG THERE BEING C THREE, SOME C TWO, BUT SOME C THREE.
AND, AND YOU KNOW, THE USES IN THAT AREA WE'RE THREE BLOCKS OFF OF I F 35.
BUT WHAT THOSE SMALLER BLOCKS DO IS AMELIORATE, I HAD TO LOOK IT UP, MAKE BETTER, UH, THE INTENSITY THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
SO WE'RE ASKING FOR AN I D Z, UM, AND YEAH, IT, IT, IT, IT WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF ALMOST 90 UNITS PER ACRE, WHICH SOUNDS INCREDIBLY HIGH, BUT I CAN'T EVEN GET 90 UNITS THERE BECAUSE, BECAUSE THE LOT IS SO SMALL AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS LAID OUT.
UH, SO I HAVE A HIGHER DENSITY, UH, UNIT PER ACRE, BUT THE NUMBER OF UNITS IS LIMITED.
BY THE WAY, THOSE LOTS WERE LAID OUT ALL ALONG 35, AND I KNOW IT'S A FAIRLY NEW PLAN, BUT THE CREATOR, THE CORRIDOR WAS CREATED THAT WAY ON BOTH SIDES OF SAN PEDRO.
AND SO TO HAVE TO HAVE SAN PEDRO BE THE DEFINING OR DECLINING DELINEATION LINE BETWEEN REGIONAL COMMERCIAL AND, AND, AND WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY DOESN'T REALLY MAKE ANY SENSE.
AND IF YOU LOOK, DO YOU HAVE MY, I STARTED TALKING WITHOUT, CAN YOU PULL UP MY SLIDES? I'M SORRY.
UM, THE OTHER SIDE IS REGIONAL COMMERCIAL IN, IN THIS AREA.
UH, AND WE'RE URBAN MIXED USE.
UH, BUT IF YOU GO DOWN ON THE LAST SLIDE, BASICALLY, UH, IF YOU GO DOWN, UH, A LOT OF OUR SIDE DOES TURN INTO REGIONAL, UH, REGIONAL, UH, MIXED USE OR COMMERCIAL ALSO.
UM, THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
UH, WE'RE THE REPRESENTATIVE, THE APPLICANT REALLY IS FRANKLIN DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THIS IS THE THIRD PROJECT THAT THEY'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY OF SAN SAN ANTONIO TO PROVIDE WORKFORCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
UM, THEY WENT THROUGH THE, THE T D H C A PROCESS LAST YEAR AND THEIR, THEIR MIXTURE OF, OF SIZES OF UNITS, UH, DIDN'T SCORE WELL ENOUGH.
AND SO THEY WERE PASSED BY, THEY RESUBMITTED AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE UNITS.
BUT ONCE AGAIN, WE ORIGINALLY WERE GONNA HAVE 40 OR 50 OVER 40 BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE CURRENT DESIGNATION ALLOWS.
AND NOW WE'RE UP TO 90 UNITS, BUT IT'S STILL
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NOT INTENSE BASED UPON THE SIZE OF THE LOT.UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, UH, WE HAVE WORKED WITH BOTH TOBIN HILL AND FIVE POINTS, UH, FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF.
UH, THEY HAVE SUPPORTED THE PLAN AMENDMENT THE WHOLE TIME.
UH, THEY, THEY, THEY WANT TO SEE RESIDENTIAL IN THIS AREA AND INSTEAD OF HIGHLY INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL, WHICH THE ZONING CURRENTLY ALLOWS, AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO CHANGE A PLAN AMENDMENT TO, TO DO SOMETHING LIKE WHAT'S THERE NOW, WHICH IS AN AUTO AUTO AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP.
SO, UM, THESE ARE THE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WORKED ON THE PLAN.
THESE ARE THE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE AMENDMENT.
YOU KNOW, A PLAN IS SUPPOSED TO BE FLUID.
UH, A PLAN IS A BROAD-BASED DOCUMENT AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO ONE PARTICULAR LOT THAT'S IN OUR CASE, LESS THAN AN ACRE.
UM, AND WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE USE, UH, BOTH FOR THE AREA BECAUSE IT TRANSITIONS RIGHT BEHIND US ACROSS THE STREET IS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
WE WOULD BE HIGHER HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
AND BEHIND THAT IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THAT IS A TRADITIONAL LAND USE PLAN, UH, OR TRANSITION.
SO, UH, FOR THOSE REASONS, UH, I WOULD, I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT.
UH, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I DIDN'T GO INTO THE UNITS THEMSELVES.
IT'S MORE OF A ZONING ISSUE, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, EVERYBODY ON MY TEAM HAS COVID AND I'M THE ONLY ONE HERE THAT DOESN'T THE, UH, BENEFITS OF BEING OLD.
WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF FIVE POINTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION? IF SO, MY DAUGHTER IS LISTENING ON THE PHONE.
CAROLINE, WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION, SO RIGHT NOW SHE'S SCREAMING IT'S AH, ABE JU.
YES, THAT'S WHO? IT'S ABE JUAREZ.
COMMISSIONER GARCIA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, NO.
COMMISSIONER DKI, ANY NOTICE SENT ON THIS ONE? NOTICE? ANY NOTICE? YES, SIR.
WE HAD, UM, ONE IN FAVOR OUT OF THE RESPONSES AND THEN BOTH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WERE IN FAVOR.
COMMISSIONER GAR HAYNES, NO QUESTIONS FROM ME.
COMMISSIONER PROFIT? UH, YEAH, I AGREE AGAINST WITH CITY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A NEW PLAN AND WE DON'T WANT TO KIND OF CHANGE WHEN A LOT OF WORK'S BEEN DONE IN IT, BUT, UH, I'M PERSONALLY AND I THINK THIS COMMISSION GENERALIST PROPONENT OF, YOU KNOW, GOOD QUALITY WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WE DID GET TO SEE SOME ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS.
IT LOOKS LIKE A, LIKE A PRETTY COOL LOOKING PLACE.
SO I, I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS.
COMMISSIONER SIEGEL, NO QUESTIONS.
JUST ECHO COMMISSIONER PROFITS COMMENTS.
COMMISSIONER ORIAN? YES, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
KEN, UM, DOWN MARSHALL ROAD, A COUPLE BLOCKS THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE A, A RATHER HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING.
IS THAT GONNA BE RELATIVELY SIMILAR TO THE DENSITY THAT YOU'RE PERCEIVE? UM, I DON'T KNOW THE SIZE OF THE LOT IT IS.
UM, BUT THAT COULD BE ANYTHING OVER 40.
I MEAN, IF YOU'RE TALKING UNITS PER ACRE, OUR OURS WOULD PROBABLY BE HIGHER.
IF YOU'RE TALKING OVERALL UNITS, WE WOULD BE MUCH LOWER.
I'M JUST WONDERING 'CAUSE IT, YEAH, IT'S JUST IN, IT'S THAT AREA'S GOT, IT'S A 10 STORY BUILDING IT LOOKS LIKE.
IT JUST SEEMS THIS WOULDN'T BE OUTTA LINE.
COMMISSIONER PECK? UH, YEAH, NO QUESTIONS.
FIRST ECHO COMMISSIONER PROFIT'S, UH, STATEMENT THERE.
UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S KIND OF ODD IN MY OPINION THAT THE CITY IS THE APPLICANT, BUT THEN ALSO THE CITY IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF THE CHANGE.
SO I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE WEIRD, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, AND THEN YOU LOOK AT KIND OF SAN PEDRO THERE, IT'S REGIONAL MIXED USE ON ONE SIDE, BUT THE OTHER SIDE IS URBAN MIXED USE.
AND KIND OF GOING TO WHAT, WHAT MR. BROWN SAID IS THAT A LOGICAL TRANSITION OR A NORMAL TRANSITION WOULD BE FROM THAT REGIONAL MIXED USE TO, YOU KNOW, HIGH DENSITY, MEDIUM DENSITY AND UNIN INTO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
WHICH I THINK IS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE.
THE, UH, UM, YOU DRIVE DOWN THAT SECTION OF SAN PEDRO AND IT'S KIND OF ECHOED IN THE RESPONSE, THE OVERWHELMING
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SUPPORT FROM ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE AREA THAT OF SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT IS A AREA IS DESPERATELY NEEDS TO BE REVITALIZED, I THINK.AND I THINK THIS PROJECT IS A GOOD STEPPING STONE TO, TO MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS, COMMISSIONERS.
I JUST HAVE ONE, ONE MORE CLARIFICATION.
I WAS LIKE, DID I MISS THE ONE?
UH, I ECHO THE COMMENTS, UM, ALREADY MADE.
I, I AGREE THAT REGIONAL MIXED USE MAKES SENSE, UM, FOR THIS CORRIDOR.
I'LL PUT IT AS SIMPLE AS THAT AT THIS TIME.
JUST WANNA CONFIRM THIS IS THE PLAN.
THIS IS THE PROJECT IS GOING TO BE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
AM I, AM I CORRECT? IT'LL BE A TAX CREDIT.
COMMISSIONER GARCIA SUPPORT THE, UH, APPLICANT MOTION.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA.
CAROLINE WOULD BE VERY PLEASED.
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ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER 26, CONSIDERATION OF U D C AMENDMENTS TODAY.UH, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING WE ARE CONSIDERING TWO AMENDMENTS, UH, FOR APPROVAL, 11 DASH TWO, 11 DASH THREE.
DO I NEED TO INCLUDE ANY OTHER, UH, NUMBERS WHEN I, WHEN WE MAKE THE MOTION? UM, NO, IT'S JUST THOSE TWO.
AND SO, UH, WE CAN MAKE THAT MOTION AS ONE.
UM, BUT AT THIS TIME IF YOU CAN MAKE THE STAFF PRESENTATION, UM, YES.
SO WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PLANNING COMMISSION FOR 11 DASH TWO, WHICH IS SECTION 35 DASH FIVE SIX.
CAN YOU SCROLL DOWN JUST SO I CAN READ WHAT WE'RE ADDING? UM, AND IT'S TO ADD A FREEWAY CLASSIFICATION IS TO CONFIRM WITH, UM, TDOT REQUIREMENTS OR ANY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IN EFFECT WITH THE CITY AND TXDOT, AND NOT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF TABLE 5 0 6 DASH THREE OR TABLE 5 0 6 DASH FOUR A ONE.
AND, UH, TO REMOVE BICYCLE FACILITIES ARE REQUIRED ON ALL COLLECTOR AND ARTERIAL ROADWAYS TO REMOVE TRANSPORTATION AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
T C I, TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING DIVISION, AND TO ADD IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT D S D AND COORDINATION WITH TRANSPORTATION DIVISION.
I KNOW IN WORK SESSION YOU ALL HAD PROPOSED, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, BUT IT SHOULD BE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, UM, IN COORDINATION WITH TRANSPORTATION DIVISION NEXT AMENDMENT FIRST SECTION 35 DASH B 1 21.
AND THAT IS TO REMOVE, UM, THE BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, UM, ON THE, UH, NOTE FOR STATE OF TEXAS.
AND I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS.
I WILL ACTUALLY LOOK FOR HAND RAISE, HAND RAISES IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I WILL ENTERTAIN NO QUESTIONS FOR ME.
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE 11 DASH TWO AND 11 DASH THREE OR NOT.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CARRIO HAYNES TO APPROVE THOSE TWO AMENDMENTS.
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DO WE HAVE ANY REVISIONS TO THE MINUTES FROM DECEMBER 15TH? 35? HEARING NONE.DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PROFIT.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
COMMISSIONER CREO HAYNES? YES.
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UH, COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? YES.[Director’s Report ]
DO WE HAVE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT? UH, WE DO NOT.WE DID UPDATE YOU ALL DURING THE WORK SESSION ABOUT THE, UH, FOUR APPLICANTS THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION.
UM, BUT NOTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THAT.
SO, UH, STEMMING FROM THAT TO CLARIFY, UH, THE JANUARY 26TH MEETING WILL BE BOTH MINE AND COMMISSIONER CHRIS GARCIA'S LAST MEETING.
LAUREN, ANY OTHER? OH, CORRECT.
AND THEN, UM, THE FEBRUARY THE FIRST MEETING IN FEBRUARY, THE NEW COMMISSIONERS WILL BE SWORN IN AND WE WILL ALSO, UM, HAVE OFFICER ELECTIONS.