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WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL ZONING SESSION.
THE TIME IS 2:10 PM ON THIS 19TH DAY OF MAY, 2022.
WE'LL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER, AND, UH, WE'LL
[ Roll Call ]
BEGIN FIRST WITH A ROLL CALL.COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER ANO HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT.
[Public Hearing and Consideration of the following Adoption and Amendments of the Neighborhood, Community and Perimeter Plans as Components of the Master Plan and Zoning Cases. Plan amendments and Zoning cases presented by Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Michael Shannon, Director, Development Services unless otherwise noted. ]
WE'LL BEGIN.UH, JUST FOR, UH, EFFICIENCY PURPOSES, I WANT TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE SOME ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUED TODAY.
UH, AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE THOSE UP FIRST.
AND, UM, AS I GO THROUGH THESE NUMBERS, IF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS TO MAKE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
NOW, UH, ITEMS THAT ARE GONNA BE CONTINUED TO JUNE 2ND ARE ITEM 6, 16, 26, AND 27.
ITEMS TO CONTINUE TO JUNE 16TH ARE ITEMS 23 AND ITEMS TO CONTINUE TO AUGUST 4TH, ITEM ONE.
UH, AND THEN I'VE GOT, UM, THIS IS THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA IS 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 28, AND 29.
ANY OF THOSE OTHER ITEMS THAT I DIDN'T READ ARE GONNA BE INDIVIDUALLY HEARD TODAY? SO IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES FOR ITEMS THAT ARE GONNA BE CONTINUED OR ON CONSENT TO PULL OFF TO BE INDIVIDUALLY CONSIDERED, CAN I HEAR THOSE NOW? OKAY.
IF NOT, UH, LET ME ASK FOR A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO JUNE 2ND ITEM 6, 16, 26 AND 27.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUING 6 16, 26 AND 27 TO JUNE 2ND.
AND IF YOU GIMME JUST A MOMENT, I WANNA MAKE SURE I ALLOW FOLKS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS, UM, AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IF YOU'D WISH.
IF NOT, UM, NOTE THAT WE'RE GONNA HEAR THOSE ON JUNE 2ND.
YOU'LL HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AT THAT TIME TO SPEAK ON THEM.
UM, ON ITEM NUMBER SIX, I HAVE CHRISTINA AZIZ, YOU WANNA WAIVE YOUR TIME, CHRISTINA? OKAY.
NO, I ALSO HAVE JACK FINGER ON ITEM SIX, JACK, AND I KNOW YOU'VE SIGNED UP FOR A BUNCH OF ITEMS. IF YOU WANNA JUST SIT UP THE FRONT WON'T TAKE SO LONG IF ON EVERY ONE OF THOSE ITEMS, MAYOR NURNBERG, UH, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M.
UM, FEW OF THESE ITEMS I WISH TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION ON THIS, THIS PORTION THAT YOU HAVE PULLED FOR CONTINUANCE AND, UH, UH, JACK, YOU'RE ALSO SPEAKING ON, ON AT THIS TIME ON 1626 AND 27 AS WELL.
MR. RODRIGUEZ, UH, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT THERE? YES.
AND IT IS ABOUT, UH, OH, ADDING, UH, THREE CONDITIONAL USE FOR THREE DWELLING UNITS THERE.
WELL, THE, UH, THE STAFF THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD IDEA.
THAT'S WHY THEY, THEY RECOMMENDED DENIAL.
UM, WHY? WELL, AND THERE ARE WORDS THAT, UM, THOSE THREE UNITS ADDED A LITTLE BIT, JUST A BIT TOO MUCH DENSITY THAN IS CONSISTENT WITH THE AREA.
THOSE ARE THE ADVERSE IMPACTS, SIR.
UH, SO PER JUST, PERHAPS, WHY BOTHER CONTINUING IT WHEN IT, UH, HAS SUCH A, A BAD NEGATIVE CONNOTATION HERE? UH, MAYBE JUST, UH, PUT THAT ON THE INDIVIDUAL AND SAY NO TO IT.
UM, LET'S SEE, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S ITEM NUMBER SIX.
UM, THIS IS, UH, IN MR. PALAIS, UH, DISTRICT, UH, IF HE'S, IF HE'S LISTENING, UH, ARE PARTICIPATING, UH, ELECTRONICALLY I OR SOMEONE WHO'S GOING TO CARRY HIS WATER FOR HIM, I'D APPRECIATE YOU KNOWING THAT ONE CITIZEN LIKE MYSELF THINKS THAT, UH, 16 IS, UH,
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UH, WELL, IT SHOULDN'T BE CONTINUED.IT JUST SHOULD, SHOULD BE DENIED.
THE, UH, BASICALLY IT'S ABOUT THE IDEA.
WELL, WHY IS IT, UH, A BAD IDEA? BECAUSE
PLEASE DO NOT PUT THESE, UH, WHAT DID THE PROPOSERS SAY? 320 UNITS
UM, NOT, NOT JUST, UH, 20% OF THOSE PEOPLE, BUT AT LEAST PO 10 PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT AREA SAID NO.
AND, UH, AND YOU HAVE AS MUCH AS 52% IMPERVIOUS COVER.
ANYTHING OVER 10% IS REALLY, UH, QUESTIONABLE THERE.
RIGHT OVER THE REACH, RIGHT OVER OUR DRINKING WATER.
UM, I SUGGEST YOU SAY NO TO THAT ONE.
AND, UH, THAT'S 16 AND THEN 2020.
WHAT WAS THOSE OTHER NUMBERS, MR. MAYOR? 2026 AND 27.
UM, YEAH, THE PLAN AMENDMENT AND THE ZONING CASE.
THE, UH, BASICALLY THIS IS ABOUT, UH, SOME RESIDENCE.
IS THAT SOME APARTMENTS THAT ARE GONNA BE PROPOSED THAT IT'LL BE ABUTTING SOME RESIDENCES? NO, NO CUSHION.
THIS IS, UH, IN, UH, IN MR. UH, MR. PERRY'S, UH, DISTRICT.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE, HE'S LISTENING.
I DUNNO IF HE'S PARTICIPATING, BUT ANYBODY WHO IS CARRYING HIS WATER, I'D SAY TELL HIM IT'S REALLY A BAD IDEA THAT WE'RE CLAYTON, WE'RE JUST GONNA SAY NO TO THE WHOLE THING AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT ANYMORE THERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT THERE? YES.
YEAH, THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
UH, THAT'S EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED TO JUNE 2ND.
WE'LL GO NOW TO ITEM 23 TO BE CONTINUED UNTIL JUNE 16TH.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THAT.
ITEM 23 TILL THE 16TH OF JUNE.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UH, WE HAVE A FEW FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 23.
AGAIN, JUST SIGNAL ME IF YOU'D LIKE TO WAIVE YOUR TIME.
AND, UH, AGAIN, THIS'LL BE HEARD ON JUNE 16TH.
MR. SANCHEZ, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JUDY BRAGG, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JOE JESSE SANCHEZ, AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE H O A BOARD FOR THE AMERAL FOREST BOARD, UH, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
AND, UH, I'M HERE BASICALLY JUST TO THANK, UH, DISTRICT 10, DISTRICT NINE FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED IN, IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH, WITH THE, UH, WITH THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER, THE PROSPECTIVE DEVELOPER.
UH, THEY'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO US.
THIS EXTENSION WILL ALLOW US ADDITIONAL TIME FOR US TO BE ABLE TO, UH, NEGOTIATE OR SPEAK TO, TO THE CONTRACTOR, TO THE, TO THE BUILDER, TO THE DEVELOPER, UH, FOR RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS IN WHICH I BELIEVE THAT, UH, BOTH PARTIES WILL BE HAPPY WITH.
SO, AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SANCHEZ.
MS. BRAGG, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JACK FINGER.
I'M ALSO A RESIDENCE OF EMERALD FOREST AND I'M ALSO A PASSPORT MEMBER.
UH, MY PURPOSE OF SPEAKING TODAY IS TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPER, THE DEVELOPER'S ATTORNEY, TO WORK WITH US RESIDENTS OF EMERALD FOREST.
I KNOW THAT THE BUILDING WILL EVENTUALLY BE BUILT ON THE PROPERTY.
WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE FOR THE CITY OF THIS BUILDING FROM A TAX REVENUE AND ALSO FROM A PRO-BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE.
THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH, WE MET WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THE ATTORNEY.
AND, AND FROM THAT REVIEW, THEY SHARED WITH US HOW THEY WANTED TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM THE OH 1, 0 2, 0 2 TO OH C THREE.
THE MAIN POINTS THAT THEY STRESSED THERE WAS THEIR CONCERN ON THE SETBACK OF THE
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BUILDING, UH, BEING ONLY 80 FEET.THEY WANTED TO GO FURTHER BACK, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ALSO HAD MENTIONED THAT THEY COULD BUILD A HIGH RISE USING THIS, THE PREVIOUS, THIS CURRENT ZONING.
SO WE TALKED TO THEM, THEY ASKED US IF WE WOULD LOOK AT THE C TWO.
WE SAID YES, WE WOULD LOOK AT IT.
SO OUR TEAM WENT BACK AND WE DEVELOPED COVENANTS, AND WE SENT THE COVENANTS TO THE ATTORNEY.
AND, UH, A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE ZONING COMMITTEE, THEY ACTUALLY SENT BACK THOSE COVENANTS.
SO THEY SAID, IF, IF WE AGREE TO THIS, THEY'LL LOOK AT OUR COVENANTS AND WORK WITH US ON THE COVENANTS.
SO THEY WERE, THEY SENT IT BACK.
IT WAS 83% RED LINE, BASICALLY.
SO IN MY OPINION, THAT'S NOT REALLY WORKING.
RED LINE, LET'S TALK IT ABOUT IT.
SO THIS WEEK WE HAD A MEETING WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN PERRY, COUNCILMAN COURAGE, UH, WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND.
UH, IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE, UH, COUNCILMAN COURAGE, HIS AIDE WAS NOT INVITED.
IT SURPRISED ME THAT HE WASN'T INVITED TO THE TABLE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HEAR HIS VIEWS FROM COUNCILMAN COURAGE.
SO WHAT WAS PRESENTED IN THIS WAS COUNCILMAN PERRY MENTIONED THE 80 FEET OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A CRITICAL SITUATION FOR THIS BUILDER OR THE DEVELOPER.
UM, HE ALSO MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT THEY WANT TO DO THAT AND KIND OF PUT A SCARE TACTIC IN SOME OF OUR, OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT THIS CONCERN BEING SO CLOSE.
SO WHAT I'M PROPOSING IS, YOU KNOW, WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD.
I MEAN, WE'RE BLESSED TO LIVE THERE, BUT MY GOAL TODAY IS TO REQUEST THAT THE, THAT WE WORK TOGETHER.
WE WANNA WIN-WIN WITH THE DEVELOPER, WITH THE ATTORNEY, WITH THE RESIDENTS OF EMERALD FOREST TO COME TOGETHER AND TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR ALL PARTIES.
SO IT'S BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYONE.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE AND WHERE WE'RE WORKING, LIKE SAID TOGETHER, NOT JUST SENDING A RED LINE BACK, BUT WE'RE TALKING IT OUT, FIGURING OUT WAYS TO DO IT.
ONE OF THE THINGS I DID FIND OUT IS WE HAVE 80 FEET.
THE BUILDER CAN ACTUALLY GO BACK TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND ASK FOR ADDITIONAL 70, WHICH I BELIEVE THE, THE RESIDENTS WOULD AGREE TO, AND THAT WOULD GIVE THEM 150 FEET BACK THAT THEY COULD WORK WITH.
SO, I APPRECIATE MY TIME TODAY AND THANK YOU.
JACK FINGER, MAYOR NURENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK.
UM, FINGER, YES, ONCE AGAIN IN MR. HARRY'S DISTRICT.
I SEE THIS ONE IS BEING PROPOSED FOR A CONTINUANCE.
I I DON'T RECALL WHO, WHO MADE THE MOTION TO CONTU IT, BUT, UH, SINCE HE'S NOT HERE, BUT, UH, YOU MIGHT, UH, REMIND MR. PERRY THAT, THAT, UH, THIS ONE
UH, YES, IT'S FOR A HIGH RISE OF OFFICE, BUT, UM, CURRENTLY, BUT, UH, THE PROPOSAL IS FOR SOMETHING THAT'S APPARENT JUST A LITTLE BIT, EVEN MORE INTENSE THAN THAT C TWO AND A NUMBER OF THE, UH, PEOPLE IN THAT AREA DIDN'T LIKE IT.
YES, THE, UH, EMERALD FOREST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OPPOSED IT.
AND THE, UH, YOU HAD SIX NOTICE, ABOUT SIX NOTICES WENT OUT TO THE SURROUNDING PEOPLE THERE.
ANYTHING OVER FIVE OR 10% IS, IS, UM, IS SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT THERE.
YOU KNOW, 50% SAID, NO, WE DON'T WANT THIS A EXCESSIVE INTENSITY IN OUR AREA HERE.
UH, YOU ALSO HAD AS MANY AS, UH, 28 PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THAT 200 FOOT AREA SAYING, NO, WE DON'T WANT IT EITHER.
PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT PLACE THERE, DON'T WANT IT.
AND, UH, YOU HAD, UH, AS MANY AS, WHAT IS IT, SIGNATURES, SIGNATURE PETITION DRIVE.
HOW MANY, AS MANY AS 24 PEOPLE SIGNED A PETITION SAYING, NO, PLEASE DO NOT PUT IT HERE.
SO, I MEAN, WHY, UH, WHY GO ANY FURTHER.
SIMPLY SAY, KNOWS THIS, PUT IT ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AND HELP OUT.
MR. TELL, TELL MR. PERRY, HE'S GOT GOTTA BE BELATED BIRTHDAY GIFT HERE.
THAT IS EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 23.
ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
THIS IS A MOTION AGAIN TO CONTINUE TO JUNE 16.
NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER ONE.
UH, AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONTINUE THAT ITEM IN AUGUST 4TH.
MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE, UH, CONTINUE WITH
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ITEM ONE UNTIL AUGUST 4TH.SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION IN A SECOND TO CONTINUE.
ITEM NUMBER ONE TO AUGUST 4TH.
UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, TWO CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER ONE.
UH, JACK FINGER, MAYOR NURNBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS JACK FINGER, NOTORIOUS JACK FINGER, AND, UH, UH, MR. BRAVO.
UM, UH, WELL, THE IDEA, THIS HAS A NUMBER OF ITS OWN BATCH OF RED FLAGS HERE, AND THE QUESTION IS, WHY, WHY BOTHER CONTINUING IT? WHEN YOU HAD WITH THE ZONING COMMISSION SAID IT WAS A BAD IDEA, THE, UH, YOU HAD AS MANY AS WELL, ONE OUT OF SIX PEOPLE SURROUNDING THAT AREA SAID THEY DID NOT WANT THIS, THIS, THIS OFFICE IN THEIR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
ONE OUTTA SIX WHEN YOU'RE DOING GOOD, GOOD.
JUST TO GET ONE OUT OF 10 OR 20 THERE.
UM, AND OF COURSE, YOU HAD FIVE PEOPLE OPPOSING IT JUST FROM OUTSIDE OF THAT 200 FOOT, FOOT, UH, UH, BOUNDARY.
UH, WHY NOT JUST SIMPLY SAY NO TO THIS ONE? MR. BRAVO TODAY.
OKAY, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEM NUMBER ONE TO AUGUST 4TH.
LEMME MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S AUGUST 4TH.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
NOW WE'LL TAKE UP OUR, THE REST OF OUR CONSENT ZONING ITEMS BEFORE WE GO TO THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. AND JUST AGAIN, THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE WILL BE HEARING ON CONSENT, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 28, AND 29.
IF THERE ARE NO CORRECTIONS TO THAT LIST, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA.
WE'LL GO NOW TO CITIZENS WHO'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS REMAINING ON CONSENT.
THERE'S A, THERE'S SEVERAL, SO I'LL CALL UP IN ORDER OF SIGN UP.
LET ME START WITH, UM, IRMA HOFFMAN ON ITEM NUMBER 11.
AGAIN, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
ALRIGHT, NOW, JUST, UH, TO MAYOR BERG AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, I'VE COME AS A REPRESENTATIVE.
MY NAME IS EDMA HOFFMAN FOR, I'M A MEMBER OF THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENT ASSOCIATION.
AND, UH, I'VE COME TO, WE'VE COME TO THANK THE SAN ANTONIO ALTERNATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION.
AFTER NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH MR. RADELL, MR. NEWCOMB AND MR. SHAVER WHO ARE HERE, WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE BLENDING OUR REVISIONS OF THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE TOGETHER.
INITIALLY, THERE WERE SOME DISAGREEMENTS ON THE DESIGN AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDINGS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, NEGOTIATE ON REDUCED PARKING MORE GREEN SPACES AND CAPTURING RAINWATER.
ALSO, NOW THE BUILDING'S FACADE IS DESIGNED TO BE COLORFUL WITH BEAUTIFUL LIGHTING.
SO THIS PROJECT CONTINUES TO BE A WORK IN PROGRESS.
SO WE ALSO THANK THE ZAMARRIPA FAMILY WHO OFFERED THEIR PROPERTY TO SAN ANTONIO ALTERNATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION WITH THE HONORABLE INTENTIONS OF HELPING THEIR COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO ADVOCATE AND ARE GRATEFUL THAT THE SAN ANTONIO ALTERNATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION PROVIDES HOUSING AT 30% A M I.
SO WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER IN A HARMONIOUS, HONEST, AND RESPECTFUL MANNER, AND WE PROMOTE THAT THE SAN ANTONIO ALTERNATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION IS SETTING A CONSCIENTIOUS AND ETHICAL EXAMPLE THAT OTHER DEVELOPERS COMING TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO OUR CITY SHOULD FOLLOW.
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YOU, MS. HOFFMAN, JUAN BARRIOS.MR. BARRIOS, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY LAUREL POTTER.
UH, MY NAME IS JUAN BARRIOS AND I'M A, AND I NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL, BUT I'M GONNA TRY TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING IS BETTER AS I CAN.
UH, THEY'RE TRYING TO BUILD SOME DUPLEX, AND I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE GONNA BE FOUR OF 'EM, AND IT SHOULD BE ABOUT EIGHT FAMILIES IN THIS SMALL AREA.
EACH FAMILY, USUALLY THEY HAVE TWO CARS, LOTS OF TIMES, ABOUT THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE TO A FAMILY THAT'S GONNA BE TOO MANY FAMILIES, TOO MANY CARS.
THE AREAS, THE AREA'S, A SMALL AREA.
AND FROM BRENDA BOULEVARD TO 35, WE GOT A BUNCH OF CORES WE CAN, THERE'S 30, 40 CORES LINE ONE WAY, THE OTHER WAY.
THERE'S TOO MUCH TRAFFIC ALREADY.
AND AT THE CORNER RIGHT THERE, THE BUS WILL PICK UP AND LAY CHILDREN IN THERE.
THERE ARE USUALLY ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE CORES THERE.
AND ED, THE DUPLEX TO THE CORNER IS TOO MANY CORES ON THE CORNER.
LIKE I SAY, THERE'S FOUR PEOPLE TO A FAMILY.
THERE'S GONNA BE TOO MANY FAMILIES.
UH, USUALLY, UM, EACH FAMILY GET TWO TRASH CANS.
IT GONNA BE ABOUT 16 TRASH CANS HERE.
AND, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF PAPERWORK, UM, BOTTLES, UM, EVERYTHING PEOPLE THROW ON ON THE ROAD.
AND, UH, I'M, I'M RIGHT NEXT TO A CHURCH.
AND HE SAID HE'S GETTING TIRED OF, UH, PICKING UP TRASH.
AND, UH, WE JUST GOT TOO MUCH TRAFFIC ALREADY.
WE CAN'T TAKE NO MORE TRAFFIC.
LIKE I SAY, THERE'S 40, 50 COURTS IN LINE GOING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER WAY.
THERE'S TOO MUCH TRAFFIC ALREADY.
UH, THAT'S BUILDING THE PLACE IS TOO SMALL FOR EIGHT FAMILIES.
UM, THERE'S GONNA BE TOO MANY PEOPLE, TOO MANY CARS THERE, AND THE BUS WILL PICK UP AND LEAVE CHILDREN THERE.
THEY MIGHT BE DRINKING SMOKING OUT IN THE YARD.
UH, I DON'T, I'M A I'M OPPOSED OF IT.
LIKE I SAY, I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN MYSELF.
I STARTED WORKING WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG AND I'M 80 YEARS OLD.
AND I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BARRIOS.
MS. PORTER, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JUDY URBAN, ALSO HAD SOME MEDIA.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR NUREMBERG AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS LAUREL PORTER AND I AM IN OPPOSITION TO AMEND THE LAND USE PLAN CLASSIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
THE GREEN RECTANGLE IN THIS IMAGE I BORROWED FROM BROWN AND ORTIZ SHOWS THE PROPERTY I'VE CALLED HOME FOR 16 YEARS FROM THIS AERIAL ANGLE.
YOU CAN SEE THIS IS AREA IS QUITE RURAL AS MOST OF IT IS AGRICULTURAL.
WE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE COUNTRY LIFESTYLE.
THIS AREA OFFERED AND GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.
IT HAS ENABLED MY FAMILY AND MY NEIGHBORS TO RAISE AND CARE FOR A VARIETY OF LIVESTOCK THAT INCLUDES COWS, GOATS, HORSES, AND ONE PIG AND DONKEY.
THE 30 ACRES OUTLINED IN RED IS CURRENTLY HOME TO A HANDFUL OF HOUSES, THOUSANDS OF TREES IN MUCH WILDLIFE.
THE IDEA OF A 600 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX REPLACING ALL THIS IS FOR ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS, IN PARTICULAR, EXTREMELY TERRIFYING AND UNSETTLING.
PERSONALLY, I WILL LOSE ANY SENSE OF PRIVACY AND SECURITY THAT COMES WITH LIVING HERE.
THE THREAT OF CONSTANT CONSTRUCTION, NOISE, LOUD MACHINERY, DUST AND DEBRIS, PUTS THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF MY ANIMALS AT STAKE BEYOND MY FENCE LINE.
L L C HAS SLATED TO BE APARTMENTS.
THE TREE ON THE FAR RIGHT MARKS THE LOW WATER CROSSING AREA FOR THE DRY CREEK BED THAT HELPS CARRY STORM WATER TO THE LOCAL CREEKS.
THE PROPERTY I SHARE A FENCE LINE WITH HAS A DEEDED RESTRICTION REGARDING A DRAINAGE EASEMENT NOTE STATING NO STRUCTURE FENCES, WALLS, OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS CAN BE PLACED WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT AS IT WOULD IMPEDE WATER RUNOFF.
THE ADDITION OF IMPERVIOUS GROUND COVER TO INCLUDE ROOFTOPS PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR LOCAL WATERSHED.
THE GRADIENT OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES, INCLUDING MY OWN, CURRENTLY SEND STORMWATER FLOWING TOWARDS CREEKS THAT ARE LINED WITH EDWARDS AQUIFER RECHARGE.
FEATURES LIVING IN THIS AREA MEANS WE RELY ON A WELL AND MUST PROTECT AND RESPECT OUR CONTRIBUTING AND RECHARGE ZONES.
MY ADDRESS STATES THAT I LIVE IN BURN, BUT BECAUSE I LIVE WITHIN THE CAMP BULLAS EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION MILITARY PROTECTION AREA, THIS CASE HAS COME TO THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.
IN 2009, YOUR CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE CAMP BULLAS JOINT LAND USE STUDY.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS JAIL, L U S, WAS TO SERVE AS PROTECTION TO THE AREA
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RESIDENTS', QUALITY OF LIFE, PROPERTY OWNERS' RIGHTS, AND PROTECT THE MISSION OF CAMP BULLIS.REGARDING OUR COMMUNITY, SOME PRIMARY OBJECTIVES WERE TO PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS AND MAINTAIN QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROVIDE GROWTH THAT COULD BE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY AND SOCIALLY.
ACCORDING TO THIS J L U S AS PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, WE ARE STAKEHOLDERS THAT DESERVE A RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AMENDMENT PROCESS AT THE MOST.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU MAINTAIN A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION TO BE A REFLECTION OF OUR CURRENT COMMUNITY LAND USE, AND MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ITS CURRENT RESIDENCE AT THE LEAST.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A CONTINUATION OF THIS CASE SO THAT WE AS STAKEHOLDERS CAN BE FULLY INFORMED AND KNOW THAT WITH ANY ISSUES WE MIGHT PRESENT REGARDING WATER RUNOFF, TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS OR DRAINAGE PLANS, THE DEVELOPERS MAY HAVE A RESOLUTION AS I KNOW THEY HOPE TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, OBVIOUSLY, SO I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, BUT I AM NEXT DOOR TO MS. PORTER THAT JUST TALKED TO Y'ALL, AND I THINK SHE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING PRETTY WELL.
I'M NOT SURE IF Y'ALL, UM, KIND OF GOT A GRASP OF WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE, BUT, UM, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE LIVED ON OUR PROPERTY FOR 26 YEARS, RAISED A FAMILY THERE, AND OUR BUSINESS HAS BEEN ON THIS PROPERTY FOR 26 YEARS.
SO I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELFARE.
WE HAVE A HORSE TRAINING BUSINESS.
WE TRAIN HORSES, WE TEACH CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO RIDE.
AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELFARE OF THE ANIMALS.
AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'D BE A WHOLE LOT OF DUST THAT IS VERY, YOU KNOW, UNHEALTHY FOR THE, THE HORSES.
AND SO MUCH OF WHAT LAUREL, EVERYTHING THAT LAUREL SAID, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH JUST THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
WE HAVE KI WE HAVE COYOTES ON THE LAND, WE HAVE, UM, WILD TURKEYS, JUST ALL SORT OF THINGS.
AND IT'S BEEN A WAY OF LIFE FOR US FOR A LONG TIME.
AND I FEEL THAT 600 UNIT APARTMENT AND THE, A VERY, UM, A FENCE THAT SEPARATES A LOW, A LITTLE METAL, A LITTLE WIRE FENCE SEPARATES US FROM THE APARTMENT.
SO HERE WE ARE, HERE WE ARE ON MY HORSE OR TEACHING WHERE THOSE CHAIRS ARE, WILL BE THE APARTMENTS.
THERE'S NO, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY GUARANTEE OF ANY AMOUNT OF SPACE BETWEEN US IN THE APARTMENTS.
SO THE WATERSHED, THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, THE HEALTH OF ALL THE ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY, UM, THE ONES THAT WE HAVE IN TRAINING, I THINK IT'S GONNA REALLY NEGATIVELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS AND MAYBE OF MORE INTEREST TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE, THE MORE NEGATIVELY IT AFFECTS OUR BUSINESS, THE LESS LIKELY WE ARE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PAY OUR EXTREMELY RAISING TAXES THAT ARE GOING UP.
SO I'M JUST HERE TO ASK, JUST LIKE, UM, LAUREL DID THAT, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL OPPOSE THIS AND JUST TRY TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF, UM, WHAT IT MIGHT BE LIKE TO HAVE YOUR, UM, NICE QUIET LIFE, QUIET ALL THE WAY AROUND YOU.
BUT THEN NOW, JUST LIKE RIGHT HERE, THERE'S GONNA BE, UM, JUST A TOTAL DIFFERENT WAY WITH A LOT OF POSSIBLE IMPACT ON OUR LIFE AND OUR BUSINESS.
I REAL REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY I'VE HAD TO TALK TO Y'ALL, AND I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ON ITEM NUMBER 22 AND 28, JACK FINGER, WELL, MAYOR NURENBERG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M FINGER.
THESE TWO ITEMS I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, ITEM NUMBER 22, FALLS INTO, UH, UH, MR. COURAGE.
YOU'RE, UH, YOU'RE BALLYWICK THERE.
BASICALLY, IT'S ABOUT, UH, CHANGING THE CO THE, UH, DESIGNATION FROM A RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DESIGNATION TO A COMMERCIAL EDWARDS REACH CHARGE ZONE DISTRICT TO,
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UH, YEAH, DESIGNATION.WHAT WHAT'S SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THIS IS ABOUT THE, UM, IMPERVIOUS COVER DOES RECOMMENDATION.
UH, IMPERVIOUS COVER IS BASICALLY THE, UH, UH, THE AMOUNT, THE PERCENTAGE OF THE PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CONCRETE OVER, UH, PREVENTING WATER, RAINWATER FROM FILTERING DOWN INTO THE GROUND AND PERCOLATING THROUGH THE RECHARGE AREA.
UM, THE IDEA IS THAT YOU SHOULD GET AS, AS LOW A PERCENTAGE AS POSSIBLE SO THAT OUR DRINKING WATER CAN RECEIVE AS MUCH OF THAT, THAT RAINWATER AS POSSIBLE.
WHAT'S RECOMMENDED HERE FROM DUE TO THE COMMERCIAL PROPOSAL HERE IS 94 POINT 96%, NEARLY 95% IMPERVIOUS COVER.
MR. CUR, IN ALL THE YEARS I'VE BEEN COMING HERE, I'VE SEEN SOME HIGH PERCENTAGES.
40, 50, 60%, NOT 95%, THAT ONLY ONE OUT OF 20 FEET SQUARE FEET IS GOING TO BE, BE, UM, ALLOWED TO RECEIVE RAINWATER HERE.
AND I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, YOU KNOW, I DO, DO YOU REALLY WANT, DO YOUR FELLOW GREENIES KNOW KNOWING THAT, THAT YOU WENT AHEAD AND SIDED WITH A BIG BAD DEVELOPER AND, AND ALLOWED 95% IMPERVIOUS COVER?
HAVE THE, UH, SHALL WE SAY COURAGE TO, UH, UH, LOWER THIS SOMETHING MUCH MORE REASONABLE, LIKE 20, 30% OR SO? YOU KNOW,
UM, THE, UM, ITEM 28, UM, AND ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS MR. UH, PERRY'S AREA AND WHOEVER HELPING HIM OUT WITH THIS, I'D APPRECIATE IF Y'ALL WOULD SAY, UM, THAT REMIND HIM THAT THERE ARE RESIDENCES ABUTTING AGAINST THIS, THESE PROPOSED APARTMENTS JUST RIGHT NEXT TO HIM THERE.
I MEAN, NO, NO CUSHION, NO, NO, UH, NO BUFFER, NO NOTHING.
SO I'D SAY WHY NOT SAY, AT THE VERY LEAST, CONTINUE THIS THING UNTIL WE GET A, A, A, A TRUE DETERMINATION ON IT.
THAT IS EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE REMAINING ON CONSENT.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEMS, UH, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO? YES.
IS THERE, UM, ANY WAY SOMEONE COULD PROVIDE ME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ITEM 29? I AM GIVEN, UH, I DON'T, IS THE COUNCIL PERSON INVOLVED? IS THAT COUNCILMAN ELAS OR CITY STAFF? WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? DO YOU HAVE, UM, SO WHAT I JUST SAW WAS PRETTY CONCERNING, AND SINCE I MADE THE MOTION FOR CONSENT, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD WANT TO PULL FOR CONTINUANCE.
SO IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO'S HAD A MEETING, UM, AND CAN SHARE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE OR THE COUNCIL OFFICE'S PERSPECTIVE, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL ON WHY THIS IS ON CONSENT.
LIKE WHY IS THAT? SO THIS IS A PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE MILITARY PROTECTION AREA.
THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS COORDINATED WITH THE MILITARY ON THIS ONE.
THERE'S NOT AN OBJECTION FOR THIS ONE.
UH, IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON THE APPLICATION, I CAN ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME UP.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT? SO, ARE THERE GOING TO BE APARTMENTS IN THAT AREA? SO WE CAN TALK TO THE APPLICANT SPECIFICALLY ON WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, BUT RIGHT NOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT IS GOING FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, AND THEN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION FOR ZONING.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 13 AND 14.
AND AS, UH, ONE OF OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS, EDMA HOFFMAN, UH, ARTICULATED, UM, OUR DISTRICT FIVE OFFICE IS ALSO VERY EXCITED FOR THIS PROJECT, AND WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE ZAMARITA FAMILY, AS WELL AS THE SAN ANTONIO ALTERNATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION FOR WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH DISTRICT FIVE RESIDENTS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN OUR OFFICE, TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT, UM, REFLECTED COMMUNITY INPUT, UM, ORIGINALLY, RIGHT.
UH, THE NEIGHBORS HAD SOME, UM, SOME ADVICE ON THE DESIGN AND, UM, THE DEVELOPER MET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO WORK TOWARDS A PLAN THAT, UM, APPEASED BOTH, UH, PARTIES.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, RIGHT? BECAUSE IT'S REALLY TRULY IN ALIGNMENT
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WITH THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN THAT IT INCLUDES HOUSING PRESERVATION, RIGHT? THERE ARE TWO STRUCTURES THAT WILL NOT BE DEMOLISHED, AND THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO REUSE THOSE.UM, ALL 30 UNITS, UM, ARE DEEPLY AFFORDABLE, RIGHT? AS
AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD SERVE AS A MODEL FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS TO MEET THE NEED OF THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AS WELL AS MEETING, UH, THE, THE, THE INPUT OF NEIGHBORS AS WELL.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING OUR NEW NEIGHBORS TO THIS PROJECT, AND I'M, I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR, UH, THE TEAM OVER AT THE SAN ANTONIO ALTERNATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION AND THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION FOR WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO PUT FORWARD A PROJECT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO APPROVING THIS ITEM.
UH, I, I SHARE CONCERN ABOUT, UH, ITEM NUMBER 29, AND I JUST WANNA HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND, AND THAT IS THAT, UH, THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO BUILD APARTMENTS AND, UH, I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS WITHIN OUR E T J.
AND SO WHENEVER ANYONE DEVELOPS WITHIN THE E T J, THEY NEED TO FOLLOW THE SAN ANTONIO BUILDING STANDARDS, IS THAT CORRECT? THEY'LL, THEY WILL FOLLOW OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR THE LAND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT, UH, UNIQUE BECAUSE IT ALSO FALLS WITHIN THE MILITARY PROTECTION AREA.
SO WE DO HAVE A LITTLE MORE JURISDICTION THAN WE WOULD JUST IN OUR REGULAR E T J.
BUT PART OF OUR BUILDING STANDARDS CODE ENSURE THAT WHEN A PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED, THAT IT ACCOUNTS FOR DRAINAGE AND RUNOFF AND ENSURES THAT IT DOES NOT FLOOD OTHER PROPERTIES AROUND THAT.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
AND THAT IS TYPICALLY DONE AT THE TIME OF PLATTING.
SO, AND THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO SO THE NEIGHBORS SHOULDN'T GET MORE FLOODING BECAUSE OF THIS PROJECT.
IS THAT RIGHT? THAT IS, THAT IS CORRECT.
THIS PROJECT IS NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY, HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
MOVED NOW TO OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. WE'LL START WITH ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A REZONING FROM R SIX TO R SIX CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR FOUR DWELLING UNITS LOCATED AT SIX 18 VERN STREET.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
32 NOTICES MAILED ONE IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED.
THIS IS, UH, IN DISTRICT THREE I, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VIA GRANT, I, I MAKE A MOTION.
I WANNA THANK THE APPLICANT AND THE CITY STAFF FOR WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE ON THIS CASE THAT WE CONTINUED FROM TWO WEEKS AGO.
THERE WERE SOME PREVIOUS ISSUES THAT HAVE NOW BEEN, UH, RESOLVED AND ADDRESSED REGARDING THE REAR PARKING ACCESS, AND I WANT TO, UM, THANK THE APPLICANT FOR BEING PATIENT AND MAKING SURE THAT WAS DONE.
SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE FOLLOWING MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED BY ZONING COMMISSION.
ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK JACK FINGER, MAYOR BERGEN, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JACK FINGER, AND, UH, WELL, YOU KNOW, ON THIS ONE, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IN, UH, MS, UH, UH, VIA GRAND, YOUR DISTRICT THERE, UH, THIS IS ABOUT FOUR DWELLING UNITS BEING SHOEHORNED INTO A, UH, A LITTLE LOT RIGHT THERE.
UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A REASON THAT THE, THE ZONING STAFF RECOMMENDED DENIAL FOR THIS
THE BIG, A LOT OF BIG, UH, RED FLAGS HERE.
UM, BASICALLY FOUR DWELLING UNITS ARE MUCH TOO INTENSE.
IT'S JUST TOO ADVERSE TO TOWARD THE SURROUNDING AREA, UH, INCONSISTENT, CONSISTENT WITH IT.
UH, OTHER, OTHER PHRASES LIKE OUT OF CHARACTER.
AND YET, UH, MS. VILLAGRANDE, YOU WANT TO, UH, PLACE THIS ON THE RESIDENCE IN THAT AREA? WHY NOT? PLEASE, WHY DON'T YOU JUST RECONSIDER WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.
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TINY UNITS.WELL, MAYBE NOT SO TINY, BUT THEY'RE ALSO ONE TINY LOT.
AND I REMEMBER WE IN BEACON HILL HAD A BIG PROBLEM WITH WHEN THE SIMILAR SITUATION OCCURRED AND WE, UH, UH, WE, WE RAILED AGAINST THAT TO, TO NO END, UH, MAY MR. BRAVO, KK CAN, UH, CAN CON CONVINCE YOU AS WELL THERE ON THAT ONE THERE, YOU KNOW, PLEASE, UH, MS. UH, YOUR GRAND FOUR UNITS.
IT'S WAY TOO INTENSE AND, UH, IT REALLY, THEY REALLY SHOULDN'T BE THERE.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE.
MOVE TO ITEMS NUMBER 11 AND 12.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11 AND 12 IS PLAN AMENDMENT AND A REZONING AMENDING THE DOWNTOWN AREA REGIONAL CENTER FROM URBAN LOAD DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL FOR OUR FROM R SIX TO C TWO NA CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SALES LOCATED AT 5 2 5 PRODO STREET.
STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND DENIAL ZONING.
COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS, HOURS OF OPERATIONS MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 9:00 AM TO PM NO TEMPORARY SIGNAGE, NO OUTDOOR AMPLIFICATION, 25 NOTICES WERE MAILED.
AND TWO IN FAVOR OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT BOUNDARY.
ALRIGHT, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS. WE'LL START WITH JOANNE RAMIREZ.
MS. RAMIREZ, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JACK FINGER.
MY NAME IS JOANNE RAMIREZ AND I REPRESENTING THE LOZANO FAMILY THAT OWNED PRACTICALLY HALF THE BLOCK OF PRADO STREET.
UM, NEXT DOOR TO 5 25 PRADO IS MY MOTHER'S HOME, WHICH IS 5 21 PRADO.
SHE'S 89 YEARS OLD AND SHE'S TOTALLY IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING, UH, 5 25 TO BE REZONED.
AND THE REASON IS, IS BECAUSE THE FAMILY, THE AKING FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE'VE ALL GOTTEN ALONG AND WE KNOW THAT SMALL BUSINESS WILL BE GREAT TO BE NEXT DOOR TO MY MOTHER SO THAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RENTERS COMING IN AND OUT.
UH, THE PROPERTY'S NOT GOOD FOR RENTING ONLY BECAUSE IT'S AT A CORNER AND WHEN YOU COME UNDERNEATH THE UNDERPASS FROM THEO MALONE EXIT, SOME PEOPLE CAN COME REAL FAST AND HIT IT DURING THE NIGHT, AND IF SOMEBODY'S ASLEEP, THEY WILL BE INJURED.
SO IT BEING USED DURING THE DAY BETWEEN NINE AND SIX WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE REZONING.
UH, WE DON'T MIND IT BUMPING INTO MY MOTHER'S, UH, PROPERTY AND, UH, I WILL BE THE ONE LIVING THERE AFTER MY MOTHER'S CALL TO GO WITH MY FATHER IN HEAVEN.
AND I'M IN TOTAL FAVOR OF IT AS WELL.
SO, UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UH, THE MA QUEEN JULIAN IS, UM, A SMALL BUSINESS PERSON JUST LIKE I AM, AND I JUST FEEL THAT WE SHOULD BACK THE SMALL BUSINESS, UM, OWNERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I DON'T SEE ANY, ANY DISTRACTION THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT COULDN'T BE MORE TRAFFIC THAN WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY ON PRADO STREET.
IF YOU COME EVERY DAY AND SIT IN THE FRONT YARD, WE HAVE SCHOOL BUSES GOING UP AND DOWN PRADO STREET, SO HIM BEING AT THE CORNER IS NOT GONNA DO ANY INTERFERENCE AT ALL WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT TO Y'ALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MI MS. RUEZ.
ALRIGHT, UH, JACK FINGER? YES, MAYOR AARON BERGEN, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JACK FINGER AND, UH, THOSE WHO WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSAL, I WONDER IF YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON HERE.
I MEAN, UH, MS. UH, CASTILLO ISN'T, THIS IS, ISN'T THIS FOR A PROPOSED USED CAR LOT, ANOTHER USED CAR LOT, JUST WHAT THE
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WEST SIDE NEEDS THERE? I MEAN, YEAH.UH, THERE, THIS HAS MORE THAN ITS SHARE OF RED PLAQUES BECAUSE, UM, IT WAS THE PLANNING COMMISSION COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT STAFF THAT SAID THIS WAS A BAD IDEA.
THE ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAL ON THIS.
WHY? WELL, BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS ADVERSE EFFECTS UPON THE NEIGHBORHOOD, VERY INCONSISTENT WITH THE, UH, SURROUNDING AREA, BUT SPECIFICALLY THEY MENTIONED THE PHRASE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENTS.
COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENTS, HOW MANY NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND OUR TOWN ARE BEING SUBJECTED TO THAT VERY SPECTER OF COMMER COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES IMPLANTING THEMSELVES WHERE THEY REALLY DO NOT BELONG RIGHT NEXT TO RESIDENTS, NEIGHBORS WHO REALLY WANT TO HAVE THE JOY OF BEING NEIGHBORLY WITH EACH OTHER INSTEAD OF HAVING ANOTHER USED CAR LOT GET IN THE WAY OF THINGS.
UM, CASTILLO, PLEASE, UH, RE RE WITH ALL THE RED FLAGS HERE, PLEASE.
UH, INSTEAD OF EVEN APPROVING IT, EVEN WITH CONDITIONS, YOU KNOW, I MEAN TO MAYBE ONLY, MAYBE NO LOUD MUSIC, NO ONLY HOURS OF CERTAIN PARTS OF THE DAY, NO.
I MEAN, IT STILL DOESN'T MAKE UP FOR THE, THE FACT THAT THERE IS STILL A USED CAR LOT THERE.
HOW MANY, HOW MANY USED CAR LOT ARE THERE WITHIN JUST A MILE OR TWO OF THAT VERY AREA INQUIRING MINDS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW? HUH? PLEASE, UH, RECONSIDER THAT ONE THOUGH.
AND THANK YOU MR. RAMIREZ FOR GIVING YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WITH THAT, I MOVE, I MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS.
OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM ITEMS NUMBER 11 AND 12 WITH CONDITIONS AS STATED IN THE RECORD.
UM, AND LET ME JUST MAKE SURE WE DID GET THE CONDITIONS IN THE RECORD.
ALRIGHT, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER 11 OR EXCUSE ME, ITEM 18.
ITEM NUMBER 18 IS A REZONING FROM MF 65 CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT TO C TWO SS WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A CAR WASH LOCATED AT 83 0 8 FREDERICKSBURG ROAD.
STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL 86 NOTICES MAILED TWO IN FAVOR, FIVE OPPOSED, AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO HIS ZONING APPLICATION.
ALRIGHT, UM, AND I, I THINK WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE APPLICANT UP, UH, SIGNED UP.
UH, PATRICK CHRISTENSEN, ITEM 18.
PATRICK CHRISTENSEN, THREE 10 SOUTH ST.
I WILL BE AMENDING OUR REZONING REQUEST TO DROP THE SS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR CAR WASH.
SO THE REZONING WILL JUST BE TO C TWO COMMERCIAL.
UM, MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.
THERE IS A MOTION, THERE IS A MO AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 18 AS AMENDED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL GO TO ITEMS 20 AND 21 AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20 AND 21 IS AMENDING THE NORTH SECTOR PLAN FROM RURAL ESTATE TIER AND SUBURBAN TIER TO MIXED USE CENTER FROM C TWO CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTER TO M X D WITH A MAXIMUM DENSITY OF 18 UNITS PER ACRE, LOCATED AT 24 40 CELEBRATION DRIVE 24 55 CELEBRATION DRIVE 25 5 6 0 US HIGHWAY 2 81 NORTH STAFF SAWS PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
APPROVAL WITH IMPERVIOUS COVER LIMITATIONS
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OF 65%.10 NOTICES WERE MAILED ONE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.
NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS UH, REFERENCED HERE AND THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED AN AMENDMENT TO THE SITE PLAN.
ALRIGHT, NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, NOT EVEN JACK FINGER.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE, I MOVE TO APPROVE AS AMENDED BY THE APPLICANT.
ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 20 AND 21.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES ITEMS 24 AND 25 AMENDING THE NORTHEAST INTER LOOP COMMUNITY PLAN FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO COMMER COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL FROM OH ONE TO C TWO NA N R LOCATED AT 79 78 BROADWAY.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
84 NOTICES MAILED ONE IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED.
OUR OAK PARK, NORTHWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.
ALL RIGHT, ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS. JACK FINGER.
WELL, AARON BERGEN, YOU, YOU LUCKY, LUCKY CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD.
FINGER AND YES, UH, 20 AND 21.
I DIDN'T SIGN UP BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE QUITE AS MANY SCANDALS AS I DO SOME OF THE OTHERS THERE.
SO, UH, BUT, UH, 24 AND 25 HAVE THEIR OWN SPECIAL SET HERE.
WHAT ARE THE RED FLAGS HERE? WELL, THE PLANNING STAFF THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD IDEA.
THE ZONING STAFF THINKS THIS IS A BAD IDEA.
THE IDEA OF CHANGING IT FROM AN OFFICE ZONING TO, UH, A COMMERCIAL ZONING.
UH, AND, UH, I KNOW, I'M SORRY, MR. UH, PERRY ISN'T HERE TO, UH, HEAR THIS AND, UM, DEAL WITH IT ON HIS OWN, BUT, UM, EVER DOING IT FOR HIM, I PLEASE REMIND, UH, MR. PERRY THAT, UH, ONE CITIZEN AT LEAST NOTICED THE FACT THAT THE, UH, THE ZONING STAFF THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD IDEA.
THE PLANNING STAFF THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD IDEA.
WHY? BECAUSE IT WOULD, CHANGING IT FROM MERE OFFICE TO COMMERCIAL WOULD BASICALLY HINDER THE COMMUNITY, HINDER THE COMMUNITY ON SUNSET STREET.
UM, APPARENTLY IT IS COMPLETELY, IT'S JUST OUTTA CHARACTER THERE.
SO, UM, I'M SORRY THAT, UH, WHOEVER IS, UH, REPRESENTING MR. PERRY ON THIS IS SAYING YES TO IT.
BUT I WISH Y'ALL WOULD
UH, LET'S RECONSIDER THIS ONE HERE.
MAYBE EVEN, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, CONTINUING IT.
COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE? UH, I DON'T HAVE, UH, ANY, ANYTHING ON THIS ONE.
NO, I WAS, I WAS TOLD YOU WERE TAKING THIS, UH, FOR COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE, SO, NO, IT'S COUNCIL COUNCILMAN MAYOR.
UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE APPLICANT AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY FOR HAVING REACHED AN AGREEMENT ON THIS ONE.
UM, JUST CONFIRMING, I BELIEVE THE, UH, THE CLERK HAS COPIES OF THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS THAT WERE EXECUTED BY ALL PARTIES.
YES, WE HAVE THE, UH, THE CONDITIONS.
SO IN THAT CASE, UM, MOVE TO APPROVE ITEMS 24 AND 25, UM, AND ASK THAT THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS BE, UH, MADE PART OF THE RECORD.
ALL RIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION, UH, DID I HEAR A SECOND, SECOND, AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 24 AND 25 WITH THE COVENANTS NOTED IN THE RECORD.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THOSE ITEMS? OKAY, HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
THAT IS THE BALANCE OF OUR AGENDA TODAY.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND FOR COMING OUT AND HAVE A WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.
THE TIME IS 3:04 PM ON THIS 19TH DAY OF MAY, 2022, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.