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OKAY, IT'S 2:00 PM UH, CALLING TO ORDER THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR AUGUST 24TH, 2022.
CAN WE PLEASE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION, PLEASE? GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS JEAN MARIE RUFFINI.
I'M ONE OF THE SPANISH INTERPRETERS.
UH, THERE'S NOTHING TO READ OFF OF, BUT THANK YOU.
CAN WE, UH, PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL CALL, MS. CARILLO HAYNES.
WE WILL HAVE TWO, UH, AGENDAS TODAY.
ITEMS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSENT AND, AND INDIVIDUAL ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED.
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ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSENT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE, WHICH IS A RECUSAL.UH, ITEM NUMBER 17 AND 18, 19, 20, 21, 25 AND 15 IS POSTPONED, 16 IS WITHDRAWN AND 23 IS WITHDRAWN.
SO COMMISSIONER, MOVE TO APPROVE.
DID HE LEAVE? DOES BUSTANI? I DON'T SEE HIM.
ALRIGHT, SO, COMMISSIONER BUSTANI, UH, HAS LEFT FOR CUSAL.
SO WE COULD PUT THAT ONE BACK ON CONSENT IF HE LEAVES.
BECAUSE HE'S RECUSING, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO ARE WE GONNA MAKE A MOTION FOR ALL ITEMS, INCLUDING ONE? YES.
I'M SORRY, WHO WAS THAT? COMMISSIONER ORIAN.
I PROMISE I'LL GET IT RIGHT THE REST OF THE MEETING.
SO CAN WE TAKE A VOTE? MR. DORIAN? APPROVED.
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I'D LIKE TO COMBINE EIGHT 18 AND 21.ALRIGHT, I'LL READ ITEMS 18 AND 21 INTO THE RECORD.
18 IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MIDTOWN REGIONAL CENTER PLAN FROM NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE TO URBAN MIXED USE, LOCATED AT 2200 MCCULLOUGH AVENUE.
THERE WERE 49 NOTICES MAILED TO RECEIVED IN FAVOR SIX IN OPPOSITION.
TOBIN HILL, MONTE VISTA, AND MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION ARE ALL OPPOSED.
THIS ITEM SEEKS A CONTINUANCE TO SEPTEMBER THE 14TH.
ITEM NUMBER 21 IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MIDTOWN AREA REGIONAL CENTER.
PLAN A COM, UM, BY CHANGING THE URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, LOCATED AT EIGHT 15 EAST GRAYSON STREET.
THERE WERE 50 NOTICES MAILED ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR TO AN OPPOSITION
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AND NO RESPONSE FROM GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE.THIS ITEM IS ALSO SEEKING A CONTINUANCE TO SEPTEMBER THE 14TH.
AND WE HAVE VOICEMAILS TO PLAY FOR EACH OF THESE ITEMS. THANK YOU.
HELLO? UH, THIS IS REGARDING THE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR ITEM 21.
UH, I WANNA KEEP THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO, UH, CHANGE IT TO HIGH DENSITY.
I LIVE ON THREE ONE FIVE B STREET.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 336-0895.
THERE, UH, WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY ON THE ROADS FOR ALL THESE, UH, HIGH DENSITY APARTMENTS THAT, THAT ARE BEING BUILT.
PLEASE CONSIDER US AS THE RESIDENTS AND OWNERS OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S PLANNING THIS, BUT IT IS NOT MAKING SENSE.
EACH TIME YOU GUYS DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT'S AFFECTING US PERSONALLY.
I LIVE AT 6 0 1 EAST CARSON IN GOVERNMENT HILL.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS TWO TEN THREE TWO TWO TWO FIVE SIX SEVEN.
I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM 21 8 15 GRAYSON, I SUPPORT THE DENIAL OF THE PLANNING AMENDMENT FOR ITEM 21.
THE LOCATION OF THIS LAND USE AMENDMENT HAS A LAND USE DESIGNATION NOW OF URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THIS REQUEST IS FOR A PROPERTY WITHIN GOVERNMENT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE CHANGED TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THIS IS NOT APPROPRIATE LAND USE FOR THIS SITE.
THE PROPOSED HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IS NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE GOVERNMENT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD.
PLEASE VOTE DENIAL OF THIS PLAN.
HI, MY NAME IS STEVE
I'M CALLING ON ITEM 21 8 15 GRAYSON.
UM, THE, I AM CALLING TO SAY THAT I, UH, I'M OPPOSED TO THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO DENY THIS IS PART OF A PLAN THAT WAS JUST COMPLETED THREE YEARS AGO.
TOOK TWO YEARS TO DO THIS PLAN.
UM, I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD BE ALREADY TIME TO CHANGE THIS.
I THINK WE CAN FOLLOW THE PLAN.
UM, I MEAN, WHY ARE WE DOING PLANNING IF WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING PLANS? SO PLEASE DENY THIS.
SO, UH, ON BOTH 18 AND 21, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED CONTINUANCE TO SEPTEMBER 14TH.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PECK TO CONTINUE ITEMS 18 AND 21 TO SEPTEMBER 14TH AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
MOTION PASSES FOR SEPTEMBER 14TH.
ON TO ITEM NUMBER 17, THE STAFF PRESENTATION.
ITEM NUMBER 17 IS LOCATED AT SIX TEN SIX EIGHTEEN EAST LONG EAST LONGWOOD.
UH, 4 12, 4 16 AND FOUR 18 EAST CRAIG PLACE.
GOING ON THE MIDTOWN AREA REGIONAL PLAN, UH, GOING FROM NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE TO URBAN LOAD DENSITY, RESIDENTIAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE.
11 RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.
THE TOBAN HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT IF AMENDMENT.
APPLICANT HAS INDICATED HE WILL AMEND.
UH, THE PROPOSAL IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE ENTIRETY OF THE LAND USE CATEGORY OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, BUT THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A PLAN AMENDMENT TO NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE, WHICH IS ALREADY WELL ESTABLISHED IN THE AREA.
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THE PROPOSED C ONE IS MORE FITTING AND APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA AS THERE IS MORE INTENSE COMMERCIAL ZONING ALREADY ESTABLISHED ALONG ST.MARY'S AND C ONE WILL SERVE AS A BUFFER FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING.
MED BLOCK STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS AVAILABLE.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THE CONTINUANCE OF THE LAST MEETING.
I WAS ABLE TO GET, UH, SUPPORT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITH THE CONDITION THAT WE WITHDRAW.
THAT THAT'S A PEN THAT WE WITHDRAW ONE LOT, LOT FOUR 18 EAST CRAIG FROM THE PROPERTY.
UH, THE CONCERN ABOUT THAT LOT IS IT HAS TWO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.
THEY'RE VACANT AND IN, AND IN BAD SHAPE, BUT THE, THE NEIGHBOR WANTED US TO TRY TO SAVE THOSE.
UH, BASICALLY THE PURPOSE OF THE PLAN AMENDMENTS AS PART OF A REZONING JUST TO PROVIDE MORE PARKING FOR TYCOON FLATS.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER PECK.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
MR. CHAIRMAN, A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AS AMENDED.
SO, PROPO, UH, MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER PECK.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
MOTION PASSES FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED AND AS ALWAYS, COMMISSIONER UH, BUSMAN KEEPING ME ON TRACK.
UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS, UH, ITEM NUMBER 19.
THIS IS ELIZABETH STEWART, PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 19 IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE NORTH SECTOR PLAN FROM AGRIBUSINESS TIER TO SPECIALIZED CENTER TIER AT 1 1 1 3 5 NORTH INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35.
THERE WERE FOUR NOTICES SENT OUT.
ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR TO RECEIVE AN OPPOSITION, NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET.
AND ONE RECEIVED AN OPPOSITION OUTSIDE 200 FEET.
THE APPLICANT SEEKS A PLAN AMENDMENT TO SPECIALIZED CENTER TIER TO REZONE TO I TWO SS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A SANITARY LANDFILL.
THE PROPOSED LAND USE AMENDMENT FROM AGRIBUSINESS TIER TO SPECIALIZED CENTER TIER IS REQUESTED WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR SANITARY LANDFILL.
THE PROPOSED SPECIALIZED CENTER IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING AGRIBUSINESS TIER AND WOULD BE THE ONLY SPECIALIZED CENTER LAND USE IN THE AREA.
THE MORE INTENSE LAND USE WOULD ALSO ALLOW HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING.
THE EXISTING LAND USE IN THE PRIMARILY REGIONAL CENTER, WHICH ALLOWS AN APPROPRIATE LAND USE INTENSITY AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS FOR COMPATIBLE BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR TIME.
JAMES GRIFFIN, UH, KILLING GRIFFIN FAIRMAN TEN TEN ONE REUNION PLACE.
UM, THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT UP.
UM, SO, UH, YEAH, THIS IS A PLAN AMENDMENT, UM, UNIQUE ONE ON, UH, KIND OF A COUPLE FRONTS HERE.
UM, THIS IS AN EXISTING BUSINESS, UM, WHICH I'LL, I'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE DETAILS, UH, HERE IN A MINUTE.
BUT, UH, EXISTING BUSINESS CALLED HONEY BUCKET.
UM, IT'S A PORTA-POTTY, UH, AND SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT RENTAL, UM, COMPANY.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PORTABLE SINKS, UM, THE TRAILER, UH, UH, PORTABLE BATHROOMS, YOUR TRADITIONAL PORTA-POTTIES, UM, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT RENTAL, UH, THAT HAS BEEN OPERATING, UH, WAS CLASSIFIED PROPERLY PERMITTED, UH, BY THE CITY.
UM, AND HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR, FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW.
UH, AS THE, THE CLASSIFICATION GIVEN TO IT, UH, IS SPECIALTY, UH, EQUIPMENT RENTAL, UM, RECENTLY, UH, AND THIS HAPPENED TO ANOTHER SIMILAR BUSINESS, UH, I THINK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN RECENTLY.
UH, THE DETERMINATION CAME IN THAT BECAUSE OF A, A SEWER CONNECTION, A SMALL AREA OF THE PROPERTY WOULD NEED TO BE CLASSIFIED REZONED FOR A SANITARY LANDFILL, EVEN
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THOUGH WE WERE, YOU KNOW, NOT, UH, NOT A SANITARY LANDFILL BY, BY ANY STRETCH.SO, UM, RUN THROUGH THESE, UM, I'LL KIND OF SHOW YOU SOME EXHIBITS AND, UH, EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT HERE.
THE, THE PLAN AMENDMENT ITSELF, A VERY SMALL AREA, UH, ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 6,800 SQUARE FEET.
UM, AND, AND THAT IS EVEN LARGER THAN IS NEEDED.
UH, WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT, UH, PROBABLY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 40 SQUARE FEET, UH, IN AREA, UH, THAT IS THE, UH, AREA IN QUESTION.
UM, AS FAR AS LOCATION, AND THIS IS GONNA KIND OF GO IN, IN REVERSE ORDER, UH, A LITTLE BIT.
BUT, UH, HERE'S OUR AREA, UH, RAPIDLY GROWING.
A LOT OF THE USES THERE, YOU SAW IN THE PICTURES ARE, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED.
AND THE AERIALS HERE ARE A LITTLE OUT OF DATE.
UM, BUT WE ARE, UH, RIGHT THERE ON 35.
UH, THE OVERALL PROPERTY, UH, OPERATED AND OWNED BY HONEY BUCKET, UH, IS A LITTLE LESS THAN THREE ACRES.
UM, UH, SEVERAL YEARS AGO THEY PURCHASED A LARGER TRACK, UH, ALL 13.
UH, BASICALLY EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON THAT BLOCK, UM, THAT IS UNDEVELOPED.
UM, THEY'VE SINCE SOLD OFF KIND OF THE EASTERN, UM, IT'S ABOUT NINE ACRES OR SO.
UM, THIS IS WHAT I MEANT BY GOING IN REVERSE ORDER.
UH, JUST KINDA SHOWING YOU AGAIN WHERE OUR LOCATION IS.
WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN LOOP FOUR 10 AND LOOP 1604, UH, RIGHT THERE ON INTERSTATE 35.
UH, AND THEN ZOOMING IN AGAIN, UM, WITH, WITH KIND OF A MORE UPDATED AERIAL, UH, YOU SEE SOME OF THE RECENT GROWTH THERE, UH, ALMOST ENTIRELY, UH, INDUSTRIAL OR HEAVY COMMERCIAL IN NATURE.
UH, THERE WAS A FAIRLY RECENT, UH, REZONING CASE, UH, THAT ALLOWED FOR THE APARTMENTS TO OUR NORTH, AND YOU SEE THEM UNDER CONSTRUCTION THERE.
UM, UH, AGAIN, THAT WAS A, A RECENT ONE, BUT PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ELSE, UM, HAS BEEN AND, AND IS INDUSTRIAL.
UH, HERE IS OUR, HERE'S OUR SITE PLAN.
UH, YOU CAN SEE IT'S PRETTY BASIC BECAUSE THERE'S REALLY, THERE'S REALLY NOT A LOT THERE.
UM, WE HAVE OUR ACCESS, UH, OUR ONLY ACCESS COMES FROM I 35, UH, COMES FROM THE FRONT EDGE ROAD ONTO THE SITE.
UM, AND HERE'S ZOOMED IN A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, THAT, THAT AREA LABELED AS, AS NUMBER 16, UH, IS REALLY THE AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
UM, AGAIN, WE, WE INCLUDED A SLIGHTLY LARGER AREA, UH, JUST TO, UH, BE SAFE, I SUPPOSE.
UH, BUT NUMBER 16 THERE, THAT'S, THAT'S THE AREA IN QUESTION.
AND TO, AND I SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE.
UM, UH, THAT'S THE, THE, THE COVERING THERE.
UH, YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY SEE THE, THE SEWER CONNECTION, BUT I'LL GET TO THAT IN JUST A SECOND.
A COUPLE NOTES OVER THERE ON THE, ON THE LEFT.
YEAH, AGAIN, PLATTED PERMITTED, UH, SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
UH, THE OVERALL USE IS AUTHORIZED, IS CLASSIFIED AS, UH, EVENT SPECIALTIES, UH, EQUIPMENT RENTAL.
UM, AND WE ARE JUST TALKING ABOUT A SMALL AREA.
UM, SO THAT IS A, YOU KNOW, HOSE THAT PLUGS INTO A, A TANKER TRUCK, A SMALL TANKER TRUCK.
UM, AND, UH, DISPOSES OF THE SEWAGE.
THE, THE PORTA POTTIES THEMSELVES ARE NOT, UM, UH, EMPTIED, UH, ON SITE.
THEY'RE MOSTLY CLEANED OFFSITE, UM, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF TOUCHUP ON SITE, SO IT'S REALLY JUST STORAGE.
BUT THE TRUCKS THAT DO, UH, EMPTY OUT THE PORTA POTTIES ELSEWHERE, UM, COME BACK HERE, CONNECT TO THAT, THAT RED HOSE AND THAT GOES STRAIGHT INTO THE SEWER, YOU KNOW, KIND OF JUST, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SEWAGE.
UM, IT IS, UH, PROPERLY PERMITTED BY SAWS, BY T C Q, UH, RECEIVED ALL THOSE, UH, STATE PERMITS, ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS.
UM, PROBABLY ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT, THAT SAWS, T C Q, ALL THOSE OTHER AGENCIES, UH, DO NOT CLASSIFY THIS AS AS SANITARY LANDFILL.
UM, HERE'S JUST ANOTHER EXHIBIT.
THESE ARE OUR ACTUAL FIELD NOTES SHOWING, SHOWING THE LITTLE AREA, UM, NOW ONTO THE, THE PLAN, UM, WHICH IS WHAT IS IN FRONT OF Y'ALL TODAY.
SO, UH, THIS SITE ACTUALLY CURRENTLY, UM, REALLY THE WHOLE 13 ACRES, UH, I THINK KIND OF STICKS OUT AS, AS AGRIBUSINESS.
UM, THAT WAS A CHANGE MADE IN 2014.
UM, THE, A COUPLE OTHER THINGS HERE.
UH, WE, WE KINDA HAD TO MODIFY THIS MAP BECAUSE THE, THE CITY'S ONE STOP MAP, UH, IS OUTDATED OR A LITTLE INCORRECT.
UH, IT SHOWED THAT AREA TO OUR, TO OUR EAST, THAT LARGE AREA LABELED SPECIALIZED CENTER, UH, AS REGIONAL CENTER.
UM, SO I THINK, UH, WELL, I'LL, I'LL COME BACK TO THAT IN A SECOND.
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THE END OF 2020, SO FAIRLY RECENTLY, UH, THAT WAS A LITTLE OVER 40 ACRES, UH, WAS CHANGED FROM REGIONAL CENTER TO SPECIALIZED CENTER, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR HERE.UM, THAT WAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, UH, BY, BY STAFF, BY PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, AND THEN ULTIMATELY APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
UM, HERE'S JUST SOME, SOME NOTES AND, UH, OR SNIPPETS FROM NORTH SECTOR PLAN, UH, DESCRIBING AGRIBUSINESS REGIONAL CENTER, WHICH YOU DO HAVE AROUND US.
UM, AND THEN THE SPECIALIZED CENTER, WHICH WE, WE ALSO HAVE AROUND US, UH, AND THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR ON THIS SMALL PARCEL.
UM, YOU SEE, UH, AGRIBUSINESS AND SPECIALIZED CENTER ARE PRETTY SIMILAR AS FAR AS RELATED ZONING DISTRICTS.
UM, REGIONAL CENTER, UH, DOES NOT ALLOW ANY INDUSTRIAL, EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THE UNDERLYING USES AND ZONING, UH, IN THIS AREA ARE INDUSTRIAL.
UH, MAJOR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AGRIBUSINESS AND SPECIALIZED CENTER, UH, ONE BEING SPECIALIZED, UH, ALLOWS FOR I TWO, WHICH IS THE ZONING WE NEED IN THIS SMALL AREA.
UH, BUT ALSO YOU CAN, YOU CAN SEE SPECIALIZED CENTER, UH, REALLY APPLIES TO KIND OF WHAT THIS AREA IS.
UH, IT'S BUSINESS PARK, UH, INDUSTRIAL USES.
WHEREAS, UH, AGRIBUSINESS IS, IS JUST THAT, UH, YOU SEE IT DESCRIBED AS, YOU KNOW, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY A, A RURAL AREA, UM, STAFF AS, AS YOU HEARD, UH, IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL.
UM, AND I THINK THEY'RE, WELL, I THINK THEY'RE IN A TOUGH POSITION HERE.
UM, AND, AND ALSO MAYBE BASED ON SOME, SOME INCORRECT FACTS THAT, THAT WE ACTUALLY JUST CAME ACROSS LATE YESTERDAY, KIND OF DIVING, DIVING INTO IT MORE, UH, PREPARING FOR THIS, MOST NOTABLY BEING THE 40 PLUS ACRES OF SPECIALIZED CENTER, YOU KNOW, ABUTTING OUR, OUR PROPERTY.
UH, AS YOU HEARD, UM, THE, I THINK ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR DENIAL WAS THAT THERE IS NO SPECIALIZED CENTER IN THE AREA.
UH, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S NOT, NOT ACCURATE.
UH, HERE'S, HERE'S A, A JUST A CLIP FROM THAT.
UH, LATE 2020, UM, PLAN AMENDMENT NEXT DOOR.
UH, WASN'T TRYING TO GET AGGRESSIVE WITH THE RED.
THAT'S THE ONLY COLOR I KNOW HOW TO USE, UH, ON THE COMPUTER.
UM, SO, UH, AND THEN CAN'T DRAW A STRAIGHT LINE EITHER.
UM, BUT YOU SEE, UH, IT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL.
UH, ALSO, YOU KNOW, STATEMENT THAT THE LOCATION IS ALSO IDEAL SINCE THE PROPERTY, UH, FRONTS TO AN ARTERIAL ON THE NORTH SIDE, AN EXPRESSWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
I THINK THERE WAS SOME BAD INFORMATION, UH, UH, ABOUT THE ARC OR ABOUT THE THOROUGHFARES HERE IN THE AREA AS WELL.
UM, IT WAS, UH, AND STAFF REPORT.
IT DESCRIBES OBVIOUSLY 35 AND EXPRESSWAY, AND THEN MENTIONS WEEDER AS A COLLECTOR.
UH, BUT THE ROADS HERE, UH, ARE ACTUALLY, UH, CROSSWINDS, UH, WHICH YOU SEE IN GRAY.
AND THIS IS THE, THE CITY'S MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN.
UH, GRAY, IT'S A, UH, UH, IT'S AN ARTERIAL.
UM, YOU HAVE SBACK PARKWAY TO THE NORTH, WHICH IS A SUPER ARTERIAL, UH, TECHCOM, ALTHOUGH IT DOESN'T SHOW UP ON HERE, UH, IS ALSO DESIGNATED AS AN ARTERIAL.
SO, UH, WE HAVE FRONTAGE ON BASICALLY TWO ARTERIALS, UH, WITH DIRECT ACCESS ON AN EXPRESSWAY.
UH, HERE YOU SEE JUST THE ZONING ALREADY MENTIONED THAT, UM, AND MAYBE, UH, THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE HELPFUL, KIND OF ZOOMED OUT.
YOU SEE, AGAIN, LIKE I TALKED ABOUT, MOSTLY INDUSTRIAL ZONING, EITHER L OR I, ONE, WHICH IS ONE NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE REGIONAL CENTER.
TWO CERTAINLY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SPECIALIZED CENTER THAT, THAT SOME OF THESE PROPERTIES ARE DESIGNATED AS, UH, AND, AND THAT WE ARE REQUESTING.
UH, SO HERE'S JUST SOME MORE, UH, PICTURES OF THE, THE SITE ITSELF.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, 99% OF THE, THE PROPERTY IS, UH, PROPERLY PERMITTED, UM, AUTHORIZED, ZONED CORRECTLY.
AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, I, I GUESS I WON'T, WON'T GO INTO IT NOW, BUT WE, WE, WE BELIEVE THE ENTIRE SITE IS, UM, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, SEEKING A, A SEPARATE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR, UH, YOU KNOW, OPERATING A PRIMARY USE THAT IS THE, THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
IT'S REALLY JUST ONE SMALL COMPONENT OF THIS OVERALL OPERATION.
UH, BUT, BUT KIND OF BEING PULLED OUT, UM, AND NEEDING SOME, SOME INTENSE ZONING, UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ZOOMED OUT.
THE, UH, THE FENCE, UM, WILL BE, WILL INCLUDE SOME ADDITIONAL SCREENING AS WELL.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IS SIX MONTHS OR SO ON, ON BACK ORDER, BUT THAT WILL BE, UH, SCREENED AS WELL.
UM, THERE ARE THOSE TRUCKS, UH, THAT I MENTIONED, UH, DOWN AT THE BOTTOM LEFT, UH, AND THEN AGAIN SHOWING REALLY THE, THE AREA IN QUESTION, WHICH IS JUST,
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YOU KNOW, A FEW SQUARE FEET.UM, SO, UH, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, I KNOW I'VE RAMBLED ON FOR A WHILE, BUT THERE'S PROBABLY STILL A LOT TO BE EXPLAINED AND, UM, UH, TOUCHED ON IF, IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO.
UM, BUT, UH, TO, TO SUM IT UP, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ASKING FOR A SPECIALIZED CENTER ON A VERY SMALL PORTION, UH, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH ZONING FOR OUR PROPERTY SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
THE SPECIALIZED CENTER ITSELF IS, UH, UH, COMPATIBLE EXISTS IN THE AREA, UH, OVER 50 ACRES ON THREE DIFFERENT PARCELS THERE, UH, RIGHT NEXT TO US AND, AND KIND OF ALL AROUND US.
SO, AGAIN, UH, HAVE AN ANSWER.
ANY QUESTIONS, UH, APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S Y'ALL'S TIME AND, UM, AND YOUR SUPPORT, HOPEFULLY.
COMMISSIONER LOPEZ, THE QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER BUSTANI? NO QUESTIONS.
SO I, I, I'M, I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS CORRECTLY.
YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY CONSTRUCTING LIKE A LINE LANDFILL OR ANYTHING.
YOU'RE SIMPLY USING THIS AS A WAY TO DISCHARGE INTO A, A SAW SEWER SYSTEM? THAT IS CORRECT.
AND, AND OUR SAW PERMIT, YOU KNOW, CALLS IT.
AND WHY IS THIS CALLED? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S A LANDFILL.
UM, THAT WAS, UH, REALLY A, A RECENT KIND OF STAFF INTERPRETATION.
OUR, OUR FOLKS, UH, ALONG WITH SOMEBODY ELSE, UH, AGAIN, ANOTHER BUSINESS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN, UH, GOT CITED FOR THIS.
IT, I GUESS KIND OF TWO SEPARATE PIECES.
ONE, AS I MENTIONED, IT IS NOT, IT'S NOT A STANDALONE USE.
OUR, SO, SO WE'RE, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR OF THIS.
SO YOU, YOU NEED AN I TWO ZONING, BUT IS THERE SOME WAY TO GET, UM, IS THERE SOME PROCESS TO GET A CONDITIONAL USE TO ALLOW FOR SEWER DISCHARGES? BECAUSE, AND I KNOW WHEN YOU START USING THE WORD LANDFILL, THAT, THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S A TAG THAT YOU PUT ON PROPERTY, AND I'M JUST, I'M JUST CONCERNED, LIKE, IS, IS THERE ANOTHER, IS THERE IS, IS THERE ANOTHER PLAN DESIGNATION THAT WOULD ALLOW SOME CONDITIONAL USE OR SOMETHING? YEAH, YEAH.
THE ONLY ONE THAT YOU CAN SEE.
AND, AND BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE BEING CLASSIFIED AS SANITARY LANDFILL, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, SOUNDS LIKE AN INTENSE USE.
MEANING, UH, IT'S AN I TWO S AND YOU CAN'T CONDITION DOWN FROM A, FROM AN I TWO S USE.
AND IS, AND IS THIS USED SOMETHING THAT IS, ISN'T WELL-DEFINED IN THE USE MATRIX? UH, LANDFILL IS NO, BUT FOR WHAT YOU, I BELIEVE WHAT WE'RE DOING, PROBABLY NOT.
UM, BUT YEAH, I MEAN, THERE'S CERTAINLY NOTHING SAYING SEWER CONNECTION OR EVEN, YOU KNOW, PORTABLE TOILET RENTAL WITH OR WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, OKAY.
SO, SO WE'RE GETTING, UM, YEAH, LUMPED INTO A, A CATEGORY, BUT YOU GOT A ZONING VERIFICATION LETTER THAT SAID YOU WOULD NEED TO HAVE A PLAN USED TO A SPECIALIZED CENTER.
LIKE THIS IS THE WEAKEST, UH, PLAN, USE PLAN AMENDMENT THAT YOU CAN PURSUE THAT WOULD ALLOW WHAT? YES.
AND, AND THAT'S WHY WE TRIED TO LIMIT IT TO JUST THAT AREA AS OPPOSED TO THE ENTIRE PROPERTY.
UM, DIDN'T WANNA ALLOW FOR MORE INTENSE ZONING ON THE ENTIRE PROPERTY, SO REALLY TRYING TO LIMIT IT, JUST THAT AREA.
UH, REAL QUICK, WE ACTUALLY DID GET A ZONING VERIFICATION LETTER BACK IN 2019, UH, SAYING OUR USE WAS ALLOWED IN L BY RIGHT.
AND, AND CLASSIFIED AS THAT EVENT, UH, SPECIALTY EVENT RENTAL.
COMMISSIONER GARCIA, NO QUESTION MR. SCHINDLER.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
I WANNA UNDERSTAND BETTER HOW, UM, WHAT WAS, WHAT DROVE THE REQUIREMENT TO, UM, BRING THEM HERE TODAY? WHAT, WHAT DROVE THAT REQUIREMENT? SURE.
UM, SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR TABLE, UM, OUR TABLE TALKS ABOUT ANYTHING THAT IS SANITARY WASTE OR LANDFILL IN THE SAME CATEGORY.
AND THAT'S EVEN THROUGH THE PLANNING DOCUMENTS.
EVEN IF YOU LOOK ON ONLINE IN, IN THE AMERICAN PLANNING INSTITUTE TERMINOLOGY, YOU'RE GONNA FIND THAT IT MOST CLOSELY RELATES TO, UM, SAN SANITARY PROCESSES.
SO THIS PARTICULAR SITE, UM, IT WAS DISCOVERED HAS ONE SMALL AREA, THE AREA BASICALLY, THAT THEY HAVE INDICATED ON THE MAP, UM, THAT THEY PROCESS, THEY HAVE A SPECIAL PERMIT.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY ONLY TWO PERMITS LIKE THIS IN THE CITY, AND THEY PRO THEY PROCESS WASTE THERE.
AND SO THE ONLY CLASSIFICATION WE HAD WAS SANITARY LANDFILL, UM, THAT MOST CLOSELY RELATED TO THIS.
AND THE ONLY DISTRICT IT'S ALLOWED IN IS SPECIALIZED CENTER LAND USE WITH, UH, ZONING OF I TWO SS.
AND ANYTHING WITH THAT HIGH OF AN INTENSITY IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE CONDITIONED DOWN AS JAMES DID CORRECTLY STATE.
THANK YOU, CHRISTIE, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL.
I, I GUESS MY FOLLOW-UP QUESTION WAS HOW IS THIS, WAS THIS JUST DISCOVERED THROUGH NORMAL CHECKS AND BALANCES AS
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YOU GUYS ARE GOING BACK THROUGH LAND CLASSIFICATION AND HOW, HOW DID THIS COME UP? NO.UM, HE HAS ALLUDED TO THERE IN TOWN THAT HAS HAD CODE ISSUES.
AND SO THAT IS HOW IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION.
MR. MILAM, THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS.
UM, MOST OF MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.
IS, IS THE CURRENT USE, DOES IT HAVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT RIGHT NOW OR IS IT FULLY PERMITTED THE WAY IT, IS? IT, IT IS ALLOWED BY WRIGHT IN THE CURRENT ZONING, FULLY PERMITTED THE WAY IT'S CORRECT.
AND, AND, AND AGAIN, WE ARE NOT, I KNOW IT'S A TRICKY SITUATION HERE, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SOMETHING NEW OR FOR A DIFFERENT USE.
I MEAN, THIS MAY BE A, YOU KNOW, TERRIBLE ANALOGY, BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR FIRM IS IN A OFFICE BUILDING ZONE FOR OFFICE.
WE HAVE, WE HAVE A KITCHEN, WE HAVE FOOD IN THERE.
YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO GET A, YOU KNOW, SEPARATE CLASSIFICATION FOR, FOR A RESTAURANT IN THAT PORTION OR, YOU KNOW, FOR
UH, AS, AS WELL, WE DON'T NEED TO GET A BAR C OF O UH, IT'S ALL AN OFFICE AND THEN YOU HAVE THESE INCIDENTAL ACCESSORY USES.
YOU KNOW, JUST, I MEAN, TO ME, YOU KNOW, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS A SANITARY LANDFILL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
SO I WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF YOUR REQUEST.
I HONESTLY, I'D HAVE BEEN IN SUPPORT OF THE WHOLE THING BEING A SPECIALIZED CENTER.
'CAUSE IT JUST MAKES SENSE IN THAT AREA TO ME.
SO, UM, THE WASTE IS PROCESSED ON SITE, RIGHT? BUT THE, THE PORTA-POTTIES ARE NOT EMPTIED ON SITE.
THEY'RE EMPTIED AT A REMOTE LOCATION AND THEN BROUGHT TO THIS SITE, AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY LIKE TOUCHUP CLEANING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN CLEANED ONCE MM-HMM.
IS THERE ANY WASTE DETENTION ON THE SITE? UH, NO.
AND, AND, AND EVEN THE, THE PROCESSING, YOU KNOW, IS, ISN'T ENTIRELY ACCURATE.
ALTHOUGH, YOU KNOW, I, I GUESS YOU COULD GO EITHER WAY.
AND WHAT, WHAT I'M GETTING AT THERE IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO SEPARATION, UH, OF, OF THE WASTE OR, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING REMOTELY CLOSE TO THAT.
IT, IT LITERALLY IS, YOU KNOW, TAKING IT, PUTTING IT DOWN DOWN THE SEWER.
NOW THEY DO HAVE SOME PROTECTIONS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, NO SMELL, NO, NO SPILLAGE, NO, YOU KNOW, NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING BAD IN THE, IN THE WORST CASE.
AND AGAIN, SAWS MONITORS IT, T C Q MONITORS IT, BUT, UH, BUT NO, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO SEWAGE OR WASTE ELSEWHERE ON THE SITE.
I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A HOSE GOING INTO THE SANITARY SEWER MAIN, SO IT JUST ACTS LIKE A DRAIN.
THERE'S NO LIKE TEMPORARY HOLDING OF WASTE ON THE SIDE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO, NO.
I, I GUESS WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WELL, I MEAN, LIKE, THERE'S NOT, I SHOULDN'T HAVE EVEN SAID THAT, THAT THAT CONFUSED THINGS.
UM, IT, IT, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S GOING DOWN INTO THE SEWER AS PERMITTED BY SAWS.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT HELD THERE FOR MINUTES OR HOURS OR ANYTHING LONGER.
WHAT TRIGGERS YOU AND THE APPLICANT TO COME AND MAKE THIS INDIVIDUAL ITEM TODAY? IF THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME? UH, A CODE VIOLATION, A, A NOTICE THAT BASICALLY SAID, HEY, WE, YOU KNOW, WE THINK THAT THIS COMPONENT IS CLASSIFIED AS SANITARY LANDFILL, WHICH YOU'RE NOT ZONED FOR.
SO THAT BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTENTION.
IT WASN'T, UH, IT WASN'T DURING THE PERMITTING PROCESS BECAUSE WE HAD ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THAT AND, AND HAD THOSE APPROVED AND, AND WE'RE UP AND RUNNING.
UM, SO IT WAS JUST KIND OF A, YEAH.
UH, CODE CODE ENFORCEMENT COMING OUT, WHICH AS CHRISTIE MENTIONED, I THINK WAS TRIGGERED BY ANOTHER SITE.
AND SO THE CITY TOOK A REVIEW OF, OF ALL OF THESE IN THE CITY AND MADE THIS DETERMINATION AN OFFICER FROM THE CODE, UH, ENFORCEMENT, IF THEY NOTICE A VIOLATION FOR LANDFILLING, THEN IT IS A VIOLATION.
BUT YOU SAID IT IS ALREADY LANDFILL INTO THIS SARS SEAWARD LINE, SO WHY IF HE SEES THAT IN THE SA SEAWARD LINE, HE WILL STILL VIOLATE IT? GOOD QUESTION.
AND, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ANSWER THAT.
AND I'M NOT TO PASS THE, YOU SEE, THIS IS THE QUESTION WHY IT IS A VIOLATION.
IF HE WENT TO THE SITE AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO THE LAND, TO THE SEAWARD LINE, WHY IT IS A VIOLATION THEN? SO SAS GAVE, GAVE THEM THE PERMIT, THEY HAVE A PERMIT
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FOR THAT ACTIVITY, BUT, UM, THE CODE OFFICER WAS SENT TO SEE WHAT IS ACTUALLY DONE THERE.AND THAT'S WHAT IT WAS DISCOVERED.
THAT WASTE, RESIDUAL WASTE OR PROCESSING OF SOME SORT HAPPENS THERE.
AND SO THEN STAFF, UM, THAT'S WHEN WE INFORMED THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT THEY HAD A VIOLATION.
DOES THIS CASE BEEN OFFERED TO SARS GIVEN THE NEW VIOLATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU TO REINVESTIGATE IF THIS IS REALLY A VIOLATION OR NOT? YES, THEY ARE AWARE.
AND LIKE I SAID, THEY HAVE ONLY TWO PERMITS LIKE THIS IN THE CITY.
AND SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY EXAMINING, UH, WHETHER THIS IS A TYPE OF PERMIT THEY WOULD ISSUE IN THE FUTURE.
AND IF WE, IF WE RESPOND TO THIS TODAY, AND SAAS CAME BACK LATER AND SAID, THIS IS STILL A VIOLATION.
SO WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR RECOMMENDATION TODAY? YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS, IS SOLID.
IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO, UH, COUNSEL AND WHATEVER COUNSEL DECISION IS BEING, THAT'S WHAT'S FINAL.
SO, UM, IF THEY DO GET THEIR APPROVAL FOR, FOR A SPECIALIZED CENTER AND FOR THE, UM, HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE, THEN UM, THEY WOULD JUST BECOME EXISTING NON-CONFORMING.
AND IF THEY HAVE PROPER PERMITTING AND THEY MAINTAIN THAT THROUGH SAWS, THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM.
AND, AND, AND REAL QUICK TO, TO KIND OF ADD ONTO THAT.
SO WE, WE DID RECEIVE OUR, OUR SAWS, UH, IT'S CALLED AN INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER PERMIT, UM, BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2021.
SINCE, SINCE WE GOT OUR CODE VIOLATION A FEW MONTHS AGO, I THINK IT DID GO BACK TO SAWS TO MAYBE THE CITY CHECKING WITH SAWS TO SAY, SAY, HEY, IS, YEAH, IS IS THIS REALLY CLASSIFIED? WHAT, WHAT IT IS? SAS DID THEIR REVIEW AGAIN AND, AND ACTUALLY ISSUED, UH, AN AMENDED PERMIT, UH, JUST EARLIER THIS MONTH ON AUGUST 8TH, KEEPING THE CLASSIFICATION AS THE SAME.
UH, THEY DID ADD IN A, UH, A NEW MONITOR OF AN EXTRA, THEY WERE ALREADY VISITING THE SITE ONCE A MONTH, UM, ADDED A, A SECOND, UM, INSPECTION PER MONTH, UH, BUT ONLY FOR A, A CERTAIN CHEMICAL, UM, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WASN'T YEAH, ANY, ANYTHING COMING OUT.
SO, UM, I DUNNO IF THAT REALLY MADE SENSE.
BUT, UH, SOSS HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT IT, REISSUED THEIR PERMIT, CLASSIFIED IT AS THE SAME THING.
UH, MOST OF MY COMMENTS, UH, HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AND ECHOED, UH, WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE SAID.
UM, DOES ZONING TAKE ACTION ON THIS ON THE 16TH? YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO, WE HAVEN'T TAKEN ACTION ON THIS MATTER.
UM, I AGREE WITH, WITH COMMISSIONER PECK THAT YOU KNOW, THIS AREA, IF WE LOOKED AT THE WHOLE THING, SPECIALIZED CENTER SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE.
UM, IF, IF YOU DIDN'T RE, UH, REACH DIDN'T CHANGE THE PLAN OF, UH, LAND USE, THERE'S NOT MUCH THAT SOMEBODY CAN DO WITH 6,000 SQUARE FEET
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS PERHAPS SOMETHING, EVEN THOUGH I'M STILL, UH, HATE TO BRING UP THE U D C, BUT SOMETHING TO LOOK AT, UH, HOPEFULLY WHEN I'M NOT INVOLVED IN IT NEXT TIME.
BUT, BUT I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME DISTINCTION ON WHAT THAT SANITARY LANDFILL, UH, UM, MATRIX WITH THAT, WITH CHAIR.
MAY I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION? YEAH, SURE.
WHEN THEY PURSUE ZONING WITH A, WITH AN I TWO SS, WHATEVER THAT SS WOULD MEAN THAT WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY DOING, THAT'S WHAT THEY'D BE LIMITED TO.
THEY COULDN'T JUST TURN IT INTO WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER A TRADITIONAL LANDFILL.
MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ITEM SECOND MOTION, UH, BY COMMISSIONER PECK TO APPROVE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
ANNE BENAVIDES PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 20 IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE NEAR NORTHWEST COMMUNITY PLAN.
FROM URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, LOCATED AT 8 2 7 VDO 24 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT WITH ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, ONE IN OPPOSITION.
AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM LOS ANGELES HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE APPLICANT SEEKS A PLAN AMENDMENT TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IN
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ORDER TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.THE PROPOSED LAND USE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IN THE AREA.
WHILE THE PROPERTY IS IN PROXIMITY TO BOTH THE FREDERICKSBURG AND THE WEST AVENUE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, IT IS PART OF AN ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL CAN BE FOUND FRONTING ALONG BOTH WEST AVENUE AND FREDERICKSBURG, SERVING AS A TRANS TRANSITIONAL BUFFER BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORING CORRIDORS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HOWEVER, TO ALLOW FOR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL FOR THIS PROPERTY WOULD CONSTITUTE COMMERCIAL CREEPAGE AND ENCROACHMENT INTO A PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL BLOCK.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND SHE WILL BE REQUIRING A TRANSLATOR.
MAY I INSTRUCT THE GOOD AFTERNOON.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK GOD, UH, FOR BEING HERE AND ALLOW ME TO BE HERE.
MY NAME IS KARINA, I'M HERE AND I HAVE TO SAY I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
I'M HERE TO REASON THE, UH, THE PLACE I AM SO I CAN OPERATE AS A BEAUTY SALON AND SELL, UH, BEAUTY PRODUCTS.
ALRIGHT, UH, START WITH COMMISSIONER ZUKI FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.
CAN, CAN YOU PASS AND THEN I WILL, YEAH.
SO, UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO OPERATE A BEAUTY SALON AND SELL BEAUTY PRODUCTS OUT OF HER HOME.
IS THAT CORRECT? AND IS, ARE YOU ALREADY OPERATING A SALON OUT OF THE HOME? NOT YET.
HOW MANY SEATS WOULD YOU HAVE IN YOUR SALON? THREE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
UH, OTHER THAN THERE WAS A CODE AMENDMENT, LOGAN, THERE WAS A CODE AMENDMENT ABOUT IN-HOME BUSINESSES, RIGHT? LIKE SPECIFICALLY TARGETING SOME A USE LIKE THIS? YEAH.
WHAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS, UM, FOR MANY YEARS WE HAVE REQUIRED A OR YOU COULD SEEK A SPECIFIC, UH, OR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO OPERATE A ONE CHAIR BEAUTY BARBERSHOP IN YOUR SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
SO IF THE PRIMARY USE, IF THE, IF IF THE PRIMARY USE OF THE PROPERTY TODAY IS A STORE, THEN THAT WOULD NOT REALLY TRIGGER THE HOME OCCUPATION.
THAT IS A, A CODE AMENDMENT PROCESS TO ALLOW THAT BY RIGHT.
RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH THE BO O A, BUT IT IS FOR A PREMISE USED PRIMARILY AS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
VICE CHAIR? YES, I'M, I UNDERSTAND THAT STAFF, UM, DENIED THIS BECAUSE THE PROPOSED CHANGE WOULD BE TOO INTENSE AND ENCROACHING ON A NEIGHBORHOOD.
IS THERE SOMETHING LESS INTENSE, UM, WHERE SHE COULD STILL OPERATE AND WOULD NOT REQUIRE A PLAN AMENDMENT? COULD SHE DO SOME OTHER KIND OF CHANGE THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE A PLAN AMENDMENT? NO, BECAUSE SHE'S PROPOSING ADDITIONAL USAGE.
SHE WANTS AN OFFICE, SHE WANTS THE BEAUTY SALON.
UM, AND SO WE DON'T KNOW POTENTIALLY IF WE ALLOW AN NC ZONING DESIGNATION THAT COULD MORPH INTO MORE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON THAT CORNER.
AND WE CAN SEE THAT THE WEST SIDE, OR RATHER THE EAST SIDE OF THE BLOCK, UM, HAS HAS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
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HOWEVER, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FACT THAT THE FRONT END OF THAT, UM, REALLY DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, UM, OTHER THAN SHE DOES HAVE THE R FOUR CD FOR THE BEAUTY SALON NOW.UM, SO SHE HAS THE PERMISSION TO NOT ONLY HAVE THE HOME, BUT HAVE THE ONE USE OF, OF BEAUTY SALONS RIGHT NOW AS, UH, TODAY.
SO WE FEEL THAT THAT'S SUFFICIENT AND ANY MORE ENCROACHMENT COULD BE A NUISANCE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
CAN YOU REMIND ME OF, UM, STAFF, I'M SORRY IF THE NEIGHBORS WERE CONTACTED ANYBODY WAS OPPOSED TO THIS ONE PERSON IN OPPOSITION.
AND HOW MANY, UM, WERE RECEIVED TOTAL? 24 RECEIVED.
AND ANY, ANY IN FAVOR? 24 NOTICES? NONE IN FAVOR? UM, ONE IN OPPOSITION.
CAN I ASK THE APPLICANT IF SHE'S SPOKEN TO ANY OF HER NEIGHBORS TO SEE, YOU KNOW, JUST TALK TO THEM IN PERSON AND SEE IF THEY'D BE OPPOSED TO THIS? YES, I'VE TALKED TO THEM.
AND ARE THEY IN SUPPORT OR DO THEY NOT WANT THIS? WHICH C WHICH ONE, WHICH C
SO I, I MEAN, I'M TORN WITH THIS BECAUSE WE SEE SO MUCH OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, UM, IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN BUSINESS AND GROW THEIR BUSINESS.
AND I HATE TO SEE THINGS LIKE THIS IN THE CODE THAT STOP THEM FROM HAVING THEIR OWN BUSINESS.
UM, SO I'M, I'M KIND OF ON THE FENCE ON THIS RIGHT NOW.
I, I UNDERSTAND STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE APPLICANT'S TRYING TO DO.
SO, UM, I'M, I'LL BE DONE WITH MY COMMENTS FOR NOW.
COMMISSIONER MILAM? YEAH, FOR, FOR THAT CODE AMENDMENT, IT IS LIMITED TO ONE.
IT IS A ONE SHARE BEAUTY SHAMA AS FAR AS HER CONDITIONAL USE.
UM, IT'S GOING TO BE RELIANT ON HER SITE PLAN.
AND WHAT WAS AGREED UPON IN THE TERMS OF THAT REZONING? SORRY.
EVERY TIME THERE'S A, EVERY TIME THERE'S A CONDITIONAL USE OR A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION, A SITE PLAN IS REQUIRED OF THE APPLICANT.
SO WHEN SHE WENT BEFORE THE ZONING COMMISSIONING COUNCIL, SHE PROPOSED HER SITE PLAN, WHICH I'M SURE SHOWED THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDING ALONG WITH, UH, WHERE SHE PLANNED TO HAVE HER SALON AND HOW MANY CHAIRS SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE THERE.
SO SHE WOULD BE LIMITED TO WHAT WAS REZONED PER THAT SITE PLAN.
AND SO IS THAT CURRENTLY REZONE ZONED FOR ONE, SHE'S JUST ALLOWED TO DO IT.
IT DOESN'T HAVE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE.
UM, BUT, BUT SHE HAD, I'M SORRY, NOT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE, BUT THE NUMBER OF CHAIRS I BESPOKE THERE, UH, IT DOESN'T HAVE THE NUMBER OF CHAIRS INDICATED, BUT BECAUSE SHE IS ALLOWED A BEAUTY SALON, SHE CAN HAVE THAT NUMBER OF CHAIRS THAT SHE NEEDS.
AND SO THEN AN ISSUE IS WHETHER OR NOT SHE CAN ALSO SELL PRODUCTS THERE? WELL, SELLING PRODUCTS AS PART OF A A SALON IS AN ACCESSORY KIND OF THING.
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WE'RE LIKE NITPICKY ABOUT.
UH, I THINK WHERE THE CONCERN IS COMING IN IS SHE'S PROPOSING OTHER USE, UH, OF, OF OFFICE.
AND SO WE HAVE ASKED HER AND WORKED WITH HER AND, AND TRIED TO DETERMINE CAN YOU STAY WITHIN THIS ONE USE THAT YOU WERE GRANTED A, A REZONING FOR.
AND SHE HAS INDICATED THAT SHE CAN'T AND SO THAT'S WHY SHE WANTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
THAT IS OPPOSER MR. OKAY, SO I HAVE A QUESTION.
THE OFFICE THAT SHE WANTS, IS IT AN OFFICE FOR, JUST FOR HER BEAUTY BUSINESS? THAT'S NOT HOW WE UNDERSTOOD IT.
IT WAS GOING TO BE FOR SOME OTHER TYPE OF USE.
AND SO AS YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE REVIEWING FOR PLAN AMENDMENTS OR SO, AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LONG TERM EFFECT OF THAT.
SO WE ALSO HAD TO CONSIDER THAT REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF OFFICE THAT SHE'S USING, SHE WOULD GET ANY KIND OF USE THAT'S ALLOWED IN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATION BY RIGHT.
SO, UM, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THE TYPE OF OFFICE USE THAT YOU'RE PURSUING?
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THE OFFICE WOULD BE IN THE SECOND FLOOR, AND I JUST WANT THIS OFFICE TO HANDLE AND MANAGE EVERYTHING RELATED WITH THE CELL OF, UH, BEAUTY PRODUCTS.UH, SINCE I COULDN'T EXPAND IN THE BEAUTY, UH, SALON SPACE, UM, IN THE FIRST FLOOR, I NEEDED ANOTHER EXTRA SPACE AND IT IS WHY I AM REQUESTING THE PERMIT SO I COULD HAVE THIS PRODUCTS, UH, IN THE SECOND FLOOR.
UH, AND SO, AND FOR STAFF, IF SHE'S USING THIS AND SHE'S THE ONLY EMPLOYEE, IS THIS EVEN NECESSARY TO COME HERE? 'CAUSE COULD, COULD YOU, YOU COULD EITHER LOOK AT THIS AS AN OFFICE FOR THE BEAUTY OR YOU COULD LOOK AT THIS AS A, A SINGLE USER OFFICE THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED IN ANYONE SO MANY WAY.
IS IT, I'M JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THAT COMES INTO PLAY.
WELL, I I THINK IT'S THE EXPANSE.
SHE'S EXPANDING THE USE BEYOND WHAT SHE ORIGINALLY HAD INTENDED, WHICH WAS JUST THE SALON.
AND SO NOW EVEN THOUGH SHE IS, SOME OF THOSE PRODUCTS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SALON, THE SCOPE OF IT, AS WE UNDERSTAND, IS MUCH BIGGER THAN IT.
YEAH, I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT IF IT WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE IF I, IF I WAS SELLING STUFF AND I WAS THE ONLY ONE WORKING IN THE OFFICE, I COULD WORK OUTTA MY HOME AS LONG AS I DIDN'T HAVE EMPLOYEES.
LIKE A HOME OCCUPATION, LIKE A HOME OCCUPATION.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NECESSARY.
THERE MAYBE SOME CONFUSION WITH WHAT SHE'S WANTING TO DO WITH HOW SHE'S EXPLAINING IT, PERHAPS BASED ON THE SCOPE THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED WITH HER.
WE DO FEEL THAT, UM, SHE, SHE'S DOING THE RIGHT THING TRYING TO REZONE THE PROPERTY.
AND SO THE CD WOULD'VE ULTIMATELY GO AWAY AND SHE WOULD JUST GO FOR AN OH ONE OR SOMETHING AND C ALRIGHT.
COMMISSIONER, DID YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? UH, I'M NOT SURE IF WE COULD ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO GO BACK BEFORE WE MAKE RECOMMENDATION TO WORK WITH THE CITY BECAUSE IT, IT SEEMS TO ME IT'S MORE AS A CONFUSION MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
AND MAYBE SOMETHING CAN BE GET BEFORE WE MAKE AN MOTION HERE.
I MEAN, SHE DOESN'T HAVE A SECOND STORY RIGHT NOW.
SHE WANTS TO CONSTRUCT A WHOLE NOTHER STORY FOR AN OFFICE.
TO BE BUILT ABOVE WHAT SHE HAS.
UM, DOES THE APPLICANT CURRENTLY LIVE IN THE HOUSE? OKAY.
AND IS THAT A REQUIREMENT OF, UM, THE CONDITIONAL USE AND HOW IT'S STRUCTURED THAT THEY LIVE ON OR OPERATE KIND OF THING OF THING? NO, THE REZONING IS WITH THE PROPERTY AND SO IF SHE MOVED OUT, WHOEVER MOVES IN COULD USE IT AS A HOME AND A BEAUTY SALON.
SO THE WAY I AM, IF I'M THINK I'M UNDERSTANDING IT, SO SHE WANTS TO ADD A SECOND STORY.
SHE WANTS TO USE SOME OF THAT SPACE AS AN OFFICE.
SHE'S GONNA CONTINUE TO LIVE THERE.
SHE'S TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING BY THE BOOK.
SO SHE COMES TO THE CITY AND WE SAYS, I WANNA ADD A SECOND STORY.
AND THE CITY SAYS, OKAY, WHAT'S IT GONNA BE USED FOR? WELL, PART OF THE SPACE PROBABLY IS GONNA BE USED FOR AN OFFICE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR IS, THAT'S NOT OUR CALL RIGHT HERE.
UM, BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE SHE'S MAKING, BEING, BEING MADE TO JUMP THROUGH A BUNCH OF HOOPS JUST TO ADD A SECOND STORY TO CONTINUE TO RUN HER BUSINESS THAT SHE'S ALREADY BEEN GRANTED PERMISSION TO DO.
I AM ACTUALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICANT'S, UM, OF THE APPLICANT, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS.
I JUST ONE QUICK FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
IF THIS IS DENIED, SHE CAN STILL DO THE BEAUTY SALON USE JUST THE OFFICE THAT'S CORRECT.
AND, AND JUST FOR A CLARIFICATION, THE WAY THE CODE WORKS IS THAT IF YOU EXPAND YOUR STRUCTURE, YOU EXPAND THE SCOPE OF, OF WHAT YOU WERE ORIGINALLY DOING AS FAR, ESPECIALLY AS PART OF A CONDITIONAL USE OR A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION, THAT AUTOMATICALLY REQUIRES, UH, A, UM, WHAT'S CALLED A MASTER, UH, EXCUSE ME, NOT A MASTER A, UH, MAJOR SITE PLAN AMENDMENT.
AND THAT'S IN ESSENCE WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.
SO IF SHE WASN'T TO ADD THE SECOND STORY, BUT ADD AN OFFICE, THIS WOULDN'T, WE WOULDN'T
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BE HERE TODAY.IS IS IT ADDING THE ADDITIONAL SPACE MAKES, IT'S NOT THE SPACE, IT'S THE ISSUE.
IT'S THE ADDITION OF USES, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THEY'RE RELATED.
I MEAN, IF YOU, WHEN I GO TO THE, I DON'T REALLY GO TO BEAUTY SALON, BUT WHEN I GO TO
CERTAINLY IF, UH, THE APPLICANT WOULD STAY WITHIN THE CONFINES OF WHAT COUNSEL PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED, WE WOULD NOT SAY THAT A ROOM INSIDE OF THAT BUILDING TO DO THE ACCOUNTING CONSTITUTES A NEW USE.
BUT WHEN YOU COME TO US AND SAY, I GOT APPROVED FOR A SALON, BUT I ALSO WANNA DO RETAIL AND I WANT TO ADD SOME OFFICE SPACE, AND I'M GONNA ADD A SECOND STORY THAT IS A ABSOLUTE EXPANSION OF WHAT CITY COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED.
SO IF WE, UH, ACCEPT THE RENO, UH, RECOMMENDATION OR DENIAL, AND SHE WILL NOT GET A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR SHE, SHE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE UNDER WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.
AND IF THE INTENTION WAS TO ADD OFFICE SPACE SOLELY FOR THE USE OF THE SALON, YOU KNOW, SHE COULD REWORK INTERIOR SPACE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN PERMITTED FOR THAT PERSONAL OFFICE SPACE THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE A REZONING ACTION.
I MEAN, IN A COUPLE PERSPECTIVES.
ONE, UH, I KNOW THAT THIS, UH, SECTOR PLAN IS KIND OF OLD.
UM, FROM A LAND USE PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, WOULD NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL WORK ON THAT CORNER? I I MEAN IT'S ADJACENT TO A LOT OF MIXED USE.
UM, BUT FOR THE APPLICANT'S KNOWLEDGE AS WELL, THAT EVEN THOUGH IF WE WERE TO CHANGE IT, UH, IF YOU WERE TO SELL THE PROPERTY, IT WOULD ALLOW THINGS AS, AS, AS INTENSE AS C ONE, I THINK IS THE MOST INTENSE FOR THAT LAND USE.
THEY CAN DO NC, SHE'S DOING AN NC FOR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL LAND USE AND AN NC FOR, UM, THE ACTUAL PROPOSED, UH, FOR THE REZONING.
BUT IF WE CHANGE THE LAND, UH, LAND USE OR THE PLAN AMENDMENT, A FUTURE APPLICANT COULD SEEK TO REZONE IT AND NOT HAVE A PLAN AMENDMENT FOR UP TO C ONE, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
UM, I I I HAVE TO ASK, UM, THERE'S TWO HOMES ON THIS PROPERTY.
WHAT IS THE SECOND HOME BEING USED FOR? HOW DOES THAT PLAY INTO THIS? ON THE SITE PLAN THAT WAS SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION, THE STRUCTURE IN THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY IS NOTED AS 210 SQUARE FEET OF LIVING AREA.
AND THE STRUCTURE IN THE FRONT IS NOTED AS 765 SQUARE FEET OF LIVING AREA AND 500 SQUARE FEET FOR A BEAUTY SHOP.
IT JUST SEEMED LIKE IF SHE'S CHANGING IT, SHE'S ASKING FOR THE WHOLE PROPERTY TO HAVE A POTENTIAL TO BE COMMERCIAL, NOT JUST THIS ONE STRUCTURE THAT WE'LL WE'RE CONCENTRATING ON.
UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, UH, BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
SECOND BY VICE CHAIR CRE HAYNES SEGAL.
MR. CHAIR, I MOVE TO CONTINUE THIS MATTER TO
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SEPTEMBER 14TH.IS IT OKAY FOR US TO RECONSIDER THE MOTION? YOU DON'T HAVE TO RECONSIDER IT.
UH, BUT YOU CAN, YEAH, YOU CAN CONTINUE.
SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BUSMAN.
YOU NEED TO CONTINUE TO SEPTEMBER 14TH.
MOTION PASSES FOR CONTINUANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 14TH.
UH, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE MA'AM TO, TO WORK WITH THE CITY IN THE NEXT COUPLE THREE WEEKS AND ALSO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF YOU CAN GET SOME SUPPORT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
IT'S, IT'S, UH, 3 0 1 AND, UH, COMMITTEE, UH, VICE CHAIR CREW HAYNES HAS LEFT.
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PRESENTATION, UH, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 23 BUDGET.UM, SO WE WILL HEAR THAT YOU GOOD, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.
I'M THE ASSISTANT BUDGET DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND PRESENT THE, UH, F Y 23 PROPOSED BUDGET.
I'LL BE PRESENTING THE OPERATING SIDE OF THE BUDGET AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, RAZZI, WHO'S SITTING BE BEHIND ME, WILL PRESENT ON THE, UH, F Y 23 CAPITAL BUDGET.
OH, DO I WANT ME TO DO IT? ALL RIGHT.
SO THE 23 PROPOSED BUDGET IS BUILT ON SEVERAL, UM, SEVERAL ASSUMPTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MADE, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THAT.
BACK IN APRIL, THE COUNCIL HELD THEIR BUDGET GOAL SETTING SESSION TO, UH, GIVE PRIORITIES TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE STAFF ON WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THEM FOR THE 23 PROPOSED BUDGET.
AND ALSO IN THE NEXT SLIDE, I'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTED.
UM, SO THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS BUILT ON.
UM, SO THE, THE, THE RECURRING THEMES AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDE TO BUILD ON THOSE CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, AS WELL AS GIVE MONEY BACK TO RESIDENTS.
WELL, I'LL HAVE A SLIDE HERE MOMENTARILY TO DESCRIBE THAT.
IT ALSO INVESTS IN THE RETENTION AND THE RECRUITMENT OF EMPLOYEES.
THE CITY RIGHT NOW HAS A LARGER THAN ANTICIPATED OR A LARGER THAN WANTED, UH, TURNOVER.
UM, WE'RE HAVING DIFFICULTY RETAINING EMPLOYEES AND HIRING NEW EMPLOYEES.
SO THERE'S SOME THINGS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO HELP, UH, SOLVE THAT ISSUE.
UH, IN ADDITION, WE MAKE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAJOR FACILITIES, AND RAZZI WILL HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE, UH, PROJECTS, A LOT OF THOSE PROJECTS TO BE EXACT.
AND FINALLY, IT INVESTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE, IN THE COMING SLIDES.
THIS SLIDE, UH, GIVES A SYNOPSIS OF OUR, UH, COMMUNITY SURVEY, WHICH WAS DONE, UM, RIGHT AFTER WE DID A TRIAL BUDGET IN MAY FROM ABOUT JUNE 4TH TO JULY 8TH.
SO A LITTLE OVER A MONTH WHERE THE COMMUNITY HAPPENED HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD OVER 11,000 PARTICIPANTS.
AND, UM, THE RECURRING THEMES OR THE, WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAID THEY WANTED TO SEE IN THE, IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET CONTINUED WITH NUMBER ONE, PROPERTY TAX RELIEF.
UH, SECONDLY, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, ALSO STREETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE, PARKS AND RECREATION AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND THOSE ALSO LINED UP WITH WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL TOLD US IN APRIL.
AND IN SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS, THAT'S WHAT THEIR PRIORITIES WERE.
UM, IT INCLUDES ALL THIS AND ALSO WITH THE, UH, EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ASPECT THAT I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.
OUR BUDGET FOR 23 IS TOTALS $3.4 BILLION.
THE LARGEST PART OF THAT IS GONNA BE OUR GENERAL FUND, WHICH, UM, ENCOMPASSES BASIC CITY SERVICE SUCH AS PUBLIC SAFETY LIBRARIES, PARK AND PARKS AND REGULATION, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND OTHER AREAS.
UM, THE NEXT BIGGEST PART IS OUR RESTRICTED FUNDS, WHICH INCLUDE, UM, THE AREAS SUCH AS THE AIRPORT, THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, OUR SOLID WASTE FUND, AND ALSO GRANTS THAT THE CITY RECEIVES ARE INCLUDED AS RESTRICTED FUNDS.
AND FINALLY, MAKING UP 19% IS OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM, WHICH IS 641 MILLION.
UM, IT INCLUDES, UH, 2022 BOND PROJECTS AND ROZI WILL GO OVER THOSE IN DETAIL IN, IN, IN A FEW MINUTES.
BUT, UH, JUST WANNA MAKE NOTE THAT IT ALSO INCLUDES, UH, PROJECTS AT THE AIRPORT THAT ARE MANAGED BY THE AIRPORT.
THIS NEXT SLIDE ILLUSTRATES WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR $1.5 BILLION GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
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UH, JUST QUICKLY JUST TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SLIDE, THE OUTER GREEN RING, THE VARIOUS GREEN SHADES ARE OUR REVENUE SOURCES.UM, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AS YOU MAY KNOW, HAS THREE MAJOR REVENUE SOURCES.
THE FIRST ONE BEING PROPERTY TAX, WHICH IS ABOUT 29% OF OUR REVENUE SOURCES.
THE NEXT LARGEST ONE IS OUR C P S PAYMENT AT ABOUT 26%, FOLLOWED BY OUR SALES TAX, WHICH IS ALSO ABOUT 26% AS WELL.
YOU'LL NOTICE WITHIN THIS SPINNING WHEEL, THE POLICE AND FIRE BUDGET IS THE LARGEST, IS YEAH, POLICE AND FIRE IS THE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET AT ALMOST 905 MILLION.
UM, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HAVE A POLICY OF RETAINING, OF MAINTAINING THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET AT 66%.
SO YOU CAN SEE THIS YEAR OR IN 23, UM, THAT PERCENTAGE WOULD BE 60.7% OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE NEXT LARGEST WOULD BE PUBLIC WORKS AT 116 MILLION, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION JUST SHY OF 62 MILLION.
AND THEN ALL OUR OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS WOULD MAKE UP THE, THE REST OF THAT 1.5 MILLION.
ONE OF THE GOALS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY WAS TO PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF TO OUR RESIDENTS.
SO THAT WAS DISCUSSED, UM, IN THE SPRING AT THE GOAL SETTING AS WELL AS, AS A, AN ADDITIONAL WORK SESSION THAT WAS HELD, UH, IN JUNE WHERE THE COUNCIL ACTUALLY ADOPTED THESE THREE THINGS.
THE FIRST IS INCREASING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM 0.1% TO 10% FOR ANYONE WITH A HOMESTEAD IN SAN ANTONIO.
THE COUNCIL ALSO, UM, INCREASED THE DISABLED PERSON'S EXEMPTION FROM 12,500 TO $85,000.
AND FINALLY, THIS, THE COUNCIL ALSO INCREASED THE OVER 65 EXEMPTION FROM 65,000 TO 85,000.
UH, ANOTHER THING TO NOTE ON THIS SLIDE IS THAT WHAT ANOTHER THING INCLUDED IN THE 23 PROPOSED BUDGET IS WE'RE ADDING 250,000 TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT SO THAT THEY CAN, UM, HAVE THE FUNDS TO, TO DO AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO INFORM OUR RESIDENTS OF HOW THEY CAN PROTEST, PROTEST THEIR, UH, PROPERTY TAX VALUATIONS AND HOW THEY COULD APPLY FOR, FOR HOME STATE EXEMPTIONS OR ANY OTHER THINGS THAT ARE, THAT WOULD AFFECT THEM AND THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL GOING FORWARD.
ANOTHER THING THAT THE COUNCIL DID, OR IS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, THEY HAVEN'T ACTUALLY ADOPTED THIS YET, UM, IS TO REDUCE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE.
UM, WITHOUT THIS PROPERTY TAX RATE REDUCTION, WE WOULD'VE GONE OVER THE, THE 3.5%, UH, MAXIMUM INCREASE THAT THE STATE'S ALLOWED.
SO TO MAINTAIN THAT, UM, THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES A PROPERTY TAX RATE REDUCTION OF 1.67 CENTS.
UM, IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS SINCE THE CITY HAS DONE THIS.
IN FACT, THE LAST YEAR WAS THE LAST TIME THIS WAS DONE WAS IN FY 2016.
ANOTHER ITEM THAT'S IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS GIVEN OUR, UH, C P S RATE PAYERS A CREDIT ON THEIR, UM, BILL.
UM, AS I'M SURE EVERYBODY HERE IN THE ROOM KNOWS THAT IT HAS A HOME OR PAYS A BILL.
UH, PROBABLY IN THE, IN THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY WAS PROBABLY, I KNOW AT LEAST FOR ME, I'VE BEEN IN MY HOME FOR ALMOST 12 YEARS AND IT'S THE LARGEST C P S BILL I'VE EVER GOTTEN, WHICH IS, UM, THE OVERRIDING THEME OF EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WHAT THIS DOES, UM, YOU MAY KNOW THAT THE CITY RECEIVES 14% OF THE C P S REVENUE AS A RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO THE CITY.
SO IN THE MONTHS FROM BASICALLY APRIL TO NOW, WE'VE, WE'VE RECEIVED AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF, OF ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO THE CITY.
AND THE PROPOSAL IS TO GIVE BACK 50 MILLION THROUGH THE FORM OF THESE TWO ITEMS. THE FIRST IS THE, UM, TO, UM, PUMP IN $5 MILLION TO ELIGIBLE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS AS PART OF THE CPSS REIT PROGRAM.
AND THEN THE OTHER 45 MILLION WOULD BE A CREDIT THAT WOULD AVERAGE ABOUT $31 ON THE OCTOBER BILLS, UM, TO EACH RATE PAYER.
AND THAT INCLUDES THE, AS IT IS NOW, THAT INCLUDES ALL RATE PAYERS, SO IT INCLUDES RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL FOLKS THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE SAN ANTONIO AREA, SO THEY LIVE IN THE COUNTY OR OTHER PARTS, UH, THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, UM, THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AS WELL.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF COUNCIL DEBATE ON THIS TOPIC.
IN FACT, THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER WORK SESSION NEXT WEEK WHERE THE COUNCIL WILL DEBATE THIS.
SO WE'LL SEE IF, UM, THIS PROPOSAL GETS AMENDED AT ALL, BUT THERE'S TALK OF, OF, UH, POSSIBLY DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
SO NEXT I'LL GO INTO SOME SLIDES AND TALK ABOUT OUR D OUR, UH, VARIOUS, UM, DID I SKIP ONE? YEAH, I DID.
UM, SO IN THE AREA OF OUR IN PUBLIC SAFETY POLICE AND FIRE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE ARE ADDING $13 MILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, WE'RE ADDING $3.6 MILLION IN, UM, CONJUNCTION WITH A, WITH A COPS GRANT THAT WE'VE, THAT THE CITY HAS APPLIED FOR.
IF THE COPS GRANT IS AWARDED, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADD 50 OFFICERS AND THEIR FOCUS WILL BE ON VIOLENCE AND CRIME PREVENTION.
YOU MAY, YOU MAY BE AWARE THAT THERE'S A U T S A STUDY THAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN THAT'S GONNA ANALYZE POLICE SERVICES AND HOW WE CAN BETTER REACT TO VIOLENT CRIME IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IN THE EVENT THAT THE COPS GRIND US NOT RECEIVED, THERE'S STILL ENOUGH, UH, DOLLARS ALLOCATED IN THE GENERAL FUND TO ADD 38 POLICE OFFICERS, SO THERE WILL BE POLICE OFFICERS ADDED, UH, THROUGH THIS ACTION.
WE ALSO HAVE 1.5 MILLION FOR OUR, UH, NORTH
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ST.MARY'S, UH, POLICE SUBSTATION THAT'LL COME ONLINE IN EARLY 2024.
BUT TO GET, THESE ARE GONNA BE, THESE UNIFORM POSITIONS ARE GONNA BE, UH, SUPERVISORS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT TO BACKFILL, WE NEED THESE POSITIONS TO IN 23 SO THAT WE CAN GET THE CADET CLASS GOING TO BACKFILL THOSE POSITIONS AS WELL.
ALSO INCLUDED AS 6.2 MILLION, UM, TO FUND THE NEXT PHASE OF THE POLICE'S, UH, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL, UH, THIS PAST SPRING.
AND FINALLY 1.7 MILLION TO REPLACE, UM, THE IN-CAR VIDEO SYSTEM IN ALL THE PATROL CARS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WE DO HAVE, UM, 581,000 FOR A MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDER UNIT AT FIRE STATION 24, WHICH WILL ADD SIX POSITIONS.
UM, WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO ADD 15 POSITIONS FOR A, UH, UM, FOR A LADDER COMPANY, WHICH WOULD BE AT, UM, FIRE STATION 45, WHICH IS OFF 1 51 BETWEEN FOUR 10 AND 1604.
AND THEN ALSO THE FIRE COLLECTIVE BARGAIN AND AGREEMENT MANDATES EXPENDITURES IN OF ABOUT 7.1 MILLION FOR, FOR PAY INCREASES, PARKS RECREATION, WHICH IS ANOTHER COMMUNITY FOCUS.
WE'RE ADDING, UM, $7.7 MILLION IN RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO 17, UH, DIFFERENT PARKS FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WE DO THIS THROUGH A DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, WHICH TOTALS ABOUT 5 MILLION.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO DO THE, TO DO THE OTHER TWO AND A HALF MILLION.
YOU'LL SEE, UM, VARIOUS PARKS, UM, AROUND THE CITY THAT'LL BE IMPROVED.
UH, JUST A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE DOLLARS FOR THE JAPANESE TEA GARDEN AS WELL AS TO REPAIR AND OR REPLACE SOME, UH, A SIDEWALK AND STAIRCASE ALONG THE RIVERWALK.
THE OTHER THING THAT'S INCLUDED RIGHT NOW IS, IS $10 MILLION FOR THE EDWARDS AQUIFER PROGRAM.
UM, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD BEFORE THAT THE INTENTION WAS TO ISSUE DEBT, UM, TO DO THAT, BUT WITH THE ADDITIONAL REVENUES THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM C P S, WE'VE SET ASIDE 10 MILLION TO CASH FUND THE EDWARDS AQUIFER PROGRAM FOR F Y 23.
AND FINALLY THERE'S 400,000 IN THE PARKS RECREATION BUDGET, UM, TO IMPROVE THE STAFF RATIO FOR SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS, REDUCING THE, THE, UH, RATIO OF TEACHER TO STUDENT FROM ONE TO 25 STUDENTS TO ONE TO 15 STUDENTS.
THE 23 PROPOSED BUDGET ALSO, UH, MOVES FORWARD ON THE SAN ANTONIO FORWARD PLAN FOR OUR METRO HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UM, AND INCLUDES GRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDING THE, THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS.
AND THE IDEA IS TO TRANSITION, UM, THIS PROGRAM FROM GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING TO THE GENERAL FUND OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS.
SO IT INCLUDES $3.8 MILLION IN 23.
ANOTHER THING WE'RE DOING IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ADDING A $2 MILLION IMPROVEMENT, UH, FOR A PARTNERSHIP FOR A UT SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO F Y 23 WILL BE YEAR ONE OF PROGRAM OF THAT PROGRAM, AND THAT'LL STRETCH OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR A TOTAL OF $10 MILLION.
THE NEXT AREA IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
UM, SO THE F Y 23 INVESTMENT IS $136 MILLION.
UM, YOU PROBABLY RECALL IN THE 2022 BOND WE ADDED, UM, THE VOTERS APPROVED 150 MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE F Y 23 BUDGET, UH, INCLUDES 99 MILLION OF THAT ONE 50.
SO THE IDEA IS TO GET, PUSH THAT MONEY OUT AS QUICKLY AS THE CITY CAN.
UM, THIS WOULD, UM, WITH 136 MILLION, THIS WOULD, UH, UH, PROVIDE IMPROVEMENTS TO 2 2500 HOUSING UNITS.
UM, AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE TOTAL INVESTMENT IS GONNA BE ABOUT $316 MILLION.
WHEN YOU INCLUDE THE HOUSING BOND, THE GENERAL FUND AND VARIOUS GRANTS THE CITY RECEIVES RECEIVES TO TWO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH THE LIBRARY.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES THREE POINT MILLION DOLLARS FOR RENOVATIONS TO VARIOUS LIBRARIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THEY'LL BE DOING THINGS SUCH AS REPLACING THE, THE, THE AIR CONDITIONING, UH, IMPROVING THE PARKING LOT AND, AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
WE'RE ALSO ADDING $1.5 MILLION IN THE BUDGET TO INCREASE THE, UH, LIBRARY'S MATERIALS BUDGET SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE MORE, UH, BOOKS AND MEDIA AND THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND GET US CLOSER TO, UH, WHERE WE NEED TO BE IN, IN TERMS OF PER CAPITA SPENDING.
WHEN YOU CAN COMPARE IT TO OTHER LIBRARY SYSTEMS OF OF OUR SIZE, UM, IT'LL RAISE THEIR, THEIR MATERIALS BUDGET FROM 5.2 MILLION TO 6.7 MILLION.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY THERE IS A SMALL BIT OF OF MONEY TO ADD A COUPLE POSITIONS.
THERE'LL BE AN EXPANSION OF THE CENTRAL LIBRARY IN THE, UH, IN THE TANA, UH, AREA AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY.
SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF OF FUNDING FOR THAT.
UM, THE LAST, UH, DEPARTMENT WE'LL TALK ABOUT IS IN HUMAN SERVICES, SO $3.9 MILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS HERE.
$1.3 MILLION WILL BE TO CONTINUE THE HOMELESS OUTREACH AND HOTLINE THAT'S CURRENTLY FUNDED BY, UH, VARIOUS CARES C O TYPE, UH, GRANT FUNDING, UM, THAT'LL BE CONVERTED NEXT YEAR TO, UH, GENERAL FUND, UH, FUNDED, UH, UH, GENERAL FUND ITEM.
THE MANAGER HAS ALSO PROPOSED TO IN TO INCLUDE $1.2 MILLION TO, UM, PROVIDE SIX MONTHS OF FUNDING, UM, TO THE, UM, SUPPORT THE LEASE AND OPERATIONS OF THE HOTEL THAT THE CITY, UH, IS LEASING THAT'S ON THE NORTH, NORTH, UH, NORTHEAST SIDE OF DOWNTOWN.
UM, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE STAFF IS WORKING WITH THE VARIOUS NONPROFITS THAT HELP OPERATE THAT FACILITY TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS THAT ARE GONNA, UM, TO TAKE IT OVER AFTER THIS SIX MONTH PERIOD IS OVER.
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UM, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE NEXT STEPS OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.SO CURRENTLY THE COUNCIL IS UNDERGOING WORK SESSIONS.
THERE'S ACTUALLY ONE GOING ON AS WE SPEAK.
WE ARE DOING ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY INPUT BETWEEN NOW AND THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER WITH 10 BUDGET TOWN HALL MEETINGS, ONE IN EACH DISTRICT AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF TELEPHONE TOWN HALLS.
UM, SO WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THOSE RIGHT NOW.
THERE ARE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, THE FIRST ON AUGUST 31ST AT 5:00 PM THE SECOND ON SEPTEMBER 8TH AT UM, 9:00 AM IN WHICH THIS, UH, THE COMMUNITY CAN COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AS WELL AS THE, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.
AND THEN FINALLY THE COUNCILS IS, UH, ANTICIPATED TO UH, ADOPT A BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER 15TH.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ZY TO UH, GO OVER THE CAPITAL PLAN.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN AND MEMBER OF THE COMMISSIONER.
I'M REZI HOI, DIRECTOR CITY ENGINEERING FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
WHICH ONE IS GOES ADVANCE, SORRY.
WE HAVE 4.5 MILLION FOR PAYMENT MANAGEMENT.
WE THREE CYCLE, WE DO BUSINESS DISTRICT AND A PRIMARY ARTERIAL AND FOUR YEAR CYCLE.
WE DO SECONDARY ARTERIAL AND COLLECTOR.
WE HAVE 1.1 MILLION FOR SERVICE ALLEY AND WE HAVE 1.15 MILLION FOR NON-SERVICE ALLEY NON-SERVICE ALLEY.
THOSE L E R WE DO NOT USE FOR GARBAGE PICKUP TRUCK FOR FIRST TIME.
WE HAVE $1 MILLION FOR GUARDRAIL PROGRAM.
WE HAVE OVER 700 BRIDGES SO FAR.
WE USED TO BASICALLY REPAIR THOSE BASED ON AS 3 1 1 CALLS IN.
THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US ABILITY TO PROGRAM THOSE REPAIR WE CAN DO IN ADVANCE THEN RATHER THAN WAITING FOR 3 1 1 CALLS ON THE STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, WE HAVE OVER 4,200 MILE OFF THE ROADWAY IN SAN ANTONIO.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS BAR, WE HAVE INCREASED OUR INVESTMENT ON STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM SIGNIFICANTLY 99 MILLION IN 2019 AND PROPOSED BUDGET IS 116 FOR 2023.
THE WAY WE ARE DISTRIBUTING THOSE MONEY, WE DON'T DIVIDE 100 MILLION FROM ANNUAL BUDGET BY 10.
WE LOOK OVER TO SEE ANY COUNCIL DISTRICT HAS THEIR PAYMENT CONDITION IS LOWER THAN SOME OTHER COUNCIL DISTRICT.
WE MAKE SURE THEY GET MORE MONEY TO CATCH UP FOR THAT PAYMENT CONDITION BASED BASED ON THAT, A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THAT IS DIVIDED BASED ON CONDITION.
ANY COUNCIL DISTRICT ROADWAY CONDITION IS LOWER.
THE 6 MILLION YOU SEE, YOU SEE ON THE MIDDLE IS DONE BASED ON 50% ON THE CONDITION AND ANOTHER PER 50% ON THE BASED ON THE SIZE.
WHY? BASED ON THE SIZE ANY COUNCIL DISTRICT HAS MORE ROADWAY TO MAINTAIN, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THEY GET MORE MONEY BECAUSE THERE IS A MORE NEED AND WE HAVE 10,000,001 TIME FROM ARPA THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE BASED ON ANY COUNCIL DISTRICT HAS MORE FAILED STREET.
A IS BEING EXCELLENT IF IT'S BEING FAILED LIKE A SCHOOL GRADE A AND B AND C AND D, CAL CALDO, FAILURE STREET, F STREET, ANY COUNCIL DISTRICT HAS MORE FAILURE STREET.
THEY GET MORE MONEY BASED ON THIS CALCULATION AND MOST OF THOSE ROADWAY HAPPEN TO BE IN WITHIN LOOP 14.
WHY WITHIN LOOP 14 OLDER PART OF TOWN AND THE SOIL IS NOT GOOD IS THE CLAY SOIL CAUSES THE ASPHALT MOVEMENT CRACKING AND THEREFORE THEY DAMAGE MUCH, MUCH SOONER THAN ROADWAY ON OTHER PARTS OF TOWN.
SIDEWALK, WE HAVE 5,250 MILE OFF THE SIDEWALK AND WE HAVE 1,593 MILES OF GAP, BUT THAT MEANS THERE'S NO SIDEWALK.
WE ARE PROPOSING 21 MILLION FOR SIDEWALK, WHICH IS GOING TO GIVE US 58 MILE OF THE SIDEWALK.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS GRAPH ALSO WE ARE SPEND, WE ARE SPENDING MORE MONEY EVERY YEAR ON THE SIDEWALK IN 2019 19 MILLION.
OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2022 IS 21 MILLION
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DRAINAGE PROJECT.WE HAVE ALSO NUMBER OF THE DRAINAGE PROJECT WE ARE PROPOSING TO DESIGN AND BUILD OF THEM.
FEW OF THEM IS ALREADY UNDER DESIGN.
THEY HAD SHORTFALL THESE ADDITIONAL FUNDING WE ARE GETTING FOR THEM AND OTHER WILL BE SOME NEW PROJECT.
WE ALSO SPEND A LOT MONEY ON A IMPROVING THE CORRUGATED PIPES.
MANY YEARS AGO, CITY USED TO ALLOW TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARA CORRUGATED PIPE FOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
UNFORTUNATELY CERTAIN AREAS SAW SUCH, IT DETERIORATES THOSE METAL CORRUGATE PIPE.
WE TELEVISE THOSE AND IDENTIFY ANY OF THEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
EITHER WE PHYSICALLY REPLACE THEM OR WE GO OVER THERE AND LINE THEM WITH A MUCH, MUCH BETTER MATERIAL TO LAST LONGER.
AND THAT'S ANOTHER PROGRAM WE ARE, WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR LAST FEW YEARS.
OUR PROPOSED 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET.
AS YOU CAN SEE, 10 PROGRAM 641,000,503 PROJECT FROM THAT 503 PROJECT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL MANAGE 336 OR 67% AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING 2,280.
PROJECT WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR DESIGN COMES NEXT YEAR.
THE BIGGEST OF THE PROGRAM AS YOU CAN SEE IS STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM 214 MILLION.
OUR 2022 BOND 101.2 BILLION 183 PROJECT SIX PROPOSITION.
THE BIGGEST ONE WAS STREET AND DRAINAGE 62 PROJECT 472 MILLION AND PARK AND RECREATION 82 PROJECT 272 MILLION DRAINAGES 23 PROJECT 170 MILLION.
170 MILLION FOR THE DRAINAGE CAME FROM THE BOND BUT WE ALSO HAD 38 ADDITIONAL MILLION FROM STORMWATER REGIONAL FUND.
THEREFORE IN REALITY WE ARE GOING TO SPEND OVER 200 MILLION ON DRAINAGE EVEN FROM THE BOND IS COMING 170 MILLION, ONLY HOUSING 150 MILLION FOR FIRST TIME PUBLIC SAFETY SIX PROJECTS, 78 MILLION AND LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTER NINE PROJECT 58 MILLION.
WHEN THE BOUND PASSED WE HAD TO MAKE SURE HOW WE ARE GOING TO DELIVER 183 PROJECT $1.2 BILLION IN FIVE YEARS BECAUSE PUBLIC IS EXPECTING THIS PROJECT DESIGN AND BUILD WITHIN TIMEFRAME.
WE CATEGORIZE THIS PROJECT TO MANAGE BY FIVE DIFFERENT WAY.
WE HAD FEW PROJECT TRAVEL READY.
WE ARE ADVERTISING THOSE AS WE SPEAK.
WE HAVE 14 PROJECT UNDER DESIGN.
WE ARE PUSHING THOSE TO FINISH THE DESIGN.
WE ARE USING FOR 19 PROJECT ON CALL CONSULTING TO DESIGN.
WE ALWAYS HAVE ON CONSULT CONSULTING TO ASSIST US THOSE DESIGNING.
WE HAD 11 FUNDING AGREEMENT MOST OF THE TIME THIS FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND WE HAD 127 PROJECT.
MASS SELECTION MEANS WHAT THAT MEANS WE HIRE A CONSULTANT FOR ALL OF THEM SAVE SAME TIME.
IT SAVES A LOT TIME AND MONEY FOR CITY STAFF AND FOR CONSULTING RATHER THAN CONSULTING WRITING PROPOSAL FOR EACH PRO, EACH PRO EACH PROJECT EACH TIME THEY JUST WRITE ONE TIME AND WE SELECT ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING TO HAVE A CONSULT BRIEFING IN OCTOBER AND COUNCIL APPROVAL IN A SESSION SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER.
THIS GRAPH SHOWS HOW WE ARE GOING TO DESIGN AND BUILD THIS PROJECT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, DESIGN PICK WILL PICK IN AUGUST, 2023 AND CONSTRUCTION WILL PICK IN FY 2026.
THIS SHOWS HOW WE ARE GOING TO SPEND $1.2 BILLION IN NEXT FIVE YEARS.
AS YOU CAN REALIZE, FIRST TWO, THREE YEARS WE ARE NOT SPENDING AS MUCH COMES 2026 AND 2027.
WE WILL BE SPENDING MOST OF OUR FUNDING ON THIS PROJECT.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING 97% OF THE PROJECT EITHER COMPLETED OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION COMES IN MAY OF 2027.
THAT'S END OF OUR PRESENTATION FREDDY AND IS AND I AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU MAY HAVE.
UH, DOES, DOES CA COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE, I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, I'M JUST, ARE Y'ALL PROPOSING TO BUILD ANY NEW FIRE STATIONS? YES, WE HAVE A TWO FIRE STATION, PART OF THE BOND FIRE STATION 10 AND 32.
WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR THE SITE TO IDENTIFY SITE
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AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING GET SOME ADDITIONAL FIRE STATION FUNDED THROUGH OUR BUDGET PROCESS AS MUCH AS THREE OF THEM ALL TOGETHER.WE ARE ANTICIPATING TO HAVE A FIVE BRAND NEW FIRE STATION COMES NEXT YEAR, FEW YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.
THAT'S, THAT'S I I WAS ASKING BECAUSE I KNOW WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE CITY, ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE, YOU'RE GETTING INTO THOSE E S D DISTRICTS AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THE CITY WAS PLANNING TO JUST WORK WITH E S D DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION OR THEY WERE TRYING TO PUT SOME MORE STATIONS IN TO HANDLE THE INCREASE OF OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY.
SO FAR WHAT I MENTIONED, WE ARE REPLACING EXISTING FIRE STATION, NOT THE NEW LOCATION.
SOME OF THE EXISTING WILL BE ON THE NEW LOCATION BUT NOT TOO FAR FROM THE EXISTING BECAUSE OF THE AREA OF COVER, MAYBE HALF A MILE OR SO WITHIN THE RADIOS.
AND ALSO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ONE BRAND NEW POLICE SUBSTATION IN SOUTHWEST PART OF TOWN OR COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR IDENTIFY THE LAND TO BUY FOR THAT ONE.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, FOR BIKE LANES, BIKE FACILITIES, CORRECT? THAT'S THE BUDGET ALLOCATED? YES.
FIRST OF ALL, ON EVERY PROJECT WE HAVE, WE LOOK FOR THE BIKE LANE TO BE COVERED UNDER THE BIKE AS PART OF OUR 2022 BOND WE HAVE 10 MILLION FOR BIKE LANE.
WE WILL WORK WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO SEE ANY OTHER EXISTING ROADWAY.
WE CAN DO THE BIKE LANE UNDER ANY PROJECT.
WE HAVE PART OF THE BOND BRAND NEW PROJECT LIKE BROADWAY OR OTHER PROJECT.
WE LOOK TO BUILD BIKE LANE PART OF THE PROJECT BUT ALSO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL 10 MILLION TO DO ON OTHER STREET.
THEY ARE NOT FUNDED BY THE BOND.
SO HOW MUCH WOULD BE IN TOTAL ROUGHLY THE BUDGET FOR THE BIKE LANES FROM YOUR PART AND FROM THE TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL PART? I MEAN WE KNOW THAT 10 MILLION ALREADY FROM OURS, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SCOPE IT BUT UH, IT'LL BE SOME AMOUNT MAYBE IN NEXT YEAR OR TWO I CAN PROVIDE YOU SOME UPDATE.
HOW MUCH WE ARE THINKING ON PROJECT IS GOING TO HAVE BIKE LANE.
IT'S BEEN CONSIDERED TO ADD BIKE LANES FOR THE NEW PROJECT.
UH, UH, OF COURSE WE LOOK, WE LOOK MANY OPTION.
WE LOOK FIRST OF ALL SPEED LIMIT.
WE REALLY DON'T WANNA INTRODUCE BIKE LANE ON THE ROADWAYS GOING AT 50 OR 45 MILE BECAUSE THIS IS TOO DANGEROUS.
THEN WE LOOK FOR THE RIGHT WAY.
DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT WAY TO BUILD IT? THEN WE LOOK WHERE THE BIKE LANE IS GOING TO GO.
WE JUST DON'T WANT, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO BUILD A FEW BLOCK IT GOES NO PLACE.
ALL OF THESE FACTOR WHEN WE ARE SCOPING THE PROJECT, WE LOOK AND IF THE ANSWERS CHECK MARK ON EVERY ONE OF THEM, OF COURSE WE GO WITH THE BIKE LANE AND WE LIKE TO BE PROTECTED BIKE LANE ALSO.
IF I HAVE MORE COMMENTS TO THIS BUDGET PLAN, THEY STILL HAVE PUBLIC HEARING ON THOSE? YES SIR.
AND THOSE ARE TAKEN UH, FOR MAKING CHANGES TO THE BUDGETS OR IS IT JUST YOU? WE HAD NUMBER OF THEM AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE AND TWO OF THEM IS GOING TO BE IN CITY COUNCIL, BUT THE OTHERS AT NIGHT.
WE HAD ONE LAST NIGHT IN COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO I BELIEVE.
THE COMMENT THAT YOU COME FROM THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, DOES THIS GO TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE BUDGET PLAN? MODIFICATION TO THIS PLAN? OF COURSE WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AT THIS TIME BECAUSE COUNCIL IS GOING TO MAKE AMEND AND THEY HEAR THE COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC AND EACH COUNCIL MEMBER ATTENDS WITH US THOSE MEETING WHEN WE HAVE IN THEIR DISTRICT THEY HEAR FROM THEIR COMMUNITY AND BASED ON THAT COUNCIL IS GOING TO MAKE AMENDMENT NOT STAFF.
I'LL JUST ADD THAT, UM, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AS I MENTIONED, THERE'LL BE ONE NEXT WEDNESDAY AT 5:00 PM AND THEN ONE ON THE EIGHTH AT NINE.
UM, THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE PART OF A WORK SESSION THAT'LL HAPPEN THE DAY BEFORE ADOPTION ON THE 14TH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU GENTLEMEN FOR YOUR TIME AND I I THINK THIS TIME I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE, UH, BUDGET AS PRESENTED.
SECOND MOVE TO APPROVE, UH, BY COMMISSIONER PECK.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA.
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APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR REVISIONS? HEARING NONE.
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SAY AYE.ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? ABSTAIN APPROVAL?
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JUST UH, I KNOW WE SHARED IT LAST MEETING.UH, ON THE SEPTEMBER 14TH AGENDA, WE WILL HAVE AN ITEM TO MODIFY SOME DATES THAT FALL ON HOLIDAYS LATER THIS YEAR.
UH, SO JUST EXPECT, UH, THAT TO BE ON THE AGENDA, BUT THAT'S ALL TO SHARE.