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RIGHT, IF I CAN, UH, ASK NOW OUR COUNCIL TO GET, TAKE THEIR SEATS.WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN OUR ZONING AGENDA.
SO, UH, TIME IS 4:47 PM ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2022.
[ Roll Call ]
UH, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO HERE.COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER PALIS IS HERE VIRTUALLY.
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. ]
UM, WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY THAT WILL BE CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 1ST, AND WE HAVE SEVERAL THAT ARE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA THAT WILL BE HEARD.WE HAVE ONE ITEM THAT'S POSTPONED, WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY.
UH, AND WE HAVE ONE ITEM THAT WOULD BE CONTINUED TO JANUARY 19TH.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 1ST, ITEM 3, 6, 8, AND NINE, AND THEN ITEM 19 WILL BE CONTINUED TO JANUARY 19TH.
THESE ARE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS THAT WILL BE HEARD ON OUR CONSENT ZONING AGENDA, 1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, AND 18.
THE ONLY OTHER ITEMS, AND THERE ARE FOUR, UH, THAT I DID NOT READ, WILL BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY, AND THAT IS, UH, THAT IS TRUE FOR ITEMS, UH, EXCUSE ME, ITEM 20, WHICH I KNOW A NUMBER OF FOLKS ARE HERE TO SIGN, SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON.
SO LET ME ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA OR FOR THE ONES TO BE CONTINUED THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PULL OFF FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
IF THERE ARE NONE, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED.
THESE ARE ITEMS 3, 6, 8, AND NINE.
OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEMS 3, 6, 8, AND NINE TO DECEMBER 1ST, THERE ARE NO CITIZENS SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS. ANY DISCUSSION ON THOSE ITEMS? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
UH, ITEM 19 WILL BE CONTINUED TO DECEMBER, EXCUSE ME, JANUARY 19TH.
WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 19.
UH, SO ITEM 19, UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR CONTINUING THAT ITEM TO JANUARY 19TH.
THIS IS AN ITEM IN D DISTRICT 10.
THERE WAS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEM 19 TO JANUARY 19TH.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
WE WILL TAKE UP THAT ITEM ON JANUARY 19TH.
NOW, UH, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS AGAIN ARE ON OUR CONSENT ZONING AGENDA, 1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, AND 18.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE FOR APPROVAL OF THOSE ITEMS. OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THOSE ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT ZONING AGENDA.
THERE ARE NO CITIZENS SIGNED WITH TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE REMAINING ON CONSENT.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
WHO WAS THE, UH, WE HAD A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER KURZ, A SECOND BY MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
THANK IT WAS RODRIGUEZ AND MOTION.
LET'S, UH, MOVE TO OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. START WITH ITEM TWO.
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AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A REZONING FROM R FOUR TO R M FOUR LOCATED AT 1659 GORMAN STREET.STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
27 NOTICES MAILED ONE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED, AND NO RESPONSE FROM HARVARD EAST LAWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
UH, THIS IS A ITEM IN DISTRICT TWO COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, THE ZONING COMMISSION THOROUGHLY REVIEWED THIS CASE AND A RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BASED ON THE UNIT CONFIGURATION OF THE UNITS.
AND I'M GONNA STAND BY THEIR FEEDBACK.
I RECOMMEND APPROVE OR I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER TWO.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
IT IS A REZONING FROM C THREE TO MF 18.
GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE 2100 TO 2200 BLOCK OF SUMMER GLEN WAY STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
ZERO OPPOSED NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN THIS AREA.
TWO OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT BOUNDARY.
ONE PROPERTY OWNER ASSOCIATION OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS IS OPPOSED.
AND 73, UH, OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS ARE ALSO OPPOSED.
ALRIGHT, UH, COUNCILMAN MEMBER COURAGE.
YOU KNOW, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DEVELOPMENT OVER THE AQUIFER AND I'M VERY SKEPTICAL TO SUPPORT UPZONING OF PROPERTIES OVER THE AQUIFER.
IF I'M GOING TO SUPPORT A REZONING FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE AFER, IT'LL BE A VERY BAR, HIGH BAR SOMEONE HAS TO REACH.
I RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVED NEAR THE PROPERTY, UH, AND I, I CERTAINLY TOOK THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION.
THIS CASE GAVE ME PAUSE AND I TOED OVER IT TOGETHER WITH THE DEVELOPER.
I APPRECIATE THE DEVELOPER AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE FOR GIVING ME MULTIPLE MEETINGS AND FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO ACCOMMODATE THE MANY CONCERNS I HAVE.
THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONE C THREE, THE MOST INTENSE COMMERCIAL ZONING, WHICH IS NORMALLY ENTITLED TO 65% IMPERVIOUS COVER, BUT IT'S BEING ASKED TO BE RE REZONED DOWN ZONE TO MF 18.
I'VE BECOME CONVINCED THAT IF WE WERE TO DENY THIS REQUEST, THE PROPERTY WOULD BE CLEAR CUT AND PAVED OVER THE OVER.
FOR THE MOST INTENSE COMMERCIAL USE SAWS HAS RECOMMENDED A 50% IMPERVIOUS COVER FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROPERTY.
THE DEVELOPER HAS GONE FURTHER.
THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS CALL FOR ONLY 45% IMPERVIOUS COVER.
THEY WILL ALSO PRESERVE A SIGNIFICANT TREE CANOPY ADJACENT TO THE FRONTAGE OF THE ROAD AND WILL ESTABLISH A BUFFER FOR A SENSITIVE GEOLOGICAL FEATURE LOCATED ON THIS PROPERTY.
I BELIEVE THIS CASE IS A, IS A PRECEDENT FOR THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT I'M WILLING TO CONSIDER.
MINIMUM IMPERVIOUS COVER, MINIMUM DENSITY, MINIMUM, UH, MAXIMUM TREE PRESERVATION.
THEREFORE, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE, UH, ZONING CHANGE.
OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 15.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? LET ME THANK COUNCIL MEMBER K FOR THE THOROUGH DESCRIPTION, UH, AND FOR HIS, UH, POLICY PRIORITIES RELATED TO THIS, UH, THIS CASE.
I SHARE THEM AND I APPRECIATE THE DUE DILIGENCE.
SO THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 15, PLEASE VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER 17 IS A REZONING FROM C THREE AND I ONE TO C THREE SS WITH THE SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR AUTO PAINT AND BODY LOCATED AT 12 4 1 1 WEST AVENUE.
STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL THE APPLICANT IS ADDING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 7:00 AM TO 5:00 PM AND SATURDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE ON THE SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE ABUTTING THE EXISTING RESTAURANT WILL BE REQUIRED.
13 NOTICES MAILED ONE IN FAVOR.
I RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS AS READ.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 17
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WITH CONDITIONS AS READ.ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES ITEM 20, AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER 20 IS AMENDING THE E T J MILITARY PROTECTION AREA LAND USE PLAN FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO URBAN LOAD DENSITY RESIDENTIAL GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF MOSA HILL AND CIELO VISTA.
STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
64 NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVOR.
20 OPPOSED, AND 27 OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT BOUNDARY.
ALRIGHT, THERE ARE SEVERAL FOLKS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 20.
I'LL CALL, UH, NAMES IN ORDER OF SIGN UP.
I'LL CALL THE NEXT PERSON IF YOU COULD BE PREPARED TO COME FORWARD.
LET ME START BY SAYING THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
UH, WE'VE HAD A VERY LONG DAY AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN SITTING THERE FOR A LONG TIME.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UH, BEARING WITH US.
UH, THE FIRST PERSON SIGNED TO SPEAK IS WADE ROSCOE.
MR. ROSCOE, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JERRY HUANG.
I LIVE AT 79 42 VISTA, MONTANA, AND I'M HERE WITH MY WIFE IN OPPOSITION OF THE ZONING CHANGE.
WE MOVED TO OUR THREE ACRE PROPERTY IN THE SUMMER OF 2003 AND NOTICE THERE WAS AN ODD 25 FOOT LANE NEXT TO OUR WEST FENCE LINE, AND WE WANTED TO PURCHASE IT TO HEAD TO OUR PROPERTY.
I WAS TOLD BY THE OWNER THAT HE COULDN'T SELL IT BECAUSE IT WAS THE FLOOD ESCAPE ROUTE.
WHEN THE CREEK FLOODED AND SHARED A STORY ABOUT A TRUCK BEING WASHED DOWN THE CREEK, I THOUGHT THIS WAS ALL JUST AN EXCUSE NOT TO SELL ME THE LAND UNTIL OUR FIRST RAIN.
MY WIFE AND I HAVE SEEN THE CREEK FLOOD ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.
WE'VE SEEN OUR SHARED FENCE LINE AT THE MIDDLE OF THE CREEK COMPLETELY UNDERWATER.
THE RANCHER THAT OWNED THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION USED TO MOVE HIS LIVESTOCK TO THE FRONT OF HIS PROPERTY AND THE COWS WOULD STILL BE IN WATER UP TO THEIR BELLIES.
WE'VE ALSO SEEN WATER WITHIN 20 FEET OF THE HOUSE, WHICH IS ON THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY.
THAT'S ACTUALLY THE ONLY PART OF THE PROPERTY THAT HASN'T FLOODED.
OUR CONCERNS BEGIN WITH THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A SHARED FENCE LINE AND CREEK BED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IN QUESTION AND HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THE DEVELOPER OR AS REPRESENTATIVES.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT CONGRUENT WITH THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.
THE CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED WILL CHANGE THE FLOOD ZONE, DESTROYING THE BEAUTY OF THE LIMESTONE CREEK, AND ULTIMATELY WILL CAUSE EROSION DAMAGE TO OUR PROPERTY.
IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO CONSERVE THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND WILDLIFE IN THAT AREA AND IS A SAFETY FACTOR FOR THOSE THAT WILL LIVE ON THE PROPERTY.
MY WIFE AND I KNOW THAT DEVELOPMENT IS INEVITABLE.
OVER ALMOST 20 YEARS, WE'VE WATCHED HOMES BEING BUILT ON ALL THE HILLS THAT SURROUND OUR RESIDENCE.
WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH HERMOSA HILLS DEVELOPMENT, BUT THE SUBDIVISION RESULTED IN QUALITY PROPERTIES AND NATURAL PRESERVATION.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT ZONING RESTRICTIONS WERE TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AND PRESERVE CONSISTENCY WITHIN NEIGHBORHOODS.
THIS ZONING CHANGE WILL DO NEITHER PLACING 110 FAMILY UNITS IN THIS SMALL ACREAGE IN A FEMA FLOODPLAIN IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO FIT IN, BUT A SIMPLE ACT OF GREED AND PLACES THOSE FUTURE RESIDENTS AT RISK.
THERE MUST BE SOME WAY TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY THAT PRESERVES ITS NATURAL BEAUTY AND IS IN SYNC WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.
ALTHOUGH I DON'T AGREE WITH THE E T J AUTHORITY IN WHICH THE COUNCIL IS MAKING THIS DECISION, BECAUSE I LIVE IN THIS PROPERTY OR BOTH IN THE UN ANNEXED BEAR COUNTY AREA OF SAN ANTONIO, MY HOPE IS THAT YOU WILL SEEK COUNSEL FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY BEFORE YOU VOTE ON THIS CHANGE IN ZONING STATUS.
MR. HUANG, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY LUCY K I'M SORRY.
AND THEN YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY VIOLET LO, UH, MAYOR BERG AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, FOR ALL.
UH, TO ALLOW ME SPEAK HERE, BEFORE GOING DOWN TO OUR BUSINESS, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A COMPLIMENT.
UM, YOU, YOU ALL HAVE LED, UH, THE CITY,
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UH, THROUGH THE DIFFICULT TIME OF THE COVID, UH, PANDEMIC.I ACTUALLY LISTENED, UH, TO YOUR DAILY, UH, BRIEFINGS ALMOST, UH, NIGHTLY IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.
I LIVE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, SINCE 2009.
I OPPOSE THIS ZONING CHANGE FOR THE REASON OUR TRAFFIC SAFETY BASED ON MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
SIERRA VISTA IS A NARROW TWO LANE, UH, WINDING COUNTRY ROAD WITH MANY SHARP TURNS AND THE BLIND SPOTS, UH, AT ALMOST ANY GIVEN POINT.
DRIVERS CAN SEE MORE THAN A HUNDRED FEET AHEAD.
VISIBILITY GETS MUCH WORSE AT NIGHT, AND WHENEVER SKIES ARE UNDER PERFECTLY CLEAR.
IT USED TO BE VERY CONVENIENT FOR US TO USE THE ROAD, UH, TO GO ANYWHERE.
UH, WE ALSO USED, UH, USED TO SHEAR THE ROAD WITH THE BIKERS AND HIKERS.
NOWADAYS WE TRY TO AVOID THIS ROAD AT ANY COST BECAUSE WE WANT TO COME HOME ALIVE.
I HAVE HAD TWO CLOSE CALLS OF POTENTIAL FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON THIS ROAD ONCE BECAUSE OF THE POOR ROAD MAINTENANCE, MY DAUGHTER SKIDDED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CRASHED TO THE GUARD RAIL ON THE IC EARLY MORNING.
IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT, MY CHILDREN AND I LUCKILY ESCAPED A POTENTIAL HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER HIGH SPEED CAR DRIVEN AT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
WITH THE MORE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA AND NO SPACE TO EXPAND THE ROAD, WE HAVE SEEN EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF TRAFFIC ON SIERRA VISTA.
EVERY TIME IT RAINS ICE SEAS AND FOGS.
WE WORRY ABOUT THE DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.
I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN WITH ADDITIONAL 300 PLUS VEHICLES ON THIS ROAD IN THE FUTURE.
I KNOW YOU ALL WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE HOUSING AFFORDABLE IN THIS GREAT CITY.
UH, BUT I I AM SURE YOU ARE DEFINITELY DO NOT WANT TO ALLOW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE FLOODING ZONE WITH THE DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THE FAMILIES THAT WILL MOVE IN TO, TO LIVE IN A FLOODING ZONE BEFORE TO USE THIS ROAD AS THE THEY'RE ON THE WAY IN AND OUT.
PLEASE DENY THIS REZONING REQUEST.
I HOPE YOU WILL NEVER NEED TO LOOK BACK AND REGRET BECAUSE WE ARE IN ACTION TODAY.
YOU HAVE TO SEND THE FIRST RESPONDERS IN HARM'S WAY TO PULL PEOPLE AUTO TRAFFIC, WRECKAGES FLOODS, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS IN THIS PIECE OF UNSUITABLE FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT RURAL LAND.
VIOLET LOW IS VIOLET LOW HERE? OKAY, JAMES.
YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JEANNIE LIU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF BRIEF, UH, COMMENTS AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW A VIDEO AFTER THIS.
UM, IF ANYONE IN THIS ROOM DROVE SIERRA VISTA ROAD, THEY WOULD SEE THERE'S NOTHING URBAN ABOUT THIS AREA.
IS IT A COMBINATION OF RURAL AND SUBURBAN? ELLA VISTA CURRENTLY HAS FEWER HOUSES ALONG ITS ENTIRE STRETCH THAN WHAT THE DEVELOPER'S PLANNING FOR THIS URBAN DENSITY NEIGHBORHOOD.
FURTHER, BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THE 27 ACRES IS IN THE FLOOD ZONE, THERE'S NOT MUCH BUILDABLE SPACE AND THEREFORE HE INTENDS TO TIGHTLY PACK IN HOUSES.
IF YOU LOOK AT HIS OTHER PROJECTS, YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS AND THEY'RE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE SEATTLE VISTA CORRIDOR.
I'M OPPOSED THE ZONING CHANGE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN URBAN AREA AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY TO PROPERLY OVERSEE DEVELOPMENT IN THE E T J.
SO THERE IS SOME COMPATIBILITY OF LAND USE AND URBAN DENSITY DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT BELONG IN AN AREA WITH NO SIDEWALKS, NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PRONE TO FLOODING, AND THE FREQUENT CLOSURE OF SIERRA VISTA ROAD.
SURELY THERE IS A BETTER PLACE TO DEVELOP AN URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO I'D LIKE TO SHOW THE, UH, COUNCIL THE VIDEO OF THE SIERRA VISTA ROAD.
ARE Y'ALL ABLE TO SEE THE, SO I JUST WANT YOU TO SEE THE CHARACTER, BUT IT'S AS IT GOES BETWEEN CITY MAINTENANCE AND COUNTY MAINTENANCE.
BUT YOU CAN SEE IT'S NOT A VERY WELL MAINTAINED ROAD.
THERE ARE A LOT OF BICYCLISTS AND MOTORCYCLES THAT USE THE ROAD, AND THERE'S ALSO, UM, UH, JUST PEOPLE THAT ENJOY
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DRIVING 'CAUSE OF THE CURVES IN THE ROAD.BUT YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A LOT OF HIDDEN ENTRANCES TO SOME OF THE HOUSES THERE.
AND WE'RE CONCERNED THAT THOSE ARE TOUGH PLACES TO GET IN AND OUT OF ALREADY.
UM, WITH MORE TRAFFIC WOULD JUST BECOME MORE PROBLEMATIC IN TERMS OF SAFETY AND YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL 'CAUSE UH, 'CAUSE OF TIME.
I'VE SHORTENED THIS VIDEO, BUT IT'S, IT, IT GOES DOWN AND THERE'S A HALT SIGN.
SO YOU CAN SEE THIS IS GOING DOWN TO, THE DEVELOPMENT IS AT THE LOWEST AREA WITHIN PROBABLY 10 OR 20 MILES.
YOU'RE GONNA SEE A VIDEO FLOODING I THINK SOMETIME, UM, DURING THIS PRESENTATION.
BUT HERE WE'RE COMING DOWN TO WHERE IT ALWAYS FLOODS WHEN IT RAINS AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE HILL.
AND JUST TO THE LEFT IS WHERE THIS DEVELOPMENT IS, UH, PROPOSED.
SO NOW I THINK YOU CAN SEE THAT THE DROP IN ELEVATION, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S NO SHOULDER ON THE ROAD.
THERE'S REALLY, UH, NO PLACE TO PULL OFF.
JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE, I THINK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BEST.
MS. LIU, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY HARRY LIU.
MY NAME IS JENNY LI AND, UH, MY HUSBAND AND ME HERE TODAY, WE JUST, UH, WANT TO HAVE SOME QUESTION AND ALSO WE STRONGLY OUTSIDE THE REZONING.
I, I'M, WE ARE LIVING AT THE 7 8 2 MOSA HILL.
WE LIVE HERE THERE SINCE, UH, 2011.
WE SAW A LOT OF PROBLEM ON THE BACKYARD, ACTUALLY.
IT'S AN AREA THEY WANT TO REZONING A LOT OF FLOODING AND ALSO, UH, THEY JUST MENTIONED ON THE, ON THE LOAD IS UNSAFE.
SO TODAY I'M HERE TO ASK IF THE REPRESENTATIVE, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEVELOPER, WE ARE NOT HERE, NEED TO ANSWER OUR QUESTION.
WE, WE REPEAT THE QUESTION AGAIN, AGAIN.
LIKE, WHICH ENTITY WILL PROTECT THE HEALTHY SAFETY AND THE THEREFORE OF THE REASONS WHEN THE, WHEN THE LIKE ONLY HAPPENED? ALSO, WE TRY TO GET YOUR, LIKE, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER HERE BEFORE YOU VOTE.
PLEASE LESSEN OUR, OUR CONCERN TO SEE WHO OR IF WE, OUR CITY HAVE THIS KIND OF BUDGET TO UPDATE THE, THE LOAD THEY JUST MENTIONED HAVE SO MUCH TRAFFIC ISSUE AND A SAFE ISSUE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF TODAY WE CAN GET THE ANSWER BEFORE YOU VOTE THIS, THIS WHY WE, I THINK WE OVER TIME FAMILY MEMBER HERE TO TRY TO SEE IF YOU PLEASE CONCERN BEFORE YOU VOTE.
YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY LYNN HUANG.
SHERRY SEIDENBERG WILL BE NEXT.
UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME HERE AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS.
JUST SO IMAGINE THE AREA WE'RE GONNA DEVELOP A HIGH DENSITY PEOPLE, HOW MANY FAMILIES, HOW MANY PEOPLE GOING TO BE THERE AND WHEN IT'S FLOODED AND THAT, AND C VISTA CAN, PEOPLE CANNOT GET OUT OF THAT BECAUSE THAT IS A FLOOD FLOODING THAT AREA.
HOW THE PEOPLE WILL GET TO THE SAFETY GROUND FROM WHERE.
AND I HOPE EVERYONE OF YOU TODAY GOING TO VOTE, SEE IF WHAT IF YOU WERE IS AND, UH, HOW YOU GONNA PLANNING TO HAVE THE PEOPLE EVACUATED FROM THAT AREA.
AND I'D LIKE TO HEAR SOMETHING FROM THE DEVELOPER HERE REPRESENTATIVE TO GIVE US THE ANSWER IF IT'S POSSIBLE TODAY BEFORE YOU GUYS VOTE.
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SHE'S NOT GONNAUH, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY MYRA ESPARZA.
UH, AND YOU'LL BE SPEAKING AS WELL.
HE'S GONNA, ARE YOU YIELDING TIME TO SHERRY? OKAY, MS. SEIDENBERG, YOU'LL HAVE SIX MINUTES.
YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY MYRA ESPARZA.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL AND MAYOR.
WE ARE MARK AND SHERRY SEIDENBERG.
WE RESIDE AT 7 9 3 1 HERMOSA HILL.
WE ARE PARALLEL TO THE PROPERTY FOR 30 YEARS.
NOTE THE VIDEO OF THE FLOOD ZONE, WHERE THE WATER, THIS IS AT AN EIGHT INCH RAINFALL IN 2015.
UM, THIS IS COMING ACROSS THE STREET AND DOWN INTO THE, THE, THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
HERE ARE OUR CONCERNS TO OPPOSE THE ZONING CHANGE.
FIRST BEING IT'S IN THE VALLEY.
IT IS THE LOWEST PART OF THE ELEVATION IN THE AREA.
FEMA STATES URBANIZATION GENERALLY INCREASES SIZE AND SEVERITY OF FLOODPLAINS AND ALSO EXPOSES OTHER DOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE AS WELL.
WE HAVE WITNESSED ALSO THE COWS STANDING UP IN ELBOW HIGH WATER ON THIS PROPERTY.
WE HAVE LIVED IN THE AREA FOR 13 YEARS.
WE CANNOT IMAGINE OVER 55 DWELLING UNITS WITH FOUNDATIONS, DRIVEWAYS, AND PAVED STREETS TO ADD TO THE BAD FLOOD AREA AS IT IS.
THIS BRINGS UP EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WHEN THE RAINSTORMS DO OCCUR, THIS PROPERTY ONLY HAS ONE EGRESS.
UM, AND IT IS RIGHT NEAR THE FLOOD MONITORING ZONE WHERE THE ROAD CLOSURE SYSTEM IS MEANING IT CAN HINDER EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND EXITING RESIDENCE TO THE ONLY ROAD CULA VISTA.
THE ROAD IS THEIR ONLY MEANS OF GETTING TO IH 10 AS WELL.
THIS TWO EIGHT TWO-LANE ROAD HAS BLIND CURVES, HIDDEN DRIVEWAYS, BICYCLISTS, AND WILDLIFE THAT CAN BE HARD TO NEGOTIATE AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY.
AND WITH NIGHTTIME BEING THE WORST, THIS ROAD WASN'T DESIGNED FOR THIS MUCH INCREASED ACTIVITY THAT URBAN LOAD DENSITY ZONING WOULD CAUSE IN A TIME WHERE HUGE CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS AND INCREASED WORKERS COULD DAMAGE THIS ALREADY CRUMBLING ROAD, NOT INCLUDING THE ADDITIONAL 250 ADULTS PLUS CHILDREN WITH ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES.
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN UNTOUCHED, AGRICULTURAL, EXCUSE ME, THE PROPERTY IS UNTOUCHED AGRICULTURAL LAND THAT HAS RAISED COWS FOR OVER 80 YEARS.
THE 25 ACRE LAND HAS NUMEROUS HUNDRED YEAR OLD OAK TREES, WILD TEXAS CHERRY TREES.
AND NOT TO MENTION THE WILDLIFE THAT TRAVELS THROUGH OR RESIDES THERE.
KNOWING THE PROPERTY IS SOLD AND IT IS GOING TO BE DEVELOPED IS A GIVEN, BUT WE SIMPLY ASK THAT IT BE DEVELOPED RESPONSIBLY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING OUR CONCERNS.
AND IF WE COULD JUST LET THE VIDEOS RUN.
OH, DID THEY JUST PLAY ONE? YEAH, THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S SEVERAL VIDEOS.
THAT'S THE CROSSING THAT YOU SAW IN THE EARLIER VIDEO OF THE SYLLABUS, VISTA DRIVE.
AND THAT'S GOING INTO THE RANCH.
AND THIS IS THE AFTERMATH, OF COURSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
UH, MYRA ESPARZA, UH, FOLLOWED BY ROBERT MCKINNEY.
AFTERNOON, COUNCILMAN, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND, UH, MAYOR ERENBERG NUREMBERG.
MY NAME IS MYRA ESPARZA AND I LIVE ON HERMOSA HILL.
AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY COMMUNITY.
UM, I'M GONNA HAVE TO REITERATE WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS SAID BECAUSE WE ALL ARE STANDING, UM, BY OUR CONVICTIONS HERE.
THE BEAUTIFUL AND MAJESTIC 23 ACRES LOCATED AT 2 2 2 0 2.
UM, C L O VISTA IS FILLED WITH, UH, ABUNDANCE AND BEAUTIFUL WILDLIFE AND MAJESTIC CENTURY OLD TREES.
THE LAND IS SIMPLY NOT CONDUCIVE FOR BUILDING MULTIPLE HOUSING.
THIS WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL ON SO MANY LEVELS.
THERE'S, THERE'S SO MANY OTHERS.
UM, AGAIN, IT'S A DANGEROUS FLOOD ZONE.
THE LOW FLA, UH, THE LOW, UM, FLOODPLAINS.
THERE IS A LARGE CONSTRUCTIVE GATE IN FRONT OF IT ALONG WITH BARRICADES FOR THIS
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PURPOSE RIGHT OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE.NOW MIND YOU, WE HAVE WAYS OF GOING IN AND OUT OF OUR, UM, OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE'S NO WAY OF GOING OUT ONCE THEY'RE IN THERE.
IF IT FLOODS, THERE'S NO OUTLET FOR THEM.
IT'S JUST THE FRONT TO GO OUT AND IT'LL BE FLOODED.
THIS WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL, I BELIEVE, TO SO MANY.
UM, CALI VISTA ALSO IS A VERY NARROW AND A BACK ROAD, ACTUALLY, IS WHAT IT IS WITH MARIN.
A DANGEROUS CURVES, AS YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD AT NIGHT, IT'S EXTREMELY DARK AND THERE'S NO LIGHTS AND NO REFLECTORS.
UM, AND, UH, THE ROAD IS, YOU KNOW, USED FOR A TWO-WAY ROAD.
HOWEVER, IT SEEMS LIKE A ONE-WAY ROAD, WHICH MANY PEOPLE USE IT.
I DON'T USE IT AS MUCH BECAUSE IT'S A DANGEROUS ROAD.
AND AS YOU SEE, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR.
THERE'S NO OUTLET ON THE SIDE.
AND IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S NOT CONDUCIVE FOR ALL THE TRAFFIC.
UM, BY NO MEANS IS VISTA, UM, A HEAVY TRAFFIC ROAD WITH QUESTIONABLE ACCESS AS WELL TO EVERYDAY MULTIPLE HOUSING LIVING GOING TO I 10 WEST AND TO BERNIE STAGE ROAD.
IF THEY HAVE TO GET TO BERNIE STAGE ROAD, THEY WOULD HAVE TO CUT THROUGH H E B PARKING LOT TO GET THERE.
THERE'S NO WAY FOR THEM TO GO AROUND.
WE HAVE ACCESS IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE BUILDERS MADE ACCESS FOR US.
THERE WOULDN'T BE NO ACCESS FOR THEM TO GET ANYWHERE EXCEPT TRYING TO CUT THROUGH, GOING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
UM, THIS, THE LETTER I SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW WILL HIGHLIGHT THESE AND OTHER ISSUES IN DETAIL.
THE ALAMO, OUR RIVERWALK IS THE HEART OF OUR CITY AND SO IS OUR TEXAS HILL COUNTRY.
AS, UH, YOU REVIEW ALL OF OUR VALID POINTS IN DEPTH, I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO CONSIDER OUR REQUEST.
ABOVE ALL, DON'T LET BUILDERS GO INTO OUR BEAUTIFUL SAN ANTONIO HILL COUNTRY AND TURN THAT SOIL INTO CEMENT AND TURN OVERRUN ROOFTOPS INTO TREETOPS.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU, MR. ESPARZA, ROBERT MCKINNEY.
MR. MCKINNEY, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY NATHAN GRAVY.
I WOULD SAY GOOD AFTERNOON, BUT I'M JUST GETTING TOWARDS THE EVENING.
UH, MY NAME IS ROBERT MCKINNEY.
I LIVE AT 79 43 VISTA MONTANA, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM MR. RASCO.
UH, I'VE LIVED THERE FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS NOW.
I'M A RETIRED NAVY SEAL AND I WAS IN KATRINA DURING THE RESCUE AND ASSISTANCE OF FOLKS OUT OF THE NINTH WARD AND SO FORTH, MAINLY DOING BODY COUNTS.
SO I KNOW WHAT STORM SURGE LOOKS LIKE AND I'VE SEEN THAT CREEK ON MULTIPLE TIMES.
FLOOD WELL ABOVE WHAT YOU'RE EVEN SEEING IN THESE VIDEOS ACROSS THE PRE, UH, THE STREET FROM THE PROPERTY.
THERE'S A GUY WHO LIVES IN A MOBILE HOME THERE.
AND THAT MOBILE HOME IS ABOUT THREE, FOUR FEET OFF THE GROUND ALONG WITH PLUMBING SUPPLIES.
THAT MOBILE HOME HAS BECOME UNSEEDED AND ALL OF HIS PLUMBING SUPPLIES HAVE ENDED ALL THE WAY UP INTO THE ADJOINING NEIGHBORHOODS JUST FROM THE FLOODING FROM THIS PROPERTY.
MY CONCERN AS WELL AS THESE OTHER FOLKS IS THAT THIS PLACE,
WOULD ANY ONE OF YOU PUT YOUR FAMILIES IN THAT PLACE? REALLY? I DON'T THINK SO.
NOR WOULD I WANT TO HAVE TO GO DOWN THERE AND DO ANY MORE RESCUE AND ASSISTANCE.
I'M A LITTLE TOO OLD FOR THAT CRAP NOW, EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE, BUT LIKE THE SIGNS SAY, EVERY TIME YOU PULL UP TO A LOW WATER CROSSING, TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.
AND THIS IS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN HERE.
AND WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN DOWN THE ROAD IS WHEN THEY BUILD THESE PLACES, WHAT ARE THEY GONNA DO? THEY'RE GONNA TURN TO THE CITY AND THE COUNTY AND GO, OH GOD, YOU GOTTA HELP US.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOTTA REDO THIS WHOLE, SO THEY'RE GONNA TURN BACK TO YOU GUYS AND THE COUNTY TO PAY FOR ALL THIS NEW FLOOD CONTROL THAT THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO DO A RESPONSIBLE, WE'RE NOT AGAINST RESPONSIBLE BUILDERS, BUT A RESPONSIBLE BUILDER WOULD NOT BUILD IN THAT AREA AT ALL.
YOU'D BE FOLLOWED BY YVETTE BYNUM.
I'M A TECHNICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE GREATER EDWARDS AQUIFER ALLIANCE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND ON BEHALF OF GIA AND OUR 54 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND SHOWING SUPPORT FOR THESE LOCAL CITIZENS TODAY, WE RECOMMEND THE DENIAL OF THIS REQUEST.
THE PRIMARY CONCERN THAT WE HAVE IS THAT THE LOCATION OF THIS SITE IS POSI, IS POSITIONED OVER TWO ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS, THOSE TWO AREAS BEING THE EDWARDS AQUIFER CONTRIBUTING ZONE AND THE A HUNDRED YEAR FEMA FLOODPLAIN.
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT ON THIS OVER 25 ACRE CATTLE RANCH ON SALEO VISTA TO AN URBAN LOAD DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
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IS NOT PROTECTIVE ENOUGH FOR THIS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA.LOOKING AT THE PLAN DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS CASE, THE AMOUNT OF IMPER IMPERVIOUS COVER CAUSE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON THE AQUIFER'S WATER SUPPLY THAT SAN ANTONIONI RELIES ON HEAVILY STILL TO, TO MEET OUR EXISTING WATER SUPPLY NEEDS.
FURTHER, THE IMPERVIOUS COVER WOULD, WOULD AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF STORMWATER FLOW ACROSS THIS AREA, WHICH WOULD NOT ONLY NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE AQUIFER, BUT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO SIGNIFICANT DOWNSTREAM FLOODING OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN THE FRONTAGE ROADS.
UM, OF INTERSTATE 10 MEMBERS OF THESE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND SOME OF THEM, THEM ARE EVEN HERE TODAY, HAVE BEEN VOICING THEIR CONCERNS AND THEIR, UM, THE IMMENSE CONCERNS OF THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY THAT HAS RESULTED THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS.
AND I WOULD URGE YOU TO HEAR THEIR CONCERNS TODAY.
PROPERTIES WITHIN THESE, WITHIN THESE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS SHOULD NOT BE ROUTINELY GRANTED WAIVERS FOR UPZONING OR PERMISSIONS FOR ACTIVITIES THAT MODIFY THE NATURAL DRAINAGE WITHIN THE A HUNDRED YEAR FLOODPLAIN AREAS.
APPROVING SUCH REQUESTS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THESE AMENDMENTS OR EVEN THE IMPACTS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS IS JUST NOT GOOD PLANNING.
AND WE ARE AT YOU AGAIN TO DENY THIS REQUEST.
YVETTE BYNUM, MS. BYNUM MAY BE FOLLOWED BY JANICE DIAZ.
HELLO MAYOR NUREMBERG AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING WITH US AND WE'RE SORRY WE'RE KEEPING YOU LATE.
UM, THE REASON WE ARE HERE AS YOU, UH, IS FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, I LIVE ON THE PROPERTY AT 2 2 2 0 6 CIE VISTA, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
THE VIDEOS THAT WERE PROVIDED OF THE FLOODING, UH, WERE TAKEN BY MY HUSBAND.
AND AS, UH, STATED BY THE PREVIOUS GENTLEMAN, THEY WERE NOT THE WORST VIDEOS.
WE'VE BEEN OUT, UM, WHEN THE RAIN IS ACTUALLY FOLLOWING, FOLLOWING, AND THE FLOOD WATERS ARE MUCH HIGHER AND MUCH STRONGER THAN THAT EVEN COMING ACROSS THE ENTIRE ROAD.
UM, AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE, WELL, NOT AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE, BUT AS FAR AS THOSE VIDEOS SHOWED, UM, FLOODING IS VERY HIGH.
I AM NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT, UM, IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE AND ALL THOSE THINGS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS KNOW ALL THOSE THINGS.
WHAT I AM GONNA TALK ABOUT IS WHAT I'VE SEEN LIVING NEXT DOOR TO THE PROPERTY.
UM, I'VE SEEN THE WATER HIGH, JUST LIKE I'VE SAID.
UM, I'VE SEEN THE TOILETS COMING FROM THE PLUMBING SUPPLY, UH, UH, OFFICE NEXT DOOR OR ACROSS THE STREET COMING DOWN AND DOWN THROUGH THE E EASEMENT.
OUR DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SAW IN THE FLOODING VIDEOS, IS ABOUT THIS HIGH UP OFF THE GROUND.
SO WHAT YOU SAW WAS ALL THIS UNDERWATER, AND THEN THE WATER ON TOP OF THAT, UH, THIS, THIS PROPERTY IS NOT A GOOD PROPERTY FOR, UM, FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE TYPE THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE PHOTO THAT I'VE PROVIDED, THIS IS SHOWING THE PROPERTY, UH, THAT'S IN QUESTION AT THE FRONT.
AND TOWARDS THE BACK IS ONE OF THE, UM, ONE OF THE, UH, STONEWALL NEIGHBORHOODS.
YOU'LL NOTICE THE LITTLE CIRCLED AREA.
THAT'S AN AREA WHERE THE DEVELOPER FOR STONEWALL LEFT AN OPENING AND DIDN'T SELL A HOME SO THAT THEY COULD ALLOW FOR DRAINAGE, WHICH IS COMING OFF OF THE HILLS ABOVE THAT.
IF YOU'LL GO TO THE NEXT PHOTO, PLEASE,
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S DRAINAGE UNDER THE ROAD, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, I'VE SEEN VIDEOS OF WATER OVER THAT AREA.
IF YOU COULD SHOW THE NEXT PICTURE ALSO, THIS IS JUST SHOWING THE ELEVATION CHANGE OF THAT AREA AGAIN, THAT THE WATER IS FLOWING DOWN ONTO THE PROPERTY THAT'S IN QUESTION DOWN INTO THE CREEK.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE, AND I DIDN'T BRING THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE DEVELOPER WAS GOING TO BE HERE, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR PLANS, THEIR PLANS, EVERY PLAN WE'VE SEEN SHOWS HOMES RIGHT ALONG THAT WATER PATH, WHICH GOES TO SHOW THAT THE DEVELOPER IS NOT LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY, UM, RESPONSIBLY.
THEY'RE NOT PLANNING RESPONSIBLY.
BECAUSE IF THEY WERE, WE WOULD SEE THAT THAT AREA IN PARTICULAR RIGHT THERE WOULD BE OPEN AND WOULD BE USEFUL FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THE FLOODING, UH, I, OF COURSE, EVERYONE HAS MENTIONED THE FACT THAT IT'S A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD.
I'VE COME AROUND CORNERS IN THE PAST WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN VEHICLES THAT ARE STALLED.
UM, I DON'T SEE THEM TO THE LAST MOMENT.
AND WHEN YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL, YOU KNOW, 200 CARS ONTO THIS PROPERTY, IT'S, IT'S JUST NOT, UH, IT'S NOT REASONABLE.
UM, JUST THE OTHER DAY THERE WAS A, NOPE.
I LIVE AT 79 23 HERMOSA HILL, AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING NEW TO SAY, UH, THAT YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY HEARD TODAY.
I JUST DID WANNA MENTION THAT I'VE MET WITH EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT WOULD MEET WITH ME WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED TO TRY TO EXPLAIN TO THEM OUR GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT
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DEVELOPMENT ON THIS LAND.AND, UM, I STARTED WITH MATT PROFIT WITH ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
HE WAS A COLLEAGUE OF MINE AT ONE POINT.
UM, HE HEARD ME OUT, UM, TOLD ME TO PLAY NICE WITH A DEVELOPER.
'CAUSE, UH, ONCE J B S A HAD GIVEN THEIR, UM, APPROVAL, UH, THAT IT WAS PRETTY MUCH A DONE DEAL AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY FIGHT THAT I COULD POSSIBLY FIGHT.
UM, I TALKED TO COMMISSIONER BERNARD, I'VE TALKED TO COUNCILMAN PALIS AND IT'S KIND OF BEEN THE SAME.
UM, I MEAN, THE SAME SONG, OUR, OUR HANDS ARE TIED.
AND SO I I DON'T JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, IF THEY'RE TIED, WHY ARE THEY TIED IN FAVOR OF CHANGE? WHY AREN'T THEY TIED IN FAVOR OF STATUS QUO OR A LITTLE MORE, UM, RESEARCH TO FIND OUT WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE REALLY TRYING TO DO TO THIS BEAUTIFUL LAND.
UM, I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT Y'ALL TAKE A HARDER LOOK AT THIS.
I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE DONE SO ALREADY AND I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT I THINK THIS WARRANTS MORE THAN JUST THIS ONE MEETING.
I THINK IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT MORE FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS LAND WORKS.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE NEIGHBORS WHO CAME OUT AND SPOKE TODAY.
UM, FIRST I'D, I'D LIKE TO START BY MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 20.
THERE'S A MOTION FOR, FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 20.
I WILL CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION NOW.
UH, THIS PROJECT, UM, HAS THE FULL APPROVAL OF J B S A.
THAT'S CORRECT, STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, BUT ALSO, UH, IT HAS THE APPROVAL OF THE NEIGHBORING H O A AND ANOTHER H O A DOWN THE STREET AND ANOTHER H O A DOWNSTREAM.
UM, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL AREA LOCATED IN THE E T A E T J THAT SHARES A FENCE WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD CALLED STONEWALL STATE'S.
H O A, UH, THAT H O A IS SPLIT BETWEEN DISTRICT EIGHT IN THE COUNTY.
UM, THIS REALLY DOES HAVE A HILL COUNTRY FIELD OF THIS AREA, AND IT'S, UH, PARTICULARLY SPECIAL TO ME BECAUSE MY FAMILY OWNS 10 ACRES AND A HOUSE JUST DOWN THE ROAD, UM, ON SIERRA VISTA.
UM, I, I, I, I CAN'T EXPRESS ENOUGH HOW APPRECIATIVE I AM OF, UH, STONEWALL ESTATES, H O A BOARD AND STONEWALL RANCH, H O A BOARD, AND THE C L VISTA RANCH, H O A BOARD FOR, UH, DOING A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING AND, UH, A LOT OF LISTENING AND SOME EXCELLENT NEGOTIATION.
UM, THEY, THEY PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO DISCUSSIONS AND MEETINGS WITH THE BUILDER, UM, AND MY TEAM TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE NEIGHBOR'S BEST INTERESTS ARE PROTECTED.
UM, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AFTER A LOT OF NEGOTIATIONS, THESE H O A BOARDS HAVE SIGNALED THEIR SUPPORT OF THE PLAN AMENDMENT BY EXECUTING DEEDED RESTRICTIONS.
UM, AND I'M GONNA READ OFF JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT, UM, REALLY STAND OUT TO ME ON THE, UH, NEGOTIATED DEED RESTRICTION AGREEMENTS.
UM, THERE'S GONNA BE OVER THREE ACRES OF PRESERVED OPEN SPACE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE SITE.
AND THIS IS NOT INCLUDING THE FLOODPLAIN, WHICH WOULD BE ANOTHER FIVE PLUS ACRES ACROSS THE SITE.
THERE'S, UM, WE NEGOTIATED A LIMIT ON DENSITY TO 55 LOTS.
UM, AND IT'S ALL GONNA BE SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
UM, AND, UH, I I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UH, I THINK, UH, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THIS PROPERTY IS GONNA BE LIMITED TO ONLY FOUR SALE HOMES AS OPPOSED TO LEASED HOMES.
THERE'S, UH, A 30 FOOT BUFFER OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY STONEWALL ESTATES SEPARATING, UH, OSA HILLS AND RESIDENTS FROM THE SEATTLE VISTA PROJECT PROPERTY LINE.
UM, THIS IS 30 FOOT BUFFER THAT'S BEING CONTRIBUTED BY THE BUILDER.
THERE'S GONNA BE A SIX WITH A FINISHED SIDE FACING HERMOSA HILL.
UM, THERE ARE ENFORCEABLE SHORT-TERM RENTAL RESTRICTIONS, UH, SIGNIFICANT HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON THE BUILDING, MASONRY FACADES, UH, AND ALL NEW RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES ATTACHED GARAGES WITH TWO CAR DRIVEWAYS AND IMPERVIOUS COVER LIMITA, UH, IMPERVIOUS COVER LIMITATIONS OF ABOUT 50% AND A VERY AGGRESSIVE TREE PRESERVATION, UH, REQUIREMENT.
UM, AND SO, BECAUSE ALL THAT WAS AGREED ON BY THE BUILDER AND THE THREE HOAS, USUALLY I ONLY GOT ONE H O A AGREEING TO THIS.
I'M, I, I, UH, I'M IMPRESSED THAT WE GOT THREE, UH, BECAUSE OF THAT.
I'LL BE VOTING YES ON THIS AND VOTING YES ON THIS.
AND, UM, THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
COUNCIL MEMBER PIAS, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? LET ME JUST OFFER A FEW COMMENTS ALSO BECAUSE, UM, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS AND, AND FRANKLY I AGREE WITH HIM AS WELL.
UH, ARTICULATED CONCERNS ABOUT THE NATURAL RESOURCES, ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, ABOUT THE COMPATIBILITY OF DEVELOPMENT, WHERE IT GOES, UH, AND ALSO THE FRUSTRATION IN COMMENTS LIKE OUR HANDS ARE TIED.
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BUT THE REALITY IS HERE WE HAVE VERY LITTLE, IF ANY, AUTHORITY OVER THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE E T J AND WHAT AUTHORITY WE DO HAVE IS CONTINUOUSLY ATTACKED AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE.UM, AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING US WITH THAT, I WOULD PLEASE ASK YOU TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD ON THESE CONCERNS TO OUR STATE LEGISLATURE.
THAT BEING THE CASE, WE DO HAVE TOOLS THAT WE USE AS OFTEN AS FREQUENTLY AS WE CAN TO PROTECT WHAT SHOULD BE REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE ASSETS.
ONE OF THEM IS THE EDWARDS AFER PROTECTION PROGRAM, WHICH THIS COUNCIL HAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 10 YEARS.
THE OTHER IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK, UM, COLLABORATIVELY WITH DEVELOPERS WHEN THEY DO COME FORWARD WITH REQUESTS, UH, THE NEGOTIATIONS TO REDUCE DENSITY, UH, REDUCE IMPERVIOUS COVER TO PROTECT TREE CANOPY, TO DO THE THINGS THAT WOULD BE AT LEAST SOMEWHAT BENEFICIAL TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO THE PRESERVATION OF A QUALITY OF LIFE THAT YOU HAVE COME TO EXPECT IS DONE BECAUSE YOU HAVE, UH, DEVELOPERS WHO ARE COMING FORWARD AND WANTING TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT OF SOME SORT.
IN THIS CASE, DEEDED RESTRICTIONS.
THAT'S THE VEHICLE BY WHICH WE CAN PROTECT SOME OF THOSE, UM, IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF LIFE OUT THERE.
UH, BUT IT IS TRUE THOSE OPTIONS FOR US AND THOSE TOOLS ARE VERY LIMITED AND IT IS INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING FOR ALL OF US.
UM, THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS THAT THIS IS A PLANNING CASE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE PLANNING, GUIDANCE, AUTHORITY, ALTHOUGH THE, THE ENFORCEMENT OF THAT IS ALSO EXTREMELY LIMITED.
IF WE HAD ZONING AUTHORITY OUT THERE IN YOUR AREA OF, OF OUR COUNTY, IT WOULD BE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT CONVERSATION.
SO, UH, I UNDERSTAND IT'S FRUSTRATING.
IT'S, UH, IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR ME.
I'M SURE IT IS FOR SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL.
UH, WE ARE GOING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN TO PROTECT, UH, YOUR INTERESTS, UH, AS UH, MEMBERS OF OUR GREATER COMMUNITY.
UH, BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF THE GROWTH OF OUR CITY, OUR NATURAL RESOURCES.
WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT THOSE.
AND IN MY VIEW, UH, GIVEN THE OPTIONS BEFORE US, UH, WE ARE DOING THAT WITH THE NEGOTIATION AS DE DESCRIBED BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PAL.
SO I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS, UH, GIVEN THOSE, UM, GIVEN THOSE, UH, ISSUES.
SO, UH, WE DO HAVE AN, UH, A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM 20.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT AND WHO HAS BEARED WITH US FOR THE LAST, UH, I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THE HOURS, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE TODAY.
TIME IS 5:34 PM ON THE THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022.