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GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
IF WE COULD BEGIN BY HAVING OUR SPANISH TRANSLATION SERVICES.
ALRIGHT, BEFORE WE BEGIN, I BELIEVE, DO WE HAVE MASKS AVAILABLE STILL? YES, WE DO.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE A MASK OR ARE FEELING ILL IN ANY WAY, WE DO HAVE MASKS AVAILABLE IN THE CORNER.
[Work Session]
NAME IS ROB SIPES AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT SEVEN ZONING COMMISSIONER.I HEREBY CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED NOTICE MEETING OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ZONING COMMISSION INTO SESSION.
I'D LIKE TO DO A ROLL CALL FIRST BY I'D ALLOWING THE ZONING COMMISSIONERS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, STARTING WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON MY FAR LEFT.
MARCO BARROS, UH, REPRESENTING DISTRICT NINE HHI.
THE SIR CAME DISTRICT FOUR, JOHN BUSTAMONTE, DISTRICT FIVE, TAYLOR WATSON, DISTRICT TWO, SUMMER GRADE HOUSE DISTRICT ONE.
MICHELLE ALIAHA, MAYOR'S APPOINTEE.
CHARLES FUENTES FOR DISTRICT THREE.
DISTRICT SIX STAFF IS A QUORUM PRESENT.
WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALL ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER, UH, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALL RIGHT, PRIOR TO COMMENCING OUR HEARING, I WOULD LIKE OUR STAFF TO REVIEW OUR MEETING FORMAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE STAFF.
BEFORE I BEGIN, PLEASE TURN YOUR PHONES ON VIBRATE OR TURN THEM OFF.
THE ZONING COMMISSION IS AN 11 MEMBER BODY APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON ZONING CASES UPON RECEIVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ZONING COMMISSION.
YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO FORWARD YOUR CASE TO CITY COUNCIL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROCEDURE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CASE MANAGER.
STAFF WILL BEGIN EACH CASE WITH A SHORT PRESENTATION OF THE REQUEST.
PART OF THE PRESENTATION INCLUDES A MAP THAT SHOWS THE AREA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REZONING AND PROPERTY WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT.
PROPERTY CHECK MARKS INDICATE THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND AN EX INDICATES THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN OPPOSITION.
FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION AND ANY QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION, THE APPLICANT WILL PRESENT THEIR REQUEST FOR THOSE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED REZONING.
YOU WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THAT YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR THOSE IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION.
YOU WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF TWO MINUTES, TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO UTILIZE THE MAXIMUM TIME LIMITATION.
YOU WILL BE INFORMED THAT YOUR TWO MINUTES ARE UP.
FOR THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEIR TIME TO A SPEAKER, THAT SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF TWO PEOPLE GIVING THEIR TIME FOR A TOTAL OF SIX MINUTES.
THOSE GIVING UP THEIR TIME MUST BE PRESENT AND SIGNED IN TO SPEAK.
THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL LIMITED TO ONE SPEAKER WITH A TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT ALONG WITH ANY OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMISSION QUESTIONS.
IT APPEARS THERE'S NO WITHDRAWN OR POSTPONED ITEMS, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
UH, STAFF, IF WE COULD JUST GO OVER THE CURRENT LIST OF THE ITEMS, UH, ON THE COMBINED HEARING ITEMS FOR THE COMBINED HEARING ARE ITEMS NUMBER ONE, NUMBER TWO, NUMBER THREE, NUMBER FIVE, NUMBER SIX, NUMBER SEVEN, NUMBER NINE AND NUMBER 14.
UH, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OF THESE ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO PULL DOWN TO INDIVIDUAL AND THEN WE'LL, ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, UM, WE WILL HAVE A RECUSAL FOR THE FIRST TWO ITEMS, SO WE'RE GONNA ON, RIGHT? YES.
AND MR. CHAIR, I'D JUST LIKE TO NOTE WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF SPEAKERS FOR ITEMS ONE AND TWO.
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AFTER THE PRESENTATION BY STAFF WE WILL INVITE THOSE TO WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE HAS EXCUSED HERSELF OR RECUSED HERSELF AND EXITED THE, THE MEETING ROOM, CHRIS AT 1 0 9.
[Zoning Items ]
IF WE COULD HEAR ITEMS NUMBER ONE AND TWO.ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A LARGE AREA REZONING.
A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM VARIOUS ZONING DISTRICTS TO C THREE I ONE L NC R ONE, R TWO, R THREE, R FOUR R FIVE, R SIX R TWO CD R THREE CD R FOUR CD R FIVE CD R SIX CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO THREE R FOUR DWELLING UNITS.
R SIX SS WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A DAYCARE CENTER, R M FOUR WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
GENERALLY BOUNDED BY KBRA ROAD AND INTERSTATE 10 TO THE NORTH BROZA STREET TO THE EAST, LEO STREET TO THE SOUTH, AND CALVERA STREET TO THE WEST.
FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A REQUEST.
A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM VARIOUS ZONING DISTRICTS TO R ONE R FIVE, R SIX, R 20 R SIX CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO, THREE, OR FOUR DWELLING UNITS, L M M H P AND C, C ONE AND C TWO NA WITH ALL OVERLAYS TWO REMAIN THE SAME.
GENERALLY BOUNDED BY SOUTH FLORES STREET TO THE EAST WARE BOULEVARD TO THE SOUTH PLEASANTON ROAD TO THE WEST AND WEST HARDING BOULEVARD TO THE NORTH.
AND TO GO BACK FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE, I FAILED TO MENTION THE COUNTS.
UM, FOR THE COUNTS FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE, UH, 1,650 NOTICES WERE SENT.
ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ONE RECEIVED OPPOSED WEST END HOPE IN ACTION NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR.
AND THEN FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO, FOR UH, 524 NOTICES WERE SENT.
26 NOTICES RECEIVED IN FAVOR, TWO RECEIVED OPPOSED AND HARLANDALE ACRES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR.
AND MR. CHAIR, WE DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO ITEM NUMBER ONE AND SO THE LARGE AREA STAFF WILL PRESENT THAT.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE STAFF PRESENTATION ON THAT.
I'M ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO BE UP HERE THIS TIME.
CHRIS VAN AIKEN, SENIOR PLANNER.
ITEM NUMBER ONE, CASE Z 20 22 1 0 7 0 2 2 3.
LARGE AREA REZONING PHASE TWO STAFF ARE PROPOSING THAT THE PROPERTY AT 1835 WEST POPLAR BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION FOR THIS ACTION ITEM.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS? YES SIR.
WE HAVE, UH, JOHN CARLTON, FOLLOWED BY ALINA DE LA CRUZ.
ALRIGHT, MR. CARLTON, YOU SAID NUMBER TWO? YES SIR.
THIS, THESE ARE FOR ITEMS ONE AND ONE AND TWO.
WANT BE UP THERE? YES, PLEASE.
IF YOU JUST COMMENT TO THE FRONT, GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND OPINIONS ON THE CASE.
THE BACKBONE OF ANY COUNTRY, OF ANY SOCIETY, OF ANY CITY IS ITS MIDDLE CLASS.
THE PEOPLE WHO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN THERE AND CARE ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE BEEN OVERRUN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THERE, WHERE IT'S, YOU'RE TAKING YOUR LIFE IN YOUR HANDS TO GET OUT THERE.
THEY PUT A SCHOOL AT THE END THERE THAT LOCKS UP THREE STREETS, THREE, TWICE A DAY.
AND STILL PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO BUILD MORE APPOINTMENTS THERE AND BRING IN MORE PEOPLE, TRANSIT PEOPLE THAT REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND YOU'RE GONNA CREATE A SLUM.
AND ONCE YOU CREATE A SLUM TO REVITALIZE IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
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THE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAVE STAYED ON THE SOUTH SIDE, DESPITE MANY PEOPLE GOING TO THE NORTH SIDE TO GET TO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ON THE NORTH SIDE.'CAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE AND I LIVED THERE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND I WASN'T IMPRESSED.
BUT WE CARE ABOUT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE'S NOT THERE TO TAKE CARE OF MORE PEOPLE.
YOU CAN'T HARDLY GET ACROSS THE STREET THERE IN SOUTH FLORES.
YOU CAN'T GET ON THE STREETS, YOU CAN'T GET OUTTA YOUR OWN HOME HARDLY.
YOU HAVE PEOPLE RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE STREET AND, YOU KNOW, 60 MILES AN HOUR OR 30 MILES ON.
I'M SURPRISED SOMEBODY HADN'T BEEN KILLED.
WE SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO BRING MORE PEOPLE IN SO PEOPLE CAN MAKE A FAST BUCK OR SOME POLITICIAN CAN CREATE THEMSELVES A LITTLE, UH, SO THEY LOOK GOOD AND TRY TO GET TO AUSTIN FROM USING SAN ANTONIO AS A SPRINGBOARD.
WE CARE ABOUT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE ARE THE FAMILIES THAT RAISED OUR CHILDREN THERE.
WE WANT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO STAY A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE.
BUT IF YOU KEEP PILING MORE PEOPLE AND MORE PEOPLE ON IT, YOU'RE GONNA FORCE US OUT AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A SLUM.
AND IF YOU, IF YOU COULD, THAT'S FINE.
UM, AND IF WE COULD KEEP IT DOWN BECAUSE, SO THAT WE CAN PROCESS THIS QUICKLY, UH, AND NOT APPLAUD, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
UH, ALSO FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO, ELINA DE LA CRUZ WHO SIGNED UP IN FAVOR.
MS. DE LA CRUZ, TIME TO OUR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT YOLANDA DIAZ.
IT APPEARS SHE'S WANTING TO GIVE HER TIME GETTING YES, MA'AM.
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE PERSON YOU, YOU GAVE YOUR TIME TO? YOLANDA DIAZ ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT.
YOLANDA DIAZ AND I LIVE ON THREE 10 WEST HARDING BOULEVARD.
AND I REALLY LOVE MY PROPERTY, NOT BECAUSE I HAVE A CUSTOM HOME, BUT BECAUSE MY YARD IS BIG, I HAVE A LOT OF TREES AND THERE'S A LOT OF WILDLIFE THERE, AND IT'S SO PEACEFUL AND A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL THE SAME WAY.
IT'S A REALLY HIGHLY SOUGHT OUT NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU HAVE TO LITERALLY WAIT FOR SOMEBODY TO DIE TO PURCHASE THERE.
THAT'S HOW MUCH THE PEOPLE LIKE IT.
AND WHAT'S ATTRACTIVE ABOUT IT IS THAT THEIR ACRE PROPERTIES, JUST A FEW HAVE BEEN SPLIT UP.
SO BY DEFINITION, AN ACRE IS AN ESTATE.
SO WE ARE AN CUSTOM HOME ESTATE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE REALLY WANNA PRESERVE IT THAT WAY.
THERE ARE PEOPLE, ONCE YOU MOVE IN, YOU DON'T REALLY MOVE OUT.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR GENERATIONS.
THERE'S A LADY THAT LIVES ON BY FLORES, SHE OWNS THE, THE, THE WAS SHE INHERITED THAT SHE'S 82 YEARS OLD OR 83.
SHE INHERITED THE HOME FROM HER GRANDMOTHER WHO GOT THAT CORNER IN EXCHANGE FOR A FEW PIGS.
SO HER, SHE'S, THAT PROPERTY'S BEEN IN HER FAMILY FOR OVER 150 YEARS.
WAY BEFORE THE 1938 CHANGES OR THE 2001 CHANGES, OR EVEN BEFORE OUR ANNEXATION IN 1945.
WE WANNA PRESERVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR FAMILIES, FOR, WE WANT THE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY WHAT OUR PARENTS AND WHAT WE ENJOYED GROWING UP IN A NICE ALMOST COUNTRY LIVING INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS THAT WE ENJOY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND WE'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE ZONING CHANGE BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE PROPERTIES ON 1 38, WHERE 1 2 4, 3 42 WHERE, AND 3 34, WHERE WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE CHANGE TO BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THOSE IN THE CHANGE, TO ALSO CHANGE THOSE TO R 20.
AND IF AT LEAST THEY CAN BE A CONTINGENCY PLACED ON THEM SO THAT IF THEIR APPLICATION RUNS OUT OF TIME, THEN MAYBE AT THAT POINT IT CAN BE CHANGED.
AT R 20, WE REALLY WANT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO STAY THE WAY IT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AND THE WAY IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN USED AS A SINGLE FAMILY, A STATE, SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND OH, ALSO IT'S IMPORTANT TO US IS OUR HABITAT.
I KNOW WE'RE NOT IN A DESIGNATED HABITAT AREA, BUT IF YOU GO THERE IN THE MORNING AND YOU SEE, AND YOU HEAR ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WILDLIFE THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF WILDLIFE.
AND THESE ANIMALS THAT ARE THERE ARE ON UNITED STATES, PROTECTED LISTS AND HAWKS, BLUE JAYS, CARDINALS, YOU NAME IT, BATS.
AND THE PROPERTIES THAT THEY WANNA TURN INTO APARTMENTS ARE ONE ACRES, ONE OF THEM IS ONE.
AND, UH, UH, A QUARTER ACRE, THEY ALL HAVE, TWO OF THEM HAVE A MINIMUM OF HALF AN ACRE FULL OF TREES.
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HAS ABOUT, I WOULD SAY AT LEAST THREE QUARTER ACRES.SO IF APARTMENTS ARE ALLOWED TO BE BUILT HERE, WE'RE GONNA DESTROY ALMOST TWO ACRES OF LOCAL HABITAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHO'S OKAY WITH THAT, BUT I'M NOT, AND ALL MY NEIGHBORS ARE NOT OKAY WITH THAT.
THE HABITAT IS IMPORTANT FOR US AND OUR BACKYARDS PROVIDE THIS HABITAT, AND WE WANNA, THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY WE WANNA PRESERVE IT AS WELL TOO.
NOT JUST SO THAT WE CAN PERSONALLY HAVE A NICE BIG YARD, BUT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT OUR YARD DOES SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST GIVE US ENJOYMENT, IT PROVIDES HABITAT FOR THE LOCAL WILDLIFE, WHICH IS EVERY DAY FURTHER.
AND FURTHERMORE ENDANGERED, ESPECIALLY IN TEXAS AND IN THIS CITY THAT EVERYBODY'S MOVING TO AND THEY'RE KNOCKING EVERYTHING DOWN TO PUT APARTMENTS AND BUILDINGS AND STUFF, YOU KNOW, AND SO THAT'S ALSO IMPORTANT.
THAT'S ALSO ANOTHER REASON WHY WE DON'T WANT, WE WANT THESE, ALL THE PROPERTIES TO BE CONVERTED TO R SIX OR R 20, SO THAT WE CAN THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN BRAN FOR HELPING US WITH EVERYTHING.
UM, THIS IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE A QUESTION FOR MS. ZAMORA JOHNSON.
UH, THE LAST SPEAKER REQUESTED THREE ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO THIS PROCESS.
IS THAT ALLOWED AT THIS TIME? ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CITY, AS THE PERSON BRINGING FORTH THE APPLICATION, WOULD WANT TO CHANGE THE APPLICATION.
AND I'M SURE THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PROCESS THAT THEY GO THROUGH.
SO, BUT IN FACT, IF THOSE PROPERTIES WERE NOT INCLUDED ON THE PUBLIC NOTICE, THERE IS NO BASIS TO BRING THEM FORWARD UNDER, UH, TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACTS.
ISN'T THAT CORRECT? TO BRING IN THREE NEW PROPERTIES THAT WERE NOT NOTICED? YEAH.
SO IF THEY WERE NOT PART OF THE ACTUAL NOTICE, IF THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS, THEN NO, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT SEPARATELY.
AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS ON CONSENT, MEANING THERE'S NOT SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION, UH, FOR THIS, BUT THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE.
UM, AND AGAIN, THE, THE, THE PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR THE LARGE AREA REZONING WAS TO ESSENTIALLY DOWN ZONE TO DOWN ZONE TO SINGLE FAMILY TO, UH, FOR THESE PROPERTIES.
UM, WE HAVE SOME MORE SPEAKERS.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER THEN ALSO, UH, SIGNED UP IN FAVOR, ROMAN PENA FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO.
ALL RIGHT, MR. PENAN, GIVE HIM MY TIME TO, UH, PRESIDENT SPOKE ALREADY.
UM, THEN RIZ WAS, BUT SHE NO, YOU HAVE TO, UNFORTUNATELY, SHE'S ALREADY ALREADY SPOKE.
DO AT THE TIME THAT THEY SPEAK.
YEAH, SHE'S ALREADY, YEAH, A CONTINGENCY THAT IF THEY DON'T FULFILL THE APPLICATION, YOU CAN SPEAK.
HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING TODAY? MY NAME IS, UH, ROMAN PENA AND I LIVE IN FIVE 30 WHERE, AND I THINK MR. FUENTES IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT THREE.
UH, WE ARE FOR THE DOWN ZONING THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TODAY THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING.
THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAVE IS THAT, UH, THERE'S THREE LOTS WITHIN THAT REZONING THAT WE NEED FOR YOU ALL TO, UH, ALSO INCLUDE THEM IN THIS, UH, REZONING, UH, OF DOWN ZONING TO, TO R 20, WHATEVER YOU'RE CONSIDERING, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR ABOUT TWO OR THREE MONTHS.
AND WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER THAT BECAUSE IF YOU BUILD THE APARTMENTS IN THERE IS EXACTLY WHAT, UH, OUR PRESIDENTS JUST SAID.
IT'S GONNA DISTURB THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING A SINGLE FAMILY TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT THERE.
AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
AND, AND AGAIN, AS, AS COMMISSIONER BUSANTE SAID, IF THOSE, IF THOSE PARCELS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS, UM, AGENDA ITEM RIGHT NOW, WE CAN'T ADDRESS THOSE.
I, I THINK I MIGHT BE ABLE TO CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT IF I CAN.
UH, SO FOREST WILSON, SENIOR OR PRINCIPAL PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICE.
SO, UH, I KNOW WE'VE, WE'VE MET DURING OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS, AND SO THOSE THREE PROPERTIES CURRENTLY HAVE BUILDING PERMITS IN PROCESS.
UM, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO STOP THOSE.
SO THOSE, WHY, THAT'S WHY THOSE AREN'T INCLUDED IN OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, BUT ALL THE OTHER PROPERTIES, I THINK YOU ALL ARE IN SUPPORT OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, BUT WE, WE DIDN'T INCLUDE THOSE PROPERTIES IN OUR NOTICES BEING SENT OUT, SO WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ADD THOSE AT THIS TIME.
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YOLANDA, AM I ALLOWED TO SPEAK, SPEAK QUESTION? WE'LL, WE WILL, UH, I THINK WE, WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO, SHOULD WE OPEN THIS UP FOR QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS OR WE HAVE SOME MORE SPEAKERS? WELL LET, LET'S LISTEN TO THE REST OF OUR SPEAKERS FIRST.UHNO ALSO IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO.
I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE MY TIME, MISS YOLANDA DI IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TWO PEOPLE COULD GIVE THEIR TIME SO FAR.
BUT, BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE SHE SPEAKS, UNFORTUNATELY.
SO IF YOU, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, THAT'S, THAT'S PERFECTLY OKAY.
GONZALEZ IS HERE, THEN I, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE MY TIME TO HIM.
SHE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE HER TIME TO DR.
ANY, ANYONE ELSE WANT TO GIVE THEIR TIME TO MR. GONZALES? UH, DR.
I'VE LIVED IN THE DISTRICT THREE SINCE 1976, DECEMBER THE 26TH, 1976.
AND I'M GONNA STAY THERE IN PROBABLY END MY TIME THERE WHEN THE GOOD LORD CALLS ME.
I LOVE THE DISTRICT, BUT I'VE SEEN CHANGES SINCE 1976.
SOME ARE GOOD OR SOME BAD, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE COUNCIL AND THE POSITION AS WELL AS THE ZONING COMMISSION.
ALSO, I'M A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
AND UH, I JUST RECENTLY RETIRED.
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING AMISS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN CITY THREE HARLANDALE AND WHERE OUTSIDERS ARE COMING TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WHO ARE THEY? WHAT IS THEIR INTERESTS? I THINK WE ALL KNOW IT'S CALLED INVESTMENT, MORE SO MONEY.
AND I'VE SERVED THIS COMMUNITY WITH THE SHAZ FOUNDATIONS FOR MANY YEARS.
AND I WILL CONTINUE SERVING MY COMMUNITY.
BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S NOTHING THE COUNCIL CAN DO, RE REMEMBER THE AMERICAN TALE.
FEL SAID, NEVER SAY NEVER, BECAUSE WE CAN CHANGE.
I'M A FORMER COLLEGE PROFESSOR.
I UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE STUDENTS.
THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEN THAT TIME COMES FOR THE COUNCIL TO SAY WITH THE GAVEL, SORRY, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING, PREPARE THE REPERCUSSIONS OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN WHEN THESE APARTMENTS GO UP.
THERE'LL BE CONTINUED CONGESTION.
THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO STREET WILL NEED REPAIRS.
WHO WILL, WHO WILL, WHO WILL PAY FOR THAT? THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS ALL THESE PEOPLE BEHIND US.
SO ARE YOU PREPARED OR THE CITY PREPARED TO GO OUT THERE AND SUFFER THE REPERCUSSIONS? I HOPE NOT.
I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER OF DISTRICT THREE AND I WILL REMAIN THERE.
LISTEN TO US AND LISTEN TO THEIR VOICES.
IF MY TWO MINUTES ARE UP, I THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND PLEASE TAKE OUR CALL TO HE.
FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE, NOW WE HAVE
MY NAME'S INU RODRIGUEZ AND I'M HERE BECAUSE A PERSON ASKED ME, UH, TO LOOK AT THE SITUATION AND I WAS TELLING HIM, JUST LIKE YOU SAID, SIR, THAT IT'S A DOWN ZONING, WHICH LOOKS LIKE A POSITIVE THING, BUT IN TRUTH, FROM PAST EXPERIENCE, IT REALLY SPARKED ME UP.
WHEN I HEARD REZONING, LARGE AREA REZONING, WHAT HAPPENS THAT PEOPLE DID NOT REALIZE IS THAT THINGS ARE REZONED FOR THE AGENDAS OF SOME PEOPLE.
LIKE LARGE AREA REZONINGS WAS MF 33 WHERE IT WAS ACTUALLY COMMERCIAL.
IT'S JUST TO ALLOW THEM TO TAKE AWAY OUR RIGHTS TO PETITION GOVERNMENT FOR GRIEVANCE.
SO ONCE IT IS CHANGED, UH, WE REALLY CAN'T, UH, I MEAN IT'S DONE, IT'S A DONE DEAL.
WHOEVER COMES IN, IT'S ALREADY A DONE DEAL.
SO IT'S BETTER TO DOWN, LIKE YOU SAID, DOWN ZONING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO THAT, THAT WAY THAT THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE THE ONES THAT ARE MOST IMPACTED CAN HAVE A VOICE IN THE FUTURE IN THE EVENT SOMETHING COMES INTO THEIR AREA.
SO WHEN I HEAR A LARGE AREA OF REZONINGS, AND FROM WHAT I HEARD YOU SAY, THAT KIND OF PUT ME KIND OF AT EASE, BUT PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANYTHING THAT IS NOT WITH A CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR THE SURROUNDING ZONING,
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UH, REALLY HURTS THE COMMUNITY THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR AGES.THEY ARE THE FOUNDERS OF OUR CITY, REALLY.
THEY'RE GRANDPARENTS, YOU KNOW.
SO PLEASE PROTECT US AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS REZONING DOES NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE THAT DO NOT KNOW AND TAKE AWAY THEIR VOICES, WHICH IS IN THE CONSTITUTION.
NEXT SPEAKER, PATRICK CHRISTENSEN.
MR. CHRISTENSEN, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.
PATRICK CHRISTENSEN, THREE 10 SOUTH ST.
I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING A LITTLE LATE TO THE PARTY, BUT A CLIENT GOT THE MAIL NOTICE THAT THEIR PROPERTY WAS BEING REZONED.
IT'S A, A VACANT LOT LOCATED AT 6 33 ARBOR PLACE.
THEY ALREADY HAVE THEIR DESIGN PLANS, A SITE PLAN, EVERYTHING READY TO SUBMIT TO THE CITY.
THEY'RE FIGHTING WITH THEIR CONTRACTORS ON THEIR CONSTRUCTION PRICES.
SO WE WOULD JUST ASK THAT THIS PROPERTY BE, UH, STRICKEN FROM THE, FROM THE, UH, AGENDA AS FAR AS BEING APPROVED FOR BASICALLY BEING DOWN ZONE FROM MF 33 TO R SIX.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE WEST END HOPE AND ACTION NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THEY WERE GONNA GO LOOK AT THE PROPERTY THIS MORNING AND AS WE GO FORWARD, I'LL JUST KEEP TRYING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO, TO PRESERVE SOME OF THEIR RIGHTS FOR THEIR PROPOSED PROJECT.
AND THAT WAS FOR ITEM ONE, CORRECT? CORRECT.
UH, ANY OTHER SPEAKERS FOR, UM, FINALLY, FOR THE LAST ONE FOR ITEM ONE IS RITA SANCHEZ.
MS. SANCHEZ? HI, I'M RITA SANCHEZ.
UM, WE HAVE SEVERAL, WE HAVE SEVERAL PROPERTIES ON THE 1100 BLOCK OF RU.
AND, UM, I AM DISSATISFIED OF, UH, WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON, HOW Y'ALL HAVE BEEN HANDLED, HANDLING ALL THESE, UH, REZONING.
UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL THE PAPERWORK THAT Y'ALL SENT OUT.
UM, IF WE ARE HERE, THERE MIGHT BE SOME PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW THEIR NEW CITY BLOCK NUMBER OR DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK IT UP.
UH, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING WRONG.
WE DIDN'T GET A LIST OF ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, ALL THESE COMMISSIONERS, WE DON'T KNOW WHO, WHO THEY ARE.
UH, WE MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THEM AND, UH, AND, UM, WE DON'T APPRECIATE Y'ALL DOING THIS.
UH, THE CITY CAN BE VERY DECEITFUL TO THE PEOPLE.
UH, DOWN ZONING RIGHT NOW CAN GOOD TO SOME, BUT IN THE FUTURE, WHEN THE CITY WANTS TO BUILD AN ARENA, THEY'RE GOING TO GET THE PROPERTIES ON A, UM, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INSTEAD OF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING OR COMMERCIAL, UH, ZONING.
ALSO, I HEAR THAT THERE'S AN OVERLAY.
YOU ONLY, YOU KNOW WHAT IS IN THE OVERLAY AND THAT IS WRONG.
YOU ALL MIGHT BE HAPPY WITH, UH, DOWNSIZING TO WHATEVER PROPERTY IT IS, BUT WHAT IS IN THE OVERLAY, MA'AM, YOU NEED TO SPEAK INTO THAT MIGHT SOMETHING THAT MIGHT MESS YOUR PLANS IN THE FUTURE.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MS. SANCHEZ.
THERE'S ONE VOICEMAIL WE NEED TO PLAY.
IF WE COULD PLAY THE VOICEMAIL PLEASE.
I'M GONNA SIT FAST BECAUSE IT'S CUTTING ME OFF, BUT THIS IS CASE, UH, NUMBER 3 2 7.
UH, THIS IS OSCAR AND KATHLEEN PARDO FROM FROM TWO 19 WARE BOULEVARD.
THIS MESSAGE IS TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERN WITH THE CURRENT ZONING, WHICH ALLOWS APARTMENT COMPLEXES ON OUR STREET.
WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN ZONING TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF UNITS THAT CAN BE BUILT ON ONE PROPERTY.
WE ARE A FAMILY BASED COMMUNITY AND WANNA CONTINUE OUR FAMILY CULTURE AND NOT CREATE A COMMERCIALLY BASED APARTMENT COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT.
OUR STREET IS ALREADY BUSY WITH STRANGERS AND ALLOWING CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF APARTMENT COMPLEXES WILL ALLOW MORE TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION TO OUR STREET.
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO LIMIT HOW LIMITATION TO THE AMOUNT OF UNITS THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED ON THE TWO CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ON AWARE BOULEVARD THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF APARTMENTS.
UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE CONCERNS, UH, OR QUESTIONS YOU CAN PLEASE CALL US AT (210) 823-9315.
AGAIN, THIS IS KATHLEEN AND OSCAR PARDO FROM TWO 19 WARE BOULEVARD AND THIS IS FOR CASE NUMBER Z DASH 2022 DASH 0 7 3 27.
I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT ANY HELP YOU COULD PROVIDE.
MR. CHAIR, I'M GOING TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF
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ITEM NUMBER ONE.WAS THERE AN AMENDMENT FROM THE FLOOR? THAT WAS ITEM ONE? YES.
ALRIGHT, AS AMENDED AND WITH A FURTHER AMENDMENT TO OMIT 6 33 ARBOR PLACE AND MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER TWO AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM ONE AS AMENDED AND A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER TWO.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BUSTAMANTE FOR APPROVAL WITH SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOTTLES.
UM, SHALL WE DO DISCUSSION? I THINK SO.
UH, COMMISSIONER'S ON MY LEFT.
COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAIR.
UM, I'M GLAD Y'ALL ARE OUT ALL OUT HERE AND I'M GLAD, UH, THAT WE ARE DOING THIS LARGE AREA REZONING.
UH, AS YOU CAN HEAR FROM THOSE WHO SPOKE AGAINST THIS LARGE AREA REZONING AND THOSE WHO SPOKE FOR IT, THERE ARE COUNTERVAILING INTERESTS THAT WE HAVE TO BALANCE AS MEMBERS OF THE ZONING COMMISSION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WHEN THIS GETS TO THEM, HAVE TO BALANCE AS WELL.
UM, MR. WILSON, HOW MANY NOTICES WENT OUT? 16 1,650.
THERE WERE 1600 NOTICES WENT OUT.
AND PERHAPS THE CRITICISM THAT ONE PERSON BROUGHT UP REGARDING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTANDING THEM IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO AND I'M SURE WE WILL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING AS BEST AS POSSIBLE FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN THESE ZONING DECISIONS.
BUT TODAY I THINK WE ARE GETTING WHAT WAS ANTICIPATED, WHAT WAS ENVISIONED WHAT BY THESE LARGE AREA REZONINGS TO THE EXTENT WE CAN, WE ARE DOWN ZONING THEM TO PRESERVE THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.
UH, I'M LOOKING FOR ONE, TO BE HONEST, IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE SIMILAR REZONINGS BACK IN 2003 HAVE MADE A LOT OF THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO THE NORTH OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MF 33.
UM, BUT I DO WANT EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO DECEIT INTENDED HERE ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF.
THERE IS NO DECEIT INTENDED HERE ON BEHALF OF THIS ZONING COMMISSION.
UH, WE ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION IMPLORED THE STAFF TO DO, IMPLORED US TO DO HERE.
THAT BEING SAID, WE NEED YOUR VOICES AND THANK YOU FOR ALL FOR BEING HERE BECAUSE WE NEED YOUR VOICES TO UNDERSTAND HOW THESE CHANGES CAN IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO I AM HAPPY TO HAVE MADE THIS MOTION TO SUPPORT WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE BY AND LARGE DOWN ZONINGS IN DISTRICT ONE AND DISTRICT THREE.
AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR COMING.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BUSTA.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COMMERS ON MY LEFT.
COMMISSIONER FUENTES, UH, QUESTION FOR STAFF.
UM, SO JUST NEEDED SOME CLARIFICATION.
HOW ARE WE ABLE TO MAKE THE EXCEPTION FOR 6 33 ARBOR PLACE ON ITEM ONE BUT NOT CONSIDER THE CHANGES REQUESTED IN ITEM TWO? SO THE PROPERTY AT 6 33 ARBOR PLACE WAS INCLUDED AS UH, SOMETHING WE WERE RECOMMENDING.
SO, UH, THAT WAS INCLUDED IN PART OF THE NOTICES, BUT THE, THE THREE PROPERTIES IN QUESTION FOR ITEM TWO WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE NOTICES AT ALL.
WHY? AND, AND THOSE, UH, PROPERTY FOR THE 6 33 HOUR PLACE, THERE HAS BEEN NO PERMITS, UH, SUBMITTED.
SO HAD THERE BEEN NO PERMITS FOR, UH, THE THREE PROPERTIES IN QUESTION, THEN THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED, CORRECT? EXACTLY.
AND WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN TO THOSE PROPERTIES IF THOSE PERMITS EXPIRE OR THE PROPERTIES ARE SOLD? THEY WOULD, THEY WOULD REMAIN MF 33.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO CHANGE AT THIS TIME.
WOULD THERE BE ANY WAY TO GO ABOUT MITIGATING THAT OR PREVENTING THAT FROM HAPPENING? SHOULD THIS FALL THROUGH U UNFORTUNATELY NO.
IT IS, UM, THOSE PROPERTIES ARE CURRENTLY ZONED M F 33.
UH, WHAT WE'VE BEEN TELLING PROPERTY AND ALL ALONG THROUGHOUT THE LARGE AREA OF REZONING FOR ALL OF OUR LARGE AREA REZONINGS, IS IF YOU SUBMIT FOR PERMITS FOR ANY KIND OF DEVELOPMENT, UM, BEFORE WE MAKE IT TO ZONING COMMISSION, THEN WE WILL NOT RECOMMEND CHANGING YOUR PROPERTY.
'CAUSE IT, IT JUST, UH, WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR US TO RECOMMEND CHANGING, UH, A ZONING FOR A DEVELOPMENT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED, FEES HAVE BEEN PAID.
UM, AND SO WE HAVE BEEN TELLING PROPERTY OWNERS ALL ALONG FOR ALL OF OUR PROJECTS THAT WE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A CHANGE IF, IF YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN ALL
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THOSE STEPS.SO, UH, FOR CLARITY, UM, SHOULD THIS PROCEED AND THEY BECOME MF 33, UM, THE PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD THEN HAVE TO SUGGEST ANY CHANGES TO THOSE PROPERTIES TO EITHER DOWN OR UP ZONE? CORRECT.
THO THOSE PROPERTIES ALREADY, THEY'RE CURRENTLY ZONED MF 33, ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE, THE THREE PROPERTIES IN FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO? YES.
THE, ALL THE M THE ONES THAT ARE CURRENTLY MF 33, SHOULD ANYONE WANT TO CHANGE THAT? THOSE CHANGES WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT UP BY THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS BY THE PROPERTY OWNER? CORRECT.
I'D JUST LIKE TO CLARIFY THE PERMITS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED ARE FOR THE MULTI-FAMILY USE TODAY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS? ALRIGHT, UM, MR. CHAIR QUESTION, UH, UH, QUESTION FOR STAFF PLEASE.
SO IF THIS ITEM, UH, PARTICULARLY, UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO WERE NOT APPROVED TODAY, COULD THEN SOMEBODY ELSE COME IN AND ASK FOR APPLY FOR REZONING FOR ANOTHER MF 33? YEAH.
ARE YOU SPEAKING INTO YOUR MICROPHONE? IT'S VERY HARD TO HEAR YOU.
IF ITEM NUMBER TWO WERE NOT APPROVED TODAY, COULD SOMEONE ELSE COME IN AND APPLY FOR REZONING FROM THE CURRENT, UH, ZONE DISTRICT TO AN MF 33? UH, APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE AT ANY TIME.
HOWEVER, THIS IS PART OF A LARGER PROCESS.
A, A RESOLUTION THAT WAS DONE BY CITY COUNCIL, UH, TELLING STAFF TO INITIATE A LARGE AREA REZONING TO LOOK AT EACH OF THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE AREA AND, UH, DOWN ZONE THAT, UH, POTENTIALLY TO WHAT IT'S BEING USED FOR TODAY ON THE GROUND.
UM, SO ZONING APPLICATIONS CAN BE RECEIVED AT ANY TIME IN THE PROCESS.
UM, IT, IT WOULDN'T BE ENCOURAGED TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE LIKELY THE PROPERTY IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE REZONING PROCESS.
UH, THE, IN THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOT PART OF THIS REQUEST ARE, HAVE ALREADY HAVE PERMITTING AND, AND PROCESSES THAT WERE ALREADY TAKING PLACE BEFORE THIS REZONING, UH, BEGAN ITS PROCESS.
AND THAT WAS MULTIPLE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, THIS MEETING AND THEN ULTIMATELY ANOTHER MEETING THAT WILL GO BEFORE CITY COUNCIL.
AND THEN ONE OTHER POINT OF CLARIFICATION IS IF IT DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD TODAY, UH, THERE IS A RISK OF ALL THE OTHER PROPERTIES, UM, POTENTIALLY BEING DEVELOPED FOR MULTI-FAMILY RIGHT NOW.
SO THIS IS, UM, REALLY INTENDED TO PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM ADDITIONAL MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
I'M, I'M SORRY, WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME.
MAY I, UH, COMMISSIONER BUSANTE? SORRY MA'AM.
WOULD YOU REMIND ME OF YOUR NAME PLEASE? I'M SORRY? WOULD YOU REMIND ME OF YOUR NAME? DR.
DIAZ, WOULD YOU COME UP? I'LL ASK YOU A QUESTION.
WE THE ASK YOU A, I'M GONNA ASK YOU A QUESTION FIRST.
SO, UM, I GUESS THE THREE PROPERTIES ON WHERE, WERE YOU AWARE THAT THOSE HAD ALREADY BEEN ISSUED PERMITS? THE CITY HAS TOLD, TOLD US THAT THEY PUT APPLICATIONS.
WE PUT, WE SPOKE TO OUR COUNCILWOMAN GERRAN AND SHE SUBMITTED THE COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST FOR REZONING IN APRIL.
THESE PEOPLE GOT NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE AND THEY PUT IN THEIR APPLICATION UNTIL OCTOBER AND WON IN DECEMBER.
SO WE STARTED OUR PROCESS FIRST.
AND IS IT POSSIBLE, IF I UNDERSTAND THE LAW AND PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE LOST OUR RIGHTS SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE WITHOUT ANYONE TELLING US, BUT IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CONTINGENCY PLACED ON THIS REZONING IF FOR SOME REASON THEIR APPLICATION EXPIRES? THANK YOU.
THEN AT THAT POINT CAN THEN WE REZONE THANK YOU.
BUT YES, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THANK YOU.
WE DID START OUR PROCESS BEFORE THEY PUT IN THEIR APPLICATIONS.
UM, AND I THINK COMMISSIONER FUENTES GOT TO THIS TO SOME DEGREE, BUT I GUESS THE FIRST QUESTION IS, AND THIS IS TO THE CITY ATTORNEY STAFF, IS THERE ANY WAY TO DO CONDITIONAL ZONING UNDER TEXAS LAW? NO, THERE IS NOT.
SO WE CANNOT MAKE IT CONTINGENT UPON, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS WITH THESE PERMITS, WHAT HAPPENS IN THAT
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PROCESS.AND, AND AGAIN, I THINK COMMISSIONER FUENTES COVERED THIS, BUT I'M GONNA DO IT AGAIN.
UM, IN THIS CASE, THE POLICY WAS THAT UNTIL THE LARGE AREA REZONING GOES TO ZONING, GOES TO ZONING COMMISSION AND GOES FORWARD, THE CITY WILL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS ON THOSE PROPERTIES GIVEN THE CURRENTLY PENDING ZONING.
WE WOULD'VE NO WAY TO STOP IT UNTIL, ALRIGHT, SO IN THIS CASE TODAY, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF THE REZONING.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THOSE THREE PROPERTIES, BUT IT WILL DOWN ZONE ALL THE OTHER PROPERTIES THAT ARE AT ISSUE HERE IN ITEM ONE AND TWO.
THE OMISSION BROUGHT BY STAFF AND THE OMISSION BROUGHT BY MR. CHRISTENSEN.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BUSANTE.
ANY OTHER? ALRIGHT, CHANGE YOUR POLICIES.
I'VE GOTTEN LOST IN ALL THE DETAILS.
THE, THE 6 3 3 ARBOR PLACE PERMITS HAVE BEEN PULLED ON THAT OR NOT? NO.
UM, I WANNA THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING OUT.
WELL, THE, THE, THE RESOLUTION IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTIES ARE BEING DOWN ZONE.
UM, WE WORK IN A SYSTEM THAT IS INTENTIONALLY NOT VERY QUICK SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN HAVE INPUT.
UM, AND, UH, SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN THAT ARE PROBABLY NOT TO OUR LIKING, BUT THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT THE AREAS STAY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
UM, AND I RECOGNIZE YOUR PASSION.
MY WIFE GREW UP JUST A COUPLE OF, JUST A BLOCK AWAY FROM, FROM HARDING, WENT TO HARLANDALE SCHOOLS, TEACHES AT HARLANDALE SCHOOLS TO THIS DAY, AND SHE IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE AREA.
SO, UM, WHERE DOES SHE LIVE NOW? INSIDE, WELL,
WE, I CAN HAVE YOU ESCORTED OUT, PLEASE.
YES, THE COMMISSION IS SPEAKING AT THE MOMENT, BUT, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
I MEAN, UM, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE LIVE, WE LIVE OVER IN SS A I S D, SO WE'RE NOT IN HARLANDALE STILL, BUT WE ARE IN S A I S D, UM, IN AN OLD AREA AS WELL WHERE WE SEE, YOU KNOW, ZONING ISSUES JUST LIKE, LIKE Y'ALL SEE 'EM.
UM, BUT, UM, AT THIS TIME I THINK THAT THE, THAT THE MOTIONS FOR APPROVAL ARE A OVERALL 95%, 99% GREAT THING.
AND, UM, SOMETIMES AS BEING, LIKE I SAID, IN AN URBAN AREA AS WELL, UM, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WE CELEBRATE THOSE SUCCESSES.
SO THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM ONE AS AMENDED AND APPROVAL OF ITEM TWO.
UH, MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARTOS.
IF WE COULD HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE.
UM, THERE'S STILL CITY COUNCIL AS WELL FOR THIS ITEM.
IF WE COULD, UH, GET COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO COME BACK INTO THE MEETING.
YES, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT NOW.
AND WE DID HAVE, UH, TWO PEOPLE WITHDRAW.
THEY'RE SPEAKING FOR ITEM NUMBER 12, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT ITEM 12 BACK ON CONSENT.
SO 12 IS YOURS RIGHT? OR WAS YOURS?
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I DON'T THINK SO.JUST FOR THE, FOR COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE AS SHE WAS WALKING IN.
ITEM NUMBER 12 CAN BE PLACED BACK ON CONSENT.
ITEM NUMBER 12, UH, THERE WERE TWO SPEAKERS WHO HAVE, UH, REMOVED THE DO NO DO, DO NOT HAVE CONCERNS AT THIS TIME AND HAVE, DO NOT WANNA SPEAK ANYMORE.
IF WE COULD REFLECT THE RECORD AT 1 49.
UH, COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE HAS REENTERED THE, THE MEETING AND IF WE COULD GO TO OUR SECOND SET OF CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE.
JUST TO BE, JUST TO CONFIRM THE UM, NEXT SECTION OF COMBINED HEARING COMBINES, UM, IS ITEM NUMBER THREE, NUMBER FIVE, NUMBER SIX, NUMBER SEVEN, NUMBER NINE, NUMBER 12.
SO ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A REQUEST AND CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R SIX TO I D Z ONE WITH USES PERMITTED FOR SEVEN DWELLING UNITS WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 8 3 4 SOUTHWEST 36TH STREET, 24 NOTICES WERE SENT.
AND LOW HARDINESS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A REQUEST AND CHANGE IN ZONING FROM RMM FOUR TO I D Z ONE WITH USES PERMITTED FOR ONE DWELLING UNIT WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 4 1 4 SAN SALVADOR AVENUE, 21 NOTICES WERE SENT.
ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED, AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE DENVER HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A REQUESTED FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R FIVE TO R FIVE CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 5 2 6 NORTH SAN BERNADO AVENUE.
ZERO IN FAVOR, FOUR OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM LOMA VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R FOUR TO RMM FIVE WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT ONE 14 PACKARD STREET, ONE 18 PACKARD STREET AND 2 0 2 PACKARD STREET.
ZERO IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED AND NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C THREE TO M X D WITH A MAXIMUM DENSITY OF 18 UNITS PER ACRE, LOCATED AT 3 0 0 5 SYDNEY BROOKS DRIVE ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
FIVE NOTICES WERE SENT, ONE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER 12 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C TWO C THREE AND I ONE TO C THREE WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 3003 SOUTHWEST MILITARY DRIVE, 33 NOTICES IN FAVOR OR 33 NOTICES WERE SENT.
ONE IN FAVOR, THREE OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM KETANA COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
AND THEN LAST ITEM NUMBER 14 IS A REQUEST AND CHANGE FROM ZONING IN ZONING FROM R FOUR TO C ONE WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 7 5 1 YUCCA STREET.
ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
AND I DO BELIEVE THAT WE DO HAVE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
UM, AND I BELIEVE ITEM NUMBER 12, THAT THERE IS AN AMENDMENT.
YES, THEY'RE GONNA ADD, UH, NON-ALCOHOLIC CELLS, UH, KEN BROWN REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT.
UH, SO THE FIRST 325 FEET OF THE TRACK, WE DON'T HAVE THE FIELD NOTES, BUT WE WILL PROVIDE 'EM.
THE BACK HALF OF THE TRACK WILL BE C THREE AND A.
AND THAT'S HOW WE ARE AMENDING THAT CASE.
UM, IF WE COULD HAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
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MS. FLORES, SHE'S GONNA GIVE HER TWO MINUTES TO REBECCA FLORES.AND THEN, AND THEN, AND THEN, OKAY.
SHE'S GIVING ME HER TWO MINUTES.
MS. FLORES, YOU MARKED, UH, ITEM SIX AND SEVEN.
WHO AM I SPEAKING TO? UH, US IN JUST A SECOND.
SHE, SHE'S, YOU SIGNED UP FOR ITEM SIX AND SEVEN.
I SIGNED UP FOR THOSE PRE THOSE PLACES THAT ARE IN DISTRICT FIVE.
I DID NOT REALIZE THAT WEST END WAS IN DISTRICT ONE.
I REALLY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WEST END, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE Y'ALL ALREADY VOTED FOR IT.
AND I BELIEVE YOU HAD SOMEONE THAT WAS GONNA GIVE THEIR TIME TO YOU.
GIVE MY TIME AND YOUR NAME MA'AM.
MS. PEREZ, DID YOU SIGN IN? I DON'T HAVE YOU SIGN IN ON HERE.
SHE SAID DID YOU WANNA SPEAK ON AN ITEM? NO, I DON'T HAVE YOUR NAME ON HERE.
CAN I SEND NO, IT, IT'S TOO LATE.
SHALL I GO AHEAD OR WAIT? BE CONCISE.
UM, I REALLY WANNA TALK ABOUT WEST END 'CAUSE UH, THAT'S REALLY CLOSE TO, YOU KNOW, DISTRICT FIVE.
I LIVE, UH, JUST SOUTH OF HERE.
AND I HAVE SEEN THE RESULTS OF, UM, THIS KIND OF REZONING, I DON'T KNOW YOUR LANGUAGE, UPZONING DOWN ZONING.
THIS IS A WHOLE NEW, UH, AREA OF EXPERTISE THAT I AM NOT PRIVY TO.
BUT I DO KNOW THE RESULTS, RIGHT, OF WHEN YOU UP ZONE AND YOU DOWN ZONE.
AND SO ONE OF THE COMMENTS MADE BY ONE OF THE WOMEN WHO WAS HERE, HERE IN THE AUDIENCE SAID, WE NEVER KNOW ANYTHING UNTIL IT'S ALREADY A DONE DEAL.
AND SO EVERYONE THAT WAS HERE TALKING AGAINST THIS THAT WAS GOING ON, UH, ON PLEASANTON ROAD, YOU, THEY DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS A DONE DEAL.
IT WAS LIKE EVERYBODY WAS FOR IT.
AND THEY HAD, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD ORGANIZED TO PRESENT, THEY STILL DIDN'T HAVE A, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A VOTE IN THIS PLACE.
I GUESS I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHY MS. SUMMER, GREAT GREATHOUSE LEFT, LEFT BEFORE THE VOTE WAS TAKEN.
DID YOU HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST? YOU DID.
I DID NOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
I'M NOT ANSWERING, WE ARE NOT ANSWERING QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.
BUT, BUT I, I REALIZE THAT THAT IS AN ISSUE, RIGHT? IS THAT SOME PEOPLE IN ZONING COMMISSION ARE, HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
AND I REALLY CON I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT IS WHAT YOUR INPUT IS INTO MAKING THOSE DECISIONS AND WHETHER THOSE AREN'T PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE FACING.
AS WE, AS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BEING GENTRIFIED, I LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS BEING GENTRIFIED AND WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON UNTIL IT'S A DONE DEAL, UNTIL IT'S OVER.
AND THEN WE SEE THIS HUGE BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT SHOULDN'T BE THERE.
THIS TWO AND THREE STORY BUILDING, SELLING FOR A MILLION DOLLARS A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM WHERE I LIVE.
MY HOUSE WAS BOUGHT BY MY PARENTS IN 1959 FOR $4,000.
THERE'S A HOUSE BUILT FOR A MILLION DOLLARS JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM ME.
NOW THAT IS WHAT IS IMPACTING US IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT IS WHAT'S THROWING US OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OUR PROPERTY TAXES ARE RISING.
AND AS THEY LOOK AT US, I'M 80 YEARS OLD, AS THEY LOOK AT US, THEY TARGET US 'CAUSE THEY WANNA BUY OUR PROPERTY AND THEY SAY, WHAT? I'LL GIVE YOU 150,000, 200,000.
WHAT CAN YOU BUY IN THIS, IN THIS CITY FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY? THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN BUY FOR IT.
DID WE HAVE ANY OTHER YES SIR.
SPEAKERS, WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS.
I BELIEVE THEY'RE THE APPLICANTS ALL SIGNED UP FOR, UM, TO SPEAK.
IF YOU'D COME UP, CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY, SINCE IT'S NOT UP ON THE SCREEN, WHAT SPECIFIC NUMBERS WE'RE ADDRESSING ON THE AGENDA RIGHT NOW? CAN I GO AHEAD? HOLD ON JUST A SECOND.
WE HAVE ITEMS NUMBER 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12 AND 14 AND ALL ARE BEING ADDRESSED AT THE SAME TIME, RIGHT? THEY'RE ALL ON COMBINED.
YES, THEY'RE COMBINED, BUT I MEAN LIKE, OKAY, YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
I OWN THE PROPERTY ON 7 51 YUCCA STREET.
AND UM, THE PRIMARY GOAL IS, UH, TRANSITIONING THE LAND FROM, UH, RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL.
I HAVE SOME REASONS BEHIND DOING THIS.
UM, ONE OF THE PRIMARY NEEDS OF EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY COMMUNITY IN GENERAL IS MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR UM, HAVING
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HIGHLY, UH, DEMANDED, PARTS REPAIRED, UH, ABANDONED LANDS IN A HIGHLY POPULOUS NEIGHBORHOOD CAN GIVE RISE TO SUCH SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AS ATTRACTING DRUG DEALERS, HOMELESS AND ENVIRONMENT THERE.SO, UH, OUR PRIMARY GOAL BEHIND PURCHASING THIS LAND WAS BUILDING A HOUSE ON IT.
BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, WE FOUND OUT THE LAND DOESN'T HAVE THE PROPER SHAPE AND IT WOULD THEN BE WORTH IT FOR US TO, UH, BUILD SUCH A HOUSE ON IT.
SO WE DECIDED TO HAVE THE PROPERTY UTILIZATION TRANSFER FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL BY WHICH THE TYPE OF BUSINESS THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THE LAND, UH, GIVE BENEFIT TO ALL THE COMMUNITY AND THE TYPE OF THE BENE.
UM, UM, I MEAN, UM, BUSINESS THAT WE WANT TO PROVIDE IS, UH, A MOBILE, UM, KEY, UH, REPAIR, UM, SERVICE.
SO BASICALLY WE WILL PLACE A MOBILE, UH, VEHICLE ON THE LAND AND AS SOON AS WE GET CALLED FROM THE AREA, WE'LL PROVIDE THEM THE SERVICE.
AND NEXT, DID EITHER OF THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS WANNA SPEAK? THIS ITEM IS ON CONSENT.
THAT MEANS THAT IT'S BEING CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL.
IT ALONG WITH THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE MENTIONED.
UH, WELL, AS FAR AS I KNOW, UH, WE'VE DONE, UM, REZONING AND EVERY OTHER SINGLE, UM, DOCUMENT OF THE LAND.
DO DO RAY, DO RAY AND IS IT AMIN WANNA SPEAK? DO YOU WANNA SPEAK YOUR ITEMS ALREADY BEING CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL? THANK YOU GENTLEMAN.
UH, MY NAME IS M I'M FATHER OF, SORRY, I HAVE A BARRIER LANGUAGE, BUT I TRY TO TELL YOU WHEN I BOW THIS LAND BE UM, NOBODY THERE HONOR, UM, DIDN'T THERE TO COME TO THE, UH, LAND, TO PRODUCE THE LAND TO ME.
I ASKED HIM WHY BECAUSE HE TOLD IT'S NOT SAFE ALL OF THE TIME WE INVOLVED WITH THE POLICE, SHUTTING, SHUTTING, SHUTTING, SHUTTING A LOT OF THE SHOT.
SO I WANTED TO RETURN THE LAND TO THE OWNER BECAUSE THIS LAND IS NOT SAFE.
I WANTED TO MAKE A HOUSE HERE, BUT IT OKAY IT IS LATE, TOO LATE.
I TRIED BECAUSE THIS LAND IS SHAPE IS VERY BAD, IS TRIANGLE AND COMPLETELY NEAR BY THE HIGHWAY 90.
I ASKED THE OWNER WHY THERE IS A LOT OF MATERIAL IN INSIDE OF THE LAND.
WHAT'S GOING ON? IT'S ALL I WANTED.
BUT WHEN I STATEMENT ESTIMATED, THIS IS YOU LOST YOUR TIME, YOUR MONEY, NO CAT, NOBODY BUY THIS LAND.
SO THE RESIDENT IS RESIDENTIAL IN THE AREA.
NO, SOME PEOPLE I SAW THEN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS RENT A HOUSE.
WHY YOU, YOU GAVE YOUR HOME TO THE DRUG? DELIVER, DELIVER BECAUSE YOU MAKE PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE THAT THE CHILDREN, ALL PEOPLE.
SO ANYWAY, I FIX THE FENCE, I VERY GOOD SHAPE, I BLOCK THE RIVER.
NOBODY COME OUT AND USE THE DRUG INSIDE.
AND ANYWAY, I, THIS IS TWO YEARS IS PEACEFUL, NO PROBLEM, NO SHUTTING, NOTHING MUCH.
ALRIGHT, JUST ONE LAST SPEAKER.
HELLO, MY NAME IS HIN RODRIGUEZ.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOMA VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND I'M TALKING ABOUT CASE NUMBER SIX.
UM, I WENT AND SAW THE SITE AND UM, OH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE APPLICANT AND ALSO THE, OUR, UH, COMMISSIONER THAT THEY WERE VERY PROMPT IN RESPONDING.
AND UH, THE APPLICANT DID SEND ME A SITE PLAN, WHICH WE DID NOT HAVE.
MY CONCERNS ARE THAT THOSE LOTS ARE 50 FOOT, IT'S A 50 FOOT WIDE LOT.
UH, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CONSISTS OF MAINLY, UH, SINGLE HOME RESIDENTIAL.
UM, EVEN IF IT WAS A, UH, WHAT WAS IT, AN ELEVATION, WHICH IS JUST LEVEL, I'D STILL BE CONCERNED.
THE REASON BEING THAT I WORKED IN THAT AREA AS A FIREFIGHTER IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
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I HAVE IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE, IT'S, EVEN IF IT WAS TWO SINGLE STORY BUILDINGS, ONE BEHIND ANOTHER IS REALLY NOT A, IN MY OPINION, NOT A GOOD IDEA.I WAS WORKING WHEN UM, I HAD TO WEAR A MASK, BUT THE FELLOWS WITH ME DID NOT HAVE TO WEAR A MASK YET BECAUSE THEY WERE, UH, SMOKE EATERS.
UM, LINE OF DUTY INJURY, UH, SAW LOSS OF LIVES.
UM, I SEE IT AS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
UH, THE EXPOSURE NEXT DOOR, WHICH IS A HOME, AN OLDER HOME FROM THE FORTIES OR SOMETHING FOR SURE.
UM, IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, THEY'LL PROBABLY ALSO GO UP AND SMOKE, IF NOT ATTACK QUICKLY.
UH, THERE'S A FIVE, LIKE A 40 DEGREE ANGLE CLIMB TO GET TO THE, TO THE LEVEL PART OF THE LAND.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU EVER WALKED ON WET GRASS.
SO WHAT I SEE AS A FIREFIGHTER IS THAT IT'S GONNA BE WATER EVERYWHERE CAN SEE PEOPLE SLIPPING.
THAT IS IF IT'S THE FRONT HOUSE, NOW YOU HAVE A BACK HOUSE.
NOW YOU HAVE TO GET LADDERS TO THE SECOND HOUSE BEHIND IT.
SO YOU HAVE THE FRONT HOUSE, THERE'S THE 30, UH, 18, 18 36 FEET GAP BETWEEN THEM, WHICH IS GONNA BE A PARKING LOT RIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES, ONE BEHIND THE OTHER.
SO NOW YOU HAVE HAVE TO CARRY EQUIPMENT FROM THE FRONT, FROM THE STREET UP THAT LITTLE HILL TO THE BACK.
NOW THERE MIGHT BE VEHICLES INVOLVED, THERE MIGHT NOT.
YOU CAN PUT ALL THE SIGNS YOU WANT.
PEOPLE FORGET WHY THEY'RE THERE.
FOR EXAMPLE, NO PARKING ON THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS GOES FROM 10 FEET TO EIGHT AND A HALF FEET.
UH, MOST VEHICLES MEASURE ABOUT 5.8, A 4, 2 50 MEASURES ABOUT 6.7.
BUT LET'S SAY YOU NEED E M S AND YOU NEED TO PUT A STRETCHER TO THE BACK HOUSE.
UH, YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE ROOM.
UH, THEY'D HAVE TO BE PARKED JUST RIGHT SO THAT YOU COULD GET A STRETCHER FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK HOUSE.
THERE WERE SOME INCIDENTS WHERE TRUE HOUSES WERE INVOLVED IN THAT, IN THAT SITU, LIKE SIMILAR TO THAT.
SADLY WHAT WAS DONE, WHICH WAS REALLY WEIRD, FREAKED ME OUT.
UM, THEY WENT THROUGH THE FRONT HOUSE, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE THE FRONT DOOR, STRAIGHT OUT THE BACK DOOR TO TRY TO SAVE THE BACK HOUSE.
SO, UH, MY CONCERN IS HEALTH, SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND THE OTHER THING IS SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
ONCE OPEN THE DOOR, IT'S JUST GONNA START TO GET WORSE.
A LOT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH MR. CHAIR.
I'D, I'D LIKE TO, SINCE THOSE COMMENTS WERE OPPOSED, UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND PULL ITEM SIX AND IF WE COULD PUT THAT AT THE END OF THE AGENDA, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE MOVING ITEM SIX TO INDIVIDUAL, SO IT WILL NOT BE PART OF THIS CONSENT AGENDA.
AND DID WE HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT REMAIN? YES, WE DO HAVE A VOICEMAIL FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE AND ITEM NUMBER 14.
IF WE COULD PLAY THOSE AT THIS TIME PLEASE.
MY NAME IS LIN MORENO CARDONA, 8 3 9 SOUTHWEST 35TH STREET.
PHONE NUMBER TWO TEN EIGHT SEVEN FIVE ONE TWO FIVE NINE.
I'M 79 YEARS OLD, HANDICAP AND RETIRED.
MY MAIN CONCERN ON CASE Z DASH 2 0 2 2 DASH 1 0 7 0 0 2 6 7.
IT'S OBAMA SAFETY AND THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON MY PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
IT WOULD HAVE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF PEOPLE INCREASED VEHICLE TRAFFIC INCLUDING NOISE AND INCREASED MY VULNERABILITY OF BEING A VICTIM OF CRIME.
IN ADDITION, ONE REZONING HAS BEEN APPROVED.
WHAT WILL BE NEXT? THANK YOU SO MUCH AND YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY.
HELLO, MY NAME IS JAMES GUTIERREZ AND I LIVE AT 7 6 2 YUCCA STREET.
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO CASE NUMBER STARTS WITH A Z LAST THREE DIGITS, 0 1 0.
UH, APPARENTLY SOME COMPANY WANTS TO PUT IN A COMMERCIAL, UH, ZONE, WANTS TO CHANGE THE RESIDENTIAL TO A COMMERCIAL ZONE AT THE END OF YUCCA STREET.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA REGISTER.
I THINK IT'S VERY BAD THAT Y'ALL ARE CONDUCTING THIS MEETING AT ONE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN MOST PEOPLE ARE AT WORK, ESPECIALLY THE DAY AFTER A HOLIDAY.
I WILL BE SUBMITTING AN EMAIL AS WELL FROM MY WRITTEN STATEMENT.
I COULDN'T DO IT YESTERDAY 'CAUSE I KNOW THE OFFICE WAS CLOSED 'CAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY AND THE MEETINGS TODAY, I THINK THAT'S VERY, ONCE AGAIN BAD THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS WHILE PEOPLE ARE AT WORK.
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YOU HAVE A SIGN POST ON THAT PROPERTY FACING AN ADJACENT EMPTY LOT WHERE NO ONE IN THE STREET CAN SEE IT.I THINK IT'S VERY CURIOUS WHAT THE CITY'S DOING HERE.
TRYING TO RE UH, ZONE THIS RESIDENTIAL AREA.
NOW THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CITY HAS DONE THIS, RESIDENTS THIS STREET.
REMEMBER WHEN YUCCA RAN CLEAR ACROSS WHEN THERE WAS NO HIGHWAY, BUT YUCCA STREET WAS DAMAGED DURING THAT TIME DURING CONSTRUCTION, FAMILIES WERE FORCED INSIDE THEIR HOUSES, CHILDREN WERE FORCED INSIDE THEIR HOUSES.
I KNOW THIS BECAUSE MY MOTHER WAS AROUND DURING THAT TIME AND LIVED THROUGH IT.
NOW I'M THE NEXT GENERATION LIVING IN THIS HOME AND THERE ARE CHILDREN AT THE START OF YUCCA STREET AND AT THE VERY END OF YUCCA STREET WHO PLAY IN THE STREET EVERY DAY THERE ARE BASKETBALL HOOPS IN THE STREETS.
THE TWO PROPERTIES CLOSEST TO WHERE THIS PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION SITE EXISTS ARE RIGHT NEXT TO HOUSES THAT HAVE SMALL YOUNG CHILDREN WHO PLAY IN THE STREETS EVERY DAY.
AND THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS GONNA MAKE THIS INTO A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHERE THESE KIDS ARE NO LONGER GONNA BE ABLE TO PLAY OUTSIDE.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO PLAY IN THE BACKYARD BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION'S GONNA MAKE THAT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE ALREADY.
WE CAN HEAR THE HIGHWAY AT ANY GIVEN TIME BECAUSE OF THE CHOICES MADE DECADES AGO.
THE ITEMS THAT REMAIN ARE ITEMS 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, AND 14.
IS THERE A MOTION FOR THOSE ITEMS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
UH, MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 AND 14.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AS AMENDED.
ALRIGHT, THE MOTION, UH, IS THERE? WELL, IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
OH, COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE, NOT THE SECOND.
THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 3 5 7 9 12 AS AMENDED.
UH, MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER BARROS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE.
MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE PLEASE.
UH, MR. CHAIR, IF I COULD HAVE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
REALLY QUICKLY, MS. FLORES, THERE IS GOING TO BE A SECOND PART TO THAT LARGE AREA REZONING IN WEST END.
GET WITH STAFF AND THEY CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT PORTION DOES INVOLVE AND IMPACT DISTRICT.
UM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WERE HERE FOR ANY OF THOSE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THOSE WILL BE NOW MOVING ON TO CITY COUNCIL.
SO YOU ARE FREE TO, TO DEPART.
ALRIGHT, UM, LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT AT TWO 12, COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE HAS LEFT THE MEETING TEMPORARILY AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONTINUANCE AGENDA.
THE ITEMS FOR CONTINUANCE, WE HAVE ITEMS NUMBER 10, 11, AND 13.
SO FOR ITEM NUMBER 10 IS A REQUEST AND CHANGE IN ZONING FROM UH, C THREE NA AND R SIX TO I ONE WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 1 0 8 REMOUNT DRIVE AND ONE 12 REMOUNT DRIVE.
ONE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED AND NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A REQUEST AND CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R SIX TO IDZ TWO WITH USES PERMITTED FOR ONE DWELLING UNIT WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 2 1 4 EAST LAKE LA CHAPPELLE.
THREE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER 13 IS A REQUEST AND CHANGE IN ZONING FROM I D Z WITH USES PERMITTED IN R FOUR TO I D Z ONE WITH USES PERMITTED FOR ONE DWELLING UNIT FOR A MAJOR SITE PLAN.
AMENDMENT FOR A DECREASE IN PERIMETER BUFFER BETWEEN I D Z'S PLAN AREA AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
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ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS? ONE VOICEMAIL.
LAST THREE DIGIT DIGITS ARE 0 0 5.
ADDRESS 2 1 4 EAST SLASH CHAPPELLE.
UM, MY WIFE AND I OWN PROPERTY ADJACENT AND, UH, TO AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND WE WOULD BE, UH, IN FAVOR OF THE CHANGE.
IF IT ALLOWED A SETBACK ON THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THREE FEET OR MORE.
WE WOULD BE OPPOSED IF, UM, THE SETBACK WAS LESS THAN THREE FEET.
AS AN ALTERNATIVE, WE REQUEST THAT THE ITEM BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE OWNER OF SUBJECT PROPERTY AND WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION.
MY NAME IS 2 1 0 3 8 9 6 6 1 2.
WE DID PROVIDE A, UM, AN EMAIL MESSAGE, UH, BUT WE'RE A BIT CONFUSED BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY IF WE MADE THE DEADLINE.
NO, NO SPEAKER SIGN UP TO SPEAK.
UM, COULD I HAVE A MOTION ON THESE THREE ITEMS, ITEMS 10, 11 AND 13.
MR. CHAIR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEMS. 10, 11, AND 13 TO THE MARCH 7TH ZONING COMMISSION HEARING.
THERE IS A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEMS 10, 11, AND 13 TO THE MARCH 7TH MEETING MADE BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
COMMISSIONER LIA HOLLAND? YES.
UM, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. UH, THE FIRST ONE I SEE IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
IF WE COULD HAVE STAFF THAT'S IN, UM, DISTRICT FIVE.
CAN WE DO, CAN WE MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT? YES.
WE'LL MOVE I DON'T TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
MY NAME IS CAMERON BLACKMAN, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS LOCATED AT ONE 17 WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE.
GOING FROM R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO R FOUR CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS WITH ALL OVERLAYS STAYING THE SAME.
THERE WERE 20, THERE WERE 25 NOTICES SENT OUT.
TWO IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED, ONE OPPOSED OUTSIDE 200 FEET AND ONE IN FAVOR OUTSIDE OF 200 FEET.
THE MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED.
THE EXISTING R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE REQUESTED R FOUR CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS IS ALSO APPROPRIATE.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH VARYING RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES AND COMMERCIAL USES.
THE PROPOSED DENSITY AND CONFIGURATION WOULD MAINTAIN THE ESTABLISHED CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSED USE WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE HOUSING TYPE TO THE AREA AND ALIGNS WITH THE GOALS OF THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
STAFF DOES NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE EFFECTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THIS ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED USED IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ZONED R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT MF 33 MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT AND C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HAVE THAT APPLICANT PLEASE.
YOU JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROPOSAL.
UM, I CURRENTLY LIVE WITH MY HUSBAND TOM BAEZ AT 2 2 5 HAWKINS CREEK COURTS IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.
WE STILL OWN OUR HOME AT ONE 17 WEST WOODLAWN.
I PURCHASED, UM, THE HOME AS A SINGLE FE FEMALE BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2001, OR EXCUSE ME, JUNE OF 2001.
IT'S EASY TO REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE
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9 1 1 HAPPENED A COUPLE MONTHS LATER.UH, MET MY HUSBAND SEVERAL YEARS LATER AFTER I'D ALREADY LIVED IN MY MONTE VISTA HOME FOR ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN YEARS.
AND THEN WE SINCE THEN HAVE RESIDED TOGETHER THERE A FEW YEARS BACK.
MY HUSBAND, UM, THAT HAD WORKED AT U T S A RUNNING THE COUNT, THE MENTAL HEALTH STUDENT CAL, UH, COLLEGE STUDENT COUNSELING CENTER DECIDED TO, UH, WORK AT A SMALLER COLLEGE IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.
UH, I STAYED BACK AND WAS STILL LIVING IN OUR HOME AS I FINISHED OUT MY, UH, CAREER, UH, 32 YEAR CAREER AND RETIRED A BIT EARLY SO THAT I, WE COULD REJOIN FOR A FEW YEARS.
OUR GOAL IS TO, UM, MOVE BACK INTO OUR HOME AT ONE 17 WEST WOODLAWN IN JUST A COUPLE YEARS.
HE'LL BE 67, I'M GONNA BE 64 IN MAY ALSO.
AND WE'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED AND LOVED LIVING.
I DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO TOO MANY DETAILS ABOUT MONTE VISTA HISTORIC DISTRICT.
I THINK MOST PEOPLE KNOW ALL THE FINE QUALITIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE LIVING THERE.
WE HAVE OUR THREE GRANDCHILDREN HERE IN THE GREATER SAN ANTONIO AREA, AS WELL AS OUR SON AND HIS WIFE AS WELL.
AND THEN 30 YEARS WORTH OF FRIENDS.
UM, THE DILEMMA THAT I FACED IS, UM, THE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNIT AT NOW I KNOW YOUR TERMINOLOGY.
MY CARRIAGE, MY DETACHED CARRIAGE HOUSE ABOVE THE GARAGE, BUT I KNOW NOW IT'S AN A D U.
UM, I'VE HAD THREE DIFFERENT TENANTS OVER THE 21 OR 22 YEARS.
THE FIRST ONE, UM, A TRADESMAN THAT BECAME FRIENDS THAT LIVED THERE 10 YEARS.
THEN I HAD A YOUNG ARMY VETERAN, UH, WHO WOULD JUST SEPARATED FROM THE ARMY, WAS GOING BACK TO COLLEGE FOR THE FIRST TIME AT SAC AND GOT LIVED THERE IN THE A D U AND GOT HER, UM, ASSOCIATE NURSING DEGREE.
AND THEN CURRENTLY I HAVE FOR SIX, GOING ON SEVEN YEARS, A TEACHER THAT TEACHES A BLOCK AND A HALF AWAY AT KEYSTONE ACADEMY.
AND SO IN THE SPIRIT OF, AND I'M GONNA SAY KIND OF THE RENEWED SPIRIT OF ADUS IN THE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS IN SAN ANTONIO WHERE THEY CAN CERTAINLY BE UTILIZED AS ALTERNATIVE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE THAT WANNA LIVE AND WORK MAY PERHAPS IN THE AREA THAT THEY WORK TO LIVE IN THE AREA THEY WORK AND NOT, AND ARE NOT ABLE TO PERHAPS PAY THOSE HIGH RENTS OF ALL THESE NEW APARTMENTS AND CONDOS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALREADY IN THE, IN THE MEETING.
UM, SO IT'S WORKED WELL FOR MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND.
IT'S WORKED WELL FOR THESE THREE LONG-TERM TENANTS.
WHEN I DID, UM, TRANSITION TO MOVE TO GREENVILLE, I SET UP OUR PRIMARY HOME ON A, JUST TO TRY IT OUT AS AN, AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL.
BEEN DOING THAT FOR THREE YEARS.
UM, WHEN, UM, THIS, THIS, UM, VIOLATION AROSE, UH, I WENT AHEAD AND PAUSED IT.
SO THAT WAS IN DECEMBER OF THIS PAST YEAR.
I PAUSED IT AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL.
I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO OTHER POSSIBILITIES, LIKE IT DOES NOT HAVE TO, OUR MAIN HOUSE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A SHORT-TERM RENTAL.
THE REASON IT WORKS FOR US IS WE COME AND GO AND ESPECIALLY ME SINCE I'M RETIRED AND I CAN STAY AT OUR HOME AT ONE 17 WEST WOODLAWN WHEN WE COME INTO TOWN AND WHEN A SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROVIDES THAT OPPORTUNITY BY BLOCKING IT OUT.
BUT IF, IF IT'S MORE AMENABLE TO PERHAPS MAKE THAT A, UH, LONG-TERM RENTAL OR WHAT I CALL A TRADITIONAL RENTAL WITH A A LEASE, A ONE YEAR LEASE OR, OR MORE, I'D BE AMENABLE TO THAT.
UM, IT'S JUST, UM, I PERSONALLY WOULD NOT, I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO EVICT MY TENANT THAT'S IN THE A D U.
UM, SHE'S BEEN A GREAT TENANT, A GREAT PERSON.
I THINK IT'S BENEFITING HER GREATLY.
IT'S CERTAINLY ALSO BENEFITING US.
AND UM, THAT'S, I GUESS I WANNA JUST THANK THE UH, STAFF HERE AS WELL.
I HAD NOT MET COUNCIL, UM, COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE YET, BUT, UM, I JUST WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY CASE TODAY 'CAUSE IT WAS GONNA GET POSTPONED AND I FLEW IN FROM GREENVILLE ON SUNDAY AND THAT WAS THREW ME FOR A LOOP.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE ALL THIS WORK.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT SIGNED UP FOR THIS ITEM? WE DO HAVE, UM, THREE VOICEMAILS.
GOOD AFTERNOON ZONING COMMISSIONERS.
I LIVE AT 2 43 EAST ATCH AVENUE IN THE MONTH OF VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR AGENDA ITEM 8 1 1 7 WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE.
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WHO WE ARE AS A NEIGHBORHOOD.THE MONTE VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD PLANT STATES THAT ITS OVERALL GOAL, GOAL AND USE LAND USE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF STRUCTURES AS SINGLE FAMILY OWNER OCCUPIED RESIDENTS.
THIS INHERENT QUALITY HAS DEFINED MONTE VISTA SINCE ITS BEGINNING.
IN ADDITION, THE CITY'S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE STATES THAT QUOTE, ACCESSORY DWELLING HAVE BECOME AN IMPORTANT METHOD TO PERMIT FAMILIES TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES BY SECURING RENTAL INCOME, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY SINGLE PERSON, HOUSEHOLD, STUDENT STUDENTS, AND OTHER NEED POPULATION.
THE OVERALL INTENT OF THE A D U OR ORDINANCE IS TO SUPPORT HOMEOWNERS WANTING TO AGE IN PLACE AND SUPPORT MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS TRYING TO BUILD WEALTH THROUGH OWNER OCCUPIED RESIDENTS.
THE PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE AT 1 1 7 WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE IS A TYPE TWO SHORT-TERM RENTAL, WHICH IS NON-OWNER OCCUPIED.
AS A NON-OWNER OCCUPIED PROPERTY, A REZONING TO R FOUR CD WOULD OPEN THE DOOR TO MARKET FORCES THAT WOULD FURTHER ERODE THE COMMON THREAD THAT BINDS OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS HOME OWNERSHIP.
APPROVAL OF THIS ROSE REZONING REQUEST IS COUNT COUNTERINTUITIVE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN.
COUNTERINTUITIVE TO THE CITY'S INTENT OF THE A D U CODE.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE ZONING COMMISSION TO DENY THE REQUEST FOR REZONING FOR 1 1 7 WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
HELLO, MY NAME IS KRISTEN KELLUM.
I'M CALLING ABOUT CASE NUMBER LAST FOUR DIGITS 0 3 5 3.
I LIVE AT ONE 16 WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE AND THIS IS A CASE INVOLVING, UH, THE NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET AT ONE 17 WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE.
I AM CALLING TO, UM, STATE MY OPPOSITION TO THE CHANGE IN ZONING.
I DON'T THINK IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF MONTE VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD IN GENERAL.
UM, AGAIN, MY NAME IS KRISTIN KELLUM.
I LIVE AT ONE 16 WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE.
LAST FOUR DIGITS IS CASE 0 3 5 3 1 17 WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 601-6369.
HI, MY NAME'S VALERIE CARLEY AND ME AND MY HUSBAND KURT LIVE AT 1 2 4 WEST WOODLAWN 7 8 2 1 2.
AND I'M CALLING, UH, BECAUSE WE SUPPORT KAREN KEENER'S EFFORTS FOR REZONING.
UH, THE CASE NUMBER ENDS IN 0 3 5 3.
SHE LIVES ON WEST WOODLAWN ALSO AND WE DO SUPPORT HER REZONING EFFORTS.
SO IF YOU NEED TO SPEAK WITH US, PLEASE CALL TWO TEN TWO EIGHT NINE ZERO NINE EIGHT SIX.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE, UM, A SPEAKER, MS. REBECCA FLORES, YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR THIS CASE? NO, I DID NOT.
YEAH, IT SAYS NUMBER ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
UH, WOULD YOU LIKE A SHORT REBUTTAL TIME TO THE VOICEMAILS Y YES SIR.
MY REBUTTAL TO THE PERSON THAT CALLED IN THAT WAS NOT WITHIN THE 200 FOOT RADIUS OF MY HOME, BUT ALSO LIVES IN THE MONTE VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD.
I, I APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND THEIR POINT OF VIEW.
CERTAINLY, UM, I STILL, MY HUSBAND AND I STILL ARE MEMBERS OF THE MONTE VISTA HISTORIC ASSOCIATION.
WE STILL OWN OUR HOME THERE, SO WE'RE NOT OUTSIDERS TRYING TO COME IN AND, UM, DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE GOALS ARE OF THE MONTE VISTA ASSOCIATION.
AND WE ARE JUST TRYING TO FIND A WORKABLE GOAL WHEREBY WE DON'T HAVE TO SELL OUR HOME.
AND THEN QUITE HONESTLY, I DON'T, I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT WE'D EVER REALLY BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER HOME IN MONTE VISTA GIVEN HOW WELL THEY'VE APPRECIATED OVER THE DECADES AND ESPECIALLY THE LAST FEW YEARS.
UM, MORE IMPORTANTLY, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS ALL OF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, I LOVE, I LOVE MONTE VISTA AND UH, WE ARE, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT ABSENTEES IN THAT WE DO COME AND GO AGAIN TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME.
IT'S CERTAINLY LESS THAN 50% OF OUR TIME.
UM, AND THEREFORE THAT THAT'S WAS THAT INITIAL, LET'S SEE IF A SHORT-TERM RENTAL MIGHT BE, UH,
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A WAY TO WORK WITH THE SITUATION WE HAD NOW.BUT, UM, UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S ALWAYS, I THINK MORE AND MORE NOW THESE DAYS MORE OPPOSITION TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS, ESPECIALLY IN VERY WELL ESTABLISHED, UM, HISTORIC DISTRICTS LIKE MONTE VISTA.
AND UM, I'M JUST REALLY APPRECIATIVE TO WORK.
THE DISTRICT ONE, UM, ZONING LIAISON HELPED ME EVEN FORMULATE AN IDEA OF HOW I MIGHT TRY TO FIND A WAY TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL CITY ORDINANCES AND YET KEEP OUR HOME AND KEEP OUR TENANT IN HER APARTMENT, UH, IN THE A D U AND, UH, THAT, WELL THAT'S MY, I GUESS THAT'S MY STATEMENT OF REBUTTAL.
THIS IS A DISTRICT ONE CASE, SO COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, I'LL LET THE, MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT, NO COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT.
UH, THIS, SORRY, THIS IS A QUESTION FOR STAFF, JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND AND ANYBODY ELSE DOES AS WELL.
UM, IN TERMS OF THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR THE ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNIT, UM, WOULD AS A RESIDENTIAL USE, UM, THE APPLICANT BE ABLE TO OPERATE THEIR HOME, THEIR PRIMARY HOME AS A LONG-TERM RENTAL IN ADDITION TO HAVE THEIR ADUS A LONG-TERM RENTAL WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE REZONING PROCESS? BOTH UNITS AS A, A LONG AS YES.
BOTH UNITS BEING USED AS A RENTAL? THIS IS JUST A CLARIFYING QUESTION.
PER THE CURRENT ZONING, NO, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE REQUESTING THE RE OKAY.
SO IN ORDER, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY WERE USING THIS IS WHAT I'M GETTING AT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY WERE USING THE PRIMARY HOME AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL OR A LONG-TERM RENTAL, THE REZONING WOULD STILL BE REQUIRED, CORRECT? YES.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER WATSON.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. SPIN LEFT? NONE.
ALRIGHT, BACK TO YOU, COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE.
UM, SO THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT CASE.
UM, I THINK FOR, FOR THAT REASON, I, I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO EXPLORE WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE.
SO, UM, I'LL BE MAKING A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE TO THE MARCH 7TH HEARING.
SO THERE'S A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE TO THE MARCH 7TH HEARING.
UM, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
COMMISSIONER WATSON, UM, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER'S ON MY LEFT.
UM, ALL RIGHT, THE MOTION IS FOR CONTINUANCE TO MARCH 7TH.
COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE.
COMMISSIONER LALIA HOLLAND? YES.
ALL RIGHT, WELL I GUESS WE'LL SEE YOU IN ANOTHER TWO WEEKS THEN.
WELL, GIVEN ALL THE SHORT NOTE, I'VE ALREADY BEEN WORKING WITH, UM, UM, MS. BLACKMAN AND, UH, WITH CAMERON AND, UM, I TOLD HER WHEN I JUST FOUND THIS OUT, THAT THIS WAS A POSSIBILITY.
AND, UM, I HAVE A COMMITMENT OF FAMILY THAT ARE ALREADY COMING IN THAT WEEK TO GREENVILLE FOR A SPRING, THEIR SPRING BREAK.
SO I, I PERSONALLY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE BACK HERE.
I DO HAVE MY REPRESENTATIVE HERE WITH ME, UH, FRANK NICHOLSON, THAT I FEEL FULLY CONFIDENT COULD, UM, IF HE'S, I THINK HE'S WILLING AND I KNOW HE IS ABLE AND I HOPE HE IS WILLING, WILLING, UM, TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.
IT'S JUST THAT ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE, I COULD, COULD NOT REARRANGE MY HOUSE GUESTS THAT ARE COMING IN.
I DON'T WANNA FLY OUT WHEN HOUSE GUESTS JUST ARRIVED.
THANK, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND THE D S D STAFF THAT HAVE HELPED WALK ME THROUGH THIS 'CAUSE I'M JUST A LITTLE MOM AND POP SHOP HERE,
I GUESS BOTH OF THE CASES THAT REMAIN ARE BUSTA MONTE, AREN'T THEY? MR. CHAIR? YES.
CAN WE TAKE A SHORT BREAK PLEASE? YES.
WELL THAT WHAT A GREAT IDEA,
AND THEN WE'LL GIVE, WE'LL GIVE COMMISSIONER BARROS SOME TROUBLE BECAUSE HE WAS SAYING WE'RE NOT GONNA NEED A BREAK TODAY.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL TAKE A SHORT BREAK OF ABOUT FIVE 10 MINUTES.
UH, COMMISSION IS IN RECESS AT 2 33.
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ALL RIGHT, I, UH, THE TIME IS 2 43 AND WE ARE BACK IN SESSION.MY NAME IS CAMERON BLACKMAN, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS LOCATED AT FOUR 10 PROBAND STREET GOING FROM I ONE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO I D Z THREE HIGH INTENSITY INFILL DEVELOPMENT ZONE WITH USES PERMITTING MF 40 MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT AND C THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.
THERE WERE 23 NOTICES SENT OUT.
ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED, AND NO RESPONSE FROM LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE EXISTING I ONE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE APPROPRIATE OH FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THEY REQUESTED I D Z THREE HIGH INTENSITY INFILL DEVELOPMENT ZONE DISTRICT WITH USES PERMITTED AN MF 40 D MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT.
AND C THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS MORE APPROPRIATE AND CONSTITUTES A DOWN ZONING FROM THE CURRENT INTENSE I ONE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
THE AREA CURRENTLY ACCOMMODATES I D Z ZONING FOR COMPARABLE RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES ON LOTS PLACED IN SIZE, SIMILARLY TO, TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE COMMERCIAL ASPECT OF THE PROPOSED ZONING IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IN THE AREA.
THE REQUEST ALIGNS WITH THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR DIVERSE HOUSING TYPES, WHICH ACCOMMODATE ALL SOCIOECONOMIC LEVELS.
STAFF DOES NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED LAND, THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ZONED.
I ONE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND I D Z INFA DEVELOPMENT ZONE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, IF, IF WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROJECT.
HI THERE, MY NAME'S FRANK PKI.
I'M WITH AREA, UH, DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THIS IS LUIS MIGUEL MARTINEZ.
UM, THE PROJECT BASICALLY, UH, YOU KNOW, CURRENTLY IS A, IS AN INDUSTRIAL SITE.
IT USED TO BE A
UH, IT'S BOUNDED BY UP, UH, RAILROAD ON THE NORTHEAST AND THE SOUTH SIDE, UM, RUNNING PARALLEL TO LONE STAR LONE STAR'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAIL LINE.
UH, AND THEN WE HAVE PROBAND, UM, IN OUR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR TO THE WEST, CALL IT NORTHWEST, WHATEVER THAT LITTLE, THE, THE RECTANGLE, SORRY, THE RECTANGLE, UM, IS, I THINK THEY HAVE THEIR ZONING.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE IN DESIGN RIGHT NOW AND IT'S A, A, I THINK 300 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX.
SO WE'RE JUST TAKING WHAT I CALL THE NUMBER FOUR, THE BACKSIDE OF IT UP.
SO, UH, PROPOSED 200 UNITS OF APARTMENTS SURFACE PARKED, UH, WITH A 3000 FOOT, UH, TWO TO 3000 FOOT RETAIL BUILDING UP ON THE FRONT, WHICH WILL MOST LIKELY BE A COFFEE SHOP.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? PUBLIC COMMENT? UH, YES.
I THINK SHE'S OUT IN THE HALLWAY.
SHE DOES, SHE DOES NOT WANNA SPEAK.
UM, COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT.
UM, RIGHT NOW IN THE USAGE FOR THAT RETAIL SHOP THAT YOU SAID WAS A COFFEE SHOP, YOU'VE CURRENTLY REQUESTED C THREE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S PRETTY INTENSIVE.
WHY NOT SOMETHING LOWER? RIGHT.
SO DEFINITELY WE NEED TO HAVE A RETAIL THAT IS LOW DENSITY IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, WE HAVE UH, WE HAVE PUT SOME PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE RETAIL SPACE.
WE HAVE AROUND 10, 10 TO 12 SPACES.
PLUS WE KNOW THAT IN THE APARTMENTS IN THE MORNING MORE, MOST LIKELY 50 TO 60%, UH, OUR TENANTS WILL LEAVE THE, THE SPACE.
SO THAT ALLEVIATE THE SPACE TO, I MEAN, THE SITE TO HAVE MORE PARKING AVAILABLE FOR THE RETAIL.
UH, WE ARE JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, IN CASE OF WE DON'T GET A COFFEE SHOP, I REALLY DON'T THINK WHAT OTHER USE WILL WILL GET, BUT WE WILL LIKE TO GET IT AS SEED TREE JUST JUST IN CASE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ELSE MATTERS.
I MEAN, IF SOMETHING ELSE COME UP IN THE, IN THE FUTURE, ANYTHING OF THAT STILL BE LESS THAN CORRECT.
UM, NOW WHEN YOU'RE, WHAT KIND OF MIX OF UNITS ARE WE CALLING? SO,
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INTERESTING ENOUGH, WE WANTED TO BRING A LOT OF ONE BEDROOMS TO THIS SITE AND OUR PERCENTAGE IS 72%, ONE BEDROOMS, AND THE REST IS A COMBINATION OF TWO AND TWOS.AND I THINK WE HAVE, UH, EIGHT, THREE AND THREE AND TWOS.
SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE BEDROOM, SO TWO, TWO AND TWOS AND THREE AND TWOS.
HOW MANY TWO AND TWOS DO YOU THINK? UH, I THINK ABOUT 40, MORE OR LESS.
72% IS ONE BEDROOMS. SO, AND I CAN, I CAN GIVE YOU THIS.
SO YEAH, SO WE HAVE, UH, TWO BEDROOMS. WE HAVE UH, 28 AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, 23, UH, THREE, THREE BEDROOMS. YEAH.
AND, AND YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF I D Z IS THAT THE PARKING'S LESSENED.
AND HOW MUCH PARKING DO YOU HAVE TO SORT OF DEAL WITH THOSE THREE? ONE ONE PER UH, BED? ONE PER BED? YEAH.
THAT'S, UM, I MEAN, WE KNOW WE CAN GO LOWER, BUT THEN WE'LL BE WE SHOOTING OUR FOOT LIKE WE RUN.
THAT'S HOW WE RUN OUR CALCULATIONS.
IF MORE, I MEAN, I MEAN IF WE CAN SQUEEZE MORE THEN IT WOULD BE BETTER.
AND YOU KNOW, FINALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS INTERESTING AND GOOD ABOUT THIS LOCATION IS THE BIKE PATH THAT GOES WESTWARD FROM PROBAND.
ARE Y'ALL GONNA BE WORKING ON GETTING ACCESS, UH, FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT FROM THAT RETAIL TO THAT, THAT BIKE TRAIL? THAT'S THE INTENT.
WE MET WITH RIGHT OF WAY TO DISCUSS, UM, THE QUIET ZONE THAT EXISTS THERE NOW AND ANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY WERE GONNA HAVE.
AND IF WE COULD GET THE AERIAL BACK UP OR THE MAP.
BASICALLY DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE DRIVEWAY, THE PROPOSED DRIVEWAY IS A FORMER SPUR LINE THAT WAS TURNED INTO, UH, A RAILS TO TRAIL.
AND SO ONCE WE'RE GONNA COORDINATE THE BOND PROJECT THAT'S GOING IN FOR PROPENT,
SO WE'LL, UH, WE'LL DEFINITELY THAT'S ONE OF THE, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THIS SITE WORKS IS BECAUSE WE CAN LINK PEOPLE TO THE RIVER AND TO THE RAIL INTO THE TRAILS.
AND SO STAFF, JUST TO CONFIRM, 2017 BOND IS GONNA MAKE SOME SERIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO PROBAND IN THAT AREA, IS THAT CORRECT? FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, YES.
UM, AND I GUESS ONE OF THE OTHER ISSUES I HAVE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT INGRESS AND EGRESS, THERE'S A SINGLE POINT OF INGRESS HERE, GIVEN ITS LOCATION SORT OF WEDGED BETWEEN TWO UP RAIL LINES, UNION PACIFIC RAIL LINES, UM, GIVEN THAT ONE EGRESS AND EG INGRESS EGRESS AND, AND THE LOCATION OF THE QUIET ZONE CURB THERE, IS THERE GONNA BE ANY ISSUE OR WHO WOULD COVER THAT? RIGHT.
SO OUR, OUR STRAIGHTENS TRAFFIC, UM, ENGINEERS WILL LOOK AT THAT WHEN IT COMES THROUGH.
UM, I BELIEVE THEY'VE ALREADY HAD CONVERSATIONS.
THE REQUIREMENT ON THE SITE PLAN IS JUST TO GIVE US A PROPOSED, THE BEST PROPOSED INGRESS, EGRESS.
IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK OUT THAT WAY.
UM, BUT THERE ARE MINOR AMENDMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE TO SITE PLANS THAT ARE ADMINISTRATIVE.
YEAH, JUST, JUST AND THIS KIND OF INGRESS, EGRESS WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE MINORS.
JUST, JUST TO ADD, THAT WAS ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF UNION PACIFIC AND SELLING THE PROPERTY TO US, UM, THAT WE'RE PICKING UP, IS THAT WE WOULDN'T TAKE AWAY THE QUIET ZONE OR THAT THE CITY WOULDN'T EXPAND IT ANYMORE.
SO THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY ON OUR LIST.
CAN WE GET IN AND OUT? SO ALSO, MR. KOSKI, UH, I THINK YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS, BUT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING FAIRLY INTENTLY, UH, INTENTLY OR INTENTLY? I'LL TAKE EITHER ONE ACTUALLY.
UH, BUT I SHOULD PROBABLY PICK ONE, UM, UH, WITH UNION PACIFIC AS YOU'VE STARTED TO DEVELOP THIS PROJECT, IS THAT CORRECT? 17, 17 MONTHS, THREE DAYS IN ABOUT 16 HOURS.
UH, AND THANK YOU MR. CHAIR FOR ALLOWING THIS TO BE MOVED DOWN THE DOCKET.
UH, THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS FOR RIGHT NOW.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? NONE, COMM, COMMISSIONER, GREATHOUSE,
I WAS LOOKING AT FIRST I SAW COMMISSIONER FUENTES, LIKE MAYBE WANT TO ASK SOMETHING.
UM, JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.
SO I I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER BUSANTE, UH, COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO INGRESS AND EGRESS ARE, WHAT ARE THE OTHER OPTIONS? 'CAUSE I'M LOOKING AT THE SITE PLAN HERE.
ARE THERE OTHER OPTIONS OR IS THAT REALLY TRULY THE ONLY OPTION FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS? PRETTY, PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY OPTION WITH THE CURRENT PLANS OF THE ADJACENT APARTMENT BUILDING.
UM, WE'VE ALREADY HAD PRELIMINARY TALKS WITH FIRE.
UH, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE ABOUT AS GOOD AS WE CAN GET AND ABOUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN GET OUT OF IT.
UM, AND HAS A, I KNOW IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT I DON'T THINK FOR I D Z, BUT HAS A TRAFFIC STUDY BEEN DONE IN THIS AREA? QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS AND OR STAFF? UM,
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JUST GIVEN THE, THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT ARE GOING UP IN THIS AREA, HAS ANYBODY LOOKED AT TRAFFIC? I CAN TELL YOU THAT GENERALLY ON MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS THERE ARE, UM, STUDIES THAT ARE DONE.SO I, I DON'T KNOW WHICH WHICH ONES HAVE BEEN DONE, BUT I'M CERTAIN THERE ARE LIKELY SOME STUDIES OUT THERE.
COMMISSIONER, THIS IS MELISSA RAMIREZ.
AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS, UM, THROUGH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS AND THAT DOES INCLUDE THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
SO THAT COULD BE DONE, THERE COULD BE A WORKSHEET DONE AT THE TIME OF ZONING, BUT THEN THE FULL TRUE, UM, ANALYSIS WILL BE DONE AT THE TIME OF PLATTING AND THEN ENFORCEMENT OR, UM, IMPLEMENTATION WILL OCCUR AT THE TIME OF BUILDING PERMIT AT, AT EACH STEP.
TRAFFIC IS REVIEWING THOSE, THOSE PLANS.
SO EVEN WITH I D Z ZONING, WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH THE T I A PROCESS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
AND OKAY, TO ADD UP INTO THAT, WE HAVE MET WITH TRAFFIC JUST AT THE BEGINNING WHEN WE STARTING THIS PROCESS JUST BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT WAS THE ONLY ACCESS TO THIS PROPERTY AS IS RIGHT NOW.
SO WE WANTED JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE WERE STARTING PLANNING IT WAS GOING TO MAKE SENSE OR IF NOT, WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO LEAVE THE WAREHOUSE WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW.
UM, AND THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT OR RIGHT? YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
ALRIGHT, UH, COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE BACK TO YOU FOR MOTION AND DISCUSSION.
ALRIGHT, I WILL HOPEFULLY REMEMBER TO PRESS MY BUTTON.
I GOT USED TO BE ONLY PRESS IT ONCE AND THEN KEEP TALKING AND REALIZED I HAVE NOT BEEN ACTUALLY AUDIBLE.
SO THIS AREA, UH, LARGELY INCLUDES, YOU KNOW, THESE TWO TRACKS HERE, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN USED FOR CARDBOARD RECYCLING, UH, USED DESK FURNITURE, SALES, ANY NUMBER OF TRULY INDUSTRIAL I ONE USES HERE.
UM, AND THEN ACROSS THE STREET WE STILL HAVE NEWELL RECYCLING.
WE HAVE LONE STAR THAT HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, A POINT OF HOPE AND DESPAIR AND EQUAL MEASURE OVER THE PAST DECADE AT LEAST.
AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PROJECT THAT CAN HOPEFULLY ANCHOR OR BEGIN THE MOMENTUM OF REDEVELOPING A LOT OF THOSE AREAS.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME PECULIARITIES AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE INGRESS AND EGRESS, UM, AND, AND THE BOUNDING BY, BY TWO DIFFERENT RAIL LINES.
BUT ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, I THINK THIS HAS THE CHANCE TO CHANGE THE TENOR OF DEVELOPMENT, HOPEFULLY CHANGE THE SPEED OF SOME DEVELOPMENT TO GET THESE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES OUT OF, FRANKLY MY NEIGHBORHOOD OUT OF LONE STAR'S NEIGHBORHOOD, ROOSEVELT PARKS, UH, A LOT OF THE SOUTH TOWN AREA.
UH, AND SO FOR THAT REASON, UH, I'M GOING TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR AND I DO, SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO SECOND THAT HE JUST HAS TO JUMP IN
THERE IS A, WAS THAT YOU COMMISSIONER BARTOS? YES.
UH, THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER BUSANTE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARROS.
UM, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER'S ON MY LEFT, I JUST WANNA ADD ONE MORE COMMON.
I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER TANTE AND I WILL SUPPORT THIS AND, UM, THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED FOR SO MANY YEARS AND IT MAY SPARK THE DEVELOPMENT JUST LIKE WE, IT HAPPENED ON THE NORTH SIDE WITH PEARL.
UH, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED IN THIS SECTION OF THE, OF THE CITY.
DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT.
UM, I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION.
UM, I DEFINITELY, UH, AGREE WITH THE POINTS THAT WERE MADE BY COMMISSIONER BUSANTE WITH RESPECT TO GETTING THE INDUSTRIAL USES OUT OF, UM, FRANKLY A NEIGHBORHOOD AREA.
MY ONLY CONCERN, AND THIS REALLY HAS LESS TO DO WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, IT'S MORE OF A COMMON IN GENERAL, UM, WITH RESPECT TO THIS AREA AND BOTH THE RIVER NORTH AREA AROUND THE PEARL IS JUST, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY PLANNING FOR THE AMOUNT OF UNITS THAT ARE COMING INTO THESE AREAS AND LOOKING AT TRAFFIC, LOOKING AT INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRYING TO WORK WITH DEVELOPERS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT JOB, WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB OF, OF PLANNING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT OVERBUILDING.
UM, AND SO THAT'S REALLY MY ONLY COMMENT WITH RESPECT TO THIS PROJECT.
UM, BUT I THINK IT'S, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT PROJECT AND BRING SO MUCH NEEDED HOUSING TO THAT AREA.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? AND, UM, I ECHO THOSE COMMENTS AS WELL.
UM, AND I APPRECIATE THE ALTERNATIVE CONNECTIONS THAT YOU ARE MAKING, UM, BOTH TO THE UM, RIVER AND THEN THE UH, RAILS TO TRAILS WITH THAT MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL.
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UH, ROLL CALL VOTE.ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT ITEM I BELIEVE IS ITEM SIX.
ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER SIX IS LOCATED AT 5 2 6 NORTH SAN BERNARDO AVENUE GOING FROM R FIVE TO R FIVE CD FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS.
WITH ALL OVERLAYS STAYING THE SAME.
THERE WERE 38 NOTICES SENT OUT.
AND THE LOMA VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED.
THE EXISTING R FIVE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED R FIVE CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS IS ALSO APPROPRIATE.
THE REQUEST MAINTAINS THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT AND THE CONDITIONAL USE ALLOWS CONSIDERATION FOR OF AN ADDITIONAL UNIT.
THE SLIGHT INCREASE IN DENSITY ALSO SUPPORTS THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR ALTERNATIVE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR GROWING HOUSING NEEDS IN THE CITY.
STAFF DOES NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION PLEASE.
I WANNA REQUEST ZONING CHANGE FROM R FIVE TO R FIVE.
CONDITIONAL USE TO UTILIZE UTILIZE BY EMPTY LOT TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY BY BUILDING TWO UNITS INSTEAD OF ONE.
THE GOAL IS TO ADD MEMBERS TO THE COMMUNITY, NOT DISPLACE THEM.
BUILDING TWO UNITS INSTEAD OF ONE WILL REDUCE THE COST BASIS OF THE LAND AND CONSTRUCTION.
DOING THIS WILL REDUCE COST BURDEN OF THE FAMILIES LIVING IN THE UNITS, HELPING CREATE A MORE AFFORDABLE OPTION AND ACCESS TO A NEW HOME.
ACCORDING TO PAD MAPPER AND ZILLOW, RENTS IN THE AIR RANGE FROM $1,300 TO $1,450 FOR A THREE BEDROOM, ONE BATH UNIT.
THESE UNITS IN THE AREA RANGE FROM 780, UH, 81 SQUARE FEET TO 1,450 SQUARE FEET.
BECAUSE A VERIZON CONSTRUCTION COSTS BUILDING ONE UNIT WOULD COST ABOUT $183,000 FOR A 1500 SQUARE FOOT HOME.
USING THE 1% RULE TO FIGURE OUT MONTHLY RENT THAT IS $1,830 A MONTH REGARDING CONSTRUCTION COSTS, BUILDING TWO UNITS DOES, DOES AUTOMATICALLY, DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY DOUBLE THE PRICE TO $366,000.
INSTEAD IT WOULD BE IN THE AREA OF $300,000 IN TOTAL.
AGAIN, USING THE 1% RULE TO DETERMINE THE RENT COST RENT TOTAL WOULD BE $1,500 A MONTH PER UNIT.
IN MY 10 YEARS OF NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE.
SQUARE FOOTAGE PRICE IS ON A SPECTRUM.
THERE IS NOT ONE ACTUAL COST PER SQUARE FOOT.
YOU CAN PLUG INTO A CALCULATOR, MULTIPLY THAT BY THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE HOME AND COME TO YOUR COST PER SQUARE FOOT TO BILL.
THE COST CAN BE MORE OR LESS EXPENSIVE BY THE AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE IN THE HOME.
90 A SQUARE FOOTAGE WILL CAUSE A PRICE INCREASE WHILE TOO MUCH SQUARE FOOTAGE ALSO CREATES, UH, INCREASES IN PRICE.
UH, FROM MY EXPERIENCE AS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, HOME BUILDER AND FRAMING BUSINESS OWNER, THE BEST PRICING OR BANK FOR YOUR BUCK ARE HOMES BUILT IN THE 2000 SQUARE FOOT TO 2,500 SQUARE FOOT RANGE.
THE NEW PLAN IF APPROVED, WOULD BE THE TWO STORY HOMES EACH 1200 SQUARE FEET FOR A TOTAL OF 2,400 SQUARE FEET FALLING WITHIN THAT SWEET SPOT FOR OPTIMUM COST EFFICIENCY.
UM, YEAH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
AND WE'VE ALREADY HEARD THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, CORRECT? YES.
UM, COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
UM, SO WE HEARD THE PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING, UM, FIRE ACCESS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT INTO THAT? UM, I JUST FEEL LIKE THE PLANS THAT WE DESIGNED GIVES ENOUGH ACCESS ON THE LEFT SIDE WITH THE DRIVEWAY.
UM, THAT'S ALL I I REALLY CAN, CAN SAY.
AND, AND SORRY, YOUR NAME IS MR. YEAH, I'M SORRY.
AND YOUR ADDRESS IS MY HOME ADDRESS? UH, EITHER ONE.
UH, STAFF, YOU KNOW, THE, THE MAIN CONCERN OTHER THAN THE NUMBER OF UNITS WHICH I'LL GET TO, UM, SEEM TO HAVE BEEN A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.
WHAT PROCESS IS THERE WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO ADDRESS THOSE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES SUCH AS FIRE ACCESS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE? RIGHT.
SO ALL OF THAT IS GONNA GET REVIEWED.
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ZONING, UM, BY THE, IT'LL GET REVIEWED BY THE PERMIT DESK.THEY'LL GO THROUGH A FIRE REVIEW AS WELL AS A STORM WATER REVIEW BECAUSE THIS IS CLOSE TO THE CREEK IN THE REAR.
UM, SO IT'LL GO THROUGH ALL OF THE NECESSARY REVIEWS TO BE SURE THAT ALL, UM, THAT THE HOMES WILL BE SAFE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND OUR DEVELOPED PER THE SETBACKS REQUIRED.
AND, AND MR. CTOS, UM, YOU AND I DID NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO TALK BEFORE, BUT YOU DID HAVE THE CHANCE TO TALK TO THE COUNCILMAN'S OFFICE, IS THAT CORRECT? UH, YES SIR.
I SPOKE WITH THE MR. DEREK TOKI.
UM, AND DURING THAT PROCESS YOU DEVELOPED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SITE PLANS FOR THIS PROPERTY, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND HOW DID THOSE SITE PLANS DIFFER FROM THE ONE THAT'S PRESENTED TODAY? UH, ONE WAS SINGLE FAMILY, UM, OR TWO SINGLE FAMILY, UH, ATTACHED.
AND THE OTHER WAS, UH, UH, THE, PRETTY MUCH THIS SITE PLAN BUT ATTACHED, UM, AND THE OFFICE, UH, HAD SOME CONCERNS WITH THE PARKING IN THE BACK BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE TO THE SPILLWAY, YOU KNOW, PARKING WITH THERE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OIL, MOTOR OIL LEAKING IN THERE.
UM, SO THEY SUGGESTED TO GO WITH THE, THE ONES THAT I HAVE TODAY.
SO, AND I AGREE WITH THE, THE WHOLE SPILLWAY.
SORRY, WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR? UH, THAT'S THE PERSON I TALKED TO.
UM, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE, IF YOU COME UP, WHY DON'T YOU, YOU AND I HAVE A QUICK CONVERSATION IF YOU DON'T MIND.
DO YOU WANNA COME UP TO THE PODIUM? YES, SIR.
SO, AND FORGIVE ME, UH, YES SIR.
'CAUSE WE WERE, WE WERE HEARING A LOT OF CASES, SO YES SIR.
I KNOW IF YOU'D GIVE ME YOUR NAME AGAIN.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOMA VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THANK YOU MR. I'VE BEEN IN THAT AREA SINCE THE SEVENTIES.
UM, SO ONE OF THE ISSUES YOU RAISED EARLIER, UH, DURING THE CONSENT AGENDA WAS THE FIRE SAFETY ISSUE.
WELL, THE MAIN CONCERN AT THAT, AT THE, AT THE TIME, JUST LOOKING AT THE WHOLE THING IS, UH, RESPECTING THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M, THAT'S OUR REAL CONCERN.
UH, THE OTHER CONCERN WAS BY, UH, SEEING THE SITE PLAN, WHICH I HADN'T SEEN, UH, THAT WHAT WAS THE NAME YOU SAID? MR. TOSKI.
YEAH, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A, WAS A, SORRY, I THOUGHT IT WAS A COMMISSIONER.
UM, I WAS VERY CON I WAS CONCERNED WITH WHAT I SAW, YOU KNOW, AND THE CREEK ALSO CAME UP.
AND OF COURSE I, I HAVE A PASSION FOR WATER.
I HAD WRITTEN A, WHAT IS IT? A COMPILATION, UM, HAZARDOUS, WHAT WAS IT? UH, FIRING HAZARDS MATERIALS OVER THE EDWARDS AQUIFER, WHICH WAS USED BY THE EDWARDS AQUI WATER QUALITY TASK FORCE TO CREATE SOME STATE LAWS.
BUT IN ANY CASE, UM, WHEN I SAW THE SITE PLAN, UM, LIKE I SAID, I WORKED IN THE AREA 30 YEARS AGO.
UM, THE HOUSES ARE ALL WOOD FRAME.
UM, THE EXPOSURE, EVEN THOUGH THE FIRE MIGHT BE ON THAT WALL, IT CAN STILL START A FIRE OVER HERE BY EXPOSURE.
UM, BUT EVEN E M S E M S CALLS NOW YOU HAVE TO GET TO THE BACK BUILDING.
BUT THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, IF THIS IS ALLOWED, SADLY, IT JUST TURNS INTO MORE AND MORE AND MORE.
WHAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE IN THAT TYPE OF SERVICE, AND I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME, IS, UM, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE A FIVE MAN CREW.
WE WERE, WHILE I WAS ON PROBATION AFTER THAT, WE WERE A THREE MAN CREW.
SO WE HAD THE PUMPER GUY, I MEAN THE ENGINEER, UH, THE LIEUTENANT MYSELF.
SO FIRST RESPONDERS, WE GET THERE, THE
PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT IF THERE'S A MAJOR FIRE SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND WE'RE, AND THE UNIT THAT BELONGS TO THAT AREA IS AT THAT FIRE, THEY ROTATE CREWS THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA.
SO THEY THINK THEY SEE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
SO WHEN YOU GET A CALL, YOU MIGHT GO TO THE FRONT HOUSE BECAUSE IT DOES HAPPEN.
YOU DON'T KNOW THE AREA, YOU GO TO THE FRONT HOUSE, IT TURNS OUT IT'S THE BACK HOUSE.
SO SECONDS COUNT, BE IT A HEART ATTACK, BE IT WHATEVER.
SO THE WHOLE AREA IS SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
SO NOW GOD FORBID SOMETHING HAPPENS LIKE HE HAD SUGGESTED WITH SOUNDED GOOD, BUT THE PROBLEM IS, UH, WHEN PEOPLE CALL, THEY SAY, OH, THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE.
SO YOU GET THERE AND YOU, YOU KNOW, WHERE IS IT? OR YOU SEE, YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE THE FRONT ONE.
SO, BUT UM, HE HAD SUGGESTED, UH, TWO ADDRESSES, WHICH SOUNDS OKAY, BUT SINCE EVERYTHING'S SINGLE FAMILY HOME AND IT'S NOT AN ALLEY, IT'S ACTUALLY A DRIVEWAY, UH, THAT'S A CONCERN.
AND LIKE I SAID, THE CHARACTER IS SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
BASICALLY, THANK YOU MR. RODRIGUEZ.
ALRIGHT, UH, MR. CHAIR, I THINK THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE AT THIS TIME.
UH, ANY OTHER, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? COMMISSION'S ON MY RIGHT? N NONE.
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ONE QUESTION FOR STAFF.UM, AND THAT IS THE SIZE OF THIS LOT.
CAN YOU GIVE ME A ROUGH IDEA OF HOW LARGE IT IS COMPARED TO THE ONE ACROSS THE STREET?
UM, PART OF THAT IS LIKELY NOT GONNA BE BUILDABLE BECAUSE THE REAR AND THE FLOODPLAIN.
SO, UM, BUT I'M NOT, NOT REAL SURE ABOUT THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET.
WE'LL HAVE TO PULL UP THE PROPERTY DESCRIPTION REAL QUICK.
SO IF Y'ALL WANNA CARRY ON, WE'LL LOOK THAT UP FOR YOU.
NO, I THINK, I THINK, I THINK JUST THIS, THIS IMAGE RIGHT HERE IS, IS CLEAR ENOUGH FOR ME.
UM, I THINK THAT'S THE END OF THE QUESTIONS.
UH, BACK TO YOU COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE MOTION AND DISCUSSION.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. CHAIR.
UM, AND THANK YOU MR. RODRIGUEZ FOR COMING AND, AND GIVING, UH, YOUR PROFESSIONAL INPUT HERE.
UM, AND CERTAINLY I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE, UM, SORT OF CHANGES THAT WE CAN MAKE TO NEIGHBORHOODS THAT CAN IMPACT THOSE SECONDS THAT MATTER.
UM, THE THING THAT I'M WEIGHING HERE IS THE THING THAT WE FREQUENTLY END UP WEIGHING WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT USING TWO DWELLING UNITS ON WHAT IS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE.
UH, WHICH IS, YOU COULD DO IT RIGHT NOW, YOU COULD BUILD ONE HOUSE UP FRONT, YOU COULD BUILD ONE A D U IN THE BACK AND IT'S THERE.
UM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, TO MY MIND THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ARGUE AGAINST GRANTING ZONING HERE.
UH, IN FACT I WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA OF USING TWO DIFFERENT ADDRESSES WOULD BE TREMENDOUSLY HELPFUL HERE.
THAT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE AVAILABLE WITH AN A D U, UM, BECAUSE THEY, THEY ARE TECHNICALLY, THIS IS TWO LOTS ACCORDING TO IT'S LEGAL DESCRIPTION, RIGHT? AND SO THEY SKIP FOURS ANYWAY AT THIS POINT.
THEY SKIP BY FOURS ALONG THAT ROAD.
AND SO IN THIS CASE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS IS SPREADING THESE TWO BUILDINGS APART ON THE SITE PLAN THAT IS BINDING ON YOU GOING FORWARD AS A CONDITIONAL USE.
UH, GIVES TWO HOUSES SOME FAIRLY GOOD AMOUNT OF LAWN.
THE FRONT ONE IN THE FRONT, THE BACK, ONE IN THE BACK BECAUSE THIS LOT IS, AS THE CHAIR POINTED OUT, UH, A VERY DEEP LOT IN THAT, THAT TOP NORTHERN LINE IS ABOUT 180 FEET DEEP.
UM, AND SO IN THAT CASE, GIVEN, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A CLOSE CASE AS ALL OF THESE ARE THAT WE END UP DISCUSSING HERE IN DETAIL, UM, I'M GONNA MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER SIX AS SUBMITTED.
YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK MR. CISNEROS, THAT YOU DO.
I HOPE YOU DO AS THIS GOES FORWARD, IF IT PASSES AS IT GOES FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL, TALK TO MR. RODRIGUEZ.
TALK TO THE LOMA, SORRY, NOW I LOMA VISTA, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
UM, AND, AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT SATISFIED WITH WHAT YOU HAVE HERE WHEN YOU GO TO CITY COUNCIL 'CAUSE THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE.
UH, BUT THAT BEING SAID, I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER SIX.
ALRIGHT, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER SIX BY COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER'S ON MY LEFT.
COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE, I'M IN A TALKATIVE MOOD TODAY.
UM, I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION.
UM, I THINK THIS IS, UM, A GOOD PROJECT BECAUSE WE'RE ADDING TO THE HOUSING STOCK.
I APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT'S ANALYSIS WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING AFFORDABILITY HERE.
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT COMPONENT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DIVING INTO THAT AND EXPLAINING THAT TO THE COMMISSION.
SO FOR THAT REASON, I'LL BE SUPPORTING IT.
UM, NO, I'M NOT GONNA DO A STORY.
[Approval of Minutes]
I BELIEVE THE LAST AGENDA[02:00:01]
ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.SO ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? I HAVE ONE.
UM, I BELIEVE ON THE, ON THE MINUTES IT SAID, UM, ON WHO WAS PRESENT AND WHO WAS ABSENT, THERE'S SOME, AN ISSUE.
UM, IT APPEARS THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL WANNA PULL IT UP OR NOT, BUT, UM, I THINK ON PRESENT IT HAD, UM, COMMISSIONER ALI HOLLAND AND COMMISSIONER KAMATH ON THOSE, AND I BELIEVE THEY WERE ABSENT.
UM, WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY MOTION? MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS AMENDED? ALL RIGHT.
SECOND MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE FOR MINUTES AS AMENDED.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WATSON.
UH, ANY DIRECTOR'S REPORT? MAN.
COMMISSIONER BARRIS IS LEAVING HER.
UM, THE TIME IS THREE 15 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.