* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. AND I'LL CALL, [00:00:01] UH, OUR ZONING MEETING TO ORDER AT 2:33 PM ON MAY 18TH, 2023. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING. WE'VE BEEN GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH IN THE MORNING. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. UM, IF YOU JUST GIMME ONE MOMENT SO I CAN GET MY AGENDA IN ORDER. OKAY. UM, YEAH, LET'S [ Roll Call  ] GO AHEAD AND DO A ROLL CALL. MADAM CLERK, COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER VRAN. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER CABER BERDA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTRO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER PALAI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. HAKE. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. HERE. MAYOR NIERENBERG. HERE. MAYOR. WE HAVE A QUORUM. ALRIGHT, [Public Hearing and Consideration of the following Adoption and Amendments of the Neighborhood, Community and Perimeter Plans as Components of the Master Plan and Zoning Cases. Plan amendments and Zoning cases presented by Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Michael Shannon, Director, Development Services unless otherwise noted.  ] WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN. TWO ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN TODAY. ITEM TWO AND ITEM 18. IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THOSE ITEMS, PLEASE NOTE THEY WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED TODAY. THEY'RE GOING TO BE, UH, MOVED TO A FUTURE AGENDA. WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS, UH, TO BE CONTINUED TO JUNE 1ST. THOSE ARE ITEMS 9, 25 AND 26. AND THEN WE HAVE TWO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ITEMS THREE AND FOUR. EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING TO BE HEARD ON CONSENT. SO AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO PULL FROM CONSENT TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY? IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ARE ITEMS 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, AND 27. SO MOVED. OKAY, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA. UH, WE DO HAVE SOME FOLKS WHO'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE ON CONSENT. UH, ON ITEM ONE. MARIAH SMITH. IS MARIAH SMITH HERE. OKAY. ALSO ON ITEM ONE, JUANITA SALINAS. MS. SALINAS. AFTER MS. SALINAS, WE'LL HAVE, UH, JACQUELINE WICKWARE ON ITEM SEVEN. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JUANITA SALINAS AND I COME HERE TODAY AS A RESIDENT OF VER THE HILLS, AS WELL AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE VERDE HILLS HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION. I WANNA TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS THERE. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT THERE FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS. WE HAVE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE OVER 50 YEARS. WE CONSIDER OUR NEIGHBORHOOD A HIDDEN GEM. WE KNOW EACH OTHER, WE COMMUNICATE, WE LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER, WE WATCH EACH OTHER'S PETS, WATCH EACH OTHER'S KIDS, AND GENERALLY JUST HAVE A REALLY GOOD COMMUNITY. OF COURSE, WE DON'T AGREE ON EVERYTHING BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE. BUT ONE THING WE DO AGREE ON IS THAT WE WANT THE ZONING TO TAKE PLACE, THE ZONING CHANGE TO GO FROM R SIX TO R 20 AND RE DESIGNATIONS. THE LOTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ARE ALL OVER HALF AN ACRE WITH THE MAJORITY OF THEM BEING AN ACRE OR MORE. DURING THE BANDERA CORRIDOR PLAN, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH CITY STAFF, AND I WANNA THANK THEM FOR HELPING US BRING THIS ISSUE BOTH TO THE ZONING COMMISSION WHO VOTED TO, UM, TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION OR TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL RATHER, AND THEN TO HELPING, UH, US BRING THIS TODAY TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO MAYOR. MAIN THING IS WE ASK YOU ALL TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. SALINAS. JACQUELINE WICKWARE ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, MS. QUARE, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY AVIS SHAW ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS. SORRY, WHAT? UH, GO AHEAD. I WAS JUST CALLING THE NEXT PERSON WHO'LL BE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. OH, OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. COUNSEL, UM, I LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF WINDCREST AND I'VE LIVED ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN FOR PRETTY MUCH MY ENTIRE LIFE. I'M, I'M VERY OLD ALREADY. SO , 58 YEARS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, UM, SAN ANTONIO AREA. UM, I RECENTLY NOTICED A [00:05:01] SIGN THAT HAD INDICATED THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE, UM, A, A REZONING REQUEST FROM MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL ONE TO STRIPE MULTIFAMILY, UM, THERE AT 53 19 CREST WAY. UM, I GUESS AN ISSUE HERE IS FOR THE MOST PART, CREST WAY IS A, IT STARTS WHERE YOU COME OFF THE FREEWAY AND HERE'S THE, UM, PARKING RIDE, AND THEN YOU COME UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE IS NO GOING TO THE, UH, WELL, THERE IS, IT'S A, UH, FRONTAGE ROAD. IF YOU GO TO THE LEFT, UH, TO THE RIGHT, IF YOU GO TO THE LEFT, YOU'RE ON RANDOLPH BOULEVARD, AND IF YOU GO STRAIGHT AT THIS LIGHT, YOU'RE ON CREST WAY. SO THAT'S WHERE CREST WAY STARTS, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE RAND BOULEVARD STARTS, RIGHT WHEN YOU TURN ONTO CREST WAY. THERE'S A, UH, LITTLE CONVEN, A VALERO CONVENIENCE STORE, A SMALL ONE, AND RIGHT AFTER THAT IS ALREADY MOVING INTO, UH, THE, UH, UH, RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF CREST WAY. SO IT'S NOT EVEN MAYBE JUST A HUNDRED AND A HUNDRED AND A HALF, UH, 200 FEET BEFORE SUDDENLY YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE, UH, RESIDENTIAL, UM, YOU GO A LITTLE BIT MORE AND THEN THERE'S SOME GARDEN HOMES, AND THAT IS ANOTHER ENTRANCE RIGHT THERE. AND THAT, I'M GONNA SAY THAT'S ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED FEET. UM, KEEP GOING. AND THERE'S AN ENTRANCE TO VALE, ANOTHER RESIDENTIAL STREET, UM, THIS TIME WITH REGULAR HOMES. AND THEN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. UM, SO WE'RE NOW, UM, WE'RE NOW AT PROBABLY ABOUT A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, AND I COULD BE WRONG, BUT I'M JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD WHERE THEY, UM, AND THAT'S THE ENTRANCE TO A LITTLE GARDEN GATED COMMUNITY, UM, SOME WHAT THEY CALL THE FLIPPING THE STATES. SO WHERE THEY WANNA PUT THIS ENTRANCE IS BETWEEN, UH, RIGHT ABOUT RIGHT HERE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FOUR ENTRANCES TO THE RIGHT THAT THEY WANNA PUT THE, UM, THAT THEY WANNA PUT THE, UH, THE ENTRANCE TO THE APARTMENTS THAT THEY WANNA BUILD THERE. UH, 271, UM, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY HAVE TWO HOUSEHOLDS, SO 271 600 MAYBE, ALONG WITH, UH, INCLUDING, UH, PEOPLE POTENTIALLY DRIVING AND OR WORKERS, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR THE APARTMENT COMPLEX ITSELF. UM, AFTER YOU GET PAST A LITTLE FLIP IN THE ESTATES YOU HAVE, WE HAVE A STOP SIGN AND THAT BASICALLY STARTS THE COMPLETE RESIDENTIAL AREA OF WINDCREST RIGHT THERE. THE ONLY COMMERCIAL, UM, ENTITY ON CREST WAY IS WHEN YOU GET TO THAT LITTLE, THAT STOP SIGN WHERE MID CROWN STARTS TO THE RIGHT. THEN WE'VE GOT A LITTLE, UM, OH, THERE'S A TIMER , THERE'S A LITTLE, UM, LAUNDRY SHOP THERE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE YOUR CLOTHES LAUNDERED. IT'S NOT A COMMERCIAL STREET, IT IS A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. WICKWARE. ALRIGHT. UM, I'LL CALL NOW ON ITEMS SEVEN AND 15 AVIS SHAW AND MR. SHAW. YOU CAN SPEAK ON BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS SINCE THEY'RE BOTH ON CONSENT. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. I'M ONLY HERE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON BOTH THOSE ITEMS, SO THANK YOU. GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, I BELIEVE THAT IS, OH, WE HAVE ONE MORE ON ITEM 16. ANTHONY ALMARAZ ITEMS ARE SENT. I'M GOOD. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU MR. ALMARAZ. ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE NOW TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. I DON'T HAVE, I'M SCARY. I'M SORRY. UH, IF YOU'RE CALLED ON FOR A COMMENT, YOU CAN, BUT YOU USED YOUR ALLOTTED TIME, WHICH EVERYONE HAS THE SAME AMOUNT. YEAH. THERE WAS THREE MINUTES FOR EACH PUBLIC SPEAKER, SO THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE COUNCIL, WE CAN TAKE THAT IN WRITING AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY GETS IT. UM, I'LL TAKE A CUE ON THE COUNCIL, UH, DISCUSSION NOW. UM, I DON'T HAVE ONE ON THE TABLET, SO ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY. HEARING NONE, THERE IS A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER, MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. SORRY. UH, I DO KNOW THAT YOU WERE HERE TO DISCUSS, UM, UH, ITEM SEVEN ON 53 19 CREST WAY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO DESCRIBE THE PROJECT JUST A LITTLE BIT. OH, ABSOLUTELY. GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL MEMBER MC RODRIGUEZ AGAIN. AVA SHAAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT WITH PLATO U SS A. SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO, UH, A APPROXIMATELY 271 UNIT MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT AT 53 19 CREST WAY. A PORTION OF THE SITE IS ACTUALLY ALREADY ZONED FOR MULTIFAMILY, BUT WE'RE HAVING TO REZONE IT, UH, BECAUSE THE OTHER PORTION IS FOR COMMERCIAL. IT WAS GRANDFATHERED IN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE ACCESS TO THE SITE IS NOT, IT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR YOU TO GO THROUGH, [00:10:01] UH, UH, TO, TO A COMMERCIAL SITE. SO WE'RE HAVING TO REZONE THE ENTIRE SITE TO MULTIFAMILY. UH, BUT IT'S FOUR FAMILIES. IT'S ONE, TWO, AND THREE BEDROOM. UH, WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL AMENITIES, UH, RESORT STYLE POOL, A DOG PARK, A SPORTS COURT. OUR CLUBHOUSE WILL BE OUTFITTED WITH, UH, FITNESS CENTER, BUSINESS LAB, HIGH SPEED WIFI. SO WE FEEL LIKE IT'LL BE A GREAT ASSET TO THIS AREA AND FOR SPECIFICALLY FAMILIES BEING SO CLOSE TO THE VIA STATION. THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO JUST LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT, UH, I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THIS PROJECT AND THAT IT HELPS US ACHIEVE OUR GOALS FOR AFFORDABILITY. UM, AND SO I, I DO KNOW WE HAVE A CONCERNED RESIDENT HERE, AND SO MAYBE, UH, IF I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH HER. OH, NO, I, I BELIEVE WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE, BUT YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND I WILL LIKE TO STATE THAT THE CITY DOES REQUIRE US TO DO A TR TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, SO THAT WILL BE DONE AS WELL. BUT ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY. HEARING NONE, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE ITEMS REMAINING ON CONSENT, WHICH I READ BEFORE. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. UH, THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS THREE, UH, THAT ARE GONNA BE CONTINUED TO JUNE 1ST. ITEMS 9 25 AND 26. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONTINUE THOSE ITEMS. SO MOVED. THANK YOU. OKAY, AND, UH, CONTINUE AGAIN FOR CLARIFICATION TO JUNE 1ST ITEMS 9 25 AND 26. WE DO HAVE, UH, SOME FOLKS WHO HAVE UP TO SPEAK ON 26. AGAIN, THESE ARE NOT GONNA BE HEARD TODAY. UH, I'LL CALL YOUR NAME IF YOU'RE HERE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WAIVE YOUR TIME, BECAUSE IT'S NOT GONNA BE CONSIDERED TODAY. IF YOU CAN JUST WAVE AND LET ME KNOW. UM, KRISTEN ROTHSTEIN. STACEY ARRINGTON, MARK JABLONSKI, CLAUDIA HERNANDEZ, BAIC, SHANNON JACKSON, GREG HANE, THOMAS NE NEE, AND STEVEN CUSHMAN. OKAY, THAT WAS FOR ITEM 26. AGAIN, THAT'S GONNA BE CONTINUED TO JUNE 1ST. UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS TO CONTINUE? OKAY, HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. MOVE NOW TO OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS THREE AND FOUR, WHICH WILL BE HEARD TOGETHER. AND THIS IS IN DISTRICT ONE, MADAM CLERK AGENDA ITEM THREE AND FOUR IS AMENDING THE NEAR NORTHWEST COMMUNITY PLAN FROM URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL FROM R FIVE TO C TWO CD WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR CONSTRUCTION TRADES CONTRACTOR LOCATED AT 1 7 4 2 0 2 AND 2 0 6 SHERWOOD DRIVE. STAFF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL. APPLICANT IS AMENDING THE REQUEST TO C TWO AND A C D WITH THE CONDITIONS AS FOLLOWS. HOURS OF OPERATION ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8:00 AM TO 6:00 PM AND SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM NO TEMPORARY SIGNAGE WHEN WAIVERS, PENANCE, SNIP, OR BANDIT SIGNS, DOWNWARD FACING LIGHTING IS REQUIRED. 19 NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVOR. THREE OPPOSED. LOS ANGELES HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. UH, THIS IS IN DISTRICT ONE, NO CITIZENS HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM. COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. MOTION TO APPROVE AS AS AMENDED. OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS THREE AND FOUR. ANY DISCUSSION? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. YES. I USED TO LIVE ON A STREET THAT BACKS UP TO SHERWOOD ON GREEN LAWN DRIVE YEARS AGO. I'VE WATCHED IT DETERIORATE INTO COMMERCIAL USE OVER THE YEARS. I WILL BE OPPOSED TO THAT ZONING CHANGE. OKAY. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? PERF PERFECTLY UNDERSTOOD. I'VE, I'VE, UH, YOU KNOW, I GREW UP IN DISTRICT EIGHT AND SOMETIMES COUNCILMAN PALAIS BRINGS STUFF FORWARD AND I'M LIKE, AH, NO. YOU KNOW, BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRAVO. ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS THREE AND FOUR AS AMENDED. PLEASE VOTE. [00:15:03] MOTION CARRIES. THAT IS THE BALANCE OF OUR ZONING AGENDA TODAY. TIME IS 2:48 PM ON THE 18TH DAY OF MAY, 2023. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. HAVE A GREAT DAY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.