* 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. [00:00:04] GOOD AFTERNOON. WE'RE GONNA CALL THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU HABITAT CONSERVATION MEETING, UH, ON JUNE 27TH TO ORDER IT IS 2 0 8. CAN WE GET ROLL CALL? MR. NINO? PRESENT? MR. GARCIA? MR. FLORES? MR. GLARY PRESENT? MR. BROCK PRESENT CHAIR RAMIREZ. PRESENT. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED IN TO SPEAK ON THIS, ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS? [Public Comments  ] NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. OKAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO INTO THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER ONE, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION [Briefing and Possible Action on the following items  ] ON S E P H C P APPLICATION FOR MICROSOFT CORPORATION. SS A T 40 T R P, WHICH IS S E P 23 DASH 0 0 7. THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN NORTHWESTERN BEXAR COUNTY. THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 22.46 ACRES, LOCATED AT 14 7 8 5 OMICRON DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. UM, THE COUNCIL DISTRICT IS IN THE E WELL THIS IS IN THE E T J. UM, THE OWNER IS MICROSOFT CORPORATION. CONSULTANT IS P DAWSON ENGINEERS, AND, UH, THE APPLICANT IS CONSIDERING THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT AREA. THE APPLICANT WISHES TO ENROLL IN THE S E P TO MITIGATE IMPACTS TO THE SS E P COVERED SPECIES FROM THE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. THE MICROSOFT CORPORATION PROJECT AREA INCLUDES ZERO ACRES OF GOLDEN CHEEK WARBLER HABITAT WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA AND ZERO ACRES OF G C W HABITAT WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE PROJECT AREA. THE MICROSOFT CORPORATION PROJECT AREA WILL REQUIRE ZERO, UM, G C W CONSERVATION CREDITS. THE PROJECT AREA DOES NOT HAVE ANY BLACK CAPE VERO HABITAT AND WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY B C V CONSERVATION CREDITS. UM, THE PROJECT AREA IS LOCATED ENTIRELY OVER CART ZONES THREE AND TOTALS 22.46 ACRES. THE PROJECT AREA IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN ANY CRITICAL HABITAT UNITS, NOR IS IT WITHIN 750 FEET OF ANY OCCUPIED FEATURES. PARTICIPATION IN THE S E P FOR THIS APPLICATION WILL REQUIRE G C W CONSERVATION CREDITS OF $0 CARD ZONES THREE AND FOUR, PARTICIPATION FEE OF $22,000 AND $460. UH, PLAN ADMINISTRATION FEE OF $2,246. AND THE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION. AND THEN TO, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. MM-HMM. REAL QUICK. MM-HMM. , UH, TO CLARIFY, THIS IS WITHIN CARONE THREE AND FOUR, CORRECT? I THINK I HEARD YOU EARLIER. IT WAS ON CAR ZONES THREE ENTIRELY OVER CARSONS THREE. ONLY THREE? MM-HMM. . OKAY. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? ANY TO MY RIGHT? NO QUESTIONS. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY BOB BROCK. A SECOND BY RUDY NINO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. NO NAYS? NO NAYS. THE MOTION CARRIES. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, UM, POSSIBLE. UM, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON SS E P APPLICATION FOR WESTOVER HILLS TOWN CENTER, UM, S E P 22 DASH 0 0 3 LOCATION, THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN WESTERN BEXAR COUNTY. THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 13.87 ACRES LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF SH 1 51 AXES ROAD AND NATIONWIDE DRIVE SAN ANTONIO. IT'S IN COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX. THE OWNER IS WESTOVER HILLS TOWN CENTER. L T D CONSULTANT IS BOWEN CONSULTING AND THE WESTOVER HILLS UM, CENTER IS CONSIDERING THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PROJECT AREA. THE APPLICANT WISHES TO ENROLL IN THE S E P TO MITIGATE IMPACTS TO THE SS A P COVERED SPECIES FROM THE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. PROJECT AREA INCLUDES ZERO ACRES OF GOLDEN CHEEK WARBLER HABITAT WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA AND ZERO ACRES OF G C W HABITAT WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE PROJECT AREA. THE PROJECT WILL REQUIRE TOTAL ZERO G C W CONSERVATION CREDITS. UM, THE AREA DOES NOT HAVE ANY BLACK CAPE ZERO HABITAT AND WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY B C V CONSERVATION CREDITS. THE UM, AREA IS LOCATED ENTIRELY OVER CAR ZONES TWO AND TOTALS 13.87 ACRES, AND IT IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN ANY CRITICAL HABITAT UNITS, NOR IS IT WITHIN 750 FEET OF ANY OCCUPIED FEATURES. PARTICIPATION IN THE S E P FOR THIS APPLICATION WILL REQUIRE A CARD ZONE ONE AND TWO PARTICIPATION FEE OF $13,870. [00:05:01] PLAN ADMINISTRATION FEE OF $1,387. UM, TOTAL CARD ZONE ONE AND TWO ENROLLMENT ACRES NEEDED FOR THE PROJECT WILL BE THE 13.868 AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? I'LL LOOK TO MY LEFT. THERE IS A QUESTION. GO AHEAD. YEAH, JUST TO BE CLEAR, 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH CAR STRIKE NOW. SO THEY'RE BASICALLY ON A LIST SO TO PARTICIPATE AND HOW DOES THAT IMPACT THEIR START OF CONSTRUCTION? SO, UM, WE, THE S A P, THE PLAN HAS, UM, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CREDITS THAT WERE RESERVED FOR PARKS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS. UM, WE DID MEET WITH PARKS DEPARTMENT. THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE, UM, ANY PROJECTS THAT ARE READY TO BE ENROLLED IN THE S A P. SO BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY APPLICANTS THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A WHILE TO BE ENROLLED IN OUR PROGRAM, UM, WE ARE GONNA GO AHEAD AND UTILIZE THOSE CREDITS FOR THESE APPLICANTS. AND THEN ONCE WE HEAR BACK FROM US FISH AND WILDLIFE, UM, ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CRANE BACK CAPE PRESERVE, ONCE WE GENERATE THOSE CREDITS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND RESERVE CREDITS AGAIN FOR PARKS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. , ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. UH, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN THROUGH THE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS THIS FOR, HAS THE CONSULTANT COME UP WITH A MASTER PLAN FOR THIS AREA? UM, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY, JENNY, DID THEY REACH OUT TO YOU ON THAT? I I DON'T KNOW IF THEY INCLUDED A SITE PLAN OR NOT. NO, IT WAS JUST THE MAPS. I MEAN, THERE MAY BE A MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, BUT THAT WOULD BE THROUGH THE MUNICIPALITY PROCESS, NOT THROUGH S E P H CCP. RIGHT. BUT, UM, I MEAN THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO MM-HMM. AND SEND YOU INFORMATION ON. THAT WOULD BE MY CONCERN IS THAT HAVE THEY PLANNED THIS AREA OUT? ARE THEY JUST TRYING TO GET IN THERE NOW OR ARE THEY ACTUALLY GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO CONSTRUCTION? UM, TO KIND OF BACK UP WHAT, UH, MR. BROCK WAS SAYING. GO AHEAD JENNY, YOU WANNA COME TO THE PODIUM? OH, SORRY. THIS IS JENNY BLAIR, UM, WITH, UH, BLAIR WILDLIFE CONSULTING. SO I THINK THIS APPLICANT IS ACTUALLY GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE THEY SUBMITTED IT BACK IN DECEMBER, UM, OF 2022, UH, PRIOR TO, UM, AND THEIR SITE WAS TOO LARGE AT THAT TIME TO MEET. SO THEY'VE BEEN, THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR ALMOST SEVEN, SEVEN OR EIGHT MONTHS NOW, UH, TO BE ABLE TO GET THEIR ENROLLMENT COMPLETED. UM, AND I KNOW THAT THE CONSULTANT HAD CHECKED IN WITH US TO KIND OF SEE WHAT THE TIMING WAS 'CAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION, UM, START DATE CONCERNS, BUT THEY, THEY DID NOT PROVIDE US THE A SITE PLAN THAT, THAT I'M AWARE OF FOR THAT. AND THEN, BUT THEY'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO. SO THANK YOU. I THINK THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION. ANY QUESTIONS FROM RAY OVER HERE? READY? NO QUESTIONS. DO I HAVE A MOTION? UH, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY, UH, KEN GLARY AND A SECOND BY RUDY NINO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. THERE ARE NO NAYS. THE MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE. OKAY. NEXT I AGENDA IS SS A P H P APPLICATION 23 DASH ZERO TWO N I S D VILLAGE AT WEST POINT WEST ELEMENTARY. UH, THIS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON S A P APP, H C P APPLICATION FOR N I S D VILLAGE AT WEST POINT WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 23 0 0 2. THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN NORTHWESTERN BEXAR COUNTY AT APPROXIMATELY 17.891 ACRES LOCATED OFF OF BLANCO RIVER ONE SAN ANTONIO. THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ON IN THE E T J. THE OWNER IS NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE CONSULTANT IS OUR IN ENVIRONMENTAL L L C AND THE ACREAGE IS 17.891 ACRES. NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CONSIDERING THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT AREA, SUCH AS THE APPLICANT WISHES TO ENROLL THE S A P H E P TO MITIGATE IMPACT TO THE SB H E P COVERED SPACE SPECIES. FROM THE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, THE APPLICANT INCLUDES ZERO ACRES OF GOLDEN CHEEK WARBLER HABITAT WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA AND ZERO ACRES OF G C W HABITAT WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE PROJECT AREA. THE APPLICANT PROJECT WILL REQUIRE A TOTAL OF ZERO G C W CONSERVATION CREDITS. THE NORTHSIDE IMP MUNICIPAL DISTRICT PROJECT AREA DOES NOT HAVE ANY BLACK CAPTIVE AREA HABITAT AND WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY PC B C V CONSERVATION CREDITS. THE APPLICANT PROJECT AREA IS LOCATED ENTIRELY OVER CAR ZONE TWO AND TOTAL OF 17.891 ACRES. AND THE PROJECT IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN ANY CRITICAL HABITAT UNITS SNORE. IS IT WITHIN 750 FEET OF ANY OCCUPIED VARIANCE? THE PARTICIPATION IN THE S A V HT P FOR THIS APPLICATION REQUIRED THE FOLLOWING CARS, ONE ZONE CAR ZONE ONE AND TWO PARTICI PARTICIPATION FEE OF $17,891. PLAN ADMINISTRATION FEE OF $1,789 AND 10 CENTS, AND A TOTAL CAR ZONE ONE AND TWO ENROLLMENT ACRES AND NO ACRES NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT IS 17.891 ACRES. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. [00:10:01] DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? I'LL LOOK TO MY LEFT. THERE'S A QUESTION. I'LL BE HERE WITH MR. BROWN, JUST CONFIRMATION. SO THIS IS GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING AS MICROSOFT WHERE THE THIS IS COMING OUT OF THE PARKS, CORRECT. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS, KEN? NO. RUDY, ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY KEN GLARY, SECOND BY BOB BROCK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA PLEASE. UM, THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON S P H P APPLICATION FOR HICKSON PROPERTIES INCORPORATED, S C P 23 DASH 0 0 3. THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN NORTHWESTERN BEXAR COUNTY AND THE PROJECT INS CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 2.883 ACRES LOCATED OFF OF BABCOCK ROAD. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE E T J, THE OWNER IS SSON PROPERTIES IN INCORPORATED, AND THE CONSULTANT IS P DAWSON. ENGINEERS. UM, HIXSON PROPERTIES INCORPORATED IS IN CONSIDERING THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT AREA. AS SUCH, THE APPLICANT WISHES TO ENROLL IN THE S P H B TO MITIGATE IMPACTS TO THE S P HB COVERED SPECIES FOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, THE APPLICANT INCLUDES A ONE POINT 40 ACRES OF GOLDEN CHEEK WOBBLER HABITAT WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA AND 11 POINT 10 ACRES OF G C W HABITAT WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE PROJECT AREA. THE APPLICANT AREA WILL REQUIRE A TOTAL OF 8.4 G C W CONSERVATION CREDITS. THE HIXSON PROPERTIES INCORPORATED PROJECT AREA DOES NOT HAVE ANY BLACK CAT VERIO HABITAT WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY B C V CONSERVATION CREDITS. THE APPLICANT IS LOCATED OVER CAR ZONE TWO AND CAR ZONE THREE AND TOTALS 1.977 ACRES IN CAR ZONE ONE AND 0.906 ACRES IN CAR ZONE THREE. THE PROJECT AREA IS NOT LOCATED WITH ANY CRITICAL HABITAT UNITS, NOR IS IT WITHIN 7 750 OF FEE. 750 FEE OF ANY OCCUPIED FEATURES. THE PARTICIPATING IN THE S C P H C P FOR THIS APPLICATION REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING G C W CONSERVATION CREDITS FEES OF $36,600 CARD ZONE ONE AND TWO, PARTICIPATION FEE OF $1,977, CAR ZONE THREE AND FOUR, PARTICIPATION FEE FEE OF $906 PLAN ADMINISTRATION FEE OF $3,648 AND 30 CENTS. AND TOTAL CAR ZONE ONE AND TWO ENROLLMENT ACRES NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT IS 1.977. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? I'LL LOOK TO MY RIGHT, LOOK TO MY LEFT. UH, CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? A MOTION TO APPROVE? I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY RUDY NINO. NO, NO, I, A SECOND AND A SECOND BY KEN GLARY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AND THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, I BELIEVE. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE 2021 TO 2022 S C P H C P ANNUAL REPORT. THE S C P PERMIT REQUIRES A SUBMISSION OF AN ANNUAL REPORT, WILL DESCRIBE THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR'S ACTIVITY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PERMIT. THE ANNUAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED EACH YEAR FOR THE DURATION OF THIS PERMIT AREA. THE SS E P SECTION 12.1 REQUIRES A SUBMISSION OF AN ANNUAL REPORT TO DOCUMENT PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE S E P AND DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT. ANNUAL REPORTS WILL COVER THE PERIODS OF OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH TO COINCIDE WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FISCAL YEARS. THE ANNUAL REPORT SHALL INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF PARTICIPATION IN THE SS E P, INCLUDING A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AND ENROLLED PROPERTIES AND THE CORRESPONDING ACREAGES COVERED FOR INCIDENTAL TAKE FOR EACH OF THE COVERED SPECIES. A SUMMARY OF THE LANDS AND HABITATS INCLUDED IN THE S A P PRESERVE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE TOTAL, UH, PRESERVE ACRES AND THE ACRES OF, OF SUITABLE HABITAT FOR EACH OF THE COVERED SPECIES. A COPY OF THE CONSERVATION LEDGER DOCUMENTING PRESERVATION CREDITS GENERATED AND DEDUCTED FOR THE GOLDEN CHEEK WARBLER AND B C V. AND A SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE S E P, INCLUDING THE BALANCE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE NON WASTING MANAGEMENT ENDOWMENT. A SUMMARY OF MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED ON THE S E P PRESERVE LANDS AND A COPY OF THE PRESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATES FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AND THE RESULTS OF BIOLOGICAL MONITORING ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED ON THE S E P PRESERVE LANDS, INCLUDING ALL REPORTS DOCUMENTING SURVEYS OF THE COVERED SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS. A SUMMARY OF THE STATUS OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND OTHER CONSERVATION MEASURES OF THE COVERED SPECIES, INCLUDING THE RESULTS OF ANY RESEARCH CONDUCTED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE S E P RE RECOMMENDATION. RECOMMENDED MODIFICATIONS TO PRESERVE MANAGEMENT PLANS OR IN THE SS E P CONSERVATION PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE WARRANTED VIA THE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT [00:15:01] PROGRESS OR CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES. A SUMMARY OF ANY COMPLIANCE RELATED ISSUES OR ACTIONS INVOLVING THE PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED PROPERTIES OR PRESERVES THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 20 21, 20 22 FISCAL YEAR AS REQUIRED BY THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMIT FOR THIS. FOR THE SS A P WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER THE FIRST OF 2023. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ANNA REPORT. OKAY. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? THIS IS A, OUR ANNUAL REPORT. WE'VE DONE THESE BEFORE. UM, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE, WE HAVE THOSE ADDRESSED. I'LL LOOK TO MY LEFT. OKAY. TO MY RIGHT. NO, WE HAVE NO QUESTIONS. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY BOB BROCK AND A SECOND BY RUDY NINO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. THERE ARE NO NAYS. MOTION CARRIES. AND I BELIEVE THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA ARE THE MINUTES. [Approval of Minutes  ] YEAH. YES. ANY CHANGES TO OUR MINUTES? UM, AND IF NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES BY RUDY NIO. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY KEN GLARY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. NO OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. AND WE [ADJOURNMENT  ] ADJOURN OUR LONGEST MEETING IN HISTORY FOR SS E P H C P AT 2 24. THANK YOU. 2 24. * 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.