* 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] ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. UM, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. IT IS 2:02 PM I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER THE 13TH. WOULD THE SECRETARY PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL? I MR. GARCIA? HERE. COMMISSIONER FAULKNER. COMMISSIONER ZUKI. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER LOPEZ. COMMISSIONER CHANDLER. COMMISSIONER MILAM. HERE. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? HERE. COMMISSIONER SIPES? HERE. COMMISSIONER PECK. HERE. CHAIR PROFIT. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE SPANISH ENGLISH INTERPRETER? DO WE HAVE A SPANISH ENGLISH INTERPRETER TODAY? YEAH. SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, UH, INTERPRET THIS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ON THE AGENDA OF CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. IF YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO SPEAK NOW OR WAIT FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL ITEM TO BE BROUGHT UP FOR HEARING AND SPEAK. AT THAT TIME, REMEMBER TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM BEFORE THAT ITEM IS BROUGHT UP FOR CONSIDERATION? [Plats] ALL RIGHT. TODAY WE'LL HAVE TWO AGENDAS. OUR FIRST AGENDA IS THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA. CASES THAT ARE PLACED ON A COMBINED HEARING AGENDA ARE CASES WHERE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THE PLANNING COMMISSION DOES NOT REQUIRE FURTHER DETAILED DISCUSSION. AND FINALLY, NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE HAS ITEM TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM. ALL CASES WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD IN ONE UNIFIED MOTION. IF SOMEONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM, THE ITEM WILL BE PLACED ON THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING AGENDA. SECOND AGENDA IS THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING AGENDA. UH, CASES THAT ARE PLACED ON THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING AGENDA WILL BE DISCUSSED SEPARATELY PRIOR TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAKING A MOTION ON THE ITEM, WE WILL NOW BEGIN THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA. UM, ANYONE? SO RIGHT NOW, AS I SEE IT, WE HAVE ON THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA, WE HAVE EVERYTHING EXCEPT ITEMS FOUR 17 AND 20, WHICH ARE INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. AND ITEMS 11, 16 AND 19 WERE EITHER WITHDRAWN OR POSTPONED. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. CORRECT. THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. UM, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. IS THERE ANY ITEM A COMMISSIONER WISHES TO PULL FROM THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. UM, AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA. WOULD STAFF PLEASE READ THAT INTO THE RECORD? YOU NORM JUST STATE THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING READ, RIGHT? YES. THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA IS ALL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM FOUR, WHICH HAS BEEN PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ITEM 11, WHICH IS PULLED FROM THE AGENDA. ITEM 16 IS POSTPONED. ITEM 17 WILL BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY. ITEM 19 IS WITHDRAWN. AND ITEM 20. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA. SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL, A SECOND, UH, BY COMMISSIONER MILAM. UH, DO A ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? YES. COMMISSIONER MILAM? YES. COMMISSIONER GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER ZUKI? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. VICE CHAIR PICK? YES. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BEGIN THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, NICOLE SALINAS, PRINCIPAL PLANNER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A REQUEST. UH, SORRY, PLATT NUMBER 21 18 5 82 [00:05:01] WOODLAKE SUBDIVISION. THIS IS A REQUEST BY PAUL BAULA, WOODLAKE ACRES L L C FOR APPROVAL TO REPL AND SUBDIVIDE A TRACT LAND TO ESTABLISH WOODLAKE SUBDIVISION GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF FM 78 AND WALHAM ROAD STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THE ZONING IS CURRENTLY, THE PROPERTY IS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS OF SAN ANTONIO, THEREFORE NO ZONING IS NOT, OR ZONING IS NOT APPLICABLE. THE CURRENT ACREAGE IS 18.06 ACRES. NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL LOTS IS 98. NUMBER OF NON-RESIDENTIAL LOTS IS SIX LINEAR FEET OF STREETS. PUBLIC STREETS IS 2,482 FEET. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT OR APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE? STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT THE PLAT OR IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS. HI, MY NAME'S UH, CLAYTON LENNY. I'M WITH COS ENGINEER, UH, ENGINEERS, UM, 34 21 PAIZANO PARKWAY. UM, I'M THE ENGINEER ON THE PROJECT. UM, I MEAN IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, UH, I CAN, UH, HELP ANSWER. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE ALSO HAVE, UH, WHAT IS IT, FOUR VOICEMAIL, TWO VOICEMAILS TO BE HEARD ON THIS ONE. WE HEAR THOSE. THIS IS ROMAN DELEON 7 1 1 1 HIDDEN HILLS NORTH, ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 4. LAST CASE CASE NUMBER'S GONNA BE 5 8 2. I AM OPPOSING THIS PRO. ALL RIGHT. UM, THAT'S IT FOR THE VOICEMAILS. WE HAVE FOUR PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. FIRST ONE IS CHARLENE ELOF, I BELIEVE CHARLENE ELOF 62 0 2 CHERRY HILLS COURT, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 4. UM, I OPPOSE THIS, UH, DUE TO THE TRAFFIC IN AND OUT. WE HAVE ALREADY 300 HOUSES IN OUR SUB USE DIVISION USING THIS ONE STREET TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN. AND I DON'T SEE HOW IT CAN SUPPORT ANOTHER 200 VEHICLES. I HAVE A, UM, THERE SHOULD BE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THERE'S A LOT OF WILDLIFE OUT THERE, AND WE WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES. WE ALSO NEED TO LOOK AT THE STORM DRAINS. THERE'S LOTS OF WATER WHEN IT RAINS AND IT POURS DOWN. WATER IS OVERFLOWING, COMING CLOSE TO OUR HOUSES AND STUFF. WHAT IS THIS NEW HOUSING SUBDIVISION GONNA DO AND HOW GONNA BE HANDLED? AND ALSO THE, HOW, WHAT KIND OF SECURITY IS THERE GONNA BE BETWEEN OUR HOUSES AND THOSE HOUSES? RIGHT NOW, NONE OF THE HOUSES ON THE GOLF COURSE LOTS HA ARE, HAVE WOODEN FENCES. THEY'RE ALL METAL. AND ALSO WHAT TYPES OF HOUSES ARE GONNA BE IN THERE? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IT'S GONNA BE TWO HOUSES FOR EVERY ONE OF OUR HOUSES. AND, UM, WHEN TOMMY CALVERT, OUR COMMISSIONER TALKED TO US YEARS AND YEARS AGO, HE SAID IF ANY HOUSES WERE EVER GONNA BE BUILT IN THAT AREA, IT WOULD BE COMPARABLE TO THE HOUSES THAT WE HAVE. AND SO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF HOUSES ARE GONNA BE BUILT, BUT I'D LIKE TO BE INFORMED OF THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE THAT ON ANY OF THE PAPERWORK. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, NEXT IS KATINA. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, NAME, ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. KATINA RELIC, 7 1 0 3 HIDDEN HILLS NORTH, 7 8 2 4 4. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY DONE ON THE PROPOSED LOTS. IS THAT A QUESTION THAT I CAN ASK RIGHT NOW? UH, YOU CAN ASK AFTER, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TALK TO THE ENGINEER OR STAFF SEPARATELY AFTER THE OKAY. AFTER YOU SPEAK, I WOULD ASK THAT QUESTION BECAUSE THERE ARE, THERE'S A LOT OF WILDLIFE BACK THERE. THERE ARE DEER, UM, THERE ARE COYOTES, THERE ARE EGRETS, OTHER WATERFOWL, UM, LOTS OF PRE PREDATORY BIRDS. AND I WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE THAT AREA, UM, HARMED IN ANY WAY. UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE ENTRANCES AND EXITS ARE TO THIS, THIS PROPOSED PLAT. BECAUSE IF IT'S ONLY THE ONE ON FIRESTONE, THAT IS GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR THAT MANY MORE HOMES TO BE BUILT IN THAT AREA. [00:10:01] UM, WHAT PLAN DOES THAT AREA HAVE FOR FLOODPLAIN ZONES? BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF WATER THAT IS RIGHT, RIGHT NEXT TO THAT AREA. SO ARE THOSE HOUSES GOING TO BE WITHIN THAT FLOODPLAIN? THAT'S CONCERNING TO ME. WHEN IS, UM, CONSTRUCTION OF THIS SUPPOSED TO COMMENCE AND HOW, AGAIN, HOW WILL THESE HOUSES BE, UM, COMPARABLE OR VALUED TO THE HOUSES THAT ARE AROUND THEM? UM, AND ALSO HOW MANY STORIES WILL THESE HOUSES BE? BECAUSE THE SKYLINE IS IMPORTANT TO ME AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, YOU CAN TALK, YOU UH, YOUR QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED BY THE PROJECT ENGINEER WHO IS HERE IF YOU WANNA GET WITH HIM AFTER THE MEETING OR WHATEVER. UM, BUT THIS PROJECT DOES CONFORM WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE SAN ANTONIO CODE. SO ALL THE DRAINAGE STUDIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND APPROVED. AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, WHATEVER ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ARE REQUIRED, WOULD, WOULD'VE BEEN DONE. WHERE CAN THOSE BE VIEWED AT? UH, YOU'LL HAVE TO ASK THE MA'AM. I, I CAN GET WITH YOU AFTER THE MEETING OVER HERE TO TALK ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. UH, NEXT UP, UH, MARIO AGIRI. SO, UM, MY NAME IS MARIO GARY, 72 47 HIDDEN HILLS NORTH. CAN YOU PLEASE RESTATE YOUR NAME AT THE MICROPHONE? YES. MARIO. M A R I O. GARY A G U I R R E, MIDDLE INITIAL C. OKAY. I'VE GOT THE SAME CONCERNS THESE OTHER TWO SPEAKERS HAD. ALL RIGHT. WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING OVER THERE IN THAT SUBDIVISION IS JUST CROWDING MORE HOUSES ONTO LESS, UM, PROPERTY. OKAY. WHY DOESN'T THIS GUY GO BUILD BEHIND YOUR HOUSE? YOU KNOW, AND JUST, IT GETS PEOPLE UPSET. I SIT ON THAT BOARD, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND YOU KNOW, WE PUT UP WITH UM, ANOTHER BUILDING BEING BUILT RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. LIKE THEY SAID, THERE'S TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP SOMETIMES ON, UH, 78. SO HARD TO GET IN AND OUT AND, UH, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. IF YOU GUYS ARE THE CITY, WHAT BUSINESS DO YOU HAVE MAKING PLANS OUT IN THE COUNTY? YOU KNOW, HERE WE CAN'T VOTE FOR PEOPLE THAT SIT ON THE BOARD, BUT YET YOU GUYS CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE FOR THINGS BEING DONE OUT THERE WHERE WE LIVE. UH, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, HOW YOUR POLITICS WORKS OVER HERE. SO I KNOW WHAT THIS GUY'S GONNA END UP TELLING ME STUFF I DON'T WANT TO HEAR AND STUFF THAT AREN'T ISN'T TRUE. IT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LAST GUY I SPOKE TO ABOUT THE MOTHER BUILDINGS. HE SAID IT WASN'T GONNA BE LOW INCOME AND SURE WAS PROPERTY VALUES WENT DOWN. I'M JUST ASKING EACH ONE OF YOU, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT? LOW INCOME, BRINGING YOUR HOUSE VALUE DOWN. NOBODY DOES. OKAY. I'VE BEEN OUT HERE FIVE YEARS, CAME OUT HERE FROM CHICAGO, WORKED NEAR THE AIRPORT OVER 30 YEARS AND THIS WASN'T WHAT I EXPECTED. YOU KNOW, YOU GET, UM, CROOKED POLITICIANS OUT IN CHICAGO. I DIDN'T THINK I'D FIND THE SAME THING OUT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE READY TO DEAL, YOU KNOW, BEHIND DOORS. SO, UM, YOU GUYS WANTED TO HEAR WHAT I SAID AND I MADE MY COMMENTS. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. NEXT PERSON TO SPEAK IS, UH, BERNIE. I THINK IT'S O'NEILL. YES SIR. MY NAME IS BERNIE O'NEILL. I LIVE AT 7 0 1 9 HIDDEN HILLS NORTH, UH, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 4. I AM THE CORNER HOUSE ON HIDDEN HILLS AND FIRESTONE. OKAY. I JUST MOVED HERE TWO YEARS AGO FROM CHICAGO. I MOVED TO THIS AREA 'CAUSE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AREA WITH A GREAT VIEW BEHIND ME. I'M ON THE CORNER LOT. I HAVE ONE NEIGHBOR. THERE'S ALREADY A BUNCH OF TURNAROUND TRAFFIC THERE. THERE'S SPEEDERS GOING THROUGH, THERE'S CRIME ALL AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, EXCEPT IT HASN'T THAT MUCH MADE IT INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD YET. BUT PUTTING THIS UP WILL DEFINITELY INCREASE THAT. AND LIKE I SAID, OUR HOME BAILIES ARE GONNA GO DOWN. WE'RE GONNA HAVE, YOU KNOW, UM, SORRY, I HAVE A LIST HERE. UM, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION IS LIKE, IS THERE ONLY THE ONE ENTRANCE ON HIDDEN HILLS NORTH OR IS THERE A [00:15:01] SECOND ENTRANCE? MY HOUSE IS THE CORNER LOT. SO ALL THE DRAINAGE ALREADY COMES DOWN FIRESTONE AND COLLECTS AT THE CORNER OF MY PROPERTY. SO I HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE DRAINAGE FROM THERE. IS IT GONNA BE, SO AM I GONNA BE TOTALLY FLOODED OUT COMING FROM FIRESTONE AND THESE NEW HOMES, YOU KNOW? AND THEN, UM, WHAT HOMES ARE GONNA BE BUILT THERE, YOU KNOW? AND THEN, UH, SORRY. LET'S SEE HERE. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE. BUT YOU KNOW, I HOPE THAT YOU HEAR ALL OF US AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION EVERYTHING THAT WE SAY AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALL LOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IT. YOU KNOW, NOT ALL OF US CAN MAKE IT OUT, BUT I TALKED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND, UH, THEY'RE PRETTY UPSET ABOUT IT AS WELL. 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA TAKE AWAY OUR PRIVACY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NO MORE PRIVACY. AND LIKE I SAID, I'M THE CORNER HOUSE, SO I HAVE ONE NEIGHBOR NOW I'M GONNA HAVE ALL THESE HOMES DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AND EVERYONE'S GONNA DRIVE PAST MY HOME. LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE PERSON. I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET OUTTA MY DRIVEWAY. YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE, THERE'S ALREADY, LIKE I SAID, SO MUCH TURNAROUND TRAFFIC THERE AND SO MANY SPEEDERS. I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT'S GONNA BE. AND ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE LOWER INCOME HOUSES THAT'S GONNA RAISE THE CRIME FROM THE TIME CONSTRUCTION STARTS, NOT FROM THE TIME IT'S DONE. SO IT'S GONNA BE IMMEDIATE. YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, PEOPLE STEALING COPPER, PLYWOOD, EVERYTHING FROM THESE SITES. SO IT'S GONNA HAPPEN. AND IT'S JUST, I FEEL IT'S NOT FAIR. LIKE, UH, MARIO SAID, YOU KNOW, UH, IT'D BE GREAT IF THEY CANNOT DO IT THERE TO TAKE AWAY FROM OUR PEACE AND FREEDOM WE HAVE. AND ALL THE ANIMALS, THERE'S LIKE 25 DEER THERE, THERE'S SO MUCH WILDLIFE, AND I JUST THINK IT'S NOT FAIR, ESPECIALLY FOR ME JUST MOVING HERE TWO YEARS AGO. I'M NOT EVEN GONNA BE ABLE TO ENJOY MY HOME ANYMORE, AND WE PAY A LOT OF TAXES THERE. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. WELCOME. THAT'S EVERYBODY THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME. UM, FOR ALL OF THOSE OF YOU THAT DID SIGN UP TO SPEAK AND WE'RE HERE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY DETAILED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT, YOU CAN TALK TO EITHER STAFF OR THE, THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT'S HERE TODAY. ALL RIGHT. UM, I JUST WANT TO, AS WE MOVE INTO COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, I DO WANT TO REMIND THE COMMISSIONERS THAT ACCORDING TO STATE LAW, THIS IS A PLAT THAT MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE SAN ANTONIO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. SO BY LAW WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO APPROVE THIS PLAT. UM, ANYWAY, WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS. WE'LL START OVER HERE ON THE LEFT. I SUPPORT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER MILAN, NO QUESTIONS EXCEPT TO POINT OUT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. COMMISSIONER ZUKI, UM, THE NEIGHBORS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT KIND OF HOMES WOULD BE BUILT. WOULD YOU ELABORATE ON RESPONDING TO THEM? UH, IS IT GONNA BE QUAL TO THE HOUSE ALREADY EXISTING? JUST RESPOND TO THAT. UH, I'M, I'M HONESTLY, I'M, I'M UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE CURRENT LANDOWNER. I DON'T KNOW, UM, OF ANY PURCHASES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THE HOME BUILDER FOR THAT, FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFICS ON WHAT KIND OF, WHAT KIND OF HOMES OR HOME VALUES THAT'LL BE IN THERE AT THIS TIME. NO FURTHER QUESTION. OKAY. DONE ON THE END? NO QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. SOON AS THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOVE FOR APPROVAL. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ZUKI. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER ZUKI? YES. COMMISSIONER MILAM? YES. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. VICE CHAIR PICK. YES. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM [Comprehensive Master Plan Amendments] 17. CAN WE ASK QUESTIONS LIKE, WHY DO WE GET A LETTER? WHY DO WE A MEETING IS STILL CONTINUING. WE CAN TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS OUTSIDE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ADOLFO GONZALEZ, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER 17 IS LOCATED AT 14 5 20 PLEASANTON ROAD REQUESTING TO AMEND THE HERITAGE SOUTH SECTOR PLAN LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRIBUSINESS RIMS TIER TO SUBURBAN TIER. THERE WERE THREE NOTICES SENT OUT. ONE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET AND FOUR IN FAVOR OUTSIDE 200 FEET. THE PROPOSED LAND USE AMENDMENT FROM AGRIBUSINESS RIMS TIER TO SUBURBAN TIER IS [00:20:01] REQUESTED TO REASON THE PROPERTY TO M H C MANUFACTURED HOME CONVENTIONAL DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED SUBURBAN TIER IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE BUDDING LAND USES D AGRIBUSINESS. RIMS TIER IS A PREDOMINANT LAND USE CATEGORY FOR THE AREA IN WHICH THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED. D AGRI-BUSINESS RIMS TIER LAND USE CLASSIFICATION IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURE AND LIGHT INDUSTRY USES THAT ARE GENERALLY LOCATED IN ISOLATED AREAS WHERE BUSINESSES PRODUCE, PROCESS OR DISTRIBUTE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND OR LIVESTOCK AND CONDUCT RELATED AGRIBUSINESS ACTIVITIES. THE SUBURBAN TIER LAND USE CLASSIFICATION IS GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF HIGH TRAFFIC, ARTERIALS AND OR COLLECTOR STREETS, AND SHOULD BE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY. THE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION OF SUBURBAN HERE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND I'LL JUST ADD THAT THE ZONING COMMISSION CONSIDERED THIS AT THEIR MEETING AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REZONING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? GOOD AFTERNOON. UM, UH, MY NAME'S JACOB COLLIER. I LIVE AT 14,520 PLEASANTON ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 1. UM, WE ARE JUST TRYING TO PUT A MOBILE HOME ON 10 ACRES THAT WE'VE OWNED SINCE THE EIGHTIES. UH, I'M NOT SURE THAT'S THE ONLY ACCURATE PICTURE, LIKE OF THE NEIGHBOR. THE OTHER PICTURES, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY WERE, HIGHWAY 16 AND OTHER STUFF. UM, BUT I WAS HERE FOR THE, UH, ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AND HAD TO DO THIS ALREADY EXPLAINING TO THEM THE WHOLE DEAL. I'M NOT SURE WHY STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL ON MY CASE. IT'S JUST ONE ACRE OF PROPERTY THAT WE'VE OWNED, LIKE I SAID, SINCE THE EIGHTIES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I, I GUESS I CAN ANSWER 'EM. OKAY. THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY, YOU CAN KEEP SPEAKING, BUT, UM, NO, NO, I DON'T. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS THOUGH. OKAY. THANKS VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NOBODY SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, SO WE WILL NOT HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS. WE'LL START ON THE RIGHT. COMMISSIONER SIPES, NO QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER ZUKI? UH, I WAS NOT IN THE BRIEFING. SO WHAT IS EXACTLY THE PLAN THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE IN THIS ONE ACRE? UH, JUST PUT A MOBILE HOME. JUST PUT, PUT A HOUSE FOR MY FAMILY. THAT'S IT. OKAY. UH, HE HAS TO, UM, TO DO THE M H C MANUFACTURED HOME CONVENTIONAL, UM, YOU HAVE TO CHANGE FROM AGRIBUSINESS TO SUBURBAN TIER, HENCE WHY IT'S COMING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND THE ZONING COMMISSION HAVE ALREADY APPROVED THAT. CORRECT? THEY HAVE, THEY REVIEWED THIS AND THEY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. OKAY. NO QUESTION FOR NOW. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MILAN. UH, THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTION. THANKS COMMISSIONER SIEGEL. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER GARCIA. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS. I THINK COMMISSIONER D'S QUESTIONS ANSWERED EVERYTHING I HAD. SO, UH, ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE, UM, REQUEST TO CHANGE THE LAND USE MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMM SECOND, BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MILAM. UH, ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? YES. COMMISSIONER MILAM? YES. COMMISSIONER GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER ZUKI? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. VICE CHAIR PIT? YES. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER 20. AND JUST FOR ITEM NUMBER 20, THEY'RE REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE FOR TWO WEEKS TO SEPTEMBER 27TH. VOICEMAIL, UH, DOES STAFF WANT TO, DO YOU NEED TO READ ANYTHING INTO THE RECORD? NO, NO. SORRY. WE DO, WE JUST NEED A MOTION AND, AND WE'LL MOVE ON SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE. FOR THE CONTINUANCE. OKAY. CORRECT. WE DO HAVE A VOICEMAIL WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THOUGH. YES, SIR. HELLO, UH, THIS IS , UH, TANYA. THAT IS PENA AT 7 21 EAST MYRTLE STREET HERE IN TOBIN HILL. AND I AM, UH, CALLING IN REGARDS TO, UH, THE HEARING CASE. UH, NUMBER PA 20 23 1 1 6 0 0 0 6 1. UH, IT CONCERNS, UH, THE PLAN AMENDMENT REQUEST AT 7 24 EAST MYRTLE STREET. AND THE PLAN IS, UH, SA TOMORROW MIDTOWN AREA REGIONAL CENTER TO CHANGE FROM THE URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO EMPLOYMENT SLASH [00:25:01] FLEX MIXED USE. UH, WE ARE VERY OPPOSED, ME AND SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO, UH, THIS, UH, CHANGE. UH, CURRENTLY THIS IS THE ONLY, UH, R SIX, UH, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL BLOCK LEFT ON THIS SIDE OF ST. MARY'S STREET IN TOBIN HILL. AND WE REALLY SEE IT AS A KIND OF A, A NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDLY, UH, GATEWAY TO THE RIVERWALK. AND IT'S REALLY ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING NEIGHBORHOOD FIELDS WHERE YOU CAN WALK UP TO THE RIVER. I THINK ASHBY'S, MAYBE THE OTHER ONLY REMAINING ONES. AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE QUITE OPPOSED TO THAT. THIS IS STILL ONLY R SIX. WE WANT TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO PRESERVE THAT AND PRESERVE, UH, AT LEAST ENOUGH OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S LEFT. UH, AT THIS POINT, EVEN IF SOME OF THE BUILDINGS HAVE CHANGED, UH, THERE'S STILL R SIX, THERE'S STILL SINGLE FAMILY. UH, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AWARE THAT THIS, UH, STREET HAS A HISTORY OF LACK OF REPRESENTATION FROM SOME OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS. WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, ELDERLY, UH, FOLKS LIVING HERE. AND, UH, WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN TRYING TO PRESERVE THE, THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, OF COURSE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AS WE CAN AND, AND, AND JUST, UH, UH, REALLY PRESERVE THAT. THIS IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WALK THROUGH HERE ON THEIR WAY TO THE RIVER WALK. UH, YOU WON'T SEE THAT, UH, AT PARALLEL STREETS ON EITHER SIDE. IT'S REALLY ST. MARY'S ITSELF. I MEAN, UH, MYRTLE STREET ITSELF THAT, UH, YOU SEE THAT. SO, UH, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND AGAIN, WE WANNA STRONGLY OPPOSE THAT CHANGE. WE'RE A CONCERN THAT THAT'S GONNA START A DOMINO EFFECT ON THIS STREET THAT IT HA AS IT HAS ON EVERY OTHER STREET ON THIS SIDE OF ST. MARY'S. AND WE'D LIKE TO AT LEAST PRESERVE THE 700 EAST MYRTLE, UH, BLOCK, UH, UH, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN. UH, I'M PENA, UH, 2 1 0 7 7 1 8 6 7 5. THANK YOU. BYE-BYE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. SO THE, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE TO SEPTEMBER THE 27TH. SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE MOTION MOVE TO CONTINUE. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE BY COMMISSIONER MILAM. IS THAT CORRECT? OH, A TIE FOR A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DKI. AND COMMISSIONER SIEGEL. ALL RIGHT. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER MILAM? YES. COMMISSIONER ZUKI? YES. COMMISSIONER GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. VICE CHAIR PECK? YES. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LAST ITEM IS [Approval of Minutes  ] APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. IS THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE MINUTES? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL JUST DO A VOICE VOTE ON THIS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MI OF THE MINUTES. SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ABSTAIN. AND I WILL ABSTAIN TOO. AND I WILL ALSO ABSTAIN. OH. OH. SO NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT THESE MINUTES ON THE NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA. MINUTES WILL HAVE TO GO ON THE NEXT AGENDA. WELL, THAT WAS EXCITING. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN THAT IN 12 YEARS OF DOING THIS. , WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM FOR THE MINUTES. SO THE MOTION FAIL. MM-HMM. MOTION FAILS. , YOU WANT TO TAKE MY VOTE TWICE? I'LL SELL YOU MY VOTE. OKAY. IS THERE ANY, UH, STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NOTHING TODAY. ALL RIGHTY, EVERYBODY. IT IS 2 31 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. I. * 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.