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>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
TIME IS 2:05 P.M. ON THE SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023.
I'LL CALL OUR ZONING AGENDA TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLL.
QUORUM. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR CITY COUNCIL ZONING MEETING. WE DO HAVE AN ITEM HERE THAT REQUIRES A SUPER MAJORITY, SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE OUR QUORUM PRESENT. I AM GOING TO MOVE THAT ITEM UP, IT'S ITEM NUMBER 22, JUST SO FOLKS KNOW, I'LL BE TAKING ONE ITEM OUT OF ORDER TODAY. THERE ARE SOME ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DECEMBER 7TH. I'LL READ THOSE IN JUST A SECOND, AND THERE IS ONE ITEM WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO JANUARY 18TH. I'M GOING TO READ THE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. THEY ARE ITEMS 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 22, 28, 29, 30, 31, 36, AND 39. THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR INDIVIDUALLY TODAY. THE ONE ITEM THAT'S GOING TO MOVE TO JANUARY 18TH IS ITEM 26. AND THEN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 7TH. ITEM 1, 4, 13, 27, 37, AND 38. ALL THE OTHER ITEMS THAT I DID NOT LIST AS EITHER CONTINUING OR BEING HEARD INDIVIDUALLY ARE REMAINING ON CONSENT.
SO I WILL ASK MY COLLEAGUES NOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO PULL OFF OF ANY OF THOSE LISTS TO HEAR INDIVIDUALLY. OKAY.
IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA, AND I'M GOING TO READ THE FOLLOWING ITEMS BECAUSE THESE ARE THE ITEMS WE'RE VOTING ON RIGHT NOW. ITEMS 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, AND 43.
THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED NOW ON CONSENT.
THERE WAS A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THOSE ITEMS. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. >> GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
ON ITEMS 24 AND 25 WHICH ARE PLANNED AMENDMENTS IN ZONING CASE 2020-107, I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT FOR THE RECORD A LETTER OF INTENT REGARDING THE PROHIBITION OF 18-WHEELER TRUCK ACCESS OFF EXCESS DRIVE AND ALLOWING ON THE SCHOOL PROPERTY.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO.
>> CASTILLO: ON ITEM 23, I WANT TO THANK THE ROOSEVELT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD; AND BAKKE. I ECHO THAT AS WELL. ALSO I WANT TO THANK THE ALAMO ARCHITECTS AND KGF FOR THEIR THOUGHTFUL DESIGN WHICH WILL COMPLIMENT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION'S CHARACTER AS WELL AS THE RIVERWALK TRAIL.
THIS PROJECT IS A REALLY GOOD IDZ PROJECT WITH WORK AND PLAY IN A WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WILL ALSO BE UTILIZING A LAND BRIDGE OVER ST. MARY'S TO FURTHER MINIMIZE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH VEHICLES ON ST. MARY'S.
WE APPRECIATE THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE OF THIS PROJECT AND THEY'VE BEEN SUCH GREAT
NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA? HEARING NONE, THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES.
ALL RIGHT. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 7TH.
ITEM 1, 4, 13, 27, 37, AND 38. THOSE WILL NOT BE HEARD
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TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THOSE TO DECEMBER 7TH.I'LL I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF 1, 4, 13, 27, 37 AND 38 TO DECEMBER 7TH.
WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK -- ACTUALLY A FEW SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS. THEY AREN'T GOING TO BE CONSIDERED TODAY, THERE'S NO VOTE TODAY. THEY ARE GOING TO BE HEARD ON DECEMBER 7.
I'LL CALL YOU SINCE YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, BUT YOU CAN SIGNAL ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FOREGO YOUR TIME AND WAIT UNTIL IT'S CONSIDERED. CLAUDIA TODD.
JOE TODD. AND THEN ON ITEM 27, EMMA YANNIS.
OKAY. WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION NOW.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 7TH? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 26 WILL BE CONTINUED TO JANUARY 18 SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THAT.
>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S AND MOTION AND SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEM 26 TO JANUARY 18TH.
NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL GO NOW TO OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS AND WE HAVE SEVERAL, BUT AS I MENTION THERE IS ONE ITEM, NUMBER 22, THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE UP NOW SINCE IT REQUIRES A SUPER MAJORITY.
FENCE BETWEEN 1203 AND THE ABUTTING AVENUE, TENANT PARKING IS DESIGNATED IN AREAS THAT ARE ACCESSED THROUGH THE ALLEY AS INDICATED ON THE SITE PLAN.
32 NOTICES MAILED, TWO IN FAVOR, 17 OPPOSED. HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED AND SIX NOTICESS OUTSIDE THE 200-FEET BOUNDARY IS IN
OPPOSITION. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY. WE DO HAVE SEVERAL CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 22 SO I'LL CALL FOLKS IN ORDER OF SIGN NEWSPAPER.
FIRST BRONSON -- SIGN-UP. BRONSON CADELL. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL, THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO SAY I RESPECT YOU GUYS FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO FOR SERVING THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE SACRIFICE YOU MAKE BECAUSE IN THIS PROCESS I'VE WORKED A LOT IN WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY.
THE APPLICANT PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY IN 2022. IT'S A THREE-UNIT SINGLE-FAMILY HOME. IT DOES HAVE A GARAGE UNIT ABOVE IT.
AND PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, IT WAS PURCHASED FROM A WHOLESALER THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER GAVE TO THEM TO SELL TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SOMEONE TO COME IN AND REVILINGSIZE IT. THE PROPERTY WAS VYE CAN'T. IT HAS THREE ELECTRIC METERS, THREE GAS METERS ON PROPERTY FOR THE THREE INDIVIDUAL UNITS.
SO ME AND MY FAMILY CAME IN, PURCHASED IT, CLEANED IT UP, REPLACED THE EXTERIOR DOORS THAT HAD BEEN BREACHED AND BROKEN. WE CLEANED THE PROPERTY UP AND GOT IT LIVABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY. FROM THERE WE'VE GOTTEN TWO APPLICANTS THAT HAVE MOVED INTO THE PROPERTY NOW AND THIS ZONING TODAY IS TO ASK TO USE THE THIRD UNIT THAT IS THERE ABOVE THE GARAGE TO BE ABLE TO RENT OUT.
I'M A FATHER OF FOUR KIDS AND WE CAN'T STAY IN A ONE-BEDROOM, ONE-BAT APARTMENT THERE. SO I JUST -- BATH. I'M THANKFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY, IT'S BEEN A PROCESS OF BACK AND FORTH CONVERSATIONS.
I'VE ADJUSTED THE PLAN YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU TO TRY TO MEET ALL THE NEEDS WE HEARD IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE PARKING SITUATIONS, THE FENCING AND PRIVACY, THE THINGS THAT WE ADDED INTO THE LEASE AGREEMENTS, THE QUIET HOURS.
I'VE COMMUNICATED VERY STRONGLY TO THE APPLICANTS AND BEING ABLE TO FOLLOW ALSO GIVING MY NUMBER OUT TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY IF THEY HAVE ANY WANTS OR NEEDS, THEY CAN CALL ME AS LANDLORD. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE TODAY IN SUPPORT AS WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY AND TAKE A PROPERTY THAT WAS VACANT AND WAS, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T LOOK VERY GOOD IN THE COMMUNITY. WE WOULD LOVE TO TAKE IT AND CONTINUE TO MAKE IT LOOK
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BETTER, MAKE IT SAFE, MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL THERE IN THE HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY IN OUR CITY.>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. RACHEL RORA.
MS. RORA, YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ROY RORA. >> THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS AND TIME TO LISTEN TO THE NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE -- WILL HAVE THE MOST IMPACT BY THE REZONING OF 1203 KAYTON. THE KAYTON NEIGHBORS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN AND HER COUNCIL ASSISTANT EDDIE FOR HELPING TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. ALSO THE HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE STUCK WITH US SINCE MAY WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS REZONING PROCESS. REZONING HAS BEEN LONG AND A DIFFICULT PROCESS. AFTER THREE REZONING MEETINGS OPPOSING THE CHANGE AND SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOOD MEETS, THE KAYTON AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS WE PERSISTED. WITH THE APPLICANT WE WERE ABLE TO REACH A CONSENSUS AND HOPE THE REZONING WITH THE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW OUR NEIGHBORS TO MAINTAIN THE PEACEFUL, SECURE AND WELCOMING NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH WE ARE LUCKY TO RESIDE. NUMEROUS VETERANS AND RETIRED SAPD OFFICERS MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY. HERE WE WANT TO SAVOR OR GOLDENEYES.
WE REQUEST THE COUNCIL SUPPORT THIS MATTER WITH THE CONDITIONS.
THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. RORA.
ROY RORA. YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BETH CARR.
>> MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL, MY NAME IS ROY RORA. I LIVE AT 1143 KAYTON.
IT'S THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET ON KAYTON ADJACENT TO THE LIVED ON THE PROPERTY IN THE APARTMENT IN THE BACK. HE ONLY HAD THE TWO DUPLEXES IN THE FRONT. ONE OF THE DUPLEXES WAS A TWO-ROOM DUPLEX.
IT WAS LEASED OUT TO A FAMILY OF THREE, MOTHER, DAUGHTER, SON.
THEY EACH HAD A VEHICLE. THAT'S THREE VEHICLES. WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO, THE DAUGHTER'S BOYFRIEND MOVED IN AND THE YOUNG MAN'S GIRLFRIEND, TWO MORE VEHICLES. THE DAUGHTER DROVE AN AMBULANCE AS AN EMPLOYMENT, BUT IT WAS PARKED THERE WHEN SHE WAS NOT ACTIVELY USING IT.
SO WE HAVE A TOTAL OF SIX CARS. THE OTHER APARTMENT IS RENTED TO A SINGLE COUPLE, THEY EACH HAD A CAR, NOW EIGHT CARS.
ONLY PLACE TO PUT THEM WAS ON THE STREET. THEY PARKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET, MADE IT VERY INCONVENIENT FOR PEDESTRIANS, OTHER CARS, EVERYONE. WHEN WE FOUND OUT THIS WAS GOING TO BE MADE -- ORIGINALLY THEY LOOKED AT A FOUR-PLEX, NOW WE'VE GOT IT DOWN TO THREE UNITS, WE'RE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE PARKING. MR. CADELL SHOWS A PLOT PLAN TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT HE'S PUTTING OUT THERE. I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU ONE FROM THE 23RD OF OCTOBER. THIS IS THE SAME PLOT PLAN THAT HE SHOWED.
IF YOU CAN SEE THAT, EVERY RED VEHICLE ON THERE WAS THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT WERE THERE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 3:30 AND ABOUT 8:00 IN THE EVENING.
THEY HAD A GET-TOGETHER, ONE APARTMENT, ONE COUPLE, 25 CARS.
HE SAYS, WELL, THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN. HE'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT, THEY HAVE TO CONTACT HIM FIRST. BUT IT'S NOT -- IT'S NOT FEASIBLE. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
LET ME SHOW YOU TWO OTHER PICTURES AND I'LL CONCLUDE. IF YOU WILL PUT THOSE UP.
THANK YOU. THESE TWO PICTURES ARE TWO NEIGHBORS THAT ARE UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, MR. WILLIAMS ON YOUR LEFT, MR. LEAL ON THE RIGHT.
THEY LIVE JUST A BLOCK AWAY. THEY GO TO A NEARBY CONVENIENCE STORE.
I'VE TALKED WITH BOTH OF THEM, HELPED THEM OUT ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS.
WHEN THAT CAR GETS CLUTTERED UP WITH VEHICLES, HIS PLOT PLAN SHOWS THAT THAT ROADWAY IS 50 FEET, THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THAT IS NOT SO.
I DON'T CARE -- I WORK 9 TRAFFIC FOR YEARS. I DON'T CARE HOW YOU MEASURE THAT, IT'S 26 FEET OR LESS. WHEN YOU GET A CAR ON EACH SIDE, YOU'VE GOT 10 FEET.
THESE ARE THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SOMETIMES UP AND DOWN THAT ROADWAY, THEY ARE OUT IN THE MILLION DOLLARS OF THE STREET.
-- MILLION MILLION DOLLARS MIDDF THE STREET. A LOT OF DOG WALKERS.
WE PROPOSE SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT IT AND I THINK WE'VE COME TO A REMEDY IF IT WILL
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BE ADHERED TO. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK
YOU. BETH CARR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS FOR CONSIDERING THE MATTER OF THE REZONING AT 1203 KAYTON AVENUE. MY NAME IS BETH CAR, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I SUPPORT THE REZONING AT 12034 KAYTON AVENUE WITH THE CONDITIONS IN PLACE. THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN FOR FACILITATING SEVERAL MEETINGS BETWEEN THE PROPERTY AROUND THE HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU ALSO TO HPNA PROPERTY RYAN GARZA AND NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVE RACHEL RORA FROTHIER TIRELESS WORK GETTING THIS REZONED AFTER SIX MONTHS. PLEASE VOTE FOR THE REZONING WITH THE CONDITIONS IN PLACE. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. CARR. THIS IS IN DISTRICT 3.
COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. HIGHLAND PARK IS ONE OF OUR OLDEST INNERCITY NEIGHBORHOODS ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF SAN~ANTONIO AND WE ARE SEEING IT UNDERGO A TRANSITION PHASE SIMILAR TO OTHER OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS IN AND AROUND THE CENTER CITY. IN FACT, THE HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ALONE, THERE ARE 153 REGISTERED STRS, OVER TWO-THIRDS OF TYPE 2 NON-OWNER-OCCUPIED. YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THE NEIGHBORS HAD LOTS OF QUESTIONS AND A LOT OF CONCERNS AS A NEW LANDLORD CAME IN.
WE LISTENED TO THE NEIGHBORS' CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING, SHORT-TERM RENTAL USE AND OTHER SECURITY-RELATED CONCERNS. AS A RESULT, THESE IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS, THE APPLICANT AND THE HIGHLAND PARK NA HAVE AGREED TO A SET OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS THAT I WILL ENTER INTO THE RECORD HERE TODAY.
THESE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE HBNA PRESIDENT ADDRESSED PARKING CONCERNS, FENCING RESTRICTIONS, QUIET HOURS, AND ALSO PROHIBITED STR USE AT THIS PROPERTY. I WANT TO THANK RACHEL, ROY, BETH AND PRESIDENT MR. RYAN GARZA WHO TOOK THE TIME AND TOOK THE EFFORT TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE NEEDED TO DO AND TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, AND ALSO TO GO OUT TO THE NEIGHBORS AND TELL THEM. WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL TODAY FROM MR. GARZA THAT STATES, WHILE THE HPNA DID NOT VOTE IN FAVOR, THE HPNA BOARD DID VOTE TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION OF CONDITIONS AND DEED RESTRICTS TO APPROVE THE ZONING CHANGE. ALSO THE RESIDENTS WHO SURROUND THE IMMEDIATE AREA ARE IN SUPPORT WITH THE CONDITIONS TO THE PROPERTY. FOR MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, WHEN THIS WAS FIRST PUT OUT, THE REASON THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A SUPER MAJORITY IS BECAUSE IT WAS FOR FOUR UNITS. THERE WAS NO PARKING, THERE WASN'T A FENCE PLAN, BUT WE'VE RESOLVED THAT HERE TODAY.
WITH THIS BEING SAID AT THIS TIME I MAKE THE FOLLOWING MOTION.
MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS AS READ. >> AND AMENDED SITE PLAN.
>> VIAGRAN: AND AMENDED SITE PLAN. >> JUST TO CLARIFY, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE 8-FOOT SOLID SCREEN FENCE WILL BE REQUIRED BETWEEN 1203 AND
THE ABUTTING 1207 KAYTON AVENUE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: YOU HEARD A MOTION. WAS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS AS READ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. OKAY, MOTION CARRIES.
REQUEST TO IDZ-2 WITH USES FOR FOUR DWELLING UNITS WITH AMENDED SITE PLAN.
37 NOTICES MAILED, ZERO IN FAVOR, SEVEN OPPOSED. ONE OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE 200-FOOT BOUNDARY. KING WILLIAM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR BEING SO OPEN TO A CONVERSATION AND TO THE APPLICANT FOR BEING WILLING TO AMEND THE SITE PLAN TO FIT THE NEEDS OF THE NEIGHBORS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TO OUR STAFF WHO REALLY HELPED FOSTER AND FACILITATE THIS CONVERSATION.
WITH THAT I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE AMENDED REQUEST AND SITE PLAN.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND APPROVAL FOR ITEM NUMBER 2
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WITH AMENDMENTS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 3.
OF OPERATION ARE 5 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT, INSTALLATIONS OF THE MINIMUM 4-FOOT GATE WITH LOCK TO SECURE THE PARKING LOT DURING NON-BUSINESS HOURS.
RIVER ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT WITH THE CONDITIONS AS READ.
AND EIGHT ARE IN FAVOR OUTSIDE THE 200-FOOT BOUNDARY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I WANT TO THANK THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR HELPING TO COME TO A CONSENSUS AND HELPING SUPPORT A NEW SMALL BUSINESS IN THE AREA EXTENDING THEIR HOURS. WITH THAT MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS AS STATED.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 3 WITH CONDITIONS AS READ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 5 AND 6.
NOTICES MAILED, SIX IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. LOS ANGELES HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS NOT OPPOSED? COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.
>> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY ON THIS ONE, THANK YOU TO STAFF.
I THINK THE NEIGHBORHOOD REALIZES ALL THE OTHER SITES AROUND ARE ALSO COMMERCIAL
AND WITH THAT MAKE MOTIONS TO APPROVE ITEMS 5 AND 6. >>
>> CASTILLO: MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.
>> APPROVAL. 32 NOTICES MAILED, EIGHT IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE LOS ANGELES HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
>> CASTILLO: COUNCILMEMBER DR. KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, THIS IS MY LAST ONE. THIS IS A HOME, WE HATE SEEING HOMES GO OFF THE MARKET, BUT THIS WAS A HOME FALLING APART. WITH THAT I MAKE A MOTION TO
APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> CASTILLO: MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES.
ITEM 11. >> READING ZONING CASE] STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION
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RECOMMEND APPROVAL. 31 NOTICES MADE, THREE IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED.NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT. 19 OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE
200-FOOT BOUNDARY. >> CASTILLO: THERE ARE TWO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. CAN WE HAVE MARCO HINOJOSA, FOLLOWED BY ALEXIS RAMOS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MARK HINOJOSA AND I CAME TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ZONING CASE. THE FIRST REASON IS THAT THE PROPOSED USE RV PARK IS NOT I CONSISTENT WITH THE VISION 2020. WHAT IN MEANS IS THAT THE LAND USE DESCRIBED FOR THE FUTURE IS URBAN MIX OF RESIDENTIAL AND LIGHT SERVICE INDUSTRIAL.
SO THESE USES INCLUDE OFFICES, RETAIL, ART STUDIOS, FABRICATION AND CREATIVE BUSINESSES. AN RV PARK DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THIS.
MY SECOND IS THE OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION FROM NEIGHBORS AND NEARBY RESIDENTS. I SUBMITTED A PETITION WITH NEARLY 30 SIGNATURES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ALSO OPPOSED TO THIS REQUEST. SPEAKING WITH NEIGHBORS, THEIR PRIMARY CONCERNS INCLUDE THE LIKELIHOOD OF LARGE RVS TRAVELING DOWN OUR STREETS, ILLEGAL SANITATION DUMPING AEN THE FUTURE ON DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. MY LAST REASON IS BASED ON WHAT HAS BEEN SAID.
IT IS CLEAR IT IS TO RELIEVE THEM OF AN INCONVENIENT FINANCIAL SITUATION.
AS MUCH AS I FEEL FOR ANYONE GOING THROUGH HARDSHIPS, REZONING QUESTIONS SHOULD NOT BE APPROVED FOR THE EASING OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
MY NEIGHBORS UNDERSTAND DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF A LACK OF A QUIET ZONE. IF THE CITY IS STILL PLANNING ON RECONNECTING ON THE EAST SIDE IT WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE FUNDS TO ESTABLISH THE QUIET ZONE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER FOR PROJECTS THAT WILL WORK FOR THEM AND THE COMMUNITY.
>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU. ALEXIS RAMOS. >> COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK BRIEFLY THIS TOPIC. I'M A FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN IN THE AREA AND LIVE ON DELAWARE STREET.
FIRST I WANT TO ADDRESS MY NEIGHBORS. WE'RE THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORS AND THERE ARE NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE BEEN THERE FOR GENERATIONS AND I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO DISCUSS WITH US.
AND I'M GLAD WE GOT TO MEET THEM IN THIS RESPECT BECAUSE THEY ARE TRULY GREAT PEOPLE.
HAVING STUDIED COMMUNITY MEDICINE, I'VE SEEN HOW SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND SPECIFICALLY THE ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS HEALTH OUTCOMES.
THE ZIP CODE 78201 AND 10 HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE LOWER HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR REASONS NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS CASE. THE AREA HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDER INVESTED IN AND HAS BEEN -- HAS BEEN ASKING FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT ADDS TO THIS AREA THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE AN RV PARK DOES. AND IT FEELS UNJUST FOR THE COMMUNITY AGAIN TO BE TOLD TO BE GRATEFUL AND SETTLE IN THE NAME OF A QUICK PROFIT. AND THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF RHETORIC ON A CATALYST OR SPARK FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.
HOWEVER, THIS AREA IS ZONED FOR MULTIPLE USES AND I THINK THAT WE CAN FIND ONE THAT IS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TO US AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPER.
MY HUSBAND AND I CHOSE TO SETTLE ON THE EAST SIDE DUE TO ITS VIBRANT CULTURE AND LAID-BACK COMMUNITY. OR COMMUNITY IS OVERWHELMINGLY AGAINST THE NEW RV PARK FOR MULTIPLE REASONS SUCH AS NARROW STREETS, THE PROXIMITY TO DOWNTOWN, THE PROXIMITY TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE UNCERTAINTY OF ENTRANCES AND EXITS AND THE PERMANENT IN ANSWER OF REZONING TO ADD A RV PARK.
THIS IS NOT TO VILLAINIZE THE DEVELOPER AND PARTNER BECAUSE THEY SEEM LIKE GREAT PEOPLE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS HOW WE MET AND IT FEELS INEQUITABLE TO SAY THIS IS THE BEST WE CAN DO REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. THERE'S A NEED FOR ZONING WHICH REFLECTS THE DESIRE OF COMMUNITY AND GROW ACCESS TO COMMUNITIER IS ACES WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT REFLECTED. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ.
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>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. THIS REQUEST IS FOR A LUXURY RV PARK IN THE DENVER HEIGHTS AREA FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF HOUSING NEAR THE ALAMODOME TO ACCOMMODATE OUTSIDE CELEBRITY ACTS AND TEAMS COMING INTO SAN ANTONIO. I'M SKEPTICAL THAT THE INTENT WILL MANIFEST IN A WAY THAT MEETS THAT GOAL AND I UNDERSTAND THOSE WHO HAVE A POSITION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANY TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT HAPPEN THERE. I UNDERSTAND IT'S AN AREA THAT'S BEEN CHALLENGING FOR DEVELOPMENT, BUT ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IS THAT ZONING LIKE THIS HAS BEEN PERPETUATED AND THROUGHOUT MY DISTRICT AND WE HAVE THE LARGE TRUCKS AND 18-WHEELERS AND ALL THE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES AND TRUCKS THAT ARE TEARING THROUGH OUR DISTRICT AND TEARING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND I WORRY THAT THIS CREATES -- THIS IS MORE OF THAT. SO I ALIGN WITH THE CONCERNS OF THE MORE THAN 20 NEIGHBORS LIVING STREETS AWAY FROM THIS LOCATION.
A PETITION WAS PUT TOGETHER STATING THEY DON'T SUPPORT THIS USE AND ANTICIPATE MANY ISSUES WITH THE LARGE VEHICLES AS I JUST MENTIONED THAT WOULD BE FREQUENTING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS AND IT HAD 28 SIGNATURES AS OF THIS DATE.
SO ALL THAT BEING CONSIDERED, I MOVE TO DENY. >> CASTILLO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. CAN WE PLEASE VOTE? A VOTE OF YES IS TO DENY.
A VOTE OF NO IS TO APPROVE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? NO? LET'S ALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIES.
WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 28. >> HOURS OF OPERATION TO 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
DOWNWARD-FACING LIGHTING. NO OUTSIDE AMPLIFICATION OF SOUND, NO TEMPORARY SIGNS, SNIPE AS I UNDERSTAND OR WIND NOTICES. THAT'S ALL TO I HAVE TO
PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON. >> CASTILLO: COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.
>> THIS IS CASE 28, 189. DISTRICT 5. >> CASTILLO: ITEM 28.
ON THIS ITEM I MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS. >> SECOND.
>> CASTILLO: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND. CAN WE VOTE? MOTION CARRIES. WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 29.
>> SIGNAGE, HOURS OF OPERATION ARE NO OUTDOOR AMPLIFICATION OF SOUND. 40 NOTICES MAILED, ZERO IN
FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND ONE IS NEUTRAL. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU.
THIS IS A D5 ITEM. I MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. CAN WE VOTE? MOTION CARRIES.
WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 30. >> 31 NOTICES MAILED, ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. WESTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT. >> CASTILLO: THIS IS ALSO A D5 ITEM.
I MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. WE'LL ALL VOTE NOW.
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MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 31. >> 11 NOTICESS MAILED, ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. COLIN GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION DOES NOT OPPOSE. CONTINGENT ON THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PARKING
REQUIREMENTS. >> CASTILLO: THIS IS ALSO A D5 ITEM, BUT CAN I CALL UP
THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THIS ITEM JUST FOR CLARIFICATION? >> PATRICK CHRISTIANSON,
YES, COUNCILWOMAN. >> CASTILLO: I JUST WANT TO BE SURE IT'S CLARIFIED THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER IS AWARE OF ONGOING TRAFFIC CONCERNS WITH THIS ISSUE.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THE NEARBY CHARTER SCHOOL AND IT'S BEEN A HUGE TASK. IS THE PROPERTY OWNER AWARE OF THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS THAT ALREADY EXIST AND THE WALLS THAT WE'RE RUNNING INTO INTO REMEDYING THOSE CONCERNS?
>> YES, HE IS. THIS PROPERTY IS WAY TOO INTENSE, ADJACENT TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. THIS DOWNZONING WILL ALLEVIATE THAT AND WE CAN
MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU.
WITH THAT, I MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND? WE'LL ALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED? >> CASTILLO: COUNCILMEMBER PELÁEZ.
>> PELÁEZ: MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS AMENDED WITH THE SITE PLAN.
>> THANK YOU, YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. >> CASTILLO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DR. ROCHA. MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED. MOTION CARRIES. AGENDA ITEM 39.
>> SITE PLAN AMENDMENT TO MF25 FOR 15 ACRES AND R-6 P.U.D. FOR 31.02 ACRES.
122 NOTICES MAILED, THREE IN FAVOR, 23 OPPOSED. THERE WERE 43 OPPOSED
OUTSIDE THE 200-FOOT BOUNDARY. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. >> COURAGE: THANK YOU. WE HAD SOMEONE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK ON THIS WHO ARRIVED A MINUTE OR TWO LATE. COULD WE INVITE HER, DR. JENNIFER HENDRICKS, TO COME UP. SHE'S WITH THE RESIDENTS
ASSOCIATION. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PEOPLE, FOR SEEING ME TODAY AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR CITY. IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND I IMAGINE NOT MANY PEOPLE TELL THAT TO YOU. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SOUTH TEXAS. LIVED IN -- GROWN UP THE AUSTIN BUT CALL SAN ANTONIO MY HOMETOWN. I AM A FAMILY PHYSICIAN BY TRADED, GRANTED FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS I'VE BEEN -- HAVE BEEN FOUNDER AND CEO OF A SELF-HELP GROUP.
TODAY I'M REPRESENTING A GOOD 350 PEOPLE WHO SIGNED OUR ONLINE PETITION IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REZONING. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A CHANCE TO PUSH FOR GOOD, MORE LIVABLE APARTMENTS AND JUST MAYBE IF WE VOTE AGAINST, WE CAN CHANGE AND MAYBE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO CONVINCE THE DEVELOPER TO DEVELOP MORE HOUSES INSTEAD OF MORE APARTMENTS. IN OUR LITTLE AREA OF SAN ANTONIO -- I'LL GO AHEAD
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AND -- JUST STAY THERE FOR NOW. IN OUR LITTLE AREA OF SAN ANTONIO, WE HAVE A HOUSING SHORTAGE. WE HAVE LOTS OF APARTMENTS BEING BUILT. A SHORTAGE THE PUSHING UP HOUSING PRICES.FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE'VE SEEN HOUSES ALMOST SKYROCKET, ALMOST DOUBLE IN SOME PLACES. GIVING US MORE TIME TO TRY TO CONVINCE THE DEVELOPER TO PUT IN HOUSES INSTEAD OF APARTMENTS COULD EVEN RELAY THAT OTHER HOUSE PRICING ISSUE WE'RE HAVING IN THE AREA. LET'S SEE.
GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE ONE WITH THE ARROW POINTING DOWN.
BY LEAVING THIS LOT ZONED, WE FIRST INCREASE OUR CHANCE OF CONVINCING THE DEVELOPER TO TRY TO BUILD HOUSES, BUT WE ALSO CAN LOOK AND TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S MENTAL WELFARE. AS A PHYSICIAN, IT DOES BEHOOVE ME TO OPPONENT OUT THE SMALLER THE APARTMENT, MENTAL HEALTH DEGREES -- DECLINE.
YOU CAN DECORATE WITH AS MUCH MARBLE AS YOU WANT, BUT WE STILL CAN'T ESCAPE THE PHENOMENON HUMANS HAVE A HARDER TIME BEING HAPPY IN A SMALL SPACE.
THE THING IS THE AREA DOES HAVE A PLETHORA OF APARTMENTS.
GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, IF YOU WOULD. IN OUR LESS THAN A SQUARE-MILE AREA, WE ALREADY HAVE FOUR APARTMENT COMPLEXES, BUT ONLY TWO NEIGHBORHOODS. THESE APARTMENT COMPLEXES HOUSE 1,325 UNITS, VERSUS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ONLY ALLOW FOR ABOUT 550 HOUSES. LET'S SEE.
SO WE HAVE APARTMENTS IN OUR AREA. WE NEED MORE HOUSES.
WE DON'T NEED MORE APARTMENTS. AND IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
GET BACK IN 2016 TIMES WERE DIFFERENT BACK THEN. IT WAS EASIER TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF APARTMENTS. NOW THINGS ARE DIFFERENT, IT'S HARDER TO MAKE THINGS OFF APARTMENTS. AS SUCH THE DEVELOPER DOES WANT TO INCREASE THE DENSITY. HOWEVER, IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
WE HAVE APARTMENTS, I WENT ONLINE ALL OF THEIR -- THEIR SIZES, IT'S VACANT. WE HAVE AVAILABLE
APARTMENTS. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU. >> ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. IN GENERAL, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST AND THE 350 PEOPLE WHO SIGNED OUR PETITION WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO VOTE AGAINST.
THANK YOU. >> COURAGE: THANK YOU, DR. HEND. I BELIEVE THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. I'D LIKE TO HAVE THEM COME
UP. >> KEN BROWN WITH BROWN AND MCDONALD.
>> COURAGE: THANK YOU. YOU ARE REQUESTING REDUCTION DENSITY TO MF-25.
WHAT ELSE IS INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE CHANGE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE?
>> WE'RE ACTUALLY LIMIT TO GO MF-22. WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT TO A CERTAIN NUMBER AND NOT THE BASE DISTRICT. WE MET WITH THE NEIGHBORS TWICE AND THERE IS A CONCERN ABOUT APARTMENTS, OBVIOUSLY, AND THAT'S WHY WE CAME DOWN ON THOSE APARTMENTS. AS YOU KNOW, APARTMENTS ARE ALREADY APPROVED THERE AT MF-18. AND SO WE'RE ASKING TO GO FROM MF-18 TO MF-22
ESSENTIALLY. >> COURAGE: SO IT'S ALREADY APPROVED FOR MF-18 PER ACRE, AND THE ORIGINAL ASK WAS FOR 33, BUT YOU ARE ACTUALLY REDUCING THE
REQUEST TO 22 PER ACRE? >> YES, SIR. >> COURAGE: BUT IT WOULD
FALL UNDER MF-25 IS THE NUMBER. >> RIGHT.
>> COURAGE: I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE.
THEY'VE TALKED WITH ME AND I'VE LISTENED TO THAT CONCERN.
AND YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW MORE THAN HALF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO LIVE IN APARTMENTS. AND AS MUCH AS I LIVE AT HOME AND I WOULD LIKE EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN A HOME, WE HAVE A GROWING COMMUNITY AND I THINK THAT WE NEED HOUSING AND APARTMENT HOUSING IS AS MUCH OF THAT NEED AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING. SO I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS ZONING CHANGE.
THE PLAN REDUCTION DENSITY FROM MF-33 TO MF25. >> SECOND.
>> CASTILLO: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.
>> THAT WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD BE APPROVAL AS AMENDED WITH THE
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AMENDED SITE PLAN. SORRY. >> COURAGE: YES, THANK
YOU. THAT'S WHAT I'M MOVING. >> CASTILLO: MOTION CARRIES. THE TIME IS NOW 2:50 AND WE ADJOURN THIS MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.