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WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 6, 2019.
>> COUNCILMAN BROCKHOUSE WILL BE HERE LATER.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
[1. Invocation]
SESSION AGENDA.WE WOULD FIRST BEGIN BY RECOGNIZING OUR COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER PELAEZ TO WELCOME OUR INVOCATOR.
I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY FRIEND, PASTOR NATE SUTTON.
HE HAS BEEN THE PASTOR OF OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH, WHICH IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM CODY LIBRARY ON VANCE JACKSON.
ALL OF YOU KNOW IT BECAUSE EVENTUALLY DURING EARLY VOTING ALL OF US SHAKE HANDS THERE AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER.
HE HAS BEEN MARRIED TO SARA FOR ALMOST 14 YEARS AND THEY ARE BLESSED WITH FIVE CHILDREN.
PRIOR TO BEING HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, HE LIVED IN ALASKA IN WASILLA, WHERE HE SERVED AS A PASTOR FOR FIVE YEARS.
AFTER THAT HE WENT TO ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA WHERE HE SERVED ON THE FACULTY OF A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL WHERE HE WAS A TEACHER AND YOU COACHED FOOTBALL.
NOW, HE'S AT OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH IN DISTRICT 8.
MR. SUTTON -- SORRY, PASTOR SUTTON, THE OUTDOORSY TYPE, THEY LIKE TO GO CAMPING QUITE A BIT.
WHEN HE'S NOT HANGING OUT WITH HIS FAMILY, HE SERVES ON THE CHURCH FAMILY BOARD.
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH SEEKS TO BE AN OASIS FOR THE GOSPEL AND A SHINING LIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS MEANS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO BE THE PEOPLE WHO SAY SOMEONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT PROBLEM.
INSTEAD, PASTOR SUTTON AND HIS CONGREGATION WANT TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU, PASTOR, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, YOU HAVE MADE US FOR YOURSELF AND OUR HEARTS ARE RESTLESS UNTIL THEY FIND THE REST IN YOU.
HELP US THIS DAY TO REMEMBER THAT OUR IDENTITY, OUR DEEPEST SENSE OF WHO WE ARE IS NOT IN OUR PERFORMANCE OR IN OUR BUSYNESS AS A BADGE OF HONOR, NOT IN THE PRAISE OR AFFIRMATION OF OTHERS.
NOT IN OUR OWN FEELINGS, WHETHER IT'S OUR GUILT OR FEARS OR EVEN OR PRIDE.
AS WE COME TO YOU OUR HEARTS CAN REST BECAUSE YOU TELL US WE ARE WHO WE ARE ALREADY IN CHRIST.
WE ARE GOD'S WORKMANSHIP CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS.
YOU HAVE ALREADY GIVEN US THAT DEEPEST SENSE OF IDENTITY.
BUT IN SO DOING YOU HAVE ALSO GIVEN US PURPOSE.
TO DO GOOD WORKS, WHICH YOU PREPARED IN ADVANCE FOR US TO DO ONCE WE SEE HOW YOU HAVE LOVED US AND SERVED US AND SACRIFICED FOR US IN JESUS, LEAD US TO LOVE AND SERVE AND SACRIFICE FOR OTHERS.
IT IS WITH THAT IN MIND I THANK YOU FOR OUR NATION, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND OUR WONDERFUL CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
THE FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE.
TODAY WE ESPECIALLY THANK YOU FOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE ON OUR BEHALF, SPECIFICALLY OUR MAYOR, OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND ALL THEIR STAFF.
BE WITH THEM IN THIS WORK THEY ARE ABOUT TO UNDERTAKE.
BLESS THEIR HEARTS WITH A KEEN THIRST FOR WHAT IS JUST AND RIGHT IN YOUR SIGHT.
BLESS THEIR EFFORTS WITH CLEAR INSIGHT IN HOW TO BEST SERVE THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
THEIR DELIBERATIONS WITH WISDOM AND RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER AND THE ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER, EVEN WHEN THERE IS HONEST DISAGREEMENT.
GIVE THEM JOY IN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU AND THE PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO.
I PRAY SPECIFICALLY FOR THE AGENDA SET BEFORE THEM TODAY.
ESTABLISH THE WORK OF OUR HANDS, YES, ESTABLISH THE WORK OF OUR HANDS.
[2. Pledge of Allegiance]
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>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PASTOR SUTTON.
WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TRANSLATION SERVICES.
[3. Approval of Minutes of the City Council Regular Meetings of May 8 - 9, 2019 and the Special City Council Meeting of May 9, 2019]
AT THIS TIME OUR FIRST ITEM ON OUR BUSINESS AGENDA TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM MAY 8 THROUGH 9 AND THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 9.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM MAY 8 AND 9.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN SALDANA, FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
AND IT'S REALLY WITH A LOT OF PLEASURE AND HONOR THAT I GET TO RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY THAT HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR LONGER THAN ANY ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OR MAYOR OR MANY PEOPLE IN THIS BUILDING.
IT'S SOMEBODY THAT WE ALL WORK WITH PRETTY CLOSELY HERE AT CITY COUNCIL.
JOINING US IN 2004 WITH HER 15TH ANNIVERSARY TODAY IS OUR CITY CLERK, LETICIA VACEK.
SHE DOES A JOB THAT NOT MANY CAN DO, AND WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE HER THIS MORNING.
SO A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR CITY CLERK .
[APPLAUSE] AND A MCALLEN NATIVE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SALDANA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LETICIA, FOR YOUR MANY GREAT YEARS OF
[Consent Agenda]
SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH THIS CITY COUNCIL.WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION TODAY.
SO I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
ANY OTHERS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, ALL ITEMS SAVE FOR 14, 15, AND 16.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY HAS COME FOR ITEMS THAT ARE FOR NOW INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AT THIS TIME.
>> ITEM 14 IS A RESOLUTION INITIATING HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR 307 EAST EVERGREEN AND A WAIVER OF APPLICATION FEES TOTALING $842.70.
FUNDING FOR THE APPLICATION FEES IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION GENERAL FUND FISCAL YEAR 2019 ADOPTED BUDGET.
AND ITEM 15 IS A RESOLUTION INITIATING HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR 311 EAST EVERGREEN AND A WAIVER OF APPLICATION FEES TOTALING $842.70.
FUNDING FOR THE APPLICATION FEES IS AVAILABLE FROM THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION GENERAL FUND FISCAL YEAR 2019 ADOPTED.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: TO CLARIFY, MADAME CLERK, YOU READ THE CAPTIONS FOR BOTH 14 AND 15 SO THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE THOSE UP TOGETHER.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WE HAVE THREE CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR 14 AND 15.
WE'LL START WITH FREDERICKA KUSHNER.
>> RESPECTFULLY, I HAVE STATEMENTS FROM MY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, TWO SEPARATE STATEMENTS FOR THOSE TWO SEPARATE ITEMS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE TIME THAN THREE MINUTES IN ORDER TO READ THE STATEMENTS, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GO AHEAD, FREDERICKK AND ANYTHING YOU DON'T GET TO THE CLERK WILL READ IT INTO THE RECORD AS WELL.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: YOU HAVE AS MUCH TIME AS YOU NEED.
>> I'M SPEAKING FOR THE TOBIN HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.
I LIVE AT 405 EAST MYRTLE STREET
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IN TOBIN HILL.A RESOLUTION INITIATING HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR 307 EAST EVERGREEN IS UNDER CONSIDERATION HERE TODAY.
THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1910 AND HAS AN INTERESTING HISTORY.
IN 1919, AFTER THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND, ROBERT G. COLES MOTHER MOVED HER FAMILY INTO HOUSE AT 307 EAST EVERGREEN.
HER SON GREW UP THERE, GRADUATED FROM A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL, JOINED THE ARMY, WENT TO WEST POINT AND BECAME A PARATROOPER, WENT INTO NORMANDY ON D-DAY, 1944, 75 YEARS AGO TODAY, WAS CITED TO RECEIVE A MEDAL OF HONOR BECAUSE OF HEROIC ACTIONS AND DIED A FEW MONTHS LATER IN HOLLAND, DEFENDING A BRIDGE FROM THE GERMANS.
HE WAS BURIED IN BEST THE NETHERLANDS.
IT WAS LEFT FOR CLARA TO RECEIVE ROBERT'S MEDAL IN 1944.
LATER, THE HOUSE BECAME THE HEADQUARTERS OF A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1994 FOR WOMEN AND LATINAS WITH HIV/AIDS.
SINCE THE TIME OF ITS CONSTRUCTION, THE COLE HOUSE HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO VERY LITTLE ALTERATION, PRESERVING ITS CONDITION.
THE HISTORIC BUILDING REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT PART OF SAN ANTONIO'S CULTURAL HERITAGE.
OFTEN I HEAR ONE SPECIFIC OBJECTION TO HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
AND IT'S BEEN THERE FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
WHY DIDN'T SOMEONE SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT SOONER? OUR REPLY IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS BUILT BEFORE THE 1950S AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO RESEARCH THE HISTORY OF EVERY ONE OF THEM.
THERE ARE MANY HISTORIC SITES IN SAN ANTONIO WHICH WERE FORGOTTEN AND THEN REDISCOVERED.
EXISTS BECAUSE NO ONE SPOKE UP FOR THEM.
THE MIDTOWN AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN SAYS, QUOTE, MIDTOWN'S NEIGHBORHOODS WILL CONTINUE TO CONVEY HISTORIC CHARACTER.
AND THAT THEY, QUOTE, WILL EACH INCLUDE AN ABUNDANCE OF PLACES TO LIVE, WORK, LEARN, AND ENJOY, YET EACH WILL HAVE A DISTINCT CHARACTER FEATURING AND GROWING FROM LOCAL CULTURE AND LANDSCAPE.
THIS IS VALID AND VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY.
THE LAND USE MAP FOR THE PLAN SHOWS HIGHER DENSITY FOR EAST AND WEST OF THE RESIDENTIAL CORE.
MANY OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN BUILT OR ARE IN PLANNING.
TO CARRY THIS PUSH FOR HIGHER DENSITY INTO THE ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ESPECIALLY IF THE NEIGHBORHOOD MUST BE TORN DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE IT IS UNREASONABLE.
SO THE TOBIN HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION IS RESPECTFULLY ASKING THAT YOU APPROVE THE RESOLUTION INITIATING HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR THE HOUSE AT 307 EAST EVERGREEN, THE COLE HOUSE.
THAT PLACE OFF EVERGREEN, 311 EAST EVERGREEN, IS A TWO-STORY HOUSE ADJACENT TO THE HISTORIC COLE HOUSE.
IT WAS BUILT IN 1910 AS A MULTIPLE RESIDENT APARTMENT BUILDING AND REMAINS SO FOR ITS ENTIRE HISTORY.
THE LONGEST TENANTS WHO WERE ALSO OWNERS, WERE WILLIAM HENRY STINSON AND HIS DAUGHTER, PEARL STINSON, WHO RESIDED THERE FROM 1926 TO 1955.
LATER IMPORTANT TENANTS WERE THE MOSTLY ANONYMOUS INDIVIDUALS WHO BETWEEN 1995 AND THIS YEAR OPENED THEIR DOORS TO NEIGHBORHOOD ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS AND TRANSFORMED THEIR APARTMENT SPACES INTO GRASSROOTS PERFORMANCE AND RECORDING VENUE THAT BECAME KNOWN LOCALLY AS THAT PLACE OFF EVERGREEN.
SINCE THE TIME OF ITS CONSTRUCTION, THE STINSON HOUSE HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO VERY LITTLE ALTERATION OR ADDITION, PRESERVING ITS CONDITION, MUCH AS IT WAS WHILE THE STINSON FAMILY LIVED THERE.
THE STINSON HOUSE, LIKE ITS NEIGHBOR THE COLE HOUSE, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION WITHIN THE ADJACENT TOBIN HILL BECAUSE IT POSSESSES THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS OTHER HOUSES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
WE HAVE RECEIVED MANY MESSAGES ON SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTING AGAINST THE DEMOLITION OF THEIR FAVORITE GATHERING AND PERFORMANCE PLACE.
THERE IS WIDESPREAD PUBLIC SUPPORT WITHIN TOBIN HILL, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND ELSEWHERE TO PRESERVE THIS BUILDING.
AND INTEREST IN REINVESTING IN ITS REVIVAL AS AN ARTISTIC AND EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY SPACE.
AS ONE DRIVES UP MCCOLLOUGH, BOTH THE HOUSES AT 307 AND 311 ARE VISIBLE AS THE EAST EVERGREEN INTERSECTION.
THEY ARE PART OF THE STREETSCAPE UNIQUE TO TOBIN HILL, A MAJOR STREET LINED WITH BOTH MODERN BUILDINGS AND OLD HOUSES, A REMINDER THIS IS ONE OF SAN ANTONIO'S OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS.
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BUT PLANS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY TO BUILT TOWN HOME DEVELOPMENTS ON WELL OVER ONE-HALF OF THAT CITY BLOCK.DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO HISTORIC SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS.
BY RETAINING THIS HISTORIC HOUSE FOR REUSE, THE JARRING DIFFERENCE RESULTING FROM THE HEIGHT AND MASSING OF THE NEW BUILDINGS ON EAST PART AND CAN BE SOFTENED.
YOUR APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION INITIATING HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF THE HOUSE AT 311 EAST EVERGREEN WILL GO A LONG WAY IN PRESERVING TOBIN HILL AS ONE OF SAN ANTONIO'S UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. KUSHNER.
PATTY SAENZ FOLLOWED BY LESTER FERGUSON.
YOU SIGNED UP FOR BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS, PATTY, SO YOU'LL HAVE SIX MINUTES.
>> PATTY SAENZ, SAN ANTONIO CONSERVATION SOCIETY, 107 KING WILLIAM.
THE SAN ANTONIO CONSERVATION SOCIETY SUPPORTS THE RESOLUTION INITIATING HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF THE COLE HOUSE LOCATED AT 307 EAST EVERGREEN.
THE HOUSE CONTRIBUTES ARCHITECTURALLY TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AND ITS ORIGINAL DESIGN REMAINS VISUALLY INTACT.
HALF OF THE RESIDENCES ON THIS BLOCK HAVE BEEN LOST TO DEMOLITION MAKING THIS HOUSE MORE IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE AS A FAMILIAR CORNER FEATURE THAT SIGNALS THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD EAST OF MCCOLLOUGH.
IN ADDITION, 307 EAST EVERGREEN IS SIGNIFICANT AS THE CHILDHOOD HOME OF MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT, LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERT G. COLE.
LIEUTENANT COLE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE WITH HIS MOTHER FROM 1919 UNTIL HE LEFT FOR WEST POINT IN 1935.
HE RECEIVED THE HIGHEST MILITARY HONOR FOLLOWING HIS SERVICE DURING THE INVASION OF NORMANDY, AN EVENT OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE BEING HONORED TODAY.
LIEUTENANT COLE POSTHUMOUSLY LENT HIS NAME TO NUMEROUS INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF FORT SAM HOUSTON.
HE HAS ALSO BEEN IMMORTALIZED IN POP CULTURE THROUGH A SERIES OF VIDEO GAMES.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE COLE HOUSE SHOULD BECOME A LOCAL LANDMARK AND MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.
IN ADDITION TO HONORING THIS WORLD WAR II HERO, LANDMARK DESIGNATION CAN PROVIDE TAX INCENTIVES TO REHABILITATE THIS STRUCTURE, RATHER THAN YIELDING ANOTHER VACANT LOT TO EXPENSIVE NEW CONSTRUCTION.
AND I MIGHT ADD THAT TODAY, D-DAY, WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TIME TO HONOR THIS WAR HERO BY POTENTIAL LANDMARKING OF HIS FAMILY HOME.
REGARDING 311 EAST EVERGREEN, THE SOCIETY ALSO SUPPORTS THE RESOLUTION INITIATING HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR THE STINSON HOUSE LOCATED AT 311 EAST EVERGREEN.
THE HOUSE MAINTAINS THE ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY OF ITS ORIGINAL DESIGN AND IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE QUICKLY DISAPPEARING TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY HOUSING STOCK OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
ITS LOCATION, ALSO NEAR THE CORNER OF MCCOLLOUGH, PROVIDES A FAMILIAR VISUAL FEATURE THAT SIGNALS THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE EAST OF THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR.
MOREOVER, IT SERVES AS A CULTURAL ARTIST VENUE WHERE ARTISTS EXHIBITED THEIR WORK AND MUSICIANS BEGAN THEIR CAREERS.
IT SERVED AS A BEACON FOR INDY CULTURE JUST BLOCKS FROM THE ST.
MARY'S ENTERTAINMENT CORRIDOR FROM 1995 UNTIL JANUARY OF 1919 -- OR 2019.
LANDMARK DESIGNATION COULD PROVIDE TAX INCENTIVES TO REHABILITATE THE STRUCTURE RATHER THAN, AGAIN, YIELDING ANOTHER VACANT LOT TO EXPENSIVE NEW CONSTRUCTION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY'S POSITION ON THESE TWO RESIDENCES.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. SAENZ.
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I'M THE OWNER OF 307 AND 311 EAST EVERGREEN.THIS HAS BEEN QUITE A SURPRISE.
I HAVE -- I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS EXCEPT THROUGH MY ATTORNEY.
AND I'VE HAD VERY LITTLE TIME TO PREPARE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.
AND IT'S CAUSED A LOT OF STRESS.
I COULDN'T SLEEP AT ALL LAST NIGHT.
AND BUT I'LL TELL YOU JUST WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ME.
MY -- I TRIED TO LEASE THESE PLACES FOR TWO YEARS AND PEOPLE DON'T WANT THEM.
AND I HAVE TO LIVE OFF OF THIS.
THEY WERE NOT CONSIDERED HISTORIC UNTIL NOW.
AND I'M GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO PAY TAXES, THE INSURANCE, THE UPKEEP.
AND THESE ARE WOODEN STRUCTURES AND EXPOSED WOOD DOESN'T LAST MORE THAN 50 YEARS.
THAT MEANS IT HAS TO BE REPLACED.
THEY ARE NOT -- THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN.
I HAVE TO GO IN THERE CONSTANTLY AND I DO THE WORK MYSELF BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO BRING IN OTHER PEOPLE.
PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LIVE THERE.
I'M ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF A DIVORCE.
THIS MEANS THAT MY PROPERTY IS -- ALL MY ASSETS AND MY SAVINGS AND SO FORTH ARE GOING TO BE DIVIDED.
IT'S GOING TO PUT ME IN A VERY DEEP AND DARK PLACE WHERE I CANNOT AFFORD TO MAINTAIN THESE PROPERTIES.
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING TO BE AT THIS POINT.
MY FUTURE IS BUILT AROUND THESE PROPERTIES.
I WAS HOPING FOR A SALE THAT I COULD CONTINUE ON.
I DON'T HAVE ANY INSURANCE, DUE TO THE DIVORCE.
IT WILL BE -- I'LL HAVE TO BASICALLY SELL THIS AT WHATEVER PRICE I CAN OBTAIN.
IT LEAVES ME WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE AND, AS YOU KNOW, ANY EVENT CAN LITERALLY TAKE EVERYTHING AWAY FROM YOU.
IT COULD BE JUST A SIMPLE ACCIDENT, BREAK YOUR LEG, WHATEVER.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S COMING NEXT.
I QUIT MY TEACHING JOB TO MAKE MY CASE.
I HAD TO COME IN HERE AND -- I HAD NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE SO I WAS TOTALLY IGNORANT ABOUT THIS PROCESS.
I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DEFEND MYSELF.
I TEACH PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS AT ST. PHILIPS, AND THAT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE.
I'LL HAVE TO REAPPLY AND AT MY AGE, 75, THAT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH, ALL RIGHT? SO AT THIS TIME I'LL HAVE NO INCOME BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO RENT THESE PLACES.
I'LL BE WITHOUT MINIMAL INCOME, MAYBE AN ADJUNCT POSITION.
THAT'S VERY POOR AND THERE'S NO INSURANCE WITH IT.
MY WIFE AND I, BEFORE THE DIVORCE, HAD TALKED ABOUT MY INSURANCE WITH THE SCHOOL BUT SHE SAID, NO, GO WITH MY INSURANCE, AND I DID.
AND DROPPED THE SCHOOL INSURANCE.
AND THAT WAS -- I DIDN'T SEE THE DIVORCE COMING.
AS YOU KNOW, DIVORCE CAN GO HIGHER THAN $50,000 IF IT'S CONTESTED.
THAT WILL -- THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY BAD FOR ME AND FOR HER TOO.
I WILL PROBABLY BE FORCED TO SELL MY BELONGINGS AND MY HOUSE AND I'M BASICALLY AT WHATEVER THIS OUTCOME IS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FERGUSON.
WE DO HAVE ONE LETTER THAT WAS SUBMITTED FROM THE TOBIN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT WE WOULD ALSO PLACE INTO THE RECORD FOR THE CLERK.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO COME AND SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS TODAY.
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PASSION IN WHICH THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 1 NEIGHBORHOODS ADVOCATE FOR PRESERVATION.IN FACT, WE WERE JUST HAVING THIS CONVERSATION WITH COUNCILMAN COURAGE AS WE WERE WALKING OVER HERE.
I'M ALSO COMMITTED TO PRESERVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER OF DISTRICT 1, ESPECIALLY IN THE URBAN CORE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE DEVELOPMENT IS SURGING.
AS STATED IN MANY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS AND SA TOMORROW, DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE ACCOMMODATED ON THE CORRIDORS AND IN COMMERCIAL MIXED USE AREAS AND NOT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COARSE.
THIS IS SOMETHING I SUPPORT AND I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING TOWARDS THROUGH A VARIETY OF AVENUES DESIGNED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
THE PROPERTIES LOCATED ON 307 AND 311 EAST EVERGREEN ARE SITUATED ON THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR OF THE MCCOLLOUGH CORRIDOR.
THIS IS AN AREA THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
HOWEVER, THE EXISTING STRUCTURES DO HAVE VALUABLE HISTORIC MATERIALS WITHIN THEM.
BEFORE ANY FUTURE INFILL PROJECTS ARE BROUGHT FORWARD I ENCOURAGE THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO ESTABLISH A SALVAGING PLAN FOR THE MATERIALS.
I WILL BE REVIEWING THE ZONING CHANGE AND WILL HAVE A SITE PLAN WHICH IS SENSITIVE TO THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS AND STREETSCAPE.
OUR CITY IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE, WHICH WILL BE A TANGIBLE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, AS WELL AS A RESOURCE FOR VALUABLE RESTORATIONS.
I HAVE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR THIS FOR SOMETIME AND WOULD EXPECT THAT THIS PROPERTY SHOULD CONFORM TO THAT ORDINANCE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO WOULD PREFER A DIFFERENT DECISION ON THESE MATTERS, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BRING FORTH THEIR FINDINGS AND PERSPECTIVES.
REQUESTING REVIEWS OF PROPERTIES MEANS THAT SOMETIMES APPLICATIONS MOVE FORWARD AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.
AND THAT EACH APPLICATION WILL ALWAYS BE REVIEWED INDIVIDUALLY BY MYSELF AND MY OFFICE WITH CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND CONCLUSIONS.
UPON CLOSE SCRUTINY THESE PROPERTIES DO NOT WANT LANDMARK STATUS.
THEREFORE I MOVE TO DENY HISTORIC DESIGNATIONS FOR BOTH 307 AND 311 EAST EVERGREEN, ITEMS NO. 14 AND 15.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DENIAL OF ITEMS 14 AND 15.
>> MAYOR, TO AVOID CONFUSION, THERE'S NO NEED FOR A MOTION, COUNCILMAN.
>> TREVINO: I MOTION TO VOTE NO ON ITEMS 14 AND 15.
>> AGAIN, THERE'S NO MOTION REQUIRED.
YOU ARE SIMPLY URGING THE COUNCIL TO VOTE NO ON THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DESIGNATION.
THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS A RECOMMENDATION TO DESIGNATE IT.
AND SO YOU SIMPLY SAY YOU'RE NOT SUPPORTING THAT AND YOU WOULD URGE YOUR FELLOW COUNCILMEN NOT TO SUPPORT IT AS WELL.
>> TREVINO: I URGE MY COUNCIL TO VOTE NO ON ITEM 14 AND 15.
DOES THAT WORK FOR THE CLERK? THANK YOU.
>> HALL: JUST TO CLARIFY, IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR?
>> THERE IS NO MOTION ON THE FLOOR, COUNCILMAN.
YOU'RE SIMPLY VOTING YES OR NO ON THE DESIGNATION.
NO MEANS YOU DON'T GET THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
>> HALL: TO DO THAT, DON'T YOU NEED THE MOTION?
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MOTION FOR IT AND SOMEBODY HAS TO SECOND IT.
>> TREVINO: I'M GOING TO REPEAT MY ORIGINAL MOTION, WHICH WAS A MOTION -- I MOVE TO DENY HISTORIC DESIGNATION FOR BOTH 307 AND 311 EAST EVERGREEN, ITEMS NO. 14 AND 15.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DENIAL OF ITEMS 14 AND 15.
WE DID NOT HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION ON THIS.
>> TREVINO: SO THE CITY CLERK WANTS SOME CLARIFICATION.
BECAUSE SHE'S TELLING ME THAT EVERYBODY HAS TO VOTE -- ANDY, YOU WERE REQUESTING THAT PEOPLE
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VOTE NO.>> WITH YOUR MOTION PEOPLE VOTE YES TO SUPPORT.
>> TREVINO: I'M ASKING MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO VOTE YES FOR DENIAL.
WELL, NOW THAT WE'RE THOROUGHLY CONFUSED, I THINK WE UNDERSTAND THE MOTION.
THE MOTION IS TO DENY THE DESIGNATION OF ITEMS 14 AND 15, TWO HOMES ON EVERGREEN STREET.
A YES VOTE IS TO DENY THE DESIGNATION.
A NO VOTE WOULD BE TO SUPPORT THE DESIGNATION.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE DID NOT GET A BRIEFING ON THIS ITEM AND, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES THERE'S A LOT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN HERE WITH REGARD TO DESIGNATION.
THERE ARE TWO HISTORIC STRUCTURES ON EVERGREEN.
I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THE COMPELLING REASONS UNDERNEATH BY WHICH A DESIGNATION IS BEING SOUGHT.
OBVIOUSLY DICK COLES NAME CERTAINLY RESONATES IN THIS COMMUNITY.
THE TESTIMONY BY THE PROPERTY OWNER, THOUGH, IS ALSO EQUALLY COMPELLING AND IT IS DISTURBING TO ME THAT WE DON'T HAVE A PROCESS TO RECTIFY, TO RECONCILE THOSE TWO ISSUES.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A CITY THAT IS GROWING.
WE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH THE BEST WAY WE CAN.
WE ALSO HAVE TO RETAIN OUR CULTURAL AND HISTORIC HERITAGE, OTHERWISE WE LOSE OUR IDENTITY, WHICH IS OUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AS A CITY.
WE CAN BE ANY TOWN, USA IF WE CONTINUE TO GROW THE WAY THAT WE ARE, BUT WE LOSE SIGHT OF THE HERITAGE THAT IS HERE IN THE CITY.
AND I KNOW OUR STAFF, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WORK VERY HARD TO STRIKE THAT BALANCE.
THE BALANCE THAT'S LOST TODAY FOR ME, THOUGH, IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE I THINK VERY COMPELLING TESTIMONY ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION ALONG WITH A VERY CLEAR DESCRIPTION OF HOW THAT DESIGNATION WOULD HURT A PROPERTY OWNER.
AND THOSE THINGS NEED TO BE RECONCILED AWAY FROM THIS DAIS SO WE HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF THE DIRECTION COMING IN BEFORE A VOTE OF THIS NATURE.
SO, YOU KNOW, HAVING SAT THROUGH THE TESTIMONY I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE COUNCILMAN'S LEAD ON THIS BUT I WILL TELL YOU I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE DYNAMICS OF THE SITUATION BEING DECIDED ON THE SPOT RIGHT NOW.
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND SUPPORT THE COUNCILMAN BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET BRIEFED ON ITEMS LIKE THIS PRIOR TO.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE VOTE.
THEIR MOTION WAS TO DENY ITEMS 14 AND 15 DESIGNATION.
[16. Ordinance adopting the Midtown Area Regional Center Plan as a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the City. [Lori Houston, Assistant City Manager; Bridgett White, Director, Planning]]
MOTION CARRIES.>> ITEM NO. 16 IS AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE MIDTOWN AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN AS A COMPONENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN OF THE CITY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMAN TREVINO.
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GO AHEAD AND SPEAK FIRST AND WE'LL GET THE PRESENTATION.
>> WELL, MAYOR NIRENBERG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS JACK M.
THIS ITEM, WHICH YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS ABOUT APPROVING, APPROVING THE SAN ANTONIO TOMORROW PLAN.
YEAH, I LOOKED AT THE BACK UP DOCUMENTS ON THIS AND MR. AUDIO-VISUAL, SHOW THAT.
THAT'S THE BEGINNING OF IT ALL THERE.
YEAH, IT SAYS SAN ANTONIO TOMORROW PLANNING MIDTOWN AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN.
I LOOKED THROUGH DOZENS, MAYBE HUNDREDS OF PAGE THERE.
MR. AUDIO-VISUAL MAN, LOOK WHAT I FOUND ON PAGE 9.
SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF IT AND YOU'LL SEE THE UNDERLINED AREA THERE.
WHERE THE STAR SAYS SUPPORTS UNIQUE DISTRICT CULTURES IN
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MIDTOWN, LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER CULTURES ON MAIN STREET.PLEASE RETURN THE CAMERA, IF YOU WOULD, TO THE PODIUM.
YOU KNOW, GUYS, YOU'RE GOING TO SAY, JACK, THERE YOU GUYS ARE BY BEING A BUNCH OF FUDDY DUDDYS.
WE ARE INCLUDING ALL THE HOMOSEXUAL -- NO MORE HOMOSEXUAL, JACK.
IT'S GAY, LESBIAN, TRANSGENDER.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE OUR FUDDY DUDDYS OUR DUE HERE.
I HOLD THE CATACLYSM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
WE OPENED OUR MEETING WITH AN INVOCATION TO SUPPOSEDLY A HIGHER POWER.
MANY OF YOU ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL BOASTED HOW YOU ARE MEMBERS OF A CHURCH OR GO TO THAT SERVICE.
HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU FROM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY.
BLOW THAT UP A LITTLE BIT THERE.
HOMOSEXUALLY, BASING ITSELF ON SACRED SCRIPTURE AUDIO] OF GRAVE DEPRAVITY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: JACK, YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT TO ITEM 16 OR I'LL CUT YOU OFF.
>> THAT'S JUST IT, MAYOR, WHAT YOU GUYS ARE APPROVING IS SOMETHING ABOUT THAT IS GRAVE DEPRAVED.
ALSO, MAYBE YOU WANT TO AMEND THIS BEFORE YOU DO THAT.
ALSO IN THIS THING YOU HAVE SOMETHING ABOUT THE TRAFFIC SITUATION.
WHAT DOES IT SAY THERE, MR. AUDIO-VISUAL MAN? TRAFFIC CALMING? THAT'S THE UNDERLINING AREA.
OH, SO MANY SCANDALS, SO LITTLE TIME.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER.
BRIDGETT, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION ON WHAT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE.
>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
BRIDGETT WHITE, DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
SO THE MIDTOWN AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN IS THE SECOND OF THE SUBAREA PLANS TO IMPLEMENT THE SA TOMORROW PLANNING, SA TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THIS WENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON MAY 8.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN THEY DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH CHANGE TO THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN FOR TWO PROPERTIES ON EUCLID AVENUE.
WE DO HAVE A TYPO IN TERMS OF THE PROPERTY NUMBER TWO, SO WE HAVE OUTLINED THAT ON THE SCREEN AS IT RELATES TO LOTS 28.
TO ENSURE THAT THE CHANGE IS CORRECTLY REFLECTED IN THE RECORD, THE FULL PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION WITH THE CORRECT LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NOTED ON THIS SLIDE AND STAFF DOES CONCUR WITH THIS FULL RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS BEING PRESENTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE COORDINATED WITH YOUR OFFICES ON A REQUESTED LAND USE CATEGORY CHANGE TO PROPERTIES ALONG BROADWAY THAT ARE PART OF A LARGER DEVELOPMENT.
AND THAT REQUESTED CHANGE IS FROM URBAN MIXED USE FOR REGIONAL MIXED USE.
AUSTIN STREET TO THE EAST, I-35 NORTH ACCESS ROAD, AND THE I-37 SOUTH ACCESS ROAD TO THE SOUTH .
AND BROADWAY, CASA BLANCA, AND NORTH ALAMO STREET TO THE LEFT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT AMENDMENT AS WELL.
AND I CAN ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> TREVINO: THANK YOU, BRIDGETT.
AND THANK YOU AND RUDY AND GARRETT, CHRIS, AND THE PLANNING TEAM FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON MOVING SA TOMORROW FORWARD.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T THANK ALL THE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES WHO WERE INVOLVED IN BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
THIS EFFORT WAS NOT EASY AND TOOK CONSIDERABLE TIME TO FIND THE RIGHT FIT CONSERVATION OVERLAYS IN THE CORE NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS.
CONCERNS REGARDING TRAFFIC, PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY, HOUSING DIVERSITY, AND AFFORDABILITY ARE ALL ADDRESSED BY THIS PLAN.
THIS PLAN ALSO ADVOCATES FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN.
THESE ARE ALL THINGS I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE PLAN HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA, SPECIFICALLY THE DIVERSE RESIDENTS OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, THE BUSINESSES, CENTRALIZED IN MIDTOWN AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
ALL OF WHOM HAVE POPULATED THESE NEAR DOWNTOWN AREAS FOR DECADES.
THEREFORE, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM NO. 16.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 16.
AND I HAVE COORDINATED AN AMENDMENT WITH COUNCILMAN TREVINO.
AND I HEARD BRIDGETT ALSO GIVE SUPPORT FOR THIS AMENDMENT, SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT MOTION
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NOW TO AMEND COUNCILMAN TREVINO'S AMENDMENT TO ADD THE PROPERTIES GENERALLY BOUND BY EAST JOSEPHINE STREET TO THE NORTH, AUSTIN TO THE EAST, THE I-35 NORTH ACCESS ROAD, AND THE I-37 SOUTH ACCESS ROAD TO THE SOUTH, AND BROADWAY CASA BLANCA TO THE WEST.IT WILL BE DESIGNATED AS REGIONAL MIXED USE ON THE MAP.
>> TREVINO: MAYOR, I ACCEPT THAT FRIENDLY AMENDMENT .
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND AS AMENDED BY COUNCILMAN HALL.
[City Manager's Report]
MORNING AGENDA.IS THERE A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT?
THIS WEEKEND IS THE 48TH ANNUAL TEXAS FOLK LIFE FESTIVAL.
OF COURSE MANY OF US HAVE BEEN THERE.
IT'S A CULTURAL EXPERIENCE WITH OVER 250 PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS AND MORE THAN 40 CULTURAL GROUPS.
THE EVENT INCLUDES SIX STAGES OF MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, AUTHENTIC FOOD ITEMS, AND THE SKILLS OF OVER 60 ARTISANS.
THIS YEAR SAN ANTONIO'S CREATIVE CITY OF GASTRONOMY HAS COLLABORATED WITH INSTITUTE OF TEXAN CULTURES TO RECRUIT CELEBRITY JUDGES TASKED WITH SAMPLING A VARIETY OF FOODS AS WELL AS JUDGING THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE BOOTHS.
FOR SOME STRANGE REASON I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO BE ONE OF THE JUDGES, SO I WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THAT ON FRIDAY EVENING.
IT'S A COMMUNITY EVENT THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT.
NUMBER TWO, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS HERE.
EACH YEAR THE SAN ANTONIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CELEBRATES WOMEN BUSINESS LEADERS WHO ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SAN ANTONIO THROUGH THE TRIBUTE TO WOMEN BUSINESS LEADERS AWARDS.
THE AWARD HONORS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EMBODIES LEADERSHIP QUALITIES WHICH HAVE DRIVEN NOT ONLY THEIR PERSONAL SUCCESS BUT THE SUCCESS OF THOSE AROUND THEM.
THIS YEAR'S LUNCHEON WAS HELD EARLIER THIS WEEK AND I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR VERY OWN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, LORI HOUSTON, WAS ONE OF THE AWARD WINNERS, SPECIFICALLY UNDER THE PROMISE AWARD.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO LORI FOR THE -- OH, THERE SHE IS.
[APPLAUSE] IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND I'M CERTAINLY PROUD OF LORI'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
AND FINALLY, MAYOR, I MENTIONED LAST MONTH THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH MONTH WE'LL DO A SHORT QUICK VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING A CITY EMPLOYEE.
TODAY IT'S JOEY OLIVARES, WHO WAS RECENTLY -- HE'S BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR ABOUT A YEAR, AN ANIMAL CARE OFFICER WITH ANIMAL CARE SERVICES.
IF YOU COULD ASK YOU TO TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE VIDEO, WE HAVE A NICE CLIP ABOUT JOEY AND HIS WORK.
I HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
I'M AN ANIMAL CARE OFFICER IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
WE GET CALLS THROUGHOUT THE DAY OF AGGRESSIVE DOGS OR DOGS THAT ARE NEGLECTED OR SAPD NEEDS HELP WITH DOGS AS WELL.
THERE'S NEVER ANYTHING THAT'S REPETITIOUS AT ALL.
THERE'S DAYS THAT I GET YELLED AT AND THERE'S DAYS I HAVE PEOPLE THANKING ME FOR WHAT I DO.
ONE DAY THERE WAS AN ELDERLY WOMAN WHO LOST HER DAG.
I TOOK IT BACK TO HER HOUSE AND SHE STARTED CRYING WITH JOY.
WE'RE HERE TO DO A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY, TO TAKE THE DOGS OFF THE STREET.
HERE AT ACS IT'S NOTHING BUT TEAMWORK.
YOU COME TO WORK AND THE PEOPLE HERE GREET YOU AS SOON AS YOU GET HERE.
IT'S A VERY NICE FEELING TO BE COMING IN AND GREETED WITH WARMTH AND HAPPINESS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GREAT CITY STAFF.
WE DO HAVE A 2:00 P.M. ZONING AGENDA TODAY, BUT BEFORE WE
[Executive Session]
BREAK FOR THE MORNING, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE INTO OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION FROM YESTERDAY.SO THE TIME IS NOW 9:57 A.M., THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE IN
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, WE ARE BACK IN SESSION.
THE TIME IS NOW 2:07 P.M. ON THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH, 2019, AND
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL NOW RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION.[Zoning Consent Agenda]
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.WE'VE GOT OUR ZONING ITEMS, AND THE ITEMS THAT I HAVE REMAINING ON CONCEPT THUS FAR ARE ITEM 19, 20, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z6, P2, Z8, 9, 10, Z14, P4 AND Z17.
THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ARE Z4, Z5, P1, Z7, Z11, Z13, P3 AND Z15.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IN.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: Z16, YES, SIR.
ANYTHING ELSE? SO I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR CONSENT ZONING ITEMS. I'M SORRY.
WE DO HAVE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON THESE CONSENT ITEMS. WE'LL START WITH JACK FINGER.
>> I HAVE A CLARIFICATION REAL QUICK.
I WANTED TO GO ON RECORD AND MAKE SURE WE ARE CLARIFYING FOR ITEM NUMBER 20 THAT IS ON CONCEPT, IT IS ACTUALLY LOCATED AT 4045 COMMERCIAL AVENUE.
THE ADVERTISEMENT THAT WENT OUT WAS CORRECT.
THERE WAS A TYPO IN THE BRIEFING MEMO, SO I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD AND CORRECT THAT ADDRESS.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, MELISSA.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION ON ITEM 20.
>> WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SAN ANTONIO STICK.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER.
THERE'S A FEW ITEMS I'D WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION -- VARIANCE, AND MRS. -- MRS. VIAGRAN, THIS IS.
THE IDEA IS -- THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU GOING TO ALLOW AN ALCOHOL ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN 300 FEET FROM WHERE SCHOOL KIDS PLAY.
THIS HAS BEEN A QUESTION FOR YOU AND MANY COUNCILS BEFOREHAND.
EVERY TIME, I JUST SEE IT SLIDE ON THROUGH.
I MEAN, THERE ARE REASONS WHY THE STATE DOES NOT ALLOW ALCOHOL SALES WITHIN 300 FEET OF A SCHOOL.
AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET AROUND IT IS BY HAVING THE LOCAL ELECTED BODY OFFER A BIG VARIANCE TO IT.
WELL, I'M SORRY, BUT I REALLY WISH Y'ALL WOULD VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE SCHOOL KIDS, JUST ONCE, YOU KNOW? YEAH, THAT'S ON THE -- IN THE HARLANDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT, GILLETT ELEMENTARY.
YEAH, OTHER ITEMS ON THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA IS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, MR. TREVINO'S DISTRICT.
YES, YOU HAVE A -- IN THE BEACON HILL AREA THERE'S A CONTRACTOR THAT APPARENTLY WANT TO PUT TWO RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS INTO ONE LOT.
I CONSIDER THAT SHOEHORNING, AND I REALLY WISH YOU WOULD SAY NO TO ONE OF THESE THINGS ONE DAY.
I GUESS ONLY WHEN PIGS FLY, I GUESS.
FINALLY IN Z13, THIS IS IN MR. BROCKHOUSE'S DISTRICT, HE'S NOT HERE THIS AFTERNOON, I UNDERSTAND HE'S A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER, SO I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOING TO DEAL WITH THIS PARTICULAR ONE, BUT Z13 IS THE IDEA OF -- WELL, LIKE I SAY, SHOEHORNING FOUR UNITS, RESIDENTIAL UNITS INTO ONE LOT.
DOESN'T THAT GET JUST A BIT TOO INTENSE, FOLKS? FOUR HOUSES INTO ONE LOT.
I'M SORRY, THAT -- WHERE ARE THE KIDS GOING TO PLAY? HMM? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO -- I GUESS IMAGINE THE RESIDENTS ARE TRYING TO WIGGLE IN AND AROUND THE WALLS OF THE HOUSES THERE AS THEY'RE TRYING TO GET OUT TO THEIR CARS, ASSUMING THERE'S EVEN ANY PLACE TO PARK THEIR CARS WITH ALL THAT INTENSITY THERE.
YES, WHOEVER'S GOING TO DEAL WITH Z13, I REALLY WISH YOU WOULD SAY NO TO IT IF YOU CAN'T JUST POSTPONE IT.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER.
WE'RE GOING TO PLAY THE TRANSLATION VIDEO REAL QUICK.
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MAYOR PROCONTINUING ON WITH CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
WE HAVE ROSE HILL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
STELLA ASHLEY? SHE'LL PASS AS WELL.
RICHARD LEAL? AND HE'LL PASS AS WELL.
AND SO THAT -- THAT'S ALL THE FOLKS ON -- TO SPEAK ON CONSENT ITEMS. WE'VE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND, SO WE'RE READY TO VOTE.
[Z-4. ZONING CASE Z-2019-10700066 CD (Council District 1): Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "R-4 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District to "R-4 CD AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District with a Conditional Use for a Professional Office on Lot 32, Block 58, NCB 10567, located at 567 Cherry Ridge Drive. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend Approval]
INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE FOLKS WITH CONSENT ITEMS. INDIVIDUAL ITEMS WE'LL START WITH ITEM Z4.>> CLERK: Z4 FROM R4 TO R4CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE LOCATED AT 567 CHERRY RIDGE DRIVE.
STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
21 NOTICES MAILED, ONE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
DELLVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: COUNCILMAN THRE 15 NO? -- TREVINO?
>> TREVINO: THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM.
I MOTION TO APPROVE WITH A CONDITION TO ALLOW AN ATTACHED BANNER SIGN NO BIGGER THAN 32 SQUARE FETAL LONG THE WEST FACING FACADE OF THE PROPERTY.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: IS THERE A SECOND?
[Z-5. ZONING CASE Z-2019-10700075 (Council District 1): Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from “MF-33 H AHOD” Multi-Family Monte Vista Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District to “RM-4 H AHOD” Residential Mixed Monte Vista Historic Airport Hazard Overlay District on Lots 1-25, 29-40, 42-47, the West 21 Feet of Lot 41 and the East 21 Feet of 41, Block 4, NCB 6728; Lots 1-3, 14-34, 36-56, 58-59, 61-71, 73-74, the East 17.5 Feet of Lot 72, the West 7.5 Feet of Lot 72, the West 12.5 Feet of Lot 60, the West 0.5 Feet of Lot 57, the East 12.5 Feet of Lot 60, the Southwest 2 Feet of Lot 35, the East 23 Feet of Lot 35 and the East 24.5 Feet of Lot 57, Block 3, NCB 6727; Lots 1-10, the West 8 Feet of Lot 11, Lot 12, Lot 14-19, 20-38, the East 17 Feet of Lot 11, the West 13 Feet of Lot 13, the East 12 Feet of Lot 13, Block 2, NCB 6726; and Lots 12-13 and the East 12.5 Feet of Lot 11, Block 3, NCB 16727, generally bounded by East Hildebrand Avenue to the north, East Hollywood Avenue to the south, Shook Avenue to the east, and McCullough Avenue to the west. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend Approval.]
MOTION PASSES.>> CLERK: Z5 FROM MF-33 TO RM4 WITH PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE MONTE VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD.
156 NOTICES MAILED, FIVE IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED.
MONTE VISTA TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND THE HIS FOR HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: COUNCILMAN TREVINO?
>> TREVINO: BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME CITIZENS TO BE HEARD?
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: YOU ARE CORRECT.
PAULA BONDERANT AND SHE'LL BE FOLLOWED BY FRANK GARCIA.
IT'S IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF MONTE VISTA, NOT PART OF THIS NORTHERN THING.
I'M STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF THE NORTHERN THING.
ONE THING I'M GOOD AT IS BEING AVERAGE, SO I REPRESENT THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER OR BUYER HERE.
AS SUCH, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS OF ZONING, BUT WHAT I DO KNOW AS I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE ON IS WHAT A HOUSE IS.
AND WHAT A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IS.
SO WHEN I, MRS. AVERAGE, AM BUYING A HOUSE, I LOOK AROUND, I SEE HOUSES, I SEE SOME OF THEM HAVE MULTIPLE GAS METERS, THAT'S FINE.
BUT SOME YEARS LATER, IF I FIND OUT THAT THE HOUSE NEXT TO ME IS BEING TURNED INTO SOMETHING THAT I WOULD NOT NORMALLY CALL A HOUSE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AS COULD VERY WELL HAPPEN UNDER CURRENT ZONING, I'M VERY UNHAPPY.
I CALL MY CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND I FUSS.
AND RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS FUNCTION SHOULD FOLLOW FORM BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL FUNCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, DICTATED THE FORM.
BASICALLY, A HOUSE IS A HOUSE.
A NEIGHBORHOOD'S A NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WANT TO THANK DISTRICT 1 AND CITY STAFF VERY MUCH FOR DOING A WONDERFULLY THOROUGH JOB RESEARCHING AND DEVELOPING THIS LARGE AREA REZONING.
I HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL APPROVE THIS REQUEST AND THAT ONCE YOU GET THIS DONE, MY PART OF MONTE VISTA, THE SOUTHERN PART, AND SOME OTHER PARTS OF TOWN AS WELL, I KNOW OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THIS, CAN GET DONE QUICKLY.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, PAULA.
FRANK GARCIA FOLLOWED BY TONY GARCIA.
MY FAMILY AND I RESIDE AT 110 WEST FRENCH PLACE ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF MONTE VISTA.
WE'VE BEEN THERE SINCE WE RESTORED THIS HOUSE OVER FOUR YEARS AGO.
I'VE LIVED IN DISTRICT 1 ALMOST MY ENTIRE LIFE AND I'M CURRENTLY SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE ARCHITECTURAL
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REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR MONTE VISTA.I SUPPORT COUNCILMAN TREVINO'S CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST RECOMMENDING LARGE AREA REZONING TO REFLECT THE CURRENT LAND USE, NOT ONLY IN MONTE VISTA, BUT OTHER AREAS THAT ARE DEEMED APPROPRIATE.
BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2017, I WAS PART OF A VOLUNTEER GROUP THAT CREATED AND DISTRIBUTED COLLATERAL TO NOTIFY EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN MONTE VISTA ABOUT A MEETING TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CCR.
THE MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION HELD A MEETING ON OCTOBER 24TH, 2017, AT THE SAN ANTONIO LIBRARY FOUNDATION ON SHOOK AVENUE IN MONTE VISTA TO INFORM OUR RESIDENTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF LARGE AREA REZONING TO REFLECT CURRENT LAND USE.
WE HAD OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM THE RESIDENTS WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING.
JUST TO RESTATE, I'M IN SUPPORT OF LARGE AREA REZONING TO REFLECT THE CURRENT LAND USE NOT ONLY WITHIN MONTE VISTA BUT WHEREVER IT IS APPROPRIATE.
SO I EAGERLY AWAIT THE COMPLETION OF THIS REZONING EFFORT, ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN MONTE VISTA WHERE WE -- MY FAMILY AND I LIVE.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, FRANK.
TONY GARCIA, FOLLOWED BY CHRISTINE DRENNEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M A DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF MONTE VISTA HESS FOR CAL -- HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION AND ALSO A TEAR 1 NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION MEMBER.
THE MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONFIRMS THE SUPPORT FOR THIS LARGE AREA REZONING INITIATIVE FROM MF33 TO RF4 FOR THE NORTHERN PART OF MONTE VISTA HISTORIC DISTRICT.
THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES THAT PASSAGE OF THIS ZONING CASE IS THE FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING THE INCONSISTENCIES FOUND BETWEEN THE ZONING CHANGE OF 2001 AND THE CURRENT LAND USE EXISTING IN THIS AND OTHER PARTS OF MONTE VISTA.
THE ASSOCIATION FURTHER BELIEVES THAT PASSAGE OF THIS ZONING CASE WOULD ALSO ADDRESS CERTAIN PERMITTED USES IN DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS THAT ARE ALLOWED UNDER MF33 BUT NOT COMPATIBLE IN MONTE VISTA'S ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL MIXED AREAS.
PASSAGE WOULD HELP MONTE VISTA UPDATE ITS VERY OLD 1987 NEIGHBORHOOD AND LAND USE PLAN AND FACILITATE A SENSITIVE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD DURING ITS UPCOMING SUBAREA PROCESS PLANNING DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY.
IN ADDITION, THE MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION REQUESTS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS IN COMPLETING THE LARGE AREA'S REZONING INITIATIVE FOR ALL OF MONTE VISTA WITH FINAL PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL BEFORE YEAR'S END.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE TODAY'S ZONING CASE AS IT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT STEP IN FURTHERING THE PROTECTION OF THIS HISTORIC SAN ANTONIO GEM, WHICH WE CALL MONTE VISTA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, MR. GARCIA.
I AM HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TEAR 1 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
LET ME MAKE SURE I KNOW HOW -- GOOD.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF LARGE-SCALE REZONING IN MANY PARTS OF THE CITY.
SPEAK IN FAVOR, RIGHT? I'M AWARE THAT YOU'RE HERE TO HEAR THE MONTE VISTA CASE, BUT MY TESTIMONY IS MORE GENERAL -- ALL CASES OF REZONING, ENSURE THAT OUR ZONING CODES REFLECT THE USE OF THE LAND, NO T SOME FUTURE USE.
[INDISCERNIBLE] DOES NOT NECESSARILY ALIGN WITH THE CONCEIVED IN MANY CASES.
THREE CASE STUDIES, WESTWOOD SQUARE.
THIS IS A CURRENT ZONING MAP OF WESTWOOD SQUARE.
AND IT -- WHAT IT INDICATES IS INDUSTRIAL, RESIDENTIAL IN RED, BROWN IN LIGHT BREU, AND THEN THE PINK IS WHAT I WANT YOU TO NOTICE WHICH IS MF-33, MULTIFAMILY.
AND WHAT I'VE DONE HERE IS USING THE LIGHT GREEN, THE LIGHT GREEN IS THE CURRENT LAND USE AS INDICATED BY THE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND THOSE ARE A-1S, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IN THOSE PINK AREAS THAT
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ARE TODAY'S ZONED MULTIFAMILY, THEY'RE ACTUALLY COMPLETELY COVERED WITH SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES.AND THERE'S THOSE SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES FROM THAT AREA, AND THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEXES, YET THEY'RE SEWNED FOR IT -- ZONED FOR IT WHICH MAKES THEM QUITE VULNERABLE.
THE NEXT AREA IS GARDEN DALE, ANOTHER OLDER SECTION OF TOWN, IT'S THE SAME THING.
THE PINK MAGENTA COLOR IS MF-33 ZONING.
THE BLUES AND THE REDS ARE VARIOUS KIND OF RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY.
THIS FROM USING BCAD DATA SHOWS THAT ALL OF THOSE HOUSES ARE ACTUALLY THE CURRENT USE IS SINGLE FAMILY.
AND SOME OF THOSE SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES, AGAIN, OLDER PARTS OF TOWN, VERY VULNERABLE TO CHANGE.
AND FINALLY, NEXT SLIDE, THE CASE THAT YOU'RE HERE TO -- YOU'RE HEARING RIGHT NOW IS A SECTION OF MONTE VISTA.
THE BROWN AND THE BLUE, AGAIN, ARE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY LAND USE BUT THAT MAGENTA PINK IS MULTIFAMILY.
NEXT SLIDE, THAT ONE'S A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE WHEN I PUT ON THE SINGLE FAMILY FROM BCAD, IT DOES CHECKER IN IN THE MULTIFAMILY -- BUT NEXT SLIDE -- WHEN WE LOOK CAREFULLY, THOSE MULTIFAMILIES ARE ACTUALLY DUPLEXES AND TRIPLEXES, THEY'RE NOT LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
AND SO IN THIS AREA POSSIBLY AN RM-4 -- OR RM CATEGORY MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE.
NEXT SLIDE? WHY IS IT LIKE THIS? I HAVE NO IDEA.
SHOULD IT BE LIKE THIS? NO, NOT NECESSARILY.
AND MOSTLY JUST BECAUSE WE NEED TO -- WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE WHO LIVES HERE NOW AND GIVE THEM THE BENEFITS OF SOME -- OF SOME KINSSY IN -- CONSISTENCY IN THEIR FUTURE.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, MRS. DRENNON.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKER ON Z5.
>> TREVINO: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM AND THANK YOU TO ALL THAT SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THIS.
DO WE -- DID YOU WANT TO DO A BRIEF PRESENTATION?
ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO WE SPONSORED A CCR ALONGSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS FACING OUR COMMUNITIES AS YOU JUST HEARD REGARDING INCOMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENTS.
THERE ARE MANY REASONS AND CAUSES TO THAT INCOMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT BUT ZONING IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE, AND TOO MANY TIMES WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OR TASK FORCE MEMBERS THAT WE JUST NEED TO ADDRESS THE ZONING ISSUES.
THESE INCOME PATBLY ZONED AREAS DON'T JUST AFFECT ADJACENT OWNERS, THEY AFFECT PROPERTY OWNERS AND PERSPECTIVE BUYERS AS WELL.
WHILE THESE INITIATIVES WERE PENDING, A PROPERTY OWNERS PURCHASED ONE OF THESE MF-33 PROPERTIES IN MONTE VISTA AND HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO DEVELOP IT FOR A USE THAT IS NOT CONFORMING TO ITS LOT OR LOCATION AND HAS FOUND THIS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
OF COURSE, HE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY BECAUSE OF ITS ZONING AND HAS COME TO A GREAT FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COST HIMSELF AND HIS NEIGHBORHOOD -- NEIGHBORS AS HE ATTEMPTS TO MEET OTHER CODES AND REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE USE.
AS AN OFFICE, WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE, WE SENT OUT MESSAGES, HOSTED MEETINGS AND POSTED FLYERS.
MY STAFF PERSONALLY BLOCK WALKED TO ALL THE PROPERTIES INCLUDED IN THIS AREA, LEAVING OUR CARDS AND INFORMATIONAL PACKETS.
THEY OBSERVED THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND IT WAS DILIGENCE THAT AMENDED THE REQUEST FROM R-5 TO RM-4.
THERE ARE MANY DUPLEXES AND TRIPLEXES IN THIS AREA.
THERE ARE UNITS WITH REAR ACCESSORY RENTAL PROPERTIES AND MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS THAT STRADDLE LOT LINES.
ALL OF THE CONCERNED CITIZENS AND PROPERTY OWNERS WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH WOULD BE CONFORMING WITH THE RM-4 CODE.
IT IS THE APPROPRIATE AND COMPATIBLE ZONING DESIGNATION FOR THIS AREA AND A MUCH BETTER FIT FOR FUTURE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT THAN THE EXISTING MF-33.
THANK YOU, AGAIN, TO EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT TODAY TO SPEAK AND FOR MY COLLEAGUES WHO SUPPORT ME IN THIS EFFORT.
I MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE REST OF THEM COME FORWARD.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM Z5.
[Items P-1 & Z-7]
ALL RIGHT.>> AMENDING THE EASTERN COMMUNITY PLAN FROM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL FROM R5 TO C-2 CD WITH USE FOR A CONSTRUCTION GRADES FACILITY.
STAFF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS.
NO ACCESS TO THE BUSINESSES FROM CRESTWELL DRIVE.
15-FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG CRESTWELL DRIVE.
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THE REAR ABUTTING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.11 NOTICES MAILED, ONE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS A CASE IN MY DISTRICT.
WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE EASTERN TRIANGLE, DAN MARTINEZ AND MANY OTHERS, I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCILMAN TREVINO TO MAKE THE MOTION WITH CONDITIONS THAT STAFF JUST READ FOR ME.
>> TREVINO: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.
I MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS AS STATED.
[Z-11.ZONING CASE Z-2019-10700064 CD (Council District 4): Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "C-2 MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD" Commercial Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District to "C-2 CD MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD" Commercial Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District with a Conditional Use for Auto and Light Truck Repair on 0.236 acres out of NCB 11260, located at 7326 New Laredo Highway. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend Approval, with Conditions.]
MOTION PASSES.>> CLERK: Z11 IS REZONING FROM C-2 TO C-2 CD FOR CONDITIONING USE FOR AUTO AND LIGHT TRUCK REPAIR LOCATED ON NEW LAREDO HIGHWAY.
STAFF AND ZONING RECOMMEND APPROVING.
HOURS OF OPERATION FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SATURDAY FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. AND CLOSED ON SUNDAY.
21 NOTICES MAILED, ONE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: COUNCILMAN SALDAÑA?
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS READ.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: IS THERE A SECOND?
THERE'S A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS.
[Z-13 ZONING CASE # Z-2019-10700054 CD (Council District 6): Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "R-4 MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District to "R-4 CD MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District with a Conditional Use for four (4) residential dwelling units on Lot 9 and Lot 10, Block 7, NCB 9267, located at 334 Glendale Avenue. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend Denial, with an Alternate Recommendation. (Continued from the May 16, 2019]
ALL RIGHT.>> CLERK: Z13 FROM R-4 TO R4C WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR FOUR RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS LOCATED AT 334 GLENDALE AVENUE.
STAFF RECOMMEND DENIAL, 44 NOTICES MAILED, 0 IN FAVOR AND 0 IN OPPOSED.
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED AND THE APPLICANT IS AMENDING TO TWO DWELLING UNITS AND HAS SUBMITTED AN AMENDED SITE PLAN.
IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM?
>> I BELIEVE COUNCILMAN PERRY WAS GOING TO MAKE THE -- SORRY.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: COUNCILMAN PERRY?
REFRESH MY MEMORY WHICH ONE WE'RE ON.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ZONING CASE FOR CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS AND THE AMENDED SITE PLAN.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[Items P-3 & Z-15]
MOTION CARRIES.>> CLERK: P3 AND Z15 -- MAYOR PRO TEM Z15, I'M SORRY.
AMENDING THE NORTH SECTOR PLAN TO GENERAL URBAN TEAR, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE 6800BL.
22 NOTICES MAILED, ONE IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED.
FOX RUN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT AND THE APPLICANT IS ASKING A CONTINUANCE TO JUNE JUNE 20TH.
WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN ON P3/Z17, WADE DONOR.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: I'M SORRY, Z15.
I'M A LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF THE FOX RUN AREA AND ONE OF THE MOST APPEALING PARTS OF IT WAS THAT AREA THAT IS BEING MOVED TO BE DEVELOPED.
THERE'S A PLACE FOR ANIMALS, THERE'S A PLACE FOR -- IN AUDIO] -- ONE OF THE MOST APPEALING THINGS ABOUT OUR CITY IS THAT IT'S NOT A CONCRETE JUNGLE, AND THERE'S SOME ROOM TO BREATHE, IF YOU WILL.
THIS AREA IS A GOOD BUFFER FROM THE HIGHWAY THAT RUNS, AS YOU KNOW, LOOP 1604, IT HELPS MUFFLE THE NOISE AND THE TREES PROVIDE SOME COVER FOR RESIDENTS AND FOR THE WILD ANIMALS.
IN OUR AREA, THERE'S PLENTY OF RETAIL AREAS, THERE'S PLENTY OF THINGS ALL AROUND US, THERE'S NO NEED FOR ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA FROM THE -- FROM THE RETAIL STANDPOINT.
I MOVE THAT THIS -- THAT YOU VOTE AGAINST THIS DEVELOPMENT AND LEAVE A PLACE FOR OUR ANIMALS.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, MR. DONALD.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO CONTINUE THIS UNTIL THE 20TH OF JUNE?
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CONTINUE P3 AND Z15, ALL IN
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FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE.[Z-16. ZONING CASE Z-2019-10700067 CD S (Council District 10): Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "C-3 S AHOD" General Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District with a Specific Use Authorization for a Construction Contractor Facility to "C-3 CD S AHOD" General Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District with Conditional Use for a Construction Contractor Facility and Specific Use Authorization for Storage Shipping Container on the southwest 123 feet of Lot 22 and Lot 23, Block 1, NCB 16837, located at 10698 Hillpoint Drive. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend Approval, with Conditions]
MOTION CARRIES.>> CLERK: Z16 FROM C3S TO C3CDS WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR FACILITY AND SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR STORAGE SHIPPING CONTAINER LOCATED AT 10698 HILL POINT DRIVE, STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL -- RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS.
BUSINESS HOURS PERMITTED FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. DURING THE WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS.
A BUFFER YARD OF 15 FETAL LONG THE REAR PROPERTY LINE IS REQUIRED AND 8-FOOT SOLID SCREEN FENCE ABUTTING RESIDENTIAL USES.
NO TEMPORARY SIGNAGE, BANNERS, NIGHT SIGNS, PENNANTS AND WIND WAVERS OR FLAG SIGN.
15 NOTICED MALES, 0 IN FAVOR, 0 OPPOSED.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: COUNCILMAN PERRY.
>> PERRY: YES, I MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS.
>> SECOND MAYOR PRO TEM MAYOR PRO TEM IT'S BEEN -- MOAPT MOAPT IT'S BEEN MOTION AND SECONDED.
IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE? COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN?
>> VIAGRAN: I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE YOU, COUNCILMAN HALL AND COMPLAN SALDAÑA ON YOUR FINAL ZONING MEETING.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: IT'S BEEN REAL AND IT'S BEEN FUN.
WE HAVE ONE MORE COUNCIL MEETING NEXT WEE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.