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WE ARE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU HABITAT CONSERVATION MEETING TO ORDER.
CAN WE GET ROLL CALL? MR. NINO? MR. GARCIA? I AM PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY MR. FLORES.
MR. GLARY PRESENT? MR. BROCK, WHICH I'M PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY AS WELL.
CHAIR RAMIREZ PRESENT A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, ONE SIGNED IN TO SPEAK? WE HAVE BRUCE WICK.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK AT THE PODIUM? OKAY.
UM, WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE SIGNED IN TO SPEAK, CORRECT? NO ONE ELSE.
[Briefing and Possible Action on the following items ]
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA.SO, UM, BOB AND, UM, HOMER, WE'RE HAVING, UH, CHALLENGES WITH SHARING THE SCREEN, THE INFORMATION ON THE SCREEN, HOWEVER THE AGENDA IS POSTED.
SO IF YOU WANNA GO TO SA SPEAK UP, YOU CAN SEE THOSE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT RESOLVED WHILE WE'RE GETTING THE CONVERSATION STARTED.
UM, AND THEN WE CAN START GOING THROUGH THE FIRST ITEM.
UNLESS Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WANT HAVE ANYTHING BEFORE WE WANNA GET STARTED.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE ONE MINUTE AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED.
WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TRYING TO WORK ON SHARING THE INFORMATION, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IF Y'ALL WANNA GO INTO SA SPEAK UP AND PULL UP THE INFORMATION FROM THERE.
THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE'LL BE CONSIDERING TODAY.
AND THEN YOU'LL STILL BE ABLE TO HEAR THE STAFF DO THEIR PRESENTATION AND WE'LL TAKE THE FIRST ITEM.
ITEM NUMBER ONE IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH C-S-A-P-H-C-P AND THE CPS ENERGY SYSTEM-WIDE HP REGARDING VARIOUS FUTURE PROJECTS, THE PROJECT IS LOCATED THROUGHOUT BEXAR COUNTY AND WOULD CONSIST OF VARIOUS FUTURE PROJECTS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE INELIGIBLE TO ENROLL IN THE S-P-H-C-P AND THAT SCPS ENERGY WOULD UTILIZE AS INCIDENTAL TAKE AUTHORIZATION PROVIDED BY THEIR OWN HCP COUNCIL DISTRICT WILL VARY BASED ON THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WILL BE ENROLLED IN THROUGH THIS MOA.
THE OWNER IS CPS ENERGY, THE CONSULTANT IS PA DAWSON ENERGY AND THE ACREAGE WILL BE DETERMINED AGAIN BASED ON THE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE COMING IN THROUGH THIS.
M-O-A-C-P-S ENERGY INTENDS TO USE THE C-P-S-S-A-P-H-E-B FOR AUTHORIZATION OF INCIDENTAL TAKE OF THE COV COVERED CARS INVERTEBRATES UNDER THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN IT DETERMINES THAT ESA SECTION 10 AUTHORIZATION FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE COVERED CARS INVERTEBRATES COVERED BY THE C-P-H-H-S-A-P-H-C-P IS NEEDED FOR CPS ENERGY ACTIVITIES WHERE CPS ENERGY ACTIVITIES OCCUR WITHIN THE PERMIT AREA FOR THE S-A-P-H-C-P, WHERE THE S-A-P-H-P IS AVAILABLE FOR USE BY CPS ENERGY FOR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH CPS ENERGY CANNOT ENROLL DIRECTLY IN THE S-A-P-H-C.
PCPS ENERGY HAS WORKED WITH THE S-A-P-H-C-P TO ESTABLISH AN MOA SO THAT CPS ENERGY CAN PROVIDE THE S-A-P-H-C-P CONSERVATION PROGRAM MITIGATION AS DEFINED AND REQUIRED BY THE CPS ENERGY SYSTEM-WIDE HCP TO OFFSET IMPACTS OF TAKE IN RE OF TAKE, RESULTING FROM COVER ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CPS ENERGY SYSTEM-WIDE HCP AND INCIDENTAL TAKE PERMIT MITIGATION OF CPS ENERGY PROJECTS IN WHICH CPS ENERGY USES THEIR OWN HCP AND INCIDENTAL TAKE AND IDENTIFIES THE S-A-P-H-C-P AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE MITIGATION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH CPS ENERGY AND COULD REQUIRE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PAYMENT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT MA MANAGEMENT MONITORING AND PERPETUAL FUNDING FOR THE
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S-A-P-H-C-P TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A CORRESPOND AREA CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE FUTURE ESTABLISHMENT MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND FUNDING FOR THE S-A-P-H-P CORRESPONDENT AREAS.ENROLLMENTS INCLUDING THIS ITEM, INCLUDING THIS ITEM AND THE SP HT P WILL REQUIRE A SUBMISSION OF A $2,500 PROCESSING FEE, WHICH HAS BEEN PAID FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT.
IF APPROVED CPS ENERGY WILL WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL $125 FOR THIS ENROLLMENT.
FUTURE ENROLLMENTS COSTS WILL VARY BASED ON FUTURE ENROLLMENTS STAFF, AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTION OF THE C-P-S-M-O-A SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROJECT, FOR LOOP 6 0 4 NON JOINT BID SEGMENT ONE, WHICH WILL BE UTILIZED IN THE MOA FOR THEIR PROJECT.
AND THAT CONCLUDES YOUR PRESENTATION, CORRECT? UM, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT, UH, JAVIER FLORES ARRIVED AT 3 34, UM PM THANK YOU.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY, AND RUDY, YOU'RE ON THE CALL AS WELL.
WHAT TIME DID YOU GET ON, SIR? I'M SORRY I MISSED THAT.
UM, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL LOOK ONLINE FIRST FOR ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
BOB, ANY QUESTIONS FROM YOU? IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S CONTEMPLATING THE QUESTION AFTER THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF THIS.
SO THIS MOA IS BEING SET UP RIGHT NOW.
IT IT'LL COVER LIKE THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT ON THE AGENDA TODAY, PLUS OTHERS IN THE FUTURE THAT WILL COME BACK TO, TO THE COMMITTEE AS THEY ADD ON TO IT.
IT'S GONNA BE AMENDMENTS TO THE MOA FOR ANY FUTURE PROJECTS THAT COME IN.
AND I'LL LOOK TO ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT HERE IN THE BOARDROOM.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY KEN GLARY.
ANY, UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[Approval of Minutes ]
ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE.ITEM NUMBER TWO IS THE DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION ON S-A-P-H-P APPLICATION FOR HPI BULVERDE ROAD.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN NORTHWESTERN BEAR COUNTY.
THEIR PROJECT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 5.512 ACRES WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF BULL VERDE ROAD AND WR LARSON ROAD, EMELIA EAST OF US HIGHWAY 90, HIGHWAY 2 81 NORTH IN SAN ANTONIO, BAYAR COUNTY, TEXAS.
IT'S LOCATED IN DISTRICT NINE.
THE OWNER IS HPI VERDE ROAD STORAGE, LLC.
THE CONSULTANT IS COLLIER'S ENGINEERING AND DESIGN ACREAGE IS 5.633 ACRES.
UM, THIS PROJECT IS CONCERNING.
THIS OWNER'S CONCERNED THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT AREA.
AS SUCH, THE APPLICANT WISHES TO ENROLL IN THE SAP HT B TO MITIGATE IMPACTS TO THE SAP HT B COVERED SPECIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.
THIS PROJECT AREA INCLUDES ZERO ACRES OF GOLDEN CHEEK WARBLER HABITAT WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA AND ZERO ACRES OF GOLDEN CHEEK WARBLER WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE PROJECT AREA.
THE PROJECT AREA DOES NOT HAVE ANY BLACK CAPED RIO HABITAT AND WILL REQUIRE, WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY BCV CONSERVATION CREDITS.
THE PROJECT AREA IS LOCATED OVER CAR ZONE TWO AND TOTALS 5.633 ACRES.
THE PROJECT AREA IS NON-INCLUDED WITHIN ANY CRITICAL HABITAT UNITS OR NOR IS IT WITHIN SEVEN 50 FEET OF ANY OCCUPIED FEATURES.
PARTICIPATION IN THE SP HB FOR THIS APPLICATION WILL REQUIRE CAR ZONE ONE AND TWO, PARTICIPATION FEE OF $5,633.
PLAN ADMINISTRATION FEE OF FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIXTY THREE, SIXTY $3 AND 30 CENTS.
THE APPLICANT HAS PAID THE $2,500 APPLICATION FEE AND THE APPLICANT REQUIRED TO PAY THE FULL MITIGATION FEE OF $6,196 AND 30 CENTS PRIOR TO INCLUDING ENROLLMENT IN THE PROJECT.
SO WE HAVE, UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON ONLINE FROM THE, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS ONLINE? I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE, UH, PARTIES IN MY TO MY LEFT? NO QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
AND DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? MOVE TO APPROVE.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY BOB BROCK.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
AND AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE
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WILL BE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE LAST S-C-P-H-P MEETING, WHICH WAS HELD ON JANUARY 23RD, 2024.DO I HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THOSE MINUTES? HEARING NONE.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR THOSE ITEMS. I'LL MOVE TO ACCEPT MINUTES.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY RUDY.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
MOTION CARRIES AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT THREE 40.