* 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] THERE IT GOES. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IF WE COULD BEGIN WITH OUR SPANISH TRANSLATION SERVICES STATEMENT, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ROB SIPES AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT SEVEN ZONING COMMISSIONER. I HEREBY CALL THIS REGULARLY NOTICE MEETING OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ZONING COMMISSION INTO SESSION. THE TIME IS 1 0 9. I'D LIKE TO DO A ROLL CALL BY ALLOWING THE ZONING COMMISSIONERS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, STARTING WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON MY FAR LEFT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MARCO BARROS, DISTRICT NINE, JOHN BUSTAMANTE, DISTRICT FIVE, ALDO ORTIZ, DISTRICT EIGHT. DANIEL KELLUM, DISTRICT ONE, JOHN WHITSETT, DISTRICT 10. TAYLOR WATSON, DISTRICT TWO. JANELLE CHASE MAYOR'S OFFICE. GEORGE, YOU HOSA. DISTRICT THREE. EDDIE RE IS DISTRICT FOUR. KEN HUE DISTRICT SIX. STAFF IS A QUORUM PRESENT. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIOR TO CONVINCING OUR HEARING, I WOULD LIKE OUR STAFF TO REVIEW OUR MEETING FORMAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE STAFF. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. BEFORE I BEGIN, PLEASE TURN YOUR PHONES ON VIBRATE OR TURN THEM OFF. THE ZONING COMMISSION IS AN 11 MEMBER BODY APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON ZONING CASES UPON RECEIVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ZONING COMMISSION. YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO FORWARD YOUR CASE TO COUNCIL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROCEDURE, PLEASE SEE YOUR CASE MANAGER. STAFF WILL BEGIN EACH CASE WITH A SHORT PRESENTATION OF THE REQUEST. PART OF THE PRESENTATION INCLUDES A MAP THAT SHOWS THE AREA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REZONING AND PROPERTY WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY CHECK MARKS INDICATE THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND AN X INDICATES THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN OPPOSITION. FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION AND ANY QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION, THE APPLICANT WILL PRESENT THEIR REQUEST FOR THOSE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED REZONING. YOU WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THAT YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. THOSE IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF ONE MINUTE PER SPEAKER AND YOU'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO UTILIZE THE MAXIMUM TIME LIMITATION. YOU WILL BE INFORMED THAT THE THE ONE MINUTE IS UP. FOR THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEIR TIME TO A SPEAKER, THAT SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF TWO PEOPLE GIVING THEIR TIME FOR A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES. THOSE GIVING UP THEIR TIME MUST BE PRESENT AND SIGNED IN TO SPEAK AND MUST YIELD THAT TIME. WHEN THE SPEAKER GOES TO THE PODIUM, THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL LIMITED TO ONE SPEAKER WITH A ONE MINUTE TIME LIMIT ALONG WITH A OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMISSION QUESTIONS. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. [Zoning Items  ] ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. STAFF, IT APPEARS THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY WITHDRAWN OR POSTPONED ITEMS, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. IF WE COULD PLEASE GO OVER THE LIST OF ITEMS ON THE COMBINED AGENDA. WE HAVE ITEMS NUMBER 5 7, 9, 10, AND 15 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALRIGHT COMMISSIONERS, ANY OF THESE ITEMS YOU WISH TO PULL TO INDIVIDUAL? LOOKING LEFT, SEEING NONE, LOOKING RIGHT, SEEING NONE. UH, COULD WE PLEASE READ THE COMBINED HEARING NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD PLEASE? FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM IDZ WITH USES PERMITTED IN MF 18 TO IDZ ONE WITH USES PERMITTED IN OH ONE AND SELF-SERVICE STORAGE WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 1 1 0 8 SOUTH FLORA STREET, 65 NOTICES WERE SENT. ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED OUTSIDE 200 FEET. WE RECEIVED ONE IN OPPOSITION. KING WILLIAM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION DID NOT RECEIVE, DID NOT PROVIDE A RESPONSE. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM I ONE TO R THREE WITH ALL OF LAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 4 2 3 3 OH CITY ROAD 45. NOTICES WERE SENT. ZERO RECEIPT IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED COLLINS GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C TWO TO C TWO [00:05:01] CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR OFFICE WAREHOUSE FLEX SPACE WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT FIFTH 45 17 STALL ROAD 13. NOTICES WERE SENT. TWO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. AND THERE'S NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET. ITEM NUMBER 10 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R FOUR TO R FOUR CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 45 15 LOMA LINDA DRIVE AND WITHIN THE 2,700 BLOCK OF WILSON STREET. 38 NOTICES WERE SENT. ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED. MAVERICK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT ASSOCIATION DID NOT PROVIDE RESPONSES. AND LASTLY, OUR ITEM NUMBER 15 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C3 AND I ONE TO C3 WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 80 48 MAINLAND DRIVE. 13 NOTICES WERE SENT. ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. AND THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET AND WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE. WE HAVE SPEAKERS AND VOICEMAILS. ALRIGHT. UH, DID ANY OF THE SPEAKERS LEAVE A VOICEMAIL? NO, THEY DID NOT. ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HEAR THE VOICEMAILS FIRST PLEASE. ALISON VALLES, I RESIDE AT 1 1 8 EAST RICHIE, R-I-S-D-H-E, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 7 2 0 4. I AM CALLING REGARDING CASE NUMBER ENDING IN 2 5 6. THE REZONING OR THE ZONING CHANGE? I AM OPPOSING THE ZONING CHANGE. 'CAUSE CURRENTLY IN OUR AREA THERE ISN'T, UM, AVAILABLE PARKING FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT CURRENTLY LIVE HERE. IN ADDITION TO ADDING MORE BUSINESSES AND OR COMPANIES IN THE AREA WOULD DECREASE OUR PARKING AVAILABILITY FOR THE RESIDENTS. AND I ALREADY HAVE A PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND'S HANDICAPPING. WE ACTUALLY HAVE ISSUES PARKING IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE, UM, CURRENTLY, SO THAT WILL JUST CAUSE MORE HINDRANCE FOR HIM TO GET A SO HE CAN PARK AVAILABILITY IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS CHRISTINE LENGA. I LIVE IN 1 2 6 DANIEL STREET. MY NUMBER IS 2 1 0 9 9 5 6 0 4 6. UM, CALLING IN REGARDS TO THE CASE 2 5 6. NUMBER FIVE, WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING MR. KELLUM AND THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE 1108 DO FLORES TO COME AND MEET WITH US LAST WEEK? I WILL SAY THAT I AM FOR THE ZONING TO CHANGE TO OFFICE SPACE IN LIEU OF APARTMENTS. HOWEVER, I DO CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PARKING SITUATION. I ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US AND EXECUTE YOUR PLANS FOR LEASING THE APARTMENT, THE PARKING SPACES AT OPPORTUNITY HOME, AND LOOKING FOR OTHER AVENUES TO NOT TAKE OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, STREETS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US SO THAT YOU AS A BUSINESS AND WE AS A NEIGHBORHOOD. HELLO, I AM PATRICIA MORALE, HEAD OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS AT RUBY CITY, OPERATED BY THE LINDA PACE FOUNDATION. I'M CALLING REGARDING CASE 2 56. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE. OUR INSTITUTION IS COMPRISED OF THREE LOCATIONS ALONG CAMP STREET, LOCATED AT 1203 CAMP STREET, WHICH INCLUDES OUR SMALL PARKING LOT COMPRISED OF SEVEN SPACES, ONE 11 CAMP STREET WHERE WE HAVE OUR ONE ACRE PARK. AND LASTLY, ONE 50 CAMP STREET WHERE RUBY CITY AND ITS GALLERIES ARE LOCATED. I'M CALLING TO EXPRESS OUR FOUNDATION'S CONCERNS REGARDING THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11 OH FLORIDA STREET. FIRSTLY, I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT LEADERSHIP AT THE LINDA PACE FOUNDATION, RUBY CITY, WERE NOT AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT, NOR WERE THEY GIVEN ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROCESS. WE LEARNED THAT A MEETING TOOK PLACE ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 2024, COMPRISED OF ATTORNEYS AND REPRESENTATIVES FOR THIS PROPOSED PROJECT AS WELL AS NEIGHBORS OF ITS SITE AFTER IT HAD OCCURRED. AS A STAKEHOLDER WHO OVERSEES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PROPERTY LOCATED ALONG CAMP STREET AND WHO SERVES VISITORS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALL RIGHT, THAT IS IT FOR VOICEMAILS. AND NOW WE'LL MOVE TO SPEAKERS. UH, FIRST WE HAVE MR. DAVID ALA FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE, AND HE IS TO BE FOLLOWED BY MS. BRANDY WARE. CAN YOU TURN THE MICROPHONE ON PLEASE? . SORRY ABOUT THAT. WELCOME AGAIN. UH, UH, MY NAME IS DAVID ALA AND RESIDED TWO 18 WEST GUNTHER. UM, I'M OPPOSED TO THE, UH, THE PROPOSED, [00:10:01] UH, SPACE FOR CHANGING IT TO, UH, RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL DUE TO THE FACT, AGAIN, PARKING IS THE ISSUE. BUT, UH, THE ATTORNEYS WERE ALSO SAYING, I BELIEVE WITH THE COMMISSIONER AS WELL WHEN, UH, THEY ALL SAID THAT THEY, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE 15 EMPLOYEES AND WE'RE GONNA SAY WHERE, WELL, THEY, THEY HAD PROPOSED THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, THAT YOU GUYS ARE GONNA HAVE, UH, DESIGNATED PARKING AREAS HERE IN, IN THE PARKING LOT. AND I SAID, IS THAT TRUE? AND THEY SAID, WE'RE WORKING ON IT SO . SO I SAID, UH, OKAY, WHAT HAPPENS IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN? WELL, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT LATER ON. SO THEY DON'T HAVE A PLAN? NOT AT ALL. SO THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD THE, UH, AT LEAST SOMETHING IN WORKS. BUT NO, THERE IS A, UM, UM, A VACANT LOT ACROSS THE STREET, BUT THAT REQUIRED TO HAVE CROSSWALK AND ALSO, UH, THEY'VE BEEN CONTACTED WITH, UH, MR. UH, PENA TO, UH, SEE IF THEY CAN RESOLVE THAT. UH, AS OF THE YET, NO, THEY'RE, UH, THEY'RE IN A STANDSTILL. SO THEY, THEY'RE ASKING FOR A, A BLANK CHECK FROM YOU GUYS SAYING, HEY, SIGN IT OFF, AND THEN WE WILL, WE WILL, WE'LL WE WILL WING IT AS THEY GO ALONG. SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE POINT OF IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND NEXT WE HAVE MS. BRANDY WARE. HI BRANDY WARE. I'M ACTUALLY THE MANAGER FOR ONE 14 CAMP STREET. I DID ACCIDENTALLY COME UPON THE MEETING LAST FRIDAY. I WASN'T CONTACTED, BUT ONE OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORS LET ME KNOW. I APPRECIATE THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND PARKING SOLUTIONS. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT CONTINGENT ON ANYTHING. UM, THERE'S NOT PARKING, BUT IDZ DOESN'T REQUIRE PARKING. SO THAT'S ONLY, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE AS THE, UH, MANAGER FOR CAMP STREET. THERE IS A LOT OF PARKING ON CAMP STREET SOMETIMES. I WILL SAY THAT IN WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, I'M PROBABLY GONNA HAVE 30 TO 40 CARS OUT THERE EVERY DAY BECAUSE WE'RE STARTING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, GONNA LIMIT THEIR ON-STREET PARKING AGAIN, IF THEY CAN GET THE, UH, THE SPACES AT OPPORTUNITY HOME AND POSSIBLY WORK OUT SOMETHING WITH JOHN PENA, THAT'S FINE. I'M JUST A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT IF THOSE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN. UM, AGAIN, NOT OPPOSED NOT FOR, JUST WANNA KEEP IT IN MIND BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE, OBVIOUSLY DOWN HERE, THE PARKING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALRIGHT. UM, DID ANY COMMISSIONER WISH TO POOL THAT ITEM NUMBER FIVE THAT HAD THAT WE HAD THE VOICEMAILS AND SPEAKERS OR SEEING NONE? ALRIGHT. UM, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE UH, CONSENT AGENDA. MR. CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ITEMS NUMBER FIVE, NUMBER SEVEN. NUMBER NINE, NUMBER 10. AND NUMBER 15. I'LL SECOND THAT MR. CHAIR. ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS NUMBER 5 7 9, 10 AND 15. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WATSON WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ROS. UM, ANY DISCUSSION? LOOKING LEFT. SEEING NONE. LOOKING RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER OSA? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE. AYE. COMMISSIONER HUEY AYE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER WIT? YES. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR SIPES? YES. MOTION PASSES. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, IF YOU WERE HERE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WERE HERE FOR THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE, UH, WERE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THOSE ITEMS WILL NOW BE GOING ON TO CITY COUNCIL WHERE YOU ARE FREE TO OBVIOUSLY GIVE YOUR INPUT THERE AS WELL AND ENJOY THE REST OF THE BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE. WE WILL BE LISTENING TO MANY A VOICEMAIL COMING UP. SO WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE COMBINED AGENDA FOR CONTINUANCES. UM, WE ACTUALLY MOVING A COUPLE ITEMS. UM, SO THE ITEMS THAT ARE FOR A TWO WEEK CONTINUANCE ARE ITEMS 3, 4, 8, AND 11. AGAIN ONLY 3, 4, 8, AND 11 ARE ASKING FOR A TWO WEEK CONTINUANCE TO THE DECEMBER 3RD MEETING. AND WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC, UM, COMMENT. WE HAVE A SPEAKER HERE FOR ITEM NUMBER 11. ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HAVE THE SPEAKER FOR ITEM 11 PLEASE. MS. GIBBONS. GOOD AFTERNOON. PATTY GIBBONS WITH THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THIS, UH, [00:15:01] NO COMA IS A VACANT SUDSY. USED TO BE A CAR WASH, ACTUALLY QUITE GOOD AND IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR A WHILE, BUT IT'S IN THE BEACON HILL SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS A INDUSTRIAL PARK AND IT IS OUR BUFFER FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, WE HAVE WORKED HARD, I WORKED HARD WHEN I SERVED ON, ON THE ZONING COMMISSION TO MAKE SURE C3 WAS NOT PART OF THIS. I ONE USUALLY LINE INDUSTRIAL, MAYBE INDUSTRIAL PARK, UH, MANY OF THE BUSINESSES THERE OWN THAT BUILDING WORK IN THAT BUILDING. IT'S A VERY QUIET PLACE, UM, BECAUSE YOU'RE ASKING C3, WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S AN NA SO THAT OPENS IT TO ALCOHOL BAR. WE'VE HAD TWO OR THREE OF THOSE CASES COME IN AND ALWAYS DENIED. SO IT'S TWO OPEN-ENDED FOR US AT THIS POINT. SO WE, UM, DON'T APPROVE UNTIL WE CAN MEET MAYBE WITH THE OWNER AND SEE WHAT HIS REAL OBJECTIVE IS, BUT IT'S TOO OPEN-ENDED FOR OUR COMFORT LEVEL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. AND THAT'S IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THOSE FOUR ITEMS. ALRIGHT, IS THERE A, UM, MOTION FOR THE CONTINUANCE AGENDA? MR. CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO THE DECEMBER 3RD HEARING ITEMS NUMBER 3, 4, 8, AND 11 AND SECOND. THAT MOTION. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. SO THERE IS A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEMS 3, 4, 8, AND 11 TO THE DECEMBER 3RD MEETING. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WATSON WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARTOS, UH, DISCUSSION. LOOKING LEFT. SEEING NONE. LOOKING RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ALRIGHT. UH, ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER NOOSA? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE. AYE. COMMISSIONER HUEY AYE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER ? YES. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR SIPES? YES. ITEMS PASSED FOR CONTINUANCE TO DECEMBER 3RD, 2024. ALRIGHT, AND IT APPEARS WE HAVE ANOTHER CONTINUANCE AGENDA FOR FOUR WEEKS, SO THAT'S CORRECT. SO THE TWO ITEMS I MOVED FROM THE CONTINUANCE FOR TO 12 THREE, I'M MOVING TO THE FOUR WEEK CONTINUANCE. SO ITEMS REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE FOR FOUR WEEKS TO DECEMBER 17TH ARE ITEMS NUMBER TWO, 12 AND 13. AND WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE A VOICEMAIL FOR ITEM NUMBER 12 AND ITEM NUMBER 13. ALRIGHT, IF WE ADHERE THOSE VOICEMAILS PLEASE. THE JEFFERSON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION 2352 WEST MULBERRY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 1. THE AGENDA ITEM FOR NUMBER 12 FOR 2310 AND 2314 SANTA MONICA STREET. THE JEFFERSON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION'S OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED REZONING OF THESE TWO PROPERTIES FROM R FOUR TO C TWO C TWO ZONING IS TOO INTENSE ADJACENT TO A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. NO PLANS FOR INFILL DEVELOPMENT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE DENY JEFFERSON BANK'S REQUEST FOR FURTHER COMMERCIAL ENCROACH ENCROACHMENT INTO THE 2300 BLOCK OF SANTA MONICA. THANK YOU GTA, THE PRESIDENT FOR THE JEFFERSON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION 2352 WEST MULBERRY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 1. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13 FOR THE 2300 BLOCK OF SACRAMENTO STREET, THE JEFFERSON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION'S OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED ZONING OF THE THREE LOTS ON THE 2300 BLOCK OF SACRAMENTO. FROM R FOUR TO C TWO C TWO ZONING IS TWO INTENTS TO BE ADJACENT TO A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. WE NOTE THAT JEFFERSON BANK IS REZONING THESE LOTS TO BE ABLE TO SELL THE LOTS WITH THE VACANT LOT AT 303,000, EXCUSE ME, 3000 BLOCKS OF FREDERICKSBURG ROAD AND A FRONT FREDERICKSBURG. THE PARKING LOTS USE ON THIS LOT IS NOT PROPERLY ZONED TODAY TO OPERATE AS A PARKING LOT. PLEASE DENY JEFFERSON'S BANK, JEFFERSON BANK REQUEST FOR THE FURTHER COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT INTO THE 2300 BLOCK OF SACRAMENTO. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ALRIGHTY THERE, IS THERE A MOTION ON THESE ITEMS MR. CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO THE DECEMBER 17TH HEARING ITEMS NUMBER 2 12 13. I'LL MAKE IT . I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY. . ALRIGHT. THERE IS A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEMS TWO 12 AND 13 TO THE DECEMBER 17TH [00:20:01] MEETING. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WATSON WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARDOS. ANY DISCUSSION? LOOKING LEFT. SEEING NONE. LOOKING RIGHT. SEEING NONE. A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER OSA? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE. AYE. COMMISSIONER HUEY AYE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER TSET? YES. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR SIPES? YES. ITEMS PASS FOR CONTINUANCE TO DECEMBER 17TH. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. IF YOU ARE HERE FOR ANY OF THOSE ITEMS ON THE CONTINUANCE AGENDA, WE WILL SEE Y'ALL NEXT MONTH AND YOU ARE ALSO FREE TO ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL DAY OUTSIDE. ALRIGHT, WE WILL NOW BE MOVING ON TO OUR INDIVIDUAL HEARINGS ITEMS. AND IT LOOKS LIKE NUMBER ONE IS FIRST ON THE LIST. WE'D HAVE STAFF'S REPORT PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. BROUGHT TO RERA ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS LOCATED AT 1 3 3 0 7 WESTERN OAK DRIVE GOING FROM C3 NA TO C TWO S FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. ALL OVERLAYS STRUCK REMAIN THE SAME. THERE ARE 13 NOTICES SENT OUT. ONE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. AND NO REGISTERED NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATED WITH 200 FEET. STAFF DOES NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THE ZONE CHANGE REQUEST. THE EXISTING C3 NA GENERAL COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED C TWO S COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A SPECIFIC USE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WITHIN THE ERZD IS ALSO AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED C TWO S IS A DOWN ZONE FROM THE CURRENT BASE ZONING DISTRICT AND WOULD LIMIT THE INTENSITY OF COMMERCIAL USES CURRENTLY PERMITTED ON THE PROPERTY. THE REQUESTED C TWO S IS TO ADD AN ANTENNA TO THE EXISTING SITE. THERE IS AN EXISTING SALE TOWER AND EQUIPMENT CABINET ON THE PROPERTY. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT HEARS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, AMEND THE ACREAGE TO 0.0023 ACRES OUT OF N CCB 1 7 615. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THIS IS A, THIS IS A SAS CASE, SO YES, SAS IS HERE TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. MIKE ESCALANTE WITH SAW FOR PROTECTION AT EVALUATION SECTION LOCATION LOCATED AT 13 3 0 7 WESTERN OAK DRIVE, ALLOWING, ALLOWING FOR AN ANTENNA AND EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION ON 0.007 ACRES. ALTHOUGH I GUESS IT'S GONNA GET REDUCED DOWN, SLIGHTLY REDUCED DOWN. UM, THERE IS AN EXISTING 120 FOOT MONOPOLE CELL TOWER LOCATED ADJACENT TO A TWO LEVEL OFFICE BUILDING ON SITE. THE ADDITION OF AN ANTENNA BEING MOUNTED TO THE EXISTING CELL TOWER AND THE, THE MOUNTING OF THE EQUIPMENT TO THE CELL TOWER OR STORED INSIDE THE ADJACENT SECOND LEVEL OFFICE BUILDING WILL NOT INCREASE THE IMPERVIOUS COVER ON SITE. NO SENSITIVE GEOLOGIC FEATURES NOR FLOOD PLAIN WERE DOCUMENTED ON SITE. WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH ALL ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THE SAWS REPORT TO INCLUDE NO LIQUID, UH, FUEL POWERED BACKUP GENERATORS, UH, SHALL BE ALLOWED. NO OUTSIDE STORAGE OF CHEMICALS SHALL BE PERMANENT ON SITE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. IF WE'D HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. NAME'S LEWIS MARTIN WITH ARCH COM REPRESENTING VERIZON WIRELESS. UH, YES FOR THIS PROPOSAL. I'LL KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET. IT IS AN EXISTING TOWER, SO INSTEAD OF VERIZON LOOKING TO PUT UP A NEW TOWER ELSEWHERE, WE DECIDED THAT THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE A MORE SUITABLE USE, BE A MORE SUITABLE USE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S A COMMERCIAL AREA, SO IT'S AN EXISTING TOWER, SAWS HAS SIGNED OFF ON IT. AND IF YOU TOOK A PICTURE OF THE TOWER TODAY, THERE'S NO EQUIPMENT AT THE BASE OF IT. WHEN WE FINISH THIS PROJECT, IF WE'RE GRANTED APPROVAL, THERE'D STILL BE NO EQUIPMENT AT THE BASE. WE'RE GONNA PUT IT ON A SECOND FLOOR HIDDEN AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC. SO IT WOULD BE A 0% VISUAL IMPACT TO ANYTHING IN THE AREA. ALRIGHT. AND YOU'RE OFFICIALLY AMENDING THE SI THE ACREAGE SIZE THEN? THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S SO THAT THE, THE TOWER ITSELF WILL BE DEDICATED FOR THAT USE AND SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S LIMITED TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THIS IS A DISTRICT EIGHT CASE, SO TO YOU COMMISSIONER ORTIZ FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU CHAIR. JUST ONE QUESTION FOR MR. MARTIN. UM, THE SPECIFIC USE IS BEING, OH, SORRY. SORRY. THIS IS BEING REQUESTED ONLY WHERE THE CELL TOWER IS LOCATED. RIGHT. SO NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE AREA'S GONNA, EVERYTHING'S GONNA STAY THE SAME. OKAY. THANK YOU. NO MORE QUESTIONS. I'LL HAND IT OVER TO MY COMMISSIONERS IF ANY QUESTIONS THOUGH? COMMISSIONERS? KELLY, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? NO, I WAS JUST SAYING THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT . ALRIGHT. UM, SEE NOW I'M COMPLETELY OFF MY SCRIPT. UM, ALRIGHT, SO, UH, COMMISSIONER ORTIZ HAS NO QUESTIONS. ANY [00:25:01] QUESTIONS? FELLOW COMMISSIONS ON MY LEFT. SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONER ON MY RIGHT. SEEING NONE. BACK TO YOU. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ FOR A MOTION. THANK YOU CHAIR. I'LL BE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH THE UH, AMENDING ACREAGE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. TAKING THAT MOTION. ALRIGHT. THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED, UH, BY COMMISSIONER ORTIZ WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARDOS DISCUSSION LOOKING LEFT. SEEING OH. JUST GONNA SAY THANK YOU FOR SAULS AND MR. BOARD FOR COMING, GIVING THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER ON MY LEFT. SEEING NONE, COMMERS ON MY RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ALRIGHT. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER NOOSA? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE. AYE. COMMISSIONER HUEY AYE. COMMISSIONER SUP? YES. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR SIPES? YES. ITEM CARRIES AS AMENDED. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX. WE COULD HAVE STAFF'S REPORT PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. ALEX RATANA ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS LOCATED AT 8 2 9 SOUTH GENERAL MCMULLEN DRIVE AND 8 3 6 8 3 0 AND 8 2 2 SOUTH SAN AUGUSTINE AVENUE. GOING FROM C3 R. GENERAL COMMERCIAL RESTRICTIVE ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT AND R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND R FOUR CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT WITH ALL OVERLAYS STAYING THE SAME. THERE ARE 48 NOTICES SENT OUT. ZERO IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED WITHIN THE 200 FEET. LAS PALMA'S NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE PROPERTY AND OUTSIDE THE 200 FEET THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE EXISTING R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT AND C3 R GENERAL COMMERCIAL RESTRICTIVE ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT ARE APPROPRIATE ZONINGS FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED R FOUR CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT AND C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ARE ALSO APPROPRIATE. THE ADDITION OF THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT WOULD BRING THE CURRENT LOTS BEING USED FOR PARKING INTO CONFORMANCE WITH ZONING CODE AND STILL RETAIN THE RESIDENTIAL BASE ZONE. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSED C TWO WOULD BE A DOWN ZONE FROM THE CURRENT C3 R PROPERTY, STILL PERMITTING. THE CURRENTLY OPERATING FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. IF WE COULD HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MARIA FLORE AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MR. LUIS CIA WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTIES, UM, THAT HE, UH, IS APPLYING FOR REZONING. HE'S REQUESTING TODAY THAT YOU ALLOW HIM TO REZONE THESE PROPERTIES AS NOTED ON THE MODIFICATION APPLICATION. AND, UM, HE AND HIS MOM, UH, ARE OPERATING A RESTAURANT THERE. THEY'D LIKE TO DOWNGRADE FROM A C3 R TO A C TWO TO ALLOW FOR ALCOHOL, UH, LICENSE FROM THE TABC. UH, IN TRYING TO BETTER THE AREA, MR. PLACENCIA WILL UPGRADE THE LANDSCAPING, PAINT THE FENCE AREA THAT IS, THAT NEEDS PAINTING, UH, PAINT THE PARKING AREA. AND UH, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO IMPROVE THE AREA. HE'S BEEN THERE OVER 10 YEARS AND SO HE WANTS YOU TO ALLOW HIM TO DO BUSINESS AS IT IS AS MANY OTHER BUSINESSES RESTAURANTS DO. AND, UH, WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH TRAFFIC AND NO OBJECTIONS TO EXIT THROUGH ST. AUGUSTINE. SO BASICALLY HE'S GOT A GOOD AREA THERE FOR PARKING QUESTIONS. PLEASE. WE'LL FIND OUT JUST A MINUTE. SO THANKS. ALRIGHT. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. ALRIGHT. THIS IS A DISTRICT 5K. SO TO YOU COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. I I DO HAVE A PRIMARY QUESTION FROM THE PRESENTATION 'CAUSE I I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION, UM, IS IT YOUR INTENTION FOR THERE STILL TO BE EXITS ON ST. AUGUSTINE FROM THE PARKING LOT? YES, SIR. EXITS, YES. OKAY. NO ENTRANCE BUT EXITS. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT POSSIBLY, UH, IF NECESSARY AND WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH HOMEOWNERS TO PUT SIGNS, THAT'S IT, THAT WILL SAY NO ENTRANCE FROM ST. AUGUSTINE INTO THE RESTAURANT. THEY'LL BE FROM GENERAL MCMULLEN. OKAY. UM, WOULD YOU BE OPPOSED TO LIMITING THE EXITS? MY [00:30:01] UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE EXIT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ONLY FOR THE DRIVE THROUGH ONTO ST. AUGUSTINE. SAN AUGUSTINE. THERE WAS ONE EXIT FROM THE DRIVE THROUGH AREA, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE NEED THE EXITS FROM THE SIDE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROPERTY, UM, HIS PARKING IS, IS, UH, LIMITED RIGHT IN THE FRONT AREA. SO IF HE HAS BIG VEHICLES COMING IN WITH TRAILERS OR SUCH AS THEY DO EARLY IN THE MORNING, IT WILL BE VERY LIMITED FOR, FOR THOSE VEHICLES TO MAKE A TURNAROUND. AND THAT'S WHY WE REQUEST AT LEAST ONE EXIT, WHICH IS REALLY, UH, WHAT CITY STAFF RECOMMENDED. OKAY. UM, MY CONCERNS ARE THAT THE LOS PAULUS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UH, WAS REALLY TRYING TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT GO ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET FROM A COMMERCIAL, UM, ENTERPRISE. AND, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THAT IT SEEMS LIKE THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO ADD THREE MORE LOTS OF PARKING, UM, THAT WE NEED TO WORK A LITTLE HARDER TO TRY TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO REDUCE TRAFFIC ONTO SAN AUGUSTINE. UM, DID YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION? UH, I GOT TO A QUESTION, MR. CHAIR. EVENTUALLY. UH, DID YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH LOS PALMAS, UH, ABOUT THE EXITS? WE DID. AND WHAT DID THEY SAY? THERE WAS NO, UM, DEFINED RESPONSE AS TO WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN BE DONE. THEY ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE FOR US TO PLACE A FENCE IN THAT AREA, WHICH REALLY IT'S RESIDENTIAL. IT HAS TO HAVE AN EXIT. OKAY. THE, THE AREA AREA'S, RESIDENTIAL IN THAT AREA. AND THEN WE'D LIKE TO HAVE, IF YOU WANNA USE SOME WATER. OKAY. I, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMERCIAL. I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT. THANK YOU COMMERS ON MY COMMISSIONER REYES. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. ARE, ARE THERE EXISTING DRIVEWAYS TODAY? YES SIR. THERE ARE. THANK YOU. AND THERE, THERE HAVE BEEN FOR A WHILE. HE'S HAD THE PROPERTY THERE FOR, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? ON MY RIGHT. SEEING NONE. UM, BACK TO YOU COMMISSIONER BUSANTE FOR A MOTION. UM, UM, IF WE HAD AN AGREEMENT THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE EXITS ONTO ST. AUGUSTINE, I THINK WE WOULD HAVE AN ISSUE. UH, ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND COMMISSIONER REYES' ISSUE AS TO THE EXISTING DRIVEWAYS. THESE ARE OUR FOUR PROPERTIES, UH, RESIDENTIAL, UH, SOME OF THE CONCERN FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS ABOUT, UH, TRASH GOING FROM THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS WHY LOST PALMA'S OPPOSITION WASN'T OUTRIGHT. IT WAS PREDICATED ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE PROPERTY. AND SO THE PART OF THE REASON THEY WANT THE FENCE IS TO TRY TO PREVENT THE TRASH FROM GOING INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, ADDITIONALLY, THE OTHER BIG PART OF THIS, AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I THINK THE EXITS INTO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ALSO BECOME MORE IMPORTANT OR BECAUSE THIS IS TO ALLOW ALCOHOL, THIS REZONING IS NOT JUST FOR THE PARKING, BUT ALSO FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE R DESIGNATION. UM, SO AT THIS POINT, I, I DON'T WANT TO REJECT IT, BUT I WANT TO COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS AND SO I MOVE FOR A TWO WEEK CONTINUANCE ON THIS ITEM. SECOND. ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS BY COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WATSON. DISCUSSION COMMERS ON MY LEFT. NONE DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT. NONE. UM, NO, I AGREE. I THINK, I THINK, I MEAN, PARKING LOTS CAN BE, I MEAN, THEY CAN BE RETRIED SO THAT YOU CAN DO A TURN, UM, EVEN WITH, UH, SLIGHTLY LARGER VEHICLES THAT MIGHT, UM, BE SERVICING A RESTAURANT. SO I THINK A CONTINUANCE IS A, A GOOD IDEA. UM, ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE AYE. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER NOOSA? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER HUEY AYE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER WITS? YES. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR SIPES? YES. ITEM PASSES FOR CONTINUANCE TO DECEMBER 3RD, 2024. ALRIGHT, WELL WE'LL SEE YOU IN UH, TWO WEEKS. ALRIGHT, I BELIEVE ITEM NUMBER 14 IS NEXT ON THE LIST. SO IF WE COULD HAVE STAFF'S REPORT PLEASE. [00:35:02] GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SAMANTHA BEDA, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER 14 IS GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE 1600 BLOCK OF MEADOW WAY DRIVE. GOING FROM C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WAS ALL OVERLY STAYING THE SAME. THERE WERE 20 NOTICES SENT OUT. SIX IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED LACKLAND TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR AND NO RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED FROM OUTSIDE 200 FEET. THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ZONED R SIX PUD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT PLAN, UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. THE EXISTING C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS NOT APPROPRIATE. COMMON LAND USE PRINCIPLES RECOMMEND THAT MORE INTENSE COMMERCIAL USES BE KEPT ALONG MAIN ARTERIALS AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL USES, GIVEN THAT THE PROPERTY FRONTS OF LOCAL STREET AND IS IN PROXIMITY TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES. STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROPERTY DOES NOT MEET THE LOCATIONAL CRITERIA FOR THE HIGH INTENSE COMMERCIAL USES. C3 PERMITS. THE EXISTING ZONING DISTRICT PERMITS MORE SUITABLE COMMERCIAL OPTIONS THAT WILL NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE ABUTTING RESIDENCES. THE APPLICANT IS HERE. UH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT PLEASE. JESSE ZUNIGA. 55 11 SAN PEDRO. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN. COMMISSIONERS. UH, THE REASON WE ARE HERE IS TO, UH, EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE C3 DESIGNATION. WE WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THE C TWO CD DESIGNATION ON THIS PROPERTY. UH, UNFORTUNATELY THE PROPOSED USE OR BY THE PROPERTY OWNER, WE'RE LOOKING AT AN AUTO FRANCHISE AND AUTO FRANCHISES. TYPICALLY THEY'LL HAVE, UH, MORE THAN ONE OWNER BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SERVICE GARAGE AND A SALES FORCE. SO BECAUSE OF THAT WE PUT US IN A KIND OF WEIRD AREA WITH THE, WITHIN THE ZONING IT KICKS US UP TO A C3 'CAUSE A C TWO CD OR EVEN A AUXILIARY USE WOULD NOT ALLOW US TO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT OWNERS. SO, UH, WE ARE HERE LOOKING AT THIS AND WE'VE ALREADY MET WITH THE PLANNING AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR GUYS' FEEDBACK ON THAT LAST MEETING. AND PART OF THAT FEEDBACK WE'RE LOOK TO, UM, EXPLORE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE PLATTING SIDE OF THINGS. AND BASED ON THAT, THE PROPERTY OWNER, WE DID GO BACK AND MEET WITH THE CIVIL ENGINEER TO FIND OUT MORE THAT WAS A POSSIBILITY TO RESOLVE THIS KIND OF WEIRD SITUATION. SO I'LL LET HIM EXPLAIN THAT MORE. GOOD AFTERNOON. ASKED HIM AS A HURRY. UH, AFTER WE HAD THE LAST MEETING, I WENT TO THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND TOLD HIM THAT THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT WE PLA IT TO WHERE WE MAKE THE PROPERTY. TWO SEPARATE PIECES, ONE C3 ONE C TWO. HE SAID THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE STRUCTURE THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT CANNOT CROSS TWO DIFFERENT PLATS. IT HAS TO BE ON ONE PLAT. SO I EXPLAINED TO HIM, IF WE DO IT TO WHERE IT'S JUST ONE PART WHERE IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE BUILDING, HE SAID IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. HE RECOMMENDED I GO SPEAK TO SAS. I SPOKE TO SAAS. THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO GET TWO WATER TAPS THERE BECAUSE IT'S TWO DIFFERENT PLAS. THE GENTLEMAN FROM SAAS LEFT, BUT I WISH HE WOULD'VE BEEN HERE. SO WHEN I WENT TO SAAS AND EXPLAINED TO HIM, THEY SAID, YES, YOU WOULD GET TWO WATER TAPS, WHICH IS NOT A PROBLEM. THE ONLY ISSUE IS THAT MAINE THAT'S THERE, IT'S AN AC PIPE. THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL IT. IT'S AN OLDER ONE. SO IF YOU PUT TWO TAPS IN IT, IT MIGHT COLLAPSE. HE WAS PRETTY CERTAIN THAT 90% SURE THAT THE ENGINEER AT SWELL NOT APPROVE TWO WATER TAPS THERE. SO AS YOU SEE ON THIS ONE ACRE OF LAND, WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR AN INTENSE USE OR A KIND OF SUB, UM, REGIONAL CENTER. WE'RE LOOKING FOR ONE BUILDING. AND UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THERE WOULD, ON THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THERE WOULD BE TWO BUSINESS ENTITIES, IT WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE C TWO CD. SO THAT'S WHY WE COME TO THE C3. BUT AGAIN, IT'S ONE BUILDING. UH, YOU KNOW, WE MET WITH THE SURROUNDING BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WERE IN SUPPORT OF IT, THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, UH, ANSWERED THEIR CONCERNS. SO WE WOULD PROVIDE FULL CUTOFF LIGHTING. YOU KNOW, THE AREA OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE SECURED, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THE WAY IT'S STRUCTURED ON THE BUSINESS SIDE, IT PUTS US INTO THIS, UM, CONUNDRUM. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THIS IS A DISTRICT SIX CASE, SO TO YOU COMMISSIONER HUEY FOR, OR WAIT, HOLD ON. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR ASKING. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT TO YOU COMMISSIONER HUEY FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. UH, FOR THE APPLICANT, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR, UM, SERVICE GARAGE OPERATION. SO IT WOULD BE A, A NEW CAR DEALERSHIP AND YOU TYPICALLY HAVE A SERVICE GARAGE AND IT'S MORE THAN, YOU KNOW, JUST AN OIL CHANGE OR CHANGING OF FILTER. SO BECAUSE OF THAT DESIGNATION, THAT WOULD PUT US IN A CDC TOO. BUT I'LL LET THE PROPERTY OWNER TALK MORE TO THAT 'CAUSE HE'S BEEN ENGAGED MORE WITH THESE FRANCHISES LOOKING TO OPERATE THERE. SO MOST OF THE FRANCHISES, THEY DO MORE THAN, LIKE HE SAID, LIGHT, UH, TRUCK REPAIRS LIKE TUNEUPS OR OIL CHANGES. BUT THE ISSUE WITH IT IS THAT BECAUSE THEY RUN IT UNDER TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES, THEY CAN'T HAVE IT WHERE IT'S A C TWO CONDITIONAL, WHICH THE, UH, SAMANTHA TOLD ME THAT WE CAN ONLY HAVE ONE ENTITY ON A C TWO CONDITIONAL. THEY HAVE TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES. BUT IF YOUR CONCERN IS, [00:40:01] YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GONNA BE, IF YOU SEE HOW A FRANCHISE OPERATES, IT'S NOT LIKE A JUNKYARD WHERE THERE'S GONNA BE A BUNCH OF CARS OUTSIDE WITH PARTS ON THE FLOOR. IT'S GONNA BE VERY ORGANIZED JUST LIKE A FRANCHISE OPERATES. OKAY, THANK YOU. AND WHAT ARE YOUR HOURS AND DAYS OF OPERATION? UH, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS? THEY CAN ONLY BE OPEN ONE DAY OUT OF THE WEEKEND. SOME DEALERSHIPS CHOOSE TO BE OPEN ON SUNDAY, SOME ON SATURDAY, BUT IT'S GONNA BE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR SURE. AND IT'S GONNA BE FROM 9:00 AM TO PROBABLY 9:00 PM AND THEN YOU, ME, YOU MENTIONED THE TYPE OF LIGHTING YOU WERE, UH, UH, POSTED. UH, JESSE KNOWS ABOUT THE LIGHTING. YEAH, IT WOULD BE LIKE A FULL CUTOFF LIGHT. AND AGAIN, WE'RE IN AN OVERLAY DISTRICT, SO WE WOULD PROVIDE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE LIGHT SHIELDS TO WHERE THERE'S NO BLEED OFF. SO WE'RE FOCUSED JUST DIRECTLY ON OUR PROPERTY. AND, UH, WHAT KIND OF SOUND BARRIER ARE YOU, UH, INTENDING TO PUT, UH, BETWEEN YOUR PROPERTY AND THE NEIGHBORS BEHIND YOU? WELL, UH, AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROPERTY, SO THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING WOULD BE CENTERED IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT PROPERTY. HOWEVER, WE WOULD HAVE FENCING AROUND IT AND OBVIOUSLY ALL THE APPLICABLE LANDSCAPE BUFFERS THAT WE REQUIRED FOR THIS PERMITTING. SO THERE WOULD BE SHRUBBERIES AND BUSHES, YOU KNOW, TO FACING THE DRAINAGE DITCH AS WELL AS THE CAR WASH AND THE CHURCH'S FRIED CHICKEN THAT THEY'RE IN FRONT OF US. SO YOU WOULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF A, YOU WOULD HAVE A, A LANDSCAPE BUFFER IN FENCING AROUND US. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT. COMMISSIONER REYES, UH, LOOK, EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. LOOKING AT YOUR SITE, THERE'S A CREEK, UH, DRAINAGE BEHIND YOUR PROPERTY. YOU FEEL THAT'S GONNA PROVIDE A BUFFER TO THE RESIDENTS, UH, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DEVELOP, NOTHING CAN BE DEVELOPED, NOTHING CAN BE DEVELOPED THERE. AND THAT WOULD PROVIDE US AN ADDITIONAL BUFFER ON TOP OF WHAT WE'RE ALREADY GONNA PROVIDE OR THE PROPERTY OWNER'S GONNA REQUEST AS THE GUIDELINES TO DEVELOP THAT PROPERTY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UH, COMMISSIONER HINOJOSA QUESTION. SO YOU'RE, IT'S REMIND ME AGAIN, WHAT IS THE TYPE OF BUSINESS BESIDES, YOU SAID, UH, REPAIR, AUTO REPAIR PLUS ALSO A CAR DEALERSHIP? NO, A CAR DEALERSHIP, BUT AS A CAR DEALERSHIP HAS A SERVICE GARAGE AND SO YOU HAVE A CAR DEALERSHIP AND, AND FOLKS, NEW CAR DEALERSHIPS GETTING THINGS SERVICED, YOU KNOW, BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING BEYOND AN OIL CHANGE, YOU KNOW, BRICK, UH, BRAKE REPAIR, YOU KNOW, ITEMS LIKE THAT. GOTCHA. THAT'S THE MAIN POINT OF THIS FRANCHISE IS TO SELL CARS. SO, BUT LIKE ANY OTHER FRANCHISE SERVICE GARAGE, SO YOU WILL HAVE AN EXIT OR ENTRANCE OFF OF, UH, MEADOW WAY BASED ON OUR CODES AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE ENTRANCE AND EXIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY. SO IN THE MIDDLE FACING ON MEADOW WAY, THAT'S WHERE WE'D BE ALLOWED. AND, AND THEN THERE'S THE CHURCHES RIGHT THERE OFF OF MARBACH, RIGHT? THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT, YES, YES. IN THAT CORNER. AND YOU'VE TALKED TO THE RESIDENTS, UH, AROUND YOU ARE THE ONES BEHIND YOU? THOSE ARE SIX. WE'VE GONE, UH, ME AND MY ASSOCIATE, WE'VE GONE SEVERAL TIMES KNOCKING ON THE DOORS. UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THE RESIDENTS ANSWER THE DOOR. MAINLY THE BUSINESS OWNERS ARE THERE SO WE CAN EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT WE HAVE GONE OUT THERE SEVERAL TIMES. MY ONLY CONCERN WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS OFF A MARBACH, I I COULD SEE THAT, BUT AS A BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW, I MEAN, YOU'RE, YOU'RE LOCKED INTO LIKE A RESIDENTIAL STREET. I MEAN I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE LOOKED INTO THAT, BUT WELL, EVERYTHING AROUND IT IS A BUSINESS EXCEPT THE BACK PART WHERE THE RESIDENTIAL IS, THEY HAVE THAT RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH IS THE DRAINAGE DITCH. THEY HAVE IT AS AN R SIX, BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A RIGHT OF WAY. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT STILL SHOWS AS AN R SIX AND JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ACROSS THE STREET FROM US. THERE'S A LITTLE STRIP CENTER AND THEN THERE'S A BEIJING EXPRESS AND THERE'S ALSO, UM, MEXICAN RESTAURANT, THESE UPPER LEFT CORNER. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS? OTHER COMMISSIONERS? ON MY RIGHT? SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT. QUESTIONS? NONE. UM, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS, UM, SEEING AS IT'S ADJACENT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD, WOULD Y'ALL BE OPEN TO ADDING AN R DESIGNATION? MEANING, UM, THAT'S A RESTRICTION ON ALCOHOL. I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THAT. YEAH, THERE'S NO ISSUE WITH THAT. OKAY. OKAY. UM, THAT WAS THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD. SO BACK TO YOU COMMISSIONER HUEY FOR POSSIBLE MOTION. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. SO, UM, SO THIS APPLICATION GIVES ME PAUSE AND NOT SOME CONCERNS RELATED TO THE USE RIGHT HERE. SO YOU'RE CURRENTLY UNDER, UH, C TWO AND YOU WANT TO GO TO C3. AND THE ONLY BUFFER THAT WE HAVE IS A 60 FOOT, UH, DRAINAGE BETWEEN YOU, YOU KNOW, YOUR PROPERTY AND THE NEIGHBORS BEHIND YOU. AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, WE, I ASKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOUND BARRIER AND YOU TALKED ABOUT, WELL WE CAN PUT UP SOME, UH, PLANTS AND SOME SHRUBBERY AND WHATNOT. SO FOR ME, [00:45:01] I LOOK AT YOUR SERVICE GARAGE AS BEING REALLY A NOISE GENERATOR AND THAT NOISE I TRAVEL RIGHT INTO THE HOUSES THAT RIGHT BEHIND YOU. AND ALSO YOU'RE OFTEN, YOU'RE NOT ON A MAJOR MAJOR ARTERY, YOU ARE ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. SO MY CONCERNS ARE THAT THERE IS A GREATER INTENSE USE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO FROM A C TWO TO C3 AND I'M ALSO CONCERNED WITH ENCROACHMENT. AND REALLY RIGHT NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A FRANCHISE CAR SALES AND SERVICE. BUT ONCE, IF WE WERE TO APPROVE YOU FOR C3, ANY OTHER C3 BUSINESSES CAN GO IN THERE, THEY COULD BE MUCH MORE INTENSE THAN WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING. SO I, I READ THE, UH, STAFF REPORT AND I DO AGREE WITH THEM THAT THIS LAND USE THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING TO A C3 IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THIS PROPERTY AND THEREFORE I'M MOVING FOR DENIAL. I'LL SECOND. ALRIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION FOR DENIAL BY COMMISSIONER HUEY WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HINOJOSA. THAT WAS YOU. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER'S ON MY RIGHT. ALRIGHT. DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER'S ON MY LEFT. SEEING NONE. ALL RIGHT. UH, ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. UH, MOTION IS FOR DENIAL. COMMISSIONER HUEY AYE. COMMISSIONER OSA? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE. AYE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER WHATSUP? YES. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. MOTION PASSES FOR DENIAL. DO I GET TO VOTE TO NO CHAIR SIPES? YES. MOTION PASSES FOR DENIAL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, I BELIEVE ITEM 16 IS THE NEXT CASE. CORRECT. YOU HAVE STAFF'S PRESENTATION, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M KAT HERNANDEZ. I'M THE DIRECTOR FOR OUR CITY'S TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, WHAT WE'RE, I'M GONNA PRESENT TO YOU OUR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING TOD ZONING CODE AND PROPOSED BOUNDARY MAPS SHOWING TOD ELIGIBILITY. GOT IT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO AS I MENTIONED DURING THE BRIEFING, VIA IS MOVING FORWARD WITH AN ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT LINE, AND THE FIRST MAJOR PROJECT IS THE GREEN LINE THAT RUNS ALONG SAN PEDRO WITH THE CONSTRUCTION LIMITS FROM AIRPORT TO STEVE'S. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT LINES RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDING, A FIRST FOR A CITY THAT REALLY MOVES US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO PROVIDE A TRANSIT OPTION THAT IS FINALLY FASTER AND FREQUENT. WHY DO WE NEED TO UPDATE THE CODE? TOD IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALIZE BENEFITS ALONG OUR DEDICATED ADVANCE RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDORS. THESE BENEFITS INCLUDE COMPACT, LIVABLE, AND WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESS WHILE STRENGTHENING AND SUSTAINING OUR ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS. THE REVIEW OF THE CURRENT CODE ALLOWS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT OUR TOD ZONING CODE IS ALIGNED WITH TRUE TRANSIT, CREATE PROTECTIONS FOR ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, AND CREATE A BETTER CODE CREATING WALKABILITY. THE PROCESS STARTED LATE LAST YEAR WITH THE CREATION OF A TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP UNDER THE HOUSING COMMISSION WHOSE CHARGE WAS TO WORK ON RECOMMENDATIONS TO UPDATE THE UDC TO SUPPORT HOUSING NEAR TRANSIT. A REMOVING BARRIER SUBCOMMITTEE UNDER THE HOUSING COMMISSION CONTINUES THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WITH A FOCUS TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THE POLICY FRAMEWORK THAT ADDRESS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND ANTI DISPLACEMENT. AS THIS WAS A COMMON THEME THAT WE HEARD DURING OUR ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS FOLLOWING THE CREATION OF THE TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP, A CCR THAT WAS AUTHORED BY DISTRICTS 10, ONE AND FIVE AND SIGNED ON BY DISTRICT SEVEN AND NINE WAS SUBMITTED TO CREATE A TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLAN. IN JANUARY, GOVERNANCE RECOMMENDED STAFF MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN AND THE CREATION OF A TASK FORCE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO UPDATE THE EXISTING TOD ZONING DISTRICT. ALL THIS WORK ULTIMATELY CULMINATES WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TRANSIT ORIENTED POLICY FRAMEWORK. THE CURRENT TOD ZONING DISTRICT WAS ADOPTED WITH THE ORIGINAL ADOPTION OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE OR UDC BACK IN 2001, AND [00:50:01] IN OVER 20 YEARS, IT'S ONLY BEEN UTILIZED THREE TIMES. THE CURRENT TOD CODE IS CURRENTLY ALLOWED ANYWHERE WITHIN A HALF MILE OF A BUS STOP. THIS MEANS THAT THERE ARE NO GUARDRAILS LIMITING IT. IT'S ALSO NOT CONTEXT SENSITIVE TO NEIGHBORHOODS. NO HEIGHT LIMITATIONS, NO REAR SETBACKS. JUST A GOOD DISTRICT TO APPLY TO A VACANT PROPERTY TO CREATE A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT NEAR A BUS LINE. THIS PROCESS IS ONLY TO UPDATE THE CODE, SO IT ALLOWS OPTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT WHILE RESPECTING NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS PROCESS DOES NOT REZONE ANY PROPERTY, MEANING THAT APPLICANTS WANTING TO REZONE TO THE NEW TOD CODE IN THE FUTURE WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH A REZONING PROCESS THAT ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC FEEDBACK TO PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION ON AN UPDATED CODE. THE TASK FORCE WAS CREATED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND INCLUDES REPRESENTATION FROM 13 REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND COUNCIL DISTRICTS ALONG BOTH THE GREEN AND SILVER LINE, ESPECIALLY THOSE, THOSE BOUNDARIES THAT TOUCH SAN PEDRO AND 13 RESIDENTS REPRESENTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE EXPERTS IN TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING INDUSTRIES, AS WELL AS OUR PARTNER AGENCIES SUCH AS VIA CENTRAL AND THE MPO. THE TASK FORCE BEGAN MEETING IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. IN TOTAL, THE TASK FORCE MET SEVEN TIMES OVER EIGHT MONTHS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROCESS INCLUDED THE FORMATION OF A SUBCOMMITTEE THAT INCLUDED 23 RESIDENTS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE AND OTHERS FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY. THIS SUBCOMMITTEE WAS ASKED BY THE TASK FORCE TO DO A DEEPER DIVE ON THE APPLICABILITY AND THE LANGUAGE TO PROTECT EXISTING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY IN THE CORE OF OUR CITY. THE ORIGINAL 36 SQUARE MILES, THE SUBCOMMITTEE MET EIGHT TIMES OVER TWO AND A HALF MONTHS TO PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE TASK FORCE TO CONSIDER. ALMOST 50 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE PART OF THIS PROCESS. AS WE NORMALLY DO. WE NEED A BASELINE SO THAT WE CAN GATHER INPUT FROM THE LARGER COMMUNITY, AND THAT WAS THEIR TASK. SEVERAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE INCLUDE THE CREATION OF THREE CATEGORIES OF TOD DISTRICTS. THE TRANSITION DISTRICT IS RESERVED FOR RESIDENTIAL USES AT A MAXIMUM OF FIVE UNITS. THIS ALLOWS THE MIX OF HOUSING TYPES TO ADDRESS OUR NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING, AND THIS DISTRICT SERVES AS A TRANSITION FOR MORE INTENSE DISTRICTS. THE MIXED USE DISTRICT CATEGORY ALLOWS FOR A MIX OF USES SUCH AS RETAIL SERVICE, OFFICE, AND RESIDENTIAL USES. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES FOUR DISTINCT LEVELS OF INTENSITY THAT ALLOW FOR INCREASED HEIGHT. THIS DISTRICT IS TO PROMOTE COMPACT, WALKABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS. THE HYBRID INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS ALLOW FOR A MIX OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER USES WITH TWO LEVELS OF INTENSITY FOR INCREASED HEIGHT AND SERVES AS A TRANSITION TO THE MIXED USE DISTRICTS. THIS IS A DISTRICT THAT YOU WOULD TYPICALLY SEE AT INTERSECTIONS OF MAJOR ARTERIALS OR AT HIGHWAYS AND THE TRANSIT CORRIDOR. THE WORK THAT THE TASK FORCE DID INCLUDES RECOMMENDING STANDARDS THAT PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS FROM INCOMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENTS. THE CODE NOW INCORPORATES STANDARDS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST IN OUR UDC, INCLUDING HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS THAT ENSURE HEIGHT COMPATIBILITY WITH A BUDDING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AS SHOWN ON THE FIRST GRAPHIC. THE TASK FORCE ALSO RECOMMENDED UNIQUE STANDARDS THAT INCLUDE CHARACTERISTICS TO CREATE PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENTS, SUCH AS MINIMUM DISTANCES BETWEEN DOORS ALONG THE CORRIDOR AND WINDOW REQUIREMENTS TO CREATE TRANSPARENCY INSTEAD OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF BLANK WALLS. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS IN THE UPDATED CODE INCLUDE PROTECTIONS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS EXCLUDING PROPERTIES FROM BEING ABLE TO REZONE TO TOD THAT ARE SINGLE FAMILY ZONE PROPERTIES WITH SINGLE FAMILY USES OF FOUR UNITS OR MORE WITHIN THE CRAG, AND EXCLUDING THOSE SAME TYPES OF PROPERTIES OUTSIDE THE CRAG IF THEY'RE EQUAL TO A HALF ACRE OR OR LESS. THIS EXCLUSION PROTECTS OUR ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR URBAN CORE. ADDITIONALLY, FOR PROPERTIES THAT ARE WITHIN HISTORIC DISTRICTS OR NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICTS OR OTHER OVERLAYS THAT HAVE DESIGN STANDARDS, THE CODE REQUIRES THAT TOD ZONED PROPERTIES COMPLY WITH THE OVERLAY DISTRICT STANDARDS. TOD WILL TELL THEM HOW TO USE IT ON THE INSIDE, BUT THE OVERLAY DISTRICTS TELL THEM HOW IT'S DESIGNED ON THE OUTSIDE THE AVERAGE COST FOR INCORPORATING PARKING SPACES WITHIN A DEVELOPMENT RANGE FROM AROUND $2,000 TO $10,000 A SPACE. THE UDC INTRODUCED MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN 1965 WITH NO UPDATES SINCE ITS ADOPTION. PARKING MINIMUMS CREATE INEFFICIENT USE OF LAND, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DESIGN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE IT'S EASY FOR PEOPLE TO WALK AND USE PUBLIC TRANSIT TO GET AROUND. THIS ALSO CAN LEAD TO A FORM OF DEVELOPMENT CALLED URBAN SPRAWL, FOCUSING ON TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND REDUCING PARKING MINIMUMS ALSO PROMOTES GREATER SOCIAL EQUITY IN IN A COMMUNITY PARKING REQUIREMENTS, [00:55:01] RAISE RENT PRICES AND INHIBIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOU AFFORDABLE HOUSING. REQUIRING NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO COMPLY WITH A 60-YEAR-OLD CODE DOES NOT ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE NEEDED PARKING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY UPDATES IN CITIES NEED TO MAKE SURE CODES ARE UPDATED TO REFLECT CURRENT TRENDS AND STANDARDS. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS RECOMMEND A 50% REDUCTION FOR THE RESIDENTIAL ONLY DISTRICT, AND NO MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MIXED USE IN HYBRID INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE DEVELOPMENT WON'T PROVIDE PARKING, IT JUST MEANS THAT WE AREN'T HOLDING THEM TO ARCHAIC RULES, BUT ALLOWING THE PARKING PROVIDED TO BE DETERMINED BY UTILIZING NATIONAL STANDARDS SIMILAR TO WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING TODAY. FOR EXAMPLE, 300 MAINE, WHICH IS LOCATED DOWNTOWN, ZONE D WITH NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS, HAS 354 UNITS, AND IT HAS 456 PARKING SPACES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE PROPOSED PARKING IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO THIS ZONING DISTRICT AND NOT THE ENTIRE CODE. SINCE THIS PROCESS TO UPDATE THE CODE DOES NOT REZONE ANY PROPERTY, THE PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS FOR REZONING WILL ALLOW THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONCERNS REGARDING PARKING TO BE ADDRESSED. IT'S SOMETIMES HARD TO VISUALIZE A TRANSIT CORRIDOR WITHOUT THE PARKING PRESSURES THAT WE EXPERIENCE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE LACK, THE LACK OF ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT THAT TODAY DOES NOT EXIST. REMEMBER, THIS IS A CODE THAT WOULD ONLY BE UTILIZED ALONG AN ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDOR. LASTLY, THE PROPOSED REVISIONS INCLUDE REMOVING LANGUAGE IN ANOTHER CODE. THE SIGN CODE RELATED TO A FRONT SETBACK REQUIREMENT THAT NOW CREATES A CODE CONFLICT. THE SIGN CODE INCLUDES SIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR URBAN CORRIDORS WITHIN OUR CITY, AND THERE ARE SIX CORRIDORS THAT EXIST, WHICH ALSO INCLUDE SAN PEDRO. SOME OF THESE CORRIDORS HAVE MINIMUM FRONT BUILDING SETBACKS. THE TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP'S RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE REMOVING THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT IN THESE URBAN CORRIDORS SO THAT THE SIGN CODE CAN NOW JUST FOCUS ON SIGNS. EVENTUALLY, THE CODE WILL BE UPDATED FOR ALL OF THE CORRIDORS, BUT WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE REMOVAL OF THAT CONFLICT FOR JUST THE SAN PEDRO CORRIDOR ONLY FOR NOW. SO AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THE CURRENT TOD ZONING DISTRICT ALLOWS ANYONE TO REQUEST TO REZONE WITHIN A HALF MILE OF ANY BUS STOP. THIS MEANS THAT ANY OF THESE PROPERTIES IN ORANGE IS ELIGIBLE TO REZONE TO THE CURRENT TOD ZONING DISTRICT. TOD SHOULD BE SPECIFIC TO CORRIDORS THAT HAVE A HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT COMPONENT. SO YOU CAN FOCUS THE DENSITY AND INTENSITY TO THOSE CORRIDORS WHERE APPROPRIATE. THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND TASK FORCE TACKLED THIS AND RECOMMENDED A PROCESS THAT ALLOWS US TO CREATE THE GUARDRAILS FOR APPROPRIATE TOD APPLICABILITY. THIS MAP REPRESENTS OVER 308 SQUARE MILES CURRENTLY COVERED BY THE CITY THAT CURRENTLY COVERED BY THE ZONING DISTRICT. THAT IS THAT ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES ARE ELIGIBLE TO REZONE TODAY TO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS HOW APPLICABILITY HAS BEEN NARROWED. IT IS NOW APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CORRIDORS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS ART CORRIDORS. IT REMOVES THE ABILITY FOR PROPERTIES WITHIN SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS TO REQUEST TO REZONE, BUT STILL MAINTAINS THAT ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMERCIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, THEREBY PROTECTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE ZOOMED IN MAP OF WHAT YOU SAW ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE APPLICABILITY OR ELIGIBILITY OF PROPERTIES IS ONLY LOCATED ON ART CORRIDORS. AND THIS PUTS THE T IN TOD, THE PROCESS THAT TASKS THAT THE TASK FORCE AND SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS TO GET TO THIS APPROACH STARTED WITH THE DRAFT CODE THAT RECOMMENDED A QUARTER MILE APPLICABILITY, BUT THE DISCUSSION OF THE TASK FORCE INCREASED THAT VIEW SINCE WALKABILITY IS TYPICALLY ABOUT A HALF MILE, WHICH REPRESENTS A 10 MINUTE WALK. WHILE A HALF MILE APPLICABILITY FOR TOD IS APPROPRIATE IN SOME AREAS ALONG THE CORRIDOR, THERE ARE AREAS IN WHICH THAT DRIVES IT DIRECTLY INTO THE MIDDLE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THE APPROACH BECAME A MORE CUSTOMIZED APPROACH, EXPANDING WHERE APPROPRIATE AND CONTRACTING WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE SENSITIVE. AND HERE'S WHAT'S RECOMMENDED IN THE CODE. A PROCESS THAT REQUIRES STAKEHOLDERS FROM NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BOUNDARIES ALONG ART CORRIDORS. ONLY. THROUGH THIS PROCESS, MAPS ARE REQUIRED TO ILLUSTRATE THE BOUNDARIES THAT ALLOW PROPERTY OWNERS TO REQUEST TO REZONE TO THE UPDATED TOD CODE. AS THE BOUNDARIES ARE DEVELOPED THAT CAN BE SENSITIVE TO BUILT OUT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND STILL ALLOW OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOD DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS SUCH AS OUR REGIONAL CENTERS. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS MAP, THE BOUNDARY RECOMMENDED IN THIS SECTION EXPANDS AROUND THE AREAS OF SAN PEDRO AND I 35, WHILE CONTRACTING AROUND ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS GOING NORTH. THE PROPOSED CODE STARTS WITH THE GREEN LINE. IN [01:00:01] THIS CASE, THE MAPS DECREASE THE CURRENT APPLICABILITY OF A HALF MILE FROM ANY BUS STOP, WHICH BASICALLY COVERS ALL PROPERTIES ALONG THIS CORRIDOR TO JUST THOSE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE PROPOSED BOUNDARY, ALLOWING US TO PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THESE MAPS AS NEW CORRIDORS BECOME ART CORRIDORS, SUCH AS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE SILVER LINE. THE PROCESS REQUIRES THE CODE TO BE UPDATED AS WELL AS THE PROCESS TO CREATE THE BOUNDARY MAPS ALONG THE CORRIDOR TO ESTABLISH NEW ELIGIBILITY AREAS AND GET PUBLIC INPUT AND FEEDBACK. SO NOW I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THE, UH, MAPS ITSELF. SO STAFF. SO THIS IS THE FIRST MAP, THE AIRPORT RECTOR MAP. AS WAS, UM, IN YOUR PACKET, WE ARE RECOMMENDING SOME AMENDMENTS ADJUSTING THE BOUNDARY TO A PRIVATE ROAD JUST EAST OF, EAST OF SAN PEDRO, NORTH OF LOOP FOUR 10, AND ADJUSTING THE BOUNDARY ALONG ISOM ROAD TO THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST RAMSEY ROAD. WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING TO ADJUST THE BOUNDARY TO REMOVE A PROPERTY WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF BLANCO ROAD AND LOCKHILL. SELMA ROAD FEEDBACK WAS RECEIVED FROM CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION REGARDING CONCERNS WITH TRAFFIC, FLOODING AND PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY PROPOSED REMOVING ALL PROPERTIES WEST OF SAN PEDRO, NORTH OF FOUR 10, ALL PROPERTIES NORTH OF 2 81, ALL PROPERTIES EAST OF SAN PEDRO, NORTH OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S BOUNDARIES, AND ALL PROPERTIES SOUTH OF FOUR 10 AND EAST OF MCCULLOUGH. STEPH DOES NOT RECOMMEND REMOVING ALL OF THOSE PROPERTIES REQUESTED, JUST THE ONES THAT WE PROPOSED THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER. BECAUSE THESE PROPERTIES ARE WITHIN THE WALK, SHE, THEY ARE ALREADY COMMERCIALLY ZONED. THIS IS NOT A REZONING AND ELIGIBILITY REMAINS FOR THESE PROPERTIES THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE. THE ABILITY TODAY FOR THE RECORD TO ALMOST CREEK MAP FEEDBACK WAS RECEIVED FROM NORTH CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOODS REGARDING CONCERNS WITH TRAFFIC, AGING, INFRASTRUCTURE, FLOODING, AND HIGH CRIME. THEY PROPOSED REMOVING PROPERTIES EAST OF THEIR BOUNDARIES. THEY'RE LOCATED WEST OF BLANCO ROAD, SO THEY PROPOSE REMOVING BOUNDARIES EAST OF THEIR BOUNDARIES ALONG BLANCO ROAD. STAFF DOES NOT RECOMMEND REMOVING THESE PROPERTIES. AGAIN, THESE PROPERTIES ARE WITHIN THE WALK. SHE, THEY'RE NOT SINGLE FAMILY ZONED. THIS IS NOT A REZONING AND ELIGIBILITY REMAINS FOR THESE PROPERTIES THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE TODAY. FOR THE MAP FOR ALMOST CREEK TO CRAG FEEDBACK WAS RECEIVED FROM ALMOST PARK TERRACE REGARDING CONCERNS WITH REZONING OF PROPERTIES, ABUTTING AND WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS DUE TO TRAFFIC, PARKING, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, FLOODING, AND NEGATIVE IMPACT TO BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS DUE TO DISPLACEMENT AND HIGH CRIME. THEY PROPOSE REMOVING ALL PROPERTIES WEST OF BREEDEN TO BLANCO AND ALL PROPERTIES SOUTH OF LAMONT. LAMOND TO KLAU STREET STAFF DOES NOT RECOMMEND REMOVING THE PROPERTIES. THESE PROPERTIES AGAIN ARE WITHIN THE WALK. SHE, THIS AGAIN, IS NOT REZONING, WHICH THEY THOUGHT THIS WAS AND ELIGIBILITY REMAINS FOR THESE PROPERTIES THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE TODAY. FOR THE CRAG TO I 35 MAP, THE STAFF RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS REFLECT, ADJUSTING THE BOUNDARY TO REMOVE MULTIFAMILY ZONE PROPERTY ON WEST NORWOOD COURT JUST EAST OF SAN PEDRO. AND REMOVING SINGLE FAMILY USED PROPERTIES ALONG WEST RIDGEWOOD COURT, CURRENTLY ZONED OH TWO JUST EAST OF SAN PEDRO W THE MAP DOES MAINTAIN 3,500 SAN PEDRO. THAT IS SPLIT ZONE, WHICH IS A BANK, AND IT DOES MAINTAIN 3 51 WEST TILDA BROWN WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES THAT IS SPLIT ZONE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY THE GYMS. THE DOWNTOWN MAP HAS NO AMENDMENTS. THE BOUNDARIES REFLECT THE CURRENT CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT THAT IS CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR D ZONING. LASTLY, THE CESAR TO, TO THE, WHAT I CALL THE, THE CHAVEZ TO STEVE'S MAP. SO THE STAFF AMENDMENTS REFLECT ADJUSTING THE BOUNDARY TO REMOVE MULTIFAMILY ZONE PROPERTY ON TURNER STREET. ALSO REMOVING PROPERTY ON MADISON STREET, THAT IS THE KING WILLIAM ASSOCIATION OFFICE. AND THIS NEW AMENDMENT THAT WAS NOT IN YOUR PACKET ALSO RECOMMENDS TO REMOVE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ZONED MULTI-FAMILY, BUT ARE SINGLE FAMILY USES AT ONE 12 AND ONE 16 KING WILLIAMS STREET. OKAY, SO SINCE THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER WHEN BOTH THE PROPOSED REVISIONS AND DRAFT POLICY FRAMEWORK WERE DRAFTED FOR PUBLIC FEEDBACK AND INPUT, WE PRESENTED AT THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS, WE DID PRESENT AT PLANNING COMMISSION TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHOSE RECOMMENDATION WAS FORWARDED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CONSIDERED WE DID A BRIEFING AT OUR CITY COUNCIL B SESSION. WE'VE HAD TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS, ONE ON OCTOBER 22ND AND ONE ON NOVEMBER 2ND. WE HAD A PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, BRIEFING, AND WE ALSO BRIEFED OUR TASK FORCE, THE REMOVING BARRIER SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP. AFTER THE COMMUNITY MEETING IN NOVEMBER 1ST, THE SECOND ONE IN NOVEMBER, WE BRIEFED YOU GUYS BACK ON NOVEMBER 5TH. WE ALSO HAD A BRIEFING AT THE COM PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. WE BRIEFED THE VIA BOARD PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, CONSIDERED THIS CASE AND I'LL PRESENT THAT RECOMMENDATION. [01:05:01] AND WE ALSO JUST YESTERDAY, UH, BRIEFED THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. SO, SO AS PART OF THIS UPDATE TO THE CODE PLANNING COMMISSION TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS RECOMMENDED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, CONSIDERED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE AND RECOMMENDED, UH, APPROVAL WITH TWO POINTS. PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERED THAT RECOMMENDATION AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING THAT ALL SINGLE FAMILY ZONE LOTS WITH SINGLE FAMILY USES WITHIN THE CRAG ARE EXCLUDED FROM TOD ZONING. STAFF SUPPORTED THIS AND THAT IS PART OF YOUR PACKET. THEY, UH, DID REQUIRE A TRAFFIC CIRCULATION STUDY FOR SCHOOLS, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, AS WELL AS CHARTER SCHOOLS. THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF AND THAT IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. AND WE ALSO REP, WE ALSO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS FOR RULES OF INTERPRETATION, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND PERMITTED USES, INCLUDING PERMIT PERMITTING BY RIGHT PARKING GARAGES WITHIN THE MX AND HI DISTRICTS. AND THAT IS ALREADY INCORPORATED INTO YOUR PACKET. ALL AGAIN, ALL OF THESE AMENDMENTS WERE SUPPORTED BY STAFF AND INCORPORATED INTO THE DOCUMENTS. YOU DO NOT NEED A SEPARATE MOTION FOR THESE. OUR ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES SUMMARIZED IN THIS SLIDE. AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, WE HOSTED TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS SINCE B SESSION. WE'VE HAD OVER A HUNDRED MEETINGS AND OUTREACH TOUCH POINTS TO DATE WITH OVER A THOUSAND, UH, COMMUNITY SURVEY PARTICIPANTS. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ALMOST AT 26,000 VISITS TO OUR ESSAY SPEAKUP SITE, WHERE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS, UH, WE'RE ALL, UH, LOADED ONTO THE ESSAY SPEAKUP SIDE TO REMAIN TRANSPARENT. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAD, UM, TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS, UH, AS WELL AS HAVING THE DOCUMENT OUT. UM, THAT, THAT IS THE DRAFT POLICY DOCUMENT OUT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER. AND WE HAVE RECEIVED FEEDBACK. AND THIS SLIDE SUMMARIZES SOME OF THE KEY THEMES THAT WE'VE HEARD. UM, WE'VE HEARD ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN INCLUDING CALLS FOR BETTER SIDEWALKS, SHADED PATHWAYS, AND IMPROVED CONNECTIVITY. THIS WAS PROBABLY THE MOST, UM, RECEIVED INPUT FOR, UH, FOR ALL OF THE PRINCIPLES IN THE FRAMEWORK. THERE WAS ALSO A CALL FOR GREEN SPACES AND SHADING, A STRONG DEMAND FOR MORE TREES, GREEN SPACES, AND SHADED AREAS SO WE CAN COMBAT HEAT. UH, THERE WERE, UH, CONCERNS RELATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DISPLACEMENT. THERE WAS CONCERNS ABOUT GENTRIFICATION AND DISPLACEMENT OF CURRENT RESIDENTS DUE TO TOD RELATED DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANTI DISPLACEMENT IN THE POLICY FRAMEWORK. THERE WAS MIXED OPINIONS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH SOME OPPOSING LOWER INCOME HOUSING IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS. THERE WAS ALSO A THEME, UM, THAT WAS, UM, PROVIDED AS FEEDBACK RELATED TO COMMUNITY SAFETY AND LIVABILITY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON REDUCING CRIME AND ADDRESSING STRAY DOG ISSUES. AND AGAIN, THERE WAS, UH, FEEDBACK RELATED TO SUPPORT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH REQUESTS FOR INCENTIVES AND GRANTS TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES THRIVE AND SUPPORT FOR LEGACY BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY THE DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS THE NEXT STEPS. UM, SO TODAY WE'RE, YOU'RE HERE FOR CONSIDERATION IN A RECOMMENDATION. UH, TOMORROW WE PRESENT TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE POLICY FRAMEWORK AND A RECOMMENDATION. UH, WE WILL BE PRESENTING A BRIEFING TO THE HISTORIC AND DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION AS WELL AS TOMORROW. AND ULTIMATELY WE WILL BE GOING TO, UH, CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 19TH FOR CONSIDERATION ABOUT THE POLICY FRAMEWORK AND UPDATED ZONING CODE. SO STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS PRESENTED TO YOU PART OF THE PACKET, AS WELL AS, UH, THE STAFF AMENDMENTS TO THE MAPS, UM, AND MOVING THE ITEM FORWARD THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND WE'LL BE HERE FOR QUESTIONS AFTER THE PUBLIC INPUT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. NOW USUALLY WE HEAR VOICEMAILS BEFORE WE HEAR SPEAKERS, HOWEVER, WE HAVE HOW MANY VOICEMAILS DO WE HAVE CURRENTLY? 100. 191. OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT OVER THREE HOURS OF VOICEMAILS. SO INSTEAD WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM THE SPEAKERS HERE FIRST, SO THAT, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS TO THE SPEAKERS. AND THEN WE WILL GET TO VOICEMAILS SO THAT IF Y'ALL NEED TO LEAVE Y'ALL, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL CAN NOT STAY . ALRIGHT. SO, UH, MR. CHAIR? YES. COMMISSIONER HUEY. WHAT DID I FORGET? UH, NO, YOU DIDN'T FORGET ANYTHING. UM, KAT MENTIONED A PACKET. DID WE RECEIVE A PACKET? I BELIEVE THE PACKET YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS THE ONE THAT WAS PUBLISHED ONLINE, CORRECT? WITH THE AGENDA. CORRECT. EVERYTHING THAT WAS, THAT THE PACKET I'M REFERRING TO IS ALL ATTACHED IN THE AGENDA, BUT THERE WERE, BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUE I THINK COMMISSIONER, YOU, YOU'RE ASKING THAT THERE WERE CHANGES PRESENTED IN THE PRESENTATION THAT ARE NOT INCLUDING THE PACKET? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO? UH, BOTH. YES. THERE WAS ONE CHANGE SINCE THE PACKET, WHICH I PRESENTED AS PART OF ONE OF THOSE MAPS, BUT THE REST OF THE MAPS THAT WERE POSTED ONLINE DO REFLECT THE OTHER AMENDMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, MR. CHAIR, IS THERE A WAY WE CAN GET A, [01:10:01] A PRINTED COPY OF THAT? I'M ON THE OLD FASHIONED AND SINCE WE'RE GONNA BE GOING BACK AND FORTH, JUST SO I CAN HAVE THAT CHANGE IN FRONT OF ME OR IN FRONT OF US. YES. WE'LL WORK ON GETTING PACKETS FOR YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. I, I, I ADMIT IT WAS, IT WAS A LITTLE HARD TO READ WHAT WAS ACTUALLY CHANGING, WHERE THE BOUNDARIES WERE MOVING. YEP. ON, ON THE, ON THE SCREEN. UH, COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE? YES, MR. CHAIR. UM, I, I AM FINE. I WOULDN'T MIND THE MAPS, THE PROPOSED BOUNDARY MAPS. UH, BUT I DO NOT FEEL PERSONALLY, UH, I GUESS THE OTHER 26 PAGES. UM, SO IF I THINK IF I COULD GET THE MAPS, IF WE COULD ELECT INDIVIDUALLY AS COMMISSIONERS, WHO WANTS THE FULL THING, WHO WANTS MAYBE JUST THE MAPS? YES. AND I THINK, I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE, YEAH, THAT, I THINK THAT'S WHAT COMMISSIONER HINOJOSA WAS SAYING WAS THE, THE MAPS WITH THE, THAT WERE UPDATED IN THE PRESENTATION. NOT, NOT THE WHOLE WHOLE, YEAH. UNPACK. OKAY. I'M SORRY. MISUNDERSTOOD MR. CHAIR. AND I WANTED TO NOT KILL, YOU KNOW, A GREATER PART OF A FOREST. I GOTCHA. BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. SO ONLY THE MAPS THAT, AND I THINK THOSE ARE LIKE SIX PAGES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IF THEY HAD CHANGES. UM, ALL RIGHT. SO ANY OTHER FINAL QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GET TO SPEAKERS? ALRIGHT, UM, CAN WE HEAR FROM OUR SPEAKERS PLEASE? SURE THING. ALL RIGHT. UH, FIRST, FIRST, TO START US OFF, WE HAVE MS. BIANCA MALDONADO AND SHE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MR. TOM SIMMONS AND THEN TO BE FOLLOWED BY MS. DREA GARZA. MR. SIMMONS AND MR. DAVE WATSON ARE YIELDING THEIR TIME TO ME. OKAY. CAN I JUST, MR. WATSON OR, ALRIGHT. WATSON AND MR. SIMMONS IS IN THE CORNER. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'LL GIVE MISS, UH, MALDONADO. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. RIGHT? GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS BIANCA MALDONADO, RESIDE AT 4 57 CLUB DRIVE. AND I'M COMING TO YOU BEFORE ABOUT THE TOD POLICY. THIS IS CITYWIDE POLICY. THIS ISN'T JUST FOR THE NORTH SOUTH, THIS IS FOR ANY FUTURE A RT CORRIDORS, WHICH AFFECTS MY COMMUNITY ON FREDERICKSBURG ROAD THAT HAS THE FIRST BRT IN THIS, IN THIS CITY WITH 15 MINUTE SERVICE. WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? BECAUSE THEY VIA HAS PLANS TO UPGRADE THE PRIMO ON FREDERICKSBURG ROAD TO AN A RT. SO THIS POLICY WILL AFFECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE FUTURE AS IT'S PLANNED. WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT TOD POLICY IS BALANCED, AND RIGHT NOW IT IS UNBALANCED. AND SO I'M SPECIFICALLY ASKING YOU TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE MIX USE DISTRICT THAT THERE BE A 50% PARKING REQUIREMENT. AND WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE THAT'S HOUSING AND SERVICES DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO A SINGLE FAMILY COMMUNITY. ASK YOURSELF, WHO PARKS ON FREDERICKSBURG ROAD, WHO PARKS ON SAN PEDRO? NOBODY PARKS ON THESE STREETS WHERE THESE BUS BUSES OPERATE. SO ANY VEHICULAR VEHICLES THAT COME TO THESE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS WILL PARK ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. IN YOUR PRIOR CASES, YOU MENTIONED SENSITIVITY TO TRAFFIC ON RESIDENTIAL, UH, STREETS. THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO SPEAK TO. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE PARKING CODE THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN 1965. THE ORIGINAL 36 SQUARE MILES WERE PRETTY MUCH BUILT OUT BY THEN, AND THEY HAVE SEVERAL GRANDFATHERING CONDITIONS. I LOOK AT WOODLAWN THEATER ON FREDERICKSBURG ROAD THAT ONLY HAS 29 SPACES, BUT YET THERE THEY'RE A THEATER, AN EVENT VENUE, AND THEY ALSO HAVE A BALLROOM AND EIGHT OTHER BUSINESSES ATTACHED TO IT. WE HAVE EXISTING CONDITIONS TODAY. AND TO BE IGNORANT OF THOSE AND NOT TAKE THEM INTO CONSIDERATION IS NOT PROTECTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE STAND UP AND PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. WE TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WHAT IS THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND USING THE BONDS? IT'S CALLED THE QUALIFIED ALLOCATION PLAN. THE QAP. THE QAP REQUIRES 1.5 PARKING SPACES. OUR CITY IS NOT SEEKING TO REDUCE THAT. SO I ASK YOU, PLEASE INTRODUCE SOMETHING THAT IS BALANCED, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE WANNA SUPPORT. WE'RE ALL HERE IN SUPPORT OF TOD, WE'RE ASKING FOR THESE SMALL TWEAKS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM SOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WEREN'T INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT NOT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG THE CORRIDOR HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT AT THE TABLE AND DEBATE THEIR MAPS. THEY ONLY WERE ABLE TO DEBATE THEM AFTER THE TASK FORCE APPROVED THEM. PUBLIC MEETINGS SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE, THE TASK FORCE APPROVE THOSE MAPS. TRYING TO CHANGE IT AFTER THE FACT IS HARD. PLEASE GIVE THEIR VOICES EXTRA CONSIDERATION TODAY BECAUSE THEY BRING THEIR LIFE STORIES TO YOU. [01:15:01] AND I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THEIR AMENDMENT REQUESTS FOR THEIR MAPS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DREA GAR GARZA TO BE FOLLOWED BY MS. SIMA COLVIN. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DREA GARZA AND MY ADDRESS IS 4 3 0 FUR DRIVE. FIRST, UH, I WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT I DO SUPPORT TODD. I'M NOT LOOKING TO STYMIE DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN BRING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND MORE HOUSING OPTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITIES. PROGRESS REQUIRES CHANGE AND DIFFICULT CHOICES, BUT PROGRESS WITHOUT REGARD FOR CONSEQUENCES TO LIFE SAFETY IS ABSURD. PARKING MAY NOT APPEAR TO BE SIGNIFICANT TO YOU, IT CERTAINLY ISN'T FOR MANY DEVELOPERS, BUT ACCESSIBLE STREETS OFFER AN ASSURANCE THAT EMS CAN SAFELY REACH RESIDENTS. SECONDS MATTER IN EMERGENCIES. RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT MUST CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES FOR LIFE SAFETY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. PLEASE SUPPORT AN AMENDMENT FOR 50% PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE TODD MX DISTRICT SO THAT PARKING REMAINS ON THE DEVELOPMENTS FOOTPRINT, NOT ON NARROW NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT I SUPPORT THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK THAT WAS, UM, PRESENTED BY, UH, MS. HERNANDEZ, BUT WITHOUT FUNDING, I AM CONCERNED IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE HAPHAZARD AND FOCUS ON MORE ECONOMICALLY STABLE AREAS, BYPASSING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. LET'S MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT, UM, MS. OLN TO BE FOLLOWED BY MS. LETICIA SANCHEZ. OSI OLN, 8 1 7 WEST MAGNOLIA AVENUE ON BEHALF OF THE BEACON HILL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOARD AND ZONING AND URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE. DEAR COMMISSIONERS, WE SUPPORT AN EQUITABLE TODD FRAMEWORK BASED ON PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND RESPECT FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. WE ASK THAT THIS BODY APPROVE THE REVISED UDC TODD AMENDMENTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THE 50% REDUCTION OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE TODD TRANSITIONAL DISTRICTS AND REQUEST THAT YOU AMEND THE TODD MIXED USE DISTRICTS TO REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 50% PARKING AS WELL. WE BELIEVE IT IS PRUDENT TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND SUBMIT THAT THE PARKING REQUIREMENT CAN BE FURTHER REDUCED IN FUTURE ONCE THE TRANSIT SYSTEM IS MORE ROBUST. AND CAR-FREE LIVING IS MORE OF A REALITY. WE ASK YOU TO SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF THE CUSTOMIZED BOUNDARY MAPS APPROVED BY THE TODD TASK FORCE, BUT ASK THAT CHANGES TO THE MAPS REQUESTED BY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE BE INCLUDED AS AMENDMENTS IN YOUR APPROVAL OF THE MAPS. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MS. LETICIA SANCHEZ TO BE FOLLOWED BY VICTORIA GORMAN. RAY MORALES IS GIVING ME HIS MINUTE. OKAY, THANK YOU. SO YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU. HI, UH, MY NAME IS LETICIA SANCHEZ. MY ADDRESS IS 1710 BERA CRUZ. UH, I'M IN DISTRICT 5 7 8 2 0 7. I'M SPEAKING ON THIS, UH, ITEM. UH, UM, I'M THE COPER CO-CHAIR PERSON OF THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION. AND I ALSO REPRESENTED OUR ASSOCIATION ON THE TODD TASK FORCE. UM, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OUR ASSOCIATION'S RESIDENTS WHO ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH THE IMPACT THAT THIS ZONING CODE WILL HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY. THE SILVER LINE, WHICH IS THE SECOND A RT THAT V IS PROPOSING, WILL RUN THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY ON COMMERCE IN BUENA VISTA STREETS. OUR ASSOCIATION HAS MANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE RECOMMENDED ZONING, INCLUDING THE RUSH TO PUSH THIS ZONING CODE THROUGH. UH, STUDY AFTER STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT TODD'S ZONING CODES THROUGHOUT THE US HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED LOW INCOME AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES LEADING TO THE DISPLACEMENT OF RESIDENTS FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES. FOR OUR RESIDENTS, THE EXCLUSION OF ALL SINGLE FAMILY ZONE PROPERTIES, REGARDLESS OF SIZE FROM TODD WITHIN THE CRACK, IS CRUCIAL. THEREFORE, WE SUPPORT THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO EXCLUDE ALL SINGLE FAMILY ZONE PROPERTIES REGARDLESS OF SIZE WITHIN THE CRACK FROM THE TODD SPECIAL DISTRICT. BASED ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S CURRENT EXPERIENCE WITH PROBLEMATIC PARKING ISSUES THAT WAS CREATED WHEN A FOUR STORY APARTMENT WAS BUILT WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE REQUEST THAT A MINIMUM OF 50% PARKING BE REQUIRED IN THE TODD MX DISTRICT. OUR V METRO SYSTEM CANNOT SUPPORT THE REQUIRED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEEDED TO ELIMINATE PARKING REQUIREMENTS AT THIS TIME. AND HAVING TO ACCOMMODATE PARKING THAT TODD WILL BRING INTO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS WILL NOT ONLY CREATE CONGESTION IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, BUT CREATE HAZARDOUS, HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES TRYING TO GET THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND. FINALLY, WE SUPPORT THE CREATION OF CUSTOMIZED TOP BOUNDARY MAPS WITH THE INPUT OF STAKEHOLDERS THAT INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ALONG THE TODD CORRIDOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR [01:20:01] TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MS. VICTORIA GORMAN TO BE FOLLOWED BY MS. MARY JOHNSON. HI, MY NAME IS VICTORIA GERMAN AND I LIVE AT 5 1 5 BEL NET PLACE. UH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE TOD TASK FORCE AS AN ALTERNATE FOR, UH, THE MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL DISTRICT. SAN ANTONIO IS SEVENTH LARGEST US CITY. WE REALIZED HOW INTEGRAL PARKING OR HOW INTEGRAL RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION IS FOR OUR FUTURE. WE ALSO REALIZE THAT OUR SECRET SAUCE IS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEY'RE UNIQUE. SO THESE HAVE TO BE LINKED BY GOOD TRANSPORTATION. WE'VE WORKED WITH NEIGHBORHOODS ALL ACROSS THE CITY. WE KNOW WE HAVE A HOUSING SHORTAGE. WE DON'T WANNA DISPLACE FAMILIES WHO ALREADY HAVE HOUSING. AND WE SUPPORT THE PT A RECOMMENDATION TO EXCLUDE ALL SINGLE FAMILY ZONE PROPERTIES WITH SINGLE FAMILY USE, REGARDLESS OF SIZE LOCATED IN THE CITY'S CRAG, THE 36 MILES. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE CITY, UH, INITIATIVE FOR RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS BECAUSE WE DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE IN THAT IN BETWEEN TIME BETWEEN WHERE WE ARE WITHOUT CARS AND WITH FULL TRANSIT. UH, WE, WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE ON THIS COMMITTEE AND THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE LIFE SAFETY ISSUES THAT OCCUR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MS. GERMAN. UM, NEXT WE HAVE MS. MARY JOHNSON TO BE FOLLOWED BY MS. ANN VAN PELT. HI, MARY JOHNSON. I LIVE AT 1 25 WEST RIDGEWOOD COURT. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE N MONTE VISTA TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. UH, ALTHOUGH WE ABUT THE TOD, WE WERE NOT, DID NOT HAVE A SEAT ON THE TASK FORCE. AND WE ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THE MAP CHANGES THAT REFLECT THE BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS THE OTHERS. NEXT TO THE TOD. WE ALSO REQUEST THAT AMENDMENTS BE MADE CONCERNING THE ZERO PARKING AND MIXED USE TO AT LEAST 50%. I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY POOR PLANNING TO NOT HAVE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. OUR SOCIETY AND CULTURE HAVE BEEN CREATED AROUND CARS. AND TO NOT RECOGNIZE THAT IS SIMPLY A DENIAL OF REALITY. IF PROPERTY OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PARKING, THEY WILL DELIBERATELY UNDERSUPPLY IT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEIR CU CUSTOMERS AND TENANTS WILL USE OFFSITE PARKING WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. ENDING PARKING REQUIREMENTS WILL EXACERBATE AND SQUEEZE ON STREET PARKING SUPPLY. CASE IN POINT, THE TOBIN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. IF NO REQUIREMENTS, WHY WOULD DEVELOPERS SPEND THE MONEY TO PROVIDE PARKING WHEN THE PROBLEM WOULD JUST BECOME OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S PROBLEMS? THE NEED FOR JUST BECAUSE WE CREATE TOD PARKING IS ESSENTIAL AND THE NEED WILL NOT GO AWAY. EVEN IF MODES OF OTHER TRANSIT ARE USED MORE, YOU CAN POSSIBLY LIVE WITHOUT A CAR FOR SOME DAY-TO-DAY ERRANDS. BUT MOST PEOPLE WILL STILL OWN AND USE CARS. IF ANYTHING WE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER I'M, I'M SORRY, NOT JUST PARKING REQUIREMENTS I'S, BUT EV CHARGING SPACES. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MS. ANN VAN PELT TO BE FOLLOWED BY MS. PATTY GIBBONS. I'M SORRY, I'M NOT GONNA HEAR ALL THE 300 VOICEMAILS. YOU CAN STAY HERE. YOU KNOW, AS YOU THINK ABOUT 300, ABOUT 300 VOICEMAILS, THAT'S 300 PEOPLE THAT CARE. AND I THINK THAT I'VE BEEN BEFORE YOU ALL BEFORE AND I'M, I'M IN AWE OF ALL THE WORK YOU DO. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT JOB THAT YOU HAVE AND YOU CONTROL OUR FUTURE. SO AS YOU CONSIDER, YOU'VE HEARD OVER AND OVER AND YOU'RE GONNA HEAR 300 TIMES, I THINK THAT 50% PARKING IS ESSENTIAL. WE CANNOT JUST DUMP PEOPLE ON THE STREET. IT'S NOT GONNA WORK. AND MONTE VISTA'S AN EXAMPLE, BUT SO ARE THE OTHER HISTORIC OR OLDER COMMUNITIES SOUTH OF HILDEBRAND. UH, WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE MORE DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE WANT IT TO BE DONE CORRECTLY SO THAT IT WORKS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE THERE AND NOT DISRUPTIVE. SO AS YOU'RE CONSIDERING AND YOU HEAR, DON'T JUST HAVE FACELESS CHATTER IN YOUR HEAD, HEAR THOSE, THAT'S SOMEBODY TALKING TO YOU SAYING PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. AND COULD WE GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS JUST FOR THE RECORD? SORRY. MY, MY NAME IS ANNE, UH, VAN PE AND I LIVE AT 1 1 9 WEST ATCH IN A TINY LITTLE HOUSE. SO EVERYBODY THINKS MONTE VISTA'S ALL MANSIONS. IT IS NOT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. AND NEXT WE HAVE MS. PATTY GIBBONS TO BE FOLLOWED BY MS. GEMMA KENNEDY. PATTY GIBBONS, PRESIDENT OF GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 1 1 6 8. ONE EIGHT SANDMAN. UM, WE DO NOT, UH, BUT SAN PEDRO THE LINE, BUT WE DO, BUT THE BOUNDARY LINE, AND I HAD SENT EACH OF YOU ARE REVISED MAP. UM, A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS. ARCHAIC PARKING SINCE 1965, I DON'T THINK IT'S ARCHAIC. YOU, THE CITY REQUIRED EACH OF THESE BUSINESSES TO HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF PARKING THAT THEY HAVE TODAY. THAT'S NOT ARCHAIC. IS IT A SOCIAL EQUITY TO, FOR TODD ON THE MAP THAT SHE SHOWED YOU THAT THERE'S ALL KINDS OF AREAS FOR TODD. THAT MAP IS MORE EQUITABLE [01:25:01] TODAY THAN THE MAP YOU'RE DRAWING. THERE IS NO TOD CORRIDOR IN THE, IN THE NATIONAL I'VE LOOKED. THERE IS NONE. THEY ARE WHAT YOU HAVE TODAY, NOLE TODS, THAT MAKES IT EQUITABLE, THAT MAKES IT WALKABLE. THAT MAKES IT A COMMUNITY OF, UH, THIS SIZE WHERE YOU'RE GONNA GO DOWN 22 TO 11 MILES AND THEN 11 MILES BACK, 22 MILES. THAT'S NOT THE EQUITABLE WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT. DANG MY TIME'S UP. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MS, UH, GEMMA KENNEDY TO BE FOLLOWED BY MR. TONY GARCIA. I'M GIVING MY TIME TO TONY GARCIA. ALL RIGHT, MR. GARCIA, THAT WILL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES. GOOD AFTERNOON. TONY GARCIA, 2 43 EAST ATCH AVENUE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. I'M A MEMBER OF THE CITY'S TOD TASK FORCE, THE TIER ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION STEERING COMMITTEE AND CHAIR OF THE MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION ZONING AND CO COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE. THE MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING A TOD THAT WILL BRING NEW NEIGHBORS AND BUSINESSES TO OUR COMMUNITY. MONTE VISTA SUPPORT IS REFLECTIVE IN THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAP, WHERE NUMEROUS PROPERTIES ALONG THE GREEN LINE A RT ARE SHOWN AS POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR TOD DISTRICTS. BEYOND OUR SUPPORT, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT ANY NEW TOD CODE RESPECTS OURS AND OTHERS BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND REFLECTS THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS. SAN ANTONIO'S NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY OLDER INNER CITY AREAS LIKE MONTE VISTA AND OTHERS CURRENTLY HAVE SOME OF THE DENSEST POPULATIONS THAT ALREADY INCLUDE MIDDLE HOUSING, DUPLEXES, TRIPLEXES, QUADPLEXES, AND MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENTS. THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ALSO HAVE THE MOST ESTABLISHED BUILT ENVIRONMENTS THAT NEED TO BE RESPECTED BY THE CITY. THAT BEING SAID, WE REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY, WHICH INCLUDES THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER ANY SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT DIDN'T HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE. SINCE THE CITY IS PROPOSING A CUSTOMIZED TOD APPROACH, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT, THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF 50%. THE COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT INCREASES LIFE SAFETY CONCERNS ALONG ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. A PARKING REQUIREMENT, IF SEEN AS AN IMPEDIMENT TO MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT CAN ALWAYS BE MITIGATED THROUGH COOPERATIVE PARKING AGREEMENTS. BOA VARIANCES OR UDC AMENDMENTS. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL AS SERIOUS CONSIDERATION OF OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS OR CONCERNS BEING EXPRESSED TODAY THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE, UH, MS. JILL TORBERT TO BE FOLLOWED BY MS. KELLY WELLS WALLS. SORRY. GOOD AFTERNOON. I TOO WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. I WANNA SPEAK TO THE ISSUE OF PARKING. I LIVE AT 1 24 WEST GRAMERCY IN MONTE VISTA. THIS IS AN INNER CITY NEIGHBORHOOD. I THINK TO ADOPT A CODE THAT WOULD REDUCE THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NONSENSICAL. THE NEIGHBORHOOD I LIVE IN IS ALREADY DENSELY POPULATED WITH RESIDENTIAL HOMES. I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHETHER IF YOU LIVE NEXT DOOR TO A NEIGHBOR WHO ALWAYS PARKED HIS OR HER CARS IN FRONT OF YOU, THAT IS ACTUALLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING. IF YOU ADOPT NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS, YOU ARE SAYING TO YOUR NEIGHBORS, OKAY, PARK IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE WHENEVER YOU NEED TO. THAT IS SIMPLY NOT WHAT WE EXPECT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, SUCH AS OURS. WHERE THERE ARE DRIVEWAYS AND GARAGES, WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE PARKING IN THE GARAGE OR ON THEIR PROPERTY. UM, IT IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN THE CARS ARE OUT IN THE STREET, UM, EMERGENCY VEHICLES CANNOT GET BY. BICYCLISTS ARE IN DANGER AND PEDESTRIANS ARE IN DANGER. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MS. KELLY WALLS. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M KELLY WALLS REPRESENTING CROWN HILL [01:30:01] PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. WHEN THE CITY FAILED TO ADDRESS DANGEROUS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN OUR AREA, IT SENT OVER 6,000 CARS CUTTING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SUCH POOR PLANNING REQUIRED A REACTIVE SOLUTION. FAST FORWARD TO NOW, AND HISTORY IS ABOUT TO REPEAT ITSELF. THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE ALL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY TOD. IT FAILED TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF THE T 2 81 AND FOUR 10 PROJECT. RESULTING FALLOUT WILL REQUIRE REACTIVE SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT ADVERSE ECONOMIC IMPACTS, DISPLACEMENT AND PEDESTRIAN DEATHS. CROWN HILL PARK ASKS THAT THE AIRPORT MAP BE WITHDRAWN. IF THAT IS NOT FEASIBLE, WE ASK THAT YOU RECOMMEND OUR AMENDED MAP. STRONGER PROTECTIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKING CLASS NEIGHBORHOODS SHOULD BE BAKED IN NOW, IF NOT AT RISK, STAKEHOLDERS WILL NOT BE PROTECTED FROM THE ADVERSE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. UM, NEXT WE HAVE MR. JACK FINGER AND HE IS TO BE FOLLOWED BY MS. COLLEEN WAKES PACK. I WANT YOU PUT THIS ON YOUR AUDIO VISUAL. ACTUALLY PUT THIS ONE UP THERE. WE HAVE THAT. WE CAN PASS MIC. I'LL HAND IT. JACK, IF YOU COULD PLEASE GO TO THE PODIUM AND, AND BEGIN SPEAKING. WE CAN PASS OUT ANY ITEMS YOU NEED UPSIDE DOWN. THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS PANEL. MY NAME IS JACK FINGER LIVE IN 9 0 1 WEST MULBERRY. YOU SEE THIS, UH, WHAT I CALL AN OCTOPUS. YES. THAT BIG SPIDER THERE VIA AND THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, THEY SAY, DON'T WORRY, WE DON'T, WE ARE NOT GOING TO REZONE ANYBODY. NOBODY HAS TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. WELL, WHAT'S IT DOING IN FRONT OF A ZONING COMMISSION MEETING? HUH? NO, I'M SORRY. UM, THIS IS WHAT THEIR REAL PLAN IS. THEY, THEY, THEY MESSED UP AND THEY ACTUALLY DID DIVULGE IT TO, TO US, SIR. YES. THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ALL ACROSS THE CITY. YEAH. IT PEOPLE, THEY SAY PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT REZONING, BUT THEY'LL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REZONING. HUH? I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE TALKING OUTTA BOTH SIDES OF THEIR MOUTH, ESSENTIALLY. YOU'RE, YOU'RE TRYING TO, AS I TOLD THE PLANNING LAST WEEK, YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT LIPSTICK ON A PIG. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S YOUR TIME. SORRY. THANK YOU. ONE MINUTES. NEXT WE HAVE MS. COLLEEN WAGS PACK PLEASE. COLLEEN WAG PACK 1603 TARTAN LANE. SAN ANTONIO DESERVES A CLEAN, SAFE, AND EFFICIENT PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM. UH, THE, I REQUEST THAT RATHER THAN COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF PARKING MINIMUMS IN THE TOD MX ZONE, WE ALLOW FOR UP TO A 50% REDUCTION THROUGHOUT THE TODD. THIS RESTRICTION COULD BE ADJUSTED IN THE FUTURE. AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO A CAR-FREE SOCIETY, WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS IMPROVED PUBLIC TRANSIT. HOWEVER, WE NEED CONTINUED CITIZEN SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS. WE ALSO NEED TO, UH, WE NEED TO REMAIN, UH, STRONG IN SUPPORTING THE BUILD OUT NEIGHBORHOODS. THE REALITY IS THAT ALL OF THE NEW PROPERTIES, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE MX ZONE, WILL NEED PARKING FOR DELIVERIES, CONSTRUCTION AND VISITORS, AS WELL AS THE INEVITABLE VEHICLES OWNED BY SOME OF THOSE RESIDENTS. BEING FLEXIBLE WITH PARKING IN ORDER TO LIMIT CONGESTION WITHIN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND ENSURING ACCESS BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES WILL ENSURE CONTINUED PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IMPROVED TRANSPORT. THANK YOU. AND THAT IS IT FOR SPEAKER SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. THE REST IS VOICEMAILS. ALRIGHT, GREAT. SO, QUESTION KAT, YOU'RE GONNA DO A REBUTTAL AT THE END OF ALL VOICEMAILS AND EVERYTHING. OKAY. GOTCHA. ALRIGHT, THANKS. [01:35:01] SO QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS LOOKING LEFT. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE. UM, SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. UM, WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR NAME CROWN, CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. YEAH. AND JUST TO CLARIFY TO MS. WALLACE, SORRY, WOULD YOU COME UP? YEAH. AND THIS IS TO CLARIFY TO OTHER COMMISSIONERS. THESE ARE GONNA BE QUESTIONS TO THE SPEAKERS. NOT N NOT QUESTIONS TO KA OR STAFF OR ANYBODY ELSE YET. O OKAY. UM, SO TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE WAS NO OUTREACH, UH, UH, I'M SURE IT WAS INADVERTENT FROM THE CITY, UM, BUT THE PROPOSED, UH, AMENDMENT TO THE AIRPORT TO RECTOR MAP THAT YOU PROVIDED US, THAT'S THE SAME MAP AS FROM THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS ASSOCIATION. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. YES, SIR. I BELIEVE THERE WERE MINOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OURS AND THEIR OKAY. THERE THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES. YES, THEY WERE MINOR, BUT ESSENTIALLY THE SAME. OKAY. UM, SO EFFECTIVELY THAT WOULD LIMIT THE TOD, UH, FROM SORT OF THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF ISOM. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. WHAT'S WHAT'S THE THOUGHT BEHIND THAT? UM, SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THAT. NUMBER ONE, VIAS OWN DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT THEY FAILED TO DO TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, NOT ONLY AT THE FOUR 10 AND SAN PEDRO INTERCHANGE, BUT IZA AND SAHARA. WE HAVE A LOT OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMING UP THERE ALREADY, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SPORTS COMPLEX AT ALAMO HEIGHTS. UM, ISD AT RAMSEY AND JONES MALTSBERGER. THERE ARE EXISTING CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS ON RAMSEYS. UM, THEY PROPOSED A VIA REPRESENTATIVE PROPOSED THAT INDIVIDUALS ON JONES MALTSBERGER WOULD BE ABLE TO WALK TO THE AIRPORT FROM JONES MALTSBERGER. ALL OF THAT AREA THAT THEY'RE INCLUDING, IT'S NOT WALKABLE IF THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF TOD IS WALKABILITY WITHIN EXISTING CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW, THAT IS NOT WHAT'S OCCURRING. ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO HAVE THE IMPACT OF THE TEXT 2 81 PROJECT COMING UP VIA ANTICIPATED WHEN THEY PUT FORTH THEIR TRAFFIC ANALYSIS THAT TXDOT WOULD BE DONE WITH THIS PROJECT IN 2023. THEY'RE STILL IN THE ADVANCED PLANNING STAGE AT THIS POINT. AS SUCH, THEY'RE NOT EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN, I BELIEVE IN UNTIL 2026. AND OF COURSE, THAT'S SUBJECT TO CHANGE FROM THERE. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF, UM, UNKNOWNS AT THIS POINT. WE FEEL BECAUSE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL AS THE BUSINESSES, NOBODY NORTH OF FOUR 10 WAS CONTACTED WHEN THESE MAPS WERE BEING CREATED. THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT AREA. THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THAT THE AIRPORT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS PLANNING, IN THAT EMAIL OR THE COPY OF THE EMAIL THAT I SENT YOU FROM 2022. THANK YOU, MS. MOSS. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, UH, I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU THOUGH. OH, YES, SIR. I, I KIND OF WANT TO, I WANT TO GO LITTLE BIT BY LITTLE BIT. YES, SIR. UH, 'CAUSE I THINK IT WILL HELP THE COMMISSIONERS TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY WANT TO CONSIDER ANY AMENDMENTS. I WANT PICK OUT SORT OF GRANULARLY, UH, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE. UM, 'CAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU'RE ADVOCATING FOR AMENDMENT, THE THE MORE PRECISE WE CAN BE, THE BETTER. ALRIGHT. SO THE OTHER BIG AREA, SORT OF IN THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT THAT YOU SUBMITTED FROM CROWN HILL PARK, UH, THAT I, I, I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHY IT SHOULDN'T BE INCLUDED. AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S MY PERSPECTIVE RIGHT NOW IS THAT WHOLE AREA SORT OF NORTH AND EAST OF 2 81. SO WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE THOUGHT BEHIND EXCLUDING THAT PART THAT'S CLOSEST TO THE AIRPORT? UM, AND, AND YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF SEEMS LIKE, TO THE EXTENT I KNOW THAT AREA, IT'S INDUSTRIAL HEAVY COMMERCIAL THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO IF YOU CAN JUST TELL ME WHY YOU THINK THAT SHOULD BE THAT PORTION AGAIN, JUST, JUST TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF 2 81, WHY THAT SHOULD BE EXCLUDED. Y YES, SIR. UM, SEVERAL REASONS. NUMBER ONE, THE AIRPORT IS REQUIRED, UM, PER, AGAIN, PER THAT EMAIL, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY TYPE OF PLANNING FOR PROPERTIES ADJOINING OR, UM, NEAR THE AIRPORT. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. THE REASON WHY THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO THAT IS THE FAA, WHEN THEY ISSUE GRANTS, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ASSURANCES THAT THE AIRPORT WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLANNING BECAUSE THEY WANNA PREVENT ENCROACHMENT IN INAPPROPRIATE LAND USE NEXT TO THE AIRPORT. SO ANY TYPE OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH DENSITY MULTIFAMILY HOUSING, WOULD BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING LAND USE PLAN. SECOND, [01:40:01] THAT IS NOT A WALKABLE AREA. AGAIN, OPTIN, MOST OF THAT AREA, THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS. THERE ACTUALLY IS NOT A STATION THAT'S ACCESSIBLE TO ANYBODY THAT WOULD, UM, IF YOU'RE, SAY FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE IN THE AREA WHERE THE POST OFFICE IS AT, YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO WALK TO ANY GREEN LINE STATION BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, THERE AREN'T SIDEWALKS. THE MAJORITY OF THAT AREA. AND NUMBER TWO, CITY ORDINANCE PROHIBITS PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IN MANY AREAS THERE. SO INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO WALK ALONG THE ACCESS ROAD OF 2 81 TO REACH EITHER A, THE PROPOSED GREEN LINE STATION AT THE AIRPORT OR AT SAHARA. AND THAT WOULD RESULT IN PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES. THANK YOU MS. WALLACE. UM, I THINK THAT IS ALL MY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. UH, SHOULD I KEEP GOING WITH OTHER PEOPLE OR SHOULD WE WELL, WE HAVE 'EM UP HERE. ASK ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER COMM, ANY COMMISSIONERS WITH QUESTIONS FOR, I HAVE A QUICK ONE FOR HER. OKAY. UH, AND I GUESS IT'S FOR YOU AND MS. GIBBONS, UH, BOTH OF YOU SUBMITTED SIMILAR MAPS, BUT THEY'RE DIFFERENT. COULD Y'ALL AGREE ON A MAP THAT BOTH OF YOU WOULD SUPPORT? OH, YES SIR. I, I BELIEVE SO. I THINK HER PRIMARY REASON FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN THE MAP WAS THAT THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ALONG THAT PART OF THE CORRIDOR WERE OWNED BY KALI AUTO DEALER. SO SHE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS FEASIBLE TO SPLIT THAT UP WHERE HALF OF THEIR PROPERTIES WOULD BE IN TOD AND THE OTHER WOULD NOT. SO I THINK WE WOULD BE OPEN TO A COMPROMISE WITH THAT. OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR. UH, I WAS JUST CURIOUS, ARE YOU SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE AIRPORT OR IS THAT JUST YOUR INTERPRETATION? NO, I'M SPEAKING, UM, FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. BUT WE PARTICIPATED IN, WHEN THEY DID THE, UM, LAND USE OR THE GREATER AIRPORT PLAN BACK IN 2022, MYSELF, UH, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, GREATER HARMONY HILLS, AS WELL AS OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD AND BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN THE AIRPORT AREA. WE PARTICIPATED IN THAT PLANNING AND IT WAS A, A RESULT OF THAT PLANNING THAT WE LEARNED THAT THE AIRPORT IS, UM, THEY TOLD US THAT THERE'LL BE NO HOUSING BECAUSE IT WOULD BE VIEWED AS INCOMPATIBLE LAND USE. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UH, SO JUDGE, MR. BUSTAMONTE QUICK CLARIFICATION IN LIGHT OF, UM, COMMISSIONER WOODS'S QUESTION, UH, WHEN YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE KAYLA AUTO DEALERSHIPS, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE LAND ON THE WEST SIDE OF SAN PEDRO SHOULDN'T BE SPLIT FROM THE LAND ON THE EAST SIDE, BECAUSE ARE THOSE BOTH OWNED BY THE K GROUP? I DON'T KNOW. UH, A LARGE CHUNK OF IT IS, YES, SIR. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. I JUST, I JUST NEED A LITTLE CLARIFICATION ON THAT. ALRIGHT, GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON FOR HERB SPECIFICALLY? NO. FROM OTHER COMMISSIONERS? NONE. ALRIGHT, THANKS PATTY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, UM, QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS TO ANOTHER SPEAKER THAT WE HAD? GO AHEAD. UH, I'LL TAKE, UH, EITHER MS. MALDONADO OR MR. UH GARCIA. I'LL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, NOT FAIR . I'LL TAKE YOUR BOTH. COME ON UP. I, I WAS LIKE, NO, PLEASE COME. , COME ON UP. COME ON, TONY. MAYBE NOT AT THE, I DON'T WANT YOU SPEAKING AT THE SAME TIME, BUT I'LL, BUT NO, WE WON'T, BUT Y'ALL SHOULD BOTH COME UP AT THE SAME TIME. SHE'LL COMMENT. GO AHEAD. UM, ALONG WITH OTHER FOLKS, BUT Y'ALL KIND OF JUMPED OUT AT ME. UM, WELL, 'CAUSE 'CAUSE WE SEE YOU HERE. UH, Y'ALL WERE PART OF THE UDC AMENDMENT PROCESS AND WERE INVOLVED AND SPOKE FREQUENTLY ABOUT THAT. AND, AND THIS IS A PORTION OF, AT LEAST THE ACTUAL, UH, REGULATION PORTION OF IT IS PART OF THE UDC AMENDMENT. UM, BUT Y'ALL BOTH TOOK ISSUE WITH THE 50% PARKING, UH, THAT YOU WANNA REQUIRE IT AT THE MX DISTRICTS WITHIN THE TOD. UM, WHY 50%? AND MS. MALDONADO, IF YOU CAN ANSWER ME THAT FIRST. SO FOR THE TRANSITIONAL USE, THE TR DISTRICT HAS A 50% REDUCTION. UH, THE MX DISTRICT WAS PERCEIVED TO BE AT A 50% TOO, BECAUSE IT WILL BE ADJACENT POTENTIALLY TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. AND IT'S BRINGING SERVICES AND HOUSING TOGETHER. SO WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THAT IN THE BUILT CONDITIONS OF OUR CITY IN THAT OUR CRAG WAS BUILT OUT BEFORE EVEN, YOU KNOW, THE ARCHAIC [01:45:01] SUPPOSEDLY PARKING REGULATION EXISTED, IT WAS A SENSITIVITY AND A BALANCE. IT'S BASED ON WHAT WE SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY TODAY. AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE IT CAME FROM. I MEAN, YOU SEE IT AS ZONING COMMISSIONERS CASE BY CASE WHERE PEOPLE ARGUE ABOUT PARKING. YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK AT THE IDZ, THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES THAT HAPPENED WHEN THE IDZ AMENDMENTS CAME THROUGH, WAS TO ADDRESS THE SITE PLAN AND LOOK TO SEE WHERE THE PARKING IS. BECAUSE THAT IS A BIG QUESTION BECAUSE WE KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE RELY ON, ON STREET PARKING TODAY. AND THAT THE WIDTH OF A STREET FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES IS A CRITICAL ISSUE IN A LOT OF URBAN CORE STREETS TODAY. OKAY, THANK YOU, MS. MALONA. MR. GARCIA? UH, YES, I COULD SUPPORT, UH, THE COMMENTS MADE BY, UH, BIANCA. UH, SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, WE MET WITH A DEVELOPER THAT ACTUALLY SAT ON THE, UH, TOD, UH, TASK FORCE AND ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT PARKING. AND THE RESPONSE WAS, WAS, UH, THAT, UH, A REGIONAL APPROACH IS A 1.0, UH, PARKING SPACE, UH, FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, UH, AS OPPOSED TO THE STANDARD 1.5. SO, UH, WE WENT FURTHER ON THE DISCUSSION, UH, WITH REGARDS TO DOT. UH, THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY AT THE CURRENT MOMENT IS SOMEWHAT LUKEWARM. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF IT. BUT, UH, TO US, UH, I THINK, UH, OUR DISCUSSION ON THE PARKING GAVE US A SOMEWHAT DIRECTION WITH REGARDS TO AT LEAST A GOING 50% REQUIREMENT ON, UH, THE TOD MX. WELL, AND SO NOW I'LL, I'LL START WITH YOU AND I'M GONNA ASK, IS THERE A, A PROPORTION LOWER THAN 50% THAT MIGHT WORK? OR ACTUALLY, NOPE, THAT WAS A CONFUSING QUESTION. UM, GETTING RID OF IT. UM, SO RIGHT NOW Y'ALL ARE BOTH ADVOCATING THAT THERE BE A 50% REDUCTION ALLOWED IN THE MX ON THE TOD, RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. SO IS THERE A REDUCTION GREATER, SAY, 70%, 75% THAT MIGHT BE ACCEPTABLE IF IT'S ACCOMMODATING SOME PARKING, BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE FULL 50%? WELL, I THINK THAT'S UP TO THE, UH, THE COMMISSION TO, TO DECIDE, YOU KNOW, WHAT, UH, WHAT WE LOOK AT IS WE LOOK AT OUR MAP, OKAY. AND IF WE LOOK AT OUR, OUR CUSTOMIZED BOUNDARY MAP, WE'RE NOT SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT MONTE VISTA, WE'RE LOOKING AT BOTH MONTE VISTA AND ALTA VISTA. IF YOU LOOK ON THE ALTA VISTA SITE, THERE'S QUITE A BIT MORE COMMERCIAL ZONING, WHICH ARE, UH, I GUESS CANDIDATES FOR, FOR TOD, UH, MX AS OPPOSED TO THE MONTE VISTA SIDE. ON THE MONTE VISTA SIDE. SOUTH OF, UH, UH, I WANNA SAY SOUTH OF, UM, OF, UM, UM, MULBERRY, UH, MOST OF THE, UH, MOST OF THE, UH, LOTS, UH, ABUTTING, UH, SAN PEDRO, THE, THE, THE A RT, OUR COMMERCIAL ZONING, UH, OUR CONCERN IS REALLY WITH THE IMPACT OF, OF PARKING INTO LIFE SAFETY ISSUES INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, AND I THINK IT'S MORE INTENSE ON THE ALTA VISTA SIDE THAN ON THE MONTE VISTA SIDE. SO, UH, I'M THINKING THAT IT NEEDS A, A THOROUGH DISCUSSION. OKAY. THANK YOU MR. GARCIA. I'M GONNA GO MALANO THEN. I'M GONNA HAVE ONE MORE OF THIS, UH, BACK AND FORTH QUESTION FOR YOU. SO, MS. MALDONADO, IS THERE A, A GREATER REDUCTION, 70, 75, 80, UH, THAT YOU MIGHT THINK WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE IN THE MX UH, SUBPART OF THE TOD? NO, SIR, NOT AT THIS TIME. AND PRIMARILY I MAKE MY DECISION BASED ON A CONVERSATION I HAD JUST A FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LAND USE ATTORNEY WHO WAS HERE FOR A MEETING BEFORE YOU TODAY WHO SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THE GOOD GUYS. WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT. BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT THE GOOD GUYS, IT'S ABOUT THE BAD GUYS WHO ARE COMING IN FROM CALIFORNIA THAT COME IN AND APPROACH THIS LAND USE ATTORNEY WHO'S ARGUING CASES BEFORE YOU WHO SAYS, HEY, THEY DON'T, IF THEY DON'T REQUIRE A PARKING REQUIREMENT, WHY SHOULD I BUILD IT? THEY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR. AND I'M ASKING FOR LIFE SAFETY ACCESS. THAT'S REALLY THE PARAMOUNT PIECE. AND I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T, UM, RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO ACHIEVE THE PARKING REQUIREMENT. THERE ARE ALSO, YOU CAN GET A VARIANCE THROUGH BOA, WHICH ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY IN A PROCESS TO DO THAT. SO IT'S NOT A HARD LINE IN THE SAND. THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS OUT THERE, AND I THINK THOSE OPTIONS CAN BE UTILIZED ON SITE SPECIFIC SITUATIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. THANK YOU. I HAVE, THIS IS, THIS IS GONNA BE MY LAST QUESTION OF Y'ALL. UM, BUT YOU KNOW, ONE WAY, YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO SORT OF DEAL WITH PARKING. AND, AND THE SAME IS TRUE, RIGHT? WITH RESPECT TO PARKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN HAVE PERMITTED PARKING, UM, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE IT HERE, BUT YOU CAN HAVE ALTERNATE SIDE STREET PARKING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT ARE, UH, AVAILABLE AS TOOLS, UH, TO DEAL WITH OVER PARKING, UH, THE HEALTH, HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES THAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE COME TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES, UM, IN Y'ALL'S EXPERIENCE IN Y'ALL'S NEIGHBORHOODS. UH, HAVE Y'ALL EXPLORED ANY OF THAT WITH YOUR COUNCIL PERSON? JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY? I MEAN, I'M NOT HOLDING YOU TO IT. NO JUDGMENT. WELL, UH, LET ME, LET ME MAKE A COMMENT WITH REGARDS [01:50:01] TO, UH, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, HEARING WHERE WE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CITY, UH, TRY TO EXPLAIN THE, THE PARKING, UH, UH, RESIDENTIAL PARKING, UH, UH, PERMIT PROGRAM. UH, THE INTENT, OR REALLY THE, THE FEELING THAT WE GOT FROM THE RESPONSE WAS IT'S, IT'S A VERY LONG-TERM PROCESS. AND, UH, I THINK THAT, UH, I DON'T BELIEVE THE CITY WANTS TO BE SOMEWHAT PROACTIVE WITH THE, WITH, WITH THE PARKING, UH, PERMIT PROGRAM. UH, SO IT, IT KIND OF LEAVES US IN A, A NO MAN'S, UH, LAND SITUATION. SO I, I, I THINK, UH, INTRODUCING A PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR, UH, TOD MX IS PROBABLY THE MOST APPROPRIATE, UH, WAY TO ADDRESS A PARKING ISSUE. AND AS BIANCA HAS MENTIONED, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE COOPERATIVE PARKING AGREEMENTS. THERE ARE, UH, UH, UH, BOA VARIANCES AND EVEN A UDC AMENDMENT SCHEDULED FOR 2027 THAT COULD BE, UH, COULD USED TO, TO CHANGE THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR TOD MX. I WILL TELL YOU, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE WERE NO PARKING SIGNS THAT WERE ADDED TO ADDRESS SCHOOL PICKUP AND DROP OFF SITUATIONS. HOWEVER, WE GET NO ENFORCEMENT, ZERO. AND I WILL SPEAK FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM BECAUSE I WAS COPIED ON SOME EMAILS THAT WERE EXCHANGED FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS ON THE SOUTH, IN SOUTH TOWN WITH THE CITY, THEY GET NO ENFORCEMENT. AND IN SPEAKING WITH MR. JOHN JACKS, HE SPECIFICALLY TOLD ME HE DIDN'T WANT HIS CODE OFFICERS OUT THERE ENGAGING WITH PEOPLE AT NIGHT. SO THAT FALLS TO SAPD. AND GUESS WHERE PARKING IS IN THE PRIORITY OUT OF ONE TO NINE, WITH ONE BEING THE HIGHEST, IT'S NUMBER NINE. SO IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY PARKING IN YOUR DRIVEWAY BLOCKING AN EMERGENCY ACCESS, THAT IS NOT A, THAT'S NOT A TOP OF THE LINE AND GOES UNADDRESSED. SOMEBODY MIGHT COME OUT AND WRITE A TICKET. BUT THOSE AREAS ALREADY HAVE RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT PROGRAMS AND THEY HAVE ISSUES ALREADY AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, ENGAGING WITH THE CITY TO ADDRESS THEM. BUT THERE'S NO RESOURCES TO ADDRESS 'EM. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SO THAT'S REALLY WHY WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR IT. THANKS FOR YOUR QUESTION THERE. THANK YOU MS. MALDONADO. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. MALDONADO? HAVE A QUESTION. HOLD ON. HOLD ON GUYS. HOLD ON. OTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS FOR MS. MALDONADO OR, OR, UH, MR. GONZAL? PROBABLY THEY CAN, BOTH OF US COULD HAVE, SORRY, MAYBE ADDRESS, I DID SOME DRIVING AROUND ME DAY, UH, OVER ON RUSSELL PLACE. MR. WITTICK, CAN YOU USE YOUR MICROPHONE? WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. ON RUSSELL PLACE, UH, THE MERIDIAN CARE, UH, APPEARS THAT THE STREET WAS LOADED WITH CARS AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ALSO HAVE A PARKING LOT POSSIBLY ON ASHBY. BUT IS THAT A COMMON THING THAT'S EXISTING OVER THERE? ARE THEY OVERWHELMED WITH PARKING UP AND DOWN THE STREET AND IT APPEARED TO BE FROM THE FACILITY? I WANNA SAY, UH, YES. UH, I LIVE ON ATCH, WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO, UH, MULBERRY. UH, DURING THE AFTERNOON FROM THREE O'CLOCK TO SIX O'CLOCK. UH, THERE'S PRETTY MUCH A TRAFFIC JAM WITH REGARDS TO, UH, FOLKS GOING EAST AND WEST ON MULBERRY BETWEEN 2 81 AND SAN PEDRO, SAN PEDRO. SO, UH, WITH REGARDS TO TRAFFIC ISSUES, THERE IS A TRAFFIC ISSUE AS WELL AS A PARKING ISSUE ON ATCH. IT'S A VERY, VERY NARROW, NARROW STREET AND WE'VE HAD SEVERAL FIRES IN, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT, UH, MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR, UH, FIRE STATION, UH, VEHICLES AND EMS TO, TO, TO ACTUALLY MOVE INTO. SO, UH, YES, IT IS A PROBLEM FOR THE SMALLER STREETS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR ME? UH, IT WAS REALLY JOINT FOR BOTH JOINT FOR BOTH OF Y'ALL TO ADDRESS. OKAY. BUT HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON. LET ME GET ON THIS SIDE FIRST TOO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE FOR MR. GARCIA AND MS. MALDONADO? NONE COMMISSIONERS ON THE RIGHT? NONE. I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION, UM, AND FOR BOTH OF Y'ALL EITHER OR CAN I ANSWER? UM, Y'ALL HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THE 50% FOR, UM, TOD MIXED. IS IT PRIMARILY WHERE TOD MIXED IS AROUND SINGLE FAMILY OR, AND WHAT I'M SAYING IS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE MAP, SAY IN THE FUTURE UP NEAR NORTH STAR MALL, THOSE AREAS SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL, DOES IT, IF THOSE WERE REZONED TOD MIXED, WOULD YOU STILL, DO YOU STILL BELIEVE THAT THE 50% IS REQUIRED THERE OR IS IT PRIMARILY YOUR CONCERN OVER WHERE IT'S ADJACENT OR TOUCHING NEIGHBORHOODS? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? WELL, IT DEPENDS. I MEAN, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE, UH, THE HALF ACRE VERSUS THE, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, PARCELS THAT ARE GREATER THAN, THAN THAN HALF ACRE WITHIN THE CRAG. OKAY. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF PRESSURE ON THE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS WITH REGARDS [01:55:01] TO, UH, PARKING. UH, IF YOU SEE THE, UH, THE, UH, THE MAP FOR, UH, FOR THE CRAG TO I 35, YOU'LL SEE THAT PRETTY MUCH JUST ALL RESIDENTIAL ZONING AS YOU GET INTO, UH, AS YOU MOVE TOWARDS THE, THE CITY CENTER WHERE RESIDENTIAL ZONING IS ABUTTING THE, UH, THE, UH, THE CORRIDOR. AND, UH, I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SEE, UH, MORE ISSUES WITH, WITH REGARDS TO PARKING. I THINK THE PARKING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. SO, UM, WITH REGARDS TO NORTH STAR MALL IN THAT AREA, THERE'S MORE SPACE. SO, UH, I, I MEAN THERE, THERE'S A CONSIDERATION THAT, UH, WE CAN BE MORE FLEXIBLE, FLEXIBLE WITH REGARDS TO PARKING, BUT WITHIN, WITHIN THE CRAG, AT LEAST WITHIN THE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS, THERE IS A, THERE IS A PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH PARKING. ALRIGHT, MS. MALDONADO, WOULD YOU AGREE OR I WOULD ADD THE SAME, BUT I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT INFILL DEVELOPMENT AND WHERE IT OCCURS, HOW BIG THAT PARCEL IS, BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MAP AND YOU SEE THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THAT, THAT ARE ON EITHER SIDE OF THOSE CORRIDORS AND THEN YOU IMMEDIATELY, THEY'RE SINGLE FAMILY. WE KNOW NO ONE'S GONNA PARK ON THAT CORRIDOR. SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PARK FOR PICKUP, DROP OFFS, DELIVERIES, AND WE KNOW EVERY BUSINESS IS GOING TO AT LEAST HAVE SOME TYPE OF DELIVERY OF PRODUCT TO PROVIDE THEIR SERVICE AND OR VISITORS WHO COME TO AND FROM TO VISIT THOSE, THOSE STRUCTURES. AND, AND YOU START LOOKING AT CURB CUTS. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT SAN PEDRO, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF SHORT BLOCKS, RIGHT? YOU'VE GOT A STREET, YOU GOT THE DEPTH OF ONE LOT, THEN YOU GOT A CURB CUT FOR AN ALLEY, THEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER LOT, AND THEN A CURB CUT FOR A STREET. AND SO YOU'RE SEEING VERY SHORT BLOCKS, RIGHT? WELL THAT ALSO KIND OF REPLICATES WHEN YOU GET INTO THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS AND YOU LOOK AT CURB CUTS IN THE EXISTING AND HOW MUCH CURB IS AVAILABLE TO ACTUALLY PARK ON AND GOD BLESS IF IT'S TRASH DAY AND YOU GOTTA GET ALL YOUR CANS OUT THERE TOO AND NOT GET THEM BLOCKED, OR YOU HOPE THAT THEY ALL HAVE ALLEY SERVICE. SO THOSE ARE CHALLENGES WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS AREA. SO IT'S A, IT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION THAT YOU, THAT YOU BRING UP AND, AND I REALLY HOPE THAT, UM, YOU GIVE OUR CONCERNS SOME CONSIDERATION. AND THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. ALRIGHT, FINAL QUESTIONS FOR THESE TWO. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR OTHER SPEAKERS? UH, COMMISSIONER WHITSETT. I'VE GOT ONE FROM, UH, MS. GIBBONS. UH, THIS RELATES A LITTLE BIT TO, YOU COPIED ME ON AN EMAIL THAT YOU RECEIVED FROM A LYDIA RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT OF NORTH SHORE HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD. MM-HMM. . UM, AND BASICALLY SHE SAID THEY'D NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION OR COPIES OF THE MAPS ABOUT THE CHANGES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY'D NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY CHANGES. AND YET THEY ARE THE IMPACTED BY THE PROPERTY THAT GOT EXTENDED ALONG BURWOOD OVER TO BLANCO. MM-HMM. . UH, AND THEN I THINK ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD THERE, UH, TALLY, UH, LISA TALLY WITH NORTH CENTRAL WAS NOT CONTACTED. DID YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH EITHER ONE OF THEM SINCE THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY? YEAH, SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY. UM, I DID MEET WITH HER YESTERDAY AND TOOK HER THE MAPS TO GO OVER THEM WITH HER. SHE DID NOT KNOW THE MAPS EVEN EXISTED. UM, AND SO THIS IS, THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE'S SEEN, OF COURSE, ANY OF THE REVISED MAPS. TODAY IS THE FIRST TIME ANY OF US ARE SEEING THOSE MAPS AS WELL. SO, UH, BUT GREATER HARMONY HILLS WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY OF THE, ANY OF THE PROCESS EITHER. WE'RE 2200 HOMES, 4,500 VOTES, AND WE WEREN'T PART OF ANY PROCESS OF THE TASK FORCE. IF ANY INFORMATION WE HAD IS BECAUSE WE REACHED OUT AND, AND ASKED FOR IT. BUT I DO ALSO WANNA MENTION IN MR. SIPES COMMENT OR QUESTION, UM, IF Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF THE AIRPORT VICINITY PLAN THAT RECENTLY CAME OUT, UH, PLANNING HAD VOTED ON THAT THIS YEAR. THAT DOES ALLOW FOR I THINK, SOME OF THE RESOLUTION WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PARKING BECAUSE THAT PLAN IS, IS ADVOCATING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE BUILT IN THAT PARK NORTH, UH, UH, UH, SHOPPING CENTER, WHICH IS ACROSS FROM NORTH STAR. THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. THAT'S GONNA GIVE YOU THE, THE PLAN, THE PARKING THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, THAT'S GONNA GIVE YOU THE AFFORDABILITY WALKABILITY. BUT AS YOU GO FURTHER DOWN, YOU'RE, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT, UH, AVAILABILITY FOR THESE TYPE OF HOMES OR THESE TYPE OF NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT THAT PLAN I THOUGHT WAS WELL DONE AND IT EVEN EXTENDS A LOT OUT, UH, NORTH 2 81 OVER TO WHERE THE OLD SAM'S UH, BUILDING IS INNER PARK WHERE THEY JUST BUILD AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THOSE ARE APPROPRIATE. SO YOU MAY WANNA REFER TO THE AIRPORT VICINITY PLAN, UM, AND SEE HOW THEY ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MULTI-FAMILY. I KNOW THAT WAS MORE YOU ASKED FOR. THANK YOU LYNN. THAT'S HELPFUL. HOLD ON. HOLD ON, PATTY. HOLD ON. UM, ANY, ANY QUESTIONS? FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR PATTY GIBBONS? NONE. COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT. OKAY. I DO, I HAVE ONE QUESTION. YOU [02:00:01] MENTIONED, UM, YOU THOUGHT APPROPRIATE ABILITY THAT, THAT, HOLD ON. SORRY. REBOOTING. UM, YOU THOUGHT THAT THAT TODD WAS MORE APPROPRIATE FOR NODAL INTERSECTIONS. UH, COULD YOU JUST BRIEFLY EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEANT BY THAT? IT WAS BROUGHT UP DURING TASK FORCE. WAS THIS GONNA BE CONSIDERED, UH, NODAL MEANING WHERE, UH, THE BUS PICKS UP PEOPLE, THEN YOU GO, YOU'RE HALF MILE OUT FROM THOSE AREAS INSTEAD OF A LONG CORRIDOR. SO WHEN I LOOK AT THE MAP THAT KAT IS PRESENTING, WHERE TODD IS ALLOWED IN THESE NODAL AREAS WHERE BUS IS PICKED UP, THAT SEEMS MORE EQUITABLE. THAT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE BUILDING THE WALKABILITY AND THE AFFORDABILITY AND, UH, COMMUNITIES THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT NOT A CORRIDOR OF 11 MILES DOWN AND 11 MILES BACK UP. THAT'S INTENSE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. AND I BELIEVE NO ONE HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. GIBBONS. UH, MS. UH, COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. MS. GIBBONS, YOU, YOU MENTIONED YOU WEREN'T PART OF THE TASK FORCE, BUT THEN YOU SAID THE TASK FORCE. WERE YOU PART OF THE TASK FORCE? NO, WE WEREN'T INVITED ON THE TASK FORCE. WELL, I ATTENDED THE TASK FORCE. I ATTEND ALL MEETINGS. OKAY. CHIP CAB TODD, RIGHT? ATTEND THEM ALL. OKAY, THANKS. ALRIGHT, UH, COMMISSIONERS, OTHER QUESTIONS FOR OTHER SPEAKERS? COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE. UH, MS. SANCHEZ, JUST A REALLY QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU AND STAFF, IF WE COULD GET UP THE, UH, DOWNTOWN MAP, THE DOWNTOWN PORTION. HERE YOU GO. GO MS. SANCHEZ. SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN YOU MADE YOUR COMMENTS, YOU TALKED ABOUT CRAIG. UM, AND MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I'LL CONFIRM THIS WITH STAFF LATER, IS THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CURRENT ELIGIBILITY MAP FOR TOD AND WE TALK ABOUT THIS PORTION, IT'S WITHIN THE BLUE BOUNDARY, RIGHT? MM-HMM, . ALRIGHT. SO IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST THAT PORTION FROM 35 AND I 10 DOWN, WHAT IS THAT? IT'S NOT REO, IS IT? IT IS REO IS THAT AN ISSUE FOR YOU AT THIS TIME WITH THE ELIGIBILITY MAP FOR, UM, THAT PORTION JUST BASICALLY WEST OF, WELL, WEST OF 35, IT IS AN ISSUE, BUT THAT'S, UM, SO, YOU KNOW RIGHT. BUT AS LIMITED BY THIS MAP, LIKE WITHIN THE, WITHIN 35 TO THE BLUE BOUNDARY LINE ON THIS MAP, YOU KNOW, CATTLEMAN SQUARE, THOSE AREAS? UM, WELL, YEAH, I MEAN THAT, THAT IS AN ISSUE, BUT, UM, CURRENTLY, UM, I, I MEAN I THINK WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EAST WEST ON COMMERCE AND BUENA VISTA WHEN WE COME TO OUR, UM, SILVER LINE. SO, UM, WE, THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT AREA IS ALREADY COMMERCIAL AND SO IT DOESN'T HAVE AS MUCH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THAT WE'RE AS CONCERNED WITH. SO OKAY. ONCE WE CROSS OVER THE, THE BRIDGE INTO THE WEST SIDE, THEN THAT'S WHEN IT'S AN ISSUE. OKAY. AND, AND SO, YOU KNOW, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WHEN THE GREEN LINE COMES IN, WE'LL HAVE A SEPARATE SILVER LINE ELIGIBILITY MAP AT THAT POINT, RIGHT? THERE SHOULD BE A SILVER, SORRY, SILVER LINE, RIGHT? UM, I'M COLORBLIND. I DON'T THINK ABOUT COLORS MUCH, UH, IN ANY EVENT. OKAY. SO, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, LIKE IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE LIMITING IT TO THIS MAP IN THAT SORT OF FAR WESTERN PORTION OF THE DOWNTOWN, THAT SEEMS OKAY RIGHT NOW AT THIS TIME? YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MM-HMM, . ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS FOR ANYONE? UH, COMMISSIONER HINOJOSA, UH, MS. SANCHEZ, YOU CAN STAY THERE, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. BUT, UH, SHE MENTIONED SOMETHING I THINK MR. COMMISSIONER BUS MONTE ALSO SAID, SO HER, HER AREA WOULD BE IN THE SILVER LINE. SO I'M ASSUMING THAT ONCE ALL THESE DIFFERENT COLOR LINES COME INTO PLAY, WE WOULD, IT WOULD BE THRUST UPON US AGAIN FOR NEW. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO CLARIFY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UH, COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE. ALRIGHT, MY LAST ONE. ALRIGHT, MS. GARSA, COME ON DOWN. I DON'T HAVE ANY GOOD GIFTS. THERE ARE NO FUN GAMES, BUT YOU CAN COME ON DOWN. UH, I APPRECIATED YOUR COMMENTS AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING, UH, THAT YOU MENTIONED, AND I I WANNA MAKE SURE I GET IT RIGHT. SO IF I DON'T TELL ME, UM, IS YOU TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HAVING FUNDING FOR THIS KIND OF STUFF. WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THAT? OKAY, SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE, UH, TODD IS [02:05:01] SEPARATE FROM THE TOP. SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, THEY'RE SEPARATING THAT FROM TRANSIT ORIENTED POLICY. THE FRAMEWORK ITSELF WAS DEVELOPED AFTER, UH, I WAS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER ON THE TASK FORCE. I WAS ALSO PART OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE. SO WE DID NOT HAVE THE FRAMEWORK AS WE WERE WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH THE POLICY OR THE MAPS. THE FRAMEWORK WAS INTRODUCED, UM, WHILE WE WERE DOING THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETINGS. SO WE DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO REALLY SEE HOLISTICALLY HOW THE POLICY WOULD MEET, YOU KNOW, THE ON THE GROUND CONDITIONS. THE TOP POLICY FRAMEWORK IS WHAT APPLIED THAT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 60 ACTION ITEMS IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE, UH, FRAMEWORK ITSELF. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE IMPLEMENTATION, THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT IS THAT OBVIOUSLY WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO ADDRESS ALL 60 OF THOSE ACTION ITEMS. SO IT WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME A CASE OF WE HAVE TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH ACTION ITEMS WE COULD THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH FUNDING. THE BIGGEST CONCERN WITH, UH, TWO OF THOSE WOULD BE THOSE THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. WE NEED SIDEWALKS IN ORDER TO CREATE THE WALKABILITY THAT THIS POLICY IS REALLY AIMING, UH, TO ADDRESS. WE ALSO NEED TO ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PIECE, WHICH IS ALSO A PART OF THAT TOP FRAMEWORK. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTATION, GIVEN THE BUDGET LIMITATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE ARE ALREADY FACED WITH, WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE MONEY TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE PLAN IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD. AND THAT IF WE WERE TO DO SO, IF WE WERE TO TAKE A PIECEMEAL APPROACH, WE COULD END UP ESSENTIALLY LEAPFROGGING PAST THE AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, THE AREAS THAT ARE UNDERSERVED, AND FOCUS ON THOSE AREAS WHERE THERE IS MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC INVESTMENT AND IT WOULD CREATE GREATER DISPAR DISPARITIES IN THOSE, UH, COMMUNITIES THAT ARE LEFT BEHIND. THANK YOU, MS. GOD. NOPE. NOT DONE. SORRY. OKAY. UH, THEY, THEY DIDN'T WANT YOU TO GET TOO FAR AWAY. WE END UP PLAYING KIND OF A MUSICAL CHAIRS THING HERE SOMETIMES. UM, BUT, UH, OKAY. SO YOU MENTIONED SORT OF, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, FUNDING ISSUE, WHETHER IT'S INCENTIVES TO INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. DO YOU THINK ANY KIND OF DENSITY BONUS FROM A POLICY PROPOSAL COULD HELP TO ALSO ADDRESS THE HOUSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ASPECT OF THIS FROM A POLICY POLICY PERSPECTIVE? I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW THAT I'M REALLY THE PERSON THAT IS THE MOST QUALIFIED TO ANSWER THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS A SEPARATE GROUP THAT WAS WORKING SPECIFICALLY ON HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AS WE WERE WORKING ON THE, UH, THE TODD POLICY. UM, I KNOW THAT, UH, EQUITY WAS AN ISSUE THAT I CONSISTENTLY, UH, RAISED AS A CONCERN AS WE WERE MOVING FORWARD, UH, WITH THIS, PARTICULARLY DURING SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS. MY CONCERN ALL ALONG HAS BEEN, UH, THE LACK OF ANY TEETH TO GUARANTEE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN THE POLICY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. UH, THERE, THERE, UH, I BELIEVE COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS WERE ACTUALLY FINALLY PUSHED FORWARD, WHICH WOULD, UH, THEN BE INCORPORATED INTO THE TOP FRAMEWORK. BUT, UM, THIS PARTICULAR POLICY, UH, ALTHOUGH EQUITY IS IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES IN, IN THE FRAMEWORK, IT'S NOT REALLY AN EO, WE SEE EO IN OTHER CITIES, SO THEY TRY TO BRING FORWARD THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PIECE, THE PIECES FOR, UH, SMALL BUSINESSES AND INCENTIVES FOR LEGACY BUSINESSES AS PART OF THE FRAMEWORK. WE DIDN'T REALLY SEE THIS HERE, WHAT IT WAS A LITTLE BIT TOO RUSHED TO REALLY GET INTO THAT EO PIECE OF IT. I THINK THE FRAMEWORK TRIES TO KIND OF BANDAID SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS AND ISSUES TOGETHER. MY CONCERN AGAIN IS IT DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH AND THERE'S NO GUARANTEE ON THAT FUNDING FOR IT. THANK YOU, MS. , AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK HUMP. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? MS. GARA? MAYBE JUST IN CASE SOMEONE ELSE, HOLD ON. HOLD ON. YEAH, SORRY. ANY COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? QUESTIONS FOR, UH, MS. GARA? NONE, COMMISSIONER ON MY RIGHT. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. OH, SORRY. COMMISSIONER WATSON. UM, BASED ON THE, UH, PERSPECTIVE YOU'VE SHARED ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION COMPONENT OF THIS AND HOW THE FRAMEWORK AND THE CODE INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER, UM, I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU ARTICULATING FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE SPECIFICALLY, UM, WHY YOU'RE SUPPORTIVE OF THE 50% PARKING REQUIREMENT AND HOW THAT PLAYS INTO AFFORDABILITY. UM, THANK YOU THAT, THAT REALLY IS A GREAT QUESTION. SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT RIGHT NOW WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND BY, BY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I MEAN THOSE THAT HAVE THE INCENTIVES THAT ARE ATTACHED AT THE STATE LEVEL, THERE [02:10:01] IS A PARKING REQUIREMENT THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT. SO FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF PARKING IS REALLY GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO BRING ABOUT AFFORDABILITY. IF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AND OF ITSELF REQUIRES THE NEED TO INCLUDE SOME PARKING ALONG WITH IT, I ALSO FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT PARKING IS EXPENSIVE. THERE'S LAND ACQUISITION THAT IS INVOLVED WITH ALL OF THAT, BUT REALISTICALLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW ABOUT THREE SQUARE MILES AND I DON'T SEE THAT DEVELOPMENT IN THESE THREE SQUARE MILES THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT WILL REALLY DO A WHOLE LOT TO REALLY BRING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO I DON'T THINK THAT JUST RELYING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ENOUGH TO SAY PARKING ISN'T NECESSARY. WE REALLY DO NEED TO LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND. I, FOR ONE SUPPORT AT LEAST THAT 50% REQUIREMENT BECAUSE I TOO AM UH, VERY CLOSE TO FREDERICKSBURG ROAD. WE DO INDEED SEE CARS COMING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THERE ARE EVENTS AND PARKING REQUIREMENTS. AND I KNOW OF AT LEAST TWO INSTANCES WHERE JUST ON MY STREET IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAD MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. IN ONE INSTANCE, EMS WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET TO THE INTERSECTION AND THEN HAD TO RUN ACROSS THE LENGTH OF TWO HOUSES TO REACH THE PERSON WHO NEEDED ASSISTANCE. IN ANOTHER MORE RECENT, UH, INCIDENT, THE AMBULANCE DID NOT FIT BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF CARS PARKED ALONG MY NARROW STREET. IT HAD TO TURN BACK AND REACH THE HOUSE IN A DIFFERENT MANNER. GOD FORBID SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENED A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE SCHOOL. I'M ONLY TWO BLOCKS FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL. WE NEED TO HAVE ACCESS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND IF WE HAVE BUSINESSES LOCATED ALONG THOSE MAIN AREAS AND THEY DON'T REQUIRE EVEN THAT MINIMUM PARKING, THEY'RE GOING TO END UP ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS. AND I'M CONCERNED THAT AT SOME POINT THOSE SECONDS ARE GOING TO COUNT WHEN WE NEED EMERGENCY ACCESS. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS FOR MS. GARZA? NO, ACTUALLY I, I DO HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. OKAY. COMES FROM MR. MONTE. SO WHEN, WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, YOU'RE, YOU'RE PRIMARILY THINKING ABOUT HOUSING THAT IS, UM, INCOME BASED AND INCOME OR SUPPORTED HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH LOWER INCOMES. IS THAT FAIR? IS THAT IS, I THINK THAT'S THE DEFINITION, BUT I DO ALSO CONSIDER AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE AKIN TO WHAT AN INDIVIDUAL CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD TO BE ABLE TO LIVE COMFORTABLY AND NOT BE ON THE BRINK EVERY SINGLE MONTH. ALRIGHT. AND I, AND I GUESS THAT'S WHERE I HAVE SOME ISSUE, UM, BECAUSE IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GETTING PEOPLE TO LIVE, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT THE NUMBER WAS THAT MS. HERNANDEZ PUT UP, BUT IT'S A THOUSAND TO $2,000 A SPOT FOR EACH PARKING SPOT. AND, AND SO IF, IF A DEVELOPER'S SPENDING MONEY ON THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GONNA BE BUILT INTO ANY RENT. IS THAT A FAIR ASSUMPTION? I I ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. ANY FINAL QUESTIONS FOR MS. GAR? NONE. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT COMMISSIONERS, OTHER QUESTIONS FOR OTHER SPEAKERS THAT WE HAD THIS MORNING? OKAY. LEFT. NONE. YOU SURE? COMMISSIONER BUS MONTE WHAT? I THINK I'VE TAKEN MY CHANCES. OKAY. COMMISSIONER'S ON MY RIGHT? NONE. ALRIGHT, WELL, OKAY, SO IT'S THREE 20. WE HAVE THREE HOURS OF VOICEMAILS, SO I AM GONNA SUGGEST WE TAKE A FIVE TO 10 MINUTE BREAK REAL QUICK BEFORE WE START THOSE VOICEMAILS AND SO WE WILL BE BACK. THE ZONING COMMISSION WILL BE BACK ABOUT THREE 30, SO THANKS. Y'ALL ARE, Y'ALL ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO, TO STAY WITH US FOR THAT ENTIRE TIME. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. IF WE COULD ALL TAKE OUR SEATS AND WE WILL GET GOING. I KNOW EVERYONE'S EXCITED TO START, SO LET'S SEE WHO WE GOT. OH, WHO ARE WE MISSING? COMMISSIONER WHIT SAID, OH, THERE HE IS. COMMISSIONER WHIT SAID COMMISSIONER ORTIZ. YEAH, LAST TIME WHAT KEPT THEM? [02:15:07] SHE WAS LOOKING FOR COMMISSIONER ORTIZ. OKAY, WELL THAT'S FINE. ALRIGHT. THE TIME IS THREE 40 AND THE ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS BACK FROM OUR RECESS. AND WE WILL NOW BEGIN LISTENING TO THE VOICEMAILS. SO PERMIT ONE, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED POD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICALITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED COD BOUNDARY MAP. I ALSO ASK, ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTING MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ALONG THE GREEN LINE ARCH. I RESPECTIVELY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR THE TOD AMEX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMAL PARKING REQUIREMENT AT 50% COMPLETE. ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE, DEVELOP OR ADJACENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. I LIVE IN THE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ON 6 3 3 SOUTH ST. MARY STREET, RIGHT ALONG THE PROPOSED GREEN LINE. I'M CALLING TO SUPPORT THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND I SUPPORT THE APPROVAL OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE CHANGES THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINED IN THE TASK FORCE'S RECOMMENDATIONS REFLECT THE OUTCOME OF AN INCLUSIVE AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROCESS THAT BALANCES THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I SPECIALLY SUPPORT THE TASK FORCES RECOMMENDATION OF ELIMINATING PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE PD ZONE. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS ALENE BOONE. MY ADDRESS IS 1 2 8 0 7 TERRA PATH. MY COMMENTS REGARDING THE AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ENGAGE IN IMPACTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON JIM PEDRO BLANCO MCCULLOUGH AND JONES BERG. I REQUEST YOU GO TO DELAY ANY ACTION CHIEF ON THE TOD. THE GOD WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARD TO MAKE IT VERY COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESS TO REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTY. PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. AILEEN BOONE. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS ALEX GARCIA. I LIVE AT 3 5 7 NORTH DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 1. UH, THIS IS FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. UM, I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED POD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED POD BOUNDARY MAP. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI EFFECTIVELY REQUEST FOR THE TODD MX DISTRICT, THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE MINIMUM SET COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS ALICIA GOMEZ AND I LIVE AT 2 7 0 7 MONTEBELLO. I'M CALLING TO REQUEST A DELAY ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16 TODAY ON THE ZONING OF THE TRANS ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. UM, THIS IT I UNDERSTAND. THE CITY HASN'T REALLY, UH, ADEQUATELY ENGAGED, UH, THE IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO BLANCO ROAD AND MCCULLOUGH AND JONES MALTSBERGER DURING THE MAP DEVELOPMENT. I REQUEST THAT YOU DELAY ANY ACTION ON THIS. UM, THE POD WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE IT VERY COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES. THEREFORE, ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY ARE TO OPT OUT OF THE OD DISTRICT. BEFORE ANY MAP IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT AND ANY MAP AMENDMENTS. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE. HELLO, MY NAME IS ALAN SMITH. MY ADDRESS IS ONE FOUR NINE THREE ONE ROYAL ORBIT AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 883-6876. MY COMMENTS ARE REGARDING THE TRANSIT ORIENTED ORIENTAL ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TOD, ITS LOAN COMMISSION. AGENDA NUMBER 16. I FEEL THIS VOTE NEEDS TO BE DELAYED. THERE'S NOT BEEN ADEQUATE, UM, REVIEW OF THE IMPACT THIS WILL HAVE ON NEIGHBORHOODS [02:20:01] AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. UM, AND HOUSE SMALL BUSINESSES CAN OPT OUT, SO I'D ASK THAT YOU DELAY THIS VOTE UNTIL PROPER DUE DILIGENCE CAN BE CONDUCTED. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ALMA MADANO. MY ADDRESS IS 2 0 2 DANVILLE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. I AM COMMENTING REGARDING THE TOD ON THE ZONING COMMISSION'S AGENDA NUMBER 16. THE CITY HAS FAILED TO ACT, ACT ADEQUATELY ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON THE SAN PEDRO AVENUE, BLANCA ROAD MCCULLOUGH, AND JONES MOSSBERG DURING MAP DEVELOPMENT. I REQUEST THAT YOU VOTE TODAY TO DELAY ANY ACTION ON THE TOD. THE TOD WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE IT VERY COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES. THEREFORE, I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE TOD DISTRICT. BEFORE ANY MAP IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. HI, THIS IS MOLLY CSOS. I LIVE AT 4 6 7 MARY LOUISE DRIVE. ZIP CODE IS SEVEN EIGHT TWO OH ONE. PHONE NUMBER IS TWO ONE ZERO SEVEN TWENTY TWO NINETEEN FIFTY EIGHT. I'M CALLING REGARDING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I STRONGLY URGE THAT YOU APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOG BOUNDARY MAP. I ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ALONG WITH THE GREENLIGHT ART. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-G-M-X DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THIS PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE, PLEASE. HELLO, MY NAME IS ANDREA NAVA GARCIA. I LIVE AT 3 57 NORTH DRIVE AND THIS IS FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TODD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLAN PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TODD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TODD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WE ARE THE ONES WHO WILL SUFFER AND FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THIS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS ANN DENNIS. MY ADDRESS IS 2 2 7 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE TWO. PHONE NUMBER (210) 365-8045 REFERENCE ITEM 16 TODD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TODD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TODD BOUNDARY MAPS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TODD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBOR'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS ANNA LEASEMAN. I LIVE AT 3 0 2 WEST MULBERRY AVE. 7 8 2 1 2 REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16 COD PROPOSAL, MY HUSBAND AND BRUCE LEASEMAN AND I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED COD BOUNDARY MAPS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD DASH MX [02:25:01] DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. WE BOTH THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HELLO, THIS IS ANNETTE AND MARK VALLEJO. OUR HOME ADDRESS IS 3 3 0 WEST KINGS HIGHWAY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 2. AND WE LIVE LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MONTE VISTA AND I'M CALLING REGARDING REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. AND I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY. WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS TO THE TOD MONTE VISTA MX DISTRICT, AND THE DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT. SO 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADHESIVE TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE QUALITY OF THE LIFE BY MAKING THIS AN AMENDMENT. WE URGE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS ANTONIO CASTANZA AT 24 20 MCCULLOUGH AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE TWO. PHONE TWO TEN TWO EIGHT SIX SEVEN THREE OH SIX. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16 THET OD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED POD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED EOD BOUNDARY MAP. I ALSO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE MAP CHANGES ALONG THE GREEN LINE A RT THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SUBMITTED. ADDITIONALLY, I REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT OUR 3 4 5 MEREDITH DRIVE CALLING ABOUT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POD DASH MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENTAL ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU ASHBACHER. AND I LIVE AT 15 3 10 SAN TEXAS SEVEN TWO, UH, 2 3 2. I'M IN THE, UM, ALGA OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD REFERENCING ITEM NUMBER 16 DASH 2D. PROPOSAL AND SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE EMERGED FROM THE TOD TASK FORCE, WHICH REPRESENTS THE ATIVE ACCUMULATION OF AN INCLUSIVE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT TOOK OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. THESE MEASURE STRIKING IMPORTANT BALANCE BETWEEN PROMOTING DENSITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE TRANSIT WHILE STILL ADDRESSING CONCERNS DURING THE TASK FORCE PROCESS. IN ADDITION TO THE MANY GREAT PROPOSALS WITHIN THE TRANSIT ORIENTED POLICY, WE SUPPORT THE CITY STAFF AND TOD TASK FORCE PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS ESPECIALLY OF THE ZERO PARKING VEHICLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN OD AND X-T-O-D-H-I DISTRICT AND 50% REDUCTION IN HELLO, MY NAME IS AUSTIN JAMES FRASER. I LIVE AT 1601 BELL MAP PLACE IN MONTE VISTA, SAN ANTONIO. I AM CALLING ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 16. I AM CALLING IN FAVOR OF THE NO PARKING REQUIREMENT, UM, FOR THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. I WOULD LOVE FOR THERE TO BE MORE DENSITY AND, UH, MORE BUSES AND I KNOW THAT REMOVING PARKING WILL REALLY HELP FACILITATE THAT. I USED TO LIVE IN WASHINGTON DC AND I I LOVE BEING ABLE TO [02:30:01] GET AROUND WITHOUT A CAR AND, UH, WE NEED TO REMOVE SOME PARKING IF THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS AND MODERNIZING SAN ANTONIO AND UH, HAVE A GREAT DAY. HI, MY NAME IS BARBARA WHIT HOWELL, UH, 1 0 5 MAGNOLIA DRIVE. UH, I'M CALLING REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 16 ON YOUR AGENDA. I ASK YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO REQUEST YOU CONSIDER THE MAP CHANGES SUBMITTED FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE A RT AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE TOD MX DISTRICT. UH, 50% OF 50% PARKING REQUIREMENT, COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF AWAY, AND I LIVE AT 2 74 LAVERA BOULEVARD IN OMAS PARK TERRACE. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 822-2109. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO BLANCO AND MCCULLOUGH. DURING MAP DEVELOPMENT, TOD ZONING NEEDS TO INCLUDE A MINIMUM OF 50% PARKING REQUIREMENT SO THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS THAT WOULD BE SUFFERING FROM REDIRECTED TRAFFIC ARE NOT FILLED WITH CARS. TOD NEEDS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC, SUCH AS OUR ALMOST PARK TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I ASK THAT YOU ADOPT THE REVISED MAP SUBMITTED TO ZONING FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. RENO, I LIVE AT 4 22 EAST MISS AVENUE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. UH, THE CALL IS REGARDING REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16 FOR TOD PROPOSAL. I SUPPORT APPROVAL OF THE, UH, PROPOSED OD DRAFT POLICY WITH RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND OR TAC REGARDING TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. PLEASE CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED, UH, SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD DASH MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE. ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. THE TOBIN HILL AREA ADJACENT TO THE NORTH ST. MARY'S BUSINESS TRIP HAS EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS BECAUSE THERE IS NO MINIMUM PARKING REQUIRE. HELLO, MY NAME IS BELINDA FLORES AND I LIVE IN THE CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS BENJAMIN NAGEL. I LIVE AT 9 3 3 1 LONGMEYER TRACE IN SAN ANTONIO. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, THE COD PROPOSAL, AND I HAVE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT TO MAKE YOUR ZONING COMMISSIONERS, I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE EMERGED FROM THE TOD TASK FORCE, WHICH REPRESENT THE CULMINATION OF AN INCLUSIVE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. THESE MEASURES STRIKE AN IMPORTANT BALANCE BETWEEN PROMOTING DENSITY AND DEVELOPMENT NEAR TRANSIT HUB, WHILE STILL ADDRESSING CONCERNS RAISED DURING THE TASK FORCE PROCESS. IN ADDITION TO THE MANY GREAT PROPOSALS WITHIN THE TRANSIT ORIENTED POLICY, I FULLY SUPPORT THE CITY STAFF AND TOD TASK FORCE PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS, ESPECIALLY OF ZERO PARKING VEHICLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN TOD MX AND T-O-D-H-I DISTRICTS AND 50% REDUCTION IN PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE T-O-D-T-R DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN CREATING A MORE PROSPEROUS, RESILIENT, EQUITABLE, SAFE, WALKABLE, BIKEABLE AND TRANSIT FRIENDLY SAN ANTONIO. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BETTY ECKARD. I'M FROM ALMO PARK TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO TELL THE DEPARTMENT THAT WE'RE NOT IN FAVOR OF THE TOD. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ENGAGED OR INFORMED IN ANY WAY YET OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE IMPACTED. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THIS COULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER THE, AFTER [02:35:01] THE NEXT COUNCIL HAS BEEN ELECTED SO THAT THEY CAN FURTHER ENGAGE THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THE TLD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COMMISSION. WE APPRECIATE YOU AND HOPE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU JACKSON. I LIVE AT 2 29 MADISON. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO NUMBER ITEM 16 COD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE YOUR PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ASKED ALSO TO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER SUBMITTING MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ALONG WITH THE GREEN LINE ART A RT SORRY, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MAX DISTRICT. THIS, THIS DISTINCT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ASK OR ADD THAT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THIS IS BRIAN MARTIN AND I, UH, LIVE AT 98 15 WATA 7 8 2 1 6 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. I LIVE IN THE MACARTHUR VIEW, UH, MACARTHUR TERRACE AREA ACROSS FROM THE DOUGLAS MACARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL. SO THAT'S THE NORTHEAST DISTRICT 10. UH, I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO, UH, DOD POLICIES, UM, AND JUST MY WANNA VOICE MY, UH, SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DESIGN AND ALSO, UH, FOR ELIMINATING, UH, PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR, UH, NEWER BUILDINGS. UM, YES, SO JUST IN IN SUMMARY, IN SUPPORT OF THE TOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME IS CARL ROBIN TEAGUE, T-E-A-G-U-E. I LIVE AT THREE ZERO SIX WEST KINGS HIGHWAY. MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS TWO TEN SEVEN THREE FIVE THREE SIX ZERO SIX. MY CALL IS ABOUT NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. I ASK YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY, INCLUDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-D-M-X DISTRICT SHOULD BE AMENDED. THE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISTRICT SHOULD BE 50% RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT NEXT TO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD REQUIRES A PROVISION FOR PARKING. I REQUEST THAT YOU PROTECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD BY PASSING THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. THIS IS CARL ROBIN TEAGUE. MY NAME IS CARRIE ADAMS AND I LIVE AT 1 6 7 WEST MARIOSA IN ALMOS PARK TERRACE. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS IN SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO BLANCO AND MCCULLOUGH. DURING MAP DEVELOPMENT, POD ZONING NEEDS TO INCLUDE A MINIMUM OF 50% PARKING REQUIREMENT SO THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS THAT ARE NOW NOW INCLUDE REDIRECTED TRAFFIC ARE NOT FILLED WITH CARS. POD NEEDS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC. I ASK YOU TO ADOPT THE REVISED MAP SUBMITTED TO ZONING PER OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, ALMOST PARK TERRACE. THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. 3 4 2 WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE TWO. TELEPHONE (210) 452-9209. REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16 POD PROPOSAL. ONE OF THE THINGS I REQUEST OF YOU IS I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THE DISTRICTS SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THIS WILL AFFECT ME BECAUSE I AM A LANDLORD AND MY PEOPLE. UM, THEY HAVE THEIR ALLOTTED PARKING SPACES AND IF YOU JUST SPLIT, UH, DO NOT PROVIDE PARKING FOR, FOR YOUR DEVELOPMENT OR BUILDING, UH, THIS IS GONNA CREATE A PROBLEM. SO PLEASE, PLEASE, I REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DOD AMEX DISTRICT AND ALL DISTRICTS SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. THANK YOU. [02:40:02] 4 4 3 NORTH STAR DRIVE 7 8 2 1 6. IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL, I'M A MEMBER OF THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT ONLY THE AMENDED MAPS SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BY OUR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PATTY GIBBONS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE MAPS UNTIL OUR PRESIDENT HAD ALERTED US OF THE DETAILS. I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ZONING OVERLAY AND CHANGES IT WILL MAKE AND HAVE ON MY PROPERTY AND MY COMMUNITY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPE THAT WE CAN RESOLVE THIS TO THE BENEFIT OF EVERYONE. THANK YOU DESER. AND I'M CALLING ABOUT THE, UH, UM, TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, UM, PROPOSAL. UM, MY, UH, HOME ADDRESS IS 4 2 4 FULTON AVENUE SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE TWO AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 632-8512. AND THE ITEM NUMBER IS NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. I I REQUEST YOU APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATION OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. DISTRICT. DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% PRE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT, IF NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. I LIVE IN THE 400 BLOCK OF FULTON AND WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. MY NAME IS CHERYL ESPINOZA. I LIVE AT 2 93 EL MONTE BOULEVARD IN ALMO PARK TERRACE. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY. I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE ALL OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, THAT ARE ADJACENT TO SAN PEDRO BLANCO AND MCCULLOUGH DURING THEIR MAP DEVELOPMENT. AND I AM REQUESTING THAT TOD ZONING NEEDS TO INCLUDE A MINIMUM OF 75% PARKING REQUIREMENT SO THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS WHERE WE HAVE FAMILIES AND KIDS RUNNING AND PLAYING ARE NOT REDIRECTED WITH TRAFFIC AND FILLED WITH CARS. UM, TOD NEEDS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE, UH, THAT ARE FAMILY ORIENTED HERE AND, UM, UH, AND NOT IMPACT, UH, THE STREETS, NEIGHBORHOOD, FAMILY STREETS WITH UNNECESSARY TRAFFIC AND, UH, CARS BEING PARKED AND CARS BEING STALLED. UH, SO I ASK THAT YOU ADOPT OR I LIVE AT 4 0 4 2, THE KEY DRIVE IN SAN ANTONIO, ZIP 7 8 2 1 8 IN EAST HILL. UH, JUST CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16. UH, JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THIS. UM, IN GENERAL, ONCE THEY HAVE SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE COME OUT FROM THE TOD TASK FORCE, WHICH REPRESENT THE ACCUMULATION OF AN INCLUSIVE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS, UH, THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS, UH, THOSE MEASURES STRIKE AN IMPORTANT BALANCE BETWEEN PRO PROMOTING DENSITY AND DEVELOPMENT NEAR TRANSIT HUBS, WHILE STILL ADDRESSING CONCERNS RAISED DURING THE TASK FORCE PROCESS. UM, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE GOOD PROPOSALS FROM THE TO POLICY, UH, I FULLY SUPPORT THE CITY STAFF AND TOD TASK FORCE PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS, ESPECIALLY THE ZERO VEHICLE PARKING REQUIREMENT IN THE TOD DASH M MAX AND TD DASH I DISTRICTS AND A 50% REDUCTION IN PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE T-O-D-T-R TRANSITIONAL DISTRICTS. UM, I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK IN CREATING A MORE PROSPEROUS, RESILIENT, EQUITABLE, SAFE, WALKABLE, BIKEABLE AND TRANSIT FRIENDLY CITY. THANK YOU. THIS IS CHRISTINA CARDNIS AND I LIVE AT THREE 14 DON RIDGE. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO BLANCO MCCULLOUGH AND JONES MALTSBERGER. DURING MAP DEVELOPMENT, TTOD WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE IT COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES. SO I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE NEW TOD DISTRICT BEFORE ANY MAP IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED MAPS SUBMITTED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. IT WOULD PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS CINDY DAY AND I LIVE AT 4 31 DRESDEN IN THE NORTH CENTRAL AREA. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS SINCE SMALL [02:45:01] BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO ROAD, KO MCCULLOUGH AND JONES MALTSBERGER AND WEST AVENUE. DURING THE DEVELOPMENT, POD WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE IT COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESS TO REDEVELOP AND KEEP THEIR PROPERTIES. SO I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE NEW TOD DISTRICT BEFORE ANY MAP IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT WOULD PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. THIS MAY BE AFTER YOUR DEADLINE FOR CALLING, BUT AS USUAL, I WOULD EXPECT THAT YOU ALL WOULD IMPOSE A DEADLINE. THANK YOU CLAUDIA LANGFORD. MY ADDRESS IS 1 21 EAST MULBERRY SAN ANTONIO. UM, MY PHONE NUMBER (210) 381-6469. I'M CALLING REGARDING, UM, ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UH, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, I I WOULD REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. UM, IT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. UH, COMPLETE ELIMINATION THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IS NOT REALLY RESPONSIBLE, UM, FOR OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY, UH, BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BYE-BYE. DR. CLAY SKINNER 1 3 7 EAST SME PLACE. REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL REQUEST AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF THE T-O-D-M-X DISTRICT. WE HAVE TO PROTECT, UH, MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL AREA, UH, FROM UH, ANY ZONING COMMISSION CHANGES. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS COLTON HALL. UH, I LIVE IN 1401 SOUTH FLORES, UH, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. UM, THIS I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UM, I'M JUST CALLING TO SAY THAT I FULLY SUPPORT THE TOD PROPOSAL AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT NEXT STEP FOR OUR CITY. UM, I HOPE TO SEE IT ACTUALLY HAPPEN. UM, I ALSO A HUNDRED PERCENT AGREE WITH THE NO PARKING MINIMUMS AND THE PARKING TRANSITION, UM, OF THE 50% REDUCTION OF THE, UH, THE TD DASH TR UH, TRANSITIONAL DISTRICTS. UM, I BELIEVE THIS WILL HELP MAKE SAN ANTONIO MUCH MORE RESILIENT, UM, AND PREVENT FUTURE FAILURES FOR THE CITY. ALL RIGHT, HAVE A GOOD ONE. BYE. HI, THIS IS CYNTHIA SHEA. I LIVE AT 4 4 6 EAST HILDEBRAND AND I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UM, MY HUSBAND AND I ARE IN FAVOR OF YOUR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. HOWEVER, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS NOT RESPONSIBLE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOME. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THAT AMENDMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR TAKING OUR MESSAGE. BYE-BYE. MY NAME IS CYNTHIA STEELMAN. I LIVE AT 900 WEST WOODLAWN IN BEACON HILL AND I'M CALLING FOR REFERENCE NUMBER 16 FOR THE TODD PROPOSAL. UM, WE SUPPORT IN BEACON HILL, UM, THE PROPOSED TODD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TODD BOUNDARY MATCH. WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ALONG THE GREEN LINE ART A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TODD NICKS DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT A RESPONSIBLE OPTION FOR DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE HELP STABILIZE MY NEIGHBORHOOD BY SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. CYNTHIA STEELMAN, CHAIR OF THE ZONING AND URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE. AND I LIVE AT 2146 WEST GRAMERCY [02:50:01] PLACE AND I'M CALLING ABOUT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE CUS HI. UM, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS CYNTHIA WALKER. I WORK AT 10 38. I'M SORRY, I LIVE AT 10 38 WEST SUMMIT AVENUE IN BEACON HILL. IT CAN BE REACHED AT 8 1 8 4 8 9 2 5 9 9. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16 ON YOUR AGENDA, THE D-O-D-D-O-D PROPOSAL. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED DOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED EOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE A RTI ALSO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT A RESPONSIBLE OPTION. OPTION FOR DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE HELP PROTECT AND MY NAME IS DAMIEN PANNER. I LIVE AT 2 0 6 CORT STREET IN CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENT, UH, COMMENTS ON THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY HAS FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SERVED COMMERCIALLY ENCROACHMENT TRAFFIC, CONGESTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT'LL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU DAVID MORIN. UH, I LIVE AT 3 1 8 WEST HOLLYWOOD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND I'M JUST CALLING IN, UM, TO SUPPORT THE, UH, TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ZONING AND ALSO, UH, ELIMINATING ALL PARKING MINIMUMS, UH, FOR THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, UH, ZONING SITES. THANK YOU. 100 WEST ROSEWOOD 7 8 2 1 2. REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-D-M-X DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD MONTE VISTA QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DAWN MOND AND I LIVE AT ONE ONE SIX ZERO ONE INTRIGUE DRIVE. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 380-4587 AND I'M REFERENCING ITEM NUMBER 16 ON THE TOD PROPOSAL, THE TODD PROPOSAL. YOU KNOW, IIII HAVE TO VOTE NO ON ON A LOT OF THIS, BUT I, I'M A MEMBER OF A GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND I LIVE IN HARMONY HILLS AND OF COURSE, I, I, I SAY I SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAP THAT WAS SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BY OUR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PATTY GIBBONS. YOU KNOW, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THESE MAPS AND, UM, WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT 'EM UNTIL OUR PRESIDENTS ALERTED US TO THESE DETAILS. I DO NOT SUPPORT THE ZONING OVERLAY AND, AND I THINK THE CHANGES WILL HAVE AN, A BAD EFFECT ON MY PROPERTY AND OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND UM, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER NAME IS DEBBIE BROOKS AND MY ADDRESS IS 24 0 3 LEDGE PASS STREET, SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 3 2. MY COMMENTS HERE ARE REGARDING THE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DOD ON THE ZONING COMMISSION'S AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS IN SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO AVENUE, BLANCO ROAD MCCULLOUGH AND JONES MALTSBERGER. DURING THAT DEVELOPMENT, I REQUEST THAT YOU VOTE TO DELAY ANY ACTION ON THE TOD. THE TOD WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE IT VERY COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES. THEREFORE, I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE TOD DISTRICT. BEFORE ANY MAP IS APPROVED BY CITY [02:55:01] COUNCIL, PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT AND ANY MAP AMENDMENTS. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION AND VOTE TO DELAY. ANY ACTION? HELLO, MY NAME IS DEBORAH BOND AND I LIVE AT 5 39 DAWN VIEW LANE 7 8 2 1 3. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TODD. ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO BLANCO MCCULLOUGH AND JONES MOSSBERG. DURING MAP, UH, MAP DEVELOPMENT, TODD WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE IT COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES. SO I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE UTAH DISTRICT BEFORE ANY MAP IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. IT WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE IMPACT FROM THE FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS DIKA . UM, MY HOME ADDRESS IS 2 4 5 1 BRIGHTON OAKS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 3 1. UM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD NAME IS CALLED SUMMERFIELD. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 860-7966. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THE ITEM NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO TELL THE ZONING COMMISSIONERS I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE EMERGED FROM THE TOD TASK FORCE, WHICH REPRESENT THE ILLUMINATING OF AN INCLUSIVE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. THOSE MEASURES STRIKE AN IMPORTANT BALANCE BETWEEN PROMOTING DENSITY AND DEVELOPMENT NEAR TRANSIT HUBS, WHILE STILL ADDRESSING CONCERNS RAISING DURING THE TASK FORCE PROCESS. IN ADDITION TO THE MANY GREAT PROPOSALS WITHIN THE TRANSIT ORIENT POLICY, I FULLY SUPPORT THE CITY STAFF AND TASK FORCE PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS, ESPECIALLY OF ZERO VEHICLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN VO MX AND DENNIS OLIVER, TWO 19 WEST ELSMERE PLACE IN MONTE VISTA. REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 573-5355. UH, HELLO. I REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE THE PROPOSED TRANSITORY AND DEVELOPMENT DRAFT POLICY WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCLUDE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. DRIVING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH VEHICLES PARKED ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROAD ESSENTIALLY CREATES ONE LANE STREETS WITH TWO-WAY TRAFFIC. I REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT TO WIT THERE SHOULD BE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% TO SAFEGUARD THE PEACEFUL SETTING OF OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT. THANK YOU COLE. AND MY ADDRESS IS 1 0 5, UH, RENO STREET 7 8 2 0 8. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTA RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD DASH MS DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. GIGI LAYMAN. MY ADDRESS IS 3 1 5 WEST SME PLACE 7 8 2 1 2. THIS IS REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UM, I WOULD REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS DISTRICT, UM, TO INCLUDE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. UM, IT'S NOT RESPONSIBLE TO ELIMINATE THE PARKING REQUIREMENT ALTOGETHER, UM, AND WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING MY HOME IN MONTE VISTA, WHICH IS ABOUT A HALF A BLOCK AWAY FROM SAN PEDRO AND THE BUS STOP. SO PLEASE PROTECT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU, GEORGE. CHRISTOPHER HAMMETT MONTE VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD 2 3 1 WEST LINWOOD AVENUE, SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE TWO. PHONE NUMBER (210) 710-0573. REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT [03:00:01] TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY BY QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT PART OF THE PLAN. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DYLAN YOUNG AND MY ADDRESS IS 37 0 7 RUSTING OAK, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 5 9. MY COMMENTS HERE REGARDING THE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ON THE ZONING CO COMMISSION'S AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND ON SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO, ON AVENUE BLANCO ROAD MCCULLOUGH AND JONES BERGER. DURING MAP DEVELOPMENT, I REQUEST THAT YOU VOTE TO DELAY ANY ACTION ON THE TOD. THE TOD WILL IMPOSE AN EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARD TO MAKE IT VERY COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES. THEREFORE, I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RE RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE TOD DISTRICT BEFORE ANY MAP IS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. PLEASE PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOP AND ANY MAP AMENDMENTS. HI, MY NAME IS EDMUND LUDWICK AND I LIVE IN CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR TOD ITEM NUMBER 16. THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. THEY ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH END DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. RENA 1723 WEST WHEAT ITEM NUMBER 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRIVE POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMPANY AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG WITH THE GREEN LINE ART. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-D-M-X DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AGE ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS IS ELIZABETH CROPP AND HIS LAST NAME IS K-R-O-P-P. MY ADDRESS IS 2 2 3 SONATA DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE SIX. MY PHONE IS TWO TEN TWO SIX ZERO FOUR TWO ZERO FIVE. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, UH, TOD PROPOSAL. OKAY, UH, I'M A MEMBER OF THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND I SUPPORT ONLY THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BY OUR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PATTY GIBBONS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE MAPS UNTIL OUR PRESIDENT ALERTED US OF THE DETAILS. I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ZONING OVERLAY AND THE CHANGES IT WILL HAVE ON MY PROPERTY AND MY COMMUNITY AND I'M VERY UPSET WITH THIS WHOLE PROJECT. I THINK IT WAS JUST, UH, JUST THROWN UPON US WITHOUT ANY CONSIDERATION OF OUR FEELINGS OR OUR THOUGHTS ON IT SAYS ELIZABETH MESSICK AT 2 2 9 WEST CRAIG PLACE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 2 IN MONTE VISTA, REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD DASH MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL [03:05:01] NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD ON BOYER 1 1 5 1 1 SIARA COURT SAN ANTONIO SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE SIX AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 215-2144. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TODD PROPOSAL. UM, I'M A MEMBER OF THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT ONLY THE AMENDED MAP FOR CONSIDERATION BY OUR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PATTY GIBBONS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE MAPS UNTIL OUR PRESIDENT ALERTED US OF THE DETAILS. I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ZONING OVERLAY AND THE CHANGES IT WILL HAVE ON MY PROPERTY AND MY COMMUNITY. THIS WHOLE THING, THIS WHOLE COD PROPOSAL IS A COMPLETE DISASTER. HAS BEEN NOW WE KNOW IT'S BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR YEARS TO TRY TO DECEIVE THE VOTERS WHEN WE VOTE ON THINGS. SO DON'T EVEN SAY, OH, YOU VOTED FOR THIS. IT'S LIKE THREE LEGS OF A OF A BAD. HELLO, MY NAME IS EMILY GARCIA AND MY HOME ADDRESS IS 2 0 2 PATRICIA DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 1 6. I AM CALLING IN REGARDS TO REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UM, I AM A MEMBER AND A BOARD ASSOCIATION FOR GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD AND UH, I'M A BOARD MEMBER ON THE ASSOCIATION AND WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS NEW ZONING OVERLAY. I DO NOT EMPHATICALLY DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ZONING OVERLAY. AND I'M ANNOYED THAT THINGS ARE JUST HAPPENING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WITHOUT BEING MADE AWARE OF THIS. LIKE, AREN'T YOU USING, AREN'T YOU USING MY TAX DOLLARS? A LITTLE STRANGE. I DIGRESS. UM, I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS. I THINK YOU NEED TO COME OUT AND CANVAS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND ASK US WHAT WE THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE GONNA DO TO OUR AREA. I OWN MCGINTY LIVE IN D ONE AND MY COMMENTS ARE REGARDING THE TOD AND THE ZONING COMMISSION'S AGENDA ON ITEM NUMBER 16. THE CITY HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ENGAGE ALL IMPACTING NEIGHBORS, NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO BLANCO MCCULLOUGH AND JONES MALTSBERGER. I REQUEST THAT YOU VOTE TO DELAY ANY ACTION ON THE TOD. IT WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE IT VERY COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. IT WILL RUIN SAN ANTONIO, SAN PEDRO AND OUR SMALL TOWN CHARM EVEN THOUGH WE'RE A BIG CITY. THEREFORE, I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE TODD DISTRICT. PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE FUTURE IMPACT OF THESE DEVELOPER GALL REED. I LIVE ON STEVE'S AVENUE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO BLANCO MCCULLOUGH AND JONES MALTSBERGER. DURING MAP DEVELOPMENT, TOD WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE IT COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES. SO I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE NEW TOD DISTRICT. BEFORE THE MAP IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, I URGE YOU TO RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS GARY GIBBONS. I LIVE AT 1 1 6 1 8 SANDMAN STREET IN HARMONY HILLS. I'M CALLING ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD OVERLAY. AND I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ZONING OVERLAY. I DO NOT WANT THE CHANGES THAT THIS WILL BRING TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE SPOKEN TO FRIENDS AT THE COFFEE SHOP AND NO ONE KNEW THE CITY WAS MAKING THIS BIG CHANGE TO OUR PROPERTY. WE DON'T WANT IT. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN INSIDER'S GAME, PUSHING AN AGENDA WITHOUT INFORMING ITS CITIZENS OF THE CONSEQUENCES. IT'S BEEN FORCED ON US IN THE DARK. PLEASE VOTE TO STOP THIS ZONING CHANGE. THANKS. HI, MY NAME IS GARY HUDMAN. MY HOME ADDRESS IS 2 5 0 MARY LOUISE DRIVE. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. [03:10:01] SO I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TODD DRAFT POLICY, BUT TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TODD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, WHICH ARE ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TODD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY, OH, MY NAME IS GEORGE RIZLA, THAT'S R-I-S-L-O-V 1115 SOUTH ALAMO NUMBER 25 0 1 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 0 AND REFERENCE ITEM IS NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED, UH, TOD DRAFT POLICY, UM, INCLUDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE CUSTOMIZED COD BOUNDARY MAPS. AND ALSO, UH, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, UH, EX, UH, UH, EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR THE, UH, UH, AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. UH, THAT SHOULD DRIVE MORE TRAFFIC TO, UH, THE GREEN LINE. AND, UH, I, I URGE APPROVAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH GARCIA. AND MY ADDRESS IS 1246 VIA VETOS AND ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 6 0. MY COMMENT HERE ARE REGARDING THE TRANSFER ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TOD ON DISOWNING COMMISSIONS. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY GAUGE OR IMPACT NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO AVENUE, BLANCO ROAD, MACU AND JOHNSBURG DURING MAP DEVELOPMENT. I REQUEST THAT YOU VOTE DELAY ANY ACTION ON THE TOD. THE TOD WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN THE STANDARDS AND MAKE IT VERY COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO, TO DEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES. THEREFORE, I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE TOD THIS BEFORE ANY MAP IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT AND ANY MAP AMENDMENTS. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE. HI, MY NAME IS GIL FLORES AND I LIVE IN REGAL STREET IN CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR TODI. NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT'LL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM NEGATIVE IMPACT OF IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. WHAT'S THAT? GILBERT PENA? MY HOME ADDRESS IS 2 4 2 NORTHWEST 34TH STREET, 7 8 2 3 7 MEMORIAL HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16 FOR THE TOD. UM, DEAR ZONING COMMISSIONERS, I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE EMERGED FROM THE TOD TASK FORCE, WHICH REPRESENT THE CULMINATION OF AN INCLUSIVE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. THESE MEASURES STRIKE AN IMPORTANT BALANCE BETWEEN PROMOTING DENSITY AND DEVELOPMENT NEAR TRANSIT HUBS, WHILE STILL ADDRESSING CONCERNS RAISED DURING THE TASK FORCE PROCESS. IN ADDITION TO MANY GREAT PROPOSALS WITHIN THE TRANSIT ORIENTED POLICY, I FULLY SUPPORT THE CITY STAFF AND TOD TASK FORCE PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS, ESPECIALLY OF ZERO PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND T-O-D-M-X AND TDI DISTRICTS AND 50% REDUCTION IN PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE T-O-D-T-R TRANSITIONAL DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR WORKING, CREATING A MORE PROSPEROUS, RESILIENT, EQUITABLE, SAFE, WALKABLE, BIKEABLE, AND TRANSIT FRIENDLY SAN ANTONIO. HELLO, MY NAME IS GLORIA ROBLES. MY ADDRESS IS 32 28 ESCONDIDO PASS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. AND I'M REGARDING MY COMMENTS FOR THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ON THE ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY HAS FAILED TO INADEQUATELY ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS IN SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO AVENUE, BLANCO ROAD MCCULLOUGH AND JO JONES MOSSBERG DURING MAP DEVELOPMENT. I REQUEST THAT YOU VOTE TO DELAY ANY ACTION ON THE TOD THAT WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGNS. IT'S GONNA MAKE IT TOO COSTLY FOR BUSINESSES TO REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES. THEREFORE, I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS [03:15:01] RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE TOD DISTRICT. BEFORE ANY MAP IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT AND ANY MAP AMENDMENTS. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION. UM, I LIVE IN 86 11 COURT 7 2 4 5. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, UM, IN REGARDS TO THET OD PROPOSAL AND THE FOLLOWING IS MY STATEMENT OF SUPPORT. DEAR ZONING COMMISSIONERS, I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE EMERGED FROM THE TOD TASK FORCE, WHICH REPRESENT THE CULMINATION OF AN INCLUSIVE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE SEVERAL MONTHS. THESE MEASURES STRIKE AN IMPORTANT BALANCE BETWEEN PROMOTING DENSITY AND DEVELOPMENT NEW TRANSIT HUBS, WHILE STILL ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS RAISED DURING THE TASK COURT PROCESS. IN ADDITION TO THE MANY GROUP PROPOSALS WITHIN THE TOD POLICY, I FULLY SUPPORT THE CITY STAFF AND TOD TASK FORCE PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS, ESPECIALLY OF ZERO VEHICLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN TOD MX AND T-O-D-H-I DISTRICT, AND A 50% REDUCTION IN PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND THE TOD UH, TRANSITIONAL DIS. HELLO, THIS IS GRETCHEN ROSE, LOCATED AT TWO 15 MISSION STREET, SAN ANTONIO, 7 8 2 1 0. UH, IN REGARDS TO AGENDA NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL, AND I URGE, UH, YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMER'S TOD BOUNDARY MAP. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER SUBMITTING MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG GREEN LINE ART, ALONG WITH GREEN LINE ART. UM, I REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARK PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ILLUMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PRO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. GRETCHEN ROSE, TWO 15 MISSION STREET 7 7 2 6 9 6 1 9 1 8. YES, THIS IS GUY WADE CALDWELL. MY HOME ADDRESS IS 1 0 1 EAST KINGS HIGHWAY, UH, SAN ANTONIO. I LIVE IN MONTE VISTA. I'M CALLING ON REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL THAT IS SET FOR HEARING ON NOVEMBER 19TH AT 10:00 AM. UM, I'M SUPPORT, UM, MONTE VISTA'S, UH, REQUEST TO TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED DRAFT POLICY THAT'S BEEN WORKED ON BY THE COMMITTEE, UM, AND, UH, NOT MAKE THE AND CHANGES TO IT, UM, AND REQUEST THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR THE TOD UH, MX DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. SO WITH THAT ONE CHANGE, UH, OTHERWISE WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF THE LIMITED, UM, ZONING PROPOSAL THAT THE COMMITTEE'S WORKED ON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, MY PHONE NUMBER'S (210) 639-1465. HELLO, MY NAME IS ERMA HOFFMAN. I LIVE AT 30 11 WHITETAIL DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO ZIP CODE 7 8 2 2 8. I AM CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 1616 TOD AND I AM, UH, ASKING TO PLEASE APPROVE THE PROPOSED COD DRAFT POLICY, WHICH INCLUDES THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE TECH ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THE CUSTOMIZED DOD BOUNDARY MAPS. ALSO, PLEASE APPROVE THE MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ALONG THE GREEN LINE A RT. ALSO, PLEASE APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD DASH MX DISTRICT, WHICH SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. PLEASE NOTE THAT COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT A J CROP. THAT'S J-A-K-E-K-R-O-P-P. MY ADDRESS IS 2 2 3 SONATA. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16 PROPOSAL. I AM A MEMBER OF THE GREATER HARMON HILL ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT ONLY THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BY OUR ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATION, UH, PRESIDENT PATTY GIBSON. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NOT, NEVER, WAS, NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE MAP [03:20:01] UNTIL OUR PRESIDENT ALERTED US ON THE DETAILS. I DO NOT SUPPORT THE ZONING OVERLAY AND THE CHANGES IT WILL HAVE ON MY PROPERTY AND COMMUNITY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WE WERE NEVER TOLD, ALL YOU'RE DOING IS FORCING IT DOWN ITS THROATS. I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT. YES, MY NAME IS JAMES CROP. MY ADDRESS IS 2 2 3 SONATA DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. I'M CALLING ABOUT THE CODE 16 T. UM, WE WITH THE REDO, I DON'T, I DO NOT. I DO APPROVE THAT ONE ONLY BECAUSE I WAS MADE AWARE OF IT, BUT MY ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PATTY GIBSON, THAT NEW ONE WOULD BE THE ONE THAT I WOULD SUPPORT. WE WERE NOT EVEN GIVEN ANY ADVANCE NOTICE OF THIS AND I REALIZED THAT THAT NUMBER 16 TECH STOCK PROPOSAL IS THE BEST FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I THANK YOU AGAIN. MY NAME IS JAMES CROP. HAVE A GOOD DAY. MARTINEZ. I LIVE AT 2 0 6 CORT STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 6 AND I LIVE IN CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SERVED SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC CON CONGESTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU TO FOUR 70. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED POD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE COMMEND RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG WITH THE GREEN ART LINE. UH, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS, UM, FOR THE TO D MIXED DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD. MY NAME IS JASON BASQUEZ AND I RESIDE AT 2331 WEST SUMMIT 7 8 2 0 1. THIS IS A REGARDING AGENDA ITEM 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TODD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TODD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. FOR ART. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TODD MX DISTRICT AND THE DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. THAT'S THE BARE MINIMUM. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, AND WE MUST PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU VERY. MY NAME IS JASON YEAGER AND I LIVE AT 2 58 EAST ROSEWOOD AVENUE, UH, SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 1 2. UH, AND I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UH, I'D, UH, URGE THE ZONING COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY. THAT INCLUDES THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. UH, I'D ALSO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-D-M-X DISTRICT. UH, THIS SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. UH, COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD HERE IN MONTE VISTA. I'D LIKE TO PROTECT OUR QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THIS AMENDMENT. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS JAVIER QUINTANA. I LIVE AT 3 1 4 WEST HOLLYWOOD AVENUE. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16 FOR THE TOD PROPOSAL. MY WIFE JOYCE, AND I WOULD URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TO OD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. HOWEVER, WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT [03:25:01] TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE PRE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT. WE BELIEVE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, THIS IS JAY HALL. I LIVE AT 39 RAINY AVENUE. PHONE NUMBER'S (210) 880-5293. I WAS CALLING, UH, FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER. UH, I DON'T HAVE IT ON HAND, BUT THE, I REALLY DO SUPPORT THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, UH, ZONING CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED. UM, THIS WOULD REALLY HELP WITH THE TAKING OFF OF THE ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT, WHICH WE ARE SPENDING QUITE A BIT OF MONEY ON, UM, IN ORDER FOR SAN ANTONIO TO MAKE IT SO THAT PEOPLE ARE LESS, HAVE AN OPTION OF USING SOMETHING BESIDES THEIR CAR. IF THEY COULD PLEASE GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE THAT. THE OTHER THING IS TO REDUCE THE PARKING MINIMUMS IN THE TOD AREAS. THIS WOULD ALLOW IT SO THAT PEOPLE COULD ACTUALLY WALK AND BIKE BETWEEN AREAS AND NOT BE REQUIRED TO USE A CAR. IT WOULD STILL ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO ADD PARKING IF THEY FELT IT WAS NECESSARY, BUT WOULDN'T REQUIRE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PARKING SPOTS. IT'S BEEN SHOWN THAT ADDING PARKING ACTUALLY REDUCES THE USAGE OF TRANSIT BY PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO USE IT. THANK YOU. BYE. MY NAME IS JEFF HUNT. UH, I LIVE AT 1 21 LORETTA PLACE. UH, I AM THE PRESIDENT OF ROOSEVELT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE TASK FORCE, UH, FOR THE TOD, WHICH IS WHAT I'M CALLING ABOUT, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UM, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS WHOLEHEARTEDLY EVERYTHING THAT IS IN THE PROPOSAL AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE PARKING, UM, WE AGREE THAT IT SHOULD BE, UH, NO MINIMUMS, UH, LET THE MARKET PARK IT. AND, UM, I THINK THAT IN THE FUTURE THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN TRAVEL OR BE PICKED UP, UM, AND YOU DON'T NEED A CAR. SO I THINK WE SHOULD LET THE OWNERS OF THE THE BUSINESSES DECIDE HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS THEY NEED. THANK YOU. NO, MY NAME IS JENNA ALUA. I LIVE AT 8 2 0 NOLAN STREET, AND I AM CALLING REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. JUST TO SAY THAT I AM IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL. I THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY TO, UM, FURTHER PROGRESS SAN ANTONIO AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW IT ALL PLAYS OUT. THANKS. HELLO, MY NAME IS JENNIFER MCGOWAN. I LIVE AT 2 3 4 TAMMY DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE SIX. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 834-2887 AND THIS IS IN REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. I'M A MEMBER OF THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT ONLY THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BY OUR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PATTY GIBBONS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE MAPS UNTIL OUR PRESIDENT ALERTED US FOR THE DETAILS. I DO NOT SUPPORT, I DO NOT SUPPORT THE ZONING OVERLAY AND THE CHANGES IT WILL HAVE ON MY PROPERTY AND COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS JOANNA FTE AND MY ADDRESS IS, UH, 800 VISTA VALE LA, UH, APARTMENT, UH, 1828. THE ZIP CODE 7 8 2 1 6 AND IT'S IN REFERENCE TO THE, UH, SAVING SAN PEDRO. UM, I'M JUST VOTING FOR SAVING IN PEDRO. I DON'T HAVE A CASE NUMBER OR ANYTHING, BUT, UH, JUST AGAINST, UH, VIA. OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST WANTED TO, UM, LET YOU KNOW. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS JOEY WICK. I LIVE AT 3 0 2 2 MANILA DRIVE. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16 THET OD PROPOSAL HERE, ZONING COMMISSIONERS. I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE EMERGED FROM THE TOD TASK FORCE, WHICH REPRESENT THE CULMINATION OF INCLUSIVE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. THESE MEASURE STRIKES AN IMPORTANT BALANCE BETWEEN PROMOTING DENSITY AND DEVELOPMENT THEIR TRANSIT HUBS, WHILE STILL ADDRESSING CONCERNS RAISED DURING THE TASK FORCE PROCESS. IN ADDITION TO THE MANY GREAT PROPOSALS WITHIN THE TRANSIT ORIENT POLICY, I SUPPORT THE CITY STAFF AND COD TASK FORCE PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS, ESPECIALLY OF ZERO VEHICLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND THE COD AX AND CO ODHI DISTRICTS AND THE 50% REDUCTION IN PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN A CO D TR TRANSITIONAL DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN CREATING A MORE PROSPEROUS, RESILIENT, EQUITABLE, SAFE, WALKABLE, BIKEABLE AND TRANSIT FRIENDLY SAN ANTONIO MORNING COMMISSIONERS. UH, MY NAME IS JOHN BAILEY. UM, I LIVE IN HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD AT 1 1 4 18 RAINDROP. UM, I'M CALLING ABOUT REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UM, I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE EMERGED IN THE TOD TASK FORCE, [03:30:01] WHICH REPRESENT THE CULMINATION OF AN INCLUSIVE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. THESE MEASURES STRIKE AND IMPORTANT BALANCE BETWEEN PROMOTING DENSITY AND DEVELOPMENT NEAR TRANSIT HUBS, WHILE STILL ADDRESSING CONCERNS RAISED DURING THE TASK FORCE PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN CREATING A MORE PROSPEROUS, RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE SAFE AND WALKABLE IN TRANSIT FAMILY SAN ANTONIO. GOODBYE, JOHN DOKEY, PRESIDENT OF THE KING WILLIAM ASSOCIATION, 1 22 MADISON SAN ANTONIO. AND THIS IS REGARDING PROPOSAL NUMBER 16. ON THE AGENDA, WE SUPPORT THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY AND CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE ACCEPTANCE OF SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM TWO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE WITH PARKING A MAJOR PROBLEM ALREADY. FOR OUR DISTRICT, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AMENDING THE PROPOSAL, WHICH REMOVES PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE OURS. THE EXISTENTIAL THREAT IS RE YES, MY NAME IS JOHN GARZA AND I LIVE IN CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAPS SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BECAUSE IT WOULD PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS JOHN HOYLE. MY ADDRESS IS 2 9 0 6 WOODCREST DRIVE. MY COMMENTS ARE REGARDING THE POD ON THE ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA NUMBER 16, THE CITY HAS FAILED TO, AT BERLIN GAUGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO AVENUE, BLANCO ROAD MCCULLOUGH AND JOHN BERGER DURING MAP DEVELOPMENT. THE REQUEST THAT YOU VOTE TO DELAY ON ANY ACTION ON THE TOD THAT TODD WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE IT VERY COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO REDEVELOP THE PROPERTIES. THEREFORE, I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTION ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE TODD DISTRICT. BEFORE ANY MAP IS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT IN ANY MAP AMENDMENTS. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION AND VOTE TO DELAY ANY ACTS ON THE TOG. THANK YOU. GOODBYE. MY NAME IS JOHN MCCUSKER. I LIVE AT 1 1 9 WEST RE AVENUE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. UH, AND I AM REFERENCING, UH, ITEM NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED DOD DRAFT POLICY. UH, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF THE DOD, EXCUSE ME, TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS, THIS, THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS JOHNNY NEWMAN, JR. TWO OH THREE BUSHNELL TELEPHONE'S (210) 355-5123. AND THE, UH, ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 16 ON THE AGENDA. AND I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD DASH MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH. I HAVE THAT WE HAVE ABOUT THAT WE DID ABOUT 90 OR 91. I MIGHT HAVE MISSED ONE. UM, AT THIS TIME I'M GONNA ASK THE COMMISSIONERS HOW WE WANT. WE HAVE SOME BOX LUNCHES IN THE OTHER ROOM THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. DO WE WANT TO TAKE A SHORT OVERALL BREAK? [03:35:01] EVERYONE TAKE A BREAK OR DO WE WANT TO INDIVIDUALLY GO BACK OUT THERE OR, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST OPENING IT UP. HOW, WHAT, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT? COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE, MR. CHAIR, I THINK BEFORE WE DISCUSS THAT, UM, IS THE TELEVISION MONITOR AND THEIR SET UP SO THAT WE CAN HEAR THIS COMMENTS. OKAY. OKAY. SO THE, SO THE TELEVISION MONITOR IS SET UP IN THERE SO THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR COMMENTS IF WE GO INTO THAT OTHER ROOM AS WELL. RIGHT. ALRIGHT. SO I BELIEVE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WOULD SAY THAT AS LONG AS WE HAVE A QUORUM IN THE BOARDROOM, UH, INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS CAN GO OUT AND EAT. OKAY. YES. I WOULD JUST MAKE SURE THAT IF TWO COMMISSIONERS ARE THERE AT THE SAME TIME FOR WHATEVER REASON, WHICH I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TO, BUT IF YOU WERE, JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE NOT DISCUSSING THE CASE AT ALL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK ON THIS ? UH, COMMISSIONER BARDOS WOULD LIKE TO START ON THE LEFT FIRST. TWO OF THE FIRST THREE. WELL, UH, AGAIN, I THINK PERHAPS THE BEST PRACTICE, UH, MR. CHAIR WOULD BE, AND, AND, AND YOU, YOU WOULD, OR YOU CAN OR PEOPLE CAN BRING IT BACK ALSO, RIGHT? IF YOU YES, IF YOU DON'T MIND EATING ON CAMERA, UH, PEOPLE CAN BRING BACK THEIR LUNCH, DINNER, RATHER COMMENTS. COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT WHO, IF WE GO LEFT TO RIGHT WOULD BE VERY END OF THE, THE LINE. I'M OKAY TO GO IN AND GRAB SOMETHING, COME BACK OUT AND YOU HERE. I'M NOT EMBARRASSED. . I WILL HEAR IT FROM MY WIFE, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, MR. CHAIR, LET'S WORK IT FROM THE END OF THE DIOCESE. WAIT, , THAT'S FINE. NO. ALRIGHT. UM, SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE VOICEMAILS AND COMMISSIONERS MAIN, JUST SEE WHO HAS LEFT, GO IN, EAT, COME BACK. UH, WE, YOU'LL STILL BE ABLE TO, UM, LISTEN TO THE VOICEMAILS AS THEY'RE BEING PLAYED. UM, MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT DISCUSS THE CASE AND WE WILL DO IT THAT WAY. YOU CAN EITHER BRING IT BACK OR EAT QUICKLY. AND, AND MR. CHAIR, MAYBE SINCE WE'VE GONE, WELL, WE'VE GONE ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF, I THINK SINCE OUR LAST BREAK. MAYBE WE DO A FIVE MINUTE BREAK. LET PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BRING BACK THEIR LUNCHES, DO IT NOW. ALRIGHT, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. ALRIGHT. FIVE MINUTE BREAK. THIS TIME WE'LL HOLD YOU TO A FIVE MINUTE BREAK. THE TIME IS 5 0 4. ALRIGHT. THE TIME IS FIVE 15 AND WE WILL START BACK UP WITH OUR VOICEMAILS PLEASE. SCHUL, S-H-U-L-T-E-R. I'M A RESIDENT AT 1 4 1 9 GRAY OAK DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE THREE. I CALL IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. I DO NOT SUPPORT THE ZONING OVERLAY AND THE CHANGES IT WILL HAVE ON MY PROPERTY AND COMMUNITY. I REQUEST THE ZONING COMMISSION DENY APPROVAL TO THIS PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. JR HALO, (904) 962-9922 IS MY PHONE NUMBER. I'M AT FOUR THREE TWO ZERO. UH, LAURIE MICHELLE DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 6 1. UM, I'M CALLING TO COMMENT ON, IS IT TRANSIT? I WOULD LIKE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ITEM NUMBER 16. UH, THE CITY HAS FAILED AT THIS POINT TO ENGAGE ALL OF THE, UH, IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES THERE AT SAN PEDRO AND MCCULLOUGH DRIVE, BLANCO DRIVE, UM, WHATEVER THEY WENT FEEDBACK MAP DEVELOPMENT, THEY DIDN'T GET FEEDBACK FROM THOSE PEOPLE. UH, I ASK THAT YOU RECOMMEND THE ADOPTION, UH, FROM THE AMENDED MAPS THAT WERE SUBMITTED BY A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. I KNOW ALMOST PARK TERRACE WAS ONE OF 'EM. CROWN HILL PARK, UH, GREATER HARMONY HILLS WAS ONE OF THEM AS WELL. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THIS GON, MY ADDRESS IS 1823 VIEW RIDGE DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. I, MY ZIP CODE IS 7 8 2 1 3. I LIVE BEHIND ROBERT LEE. I HEARD THAT THEY WERE GONNA MAKE SOME CHANGES IN BLANCO ROAD, SAN PEDRO ROAD, MCCULLOUGH AND JOHNS BERGER. THEY WERE GONNA MAKE SOME MORE STREETS. WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WHEN ALL THOSE STREETS STARTS? PEOPLE START MOVING IN AND DRIVING AND COMING TOWARDS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ROBERT RAYLEY SCHOOL BECAUSE THIS TRAFFIC IS TERRIBLE AND NOW THEY'RE GONNA CLOSE THOSE STREETS, MAKE 'EM WIDER AND IT'S [03:40:01] GONNA BE HARDER FOR US. I DON'T NOT PROVE OF THAT. I'M MS. GONZALEZ. I'M 75 YEARS OLD. I'VE LIVED HERE, BLAH, ABOUT 40 SOME YEARS, AND WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS TRAFFIC SO BAD. THE, THE, THE STREETS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ARE TERRIBLE AND THEN YOU'RE ALL GONNA MAKE NEW ROADS. ALL THOSE TRAFFICS ARE GONNA COME TO OUR SIDE OF TOWN ON WEST AVENUE IN ROA VISTA. AND MY NAME IS JUDITH WARREN. I LIVE AT 2 1 8 WEST LONGWOOD IN SAN ANTONIO, SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE TWO. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (979) 324-1184. I AM CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM 16 ON THE TOD PROPOSAL AND I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED COD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I REQUEST RESPECTFULLY THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT, THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AND ESPECIALLY ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRIAN. MY ADDRESS IS 1 1 1 EAST WILLWOOD AVENUE. I'M REFERENCING ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. AND THIS WILL BE A BRIEF MESSAGE AND I AM URGING YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT BY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS INCLUDED. THANK YOU JULIE MCCLURE. I LIVE AT 1 3 5 STAR DREAM IN SAN ANTONIO, WHICH IS IN THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16. I AM SORRY, BUT I'VE GONE TO SEVERAL OF THESE MEETINGS AND IT WASN'T UNTIL PATTY GIBBONS GAVE US MORE INFORMATION THAT WE REALIZED THAT THIS WILL HAVE A GREAT IMPACT NEGATIVELY TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND I DON'T APPRECIATE ONE BIT THE ZONING COMMISSION OR ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAS TRIED TO CIRCUMVENT US AND ACT LIKE WE WERE NOT PAYING ATTENTION OR EVEN GREATER INFORMATION IS THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION AND KIND OF TREATED US LIKE WE WERE NOT VERY SMART PEOPLE. AND I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE WAY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS ALWAYS OPERATED. IN FACT, I KNOW IT ISN'T BECAUSE I'VE LIVED HERE FOR MY WHOLE LIFE AND I WISH THAT Y'ALL WOULD STOP. HI, MY NAME IS JULIE SHAMAN. I LIVE AT ONE 10 WEST WILLWOOD AVENUE SEVEN, UM, 8 2 1 2, UH, IN MONTE VISTA. AND I'M CALLING ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UM, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE PROPOSED POD DRAFT PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT'S OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE BOUNDARY MAPS, UM, THAT WERE CUSTOMIZED. UM, I'D LIKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD DISTRICT. UM, THE DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 50% AND COMPLETELY ELIMINATING THE PARKING REQUIREMENT. IT IS NOT A DELANEY. MY ADDRESS IS 2 4 7 PATRICIA SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE SIX. AND THIS CALL IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. I'M A MEMBER OF THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS UH, OWNERS ASSOCIATION AND IF OUR PRESIDENT HADN'T TOLD US ABOUT THIS, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT. AND ISN'T THAT THE, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE TO TELL US ABOUT THESE CHANGES? THESE CHANGES ARE GONNA HAVE AN EFFECT ON OUR PROPERTY AND OUR COMMUNITY AND WE WEREN'T TOLD ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THAT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING IN HER, BUT I ONLY SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAP AND I HOPE THAT'S PROPOSAL WOULD BE, WILL BE LISTENED TO THE VIEWS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA. THANK YOU. KATHLEEN BAILEY, I LIVE AT 7 22 WEST FRENCH [03:45:01] PLACE IN ALTA VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, THE ITEM NUMBER IS NUMBER 16, THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, UH, UH, PROPOSAL. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER SUBMITTING MAP CHANGES FROM THE ALTA VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCI ASSOCIATION ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-D-M-X DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%, A COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF PARKING REQUIRE. HI, THIS IS KATIE NICKIS. MY HOME ADDRESS IS 1 4 1 2 2 BAY AVENUE, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. I AM A RECENT RESIDENT OF THE MONTE VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD IN SAN ANTONIO. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. I'M CALLING TO, UM, VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TOD TASK FORCE AND THE CITY STAFF'S TOD POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. WE NEED DENSITY AND DEVELOPMENT NEAR TRANSIT HUBS. THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT IN IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY FOR RESIDENTS, BUT THE POLICY SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE BENEFITS OF RAPID TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT CAN BE ENJOYED BY PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK NEAR THE FUTURE ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM CORRIDORS AS WELL AS FUTURE RESIDENTS. I ALSO SUPPORT THET OD TASK FORCE'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ZERO PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE TOD ZONE, AND I SUPPORT A 50% REDUCTION IN PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE TOD TRANSITION ZONE, I THINK. HELLO, MY NAME IS KAY BARRONS, B-E-H-R-E. I LIVE AT 2 0 3 WEST RIDGEWOOD COURT, ZIP SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE TWO. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 269-8835. I'M CALLING REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION. HELLO, MY NAME IS KIMBERLY ARCHER AND I LIVE AT 1 51 EAST WILLWOOD AVENUE IN MONTE VISTA. MY CALLBACK NUMBER IS 2 1 0 2 1 9 5 5 3 6 AND THIS MESSAGE IS RELATED TO REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. I'M CALLING TO URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED POD DRAFT POLICY. THAT WOULD INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT, THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL, RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE ALL TREASURE. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. HI, THIS IS LAURA GOUM, 1 26 EAST KINGS HIGHWAY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 2. I AM REFERENCING ITEM NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LAURA BALCOM 1 26 EAST KINGS HIGHWAY 2 1 0 8 2 7 2 1 9 7. THANK YOU. YES. MY NAME IS LISA TALLEY. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF NORTH CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD [03:50:01] ASSOCIATION. MY ADDRESS IS 1710 LAMPPOST. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THE TOD BOUNDARIES. UM, AS I HAVE STATED BEFORE, WE ARE NOT FOR THEM. WE WERE NOT INVITED AT ANY MEETINGS BEFORE AND WHEN THEY WERE DECIDED THE BOUNDARIES, UM, WE WERE LEFT OUT IN THE DECIDING OF A LOT OF THINGS AND, UM, WE DO NOT APPROVE THE BOUNDARIES OF TOD DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE. YES, MY NAME IS LLOYD RUTLEDGE AND I'M CALLING FROM 1 4 4 EAST ELLWOOD SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS IN REGARDS TO REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16 TOT PROPOSAL. UH, I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT I'M VERY CONCERNED AS A MON VISTA NET RESIDENT OF 27 YEARS ABOUT THE IMPACT AND THE HORRIBLE PROBLEMS WE'RE GONNA HAVE. WE'RE TOTALLY AGAINST THIS. UH, NOW THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING HILDER BROWN ALL OVER THAT THIS IS CAUSING US A LOT OF PROBLEMS, SO WE DO NOT WANT THE PROJECT. THANK YOU AND HAVE A NICE DAY. LORENA ILLA FLORES AND I LIVE IN CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE COD ITEM. NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MASK. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT'LL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU PART. MY ADDRESS IS 1 1 6 3 1 SANDMAN STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 6. REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UH, I AM A MEMBER OF THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATED MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PATTY GIBBONS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE MAPS UNTIL SHE ALERTED US OF THE DETAILS. I DO NOT SUPPORT THE ZONING OVERLAY AND THE CHANGES IT WILL HAVE ON MY PROPERTY AND COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 342-2317. LORI SMART, 1 1 6 3 1 SANDMAN STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. ITEM NUMBER 16, TOD PROPOSAL. MY NAME IS LUCY WILSON. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE RIVER ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. MY ADDRESS IS ONE 30 MAGNOLIA DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 1 2. I'M CALLING TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TODD PROPOSAL. WE URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TODD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TODD BOUNDARY MAP. WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN ROCK LINE A RT. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TODD MX DISTRICT. UH, THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. YES, THIS IS LYDIA DOLCH AND MY HOME ADDRESS IS 1 1 1 0 7 VALET DRIVE SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 1 6. AND I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO, UH, ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UH, LISTEN, I'VE BEEN A MEMBER HERE. I'M 87 YEARS OLD AND HAVE LIVED IN THE HARMONY HILLS AREA FOR, UM, UH, CLOSE TO 50 YEARS. AND, UM, I AM NOT FOR THE PROPOSAL THAT, UM, I'M, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THE PATTY GIBBONS ON THE AMENDED MAP OF ZONING. UM, WE HAVE A, AN OLD NEIGHBORHOOD HERE THAT IS CONSTANTLY BEING CONSIDERED FOR CHANGE, WHETHER IT'S IT'S COUNCIL, UH, , UH, CITY COUNCIL, UH, DISTRICT OR, AND I REALLY, UH, AM. UM, MY NAME IS VIDIA RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT OF NORTH SHE HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I LIVE AT 1 0 9 ANN LEWIS DRIVE, 7 8 2 1 6. REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16 DASH TO D PROPOSAL. I'M A MEMBER OF NORTH SHE HILLS NETWORK CODE ASSOCIATION AND I SUPPORT ONLY THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BY ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PATTY GIBBONS OF, UM, [03:55:01] HARMONY HILLS, GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE MAPS UNTIL, UM, I WAS NOTIFIED BY PATTY GIBBONS. UH, I WAS ALERTED AND THAT'S WHEN I, I WAS ALERTED OF SOME OF THE DETAILS. I DO NOT SUPPORT THE ZONING OVERLAY AND THE CHANGES THEY WILL HAVE ON MY PROPERTY AND COMMUNITY, UH, AT PERSON AND COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. I WILL BE AT THE ZONING COMMISSION MEETING. THANK YOU. I WILL IN HURT. I LIVE AT 4 2 7 SANSIA STREET. I'M CALLING ABOUT REF, UH, ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. I'M A MEMBER OF THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND I SUPPORT ONLY THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BY OUR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PATTY GIBBONS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE MAPS UNTIL OUR PRESIDENT ALLERGIC US OF THE DETAILS. I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ZONING OVERLAY AND THE CHANGES IT WILL HAVE ON MY PROPERTY AND COMMUNITY. WE, UM, HAVE LIVED HERE OVER 50 YEARS. HARMONY HILLS WAS DEVELOPED IN THE SIXTIES. IT'S A HISTORICAL NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WANT TO KEEP ITS IDENTITY AND INTEGRITY INTACT. WE DON'T WANT TO BE A PART OF AN EXPERIMENT. WE DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE THE EAST OR WEST COAST. WE WANT TO REMAIN TEXANS. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS MARIA AKALA AND I LIVE IN CROWN HILL PARK ON MARQUI LANE, THE STREET BEHIND DREW INN HOLIDAY INN AND THE STACIA HOTEL. UH, MY COMMENTS ARE FOR TOD ITEM NUMBER 16. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENTS, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND NOISE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. UH, WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY THE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. UH, THANK YOU. MY PHONE NUMBER IF YOU WISH TO REACH ME IS 2 1 0 3 7 3 9 6 2 0 AND I CAN PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT ALL THE, UH, DISRUPTIONS THAT WE ARE ALREADY, UH, FACING, ESPECIALLY ON MARQUE LANE. IT'S MARIA TORRES AND I LIVE AT 2 0 6 COR AND I LIVE IN THE CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENTS ARE WITH AT TODD. ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL AND ENCROACHMENT TRAFFIC, CONGESTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE MINUTE MAP SUBMITTED BY THE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. MARIA VALDIVIA, UM, HOME ADDRESS IS, UH, 15 4 0 6 STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO THREE. UH, TWO. UH, PHONE NUMBER (210) 201-3033. UH, THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16 PO D PROPOSAL. UH, I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE EMERGED FROM THE COG TASK FORCE, WHICH REPRESENTS A CULMINATION OF AN INCLUSIVE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT LOOK THAT TOOK PLACE OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. THESE MEASURES STRIKE AND IMPORTANT BALANCE BETWEEN PROMOTING DENSITY AND DEVELOPMENT NEAR TRANSIT HUB WHILE STILL ADDRESSING CONSENT RAISED DURING THE TASK FORCE PROCESS. IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN GRADE PROPOSAL WITHIN THE TRANSIT ORIENTED POLICY, I FULLY SUPPORT THE CITY STAFF AND POD TASK FORCE PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS, ESPECIALLY OF ZERO VEHICLE PARK. I'M MARK RIVERA SPEAKING ON SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER 16 AT MY ADDRESS OF 1 3 3 0 7 WITHOUT SPRING. UM, I'D LIKE TO REMIND THE COMMITTEE ON, UH, THE ISSUE OF TRAINING ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT THAT TOD POLICY IS CLIMATE POLICY. UM, SAN ANTONIO HAS SUSTAINABILITY GOALS TO REDUCE VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED AND SINGLE OCCUPANCY VEHICLES AND TO IMPROVE WALKABILITY. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT DOD IS GOING TO DO. AS A REMINDER, CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT GOING TO BE PRETTY, WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE EXTREME WEATHER. WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE A HUNDRED DEGREE DAYS AND WE'RE EVEN GOING TO SEE MORE, UH, VERY COLD DAYS. UM, SO TO MAXIMIZE THE [04:00:01] BENEFITS OF UH, TOD TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE, UM, WE NEED TO GET THE MOST HOUSING NEAR TRANSIT. AND AN ISSUE THAT'S COME UP IS PARKING. UM, MOST SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THE AREA ALREADY HAVE ONE TO TWO AIRPORT THE ARE FOR THE I NUMBER 60, THE CITY BUILT IN CROWN AIRPORT NEIGHBORHOOD CREATED AIRPORT MALL WHERE ALREADY HAVE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. TO SUPPORT THE MINIMUM BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PHYSICIAN, NUMBER ONE FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. NAME IS MARY ANN LEDLEY AND I LIVE IN CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FEELS TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC, CONJUNCTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH INTENSITY DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. BYE. AND PARK 4 0 3 FANTASIA SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 1 6. REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. THE ENTIRE TOD PROPOSAL, ALL OF WHICH I'VE READ IS ABSURD OVERREACHED BY MICROMANAGERS WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING. AS FAR AS MY NEIGHBORHOOD, GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD AND ITS ASSOCIATION, I DO NOT SUPPORT, UM, THE PLAN. I DO SUPPORT THE AMENDED PLAN, CONSIDERATE, UH, SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF THESE THINGS IN A TIMELY MANNER AND NONE OF IT IS CLEAR. UM, THIS WHAT WE THINK IS HAPPENING WILL HAVE A VERY BAD EFFECT ON OUR COMMUNITY AND ON OUR PROPERTY. I AM COMPLETELY AGAINST THE PROGRAM FROM DOWNTOWN TO THE AIRPORT. THIS IS MARY ANN WIND. MY HOME IS 11 5 0 3 COURT, A MEMBER OF THE HARMONY HILL HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. AND THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16. I JUST FIELD THAT WE DIDN'T GET MUCH CONSIDERATION WHATSOEVER IN THE PRESENTATION OF THIS DECISION BEFORE IT WAS EVER, UM, BROUGHT UP SO MUCH. AND OUR PRESIDENT, FORTUNATELY WAS LETTING US KNOW ABOUT IT. AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BASICALLY HAS MEETINGS ALL THE TIME AND IT'S JUST A SHAME THAT IT COULDN'T BEEN PRESENTED TO US. I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ZONING OVERLAY. IT CHANGES THE CHANGES IT WILL HAVE TO OUR AREA ALREADY. I LIVE IN CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCOURAGEMENT, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAPS SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. NAME IS MAUREEN BALLARD AND I LIVE IN CROWN. I'M SORRY. I ACTUALLY HAVE FRIENDS WHO LIVE IN CROWN HILL PARK. I, I ONCE LIVED THERE. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16. UM, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP AND THEY ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE'RE SUPPORTING THE AMENDED MAP THAT'S SUBMITTED BY, UM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT WILL PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION OF OUR CALL AND HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS MAVERICK SANDOVAL. MY ADDRESS IS 11 5 0 7 ANORA COURT 7 8 2 1 6. [04:05:01] I'M REFERENCING ITEM NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. AS A MEMBER OF THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, I ONLY SUPPORT THE REVISED MAP BUT FORWARDED BY OUR PRESIDENT PATTY GIBBONS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES UNTIL, UNTIL SHE SHARED THIS IN INFORMATION WITH US. I'M AGAINST THE ZONING OVERLAY BECAUSE OF THE NEGATIVE EFFECT IT'S GONNA HAVE ON MY PROPERTY, MY COMMUNITY, AND EVERYTHING ALTOGETHER. HI THERE, MY NAME IS MEGAN AND I AM A PROPERTY OWNER ON HOUSTON STREET THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. I JUST WANTED TO CALL AND VOICE MY SUPPORT. UM, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A GREAT WAY TO USE THE TOOLS UPZONING. UM, WE ARE ALL SUPER PUMPED ABOUT THE RAPID LINE AND REALLY YOU CAN SEE THE POTENTIAL IN HOUSTON STREET AND THE POTENTIAL, UH, FOR BRT TO REALLY HELP THE CORE TRANSIT RIDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, THIS UPZONING WILL PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MORE, UM, TRANSIT ACTIVITIES, UM, ALL SORTS OF GREAT THINGS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THIS UP. UM, AGAIN, ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR ITEM NUMBER 16. THANK YOU. I AM AT 1 28 EAST ATCH, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THIS CALL IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16 ON THE TOD PROPOSAL. I'D URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISOR COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM OF MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. SO MY NAME IS MICHAEL GORMAN. I LIVE AT, UH, 1133 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE IN BEACON HILL. UH, AND I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT OR TODD PROPOSAL. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TODD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TODD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE ART. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TODD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT A RESPONSIBLE OPTION FOR DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE HELP STABILIZE MY NEIGHBORHOOD BY SUPPORTING THIS ONE. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MICHAEL MOLAC, M-O-L-A-K, AND I LIVE AT 1 3 1 WEST AGARITA AVENUE. AND I'M CALLING REGARDING REFERENCE, UH, NUMBER 16 ON THE TOD PROPOSAL. UM, I WOULD URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY, UM, AND ANY, UH, ITEMS TO ENCOURAGE, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UM, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD UH, MX DISTRICT THAT THE DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PREDICT, PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND MY PROPERTY VALUES BY AND QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, MICHAEL NYE. I'M AT 1 1 4 WEST ELLWOOD 7 8 2 1 2. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO, UH, ITEM NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. I'D LIKE TO URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TE OD BOUNDARY MAP. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS MICHELLE EDMOND. UH, ADDRESS TEN SEVEN ONE FIVE MOUNT IDA NUMBER 2 1 0 4 9 0 4 1 1 5. UH, REFERENCE ITEM IS NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UH, I AM A MEMBER OF THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT ONLY THE AMENDED MAPS SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BY OUR PRESIDENT, UH, ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PATTY GIBBONS. [04:10:01] OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE MAPS UNTIL OUR PRESIDENT ALERTED US OF THE DATE DETAILS. I DO NOT SUPPORT THE ZONING OVERLAY AND THE CHANGES IT WILL HAVE ON MY PROPERTY AND COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONSIDERING VICKY CONRAD THREE 10 MADISON 7 8 2 0 4 AND I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO ITEM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I'LL ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD DASH MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT COULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. IT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD TY SPEARS AND MY ADDRESS IS 28 34 SIERRA SALINAS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 5 9. I AM CALLING ABOUT THE ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I'M JUST ASKING THAT YOU DELAY THE ANY ACTION ON THE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, UM, ITEM AND THAT YOU JUST ALLOW FOR MORE TIME FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT WILL BE IMPACTED IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED TO GET MORE INFORMATION AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE ABLE TO OPT OUT OF THE DISTRICT SHOULD THEY WANT TO OPT OUT, UM, BEFORE ANY MAPS ARE APPROVED AT CITY COUNCIL. SO, UM, I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION AND I AGAIN, AM ASKING YOU TO DELAY ANY ACTION ON THE TRANSIT ORIENT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ITEM NUMBER 16. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S ABOUT NINE 30 ON . I LIVE AT 1120 EAST CROCKETT STREET. I'M THE TASK FORCE ALTERNATE TO THE NUITY HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION COMMENTING ON ITEM NUMBER 16 COMMISSIONERS. I WANNA DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT THE SA TOMORROW EASTSIDE COMMUNITY AREA PLAN WAS COMPLETED BEFORE THIS TIME PROCESS AND AS A RESULT, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOW BURDENED WITH THE FUTURE LAND MAP THAT IF IMPLEMENTED BY THIS POD ZONING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PLACE INAPPROPRIATE BY STRUCTURES ACROSS THE STREET FROM SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES IN OUR IN HISTORIC DISTRICT. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER A REVISION TO TABLE 3 4 2 0.02. NOTE NUMBER FOUR TO READ THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT LOCATED WITHIN 50 LINEAR FEET OF THE PROPERTY LINE OF AN ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE OR WITHIN 70 LINEAR FEET OF THE PROPERTY LINE OF AN ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE IN A DESIGNATED HISTORIC DISTRICT OR NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION OVERLAY WITHIN THE CRAG SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. THIS WOULD CREATE OLIVER, I LIVE AT TWO 18 WEST WOODLAWN IN MONTE VISTA. I AM CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16 ON THE TOD PROPOSAL. UH, I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL. THE, AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-D-M-X DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. THIS IS NADIA GUILLEN. MY, MY ADDRESS IS 1 1 1 0 3 LINK DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 3. AND I'M CALLING REGARDING, UM, THE TOD. THERE IS GONNA BE A VOTING AND I ASK YOU TO PLEASE, UM, DELAY THE VOTING REGARDING THIS. I DON'T THINK THIS EXPENSE SHOULD BE, SHOULD HAPPEN. I, I DISAGREE. UM, SO IF YOU NEED TO CALL, MY PHONE NUMBER IS TWO TEN THREE TWO FIVE FOUR ZERO FOUR TWO. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY. UH, SORRY, LET ME CHECK THE CASE NUMBER. UM, LET ME SEE IF I HAVE IT. [04:15:01] NANCY PACHE, I LIVE AT 6 2 3 COLE WIND PASS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 6. AND THAT IS IN CROWN HILL PARK, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, THE REASON THAT I'M CALLING, UM, IS FOR ITEM NUMBER 16, UM, THAT MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD NUMBER 16. SO THE REASON THAT I'M CONTACTING YOU GUYS IS, UM, WE'RE, I'M NOT HAPPY THAT THE CITY DID NOT NOTIFY US, UM, OR DIDN'T NOTIFY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE, UH, AIRPORT MAP WAS CREATED. UM, WE ALREADY HAVE VERY HIGH DENSITY IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH OUR STREETS. THERE'S, I MEAN, VISIBLY A LOT OF, I MEAN, IT'S ALREADY HIGH DENSITY. UM, IT'S VERY DENSE OVER HERE. SO WE DO NOT, WE ARE NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THE MAP. HOWEVER, WE, MY NAME IS NANCY RICE AND I LIVE AT 1 3 7 LAVERA BOULEVARD IN MONDS PARK TERRACE. MY CALLBACK NUMBER IS 2 1 0 8 2 7 7 1 2 4. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR POD ITEM NUMBER 16. THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS IN SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO BLANCO AND MCCULLOUGH. DURING MAP DEVELOPMENT. POD ZONING NEEDS TO INCLUDE A MINIMUM OF 50% PARKING REQUIREMENT SO THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS THAT ARE NOW, THAT NOW INCLUDE REDIRECTED TRAFFIC ARE NOT FILLED WITH CARS. POD NEEDS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC. SO I ASK THAT YOU ADOPT THE REVISED MAP SUBMITTED TO ZONING FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT AS A LONGTIME PROPERTY OWNER, I FIND THE FACT THAT THE CITY WOULD DO THIS WITHOUT OUR INPUT ABSOLUTELY APPALLING. THIS IS A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT WILL ONLY WHAT THE CITY WANTS TO DO. WILL TIM CARPENTER 2 45 MARY LOUISE DRIVE, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE ART. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND DOES NOT SERVE PEOPLE WANTING TO, UH, PATRONIZE THE BUSINESSES. ALL BUSINESSES IN SAN ANTONIO SHOULD HAVE PARKING. IT'S, IT'S A TEXAS STANDARD. MY NAME IS PAMELA VALENTINE. I LIVE AT 2 2 7 LA BOULEVARD IN ALMOST PARK TERRACE. MY CELL IS 2 1 0 3 1 7 8 6 8 0. UH, MY COMMENTS ADDRESS THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16. PLEASE CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF INCREASING DENSITY OF THE PROPOSED AREA. IT COULD NOT ONLY AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT ALSO THE CHARACTER OF THIS QUIET AND LOVELY HISTORIC DISTRICT. THERE SHOULD BE NO OVERFLOW OF PARKING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE WALK IN THE STREETS, PROTECT ALMOST PARK TERRACE AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG WITH CULLS AND PEDRO BLANCO FROM THE FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT, ADOPT THE REVISED MAT, SUBMIT IT TO ZONING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. GOODNIGHT, PAT DENE, D-E-W-I-N-N-E. MY HUSBAND GEORGE AND I LIVE AT THREE 11 WEST SUMMIT AVENUE IN MONTE VISTA. AND THIS CALL IS, UH, PERTAINING TO, UH, ITEM NUMBER 16. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I RESPECTFULLY, OR WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-D-M-X DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE NAME IS PATRICIA NICHOLSON AND I LIVE AT TWO 14 [04:20:01] WEST ELLWOOD AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE TWO. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (202) 246-5044. I'M CALLING REGARDING ITEM 16, THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED POLICY, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED BOUNDARY MAPS. HOWEVER, I URGE YOU TO AMEND THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MIXED USE DISTRICT. TOD AND XI THINK IS THE ACRONYM. UM, AT A MINIMUM THE REQUIREMENT SHOULD BE 50% COMPLETELY ELIMINATING PARKING. RE YES, MY NAME IS PATRICIA SPAN. MY ADDRESS IS 1 1 5 1 5 SIARA COURT, SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 1 6. THIS MESSAGE IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER SIX OF THE TOD PROPOSAL. I'M A MEMBER OF THE, UH, GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND I SUPPORT ONLY THE AMENDED MAPS SUBMITTED BY OUR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PATTY GIBBONS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE MAPS UNTIL OUR PRESIDENT ALERTED US OF THE DETAILS. I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ZONING OVERLAY. THANK YOU WARD. I'M A MEMBER OF UH, HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 286-7750. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16 OF THE TOD PROPOSAL. I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSAL. I SUPPORT ONLY THE MAP THAT WAS AMENDED AND SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BY OUR ASSOCIATE HARMONY HILLS ASSOCIATION AND PRESIDENT PATTY GIBBONS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THESE MAPS UNTIL OUR PRESIDENT ALERTED US. I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS ZONING OVERLAY AND THE CHANGES THAT WILL HAVE ON MY PROPERTY AND MY COMMUNITY. I ASK YOU PLEASE TO RECONSIDER WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU, AUDI. MY NAME IS PATRICK VON DOLAN. MY ADDRESS IS 1 4 5 4 6 BROOK HOLLOW BOULEVARD NUMBER 4 0 2 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 3 2. MY COMMENTS THIS MORNING ARE REGARDING THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ON THE ZONING COMMISSION'S AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 16, CITY, THE CITY HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS IN SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO AVENUE, BLANCO ROAD, MCCULLOUGH AND JONES MALTSBERGER DURING THE MAP DEVELOPMENT. SO I REQUEST YOU VOTE TO DELAY ANY ACTION ON THE TOD. THE TODD WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE IT VERY COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES. THEREFORE, I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE TODD DISTRICT. BEFORE ANY MAP IS APPROVED BY ZONING COMMISSION OR CITY COUNCIL, PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT AND ANY ION. I LIVE AT 3 4 2 SUNITA DRIVE. I'M CALLING IN REGARD TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TODD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TODD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE ART. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TODD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. PAUL KANA AND I LIVE IN CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENT ARE FOR THE POD ITEM. NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCOURAGEMENT, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT'LL BE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. [04:25:04] THIS IS PAULA GO 1 28 EAST ATCH, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS REFERENCE NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED POD BOUNDARY MAPS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. PLEASE PROVIDE, PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU LAMAN. MY BUSINESS ADDRESS IS ONE 18 EAST SUMMIT AVENUE AND I URGE YOU TO REPORT THE RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM NUMBER 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. FURTHERMORE, IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO NOT HAVE ANY PARKING REQUIREMENTS. WE URGE YOU TO FOLLOW THE PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL. THANK YOU. UH, MY NAME IS PETER HUGO. I LIVE AT 2 1 8 WEST LOW WOOD AVENUE IN SAN ANTONIO AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS AREA CODE (979) 777-6509. UH, I WISH TO ADDRESS, UH, ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UM, I THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD DRAFT POLICY, WHICH I URGE YOU TO APPROVE, UM, AND INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. HOWEVER, ONE THING THAT I THINK WOULD IMPROVE IT, UH, IS TO, UH, POST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. I THINK THIS DISTRICT NEEDS A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETELY ELIMINATING THE PARKING DOESN'T MAKE ANY GREAT SENSE. MY NAME IS PETER LONDON. I'M A PROPERTY OWNER IN THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD JUST NORTH OF NORTH STAR MALL AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF ITS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I'M SUBMITTING COMMENTS TO THE ZONING COMMISSION PUBLIC RECORD REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. IT'S ARGUABLE THAT NO NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE AGGRESSIVE SWEEPING TOD EXPERIMENT MORE THAN CROWN HILL PARK. BECAUSE THE PROPOSED MAP ADJOINS OUR COMMUNITY ON THREE SIDES, OUR RESIDENTS ARE NOT NIMBY OBSTRUCTIONISTS. WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SAN ANTONIO. HOWEVER, WE ARE RIGHTFULLY CONCERNED THAT THIS PLAN, WHICH QUITE LITERALLY SURROUNDS US, COULD DO TO HUNDREDS OF FINANCIAL NEST EGGS IN OUR COLLECTIVE QUALITY OF LIFE. THE VAST MAJORITY OF PROPOSED HOUSING UNITS WILL BE BUILT NORTH OF FOUR 10. IT'S A HUGE AREA, AND THERE'S AMPLE ROOM TO ESTABLISH A REASONABLE BUFFER FOR THE ADJACENT HOMEOWNERS. REDUCING THIS ENCROACHMENT ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD NOT HAVE TO STYMIE THE CITY'S ULTIMATE GOAL. THIS IS PHYLLIS MCNAIR FROM DICK WHI HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN DISTRICT TWO. UH, MY PHONE NUMBER IS TWO 10 WAIT 0 0 4 4 3. DIGNITY WITTY HILL SUPPORTS THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION FOR CUSTOM MAPS FOR EACH ART ROUTE APPROVED BY FIELD BOARD. SECOND, DHNA SUPPORTS THE 50%, UH, REDUCTION OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND THE T-O-D-T-R AND REQUEST THAT TOD MIXED USE REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 50% IS STILL NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS. THAT OUR CONCERN IS THAT OUR SA TOMORROW EAST SIDE COMMUNITY AREA WAS COMPLETED BEFORE THE TOD PROCESS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOW BURDENED WITH A FUTURE LAND USE MAP THAT IS IMPLEMENTED BY TOD ZONING, HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PLACE INAPPROPRIATE USE STRUCTURES, SITE STRUCTURES. HI, THIS IS RANDALL SMITH. ADDRESS IS 2 3 3 CLAUDIA STREET, 7 8 2 1 0. THIS IS ABOUT REFERENCE, UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE SIX. FOR THE POD PROPOSAL. UM, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE THE PROPOSED, [04:30:01] THE PROPOSED COD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED COD BOUNDARY MAPS. I'D ALSO LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RT RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT SHOULD REALLY HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS RAUL MARTINEZ. I LIVE AT 180 1 WEST MANDALAY IN ALMOST PARK TERRA. UH, MY COMMENTS ARE FOR T-I-T-O-D ITEM NUMBER 16. UH, YES, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE ALL IN IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY OURS. NOT EVEN THE SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN ANTONIO. EXCUSE MEAN IN SAN ANTONIO. HERE ON SAN PEDRO BLANCO AND MCCULLOUGH, UH, DURING DEVELOPMENT, UHT OD ZONING NEEDS TO INCLUDE A MINIMUM 50% PARKING REQUIREMENTS SO THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS, BUT NOW INCLUDE REDIRECTED TRAFFIC ARE NOT FILLED WITH CARS, UH, TLD NEEDS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. NEIGHBORHOODS ARE DESIGNATED HISTORIC, UH, WHICH WE HAVE MANY BLOCKS THAT ARE, UH, I'M ASKING YOU TO ADOPT A REVISED MAP, SUBMITTING THE ZONING OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, 'CAUSE WE HAVE NOT BEEN WELL CONSOLE AT ALL, NOT EVEN OUR COUNCIL PERSON AS STEPPED IN TO TRY TO HELP US OR TRY TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO TO WELL NEGOTIATE WITH US. SO HARDNESS AND I LIVE AT THREE 14 DON RIDGE DRIVE. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO LANCO MCCULLOUGH AND JOAN SMALLBERG. DURING MAP DEVELOPMENT, TOD WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE IT COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES. SO I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE NEW TOD DISTRICT BEFORE ANY MAP IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. I ALSO ASK THAT IF YOU RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, IT WOULD PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM FUTURE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. REBECCA SIMMONS. I LIVE AT 2 4 1 WEST LINWOOD SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 1 2. I'M SPEAKING TODAY ABOUT TODD 16. WITHIN THE MONTE VISTA AREA ARE FIVE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND THERE'S ONE HIGH SCHOOL. EVERY MORNING AS I WALK, I SEE CHILDREN RIDING THEIR BIKES AND WALKING TO THESE SCHOOLS, AND WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO SO. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE TO REQUIRE DEVELOPERS TO PROVIDE PARKING FOR MULTIFAMILY HOUSING OR IN THE MX AREA WILL RESULT IN CONGESTED STREET PARKING ON THE NARROW STREETS AROUND THESE SCHOOLS. IT INCREASED TRAFFIC WILL DETER CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS FROM ENCOURAGING THIS TYPE OF WALKING AND RIDING TO SCHOOL. IT ALSO CREATES AN ATMOSPHERE THAT MAKES IT MORE DANGEROUS FOR CHILDREN TO GO OUT AND PLAY AMONG THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, THIS DEFEATS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE TODD. I REQUEST THAT TODD BE AMENDED TO REQUIRE PARKING FOR ANY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE TODD. THANK YOU. AND I, I AM, UH, CHARLES RICHARD CLEMONS. I RESIDE AT 2 4 1 WEST LINWOOD AVENUE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND I'D LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS REGARDING, UM, THE TOD PROPOSAL. ITEM NUMBER 16. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE MY CONCERNS TO THE ZONING COMMISSION AND I, UH, FULLY SUPPORT THE, THE TOD CODE BOUNDARIES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED BY THE, UM, PLANNING COMMISSION AND ITS TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I AM MOST CONCERNED ABOUT, UH, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME DEGREE OF PARKING RESTRICTIONS THAT IS CONGRUENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT MAINTAINED AT A 75% LEVEL OF THE PRESENT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND, UH, UH, CHURCHES IN THIS AREA. EVERY DAY I SEE CHILDREN RIDING BIKES AND WALKING TO SCHOOL. I SEE LOTS OF NEIGHBORS WALKING, UH, PETS AND ANIMALS, AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. HELLO, THIS IS RICK WILSON, ONE 10 WEST ELSMERE PLACE IN SAN ANTONIO. I AM CALLING ABOUT THE TOD UM, PROPOSAL OF, UH, REFERENCING ITEM NUMBER 16, AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE ZONING COMMISSION TO HONOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK OF BOTH CAT HERNANDEZ TRANSPORTATION GROUP AND THE TOD STAFF AND THE TASK FORCE THAT MET [04:35:01] WITH A CROSS SECTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS AND DEVELOPERS AND OTHERS THAT PUT SO MUCH HARD WORK INTO DEVELOPING A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND A FRAMEWORK FOR TOD THAT, UH, IS BROADLY SUPPORTED. SO IT ASKED THE ZONING COMMISSION TO PASS AND APPROVE THE TOD MAP AND THE TOD DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS THAT HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED IN THE PROPOSAL AS WRITTEN. THANK YOU ROBERT ESTRO, AND I'VE LIVED AT 2 2 4 WEST MULBERRY AVENUE IN MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL DISTRICT FOR ALMOST 31 YEARS. I LIVE A LITTLE OVER ONE BLOCK FROM THE PROPOSED GREEN LINE. THIS CALL IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM 16 COD PROPOSAL. I URGE THE ZONING COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED COD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX MIXED USE DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY LIKE MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL DISTRICT. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS ROBERT ESTRO, E-S-T-E-R-L, PHONE NUMBER TWO ONE ZERO NINE ROBERT HORT. MY ADDRESS IS 3 1 0 TANGO DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. I'M CALLING REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16 COD PROPOSAL. I'M A MEMBER OF THE GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT ONLY THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION BY OUR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT PATTY GIBBONS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE MAPS UNTIL OUR PRESIDENT ALERTED US OF THE DETAILS. I DO NOT SUPPORT THE ZONING OVERLAY AND THE CHANGES THAT WE WILL HAVE ON MY PROPERTY AND OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THIS IS ROBIN FOSTER, REPRESENTING THE MONTICELLO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, PO BOX 1 0 0 3 1 5, ZIP 7 8 2 0 1. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-D-M-X DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT THE MONTICELLO PARK NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS ROGER CHETO. I LIVE AT 1 26 EAST LONGWOOD AND CAN BE REACHED AT 2 1 0 8 0 5 0 8 4 6. MY COMMENTS ARE IN REFERENCE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY WIFE AND I LIVE IN ONE OF THE MANY CHARMING COLLEGES IN MONTE VISTA. WE AND MOST OF OUR NEIGHBORS LIVE HERE IN THE QUALITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO ALSO LIVE HERE. THESE A HUNDRED YEAR OLD HOMES ARE EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN PROPERLY. THE RESIDENTS DO SO OUTTA RESPECT FOR THE HOMES AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEREFORE, I REQUESTED CITY REFRAIN FROM DOING ANYTHING THAT WOULD DEGRADE THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE BECAUSE THAT WOULD DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND AT THE EXTREME, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ITS MOST UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY HOMES IN SAN ANTONIO. TO THAT END, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE ZONING COMMISSION APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE FINDING COMMISSION AND THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, INCLUDING THE CUSTOMIZED BOUNDARY MAPS. AND WHILE MANY OF THE STREETS ARE WIDE, MANY LIKE MY HI, MY NAME IS RON HUBBARD. MY ADDRESS IS 2 3 8 QUENTIN DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 1. I AM DOING THIS FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS [04:40:01] ALONG THE GREEN LINE PART. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD DASH MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJUST ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORS NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. THIS IS ROSEANNE WHITE. I LIVE AT ONE 16 EAST ROSEWOOD IN MONTE VISTA. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16 POD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISOR COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT A RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPED ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU ROSE LINE. AND MY ADDRESS IS 63 0 7 SAN PEDRO AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 6. UM, MY COMMENTS HERE ARE REGARDING THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ON THE ZONING COMMISSION'S AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I BELIEVE THE CITY HAS FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ENGAGE ALL IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON SAN PEDRO AVENUE, BLANCO MCCULLOUGH JONES BERGER, AND THE REST. I REQUEST THAT YOU VOTE TO DELAY ANY ACTION ON THE TOD THAT TODD WILL IMPOSE EXPENSIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE IT VERY COSTLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO DEVELOP, REDEVELOP THEIR PROPERTIES. THEREFORE, I ASK THAT ALL IMPACTED PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE A CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN OPT OUT OF THE TODD DISTRICT BEFORE ANY MAP IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS ROSS LAWHEAD. I LIVE AT 59 75 LOCKHILL ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO FOUR ZERO. MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS (210) 859-2202. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. HI, THIS IS SABRINA LOPEZ. UM, I LIVE CURRENTLY AT 48 35 SHANA COURT IN THE AU PARK AREA. UM, I AM VERY, UM, RECENTLY GOING TO MOVE AND, UM, PROBABLY IN AN AREA LIKE DOWNTOWN OR SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I AM JUST, UH, I'M REFERENCING, UM, ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. AND I JUST WANNA MAKE A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THAT PROPOSAL BECAUSE I AM LOOKING TO MOVE INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THAT IS WALKABLE AND UM, IT IS JUST IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THE CITY MAKES EFFORTS TO MAKE A CITY THAT IS WALKABLE AND AFFORDABLE. AND SO I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE EMERGED FROM THE TE OD TASK FORCE, WHICH REPRESENTS THE CULMINATION OF AN INCLUSIVE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. THESE MEASURES STRIKE AN IMPORTANT BALANCE. HELLO, MY NAME IS SALLY SEKER. I LIVE AT 6 0 1 WEST ELLWOOD AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE TWO. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 416-1723 REFERENCE ITEM 16, THE TODD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE TODD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TODD BOUNDARY MAP. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG [04:45:01] THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TODD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE. ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT A RESPONSIBLE OPTION FOR DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE STABILIZE BEACON HILL BY SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. GOODBYE. HELLO, MY NAME IS SANDRA LAGOS. I LIVE IN ONE 50 GTO BOULEVARD AND I AM MEMBER OF, UH, CHERYL HILL HOA AND COMMUNITY. I'M CALLING YOU TO, UH, THE REFERENCE NUMBER ITEM 16 TOD PROPOSAL AND TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL REFERENCE NUMBER ITEM 16 TOD PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. IT SIMMONS AT 1115 SOUTH ALAMO, SUITE 31 0 1. THIS IS REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. FOUR. PREPARE FOR A THRILL MIX OF STRATEGY AND SOCIAL FUN. MY NAME IS SEAN ORTON AND I LIVE IN THE CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAPS SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. GOODBYE. MY NAME IS SHEILA AND I LIVE IN TRA HILL PARK, UH, RIGO STREET 9 0 1 0. MY COMMENTS ARE PARTY OD ITEM NUMBER 16. THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY ARE CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT AND AMENDED MAPS SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I'LL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SHERRY SCURLOCK. I LIVE AT 4 3 7 MADELINE AVENUE IN SAN ANTONIO. AND I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16 OF THE TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TDMX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COM. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RE MY NAME IS SAN QUINTO AND I LIVE IN CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE POD ITEM. NUMBER 16, THE CITY PHASE ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP, WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENC ENFORCEMENT, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT'LL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS STEVE VERTE, 1 0 5 RENO STREET. I'M CALLING ON AGENDA ITEM 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED [04:50:01] BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND PTECH AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST ALSO THAT AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. NO PARKING IS NOT A COMPROMISE. COMPLETE ELIMINATION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT FROM ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS. MY NAME IS SUSAN CUNNINGHAM NICHOL. MY, I LIVE AT 1 0 6 EAST HOLLYWOOD IN SAN ANTONIO AND I AM CALLING REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE PROPOSED POD DRAFT POLICY, INCLUDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THAT YOU APPROVE THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAP. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-D-M-X DISTRICT. UM, THIS, UH, DISTRICT NEEDS A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. IF PARK THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS ELIMINATED, UH, THAT WILL BE DAMAGING. MY NAME IS SUSAN STIMSON AND I LIVE IN CROWN HILL PARK. MY CONDO D ITEM NUMBER 16. THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING 3 22 EISENHOWER AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOT BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATIONS ALONG WITH THE GREEN LINE ART. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-T-M-X DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. ED GTA JEFFERSON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT 2352 WEST MULBERRY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 1. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TODD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TODD BOUNDARY MAP. I ALSO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST. REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR THE TOP MIX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE MINIMAL PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS THERESA PENA AND I LIVE IN CROWN PARK. MY COMMENT IS FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY AGAIN FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. I'M AT 2, 2 3 LAUREL HEIGHTS PLACE. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM 16 OF THE TOD PROPOSAL. UM, I'M ASKING THAT YOU APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED [04:55:01] TOD BOUNDARY MAP. I ALSO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-D-M-X DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT. A 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE TO DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TIFFANY HARTNETT. I LIVE AT 1 0 6 WEST ROSEWOOD AVENUE AND I'M CALLING REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED COD BOUNDARY MAP. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MAX, UH, DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. AND JUST A PERSONAL NAME IS TIFFANY MEGO. MY ADDRESS IS 1 0 4 WEST LOW WOOD AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 2. THIS IS FOR REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16 POD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECH TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POD MX DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS TOM ARCHER AND I LIVE AT 1 51 EAST LONGWOOD AVENUE IN MONTE VISTA, SAN ANTONIO. I'M ALSO THE INCOMING, UH, PRESIDENT OF THE MONTE VISTA HISTORIC ASSOCIATION. I'M CALLING ABOUT REFERENCE NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. AND, UH, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I URGE THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY DUE TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDA, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PTAC AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD, THE MIXED TOD DISTRICT. UH, THIS DISTRICT SHOULD, UH, HAVE, IN MY OPINION, A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. A COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN MY OPINION. AND, UH, IT'S JUST TOO MUCH FOR A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, I, I ASK YOU TO PLEASE PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY, MONTE VISTA AND OTHERS, UH, TO, UH, BUT MY NAME IS TOM CARAM AND I LIVE AT 24 20 MCCULLOUGH AVENUE NUMBER THREE ONE FIVE. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 365-7144. AND THIS CALL IS IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL. HI THERE, THIS IS TONY MARIE VAN BUREN. MY ADDRESS IS 1 1 5 SHRINER PLACE SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE TWO. MY PHONE IS (210) 834-1321. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16 THET OD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOG BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-G-M-X DISTRICT, WHICH SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE. THE ELIMINATION COMPLETE. THE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIRED IS NOT A RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU. HI, THIS IS TRACY WILSON FROM 2 0 9 WEST ROSEWOOD AVENUE. UH, REFERENCE ITEM IS NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. UM, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO RECONSIDER THE, [05:00:01] UM, HAVING A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF AT LEAST 50% BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, THE SAME THING THAT'S HAPPENING ON ST. MARY'S IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH OVERFLOW PARKING LOOKING FOR, UH, PARKING PLACES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS. THAT'S GONNA REDUCE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. AND I'M AGAINST THAT. OKAY. SHOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH. THANK YOU. THIS IS TRACY WILSON. BYE. HELLO, GOOD FOLKS. MY NAME IS TRENT INGRAM AND I LIVE AT 3 1 5 HEREON STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 0. I'M CALLING BECAUSE YOU ARE VOTING THE VOTING COMMISSION TODAY IN REGARDS TO THE TOD PLAN, AND I WOULD LOVE IT AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PLAN WITHOUT PARKING MINIMUMS. THAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY KEY ASPECT TO THE PLAN. MY GENERAL IMPRESSION OF SAN ANTONIO IS THIS CITY HAS WAY TOO MUCH PARKING AND IS OVERBUILT FOR VEHICLES AND PRETTY MUCH VEHICLES ONLY. I CAN'T THINK OF TOO MANY PLACES WHERE I FEEL SAFE WALKING WITH MY DAUGHTER OTHER THAN THE RIVERWALK AND TO ME AND MY PERSPECTIVE ON. HELLO, THIS IS VINCENT MICHAEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO AT 1146 SOUTH ALAMO STREET. WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY URGES YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SUBMITTED MAP CHANGES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE. A RTI RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOD DASH MX DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50% COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT OUR HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY MAKING THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS VIRGINIA AND I LIVE IN THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD AT THREE 15 MARQUEES. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE'VE ALREADY HAD SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. THERE'S MORE TO COME WITH THE, THE, UH, UH, IMMINENT, UH, DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTBALL FIELD ON THE CORNER OF JONES MALTSBERGER AND ALGAR, UM, AND THE BIG APARTMENT UNITS THAT ARE THERE. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. AND WE, UH, SINCERELY WISH THAT YOU CONSIDER OUR REQUEST IN THE, UH, NAME OF BETTER NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU. AND I LIVE IN CROWN HILL PARK. MY COMMENTS ARE FOR THE TOD ITEM NUMBER 16, THE CITY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THEY CREATED THE AIRPORT MAP. WE ALREADY HAVE SEVERE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, TRAFFIC, CONGESTION, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES. WE SUPPORT THE AMENDED MAP SUBMITTED BY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. IT'LL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. UH, YES. MY NAME IS WILLIAM DENNIS, AND MY ADDRESS IS TWO TWO SEVEN WEST MULBERRY. PHONE NUMBER'S (210) 365-0735. CALL CALLING REFERENCE TO ITEM NUMBER 16. AT TOD PROPOSAL, I WOULD LIKE TO URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE, UH, PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY, INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAPS. ALSO LIKE TO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS OF THE TOD MX DISTRICT. UH, BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF 50%, UH, FOR PARKING REQUIREMENT AS OPPOSED TO ZERO. OTHERWISE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE CARS PARKING ALL OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION, CONSIDERATION ON THESE MATTERS. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO, MY NAME IS WILLIAM PATTON DODD, AND MY ADDRESS IS, UM, UH, ONE 40 WEST SUNSET ROAD, UM, 7 8 2 0 9. THAT'S WHERE I WORK. [05:05:01] UM, I'M REFERENCING ITEM NUMBER 16, THE TOD PROPOSAL. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TELL THE ZONING COMMISSIONERS THAT I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE EMERGED FROM THE COD TASK FORCE, UM, WHICH I THINK REPRESENTS A CULMINATION OF AN INCLUSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE OVER SOME TIME NOW, AND THAT THESE MEASURES SECOND IMPORTANT BALANCE BETWEEN PROMOTING DENSITY AND DEVELOPMENT NEAR TRENDS THE HUB, WHILE STILL ADDRESSING CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED DURING THE TASK FORCE PROCESS. UM, AND I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THIS, THAT IT'S BEEN DEVELOPING OVER THE MONTH AND PARTICIPATED IN MANY CONVERSATIONS. AND IN ADDITION TO THE MANY GREAT PROPOSALS WITHIN THE TRANSIT ORIENTED POLICY, I FULLY SUPPORT CITY STAFF AND COD TASK FORCE PARKING RECOMMENDATIONS, ESPECIALLY OF ZERO VEHICLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN C-O-D-M-X AND COD. YES, MY NAME IS JAVIER ALFREDO . MY ADDRESS IS 1 1 5 EAST AGARITA AVENUE, SEVEN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. ZIP CODE IS SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE TWO. MY PHONE NUMBER (281) 900-4711. THIS IS REFERENCE ITEM NUMBER 16 TOD PROPOSAL. I URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED TOD DRAFT POLICY TO INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEIR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS A CUSTOMIZED TOD BOUNDARY MAP. I RESPECTFULLY ALSO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T-O-D-M-X DISTRICT. THIS DISTRICT SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENT OF 50%. COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF PARKING REQUIREMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT ADJACENT TO PRESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. PLEASE PROTECT MY NEIGHBOR. THAT IS THE FINAL VOICEMAIL. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, UH, KAT. OKAY, I THINK THERE IS A THEME OF THREE POINTS, UM, THAT I'LL ADDRESS, UM, AND THEN FEEL FREE TO ASK ME QUESTIONS A AFTER THAT. UM, SO ONE THEME WAS ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT OF RESIDENTS, UH, RELATED TO THE MAPS. UM, SO WHERE WE STARTED IN THAT PROCESS, UM, IN FEBRUARY, THERE'S A NET IN FEBRUARY OF, UH, THIS YEAR WE STARTED WITH, UM, WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE. WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE, AGAIN, IS A, IS A HALF MILE FROM, UH, ANY BUS STOP. GOD BLESS YOU. UM, AND OF COURSE THAT PUTS IT, UM, ALL OVER THE CITY, OVER 300 SQUARE MILES. SO OUR PROPOSED CODE STARTED WITH THE DRAFT OF, OKAY, LET'S KIND OF LIKE BRING THAT APPLICABILITY IN AND ONLY APPLY IT TO TRANSIT CORRIDORS. UM, AND SO THE, THE FIRST ITERATION WAS JUST A QUARTER OF A MILE, JUST A QUARTER OF A MILE STRAIGHT LINE, LIKE A PAINTBRUSH DOWN THAT CORRIDOR. UM, SO MAPS HAD NOT BEEN THOUGHT OF OR, UM, CONSIDERED UNTIL WE GOT TO LATER MEETINGS THROUGH THE PROCESS. UM, AND IT WAS AROUND, UM, I WANNA SAY MAYBE ABOUT JUNE-ISH WHEN WE STARTED THE, OKAY, NOW LET'S START LOOKING AT MAPS. AND THAT'S WHEN THE SUBCOMMITTEE WAS CREATED TO KIND OF DIVE INTO TO THOSE AREAS. AND THEN OUT OF THAT EVOLVED ORGANICALLY THIS CUSTOMIZED MAP APPROACH. AND SO, UM, THE, YOU KNOW, AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO INVITE EVERY SINGLE PERSON TO THE TABLE, UM, OVER 500 PEOPLE AT A, AT HAVING A SEAT AT THE TABLE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD TO MANAGE. UH, SO AS YOU KNOW, WITH EVERY, UM, AMENDMENT PROCESS, WE START WITH A, UH, GROUP OF PEOPLE RIGHT, IN ORDER TO COME UP WITH A BASELINE. AND WE TYPICALLY DO THAT THROUGH OUR PLANNING PROCESSES. WHETHER IT IS A, UM, LARGE AREA REZONING, WE, WE START OFF WITH A BASELINE OF A MAP FOR PROPOSED, UH, REZONING. UM, AND, AND JUST IN CASE Y'ALL WEREN'T AWARE, I USED TO BE IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND I RAN THE ZONING PROCESS FOR ALMOST ABOUT 10 YEARS. SO I'M A LITTLE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS. UM, AND, UM, SO AGAIN, YOU START WITH THE BASELINE IN ORDER TO, TO GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND GET THE INPUT ON THAT. SAME THING WITH, UM, OUR, UH, SUB AREA PLANS AND COMMUNITY PLANS. AGAIN, YOU'RE, YOU'RE STARTING, USUALLY YOU START WITH A CONSULTANT, UM, AND YOU COME UP WITH A DRAFT PLAN IN ORDER, AGAIN TO ENGAGE THE, THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WAY YOU AREN'T STARTING, UH, WITH NOTHING IN ORDER TO GET INPUT ON NOTHING. UM, ONCE WE HAD, UH, DRAFT MAPS, UM, WE SENT OUT, UM, UH, COMMUNICATION IN A MAILER TO OVER 10,700 RESIDENTS ALL ALONG THE GREEN LINE CORRIDOR, INVITING THEM [05:10:01] TO, UH, BOTH COMMUNITY MEETINGS, INVITING THEM TO, UM, TO COME TALK TO US, INVITING THEM TO INVITE US TO MEETINGS, AND WHICH IS WHY WE HAD OVER A HUNDRED, UH, MEETINGS. WE EVEN PRESENTED AT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, UH, INCLUDING ONE, SOME OF THE ASSOCIATIONS THAT WERE, THAT YOU HEARD ON THE VOICEMAIL, WE PRESENTED TO THEM IN JUNE. AGAIN WHEN WE STARTED, UH, THE, THE MAPS. UM, AND, AND THEN AGAIN, ONCE WE HAD DRAFTED THOSE MAPS AGAIN, WE WERE LOOKING FOR INPUT. AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S TAKING TWO, UH, TWO AND A HALF MONTHS TO GET TO COUNCIL SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO GET THAT FEEDBACK AND INPUT ON THE MAPS. UM, SO THAT KIND OF TOUCHES BASED ON THAT, UH, ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT OF RESIDENTS FOR THOSE MAPS, UM, RELATED TO THE MAPS AND THE PROPOSED EXCLUSIONS OF COMMERCIAL AREAS. SO AGAIN, I WANNA STRESS AS THERE WAS MANY COMMENTS THAT SAID, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, MAKING THESE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, UH, REQUIRED TO DO EXPENSIVE THINGS IS NOT THE CASE. IT'S NOT HAPPENING, AND IT'S NOT REZONING OF THESE PROPERTIES. IT'S NOT APPLYING TOD. THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO CHANGE ANYTHING THAT THEY, UH, ARE, UH, HAVE ON THEIR PROPERTY. UH, THEY'RE JUST, UM, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO REZONE TO THIS EITHER. IT IS, THEY HAVE A HUNDRED DISTRICTS THAT THEY CAN CHOOSE FROM. THEY STILL MAINTAIN A HUNDRED DISTRICTS THAT THEY CAN CHOOSE FROM TOMORROW. IF THEY ARE WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY, THEY JUST MAINTAIN THAT ELIGIBILITY. UM, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO OPT IN TO REZONE TO TTOD AT ALL. IT IS JUST AN OPTION FOR THEM, UH, FOR, UH, PROPERTIES THAT CURRENTLY HAVE. SO AGAIN, PROPERTIES CURRENTLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OR THE OPTION TO, TO REZONE TODAY. AGAIN, IF YOU'RE A HALF MILE FROM ANY BUS STOP, YOU HAVE THAT OPTION TODAY. WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS IS, IS AGAIN, PULLING BACK ON THOSE AREAS, UH, KEEPING IT THE, UM, KEEPING IT TO TRANSIT CORRIDORS, BUT ALLOWING THOSE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES TO MAINTAIN THE OPTION THAT THEY, THAT THEY HAVE TODAY. UM, BUT NOW WE ARE PULLING IT BACK, REMOVING IT FROM NEIGHBORHOODS. SO IT'S NOT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S NOT WHERE A MULTI-FAMILY OR SINGLE FAMILY, UH, PROPERTY WITHIN THE MIDDLE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD NOW HAS THAT OPTION. TODAY, WE'RE REMOVING THAT OPTION TOMORROW WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. UM, SO IT'S BETTER THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE. UM, THERE WAS A COMMENT ABOUT, UM, IT SHOULD BE, UM, NODAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS DISCUSSED EARLY ON IN THE, IN, IN THE PROCESS, UH, APPLYING IT TO, UH, THE 26 STATIONS AS NODES A HALF MILE. IT ACTUALLY CREATED A LARGER AREA OF, UH, OF APPLICABILITY ALONG THIS, ALONG THIS, UH, CORRIDOR. SO, UH, ONCE WE, ONCE THE TASK FORCE SAW THAT AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE SAW THAT, IT THEN BECAME, OKAY, NO, THAT MAYBE THAT'S TOO BIG OF A REACH. LET'S, LET'S BRING IT BACK IN. AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHEN WE EXPLORE THE CUSTOMIZED MAPS. UM, THE LAST PIECE, UM, IS PARKING. UM, SO AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, RIGHT NOW YOU'RE, UM, TO PROVIDE PARKING FOR A DEVELOPMENT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 2000 TO 10,000 AND 20,000 A SPACE IF IT'S STRUCTURED PARKING. AND WHEN I SAY STRUCTURED, I MEAN LIKE A PARKING GARAGE. SO, UM, THERE, THERE WAS A POINT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND THEY'RE RIGHT. AGAIN, MY EXPERIENCE IN, IN, IN ZONING THAT CURRENTLY PARKING IS A PROBLEM. UH, PROPERTIES WERE DEVELOPED LONG AGO BEFORE PARKING REQUIREMENTS. AND SO MANY OF THOSE BUILDINGS ARE BUILT LOT LINE TO LOT LINE. AND SO THEY, THEY CAN'T MEET CURRENT PARKING REQUIREMENTS. THERE WAS NO REQUIREMENT AT THE TIME. AND SO THE CITY TRIES TO, TO BALANCE THE NEED FOR REUSE OF THOSE BUILDINGS, RENOVATION OF THOSE BUILDINGS, AS OPPOSED TO DEMOLITION IN ORDER TO, UH, MEET THOSE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS. AND SO THERE'S A BALANCE WITH, UH, OTHER ZONING DISTRICTS THAT KIND OF, UH, EITHER WAVES PARKING REQUIREMENTS OR WAVES, UM, A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS. AND AGAIN, THOSE, THAT POINT IS EXACTLY CORRECT. THERE ARE EXISTING CONDITIONS TODAY THAT, THAT CAUSE THOSE PARKING PROBLEMS. AND AND WHY IS THAT? IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S NO TRANSIT OPTION. THERE'S NO TRANSIT OPTION THAT BRINGS FASTER BUS SERVICE, MORE FREQUENT. SO THAT WAY SOMEBODY NOW HAS THAT OPTION TO UTILIZE, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, KING WILLIAM FIRST FRIDAY, RIGHT? SO IF I WANNA GO, UH, TO KING WILLIAM ON A FIRST FRIDAY, I'M GONNA HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR AND FIND A SPACE TO PARK BECAUSE THERE'S NO TRANSIT OPTION THAT I WANNA USE BECAUSE I DON'T WANNA STAND FOR 30 MINUTES IN THE, IN, IN THE SUN WAITING FOR THE NEXT BUS. UM, BUT IF I HAD THAT TRANSIT OPTION OF 10 MINUTE FREQUENCY, I CAN NOW OPT IN AND GET ON THE BUS AND GET DROPPED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF KING WILLIAM FOR FIRST FRIDAY. UM, AND SO THAT IS WHAT, UH, FASTER FREQUENT, UH, SERVICE BRINGS. UM, SO AGAIN, THE, THE HAVING NO REQ NO CITY MANDATE REQUIREMENTS DOES NOT MEAN THAT PARKING WILL NOT BE PROVIDED TODAY. WE SEE DEVELOPMENTS THAT [05:15:01] PARK THEIR PROJECTS, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, 300 MAIN, UH, WHICH IS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND D WAVES, ALL PARKING REQUIREMENTS. AND AGAIN, THEY HAVE 354 UNITS, BUT 456 PARKING SPACES IN THEIR GARAGE. UH, AND AGAIN, THEY DON'T, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO BRING TO, TO PROVIDE THE PARKING, BUT BECAUSE THEIR USE AND, AND THE MARKET REQUIRES THAT FOR THOSE UNITS, THEY PARK IT. UM, AND AS FAR AS, UH, HAVE OTHER CITIES DONE THIS, YES, OTHER CITIES HAVE, THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES THAT HAVE REMOVED PARKING MINIMUMS ENTIRELY FROM THEIR CITY. AUSTIN IS ONE OF THOSE, SAN JOSE, BUFFALO, MINNEAPOLIS. UM, AND THEN THERE ARE CITIES THAT SPECIFICALLY JUST LOOK AT, UH, TOD OR OTHER TYPES OF TRANSIT, SUPPORTIVE LAND USES AND ZONING AND REMOVE SOME OF THOSE PARKING MINIMUMS SUCH AS KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, SACRAMENTO. UM, AND THEN THERE'S OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE DONE, UH, VARIATIONS FOR THAT. AND AGAIN, ONLY FOCUSING ON TRANSIT, NOT THE ENTIRE, IN THE ENTIRE CODE. UM, SO AGAIN, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT WE WANNA WAIVE PARKING IN IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR, FOR THE, FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. ALL WE'RE DOING IS FOCUSING ON, ON TOD, AGAIN, NOT A REZONING, UH, IT'S JUST BUILDING A CODE. AGAIN, THAT'S ONLY APPLICABLE TO TRANSIT LINES. UM, THE PROCESS STILL ALLOWS, 'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO REZONE IF THE APPLICANT WANTS TO OPT IN AND USE TOD. UM, AND LET'S SAY THAT THE CODE IS APPROVED WITH, UH, NO MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR MX, THE COMMUNITY STILL HAVE TO WEIGH IN ON THAT REZONING PROCESS. SO IF THERE ARE CONCERNS WITH THAT PROJECT, UM, AND HOW THEY WILL PARK IT OR NOT PARK IT, UH, IT CAN BE ADDRESSED DURING THAT REZONING PROCESS AND IT STILL DOESN'T MEET THOSE CONCERNS, THEN THOSE, THEN OTHER DIS DISTRICTS CAN BE CHOSEN, UM, WHICH HAVE SOME MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS. UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, TOD THIS DISTRICT IS AN OPPORTUNITY SO WE CAN CREATE THOSE WALKABLE COMMUNITIES, UH, THAT AGAIN ALLOWING FOR, FOR TRANSIT, AGAIN, ONLY FOCUSED ON, ON TRANSIT, UH, WITHOUT ADVOCATING FOR BASICALLY MIN MINI URBAN HEAT ISLANDS DUE TO THE CITY MANDATED REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE OVER 60 YEARS OLD. UM, SO WITH TOD, WE'RE, WE'RE STARTING SOMEWHERE IN ORDER TO CREATE THOSE WALKABLE COMMUNITIES, AND THAT'S WHY THE TASK FORCE ADVOCATED, UM, FOR NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS, UM, IN THE MX AND THE HI DISTRICTS. UH, SO I THINK THAT KIND OF COVERS JUST THE THREE MAIN POINTS, OR AT LEAST THE THEMES THAT I, THAT I HEARD THROUGH THE VOICEMAILS. UM, BUT I'M HERE FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK I, THANK YOU. UM, I SEE NO QUESTIONS SO WE'LL, NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. . ALRIGHT. UM, WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS. SO WE'RE GONNA START ON THIS SIDE THIS TIME. AH, ALRIGHT. COMMISSIONER HUEY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SO KAT, HELP ME UNDERSTAND, UM, ON THE LAST SHEET, THIS IS THE AIRPORT RECTOR, TLD, BECAUSE I'M, I'M LOOKING AT THE, UH, THE BOUNDARIES OF THIS, UH, THIS SECTION AND, AND I, AND I SEE THAT THE, UH, THE TLD EXTENDS TO THE AIRPORT, AND I GUESS I DON'T SEE THE RATIONALE FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN THAT AREA AND I'M NOT SURE I CAN WALK FROM, YOU KNOW, IAM ACROSS TO, UH, TO THE AIRPORT FROM THERE. AND THEN I HAVE A SECOND QUESTION AFTER THIS ONE. OKAY, SURE. SO AGAIN, THE TASK FORCE AND SUBCOMMITTEE LOOKED AT, AGAIN, STARTING FROM THE LENS OF A HALF MILE, UH, WALK. SHE, UM, AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING A COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REDEVELOP. UM, AND, AND SO THAT'S WHY THO THOSE PROPERTIES, THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY THAT THEY WERE CAPTURED. YES, RIGHT NOW YOU CAN'T WALK TO THE AIRPORT. THERE'S SOME AREAS THAT ARE, UM, HAVE NO, NO PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AT ALL. UH, HOWEVER, WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE, OF THE AIRPORT, WE'RE ALSO, UH, WITH OUR ALAMO AREA REGIONAL, UH, METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, WE'RE STARTING THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AIRPORT ABOUT BRINGING WALKABILITY TO, TO THE AIRPORT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT. SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE STARTING, UH, SO YES, TODAY, EXISTING CONDITIONS SAY, NO, YOU CAN'T WALK, BUT TOMORROW WE'RE LOOKING AT WALKABILITY THERE. SO THERE'S FUNDING PROJECTED FOR THAT IMPROVEMENT THEN. SO AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S THE CONVERSATIONS. WE'RE NOT SAYING IT'S FUNDED TODAY, BUT IT'S THE CONVERSATIONS TO START. WHAT DOES THAT WALKABILITY LOOK LIKE? AND, UH, AND THEN DETERMINING WHAT ARE, HOW DO, HOW DO WE FULFILL THAT? HOW DO WE IMPLEMENT THAT, IMPLEMENT THAT. BUT THOSE CONVERSATIONS [05:20:01] ARE STARTING. OKAY. UM, LET'S GO WEST ON SAN PEDRO ON THE WESTERN BOUNDARY AT THE SAME AIRPORT DIRECTOR, TLD MM-HMM, , WE HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS IN THE FOLKS IN HARMONY HILLS ARE, HOW, HOW ARE THEY IMPACTED BY THIS BOUNDARY? SO THE ONLY PROPERTIES THAT ARE INCLUDED OR TO MAINTAIN THEIR ELIGIBILITY ARE COMMERCIALLY ZONED PROPERTY. NONE OF THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ARE WITHIN THE BOUNDARY. AND EVEN THEN WITH THE, UM, UH, PROTECTIONS AND PROVISIONS IN THE CODE, IF YOU ARE, UM, A HALF ACRE OR LESS, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO REZONE TO TOD. UH, SO ONLY THE, THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WERE CAPTURED. ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE HEARD, AT LEAST THROUGH THE TASK FORCE, THROUGH THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, IS THE PER PROLIFERATION OF AUTO USES ALL ALONG SAN PEDRO. AND, UM, WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT WITH THE TOD APPLICABILITY THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO ANYTHING, BUT THEY WOULD STILL, THEY WOULD HAVE THAT OPTION FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD THEY WANTED TO REDEVELOP THOSE AUTO USES. SO, YOU KNOW, WE HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS THAT, WELL, YOU KNOW, FROM THAT AREA, TOWN SAYS, WELL, THE CITY DIDN'T ENGAGE THEM WAS, I MEAN, IS IT A VALID THING IF THEY'RE OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY? SO THE ENGAGEMENT IS HAPPENING NOW. THAT'S WHY I WAS MENTIONING EARLIER IS THAT AGAIN, WE STARTED WITH THE BASELINE. THE MAPS WEREN'T ENVISIONED UNTIL WE GOT INTO THE PROCESS. UH, ONCE WE HAD A BASELINE OF THOSE MAPS, THE, THE ENGAGEMENT STARTED TO SAY, OKAY, WE HAVE A BASELINE. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS WHAT THE DRAFT OF THE CODE LOOKS LIKE. GIVE US YOUR INPUT. AND SO, UH, THE INPUT THAT WE DID HEAR FROM HARMONY, UM, GREATER HARMONY HILLS WAS, UM, AND WE'RE SHOWING ON THE MAP IS THAT AMENDMENT ON THAT FAR. UM, UH, WEST PIECE IS REMOVING THAT, THAT PIECE JUST WEST OF BLINKO. SO, SO AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE HEARING FEEDBACK TODAY AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO HEAR FEEDBACK UNTIL IT GETS TO CITY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER REYES. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. KAT, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. UH, THREE QUICK QUESTIONS. WOULD YOU AGREE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR FUNDING TO START PLANNING AND SETTING GOALS? I WOULD AGREE YES, BUT CAN I ALSO CHIME IN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT COMMENT AND AN EXCELLENT ADVOCACY FOR FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION. SO PART OF THIS PROCESS, USUALLY WHEN YOU DO A TOD POLICY, UM, WHEN YOU DO A TOD POLICY, IT'S A MULTI, UH, PHASE MULTI-YEAR PROCESS. AND THIS IS, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF IT. THE SECOND YEAR WHICH WE DID RECEIVE FUNDING FOR WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE FY 25, UH, BUDGET, IS TO WORK ON A STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WILL TAKE THOSE, UH, 65 ACTIONS THAT ARE, UM, IDENTIFIED IN THE FRAMEWORK AND DETERMINE HOW TO PRIORITIZE THEM, HOW TO, HOW TO, HOW TO BUCKET THEM. UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL, UH, EXPLORE IS, UM, IN ORDER TO, TO FUND IMPROVEMENTS, UH, TO, TO FUND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES THAT ARE, UH, TALKED ABOUT IN THE FRAMEWORK IS LOOKING AT, UH, MAYBE LIKE A TOURS DEVELOPMENT OF A TOURS IN ORDER TO DO THAT. UM, WHICH COULD ALSO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN ORDER TO CREATE THAT CONNECTIVITY. UM, THAT LEADS TO, UH, THE SAN PEDRO LINE. SO THAT IS PART OF THE PROCESS. UM, AND THEN ONCE YOU HAVE THAT STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, YOU HAVE A COST, UH, COST ANALYSIS OR COST, UM, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE HOW DO I, HOW DO I FURTHER IMPLEMENT IT BY PUTTING, YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTION ON THE GROUND. AND THAT COULD FEED INTO OUR BUDGET PROCESS, IT CAN ALSO FEED INTO A BOND PROCESS. SO, BUT WE GOTTA HAVE THAT STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FIRST. THANKS. SECOND QUESTION, WOULD YOU AGREE THAT A 25 FOOT ROADWAY CAN, UH, ALLOW PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET 25 FEET? I'M NOT AN ENGINEER'S A LOCAL'S A THAT'S A LOCAL, THAT'S A LOCAL. UM, SO YES, BECAUSE IF IT'S A LOCAL STREET, YOU CAN HAVE PARKING ON BOTH SIDES. HOWEVER, YOU WILL HAVE ONLY ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC. AND WHAT YOU DO TODAY IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET IS YOU, YOU DRIVE SLOWLY BECAUSE IF THERE'S A CAR APPROACHING, YOU GUYS HAVE TO TAKE TURNS AND DRIVING SLOWLY KIND OF HELPS WITH VULNERABLE. YES, YES IT DOES. WITH VULNERABLE ROAD USERS VULNERABLE AS LONG AS WE ARE AWARE AND WE DRIVE SLOWLY. OKAY, LAST QUESTION, . SO HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW IMPROVING TRANSIT, WHEN THERE'S EXISTING PARKING ISSUES EXISTING A DA BARRIERS, HOW DOES INCREASING TRANSIT HELP THOSE SITUATIONS? SO IN, AND YOU KNOW WHAT, SOMEBODY FROM BS HERE TOO, IF YOU, UNLESS YOU, IF YOU WANNA CHIME IN, YOU CAN, BUT I'M, I'M GONNA TRY TO ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THAT. SO ADDING TRANSIT AGAIN, IS A, IS ADDING ANOTHER MULTIMODAL, UH, OPTION, UH, FOR PEOPLE TO UTILIZE. OF COURSE, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE USERS, UH, OF, OF TRANSIT THAT HAVE TO USE IT. THAT IS THEIR ONLY OPTION. THEY CAN'T AFFORD A, A, A CAR. UM, AND, AND THIS [05:25:01] IS THEIR ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION IN ORDER TO GET TO, UM, THEIR, THEIR DAY-TO-DAY ROUTINES, JOBS, SCHOOLS, WHATEVER IT IS, THEN THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT OPT IN, UH, TO USE IT. UM, SO WITH THAT BE COMES THE, THE BENEFITS OF NOT HAVING SO MANY CARS ON THE ROAD, LESS CONGESTION. UM, UH, LESS OF PEOPLE, PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO, UM, LIVE ALONG TRANSIT CORRIDORS PROBABLY ARE LOOKING AT ONE CAR HOUSEHOLDS OR NO CAR HOUSEHOLDS BECAUSE THEY WANNA LIVE AND, AND WORK EXACTLY NEAR OR OFF OF TRANSIT. SO, UM, I THINK THAT KIND OF HELPS. ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH. OKAY. IT'S ABOUT OPTIONS. YES, IT'S ABOUT OPTIONS. THANK YOU. YES. COMMISSIONER OSA? YES. I GOT THREE QUESTIONS. SO NUMBER ONE, REMIND ME WHEN I HEARD THIS MULTIPLE TIMES IN, IN THE OTHER ROOM DURING YOUR PRESENTATION EVEN TODAY, THAT THIS IS NOT A CHANGE, UH, A ZONING CHANGE. IT'S NOT A ZONE. AND I KNOW MR. FINGER MADE A GREAT, UM, OBSERVATION HERE. WHY ARE WE HERE AT ZONING COMMISSION IF THIS IS NOT A ZONING REQUEST CHANGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? BECAUSE ZONING COMMISSION HAS TO PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION ON CHANGES TO CODE THAT ARE IN ARTICLE THREE. AND ARTICLE THREE HAS ZONING CORRECT, BUT THIS IS NOT A ZONING ARTICLE THREE ARE THE PROVISIONS THAT DETERMINE HOW YOU DO ZONING, WHAT THOSE STANDARDS ARE. OKAY, SO FOR EXAMPLE, HOW IS C3 BELT, WHAT ARE THE C3 REQUIREMENTS? UM, WHAT IS IDZ, WHAT ARE THOSE REQUIREMENTS FOR I-D-Z-T-O-D IS IN ARTICLE THREE? AND SO, UM, THOSE ARE THE STANDARDS THAT COME THAT ARE APPLY TO TOD. SO THAT'S WHY YOU AS AS A BODY HAVE TO SEE THOSE. AND THAT'S IN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, YOUR, YOUR PURVIEW. OKAY. AND SECOND QUESTION. UM, YOU MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES THAT SOMEBODY COULD WANT TO OPT IN TO TO DT OD. WHY WOULD SOMEBODY WANT TO OPT IN? NOW THIS WOULD ONLY BE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MORE THAN A HALF ACRE PROPERTIES, IS THAT CORRECT? SO INSIDE THE CRAG, IT'S NO MATTER THE SIZE SINGLE FAMILY ZONE PROPERTIES WITH SINGLE FAMILY USES WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO REQUEST TO REZONE A TOD OUTSIDE OF THE CRAIG AREA, WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL 36 SQUARE MILES. UM, THEY COULD, THEY WOULD STILL BE ELIGIBLE SO LONG AS THEY ARE A HALF ACRE OR A LARGER, UH, SINGLE FAMILY ZONE, SINGLE FAMILY USE. ANYTHING, ANYTHING LESS? NO. UM, SO WHEN I SAY OPT IN, IT MEANS THAT IF THEY CHOSE TO WANTED TO REZONE IN THE FUTURE AND UH, THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR IT WITHIN THAT BLUE BOUNDARY, THEN THEY COULD CHOOSE TOD IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED. THAT'S THE OPT-IN, RIGHT? THEY DON'T HAVE TO, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE WITHIN THE BLUE BOUNDARY, SORT OF LIKE IDZ, YOU'RE WITHIN FOUR 10, RIGHT? YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO REZONE TO IDZ. IF YOU WANT TO REZONE, IT'S JUST A DISTRICT THAT'S AVAILABLE TO YOU. AND THAT'S WHAT THE BLUE, THAT'S WHAT THE BOUNDARIES REPRESENT. AND WHAT BENEFITS WOULD I RECEIVE BY REZONE TE OD? SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT TOD BRING IS MIXED USE OPPORTUNITIES. UM, I, ALTHOUGH IDZ HAS A, THAT MIXED USE COMPONENT AS WELL, IT DOES HAVE, UH, PARKING REQUIREMENTS, THE 50% TOD, AGAIN, ON TRANSIT LINES ONLY BECAUSE AGAIN, WE HAVE THE TRANSIT THAT WOULD EXIST ON THE, ON THIS CORRIDOR IF ADOPTED, UH, AS PROPOSED AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE THOSE 50%, UH, MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS. BUT AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT BRINGING A MIX OF USES. IT'S ALSO A LITTLE LESS, UM, UH, INTENSE THAN SOME OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS BECAUSE THERE ARE USES THAT ARE NOT, UH, ALLOWED BY W RIGHT IN TOD SUCH AS LIKE AUTO REPAIR. AUTO REPAIR IS NOT ONE OF THE USES THAT WE ARE, UM, ADVOCATING FOR IN TOD AND IDZ. YOU CAN START. AND, AND, AND I HEARD THAT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINES WHERE, LIKE ON SAN PEDRO, I GUESS THERE'S A LOT OF AUTO UM, USES. WELL COME TO THE SOUTH SIDE, THERE'S A LITTLE MORE ON I THINK. YES. BUT ANYWAY, UM, SO IF I WAS AN AUTOMOTIVE PLACE, THIS IS DOESN'T AFFECT ME. NO. JUST IF I WOULD SOMEHOW WANT TO BE A TOD IF YOU WANNA RESUME REONE, THEN DEFINITELY. OKAY, I UNDERSTAND THAT NOW. MM-HMM. LAST QUESTION IS, UM, THIS WALK SHE OF A HALF MILE MM-HMM, , IS THAT GONNA BE CONSISTENT FOR EVERYTHING WE DO? OR LIKE, LIKE IF WE COME, IF YOU GUYS COME BACK AND FOR LINE FOR, UH, THE SILVER LINE THAT, THAT, THAT COULD BE CHANGED. AND, AND THE REASON WHY I BRING THIS UP IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DOGS, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OR SOUTHEAST SIDE WHERE I LIVE. SO THAT HALF MILE, IT AIN'T GONNA MAKE IT A MY SIDE OF TOWN. UM, SO ARE WE PARTNERING WITH A CS? ARE WE, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS HERE? BECAUSE A HALF MILE SOUNDS DANGEROUS TO ME, SO, SO YES, ACTUALLY, SO PART OF MY ONE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MY DEPARTMENT DOES, UM, IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR VISION ZERO STRATEGIC PLAN. UH, WELL, ACTION PLAN, SORRY. UM, AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT, THAT WE HAVE IN THERE IS TO WORK WITH ANIMAL CARE SERVICES ABOUT THE, THE STRAY DOGS, BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO, WHO, [05:30:01] WHO TOLD US, UH, OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN INPUT TO UPDATE THAT THAT PLAN WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL SAFE IN ORDER TO UTILIZE OTHER OPTIONS SUCH AS, OR, OR, OR JUST TO WALK, USE THEIR BICYCLE ANYWHERE WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF STRAY DOGS. SO YES, WE AS A DEPARTMENT ARE, UM, COORDINATING WITH, UH, A CS TO ADDRESS THOSE THINGS. THIS ALSO ADDRESSES, UM, THE SOUTHERN INITIATIVE, TOD. UH, SO AGAIN, THE WALK SHED IS JUST, IT'S BASICALLY THE THRESHOLD THAT SOMEBODY HAS FOR A 10 MINUTE WALK THAT'S THE FARTHEST THAT THEY'LL GO IN ORDER TO GO CATCH A BUS. UM, THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S JUST OUR, YOU KNOW, HOW FAR I'M WILLING TO WALK IN HEAT IN ORDER TO GO CATCH THAT BUS. THAT'S THE THRESHOLD. IT DOESN'T, IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT TO, TO START WITH THE, THOSE MAPS THAT WAY. IT'S JUST A VIEW OF, OKAY, IF THIS IS MY THRESHOLD, THEN LET'S LOOK AT AT THIS VIEW OF A HALF MILE. UM, BUT YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE IT. SO EVERY CORRIDOR'S GONNA BE UNIQUE, UM, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SILVER LINE. THERE'S AREAS JUST LIKE HERE ON SAN PEDRO WHERE THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S DIRECTLY ABUT, UM, COMMERCE, BUT THEN THERE'S GONNA BE AREAS THAT YOU MIGHT SEE AT COMMERCE IN GENERAL, MCMULLIN THAT NOTHING BUT COMMERCIAL, UH, PROPERTIES. SO EVERY CORRIDOR IS UNIQUE, WHICH IS WHY I THINK THE CUSTOMIZED MAP PROCESS WILL HELP TO ADDRESS WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO, WHERE YOU WANNA SEE THE APPROPRIATE TOD. AND THANK YOU. AND, AND JUST ONE MORE REAL QUICK, UH, JUST FOR ME, 'CAUSE I LIVE BY THE BROOKS CITY BASIN AND I, STEVE'S YOU SAID IT'S GONNA GO DOWN TO BROOKS. WHAT IS THE CALL, WHAT, WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT LINE? UM, I'M NOT SURE OF THE NUMBER, BUT IT'S CONNECTING SERVICE. SO THE CONSTRUCTION LIMITS THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S GONNA BE CONNECTING SERVICE IS NOT OKAY. THAT'S RIGHT. YES. IT'S CONNECTING SERVICE. SO I, I JUST DON'T KNOW THE BUS LINE NUMBER. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. YOU ARE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER CHASE FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT CALLED IN, UM, CONCERNED ABOUT DESIGN STANDARDS. WOULD EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE HAVE TO MEET DESIGN STANDARDS IF THEY REZONE? COULD YOU USE YOUR MIC PLEASE? OH, SORRY. FOR, UM, BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED ALONG SAN PEDRO THAT CALLED IN, WOULD THEY, IF THEY CHOOSE TO REZONE EXISTING BUILDINGS, WOULD THEY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE DESIGN STANDARDS? SO THE ONLY TIME THAT, UM, DESIGN STANDARDS ARE TRIGGERED IS IF THEY ARE DOING CONSTRUCTION OR IMPROVEMENTS THAT EXCEED 50% OF THE VALUE OF THAT. SO IF THEY ARE SIMPLY REZONING TO ADD A USE, LIKE A, LIKE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, BUT AREN'T DOING MAJOR OR SUB, UH, SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS OR RENOVATIONS, THEN NO, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO, UH, UH, CHANGE THE BUILDING IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THOSE STANDARDS. IT'S ONLY WHEN THEY TRIGGER THAT'S TRIGGERED BY A CERTAIN VALUE. IT'S THE SAME STANDARD THAT'S IN PLACE FOR ANY OTHER ZONING DISTRICT AND FOR, UM, NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, BUSINESSES THAT ABUT TO SINGLE FAMILY OR RESIDENTIAL, THOSE PRO THOSE, UM, THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE REZONING PROCESS AND HAVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FOR THAT SPECIFIC, UM, WHETHER IT'S A BAR TAVERN OR IF THEY'RE TRYING TO REZONE TO THAT. THAT WOULD STILL, UM, TRIGGER A PUBLIC REZONING PROCESS CORRECT. TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS OF PARKING? YES. YES. SO WHETHER IT IS REZONING TO TOD ITSELF, OR IF IT'S ALREADY TOD AND THEY WANNA ADD A USE THAT REQUIRES A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION THAT'S SHOWN ON THE PERMITTED USE TABLE, THEN YES. THAT BOTH OF THOSE WOULD TRIGGER A, UH, PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S A REZONING PROCESS. AND THEN THOSE CONCERNS RELATED TO PARKING CAN BE ADDRESSED. MM-HMM, . ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT. WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST IF YOU WANT? COMMISSIONER WATSON, DO YOU WANNA GO FIRST? ALRIGHT, UM, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. UM, SHOCKER, , I KNOW. UM, SO I HAVE, UH, A COUPLE, MY FIRST QUESTION, I GUESS IS RELATED TO, UH, BUILDING HEIGHT AND TRANSITIONS. UM, SO IN TERMS OF, JUST FOR THE, KIND OF, FOR MY BENEFIT CLARIFYING, BUT ALSO, UM, TO ADDRESS SOME NEIGHBOR'S CONCERNS ABOUT INTERPRETATION, WHEN, SO UNDER BUILDING HEIGHT INTO THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, WE HAVE BOTH FEET AND STORIES, IS THERE, IS IT LIKE AN EITHER OR OR IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR SITUATION WHERE, UM, IT WOULD BE STORIES OVER FEET, ET CETERA? NO. SO YOUR MAX HEIGHT IS YOUR MAX HEIGHT. YOU CAN FIT THOSE STORIES WITHIN YOUR MAX HEIGHT. HOWEVER, THE CODE DOES REQUIRE, IF YOU'RE A BUDDING SINGLE FAMILY, [05:35:01] YOU HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE 50 FOOT RULE THAT CURRENTLY APPLIES TO OTHER ZONING DISTRICTS TODAY. AND THAT'S SHOWN ON THIS GRAPHIC WHERE IT, IF YOU'RE WITHIN WITH THE FIRST 50 FEET, A BUDDING SINGLE FAMILY, YOU HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE SAME, UM, HEIGHT AND STORY REQUIREMENT THAT THAT SINGLE FAMILY HOME HAS 35 FEET, TWO AND A HALF STORIES AFTER 50 FEET, YOU CAN UTILIZE A WEDDING CAKE APPROACH IN ORDER TO GET ADDITIONAL HEIGHT. SO, AS AN EXAMPLE, IF WE WERE ON HOUSTON STREET AND YOU WERE ABUTTING, UH, A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, UM, WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE 50 FEET NEXT TO IT, EVEN IF YOUR PART OF YOUR STRUCTURE WAS GOING TO BE SIX STORIES, THERE WOULD BE NO PER, LIKE, YOU WOULDN'T BE PERMITTED TO DO THAT WITHIN THOSE 50 FEET. WITHIN 50 FEET IF YOU'RE A BUDDING. CORRECT. OKAY. UM, WHICH BRINGS ME TO, I GUESS THE SECOND QUESTION, UH, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOUSTON STREET, UM, HOW DOES THE, SOME, THE OPTION, UM, OR OPTING INTO, UH, REZONING FOR WITHIN THE TOD DISTRICT, UM, INTERACT WITH THE HISTORIC DESIGN AND REVIEW PROCESS? IF YOU'RE IN A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD, WHAT WOULD THAT PROCEDURE LOOK LIKE? SO, UM, AGAIN, THE TOD, IF YOU REZONE A TOD, IT'S GONNA BASICALLY TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN UTILIZE IT, WHAT ARE THE USES THAT GO INSIDE THE BUILDING. BUT IF YOU ARE WITHIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT OR A NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT, YOU HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THOSE STANDARDS, UH, BASED ON, UH, THE, THE, THE ARCHITECTURAL, UH, DESIGN OF IT, WHICH MEANS THAT IF YOU'RE IN HISTORIC DISTRICT, YOU STILL HAVE TO GO TO THE HDRC PROCESS. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, ANOTHER SORT OF CLARIFYING QUESTION I THINK I MAY KNOW THE ANSWER TO, BUT I'D APPRECIATE, UM, ARTICULATED, UH, SO FOR FUTURE LAND USE MAPS, UM, SINCE WE'VE HAD SEVERAL, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT TWO, UH, PLANNING PROCESSES RECENTLY HAPPENED THAT HAVE EITHER PASSED OR GOING TO BE VOTED ON IN THE NEAR FUTURE, UM, HOW DO THE SUGGESTED LAND USE MAPS HERE IN TERMS OF OPTING INTO TOD INTERACT WITH THE, UH, ANY OTHER LAND USE MAP THAT MAY APPLY OR OVERLAY DISTRICTS? SO JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS NOT A LAND USE MAP, IT'S JUST ABOUT, UH, WHAT THAT LINE OF, UH, OF ELIGIBILITY IS. UM, SO I DON'T KNOW, CHRIS, DO YOU WANNA ANSWER A LITTLE BIT? YEAH, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA DEFER TO CHRIS RYERSON FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. WE DON'T HAVE A SLIDE IN THERE THAT SHOWS THE MATRIX TOO. NO. OKAY. SO, UH, WE COULD PROVIDE IT TO YOU, BUT, UM, EARLIER IN THE SUMMER, DURING THE TOD TASK FORCE, UH, ONE OF THE MEETINGS OUR DEPARTMENT TOOK A LOOK AT THE VARIOUS, THE 18 LAND USE CATEGORIES, AND THEN TOOK THESE, I THINK IT'S SEVEN, UH, TOD DISTRICTS, AND SHOWED HOW THOSE DISTRICTS, WHICH ONES OF THOSE DISTRICTS WOULD BE APPLICABLE IN WHICH LAND USE CATEGORIES. UH, AND THERE'S A SIM OOPS, SORRY. THERE'S A SIMPLE MATRIX THAT, THAT WE CAN SEND YOU, OR I, I MIGHT EVEN HAVE A COPY OVER HERE IN MY NOTEBOOK THAT I CAN SHOW YOU. BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS LOOK AT THE CURRENT LIST OF ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE IN A CERTAIN LAND USE CATEGORY, AND WE TRY TO FIND TOD DISTRICTS THAT GENERALLY ALIGN WITH BOTH THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE INTENT OF THAT LAND USE CATEGORY AND ALSO THE GENERAL SORT OF HEIGHT AND SCALE ALLOWED BY THE OTHER ZONING DISTRICTS ALREADY ALLOWED IN THAT CATEGORY. SO LOOKING AT T-O-D-M-X THREE, WE TRIED TO FIND, YOU KNOW, ALLOW THAT IN DISTRICTS THAT GENERALLY ALLOWED THAT KIND OF LOW TO MEDIUM INTENSITY, THREE STORY HEIGHT, THAT SORT OF THING. AND SO FOR ANY OF OUR ADOPTED PLANS, LIKE THE EAST SIDE PLAN THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH, THE FORT SAM AND THE FAR EAST PLAN THAT ARE COMING UP WHERE WE'VE DESIGNATED LAND USE, THERE'LL JUST BE AN EASY TRANSLATION OF WHICH TOD DISTRICTS ARE ELIGIBLE WITHIN THOSE PARTICULAR LAND USE CATEGORIES THAT WE'VE DESIGNATED IN THE ADOPTED PLANS. OKAY. SO THE TRANSLATION POINT I UNDERSTAND, I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, IN TERMS OF, UH, SOMEBODY SAY COMING TO YOU TO, UH, REDEVELOP A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ON HOUSTON STREET MM-HMM, , UM, OF WHICH THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT THAT MAY BE HAPPENING IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR SURE. UM, IN TERMS OF THEM LOOKING AT OPTIONS FOR POTENTIAL USES, UM, SINCE THEY COULD CHOOSE TO OPT INTO A TOD DISTRICT MM-HMM, OR TO AN EXISTING BASE ZONING THAT FITS WITHIN THOSE, HOW ARE THEY GOING TO BE ADVISED IN TERMS OF LIKE, THIS IS AVAILABLE TO YOU? LIKE, DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M GOING WITH THAT? LIKE GO FOR IT. YEAH, SO I THINK WHAT, WHAT TYPICALLY HAPPENS TODAY IS IF THERE IS, UM, A, A LAND USE PLAN, THEY COME IN AND SAY, HEY, I WANNA DO THIS USE. UM, AND, UH, WHAT WE'VE, AND I'M ASSUMING THE PROCESS IS STILL THE SAME, WHAT WE DO IS, UM, WE TRY TO WORK WITHIN THE LAND USE THAT'S ALREADY ADOPTED, SO THAT WAY IT'S NOT A TWO STEP PROCESS BECAUSE WHAT THE UPDATE TO THIS CODE DOES NOT REMOVE THE PROCESS THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE. IF, IF THE LAND USE DESIGNATION DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THAT ZONING DISTRICT IN ORDER TO DO THEIR USE AND THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS, BUT WE WOULD TRY TO GUIDE THEM [05:40:01] TO SAY, OKAY, LET'S, LET'S MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF STEPS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO WORK WITHIN THE LAND USE AND SEE IF IT, IT, YOU CAN DO IT EITHER THROUGH A CONDITIONAL USE DISTRICT, UM, UH, OR PROCEDURE. AND WE TRY TO, WE, WE WOULD TRY TO, UH, GUIDE THEM THAT WAY, BUT, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S UP TO THE APPLICANT TO DETERMINE THE BEST ROUTE THAT THEY FEEL IS BEST AND THEN THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS. SO AGAIN, STAFF GUIDES THEM FIRST WITH THE LAND USES ALREADY IN PLACE, ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS RECENTLY ADOPTED, IF IT WAS RECENTLY ADOPTED. UM, THE, WHAT HAS BEEN TYPICAL IS THAT IT'S NOT AN IMMEDIATE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY BEEN A NINE TO 12 MONTH PROCESS TO ADOPT THAT PLAN. AND THE LAND USE WAS JUST RECENTLY ADOPTED. UM, SO THAT, THAT'S HOW THE, THE GUIDANCE WORKS, IF YOU WILL. BUT AGAIN, IT'S ULTIMATELY UP TO THE, TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE DEVELOPER, THE APPLICANT THAT COMES IN AND, AND WHAT THEY CHOOSE TO DO. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, AND THEN, SINCE THE WAY I UNDERSTAND THAT IS WHILE WE'RE LOOKING AT MAPS PERTINENT TO THE GREEN LINE, THE CODE ITSELF WOULD BE APPLIED IN FUTURE, NOT THE MAPS, BUT THE CODE WOULD BE APPLIED TO FUTURE LINES THAT COULD BE, UH, CREATED PRIMARILY THE SILVER LINE, WHICH IS WHERE I'M GOING WITH ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS. UM, SO IF WE WERE TO, UM, ADOPT AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, THE PRACTICE OF HAVING CUSTOM BOUNDARY MAPS COULD IN THE FUTURE AS WE'RE GOING INTO OTHER AREAS WHICH HAVE RELATED BUT SPECIFIC CONCERNS, UM, THE FUTURE THAT NOT, SORRY, THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT TERMINOLOGY. COULD THE, UM, CUSTOM BOUNDARY MAP BE ADJUSTED? SO IF THERE WAS A CONCERN, NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT A BUDDING PROPERTIES, BUT SOMETHING ACROSS THE STREET POTENTIALLY HAVING A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON SAY, SINGLE FAMILY, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE BROUGHT UP BY NEIGHBORHOOD STAKEHOLDERS DURING THAT PROCESS? YES. SO THE CODE WAS, UM, WAS TAILORED TO BE MORE UNIVERSAL IN DESIGN, SO THAT WAY IT COULD, UH, THE CODE WOULD, WOULD, YOU KNOW, THE PROTECTIONS COULD APPLY TO ANY NEIGHBORHOOD, RIGHT? THAT 50 FOOT, UH, PROVISION APPLIES TO ANY NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THAT MAKES SENSE 'CAUSE IT CURRENTLY EXISTS IN THE CODE. BUT THE CUSTOMIZED MAPS, YES, IT ALLOWS ANY, ANY NEIGHBORHOOD TO DETERMINE LIKE, UM, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH THOSE PROPERTIES AND, AND YOU SEE THIS ON THESE MAPS, THOSE PROPERTIES ABUT, UM, THAT CORRIDOR DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THEM TO BE WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT, THAT AVAILABILITY. SO AS THE, AS THE TASK FORCE FOR THE NEXT LINE CREATES THE, THE BASELINE OF MAPS, THEY CAN CONTINUE TO GET THAT, THAT INPUT, EVEN THAT PROPERTY OWNER THAT IS NOT PART OF THE, OF THE BOUNDARY OR PROPOSED BOUNDARY COULD ALSO WEIGH IN AND, AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT I'D LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BOUNDARY, BUT THEY'LL BE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE THAT INPUT. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, AND THIS IS MORE OF A SORT OF A GENERAL, I'M CURIOUS HOW THIS WAS INVOLVED, UH, QUESTION THEN SPECIFICALLY SOMETHING WE'D VOTE ON. BUT, UH, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE LIKE A BASELINE PROCESS THAT YOU'VE OUTLINED. THANK, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, UM, SPECIFICALLY AS IMPACTS NEIGHBORHOODS AND DEVELOPERS, UM, IN TERMS OF JUST DETERMINING, UM, THE HALF MILE, UM, WALK, SHE, AND ALSO SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS. UM, IN WHAT WAYS DID YOU UTILIZE DATA OR FEEDBACK FROM TRANSIT USERS AS OPPOSED TO PROPERTY OWNERS IN GUIDING THE PROCESS? SO THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS FOR THE TASK FORCE, WE HAD A LOT OF PUBLIC FEEDBACK. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED THE TASK FORCE MEETINGS AND A LOT OF PUBLIC FEEDBACK, INCLUDING TRANSIT WRITERS, UH, THAT, UH, PROVIDED INPUT AT THOSE TASK FORCE MEETINGS. ALL OF THOSE, UH, COMMENTS WERE ALL CAPTURED AND SUMMARIZED IN THEIR, ON OUR ESSAY SPEAKUP SITE. UM, AND THEN THROUGH THE COMMUNITY MEETING PROCESS ALSO, UH, TRANSIT, UH, WRITERS WERE ALSO THERE PROVIDING, UH, THEIR INPUT. UM, AND THEN OF COURSE THROUGH OUR ESSAY SPEAKUP SITE, ANYONE COULD LEAVE A A COMMENT AND THOSE ARE STILL AVAILABLE. YOU'RE ABLE TO LEAVE COMMENTS ON THE, ON THE ESSAY SPEAKUP SITE. AND WE'RE HEARING A LOT FROM, UH, TRANSIT WRITERS AS WELL. SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO CAST A WIDE NET TO HEAR FROM MANY VOICES AS OPPOSED TO JUST PROPERTY OWNERS. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THIS PROCESS AND SORT OF THE NEXT PHASE OF WHAT THE IMPLEMENTATION WOULD LOOK LIKE, UM, ARE THOSE COMMENTS OR IS THAT DATA THAT YOU'RE, YOU'VE GENERATED FROM THIS PROCESS FROM THOSE RIDERS SPECIFICALLY? UM, SOMETHING THAT IS GONNA BE INCLUDED OR YOU GO THROUGH IT, I MEAN, YOU POTENTIALLY ARE GONNA GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AGAIN IN TERMS OF, UM, THINKING THROUGH THE PRIORITIES, THE PRIORITIZATION, EXCUSE ME, OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, 65 ACTION STEPS IN THE FRAMEWORK? YES, YES. OKAY. UH, YEAH, BECAUSE I DO SEE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING AN IMPROVED CODE, UM, BUT ALSO, UM, IN TERMS OF THINKING ABOUT THE LONG TERM RESULTS THAT ARE DESIRED FROM THE CODE, UM, HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT, SIMILAR TO, TO [05:45:01] WHAT WAS ECHOED IN SOME OF THE COMMENTS TODAY ABOUT, UM, MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT SOUNDS GOOD ON PAPER IS ACTUALLY FEASIBLE, UM, AND, AND HOW THAT IMPACTS THE USERS. UM, AS MUCH AS NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ALSO AFFECTED AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS TO WALK A MILE TO A BUS STOP ON A ROUTINE BASIS. MM-HMM. , UM, THERE ARE THINGS ABOUT HOW DEVELOPMENT IS IMPLEMENTED, THAT COURSE ARE GONNA ACTUALLY RESULT IN PEOPLE USING TRANSIT MORE. RIGHT. SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THAT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER WHITSETT, ANY QUESTIONS? UM, IN THE, UH, PROPOSED CODE UNDER THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE OF FIRST PARAGRAPH, IT SAYS IT'S THE INTENT OF THE SECTION TO THE TODD DISTRICT BE RESTRICTED TO AREAS WITHIN ONE HALF MILE OF A TRANSIT STATION. UH, TYPICAL 10 MINUTE WALK WALKING DISTANCE, WHICH YOU MENTIONED. UM, SPECIFICALLY IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP THAT IS THE RECTOR TO ALMA CREEK, TODD. OH, IT'S NOT LOOKING. I GOT IT. THERE YOU GO. SO I'M FOCUSING ON THE PART THAT WHERE THIS GOT EXTENDED OVER TO BLANCO ROAD THROUGH BURWOOD, UH, TO WALK FROM BLANCO ROAD THERE TO SAN PEDRO. WHETHER YOU GO UP TO JACKSON KELLER OR YOU GO BACK DOWN TO BURWOOD, IS BURWOOD'S ABOUT A MILE AND GOING THE OTHER WAY IS ABOUT 4,800 LINEAR FEET. SO THAT'S NOT FITTING WITHIN THAT HALF MILE. UH, SO WHY IS THAT PROPERTY IN THIS ANYWAY? IT'S FAR OUTSIDE OF THE, UH, UH, PATH OF THE BUS LINE. SO THE, THE WAY THE HALF MILE IS LOOKED AT, WAS LOOKED AT IS, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, HALF MILE FROM A NODE OF THE, OF THE STATION, UM, IT'S NOT A STRAIGHT LINE, AS IN, IT'S NOT THE ACTUAL WALKING PATH OR THE, THE DRIVING PATH, UH, TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT HALF MILE WALK SHE IS. IT WAS JUST HALF A HALF MILE OF, OF THOSE PROPERTIES THAT, THAT FELL WITHIN THE HALF MILE OF THE STATION ITSELF OR THE CORRIDOR ITSELF. UM, THE TASK FORCE, I MEAN, WHEN WE, AGAIN, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS, WE WERE LOOKING AT, UH, PROPERTIES DIRECTLY ABUTTING, UM, UH, SAN PEDRO, UH, THE, THE TASK FORCE AND SUBCOMMITTEE HAD SEEN THOSE PROPERTIES THAT WERE ALONG, UH, BLANCO AND SAW THAT THEY WERE COMMERCIALLY ZONED. UM, AND, AND AGAIN, SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY. BUT AGAIN, IT WAS ABOUT BRINGING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE ARE EAST OF BLANCO, UM, THE, AND KEEPING THEIR ELIGIBILITY THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE TODAY TO REZONE THE TOD. OKAY. BUT YOU, YOU JUST SAID YOU, IT'S NOT THE WALKING, BUT IT SAYS HERE A TYPICAL 10 MINUTE WALKING DISTANCE, SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO WALK A MILE IN 10 MINUTES. SO THE, THE SECTION OF THE CODE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE FOR THE CURRENT TOD DISTRICT. UH, SO THE, THAT WOULD NO LONGER BE THE CASE WITH THE PROPOSED TOD DISTRICT, BUT AGAIN, IT WAS JUST LOOKING AT IT FROM A HALF MILE WALK. SHE, IT'S NOT BEEN STRUCK THROUGH HERE, CORRECT? NO, NO, NO. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE, SO THERE'S THREE CASES THAT ARE, UM, CURRENTLY ZONED TOD. AND SO JUST LIKE WE DID WITH THE IDZ, YOU HAVE CASES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ZONED THE OLD IDZ AND THAT THAT CODE IS STILL VALID FOR THEM. SO THE, THIS CODE, THE TOD CODE IS STILL VALID FOR THOSE THREE CASES. WE'RE NOT CREATING NON-CONFORMING USES BY GETTING RID OF IT. WE'RE JUST MAINTAINING IT FOR THOSE THREE CASES. SO THEY'RE NOT NON-CONFORMING. BUT MOVING FORWARD, ANY, UH, APPLICATION THAT IS SUBMITTED AFTER JANUARY 1ST WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW TOD CODE. YEAH. IT, IT JUST SEEMS THAT BURWOOD IS AN INDUSTRIAL AREA AND ALL THAT STUFF ALONG BLANCO ROAD. UH, IT JUST SEEMS IMPRACTICAL AND NO POINT IN HAVING IT THERE. LIKE Y'ALL HAD, SOMEBODY JUST TRIED TO SHOVE IT OVER THERE TO GET SOME MORE LAND. THAT WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE POINTS OF, OF SOME TASK FORCE MEMBERS WAS THAT BECAUSE IT WAS INDUSTRIALLY, UH, ZONE AND USED, IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT AS, UM, MORE THAN JUST INDUSTRIAL BECAUSE IT, IT DIRECTLY ABUTS A SINGLE FAMILY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REDEVELOPMENT TO BRING MORE SERVICES IN RETAIL. WELL, I, I KNOW THAT AREA WELL AND IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE FROM INDUSTRIAL TO RESIDENTIAL. NEXT QUESTION, UH, YOU'VE MENTIONED ABOUT, UH, THE, THE MX OR THE TMX, WHATEVER IT'S CALLED, UM, PARKING, UM, ARE RESTAURANTS ALLOWED IN MX? YES. SO YOU'RE SAYING A RESTAURANT COULD GET APPROVAL AND NOT HAVE ENOUGH PARKING? 'CAUSE PARKING IS HUGE WITH RESTAURANTS. MM-HMM. AND YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF PARKING. UH, SO I, I SEE THAT AS A PROBLEM. IF Y'ALL [05:50:01] DON'T WANT TO DO THE 50% PARKING, THEY WILL INUNDATE THE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT THERE ARE NATIONAL STANDARDS THAT, UM, ADJUST TO THE MARKET. AND WHEN YOU'RE BRINGING IN A, A DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO GET IT, UH, FI FINANCED AND FUNDED, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO MEET IN ORDER FOR BANKS TO, UM, FUND THAT PROJECT. AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS PARKING REQUIREMENTS. UM, IT'S NOT SAYING THAT YOU NEED TO COMPLY WITH CITY MANDATED PARKING REQUIREMENTS, IT'S JUST THAT YOUR, UH, YOU SHOULD, YOU SHOULD PARK IT, UM, IN ORDER TO GET IT FUNDED. AND SO THERE'S NATIONAL STANDARDS THAT COULD, UH, DICTATE WHAT THOSE, UM, WHAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE. I, I HEAR YOU ON THAT. BUT SO OFTEN RESTAURANTS START SMALL AND THEY GROW AND THEY GROW AND GROW, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE INDATED WITH PARKING WHEN, YOU KNOW, THEY STARTED OUT LITTLE AND IT CREATES, I TOTALLY AGREE. TOTALLY AGREE. 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT CURRENTLY HAPPENS TODAY. BUT WHAT ALSO IS NOT, UM, ON THE GROUND TODAY IS TRANSIT. OKAY. UM, YOU MENTIONED YOU HAD THESE OCTOBER 22ND, NOVEMBER 2ND, UH, COMMUNITY MEETINGS, WHO WAS INVITED, WHO ATTENDED. UH, AND ONE OTHER PART OF THAT IS THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY THE ONE OFF OF BLANCO, UH, NORTH CENTRAL, UH, AND THEN, UH, NORTH SHERA HILLS HAD BOTH SAID THEY WERE NEVER CONTACTED, THEY'VE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS YET THIS PART OF THE PROJECT IMPACTS THEM, AND THEY APPARENTLY WERE NOT INVITED TO THESE MEETINGS AND DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO KIND OF WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHO WERE THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INVITED AND INCLUDED IN THIS. SURE. I HAVE A FOLLOW UP TO THAT. SO THERE'S A, THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS. SO I THINK THAT COMMENTS WERE RELATED TO NOT BEING INVITED AS PART OF THE TASK FORCE. SO, UM, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, UH, WHEN WE STARTED THE PROCESS, OUR TASK FORCE REPRESENTATION, IF I 26 MEMBERS 13, THAT REPRESENTED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT HAD BOUNDARIES THAT TOUCHED, UM, OR, OR AT LEAST THE MAJORITY OF THEIR BOUNDARIES TOUCHED SAN PEDRO. IT ALSO INCLUDED, UH, COUNCIL DISTRICT REPRESENTATION. NOW OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS MORE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ALONG THAT LINE THAT HAD MAYBE SOME PIECES OF THEIR BOUNDARY THAT TOUCH SAN PEDRO. UM, AND, UH, AT THAT POINT WE WOULD'VE ALREADY BEEN AT AT LEAST ABOUT 60 PEOPLE ON A, ON A TASK FORCE. AND, AND, AND AGAIN, A LOT OF PEOPLE BECOMES A LITTLE BIT, UH, UNMANAGEABLE. SO, UH, WE TOOK A SAMPLE SIZE OF THE, TO REPRESENT AT LEAST 13. AGAIN, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS COME UP WITH A BASELINE IN ORDER TO THEN GET ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK AND INPUT. UH, THE OTHER, UH, HALF WAS THE 13 RESIDENTS THAT REPRESENT, UH, ORGANIZATIONS EVEN LIVED IN THE AREAS TOO THAT HAD EXPERTISE IN HOUSING, UH, TRANSIT AND OTHER AGENCIES. UH, SO THEY, AGAIN, WE BEGAN MEETING IN FEBRUARY, HAVE, HAVE, UH, MET OVER EIGHT MONTHS. UH, AND, UH, AGAIN, CAME UP WITH, WITH THE BASELINE FOR THE COMMUNITY MEETING, COMMUNITY MEETING, UM, NOW THAT WE HAD A BASELINE INCLUDING MAPS, WE SENT, UM, MAILERS OUT TO OVER 10,700 RESIDENTS, INCLUDING ALL OF THOSE ASSOCIATIONS THAT YOU, YOU JUST MENTIONED. UM, SO, AND IF ALL THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE WITHIN A HALF MILE OF SAN PEDRO, THEY RECEIVED A MAILER. UM, SO WE HAD TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS OCTOBER 22ND AND UH, NOVEMBER 2ND. UM, AND IT'S TYPICAL WITH, UH, COMMUNITY MEETINGS. THERE ARE A MAXIMUM ATTENDANCE OF MAYBE ABOUT 75 PEOPLE. UM, AND, UH, BUT I WILL SAY THAT WE HAD IT ALSO ON FACEBOOK LIVE. AND, UH, THE LAST COUNT, I THINK WE WERE CLOSE A LITTLE OVER 250 PLAYS. SO, UM, UH, SO AGAIN, ONLY ABOUT 75 PEOPLE, BUT WE DID MAIL, UH, A, A MAILER OVER TO OVER 10,000 RESIDENTS. SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU CONTACTED THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESIDENTS AND THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS. THEY SAY THEY NEVER GOT IT. WE SENT A MAILER TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AS WELL. ALL OF THE ASSOCIATIONS THAT TOUCHED THE GREEN LINE, THEY TELL A DIFFERENT STORY. UH, SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS YOU'RE NOW TRYING TO ENGAGE THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THESE MAPS AND SHOW 'EM WHAT, WHAT IS NOW KIND OF BEING AMENDED. UH, BUT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT US APPROVING THESE MAPS, YET YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN APPROVAL FROM THEM FOR SOME OF THESE AREAS THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT IN AGREEMENT YET WITH YOU. CORRECT. SO, SO AGAIN, WE STARTED THIS PROCESS AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER TO START RECEIVING INPUT. AGAIN, WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THESE MAPS IS, UM, REMOVING CURRENT TOD APPLICABILITY FROM FROM NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS, THIS WHOLE ENTIRE, UH, CORRIDOR CURRENTLY HAS THE ABILITY TO REZONE A TOD TODAY. WE'RE, WE'RE REMOVING THAT ABILITY, BUT MAINTAINING THE ELIGIBILITY FOR THOSE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR. UM, AND, AND AGAIN, YES, YOU ARE RECOMMENDING BODY WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE INPUT ALL THE WAY UP TO, UH, DECEMBER 19TH FOR CITY COUNCIL. SO YOU'RE ASSUMING THAT WE'LL VOTE AND APPROVE SOMETHING TODAY [05:55:01] TO GO TO COUNCIL, IS THAT I, I'M ASSUMING THAT WE WILL GET TO, UH, CITY COUNCIL BY DECEMBER 19TH. I MAY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, BUT I'M GONNA PASS IT ON DOWN AT THE MOMENT. ALRIGHT. UH, COMMISSIONER KELLUM QUESTIONS, JUST A COUPLE. AND SO I HEARD IT MENTIONED TODAY, UH, BOTH THE AIRPORT AND SOME OF THE COMMERCIAL, UH, PROPERTIES, SPECIFICALLY THE KADA GADO GROUP. DID WE GET ANY APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL FROM EITHER OF THOSE TWO FROM THE AIRPORT? SO, UM, OR THE, OR THE K AUTO GROUP? SO THE KAYLA AUTO GROUP, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE, UH, NOTIFIED, NO, THEY HAVEN'T RESPONDED WITH ANY OPPOSITION, UH, TO THE MAPS. AGAIN, WE'RE JUST MAINTAINING THE ELIGIBILITY THAT THEY HAVE TODAY. UM, AS FAR AS THE AIRPORT, SINCE THIS, THIS IS NOT A LAND USE PLANNING PROCESS OR THE APPLICATION OF ZONING, THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TODAY STILL MAINTAINS, IS STILL MAINTAINED EVEN AFTER THE UPDATE TO THE CODE. WHAT WE DO IS IF THERE IS A PROPERTY THAT REQUESTS TO REZONE THAT'S WITHIN THE AIRPORT AWARENESS ZONE AREA, THEY RECEIVE A COPY OF THAT APPLICATION AND PROVIDE COMMENT AND FEEDBACK. SO IF ANYBODY MOVING FORWARD WANTS TO REZONE THE TOD, THEN THE AIRPORT WILL BE AWARE OF IT. THAT PROCESS STILL EX THAT PROCESS EXISTS TODAY AND THAT PROCESS WILL BE MAINTAINED AFTER. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE MX DESIGNATION, AND I'M SURE YOU SAW IT IN OTHER CITIES, WHEN YOU LOOK AT REMOVING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND THEN YOU TALK ABOUT NATIONAL STANDARDS IN TERMS OF PARKING, WHERE DID YOU SEE DEVELOPERS FALL IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF PARKING? UM, IN A PERCENTAGE TO WHAT OUR REQUIREMENTS ARE TODAY WAS 20%, 50% . SO, UM, OUR MULTI-FAMILY UNIT, UH, USES REQUIRE 1.5 SPACES. UH, THERE'S A NATIONAL STANDARD OUT THERE THAT'S ABOUT 1.23, THAT'S THE ITE CODE. UM, BUT AGAIN, THOSE NATIONAL STANDARDS ADJUST TO THE MARKET. SO THEY, THEY'RE PRETTY CLOSE, UM, BASED ON, UH, THAT USE. UH, BUT THEY, BUT THEY HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS. IN SOME CASES, SOME CODES ACTUALLY REQUIRE MORE PARKING FOR SOME USES VERSUS OUR, UM, CURRENT CITY STANDARDS. UM, BUT, AND, BUT AS I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WITH 300 MAIN, THEY HAD, WE HAVE, WELL, MORE PARKING SPACES AND THEY DO HAVE THE NUMBER OF UNITS. SO YOU'RE SAYING MARKET FORCES MAY DRIVE A PERCENTAGE HIGHER THAN THE 50%? YES. AND THEN ONE LAST POINT, SO, AND I'M KIND OF SIMPLE. SO WHEN WE WAKE UP TOMORROW, IF WE EVER GO TO BED, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT IS FAR TRIMMER, MORE TAILORED TO THE, TO THE, UH, PROPOSED BUS LINES OR RAPID TRANSIT LINES AND LESS BURDENSOME OVERALL TO THE, TO THE CITY. YES. WITH JUST ONE CLARIFICATION, IT'S NOT AN OVERLAY DISTRICT, IT'S JUST A TYPICAL BASE DISTRICT, BUT WE CALL IT A SPECIAL DISTRICT BECAUSE IT'S IN THE SPECIAL SECTION, SPECIAL DISTRICT SECTION OF THE CODE. FAIR ENOUGH. BUT YES, THAT'S EXACTLY IT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AND JUST, UH, JUST BEFORE YOU CON CONTINUE ON COMMENTS, SO EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT I WAS PASSING OUT, THIS IS A COPY OF THE MATRIX THAT CHRIS WAS TALKING ABOUT, AND ON THE FRONT PAGE IT TALKS ABOUT, UH, HOW THEY, THERE WE GO PERFORM THE PROCESS OF COMING TO THE, UH, TO THIS POINT. AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE IT GIVES YOU THE EXAMPLE OF THE PROPOSED TOD DESCRIPTIONS AND THEN WHERE THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED IN THAT LAND USE CATEGORY. SO IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS ON THAT, CHRIS IS STILL HERE, BUT UM, WE GOT YOU A COPY OF THAT. SO, ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. UH, COMMISSIONER ORTIZ, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST A COUPLE. I CAN THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. UM, PRETTY MUCH SIMILAR TO LIKE, UM, WILL TODD BE SIMILAR TO THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE ALONG BROADWAY, NEAR MAVERICK PARK, UM, WHAT DID IT BE AFFECT THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION THAT'S TAKING PLACE NOW AND HOW IS THAT GONNA AFFECT THE CURRENT BUSINESSES? LIKE ONCE, LET'S SAY HYPOTHETIC, THIS GOES THROUGH THE BUSINESS THAT ARE OFF THESE MAJOR THOROUGH AFFAIRS. HOW ARE THEY GONNA BE AFFECTED? ARE THEY GONNA BE SHUT DOWN WHERE YOU'RE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THESE, THIS PROJECT OR HOW MANY YEARS? HOW MANY PHASES IT GONNA, IS IT GONNA TAKE TO HAVE THIS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ALL, YOU KNOW, 300 SQUARE MILES? AND AND WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS SPECIFICALLY THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUS LINE. CORRECT. I'VE SEEN SOME BUSINESSES THAT WERE AFFECTED DURING BROADWAY WHEN THEY WERE BUILDING THAT, THAT ACTUALLY HAD TO SHUT DOWN. YOU KNOW, THEY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION. AND I WANNA SEE IF THIS IS GONNA AFFECT THE SAME THOROUGHFARE OF THESE BUSINESSES AS WELL. CURRENTLY WE'RE UNDER CMAR. SO BASICALLY ON THE CONSTRUCTION PART, WE'RE GONNA GO IN PHASES AND WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GONNA SHUT DOWN THE WHOLE STREET. WE'RE JUST GONNA WORK WHERE OUR, WHERE THE SHELTERS ARE GONNA BE PLACED AT. AND THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S THE CONSTRUCTION PART WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE, IF IT'S CENTER LINE, WE'RE GONNA WORK ON THE CENTER LINE STREET AND THEN IF IT'S ON THE SIDE RUNNING, WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING OFF THE SIDE RUNNING. SO WHERE THE CENTER LINES ARE, THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE THERE, HOW ARE THEY GONNA BE AFFECTED? UH, LIKE, LET'S SAY, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION. SO LET'S SAY, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. I, I AUGIE'S BARBECUE, THAT WAS ON BROADWAY THAT ACTUALLY SHUT DOWN. SO THEY HAD A LOT OF MAJOR ISSUES IN CONSTRUCTION THERE. AND SO HE HAD TO ACTUALLY TRY TO GET THE CITY TO HELP 'EM OUT IN FUNDING. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS TO SEE HOW THESE BUSINESSES ARE GONNA AFFECT IF YOU'RE DOING SUCH A MASS THOROUGHFARE CHANGE. SO IT'S NOT EXACTLY [06:00:01] A, UH, REBUILD OF A, OF A FULL THOROUGHFARE. IT'S MORE LIKE A MILL AND OVERLAY. SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, UM, REPAINTING YOUR CABINETS, YOU HAVE TO SAND THEM AND THEN YOU PAINT 'EM, THAT'S MILL AND OVERLAY. UM, SO, BUT THE, THERE IS CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE STATIONS. THAT'S THE BEST WAY I CAN EXPLAIN A MILL AND OVERLAY. WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATIONS, THERE ARE STATIONS THAT ARE SIDE, RIGHT? AND SO THEN THEY'RE ONLY WORKING WITHIN THAT PORTION. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO, FOR THE SAFETY OF THE WORKERS SHUT DOWN ONE OF THE LANES, BUT YOU'RE JUST LIKE YOU DO WITH TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT, BUT THE WHOLE ROAD IS NOT GONNA BE SHUT DOWN WHEN YOU'RE WORKING ON THE CENTER LANE. IT'S SORT OF LIKE BUILDING MEDIANS, RIGHT? SO WE'RE GONNA BUILD MEDIANS. YOU'RE STILL GONNA HAVE THE ABILITY FOR THE, THE CARS TO GO THROUGH. IT'S NOT SHUTTING DOWN THE ENTIRE ROAD. THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT. MILL AND OVERLAY WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE STATIONS. WHAT'S YOUR PROPOSAL FOR PROJECTION FOR COMPLETION? 27. 27. TWO YEARS. TWO YEARS, OKAY. BUT WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING IN PHASES. IT'S NOT GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE ONE SECTION AT A TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE. YEAH, I DON'T LIKE THIS. I, I WANT TO BE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO ASK QUESTIONS 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, NOW ALL MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED. WELL, I GOTTA GO LAST, SO . YEAH, BUT YOU'RE A GOOD CLEANUP. UM, ALRIGHT, KAT, I'M SORRY MS. HERNANDEZ. UM, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MAPS THAT WE HAVE THAT GO DOWN FROM THE AIRPORT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO STEVE'S. UH, I SEE SOME AMENDMENTS, UH, THAT YOU ARE SEEKING NOW. SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ELIGIBILITY MAPS, YOU HAVE AMENDMENTS NOTED ON THESE MAPS? CORRECT. SO FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE AIRPORT TO RECTOR, I SEE THAT IT GOES DOWN RAMSEY. SO, UM, TO ICEO ICEO AND THEN CUTS PARALLEL TO SAN PEDRO AND THEN BACK DOWN FOUR 10 AS AN AMENDMENT AND ALSO CUTS OUT THAT LITTLE TRIANGLE ON THE BOTTOM WEST OR ON THE WEST SIDE THERE. RIGHT. AND THIS RIGHT THERE? YES. OKAY. SO THESE ARE, THIS MAP REPRESENTS THE AMENDED ELIGIBILITY MAP THAT YOU'RE SEEKING APPROVAL FOR TODAY, CORRECT? FOR THIS SECTION? CORRECT. ALRIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS? 'CAUSE MAYBE I NEED TO WEAR MY GLASSES MORE, UH, BUT ARE THERE ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS ON THE OTHER SECTIONS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY? SO THIS MAP REFLECTS THOSE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU JUST TALKED, TALKED ABOUT, UH, RECTOR TO, UM, ALMOST CREEK FEEDBACK WAS RECEIVED, BUT WE'RE NOT RE UH, RECOMMENDING ANY CHANGES TO THIS MAP, UM, FOR THE ALMOST CREEK TO CCRA. UM, WE ALSO RECEIVED FEEDBACK, UH, FROM DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT WE ARE NOT RECOMMENDING, UH, REMOVAL OF OR ANY EDITS ON THIS MAP AS WELL. UM, THIS MAP DOES HAVE, UH, THE CRAG TO I 35 UP IN THE NORTH SECTION UP HERE. UH, WE'RE REMOVING, UH, SOME MULTIFAMILY ZONE PROPERTY AND O2 ZONE PROPERTY PROPERTY BECAUSE THOSE HAVE A SINGLE FAMILY, UH, USES ON THERE. THEY'RE JUST INCORRECTLY ZONED AT LEAST FOR THE O2. BUT WE'RE KEEPING, UH, THE BANK, UM, THAT SPLIT ZONED AND GYMS THAT SPLIT ZONED IN, IN THE BOUNDARY. AND THEN WE HAVE THE DOWNTOWN MAP NO EDITS, AND THEN C UH, CHA CAESAR CHAVEZ TO STEVE'S MAP. UM, THERE, THERE'S TWO AMENDMENTS THAT ARE SHOWN, UH, RIGHT HERE ON TURNER STREET AND MADISON STREET. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO ADDING TO REMOVE PROPERTY ZONE MULTIFAMILY THAT ARE UP HERE IN THIS LITTLE CORNER, UM, AT, AT ADDRESSES OF ONE 12 AND ONE 16. THEY'RE MULTI-FAMILY ZONE PROPERTIES, BUT THEY HAVE SINGLE FAMILY USES ON 'EM. SO WITH ALL OF THOSE CHANGES EXPLAINED, UM, THAT IS YOU AS THE APPLICANT'S MAP TODAY, RIGHT? CORRECT. THAT'S OUR, UM, UH, PROPOSED AMENDMENT. WANT IT TO BE VERY CLEAR. SO, SO WHEN IT'S TIME FOR A MOTION, PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IT'S ALRIGHT. UM, AND, AND YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER WHITSETT AND I MISREAD THIS IN THE EXACT SAME WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I LOOKED AT, UH, SECTION 35 3 42 RIGHT. WHICH, IF WE IGNORE EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING TODAY, SECTION 35 3 42 IS THE EXISTING TOD. CORRECT. ALRIGHT. AND SO THE IMPORTANT CHANGE FROM 35 3 42 TO 35 3 42 0.01 IS THE ADDED LANGUAGE IN THE TITLE OF THE SECTION, WHICH ADDS COMPLETE CHANGE OF ZONING APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1ST, 2025. CORRECT. SO, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE CAN SOMEHOW GET ZONING IN AND THEY WANT TO GET TOD AT THE NEXT MEETING AND THEY'RE GONNA GET IT APPROVED OR BACK TO THE NEXT, THEY CAN APPLY, THEY JUST HAVE TO APPLY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR APPLY, SO THEY CAN APPLY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR AND IT'LL COME TO US IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF ZONING AND THEY CAN STILL GET THAT HALF MILE ELIGIBILITY. CORRECT. OKAY. THE CHANGE OCCURS JANUARY 1ST, SOMEONE APPLIES HOPEFULLY NOT THAT DAY, BUT JANUARY 2ND, 2025. THEN SUDDENLY THESE CHANGES PRESUMING THEY ARE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL TAKE EFFECT. YES, THAT'S CORRECT. ALRIGHT. [06:05:02] ALRIGHT, I THINK THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UH, COMMISSIONER BARTOS, ANY QUESTIONS? A FEW, UH, QUESTIONS BUT MORE OF A GENERAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO INTO MOTIONS AND STUFF. UH, FIRST OF ALL, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR FOUR HOURS AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO KAT FOR THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HEARD THE PRESENTATION. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE FOLKS HERE WHO ARE STILL HERE WITH US FOUR HOURS LATER. UH, MR. GARCIA, UH, MS. MAL, MS. COLLEEN, UH, MR. FINGER. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE AND PARTICIPATING. THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS. SO, UM, UM, MR. HUEY, COMMISSIONER HUGH MADE A VERY INTERESTING COMMENT, UM, THAT STAYED IN THE BACK OF MY, MY MIND FOR, FOR SEVERAL MINUTES ABOUT, UM, THE LACK OF SIDEWALKS AND THE ACCESS TO ALL THE STATIONS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FORGET, UM, IN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PROCESS IS THAT IF, IF THERE'S A DEVELOPMENT GOING ON OR A PROJECT, THE DEVELOPERS ACTUALLY CHARGED AND TOLD TO BUILD THE SIDEWALK AT HIS OWN, UH, COST AS HIS OWN FUNDING, WHICH, UH, I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING QUITE A, QUITE A FEW OF THOSE PROJECTS WITH SOME CLIENTS. SO, UH, YOU, THE FUNDING COMES NOT ONLY FROM PRIVATE INDUSTRY, BUT FROM OTHER FEDERAL SOURCES OR PUBLIC WORKS. SO, UH, THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING COMMENT. UM, I FEEL A LOT BETTER TODAY AFTER HEARING THE AMENDMENT MAPS. UH, I THINK I HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS ALSO, WHICH IS A HUGE CONCERN. UH, UM, AND, UH, SO I, I HEARD VERY LOUD AND CLEAR, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, UH, UH, KAT, THAT WE HAVE FOUR WEEKS BEFORE THE DECEMBER THE 19TH MEETING, SO THERE COULD BE SOME TWEAKING AND ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE THIS GETS TO CITY COUNCIL. SO A LOT OF THE TAXPAYERS AND CITIZENS COULD CONTACT CITY COUNCIL OFFICES AND REALLY, UH, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, SUGGESTIONS SO THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER CAN MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER THE 19TH. THAT'S CORRECT. CORRECT. UH, WITH, WITH THAT, THAT'S JUST, UH, I FEEL A LOT BETTER NOW THAT THERE THERE IS ACCESS AND TIME TO DO A A I KNOW THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE, I DID ALSO GET A POSTCARD IN THE MAIL OF MY HOUSE, SO I, I KNEW ABOUT THE, AND I LIVE ABOUT HALF A MILE FROM SAN PEDRO. SO, UH, I REMEMBER GETTING, AND, AND I GET A LOT OF POSTCARDS FROM THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M BEING TARGETED BY MAIL OR WHATEVER, BUT, SO I, I DO GET A LOT OF INFORMATION AND, AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH A LOT OF RESIDENTS, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A LETTER, A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE THROWING THE CATALOGS AND THE POSTCARDS AWAY AND THEY DON'T READ THEM. SO, UH, THAT'S THE CASE WITH TWO OF MY NEIGHBORS. UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT THERE IS TIME FOR TWEAKING AND I FEEL A LOT BETTER ABOUT THE AMENDMENT MAPS TODAY THAN I FELT BEFORE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SO NO QUESTIONS, I GUESS OKAY. BECAUSE YOU KIND OF PREFACED YOU SAID, WELL, BEFORE I GET TO MY QUESTION, SO I WAS JUST, I WAS JUST MAKING SURE. OKAY. BUT, BUT HE, IF I MAY, YOU DO BRING UP A GOOD POINT. SO, UH, THERE WERE COMMENTS ABOUT HOW THERE'S NO, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE, NO SIDEWALKS, THERE'S GAPS. UM, AND SO AGAIN, AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS, THAT IS PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT, THAT IT IS IMPROVED. SO AGAIN, HAVING THE ABILITY TO, TO OPT IN OR REZONE A TOD, UH, WILL BRING, UH, THAT CONNECTIVITY THAT AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE TALKED ABOUT. ALRIGHT, WELL, FOR THE RECORD, I GUESS EVERYWHERE THERE, THE THE MILE AREA THAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE WALKING, THEY WILL HAVE SIDEWALKS WHERE THERE IS NO CURRENT SIDEWALKS, UH, AT, AT THIS TIME. PART OF OUR PROCESS FOR THE STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS TO DO WALK SHE ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE WHERE THOSE GAPS ARE SO WE CAN LOOK AT MAKING SURE THAT THOSE, UM, AREAS ARE, ARE CONNECTED. WE ALSO HAVE, UH, SOME FUNDING WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE STARTING THAT IT'S A LITTLE ABOUT 15 MILLION WHERE WE ARE. UH, FIRST WE'RE STARTING WITH THE AREAS OF, UH, MONTE VISTA AND ALTA VISTA TO LOOK AT TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES, BUT WE'RE ALSO GONNA DO THAT WALK SHE ANALYSIS OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO DETERMINE WHERE WE CAN, UH, STRATEGICALLY, UH, PLACE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT. UM, I'M GONNA ASK MY QUESTIONS THEN WE'LL GO FOR ANOTHER QUICK ROUND, UP AND DOWN. UM, SO I'VE HEARD THIS PRESENTATION A LOT, IT SEEMS , BUT, UM, YES, YES. THREE TIMES IN FACT. YES. UM, ONE OF MY QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, WE, WE TALK ABOUT HOW, UM, THIS IS SHRINKING THE, THE ELIGIBILITY AREA FOR TODD. HOWEVER, IN THE CURRENT, TODD, [06:10:02] IS THERE ANY, ARE THERE LOCATIONS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE THEMES THAT I HEARD THAT YOU KNOW, YOU ADDRESSED WAS, WAS PARKING IN THE CURRENT TODD, DID IT ALLOW FOR ZERO PARKING FOR THIS ENTIRE AREA? NO, THERE WERE CERTAIN, UM, UH, PERCENTAGES THAT WERE REQUIRED. OKAY. SO, SO YES, WE'RE SHRINKING IT, BUT WE'RE ALSO OPENING UP THE, UH, THE LANGUAGE IN THAT WE'RE REDUCING THE MINIMUM. YES. BECAUSE THE CURRENT, UH, TOD CODE IS APPLICABLE TO HALF MILE OF ANY BUS STOP. RIGHT. NOT A TRANSIT, UH, CORRIDOR THAT HAS THAT, THAT THAT TRANSIT FREQUENCY. UH, SO AGAIN, ONLY APPLYING IT TO THE TRANSIT CORRIDORS THAT HAVE ART, UH, IS ONE, IS A HUGE REASON WHY WE, UM, THE TASK FORCE ADVOCATED FOR NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE IT HAS THAT, THAT PIECE THAT'S MISSING TODAY, THE TRANSIT. OKAY. OKAY. UM, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE, YOU'VE MENTIONED ABOUT PARKING THAT THEY WILL STILL, DEVELOPERS WILL PROBABLY STILL PROVIDE PARKING BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO FOLLOW A NATIONAL STANDARD IN ORDER TO GET, TO GET FUNDING IN ORDER TO, TO JUST FOR FEASIBILITY. AND I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, YOU, YOU, YOU SAID THAT THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE NATIONAL STANDARD WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY CLOSE TO OURS. THAT WAS JUST FOR ONE EXAMPLE ONE YEAR? YES. YES. MM-HMM, AND I HAVE LOOKED AT THE NATIONAL STANDARD AND IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY TIMES THEY ACTUALLY REFERENCED SAN ANTONIO IN, UM, BUT I GUESS IF, IF SAY IT WAS EVEN A LOT LESS THAN OURS, HALF OF OURS, WHY WOULDN'T WE JUST GO WITH THE 50% WHEN, IF THEY'RE ALREADY GONNA PROVIDE THAT? I DON'T SEE HOW THAT KIND OF INCONVENIENCES THE DEVELOPER WHEN, IF THEY'RE ALREADY GOING TO HAVE TO PROVIDE A CERTAIN NUMBER THAT'S ALREADY THE NUMBER THAT THEY'RE ALREADY GONNA PROVIDE IS PROBABLY MORE THAN WHAT WE WOULD REQUIRE AT A 50% LEVEL. SO I'M KIND OF CURIOUS, WHY IS THERE OPPOSITION TO JUST SAYING, LET'S JUST GO 50% UNIVERSAL? SO I WOULD SAY THAT MANY OF OUR USES ARE, ARE OVER PARKED TODAY. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU LOOK AT, UH, WALMART PARKING LOTS, HOW OFTEN ARE THEY FULLY UTILIZED? TWICE A YEAR. UM, BUT THAT, THAT'S THE PARKING THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF RETAIL SPACE THAT THEY HAVE. UH, SO, AND THAT OCCURS FOR A LOT OF USES OVER PARKED, WHICH MEANS YOU JUST HAVE A C UH, UH, ASPHALT, UM, AND LOTS OF PARKING BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE CODE REQUIRES TODAY. UM, WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT, AGAIN, WHAT HAPPENS TODAY IS THAT PROJECTS COME IN AND, AND PARK THEIR PROJECT. THEY, THEY DON'T JUST AUTOMATICALLY COME IN WITH NO PARKING. THEY PARK THEIR PROJECT BASED ON WHAT THAT MARKET SEES AS THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER FOR THAT USE. UH, AGAIN, WE'RE ONLY ADVOCATING IT FOR TOD BECAUSE IT'S A LONG TRANSIT. RIGHT. AGAIN, THE OTHER THING IS WE'RE NOT RE WE'RE NOT REZONING ANY OF THESE TO AUTOMATICALLY PUT IN PLACE THE NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS. YOU STILL HAVE THAT ABILITY TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, UH, WHEN YOU'RE SEEKING TO REQUEST TO REZONE. SO IF THEIR CONCERNS ARE NOT ADDRESSED BASED ON HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PARK IT, UH, THEN, UH, THEN YOU CAN CHOOSE ANOTHER ZONING DISTRICT THAT WOULD, UM, APPEASE THEIR CONCERNS. SO THAT'S WHY, THAT'S WHY WE'RE SAYING THAT, HEY, LET'S TAKE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BY, UM, BEING ONE OF THOSE CITIES THAT SAYS, OKAY, WE'RE, WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR A, A NEW TOD CODE WITH NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS, KNOWING THAT WE'RE STILL GOING TO SEE PARKING PROVIDED FOR THESE, FOR THESE USES. AND, AND I UNDERSTAND, AND I GUESS MY, MY QUESTION IS, WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO SEE A WALMART MOVE IN SOUTH OF HILDEBRAND. IT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE. I KNOW THAT WAS JUST AN EXAMPLE. AND WE ALSO, THE RE UM, THAT'S ALSO BECAUSE DEVELOPERS HAVE, YES, THEY'VE OVER PARKED, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S NOT BECAUSE WE SAID THEY HAD TO OVER PARK, THEY DECIDED TO OVER PARK. UM, NOT, NOT, THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT I'M SAYING. WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT SOME OF OUR USES ARE, UM, UH, THE REQUIREMENTS OVER PARK, THE USE ITSELF, SOME OF OUR, SOME OF OUR USES DO REQUIRE MORE PARKING THAN THEY REALLY SHOULD. IT'S IT, THE MARKET IS THE ONE THAT ADJUSTS TO THOSE USES. SO YES, THERE MIGHT BE NATIONAL STANDARDS THAT HAVE MORE PARKING REQUIREMENTS THAN OURS. UM, AND, BUT THERE MIGHT THERE, BUT THERE'S STILL NATIONAL STANDARDS THAT HAVE LESS PARKING REQUIREMENTS THAN OURS. YES. AND, AND, AND WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT IN, IN MY OPINION, FROM LOOKING AT THE NATIONAL PARKING STANDARDS, FROM LOOKING AT OTHER CITIES, IF WE WENT TO A STRAIGHT 50% UNIVERSAL, AND, AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING GOING TO A 50% STRAIGHT, YOU KNOW, I, [06:15:01] I, UM, UH, TO GO INTO COMMENTARY LIKE COMMISSIONER BARTOS DOES, UM, ZERO I THINK IS PERFECTLY FINE FOR SOME OF THE DESIGNATIONS. I'M JUST SAYING THAT ON, ON THE ONES THAT APPEARED TO BE, UM, THAT WE RECEIVED THE MOST COMMENTS ABOUT. MM-HMM. THAT GOING TO A 50% LEVEL DOESN'T IMPACT THE DEVELOPER NEGATIVELY BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY GOING TO PROVIDE THAT AMOUNT OF PARKING AND ALL IT DOES INSTEAD IS IT, IT IT GIVES COMFORT TO THE NEIGHBORS THAT YES, YOU WILL HAVE SOME PARKING. BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT, UM, LEMME SEE, UM, THAT CONVERSATIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING COULD BE ADDRESSED DURING THE REZONING ON TODD. MM-HMM. AND I AGREE. HOWEVER, THAT'S FOR THAT CURRENT OWNER. AND ONCE IT'S REZONED, THAT COULD BE SOLD TO ANOTHER OWNER WHO WOULD HAVE NO ASSURANCES THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET THOSE PARKING REQUIREMENTS OR THAT, UH, AGREEMENT BECAUSE IF WE APPROVED ZERO PARKING, THEY COULD JUST SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, YEAH, YOU THAT DEVELOPER AGREED, BUT I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. AND SO BY DOING A 50%, WE'RE AT LEAST SAYING THAT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD HAS SOME SORT OF ASSURANCE THAT THERE WILL BE SOME PARKING RECOGNIZING THAT YES. NATIONAL PARKING STANDARDS, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO MEET ANYWAY. I, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE THE NEGATIVE OF OF JUST HAVING THAT 50% JUST FOR COMFORT FOR, UM, SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE DISTRICTS. BUT, SORRY, I DIGRESS. NO, I UNDER UNDERSTANDABLE. SORRY. Y'ALL CAN CALL ME OUT ON THAT. BUT, UM, ALRIGHT. UM, THE, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD IS, UM, THERE WAS ALSO MENTION ABOUT, UH, THAT GETTING A NEIGHBORHOOD PARKING PASS OR PARKING PERMIT, UM, IT, IT, I KNOW AT, UM, WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR THAT AND HOW DIFFICULT AND LABORIOUS IS IT, IF AT ALL? , UH, EXCUSE ME. HELLO, GOOD EVENING. I'M JOHN JACKS. I'M THE DIRECTOR FOR CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS A LONG WAY OF SAYING DOWNTOWN. UM, WE, OUR DEPARTMENT OVERSEES THE, THE, WHAT'S CALLED A RESIDENTIAL, UM, PARKING PROGRAM, RPP. UM, AND BECAUSE WE ALSO OVERSEE PARKING ENFORCEMENT AND, UM, HAVE PARKING OPERATIONS WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT. UH, SO THE CURRENT PROCESS FOR AN RPP, THERE'S TWO WAYS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. UM, ONE IS BY PETITION FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING PRIMARILY COMMUTER PROBLEMS IS WHY IT WAS PUT IN PLACE. 'CAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE PARKING ON THEIR STREET, UM, TAKING UP A, A MAJORITY OF THE PARKING IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMES, UM, CAN PETITION THE CITY. THEY GET, UM, UP TO, UH, 60% OR MORE OF RESIDENTS ALONG THAT BLOCK FACE CAN SUBMIT A PETITION TO THE CITY TO IMPLEMENT, UH, THE RPP AFTER THAT PROCESS. UH, AND THE OTHER WAY TO DO IT IS BY CITY COUNCIL ACTION. SO CITY COUNCIL CAN INITIATE THE PROCESS AS WELL. SO IF THERE'S A, AN AREA THAT IS, UM, MAYBE IT NEEDS TO BE DONE QUICKER, IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET PETITIONS FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IT. UM, OR MAYBE THEY'RE JUST ALMOST THERE, BUT NOT QUITE. THE CITY COUNCIL CAN, UM, ALSO INITIATE THE PROCESS. SO ONCE THE PROCESS BEGINS, THERE'S A PARKING, UM, SURVEY DONE. TYPICALLY WE WILL HIRE A, UH, A TRANSPORTATION, UM, OR A CIVIL ENGINEER TO DO THAT FOR US. UH, PUBLIC WORKS COULD DO IT AS WELL, BUT WE FOUND THAT IT'S BETTER TO HIRE A, A TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING EXPERTS DEPENDING ON THE AREA AND DEPENDING ON THE SIZE AND THE DEGREE OF IT WILL DEPEND ON HOW LONG THAT, THAT SURVEY WILL GO. UM, BUT TYPICALLY IT WILL LAST SEVERAL WEEKS AND THEY'LL COLLECT DATA TO, TO DETERMINE WHO'S USING THAT, THAT STREET FOR PARKING. IS IT RESIDENTS, IS IT COMMUTERS? WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM, HOW OFTEN OR HOW OR HOW MANY ARE THERE? SO, AND THE CRITERIA IS THAT, UM, AT LEAST 60% OF THE BLOCK FACE IS ACTUALLY PARKED ON. AND THEN OF THAT 60%, AT LEAST 25% OF THOSE ARE COMMUTERS OR, OR PEOPLE BASICALLY THAT DON'T LIVE THERE. UM, ONCE THAT'S DONE, IF, IF IT MEETS THAT CRITERIA, UH, WE'LL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, USUALLY WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO DETERMINE WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE TIMEFRAME FOR THAT RPP, IT MAY NOT, IT, DEPENDING ON WHO'S USING THAT AREA, IT MAY DEPEND ON WHAT ARE THE HOURS THAT THAT PERMIT IS REQUIRED. UM, AND THEN WE WOULD GO TO COUNCIL WITH A RECOMMENDATION. COUNSEL WOULD, UM, IF THEY APPROVE IT, WE'D IMPLEMENT THAT, UH, PERMIT PROGRAM. IT REQUIRES THE, THE RESIDENT TO COME IN AND APPLY FOR A PERMIT IF THEY'RE GONNA PARK ON THE STREET. SO IF THEY DON'T EVER PARK ON THE STREET, THEY WOULDN'T NEED THAT PERMIT. UM, BUT IF THEY DO OCCASIONALLY PARK ON THE STREET, THEY CAN GET UP TO FOUR PERMITS PER RESIDENT. AND THEN THERE'S SOME TEMPORARY PERMITS IF YOU'RE HAVING LIKE A PARTY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THANKS. OKAY, SURE. UM, THERE'S ABOUT, UH, [06:20:02] I THINK WE HAVE FOUR OF 'EM IMPLEMENTED SO FAR. OKAY. YEAH. ALRIGHT. UM, LET'S SEE, WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO I HAVE? OH, SO, UM, THANKS AGAIN. UM, WHO PASS, WHO WE GET, WE GOT THIS. SO THE, THE MATRIX REALLY HELPS, UM, BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT THE TWO MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE MOST LOOKED AT IS THE MX THREE AND MX SIX. AND, AND IN FACT, I THINK IT SAYS THAT THE OTHER ONES, THE MX 12 AND THE MXU, THOSE ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE ADJACENT TO NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT THAT'S CORRECT. SO JUST MX THREE AND MX SIX ARE THE ONES THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THOSE LA LAND USE DESIGNATIONS THAT OKAY. UH, WOULD TYPICALLY, UH, BE NEAR SINGLE FAMILY BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT CREATING THAT WALKABILITY MM-HMM. TO, TO USES FROM YOUR HOME. ALRIGHT, GREAT. UM, I GUESS THE FINAL QUESTION IS ON, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE WAS TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC MEETINGS AND I KNOW COMMISSIONER WHITSETT ALSO ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, BUT WHERE WERE THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS ACTUALLY HELD? I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE TWO YES. WHERE WERE THEY ACTUALLY HELD? THE FIRST ONE, WHICH WAS ON OCTOBER 22ND, WAS HELD AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY. AND THE SECOND ONE THAT WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 2ND WAS HELD AT, UH, WOODLAWN LAKE GYM. OKAY. SO WAS THERE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE MOST OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE HEARD ABOUT ENGAGEMENT WERE AREAS AROUND NORTH STAR MALL. WAS THERE ANY THOUGHT OF HAVING A COMMUNITY MEETING OUT THERE TO CAPTURE THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS? BECAUSE IT'S, IT FEELS LIKE THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THAT THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT WERE HELD WERE, YES, THE LIBRARY IS CENTRAL, BUT, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF SOUTH, YOU KNOW, VERSUS OUT THERE. WE ACTUALLY DID MEET WITH, UH, TWO NEIGHBORHOODS OUT THERE. UM, SO GREATER HARMONY HILLS HAD US PRESENT IN JUNE AT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING. AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHEN WE, WE TALKED ABOUT BOTH THE FRAMEWORK, THE UPDATE TO THE ZONING CODE AND TALKED ABOUT HOW WE WERE, UM, THEN STARTING TO DISCUSS THE MAPS. UH, WE ALSO WENT OUT TO CROWN HILL PARK TWICE NOW. UM, WE, WE ATTENDED A MEETING ON A SUNDAY, WHICH WAS ON, UH, SEPTEMBER 29TH. UM, AND THEN JUST LAST WEEK WE, UH, WE DID A, UH, WALK AUDIT, UH, WITH, UH, A COUPLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO, TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THEIR, THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO WE MET WITH THEM TWICE ON THIS ALREADY. OKAY, GREAT. BUT THAT WAS BEFORE THE MAPS WERE ACTUALLY, THAT WAS WORKED ON WITH THE MAPS. I MEAN, SO WE, THE MAPS WERE, WE HAD THE BASELINE OF THE MAPS AND SO THOSE TWO MEETINGS WERE TO GET FEEDBACK ON, ON THE PROPOSED CODE AND THE MAPS. OKAY. OKAY. GREAT. ALRIGHT. UM, WE'LL OPEN UP TO A FINAL ROUND OF QUESTIONS, QUICK QUESTIONS. SO WHAT SINGULAR YOU'RE THINKING SINGULAR QUESTIONS OR, OR YOU'RE RAISING YOUR HAND 'CAUSE YOU WANT ANSWER? YEAH, I'M RAISING. ALRIGHT. I DIDN'T KNOW IF COMMISSIONER BARDOS WANTED COMMENTS AGAIN FIRST BEFORE ASKING. NO. OKAY, GREAT. ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER BUSTAMANTE. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. UH, MR. HERNANDEZ, YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT THAT CHAIR SIPES ASKED WAS, YOU KNOW, WHAT HARM IS THERE IN THE 50%? AND, AND THAT WAS RAISED AS WELL BY SOME OTHER FOLKS SAYING WE CAN GO BACK AND FIX IT LATER. UM, YOU KNOW, MY THOUGHT IS, AND LET ME KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS, BUT WE ARE SEEING SIGNIFICANT DROP OFFS, UH, ESPECIALLY IN YOUNGER POPULATIONS IN THEIR CAR OWNERSHIP. UH, AND, AND IS THAT PART OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT THE TASK FORCE AND THE CITY TOOK INTO ACCOUNT AS THEY WERE MAKING THIS RECOMMENDATION? YES. AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WAS, UH, BROUGHT UP AT ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS THAT WE PRESENTED AT WAS THAT THE, UM, THE NEXT GENERATIONS ARE IN FACT OPTING NOT TO DRIVE AND OPTING TO USE OTHER TYPES OF TRANSIT OPTIONS. AND, AND YOU KNOW, THE EARLIEST I THINK WE'VE ALREADY HEARD IS THE VIA WILL BE COMPLETING THIS PROJECT IS TWO YEARS. CORRECT. SO THEY'LL START IN 25 AND IT'LL BE REVENUE RUNNING BY END OF 27. AND, AND WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THE GROWTH WOULD FOLLOW OVER, YOU KNOW, SOME GREATER PERIOD OF TIME THAN THOSE TWO YEARS, CORRECT? YES. AS WE'VE SEEN IN OTHER CITIES. WE'LL, WE'LL SEE. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT GENERAL GROWTH FOR THE CITY OR SORRY, JUST ALONG, ALONG, ALONG THE ART LINE, JUST ALONG THE POINT. YEAH, I WOULD SEE THAT, UM, THAT DEVELOPMENT WOULD, WOULD FOLLOW ONCE THEY START TO SEE THE CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING AND IT'S STARTING, UH, TO, TO BE IN REVENUE RUNNING SERVICE. AND SO AT THAT POINT, I'M REALLY GLAD I DIDN'T AGREE TO ONE QUESTION. UM, BUT AT THAT POINT, WHAT WE WOULD POTENTIALLY SEE IS THAT INVESTORS MIGHT ALSO START REDUCING THEIR PARKING REQUIREMENTS [06:25:02] TO FUND SOME OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. CORRECT. OKAY. RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. BECAUSE IT, BECAUSE LIKE, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT IT IS, IT'S COSTLY TO PROVIDE PARKING. RIGHT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. UM, SO IF WE VOTE TO KEEP A 50% PARKING REQUIREMENT, UM, THE QUESTION IS, ANY UH, CITY COUNCIL, ANY REQUEST COULD COME IN FOR A SPECIAL PROJECT TO CHANGE IT LIKE IT HAS HAPPENED WITH SOME MAJOR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT TO THE CITY, UH, LIKE TOYOTA OR JBC OR, OR SOME OTHER COMPANY WHERE THERE ARE SUCH BIG PROJECTS THAT THOSE THINGS CAN BE ARRANGED OR IN, IN A DIFFERENT CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT WHERE THE THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS CAN BE CHANGED? N NO. SO IF THE PAR THERE'S PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN THE CODE, UM, THEY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE ZONE WITH THOSE CODE REQUIREMENTS. SO, UM, LIKE, LIKE TOYOTA, IT, IT STILL HAS PARKING THAT, THAT MEETS CODE. UM, SO NO, IF, IF THE CODE REQUIRES 50%, THEN THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE 50%. A VARIANCE PROCESS IS ONLY, UH, TO A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. BUT SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT, UH, TO, TO HAVE THAT YOU WOULD BE ENGAGING THE BOA FOR EVERY CHANGE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. AND WHEN YOU'RE DOING A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT IN TOD, IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO DO THAT, WHICH IS WHY YOU PROPOSE, UM, NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS OR VERY MINIMAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN A TOD. ALRIGHT. UM, COMING BACK DOWN, COMMISSIONER ORTIZ, ANY FINAL QUESTION? NONE. ALRIGHT. UH, COMMISSIONER KELLUM, FINAL QUESTION. NO, I'M DONE, CHAIR. ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER WIT THAT, UH, I GUESS I NEED SOME CLARIFICATION. WALKABILITY, DEFINE THAT FOR ME. SURE, PLEASE. WALKABILITY. UH, BASICALLY, SO AGAIN, THERE'S A WALK. SHE, THERE'S THE 10 MINUTE THRESHOLD THAT, UH, SOMEBODY WOULD JUST TYPICALLY WALK IN ORDER TO, UH, CAPTURE OR, OR IN ORDER TO CATCH A BUS. UH, WALKABILITY MEANS THAT YOU ARE, UM, ABLE TO, UH, CONNECT FROM POINT A TO POINT B, WHETHER IT'S YOUR HOME, UH, TO, UM, A, A, UH, POINT B, WHETHER IT'S A SERVICE, WHETHER IT'S, UM, A SCHOOL, WHETHER IT'S YOUR JOB. UH, AND IT'S WALKABLE BECAUSE THERE ARE SAFE INFRASTRUCTURE, THERE'S SAFE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE, WHETHER THAT BE SIDEWALKS, SHARED USE PATHS, AREAS THAT YOU CAN SAFELY WALK WHERE YOU'RE NOT FORCED TO WALK ON A ROAD THAT'S WALKABILITY. OKAY. WELL THEN, THEN THAT, THEN THAT BLANCO ROAD EXTENSION FAILS AT. SO THAT'S CURRENT, THE CURRENT EXISTING CONDITIONS. CORRECT. MOVED OUT THAT, UM, UH, ALSO I, I'M, I'M IN AGREEMENT GENERALLY WITH THE FACT THAT WE NEED 50% PARKING, UH, IN THIS INSTANCE WITH THIS PROJECT IF IT'S GONNA GO FORWARD. UM, AND UH, PREFERABLY, I I THINK WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE 1938 ZONING A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY, LESS MICROMANAGEMENT. THAT'S TRUE. AND THERE WAS NO PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN 1938. ? I'LL AGREE TO THE 1938 ZONING. . ALRIGHT. UM, UH, COMMISSIONER WATSON. YEAH. UM, I HAVE LIKE SUPER, A COUPLE LIKE RELATED SUPER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. UM, IN TERMS OF THINKING THROUGH USE CASES, UM, , COULD YOU JUST PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT ON HOW TYPES OF USES WERE DETERMINED IN THE MATRIX? UH, NOT THE MATRIX, EXCUSE ME. UH, TABLE 34, 3 42 0.0, TWO DASH THREE, THE BIG TABLE. UM, IT'S RELATED TO THE MATRIX IN TERMS OF LIKE HOW I'M THINKING THROUGH THIS, BUT SPECIFICALLY USES PERTAINING TO ALCOHOL AND THEN MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE USES. CAN YOU JUST WALK ME THROUGH A LITTLE BIT THE PROCESS OR ADDITIONAL CONTEXT REGARDING DOCUMENTS USED TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS, WHAT ARE, WHAT YOU INCLUDED AS SPECIFIC AND PERMITTED USES? SURE. UH, SO, UH, WHEN WE STARTED THE PROCESS, UH, WE WERE, UH, VERY FORTUNATE TO UTILIZE, UH, VIA, HAD A GRANT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, PRE COVID, UM, TO WORK WITH A CONSULTANT, UH, TO UPDATE OR TO, TO PROVIDE, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS TO UPDATE THE TOD CODE. SO, AS YOU KNOW, THROUGH OUR UDC AMENDMENT PROCESS, ORGANIZATIONS CAN SUBMIT AMENDMENTS SO WE CAN GO THROUGH THAT. UM, UH, THAT PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS AND VIA WAS PREPARED, UH, TO, UM, HAVE AND SUBMIT AFTER PUBLIC INPUT A PROPOSED CODE. UM, IT GOT DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. UH, SO, UH, WHEN, WHEN IT GOT DELAYED, AND WE STARTED THIS PROCESS BECAUSE OF THAT CCR WE TOOK THAT, THE WORK THAT THEY HAD DONE, BECAUSE THEY HAD COORDINATED WITH THE CITY. AND AT THAT TIME I WAS IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. UM, AND SO WE USED THAT AS, AS A BASELINE TO START THE, UM, THE PROCESS. SO WE WEREN'T STARTING FROM SCRATCH WITH THE TASK FORCE. UM, AND SO THEY HAD ALREADY LOOKED AT OUR USE MATRIX AND HAD MADE SOME, [06:30:01] UH, RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON PERMITTED USES. UH, THE REASON WHY YOU SEE SS IN THE CODE IS BECAUSE THERE'S NO CONDITIONAL USE PROVISION. CONDITIONAL USES ALLOW YOU TO PULL, UH, FROM A MORE INTENSE DISTRICT, A USE INTO A LESS INTENSE DISTRICT, BUT THAT WOULD OPEN IT UP TO ALL THE USES. AND WE DIDN'T WANNA DO THAT WITH THIS BECAUSE THERE'S CERTAIN USES THAT WE FELT ARE NOT APPROPRIATE IN A TOD UH, ZONING DISTRICT. SO LIKE YOUR AUTO REPAIR, THAT'S ONE OF THOSE, IT'S NOT PERMITTED. SO THEREFORE NO CONDITIONAL USE PROCEDURE EXISTS FOR YOU TO, TO PULL IT DOWN INTO A DIFFERENT TOD CODE. SO THE SS ARE THERE TO PROVIDE THAT CONDITIONAL USE PROCEDURE. UM, THE ALCOHOL USES ACTUALLY WERE, UH, ORIGINALLY PROPOSED, UH, TO BE PERMITTED BY RIGHT, UM, IN THE MX DISTRICTS. UM, BUT THE TASK FORCE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT IN THEIR SEPTEMBER MEETING. UM, AND, AND OF COURSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY HAD TALKED ABOUT WAS, UH, THE, UH, THE ABUSE OF ALCOHOL LEADING TO DRUNK DRIVING INCIDENTS AS WELL AS, UH, THE NOISE IMPACTS, UH, FROM, UH, BAR USES ESPECIALLY, UH, BUDDING SINGLE FAMILY. AND SO, UH, WITH THAT THEY, WE EDITED IT, UH, BASED ON THAT INPUT, UH, AND THE TASK FORCE'S, UM, RECOMMENDATION TO S'S FOR ALCOHOL USES. UH, SO THAT WAY A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS WOULD BE REQUIRED IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO LOCATE A BAR DIRECTLY ABUTTING A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN. UH, HOWEVER, RESTAURANTS, FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT, THAT PROVIDE ALCOHOL, THEY'RE STILL RESTAURANTS ARE ALLOWED BY, RIGHT? SO THAT WAS A PART OF THE PROCESS. SO AGAIN, IT STARTED WITH THE CONSULTANT LOOKING AT THE CODE AND PROVIDING, UH, THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. AND WE MADE SURE IT ALIGNED WITH THE CURRENT USES IN OUR, IN OUR MATRIX TODAY. UM, UH, AND, AND THEN AGAIN, JUST UTILIZING WHAT THE CONSULTANT HAD AND, UH, PERMITTED USES, AND THEN S IS WHERE WE THOUGHT, OKAY, IT'S GOOD TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK FOR THAT PARTICULAR USE. THANK YOU. UM, SO IF YOU, DO YOU FORESEE A SITUATION WHERE IF YOU WERE AN EXISTING BAR OWNER, UM, YOU WOULD BE FORCED TO GO THROUGH THE COST AND LIKE RE PERMITTING PROCESS BASED ON HOW THIS DETERMINATION IS MADE? LIKE SAY YOU ARE AN ICE HOUSE ON A FUTURE A RT CORRIDOR, IS THIS AS IT'S WRITTEN, GOING TO FORCE YOU IN ANY WAY TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS TO REPERMIT AND OCCUR THAT EXPENSE OVER AGAIN? OR WOULD IT JUST APPLY TO SOMEBODY THAT WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, BROUGHT IN A CURRENTLY VACANT BUILDING THAT MAY NOT HAVE THAT C TWO USE CURRENTLY? RIGHT. ONLY IF THEY NEED TO REZONE. OKAY. SO IF THE C3 HAS THAT BAR USE BY RIGHT TODAY, AND THEY ARE WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF ELIGIBILITY, THEY DO NOT HAVE TO REZONE A TOD, THEY CAN KEEP THEIR C3, WHICH ALLOWS THE BAR BY RIGHT. IF THEY WANNA REDEVELOP IT IN THE FUTURE AND REZONE A TOD, UM, THAT'S, AND THE BAR IS STILL IN EXISTENCE. IT'S STILL GRANDFATHERED IN UNTIL THEY DECIDE TO DISCONTINUE THE USE. OKAY. UH, THAT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION. UM, AND THEN, UH, OTHER THAN THE DISTRICT DESIGN REGULATIONS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH LIKE LOT SIZE, ET CETERA, IS THERE ANY OTHER, UM, PLACE WHERE THE MX THREE AND MX SIX BEING ENCOURAGED PRIMARILY AS A BUDDING USE OR DESIGNATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL ARE LIKE ENFORCED OR GOING TO BE LIKE A SUGGESTED BEST PRACTICE? UM, THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE, UH, WITH THE DIFFERENT FLEX AND INNOVATION MIXED USES, THERE IS C TWO AND C3, AND WHILE THEY ARE POTENTIALLY PERMITTED MX AND MX SIX, THEY ALSO ARE IN SOME OF THE OTHER MXU SPACES. SO IF YOU'RE LIKE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT NOW WHERE YOU MAY HAVE RESIDENTIAL ON ONE SIDE AND IT'S LIKE AN ARTERIAL ROAD AND THE OTHER SIDE IS C TWO C3, IF THAT GETS REDEVELOPED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME CONCERN ABOUT THOSE, UM, HIGHER INTENSITY, UM, TOD DISTRICTS BEING APPLIED FOR AREAS THAT ARE RIGHT FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND THAT CREATING SOME NEGATIVE IMPACTS. YEAH. AND, AND AGAIN, SINCE THIS ISN'T REZONING, THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS. SO AGAIN, IT'S, IT ALL STARTS WITH THE LAND USE, WHATEVER THAT LAND USE DESIGNATION IS. AND THEN, UH, LIKE CHRIS HAD SAID, IS THEY, THEY ALIGNED THE, UH, LEVEL OF DENSITY AND INTENSITY WITH WHAT'S CURRENTLY ALREADY ALLOWED IN THAT LAND USE DESIGNATION. SO IF THAT LAND USE DESIGNATION ALLOWS FOR IDZ THREE AS WELL AS O2, WHICH ARE, UH, VERY INTENSE, O2 IS UNLIMITED HEIGHT, IDZ THREE IS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE MOST INTENSE OUT OF THE IDZ CATEGORIES, THEN IT MADE SENSE TO MAKE THE TOD MX DISTRICTS THE SAME. 'CAUSE IT'S THE SAME LEVEL OF INTENSITY, BUT AGAIN, IT DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY APPLY ANY OF THOSE DISTRICTS. THEY STILL HAVE TO REZONE FOR THAT. OKAY. SO STILL, KIND OF THOUGH, AS A FOLLOW UP QUESTION, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY APPLY, BUT, UM, IF SOME, IF AN APPLICANT WERE TO COME TO YOU AND THEY SAW BOTH OF THOSE [06:35:01] OPTIONS BEING AVAILABLE TO THEM, WHAT IS THE PROCESS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO EITHER, YOU KNOW, FALL WITHIN LIKE A C 3 0 2 IDZ THREE VERSUS TO OPT INTO ONE OF THE TOD DESIGNATIONS? LIKE THAT, HOW THAT'S IMPLEMENTED IS WHAT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE WE HAVE MULTIPLE CASES WHERE SOMEBODY ASSUMES FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE X AND THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, HOW QUICKLY CAN THAT HAPPEN? AND THEY ASSUME BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY MAY NOT BE AS WILLING TO DO A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. AND WHILE IT MAY SEEM PRACTICAL FOR LIKE THAT USE IN THAT MOMENT IN TIME BECAUSE IT'S A PERPETUAL THEORETICALLY ZONING DESIGNATION, THOSE IMPLICATIONS THEY JUST LIKE DON'T CONSIDER. SO IF THEY WERE TO COME, LIKE HOW IS THAT PROCESS GONNA BE IMPLEMENTED IS REALLY, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE IF THEY, IF THEY'RE COMING TO YOU AND THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, I COULD DO EITHER, RIGHT? LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? RIGHT. I THINK THAT, UM, SO SOME OF THE TOD DISTRICTS ARE PROBABLY, ARE, ARE ACTUALLY PROBABLY MORE RESTRICTED THAN SOME OF OUR TYPICAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. SO LIKE C3 ALLOWS A LOT OF THOSE AUTO TYPE USES BY RIGHT. UM, UH, AND AGAIN, I, YOU KNOW, I, AS A STAFF PERSON, ESPECIALLY IF THAT IS, UH, ADJACENT TO A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, I WOULD PROBABLY AD ADVOCATE FOR A MORE RESTRICTIVE DISTRICT RATHER THAN THE, UH, COMMERCIAL DISTRICT THAT ALLOWS FOR THOSE NOISIER USES. SO IN THOSE CASES, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THE TOD IS A GOOD OPTION IF THEY'RE WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY. AND MAYBE C3 IS NOT A GOOD OPTION. UH, BUT AGAIN, IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHERE IT'S LOCATED AND IT'S ADJACENCY TO SINGLE FAMILY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER, UH, COMMISSIONER CHASE QUESTION. YES. UM, PARKING AGAIN. SO I THINK MOST OF THE RESIDENTS WHO CALLED IN, UH, CONCERNED AND WANTING THE 50%, UM, ARE CONCERNED THAT THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GONNA TURN INTO ST. MARY'S, WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING IN TO, UM, YOU KNOW, ESTABLISHMENTS, BARS, AND PARKING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. IS THERE ANY KIND OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SET THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO COULD GO INTO WITH THESE, UM, LARGER PARKING RETAIL SPACES LIKE NORTH STAR MALL WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND PARK THERE AND THEN RIDE THE BUS IN? OR DOES VIA PLAN ON PROVIDING PARKING KIND OF LIKE PARK AND RIDE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN UTILIZE THE BUS LINE INTO THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND NOT COME IN AND PARK? SO BECAUSE, UH, THE GREEN LINE HAS CONNECTING SERVICE, UH, LET'S JUST SAY YOU LIVE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN, UH, WE, UH, THERE'S A STONE OAK PARK AND RIDE THAT THAT COULD BE UTILIZED. 'CAUSE THEN YOU CAN, YOU CAN CAPTURE THAT CONNECTING SERVICE, WHICH EVENTUALLY GETS YOU TO THE GREEN LINE AND THEN THAT CAN BRING YOU INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA. UM, ONE, ONE OF THE THINGS, UH, THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID WAS A, A PERMIT BY RIGHT, A PARKING GARAGE. SO IF, UH, A, A DEVELOPER OR, UH, IF, UH, THE CITY IN THE FUTURE WANTED TO PUT IN A PARKING GARAGE TO CREATE THAT, UM, PARKING AVAIL AVAILABILITY, UH, SO SOMEONE COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA COULD, COULD PARK, THEN THEY CAN PARK AND THEN, UH, TAKE THE GREEN LINE. UM, UH, I THINK THAT AGAIN, WHAT DOESN'T EXIST ON ST. MARY'S STREET IS THAT FREQUENT BUS SERVICE BECAUSE AGAIN, PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO, IF THEY WANNA GO THERE, THEY HAVE TO FIND THE PARKING IN ORDER TO GO THERE BECAUSE THAT FREQUENT BUS SERVICE IS, ISN'T THERE. UM, UH, I'M TRYING TO THINK WHAT ELSE TO, TO COVER THAT POINT, BUT I, I THINK THAT I, AGAIN, WHAT WE'RE OPERATING WITH TODAY IS THE GLASSES OF TODAY. THE TRANSIT DOES NOT EXIST. THE YOU CAN'T SEE IT, YOU CAN'T TOUCH IT, YOU CAN'T EXPERIENCE IT. UH, AND AGAIN, WHAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR IS, UH, AGAIN, THAT JUST THIS TOD TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO OPTION INTO OR UTILIZE IT, UH, AS A ZONING DISTRICT ALONG A TRANSIT CORRIDOR ONLY. DID THAT HELP OR DID I MISS ANYTHING? GOOD. OKAY. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. UH, COMMISSIONER HANNO, A FINAL QUESTIONS. YES. TWO QUESTIONS. UH, NUMBER ONE, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK WE NEED PARKING. I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT IS. UM, MAYBE NOT 50%, MAYBE 40 OR 25. BUT I WON'T SUPPORT A, A MOTION IF IT DOESN'T HAVE PARKING. I THINK WE'VE HEARD FROM THE RESIDENTS, LOOK AT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE AT NINE O'CLOCK OR 10 O'CLOCK. WHAT TIME IS IT FEELS LIKE MIDNIGHT TO ME. I GOT YOUNG KIDS. I SLEEP AT EIGHT 30. BUT ANYWAY, UM, OH, THAT'S RIGHT. I CAN'T TELL. UH, BUT I THINK WE, WE NEED TO, TO DO THAT. UM, IF IT'S A NATIONAL STANDARD, AND SAN ANTONIO'S MENTIONED MANY TIMES, WELL, LET'S SET THAT BAR BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A BIG CITY THAT STILL FEELS LIKE A SMALL CITY. WHATEVER THAT SAYING IS, RIGHT? MM-HMM, . UM, BUT LET'S KEEP THAT, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA BE LIKE ST. MARY'S AND I DON'T LIVE THERE. I DON'T GO TO BARS. I DON'T DRINK. I DON'T, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT IS EXCEPT FOR, FOR WHAT I SEE ON THE NEWS. NOW, THE PERMIT THING, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA WORK BECAUSE THAT, THAT'S KIND OF A BANDAID FOR THE ISSUE. UM, AND IT'S FAR AS YOU ARE GONNA GET A PERMIT. YOU CAN HAVE UP TO FOUR. OKAY. IF THEY DON'T, IF THEY DRIVE, IF THEY BLOCK YOUR DRIVEWAY, YOU GOTTA WAIT TILL A TOW TRUCK COMES. I MEAN, I DON'T THINK IT REALLY FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT'S JUST ME. UH, SO, SO THAT'S ONE. AND THEN I GUESS THAT WAS A COMMENT. MY FIRST AND LAST QUESTION, [06:40:01] UH, WOULD BE, REMIND ME, SO GOING SOUTH TO BROOKS ON THE, UM, MAYBE VIA CAN ANSWERS OR MAYBE YOU MISS HERNAN HERNANDEZ. UM, YOU SAY IT'S JUST GONNA BE BASICALLY THE SAME BUS STOPS. CORRECT. HOW IS IT DIFFERENT? IT'S BASICALLY GONNA BE THE SAME BUS. IT'S JUST GONNA TRAVEL ALONG ALL THE WAY UP TO BROOKS. AND THAT CAN'T BE, AND IT'D JUST BE AT REGULAR STOP. THAT'LL BE STOPPING AT REGULAR STOPS AFTER THAT. THAT'S WHAT Y ALL SAID. IT'S JUST GONNA BE A REGULAR STOP. RIGHT. WHY CAN'T THAT JUST BE ON THE NORTH SIDE? OR CAN THEY JUST STOP AT REGULAR STOPS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WHAT? WELL, YOU JUST TOLD ME IT WAS DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA STOP AT STOPS. 'CAUSE THAT'S THE PROJECT. IN ORDER TO HAVE A FREQUENCY, IT HAS TO, IT HAS TO STOP AT EVERY STATION. IT'S NOT GONNA BE STOPPING AT EVERY CORNER LIKE IT DOES EXISTS TODAY. SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE AGAIN BETWEEN THIS THE GREEN LINE AND THEN THE WHATEVER THE FUTURE PLAN IS FOR TO BROOKS? IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY, IT'S GONNA BE, THE RAPID'S GONNA TRAVEL UP AND DOWN, UH, SAN PEDRO. BUT ONCE IT PASSES, UH, STEVE'S IT'LL, IT'LL BE JUST LIKE A REGULAR BUS TRAVELING DOWN UP TO BROOKS. SO THERE'LL BE NO INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO PROJECT SAD TO THE SOUTH SIDE. IT'S A PROJECT. THE PROJECT, UH, WE ONLY HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING TO, UP TO STEVE'S. WELL, I MEAN, I, CAN WE START AT BROOKS AND GO UP? WAS THAT A NO NO. OKAY. WELL, I, I'M, I'M JUST, I'M JUST SAYING, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE PEOPLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, THE WEST SIDE, THEY NEED THE BUS. THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE INSURANCE. YOU KNOW, PRICES ARE EXPENSIVE. UM, I, I WOULD THINK, I DON'T KNOW THE DATA, I'M SURE VIA KEEPS TRACK OF DATA, WHO USES THE BUSES AND EVERYTHING. AND I'M SURE EVERYONE, EVERYONE USES THE BUS, RIGHT? I MEAN, ALL AROUND THE SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO. BUT IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THE SOUTH SIDE AND THE WEST SIDE AREAS WON'T HAVE THE LITTLE EXTRA SPARK. RIGHT. LET'S LEAVE LIKE THAT. BUT THANK YOU. WE ARE ONE OF THE LOWEST FUNDED TRANSIT AGENCIES, CITIES THAT THERE IS. SO, YES, YES. UH, BUT IF, IF WE STILL HAVE THE SAME FUNDING, LET'S START ON THE SOUTH SO I CAN GO UP. WELL, IT, IT'S FEDERAL FUNDING, SO THEY HAVEN'T, SO, SO CAN USE FEDERAL, FEDERAL FUNDING ON THE SOUTH SIDE? NO. 'CAUSE THAT'S, WELL, NO, I'M SORRY. IS IT BECAUSE WE'RE, WE, WE CAN'T CHANGE THE BOUNDARIES OF WHERE THAT CONSTRUCTION IS BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY ALMOST TO 95% DESIGN AND, UM, ALMOST, UM, THE, IT'S FULLY FUNDED, BUT THE AGREEMENT IS LIKE PENDING. OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER REYES. FINAL QUESTIONS? NONE. ALRIGHT. COMMISSIONER HUEY. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT JUST A COMMENT. SO I TOOK A TALLY OF ALL THESE CALLS, RIGHT? AND I GOT ABOUT 10 PEOPLE THAT CALLED IN AND SAID THEY WERE IN FAVOR OF THE NO PARKING. AND I HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE COMMISSIONER OSA HERE IS THAT THE PUBLIC IS SAYING THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME CONSIDERATION FOR PARKING. SO MAYBE 50% IS NOT THE RIGHT ANSWER, YOU KNOW, BUT I'M COUNTING ON YOU AND YOUR TEAM WITH YOUR EXPERTISE TO TELL US. SO WHAT IS THAT SWEET SPOT? IS IT, IT'S NOT ZERO IN OUR, IN MY OPINION. SO MAYBE IT'S 25, MAYBE IT'S 30, I DON'T KNOW. RIGHT. BUT IT'S DEFINITELY NOT ZERO BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S CALLING IN SAYING ZERO IS NOT THE ANSWER. AND YOU COULD SPLIT THE BABY AND DO 25%. HEY, I CAN DO 25%. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE DOING 25% . ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. UM, ALL RIGHT. I GUESS, LET'S SEE, DO I HAVE ANY DO VIA KIND OF ANSWERED THIS, BUT SO THE, THE ART, THE GREEN LINE IS A SINGLE ROUTE, CORRECT? THAT JUST GOES UP AND DOWN AND THEN IT WILL HAVE CONNECTING SERVICE. CORRECT? CORRECT. SO THERE'S NOT, THERE'S NOT LIKE A, A MULTIPLE BUS ROUTES THAT ARE GONNA GO UP AND DOWN. NOT LIKE IT IS CURRENTLY TODAY. WE HAVE LIKE TWO ROUTES GOING UP AND DOWN. OKAY. SO, RIGHT. SO RIGHT NOW THERE'S TWO ROUTES, BUT IT'S GONNA TRANSITION TO BE ONE ROUTE. ONE. YES, SIR. OKAY. I'M NOT GONNA COMMENT ON THAT. BUT, UM, THERE, THERE'S STILL MORE COMPONENTS OF HOW IT MAKES IT FASTER THOUGH. SO, UH, ONE OF THOSE COMPONENTS IS THAT YOU ARE, UH, TWO THINGS HAPPEN WHEN, WHEN A BUS APPROACHES A STOP. ONE IS THAT IF THERE ARE, UH, RIDERS THAT NEED ASSISTANCE, THEN UH, THE BUS HAS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE RAMP HAS TO COME, HAS TO LOWER TO, TO THAT AREA IN ORDER FOR THEM TO GET ON. UM, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATIONS ALLOWS FOR, UH, THAT PLATFORM BOARDING. SO THERE'S JUST IMMEDIATE, UM, THEY, THEY, THEY WHEEL ON. UM, AND THEN NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THEY CAN ALSO SECURE THEMSELVES. SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT THE BUS, UH, DRIVER HAS TO DO, IS ALSO ASSIST IN THAT. THE, THE SECOND THING IS THE REASON WHY, UH, PEOPLE ARE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SITTING BEHIND A BUS AND YOU'RE LIKE, WHAT'S GOING [06:45:01] ON? WHY ISN'T IT MOVING? PEOPLE ARE FISHING FOR THEIR CHANGE. UM, AND SO THAT'S, UH, THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH IT. SO IT'S ALSO GONNA HAVE THE KIOSK AT THE STATIONS IN ORDER FOR PEOPLE TO IMMEDIATELY PAY, USE YOUR CHANGE, WHATEVER IT IS, GET YOUR TICKET AND IT'S JUST IMMEDIATE ONBOARDING. PLUS YOU'RE NOT WAITING IN A LINE TO GET INTO ONE DOOR. YOU CAN GET INTO THE MULTIPLE DOORS NOW BECAUSE YOU HAVE THAT IMMEDIATE ONLINE TICKET. SO THOSE ARE TWO COMPONENTS THAT MAKE IT FASTER. OKAY. AND I HATE TO BRING THIS UP 'CAUSE THIS, THAT'S GONNA BE MY PET PEEVE, IS THAT ALL OF THAT WAS PROMISED FOR FREDERICKSBURG ROAD WHEN I SAT ON THE VIAS CORRIDOR COUNCIL BACK IN LIKE 2010 FOR LIKE FOUR YEARS. WE WERE PROMISED PREPAID BOARDING, YOU'RE GONNA ENTER BOTH DOORS. WE WERE PROMISED A BUNCH OF TH AND NONE OF THAT HAPPENED. AND IT WAS VEED OUT VALUE ENGINEERED OUT. THERE WAS NOT THE MONEY. SO, OH, THE MONEY IS THERE REALLY? IS THAT REALLY GONNA HAPPEN NOW, I GUESS IS THE QUESTION? YES. WE'RE FEDERALLY, WE'RE RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS. SO WE, THIS IS PART OF THE AGREEMENT WE HAVE TO A BY WHAT THEY SET FOR US. SO THAT WILL HAPPEN. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. FREDERICKSBURG DID NOT HAVE THE FEDERAL FUNDING. OKAY. UM, , YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T WANT TO, NO, I'M NOT GONNA TELL. YES, I AM. SO COMMISSIONER HINOJOSA MENTIONED ABOUT THE SOUTH SIDE ALWAYS BEING IGNORED, AND I HAVE A PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THAT. SO, UM, AS I'M SURE THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE HEARD 50 MILLION TIMES, YOU KNOW, MY WIFE GRADUATED FROM THE HARLANDALE DISTRICT AND WHEN SHE WAS GOING TO UTSA, SHE ONLY TOOK THE BUS. AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, SHE HAD MULTIPLE TRANSFER POINTS. AND SO THE PEOPLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, THEY ARE THE ONES USING THE BUS. I, I READ AN ARTICLE JUST TO, IT WAS IN THE VAR, NOT THE VAR REPORT ANYMORE. ESSAY REPORT ABOUT THAT THE BROOKS, THE LINE ALONG TO BROOKS IS THE MOST USED LINE. AND THE QUESTION WAS, YOU KNOW, AT THAT TIME WAS LIKE, WHY ARE WE IGNORING LIKE THE MOST USED WHERE THE MOST, UM, NEED IS? BUT THAT'S JUST A COMMENT. I, SO WHEN, WHEN, WHEN COMMISSIONER, UH, YOU KNOW, OSA MENTIONED THAT I'M LIKE, YES, I, I I FULLY UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM ON THERE. I REMEMBER THIS ISN'T THE, THIS ISN'T AN END TO BRINGING, UH, MASS TRANSIT. THIS IS A, THIS IS A BEGINNING, SO I KNOW, BUT IT ALWAYS SEEMS THAT THE BEGINNING HAPPENS. AND THEN THAT'S WHERE IT STOPS THAT, BUT IT'S LATE. SORRY. SORRY. I DIGRESS. ALRIGHT, SO I SEE NO ONE'S HANDS UP FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU FOR THE, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. UM, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO A PROPO, UH, POSSIBLE MOTION. UM, WE CAN HANDLE THIS ONE OF TWO WAYS. THERE CAN BE A MOTION FOR, OKAY, COMMISSIONER BUSANTE, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA? I HAVE A MOTION. OH, WELL WAIT, I HAD A, OKAY. ALRIGHT, SO, SO WE CAN EITHER, UM, MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE LANGUAGE AND THE MAPS, OR WE CAN DO THEM SEPARATELY. SEPARATELY. I'M FINE EITHER WAY. ALRIGHT, WELL I WOULD SUGGEST SEPARATELY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO, UH, COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE, YOU ADD YOUR HAND UP FOR A MOTION. I, I DO. UM, ALMOST SAID, YOUR HONOR, UH, MR. CHAIR, UM, I'M GETTING QUITE TIRED TOO. UH, AT THIS POINT I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE UDC PROVISIONS PROPOSED BY THE APPLICANT WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT THAT 35.34 2.02 C ONE H BE AMENDED TO READ. THE MINIMUM VEHICLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN 35 DASH 5 26 SHALL NOT APPLY IN TODI DISTRICTS WITHIN TOD DASH MX, THE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS MAY BE REDUCED BY 75 OPEN PARENTHETICAL 75 INNU IN NUMBERS PERCENT. ALL RIGHT, SO THERE IS A MOTION, JUST SO I CAN UNDERSTAND. SO WE'RE GONNA REDUCE THIS TO PROPOSAL FOR DR. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE WOULD BE JUST TO ALLOW 25%, 25% OF THE CURRENT UDC PARKING. SO I WILL SECOND THAT IF, IF ONE WAS REQUIRED, 0.25 WOULD BE REQUIRED PER SECOND. I WILL SECOND THAT . ALRIGHT. OKAY. SO THERE IS A MOTION [06:50:03] FOR APPROVAL WITH THE AMENDMENT OF 75%. A IS, THAT'S A REDUCTION, RIGHT? YES, A REDUCTION 75% IN THE TOD MX DISTRICTS. AND, AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHY I, I CHOSE THAT LANGUAGE SPECIFICALLY IN MY COMMENTS WHEN OKAY, THAT'S COOL. I WOULD'VE LIKE SAID LIKE, LET'S DO LIKE SOMETHING INTERESTING, LIKE 77 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT, UM, AND I WILL ACCEPT THAT NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. I'M JUST KIDDING. UM, ALRIGHT, SO THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND DISCUSSION. I GET TO GO FIRST, RIGHT? YOU CAN GO FIRST. YOU MADE THE MOTION. GO AHEAD. UM, OKAY. YOU KNOW, I I ACTUALLY AM ONE OF THE TRUE BELIEVERS. UH, I THINK THAT NO PARKING REQUIREMENT IN THE MX WOULD'VE BEEN GREAT. I'M ALSO ON OCCASION PRACTICAL. UH, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THAT WASN'T GONNA WORK, UH, WHICH IS WHY I ASKED ABOUT PARKING REDUCTIONS FROM THE INDIVIDUALS HERE, UH, THE INDIVIDUALS LIKE MR. MR. GARCIA, MS. MALDONADO, UM, AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT, YOU KNOW, AS SOME OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS POINTED OUT, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS COMMISSIONER HOSA, THAT BY HAVING THIS GREATER REDUCTION, WE CAN MOVE THE NEEDLE ON SOME OF THESE PARKING ISSUES. I'M ALSO INFORMED, HOWEVER, BY A 17-YEAR-OLD WHO SEEMS DEAD SET ON NOT EVER GETTING HER LICENSE, UH, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO TO INCENTIVIZE IT. I'M GONNA WARM UP YOU IN A MINUTE, SO DON'T, BUT DON'T BUT CONTINUE. UM, YOU KNOW, THESE CHANGES, WELL ACTUALLY I'LL SAVE THAT COMMENT FOR LATER. UH, THESE ARE JUST LIKE THE UDC AMENDMENTS THAT WE DID IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, UH, LAST YEAR, I GUESS, REALLY. UM, AND THEY'RE IMPORTANT, AS WE ALL KNOW, AND AS WE LIVE IN EVERY MEETING, UH, ALLOWS US TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY, ALLOWS US TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF OUR CITIZENS EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH OUR DECISIONS. UM, AND SO BY HOPEFULLY ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT ALONG THESE ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDORS, WHEREVER THEY MAY END UP BEING, UH, I THINK WE, I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE THESE CHANGES. SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE EXPERIENCES WITH THESE TYPES OF ISSUES. I WAS A MEMBER OF THE TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP, UH, FOR SOME OF THESE CHANGES. UH, I BELIEVE THESE CHANGES ARE THE PRODUCT OF A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE PUTTING A LOT OF THEIR BEST THOUGHTS INTO GETTING SOMETHING THAT WILL IMPROVE OUR CITY, IMPROVE OUR RAPID TRANSIT, AND ALLOW OUR CITY TO BECOME MORE WALKABLE WITHOUT SOME OF THE HEAT ISLAND AND OTHER ISSUES THAT WE SUFFER FROM TODAY. AND SO, UH, THAT IS WHY I MADE THAT MOTION, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION'S SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, DIS I DIDN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION. SO I, THE REASON I, I I WORDED IT THE WAY OH, OKAY. IT WAS, SORRY. UH, IS JUST BECAUSE THAT MIMICS THE LANGUAGE WHEN IT COMES TO THE TOD DASH TR. SO FOR THE SAKE OF, OF YEAH. OF KEEPING, YOU KNOW, KEEPING CONSISTENCY WITHIN THE STATUTORY OR NOT STATUTORY REGULATORY LANGUAGE, UH, I WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY REMOVE T THE TOD DASH MX FROM THE C ONE H PORTION OF 3 42 0.02, UM, AND JUST MIMIC THE TOD DASH TR PORTION, UH, EXCEPT WITH THE 75% REDUCTION. SORRY. SORRY, MR. CHAIR. OKAY, NOW I'M DONE. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA EXPLAIN WHY YOU CHOSE 75% VERSUS, UH, I, I CHOSE 75% BECAUSE IT'S A HAPPY MEDIUM BETWEEN 50 AND NOTHING. GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT. UM, DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER BARROS ALREADY HAD DISCUSSION . ALRIGHT, UH, COMMISSIONER WITT. UM, I GUESS I'M AN ATHEIST IN THIS CASE, SO, UH, I'M NOT GONNA SUPPORT THE 75%. I'M, I'M IN FAVOR OF 50%. I JUST CAN'T, I DON'T SEE THAT WE'RE EVER GONNA BECOME A CARLESS SOCIETY. UM, I MEAN THAT'S SOME AREAS THAT MAY MAKE SENSE, BUT IT'S NOT REALISTIC HERE AND I THINK 50% IS NECESSARY. SO THAT'S MY CALL. ALRIGHT, GREAT. UM, COM ANY, ANY COMMISSIONER ORTIZ, DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR, NO, [06:55:01] I WAS JUST GONNA PIGGYBACK OFF COMMISSIONER BUSTAMANTE. JUST THE FACT THAT PEOPLE TODAY, I'VE SEEN LESS PEOPLE DRIVE NOW AND MORE PEOPLE ARE UBERING AND TAKING OTHER PORTS OF PUBLIC TRANSIT. AND SO I DO SUPPORT THE 25%. I DO. AS TIME PROGRESSES, I'M GONNA START, WE'LL PROBABLY START SEEING LESS PEOPLE DRIVE AND MORE PEOPLE UTILIZING CAR SERVICES. THAT'S MY OPINION. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER WATSON? YEAH, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION. UM, I UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS. I LIVE IN AN URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, AND LIKE, YES, PARKING IS A CONCERN. HOWEVER, IF YOU LIVE IN THE URBAN CORE, A LOT OF YOUR NEIGHBORS DEPEND ON TRANSIT AS SOMEBODY WHO CURRENTLY DEPENDS ON TRANSIT. A LOT OF THE PLACES WHERE IT IS MOST NEEDED AND WHERE PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE AN OPTION, UM, THEY ARE OVER PARKED AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. UM, AND THE MARKET WILL PARK IT. UM, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT TWO, WE SEE THAT FREQUENTLY. UM, THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO MEETING, UH, FUNDING REQUIREMENTS AND GETTING MIXED USE AND COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IN WHEN THERE ARE OVER PARKING REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION TO IT BEING A CHALLENGE FOR PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO HAVE SAFE INFRASTRUCTURE WHO USE TRANSIT, WHEN THERE IS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF PARKING, I WOULD'VE BEEN IN SUPPORT OF NO PARKING, UM, REQUIREMENTS IS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. BUT I BELIEVE WE SHOULD LISTEN TO PUBLIC INPUT, UM, AND UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR SOME TRANSITIONAL, UM, CONSIDERATION. UM, AS WE, YOU KNOW, THIS ROLLS OUT IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE MARKET EVOLVES. UM, SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION FOR THAT REASON. UM, I'LL HAVE OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT MY CONCERNS AROUND IMPLEMENTATION, UH, AND LIKE COMMENTS ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE MATHS PORTION. BUT, UM, THAT IS WHY I AM SUPPORTING THE MOTION. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. ON MY RIGHT, UH, COMMISSIONER CHASE. UM, I ALSO WOULD'VE SUPPORTED A ZERO PARKING REQUIREMENT. UM, I HAVE GEN Z KIDS, THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN DRIVING, THEIR FRIENDS AREN'T INTERESTED IN DRIVING. THE FUTURE IS TRANSIT. UBER, THEY DON'T WANNA DRIVE. BUT, UM, BECAUSE OF NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS, I ALSO SUPPORT THE 75% THAT COMMISSIONER ANI, UM, MOTIONED IN. UM, I THINK THAT THAT'S A GOOD HAPPY MEDIUM TO, UM, HELP NEIGHBORHOODS BUT ALSO MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND UDC AMENDMENTS CAN ALSO IN THE FUTURE BE AMENDED TO POSSIBLY A ZERO PARKING REQUIREMENT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER OSA AND I WILL BE, UH, UH, I WAS GONNA SAY APPROVE. I WILL BE SUPPORTING, SUPPORTING. THERE WE GO. IT'S A LITTLE LATE SUPPORTING THIS, THIS MOTION. UH, AGAIN, IT'S A HAPPY MEDIUM. I, I KNOW WE DON'T WANT THAT, BUT AGAIN, WE'RE A RECOMMENDING BOARD TO CITY COUNCIL. SO I THINK IF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU GUYS CALL CITY COUNCIL, THEY COULD CHANGE IT TO 50 IF THEY HEAR A LOT OF VOICEMAIL, LIKE MAYBE FOUR HOURS OF VOICEMAIL, NOT THREE. UH, BUT I THINK THERE'S A HAPPY MEDIUM. YEAH. I MEAN, AS AN EDUCATOR THERE'S LESS CARS IN THE PARKING LOT FROM KIDS AND FROM TEACHERS BECAUSE YOU'RE USING THAT. I BELIEVE EVEN VIA HAS THAT NEW, IT'S ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE. BRING IT TO THE SOUTHEAST SIDE. OKAY. BECAUSE YOU, IT'S BASICALLY LIKE AN UBER, RIGHT? SO, UH, SO YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER REYES, ANY QUESTIONS? ANY THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'VE STUDIED THE MERITS OF THE MOTION AND THE ALTERNATIVES AND I DON'T HAVE A SPEECH . WOW. THAT WAS A REALLY WELL SPOKEN COMMENT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT. UH, COMMISSIONER UEY COMMENTS. I'M GONNA SUPPORT THE MOTION. IT SEEMS TO BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. WOW, Y'ALL PUT ME IN A DIFFICULT SPOT. UM, I WOULD'VE PREFERRED 50%. I, I REALLY, WHAT'D YOU SAY? I NEED A TEAM MEMBER. YOU NEED A TEAM MEMBER. . UM, ACTUALLY I WOULD'VE SUPPORTED, UH, 50% AT JUST LIKE THE MX THREE AND MX SIX AND, AND GONE WITH ZERO ON THE, ON THE 12 AND UP. BUT, UM, I WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHING AND I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT I WAS GONNA, WAS GOING TO SAY. IT WAS REALLY ELOQUENT. UM, AND IT WAS LIKE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LONG. UM, BUT, UM, YEAH, IT, YES, THE NEXT GENERATION IS, IS, UM, MORE CAR AVERSE, IT SEEMS. UM, I'M GONNA WANT UP COMMISSIONER BUSTA MONTE'S STORY WITH A STORY OF A, UH, A 20-YEAR-OLD COLLEGE JUNIOR WHO HAS, DOES NOT HAVE HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE EITHER, AND FORTUNATELY LIVES ON A UNIVERSITY WHERE HE CAN WALK EVERYWHERE UNTIL THE HEB CLOSED. UM, AND SO NOW HE HAS TO BUM A RIDE [07:00:01] OFF OF HIS, UH, UH, FRAT BROTHERS TO GET TO THE HEB. BUT, UM, THAT IS IN THE FUTURE. AND ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE CITIES THAT WAS MENTIONED, UH, BY, UH, BY KAT WAS, UH, MINNEAPOLIS AND MINNEAPOLIS DIDN'T GO TO ZERO OVERNIGHT, THEY'RE AT ZERO NOW, BUT THEY WENT TO, THEY WENT TO A REDUCED NUMBER AND KEPT IT THERE FOR ABOUT FIVE, SIX YEARS. AND, AND DURING THAT TIME THEY DID STUDIES TO SEE HOW THINGS WERE, HOW IT IMPACTED THE NEIGHBORS, HOW IT IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THEN THEY WENT TO ZERO. UM, AND SO I WOULD'VE PREFERRED THAT THAT'S THE APPROACH THAT WE TOOK WAS TO GO TO THE 50%. AND THEN AS TIME WENT ON AS A COUPLE YEARS, WENT ON RE-LOOK AT IT AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? ZERO, UH, ZERO MINIMUM IS FINE. UM, I UNDERSTAND THE MARKET WILL PARK IT, BUT, UM, WHAT WE'VE HEARD IS THAT IT'S, IT'S THE 50% LEVEL DOESN'T REALLY CREATE ANY IMPOSITION TO THE DEVELOPERS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY GONNA ALREADY GONNA MEET THAT. AND I THOUGHT 50% WAS A GOOD WAY TO, YOU KNOW, SHOW NEIGHBORS THAT, UM, YES, YOU CAN HAVE SOME COMFORT. THEY'RE NOT ALL GONNA PARK ON YOUR STREET. AND I'M VAMPING BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHICH WAY I'M GONNA VOTE BECAUSE IT IS VERY CLOSE. BUT I DO APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER BUSTA MONTE WITH THE 75%, UM, AMENDMENT. SO WITH THAT, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL WITH THE CHANGE TO 75% FOR THE, UH, T-O-D-M-X. AND THAT WAS FOR ALL T-O-D-M-X, CORRECT? YEAH. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ORTIZ. THANK YOU. UM, ROLL CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE AYE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER OSA? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER HUEY. AYE. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER WHATSUP? NO. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR SIPES. YOU KNOW, I COULD BE REALLY MEAN AND JUST SAY ABSTAIN, BUT, UM, NO, I'M, I'M GONNA SAY YES. OKAY. MOTION PASSES AS AMENDED. ALRIGHT. AND WE'RE DONE. GOT MAPS, MAPS, MAPS, MAPS. OH, YOU'RE RIGHT. LET'S PUT 'EM UP. ALRIGHT. I APOLOGIZE TO THE AUDIENCE. WATCHING ONLINE, THEY'RE LIKE, IS THIS HOW ALL THESE MEETINGS GO? NO. USUALLY WE ARE PRETTY MUCH A LOT MORE STREAMLINED, UM, AND PROFESSIONAL. BUT IF WE COULD HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE MAPS COMMISSIONER I'LL A MOTION WIT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE THREE SOUTH MAPS AND PULL THE OTHER THREE UNTIL THEY GO BACK AND MEET WITH THE MORE IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS. WHO ARE THE ONES REALLY REQUESTING THE CHANGES, UH, ON THE MAPS RELATIVE TO THEIR AREAS? THE SOUTHERN STUFF, THERE'S NO ARGUMENT OVER LINES AND WHETHER THEY'RE INCLUDED OR WHAT PARTS INCLUDED YET WITH THE NORTHERN STUFF, THEY HAVE NOT FULLY RESOLVED THAT THEY HAVEN'T MET WITH SOME OF THOSE GROUPS. AND SO THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION. OKAY. SO TO CLARIFY YOUR MOTION, YOU'RE SAYING TO APPROVE AS SUBMITTED, UH, THE UH, CESAR CHAVEZ TO STEVE'S CORRECT? THE DOWNTOWN, THE CCRA THE CRAG BOUNDARY TO INTERSTATE 35? CORRECT. AND THE ALMA CREEK TO NORTHERN EDGE OF CRAG BOUNDARY? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. YES. THAT'S THE THREE. APPROVE THOSE THREE, CORRECT? THAT'S FOUR. THAT'S FOUR. IS THAT FOUR? THAT'S FOUR. OKAY. I THINK THE, NO. OKAY. SO EX EXCLUDING ALMA CREEK TO NORTHERN EDGE, RIGHT. UH, RECTOR TO ALMA CREEK AND, UM, AIRPORT DIRECTOR. YEAH. EVERYTHING NORTH OF THAT. OKAY. SO EXCLUDING TO REVERSE IT AND MAKE IT EVEN MORE CONFUSING, EXCLUDING AIRPORT TO RECTOR, RECTOR TO ALMO CREEK AND ALMA CREEK TO THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE CRAG BOUNDARY? THAT'S CORRECT, YES. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION? I'LL SECOND THAT. ALRIGHT. UH, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT. ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE, BRIEFLY, UM, I'M GONNA OPPOSE THE MOTION AS I THINK THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO GO THROUGH AND DO THIS PROCESS IN THE NEXT MONTH. I THINK THE PRIMARY CHANGES BETWEEN THOSE AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACCEPTED AND [07:05:01] PROPOSED BY, UH, THE APPLICANT ARE, YOU KNOW, VERY CLOSE TO WHAT, UH, GREATER HARMONY HILLS AS WELL AS CROWN HILL PARK HAVE PROPOSED. UH, SO I THINK WE OUGHT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ALL THE MAPS AS AMENDED BY THE APPLICANT. OKAY. 35 IN THIS ONE. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS ON, UH, COMMISSIONER ORTIZ QUESTION? JUST, UH, THE PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE OFFERING, SO WHEN WOULD BE THE NEXT TIME WE WOULD, LET'S SAY THAT WHEN WE'RE LEAVING ON, WHEN WOULD WE COME BACK AND MEET FOR THAT SPECIFIC MAP? I GUESS MY PROPOSAL WOULD BE AT OUR NEXT HEARING THAT THEY WOULD'VE HAD A CHANCE TO, UH, MEET WITH THOSE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, WORK OUT FINALIZED MAPS THAT EVERYBODY CAN GENERALLY AGREE ON AND THEN HAVE US VOTE AT THAT POINT. ALRIGHT, SO LET ME JUST KIND OF CHIME IN. WE, WE CAN MEET WITH THEM, BUT STAFF WILL STILL PRESENT THE RECOMMENDED MAPS. WE WOULD JUST GET MORE INPUT, WHICH WE WOULD STILL DO UNTIL WE GET TO CITY COUNCIL. WELL, NO, I'M, I'M SUGGESTING Y'ALL NEGOTIATE WITH THEM ON CHANGES ON THE MAPS AND BRING IN THESE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE NOT BROUGHT IN THE NORTH CENTRAL AND, UH, NORTH SHERA HILLS REGARDING THE BLANCO PROPERTY AND THEN ALSO THE STUFF UP ON FOUR 10 IN SAN PEDRO. I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT. WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN PLACE IS A HALF MILE FROM ANY BUS STOP. UM, THE NEGOTIATION IS TO REMOVE IT FROM THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, AND ONLY FOCUS ON, UH, COMMERCIAL OR NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR. WE, WE CAN CONTINUE TO, TO MEET WITH THEM, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT WE WOULD STILL PROPOSE THE MAPS AS IS YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT. NO. 'CAUSE THERE'S NO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITHIN THESE BOUNDARIES, BUT THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND. AND, AND CURRENTLY ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES, INCLUDING THE NEIGHBORHOODS, HAVE THE ABILITY TO REZONE IT TO, TO TOD TODAY. MY, MY CONCERN IS THAT, UM, IT PROLONGING IT COULD OPEN UP, UH, UH, THE GATES FOR PEOPLE TO SAY, OH, OKAY, WELL I HAVE THE ABILITY TO REZONE NOW I'M GONNA REZONE NOW THEY THEY'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT. THAT'S NOT A, A RELEVANT ARGUMENT THERE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO, ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER HENA, HOSA, UH, MR. HERANDEZ, REAL QUICK, JUST FOR ME, THE, UH, MAP FOR ALMOST CREEK TO NORTH EDGE OF CRAIG BOUNDARY, THE ONE THAT GOES ALL THE WAY, THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT FOR ME IT LOOKS A LITTLE WEIRD BECAUSE IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO BLANCO. I THINK THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED. BUT FROM SAN PEDRO DE BLANCO, IS THAT, IS THAT A, WHAT WAS IT? HALF MILE. SO THE EXTENSION ALL THE WAY TO BLANCO WAS A HALF MILE? CORRECT. SO THAT OKAY. AND THE REASON NO, FROM THE STATION. FROM THE STATION, WHICH IS THAT LITTLE DOT RIGHT THERE, RIGHT? CORRECT. ON ON ON SAN PEDRO. AND THE ONLY REASON WHY I I, IT LOOKS WEIRD TO ME, BUT THEN I SEE THE, ALL THE YELLOW BASICALLY IS RESIDENTIAL, RIGHT? YES. AND EVERYTHING ELSE WITHIN THE BLUE BOUNDARY WAS, UM, COMMERCIAL. SO THEY WERE LOOKING AT POTENTIAL FOR, UM, COMMERCIAL REDEVELOPMENT UTILIZING TOD ALONG THAT CORRIDOR TO THE STATION. AND REMIND ME AT THE VERY BEGINNING, DID YOU SAY THE ORIGINAL MAP HAD ALL THE RESIDENTIAL AS THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID, CORRECT? IT JUST KIND OF A HALF MILE STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE? YES. STRAIGHT PAINT BRUSH DOWN. SO THIS IS ONE OF THE, UH, NOT AMENDMENTS, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE CHANGES Y'ALL DID TO KIND OF MM-HMM. I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER, UH, COMMISSIONER REYES? JUST A QUESTION. SO IF WE DO NOT APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS AS YOU PRESENTED, YOU'RE NOT COMPELLED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES, YOU STILL GO TO COUNCIL? WE STILL GO TO COUNCIL. THANK YOU. IT'S ULTIMATELY COUNCIL'S DECISION. ALRIGHT. UH, COMMISSIONER HUEY, ANY COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, UM, COMMISSIONER CHASE, MY ONLY COMMENT IS THAT THE SAFEGUARDS ARE THAT THEY STILL HAVE TO REZONE. THIS IS THE MAP THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DO IT, BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. VERY GOOD. JUST A CLARIFICATION THAT, THAT BLANCO ROAD, IT'S NOT A HALF A MILE, IT'S A MILE WALK TO GO FROM THERE ALONG JACKSON KELLER OR GO BACK ALONG BURWOOD. SO IT IS NOT A HALF A MILE, IT'S STRAIGHT LINE IS A HALF A MILE. ALRIGHT, WELL THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF LIMITED MAPS, CRAIG TO 35 DOWNTOWN. AND CAESAR CHAVEZ TO STEVE'S. YES. YEP. ALRIGHT. AND THE SECOND WAS BY COMMISSIONER BARROS. UH, ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER WIT? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? NO. COMMISSIONER WATSON? NO. COMMISSIONER NOOSA? NO. COMMISSIONER REYES? NO. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE? NO. COMMISSIONER HUEY? NO. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? NO. COMMISSIONER CHASE? NO. CHAIR SIPES? [07:10:05] NO. MOTION FAILS. ALRIGHT, IS THERE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER? MOTION TO RECONSIDER. SECOND. ALRIGHT. UM, A MOTION TO RECONSIDER BY, UH, COMMISSIONER BUSANTE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WATSON. ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE AYE. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER NOOSA? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER HUEY. AYE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER WIT UP? NO. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR SIPES? YES. MOTION PASSES. ALRIGHT. THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR AN ALTERNATIVE MOTION. SHOULD SOMEONE MAKE IT? I MOVE. UH, TO, TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE MAPS AS SUBMITTED TODAY. SECOND. ALRIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MAPS AS SUBMITTED TODAY. AND, UH, CAN I JUST CLARIFY WITH THE STAFF AMENDMENTS, SORRY? WITH THE STAFF AMENDMENTS THAT ARE REPRESENTED ON THE MAPS TODAY. TODAY CORRECT. THAT WERE PRESENTED TODAY. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. UM, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE. COMMISSIONER WATSON. DID YOU MAKE THAT SECOND? I DID. OKAY. UM, ALRIGHT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WATSON. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION LOOKING LEFT? UH, COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? JUST, JUST FOR SUPPORTING THIS, JUST FOR THE FACT THAT THIS NO CHANGES ARE GONNA BE MADE AND ANYTHING CAN BE CHANGED AT CITY COUNCIL, WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES AT THAT TIME. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, COMMERS ON MY RIGHT. ANY COMMENTS? ? ALL RIGHT. I WAS GONNA MAKE ONE QUICK COMMENT. YES. WAS MONDAY, UH, ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING ARGUMENTS I FOUND WAS, UH, SOME OF THE CROWN HILL PARK, UH, RESIDENTS WHO WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW IT WAS A BUDDING AND SURROUNDING THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE INCLUDED BY THE STAFF TODAY ADDRESSED THAT ISSUE. AND, AND THAT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD CHANGE TO MAKE AND THAT'S WHY I'M MAKING THIS MOTION. YES. AND THAT IS EXACTLY, THAT WAS, THAT WAS MY FEELING AS WELL. UM, BECAUSE THAT WAS, THEY WERE, THEY WERE REALLY BEING COMPLETELY SURROUNDED. AND SO BY MOVING IT UP AND OFF OF THAT, I THINK THAT THAT IS A HUGE, HUGE, UM, CHANGE FOR THEM. UM, ALRIGHT. THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL AS SUBMITTED AND SEEN AND AMENDED TODAY, I GUESS. UM, MR. CHAIR? YES. MAY I JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT? UM, I, I THINK WOULD'VE HELPED US AND SAVE US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME IS IF WE WOULD HAVE THE ORIGINAL MAPS AND THEN SAY, THESE ARE THE, THE, THE ADJUSTED CHANGES SO WE CAN SEE THE TWO JUST FOR THE FUTURE. YEAH. IT IT, AND I KNOW IT WAS ONLINE. IT WAS ONLINE, BUT AGAIN, YEAH, IT WAS REPRESENTED BY THE PURPLE LINE. IT, IT'S REALLY, IT'S REALLY THIN. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE. YEAH, IT'S HARD TO SEE. I COULDN'T SEE IT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT, AND, AND, UH, KAT, YOU CAN CORRECT ME. I WOULD ASSUME THAT WHEN YOU GO TO CITY COUNCIL, IF THIS MOTION PASSES THAT, THAT THE UPDATES WOULD BE THEN INC. YES. BECAUSE THESE ARE STAFF SUPPORTED AMENDMENTS. AND IF, IF, IF IT PASSES WITH THE MOTION, THE MOTION TO APPROVE, THEN WE ADJUST TO REMOVE THIS. 'CAUSE YOU CAN SEE THIS NEW PURPLE LINE REPRESENTS THE NEW BOUNDARY. WE WOULD ADJUST IT TO BECOME THE NEW BLUE LINE, WHEREVER THOSE AMENDMENTS WERE HERE. HERE, HERE? YES. AND THEN THE OTHER. SO THEN IT WOULD BE MUCH CLEARER FOR CORRECT. RIGHT. FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. ALRIGHT. GREAT. ALRIGHT. MOTION IS FOR APPROVE A ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER ANTE. AYE. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER LUM? YES. COMMISSIONER NOOSA? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER HUEY. AYE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER WIT? NO. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR SIPES? YES. MOTION PASSES IS AMENDED. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK Y'ALL. ALL NEIGHBORS WHO LASTED THIS ENTIRE TIME. Y'ALL ARE PROBABLY ALL MORE ALERT THAN WE ARE AT AT THIS POINT. UM, [Approval of Minutes  ] WE DO HAVE MINUTES ON THE AGENDA. SO IS THERE A MOTION FOR MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED? ALRIGHT, THERE'S A SECOND. YES. WAS THAT YOU OR COMMISSIONER ORTIZ. ALRIGHT. MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED BY COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ORTIZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. HEARING NONE. THERE [Director’s Report  ] WE GO. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT? NO. JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE ARE TRULY THANKFUL FOR YOU GUYS AND HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. AND THE, UH, OH, I GUESS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ADJOURN WITHOUT OBJECTION. ALRIGHT. [07:15:01] THE, THE, THE, THE TIME IS 8 54 AND THE ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL. . * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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