MR. MAYOR RON NIRENBERG. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: AT 2:05 P.M. OUR A SESSION IS [00:00:13] ADJOURNED AND WE'LL OPEN OUR ZONING AGENDA. THE TIME 2:05 P.M. ON MAY 1, 2025. WOULD YOU READ THE ROLL. >> CLERK: MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO OUR ZONING AGENDA. WE HAVE A FULL CONSENT AGENDA TODAY. ALL ITEMS ARE LISTED FOR CONSENT WITH EXCEPTION OF ITEMS 4 AND 5. I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA. HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT ZONING EXCEPT FOR 4 AND 5. >> I MAKE A MOTION. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA. WE HAVE TWO CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS -- I'M SORRY. WE HAVE A FEW FOLKS, EVERYTHING ELSE IS INDIVIDUAL. WE'LL START WITH JACK FINGER ON ITEMS 1, 2, 3, 7 AND 8. MR. FINGER, YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY CAROLYN MCDONALD. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER AND FEW ITEMS I WISH TO BRING TO I DON'T YOUR ATTENTION. I'M GOING TO SKIP AROUND. ITEM NUMBER 7 AND 8. THESE ARE IN DISTRICT 3, MS. VID MS. ROCHA GARCIA'S DISTRICT. THEY BOTH DEAL WITH TRAILER HOMES. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT WE HAVE GONE BEYOND TRAILER HOMES IN OUR RESIDENTIAL AREAS, BUT APPARENTLY SOMEBODY THINKS THAT THIS JUST DRESSES UP THE COMMUNITY. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU ALL WOULD SAY NO TO THESE TWO INITIATIVES. YEAH. AND THEN WE GO TO ITEMS JUST 1, 2 AND 3. THESE ARE ALL ALCOHOL VARIANCES. YES. AND ITEM 1 IS ALCOHOL VARIANCE IN DISTRICT 1, MS. KAUR, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. BUT WHERE EXACTLY IS THIS ALCOHOL VARIANCE FOR? IT IS OVER AT MILITARY PLAZA. I THINK THIS IS JUST BEHIND THE CITY COUNCIL -- THE OLD CITY HALL THERE. MS. KAUR, YOU KNOW, YOUR FELLOW POLITICIANS HAVE ENOUGH OF A REPUTATION FOR SPENDING OUR TAX DOLLARS LIKE DRUNKEN SAILORS. PLEASE, MS. KAUR, DO YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE IT EVEN WORSE? JUST STEPS AWAY FROM THE CITY COUNCIL IS A BAR FOR OUR CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. PLEASE, MS. KAUR, PLEASE, DON'T GIVE -- MAKE IT EASIER FOR ANOTHER DRINK WITH ONE OF THESE GUYS. ITEM 2 IS FOR AN ALCOHOL VARIANCE IN MR. MCKEE RODRIGUEZ IN YOUR DISTRICT. THIS IS JUST LESS THAN 300 FEET AWAY FROM -- WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL? THE -- I THINK IT'S THE -- LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT NOW. THE HARVEY NAJIM SCHOOL. NO? OKAY. MY MISTAKE THEN. I KNOW IT'S ONE OF THESE HERE. NO, I THINK IT IS THE HARVEY NAJIM ACADEMY THERE. WELL, ANYWAY, 300 FEET AWAY -- IT'S OVER ON SOUTHWEST -- SOUTH W.W. WHITE RIGHT LESS THAN 300 FEET FROM WHERE SCHOOL KIDS PLAY. I WISH YOU WOULD SAY NO TO THESE. AND THEN DISTRICT 7, THAT'S MS. GAVITO, YOU ARE GOING TO PLACE AN ALCOHOL SALES JUST 300 FEET WHERE THE SCHOOL KIDS PLAY. I DON'T KNOW IF ONE OF YOUR KIDS IS GOING TO GO TO SCHOOL THERE, BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU SAY NO. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: [00:05:08] I'M SORRY, YOU HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM. THAT'S EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON CONSENT ZONING ITEMS. I'LL TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEMS 4 AND 5. >>. >> CLERK: OPPOSED. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WE HAVE A FEW FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 4 AND 5. JACK FINGER. YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY NATHAN MOORE. >> ONCE AGAIN, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS JACK FINGER AND JUST FOR INFORMATION, MR. MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, IT IS THE HARVEY NAJIM ACADEMY. ITEMS NUMBER 4 AND 5. IT'S ABOUT THE IDEA -- IT'S IN, ONCE AGAIN, MS. KAUR'S DISTRICT. YOU WANT TO PLACE A ROOMING HOUSE OVER ON -- THE NAME OF THE STREET IS SANTA MONICA. THE RED FLAGS HERE, MS. KAUR, IS THAT THE -- BOTH THE PLANNING STAFF AND THE ZONING STAFF SUGGESTED YOU DOWNRIGHT STOP THIS THING. WHY? WELL, BECAUSE OF THE -- WELL, IN THEIR WORDS, THE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS WITH COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT. COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, AND THE PROPERTY SIZE WILL LIMIT THE PROPER PARKING AND ADEQUATE BUFFERS. THEY MEASURE THIS STUFF AND THEY FIND OUT HOW THE TENANTS ARE GOING TO SUFFER IN THE FUTURE TRYING TO FIND A PARKING SPACE. SO YEAH, PARKING SPACE, COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE THINGS BAD OVER THERE ON SANTA MONICA STREET? DO ALL OF YOU WANT TO MAKE THINGS BAD ON SANTA MONICA STREET? I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO SAY NO TO THIS. AT LEAST SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE THE CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE TENANTS OVER THERE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. NATHAN MOORE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. NIGHT NATHAN MOORE, OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPER OF THE AREA. I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS FROM BEFORE. I RECOGNIZE THE CONCERNS. WE WORKED WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD TO RESOLVE THOSE CONCERNS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A DESIRE TO CONFORM WITH THE R-6 CD RECOMMENDATION FROM THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE STAFF OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. I DO NOT OPPOSE THIS. HOWEVER, I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THAT DESIRE BEFORE STARTING THE PROCESS. COULD HAVE SAVED ABOUT $1,000 BEFORE GOING TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING -- PLANNING COMMISSION TO ASK FOR A REPLAN OR PLANNING AMENDMENT. SO IF THERE IS ANY WAY THAT WE CAN GET A VOTE ON THE NCCD ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE OF THE ROOMING HOUSE, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. BUT IF THAT IS NOT GOING TO PASS, I WILL TAKE THE R-6 CD RECOMMENDATION AS WELL. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MOORE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 4 AND 5. [00:10:04] COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND SPEAKING. WE EVER GOING TO MOVE -- WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE IT STILL DOES ALLOW FOR THE ROOMING HOUSE AND HOUSING IS IN SHORT SUPPLY. MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE A MOTION WITH STAFF AMENDMENT. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH STAFF AMENDMENT AS NOTED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THE TIME IS 2:15 P.M. ON MAY 1,E ADJOURNED. HAVE A GREAT FIESTA. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.