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>> MAYOR JONES: THE TIME IS 2:00 ON 6:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 7.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> CLERK: MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU.
FOR THE RECORD, ITEM 22 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY.
ITEMS TO CONTINUE TO THE AUGUST 27. IS THERE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE ITEMS?
>> VIAGRAN: I MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE. >> MAYOR JONES: MADAM CLERK, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? SO A CORRECTION TO THAT.
ITEMS TO CONTINUE TO AUGUST 21ST MEETING ARE 5, 14, 15, 21, AND 27.
IS THERE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE ITEMS? >> I MOVE TO CONTINUE THE
ITEMS. >> MAYOR JONES: SECOND. MADAM CLERK, ANYONE SIGNED
UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? >> CLERK: YES. THERE IS NOT.
WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED? WE'RE GOING TO DO IT THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY. I'M GOING TO LOOK ACROSS THE DAIS.
COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN? NO? THANK YOU.
SO THERE BEING NO DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL, THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND TO CONTINUE ITEMS 5, 14, 15, 21 AND 27 TO AUGUST 21. PLEASE VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ITEMS 1, 16, 18, 19, 20 AND 26.
THE REMAINING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
DO ANY COUNCILMEMBERS WHICH TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY? NO? OKAY.
HEARING NONE, MADAM CLERK -- HEARING NONE, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE
ITEMS REMAINING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> CLERK: YES, THERE ARE.
WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 2 AND 3.
9 AND 13. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. ON ITEM 2, BETTY ELKHART,
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JONATHAN FLY AND JACK FINGER. YOU EACH HAVE THREE MINUTES.BETTY ELKHART, PLEASE, YOU'VE GOT THREE MINUTES. NOT HERE.
JONATHAN FLY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M THE APPLICANT AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS ON I WOULD ASK THAT IT BE APPROVED. THAT'S ALL.
>> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. JACK FINGER. >> WELL, MADAM MAYOR AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR BRAND-NEW SAN~ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER AND I OFFER MY WELCOME TO THOSE WHO ARE NEW AND NEWER UPON THIS COUNCIL. THE ZONING SESSION IS A UNIQUE ANIMAL AND I'LL TRY TO OFFER SOME HELPFUL HINTS ON MY ALMOST 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THIS HERE. ITEM NUMBER 2 AND 3 IS ABOUT CHANGING THE ZONING.
THIS IS MS. KAUR, YOUR DISTRICT THERE. THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S ABOUT CHANGING OVER ON MARIPOSA STREET A RESIDENCE -- THAT'S DESIGNATED R-4 TO C-1 COMMERCIAL. A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WE SEE WITH THIS. FOR ONE THING, MS. KAUR, AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS, YOU HAD AS MANY AS, OH, FIVE, SIX PEOPLE AT THE ZONING COMMISSION SIGN UP TO SPEAK AND SPEAK IN THEIR OPPOSITION TO THIS CHANGE.
NOW, WHEN YOU HAVE MORE, MORE THAN JUST MERE ONE OR TWO, THIS BECOMES A CONTROVERSY. YEAH. WHY DID THEY OPPOSE THIS CHANGE? WELL, I GUESS BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CHANGE. BASICALLY WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS IS GOING TO GO IN THERE. THE FACT THAT IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO RESIDENCES, NOT MUCH OF A BUFFER THERE, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THAT. NO, THEY DON'T.
SO, CONSEQUENTLY, MS. KAUR, WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MUCH OPPOSITION, AT THE VERY LEAST YOU NEED TO CONTINUE THIS IF NOT DENY IT OUTRIGHT.
I'M SORRY, UNLESS YOU KNOW SOMETHING WE DON'T AS CITIZENS, STATE FOR THE RECORD WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS IS GOING OVER THERE. WE AS CITIZENS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW BEFORE WE GET SOME RUDE AWAKENING WITH JACKHAMMERS SOME MORNING IN THE FUTURE
THERE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: ARMANDO
FLORES. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE AT THIS SO I WILL BE BRIEF.
IT'S REGARDS TO THE PROPERTY TRYING TO GO FROM RESIDENTIAL -- RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL. THEY ARE INSTALLING A TRADE SCHOOL AND EIGHT HOUSING UNITS, AS I UNDERSTAND, FROM THE DOCUMENTS I RECEIVED. I'M VERY CONCERNED.
I DO NOT LIVE ON THE PROPERTY, BUT I HAVE THREE PROPERTIES DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM IT. I'M VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE ARE CHILDREN ALL UP AND DOWN THAT STREET AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS, EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. I'M ALL FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT, BUT I WOULD LIKE -- BEFORE -- OPPOSE IT UNTIL I SEE SOME OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS TO PRO EQUITY THE THE MANY CHILDREN THAT LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD -- PROTECT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR JONES: VANESSA WURZER.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> HELLO, MAYOR, KEN BROWN AND I REPRESENT THE APPLICANT AND WE WAIVE OUR TIME. THANK YOU.
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>> MAYOR JONES: THAT'S ALL OF THEM. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED? NO? OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND TO CONTINUE ITEMS 5, 14, 15, 21 AND 27 TO AUGUST 21. APOLOGIES. HOLD ON.
THAT CONCLUDES COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ARE 2 AND 3, 4, 6 -- THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
ITEMS 1, 16, 18, 19, 20 AND 26. THE REMAINING ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
DO ANY COUNCILMEMBERS WISH TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY? NO? OKAY.
WE'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCEPT FOR THE ITEMS LISTED ON INDIVIDUAL AND PULLED ITEMS, WHICH ARE ITEMS 1, 16, 18, 19, 20 AND 26.
>> VIAGRAN: I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY.
THAT CONCLUDES COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ARE 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, #, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23 AND 25. PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES. WE HAVE SOME ITEMS TO HEAR INDIVIDUALLY STARTING WITH
ITEM NUMBER 1. >> CLERK: THERE WERE FOUR IN FAVOR OUTSIDE THE 200-FOOT BOUNDARY AND 7 OPPOSED TO THIS REQUEST. THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE AS THE
OPPOSITION WAS AT 27.59%. >> MAYOR JONES: NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. ITEM 1 IS IN DISTRICT 1. COUNCILMEMBER KAUR IS
RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> KAUR: THANK YOU TO CITY STAFF AND TO THE FOLKS HELPING ON THIS REZONING. IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY NOT A REZONING SO WE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS IS ALREADY BEING USED FOR THE CLASSIFICATION. IT WAS A NON-CONFORMING USE PREVIOUSLY AND THEY WANTED TO CHANGE IT SO IT'S OFFICIAL. THERE'S THREE ACTUAL DWELLING UNITS ON THIS PROPERTY AND THE BENEFIT IS WE GET TWO ADDITIONAL RENTAL UNITS THAT'S PUT BACK ON FOR LONG-TERM RENTALS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
ONE IS ACTUALLY AN AFFORDABLE UNIT AT $700 OF MONTHLY RENT WHICH WE NEED MORE PARTICULARLY IN THIS AREA WHERE WE DON'T SEE AS MUCH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS SOME OTHER AREAS. THERE WAS SOME RESIDENT CONCERNING REGARDING SHORT-TERM RENTALS BECAUSE WE KNOW SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE A LITTLE CHALLENGING SO WE WERE ABLE TO TALK TO THE OWNERS AND MAKE SURE THAT THINGS LIKE OVERGROWN GRASS GET ADDRESSED IN AN EXPEDITED WAY. WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH DSD
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TO MAKE SURE YEAR MONITORING THAT, TO ENSURE THE RESIDENTS WALKING ON THE SIDEWALKS CAN WALK COMFORTABLY WITHOUT OVERGROWN SHRUBS, ET CETERA.IF THERE'S ANY NOISE COMPLAINTS WE UPDATED OUR POLICY IN THE LAST YEAR AND SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONDAY FOR THAT WITH MIKE AND THE TEAM.
WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT ADDS TWO UNITS OF LONG-TERM RENTAL TO THE MARKETPLACE AND AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING WILL BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION TODAY, WE KNOW THAT WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY. SO I AM HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AND
HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL SUPPORT IT. >> SECOND.
>> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEM 1? THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 1. PLEASE VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 16. >> CLERK: CASE] 30 NOTICES MAILED, ZERO IN FAVOR, FOUR OPPOSED.
HISTORIC WESTSIDE RESIDENTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED AND PROSPECT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR. OUTSIDE THE 200-FOOT
BOUNDARY WE HAD ZERO IN FAVOR AND SIX OPPOSED. >> MAYOR JONES: THE FIRST PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS FRANK SANCHEZ. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR.
>> AM I ABLE TO SHOW PHOTOS? MY NAME IS FRANK SANCHEZ, 2520 SANDERS AVENUE, I'M THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE AUTO SALES. THE ZONING COMMISSION VOTED DENIAL ON JUNE 3 OF THIS YEAR FOR THE ZONING REQUEST FOR C-2 P WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTO SALES. THIS PROPERTY IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO THE AREA FOR THE RESIDENTIAL AREA. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS, HE BLOCKS THE TRAFFIC ON SAUNDERS AVENUE, IMPEDES THE ROAD THERE. HE BASICALLY HOARDS VEHICLES WHEN THAT AREA, IN THAT 402 AND 406 PROPERTY. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE JUNK THAT HE PILES UP. THERE'S BEEN SOME SAFETY CONCERNS.
JUST A SCUM WEEKS AGO -- HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING ON VEHICLES THERE.
HE'S WORKING ON VEHICLES. HOOD WAS POPPED UP. I HAPPENED TO LOOK OUT THERE, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. IT'S JUST -- HE'S BASICALLY RUNNING A SALVAGE YARD INSTEAD OF AN AUTO SALES BUSINESS AND I DON'T THINK AUTO SALES IS CONDUCIVE FOR THAT AREA. HE WAS ALSO BLOCKING THE SERVICE ALLEY, BOTH SIDES OF THE SERVICE ALLEY TO THE POINT THE CITY WENT AHEAD AND MOVED OUR SERVICES TO THE FRONT OF OUR PROPERTY SO WE LOST THAT BECAUSE HE BLOCKS TRAFFIC. JUST THE OTHER DAY, I HAD TO CUT THROUGH THE SERVICE ALLEY BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS MAKING A TURN AND LOW LO AND BEHOLD HE WAS THERE BLOCKING THE TRAFFIC WORKING ON A VEHICLE ON THE SERVICE ALLEY.
I JUST -- WE WENT THROUGH FOUR I THINK MEETINGS WITH THE ZONING COMMISSION AND HE WAS DENIED AT THE ZONING COMMISSION ON JUNE 3. AND IT JUST SEEMS AUDIO]. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT HE'S KIND OF BEEN OPERATING UNDER THE RADAR FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX YEARS. WE INHERITED THAT PROPERTY FROM MY WIFE'S GRANDPARENTS.
I DON'T BELIEVE THEY WERE AWARE THAT THEY HAD A VOICE AND COULD SPEAK AND MAKE CHANGES TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THERE. WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE ZONING COMMISSION A COUPLE OF MONTHS OR A YEAR BACK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND WE KIND OF SNAPPED AND SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, THIS GUY IS NOT -- HE'S NOT -- HE'S A NUISANCE, HE'S A NUISANCE TO THE AREA AND TO THE PROPERTY.
AND I JUST FEEL THAT THE CITY COUNCIL KIND OF GOES IN LINE WITH THE ZONING COMMISSION AND DENIES THIS REQUEST FOR C-2 P WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTO SALES. AUTO SALES DOES NOT BELONG IN THAT AREA.
AGAIN, HE HOARDS VEHICLES. IT'S A VAGRANCY MAGNET. HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY GATE THERE. VAGRANTS GO IN THERE. I SEE IT FROM MY KITCHEN
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WINDOW, THERE'S PEOPLE DEFECATING THERE. I FEEL THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD VOTE DENIAL OF THE REQUEST. THANK YOU.>> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, SIR. JACK FINGER, YOU HAVE THREE
MINUTES. >> MADAM MAYOR, OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER AND MS. CASTILLO, YOU HAVE JUST NOW RECEIVED EVEN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SITUATION THAN I, THE AVERAGE CITIZEN, HAVE RECEIVED WITH THE BACKUP DOCUMENTS HERE. THE IDEA THAT YOU WANT TO PLACE -- WHAT IS IT? ANOTHER USED CAR LOT. USED CAR LOT.
ON THIS PLACE. LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OVER THERE ON SOUTH ZARZAMORA ALREADY. ALSO I NOTICE THAT DURING THAT ZONING SESSION -- NO, LET ME BACK UP HERE. THE SURROUNDING RESIDENCES WITHIN 200 FEET, 30 NOTICES MAILED OUT. WHEN YOU HAVE -- WHEN YOU HAVE FOUR WERE OPPOSED TO IT, THAT'S 13%. WHEN YOU HAVE MORE THAN -- THOSE OF US UNINITIATED HERE, WHEN YOU HAVE MORE THAN 5 OR 10% OF THESE ROUNDING RESIDENTS OPPOSED TO THIS, THAT'S SOMETHING WORTH TAKING NOTE OF. THEY ARE PROBABLY OPPOSED BECAUSE OF THE SAME REASON THIS GENTLEMAN MENTIONED JUST A MOMENT AGO.
MS. CASTILLO, THE VERY FACT THE HISTORIC WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OPPOSES THIS. I THINK THEY MAY HAVE A LEGITIMATE BEEF HERE AS WELL. PLUS, WHEN ANY -- EITHER ONE OF THOSE THE ZONING COMMISSION OR THE ZONING STAFF SAY THEY RECOMMEND DENIAL, FOLKS, THAT IS A RED FLAG. A RED FLAG THAT TELLS YOU HOLD UP EVERYTHING AND STOP THIS THING FROM GOING FORWARD BEFORE WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT.
WELL, YOU NOW HAVE SEEN A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS WITH THESE PHOTOGRAPHS AND SO FORTH. MAYBE, MAYBE IT'S TIME TO SAY NO TO THIS ONE.
THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: ITEM NUMBER 16 IS IN DISTRICT 5.
COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR AND THANK YOU TO MR. SANCHEZ FOR GIVING PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN ON THE RADAR OF MY TEAM AND I, PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION I PERSONALLY WALKED AND CREATED 31 # 1 REPORTS FOR BLOCKING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND SEVERAL ISSUES MR. SANCHEZ AND SEVERAL NEIGHBORS HAVE HIGHLIGHTED IN PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WANT TO THANK THE HISTORIC WESTSIDE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION WHO HAVE CONTINUED TO BE INVOLVED TO ENSURE THE CONCERNS REGARDING THE VIOLATIONS ARE REPORTED AND TAKEN CARE OF, BUT ALSO TO TALK ABOUT THE OVERALL IMPACT THAT THIS INTENSITY WOULD HAVE IN THE AREA. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I
MOTION TO DENY ITEM 16. >> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEM 16? THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND TO DENY ITEM -- EXCUSE ME?
>> IF YOU ARE MOTIONING TO DENY IT, THEN WE APPROVE IT, THE YAY.
>> MAYOR JONES: YAY MEANS DENY. THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND TO DENY ITEM 16. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES.
THE NEXT ITEM IS NUMBERS 18 AND 19. >> CLERK:
CASE] >> MAYOR>> MAYOR>> MAYOR JONES:T PERSON SIGNED TO SPEAK IS
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ANISSA MICHELLE, FOLLOWED BY JAMES MCKNIGHT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M
YIELDING MY TIME TO JAMES MCKNIGHT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
JAMES MCKNIGHT. I ALSO WANTED TO ASK IF JASON WOULD YIELD HIS TEAM TO ME AS WELL. AND I SHOULD HAVE A PRESENTATION.
EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. MAYOR JONES AND COUNCIL, IMOGAM MCKNIGHT HERE REPRESENTING NRP GROUP. AND I'M SURE THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH NRP AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SAN ANTONIO. AND IN THIS CASE, IT'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY STRAIGHT-FORWARD LAND USE CASE, REZONING. I WANT TO TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME IMPORTANT ITEMS ABOUT THAT. MAINLY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT LAND USE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT FITS HERE, BUT ALSO HOUSING POLICY.
THIS IS THE 5.76-ACRE SITE ON TEZEL ROAD. THIS IS THE ZONING MAP.
IT'S CURRENT ZONED C-3 MOSTLY AND SOME C-2. IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT THIS MAP BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE AT THE CORNER OF TWO LARGE ARTERIALS YOU HAVE TWO COMMERCIALS. IT'S COMMON PRACTICE IN URBAN PLANNING TO HAVE TRANSITION BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND SINGLE-FAMILY USING MULTI-FAMILY.
YOU CAN SEE THAT TRANSITION HAPPENING RIGHT THERE. STAFF AGREED AND ZONING COMMISSION AGREED AND ALL RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. WE'RE ALSO ASKING FOR A PLAN AMENDMENT FOR MIXED USE SO WE CAN HAVE THE MXD. MXD IS THE ZONING REQUEST TODAY. THAT'S MIXED USE WITH MULTI-FAMILY, MAXIMUM OF 25 UNITS PER ACRE, BUT ALSO C-1 BECAUSE WE PLAN TO HAVE A PRE-K ON SITE.
THAT SERVES THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE USING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. THIS IS JUST A SITE PLAN. THERE IS A TRAFFIC LIGHT HERE AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PROPERTY WHICH I POINTED OUT ON THIS ONE.
THIS IS THE ACTUAL SITE PLAN FOR THE PROJECT. HERE YOU CAN SEE THERE'S THREE, THREE-STORY BUILDINGS THAT ARE PUSHED AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON PURPOSE.
THERE'S A SMALL PRE-K TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SITE AND A DRAINAGE AREA.
SO HERE'S WHERE I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SOME OF THOSE LAND USE ISSUES. PROXIMITY.
WE HEAR FROM ALL OF THEM THIS THREE-STORY UNIT IS GOING TO BE TOWERING OVER THE NEIGHBORS AROUND THEM. THERE'S A DRAINAGE DITCH TO THE NORTH OF US THAT'S SEPARATING THIS, NATURAL SEPARATION FROM US AND THE NEIGHBORS.
TO THE EAST THERE'S ONLY THREE HOMES AND TWO ARE NOT ADJACENT TO ANY OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. YOU HAVE ONE HOME THAT'S MOST CLOSELY AFFECTED, 120 FEET AWAY. I DREW THIS DRAWING SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THAT'S A 35-FOOT, THREE-STORY STRUCTURE, 110 TEETH FROM A TWO-STORY HOME. THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO THE SAME HEIGHT.
I ALSO WANTED TO SHOW THIS HERE. THIS IS JUST AND THE CORNER.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT 120 FEET BETWEEN A THREE-STORY BUILDING AND TWO-STORY HOME THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE'RE NOT TOWERING OVER THESE NEIGHBORS AND WE'VE PUSHED THESE BUILDINGS AWAY FROM THEM SO WE CAN CREATE A BUFFER BETWEEN US ON PURPOSE. TRAFFIC IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT FROM THE NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA. THIS IS FROM THE CITY'S MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN. RIGHT AT THE CORNER OF TWO ARTERIALS IS OUR SITE, PLANNED TO HANDLE THE MOST INTENSE USES. WE'RE LOCATING OUR SITE ON THAT MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND JUST GOES TO THOUGH THAT TRANSITION BETWEEN THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND SINGLE-FAMILY HAPPENS MOST EFFICIENTLY WITH MULTI-FAMILY USE. WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC, ANY DEVELOPMENT CREATES TRAFFIC. THE QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE TRAFFIC WE ARE GOING TO POTENTIALLY BRING COMPARED TO WHAT CAN GO THERE NOW. WE'RE LOOKING AT 87 PEAK HOUR TRIPS. THAT'S HOW YOU MEASURE WHEN MOST CARS ARE GOING IN AND OUT. VERSUS RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE C-2 AND C-3 CREATE UP TO 70, THAT'S AN AVERAGE, 70 PEAK-HOUR TRIPS PER ACRE. UP TO 547.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING GREATLY REDUCES THAT TRAFFIC. BUT THOSE ARE THE LAND USE
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ISSUES. NOW I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE HOUSING PART OF THIS.WE'RE PROVIDING WITH THESE 78 UNITS FAMILIES MAKING BETWEEN 30 AND 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. DEEP AFFORDABILITY HERE FOR THOSE 30% UNITS.
WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT PERCENTAGES, BUT WHAT DOES THE NUMBER LOOK LIKE? WE PUT THAT ON THE SCREEN. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO MAKE $28,350 AS A FAMILY. WE'RE PROVIDING AT LEAST 12 UNITS TO FOLKS WHO COULD NOT AFFORD HOUSING ANYWHERE ELSE. THIS IS HOW YOU GET THEM HOUSE IS BY PROVIDING THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF HOUSING AND I HOPE THAT NUMBER RESONATES WITH YOU TO SHOW WHAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DO HERE. THE OTHER PART ABOUT IT IS THIS SITE IS LOCATED NEXT TO ALL THE AMENITIES YOU WOULD WANT FOR THIS TYPE OF PROJECT. IF YOU HAVE FOLKS THAT NEED TO WORK IN THE AREA AND DON'T WANT TO PUT A -- DON'T WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON GAS, YOU HAVE IT AROUND AMENITIES. WE HAVE AN H.E.B. DIRECTLY NEXT DOOR, A WALMART ACROSS THE STREET, TWO BUS STOPS, URGENT CARE, LIBRARY, SCHOOLS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, RESTAURANTS, ALL OF THESE THINGS HELP THOSE RESIDENTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE TO DRIVE FOR MILES, THEY ARE ALL RIGHT HERE.
YOU HAVE THE HOUSING PRINCIPLES THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT.
AND WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THEM IN THESE PLANS. WE HAVE SA TOMORROW, WE HAVE THE NORTHWEST COMMUNITY PLANS, BOTH OF THESE TELL YOU WHAT AND WHERE THESE TYPES OF USES SHOULD BE LOCATE AND WE MEET THOSE GOALS.
BEYOND THAT WE MEET THE GOALS OF THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME, DEEP AFFORDABILITY.
IT SEEMS EVERY COUNCIL THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT IT AT THE STATE AS WELL.
WE'RE BRINGING SOMETHING THAT MEETS THOSE GOALS SPECIFICALLY.
WHAT'S NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH IS THE FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO LIVE THERE ARE NOT IN THE AREA. THEY NEED REPRESENTATION TOO.
I'M HERE FOR THAT AND I WANT THE COUNCIL HERE FOR THAT AS WELL.
OUTREACH, WE HAD A LOT OF OUTREACH WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE AREA.
WE KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS PART OF THIS. WE NEVER IGNORE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO ADDRESS THE FOLKS IN THE AREA AND WE DID THAT.
THIS STARTED IN JANUARY. WE HAD TWO LARGE PUBLIC MEETINGS DURING THAT TIME.
WE DIDN'T MAKE A LOT OF HEAD WAY IN FINDING MITIGATION WITH THEM, BUT WE HAD LETTERS MAILED, WE WERE THERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND ADDRESSED ALL OF THEIR CONCERNS. NOW, WHETHER OR NOT THEY AGREE WITH OUR ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS, THAT'S UP TO THEM, BUT WE DID. WE HAVE ADDRESSED THE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY AND PROXIMITY CONCERNS FOR ALL OF THEM.
IN SUMMARY, I MEAN WE'RE LOOKING AT A PROJECT THAT MEETS LAND USE GOALS AND POLICY GOALS FOR HOUSING, BUT I WANT TO POINT SOMETHING OUT ABOUT OUR POLICIES. NOTHING IN THE POLICIES TALK ABOUT NOTHING CHANGING FOR THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS. THINGS MAY CHANGE.
YOUR COMMUTE MIGHT GET LONGER AND THAT'S A BURDEN, BUT THAT'S A COST THAT SHOULD BE PAID FOR THE ENORMOUS BENEFIT. IT'S A COST WE SHOULD ALL WANT TO PAY IN OUR DISTRICTS BECAUSE THE BENEFIT IS ENORMOUS.
IT PROVIDES HOUSING FOR FOLKS WHO OTHERWISE COULD NOT GET THAT HOUSING.
THERE'S THAT FEAR THAT MULTI-FAMILY CAN SOMEHOW DESTROY A COMMUNITY AND I BELIEVE HOLE HEARTEDLY MUG MOVE, ALLOWING MOVIE IT'S A THE COMMUNITY.
ALLOWING THESE PEOPLE, BEING INCLUSIVE IN SAYING DEEP AFFORDABILITY, THAT'S WHAT CREATES COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR JONES: ROBERT ABRAHAM. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL PEOPLE. WHEN MY WIFE WANTS TO DISCUSS SOMETHING IMPORTANT, SHE SAYS ALL DEVICES DOWN. I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT IF THE DEVICES WERE DOWN AT THE TIME THAT THE VOTERS ARE SPEAKING TO YOU.
PLEASE DO WHAT MY WIFE ASKS. ANYWAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DEVELOPED HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS THAT I'VE SEEN.
AS YOU JUST SAW THE PRESENTATION, IT'S THAT COULD BE OPPOSED TO IT AND THEY'VE ADDRESSED THAT. AFFORDABLE HOUSING BENEFITS
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EVERYONE. ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING, NO MAN IS AN ISLAND.EVEN THE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUCH AS HOMEOWNERS AND HIGH-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ARE STILL SUBJECT TO INDIRECT REPERCUSSIONS. AFFORDABLE HOUSING REDUCES HOMELESSNESS.
EVEN INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT -- THAT CAN AFFORD THAT, THEY ARE JUST ONE PAYCHECK AWAY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS THEMSELVES.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING MEANS MORE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN.
THIS ONE HAS A PRE-K PROGRAM INVOLVED IN IT AS WELL. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT STABLE, SAFE HOUSING CAN BE AN IMPORTANT FACT IN CHILDREN OVERALL WELL-BEING AND FUTURES. IN PARTICULAR LOW QUALITY AND UNSTABLE HOUSES ARE KNOWN TO BE PREDICATERS OF EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN AND LATER ON LEAD TO ARRESTS AND MORE CRIME. AFFORDABLE HOUSING EQUALS HEALTHIER PEOPLE. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY HOMES ARE HEALTHIER OVERALL. THERE'S REASONS FOR THIS. FIRST PEOPLE IN LOW-QUALITY HOMES ARE LIKELY TO BE EXPOSED TO HEALTH DANGERS SUCHS POOR VENTILATION, DIRTY CARPETS, WATER LEAKS, UNSTABLE AND UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A BIG SOURCE OF STRESS. LAST IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREATES JOBS.
NOT ONLY WILL IT CREATE JOBS IN THE INDUSTRY TO BUILD THEM THEMSELVES, BUT IT WILL ALSO HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT CAN WORK ACROSS THE STREET AT THE HEB AND ALL THAT.
AND THE LAST THING IS IF YOU LEAVE SOMETHING COMMERCIAL, THAT MEANS THAT YOU COULD HAVE A 24-HOUR GAS STATION ACROSS THE STREET. OR A TIRE COMPANY ACROSS THE STREET. AND ANYWAY, SO THAT'S MY MOVE ON THIS.
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM A HOUSING COMMISSIONER, I HAVE BEEN FOR THREE YEARS AND WE WORK ON WHAT THE VOTERS VOTED FOR AND THAT'S TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THANK YOU. PLEASE APPROVE THIS.
>> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. TIM CRUSO. >>> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR HARD FIGHTS OUT THERE. I SAW A LOT OF YOU ON THE TRAIL AND I KNOW YOU WORKED HARD TO SIT HERE AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AS A CITIZEN OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST WHICH IS DIRECTLY TIED INTO THIS PROJECT. I'VE BEEN TO BOTH OF THE OPEN HOUSING MEETINGS THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS PRESENTED AT. AND I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND I THINK MOST OF MY RESIDENTS THAT WE SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE WITH WOULD AGREE, THE ISSUES HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. THEY HAVE A VERY POLISHED PRESENTATION. LAWYERS THAT REPRESENT THEM. WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF OVER 5,000 HOMES IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST. WITHIN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE, WE'RE TALKING 1320 FEET FROM WHERE THIS PROJECT IS PROPOSED TO GO.
1320 FEET, IMAGINE THIS. WE ARE BRINGING A GROUP OF PEOPLE TOGETHER IN A TIGHT QUARTER THERE THAT HOUSES A SUPER WALMART, NOW HEB ALSO WITHIN THAT 1320-FOOT FROM THIS PROJECT. WITH PLANS TO REVITALIZE THEIR STORE AND BRING MORE PEOPLE IN I'M ASSUMING IS THE PLAN. TXDOT INFORMATION RECORDS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TO DATE 146 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AT TEZEL AND GRISO OM ROAD.
YOU WANT SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR KIDS. THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR THEM. THESE FIGURES THAT COME FROM TXDOT HAVE TO MEET A CERTAIN CRITERIA. THERE ARE EITHER INJURY ACCIDENTS OR THEY ARE ACCIDENTS THAT RESULT IN OVER $1,000 IN DAMAGE. SO THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ANY
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FENDER BENDERS OR WHATEVER HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THESE FIGURES.TODAY WITH FIVE MORE MONTHS GOING, WE ARE WELL ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE WELL OVER 200 ACCIDENTS THAT QUALIFY TO BE REPORTED BY TXDOT. THAT IS NOT SAFE.
I KNOW THAT THE OTHER ZONING COMMISSIONER I BELIEVE FOR DISTRICT 6 WILL ADDRESS SOME ISSUES ON WATER RUNOFF. I'M VERY FAMILIAR BECAUSE I'VE LIVED IN THAT HOUSE FOR 40 YEARS NOW. WHEN THE WATER COMES DOWN THAT CREEK TO GREAT NORTHWEST TO TIMBER WILD SCHOOL, IF ANY OF YOU HAVE DRIVEN ACROSS THAT BRIDGE, IT LOOKS LIKE A ROLLING RIVER. I MAINTAIN IT'S NOT SAFE
TOKER PUT THIS PROJECT IN THERE. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU,
SIR. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: MOLINA [INAUDIBLE] FOLLOWED BY -- SHE'S A DUPLICATE. THE NEXT PERSON -- HOLD ON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR JONES AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS MOLINA. REPRESENTING SCHOOL WORKERS IN NORTH SIDE ISD.
WE SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. OUR EDUCATORS ARE MEMBERS AND MANY FAMILIES IN OUR DISTRICT ARE IN URGENT NEED OF IT.
THE PROPOSED 30% AMI UNITS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR SAN ANTONIO.
BUT WE CANNOT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS BECAUSE IT INCLUDES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOL. THIS IS NOT JUST A DETAIL, IT'S A DIRECT THREAT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE STUDENTS THEY SERVE.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THEY ARE TRANSPARENT, DEMOCRATICALLY GOVERNED AND ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC. GROVEN ACADEMY HAS BEEN RATED A D CAMPUS BY THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY. IT IS NOT A HIGH QUALITY OPTIONS FOR FAMILIES AND IS NOT WHAT OUR COMMUNITY ASKED FOR.
NORTHSIDE ISD ALSO SERVES THIS WITH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS. NORTH SIDE ISD OFFERS PRE-K AND HAS THE CAPACITY TO DEGREE WITH THE COMMUNITY.
IT IS SIGNAL TO DEVELOPERS THAT EDUCATION IS JUST ANOTHER BOX TO CHECK WHEN IN REALITY IT SHAPES THE FUTURE OF ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS. CHARTER SCHOOL EXPANSION DRAINS RESOURCES FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS. EVERY STUDENT DIVERTED TO A CHARTER MEANS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LOST FOR FUNDING FOR CAMPUSES, AND STUDENTS IN CRISIS. THIS IS NOT ABOUT CHOICE, IT'S ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY.
OUR CITY MUST NOT TRADE PUBLIC INVESTMENTS FOR PRIVATE OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS IS MORE THAN READY TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS.
AGAIN WE URGE YOU VOTE NO ON THIS PROPOSAL AS LONG AS IT INCLUDES A PARTNERSHIP WITH
GARVIN ACADEMY. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: ITEMS 18 AND 19 ARE ARE IN DISTRICT 6. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ASSISTANT MANAGER SHANNON TO SPEAK ABOUT LEGISLATION THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE IMPLEMENTED AND THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON THESE TWO ITEMS.
>> SHANNON: THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MIKE SHANNON, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. I KNOW, YOU JUST PROMOTED ME.
DON'T TELL ERIK. [LAUGHTER] YEAH, I KNOW.
SO YOU ASKED ABOUT SOME LEGISLATION THAT'S COMING UP.
CERTAINLY THE STATE LEGISLATION WAS PASSED RECENTLY, IT GOES INTO EFFECT NEXT MONTH. SOME PROPERTIES LIKE THIS WILL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE MULTI-FAMILY IN THERE. THERE'S SOME QUALIFICATIONS, IT CAN'T BE AROUND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES WITHIN 1 # THOUSAND FEET, ET CETERA, BUT THERE IS -- THIS PROPERTY IS LIKELY TO BE ALLOWED TO HAVE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCES AT A MUCH HIGHER DENSITY THAN IS BEING PROPOSED, UP TO 65 UNITS PER ACRE.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT. >> MAYOR JONES: JUST THE ESSENCE OF IT IS IF THIS BODY DOES NOTHING, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS WILL MOVE FORWARD
IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS ABSENT ANY ACTION FROM US. >> SHANNON: IT'S LIKELY,
YES. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER GALVAN IS
RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THANK YOU TO THE DISTRICT 6 RESIDENTS WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK AND WHO ARE WATCHING
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ONLINE OR TV. I ALSO WENT TO THANK THE NRP GROUP FOR HAVING THIS CONVERSATION WITH MY -- I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND EACH OF THESE MEETINGS WHICH ARE HELPFUL IN SHAPING MY THOUGHTS AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDING FOR THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THE PROJECT WAS ABOUT, WHAT THE REASON WAS ABOUT.THE CASE SUBMITTED IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR AND WENT TO ZONING COMMISSION ON MAY 20TH IS NOW HERE AT COUNCIL. DURING THAT TIME IT WAS CLEAR ABOUT MY CONCERN ON THE IMPACT OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR MULTIPLE FORCES INCLUDING THE ONES DISCUSSED TODAY. JUST A POINTED TO THE IN AUDIO] 1.2 MILSEY. THERE HAPPENS TO BE NO SHORTAGE OF OPTIONS.
NORTH SIDE ISD HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND, I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THERE ARE PRE-K OPTIONS IN THE AREA. WE HEARD ABOUT LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED THAT WILL IMPACT THE SITE REGARDLESS OF HOW WE MOVED TODAY. [INAUDIBLE] HAS MOVED THEIR AWARD DATE. REPRESENTATIVES HAVE INDICATED NOTHING WILL CHANGE GOING FORWARD FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. THE PARCEL IS RIPE FOR SOME KIND OF DEVELOPMENT. AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, IT MAY ALLOW FOR HOUSING.
HOWEVER, I WILL NOT PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN CHIPPING AWAY FROM OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL
SYSTEM SO I MOTION TO DENY TODAY. >> SECOND.
>> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEMS 18 AND 19?
COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: BEEN HERE, DONE THAT.
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. YOU CAN'T SIT HERE AND TALK ABOUT HOW YOU SUPPORT HOUSING AND YOU SUPPORT OUR SHIP GOALS AND WE OFFER 30, 60% OPTIONS AND YOU DENY BECAUSE YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO IMPACT A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS ALREADY BEING IMPACTED BECAUSE OF A SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
WE NEED TO GO ON RECORD ON THINGS AND I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING A DENIAL.
WE CAN -- I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A CONTINUANCE BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE THIS COUNCIL TO STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IN TERMS OF YES, WE WANT AFFORDABILITY, YES, WE WANT TO MEET OUR SHIP GOALS. AND IT'S 75 STUDENTS. 78 FAMILIES.
WHAT, 50 STUDENTS. 30% AMI. $28,000.
I KEEP ON GOING BACK TO THE STATS THAT WE HAVE ALMOST A 20% POVERTY RATE.
OF THAT 20% POVERTY RATE, IT'S WOMEN. THE MAJORITY IS WOMEN.
THOSE WOMEN ARE PROBABLY RAISING KIDS IF THEY ARE IN THE POVERTY RATE.
THEY PROBABLY HAVE HOSPITALITY JOBS. THEY WORK AT THAT WALMART OR HEB. HOW CONVENIENT WOULD IT BE IF THEY HAD A PRE-K ON SITE AT THEIR HOUSING? SO I WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR THIS DENIAL.
IF THIS COUNCIL NEEDS A CONTINUANCE, I WOULD MAKE THAT MOTION, BUT WE -- WE NEED -- WE EITHER WANT TO MEET OUR SHIP GOALS OR WE DON'T.
AND I SUPPORT ALL MY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT WE ARE IN THIS STATE OF SCHOOL CHOICE NOW WITH VOUCHERS. SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST -- I FEEL LIKE -- I FEEL LIKE WE JUST NEED TO GET ON BOARD. AND NEXT YEAR WITHOUT A HOUSING BOND, 30% IS OFF THE TABLE. AND COUNCILWOMAN KAUR AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU THAT. 30% IS OFF THE TABLE. WE TALK ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO ADDRESS OUR HOMELESS RATES AND THIS, WELL, PART OF THIS IS BY PROVIDING HOUSING FOR 30%. SO THAT'S WHERE I AM NOW. I WON'T BE SUPPORTING A DENIAL AND I WILL -- I WILL BE ASKING FOR A CONTINUANCE BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THIS COUNCIL TO GO ON RECORD THAT THEY SUPPORT OUR SHIP GOALS AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: I'M GOING TO TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE HERE. MOLINA, DO YOU MIND COMING UP TO THE MIC, JUST TO ELABORATE ON A POINT THAT YOU MADE.
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DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION -- DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION THAT SUPPORTS THAT IF A CHILD GOES TO A CHARTER SCHOOL FOR PRE-K THAT THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO ENTER PUBLICEDUCATION? >> WE CAN GET -- WE CAN PROVIDE DATA TO YOU THAT SHOWS THE TRACK, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE ASKING. WE CAN CERTAINLY GET THAT.
I DON'T HAVE THAT WITH ME THIS VERY SECOND, NO. >> MAYOR JONES:
COUNCILWOMAN. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I DID HAVE TWO CLARIFYING QUESTIONS AND THIS MIGHT BE FOR JAMES.
THE SCHOOL AT THE SITE WILL ACCEPT 3-YEAR-OLDS, RIGHT? THE NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS DO
NOT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. THEY HAVE PRE-K ON SITE BUT
IT DOGS NOT ACCEPT 3-YEAR-OLDS. >> GAVITO: COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN'S POINT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. IF YOU YOU ARE A WORKING MOM, YOU DO HAVE TO FIND A PLACE FOR YOUR THREE-YEAR-OLD. THE SECOND IS FOR MIKE SHANNON. IF LET'S JUST SAY THIS IS DENIED TODAY.
THEN ON SEPTEMBER 1 THEY CAN GO SEEK APPROVAL AND POSSIBLY BE GRANTED THAT APPROVAL WITH ADDITIONAL INTERESTS. -- ADDITIONAL UNITS.
>> SHANNON: THE STATE LAW, SB 40, ALLOWS CERTAIN COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO SEEK A ZONING CHANGE. THEY WOULD AND LOOK AT OUR NORMAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE CHANGES. PROBABLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN MY ARENA AND FOR THIS TOPIC THAT JUST RECENTLY PASSED THIS PAST LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. >> GAVITO: SO, AGAIN, IF -- LET'S JUST SAY THIS BODY DENIES THIS PROJECT, SEPTEMBER 1 WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE IT HAPPEN EITHER WAY.
>> SHANNON: CORRECT. >> GAVITO: THAT'S MAKING A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS.
THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.
>> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. PRE-K 4 SA IS A CITYWIDE PROGRAM AND SERVES EARLY CHILDHOOD. IT'S A HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAM AND THE MAYOR HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE THE LAST ZONING CASE THAT WE HAD IN DISTRICT 10 ALSO HAD A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT WAS PARTNERING WITH IT AND MANY OF US CHOSE TO SUPPORT THAT, EVEN THOUGH ULTIMATELY, UNFORTUNATELY THAT FAILED AS WELL. SO AS A COUNCIL, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT 30% AMI UNITS AND FAMILY UNITS ARE IMPORTANT TO US.
SO THE WAY LITECH DEALS WORK IS AT THE STATE THEY GO IN A RANK ORDER LIST OF ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR . SO THE PROJECT BELOW THIS HAS LESS 30% UNITS.
IT HAS NO THREE-BEDROOM UNITS. AND SO FROM THIS DEAL WE'RE GETTING BOTH GOALS THAT WE'VE SAID WE REALLY CARE ABOUT IF IT GETS APPROVED. BUT IF IT DOESN'T GET APPROVED, IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THAT FIGHTING CHANCE. SO AS COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN MENTIONED, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THESE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS WHEN THEY COME TO US. BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE WE SAY WE REALLY WANT THIS. WE REALLY WANT TO ACHIEVE OUR SHIP GOES BUT WHEN THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF ONE QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT 30 STUDENTS -- IF WE JUST COUNT PRE-K 4, SINCE PRE-K 3 ISN'T OFFERED US, WE JUST COUNT PRE-K 4, FOR THAT ONE CLASSROOM, WHERE THAT'S ONE CLASSROOM, WE WOULD BE WILLING TO DENY THIS COMPLEX IN A DISTRICT.
SO I UNDERSTAND POLITICAL PRESSURE. I JUST TOOK A VOTE ON A CASE THAT SOME OF MY RESIDENTS WEREN'T HAPPY ABOUT BECAUSE IT WAS MULTIFAMILY IN A SINGLE-FAMILY AREA. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IF WE WANT TO BUILD MORE HOUSING. AND WHEN WE HAVE A PROJECT BY A DEVELOPER THAT'S DONE THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN, WE HAVE TO GET THE COURAGE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SUPPORT THEM IN MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. BECAUSE OTHERWISE HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT A HOUSING BOND DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. SO, I REQUEST ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES -- LET'S NOT WAIT FOR THE STATE LAW TO CHANGE TO HAVE THIS GO THROUGH. LET'S FIND THE COURAGE TO VOTE YES ON THIS TODAY BECAUSE IT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I WISH IT WAS IN DISTRICT 1. FIND ME ANOTHER PROJECT IN DISTRICT 1.
BUT LET'S SUPPORT THIS TODAY. >> MAYOR JONES: POINT OF CLARIFICATION, FOR THE SPEAKERS, THOSE THAT HAVE PUT IT FORWARD. THE PRE-K PROGRAM, DOES IT NEED
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THE SAME STANDARDS AS PRE-K 4 SA? >> THE SAME HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION STANDARDS THAT PRE-K 4 SA WOULD HAVE TO, YES.
>> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. NOT ALL PRE-K PROGRAMS MEET THE SAME STANDARD.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE PRE-K 4 SA IS THE HIGHEST. SO YOU'RE SAYING IT MEETS THE
SAME? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> KAUR: MAYOR, JUST TO CLARIFY, PRE-K 4 SA, I THINK THERE'S A MINIMUM BAR THAT EVERYBODY HAS TO MEET AND I
THINK THEY'RE SAYING THEY MEET THE MINIMUM BAR. >> MAYOR JONES: THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THEIRS. OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO.
>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU TO THE APPLICANT AND THE FOLKS THAT GAVE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. WITHIN DISTRICT 5, WE HAVE FIVE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FOUR OF WHICH EXPERIENCED SCHOOL CLOSURES.
AND WHAT WE HEARD FROM SUPERINTENDENTS, WHETHER IT WAS HARLANDALE ISD, NORTH SIDE, OR SAISD WERE THE REASONS WHY THEY HAD TO CLOSE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AND WHAT WE HEARD WAS A LOW BIRTHRATE, ACCESS AND ACCESSIBILITY TO CHARTERS, AND THEN OF COURSE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO HERE WE HAVE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT AT A NUMBER THAT'S VERY HARD FOR US TO FUND.
WE ALL ARE WELL AWARE OF THE SHIP GOALS AND THE NEED TO CHIP AWAY AT MEETING THE 30% AMI.
OF COURSE AS THE HOUSING TRUST HAS INFORMED ITS COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL IS GOING TO IMPACT THE WAYS IN WHICH WE AFFORD AND FUND THOSE PROJECTS THAT MEET WHERE WE HAVE OUR MOST NEED. NOW, AT THE SAME TIME, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE THE HEARTBEATS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND WHAT WE HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT COME IN BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING ISSUES IN A CHARTER SCHOOL SYSTEM, RATHER, OFTENTIMES WHETHER IT'S DISCIPLINARY OR THEY FEEL LIKE SOME TYPE OF DISCRIMINATION IS TAKING PLACE, THERE'S NOT A BOARD MEMBER I COULD POINT THEM TO TO HOLD THAT SCHOOL ACCOUNTABLE. AND WHAT WE KNOW IS WHILE THERE'S CURRENTLY NOT A GERVIN ACADEMY WITHIN THIS FOOTPRINT, WE KNOW IT CAN SERVE AS A CATALYST TO OPEN UP AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND POTENTIALLY FUNNEL AWAY OUR KIDS FROM THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A CONVERSATION ABOUT LAND USE AND ZONING BUT I THINK WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROLE THAT THIS COMPONENT IN THIS PROJECT PLAYS WITHIN THE LARGER PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
AND WHILE I CAN'T VOTE NO ON THIS PROJECT, I ALSO CAN'T VOTE YES BUT THESE ARE TWO VERY IMPORTANT PILLARS THAT I CAN'T IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SUPPORT A CHARTER THAT'S D-RATED AND I ALSO CAN'T SUPPORT VOTING NO WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I GUESS MY QUESTION TO NRP, JASON, IF NRP IS COMMITTED TO DEEP AFFORDABILITY, WOULD YOU ALL BE OPEN TO FINDING ANOTHER
CHILDCARE PROVIDER TO OPERATE WITHIN THIS PROJECT? >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JASON WITH THE NRP GROUP. AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE A COMMITMENT WE MADE WITH THE GERVIN ACADEMY. WE WILL OF COURSE PUT IN OUR DOCUMENTS, IN OUR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND IN OUR AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT IF THEY FAIL TO MEET CERTAIN STANDARDS THEN THEY WOULD BE REPLACED.
BUT UNTIL THEY CAN DO SO, I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE JUST REPLACE THEM FOR DOING THAT.
IT SHOULD ALSO BE POINTED OUT THAT PREVIOUSLY IN DISTRICT 6, THREE MONTHS AGO, FOUR MONTHS AGO, THIS SAME PARTNER PROPOSING THIS SAME PRE-K WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THIS COUNCIL. SO A 78-UNIT DEAL BY THE -- IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GERVIN YOUTH ACADEMY WAS APPROVED . THIS TIME UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, I THINK GOING FORWARD WITH THAT, WE WOULD KEEP THE SAME PARTNER UNLESS THERE WAS MISCONDUCT.
>> CASTILLO: AND THEN IN TERMS OF THIS PROJECT, ARE THEY CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED FOR ONE YEAR, FOUR YEARS? WHAT IS THE COMMITMENT IN TERMS OF THE GERVIN ACADEMY OPERATING
AT THIS SITE? >> WE HAVE THE COMMITMENT TO THE STATE.
SO JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS INCENTIVIZED TAX CREDIT DEALS ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE TO INCLUDE PRE-K. IT'S A GOVERNOR'S INITIATIVE AND IT'S PART OF THE AGENCY'S INITIATIVE SO WE ELECTED TO DO THAT. WE HAVE THAT COMMITMENT TO KEEP PRE-K FOR THE ENTIRE COMPLIANCE PERIOD, WHICH IS AT LEAST 15 YEARS.
THAT BEING SAID, WHO PROVIDES IT IS GOING TO BE -- THAT'S STILL IN NEGOTIATION WITH GERVIN ACADEMY FOR HOW LONG THEY WISH TO PROVIDE IT VERSUS HOW MANY, LIKE I SAID, THOSE
BAD-ACTOR CLAUSES. >> CASTILLO: IF THERE WAS A MOTION TO CONTINUE AND IN THAT CONTINUANCE CONVERSATION YOU DON'T SEE A WORLD IN WHICH THE GERVIN ACADEMY IS REMOVED FROM
THE EQUATION? >> I WOULD NOT SEE A WORLD WHERE I WOULD BE ASKING THEM TO
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LEAVE. IF THEY CHOSE TO DO SO OR IF THERE WAS ANOTHER ENTITY, THEN WE COULD LOOK AT THAT, CERTAINLY. I WOULD NOT SAY NO TO THAT BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE ALSO HAVE TO LIVE BY THE PROMISES THAT WE MADE TO THEM AND TO THECOMMUNITY AS WELL. >> CASTILLO: AND THEN I THINK FOR FUTURE PROJECTS, I THINK THE RATINGS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AND JUST FULFILLING A SLOT WITH ANY CHARTER -- I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS CHARTER.
BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DEEP AFFORDABILITY AND FAMILIES AND SINGLE MOMS, OUR SINGLE MOMS AN THEIR CHILDREN DESERVE QUALITY EDUCATION.
>> I UNDERSTAND. >> CASTILLO: THAT'S TYPICALLY NORTHSIDE ISD, IT'S OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT PUTTING A LOW-RATED CHARTER TO CHECK A
BOX TO APPEASE THE GOVERNOR. >> I WOULD CHALLENGE THE LOW-RATED PART OF IT.
THERE WAS ONE RATING MENTIONED BUT IF THERE WAS A CONTINUANCE, I WOULD HAPPILY BRING DATA TO
EITHER REFUTE OR CORROBORATE, IF THAT'S THE CASE. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU,
JASON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: MUNGIA.
PLEASE. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULT POSITION OUR COLLEAGUE IS IN, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONVERSATION WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. SO I THINK WE COULD STAND TO USE SOME MORE INFORMATION.
SO I WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT A CONTINUANCE TO GET MORE AND ABSTAIN FROM THIS VOTE.
WAS I CORRECT IN HEARING THERE IS A POSSIBILITY YOU COULD HAVE A DEVELOPMENT HERE THAT WOULD
BE 100% MARKET RATE? >> YES. AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST THERE WOULD BE THE POSSIBILITY IT COULD BE 100% MARKET RATE. AT THE CURRENT ZONING, WHICH THE CURRENT ACREAGE. THAT WOULD BE EXTREME. I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT WOULD
ACTUALLY HAPPEN, BUT THAT IS -- THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED. >> MUNGIA: THAT WOULD BE
ALLOWED UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING? >> NOT UNDER CURRENT ZONING.
IT WOULD BE ALLOWED AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST IF IT DOES PASS THE CRITERIA THAT MR. SHANNON
POINTED OUT. >> MUNGIA: AND JUST REAL QUICK, WITH THAT MARKET RATE
DEVELOPMENT, WHAT ARE THE RENTS LOOKING LIKE PER BEDROOM SIZE? >> YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF HARD TO ANSWER. YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT -- FOR A MARKET RATE TO WORK IT WOULD BE $2 A SQUARE FOOT SO YOU WOULD BE CHARGING THAT IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE IT WORK.
COULD IT ACHIEVE THAT? YOU WOULD BE CLOSER TO $1.50, $1.60.
FOR ONE BEDROOM YOU'RE LOOKING AT $1500 TO $2,000 DEPENDING ON THE SIZE FOR TWO BEDROOMS. THREE BEDROOMS USUALLY DON'T HAPPEN AT MARKET RATE BUT WHEN THEY DO, THEY'RE PROBABLY
CLOSER THAN $3,000. >> MUNGIA: DEFINITELY MUCH MORE THAN MY MORTGAGE.
IT'S IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO HAVE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING SOME MORE INFO.
>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN WHYTE. >> WHYTE: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
YOU KNOW, THE DISCUSSION ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOL VERSUS -- I MEAN, CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT AT THE OUTSET.
AND TO BE AGAINST THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S A CHARTER SCHOOL, I CANNOT GET ON BOARD WITH THAT. THERE ARE GREAT CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THIS CITY AND THEY SHOULD BE PROMOTED AND WELCOMED. AND SO AND AS YOU STATED, COUNCILWOMAN, THIS IS A ZONING CASE. TO ME, WE'RE HERE TO LOOK AT LAND USE ISSUES AND NOT WHAT TYPE OF SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE HOUSED IN THE PROPERTY. WITH THAT SAID, I TRY TO STAY CONSISTENT AND THE COUNCILMAN IN THIS DISTRICT HAS -- KNOWS HIS DISTRICT THE BEST.
HE'S TALKED TO THE NEIGHBORS IN HIS DISTRICT. HE UNDERSTANDS THE AREA.
HE UNDERSTANDS THE LAND USE ISSUES IN PLAY. AND SO FOR THAT REASON, I'M GOING TO -- DESPITE THE FACT THAT I THINK IT'S A GOOD PROJECT -- AND I WANT TO SAY TO THE NRP GROUP, JASON, YOU KNOW, DEBORAH, EVERYBODY OVER THERE, Y'ALL DO SUCH A PHENOMENAL JOB IN YOUR REPRESENTATION WITH JAMES AND HIS FIRM IS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, THOSE GUYS ARE THE BEST AND DO SUCH PROFESSIONAL WORK. BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE REASONS STATED, THE COUNCILMAN HAS TAKEN A POSITION ON THIS AND I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF
HIS MOTION. THANKS. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER
GALVAN. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR DISCUSSING THIS PIECE, DISCUSSING THIS PARTICULAR ZONING CASE. I'M EAGER TO WORK TOGETHER WITH EVERYBODY ON HERE TO ACHIEVE OUR SHIP GOALS AND ACHIEVE A MORE ROBUST HOUSING BOND IN THE FUTURE. THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I JUST WANTED TO -- I WAS LOOKING AT THE RENTAL RATES AND I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR
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US TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEARING UP CONFUSION ABOUT RENTAL RATES.SO I GOT THIS ONE-PAGER THAT SAID BECAUSE OF THE MARKET RATE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT 60% AMI RANGE MEANS $1400 PER UNIT. AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE KNOW THAT HUD SETS OUR RENTAL UNITS IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND IT'S BASED ON YOUR AMI LEVEL.
AND SO THIS DEVELOPMENT, LIKE I MENTIONED, HAS RENTALS AT 30, 50, 60.
SO THAT WOULD BE SET BASED ON HUD. I WANTED TO CLEAR THAT UP.
SECOND THING I WANTED TO CLEAR UP IS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT -- REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT OUR A THROUGH F SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AT THE STATE.
YOU GET A RATING IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BASED ON THIRD-GRADE READING LEVELS.
SO YOUR EARLY CHILDCARE IS NOT INFLUENCING YOUR RATING FOR YOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT JUST BASED ON A RATING BASIS, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIRD GRADE AND ABOVE. IF WE WANTED TO MEASURE QUALITY FOR CHILDCARE, WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT INDICATORS, WHICH IS WHAT OUR UNITED WAY PROJECT IS DOING.
AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION IS WITH HEAD START FUNDING POTENTIALLY ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK, WE KNOW THAT SCHOOLS ON THE WEST SIDE -- I KNOW THIS IS NORTH SIDE -- BUT I KNOW EDGEWOOD IS GOING TO BE REALLY AFFECTED BY THAT SO WE JUST, AGAIN, MORE CHILDCARE THE BETTER. I DO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS FROM FOLKS BUT JUST WANTED TO
REITERATE THAT. THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER
CASTILLO-ANGUIANO. >> ANGUIANO: I THINK WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE CASE HERE.
JUST FOR THE RECORD, I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR IN A TIME WHEN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE -- THE FUNDING TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS BEING GUTTED, YOU KNOW, THIS KIND OF LEAVES OUR SCHOOLS SUBJECT TO CLOSURES EN MASSE WHILE FACING A HOUSING CRISIS CITY AND NATIONWIDE.
I FEEL LIKE THE CHOICE SHOULD NEVER BE BETWEEN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OPTING INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS SPECIFICALLY WITH YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, I MYSELF -- YOU KNOW, I STAND FIRM IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AGAINST PREDATORY CHARTER SCHOOLS BUT AS WELL AS WITH SAFE, AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE HOUSING TODAY. SO I'LL BE VOTING IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT IN THE HOPES OF CREATING MORE HOUSING AT AN AFFORDABLE RATE FOR THE EVERYDAY SAN ANTONIANS.
I JUST WANTED THAT FOR THE RECORD. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER
WHYTE. >> WHYTE: YEAH, I OMITTED FROM MY COMMENTS I'M NOT SURE IF THE MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE WAS MADE BUT I DO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN MUNGIA.
I WOULD BE OPEN TO GETTING SOME MORE INFORMATION AS WELL. SO IF A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE
IS MADE, I WOULD SUPPORT THAT. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO.
>> GAVITO: THANK YOU. I DEFINITELY AM CURIOUS ABOUT THE CONVERSATION ON WHETHER WE CAN CONTINUE THIS OR NOT. BUT I ALSO DO WANT TO BE REALISTIC.
IF WE WERE TO CONTINUE THIS CASE -- SORRY, MIKE, I'M LOOKING AT YOU.
AND THIS GOES PAST SEPTEMBER 1ST, I THINK YOU MENTIONED THESE COULD BE ALL MARKET-RATE APARTMENTS. SO WE COMPLETELY LOSE THE AFFORDABILITY FACTOR.
THAT'S CORRECT, RIGHT? AND I'M SORRY. IT'S KIND OF A TWO-FOLD
QUESTION. >> THE NRP GROUP WOULD STILL HONOR ITS COMMITMENT FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IF WE WERE ALLOWED TO DO ZONING. HOWEVER, IF FOR ANY OTHER REASON WE COULD NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE THE DEAL, WHICH DOES HAPPEN.
THERE ARE A LOT OF MARKET FACTORS AND OTHER FACTORS OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL, THEN IT WOULD BE OPEN FOR ANYBODY ELSE TO COME IN AND BUILD UP TO -- I DID THE MATH.
IT'S BARELY UNDERNEATH 500 UNITS. IT WOULD BE -- IT COULD
THEORETICALLY BE VERY DENSE. >> GAVITO: YEAH. I DO THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONSIDER. BECAUSE IF WE DO KICK THE CAN DOWN THE CURB, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT BE SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SCENARIO, POTENTIALLY LOSING THE AFFORDABILITY. YES, I UNDERSTAND YOU SAID YOU WOULD TRY TO KEEP YOUR
COMMITMENT BUT IT'S NOT GUARANTEED. >> NO, IT'S NOT.
AS I SAID SAID EARLIER REGARDING, LIKE OTHER COMMITMENTS TO THE CHARTER SCHOOL, WE DO EVERYTHING -- IF WE MAKE A COMMITMENT WE'RE GOING TO STICK TO IT.
THAT'S OUR REPUTATION. BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY COME AND WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CLOSE ON IT. SOMEBODY ELSE COULD.
>> GAVITO: I DO UNDERSTAND THE SENTIMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS BEING UNDER ATTACK.
I DO THINK THOUGH THAT IT IS AN IMPORTANT -- IT IS IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT, LIKE I DID EARLIER, THAT THIS SCHOOL WOULD PROVIDE CARE FOR 3-YEAR-OLDS. AND THAT IS A VERY REAL THING.
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YOU'RE WAITING TO SIGN YOUR KID UP FOR SCHOOL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT IS JUST THE REALITY A LOT OF PARENTS FACE. I DON'T WANT US TO LOSE SIGHT OF THAT BECAUSE THAT IS IMPORTANT. AND IT'S WHERE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD FOR A LOT OF MOMS.THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: MAY I ASK NRP, WOULD YOU CLARIFY HOW THIS
PARTICULAR CHILDCARE PROVIDER WAS SELECTED? >> WE HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH THEM. AGAIN, THIS MANDATE'S NOT NEW. IT'S RELATIVELY NEW BUT IT'S NOT NEW THIS YEAR FROM THE STATE AGENCY TO SELECT, TO PARTNER WITH A PRE-K.
WE TRIED LAST YEAR TO DO IT, JUST LIKE UNFORTUNATELY SOME OF THE OTHER FAILED TAX CREDIT DEALS. WE HAD MET WITH THE GERVIN YOUTH ACADEMY TWO YEARS AGO IN PREPARATION TO TRY TO WORK WITH THEM AND THAT WAS IN DISTRICT 2.
SO IT WAS ALSO KIND OF -- THEY WERE NEARBY SO IT WAS ALSO APPROPRIATE, CONSIDERING THEY HAD OTHER ACADEMIES IN THE AREA. BUT THEY ALSO SAID THEY HAD WISHED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE, JUST FOR THE PRE-KS, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD, THE 3 AND 4-YEAR-OLDS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY WHERE THERE WAS A NEED.
SO WE HAD IDENTIFIED COMING UP TO THIS YEAR TWO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
ONE HERE ON TEZEL ROAD AND THE OTHER ON MARBACH AND PINN. THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED TO PROVIDING THE SAME SERVICES TO THAT. WE CLARIFIED THERE WERE EXPECTATIONS OUTLINED IN THE AGENCY OF HIGH-QUALITY PRE-K THAT THEY HAVE TO MEET.
AND THEY SAID, YES, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY DO THAT. AND SO, AGAIN, IT WAS GIVEN A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY WITH THE PREVIOUS DEAL WE DID AND THEN WHEN WE WENT BACK TO THEM IT WAS SIMPLY CONTINUING THAT RELATIONSHIP AND ASKING THEM IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED, IN
WHICH THEY SAID YES. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO.
>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. OFTENTIMES IT'S SCHOOL CLOSURES, GENTRIFICATION, OR ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM, WE DISCUSS THEM AS PHENOMENONS THAT JUST OCCUR. BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ACTORS AND HOW WE FACILITATE THOSE PROCESSES, THAT CONCENTRATION AND/OR THAT DIVESTMENT, IT'S THROUGH POLICIES AND PRACTICES AND ACTIONS OF THINGS LIKE REZONING.
AND I THINK ABOUT THE SOUTH SIDE OF DISTRICT 5 THAT HAS A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF AUTO AND METAL RECYCLERS. WE GOT TO THAT PLACE BECAUSE OF ZONING.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SCHOOL CLOSURES IT'S EASY TO POINT TO THE STATE AND SAY THE GOVERNOR. BUT OUR ROLE HERE IS US FACILITATING THAT ACTION.
AND THE APPLICANT MENTIONED TODAY THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE GOVERNOR IS LOOKING FOR. AND NOW WE'RE SEEING WITHIN THIS PROPOSED PROJECT A CHARTER WITHIN THIS PROJECT. AND IT'S A TREND THAT'S GOING TO EVENTUALLY SERVE AS A TROJAN HORSE TO WHERE THE POTENTIAL SCHOOL CLOSURES ON THE NORTH SIDE MAY TAKE PLACE.
OPEN UP A CHARTER SCHOOL, SIPHON OFF KIDS FROM OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM.
I WANTED TO BE SURE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WHILE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LAND USE AND ZONING, THESE ARE LARGER TOOLS TO FACILITATE LARGER PROJECTS. AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T CONNECT THOSE DOTS. YES, THE APPLICANT IS IMPORTANT BUT OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
IS JUST AS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER
VIAGRAN, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? >> VIAGRAN: THIS IS FOR THE LAWYER. HOW MANY MOTIONS CAN WE MAKE TODAY?
>> MAYO >> RIGHT NOW ON THE FLOOR I BELIEVE THE CURRENT MOTION IS FOR DENIAL. THE COUNCILMAN CAN CHOOSE TO WITHDRAW THAT MOTION, IF HE WANTS TO, ALONG WITH THE SECOND. BUT RIGHT NOW THAT MOTION IS THE ONE THAT'S ON THE FLOOR. SHOULD THAT MOTION FAIL FOR ANY REASON, THE FLOOR COULD BE
OPENED UP FOR AN ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR YOU ALL TO VOTE ON. >> VIAGRAN: I WOULD POLITELY ASK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE TO REMOVE HIS MOTION SO THAT WE COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND IF THAT FAILS AND PEOPLE WANT TO DO A MOTION TO CONTINUE -- BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IF WE CAN GET THIS DONE TODAY, WE GET IT DONE TODAY. IF WE DON'T HAVE THE VOTES AND WE NEED TO BRING THE INFORMATION BACK REGARDING GERVIN -- BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BRING THEM HERE IF IT'S A NO-VOTE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE GERVIN ACADEMY HERE BECAUSE YOUR POINT -- I KNOW IT WAS A DIFFERENT COUNCIL THAT APPROVED THIS.
AND I THINK THERE'S BEEN A LOT SAID ABOUT SCHOOLS AND QUALITY EDUCATION.
AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DISCUSS HOW MANY OF THESE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE 3-K POSITIONS, IF WE DON'T HAVE THE APPROVAL TODAY. I FEEL LIKE IF WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS TODAY, I WOULD RATHER MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS TODAY WITH APPROVAL BUT I
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WOULD ASK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE TO REMOVE HIS MOTION SO WE CAN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, SEE IF THAT FAILS. IF NOT, SEE IF WE CAN'T GIVE IT ONE LAST COLLEGE TRY AND BRING IT BACK FOR A CONTINUANCE SO THAT WE CAN GET GERVIN HERE. BUT I DON'T WANT TO BRING GERVIN IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO -- IF IT DOESN'T -- IF IT'S NOT WORTH IT.>> WHYTE: POINT OF ORDER, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: ONE SECOND.
THE CLERK AND THE ATTORNEY ARE DISCUSSING SOMETHING THAT MAY IMPACT OUR DISCUSSION.
>> MAYOR JONES, IN CONFERENCE WITH THE CITY CLERK, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THE MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE BEFORE YOU VOTE -- IF YOU GET A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE CONTINUANCE.
THAT WOULD TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER THE MOTION TO DENY. >> MAYOR JONES: SO THE ORIGINAL MOTION THEN DOES NOT HAVE TO BE WITHDRAWN IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH WHAT YOU JUST
DESCRIBED? >> EXACTLY. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILWOMAN
VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: OKAY. I MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE TO AUGUST 21ST. I WOULD LIKE THE GERVIN ACADEMY THAT DAY TO PRESENT.
>> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CONTINUE ITEMS 18 AND 19. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ONE SECOND.
ONE SECOND. MA'AM. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE
CONTINUANCE? COUNCILMAN WHYTE. >> WHYTE: YEAH.
YOU SAID THE 21ST, COUNCILWOMAN? DID WE NOT WANT TO CONTINUE IT
UNTIL A DATE AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST? >>
>> WHYTE: IT'S THE COUNCILWOMAN'S MOTION. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILWOMAN,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLARIFY THE NEED FOR THE DATE? >> VIAGRAN: THE DATE WOULD BE
THE NEXT ZONING, WHICH WOULD BE AUGUST 21ST. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN
WHYTE, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? PLEASE, GO AHEAD. >> WHYTE: YEAH, I ONLY ASK THAT BECAUSE IT WOULD SEEM TO ME WITH THE LAW CHANGE THAT IT MAY BE BETTER TO DO IT AFTER THE 1ST. BUT EITHER WAY I'LL SUPPORT THE COUNCILWOMAN'S POSITION FOR THE CONTINUANCE.
>> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE UNTIL THE
21ST? COUNCILWOMAN. >> GAVITO: I WOULD JUST ECHO COUNCILMAN WHYTE'S SUGGESTION THAT IT BE AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST JUST SO WE KNOW
WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. BUT RESPECT YOUR MOTION TOO. >> VIAGRAN: NO, AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS BUT I WOULD LIKE IT TO GO THE 21ST, JUST BECAUSE AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST WE MAY SEE MORE MARKET RATE COME IN FOR THAT PROPERTY.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS DONE BEFORE THE LAW CHANGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN.
SO IF WE COULD DO THIS ON THE 21ST AND WE COULD GET GERVIN HERE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE BEST. AND IN THE MEANTIME I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE DEVELOPERS CONTINUE TO TALK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CONTINUE TO TALK TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND TRY AND FIND A WAY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO GET INVOLVED AND UNDERSTAND THAT OF THESE 53 KIDS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, HOW MANY ARE IN 3-K, HOW MANY ARE IN 4-K AND CAN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDE A PATH FOR THEM IN A SPECIALIZED SCHOOL THAT LEADS TO A SPECIALIZED MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITY
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HERE AND I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME LIKE THAT. LET'S JUST DO THAT BECAUSE IF DISTRICT 6 IS ANYTHING LIKE DISTRICT 3, THERE ARE MARKET-RATE DEVELOPERS WAITINGFOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILWOMAN, THANK YOU FOR THE MOTION.
YOUR MOTION INCLUDES INVITING THE GERVIN ACADEMY TO COME SPEAK ON THE 21ST.
I WOULD ASK THE NORTHSIDE ISD FOLKS IF THEY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PRESENT ON THAT DAY.
OKAY. SO THE MOTION BEFORE US IS CONTINUANCE UNTIL THE 21ST WITH A PRESENTATION BY THE GERVIN ACADEMY AS WELL AS ACCOMPANYING PRESENTATION BY THE NORTH SIDE AFT AND OTHER NORTHSIDE ELEMENTS IF THEY WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT.
THERE IS A SECOND. OKAY. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR A CONTINUANCE ON ITEMS 18 AND 19. PLEASE VOTE.
THE MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM IS NO. 20. >> CLERK: CASE] STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION FOR C 2-NA COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT. ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. 31 NOTICES MAILED, ZERO IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY. >> MAYOR JONES: THE FIRST PERSON IS CLAUDIA ORTEGA FOLLOWED BY JACOB ORTEGA, PLEASE.
OKAY. JACK FINGER, PLEASE. >> MADAME MAYOR AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS JACK M.
FINGER. TALK ABOUT UNDERLYING CURRENTS HERE.
ITEM NO. 26 IS ABOUT CHANGING THE ZONING FROM -- >> MAYOR JONES: SIR, WE'RE ON
NO. 20. >> NO. 20. MY MISTAKE.
ITEM NO. 20, CHANGING THE REZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL TO C-2, COMMERCIAL NO. 2 OVER ON POTRANCO ROAD . MR. GALVAN, THE STAFF RECOMMENDED DENIAL.
LIKE I SAY, THAT'S ALWAYS LIKE A RED FLAG THERE. WHY DID THEY DO SO? WELL, BASICALLY IT'S BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL PROPOSAL IS SITTING ABUTTING NOT ONE BUT TWO RESIDENCES RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER. EXCUSE ME.
AND -- I MEAN, THERE'S NO BUFFERS HERE. AND TO GO AHEAD AND SELL ALCOHOL? NO, THIS HAS TOO MANY NEGATIVES ON IT, SIR, AND TOO MANY ADVERSARIAL EFFECTS AS THE STAFF HAS SUGGESTED. AND SO CONSEQUENTLY, I THINK IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE THIS ONE TOO, WELL, GO AHEAD. WHY NOT JUST GET A LITTLE BIT OF COURAGE AND SAY NO TO ONE MORE OF THESE BABIES HERE, HUH?
THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. ITEM NO. 20 IS IN DISTRICT 6.
COUNCILMEMBER GALVAN IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> GALVAN: MAYOR, I MOTION TO
APPROVE THIS ITEM. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEM 20? HEARING NONE, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 20. PLEASE VOTE.
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THE MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM IS NO. 26. >> CLERK: AGENDA ITEM 26.
APPROVAL. 32 NOTICES MAILED, TWO IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED.
NORTHERN HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION DOES NOT OPPOSE. OUTSIDE THE 200-FOOT BOUNDARY
THERE ARE TWO OPPOSED . >> MAYOR JONES: THE FIRST PERSON IS CAROL GANBAR FOLLOWED
BY JACK FINGER. >> HELLO. I'M CAROL GANBAR.
WE HAVE THREE ASSISTED LIVINGS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. WE'RE VERY WELCOMED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH US.
MY DIRECT NEIGHBORS HAVE NO ISSUES WITH US AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN PASS US.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> MAYOR JONES: JACK FINGER, PLEASE.
>> MADAME MAYOR, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JACK FINGER AND THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER MENTIONED THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAVE NO CONCERN ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL.
WELL, MAYBE THE NEIGHBORS DON'T BUT THERE ARE SOME PROFESSIONAL PERSONS WHOM THE CITY EMPLOYS TO LOOK AT THIS AND THEY DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS. MR. WHYTE, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. BASICALLY, THOSE CONCERNS IS THAT THEY'RE INCREASING, INCREASING THE CLIENTELE THERE FROM SIX PERSONS TO EIGHT. THAT'S ABOUT A 33% INCREASE.
AND NO INCREASE IN THE SPACE AT THIS PROPERTY. SO WHEN THE PERSON'S ALREADY LIVING THERE, THEY'RE LIVING THERE AND ESSENTIALLY THE LIVING QUARTERS ARE GOING TO BECOME MORE, IN MY VIEWPOINT, CRAMPED BECAUSE OF THESE EXTRA PERSONS COMING IN.
SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN WE'RE ASKING FOR A CHANGE HERE SIMPLY FOR MORE MONEY.
YEAH. AND NOT NECESSARILY FOR MORE ACCMMODATIONS FOR THOSE ALREADY LIVING THERE. I THINK, MR. WHYTE, I THINK YOU SHOULD SAY NO TO THIS ONE.
JUST IT'S WHY THE -- WELL, IT'S WHY THE ZONING STAFF SAID NO TO IT AS WELL.
THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: ITEM NO. 26 IS IN DISTRICT 10.
COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> WHYTE: THANKS, MAYOR.
THERE'S ALREADY EIGHT PEOPLE THAT ARE AT THIS FACILITY. NOTHING'S CHANGING WITH THE BUILDING INSIDE OR OUT. IT'S ALREADY AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO NORTHERN HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR WORKING WITH US ON THIS.
THIS IS WELL NEEDED IN THE AREA. THEY'RE A GOOD COMMUNITY CITIZEN. AND FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS, I MOVE TO APPROVE.
>> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEM 26? A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. MR. SHANNON, IN LIGHT OF WHAT THE COUNCILMAN HAS JUST DESCRIBED, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CRITERIA FOR REVIEW THOUGH IN THE PACKET, IT SAYS STAFF HAS FOUND INDICATION OF LIKELY ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE.
>> WE LOOK AT EACH CASE IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. CERTAINLY WE UNDERSTAND IT'S AN EXISTING CONDITION THAT THEY HAVE NON-CONFORMING USE. SO BRINGING IT INTO ALLOWING A LITTLE BIT MORE, THE EIGHTH PERSON. IN RESIDENTIAL THE RIGHT IS SIX. WE MADE A RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL BUT AS IT'S MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS, IT'S HERE TODAY WITH A LITTLE BIT OF DIVERSE RECOMMENDATION.
THAT WAS OUR TAKE ON IT BUT CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE COUNCILMAN'S COMMENTS AND
EVERYTHING TOO. >> MAYOR JONES: GO AHEAD, COUNCILMAN.
>> WHYTE: JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AT THE ZONING COMMISSION.
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AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD WORKING WITH US AND STAFF WAS VERY PROFESSIONALTHE WHOLE WAY. >> MAYOR JONES: MR. SHANNON, JUST AS YOU SAT DOWN, MY APOLOGIES. BUT TO CLARIFY, THE ADVERSE EFFECTS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS
MERELY THE SIX PERSON TO EIGHT PERSON, CORRECT? >> GENERALLY THAT'S IT.
YEAH. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEM 26? THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 26. PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES.
THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S ZONING AND LAND USE SESION. THE TIME IS 3:37 AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. ONE SECOND. PLEASE SIT DOWN.
WE'VE GOT A BIRTHDAY AND WE HAVE TO SING. COUNCILMAN CASTILLO-ANGUIANO, IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY ON THE 2ND SO WE ARE GOING TO SING.
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