[00:00:04] THE TIME IS 2:11 P.M. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, AND THE ZONING AND LAND USE SESSION IS CALLED TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. ITEMS TO CONTINUE TO THE SEPTEMBER 18 MEETING ARE ITEMS 15 AND 16. IS THERE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE ITEMS? >> VIAGRAN: I MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: MADAM CLERK, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? IS THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED? THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND TO CONTINUE ITEMS 15 AND 16 TO SEPTEMBER 18. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ITEMS 2, 5, 6, 13, 20, 21, 22, 25, 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? THERE ARE NO ITEMS TO BE PULLED. MADAM CLERK, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEMS REMAINING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? THREE INDIVIDUALS HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. JACK FINGER, FOLLOWED BY SISTER VERONICA CAHILL. YOU EACH HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. >> MAYOR JONES, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL, ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER, AND ONE ITEM I DO WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION ON THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA. IT'S THE FIRST ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 1. IT'S ABOUT AN ALCOHOL VARIANCE OVER ON -- MR. GALVAN, I BELIEVE THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT, YES. IT'S OVER -- THE NORTHWEST CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WITHIN 300 FEET OF THAT SCHOOL WHERE SCHOOL KIDS PLAY, THERE IS GOING TO BE AN ATTEMPT TO SELL ALCOHOL. YEAH, WE -- WE HAVE RULES AGAINST THOSE THINGS, AND AT LEAST ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE STATE LEVEL. SO CONSEQUENTLY, SIR, THEY THINK IT'S A BAD IDEA IF YOU ARE OFFERING ALCOHOL WHERE THE SCHOOL KIDS WALK. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT, SIR, IF YOU WOULD SAY NO TO THAT ONE THEN. YES. INSTEAD OF JUST LETTING IT SAIL ON THROUGH. ANYWAY, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT ONE. THANK YOU, SIR. >> MAYOR JONES: SISTER VERONICA CAHILL FOLLOWED BY J. MICHAEL JEFFORDS. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF REZONING OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CEMETERY AT 301 YUCCA STREET. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL AND COUNCILMAN LEO AND ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: J. MICHAEL GIFFORDS. >> WE'RE GOOD. WE JUST SIGNED UP -- >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? THAT CONCLUDES COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ARE ITEMS 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 27, 28 AND 29. [00:05:09] PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. STAFF, PLEASE START WITH ITEM NUMBER 2. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, LOGAN SPARROW. MAILED ONE NOTICE TO A SCHOOL WITHIN 300 FEET, THAT BEING THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO. UTSA IS OPPOSED TO THE WAIVER OF THE 30% LIMITATION FOR ALCOHOL SALES. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: MADAM CLERK, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? >> CLERK: WE HAVE FIVE INDIVIDUALS. >> MAYOR JONES: THE FIRST PERSON IS ANDREW WANGLER FOLLOWED BY JILL WAYMAN. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. >> MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS ANDREW CRUSO -- WANGLER. I LIVE ABOUT TWO BLOCKS FROM THIS. I'M HERE TO URGE YOU NOT TO ALLOW THESE VARIANCES AND THE TABC CODE AT UTSA BOULEVARD. OUR COMMUNITY HAS LIVED THROUGH THESE CONSEQUENCE BEFORE. IN THE PAST LATE-NIGHT ESTABLISHMENTS WERE OPERATING AT 7280 UTSA BOULEVARD AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE COLLEGE PARK SUBDIVISION. WE SAW SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN CRIME, PUBLIC SAFETY INCIDENTS, LATE-NIGHT STATE OF TEXASS, AND UNSTAVE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THESE IMPACTS WERE NOT ABSTRACT. THEY'VE DISRUPTED THE WELL-BEING OF THE FAMILIES THAT LIVE THERE. THE CODES AND PROVISIONS ARE NOT ARBITRARY, THEY ARE SAFEGUARDS INTENDED TO ASSURE THEY ARE AWAY FROM SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES AND REMAIN RESTAURANTS, NOT BARS IN DISGUISE. IT CREATED ENVIRONMENTS THAT FUELED THE VERY PROBLEMS OUT NEIGHBORHOOD EXPERIENCED. EXCESSIVE NOISE, DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND THREATS TO OUR SAFETY. THE RESULT WAS A DIRECT AND NEGATIVE IMPACT ON COLLEGE PARKS. CITY CODES EXIST TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. IF EXCEPTION ARE GRANTED WE RISK REPEATING THE VERY CAKE ALLEY. OUR COUNCILWOMAN AND MOST OF YOU ALSO RAN ON PUBLIC SAFETY AS A TOP PRIORITY. WRITTEN BY DENYING UPHOLDING THE CODE, WRITTEN AND DENIED THESE VARIANCES IS AN OBVIOUS WAY TO HONOR THAT COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. IN CLOSING, WHILE I REMAIN OPPOSED TO THE VARIANCES, IF THE COUNCIL DOES CHOOSE TO APPROVE, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT QUARTERLY VERIFICATION OF ALCOHOL SALES BE A CONDITION OF APPROVAL. THIS WILL HELP -- >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, SIR. YOU CAN SUBMIT THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS FOR THE RECORD. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: JILL LAYMAN, FOLLOWED BY DOUG MUELLER. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. >> HI, JILL LAYMAN. I'M A HOMEOWNER AT COLLEGE PARK SUBDIVISION SINCE 1983. I HAVE PERSONALLY SPOKEN TO THE OWNERS OF THE FOUR PREVIOUS BARS AT 7280 UTSA BOULEVARD AND WAS ASSURED BY EACH OF THOSE OWNERS THAT THEIR OBJECTIVE WAS TO BE A, QUOTE, GOOD NEIGHBOR TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. HOWEVER, EACH OF THESE BARS, BAR OWNERS FAILED IN THAT VENTURE. WE HAVE HAD TRAFFIC 11:00, 2:00 IN THE MORNING, PARKING ADJACENT HOMEOWNERS' BEDROOMS. WE'VE HAD SHOOTINGS, WE'VE HAD STABBINGS. AS MANY AS EIGHT CAR BREAK-INS PER WEEKEND. SO IF THIS FIVE MONKEYS OWNER WANTS TO OPEN AN INDIAN RESTAURANT AND SERVE BEER AND WINE AND CLOSE AT A REASONABLE HOUR, WE WOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE, WE WOULD BE THERE AT FIVE MONKEYS. AS IT IS WE TOTALLY OBJECT TO YET ANOTHER BAR BEING THERE AT THE MOUTH OF OUR SUBDIVISION. IT IS VERY, VERY DISRUPTIVE TO PEACEFUL LIVING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [00:10:08] >> MAYOR JONES: DOUG MUELLER, FOLLOWED BY JACK FINGER. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. >> THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME. JUST TO ADD TO A FEW OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPENED. WE HAD BAR PATRONS DEFECATING AND URINATING INTO OUR YARDS AND DRIVING INTO OUR MAILBOXES AND CARS AND ACROSS OUR LAWNS. I HAVE 85-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE NEXT TO ME, THEY HAD PEOPLE TRYING TO BREAK INTO THEIR HOUSE. ALL OF THAT STOPPED WHEN THE BAR CLOSED DOWN. NUMBER ONE, THE PERCENT ANNUAL REVENUE FROM SELLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. BARS DERIVE MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR INCOME FROM ALCOHOL. NUMBER TWO, THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION. RESEARCHING THE HOURS OF OPERATIONS OF VARIOUS BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN OUR VICINITY, A RESTAURANT'S USUAL HOURS ARE SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 11 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IT'S 11 A.M. TO 11:00 P.M. ONLY BARS ARE OPEN PAST 10:00 P.M. ON SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY OR PAST 11:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THEREFORE, TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM DAMAGING AND VIOLENT ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH BARS, NUMBER ONE, PLEASE DO NOT GRANT THE VARIANCE ALLOWING MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR REVENUE FROM ALCOHOLIC SALES. AND PLEASE DO NOT GRANT THE CITY'S LATE-HOUR CERTIFICATE AND RESTRICT THE ESTABLISHMENT'S HOURS TO OPERATIONS TO THOSE OF A RESTAURANT WHICH ARE SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 11 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M. AND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 11 A.M. TO 11:00 P.M. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME AND THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING OUR FAMILIES. >> MAYOR JONES: JACK FINGER, FOLLOWED BY ARUNE HOSANNA. >> MADAM MAYOR, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS JACK FINGER AND THIS ITEM DEALS WITH THE IDEA OF ALLOWING ALCOHOL TO BE SOLD WITHIN 300 FEET OF NOT JUST SOME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE SCHOOL KIDS WHO HAVEN'T EVEN TASTED ALCOHOL YET TRAVEL, BUT A COLLEGE CAMPUS, UTSA, WHERE YOU HAVE COLLEGE KIDS READY FOR -- TO GO TO TIE ONE ON AFTER CLASS. I ALSO ALLUDE TO ANOTHER ITEM THAT IS ATTACHED TO THIS SITUATION. PERHAPS SOME OF YOU SAW THE SUNDAY EXPRESS NEWS FRONT PAGE ARTICLE DEALING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CULTURE OF ALCOHOL. IT MENTIONED A COUPLE OF YOU FOLKS BY NAME. ONCE AGAIN, NOW THE QUESTION BECOMES WHAT WILL YOU DO ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM DEALING WITH ALCOHOL, DECIDING IF IT SHALL BE SOLD WITHIN 300 FEET OF A -- WELL, NOT JUST A SCHOOL, BUT A COLLEGE CAMPUS THERE. NO, THIS IS -- QUITE FRANKLY, THIS SHOULD BE A NO-BRAINER, BUT IN ALL THE YEARS I'VE BEEN COMING HERE, I'VE SEEN TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME AFTER JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO ONE OF YOUR COUNCIL SAID LET'S GO AHEAD AND ALLOW ALCOHOL TO BE SOLD WITHIN 300 FEET OF A SCHOOL. NO, I THINK THE TIME HAS COME WHERE YOU NEED TO SAY NO TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THEY CAN BUY BEER AND ALCOHOL AND ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANT TO ANYWHERE -- PRACTICALLY ANYWHERE ELSE IN THIS TOWN, BUT PLEASE NOT CLOSE TO WHERE COLLEGE KIDS AND SCHOOL KIDS ARE STUDYING >> MAYOR JONES: ARUNE HOSANNA. >> RESPECTED MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER MS. GONZALEZ AND THE REST OF COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE BUSINESS WHICH WE ARE TRYING TO STOP THERE. DURING THIS PROCESS, THE COUNCILMEMBER OFFICE HELPED US NEGOTIATE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS AND WITH ALL RESPECT TO THEIR COUNCIL FROM THE PAST BUSINESSES WHICH BASICALLY OPERATED AS NIGHTCLUBS WHICH IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING. WE HAVE RENEGOTIATED MOST OF THE TERMS AND I REGRESS TO THE COUNCILMEMBER AND THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE VARIANCES. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: ITEM 2 IS [00:15:04] IN DISTRICT 8. COUNCILMEMBER MS. IS A GONZALEZ IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> GONZALEZ: I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COLLEGE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND UTSA FOR MEETING WITH THE APPLICANT AND WORKING WITH MY OFFICE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE APPLICANT AND PROPERTY OWNER FOR BEING WILLING TO HEAR CONCERNS AND ULTIMATELY AMEND THEIR APPLICATION. FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE A LETTER FROM UTSA STATING THEIR OPPOSITION FOR ANY ALCOHOL SALES ABOVE 30%. I'LL HAND THIS TO THE CITY CLERK. AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND PUBLIC INPUT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ALCOHOL VARIANCES WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SHALING FOR ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION ONLY. THE APPLICANT SHALL ON AN ANNUAL BASIS SUBMIT TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION TO VERIFY THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL SALES. HOURS OF OPERATION SHALL BE SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, 11 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT, THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 11 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. ALCOHOL SALES SHALL END AT MIDNIGHT ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. THE ALCOHOL VARIANCE SHALL NOT TRANSFER TO DIFFERENT OWNERS OR LAND USES, CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP SHALL TERMINATE THIS VARIANCE. THE ALCOHOL VARIANCE SHALL TERMINATE IN EVENT OF NON-OPERATION OR NON-USE FOR A PERIOD OF 12 OR MORE MONTHS, AND OUTSIDE SOUND AMPLIFICATION SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION FROM THE LEGAL TEAM, THE RESTRICTION THAT ALCOHOL BE CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES, IS THAT INCONGRUENT WITH STATE LAW THAT ALLOWS FOR ALCOHOL TO BE PURCHASED AND TAKEN OFF THE PREMISES? >> EVERYTHING -- ALL OF THE CONDITIONS WERE VETTED THROUGH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THEY ARE ALL FINE LEGALLY TO PROCEED. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEM 2? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEM 2? THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS ON ITEM NUMBER 2. PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES. STAFF, PLEASE START WITH NUMBER -- MOVE ON TO NUMBER 5 AND 6. THANK YOU. >> ABSOLUTELY. ZERO RETURNED IN OPPOSITION. OUTSIDE OF THE 200-FOOT NOTIFICATION BOUNDARY, 11 WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED. THE EAST LAWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS NOT OPPOSED. THANK YOU. >> M HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 5 AND 6. RANDY WORMLY AND JACK FINGER, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH. >> ALSO MY WIFE IS HERE TOO. THANK YOU ALL FOR HEARING US. >> MAYOR JONES: SIR, SHE HAS NOT SIGNED UP, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK FOR THE TWO MINUTES IF YOU WOULD LIKE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME TODAY. WE ARE THE OWNERS OF 1921, 23 BURNETT STREET. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS -- AS FAR AS LOOKING AT COMMUNITY HELP AND LOOKING TO JUST CHANGE THIS COMMUNITY. WE HAVE OUTREACH SET UP IN THERE AS FAR AS DOING CLASSES, WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS, WORKING WITH THE ORPHANAGE. THERE IS A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY NEARBY THAT WE WILL BE COMMUNE BE WITH SO WE'LL HAVE THEM OVER AT LEAST ONCE, TWICE A WEEK, HELPING TO BRIDGE THAT GAP BETWEEN THE ELDERLY AND THE CHILDREN. WE ALSO HAVE A MINISTRY. THE MINISTRY WILL ALSO OPERATE OUT OF THIS BUILDING. [00:20:04] WE WILL HAVE PROFESSIONAL OFFICES WHERE WE'LL BE LEASING OUT WHAT HAVE YOU. WE WILL LOOK AT HAVING A CAFE WITH A COFFEE SHOP THERE THAT WILL BE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING TO BRING ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE SEE A GREAT NEED IN THAT COMMUNITY THAT WE PRESENT, SO THEY CAN FIND HELP, WHATEVER THEY NEED BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RESOURCES TO WHERE WE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP FEED THEM, PROVIDE CLOTHING, IF THEY NEED FURNITURE OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE FOR THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE HAVING CLASSES TO HELP PEOPLE AS FAR AS IN FINANCES TO SHOW THEM HOW TO BUILD THEIR OWN BUSINESSES AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. AND WE ALSO HAVE PARTNERED WITH A COUPLE OF THE OTHER MINISTRIES NEARBY LIKE ANNUALLY OKAY AND SOME OTHER PLACES. AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO SERVE BOTH FORT SAM AND ST. PHILLIPS COLLEGE ALONG WITH INCARNATE WORD. WE ARE LOOKING TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THIS COMMUNITY. IT'S BEEN WELL NEEDED FOR A VERY LONG TIME. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BRING THE COMMUNITY BACK TO THAT COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FINGER, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. >> MADAM MAYOR, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER. ITEM NUMBER 5 AND 6, ON THE ZONING COMMISSION -- ZONING MEETING. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF RED FLAGS WITH THIS PARTICULAR ZONING CASE. THE PLANNING STAFF THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD IDEA. SO DID THE ZONING STAFF. THEY SAID NO. WHY DID THEY SAY NO TO YOUR GOING AHEAD WITH THIS PROPOSAL FROM MULTI-FAMILY TO COMMERCIAL? WELL, MAINLY BECAUSE, IN THEIR WORDS, THE COMMERCIAL USE PLACES -- IS BEING PLACED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL BLOCK. YEAH, RESIDENCES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE IN HOUSES AND APARTMENTS THERE. NO, I THINK MR. >> CASTILLO ANGUIANO:, I THINK THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT OVER ON BURNET STREET, AND CONSEQUENTLY, I REALLY HAVE THE AUDACITY TO SUGGEST THAT YOU SAY NO TO THIS ONE. YEAH, I MEAN THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO IT THERE, SIR. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR OFFERING, SUGGESTING DENIAL TO ONE OF THESE BABIES HERE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: ITEMS 5 AND 6 ARE IN DISTRICT 2, COUNCILMEMBER. >> CASTILLO ANGUIANO: IS RECOGNIZED. >> 5 AND 6 ARE ON TODAY'S AGENDA DUE TO STAFF DENIAL. OUR MILK CAN'T IS ATTEMPTING A CO-MEETING SPACE WITH AN IN-MEETING COFFEE BAR THAT WILL BE OPEN TO TO PUBLIC AND QUICK A REZONING THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO FUNCTIONALLY OPERATE THEIR COFFEE BAR SERVING OUR CONSTITUENCY. THEY HAVE ENGAGED THE NEIGHBORS MAKING SURE THEY ARE AWARE AND IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT. I WILL MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEMS 5 AND 6? THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE. PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES. STAFF, PLEASE MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 13. >> CLERK: THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED AS WELL. OUTSIDE OF THE 200-FOOT BOUNDARY, ONE NOTICE RETURNED IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED. I DO NEED TO VOTE THIS WOULD REQUIRE A SUPER MAJORITY TO APPROVE. WE HAVE 30% >> MAYOR JONES: THERE ARE SEVERAL FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS. THE FIRST ONE IS ELIZABETH RUSSELL, FOLLOWED BY MAURICE CASTILLO. [00:25:07] YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH RUSSELL, AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTING DANNY'S AUTO RECYCLING, 902 SUMMER SET. DANNY'S AUTO RECYCLING IS THE PROPERTY DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM SOUTHCROSS, AND THERE HAS BEEN A LONG HISTORY BETWEEN THESE PARTIES. THE HISTORY IS THERE BECAUSE THE APPLICANT HAS UNFORTUNATELY VIOLATED SEVERAL PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE IN WHICH THEY HAVE TORN DOWN STRUCTURES WITHOUT PERMISSION. THEY HAVE EXPANDED OPERATIONS. THEY HAVE CREATED DRIVEWAYS AND THEY HAVE EVEN STARTED DOING BUSINESS WITHOUT PERMISSION. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS APPLICANT HAS ATTEMPTED TO SEEK A ZONING CHANGE. MEYER CLIENT'S ISSUES ARE THAT A DRIVEWAY WAS CONSTRUCTED DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM HIS DRIVEWAY. HE HAS 18-WHEELERS THAT COME IN AND OUT OF HIS PROPERTY AND A DRIVEWAY BEING CONSTRUCTED DIRECTLY ACROSS WITHOUT PERMISSION IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO CREATE MAJOR TRAFFIC CONCERNS. THERE'S ALREADY A LOT OF TRAFFIC ISSUES IN THIS AREA, AS COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO IS AWARE OF. SHE WAS AT THE PROPERTY WHEN THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SOME OF THE TRAFFIC ISSUES WHILE THE COUNCILWOMAN WAS THERE. WE ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU DENY THIS APPLICATION. THIS PROPERTY OWNER DOES NOT FOLLOW THE RESTRICTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE BY THE CITY PREVIOUSLY. WE DON'T EXPECT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE. WE ALSO DON'T THINK THE ZONING IS APPROPRIATE BECAUSE OF THE DRIVEWAYS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED AND THE CONFLICT CREATED BECAUSE THE APPLICANT DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FOLLOW PROTOCOL. >> MAYOR JONES: MAURICE FOLLOWED BY GABRIELLE GONZALEZ. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, LULAC PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF MAN OF BEXAR COUNTY, A NON-PROFIT FOR [INAUDIBLE]. I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF MR. GONZALEZ AND HIS REZONING REQUEST. THIS IS NOT ABOUT CHANGING THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S ABOUT CORRECTING A ZONING MISTAKE. THE CURRENT ZONING DOES NOT FIT THE REALITY OF THIS PROPERTY GIVEN 98% OF THE SURROUNDING AREA IS ALREADY INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL BUSINESS. EVEN CHAIRMAN BUST MANTA ACKNOWLEDGE RESIDENTIAL DOES NOT BELONG AT THIS LOCATION. THIS CONDITIONAL USE ALLOWS OVERSIGHT AND ENSURES THE PROPERTY WILL BE RESPONSIBLY MANAGED. DENYING THIS REQUEST WILL NOT ONLY GO AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION, IT WILL SET UP FUTURE CONFLICTS WITH TENANTS, WHETHER RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL, COME IN AND FIND THEMSELVES SURROUNDED BY INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY. THE OPPOSITION HAS MENTIONED OTHER BUSINESSES, BUT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROPERTY. WE ARE NOT HERE FOR THAT BUSINESS, WE ARE HERE FOR MR. GONZALEZ'S PROPERTY ALONE AND THIS REZONING THE BEST USE OF THE LAND. THIS WILL BRING TO UNDER UTILIZE 9 PROPERTY AND PREVENT NEW TENANTS THAT WILL ONLY CAUSE FRUSTRATION LATER. IT'S ABOUT FAIRNESS, CONSISTENCY AND DOES WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU APPROVE THIS REZONING REQUEST AND ALLOW MR. GONZALEZ TO MOVE FORWARD. IT'S A FAIR AND CONSISTENT WITH SURROUNDING USES AND WHAT THE PLANNING STAFF ALREADY RECOMMENDS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY. >> MAYOR JONES: GABRIELLE GONZALEZ FOLLOWED BY JACK FINGER. >> GOOD JOB. I'M GABRIELLE GONZALEZ, THE TEXAS STATE DIRECTOR FOR THE LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS. ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO SUPPORT SMALL AND INDEPENDENT BUSINESS PEOPLE AND MEET WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE COME TO US SEVERAL TIMES TO TALK ABOUT THEIR PARTICULAR ISSUES IMPACTING THEM. LISTENING TO SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT YOUNG LADY PRESENTED TODAY BEFORE YOU WAS SPECIFICALLY PERSONAL ISSUES I THINK THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH BUSINESS. SHOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH MAKING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT RIGHT THERE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. I ACTUALLY GREW UP IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5. I GREW YOU UP ON 19TH AND GUADALUPE STREET, VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY BELIEVE TO DO THE RIGHT THING IS TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE THAT THAT WANT TO CONTINUE TO BRING UP THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND LEAVING VACANT LOTS AND NOT ALLOWING PEOPLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE IDEAS THAT THEY HAVE BEING SMALL BUSINESS PEOPLE, I THINK WOULD BE THE WRONG DECISION. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE [00:30:04] ZONING CHANGE. SO IF YOU WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING. I THINK WE GO OVER AND BEYOND TO HELP THESE CORPORATIONS TO GET WHERE THEY NEED TO BE IN ORDER TO HAVE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT'S POSITIVE ON OUR COMMUNITY. THIS INSTANT I THINK THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD BE DOING BY APPROVING THAT ZONING. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: JACK FINGER, FOLLOWED BY LARRY GARCIA. >> MADAM MAYOR, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS JACK FINGER, AND THIS PARTICULAR CASE, MISS CASTILLO, I BELIEVE IS IN YOUR DISTRICT THERE. OCCASIONALLY, AS YOU KNOW, YOU GET A CASE THAT IS RATHER CONTROVERSIAL. WHAT MAKES THIS ONE CONTROVERSIAL IS THE FACT THAT, WELL, THE QUINTANA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OPPOSED IT. YOU HAD A -- AT THE ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, YOU HAD AS MANY AS -- AS, WELL, AT THAT MEETING YOU HAD AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE SPEAK AGAINST IT WHEN YOU ARE DOING GOOD TO HAVE ANY. HAD AS MANY AS 20% OF THE PEOPLE SAYING THEY DIDN'T WANT IT WHEN YOU ARE DOING GOOD TO GET ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 10%. WHAT WAS THE THING THAT THEY DON'T WANT? ANOTHER USED CAR LOT. YEP, ALONG SOUTHCROSS BOULEVARD. YEAH. SO MAYBE, MAYBE INSTEAD OF COMPROMISING ON YOUR VALUE, JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS DONE TODAY, WHY NOT SURPRISE US ALL AND SET A GOOD EXAMPLE AND SAY NO TO SOMETHING LIKE ANOTHER USED CAR LOT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: LARRY GARCIA, FOLLOWED BY JERRY ALDONDO. >> LARRY GARCIA WITH THE THOMPSON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. WE STAND WITH THE QUINTANA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN THE REQUEST FOR DENIAL. WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH THIS PERSON MUCH THEY ARE REALLY BAD NEIGHBORS. THEY CONTINUALLY BLOCK THE STREETS WITH ABANDONED SIGNS, THEY JUST BUILT A RETAINING WALL WITHOUT PERMITS. THEY HAVE A HARD TIME FOLLOWING THE RULES AND WHAT WE'RE AFRAID OF, THEY DESPERATELY NEED PARKING FOR THEIR METAL RECYCLING FACILITY AND WHAT'S GOING TO STOP THEM FROM USING THIS CAR LOT CHANGE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEE PARKING. I KNOW THEY REALLY DON'T WANT TO COMBINE THESE TWO BUSINESSES, BUT IT'S HUSBAND AND WIFE. THE HUSBAND IS ACTUALLY THE OWNER OF THESE LOTS, BUT HE'S ALSO THE MANAGER OF THE RECYCLING ENTITY. WE DO HAVE A HARD TIME WITH GIVING THEM AN INCH BECAUSE THEY WILL TAKE FOUR OR FIVE MILES. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST DENIAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR JONES: FINAL SPEAKER IS JERRY ALDONDO. >> JERRY ALDONDO, AND I ECHO THE OPPOSITION. I'M ASKING FOR BEING OPPOSED TO THIS ZONING CASE. BUT LET ME GIVE YOU SOME SPECIFICS ON THE HISTORY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR LIKE ABOUT FOUR YEARS. THE TWO PROPERTIES IN QUESTION IS 2227 AND 2235 SOUTHCROSS. ON 2227, THE PROPERTY HAS HAD 13 CODE VIOLATIONS. THE PROPERTY AT 2235 HAS HAD 26 CODE VIOLATIONS. AND THEY STILL HAVE OPEN VIOLATIONS AS WE SPEAK TODAY. THE POINT BEING IS THAT EVERY TIME THEY SAID THEY ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, THEY FLAT HAVE NOT DONE IT. AND SO THE WAY THE PROPERTY LAYS OUT, IF I CAN JUST SHOW YOU ONE PICTURE HERE -- CAN YOU DO THAT THERE? OKAY. SO IF YOU -- CAN YOU PUT THE PICTURE UP ON THE SCREEN? THERE YOU GO. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE THERE, THE TWO IN RED AT THE BOTTOM, WHICH IS THE PROPERTIES IN QUESTION, AND THE BLACK MARK WHERE IT SAYS A CHECK, THAT IS THE METAL RECYCLING FACILITY THAT THEY CURRENTLY OWN. AND WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH IN THE LAST -- IN THE ZONING HISTORY, THEY HAD ASKED AT ONE TIME FOR I-2 S. [00:35:05] THEN THEY SAID HOW ABOUT I-1S. THEN THEY SAID HOW ABOUT L, HOW ABOUT IDZ. TODAY THEY ARE ASKING FOR ANOTHER ONE, AND IF IN FACT YOU PUT C-2 ON IT, THEY WOULD PUT CARS ON THE STREET ITSELF BECAUSE THE PROPERTIES ARE SO SMALL. HERE'S A PICTURE ALSO OF WHAT THEY HAD ACTUALLY BEEN USING THE PROPERTY FOR IN THE PAST WHICH THEY GOT CITED AND HAD TO MOVE THOSE TRICKS. THE INTENT THEY'VE HAD ALL ALONG IS BASED ON THE HISTORY OF USING IT FOR THE METAL RECYCLING. >> MAYOR JONES: YOU CAN SUBMIT THE REST OF YOUR COMMENTS FOR THE RECORD. ITEM 13 IS IS IN DISTRICT 5. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS WHO SHOWED UP TODAY. THIS SITS IN THE PART OF SAN ANTONIO THAT HAS BEEN ENVIRONMENTALLY OVERBURDENED AND PREVIOUSLY DENIED IN FEBRUARY OF 2024. THE QUINTANA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS FULLY OPPOSED AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IS INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE AND COMMERCIAL BUT PREDOMINANTLY LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. THE NEIGHBORHOOD REMAINS IN DENIAL DUE TO OVERSATURATION OF HEALTH AND EQUITY CONCERNS AND WITH THAT I MOTION FOR DENIAL. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 13? GO AHEAD. >> THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DENY ITEM NUMBER 13. PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES. STAFF, PLEASE BRIEF ON ITEMS 20 AND 21. >> CLERK: AMENDING THEIR PLAN AMENDMENT REQUEST TO REGIONAL CENTER. STAFF MAILED 15 NOTICES, ONE RETURNED IN FAVOR AND ONE IS OPPOSED. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: WE HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 20 AND 21. JACK FINGER, FOLLOWED BY DAVID DYE. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES, PLEASE. >> MADAM MAYOR, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL, ONCE AGAIN MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER, AND THIS -- THESE ITEMS, ITEM 20, 21, THEY FALL INTO MR. WHYTE, I BELIEVE YOUR DISTRICT THERE. IT'S OVER ON -- WHAT IS IT? JUDSON ROAD. AND BASICALLY IT'S ABOUT PLACING A COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF, WELL, WELL, IT'S ABOUT CHANGING IT, THE INTENSITY OF IT THERE. THE PEOPLE WHOM WE HIRE TO TELL US ABOUT THESE THINGS GIVE US SOME PROFESSIONAL ADVICE ON IT. THE PLANNING -- THE PLANNING STAFF AND THE ZONING STAFF, THEY THOUGHT THIS IDEA WAS A VERY BAD ONE. AND IN FACT, EVEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION EVEN VOTED AGAINST IT AS WELL. THAT'S THREE OUT OF FOUR ORGANIZATIONS HERE SAYING NO TO THIS THING. WHAT WERE THE REASONS? THEY SAID -- I'M JUST QUOTING, IT EXPANDS INDUSTRIAL USES RIGHT NEXT TO MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREAS. YEAH. THEY DID OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE. THEY THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE AMENDED TO A LOWER INTENSITY OF BASE ZONING WITH THAT CONDITIONAL USE. THEY SAID THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. BUT NOT TO THE POINT THAT YOU HAVE IT HERE. SO YES, MR. WHYTE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU JUST TO -- IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS, MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO IT. TO WHAT IS IT C-2 I THINK THEY WERE SUGGESTING? I THINK YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT THESE THINGS THAN I DO. PLEASE GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: DAVID DYE, FOLLOWED BY YVONNE IZELLE. >> I'M DAVID DYE, PRESIDENT [00:40:10] OF DYE DEVELOPMENT. LAND SURVEYOR AND CIVIL ENGINEER. I REPRESENT MR. GENE MEYERS, OWNER OF THE SUB SUSPECT PROPERTY. HE HAS OWNED THE PROPERTY SINCE 1999. AND HE ARE HAS LEASED THE PROPERTY TO -- RIGHT NOW IT'S LEASE TO DO A SUBSIDIARY OF HOME DEPOT, AND THEY SUPPLY MUNICIPAL WATER AND SEWER PIPE AND FIREFIGHTING, YOU KNOW, LIKE FIRE HYDRANTS AND FITTINGS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS. MR. MEYERS RECENTLY DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND SELL THE PROPERTY, HAD IT UNDER CONTRACT AND THE BUY, THROUGH THEIR INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THERE'S A -- A PORTION OF THE SITE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE WHERE THEY HAD BEEN STORING THE PIPE AND FIRE HYDRANTS, ET CETERA, WAS ACTUALLY A VIOLATION OF OUTDOOR STORAGE UNDER THE EXISTING ZONING. SO WE CONTACTED THE CITY AND IT'S CULMINATED WITH WHERE WE'RE AT NOW. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, SIR. SIR, IF YOU HAVE -- THERE WAS A MISTAKE ON THE CLERK'S IDEA OF ONE MINUTE. >> CERTAINLY MR. MEYERS DOES NOT WANT TO DOWN ZONE TO C-2. HE DOESN'T WANT TO GIVE UP HIS CURRENT C-3. ALL THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN STORED OUTSIDE SINCE I BELIEVE IT'S 2006. IT'S SCREENED FROM THE FRONT ROW, NO ONE WOULD KNOW IT'S THERE. THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY IS ZONED I-1. THERE'S JUST A RECTANGULAR PORTION IN THE MIDDLE TO ALLOW THE OUTDOOR STORAGE WHICH HAS BEEN USED IN THAT MANNER FOR, WELL, 19 YEARS THIS AUGUST. THAT'S THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT. I CAN CERTAINLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY. >> MAYOR JONES: YVONNE -- THANK YOU, SIR. YVONNE IZELLE. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. I'M YVONNE IZELLE, 1375 JUDSON ROAD. I'M JUST RIGHT THERE TO THAT NEXT BUILDING OF THAT COMPANY. AND IF THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE CHEMICALS THERE, IT'S NOT FEASIBLE BECAUSE THE BODY SHOP NEXT TO THEM, BODY SHOP THAT'S RIGHT THERE HAS CHEMICALS. I DON'T HAVE THAT MANY CHEMICALS FOR THAT, BUT I LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO THEM AND IT'S JUST THAT I CAN REALLY TOUCH THEIR BUILDING WITH MY HANDS ON MY PROPERTY. IF THIS IS GOING TO BE PASSING, I NEED TO KNOW BECAUSE THERE'S THE SCHOOL THERE ACROSS THE STREET AND ALSO A CHILDCARE FACILITY ACROSS THE STREET. SO, YOU KNOW, CHEMICALS EXPLODE, SO I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES TO MY HOUSE, TO MY BUILDING, TO MY BUSINESS AND WHERE WILL MY KIDS LIVE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: ITEMS 20 AND 21 ARE FROM DISTRICT 10. COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> WHYTE: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK STAFF AND EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON THIS CASE INCLUDING FOLKS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. I APPRECIATE ZONING COMMISSION'S REVIEW OF IT AND RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. WITH ALL OF THAT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. >> CLARIFICATION, APPROVE AS AMENDED, COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE? FOR THE PLAN AMENDMENT? >> WHYTE: THE APPLICANT WAS AMENDING THEIR REQUEST FOR THE PLAN AMENDMENT TO DO THAT TO REGIONAL CENTER. >> WHYTE: YES, APPROVED AS AMENDED. YES. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEMS 20 AND 21? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AS AMENDED ITEMS 20 AND 21. PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES. STAFF, PLEASE PRESENT ON ITEM 22. >> [00:45:07] REQUEST TO C-2 NA ON A 3.79 RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. AND WE HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THE ROYAL RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: THERE ARE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM NUMBER 22, DISTRICT 10. COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> WHYTE: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK THE DEVELOPER FOR WORKING SO DILIGENTLY WITH SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS. WE HAD NUMEROUS COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND AFTER EVERYTHING I HEARD WE FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THE SITE PLAN AND I MOVE TO APPROVE IS THIS AS AMENDED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEM 22? THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE AS AMENDED. PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES. STAFF, PLEASE PRESENT ON ITEM 25 AND 26. >> RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. JACK FINGER, >> MADAME MAYOR, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JACK FINGER AND ONCE AGAIN ITEM 25 AND 26 ONCE AGAIN FALL INTO DISTRICT NO. 10, MR. MARC WHYTE, YOU'RE THE COUNCIL PERSON FOR THAT ONE. WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN. FOR THIS PARTICULAR ZONING CASE, THE PROFESSIONALS THAT WE HIRE, THE ZONING STAFF, THE PLANNING STAFF, THEY THINK IT'S A BAD IDEA CHANGING THIS ZONING DESIGNATION FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL. IN THEIR WORDS, QUOTE, IT ABUTS A LARGE RESIDENTIALLY-ZONED PARCEL. AND HERE'S THE KICKER. IT WOULD ALLOW FOR INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE IN SAN ANTONIO SEEN COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT? NO, MR. WHYTE, WHEN YOU HAVE THREE GROUPS: THE PLANNING STAFF, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THE ZONING STAFF SAY DO NOT DO THIS, WHY ARE WE GOING AHEAD WITH THIS? MR. WHYTE, I THINK YOU REALLY SHOULD SAY NO TO THIS BECAUSE THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO DO HAVE TO LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO THAT. RIGHT NEXT TO THE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT. DO YOU REALLY WANT THEM TO BECOME SO FRUSTRATED THAT THEY FEEL LIKE MOVING OUT AND MAYBE MOVING OUT OF DISTRICT 10? EVEN MAYBE OUT OF THE CITY. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: ITEMS 25 AND 26 ARE IN DISTRICT 10. COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. >> WHYTE: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO THANK CITY STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS AS WELL, INCLUDING PROVIDING THE ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU TO THE DEVELOPER AS WELL FOR WORKING WITH US. FOR THAT, I MOTION FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON [00:50:03] ITEMS 25 AND 26? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AS AMENDED ON ITEMS 25 AND 26. PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S ZONING AND LAND USE SESSION. THE TIME IS NOW 3:01 AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.