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>> CHAIR: GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. THE TIME IS 10:04 A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2025. AND THE MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
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>> CHAIR: THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES AND CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
EXCELLENT. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY.
PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CLERK ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK?
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EXCELLENT. OKAY. SO ITEM NUMBER 2 IS CREATION OF A TASKFORCE TO INCREASE HOUSING TO INCREASE HOUSING SUPPLY FOR FOLLOWING SPECIAL POPULATIONS, VETERANS, SEEKING TO UTILIZE HOUSING, VOUCHERS WITHIN FIVE MILES OF A VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE FACILITY, DISABLED NEIGHBORS, NOTABLY THE DEAF AND BLIND, SENIORS, AND THE LBGTQ+ UNHOUSED YOUTH. IS THERE A PRESENTATION?>> VERONICA, I'M NOT SURE YOUR MIC IS WORKING. MIGHT NEED TO PRESS THE
BUTTON. >> ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. VERONICA GARCIA, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT. TODAY'S ITEM WILL LOOK AT STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE HOUSING SUPPLY FOR FOUR DIFFERENT SPECIAL PRIORITY CATEGORIES, INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PARTICULARLY VISION AND HEARING, OLDER ADULTS, LBGTQ+ UNHOUSED YOUTH, VETERANS WITH HOUSING VOUCHERS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE SEEKING HOUSING WITHIN FIVE MILES OF A VETERAN AFFAIRS FACILITY. THIS ITEM WAS ASKED BY THE MAYOR IN A COMMITTEE MEMO OUTLINING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND ASK THAT A TASK FORCE BE ASSEMBLED TO LOOK AT THESE SPECIFIC HOUSING POPULATIONS.
THE MEMO FURTHER OUTLINED THAT THE TASK FORCE SUBMIT REPORTS ON THE INITIAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL BY JANUARY JANUARY 15TH.
I'M JOINED BY OUR CHIEF HOUSING OFFICER AND PETE ALANIZ WITH THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST WHO WILL ASSIST WITH THE TASK FORCE EFFORT.
OCTOBER 1ST BEGINS YEAR FIVE OF THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AND THIS YEAR WE WILL BE UPDATING OURSHIP HOUSING GOALS.
THE SHIP INCLUDES SEVERAL STRATEGIES AIMED AT PRESERVING AND INCREASING THE HOUSING SUPPLY FOR PRIORITY SPECIAL POPULATIONS.
BUT THE KEY THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT OUR SHIP IS BASED ON PARTNERSHIPS.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD OUR HOUSING GOALS BY PARTNERING WITH THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST, OPPORTUNITY HOME, BEXAR COUNTY, AS WELL AS OUR NON-PROFIT AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS. SO NOW I'LL GO INTO SOME OF OUR CURRENT WORK. FOR HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, WE DO HAVE A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT THAT MANDATES THAT FIVE PERCENT OF NEW MULTI-FAMILY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS INCLUDE MOBILITY MODIFICATIONS AND TWO PERCENT SPECIFICALLY MUST INCLUDE UNITS WITH MODIFICATIONS SPECIFICALLY FOR HEARING AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS. AS OF LAST QUARTER WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR SHIP HOUSING GOALS, WE HAVE OVER 550 HOUSING UNITS THAT SPECIFICALLY HAVE MET THESE MOBILITY MODIFICATIONS. IN 2024 THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST ADAPTED UNIVERSE SAL DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE NEW MULTI-FAMILY COMMUNITIES. THIS INCLUDES STANDARDS SUCH AS WIDER DOORWAYS, ZERO STEP ENTRIES, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER UNIVERSAL DESIGN, AND THESE STANDARDS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THEIR HOUSING PROJECTS GOING FORWARD.
WHEN THE CITY ISSUES A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION FOR HOUSING DOLLARS FOR NEW HOUSING COMMUNITIES, WE ALSO INCLUDE UNIVERSAL DESIGN STANDARDS FOR PROJECTS THAT WE AWARD FUNDS TO. FOR OLDER ADULTS, THE SHIP DOES HAVE A GOAL OF 1200 AGE-RESTRICTED HOMES CREATED OR OR PRESERVED.
AS OF LAST QUARTER WE ACHIEVED THAT THREE TIMES OVER WITH UNITS COMPLETED, UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR IN PROGRESS. THE HOUSING TRUST IS ALSO WORKING ON MASTER PLANNING EFFORTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.
THERE ARE TWO PROJECTS, BOTH OF THEM ARE LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 WHERE WE ARE WORKING ON MASTER PLANNING EFFORTS TO CREATE NEW POTENTIAL SENIOR CENTERS AND BOTH SENIORS WILL HAVE HOUSING FOR SENIOR ADULTS CO-LOCATED ON-SITE.
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FOR LBGTQ+ UNHOUSED YOUTH, THE DEPARTMENT FOR HUMAN SERVICES AND THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST HAVE BOTH HOSTED WORKSHOPS ON THESE ISSUES.THE ALLIANCE TO HOUSE EVERYONE, WHICH IS OUR COC CONTINUUM OF CARE GROUP, ALSO HAS THIS AS PART OF THEIR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN SO WE'LL BE SURE TO ENGAGE ALL OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS DISCUSSION. FOR VETERANS WITH HOUSING VOUCHERS, THE PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ASSEMBLED A WORKING GROUP SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS THIS. I'LL HAVE MORE UPDATES ON THAT. IN ADDITION I WANT TO MAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST WHICH JUST OPENED VALOR HILL THIS PAST JULY. VALOR HILL IS A FORMER ASSISTIVE LIVING CENTER AT THE MEDICAL CENTER THAT IS NOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING LOCAL VETERANS. THE HOUSING COMMUNITY ALSO INCLUDES 20 HOUSING VOUCHERS TO SUPPLY HOUSING TO FORMERLY HOMELESS VETERANS. IN ADDITION, THE VA HOSPITAL IS NEARBY AND THERE ARE SERVICES OFFERED ON-SITE BY THE VA E DEFERS AND THE AMERICAN GI FORUM. SO AS MENTIONED, THE HOUSING --D AND WORKED WITH THE HOUSING COMMISSION TO CREATE A TASK FORCE SPECIFICALLY ON THIS TOPIC.
THE WORKING CLOSELY WITH CLOSE TO HOME THEY LED THIS EFFORT TO CREATE THE RENTAL ENGAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE TO CONNECT WITH HOUSING INITIATIVE.
THE REACH WORKING GROUP. THIS GROUP WAS DESIGNED TO COME UP WITH NEW ACTIONS AND IMPLEMENT THOSE ACTIONS WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING LANDLORD AND PARTICIPATION IN ACCEPTING MORE HOUSING VOUCHERS. THIS GROUP INCLUDED INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS OUR HOUSING AUTHORITIES, OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER HOUSING STAKEHOLDERS. TOGETHER THE GROUP MET OVER THE PAST YEAR AND CREATED NINE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HELPING MORE LANDLORDS, ENCOURAGING THEM TO ACCEPT HOUSING VOUCHERS. TWO OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALREADY COMPLETE. THE FIRST WAS LED BY SAN ANTONIO BOARD OF REALTORS AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RETAIL PROPERTY MANAGERS, WHICH BOTH HELPED ENSURE THAT MLS SYSTEMS IDENTIFY WHICH RENTAL PROPERTIES DO IN FACT ACCEPT HOUSING VOUCHERS. THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION FOCUSED ON WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND COMING UP WITH A CREATIVE SOLUTION TO ADDRESS ACCOUNTING CHALLENGES THAT LANDLORDS WERE EXPERIENCING WITH ACCEPTING VOUCHERS FOR MULTIPLE PROPERTIES. THE TASK FORCE CONTINUES TO MEET QUARTERLY TO ADDRESS THE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH FOCUS ON STREAMLINING THE PROVIDER ONBOARDING PROCESS AND INCREASING ENHANCEMENTS TO THE PRE-INSPECTION PROCESS, AND EXPLORING OTHER FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE MORE LANDLORDS TO ACCEPT VOUCHERS. EFFORTS FROM THIS WORKING GROUP WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE FINAL TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION REPORT. FOR THE PROPOSED TASK FORCE, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THIS TASK FORCE BE STAFFED BY MYSELF, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MARK CARMONA AND HOMELESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS PETE ALINIZ WITH THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST.
THE THREE OF US WILL WORK WITH THE HOUSING COMMISSION TO SERVICE THE TASK FORCE AND WE'LL FOCUS ON DISCUSSIONS TO INCREASE THE HOUSING SUPPLY FOR THESE SPECIFIC POPULATIONS. WE WILL ALSO INVITE STAKEHOLDERS WHO WORK WITH THESE IMPACTED GROUPS AND TO BE PART OF THESE DISCUSSIONS, AND AS MENTIONED, THE REACH WORKING GROUP WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE HOUSING FOR VETERANS ARE VOUCHERS. WE ALSO PLAN TO UTILIZE A DIGITAL SURVEY SO WE CAN ENSURE BROAD OUTREACH ACROSS THE TASK FORCE. AND AS MENTIONED, WE ARE APPROACHING YEAR FIVE OF THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SO THIS YEAR WE ARE WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT TO UPDATE OUR HOUSING GOALS AS WELL AS LOOK AT OUR FIVE-YEAR HUD CONSOLIDATED PLAN. SO ALL OF THESE EFFORTS WILL BE ALIGNED AND ENSURE THAT OUR WORK FROM THIS TASK FORCE INFORMS BOTH OF OUR OTHER EFFORTS. THIS TIMELINE ALSO ALIGNS WITH OUR ANNUAL HOUSING IN SAN ANTONIO EVENT. THIS YEAR'S EVENT WILL BE IN DISTRICT 3 ON JANUARY 24TH AT HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL. AND IF THE REPORT IS IN FACT DONE WE COULD HAVE DISCUSSIONS AT THE EVENT AND REALLY HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE FINDINGS FROM THE REPORT.
AS MENTIONED, WE DO PLAN TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE HOUSING COMMISSION ON THIS EFFORT. THE HOUSING COMMISSION ADVISES OUR TEAM ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SHIP AS WELL AS MULTIPLE OTHER INITIATIVES AND THEY HAVE A STRONG FOCUS ON ENGAGING THE PUBLIC AS PART OF THEIR WORK.
THE HOUSING COMMISSION IS LED BY CHAIR KATY WILSON OF CLOSE TO HOME.
YOU CAN SEE PETE ALANIS IS ALSO A COMMISSIONER AS IS MICHAEL REYES IS COMMUNITY
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HOME. WE HAVE MANY OTHER EXPERTS IN THE HOUSING INDUSTRY THAT ARE ON THE COMMISSION AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE COMMISSIONERS, THEY DO HAVE FOUR SUBCOMMITTEES THAT ADDRESS OTHER HOUSING-SPECIFIC TOPICS. THE COMMISSION DOES MEET MONTHLY AND WE WOULD WORK WITH THE COMMISSION TO HAVE THE DISCUSSIONS FOR THIS TASK FORCE ACROSS ALL FOUR INITIATIVES. SO AS MENTIONED, THE REACH GROUP, WHICH WAS CREATED BY PCDC WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE VETERANS WITH VOUCHERS CONVERSATION AND THEIR NEXT MEETING IS THIS MONTH AND THEY HAVE A FOLLOW-UP MEETING IN DECEMBER. FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, AGAIN, WORKING WITH THE HOUSING COMMISSION, WE WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION ON HOW TO INCREASE AND PRESERVE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. WE COULD ENGAGE OTHER STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS DISABILITY SAN ANTONIO, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION OFFICE. I'LL QUALIFY THAT SALSA, WE'RE RECOMMENDING SUCCESSFULLY AGING AND LIVING IN SAN ANTONIO GROUP, AS WELL AS VIBRANT WORKS AND ANY OTHER STAKEHOLDERS YOU MAY REMEMBER. FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER WE WOULD FOCUS OUR CONVERSATION ON HOUSING FOR OLDER ADULTS. AGAIN, ENGAGING SALSA, AARP, MEALS ON WHEELS AND ANY OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. AND THEN IN DECEMBER WE WOULD HAVE A CONVERSATION ON LBGTQ+ YOUTH WHO ARE UNHOUSED AND WE CAN ENGAGE WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THRIVE, THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD, SAM YOUNG ADULT STABILITY AND SUPPORT CENTER AND DHS'S NEXT LEVEL. SO THAT'S A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TASK FORCE. WE'D LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK ON WHO ELSE SHOULD BE PART OF THIS CONVERSATION, WHETHER OR NOT YOU AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE PROVIDED, HOW ELSE OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS WORK, AND OF COURSE, LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR FEEDBACK ON WHAT A SUCCESSFUL DELIVERABLE FROM THE TASK FORCE LOOKS AT. WE COULD INCORPORATE SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS.WE COULD ALSO LOOK AT HOW WE CONTINUE TO UPDATE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS INTO THIS YEAR'S SHIP UPDATE. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. I'M JOINED BY PETE AND MARK
WHO ARE ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU, VERONICA AND THANK YOU TO YOU, MARK, AND PETE FOR BEING VOLUME UNTOLD TO BE PART OF THIS TASK FORCE. I THINK YOU THREE ARE THE PERFECT TRIO TO WORK ON THIS CONSIDERING ALL THE WORK EACH OF YOU DO IN YOUR RESPECTIVE AREAS.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SO WE'LL GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM MY COLLEAGUES.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY IT OFF AND START OFF WITH MAYBE SIX MINUTES EACH AND THEN WE CAN DO A SECOND ROUND. ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LIKE TO GIVE FEEDBACK?
COUNCILMAN GALVAN. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, CHAIR AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'LL GRATEFUL TO SEE YOU WORKING WITH HOUSING THE ALLIANCE IN WORKING WITH EVERYONE. IT'S HELPFUL TO KEEP THIS WORK GOING.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD WITH IT IS I KNOW THAT ENDEAVORS IS PART OF THE ALLIANCE, BUT OTHER PART OF REACH AS WELL WHERE THEY ENGAGE WITHIN THE REACH
CONVERSATIONS. >> REACH IS NOT A WORKING GROUP MEMBER, BUT THEY CAN
BE INCORPORATED INTO PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS AS NEEDED. >> GALVAN: OKAY, GREAT.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS OVERALL.
I FEEL FAIRLY COMFORTABLE WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS LISTED, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THE TASK FORCE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT WAY THOSE FOLKS WHO DON'T HAVE THE FULL CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN TERMS OF A STAKEHOLDER COMPLETELY ALL TOILET, BUT STILL HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY CAN SUBMIT THAT FEEDBACK OR BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION IN SOME FORM. WHETHER IT'S ENDEAVORS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO THE LBGTQ PORTION OF IT, OR THE OLDER ADULTS PART, I THINK THAT WILL JUST BE HELPFUL. SO I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY FOR ORGANIZATIONS.
>> OKAY, SURE. >> GALVAN: IN TERMS OF DELIVERABLES, LOOKING AT -- I'M SORRY, ALSO THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TASK FORCE ITSELF, WOULD SOME OF THEM GO THROUGH COSA BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, THE VETERANS COMMISSION AND
OTHERS AS WELL. >> WE CAN SEE WHAT OTHER COMMISSIONS CAN BE BRIEFED
ON THE TASK FORCE, SURE. >> GALVAN: GREAT. I THINK WE HAVE GOOD ADVOCATES ON THOSE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE WORTH ENGAGING THEM IN SOME FORM ARE GETTING FEEDBACK DIRECTLY OR GOING FORWARD THEM TO UTILIZE THEIR EXPERTISE WHILE THEY'RE SERVING ON THESE ROLES.
AND OF COURSE COULD THERE BE SPECIAL FOCUS TO -- ON UGC AMENDMENTS IN REGARDS TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS THIS CAN WORK IN TANDEM WITH THE OTHER EFFORTS WE'RE DOING IN THE CITY, PARTICULARLY UDC.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. >> GALVAN: I THINK -- ONE OF THE LAST THINGS -- TWO MORE THINGS. ONE OF THE LAST THINGS I WAS LOOKING AT WAS I KNOW I'VE LOOKED A LOT AT THE -- AT THE LBGTQ HEALTH REPORT THAT'S TYPICALLY DONE BY PARK & RIDE CENTER AND OTHER PARTNERS WITH TRINITY UNIVERSITY AND OTHER KIND OF
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COMMUNITY RESEARCH BEING DONE IN OUR CITY, WHETHER IT'S RELATED TO LBGTQ HEALTH OR THE STATUS OF POVERTY OR EVEN THE MILITARY AND VETERANS NEED ASSESSMENT.NOT NECESSARILY A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF RESEARCH OUT THERE RELATED TO THE STATUS OF THESE SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN OUR CITY WHETHER IT'S WITH HOUSING OR OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO HOUSING TOO. I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE FOR THE TASK FORCE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THESE REPORTS IF THEY'RE NOT ALREADY GOING TO LOOK AT THAT. JUST TO TAKE IN THE FULL SCOPE OF IT AND NOT START FROM SCRATCH, BUT START FROM A PLACE OF WHERE ARE WE AT, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN AND WHERE IT'S CHANGING. AND SEEING THAT MAYBE WHETHER THE TASK FORCE CONTINUES ON OR WHEN THIS COMMITTEE REVIEWING THE KIND OF WORK WE'RE DOING THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THESE REPORTS AS WELL TO SHOW NOT JUST WHERE WE'RE MEETING THE GOALS OF THE TASK FORCE BEING CREATED AND HOPEFULLY MEETING THESE PIECES, BUT ALSO THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THE LARGER SCOPE OF WORK AS A HAND FOR THESE COMMUNITIES. LAST THING I WAS GOING TO SAY WAS ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS GIVEN BY THE TASK FORCE, IF WE COULD ALSO GET -- I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE GOT COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY NEEDS. OF COURSE THESE THINGS ARE NOT IN OUR PURVIEW, BUT WOULD HELP OUR WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS TO SAY THESE ARE THE THINGS WE CAN DO WITHIN OUR PART, BUT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THINGS WITHIN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, ADDRESS THINGS WITHIN FEDERAL OR STATE FUNDING. THIS IS WHERE IT WOULD COME FROM OR OTHER FEDERAL MECHANISMS, EITHER WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS OR PUSH MORE TO SEE IF THEY CAN GO ALONG WITH US. SO IT'S A CLEAR DELINEATION OF WHAT CAN BE DONE HERE, FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND AND FOR US TO
UNDERSTAND WHERE OUR BEST EFFORTS CAN BE FOCUSED ON. >> ABSOLUTELY.
I DO THINK WE EXPECT THAT SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO ON A LOCAL LEVEL, BUT THEY MAY HAVE TO BE INCORPORATED INTO SOME OF OUR OTHER
AGENDAS. >> GALVAN: I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW.
THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO.
>> IN TERMS OF DISTRICT 5, WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO NEED SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOUSING, PARTICULARLY FELONS. I THINK THERE'S OUR JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS AND A COUPLE OF STAKEHOLDERS THAT COME TO MIND ARE BIG HOMEYS AS WELL AS BIG MAMA'S SAFE HOUSE TO HELP IDENTIFY AND SHARE WITH SOME OF THOSE TRENDS AND EXPERIENCES ARE IN ACCESSING SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS OPPORTUNITY IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS.
I KNOW JOHN JUNEA. HE'S OUR DISTRICT 5 VETERANS APPOINTEE, BUT HE'S ALSO WITH HAVEN FOR HELP AND WITH DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES.
HE'S AWARE OF WHAT THE UNHOUSED VETERANS FACE IN TERMS OF ACCESSING HOUSING.
SO THERE'S VALUE IN MEETING WITH THE BOARDS THAT OVERLAP WITH THE GOALS OF THIS TASK FORCE, PARTICULARLY THE VETERANS COMMITTEE. IN TERMS OF DELIVERABLES, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED DISABILITY SA AS ONE OF THE STAKEHOLDERS.
I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CHAIN ABOUT HOW WE CAN UPDATE THE UDC AMENDMENTS TO HELP REFLECT SOME OF THE EXPECTATIONS THAT THE HOUSING TRUST HAS SET OUT, PARTICULARLY WITH KELSEY STANDARDS. SO HOW CAN WE ENSURE IF A PROJECT GOES THROUGH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO THAT IT IS ULTRA ACCESSIBLE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WITH THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE HOUSING TRUST, AND I THINK THAT'S WITH DELIVERABLES WE CAN CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE HOUSING TRUST AND ENSHOWN THAT WE'RE GETTING A BETTER PRODUCT, BUT HOW CAN WE AS A CITY UPDATE THE UDC CODE TO REFLECT WHAT THOSE EXPECTATIONS ARE. I THINK THERE'S ALSO OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEVERAGE THE VACANT BUILDING PROGRAM, LAND BANKING AND THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ACTIVITIES TO HELP MEET THE GOALS LAID OUT BY THE TASK FORCE. AND I THINK THERE'S JUST A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT HAVE BEEN LAID OUT AND IDENTIFIED, BUT JUST EMPHASIZING THAT TREND THAT WE'RE SEEING IN D5 OF JUST INDIVIDUALS WITH RECORDS STRUGGLING TO FIND QUALITY HOUSING. AND THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS WITH JOBS, RIGHT, AND I THINK WHAT SOME OF THAT BACKGROUND CAN LOOK LIKE IS HOW CAN WE ENCOURAGE LANDLORDS TO DO AN INDIVIDUAL CASE-BY-CASE BASIS RATHER THAN REJECTING ANYONE WHO CHECKS A BOX. SO A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY.
EAGER TO SEE THIS TASK FORCE GO OUT, RESEARCH AND UPDATE TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FREQUENT UPDATES TO THIS COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF WHAT IS BEING EXPLORED, WHAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED AND WHAT CONVERSATIONS ARE LOOKING
LIKE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU,
COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCILWOMAN KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I THINK A LOT OF US REALLY CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE SO WE'RE EXCITED THAT THE THREE OF YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BE LEADING THIS TASK FORCE. YOU ARE DEFINITELY THE LEADERS OF HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'M GRATEFUL TO SEE -- EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS COME UP WITH. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE ON MY MIND.
THE FIRST IS JUST DATA. I THINK ONE THING I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND PETE WILL PROBABLY KNOW EVERYTHING -- ALREADY HAVE
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HEARD EVERYTHING THAT I'M GOING TO SHARE. BUT WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A REALLY GOOD WAY TO TRACK THE ACTUAL NEED FROM EACH OF THESE COMMUNITIES.WE HAD SOME CENSUS KIND OF ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE MADE WHEN WE CREATED OUR SHIP GOALS, BUT IT'S REALLY HARD FOR US TO ACTUALLY KNOW HOW MANY LBGTQ+ AI YOUTH DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY STRUGGLING TO FIND HOUSING.
SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING AROUND THE DATA NEED THAT Y'ALL COULD THINK ABOUT HOW WE COULD DO BETTER, I'M NOT SURE IF THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT WE COULD LOOK AT THAT REALLY HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF HOW TO DEMONSTRATE AND DEFEND THE NEED.
BECAUSE OF COURSE WE KNOW BASED ON HOW MANY UNITS WE HAVE BUILT, WE NEED MORE 30% AMI UNITS, BUT HOW DO WE BREAK THAT DOWN INTO IS SUBGROUPS AND SEE WHERE ARE THEY FALLING AND WHERE ARE THEY MISSING THE MARK. I ALSO LIKE THE IDEA OF THE PANELS AND I THINK YOU MENTIONED FOCUS GROUPS IN THERE TOO, BUT REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TYPE OF HOUSING DO THESE FOLKS WANT. I KNOW AT THE HOUSING TRUST THEY HAD A GREAT FORUM WHEN THEY WERE TALKING WITH KIDS AND ABLE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND, BUT I THINK IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT DO THEY WANT TO HAVE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY ARE LIVING TOGETHER OR DO THEY WANT TO HAVE -- ARE THEY LOOKING FOR MORE HOME OWNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY LAND TRUST IS THE STRATEGY THAT NEEDS TO BE USED. SO I THINK ONE, FIGURING OUT WHERE IS IT THAT FOLKS IN THESE SUBGROUPS FEEL LIKE THE GAP EXISTS AND HOW DO WE CREATE SOLUTIONS AROUND THOSE GROUPS. GAPS. ONE THING I HAVE SEEN HERE IN MY TWO YEARS ON COUNCIL AND SERVING IN THE HOUSING TRUST IS I SEE REAL PROGRESS BEING MADE IN THE MULTI-FAMILY -- IN MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING, PARTICULARLY AT 50% AMI AND ABOVE. BUT THE AREA THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT OF PROGRESS, AND I KNOW THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST POLICY WAS JUST PASSED THANKS TO COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO'S LEADERSHIP, BUT I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO BRAINSTORM WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? HOW DO WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET MORE NON-PROFITS ENGAGED? AND I KNOW WE'VE DONE SOME TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS AT THE HOUSING TRUST TO HELP PREPARE TO BUILD THESE HOMES, BUT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO AMPLIFY THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST WORK IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK IT'S A GREAT -- IT'S A GREAT POLICY TO BE ABLE TO REALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR FAMILIES, OWNING A HOME AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THAT NEXT LEVEL OF WEALTH. SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO COUNCILWOMAN'S POINTS IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO AMPLIFY THOSE NEW POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN EAT CRETEED AND MADE SURE THEY'RE -- CREATED AND MADE SURE THAT THEY'RE INCORPORATED. AS FAR AS STAKEHOLDERS GOES, I'M SURE EVERY COUNCIL OFFICE DOES, BUT WE HAVE AN ENTIRE LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS AT LEAST IN SOME OF THESE SUBGROUPS. DEFINITELY FOR THE LBGTQ+AI.
I HAVE TO SAY FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES IN VISION AND HEARING, WE HAVE LESS OF A BASE OF. I'M NOT SURE IF MY COLLEAGUES FEEL DIFFERENTLY.
I THINK WORKING WITH DISABILITY AND OUR DEI OFFICE WILL HELP US IN THAT AREA, BUT DEFINITELY FOR THE OTHER GROUP WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT STAKEHOLDERS.
AND IF COUNCIL MEMBER WERE HERE HE WOULD SAY THRIVE. AND YOU KNOW MANY OF THESE LEADERS ALREADY, BUT MAKING SURE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS AND ALSO MAYBE JUST DOING SOME COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT AREN'T FOCUSED ON STAKEHOLDERS, NOT JUST COMMUNITIES ON NORTH MAIN, ON WEEKEND, CHECK IN WITH PEOPLE AND GOING OUT AND HAVING JUST QUALITATIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS AND ASKING HOW IS HOUSING FOR YOU? WHAT ARE YOU PAYING? DO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE STABLE HOUSING? JUST QUALITATIVE CONVERSATIONS LIKE THAT I THINK COULD BE A REALLY GOOD OUTREACH SOLUTION.
AND SHE SAID A LOT OF THAT SO SHE WILL HAVE A LOT OF GUIDANCE ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AS FAR AS TIMELINES, I AGREE WITH COMING BACK.
I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE TASK FORCE COMES UP WITH. I THINK A LOT OF THE WORK I'VE SEEN FOR THE HOUSING TRUST IS DEPENDENT ON THE DEVELOPER.
VALOR HILL IS VERY EXCITING, BUT TOM WOULD BE REALLY -- HE PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN MAKING SURE. HE WAS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING SURE WE GOT THAT VETERAN HOUSING SPACE, BUT IT'S CRITICAL, BUT IT'S KIND OF LIKE A MATCHING GAME WHERE YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE IDEA AND THE DEVELOPER AND THE SPACE AND THE FUNDING. SO IT'S TRICKY ON HOW DO WE PLAN THAT OUT FOR ALL OF THESE SUBGROUPS. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT GOES.
I KNOW THEY STARTED DOING LEASING THERE SO THEY'RE WORKING WITH SOME OF THE VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP GET THOSE APARTMENTS LEASED, BUT MAYBE EVEN GOING THERE AND TALKING TO FOLKS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AS FOLKS MOVE IN TO SEE WHAT THEIR EXPERIENCE IS LIKE AND HOW SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD BE REPLICATED IN DIFFERENT AREAS. SO I KNOW -- AND I THINK I MIGHT BE MISTAKEN, BUT THERE WAS A GROUP THAT WAS FOCUSED ON FOSTER YOUTH AND HOUSING FOR FOSTER YOUTH.
I KNOW THAT WASN'T SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN THIS.
MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM IN THAT AREA AS WELL.
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THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT HOW DO WE REALLY WORK AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS WELL? WE'LL OBVIOUSLY HAVE A SESSION COMING UP HERE, BUT KNOWING THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF FUNDING THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE -- OR FUNDING SITUATIONS MIGHT CHANGE, BUT ALSO KNOWING THAT AT LEAST THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING MARKET IS SOMETHING THAT GENERALLY GETS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. SO IF THERE'S NOT A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN LEAN ON IN THIS DAY IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR, MAYBE IT'S THIS ONE. SO THINKING AND WORKING WITH OUR LEADERS THAT DO GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR THIS, HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDING THAT WE DO GET FOR OUR PROGRAMMING ISN'T CUT AND MAYBE THERE IS -- IT'S UNLIKELY THAT WE MIGHT GET SPECIFIC SUBGROUP FUNDING FROM STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT IF THERE'S ANOTHER WAY TO CONTINUE TO ADD THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDING, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW. THANKS, CHAIR.>> CHAIR: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. I WANT TO ECHO ALL THE INPUT MY COLLEAGUES AND TO COUNCILWOMAN KAUR'S POINT, I MET WITH AMY WHO IS DOING FOSTER CARE AND I WOULD SAY TO CHECK IN WITH THEM AND THE CHDOS WHO DO THIS WORK ALSO. THE MAYOR TOLD ME THERE WAS A HEARING IMPAIRED COMMUNITY AND I FORGOT THE NAME OF THEM, BUT THEY APPARENTLY MEET EVERY MONTH AND SO WE'LL TRY TO GET THAT FOR YOU BECAUSE THAT COULD BE A GOOD CHECK-IN FOR YOU AT THEIR BREAKFAST MEETINGS THAT THEY HAVE. I THINK KEEPING THE TASK FORCE IN PUBLIC IS GREAT, BUT I THINK HAVING ONE LARGER PUBLIC INPUT MEETING WHERE FOLKS CAN COME, GIVE THEIR INPUT, TALK TO FOLKS AND HAVE THAT OPEN DIALOGUE WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. AND SO WE WILL-- WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE A NOVEMBER CHECK-IN AHEAD OF JANUARY ON THIS ITEM TO SEE WHAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE.
AND MAYBE THE CHAIR CAN SEND US AN EMAIL AT THE END OF EVERY MONTH SEEING WHERE THINGS ARE GOING, WHO HAS BEEN MET WITH AND WHAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED.
THAT WAY WE'RE KEEPING ON TASK WITH THAT. AND I THINK IN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDERS COULD ALSO -- SHOULD BE AT THE COUNTY.
SO AND I BELIEVE THE COUNTY ALSO HAS THEIR OWN PVC. PFC, SO CHECKING IN WITH THEM. WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IS THE DIVISION OF LABOR BETWEEN THE SAN ANTONIO PFC AND THE COUNTY PFC WHERE WE GO WORK THAT EACH OF US CAN DO BETTER. THAT WAY WE'RE NOT OVERLAPPING.
BUT THAT'S MORE OF A LONG-TERM THING. I ALSO AGREE WE NEED TO BE VERY DATA INFORMED ON THIS ISSUE SO WE KNOW THE COMMUNITY AND THE POPULATION, BUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER KAUR'S POINT HOW DO WE QUANTIFY ON THAT NEED? WE KNOW GENERALLY THE NEED, BUT WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT? AND YOU KNOW, AS AN APARTMENT KID I KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT A LOT OF THE GROUND LEVEL APARTMENTS ARE NOT ACTUALLY ACCESSIBLE BY WHEELCHAIRS, RIGHT? EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE ON THE FIRST FLOOR THERE'S USUALLY STEPS TO GET THERE.
IF -- USUALLY YOU'RE ASSIGNED PARKING SPACES BASED ON YOUR UNIT NUMBER.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IF YOU HAVE A DISABILITY THAT YOU'RE CLOSER NECESSARILY TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE DOOR. SO THOSE ARE SOME SIMPLE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN IT COMES TO UDC IS ACTUALLY TRUE ACCESSIBILITY. AND ALSO I THINK -- I DON'T THINK THE GOAL TO HAVE A SEPARATE COMMUNITY FOR EACH OF THESE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS. I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO CONCEPTUALIZE WHAT IT MEANS FOR EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO BE ONE APARTMENT COMPLEX. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR, YOU KNOW, GROUND LEVEL JUST FOR SENIORS, YOU KNOW, THINGS FOR VETERANS, HOW DO WE ADAPT UNITS TO SERVE THE DEAF AND BLIND COMMUNITY I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.
SO I DON'T THINK THE GOAL IS TO JUST HAVE ONLY ONE POPULATION IN ONE TYPE OF APARTMENT COMPLEX, BUT HOW DO WE BROADEN IT SO ANYBODY COULD LIVE THERE WITH ANY NEED THEY HAVE. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. SO THE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD CERTAINLY INCLUDE UDC AMENDMENTS, WHICH THIS COMMITTEE WILL BE LOOKING INTO AT SOME POINT, WHICH WILL BE HELPFUL TO US, STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION CHANGES, FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM COSA FUNDING, WHETHER THAT'S CDBG. HOW DO WE TIE THESE NEEDS INTO THAT.
AND ALSO I'LL SAY FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NEXT HOUSING BOND THAT WE DO BECAUSE THAT IS A HUGE PRIORITY FOR THE CITY. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE HOUSING BOND AT THIS COMMITTEE AND SO I THINK IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A PHASE 2, THERE SHOULD BE -- THEY SHOULD BE FOLDED INTO THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ALSO.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AND OF COURSE, DEFINITELY AMENDING SHIP TO SERVE THESE NEEDS. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? NO?
COUNCILWOMAN KAUR? >> KAUR: THERE'S ONE OTHER QUICK THING, ONE OF MY TEAM FOUND OUT TEXAS, THAT DOES HOUSING FOR LBGTQAI YOUTH IN CENTRAL TEXAS.
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I'M NOT SURE IF ANYBODY HAS EVER WORKED WITH THEM BEFORE, BUT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD CONTACT TO REACH OUT TO. THANKS.>> CHAIR: I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTH ALSO HAVE A MEETING WITH SOMEBODY FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO CHECK IN WITH THEM ABOUT THE PLAN, BUT BASED ON HOW THE MAYOR SEEMS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROCESS THAT WE'RE EMBARKING ON, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. DO WE NEED A MOTION ON THIS ITEM?
>> YES, CHAIR, YOU ARE GOING TO NEED A MOTION AND THE MOTION NEEDS TO SPECIFY THAT THE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING THE CREATION OF A TASK FORCE AS OPPOSED TO CREATING IT YOURSELF BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT AUTHORITY.
>> CHAIR: NOT YET. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM ONE OF MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
YOU HAVE YOUR ORDERS. THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT. OKAY.
ITEM 2 IS CREATION OF -- OH, THAT'S THE LAST, SORRY. ITEM 3 IS THE GREATER AIRPORT AREA REGIONAL PLAN, IS THERE A STAFF PRESENTATION?
GOOD MORNING, BRIDGETT, THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. BRIDGETT WHITE, DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
SO THE GREATER AIRPORT AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN IS THE FIRST PHASE 3 AND 12TH SUB-AREA PLAN BEING BROUGHT FORWARD FOR ADOPTION, IS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SA TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO THIS SLIDE SHOULD LOOK VERY FAMILIAR TO YOU.
IT SHOWS THE MAP OF THE SUB-AREA PLANNING PROCESS, CONSISTING OF THE 13 REGIONAL CENTERS AND THE 17 COMMUNITY AREAS. THE GREATER AIRPORT AREA IS THE REGIONAL AREA CIRCLED ON THE MAP AND IT OVERLAPS CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS 10, 9 AND 1. BROADLY SPEAKING, ALL SUB-AREA PLANS FOLLOW VERY SIMILAR FORMAT, HIGH LEVEL VISION AND GOALS, TOPIC-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIES THAT IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
I'LL HIGHLIGHT IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN AS PRIORITIES. FIRST THE PLAN AREA BOUNDARIES.
SO ON THIS MAP YOU'LL SEE IMPORTANT LANDMARKS IN THE SUB-AREA, WHICH INCLUDE THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE AREA HAS A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF PUBLICLY OWNED LAND, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH IS USED FOR AIRPORT OPERATIONS.
ADDITIONALLY THE SUB-AREA INCLUDES SEVERAL MAJOR PUBLIC INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION, LIKE LOOP 410, U.S. HIGHWAY 281 NORTH, WURZBACH PARKWAY AND THE TRANSIT CENTER. THERE IS ALSO NORTH STAR MALL, THE QUARRY MARKET AND THOSE MAKE IT AN IMPORTANT RETAIL CENTER. IN ADDITION A NUMBER OF PUBLIC SPACES LIKE MCALLISTER PARK, WALKER RANCH PARK, THE GREENWAY, ARE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT AND POPULAR TO SUB-AREA RESIDENTS AND THEY ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HIGH PERCENTAGE OF PUBLICLY OWNED LAND IN THE AREA.
COMMUNITY INPUT WAS VERY CRUCIAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN.
LOCAL STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATED ON PLANNING TEAMS. WE HAD 11 PLANNING TEAM MEETINGS ALONG WITH ONE DESIGN CHARRETTE.
THERE ARE ALSO THREE ONLINE SURVEYS FOR COMMUNITY MEETINGS WITH THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS HELD AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE PLAN AREA TO HELP IMPROVE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC. SO TO BEGIN CREATING CONTENT FOR THE PLAN, PLANNING TEAM MEMBERS AS WELL AS OPEN HOUSE AND SURVEY PARTICIPANTS WERE ASKED TO ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT THE AREA? WHAT IS MISSING IN THE AREA? AND WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT THE AREA? INPUT GATHERED DURING THIS PROCESS WAS USED TO DEVELOP A DRAFT OF THE VISION STATEMENT AND THE SET OF GOALS THAT WERE THEN DISCUSSED WITH THE PLANNING TEAM AND POSTED AS WELL AS ADVERTISED FOR COMMENT FROM OPEN HOUSE AND ONLINE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS. THE RESULTING VISION AND GOALS ARE SHOWN HERE AND SET A BROAD DIRECTION FOR CREATING CONTENT FOR THE REST OF THE PLAN.
THE CONTENT FOR THE FIVE TOPICAL SECTIONS OF THE PLAN ARE LAND USE, MOBILITY, PUBLIC SPACES, HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS FOR THE PLAN'S FIVE FOCUS AREAS WERE CRAFTED IN A SIMILAR WAY TO HAVE THE VISION AND GOALS WERE CREATED. THE FIVE TOPIC-BASED SECTIONS OF THE PLAN PROVIDE POLICY GUIDANCE FOR DECISION MAKERS AND STAKEHOLDERS. SO STARTING OFF WITH LAND USE, THERE ARE FOUR LAND USE RECOMMENDATIONS AND 11 SUPPORTING STRATEGIES.
THE ONE STRATEGY IDENTIFIES THE PRIORITIES RELATED TO CITY-INITIATED REZONING AND SUPPORT OF PROPERTY OWNER INITIATED ZONING FOR THE AREA AROUND SAN PEDRO AND LOOP 410 TO ENCOURAGE REDEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE IDENTIFIED LAND USE DESIGNATION. AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THIS AREA COULD LOOK WAS SHARED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND IS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE. ON THE LEFT IS THE PARK NORTH SHOPPING CENTER AS IT EXISTS TODAY. AND ON THE RIGHT IS AN IMAGE THAT DEMONSTRATES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN. A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL AND RETAIL SPACES ALONG WITH GREEN SPACE. MOBILITY LOOKS AT HOW
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COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS GET TO AND THROUGH THE PLAN AREA.A NOTED IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITY IS RELATED CONNECTIONS FROM NEIGHBORHOODS TO ACCESS OF THE CITY'S TRAIL NETWORK. AND AMANITIES AND PUBLIC SPACES BUILDS ON THAT AND EMPHASIZES MORE GREENWAYS AND PARK SPACE PROVIDE MULTIPLE BENEFITS. THE EXAMPLE HERE IS AROUND THE BLOSSOM PARK ATHLETIC CENTER. ON THE RIGHT IS THE CURRENT VIEW AND ON THE LEFT THE RENDERING SHOWING LINKS TO THE PARK AND GREENWAY. THERE ARE ALSO PRIORITIES FOR HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. FOR THOUSANDING THE PRIORITY WAS RELATED TO IMPROVING THE WORKING PARTNERSHIP WITH AIRPORT POLICIES, ZONING CHANGES AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE AIRPORT.
AND FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THE PRIORITY IS SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES IN LIVE WORK SPACE IS AND MAKER SPACES IN THOSE AREAS IDENTIFIED, FOR EXAMPLE, AS EMPLOYMENT FLEX MIXED USE. IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES ARE ORGANIZED INTO A MAP SHOWN HERE FOR SITE-SPECIFICKISM IMPROVEMENTS.
THAT INCLUDES ADDRESSING DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS SUCH AS MOBILITY AREAS A AND B AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO CREEKS. THERE ARE FIVE FOCUS OTHERS IN THE AUSTIN AREA. AREA. THERE IS A UNIQUE VISION WITH A UNIQUE SET OF CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WHICH REALLY HELP TO IMAGINE HOW THE AREAS OF THE PLAN MAY BE APPLIED. IDEAS OF THE PLAN THAT MAY BE APPLIED. OF COURSE THIS IS OUR IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES MATRIX, WHICH IS LISTED ALONG WITH THE MAP, WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS, POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES, AND A VERY ROUGH ESTIMATE OF POTENTIAL TIMING FOR EACH IMPROVEMENT.
PLANNING COMMISSION WAS BRIEFED AND HELD THEIR HEARING IN AUGUST WHERE THEY RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL. THIS ITEM WAS INITIALLY SCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE SEPTEMBER 18TH COUNCIL AS THE COUNCIL COMMITTEES WEREN'T IN PLACE YET, BUT WITH IT BEING RESCHEDULED TO THE OCTOBER 2ND CITY COUNCIL MEETING IT OFFERED US THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TO BRIEF YOU BEFORE COUNCIL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT AS THE PLAN OVERLAPS WITH THREE COUNCIL DISTRICTS WE DID BRIEF ALL THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMITTEE FORWARD THE GREATER AIRPORT AREA REGIONAL PLAN TO CITY COUNCIL FOR FORMAL ADOPTION AS A COMPONENT OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN.
WITH THAT I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I ALSO HAVE THE PROJECT
MANAGER JACOB HOWARD WITH ME THIS MORNING. >> CHAIR: THANK YOU, BRIDGETT AND TEAM FOR BEING HERE TODAY. SO I'LL OPEN IT UP TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM.
COUNCILMAN GALVAN. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU, BRIDGETT AND THE PLANNING TEAM FOR NOT ONLY THE HARD WORK AND THE PRESENTATION, BUT OF COURSE CREATING ANY OF THE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL CENTER PLANS. I KNOW IT'S EXTREMELY HARD WORK, ESPECIALLY MAKING SURE WE'RE HAVING COMMUNITY INPUT. I'VE BEEN FRONT AND CENTER TO ALL THIS, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU TO THE PROJECT MANAGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE HARD WORK AND ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WAS DONE WITHIN THIS PLAN. I WAS REVIEWING A LOT OF IT LAST NIGHT, LOOKING AT KIND OF THE GIANT PLAN ITSELF, THE DRAFT PLAN.
I ALWAYS APPRECIATE GOING THROUGH THESE SA TOMORROW PLANS.
I LOOK AT A LOT OF THEM WITHIN THE OFFICE WHEN I WAS WORKING WITH THE WESTSIDE PLAN AND LOOKING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE.
BUT EVEN MYSELF PRIOR TO BEING ON COUNCIL LOOKING AT THE WEST NORTHWEST PLAN ENGAGED WITH RESIDENTS ON THAT ONE AS NEIGHBORHOOD LEADER.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE GREEN LINE HEADING TOWARDS THE AIRPORT, I THINK OTHER PIECES ABOUT MOBILITY AND BETTER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NORTH STAR MALL, NORTH PARK PLAZA, THE TRANSIT CENTER AS WELL AS THE AIRPORT ARE ALL IMPORTANT THINGS TO BE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE GREEN LINE THAT'S NOT JUST A BUS LINE GOING THROUGH, BUT THERE ARE CONNECTIONS GOING ALL WAY THROUGH TO CENTERS GOING BY AS WELL AS TO OPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CENTER.
NORTH STAR TRANSIT CENTER IS MY FAVORITE. IT'S A PERSONAL THING.
I THINK IT'S EASY TO GET TO FROM ALL PA POINTS OF THE CITY.
I THINK IT'S GOOD IF WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR AIRPORT IS DOING WELL, THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO MANEUVER THROUGH OUR CITY WITH EASE.
THAT THE GREEN LINE IS NOT JUST A CONNECTION, BUT WE HAVE THE URBAN PLANNING THROUGHOUT THE SECTION THERE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS ALIKE TO MANEUVER WITHIN. SO I APPRECIATE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THIS PLAN. ALSO OF COURSE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PIECES, LOOKING AT DETENTION PONDS AND OTHER KINDS OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE, ALONG WITH THE KIND OF PROPOSALS FOR ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN NORTH PARK PLAZA. REALLY EXCITING FOR ME TO SEE THERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THERE ABOUT HOW TO ACTUALLY MAKE THIS HAPPEN IN REAL-TIME WITH EFFORTS TO MAKE THE SPACE NOT ONLY MORE WALKABLE, BUT ALSO MORE SUSTAINABLE FOR NOT ONLY DRAINAGE, BUT GENERAL PUBLIC USE AS WELL.
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ONE THING I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WITH THIS ONE, AND THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY ANYTHING TO SOLVE BY YOUR TEAM, BUT THINKING ABOUT THE HIGHWAYS AND THE RAILROAD BEING SUCH IMPORTANT PARTS OF THIS AREA. WHAT WAS THE ENGAGEMENT LIKE WITH TXDOT AND UP OR ANY KIND OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS -- CAN EFFECTIVELY BE DONE?DONE WITH STATE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND OTHER ARRIVE TOO. >> JAKE HOWARD WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. DURING THE PROCESS WE DID ENGAGE WITH TXDOT AND SORT OF ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT DURING THE PHASE.
SO THEY'RE AWARE OF OUR PROCESS AND THEIR PROJECTS AS WELL.
DEFINITELY I THINK THE COMMUNITY WAS INTERESTED IN WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF THE TXDOT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA, SO WE DID TRY TO CAPTURE THEIR IDEAS FOR THOSE SITES IN THIS DOCUMENT. SO I THINK THAT WAS SORT OF THE EXTENT OF THE COMMUNICATIONS WITH TXDOT. AND THEN SIMILARLY WE HAD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE RAILROAD ABOUT PROJECTS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE IN THE AREA.
SO YEAH. >> GALVAN: THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU.
AND THE SAME THING OR SIMILAR QUESTION WITH THE AIRPORT BEING SUCH A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THIS AREA. WHAT WERE THE CONVERSATIONS LIKE WITH THE AIRPORT, ESPECIALLY WITH LONG-TERM PLANS FOR TERMINAL DEVELOPMENTS OR EVEN LOOKING AT CONFIGURATIONS OF THE RUNWAYS OR WHETHER ANY ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE WITH THE PLAN OR THINKING CONSIDERATIONS TO KEEP IN
MIND WITH THE AIRPORT? >> I WILL SAY WITH REGARD TO THE AIRPORT, WE DELIBERATELY SWITCHED THE PHASING OF OUR PLAN. WE WERE INITIALLY PHASE 2, BUT WE KNEW THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS GOING TO BE WORKING ON THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN. SO WE CHANGED OUR GREATER AIRPORT PLAN TO PHASE 3.
SO I DID SIT ON THE STAKEHOLDER GROUP SO I WAS INVOLVED IN THAT PARTICULAR PROCESS, AND THEN WE ALSO HAD AIRPORT STAFF INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS.
SO WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ENGAGEMENT WITH AIRPORT STAFF BOTH IN THEIR PLAN, BUT ALSO IN OUR PLANNING PROCESS, WHICH GOES AROUND THE AIRPORT.
>> GALVAN: THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. LAST THING I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THIS PLAN WAS I KNOW I SAW SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF OF COURSE MAKING SURE WE COULD DELIVER ON THE RECOMMENDATIONED MADE WHETHER THROUGH BOND FUNDING OR IMP OR OTHER KIND OF WORK, BUT ARE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN POLICY OR UDC OR SOME OF THE MAIN STREET RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL, THE STREET DESIGN FITS THE MOVE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GO TOWARDS, PARKING REGULATIONS OR EVEN VENDING REQUIREMENTS, WHETHER ANY KIND OF CONVERSATIONS THERE ABOUT
THAT WITHIN THIS PLAN. >> NOT SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THOSE.
RIGHT NOW WHAT WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON FOR THE NEXT UDC AMENDMENT WILL BE FOR THE CREATION OF THE MIXED USE DISTRICTS BECAUSE WE HAVE, AS YOU NOTICE, MIXED USE LAND DESIGNATIONS, BUT NOT A LOT OF MIXED USE DISTRICTS. SO WHAT WE HAVE FOUND THE BEST APPROACH FOR US IS AS WE GO THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN TO REALLY IDENTIFY WHAT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT OR IMPORTANT UDC AMENDMENTS.
HONESTLY WE'RE TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM WHAT AUSTIN DID.
OKAY, WE DID A PLAN, LET'S JUMP INTO UDC AMENDMENTS. WE REALLY WANT TO SEE AND HEAR WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS SAYING. WE DO OF COURSE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH DSD AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS IT RELATES TO WHAT COULD IMPACT THE PLANNING PROCESS AND ALSO BRINGING FORWARD TO THOSE DEPARTMENTS WHAT WE'RE
HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY. >> GALVAN: GOT IT. THAT'S HELPFUL.
AND I THINK A SIMILAR QUESTION WITH INFRASTRUCTURE TOO.
WHAT WERE THE KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY CHANGES AS WELL THAT WOULD BE RECOMMENDED WITHIN THIS TO ENSURE THAT -- WHETHER IT'S WITH STREET MAINTENANCE OR WITHIN [INDISCERNIBLE], WHAT ARE THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THE PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THAT KIND OF MAINTENANCE WORK?
>> WHAT WE'RE DOING IS THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS A PART OF THE BOND PROGRAM TASK FORCE. SO LOOKING AT HOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIES CAN BE INCORPORATED IN THAT PARTICULAR BOND PROGRAM PROCESS. [BUZZER]. WE REALLY VIEW THE PLANS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO SEE WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS SAID, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER BECAUSE THESE HAVE BEEN VETTED, THEY'VE BEEN VOTED ON BY COUNCIL AND THEY IDENTIFIED THOSE IMPROVEMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE, IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE ACTUALLY COME FROM THE COMMUNITY.
SO INCORPORATING THOSE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> COUNCILMAN, I WANTED TO OFFER THAT WE WORK HARD ON THE UDC IN A FIVE-YEAR CYCLE.
SO BRIDGETT'S TEAM WILL BE FULLY INTEGRATED AND HAS BEEN FULLY INTEGRATED IN THAT PROCESS AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT ROUND. SO THERE'S CLOSE COORDINATION THAT GOES ON. AND AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE TRY TO KEEP OUR CYCLE TO FIVE YEARS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE CONSISTENT FOR FOLKS WHO ARE DEVELOPING AND BRING THAT DEVELOPMENT, YOU KNOW, STANDARD UP TO DATE EVERY FIVE YEARS SO THAT WE CAN KEEP MOVING FORWARD. BUT BRIDGETT'S TEAM IS FULLY INTEGRATED.
>> CHAIR: AS WE MOVE TO THE UDC PROGRESS I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE A LOT OF POSITIVE CHANGES THAT THIS COMMITTEE WILL CHAMPION. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO.
>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PIECE. I FELT IN THE LAST
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PRESENTATION THAT YOUR TEAM SERVES AS A MODEL FOR WHAT ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LOOKS LIKE, WORKING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND MAKE SURE IT'S INTEGRATED INTO RECOMMENDATIONS. I'M REALLY THANKFUL FOR THE WORK OF YOUR TEAM, BRIDGETTAND JACOB. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR: COUNCILWOMAN
KAUR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING? >> KAUR: WHEN IS THE NEXT
UDC ROUND? >> 2027. >> IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSY 2026. I FEEL LIKE UDC COMES OUT OF OUR MOUTHS SO MANY TIMES.
I'LL ECHO WHAT COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO SAID. EVE WE'VE BEEN ON EMAILS TALKING TO FOLKS, NOT NECESSARILY TALKING ABOUT THIS AREA, BUT THESE PLANS GET SOMETIMES HEATED AND LAND USE IS A VERY PASSIONATE AREA FOR A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS. SO WE WANT TO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB OF REALLY HEARING FOLKS, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE FOLKS THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE TIME, THAT DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO COME TO THESE MEETINGS AND WORKING THREE JOBS TO JUST TRY TO GET HOUSING.
SO IT'S A FINE BALANCE THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO DO AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS OR MAYBE JUST THOUGHTS.
THE IMAGE OF PARK NORTH I LOVE, RIGHT? THIS IS THE IDEAL.
IT'S ON SAN PEDRO, IT'S FIVE MINUTES FROM THE AIRPORT, RIGHT ON THE GREEN LINE.
THE SLIDE ON IT WAS -- >> SLIDE NINE. >> KAUR: SLIDE NINE, YEAH.
I JUST LIKE STARING AT THIS. AND THIS IS IDEAL, RIGHT? THERE'S SO MUCH SPACE THERE, THERE'S SO MUCH PARKING. NO ONE COULD EVER COMPLAIN THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PARKING IN THIS AREA. AND RIGHT NOW IT'S BASICALLY ALL COMMERCIAL.
AND THIS IS PRIVATELY OWNED, THOUGH. THIS ENTIRE COMPLEX IS PRIVATELY OWNED. SO HOW DO WE ACTUALLY INCENTIVIZE THE ASPIRATIONAL IN THIS SENSE WHEN IT'S A MASSIVE SPACE OWNED BY A SINGLE DEVELOPER?
>> AND THAT'S WHY THAT PARTICULAR STRATEGY IS THE PRIORITY FOR LAND USE.
SO IT'S NOT JUST CITY-INITIATED ZONING, BUT THEN ALSO IF THE PROPERTY OWNER WISHES TO DO SOMETHING, THEN PROPERTY OWNER-INITIATED ZONING.
YOU WILL ALSO NOTICE IN THE PLAN WE DO TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. SO LOOKING AT GRANTS THAT MAY BE OUT THERE, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. WE EVEN HAVE A TIRZ IN THERE.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR IF THE DEVELOPER WISHES TO DO SOMETHING, THESE ARE MANY OPTIONS IN TERMS OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
WE CAN'T REALLY CONTROL WHAT THE PROPERTY OWNER DOES, BUT WE AT LEAST WANT TO PUT OUT THERE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IF YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE FUTURE THAT YOU COULD CONSIDER TO REALLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY HAS SAID.
>> KAUR: IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO MONEY, RIGHT? THAT MAKES ME THINK IT WOULD BE VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE NOW WITH THE NEW STATE LAW AND I ASKED ABOUT THIS IN OUR BRIEFING WHERE ALL OF THE COMMERCIALS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE MAP COULD ALSO BE POTENTIALLY C/MF. AND THE OTHER THING THAT ONE OF MY STAFF MEMBERS ACTUALLY FOUND OUT WAS ANY POTENTIAL FUTURE CONVERSION TO C COULD GO MF.
IF I WAS HOLDING ON TO A PROPERTY THAT THE NEIGHBORS SAID WE'LL LET YOU DO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, THEY COULD THEN ESSENTIALLY GO TO MULTI-FAMILY.
SO THAT MIGHT CAUSE SOME DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS IN THE FUTURE AT ZONING, BUT I'M SORRY, THAT WAS A ROUNDABOUT SAY TO SAY SINCE ALL OF THESE COMMERCIAL SPACES CAN AUTOMATICALLY ESSENTIALLY GO MIXED USE NOW, IT'S NOT JUST MULTI-FAMILY. AND WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE ON THE GREEN LINE AND WE ALREADY HAVE OUR TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK.
I'D LOVE FOR THE NEXT STEP FOR US -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THIS COMMITTEE OR HOW DO WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO CREATE AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM THAT'S JUST DOLLARS.
MAYBE IT'S IN THE NEXT HOUSING BOND, JUST A LINE ITEM FOR CONVERTING COMMERCIAL TO MULTI-FAMILY AFFORDABLE. AND FIGURING OUT WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE THE DEVELOPER THAT MAY ALREADY BE MAKING A LOT OF MONEY ON SOMETHING AND NOT HAVE ANY DESIRE TO BASICALLY, YOU KNOW -- IN ORDER TO DO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO KEEP A PART OF THEIR LAND OFFLINE FOR A YEAR OR TWO AS THEY'RE DEVELOPING.
IT'S A HUGE ASK FOR SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY BUILT.
THEY COULD SELL AND -- BUT IF WE PUT ENOUGH INCENTIVE ON IT, MAYBE WE COULD
ACTUALLY CREATE A REALLY COOL PLAZA LIKE THAT. >> AND COUNCILWOMAN, WITH THE LEAD OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, PLANNING, DSD, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAVE REALLY LOOKED AT THE IMPACT OF THE STATE LAW. SO I KNOW THAT VERONICA WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT AS SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO THE HOUSING BOND. THAT IS A DISCUSSION
WE HAVE HAD. >> KAUR: AWESOME. THE ONLY OTHER THING I'LL COMMENT ON IS THE PUBLIC ART COMPONENT. I HAD TO LOOK REALLY DEEP AND I THINK I SAW TWO PINK STARS. ONE RIGHT THERE ON THAT JONES MALTS BERGER INTERCHANGE AND THEN A CONTINUOUS PUSH TO THINK ABOUT. PUBLIC ART WE'VE BEEN ACTUALLY DOING A LOT.
I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MCGEE RODRIGUEZ HAD THAT PUSH WHERE HE WANTED TO DO A
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LOT UNDER UNDERPASSES. I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO THINK MORE ABOUT UNDERPASSES.THERE'S ALSO ONE IN DISTRICT 5 AND COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO, WHO WE ARE TRYING TO USE THE SAME ARTIST TO DO SOMETHING AT THE HILDEBRAND INTERSECTION, BUT I THINK UNDERPASSES IS A GOOD AREA FOR US. I THINK SINCE THIS AREA HAS A LOT OF HEAVY HIGHWAY AND BRIDGES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, IT MIGHT BE A GREAT WAY FOR US TO INCORPORATE. OTHER TYPES ARE WONDERFUL AS WELL, BUT I THINK THIS WILL HELP BRIGHTEN UP THOSE MOBILITY AREAS. AND JUST WANTETD TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT, THE PRICE WATER HOUSE COOPERS JUST OPENED THEIR NEW HEADQUARTERS AT THE CONCORD PLAZA RIGHT HERE. SO WE ARE BRINGING
BUSINESSES BACK. >> AND COUNCIL MEMBER, I THINK FIGURE 33 IN THE PLAN IS WHAT YOU MAY BE REFERRING TO. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF
PUBLIC ART IN THERE ON THE UNDERPASS. >> KAUR: YEAH.
I WAS LIKE I SEE SOME PINK DOTS. >> YES.
BUT WE ALSO DO HAVE IN THE AMENITIES AND PUBLIC SPACES A SECTION ON PUBLIC ART AND
HOW THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED ABOUT THROUGHOUT THE AREA. >> KAUR: AND MAYBE THE OTHER IDEA I HAD AS I WAS STARING AT THIS, SORRY, LAST THING, WE HAVE CEREMONY GREEN SPACE IN THE ASPIRATIONAL PLAN AND MAYBE WE INCENTIVIZE THAT WE'LL CREATE THIS PARK SPACE IF YOU HELP BUILD SOME MULTI-FAMILY.
I DON'T KNOW, JUST BRAINSTORMING. BUT THANKS, CHAIR.
>> CHAIR: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN KAUR. I WOULD SAY SOME FOLKS IN MY COMMUNITY AND OTHERS ARE LIKE, PUBLIC ART, WE DON'T WANT A STATUE, BUT I'VE BEEN TELLING FOLKS THAT PUBLIC ART CAN ALSO BE USABLE. IT CAN BE SHADE OVERA BEVERAGE OVERA BEVERAGE OR DIFFERENT WAYS OF USING LIGHT.
THAT COULD BE PUBLIC ART. SO THERE'S -- WATER FOUNTAINS CAN BE NICE.
SO YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE OLD ARCHITECTURE FROM YEARS' PAST YOU WILL SEE THESE SMALL LITTLE DETAILS ON ALL OF THESE PIECES OF ARCHITECTURE THAT I WOULD SAY ARE PUBLIC ART PIECES, BUT THAT'S JUST BACK THEN WHAT THEY WOULD JUST DO.
SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD OPTION. AND I THINK ESPECIALLY UNDERUNDER PASSES IS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE THOSE ARE USUALLY DARK AND DIM.
I KNOW TXDOT CAN BE A CHALLENGE TO WORK WITH, BUT THOSE REALLY AUDIO] FOR SURE. AND THEN KEEPING ON THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE, THIS IS A REALLY CONCEPT OF THE PLAZA. I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY WHAT PEOPLE ARE NOW WANTING MORE OF, ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE BIG BOX MALLS THAT HAVE THESE HUGE PARKING LOTS AND IT'S ALL INDOOR. I THINK PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND MAYBE I WOULD SAY LESS PARKING THAN WHAT'S ON THERE NOW.
WHEN WE GO TO THE UDC STUFF THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO REALLY EXPLORE BECAUSE THAT IS A HIGH DEMAND RIGHT NOW. AND WHETHER THE DEVELOPERS APPRECIATE THAT OR NOT, PEOPLE WANT PLAZAS, PEOPLE WANT OUTSIDE SPACES TO CONGREGATE AND WALK THROUGH.
AND IF YOU GO TO SLIDE 6, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT ANY TIME I LOOK AT THESE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS, SO MUCH OF THE GOAL AND VISION ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY ARE THE SAME. PEOPLE WANT CONNECTION TO OUTDOOR SPACES, THEY WANT TRAILS, THEY WANT SHADEFUL SHAD. THEY WANT THEIR ROADS FIXED, THEY WANT A BICYCLE LANE, MORE LIGHTING. INFILL DEVELOPMENT, REDEVELOPMENT WITHIN COMMERCIAL AREAS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE ENTIRE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WANTS. SO I JUST ALWAYS WANT TO REFER THAT AND SAY THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE IN COMMON ACROSS THE CITY THAN WE THINK WE DO.
SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THIS BEING WITH THE AIRPORT, THE FLIGHT PATH AND SOUND ISSUES COME UP AS NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS AND ISSUES?
>> WELL, THOSE DID COME UP AS PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS WHICH IS ONE REASON WE WENT INTO THE PHASE 3, BUT IT WAS ALSO IMPORTANT TO HAVE AIRPORT STAFF THERE.
BECAUSE THIS IS A GREATER AIRPORT AREA PLAN, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WOULD ASSUME WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE AIRPORT PER SE, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE AIRPORT AND THE ISSUES THAT THEY WERE ADDRESSING IN TERMS OF NOISE AND WHAT THEY MAY BE DOING WAS A BIT SEPARATE THAN PLANNING LAND USE FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. WE WANTED TO BE SURE THAT PEOPLE COULD TALK TO AIRPORT
STAFF IF THOSE ISSUES CAME UP. >> CHAIR: AND I MENTIONED THIS BEFORE AND I THINK THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ HAS MENTIONED THIS BEFORE. WE SHOULD GET SOME UPDATES AS FAR AS HOW MANY TIMES THESE PLANS ARE AMENDED WITH THE ZONING CHANGES. BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALL OF US AMEND THE PLAN WHEN WE APPROVE A ZONING THING, AND I WANT US TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY TIMES WE'RE DOING THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPED PLAN, THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE WANTED, AND A LOT OF TIMES WE GO AND AMEND IT BASED ON SOMETHING.
SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO US TO KEEP TABS ON THAT. OBVIOUSLY NOT YOUR FAULT, THAT'S OUR DECISION THAT WE MAKE AT COUNCIL, BUT WE SHOULD BE REFLECTIVE ABOUT THOSE AMENDMENTS THAT WE MAKE AFTER A PLAN IS SET IN MOTION AND DONE.
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>> YES. AND COUNCILMAN, AFTER IT WAS MENTIONED AT THE BUDGET WORK SESSION WE DID REACH OUT TO DSD SO WE'LL BE WORKING TO KEEP TRACK OF THAT INFORMATION SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE A REPORT TO YOU WHEN I COME BACK NEXT YEAR TO TALK ABOUT, OKAY, THESE ARE THE SA TOMORROW, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE OLD PLANS TOO. SO THESE ARE THE SA TOMORROW ADOPTED PLANS AND OF THOSE, THESE ARE THE ONES WHERE COUNCIL MADE A PARTICULAR VOTE THAT MAY HAVE CHANGED
THE PLAN. >> CHAIR: ABSOLUTELY. MAYBE THEY COME TO US NEXT
MONTH AND TALK ABOUT THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER KAUR? >> KAUR: YOUR COMMENT MADE ME THINK OF ONE QUESTION. IN THE PAST WE USED TO HAVE THIS SOUND BARRIER OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS THAT LIVED AROUND THE AIRPORT WHERE THEY COULD LIKE GET NEW WINDOWS AND WE WOULD HELP FUND THEM. DO YOU REMEMBER THE --
>> YEAH, COUNCILMAN, JEFF WILSON HAS COME IN TO TALK ABOUT SOUND AT THE AIRPORT.
SO THERE ABSOLUTELY IS A PROGRAM THAT EXISTS FOR HOMEOWNERS, BUT THERE ARE
ALSO LOTS OF STUFF GOING ON ON AROUND NOISE. >> I WAS WATCHING UPSTAIRS AND HEARD THE QUESTION. IT'S A FEDERAL PROGRAM. IT'S FEDERAL MONEY THAT ATTENUATES SOUND INSIDE THE HOME SO IT IMPROVES THE WINDOWS AND BARRIER INSIDE THE HOUSE. YOU HAVE TO BE WITHIN ONE OF THE FLIGHT CONTOURS TO QUALIFY. AND AT THIS POINT WE HAVE ATTENUATED EFFECTIVELY EVERY HOME IN THOSE CONTOURS THAT -- MEANING WE'VE MITIGATED, WE'VE TREATED.
>> WHERE THE NOISE IMPACTS THE HOME. SO A CERTAIN DECIBEL LEVEL CREATES LIKE A CIRCULAR PATTERN, RIGHT, SO THAT'S WHAT JEFF IS SAYING BY
CONTOURS. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO YOU HAVE TO BE WITHIN THOSE CONTOURS, AN AFFECTED HOME ESSENTIALLY TO QUALIFY FOR IT.
THE CONTOURS ARE NARROWING AS TECHNOLOGY GETS BETTER NOW.
THEY USED TO BE WIDER, BUT THE PLANES ARE A LOT MORE PRECISE IN THEIR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. WE DON'T ANTICIPATE BARRING LARGE CHANGES TO FLIGHT PATTERNS THAT WOULD THERE BE A NUMBER OF NEW HOMES ELIGIBLE FOR IT.
MOST HAVE BEEN TREATED AT THIS POINT, BUT YEAH, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE PROGRAM.
>> CHAIR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WERE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM OUR COLLEAGUES? CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO
FORWARD TO THE OCTOBER 2ND A SESSION MEETING? >>
>> CHAIR: THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FIRST PCDC MEETING.
THE TIME IS 11
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