* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] OKAY, LET'S GO. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. IT IS 2:00 PM AND MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER GARCIA. I AM CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I HEREBY CALL THIS REGULARLY NOTICED MEETING OF THE SAN ANTONIO PLANNING COMMISSION INTO SESSION, AND WE HAVE OUR INTERPRETERS READ THE INTERPRETATION SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THIS MEETING. THANK YOU. STAFF, PLEASE CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER JACKSON PRESENT. COMMISSIONER PRESENT COMMISSIONER PROFIT PRESENT. COMMISSIONER AURORA, EG. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA PRESENT. COMMISSIONER P PRESENT, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ PRESENT. COMMISSIONER MCGEE PRESENT AND CHAIR GARCIA PRESENT. YOU HAVE A COURT. THANK YOU. UH, PRIOR TO STARTING OUR ITEMS, WE WOULD LIKE OUR STAFF TO REVIEW OUR MEETING FORMAT. STAFF, PLEASE PROCEED TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND LIMIT THE POTENTIAL SPREAD OF COVID 19. THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS HOLDING MEETING VIDEO CONFERENCE. THESE MEETING STANDARDS ARE BASED UPON THE VARIOUS EXTENDED PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT ISSUED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS AND ARE IN PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN WATCH. LISTEN TO THIS MEETING BY VISITING WWW SAN ANTONIO.GOV/E BY CALLING IN FOR AUDIO ONLY AT 2 1 0 2 0 6 5 4 8 3. TO INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENTS, THERE ARE FOUR OPPORTUNITIES. THESE INCLUDE EMAIL OR MAIL COMMENTS, DROPPING OFF COMMENTS, LEAVING VOICEMAIL, OR ASKING TO BE CALLED DURING THE MEETING. STATEMENTS OR COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION BY THE APPLICANT. STAFF WILL READ INTO THE RECORD ANY EMAILS OR LETTERS RECEIVED. STAFF WILL ALSO PLAY ANY MESSAGES RECEIVED BY VOICEMAIL. LASTLY, FOR THOSE THAT SIGNS UP TO RECEIVE A CALLBACK, WE WILL CALL 'EM TO STATE THEIR TWO MINUTE COMMENTS. SPANISH INTERPRETERS ARE ON STANDBY AS NEEDED. THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL WITH A TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS BOARD QUESTIONS. THANK YOU CHAIR. UH, PLEASE [Consent Agenda] REVIEW THE LIST OF CURRENT, UH, THE CURRENT LIST OF CONSENT TO INDIVIDUAL AND ANY POSTPONE WITHDRAWN ITEMS CURRENTLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER 10 AND 11, WHICH HAVE BEEN PULLED FOR REFUSAL AND AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16, THE BALANCE OF TODAY'S AGENDA. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AGENDA? UM, AT THIS POINT, CAN WE GO AHEAD AND DO, UH, WE BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS. SHOULD WE GO AHEAD AND, UH, ENTER THOSE INTO THE RECORD FOR ITEM NUMBER 17? YES, SIR. THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 17, PA 20 21 6 0 0 5. GENERALLY LOCATED AT, IN THE 93 PER BLOCK OF IH 25 SOUTH. THIS IS A LETTER WHICH WAS RECEIVED OUTSIDE OF THE 200 FOOT NOTIFICATION AREA FROM DALE AND IT READS AS FOLLOWS. I'M ALREADY WRITING IN REGARD. I HOPE THIS LETTER FINDS YOU WELL. I'M WRITING IN REGARDS TO THE POTENTIAL THAT YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING. TO BEGIN, PLEASE STATE THAT WE ARE OPPOSED TO SUCH FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE ARE COMPELLING REASONS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE DEVELOPER, TO WHOM THE LAND WILL BE TOLD, IS PLANNING ON BUILDING HOUSING. WHILE THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY THIS IS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR THAT, WE WANT TO MENTION JUST A FEW. THE FIRST IS THAT THE AREA ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE OF 35 IN QUESTION IS IN THE WHITE ZONE. THE CURRENT PLOT SHUT THE PIPE ZONE IS SIMPLY NOT ACCURATE AND FAILED TO COVER THE PERPETUAL PIPE PATTERNS TO THE AIR FORCE THAT EXTEND PARKING BEYOND THE CITY OF ON THOSE PRESENT MAP, THE AREA IN QUESTION IS INDEED IN THE BY ZONE, WHICH SHOULD AT LEAST CREATE SOME CAUSE WHEN CONSIDERING HOW THE LAND USE WILL BE USED, PERHAPS MORE TROUBLING , THE EVER WORSENING FLOODING THAT FREQUENTLY OCCURS WITH THE CREEK, WHICH IS NOT ONLY ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE LAND ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE OF I 35, BUT ACTUALLY CROSS THE ONLY EXIT FOR THIS NEW DENSE POPULATION. IN OTHER WORDS, EVERY TIME THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT RAIN, THE CREEK [00:05:01] THAT INTERSECTS PAST THE LANE AND THE SOUTHBOUND ACCESS ROAD FLOOD, FIVE TO 10 FEET OF WATER OVER THE ROAD IS NOT UNCOMMON WHEN HEAVY RAINS OCCUR AT THE INTERSECTION ANYMORE, LARGELY DUE TO THE WATER HAVING LESS PLACES TO GO FURTHER NORTH. HE EXPRESSED NEWS HAS DOCUMENTED SEVERAL CASES OF CARS BEING WASHED AWAY AND EVEN DEATH AT THIS PARTICULAR INTERSECTION IS NOTED IN THE 2015 ARTICLE BY MARK WILSON , THE WAY A WOMAN FOUND DEAD. WHY DOES THIS CONTINUE? SEE THE CASE MAKING IT RELEVANT TO YOUR DECISION? THERE IS NO ENTRANCE RAN BETWEEN THE PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT AND AS I HAVE HAD TO DO FOR THE LAST 39 YEARS OF MY LIFE. THE NEW RESIDENTS WILL HAVE TO DRIVE THE WRONG WAY DOWN A ONE WAY ROAD IN ORDER TO EXIT THE NEXT INTERSECTION AS WELL. THIS WILL BE THE CASE ESSENTIALLY EVERY TIME IT RAINS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WITH THE EXPONENTIALLY HIGHER RATE OF FROM, I CAN THINK OF NOTHING MORE DEPARTMENT THAN COMMITTEE FACTOR. THERE ARE MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES AT THE HEART OF THIS MATTER. HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE THAT THOSE TWO NEGATE ANY NEED TO TAKE UP MORE OF YOUR TIME. WE WOULD HOPEFULLY ASK THAT YOU DO NOT OVERLOOK THESE TWO IMPORTANT ISSUES WHEN ARRIVING AT A DECISION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. CAN YOU MAKE SURE ON THIS ONE THAT THE UM, CASE MANAGER FROM THE CITY MAKES THE, THOSE CONCERNS AWARE TO TRANSPORTATION AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. THAT WAY IF THERE'S ANY FUTURE DRAINAGE PROJECTS OR, UM, TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT COME OUT OF THAT, THEY CAN BE AWARE OF THAT SITUATION. YES, I WILL BE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, CAN STAFF REMAIN THE, UH, READ THE CONSENT ITEMS INTO THE RECORD SO THAT WE CAN THEN GO ONTO THE ORDERING PROCESS? YES, SIR. WELCOME. WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, UH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER 10, 11, AND 16. BALANCE OF THE AGENDA IS HEREBY READ INTO THE RECORD. UH, AGENDA. MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF CONSENT. AGENDA. IS THIS COMMISSIONER PECK, COMMISSIONER PROFIT. SECOND. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM COMMISSIONER PECK AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PROFIT. FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, STAFF PLEASE. THE ROLL CALL. DO THE ROLL CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER JACKSON? YES. COMMISSIONER FA? YES. COMMISSIONER PROFIT? YES. COMMISSIONER WAR? AGREE. YES. COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER PECK? YES. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MCGEE. I NEED TO UNMUTE. YES. YES. . THANK YOU. AND CHAIR GARCIA? YES. MOTION PASSES. NINE ZERO. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL [10. 20-3529 19-11800089: Request by Brian Barron, Lennar Homes of Texas Land and Construction, Ltd., for approval to subdivide a tract of land to establish Southton Meadows Subdivision Unit 5, generally located southeast of the intersection of Henze Road and Southton Road. Staff recommends Approval. (Jose Garcia, Senior Planner, (210) 207-8268, Jose.Garcia4@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department)] GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10, WHICH HAS BEEN PULLED FOR PURPOSES OF RECUSAL. CODE IS 2 0 8 AND I BELIEVE, UH, WAS ITEM NUMBER 10. WAS THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER PECK? SO HE HAS MUTED HIMSELF AND HE HAS TURNED OFF HIS CAMERA. OKAY. SO, UH, 2 0 8. COMMISSIONER PECK HAS, UH, RECUSED HIMSELF FROM ITEM NUMBER 10. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 10? MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. SECOND. COMMISSIONER CARILLO. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CARILLO AND, UH, STAFF DO THE ROLL CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER JACKSON? YES. COMMISSIONER ? YES. COMMISSIONER PROFIT? YES. COMMISSIONER WARD ALLEG? YES. COMMISSIONER GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER MCGEE? YES. AND CHAIR GARCIA? YES. MOTION PASSES. EIGHTH BUREAU. THANK YOU. NEXT, [11. 20-3554 19-11800097: Request by CW-BSLB, LLC, for approval to replat and subdivide a tract of land to establish Blue Skies Unit 1 Subdivision, generally located northwest of the intersection of WT Montgomery and US Highway 90 West. Staff recommends Approval. (Joyce Palmer, Planner, (210) 207-0315, Joyce.Palmer@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department)] WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11 AND UH, PLEASE LET COMMISSIONER PECK KNOW THAT HE, WE HAVE COMMISSIONER PECK BACK AT 2 0 9. I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER HAVE THE RECUSAL AND SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S HAS CUS YOURSELF NOW AT 2 0 9. OKAY, SO CAN WE GET A MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE A SECOND? OKAY, WE HAVE MOTION. MOTION TO PROFIT. SECOND. SECOND. HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE SECOND THAT ONE SECOND FOR FISHER TO BOTH. OKAY. MR. GON, IS THAT THE SECOND THAT CAN YOU DO THE ROLL CALL? COMMISSIONER JACKSON? YES. COMMISSIONER, UH, PROPHET? YES. COMMISSIONER AURORA ALLEG? [00:10:01] YES. COMMISSIONER GARCIA. MR. GARCIA, UH, MAKE SURE TO YES, I CAN HEAR YOU NOW. OKAY. YES. COMMISSIONER PECK? YES. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES. AND, UH, COMMISSIONER MCGEE? YES. AND CHAIR GARCIA? YES. MOTION PASSES DATE? ZERO. THANK YOU. MS. STAFF, UH, ITEMS NUMBER 10 AND 11 WERE BOTH PLA WHICH MET ALL REQUIREMENTS. THAT'S CORRECT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. [16. 20-3606 PLAN AMENDMENT CASE PA-2020-11600013 (Council District 9): A request by Vickery and Associates Inc, representative, for approval of a Resolution to amend the San Antonio International Airport Vicinity Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the City, by changing the future land use classification from “Business Park” to "High Density Residential" on 1.973 acres out of NCB 12059, generally located in the 12000 block of San Pedro Avenue. Staff recommends Approval. (Associated Zoning Case Z-2020-10700054) (Michael Pepe, Planner, (210) 207-8208, michael.pepe@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department)] OKAY, NEXT, MOVE ON TO INDIVIDUAL HEARING ITEMS AND UH, PLEASE LET, HAS COMMISSIONER CILLO COME BACK? YES, SHE IS. YES. OKAY. IT'S TWO 11 AND SHE'S BACK. OKAY. ALRIGHT. NEXT WILL BE THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING AGENDA AND THAT WE HAVE ON THERE IS ITEM NUMBER 16. YES, SIR. THIS IS CHRISTIE FLOOD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER 16 IS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL VICINITY LAND USE PLAN FROM BUSINESS PARK TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. LOCATED IN THE 12,000 BLOCK OF SAN PEDRO AVENUE. THE PROPOSED HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROPERTY IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL VICINITY LAND USE PLAN CALLS FOR THE CONTINUATION OF DEVELOPMENT ALONG PARKWAY AS A MAJOR EAST WEST CONNECTOR. THE PROPOSED PLAN, AMENDMENT AND REZONING ALLOWS THE APPLICANT TO DEVELOP MULTIFAMILY FOR THE STATE AND SITE. THE PROPOSED MULTI-FAMILY SITE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO RETAIL EMPLOYMENT AND MAJOR ARTERIAL. FURTHER, IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SA TOMORROW PRINCIPLE OF DEVELOPING HIGH DENSITY HOUSING WITHIN THE CITY'S REGIONAL CENTERS AND ALONG MAJOR CORRIDOR STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND I, OH, LEMME GET YOU THE COUNT ON THAT. THE COUNTS FOR THIS ITEM ARE NINE NOTICES MAILED ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND TWO LETTERS RECEIVED IN SUPPORT OUTSIDE OF THE 200 FOOT NOTIFICATION AREA. MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. HOW MANY WERE IN OPPOSITION? ONE. UH, NONE. NONE IN OFFICE? ZERO. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, I BELIEVE THIS ONE HAD A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENTS, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY. BUT WE DO HAVE THE APPLICANT ON THE LINE FIRST SO THAT WAY THEY CAN, UH, MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION. OKAY. LET'S GO AND HAVE THE APPLICANT PRESENT. OKAY. IS THIS PATRICK PARK? GOOD AFTERNOON. OKAY, SIR, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. OKAY. UH, JEFF ANDRE BICKERING ASSOCIATES ADDRESS, UH, 12 9 4 0 COUNTRY PARKWAY, SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 1 6. I AM THE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE FOR GRANTED PACIFIC COMMUNITIES AND O C I GROUP. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WE ARE HERE TO REQUEST A PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE TWO ACRE TRACK LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF US HIGHWAY 2 81 AND INTER PARK BOULEVARD. WE ARE, WE REQUESTED A CHANGE FROM BUSINESS PARK TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL SLIDE THREE. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ATLANTIC PACIFIC COMMUNITIES, A FOURTH GENERATION FAMILY OWNED COMPANY WITH OVER 3,600 UNITS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WITH A HISTORY THAT THEY EXPECT TO THE LATE 18 HUNDREDS. AND O C I GROUP, A SAN ANTONIO BASED COMPANY THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED OVER THE LAST DECADE THAT DOING BUSINESS FOR THE SOCIAL GOOD NOT ONLY IMPROVES LIVES THAT ENHANCES ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SLIDE FOUR. THE DEVELOPER HAS COMPLETED FOUR DEVELOPMENT IN SAN ANTONIO. METRO AREA TO DATE ARE BREAKING GROUND ON THEIR FIFTH DEVELOPMENT THIS MONTH. FLY BY, THIS IS LAUREL GLEN, WHICH WAS CONSTRUCTED ALONG ROUTE 1604 NEAR BANDERA ROAD. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS A VERY HIGH QUALITY DESIGN. THE COMMUNITY UTILIZED THE SAME FINANCING STRUCTURE AS PROPOSED. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, WHICH ENABLED THEM TO MAKE IT AFFORDABLE FOR THE LOCAL WORKFORCE. THE PROPERTY IS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AND CURRENTLY HAS A WAITING LIST. SLIDE SIX. THE PROPERTY IS PART OF THE INNER PARK BUSINESS PARK CREATED IN 1991. AFTER EVERY 30 YEARS, ABOUT HALF OF THE BUSINESS PARK REMAINS UNDEVELOPED. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT VISTA INTER PARK WILL CONSIST OF 36 1 BEDROOM, 24 2 [00:15:01] BEDROOM, FOUR, THREE BEDROOM. THE COMMUNITY WILL BE A D A ACCESSIBLE AND WILL INCLUDE 97 SURFACE SPACE PARKING SPACES, AND WE'LL HAVE OVER 2,400 SQUARE FOOT OF COMMON SPACE AREAS. AMENITIES WILL INCLUDE A BUSINESS CENTER AND A FITNESS CENTER. SLIDE SEVEN. THIS IS NOT PROJECT BASED SECTION EIGHT HOUSING. THE DEVELOPER WILL BE LEVERAGING HOUSING TAX CREDITS FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. THIS ENABLES THE DEVELOPER TO BUILD A HIGH QUALITY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY WITH LESS DEBT, WHICH THEN ALLOWS THEM TO PASS THE SAVINGS ON TO ESSENTIAL MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL WORKFORCE VIA LOWER RENT, INCLUDING GROCERY STORE CLERKS, POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES, SENIOR CAREGIVERS, AND THE STAFF AT OUR LOCAL HOSPITALS. SLIDE A, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CREATED A SITE SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PLACING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE BEST POSSIBLE LOCATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THIS RIGOROUS PROCESS INCLUDED MULTIPLE WORKSHOPS FROM THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND APPROVALS FROM THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY TO DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND THE HOUSING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL. THIS INTER PARK WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR THE, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDED WITH HOUSING TAX CREDIT AND WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY BOTH THE PLANNING AND, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND CITY COUNCIL. THANKS TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S STRONG SUPPORT AND A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE STEVE ALLISON. THE DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE $15 MILLION OF LING TAX CREDIT FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS. SLIDE NINE. HERE'S AN AERIAL IMAGE WITH THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OUTLINED IN RED. THE PROPERTY HAS FRONTAGE ON THE US HIGHWAY 2 81 FRONTAGE ROAD TO THE EAST INNER PARK TO THE NORTH WITH THE FORMER SAM'S CLUB TRACK. BEYOND TO THE SOUTH IS THE SHARED HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH WITH THEIR PARKING TO THE WEST. FURTHER TO THE WEST IS THE BEXAR COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OFFICE. SLIDE 10 AND HERE IS A CLOSEUP SHOWING THE VACANT SITE. SLIDE 11. AND HERE IS SOME RECENT PHOTOS ON THE GROUND. THE PROPERTY HAS CONTINUOUSLY BEEN USED BY HOMELESS AS AN ENCAMPMENT. SLIDE 12. HERE'S A LAND USE PLAN THAT WE'RE ASKING TO AMEND. THE LAND USE OF THE BUSINESS PARK IS BASED UPON A 1991 PLAN. THE SUBJECT TRACK IS ISOLATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE BUSINESS PARK BY THE SHEAR HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OFFICE. SLIDE 13. HERE'S THE CURRENT ZONING WITH THE TRACK DIAGONALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN CON, UH, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL. THE CHURCH BUILDING IS LOCATED ON INDUSTRIAL ZONING AND THE PARKING LOT IS DIVIDED BY INDUSTRIAL AND R FIVE ZONING. THE BEAR COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEAK BUILDING IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL. SLIDE 14, I'VE HEARD COMMENTS OF PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE NOISE, CONTOURS, FLIGHT PATH AND HEIGHT. RESTRICTIONS OF THE AIRPORT. HERE IS THE 2019 AIRPORT MAP, THE BLUE ARROW OF POINTS TO THE SITE, WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF ALL OF THESE ISSUES. SLIDE 15. HERE'S A DEPICTION OF OUR PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN. SLIDE 16. WE'VE SHOWN THAT OUR REQUEST IS HARMONIOUS TO THE USES AROUND US AND THAT WE ARE PROPOSING A SUBSTANTIAL UPGRADE THAT REPLACES AN EXISTING HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT WITH A HIGH QUALITY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY FOR ESSENTIAL MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL WORKFORCE. I HAVE WITH ME ON THE PHONE TWO ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS, BUT I'M ASKING THAT THEY INTRODUCE THEMSELVES NOW TO HAVE THEIR NAMES AND ADDRESSES ON THE RECORD. HI, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS DAN WILSON. I'M WITH ATLANTIC PACIFIC COMMUNITIES. OUR ADDRESS IS 1 6 1 NORTHWEST SIXTH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA. AND THIS IS OLIVIA ZO. I'M WITH O C I GROUP. WE'RE LOCATED AT ONE 18 BROADWAY, SUITE THREE 17, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 5. AND UH, THAT COM COMPLETES OUR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. UH, PLEASE. THAT NOW WILL HAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION. UM, I BELIEVE WE HAVE, UH, SOME LETTERS FIRST THAT WE'LL READ ACTUALLY THE VOICEMAILS. OKAY. BEFORE, UH, WE DO THE, UH, LETTERS. WE'RE GONNA DO SOME VOICEMAILS. WE HAVE 17 OF 'EM, SOME OF THEM ARE LONGER THAN TWO MINUTES, BUT WE WILL, UM, UH, CUT 'EM OFF AT TWO [00:20:01] MINUTES AND, UH, THEN CONTINUE TO PLAY THEM UNTIL THEY'RE OUT. AND THEN WE'LL DO THE LETTERS AND THEN WE HAVE ONE CALLER, UH, TO, UH, PATCH IN AND GO AHEAD WITH THE, UH, THOMPSON 13 8 1 5 BLOCK LANE, SAN ANTONIO SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE SIX. PHONE NUMBER (210) 494-4579. I'M CALLING REGARDING CASE NUMBER 2 0 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 3. THE REASON I CALL, I AM OPPOSED TO THIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT IS PLANNED, UH, ON WEST AVENUE AND ANNA PARK. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS APPROPRIATE LOCATION, UH, DUE TO THE NOISE, THE CONGESTION, UH, THE CROWDED CONDITIONS IN THAT AREA, AND I DO NOT THINK IT WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR FAMILIES TO LIVE IN A MULTI-UNIT DEVELOPMENT FILE. AGAIN, I'M VERY MUCH OPPOSED TO CASE NUMBER 2 0 2 0 1 1 6 0 0 1 0 3. THANK YOU. UH, GOOD MORNING. AND, AND, UH, MY NAME IS JOHN THURMAN AND I'M, I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO, UH, UH, THE AGENDA ITEM, THE LAST THREE DIGITS, 0 1 3. IT'S A NEW DEVELOPMENT, UH, CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT. UH, MY BELIEF IS IN, UH, JOHN THURMAN, 1 3 8 1 OH BLUFF LANE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, THE BLUFF VIEW SUBDIVISION WEST AVENUE IN BIDS. UH, I'D LIKE TO HOPEFULLY ASK Y'ALL TO CONSIDER NOT DOING THAT BECAUSE WHAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW FROM A REAL ESTATE PERSPECTIVE OUT HERE IN NORTH SAN ANTONIO IS, IS THAT, UH, EXECUTIVE FOLKS ARE ARE WANTING TO, TO LIVE NEAR THE AIRPORT. THEY'RE ALSO WANTING TO, UH, MOVE IN FROM 1604 AND, BUT THEY WILL FLY FROM LOW INCOME. AND, UH, SO WHAT'S HAPPENED IN, IN THE WEST AVENUE IN BLANCO AREA IS, IS THAT YOU'VE GOT FLIGHT FROM THAT AREA OF, UH, UH, RECENT OF REASONABLE INCOME FOLKS AND THE RESULT IS HIGH CRIME. AND, UH, SO MY HOPE IS, IS THAT YOU WILL SIMPLY JUMP, UH, THEY KNOW THAT, UH, LOW END, UH, DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT'S, UH, BOUND TO CREATE A HIGH CRIME SITUATION, WHICH WILL CREATE A FLIGHT AND FLIGHT IN THE, UH, AIRPORT AREA. THE AIRPORT IS HOW WE SAY HELLO. LET'S, UH, SAY HELLO WITH, UH, UH, SOMETHING BETTER THAN A LOW END NEIGHBORHOOD. THANKS VERY MUCH, JOHN ON FIVE. MY NAME IS CATHERINE DELANEY AND I LIVE AT 2 4 7 PATRICIA SAN ANTONIO. 7 8 2 1 6. I'M CALLING IN REGARD TO THE HIGH DENSITY LIVING QUARTER. PROPOSED, UH, AT INTER PARK AT 2 81. THE CASE NUMBER IS 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 6 0 0 1 3. AND I'M OPPOSED TO IT BECAUSE AS I WAS OF THE UNDERSTANDING, THIS AREA HAS MORE HIGH DENSITY, UM, HOUSING PER SQUARE MILE THAN ANY OTHER AREA IN THE CITY. AND ALSO THE NOISE LEVEL. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A RESTRICTION IN THE AIRPORT AREA, UM, PER BUILDING, SO LIKE THIS BECAUSE OF THE NOISE RESTRICTIONS, I THOUGHT THAT WAS IN THE AIRPORT, UH, PERIOD PLANNING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE TRAFFIC WOULD FLOW WITH SCHOOL BUSES PICKING UP CHILDREN THERE. IF THEY ENTERED, IF THEY CAME DOWN BIDS AND ENTERED OFF THE AXI OF 2 81 FOR INNER PARK OR IF THEY CAME DOWN WEST AREA, WEST AVENUE. EITHER WAY IT'S GONNA CAUSE TRAFFIC CONGESTION. I ALSO, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SCHOOL IS GOING TO ABSORB ALL THESE CHILDREN THAT WILL LIVE THERE BECAUSE THE SCHOOL, IS IT HARMONY HILLS ELEMENTARY OR HEIMER, DO THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ABSORB THAT MANY CHILDREN? IF IT'S HARMONY HILLS, THESE BUSES ARE GOING TO BE ENTERING A SOMEWHAT LIMITED PARKING AREA AT HARMONY HILLS. IT ISN'T SET UP, THE NEIGHBOR JUST ISN'T SET UP FOR THAT MUCH HIGH TRAFFIC. AND ALSO, I WAS THINKING ABOUT SHOPPING IN THAT AREA FOR FAMILY SHOPPING. THERE'S NO H E B WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE. THERE'S A TARGET. IT BIDS IN 2 81 NORTH, BUT IT'S NOT A SUPER TARGET. IT DOES NOT HAVE A VARIETY OF GROCERIES AND IT IS NOT COMPETITIVELY PRICED WITH H E B. HI, MY NAME IS JULIE PLUNKETT. I LIVE AT ONE FIVE ONE ONE FIVE CADILLAC DRIVE. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 862-9217. I'M CALLING ABOUT CASE NUMBER 20 21 1 6 0 0 1 3. [00:25:05] THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT 2 81 AT INNER PARK, AND I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT REPRESENTATIVE, OUR COUNCILMAN COURAGE HAS BEEN CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES BY MYSELF, MY HUSBAND, AND OTHER MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN ON OUR STREET ABOUT THE CONTINUED CRIME WITH A LOW HOUSING DOWN AT CHURCHILL. HE HAS NEVER RESPONDED. HIS OFFICE DOES NOT RESPOND AND HE DOES NOT RESPOND. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING, EVEN THOUGH THIS ISN'T DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO MY HOME, IT AFFECTS MY HOME IN THE AREA OF CHURCHILL AND HOW THE CRIME RATE IS COMING DOWN BLANCO ROAD. I URGE, URGE THE ZONING COMMISSION TO PLEASE VOTE NO ON THIS AND HAVE MORE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. THANK YOU. YES, MY NAME IS PAUL FITZGERALD. I LIVE AT 4 1 8 WOODWAY FOREST DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 6. IT'S IN THE WOODLANDS OF REAL SUBDIVISION HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. I'M CALLING, UH, IN REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER 2020 DASH 1 1 6 0 0 0 1 3. I AM, UH, CALLING, UH, IT IS RELATED TO A REZONING PROJECT AT THE CORNER OF INNER PARK AND THE ACCESS ROAD TO 2 81 SOUTH. I'M CALLING TO, UH, LEAVE MY, UH, COMMENTS OF OPPOSITION RELATED TO THAT, UH, REZONING. UH, THE PRIMARY REASONS ARE ONE, I GUESS IT'S NOT A GOOD LOCATION FOR MULTI DENSITY MULTIFAMILY PROJECT. UM, THE NOISE LEVEL'S GONNA BE TREMENDOUS THERE. UH, IT'S RIGHT ON THE ACCESS ROAD, RIGHT ON 2 81. IT'S ALSO IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AIRPORT AND JUST THE NOISE LEVEL FOR POTENTIAL RESIDENTS I THINK WOULD BE UNBEARABLE. UM, SECONDLY, I GUESS I UNDERSTAND THE PROJECTS WOULD BE HIGH DENSITY ON A SMALL TWO ACRE TRACK AND EVERY TREE WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED TO FIT THE NUMBER OF UNITS YOU'RE LOOKING AT, PUT PROPOSING PUT IN THERE. AND THAT'S JUST GOING TO ADD TO THE, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, IMPACT TO THE, TO THE CITY, UM, BECAUSE THE TREES ARE GONNA BE REMOVED. AND IT'S ALSO GONNA ADD TO THE, THE OVERALL HEAT IN THE AREA BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CONCRETE WITH THE, UH, ACCESS ROAD, THE INTERSTATE, UH, 2 81 BEING THERE AND JUST THE ADJOINING, UH, COMMERCIAL, UH, PROJECTS IN THEIR, IN THEIR CONCRETE ASAL PARKING LOTS. SO THAT'S ANOTHER NEGATIVE. UM, THE NEXT, UM, TO ME THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE RELATES TO TRAFFIC, UM, FOR POTENTIAL RESIDENTS OF THAT PROJECT. THE INGRESS AND EGRESS THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING RIGHT OFF OF THE ACCESS ROAD ON 2 81 IS GOING TO CAUSE A LOT OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE PEOPLE TRAVELING ON THAT PART OF THE ACCESS ROAD. I KNOW THE SPEED LIMIT'S 45, BUT I DRIVE ON THAT EVERY DAY AND I CAN TELL YOU CARS ARE DRIVING, YOU KNOW, WELL OVER 45. YES, MY NAME IS CHERYL ERS, I RESIDE AT 3 0 7 WOOD SHADOW SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 6. I'M CALLING IN REGARD TO THE RESOUNDING REQUEST FOR CASE NUMBER TWO ZERO TWO ZERO ONE ONE SIX ZERO ZERO ZERO ONE THREE. MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS THE AREA CODE 2 1 0 4 9 4 1 5 4 8. I AM CALLING TO VOICE MY, UH, UM, I'M AGAINST THE REZONING FOR THE PURPOSE OF DENT APARTMENTS AT THAT LOCATION. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SAN ANTONIO DOESN'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION HOW HEAVILY TRAFFIC THAT AREA ALREADY IS AND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO MANEUVER FROM THE ACCESS ROAD OF 2 81 TO W SPOT PARKWAY AND INTER PARK AS IT IS ALREADY TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 600 PLUS FAMILY UNIT APARTMENTS TO THE CONGESTION. ALREADY THERE WOULD BE LIFE-THREATENING. IT WOULD APPEAR TO ME THAT THESE THINGS WOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH LONG BEFORE IT WAS EVER PUT OUT THERE TO BE ABLE TO REZONE AND FOR THE PURPOSES INTENDED IN THIS PARTICULAR REZONING REQUEST. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW MUCH MORE DANGEROUS THAT WILL MAKE THAT ENTIRE AREA IF YOU ALLOW THIS TO BE REZONED, [00:30:01] IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA AT ALL. IT PRESENTS MANY, MANY OBSTACLES AND ISSUES THAT THREATEN THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR RESIDENTS IN THE YES, MY NAME IS STEVEN MURRAY. MY ADDRESS IS 1 1 3 1 5 MYSTERY SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 6. YOU HAVE A CASE NUMBER 2 0 2 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 1 3. I'M NOT SURE WHY YOU WANT TO PUT THIS BUILDING RIGHT NEXT TO THE AIRPORT, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO EXPAND THE AIRPORT. THIS IS GONNA COST YOU SERIOUS MONEY TWO OR THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO REHAB THAT ENTIRE BUILDING BECAUSE OF NOISE. SO PLEASE JOIN YOUR FRIENDS AT THE ZONING COMMISSION AND FAILED THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. BYE-BYE. THIS IS RUBY ROB, ONE THREE SEVEN ONE FIVE BLUFF MONTH, PHONE NUMBER (210) 325-6702. I WOULD ASK TO COMMENT ON CASE NUMBER 2 0 2 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 1 3. I OPPOSED THIS CHANGE IN THE SONY. UH, WHEN WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE, WE DID NOT EXPECT IT TO HAVE, UM, THE CHANGE TO A A MULTI UNIT DEVELOPMENT, UM, AREA. WE ALREADY HAVE TOO MUCH TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT'S FOREST SPOT PARKWAY, WEST AVENUE AND PEOPLE COMING THROUGH ON INNER PARK AND SOME THROUGH OUR DEVELOPMENT. UH, WE HAVE MANY APARTMENTS ALREADY ON WEST AVENUE IN THIS AREA, SO I I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE. UM, IT'S GOING TO BE NOSY, NOISY, EXCUSE ME, NOISY. AND, UM, WE'LL ENCOURAGE MORE TRAFFIC. UH, IT'S A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD NOW. WE DO NOT NEED THIS. UM, I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE NEED PATIENTS TO LEAVE LIVE, BUT UM, THIS WAS NOT SHOWN THAT WAY AND I PREFER IT NOT BE CHANGED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN AND TAKING, UM, MY CONCERN AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL NOT BE, UM, INCLUDED. THANK YOU COMMISSION. CINDY JONES. JOAN STAFFORD. MY NUMBER IS 2 1 0 4 9 6 9 5 0 2. MY ADDRESS IS 4 1 4 WOODWAY FOREST DRIVE. I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER 1 0 7 0 0 0 5 4 AT INNER PARK AND 2 81. IT IS THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY. I OPPOSE THE RESERVE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY TO DENSE MULTIFAMILY. FOR ONE THING, THE NOISE LEVEL IN THE AREA WILL BE TREMENDOUS. THERE IS INCREASING NOISE FROM 2 81 AND THE FRONTAGE FROM THE AIRPORT AND OTHER AIRCRAFT WHERE IS BY PARKWAY AND OTHER SURROUNDING STREETS. THIS NOISE JUST KEEPS ON INCREASING YEAR BY YEAR. IT WILL NOT GO AWAY, IT WILL JUST INCREASE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE, IN ORDER TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE NUMBER OF UNITS, YOU PLAN THAT THE TREES WILL BE CUT DOWN WITH ASPHALT HIGHWAY FRONTAGE ADJACENT AND NEARBY PARKING AND NO TREES. THE AREA WILL BE HOT. IT'S ALL IN AN ASPHALT JU JUNGLE. NO SERVICES FOR THESE RESIDENTS IS CLOSE BY. THE BUS ROUTES AND SCHEDULES ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO MAKE EASY VISITS TO THESE SERVICES. THERE WILL BE CHILDREN IN THESE UNITS WHERE WILL THEY PLAY? THE FRONTAGE FOR 2 81 IS RIGHT THERE AND THE TRAFFIC OF THE THREE LANE FRONTAGE AND ON 2 81 PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR PLAYING CHILDREN. IT WOULD BE TRAGIC IF A CHILD RAN AFTER A BALL OR RODE A BIKE IN ONTO THE FRONTAGE. SOMETIMES THEY JUST REACT AND NOT THINK WHERE THEY ARE AND REALIZE THAT THERE'S WIDING CARS CLOSE BY. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THIS ZONING. THANK YOU. THIS IS JAMON CLEVE. I LIVE AT 2310 CREEKSIDE BEND, SAN ANTONIO SEVEN EIGHT TWO FIVE NINE. AND MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS (210) 241-6955. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE PLAN AMENDMENT CASE P 20 21 1 6 0 1 3. COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE. THIS IS A, UM, [00:35:01] MULTIUNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX AND I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. I GO TO SHERE HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR. AND, UH, WHEN I SAW THE PLANS FOR THIS APARTMENT, NOT ONLY IS IT IN A NICE SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S VERY CONVENIENT TO, UH, ALL OF THE PLACES I GO INCLUDING THE, UM, GROCERY STORE. UH, IT'S EASY ACCESS AND, UM, I'M A SENIOR ADULT, MY HUSBAND AND I'M RETIRED. MY HUSBAND IS ALSO A SENIOR ADULT. HE'S DIABETIC AND HE HAS, UM, HAD TO HAVE AN AMPUTATION FROM MID CAP AMPUTATION. AND SO HE NEEDS A ROLLED IN SHOWER. HE IS IN HIS WHEELCHAIR WHEN HE GOES INTO THE SHOWER THERE. UM, WE WILL BE LIVING ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND WE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE, A FULLY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE APARTMENT IN THE AREA THAT, UM, FEELS SAFE, IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND IT'S NEAR EVERYTHING THAT I NEED. UM, IT EXCITES ME BECAUSE HANDICAP UM, APARTMENTS USUALLY JUST MEAN GRAB BARS AND SO WE NEED TO ROLL IN SHOWER AND THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX WILL HAVE THAT. IT'S A VERY NEEDED THING IN SAN ANTONIO WITH DIABETICS. I'M ALSO EXCITED BECAUSE THE CHURCH OFFERS SO MANY THINGS FOR CHILDREN. I'VE RUN A TUTORING PROGRAM IN THE PAST AND WE WERE VERY CRAMPED SPACE, SO OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO TUTOR IN A LARGE SPACE AND WITH AS MANY CHILDREN AS I CAN GET TO COME, IT'S EXCITING. WE HAVE FALL FESTIVALS, WE JUST DO A LOT OF THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY AND SO, UM, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING THIS, UH, APARTMENT COMPLEX IN, IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT, UM, I ALREADY LOVE AND I ALREADY LIVE IN. UM, MAYBE NOT MY HOUSE, BUT I'M IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. HI, MY NAME IS NOELLE HOWARD AND UH, MY ADDRESS IS 3 2 6 STONE WOOD 7 8 2 1 6. UH, I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER 2020 DASH 116 0 1 3, UM, WHICH IS A REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY, UH, CLOSE TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, THAT IS, UH, UM, OFF OF 2 81 TO, UM, REZONE IT TO, UM, MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. UM, MY CONCERN WITH THE REZONING REQUEST, WHICH I I WOULD PLEASE ASK YOU TO DENY, IS THAT THAT AREA SERVES AS WATERSHED FOR AN AREA THAT SUFFERS, UM, MAJOR DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. WHEN WE HAVE, UM, SIGNIFICANT DOWNPOURS, SOMEBODY DROWNED OVER OFF OF THEMA, WHICH IS LIKE OF A BLOCK AWAY, UH, JUST A FEW YEARS AGO. THE AREAS, UM, HAVE MAJOR DRAINAGE ISSUES AND, UM, THAT AREA OF HABITAT FOR DEER, FOR OTHER WILDLIFE AND PROVIDES CRITICAL WATERSHED. IT IT IS TO BE REZONED AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING OR REALLY AS ANYTHING. UM, IT'S JUST GONNA CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE HERE. IT'S ALSO REALLY NOT AN APPROPRIATE AREA FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING IS JUST RIGHT OFF OF 2 81. UM, AND SO IT, UM, SHOULD BE ZONED COMMERCIAL IF ANYTHING. BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE FOR IT TO REMAIN WATERSHED. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE ANIMALS HERE, MANY OF WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY, UM, BUT ITS INSTOCK PARKWAY. UM, THIS, THIS PROVIDES THEM WITH HABITAT. SO, UM, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. GOOD. THIS IS GINGER ROOF. MY ADDRESS IS 2 0 6 COUNTRY WOOD DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. I LIVE IN BLUFF VIEW, LOS SAVANNAH REAL. AND, UM, I'M CALLING ON AGENDA ITEM CASE NUMBER 2 0 2 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 1 3. IT'S ABOUT THE, UH, ZONING CHANGE AND IT'S, UH, FOR, UM, FROM, UH, TO CHANGE TO MULTIFAMILY AT THE LOCATION OF HIGHWAY 2 81 AND ENTER PARK. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M FIRMLY OPPOSED TO THIS CHANGE AND THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES WOULD BE ANY, UM, GOOD QUALITY OF LIVING FOR AN APARTMENT BUILDING OR THAT SIZE, MULTIPLE STORY OR STORY. IT JUSTICE WOULD NOT BE A GOOD FIT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ALREADY HAD EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC HERE, UH, TO PUT A, UM, MULTI STORY BUILDING THERE WITH 64 ADDITIONAL UNITS WITH, UH, PUT SO MUCH MORE TRAFFIC ONTO OUR STREETS. AND IT'S ALREADY A 14 STREET, UH, 14 LANE HIGHWAY AT 2 81. I DUNNO HOW THAT COULD BE A GOOD AREA FOR LOCAL STORY AND, UM, FOR APARTMENT BUILDING. IT IS NOT BEEN ZONED THAT WAY FOR THE THREE, SIX YEARS [00:40:01] I'VE LIVED HERE AND FOR A REASON. AND THE, THE TRAFFIC'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER. IT IS A NOISE LEVEL. IT'S SO HIGH. I'M ALREADY AWAKENED AT, UH, 5:30 AM BY, THAT WAS PRE COVID THIS MORNING. I DIDN'T GET WOKEN UNTIL SIX OR 30, BUT USUALLY IT'S 5:30 AM FOR THE AIRPORT NOISE AND IT DOESN'T CEASE UNTIL 12:30 AM SO I GET ABOUT FIVE HOURS OF SLEEP AS IT IS. MY HOUSE WAS WELL BUILT. I HAVE GOOD INSULATION, SILVER PINES, THAT THAT DOES NOT EVEN BEGIN TO ADDRESS THE NOISE LEVEL. WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE NOISE IN IT. UH, IN ADDITION, I CAN'T IMAGINE A COST OF LIFE THERE WITH JUST ADDING ALL THAT ASPHALT AND THAT LITTLE AND 64 4, UH, UNITS FOR THAT LITTLE BITTY AREA. IT JUST SEEMS SO BAD. AND SEEMS LIKE WITH ALL THE ADDED CARS AND THE TRAFFIC AND EXHAUST, WHAT IS THAT GONNA DO TO OUR HEALTH AND OUR, UM, QUALITY OF AIR? THE HEAT FROM THE ASPHALT? IT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE. UH, THERE'S NO ENHANCEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT. THERE'S NO, UH, THERE COULD BE A GOOD CAR. MY NAME IS , C TWO TWO WEST SILVER VAN DRIVE. I'M CALLING ABOUT CASE NUMBER 2020 DASH 1 6 0 0 0 1 3. PALM HILLS ALREADY HAD THIS LOCATED AT RAMSEY, SO NOW WE WANNA BUILD ANOTHER SET OF LOW INCOME APARTMENTS THREE MILES AWAY. AND BETWEEN THOSE APARTMENTS, AGAIN, IT'S THE SAME STREET. THE MOST CODE HAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES REQUIRE POLICE INTERVENTION. ALSO, PALM HILLS IS ALREADY SURROUNDED BY APARTMENTS THAT ARE AND OR INCOME BASED ACROSS. WE DEFINITELY HAVE A HOMELESS PROBLEM. AND DID I MENTION WE ALSO HAVE DRUG ADDICTION CLINICS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? ADDITIONALLY, WOODSIDE PARKWAY RESPECT AT THE CHOSEN LOCATION, THE VEHICLE TRAFFIC THERE IS EXTREMELY HIGH AND IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE AIRPORT. THE INCREASED TRAFFIC WILL CAUSE MORE SAFETY ISSUES, THE NORTH ET CETERA FROM CARS AND PLANES CAUSED HEALTH ISSUES FOR RESIDENTS. AND TWO ACRES IS OF SMALL LOT FOR 64 APARTMENTS, I WILL WOULD RECONSIDER. AND IN OUR AREA, AT CONSIDER HOUSING AN OLDER POPULATION. THERE ARE NOT MANY OPTIONS FOR REASONABLY PRICE UGLY APARTMENTS AND SOMETIMES THE WEIGHT CAN BE OVER A YEAR. SOME PROBABLY MOST ELDERLY DON'T FEEL SAFE MOVING TO LOW INCOME APARTMENTS. FOR NICK WAGES, ONE OF OUR FRIENDS WHO LIVES IN LOW , BUT AS SHE GOT OLDER, SHE BECAME SCARED FOR HER SAFETY. OUR FORMERLY VERY SOCIAL FRIEND BUT RECRUITS BECAUSE OF THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND PLEASE DO A TRY FOR JUST GIMME A BREAK. THANK YOU. YES. UH, MY NAME IS CHARLES NALL. ADDRESS 3 0 7 TWISTED WOODS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 6. I WAS CALLING IN REFERENCE TO, UH, CASE NUMBER 1 0 7 0 0 0 5 4. UH, CONCERNING HIGH DENSITY, UH, APARTMENT COMPLEX IS GOING IN. UM, JUST WANTED TO VOICE MY CONCERN, UM, WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. UM, WE ARE, UM, IN MY OPINION, WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER IDENTITY APARTMENT COMPLEX. WE'RE JUST A FEW BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD FROM, UH, APARTMENT COMPLEX SEVEN. SO WITH A NUMBER OF UNITS THERE, UH, ADDITIONAL APARTMENT COMPLEXES TENDS TO, UH, END DATE THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE CLOSE BY WITH ADDITIONAL POPULATION THAT, UH, FRANKLY, UM, MY TAX DOLLARS OR PAYING A TON OF MONEY FOR SCHOOL TAXES AT THIS POINT. SO I CAN'T SEE, UH, ADDING MORE SCHOOLS OR MORE, UH, ADD-ONS TO THE BUILDING. UM, FOR ONE THING, UH, THE TRAFFIC ISSUES, UH, AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ALSO INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE ACTIVITY. AND SO I JUST SEE A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT, UH, ARE GOING TO ARISE. UH, THERE'S ANOTHER, UH, MULTI APARTMENT COMPLEX GOING ON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BUILDERS. SO THE WHOLE AREA IS JUST GONNA BE INUNDATED. THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES, IN MY OPINION, WE NEED, UM, UH, MAYBE SOME MIXED USE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR, UH, HOMEOWNERS TO ENJOY SOME OF THE AMENITIES AROUND THE AREA VERSUS JUST, UH, PACKING MORE PEOPLE IN. SO THAT'S MY 2 CENTS. UH, 2 1 0 8 1 8 0 6 6 9. THANK YOU. [00:45:03] HI, THIS IS BRIAN BARNETT, SIX 19 SERENADE DRIVE, SAN ANTONIO, ZIP 7 8 2 1 6. CALLING ABOUT THE CASE NUMBER 0 1 3. THE LOW HOUSING UNIT, 400 UNITS ARE 2 81. AND, UH, INNER PARK. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SO MANY LOW HOUSING UNITS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ANYWAY, THE APARTMENTS, UH, AND PLUS THE TRAFFIC. THE ONLY GOOD TRAFFIC WE NEED IS IF THERE WOULD BE LIKE A COMMUNITY COLLEGE WOULD BE GREAT. HELP, HELP WITH MONEY IN SAN ANTONIO. A COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON THAT CORNER WOULD BE SO GOOD OR SO MUCH LAND THERE, BUT NOT LOW HOUSING. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH, WITH, UH, CRIMES IN THE AREA, PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALSO, UH, I KNOW THE TRAFFIC, UH, WOULD, WOULD REALLY PICK UP. IT'S BAD ENOUGH, BUT LIKE I SAID, WE ALREADY HAVE TOO MUCH LOW HOUSING APARTMENTS IN THAT, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, AND OUR, MY PHONE NUMBER IS TWO TEN SEVEN SEVEN TWO SEVEN SEVEN NINE NINE. IN FACT, I, I HAD THE CAR WASH AT WEST AVENUE IN RDY THAT I BUILT AND IT GOT SO BAD. I I I SOLD IT. IT, IT JUST WITH ALL THE, THE APARTMENTS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND PEOPLE ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, WALKING THROUGH AND, YOU KNOW, ASKING PEOPLE TO HELP WASH OR IT WAS A SELF-SERVE CAR WASH. I DIDN'T NEED THAT TYPE OF ANYWAY. I SPENT 1,000,002 ON THAT CORNER AND I, I PRETTY MUCH GAVE IT UP, COULDN'T, COULDN'T HANDLE THE, THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WERE LOW HOUSING. HI, MY NAME IS MICHAEL , UH, WHO LIVES 11TH FIVE VALE. I'M CALLING ABOUT THE, UM, PROJECT ON TWO EIGHTY ONE AND INTER PARK. MY PHONE NUMBER IS TWO TEN FOUR SIX SEVEN EIGHTY ONE EIGHTY. I'M CALLING TO LET YOU KNOW, I'M IN OPPOSITION OF A LOW INCOME HOUSING PROJECT TO BE PUT IN TO THE STREET. UH, CONGESTION IN THIS AREA AT THIS TIME IS EXTREMELY HIGH. THE CONCENTRATION OF APARTMENTS IN 7 8 2 1 6 AND 7 8 2 1 3 IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IN MY OPINION, THAN OTHER PORTIONS OF THE REST OF THE CITY. UM, I DON'T OPPOSE THIS PROJECT, UH, ORAL HOUSING PROJECT BEING BUILT. I JUST OPPOSE IT IN THE CURRENT AREA AS I BELIEVE THE CONGESTION OF, UH, APARTMENTS IN THE AREA IS, UH, QUITE HIGH. UM, ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS MICHAEL . 11 11 5 VALET 2 1 0 4 6 7 81 80. THANK YOU. CASE NUMBER 2 0 2 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 1 3. THIS IS ABOUT, UH, HIGH DENSITY HOUSING, LOW COST HOUSING NEAR 2 81 IN WBA PARKWAY. MY NAME IS CINDY MUNCH. I LIVE AT 1 3 7 0 3 VILLAGE WOOD, AND THAT IS NEAR BIDS AND WEST AVENUE. I AM, UH, CALLING AGAINST THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN ZONING AND ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS FOR ME IS HOW IT'S AFFECTING THE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA, WHICH ARE ALREADY WAY OVERCROWDED. UM, THE OTHER REASON IS THAT IT SEEMS LIKE THE FORMULA FOR THIS HOUSING, IT'S JUST LIKE THE FORMULA HAS ALWAYS BEEN CROWDED, HIGH DENSITY. IF WE WANT TO INCORPORATE CHANGES FOR LOW COST HOUSING, WE NEED SMALLER, UH, UNITS, SMALLER GROUPS OF UNITS SO THAT THEY CAN INCORPORATE IN THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT JUST BEING STEREOTYPE OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE FOR LOW COST HOUSING ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY, MOVED TO A NEW ZIP CODE OR MOVED TO THE NEXT NEW ZIP CODE. WE JUST NEED TO CHANGE THE FORMULA FOR LOW COST HOUSING. AND ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO DO THAT IS TO DO IT LOW DENSITY, SMALLER COMMUNITIES INCORPORATING IN WITH A LARGER COMMUNITY. ALSO, THE AREA IS NOT NECESSARILY HOUSING, IT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY HOUSING, WHICH IS WHY THE ZONING CHANGES REQUESTED AND BUSINESSES IN THE AREA ARE FLAGGING. WE NEED TO INCORPORATE THINGS THAT WILL HELP THE WHOLE AREA GROW AND PROSPER. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THE, OKAY, THAT WAS THE END OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND THEN NOW I HAVE SOME LETTERS TO [00:50:01] READ IN FOR THE RECORD. THE FIRST LETTER IS FROM JOHN ER. I'M A MEMBER OF CHERRY HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH IN SAN ANTONIO. I WRITE TO YOU IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION FOR A ZONING CHANGE TO MS 33 FOR THE PROPOSED MULTI-FAMILY COMMUNITY VISTA AT INNER PARK TO BE LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF INTER PARK BOULEVARD IN SAN PEDRO AVENUE. SO OUR CONGREGATION WAS UNABLE TO GATHER FOR A VOTE TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE COMMISSION BECAUSE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES TO REDUCE THE SPREAD OF COVID 19. NOT A SINGLE MEMBER OF OUR CHURCH THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH IS OPPOSED TO THIS REQUESTED ZONING CASE. THE DEVELOPER MET WITH THE COMMUNITY AT THE MEETING, HOSTED WITH OUR CHURCH, AND PRESENTED A DESIGN THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THOSE IN NEED. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, EVERYONE AT THE MEETING WAS IN FAVOR OF A PLAN. IN FACT, WE VIEW THE VISTA AT INTER PARK AS AN ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A NEW NEIGHBOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THE NEXT LETTER IS FROM MARCO BORROW. THE PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER IS TO INFORM YOU THAT MARCO AND BRENDA BORROWS ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST, ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST TO AMEND THE 12,000 BLOCK OF SAN PEDRO AVENUE, LOCATED WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VICINITY PLAN. FROM BUSINESS PARK TO DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FOR THE PROPOSED MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT VISIT AT INTER PARK, THE DEVELOPERS MET WITH THE COMMUNITY AND PRESENTED A HIGH QUALITY DESIRABLE LAND USE FOR THIS LOCATION. THE PROPOSED MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT WILL BE A VAST IMPROVEMENT THAT WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR CITIZENS. IN THE PAST 20 YEARS, WE HAVE YET TO SEE THE PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF INTER PARK BOULEVARD IN SAN PEDRO AVENUE, USED FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT. THE PROPOSED SITE FOR INTER PARKS IS AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR MULTIFAMILY AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY OUR DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE STEVE TON AND CITY COUNCILMAN JOHN AS A DESIRABLE LOCATION FOR MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL SERVE AS AN IMPORTANT ASSET TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. PLEASE VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PLAN AMENDMENT. WE'D RATHER SEE A CLEAN DEVELOPMENT FOR FAMILY THAN NEEDLES AND TRASH ON THAT SITE. EVEN THE NEIGHBOR CHURCH IS IN FAVOR OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. SINCERELY, MARCOS AND FRANCIS BARROWS AT 1 4 0 1 8 PAGE BLOCK. AND THE FINAL LETTER LETTER IS FROM THE ARC OF SAN ANTONIO. THE ARC OF SAN ANTONIO SUPPORTS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE 12,000 BLOCK OF SAN PEDRO AVENUE, LOCATED WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VICINITY PLAN. FROM BUSINESS PARK TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FOR THE PROPOSED MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT VISIT PARK, THE DEVELOPER MET WITH THE COMMUNITY AND PRESENTED A HIGHLY DESIRABLE LAND USE FOR THIS LOCATION. THE PROPOSED MULTIFAMILY WILL BE A VAST IMPROVEMENT TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WILL ALSO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO OUR LOCAL WORKFORCE. THE OF SAN ANTONIO SERVES 1800 FAMILIES A YEAR, MANY OF WHOM HAVE FINANCIAL ISSUES THAT COMPOUND THE ADDITIONAL STRESSES AND SIGNIFICANT COSTS OF CARING FOR A CHILD OR ADULT WITH INTE INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL FACILITIES, INCLUDING AUTISM, SPECTRUM DISORDERS, DOWN SYNDROME, AND MANY OTHER DIAGNOSES. IN ADDITION, MANY OF OUR STAFF SERVING THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE SIMILARLY IN NEED OF REASONABLY PRICED HOUSING. IN OUR PAST 22 YEARS AT THIS LOCATION WE HAVE SET, WE HAVE YET TO SEE THE PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF INTER PARK BOULEVARD IN SAN PEDRO AVENUE, USED FOR ANYTHING USEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY. THE PROPOSED SITE FOR VISTA INTER PARKS IS AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR MULTIFAMILY AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY OUR DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE STEVE ALLISON, A VALUED MEMBER SUPPORTER OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AND CITY COUNCILMAN JOHN COURAGE AS A DESIRABLE LOCATION FOR MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL SERVE AS IMPORTANT ASSETS TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. OUR CONSTITUENTS NEED ADDITIONAL HOUSING ALTERNATIVES AND THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAY OF ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS. PLEASE VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PLAN AMENDMENT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. MIKE BENNETT, PRESIDENT AND C E O OF ARK SAN ANTONIO C ARK SAN ANTONIO. AND NOW WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT WE ARE PATCHING IN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. PATTY GIBBONS, IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE, GO [00:55:01] AHEAD. YES, YES. HELLO, COMMISSIONER. MY NAME IS PATTY GIBBONS. I LIVE AT 1 1 6 1 8 SANDMAN IN THE HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE PRESIDENT OF G H H N A. THE DEVELOPER DID NOT MEET WITH HARMONY HILLS, WHICH IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. NORWOOD CAMINO RAIL, BOTH BORDERING THIS SITE. HARMONY HILLS IS IN THE AIRPORT VICINITY LAND USE PLAN, AND WE WERE PART OF THE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS WHEN THE PLAN WAS DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON IN 2010. AND I SEEK IT IN OPPOSITION. THE PROPOSED MULTIFAMILY DOES NOT MEET GOAL NUMBER ONE ON PAGE EIGHT TO PROTECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF RESIDENTS, INCLUDING HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE. THOSE LIVING THERE, THE DAILY ROARING SOUND FROM BOTH 14 LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AND THE AIRPORT REACHES 75 TO 80 DECIBELS STANDING OUTSIDE. THE DEVELOPER WILL REMOVE ALL BRUSH AND TREES FROM THE SITE THAT YOU SEE GIVING THIS APARTMENT NO LANDSCAPE BUFFER. ON PAGE 32 OF THE AIRPORT PLAN, ANY USE SHOULD BE SEPARATED WITH LANDSCAPE BUFFERS AND CLEARLY STATES NO RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY USES ARE ALLOWED. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION OF 2011 RESEARCH ON HIGHWAY TRAFFIC NOISE FOUND HEALTH EFFECTS OF HEART DISEASE, SLEEP DISTURBANCE, COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN CHILDREN, AND THE DEVELOPER ALSO PLANS A CURB CUT DIRECTLY ONTO THE THREE LANE ACCESS ROAD, WHICH IS, IS HE SPEED AND DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATE AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY. DOES NOT MEETING THE GOAL OF SAFETY. THESE THREE POINTS ALONE COMPROMISE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ANYONE LIVING ON A COMMERCIAL SITE. NUMBER ONE, THE NOISE WHICH HAS NO ON OFF SWITCH. NUMBER TWO, AIR QUALITY CAR EMISSIONS RISE 20 TO 30% WHEN TEMPERATURES REACH 86 DEGREES. AND NUMBER THREE, THE SITE WILL BE COMPLETELY, COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY ASPHALT, CREATES A HEAT ISLAND WHICH WILL HEAT UP TO 125 DEGREES. THE AIRPORT PLAN MENTIONS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR HIGH DENSITY MULTIFAMILY USE ON PAGE 4 29, 32, 44 AND 45. WE ASK THAT YOU RESPECT THE, THE, THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE BACK IN 2010 AND THESE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE INVOLVED AT THAT TIME AND KEEP THE PLAN AS PLANNED. THERE ARE NO, UH, HOMELESS ON THE SITE. THERE ARE NO NEEDLES ON THE SITE, IS A COMPLETELY VACANT SMALL TRACT OF LAND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE. ALL RIGHT, CHAIR, WHILE WE HAVE THE CALLER ON THE LINE, UM, THAT WOULD BE A TIME FOR ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE, UH, COMMISSION. IF ANY. CHAIR UNMUTE YOURSELF PLEASE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO UNMUTE. UM, WE'LL START WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CALLER? NO, UH, SIR, I DO NOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER CARDILLO, NO QUESTIONS FOR THE CALLER. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PROFIT. UH, NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ROHR NO QUESTIONS. UH, COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA, UH, NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. UH, I BELIEVE AT ABOUT 2 43, COMMISSIONER MCGEE LEFT THE CALL. IS THAT CORRECT? AT THE MEETING? YES, SIR. OKAY. UH, COMMISSIONER PECK, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CALLER? I HAVE NO QUESTIONS FOR THE CALLER. UH, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, NO QUESTIONS FOR THE CALLER. THANK YOU. UM, I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN AND, UH, BEING CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, MS. GIBBON. UH, NEXT I BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE THE APPLICANT PROVIDE A REBUTTAL TO THE, UH, COMMENTS GROUP. UM, WE WANNA THANK THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR PLANS FOR THIS TO INTER PARK WITH YOU TODAY. UM, I WANNA START BY SAYING THAT MY FIRM AND I ARE NATIVE SAN AND WE DEEPLY CARE ABOUT PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS THAT WILL ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOODS AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS, THAT INNER PARK WILL DO JUST THAT. UM, AS MENTIONED, IT WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE CITY AS AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR THE PLACEMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDED WITH HOUSING TAX CREDIT, AND WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY BOTH THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND CITY COUNCIL. AND IT'S SUPPORTED BY COUNCILMAN COURAGE STATE REPRESENTATIVE ALLISON, AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORING CHURCH, SHARON OLD BAPTIST AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. UM, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF MISINFORMATION SPREAD AND MISLEADING OR EVEN FALSE [01:00:01] STATEMENTS MADE ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING BY ZONING COMMISSIONER PATTY GIBBONS, AS YOU'VE HEARD, SUCH AS THE REMOVAL OF ALL THE TREES FROM THE PROPERTY OR THE FALSE CREATION OF THE HEAT ISLAND, OR IF YOU HEARD FROM OTHER, UM, FOLKS WHO CALLED IN THE SIZE OF THE DEVELOPMENT VARYING BY, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER NUMBERS WHEN WE ARE ACTUALLY A 64 UNIT HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING, UH, YOUR QUESTIONS AND CLARIFYING ANY CONCERNS THAT YOU MAY HAVE TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL HAVE, UH, QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT AND WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER JACKSON. UH, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE REMOVAL OF TREE ALL TREES WAS NOT AN ACCURATE STATEMENT. CAN YOU PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE EFFORTS YOU WILL TAKE TO MAINTAIN TREE AND LANDSCAPE? WELL, CERTAINLY, UH, COMMISSIONER TREE PRESERVATION IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TODAY. WE HAVE COMPLETED A HERITAGE TREE SURVEY AND CREATED A SITE LAYOUT THAT SAVES 66% OF OUR HERITAGE TREES. A PO TREE SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE WILL TWEAK THE DESIGN TO SAVE AS MANY OF THE EXISTING TREES AS POSSIBLE. OUR PROJECT WILL MEET ALL TREE PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING A MINIMUM 25% TREE CANOPY ON THE ENTIRE SITE TO INCLUDE PARKING LOT SHADING AND REQUIREMENTS FOR, UH, BUFFERING OF ADJACENT USES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. NO FURTHER QUESTION, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER CARILLO. UM, YEAH, JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. SO, UM, I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. I, WELL, I USED TO DRIVE THAT WAY EVERY DAY TO, UM, TO WORK AND THEN TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL USING THE FRONTAGE ROAD TO GET ONTO PARKWAY. SO, UM, I WOULD SAY I WAS DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT, JUST READING IT AT, AT FACE VALUE. UM, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT PARCEL LAND, UM, BE UTILIZED FOR, UH, HOUSING. UM, HOWEVER, THE, THE CALLERS AND THE, THE, UM, THE LETTERS I GUESS HAVE, HAVE RAISED A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN FOR ME REGARDING TRAFFIC. UM, I'M LOOKING AT THE PICTURE THAT IS ON THE SCREEN NOW AND I SEE THE ONE WAY ENTRANCE OFF THE FRONT OF THE ROAD AND THE EXIT ON INNER PARK. UM, IS THERE AN OPTION, OR MAYBE YOU'VE ALREADY DONE SOME KIND OF SURVEY FOR TRAFFIC, UM, THAT WOULD ALLOW, UH, UM, AN ENTRANCE AND EXIT ALONG INNER PARK. I KNOW, I REALIZE PEOPLE ALREADY DO SLOW DOWN IN THAT RIGHT LANE AS THEY'RE HEADING SOUTH ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD BECAUSE THEY'RE EITHER GONNA BE TURNING ONTO INNER PARK OR ONTO PARKWAY. SO I'M OKAY WITH THAT ENTRANCE, BUT I'M WONDERING ABOUT, UM, AN EXIT AND ENTRANCE OF ON ON INNER PARK. UM, AND, UM, ALSO I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN, WELL, FIRST I'LL LET THE APPLICANT RESPOND TO THAT AND I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER. SO, UM, TRAFFIC, UH, I GUESS FROM A BROADER, UM, VIEW OF THIS PROJECT IS THE CURRENT LAND USE. UM, HERE IS A BUSINESS PARK, WHICH CAN HAVE DEFINITELY A WIDE RANGE OF TRAFFIC GENERATION, SOME OF 'EM HIGHER, SOME OF 'EM LOWER, LOOKING CLOSER AT THE CURRENT ZONING. UH, A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS ZONED C THREE BIG BOX COMMERCIAL WITH THE REST, UH, REMAINDER BEING INDUSTRIAL. AND, UM, CERTAINLY SO OUR HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IS PROBABLY GOING TO CREATE A VERY SIMILAR AMOUNT OF, UH, TOTAL TRAFFIC. NOW, SPECIFICALLY GETTING TO YOUR QUESTION, UM, WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING AN ENTRANCE ONLY ON THE 2 81 FRONTAGE ROAD. UH, PART OF THAT IS TO AVOID, UH, CONFLICTING TRAFFIC RELATED TO AN ENTRANCE RAMP IN THAT CLOSE AREA. AND AS FAR AS THE ENTRANCE OFF OF INNER PARK, UM, CURRENTLY SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN BY THE ARCHITECT IS AN EXIT ONLY. UM, MY CIVIL ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACTUALLY ALLOW THAT AS AN ENTRANCE AND EXIT. OKAY. UM, THANK YOU. YES, AND THIS IS DAN WILSON FROM MIAMI PACIFIC COMMUNITY. WE ARE COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE WITH MAKING THAT DRIVEWAY ON INNER PARK, UH, ENTRANCE AND EXIT. OKAY. UM, MY QUESTION IS, UM, I I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S FOR STAFF OR FOR POSSIBLY FOR THE APPLICANT, BUT, UM, SOMEBODY MENTIONED AIRPORT EXPANSION. [01:05:01] UM, I'M SORRY TO SAY, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE CURRENT PLANS FOR AIRPORT EXPANSION. UM, ARE WE LOOKING AT THIS AREA AND IS THERE ANY WEIGHT OR TRUTH TO THE CALLER'S CLAIMS THAT WE WOULD BE PROVING A PROJECT JUST TO LATER SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO, UM, RETROFIT AND, UH, YOU KNOW, TEAR IT DOWN OR SOMETHING TO, TO ALLOW FOR AN AIRPORT EXPANSION? UM, OH, THIS IS CAT, UH, FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THE APPLICATIONS ARE FORWARDED TO OUR AVIATION DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE COMMENTS. UM, WE HAVEN'T, UH, SEEN OR HEARD ANYTHING RELATED TO THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN. UH, THERE WAS COMMENT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT MITIGATE FOR ANY POTENTIAL NOISE ISSUES. AND SO I WOULD PASS THAT BACK TO THE APPLICANT TO, UH, COMMENT ON ANY TYPES OF MITIGATION. OKAY. GOOD. THAT WAS MY THING TO MY NEXT, MY LAST QUESTION. SO THIS IS, OH, SORRY, GO AHEAD. THIS IS JEFF RE AND, UH, WE HAVE, UH, VISITED WITH, UH, THE AIRPORT STAFF. UH, THEY HAVE ADVISED US THAT WE, UH, WE ARE ABOUT, UM, NINE TENTHS OF A MILE FROM, UH, THE NEAREST RUNWAY. UH, THEY PROVIDE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL SOUNDPROOFING AS, UM, UH, THIS PROJECT, UM, WILL BE FOLLOWING, UH, IS NOT NECESSARILY, UH, FULLY SUBJECT TO HUD REQUIREMENTS, BUT WE WILL BE FOLLOWING ALL THE HUD UH, SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR DOING ANY KIND OF, UH, OF SOUNDPROOFING OF THE PROJECT. AND, UM, GOING BACK TO YOUR EARLIER QUESTION ABOUT, UH, AIRPORT EXPANSION, CERTAINLY THERE, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME, UH, DISCUSSION OF AIRPORT EXPANSIONS, UM, EVEN MOST RECENTLY, I THINK WITHIN THE LAST YEAR IN THE NEWSPAPER. UM, BASICALLY THAT PLANNING EFFORT IS IN THE, UM, PLAN FOR AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE 50 PLUS YEAR RANGE. UM, AT THIS POINT, THERE ARE NO, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE ARE NO FIRM PLANS FOR, UH, AIRPORT EXPANSIONS THAT WOULD IMPACT THIS SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. UM, SORRY, LAST QUESTION. YES, AND THIS IS DAN WILSON FROM ATLANTIC PACIFIC COMMUNITY. JUST TO ADDRESS THE, THE COMMENT ABOUT THE NOISE, UH, WE DO SPECIALIZE IN DEVELOPING IN URBAN AREAS, AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO CREATING A COMFORTABLE HOME FOR OUR RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THE NOISE THAT'S GENERATED FROM NEARBY SURROUNDINGS. SIMILAR TO, UH, OUR DEVELOPMENT, LAUREL GLEN, WHICH IS LOCATED ALONG ROUTE 1604, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH AN ACOUSTICAL ENGINEER DURING PRE-DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE CREATING A QUIET AND ENJOYABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT. UH, FURTHERMORE YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT C D H C A, THE STATE AGENCY THAT IS AWARDING UP $15 MILLION OF TAX CREDIT THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILMAN JOHN JOHN COURAGE, UH, AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL AND STATE REP ALLISON, UH, REQUIRES A SOUND STUDY BY A CERTIFIED ACOUSTICAL ENGINEER PRIOR TO FUNDING TO CONFIRM THE SITE. AND THE DESIGN WILL RESULT IN A COMFORTABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS. AND NOTABLY, P D H D A STANDARDS ARE EQUIVALENT TO HUDS NOISE REQUIREMENTS. SO MEANING, ALTHOUGH HUD FUNDS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DEVELOPMENT FINANCING, UH, IF THE NOISE LEVELS ARE DEEMED TOO LOUD UNDER HUD STANDARDS, UH, STATE WILL NOT ALLOW US TO PROCEED. OKAY. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL HAVE COMMISSIONER BUFFET. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, THANK YOU, UH, FOR ALL THE COMMENTS OF BOTH THE PUBLIC AND THE APPLICANT'S. UH, I GENERAL, I SUPPORT THIS, UH, PROJECT. I MEAN, IT'S, UH, AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE SSH M R SEEMS TO FIT THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, UH, FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING. UH, AND IT'S IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO, UH, WALKER PARK AND THE SOLE TRAIL. I BELIEVE IT'S GOT GOOD ACCESS TO HORSE ROCK PARKWAY 2 81. UH, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS, UH, TO THE APPLICANT, IS THE, UH, PROJECT AT A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE UNITS SUBJECT TO A M I REQUIREMENTS OR ANY GONNA BE MARKET RATE? YES, THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. UM, SO YEAH, I DO, I THINK I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT, UH, IT SEEMS THAT, UH, WITH, WITH [01:10:01] COMMISSIONER CREO ASKED ABOUT THE INGRESS EGRESS VIA INTER PARK AND THINGS WOULD MAKE THAT A BETTER OPTION, UH, FOR TRAFFIC. UM, BUT, UH, REALLY HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. HI, COMMISSIONER PRO, COULD YOU ADJUST YOUR CAMERA JUST, OH, I'M SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. I JUST WANTED, I CAN'T SEE MYSELF, SO I'M HERE. OKAY. UH, TILT IT UP A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THERE WE GO. UH, I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, NEXT WE'LL HAVE COMMISSIONER RO HALL GREENY. HI. THANK YOU. I HAVE A, A FEW QUESTIONS. CAN YOU JUST TELL ME AGAIN HOW MANY UNITS, WAS IT 64 UNITS? IS THAT RIGHT? I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I HEARD IT RIGHT. YES, IT'S 60 40 UNIT. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO MY NEXT QUESTION IS, UM, I KNOW WE ASKED ABOUT THE A M I, WHAT, UH, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF A M I IS GOING TO BE THE LIMIT. SO IS IT 80% A M I, 60% A M I BE ELIGIBLE. SO WE'RE TARGETING UP TO 60% A M I, BUT THE PROGRAM ALLOWS UP TO 80% A M I. SO A HOUSEHOLD WALKS IN, THAT'S 80% A M I OR BELOW, UH, WE CAN OFFER THEM A UNIT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UM, AND 60% A M I, WHAT IS THAT, ABOUT 48,000 FOR A FAMILY OF THREE, IF NOBODY KNOWS, THAT'S OKAY. I'M JUST TRYING TO GIVE AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT THE WORK FOR, WHAT THE, WHAT THE FAMILIES WILL ACTUALLY, UM, BE LIKE. SO GENERALLY YOUR CLERKS, UM, PROBABLY SOME TEACHERS. YEAH. SO THAT POPULATION, YOU'RE ALMOST, YOU'RE ALMOST SPOT, YOU'RE ALMOST SPOT ON. UM, UH, THREE PERSON HOUSEHOLD AT 60% A M I IS 38,880. OKAY. THAT'LL PROBABLY INCLUDE SOME CITY STAFF . UM, OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, MY NEXT QUESTION IS, SO I, I ACTUALLY AGREE THAT SOME OF THE CALLERS THAT I THINK IT'S A HORRIBLE LOCATION FOR HOUSING JUST BECAUSE THAT, UH, THE ACCESS ROAD LENDS ITSELF MORE TO, UM, COMMERCIAL, UH, THAT'S, AND THAT IT'S COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM ANY OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT THAT IT IS VERY SEPARATE FROM ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS MAKES ME, UM, LESS, UM, IT MAKES ME LESS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOW INCOME HOUSING ISSUE THAT A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT. MOST OF THEM ARE A MILE AND A HALF TO TWO MILES AWAY ACROSS A MAJOR INTERSECTION, UM, FROM THIS COMPLEX. UM, AND I KNOW, AND I, I LIVE IN THE AREA WITH 60 TO 80%, UM, A M I HOUSING. UM, AND IT'S CERTAINLY NOT A PROBLEM FOR US. UM, BUT ABOUT THAT, GIVEN THAT I JUST DON'T LIKE THE LOCATION BECAUSE IT IS A, UM, A BUSY HIGHWAY. I I'M GLAD THAT COMMISSIONER CARILLO BROUGHT UP THE ISSUE OF THE ENTRANCE AND THE EXIT. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU DID SAY THAT YOU COULD TURN THAT, UH, INTER PARK BOULEVARD COULD ALSO BE AN ENTRANCE. 'CAUSE THAT IS, THAT IS A BIG CONCERN, IS WHERE THE TRAFFIC IS FLOWING. SO CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT? YES, THAT'S CORRECT. WE'RE GONNA GO, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. YEAH. OKAY. MY, MY OTHER COMMENT ON THAT, AND THIS IS REALLY DESIGN ELEMENT, UM, I, I KNOW A NUMBER OF CARS TALKED ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF TREES, AND YOU'VE CLARIFIED THAT YOU WON'T BE DOING THAT. UM, I, IT, THIS ISN'T RELATED TO PENDING COMMISSIONER, I JUST WANNA THROW IT OUT THERE FOR THE RECORD. BUT, UM, THE DESIGN APPEARED TO HAVE WHAT LITTLE GREEN SPACE THERE WAS IN THE FRONT NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY WITH ALL OF THE PARKING IN THE VERY BACK. UM, I WOULD BE HAPPIER TO SEE, UM, MORE OPEN SPACE AND TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY, AWAY FROM THE MAIN HIGHWAY AND THE PARKING KIND OF IN, TOWARDS THE FRONT. UM, JUST, I THINK THAT'S BOTH MORE VISUAL, VISUALLY APPEALING AND ALSO SAFER. AND I KNOW ONE CALLER COMMENTED ON HER CONCERN THAT CHILDREN WOULD BE PLAYING AND RUNNING INTO THE ACCESS ROAD, UM, WHICH I SUSPECT YOU'LL HAVE A BARRIER, WHICH WOULD PREVENT THAT ANYWAY. BUT CERTAINLY, UM, HAVING CHILDREN FURTHER AWAY FROM THE ACCESS ROAD IS, IS A, A GOOD, UM, THOUGHT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING I WANTED TO THROW OUT THERE. MY, MY LAST QUESTION. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE SCHOOLS. SO, UH, HAVE YOU WORKED WITH, I BELIEVE THAT'S NORTHEAST I S D, UH, TO DISCUSS, IF YOU'VE GOT SAY, 64 UNITS, THESE ARE THREE AND FOUR BEDROOM UNITS, SO I ASSUME A FAMILY OF 4, 2, 2 SCHOOL AGE, TWO, THREE SCHOOL AGED KIDS PER FAMILY. UM, AND HOW THAT WILL IMPACT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS AND ARE THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS PREPARED FOR THAT INCREASE IN, UM, WHAT IS IT TWO YEARS TIME OR SO WHEN THIS PROPERTY WOULD BE READY FOR RENTAL? YES. SO NORTHEAST I F C ACTUALLY SUBMITTED A LETTER TO T D H C A STATING THAT THEY WERE CONFIDENT IN THEIR CAPACITY TO PROVIDE EXEMPLARY EDUCATION TO EACH CHILD ON THEIR CAMPUSES, INCLUDING FUTURE STUDENTS, [01:15:01] SUCH AS THOSE THAT WOULD RESIDE AT THE PROPOSED FIFTH DAY INNER PARK. GREAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, OKAY. SO I THINK THAT ADDRESSES A LOT OF THE, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS. AND, UH, AND THOSE ARE THE MAIN QUESTIONS I HAD, SO THANK YOU. IF I CAN MM-HMM. COMMISSIONER, IF I CAN ADD THAT THE, UH, ORIENTATION OF THE PROJECT WITH THE BUILDING CLOSEST TO 2 81 IS ACTUALLY A CITY MANDATE WHERE WE HAVE MAXIMUM BUILDING SETBACKS. AND I, I THINK A LOT OF US WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY PUSH THE BUILDING FURTHER BACK, BUT THAT WOULD VIOLATE CITY CODE. OH, WOULD THAT, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE, UM, JUST THE OPEN SPACE OF WHERE THE PARKING'S LOCATED? IF THE PARKING WAS CLOSER TO, TO A ONE? UM, UM, YES, ACTUALLY THE PARKING IS PROHIBITED FROM BEING ALONG 2 81 BECAUSE THE BUILDING MUST BE WITHIN, I BELIEVE IT'S 15 FEET OF, UM, THE, THE MAJOR ROADWAY. GOT IT. OKAY. WELL, THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THAT. THAT'S INTERESTING TO KNOW. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEYOND THAT. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER PECK. UM, NO QUESTIONS. MY QUESTIONS HAVE ALL BEEN ANSWERED AND DISCUSSED. UH, THIS IS A GENERAL STATEMENT, UM, IN MY MIND, THIS IS A, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, REAL, REAL ENGINEERING ISSUES AT THIS STAGE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, LAND USE. AND IN MY MIND, THIS IS A LOGICAL SPOT FOR A HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREA. I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE NOISE AND WHATNOT, BUT THERE'S, UH, UH, WAYS TO ADDRESS MOST OF THAT, ESPECIALLY WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION AND SOME OF THE METHODS THAT ARE OUT THERE TODAY. UM, AND I THINK THAT, UH, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD PROJECT FOR THE AREA AND THE USE FITS THE AREA. SO WE'LL BE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, JUST MY COMMENT IS THAT I THINK THE PROJECT IS, UH, WELL LOCATED. I THINK I LOOK AT THE COMMERCIAL AREAS AROUND THERE AND GIVES, UH, A GOOD CONVENIENCE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THAT AREA. UH, UH, AND THE ONLY CONCERN I HAD WAS IF THEY NEED PUBLIC TRANSIT. I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE MAP, UH, THE OVERLAY, WHETHER THERE WAS AN INDICATION OF A PUBLIC, UH, TRANSPORTATION ROUTE. AND I DON'T, I, I GUESS THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD FOR THE, UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE PROPOSING THIS. YEAH. SO THIS IS DAN WAL, AGAIN FROM ATLANTIC PACIFIC COMMUNITIES. UH, THIS SITE IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE PUBLIC TRANSIT STOP ON INTER PARK BOULEVARD IN SAN PEDRO AVENUE. UH, SO THAT STOP PROVIDES ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF ATTRACTIVE VENUES AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. SURE. UH, UH, A FEW COMMENTS. UH, FIRST OFF, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE WHEN WE HAVE SO MUCH OF PUBLIC COMMENTS, UM, IN RESPONSES. IT'S NICE TO SEE, UH, WHEN PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY FOLLOWING WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND RESPOND AND DO SO. UM, AND THEN EVEN MORE SO WE NOT ONLY RECEIVE NEGATIVE, WHICH PLANNING COMMISSION, IF WE HAVE A RESPONSE, USUALLY THEY'RE NEGATIVE. UM, IT'S EVEN BETTER TO SEE THAT WE HAVE SOME POSITIVE AND THEY FELT, UM, IT WORTHY OF ACTUALLY SHARING. SO, THANK YOU ALL, UM, FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT PROVIDED LETTERS AND VOICEMAILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, A A COUPLE THINGS. AND SO, UM, I, I AGREE WITH, UM, COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND COMMISSIONER PECK, UM, THAT THIS USE DOES FIT THAT CORNER. UM, AND SO YES, I DON'T AGREE THAT IT'S, IT IS PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE, IT DOESN'T TAKE THE NUMBER ONE SPOT, UM, THAT I PROBABLY BE COMMERCIAL OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. BUT I THINK THAT IT'S DEFINITELY THE TOP TWO OR TOP THREE, IF YOU WILL, UM, FOR HIGH DENSITY TO BE, UM, IN THAT AREA. UM, I'VE HEARD A COUPLE COMMENTS, UH, ABOUT NOISE LEVEL. UM, THAT'S CATCHING ME A LITTLE OFF GUARD BEING THAT YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO THE AIRPORT, UM, AND YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO THE HIGHWAY. UM, AND SO IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, I WOULD EXPECT FOR THE NOISE FROM THE AIRPORT AND THE HIGHWAY TO BE MUCH MORE OF A CONCERN, UM, THAN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. BUT, UM, THAT'S JUST ME. UH, A COUPLE OTHER THINGS, UH, TRAFFIC. AND SO I DON'T, I DON'T NEED TO TO NECESSARILY STRAIGHT OUT PROMOTE, BUT I'M GONNA PROMOTE, UM, THAT WE ARE GONNA, WE HAVE A TRAFFIC ISSUE AS A CITY, AND SO IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM, WHICH IS VIA, UM, AND SO IF WE CONTINUE TO CHOOSE TO BE A CAR CENTRIC CITY, YES, WE'RE GONNA [01:20:01] HAVE MORE TRAFFIC BECAUSE MORE DEVELOPMENT'S HAPPENING. UM, AND SO WE HAVE AN OPTION, LET'S TAKE ADVANTAGE, AND WE CAN BE THE ONES THAT KIND OF HELPS, UM, EASE THAT TRAFFIC IN THE CITY. UH, AND THEN MY FINAL, UH, COMMENT, UH, IS I PARTIALLY TOOK OFFENSE TO, UM, ALL OF THE STEREOTYPES AGAINST APARTMENT, UM, OR PEOPLE, RESIDENTS THAT LIVE AT APARTMENTS. UM, I LIVE IN AN APARTMENT. I KNOW MY FELLOW COMMISSIONER, UM, PECK, HE LIVES IN AN APARTMENT NAMED , OR NOT CRIMINALS. UM, I KNOW A LOT OF MY NEIGHBORS AREN'T EITHER. UM, AND SO I KNOW THAT, THAT THAT WAS A STEREOTYPE THAT WAS STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT, UM, FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT, UH, RESIDENTS. BUT I DID WANNA POINT THAT OUT THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. UM, AND IF ANYTHING, IT'S PROBABLY BETTER TO HAVE SO MANY MORE RESIDENTS, UM, NEARBY AND AND WHATNOT. BUT JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE. UM, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL. AND I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS, UH, THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL, UH, COMMISSIONER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? UM, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. UH, ONE AT THE, THE STAFF LIAISON CAN JUST LET, UH, T C I KNOW THAT, I MEAN, I'M SURE THEY'RE AWARE, SITUATED ONE AREA, SO I'M SURE THERE'S TRAFFIC, THEY'RE AWARE THE TRAFFIC SITUATION IN THAT AREA. AND ALSO NOTIFY, UM, COUNCILMAN KIRK'S OFFICE THAT ONE OF THE CALLERS REQUESTED A MEETING TO DISCUSS THIS PROJECT. AND IF YOU CAN NOTIFY THE SAFE OFFICER, IF THERE IS A SAFE OFFICER, NOT THE A P D NEEDS TO ASSIGN THEM TO THAT AREA. 'CAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S CRIME ISSUES. AND TO ECHO, UM, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ'S COMMENTS, UH, YEAH, THERE'S, JUST BECAUSE AN AREAS OF PARKING COMPLEXES IN THE WORKFORCE HOUSING CATEGORY OR EVEN LOW INCOME CATEGORY DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF, UH, PEOPLE DOING THINGS THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO. THAT HAPPENS IN HIGH INCOME AREAS, MIDDLE INCOME AREAS AND LOW INCOME AREAS. BUT, BUT NOT ALL THOSE AREAS. JUST AS YOU HAVE PEOPLE DOING THINGS THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO, THOSE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD, HARDWORKING PEOPLE. AND I THINK SOMETIMES, UH, PEOPLE DON'T GET AWAY FROM THAT, UNFORTUNATELY. UM, IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES. SO IF THEY CAN PLEASE BRING THAT UP TO T C I ALSO, SO THOSE ISSUES CAN GET ADDRESSED. UM, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS WILL NOT AFFECT FUTURE AIRPORT EXPANSION PLANS, WHICH IS GOOD. EVEN IF IT IS 50 DOWN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. UH, IF WE CAN PREVENT MAKING THAT MORE DIFFICULT NOW, THAT'D BE A GOOD THING. UH, LET'S SEE. UH, I BELIEVE THIS PROPERTY WOULD HAVE TO FILE THE TREE ORDINANCE, IS THAT CORRECT? UH, YES, THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. UM, GOING THROUGH MY NOTES TO MAKE SURE I HAVE EVERYTHING ADDRESSED. DO YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, UH, WHICH ARE KIND OF GENERAL, WHICH SOMEBODY BROUGHT UP THAT THERE'S, UH, THE WILDLIFE IN THE AREA. AND I'M JUST WONDERING IS, IS THAT A GOOD TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IS, I MEAN, DEPENDING, DEPENDING ON SOME PEOPLE, SOME PEOPLE LIKE THE DEER AND STUFF OF THAT NATURE AND OTHER PEOPLE CONSIDER IT A NUISANCE DEPENDING ON, ON YOUR POINT OF VIEW. I'M JUST WONDERING IF THAT COMES INTO ANY CONSIDERATIONS AT ALL. UM, DURING THE PLA PROCESS, THERE IS PROTECTED SPECIES THAT IS, UH, REVIEWED FOR, UH, BUT AGAIN, UH, THOSE ARE PROTECTED SPECIES, UH, CALLED HABITAT, THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT, UH, NOT JUST, UH, RANDOM ANIMALS THAT ARE FERAL. OKAY. OKAY. I'M JUST GOING THROUGH, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING THAT WAS, UH, ALL THE CONCERNS BROUGHT TO US BY THE COMMUNITY ARE BEING ADDRESSED. AND THEN THE OTHER THING I WAS WONDERING IS, UH, THIS AREA APPARENTLY HAS A, A HOMELESS POPULATION THAT'S, THAT'S SET UP THERE WHEN, WHEN AN AREA THAT HAS A, A KNOWN HOMELESS POPULATION IS, AND THEN IT BECOMES DEVELOPED. 'CAUSE AT SOME POINT THEY'LL BECOME DEVELOPED. UM, AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE REMOVED, OR, OR THAT RELOCATION PROCESS, DOES THAT INVOLVE TRYING TO GET THEM THE SERVICES THEY NEED? IS THAT PART OF THAT PROCESS? OR IS THAT JUST KINDA YEAH, WE HAVE. OKAY. NO, WE HAVE MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS THAT, UH, RESPOND TO, UH, HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS TO LET 'EM KNOW OF, UH, WHERE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED, WHERE THEIR, UH, OUR HOMELESS SHELTERS THAT THEY COULD, UH, GO TO. SO THAT, THAT IS A, UH, COORDINATED EFFORT, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET TO WHERE THEY NEED. SO FOR THOSE SERVICES FOR THAT. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN, UM, IT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT THIS AREA SPECIFICALLY, THIS THE INNER PARK, UH, BUSINESS PARK WAS LOOKED AT FOR, [01:25:01] UH, WORKFORCE SLASH AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UH, CAN YOU PLEASE REMIND US WHICH FOOT PROCESS THAT WAS AND WHAT WAS INVOLVED IN THAT? DO YOU WANNA SPEAK TO THE PROCESS? UH, SURE. YES. THERE, THERE WAS A PROCESS, UM, THAT WENT THROUGH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO STARTING LATE LAST YEAR, UH, TO CREATE A SITE SELECTION CRITERIA, UM, AS WELL AS OTHER SCORING ITEMS TO IDENTIFY PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WOULD BE PRIME LOCATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UM, THAT PROCESS WENT THROUGH, UM, MULTIPLE WORKSHOPS, UH, WENT THROUGH A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, UM, WENT THROUGH, UM, SEVERAL CITY COUNCIL, UM, COMMITTEES, AND ULTIMATELY, UH, WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WAS, UM, OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INPUT. UH, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE CRITERIA WAS THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT? WAS IT JUST UNDEVELOPED PLAN OR WAS THERE A CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT WAS CONSIDERED? UH, THERE WAS A VARIETY OF CRITERIA. UM, PROXIMITY TO SERVICES WAS A BIG ONE. UM, SO IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM THAT YOU WERE LOCATED NEAR, UH, MEDICAL CLINIC, GROCERY STORE, UM, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES, PHARMACIES, UH, THINGS OF THAT NATURE ACRE. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, MY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED AND WE WILL GO ON TO, UH, TAKE A MOTION. I MOVE FOR A SECOND, MR. PROFFER. A SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA. AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PROFIT. MS. THAT THE ROLL CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER JACKSON? YES. COMMISSIONER FA? YES. COMMISSIONER PROFIT? YES. COMMISSIONER ROHR EGRIN? YES. COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER PECK? YES. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? YES. AND CHAIR GARCIA? YES. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT TO ZERO. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE THAT WAS OUR LAST, UH, AMENDMENT SLASH AGENDA ITEM. AND I BELIEVE [20. 20-3531 Consideration and Action on the Minutes from May 27, 2020.] NEXT WILL BE THE MEETING MINUTES. AND WE HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE MEETING MINUTES? IF THERE ARE NONE, THEN WE'LL HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES. UM, THIS IS COMMISSIONER PECK. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. I'LL SECOND. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER PECK AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER WARD HALLI. MM-HMM. . COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ SAIN. I WAS IN . OKAY. BACK . AND, UH, THE ROLL CALL. HAVE LEFT THE CONFERENCE. COMMISSIONER JACKSON? YES. COMMISSIONER HAS LEFT THE CONFERENCE. YES. COMMISSIONER PROFIT? YES. COMMISSIONER RO EGRIN? YES. COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER PS? YES. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. OH, THAT'S CORRECT. AND CHAIR GARCIA? YES. MOTION PASSES. SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY, UM, DIRECTOR OR STAFF COMMENTS OR NOTIFICATIONS? UH, NO SIR. OR UPDATES? THIS IS, CAN I MAKE A REQUEST OF STAFF? SURE, YES. SURE. SO I WAS RECENTLY AT A, UM, CAMERA, OR NOT A, BUT I LISTENED ON A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MEETING. AND THERE WAS A REALLY INTERESTING PRESENTATION BY, UM, THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ON VIAS, UH, PLANS FOR THE FUTURE AND THEIR BUDGET AND THE IMPACT OF COVID ON VIA. AND I THINK IT WOULD REALLY BE, UM, IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US [01:30:01] AS A PLANNING COMMISSION TO GET THAT SAME PRESENTATION. MAYBE IT COULD BE DURING ONE OF OUR TECHNICAL BRIEFINGS, BUT I THINK IT WOULD IMPACT, UM, SOME OF OUR DECISIONS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND WE TALK ABOUT AVAILABILITY OF MASS TRANSIT AND, UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING SOME OF THESE HIGH DENSITY, UH, YOU KNOW, PROJECTS IN PLACE AND THEIR ACCESS TO, UH, MASS TRANSIT. I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO HEAR VIAS PLANS, UH, SHOULD FUNDING CONTINUE THE WAY IT IS. IT'S, IT'S A PRETTY BLEAK OUTLOOK. UM, SO I DON'T KNOW WHO CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN OR, UH, I CAN, WE CAN PROVIDE YOU THE CONTACT INFO FOR THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, BUT, UM, I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR US AT THE HERE. SURE. WE CAN REACH OUT TO THEM AND COORDINATE, UH, A BRIEFING IN A FUTURE WORK SESSION. GREAT. THANK YOU. SURE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER, UH, COMMISSIONER COMMENTS OR REQUESTS? IF NOT, I DO WANNA MAKE EVERYONE AWARE. UH, MATT, AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S TWO, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. TWO OF TWO MAJOR ONES. ONE IS OF COURSE COVID OVID 19. THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING OUR, OUR MEETINGS ONLINE AND, UM, THROUGH WEBEX AND ANCHORED STAFF TO FOLLOW MEDICAL ADVICE WHEN IT COMES TO DETERMINING WHEN WE START GOING BACK TO REGULAR IN-PERSON MEETINGS. AND THE OTHER IS A SITUATION ON, UH, RACIAL INEQUALITY, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING GEORGE FLOYD AND BREONNA TAYLOR. UH, WELL, THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION RELEASED A STATEMENT REGARDING THE CURRENT SITUATION ON RACIAL INEQUALITY. AND I CAME ACROSS THIS AND I HAD REQUESTED STAFF TO, UM, AND IN THEIR STATEMENT, THEY REFERRED TO A DOCUMENT, WHICH THEY CALLED THE PLANNING FOR EQUITY POLICY GUIDE. AND I SENT THAT OVER TO STAFF AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK INTO THAT TO SEE, UM, ESSENTIALLY IF THERE'S ANY RECOMMENDATIONS IN THAT DOCUMENT THAT ARE, UH, BEING IMPLEMENTED. AND WHEN I WENT THROUGH IT, IT SEEMED LIKE THE MAJORITY IS ACTUALLY, WHICH IS GOOD TO SEE. UH, AND IF NOT, OH, IF THERE'S ANYTHING NOT BEING IMPLEMENTED, WHY NOT, AND IF IT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED. UM, 'CAUSE AS THE MAIN QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE ANSWERED IS WHAT IS CURRENTLY BEING DONE AND WHAT CAN MORE BEING DONE AND THEN CAN MORE BE DONE, AND IF SO, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? AND SO, UM, TALK TO KAT TO KIND OF ELABORATE ON THAT, UH, EARLIER THIS WEEK. AND, UM, I BELIEVE AT SOME POINT WE'LL GET A BRIEFING ON THAT SITUATION. UM, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS MONTH, BUT PROBABLY AT SOME POINT WE'LL GET A BRIEFING JUST TO REVIEW WHAT THE DOCUMENT IS. AND I, I LET HER KNOW THAT, UH, AT SOME POINT THAT DOCUMENT NEEDS TO BE SHARED WITH THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS SO WE CAN SEE WHAT'S IN IT. UM, BUT IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THAT A MAJORITY OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS I FELT WERE BEING IMPLEMENTED OR ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WHETHER IT WAS THROUGH ST. TOMORROW OR THROUGH THE CLIMATE ACTION ADAPTATION PLAN. SO, SO YES. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE COORDINATING WITH THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR FUTURE WORK SESSION AS WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? UH, ANYTHING ELSE FROM STAFF? NOPE, THAT'S IT. OKAY. IF NOT, IT IS 3 33 AND, UH, THIS MEETING WILL BE ADJOURNED. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. THANKS EVERYBODY. HAVE A GOOD ONE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.