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GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
[Call to Order]
MY NAME IS CONNIE GONZALEZ AND I AM THE ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR TODAY.UM, I HEREBY CALL THIS REGULARLY NOTICE MEETING OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PLANNING COMMISSION INTO SESSION.
UH, MAY WE HAVE OUR INTERPRETERS READ THE INTERPRETATION SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THIS MEETING? THANK YOU.
MAY YOU PLEASE CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL.
COMMISSIONER CARILLO PRESENT COMMISSIONER PROFIT HERE.
MAKE SURE TO HIT ON MUTE, SIR.
COMMISSIONER GARCIA, GO AHEAD.
CAN YOU HEAR ME, SIR? COMMISSIONER GARCIA, DO YOU WANNA SAY PRESENT? I'M NOT SURE HE CAN HEAR ME.
HE DOESN'T, YEAH, HE'S NOT ACTING LIKE IT.
GARCIA, CAN YOU HEAR US? YEAH, I DON'T THINK HE CAN.
OKAY, I'M GONNA SKIP OVER HIM FOR NOW.
UH, COMMISSIONER PECK PRESENT.
UM, IT IS COMMISSIONER MCGEE ONLINE.
AND, UH, CHAIR GONZALEZ PRESENT.
SO, PRIOR TO STARTING WITH OUR ITEMS, I WOULD LIKE OUR STAFF TO REVIEW, UM, OUR MEETING FORMAT.
TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND LIMIT THE POTENTIAL SPREAD OF COVID 19.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS HOLDING MEETINGS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE.
THESE MEETING STANDARDS ARE BASED UPON THE VARIOUS SUSPENDED PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETING 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 AND LISTEN TO THIS MEETING BY VISITING WWW DO ANTONIO GOV SLASH DSB OR BY CALLING IN FOR AUDIO ONLY AT 2 1 0 2 0 6 5 4 8 3.
TO INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENTS 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.
SEPARATE INTO THE RECORD ANY EMAILS OR LETTERS RECEIVED.
STAFF WILL ALSO PLAY ANY MESSAGES RECEIVED BY VOICEMAIL.
LASTLY, FOR THOSE THAT SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE A CALLBACK, WE WILL CALL THEM TO STATE THEIR TWO MINUTE COMMENT.
SPANISH INTERPRETERS ARE ON STANDBY AS NEEDED.
THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL WITH THE TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT, ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS MISSION.
UH, MAY STAFF PLEASE REVIEW THE
[Consent Agenda]
CURRENT LIST OF OUR CONSENT, UM, AND INDIVIDUAL AND ANY POSTPONED OR WITHDRAWN ITEMS PLEASE? YES, MA'AM.UH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT AND NUMBER 15, WHICH HAVE BEEN PULLED TO THE INDIVIDUAL AGENDA, THE BALANCE OF TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AS ONE MOTION.
DO ANY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS WANT TO ADD ANY THE CONSENT ITEMS TO INDIVIDUAL ITEMS? NO, MA'AM.
UH, HEARING NONE, UH, PLEASE STAFF READ THE REMAINING CONSENT ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
VERY QUICKLY, I'M GONNA READ THE LETTER THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH ITEM NUMBER NINE FROM DAVID MONICK AS MANAGING MEMBER OF M H A C, HOME GREEN, L L C, OWNER OF 1 26 HOME GREEN, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR ZONING CASE 1 34 AT PLAN AMENDMENT 37.
PLEASE NOTE, WE ARE VEHEMENTLY AGAINST THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE TO PLAN AMENDMENT.
THE CURRENT OWNERS CLEARED AND GRADED A LARGE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY WITHOUT OBTAINING PROPER PERMITS AND HAVING ANY PLAN REVIEW.
FURTHERMORE, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO ADD, THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO ADD STRUCTURES AND DO WORK WITHOUT ANY PROPER BUILDING PERMITS, AS WELL AS USE THE PROPERTY FOR STORAGE OF TRACTOR TRAILERS OR TO DO MECHANIC WORK ON TRUCKS IN A LOCATION THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY.
I'M USING THE PHONE, THE LOCATION THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY, AND THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF
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THE VIOLATIONS AND CONTINUE TO DO SO.BUT, UH, BEFORE WE START THAT, I THINK I JUST, WE JUST HEARD MR. GARCIA, COMMISSIONER GARCIA? YES, I'M ON THE PHONE.
SO JUST MAKE, SO WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING, JUST KEEP WORKING WITH THAT AND THEN WE, UH, YOU'RE NOW OFFICIALLY RECORDED FOR THE MEETING.
UH, SO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEMS, UM, EIGHT AND 15, ALL ITEMS WILL BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
DO I HAVE A MOTION, UM, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS? COMMISSIONER PROFIT.
MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND COMMISSIONER CARILLO.
A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PROFIT.
A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CARILLO.
UH, MAY STAFF TO THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
YES, THAT IT, UH, GOVERNOR PECK? YES.
[15. 20-4225 Consider a resolution appointing a member of the Planning Commission to an unexpired term on the Planning Commission Technical Advisory Committee (PCTAC) and a member to an unexpired term as an alternate on the PCTAC. (Tony Felts, AICP, Policy Administrator, (210) 207-0153, tony.felts@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department).]
TO, UM, ITEM NUMBER, UM, 15, WHICH HAS BEEN PULLED FOR, UH, INDIVIDUAL CONSENT, WHICH IS APPOINTING TWO PLANNING COMMISSIONERS TO SERVE ON THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TECH.DO I HEAR ANY, UH, NOMINATIONS? I CHAIR.
AND WE HAVE TWO, UH, JUST TO CONFIRM, IS THAT FOR THE ALTERNATE OR FOR THE REGULAR? UH, FOR CLARIFICATION, I AM A NOMINEE FOR THE ALTERNATE.
COMMISSIONER PROFIT NOMINATE COMMISSIONER CARILLO FOR THE PERMANENT POSITION ON THE ATTACK.
SO, UH, WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR THE SEAT TO GO TO COMMISSIONER CARDILLO WITH AN ALTERNATE WITH COMMISSIONER JACKSON.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT? COMMISSIONER PAK? I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER PROFIT, SECOND STAFF.
MAY YOU CONDUCT A ROLL CALL? VOTE PLEASE.
[8. 20-4073 PLAN AMENDMENT CASE PA-2020-11600036 (Council District 3): A request by Jerry Arredondo, for approval of a Resolution to amend the Stinson Airport Vicinity Land Use Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the City, by changing the future land use from “Neighborhood Commercial" to "Regional Commercial" on Lot 2B, NCB 9483, located at 6831 South Flores Street. Staff recommends Denial. (Associated Zoning Case Z2020-10700145) (Victoria Castro, Planner, (210) 207-2736, Victoria.Castro@Sanantonio.gov, Development Services).]
ON THE AGENDA, UM, IS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH HAS BEEN PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL DUE TO A STAFF, UM, RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF THIS.WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO OR STAFF LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION? YES, MA'AM.
A REQUEST TO AMEND THE LAND USE OF THE SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT VICINITY LAND USE PLAN FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL AT 68 31 SOUTH FLORIDA STREET.
THE APPLICANT REQUESTS THE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO C THREE.
THE CURRENT LAND USE OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS LOCATION.
REGIONAL COMMERCIAL LAND USES SHOULD BE LOCATED AT INTERSECTIONS OF MAJOR ARTERIALS AND FREEWAYS.
ADDITIONALLY, GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY, A BASE ZONING DISTRICT OF C ONE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND WOULD NOT REQUIRE A PLAN AMENDMENT.
STAFF RE STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL.
THERE WERE 15 NOTICES MAILED, EXCUSE ME, THERE WAS 17 NOTICES MAILED.
RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION, AND NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
MADAM CHAIR, IS THE APPLICANT AVAILABLE TO PRESENT? JERRY, ARE YOU ON THE LINE? YES.
YOU'RE ADDRESSING THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
YEAH, THIS JERRY ARDO 29, UH, OH TWO, UH, HILLCREST 72 0 1.
AND UH, MY REQUEST AGAIN IS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO A REGIONAL COMMERCIAL.
I WANT TO POINT OUT THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY.
IT'S ONLY, UH, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS 17,436 SQUARE FEET.
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THE BUILDING ITSELF IS 1,232 SQUARE FEET.AND, UH, THE, THE ZONING CURRENTLY IS AN I ONE ZONING.
HOWEVER, THE USES AROUND THIS ARE PRIMARILY, UH, C TWO AND C THREE USES.
AND, UH, THE CATEGORY AND CLASSIFICATIONS, QUITE FRANKLY, DON'T REFLECT THE CURRENT USES OF THE, IN THE AREA RIGHT NOW.
THE, UM, SO GIVEN, GIVEN THAT THE INTENT OF THE, AND DO Y'ALL HAVE BY CHANCE MY NOTES IN FRONT OF Y'ALL SOME PICTURES? YES, WE'RE VIEWING THEM.
YEAH, SO THE, UH, PAGE ONE SHOWS ALL THE, UH, OKAY, NOW I CAN SEE IT ON, ON THE, UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PROPERTIES A AROUND US, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE ZONED.
I, ONE, THEIR USE IS NOT I ONE AND THEY ARE C C THREES FOR THE MOST PART, LIKE DIRECTLY CATTYCORNER FROM OUR PROPERTY ON THE CORNER OF HARDING.
AND SOUTH FLORIST IS ACTUALLY A VALERO, AND THAT'S ZONED I ONE ACROSS THE STREET.
THERE'S ALREADY A C TWO NA, AND THEN ACROSS, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM US ALSO IS A C THREE USE WITH, UH, AUTOMOTIVE, UH, SALES, WHICH AGAIN, IS A C THREE.
NEXT TO THAT IS A MUFFLER SHOP WITH SALES FROM, FOR, UH, RIMS AND TIRES.
AND NEXT TO THAT IS AN ACTUAL ACTUAL I ONE USE.
ACROSS FROM THAT ON, UH, THE NEXT, UH, NEXT CORNER ARE TWO RESTAURANTS, AND THEN ACROSS THE STREET ALL ON SOUTH FLOOR.
SO THE SAME, UH, 6,800 BLOCK IS A MOTEL ALSO.
SO WHEN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ACTUAL USES, THEN UH, YOU'RE, AGAIN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE C THREE USES.
IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT PAGE TWO, YOU CAN THEN SEE THE PROXIMITY TO MILITARY DRIVE.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, I'M NOT SHOWING THE, I'M NOT SHOWING, UH, PAGE TWO ON THE SCREEN.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE WHAT THEY'RE SEEING.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROXIMITY, UH, THE, THE DISTANCE TO ON THE SECOND PAGE, YOU'LL SEE THE DISTANCE THAT IS SO CLOSE TO THE MILITARY DRIVE.
AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MILITARY DRIVE, YOU SEE ALL THE C THREE USES.
'CAUSE I, THIS, THIS AREA, UM, I THINK IT WAS REALLY PRETTY MUCH KICKED OFF, UH, WHERE BROOKS WAS AT ONE TIME.
AND THE USES ALL THE WAY HAVE KICKED OVER TO, UH, UM, HIGHWAY 35.
AND THE USES, UH, HAVE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY FROM WHAT THEY WERE YEARS AGO TO WHAT THEY ARE TODAY.
BUT I'M, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHY, WHY THOSE USES RIGHT NOW ARE C THREE USES.
BUT WHAT WE WANNA BE ABLE TO DO IS, UH, DO SOME AUTOMOTIVE LIKE AUTO TIP SHOP, WHICH REQUIRES A, UH, C THREE, UH, OTHER TYPES OF, UH, USES THAT, UM, WOULD BE C THREE USES, BUT NOT I ONE USES.
SO IN EFFECT, IN OUR ZONING REQUEST, IT IS A DOWN ZONE FROM INDUSTRIAL CURRENT INDUSTRIAL USE, UH, ZONING DOWN TO A C THREE.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE REQUESTING THE, UH, AMENDMENT FOR, UH, THE ZONING TO BE ABLE TO CON TO CORRESPOND TO THE ACTUAL USE AND ALSO THE USES THAT SURROUND OUR PROPERTY.
SO, UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT FOR THE MOST PART THAT THAT'S IT.
AND REALLY WE'RE REALLY MORE CONFORMING TO EXISTING USES AS WE THEN TRANSITION FROM THE I ONE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DOWN TO THE C THREE ON, UH, DOWN ZONE.
SO I ASKED YOU SUPPORT AND, AND APPROVAL ON OUR REQUEST.
THAT WILL THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.
THIS IS STAFF AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT WHATSOEVER, AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY.
I'M SORRY, WAS THAT, WAS THERE A QUESTION ADDRESSED TO ME?
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UH, NO.FOR STAFF HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? OH, OKAY.
NO, THERE'S NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, YOU SOUNDING ECHO AGAIN, I NO, MS. CARILLO, NO QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, MS. JUST A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
UH, IT APPEARED ARE, ARE THERE PRESENT LAND USES FOR THE ADJACENT PROPERTY NOT MATCHING THEIR CURRENT USE? IS THAT CORRECT? UH, SO THE, THE LAND USE THAT'S ADOPTED IS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
THE CURRENT ZONING IS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE LAND USE, WHICH HAPPENS WHEN YOU ADOPT A PLAN THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE NEXT STEP OF A REZONING STRATEGY.
BUT WHEN SOMEBODY COMES IN TO REZONE PROPERTY, THAT IS THE TIME TO ALIGN IT WITH, UH, THE PLAN OR GO THROUGH A PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS IF, UH, IF IT NEEDS.
SO THESE, UH, BUSINESSES HAVE MUST HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND OPERATING UNDER THE CURRENT USAGE? YES.
I MEAN, MOST LIKELY, UM, THIS, THESE PROPERTIES WERE IN PROBABLY THE ORIGINAL, UH, UH, ANNEXATION AREAS OF THE CITY.
AND BACK THEN OUR 1938 CODE WAS CUMULATIVE.
SO THE MORE INTENSE ZONING DISTRICT THAT YOU HAD, YOU GOT TO DO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE LEAST INTENSE USES.
AND SO AS A RESULT, YOU'LL SEE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND I ONE ZONE DISTRICTS BECAUSE WHEN THE CODE, UH, WAS ADOPTED IN 2001, THOSE OLD INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS JUST, UH, CONVERTED TO THE NEW INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS SO THEY WOULD NOT LOSE THEIR PROPERTY RIGHTS.
SO IN A LOT OF THESE AREAS OF TOWN, YOU'LL SEE INTENSE USES RIGHT ADJACENT TO, UH, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
AND YOUR RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL'S BASED PRIMARILY ON THE SIZE OF THE TRACKS AND ITS DISTANCE FROM, FROM, IS THAT SOUTH, SOUTHEAST MILITARY OR THE MAJOR ARTERIES AT THE, THE MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DENIAL? RIGHT.
SO THE LAND USE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL, THOSE, THOSE ARE LAND USES THAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE PRIMARILY AT INTERSECTIONS OF FREEWAYS AND MAJOR ARTERIAL.
THE COAST YOU GET INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE, THE LEAST INTENSE ZONING YOU WANNA SEE AND THE LEAST INTENSE LAND USE YOU WANNA SEE.
AND SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS NOT JUST BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE TRACT, BUT ITS PROXIMITY TO, UH, RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THE PROPOSED USE WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S CURRENTLY BEING USED IN ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
UM, THAT'S TECHNICALLY CORRECT.
UH, I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
I SUPPORT STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
COMMISSIONER PECK, UH, A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS.
ONE, UH, I GUESS ANYBODY EITHER STAFF OR THE APPLICANT CAN ANSWER THIS.
WHAT WHAT IS THE PROPOSED USE OF THE PROPERTY? GO AHEAD, JERRY.
PROPOSED USES WOULD BE LIKE AUTO REPAIR, I MEAN NOT AUTO DETAILING, UH, AUTO GLASSS TINTING AND THOSE TYPES OF USES.
AND ONE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD POINT OUT IS THAT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT INTERSECTIONS, THE, THE CORNER, THE INTERSECTION OF THIS PROPERTY, THE SOUTH FLOOR IS NOT A, UH, STANDARD STREET, WHICH STANDARD STREET IS 30 FEET CURB TO CURB.
YOU HAVE A TURNING LANE IN THE MIDDLE.
ALL MR. AONE, YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
UM, SO THIS, THIS USE IS NOT, IS IT PERMITTED IN A C ONE ZONING THAT WOULD IF, BECAUSE IF IT WAS C ONE, THE PLAN AMENDMENT WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED? OR IS THIS A TYPICAL C THREE USE? YOU COULD ACCOMPLISH, UH, A USE THAT IS ONLY PERMITTED BY RIGHT IN A C THREE DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE.
SO IF IT'S, IF HE WANTS TO DO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP, LET'S SAY HE COULD DO IT WITH A C ONE WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP.
SO THEN THAT WOULD JUST BE A ZONING AND, AND THE PLAN AMENDMENT WOULD GO AWAY, RIGHT?
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THAT WOULD BE CORRECT, YES.UM, MY TAKE ON THIS THING IS, IS MISS ARRADONDO, THAT'S PROBABLY THE AVENUE YOU SHOULD EXPLORE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE SEE THESE REQUESTS FROM TIME TO TIME TO, UH, GO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ON THESE LITTLE TINY TRACKS THAT ARE NOT ANYWHERE NEAR, YOU KNOW, A MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSECTION.
UM, THEY'RE CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND, UM, BY DEFINITION, THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ARE LARGE TRACKS, 25 ACRES OR GREATER THINKING, BIG BOX STORES, HOME DEPOT, WALMART, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, TO
UH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER PECK.
UM, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
SO THIS IS A PART OF THE STINSON, UM, PLAN.
IT'S ALSO PART OF THE BROOKS REGIONAL CENTER PLAN.
IS THAT CORRECT? STAFF? UM, IT'S IN STINSON AIRPORT VICINITY PLAN.
AND IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE BROOKS REGIONAL CENTER SA TOMORROW PLAN? NOT ACCORDING TO OUR ONLINE MAP, NO.
UM, THAT WAS REALLY MY ONLY QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION.
UM, SO NOW I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER PECK, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO UPHOLD STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PROFIT.
SO, UH, COMMISSIONER JACKSON? YES.
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES.
[16. 20-4135 Consideration and Action on the Minutes from July 8, 2020.]
IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.COMMISSIONER PECK, SECOND MOTION.
STAFF TO THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES.
MOTION PASSED THE SIX TO ZERO.
AND NOT TO TOOT MY OWN HORN, BUT WE GOT THROUGH IT IN 24 MINUTES.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT STAFF NEEDS TO COVER BEFORE WE OFFICIALLY ADJOURN? VERY WELL RUN MEETING MS. GONZALEZ.
OUR MEETING IS OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED.