* 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. [00:00:04] PLATEAU HABITAT [Call to Order] CONSERVATION MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH AND IT IS 2:00 PM LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE ROLL CALL MS. RAMIREZ. HERE, MR. NINO. HERE. MR. GLARY. I'M HERE. MR. BROCK. PRESENT MR. GARCIA. A FORUM IS PRESENT. VERY GOOD. COULD WE, UM, HAVE A LITTLE, UM, INTRODUCTORY ON OUR NEW PROCEDURES DUE TO C O TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND LIMIT SPREAD OF COVID 19? THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN COORDINATING COMMITTEE TO HOLD THIS MEETING VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE. THESE MEETING STANDARDS ARE BASED UPON THE VARIOUS EXTENDED PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETING ACT ISSUED BY THE TEXAS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PRACTICE. THESE MODIFIED STANDARDS SHALL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE OR UNTIL THE STATE DISASTER DECLARATION EXPIRES OR IS OTHERWISE TERMINATED BY THE TEXAS ATTORNEY. TONY, CAN WE GO AHEAD AND GO OVER ITEM NUMBER ONE PLEASE? [20-5301 Discussion and possible action on an SEP-HCP application for the Bulverde Road Phase IV project (SEP 20-001), in unincorporated Bexar County, generally located along the right-of-way of Bulverde Road from TPC Parkway north to just north of Elm Waterhole Creek, in northwest Bexar County.] YES MA'AM. AND ALSO WE HAVE NO, UM, PERSON TO SIGN IN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, SIR. APPRECIATE THAT. SO ITEM NUMBER ONE IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN SS E P H C P APPLICATION FOR THE VERDE ROAD, PHASE FOUR S E P 20 DASH ZERO ONE AND UNINCORPORATED BEAR COUNTY. GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY OF BULL VERDE ROAD FROM T P C PARKWAY NORTH TO JUST NORTH OF ELM WATER HOLE CREEK AND NORTHWEST BEAR COUNTY. THE APPLICANT PROVIDED A COPY OF A US FISH AND WILDLIFE SECTION SEVEN CONSULTATION, WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTION WAS NOT LIKELY TO ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY GOLDEN CHIEF WAR OR HABITAT. ALSO, THERE IS NO BLACK CAT BURIAL HABITAT AND WILL NOT REQUIRE ANY BLACK CAT BURIAL CONSERVATION CREDIT. THE PROJECT AREA IS LOCATED OVER CAR ZONE ONE AND CAR ZONE TWO IN TOTAL 16.48 ACRES. AND THE PROJECT IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN ANY CRITICAL HABITAT UNIT, NOR WITHIN 750 FEET OF ANY OCCUPIED FEATURES. CAR ZONE ONE AND TWO PARTICIPATION FEES OF $16,480 WOULD BE DUE AND A PLAN ADMINISTRATION FEE OF $1,648 FOR A TOTAL MITIGATION OF $18,128. AND THERE ARE ENOUGH CREDITS AVAILABLE TO ENROLL THIS PROJECT CHAIR. THANK YOU TONY. LET'S LET THE RECORD REFLECT, UH, HOMER GARCIA DID JOIN US, UM, AT 2 0 2. HOMER, YOU ARE YOU THERE? YES MA'AM, I AM HERE. THANK YOU SIR. DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE VIDEO? I DO. LET ME GET THAT UP. I WAS HAVING TROUBLE DIALING. ONE SECOND HERE. NO PROBLEM. WHILE HOMER IS GETTING, UM, HIS CAMERA SET UP, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS CASE? AND TARA MAP OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT SHOULD BE ON YOUR SCREEN. YES SIR, IT IS. THANK YOU. WE'LL GIVE HOMER JUST A MINUTE. HOMER, I SEE YOU THERE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS CASE, SIR? NO, I DO NOT. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WHO'S GONNA MAKE, WHO WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS CASE? MELISSA, THIS IS RUDY. I'M I'LL. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I DO NOT. I'LL SECOND THAT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY RUDY AND NINO AND A SECOND BY KEN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. LET'S GO ON TO SECOND ITEM, [20-5303 Discussion and possible action on an SEP-HCP application for the Alamo Ranch Parkway project (SEP 20-002), in San Antonio City Council District 6 and unincorporated Bexar County, generally located along the right-of-way of Alamo Ranch Parkway from Loop 1604 west to 0.3 miles west of Westwood Loop, in western Bexar County.] TONY? YES MA'AM. SECOND ITEM IS DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON S C P H C P APPLICATION FOR THE ALAMO RANCH PARKWAY PROJECT S E P 20 DASH ZERO TWO IN SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX AND UNINCORPORATED BEXAR COUNTY. GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY OF ALAMO RANCH PARKWAY FROM LOOP 1604 WEST TO 0.3 MILES WEST OF WESTWARD LOOP AND WESTERN BEXAR COUNTY. THE APPLICANT PROVIDED A COPY OF A US FISH AND WILDLIFE SECTION SEVEN CONSULTATION, WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTION WAS NOT LIKELY TO ADVERSELY AFFECT THE GOLDEN STREET WAR. UM, NO BLACK CAT BUREAU HABITAT WILL BE IMPACTED AND WILL NOT REQUIRE B C B CONSERVATION CREDIT. UH, THE PROJECT, THE ELMO RANCH PARKWAY PROJECT IS LOCATED OVER CAR ZONE TWO AND TOTAL 15.1 ACRES. [00:05:01] THE PROJECT IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN ANY CRITICAL HABITAT UNIT, NOR IS IT WITHIN 750 FEET OF ANY OCCUPIED FEATURES. PARTICIPATION IN THE S E P H P FOR THIS APPLICATION WILL REQUIRE CAR ZONE ONE AND TWO PARTICIPATION FEES OF $15,100 AND PLAN ADMINISTRATION FEE OF $1,510 FOR A TOTAL MITIGATION OF $16,610. THERE ARE ENOUGH CREDITS AVAILABLE TO ENROLL THIS PROJECT AND A MAP OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT SHOULD BE ON. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. TONY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PROJECT? NOT A QUESTION, BUT JUST AN OBSERVATION. IN THE, THE DRAFT, IT INDICATED ACTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON JUNE 8TH AND I GUESS IT MEANT SEPTEMBER 8TH. AND THEN YOU, YOU DID VERIFY THAT, THAT THERE IS COST ONE, COST TWO AVAILABLE 'CAUSE I THINK IN THE DRAFT LETTER IT SAID THERE WASN'T. SO YES, THERE'S CAR, UM, CAR ENROLLMENT AVAILABILITY FOR THIS PROJECT AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THE MEMO IS UPDATED BEFORE IT IS, UM, SENT OUT TO THE APPLICANT. YES MA'AM. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. UM, BOB, FOR THOSE, FOR THOSE COMMENTS, UM, AND FOR CATCHING THAT, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? DO I HAVE A MOTION MOVE, BOB, ROB, MOVE TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I WILL. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY BOB BROCK. A SECOND BY KEN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY, ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NEXT ITEM, TONY. [20-5342 Discussion and possible action on an SEP-HCP application for the Howard Peak Greenway Eisenhower Segment Trails Improvement project (SEP 20-003), in San Antonio City Council District 9, generally located along the Leon Creek floodplain and the southern boundary of Eisenhower Park from LaCantera Parkway east to NW Military Highway, in northern Bexar County.] ITEM NUMBER THREE IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN T P H P APPLICATION FOR THE HOWARD CREEK GREENWOOD EISENHOWER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT S E P 20 DASH 0 0 3 IN SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL, COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE LEON CREEK FLOODPLAIN AND THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF EISENHOWER PARK FROM LOCK ANDER PARKWAY EAST TO NORTHWEST MILITARY HIGHWAY IN WESTERN FAIR COUNTY. THIS PROJECT WILL REQUIRE, UM, NO G C W OR B C D CONSERVATION CREDIT. THE PROJECT WILL IS OVER CAR ZONE ONE, TWO AND THREE AND TOTALS 25.87 ACRES. THE PROJECT IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN ANY CRITICAL HABITAT UNITS, NOR IS IT WITHIN 750 FEET OF ANY OCCUPIED FEATURES. THE PARTICIPATION IN THE SS E P H P FOR THIS APPLICATION WILL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING CAR ZONE ONE, TWO, AND THREE PARTICIPATION FEES OF 25,008 70 AND A PLAN ADMINISTRATION FEE OF $2,587 FOR A TOTAL OF $28,457. THERE ARE CAR ENROLLMENT ACRES AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROJECT AND I'LL MENTION THAT THESE CAR ENROLLMENT ACRES WILL COME FROM THE UM, CAR ENROLLMENT ACRES THAT WE SET ASIDE FOR PARKS USE, UM, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE LEAD OF THE PANTHER SPRINGS, UH, HABITAT. VERY GOOD. DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR PRESENTATION? YES MA'AM. AND I MATCH SHOULD BE ON YOUR SCREEN. YES IT IS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS CASE? DO I HAVE A MOTION? YOU'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY KEN AND A SECOND BY BOB. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. AND I BELIEVE THE LAST ITEM IS THE MINUTES? [20-5304 Approval of minutes from the December 10, 2019, meeting.] YES MA'AM. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER 10TH, 2019 MEETING. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THOSE MINUTES? IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE MET . DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? I'LL MOVE THIRD. DON'T HAVE ANY CHANGES. I MOVE. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY UM, BOB AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS A SECOND BY RUDY. CORRECT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. NO MA'AM. YES SIR. GO AHEAD. LET LET ME FINISH. YEAH, THANK YOU. ANY APO ANY OPPOSED? AND UH, WE'LL GO WITH MOTION CARRIES. UM, MINUTES ARE APPROVED. YES SIR. SORRY ABOUT JUMPING THE GUN THERE. UM, THAT'S OKAY. JUST WANTED TO MENTION TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, VERY LIKELY WE WILL NEED ANOTHER MEETING EITHER AT THE END OF THIS MONTH OR THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER OR ANOTHER APPLICATION THAT WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE IN THE COMING DAYS. SO WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU ALL SHORTLY ABOUT, UM, FORUM [00:10:01] AVAILABILITY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU TONY. UH, IT'S NICE SEEING EVERYONE. GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO AT LEAST CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE MEETINGS. AND WITH THAT IT IS TWO 10 AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. Y'ALL STAY SAFE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. Y'ALL TOO. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU EVERYONE. BYE BYE. * 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.