Oct 01, 2020 City Council A Session on 2020-10-01 9:00 AM

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THIS IS A HARD ONE, DON'T ELSE.

WE A, A, THIS MOVEMENT TRICKLED TO WOMEN OF COLOR, BUT IT SHOULDN'T SILENCE ANY DAUGHTERS OR MOTHERS, WOMEN OF ANY NATIONALITY.

AGREED.

OUR IDENTITIES AND OUR RIGHTS SHOULD BE RESPECTED EQUALLY HARD.

WON.

MADAM COURT, COULD YOU READ THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER TINO? HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER VRAN.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ.

PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER CAVEDA HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.

COUNCIL MEMBER PEZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY HERE.

AND MAYOR BERG.

HERE.

MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM.

WELL, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

UH, WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL A SESSION AGENDA.

THE TIME IS 9:06 AM ON THIS OCTOBER 1ST, 2020.

WELCOME TO THE BRAND NEW FISCAL YEAR.

UM,

[1. 20-5724 Invocation]

UH, AND SO, UH, REVEREND HERMAN PRICE JR.

IS THE HIGHEST SPIRITED PASTOR OF ST.

JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH IN LEON VALLEY, TEXAS.

PASTOR PRICE IS A NATIVE OF NEW ORLEANS AND SERVED AS COUNTRY PROUDLY AS THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.

HE RETIRED AS A TOP THREE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER AFTER 20 YEARS OF HONORABLE MILITARY SERVICE.

PASTOR PRICE IS A GRADUATE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE AND WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY.

HE EARNED HIS MASTER'S OF DIVINITY DEGREE FROM SOUTHWESTERN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.

PASTOR PRICE BELIEVES THE GOSPEL MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST SAYS THE POWER TO RAISE UP BROKEN COMMUNITIES IS THE FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY OF CHURCHES FOR SOCIAL ACTION.

C C S A, A CITYWIDE GROUP OF DYNAMIC PASTORS USING THEIR VOICES TO SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER UNDER PASTOR PRICE'S LEADERSHIP, C C S A CONTINUED COLLABORATIVE WORK BY PARTNERING WITH CORPORATIONS IN SAN ANTONIO TO RAISE MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATING AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS.

PASTOR PRICE'S COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT EARNED HIM THE HONOR TO SERVE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SAN ANTONIO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

COMMISSION.

FROM 2006 TO 2007, HE SERVED ON THE BOARD OF PROJECT QUEST AND NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LONG-TERM JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.

FOR 12 YEARS, HE WAS AN ADVISORY MEMBER OF THE NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE FROM 2013 TO 2016.

AND PASTOR PRICE IS ONE OF THE LEADING ADVOCATES IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR PRE-K FOR SA.

IN 2006, GOD DIRECTED THIS MAN OF GOD TO RELOCATE TO AN OLD TRADITIONAL CHURCH WITH LESS THAN 150 FAITHFUL MEMBERS FROM THE COMMUNITY OF KENWOOD TO LEON VALLEY, TEXAS.

TODAY, ST.

JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH HAS OVER 800 MEMBERS AND CONTINUES TO GROW AIDED BY THE POWER OF GOD.

REVEREND PRICE IS THE PROUD HUSBAND TO HIS WIFE OF 42 YEARS.

SISTER KATHLEEN KATHY CHRIST, AND THEY HAVE THREE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, HIR, AISHA, AND LATANYA, AND THREE GRANDDAUGHTERS, LAYLA, MYLA, AND MALIA.

IT'S MY HONOR TO WELCOME, UH, REVEREND PRICE, MY FRIEND, AND A GREAT SERVANT OF THIS COMMUNITY.

REVEREND PRICE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US, YOU CITY COUNCIL.

GOOD MORNING.

LET US PRAY.

THIS IS TODAY.

THE LORD HAS MADE.

LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT.

GOD, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, GLORY, AND HONOR.

IT ALL BELONGS TO YOU AND WE EXALT YOU ON THIS THURSDAY MORNING.

WE THANK YOU GOD AGAIN FOR AT YOUR THRONE OF GRACE, WE CAN FIND FORGIVENESS OF ALL OUR SINS.

AND SO WE PRAY MORNING IN THE NAME OF CHRIST JESUS THAT YOU WOULD FORGIVE US OH LORD, OF ALL OUR SINS.

WE THANK YOU GOD FOR YOUR PROVIDENTIAL CARE AND FOR HOW YOU HAVE KEPT WATCH OVER THIS CITY.

UH, THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE

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WE THANK YOU GOD AGAIN FOR HOW YOU HAVE BEEN WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND HOW YOU HAVE BEEN AC COMFORTING PRESENCE FOR OF LOST LOVED ONES.

WE GIVE YOU PRAISE AND GLORY AND HONOR AND ADVANCE FOR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO AS WE BEGIN TO START A NEW YEAR.

WE THANK YOU, GOD, FOR LAST YEAR AND WHEREVER WE CAME UP SHORT, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE AND GLORY FOR THE GRACIOUSNESS OF GOD THAT YOU CONTINUE TO MOVE US FORWARD AS A CITY.

WE BE CAREFUL TO GIVE YOU PRAISE AND GLORY IN ADVANCE, GOD, FOR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO AND HOW YOU'RE GONNA GUIDE OUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND CITY LEADERS.

WE GIVE YOU PRAISE AND GLORY IN ADVANCE.

CONTINUE, GOD TO FILL OUR MAYOR AND OUR COUNCIL WITH YOUR WISDOM AND YOUR KNOWLEDGE.

WE PRAY YOU WOULD KEEP YOUR HAND OF MERCY AND GRACE UPON THEIR FAMILIES.

EVEN NOW IS OUR PRAYER.

BE CAREFUL TO GIVE YOU PRAISE AND GLORY.

IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

PASTOR PRICE.

[2. 20-5725 Pledge of Allegiance]

OKAY, UM,

[3. 20-5726 Approval of Minutes from the City Council Meetings of June 18, 2020, June 26, 2020, and August 14, 2020]

UM, AGAIN, UM, I DO HAVE, UH, THE QUEUE UP.

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEMS TODAY, PLEASE USE THE HAND RAISED FUNCTION ON THE WEBEX.

UM, BUT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR, UH, THOSE MATCH.

SO MOVED.

SECOND.

THERE IS A MOTION BY PERRY, SECOND BY ROCHE GARCIA.

ANY DISCUSSIONS, CLARIFICATIONS, QUESTIONS? UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.

THAT MIGHT BE ON A DIFFERENT ITEM.

OKAY.

UH, FURTHER DISCUSSION.

HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.

ALRIGHT.

UM, NOW WE'VE GOT, UH, LET ME SEE NO INDIVIDUAL LISTED ITEMS TODAY.

UH, SO LET

[Consent Agenda]

THOSE ARE P ONE, Z ONE, P THREE, Z FIVE, AND Z SIX.

ANY ITEMS TO PULL FROM THE REST OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? MAYOR? UM, ITEM 25 PLEASE.

DISTRICT SIX.

UM, GOT IT.

OKAY.

MM-HMM.

DISTRICT SIX.

UM, THAT WAS 25? YES.

OKAY.

YES, YOUR HONOR.

MAYOR, GO AHEAD.

UH, I'M JUST MAKING SURE IT'S ITEM 25, RIGHT? YES.

OKAY.

I'M GOOD.

ANY FURTHER ITEMS? UH, TO MOVE OFF OF THE CONSENT.

OKAY.

I'M NOT, UH, OKAY, I DON'T SEE, I MOVE APPROVAL.

THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK FOR MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE A SECOND? SO THERE'S A, THERE'S A FEW ITEMS THAT, UH, RESIDENTS TO SPEAK ON THE SECOND, I HEAR SECOND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT SECOND.

ALRIGHT.

IF YOU COULD JUST, UH, WAS THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, WE'RE HAVING, UH, WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF VIDEO LAG, SO IF YOU CAN JUST AFTER YOU SPEAK, UM, JUST STATE YOUR NAME, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

UH, SO, UH, SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE, UH, UH, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.

UH, THERE ARE CITIZENS TO BE TO, UH, SPEAK ON ITEMS REMAINING ON CONSENT.

UM, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND, AND CALL THOSE FOLKS NOW.

LET ME JUST, IF YOU GIMME ONE SECOND, LET ME JUST MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT, UM, SPEAKERS LISTED.

HEY, LENA.

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UM, WE'VE GOT AN ORDER NOW.

SO LET ME, UH, AND I KNOW FOLKS WANNA HIGHLIGHT CERTAIN ITEMS, SO LET ME GO AHEAD AND TAKE CITIZENS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON, UH, BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, AND THEN, UH, WE'LL GET INTO HIGHLIGHTING AND DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL.

COUNCIL.

UM, SO LET ME START WITH, UM, GERALD BILLS SPEAKING ON ITEMS 5 16 29 AND, UH, ITEM Z SEVEN AND Z 10 MR. BILLS, UH, GO AHEAD.

YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JOSHUA FERNANDEZ.

BRIANNA, OKAY.

MR. BILLS IS NOT, UH, CONNECTED, SO LET ME MOVE TO JOSHUA FERNANDEZ.

ANA OKAY, MR. UH, FERNANDEZ IS NOT CONNECTED FOR ITEM FIVE.

UH, LET ME MOVE ON.

ITEM 16 AND ITEM 29.

JACK FINGER? YES.

CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

GO AHEAD, MR. FINGER.

YES.

OKAY.

ITEM 16, THE IDEA OF APPOINTING SOME PEOPLE TO, TO THE CONSERVATION ADVISORY BOARD THAT THAT ADVISORY BOARD ADVISES YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL ON, ON WHAT PROPERTIES OR SHALL BE USED FOR THE AVERAGE AFER PROTECTION PROGRAM.

BUT SINCE, BUT THE GAME HAS CHANGED SINCE YOU HAVE SHIFTED AROUND THINGS, WHAT I CALL A A, A SHALE GAME.

UH, YOU'VE, YOU'VE, UH, FOR FORBIDDEN THE VOTERS FROM, UH, WEIGHING IN UPON THE EDWARDS AQUIFER PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR OUR, OUR DRINKING WATER.

AND INSTEAD GIVEN THAT TO THAT RESPONSIBILITY TO, TO SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM, UH, FOR, FOR THEM TO DECIDE HOW THEY SHALL PROTECT, UH, WHAT ITEMS, WHAT PROPERTIES SHALL BE PROTECTED.

THE CON CONSERVATION, UH, ADVISORY BOARD HAS SUGGESTED WHAT PROPERTIES ARE SUPPOSED TO DO, BE THERE.

AND NOW TODAY YOU ARE PLANNING ON APPOINTING MR. ROBERT PUENTE, BOBBY PUENTE, UH, FROM THE SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM.

HE'S THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM TO, AND HE WILL HELP BE HELPING DECIDE JUST WHAT PROPERTIES THAT HE AND THE SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM WILL SUPPOSEDLY BE, BE, UH, PURCHASING AND PROTECTING.

WELL, TO ME THAT, THAT'S A BIG CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ESPECIALLY SINCE MR. PUENTE HAS HAD, UH, HAS BEEN CITED FOR, FOR NUMEROUS, UH, NUMEROUS, UH, PROBLEMS OVER THE SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM AND, AND INCLUDING THE, THE, THE, THE MAJOR RATE HIKES THAT HE AND THE SAS BOARD HAVE BEEN PROPOSING THAT TO YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH YOU HAVE ESSENTIALLY RUBBER STAMPED THAT WE AS CITIZEN RATE PAYERS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR.

SO, YES, UH, IN ESSENTIALLY YOU, YOU'VE GOT THE, THE, UH, SAS, UH, UH, UH, SAS EXECUTIVE OFFICER WHO'S IN CHARGE OF RAISING OUR RATES IN TURN TO TELLING US JUST HOW, HOW, UH, WHAT PROPERTIES HE, THE, AND, AND THE SOILS ADMINISTRATION WANT TO PRO WHAT PROPERTIES THEY WANT TO PROTECT FOR OUR, OUR DRINKING WATER.

AND I'M SORRY THAT, THAT, UH, WE, I DON'T LIKE THAT.

IT, IT, IT SMELLS BADLY.

AND, UH, WE, I THINK YOU SHOULD RE UH, RE UH, REMOVE, UH, ITEM NUMBER 16 AT LEAST FOR DELIBERATION AND THEN, AND THEN REMOVE MR. PUENTE FROM THAT LIST.

UH, IT'S A BAD IDEA, AND I THINK, UH, UH, YOU AT THE VERY LEAST, YOU, YOU SHOULD AT LEAST TO TALK ABOUT IT INSTEAD OF JUST PASSING IT ON IN ONE FELL SWOOP WITH ALL THE, THE OTHER, UH, ITEMS ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. PINER.

STEVE VERTI.

HELLO? YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA SPEAK ON ITEM 29.

IT'S ABOUT A, A VARIANCE ON ALCOHOL CLOSE TO A SCHOOL, I BELIEVE, UH, THAT, THAT JUST, I MEAN, THOSE RULES ARE VERY GOOD RULES PUT IN PLACE, I THINK THAT COME DOWN FROM THE STATE.

AND I, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'D SO EASILY CHANGE THOSE.

I MEAN, YOU, YOU'VE GOT A SITUATION, PEOPLE WALKING TO SCHOOL, KIDS SAYING, MOMMY, WHY IS THAT PERSON DRINKING OUT OF A BROWN PAPER BAG? IT JUST

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THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY ON THAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MR. RSTI.

MOVE ON TO I, UH, ITEM Z SEVEN, JAMES MCKNIGHT.

HELLO.

UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS.

I JUST WANTED TO CALL HIM SUPPORT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MCKNIGHT.

UH, ON TO ITEM Z 10, WE HAVE BRAD MCMURRAY.

UH, YES.

UM, I REPRESENT THE APPLICANT AND JUST WANT TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR CITY STAFFS AND CITY, UH, THE ZONING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.

AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MR. MCMURRAY.

UM, ITEMS P TWO AND Z FOUR, KEVIN DINDA, NO COMMENT.

MAYOR MS. MIGHT TO VOICE OUR SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT.

THANK YOU.

GREAT, THANK YOU MR. .

ALRIGHT, I'LL GO BACK NOW, UH, TRY TO SEE IF WE'VE CONNECTED WITH GERALD BILLS WHO SIGNED UP FOR ALL THE ITEMS, UH, NAMED SO FAR.

MR. BILLS, ARE YOU CONNECTED? MR. IS NOT ON.

OKAY.

JOSHUA FERNANDEZ, ANA, OFFICER FER.

OKAY, THAT'S EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO FOR ITEMS, UH, REMAINING ON CONSENT.

LET'S GO NOW TO OUR COUNCIL DISCUSSION.

WE'LL BEGIN WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.

UM, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I REALLY JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT NUMBER 24, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MOLLY PRUITT, UH, LIBRARY OVER AT THE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL.

DURING THE SUMMER.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME TO OUR OFFICE WAS THE CONCERN THAT THAT LIBRARY WAS GONNA BE LOST, AND IT'S ONE OF THE CLOSEST TO ONE OF OUR NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO EXPAND SERVICES.

AND SO WE JUST WANNA JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT AND SAY THANK YOU FOR THE CONTINUATION OF HAVING THAT LIBRARY THERE FOR NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY, BUT THE SCHOOL AS A WHOLE.

SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

GREAT, THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.

UH, ANY FURTHER, UM, COMMENTS OR, OR DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? UH, WE DO HAVE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

I'LL GET TO THAT AS SOON AS WE GET, UH, THROUGH THIS.

BUT, UM, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, UM, OR DISCUSSION, WE'LL MOVE THE QUESTION.

UH, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THAT'S ALL ITEMS SAVED FOR 25 P ONE Z, ONE P THREE, Z FIVE, AND Z SIX.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT.

MOTION CARRIES.

[25. 20-5590 Ordinance reappointing Melanie A. Castillo, Clarissa L. Chavarria, Lisa M. Gonzales, Daniel Guerrero, Linda H. Lewis, James Daniel Kassahn, Michael Ramos, Margarita S. Pol, and Peter Andrew Zamora as Full-Time Municipal Court Judges and reappointing Kenneth Bell, Lauren M. Lefton, Frank D. Sandoval, Alfredo Macias Tavera, and Aida Ann Zaragoza as Part-Time Municipal Court Judges for the remainder of a two-year term expiring April 30, 2022. [Carla Obledo, Presiding Municipal Court Judge]]

ITEM 25 WAS PULLED FOR A DELAY TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT MOTION.

THEN WE'LL MOVE TO, UH, POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GROM.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KIO HDA AND THANK YOU MAYOR.

I MOVE TO DELAY ITEM 25, UH, JUST SO MUNICIPAL COURT COMMITTEE CAN MEET, UH, ONE MORE TIME FOR DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU.

SECOND? SECOND.

ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DELAY OF ITEM 25, OR, LET ME MAKE SURE I'M PHRASING THAT CORRECTLY.

ANDY, IT'S MOVING TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UM, AND TO BE BROUGHT BACK, UH, C B D.

IS THAT GOOD? WELL, ACTUALLY, UH, WE, WE NEED A DATE CERTAIN AS TO WHEN IT'LL BE BROUGHT BACK.

WE CAN SAY IT'LL BE BROUGHT BACK AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING IN OCTOBER, OR THE FIRST ONE IN NOVEMBER.

OKAY, THAT WOULD BE OCTOBER 29TH.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, DO YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND STATE THAT? YES, SIR.

UM, I MOVED TO DELAY ITEM 25 TO OCTOBER 29TH.

OKAY.

SECOND.

AND, UH, ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION TO SECOND FOR DELAY OF ITEM 25 TO OCTOBER 29TH.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT.

MOTION CARRIES.

I'M GONNA TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER VIA GRAND FOR, UH, SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

HELLO EVERYONE.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO BRING A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE FORWARD THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEGINNING TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING FLU SEASON.

UM, AS WE HEAD INTO THE FLU SEASON, I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT DISTRICT THREE, THE C WILL, WILL BE HOSTING THE FIRST CITYWIDE DRIVE-THROUGH FLU VACCINATION CAMPAIGN.

THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF THE SEASONAL FLU SHOT IS TO HELP PROTECT YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONE'S WELLBEING.

WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE ARE MAKING THIS AVAILABLE TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF THE FLU,

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THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, THE UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD CARDINAL CLINIC, SAN ANTONIO METRO HEALTH DISTRICT AND MY OFFICE ARE LAUNCHING THE FIRST CITYWIDE DRIVE-THROUGH THREE FLU VACCINATION.

ON, ON THIS DAY, ON THIS SATURDAY, 50 PEOPLE PER HOUR WILL BE GETTING FREE FLU SHOTS, AND THIS IS IN ORDER TO KEEP THAT SOCIAL DISTANCING.

I'M APPRECIATIVE OF ALL OF OUR PARTNERS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF INCAR WARD SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE.

WE LAUNCHED REGISTRATION LAST WEEK, AND ALL THE SLOTS HAVE BEEN RESERVED, WHICH SHOWS A GREAT NEED IN THIS CAMPAIGN.

SO, OF COURSE, I WILL CHALLENGE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO BE SURE THAT THEY GET THEIR FLU SHOT.

UM, SO WE CAN HELP CURB THIS FLU, THE SPREAD OF THE FLU, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE SPREAD THE WORD TO OUR COMMUNITY TO GET THEIR FLU SHOTS.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

AND FOR MORE INFORMATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR IMMUNIZATIONS AND UPCOMING EVENTS, PLEASE CALL, UH, METRO HEALTH AT 2 1 0 2 0 7 8 8 9 4.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

AND THE MAYOR WILL BE THERE AS WELL.

? YEAH, I'M GONNA GET STUCK.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER DERAN.

UM, ANYBODY ELSE? WE DO HAVE ITEMS ON ZONING, UH, NOW TO GET TO, SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE RIGHT INTO THAT AND, UH, IN AN EXEC SESSION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING.

SO

[Items P-1 & Z-1]

COUNSEL THIS, UM, THIS IS FOR P ONE AND Z ONE.

THIS IS A PLAN AMENDMENT AMENDING THE GOVERNMENT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED USE FROM R SIX AND R SIX CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR THREE UNITS TO C TWO.

LOCATED AT THE 2000 BLOCK OF NORTH WALTERS STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL ZONING.

COMMISSION RECOMMENDS DENIAL PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION OF LOW DENSITY MIXED USE.

44 NOTICES MAILED 10 IN FAVOR, 17 OPPOSED GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.

THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE NINE VOTES TO APPROVE DUE TO OPPOSITION EXCEEDING 20%.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UH, THIS IS, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ANDREW SULLIVAN.

UH, LET ME GIVE THE FLOOR TO COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.

UH, AND WE DO HAVE SOME CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK COUNCIL MEMBERS.

SO, UM, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TAKE THEM FIRST OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS FIRST? UM, MY COMMENTS ARE, ARE, ARE BASIC.

WE'RE GONNA MOTION TO CONTINUE TO NOVEMBER 5TH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

UM, SO THIS ITEM IS GOING TO BE, UM, SECOND.

SECOND.

UM, WAS THAT A, WAS THAT A MOTION? IT WAS A SECOND.

OKAY.

A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALRIGHT.

UH, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEMS T ONE AND Z ONE.

THERE ARE MANY CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

UH, SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP THAT MOTION.

ANY, ANY CITIZENS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AFTER WE HAVE, UH, COMPLETED THAT ACTION MAY DO SO.

UH, ACTUALLY WE'LL TAKE THE CITIZENS AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE THE VOTE MAYOR.

SO MAYOR, YEAH.

UM, BECAUSE IT IS STILL A MOTION THAT YOU, THE COUNCIL STILL HAS TO ACT ON, WE SHOULD HEAR THE CITIZENS BEFORE THAT MOTION'S VOTED ON.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YEAH.

OKAY.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS WHO ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS, UH, P ONE AND G ONE KNOW THAT IT WILL BE CONTINUED IN DECEMBER.

UH, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY CHOOSE TO TAKE THEIR TIME, THEY CAN.

IF NOT, UM, WE CAN DELAY.

BUT LEMME CALL NOVEMBER, NOVEMBER 5TH.

OH, I'M SORRY.

NOVEMBER 5TH.

YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT, LET ME CALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND JUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU STILL WANT YOUR TIME.

IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT PERSON.

STEVE , FOLLOWED BY MATTHEW BATTERS.

HELLO.

UM, YES, UH, I, SO I THINK, UM, THAT THERE'S, THAT MORE TIME IS GOOD.

THERE'S STILL A LOT TO LEARN HERE.

I WOULD STILL LIKE TO HEAR SOME THINGS DISCUSSED TODAY.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR DISCUSSED, UM, WHY D S D EVEN ACCEPTED THIS APPLICATION IN THE FIRST PLACE.

IT WAS ACCEPTED LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER A PREVIOUS APPLICATION ON THE SAME PROPERTY.

UH, THERE'S SOME VERY CONFUSING LANGUAGE IN THAT RULE AND THE D S D HAS PROVIDED PRECEDENTS WHERE THEY DIDN'T EVEN FOLLOW THE RULE, THE WAY THEY INTERPRET IT.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE EVEN HERE ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE STAFF REPORT.

UM, I'M ASKING THAT SOMEONE ASK THESE BECAUSE I'M NOT PART OF THIS MEETING AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME

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SO I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE ELSE TO, THAT IS PART OF THIS MEETING TO ASK WHY THE STAFF IS, UH, SAYING THAT THIS IS ADJACENT TO THE, TO THE, THEY'RE SAYING THIS IS ON THE CORNER BY SAYING IT'S ADJACENT TO THE I 35 AND WALTERS, WHICH IS FALSE.

THERE'S A STREET AND A, AND A, THE FROST, THE WHOLE BLOCK OF PROPERTY YOU VOTED ON IN AUGUST BEFORE YOU GET TO THE ACCESS ROAD.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE G I S ONE STOP MAP, THAT'S THE OFFICIAL ZONING AND PLANNING RECORD IN THIS CITY.

THERE'S A CITY OWNED PROPERTY BETWEEN THE MARTINEZ PROPERTY AND WALTER STREET.

THAT'S WHERE PATH THAT WHEN WALTERS WAS WIDENED IS FOR PEDESTRIANS WITH NO CURB CUTS.

IT RUNS ALL THE WAY FROM I 35 TO THE BASE WITH ONLY THREE STREETS.

THERE'S NO OTHER CURB CUTS FOR ANYTHING TO BE THERE EXCEPT THAT PATH AND THE ENTRANCE TO THOSE THREE STREETS.

UM, I I, I JUST THINK THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED HERE, AND I THINK THAT DISCUSSION SHOULD HAPPEN TODAY AT THE MEETING.

BESIDES JUST SENDING US ALL OFF TO DISCUSS THIS.

THERE'S REALLY A LOT TO UNDERSTAND HERE.

AND I, I WOULD ASK THAT WE DISCUSS WHETHER NOVEMBER 5TH IS THE RIGHT TIME.

THAT'S FIVE WEEKS AWAY, THAT'S BETTER THAN TWO WEEKS, BUT WE ONLY HAD ONE MEETING IN TWO WHOLE WEEKS.

SO IF WE'RE ONLY GONNA HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, TWO AND A HALF MEETINGS IN FIVE WEEKS, I DON'T THINK THIS IS GONNA GET RESOLVED.

SO I REALLY THINK THAT A LOT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED HERE, UM, AND AT, AT THE MEETING AND AFTER THE CONTINUANCE.

SO, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY TO ALL I HAVE TO SAY TODAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. RSTI.

MATTHEW BATTERS, FOLLOWED BY TERRY CASTILLO PRESENT, UH, THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THANK YOU COUNCIL ONE FOR THE MOTION.

I DO AGREE WITH THE, UH, PRIOR SPEAKER.

THERE'S MUCH TO UNDERSTAND HERE.

THIS CASE WAS CONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 17TH AND 13 DAYS FLEW BY VERY QUICKLY.

SO, UH, THIS CONTINUANCE WILL GIVE US A CHANCE TO AT LEAST HAVE A CONVERSATION ON A COUPLE OF THE POINTS THAT WERE RAISED AND HAVE NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY, UH, DISCUSSED YET.

OF COURSE, WE CAN'T AGREE OR COMMIT THAT WE'LL COME TO A RESOLUTION OF ALL THINGS, BUT WE WILL, WE AT LEAST DESERVE TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION AND WE WILL CERTAINLY COMMIT TO DOING SO BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER 5TH.

THANK YOU MR. BATERS.

TERRY CASTILLO, FOLLOWED BY THE ED COLE.

HELLO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M TERRY CASTILLO, AND THIS STATEMENT IS ON BEHALF OF THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION.

THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION, UH, STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE RESIDENTS OF GOVERNMENT HILL WHO OPPOSE, UM, THE UPTON.

UM, OVER 20% OF FOLKS WHO LIVE WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE 2000 BLOCKS OF WALL STREET.

OPPOSED, UH, THIS AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE RIGHT, THAT EACH AFFORDABLE HOMES WOULD BE DEMOLISHED.

SAN ANTONIO WAS ALREADY IN THE, IN THE MIDST OF A HOUSING CRISIS.

AND ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSING COALITION, FOR EVERY HUNDRED FAMILIES WHO EARN 30% AND BELOW OF SAN ANTONIO'S A M I, THERE ARE ONLY 38 UNITS AVAILABLE.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING AGGRESSIVELY TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT DEMOLISHING OUR MOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK AND THAT WE HONOR, UM, THE COMMUNITY PLAN AND WHAT COMMUNITY WANTS.

UM, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY PLAN'S HONORED AND THAT THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN THE 200 FEET, UM, ARE RESPECTED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. CASTILLO.

ED COLE, FOLLOWED BY STACY SCHWARZ.

GOOD MORNING COUNSEL.

MY NAME IS DIA COLE.

I LIVE AT 1 0 5 RENO STREET, JUST 24 FEET ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PROPOSED PROPERTY, UM, OPPOSITION.

SLIDE ONE, PLEASE.

NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED IN TWO SHORT WEEKS.

THE PROPERTY IS STILL NOT AT THE CORNER BY 35 AND WALRUS.

THIS PROPERTY IS STILL A BLOCK OVER FROM THE ACCESS ROAD.

THIS PROPERTY IS STILL NOT ACCESSIBLE FROM WALTERS.

THIS PROPERTY IS STILL SANDWICHED IN BETWEEN TWO DEAD END STREETS.

THERE'S STILL A VERY WIDE PEDESTRIAN PATH ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY BETWEEN MARTINEZ PROPERTY AND WALTERS.

THERE'S STILL EIGHT AFFORDABLE HOMES ON THIS PROPERTY.

FORMER TENANTS OF THE HOUSES ON THE MARTINEZ PROPERTY STILL WANNA MOVE BACK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE CO THE CORNER WILL HAVE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE FROST TRUST PROPERTY REZONED LAST MONTH.

THE COMMERCIAL ON THE CORNER CAN STILL FIT NICELY INTO THE SCHOOL ZONE.

ADDING THE ENTIRE MARTINEZ PROPERTIES TO THE FROST TRUST PROPERTY IS STILL OVER TWO ACRES AND STILL AS BIG AS THE SCHOOL PROPERTY.

A BLOCK AWAY.

TWO ACRES OF TWO C TWO NA IS STILL TOO INTENSE FOR A SCHOOL ZONE AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE KIDS STILL NEED SAFE PATHS TO WALK TO SCHOOL.

THE KIDS STILL DO NOT NEED 450 CARS PER

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COMMUNITY MEETINGS STILL DO NOT RESULT IN ANY GOOD FAITH DISCUSSIONS ON ADDRESSING THE MOST IMPACTED NEIGHBOR'S CONCERNS.

THERE'S STILL A LOT OF SUPPORT CITYWIDE FOR A MARGINALIZED, MOSTLY HISPANIC NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE HEARD.

THERE'S STILL AN UNFAIR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION SYSTEM IN THE CITY THAT ALLOWS PRIVILEGED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO CLINGING TO A RE RESPONSIBILITY OF SPEAKING FOR THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY WERE NEVER EVER GIVEN.

NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY GIVEN THEM TO THEM BY THE U D C TO NOTIFY EVERY CITIZEN IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT RADIUS ABOUT A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.

THESE MOST IMPACTED NEIGHBORS ON THE RATTLE STAKE HILL SIDE OF GOVERNMENT HILL HAVE YET TO BE NOTIFIED BY THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OF ONE SINGLE ZONING CHANGE EVER.

THESE NEIGHBORS DESERVE MEANINGFUL, GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATION.

THESE NEIGHBORS DESERVE TIME TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION WITH THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE.

MUCH, MUCH, MUCH MORE THAN TWO WEEKS DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT SOMEONE LOSING.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT CAN BE AN IMPROVEMENT, NOT JUST THE DEVELOPMENT THESE NEIGHBORS DESERVE A WIN-WIN.

SAN ANTONIO DESERVES A WIN-WIN CITY COUNCIL SHOULD DEMAND A WIN-WIN.

APPLICANTS SHOULD WANT TO DELIVER A WIN-WIN.

DOESN'T EVERYBODY LIKE A WIN-WIN? PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT ANY MOTIONS FOR C TWO AND A ON THIS PROPERTY.

PLEASE SUPPORT ONLY MOTIONS THAT LEAD TO A WIN-WIN.

THANK YOU AND STAY SAFE.

THANK YOU MS. COLE.

STACY FOLLOWED BY MARLENE HAWKINS.

UH, YES, HELLO.

UM, MY NAME IS STACY SCHWAN AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO.

UM, I NEED OPPOSITION.

SLIDE SIX, PLEASE.

HERE ARE THE FACTS.

WE ARE NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIAL OR OTHERWISE, WE'RE SIMPLY FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.

THIS CASE IS SEPARATE FROM THE FROST TRUST.

PROPERTY APPROVED IN AUGUST MARTINEZ PROPERTY DOES NOT HAVE FRONTAGE ON THE AXIS ROAD.

THE MARTINEZ PROPERTY ESSENTIALLY HAS NO ACCESS TO WALTER STREET.

IT IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN TWO DEAD END STREETS AND BLOCKED BY AN EMBANKMENT AND WIDE PEDESTRIAN PATH TO BASE WITH NO CURB CUTS.

THE HUNDRED AND 12, THE ONE 12 RENO PROPERTY.

THE LARGEST IN QUESTION IS VERY SUITABLE FOR THE CURRENT R SIX SUITABILITY IS PRESENTLY ZONED BEING ONE OF THE UD C'S SEVEN REQUIRED CONSIDERATIONS BY CITY COUNCIL FOR ZONING CHANGES.

COMPROMISE HAS NOT BEEN AFFORDED FOR OUR CONCERNS.

THE APPLICANT HAS HAD NO HONEST GOOD FAITH MEETINGS WITH THE 200 HUNDRED FOOT OPPOSING RESIDENT HOMEOWNERS.

WE OPPOSE DEEDED RESTRICTIONS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AS A WAY TO ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS DUE TO THE FINANCIAL BURDEN.

PLACES ON US AS PRIVATE CITIZENS TO ENFORCE AND REMEDY THROUGH LITIGATION.

UNADDRESSED ARE OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF A LONG LIST OF INTENSE USES ALLOWED IN C TWO NA PROPOSED TO REACH NEARLY 500 FEET INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE I 35 ACCESS ROAD AND WALTERS CORNER.

UNADDRESSED ARE OUR CONCERNS ON SETBACKS, WALLS AND BUFFERS.

LIGHTS SHINING IN OUR HOMES AT ALL HOURS AND DUMPSTERS ADJACENT TO OUR FRONT YARDS.

UNADDRESSED ARE OUR CONCERNS FOR SAY SIDEWALKS FOR SCHOOL KIDS RUNNERS, THE ELDERLY WHEELCHAIRS AND STROLLERS UNADDRESSED ARE OUR CONCERNS FOR THE ERA ERADICATION OF OUR TREE LINED STREETS AND THE SIGNIFICANT DEVALUATION OF OUR PROPERTY.

'CAUSE WHO WANTS TO BUY A HOME THAT FACES THE BACK OF A STRIP CENTER, GAS STATION OR OTHER COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE STATE LAW AND NOT JUST THE U D C AFFORDS THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITH TWO WITHIN 200 FEET MORE SAY IN REZONING MATTERS.

AND OUR OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION REQUIRES A SUPER MAJORITY.

THIS FACT ALONE SHOULD REQUIRE THAT OUR TOP CONCERN BE ADDRESSED IN SOME WAY THAT IS ENFORCEABLE BY THE CITY.

THERE SHOULD BE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVES, WHICH ENSURE FAIR CONCESSIONS ARE MADE FOR OUR TOP CONCERNS AND A COMPROMISE CAN BE REACHED.

OF COURSE, DENIAL WOULD BE THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS WAY TO ENCOURAGE COMPROMISE WHEN THE APPLICANT'S REAPPLY.

ALL WE ASK IS FOR FAIR AND GOOD FAITH.

NEGOTI NE NEGOTIATIONS THAT CAN RESULT IN A WIN-WIN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MS. SWANS.

MARLENE HAWKINS, FOLLOWED BY LORENZO ORTIZ.

MARLENE HAWKINS.

I LIVE IN GOVERNMENT HILL ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOVERNMENT HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, WHICH COVERS THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, WE ARE FIGHTING FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

I HAVE A CONCERN IN THE HERON SA HERON ARTICLE, MR. BATTER SPEAKS OF A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER, KEYWORD PARTNER OF HIS THAT HAS AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY.

COULD THERE BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN MR. BATTER'S MOTIVES

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JUST GOING TO READ A COUPLE OF 'EM IN FOR THE RECORD.

THE CITY'S ZONING.

THIS IS CONSISTENCY.

THE CITY'S ZONING MAP SHALL BE RESPECTED AND NOT ALTERED FOR THE SPECIAL BENEFIT OF A LANDOWNER WHEN THE CHANGE WILL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DETRIMENT TO THE SURROUNDING LANDS AND SERVE NO SUBSTANTIAL KEYWORD, SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC PURPOSE.

ADVERSE IMPACTS THE CITY SHALL CONSIDER THE NATURE AND DEGREE OF ADVERSE IMPACTS UPON THE NEIGHBORING LANDS.

LOTS SHALL NOT BE REZONED IN A WAY THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY INCONSISTENT WITH THE USES OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

WHETHER MORE OR LESS RESTRICTED SUITABILITY THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL CONSIDER THE SUITABILITY OR UN SUITABILITY OF THE TRACK FOR ITS USE AS PRESENTLY ZONE AND HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.

THE, UM, SO THE MANDATORY ORDINANCE MUST BEAR A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, OR GENERAL WELFARE ARE PROTECTED AND PRESERVE HISTORIC AND CULTURAL PLACES, UH, AND AREAS IS IT SAYS THAT THE STRONG POLICY FOR REZONING MAY BE CONSIDERED EXAMPLES OR FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WE HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THAT LOT.

UH, THE ORIGINAL IDEA OF SARAH WAS TO SELL THE LOT WITH THE HOUSES ON IT, AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN MARKETED THAT WAY.

IT IS FALSELY BEING MARKETED AS IMPROVED, IMPROVED COMMERCIAL.

I BELIEVE IT THE HOUSES COULD BE SOLD IN MASS TO AN INVESTOR OR INDIVIDUALLY AND THAT SARAH COULD HAVE A GOOD, UM, GOOD PROCEEDS OUT OF IT.

UH, THE THE IDEA THAT I HAVE IS THAT I WANT WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE A WIN, WIN A WIN FOR SARAH, AND A WIN FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

LET'S WORK TOWARDS THAT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MS. HAWKINS.

LORENZO ORTIZ, FOLLOWED BY GERALD BILLS.

YES.

YES, SIR.

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MY NAME IS LORENZO ORTIZ AND MY HOME IS WITHIN 200 FEET OF MS. MARTINEZ'S PROPERTY.

IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO DRIVE OUR COMMUNITY, THAT'S GREAT, BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE NOT, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TO YOU.

CAN YOU PLEASE PLAY THE VIDEO? THE FIRST PART OF THE VIDEO IS GONNA SHOW MS. MARTINEZ'S PROPERTY IS YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY.

IT IS ONE BLOCK NORTH OF 35 WITH NO ENTRANCE OR EXITS ONTO WALTER STREET.

BETWEEN THE ACTUAL MS. MARTINEZ'S PROPERTY AND, UH, WALTER STREET.

THERE IS AN ACTUAL EASEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 16 FEET WITH AN ACTUAL RETAINING WALL OF A AT LEAST EIGHT FEET TALL.

THIS IS TRULY A COMMUNITY BLOCK OF PROPERTY.

WE WERE ASKED TO GO TO THE TABLE AND WE WENT TO THE TABLE.

THE 200 FEET IMPACTED RESIDENTS.

UH, WE RECEIVED AN ACTUAL EMAIL FROM LOU MILLER, THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF MS. SULLIVAN.

WHEN WE WENT TO THE TABLE, WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT MR. MILLER, THAT MS. SULLIVAN WAS NOT GOING TO BE AT THE TABLE.

AND THAT THE MEETING THAT WE HAD WAS NOT IMMEDIATE COMPROMISE.

WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON IN OUR DISTRICT? THIS IS TRULY AN INJUSTICE NOT ONLY TO US, BUT TO YOU AS WELL.

ALL WE ASK IS FOR FAIR AND GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS THAT CAN RESULT IN A WIN-WIN.

PLEASE VOTE NO FOR C TWO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. DOROTHY.

GERALD, BILLS NOT CONNECTED.

UH, DORA PEREZ, FOLLOWED BY LIZ FRANKLIN.

HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

GO AHEAD.

MS. PEREZ, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY LIZ FRANKLIN.

CAN PLEASE PUT UP PROPOSITION SLIDE NUMBER ONE.

IT'S MY ONLY SLIDE AND CAN YOU KEEP IT UP PLEASE? THANK YOU.

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS DORA PEREZ.

I LIVE AT 7 25 SAND MEYERS.

MY HOME IS ONLY 58 FEET FROM THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY.

I HAVE LIVED IN GOVERNMENT HILL PRETTY MUCH ALL MY LIFE.

MY PARENTS AND MANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS IN GOVERNMENT HILL.

IN GOVERNMENT HILL MANY YEARS AGO BECAUSE IT WAS WALL.

NOW OUR RESIDENTIAL EAST GOVERNMENT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD IS BEING CHIPPED AWAY TO

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THE FIRST PROPERTY CHIPPED AWAY WAS LAST YEAR ON THE CORNER.

AND I 35 FRONTAGE ROAD IN GOVERNMENT.

HILL COUNCIL VOTED IN FAVOR OF, OF, UH, COMMERCIAL ZONING.

THE SECOND PROPERTY WAS CHIPPED AWAY A MONTH AND A HALF AGO.

THE PROPERTY WAS ON A CORNER LOT ON WALTERS AND I 35.

UH, REICH ROAD COUNCIL VOTED IN FAVOR OF A C TWO N A, UM, COMMERCIAL ZONING.

THE THIRD PROPERTY IS TODAY THE STAYING GOVERNMENT HILL, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT THIS PROPERTY IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER PROPERTIES.

PLEASE LOOK AT OPPOSITION SLIDE, UH, ONE CASE NUMBER WHERE YOU CAN SEE CASE NUMBER 1 1 3.

THIS PROPERTY IS NOT ON THE CORNER OF WALTERS.

THIS PROPERTY IS NOT ON THE MAIN FRONTAGE ROAD ON I 35.

THIS PROPERTY IS ONE BLOCK IN INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE APPLICANT, THAT THE PROPERTY BY THE APPLICANT, THAT THE PROPERTY COMBINED WITH ANOTHER PROPERTY ALREADY VOTED C TWO IN A COMMERCIAL, WILL HAVE A 2.1 UH, ACRE PROPERTY.

THAT'S HUGE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S ALMOST AS BIG AS OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ONE BLOCK OVER.

WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE APPLICANT SEVERAL TIMES TO WORK TOGETHER AND DISCUSS A COMPROMISE.

THE APPLICANT HAS NO INTEREST IN A COMPROMISE WITHIN THE 200 FEET.

NEIGHBORS WHO WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THIS CHANGE.

THE APPLICANT'S LAWYER, MR. BADERS HAS SAID HE JUST WANTS THE MOST MONEY HE CAN GET FOR HIS CLIENT WITH A C TWO ZONING.

THE RED ON THE SLIDE ARE OUR NEIGHBORS WHO STRONGLY OPPOSE A C TWO COMMERCIAL ZONING.

I'M SORRY.

ALL WE ASK IS FOR A FAIR AND GOOD, UH, FAITH NEGOTIATION THAT CAN RESULT IN A WIN-WIN FOR ALL OF US.

PLEASE VOTE NO TO C TWO NA COMMERCIAL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU MS. PEREZ.

LIZ FRANKLIN, FOLLOWED BY JASMINE BURGESS.

YES, SIR.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD, LIZ.

WE CAN HEAR YOU.

HELLO.

UH, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND I'M TELLING YOU THE STAFF IS SO NICE, BUT BECAUSE I GOT SIDETRACKED LAST TIME, I'M GONNA SPEAK DIRECTLY TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, WOW.

THIS IS COMPLICATED, BUT IT REALLY ISN'T.

OKAY.

THERE IS A REASON THAT YOU ALL CHOSE PUBLIC OFFICE.

THERE'S A REASON AND WHAT YOU DID.

MANY OF YOU SAID, I THINK I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

I THINK I CAN OPERATE WITHIN THE RULES AND TRY AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR PEOPLE, PROCESSES, AND POLICIES.

I CAN'T GO INTO ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE WRONG WITH THOSE PROCESSES THAT WERE NOT FOLLOWED.

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT THE PROCESS OF NEEDING NINE VOTES FALLS SQUARELY ON YOUR SHOULDERS.

THE IDEA THAT YOU WOULD FOLLOW SUIT, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IS COMMONLY DONE IS, IS SHIRKING YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

FRANKLY, IT'S SHIRKING YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

OKAY? IF YOU BROUGHT FORTH THAT MOTION AND YOU WANTED IT RAMMED DOWN THE THROAT OF THE FOLKS MOST AFFECTED IN YOUR OWN DISTRICT OR THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SERVE AND YOU SERVE ALL OF US, OR ELSE IT WOULDN'T COME TO CITY COUNCIL, WE WOULDN'T BE BANGING ON YOUR DOOR, KNOCKING UP YOUR EMAILS, CALLING YOU ON THE PHONE, ASKING FRIENDS AND OTHER SUPPORTERS TO CALL YOU ON THE PHONE.

THIS FALLS SQUARELY ON YOUR SHOULDERS.

IT REQUIRES A NINE A SUPER MAJORITY.

YOU CAN'T BLAME THAT ON COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN SULLIVAN.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT.

YOU HAVE TO OWN THAT.

THAT'S WHY YOU DECIDED TO RUN MOST OF YOU.

A FEW OF YOU PROBABLY SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR THE NEIGHBORS.

I'M JUST GONNA TAKE A RUN AT CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE I NEED A JOB.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

IT'S BENEATH YOU.

THIS REQUIRES YOUR UTMOST LEADERSHIP.

WHAT WOULD YOU WANT? SOMEBODY SAID TO ME YESTERDAY, LIZ, DO THEY CARE ABOUT US? I SAID, NOT ENOUGH.

IT BROKE HER HEART.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST AFFECTED 200 FOOTERS.

THEY DIDN'T, NONE OF THEM REACH OUT TO THEM.

NONE OF THEM GOT INVOLVED BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO.

IT WAS FORCED DOWN THEIR THROAT.

FAIR NEGOTIATIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN A WIN-WIN WOULD BE THE BEST OF THE OUTCOMES FOR A CONTINUANCE.

MAKING IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR YOU GUYS TO GET OFF THE FENCE AND LEAD FROM THE FRONT.

THANK

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JASMINE BURGESS, FOLLOWED BY ROSE HILL.

GOOD MORNING.

I LIVE ON 1611 EAST CARSON.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

GO AHEAD.

THIS IS JASMINE BURGESS FROM 1611 EAST CARSON.

MY HUSBAND AND I ARE IN, IN OPPOSITION OF THE UPZONING OF THIS LOT.

WE HAVE BEEN IN, UH, IN OPPOSITION SINCE JANUARY WHEN WE GOT TOGETHER WITH SOME OTHER NEIGHBORS AND PAID FOR A LAWYER THAT COST US PERSONALLY $500 OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET.

THAT MOTION WAS DENIED AND WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THIS IS DENIED AGAIN, AND WE ARE UNSURE WHY IT'S BEING BROUGHT UP AGAIN.

A C TWO IS NOT APPROPRIATE UPZONING FOR AN URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE HAS BEEN NO URBAN PLANNING SINCE JANUARY.

WE HAVE AGREED TO GO UP 17 LEVELS OF ZONING ALL THE WAY TO C ONE, AND WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ANYTHING ABOVE A C ONE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS LOT.

THERE HAS BEEN NO COMPROMISE FROM THE OTHER SIDE, OR MS. MARTINEZ'S LAWYERS, ANY OF THE LAWYERS THAT SHE'S HAD IN THE PAST AND CURRENT.

THE LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD WITH HER LAWYERS AND ROSE HILL AND THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR OUR COUNCILWOMAN, WE THOUGHT THAT THAT MEETING WAS FOR US TO ALL COME TOGETHER AND TO A COMPROMISE.

AND WE WERE NOTIFIED BY HER CHIEF OF STAFF THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT THAT MEETING WAS FOR.

SO IT WAS ESSENTIALLY ANOTHER POINTLESS MEETING WITH NO RESULTS FOR US.

BUT THE OTHER SIDE IS, LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO COMPROMISE.

FURTHERMORE, AT THE BEGINNING, YOU ALL SAY THAT GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE IS IN AGREEANCE WITH THE UPZONING, AND I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE DOES NOT REPRESENT ME OR MY HUSBAND AT 1611 EAST CARSON OR THE MAJORITY OF THE NEIGHBORS.

AND WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHENEVER IT'S SAID THAT GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE WAS IN AGREEANCE WITH THIS UP ZONING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MS. BURGESS ROSE HILL, FOLLOWED BY KAYLA.

UH, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

GO AHEAD.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY? GOOD.

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ROSE HILL.

I'M PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK THE STAFF FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR DOING THIS JOB BECAUSE PUTTING A PACKAGE TOGETHER, EVEN FOR DENIAL OR APPROVAL, TAKE THE PROCESS.

AND I THINK THEY FOLLOWED IT, WHETHER IT'S AS ZONING OR IF IT WAS DENIED ZONING OR IN PLANNING, THE STAFF DID THEIR JOB.

THEY SHOULD BE ALSO RECOGNIZED AND KNOW THAT THEY DID THE JOB TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY.

SECOND OF ALL THESE RESTRICTIONS AND ALSO, UH, UH, THESE RESTRICTIONS AND ALSO, UH, AN AFFIDAVIT WAS PUT IN PLACE WHEN THE FROST BANK CAME IN.

WHY DID THEY DO THAT? BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THAT THE RESIDENTS WERE PROTECTED, THAT THEIR VOICES WERE HEARD.

THEY KEEP SAYING THAT IT WON'T BE ENFORCED.

IT WILL BE ENFORCED ONCE THE PROPERTY IS SOLD.

SECOND OF ALL, I WANNA TALK TO YOU.

THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN SAYING, PUSHING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE TRYING TO HELP OUR SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE HAVE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE CLOSED.

NOBODY'S TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS.

THEY CAN'T PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE.

Y'ALL ARE HELPING THOSE.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND HURTING RIGHT NOW FOR, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE PUSHING THE ECONOMIC BILL.

NOT BECAUSE WE WANNA GO AGAINST OUR NEIGHBORS.

WE TOO WANNA A WIN-WIN SITUATION.

AND I DO AGREE WITH THE ATTORNEY THAT WE DID WANNA CONTINUANCE TO BE ABLE TO, UH, CONTINUE TO WORK THINGS OUT BECAUSE THERE'S TOO MANY MISINFORMATION PEOPLE ARE GIVING OUT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THE OBJECT OF GAME, SO THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A GAS STATION OUT THERE THAT'S INCONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S BEEN TOLD LATELY.

ALSO, WE TALK ABOUT PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.

YOU HAVE A SEVEN YEAR OLD WOMAN THAT CAME FROM MEXICO AS AN IMMIGRANT, ONE OF OUR OWN PEOPLE, NOT A DEVELOPER THAT'S TRYING, SHE'S OLD, NOT GREEDY, BUT SICK.

I NEED TO SELL HER PROPERTIES.

WE ARE ALSO DENYING HER THAT, RIGHT? EVERYBODY HAS RIGHTS.

THE OTHER THING I WANNA TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AS IF I HEARD, UH, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE, MY, MY FELLOW NEIGHBORS SAY THAT THEY ARE, THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES.

I ALSO HAVE TO LISTEN TO EVERYBODY JUST LIKE TEACHING EVERYONE IN THE CITY COUNCIL DO.