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ROLL UP BUS AND GET, THIS IS A HARD ONE.
AND WHEN LET'S ROLL UP, THEY DON'T HEAR HOT FALLING.
THIS IS A HARD, THIS IS A HARD, THIS IS A HARD ONE.
THIS FRENCH MOVEMENT TRICKLED TO WOMEN OF COLOR, BUT IT SHOULDN'T SILENCE ANY DAUGHTERS OR MOTHERS.
OUR IDENTITIES AND OUR RIGHTS SHOULD BE RESPECTED EQUALLY HARD WON.
COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.
COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT.
WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL A SESSION AGENDA.
THE TIME IS 9:15 AM ON THIS FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
[1. 20-6433 Invocation]
TODAY, I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VIA GRANT TO INTRODUCE OUR INDICATOR.I HAVE THE DISTINCT PLEASURE OF INVITING SISTER ODELIA KOECK.
SHE HAS HAD AN UNUSUALLY LONG-TERM IN ONE PLACE OF MINISTRY AS A SISTER OF THE INCARNATE WORD AND BLESSED SACRAMENT.
WHEN SHE CHOSE THE PROB ROOSEVELT EXIT ON HER RETURN TO SAN ANTONIO.
AFTER SOME YEARS AWAY, SHE EXPERIENCED A RETURNING HOME PHENOMENON.
THIS WAS NO DOUBT DUE TO THE MANY WONDERFUL FOLKS SHE MET ON HER MISSION EXPERIENCE IN SAN ANTONIO AT ST.
AGNES SCHOOL ON RUIZ STREET, ST.
JOHN'S ON SOUTH AUDUBON STREET, ST.
LEO'S ON SOUTH FLORES AND NOW BLESSED SACRAMENT ACADEMY ON MISSION ROAD.
SHE CONTINUES HER MINISTRY AT BLESSED SACRAMENT ACADEMY, B S A WITH THE STAFF AND CHILDREN AT THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, FAMILIES AT PARENTS ACADEMY, AND TEENS AT PUERTO VIVA ACADEMY.
THIS TIME OF COVID, I HAS CALLED THEM TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR SAN ANTONIO TEENS AND EVEN MORE INTERESTINGLY, FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND PRESCHOOLERS, SENDING HOME DIRT BALLS WITH SEEDS ENCLOSED IN TOILET PAPER ROLLS HAS BROUGHT A SMILE TO THE B SS A FACES AS WELL AS FAMILIES RECEIVING THEM AS THEY READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THIS STRANGE PACKAGE OF LEARNING.
WHEN PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY HER FAMILY, ASK HER WHY SHE DOESN'T RETIRE, SHE RESPONDS WITH A QUOTE FROM KATHY LOZANO, HER LONGTIME ASSOCIATE IN MINISTRY.
QUOTE, NUNS DON'T RETIRE, THEY INSPIRE UNTIL THEY EXPIRE.
I CAN READ THIS PAPER BECAUSE OF SISTER ODELIA.
SHE WAS MY, UH, PRINCIPAL WHEN I WAS IN KINDERGARTEN.
AND MY FAMILY, MY SISTER, MOM, DAD, ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR DEDICATION.
WHEN COUNCILWOMAN VRAN ASKED ME TO SAY THE PRAYER THIS MORNING, I SAID, OKAY, NOW WHAT DO I SAY AT THIS TIME? TO PEOPLE AND TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU WHO KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT THE TIMES THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH WITH THIS TIME.
SO I WENT INTO THE CHAPEL AND FOUND MY BOOK ON FRAGMENTS OF YOUR ANCIENT NAME AND I OPENED UP TO NOVEMBER THE FIFTH.
WANNA KNOW NOVEMBER THE FIFTH NAME IS FORGOTTEN.
NOT TO FORGET THAT DURING THIS TIME WHO THE ALL POWERFUL ONE IS.
HOW POTENT YOUR EMANATING ENERGY.
SWIFT ENOUGH TO SHAPE WILD RIVERS
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AND BEND THE WAY THAT WATERS RUN.STRONG ENOUGH TO LESSEN VIOLENCE, YET WAR, HATRED AND CONFLICT PERSIST.
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM YOUR POWER? A SURPRISE, AN INFLUENCE OF LOVE, NOT DOMINATION.
SWEEPING THROUGH THE HUMAN HEART A FORCE OF PERPETUAL KINDNESS, NOT FEAR DRAWING US WITH MAGNETIC AFFECTION.
SO TODAY WE PRAY THAT THE ALL POWERFUL ONE MOVES US TO PEACE.
HOWEVER, GOD OUR CREATOR, YOU KNOW HOW EASY IT IS FOR US TO GET DISTRACTED TO GO THE WAYS THAT LEAD TO UNHEALTHY WAYS.
OUR WORLD TODAY GOVERNED BY C OVID 19 IN SO MANY WAYS AND BY THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT IN MANY OTHER WAYS, CAN TEST US AND OUR FAITH IN YOU.
OR IT CAN OPEN OUR HEARTS TO SEEK AND TO FIND THE FRESH GRACE YOU ARE OFFERING US DURING WHAT SEEMS LIKE VERY STRANGE TIMES.
GOD, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE GRACE OF PEOPLE REACHING OUT TO THOSE IN NEED OF BEING CARED FOR MEDICALLY, PHYSICALLY, SPIRITUALLY.
THE GRACE WHICH LEADS PEOPLE TO LOOK WITHIN TO FIND NEW STRENGTHS, PARENTS TO BECOME TEACHERS OF THEIR OWN CHILDREN.
THOSE IN THE TEACHING PROFESSIONS, LEARNING HOW TO ENGAGE CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DISTANCE LEARNING SOMETHING YOU KNOW REALLY WELL.
THANK YOU FOR THE MANY NEW GRACES WHICH HAVE BROUGHT US TO WHERE WE DIDN'T PLAN TO GO AND WHICH GIVE US NEW LIGHT AND LOVE FOR WHO WE ARE BECOMING.
THANK YOU FOR LEADERS IN SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND GOVERNMENTS WHO GUIDE US.
THANK YOU FOR OUR MAYOR AND COUNTY JUDGE WHO COME BEFORE US DAILY TO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE US TO ENGAGE IN LIFE IN A WAY WHICH PROTECTS THE HEALTH OF SELF AND OTHERS.
GRANT THEM AND OTHER ELECTED LEADERS THE FRESH GRACE THEY NEED TO CONTINUE THEIR LEADERSHIP OF SERVICE AND FOR ALL THE REST OF US, OH, LOVING, CARING, AND POWERFUL GOD GRANT US THE FRESH GRACES.
WE NEED TO WALK THROUGH THIS TIME WITH WISDOM, STRENGTH AND THE EMPATHY WE NEED TO CONTINUE FORWARD IN FAITH, BUILDING A BETTER WORLD FOR ALL OF US, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR CHILDREN.
OH, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE WHO BRING US GOOD BOOKS, INSPIRING MOVIES AND TV SHOWS, LOVING FAMILY CONVERSATIONS WHICH UPLIFT US TO HIGHER LEVELS OF EVER DEVELOPING, OF THE EVER DEVELOPING HUMAN SPIRIT.
WE PRAY THIS BELIEVING THAT YOU KNOW US AND HEAR US AND CARE ABOUT US AS YOUR LOVING CHILDREN.
[2. 20-6434 Pledge of Allegiance]
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH A LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.[3. 20-6435 Approval of Minutes from the City Council Meetings of August 13 and August 18, 2020.]
OUR AGENDA TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 13TH AND 14TH.I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE MINUTES.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 13TH AND 18TH MINUTES.
IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, UH, PLEASE VOTE.
[Additional Item]
OUR COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER JADA ANDREWS SULLIVAN WITH A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BUT TONIGHT MY ALMA MATER, THE SAN HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL, PLACED THEIR FIRST GAME AND THEIR FIRST HOMECOMING GAME LAST NIGHT.
WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE A MOMENT WITH THE SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL HURRICANES AND ACTUALLY TOUR THE NEW CAMPUS THAT IS BEING RENOVATED.
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SAY THE LEAST, UM, TO WATCH THE KIDS ACTUALLY SEE WHERE THE SCHOOL HAS COME FROM, WHERE THE SCHOOL IS GOING, AND HOW THIS NEW BOND THAT WAS JUST PASSED WILL REALLY HELP THEM SEE THEIR SCHOOL LOOK LIKE THE REST OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EQUITY AND LAST NIGHT SAM HOUSTON SHOWED WHAT EQUITY LOOKS LIKE IN DISTRICT TWO.
SO I JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY THANK YOU SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL.
THANK YOU PRINCIPAL DIXON, AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE HURRICANES.
COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.
ALRIGHT, UM, WE HAVE, UH, A FULL AGENDA TODAY, UH, BUT ALL ITEMS ARE ON CONSENT.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
I'D LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS, UH, TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.I DO HAVE THE FOLLOWING ZONING ITEMS LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONS, ITEMS Z ONE Z FOUR AND P TWO Z SIX AND Z 17.
AND TO NOTE FOR OUR AUDIENCE, Z FIVE AND P P THREE AS WELL AS Z NINE AND Z 14 HAVE BEEN POSTPONED BY THE APPLICANT.
THOSE ITEMS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT WE'D LIKE TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? ALRIGHT, IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE, UM, CONSENT AGENDA.
THAT'S ALL ITEMS AGAIN FOR Z SAVED FOR Z ONE P, EXCUSE ME, Z ONE, Z FOUR AND P TWO Z SIX AND Z 17.
AND THOSE ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN POSTPONED.
UM, WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS REMAINING ON CONSENT.
JACK FINGER, WELL, MAYOR NURNBERG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M FINGER, A FEW ITEMS WISH TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY ON THE ZONING, UH, SESSION.
UM, NUMBER OF THINGS HERE, ESPECIALLY ITEMS, UH, THAT YOU ARE GOING TO JUST SIMPLY SAIL THROUGH.
THERE'S QUITE A FEW OF 'EM HERE.
THE, UH, THIS IS IN MR. MANNY'S DISTRICT.
HE'S NOT EVEN SHOWING UP TODAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS, BUT, UH, WHO'S EVER CARRYING THE WATER FOR HIM? LITERALLY LET HIM, LET, UH, LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT ON IN, IN THAT PARTICULAR ITEM, YOU'VE GOT 60% IMPERVIOUS COVER FOR THIS PARTICULAR ONE WHEN THIS IS OVER OUR EVERETTS AQUIFER, AND IT SHOULDN'T BE ANYTHING MORE THAN 10 OR 15% WHEN IT COMES TO OUR DRINKING WATER.
UM, LIKEWISE SIMILAR SITUATION WITH Z P SEVEN Z 22.
YOU HAVE A HUNDRED PERCENT IMPERVIOUS COVER.
PUT THE MR AUDIO VISUAL MANAGEMENT.
PUT THAT UP THERE IF YOU WOULD.
THERE THE CIRCLED AREAS TO SEE IF YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT SAYS THERE.
BUT FOR, FOR THIS ITEM ON NUMBER Z 22 AS FAR CONDITIONAL USE FOR COFFEE ROASTING.
RETURN THE CAMERA IF YOU WOULD TO THE PO TO THE PODIUM.
MR. COURAGE THAT'S IN YOUR DISTRICT.
YOU, MR. ENVIRONMENT, MR. ECOLOGY.
DID YOU, UH, REALLY WANT 84% IMPERVIOUS COVER ON Z NINE? MAYBE YOU'D WANNA PPO THAT ONE, SIR.
ANOTHER OTHER BIG HOT BUTTONS TODAY.
ITEM NUMBER, UH, P TWO AND AND Z FOUR.
GOD, THAT'S, THAT'S IN YOUR DISTRICT.
YOU HAVE CONTINUED THIS TWICE, MADAM.
AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE YOU'VE TRIED TO CONTINUE.
WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO SAY NO TO THIS DARN THING?
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YES.PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE CITY HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS.
AND, AND THEN RESIDENTS AROUND THERE.
BUT FOR THE MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS, NOT, NOT TO EXCEED THREE UNITS.
THREE UNITS, BUT TO SAY THEY DON'T WANT IT, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE TO LIVE AROUND IT.
THE OTHER RED FLAG IS THAT THE ZONING COMMISSION SAID NO TO THIS.
IT SAID NO TO THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION.
SAID NO CON CONSERVATIVE CONS.
THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OPPOSED IT.
YOU HAVE 36 PEOPLE SPEAK AGAINST THIS THING.
OKAY, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I DON'T SEE ANYONE IN THE QUEUE, SO, UH, PLEASE VOTE.
[Z-1. 20-6363 ZONING CASE Z-2020-10700157 (Council District 1): Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "C-2 AHOD" Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District to "C-3 AHOD" General Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District on Lot 34, NCB 11875, located at 8211 Broadway Street. Staff recommends Denial, with an Alternate Recommendation. Zoning Commission recommends Approval.]
Z ONE, MAYOR COUNCIL.ITEM Z ONE IS FROM C TWO TO C TWO C THREE, LOCATED AT 82 11 BROADWAY STREET.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION C TWO CD FOR A TATTOO PARLOR ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
NOTICES MAILED THREE IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.
UH, THIS APPLICANT REACHED STAFF TO MY OFFICE AND OUR ZONING COMMISSION IS FOR FILING THE CASE TO FOLLOW BEST PRACTICES AND REQUESTING THIS REZONING, UH, THE STAFF ENSURE SPECIFIC USES IS NECESSARY AS ZONING IS COMMON IN THE AREA BASIS.
I MOTION TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST.
THERE WAS A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION? UM, THERE IS NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE VOTE.
[Items P-2 & Z-4]
AND Z FOUR.P TWO AND Z FOUR IS AMENDING THE GOVERNMENT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED USE FROM OUR SIX AND OUR FOR THREE UNITS TO C TWO 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 AND 17 OPPOSED GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.
THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE NINE VOTES TO APPROVE DUE TO OPPOSITION EXCEEDING 20%.
UH, ITEMS Z FOUR AND P TWO HAVE SEVERAL CITIZENS WHO'VE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM.
I I WILL CALL THE NAMES IN ORDER.
I'LL CALL THE FIRST NAME TO COME FORWARD TO SPEAK.
UH, I'LL CALL THE NEXT NAME IF YOU CAN BE READY TO COME FORWARD.
UH, WE WILL SANITIZE THE MICROPHONE IN BETWEEN SPEAKERS.
SO THE FIRST SPEAKER IS STACEY SCHWAN.
MS. SCHWAN, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY GREGORY SMITH.
HI, I'D LIKE TO PLAY THE VIDEO, THE DON'T KILL GOVERNMENT HILL VIDEO.
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THANK YOU.AND I'D LIKE TO URGE THE COUNSEL TO SUPPORT THE C ONE COMPROMISE.
MR. SMITH, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY DEANNA RANGAL.
I WANNA SEE MY, UH, MINUTES TO STEVE VERSTEEG.
OKAY, MR. VERSTEEG, ARE YOU HERE? OKAY.
UM, WE'LL GO NOW TO DEANNA RANGAL FOLLOWED BY DORA PEREZ.
I'M GIVING MY MINUTES TO DORA PEREZ.
UH, YOU'RE MS. RING HILL? YES.
MS. PEREZ, COULD YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? OH, OKAY.
MS. PEREZ, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY YOLANDA DELPHINE.
COULD YOU PLEASE PUT UP, COULD YOU PLEASE PUT UP SLIDE TWO PLEASE? CAN YOU HEAR ME? SLIDE TWO.
SLIDE TWO FOR THE, UH, GOVERNMENT HILL.
I LIVE AT 7 25 SAN MEYERS, ONLY 50 58 FEET FROM THE REZONING PROPOSAL ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED FOR A CONTINUANCE ON THIS CASE.
THE, THE CONTINUANCE TO PROVIDE TIME FOR ALL PARTIES, THE 200 FEET NEIGHBORS MRS. MARTINEZ, THE APPLICANT, HER REP, UH, THE APPLICANT, HER REPRESENTATIVE MR. BATTERS TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS A COMPROMISE OR SOLUTION.
FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, THE NEIGHBORS IN THE 200 FEET, THE MOST IMPACTED NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN WORKING TIRELESSLY, SENDING OUT EMAILS, TRYING TO SET UP APPOINTMENTS, WEBEX MEETINGS, PHONE CONFERENCES WITH MR. BATTERS AND OUR DT REPRESENTATIVE JADA ANDREW SULLIVAN.
ONLY ONE MEETING WAS HELD SINCE SEPTEMBER 17TH.
ON OCTOBER 12TH, A WEBEX MEETING WAS SET UP WITH OUR NEIGHBORS, WITH THE NEIGHBORS, MR. BATTERS, AND UNFORTUNATELY, OUR D TWO REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOT PRESENT.
INSTEAD, HER CHIEF OF STAFF BLUE MILLER WAS NO TALKS OF A COMPROMISE OR SOLUTION.
CAME OUT OF OUR MEETINGS WITH BOTH REPRESENTATIVES.
MR. BATTERS HAD NO INTENTION TO EVER COMPROMISE WITH THE NEIGHBORS.
THE THE NEIGHBORS HAVE SAID AND FROM THE BEGINNING THAT THEY WILL AND CAN AND WILL COMPROMISE TO A LESSER ZONING CO UH, CODE OF A C ONE, JUST ONE CODE DOWN FROM A C TWO.
TWO MORE MEETINGS WERE SET UP ON OCTOBER 26TH AND NOVEMBER 3RD.
BOTH MEETINGS WERE CANCELED BY OUR D TWO REPRESENTATIVE AND MR. BATTERS.
THIS CASE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT A CODE A C TWO CODE.
OUR NEIGHBORS, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS ZONED.
R SIX, THE APPLICANT WANTS A C TWO.
WHAT WE WANT IS A COMPROMISE THAT IS FAIR AND A C ONE IS FAIR.
A C ONE DOES NOT MEAN WE ARE NOT FOR DEVELOPMENT OR CHANGE.
MR. BATERS MAY OR MAY NOT SHOW YOU SLIDES TODAY OF BUSINESSES THAT MIGHT OR COULD GO ON THE PROPERTY.
THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT THESE MINISTERS WILL BE DEVELOPED.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDES, THE RED XS MEAN THE NEIGHBORS IN AND OUT OF THE 200 FEET STILL STRONGLY OPPOSE A C TWO A C TWO ZONING.
CAN CODE CAN ALSO BRING A GUN SHOP, A PAWN SHOP, A TATTOO PARLOR, GAS STATION INTO OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES ARE NOT OFF THE TABLE.
THE APPLICANT, UH, REPRESENTATIVE DID SAY HE WANTS THE MOST MONEY HE CAN GET FOR HIS CLIENT, AND THAT IS A C TWO.
LET'S BE FAIR, A C ONE ZONING CODE CAN ALSO MAKE MONEY
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FOR THE CLIENT.A C ONE CAN ALSO BRING BUSINESSES LIKE MEDICAL OFFICE, OPTOMETRY OFFICE, PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINIC, POST OFFICE LIBRARY, EVEN A NATIONAL CHAIN COFFEE SHOP.
THESE ARE BUSINESSES, I'M SORRY, THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES, UH, WILL FIT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALL UNDER AC ONE ZONING CODE, INCLUDING A DENTIST'S OFFICE WITH SPECIFIC USE.
WE HAVE, WE HAVE, WE WANT THE BEST FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONES THAT LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE NEIGHBORS IN, THE NEIGHBORS IN THE IN AND OUT OF THE 200 FEET ACCEPT DEVELOPMENT, ACCEPT, CHANGE, AND ACCEPT A C ONE ZONING.
THE NEIGHBORS, INCLUDING MYSELF, HONESTLY BELIEVED IN THE ZONING PROCESS, HONESTLY BELIEVED THE PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS WORKS AND HONESTLY BELIEVED IN FAIRNESS.
BUT THIS CASE HAS HONESTLY CHANGED MY MIND.
YOU'LL HAVE SIX MINUTES AND YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY ERICA RANGAL.
AND WE HAVE A COMPROMISE FOR C ONE ON THE MARTINEZ PROPERTY, WHICH, WHICH SITS JUST 24 FEET ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR HOMES.
WE HOPE THAT IF ANY MOTION FOR HIGHER THAN C ONE LIKE COMMERCIAL IS INTRODUCED, THAT YOU WILL NOT IT, YOU WILL NOT SUPPORT IT.
YOU WILL BE A PROTECTOR AND A PROPONENT FOR COMMUNITY COMPROMISE ON OUR 200 FOOT NEIGHBOR AND OUR 200 FOOT NEIGHBORS COMPROMISE FOR C ONE.
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PURSUIT, WHICH BEGAN OVER A YEAR AGO WHEN WE FIRST GOT WORD THAT THE PROPERTY AT THE CORNER OF RENO AND EDGAR STREET WAS GONNA BE SOLD.
THE LONGTIME NEIGHBORS WERE MOVED AND THE PROPERTY LEVELED FOR A 20 PUMP MEGA GAS STATION.
BUT IT WOULD FIRST HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE REZONING PROCESS TO GET REZONED FROM OUR SIX TO C TWO COMMERCIAL.
NOT IMAGINING HOW THIS HUGE PROJECT COULD BE PLOPPED DOWN IN OUR TINY NEIGHBORHOOD IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF OUR HOMES AND SO CLOSE TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THE 200 FOOT NEIGHBORS BANDED TOGETHER TO SHOW AND TELL THE CITY THAT THERE MUST BE SOME MISTAKE.
OURS IS A PREDOMINANTLY HISPANIC, MULTI-GENERATIONAL WORKING CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD.
SEVERAL OF THE HISPANIC 200 FOOT NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE CALLED THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HOME FOR DECADES SAID, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
WE WON'T WIN BECAUSE WE NEVER WIN.
AND YET, WITH THE OVERWHELMING OPPOSITIONS OF THIS ENCROACHMENT WITHIN THE 200 FEET AND BLOCKS BEYOND WE GALVANIZED AND PUSHED ON, THERE ARE GROUP MEMBERS WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, THAT ARE NOT COMPUTER SAVVY OR WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO STAND AND SPEAK HERE.
THERE ARE THOSE IN OUR GROUP THAT YOU HAVE NOT SEEN.
THEY CANNOT COME TO COMMISSIONS OR HEARINGS DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES OR ESSENTIAL JOBS, ESPECIALLY NOW WITH COVID HOME.
WE LOVE OUR HOMES AND ARE EXTREMELY HOUSE PROUD.
AND THE STORY OF HOW AND WHEN WE CAME TO CALL 1 0 5 RENO.
OUR HOME IS DIFFERENT FROM EACH OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
THEY TOO HAVE STORIES OF DREAMS AND DESIRES OF INHERITED HOMES PASSED DOWN FULL OF FOND CHILDHOODS LIKE DORA AND MARTIN FIRST HOMES WITH FIRST MORTGAGES AND THE SWELL AND PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP LIKE ADDIE AND CALEB.
WELL, LOVED HOMES LIVED IN FOR DECADES WITH ADULT CHILDREN WHO'VE MOVED BACK IN TO CARE FOR AILING ELDERS.
LIKE RIGHT, LIKE ROXANNE AND AIDEN.
STARTER HOMEOWNERS WITH HOPES OF FUTURE KIDS WALKING TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DOWN THE STREET LIKE JASMINE AND ARMANDO AND RETIREMENT HOMEOWNERS LOOKING TO DOWNSIZE, PURCHASING, REFURBISHING A SMALL HOUSE ON THE TOP OF A HILL WITH A MILLION DOLLAR VIEW OF THE DOWNTOWN SKYLINE LIKE LORENZO AND VIRGINIA, SORRY, THIS HOME.
THESE NEIGHBORS, THESE STREETS, OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND OUR PARK ARE A LOT TO FIGHT FOR AND HAVE BEEN WORTH EVERY SECOND, EVERY MEETING, POWWOW, LATE NIGHT GROUP CALL, EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON DRIVEWAY MEETING, EVERY BLOCK WALKED EVERY SIGNATURE, COLLECTED EVERY EMAIL SENT EVERY PHONE CALL, EVERY EDUCATING AND TELLING OF DETAILS.
EVERY SIGN DESIGNED AND EVERY SIGN HUNG, EVERY SLEEPLESS NIGHT, EVERY TEAR SHED AND EVERY NEW WORRY WRINKLE.
WELL, I MAY TAKE THAT BACK A LITTLE BIT ON EMBRACING THE WRINKLES, BUT THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY INTIMIDATING AND CONSISTENTLY DISAPPOINTING.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR HOMES HAVE BEEN DISPARAGED IN DESCRIPTIVE TERMS LIKE DERELICT, CRIME RIDDEN CRIME STRICKEN DRUG AND GRAFFITI INFESTED AND UNSAFE AND SCARY BY THOSE WHO KNOW BETTER.
WE'VE BEEN IGNORED, WE'VE BEEN DISMISSED, WE'VE BEEN EXCLUDED, WE'VE BEEN INSULTED, DISPARAGED, BERATED, AND BASICALLY TOLD TO
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BE QUIET.THE 200 FOOT MOST IMPACTED NEIGHBORS.
WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE LOVE OUR CITY.
SO WE CANNOT BE BLAMED FOR FIGHTING SO HARD FOR THE BEST OUTCOME FOR THIS BLOCK THAT IMPACTS US ALL SO SIGNIFICANTLY, DESPITE IT TAKING SUCH A LONG TIME TO GET HERE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO A TRUE C ONE COMPROMISE, A C ONE LIKE COMMERCIAL PROJECT THAT WILL BE AN APPROPRIATE BUFFER BETWEEN THE C TWO AND A FROST PROPERTY ON THE ACCESS ROAD AND OUR DENSE RESIDENTIAL FRONT YARDS.
A NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDLY C ONE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE THE APPROPRIATE SCALE AND SETTING TO MEET OUR RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL ZONE STREETS COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES, I COULDN'T AND I WOULDN'T DO THE JOB THAT EACH OF YOU HAS SIGNED UP FOR AND RUN AND WANT TO DO.
I THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE WILL AND WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, TO MAKE THINGS BETTER, TO DO BETTER AND DO GOOD.
PLEASE NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF LISTENING AND HEARING CONVERSATION AND COLLABORATION AND COMPROMISE.
THIS FIGHT WOULD'VE BEEN MORE CIVIL, MORE FAIR, LESS HURTFUL, LESS MARGINALIZING, AND BETTER FOR IT.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE 200 FOOT NEIGHBOR C ONE COMPROMISE FOR THIS CASE.
YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY STEVE TI.
MY NAME IS ERICA ELL AND I LIVE AT 200 ROBBIE LANE IN SAN MARCO, TEXAS.
I'M CURRENTLY A STUDENT AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY STUDYING SOCIAL WORK.
I'M SPEAKING HERE TODAY BECAUSE MY DAD'S PROPERTY AT SEVEN 15 SANDMEYER.
MY CHILDHOOD HOME IS JUST 133 FEET FROM THE MARTINEZ PROPERTY, APPLYING FOR C TWO COMMERCIAL RES REZONING.
MY DAD INHERITED HIS PROPERTY FROM HIS PARENTS, MY GRANDPARENTS, MANY YEARS AGO.
IT WAS HIS FIRST STARTER HOME AND AFTER COLLEGE IT WILL BE MY STARTER HOME IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AGAIN.
FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, MY DAD, MY AUNT, AND THE NEIGHBORS AND THE 200 FEET AND BEYOND'S MAIN CONCERN HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT ZONING CODE TWO A CODE TWO ALLOWS MANY BUSINESSES NOT FITTING FOR THIS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, A GUN SHOP, A PAWN SHOP, GAS STATION, ET CETERA.
ALL BUSINESSES NOT FIT FOR RESIDENTIAL, UM, NEIGHBORS AND THEIR CHILDREN FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, MY DAD, MY AUNT, AND THE 200 FOOT NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN TELLING EVERYONE THAT ALL THEY WANT IS A COMPROMISE TO A C ONE, JUST ONE GRADE DOWN FROM A C TWO.
THE NEIGHBORS AND THE 200 FEET, INCLUDING MYSELF AS A FUTURE HOME OWNER, ARE NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENTAL OR CHANGE OR JUST ASKING FOR A C ONE.
A C ONE BRINGS BUSINESSES THAT FIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WELL WORK FOR ALL OF US.
THE NEIGHBORS WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
LISTEN AND HEAR US AS I'M NOW THE FUTURE OF GOVERNMENT HILL EAST.
UM, SO, UH, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS, THE ACTUAL WRITTEN PROCESS.
UM, IN SECTION 35 4 0 9, IT SAYS, CITIZENS WILL SHOW UP WEARING MASKS THAT HAVE THEIR PREFERRED ZONING PRINTED ON THEM.
IT SAYS THAT IT IS THE POLICY OF THE CITY TO ENCOURAGE APPLICANTS TO MEET WITH SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS PRIOR TO FILING AN APPLICATION.
THE TARGET AREA SHALL INCLUDE THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION AREA, WHICH BY STATE CODE IS 200 FEET.
DID THAT HAPPEN HERE? WELL, NO, NOT REALLY.
UH, THEY PUT THIS APPLICATION IN APRIL 23RD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STAY HOME WORK SAFE.
THEY THEY JUST COULDN'T CONTACT US.
MATT BATTERS HAD MY CELL PHONE NUMBER, SO I DIDN'T GET A CALL.
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OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IS TO ENCOURAGE APPLICANTS TO PURSUE EARLY INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND ATTEMPT TO MITIGATE ANY DOCUMENTATION DOCUMENTABLE ADVERSE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.COULD THE APPLICANT SAY THERE WERE NO DOCUMENTABLE EFFECTS? WELL, NO.
THEY PUT IN THEIR APPLICATION THAT TRAFFIC WOULD GO FROM SIX CARS PER HOUR TO 450 CARS PER HOUR UP.
SO, UH, THAT SEEMS LIKE A DOCUMENTAL DOCUMENTABLE EFFECT TO ME.
UM, THE ANOTHER PURPOSE IS TO ALLOW FOR INFORMED DECISION MAKING.
WELL, IS PUTTING A GAS STATION SITE PLAN IN THE APPLICATION AND THEN CONTINUING TO SAY IT WON'T BE A GAS STATION, IS THAT INFORMATIVE, IS REVEALING ITS ZONING COMMISSION, ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A STARBUCKS WHEN IT'S REALLY JUST A DEVELOPER WHO MIGHT DO A STARBUCKS AND STARBUCKS DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
IS THAT INFORMATIVE? NOT REALLY.
UM, THE U D C SAYS, TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE, AN APPLICANT SHOULD PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THEIR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION EFFORTS PRIOR TO FILING, INCLUDING DATES, NAMES, CONCERNS, AND HOW THEY WERE ADDRESSED.
AND AN AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE.
WELL, LET'S ASK THE D S D HOW MANY TIMES THAT HAPPENS.
UH, THE U D C PROCESS NEEDS TO BE REVISED.
U D C INTENT IS FREQUENTLY INTERPRETED IN THE MOST FAVORABLE WAY FOR APPLICANTS.
WHY ARE A, WHY ARE APPLICANTS WHO DISRESPECT THE SYSTEM STILL DEFENDED? THEY'RE JUST DOING THEIR JOB RIGHT? IT'S THEIR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY.
RIGHT? DOES THAT NOT MEAN THAT, DOES THAT MEAN THAT DISRESPECTFUL AND DECEITFUL BEHAVIOR IS ACCEPTABLE? I DON'T THINK SO.
UM, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS HAVE AN ENORMOUS COMMUNICATION RESPONSIBILITY GIVEN TO THEM.
SPECIFICALLY IN THE U D C, IT SAYS THAT THE EFFECT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD REGISTRY IS CITIZENS WHO RESIDE OUTSIDE THE 200 FEET ARE CONSIDERED NOTIFIED WHEN A NOTICE IS SENT TO THE NA.
THAT IS A DIFFICULT BURDEN AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN ON LIGHTLY OR INEFFECTIVELY.
THE OWN, THE, THE, THE OWN NEIGHBORHOOD DIVIDES OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INTO SECTORS.
SO IF YOU HAVE DIVIDE UP INTO SECTORS, ARE YOU REALLY ONE NEIGHBORHOOD? UH, THE D S D HAS VERY RESPONSIBLY DELAYED THE U D C AMENDMENT PROCESS, PLEASE BE PREPARED TO SUPPORT REVISIONS, PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE THIS ZONING CHANGE PROCESS WHEN THAT STARTS UP AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
WHAT HAVE I LEARNED DURING THIS WHOLE THING? WELL, LAND USE PLANS.
THEY REALLY DON'T MEAN ANYTHING.
UM, ANOTHER THING I LEARNED, WE NEED TO UN RENAME COLUMBUS STREET.
THAT GUY WHO SPOKE AT PUBLIC COMMENT, THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.
UM, WE NEED TO EDUCATE, COMMUNICATE, AND ADVOCATE IN NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, I'VE TALKED ABOUT EQUITY MANY TIMES.
EQUITY MEANS THAT YOU RESPECT THOSE WITH WITHOUT MONEY.
RESPECT THOSE WITHOUT PRIVILEGE, RESPECT THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED GENERATIONS OF INEQUITY.
RESPECT MANY SAN ANTONIO CITIZENS EQUAL TO OUT-OF-STATE COMPANIES.
UM, YOU SHOULD RESPECT OUR C ONE COMPROMISE.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU SEEN THE MOVIE THE BEAUTIFUL MIND, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, UM, IN THERE.
IF THERE'S A, UH, NOBEL PRIZE WINNING THEORY OF GAME, IF IT'S, IT'S ABOUT GAMING AND THAT IT, IT'S, IT SAYS THAT IF YOU DO WHAT'S GOOD ONLY FOR YOURSELF, THAT THAT WILL NOT BE THE BEST THING.
YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING, AND THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO PLAY THE GAME, TO HELP OTHERS.
APPLICANTS AND DEVELOPERS CAN DO THE BEST THING FOR THEMSELVES BY ACTING IN A WAY THAT BENEFITS EVERYONE IN THE GAME.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE C ONE COMPROMISE.
CYNTHIA SPIELMAN, FOLLOWED BY JACK FEE.
UH, MY NAME IS CYNTHIA SPIELMAN.
I'M PRESIDENT OF THE BEACON HILL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
UM, DEAR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, AS A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S SEEN SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT AND CHANGE OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE STRUGGLE TO BALANCE PROGRESS AND REVITALIZATION WITH PROTECTION OF OUR
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RESIDENTS AND PRESERVATION OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.WE'RE ALSO VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE STRUGGLE THAT RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS FACE WHEN CHALLENGING THE POWER AND INFLUENCE OF DEVELOPERS, INVESTORS, AND ATTORNEYS.
WE KNOW THAT THE, THE FRUSTRATION OF HAVING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS DISREGARDED AND THE INTERNAL STRIFE THAT CONTENTIOUS ZONING CASES CAN CAUSE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE BE, UH, THE GOVERNMENT HILL CASE, UH, SINCE FEBRUARY WHEN THE C TWO ZONING FOR QT GAS STATION AT THE SAME LOCATION WAS BEFORE.
COUNSEL, WE'VE HEARD THE PLEAS FOR COMPROMISE.
WE HAVE WITNESSED TREMENDOUS EFFORT AND THE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE 200 FEET OF THE ZONING CASE HAVE INVESTED INTO BRINGING ABOUT SUCH A COMPROMISE.
THIS CASE TO ALL NEIGHBORHOODS IS A TEST OF PROCESS OF OUR SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATION OF THE PROMISES MADE DURING THE SA TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND OF THE MAYOR'S DEDICATION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU VOTE AGAINST ANY C TWO ZONING FOR THIS PROPERTY AND THAT YOU SUPPORT THE C ONE COMPROMISE THAT THESE RESIDENTS HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO BRING TO THE TABLE.
JACK FINGER FOLLOWED BY ROSE HILL.
MS. HILL, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY MATTHEW BATTERS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS ROSE HILL, PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
UH, THE GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE BOARD AND DIRECTORS WENT BACK AND, UH, LOOKED AT THE CASE VERY CLEAR CLOSELY AND WE SENT AN EMAIL.
UH, THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WE MET AND SENT AN EMAIL OUT TO SARAH MARTINEZ, THE OWNER AND HER ADVISORS, AND A COMPROMISE WE REQUEST, ALSO REQUEST REQUESTED A COMPROMISE AGREEMENT BE PRESENTED, AND, UH, IT WAS SENT TO THE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE 200 FEET.
SO TODAY GOVERNMENT HILL IS IN SUPPORT OF A C ONE, UM, COMPROMISE.
WE, WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU VOTE YES FOR C ONE TODAY.
THERE ARE ALSO SMALL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS WHO COULD NOT BE HERE, THAT ALSO DO SEE A VISION OF GROWTH IN OUR COMMUNITY AS IT IS GROWING.
THE ALLIANCE HAS TOOK A WHOLE, UM, A LOT OF TIME IN TRYING TO ANALYZE IT.
A PRESIDENT'S JOB IS ONE THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT AND VERY HARD WHEN YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE OPPOSITION AND THOSE THAT ARE IN FAVOR.
THE ALLIANCE WOULD NOT HAVE SUPPORTED A, A GUN SHOP, A TATTOO PARLOR, OR THE GAS STATION.
SO AGAIN, TODAY WE HAVE REACHED A COMPROMISE.
NOW THIS PROJECT CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THE THE SITE PLAN PRESENTED TODAY WILL GIVE A VISION TO GOVERNMENT HILL THAT WILL ENHANCE THAT CORNER THAT LEADS INTO FORT SAM, THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED, THAT OUR BUSINESSES ARE HURTING RIGHT NOW.
IN CLOSING, THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL SERVE THOSE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE 200 FEET MIL.
OUR MILITARY FORT SAM AND ALL OUR NEIGHBORS, BUSINESSES, VISITORS AND GUESTS THAT COME TO OUR COMMUNITY WITH THIS PROJECT, THEY HAVE AGREED TO GIVE OUR RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT.
WHEN THAT DEVELOPMENT DOES COME FORWARD, OUR RESIDENTS FIRSTHAND, IT WILL BRING BEAUTIFICATION TO THIS CORNER.
DESPERATELY NEEDED, BEEN THERE, OVERGROWN, NEGLECTED FOR OVER 30 YEARS AS THEY MOVE FORWARD.
I HOPE AS A COMMUNITY WE WILL WORK TOGETHER.
WE CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE, AND WE HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO BUILD OFF OF THAT.
AND HOPEFULLY AT THE END, WE CAN HAVE A FINAL PRODUCT THAT WE CAN SAY THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE AND THAT WE CAN ALL SAY THAT IT WAS PART OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
'CAUSE GOVERNMENT HILL, WE DO DESERVE THE BEST.
OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE THE BEST.
OUR BUSINESSES DESERVE THE BEST.
OUR VISITORS AND OUR FORT SAM MILITARY DESERVE THE BEST.
WE WANT A PLACE WHERE NEIGHBORS CAN GATHER FOR COFFEE, WHERE WE CAN HAVE HEALTHY FOOD, POSSIBLY A GOOD HEALTHY FOOD CHAIN, AND POSSIBLY A RETAIL COVERED WITH BEAUTIFUL TREES AND LANDSCAPING.
SO TODAY, AGAIN, I ASK YOU, COUNCILMAN SULLIVAN, OUR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE C ONE SO THAT WE CAN ALL COME AND BRING PEACE TRANQUILITY BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.
MR. BATTERS, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY SARAH MARTINEZ.
UH, ASK EVERYBODY JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU KEEP SOME DISTANCE FROM THAT MICROPHONE.
UM, WE CAN HEAR YOU JUST FINE.
WE CAN ALSO ADJUST THE VOLUME AND, UH, WE HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION TODAY.
I KNOW WE HAVE HARD COPIES AND THE ELECTRONIC VERSION, AND I'LL START BY SAYING IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT IN PERSON AGAIN, AND I'M GLAD TO BE BACK.
THE FIRST SLIDE ON PAGE TWO IS JUST THE MAP SHOWING US WHERE WE ARE IN OUR CITY.
AND PAGE THREE SOS THE TRACKS THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF TODAY'S CASE.
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TRACKS.UH, THE NORTH ONE THAT'S SHADED IN BOLD AND OUTLINED IN BOLD IS OWNED BY MY CLIENT, MS. MARTINEZ.
THE ONE TO THE SOUTH IS HELD IN TRUST BY THE CLIMA JACKSON TRUST AND FROST BANK IS TRUSTEE.
UH, ON PAGE FOUR, YOU'LL SEE EARLIER THIS FALL, UH, YOU ALL APPROVED A C TWO AND A ZONING ON THE FROST BANK TRACK.
AND MRS. MARTINEZ'S CASE WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT SESSION AFTERWARDS, UH, THAT CASE WAS CONTINUED FOR I THINK LESS THAN 14 DAYS, WHICH REALLY DIDN'T GIVE US ENOUGH TIME, WHICH IS WHY ON OCTOBER 1ST WE REQUESTED THAT THIS CASE BE CONTINUED TODAY, UH, TO WHERE WE FIND OURSELVES.
AND WE DID MAKE PRODUCTIVE USE OF OUR TIME.
UH, JUST JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE C ONE WORK.
AND SO WE DO ACCEPT THE C ONE COMPROMISE, UH, ESPECIALLY AT THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE PAGE FIVES JUST SHOWS YOU THE ZONING MAP AND THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT.
PAGE SIX SHOWS US THE AERIAL AND THE PROPERTY'S CLOSE PROXIMITY TO FORT SAM.
THAT'S BEEN A HUGE DRIVING FORCE, UH, FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROJECT.
THE NEXT TWO PAGES JUST SHOW YOU ROADSIDE VIEWS.
THIS ONE IS ON WALTER STREET, FACING SOUTH.
DOWNTOWN IS STRAIGHT AHEAD AND MRS. MARTINEZ'S PROPERTY IS ON THE RIGHT.
THE NEXT SHOWS YOU THE I 35 ACCESS ROAD AND THE KOMA JACKSON TRUST PROPERTY.
UH, THE CONCEPT IS THE NEXT, UH, SLIDE HERE.
AND THIS, THIS IS JUST A CONCEPT THAT WAS NOT DESIGNED OR DRAFTED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PROPERTY.
BUT THE NEXT PAGE IS THE MOST RECENT ITERATION OF THE SITE PLAN.
AND I JUST WANNA WALK YOU THROUGH HOW WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THIS WORK WITH A C ONE ZONING.
IF YOU CAN PICTURE A LINE DRAWN AND THIS, THIS MAP IS ORIENTED WITH NORTH TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND THE I 35 ACCESS ROAD ON THE LEFT, ABOUT ONE THIRD ONTO THIS TRACTED PICTURE A LINE THAT'S THE FROST BANK PROPERTY THAT IS ALREADY ZONED C TWO.
THIS PLAN CAN BE CHANGED TO MAKE C ONE WORK BY SHAVING OFF, FIRST OF ALL, JUST A LITTLE OVER 3000 SQUARE FEET OVER ON THE RIGHT, THAT PUTS THE FURTHEST WALL OF THE BUILDING FURTHER BACK AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORS.
WE CAN MAKE UP A LITTLE BIT OF THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE OVER ON THE C TWO TRACT, WHICH ALLOWS FOR A LARGER BUILDING SIZE.
AND THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE WORKED IT OUT IN SUCH A WAY THAT MAKES THE PROJECT WORK WITH C ONE.
SO WE DO ACCEPT THE C ONE COMPROMISE.
THE NEXT TWO PAGES ARE THE RENDERINGS, AND I KNOW I'M OVERTIME, BUT ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.
UM, THE REST OF THE SLIDES ARE JUST SOME OF THE SUPPORT WE'VE ENJOYED FROM THE NEIGHBORS.
UH, MY CLIENT WANTED TO SHARE SOME WORDS.
SHE'S, SHE'S INCREDIBLY NERVOUS, BUT, UM, SHE ASKED ME TO ALSO ADD AT THE END OF THIS HOW GRATEFUL SHE IS TO LIVE HERE, WHERE WE CAN RESOLVE DISAGREEMENTS WITH WORDS AND NOT WITH VIOLENCE LIKE THE PLACES SHE CAME FROM.
BUT I'LL INVITE HER NOW TO SHARE SOME WORDS THAT SHE CAN SAY, UH, BETTER HERSELF.
I WAS BORN IN ACBA, MEXICO, AND I CAME INTO THIS COUNTRY ON DECEMBER 25TH, 1968.
WHEN I CAME HERE INTO THIS COUNTRY, MY FATHER, ANTONIO MARTINEZ, HE ALREADY HAD HIS OWN BUSINESS.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY STUDIES IN MY COUNTRY BECAUSE WE WERE VERY POOR.
WHEN I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD, I HAD TO GO TO WORK, BUT ALWAYS THINKING THAT SOMEDAY I WILL HAVE A BETTER FUTURE.
I STARTED TO WORK WITH MY FATHER AND I LIKED IT.
I WAS A CONTRACTOR LIKE HIM FOR 35 YEARS, AND I SAW THAT IN THIS COUNTRY IT WILL GIVE ME WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR WORK AND A BETTER FUTURE PARA,
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IN ORDER NOT TO BE A BURDEN FOR THIS COUNTRY.MY FATHER AND MYSELF WORKED A LOT, BUT NOW THAT HE'S 90 YEARS OLD, HE, UH, NEEDS A LOT OF CARE AND HE'S TIRED.
YO, I HAVE TURNED 70 YEARS NOW OLD AND I CANNOT WORK WITH THE SAME ENERGY AS I DID BEFORE.
THIS IS THE REASON WHY I DECIDED TO SELL THIS, BECAUSE I CAN'T CONTINUE, I DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO CONTINUE WITH THE BUSINESS EITHER.
THAT IS WHY TODAY WITH ALL MY HEART, I'M ASKING OF YOU TO, UH, PLEASE GIVE ME THIS PETITION BECAUSE I NEED THIS TO BE ABLE TO RETIRE WITH DIGNITY.
I HAVE HAD THIS BUSINESS FOR 40 YEARS, BUT NOW I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO CONTINUE.
I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HERE WITH YOU ALL.
PLEASE PUT YOUR HAND ON YOUR HEART AND DO SOMETHING.
VANESSA RIO, FOLLOWED BY ARI GARCIA.
UM, WAS THAT YOU, VANESSA? YEAH.
UM, I'LL CALL YOU IN JUST A MOMENT.
YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY LIZ FRANKLIN.
NOPE, MY MICROPHONE COMES UP QUICK.
ALL RIGHT, LET ME SEE IF THIS TOUCH SCREEN WILL WORK.
I LIVE, UM, 186 FEET AWAY FROM THE PROPOSED PROPERTY.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT FROST BANK IS VERY INVOLVED IN THIS AND THEY ARE, UH, SUPPORTED BY MATT BATTERS, WHO IS THEIR LAWYER, UH, AS WELL AS SARAH MARTINEZ, WHO IS, UM, UH, MATT BATTERS IS REPRESENTING.
SO FROST BANK IS NOT, UH, UM, HIDDEN AWAY IN THIS SITUATION.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WHEN YOU GO TO A BANK, YOU MUST FILE PAPERWORK AND SHOW THAT YOU HAVE CREDIT WITH THE BANK, ENOUGH CREDIT TO GET YOUR FINAL GOAL, WHICH IS A LOAN.
BUT TODAY, THE TABLES HAVE TURNED.
NOW THE BANK AND THE LAWYERS NOW MUST COME TO THE PEOPLE AND SHOW THAT THEY HAVE CREDIT WITH THE PEOPLE TO GET THEIR FINAL ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH IS TO GET THE C TWO.
AND IN THIS PROCESS, THEY'RE SKIPPING AN IMPORTANT STEP.
THEY'RE SKIPPING THE STEP OF COMING TO THE PEOPLE, AND INSTEAD THEY'RE COMING TO YOU AND SKIPPING US.
THE PEOPLE, MANY MOTIONS HAVE PASSED TO ALLOW MORE TIME AND ALLOW MORE TIME.
AND NO NEGOTIATIONS HAVE HAPPENED.
FROST BANK, MR. BATTERS AND SARAH MARTINEZ HAVE SKIPPED THE IMPORTANT STEP OF ESTABLISHING CREDIT WITH THE COMMUNITY.
ON BEHALF OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I AM STANDING HERE PHYSICALLY BETWEEN THE BANK AND THE LAWYERS AND TELLING YOU THAT YOU MUST COME TO THE COMMUNITY FIRST BEFORE YOU COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
NOW, THAT IS FROST BANK'S CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY.
I KNOW THEY HAVE A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO PROFIT, BUT THEY ARE SKIPPING THEIR CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY.
NOW, CITY COUNCIL, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO SEE THROUGH ALL OF THE POLITICAL GAMES THAT HAVE, THAT HAVE BEEN PLAYED ON THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO SEE THAT WE ARE IN THE MOST GENTRIFIED ZIP CODE IN SAN ANTONIO.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO SEE THAT IF YOU VOTE FOR A C TWO, YOU SILENCE THE PEOPLE'S VOTES FOREVER AND THEY CAN BUILD A GAS STATION OR ANYTHING, ANYTHING.
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IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE THE PEOPLE, TO HEAR THE PEOPLE.AND YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT NO BANK, NO CORPORATE, NO GOVERNMENT, NOBODY CAN COME IN AND JUST GET WHAT THEY WANT AND SKIP THE IMPORTANT PROCESS OF COMING TO THE COMMUNITY FIRST.
UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING GAMES WITH THE PEOPLE.
THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PAINT US AS THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.
THEY, THEY CAN'T MAKE UP THEIR MIND.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE VERY ORGANIZED.
THERE'S NO CONFUSION ABOUT THAT.
DO NOT LET THEM CONFUSE YOU ON WHAT WE REALLY WANT.
AND THIS HAS TAKEN MUCH TOO LONG TO DEFINE THIS.
WE CANNOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO LIE TO, TO YOU GUYS AND SAY THAT THERE IS A STARBUCKS COMING.
AND YET WE HAVE TO DO THE RESEARCH AND SAY, AND, AND CALL STARBUCKS DEVELOPERS AND ACTUALLY ASK, IS THIS THE TRUTH? NO, THIS WAS A LIE.
WE HAVE BEEN LIED TO THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS.
THIS ZONING PROCESS HAS BEEN RUNNING ON LIES AND CLIFFHANGERS FROM THE BEGINNING.
AND IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SEE THAT.
YOU MUST TELL FROST BANK THAT THEY NEED TO GO BACK TO THE NEIGHBORS AND ESTABLISH CREDIT WITH THE COMMUNITY BEFORE GETTING WHAT THEY WANT.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ALMOST AT THE END, RIGHT? OKAY.
A LITTLE BIT OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE MIC, LIZ.
SHOULD I GO OUTSIDE? NOT THAT FAR.
ALTHOUGH WE CAN PROBABLY HEAR YOU ANYWAYS.
UM, CONGRATULATIONS ON YESTERDAY.
WE'RE STILL SHAKY ON THAT ELECTION THING.
IT TOOK A LOT OF PERSONAL COURAGE IN SPITE OF, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ON ONE SIDE OR YOU'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND THEN YOU HOPE TO GET TO THE MIDDLE.
AND I DO FEEL FOR THE FACT THAT SHE'S HAD A LONG LIFE HERE AND, UH, SHE WANTED TO BRING, SHE WANTS TO BRING SOME DIGNITY TO THAT CLOSURE.
WE CAN GO BACK AND FORTH ON WHO DID WHAT, HOW IT HAPPENED.
C TWO IS NOT WHAT'S ON THE TABLE TODAY.
C TWO NA IS WHAT'S ON THE TABLE.
SO IF THAT CONVERSATION CONTINUES TO GO, I WANNA KNOW WHERE THAT NA DROPPED OFF FROM.
THAT'S HOW WE GET CAUGHT UP IN STUPID STUFF.
THE SECOND THING IS, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT FEELS LIKE WE MIGHT BE AT A COMPROMISE FOR C ONE THEN IT'S ALL FOR NOT.
IF IT'S NOT AND IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY, IT IS YOUR LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY AND YOUR DUTY TO TAKE A STAND.
WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION LAST TIME.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE WHEN IT'S ONE WAY.
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK KIND OF, BUT THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION IS PEOPLE, THESE, ALL, ALL OF THESE FOLKS, WHETHER IT'S MS. MARTINEZ OR THE FOLKS WITHIN 200 FEET DESERVE CLOSURE.
IF C ONE GETS US ALL THERE AND EVERYBODY'S HAPPY, YOU GUYS ARE OFF THE HOOK.
OTHERWISE, IT'S A NINE TO TWO VOTE AND WE NEED YOU TO STEP UP THE RIGHT WAY, WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR YOU.
OKAY? THERE'S A REASON IT'S NINE TO TWO STOP SHIRKING RESPONSIBILITY AND KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD ON ANOTHER CONTINUANCE.
MS. MARTINEZ SAID WE'RE CLOSE.
THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO ME AND THE FOLKS WITHIN 200 FEET.
CALEB, YOU DON'T WANT HIM BACK UP HERE ANYMORE.
HE GETS SHARPER AND SHARPER EVERY SINGLE TIME.
HE MAY BE RUNNING FOR COUNCIL ONE OF THESE DAYS, RIGHT? COME ON, TELL THE TRUTH.
AND THE LAST THING I WANNA SAY IS I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UM, UM, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
IN SPITE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS CITY, I FEEL CONSCIOUS, UH, CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'RE MOVING ONTO SAFE GROUND COUNCILWOMAN HRA.
COUNCILMAN, COURAGE, COUNCILMAN PERRY ON BEHALF OF THE VETERANS AND DIG THAT JAZZ.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT THERE AND MAKING THAT EVENT SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THEM.
I GOT A LOT OF TALK AND FEEDBACK ON THAT.
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THANK YOU.COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.
MS. MARTINEZ, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU REPRESENT MY MOTHER AND IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, THAT'S WHAT I HEARD HER SAY.
SO I FEEL YOU AND I FEEL EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS OF GOVERNMENT HILL.
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING FOR YOUR FATHER.
AND THANK YOU FOR LEADING WITH DIGNITY, THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE IN THIS PROCESS.
MS. HILL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING ALL OF OUR PHONE CALLS FROM ORLANDO AND MR. MILLER AND TO THOSE THAT DIDN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHEN WE HAD THE MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL.
I WAS ON THAT CALL AND I HEARD MS. DT WHO SAID THAT THEY NEVER OPPOSED HAVING LIQUOR.
THEY WOULD REC A RE WARRANT THAT HAD LIQUOR.
THEY JUST DIDN'T WANT A LIQUOR STORE.
I HEARD YOU TO MR. VERTI, WHO CONTINUES TO PUSH THE PROCESS OF THE EDCS AND HOW ZONING IS DONE.
WE HEAR YOU AND THANK YOU TO MR. JAMES.
WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN VERY VOCAL AND WE KNOW THAT YOU UNDERSTANDING OF EXACTLY HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS.
THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO LISTEN AS I ASK FOR MORE AND MORE AND MORE AND MORE, THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY RESIDENT WITHIN THAT 200 SQUARE FEET.
I WAS NOT GONNA STOP UNTIL WE HAD SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS THE DISTRICT TWO AREA AS A WHOLE, BUT WHEN I WALKED THE PROPERTY AND GOVERNMENT HEAL FOR MYSELF, I DIDN'T NEED TO HAVE ANYONE ELSE TELL ME WHAT WAS ALREADY UNDERSTOOD.
MY MOTION IS FOR C ONE WITH LOW DENSITY MIXED USE.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND I BELIEVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE, UH, FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM, UM, P TWO, WHATEVER.
WE'RE ON Z FOUR AND P TWO AS STATED, UH, BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.
I HAVE A COUPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
THE, UH, DISTRICT TWO OFFICE HAS GONE THROUGH EXTENSIVE NEGOTIATION, THE WHOLE RESIDENT, UH, UNITY MEMBER PERSPECTIVE TO COME TO THIS DESIGNATION.
C ONE YOU CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE BUFFERS, RESIDENTIAL AND HEAVIER
THIS COMPROMISE PREVENT MANY ISSUES OR SUCH AS
UH, I'M, THE COMMUNITY I'M IN.
THE COMMUNITY IS VERY OF THESE PROTECTIONS.
I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE FOR NEW INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY AND I'M GLAD HE'S WILLING TO MOVE FORWARD IN A MANNER TO THIS CHANGE WHILE ADDRESSING
COUNCIL MEMBER TREVINO, COUNCIL MEMBER VIA GRANT.
UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR DILIGENCE ON THIS AS WELL AS YOUR STAFF.
THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY FOR COMING OUT SPECIFICALLY, UM, MS. RANG HEALTH FOR COMING DOWN HERE AND ADVOCATING THE WAY YOU HAVE FOR THE LEGACY OF YOUR FAMILY, UM, AS WELL FOR MS. MARTINEZ.
AND, UM, MR. VERTI, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IF WE DON'T HAVE YOU AT OUR CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ADVOCACY, UM, THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE THING.
I DO HAVE TWO QUICK QUESTIONS ABOUT RENO STREET AND JIM STREET.
WILL THERE BE ACCESS, UM, MR. BATTERS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS.
WILL THERE BE ACCESS FROM THE, UH, THE, UM, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, THE C ONE PROPERTY OR IT'S JUST THOSE TWO INGRESS AND EGRESS THAT WE SAW ON THE MAP? THAT'S CORRECT.
IT'S THE TWO INGRESS EGRESS WE SAW ON THE MAP WALTERS AND THE, UM, ACCESS ROAD.
AND IN ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD, UH, ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE NEIGHBORS, WE AGREED ON THE SITE PLAN TO DO A MASONRY WALL HERE THAT WOULD PREVENT THIS FROM BECOMING A TRAFFIC CUT THROUGH SURE.
AND SO IT'S, IT'S JUST THESE TWO INGRESS AND EGRESS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
AND THEN, UM, I'M JUST GONNA DO A PLUG, 'CAUSE I HEARD STARBUCKS MENTIONED.
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I DO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A GREAT LOCAL COFFEE HOUSE, FOLKLORES COFFEE HOUSE.I'M NOT FAR OFF OF GRAYSON, SO I'M JUST GONNA GIVE THEM A PLUG FOR OUR SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS.
THIS, THIS HAS BEEN A VERY BUMPY AND ROCKY ROAD ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
AND I SEE THIS, THIS ISN'T THE ONLY TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED.
WE'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE HERE WITH THIS COUNCIL AND THE CITY, AND I FORESEE ADDITIONAL THINGS, UH, COMING UP IN THE FUTURE THAT WE HAVE.
AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCILWOMAN ANDREW SULLIVAN FOR PULLING THIS THROUGH.
AND I, AND I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE COMING UP WITH A COMPROMISE HERE.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT THERE IS A, THERE IS A PROCESS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S GREAT.
WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK WHETHER THE PROCESS WAS FOLLOWED OR NOT.
I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL TAKE THIS AND LEARN FROM THIS, WHETHER IT'S A DEVELOPER, A CONTRACTOR, NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY.
TAKE THIS AS A LEARNING PROCESS, MAKE SURE THAT WE DO GET ACROSS THE LINES, TALK WITH EACH OTHER INITIALLY AND GET THE INFORMATION OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION IS OUT.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THIS CASE, BUT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS SOME MISCOMMUNICATION AND, AND, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT THAT HAPPENING.
BUT I THINK WE SHOULD ALL LOOK AT THIS AS AGAIN, A LEARNING SITUATION ON HOW TO AVOID THESE TYPES OF THINGS IN THE FUTURE.
AND, AND I CERTAINLY LEARNED SOME THINGS FROM IT, AND I'M GONNA TAKE THAT BACK TO MY DISTRICT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE EVEN MORE PROACTIVE AND GETTING OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS ON UPCOMING DEVELOPMENTS.
UH, WE DON'T LIKE TO DO THINGS IN A VACUUM.
WE LIKE TO BE TRANSPARENT, AND THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE SHOULD ALL BE COGNIZANT ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND WHAT THEIR WANTS AND DESIRES ARE, BUT ALSO BALANCE DEVELOPMENT ALONG WITH THAT.
SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE GROWTH OF SAN ANTONIO AND FOR, YOU KNOW, UPGRADING OUR LIVING STANDARDS HERE.
AND, UH, THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING UP WITH THIS COMPROMISE AND LET'S MOVE FORWARD.
FIRST OF ALL, I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TODAY, UH, LIZ, UH, CYNTHIA, ALL OF THE D TWO RESIDENTS FOR TAKING THE TIME, ACTUALLY NOT JUST TODAY, BUT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, UH, TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS AND TO COUNCILWOMAN ANDREW SULLIVAN ALSO, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND FOR REALLY FINDING A, A COMPROMISE, UH, TO THIS ISSUE SO THAT WE CAN, UH, VOTE ON IT, UH, WITH OUR CONSCIENCE, UH, CLEAR.
AND I THINK I WAS VERY, UH, CONCERNED ABOUT THE, THE C TWO, UH, UH, A FEW MONTHS AGO.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING US TO THIS POINT AND TO THE OWNER, UH, RA MARTINEZ.
OH, ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE ONE, UH, SHORT QUESTION.
I UNDERSTAND THAT ONE OF THE CONCERNS WITH THE C ONE HAD TO DO WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A LIQUOR STORE OPENING, UM, AND COUNCILWOMAN, I BELIEVE THAT WAS, THAT WAS A CONCERN YOU HAD AND, AND SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS AS WELL.
DOES THIS VOTE TODAY? UH, STILL LEAVE THAT POSSIBILITY OPEN? NO MA'AM.
THAT, THAT WOULD MEAN, UH, THEY WOULD NEED THE C TWO TO DO THAT, SO C ONE DOES NOT ALLOW IT.
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MAYOR.UH, YOU HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB.
I REALLY AM NOT, UH, FAMILIAR TOO MUCH OF THE FACTS OF THIS CASE.
I'VE, I'VE CHOSEN TO TRUST YOU, THE EXPERT IN, UM, YOUR OWN DISTRICT, UH, AS TO WHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR DISTRICT.
I'VE HAD YOUR BACK ABOUT THIS ONE.
I'VE SEEN HOW HARD YOU WORKED.
UM, I'M DISAPPOINTED AT ALL THE EMAILS THAT WE GOT CALLING YOUR LEADERSHIP INTO QUESTION OR YOUR CONCERN FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND THE QUESTION, I THINK THAT, THAT THOSE WERE CHEAP SHOTS FAIR.
I THINK THAT, UH, THE LAST ROUND WE GOT QUESTIONING MRS. MARTINEZ'S INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCE, UM, AND MR. BATTER'S ETHICS WERE DISGUSTING.
AND, UM, I I MADE REALLY, REALLY SAD THAT SOMEHOW A CONVERSATION ABOUT ZONING DEVOLVED INTO, INTO AD HO ATTACKS
UM, I, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC WATCHING, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT DISTRICT TWO, UM, COMES TO ZONING CASES.
FOR SOME REASON, CITY COUNCIL SEEMS LIKE IT HAS A LICENSE TO CHECK THE COUNCIL HOMEWORK, BUT NOT IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT.
UM, UM, THAT LOOKS STRANGE AND I'M NOT SURE IT'S COUNCIL, WE FEEL LIKE WE, UH, HAVE BEEN INVITED TO COME TINKER IN YOUR DISTRICT WHEN I THINK ALL OF US CURIOUS IF YOU CAME IN
I NEVER HAD DOUBT YOU WOULD WORK THAT OUT.
UH, LIKE YOU HAVE THE CASE PRIOR TO IT.
UH, I HAVE NO DOUBT THE SAME THING GOING FORWARD.
WHAT IF DONE TO GIVE US, UH, THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU NEED US TO, UH, DOUBLE CHECK.
MAYOR GRACIA RA MARTINEZ PARA CIA.
UH, AND THANK YOU FOR THE DETERMINATION YOU HAVE SHOWN COUNCILWOMAN AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEIGHBORS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, FOR YOUR DETERMINATION AND WORKING TO COME UP WITH THE BEST OUTCOME THAT YOU COULD.
UH, I'M A NEIGHBORHOOD KIND OF GUY AND I THINK IT'S ALWAYS CRITICAL THAT WE HEAR THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE CLOSEST TO WHATEVER THE CONCERN OF THE SITUATION MAY BE.
AND SO, UH, I'M, I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT THOSE VOICES WERE HEARD, THAT THE COMPROMISE WAS MADE, THAT ALL THE PARTIES RECOGNIZE THAT, UH, WE'RE COMING TOGETHER IN THE LONG RUN.
AND SO I'M PLEASED TO SEE THIS OUTCOME.
COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO CHIME BACK IN, UM, AND SPEAK TO THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT TWO AND TO GOVERNMENT HILL.
THIS IS THE TIME WE, WE UNITE, WE BUILD TOGETHER, WE BECOME THE TRUE IDEA OF NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE WORK HAND IN HAND AND WE NO LONGER LEAVE EACH OTHER OUT AS YOUR CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE.
THIS IS THE STEPS THAT WE TAKE TO COME TO TRUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT FITS OUR COMMUNITY.
WE DO THIS TOGETHER BECAUSE ALONE WE CAN NEVER COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, BUT TOGETHER WE COME UP WITH THE BEST THINGS TO FIT EACH AND EVERY LAST ONE OF US.
THIS IS ABOUT THE BETTERMENT OF LIFE.
NOT ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE THERE, BUT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE LEGACIES THAT ARE COMING BEHIND US.
THEY DESERVE FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER.
THOSE LEGACIES DESERVE FOR US TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT IS STRONGER AND UNITED DISTRICT TWO WILL NO LONGER BE LEFT TO THE SIDE EVERY TIME WE STEP INTO THIS CHAMBER.
YOU BRING THE POWER OF WHAT DISTRICT TWO TRULY IS, AND THAT IS WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
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DILIGENTLY TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITY TO FIT WHAT IS BEST FOR DISTRICT TWO.THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO SEE YOUR VISIONS COME TO LIFE.
THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO COME TO THESE CHAMBERS TO GET ON THE PHONE LINES TO SUBMIT YOUR EMAILS.
THIS IS WHAT DISTRICT TWO HAS BEEN NEEDING FOR SO LONG.
IT'S FOR OUR VOICES TO BE HEARD IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO RECEIVE THE EMAILS.
THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH THE PACKAGES AS THEY CAME IN.
AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE THE DISTRICT TWO CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD.
COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS Z FOUR AND P TWO AS STATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO TO MOVE NOW TO ITEMS
[Z-6. 20-6284 ZONING CASE Z-2020-10700187 CD (Council District 2): Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "R-4 HL UC-2 NCD-6" Residential Single-Family Historic Landmark Broadway Urban Corridor Mahncke Park Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District to "R-4 CD HL UC-2 NCD-6" Residential Single-Family Historic Landmark Broadway Urban Corridor Mahncke Park Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District with a Conditional Use for a Noncommercial Parking Lot on Lot 13, Block 2, NCB 6228, located at 115 Davis Court. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend Approval.]
ITEM Z SIX.ITEM Z SIX IS R GOING FROM R FOUR TO R FOUR CD WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT LOCATED AT 1 1 5 DAVIS COURT STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL 20.
NOTICES MAILED ONE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED MANKEY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS NOT OPPOSED.
APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE TO DECEMBER 3RD.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.
MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE UNTIL DECEMBER 3RD, 2020 SECOND.
ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEMS. ITEM Z SIX UNTIL DECEMBER 20TH.
[Z-17. 20-6354 ZONING CASE Z-2020-10700197 (Council District 6): Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "R-6 GC-2 MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Highway 151 Gateway Corridor Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District, "R-6 MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District, "I-1 GC-2 MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD" General Industrial Highway 151 Gateway Corridor Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District and "I-1 MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD" General Industrial Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District to "RM-4 GC-2 MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Highway 151 Gateway Corridor Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District and "RM-4 MLOD-2 MLR-1 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Airport Hazard Overlay District on 76.853 acres out of NCB 15330, generally located in the 7400 block of State Highway 151. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend Approval.]
ITEM Z 17 FROM R SIX AND I ONE TO R M FOUR GENERAL LOCATED THE 7,400 BLOCK OF STATE HIGHWAY AND ZONING COMMISSION.RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 150 NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVOR AND SIX OPPOSED NO RESPONSE FROM THE MEADOW VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HARBOR.
BASED ON COMMUNICATION AND COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND THE RESIDENTS OF MELO MEADOW VILLAGE, LENNAR HOMES IS COMMITTED TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF ONLY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND ALL EXTERIOR LOTS WERE ADJACENT TO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL HOMES.
WILL HAVE A 20 FOOT REAR SETBACK EXCEPT FOR THE LOTS ADJACENT TO THE HOMES ALONG PALM GROVE AND HAVEN BROOK DRIVE, WHICH WILL BE EXTENDED TO A 25 REAR SETBACK.
LENNAR'S PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT OF 76.8 ACRES OWNED BY TEXAS BIOMED, WILL BRING AFFORDABLE NEW HOMES SERVED AS, SERVE AS A GREAT BUFFER TO TOM SLICK PARK AND ADD DIVERSE HOUSING STOCK IN OUR EVER-GROWING COMMUNITY.
IN THE SPIRIT OF, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, IN INTENT TODAY OF BALANCE AND PRO PROCESS AND COMPROMISE.
JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK LENNAR HOLMES AND THE RESIDENTS OF MEADOW VILLAGE, ESPECIALLY MR. AND MRS. BONNIS FOR WORKING WITH ME TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR ALL INVOLVED.
I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM Z 17 SECOND.
ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM Z 17.
UH, THAT'S EVERYTHING ON OUR, UH, BUSINESS AGENDA.
IS THERE A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT?
[17. 20-6436 City Manager's Report]
YES, SIR.MAYOR AND COUNCIL, JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK ITEMS. UH, THE FIRST IS AN UPDATE ON OUR CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN, UNITED WAY, UM, EFFORT HERE WITH THE CITY.
UH, WANTED TO SHARE SOME FANTASTIC NEWS WITH THE COUNCIL THAT, UH, IN A, IN A SEASON, IN A YEAR WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY, UM, OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE GENEROUSLY, UM, AND EXCEEDED, UM, OUR GOAL AS AN ORGANIZATION, OUR GOAL WAS, UH, $1,060,000, UH, FOR THE ANNUAL CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN.
WE JUST WRAPPED UP AN EIGHT WEEK
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CAMPAIGN HERE AT THE, AT THE, AT THE CITY, AND WE HAVE A TOTAL CONTRIBUTION BY CITY EMPLOYEES OF 1 MILLION, OF $1,070,323.SO WE DO EXPECT THE NUMBER TO CONTINUE TO GO UP.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OTHER SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS THAT'LL WRAP UP THIS WEEK.
UM, ARE, UH, I WANNA THANK THE EMPLOYEES FOR, UH, GIVING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE, UH, UH, THROUGH FAMILY SITUATIONS OF A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SERVICES.
UH, NORMALLY WE HAVE A LOT OF IN-PERSON FUNDRAISING, UM, UH, EVENTS AND WE DIDN'T DO THAT THIS YEAR, SO WE HAD TO CHANGE IT UP.
THERE WERE A LOT OF CREATIVE, UM, LOT OF CREATIVE THINGS LIKE THE, UH, ANDY SEGOVIA COOKING SHOW, ONLINE COOKING SHOW THAT, UM, UH, I'M SURE WILL CONTINUE, UH, PAST 2020.
UH, WE HAD THE ONLINE AUCTION FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UM, GIFTS, UH, WHICH WAS A BIG SUCCESS.
SO I WANNA THANK ALL THE EMPLOYEES AND EVERYBODY WHO, UH, CONTRIBUTED.
IT WAS A, A TOUGH ASK THIS YEAR, BUT, UH, WE KNOW WAS, UH, MORE IMPORTANT, MORE IMPORTANT THIS YEAR, UM, THAN ANY OTHER NORMAL YEAR, UH, TO, TO GIVE, AND I'M PROUD OF THE, UH, THE CITY EMPLOYEES AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
UH, THE SECONDLY, UH, A QUICK SPOTLIGHT VIDEO.
UM, I KNOW I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS GROUP GENERALLY TO YOU, ESPECIALLY EARLY ON, BUT, UH, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT HAS CONTINUED TO COME TO WORK, UH, AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO EMPLOYEES.
WE'VE, UH, EARLY, EARLY ON AT THE END OF MARCH, WE CREATED AN EMPLOYEE HOTLINE, UM, THAT, UH, WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAD QUESTIONS.
AND, UH, YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN THE VIDEO.
OUR, OUR HR, UM, WORKS WITH, UH, EMPLOYEES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE AVAILING THEMSELVES OF THE LEAVE THAT WAS PROVIDED UNDER FOR ALL EMPLOYEES UNDER THE FAMILY FIRST CORONAVIRUS, UH, RESPONSE ACT, UH, EARLIER THIS YEAR.
UM, WE ALSO CONTACT ALL QUARANTINED EMPLOYEES, SO EMPLOYEES THAT ARE POSITIVE OR, OR MAY HAVE A CLOSE CONTACT WHO IS POSITIVE AND ARE QUARANTINED THEMSELVES.
WE CONTACT ALL OF THOSE EMPLOYEES ON A WEEKLY BASIS THROUGH HR, AND WE'VE HAD CLOSE TO 1800 EMPLOYEES SINCE THE START OF THIS WHO'VE EXPERIENCED QUARANTINE AT SOME POINT.
SO LET'S ROLL THE VIDEO ON OUR HR EMPLOYEE RELATIONS UNIT.
I'M AN EMPLOYEE RELATIONS MANAGER.
EVERY SINGLE DAY LOOKS DIFFERENT, WHICH I LOVE.
WE SUPPORT WITH RECRUITMENT, RETAINING EMPLOYEES, WORKING THROUGH ANY SPECIFIC ISSUES OR PROBLEMS THAT DEPARTMENTS MAY BE HAVING.
HEY, HOW ARE YOU? ONE OF MY OTHER FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT WORKING FOR THE CITY IS WE ARE TRULY EMPLOYEE FOCUS HR HOTLINE.
THIS IS CINDY, MAY I HELP YOU? AS SOON AS COVID POPPED UP ALMOST OVERNIGHT, I T S D SET UP THIS HOTLINE FOR US SO THAT WE COULD QUICKLY GET INFORMATION OUT TO EMPLOYEES.
IT'S A GREAT FEELING TO HELP EMPLOYEES WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS WHEN THEY ARE SO CONCERNED IN SUCH A SENSITIVE MATTER.
UM, AND JUST RELIEVING SOME OF THAT STRESS AND ANXIETY, UH, PROVIDING NEXT STEPS, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THE CITY'S HERE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM AND GUIDING THEM THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
I THINK WE'VE BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL SINCE THE HOTLINE OPENED UP IN MARCH.
COVID REALLY REMINDED ME OF THE IMPORTANCE OF LEADING WITH EMPATHY, AND I'VE SEEN IT FROM EVERY SINGLE LEVEL OF THE ORGANIZATION.
I SEE THAT YOU DID CALL THE HOTLINE THIS MORNING AND THEY'RE RETURNING YOU BACK TO WORK.
THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF, OF THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE EMPLOYEES, BUT WE'RE ALSO CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO, AND THAT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ONLY LOOKING OUT FOR JUST THE EMPLOYEE, WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY AND TRYING TO ADVISE ON THAT.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I'M MOST PROUD ABOUT BEING WITH THE HR DEPARTMENT, SPECIFICALLY THE EMPLOYEE RELATIONS TEAM, IS OUR ABILITY TO VERY QUICKLY ADAPT.
AND I THINK OUR TEAM'S DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY AND LEADING WITH EMPATHY AND HELPING UP READY THROUGH THESE TIMES.
SO, SO, LORI, UH, STEWART AND RENEE AND CRYSTAL AND WANDA, THE, THE EXECUTIVES OVER AT HR HAVE DONE A, A GREAT JOB AND, AND, UM, IT'S REALLY CRITICAL.
EARLY ON, WE'D MADE THE DECISION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEPT EMPLOYEES ABREAST OF, UH, WHAT WAS GOING ON.
UM, UH, CONTINUOUSLY COMMUNICATING WITH THEM, BUT ALSO GIVING THEM AN OUTLET, UH, IF THEY'VE GOT QUESTIONS.
AND THE LAST ITEM, MAYOR, UM, UH, MANY OF YOU KNOW CAITLYN KBO, UH, WITH THE MANAGER'S OFFICE.
SO, UM, CAITLYN, UH, HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR NINE YEARS, UM, AND OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WEEKLY AGENDA COUNCIL AGENDA, UM,
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AND, AND COMMITTEE AGENDAS.CAITLYN, UH, WILL BE LEAVING THE CITY, UH, TO TAKE ON THE ROLE OF CITY SECRETARY FOR THE CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS.
SO, UM, TINA, I'M SURE THAT CAITLYN WILL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU FOR POINTS AND TIPS.
UM, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR HER TIME AND HER WORK.
UH, THE, THE WEEKLY AGENDA PROCESS IS A LITTLE, A LITTLE BIT LIKE, UH, SAUSAGE MAKING.
UM, AND, AND THERE'S A, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF, UH, ART AND VERY LITTLE SCIENCE THAT GOES INTO IT, BUT IT'S GOTTA HAPPEN EVERY WEEK.
AND, AND CAITLYN, UM, HAS, HAS DONE A GREAT JOB FOR US, AND I WANNA WISH HER GOOD LUCK IN HER NEW ENDEAVORS WITH THE CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS.
ON BEHALF OF THE HOST TEAM, CAITLYN, CONGRATULATIONS, UH, ON YOUR NEW ROLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, UH, THE, THE TASK OF AGENDA SETTING IS NOT SIMPLY MINISTERIAL.
IT IS A LOT OF ART, AND IN SOME CASES, UM, I KNOW SPECIFICALLY IT'S, IT'S HELPED TO SAVE LIVES IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
[Executive Session]
SESSION, UM, TO GET TO.SO THE TIME IS NOW, UM, 10:40 AM ON THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 2020.
THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WILL NOW MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071, AND DELIBERATE, OR DISCUSS THE ITEMS THAT WERE POSTED ON THE NOVEMBER 4TH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, BUT NOT REACHED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 7, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2, REAL PROPERTY AND CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LITIGATION INVOLVING THE CITY C OVID 19 PREPAREDNESS AND CITY OF FACILITIES.
ALL RIGHT, THE TIME IS 12:36 PM ON THIS FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020.
CITY COUNCIL'S RECONVENED FROM ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION.