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WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST 2, 2018.
>> MAYOR, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD MORNING.
WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO OUR CITY COUNCIL A SESSION AGENDA.
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED A SLIGHT, BUT WE THINK, EXCITING CHANGE IN OUR INTRODUCTION VIDEO.
SAN ANTONIO'S LONG KNOWN AS BEING A CITY FILLED WITH MUSIC AND INCREDIBLY TALENTED MUSICIANS.
AND THIS RICH HISTORY HAS BEEN RECENTLY HONORED THROUGHOUT THE TRICENTENNIAL YEAR AND WITH THE TEXAS MUSIC OFFICE'S DESIGNATION OF SAN ANTONIO AS AN OFFICIAL MUSIC-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY LAST NOVEMBER.
IN CELEBRATION OF SAN ANTONIO BEING THE MUSIC-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY THAT IT IS, THE CITY COUNCIL INTRODUCTION VIDEOS WILL NOW FEATURE THE MUSIC OF LOCAL ARTISTS.
NOT ONLY WILL WE KICKOFF EACH MEETING WITH LOCAL MUSIC, BUT AUDIENCES WATCHING THESE MEETINGS ONLINE AND ON TVSA WILL HEAR THE WORKS OF THEIR MUSICICALLY-TALENTED NEIGHBORS WHEN A BREAK IS CALLED DURING THE MEETING.
TODAY WAS THE FIRST MEETING FEATURING LOCAL MUSIC WITH THE SONG "CELEBRATION." IT WAS COMPOSED AS THE OFFICIAL SCORE FOR THE TRICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AND THE 15-MINUTE COMPOSITION HIGHLIGHTS THE DIVERSE SOUNDS OF OUR CITY.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS WORK AND HOW ARTISTS CAN APPLY TO BE FEATURED AT CITY COUNCIL AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE'S WEBSITE.
THAT'S GETCREATIVESANANTONIO.COM.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MANY OF MY FAVORITES IN SAN ANTONIO AS WELL AS ADDING NEW ARTISTS TO OUR PLAY LIST.
I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SHARE THIS WITH ARTISTS IN THEIR DISTRICT.
CONGRATULATIONS, FREDRICO, ON BEING THE INAUGURAL ARTIST.
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMAN SHAW TO WELCOME OUR INVOCATOR.
PASTOR RON BROWN HAS BEEN A PART OF HAVEN FOR HOPE AND SERVES AS THE DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH.
THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO GAIN THE TRUST OF THESE INDIVIDUALS AND TAKE THEM TO HAVEN FOR HOPE'S CAMPUS IN ORDER TO GET THEM STARTED IN REBUILDING THEIR LIVES.
FOR OTHERS IT TAKES TIME TO FINALLY CONVINCE THEM TO COME TO HAVEN FOR HOPE.
NOT ONLY DOES PASTOR RON BROWN REACHES OUT WORLDWIDE EVERY SUNDAY MORNING AT 7:00 A.M. TO THOSE TUNING IN TO KRTU.
ALSO ON SUNDAYS SINCE 2010, PASTOR RON BROWN STARTS HIS DAY BY HOLDING CHURCH SERVICES AT THE HAVEN FOR HOPE CAMPUS, SHARING THE LOVE OF GOD.
PASTOR BROWN WAS ELECTED CITIZEN OF THE YEAR IN 2012 AND IN 2013 CITIZEN OF THE REGION BY THE OMEGA PSI FI FRATERNITY.
IN 2016 RON WAS NOMINATED TEXAN OF THE YEAR.
HIS LOVE FOR GOD AND COMPASSION FOR THE LEAST OF THEE KEEPS HIM PUSHING FOR THOSE MOST IN NEED.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU COVER THEM DEAR FATHER
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AS ONLY YOU CAN AS THEY LEAD AND GUIDE OUR CITY.THEY ARE THE GATE KEEPERS OF OUR CITY, DEAR LORD.
WATCH OVER THEM, WATCH OVER THEIR FAMILIES, DEAR LORD, AS THEY ENDURE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE SO THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS CAN DO THE WORK AT HAND, DEAR FATHER.
LET US BE OBEDIENT TO YOUR CALL, DEAR LORD, AND FOLLOW, DEAR LORD, AS WE CHOSE THESE INDIVIDUALS TO LEAD US AND GUIDE US THROUGH ENDEAVORS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR US AND ALL THAT YOU WILL DO FOR US, DEAR FATHER.
FOR IT'S IN JESUS' NAME I PRAY.
AND WE THANK YOU, GOD, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, PASTOR BROWN.
AT THIS TIME WE'LL CALL FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM JUNE 6 THROUGH JUNE 7 AND JUNE 13 THROUGH JUNE 14, AS WELL AS A SPECIAL MEETING ON JUNE 14.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AS READ.
WE DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TRANSLATION SERVICES.
AND IT WILL BE UP ON YOUR VIDEO SCREENS.
AT THIS TIME I WILL ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS FROM WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ITEMS 4, 5, AND 6 FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE ON CONSENT.
SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS ALL ITEMS SAVE FOR 4, 5, 6, AND 17.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. JACK FINGER.
JACK, YOU'RE SIGNED UP FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS. YOU HAVE SIX MINUTES.
>> UM, JUST FOR HOUSEKEEPING, MR. MAYOR, I SIGNED UP FOR SEVERAL ITEMS ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION BUT ONLY ONE ITEM ON CONSENT.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES THEN AND I'LL CALL YOU BACK UP FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.
WELL, MAYOR NIRENBERG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS CITY COUNCIL.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER.
YES, ON THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA, THE CONSENT AGENDA, ONE ITEM I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.
IT'S ITEM NO. 23, WHICH APPARENTLY IS JUST GOING TO SAIL RIGHT ON THROUGH HERE.
WHAT IS IT? WELL, IT'S AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY TO INCREASE THE TOTAL COMPENSATION AUDIO] FOR A PROVISION OF DENTAL SERVICES FOR A PERIOD OF ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA WITH THE METROPOLITAN HEALTH DISTRICT.
WHAT IS THIS? WELL, THIS IS BASICALLY ADDING MORE MONEY FOR CHILDREN'S DENTISTRY SERVICES THAT WE PAY FOR OVER AT UTHSA.
AND SO, YEAH, MY QUESTION IS THIS.
MR. AUDIO-VISUAL MAN, PUT THAT ON THERE.
WHY ARE WE SHELLING OUT MORE MONEY ON THIS?
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IT SAYS OFTEN CHILDREN SERVICED THROUGH METRO HEALTH ORAL HEALTH PROGRAM ARE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING SIGNIFICANTLY -- BLOW THAT UP ESPECIALLY, MR. AUDIO-VISUAL MAN.UNTREATED DECAY THAT REQUIRED EXTENSIVE DENTAL TREATMENT BEYOND THE SCOPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PROGRAM.
RETURN THE CAMERA TO THE PODIUM, IF YOU WOULD.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PARENTS? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PARENTS ALLOWING THEIR KIDS TO HAVE DENTAL DECAY THAT GOES THIS FAR AND THEN THEY WANT SOMEBODY ELSE TO PAY FOR THEIR TREATMENT.
HUH? I MEAN, ISN'T IT ENOUGH THAT WE'RE ALREADY PAYING FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S DENTAL SERVICES HERE ALREADY? AND THEY WANT US TO PAY MORE.
WHAT IS IT? WHAT DOES IT BOIL DOWN TO? ABOUT $300 EXTRA PER PERSON HERE.
NOW 300 BUCKS MAY SEEM A LOT BUT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT'S REALLY NOT THAT MUCH.
WHY CAN'T A SET OF PARENTS PAY 300 BUCKS EXTRA FOR THEIR KIDS' DECAYING TEETH? DON'T THEY CARE ABOUT THEM? HUH? THAT'S WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO.
AND YET YOU'RE GOING TO SAY, COME ON, JACK, SOME BEING SO -- IT'S FOR THE CHILDREN.
YEAH, WELL, BESIDES, WHO IS PAYING FOR THIS? EVENTUALLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WELL, WHO DO YOU THINK IS PAYING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S TAB ON THIS? US.
WHY NOT JUST START A REVOLUTION AND SAY NO TO THIS STUFF, HUH? OR UNLESS YOU JUST WANT TO LET IT SAIL RIGHT ON THROUGH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA WHICH IS ALL ITEMS SAVE FOR 4, 5, 6, AND 17.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN PERRY, WHO HAS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
>> PERRY: GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU, SIR.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS TODAY.
WE TOOK A PICTURE AND RECOGNIZED OUR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, BOTH IN OUR CITY STAFF AND IN THE INDUSTRY AS WELL.
PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH NEW -- ENGINEER'S DAY.
I WANTED TO SHOW APPRECIATION FOR OUR LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND THE WORK THEY DO EVERY DAY.
LICENSED PES ARE DEDICATED TO APPLYING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, MATHEMATICS IN IN THE EFFORTS OF THE PES HELP DRIVE OUR ECONOMY, PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT, ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY, AND HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE ENTIRE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY.
WE'RE JOINED TODAY BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BEXAR CHAPTER OF THE TEXAS SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, ABEL GUZMAN.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HIM FOR A FOR WORDS.
I'M A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.
ALSO I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BEXAR CHAPTER OF THE TEXAS SOCIETY FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS.
AND JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCILMAN FOR HIS ONGOING EFFORTS AND COMMITMENT AND HE ALSO RECOGNIZES OUR PROPOSITION AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION AS WELL.
DO WE HAVE ANY PES OUT THERE TODAY? STAND UP.
THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING Y'ALL DO.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PERRY, AND THANK YOU TO OUR ENGINEERS BUILDING OUR CITY.
>> ITEM NO. 4 IS THE REPORT ON THE EXAMINATION ON SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION SUBMITTED TO INITIATE AN EARNED PAID SICK TIME ORDINANCE.
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SO ON THURSDAY, MAY 24TH, 2018 THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK RECEIVED A PETITION TO INITIATE AN ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN EMPLOYEES IN SAN ANTONIO BE PROVIDED EARNED PAID SICK TIME.SO THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK AGAIN, FOR THE FOURTH TIME NOW, UTILIZED THE BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE SYSTEM, VMAX, WHICH WAS LOANED TO US BY BEXAR COUNTY OFFICE TO VERIFY THE PETITION.
VMAX WAS PROGRAMMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 277 OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE.
VMAX ALLOWS USERS TO SEARCH AND VERIFY BY VOTER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, NAME, ADDRESS, DATE OF BIRTH, AS WELL AS PROVIDING FOR SIGNATURE VERIFICATION.
SO AFTER OUR VERIFICATION, THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE UP ON THE SCREEN ARE AS FOLLOWS.
69950 WAS THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF SIGNATURES NECESSARY.
VALID DUPLICATE ON THE PETITION WAS 4,124.
SIGNATURE QUESTIONABLE WAS 364.
SIGNED PRIOR TO VOTER REGISTRATION BEING IN EFFECT WAS 416.
VOTER STATUS NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE, 227.
OUT OF THE CITY LIMITS WAS 14,755.
NEITHER A VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBER OR DATE OF BIRTH PROVIDED WAS 193.
UNCHECKED LINES, WHICH CONSIST OF BLANK LINES, MISSING REQUIRED DATA, AND NOT VERIFIED WAS 7,699 FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 145,074 SIGNATURES SUBMITTED.
PER THE CITY CHARTER, ANY INITIATED ORDINANCE MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY A PETITION SIGNED BY QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY EQUAL IN NUMBER TO 10% OF THE ELECTORS QUALIFIED TO VOTE AT THE TIME OF THE LAST MUNICIPAL ELECTION, WHICH WAS 699,496 REGISTERED VOTERS.
PER SECTIONS 34 AND 37 OF THE CITY CHARTER, I HAVE DETERMINED THAT EACH PAPER HAS A PROPER STATEMENT OF THE CIRCULATOR AND HAS BEEN SIGNED BY A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF QUALIFIED AUDIO].
THAT THE RESULTS OF MY EXAMINATION OF THE PETITION TO INITIATE SAID ORDINANCE FOR EARNED PAID SICK TIME IS VALID.
CERTIFICATION IS HEREBY DECLARED AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS MEETING.
THE COST FOR THE TEMPORARY STAFF THAT WAS HIRED TO ASSIST US WITH THE REVIEW OF THIS PETITION WAS $19,729.95.
IN ADDITION TO THAT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK STAFF WAS PAID AN ADDITIONAL $1,039.20.
THE CITY COUNCIL MUST VOTE ON ADOPTING THE ORDINANCE AS WRITTEN IN THE PETITION.
IF THE COUNCIL DOES NOT ADOPT THE ORDINANCE, THEN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WILL BE PLACED ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED ELECTION DATE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, LETICIA.
WE HAVE SEVERAL CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
JACK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO USE YOUR ALLOTTED TIME ON THIS ITEM?
ALL THIS SECTION OF INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION I'LL PLACE IT ALL
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IN THREE MINUTES, MR. MAYOR.WELL, MAYOR NIRENBERG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER ONCE AGAIN.
WELL, HOW DO YOU DESTROY A GREAT CITY? YEAH.
WELL, IT'S THE SAME WAY YOU DESTROY A GREAT COUNTRY.
THE POLITICIANS PROMISED THE VOTERS YOU VOTE FOR ME AND I'LL HELP YOU RAID OUR TREASURY AND GIVE YOU ALL KINDS OF BENEFITS THAT YOU WOULD NOT HAVE EARNED OTHERWISE.
THEY VOTE THEM IN, POLITICIANS GIVE AWAY THE MONEY, AND THEN THERE'S NOTHING LEFT.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENS THEN? WELL, THEY RAISE TAXES ON THE BACKS OF THOSE STILL PAYING TAXES.
AND THEN TREASURY ISN'T EXACTLY BEING RAIDED BUT IF VOTERS APPROVE THIS, WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING TO HAPPEN? WELL, IF YOU LIKED OBAMACARE YOU WILL CERTAINLY LOVE THIS ONE.
BY GOLLY, WHAT DOES IT SAY, MR. AUDIO-VISUAL MAN? LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF THE BACK UP DOCUMENTS.
IT SAYS REQUIRES CERTAIN EMPLOYEES IN SAN ANTONIO WILL BE PROVIDED EARNED PAID SICK TIME FOR USE IF AN EMPLOYEE NEEDS TO BE ABSENT FROM WORK BECAUSE WHAT? THE EMPLOYEE OR THE EMPLOYEE'S FAMILY MEMBER EXPERIENCES ILLNESS, INJURY, STALKING -- HUH? STALKING? YEAH.
WHO IS DOING THE DOMESTIC ABUSE HERE? SEXUAL ASSAULT OR OTHERWISE REQUIRES MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE INCLUDING PREVENTIVE CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE.
THANK YOU, MR. AUDIO-VISUAL MAN.
THIS -- YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE ASKED TO SIGN THE PETITIONS TO PLACE THIS ON THE BALLOT, WE WERE JUST GIVEN THE INSTRUCTIONS HEY, HELP EMPLOYEES GET HEALTHCARE.
WHO COULD BE AGAINST THAT? ONLY IF YOU READ IF FINE PRINT DID YOU FIND OUT THEY ARE REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO DO THIS.
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ACTUALLY SUPPORT THIS THING.
THEY HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED OUR UTILITY RATE INCREASES.
IT'S ONLY THAT THE LITTLE GUY WHO IS GOING TO BE STUCK WITH THE BILL ON THIS.
YOU DON'T DESERVE HEALTH INSURANCE ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S DIME.
WITH THAT SAID, THE OTHER ITEMS ON THE PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.
WELL, THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE FINALLY GETTING A VOTE ON ANNEXATION, WELL, IT WASN'T COURTESY OF THESE GUYS.
IT WAS THE STATE LEGISLATURE THAT ALLOWED YOU TO DO THAT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU.
I REPRESENT COX MANUFACTURING.
MY EMPLOYER LOCATED IN DISTRICT 10, COX MANUFACTURING IS IN OPPOSITION OF THE PAID SICK LEAVE.
PAID SICK LEAVE WOULD BE A REGULATION THAT WOULD BE FORCED UPON BUSINESSES AND ULTIMATELY HURT WORKERS AND NOT HELP THEM.
COX MANUFACTURING HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 62 YEARS STARTING WITH ONE WORKER IN ONE GARAGE AND HAS GROWN TO 160 EMPLOYEES NOW LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF 1604.
WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT WORKERS AND THEIR WELFARE AND THE COMPANY AND ITS WELFARE AND THE IDEA THAT IT CAN SUPPORT ITS WORKERS.
THERE ARE ALREADY MANY FACTORS IN PLAY, MANY AVENUES BY WHICH EMPLOYEES CAN TAKE TIME AWAY WHEN IT'S NEEDED.
SO THERE IS VACATION, WHICH WE GIVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF VACATION TO EMPLOYEE.
TO DISABILITY, PAID DISABILITY, TO LEAVE TIME IN THE ATTENDANCE POLICY PROGRAM TO THE FMLA ACT.
IN ADDITION, WE VOLUNTARILY GIVE ALREADY SICK PAY LEAVE UP TO TWO WEEKS PER YEAR.
SO THERE ARE FIVE EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANT AVENUES BY EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING MYSELF, CAN UTILIZE TIME AWAY WHEN NEEDED FOR SICKNESS OR OTHER REASONS.
BUT THE KEY IS THAT MARKET CONDITIONS ULTIMATELY SHOULD DECIDE WHETHER THOSE THINGS SHOULD BE ADDED.
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TWO SUMMERS AGO WE HAD AN EMPLOYEE WHO NEEDED TO MISS AN ENTIRE MONTH OF JULY OFF.AND THEY UTILIZED WHAT THE COMPANY GAVE THEM IN VOLUNTARY SICK TIME AS WELL AS VACATION TIME.
AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE THAT ENTIRE MONTH.
LAST YEAR MYSELF SUFFERED A PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE A WEEK OFF BECAUSE OF THE PAID TIME THAT MY EMPLOYER HAD ALREADY GIVEN.
COX MANUFACTURING, AGAIN, DOES NOT SUPPORT THE ORDINANCE AND ASKS YOU TO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, OR AT LEAST DELAY IT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH THIS MORNING.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FRY.
>> COUNCIL MEMBERS, I REPRESENT A FAMILY BUSINESS.
WE WERE RECENTLY HONORED AT THE SAN ANTONIO HISPANIC CHAMBER AS RECEIVING THE FAMILY BUSINESS AWARD FOR 2018.
WE'VE SEEN A LOT OVER THE 79 YEARS BEING IN BUSINESS.
I HAVE BEEN THERE ABOUT 48 YEARS SERVING OUR FAMILY BUSINESS.
WHAT I WANT TO BRING TO THE TABLE TODAY IS THAT WE ARE PAYING SICK I GREW UP AS A DEMOCRAT.
HENRY B. GONZALES SPENT MANY MIDNIGHT HOURS AT THE TABLE WITH MY FATHER PLOTTING STRATEGY.
I HAVE A PIN FROM PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON WHO WAS HERE IN APRIL 8, 1966 TO EXTEND SUPMENTTAL HEALTHCARE TO THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES.
SO I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE CITIZENS.
NOW LET ME TELL YOU WHAT MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN.
NOVEMBER 2017 I IMPLEMENTED SICK LEAVE.
IT WAS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS.
THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE SICK LEAVE THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT HAD NO TEETH, NO STRUCTURE.
YOU JUST PAY IT WHEN ASKED FOR.
SO OUR EXPERIENCE, HAVING ZERO EXPERIENCE, I CAN TELL YOU NOW MY SENIOR MANAGERS OF 37 YEARS AND 30 YEARS THEY CAME TO ME AND SAID, YOU KNOW, SINCE THIS SICK LEAVE WENT INTO EFFECT WE HAVE A LOT OF SICK PEOPLE IN THE PLANT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? HE SAID ATTENDANCE IS THE WORST IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COMPANY.
AND I SAID EXPLAIN MORE TO ME, PLEASE.
WELL, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT REALLY NEED IT.
MARIA HAD TO GO TO MEXICO BECAUSE OF HER FATHER HAD CANCER.
CARLOS HAD TO GO TO MEXICO BECAUSE HE HAD A STOMACH PROBLEM AND HE WAS SEEKING MEDICAL CARE IN MEXICO.
BUT WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF LOCAL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE USED IT FOR MANY THINGS.
SO WE HAVE NO ABILITY TO CONTROL WHEN PEOPLE GO.
212 DAYS WAS FROM JANUARY 1 TO JULY 31.
OUT OF THOSE 212 DAYS, 110 EMPLOYEES UTILIZED SICK LEAVE.
AND THAT'S 52% OF -- THAT'S 52% OF THE YEAR SO FAR.
THAT'S 32% OF MY EMPLOYEE POPULATION.
>> WE HAVE ATTENDANCE RECORDS WE MONITOR WHEN IT GETS ABUSED.
SO I CAN TELL YOU TODAY IF YOU ENACT A SICK LEAVE WITHOUT ANY STRUCTURE WHATSOEVER, IT WILL RAISE DEMISE TO BUSINESSES.
SO FAR I HAVE $155,000 THAT I HAVE SPENT FOR SICK LEAVE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. GARCIA.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: RAY CHAVEZ.
I'M THE PRESIDENT AND C.E.O. OF THE SAN ANTONIO MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION.
I REPRESENT A LARGE NUMBER OF MANUFACTURERS WITHIN THE REGION.
NOT JUST WITHIN SAN ANTONIO BUT WITH OUR REGION THAT GOES EVERYWHERE FROM FREDERICKSBURG, KERRVILLE TO SEGUIN, NEW BRAUNFELS, CIBOLO, SCHERTZ, AND THE REST OF THE CITIES WITHIN THE CORRIDOR.
AND I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE MANUFACTURERS TO SAY THAT WE TOO OPPOSE THE ORDINANCE PETITION THAT IS BEING BROUGHT FORTH TO
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YOU ALL.IT'S A TOUGH DECISION THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO MAKE.
I DON'T ENVY YOU BUT I DO HAVE TO REPRESENT MY MANUFACTURERS AND A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES WITHIN SAN ANTONIO WHO HAVE ESTABLISHED SICK LEAVE POLICIES ALREADY ON THE BOOKS.
THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO DO THIS PAID SICK LEAVE ORDINANCE.
AND MR. GARCIA WAS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF WHY.
BUT I ASK YOU TO USE YOUR CONSCIENCE IN WHICH WAY YOU NEED TO GO IN MAKING YOUR DECISION.
AND I ALSO WANT TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE ASK THE APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS OF WHAT THIS WILL DO FOR US.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW HOW MANY SAN ANTONIO COMPANIES HAVE PAID SICK LEAVE POLICIES HERE ALREADY.
ADDITIONALLY, YOU NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAVE BEEN THE CONSEQUENCES AUSTIN IS EXPERIENCING WITH THEIR UPCOMING IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR PSL ORDINANCE.
I ALSO NEED TO REMIND YOU THAT THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY HAS NOW GOT CONTRACTS WITH OUR AEROSPACE INDUSTRY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND THOSE CONTRACTS ARE ALREADY ESTABLISHED.
THE MONEYS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT.
BUT NOW IF YOU HAVE A PAID SICK LEAVE ORDINANCE THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE MORE THAT MANUFACTURERS OUR AEROSPACE INDUSTRY IS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR, THEY CAN'T GO BACK AND RENEGOTIATE THOSE CONTRACTS.
AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO REALIZE THAT.
SO, AGAIN, TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE SAN ANTONIO MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND A LOT OF MY PARTNERS WITHIN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ARE OPPOSED TO THE ORDINANCE.
WE UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ALL ARE AT.
IT'S A TOUGH DECISION AND WE ASK YOU TO JUST USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. CHAVEZ.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF NUMBERS FOR YOU.
THAT'S THE NUMBER THAT WE COLLECTED AND WE SUBMITTED TO YOU ON THE PETITION.
AND WE'RE GLAD THAT THEY'RE CERTIFIED HERE TODAY.
THAT'S HOW MANY WORKERS LACK PAID SICK TIME.
AND THEY COME FROM ALL ACROSS SAN ANTONIO IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
THEY ARE ALSO WORKERS THAT LACK PAID SICK TIME.
THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE.
THEY WORK IN INDUSTRIES THAT INTERACT MOST WITH THE PUBLIC, SERVICE AND HOSPITALITY, JOBS LIKE RESTAURANTS, COOKS, RETAIL CASHIERS, AND HOME HEALTH AIDS.
NOW, WE WANT THESE FOLKS TO BE HEALTHY WHEN THEY GO TO WORK.
SO TODAY WE HAVE A STORY FROM ONE SUCH WORKER, AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE VANESSA RUIZ.
MY NAME IS VANESSA RUIZ AND I AM A MOTHER OF THREE.
AND I AM CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ONE OF THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
MY ROLE, OR IN MY ROLE I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR PAID SICK TIME, MATERNITY LEAVE, NOR DO I QUALIFY FOR PAID VACATION.
SO THREE YEARS AGO I WAS BLESSED WITH TWIN DAUGHTERS AND I WORKED THE ENTIRE TIME UP UNTIL THE VERY END, CLOSING OUT MY WORK WEEK ON FRIDAY AND THEN GOING IN ON MONDAY TO GIVE BIRTH TO MY DAUGHTERS, KNOWING THAT I ONLY HAD TWO WEEKS TO RETURN AFTER GIVING BIRTH TO THEM.
THIS WAS THE EXPECTATION THAT I WAS GIVEN BY MY EMPLOYER AND I HAD TO FOLLOW THIS OUT OF FEAR THAT I WOULD LOSE MY JOB, LOSE MY POSITION.
AND KNOWING THAT I WAS A NEW MOTHER TO TWO BRAND NEW BABIES AND THAT MY FAMILY DID DEPEND ON MY INCOME, I RELUCTANTLY RETURNED TO WORK 14 WHOLE DAYS LATER, DESPITE KNOWING THAT MY DAUGHTERS NEEDED MORE OF MY TIME.
DESPITE STILL DEALING AND COPING WITH MY PHYSICAL PAINS, MY POSTPARTUM PAINS.
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I WENT BACK TO WORK.AND I KNOW THAT THIS INTERRUPTED A VERY SPECIAL TIME, A DEVELOPMENTAL TIME THAT I WILL NEVER GET BACK WITH MY DAUGHTERS.
AND I WAS FORCED TO PUSH THROUGH BECAUSE THIS WAS MY ONLY OPTION, NOT HAVING PAID SICK TIME.
BUT I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT EVERYONE'S CASE.
WE DESERVE TO HAVE PAID SICK TIME SO THAT FAMILIES CAN BE HEALTHY, BOTH AT HOME AND AT WORK.
BECAUSE NO ONE DESERVES TO EXPERIENCE THESE LIFE-CHANGING EVENTS OR HAVE TO DEAL WITH A MEDICAL EMERGENCY WONDERING IN THE BACK OF THEIR MIND IF THEIR JOB IS GOING TO STILL BE THERE WHEN THEY GET BACK.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. GARCIA.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES.
>> GONZALES: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT TODAY WE'RE JUST ACCEPTING THE NUMBERS REQUESTED.
WE'RE NOT VOTING ON ANY ORDINANCES.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE COUNCIL.
>> GONZALES: SO I JUST HAVE A QUESTION, LETICIA AUDIO].
AND ONE OF THE LINE ITEMS HERE SAYS VOTER CANCELED.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS?
>> ON THE LINE THAT READS VOTER WAS CANCELED.
THAT MEANS THEY WERE SENT THEIR VOTER REGISTRATION CARD TO THEIR HOME AND IT CAME BACK TO BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE AND IT WASN'T ACCEPTED BY ANYONE.
SO THEREFORE TYPICALLY WHEN THAT OCCURS, THEY HAVE MOVED FROM THAT RESIDENCE.
THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD.
I JUST WANTED TO VERIFY SOME OF THE INFORMATION HERE AND WHAT THIS MEANS.
I THINK THE OTHERS ARE SELF-EXPLANATORY.
EXCEPT YOU HAVE HERE ADDRESS QUESTIONABLE AND SIGNATURE QUESTIONABLE.
SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT IT BUNT LEGIBLE? OR WHY WOULD A SIGNATURE BE QUESTIONABLE?
THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WE EITHER COULDN'T MAKE OUT WHAT THE ADDRESS WAS OR THE ADDRESS WAS NOT IN THE SYSTEM.
AND THE SAME FOR SIGNATURE NOT LEGIBLE?
>> THE INELIGIBLE TO READ IT OR IT DIDN'T MATCH WHAT WAS IN THE SYSTEM.
>> GONZALES: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES.
AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PER PROTOCOL, WE WILL BE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM ON AUGUST 8.
THAT'S NEXT WEDNESDAY EVENING.
>> ITEM NO. 5 IS A RESOLUTION CALLING AN ELECTION FOR ANNEXATIONS WITHIN A FIVE-MILE RADIUS OF THE CAMP BULLIS AND CAMP STANLEY MILITARY BASES AND THE LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE AND MEDINA ANNEX.
>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
BRIDGETT WHITE, DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
AS NOTED ON THE AGENDA, THIS ITEM IS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION ORGANIZED AN ANNEXATION ELECTION WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE CAMP BULLIS CAMP STANLEY BASE AND IF LACKLAND ANNEX.
THE FOLLOWS THE B SESSION WHERE STAFF RECEIVED POLICY DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL ON WHETHER OR NOT TO CALL AN ELECTION AND THE AREAS TO POSSIBLY ANNEX.
MY PRESENTATION WILL BRIEFLY COVER BACKGROUND INFORMATION RELATED TO SENATE BILL 6, WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO LAW LAST YEAR.
AND ITS IMPACT ON THE CITY'S ANNEXATION PROGRAM.
THE AREAS FOR WHICH THE ELECTION WOULD BE CALLED BASED ON COUNCIL'S MAJORITY INPUT AT THE JUNE 13TH B SESSION, THE FINANCIAL MODEL, AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF THE ELECTION RESULTS IF COUNCIL CHOOSES TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION THIS MORNING.
GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY OF THE TOPIC, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS COLLABORATED WITH.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, OFFICE OF MILITARY AFFAIRS, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE, AND CPS.
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES ARE REPRESENTED HERE THIS MORNING.
SENATE BILL 6 BECAME EFFECTIVE ON DECEMBER 1, 2017 AND REQUIRES THAT CITIES HOLD AN ELECTION IN AREAS PROPOSED FOR ANNEXATION.
SECTION 43 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE WAS AMENDED TO ALLOW TWO THINGS.
FIRST, THE CITY CAN ANNEX WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE BOUNDARY OF A MILITARY BASE IN WHICH AN ACTIVE TRAINING PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED.
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SECOND, VOTERS OF THE AREA POTENTIAL ANNEXATION ARE ALLOWED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN ANNEXATION OR HAVING THE CITY ENFORCE LAND USE CONTROLS IN THE AREA AROUND THE MILITARY BASE MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE SESSION AND OUR DELEGATION WORKED DILIGENTLY TO ENSURE LANGUAGE WAS INCLUDED.THE AREAS FOR CONSIDERATION ARE WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE CAMP BULLIS/CAMP STANLEY MILITARY BASES, AS WELL AS THE LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE AND MEDINA TRAINING ANNEX.
THE THREE OPTIONS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ON JUNE 13 WERE BASED ON SERVICE COVERAGE AND MAY NOT FULLY EXTEND TO THE FIVE-MILE RADIUS.
FOR THE CAMP BULLIS AREA THE AREA BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE NOVEMBER 6 ELECTION IS THE LARGEST AREA, OR OPTION ONE.
THE MILITARY BASES ARE NOTED IN GRAY ON THE MAP AND THE RED LINE REPRESENTS THE FIVE-MILE BUFFER.
THIS AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 22.4 SQUARE MILES WITH OVER 18,000 RESIDENTS.
THERE ARE ALSO OVER 7,000 SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING UNITS AND THE AREA IS ALMOST 65% DEVELOPED.
AT THE B SESSION WE ALSO PRESENTED OPTION TWO, WHICH IS SHOWN HERE, ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR AND 5.3 SQUARE MILES WITH OVER 9400 RESIDENTS.
THIS AREA IS ABOUT TWO-THIRDS DEVELOPED.
THE THIRD OPTION PRESENTED WAS WITHIN THE FIVE-MILE BUFFER BUT NOT IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE BASE.
THIS AREA HAS ALMOST 9,000 PEOPLE AND ABOUT 3400 SINGLE-FAMILY UNITS.
AND THIS AREA IS ALSO ALMOST TWO-THIRDS DEVELOPED.
FOR THE LACKLAND AREA, THE AREA BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE NOVEMBER 6 ELECTION, IS THE LARGEST AREA OR OPTION ONE.
THE MILITARY INSTALLATION IS SHOWN IN GRAY.
THE FIVE-MILE BUFFER IS THE RED LINE.
THIS AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 20.3 SQUARE MILES WITH 40,000 RESIDENTS AND IS 41% DEVELOPED.
OPTION TWO PRESENTED LAST MONTH AS WELL IS ALONG 1604 AND NORTH OF 90.
IS ABOUT 10.4 SQUARE MILES WITH OVER 42,000 POPULATION AND IS 55% DEVELOPED.
WHILE OPTION THREE IS ABOUT 12.4 SQUARE MILES, OVER 4700 RESIDENTS AND 45% DEVELOPED.
AS WE'VE DONE WITH PRIOR ANNEXATION INITIATIVES THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICE TO THE AREAS WAS EVALUATED BY LOOKING AT REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES OVER A 20-YEAR PERIOD.
REVENUES INCLUDE PROPERTY AND SALES TAX WHILE EXPENSES INCLUDE FIRE, POLICE, AND STREET MAINTENANCE WITH FIRE BEING THE LARGEST DRIVER OF EXPENSES IN THE FINANCIAL MODEL.
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE IS THE SAME AS WHAT WAS PROVIDED IN THE JUNE 13 B SESSION FOR THE LARGE AREAS.
THE CAMP BULLIS AREA HAS A 20 YEAR NET ENDING BALANCE OF $8.4 MILLION.
WHILE THE LACKLAND AREA HAS A BALANCE OF NEGATIVE $196.6 MILLION.
ALSO IT WAS NOTED IN THE MEMO THAT ELECTION COSTS OF $500,000 AND NOTIFICATION COSTS OF $50,000 WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE FISCAL 2019 BUDGET PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ON AUGUST 9.
IF COUNCIL CHOOSES TO PLACE ONE OR BOTH OF THESE AREAS ON THE BALLOT VOTERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH TWO OPTIONS.
THE BALLOT LANGUAGE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN IS FOR THE CAMP BULLIS AREA.
AND OPTION TWO RELATES TO LAND USE CONTROL.
THIS LANGUAGE REFLECTS THE CHANGE IN THE STATE LAW TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO CHOOSE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WISH TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY.
A VOTE FOR OPTION ONE OF THE PROPOSITION PERMITS THE CITY TO IMPLEMENT ANNEXATION FOR LIMITED PURPOSE PROCEEDINGS UNDER CHAPTER 43 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
DURING THE THREE-YEAR LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION TIME-FRAME RESIDENTS WOULD RECEIVE NO CITY SERVICES, PAY NO TAXES, BUT COULD VOLT IN CITY ELECTIONS EXCEPT FOR BOND ELECTIONS.
AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD, CITY COUNCIL MUST FORMALLY FINALIZE THE ISSUE BEFORE ANNEXATION OF THE AREA CAN BE COMPLETED.
A VOTE FOR OPTION TWO DOES NOT ALLOW ANNEXATION BUT PERMITS THE CITY TO ADOPT AND ENFORCE ORDINANCES REGULATING LAND USE IN THE MANNER RECOMMENDED BY THE MOST RECENT JOINT LAND USE STUDY.
THESE LAND USE CONTROLS ARE AIMED AT PROTECTING OUR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND THEIR MISSIONS.
THE JOINT LAND USE STUDY COMPLETED BETWEEN A MILITARY INSTALLATION AND LOCAL UNITS OF
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GOVERNMENT ARE DOWN FOR A PARTICULAR STUDY AREA.IT IS INTENDED TO IDENTIFY, ADDRESS, BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND ITS SLAN THE CAMP BULLIS JOINT LAND USE STUDY WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL IN JUNE OF 2009 WHILE THE LACKLAND JLUS WAS ADOPTED IN 2011.
EACH CONTAINS SEVERAL POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS REGULATIONS.
STAFF WORKED WITH JBSA TO COMPILE AND EVALUATE LAND USE CONTROLS IN LIGHT OF EACH JOINT LAND USE STUDIES FOR THE AREA.
THE LAND USE CONTROLS AIMS TO ADDRESS LIGHTING, NOISE, HEIGHT, ENCROACHMENT, AND NATURAL HABITATS, ALL OF WHICH IMPACT THE MILITARY.
THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS A NUMBER OF PROCESSES AND REGULATIONS ALREADY IN PLACE.
REGULATIONS THAT ARE APPLICABLE IN OUR ETJ ARE DESIGNED TO LIMIT NON-CONFORMITIES WITH RESPECT TO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND POSSIBLE FUTURE ANNEXATION AREAS.
AS SUCH THE CITY CURRENTLY INCLUDES AREAS OF THE ETJ IN THE SECTOR PLANS FOR FUTURE LAND USE, ENFORCES PLATTING APPROVAL REGULATIONS, AS WELL AS SIGN REGULATIONS.
SIMILARLY, THE CITY ENFORCES A TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE IN THE ETJ IN ORDER TO TAKE A REGIONAL APPROACH TO HABITAT CONSERVATION SO THE MILITARY'S MISSION IS NOT NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY THE LOSS OF HABITAT FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES.
IN ADDITION IT IS TO ADDRESS REDUCING GLARE AND ALSO TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF THE MILITARY, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND PROPERTY OWNERS REGARDING RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING OUTDOOR LIGHTING.
AND FINALLY, THE CITY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES HAVE CREATED A SINGLE POINT OF INTAKE FOR PLAT APPROVALS.
IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE DUPLICATION AND PROVIDE BETTER COORDINATION.
THIS OUTLINES THE LAND USE CONTROLS TO BE EXPANDED TO THE AREAS IDENTIFIED IN OPTION ONE OF THE TWO AREAS, INCLUDING COMPATIBLE LAND USE PROCESSES RELATED TO PERMITTING BY THE CITY OF SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, ENHANCED PERMITTING BY THE COUNTY OF MULTI-FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES, THE TREE AND WATER QUALITY ORDINANCES, AS WELL AS ENFORCEMENT OF ADDITIONAL ORDINANCES RELATED TO LIGHTING, NOISE, AND HEIGHT.
KEY DATES RELATED TO THE NOVEMBER 6 ELECTION ARE NOTED ON THIS SLIDE.
AND PER STATE LAW THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO NOTIFY PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SERVICE PROVIDERS SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVED, AND ALSO HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
STAFF WILL HOLD TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.
LOCATION INFORMATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NOTIFICATION LETTER THAT IS SENT OUT.
IF COUNCIL APPROVES THE RESOLUTIONS ON THE AGENDA THIS MORNING.
SO IN SUMMARY, IF COUNCIL APPROVES THE RESOLUTIONS ORDERING AN ELECTION, A VOTE FOR OPTION ONE ON THE BALLOT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO BEGIN INITIATED LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS.
AS OUTLINED IN STATE LAW, THIS WOULD REQUIRE A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND COUNCIL APPROVING AN ORDINANCE AND REGULATORY PLAN.
A VOTE FOR OPTION TWO MEANS THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO ENFORCE LAND USE CONTROLS IN THE AREA.
STAFF WOULD BRING BACK TO COUNCIL ORDINANCES OUTLINING WHAT SPECIFIC LAND USE CONTROLS WOULD APPLY ALONG WITH THE MECHANISM BY WHICH ENFORCEMENT WOULD OCCUR.
IN CONCLUSION, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF TWO RESOLUTIONS ORDERING ELECTIONS FOR THE CAMP BULLIS AND LACKLAND AREA.
IT HELPS PROVIDE MORE LAND USE CONTROL IN THE AREAS WHERE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY CAN IMPACT THE MILITARY, AND IT ALSO IS A WIN-WIN FOR THE MILITARY.
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS PRESENTED AS ONE RESOLUTION.
HOWEVER, AS THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT AREAS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE ELECTION, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT A SEPARATE VOTE BE TAKEN FOR THE CAMP BULLIS AREA AND THEN THE LACKLAND/MEDINA ANNEX AREA RESULTING IN TWO SEPARATE VOTES BY COUNCIL.
I, AS WELL AS STAFF FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND EXTERNAL AGENCIES, ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, BRIDGETT.
WE HAVE A FEW CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR NIRENBERG, CITY COUNCIL.
RETIRED MAJOR GENERAL AYALA, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
MY NAME IS COLONEL LEE FLEMMING, DEPUTY COMMANDER OF JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO.
I'M HERE TODAY WITH SEVERAL KEY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMAND TO INCLUDE MR. PHIL MENDEZ, THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR OF THE
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SECONDARY BASE WING.COLONEL SCOTT THOMPSON, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, AND COMMANDER OF THE 502 INSTALLATION SUPPORT SQUADRON.
MEGAREYES OUR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES DIRECTOR, AND CRAIG CARPENTER.
I WOULD LIKE TO PASS ON HER REGRETS FOR BEING UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY'S MEETING.
BUT SHE HAS, YOU KNOW, PREPARED A LETTER FOR YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND READ.
AS THE NEW COMMANDER OF THE 502 AIR BASE WING AND JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, SHE WOULD LIKE TO THANK MILITARY CITY, USA FOR ALL THE SUPPORT IT PROVIDES OUR AIRMEN, SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES.
SHE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE EFFORTS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR ENCROACHMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM, TO PROMOTE COMPATIBLE LAND USE DEVELOPMENT WHICH SUSTAINS THE MILITARY VALUE OF OUR INSTALLATION.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU A COPY WHICH YOU HAVE OF HER LETTER TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP AND MAINTAIN AND TO THANK MAJOR GENERAL AYALA, MR. ZANONI, MS. ROLLRAD AND BRIDGETT WHITE AND HER STAFF FOR THE TIME AND EFFORT IN SUPPORTING JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO.
WE TRULY LOOK FORWARD TO AN ACTIVE AND SUSTAINED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS IMPORTANT MATTER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENDURING SUPPORT OF THE MILITARY MISSIONS AND THE SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN OF OUR MILITARY, GOVERNMENT CIVILIANS, RETIREES AND VETERANS WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THIS GREAT CITY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COLONEL FLEMMING.
PLEASE GIVE OUR REGARDS TO GENERAL LINDERMAN.
>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR NIRENBERG, CITY COUNCIL.
MY HUSBAND AND I LIVE IN WINDWOOD ESTATES IN THE I-10 WEST CORRIDOR.
WE ARE AGAINST THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ANNEXING OUR AREA.
THIS IS A MONEY GRAB BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, PURE AND SIMPLE.
I RESPECT THE MILITARY, THE SERVICE OF GENERAL AYALA, THE SERVICE OF MY HUSBAND, THE SERVICE OF MY BROTHER, AND THE SERVICE OF ALL OF THE MILITARY VETERANS.
AT EVERY CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND STATE HEARINGS WHERE I SPOKE IN SUPPORT OF SB6, THE JOINT LAND USE STUDY AND PROTECTING OUR MILITARY FACILITIES INSTALLATIONS WAS ALWAYS MENTIONED BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AS THE REASON FOR THE ANNEXATION.
IF THIS IS TRULY THE CASE, THEN WHY NINE YEARS AFTER THE JLUS WAS RELEASED IN JUNE 2009, HAS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO NOT ENFORCED THE JLUS AND PROTECTED THE MILITARY FACILITIES AS THE AREA CONTINUED TO DEVELOP, PRIMARILY WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO CITY LIMITS.
THE RIM AREA CONTINUES TO EXPLODE WITH DEVELOPMENT AND BECOME MORE AND MORE DENSE.
A NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX IS CURRENTLY BEING BUILT AT THE CORNER OF CAMP BULLIS AND I-10 BY NEW STAR'S HEADQUARTERS.
THERE'S ONGOING DEVELOPMENT DIRECTLY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF LOOP 1604 BETWEEN NORTHWEST MILITARY AND THE I-10 INTERCHANGE.
BRIDGETT WHITE, SHE PRESENTED THIS NORTH SECTOR PLAN IN HER PRESENTATION.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE READ IT.
THE SOUTH QUADRANT COVERS THE ENTIRE CITY.
CHAPTER 3 OF THIS IS THE MILITARY COMPATIBILITY DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES.
THERE ARE NINE OBJECTIVES IN THIS.
SIX OF THOSE NINE DEAL WITH CONSTRUCTION.
THE FIRST POINT ON EVERY -- THOSE ONE THROUGH SIX OBJECTIVES, THE FIRST POINT SAYS DISCOURAGE NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN 150 FEET OF CAMP BULLIS FENCE LINE.
IF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, WHY DOES THE ANNEXATION MODEL ONLY INCLUDE MONETARY EXAMPLES THAT ARE GENERATED BY TAX REVENUES? WHERE ARE THE EXAMPLES DETAILING THE CASES WHERE THE CITY OF SAN
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ANTONIO HAS ALREADY LIMITED LIGHT RESTRICTIONS, HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS, AND NOISE RESTRICTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS.>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. BOOKER.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ROBIN ROBERTS.
I'M A RESIDENT OF RIDGE CREEK, WHICH IS WITHIN THE FIVE-MILE RADIUS OF CAMP BULLIS, AND I SPEAK ONLY ON MY BEHALF.
SUCCINCTLY, I AM AGAINST ALL THREE OPTIONS OF ANNEXATION AROUND CAMP BULLIS.
NO ANNEXATION WAS THE MESSAGE I JOINED IN CARRYING TO THE TEXAS STATE LEGISLATURE IN 2017, WHICH LED TO THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW LEGISLATION TEXAS ANNEXATION RIGHT TO VOTE ACT, ENABLING RESIDENTS TO DETERMINE WHERE THEY LIVE AND BY WHOM THEY ARE GOVERNED.
THAT'S THE SAME MESSAGE I BRING TO YOU TODAY.
I CHOSE THE AREA I LIVE IN BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO.
GROWING UP, MY FATHER, A REGULAR ARMY LIFER, WAS STATIONED AT FORT SAM HOUSTON.
WE LOVE SAN ANTONIO AND THE HILL COUNTRY.
BUT I SELECTED TO LIVE OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, WHICH IS MY RIGHT AS AN AMERICAN.
I'M AN ARMY BRAT AND WITH MY FATHER SERVING OVER 30 YEARS, AND IN MANY CASES AS POST ENGINEER, AT NUMEROUS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, PROTECTION OF THE MILITARY IS IN MY DNA.
AS MAJOR GENERAL AYALA TOLD YOU AT THE JUNE 13 WORKING SESSION ON THIS BALLOT REFERENDUM, THE MILITARY IS NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT.
IT SOLELY WANTS TO TRAIN AND BE SURE THAT THE MISSION OF TRAINING AT CAMP BULLIS IS PROTECTED.
IT'S A BIT AMUSING THAT I'M DISCUSSING CAMP BULLIS AS A TRAINING SITE WHEN OVER 86 YEARS AGO MY FATHER, AS A CADET AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS A&M -- TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY TOOK TRAINING AT THIS SAME FACILITY.
THEREFORE, BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY I AM NOT AGAINST THE MILITARY OR ITS ABILITY TO TRAIN.
IN REVIEWING THE PRESENTATION MADE TO YOU ON JUNE 13, I NOTED THAT BOTH MAJOR GENERAL AYALA AND MR. CRAIG CARPENTER, CIVILIAN LAWYER WITH JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, INDICATED THAT THE PROTECTIONS OF THE MILITARY WERE TOO SOLID IN THE CAMP BULLIS AREA, DUE IN PART WITH AGREEMENTS WITH ALL THE PERTINENT PARTIES.
THAT SAYS TO ME SHOULD THE MILITARY SEEK PROTECTION AS STATED IN THE JLUS, THE AREA WITHIN THE FIVE-MILE RADIUS AROUND CAMP BULLIS IS COMPLYING WITH THE JLUS AND POSES NO THREAT TO THIS IMPORTANT MILITARY SITE.
FURTHER, I HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS COMPLIANCE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED WITHOUT EITHER ANNEXATION OR ANY IMPOSITION ORDINANCES OR ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
THAT RELATIONSHIP CAN CONTINUE WITH A COMMITMENT TO DIALOGUE AND EXECUTION OF AGREEMENTS WITH ALL INVOLVED PARTIES WELL INTO THE FUTURE.
DEVELOPMENT CAN AND TRAINING CAN CONTINUE WITH A LAND USE COMPATIBILITY AGREEMENT, NOT ANNEXATION ORDINANCES.
IN CLOSING, I REITERATE THAT I STAND AGAINST ANNEXATION AND I STAND FOR THE ABILITY OF THE MILITARY TO TRAIN AT CAMP BULLIS.
THESE TWO CAN EXIST IN HARMONY, AS HAS HAPPENED SUCCESSFULLY IN THE PAST.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. ROBERTS.
I LIVE IN NORTHWEST BEXAR COUNTY.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY COMMUNITY TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ANNEXATION OF OUR BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY.
I'M ALSO THE LEADER OF HOMEOWNERS AGAINST ANNEXATION, THE ORGANIZATION THAT THIS VERY BODY GALVANIZED TO PASS ANNEXATION REFORM.
I TRULY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY THOSE ACTIONS AFFORDED ME TO TEACH MY CHILDREN THAT REAL CHANGE IS POSSIBLE.
I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO THANK CITY STAFF FOR THE COURTESY THEY HAVE EXTENDED ME.
THEY REACHED OUT TO ME LAST L WK ON THIS TOPIC AND WE HAVE ADDITIONAL INTERACTIONS SCHEDULED LATER THIS MONTH.
WITH THAT, I HOPE TO EDUCATE MY COMMUNITY ON THE IMPACTS OF ANY ACTIONS.
AGAIN, I TRULY APPRECIATE THEIR COURTESY.
AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, WE'RE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF ANNEXATION OF OUR AREA.
EARLY INDICATIONS SEEM TO SUGGEST THAT THE CITY WOULD EXPECT SUCH A VOTE TO FAIL.
THIS SEEMS LIKE A COMPLETE WASTE OF PRECIOUS TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
FOR OUR AREA AROUND CAMP BULLIS, THAT COST IS ESTIMATED ABOUT $250,000.
WHILE THAT MAY NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT SUM FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, THOSE OF US IN THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
WHAT WOULD BE DONE WITH THOSE DOLLARS? JUST THINK WHAT MAGDELENA HOUSE
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COULD DO WITH THAT MONEY.NOW YOU SAY IT'S AN INVESTMENT TO MAINTAIN THE IMPACT THE MILITARY PROVIDES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
CERTAINLY $250,000 TO KEEP A REVENUE STREAM OF $49 BILLION IS A GOOD INVESTMENT.
BUT THE PENDING LOSS OF THIS IMPACT IS JUST NOT REAL.
TO USE THE MILITARY AS AN EXCUSE TO EXECUTE THE ANNEXATION IS DISINGENUOUS.
EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX AN AREA NEAR A MILITARY BASE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE TEXAS ANNEXATION RIGHT TO VOTE ACT PASSED LAST YEAR.
THE MILITARY NEEDS COMPATIBLE USES AND RELIEF TO ENCROACHMENT.
EVERYONE IN MY COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THAT.
AND THOSE TOOLS ALREADY EXIST.
LET'S LOOK AT A FEW EXAMPLES OF WHY ANNEXATION OR MUNICIPAL CONTROL IS NOT THE ANSWER.
ONE, JUST LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE RIM.
I DON'T THINK I NEED TO EVEN ILLUSTRATE THAT.
EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
LOOK AT THE LIGHT POLLUTION MAP.
THE CHANGE OVER TIME IS NOT IN MY AREA.
IT IS ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE OF THESE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREAS.
LET'S COMPARE THE DENSITY OF THE NORTH END OF CAMP BULLIS AND SOUTH END OF CAMP BULLIS.
LOOK AT THE FOUR-STORE STRUCTURES IN THE COUNTY COMPARED TO THE CITY.
FOR REFERENCE, THERE ARE NONE ON THAT SIDE OF THE COUNTY.
TABLE 41 IN THE JLUS SHOWS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO USE OF ANNEXATION AS, QUOTE, DEFICIENT AS A COMPATIBILITY TOOL.
MY FINAL COMMENT, JLUS STUDY PAGE 3-8 LISTS SIX PRIORITY AREAS.
NONE OF THOSE SIX PRIORITY AREAS ARE IN THIS PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA.
SO THIS RESOLUTION WOULD NOT EXTEND CONTROLS TO THOSE SIX PRIORITY AREAS.
LET'S GET AN ANSWER TO THAT BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. STEWART.
I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THIS WAS THOROUGHLY VETTED AT THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE AND THEY CAME UP WITH THE CURRENT RULES AND REGULATIONS ON WHAT IT TAKES FOR A CITY TO ANNEX OUTSIDE OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE CURRENT CITY LIMITS, EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES.
I MEAN, I THINK BACK WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE TO SAN ANTONIO BACK IN 1991, IT WAS STILL A HIKE AND THERE WASN'T MUCH DEVELOPMENT OUT AROUND CAMP BULLIS OR DOWN AT MEDINA.
SAN ANTONIO HAS GROWN AND WE'RE GETTING ENCROACHING ON THESE AREAS.
NOW, WITH MY BACKGROUND, I DEALT WITH THESE ISSUES WHEN I WAS IN THE AIR FORCE ABOUT ENCROACHMENT.
WE WERE ALWAYS LOOKING AT THOSE AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO CONTROL THAT.
THERE WASN'T MUCH ON THE MILITARY'S SIDE THAT YOU COULD DO.
YOU HAD TO LOOK OUTSIDE THE MILITARY AND GET SUPPORT FROM THE LOCAL ECONOMIES, WHETHER IT'S THE CITY OR THE COUNTY OR WHATEVER, TO TRY TO CONTROL THAT GROWTH AND GET IN THOSE AREAS THAT CLEAR ZONES OR THE ACUS, THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IN THOSE AREAS.
AND THE MILITARY IS REALLY DRIVING THIS REQUIREMENT.
IT'S NOT A CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ISSUE.
AND THEY HAVE REACHED OUT SAYING WE NEED SOME HELP.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THESE GROUPS TO LOOK AT THESE ISSUES AND COME UP WITH RECOMMENDATIONS.
BRIDGETT, I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU AS FAR AS TAXING AND WHAT OPTION ONE REALLY ENTAILS AS FAR AS TAXING AND WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE.
>> I CAN HAVE OUR BUDGET DIRECTOR.
JUSTINA TATE, BUDGET DIRECTOR.
WE LOOKED AT SALES TAX BASED ON WE GOT INFORMATION FROM THE STATE BASED ON WHAT THEY HAD COLLECTED FOR LAST YEAR AND USED
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THAT WITHIN OUR ASSUMPTIONS.SO THIS ANNEXATION PLAN, THERE'S NOTHING SET ASIDE ANYTHING SPECIAL FOR TAXING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IF IT GETS ANNEXED IT WILL BECOME A PART OF THE CITY AND THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CITY TAXES AS WELL AS OTHER TAXING ENTITIES AS WELL, RIGHT?
SO THEY WOULD BE PAYING OUR PROPERTY TAXES AND WE WOULD BE COLLECTING THE SALES TAX AND THEN ANY OTHER TAXES THAT THEY WOULD FALL WITHIN THOSE BOUNDARIES.
LIKE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE COUNTY, THOSE THINGS.
AND WHAT IS -- I MEAN, WHAT IS THE REAL IMPACT? WE ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT IS THERE A PERCENTAGE THAT TAXES WOULD GO UP FOR AN ANNEXATION DEAL?
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCIL, ANDY, OUR CITY ATTORNEY HAS A COMMENT.
>> I WANTED TO CLARIFY FOR COUNCILMAN PERRY THAT THERE WILL BE NO TAXING DURING THE THREE-YEAR LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION.
IT WOULDN'T COME UNTIL AFTER THAT PERIOD WITH FULL ANNEXATION.
I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF A PERCENTAGE INCREASE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE WHENEVER THE TAXES ARE STARTING TO BE IMPLEMENTED?
>> SO THE PROPERTY TAXES, FOR AN INDIVIDUAL LIVING WITHIN CAMP BULLIS, PER YEAR, IT WOULD CREASE ABOUT $1700.
AND THEN FOR THE AREAS IN LACKLAND IT WOULD BE ABOUT $700 INCREASE ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX.
THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS ABOUT TAXATION.
SO, AGAIN, LOOKING BACK AT THIS I'M A PROPERTY RIGHTS TYPE OF GUY.
YOU OWN YOUR PROPERTY YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO WITH IT WHAT YOU WANT.
BUT I'M LOOKING AT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MILITARY AND WHAT THEIR REQUIREMENTS ARE.
AGAIN, CAMP BULLIS, CAMP STANLEY, MEDINA, THEY WERE WAY OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE YEARS AGO.
AND THIS CITY HAS GROWN AND IT IS ENCROACHING ON THOSE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE MILITARY HAS TO DO.
YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT SAY, WELL, NO, NOT REALLY.
BUT IT'S -- TO ME IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE CITY HAS GROWN AND IS ENCROACHING ON THOSE MILITARY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
LIGHTING, NOISE, A WHOLE HOST OF ISSUES THAT WILL IMPACT THEIR TRAINING.
THEY WERE PUT OUT THERE TO BEGIN WITH BECAUSE IT WAS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE REQUIREMENT, NOT JUST FROM THE CITY BUT WHAT THE MILITARY REQUIREMENT IS.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS THAT WE MADE A TRIP UP TO D.C. HERE THIS LAST YEAR AND WE TALKED TO MILITARY LEADERS.
AND THAT WAS THE FIRST QUESTION ABOUT OUR ENCROACHMENT ISSUES AT OUR MILITARY BASES.
WE SAID WE'RE WORKING THOSE ISSUES AND WE WILL TRY TO CONTROL THOSE TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY, EVEN IF WE PASS THIS OPTION ONE THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE ENCROACHMENT ISSUES OUT THERE THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING IN THOSE AREAS STILL GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THIS AND PUT THEIR WANTS AND DESIGNERS OUT THERE THROUGH A VOTE.
IF IT DOESN'T PASS, WELL THEN THERE'S REMEDIES THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT AS WELL.
BUT WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL THAT THESE ENCROACHMENT ISSUES ARE VERY SERIOUS FOR OUR MILITARY.
LIKE I SAID, IN OUR MEETINGS UP IN D.C. THOSE WERE THE FIRST QUESTIONS COMING OUT OF THE MILITARY LEADERSHIP IS ENCROACHMENT ISSUES.
AND THAT WILL BE LOOKED AT VERY, VERY CLOSELY WHEN, NOT IF, BUT WHEN WE HAVE ANOTHER BRAC ROUND.
AND EVERYBODY KNOWS THE IMPACT THAT HAS HAPPENED HERE TO SAN ANTONIO.
WE STILL HAVEN'T RECOVERED FROM KELLY.
WE HAVE NOT RECOVERED AS FAR AS TOTAL JOBS, EMPLOYMENT DOWN AT KELLY.
SO IT'S A HUGE IMPACT HERE FOR OUR CITY.
AND WE HAVE TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF THAT.
SO WITH THAT, SIR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OPTION ONE AS THE CITY STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED.
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THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NO. 5.
I JUST WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND GET A LITTLE MORE CLARIFICATION.
BRIDGETT, IF YOU COULD HELP ME OUT.
THOSE ARE THE TWO OPTIONS THAT THE VOTERS WILL FACE OR THE OPTIONS THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS TO CHOOSE FROM?
>> SO THE TWO OPTIONS THAT YOU SEE HERE ON SLIDE 13 WOULD BE THE BALLOT LANGUAGE.
SO THE VOTERS WOULD HAVE TWO OPTIONS.
OPTION ONE TO VOTE TO ANNEX THE AREA INTO THE CITY, OR OPTION TWO TO APPLY LAND USE CONTROLS FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
SO THIS WOULD BE WHAT THE VOTERS SEE ON THE BALLOT IN TERMS OF COUNCIL.
TODAY THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER APPROVING A RESOLUTION TO CALL THE ELECTION FOR BOTH AREAS.
NOW, UNDER OPTION ONE, THAT'S A LIMITED PURPOSE.
AND I THINK I UNDERSTOOD FROM AN EARLIER CONVERSATION THAT THAT LIMITATION WOULD EXIST FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, TWO OR THREE YEARS?
THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION MORE OR LESS ONCE COUNCIL APPROVES THE RESOLUTION, WE HAVE THE ELECTION.
WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A SERIES OF STEPS FOR COUNCIL TO INITIATE THAT PROCESS.
>> THEN IT WOULD BE THREE YEARS.
BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR YOU TO FINALIZE THAT PROCESS.
>> COURAGE: SO DURING THAT THREE YEARS WOULD THE PEOPLE WHS CHOSEN -- I KNOW IT'S AN IF.
BUT IF ENOUGH VOTERS, A MAJORITY, VOTE FOR OPTION ONE AND IT'S CHOSEN WITHIN THAT THREE-YEAR PERIOD, WHAT CITY SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA.
>> AT THIS TIME THERE WOULD BE NO CITY SERVICES PROVIDED.
PART OF THIS THREE-YEAR TIME-FRAME WOULD ALLOW THE CITY IN TERMS OF FIRE AND POLICE TO RAMP UP RESOURCES TO BE READY FOR THAT 37TH MONTH.
>> COURAGE: NOT EVEN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, NOTHING?
>> NO SERVICES WOULD BE OFFERED BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PAYING TAXES.
>> COURAGE: AND THEN AT THE END OF THAT THREE YEARS THE CITY HAS THE OPTION OF IMPLEMENTING FULL ANNEXATION, WHICH MEANS WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE FULL SERVICES.
>> THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A VOTE TO COMPLETE THAT PROCESS.
AND THEN IT WOULD BE FULL PURPOSE ANNEXATION.
>> COURAGE: AND THEN THEY WOULD PAY FULL TAXES.
>> COURAGE: DURING LIMITED-PURPOSE TIME, WOULD THE SAME REQUIREMENTS THE SAME UNDER EITHER OPTION ONE OR OPTION TWO UNDER THE LIMITED OPTION ONE, IF IT'S APPROVED?
>> COURAGE: THERE WOULD BE DIFFERENT SETS OF LAND USE?
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE LOOK IN TERMS OF LAND USE CONTROLS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC CONTROLS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO TIE BACK TO THE JOINT LAND USE STUDY FOR EACH OF THE AREAS.
SO WE'RE ABLE TO, BASED ON STRATEGIES AND CITATIONS IN THE JOINT LAND USE, LOOK TO SAY THESE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY.
WE COULDN'T DO EVERYTHING WE DO IN THE CITY IN THE COUNTY IF IT'S OPTION TWO.
IF IT'S OPTION ONE, WE HAVE TO CREATE SOME SORT OF REGULATORY PLAN.
SO WE COULD IDENTIFY WHAT POSSIBLE THINGS WE COULD DO.
BUT OF COURSE THAT ALL HAS TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR YOU TO EVEN APPROVE INITIATING THAT LIMITED PURPOSE PROCESS.
>> COURAGE: DO WE, BECAUSE IT'S STILL IN OUR ETJ, HAVE THE RIGHT TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THE LAND USE POLICIES THAT WE USE RIGHT NOW?
>> NO, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ZONING.
SO THE SECTOR PLANS IDENTIFIES LAND USE IF WE WERE TO HAVE ANNEXATION IN THE AREA.
SO YOU'LL RECALL IF WE HAVE AN ANNEXATION ITEM THAT COMES BEFORE YOU, WE'LL TYPICALLY HAVE SOME SORT OF PLAN AMENDMENT OR ZONING, BECAUSE WE CAN'T BRING PROPERTY INTO THE CITY IF IT'S NOT ZONED.
>> COURAGE: ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS GOING TO ASK IS WHY DON'T WE MENTION IN THESE TWO OPTIONS THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS COULD BE FACING? FOR EXAMPLE, WHY DON'T WE LIST UNDER OPTION ONE THAT THIS WOULD INCLUDE NO CITY TAXES AND NO CITY SERVICES DURING THIS LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME.
I THINK THAT WOULD HAVE SOME INFLUENCE ON THE DECISION-MAKING THAT SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE IN UNDERSTANDING THEIR VOTE.
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I'LL BE SUPPORTING AND I CALL THE QUESTION.WE JUST HAVE A FEW MORE COUNCILMEMBERS ON THIS ITEM.
COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES? COUNCILMAN SALDAÑA?
I WANTED TO ASK A QUICK QUESTION OF BRIDGETTE OR MICHAEL WHO MIGHT BE BEST TO FIELD THIS.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ANNEXATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AT THE CITY LEVEL AND WE -- IT'S IMPORTANT TO DISTINGUISH THAT YOU CAN HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON ANNEXATION, AND THOSE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES DON'T HAVE TO BE WRONG.
SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT AN NEXTSATION THEY BE USED BY A CITY TO REGULATE LAND USE, THERE MIGHT BE ABILITY FOR THE CITY TO GO OUT AND BRING MORE REVENUE INTO THE CITY.
I'LL JUST SHARE MY PERSPECTIVE AND I WANT TO ADDRESS A QUESTION THAT CAME UP FROM MRS. BOOKER, WHICH I THINK IS A GOOD ONE, FOR FOLKS WHO ARE WATCHING THE CITY GROW AND DEVELOP.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A CLEAN SLATE WITH REGARD TO HOW FAR THE CITY'S REACHES HAVE GONE.
NAMELY, IF I WERE TRYING TO MANAGE A CITY, I'D LIKE TO MANAGE A CITY BY INVESTING IN OLDER AREAS, INVESTING THE CITY AS IT EXISTED, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL DECADES AGO, SO WE WOULDN'T EXPAND THE REACH, EXPAND THE AMOUNT OF FIRE STATIONS, POLICE STATIONS, NOT ONLY DO THAT BY CONTAINING THE CITY'S GROWTH, BUT IN THIS CASE, YOU'D ACTUALLY BE A BENEFIT
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TO THE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WHO HAVE EXIST, WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT ENKROACHMENT, RIGHTFULLY SO.I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT THE MILITARY SHOULDN'T BE WORRIED ABOUT ENCROACHMENT ISSUES.
SO MY PERSPECTIVE ON ANNEXATION, ESPECIALLY SINCE I REPRESENTED AN AREA THAT IS NOT ONLY CONTAINING A MILITARY BASE, BUT IS NOT YET SURROUNDED BY A TON OF GROWTH, SO WHEN I LOOK AT ANNEXATION, I LOOK AT IT AS AN ABILITY TO CONTROL AND CONTAIN SOME OF THE REGULATION OF THE LAND, BECAUSE OUT IN BEXAR COUNTY, TO THE WEST OF MEDINA BASE, THERE IS NO ZONING, THERE IS NO ABILITY TO REGULATE, WHICH TO A DEVELOPER -- AND THIS IS NOT A HYPOTHETICAL, THIS IS A REAL SCENARIO -- FOR A DEVELOPER WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY WEST OF MEDINA BASE ANNEX, THEY WANT TO PUT 1400 NEW ROOFTOPS.
THAT'S NOT -- AS A POLICYMAKER, I'M NOT EXCITED ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE THAT MEANS -- WITH CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC DELAYS.
THOSE ARE HIGHWAY PROJECTS THAT OTHERWISE COULD BE GOING INTO THE CITY.
IT FURTHER STRETCHES THE REACHES OF FOLKS WHO ARE COMING INTO THE CITY AND OUT OF THE CITY.
SO BACK TO MRS. BOOKER'S QUESTION, IF I DON'T WANT THE RIM TO EXIST OUTSIDE OF THE WEST END OF MEDINA ANNEX, WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THAT TODAY? AND TO GO BACK TO HER QUESTION, HOW DID THE RIM GET TO BE WHAT IT IS IF THE JLUS HAD ALREADY IMPLEMENTED SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS, WHAT AUTHORITY DID WE HAVE TO STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING?
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER IF YOU LOOK AT THE JLUS AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS, SO EVER SINCE THEN, THE CITY HAS BEEN ADOPTING ORDINANCES, MANY OF THEM TAKEN THROUGH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, OF COURSE WITH OUR MILITARY DEPARTMENT, THE MILITARY AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, BUT WE'VE ESTABLISHED AND ADOPTED A MILITARY LIGHTING OVERLAY DISTRICT ORDINANCE, A SOUND ATTENUATION ORDINANCE, NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES THAT HAS BEEN CODIFIED WHERE THE MILITARY IS NOTIFIED VERY EARLY ON OF POTENTIAL PROJECTS.
WE UPDATED OUR TREE ORDINANCE TO INCREASE CANOPY, NOT JUST WHAT WHAT YOU HAD TO PRESERVE BUT WHAT YOU HAD TO PUT BACK AS YOU DEVELOPED.
THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN IN DIRECT RESULT OF THE JLUS RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THERE ARE STILL OTHERS.
YOU KNOW, THE HABITAT COMPLIANCE, OUR HABITAT COMPLIANCE PLAN THAT WE FINALLY ADOPTED A YEAR AGO, SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF TOOLS THAT WE CAN USE WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
SOME OF THEM EXTEND OUTSIDE ALREADY, SOME DO NOT, OF COURSE.
BUT THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD LOOK AT IT AND ARE ALREADY LOOKING AT LACKLAND, THAT AREA, WE JUST UPDATED THE MILITARY LIGHTING OVERLAY DISTRICT IN THE CITY LIMITS, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT THROUGH ZONING.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS ANNEXATION QUESTION, WHETHER IT'S A TRUE ANNEXATION, IF THEY VOTE TO ANNEX OR TO PROVIDE SOME LAND USE CONTROLS, IT'S NOT ABOUT STOPPING DEVELOPMENT, AND I THINK JUAN WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT MORE, IT'S ABOUT COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT IN THOSE AREAS.
SO WE'VE DONE A LOT SINCE THE JLUS.
THE RIM HAS DEVELOPED WITH A LOT OF THOSE CONTROLS, SO IT HAS DEFINITELY DEVELOPED, BUT IT HAS DEFINITE CONTROLS TO MAKE IT MORE COMPATIBLE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LOOK AT CERTAINLY IN THE LACKLAND AREA AS WELL.
>> SALDAÑA: AND GENERAL IYELLA, BEFORE YOU SPEAK, THE MILITARY IS NOT AGAINST DEVELOPMENT.
THEY'VE PASSED ALONG 300 ACRES TO THEIR FAMILY, THEIR FAMILY HAS DECIDED TO DEVELOP, THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CASE AT THE RIM, THE QUESTION THAT WE HAVE, WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT THE RIM TODAY BECAUSE THOSE REGULATIONS EXIST? AND I THINK WHAT MICHAEL SHANNON, I'VE HEARD HIM SAY, AND I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING AND STUDYING THIS ISSUE FOR A GREAT DEAL OF TIME, IT MEANS THAT IN SOME OF THOSE DEVELOPMENTS, LIKE THE RIM, THEY HAVE HAD TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH SOME OF THOSE USE, EITHER WITH SOUND AT 10 -- ATTENUATION OR TOP GOLF, THEY HAVE RULES THAT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED, REGULATIONS AND LAND USE.
I GET THE QUESTION ALL THE TIME ABOUT THE RIM AND, YOU KNOW, WHY ALL THIS DEVELOPMENT AND THE CITY HASN'T DONE ANYTHING.
I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT I THINK THE RIM AND THAT ENTIRE AREA IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF COMPATIBLE LAND USE.
IT IS A -- PROBABLY AN EXAMPLE FOR A LOT OF MILITARY COMMUNITIES TO FOLLOW WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN BUILD, THEY CAN GROW THEIR ECONOMIC IMPACT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE MILITARY MISSION HAS CONTINUED UNABATED.
AND THE REASON THAT IS THE CASE IS THE ENTIRE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE IS THAT WE'VE SAT DOWN WITH DEVELOPERS, LANDOWNERS, THE MILITARY, THE CITY, AND THINGS THAT ARE DEVELOPED FOR ANY TYPE OF GROWTH HAS BEEN COMPATIBLE WITH THE MISSION.
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AND, AGAIN, THE MISSION AT CAMP BULLIS, YOU KNOW, THEY TRAIN EVERY SINGLE MEDICAL COREMAN AND MEDIC THAT GOES INTO COMBAT HAS CONTINUED UNABATED FOR YEARS BECAUSE OF THAT.SO, AGAIN, MY POINT IS THAT, THAT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF COMPATIBLE LAND USE IN A COMMUNITY PARTNERING WITH THE MILITARY TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT THEY DO IS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL.
>> SALDAÑA: THANK YOU, GENERAL.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO DRAW THE DISTINCTION AGAIN ON PERSPECTIVES, BECAUSE I THINK SOME FOLKS WOULD LOOK AT THE RIM AND LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENT AND SAY, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE IN THEIR BACKYARD OR DEVELOP FURTHER OUT INTO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY.
THERE'S THIS -- I THINK THERE'S THIS MISTAKE IN THINKING THAT IF THE CITY WERE TO EXPAND ITS REACHES, THAT THAT ALSO MEANS THAT IT BRINGS WITH IT THE SORT OF RIM DEVELOPMENT.
THAT HAPPENS WITH OR WITHOUT OUR HELP.
AND I'M SYMPATHETIC TO THE FOLKS WHO HAVE MOVED OUT FURTHER BEYOND THE CITY'S LIMITS WHO WANT TO SEE A BEAU COLIC SETTING WHERE THERE'S DEERS AND RATTLESNAKES, BUT THE CITY COMING IN AND ANNEXING -- BETWEEN THAT CONFLICT OF WHAT I WANT, LESS OF THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE CITY AND WHAT I'M FIGHTING AGAINST IS THE ANNEXATION.
BECAUSE I TELL YOU WHAT, THE DEVELOPERS -- THEY DON'T WANT THE CITY TO COME IN AND ANNEX, BECAUSE IN SOME CASES IT RUINS THEIR BOTTOM LINE, THEY CAN'T BUILD AS MANY HOMES, THEY HAVE TO DO DOWNLIGHTING IN CERTAIN SPECIFIC AREAS, THEY HAVE SOUND ATTENUATION ON THEIR WINDOWS.
SO IN THAT WAY, I THINK IT SLOWS DOWN THAT GROWTH OF EITHER ROOFTOPS OR COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT LOOK LIKE THE RIM, WHICH IS WHY I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE CONFUSED BY WHAT SOMEBODY WANTS TO SEE, WHICH IS NO ANNEXATION, BUT ALSO WANTS TO SEE NO DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK THOSE THINGS GO HAND IN HAND.
IN THIS CASE, I'LL BE SUPPORTING NOT ANNEXATION, BUT THE DECISION TO GO TO THE VOTERS.
AT THE VERY LEAST, WE'LL GET LAND USE REGULAR RAITIONS TO MAKE SURE IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD 1400 HOME THEY HAVE THE KIND OF LIGHT POLLUTION MITIGATION AND SOUND ATTENUATION OR EVEN HABITAT PROTECTION THAT IS NECESSARY IF WE CAN DO THOSE THINGS.
SO THOSE ARE MY ONLY COMMENTS, MAYOR.
>> JUST ONE MORE COMMENT IF I MAY, SIR.
I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT THE REASON THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY AND THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OR THE REQUESTS THAT WE GET ARE FROM THE MILITARY.
IT'S NOTHING THAT WE CAME UP WITH IN THE OFFICE OF MILITARY AFFAIRS, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
IT'S -- GENERAL LINDERMAN AND MANY OF THE SENIOR GENERAL OFFICERS REACH OUT TO US IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR MISSION CONTINUES, AND THAT'S ALL THEY WANT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SALDAÑA.
>> SANDOVAL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.
JUST OVER A YEAR AGO WE WERE HERE AT THE DAIS, IT WAS THE LAST MEETING IN JUNE, AND WE WERE ABOUT TO VOTE ON ANNEXATION AND WE SPENT A LONG TIME DISCUSSING IT, BECAUSE IT WAS -- IT HAD BEEN SET IN MOTION BEFORE ABOUT SEVEN OF US WERE ELECTED, AND IT WAS THE FIRST MEETING AND THE FIRST ANNEXATION VOTE FOR MANY OF US.
THE ITEM WASN'T A SLAM DUNK, IT WAS CONTROVERSIAL, AND MOST OF OUR QUESTIONS CENTERED AROUND THE PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT HAD BEEN -- THE INFORMATION THAT HAD BEEN PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC, HAD IT BEEN DONE WITH ADVANCED NOTICE? DID THEY REALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING WHEN THE VOTE TOOK PLACE? YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO START PAYING PROPERTY TAXES AND, YOU KNOW, WERE THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUDGET FOR THAT.
IT WAS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT SITUATION, BUT NONETHELESS, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE ASKING FROM THE DAIS TODAY ALSO HAVE TO DO WITH COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC AND BEING ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT STAFF HAS MET WITH SOME OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS, I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
I DO WANT TO HEAR FROM STAFF, THOUGH, WHAT IS THE PUBLIC OUTREACH STRATEGY AND THE TIMELINE FOR THAT?
>> IN THE PRESENTATIONNT ON SLIDE 21, WE DO HAVE ELECTION NOTIFICATIONS AND MEETINGS.
WE HAVE A VERY DETAILED CALENDAR.
WE DO HAVE SOME THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, SO WE ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, SERVICE PROVIDERS WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF COUNCIL'S VOTE OF THE RESOLUTION.
WE ARE NOT, HOWEVER, REQUIRED TO NOTIFY REGISTERED VOTERS; HOWEVER, WE WILL BE SENDING THE SAME NOTIFICATION LETTER OUT TO REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE TWO AREAS, IF COUNCIL WERE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, SO THAT THEY ARE ALSO AWARE OF WHAT THE OPTIONS MEAN, WHERE
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THEIR -- WHO TO CONTACT FROM THE BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE, WE HAVE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.AND ALSO INFORMATION ON THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT WE WILL BE HOSTING.
THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS ARE UNDER THE ADDITIONAL COLUMN, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO NOT REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO BE COMPLETED.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS NOW OF FINALIZING LOCATIONS, TWO IN THE CAMP BULLIS AREA AND TWO IN THE LACKLAND AREA, SO WE'D BE HOLDING ONE IN SEPTEMBER AND ONE IN OCTOBER FOR EACH.
WE THEN WILL HAVE A NOTICE OF THE ACTUAL ELECTION THAT'S REQUIRED IN OCTOBER BEFORE THE ACTUAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 6TH.
AND THEN OF COURSE POST ELECTION, WE HAVE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AS WELL.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD ON, COUNCILWOMAN, AS ONE OF THOSE INVOLVED IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY, YOU HEARD MIKE STEWART TALK EARLIER ABOUT HOW THE CITY STAFF HAVE REACHED OUT TO THEM.
WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT.
I THINK -- YOU KNOW, THIS IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE.
THERE'S NO QUESTION, BECAUSE IT WAS MADE COMPLICATED BY THE LAW.
I WANT TO TRY TO MAKE IT AS SIMPLE AS WE CAN, BECAUSE I THINK FOLKS ARE WONDERING WHY THIS MIGHT BE PUT ON THE BALLOT.
EITHER YOU WANT TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO OR YOU WANT TO STAY UNINCORPORATED AND LET THE CITY EXTEND ITS PROTECTIONS.
THAT OPTION WASN'T THERE BEFORE THE NEW LAW PASSED.
THE ONLY WAY WE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXTEND MILITARY PROTECTIONS INTO THOSE AREAS IS BY BRINGING THEM IN THE CITY.
THE LAW CREATED A REQUIREMENT THAT THERE BE A VOTE, AND IF THE VOTE IS NO, THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE THE MILITARY PROTECTION.
SO IT'S A REQUIREMENT, IT'S A NECESSITY THAT IT BE A CHOICE BEFORE THE VOTERS BEFORE THE CITY GAINS THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE JLUS PROTECTION, AND THAT'S WHY THE OPTION WOULD BE PUT BEFORE THEM.
AND ABOUT HOW HOW MANY PARCELS ARE WE LOOKING AT IN EACH OF THE AREAS? SO --
>> SO PARCELS FOR THE CAMP BULLIS WOULD BE OVER 9800.
PARCELS FOR THE LACKLAND AREA, OVER 16,000.
IN TERMS OF PROPERTY OWNERS FOR BOTH AREAS, WE'D BE MAILING TO OVER 26,000 PROPERTY OWNERS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY ELECTION'S OFFICE AND THEY'LL BE PROVIDING US A LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN ADDITION TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
OF COURSE THERE MAY BE SOME DUPLICATION, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SEND IT OUT TO BOTH.
REGISTERED -- EVEN IF SOMEONE IS A PROPERTY OWNER, IF THEY ARE NOT A REGISTERED VOTER, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO VOTE IN THEIR PARTICULAR AREA.
IF THEY'RE A PROPERTY OWNER BUT NOT A REGISTERED VOTER, RIGHT, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE.
SO I GUESS I -- WHAT DOES THE NOTIFICATION LOOK LIKE? IS IT EASY TO UNDERSTAND? IS IT IN TWO LANGUAGES?
>> WHITE: ACTUALLY WE SPENT ABOUT TWO DAYS WORKING ON THE NOTIFICATION LETTER.
IT WILL BE GOING OUT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
SO WE HAD A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT STAFF DEPARTMENTS ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE LETTER.
THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
WE SENT IT OUT TO BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE HAS SEEN IT AS WELL TO MAKE SURE WHEN SOMEONE READS IT, IT'S VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE ANNEXATION IS A COMPLICATED TOPIC, SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S WITHIN 5 MILES OF THE BASE -- MISSIONS, TWO OPTIONS, WHERE CAN YOU PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AND HERE ALSO, TOO, IS INFORMATION ON A COMMUNITY MEETING THAT WE'LL BE HOLDING.
ALSO AS I SAID IT'S IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
I'LL BE GLAD TO HEAR HOW YOUR MEETINGS TURN OUT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL.
>> GONZALES: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
AND JUST -- I THINK THIS QUESTION WOULD BE FOR GENERAL AYALLA.
I'VE BEEN LISTENING AND I HOPE I HAVEN'T MISSED IT, WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE MILITARY TO THE CITY?
THE LATEST FROM THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER, IT'S 49 BILLION TO THE TEXAS ECONOMY.
AND 15 BASES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO -- IN AUDIO] -- FOR ALL 15 BASES, SAN ANTONIO'S 49 BILLION, SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S MORE THAN A THIRD FOR THE TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE TEXAS ECONOMY.
>> GONZALES: 49 BILLION FOR THE STATE FOR 15 MILITARY BASES.
>> 49 BILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO TO THE STATE
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IMPACT.AND DEPENDING ON THE STUDIES THAT YOU LOOK AT, IT'S THE NUMBER ONE EMPLOYER BY NUMBER.
>> GONZALES: IN THE REGION WHICH INCLUDES TEXAS REGION OR --
>> THE SAN ANTONIO REGION, THE ALAMO REGION.
>> IF YOU RECALL, RANDOLPH IS A LARGE PART OF IT ISN'T EVEN IN OUR CITY.
SO -- AND ALSO WITH THAT -- THAT WAS -- I'LL TRY AND KEEP IT SIMPLE, MY QUESTIONS HERE, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THIS, YOU KNOW, TRIGGERS A LOT OF DISCUSSION.
AND I'VE BEEN PRETTY STABLE IN MY COMMITMENT AGAINST ANNEXATION OVER THE YEARS, LARGELY BECAUSE IN MOST CASES I DON'T -- I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT ACTUALLY DOES PAY FOR ITSELF.
AND, IN FACT, SOME OR EVEN AS A BENEFIT TO THE CITY.
MY SENSE IS THAT OVERALL ANNEXATION IS A LOSS TO THE CITY AND I THINK WE'VE PROVED THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN AS WE'VE SHOWN HOW MUCH GREATER THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS FOR DENSE AREAS.
THAT MEANS NARROWER STREETS, DENSER HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY.
BUT IN THIS CASE, I CAN SUPPORT THE ANNEXATION BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE MILITARY THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO PROTECT THAT MISSION.
AND SO EVEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL REVIEW MODEL THAT'S HERE, THE 20-YEAR FORECAST, IT SHOWS A VERY SIMPLE MODEL, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S NOT AN ACCURATE PICTURE.
AND I WANT TO JUST ENCOURAGE THE STAFF TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION AS WE TALK ABOUT THE 20-YEAR FORECAST IN THE FINANCIAL MODEL OF THE PURPOSE OF ANNEXING THIS AREA.
SO I WOULD HOPE TO HAVE -- I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE SIMPLY SO THAT THE AVERAGE CONSUMER CAN UNDERSTAND.
WE'VE BEEN ON THIS ANNEXATION AGENDA FOR FIVE PLUS YEARS, SINCE I'VE BEEN ON -- IN FACT, BEFORE I GOT HERE.
I'VE AN OPPOSED TO IT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE GET A FULL PICTURE OF THE ANNEXATION, ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE ADDRESSING HERE.
FOR EXAMPLE ON THE AIR FORCE AND MEDINA ANNEXATION, SOME OF THESE YOU TALK ABOUT SQUARE MILES AND LAND THAT WE'RE ANNEXING, BUT WE'RE REALLY REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN ARE THE STREETS, SO HOW MANY MILES OF STREETS ARE HERE? THAT'S ALSO FOR THE STAFF, I THINK, ADDRESS THIS INFORMATION A LITTLE BIT MORE CORRECTLY.
I MEAN, WHAT WE'RE MAINTAINING ARE STREETS.
AND SO 10 SQUARE MILES IS NOT EXACTLY HOW MANY MILES OF STREETS, HOW MANY CENTER LANE MILES.
AND ALSO DOES THIS REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POLICE AND FIRE? THAT'S WHERE OUR GREATEST EXPENSES ARE, BUT IT STILL IS NO COMPARISON TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OUR MILITARY BASES FOR THE CITY.
SO FOR THAT REASON, I'M INCLINED TO SUPPORT THIS, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T SUPPORT ANNEXATION IN GENERAL, AND I'LL LEAVE MY COMMENTS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GREAT, COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES.
JEFF, ARE YOU STILL HERE? THERE ARE SEVERAL STATEMENTS MADE ABOUT SB6 AND THE USE FOR THE ANNEXATION PROCESS.
PART OF THAT WAS ALSO INCLUSIVE OF THE TREE ORDINANCE, WHICH WE KNOW TREE PROTECTIONS ARE EXTENDED IN THE ETJ CURRENTLY, BUT SPEAK TO THAT A MINUTE.
BECAUSE THE SB6 PROTECTIONS ARE ALSO TO REINFORCE THAT?
OUR TREE ORDINANCE IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL TO CAMP BULLIS, BECAUSE EVERY TIME TREES ARE CUT DOWN OFF CAMP BULLIS, IT FORCES THE ENDANGERED GOLDEN CHEEK WARBLER ONTO CAMP BULLIS AND LIMITS WHERE THEY CAN TRAIN.
THEY'VE BEEN VERY, VERY CLEAR OVER THE YEARS THAT THE TREE ORDINANCE IS CRUCIAL.
UNDER STATE LAW, WE CAN CURRENTLY REGULATE TREES IN THE ETJ.
SO RIGHT NOW OUR TREE ORDINANCE IS ONE OF THE REGULATIONS THAT WE CAN IMPOSE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS.
WE WOULDN'T GAIN THAT THROUGH THIS ACTION; HOWEVER, THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE, EACH OF THE PAST FIVE OR SIX SESSIONS, HAS FILED BILLS THAT WOULD TAKE AWAY CITY'S ABILITY TO REGULATE TREES IN THE ETJ.
IF THAT ACTION IS -- IN AUDIO] -- CAMP BULLIS, UNLESS THIS ELECTION IS HELD, WHICHEVER WAY IT GOES, IT WOULD GIVE THE CITY THE AUTHORITY TO WORK IN THOSE 5-MID ESSENTIALLY IT WOULD BUFFER US AGAINST FUTURE CHANGES TO STATE LAW REGARDING TREES.
IF THEY TOOK AWAY OUR AUTHORITY AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE WOULD HAVE ESSENTIALLY A BELT AND SUSPENDERS PROTECTION AND BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO ENFORCE TREE REGULATIONS WITHIN
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THOSE 5 MILES.BRIDGETTE, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
AS IT RELATES TO THE PRIORITY AREAS FROM JLUS, YOU DID SPEAK TO THE REASONS WHY SEVERAL OF THEM ARE NOT INCLUDED, BUT WHAT DOES EXACTLY -- DOES THE J LIEUS SAY ABOUT THE FIVE-MILE BUFFER AND WHY WAS THAT SUCH A POINT OF CONTENTION DURING THE SB6 CONVERSATION.
>> WHITE: THE SIX AREAS OF CONCERNED IDENTIFIED IN THE JLUS ARE SPECIFIC AREAS THEY'VE IDENTIFIED GIVEN THEIR LOCATION CLOSE TO THE BASE.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THEM AS I MENTIONED IS ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF -- THANK YOU -- ONE OF THEM IS ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BASE, AND THAT'S WHERE THE FLIGHT PATH IS.
OF COURSE, THAT'S IN COMAL COUNTY, AND SO THE AREAS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ARE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BASE.
THE THREE, AS I MENTIONED, IN RESPONSE TO COUNCILMAN BROCKHOUSE'S QUESTION ARE AT THE SOUTH OF THE BASE, THOSE ARE ALREADY IN THE CITY.
SO WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON PROTECTING THE MISSIONS ON AREAS IN OUR ETJ.
AND I THINK THAT POINT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE RIM AND LA CANTERA HAVE BEEN SHOWN BY SOME TO BE AN EXAMPLE OF IRRESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.
THERE HAVE BEEN ORDINANCES PASSED BY THIS COUNCIL AND PREVIOUS COUNCILS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME TO REALLY RIGHT SOME OF THE WRONGS, AS IT RELATES TO THE PROTECTION OF THE BASES, THE MILITARY LIGHTING OVERLAY DISTRICT IS ONE OF THOSE PROTECTIONS, AND I WOULD SAY THAT THERE'S NEVER -- IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO THE PROTECTION OF THE MILITARY.
AND THIS IS WHERE I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
IT'S -- THIS IS NOT A "NICE TO HAVE." THE $49 BILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO OF THE MILITARY IS IMPORTANT, CREATES JOBS, IT SUPPORTS FAMILIES.
IT'S ALSO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR THE TEXAS AND THE REGIONAL ECONOMIES, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING MUCH MORE IMPORTANT TO THAT, WHICH IS THE FACT THAT WE CALL OURSELVES MILITARY CITY USA.
THE IMPORTANT THING HERE IS THAT FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO LIVE UP TO THAT MON MONIKER, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER OUR DUTIES AND THE NONNEGOTIABLE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN AND TO USE EVERY TOOL THAT WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL TO PROTECT OUR BASES, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LIVING UP TO OUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO BE PART OF THE NATION'S DEFENSE.
WE ARE THE ONLY CITY IN THE COUNTRY WITH A JOINT BASE OF THIS MAGNITUDE, AND WE TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY VERY SERIOUSLY, WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE GENERALS COME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND COME TO OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND SO FORTH.
FOR THAT REASON, AND FOR THE REASON STATED BY COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE DO NEED TO REEXAMINE OUR ANNEXATION POLICIES.
AND WHEN WE DO FULL-PURPOSE OR LIMITED HYPE -- LIMITED-PURPOSE ANNEXATION FOR GROWING TERRITORIES, THIS IS NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING OUR CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S AUTHORITY TO PROTECT THE BASES.
SO FOR THAT REASON, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF BOTH OF THESE MEASURES AND LOOK FORWARD TO MORE CITIZEN INPUT, TO HAVE THOSE MEETINGS, MIKE, BETWEEN OUR STAFF AND YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THE IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITIES ARE WELL UNDERSTOOD.
AGAIN, THOSE MEETINGS ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE I THINK THERE HAS BEEN SOME MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPACT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS HERE.
I DON'T KNOW A SOUL THAT HAS MOVED OUTSIDE OF 1604 AND LOCATED NEXT TO A GREEN BELT AND ENJOYED THE COMFORT OF A LITTLE BIT OF BUFFER SPACE BETWEEN THEM AND THEIR NEIGHBORS THAT DOESN'T WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT.
THE ONLY THING THAT WILL ALLOW US TO MAINTAIN THAT IS LAND USE CONTROL.
THE SAME IS TRUE FROM ONE HOUSE TO ANOTHER AND FROM ONE BASE TO A DEVELOPMENT.
SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I'M SUPPORTIVE, AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR BOTH OF THE ITEMS. WE'LL TAKE UP ONE AT A TIME STARTING WITH ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CAMP BULLIS AREA.
SO THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEM 5, OPTION 1, -- EXCUSE ME, FOR THE CAMP BULLIS AND CAMP STANLEY AREA.
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>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: PLEASE VOTE.
>> CLERK: ITEM NUMBER SIX IS AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 21,134,235 FISCAL YEAR 2019 ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET FOR THE FOUR FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) WHICH INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT, CDBG, HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, HOME, HEARTH EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, HESG, AND HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS AUTHORIZING A STAFF COMPLEMENT OF 47 POSITIONS AND AUTHORIZING CONTRACTS TO EXECUTE PROGRAM BUDGETS.
>> VERONICA SO TO WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE HUD REQUIRED ANNUAL ACTION PLAN WITH A BUDGET OF OVER 21.1 MILLION AS MENTIONED BY THE CITY CLERK.
THIS IS FUNDING THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE CITY'S NEXT FISCAL YEAR THAT BEGINS IN OCTOBER 1.
ALL OF THE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS IN THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY'S FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN, AND WE HAVE ALSO CONSIDERED ISSUES RAISED THROUGH THE MAYOR'S HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE WHERE THEY HAVE RAISED THE ISSUE OF HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY AS THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITY WITH A FOCUS ON HOUSING -- ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVATION AND HOME OWNERSHIP NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO IN ALIGNMENT WITH THOSE -- FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WE HAVE LATED -- LAID OUT THE BUDGET ACCORDING TO THAT.
AND, OF COURSE, OUR CONSOLIDATED PLAN HAS FIVE PRIORITY AREAS WITH NUMBER ONE PRIORITY BEING PROVIDING DECENT AND SAFE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
NUMBER TWO, NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION.
FOURTH, HOMELESS SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS AVAILABLE THIS YEAR FOR THE FOUR GRANTS.
THIS YEAR, THE ANNUAL ENTITLEMENT AWARD COMPARED FOR FISCAL YEAR '19 COMPARED TO 2018 WENT UP DESPITE THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET THAT ZEROED OUT BOTH THE HOME AND CDBG GRANTS.
DESPITE THAT, CONGRESS ALLOCATED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ALL FOUR ENTITLEMENT GRANTS, AND YOU CAN SEE BEFORE YOU THAT BOTH THE CDBG AND THE HOME PROGRAM ARE EACH RECEIVING $1 MILLION MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.
WHAT IS AVAILABLE ACTUALLY ALSO INCLUDES PROGRAM INCOME GENERATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SO WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR FROM BOTH -- FROM ALL FOUR PROGRAMS IS OVER $21.1 MILLION.
AND BEFORE YOU IS THE COMPARISON OF FISCAL YEAR 2018 TO FISCAL YEAR 2019.
SO, AGAIN, THE PRIORITY, BECAUSE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE HEARD THROUGH THE MAYOR'S HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE AND THE INPUT OUR DEPARTMENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT THE NEED TO FOCUS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOES INCLUDE A LOT OF FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR PRIORITY NUMBER ONE UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, AND THIS IS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
OUT OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT BUDGET WHERE WE HAVE NEARLY 13 MILLION AVAILABLE, OVER 70% OF THE FUNDING IS GOING TOWARD AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES.
THIS INCLUDES HOUSING DELIVERY, SO THAT THOSE CLIENTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR PROGRAMS FUNDED BY CDBG CAN RECEIVE THOSE SERVICES, FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES, A MATCH FOR A GREEN AND HEALTHY HOMES, WHICH ADDRESSES LED ABATEMENT ISSUES, SPECIAL LIEN HOMES FOR CHILDREN UNDER SIX YEARS OF AGE, AND THIS IS NEW, DIFFERENT FROM THE PAST, $5 MILLION OF THE CDBG BUDGET ALLOCATED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
I'LL SPEAK MORE TO THAT IN A MOMENT.
IN ADDITION, PRIORITY ONE ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING OVER $3 MILLION FOR SINGLE FAMILY REHAB OUT OF THE CDBG BUDGET.
THIS, TOO, IS AN INCREASE IN THAT PARTICULAR PRIORITY CATEGORY, AND WE ALSO HAVE MINOR REPAIR ACTIVITIES -- PRIORITY THREE, PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES AND PARKS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES, THOSE FOCUS ON YOUTH.
THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES DO HAVE A HOUSING COMPONENT AS WELL, AS A
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PORTION OF THAT FUNDING IS FOR THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT WAS CREATED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND TO ADDRESS HOMELESS SERVICES.AND THEN UNDER PRIORITY FIVE, WE CONTINUE OUR FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.
SO I WILL TALK ABOUT THE $5 MILLION AND HOW MUCH MONEY'S AVAILABLE IN THIS BUDGET BY SHARING WITH YOU WHY WE HAVE THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING CAPACITY OUT OF THE CDBG PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019.
AS I MENTIONED, WE DID RECEIVE ADDITIONAL ENTITLEMENT FUNDING, SO OVER $1 MILLION AVAILABLE.
THIS FISCAL YEAR IS THE LAST YEAR OF THE FIVE-YEAR COMMITMENT TO THE EASTPOINT NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHERE WE USED TO HAVE 2.5 OF THIS CDBG FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THAT, SO NOW WE'RE ABLE TO GET THAT FUNDING AND TURN IT OVER TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES.
THE REFINANCING OF A HUD 108 LOAN THAT HAS BEEN PAID OFF FROM CDBG ENTITLEMENT FUNDS ALSO ALLOWS THAT MONEY TO BE USED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACTIVITIES, AND THERE WAS A ONE-TIME PUBLIC FACILITY IMPROVEMENT THAT WE'RE NOT CARRYING FORWARD.
ALL OF THESE COMBINED ALLOW THIS ADDED CAPACITY TO HAVE MORE FUNDING AVAILABLE OUT OF THE CDBG GRANT FOR OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB AND TO FULFILL THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING GAP FOR FINANCING PURPOSES.
I WANT TO BRIEFLY MENTION THE SECTION 108 LOAN, BUT THERE ARE OTHER STAFF HERE WHO CAN ADDRESS MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, IF THEY ARISE.
THIS HUD 108 LOAN WAS A $57 MILLION LOAN THAT WAS EXECUTED IN 2006 FOR A 20-YEAR TERM.
SO THE CITY, FOR 12 YEARS, HAS REPAID THAT LOAN OUT OF THE CDBG ENTITLEMENT.
THE CURRENT LOAN PAYMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 4.8 MILLION.
AGAIN, IT IS REPAID OUT OF THE ENTITLEMENT GRANT, AND SO THAT HAS REPRESENTED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS 40% OF THE AVAILABLE FUNDING.
REMEMBER, THIS YEAR WE HAVE 12.9, YOU TAKE AWAY 4.8, THE REMAINING IS WHAT CAN BE USED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO REPAYMENT ALLOWS US TO HAVE MORE FUNDING CAPACITY FOR OTHER CDBG-ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES, IN THIS CASE HOUSING.
SO IN THE FALL, THIS WAS RECOMMENDED AS PART OF THE REFINANCING, AND IT IS IN LINE WITH THE DEBT PLAN THAT THE CITY HAS.
AND REFINANCING WITH PROPERTY TAX-SUPPORTED DEBT ALLOWS THE CITY TO USE THIS 4.8 MILLION FOR PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE.
AND IN THIS CASE, AGAIN, THE PRIORITY NUMBER ONE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
REFINANCING RESULTS IN NET PRESENT VALUE INTEREST COST SAVINGS OF ABOUT 2.8 MILLION.
AND IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, I KNOW THERE'S OTHER STAFF WHO CAN ADDRESS THIS.
SO JUST A BRIEF EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF IMPACT THE FUNDING AND THE PROGRAMS FUNDED BY CDBG CAN MAKE, JUST A PICTURE BEFORE AND AFTER OF A HOME THAT RECEIVED SINGLE-FAMILY REHAB FUNDING.
I'LL MOVE ON TO THE HOME BUDGET.
EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOME BUDGET HAS TO BE USED FOR HOUSING.
AND UNDER THIS PROGRAM, AGAIN, WE HAVE 1.5 MILLION FOR SINGLE-FAMILY REHAB AND RECONSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE 1.25 FOR RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AND 1.25 FOR HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
IN ADDITION TO INCLUDING AN INCREASE TO OUR HOME BUYING INCENTIVE PROGRAM, ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS, 926,000, AND THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME HOME BUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
AND SHOWED OPERATING EXPENSE FUNDS.
SO I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB PROGRAM.
COMBINED IN BOTH THE HOME AND CDBG BUDGETS, WE HAVE OVER 4.5 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR THAT PROGRAM, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL BE VOTING ON TODAY, BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS MADE A REQUEST THAT FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR, FROM THE GENERAL FUND, AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION BE ALLOCATED FOR THE OWNER-OCCUPIED PROGRAM.
SHOULD CITY COUNCIL ULTIMATELY APPROVE THAT REQUEST, IF IT'S PRESENTED IN THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, THEN WE WOULD HAVE 6.5 MILLION -- OVER $6.5 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB.
AND I NEED TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS ALL NEW FUNDING, AND THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY HOMEOWNERS SELECTED FOR THIS NEW MONEY AT THIS TIME.
SO THIS IS NEW FUNDING OUT OF THE GRANTS, AS WELL AS THE REQUEST THAT HAS BEEN -- OTHER GRANTS THAT WE HAVE ARE THE HOPA AND THE ESG GRANT AND THOSE FOCUS ON
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HOMELESS SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES.AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL THE ACTIVITIES UNDER PRIORITY THREE AND FOUR ADDRESS KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED AND HOMELESS SERVICES THROUGH RAPID REHOUSING, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, AND MAKING SURE THERE'S CASE MANAGEMENT FOR THIS.
THIS ALSO AUTHORIZES SOME STAFF IN FOUR DEPARTMENT THAT ASSIST WITH THE DELIVERY OF THESE PROGRAMS, AND THAT IS PRESENTED TO YOU HERE.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT BECAUSE WE ARE INCREASING THE BUDGET FOR THE OWNER-OCCUPIED PROGRAM OUT OF THESE GRANTS, AS WELL AS THE HOME OWNERSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER TO THE CLIENTS THAT NEED THESE SERVICES.
AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT COMPARED -- COMPARING 2018 TO 2019, WE'RE ADDING THREE POSITIONS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES OUT OF THE GRANTS SO THAT WE CAN DELIVER TO THOSE ADDED CLIENTS.
WE NEED THAT ADDED CAPACITY, TO, AGAIN, BE ABLE TO DELIVER MORE HOME OWNERSHIP, OWNER-OCCUPIED REHABS AND MORE HOME BUYER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. WE STARTED THIS PROCESS BACK IN MAY WITH PRESENTATIONS BEFORE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE ASKED US TO HAVE MORE PUBLIC INPUT BECAUSE WE WERE PROPOSING A CHANGE BASED ON ALL THE CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE MORE FUNDING FROM THIS GRANTS -- FROM ALL OF THESE GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR HOUSING, AND SO WE HAD ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS.
AND, OF COURSE, YOU HEARD THE LAST THIRD PUBLIC HEARING WAS LAST NIGHT.
THEN BEFORE YOU TODAY SO THAT WE CAN SUBMIT THIS BY AUGUST 15TH, WHICH IS THE DEADLINE FROM HUD.
AGAIN, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF INTEREST IN HOUSING, AND FOR THIS PARTICULAR INPUT, AND I DO WANT TO MENTION THIS, WE HAVE RECEIVED JUST SINCE MAY 20TH WHEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OPENED FOR THIS ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, 1300 WRITTEN COMMENTS SUBMITTED.
WE ASKED PEOPLE TO DO A CREATE-YOUR-OWN BUDGET CUSTOMER -- EXERCISE AS WELL, AND ALMOST 1500 INFORMATION SHEETS WERE FILLED OUT.
WE ASKED THIS FEEDBACK ONLINE, WE RECEIVED BATCHES OF LETTERS, WE WERE AT THE LAST COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING THAT THE MAYOR'S HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE HOSTED.
WE HAD AN INFORMATION TABLE THERE.
WHEN WE HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE HAD OUR STAFF WITH A TABLE AND A BOX WHERE PEOPLE COULD SUBMIT THEIR FEEDBACK AND OF COURSE THERE WERE SOME E-MAILS WITH INPUT AS WELL.
I KNOW I RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE LETTER.
I ACKNOWLEDGED AND THANKED THE INDIVIDUAL FOR SUBMITTING THAT TO US, AND THAT IS ALL PART OF OUR TALLY.
SO ALL OF THIS INPUT, BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE MAYOR'S HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE, WHO, BY THE WAY, HAVE REVIEWED THE PROPOSED ALLOCATIONS AND ARE AWARE THAT IT IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR GOAL OF MORE HOUSING PRESERVATION, MORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AND MORE HOUSING REHAB, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC INPUT IS HOW WE PROPOSED TO SPEND THAT ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT IS GOING TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
IT IS NEW AND DIFFERENT THAT WE HAVE THE $5 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR -- FROM CDBG.
WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY ONLY USED THE HOME FUNDING, AND I'LL GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENTAL AND HOME OWNERSHIP.
NOW, IN THIS ALLOCATION, WE DO NOT SPECIFY THAT THE $5 MILLION IS GOING -- OR HOW MUCH OF THE $5 MILLION IS GOING TO HOME OWNERSHIP ORIENTAL, -- OR RENTAL, BUT OUR INTENT IS FOR THE RFA, REQUEST FOR APPLICATION PROCESS, IS TO HAVE THE 7.5 MILLION COMBINING CDBG AND HOME BE USED IN SUPPORT OF RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND HOME OWNERSHIP.
WE ARE USING ALL THE PUBLIC INPUT WE HAVE RECEIVED, ALL THOSE 1300 INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS, AS WELL AS WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE MAYOR'S HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE TO SHAPE THAT FINAL RFA.
AND WE WILL HAVE OVER THE NEXT THREE WEEKS HOW ALL OF THAT INPUT WILL BE PART OF THE RFA.
THE RFA IS A COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF TRANSPARENCY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO GO TO SEVERAL BODIES, INCLUDING THE HIGH PROFILE AUDIT COMMITTEE.
WE DO GO BACK TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND OVER THE NEXT THREE WEEKS, WE WILL BE WORKING TO FINALIZE THE RFA CRITERIA TO HAVE THE ASPIRATIONAL GOALS TO ADDRESS HOW WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THE 5 MILLION IN CDBG.
WE, AGAIN, HAVE NOT SAID HOW MUCH IN THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU WILL GO TO RENTAL AND HOME OWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, BUT OVER THE NEXT THREE WEEKS, THE RFA WILL HAVE THAT AND HAVE THE ASPIRATIONAL GOALS OF HOW MUCH SHOULD GO TO --
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AFFORDABILITY LEVELS, AS THERE HAS BEEN CONVERSATION ABOUT SERVING FAMILIES AT 60% AMI INSTEAD OF JUST RELYING ON THE 80% AMI THRESHOLD.AND SO ALL OF THIS INPUT, ALL OF THE CONVERSATION THROUGH THE MAYOR'S HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE, THROUGH OUR PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS, IS GOING TO SHAPE THAT RFA, THE REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS.
AND, AGAIN, VERY OPEN TRANSPARENT PROCESS BECAUSE WE WILL GO TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AT LEAST TWICE, WHERE WE HAVE TO SHARE ALL THE INFORMATION.
WE WILL GO TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMITTEE AS WELL, WHICH IS THE COMMITTEE OUR DEPARTMENT PRESENTS ITEMS TO, AND ULTIMATELY, THE AWARDS FOR THAT $7.5 MILLION AMOUNT OF -- THAT GOES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM THE GAP FINANCING SO WE HAVE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY COMES TO YOU, CITY COUNCIL, WHEN WE MAKE THE FINAL AWARDS.
AND SO THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
STAFF IS HOPING THAT YOU SUPPORT THE BUDGET, AND THAT WE CAN APPROVE THIS ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET FOR 21.1 MILLION FOR THESE FOUR PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE UTILIZED IN OUR CITY THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM COPS METRO FOR THE RECORD.
WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
I'M NATALIE GRIFFITH, THE PRESIDENT OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS, NHSD AND MR. ZAT LAST NIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING AND WORKING LATER INTO THE EVENING TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION.
THE SENSE OF DEFEAT THAT YOU HEARD FROM HABITAT LAST NIGHT COMES FROM MANY PLACES.
IT HAS BEEN VERY HARD TO KEEP THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW, QUALITY SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING FROM FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS.
EVEN WITH ALL OF THE PUBLIC ATTENTION ENTHUSIASM GOING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT SOMETIMES IN WORKING WITH THE CITY, WE MAY HATE THE MESSAGE, OR THE APPEARANCE OF THE MESSAGE, BUT WE NEVER HATE THE MESSENGER.
WE SEE THE MANY DIRECTIONS THAT CITY STAFF HAS PULLED IN AND HOW HARD THEY WORK TO BE HELPFUL AND RESPONSIVE TO ALL.
SOMETIMES HELPING IS JUST NOT POSSIBLE, AND SOMETIMES IT'S THE CASE THAT THE BEST OF INTENTIONS JUST DON'T WORK OUT THE WAY THAT, I BELIEVE, CITY STAFF WOULD LIKE.
I THINK THIS SITUATION IS THE LATTER.
I KNOW CITY STAFF APPRECIATE WOT HABITAT DOES.
I JUST THINK THAT THIS TIME THEY ENDED A LITTLE BIT OFF THE MARK IN THEIR ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATIONS.
I ALSO WANT TO CONFIRM THAT STAFF DID A VERY GOOD JOB OF ACKNOWLEDGING THE RECEIPT OF THE INPUT PROVIDED BY OVER 1700 PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW OF.
ACKNOWLEDGING THE RECEIPT OF THE INPUT HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE.
IT WAS THE APPEARANCE OF NOT USING THE INPUT THAT WAS OUR CONCERN.
SOME GOOD DISCUSSIONS OCCURRED AFTER LAST NIGHT'S HEARING AND THE PROPOSED SOLUTION IS A GOOD ONE, SO WE NOW SUPPORT YOU-ALL MOVING FORWARD WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE STAFF FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE DO ASK YOU TO ENSURE THAT THE ALLOCATION OF THE CDBG FUNDS BETWEEN SINGLE-FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY OCCUR WITH CONSIDERATION TO THE INPUT OF THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO PROPERLY PARTICIPATED IN THE PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS.
AND WE ASK THAT ALLOCATION TO HAPPEN BEFORE ANY RFP OR RFA IS ISSUED.
WITH THAT, WE WILL COMMUNICATE TO OUR SUPPORTERS THAT THEIR INPUT WAS HEARD AND IS BEING UTILIZED.
THAT'S REALLY ALL I WANTED TO ADDRESS THIS MORNING.
AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS IMPORTANT MATTER.
AND I DO WANT TO OFFER A SINCERE THANK YOU TO MRS. SO TO, MRS. SANTA CRUZ, MR. ZANONI ZANONI FOR THEIR HELP AND FOLLOW-UP AFTER LAST NIGHT'S HEARING.
THOSE CITY EMPLOYEES GAVE UP THEIR EVENINGS WITH THEIR OWN FAMILIES TO WORK ON RESOLVING OUR CONCERNS IN A VERY MEANINGFUL WAY.
WE DO NOT TAKE THAT LIGHTLY SO WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR EFFORTS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU MRS. GRIFFITH.
>> SANDOVAL: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK STAFF FOR WORKING NOT JUST LAST NIGHT, BUT FOR MONTHS, I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY AT ALL.
THERE'S AT LEAST 20 DIFFERENT FUNDING CATEGORIES AND YOU'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY GO TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
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DOING THAT.AND -- COME TO A RESOLUTION, BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIKE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND COPS METRO.
YOU CONTINUE TO FIGHT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVE A DIGNIFIED PLACE TO LIVE AND BE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.
I DO HAVE JUST A FEW QUESTIONS, MRS. SOTO REGARDING THE PROPOSAL.
SO YOU DID MENTION THE NEED TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT AMI LEVELS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
NOW, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE SPECIFYING TODAY, CORRECT?
>> SANDOVAL: WHEN WILL WE BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT AND SPECIFY THAT?
>> OUR TIMELINE IS TO GO BEFORE THE NEXT AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHICH MEETS AUGUST 24TH, SO IT'S LATER THIS MONTH.
WE ARE EXPECTING THE FINAL REPORT OF THE MAYOR'S HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE TO COME OUT BEFORE THEN.
WE DO EXPECT SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT AMI LEVELS THERE.
AND SO IT IS OVER THE NEXT THREE WEEKS, AND I WOULD SAY IN TWO WEEKS, YOU'LL SEE WHAT THE ASPIRATIONAL GOALS FOR THE INCOME LEVELS, THE AFFORDABILITY LEVELS, AS WELL AS HOW MUCH FUNDING SHOULD GO FOR RENTAL AND HOME OWNERSHIP IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
AND BECAUSE THERE IS A HIGH INTEREST, OF COURSE, WE WILL SHARE WITH THE COUNCILMEMBERS AND WE'LL ALSO SHARE WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THOSE INTERESTED IN THE RFA PROCESS.
NOW, MANY OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED TO OUR OFFICE CAME FROM SUPPORTERS OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND THEY WERE MOSTLY ABOUT THE CDBG FUNDS -- SORRY, THE CHODO FUNDS.
COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT REQUEST WAS AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT?
SO THERE WERE MANY COMMENTS RECEIVED -- AUDIO] -- AND SO THERE WAS A REQUEST THAT WE CONSIDER ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE CHODO OPERATING.
WE ONLY HAVE THREE CERTIFIED CHODOS IN OUR CITY AND WE CERTIFY THEM AS THEY HAVE PROJECTS TO WORK ON.
IN THIS ENTITLEMENT GRANT, WE ARE PROCESS POOING $75,000, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE PROPOSED IN THE PAST, AND SO THAT WAS ONE CATEGORY WHERE WE DID NOT CHANGE THE ALLOCATION OUT OF THE HOME FUNDS BECAUSE IT IS SMALLER.
WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, WHEN THERE ARE REPROGRAMMINGS FOR OUR FUNDING, AND TRADITIONALLY THERE HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMING FUNDING AVAILABLE AS WE CLOSE OUT OLDER PROJECTS, WE HAVE LOOKED AT ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR THE CHODO, AND SO THAT'S WHEN WE LOOK AT ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR BOTH DEVELOPMENTS THAT PERHAPS DID NOT GET FUNDING, ADDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING, IF NEEDED, AND, OF COURSE, THE CHODO OPERATING, BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR HOME BUDGET WE DID NOT INCREASE THE CHODO OPERATING EXPENSE.
THERE IS A CAP TO THAT AS WELL, AND SO WE CAN NOT EXCEED THE CAP THAT OUR HOME PROGRAM PROVIDES, AND THAT FUNDING AGAIN IS ONLY FOR THE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CERTIFIED UNDER THE HUD STANDARDS.
WE WILL LOOK AT THAT WHEN WE HAVE REPROGRAMMING FUNDING TO SEE IF WE CAN ENHANCE HOW MUCH FUNDING WE PROVIDE FOR THE CAPACITY OF THOSE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
>> SANDOVAL: THANK YOU, MRS. SO.
I DO HAVE ONE SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT FUNDING CATEGORY UNDER CDBG NUMBER FOUR.
IT SAYS SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CITYWIDE, THE $5 MILLION PROGRAMMING THAT YOU HAVE FOR THAT.
>> SANDOVAL: SO WHEN YOU GO TO RFP AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THAT'S WHEN YOU'LL IDENTIFY AT WHAT LEVEL OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, RIGHT?
>> SANDOVAL: THERE'S A STATEMENT IN HERE THAT CDBG FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN THOSE TWO?
>> IN THE MEMO, WE SPECIFIED -- AUDIO] -- TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AND THIS WILL SUPPLEMENT THE RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE HOME PROGRAM.
BECAUSE THEY ARE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, THEY'RE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE, BUT WITH CDBG FUNDING, THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN BE SUPPORTED INCLUDES ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION, CLEARANCE, SITE IMPROVEMENTS, NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE.
NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE REFERS TO PUTTING SIDEWALKS INTO A NEW SUBDIVISION, FOR EXAMPLE, EXTENDING UTILITY SERVICE AND SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT COULD BE FUNDED, BUT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE, THOSE SIDEWALKS, THOSE WATERLINES, THOSE SEWER LINES WOULD BE FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
>> DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
AND I DO HAVE JUST ONE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO DISCUSS
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WITH YOU.THIS IS ABOUT OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB.
IT'S INTENSELY NECESSARY, BUT I GUESS I WANT TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT IS REALLY THE CAPACITY THAT WE HAVE? LIKE IN TERMS OF DOLLARS, AND HOW MANY HOMES DOES THAT HELP? I BELIEVE LAST YEAR WE GOT TO 81 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> SANDOVAL: SO WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT TENTATIVELY WITH THIS PROGRAMMING RECOMMENDATION?
>> SO YOU SEE THE 4.5 MILLION, AND UNDER EACH CATEGORY, IF WE GO BACK TO THE SCREEN, THE PRESENTATION -- OOPS.
WE UNDERESTIMATE, BECAUSE, OF COURSE, EVERY SCOPE OF WORK FOR EVERY HOME IS DIFFERENT, BUT FROM HOME FUNDS THERE'S -- CDBG FUNDS, 34 UNITS PROJECTED.
AND THIS IS LOW BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A CAP.
AND SOME HOMES WE KNOW THE SCOPE WILL BE SMALLER THAN THE CAP.
AND THEN ADDED TO THAT 34 IS THE 18 HERE.
AND SO THAT'S THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS THAT WE WILL SERVE.
AND SO IT IS 52, BUT WE KNOW WE CAN PROBABLY SERVE MORE AS WE HAVE THE DETAILED SCOPES OF WORK, AS WE KNOW HOW MANY HOMES WILL BE ASSISTED.
THAT NUMBER, AGAIN, IS LOW, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING AS IF WE WERE GOING TO THE CAP AVAILABLE.
FOR YOUR ADDED CAPACITY QUESTION, THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS WE ARE DOING BESIDES ADDING THE STAFF TO ASSIST WITH THE INTAKE AND THE OUTREACH TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE CLIENTS RECEIVE INFORMATION AND THAT WE PROCESS APPLICATIONS, WE'RE DOING AN ADDITIONAL RFQ PROCESS TO HAVE MORE CONTRACTORS GO IN THE QUEUE.
THAT, TOO, IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO THE HIGH PROFILE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AS THIS AND OTHER PROGRAMS IN OUR DEPARTMENT DO NEED MORE CONTRACTORS AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WORK.
AND SO WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS SO THAT COME NOVEMBER, WE HAVE -- OUR HOPE IS MORE THAN A DOZEN CONTRACTORS ABLE TO DO THE WORK FOR THE OWNER-OCCUPIED PROGRAMS AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT OUR DEPARTMENT ADMINISTERS.
SO THAT'S ALSO TO THE CAPACITY QUESTION.
WE ALSO OUTSOURCE SOME OF THE WORK FOR THE SCOPE OF WORKING -- SCOPE OF WORK ITEMS FOR THE HOMES, SO THAT WE HAVE A STEADY PIPELINE WHERE.
WE'RE EVEN ADDING SOMEONE WHO WILL MAKE SURE THAT PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTORS ARE MADE IN A TIMELY BASIS AND THAT THOSE PAYMENTS ARE MADE WHEN THE WORK IS BEING DONE SO IF A PAYMENT IS RECEIVED FOR A HOME, WE VERIFY THAT THE CONSTRUCTION INDEED IS AT THE LEVEL IT NEEDS TO BE.
SO WE'RE ADDING SOME STAFFING CAPACITY, WE ARE FOLLOWING AN RFQ PROCESS THAT IS GOING TO THE HIGH PROFILE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO HAVE MORE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE ACTUAL WORK, AND THEN WE ARE USING WHAT WE CAN TO OUTSOURCE GETTING MORE SCOPE OF WORKS DONE, STILL OVERSEEING BY OUR STAFF.
STILL REVIEWED BY THE STAFF THAT RUNS ALL THESE PROGRAMS. DOES THAT ADDRESS THE QUESTION?
ARE PROBABLY HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS, OR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES THAT ARE IN NEED OF REHAB, AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST ONE WAY THAT WE CAN ASSIST.
SO I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE REPORT FROM THE MAYOR'S TASK FORCE ABOUT OTHER OPTIONS FOR DOING THAT.
AND MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE OFFICE OF INNOVATION CAN HELP US WITH.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK, VERO.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ITEM -- SORRY, I MOVE -- YEAH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER SIX.
>> PERRY: I'M SORRY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK UP HERE.
SLIDE 11, I THINK IT WAS SLIDE 11, IF YOU CAN GO THERE.
>> THIS ONE, SIR, ABOUT THE OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB PROGRAM?
THE -- WHAT IS THAT BASED ON, $2 MILLION?
>> SO THAT'S A REQUEST THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS MADE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE NEXT YEAR'S FISCAL BUDGET.
THAT NUMBER CAME FROM A DIRECT RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MAYOR'S HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE WHEN THEY ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB PROGRAM.
AND SO WE STARTED WITH THAT REQUEST.
AND THAT WAS PART OF A B SESSION PRESENTATION THAT Y'ALL HEARD.
UNFORTUNATELY, I WASN'T THERE AT THAT B SESSION, BUT WHAT DID WE FUND IN 2018 OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND?
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OWNER-OCCUPIED PROGRAMMING? THERE WAS NO FUNDING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM.CURRENTLY WE DO NOT HAVE FUNDING OUT OF THE OWNER-OCCUPIED PROGRAM.
>> PERRY: SO WE'RE -- YOU'RE RECOMMENDING THAT IT -- WE START THIS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, THE $2 MILLION?
>> THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
AND ULTIMATELY, CITY COUNCIL WILL BE THE ONE TO LOOK AT THE CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
SO THERE'S STILL A PROCESS FOR THAT.
BUT THAT IS A REQUEST THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS MADE.
>> PERRY: SO WHAT DID -- DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE GAVE UP IN OUR GENERAL FUND TO MOVE THAT -- OR THE RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE THAT 2 MILLION INTO THIS?
>> SCULLEY: MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, YOU'RE NOT VOTING ON THAT $2 MILLION TODAY.
SHE IS SHOWING HERE WHAT IS RECOMMENDED.
IT IS INCLUDED IN MY PROPOSED BUDGET THAT YOU'LL BE HEARING ABOUT NEXT THURSDAY.
HAVING SAID THAT, YOU'RE NOT VOTING ON THAT TODAY.
THAT WILL -- WE'LL HAVE A SESSION TO DISCUSS HOUSING PROGRAMS AS PART OF THE BUDGET DELIBERATION PROCESS, THE COUNCIL'S SCHEDULED WORK SESSIONS, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR YOU TODAY.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS LEADING UP TO, THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT WE'RE -- THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE'RE NOT VOTING TO HAVE THAT MONEY COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AT THIS POINT.
>> PERRY: SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION.
>> SCULLEY: COUNCILMAN, IF I CAN, YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON THE 4.5; THAT IS THE FEDERAL FUNDING TODAY, THE CDBG AND HOME FUNDING.
YOU ARE NOT BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON THE GENERAL FUNDS TODAY.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR THAT WE'RE -- ONLY THE 4.5.
THE GENERAL FUND COMES OUT OF OUR 2019 BUDGET OF WHICH WE HAVE SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY REALIZES THAT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PERRY.
I'D LIKE TO ASK HOW MUCH INTEGRATION HAS TAKEN PLACE BETWEEN WHAT THE MAYOR'S HOUSING TASK FORCE HAS BEEN WORKING ON AND THE PROJECTION OF WHAT WE CAN DO WITH OUR FEDERAL FUNDS AND I THINK THAT'S A CONCERN.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE AND WE'RE SAYING, OKAY, THIS IS THE MONEY WE'RE GOING TO ALLOCATE FOR THESE THINGS WITHOUT HEARING PUBLICLY WHAT ALL OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE.
SO I PRESUME WHAT YOU'RE SAYING TODAY BY TALKING ABOUT JUST THIS GENERAL FUND MONEY HERE, THAT YOU'VE BEEN LISTENING, AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE AND YOU'RE STARTING TO INCORPORATE THOSE INTO THE PROCESS.
IN FACT, WE VISITED WITH THE MAYOR'S HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE AND SHARED WITH THEM THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE ENTITLEMENT GRANTS AND HOW IT WOULD BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR ASK THAT WE PUT FUNDING TOWARD PRESERVATION, HOME OWNERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND SO THEY SAW THIS, THE ALLOCATIONS AND HOW WE WERE PROPOSING TO ADDRESS GAP FINANCING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOW WE'RE PROPOSING TO ADDRESS MORE HOME OWNERSHIP, AND HOW WE'RE PROPOSING TO ADDRESS BOTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE LOOK AT THIS AND SAW HOW IT WAS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE REQUEST THAT THEY HAD MADE AT THAT B SESSION.
>> NOW, IF I'M INCORRECT LET ME KNOW, BUT I BELIEVE QUITE A BIT OF THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED IS ALMOST LIKE SEED MONEY.
IT GOES ALONG WITH THE INVESTMENT OF DEVELOPERS IN ORDER TO PRODUCE THESE NUMBERS OF UNITS THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE BUILT WHEN IT COMES TO MULTI-FAMILY OR EVEN SINGLE-FAMILY, RIGHT?
THE FUNDING THAT WE PROVIDE TO DEVELOPERS WILL NOT PAY FOR THE ENTIRE NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
IT WILL NOT PAY FOR THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION, IT WILL NOT PAY FOR AN ENTIRE MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
IT IS ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT MAKES SURE THAT THE HOUSING BUILT IS AFFORDABLE.
TO GET TO THOSE AFFORDABLE FAMILIES, THERE IS A GAP, AND SO THIS FUNDING HELPS FILL THAT GAP TO MAKE THAT HOUSING AFFORDABLE, AND IT COULD BE THAT IS A 30-UNIT DEVELOPMENT, BUT OUR ASSISTANCE HELPS PRESERVE FIVE OR TEN OF THOSE UNITS
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WITHIN THAT 30-UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE FOR UP TO 20 YEARS.DEVELOPERS KNOW THAT IF THEY ACCEPT THIS MONEY, THERE IS AN AFFORDABLE COVENANT AND OUR SUPPORT DOES NOT FUND THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT COST, BUT IT ENSURES THAT A PORTION OF THOSE UNITS BUILT REMAIN AFFORDABLE FOR A SET PERIOD OF TIME.
>> COURAGE: COULD YOU ELABORATE ON THE AFFORDABILITY FACTORS, WHAT THEY ARE, WHEN WE TALK -- LOOK AT AMI?
>> COURAGE: WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT FOR AFFORDABILITY?
>> SO AT A MINIMUM, WITH THE BUDGETS FROM HUD, THEY CALL FOR 80% AMI AND BELOW.
THE CITY CAN DICTATE OR SET STANDARDS THAT ADDRESS DEEPER AFFORDABILITY LEVELS, WHICH IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT THROUGH THE RFA PROCESS TO SET THOSE ASPIRATIONAL GOALS AND THE TARGETS OF WHO TO SERVE, BUT FOR HUD PURPOSES WE CAN ONLY SERVE FAMILIES THAT MAKE 80% OR BELOW OF THE AREA'S MEDIAN INCOME, AND IT JUST CHANGED IN JUNE BUT TRADITIONALLY A FAMILY OF FOUR MAKING LESS THAN $52,000 IS WHO WE CAN SERVE, AND THE AMI DOES OF COURSE VARY EVERY YEAR AND HUD RELEASES THAT EVERY JUNE SO WE ADJUST THE FIGURES AND WHO CAN --
>> COURAGE: WHAT WAS THAT NUMBER FROM HUD?
>> FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR, A FAMILY MAKING LESS THAN $52,000 PER YEAR IS CONSIDERED AT 80% OR BELOW AMI.
>> COURAGE: OKAY, SO THE ACTUAL AMI IS 60 SOMETHING THOUSAND?
>> YES, THE 80% NUMBER, SO THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME IS AROUND 60, $60,000.
>> COURAGE: OKAY SO WE'RE SAYING 52,000 FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR?
>> AND THAT'S 80% OF AMI BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY, MANY FAMILIES THAT DON'T EARN $50,000 A YEAR IN FAMILY INCOME WITH A FAMILY OF FOUR.
ARE WE LOOKING AT OTHER NUMBERS BESIDES 80% AMI AS A RECOMMENDATION TO OUR PARTNERS THAT WE HELP PROVIDE MONEY SO THEY CAN BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING? AND WHAT ARE THOSE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS?
SOME OF THE CONVERSATION HAS BEEN SERVING FAMILIES WHO ARE AT 60% AMI AND BELOW.
THERE'S EVEN CONVERSATION, AND YOU HEARD THIS FROM THE MAYOR'S HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE REPORT, THAT BETWEEN 30 AND 60% IS THE TARGET THAT THE MARKET IS NOT REALLY ADDRESSING.
SO I KNOW IN THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM THAT THERE WILL BE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THAT, AND SO THE RFA, WHEN THAT FINAL REPORT IS ISSUED, IS GOING TO LOOK AT THAT AND SEE HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THAT.
BUT WE WANT TO HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S -- IF THERE'S A GREAT DEVELOPMENT THAT'S READY TO GO THAT SERVES A LITTLE BIT OF THE 60% OF THE AMI AND A LOT OF THE 80%, WE DON'T WANT TO STIEFLE THAT, EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THE CONVERSATION IS TO TRY TO HAVE DEEPER AFFORDABILITY FOR THE RENTAL SITES, SO THOSE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE MAYOR'S HOUSING TASK FORCE MEETINGS.
>> COURAGE: IS IT REALISTIC TO BELIEVE WE CAN FIND DEVELOPERS WHO CAN DEVELOP GOOD, SAFE, CLEAN, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT 60% AMI RENTAL FOR MANY OF THE UNITES IN THEIR PROJECTS?
>> OH, YES, OUR TDHCO LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS WHICH ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE ARE ONLY PROVIDED FOR DEVELOPMENTS THAT SERVE FAMILIES AT 60% AND BELOW AMI, AND FOR THIS YEAR, AND I SENT A MEMO OF WHO GOT AWARDED THIS YEAR, WE DID HAVE OVER -- WE HAD 21 DEVELOPMENTS SUBMITTED THAT WERE PROPOSING TO SERVE AT THAT LEVEL.
AND SO I BELIEVE, BECAUSE WE GOT ALL THOSE SUBMITTALS JUST THIS YEAR, THAT THERE ARE DEVELOPERS WHO CAN SERVE AT 60% AMI OR BELOW.
>> COURAGE: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN COURAGE.
>> GONZALES: THANK YOU, AND YOU CAN SIT DOWN.
IT'S MOSTLY JUST A COMMENT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR WORKING SO HARD TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO COMMENT ABOUT HAVING PREVIOUSLY USED GENERAL FUND MONEY TO DO HOUSING REHAB.
WE'VE DONE IT IN DISTRICT 5 5 EVERY YEAR THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL, I'VE REQUESTED FUNDS TO DO OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB AND MINOR REHAB IN MY DISTRICT WHERE THE NEED WAS, SO IT'S NOT UNP UNPRECEDENTED TO TAKE GENERAL FUND MONEY TO DO THAT AND USE THAT BS, AND WE HAVE EXAMPLES OF HOW IT'S BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM.
A LOT OF ATTENTION HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON MY DISTRICT BECAUSE I'VE ASKED FOR IT EVERY YEAR FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS SO WE HAVE WONDERFUL EXAMPLES AND IN MY HOUSING PILOT PROGRAM WE'RE CERTIFYING CONTRACTORS THAT CAN BE READY TO DO THIS WORK ALL OVER THE CITY, AND ALSO THEY HAVE FINANCING READY TO GO BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE FUND TO PREPARE THEMSELVES AND ALSO BEEN -- IN MY PILOT PROGRAM WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO FUND SOME OF THOSE GAPS, SO I THINK
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THEY'LL ARISE AS WE ARE WORKING WITH PEOPLE FIXED AND LIMITED INCOMES.SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND BEING VERY FLEXIBLE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AS WE TRY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, AND I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROPOSAL YOU HAVE BEFORE US.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN GONZALES.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NO. 6, AND I TOO, I JUST WANT TO ADD AS WELL, THANK YOU TO PETER AND [INAUDIBLE] FOR YOUR EXTRA WORK ON THIS, ESPECIALLY IN THE HOURS LAST NIGHT AND FOR YOUR RECEPTIVENESS TO THE FOLKS IN THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY.
>> ITEM NO. 17 IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE CITY CODE TO REQUIRE ANIMALS BE PROVIDED ACCESS TO SHADE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMAN .
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AROSE BECAUSE WE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM A CONSTITUENT TELLING US THAT THEY HAD SEEN A DOG IN -- THAT WAS SUFFERING AND THAT NEEDED HELP.
THAT CITIZEN IS HERE TODAY AND I WANT TO THANK HER FOR STEPPING UP AND DOING THE RIGHT THING.
MAYOR, YOU AND CITY MANAGER HAVE ALSO STEPPED UP AND DONE THE RIGHT THING BY EXPEDITING THIS ITEM AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN HEAR IT VERY QUICKLY, AND THANK YOU, SHERYL, AND THANK YOU, RON, FOR DOING THAT.
THE -- THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE LAW, WHERE WE'VE BEEN, WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE'RE GOING, BUT I REALLY WANT YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO ONE SLIDE IN PARTICULAR OF THE INJURED DOG THAT GAVE GENESIS TO THIS EFFORT TO CHANGE THE CURRENT STANDARDS FOR ANIMAL CARE.
I DO WANT TO MENTION AHEAD OF TIME FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM THE PICTURES ARE VERY DISTURBING, AND SO IF DISTURBING PHOTOS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T BEAR TO SEE, THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR -- YOU KNOW, FOR YOU TO AVERT YOUR EYES FROM THE SCREEN.
BUT WITH THAT I WILL TELL YOU I DO THINK WE'VE GOT ONE CITIZEN TO BE HEARD, SO WITH THAT I'LL PASS THE MIC.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: MADAM CLERK, I DID NOT RECEIVE ITEM 17 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
IS THERE SOMEONE SIGNED UP? THERE'S NOT? OKAY.
>> PELAEZ: SO BECAUSE OF THIS, I DO THINK THAT THE PRESENTATION IS WARRANTED, AND I'LL BE MAKING A MOTION AND SEEKING A SECOND.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND, AND WE DO HAVE SHANNON HERE TO WALK US THROUGH.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO COVER REAL QUICKLY THE CHAPTER 5 ORDINANCE RECOMMENDATION.
IF I COULD HAVE YOU SKIP FORWARD, OBVIOUSLY YESTERDAY WE WENT TO -- WE WENT INTO SOME GREAT DETAIL TALKING ABOUT THE ORDINANCE AND EVERYTHING.
I REALLY WANTED TO GET TO THE MEAT OF IT, IF I COULD HAVE YOU FORWARD TO SLIDE 6, PLEASE.
SO THE RECOMMENDED CHANGE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY PURSUING IS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-6.
BASICALLY IT'S A RECOMMENDATION OF ADDITION OF SHADE BEING ADDED INTO 5-6 AS ONE OF THE STANDARDS OF CARE.
THE RECOMMENDED CHANGE BASICALLY WILL INCLUDE THAT AS -- IN ADDITION TO SHELTER, WHICH IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED.
IT'S A PROACTIVE ORDINANCE DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR REACTIVE RESPONSE, SUCH AS CRIMINAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS, EXIGENT REMOVAL OF ANIMALS AND OBVIOUSLY NOTICES OF VIOLATION WHERE ANIMALS WOULD NEED TO RECEIVE IMMEDIATE VETERINARY CARE.
THIS INCLUDES THE AUTHORITY FOR ANIMAL CARE OFFICERS AS THEY SEE VIOLATIONS TO CHAPTER 5-6 IN THIS ASPECT TO ISSUE BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CITATIONS.
IF WE COULD SLIDE TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
AS COUNCILMAN PELAEZ KIND OF ALLUDED TO, THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF THE REASON THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THIS PROPOSAL.
SHADE SEPARATE FROM SHELTER OBVIOUSLY IS GOING TO BE HUGE IN ALLOWING AN ANIMAL TO REGULATE THEIR BODY TEMPERATURE, PREVENT HEAT STROKE, SUNBURN, LIKELY -- LIKE WE SEE IN THE BEFORE PICTURES.
THIS ALSO PROVIDES US, WHICH WE ALREADY DO, THE ABILITY TO ESCALATE THE PRIORITY OF THESE TYPE OF NEGLECT CALLS WHEN THEY'RE EITHER IN A HEAT CONDITION OR IF WE'RE IN FREEZING CONDITIONS WITH 32 DEGREES OR LESS.
THE DOG IN THE BEFORE PICTURE IS MOLLY, THE ONE THAT COUNCILMAN PELAEZ REFERRED TO.
SHE WAS EXPOSED TO SOME -- OBVIOUSLY SOME SIGNIFICANT SUN.
THE DOG HOUSE WAS HOTTER THAN THE OUTSIDE AMBIENT AIR
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TEMPERATURE.THEREFORE, THE ANIMAL CHOSE TO STAY IN THE SUN, WHICH RESULTED IN SOME SIGNIFICANT BURNS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THE AFTER PICTURES YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY SEE SHE IS NOW WELL ON THE MEND, AND HAS RECENTLY BEEN ADOPTED.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
>> PELAEZ: SO ONE THING THAT I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT THIS CAME IN BY WAY OF, AGAIN, A RESIDENT WHO NOTICED THE DOG IN -- YOU KNOW, IN DISTRESS.
I DO WANT TO REPORT THAT I BELIEVE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS ALREADY RECEIVED THIS CASE AND THAT THE OWNER IS GOING TO BE FACING SOME CONSEQUENCES.
THE OTHER THING TOO, AND SHERYL, THIS IS A REQUEST, I THINK THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PUBLIC IS AWARE THAT WE'VE GOT A 311 UP.
I'M JUST NOT SURE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT THESE ARE THE KINDS OF CASES THAT YOU CAN ALSO REPORT ON OUR 311 APP.
SO AT A LATER TIME MAYBE WE CAN ALL MEET WITH YOUR CREW AND FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT WE CAN EMPHASIZE TO THE PUBLIC THAT THIS IS A WAY TO REPORT HORRIBLE CASES LIKE MOLLY'S WITHOUT --
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY, THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NO. 17, AND THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE OUT THERE WATCHING US GET THIS DONE, AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PELAEZ, FOR CARRYING THIS THROUGH.
THAT IS THE BALANCE OF OUR MORNING AGENDA.
WE HAVE A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT?
>> SCULLEY: YES, MAYOR, JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS, QUICKLY, AND I ALSO IN ADDITION TO OUR ACS BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY, WANT TO RECOGNIZE -- WELL, THERE SHE IS, KATHY DAVIS, WHO NOW SERVES ON THE ACS BOARD, BUT AS WE ALL KNOW SERVED AS OUR ACS DIRECTOR FOR MANY YEARS, AND WHILE SHANNON AND HEBER AND THE ENTIRE TEAM, LISA AND ALL, HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH OUR PROGRAM, I DO WANT TO GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO KATHY DAVIS BECAUSE SHE REALLY HELPED AND WORKED WITH THE ACS BOARD TO GET US ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH OUR ANIMAL CARE SERVICES BEGINNING SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND I'M PROUD TO HAVE HIRED HER AND RECRUITED HER TO SAN ANTONIO TO DO OUTSTANDING WORK.
SO THANK YOU, KATHY, AS WELL AS THE BOARD MEMBERS, FOR HELPING US SO MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] A COUPLE OF OTHER ITEMS, MAYOR, TO REPORT ON THIS MORNING, AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER EMPLOYEES THAT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE TODAY AS WELL.
FIRST WITH REGARD TO THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND THE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION THAT WE TALKED WITH THE COUNCIL ABOUT WHEN WE MADE A PRESENTATION ON THIS MATTER, IN MAY, TCI PROVIDED A BRIEFING TO YOU ALL.
YOU MAY RECALL, AT A COUNCIL B SESSION FOCUSING ON AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES INCLUDING THE STATE OF THE CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS AUTOMATION AS WELL AS A REQUEST FOR -- WE PLAN TO RELEASE.
THERE ARE NO FULLY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE TODAY ALTHOUGH VARIOUS FORMS OF AUTOMATION HAVE BEEN IN FORM FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPANIES TESTING LEVELS OF HIGHER AUTOMATION IN OTHER CITIES BUT THAT TECHNOLOGY IS NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR PERSONAL OWNERSHIP AND USE.
SOME CITIES ARE TESTING THE MARKET FOR SPECIFIC DRIVERLESS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS AND ADDITIONALLY SOME COMPANIES FROM THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INDUSTRY HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN TESTING THAT B SESSION IN OUR DISCUSSION WITH YOU ALL, TCI COORDINATED WITH OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND OUR INNOVATIONS STAFF TO DEVELOP A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM THE INDUSTRY REGARDING THE USE OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES FOR SPECIFIC CASES WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
SO THE INTENT OF OUR RFI IS TO GATHER DATA TO ASSIST THE CITY IN UNDERSTANDING THE FEASIBILITY OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES FOR SPECIFIC CASES WITHIN THE CITY.
THE RESPONSES ARE DUE AUGUST 20K FORWARD TO EVALUATING THOSE, AND THEN SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH THE SUBCOMMITTEE PROCESS.
SECONDLY, I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DEBORAH SHAR SHARVIN -- WHERE ARE YOU? PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZE.
SHE'S CURRENTLY OUR ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANCE MANAGER OVERSEEING OUR CITY'S DISABILITY ACCESS OFFICE.
SHE HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE PUBLIC SERVANT OF THE YEAR BY SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES ORGANIZATION, SO SINCE 1981 THIS ORGANIZATION HAS WORKED TO MAKE SAN ANTONIO AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND ENGAGE IN RECREATIONAL EVENTS FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.
DEBORAH WAS RECOGNIZED DURING THE 28TH ANNIVERSARY
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OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT CELEBRATION HELD THIS PAST SATURDAY AT LA VILLITA ASSEMBLY HALL.SHE WAS NOMINATED BY DEAF INTERPRETIVE SERVICES FOR HER WORK WITH THE DEAF COMMUNITY AND INTERPRETER AGENCIES TO INCREASE COMMUNICATION ACCESS.
SHE'S WORKED WITH THE CITY NOW FOR JUST OVER A YEAR, AND WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE HER THIS MORNING FOR HER OUTSTANDING RECOGNITION.
[APPLAUSE] AND IF YOU COULD STAY, WE'LL TAKE A PHOTO AFTER THE COUNCIL ADJOURNS HERE IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
SECONDLY, WE HAVE TWO OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS MORNING, AND WITHIN OUR SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT.
WE ALL KNOW OUR SOLID WASTE EMPLOYEES HAVE HARD JOBS COLLECTING RECYCLING, TRASH, BRUSH AND BULKY ITEMS DISCARDED BY OUR RESIDENTS.
IT'S MADE EVEN TOUGHER BY THE -- DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS IN THE HEAT, AND WITH TYPICAL SOUTH TEXAS SUMMERS WE EXPECT THE TEMPERATURES TO RISE OVER 100 DEGREES AND THIS YEAR IT CAME EARLY, AS WE ALL KNOW.
SO WITH THAT HEAT THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS OUR OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE WORKERS THAT ARE WORKING IN THE OUTDOOR HEAT, PROVIDE TRAINING TO OUR EMPLOYEES TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE HEAT STRESS SYMPTOMS, AND WE'RE ALWAYS ENCOURAGED TO STAY HYDRATED AND TAKE BREAKS AS NEEDED TO PREVENT HEAT-RELATED INJURIES.
ON JUNE 7, AS A SOUTHEAST COLLECTION CREW WAS APPROACHING THE END OF THEIR ROUTE, ONE OF OUR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION WORKERS, I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST TO PRONOUNCE HIS NAME, SALALUA TOASOSOPO, A SECTION ATTLEE -- AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS SALLY, HOW I'LL REFER TO HIM, STARTED EXHIBITED SIGNS OF HEAT STRESS.
FORTUNATELY HIS COWORKERS RECOGNIZED THE SYMPTOMS AND REACTED VERY QUICKLY.
THEY SOUGHT IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED WITHIN SIX MINUTES TAKING THE EMPLOYEE TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
UPON ARRIVAL THE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS PRAISED THEM FOR THEIR SWIFT ACTIONS.
HAD IT BEEN ANOTHER 20 MINUTES OUR COLLECTION WORKER LIKELY WOULDN'T HAVE SURVIVED.
THESE COWORKERS WERE RECOGNIZED AT THEIR SERVICE CENTER WITH A SHINING STAR AWARD FOR SAVING OUR COLLECTION WORKER'S LIFE, AND TODAY I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE WITH YOU THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY DID AND LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THEY ARE WORKING NOT ONLY TO COLLECT GARBAGE BUT ALSO TO TAKE CARE OF ONE ANOTHER.
WE HAVE DRIVER GEORGE ARANDONDO, WHO ORIGINALLY STARTED WITH THE CITY BACK IN 2003 BEFORE BEING REHIRED WITHIN THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND WE ALSO HAVE COLLECTION WORKER SEAN ELFARO, WHO STARTED WORKING FOR SOLID WASTE JUST IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR.
SALLY WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
I HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND MEET WITH HIS FAMILY, BUT HE'S NOW RECOVERING AND DOING BETTER EVERY DAY, AND AS WE RECOGNIZE THESE EMPLOYEES THIS MORNING WHO HELPED TO SAVE HIS LIFE, I WANT TO KEEP SALLY IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AS WE CONTINUES HIS RECOVERY, AS WELL AS THOSE FIELD EMPLOYEES THAT WORK HARD IN THIS UNRELENTING HEAT EACH AND EVERY DAY.
SO THIS MORNING, SEAN AND GEORGE, WE THANK YOU AND COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING WORK.
[APPLAUSE] DAVID NEWMAN IS HERE, AND AS THE SUPERVISOR HERE, ALSO RUBEN, THEIR COLLECTION SUPERVISOR, IS HERE.
DAVID IS OUT OF TOWN, DAVID MCCARY, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH OUR TEAM, AND PLEASE STAY FOR A MOMENT AFTER THE COUNCIL ADJOURNS SO WE CAN ALSO TAKE A COUPLE OF PICTURES.
LASTLY, WHILE AUGUST HAS JUST BEGUN THERE IS STILL A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO ENJOY OUR SUMMER CITY POOL SEASON.
HOWEVER, SCHOOL WILL BE HERE, WE KNOW, JUST AROUND THE CORNER, SO PARKS & RECREATION WILL BE HOSTING A BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPLASH BASH FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO ENJOY THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER.
THE BASH WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, FROM 1:00 P.M. TO 3:00 P.M. AT KINGSBOROUGH POOL IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.
THE FREE BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL AGES, ACTIVITIES ON THE POOL DECK INCLUDE A MATH STATION WITH
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FISHING FOR ANSWERS, ART STATION WITH CREATIVE PAINTING, SCIENCE WITH A VOLCANIC FUN ACTIVITY AND A SOCIAL STUDIES STATION WITH A U.S. MAP PUZZLE.SO IN THE POOL PARTICIPANTS CAN PARTAKE IN ALL KINDS OF WATER ACTIVITIES.
OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE WATER SAFETY, TRIVIA, SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING DEMONSTRATIONS AND GAMES FOR KIDS GOING INTO KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE WITH PRIZES, INCLUDING BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
SO IT WILL BE A GREAT ACTIVITY ORGANIZED BY OUR PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AND FOR THE PUBLIC, FOR MORE INFORMATION THEY CAN GET THAT BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SPARKSPARKANDRECK.COM.
SO WE INVITE THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT ACTIVITY.
FINALLY, MAYOR, NEXT WEEK I'M PROANG THE PROPOSED FISCAL 2019 SAN ANTONIO BUDGET TOTALING $2.8 BILLION ANG THE PRIORITIES OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY INPUT WE'VE RECEIVED OVER THE PAST YEAR.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT NEXT WEEK.
THAT'S ALL TO REPORT THIS MORNING.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GREAT REPORT.
I THINK YOU GOT MANNY'S ATTENTION WITH THE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING.
[LAUGHTER] WE DO HAVE ONE POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, COUNCILMAN SALDANA.
>> SALDANA: THANK YOU, MAYOR, IF YOU ALLOW ME FOR A SECOND I WANT TO DIRECT EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION AND HOPE TO HONE IN TO EMBARRASS THEM.
MICHAEL SAN YES AND SOTO WHO ARE MY INTERNS, AND ONCE UPON A TIME I WAS A INTERN IN DISTRICT 4 SO I GET TO SEE THE BRIGHT FUTURE IN FRONT OF US WHEN I SEE SOME OF THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ACTUALLY WHO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE LUPITA PARTITA, A LAYERO IS RISING SOPHOMORE AT FOX TECH AND MICHAEL SANCHEZ IS AN INCOMING YUTS SA MAN, THEY'RE BEEN WORKING ON OUTREACH, KNOCKING ON DOORS, OR HANDLING CASES THAT COME BEFORE THEM BY PHONE.
SO THANK YOU TO THE INTERNS AND I'M SURE THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHER INTERNS IS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH CITY HALL BUT I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK THIS SUMMER.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCIL MAN VIAGRAN?
>> VIAGRAN: HE STARTED A TREND SO I WANT TO ALSO THANK MY INTERN, MEG VASSAR, WHO'S BEEN WORKING AND CRUNCHING NUMBERS AND DATA THIS SUMMER.
SHE'S A STUDENT AT SYRACUSE BUT SHE'S IN TOWN FOR THE SUMMER.
SO VERY PROUD OF HER AND THANK HER FOR ALL OF HER WORK.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE 20 STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERNS AT HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW FOR JUNGLE DISK, WITH SA WORKS.
THEY'RE DOING TECH JOBS IN SAISD AT HIGHLANDS, SO THE TECH COMPANY WENT DOWN TO DISTRICT 3 TO DO THESE INTERNSHIPS, SO CONGRATULATE THEM AND IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN VIAGRAN.
I WILL NOT BE OUT DONE IN THE THANKA THON FOR THE INTERNS.
STAND UP GUYS, THAT'S CLAIRE AND CARLO BACK THERE.
CLAIRE GOES TO TSU, CARLO GOES TO TRINITY, SHERYL, WATCH YOUR BACK, THIS IS OUR NEXT CITY MANAGER IN CLAIRE OVER THERE.
SHE'S VERY, VERY, VERY SMART PEOPLE.
THEY'VE PUT IN A LOT OF EXTRA TIME.
THEY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND, AND THIS IS THE KIND OF ENGAGEMENT THAT WE NEED FROM YOUR GENERATION, GUYS, AND SO PLEASE GO BACK, TELL THE STORY OF HOW -- YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT YOU DID, BUT IN PARTICULAR I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THESE TWO INTERNS HELPED US DO OUR PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING PROJECT AND EMULATING YOURS, COUNCILMAN COURAGE, IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND I HOPE YOU GUYS LEARNED SOMETHING.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PELAEZ.
>> PERRY: YES, I'LL JUMP ON THAT BANDWAGON.
I WANT TO THANK MATTHEW WI YAT.
HE'S A INTERN FOR DISTRICT 10.
HE'S NOT HERE BECAUSE I GOT HIM WORKING IN THE FIELD OFFICE.
BUT THANK YOU, MATTHEW WYATT, AND ALL THE HELP YOU'VE GIVEN US THERE IN DISTRICT 10.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PERRY.
>> TREVINO: SINCE WE GOT THE THANK YOU TELLA THON GOING ON, I WANT TO THANK JACOB HERNANDEZ, WHO ATTENDS COLUMBO.
HE WAS INT INTERNING WITH US, DONE A GREAT JOB AND WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE HELPING US THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUMMER.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN TREVINO.
AND GABRIEL, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, THANK YOU AS WELL.
THAT'S ALL FOR OUR MORNING AGENDA.
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>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD AFTERNOON.
WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL ZONING AGENDA.
THE CITY CLERK IS STILL FINALIZING THE LIST OF SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP, SO IN THE MEANTIME, I'M GOING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS FROM WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ZONING CONSENT AGENDA.
I'VE GOT SEVERAL ALREADY PULLED, AND I'LL READ THOSE RIGHT NOW.
THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE HEARD ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
P1 AND Z1, P-5 AND Z9, P6 -- Z26, Z27, Z28, P-12 AND Z-37.
AND PLEASE ALSO KNOW THAT P-15 AND Z-45 HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THE AGENDA BY STAFF AND WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY.
SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA, WHICH IS ALL ITEMS SAVE FOR THOSE THAT I JUST READ.
Z-1 IS ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA.
I DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, JACK FINGER.
>> WELL, MANOR NIRENBERG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A CONTROVERSY OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON.
I'M GOING TO SKIP AROUND AND LOOK AT THE BIG ONES HERE.
ITEM NUMBER Z-21, YEAH, Z-21, AND ITS COMPANION P-9.
YES, I HAVE SEEN THE PROS AND CONS ON Z-21, THE IDEA THAT SOME NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS WANT TO CLEAN UP THE AREA AROUND THERE.
THEY WANT TO TRY AND PREVENT THE PROSTITUTION, DRUG USE, THEY WANT TO STOP A LOT OF THE REPAIR GARAGES FROM SPILLING THEIR SOLVENTS AND JUST GENERALLY IMPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
NOW, THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP GROWTH.
THIS IS AROUND THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA.
WELL, THAT'S FINE, BUT ALSO THERE IS A GROUP THAT SAYS, WHOA, LET'S HOLD ON A LITTLE BIT, TO YOU, MRS. VIAGRAN AND MRS. GONZALES, LET'S HOLD OFF A LITTLE BIT UNTIL THE LAND USE PLANNING INITIATIVES HAVE COME UP WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS ON THIS STUFF.
WE DON'T WANT TO GO OVERBOARD AND PREVENT SOME GOOD THINGS -- FURTHER GOOD THINGS THAT COULD BE APPLIED TO THIS STUFF HERE.
SO IF YOU, MRS. VIAGRAN AND MRST CONTINUE THIS FOR A WHILE UNTIL THE LAND USE PEOPLE COME FORWARD, WE WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT.
ELSEWHERE ON THE AGENDA, WELL, WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF THEM HERE TODAY.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN JUST GET THEM ORGANIZED HERE.
YES, IN P-5 AND Z-9, THIS IS MRF CASES HERE.
BASICALLY, YOU HAVE PEOPLE THERE, LIVING THERE THAT SAY THEY DO NOT LIKE A DEVELOPER SQUEEZING AS MANY AS FOUR UNITS AND A TRIPLEX AN ADDITIONAL UNIT INTO A TINY PROPERTY, THEY DON'T.
THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO LIVE NEXT TO THERE.
YOU HAVE 10 PEOPLE SPOKE AGAINST IT, 20 -- YOU HAD ABOUT A THIRD OF THE PEOPLE SAYING NO TO IT.
YOU HAD 234 SIGNATURES AGAINST IT.
SO MANY SCANDALS, SO LITTLE TIME.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER.
I NEGLECTED TO PLAY THE VIDEO FOR THE INTERPRETATION, INTERPRETER SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, SO CAN WE GO AHEAD AND PLAY THAT NOW.
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>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE TWO OTHER CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO REMAIN ON CONSENT.
PATRICIA DAVIS? IS PATRICIA DAVIS HERE?
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: AND THIS IS ON ITEM P [INDISCERNIBLE] PATRICIA DAVIS AND ANNETTE OLIVARES WILL NOT SPEAK.
THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WILL REMAIN ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE ON CONSENT, WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THE MOTION.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION STARTING WITH P-UNS AND Z-1.
>> PLAN AMENDMENT 18046 Z2018154 AMENDING THE TOBIN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD FOR FIVE TOWNHOMES LOCATED AT 1469 VALDEZ AVENUE.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
ZONING COMMISSION MOTION FAILED THEREFORE IT IS MOVING FORWARD AS A DENIAL.
31 NOTICES MAILED, ONE IN FAVOR, EIGHT OPPOSED AND THE TOBIN HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION IS IN OPPOSITION AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMAN TREVINO?
FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT'S WILLINGNESS TO RECONSIDER THEIR PROPOSAL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO A COMPROMISE; THEREFORE, I MOTION FOR A TWO-WEEK CONTINUANCE TO AUGUST 16TH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEM P-1 AND Z-1.
THERE ARE NO CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS, SO PLEASE VOTE.
>> 18038 AMENDING THE GOVERNMENT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FROM R-6 TO RH-4 LOCATED AT 808 EAST CARSON STREET.
STAFF PLANNING RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
GOVERNMENT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD SOARGS IS IN FAVOR.
THIS WILL REQUIRE NINE VOTES TO APPROVE DUE TO THE OPPOSITION EXCEEDING 20%.
THERE ARE SEVERAL CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM P-5 AND Z-9, AS THERE ARE WITH OTHER ITEMS AS WELL.
EACH CITIZEN WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK AND I'LL CALL UP THE PERSON TO SPEAK AT THE PODIUM.
I'LL CALL THE SUBSEQUENT NAME, SO IF YOU DON'T MIND HOLDING YOUR APPLAUSE SO EVERYONE CAN HEAR THEIR NAMED CALLED.
IF YOU'RE CALLED SECOND, PLEASE GET READY TO APPROACH THE PODIUM.
WE'LL BEGIN WITH EUGENE MARK FOLLOWED BY ROSE HILL.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF MY HVMENTD HVMENTD -- HOA IN THE MEDICAL CENTER AND I'M ACTIVE IN MY CITYWIDE PROGRAMS REGARDING NEIGHBORHOODS.
I AM FAMILIAR WITH GOVERNMENT HILL, THROUGH BUSINESS MEETINGS OVER THERE AND SOCIAL EVENTS -- PAINTING SPONSORED BY THE CITY OVER ON MAY SON -- MASON STREET.
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GOVERNMENT HILL IS A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH EVEN GREATER POTENTIAL.THERE ARE POCKETS OF NEGLECT AND DETERIORATION, AND I BELIEVE THE PROJECT AT 808 EAST CARSON IS A GOOD STEP FORWARD, AND I HOPE YOU'LL GIVE IT FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. MARK.
ROSE HILL? FOLLOWED BY JAMES HEATHERRINGTON IS MRS. HILL HERE? OH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR, OUR COUNCILMAN WILLIAM CRUZ SHAW, CITY COUNCILMAN.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE IS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT LOCATED ON THE LOTS OF 808 EAST CARSON, 421 PIERCE.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS FOLLOWED ALL PROTOCOL ON INFORMING THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THESE PROJECTS.
WE HAVE HAD HIGH AT 10 DANCE AT OUR GENERAL MEETINGS AS OUR TOWN HALL MEETINGS.
THIS PROJECT HAS RESOLVED FROM 2017 TO THE PRESENT IT RESULTED WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE FROM MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SECOND, THIS PROJECT FITS IN THE GUIDELINES, OUR MASTER PLAN.
OUR IN OUR MASTER PLAN, IT SHOWS THE DENSITY IN THERE.
SECOND, WE ARE NOT CHANGING THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WE ARE ENHANCING IT WITH MORE FAMILIES WHO ARE WANTING TO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THESE VACANT LOTS THAT HAVE BEEN ABANDONED FOR OVER 30 YEARS WILL NOW CREATE BEAUTY INSTEAD OF OVERGROWN WEEDS AND A PLACE FOR CRIME.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO LET THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT GOVERNMENT HILL HAS A PROCESS IN WHICH WE HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN FOLLOWING WITH ANY DEVELOPER THAT HAS COME INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY COME TO OUR BOARD MEETING, WE STOP, WE LOOK AND WE LISTEN.
AND WE DO NOT MAKE A DECISION, WE TAKE IT TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND ON MARCH 26TH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DID, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
SO, THEREFORE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT BASED ON THAT WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTE.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MATCH UPON IS THAT THIS BOOK RIGHT HERE IS OUR BIBLE.
THIS IS THE BOOK THAT EVERY PERSON THAT COMES TO EVERY MEETING, WHETHER IT'S A GENERAL, SPECIAL MEETING WHATEVER, THEY SIGN IN.
SO THIS IS OUR BIBLE WHO SHOWED UP TO OUR MEETINGS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MRS. HILL.
JAMES HEATHERRINGTON? FOLLOWED BY ROSALINDA GARCIA.
MY NAME IS JAMES HETTERINGTON.
I'M A SCHOOL TEACHER THAT ALSO LIVES IN GOVERNMENT HILL AND I'M HERE TO EXTEND MY SUPPORT FOR THIS PROPERTY.
THANKFULLY, BECAUSE OF MY CAREER, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL TO A FEW CITIES AND ABROAD AND SEE HOW IN-FIELD HOUSING AFFECTS US, AND IT'S A VERY GOOD THING IN MY OPINION.
AND ON A VERY -- LET'S SAY AESTHETIC APPROACH, I SEE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING IN AREAS THAT HAVE IN-FIELD HOUSING, TEND TO COME TOGETHER AND WORK MORE UNIFIED, AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY TO HAVE THAT AS WELL.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. HETTERINGTON.
ROSALINDA GARCIA? ROSALINDA GARCIA? WILLIE RECONDO? WILLIE RECONDO? MRS. RECONDO, ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK? OKAY.
MAURICE SAUNDERS? MAURICE SAUNDERS? GUADALUPE SAUNDERS? GUADALUPE SAUNDERS? JULIA ROWSENTHAL?
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: MRS. ROSENTH AL WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JOHN DUVAL.
>> MY NAME IS JULIA ROSENFELD, FOR THE RECORD.
I'VE BEEN A SIX-YEAR RESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT HILL -- AUDIO] -- AND OUR HISTORIC AREA,
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ESPECIALLY SINCE NOTHING IS BEING DESTROYED.I THINK IT -- THE DESIGN THAT I'VE SEEN MAINTAINS THE QUALITY AND INTEGRITY OF WHAT IS ALREADY EXISTING, AND IT'S RESPECTFUL OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
I'M ALSO IN FAVOR OF THE FACT THAT THIS BRINGS NEW LIFE AND NEW PROPERTY TAXES TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN SUPPORT OF SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND IT SEEMS TO -- I'VE BEEN TO THE LAND USE MEETINGS, AND IT SEEMS TO REALLY COALESCE WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH OUR CITY FOR THE FUTURE AND FOR THE DENSITY THAT WE NEED.
AND I AM A MEMBER OF SANE, SAN ANTONIO NEIGHBORHOODS FOR EVERYBODY, AND ALL 95 MEMBERS OF OUR ASSOCIATION ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MRS. ROSENFELD.
JOHN DUVAL? PLVMENTD DUVAL IS FOLLOWED BY JUAN CARLOS SUAREZ.
I HAVE LIVED IN GOVERNMENT HILL OFF CARSON STREET SINCE 2013.
I'VE WITNESSED AN AMAZING EVOLUTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN FIVE SHORT YEARS.
DRUGS, PROSTITUTION, CRIME HAVE DECREASED.
PEOPLE, INCLUDING FAMILIES, NOW CALL GOVERNMENT HILL HOME MORE THAN EVER.
I APPRECIATE THE INCREASING DIVERSIY AND WANT TO ENSURE THAT IT CONTINUES, NOT JUST WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, BUT VARIOUS TYPES OF PROPERTY.
THESE LOTS HAVE BEEN VACANT FOR MANY YEARS.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD HOUSING OPTIONS TO AN IN-DEMAND AREA IS COMPELLING AND NEEDED, FRANKLY.
I SUPPORT THIS CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT, ALONG WITH FUTURE PROJECTS.
LET'S NOT REMAIN STAGNANT, LET'S MOVE FORWARD, THUS SUPPORTING DIVERSITY AND DEMAND FOR HOUSING IN THE URBAN CORE TO WELCOME FRESH FACES AND FAMILIES.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. DUVAL.
>> MY NAME IS PEGGY BRIMHALL, I'M THE APPLICANT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WHAT NUMBER? ARE YOU SIGNED UP, MRS. BRIMHALL.
>> MY NAME IS NOT ON THE LIST.
SO YOU HAVE TO BE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK; HOWEVER, THE COUNCILMAN, WHEN THE ITEM IS CALLED AND HE GETS THE FLOOR HE CAN CALL YOU UP AT THAT TIME.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: SO WE'LL KEEP MOVING THROUGH THE LIST.
MRS. STOUT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STELLA ASHLEY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M MARIE STOUT AND I LIVE AT 420 PIERCE AVENUE IN GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE AREA.
I'M ON THE BOARD OF GOVERNMENT HILL ASSOCIATION.
WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO CLEAN THAT AREA UP AND KEEP IT GOING, AND HAVE HAD LITTLE HELP, BUT A FEW OF US ARE WORKING AT IT.
I'M THE LAST OF THE ORIGINAL GROUP THAT FORMED THE GOVERNMENT HILL GROUP.
IF THE LORD'S WILLING AND THE CREEKS DON'T RISE, I'LL BE 94 THE LAST DAY OF JANUARY.
SO WE'RE WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN.
I LIVE AT 420 PIERCE AND THE PROPERTY THAT'S IN TALK RIGHT NOW IS 808 EAST CARSON, WHICH BACKS TO ME.
AND THERE IS ANOTHER PROPERTY THAT I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DISCUSS, WHICH IS 821 PIERCE, WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM ME.
SO I'M RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING.
BUT IT'S A VERY NICE AREA, WE HAVE SOME GOOD PEOPLE THERE, WE HAVE A LOT OF CODEPENDENT PEOPLE THAT WANT SOMEBODY ELSE TO DO IT FOR THEM, LIKE BIG BROTHER, BUT WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD.
AND I DO HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE SOME DEVELOPMENT ON SOME OF THE VACANT LOTS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO DO IT WILL DEVELOP THOSE IN A GOOD MANNER.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MRS. STOUT.
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CHRIS HILL? JOSE PADILLA? ARE YOU GOING TO COME FORWARD, MR. PADILLA? OKAY.AND WE'LL GET TO YOU IN JUST A MINUTE, PEGGY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: AND FOR THE RECORD, YOU FOLKS WHO SIGNED UP OR SIGNING UP IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICANT? DAVID SANCHEZ? DAVID SANCHEZ? OKAY.
ANNA ORTEGA? DEANNA ORTEGA? ANTONIA ALDACO? ANTONIA ALDACO? OKAY.
J.C.ALDACO? DENISE HOMER? MRS. HOMER, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL HELLER.
I HAD A PREPARED SPEECH, BUT AFTER LISTENING TO THE NEIGHBORS, MY NAME IS DENISE HOMER AT 821MASON.
IN FRONT OF YOU, I ACTUALLY HAVE A MAP OF SAM BORNS AT 1912 WHICH SHOWS THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
IT IS IN THE HISTORICAL DISTRICT OF GOVERNMENT HILL WHICH OF COURSE WAS DEVELOPED AND CREATED ON THE SHADOWS OF FT. SAM HOUSTON.
SO MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE AND WORK THERE AND CREATED AND BUILT THEIR HOMES WERE EITHER MILITARY OR DOCTORS OR STAFF FROM GOVERNMENT HILL.
SO WE'RE VERY PROUD TO CARRY THAT NAME, GOVERNMENT HILL.
THE PEOPLE BEFORE YOU THAT SPOKE IN FAVOR UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE ACTUALLY REFUTED AND STATEMENTS REFUTED.
WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE SPEAKING ON BEHALF BECAUSE THEY'RE AIRBNB OWNERS.
THEY OWN PROPERTY THAT THEY LIVE THERE, BUT THEY'RE REAL ESTATE AGENTS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW SOME OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY SELLING A HOME FOR OVER $500,000, AN EXISTING HOME.
CAN YOU SWIPE PLEASE? THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS LITERALLY IN THE CENTER OF OUR HEART OF GOVERNMENT HILL.
YOU'LL SEE IT LOCATED BETWEEN CARSON AND PIERCE, LITERALLY, THE CENTER OF OUR CITY.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THE CITY ITSELF IS ENKROACHING INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, LITERALLY LIKE A WEED OFF OF BROADWAY COMING TOWARD GOVERNMENT HILL.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK AT.
I ACTUALLY HAD THOSE COPIED FOR YOU.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY ARE SPEAKING IN FAVOR PAY LESS THAN $700 ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES, WHILE THEIR NEIGHBORS ARE CLOSE TO $8,000 FOR AN EXISTING HOME.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY REAL SKIN IN THE GAME.
SO WE ARE CONSIDERED FOR OUR NEIGHBORS.
CAN YOU CONTINUE? THE PROPERTY AND CONCERN FOR 808, WE'RE DEALING WITH RESIDENTIAL, MIXED USE.
WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK AT THD NUMBERS.
THE PROPERTY ITSELF NEEDS TO BE 4,000 SQUARE FEET FOR INDIVIDUAL DWELLINGS.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, MRS. HOMER.
>> SOMEBODY'S GIVING ME THEIR MINUTES.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: YOUR NAME? SAY THAT AGAIN? NUMBER 22.
ALL RIGHT, MA'AM, YOU HAVE TWO MORE MINUTES.
THE PROPERTY OF 808 CARSON, SIR, AND MA'AM, IS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO BE 4,000 SQUARE FEET PER DWELLING.
THEY ARE MINUS 500 SQUARE FEET.
WE WANT TO BE NITPICKY, YES, WE DO.
THE NEXT PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS 421 PIERCE.
WE'VE YET TO SEE THE COMPLETED DESIGNS FOR THAT ONE.
THAT'S 5,000 SQUARE FEET PER DWELLING.
CAN YOU CONTINUE? THAT IS A PROPERTY IN QUESTION, AN AIRLINE VIEW.
THEY'RE PROPOSING A DRIVEWAY GOING IN FRONT OF CARSON ALL THE WAY BACK TO COLITA, WHICH IS AN ALLY.
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IT'S NOT.PLEASE LOOK AT THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO IT.
ONE HOUSE IS 1800 SQUARE FEET, ANOTHER ONE IS 1600, AND THE ONE NEXT TO IT IS OVER 1100 SQUARE FEET.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET FOUR UNITS IN THAT PROPERTY WITH EFFICIENT PARKING? CONTINUE.
THAT IS SCOLITA, THAT IS OUR ALLEY.
THAT IS THE STREET THEY'RE CREATING BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE BACK UNIT.
YOU TELL ME HOW ARE WE GOING TO HAVE CARS PARKED ALONG THAT WAY IN AN ALLEY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT BACK UNIT.
PLEASE LOOK AT THE HOME THAT'S LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE AS THE HISTORIC REPRESENTATION OF GOVERNMENT HILL.
THAT IS ACTUALLY AN EMBRY DEVELOPMENT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO DOING A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION.
THAT'S THEIR PROJECT IN FORT WORTH.
THAT'S A REMAINING VICTORIAN HOME.
WILL THAT HOME BE REPLACED BY SURROUNDING ITSELF WITH TOWNHOMES? CONTINUE.
YOU, THIS COUNCIL, GAVE INCENTIVES TO 825 GRAYSON, WE HAVE NO INCENTIVES AS INDIVIDUAL OWNERS.
YOU GAVE THEM OVER $200,000 TO BUILD.
WE JUST WANT IT EQUAL FAIR AND CHANCE TO SAVE OUR COMMUNITY.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, MRS. HOMER.
MR. HELLER FOLLOWED BY ANTONIO FANDIN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I JUST WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD AND SAY THAT I DO NOT OWN ANY BNBS, ANY RENTAL PROPERTY AND I'M NOT AN EIGHT WITH ANY HALF MILLION DOLLARS LISTING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE'S TWO-CAR GARAGE FOR EACH OF THESE UNITS IN THE PROPOSAL.
LANDS I'VE -- I'VE SEEN THE PLANS, THEY'VE BEEN VERY COMMUNICATIVE IN CHANGING THEIR PLANS ACCORDING TO NEIGHBORHOOD FEEDBACK.
I WANT TO GO ON RECORD EXPRESSING MY REPORT.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, MR. MR. ANTONIA FANTE FOLLOWED BY RAUL SAUCEDA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS ANTONIA FANTE, AND LIKE MRS. HOMER SAID, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE IN FAVOR, THEY'RE NOT PAYING THE SAME TAXES THAT I'M PAYING.
THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE ACROSS AT 808 AND 421, THEY'RE PAYING $600, $700, LIKE MARIE STOUT, THAT SHE PAYS $300, BECAUSE SHE'S 94.
AND HOW MUCH I'M GOING TO PAY WHEN I HIT 70? 70 YEARS OLD? AND I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 30 YEARS, AND WHAT I SEEN WHAT DENISE SAID, YOU, THE CITY, GIVING $270,000 AND WE LIVING IN THERE FOR SO LONG, AND I APPLIED TO THE CITY TO HAVE A PARKING -- A DRIVEWAY, THE CITY DIDN'T LET ME DO IT.
OH, BUT YOU'RE ALLOWING ALL THESE PEOPLE, BUILDING ALL THIS STUFF, AND THE CITY SUPPOSEDLY YOU -- WHEN I WENT TO APPLY FOR A DRIVEWAY, THEY SAID THIS IS HISTORICAL AND YOU CANNOT CHANGE AND YOU CANNOT HAVE SO MUCH OF CONCRETE AT YOUR HOUSE.
AND THIS PERSON THAT I KNOW, SHE HAS CONCRETE ALL OVER HER HOUSE, BUT I COULDN'T DRIVE -- I COULDN'T BUILD A DRIVEWAY FOR MY CAR BECAUSE I LIVE IN A HISTORICAL AND THEY DIDN'T LET ME DO IT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT $270,000 TO GO TO THESE BUILDERS, OR THESE DEVELOPERS? BUT WE CANNOT DO JUST A LITTLE THING.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, MRS. INFANTE.
RAUL SAUCEDA FOLLOWED BY PATTY ZIONCE.
GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY COUNCIL HERE.
I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE.
AND I'M SORRY TO SAY, BUT YOU HAVE BEEN HOODWINKED BY SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS ALLIANCE THAT SPOKE BEFORE ME.
AGE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.
THEY'RE TRYING TO BRING IN TO THESE TWO PROPERTIES BOX APARTMENTS, HOUSES THAT ARE
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STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.NO ROOM FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY IN.
IT DOESN'T GO WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY SAID THEY HAD SOME 38 MEMBERS OF THE THING, THERE'S MORE THAN 38 MEMBERS IN THIS ALLIANCE, BUT THIS IS 238 SIGNATURES OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA AGAINST IT.
THIS LITTLE MINORITY THAT'S GOING WITH THE DEVELOPERS IS NOT SPEAKING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
OKAY? THEY'RE HOOD WINKING YOU TO THE MAX.
AND IF I WERE YOU AND MR. SHAW AND EVERYBODY, I WOULD GO BACK OVER THERE -- THIS PROPOSAL THAT THEY'RE -- ABOUT THIS PROPERTY.
IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR 30 YEARS, IT REALLY HASN'T BEEN A NUISANCE, OTHER THAN THE WEED ISSUE.
AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE ONE YOU SMOKE.
THEY -- THE LOTS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 30 YEARS BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WERE USING IT THAT WERE OWNERS FROM WAY BACK AND HAD LEFT IT AS INHERITANCE THING.
THE PROPERTIES THEY WANT TO -- THE BUILDINGS THEY WANT TO PUT DO NOT FIT THE GOVERNMENT HILL AREA.
MR. HELLER SPOKE EARLIER AT 6:30, I WISH HE WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO GO SEE WHAT HE WAS DOING TO THAT HOUSE.
IT WAS A RUNDOWN APARTMENT COMPLEX, HE'S BRINGING IT BACK TO SINGLE RESIDENCE.
THIS HOUSE IS BEAUTIFUL WHEN YOU GO INSIDE AND LOOK AT IT.
>> GO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT HOUSE BEFORE YOU VOTE ON THIS JUNK THEY'RE BRINGING IN.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: I THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: PATTY ZIONCE VOLED BY GILBERT MOLLIO.
>> PATTY ZIONCE, I REPRESENT THE SAN ANTONIO CONSERVATION SOCIETY, 107 KING WILLIAM.
YOU'RE RECEIVING A WRITTEN COPY OF MY STATEMENT.
THE SAN ANTONIO CONSERVATION SOCIETY CONTINUES TO OPPOSE THE REZONING OF 808 EAST CARSON IN THE GOVERNMENT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD.
SIMPLY PUT, THE PROPOSED ZONING IS MUCH DENSER THAN THE EXISTING COMMUNITY AND IT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, PATTY.
GILBERT MORILLO FOLLOWED BY JOE AN MORILLO.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
I AM FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE.
I WILL REMIND YOU THE SAN ANTONIO TOMORROW IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, FIRST ROUND, NOW IN EFFECT, HAS ITS GOAL THAT SAN ANTONIO GROW IN A SUBSTANTIVE EQUITABLE WAY WHILE MINIMIZING IMPACT ON EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS.
THAT IS WHY I ASK YOU TO REJECT THIS REQUEST FOR REZONING.
THE INTRODUCTION OF A HIGHER DENSITY WILL CHANGE THE CHARACTERISTIC OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS PRIMARILY CONSISTENTING -- CONSISTING OF SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE.
SOME OF THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ARE PROPERTY VALUES, VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC PROBLEMS, PARKING, AGING UTILITIES.
WE HAD A BLACKOUT OF ABOUT SEVEN HOURS SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.
PRIMARY AND SAFETY FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS.
I WILL END WITH TWO POINTS: OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AS ACCEPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN 2010 WENT ALONG WITH OUR REQUEST THAT NEIGHBORHOOD SINGLE DWELLINGS BE IN THE CORE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ANY MULTIAPARTMENT BEYOND THE PERIPHERAL SIDE.
FINALLY, THERE ARE TWO NEW HOMES, SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES GOING UP RIGHT NOW IN GOVERNMENT HILL.
THERE WOULD BE MORE IF THESE PRIVATE OWNERS WERE MORE SUBSIDIZED LIKE THE DEVELOPERS ARE GETTING.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THIS IS JOE AN MORILLO FOLLOWED BY JACOB
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GOLDSTEIN.>> MY NAME IS JOE ANN MORILLO AND I LIVE AT 1955 NORTH PAN AM.
AND OUR FAMILY, WE HAVE BEEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE 1964.
AND LIKE GIL SAID, WE HAVE -- THE LOT THAT IS NEXT DOOR TO US WAS VACANT FOR 30 YEARS, AND THIS MORNING THEY FINISHED PUTTING ON THE TIN ROOF BECAUSE OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION SAID THEY HAD TO PUT A TIN ROOF.
AND SO OUR HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1925, AND SO NOW WE HAVE THIS NEW HOUSE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO US.
AND OVER ON 906MASON, A HOUSE IS BEING BUILT, AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, THAT HAD BEEN A VACANT LOT FOR 30 YEARS BECAUSE A DEVELOPER WANTED TO PUT A COMMERCIAL BUILDING, OH, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S BEEN SOME YEARS AGO, AND WAS UNABLE TO DO IT.
IT WAS GOING TO BE OFFICES FOR LAWYERS AND DOCTORS.
AND SO I URGE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THIS BECAUSE OUR VACANT LOTS ARE ZONED SINGLE FAMILY.
AND ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH, WHICH I'M A MEMBER OF -- ACTUALLY GIL AND I LEAD A SENIOR MINISTRY THERE, AND WE HAVE 78 SENIORS THAT LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WELL, SOME DO LIVE FURTHER AWAY, BUT -- LIKE OUR DAUGHTER WILL, WHEN WE PASS ON, OUR DAUGHTER WILL LIVE IN OUR HOUSE.
AND WILLIAM CRUZ SHAW -- IN AUDIO] --
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, MRS. MORILLO.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: JACOB GOLDSTEIN.
MY NAME IS JACOB GOLDSTEIN, I'M ONE OF THE DEVELOPERS FOR 808 EAST CARSON.
I WANTED TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT, WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY SUBSIDIES FROM ANYONE.
I WISH WE WERE, BUT WE'RE NOT.
AND WE'VE BEEN COOPERATING WITH THE COMMUNITY, WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH QUITE A FEW TIMES, AND WE BELIEVE AT THIS STAGE WE'VE REACHED A POINT WHERE WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND WE'LL KEEP ON COOPERATING.
SO I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON THIS.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THROUGH, MR. GOLDSTEIN.
>> SHAW: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.
AT THIS TIME, CAN WE CALL UP PEGGY BRIMHALL THOUGH THE PODIUM
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS PEGGY BRIMHALL, I'M THE APPLICANT AND MY OTHER PARTNER'S WIFE RU PAUL IS HERE IN ATTENDANCE AS WELL, AS HE COULD NOT BE.
WE ALL LIVE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND WE PLAN ON BEING HERE FOR MANY, MANY DECADES TO COME.
MY ADDRESS IS 515 LEE STREET, WHICH IS IN THE LAVACA NEIGHBORHOOD, A HISTORICAL DISTRICT THAT I LOVE DEARLY.
I'M GOING TO PRESENT TWO CASES TODAY, SO THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO.
BOTH WHICH WE THINK IS A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE'VE WORKED WITH BOTH SIDES OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'VE MADE MANY CONCESSIONS.
I THINK WE'VE CREATED A PROBABILITY THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO EVERYONE.
-- PROJECT THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO EVERYONE.
HOW DO I RUN THE -- THE SLIDE? THIS IS A FLYER THAT WE PASSED OUT IN MARCH.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THE LOTS AS MRSE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.
ONE IS A A QUARTER ACRE AND ONE IS ABOUT TWO-THIRDS AND HAS AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.
WE'RE GOING TO PRESERVE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND BRING IT DOWN FROM TWO STUDIOS TO ONE HOME.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS LOCATED IN GOVERNMENT HILL.
GOVERNMENT HILL IS A HIGHLY DESIRED NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS SOME CONSTRICTIONS.
WE HAVE FORT SAM TO THE NORTH, THE RAIL YARD TO THE SOUTH, AND THEN WE HAVE VERY POPULAR DESTINATIONS SUCH AS THE PEARL AND DOWNTOWN TO THE LEFT.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT THERE, BUT THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF VACANT LOTS.
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MUCH MORE.IN OTHER HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS, WE HAVE SEEN SIMILAR DEVELOPMENTS.
THE ONE YOU SEE ON THE TOP LEFT IS TOBIN HILL, THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT IS KING WILLIAM, THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT IS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, LAVACA NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO WE'VE STUDIED AND READ THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
FOR THIS LOT, WE'VE ALSO RECEIVED HDRC CONCEPTUAL APPROVAL AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT RESEMBLES THE IDENTITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BUT ALSO AND SPECIFICALLY GOVERNMENT HILL.
REGARDING ZONING, YOU'LL SEE HERE THAT WE'RE IN A CORNER THAT HAS VERY DIVERSE -- AUDIO] -- THERE IS C-2, THERE IS RM-5, THERE ARE ALSO O DESIGNATIONS, WHICH IS A CHURCH OR A BUSINESS, AND THERE ARE VACANT LOTS AS WELL AS UNDERUTILIZED LOTS.
MANY OF THE STRUCTURES LOOK T LE THIS, WHICH ARE LARGE VICTORIAN STRUCTURES.
IT IS TRUE THAT THEY WERE FIRST BUILT FOR SERGEANTS AND GENERALS IN THE ARMY, BUT SOON AFTER THAT, BECAUSE OF THE WAR, THEY WERE READAPTED FOR MULTIPLE APARTMENT BUILDING USE, AND BY DOING SO, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THESE ARE HIGHLY FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES THAT CAN BE WELL ADAPTED.
SO WE'VE FOLLOWED IN THE SAME PATTERN AND DONE THE SAME.
YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE LARGE STRUCTURE, WHICH IS IN THE FRONT, WE ARE USING SUSTAINABLE DESIGN APPROACHES.
WE -- INSTALLATION IS GOING TO MEET 2008 CODE, WE'RE EVEN DOING A LIGHT-COLORED ROOF SO THAT WE CAN REDUCE THE HEAT-ISLAND EFFECT.
THIS IS THE SMALL CARRIAGE HOUSE THAT IS IN THE BACK.
MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT THESE LOTS WERE DESIGNED WHEN GOVERNMENT HILL WAS A MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THESE LOTS ARE VERY LARGE, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN LIVE ON THEM.
WE HAVE LOOKED VERY CLOSELY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, WHICH ACCOMMODATES THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD GOALS AND STRATEGIES, WHICH MEANS THAT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO CLEAN UP THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEIR VACANT LOTS, THEY WANT TO MARKET THEIR VACANT PARCELS, THEY WANT TO RECRUIT BUSINESSES AND EXPAND EXISTING BUSINESSES.
WE THINK WE WILL FIT RIGHT IN.
WE'VE MET WITH GROUPS OF 50 PEOPLE OR MORE, WE'VE MET WITH GROUPS OF ONE.
AND WE'VE COME DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY ON THIS.
THIS PROPERTY WE THOUGHT COULD FIT EIGHT UNITS AND WE'RE PROPOSING FOUR.
WE'VE ALSO RECEIVED APPROVAL ALL THE WAY DOWN THE LINE. WE HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY APPROVAL AS WELL AS PLANNING, ZONING, STAFF, AND HDRC CONCEPTUAL.
COMMUNITY CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE COLITA STREET, AND WE AGREE, IT'S A LITTLE NARROW AND COULD USE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT.
SO FOR THIS PROPERTY, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS PROVIDING TWO EXITS, ONE TO CARSON AND ONE TO COLITA SO THE RESIDENTS CAN SELF-REGULATE WHERE THE HIGHER TRAFFIC IS.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE WERE NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A TRAFFIC STUDY BECAUSE THIS DOES NOT IMPACT TRAFFIC.
ALSO TO MAKE COLITA STREET A LITTLE WIDER FOR THE MIDTERM, WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE A TWO-FOOT GRAVEL EXTENSION SO THAT YOU KIND OF HAVE THAT OFF EDGE RIGHT BY IT.
PLUS YOU'LL SEE THIS IN THE NEXT PRESENTATION, WE ARE RESTORING THE EXISTING HOUSE THAT'S ON THE OTHER LOT, BECAUSE WE AGREE THAT EXISTING HISTORIC STRUCTURES NEED TO BE UPDATED AND PRESERVED AND INHABITED.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR YOU TODAY FOR 808 EAST CARSON.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS REZONING AND COUNCILMAN SHAW, I'M GLAD -- I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> SHAW: IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL CALL YOU BACK UP.
>> SHAW: AND BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WANT TO SET THE TONE OF THIS CONVERSATION THAT THESE TWO CASES THAT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR TODAY, IT'S A LARGER PERSPECTIVE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, DEALING WITH THE TRANSITION INTO THE NEW PLANS AND THE CORRESPONDING LAND USE CATEGORIES MOVING FORWARD.
OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN ENCOURAGED ALL RESIDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THESE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE IT'S A VERY INTERESTING TIME RIGHT NOW, BUT WE URGE ALL OF OUR CONSPIT WENTS NOT ONLY IN DISTRICT 2, BUT IN OTHER DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO BE INVOLVED IN THOSE TRANSITIONAL CONVERSATIONS.
OUR CITY STAFF AND PLANNING HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB WITH WORKING WITH MY OFFICE, WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND I CAN ONLY ENCOURAGE THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO STAY ENGAGED.
AT THIS TIME, CAN WE HAVE CITY STAFF UP JUST FOR A FEW
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QUESTIONS? WHEN AN APPLICANT BRINGS IN THEIR APPLICATION TO REZONE, WHAT CRITERIA DO YOU LOOK AT TO SEE IF IT'S APPROVAL ORDERS OR YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO THE ZONING COMMISSION?>> SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES AROUND THE PROPOSED PROJECT AREA.
WE'RE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION SA TOMORROW PLAN, WE'RE ALSO TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THAT AREA.
>> SHAW: DO YOU EVER USE THE --
>> THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, EXCUSE ME.
>> SHAW: AND WHO DESIGNS THAT NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN?
>> SHAW: SO FROM Y'ALL'S -- FROM CITY STAFF'S AGREEMENT, Y'ALL LOOK AT THE INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY IN WHETHER TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE RECOMMENDATION TO ZONING, IS THAT CORRECT?
OUTREACH AND CONVERSATIONS FOR ZONING CHANGES?
>> FOR ZONING CHANGES AND ALSO FOR THE PLAN AMENDMENT, WE SEND OUT A 200 FOOTNOTEIFICATION FOR THESE PROJECT -- FOOT NOTIFICATION FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT.
>> SHAW: AND WITH THE ZONING COMMISSION, WAS THERE MULTIPLE MEETINGS PRIOR TO COMING TO CITY COUNCIL?
WELL I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE CITY.
ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT ZONING IS THAT WE HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED ON LAND USE.
WE TRY TO BRING IN OTHER ENTITIES AND OTHER FACTS INTO DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE LARGE NUMBERS OF VACANT LOTS. I KNOW DISTRICT 2 HAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HIGHEST, MAYBE 5, 4, 3 ARE UP THERE AS WELL, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DO CHANGE THAT DYNAMIC.
AND FOR MANY YEARS WE'VE HAD THESE VACANT LOTS JUST HURTING OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEN I DECIDE TO RUN FOR THIS OFFICE, THAT'S ONE THING I SAID THAT I WOULD TRY TO COMBAT IS THE VACANT LOTS.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I MOTION TO APPROVE P-5 AND Z-9 AS CITY STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION SUPPORT AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
OUR OFFICE HAS RECEIVED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT HILL ASSOCIATION AND THAT'S THE ASSOCIATION THAT'S CURRENTLY ON RECORD.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS P-5 AND Z-9.
THERE IS ONE QUESTION FROM A COUNCILMEMBER, COUNCILMAN COURAGE.
>> COURAGE: YES, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE PERSON ASKING FOR THE ZONING CHANGE, THE APPLICANT, A QUESTION.
>> COURAGE: YOU'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING FOUR RESIDENTIAL UNITS? OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY PLANS TO MAKE THESE TYPE 2, SHORT-TERM RENTALS?
WE -- APOLOGIES FOR THE INTERRUPTION.
>> WE'LL ALSO PUT IN THE COVENANT THAT IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT IT NOT BE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN COURAGE.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS P-5 AND Z-9.
>> ZONING CASE Z2018139 AMENDING THE GOVERNMENT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LOCATED AT 421 PIERCE AVENUE.
STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
ZONING COMMISSION REPRESENTS DENIAL DUE TO LACK OF A MOTION.
27 NOTICES MAILED, NINE IN FAVOR, 12 OPPOSED.
GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR.
THIS WILL REQUIRE NINE VOTES TO APPROVE, AS THE OPPOSITION EXCEEDS 20%.
WHICH HAVE SEVERAL CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR THESE ITEMS AS WELL.
SO WE'LL BEGIN IN THE SAME MANNER WE DID BEFORE.
I'LL CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND I'LL CALL THE NEXT PERSON IN LINE AS WELL, IF YOU COULD BE PREPARED TO SPEAK.
ROSE HILL? MRS. HILL WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JAMES HEATHERRINGTON.
>> AGAIN, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS ROSE HILL, PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
AGAIN, WE'RE IN SUPPORT OF 421 PIERCE.
I'D LIKE TO SAY FOR THE RECORD THAT I AM A LIFETIME MEMBER OF GOVERNMENT HILL.
I WAS BORN, RAISED, BAPTIZED IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, WENT TO COLLEGE AND CAME BACK.
WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
TAKING ON -- TAKING ON A POSITION AS A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WHEN YOU DON'T GET PAID IS A TOUGH JOB BUT SOMEBODY'S GOT TO DO IT.
I -- AGAIN, WOULD LIKE TO SAY -- STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT THE GOVERNMENT HILL MASTER PLAN HAS MEDIUM DENSITY.
THE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL INCLUDES A VARIETY OF DETACHED OR ATTACHED DWELLINGS INCLUDING
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SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, TOWNHOMES, ZERO LOT LAND CONFIGURATION, DUPLEXES, TRIPLEXES AND FOURPLEXES AND THEY SHOULD NOT EXCEED 18 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.THEY CAN SERVE AS BUFFERS BETWEEN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND MORE INTENSE LAND USES LIKE COMMERCIAL.
SO, AGAIN, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WHEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN WAS DONE AND THE PEOPLE THAT DID IT, THEY DID PUT LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, MEDIUM DENSITY AND HIGH DENSITY IN THERE.
ON COLITA, I WANT TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT THERE ARE AT THE CORNER OF WILLOW AND COLITA, THERE ARE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT -- I BELIEVE THREE HOUSES THAT ARE USING THE COLITA ADDRESS -- THE ALLEY.
THERE IS BETWEEN ROGERS AND SPOFFARD, THERE IS ANOTHER HOME THERE THAT IS ALSO USING THAT STREET RIGHT NOW SO -- AUDIO] -- AND I JUST WANT TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE HAVE WORKED AS A TEAM AND WE'VE TRIED VERY DILIGENTLY AND VERY HARD TO WORK WITH ALL THE NEIGHBORS, ALL THE RESIDENTS AND THE ARCHITECTS HAVE KEPT IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH US.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO CONSIDER GOOD DEVELOPMENT OR BAD DEVELOPMENT, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO REACH ACROSS THE TABLE AND WANTS TO MEET YOU HALFWAY AND AT LEAST IS KEEPING US IN THE LOOP AND WE CAN HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN SUPPORT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU,
AND, YES, I'M IN FAVOR OF PIERCE.
ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO ADD IS MAY PROGRESS CONTINUE TO MOVE ONWARD AND UPWARD.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. HEATHERRINGTON.
ONCE AGAIN, I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT AS WELL.
I THINK IT MOVES OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FORWARD.
I THINK IT MOVES OUR CITY FORWARD AND I AM THRILLED TO LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS MOVING AHEAD WITH THE TIMES.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. ROSENFELD.
MR. DUVALL WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JUAN CARLOS SUAREZ.
JUST TO ECHO GREATER DIVERSITY, GREATER HOUSING OPTIONS.
AND JUST EVOLUTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AS THE DEMAND FOR HOUSING RISES IN SAN ANTONIO AND FOLKS LIKE ME AND MY FRIENDS ARE MOVING TO THE URBAN CORE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. DUVALL.
JUAN CARLOS SUAREZ FOLLOWED BY MARIE STOUT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCILMEN.
I'M ONE OF THE OWNERS OF 707 MASON.
FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD HERE TODAY I'M ACTUALLY IMPRESSED.
IT'S A GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHAT I SEE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR IT TO BECOME EVEN BETTER.
AND THE DEVELOPMENT -- THE THREE DEVELOPMENTS THAT I HAVE SEEN SO FAR I THINK THEY ARE ALL GOING TO ADD, SO I'M HERE TO PLACE MY SUPPORT FOR THOSE DEVELOPMENTS.
AND BASICALLY THAT'S ALL I REALLY HAVE TO SAY.
BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD MOVE AHEAD WITH THAT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. SUAREZ.
MARIE STOUT FOLLOWED BY STELLA ASHLEY.
>> I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH 421 PIERCE.
IT'S DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM ME AND IT'S BEEN VACANT ABOUT 30 YEARS, LIKE 808 CARSON HAS.
AND THOSE LOTS NEED TO BE FILLED IN.
WHAT I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY PLANS, THE ARCHITECT HAS FOR THAT, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE THE ONE BUILDING THAT IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM ME WILL BE LEFT THAT WAY EXCEPT IT WILL BE MADE TO LOOK A LITTLE MORE HISTORIC.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YEAR IT WAS BUILT.
MY HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1920 AND IT'S ON HISTORIC REGISTER.
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BUT ACROSS THE STREET AT 421 THERE WAS A VERY LARGE APARTMENT HOUSE, WHICH WAS TORN OUT MANY YEARS AGO, AND IT'S BEEN VACANT A LONG, LONG TIME.SO I HOPE THEY WILL GO AHEAD AND PUT SOMETHING ON THAT VACANT LOT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. STOUT.
IN FRONT OF YOU IS A COPY OF THE PAPER YOU HAVE.
YES, I DO KNOW THAT YOU JUST TOOK A VOTE ON 808 BUT CAN YOU READ NUMBERS? THE PROPOSED DESIGN AND PROPERTY DOES NOT FIT THE LOT BY REZONING STANDARDS.
SAME THING APPLIES FOR 421 PIERCE.
YES, MY VOICE IS A LITTLE LOUD BECAUSE MR. SHAW, YOU KEEP ON SAYING YOU'RE RECOGNIZING ROSE HILL AS THE PRESIDENT.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH A SITUATION WITH THE ALLIANCE.
WE CAN'T GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS.
ROSE HILL LIVES IN A DEVELOPER'S PROPERTY WHO LIST ON HACKBERRY.
SHE DOESN'T REPRESENT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SHE ACTUALLY PAID A PRIVATE DEPUTY TO MAN THE DOORS TO KEEP RESIDENTS OUT OF THE MEETING.
IS THAT BEING OPEN? NO, IT'S NOT.
WE HAVE TOO MANY ISSUES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF THIS IS SUCH A PROMISING SITUATION, WHY ARE OUR GREAT STREET PARTNERS HAVING FORMS SAYING ABOUT THE INVESTMENT PEAK FOR MULTI-FAMILIES? WE ARE PART OF THAT.
THAT'S THE PROPERTY I'M TALKING ABOUT AT 825 GRAYSON.
THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A HOME OCCUPIED BY A SINGLE-FAMILY.
IT'S NOT EVEN FULLY FINISHED YET BUT THEY'RE ADVERTISING IT FOR RENT.
IS THAT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING? THAT IS NOT A SINGLE-FAMILY.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A CHILD GOING UP TO A THIRD FLOOR WITH A STROLLER.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE A SENIOR CITIZEN GOING TO YOUR THIRD-FLOOR APARTMENT, TO YOUR BEDROOM.
THAT IS NOT THE LIVING STYLE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S A SINGLE-FAMILY COMMUNITY.
THE EMBRIAN SAYS THEY ARE A COMMUNITY THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING IN ALAMO HEIGHTS.
THEIR STUDY SHOWS IT'S NOT GOING TO BE SINGLE FAMILIES.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BRING STUDENTS TO SAISD THAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW FOR STUDENTS TO BE ENROLLED.
SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GIVE ME THEIR TIME.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WHAT IS YOUR NAME, SIR?
>> SO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AIRBNBS, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT APARTMENTS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SINGLE FAMILIES.
THAT'S THE HOMES THAT ARE BEING TAKEN OFF THE MARKET.
WE ARE INUNDATED RIGHT NOW BY AIRBNBS.
WE HAVE 27 HOMES LISTED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT THE ENTIRE AREA 78208, THE HISTORIC HEART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THOSE ARE HOMES THAT COULD BE OCCUPIED BY A MOM, GRANDPARENT WITH CHILDREN, A FAMILY WITH CHILDREN GOING TO SCHOOL, EMPLOYING TEACHERS TO PAY THOSE TAXES THAT WE'RE HAVING TO GO AHEAD AND DEAL WITH RIGHT NOW.
BUT PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF YOU.
YOU'RE OWN GUIDELINES FOR ZONING.
YOU ARE APPROVING SOMETHING AND YOU'RE NOT GETTING YOUR BASIC MATH DONE.
YOU CANNOT PUT THAT TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE ON A LOT.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND WE CAN SEE THIS IN FRONT OF US.
THIS IS OUR LAST HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN OVER BY DEVELOPERS.
YOU, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, OWN PROPERTY ON WALTERS LEADING INTO FORT SAM.
THERE ARE TWO MAJOR DEVELOPERS THERE THAT HAVE BOUGHT UP EVERYTHING.
DEVELOP OUTSIDE OUR HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE SINGLE HOMES BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE ONE ON MASON AND, YES, WE HAVE INVESTED A LOT IN MY OWN PROPERTY.
I AM FACING, THE BACKSIDE OF MY
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HOME IS AGAINST 808.MY HUSBAND HAS INVESTED A LOT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE KNOW WHAT WE CAN DEAL WITH.
WE WOULD RATHER BUY HOMES, FIX THEM UP, PRESERVE THEM, AND SELL THEM OR RENT THEM TO HOMES, TO FAMILIES THAT NEED THEM.
WE HAVE PLENTY OF PROPERTY OF OUR OWN IN OUR PORTFOLIO.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ON 808.
IT'S NOT BENEFICIAL FOR THE CITY, THE HISTORICAL AREA.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. HOMER.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I SKIPPED OVER, INADVERTENTLY DEANNA ORTEGA.
ARE YOU HERE STILL? ALL RIGHT.
MR. HELLER WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANTONIA.
>> MICHAEL HELLER, 630 CARSON.
I WANT TO ONCE AGAIN EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT AT 421 PIERCE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. HELLER.
>> ONCE AGAIN, RAUL SAUCEDA, 614 EAST CARSON.
I CURRENTLY MENTIONED 238 PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AGAINST THIS PROJECTS.
I HAVE ASKED MR. SHAW AND EVERYBODY TO PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR VOTE ON THESE PROPERTIES.
THE PROPERTY, THE WAY THEY WANT TO BUILD IS NOT THE WAY THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS MADE UP OF.
THESE PROPERTIES, THEY'RE GOING TO SAY THAT THEY'RE $400,000 FOR A CONDOMINIUM.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE SELLING THOSE CONDOMINIUMS, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THEY'RE NOT.
THEY'RE ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS ON GRAYSON STREET.
THEY ARE GOING TO AMOUNT TO RENTAL PROPERTIES.
MS. STOUT GRACIOUSLY EXPLAINED TO YOU A MINUTE AGO THAT THE ARCHITECT HAS NOT GIVEN YOU PLANS, EXACT PLANS OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE BUILT ON THIS PROPERTY.
YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED PLANS FOR THIS PROPERTY.
YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN MAYBE IT MIGHT BE THIS, BUT NO DEFINITE PLANS ARE SET UP.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS AT ZONING.
SHE HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO PUT UP PLANS.
SHE EVENTUALLY IS GOING TO COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE WHAT SHE SAID HERE TODAY.
SHE'S HOODWINKING YOU ON THIS.
YOU DO NOT HAVE PLANS SHOWN TO YOU, ACTUAL PLANS SET DOWN IN STONE OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE PUT ON THESE PROPERTIES.
ASK FOR THE PLANS RIGHT NOW WHEN SHE COMES BACK UP HERE, IF SHE DOES.
ASK HER, DO YOU HAVE DEFINITE PLANS FOR THESE PROPERTIES? CAN YOU SHOW THEM TO US? BEFORE YOU DO A FINAL VOTE, ASK HER.
WHERE ARE YOUR PLANS? LET ME SEE THE PLAN YOU'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY PUT ON THIS PROPERTY.
WE DON'T CARE WHAT OTHER PROPERTIES SOMEWHERE ELSE LOOK LIKE.
WE WANT TO SEE THE PLANS YOU ARE GOING TO PUT ON THIS PROPERTY.
SHE COMES UP HERE AND SAYS, WELL, WE HAVE THESE OTHER PROPERTIES THAT LOOK LIKE THIS -- NO.
ASK HER TO SHOW YOU THE PLAN THAT IS GOING TO GO ON THAT PROPERTY! SHE SAYS SHE'S AN ARCHITECT.
SHE'S HAD OVER A YEAR TO DO IT.
SHE'S HOODWINKING YOU WITH OTHER PROPERTIES, TELLING YOU THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK LIKE THIS.
YOU DON'T KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK LIKE THAT BECAUSE ONCE YOU RECOMMEND AN OKAY ON IT, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IN WHAT THEY WANT.
UNLESS YOU PUT SOMETHING IN THERE THAT SAYS, HEY, SHOW ME THE PROPERTY AND WE'LL OKAY YOUR PROPERTY.
IN THE MEANTIME, YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE PLANS FOR THIS PROPERTY.
YOU CANNOT BE VOTING ON SOMETHING YOU HAVEN'T SEEN.
ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS THROW A BUNCH OF THINGS UP IN THE AIR HOODWINKING YOU WITH IT.
YOU HAVE VOTED A WHILE AGO ON SOMETHING YOU HAVEN'T SEEN.
I HAVE JUST EXPLAINED TO YOU THE BASIC FACT THERE IS NO PLANS.
HOW CAN YOU BE VOTING ON SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN WRITTEN UP YET? COULDN'T HAVE VOTED ON THE CONSTITUTION THAT WAY.
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PIECE OF PROPERTY? SAY, OKAY, YOU GOT IT.TELL HER I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SIX MONTHS TO COME AND SHOW ME THE PLAN, THE ACTUAL PLAN, WHAT'S GOING TO GO ON THIS PROPERTY.
DON'T TELL ME WHAT YOU'VE SEEN SOMEWHERE ELSE, WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.
DON'T BE VOTING ON THINGS THAT MIGHT BE.
VOTE ON THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. SAUCEDA.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GILBERT MARIA FOLLOWED BY JOANN MARIA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, ONCE AGAIN.
I WILL ONCE AGAIN REMIND YOU THAT THE SAN ANTONIO TOMORROW IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIC PLAN NOW IN EFFECT, ITS PURPOSE IS THAT SAN ANTONIO GROW IN A SUBSTANTIVE EQUITABLE WAY WHILE MINIMIZING IMPACT ON EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS.
IF SOME OF YOU KNOW ABOUT EAST AUSTIN CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN, YOU KNOW THE HORROR OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
LASTLY I WOULD SAY ULTIMATELY THIS ISSUE RESTS ON THE IDEA OF WHERE WILL THE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THE POOR PEOPLE, THE COMMON PEOPLE LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO IN THE YEAR 2040? THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. MARIO.
I AM A FORMER BOARD MEMBER OF THE GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE.
I GREW UP ON A RANCH IN NORTH TEXAS AND I JUST SEE THIS WHOLE THING AS MY DAD AND BROTHERS, WE WOULD CHECK THE FENCE LINE TO BE SURE THAT ALL THE FENCES WERE UP SO THAT WE WOULDN'T LOSE THE CATTLE.
SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE ST. ST.
PATRICK'S/GOVERNMENT HILL AREA IS WE ARE PROTECTING OUR FENCE LINE AGAINST THE DEVELOPERS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE MORE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. MARIO.
THAT'S EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
CAN WE HAVE CITY STAFF TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? JUST TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE MADE DURING THE CITIZENS' COMMENTS.
WILL THIS TYPE OF ZONING CHANGE? ARE SITE PLANS REQUIRED?
>> SO WITH THIS ONE THERE WILL NOT BE A SITE PLAN.
HOWEVER, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE APPLICANT WITHIN THEIR APPLICATION IS PROPOSING THE THREE TOWNHOMES, ONE SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING WITH AN ACCESSORY DWELLING.
>> SHAW: DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE A DIFFERENT PRESENTATION? CAN WE HAVE THE APPLICANT TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, FOR A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THIS DEVELOPMENT?
THIS IS MY FIRST CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATION, SO I DID NOT KNOW I NEEDED TO -- WELL, I WAS TOLD AND THEN I FORGOT AT THE LAST MINUTE.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE FLOOR.
SO MY NAME IS PEGGY BRUMHALL AND FOR THIS PRESENTATION I WILL TELL YOU WHAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE THAT YOU JUST HEARD.
WHAT IS DIFFERENT IS THAT THIS IS AN L-SHAPED PROPERTY, MEANING THERE IS MORE AREA IN THE PROPERTY.
BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH THE DESIGN OF 808 EAST CARSON, WE SCREENED THIS PROPERTY WITH THE HDRC COMMITTEE AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT IF WE KEEP THE RATIO THE SAME AND WE DO SOMETHING THAT IS SIMILAR BUT WE ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT -- THE HISTORICALLY-SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY THAT IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM US.
IN OTHER WORDS, DO SOMETHING A LITTLE SPECIAL FOR THAT, THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE.
SO THAT IS WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO.
AND FOR THIS CASE WE SUBMITTED A SITE PLAN THAT SHOWS A SIMILAR BUT NOT EXACT LAYOUT WITH THE
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SAME RATIO, THE SAME PERMEABLE PAVEMENT, THE SAME MATERIALS OF DESIGN, THE SAME HEIGHT AND WIDTH RESTRICTIONS WE ARE NOW FAMILIAR WITH.AND THE SAME GOES FOR THE CARRIAGE HOUSE THAT IS ON THE COLITA SIDE.
WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GOVERNMENT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS THE S.A.
THIS PROPERTY STARTED IN -- WELL, WE CAUGHT EYE OF THIS PROPERTY IN MARCH AND WE BEGAN OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM IN MARCH.
IT DOESN'T GO AS FAR BACK AS NOVEMBER, BUT ALL THE SAME WE HAVE RECEIVED APPROVAL OR THE MAJORITY OF VOTES IN FAVOR.
THE MOTION AT THE ZONING HEARING DID NOT PASS, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A 5-4 IN FAVOR, BECAUSE TWO COMMISSIONERS WERE ABSENT THAT DAY.
OUR CONSIDERATIONS FOR THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE FUN.
SO, ON THIS SIDE OF COLITA WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST FROM OUR NEIGHBORS TO COME TOGETHER AND PITCH IN AND REALLY MAKE THE COLITA STREET A BIT MORE INHABITABLE AND APPEALING AND TRAFFIC-FRIENDLY.
SO IN THE FUTURE WE ARE GOING TO PROPOSE TO MRS. HILL IF WE COULD BE ON THEIR AGENDA SO WE CAN START A COMMITTEE ON HOW TO IMPROVE COLITA STREET.
THERE IS AN EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THIS LOT AND WE WILL PRESERVE IT AND BRING IT DOWN FROM TWO STUDIOS TO ONE FAMILY HOME.
I DO WANT TO REITERATE THAT THESE HOMES ARE FOR SALE.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
CAN I SEE CITY STAFF BACK TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? SO WHEN LOOKING AT THIS PROJECT, MS. HOMER SUGGESTED THAT THE NUMBERS DON'T FIT.
CAN YOU KIND OF EXPAND OR CAN YOU KIND OF ADDRESS THAT ISSUE?
>> SO WITH THIS RM-4 PROPOSED ZONING THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO FOUR UNITS ON A 4,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT.
AND WITH THAT -- WITH WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING, THEY WOULD BE IN COMPLIANCE.
>> SHAW: IS IT A RANGE OF SQUARE FOOT? OR IS IT AN EXACT AMOUNT?
>> THAT'S THE MINIMUM SQUARE FOOT.
>> SHAW: AND THEN IN TERMS OF -- AND THIS MAY BE GOING A LITTLE OUTSIDE OF THE PURVIEW OF ZONING, BUT IN TERMS OF RENTAL OR FOR PURCHASE, IS THAT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE ARE ANALYZING A ZONING REQUEST?
AND, ONCE AGAIN, IS IT FROM Y'ALL'S ANALYSIS OF THIS CASE A COMPARISON WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, IS IT CONSISTENT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN?
>> WITH THE PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT, YES, SIR, IT WOULD BE.
THE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
>> SHAW: THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT CASE.
I HAVE BEEN ON TOP OF THIS CASE FOR MANY MONTHS NOW WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL AS THE STAFF.
WE HAVE THE ISSUE OF VACANT LOTS.
THIS DOES NOT FALL INTO THAT ISSUE BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF HOMES THAT NEED HELP.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I MOTION TO APPROVE P-6 AND Z-10.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE HAS CONTINUED TO BE REACHED OUT TO IN SUPPORT OF -- OH, I'M SORRY.
WHY WAS IT NOT A PASSAGE? WHY WAS IT NOT APPROVED?
>> THE DENIAL IS MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE THERE WAS A LACK OF EMOTION.
SO BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET A CONSENSUS ON THE APPROVAL, IT MOVED FORWARD AS A LACK OF A MOTION.
YOU NEED SIX COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE.
>> SHAW: WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH COMMISSIONERS THERE?
>> SHAW: MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT I MOTION TO APPROVE P-6 AND Z-10.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS P-6 AND Z-10.
>> COURAGE: I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE APPLICANT AGAIN.
WHEN THIS IS FINISHED THERE WILL BE FOUR RESIDENTIAL UNITS THERE.
>> FOUR NEW AND THEN THE EXISTING STRUCTURE WILL BE RESTORED AND BROUGHT DOWN TO ONE.
>> COURAGE: THERE WILL BE FIVE UNITS ON THE PROPERTY.
WILL ANY OF THESE BE USED AS NON-OWNER OCCUPIED TYPE TWO RENTALS? SHORT-TERM RENTALS?
>> AS IN THE OTHER, WE WILL INCLUDE IN THE COVENANT -- I ALMOST SAID CONVENT -- THAT WE RECOMMEND IT NOT BE.
>> COURAGE: CAN'T YOU JUST SAY IN THE COVENANT THAT YOU WILL
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NOT USE IT FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS.>> WE WANT TO SELL TO FAMILIES OR YOUNG COUPLES WHO ARE RELOCATING THERE BECAUSE OF THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN DOWNTOWN.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN COURAGE.
>> SANDOVAL: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
PEGGY, JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.
SO THERE WILL BE FOUR UNITS AND THEN THE HOME ON THE PROPERTY.
AND THEY'RE FOR SALE, ALL OF THE UNITS?
>> SANDOVAL: SO HOW WILL THAT WORK IF THEY ARE ALL ON THE SAME PARCEL?
>> SO WHAT THAT IS CALLED IS A LAND CONDO.
AND THAT'S WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE COMPLICATED.
BECAUSE YOU WILL OWN YOUR HOME, ALL FOUR WALLS, THE PIECE OF THE FOUNDATION ALL THE WAY UP TO THE ROOF.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE LAND, YOU WILL OWN A SHARE OF IT.
AND TECHNICALLY THE LAND PORTION IS CALLED LAND CONDO, BUT THE COMMON WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS TOWNHOMES, BECAUSE ALL TOWNHOMES HAVE THAT TYPE OF CONTRACT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS P-6 AND Z-10.
>> MR. MAYOR, I NEED TO MAKE A CLARIFICATION.
WHAT WAS ADVERTISED IS CORRECT.
SO IT IS ACTUALLY GOING FROM R-6 TO RM-5.
MY NOTES HAD A TYPO, BUT EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN POSTED IS CORRECT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: IT'S CORRECT ON ALL THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATIONS?
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF P-6 AND Z-10.
>> 18064 AND Z2018210 AMENDING THE EASTERN TRIANGLE COMMUNITY PLAN FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO HIGH DENSITY I CAN MIXED USE.
LOCATED AT 502 PECAN VALLEY DRIVE .
STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS DENIAL.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT AT THE PODIUM.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.
IF YOU CAN PLEASE KEEP YOUR VOICES DOWN AS YOU EXIT THE CHAMBERS, SO WE'LL CONTINUE WITH OUR SESSION.
THE APPLICANT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
I REQUEST TO AMEND MY APPLICATION TO A REQUEST FOR C-1.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COULD YOU REPEAT THAT, PLEASE?
>> I REQUEST TO AMEND MY APPLICATION TO REQUEST FOR A C-1.
AND THANK YOU TO THE APPLICANT.
I MOTION TO APPROVE P-7 AND Z-11 AS AMENDED BY THE APPLICANT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS P-7 AND Z-11 AS AMENDED.
>> Z2018223 FROM R-4 TO R-4 S LOCATED AT 6824 MODEL DRIVE.
ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS DENIAL.
44 NOTICES MAILED, ZERO IN FAVOR, 12 OPPOSED .
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN.
THERE ARE A FEW CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
MS. RENDON, YOU ARE FOLLOWED BY EDWARD FERNANDEZ.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS EVA RENDON AND I LIVE AT 2951 JASPER AND WE HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS THERE FOR OVER 28 YEARS.
MS. REBECCA VIAGRAN, YOU ARE OUR CITY COUNCIL PERSON.
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO OPPOSE THE REZONING CASE ON MODEL DRIVE.
WE WANT TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD A RESIDENTIAL ONE.
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STREET AND IT'S ALSO A DEAD-END STREET WITH NO SIDEWALKS.WE ALREADY HAVE PLENTY OF CONGESTION ON MODEL DRIVE DUE TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
LAST YEAR THEY HAD A TOTAL OF 600 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THAT SCHOOL.
AND FOSTER ELEMENTARY HAS VERY LITTLE TO NO PARKING FOR THE PARENTS.
FOR THOSE PARENTS THAT ARE DROPPING OFF OR PICKING UP THEIR CHILDREN.
SO WHAT THEY DO IS THEY PARK ALONGSIDE UTOPIA STREET, UP MODEL STREET, DOWN JASPER, ENZA TRYING TO MAKE WAY TO THE SCHOOL.
AT TIMES MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE BUSES AND DAY CARE ADVANCE TO MAKE TURNS BECAUSE THE VEHICLES ARE PARKED ALONGSIDE THE STREET.
WE ALSO HAVE STUDENTS THAT WALK DOWN MODEL STREET AND HAVE TO WALK ON THE RESIDENTS' PROPERTIES IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING HIT.
MANY OF OUR ELDERLY RESIDENTS ALSO HAVE TO MAKE THEIR DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS BEFORE 3:00 BECAUSE IT GETS SO CONGESTED AFTER 3:00.
MANY CARS PARKED ALONGSIDE THE STREET.
WE ALSO HAVE THE SCHOOL THAT HAVE THE TRACK TEAM THAT RUN AND PRACTICE UP AND DOWN MODEL STREET.
WE ALSO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT, MS. REBECCA VIAGRAN.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. RENDON.
MR. FERNANDEZ WILL BE FOLLOWED BY CYNTHIA PUENTE.
>> MY NAME IS EDWARD FERNANDEZ.
I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ARE ALL AGAINST THE REZONING.
I'VE GOT A COPY OF THE PEOPLE THAT MADE THE SIGNATURES.
I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TURN IT INTO BUT IT'S GOT -- IT'S UP TO Y'ALL TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
I JUST DON'T SEE WHY THE CITY GETS INVOLVED.
IF PEOPLE WANT TO BUILD A DAY CARE CENTER [INDISCERNIBLE].
AT THE END THE CITY IS THE ONE THAT COLLECTS MORE TAXES.
SO I DON'T SEE NO POINT IN THE CITY GETTING INVOLVED.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FERNANDEZ.
THE CITY CLERK WILL TAKE THOSE SIGNATURES FROM YOU, FOR THE RECORD.
MS. PUENTE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY WILLIAM ELLINGTON.
>> I ACTUALLY HAD A REPRESENTATIVE, MR. ELLINGTON.
I BELIEVE HE'S NOT GOING TO BE HERE.
OUR INTENTION WAS NOT TO TEAR THAT PROPERTY DOWN AND REBUILD IT.
WE JUST WANTED TO USE THE EXISTING BUILDING SPECIFICALLY FOR A DAY CARE.
I DO UNDERSTAND THERE'S BEEN SOME OPPOSITION.
I DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THOSE PEOPLE.
MY REPRESENTATIVE MISLED ME BY INDICATING THAT NO ONE WAS AGAINST IT, AND WE DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL A WEEK AGO THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT ARE AGAINST IT.
WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
I DO HAVE A DAY CARE ON HOT WELLS.
WE ACTUALLY DO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS THERE BEING A LOT OF TRAFFIC THERE BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE A DAY CARE VAN THAT PICKS UP AT THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IF WE WERE THERE, WE PROBABLY WOULD JUST SEND A STAFF TO WALK OVER THERE AND BRING THEM OVER, RATHER THAN HAVE TO DRIVE THEM TO THE HOT WELLS LOCATION.
I GUESS THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. PUENTE.
MR. ELLINGTON IS NOT HERE, CORRECT? OKAY.
>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT HERE.
LOOKING AT THE CIRCUMSTANCES AT
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WHAT HAPPENED AND BECAUSE OF THE REPRESENTATION OR THE MISLED REPRESENTATION FROM MS. PUENTE, I'M GOING TO MOVE FOR A CONTINUANCE FOR TWO WEEKS FOR AUGUST 16TH TO ALLOW FOR MORE COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AND FOR MS. PUENTE TO TALK TO THE NEIGHBORS AS WELL, NOW THAT SHE KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE.>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR A CONTINUANCE OF ITEM Z-20 FOR TWO WEEKS.
>> PLAN AMENDMENT 18062 AND Z2017005 AMENDING THE SOUTH CENTRAL SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY PLAN FROM COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL TO PARKS AND OPEN SPACE LOCATED AT 142 WOOD HULL AND 3301 MISSION ROAD.
AND FROM MIXED USE TO PUBLIC INSTITUTION LOCATED AT SOUTH PRESA NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COLLIER COURT CHANGING ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES TO COMPATIBLE ZONING WITHIN THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER ZONE.
THE PROPERTIES ARE GENERALLY BOUNDED BY CESAR CHAVEZ BOULEVARD TO THE NORTH, LOOP 1604 TO THE SOUTH, SOUTH FLORES STREET AND PLEASANTON ROAD TO THE WEST.
HIGHWAY 281, I-37 TO THE EAST.
STAFF NOTES A QUICK CORRECTION.
1629 ROOSEVELT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REZONING CASE.
STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION IS FORWARDED AS A LACK OF A MOTION, SO IT MOVES FORWARD AS A DENIAL.
1,662 NOTICES MAILED, 12 IN FAVOR, 67 OPPOSED.
THE FOLLOWING LETTERS WERE RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION.
IT WAS FROM THE HOT WELLS MISSION REACH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, VILLA CORONADO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, ALLIANCE FOR SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS.
THE FOLLOWING LETTERS WERE SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, MISSION HERITAGE PARTNERS, SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY, SAN ANTONIO CONSERVATION SOCIETY, BLESSED SACRAMENT ACADEMY, SAN ANTONIO AREA TOURISM COUNCIL, OLD SPANISH COLONIAL MISSION, LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND, AND MISSION SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION .
AT THIS TIME COLLEEN SWAIN IS HERE TO PROVIDE YOU A PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
AGAIN, I'M COLLEEN SWAIN AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE.
TODAY OUR OFFICE ALONG WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ARE PRESENTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION A LARGE AREA REZONING PROJECT WITHIN THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER ZONE.
FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE IN COORDINATION WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAVE WORKED TO ADDRESS LAND USE THROUGHOUT THE AREA.
WE HAVE UPDATED EXISTING PLANS AND WORK TO ENSURE ZONING ALIGNS WITH EXISTING CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED COMMUNITY AND SECTOR PLANS.
THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS ARE THE FIRST AND ONLY WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WHEN WE SUBMITTED OUR WORLD HERITAGE SITE NOMINATION, A BUFFER ZONE IS REQUIRED.
A BUFFER ZONE IS A TOOL FOR CONSERVATION OF PROPERTIES INSCRIBED ON THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST.
PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE INSCRIBED PROPERTIES ARE CONSIDERED AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR CULTURAL AND NATURAL SITES ALIKE.
BUFFER ZONES ARE INTENDED TO PROTECT WORLD HERITAGE SITES FROM CONTRARY INFLUENCES.
IN OTHER WORDS, IT REPRESENTS A ZONE THAT IN ITSELF IS NOT ABOUT STANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE, BUT THAT MAY INFLUENCE THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE BOUNDARY OF THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER ZONE AND THE AREA THAT THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY 5,775 ACRES.
AND IT'S MADE UP OF THE ALAMO PLAZA HISTORIC DISTRICT, THE MISSION HISTORIC DISTRICT, THE RIVER IMPROVEMENT AND CORRIDOR OVERLAYS.
FOR THE LAND USE AND ZONING PROCESS, THE CITY LOOKED AT THE AREA FROM ROOSEVELT PARK JUST NORTH OF I-10 AND U.S. 90 WHERE THE TOP STAR IS MARKED.
AND THEN SOUTH TO MISSION ESPADA.
THIS EFFORT BEGAN WITH THE LAND USE PROCESS MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO DURING THE THIRD WORLD HERITAGE SYMPOSIUM HELD IN FEBRUARY 2016 AND IT WAS PART OF THE SERIES THAT WAS LED BY COUNCILWOMAN REBECCA VIAGRAN.
THE SYMPOSIUM FOCUSED ON DESIRED LAND USE WITHIN THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER AREA AND IT WAS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY THAT RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY HAD TO REVIEW THE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR EACH NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN.
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AND WE LOOKED AT THE DOWNTOWN, LAVACA, LONE STAR, STINSON AIRPORT VICINITY AND HERITAGE SOUTH SECTOR PLANS.FOLLOWING THE LAND USE SYMPOSIUM AND THE WORLD HERITAGE OPEN HOUSE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT UPDATING EXISTING LAND USE PLANS TO DEVELOP A UNIFIED VISION FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA WAS A CRITICAL PATH.
STAFF COMPILED FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY AND FORMULATED LAND USE AMENDMENTS.
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS OF 2016 THE STAFF REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDING THE PROPOSED LAND USE PLANS FOR FOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY PLANS.
SO WE LOOKED AT LONE STAR, SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY, STINSON, AND HERITAGE.
DURING THAT SUMMER WE HELD AN OPEN HOUSE AT SIX PUBLIC FACILITIES, ALL ON THE SOUTH SIDE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CENTRAL LIBRARY.
AND WE HAD CITY STAB MEMBERS FROM THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND PLANNING PRESENT AT EACH LOCATION.
AND WE DID THIS AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE DAY AND ON WEEKENDS SO THAT PEOPLE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND ASK QUESTIONS AND RECEIVE FEEDBACK.
SO THERE WERE 44 OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEEDBACK AT THAT TIME.
THEN WE HAD TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER FOLLOWED BY A PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER, AND CITY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER.
SO THE LAND USE PROCESS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 50 OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND INPUT REGARDING THESE LAND USE AMENDMENTS.
AS A RESULT OF THIS EFFORT, 11 LAND USE AMENDMENTS AND UPDATES TO FOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS WERE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER OF 2016.
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW SOME OF THE GENERAL THEMES FOR LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS THAT WERE APPROVED INCLUDE DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD BE HIGH QUALITY AND FEATURE AN AUTHENTIC THEME.
ENSURE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SINGLE AND MULTI-FAMILY, PROVIDE ADEQUATE SETBACKS AND BUFFERS TO THE RIVER FOR NEW COMMUNITIES.
DISCOURAGE HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CLOSE TO THE MISSION.
REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THE EXPANSION OF AUTO-RELATED USES THROUGH ZONING AND SCREENING.
AND AS INDUSTRIAL USES VACATE, THEY CONVERT TO MIXED USE.
FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL, THE CITY STAFF BEGAN TO INVENTORY AND ANALYZE THE CURRENT PROPERTIES.
THE MAIN GOAL WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT ZONING ALIGNED WITH THE 2016 LAND USE AMENDMENTS AND THE EXISTING LAND USE PLANS.
THIS ANALYSIS OCCURRED FROM JANUARY TO JULY OF 2017.
SO IN AUGUST WE INITIATED THE ZONING PROCESS AND WE PROVIDED PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND PRESENTED THEM AT THE WORLD HERITAGE OPEN HOUSE IN SEPTEMBER.
WE BEGAN WITH 476 PROPERTIES AND CURRENTLY ARE RECOMMENDING 416.
AND SO I'LL GO OVER THE STRATEGIES THAT WE USE TO LOOK AT EACH OF THESE.
I SHOULD NOTE THAT WE LOOKED AT THE MISSION PROTECTION OVERLAY, THE RIVER IMPROVEMENT OVERLAY, AND THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS.
SO PART OF SOUTH PRESA WAS REMOVED BECAUSE IT IS BOTH WITHIN THE BROOKS REGIONAL CENTER PLANNING EFFORT AND THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER.
AND WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH PLANNING ON SOUTH PRESA.
ON JUNE 5 AT THE ZONING COMMISSION, AT THAT MEETING THE PROPERTIES ALONG ROOSEVELT FROM SOUTHEAST MILITARY TO LOOP 410 WERE REMOVED SO THEY CAN BE FURTHER EVALUATED AS PART OF THE S.A. TOMORROW PLANNING PROCESS.
SO IN ADDITION, WE LOOKED AT THE MISSION PROTECTION OVERLAY.
THIS IS PROTECTS THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENT AND SETTING WITHIN A 15-FOOT RADIUS AROUND THE SOUTHERN MISSIONS.
THE OVERLAY IS ADMINISTERED BY OUR OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND IT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN THE SUMMER OF 2015 AND WAS ESSENTIAL FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE DESIGNATION BY UNESCO.
THIS OVERLAY PREVENTS UNWANTED ENCROACHMENT OF BUILDINGS AND IT IS PRIMARILY A HEIGHT RESTRICTION.
HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT CONTROL USE, ONLY HEIGHT.
SO THIS IS A MAP THAT SHOWS THE CIRCLE YOU SEE IS THE MISSION PROTECTION OVERLAY.
THERE'S A BRASS PIN IN FRONT OF THE MISSION AND YOU GO OUT 1500 FEET.
I'M GOING TO GO OVER A FEW OF THE PROPOSALS.
FROM THE UPPER LEFT -- IS THERE A POINTER? SO IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE IT SAYS NUMBER ONE AND TWO IN THE UPPER LEFT OF THE SLIDE, THE ZONING IS CHANGING FROM MF-33 TO R-6 AND SOME C-1 DUE TO EXISTING BUSINESSES.
THIS IS SUPPORTED OF THE LAND USE PLAN FOR LOW DENSITY, RESIDENTIAL, AND MIXED USE.
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE YOU WILL SEE THE NUMBER NINE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENTS AND IT IS SOUTH OF MISSION SAN JOSE.
THE PREVIOUS LAND USE CALLED FOR MIXED USE AND IS PART OF THE LAND USE PROCESS WAS CHANGED TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.
HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED INDUSTRIAL C-2 AND C-3.
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THE ZONING IS PROPOSED TO GO FROM C-3 AND MULTI-FAMILY MF-33 TO R-6.THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF SOME OF THE PROPERTIES I DISCUSSED EARLIER.
THESE ARE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTS JUST SOUTH OF THE APARTMENTS ON MISSION ROAD CLOSE TO ROOSEVELT.
THE PLAN CALLS FOR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
SO THEREFORE WE ARE CHANGING THE ZONING FROM MF-33 TO R-6.
THIS IS WHAT CURRENTLY EXISTS ACROSS FROM MISSION SAN JOSE.
AGAIN, THIS IS WITHIN THE MISSION PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT AND IT'S ALONG THE KEY CORRIDOR OF ROOSEVELT.
A UTSA COMPLETED A STUDY FOR US IN 2017 AND IDENTIFIED AN OVERSATURATION OF AUTO-RELATED AND BUDGET USES WITHIN A ONE-MILE RADIUS OF MISSION SAN JOSE.
UNLIKE OTHER SITES THAT SEEMED TO HAVE MAXIMIZED THE CULTURAL HERITAGE, MISSION SAN JOSE DOES NOT HAVE A READILY WALKABLE OR BIKEABLE AREA AND PROVIDES VERY LITTLE IN TERMS OF FOOD AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS.
IN ITS CURRENT STATE MISSION SAN JOSE WILL NOT ATTRACT MUCH RETAIL.
ADDITIONALLY YOU CAN SEE THESE USES ARE ADJACENT TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
THIS IS A STREET VIEW OF THAT.
AGAIN, IT'S WITHIN THE MISSION PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM MISSION SAN JOSE.
AND C-1 IS BEING RECOMMENDED AS A BASE DISTRICT BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED AN APPROPRIATE BUFFER ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL USES.
THIS IS THE PROPERTY THAT I REFERENCED PREVIOUSLY THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED I-1, C-3, AND C-2.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING IDZ WITH USES PERMITTED AND C-1.
YOU CAN SEE MISSION SAN JOSE IN THE BACKGROUND THERE.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT OUR RIVER IMPROVEMENT OVERLAYS.
THIS OVERLAY IS ALSO OVERSEEN BY OUR OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
IT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN 2002.
THERE ARE FOUR RIOS WITHIN THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER ZONE.
DURING THE WORLD HERITAGE SYMPOSIA SERIES LED BY COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN, OUR RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY, AND VISITORS FELT VERY STRONGLY ABOUT PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER.
IT'S A UNIQUE AND NATURAL RESOURCE THAT CONNECTS THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS.
IT LINKS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES, OUR CULTURE SITES AND PUBLIC PARKS AND DESTINATIONS AND IS A MAJOR REASON WHY WE RECEIVED THE WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION.
THIS IS THE AREA ALONG THE RIVER.
IT SHOWS A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ALONG RIVERSIDE.
THE CURRENT LAND USE CALLS FOR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
HOWEVER THE PROPERTIES ARE CURRENTLY ZONED MF-33.
THE RIO FIVE, SOME OF THEIR DESIGN OBJECTIVES ARE TO MAINTAIN THE RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE AREA WHILE ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MIXED USE NODES.
AND TO RESPECT ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS AND NEW TOP OF BANK RIVER DESIGNS.
THE NUMBERS ONE AND TWO REPRESENT CONDITIONAL USES.
AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE IMAGES OF THOSE PROPERTIES.
THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PROPERTIES WHERE THEY HAVE MULTIPLE TENANTS LIVING THERE.
I BELIEVE ONE PROPERTY HAS UP TO FIVE TENANTS AT ONE LOCATION.
RIVERSIDE IS THIS STREET TURNS INTO MCDONALD AND GOES TO THE RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE.
SO IF THE PROPERTIES WERE TO REMAIN MF-33, THE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS THAT SOMEBODY COULD GET OUT OF THIS WOULD BE 148 APARTMENTS.
THERE WOULD BE AN ESTIMATED 25% FOR INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND SO ALL THE PROPERTIES WOULD HAVE TO BE SOLD TOGETHER.
IF ANYONE DEVELOPS OVER FOUR UNITS ON EACH INDIVIDUAL LOT THEN THAT KICKS IN COMMERCIAL MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
THE STREET WOULD HAVE TO BE IMPROVED TO MEET THE TYPE OF MATERIALS AND WIDTH AND DEPTH REQUIRED FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THERE WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE EMERGENCY ACCESS, AN ENTRANCE AND AN EXIT FOR FIRE TRUCKS.
AND THE MULTI-FAMILY REQUIRE 1.5 PARKING SPACES PER DWELLING UNIT.
WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE MISSION ROAD CORRIDORS, A KEY CORRIDOR FOR US IS THE WORLD HERITAGE TRAIL.
AND THE CITY HAS INVESTED QUITE A BIT OF MONEY IN THIS TRAIL.
IN FISCAL YEAR '17 THE CITY INVESTED OVER A HALF MILLION IMPROVEMENTS FOR MISSION ROAD.
THESE INCLUDE OVERLAYS, SIDEWALK PROJECTS, THE WORLD HERITAGE TRAIL BANNERS THAT SERVE AS TEMPORARY WAYFINDING.
WE DID A PUBLIC ART PROJECT AT STINSON.
IT'S PART OF THE 2017 BOND, AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION IS PLANNED
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TO BE INVESTED IN MISSION ROAD.THIS IS THE AREA OF MISSION ROAD AND ROOSEVELT DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM MISSION SAN JOSE.
AND I SHOWED IT TO YOU EARLIER BECAUSE IT'S ALSO IN THE MISSION PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT.
IT'S AN AUTOMOTIVE LOT AND IT'S FOR SALE.
ROOSEVELT IS A MAJOR CORRIDOR WITHIN THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA.
AGAIN, THE UTSA STUDY THAT WE CONDUCTED SHOWED AN OVERSATURATION IN AUTOMOTIVE RELATED USES AND LEAKAGE FOR OTHER RETAIL CATEGORIES IN AUDIO].
ADDITIONALLY THE STUDY REPORTED THAT THERE WERE 15 BUDGET MOTELS WITHIN A ONE-MILE RADIUS OF SAN JOSE.
FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY THE SYMPOSIUM, RECOMMENDED THAT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SUPPORT A HEALTHY SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY THAT AUTHENTIC LOCALLY-OWNED RETAIL USES THAT SUPPORT THE RESIDENT AND VISITOR NEEDS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED.
I MENTIONED BEFORE AT ZONING COMMISSION, WE MOVED THE PORTION FROM ROOSEVELT TO LOOP 410.
HOWEVER, IF THIS CORRIDOR IS NOT REZONED, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR 95% OF THE CORRIDOR TO HAVE INCOMPATIBLE USES ADJACENT TO OUR WORLD HERITAGE MISSIONS.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO STAY THE CITY IS INVESTING IN ROOSEVELT.
THERE'S $13 MILLION IN THE BOND FOR ROOSEVELT .
IT'S HERALD'S AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTHCROSS.
HIS DECORATIVE PLASTER CASTINGS GRACE OUR CITY AND THE SHOP CONTINUES TO PROVIDE ART AND CASTING SUPPLIES TO THE COMMUNITY.
IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED C-2 BUT HIS NEIGHBOR IS ZONED C-3.
HERALD'S IS TRYING TO INVEST IN HIS PROPERTY.
HE HAS RECEIVED AN OPERATION FACELIFT GRANT AND IS GOING THROUGH THE LEGACY PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM CAN PROVIDE $10,000 IN MATCHING MONEY FOR PARKING, FACADE.
THEY CAN GET A TOTAL OF $30,000 IN GRANT FUNDING.
SO KEVIN, THE MANAGER OF HERALD'S, IS FRUSTRATED ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATION.
SO MANY OF THESE PROPERTIES WILL BECOME WHAT WE CALL NON-CONFORMING USES.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT 100% OF THE EXISTING MOTELS ARE ALREADY NON-CONFORMING AND 65% OF THE AUTO-RELATED USES ARE CURRENTLY NON-CONFORMING.
THE BUSINESSES WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS THEY HAVE ALWAYS OPERATED.
WHAT A NON-CONFORMING USE, WHAT SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS ARE THAT THERE'S NO EXPANSION OF THE STRUCTURE OR THE USE.
THE NEW USES MUST FOLLOW THE EXISTING CITY CODE.
IF A NON-CONFORMING USE IS DISCONTINUED FOR A YEAR OR MORE THEN THE NON-CONFORMING USE CANNOT BE REESTABLISHED.
HOWEVER, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ARE ALLOWED UP TO 50% OF THE APPRAISED PROPERTY PER PROJECT.
WE HAVE FOUND IN ONE CASE THERE'S AN OPTION FOR MAYBE A BED AND BREAKFAST INSTEAD OF A MOTEL.
AND SO THERE'S OPTIONS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS.
THERE'S BEEN CONSIDERABLE PUBLIC OUTREACH AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IN AUGUST OF 2017, WE HAD A WORLD HERITAGE OPEN HOUSE.
IN DECEMBER WE HELD A PROPERTY OWNERS' MEETING AND HAD TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS IN JANUARY AND MARCH.
THE CODE ONLY REQUIRES NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS TO BE MAILED TO THOSE WITHIN 200 FEET OF A PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE.
WE MAILED NOTICES TO 500 FEET OF A PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE.
WE PLACED ADS IN LA PRENSA, THE SOUTH SIDE REPORTER, AND THE PARRISH BULLETINS ON OUR WEBSITE AND PROMOTED IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE PROVIDED SPANISH TRANSLATIONS FOR THE NOTICES AND ANY CARDS AT MEETINGS.
WE ALSO PROVIDED SPANISH TRANSLATION AT THE MEETINGS.
AND WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY AFTER THE MARCH MEETING THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO COME DOWNTOWN TO TALK TO US.
WE WERE MEETING WITH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS.
SO THEN WE DECIDED TO DO ANOTHER MINI OPEN HOUSE AND GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, WE DID THIS ON WEEKDAYS AT VARIOUS TIMES.
MORNINGS AND AFTERNOONS, LATE AFTERNOONS, AND THEN ON WEEKENDS.
DURING THAT TIME, STAFF WENT THROUGH THE LIST OF CONTACTS.
SO AT EACH MEETING WE ALWAYS HAVE CONTACT CARDS.
AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE FILL THEM OUT.
THEY DON'T PUT THE ISSUE JUST THEIR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER.
SO THEY WENT THROUGH AND CALLED EVERYBODY AND SAID, HEY, JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO YOU NEED ANY MORE INFORMATION? THEY DID THAT DURING THE TIME THEY WERE THERE.
THIS HAS NOT BEEN A BROAD BRUSH STROKE.
STAFF HAS ANALYZED AND MET WITH PROPERTY OWNERS MULTIPLE TIMES
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TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT USES OF THE PROPERTY, DISCUSS OPTIONS AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE AND PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ON HOW WE CAN ADD VALUE TO THEIR PROPERTY.THE CITY IS ALSO MAKING A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN THE AREA.
SO IN CLOSING, THERE ARE SEVERAL ACTIONS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA.
THIS ZONING ACTION IS JUST ONE STEP OF WORKING TOWARDS REALIZING THE VISION OF THE COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, THE CITY IS INVESTING MUCH-NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE 2017 BOND.
THERE'S $37 MILLION FOR THE AREA.
$25 MILLION IS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE ALONE.
WE HAVE ACTIVELY WORKED WITH OPERATION FACELIFT, AND SO IN FISCAL YEAR '17 WE HAD TWO BUSINESSES GET OPERATION FACELIFT GRANTS.
WE WORKED WITH OUR OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION TO CREATE THE LEGACY BUSINESS PROGRAM.
WE HAVE $100,000 SET ASIDE THIS YEAR FOR GRANTS, SO A BUSINESS CAN GET UP TO $30,000.
OUR OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS ALSO WORKING ON UPDATING THE HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGN GUIDELINE MANUAL.
THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO USE ICRIP, TAX CREDITS, THE TIRZ, AND OPPORTUNITY ZONES.
THE ZONING IS JUST ONE OF THE PROTECTIVE MEASURES WE MUST HAVE IN PLACE.
IT IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE STRATEGY TO PROTECT AGAINST CONTRARY INFLUENCES THAT COULD IMPACT OUR WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENTS.
AND I'M READY FOR ANY QUESTIONS, IF THERE ARE SOME.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE MANY CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS P-9 AND Z-21.
SO PLEASE GIVE ATTENTION TO THE SPEAKER AT THE PODIUM.
WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
I'LL CALL THE NEXT PERSON UP TO BE READY TO SPEAK.
AND IF YOU CAN ALL HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE, WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS EFFICIENTLY.
FIRST PERSON SIGNED UP IS FRANCIS COFFEE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR NIRENBERG, CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS FRANCIS COFFEE AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING MISSION HERITAGE PARTNERS, THE NONPROFIT FRIENDS GROUP TO THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
WE PLAYED A VERY ACTIVE ROLE WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND OTHER IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP SECURE THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION.
AND AS SUCH WE RECOGNIZE THAT ALL WORLD HERITAGE SITES MUST HAVE A BUFFER ZONE TO HELP ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF THEIR OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE.
THE BUFFER ZONE IN SAN ANTONIO IS BASED ON THE CITY ORDINANCE THAT WENT INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY OF 2015.
MISSION HERITAGE PARTNERS IS IN FAVOR AND DOES NOT OPPOSE THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN THIS ZONING CASE AS PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
WE ENCOURAGE THE CITY'S EFFORT TO ENSURE THE ALIGNMENT OF BOTH ZONING AND LAND USE AND PARTICULARLY THOSE LANDS WHICH DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY SUPPORT VISITORS TO THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THIS PROPOSED ZONING RECOMMENDATION IN THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. COFFEE.
GRACE SANCHEZ FOLLOWED BY RANDY BELTRAN.
MY NAME IS GRACE SANCHEZ AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE ROOSEVELT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS A RESIDENT WITHIN THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER ZONE.
I AM PROUD OF THE WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION THAT WAS GRAND TO OUR CITY'S MISSIONS AND BELIEVE IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE PROTECT THEM .
I BELIEVE AN IMPORTANT PART OF PROTECTING OUR MISSIONS IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE NORTH/SOUTH CORRIDORS THAT LEAVE BOTH IN AUDIO] ARE GOING TO IMPACT THE COMMUNITY.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S BEEN SOME INACCURATE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN SHARED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, SOME OF WHICH I HEARD AT THE ZONING COMMISSION MEETING LAST MONTH.
THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES ALONG THESE NORTH/SOUTH CORRIDORS ALLOW BUSINESSES WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN OPERATION WITH ZONING ALIGNED TO THEIR CURRENT USE, TO BE GRANDFATHERED IN.
IT ALLOWS CURRENT OWNERS TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR CURRENT ZONING.
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BUSINESSES TO PASS THEIR BUSINESSES ON TO RELATIVES WITHOUT ANY CHANGES IN ZONING.I BELIEVE THIS IS FAIR AND ALLOWS THOSE FAMILIES WHO CURRENTLY OWN AUTO REPAIR SHOPS OR OTHER BUSINESSES TO CONTINUE THE WORK THEY DO IN THE COMMUNITY WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROTECTING OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM HAVING VACANT BUILDINGS SITTING FOR MANY YEARS AND THEN REOPENING AGAIN AS AUTO REPAIR SHOPS OR SIMILAR USES.
I WANT THOSE NORTH/SOUTH CORRIDORS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BE VIBRANT PLACES WITH A DIVERSITY OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES THAT HAVE LOW INDUSTRIAL IMPACT.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THESE ZONING CHANGES WILL HELP ACHIEVE THAT OVER TIME.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. SANCHEZ.
CANDY BELTRAN FOLLOWED BY DEANNA MARTINEZ.
>> CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I AM A BOARD MEMBER OF THE ROOSEVELT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE ROOSEVELT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS A HISTORIC AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY WHOSE MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES A VARIETY OF RESIDENTS TO INCLUDE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, OLDER RESIDENTS, ARTISTS, EDUCATORS, OTHER PROFESSIONALS, AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ALSO INCLUDES THE MISSION CONCEPCION.
FOLLOWING THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE DESIGNATION IN 2015, OUR MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS ATTENDED VARIOUS EVENTS SUCH AS THE WORLD HERITAGE SYMPOSIA SERIES, OPEN HOUSES, AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS REGARDING LAND USE AND ZONING.
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE ROOSEVELT PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE SUPPORT THE ZONING CASE AND THE ITEMS PRESENTED BY CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
THE PLANS THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING INCLUDES -- ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY PLANS THAT INCLUDE THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
WE PARTICULARLY SUPPORT THE GENERAL THEMES THAT IMPROVE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ALONG THE ROOSEVELT AVENUE AND SOUTH PRESA CORRIDORS.
WITH RESPECT TO ROOSEVELT AVENUE, A MAJOR ARTERIAL STREET IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE SUPPORT THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH INTENSITY COMMERCIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES TO MIXED USE AND C-1 LIGHT COMMERCIAL ZONING.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. MARTINEZ.
DEANNA MARTINEZ FOLLOWED BY SUSAN SNOW.
>> ESTEEMED MAYOR NIRENBERG AND CITY COUNCIL.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF FATHER DAVID GARCIA, THE DIRECTOR OF OLD SPANISH MISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S REZONING EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA.
THE FOUR MISSIONS NOW ALONG WITH THE ALAMO ARE TEXAS' ONLY UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE AND ARE A VITAL PIECE OF SAN ANTONIO'S, THE STATE OF TEXAS, OUR GREAT NATION, AND THE WORLD'S HISTORY.
A LARGE MAJORITY OF PARISHIONERS AND NEIGHBORS IN THE DISTRICT ARE DIRECT DESCENDENTS OF ORIGINAL SETTLERS.
THE HISTORY OF OUR MISSION LIVES ON THROUGH THEM.
THE MISSIONS, ALONG WITH THE SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL, ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF THE LIVING RICH SPANISH COLONIAL HISTORY THAT COMPRISE OUR UNIQUE CITY, MAKING IT A WORLDWIDE TOURIST DESTINATION.
WITH THE DESIGNATION, OUR MISSIONS ARE NOW GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED WITH A LARGE CONTINGENCY OF VISITORS DRAWN SPECIFICALLY TO WORLD HERITAGE SITES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
SINCE THE DESIGNATION IN 2015, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EMBRACE SOCIAL ECONOMIC CHANGE AND TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE BUSINESSES AND CORRIDORS WITHIN THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER ZONE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE MISSIONS, SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER.
VISITOR NUMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS WILL THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OUR DESIGNATION.
MAINTAINING THAT UNIVERSAL VALUE FOR OUR MISSIONS AND THE MISSION DISTRICT WILL BE VITAL TO THAT INCREASE.
ULTIMATELY THE REZONING IS THE FIRST CRITICAL STEP AND IT ALLIANCE WITH THE SECTOR PLANS AS WELL AS THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED IN 2016.
IN CONCLUSION, WE ENCOURAGE THIS BODY TO SUPPORT THE REZONING CHANGES AND CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT THIS WILL HAVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND THE ENTIRE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. MARTINEZ.
SUSAN SNOW FOLLOWED BY MELISSA BRYANT.
>> THANK YOU, AND GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M HERE REPRESENTING SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS NATIONAL
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HISTORICAL PARK.THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ALONG WITH THE CATHOLIC AUDIO] TO HELP ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF THEIR OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE.
IN SAN ANTONIO THAT BUFFER ZONE IS BASED ON CITY ORDINANCES THAT WERE IN EFFECT IN JANUARY 2015.
IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN WORLD HERITAGE STATUS THERE IS AN OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN OR EVEN STRENGTHEN THE PROTECTIONS PRESENTED AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL NOMINATION.
IN REGARD TO THE REZONING OF PROPERTIES WITHIN THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER ZONE, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DOES NOT OPPOSE THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN ZONING CASEZ2017005, AS PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
WE ENCOURAGE THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO ALIGN LAND USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE LANDS WHICH SUPPORT VISITORS TO SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. SNOW.
MELISSA BRYANT FOLLOWED BY DEANNA.
I'M THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST MANAGER FOR THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY.
AND THIS AREA IS IN A HIGH PRIORITY CONTRIBUTING ZONE FOR THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER, PARTICULARLY FOR STORM WATER.
THIS REACH IS CURRENTLY NOT MEETING PRIMARY CONTACT RECREATION, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE RIVER AUTHORITY IS SUPPORTING THE ZONING CASE PRESENTED BY THE CITY FOR THE ADOPTION FOR THE ZONING CHANGES IN SUPPORT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER ZONE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY AND SECOR PLAN THROUGH THE AMENDMENT OF THE RELEVANT LAND USE PLANS.
SARA HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT WOICRKING WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICES AS WELL AS OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO HELP SECURE THE WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION FOR THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS.
BOTH THE HISTORICAL AND THE CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AS WELL AS THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS, SPECIFICALLY THE $271.4 MILLION SPENT ON THE MISSION REACH ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND RECREATION PORTION OF THE PROJECT WERE MENTIONED AS PART OF THE MATERIALS SUPPORTING THE WORLD HERITAGE STATUS NOMINATION.
THIS SUPPORTED AND ADOPTED STATEMENT OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER PLAYED, AS WELL AS THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE RECOGNITION.
PLEASE ACCEPT THE LETTER THAT WE SUBMITTED AS DEMONSTRATION OF SARA'S SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S EFFORT TO BETTER ALIGN THE ZONING WITH THE LAND USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER ZONE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. BRYANT.
>> I GIVE MY TIME TO MARIA ALVARADO.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: HILDA MYAL.
MY NAME IS HILDA MILE AND I HAVE LIVED IN HOT WELLS SINCE 2000.
LIKE I SAID, MY NAME IS HILDA MILE AND I HAVE LIVED IN HOT WELLS SINCE 2000.
I HAVE SEEN THE SURROUNDING AREA OF SAN JOSE MISSION BE A CONTINUAL EYESORE WITH EMPTY PHARMACY, TIRE SHOPS, JUNK CARS, ET CETERA.
WE HAVE WITNESSED THE TOUR BUSES DRIVE DOWN HOT WELLS BOULEVARD HEADED TO THE SAN JOSE MISSIONS.
UPON COMPLETING THEIR TOUR THEY BOARD THE BUS AND THEY LEAVE THE AREA.
NO TOURIST MONEY IS SPENT DUE TO THE LACK OF AMENITIES SUCH AS RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, UP-SCALE SHOPS, ET CETERA.
THE PRESIDENT OF MISSION REACH HOT WELLS HAS AN AGENDA TO DELAY INDEFINITELY ANY IMPROVEMENT TO SAID AREA.
IT IS MY PRAYER THAT THE COUNCIL VOTE IN FAVOR OF DOWNSIZING.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. MILE.
MS. ALVARADO, YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES AND YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY --
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COMPUTER MODELS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY .
THESE DAYS A CROWD CAN GATHER QUICKLY IN RESPONSE TO SOMETHING SAID OR PRINTED ONLINE SOMEWHERE.
THAT SOMETHING MAY BE TRUE, HALF TRUE, OR JUST NOT TRUE.
LOOKING AT A GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE HERE TODAY THE PERCEPTION MIGHT BE THAT, WOW, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE SUPPORTING THIS REZONING.
BUT CLEARLY THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA ARE NOT INTERESTED IN PROGRESS FOR THE MASSES BUT
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PROFIT FOR THE FEW.THE SPEAKERS TODAY WILL SPEAK ON BOTH SIDES, AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT.
I AM ONE OF THE FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL HOT WELLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I WAS PRESIDENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
UNFORTUNATELY DURING MY ABSENCE FOR ABOUT 16 MONTHS I CAME BACK AND TO COME TO THIS OTHER MISSION REACH HOT WELLS THING.
AND I CERTAINLY NOTICED A LOT OF THE DISREPAIR THAT HAS HAPPENED IN MY ABSENCE.
SO IF I GO AROUND THE BLOCK ON HOT WELLS AVENUE AT ANY RANDOM TIME, MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, MIDDLE OF THE DAY, DOESN'T MATTER.
MONDAY, FRIDAY, WEEKENDS, WHATEVER.
I CAN QUICKLY NOTE SOMEBODY WHO IS LOOKING FOR A QUICK JOB PROVIDING PERSONAL SERVICES.
IF I TOOK THE BUS DOWN TO SOUTH PRESA GOING DOWNTOWN, I COULD SPOT THESE SAME PEOPLE FOR HIRE HANGING OUT AT THE BUS STOP.
MAYBE LOOKING FOR A QUICKIE JOB OR JUST GETTING SOME SHADE FROM THE SUN.
AT NIGHT I CAN BE WOKEN BY SCREAMS OF DISTRESS.
SO MUCH PAIN THAT YOU CANNOT MAKE OUT ANY WORDS.
I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S MY NEIGHBOR THREE HOUSES DOWN THAT'S FIGHTING CANCER AND PERHAPS SCREAMING FROM MEDICATION OR LACK THEREOF.
I CAN TRY AND TUNE THAT OUT, BUT THE LITTLE GIRLS THAT LIVE IN THAT HOUSE CANNOT TUNE IT OUT.
THOSE SAME LITTLE GIRLS HAVE TO WALK DOWN THE STREET THE NEXT MORNING TO GO TO SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE TO WALK PAST AUDIO] BECAUSE THERE'S SOME RANDOM WOMAN WALKING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET CUSSING AT WHOEVER SHE SEES.
NOW THE ZONE CHANGE, THIS PROPOSAL CHANGE, IS IT GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD AND MY COMMUNITY? I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S A GOOD START.
I PROPOSE TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL FOR REZONING BECAUSE IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE SAFETY OF TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS INTO THE FUTURE AND NOT JUST SHORT-TERM GAINS FOR SOME.
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, SENIORS, AND DISABLED IN THIS COMMUNITY DESERVE A PLACE THEY CAN AFFORD TO LIVE, TO BE FREE FROM DRUGS AND PROSTITUTION, THAT ARE DRAWN TO THE SHABBINESS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
I REMEMBER ONE ZONING CASE WHERE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS CAME AND GAVE A TOUR OF OUR AREA AND THEY WERE APPALLED.
YOU GUYS DON'T EVEN HAVE A PARK FOR THE KIDS? NO, WE DON'T.
WE DIDN'T HAVE SIDEWALKS AT THE TIME.
BUT NOW SINCE I HAVE BEEN BACK WE HAVE SOME GOOD SIDEWALKS.
I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL HOT WELLS ORGANIZATION THAT ARE VERY WELL INVOLVED IN GETTING THAT DONE.
THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN, FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE.
AND THAT'S THE WHOLE THING IS THAT PEOPLE COME AND THEY HEAR SOME TRUTH, MAYBE IT'S TRUE, MAYBE IT'S NOT TRUE.
BUT HAVING BEEN A MEMBER OF THE HOT WELLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND NEVER BENEFITING PERSONALLY OR TAKING ANY PRIVILEGE FROM THAT OR PREVIOUSLY AS A MEMBER -- OR AS A ZONING COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT 3, I THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY, OUR NEIGHBORS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE IMPORTANT.
NOW ARE THERE SOME BUSINESSES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ARE ALSO NEIGHBORS TO US? YES, THEY ARE.
WHEN WE HAD OUR ORIGINAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WE GOT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM A LOT OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT THEY ARE AT RISK, BUT I THINK THEY ARE UNDER THE PERCEPTION THAT THEY ARE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. ALVARADO.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: TERRY IBANEZ.
ARE YOU MS. IBANEZ? I'LL CALL YOUR NAME WHEN YOU COME UP.
MS. WILKINS, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY ALICE MCCRAY.
>> SHE GIVES HER TIME TO ROSEMARY [INAUDIBLE].
SO ROSIE IS UP NEXT AFTER YOU.
ARE YOU MS. ROSIE AGIANO AND YOU ARE GIVING YOUR TIME TO ANDRES? OKAY.
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MARY ANN GARCIA.>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: SHE'S NOT HERE? HOW ABOUT HOPE TREVINO? YEAH.
AFTER BLANCA I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE READY.
HOW ABOUT JOSEPHINE MENDOZA? IS JOSEPHINE HERE?
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: TERESA IBANEZ? YOU'LL BE NEXT.
MY NAME IS BLANCA WILKINS AND I AM AN ACTIVE MEMBER WITH THE MISSION SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I SIT ON THE BOARD AND I AM THE [INDISCERNIBLE] WHERE I OVERSEE EVERYBODY'S BEHAVIOR, IF YOU WILL.
MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS DOING THINGS THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE.
AND I MAKE SURE THAT MY TIRES ARE AIRED UP BECAUSE I LIVE NEXT DOOR TO A TIRE SHOP.
BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT COIN THE THINGS THAT I HAVE TO FACE IS THE UGLINESS THAT IS UNKEPT PROPERTY BY THAT TIRE SHOP, THE NOISE THAT GOES ON UNTIL MIDNIGHT WHEN I'M TRYING TO GET UP TO COME TO WORK.
SO THERE'S TWO SIDES TO THE STORY.
I'VE SEEN THE GOOD FIGHT THAT MY NEIGHBORS HAVE DONE, SUCH AS MY COUSIN TERRY IBANZ, MY NEIGHBOR, ALICE MCCRAY.
AND REST IN PEACE, MR. ROBERTO AGIANO, WHO HAS FOUGHT SO HARD FOR US.
WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I'M ASKING YOU TODAY TO STAND UP WITH US AND PRESERVE OUR BELOVED NEIGHBORHOOD.
TAKE CARE OF OUR MISSIONS AND PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY.
THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE WE CONSIDER THIS REZONING THAT COLLEEN SWAIN HAS BROUGHT BEFORE YOU AND MAKE THESE CHANGES THAT WE NEED.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THESE BUSINESS OWNERS ARE GOING TO BE GRANDFATHERED IN.
BUT I ASK YOU TODAY TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS REZONING ORDINANCE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MRS. WILKINS.
TERRY IBANAS FOLLOWED BY MARGARET MURPHY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR NIRENBERG AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS TERRY IBANAS, I'M PRESIDENT OF MISSION SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND A MEMBER OF TIER 1 NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION.
MISSION SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR OF THE REZONING PROPOSED BY THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE.
THE PROPOSED REZONING WILL PROTECT THE OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE AND INTANGIBLE VALUE BY PROMOTING PROPERTIES NEAR THE MISSIONS WITH LOW TO MIDDENSTY COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES.
IT WILL FIX THE CUSTOMER SHAN ZONING SO THAT THEY MATCH AND SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANTS TO SEE DEVELOPED.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE L & H PROPERTY ON THE CORNER OF ROOSEVELT AVENUE AND NAPIER AVENUE CHANGED FROM INDUSTRIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL WITH C-1 ZONING, AND MISSION MARQUEE PLAZA CHANGED FROM MIXED USE TO PUBLIC INSTITUTION.
MISSION SAN JOSE WANTS YOU TO VOTE YES TODAY BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT TO WAIT FOR THE YEAR 2020 WITH THE SA TOMORROW'S LAND USE CHANGES BECAUSE OF THE VACANT LOTS.
ALTOGETHER FROM ROOSEVELT -- ON ROOSEVELT AVENUE, THERE ARE 13, FROM SOUTHCROSS TO MILITARY, AND FOUR VACANT LOTS ON SOUTHCROSS BETWEEN ROOSEVELT AND MISSION ROAD.
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DECIDE TO POSTPONE OR NOT SUPPORT THE REZONING.THOSE LOTS WILL STAY C-2, C-3, INDUSTRIAL OR MULTIFAMILY.
AND THE WAITING OF TWO TO THREE YEARS, THE TYPE OF BUSINESSES THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
WHAT IS PROPOSED ON THOSE VACANT LOTS IS TAKEN AWAY FROM THE HOMEOWNERS WHO LIVE NEXT TO THE VACANT LOTS.
BECAUSE THE BUSINESS IS ALLOWED TO DO THAT, ACCORDING TO THE ZONING.
WE ARE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NOW, NOT IN SA TOMORROW'S DEADLINE OF 2020.
COUNCIL APPROVED WORLD HERITAGE OVERLAY IN DECEMBER 20D HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER TWO OR THREE YEARS BEFORE SA TOMORROW TACKLES ZONING TO MATCH THE LAND USE. I'M JUST SHOWING ALL OF THE VACANT LOTS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE ON ROOSEVELT BETWEEN SOUTHCROSS AND MILITARY DRIVE.
MISSION SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ENVISIONS A BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE AVENUE THAT LEADS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE QUEEN OF THE MISSIONS WITH WELL-DESIGNED INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH IS COMING WITH THE 2017 BOND FOR ROOSEVELT AVENUE.
AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THAT NURTURES PRIDE AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS RESIDENTS, PROTECTS THE MISSIONS AND BRINGS RELIEF THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS FINALLY ARRIVED TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE ARE PROTECTING OUR PAST BY PLANNING OUR FUTURE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THROUGH, MRS. IBANA.
ROSY, I FORGOT, I SKIPPED RIGHT OVER YOU, I'M SORRY, ROSY ARGIANO.
OH, YOU YIELDED YOUR TIME TO ANDRES.
MARGARET MURPHY? YEAH, WE ACTUALLY GAVE HER YOUR TIME ALREADY.
BRENDA PACHECO? AND BRENDA, YOU HAVE SIX MINUTES.
YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY SANDRA TORRES.
YEAH, YOU CAN -- YEAH, YOU CAN GET TWO PEOPLE --
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL WOMEN AND MEN.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY TO LISTEN TO SOME VERY IMPORTANT COMMENTS, THINGS THAT WE NEED TO SAY ABOUT BEING FOR AND AGAINST THE PROPOSED ZONING.
I AM, IN FACT, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BRAG, BUT MIGRATE NEPHEW WILL BE A 12TH GENERATION AMERICAN VIA THE CANARY ISLANDERS 14TH FAMILY WHO CAME AND SETTLED IN SAN ANTONIO.
MUCH OF THAT TIME WAS SPENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE ON THE PROPERTY RIGHT BEHIND THE EAST WALL OF SAN JOSE MISSION.
MY GRANDMOTHER WAS BORN IN 1909, AND FROM WHAT I GOT FROM HER, GATHERED FROM HER, SHE WAS BORN ACTUALLY AT THE VERY CORNER OF WHERE THE BACK -- THE BACK DOOR IS OF THE SAN JOSE ENTRANCE, THE ENTRANCE, AND HER MOTHER WAS, OF COURSE, ALREADY LIVING THERE PRIOR TO THAT.
SO SUFFICE IT TO SAY THAT I CARE ABOUT ALL THINGS SOUTH SIDE, EDUCATION, PROPERTY, TAXES, I CARE ABOUT ALL OF IT.
I'VE COME TO YOU TODAY TO TELL YOU THAT, OF COURSE, I AM IN FAVOR OF THE ZONING AND THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, OF COURSE, WHO ARE NOT.
IF YOU HAVE TALKED WITH YOUR COMMISSIONER ON THE ZONING COMMISSION, THE MONTH -- WAS IT MONTH, JUNE, JULY, WE HAD A MEETING, THE ZONING COMMISSION, AND YOUR COMMISSIONERS VOTED.
SOME OF THEM MADE STATEMENTS ABOUT WHY OR WHY NOT THEY WERE NOT VOTING FOR OR AGAINST.
THERE WERE TWO [INDISCERNIBLE] WHO MADE A STATEMENT BEFORE THEY CASTED THEIR VOTE, AND I HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN SMALLMA BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESS.
AT ANY POINT WHEN THEY WERE SPEAKING DID THEY SAY THE RESIDENTS, THE COMMUNITY
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MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH SIDE.ALSO IN THAT MEETING SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO SPOKE, OF COURSE, AGAINST SAID, THINGS ABOUT THE AMERICAN DREAM, ABOUT HOW THEY WERE TRYING TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY, THEREFORE, THEY CHOSE THE SOUTH SIDE TO BRING THEIR ESTABLISHMENT.
I JUST WONDER HOW MANY OF THEM ACTUALLY LIVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WORSHIP ON THE SOUTH SIDE, SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND FREQUENT THE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
ALSO ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE CONVENIENCE STORES IN THAT CORRIDOR ON ROOSEVELT SAID, WE'RE PROVIDING A SERVICE TO YOU ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
WE'RE ABLE TO SELL YOU MILK AND EGGS AND BREAD, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO H-E-B.
WELL, IN THE LAST WEEK, I VISITED THREE OF THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE, THEY FAILED TO MENTION TO YOU THAT I HOLD IN MY HAND AN EXHIBIT, IT IS ACTUALLY ROLLING PAPER.
THEY WERE ALSO SEVERAL PARAPHERNALIA, AND ALTHOUGH I'M 62, I THINK THAT THAT PROBABLY WASN'T TO SMOKE TOBACCO.
THEY ALSO SOLD A CASE OF KNIVES, SO, YES, YOU'RE PROVIDING SOMEWHAT OF A SERVICE TO US, BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT SHOULD NOT BE PROVIDED.
SO I WAS A LITTLE BIT INSULTED THAT THEY FELT AS THOUGH THEY WERE PROVIDING A REAL SERVICE TO MY COMMUNITY.
I HEARD THE TERM "AMERICAN DREAM" SEVERAL TIMES AT THAT MEETING.
JUST BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME, FOLKS, DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE NO LONGER HAVE AN AMERICAN DREAM.
WE, TOO, HAVE AN AMERICAN DREAM THAT FINALLY, THAT FINALLY, THE SOUTH SIDE WILL LOOK AS IT SHOULD.
THE REASON I'M SO PASSIONATE IS BECAUSE IN 1970, A YEAR AFTER MY PARENTS HAD BUILT A BRAND-NEW HOME RIGHT BEHIND SAN JOSE MISSION, WE WERE DISPLACED.
OUR PROPERTY WAS CONDEMNED UNDER EMINENT DOMAIN AND WE WERE TOLD YOU HAVE TO MOVE.
AND WHEN I ASKED WHY, BECAUSE MY FATHER WOULDN'T SPEAK TO ANYBODY OF AUTHORITY, I WAS 14, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE THE OTHER PROPERTIES WERE UNSIGHTLY.
OURS WAS NOT, IT WAS A YEAR OLD.
I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BECAUSE IT WAS FOR THE GREATER GOOD.
IN ALL OF THESE CONVERSATIONS, I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT.
WHAT IS THE GREATER GOOD FOR THE SOUTH SIDE? I CERTAINLY BELIEVE IN THE AMERICAN DREAM, I DO.
I CERTAINLY BELIEVE IN PEOPLE BEING ALLOWED TO STAY ON THEIR PROPERTY -- IN AUDIO] -- OR REPAIR SHOP IS GOING TO BE DISPLACED.
I HAVE BEEN ASSURED OF THAT, OKAY? SO THAT IS NOT WHAT I ENDORSE.
I WANT THEM TO REMAIN THERE BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN THERE, THEY'RE ESTABLISHED.
BUT FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE AGAINST IT AND WHO SIGNED A PETITION SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THAT LIVE IN PRIMARILY -- AND I KNOW THIS, BECAUSE IT WAS JUST MENTIONED THAT IT'S THE HOT WELLS ASSOCIATION THAT IS AGAINST, I DON'T WANT TO PRESENT A PROBLEM TO YOU, BUT I THINK I HAVE A SOLUTION.
THE NEXT TIME THAT THOSE TYPES OF ESTABLISHMENTS WANT TO GO AND BUILD THEIR BUSINESS ON THE SOUTH SIDE, CONVENIENCE STORE, TIRE SHOP, REPAIR SHOP, INVITE THEM TO YOUR BACKYARD.
HAVE THE AREA WHERE YOU LIVE REZONED SO THAT THAT ESTABLISHMENT CAN BE BUILT, BECAUSE I AM CERTAIN THAT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN THIS CHAMBER TODAY, AND ALL OF YOU, DO NOT HAVE A TIRE SHOP IN YOUR BACKYARD.
SO I INVITE THEM TO INVITE THOSE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ESTABLISH NEW BUSINESSES TO SAY, HEY, COME TO MY BACKYARD.
AND FINALLY, WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, BECAUSE I DRIVE UP AND DOWN MILITARY DRIVE AND ROOSEVELT ALL THE TIME, STOP AND SPEAK TO THE PROSTITUTES THAT ARE WALKING UP AND DOWN THE STREET ALL DAY LONG, MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT, BECAUSE I'VE WITNESSED IT A LOT.
INVITE THEM TO GO TO YOUR CORNER AND PRACTICE THEIR BUSINESS THERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, MRS. PACHECO.
SANDRA TORRES? FOLLOWED BY RAY TORRES.
YOU'RE FOLLOWED BY RAY TORRES.
>> I'M GOING TO GIVE HER MY TIME.
RAY TORRES, YOU'RE GIVING YOUR TIME TO SANDRA TORRES.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS SANDRA TORRES AND I RESIDE AT 5315 SOUTH PRESA.
IT HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR DECADES.
OUR PROPERTY IS 2 ACRES, SIMILAR SIZE LIKE OUR -- LIKE THE LOTS NEXT TO US THAT IS OWNED BY A DEVELOPER, OUR PROPERTY IS
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PROPOSED FOR [INDISCERNIBLE] ZONING WE WANT TO BE TREATED EQUALLY AND HAVE OUR PROPERTY LEFT C-2 AS HIS PROPERTY IS AND GET IDZ WHICH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO.THIS IS WHY ZONING PROPOSAL NEEDS TO BE REVISITED AND MADE FAIRLY.
FOR OUR GENERATIONS SINCE IT'S BEEN IN OUR FAMILY FOR DECADES, I'D LIKE FOR IT TO PASS, AS WE PASS IT ON TO OUR CHILDREN AND OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN, AS TO WHAT THEIR FUTURES OR PLANS ARE AND NOT TO BE HAVING TO HAVE A LIMITED TIME OR LIMITED TO DO ANYTHING ON THE PROPERTY.
SO I'D LIKE TO KEEP OUR ZONING TO C-2, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.
AND NOT CHANGE THE REZONING TO C-1.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, MRS. TORRES.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: MRS. OLGA MARTINEZ? FOLLOWED BY CONSUELO VILLAREAL.
>> HI, MY NAME IS OLGA MARTINEZ, I'M PRESIDENT OF THE [INDISCERNIBLE] NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE MISSION ALLIANCE.
I THINK AT SOME POINT YOU NEED TO STOP FOCUSING SO MUCH ON TOURISM AND DEVELOPERS AND FOCUS ON THE LOCALS.
THE DOWNZONING OF BUSINESS PROPERTIES IN THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA HAS NO PURPOSE BUT TO INFRINGE ON PROPERTY RIGHTS.
BUSINESS OWNERS ARE UPSET THAT AFTER DECADES OF EXISTENCE THE CITY WOULD IMPACT THEIR LIVELIHOOD AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THIS WAY.
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY OF LIVING THEY KNOW.
THEIR FAMILIES DEPEND ON THEM.
COMPLAINTS REGARDING TIRE SHOPS, AUTO SHOPS, ET CETERA, ARE GOING TO HAPPEN.
BUT SOMEHOW THEY'VE MANAGED TO EXIST FOR YEARS.
IF THEY WEREN'T IN COMPLIANCE, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN A LONG TIME AGO.
DOWN ZONING IS NOT THE ANSWER.
DEVELOPMENT WILL COME TO THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA, AND IT'S WELCOMED REGARDLESS OF THEDOWN -- THE DOWNZONING.
LEAVE THE ESTABLISHED BUSIERS ALONE.
RESPECT THE ZONING COMMISSIONER'S DECISION, THEY LISTENED AND THE WORLD HERITAGE IS NOT ABOUT STRUCTURES, IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE WORLD HERITAGE.
IT'S THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING THEM.
CONSUELA, YOU'RE GIVING YOUR TIME TO MRS. ANGELA MENCHACA.
SO WE'LL HAVE MRS. REBECCA DE LA GARZA, YOU'RE FOLLOWED BY ANGELA MEN CHALK -- MENCHACA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS REBECCA DE LA GARZA, WE OWN SEVERAL PROPERTIES IN THE AREA INCLUDING THE HOT WELLS PROPERTY AT 5503 SOUTH PRESA AND SEVERAL PROPERTIES IN THE ROOSEVELT CORRIDOR.
TODAY I'M HERE TO VOICE OUR SUPPORT FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S RECOMMENDATION FOR ZONING CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA TO ALIGN ZONING WITH THE VARIOUS EXISTING APPROVED COMMUNITY AND CENTER PLANS.
WE AIM TO SEE ADDITIONAL AND MORE APPROPRIATE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING AS OPPOSED TO LOW-INCOME MULTIFAMILY HOUSING IN THE AREA.
IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT THESE CHANGES WILL CREATE MORE BALANCED DEVELOP AN AREA TO ADD VALUE TO THIS VITAL AND VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, MRS. DELL DE LA GARZA.
ANGELA MENCHACA, FOLLOWED BY SUSAN POWERS.
MRS. MENCHACA, YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ANGELA MENCHACA, RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 5.
I'M HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE PROPOSED ZONING CASE NUMBER Z217005ZD.
MY CHILDREN ARE THE YOUNGEST GENERATION OF SAN JOSE MISSION OF INDIAN DESCENDANTS OF THEIR FATHER'S FAMILY LINEAGE AND WE'RE RESIDENTS IN THE LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I MYSELF WAS BORN AND RAISED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO AND I'M A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATE IN MY FAMILY.
I MENTION THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE I AM HERE AS A LIFELONG STAKE HOLDING RESIDENT.
THE REZONING EFFORT WILL PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH THE SOCIOECONOMIC CHANGE THAT THE EXISTING SOUTH SIDE
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RESIDENTS ARE THIRSTY FOR AND WILL DELIVER THE ALLURE THAT THE TOURISM CULTURE DESIRES.WHILE TIRE SHOPS, AUTO SHOPS AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES PROVIDE NECESSARY SERVICES THAT KEEP US ON THE MOVE, THE ADDITION OF A MORE INDUSTRIAL SCENERY IS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CULTURAL CHANGES THAT ARE LONG OVERDUE.
ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO BRINGING MORE AWARENESS TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE SAN ANTONIO HAS TO OFFER.
IT'S TIME -- AUDIO] -- STAGE DEBUT WITH STOREFRONTS THAT BOASTS TALENTS OF LOCAL ARTISANS AND RESTAURANTS THAT CAN OFFER TOURISTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN CUISINE TO NAME A FEW.
I'VE SERVED MANY YEARS AS THE PRESIDENT OF LONE STAR ASSOCIATION.
DURING THAT TIME GENTRIFICATION BEGAN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHILE GROWTH IS NECESSARY IN EVERY COMMUNITY, THE CONSTITUENT VOICE WAS PRESENT BUT OFTEN MUTED SO THAT THE VOLUME OF THE OUTSIDE INVESTORS COULD BE HEARD MORE CLEARLY AND WITH INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION.
I'M SPEAKING TODAY AS I HAVE IN THE PAST FOR THOSE WHO COULD NOT BREAK AWAY OF THEIR EMPLOYERS DUE TO EMPLOYER CONSTRAINTS AND ECONOMIC RESTRAINTS AND I REJOICE THAT MY PARENTS PUSHED THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION IN MY LIFE THAT PROVIDED ME WITH EMPLOYMENT TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE TO BE THE VOICE THAT'S OFTEN UNHEARD.
I BEG YOU TO DAYDREAM WITH ME FOR A MOMENT AND PICTURE THE LOOK ON MY CHILD'S FACE.
STOP IN -- STOP NEARBY, SEE MISSION SAN JOSE AND GRAB A BITE TO EAT.
STAY AROUND A WHILE LONGER AND SAY HI TO THE MANY SOUTH SIDE'S VERY OWN TALENTED.
NEW CONSTITUENTS HAVE MOVED IN OVER THE LAST DECADE AND HAVE TRIED TO ADOPT OUR SOUTH SIDE CULTURE AS THEIR OWN AND REDEFINE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SOUTH SIDER.
WE ARE HUMBLED BUT I SAY THIS LOUDLY SO THAT ALL CAN HEAR.
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS OURS IN ALL OF ITS CURRENT GLORIES AS WELL AS ALL OF ITS FUTURE GLORIES.
SUPPORT US BY HELPING TO MAKE IT A PLACE WHERE OUR CHILDREN WANT TO COME BACK HOME TO GROW OLD IN, AND NOT JUST BECAUSE THEIR MOMMAS WANT THEM TO, BUT BECAUSE IT HAS BECOME A PLACE THAT THEY DESIRE TO BE, AS THEY BEGAN THE NEXT GENERATION OF MISSION INDIAN DESCENDANTS.
I TOOK TIME OFF OF WORK THIS AFTERNOON TO BE HERE BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I TRUST THE LEADERSHIP, MRS. SWAIN AND THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE IN THE DIRECTION THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY NAVIGATING TOWARDS.
THEY HAVE TAKEN BOTH PERSONAL AND BUSINESS TIME DIGGING DEEP TO FIND OUT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO THE CONSTITUENTS WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEY SERVE.
IT IS APPARENT THAT THE POSITIONS THEY SERVE IN ARE NOT TAKEN LIGHTLY IN ANY FASHION, AND THE CONSTITUENTS THAT THEY SERVE -- AND IF THE CONSTITUENTS THAT THEY SERVE ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS, THE COUNCIL THAT SUPERVISES THEM SHOULD BE LISTENING WITH UNDIVIDED ATTENTION.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CONSTITUENTS THAT YOU SERVE DAY AND NIGHT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MRS. MENCHACA.
SUSAN POWERS? FOLLOWED BY JARED DURARTE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS SUSAN POWERS.
I'M PRESIDENT OF THE LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I RESIDE AT 259 HELENA STREET.
I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS THE ONLY CITY WITHIN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAS FIVE HISTORIC MISSIONS, AND WE WERE AWARDED THE WORLD HERITAGE NECESSARY DESIGNATION.
I AM SO PROUD THAT FOUR OF THE FIVE MISSIONS ARE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN.
THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE ATTENDED SEVERAL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS AND FULLY EXPLAINED AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS REGARDING THE WORLD BUFFER ZONE.
WE FULLY SUPPORT THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER ZONE AS IT WILL SERVE TO PROTECT OUR BEAUTIFUL MISSIONS.
AND IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO CONTROL THEM AND YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT CONTROLLED, YOU NEED TO GO DOWN SOUTH FLORES STREET FROM FUR NICHE ALL THE WAY -- FURNACE ALL THE WAY TO THEEIO AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT UNCONTROLLED ZONING DOES.
IT'S A VERY BAD EYE SORE THAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CORRECT FOR MANY YEARS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THROUGH, MRS. POWERS.
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201-7005.IT IS REQUIRED FOR WORLD HERITAGE STATUS TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION FROM INAPPROPRIATE HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT.
THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES THAT COLLEEN HAD ALREADY SPOKE ABOUT SUPPORT THE GROWTH FOR NONINDUSTRIAL USES AND LOW DENSITY AND MIXED USE, WHILE ENHANCING THE TOURIST EXPERIENCE AND ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH ON THE BUSINESS CORRIDORS.
I MOVED FROM KING WILLIAM TO MISSION SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF THIS, BECAUSE OF THE PLANNING, BECAUSE OF THE WORLD HERITAGE STATUS.
I GREW UP ON THE SOUTH SIDE UNTIL I WAS IN THE FIRST GRADE, WENT TO THE NORTH SIDE, LIVED IN KING WILLIAM FOR 25 YEARS, AND NOW I'M PROUD TO BE IN THE SOUTH SIDE.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU DO VOTE FOR THIS ZONING CASE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THROUGH, MRS. DURARTE.
ARE YOU ALSO SIGNED UP AS PATRICIA GARCIA DURARTE?
HARIETTE RAINEY FOLLOWED BY DR. CAROL BROWN.
>> MY NAME IS HARIETTE RAINEY AND MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE OWNED AZTEC RENTALS FOR 51 YEARS THAT HAS BEEN ON ROOSEVELT, 3439, FOR 35 YEARS.
SO WE'RE NOT RESIDENTS, BUT WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE, AND WE HAVE TAUGHT SCHOOL AT BURBANK FOR A COLLECTIVE NUMBER OF YEARS, EARLIER.
AND WE HAVE A VERY GREAT FONDNESS FOR THE SOUTH SIDE.
WE -- GOING TO REZONE THESE PROPERTIES, WE HOPE THEY DO IT WITH A MODERATE BRUSH, NOT A SEVERE ONE, THAT WOULD TAINT OR HURT ANY OF THE BUSINESSES ON THERE IF THEY GO TO RESELL THE PROPERTY, THAT IT WOULDN'T LIMIT THEIR POSSIBILITIES OF SELLING TO PEOPLE TOO MUCH, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANT IT TO GROW IN A WAY THAT THE RESIDENTS WOULD BE VERY PROUD OF, THAT WOULD GENUINELY SERVE THEM IN A POSITIVE WAY, NOT A NEGATIVE WAY.
AND THAT IT WOULD INTEREST TOURISTS, BECAUSE WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL CITY.
AND ALL OF IT IS BEING REVITALIZED, AND THIS CORRIDOR NEEDS TO BE REVITALIZED ALSO.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THROUGH, MRS. RAINEY.
DR. CAROL BROWN? DR. BROWN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DR. CAROL GARZA.
DR. BROWN, YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTE AND YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY PATTY ZIONCE.
>> LINDA BARDEN HAS GIVEN HER TIME TO ME ALSO.
>> THERE ARE THREE MAIN TAKEAWAY PILLARS I WOULD HOPE YOU WOULD KEEP IN MIND TODAY.
ONE, THE WORLD HERITAGE STATUS IS NOT UNDER ANY THREAT ORDAININGER BY -- OR DANGER BY THE CURRENT CLASSIFICATIONS.
2, YOUR OWN ZONING COMMISSION DID NOT APPROVE THIS DOWNZONING.
THREE, YOU HAVE 450 PLUS SEPARATE SIGNED PETITIONS OF PEOPLE WHO DO NOT WANT THIS APPROVED.
AND THEY ARE IN YOUR POSSESSION RIGHT NOW.
DOWNZONING IS NOT NECESSARY TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CULTURAL TOURIST AMENITIES THAT THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE WANTS, AS DO ALL OF US WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE AREA.
WHAT IS NEEDED IS A REALISTIC APPROACH TO REAL PROBLEMS. NO BUSINESS OWNER OR DEVELOPER OF ANY SIZE WANTS THOSE PROBLEMS TO CONTINUE, EVEN IF YOU DO ALL THE DOWNZONING YOU WANT, NO REAL DEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR WITHOUT THE IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE.
TOURISTS NEED SIDEWALKS AND LIGHTING, AND GUESS WHAT? SO DO RESIDENTS.
VIRTUALLY ALL PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OWNERS STRONGLY FEEL THEY WILL BE NEGATIVELY IMPACT BY THE ZONING CHANGES, FINANCIALLY AND THE ABILITY TO EXPAND.
FOR MOST SMALL BUSINESSES, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN IRA OR A 401-K.
THE PROPERTY IS THEIR SAFEGUARD.
BUSINESSES HAVE DONE QUITE WELL SO FAR WITHOUT THE, QUOTE, HELP OF CITY STAFF WHO DON'T LIVE IN OR UNDERSTAND THE AREA AND ARE QUITE WILLING TO COMPLETELY IGNORE ANY NARRATIVE THAT
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DOES NOT FIT THEIR NARRATIVE FOR THE FUTURE.DO 450 SIGNED PETITIONS NOW IN YOUR POSSESSION NOT MEAN ANYTHING HERE? A LOT MORE THAN PEOPLE HERE.
TO MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE, OVER 100 PROPERTIES ARE BEING LUMPED TOGETHER UNDER SIMILAR TIME CONSTRAINT TO BE HEARD.
DOWNZONING WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT, BUT VERY LIKELY IN MANY CASES JUST THE OPPOSITE.
THERE IS A VERY SIMPLE APPROPRIATE SOLUTION HERE.
IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC ZONING CONCERNS OR PROBLEMS, THEN DEAL WITH THEM ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
QUIT TRYING TO THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER.
WE HAVE REPEATEDLY ASKED FOR AN EXPLANATION OF WHY DOWNZONING WOULD ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING POSITIVE.
IT DOESN'T DIVERSIFY TYPES OF BUSINESSES, THAT MAKES NO SENSE ON THE FACE OF IT.
IT WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF EXISTING BAD NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES, UNLESS THE CITY WILL AND RESOURCES, THEY'LL CONTINUE ON.
THERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT SOME OVERWHELMING SURGE OF ONLY MORE AUTO-RELATED BUSINESSES.
THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE THE WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION, AND THERE'S NO REASON TO THINK IT WILL.
IF THIS WERE A REALITY TV SHOW, THIS DOWNSIZING PROPOSAL WOULD BE KICKED OUT BECAUSE IT HAS NO BUSINESS PLAN TO BACK IT UP.
SPECTRUM NEWS REPORTED THIS VERY MORNING THAT THE RATIONALE FOR THE DOWNZONING WAS CRIME.
DOWNZONING WOULD AUTOMATICALLY REDUCE CRIME? HOW? IF YOU SERIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT, I HEAR THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE IS FOR SALE AT A VERY GOOD PRICE.
THE PROBLEM WITH CRIME IS THAT THE POLICE ARE SPREAD WAY TOO THIN FROM CALAVERAS LAKE TO WAY NORTH OF LOOP 13.
AS TO THE CITY'S STAFF FRANKLY RATHER PATRONIZING ASSURANCE OF HOW WONDERFUL THE RESULTS OF REZONING WILL BE, WELL, GREAT, THEN WHERE IS THE DATA TO SHOW THAT THE PROCESS WOULD ACTUALLY ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS? OTHERWISE, PLAYING GUESSING AND SPECULATIVE GAMES WITH PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD, RETIREMENT STRATEGIES -- PASSING ON -- AUDIO].
AT THE MOMENT THE CITY HAS RESPONDED TO COMMUNITY OUTCRY IN PART BY REMOVING BUSINESSES ON ROOSEVELT SOUTH OF MILITARY DRIVE.
FROM THE PROPOSAL, WE'RE GLAD.
BUT YOU SHOULD NOTE THAT SOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES ARE REPRESENTED HERE TODAY BECAUSE TO PUT IT BLUNTLY, THE CITY HAS ERODED THEIR TRUST.
IS THIS THE DIVIDE AND CONQUER STRATEGY; THAT IS, ISOLATE THE NOSIEST COMPLAINANTS FROM THE REST OF THEM AND KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD SO CITIZENS WILL BE TIRED AND WORN OUT, TRYING TO GET ANYONE TO LISTEN.
COMING TO MEETINGS LIKE THIS WHERE PERCEIVED INDIFFERENCE EXISTS TO CITIZEN CONCERNS.
I, AGAIN, CITE THE 450 SIGNED PETITIONS OPPOSING DOWNZONING.
THOSE WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE OF SWEEPING REZONING PROCESS SEEM TO BELIEVE THESE CHANGES WILL RESULT IN ROOSEVELT AVENUE AND PRESA STREET ULTIMATELY TURNING INTO A ROW -- RODEO DRIVE OF BEVERLY HILLS.
THAT WILL BE AN THICK CAL TO WHAT WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION WAS ALL ABOUT.
ONE PARTICULARLY NOISY PROPERTY OWNER WAS CONTACTED AFTER THE FIRST ZONING MEETING AND WAS OFFERED A DEAL IF HE WOULD SIGN ON TO SUPPORTING THIS ISSUE.
HE REFUSED BECAUSE HIS NEIGHBORS WEREN'T INCLUDED.
WE BELIEVE THAT FREE DEMOCRATIC ENTERPRISE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO FUNCTION.
MANY OF THESE CHANGES WILL BE FINANCIALLY AND OTHERWISE HARMFUL.
THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON OR REAL PRESSURE TO PUSH THIS REZONING.
THE ZONING COMMISSION DECLINED TO ENDORSE THIS CURRENT PROPOSAL FOR GOOD REASONS.
WE WILL TRUST YOU WILL DO THE SAME AND SAY NO TO THE CURRENT PROPOSAL.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU DR. BROWN.
>> REAL PEOPLE AND REAL FAMILIES ARE INVOLVED.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU DR. BROWN.
PATTY ZIONCE? YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY GARY NELSON.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG, COUNCILMEMBERS, PATTY ZIONCE, SAN ANTONIO CONSERVATION SOCIETY.
THE SAN ANTONIO CONSERVATION SEAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CONSERVATION OF SAN ANTONIO'S HISTORIC MISSIONS FOR MORE THAN 90 YEARS AND HAS PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN BOTH THE CREATION OF THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AND THE INSCRIPTION OF THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS AS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
WE SUPPORT THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES IN ACCORDANCE
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WITH THE LAND USE AMENDMENTS AND BELIEVE THAT THEIR ADOPTION WILL ENHANCE THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE AND IT'S BUFFER ZONE.THESE ZONING CHANGES WILL PROVIDE A TEMPLATE FOR ROBUST AND HARIETTE HORMONE NOWS DEVELOPMENT -- HORMONOUS DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE AREA THAT WILL SERVE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE.
IT IS APPROPRIATE AND DESIRABLE TO SEEK INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREEN CORRIDORS AND LINEAR PARKWAYS TO ENHANCE THE ALREADY SUCCESSFUL REACH OF THE RIVERWALK.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO FULFILL WORLD HERITAGE REQUIREMENTS BY PROTECTING THE MISSIONS FROM INAPPROPRIATE HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT.
IN ADDITION, THE ZONING CHANGES ENCOURAGE NONINDUSTRIAL USES THAT WILL SUPPORT GROWING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES AND TOURISM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
THE SOCIETY OWNS AND OPERATES THE ATURIA EDMUNDS HISTORICAL SITE IN THE ROOSEVELT AREA AND WE SUPPORT THE ZONING CHANGES IN THAT AREA FROM HIGH DENSITY TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL WHICH REFLECTS THE HISTORIC SCALE OF OUR SITE.
IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND STINSON AIRPORT COMMUNITY PLAN AREAS, THE ZONING CHANGES WIDELY -- WISELY ENCOURAGE A VARIETY OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE WHILE ENCOURAGING LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH.
FOR ALL OF THESE REASONS, WE URGE YOU TO ADOPT THESE ZONING CHANGES IN THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER ZONE.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING US AND WE HOPE YOU CONSIDER THAT CHANGE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MRS. ZIONCE.
GARY NELSON FOLLOWED BY GLEN WOODS.
>> TO BRADY, HE'S GIVING ME MY TIME, TWO MORE MINUTES.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I'M SORRY, I'M GOING TO NEED YOU TO SPEAK YOUR NAME AND YOU'RE GIVING YOUR TIME TO MR. NELSON?
NO, GLEN WOODS IS GIVING HIS TIME TO WHO?
>> THIS MAN RIGHT HERE IS GIVING HIS TIME.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME? RAFAEL RAMIREZ IS GIVING HIS TIME TO YOU?
MR. NELSON, YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES.
I LIVE -- AUDIO] -- AGAINST IT.
I WAS ON THE BOARD AND THEY TRIED TO ELECT ME PRESIDENT OF IT, WHICH I REFUSED BECAUSE I HEARD ABOUT THE LAWSUITS AND EVERYTHING.
IT HAPPENED YEARS AGO, THIS WHOLE PROTECTION WAS TO PROTECT THE MISSIONS.
OUR PROPERTY WENT BACK 200 FEET.
IT KEPT ME FROM SELLING MY PROPERTY.
I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SURPLUS BUSINESS, BUT THESE RESTRICTIONS KEPT ME THERE.
SO I'M SAYING I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ROOSEVELT CORRIDOR WAS FOR THE IF IT WASN'T FOR PROTECTING -- WHY DIDN'T -- WHY DID THEY MAKE IT WHERE NOBODY CAN SELL ANYTHING? PRETTY MUCH WHAT THEY DID BECAUSE THE RESTRICTIONS IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA WENT BACK 200 FEET.
AND ALSO, I'M OPPOSED TO THE DOWNZONING, AS YOU CAN SEE, AND I SUPPORT ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS NORTH OF MILITARY DRIVE.
THEY PULLED US OUT BECAUSE I GUESS IT WAS A LOT OF BLOWBACK, BUT WE DID -- I DID PERSONALLY GET OVER ABOUT 100 SIGNATURES, AND I DIDN'T ASK ONE PROSTITUTE TO SIGN IT.
BY THE WAY, I THINK THAT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEM, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A -- AND WE DIDN'T -- I WAS VERY CAREFUL.
I GOT BUSINESS OWNERS AND THEY'RE HARD-WORKING PEOPLE.
THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO BE PROSTITUTES AND ALL THAT.
I THINK YOU'RE CONFUSING THE ISSUE WITH POLICING.
ANOTHER THING ALSO A MEMBER OF SOUTH SIDE NEIGHBORS AGAINST CRIME AND IT'S NOT A BUSINESS PROBLEM.
AND ALSO IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO SELL, YOU DON'T RESTRICT AN AREA WHERE YOU CAN'T GET OUT.
BECAUSE THESE TIRE SHOPS SUPPOSEDLY CAN REOPEN -- AND GOING -- AUDIO] -- IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET RID OF THEM, DON'T DO THIS.
GIVE US OUR BOND MONEY THAT YOU PROMISED US.
LET US, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT.
THE WHOLE IDEA OF THE BOND WAS TO IMPROVE THE AREA.
WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY IMPROVEMENTS.
YOU WANT THE AREA TO TAKE OFF? IT WILL TAKE OFF.
EVERY TIME IT TAKES OFF, Y'ALL WANT TO RESTRICT US.
THE BACK OF MY PROPERTY IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL.
I HAVE NO SAY IN THAT BECAUSE IT WAS COSTING Y'ALL TOO MUCH TO SEND POSTAGE.
I'M NOT BLAMING Y'ALL PERSONALLY, BECAUSE Y'ALL WEREN'T HERE.
HELL, THEY WANTED THE MIDDLE PART, WHICH STOPPED THEM ON THAT.
NOW THEY'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO US.
I KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, THEY'RE GOING TO PICK US OFF ONE AT A TIME.
I WANT CHANGE, TOO, BUT CHANGE, FREE WILL.
CITY SOUTH WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE.
CITY SOUTH, THEY WENT IN THERE RESTRICTED EVERYBODY, I WENT TO ALL THE MEETINGS, OH, MAN, IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL, ALL THIS, NOTHING
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HAPPENED.AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE.
I WANT CHANGE, TOO, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE THESE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO SELL.
I CAN PASS IT ON TO MY SON, I CAN PASS IT ON... IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME THING, VACANT LOTS, MORE CRIME.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE APARTMENTS BUILDING EVERYWHERE, IT'S GOING TO BE WORSE.
I'VE BEEN IN THE SOUTH SIDE A LONG TIME.
I LIVED IN ALAMO HEIGHTS, I LIVED IN ROCKPORT, TEXAS.
THE ONLY THING WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH FIREWORKS FROM THE RESIDENTS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. NELSON.
ROOSEVELT PERRY? MR. PERRY, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY OLGA VENAGES.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: YOU'RE UP.
MY NAME IS DEAN PERRY, I OWN SOME PROPERTY ON ROOSEVELT.
IT'S COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, AND THERE WAS A VERY NICE PRESENTATION ON THE PLANNING GROUP AND ALL THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT.
NOW, I'M HERE WITH THE REST OF THE STORY.
AS A PROPERTY OWNER, I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT PROPERTY.
ONE OF THESE DAYS, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TURN IT OVER AND PROVE IT OR SELL IT.
YOU'VE GOT OVERLAYS AND THINGS, MAKES IT -- IF I CHANGE USE AND DON'T CHANGE THE BUILDING, IT WILL COST ME $100,000 TO HIDE THE CARVES.
SO IF YOU CHANGE IT FROM C-2 TO, WHAT YOU DO TO ME IS THAT YOU TAKE 35% OF THE ALLOWABLE USES NOW AND THROW THEM OUT THE WINDOW.
THAT MEANS I HAVE 35 LESS USES OF THE BUILDING THAT I CAN SELL IT FOR OR IMPROVE IT.
AND THE NEXT THING IS RIGHT NOW WITH THE CURRENT C-2 AND THE ALLOWABLE SETBACKS, I CAN BUILD 11,300-FOOT BUILDING.
ONE OF YOUR OVERLAYS, I CAN'T GO HIGHER THAN ONE STORY, BUT 11,300 FEET.
IF YOU GO TO C-1, I CAN ONLY BUILD 5,000 FEET.
I LOSE 55% OF THE BUILDABLE SPACE ON THAT PROPERTY.
WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY? ANYBODY KNOW? I THINK -- THAT'S AN OPINION NOW -- YOU TAKE MY PROPERTY WITHOUT DUE PROCESS, THAT'S THEFT.
WE DON'T WANT A BUNCH OF THIEVES.
VOTE NO! DON'T DO THIS TO THE OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS.
BUT IT WILL EXACTLY DO THAT, IT WILL TAKE YOUR VALUE, IT WILL THROW IT OUT THE WINDOW.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. PERRY.
OLGA VENAGAS? OLGA VENAGAS? BRADY ALEXANDER? MR. ALEXANDER, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY VIRGINIA RUTLEDGE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR? JACK CRAIG.
BRADY, YOU'VE GOT SIX MINUTES.
>> MY NAME IS BRADY ALEXANDER, I REPRESENT AND LIVE IN THE HOT WELLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND I HAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR YOU.
THIS DOWNZONING PROPOSAL IS SIMPLY NOT FAIR AND NOT EQUITABLE.
HERE IS MISSION AUTO PARTS, A FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS THAT EMPLOYS OVER 17 PEOPLE IN OUR AREA.
SERVES CUSTOMERS WITH MACHINING WORK, ET CETERA.
A VERY CLEAN ESTABLISHMENT AND A VERY UNIQUE BUSINESS.
HERE IS THE INSIDE OF THE PROPERTY, IT'S DECORATED, IT'S NOT LIKE AUTO ZONE OR GOING TO O'REILLY'S, IT'S -- AND THE PEOPLE THERE STAY A LONG TIME AND THEY DON'T HAVE A HIGH TURNOVER RATE AND IT EMPLOYS PEOPLE AT A LIVING WAGE, NOT A SERVICE-INDUSTRY LOW-PAYING JOB.
LOOP AUTO DOWN THE STREET IS VERY SIMILAR, FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS, MULTIGENERATIONAL, BUT THERE IS NOT FAIRNESS.
LOOP AUTO IS BEING TAKEN OUT FOR RECONSIDERATION AS THEY SHOULD BE WITH ALL THE PROPERTY SOUTH OF MILITARY, BUT MISSION AUTO PARTS IS NOT.
SO WE ASK THAT EVERYBODY BE TREATED EQUALLY.
SOME OTHER UNEQUITABLE AREAS ARE, THIS IS MUSTAFA AT TEXAS SON.
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HE SERVES OUR COMMUNITY WITH A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS.HE HAS NOT BEEN PUT OUT OF BUSINESS BY LOCAL CHAIN STORES, HAS UNIQUE ITEMS AND WE TRY TO SHOP AT HIS STORE WHENEVER POSSIBLE TO SUPPORT HIM.
HE'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE MISSION, A WELL-KEPT PLACE.
THEN DOWN THE STREET, THERE'S 7-ELEVEN WHICH IS NOT BEING PROPOSED FOR DOWNZONE YET MUSTAFO IS BEING PROPOSED DOWN TO C-1.
HOW IS THAT FAIR? HERE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES, CARNITAS [INAUDIBLE] UP ON ROOSEVELT.
USUALLY THERE'S A SIGN ON THE DOOR THEY SOLD OUT.
ACROSS THE STREET IS WHATABURGER.
ANOTHER GOOD PLACE, I GO THERE OFTEN WHEN CARNITAS IS SOLD OUT.
WHATABURGER IS BEING LEFT C-2, CARNITAS IS PROPOSED DOWNZONE.
HOW DOES THAT PROMOTE AUTHENTICITY IN A SMALL AREA.
HIS GENTLEMAN OWNS THE AUDI FOOD MART.
HE IMMIGRATED FROM INDIA 15 YEARS AGO.
HE WANTS TO OPEN UP A WASHETERIA TO SERVE HIS COMMUNITY AND AN INDIAN RESTAURANT IN A PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET.
HE'S BEING PROPOSED FOR DOWNZONE.
HE IS WITHIN 100 YARDS OF THE LAST PICTURE OF THE WHATABURGER.
WHY SHOULD WE TREAT A HARD-WORKING INDIVIDUAL LIKE THIS WHO MAKES OUR COMMUNITY DYNAMIC AND DIVERSE THE WAY WE ARE? HERE'S THE AMIGOS FRUITERIA DOWN THE STREET, A VERY NICE AUTHENTIC BUSINESS, ALL KINDS THAT SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
THE CLOSEST GROCERY STORE IS 2 MILES AWAY.
AND THEN FURTHER UP THE STREET, HERE'S THE CORNER STORE.
IT COMPETES WITH THEM, IT HASN'T PUT THEM OUT OF BUSINESS, THEY HAVEN'T PUT THE CORNER STORE OUT OF BUSINESS, YET THE CORNER STORE IS BEING LEFT C-2 WHILE THE FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDES ARE DOWN TO C-1.
HERE IS TAQUERIA VALERTA, IT USED TO BE A WHATABURGER, NOW IT'S A FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS, THEY'RE PROPOSED BEING DOWNZONED TO C-1.
HERE IS THE FIRST BUSINESS THAT WAS BUILT AFTER THE WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION, HOMETOWN BURGER.
IT'S ALSO A C-1 AND AS YOU SEE, CAN CAUSE SOME PARKING PUSH SHOES ALONG ROOSEVELT.
CONNIE'S ICEHOUSE IS PROPOSED DOWNZONE C-2 TO C-1, YET PROPERTIES ADJACENT ARE BEING ZONED IDZ WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR THIS KIND OF ESTABLISHMENT TO BE BUILT.
CONNIE'S IS AUTHENTIC, STRUCTURE IS OVER 90 YEARS OLD.
BUSINESS FOR 45 YEARS, WORKED AS A TECHNICIAN TO PURCHASE THIS SHOP, HIS SON AND GRANDSON LOVE TO SPEND TIME HERE AND HELP HIM OUT.
HE SERVES OUR COMMUNITY, PROVIDES QUALITY WORK OR HE WOULDN'T BE IN BUSINESS.
HERE IS A AUTO SHOP, BRAKE, OIL CHANGE AND A LEMONADE STAND ALONG ROOSEVELT.
HE LOOKS FORWARD TO ENJOYING HIS PROPERTY AND BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND IS A GOOD MEMBER.
SPENDS MORE TIME IN THE COMMUNITY THAN A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE, AND WE SUPPORT HIM, BUT HE IS PROPOSED PO BE DOWNZONED TO C-1.
HERE'S ANOTHER VIEW OF HIS LITTLE SHOP.
TEJAS MOTEL, SAME THING, C-2 TOR TOURISM TO STAY WHEN THIS AREA GETS A LITTLE BETTER, AND IT'S ALONG THAT TRAJECTORY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE TOURISM DOLLARS STAYING IN THE AREA, NOT MOVING DOWNTOWN AS THEY ARE NOW.
RELAX INN, ANOTHER FINE ESTABLISHMENT, ALL OF THESE MOTELS, THE OWNERS LIVE ON-SITE, IT IS THEIR HOME AND NOT JUST THEIR BUSINESS.
FRUITERIA LA MISSION WAS PRO PROPOSED FOR DOWNZONING THEN TAKEN OUT DUE TO THE FACT THAT ACROSS THE STREET WAS NOT PROPOSED FOR DOWNZONING.
THEY SUPPORT OUR EFFORT TO HAVE THIS REZONING PROCESS SLOWED DOWN AND DONE RIGHT, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE OUT OF IT.
HERE'S CUSTOM BARBECUE PITS AT RAW FABRICATIONS.
THEY WERE REZONED RECENTLY TO ALLOW FOR THIS.
HERE IS THE OWNER SHOWING OFF STUFF, YET CALAMAY REFINERY IS BEING LEFT WHERE RAW FABRICATIONS IS BEING PICKED ON AND THEY WERE BOTH DOWNZONED WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
HERE'S AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEM THAT DOWNZONING IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE.
THIS IS ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT DOWNZONING IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. ALEXANDER.
VIRGINIA RUTLEDGE? MRS. RUTLEDGE, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JAN FITZ.
>> I'VE ALSO BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK FOR MR. JAY PATEL AND MANNY SHAW.
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SO MY NAME'S VIRGINIA RUT RUTLEDGE, I LIVE A FEW BLOCKS FROM MISSION SAN JOSE, BOTH THE ROOSEVELT AND PRESA CORRIDORS ARE MY ACTUAL LIVED NEIGHBORHOODS, NO MATTER WHERE OFFICIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOUNDARIES MAY FALL.I DECIDED TO SPEAK TODAY HOPING TO HELP SHIFT THIS DISCUSSION TOWARD PRACTICAL, POSITIVE, INCLUSIVE SOLUTIONS.
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COMMERCIAL DOWNZONING THAT IS CAUSING SUCH TURMOIL.
IT'S BEEN SURPRISING TO ME THAT THERE'S BEEN ZERO INTEREST IN CRAFTING SOME ALTERNATIVE REZONING PROPOSAL THAT COULD BE AS BENEFICIAL TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, BUT WOULD POSE NO HARM OR LOSS TO EXISTING LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THIS FEELS -- THIS SITUATION FEELS LIKE A HOSTILE NONNEGOTIATION AFTER A BAD BREAKUP, AND, IN FACT, THERE HAS BEEN SOME BREAKUP HERE.
I'M WELL AWARE THAT OUR DISTRICT THREE COUNCILWOMAN REBECCA VIAGRAN, CITY PLANNING AND WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE, ALL OF WHOM HAVE DONE GREAT WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITIES DON'T LIKE TO HEAR THIS, AND IT'S NOT EXACTLY COMFORTABLE TO BE STANDING HERE SAYING THIS, BUT THIS REZONING PROCESS SADLY, IT HAS ERODED SOME TRUST IN OUR CIVIC PROCESS.
AND MAYBE ESPECIALLY SO FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DON'T HAVE A LIFETIME FAMILIARITY WITH THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM OR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, SUCH AS THE GENTLEMAN WHO ASKED ME TO SPEAK.
BUT I THINK THAT EROSION OF TRUST IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY REZONING PROPOSAL.
CLEARLY, PEOPLE FEEL PASSIONATELY ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL.
SMALL, LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO DO LIVE IN THE AREA FEEL THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND EVEN THEIR STATUS AS VALUED CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE UNDER ATTACK.
AND RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR PROBLEM BUSINESSES ARE RIGHTFULLY FRUSTRATED.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE TO SEE SOME NEIGHBORS TAKING THEIR FRUSTRATIONS IN A PERSONAL DIRECTION.
BUDDIES AGREEMENT CAN BE PRODUCTIVE WHEN IT'S EXPRESSED IN AN OPEN WAY AND FORMED BY FACT, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE, RIGHT? THERE'S ACTUALLY A LOT MORE AGREEMENT THAN DISAGREEMENT ON THIS PROPOSAL.
YOU ASKED FOR NO APPLAUSE MAYOR, BUT I COULD HAVE APPLAUDED VIRTUALLY EVERY PORTION OF EVERY SPEAKER WHO'S SPOKEN SO FAR.
GOVERNMENT ZONING, IT'S BASICALLY CONCERNED WITH BALANCING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND THE PUBLIC GOOD.
SO LET'S FOCUS ON THE FACTS: DOWNZONING DEFINITELY TAKES AWAY INDIVIDUAL -- AUDIO] -- BE ACCOMPLISHED BY DOWNZONING HERE, WE'VE GOT SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH CODE AND CRIME AND IT WILL TAKE MASSIVELY MORE CITY RESOURCES TO SOLVE THIS.
SO LET'S USE THE EXISTING CITY REGULATIONS TO PUT THE BAD ACTORS OUT OF BUSINESS.
WE HAVE AN URGENT NEED FOR MORE INSTRA STRUCTURE.
WITHOUT BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE THERE'S NO RETURN ON BUSINESS INVESTMENT UNLESS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PURE REAL ESTATE.
UNTIL WE HAVE BETTER INFRASTRUCTURES, TOURISTS CAN SEE THAT THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER ZONE IS A NEGLECTED AREA.
IT'S ALSO A FACT THAT SOME IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE REAL FEAR ABOUT BEING OVERRUN WITH ONLY AUTO-RELATED BUSINESSES OR MORE BAD NEIGHBOR MOTELS EVEN IF THAT FEAR IS NOT WARRANTED, AND IT'S NOT.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO NEW AUTO-RELATED BUSINESSES ACTUALLY SINCE BEFORE WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION, AND I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY NEW HOTELS.
SOLUTIONS: VOTE YES, APPROVE THE UNOPPOSED PORTIONS.
VOTE YES, ONLY 36 BUSINESSES OPPOSE.
VOTE YES FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S UNOPPOSED, THEY DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE HARMED.
WHAT'S THE RUSH? GIVE US TIME TO LOOK AT CASES INDIVIDUALLY THE WAY WE DO FOR OTHER BUSINESSES, LET'S CELEBRATE... THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU MRS. RUTLEDGE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: FOLLOWED BY MARCUS ZELLADON.
>> I WOULD APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR ATTENTION.
REBECCA VIAGRAN, YOU'RE MY CITY COUNCIL PERSON.
I SIGNED UP BY MY NICKNAME, BUT MY NAME IS REALLY JOE ANN FITZ.
I SPENT 30 YEARS TEACHING IN THE HARLANDALE SYSTEM.
TWO YEARS AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AND I GOT AN
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EMERGENCY MATH CERTIFICATE WITH JUST NINE HOURS OF MATH I MADE SOME NOTES HERE, SO OPPOSITION TO DOWNZONING IS NOT NECESSARILY OPPOSITION TO THE WHOLE PROPOSAL.I HAVE LIVED ON THE SOUTH SIDE SINCE 1979.
I'VE TAUGHT MULTITUDENESS STUDENTS, BOTH AT HARLANDALE MIDDLE FOR 21 YEARS, THEN I WENT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO COWBOY TERRITORY.
I ALSO TAUGHT AT UPWARD BOUND.
IT WAS MY PRIVILEGE TO SERVE, AND I LIVE WHERE I WORK.
MY FATHER TAUGHT ME THAT LIVING MORE THAN 10 MINUTES AWAY FROM YOUR WORKPLACE IS RIDICULOUS.
I HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF SPONSORING THE NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY.
MY STUDENTS PARTICIPATED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE [INDISCERNIBLE] EVERY YEAR.
WE HAVE 15 SMART, TALENTED KIDS PICKING UP TRASH FROM MISSION PARK TO THE BRIDGE ON MILITARY DRIVE AND I ALSO TAUGHT AT UPWARD BOUND.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MRS. FITZ.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: MARCOS ZELLADON? IS MARCUS ZELLADON HERE? MR. ZELLADON, YOU ARE FOLLOWED BY FERNANDO TOVAR.
>> THEY'RE GIVING THEIR TIME TO HIM.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR? WHO?
>> I'M THE OWNER OF ONE OF THE CAR SHIPS THAT REPRESENTED IN THE IMAGES.
I CAN TELL THAT OUR SHOP HAS A HISTORY.
I HAVE A SON WHO'S 27 YEARS OLD.
WHEN I BUILT THE SHOP -- AN EXCELLENT STUDENT, HE WAS ACCEPTED AS A WORKER AT BMW.
THAT WAS THE REASON WHY I BUILT THAT SHOP FOR MY SON.
AND TO GIVE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, LIKE ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS MENTIONED.
THERE'S A POSITIVE AND A NEGATIVE SIDE TO EVERYTHING.
FOR ONE SIDE, YOU CAN HAVE THAT -- PROBLEMS WITH HIS CARS.
AND IF THERE'S NOT A SCHEDULE, IF YOU DON'T MAINTAIN A SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS, THEY COULD HAVE SOME PROBLEMS IN THEIR HOUSE I'M IN FAVOR OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY, MY NEIGHBORS AND THE SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO.
I HAVE LIVED THERE FOR MANY YEARS SINCE I WAS 23 YEARS OLD, WHICH IS NOW FOR 28 YEARS.
MY SON IS A PARAMEDIC AND A FIREMAN AND HE WORKS IN SEGUIN.
I CONTINUE THE BUSINESS RIGHT NOW.
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ADVANCEMENT OR THE THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO DO IN THE AREA.BECAUSE IT WILL ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.
I'M ALWAYS A PERSON THAT'S FOR PROGRESS.
JUST AS MANY THINGS THEY HAVE A NEGATIVE AND A POSITIVE SIDE.
SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE A MINISTRY, EDUCATION, DEFENSE, POLICE, THEY HAVE A WORK, A JOB TO DO.
I DON'T THINK THE SOLUTION IS DEZONEIFICATION OF THE BUSINESS.
HOWEVER I AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION AND THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY.
BUT AGAIN, I REPEAT, I'M IN PRO OF THE PROGRESS OF THE COMMUNITY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THROUGH MR. ZELLADON.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR? I'M SORRY.
STANDING UP IN THE BACK, WHAT'S YOUR NAME? ALEX VILLAGOMEZ? OKAY.
AND YOU ARE FERNANDO TOVAR? OKAY.
MY NAME IS ANDRES AGIANO, AND I LIVE ON [INDISCERNIBLE] DRIVE.
I'M THE GRANDSON OF THE LATE ROBERT ANGIANO, AND I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER, MY GRANDFATHER WAS ALWAYS WORKING ON SOME TYPE OF PROJECT, OR GOING TO MEETINGS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OTHERS.
MANY TIMES HE WOULD TAKE ME TO THOSE MEETINGS, AND THIS IS HOW I LEARNED AT A VERY YOUNG AGE THAT -- AUDIO] -- HARD WORK AND NOT GIVING UP CAN MAKE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN.
I THANK HIM AND ALL THOSE THAT WORKED HARD TO BRING A BEAUTIFUL BIKE AND HIKE TRAIL ON MISSION ROAD AND THE RIVER.
I'M ALWAYS VERY GRATEFUL THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A WONDERFUL LIBRARY AND YMCA FOR EARN TO ENJOY -- EVERYONE TO ENJOY.
IT IS NOW TIME FOR MORE GOOD THINGS TO HAPPEN TO MAKE ROOSEVELT AVENUE A BEAUTIFUL -- AUDIO] -- DESCENDANT OF PEDRO RISAR, THE MAKIER OF THE FAMOUS ROSE WINDOW.
I LOVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND I WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE MY GRANDFATHER'S DREAMS COME TRUE TO IMPROVE AND BEAUTIFY OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS WHY I SUPPORT THE PROPOSED REZONING.
GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS SAN ANTONIO.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ANDRES, HOW OLD ARE YOU, ANDRES?
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: 10 YEARS OLD? YOUR GRANDFATHER WOULD BE VERY PROUD OF YOU.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ROSEMARY ZUNIGA.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS ROSEMARY ANGIANO ZUNIGA AND I LIVE AT 238BUSTIO.
MY FATHER WAS A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT WHO FAITHFULLY WORKED HARD TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OTHERS IN THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY.
A FEW OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS WERE MENTIONED BY MY NEPHEW ANDRES, AND THOSE OF YOU WHO KNEW HIM, KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HE -- MANY MORE OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUCH AS FOUNDING THE MISSION SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, COFOUNDING THE BASUDA BASH WHICH CONTINUES TO THIS DAY IS THE LARGEST SINGLE WATER WAY CLEAN UP IN TEXAS.
HE FOUNDED LOSS MISSIONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WHICH HELPED OWNERS NEAR MISSION ESSPAED DA AREA WITH HOUSING REVITALIZATION AND UTILITY HOOKUP GRANTS.
MY FATHER'S INTEREST IN ENHANCING AND REVITALIZING OUR MISSION AREA LED HIM TO BEING PART OF PIVOTAL COMMITTEES THAT HAVE SHAPED THE RIVER AND MISSION TRAILS.
HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE MISSION TRAILS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND THE ORIGINAL
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SAN ANTONIO RIVER OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.THERE'S STILL SO MUCH MORE WORK TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE AND REVITALIZE OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT IS WHY I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGES, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY'S WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE WILL WORK WITH PROPERTY OWNERS TO PRESERVE AND SUSTAIN CULTURALLY RICH -- THE CULTURALLY RICH ROOSEVELT AVENUE CORRIDOR WHERE MUCH-NEEDED AMENITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS CAN BEAUTIFY AND BENEFIT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE MISSION CORRIDOR HAS BEEN A SLEEPING GIANT FOR WAY TOO LONG.
WE HAVE YET TO SHOW THE FULL POTENTIAL AND EXTENT OF OUR ECONOMIC POSSIBILITIES.
OUR COMMUNITY REPRESENTS A DIVERSE CULTURE OF HARD-WORKING, COMMITTED AND LOYAL PEOPLE WHO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN MISSION SAN JOSE AREA AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
THAT IS WHY I RETURNED FIVE YEARS AGO TO RESIDE IN MY GRANDPARENTS' HOMESTEAD.
THAT IS PART OF THE ORIGINAL LAND GRANT PROPERTY GIVEN TO MY ANCESTOR PEDRO RISAR.
I HAVE BEEN LONG DISTRESSED BY THE SATURATION OF SUBSIDIZED HOUSING, TIRE AND AUTO REPAIR SHOPS, LOW-RENT SEEDY MOTELS AND DELAP TATED BUILDINGS ON THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE TO MISSION SAN JOSE.
I'M FULLY AWARE OF THE CONCERNS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY THAT SAY THAT THIS REZONING WILL DAMAGE THE CHARACTER OF OUR AREA.
I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THEM BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS NOW TIME FOR A TRANSFORMATION TO NOT ONLY BENEFIT THOSE OF US WHO ACTUALLY LIVE NEXT TO THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS, BUT WOULD ALSO BENEFIT CURRENT LOCAL BUSINESSES.
WE NEED TO WELCOME OUR TOURISTS TO REMAIN OUR AREAS OF THE MISSIONS AND TO SPEND THEIR MONEY HERE ACCORDING TO THE U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION OVER 34 MILLIONS VISITORS VISIT OUR CITY AND SPEND ABOUT $14 BILLION.
AND ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NATIONAL PARK VISITORS PUBLICATION, OUR MISSIONS RECEIVED OVER 1 MILLION VISITORS.
BUT HOW MANY STAY IN OUR AREA TO SPEND THEIR MONEY? IT IS TIME TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT ENTICES TOURISTS TO NOT ONLY VISIT BUT TO ALSO SHOP IN OUR SHOPS, EAT AT OUR RESTAURANTS AND STAY IN NICE, SAFE ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE MISSIONS DISTRICT.
WE NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EMBRACE SOCIAL ECONOMIC CHANGE TO IMPROVE LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA.
I SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BEAUTIFY AND WISELY DEVELOP THE ROOSEVELT CORRIDOR BY SUPPORTING AND INCENTIVIZING FUTURE AND OUR CURRENT SMALL LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESS THAT MY HUSBAND AND I PATRONIZE, SUCH AS THE CAR AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT WAS IN TODAY'S NEWSPAPER, AS WELL AS THE MISSION FRUITERIA, TEXAS SON, AND LITTLE SAM'S CONVENIENCE STORE.
MY HUSBAND LOVES TO PLAY SCRATCHOFFS SO HE GOES THERE A LOT.
PIZZA HUT RESTAURANTS, FAMILY HAIR SALONS -- IN AUDIO] -- AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE HANGOUT PLACES HAROLD.
I BELIEVE IN SUPPORTING THIS REZONING EFFORT THE CITY, MISSION NEIGHBORHOOD WILL ESTABLISH SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING THE WORLD HERITAGE CORRIDOR MORE THAN A PLACE TO VISIT, BUT MORE IMPORTANT A PLACE FOR RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS TO EXHIBIT TO THE REJUVENATION OF OUR HISTORIC AREA.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MRS. ANGIANO.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: TO MASS CORTEZ? -- TOMAS CORTEZ? TOMAS CORTEZ? RUTH CORTEZ? RUTH FOR KEZ -- CORTEZ? WHAT'S YOUR NAME SIR.
YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY RUTH CORTEZ.
CITY COUNCILMEN AND LADIES AS WELL.
BASICALLY, I OPPOSE THE PROPOSED ZONING PROPOSITION.
I'M NOT GOING TO INUNDATE YOU WITH ALL THE PROS AND CONS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD, BUT I WILL SAY THIS: MORE THAN LIKELY MOST OF Y'ALL HAVE ALREADY REVIEWED ALL THE AGENDA BACKGROUND INFORMATION BASED ON THIS TOPIC HERE, THIS AGENDA ITEM, AND YOU ALL PROBABLY HAVE ALREADY STATED OR IN YOUR MINDS HAVE ALREADY AGREED AND DETERMINED THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A YAY.
BEFORE YOU PRESS THAT YAY BUTTON, BEFORE YOU PRESS IT, THINK ABOUT U -- THIS.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT BY DOING THAT, YOU'RE HINDERING A LOT OF PEOPLE, A LOT OF RESIDENTS IN THIS AFFECTED REGION.
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DRAWING BOARD AND TO RECONSIDER EACH PROPERTY TO BE REVIEWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, PLEASE.AS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, I STILL HAVE THE BELIEF AND THE BASIC RIGHTS OF OWNING PROPERTY AND I STILL BELIEVE THAT THOSE RIGHTS WILL NOT BE PULLED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY FEET.
SO AS MENTIONED EARLIER, I THINK AN INDIVIDUAL MENTIONED THAT THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO HER FAMILY.
SO I URGE YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER, GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AND THINK IT OVER AGAIN.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THROUGH MR. CORTEZ.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: RUTH CORTEZ? FOLLOWED BY MANNY SHAW.
I'M A PROPERTY OWNER AT 234 RIVERSIDE DRIVE.
A VERY, VERY PRECIOUS STREET RIGHT IN THE BACK IS OUR SAN ANTONIO RIVER, AND ACROSS THAT IS THE GOLF COURSE.
WE HAVE ENJOYED THAT PROPERTY VERY MUCH.
I'M JUST HERE TO OPPOSE THE DOWNSIZING, THE CHANGING OF OUR ZONING AS IT STANDS.
I HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE PROS AND CONS, I'M NO T GOING TO BORE YOU WITH THAT, BUT I WILL STATE THAT YOU -- TO RECONSIDER WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO, VOTE NO.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MRS. CORTEZ.
MANNY SHAW? I'M SORRY, I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
YOU GAVE YOUR TIME TO MRS. RUTLEDGE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: YOU GAVE YOUR TIME TO MRS. RUTLEDGE? YOU ALREADY SPOKE, MRS. RUTLEDGE.
>> I DID AND I WAS VERY NERVOUS.
THE CLERK IS TELLING US THAT YOU DID HAVE FOUR MINUTES UP HERE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE IS A MIKE PATEL.
DID YOU GIVE YOUR MINUTES TO MRS. RUTLEDGE? OKAY.
COME ON UP AND YOU'LL HAVE ANOTHER TWO MINUTES, MRS. RUTLEDGE.
>> THAT WAS A REALLY ENCOURAGING EXAMPLE OF GOOD CIVIC PROCESS.
I FOUND SOMETHING SURPRISING -- AUDIO] -- OKAY? MOST OF THE PROPOSAL IS FANTASTIC.
WE'RE ALL REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
APPROVE IT, AND WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL NEXT MONTH AND CELEBRATE THAT.
IT'S ALSO A FACT THAT OF ABOUT THE 186, IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO TELL, LOOKING AT THE DATA, BUT THE CITY, OF COURSE, WILL KNOW THE EXACT NUMBERS, THAT THERE ARE 150 BUSINESSES WHO DIDN'T OPPOSE THIS COMMERCIAL DOWNZONING, WHICH IS THE MAIN FOCUS OF ALL THE TURMOIL AND OPPOSITION.
THAT MEANS THAT THOSE BUSINESSES AREN'T WORRIED IN THEIR CASES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE HARMED BY THE DOWNZONING.
SO BASICALLY WHAT'S CAUSING THIS ARE 36 BUSINESSES WHO FEEL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE HARMED.
AND I THOUGHT WE HEARD SOME GOOD ARGUMENTS ABOUT WHY THEY WOULD BE.
36 OVER THIS ENTIRE AREA, AND THOSE 36 BUSINESSES HAVE 450 CITIZENS, FOR ALL I KNOW IT'S MORE BY NOW, WHO HAVE PUT LETTERS ON THE RECORD SAYING THEY SUPPORT THEM.
SO WHAT'S THE RUSH? THERE'S NO POSSIBLE IMMEDIATE HARM IN APPROVING EVERYTHING ELSE AND LEAVING THOSE 36 FOR LATER, BECAUSE EVEN UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING PROPOSAL, THOSE BUSINESSES AREN'T GOING TO CHANGE.
LET'S GIVE THIS PROPOSAL A REASONABLE EXPERIMENTAL WINDOW, REVISIT IF NECESSARY AFTER YOU'VE FINALIZED LAND USE CATEGORIES, REGIONAL CENTER AND SA TOMORROW PLANNING.
IF IT TURNS OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THERE'S A WILD PROLIFERATION OF BAD-ACTING BUSINESSES, WE CAN DEAL WITH IT THEN.
BUT WE WILL HAVE GIVEN OUR CITIZENS THE INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION THEY DESERVE.
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THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME DO THAT.>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THROUGH MRS. RUTLEDGE.
HASU PATEL? HAS UCIALG PATEL? OKAY.
HAKASH? YEAH, HE ALREADY GAVE IT TO YOU.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: FERNANDO GAVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE.
>> NO, HE GAVE IT TO -- [INAUDIBLE]
MY NAME IS ALEX VILLAGOMEZ FOR 1420 ROOSEVELT AVENUE.
WE HAVE 200 FEET, MORE OR LESS, FACING ROOSEVELT AVENUE.
WE'VE BEEN THERE FOR OVER 50 YEARS, AND ANOTHER -- A LITTLE BIT MORE AS WELL.
AND WE'RE OPPOSED -- WE'RE OPPOSED TO THE REZONING OF LOCAL BUSINESSES.
SO THE BUSINESS OWNERS THAT I KNOW ARE AGAINST THIS PLAN, IN PARTICULAR ROYAL COACH, RAFA'S TIRE SHOP, TOVAR'S TIRE SHOP.
THEY'RE ALL AGAINST I'LL SPEAK SORT OF WHERE I LEFT OFF YESTERDAY.
THE GRANDFATHER CLAUSES, THEY ARE TOO RESTRICTIVE.
THEY SHOULD BE CALLED EXIT CLAUSES.
YOU WANT THE BUSINESSES TO EXIT.
THIS ONE YEAR THAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO WORK, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO MANUAL LABOR IS YOU HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING HURT.
YOU CAN GET HURT AND BY YOU PUTTING THIS LIMITATION OF ONE YEAR AND ONE DAY AND YOU'RE OUT OF BUSINESS FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOR OVER 50 YEARS, EVEN MORE, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT'S FAIR TO ANYBODY WHOSE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THAT LONG.
ADDITIONALLY, THE LIMITED CAPACITY THAT YOU DON'T ALLOW TO INCREASE.
FOR INSTANCE, IN THIS CASE I'VE CURRENTLY PREFABRICATED A 1,000 SQUARE FOOT HOME IN A SHOP-LIKE SETTING.
AND SO THESE LIMITATIONS THAT YOU PLACE DON'T ALLOW ME TO BRING INNOVATION, USE THE PROPERTY THE WAY THAT OUR FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO USE IT.
BECAUSE YOU DON'T ALLOW THE EXPANSION.
YOU DON'T ALLOW ANY IDEAS TO COME IN, ANY SORT OF INNOVATIVE METHODS TO HOW TO USE A PROPERTY.
I CAN'T CONTINUE THOSE IDEAS BECAUSE OF THE LIMITATIONS.
NOW, THE COFFEE SHOPS, THE BOOKSTORES, THESE THINGS THAT WILL IMPROVE THE AREA.
BUT ALSO THE CITY NEEDS TO, YOU KNOW, ALSO BE PART OF THE EQUATION AND COME IN AND PROVIDE SOME INVESTMENT IN THAT AREA.
JUST DOWNZONING IS NOT GOING TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS.
WE TOO WANT TO PROTECT THE MISSIONS.
WE HAVE SEEN THEM ALL OUR LIVES.
YOU KNOW, THEY ARE ALSO IN OUR CONVERSATIONS AS WE ARE THERE DAY AND DAY.
SO SAME THING WITH THE POLICING PROBLEMS IN THE STREETS.
WE WANT TO SEE THAT CLEANED UP AS WELL.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, JUST DOWNZONING IS NOT GOING TO DECREASE CRIME.
IN A SENSE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE PARTLY GATE KEEPERS OF THE MISSIONS.
WE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME.
OUR PRESENCE HELPS TO MITIGATE CRIME.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT YOU'RE DOING BY DRIVING OUT THESE SMALL BUSINESSES IS THAT YOU'RE BREAKING DOWN THE STRONG NETWORKS THAT AT THE MOMENT EXIST BETWEEN THE SMALL BUSINESSES.
THERE'S NETWORKS THAT EXIST, AND IF THESE SO-CALLED GRANDFATHER CLAUSES, WHICH ARE REALLY EXIT CLAUSES, YOU'RE BREAKING DOWN THESE NETWORKS THAT EXIST.
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SO NOW THE ARGUMENT OF OVERSATURATION, I THINK WE'VE ALL AGREED THAT IT'S BOGUS.I MEAN, IN THE TIME-FRAME THAT THE WORLD HERITAGE, EIGHT BUSINESSES ALONG THESE LINES HAVE CLOSED.
YOU KNOW, THAT SHOWS YOU THAT OVERSATURATION IS BOGUS.
THE MARKET ITSELF HAS CORRECTED.
THE MARKET WILL CONTINUE TO CORRECT.
THE ZONING COMMISSION SAYS THAT PERHAPS 95% OF THE ROOSEVELT CORRIDOR COULD TURN INTO, YOU KNOW, ALL THE SAME EXACT BUSINESSES.
I THINK THE ZONING COMMISSION NEEDS TO TAKE AN E-CON 101 CLASS.
IT'S BASED ON SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE 95% OF THE BUSINESSES PROPAGATE IN THAT ROOSEVELT CORRIDOR BECAUSE IT'S A SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUE.
TO ME THAT'S JUST A SCARE TACTIC.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE 95% OF THE SAME TYPE OF BUSINESSES IN ONE AREA.
THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE WHATSOEVER.
SO TO ME THAT JUST SOUNDS LIKE A SCARE TACTIC.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME.
YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO CONTINUE THERE FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE OUR CRAFT THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED OVER TIME.
SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE EXERCISING THAT.
WE WANT THE CITY TO WORK WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE THE AREA AESTHETICALLY PLEASING.
WE'VE SPENT ALWAYS CLEANING AND BEAUTIFYING OUR AREA AND WE TAKT PRIDE IN THAT.
YOU KNOW, THE ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT YESTERDAY SAID THAT ONE OF THE COUNCILWOMEN, SHIRLEY GONZALES, SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE COLLABORATING IN THE AREA.
WE WANT TO TALK BUT WE DON'T WANT TO BE DRIVEN OUT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. VILLAGOMEZ.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MAKING AN EXCEPTION FOR ME.
BUT I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO EVERYBODY HERE.
AND THIS IS ALL ABOUT PROPERTY RIGHTS.
IT'S RATHER IRONIC THAT 182 YEARS AGO MY COUSIN, GREGORIO ESPARZA FOUGHT FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS.
THIS WHOLE CITY WAS FOUNDED ON PROPERTY RIGHTS, THE ALAMO.
THEY SAY IT BELONGED TO MEXICO.
24 YEARS IT BELONGED TO MEXICO.
PEOPLE WERE HUNG BECAUSE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS 178,000 ACRES WERE ACQUIRED FROM HISPANICS BECAUSE PROPERTY RIGHTS.
AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
I UNDERSTAND THE BEAUTIFICATION OF SAN ANTONIO, BUT IT'S SLOW COMING.
ST. MARY'S STREET, KING WILLIAM AREA, 20 YEARS AGO I COULD HAVE BOUGHT A PROPERTY IN KING WILLIAM AREA FOR $5,000.
YOU DON'T DOWNZONE GUADALUPE STREET, DOWNZONE BROADWAY STREET.
AND ALL THOSE PLACES ARE THRIVING EXCEPT FOR GUADALUPE AND ZARZAMORA.
I MEAN, I HAVE A PROPERTY AT 250 RIVERSIDE DRIVE.
EVERYONE ON THAT STREET IS OPPOSED TO THIS.
THERE'S ABOUT EIGHT PROPERTY OWNERS.
I HAVE 50 PEOPLE THAT ARE OPPOSED TO IT HERE.
AND EVERYONE I TALK TO OPPOSES THIS DOWNZONING.
YOU HAVE THE MECHANISM TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PROPERTIES ARE MADE BETTER BY ZONING COMMISSION.
AND YOU CAN INVEST TO RIVERSIDE AND INTO ROOSEVELT.
IT'S NOT OUR FAULT THAT THAT PART OF THE AREA DOES NOT LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
AND YOU KNOW AND I KNOW THAT ONCE YOU BUILD SIDEWALKS AND YOU FIX THE STREETS AND YOU PUT LIGHTING IN NEIGHBORHOODS IT MAKES IT A WHOLE DIFFERENCE.
>> I ASK THAT YOU DO NOT DOWNZONE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. MARTINEZ.
THAT IS EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP.
AND I WANT TO FIRST BEGIN BY THANKING ALL OF THE RESIDENTS, THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND VOICING THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ITEM.
YOU KNOW, AN ENGAGED AND INFORMED COMMUNITY IS A VERY POWERFUL COMMUNITY AND THE SOUTH SIDE IS A VERY POWERFUL COMMUNITY.
AND AS I SHARED MANY TIMES BEFORE AFTER THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE, SINCE THE SOUTH SIDE DISTRICT 3 AND THE AREA SURROUNDING THE WORLD HERITAGE
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MISSIONS REPRESENTS THE PAST, THE PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE OF SAN ANTONIO.I WANT TO ALSO THANK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR ALL OF THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND FOR EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN A PART OF THIS.
I HAVE TO THANK THE CITY STAFF, THE OFFICE OF THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CAT, MELISSA, AND OUR CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE THAT HAS BEEN THERE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS PROJECT WHICH BEGAN -- AND LET ME SAY THIS AGAIN.
WE STARTED OUR WORLD HERITAGE SYMPOSIA PLAN BACK IN 2015.
AND MANY OF YOU HERE HAVE BEEN A PART OF THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE VOICED THEIR OPINIONS, AND I HAVE SHARED WITH YOU MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, YOU ALL HAVE LETTERS OF SUPPORT, INCLUDING DISTRICT 1, 3 AND 5 RESIDENTS AS WELL AS MY FORMER DISTRICT 3 ZONING COMMISSIONERS AND HOT WELL RESIDENTS.
MARIA LOUIS ALVARADO, WHO SPOKE.
THE ROOSEVELT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND MISSION SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AMONG OTHERS.
MS. ANGELA MENCHACA, IF YOU'RE STILL HERE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS.
MR. ANDRES ANGUIANO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS.
AND FOR MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND MAYOR, I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS WORLD HERITAGE PLANNING AND WORK PLAN HE WAS THERE AT THE MEETINGS ON SATURDAYS WITH HIS GRANDPA GOING -- AND HIS DAD -- GOING OVER ALL OF THE PLANS.
HE WAS THERE LOOKING AT THE MAPS, ENVISIONING WHAT HE WANTED TO SEE IN THE COMMUNITY, HIS COMMUNITY.
HIS ANCESTORS' COMMUNITY AS WELL.
SO I'M VERY PROUD THAT YOU'RE HERE TODAY AT THIS MOMENT.
NOW IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 2015 WORLD HERITAGE SITE DESIGNATION THE CITY HOSTED SEVERAL WORLD HERITAGE-RELATED EVENTS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE THE RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN AN EFFORT TO PRESERVE AND SUSTAIN THE MISSIONS AND REALIZE A VISION FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE FIRST BEGAN OUR SYMPOSIA SERIES THAT I LED IN 2015 AND 2016 WITH THE GOAL TO FACILITATE AN OPEN ENGAGING PROCESS FOR BOTH THE RESIDENTS OF THE SAN ANTONIO SOUTH SIDE AND THE ENTIRE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY.
NOW WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IS A WORLD HERITAGE WORK PLAN.
IT'S A DYNAMIC PLAN AND IT STARTED WITH THE SYMPOSIA.
SEVERAL THINGS ROSE TO THE TOP.
AND WHAT CAME OUT WAS SOMETHING ABOUT AUTHENTIC CHARACTER, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, ART ENHANCEMENTS, AND SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH.
AND WITH THAT PLAN WHAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED IS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
LAST YEAR FISCAL BUDGET WE HAD $2.8 MILLION IN THE FISCAL BUDGET FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN AND AROUND THE STREETS.
WE HAVE $37 MILLION IN THE BOND AND WE'VE ALREADY STARTED OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS WITH SOUTH PRESA, WHICH MANY OF YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO.
WE HAVE HAD TWO OF THEM ALREADY.
WHAT ALSO CAME OUT OF THE WORK PLAN WAS ART ENHANCEMENTS.
AND WE HAVE HAD TEN WORLD HERITAGE MURALS THAT ARE PART OF IT.
THAT WE'VE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED.
SMALL BUSINESS AUTHENTIC COMPATIBLE GROWTH.
WE HAVE OUR LEGACY BUSINESS PROGRAMS THAT YOU, MAYOR, AND THE COUNCIL HAVE ALSO VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.
THROUGH THIS PLAN ALSO WHAT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.
AND WE ALSO HAD OUR LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENTS.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING NOT JUST TO HAVE A PLAN, MAYOR, BUT TO HAVE A PLAN THAT WE IMPLEMENT AND NOT JUST PUT ON A SHELF.
AND THIS IS ANOTHER STEP IN THAT PROCESS OF MOVING FORWARD.
WITH EVERY STEP OF THE WAY WE HAVE HAD COMMENTS, INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND AN INCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY.
ONE OF THE THINGS I DID WANT TO HAVE CLEAR -- SO IF CAT OR SOMEBODY FROM CITY STAFF CAN COME UP HERE, PLEASE.
IT'S BEEN SAID THAT TO BE CLEAR -- IF WE CAN BE CLEAR, AND MAYBE THE CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE CAN JUMP IN AS WELL.
THE BUSINESSES OPERATING NOW, EVEN AFTER THIS REZONING, WILL STILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN THE BUSINESS THAT THEY'RE WORKING NOW.
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ZONING CANNOT STOP A PROPERTY OWNER FROM CONDUCTING THEIR BUSINESS THAT THEY'RE RUNNING TODAY.>> VIAGRAN: AND FOR MY COLLEAGUES, MANY OF THE BUSINESSES EVEN HERE NOW ARE ALREADY OPERATING IN A NON-CONFORMING USE.
AT THIS TIME 100% OF THE MOTELS ARE WORKING IN NON--CONFORMING USE STATUS.
OUT OF THE 28 AUTO USES, 28 OF THEM ARE WORKING IN NON-CONFORMING USE STATUS.
THEY CAN CONTINUE TO RUN THEIR BUSINESS POTENTIALLY AFTER WE REZONE TODAY.
AND WHAT WE'RE ALSO DOING HERE IS LOOKING AT TALKING ABOUT FUTURE POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBLE USES IN THE PLANS RIGHT NOW.
>> VIAGRAN: AND ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A RIGHT ZONING.
BECAUSE THERE ARE HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 50, 60, 70 YEARS THAT HAVE ONLY BEEN HOUSES.
BUT BECAUSE OF BAD TRANSLATIONS IN THE '50S IT TURNED INTO EITHER A C-1 OR AN MF-33.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAINTAIN THAT CONSISTENCY AND THAT CHARACTERISTIC IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS CERTAIN AREAS TO BE REZONED, TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN AMENDMENTS.
SO THIS PLAN, WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT, IT'S NOT EASY AND IT TAKES DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT ALL THE WHILE WORKING TOGETHER AS A COLLECTIVE GROUP.
BUT OUR AREA AND OUR CITY IS WORTH IT.
LAST SUMMER IN AUGUST 2017, CITY STAFF INITIATED THE ZONING PROCESS.
LAST SUMMER IN AUGUST 2017 CITY STAFF INITIATED THE ZONING PROCESS FOR PROPERTIES INCLUDED IN THE LAND USE AMENDMENTS PROCESS AND IDENTIFIED OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HERITAGE TO ALIGN THE ZONING AND THE LAND USE DESIGNATION.
AND ALSO CITY STAFF ANALYZED PROPERTIES, MISSION ROAD, ROOSEVELT AVENUE, AND SOUTH PRESA.
AND THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC PROCESS THE CORRIDORS WERE IDENTIFIED AS CENTRAL ELEMENTS TO INCREASE AND IMPROVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO THE WORLD HERITAGE.
AND ON DECEMBER 5, 2017 I ATTENDED INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS AT THE LIBRARY, THE CITY'S KICKOFF MEETINGS IN THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA.
FOLLOWING THAT MEETING THERE WERE TWO ADDITIONAL MEETINGS THAT THE CITY HOSTED AT STINSON AIRPORT, AT THE S.T.E.M. EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, IN THE HARLANDALE ISD.
AND FOR ADDITIONAL INPUT AND FEEDBACK TO CONSIDER AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
AND YOU ALL -- I KNOW CITY STAFF, MEANING WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE, YOUR OFFICE, YOU MADE CONTACT WITH EVERY PROPERTY OWNER AND SAID THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING, HOW CAN WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY?
>> VIAGRAN: AND I KNOW PROBABLY ROGELIO KNOWS EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT LIVES IN AND AROUND THIS WORLD HERITAGE AREA.
SO THE CITY HAS OPENED MANY OPEN HOUSES FOR STAFF TO MEET ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE MORNING, AFTERNOON AT STINSON LIBRARY.
AND I'M GOING THROUGH THIS, MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THEY HAVE DONE SO MUCH PUBLIC OUTREACH HERE .
AND SO TO SAY IT WAS OTHERWISE IS JUST NOT TRUE.
THE CITY HAS CONDUCTED OVER 20 MEETINGS WITH THE PUBLIC THAT INCLUDES BRIEFINGS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, OPEN HOUSE EVENTS, COFFEE AND CONVERSATIONS, AND 100 ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THAT INCLUDE PHONE CALLS, E-MAILS, ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS.
WE EVEN -- THERE WAS EVEN FOLLOW-UP MEETINGS AND A TOUR OF THE AREA FOR YOUR ZONING COMMISSIONERS.
AND WE EVEN POSTED THESE IN CHURCH BULLETINS TO MAKE SURE.
SO TO SAY THAT WE WERE BEING NOT TRANSPARENT IS NOT TRUE.
WE'VE INVESTED WE ARE CONTINUING TO INVEST IN THIS AREA.
AND WE'RE LOOKING -- ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF THIS PROCESS IN TALKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS IS THAT WE'VE ALSO DISCOVERED AND HAD GREAT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE VISIONS AND THEIR DREAMS OF THE PROPERTIES FOR THE FUTURE.
AND WHAT IS COMING OUT OF THAT IS CONNECTING THESE SMALL BUSINESSES TO OUR LEGACY BUSINESS REGISTRY PROGRAM, AS WELL AS OUR LEGACY BUSINESS GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE WORKING WITH SOUTH SIDE FIRST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THEIR SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOPS TO UTILIZE THIS SOUTH SIDE GROUP TO WORK WITH OUR SOUTH SIDE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA.
TO HAVE THESE TOOLS TO HELP GROW THE BUSINESS.
SO I AM VERY, VERY PROUD OF THE ATTENTION THAT IS OCCURRING IN
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DISTRICT 3 AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HERITAGE AREA.I DO WANT TO ADDRESS THE NOTE, BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE KEPT MENTIONING YOUR ZONING COMMISSIONERS, YOUR ZONING COMMISSIONERS.
I WANT TO NOTE IT'S COMING FORWARD THIS WAY BECAUSE THERE WERE ONLY EIGHT COMMISSIONERS THAT SHOWED UP AT THE ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AND FIVE COMMISSIONERS WERE IN SUPPORT OF THE ZONING CHANGE AND THREE WERE AGAINST THE REZONING.
SO WE HAVE, SINCE THAT MEETING, MET PERSONALLY WITH SOME OF THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA.
WE'VE MADE CONTACT WITH THEM AND SEEN WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WORKED WITH COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES' OFFICE AS WELL WITH SOME OF THE WORK THEY'VE BEEN DOING WITH SOME OF THEIR NEIGHBORS.
AND ONE THING IS FOR SURE THAT THIS IS A LARGE AREA AND WE MAY NOT ALL AGREE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING.
BUT I KNOW THAT WE ARE -- WE HAVE HAD AN OPEN TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION.
AND EVEN IN THE FACE OF OTHER THINGS WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO JUST SAY THINGS THAT ARE JUST NOT TRUE.
NOW, I DO WANT -- THIS IS GREAT NEWS OF WHAT'S COMING AND MOVING FORWARD HERE.
IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF WORK TO GET TO THIS POINT.
AND I KNOW WE ALL TAKE PRIDE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER FOR OUR STREETS AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND THAT CONNECTIVITY AND TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WHO COMES BY OUR AREA ARE ALL PROUD.
AND WE ALL TAKE PRIDE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT WE LIVE AND WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THESE REZONING THE PROPERTIES IS A CRUCIAL STEP IN THAT DIRECTION.
NOW, LASTLY, I HAVE TO THANK OUR DISTRICT 3 ZONING COMMISSIONER, JOY MCGEE.
SHE LIVES IN DISTRICT 3 AND SHE IS A WOMAN OF INTEGRITY.
SHE HAS BEEN FAIR, JUDICIOUS, COMPASSIONATE, AND WHEN SHE HAD QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS SHE POSTPONED THE VOTE AT ZONING COMMISSION.
SHE DID HER DUE DILIGENCE, ATTENDING PUBLIC MEETINGS, NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, AND ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS.
UNFORTUNATELY, SHE HAD TO ENDURE REMARKS AND ATTACKS AGAINST HER, WHICH WERE COMPLETELY UNFOUNDED AND FALSE.
AND I WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER WORK AND HER WONDERFUL SPIRIT AND HER COMMITMENT TO HER COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
THIS IS GOOD FOR OUR AREA AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH EVERYONE FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND, AS A NATIVE DAUGHTER OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, I HAVE BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE OUR ROOTS AND BE ONE TO BUILD UP OUR PEOPLE, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR CITY, OUR STRENGTH, AND OUR PRIDE.
WE ARE CHANGING THE NARRATIVE AND, COLLEAGUES, WE ARE DOING GREAT THINGS AND I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ENTER INTO THE RECORD THESE LETTERS, THAT PACK OF LETTERS FOR SUPPORT.
AND MAYOR, WITH THAT BEING SAID, AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS, TO REMOVE THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1001, 1101, 1103, 1107, 1111, AND 1115 ROOSEVELT AVENUE.
REZONE THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES TO C-2 THAT ARE 3371, 3439, AND 3451 ROOSEVELT AVENUE.
REZONE 119 MCKAY TO R-6 CD FOR FOUR UNITS.
AND JUST FOR THE AUDIENCE, THOSE AREAS ARE NEAR THE -- ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE WHATABURGER OFF OF ROOSEVELT WHERE THE CARNITAS HOUSE IS OVER THERE.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM Z-21 AND -- WHAT WAS THE PLANNING ONE? Z-21 AS AMENDED.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF P-9 AND Z-21 AS AMENDED.
>> GONZALES: THANK YOU, MAYOR AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO TALK TODAY AND DISCUSS THEIR OPINIONS ON THIS.
THE MAJORITY OF THIS IS IN DISTRICT 3 BUT THERE IS A SLIVER IN DISTRICT 5 THAT COVERS WHAT IS THE DISTRICT 5 PORTION OF THE SOUTH SIDE GOING TO THE WORLD HERITAGE.
AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER HAD SO MANY PEOPLE COME TO TALK ABOUT AN ISSUE ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
AND I THINK THAT THAT IS JUST A SIGN OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENING, THE ENTHUSIASM.
AND EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO CAME TO
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SPEAK IN OPPOSITION SHOWS THAT THEY ARE REALLY COMMITTED TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY TELLING OF OUR COMMUNITY.
VERY PROUD OF EVERYBODY THAT HAS WORKED TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
AND I DO THINK THAT AS WE HAVE OTHER ISSUES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING HERE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE'LL SEE THAT THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN PARTICULAR ARE REALLY THE FOUNDATION OF OUR CITY.
THEY HAVE BEEN THE ONES EMPLOYING PEOPLE.
THE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE FUELED OUR ECONOMY, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST AND THE SOUTH SIDES.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN THE ONES THAT HAVE STUCK IT OUT FOR 50-PLUS YEARS.
IT'S NOT ALL OVER THE CITY WHERE WE SEE LEGACY BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME LOCATION FOR 50-PLUS YEARS.
AND WE REALLY NEED TO RESPECT THEM AND HELP THEM IN WHATEVER THEIR FUTURES ARE.
SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR SO MANY PEOPLE COMING OUT AND TALKING ABOUT IT.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A HEALTHY TRANSITION OF OUR WORLD HERITAGE AREA OF OUR OLDER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY NOT BEEN SERVED.
THE EQUITY BUDGET IS ONE WAY THAT WE'RE DRAWING ATTENTION TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
I KNOW IN THE OLDER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE CRAG, THE ORIGINAL 36 MILES, WE'RE STARTING TO PUT MORE ATTENTION IN THAT.
AND IT WAS MENTIONED ROOSEVELT HAS $13 MILLION FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
ISN'T THERE AN ADDITIONAL COMPONENT FROM TXDOT? I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BEEN CONFIRMED OR APPROVED.
>> TCI IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH TXDOT SO THEY'LL GET MONEY FROM TXDOT, YES.
>> GONZALES: IT'S EITHER $5 MILLION TO $8 MILLION ADDITIONAL.
>> I DON'T KNOW THE AMOUNT AT THIS TIME.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THEY ARE STILL NEGOTIATING THAT.
>> GONZALES: IT COULD BE AT LEAST $5 MILLION MORE FOR ROOSEVELT.
I MEAN, I UNDERSTOOD IT TO BE A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR MATCH.
MAYBE IT'S NOT BUT IT COULD BE VERY CLOSE TO THAT.
SO ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO IMPROVE THE STREET.
WE KNOW THAT THAT WILL BE PRIMARILY FOR THE PAVEMENT, BUT THE CITY DOLLARS COULD BE USED TO CREATE A BOULEVARD.
WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TREE-LINED STREETS.
WE KNOW THAT WE WANT TO MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER FOR ALL ROAD USERS.
WE HAD A BIG VISION ZERO PUSH OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WHICH MEANS THAT WE'RE ADDING WIDER SIDEWALKS AND INCLUDING BIKE LANES AND ADDING ROOM FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WILL MAKE THE AREA MORE ACCESSIBLE, MORE BEAUTIFUL, FOR WALKABLE, AND MORE ACCOMMODATING FOR OUR NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE THERE.
SO IT IS A VERY EXCITING TIME FOR US HERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENTS, OR WHAT'S BEFORE US TODAY.
AND ESPECIALLY PROUD OF COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN FOR HOW SHE'S MANAGED TO BRING EVERYBODY IN AND INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT AND HANDLED HERSELF VERY WELL IN THIS VERY DIFFICULT TRANSITION.
I THANK YOU ALL, STAFF AS WELL, FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE PROGRESS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS P-9 AND Z-21 AS AMENDED.
I'M GOING TO ASK COURTESY OF MY COLLEAGUES.
OUR COUNCILMAN IN DISTRICT 8 IS BRINGING FORWARD Z-40 OUT OF ORDER BECAUSE IT REQUIRES A SUPER MAJORITY.
AND I KNOW A COUPLE OF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE Z-40.
Z2018191 FROM R-5 TO R-5 CD WITH WITH UP TO 15 RESIDENTS LOCATED AT 8005 CHAMBERS ROAD.
STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
66 NOTICES MAILED, ONE IN FAVOR, 13 OPPOSED.
THIS WILL REQUIRE NINE VOTES TO APPROVE AS THE OPPOSITION EXCEEDS 20%.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMAN PELAEZ.
>> PELAEZ: MAYOR, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN OUR OFFICE WITH THE SURROUNDING HOAS AND CON DO ASSOCIATION.
WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT WE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE.
I'M GOING TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO APPROVE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM Z-40.
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>> Z2018202 FROM C-1 TO R-5 LOCATED AT 403 CARMEL AVENUE.
ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
27 NOTICES MAILED, ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMAN SALDANA.
MY STAFF AND I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THIS.
THIS IS ONE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
WE HAVE BEEN CANVASSING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT'S A QUESTION OF THE MILITARY WHO HAS WEIGHED IN.
THEY ARE GOING TO AGREE TO THE CONTINUATION AND A FEW OTHER COMPONENTS FOR THE RESIDENTIAL ZONING.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> FROM R-6 TO NC LOCATED AT 2015 EL JARDIN ROAD.
STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
21 NOTICES MAILED, TWO IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED.
WESTWOOD SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN OPPOSITION.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A TWO-WEEK CONTINUANCE.
>> GONZALES: MOTION TO CONTINUE.
>> SHAW: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> Z2018190 FROM I-1 TO IDZ WITH MULTI-FAMILY USE IS NOT TO EXCEED 80 UNITS PER ACRE LOCATED AT 400 PROBANDT STREET.
18 NOTICES MAILED, ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED .
AND THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A CONTINUANCE TO AUGUST 16.
>> GONZALES: MOTION TO CONTINUE.
>> SHAW: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> PLAN AMENDMENT CASE 18055 AND Z2018177 AMENDING THE NORTH SECTOR PLAN FROM REAL ESTATE TIER TO AG BUSINESS TIER FROM R-20 TO LS WITH THE SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR FACILITY WITH OUTSIDE STORAGE, LOCATED AT 20951 MILLSA DRIVE.
ALL OVERLAY DISTRICTS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
STAFF AND [INDISCERNIBLE] NO OUTDOOR SPEAKERS SHALL BE PERMITTED.
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND WEEKENDS.
ANY PLANTINGS MUST BE WITH PLANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPENDIX E FROM THE UDC.
EIGHT FOOT PRIVACY FENCE SHALL BE ELECTED.
30-FOOT BUFFER ALONG THE WEST AND SOUTH PROPERTY LINES.
EQUIPMENT STRUCTURES AND STORAGE MATERIALS SHALL BE LIMITED TO 20-FOOT VERTICAL HEIGHT.
TEN NOTICES MAILED, TWO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED .
I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL TO SPEAK.
I HAVE A VERY QUICK PRESENTATION FOR YOU TO KIND OF GIVE YOU THE SITE SPECIFICS.
THE SITE IS THE LAST REMAINING R-20 PARCEL ON THE BLOCK NOT OWNED BY THE CITY.
AS YOU CAN SEE -- HOW DO I CHANGE IT? DO YOU NEED A PRESENTATION? NO? OKAY.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL ON THE PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING CHANGE.
>> PELAEZ: THAT WAS VERY COMPELLING AND YOU'VE CONVINCED ME.
MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS AS STATED.
>> SHAW: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
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MOTION PASSES.Z2018156 FROM R-20 TO C-2 LOCATED AT 7081 HEURMANN ROAD.
ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS DENIAL.
EIGHT NOTICES MAILED, TWO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.
THE APPLICANT AGREES TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
NO OUTDOOR SPEAKERS, BUILDING AND OUTDOOR STORAGE.
HEIGHT SHALL NOT EXCEED 20 FEET IN HEIGHT.
20-FOOT BUFFER IS REQUIRED ON REAR AND FRONT PROPERTY LINES.
PLANTING MUST BE FROM UDC APPENDIX NATIVE SPECIES ONLY.
AND THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A TWO-WEEK CONTINUANCE .
>> SHAW: SO THERE HAS BEEN A REQUEST FOR A CONTINUANCE.
WE HAVE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS HERE TO SPEAK.
KEEP IN MIND THERE'S A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE ON THIS MATTER.
THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL IS LINDA CLAYCAR.
JERRY ARREDONDO, I'M ON THE LIST.
ALL THE FOLKS HERE IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY AND WE'LL WAIT FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU GUYS.
>> SHAW: WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK?
AND, AS HE SAID, WE'RE ASKING FOR A CONTINUANCE.
>> CAN WE ASK THE PEOPLE WHO CAME IN SUPPORT TO STAND UP.
THAT WAY WE KNOW THEY WERE HERE FOR A WHILE, BUT WE'LL BE BACK IN TWO WEEKS.
>> SHAW: LARRY CLAYCAR, VICKY ARREDONDO, JESSE TAYLOR, DEB TAYLOR, AND [INDISCERNIBLE] WILL NOT BE SPEAKING TODAY.
THE NEXT INDIVIDUAL TO SPEAK IS GERALD TAYLOR.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS' INVESTMENT IN MAKING OUR CITY A BETTER PLACE.
I WON'T TAKE UP ANY MORE OF YOUR TIME.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR A CONTINUANCE.
>> SHAW: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO AUGUST 16TH.
THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.
HAVE A WONDERFUL AND GREAT EVENING.
>> WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE.
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