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>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL ZONING MEETING. TIME IS 2:07 P.M. ON JUNE 5TH, 2025.
WE WILL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE ROLL.
QUORUM. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL ZONING MEETING. FOR THE RECORD, ITEM NUMBER 11 HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY. WE ALSO HAVE ONE ITEM TO BE CONTINUED TO AUGUST 7TH.
THAT IS ITEM NUMBER 33. WE WILL HEAR THAT ACTION IN JUST A MOMENT.
I HAVE GOT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
ITEM 2, 5, 6, 7, 17, 19, 20, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36, AND 37. EVERYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN THOSE I JUST READ WILL BE HEARD ON CONSENT. SO I WILL PAUSE FOR A MOMENT AND ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS TO PULL OFF OF THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY. THE NUMBERS I READ JUST A MINUTE AGO WERE THE ONES TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY. ITEM 17 WILL BE INDIVIDUAL.
>> MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 1 FOR RECUSAL.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ITEM NUMBER 1, THAT'S RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
ITEM 1 WILL BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY FOR RECUSAL. ANY OTHERS? ALRIGHT. LET'S DO THIS. AGAIN, ITEM NUMBER 11 WILL BE POSTPONED AND WILL NOT BE HEARD. ITEM 33 WILL BE CONTINUED TO AUGUST 7TH. LET ME ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THAT ITEM FIRST.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEM NUMBER 6.
EXCUSE ME. ITEM NUMBER 33 TO AUGUST 7TH. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THERE'S NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON IT. OKAY.
HEARING NONE, THE MOTION IS TO CONTINUE ITEM 33 TO AUGUST 7TH.
PLEASE VOTE. [PAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. LET'S TAKE UP THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA. IT WILL BE ALL ITEMS SAVE FOR LET ME READ THOSE AGAIN, ITEM NUMBER 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 17, 19, 20, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36, AND 37.
THOSE ARE THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS SO ALL THE OTHER ITEMS EXCEPT FOR -- I SHOULD HAVE DONE IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND, SHOULDN'T I? SORRY.
LET ME JUST READ THE ONES THAT ARE ON CONSENT. FIRST TIME I'VE DONE THIS.
SORRY. ITEM 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 38 AND 39. THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE ARE VOTING ON CONSENT. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE ITEMS.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA. THOSE ARE THE ITEMS I JUST READ. WE DO HAVE A FEW FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE ON CONSENT. WE WILL START WITH JACK FINGER ON ITEMS 3, 4 AND 17.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER. MR. MUNGIA, WE WELCOME YOU TO THE COUNCIL, SIR.
YES. I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION TWO OR THREE ITEMS HERE. 3 AND 4 ARE SOME ALCOHOL VARIANCES.
YES. ALCOHOL VARIANCES. THAT'S WHERE THE TEXAS ALCOHOL BEVERAGE COMMISSION SAYS NO, YOU CAN'T SELL ALCOHOL WITHIN 300 FEET OF A
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SCHOOL AND -- BUT THEY SAY, USE THE LOCAL GOVERNING AUTHORITY MIGHT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SAY NO TO THAT RESTRICTION. SO THAT'S WHAT'S UP FOR GRABS RIGHT HERE. ALCOHOL RESTRICTION ON ITEM NUMBER 3.THIS IS IN MISS CASTILLO'S DISTRICT. TERICASTILLO.
IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE PREP PREPRELUDE PREPARATORY SCHOOL. WITHIN 300 FEET YOU WILL ALLOW ALCOHOL TO BE SOLD THERE. I WISH YOU WOULD SAY NO TO THAT PROPOSITION, MISS CASTILLO. YEAH. THAT ONE AND ALSO, ITEM NUMBER 4 IS ANOTHER ALCOHOL VARIANCE. THIS ONE IS IN MR. WHYTE, YOUR DISTRICT, SIR. YEAH. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NEAR THE SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL, A PUBLIC CHARTER EDUCATION INSTITUTION. YES.
YEAH. WHENEVER YOU HAVE ALCOHOL SALES WITHIN 300 FEET OF WHERE HIGH SCHOOLERS AND FOR THAT MATTER, COLLEGE PEOPLE ARE ATTENDING, I THINK THAT'S A BAD COMBINATION THERE, SIR. I THINK YOU REALLY SHOULD SAY NO TO THE IDEA OF ALLOWING ALCOHOL SALES TO BE HELD RIGHT IN THAT AREA THERE. SO YES.
I APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD PULL IT AND SAY NO. AND ONE OR TWO OTHER ITEMS I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. AT LEAST ONE ITEM I'M GOING
TO SAY, ITEM -- I THINK I SIGNED UP ON IT -- >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: 32, JACK,
THAT IS IN, YOU HAVE 39 ITEMS HERE. IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO GET TO ALL OF THEM. BUT ITEM 32 IS IN ONCE AGAIN, MISS CASTILLO, YOUR DISTRICT THERE. YES. AND IT IS ABOUT ESTABLISHING, WELL, YOU ALREADY HAD AN ESTABLISHED BAR OR TAVERN OVER THERE, OKAY.
THIS, I AM TOLD THAT THE DIFFERENCE THIS TIME IS THEY ARE ALLOWING MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR PARKING AND FOR THE SETBACKS THERE. WELL, WHEN YOU HAVE -- IF YOU ARE ALLOWING A LOCATION, IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO RENOVATIONS AND SO FORTH AND THEY ARE GOING TO RESTRICT, HAVE LESS PARKING ALLOWED FOR THAT VERY AREA, TO ME THAT'S A VERY BAD IDEA. YOU'RE FORCING BAR PATRONS TO PARK OUT ON THE STREETS WHERE OTHER MOTORISTS HAVE TO DRIVE AND OTHER RESIDENTS HAVE TO PARK THEIR CARS.
I'D APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD SAY NO TO ITEM 32. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. ON ITEM 22, STEFAN TIKA.
GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT REMAIN ON CONSENT. WE WILL TAKE UP COUNCIL
DISCUSSION NOW ON THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION BUT IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY. HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
[PAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCIL MEMBER VIAGRAN?
>> VIAGRAN: AYE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: MOTION CARRIES.
ALRIGHT. LET'S TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 1 FOR RECUSAL PURPOSES.
MEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO IS RECUSED. THIS IS IN DISTRICT 1.
COUNCIL MEMBER KAUR? >> KAUR: MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 1. JACK FINGER IS SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK ON THIS ONE. >> YES, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I WILL BE BRIEF.
MY NAME IS JACK FINGER. ONCE AGAIN, MISS KAUR, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT, ALCOHOL VARIANCE. FOR THAT MATTER, EVERYONE ON THE COUNCIL, SINCE YOU ARE GOING TO BE VOTING ON AN ALCOHOL VARIANCE ALLOWING ALCOHOL SALES TO BE HELD WITHIN 300 FEET OF WHERE SCHOOL KIDS PLAY, YEAH. RIGHT THERE AT THE BONHAM ACADEMY RIGHT THERE, WHERE IS IT, SOUTH ALAMO STREET. YEAH.
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WHY NOT JUST SURPRISE THE HECK OUT OF EVERYBODY AND SAY NO, I THINK WE MAY NOT WANT TO DO THIS ONE. JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT, YOU KNOW? YEAH. AND FOR THAT MATTER, FOR THE KIDS' WELFARE AS THEY TRY TO GROW UP AMID ANYWINOSTHAT MIGHT BE OUT THERE, SAY HEY, JOIN ME IN A DRINK OVER HERE.THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 1.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER KAUR?
>> KAUR: I WANT TO SAY HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT THIS ITEM. THIS IS GOING TO BE A NEW BUSINESS RUN BY LOCAL LEADERS THAT WE LOVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY HAVE GIVEN THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE TO HELPING OUR MEMBERS, WHICH IS WHY COUNCIL MEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO HAS TO RECUSE HERSELF. THIS IS THE EXACT TYPE OF BUSINESS THAT WE WANT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WANT A PLACE THAT'S LOCALLY RUN, THAT'S FOR THE COMMUNITY, THAT'S WALKABLE, CREATING THAT ENVIRONMENT THAT WE ARE SO LOOKING TO CREATE. AND WHILE IT IS CLOSE TO A SCHOOL, WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT UNDERSTANDS WHAT THIS PLACE, THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS, AND IS IN FULL SUPPORT. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO -- WAS EXCITED TO MAKE THIS MOTION AND I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WILL AGREE.
THANKS. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KAUR.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM 1? HEARING NONE, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. PLEASE VOTE.
[PAUSE] >> VIAGRAN: AYE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCIL
MEMBER VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: AYE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: MOTION CARRIES. I APOLOGIZE. THERE IS, ON ITEM 15, WHICH WE APPROVED ON CONSENT, I NEGLECTED TO CALL ON ROXANNEKING.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND MAKE YOUR REMARKS ON ITEM 15? >> YES, SIR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UPON FILING MY PROTEST TO THE CITY, I IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM THE DEVELOPER'S ATTORNEY WHICH I WANTED TO ASSUAGE MY FEARS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT'S INTENTIONS. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY THEN TO REVIEW THE PACKAGE AND SEE THE DIAGRAM PROVIDED TO YOU, PAGE 10 IN THE PACKAGE, THE PHOTO YOU ARE LOOKING AT HERE SHOWS THAT THE DIAGRAM THAT YOU HAVE CONDITIONALLY APPROVED IS COMPLETELY INCORRECT, AND THAT THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS PROJECT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM ON SAID PROPERTY TO PERFORM APPROPRIATELY WITHOUT IMPEDING AND IMPACTING THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY. FURTHER, I ASK YOU PLEASE TO GIVE MORE CONSIDERATION FOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS TO DEVELOPERS WHO INTEND TO COME IN, TAKE PROJECTS, MAKE MULTIPLE HOUSING UNITS WHICH IMPACT THE COMMUNITY, WITHOUT THE WORD AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAS USED IN THE PACKAGE. I WOULD APPLAUD THAT GREATLY.
HOWEVER, THERE IS NO INTENTION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THESE CASES MOST OF THE TIME. BUT THE SETBACKS ON THAT DIAGRAM ARE COMPLETELY INCORRECT. THEY SHOWED NINE FEET FOR A PROPOSED DRIVEWAY.
IT'S ACTUALLY 8'T2" EDGE TO EDGE, LEAVING NO ROOM FOR ANYTHING TO JUT FROM THE HOUSE ITSELF. THE POWER POLE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE DIAGRAM YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN, SHOWS IT ON THE DIAGRAM TO BE ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY AND THE PHOTO MAKES IT VERY CLEAR TO YOU IT IS NOT ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY. IT IS SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF WHERE THE DRIVEWAY WOULD PROSPECTIVELY GO. WE KNOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO MOVE. THE LITTLE RED ARROW THERE IS ACTUALLY A SEWER CLEANOUT WHICH WOULD TAKE CONSIDERABLE ISSUE WITH TRYING TO MOVE THAT.
AND THAT IS ALSO SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE. SO I IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE SAY NO TO THIS ACTIVITY AND GIVE SOME THOUGHT IN TERMS OF DEVELOPERS COMING IN AND BUYING THESE PLACES UP WITHOUT INDIVIDUAL HOME OWNERSHIP BEING A POSSIBILITY AS THEY SCOOP THE PLACES UP, COME IN, A LOT OF FLIPS. THIS ONE ACTUALLY HAS A PERMIT FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS EVEN THOUGH THEIR ATTORNEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NO INTENTION FOR USING IT FOR THAT. BUT ACCORDING TO THE CITY, IT DOES HAVE ONE AND SO THERE'S NO TELLING THAT THIS MAY END UP AS ONE AND IF YOU ALLOW FOR TWO PROPERTIES TO GO ON THAT, IT COULD BE TWO SEPARATE UNITS FOR AIR BNB, FURTHER DISRUPTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I JUST WANTED TO COME AND SHOW YOU THAT THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN IS INCORRECT AND THAT IF THAT IS ALLOWED TO MOVE FORWARD, THERE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH ROOM FOR TWO SEPARATE DWELLINGS WITH TWO SEPARATE RENTERS AND THEIR CARS, ET CETERA, THAT WOULD IMPACT THE REST OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK
YOU, MISS KING. >> COURAGE: IF I MAY, I HAD VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
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I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THIS BE RECONSIDERED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION BY CITYSTAFF. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY. COUNCILMAN, IF YOU MAKE THAT
IN THE FORM OF A MOTION, WE WILL SEE IF THERE'S A SECOND. >> COURAGE: YES, IT IS A
MOTION. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT, MISS KING.
THANK YOU. THERE IS A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEM 15.
WAS THERE A SECOND? OKAY. THE MOTION FAILS FOR LACK OF A SECOND. WE WILL CONTINUE ON WITH OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS STARTING WITH ITEM 2.
THERE'S ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 2. JACK FINGER.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MY NAME IS JACK FINGER.
MR. MUNGIA, ONCE AGAIN, IN YOUR DISTRICT, AS TIME GOES BY DURING THESE SESSIONS, YOU WILL FIND OUT SOME INTERESTING CONFLICTS BETWEEN GRASSROOTS AND SPECIAL INTERESTS, SIR. SO ITEM NUMBER 2 IS ABOUT ANOTHER ALCOHOL VARIANCE AND WE WILL FIND OUT IF YOU ARE JUST AS EXCITED AS MISS KAUR WAS TO HAVE SCHOOL KIDS COME BY FOR A DRINK JUST 300 FEET AWAY FROM THEIR PLAYING GROUNDS THERE.
THIS TIME, IT'S OVER AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KNOWN AS THE CARILLO EL MEN RI SCHOOL ON SOUTH WEST MILITARY. ONCE AGAIN, THE BAR OWNER'S ASKING FOR A 300 FEET VARIANCE THERE. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IT, MR. MUNGIA, IF YOU WOULD JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT, TO TELL EVERYBODY HOW DIFFERENT YOU ARE AS A NEWBIE ON THIS COUNCIL, I THINK I'M GOING TO SAY A DIFFERENT RESPONSE THIS TIME AROUND.
THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER.
THIS ITEM IS IN DISTRICT 4. COUNCIL MEMBER MUNGIA? >> MUNGIA: MOTION TO DENY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION. WAS THERE A SECOND? WAS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DENIAL OF ITEM NUMBER 2.
FOR CLARIFICATION, AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE IS A VOTE TO DENY.
AGAIN, IF YOUR INTENTION IS TO DENY THE ITEM AS WAS THE MOTION, PLEASE VOTE YES.
PLEASE VOTE. [PAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 5.
>> CLERK: 31 NOTICES MAILED, ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALRIGHT.
THERE ARE TWO CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 5. JORGE DURAN?
YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JACK FINGER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
JUST, I WILL ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE PROJECT. WE ARE RECEIVING ABOUT 2100 CARS MONTHLY. THAT'S HELPING THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S HELPING AND I BELIEVE THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION IN THAT AREA.
IF NOTHING ELSE. THAT'S ALL. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK
YOU, MR. DURAN. JACK FINGER? >> MAYOR NIRENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, ONCE AGAIN, I WISH TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ONE.
THIS ONE IS OVER IN, WELL, MISS KAUR'S DISTRICT, YES, DISTRICT 1.
IT'S ABOUT THE IDEA OF PLACING A PARKING LOT OVER ON THE ADDRESS IS OVER ON SAN ANGELO BOULEVARD. THE RED FLAGS HERE, MISS KAUR, ZONING STAFF THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD IDEA. THEY WEIGHED IN ON IT AND THEY THINK, THEY SAY THAT, I'M JUST QUOTING HERE, THE PARKING LOT CREATES A PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT. FUTURE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT.
ALSO, THE SMALL SIZE THERE PREVENTS, WELL, I GUESS IT WOULD MAKE SENSE, VEHICLES WHO ARE PARKED THERE MAKE IT HARDER FOR THEM TO TURN AROUND, MOVE AROUND AND SO
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FORTH THERE. VERY SMALL SIZE ON THIS LOT HERE.THAT PLUS THE FRONT BUMPERS HAVE A PROBLEM AS WELL. SO YES, THAT'S WHY WE SUGGEST THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO SAY NO IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT THE ZONING STAFF HAD TO SAY, NO TO ANOTHER PARKING LOT OVER ON SAN ANGELO BOULEVARD. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. THIS ITEM IS IN DISTRICT 1.
COUNCIL MEMBER KAUR? >> KAUR: WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR ALLEY REPAVEMENT. THANK YOU TO THE OWNER FOR AGREEING TO REPAVE THE ALLEY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS BECAUSE THEY REALLY NEED THAT AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BUDGET FOR TREES. SO WE ARE GOING TO GET ADDITIONAL TREES AND VEGETATION OUT OF THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AS A SMALL BUSINESS AND FOR WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORS TO HELP GIVE THEM A NEED THAT THEY REALLY WANTED AND ADDRESSING THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALRIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 5. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. [PAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCIL
MEMBER VIAGRAN?IR >> VIAGRAN: AYE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 6 AND 7.
>> CLERK: 25 NOTICES MAILED, ZERO IN FAVOR, 10 OPPOSED. GREATER HARMONY HILLS IS OPPOSED. THERE WAS 9 OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT BOUNDARY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALRIGHT. THESE ITEMS ARE IN DISTRICT 1.
WE HAVE GOT A FEW FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS AS WELL.
DAVID CRUZ. ON BOTH ITEMS. YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JACK
I LIVE AT 11635 I WOULD ASK THAT THE ZONING BE APPROVED FOR CHANGE. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AS IN MANY OTHER CITIES, THERE'S A LOT OF JOBS THAT ARE BEING CREATED FOR LOWER INCOME PEOPLE AND THE QUESTION YOU REALLY HAVE TO ASK IS WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE GOING TO LIVE. THEY DON'T MAGICALLY DISAPPEAR ONCE THEY QUIT WORK. I JUST PRINTED OUT THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION FOR THE ALAMO AREA. THEIR ESTIMATE AND FORECAST IS THE TOP 10 JOBS FOR -- THAT ARE PROJECTED FROM 2022 TO 2032, OF THE TOP 10 IN TERMS OF NUMBER, NOT PERCENTAGE, STOCKERS AND ORDER FILLERS, FAST FOOD AND COUNTER WORKERS, HOME HEALTH AND PERSONAL CARE AIDES, RESTAURANT COOKS, RETAIL SALESPERSONS, LABORERS AND FREIGHT STOCK AND MATERIAL MOVERS AND CASHIERS. OF THOSE 10, SEVEN OF THEM ARE GOING TO EARN LESS THAN $40,000 AND THREE OF THOSE JOBS, OCCUPATIONS, ARE GOING TO EARN LESS THAN $30,000. I THINK THAT THERE'S A REAL CRYING NEED FOR MORE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE IN THAT INCOME BRACKET, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS GO FORWARD.
THERE'S ALSO A STUDY DONE BY THE CITY SOME NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS REPEATED, BUT IT LOOKED AT THE JOBS TRANSPORTATION PLAY IN THE CITY, SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAD A LOT OF MONEY, YOU COULD LIVE CLOSER TO WHERE YOU WORK.
IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY, YOU HAD TO LIVE FURTHER AWAY.
BUT THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION AT THAT POINT SINCE THERE MAY NOT BE A BUS RUNNING TO WHERE YOUR HOUSE IS, YOU LOOK FOR THAT COST LOWER PAYING JOB BY HAVING TO DRIVE FURTHER FROM THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY OR THE SOUTH SIDE OR WHEREVER THE HOUSING COSTS WERE LOWER. I THINK THE CITY WOULD DO ITSELF A FAVOR BY APPROVING THIS. THAT WILL JUST COUNT FOR 6
AND 7, IF YOU DON'T MIND. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK
YOU, MR. CRUZ. JACK FINGER? >> MAYOR NIRENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER.
ONCE AGAIN, THESE TWO ITEMS FALL ONCE AGAIN IN MISS KAUR'S DISTRICT.
YES, MIS I HAVE NOTICED THE REASON YOU MAY WANT TO SAY NO TO THIS ONE IS OF COURSE, FOR ALL THE RED FLAGS THAT IT PRESENTS. THE VARIOUS, WELL, STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD IDEA AND THAT WAS THE PLANNING STAFF AND COMMISSION. THE ZONING STAFF THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD IDEA AND I'M JUST,
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WHY DID THEY THINK IT WAS A BAD IDEA? WELL, BASICALLY YOU, MISS KAUR, WOULD BE FORCING RESIDENTS TO LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES, NOT TO MENTION THE AIRPORT'S FLIGHT PATH AND THE NOISE THAT ACOMPANIES SUCH THERE. YEAH. THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE. SEE, NORMALLY, NORMALLY I CONSIDER DOWN ZONING A GOOD THING FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL. THAT NORMALLY IS OKAY.BUT THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS. WHEN YOU PUT RESIDENTS RIGHT NEXT TO THE NOISE AND THE COMMOTION OF AN INDUSTRY OR A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE, WHAT KIND OF LIVING CONDITIONS ARE YOU FORCING THEM TO LIVE UNDER? HM? YEAH. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS THIS WAY ABOUT THIS.
AT THE ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, YOU HAD HOW MANY PEOPLE SAY NO TO THIS? YOU HAD AS MANY AS 13. YOU'RE DOING GOOD IF YOU GET ONE OR TWO PEOPLE TO GO DOWN TO THOSE MEETINGS. PLEASE DON'T DO THIS. BUT YOU HAD AS MANY AS 13.
TWO IN PERSON, AT LEAST 11 BY PHONE WHO CALLED AND SAID DON'T DO THIS.
THEY HEARD FROM EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. YEAH.
13. SO NO, THAT'S WHY YOU MAY WANT TO SAY FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, SAY NO TO PLACING PEOPLE RIGHT NEXT TO ALL THESE LIVING CONDITIONS
THERE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. ALRIGHT. ITEMS 6 AND 7 ARE IN DISTRICT
1. COUNCIL MEMBER KAUR? >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
WE JUST GOT OUR HOUSING BOND PRESENTATION EARLIER TODAY AND THEY TALKED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF NEED THAT WE HAVE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND WE HAVE OUR HOUSING TRUST THAT IS WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO ACTIVELY REHAB PROPERTIES AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE THAT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL REHAB OF A MOTEL 6, WHERE YOU HAVE FOLKS IN AND OUT OF A COMMUNITY THAT ARE NOW GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE RESIDENTS. I WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT-OUT TO DAVID FOR COMING AND PRESENTING BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DAVIDS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, IN THIS GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT BELIEVE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THAT BELIEVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD BELONG TO EVERYONE AND NOT JUST A CERTAIN FEW.
THAT'S WHY I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT YOU CAME OUT AND SPOKE ABOUT THOSE JOBS AND BEING ACROSS THE AIRPORT, THIS IS GOING TO BE A SPACE THAT'S GOING TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR THOSE WORKERS ACROSS THAT CANAL, JUST TAKE A GREEN LINE BUS TO THE AIRPORT AND GET THERE VERY QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY. THAT'S THE FUTURE SAN ANTONIO THAT I WOULD LOVE TO REPRESENT. THAT'S WHY IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU LOOK AT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND WHAT THEY STAND FOR AND DAVID AND I STAND TOGETHER FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT BELONGS IN DISTRICT 1 AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THAT. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALRIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 6 AND 7. PLEASE VOTE. [PAUSE]
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCIL MEMBER VIAGRAN? >> VIAGRAN: AYE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 17.
OPPOSED. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALRIGHT. WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP
TO SPEAK ON ITEM 17. SAM BAILEY. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SAM BAILEY. I'M SENIOR MANAGER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY AT AMAZON, HERE TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR PROPOSED PROJECT IN DISTRICT 2. FIRST AND FOREMOST, A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AS WELL AS THE STAFF OF DISTRICT 2 FOR BRINGING THIS INNOVATIVE PROJECT TO THIS POINT IN THE PROCESS. WE ARE LOOKING TO BRING PR PRIME, OUR DELIVERY DRONE BUSINESS TO OUR FULFILLMENT CENTER LOCATED AT 6 6808CALTURNER DRIVE IN DISTRICT 2. THE SITE EMPLOYS OVER 2500
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ASSOCIATES AND IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WE HAVE JUST ABOUT 4,000 ASSOCIATES IN AUDIO]. THE GOAL IN BRINGING DELIVERY OF CUSTOMER ORDERS IN 60 MINUTES OR LESS USING A FLEET OF DRONES THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND BUILT BY AMAZON IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.IN IDENTIFYING SITES FOR THESE OPERATIONS WE CURRENTLY CONDUCT PRIME AIR OPERATIONS IN TEXAS AND ARIZONA WITH OTHERS BEING PERMITTED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
WE HAVE CHOSEN SAT3 BECAUSE IT'S A HIGH PERFORMING SITE AND FEEL THIS INNOVATION WILL BRING FURTHER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TO SAFELY DELIVER DRONES WITH CUSTOMER ORDERS OF FIVE POUNDS OR LESS WITHIN A 7 1/2 MILE RADIUS OF THE SITE.
THIS REQUIRES TWO PROCESSES, ONE WE ARE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY REGARDING THE ZONING APPLICATION. THE OTHER REQUIRES AN FAA APPROVAL PROCESS, ONE TO IDENTIFY SAFE AIR SPACE WHERE WE CAN NAVIGATE AND NOT COME INTO CONFLICT WITH OTHER AIR SPACE USERS SUCH AS THE ARMY AIRFIELD, LACKLAND, TEXAS MILITARY DEPARTMENT AND RANDOLPH, WHO PROVIDE A LETTER OF NO OBJECTION REGARDING OUR PROJECT.
THE OTHER IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT NO NEGATIVE IMPACTS WILL COME TO THE ENVIRONMENT AS A RESULT OF OUR USAGE OF DRONES.
WE HAVE CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITIES TO MAKE NOTIFICATION. WE POSTED TWO IN-PERSON EVENTS, ONE AT ST. PHILLIPS COLLEGE AND ONE WITH THE HUNTLEY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD TO REALLY ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THESE OPPORTUNITIES WHICH INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO DELIVER ITEMS TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOME, SENIORS, FAMILIES, MEDICAL CONSUMABLES, OTHER NECESSARY ITEMS FOR PARENTS WHO NEED THAT ITEM DELIVERED AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE PROVIDED AN IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION WHICH WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON.
WE REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT AND THANK YOU AND THE CITY STAFF FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND GETTING US TO THIS POINT AND HAVING THIS CONVERSATION ON A VERY UNIQUE
PROJECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. BAILEY. THIS IS IN DISTRICT 2. COUNCIL MEMBER
MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THANK YOU, TEAM. THIS CASE INVOLVES AMAZON'S REQUEST FOR SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A DRONE DELIVERY STATION. IF YOU ALL KNOW ME, YOU ALREADY KNOW I WAS SKEPTICAL ABOUT DRONES FLYING AROUND ACTING AS SURVEILLANCE OR RUNNING INTO TREES. I WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT JOBS AND WORKING CONDITIONS, ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE IMPACT, ALL OF THAT. YOU ALL HAVE A COPY PROVIDED OF THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION AND THE LETTER ADDRESSING MANY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS REGARDING DRONE AND ITS CAPACITY, FLIGHT PATH, RANGE AND ABILITY AS WELL AS A FEW KEY NOTES ON WHAT IT MAY DELIVER. YOU ALSO FIND A LETTER OF NON-OPPOSITION FROM THE TEXAS MILITARY DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS AN OVERVIEW OF THE RULE INTERPRETATION PROCESS WHICH ALLOWED THIS TO BE ON TODAY'S AGENDA WHICH STAFF IS HERE TO ELABORATE ON IF NECESSARY. THEHELEPORT STATION COULD PROVIDE SERVICE WITHIN A 7 1/2 MILE RADIUS WHICH MEANS IT WOULD ALLOW AREAS OF THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST SIDE TO BE THE FIRST TO ACCESS THIS SERVICE. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, I HAD MY OWN CONCERNS REGARDING MY CONSTITUENTS' SAFETY, PRIVACY AND WELL-BEING.
THOSE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT DURING MEETINGS WITH ME AND MY TEAM AS WELL AS IN A VERY ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THAT INVOLVED TOWN HALLS AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS. WE DID LEARN DURING THIS PROCESS THAT NEW JOBS AT HIGHER WAGES WILL BE CREATED WITH NO JOBS LOST.
WE LEARNED THE DRONES WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STORE ANY FOOTAGE AND CANNOT BE USED AS SURVEILLANCE. WE ALSO LEARNED THE SERVICE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION DELIVERY SERVICES AND THIS IS AN AGING COMMUNITY WHERE THIS IS GOING TO BE PROVIDING AND IT'S IN A MEDICAL CARE DESERT. THIS WILL HELP ADDRESS THAT GAP IN A VERY MEANINGFUL WAY. I LEARNED TODAY THAT ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE RULE INTERPRETATION PROCESS. I HOPE THE STAFF WILL WELCOME THOSE CONCERNS AND FEEDBACK SO THAT MAYBE WE MAY ADDRESS ANY POLICY ISSUES AS A BODY, BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES, I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THAT MY TEAM AND I ENGAGED IN A VERY LENGTHY AND AGAIN, ROBUST PROCESS AHEAD OF THIS ITEM BEING BROUGHT FORWARD TODAY. WE ARE ALSO VERY DEMANDING TO RECEIVE A SERVICE THAT THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE NEGLECTED OR OVERLOOKED.
I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY AND MOVE TO APPROVE THE ITEM. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 17. WE DO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL. I WILL STICK TO THE QUEUE. COUNCIL MEMBER ALDERETE
GAVITO? >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, JALEN, FOR SOME OF THAT BACKGROUND. I KNOW YOU ANSWERED SOME OF MY QUESTIONS.
I WAS CURIOUS IF STAFF COULD ELABORATE ON WHY THEY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATION CONSIDERING IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.
>> WE DO HAVE HELIPORTS WE HAVE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.
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FOR THE DRONE SPECIFIC, THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE. HOWEVER, HELICOPTERS ARE DOING THE SAME SCENARIOS. WE WILL HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE LAND USE WHERE THE HELICOPTER FLIES OFF OF THE PAD AND COMES BACK TO IT, AND THE LOCATION OF THAT.THIS IS SIMILAR TO THAT. THE DRONE FLIGHT AND THE HELICOPTER FLIGHT PATHS, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DOESN'T HAVE THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE ANYTHING WITH.
THE OTHER THING IS WE ALSO DID COORDINATE WITH JBSA OR MARTIN DALE ON THIS ONE AS WE DO ALL OUR ZONING CASES THAT ARE WITHIN FIVE MILES OF A MILITARY BASE.
WE COORDINATED A MEETING WITH THEM TO ASSURE THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH THE FLIGHT PATH DISCUSSION. THOSE ARE AGAIN, FAA RULES. THEY SEEMED TO BE FINE WITH IT. THEY PROVIDED A NON-OBJECTION LETTER.
>> GAVITO: AWESOME. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ, I'M GLAD YOU TALKED TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE IN GENERAL SUPPORT OF THIS. AND ALSO TOO ABOUT THE JOBS AND HOW WE CAN GET MORE HIGHER PAYING JOBS BECAUSE OF THIS. I DID HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. COULD YOU WALK US THROUGH ANY FAA OR ENVIRONMENTAL
APPROVALS THAT ARE NEEDED STILL? >> ABSOLUTELY.
WE WANT TO TAKE A HYPER-LOCAL APPROACH TO GO THROUGH THE LAND USE APPROVAL.
ONCE WE CAN SECURE THAT, WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FAA AND REGIONAL FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE WHICH IS THE REGIONAL OFFICE, AROUND TWO THINGS.
THE FIRST IS AIR SPACE APPROVAL. WE DELIVER WITHIN A 7 1/2 MILE RADIUS OF OUR SITE. THAT 7 1/2 MILE RADIUS WILL LOOK QUITE DIFFERENT AND NOT ALL ADDRESSES WITHIN THAT RADIUS WILL BE ELIGIBLE BASED ON AIR SPACE CONFLICT.
APPROACHES FOR AIRPORTS, GENERAL NAVIGATION AIRPORTS, MILITARY BASES, ITEMS THAT ARE NOTED AS FOR NO FLYOVER, OFTEN THAT CAN BE A POWER PRODUCTION FACILITY, INTERMODAL FACILITIES, HOSPITALS THAT OPERATE A HELIPORT THAT ARE DOING FLIGHT FOR LIFE OPERATIONS. WORKING WITH STAKE HOLDERS, THAT 7 1/2 MILE RADIUS WILL BE SHRUNK TO CONFIRM THE AIR SPACE WHERE WE ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE AS WELL AS THE SPACE WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPERATE. THAT'S THE AIR SPACE.
THE OTHER SIDE IS BECAUSE WE ARE ACCESSING FEDERALLY REGULATED AIR SPACE, WE ARE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TO ALLOW US TO DETERMINE THAT OUR DRONES DO NOT CREATE A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
THAT PROCESS WILL ALSO BE A PUBLIC PROCESS WHERE THE COMMUNITY, RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, THE CITY ITSELF, CAN WEIGH IN AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE FAA REGARDING CONCERNS, OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT. WE THEN WORK WITH THE FAA TO RESPOND TO THAT BEFORE THEY ISSUE A FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.
THOSE TWO THINGS MARRIED WITH OUR LOCAL LAND USE ULTIMATELY WILL THEN ALLOW US TO OPERATE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. BUT THOSE, WE WILL UNDERTAKE AS WE PROCEED THROUGH.
THE THING WE WANT TO START WITH IS THE LOCAL APPROACH TO BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THE
SERVICE FROM OUR SAT3 FULFILLMENT CENTER. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. YES, I'M ALWAYS AN ADVOCATE FOR USING TECHNOLOGY TO ADVANCE SERVICE FOR RESIDENTS, EFFICIENCY AND INCREASE ACCESS.
I WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ITEM TODAY BUT I ALSO REQUEST THAT WE KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON IT, ON THIS PROJECT, AND ADJUST IF POLICY IS NEEDED. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO.
COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO? >> KAUR: >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK AMAZON FOR BEING AMENABLE TO EXPECTATIONS AND FOR GETTING THE FOLKS AROUND THE FACILITY ON BOARD. GREAT WORK.
I DID WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION IN TERMS OF THE DISTRICT 5 HAS MANY RESIDENTIAL PARCELS AND TODAY WE HAD A CONSENT FOR LARGE AREA OF ZONING TO REMOVE A CORRIDOR OF INDUSTRIAL PARCELS.
I UNDERSTAND SAT'S ABILITY TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION SIMILAR TO THE COUNCILWOMAN, I BELIEVE WE NEED A LARGER CONVERSATION IN TERMS OF DRONE DELIVERY SERVICES A BIT MORE, AS THIS IS A BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE COMMON ZONING PRACTICE.
FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT WOULD THE PROCESS BE FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE CASE THAT WE
DISAGREED WITH THE FUTURE WRIT? >> THANK YOU.
MIKE SHANNON, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AS WE HAVE IN THE CODE TODAY, THE CODE TELLS US STAFF, ESPECIALLY ME, THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WHEN WE HAVE A GRAY AREA OF THE CODE, AS LONG AS IT'S CLOSE TO SOMETHING LIKE A HELIPORT, WE CAN INTERPRET IT, WE WRITE THAT RID, IT GOES INTO EFFECT.
THAT AUTOMATICALLY GETS REVIEWED AT THE NEXT FORMAL UDC CYCLE WHICH IS IN 2027.
AT THAT POINT, IT CAN GET RATIFIED TO FULL CODE STATUS IN TERMS OF BEING PUT IN THE CODE BY COUNCIL. IT CERTAINLY COULD GET TWEAKED OR IT COULD GET
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REJECTED AT THAT POINT. IF IT GETS REJECTED AND IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN AND SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS, ANYTHING APPROVED WOULD GET NON-CONFORMING STATUS.THAT'S CODE FIEED EDCODIFIED IN. HE CODE IS VERY BLACK AND WHITE ON A LOT OF THINGS, THERE ARE SOME GRAY AREAS WE HAVE TO INTERPRET SO AGAIN, IT WOULD BE DURING THE NEXT UDC CYCLE UNLESS YOU ALL TELL US TO DO IT QUICKER. WE WOULD PROBABLY WORK WITH YOU ON SOME SORT OF FORMALIZED PROCESS. IT WOULD DEFINITELY FOLLOW THE UDC PROCESS GOING THROUGH ZONING COMMISSION, PLANNING COMMISSION, TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THROUGH YOU AND YOUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
>> CASTILLO: I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO INITIATE THAT PROCESS. FOR EXAMPLE, UNDER SECTION 35, THE TABLE FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL USE MATRIX, IT DOES HAVE C3 AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS TYPE OF RID TO BE IMPLEMENTED AND I KNOW FOR DISTRICT 5 RESIDENTS WE HAVE SOME CONCERN WITH C3 AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE DRONES WITHIN AND AROUND C3 AREAS. I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INPUT AND WITH THAT, WOULD COUNCIL ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE HOURS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE USE OF DRONES FOR
DELIVERY FACILITY? >> SHANNON: YES. WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE C3 CONVERSATION, WHAT'S NOT IN THE RID IS HELISTOPS, WHICH ARE ALLOWED ALSO IN C3.
WE MADE THAT INTERPRETATION. BUT CERTAINLY, EVERY ZONING -- EVERY ZONING CASE DOES COME TO THIS BODY. WE DID INTERPRET THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE IN THE FUTURE WOULD HAVE TO COME TO YOU FOR DECISION AND IF YOU WANTED TO PUT THOSE TYPE OF
CONDITIONS ON IT, YOU COULD. >> CASTILLO: WITH THIS CASE, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE THERE HOURS
OF OPERATIONS PROVISIONS? >> SHANNON: AT THIS TIME, NO. >> CASTILLO: OKAY.
AND -- >> IF I CAN CHIME IN REAL QUICK, I BELIEVE FAA DOES HAVE REGULATIONS REGARDING THE DRONES. I THINK IT'S 30 MINUTES BEFORE DAWN AND 30 MINUTES AFTER DUSK. I BELIEVE THERE'S FEDERAL
REGULATIONS THAT THEY HAVE THAT. >> CASTILLO: GREAT.
>> SHANNON: WE DIDN'T WRITE THEM INTO THE ORDINANCE, BUT OKAY.
THANK YOU. >> CASTILLO: WITH THE USE OF DRONES IN COLLEGE STATION, I BELIEVE THERE'S ABOUT 469 IN OPERATIONS PER DAY. HOW MANY DO WE ANTICIPATE TO
BE IN OPERATION PER DAY WITH THE PROAPPROVAL OF THIS ITEM? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WE ANTICIPATE THE INITIAL LAUNCH AT OUR SAT3 FULL FIMMENT CENTER WILL HAVE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DRONES AT THE SITE.
THE ABILITY TO THEN GROW FROM THERE IS BASED ON ORGANIC CUSTOMER DEMAND.
WE WOULD INITIALLY START WITH 10 TO 15. >> CASTILLO: IN TERMS OF THE WEIGHT AND SIZE OF THESE DRONES, CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE ABOUT HOW MUCH EACH
DRONE WEIGHS? >> SURE. THE DRONE IS 4'11" BY 5'6".
THOSE ARE NOT PERFECT RATIOS. IT WEIGHS 83 POUNDS AND CAN CARRY UP TO FIVE-POUND PAYLOAD. THE WEIGHT AND SIZE IS UNIQUE BECAUSE OF THE REDUNDANCY WE PUT INTO SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY SO THERE BE NO SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE.
UNLIKE A RECREATIONAL DRONE THAT IS SMALL AND CAN SIT ON THIS DESK, OUR DRONES ARE LARGER TO CARRY THAT CAPACITY, THEY ARE CERTIFIED BY THE FAA FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS. THEY CARRY A CERTIFICATE. BUT THEY ARE LARGER IN NATURE SO THEY HAVE THAT SAFETY CAPABILITY AND THE ABILITY TO CARRY THAT FIVE-POUND
PAYLOAD. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU. MY UNDERSTANDING IS IN PRACTICE, SOMEONE FROM AMAZON WILL GO OUT AND MEASURE SOMEONE'S YARD WHO INTENDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND SOME OF YOUR STANDARDS ARE NO POWER LINES AND TREES.
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CASE THAT THAT ISSUE AND WHAT IS YOUR PRACTICE IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING IN THE CASE THAT
WERE TO HAPPEN? >> COUNCIL MEMBER, IN THE EVENT THAT THE DRONE WERE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH SOMETHING, LET ME JUST START WITH THE DRONE IS EQUIPPED WITH RADAR SENSORS TO BE ABLE TO DETECT AND AVOID OBSTACLES, WHETHER TEMPORARY CRANE WENT UP AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE, A GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE AIR SPACE, INCLUDING DOWN TO THE DELIVERY POINT, IF I HAVE THREE LITTLE BOYS, IF THEY WERE RUNNING AROUND THE BACKYARD, THE DRONE CAME IN TO DO DELIVERY, IT WOULD NOT CONDUCT THE DELIVERY, IT WOULD RETURN TO STATION. IN THE EVENT THAT THE DRONE CAME IN CONTACT WITH SOMETHING, THE DRONE IS PREPARED AS WELL AS THE ON-SITE FLIGHT MONITORS THAT WOULD BE STATIONED HERE AT THE SITE IN SAN ANTONIO, TO CONDUCT A SAFE CONTINGENT LANDING, TO PUT THE DRONE AS SAFELY AND QUICKLY ON THE GROUND TO THEN GO OUT AND RETRIEVE IT, TO INSPECT IT IF NECESSARY, NOTIFY LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS. WE ASSESS THAT SITUATION AND BASED ON THE SEVERITY OR WHAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED, WE ARE ALSO REQUIRED BECAUSE THIS IS A FEDERALLY REGULATED
VEHICLE, TO THEN MAKE NOTIFICATION TO THE FAA. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. APPRECIATE IT. I'M SURE WE ARE WELL AWARE WITH THE CONVERSATIONS AND CCRS AROUND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THAT TECHNOLOGY AND DRONES ARE AUGMENTING THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. I UNDERSTAND THE ARGUMENT OF
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CONVENIENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY, PARTICULARLY FOR MEDICATIONS, BUT ULTIMATELY, WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN PRACTICE IS ESSENTIALLY TO CUT COSTS FOR BUSINESSES, AND YOU KNOW, AS SOMEONE WHO STANDS ALONGSIDE LABOR AND SEEING THAT THE TEAMSTERS HAVE TAKEN A STRONG POSITION, I UNDERSTAND THAT'S UPS, NOT NECESSARILY AMAZON EMPLOYEES ORGANIZING, BUT AT THE CORE OF WORKERS WHO ORGANIZE FOR THEIR RIGHTS WITHIN THE WORKPLACE, PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE DELIVERY INDUSTRY, IS AN OPPOSITION AND CONCERN, WHETHER IT'S DRONES OR DRIVERLESS TRUCKS, BECAUSE WE KNOW WE CAN MEET THOSE EXPECTATIONS OF GETTING TO RESIDENTS SOONER THAN LATER, GETTING THOSE MEDICATIONS OR THAT MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, IF THESE FOLKS HIRE MORE WORKERS.I APPRECIATE WITHIN THE PACKET, THERE IS AN EXPECTATION TO HIRE MORE, BUT TYPICALLY, THE TREND IS THESE ARE OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT, WHEREAS OFTENTIMES, IT'S AT THE COST OF THAT DELIVERY DRIVER. SO YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATIONS AND THE COMMITMENTS, BUT WHEN I LOOK AT TRENDS WITH AMAZON IN PARTICULAR, AND ENSURING THAT FOLKS AREN'T BEING LAID OFF, IT'S A BIT CONCERNING. BUT I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE PUT IN IN TERMS WHERE THIS IS AT IN THE COUNCIL DISTRICT, BUT I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS ITEM TODAY, BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS A LARGER POLICY CONVERSATION TO HAVE IN TERMS OF THE UDC CODE AND THEN OF COURSE, THERE'S NO GUARANTEES IN TERMS OF NO ONE WILL BE LAID OFF UNLESS YOU CAN SHARE THAT THERE'S NO GUARANTEES,
THAT THERE ARE GUARANTEES, RATHER. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
WE DO ANTICIPATE NET NEW JOB GROWTH TO OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THIS, WITH THE INTEGRATION OF PRIME AIR WE ARE NOT FORECASTING ANY REDUCTION IN WORK FORCE AT SAT3 OR WITHIN
OUR FOOTPRINT IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU FOR
THAT CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM?
COUNCIL MEMBER WHYTE? >> WHYTE: YEAH. I -- IN LIGHT OF THE COUNCILWOMAN'S COMMENTS AND JUST THE FACT THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THIS, MUCH MORE THAN WE DO ON A NORMAL ZONING CASE, AND I THINK THERE'S SOME POLICY QUESTIONS AS WAS REFERENCED, I WONDER IF SOME MORE TIME TO LOOK AT THIS AND PERHAPS GET A MORE FULL PRESENTATION WOULDN'T ASSIST THE COUNCIL IN MAKING A DECISION ON THIS.
WITH THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEM 17.
WAS THERE A DATE SPECIFIC, COUNCILMAN? >> CLERK: IT COULD EITHER BE
AUGUST 7 OR AUGUST 21ST. >> WHYTE: THE 7TH OR THE 21ST?
>> CLERK: YES, SIR. THOSE WOULD BE THE NEXT TWO APPL
APPLICABLE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: IF I MIGHT SUGGEST, THERE'S A NUMBER OF POLICY QUESTIONS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT TO BEAR BECAUSE OF A ZONING CASE. I AGREE WITH THE COUNCILMAN, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS IN DISTRICT 2 BUT THIS IS A CITY-WIDE ISSUE. I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE THAT PRESENTATION MADE TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND WE SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH TIME, IF THEY SO CHOOSE TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THESE POLICY ISSUES BEFORE THE ZONING CASE, SO THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH TIME FOR THAT PRESENTATION TO BE MADE, IS MY ONLY SUGGESTION IN TERMS OF PICKING A DATE.
>> WHYTE: LET'S DO THE 21ST. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY. ALRIGHT.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEM 17 TO AUGUST 21ST.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE FIRST ROUND? COUNCIL MEMBER
MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ? >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE POINT THAT STAFF DID WORK, MY TEAM DID WORK AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ONLY HAPPENS TO ME AS A COUNCILPERSON.
I'M NOT PULLING Y'ALL'S ITEMS EVERY MEETING, ASKING FOR INFORMATION, BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT IF I DID, WE WOULD ALL BE PRESENTED WITH A BUNCH OF NEW INFORMATION ALL THE TIME, AND I'M PREPARED TO RESPOND IN KIND, IF THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM 17? OKAY. HEARING NONE, SO WE WILL TAKE THE MOTION ON THE CONTINUANCE. IF THAT FAILS, WE WILL GO TO THE MAIN MOTION.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEM 17 TO AUGUST 21ST.
PLEASE VOTE. [PAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: MOTION
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FAILS. SO WE WILL GO NOW TO THE MAIN MOTION, AND I WILL RESUME DISCUSSION, IF THERE IS ANY ON THE MAIN MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER KAUR?>> KAUR: I JUST WANT TO COMMENT THAT I DON'T DISAGREE WITH MY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A DISCUSSION AND POLICY ABOUT AI.
I THINK THAT IS A SEPARATE CONVERSATION FROM WHAT WE ARE HAVING HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. I KNOW YOU GUYS PUT IN A CCR ABOUT IT AND THERE'S A LOT THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT. I WOULD LIKE TO EVEN ADDRESS ZONING COMMISSION AND HOW WE ARE ACTUALLY TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER POINT THAT I THINK WE WOULD NEED TO ADDRESS, TOO. THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS I THINK THAT NEED TO BE HAD IN THIS UPCOMING TERM AND FOR THIS ITEM, I'M SUPPORTING
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KAUR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I WILL JUST SAY RESPECTFULLY, I UNDERSTAND PULLING ZONING ITEMS BUT THIS IS BEYOND A ZONING ITEM TO ME. THIS IS AN ISSUE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND I SAT HERE ON THE DAIS, IT TOOK US THREE YEARS TO APPROVE PEER RIDESHARING IN THIS CITY.
THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD BE CONSIDERING THE INFLUENCE OF AUTONOMOUS DRONES DROPPING THINGS IN PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES ON A ZONING AGENDA TO ME JUST DOESN'T MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE, PARTICULARLY WITHOUT EVEN A PRESENTATION. I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THE ITEM. I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION BEFORE WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD ON SOMETHING THAT IN MY VIEW, IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PARADIGM CHANGE FOR OUR CITY.
WITH THAT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 17.
PLEASE VOTE. [PAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT. WE WILL GO NOW TO ITEM 19 AND 20.
ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALRIGHT. ITEMS 19 AND 20 DO HAVE A COUPLE FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THEM. JACK FINGER?
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG AND OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.
I AM JACK M. FINGER AND THIS FALLS IN DISTRICT NUMBER 3, MS. VIAGRAN'S DISTRICT.
I DON'T SEE HER DISPLAYED UPON THE VIDEO BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE REMARKS, ASSUMING THAT SHE'S LISTENING. AND FOR THAT MATTER, TO ALL OF YOU HERE AT THE COUNCIL.
THE IDEA HERE IS THAT, UM, THAT YOU'RE MAKING A CHANGE IN YOUR ZONING FROM SOMETHING THAT IS RELATIVELY IN THE RURAL AREA OF OUR TOWN TO, UM, A PARTICULAR SPOT IN THAT AREA TO PLACING AS MUCH AS -- WHAT IS IT -- AN R20, RESIDENTIAL. THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF A CHANGE.
THIS IS -- THE RED FLAGS ON THIS ONE IS THAT THE ZONING -- LET ME TAKE THAT BACK -- THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THE PLANNING STAFF, WHOM WE PAY FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS ON THESE THINGS, THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A BAD IDEA. THE ZONING STAFF WHOM WE ALSO PAY TOO FOR THEIR PERSONAL OPINIONS, SAID THAT THIS WAS A BAD IDEA AND THEY RECOMMENDED DENIAL AS WELL. WHY DID THEY DO SO? WELL, BECAUSE OF THE VERY MASSIVE CHANGE THAT WOULD TAKE PLACE IN THIS AREA. YOU HAVE PEOPLE STILL LIVING THERE, BUT IF THIS GOES THROUGH YOU WILL HAVE AN INFLUX OF -- WELL, IN THEIR OPINION THAT MIGHT BE A BIG DELL LUGE OF PEOPLE LIVING UPON THEIR -- IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY ARE NOT USED TO. IT IS -- WHAT IS THE WORDS OF THE PROFESSIONALS? DENSITY WILL BE OUT OF CHARACTER WITH THE AREA. THAT'S -- THAT'S A PROFESSIONAL'S IDEAS HERE. SO I WOULD -- ENCOURAGE MISS VIAGRAN, WHEREVER SHE MAY BE OR WHOEVER IS CARRYING THIS FOR HER TO SAY.
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TO NUMBER 19 AND NUMBER 20. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. ITEMS 19 AND 20 ARE IN DISTRICT 3.
IS COUPLE COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN WITH US? >> SHE ASKED TO MAKE A MOTION.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: I MOTION TO
APPROVE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: A SECOND FOR 19 AND 20.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCILMEMBER PELAEZ? >> PELAEZ: THIS ONE IS INTERESTING, JUST FOR REFERENCE, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT'S A FOUR-ACRE LOT OWNED BY ONE FAMILY AND THEY'D LIKE TO REZONE IT SIMPLY TO ALLOW IT TO BREAK UP INTO FOUR, ONE-ACRE SIZED PARCELS SO THEY CAN BUILD HOMES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYBODY WOULD OPPOSE THAT, BUT THIS HAS MY SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PELAEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 19 AND 20.
PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES, ITEM 28. >> CLERK: 28 THIS IS LONG, REZONING SEVERAL DISTRICTS. R1 -- REZONING SEVERAL VARIOUS ZONING DISTRICTS, 2R1, R2, R3, R4, CD WITH THE KBL USE FOR 2, 3, AND 4 DWELLING UNITS AND R5, R5, R6D WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR FOUR DWELLING UNITS AND RM4, RMCD FOR MEDICAL CLINIC THERAPISTS AND C1, C2, IDZ, WITH USES PERMITTED WITH NC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
COMMERCIAL DIRECT. A COFFEE ROASTS AND MF3 MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT, AND CTOD AND 2R2.35TOD, AND H1-3, S WITH THE SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR WAREHOUSE.
AND THIS IS BOUNDED BY THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD TO THE NORTH. IH-37 TO THE EAST AND IH-10 TO THE SOUTH AND SAN ANTONIO RIVER TO WEST. AND THE STAFF AND ZONING RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH AMENDMENTS 121 EAST HIGHLAND BOULEVARD IS REMOVED FROM THE REZONING CASE, 574 NOTICES HAVE BEEN MAILED, FIVE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED, ROOSEVELT PARK
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU FOR THAT. THIS IS IN DISTRICT FIVE AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: I WOULD LIKE TO THANK JACK HUNT AND THE LEADERSHIP WITH THE AREES DENTS KEPT UP TO SPEED ON THIS ENTIRE PROCESS AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND SO WITH THAT I MOTION TO
APPROVE AS AMENDED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 28. AND IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. ITEM 29.
>> CLERK: AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARY, AND ONE IS IN FAVOR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND TWO OPPOSED. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT, 29 IS IN DISTRICT FIVE AND NO
ONE IS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU AGAIN.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS CHARO AND THE APPLICANT FOR WALKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE COMMISSIONER WITH NEARLY 30 NEIGHBORS IN SUPPORT WITH TWO ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND THE APPLICANT SEPARATE ANDOR IS HERE, SO I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT Y'ALL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THAT PROPERTY AND ENSURE THAT Y'ALL ARE GOOD NEIGHBORRINGS. SO I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR MEETING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WALKING ALONGSIDE THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TO GAUGE THEIR APPETITE FOR TH IS. SO WITH THAT I MOTION TO
APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 29. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEMS 34 AND 35.
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>> CLERK: AMENDING THE HIGHWAY 151 AND LOOP 1604 AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN FROM NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL. A REZONING FROM R6 TO C2NACE WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR CONSTRUCTION TRADES CONTRACTOR. GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE 5,000 BLOCK OF ROGERS ROAD AND STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL WITH C1CD WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTO GLASS AT THIS POINTING.
NOTICES MAILED TWO IN FAVOR AND THREE OPPOSED. MOUNT BE A VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD
COALITION IS IN FAVOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT, THIS IS IN DISTRICT 6.
WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. DID IT AGAIN -- ONE LAST TIME --
JACK FINGER. >> OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS JACK FINGER AND THIS ITEM IS IN DISTRICT 6, YES MS. HAVRDA. THIS IS ABOUT CHANGING A ZONING DESIGNATION FROM COMMERCIAL TO, UM -- WELL, NO, FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL.
RESIDENTIAL -- YEAH, BIG CHANGE HERE. IT'S OVER ON ROGERS ROAD.
YES, ROGERS ROAD HAS A NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL AREAS. ALSO HAS MANY RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
THE PROFESSIONALS THAT WE LOOKED TO ON THESE THINGS, THEY GAVE US THEIR PROFESSIONAL OPINION AND THEY SAID THIS WAS A BAD IDEA. CHANGING FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL.
WHY? WELL, IN THEIR WORDS, I'M JUST LOOKING AT IT BASICALLY IT'S A RESIDENTIAL BLOCK. AND BASICALLY MS. HAVRDA, YOU'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE HIGH INTENSITY ENCROACHMENTS RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOMES OF THE RESIDENCES OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE. THIS IS FOR MANY REASONS A BAD IDEA.
AND THAT'S WHY THEY SAID NO TO IT. THEY HAD RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DENY IT. SO, UM, WHAT IS IT -- IT SAYS RIGHT THERE -- IT SAYS CONDITIONAL USE FOR CONSTRUCTION TRADES CONTRACTORS. YEAH, I CAN IMAGINE ALL OF THE NOISE -- TRAFFIC, DUST AND SO FORTH THAT THESE PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO ENDURE IN THEIR -- WHEN THEY TRY TO LIVE A PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE THERE. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, MS. HAVRDA TO SAY NO TO THIS ONE, LIKEWISE, EVERYONE ELSE. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA.
>> CABELLO HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS MOUNTAIN VIEW COALITION IS IN
SUPPORT I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL WILL OF ITEMS 34 AND 35. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES, ITEMS 36 AND 37. >> CLERK: AGENDA ITEM 36 AND 37 IS AMENDING THE NORTHWEST COMMUNITY PLAN FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO BUSINESS OFFICE PARK AND A REZONING FROM MP10 TO C2NACS WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR LANDSCAPING MATERIALS.
SALES AND STORAGE. AND A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR STORAGE SHIPPING CONTAINER.
GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE 6,000 BLOCK OF HEATH ROAD AND THE STAFF PLANNING COMMISSION AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH AMENDMENTS AS FOLLOWS: THE APPLICANT IS AMENDING THEIR PLAN TO REQUEST A COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL. 23 NOTICES MAILED, TWO IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED. OUTSIDE OF THE 200-FOOT BOUNDARY WE HAD ZERO IN FAVOR AND THREE
OPPOSED. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT, THIS IS ALSO IN DISTRICT 6.
COUNCIL ON MORE CABELLO HAVRDA. >> CABELLO HAVRDA: MOVE AS AMENDED.
BE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: A SECOND AND APPROVAL OF ITEMS 36 AND 37 AS AMENDED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES.
THAT IS THE BALANCE OF OUR ZONING AGENDA TODAY. AT 3:12 P.M., ON JUNE 5, 2025,
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WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANKS, EVERYBODY.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.