 So these are questions that the board has drafted. District 2 covers a large area of the city with many neighborhoods with diverse needs. Our neighborhood of Menke Park is an economically diverse, affordable, and family-oriented residential community which are qualities the city claims to value. Yet city policies that favor dense development and lead to new San Antonio comprehensive plan that threatens to disrupt our neighborhood. So my first question is about current city policy. What is your plan to focus the city's efforts on protecting our community and its neighborhood district conservation plan? I'd like to repeat the question. That's such a long question, so just make sure I understand it correctly. What would I do as a city council person to preserve the plan and stay out of our Menke Park? The neighborhood conservation plan, yes. What I tend to do is, when I was on zoning out, they did this quite well, made the neighborhoods, reaching out to community leaders and their associations to ensure that their vested interests are protected. Not buy in to different types of development. You have to ensure that we are a part of the process. When anything comes down to the city council in terms of development or making processes or policies, our community leaders need to be involved, need to have some, and stay in the safe zone. City council works for you, not the other way around. So what that means is that we have to make sure we take a conscious effort to reach out to our neighborhood leaders, which is right here in this room, to ensure that you have buying into any kind of plan that does not fit into your comprehensive plan. Your comprehensive plan matters. And that's one thing I think we're getting away from. We have to ensure, yes, the city is growing and it's growing at a very rapid rate. But we still have to protect the individuals that are here today. On zoning, I protect many of the issues that were faced in Manning Park. I did it all throughout the district. I didn't do it alone. I did it with the help from neighborhoods and leaders like yourself. So my role would be to reach out to neighborhood associations, leaders, activists, to ensure that your interests are protected. So I think we can talk about, since I'm not a person that can actually take action on this right now, and I have taken action, we've filed a CCR, got other council members that have the similar issues from Districts 1, 3, 4, and 5, these areas close to downtown that are gonna see these changes. And we're doing what Alta Vista and some of these other neighborhoods that don't have historic districts are doing in order to revamp that program. So I'm working alongside with Councilor Jiminho of District 1, and of course, your leadership here in order to craft changes to this neighborhood conservation district and all future neighborhood conservation districts in order to beef up the regulations so that we can have more protection of demolitions of homes, which has been an issue here, protections of what's being rebuilt and how it's being rebuilt, the standards for the different neighborhoods and the overlays that apply to these neighborhoods. So there are a number of things that we've already done as a District 2 office because we've ran into a number of issues where the neighborhood thought that their neighborhood conservation district could do more. And I think a lot of you remember these issues and it's really not as strong as it should be. And that's why we're working to make those changes. So Councilor Jiminho, another architect for both, he's a practicing architect on training architecture. So we understand historic homes and historic districts and the building standards that should be in these neighborhoods. And we're working to make those changes in place right now. So this hopefully can happen before the May election where we're sending it through two different committees and potentially this could be a non-issue or less of an issue for your neighborhood as the density keeps growing down the Broadway corridor. Again, we have $43 million nearly $43 million going to the Broadway corridor on the bond. That type of city investment is going to spur a great deal of private investment. So we want to make sure that our neighborhood conservation districts are strong before that investment comes. I'll be extra careful with this cord. One of the partners at work to report Friday and Thursday and fracture her shoulder, so I'll come out there. You'll understand. But as you're going to ask about that, one of the things I say is that if you don't value your community, nobody's going to value it for you. And whatever the priority is in that neighborhood and what makes the neighborhood happen that you live in is the things that I want to focus on. As councilwoman, I'm not here to tell you what you need to have, what you should want, but I'm here to serve you to make sure that your needs and wants are addressed and that they are fulfilled. And the one thing that makes San Antonio such a great place is the diversity within the community and within the people. So whatever it takes to make sure that those conservation needs permit, those things will truly be addressed. I'm here to communicate, total communication with y'all so that I can just be that voice within City Hall to make sure those things happen. And you're not forgotten about. One of the things I think is that San Antonio is taken for granted in a lot of ways, even to include other areas. But sometimes people look at this and say, oh, those people, they're okay, you know? But that's not the case. And we have to make sure we don't have blinders on to what people want and need in their neighborhood. They're based in their families there, they're based in their grandkids there and they have their grandkids there with them. But that's just a place they've invested in and they want to live out the rest of their lives. So whatever it takes for you all to be happy in your district or in your neighborhood within the district, we want to make sure that that's taken place. So those things that are concerned about, we won't sweep them under the rug, but I'll make sure that those things are addressed within, you know, as the person that you elected me to be, to serve you. Another person who's sat on a city council other than council award, let me tell you this, he's being a big disingenuous. The last thing the city wants is for your conservation district to be strong. Strong informed citizens are not what they like down there. Just tell you right now, they don't, they don't want you to be strong. They don't want you to have knowledge. Committees here, committees there. If the committees don't include you every step of the way, why have them? It sounds good, it's punching a ticket. You have to have someone there who's going to be strong and insist that you, the people, which your conservation district, that you have a say. Not just a say, but a major say. He alluded to a CCR. Raise your hand if you know what a CCR is, I can count the people in the room out of it in the video. That's a council consideration request to be. We can talk about what it does and what it doesn't do, what it's supposed to do and how it works later. But this is what I'm talking about. We want to acronym you to death. I'm a former soldier. I work for the government and I love acronyms. Just dazzle you with acronyms. We don't want you to really be informed and know what they're about. So just know that when I'm there, you will have a say. Because my say will come from you. What comes out of me will come directly from you. Not something from a committee because I see higher political office in four or five years. I'm 65, in four or five years, I'm just going to seek that rocket to you. And that's it, I'm done. I just want to be the best district of City Council that I can be. So you don't have to worry about that. I'm not trying to dazzle you to seek higher office. I'm trying to inform you so that we can move the district together forward. Thank you. The next question is around the San Antonio Comprehensive Plan. The latest planning map shows Ricky Park has been moved into the Midtown District. And we're slated for planning action in the first year of this multi-year process. From what we have heard, the Midtown area will get more intensive development. So my question is, are you aware of this move and what is your vision as our City Council representative for the Midtown region or whatever region we happen to land in when it's all said and done with the San Antonio Comprehensive Plan? Thank you for the question, Jeff. So how many people know about SA Tomorrow or SA 2040? It's a couple more people. Okay, so this is our comprehensive planning effort that has focused on the growth of our city. We know that about a million, million and a half people are gonna be here by 2040 more than what are here right now. Which means about 142 people are coming here every day to the city of San Antonio. And we need to find places for them to live in the city and also in the surrounding suburbs. We're working with, it's a regional comprehensive plan. It's not just with the city of San Antonio. Now, what Joanie alluded to was the Midtown block where there's going to be potential changes. But again, so what happens? We're gonna bring in the Neighborhood Association leadership, we're gonna bring in all the neighborhoods, whether it's River Road or Token Hill, which are kind of gonna be in this area and allow them to, one, make updates to their comprehensive neighborhood plans if they want to. And that's the key, if they want to, if not, then the neighborhood plans stay the same and we work around those neighborhood plans in order to make sure that the zoning is correct along the fringes of those neighborhoods in order to make sure that, one, we have the right types of zoning along our major corridors like Broadway, New Browfields, Hilda Brand, et cetera. But then also that we can also accommodate the neighborhoods and the people that are already here in those neighborhoods. So it's gonna be a plan that's gonna take 15 months so there's gonna be very many meetings and I was on the planning committee for SA Tomorrow with Councilman Nuremberg and there's a great deal of work that's gonna be going into it afterwards. That comprehensive plan is actually not what you think it is. It's really more of a playbook. But we determined, we, the people of San Antonio determined how those plays will run and what happens. So we still have a lot of say in how fast we get to these goals and what we look like in 2040. So, and it's gonna be reviewed every five years as well so that we can make sure that we're going in the right direction. Thank you, Anne. Not what you hear, sometimes what you don't hear. And what I heard here is that this has already been put in place without your consideration. Now we're trying to be reactive because the people are complaining what should have gone for it that you should have been addressed and considered to be in with. Apparently you were in this neighborhood because you like this neighborhood and now you don't want to be pitched or squeezed by the development that they want to be for that should make you uncomfortable. People don't realize some things around you also affect you greatly. And one of the things I already said is communication. I'm not here to tell you what you want to do but San Antonio is a very big city. We have a lot of places that we don't stand other parts of the city, even other parts of the district that can serve that growth without impeding on your particular neighborhood. And that's something that we need to address. And as a person or a city council person that's what I would be there for to say, hey, these people are happy. There may need to be some positive changes that go for it but we don't want to upset this neighborhood the way it is. They're happy with this. There may be some changes or infrastructure needs that need to be addressed. But we don't want to squeeze them out because we think that the people coming in, certain things should be made or certain developers should be given certain privilege. So I mean, that is something that we really have to look at. Like I said, I'm a very proactive person. So coming to you first is what should have been done in this goal and not come back trying to be reactive to the situation of the mess that has already gotten started. And I'd like to say yes. I told you all what I do. The one thing about what you've heard of my job is that I'm a multitasker and I wanted those people to believe that there's a season for everything in their son. I've been in radio 20 years. I've already told my boss, don't expect me to be there much longer. The firm I'm at, I've already told them that my time has changed. I love going to Texas but I'm ready to serve the community. Listen to Joni, that you all weren't consulted for in this plan being proposed to move to the Midtown District. Who was consulted on that? You see, that's what I mean about being disingenuous. Words matter. The councilman said, and then we would allow, we will allow you to have input. Isn't that a genocide? To allow you to have some input on your future, on where you are in this comprehensive plan. Believe this, in the minds of your representatives, it's a done deal. It's a done deal. Don't be fooled. It's a done deal. Your input, if your input really mattered, it would have been giving it up front, up front, not on the back end. That's what democracy's about. The councilman also said, we determined that that would caught himself and said, we're the people. He was right the first time, we meant we. We, the folks at City Hall, determined, we'll determine X, Y, Z, and he caught himself because this is a forum and we're running for election and reelection. We, the people, should have said we're the people in front, not we, the people. That's an afterthought. You won't be an afterthought with me. There's no way, no matter how that plays out, and it may not be a bad thing for you. It's the process I'm having an issue with that you should have been advised, up front, not on the back end. Thank you. I'm gonna somewhat agree with what's been said by Mr. Brown, which I told you, that this is an ongoing process. We need community support. We should be making decisions without your advice, without your input, without your knowledge and education of what's going on. It's easy to just fool individuals with a bunch of acronyms, or a bunch of words, or processes that you're not resistant to understanding. I didn't understand it until I was appointed to zoning. I took zoning very seriously. I sat there, I stepped into zoning. I learned zoning, so I can articulate what zoning means to individuals. That's the thing that happened in our city. As our city continues to grow, it becomes more diverse, and it begins to grow up, we need to ensure that our residents and our constituents are being educated and informed of what's going on. That's my goal as a county person. I wanna make sure everyone's involved in the end result. Not just a few players, not just a few developers. This is our community. It's not their community, it's about us. I'm looking for constant communication, feedback, and y'all make the final decision. Thank you. This question is something that's kind of close at home to us, and it's around IDC zoning. As something you may know, IDC was created to make it easier to redevelop odd lots in the inner cities by relaxing certain requirements. Sometimes excluding site plans, parking, traffic assessments. However, it seems like IDC is now being used to bring in high density housing and providing basically a blank chat for developers. So in our neighborhood, AT&T is looking and planning to request a zoning change for his office site, the corner, Broadway Hildegrand from C30 to IDC. Mickey Park, along with some other neighborhoods, associations are looking into the possibility of requesting an amendment to the IDC zoning that will exclude its use in historic or NCD neighborhoods. So my question would be with all this background is what are your thoughts on IDC zoning, and in particular, IDC zoning in a neighborhood like Oz, which is NCD? You know, it's like when people see something that looks good, it's like they wanna be a part of it. And it really sounds like, unfortunately, this has been a really nice neighborhood that I've admired over the years. And to have a company come in here to bring such a development does you a great disservice. And that is something that really needs to be looked at and readdressed and to see the long-term effect of those rezoning issues. And that is just something that as your community, that's something that you don't want there. I really think it would take a lot of weight from the community to have such a big corporation to come in here and wanna do that. With the college and the university and the neighborhoods, it makes this a nice place to be. And I personally, even though I don't live in your neighborhood, I live on the left side, I don't think I'd want that over here for you. And as your council person will hear that, that is something that we have to address immediately because we know there's a process of things that take time. And that being a high concern to you all, there's something that can be done. There's a lot of other places that AT&T could go. There's a lot of influence in district two where they can go and develop. And that's something we wanna do. We need to broaden those out so that therefore when the growth comes, we haven't spread out equally and not try to confound anything because the long-term effects of doing that are some of the things that people are not even necessarily thinking about when it comes to roads, infrastructure, and then traffic and things going on like that. So I think that is something that needs to be addressed and changed. And we have to really take into consideration how we rezone certain areas. I understand we're going to get rid of a few lots but you don't want to just stick anything up in there. Thank you. Developers at all. Again, it's how you do what you do. And developers are known for lots of things. No offense to any developers in the room. But they're not known for being particularly magnetists. So I don't think there's developers who say we want to build this building and work for this IDZ zoning because it will help inner city residents. I just don't know that that's their thought process. Their thought process is can I make as much money as I can, as quick as I can? This is going to exacerbate the problem of density that y'all are concerned about. It's gonna make it worse. There's no other way. Push it now, push it immediately. Be aggressive and get it done. Try to get it done. Hopefully you'll have me there to help you. Get it done, get that amendment done. If not, once those flood gates open, there'll be no stopping the developers. None at all. So that would be my advice to you. Push this now, push it aggressively. If not, you'll ruin the day. You didn't. Another question is relating to IDZ how can we change UDC to positively or eliminate the loophole from IDZ? When I was on zoning, IDZ was probably one of the most controversial issues that we faced in the city. As a zoning commissioner, we drafted and proposed an amendment to change IDZ because IDZ was originally used for downtown. That was the spirit of that amendment or the conception of IDZ was to be used to fill vacant lots and empty buildings in the downtown area. What tends to happen is attorneys for developers found the loophole. So now IDZ can be used anywhere in the city. That was not the intent. The intent was to fill downtown and make downtown a more vibrant community for downtown. IDZ has no business being out in our communities. So as an accountant person, I would bring that back to the forefront. We need to readdress IDZ from the city council perspective. We try to come zoning, they got shot down from the committee. So what happens to the committee is overseas our proposals, they say yes or no. They shot down our UDC amendment for IDZ. Once again, we have to bring it back up. And like Mr. Tony said, we need to make sure it happens. I've read that IDZ amendments. I understand how IDZ amendments work. They're not meant for communities. They're not meant for neighborhoods. They're solely meant for vacant lots and empty buildings downtown. So this question brings us back to that council consideration request, that CCR. And that's the reason I filed it. We, once I heard this concern from Ms. Brooks and some of the other neighbors about Bastoni and some of the properties that he's done in your neighborhood and then some of the other encroachments that are trying to get in. We filed the CCR because we saw that Councilor Trevino was also working on his neighborhoods in district one and we know that you are far from the alliance during the essay tomorrow planning process. So that downtown neighborhood alliance is working with council one and council two in order to make sure that our neighborhoods aren't left behind with this IDZ zoning. So again, the process is already underway. We're working with you all to create this and we filed the CCR almost a month ago. So it's definitely something that once we heard the concerns, we thought it was definitely something that we should address and address quickly like the former councilman Tony said. And it can't wait till after the election. It can't wait till we start really moving forward on this essay tomorrow process because there's gonna be a lot of IDZ zoning applications that come through. And again, we haven't, since I've been in office, we haven't approved any IDZ zoning in Mickey Park. And so this is since December of 2014. So we haven't approved any IDZ zoning in Mickey Park. So any IDZ zoning that's happened in your neighborhood happened before I got here and possibly under the watch of Mr. Shaw, who was the zoning commissioner for a mayor table. So you need to think about it in that regards where a lot of these pressures, this person was sitting at the table when a lot of these things occurred. So it's definitely something to consider. And hopefully you can help me with this process moving forward as we work with other district, one and district two neighborhoods of the downtown. Thank you. The last question that the board has before we turn it over to the audience is through our own process as this essay tomorrow comprehensive plan moves forward that guidelines are respected and incorporated by the city of San Antonio. For example, it's a common occurrence that our neighborhood goes before the commissions of boards know nothing about NCDs, historic districts, in case by case our NCDs and guidelines are eroded. So our question to you is how can we ensure that as we move forward that the San Antonio, city of San Antonio boards and employees are and all our guidelines are incorporated into the process so that they're informed. First of all, I'm glad to hear Mr. Shaw criticize the times that was interesting for me. And Councilman Ward was right, Mr. Shaw was the chairperson of the zoning commission. So some of this lands in his lap, it has to, some of these issues land directly in his lap, it was on his watch. Now, the city of San Antonio employees must be brought up to speed. That's not easy to do. It's like turning an ocean line to get some of that. But you have to start the process. Mr. Ward is a big on process. This is in process, you know, the checks in the mail. We need to start getting some checks in our hands. Yes, you want them involved. You're right, they should be. So that they have some knowledge. Some knowledge. You're never gonna make me want boards and commissions have all the knowledge you want because the political want is the most part. So they're there because it's big bank. That's reality, that's how it works. Generally, it's big bank. So when you get people, we see it on the national level, you get someone who's in charge of the Department of Education, where's my education? It's the same thing on the local level. You have someone who doesn't, who's never had any experience or something and all of a sudden they're in charge of it. So that's not the new easy task. I agree with you, it should be done. It's not gonna be an easy task, but it has to start. We have to start so that people know why they're there, know why they're serving. It's not just to be there and enjoy the fruits and vegetables and all that fresh stuff that's back behind the scenes that you almost see them to pay for. That's not why it's there, that's not what we do. So yes, folks need to know what they're there for and do what they're supposed to do and again, it's not rocket science, it's representative government, we're there to represent the people. We're talking about education as being to the council people here in front of us this evening, educating the zoning process. Then they would realize that the zoning process is only a recommending body. Council makes the final decision, talk about education. And what do we make? Has to go through counseling. We're only a recommending body. With that being said, when I was on zoning, I would go to community meetings and educate individuals about the zoning process. We should not have zoning commissioners that are appointed as physicians because of payback. We should appoint people to our board and commissions who want to serve our communities. Who's eager to learn, who's seriously want to be there. Our goal is to make sure we come to you and say, cool, why's this position? Let's do this. Give the material that you need to learn and it's a lot of work. But when you care about something, when you love something so much, you put in the effort, you put in the time. Like many of us did, we put our time in. So in terms of education, we have to be more proactive, reaching out to our constituents in our district, informing them of city processes and city governance. Thank you. So again, there are a number of neighborhood conservation districts throughout the city of San Antonio that are up on the chopping line. But why do we have the city council consideration requests for these specific neighborhoods? So with Alta Vista, County Councilman Trevino, and with Making Park. So that anything that comes up in the meantime while we're working on changing this law and changing this ordinance is put on hold. If we don't list your neighborhood, then things will just fly right past all the city staff. Because I think that's what the original question was. If we don't have a CCR that lists Making Park specifically, even though County Councilman Trevino is talking about Alta Vista that's a similar neighborhood, it doesn't matter. This flies right past city staff. But now, because our CCR is in place, we have protections on Making Park. So anything's gonna get double and triple checked before it goes through these processes as far as any infractions to the NCD or changes to the NCD or zoning that may not follow the NCD. So again, they're not gonna let anything move forward as long as this council consideration request is in place. So I just wanted to make that clear. And hopefully they don't muddy it up here, but it's this one. I think we can assure this. First thing we can do is communication. One of the things I've heard complaints is with the current councilman in the office is that people don't get called back. They call and call and call, you know, and there's no response. Even to the point where they're calling out the mayor's office because there's no response. You can't assure anything if you're not communicating, communicating with the people. And that's what we are elected to do is to serve the community. And I've looked over some of the commissions that are partisan in San Antonio and the people that are on it seem to be the same few people. The same few people can't represent all of this or two. We need to have a way that we reach out to the different communities whether it's going through the neighborhood and homeless associations and say, hey, this is what's out there and we need your input. You need to be included to make sure that we are aware of it. You know, I live in the east side. I don't live over here. So I don't really know what's going on in your particular neighborhood until I ask you. Like I said, if you don't value your neighborhood, nobody else will. And to be a partisan in San Antonio and to keep it great the way it is is that we all need to be included. We all need to see through the other person's eyes and try to walk a mile in their shoes. And in this position as councilwoman, I will make sure that we go forth to ensure that you have a voice in what goes on in the city, in this district that affects you. Because that's ultimately what it's about is you, the people. That's why we're here in San Antonio. That's why we're a part of this. That's why y'all are here today. It's because you want us to know that you, that you matter. You know, you want us to know that, hey, you have concerns, you know, and that when we leave here tonight, you still have us conserved and you expect us to step up and speak out on your concerns and to truly represent you. So the first thing we have to do is make sure that we communicate with you to ensure that these things don't happen and continue to happen as they are. Very much. So the floor's open, if anyone has a question, come up here and use the microphone. Hi, I'm Ms. Crancil Redman. Hi. It's on? It's on. I'm just not doing anything. Close the camera. Eat it. Eat it. Okay. I'm concerned that I have, San Antonio was one of the most equally financially segregated cities in the country based on housing. Despite its nearness to some of the very high-end parts of the city, or the metropolitan area, there are separate municipalities, has had a pretty good mix of housing until recently. But we're about to lose it. And I'm very concerned about having affordable housing, needing affordable housing in our neighborhood and our larger neighborhood, including Beverly Hill and Westport and other areas in this broadway corridor. But I'm also concerned that we don't need a 400-unit development because it's not right for this area. We need infill housing that's not all I am. And I understand that there are not funding mechanisms in place to assist developers to do that. And I'd like to hear what y'all have in mind to correct that situation. And the question correctly is that we need to put a mechanism in place to protect communities from housing developments that are so high, but also not so low. Is that it? I'm concerned that's high. Okay. Density? We need affordable housing. Affordable housing, okay. More affordable housing. You know, that's a very difficult question because you're talking about a property rights issue. If someone has a piece of property and they want to sell it, it's hard for someone to say you can only sell it this much. But the city can step in and put different guidelines and parameters to ensure that if people are protected on their property. Honestly, that's a very complicated issue. I would say we have to come together and be creative in setting up UDC. We need to make sure that we protect people that are in our communities. That our communities grow, but don't grow so high and so fast that we're forgetting about the people that are there. We want to ensure that we allow people to come in and purchase our home. I met somebody who I had known for a while and when she was telling me the reason she moved into Manning Park to get in the 80s was because it was affordable. She had a certain job that she couldn't afford to live out in the Alhoy and Tarrell Hills. So she got her first house here in Manning Park. We need to bring that back. We need to ensure that people can afford these homes. But how do we do that without infringing on property rights? We need to make sure communities are protected. So that will be more of a legislative issue that we attack on a state level on a local level. We have to support our local communities. And again, I do agree Mr. Shaw in that that is a difficult issue. Now it's one that we've addressed in other areas is you look at your 2017 proposed bond. We have $20 million going towards affordable housing projects which is a first for the city of San Antonio because we understand what we need. As the chair of the Public Finance Corporation we finance public housing developments mostly multifamily apartment buildings or senior housing buildings throughout the city. That's what you're seeing two to 400 unit properties not built like your four story wrapped parking facilities but your traditional garden style apartments which we don't have a lot of room for in Manning Park as well. So that they're gonna be difficult things. But if developers are looking they can come to the Midtown Terrors and we can find affordable projects. We've done different infill projects on the east side, further east and south on Marlitha King Drive where we've offered city land and we've purchased for a low price in order to get housing built three bedroom two bath houses for under $150,000 when you know the city wide average is about $215,000. So we have 12 homes going on Marlitha King Drive which hasn't seen any new housing in probably about 60 years. So that project is underway now in Denver Heights. Everybody's level of affordability is different. So what we have to do is find out what's going on in within your community and then have a range that we can age it by. You know, and just a whole bunch of development here with apartments just to say that somebody lives there just to say you have affordable housing may not be the best that's in that neighborhood. There's something if you wanna keep that, you wanna consider it as a conservation issue. You wanna keep that historical value within the city because that may be the thing that attracts people to move here. So when it comes to affordable housing you really have to just not in our own minds decide what's affordable. But to look at what the neighborhood has to offer what it has to offer to the city and how that can be basically you'd say like this marketing to grow the city. You know, when we look at people coming here when we look at development coming here you wanna say what that has to offer even like in Denver it can radio. People ask us how many people are listening how far do you reach? Those are your selling points. Those are the things that people look for. So when it comes to this neighborhood when it comes to affordable housing we have to look at where you already have and then come up with a true plan that you all approve that's going to affect you. We don't wanna throw something in there and then it brings that home value in the neighborhood. Just because you wanna make it affordable. So really is that something that needs to work? Something that we need to focus on and not just throw out there just to say we made something happen. And that's where we come in with communication between the residents and the council person and bring that forth to city hall. Well that's the clear delineation between property rights and developers' rights. Property rights we understand. Developers' rights becomes a little bit of fuzzy math for me. If you don't want a 12-unit apartment complex in your area and your neighborhood, it shouldn't happen. It just shouldn't happen. Now, checks and balances. There were supposedly checks and balances in place with the IGZ. You heard it's gotten out of control. That's what will happen here. No, council member was right. There may not be a lot of fellow land in Maggie Park. But developers will find land because you wake up in the morning and what used to have a structure on it doesn't happen. Now we have land. On the other side, same thing, guess what? Now that developer has land. So don't be fooled that well there's your own land. This isn't really an issue. It's an issue. It's an issue you better stay on top of because it can't happen. Even single-family residents should not be anything that doesn't fit into your neighborhood architecturally. It really shouldn't. And so you need to just be very, very diligent about that because it can happen, shouldn't, but it can. So we need to focus on property rights. That's fine. That's constitutionally fine. Isn't that right, council member? Okay. Right's always good. However, watch out. The developers will come in and exercise their rights too. So this question is first for you, council member, and then anybody else wants to chime in. So back to the legal information. So just first of all, the point of information on clarity, the proposed ordinance change that you said are in the works right now, maybe voted on as early as May, is that regarding strengthening NCPs in general, or specifically strengthening our NCP and what's our own, that's part one. The question and just a continuation on that is whether, whichever one of those two it is, can you be specific? What kinds of changes have been proposed to strengthen NCPs? Because if you have a limited time frame, you can approach that one in terms of strengthening NCPs, specifically hot and warm. And then if anybody has something you don't want to think, you would do differently than what his answer is, I'd love to hear what you would do differently. Thanks for the question. Again, I think the former councilman, Tony, got a little confused. It was for adding affordable housing, not keeping affordable housing out of your deal with it. So again, she wants to add affordable housing, it's not. And it's hard to get developers to do that, so we have to incentivize that program. And we do that in other places. To your question, so with NCP, there are a couple things that were mentioned, that IDZ case at Hildebrand and Broadway with AT&T, as far as IDZ, either ordering or in historic districts is one thing that we're looking at. To front-facing garages was another one of the issues that are rebuilt of homes after there's demolition, and then there's more checks and balances as far as the lot lengths, how many houses can go on the property. And we want to make a clear playbook, because right now, it's clear that developers are taking advantage of the neighborhoods. And they're able to come in and build five homes where there was one, six homes where there were two homes. And that makes people uncomfortable. There's definitely a lot of change. And the NCP doesn't have any way to slow that down or lessen that number or make the developers comply as long as they follow the current rules. But that's what we're looking at in that case. So your proposing changes that will give NCPs more oversight? Yeah. When it comes to, they have to limit the density or control it? Yeah, based on their neighborhood conservation plan and their comprehensive plan for the neighborhoods, those are two different things. The NCP, all of these are going to happen for city-wide. But the focus of the neighborhoods, if anything's coming through the works or coming through city processes, we know it takes a while. We know to double check these things. And that's why we added making part to the list of neighborhoods that are working on. On these workers, mostly inner city NCPs. But did I do, you see what I'm saying? So any change that happens, let me just restate. Any change that happens will happen city-wide. The reason why making part of those other neighborhoods are listed is because if this may be a stretch in terms of protecting NCPs, I would like to see communities that are made with NCPs have a sexual interprocess. So if anything that wants to go through in a certain NCP community, for example, that can probably have a committee or a subsection that needs to review the plans that affect your communities. And that will go through out of the city. So, because every community is different, we can't keep it a blanket, or there's a law on every one. So for all those communities that are labeled or there's an NCP, or you need to build a culture in that community, you have individuals from that community oversee the documents, oversee the plans, oversee any rezoning they would like to apply for and then you all get to ultimately say so. Or you have, I'm not sure I'm accountable, I was definitely going to say so. But y'all should be able to oversee projects in your communities. I'm assuming based on what you said about rezoning commissions, rezoning commissions, you only make recommendations. I'm assuming that neighborhood associations aren't more powerful than that. All we could do would be to review and make a recommendation, not have a time to say so. And you're right. You're right. What's interesting is that council listens to constituents who went into rezoning because y'all go. That's the beyond the focus. It is NCD. Like district. Like P, like N, like L. C, S, C, C. Yeah, so the beyond the NCDs that we're going to talk about right now, right? Yes. Yes. Yeah, and pop, take it. My name's Annalisa Lisa. I live in Westport. And I know in Westport and Dakin-Winnieville, property taxes are rising really rapidly and I think this is going to be an issue with important people out there. I mean, I look at the things, keep on the same track as they are. I see a day when I won't be able to retire at work or I'll have to sell my house because I won't be able to afford property taxes. You know, the freeze at age 65 is not particularly helpful. I share the taxes, scope is your taxes. Do y'all have any ideas for a business problem? Let's make a simple statement on this. And that's one of the things when I said about affordable housing. That's difficult because we need to look at what we consider affordable. And you don't want to just throw some things up to say you've developed something and brought something into the neighborhood where it drives up the taxes for those individuals that are already there. We do have to look at making a positive change in the neighborhood and bringing about residents in there, in those areas to bring up the value of it. But we don't want to over exceed or over extend for the people that are already there. So that's something that we have to really be mindful of. And as we talk to the constituents and then we have a communication before we try to implement all these ordinances and changes, that's what we need to do going forward, to be more proactive. You don't want to be reactive and then you haven't done any good at all. So in just saying that, that's something I want to really try to bring to the office to make sure we have the communication and ask you what you're looking for in your neighborhood. What do you desire in this neighborhood? What can we do to make a positive life in your neighborhood better? And so that for going forward, we won't have a situation where people will feel like they're just being run over and taken for granted as well. 60 years old and you've been an owner of your property for 25 years, that's 85. I mean, you've paid your taxes, you've paid your dues. In space, I agree with you 100%. My youngest child is a 36-year-old Army major. I'm having a children in school right at some point. You may be priced out of your house, not that you can't pay for your house, you may be able to pay for it. I just think that's un-American. That because of taxes. It's un-American, but it's not by default, it's by design. I think to allow folks to come in and then grab it, this is not like a theft, but we've seen it. You see it right now. It really is a great example. And it's coming to you next, Mr. Lewis, if it doesn't happen already. So that folks can price you out of your house through taxes, and our older population has now been strictly as developers, knocking on their doors, because they know they may be behind in their taxes to take their homes. I won't be a part of that as a city council person. I'll stop you. I'll stop you. I won't, I'm not trying to profit from it. I'm not buying any lots. I'm not doing any of that. Mr. Ward's camp said that Mr. Shaw was doing that. I don't know if that's true. That came from Mr. Ward's camp. He said the express is, he said the express is this way. That was part of the difference back. That he was doing that. I have no proof of that at all. I have absolutely no proof of that. And he may, he may have, but Trump challenged me on the show. I don't know if that's true. It's about taxes. It's a happy thing to get involved in this. That once again, I would like to see freezes on CSAs for property taxes. And now if we do that, we have to go to the other side. We still have to pay for schools. We still have to pay for roads, which does not mean that we increase the property tax for newcomers and communities. Therefore, they're paying a higher value. It's still gonna cause them property to increase. So just freezing property tax, we're gonna say, hey, no tax at all. That's not gonna work because someone's gonna have to pay for it. It's not a good fix. It has to be strategic and we have to be smart on how we implement taxes. For example, Barrett County gives you a home tax exemption on home states for senior citizens, which keeps your tax at a certain rate. Perhaps they can implement programs such as that. But just to say we do not pay taxes, somebody's gonna have to pay for it. Somebody's gonna have to pay for it. You know, probably be all of us in this room. So we have to be very strategic on how we do this. Honestly, we have to figure this thing out. It's not a plan, you can do one plus one equals two. Okay, it doesn't work that way. This will take people who are involved, educated in tax code, people in the community, or seniors, excuse me? Is this a legislature? If this is an issue that affects communities nationwide, if I know the answer to this question, I should be up there in D.C. with a current president. But I will sit down and develop and try to figure out a way to figure this thing out because our minutes have to be paid for. Now who's gonna pay for it? So the city has come up with some answers. And again, this doesn't exactly apply to Winky Park right now. But if you were to apply, because most of these areas are historic areas where all this flux is happening and you see property values jump 100% in one year or two years for a lot of these homes. So what the city has done, they set in place a 20% reduction in property taxes for newly formed historic districts. So what does that mean? If you were to change this NCD into a historic district, you automatically, every home in the district would see a 20% decrease in property taxes from the city, from the city. Now again, that's only 22 cents on the dollar. Again, the county, the school district, the metropolitan or the county hospital, all these things take up that another 78 cents. But on that 22 cents, you'd see a 20% reduction for five years. And then any improvements that you put into your homes, you'd also see reductions in that if you make a improvement, you can have your rate frozen at the pre-improved value in a historic district, not in the NCD, but in a historic district. So we could apply that to the NCDs as well, because you guys are seeing that. And that's one of the things that we're also looking at. I know I'm adding things on, but we don't have a lot of time to answer these questions. But again, the conversation is, you guys are a part of the conversation because you're the reason why we filed the CCR. If this doesn't say any other neighborhoods on it, it's solely for making part. So when we keep conversations talking about the lack of responses in their sort of communications, I take offense to that because again, you can say that, but if you can let you know when they call, whatever they call from them, I can actually tell you it's happening or not. This is the city of San Antonio. We're able to attract those numbers. So if there is someone that actually called my office and didn't get a call back, give me the number. Give me the time and the day that it happened. And let's see if it actually happened. Time for one more question. I'm our co-signator on data support in making part. Thank you gentlemen for being here. My question is, so I actually attended the last debate forum. What will be very interesting, it's ironic that that's the end of the last forum was all focused on jobs. In prime, here it's all zoning. So I hope you guys enjoyed a lot of the things and it seems like they're based on different neighborhoods and different priorities. Just telling you that I have a great relationship since I have to be so much focused on you. At the last forum, for some reason, I felt like you were calling me on certain people for living in the making part. I have to defend myself, because I live in the making part. For whatever reason, I don't see you bringing that post to me that I don't see you. You're doing the making part? Yes. Well, maybe other people attended who do the making part. I live in the making part. I live in the making part. And I didn't do that at all. Now, one of the things that did bring up was jobs. And I wanted to have a business that could be shut down before I even opened up. That's close to the jobs that I would have. 15 employees, hard-working, and they could live in wages. So I felt just way through a lot of work. We often open seven more shops and go to more different living ways. So obviously, there's a lot of things to talk about. I know something's a huge issue. We definitely don't have jobs a little bit. What's yours? Why don't you call out someone who's living in the making part as a native aspect, and then we're here in the making part. That's one of the making part. I live in the making part. You live in the making part. That's part of your suit, too. Why don't you live in the making part? That's my question. And then, too, on that note. Is that your question? Yeah, that was the question. And then, too, I don't know, so I think other people can. But why is that so negative? You're about to retire. You should be excited. I am excited. I'm excited. I'm excited. I've had some questions. Yeah, is that a question? Why are you excited about that? Thank you. There's a different question there somewhere. Trust me, I'm going to trust this. I think it's one of the biggest issues is that there's a huge disconnect between the entire district. Just because you live in the making part doesn't mean you shouldn't have a conversation or understand what's going on down here. Digging in here. All throughout the district, making part has now stood alone. District 2 has made up a lot of diverse communities. There's no reason why making part to be Icelandic. There's no reason why making part should be a stepchild along with other Northeast communities in our district. We're all one community. We're all one district. We need to have leadership and representation that bring us all back together. We need to know what each other's desires are. What's happening in making part? Oh, no, I don't know what's happening in Digging in here. I want to know what's happening in Denver Heights and how can we help each other out? Because at the end of the day, we're still one community. Regardless of income, regardless of race, regardless of occupation, we're all one community. We work together. And we can grow together, protect each other together. So I think that's one of the biggest issues that I'm sensing from that question is that we're so disconnected. There's nothing wrong with living in making part. I've been in my house a room full of neighbors. And that's pretty much how I've seen your neighbors in making part. And that's why I enjoy, I definitely enjoy the time that I've served you and all the neighborhoods associations. And we do our part, whether it's Millie or anyone else on my team, to empower you as much as we can, whether we're a pretty city staff to meet with you, whether we're sitting in your living rooms and having a coffee in the evening, or whether we're on a construction site. Either way, this neighborhood's a great neighborhood. People see the benefits of it. That's why they're moving in here. And they see the great things. We need to maintain and keep those great things happening. And Jose, I understand there's a lot of emotions there. And I was able to get your business open as quickly as I could with collaboration through the neighborhood. I know things are tough, but I think you guys have been a responsible addition. And I'm glad that you are doing well. I'm glad business is going well. And I look forward to seeing you guys. Is that a little time for a plug? Yes, I do. So I'll be at Commonwealth Coffee, Jose's business on the 31st, which is next Friday. So from four to six thirty, you guys can come out, meet the council member, get a free coffee, and just have a conversation, talk about the community, talk about making part going forward. And I look forward to seeing you there. Thank you. I will say I am not a politician at all. I am a concerns in the city's living district. And since 95, from my personal experience, I left home at the age of 19. I put myself through college. And I was always pushed to do my best. I've been home at the age of 27. And there's a lot of things I didn't know. A lot of things about neighborhood, I didn't know. All I know is I was working, and paying for that house, and trying to enjoy life, and put myself through college. I went through all that late weekend college. And then I saw this duplex handled in my neighborhood. I'm like, how did this get here? But at that age, I didn't know how to fight for my neighborhood. And now I'm at this point, and I'm so happy to see you all here, for people speaking out. Like I said, you know what I'm saying? Appreciate the value of your neighborhood. Nobody else will. And so one of the things I'm here today is to make sure that I can speak out and speak up and be happy. When you have a man who's trying your business, congratulations. I tell people to be your own boss is the hardest job you'll ever love because you're not your own boss. Your customer, your client, are really your boss. And I'd like to know where it is so I can support you. You know, I became a mother for the first time at the age of 41. So why I stand here today is to make sure I'm making a difference for that little man over there. I understand, I appreciate all that's going forth and all that's taking place within what we're trying to do here to represent district two. And I just want to make sure I can be a part of it. I know I look like a new lady. I don't like to be that way. But over at Bethesda I'm truly a fighter. I'm a survivor. I'm that multitasker. I'm that person that, you know, it really lets me, I want you all blessed as well. And that's why I come here for to represent district two. And it's not about any certain age group. And I don't want to hear another constituent as I told them, you know, you know, consider voting for me. They were so happy that I was running. They said the current councilman that they use the followers, we should never have that happen again. Thank you. And I'm excited about being a guitar player. But I'm going to do my happy dance at home. Holds up. I see that your wounds have healed. What he doesn't tell you is this, the decision I made that was against his business at the time was because of the information I had from the community. What's the decision I made along? We had meetings. Did we not have some meetings about that? Did you not come to the city council and sit down in our conference room with me? Sir, you were not a student. Yeah, no, no, no. You came. The question was, did you come? You did. I called you. You know why I called you? And said, come back. Because I got information afterwards that made me know I need to reconsider my decision. That's why I'm going to have a pep report, you know that? We had to reconsider. I got more information when he brought me and the information he should have brought me. The first place, signatures from the community, folks within 200 feet of the business, when he brought that in, I did. They see star immediately. I said, this is change. We have to save this business. And we did. And we did. He's so much a debtor. So councilman, you didn't open it back up. I don't open it back up. Because my decision actually closed it. So I had to make it right. So there's another problem. We're making a mistake. If you're big enough to come back, and make it right, then we did it. Do you should apologize to the standard for the rating of that board? You closed the rate of this whole neighborhood that last 400 there in the room. As president of the neighborhood association, do you have a question? That's it for the questions. And why don't we take each one of you have like about a minute closing statement, then we'll call you back. Once again, thank you for allowing us to do the statement before you go through this this evening. It's very interesting. Once again, I'm doing it for us. It's not about me. I do no personal gratification. Stepping up, putting myself out there to be in politics. I have never ran for anything before in my life. I never ran for stupid counsel. You never saw my name on a ballot or a judge or city council before. You never see me run for whatever your cell name. I'm here because I want to serve. That's why I put my practice in the district. That's why I bought property in the district. I have three lots, one for my house, one for my office, the other one, I don't know what I'm gonna do with you. Be careful. Yeah, be careful. Yeah, be careful. But I can actually be invested without putting my name on my mouth. I care about this community. I want to live in this community. I want to work in this community. I'm here for the community, nothing else. I'm here to be your voice. You feel a truck hurt. I'm here to go on that dinosaur's feet for you and nobody else for district two. So again, my name is William Shaw. I'm asking for your vote for district two city council. Thank you. Again, thank you, Macon Park, for having this forum and allowing us to get some of these words out. Thank you, Nowcast, for filming this and letting more people around the city and the new district see what's going on in district two but also what's going on in numerous events throughout our city. Nowcast is a great resource and their president is one of district two residents, as well, Macon Park was. But Mr. Shaw has been in the district for a year. He has been in Macon Park for less than three months or four months and I haven't seen him at any Macon Park meetings. There's a number of things that it takes to manage an area that's larger than Washington, D.C. that's larger than San Francisco that has over 140,000 people. And I've been doing those things. No, it hasn't been perfect. I know that things happen and I've made mistakes but I've made promises to the neighborhoods to support them and I've done just about everything I can do to support Macon Park and all the other neighborhoods. I do thank you for your support and I look forward to serving you for another two years if you're alive. Thank you. As South Jose so pointed out, he said at the other meeting, talked a lot about jobs and today we're here, we talked about zoning and that is one thing that we have to be mindful of. Everything affects people in different ways and we have to be able to communicate with the residents in District 2 because everybody's priority is different. Everybody's requirement for the quality of life is different and that's something that can be mindful of. So as hopefully that you would vote for me, Dory Brown, that I will make sure that's a priority. You know, as we go through the debates, people are asking like what's our number one priority? It's really hard to put the number one in it because there's so many things that affect everybody differently but the main thing we have to be mindful of is to be mindful of the people and that's the thing I will always do is come to you and talk to you. Have you come to me? Have I opened your policy? You know, as a licensed minister I hear so many things of people being counseled and sometimes I don't always understand it because I haven't had to know through that sort of situation but knowing that and what is pressing to them has to be pressing to me at that time. Sorry, sorry, I didn't see you. I got you, thank you. I'm having us all here. And it may be tough to hear some of the things about what really goes on in City Hall that is supposed to represent you. It's not that different. It's just about you. And it may be really, really tough to hear some of these things but I think you need to hear it so that you have no illusions about what's going on and what should be going on at City Hall. You can't, the Councilman is right. We are a very large, diverse district. The size of Washington, D.C. You can't do it as an afterthought. You can't be a City Councilperson as an afterthought. It's not a hobby. If someone were to ask you what do you do for a living? You can't say I do X, Y, Z and then on the side I'm a City Councilperson in one of the largest council districts in New York County. It doesn't work. We need a full-time Councilperson. Someone devoted just to you with a true open door policy with a phone that will call you back if you don't get the meeting. Actually call you back. So thank you so much for having us. We appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you for coming out. Thank you to our cast for filming this. Everybody have a nice evening. Thank you.