 Item number 15 is an ordinance amending the land use categories in chapter 35 of the city's unified development code To implement the essay tomorrow comprehensive plan councilman v. Grant Thank you, mayor. I think there's a presentation Rudy if you could please give that Yes, ma'am Good morning, mr. Mayor and council members The next item is consideration of proposed amendments to two sections of the unified development code as detailed in your packet This item was first considered at your June 21st public hearing But was tabled at the request of council to conduct further a further round of public outreach Which to the which the department completed in the the summer of this year as part of my presentation I'll include details of the staff proposal as presented to the community in open forums as well as an outline of the full public engagement effort First I would like to begin with the primer on what essay tomorrow is and how it's being implemented in the community The comprehensive plan is the city's land use and urban planning policy the plan details how and where The city should aggregate future growth Using data related to existing job centers We were able to identify where future job and housing options should go in order to capitalize on investments by both the public and the private sectors Additionally the plan also recommends the development of community plans to provide a land use plan and map for the balance of the city These areas partner neighborhoods that have similar characteristics such as time of development number of neighborhoods and similar challenges and opportunities It should be noted that community areas are not intended to specifically Accommodate significant amounts of future growth The idea behind these plans is to ensure that we have addressed land use mobility and infrastructure requirements for example For these areas at a community scale and to have more a comprehensive assessment and guidance for future improvements and bond projects The planning department will utilize existing plans as a critical baseline for the development of modern plans that address land use at the community scale But also support neighborhood conservation and promote local priorities The council directed the department to initiate the regional center plans within a three-year work plan and the balance of the sub area plans within five years Then the department will take the critical next steps related to implementing the plan so that they do not sit in the shelf This slide details what a land use plan is in summation of the city's land use policy for a specific area that details How the area will grow and develop what pattern that growth should take and Recommends an actionable plan to implement the land use recommendations In short land use is intended to provide cohesive districts with compatible uses However, it should also be noted that a land use plan is much more than a map It defines a future for community through policies as well These policies and the land use map together are guiding principles for decisions related to the land use planning and future investments in the community These decisions are made by the development related boards and commissions of the city as well as you the city council Having said all of this a part of implementing the comprehensive plan and to better develop modern more comprehensive sub area plans The department is now proposing to update the land use categories in the unified development code To ensure that we have a clear concise set of land use categories That will guide our city into the future while addressing long-standing needs in our community Through the years and based on the comprehensive plan adopted in the 1970s and updated in 1999 The city implemented a series of neighborhood and community plans to guide growth and development Over 40 plans in all the city has yet to enjoy a land use map for all of San Antonio and This fact remains even after almost 40 years Each of these plans has their own set of discreet land use categories yet most differ from those categories in neighboring plans Setting the community up for a disjointed land use pattern and unfortunately disallowing in many cases opportunity and choice in some areas of our community SA tomorrow recommends an approach where opportunity and choice related to future land use is available to all areas of our community choice for folks that have fewer options thus addressing community equity and Access to the services that are needed no matter where you live in the city The proposed amendments would take the city from the current set of over 50 categories To a harmonious set of clearly defined categories that address the city's future land use needs on the screen Now you can see the community engagement effort that was conducted to get to this point in the process From focus group meetings to city-wide meetings with residents to outreach with organizations like sage To engagement with staff in your offices at a number of key points in the process Additionally the comprehensive plan committee forwarded these amendments back to the city council following a series of community meetings That were conducted by the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects I would like to thank the aia and we state that we appreciate the effort of the aia architects in that process on The screen now you can see the timeline of the formal adoption process which included a number of briefings to committees And consideration by both the planning commission's technical advisory committee as well as the full planning commission and the zoning commission Both of these city commissions recommended approval to the city council with a unanimous vote The two matrices on the screen detail just one example of the inconsistency between two neighboring plan areas These matrices highlight the lack of Overall consistency and the potential for a future land use pattern that does not Provide the city with an efficient nor effective use of our land This next slides now shows the full list of proposed land use categories of note is the addition of the urban low-density residential land use category This proposed category represents in addition to staff's initial proposal as recommended by attendees of a meeting with the tier one neighborhood group on December 18th 2017 Additionally the proposal includes a more nuanced approach to mixed uses To include a new business innovation mix use category that would permit live work opportunities Near future business parks and innovation and technology centers Additionally the residential land use categories are also proposed for an update to reflect an updated approach to residential density in the city While developing this proposal it should be noted that the department conducted research into the most populous cities in the country and Have similar that have similar comprehensive plan policies related to growth allocation Leveraging transit investments and other inputs we looked into how our proposed categories related and Where they also differed basically doing a review of national best practices We found that in that in all the proposal before you today is one that is on the lower end of the density spectrum when compared to other Comparable cities yet. We still believe that these modest updates to our code will allow us to fulfill the SA tomorrow recommendations and believe that we can utilize these incremental changes to address our future land use needs and remain economically competitive on This slide you can see the track changes version for transparency Making these revisions as previously stated we can eliminate some redundancies and provide for more opportunity choice and flexibility in terms of land use in our community With that staff recommends approval of the proposed staff recommendation as provided to the council in your packet You also have a copy of that proposal at the at your seats This concludes my formal presentation. I thank you for your kind of attention. I will be available for your questions following your citizen comments Thank You Rudy councilman. We have several citizens signed up to speak on this item. I'll call them now begin with Ross lawhead Thank You mayor. I had mr. Bruce Mary with me and he did sign in but he had to leave for a funeral I don't know if I can have his three minutes or not. You can rule on my name is Ross lawhead I am the volunteer land use attorney for the Oakland Estates neighborhood Association in district 8 and I reside at 59 75 Lock Hill Road, San Antonio, Texas I'm here to speak about the land use Category definition adjustments. I have a couple of concerns about it One is a general concern that all this is being used to drive density It's being used to drive density only in neighborhoods that don't benefit from having restrictive covenants that prevent it And I don't like that about it. I know that council is headed this way. Anyway, I have a couple of comments I Don't like that the low density residential includes r4 which is 4,000 square foot lot Which is smaller than traditional city lots, but I understand that tier one wants it there So I would ask the planning department to consider creating a suburban low density residential. It does not include r4 I would also support what I've heard from tier one, which is the medium density residential should not include mf 33 Which is multi-family which allows four-story apartment buildings I think it really shows where this whole thing is heading when you call something medium density residential and it includes four-story apartment buildings That's my objection. I would now like to Make an additional request related to this which is the planning department has moved forward to make changes at the expense of Neighborhood plans and as you go forward and presumably approve these land use category changes I would urge you to do a council consideration request to get strengthening neighborhood plans onto your agenda so that it can be addressed For residents of older neighborhoods not protected by restrictive covenants The future land use plans in neighborhood plans are the only means for any input into the future land use in their neighborhoods The citizen input processes for the development of these land use plans are exhausting and sometimes divisive Redevelopment interest can buy a single lot and then get a seat at the table and seek to change an entire neighborhood in This context council members seek consensus But may eventually need to make hard decisions before these plans are approved by council these decisions should not be excessively Relitigated Santonia tomorrow plans to eliminate neighborhood plan land use plans by rolling them into larger sub area plans One of my great concerns is that when a sub area plan comes to council You're going to pass it because it's so large. You're not going to reject it over the problems of an individual neighborhood Planning says it will honor land use plans, but it intends to require them to be redone to remain effective This is the problem the planning process for citizen input is so Exhausting and you have literally hundreds of citizens that have put in hundreds of hours and now we're basically looking at that being disrespected I have particularly looked at the existing UDC provisions that require five-year interval full process renewals of neighborhood plans Planning is not allocated sufficient resources to support this requirement So they've let these neighborhood plans basically go to where they're not fully influential But very recently a temporary rule determination was made to protect them in the interim Let it in fact by development services, but acquiesced in by planning My problem is nothing legally enforceable requires planning to retain neighborhood based local control Over the citizen input process for future land use plan development revision or renewal So for example, I'm in Oakland Estates. We know what we want in Oakland Estates. We have a land use plan We had to fight for it a great deal with the planning department, but we have it But if later on this just gets rolled up into a sub area plan There's nothing committing the planning department to use Oakland Estates residents to plan Oakland Estates land use We could be simply one person on a committee of ten over a larger area They are not locked in and there's too much discretion and they've blown away the little influence We have by putting neighborhood plans in play Oakland Estates has drafted proposed ordinance to solve these matters Part of that's on there if I could ask you sir to shove it up a little because the part at the top is less relevant key elements of this ordinance are to roll forward the current land use plans into essay tomorrow without the gating requirement of these exhausting renewals to make planned Renewals at the discretion of the planning department. They still have the power to come in if they're rolled forward But you need to understand the way it's written right now Any developer can require a wholesale plan renewal all they've got to do is buy one piece of property or put it under Option in my neighborhood and then they can require us to go through this exhausting process They don't need that power because they already have a parallel power when they want to rezone They can actually get a concurrent process before the planning commission for a spot Plan amendments so that they can do the rezoning. So if you give them the rezoning, they don't need this power This is a separate power where they can force. I don't know dozens of my neighbors to put in I don't know 50 or 100 hours over a period of six months to a year Just to technically renew the neighborhood plan under the existing ordinance language, which is not proposed for amendment I don't know if I had three or six. I'll conclude actions should be taken Actions should be taken out protect neighborhood plans while planning is modifying in the UDC Because the neighborhoods are paying attention right now You should respect the volunteer efforts and we request a CCR and I asked that deputy city manager Zamboni get involved. Thank you Thank You mr. Lawhead Tony Garcia good morning mayor and city council members My name is Tony Garcia. I live at 243 East we Satch in the Montevista Historic District I'm a board member of the Montevista Historic Association The Association is also a member of the tier one a neighborhood coalition I have a statement to read on behalf of the Association The Montevista Historical Association agrees that San Antonio's future land use categories will help create a more consistent predictable and defined classification than what is currently found under the UDC The Association further agrees that these future land use categories will help address Inconsistent categories found in many of San Antonio's outdated neighborhood plans With the above understanding the Association does hope the city of San Antonio will not discard our 1988 neighborhood plan But update and make it an integral part of the sub area land use discussions within the essay tomorrow process The Montevista Historical Association Supports the future land use Categories being proposed by the city of San Antonio San Antonio Furthermore the Association strongly supports the amendments being proposed by district one office as it furthered refines a future land use Categories while maintaining the residential character of Montevista Historic District and many other inner-city neighborhoods These amendments are based on community input including that of the Montevista Historical Association We therefore request your serious consideration of these amendments to the future land use classifications Yours and community Melody Hall president of the Montevista Historical Association. Thank you Thank You mr. Garcia Phillip mana my name is Phillip mana. I live at nine five two five Rochelle I am the president of the Animal Farms Ted's neighborhood Association And I was a planning chair of the Heathen or Leon Creek's community plan and for the last three years I've been one of the few community members on the city of San Antonio Planning Commission Technical Advisory Committee There's a large cadre of well-funded full-time developers and their support teams that look to maximize their potential return on development opportunities sometimes at the detriment of Existing communities supported by ill-funded part-time volunteers That are neighbors that are trying to protect their communities the primary tools used for the growing city between communities and developers our communication or is communication and fortunately the city has provided a lot of good tools for this which includes The community plans neighborhood plans community zoning commissions and the UDC and each of these avenues allows for input and feedback On how developers must engage within communities The Heiner Leon Creek community plan was one of the first to be approved by the city in 2003 Since then many plans have been created within communities that have leveraged the existing UDC which includes those defined within low density and medium density residential I do not agree with the council should be approving the change that you see Specific to the R4 residential zoning district from medium density to low density classification over the last 20 years I spent a lot of time working with developers seeking denser infill development in our community by moving the R4 zoning from media density to low density removes one of those communication points required by the developers seeking denser infill into our low density communities We're not against density and you know, we just want to ensure that there's community engagement and this week We had encouraging dialogue from district 7 office that engage with our with a developer to bring in a more dense community into actually an existing Low density development and it seems like it's going to work through very well So so it's so you know, it's good to have those dialogues that are provided through these these the rules that are kind of set in place And so overall you know, it's just not for that the same dialogue We said about the MF women the MF 33 from the high density to media density A second observation is the current UTC proposal is a naming convention the zoning category of urban low density residential Which I believe is misleading and should be renamed to urban medium density residential Could it more closely lines with the other categories that are the other zoning districts that are within those within the low density versus the medium density? So by doing so the future It allows for the future dialogue against for community with those developers and finally as a general comment Yeah, I think anything that we do that in the UTC that Potentially diminishes the strength and validity of existing community neighborhood plans is detrimental really to city San Antonio Hundreds of hours have been spent and so I'd just like to respect those hours spent. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Mana Cynthia Spillman Good morning. My name is Cynthia Spillman. I live at 900 West Woodlawn and I'm a resident of district one I'm also on the board of the Beacon Hill area neighborhood association and steering member of tier one neighborhood coalition Dear mayor and council members Beacon Hill neighborhood is dealt with much of the tensions and stress that many downtown area neighborhoods have felt regarding incompatible development and inconsistent zoning changes Land use is an important tool to help create consistency for not only developers, but the neighbors that live with the developments We've worked with other neighborhoods through our membership in tier one neighborhood coalition for months as well as attended numerous city and AIA meetings to advocate changes to the flu proposal that make it more balanced and thoughtful for advocating for the changes of Category for MF 33 MF 25 and RM for for example We and as we create new sub area plans and see development incentives through IDC CHIP and fee waiver program changes as well as possible by right zoning to benefit housing There has to be a structure in place that guides us in the future as we accommodate change that helps maintain resilient neighborhoods instead of destroying them If implemented correctly neighborhoods will be able to create land use plans for their community and future zoning changes will be dependent on those plans Several incompatible developments in neighborhoods that exist now would not have been possible without a planning change if the flu proposals had already been adopted The flu changes with our recommended Amendments help us maintain a neighborhood character while accommodating future development Please support the future land use changes including the amendments from district one that have incorporated that have incorporated feedback from San Antonio neighborhoods Thank you Thank You miss Bieland Collin Jones Good morning. My name is Collin Jones. I live 1123 Nolan San Antonio, Texas I'm going to be reading a letter here on behalf of tier one steering committee Mayor tier one neighborhood coalition is a coalition of over 50 interloop 410 neighborhoods That encompass all but three council districts while no one can represent that many different entities without a vote Our steering committee of nine comes from the far excuse me from the four parts of the inner city And we ask city council today to support the proposed future land use plan We proposed excuse me We held a well-attended public workshop at San Antonio College on the future land use changes as well as countless smaller meetings with different Neighborhood stakeholders worked on issues over the last several months to suggest balance changes in the proposal and help create an Effective tool to plan for the future as we participate in the essay tomorrow Comprehensive sub area planning we worked with individual neighborhoods and more local coalitions to help produce changes We hope will guide the future of our communities while protecting and preserving what is best about us No document is perfect And so much depends on our trust in the city to work in good faith with its residents But the future land use changes will give structure to an unwieldy land use which we hope will help us all make sound decisions about our Future tier one neighborhood coalition steering committee Kosa Macalvin Christine Drennan Tony Garcia Homer haze Myself Ricky Kushner Velma Pena Cynthia Spillman and Teresa Ibanez. Thank you Thank You mr. Jones Velma Pena good morning council members mayor Nairnberg My name is Amelia and I resided 1635 Porto C. I'm the president of the historic Westside resident association Good morning. My name is Velma Pena I am the president of the Westwood Square neighborhood Association as well as the Westside neighborhood Association's coalition I live at 1208 Penn The future land use changes give structure to progress in our neighborhood so that residents and developers know the rules We're seeing our neighborhoods destroyed one case at a time, especially what happened yesterday at 1201 Montezuma We want progress and we realization for the residents who live here councilwoman Gonzalez Please continue to preserve our community and work for the betterment of us all by endorsing this plan Council members, please support the flu as we move into the future, especially The amendments proposed by district one. Thank you. Thank you miss Pena Mary Johnson Mary Johnson Anne Engelhardt I'm sorry Anne Englert. My name is Anne Englert and I live at 331 Mink in Delview and Yesterday it became apparent that many of us needed to step forward So I prepared a letter and I was able to send that to all of y'all in the wee hours before going to bed at midnight and I'm writing to ask you to support the land use changes that have been incorporated with the feedback from the San Antonio neighbors much work and the Dedication from my contemporaries have gone into developing these plans to protect current and future neighborhood Developments to be used and be meaningful to our beloved and unique neighborhoods as well as allow for growth and density And you've already heard from Cynthia and others today about Beacon Hill And it's just imperative that I feel that we have something that's consistent going forward because if if we don't have it then we've we've got Opportunities where neighborhoods are going to be left behind but more importantly the voices of the residents will be too So I appreciate your time. Thank you Thank You miss Englert Councilwoman vegaon Thank You mayor, and I want to thank everyone for coming out and All of the letters and everything that has been shared and communicated with our offices Because this is very important. This is a very important step that we're taking right now and it Involves thorough and transparent Communication and process as we move forward I know back in June. This was moving forward on the council agenda but we move forward with a Continuance to continue to have public input into this process and the public input has been happening So Rudy I have some questions for you right now. Can you please? on So the CPC on August 15th the process was again so in June 21st the process was first pause to have more Community inputs in order to re-engage our communities as some districts residents needed more time to get a better understanding of the ordinance as we were amending the land use categories and to implement this essay tomorrow comprehensive plan and Then further on August 15th the process was again paused so AIA could come in and do some meetings before returning to full council today and What feedback did the planning department receive from those AIA meetings? Specifically related to the AIA meetings the planning department didn't receive any direct feedback about those We did receive feedback from one of the architects that participated in the process related to his specific Presentation that was mario penia and we appreciated that related to his equity presentation, but nothing specific related to land use man Okay, and the reason that the council public hearing on the 21st was paused is because staff We requested that staff hold more community meetings and from what I understand obviously those meetings were held and what were those Meetings what were the takeaways from those community meetings? That's a great question councilman actually The takeaways were relatively split From the community members. We had over 120 folks participate in the process and participate in those community meetings We received 78 comment cards back from folks who wanted to actually write out what their concerns were or their support with a total of 91 individual comments and From all of the feedback that we received it was fairly evident that it was split down the middle There were about half the folks thought that we weren't providing enough opportunity For more density or enough opportunity for more choice when it came to land use And the other half thought that maybe there was too much emphasis on density so it was split down the middle which made us feel even more comfortable that we're providing a Moderate proposal forward to council all right, thank you and From what was originally presented in June what has changed because of those those meetings, what did y'all change well in terms of modifications to staff's recommendation again the the Interaction that we had with folks and the takeaways that we had from those community meetings was that the recommendation was sound And so we wanted to proceed forward with a recommendation that y'all have in front of y'all today A recommendation that provided that that flexibility It was one that has gone through the entire public engagement process modifications have been made throughout this process an example would be Following a key point in the process where we had our citywide community meetings It was fairly evident that there was some work that needed to be done with the RM for mixed residential district and Since we heard that not just from individual residents But also from from some staff members within your offices We thought it prudent to remove it and to make the modifications between now and the 2020 amendment process And then and then bring it back forward so that it can be utilized well and incorporated into the land use framework and the And on the essay tomorrow comprehensive plan we are going to have a five-year review correct so So when we move forward, there's always this is going to be a dynamic plan Well, we're going to be able to review it and go through a community outreach process again And my understanding is in 2019. We're going to open up that review again So there's there's two things that will actually be occurring over the course of the next few a couple of years The first one you're correct would be the unified development code amendments that would be forwarded to the city council in 2020 the planning department as Through funding that was dedicated from the council will be conducting a unified development code assessment And what we're going to do is we're going to hire a third-party consultant to look at the comprehensive plan and the goals and policies They're in to look at the unified development code and to see what can what do we need to modify in order to make sure that We're actually implementing those goals and policies Additionally the planning department also will be providing to the city council following a five-year process a A status report on where are we actually in implementing the comprehensive plan? So you the council will have those two opportunities to provide Guidance one on the development code and then number two on the on the policies that are in the plan itself And I need clarification what we're moving forward with right now is is not about that whole IDZ category That is correct, ma'am. That is still something that we need to talk about later Yes, ma'am as I understand that there is a completely separate process a CCR process that is being driven by the development services department To provide IDZ reform and recommendations about IDZ That is not part of what this proposal would would entail. Okay. Thank you very much for that clarification. Yes, ma'am I Think as was mentioned in many of the statements here We are a very different community and I think we took a bold step to have a comprehensive plan the essay tomorrow plan for San Antonio because we wanted that guidance and we wanted that Clarification and as it was mentioned safeguarding for our neighborhoods and our communities as many of our neighborhoods and communities are going through transitions and As was mentioned to there are a lot of inconsistencies in myself and in my district We've had to initiate CCRs to do different items for Land use etc But like I mentioned earlier pausing the June 21st council meeting was to re-engage the community And we have done that and to make sure that we continue to reach out and try and answer those pending questions To the changes in the land use categories now I also understand that what we have here presented today the staff's recommendation Has that the Planning Commission's technical advisory committee the Planning Commission and the Zoning Commission have been briefed on staff changes And I'll recommend approval that is correct, ma'am, and I want to make sure that we follow this process and and I think my council colleagues for this continued vetting of this and that's why We're here today But I also want to make sure that I know that you all have and we have received just yesterday the council members two amendments to this and If we're talking about Process and we're talking about transparency and true I would like to have more vetting of that to so to put this forward in this time and place I don't think I could speak to that as being the proper and true process that we needed to go through So I'm not saying that I would I'm against the MF 25 or the medium density But we haven't gone through the appropriate process and vetting that I think we needed to do in that instead of getting it the day before and to be faithful to all of the citizens of San Antonio because it would impact all of the citizens in San Antonio and You all know because I've shared it last time The Brooks Regional Center has been waiting to move forward and that's on the south side of San Antonio But because of the delay we've had to wait on this as well But I know that if needs to be if need to be My my colleagues just like they did with the IDZ You know IDZ changes and investigations that could happen through a CCR as well So with that mayor at this time I would like to move forward to make a motion to approve staff's recommendation on adopting the proposed amendments to chapter 35 Unified development code There's a motion and a second for approval of item number 15 and we have Many many of our colleagues sign up to speak so we'll go ahead and start with Councilman Trevino Thank You mayor and I had hope to pull this item to offer an amendment To this item based on the thorough evaluation of myself and my district one staff along with Planning and the district one and tier one neighborhoods really this is about the character of their communities and first I just simply say look I Rudy and Bridget entire planning department. I appreciate all your hard work. This is this is a tremendous amount of work You know what we what we're simply saying is that there's there's pieces of this that I think we've been fairly consistent about in what what we're trying to accomplish and at the heart of that is Protecting the character and in spirit of neighborhoods as you heard earlier First I'd like to submit all the letters Received on behalf of neighborhoods in district one and tier one and beyond for the record Before I go there, I also want to thank Chrissy for all our hard work on this and you've really Gone above and beyond to make sure that that the neighborhoods are being being heard And we want to to protect our neighborhood characters and that is not a new thing That is not something that we just brought up You know what we're simply saying is that there are some things we're experiencing And we've been trying to address those and it was indicated from your office that we'd have to make this as informed of an amendment So we're going to do that I want to point out that You know we have looked at these and how the categories have been applied and have how they compared to Those draft maps outside of our district and we have noticed there's a clear trend in the application of the categories The medium density categories being applied to neighborhoods that have smaller parcels and therefore higher levels of density or perhaps a History of established duplexes in the area, but which have only residential uses for large areas We have also reviewed all the night all 19 of our existing neighborhood and sector plans None of which include MF 33 in the medium density residential category most of which are capped at the category of MF 18 the corridors Where we would hope to see the large multifamily complexes such as MF 33 and above are being designated mixed use not medium density Residential because these projects areas for apartments are next to offices commercial spaces and services The neighborhood mixed use category which has been applied to our corridors is currently capped at MF 18 density our proposal is to even those two out and As they are adjacent to each other and allow For more density on the corridors and not allow high density apartments inside of neighborhoods, and I want to be clear about what I'm saying Because this is what's happening Didn't happen yesterday. It's happening In fact since day one I've been on this council It's almost four years now and that is we're seeing incompatible developments in the middle of a block splitting neighborhoods that's a real thing and You know, we're we have filed many CCRs to try to deal with this and We know that it's not going to be a silver bullet. We know it's it's going to take these kinds of motions Where we're where we're adjusting a little piece of of a much bigger plan Which again? I want to stress that I realized this is a big plan and there's a lot of work that's gone into it by planning So we certainly appreciate that. We're simply asking for some consideration We've distributed to my council colleagues a comparison of what MF 33 and MF 25 look like when built to capacity in terms of height and density Which I hope will don't illustrate why we're proposing these changes Again, I want to point out this is about timing and Part of it is the fact that this is part of the year one implementation and and we want to we want to Use every tool that's available to us to to address the concerns that that are affecting our neighborhoods And one of those is basically it's it's a simple ass is the neighborhood plans and I will continue to advocate for neighborhood plans I will continue to advocate for a way to make sure that the character of neighborhoods are protected are Considered as part of our planning process and they're thoughtful and they're the reason that the city has the character It has and so therefore I I move to amend land use categories by removing MF 33 from the medium-density residential category and adding MF 25 to the category to the neighborhood mixed use Categority thank you mayor Okay, there's a motion and a second for an amendment as read by councilman Trevino to item number Item number 15 and so as we proceed through the remainder of the discussion I Will ask my colleagues to contain their comments to the amendment We'll take up the motion on the amendment and then we'll move forward with the main item and the main motion So we'll start with councilman Perry. Thank you, sir It's already been discussed about the the process and we have gone through a lengthy process If you can pull up slide 5, I mean that that kind of tells a story there in the next slide 6 We do have a process here and there's been plenty of opportunities to make changes along the way and I understand that This is a Flexible plan that additional changes can be made in the future and they probably they probably will be but I Can just look at both The the communities the neighborhoods as well as industry has had Ample opportunity. I mean when did we actually start this process? How long ago this process actually started approximately one year ago About a year ago So we've had about a year and a lot of meetings a lot of manpower a lot of hours that has gone into this this process and this this product that the staff is making a recommendation today to To pass and I we've received a letter from rexa. We've Just received notification from the apartment association that they support What is being offered today because they were a part of that process? they just got this change or recommend a change yesterday and That's very unfair for all the players In this process to make a decision or try to review and get everybody to sit down around a table again To make a change in something that's taken over a year to put together So I'll be supporting the staff recommendation and and if there's some fatal flaws in this What can have do we we don't have to wait for the next major review of this, right? I mean CCR could be submitted today If there were fatal flaws or through the process if we find that there are complications that need to be addressed When council adopted the comprehensive plan Part of that ordinance also provides for the planning department to submit Implementation amendments in order to to continue through the process and so should we find that there are those issues we actually can Submit to council in a minute, so there there's there's a process Yes, that changes can be made that again gets everybody around the table to have an opportunity to review and make comments and Agree or agree to disagree or whatever To get to that final product to get agreed. Okay great. Well again, I I'll be supporting the staff recommendation. Thank you, sir Thank You councilman Harry councilman courage Thank You mayor And looking at this timeline as process that we have up here Were you at most of these meetings yourself? Yes, sir. I Presented at the vast majority of these meetings. Yes, sir. Okay The particular issues that are brought up today by councilman Trevino the MF 33 and MF 25 Redesignation and in different areas than you're recommending were those issues brought up and discussed Early in the process the beginning of the process all through the process or did they just come up at the end of this process? Through the process that has been laid out on the on the slide five and slide six We understand that there were some neighborhoods that had some concern related to MF 33 within the medium density residential Having said and that we heard that probably through about the middle point of the process We had those meetings we had those discussions and we made it very clear that that staffs professional opinion and Given the balanced opinion that we're hearing from other folks within the community, you know, we we heard their concerns So just just because we don't necessarily agree didn't mean that we didn't actually hear them out We heard them we believe that They are valid and that through the community planning process that will we will work to ensure that neighborhood character and Community protection are taken into consideration In terms of the amendments that have been proposed and are on the floor following council would be a grounds amendment We didn't know about those until Monday specifically, okay, thank you Now I understand with MF 33 one of the things that was mentioned to me that Someone could want to rezone a residential property in the middle of a neighborhood To MF 33 and that would allow them to build a four-story apartment complex there well Given the way that the process works They can actually do that today at the end of the day an Applicant can always submit an amendment to any plan and they can submit any sort of rezoning case that they would like Through this process what we're proposing is that we are updating all of these land use plans So they will all have number one updated land use categories, but also updated policies so for instance while it may not necessarily directly speak to the issue of MF 33 within the within a particular block We can talk a little bit about the Oakland estate situation because I know that that was brought up earlier Pro Road is Not necessarily a fully improved arterial roadway. That's north of Oakland Estates There has been concern about our for Zoning permeating into the neighborhood given the fact that there is a load proposed They proposed a low density residential category would include our for Having said that part of the localized policy that can be developed as part of the essay tomorrow plan given that we have We have been promoting this idea of flexibility within these plans We can develop a policy that says within the properties that are located along pre-road Densities that are at our for or greater are not recommended and so that policy What would essentially supersede the the map? Category because it will be a text policy But again any applicant at any time can request a plan amendment or a zoning change for any any any parcel within the city That is part of their right as a property owner, right, but if MF 33 were not included in Medium-density then could someone go into an area and try and rezone it to MF 33 There actually is a process for them to do that as well Anyone can also Submit a text amendment to a plan. So let's just say that MF 33 were not included within the medium density residential category Somebody can actually still through the through the plan amendment process submit a text amendment and say we want MF 33 in These land use categories because we want to apply for a zoning change and what would be the process to have that happen They would have to submit an amendment an application for an amendment to the development services department and ultimately that request would still have to come to City Council Does it have to go through the community? Yes. Well, there is right now There is no public participation requirement for the submittal of an application So it's just like any other application. They would submit it to the development services department But the development services department does notify the community they notify registered neighborhood associations When it comes to zoning changes property owners within 200 feet all receive a notice So there is a process that is laid out to make sure that the community is aware as well as the the new updated Signs that are provided to the community and so And I'm just trying to understand if we move this out of this area, you know what the impact is So you're saying that someone can still request to Re-plan the neighborhood to allow Mf33 but it's just a matter of they make the request the city Planning Department handles it They send out notices saying there's this request They have to have public hearings. Absolutely. There has to be a public hearing that's involved with any modification to a land use plan That's been adopted or to any zoning and then if the Planning Commission approves that modification Then it still comes to council for its final still come to council for consideration and I would like to also point out that the the construction of the land use categories and the recommended zoning districts that are attached to them do not necessarily reflect what Must be on the ground if something were categorized as medium density residential It doesn't have to be zoned Mf33 that is part of the reason why the Planning Department recommended in the council Approved the budget so that the Planning Department can take the next step in implementing these land use plans by Re-zoning properties so that if we're going to work with the community to develop these land use plans We should also be working with the community to ensure that the zoning is most appropriate for those parcels So we will be working with the community to ensure that the appropriate level of intensity is placed on a piece of property So the category is just the first step. It's the labeling of property Ultimately, there still has to be a zoning process that determines what can actually go on the ground So in the instance that say of a residential area that is categorized as medium density residential If there are single-family residences throughout that block Typically, we would categorize it at the least at the least amount of density that that would be appropriate within that category I mean we we would certainly work with the neighborhoods to make sure that that is part of part of the process well, if there are single-family and duplexes then does it become more of a Mid-density area then and there was the potential for that. I think that Again neighborhoods and communities are as part of the process are case-by-case There are also other categories. It doesn't necessarily have to be a medium density residential category in an instance like that Where there's a mixed neighborhood that has Duplexes triplexes and single-family residences. We also have proposed the urban low density residential category Which is a new category that has precedent in San Antonio. There are Currently plans within the community that have that category listed within them So with the adopted staff proposal that category would be available and we could use it in instance like that potentially And would that also mean that a neighborhood might Request to be labeled an urban low density or something sure we would as as we go through the community planning process There is the opportunity for a neighborhood to To work with us to categorize them a number of different a number of different ways It doesn't have to be low density urban low density medium density And then there's also nuance that can be provided within that too We could categorize neighborhoods based on that input that we get from them because they're the ones that live there If they believe this sector of our neighborhood really could see additional density and could accommodate more Provided it was done in a certain way. We could categorize it one way Where as the balance of that neighborhood could be categorized a different way so all of that is part of that community planning process and having those sit-down meetings and and I think that the the The speaker said it pointedly it is a very arduous process But it is one of those processes that we want to make sure that folks are at the table that we have those very detailed Meetings to ultimately go almost block-by-block in certain instances to make sure that we're getting it right Yeah, I realize in a lot of the communities we've heard from and I receive the letters and look at these over They're in areas that because we haven't had these kinds of new Restrictions that are proposed than the new guidelines that a lot of Multifamily properties have already been developed in single-family residences which kind of already opens the door To enable MF 33s to pop up in these neighborhoods Without any any real mechanism to stop them because some of them have already been put there Do you think that if MF 33 was removed from these? medium density areas that would create a a greater barrier for the continuing development of Similar types of properties in those neighborhoods I wouldn't think so Councilman given the fact that if an MF 33 Property was being developed utilizing the current zoning the zoning would still remain at the end of the day We would we would still have to work with the community to develop the appropriate land use plan So if the community says we have a neighborhood and we do have certain instances of this we actually just had a meeting with the West Side neighborhoods the the West Side neighborhoods coalition and part of the discussion that occurred at that meeting was There is a sector plan out in that community for a portion of the West Side community plan that Recommends the urban tier or the suburban tier land use category which allows According to the land use palette allows up to MF 33 density That community has expressed numerous times that they want a lower density community and so part of our process has to be Looking at that at the current uses that are on the ground looking at the current zoning Adjusting the land use plan accordingly and then following it up with a zoning process We can adopt a land use plan for an area, but if we don't address it with zoning then the The entitlement is still on the ground for somebody to still put an MF 33 property So the the land use categories the recommended zoning allowances that are within those categories are One small piece of a much greater process that has to occur in order for us to to conserve the the neighborhood character Can there be? modifications to MF 33 that would say they can only be developed on arterial streets rather than You know central neighborhood streets There can always be Amendments to zoning districts through the standard amendment process So if we find that MF 33 has challenges that need to be addressed and maybe there's some locational criteria So forth that may need to be considered that would be done typically through the UDC amendment process If that is a concern that is something that the that the planning department can collaborate with development services on To explore and at least look at that district and see is it being abused in some way Is there some sort of reform that would need to occur for that for that district and then we could amend We could make some recommended amendments and we can bring those forward as part of the 2020 amendment process Could you amend MF 33s to be no greater than three stories? Yes, sir That that could be part of a potential amendment package in the future in the future if following exploration and so forth, okay Thank you. I have no other questions Herds councilman Brock house Thank you mayor Appreciate your time. You're doing very well Resident actually just text me right now and sent me these very kind words of my said there Guess they're watching because it's a Thursday and what better things you have to do than watch a city council meeting He's articulate and concise, but pleasant what they said about you. I have to agree you are very pleasant. I Appreciate the making this very exciting this this wonderful topic. I just wanted to Just real quick. I mean I'm in support of the overall piece But on this particular amendment will not be supporting it. I think that I'm not unsympathetic to the needs of Neighborhoods, you know specifically I think by my time back in serving district one And beacon hill in those neighborhoods and and we got to find the answer for it I just don't know what it is the MF 33 designation is good for district six and some of things We're trying to accomplish And then in the expanding opportunities with development with what we're trying to do with Incentivizing housing and growth and all that, you know, I'm fully on board with that opportunity being available But now we're gonna have to answer that question a lot sooner rather than later about Protecting areas and communities like beacon hill right which are on the cusp of downtown They're not quite you know And their properties are gonna get picked up and building is coming and then they want to keep hold of their culture in their Community and they don't want too much growth, but they want enough to bring in the younger Population and to keep their neighborhood living and vibrant for years and decades to come so we have to find the answer and the fact that Now frankly that you brought it up at the end of the process Other than bother me at all I mean you got a job to do and you're representing your your district in your community and Somebody in my community brought it to me the last couple days said hey man I need you to go fight for this and it makes sense and it's representative of district one or district seven I mean you put it up there and we take a vote on it It is where it is but I'd like to get when when this is done from a This vote today on this piece when it's finished we need to continue that conversation about You know saving communities because it someday in the future who knows how long district six is going to be the district one and Which is gonna be having the same conversation about my community 30 25 30 years down the road when we're encased by Development and building and then the other communities outside want the higher You know the higher density the bigger zoning opportunities and the bigger development opportunities and we're gonna be struggling as the inner City portion right sooner letter six anything in inside 604 is going to be the today's inside 410 So, you know, we got to get there and get that answer done quickly Again, not unsympathetic at all to the goals of protecting neighborhoods and making sure but overall I think this is a good first step But I'd like to as quickly as possible get around to those answers because as we incentivize this growth and Do these things? Neighborhoods in their identity are going to get the are usually the first thing up on the chopping block When it comes to development, which I want to pursue everywhere We can in the city in the context of what is best for that neighborhood and community And in that case, that's what council members My colleagues you know councilman tribunal councilman sound of our attempting to do today So right conversation I think to have but in this particular just not the right time But I want to get it done as soon as we can after this vote I'm appreciative of the staff work and I'll be supporting the recommendation today. Thank you We look forward to having that discussion with the council. Thank you. Thank you councilman broadcast councilwoman Sandoval Thank You mayor I seconded this motion because I believe the councilman brought forward some good points and that they were worthy of discussion before we moved forward on this I I think the changes, you know We were talking yesterday about a historic agreement on the on the Alamo and I think this is historic too So we want to be very thoughtful as we move forward You know the more you work on something sometimes the more things you find the more you learn is you're going along and you want to keep improving it But unfortunately at some point we do have to make a decision right in order to get going But nonetheless, I do think this is worthy of of the discussion. So I'm glad that we're having it right now I Do want to I guess I need some clarification here what the councilman had discussed was What density are we seeing will we be seeing under this plan along the major corridors? I Think it's you to best answer the question it would it really depends because corridors just like neighborhoods and various other areas of our city They're also different Corridors tend to have almost character areas and just for the sake of the conversation. I'll use Bandera Road There are a number of course. Yes, ma'am. There are a significant number of Parcels along Bandera Road that ultimately have created several different character types within the community. So There are some corridors that would be like an urban mixed-use type density if there is the opportunity for you to leverage transit investments that are in the area if we can make improvements to Walkability and the appropriate level of infrastructure other types of infrastructure improvements there could be you know an agglomeration of Density along with neighborhood serving uses and so forth But then we also have other areas like San Pedro Road in district one where there is a significant amount Even though it's a major quarter of lined with single-family residences. So the character along that quarter would be very different as well so I think that It's incumbent upon the planning department when we Work with the community to to be sensitive to that to the idea that that no corridor is alike No neighborhood is alike the circumstances are very different and that's the reason why the comprehensive plan recommended that We're not moving forward with sub area plans Whether they be regional center or community plans or quarter plans that recommend a Blanket type of land use for any one area. We have to have a map and we have to have policies that are localized to that specific area so in terms of The councilman is proposing to have a land use category that's mixed-use MF 25 That would be applicable along the high capacity transit corridors. Are you telling me that's not possible with the current staff recommendation? What I with the current staff recommendation we have proposed up to MF 18 within the neighborhood mixed-use category Which is where the councilman has recommended adding the MF 25 so Given the fact that we would like as the planning department at least our proposal to the council would be To continue to be faithful to the public engagement that we have had and so we want to be sure that We have proposed to the community since the beginning that MF 18 would be the highest level of density in that particular category So we're proposing that today at Towards you know at the end of this process It would be council's discretion if you believe that it'll be most appropriate to have the 25 District within that category sorry you promised that MF 18 would be the highest density They would see along within that land use category not necessarily specifically where but within a cat within the category The application would come during the community planning. Sorry, and just state again, which category that is the neighborhood mixed-use category Is what I believe I heard right okay, so sorry I don't understand why the density why you would recommend a lower density For mixed use than just non mixed use When it comes to the neighborhood skilled mixed-use category We have had a number of conversations with various community stakeholders and there has been this conversation some some level of consternation related to density and The neighborhood skilled mixed-use category being most appropriate Adjacent to to neighborhoods where neighborhoods have the opportunity to access the goods and services that that category would provide Additionally that category would also provide opportunity if somebody wanted to let's say live In the place of where they're Conducting their retail or conducting their service use if they wanted to have apartments upstairs or condominiums upstairs or somewhere within that Facility then the category would allow that flexibility as well So given the fact that that category and the text within the category describing it says that it would be adjacent to residential neighborhoods There was a discussion with the community about what level of density would be most appropriate there What level of density would the community be willing to tolerate if we're creating this this category at all this is a new category Okay, so they would be willing to tolerate up to that density Adjacent, but it sounds like you believe they're willing to tolerate an even higher density within the neighborhood Not necessarily again. It depends on how the community moves forward through the planning process in determining What then what appropriate category should be within a particular community the example that I gave earlier about a Neighborhood that may believe that there is a small pocket where additional density could be appropriate The planning department of courses willing to consider that discussion with the community if the community feels that a Center neighborhood collective of parcels would be appropriate for higher density But I wouldn't want to completely just say that that would apply across the board Um, these are this is a complicated change. It's not I don't believe it's it's straightforward. So I'm still Processing that I do have a couple of questions because this is so complicated Can you explain to me Rudy? Why are we seeing this on the dais the councilman mentioned that that was the direction you gave him as opposed to Integrating or discussing it as as a staff recommendation The councilman had we is making these amendments the MF 25 in the neighborhood makes use and the MF 33 in the the removal of the MF 33 from the medium-density residential is a Is a request that councilman Trevino is making to the council. It is not part of staff's recommendation So it would have to be a an amendment that the council would make So so basically staff is not rec would have recommended against it even if this came up two months ago Because it has not been part of our community outreach the proposal that you have in front of you is the one that we were advocating for today. Yes, ma'am and Can you explain again? I'm just trying to understand the the process here So here we are at council voting on something extremely significant Was this discussed at when was the last time this was discussed at committee the committee dedicated to the comprehensive planning process The comprehensive planning committee met on June 20th, which is at the because the the city council They they reckoned they heard a briefing on the 20th The city council here considered on the 21st and asked it to be remanded back to the comprehensive planning committee At the comprehensive planning committee over the summer It was determined that it we they would like to see one more round of community engagement meetings that were going to be conducted by the American Institute of Architects chapter locally and so Following that it was also determined at the CPC that we should bring it back on this date Okay, so CPC said we do not want to see any revisions that occur after a a basically the CPC did not Suggest a for or against any any revisions at that time No motion was made related to revisions at the CPC But they they basically said we are okay with whatever happens It does not need to come back to the CPC they didn't request to see any changes that round of engagement correct ma'am They forwarded it to the city council at that meeting Okay So I just thank you for explaining that process to me it helps me sort of put the pieces together How how we ended up here today? I do want to make just a comment and This is so we have a process at city hall And I think it's a great process that that the city manager started It's called a high-profile solicitation for for contracts right things that are extremely controversial that we want to have above board There is there is a very clear process about how that's going to happen I think we need to consider starting to do that for high-profile policy that we that we bring forward because You know even back on June 21st, and this is no attack on you I'm just bringing up a Discussion item even back on June 21st. I think there was some uncertainty about well What's the appropriate way to do the outreach when we have a major change coming to council? but we didn't take it back to the stakeholders and I put forward a CCR called advancing public participation and thank you Rudy you and your team have taken notice and you're starting to integrate Some of the recommendations in there. I really appreciate that But I just want to throw it out there to my colleagues that I think we do need to start thinking about When we have a high-profile policy item, what are what are going to be our standards? What are going to be our expectations that the public can can Expect from us that you know when we're going to go to them when we're going to go to committee all that stuff so Thank you very much for for answering those questions. I appreciate it Rudy. Yes, ma'am. Thank you mayor Thank you councilman sand of all councilmen boys. Thank you. There's a There's an old cowboy saying that says if you don't know where you're going you best not put on your spurs And be honest with you. I have no idea what I'm gonna do here But what I do think is I haven't heard enough and I've heard a lot of really good points and I'm just curious if Mr. Trevino has any good answers to this because I'm really curious to hear what you've got to say and so Now that I've chimed in mayor, I kind of regret it and I'd like to hear what what councilman Trevino has to say Thanks, ma'am I'm sorry councilman. Are you yielding the floor to councilman Trevino? All right, we have other members of council in the queue if we can actually just one and then we'll go back to councilman Trevino if that's okay. All right councilman Shaw Thanks, ma'am. You don't say anything. I got it I Had my questions you answered all my questions Days before today, so thank you for to you and your team. I also understand the concerns of Customer Trevino and I'm sure we can address those concerns as we move forward But as I've discussed with him as well as my colleagues I will be Supporting the recommendation of staff and can looking forward to continue conversation regarding the amendments. Thank you mayor Thank you councilman Shaw councilman Trevino. Thank you, ma'am And I just I guess I have to address something that I kept coming up because it feels like We're talking about two separate things now and You made a great point mayor when you said let's keep it pertinent to the amendments that I made and What what I think is being suggested is that again that that this just came up So Rudy I would ask you did this just come up in terms of the full package of amendments I'm talking from me that from my office and and working with you in the planning part that this just come up Again in terms of both of these amendments We just heard about them on Monday the MF 33 Yes has been part of a long-standing conversation with your office and also with with the number of neighborhoods Yes, I did see that and I think the neighborhood mixed use Recommendation though is something that we're just saying so I mean that that's that's key That's critical because I mean first of all, I mean I appreciate some of the comments and and I Certainly want want to be a proponent of process and process is important. We we want to have a robust Community discussion we want to Be as engaged as we can with our residents Point in fact this this plan is for the residents And and so we have been bringing this issue up since day one Um, I want to be clear that if if my council colleagues Are confused it it's it almost feels like it's by design And and and to to suggest this is just something that just came up Is is something that I take exception to So I just want to point that out You can disagree with me and I think we're okay I mean that's what we're up here to to discuss policy And we want to we want to be clear about what we're talking about today So I agree with the mayor we're let's talk about these amendments. Let's talk about what they mean But I take exception with anybody suggesting that I just brought this up I want to be clear about that This is about neighborhoods. This is about the character. This is about neighborhood plans. They keep saying this over and over again I I'm confused about why This is even being said at all. I'm sorry. I've confused some of my colleagues. You know, I don't mean to But I look forward to working with each and every one of you to try to Help clarify some of this I take I take this role very seriously and I'll tell you every one of my staff people, especially Chrissy Has been working diligently on this for quite a long time And I know it's a lot of work and I respect the work that goes into These these kinds of projects But Chrissy hasn't worked with other council staffs. We we've brought this issue up We will continue to bring this issue up and I will continue to advocate For for what I have experienced and what what my district has experienced as incompatible development And we're just trying to find a way forward So I ask for that consideration. I realize that that there is a lot of confusion, but Let's I can only hope that we continue to have more discussions On such an important topic and I think this is one of the most important issues my district is facing Thank you, mayor Thank you councilman Trevino and and first of all, I appreciate all the conversations So let me just say first that I'm not confused. In fact Um for those of us most of us actually who who've been up here working on SA tomorrow Even as as Prior to coming on council could see this train come in a mile away And that is that the premise of SA tomorrow and the whole idea of a comprehensive plan was to Number one Accommodate an incredible amount of growth that's happening in our community right now In the fact that those incompatible developments that are occurring in district one Are starting to bleed over into every single other district and they're going to continue to happen And without a comprehensive plan It's going to be even worse as we expect new development to arise particularly as we're getting to some really serious policy Um discussions and resolving an imbalance in housing that's occurred There's going to be way more development good quality development that we hope Addresses a drastic need in housing that our city has currently today And if we don't have rules of the road, if we don't have a comprehensive coordinated land use plan The the problems that are occurring in district one And the reasons that tier one got together as a coalition will only continue to get worse So let me first um, let me say in addition to that I appreciate everything that councilman Trevino has been doing The tier one neighborhoods the coalition has a seat at the table because of councilman Trevino And the in the feedback that we've gotten during those meetings and the intense discussions that have happened Have not gone on deaf ears. In fact, I've seen a lot of changes In my time working on essay tomorrow On these very land use categories I'll also say I take My previous role as a district eight city council member pretty seriously in this discussion as well because Ross lawhead has been a frequenter in city council chambers to make sure that neighborhoods Have plans and that they're protected in the future. So let me clarify one point And this was true in the preamble of essay tomorrow When we're creating new land use plans when we're Resolving some of the land use category um contradictions One of the premises is we're doing that to protect the nape the integrity of neighborhoods So I want to make sure that we don't lose the tools that we have available as single member district representatives to make changes to land use categories Zoning categories zoning districts When we see that this map that we've applied to the city of san antonio doesn't work right In this one instance Nobody likes to say down zoning in this chamber, but it's true We might have to down zone a few places if it looks like it's incompatible And that's the reality and it takes a bit of fortitude to do it, but we're going to do it and we've done it before But the truth of the matter is we have to arrive at a point I think with this land use categories It makes the most sense for the most number of people in the most neighborhoods And our constituents have to do their jobs In making sure they elect people who respond to the neighborhood concerns And that's not just true when we're defining what the land use categories are today But that's true in the future So with regard to the amendments there is there are a couple of fundamental Realizations about our community that happened about four years ago During SA tomorrow one of them is that We agree That we need to densify certain areas of town That's the reality We want to make sure that we allow for higher density easier high density development to occur Where it's compatible Where it's not compatible we need to do our jobs to protect those neighborhoods Ross's neighborhood plan in oklahoy states Needs to retain the strength And boundaries of the neighborhood that it currently has today and not be overrun by land use Changes and a bigger map and that's something that I've committed to and I know that mani is committed to and and and future council members will as well The second issue or second Realization through SA tomorrow is that we don't just have one urban core. We have nine of them In fact, we're going to have 13 of them when the real population boom Occurs And within those urban cores That's where we're going to have to focus a lot of resources to build The infrastructure to make those kinds of land use Categories beneficial to everyone and also to accommodate the growth and the density that's going to occur so we can protect the neighborhoods All that being said I know there's been a tremendous amount of work that's gone into this I agree with the staff recommendation. I also agree With my colleague that there are some Areas where it's just not going to work the way it's intended and we might have to see some ccrs We might have to see some individual action to protect areas that aren't Totally compatible So I just wanted to level set with everyone today that this is no surprise I also don't have a problem with the process We might need to see more of these actions on the fly But it is true that we've gotten to this point It's not a surprise to anybody and this is really why we said from the very start of the comprehensive planning process All that fury over actually passing the plan Finally getting to the point. What was it two years ago now to pass essay tomorrow? That was the easy part This is where the rubber hits the road if we're going to have a high quality community We're going to have a a city that can benefit or that can guarantee quality of life In every corner of the district, whether you're in beacon hill Or in any of the other tier one neighborhoods or in oakland estates or in a high density area like south town We've got to have a comprehensive plan that works We have to be committed in this council and moving forward to make some pretty tough decisions Um that starts today in my opinion. I agree with the councilwoman who said this is kind of historic it is But it also means that starting today We are committed to working with our neighborhoods to identify the areas where it doesn't make sense and to make changes As much as we give you headaches There's more coming rudy and rigid But we've got to do that in order to execute this plan Other way, I think our neighborhoods our constituents And our council Before and after have intended so i'll be supporting the staff recommendation I I appreciate the work of councilman travino and his office And councilman sandoval as well who actually has tier one folks in her office Making sure that we're doing this right So thank you for the work and i'll be supporting staff recommendation today All right, there are no other uh well Yeah I hate doing this because that was really good. Uh, and I wish I could I I want to echo One thing and then I want to ask a question um I will Fight you tooth and nail If we if I ever see That we are doing anything to impair all these neighborhood plans You know, we have limit, you know, we the city of san antonio have limitless resources They don't right and the amount of work that they've put into protecting the character of their neighborhoods is Huge and they've done it despite the fact that they got day jobs and families to take care of and you know ross is doing this pro bono And so Word of warning, you know, I I'll be the first to scream and yell at you You know if I ever see anything that even comes close to that. Thanks ross for coming out with regards to councilman travino I'm still I'm still confused. I hate telling you that uh, and so what I walked in here today wanting to make, you know, two amendments as well I've taken mine back just to kind of think about them a little bit more the commitment I make to you is I still want to take a stab at making some minor tweaks on my end as well And I'll I'll be happy to work with you on yours and You know the best way to find out if you can trust me on that is to trust me on that and so But that's my comment. Thank you Thank you councilman polias. Okay, so there are two motions on the floor We'll take up the secondary motion first, which is uh, the mo the amendment offered by councilman travino second of that council on sand of all So this is uh, the amendment offered by councilman travino, please vote motion fails Now we'll move now to the primary motion, which is the motion made by councilman via gron for item 15 Please vote Motion carries all right Thank you again everyone for coming out and in this uh This episode of essay tomorrow will continue to the next edition um item number 20 Item number 20 is a resolution initiating his