>>> good morning.
If I can ask you all to turn
off your cell phones, please or
lot them on vibrate or silence
them, I would appreciate that.
And also, happy hanukkah and
merry christmas.
I am going to ask the
invocation to be given by jason
teague.
He is with asbury united
methodist church.
Welcome.
>> thank you.
Leapt's pray.
We give you thanks for this
opportunity today.
There are a great many
decisions before the council
this morning and weeny that
many of them seem routine and
just sort of ordinary, but
lord, there are also other de-
sixes before them and all of
the decisions, they can maybe
change the lives and
livelihoods of more than
316,000 people who live in the
city.
And so, lord, we pray your
divine guidance upon the
council members and upon those
who with items to discuss
before the council this
morning, lord, we pray your
blessing and with that always
comes guidance.
We thank you and we praise you
in christ's name I pray, amen.
>> amen.
If I can ask bill green, the
director of the environmental
to lead us in the pledge.
>> I pledge allegiance to the
flag of the united states of
america, and to the republic
for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.
>> thank you, Mr. Green.
if I can ask my city secretary,
rebecca huerta to please call
the roll.
>> nelda martinez.
>> here.
>> rudy garza.
>> here.
>> kelley allen.
>> here.
[Inaudible-low volume]
David loeb.
>> here.
>> chad magill.
>> here colleen mcintyre.
Lillian riojas.
Mark scott.
Ron ole.
>> here.
>> miles.
>> a quorum of the council is
present and the required
officers are present to conduct
the meeting.
>> thank you very much, Ms.
Huerta.
We are going move move for-
-going to move forward to city
manager's comments.
>> thank you, mayor.
First item I would like to
bring to the council's
attention today, I want to talk
for a moment about our computer
system that we have been
working on for a year.
It is called an erp, enterprise
resource planning system.
It really is the basic
accounting system, hr system,
and support system that will
help us in our city.
We have become, as an
organization, as a society, so
dependent on technology.
It is like if the power goes
off or something happens to the
computer, it goes down,
everyone just stops working
because all of the aspects of
their work are connected to
technology in some fashion.
My paint is that this
technology -- my point is that
this technology is just vital
to the way we do our business.
A couple of years ago, we
evaluated our base computer
system.
What we found was it was
approaching 13 or 14-years-old.
It was outdated and needed to
be replaced.
We went to work on writing
specifications, making
proposals, and, excuse me,
actually, awarded the system
that worked out.
And that was kind of the
beginning of the work and in a
way, it was the end of what the
city council had to do.
You voted on it, you
appropriated the money.
But the organization then went
to work, this was well over a
year ago.
Since that time, we have
installed our base financial
system, fleet fleet operations,-
-fleet operations, hr systems.
Payroll should be up by the end
of this year.
That is key component to any
operation, obviously.
During the next year, we will
install utility billing
software community development
and regulation support
software.
And our budgeting software.
So we are about halfway through
it.
And I wanted to bring this to
the council's attention because
so many people inside have been
working so hard on this.
This is an invisible thing that
so giant operation for the toy.
I have asked people of the
people, they have been working
on that over the past year, to
come inned to, and be
recognized by the council.
Again, we are, about halfway
through the implementation.
So there is a still a lot of
work to be done.
But can we have all of the city
employees who have been working
on this system please stand and
be recognized?
[Applause]
>> and I want to express my
personal thanks to all of you
and I know there are a lot of
people who are not here.
I want to thank you for all of
the hard work you have been
doing.
So thank you very much.
The other thing I wanted to
mentioned to, mayor, is that we
have completed one of the
projects, that I want to bring
to your attention from the 2008
bond.
Tomorrow, would be a ribbon
cutting on fire station number
five.
This is a replacement fire
station that is associated with
the joint use with the corpus
christi independent school
district, delmar, and it is
going to also be not only an
active fire station, but a
training location for our
active duty firefighters.
This new building replaces an
old building that was first
constructed in 1956 that had
become outdated.
Not as usable as it needed to
be.
The new building will be
hurricane resistant an energy
efficient.
And tomorrow at 10:00 A.M., we
will have a ribbon cut together
initiate the use of that
building.
And I can not think of anything
else for the moment.
Thank you.
>> thank you very much, Mr.
Olson.
Thank you for your leadership
in acknowledging our hard
working department and those
doing their own initiatives in
their departments related.
We are going tom brady move
forward -- we are going to move
forward now to our minutes
under I. Ms. Huerta.
>> we present the minutes of
the regular meeting of
December 9th for your
consideration.
>> thank you, they have been
presented.
Do I have a motion to approve?
>> I have a motion and a
second.
All in favor, I. Opposed, same
sign.
Motion carries.
We are going to move forward to
item l, consent agenda items 7-
50.
Is there anyone in the audience
that would like to comment on
item l, consent agenda item, or
items, 7-50.
Please come forward.
>> I am not going be voting on
item 24.
>> thank you, appreciate that.
>> and Ms. Huerta, if you can
do that, and move forward on
consent agenda.
>> it is regarding [Inaudible
-low volume] Refining.
Other than that, we are going
to goat vot on the consent iraq
or afghanistan -- we are going
vote on the consent agenda.
[Roll call vote taken] The
consent agenda passes.
>> thank you very much.
we move forward.
Were we going to bring one
forward?
Of the people here in down.
Had we discussed that on one of
the items?
If we did not, then I am going
to move forward to the staff
presentations starting on m,
public hearing 51, please.
>> mayor, coin -- council,
director of development
service.
It is a request by a property
owner to rezone a total of
19.72-acres for vacant land on
the north side
between airline
road and rodco road.
The property is currently zoned
farm, rural and the owner wants
to rezone to a general
commercial.
The purpose is to allow
construction of a retail
shopping center which could
include a grocery store, fuel
station, and car wash.
And if the rezoning goes with
the future land use plan and
south side area development
plan.
The planning commission
recommends approval of this
rezoning.
Available for any questions.
>> thank you very much.
Mrs. Riojas?
Okay.
Is there, I have a motion to
open up the public hearing.
I have a motion and a second.
All in favor, say I. Opposed,
same sign.
Motion kir richardsons.
Is -- carries.
Is there anyone from the public
with a comment on item m5 1?
Seeing none, a motion to close
public hearing.
a motion and a second.
All in favor.
Opposed, same sign.
Motion carries.
Ms. Huerta.
>> for passage of ordnance,
number 51.
[Roll call vote taken]
>> the ordnance passes.
>> thank you very much.
>> and let's move to item
number 52, please.
>> mayor, council members,
development services, item
number 52 is a request to
resewn approximately five acres
of vacant land that is located
on the southeast corner of the
boulevard.
The property is currently zone
hs single family and
manufactured home districts.
They want to rezone it to a
light industrial district to
allow the development of the
property into a boat and rv
storage facility.
Background on this, the boat
and rv storage use is
considered a commercial use.
The reason for the il, or light
industrial request is to allow
larger units, partly the space
that general commercial is
limited to 400 square feet
maximum per storage unit.
It is going to be used as a
large rv and boat storage, the
owner is request to go build
approximately 450 square foot
unit in the facility.
And because of that, I lirks
would be the better suited
zoning.
But the staff is recommending
the cn district with a special
permit to allow for the larger
units.
Along with that reck
degradation, -- recommendation,
there would be a number of
conditions on that permit to
allow only the uses allowednd
the neighborhood commercial,
with the except of this
storage.
-- with the exception of this
storage.
Also, any other condition such
as buffer yard requirements
along the eastbound richardson
property -- east boundary
property line and other items
such as vehicle stacking and
those kind of conditions.
So staff has requested that a
special permit with issued with
the cn zoning instead of the
light industrial, the
5applicant
is aware of that and he finds
the conditions acceptable.
He has submitted a site plan
and at this point, we recommend
the denial of the light
industrial in lieu of the cn1
neighborhood commercial.
And I will answer any questions
that you have.
>> thank you.
Can you show me, it was over
well, probably well over two
years ago, we had an applicant
that wanted to put a storage
unit in this area, do you
recall that?
It was with Mr. Brian johnson.
>> I do not recall the exact
location on this particular
one.
>> okay, is there any way that
you can find out exactly if
there is someone listening in
city staff, where the location
was and, and I am thinking the
difference between, and it was
denyied, there were huge
limitations on this to be
neighborhood friendly.
>> correct.
>> and so that, I just wanted
to find out where that other
location was.
>> okay.
>> and I want to make the
distinctions.
But there are quite a built of
restrictions that we put on
this one, I know for sure,
compared to the last one.
>> if I remember correctly,
that was a straight rezoning
request.
>> yes.
>> as a posed to this one, -- as
opposed to this one, that the
applicant is willing to accept
the conditions.
And I think at that time, that
applicant did not want the
restrictions.
>> yes, I mean, these are
significant more restrictions.
I know forture, I remember
that, it was a straight, any
way, I am glad.
But I would be curious about
the other.
Any way, May I have a motion to
open up the public hearing.
>> second.
>> I have a motion and a
second.
Any discussion?
All in favor, opposed, same
sign.
Motion carries.
I ask the public to come
forward.
Mr. Meyer, on item number m5 1.
>> good afternoon.
I am wayne meyer.
Live at 4038 walter road.
I am on the southwest of
yorktown, so the road,
basically from york town south
dead ends into the power plant.
So it is a debt end street.
On my side of the street -- a
dead end street.
on my side of the street, it is
all residential units [
Inaudible-low volume]. Capt.
Bryan johnson cease project-
-brian johnson's project was --
>> okay, it was on the
interior, closer to the
interior residential locations
instead on a secondary
arterial.
Is that correct?
>> yes.
>> is that what you are saying?
>> yes, across from [Inaudible
-low volume]. And there was a
notch out where glenn oak goes
down this way.
It was an l shaped piece of
property.
I am sorry.
>> that is okay.
>> and brian is a friend of
mine, I loaned him the money to
buy that property when I was a
banker.
And now he is doing a nice
residential development on that
will the, which is what the
people until the neighborhood
wanted.
-- people in the neighborhood
wants.
Ten years ago, I bought ten
acres and didn't need it, soy
divided it into two-five acre
tracts.
There are some restrictions on
the property with the zoning
and rather than going and
trying to do smaller lots, I
did two five acre lots.
Sold the other five acres and
both of us built nice houses on
that property.
If you take my house and my
neighbor's house, mike, mike
rodriguez, who is against this
problem correct, his fence line
is within 200 feet of this
project minus 300 feet.
the tax value is $979,370.
We sit on nice tracts of land.
We have oak trees, we have pine
trees, we have ponds.
It is a nice use of that
property.
The property on the other side
of the street was 20-acres
zoned by a woman who raises
horses.
And the other 60-acres is owned
by a woman who has horses and
does riding lessons.
And there are oak trees and I
guess it is all zoned the same
on the other side, which is low
density rural real estate type
development and I think it is a
good use for that property.
There is net any side streets
on my section and I do not
think it will ever be extended
past the power plant.
Soy only have one way in and
one way out.
So when I leave for the rest of
my day, I will driving by 14-
foot tall boat barns.
I did not want to invest thatch
money to have some residential
property rezoned into
commercial.
I just, my wife and I are 100%
against this.
And fear we have also is this
the lady that sold the five
acres to him, now she has ten
acres, and she is not from
here, she was divorced and
needed to sell property to
raise money, she wants to sell
the rest of her ten acres so
that she can leaf.
So our fear is that once this
is approved, then at some point
in the future, the next buyer
for her other two tracts of
land is going to be for other
boat and rv storage.
Well, there is commercial
property on the other side.
There are boat barns and rv
developments on the other side
of yorktown.
But not on this side.
And so, I likened this end of
walgreens to like dead oak.
There are a lot of high end
nice homes.
And on this side, it can also
be that and it is headed that
way.
Ten acres have already
developed that way and I think
there is going to be more
acreage with high end homes
immediately surrounding this
property, and it could be on
this property also.
Thank you.
>> thank you very much, Mr.
Meyer.
>> I live on the block at the
end of the road.
I am here to speak on a couple
of things.
He is correct that the storm
warning barns are on the -- barns
are -- that the storage barns are
on the east side of york town
and that property next to them
is for sale.
It is about twice the retail
value of the land that is in
question today.
So person that wants, they
could have bought that land,
but he would have had to invs.
Vest -- invest for.
It is cheeper to come to you
and buying land that is half as
much and getting it zoned for
change than it is to buy a
commercial prommerty and build
this -- property and build this
building directly across the
street from where he is want
together build now.
Secondarily, I have been there
since 1983, my family has been
there and we have a great deal
of money invested on that
property.
The navy has taken a fly over
zone and made my five acres
irregular.
And cutting into my property
would just increase the money
that I am losing for property
values.
Also, one other thing I would
like to mention is there is no
red light at yorktown.
And we are talking about large
rv and boat storage units here?
You are going have a truck and
a trailer at a very slow pace
at very early hours of the
morning when it is still dark,
that is when people come to get
their boats.
So we are talking about a very
serious traffic hazard here.
We are talking ant vehicles
that -- about vehicles that will
be turning both on from wall
wren, or from yorktown, into
the parking lot, into the unit
itself and it is going create
many, many traffic hazards.
There is a trailer park across
the street with small children
that live there.
When you have big big vehicles
in dark -- have big vehicles and
trailers, many times the lights
do not work on the trailer.
It is a lot of dangers.
It is not ongoing hurt my
property values but it is going
to hurt the safety and
happiness in our community.
Thank you.
>> thank you, sir.
>> council, thank you for
hearing me speak.
I am david [Inaudible] And I
own the fife acres a -- the five
acres next to where the boat
barn is going to do, a property
that I brought two yearsing a
to build my wife's dream house
on.
We have 123-acres -- we have 23
acres next to this property.
I want to point out a couple of
things.
First and foremost, as I said,
I am going do be building my
wife her dream house here.
You said there are
restrictions, mayor, on the
property.
Would you want it in your
neighborhood if you were going
to build your dream house?
Would you still be okay having
your wife stare out the kitchen
window that you have tried to
build and stair together at
this boat -- and staring at this
boat market every day.
And this is a corner property,
there are several properties
like this on a secondary
roadway where where they are
building neighborhoods.
There is one at flower bluff
drive.
So the location of the property
is not an issue.
These are all estate houses.
If you look from pretty much
all the way down to well,
almost to laguna, it is all
residential on this side of
yorktown, every single one of
them, estate homes, 20-acre
tracts, five acres, ten acres,
all the way down the line.
This does not fit the use of
that portion of york town at
the all.
These are not small tract type
houses.
These are half million dollar
hours.
I do not really think if you
had that type of money in your
house, regardless of the
restrictions, you would want
someone popping up with a boat
barn.
I do not think anybody would.
As my neighborhood said, there
was a commercial property
across the street, I would not
have issues with someone
building on that property.
It was zoned commercial when I
brought my property.
So knowing full well it was
zoned that way, I brought the
property.
This property next door was not
zoned commercial.
So for someone to come in and
put something in that is not
going to bring value to the
community, it is really, it
does not make any sense.
Lastly, I want to touch on
something that is important to
the city council and the city,
the taxes.
If you look at taxes of other
facilities just like this, they
do not come near to where the
house I am going to build, as
far as the taxes it is again
rating for the city.
So yes, in the short term, they
are going to extend the sewer
line, well, yes, in the short
term, that going to happen.
In the long term the tax value
nowhere near the taxes that are
going to be drawn from my house
to houses surrounding it.
Now you are going to lower that
and it makes no sense at all.
Again, there is a lot of issues
here.
You know you have two different
people.
This is america everybody wants
to do what they want to do.
I spent eight years in the army
expending that.
But the fact that is that it
does not fit.W a neighborhood
or a residential area, a good
thing going, you do not want
room by someone who did not
want to spend the money on the
building that was already
there.
So before you vote on this,
please d not just look at the
emotional side,, look at the
taxes.
I -- side, look at the taxes.
I am going to have a $500,000
home there.
There is a huge difference in
what the city will draw in
taxes.
Thank you.
>> thank you.
Anyone else for public comment
on item number m5 1? Motion to
close public comment.
We have a motion and a second.
Is there any discussion?
All in favor.
Opposed, same sign.
Motion carries.
Mr. Loeb.
>> what is the future land use
map say on this sight?
>> the future land use map does
call it for low family
residential.
>> okay.
Does it call for any commercial
south of yorktown?
>> no, the area development
plan, the flower bluff plan
calls for commercial uses
between fire bluff and laguna.
So that is a reason why we did
choose to go with a
neighborhood commercial zoning
for this property.
>> okay, are there vacant, the
corner sight just to the north
is vacant?
>> yes.
>> how many vacant property is
there?
>> could you also point out toe
that on the -- out to that on the
map and make that area a little
larger?
>> yes, do you have closer?
>> I think, do psg~we have the next
slide over?
>> okay, that shows that
property to the north, that is
currently zoned commercial.
>> okay, can you point to it?
Okay.
Thank you.
>> we can see you writing on
it.
>> oh, I am sorry.
>> it is not showing up on my
screen.
This property right here is the
commercial property.
It is current I will vacant and
to the -- currently vacant and in
the north you can see the
storage that silty that is-
-storage facility that is
already there.
It is already zoned commercial.
I just want to know that note-
-want to note that again, it is
zoned commercial, it would
still have the limitations of
400 square feet for that
property.
Also, I just want to mention
that the south portion of this
property right now is currently
zoned for a mobile home.
So if someone wanted to come in
and place a mobile home on that
property, they could without
any rezoning.
>> all right.
>> that is near residential
area that we are speak to go
today?
>> yes.
-- that we are speaking to
today.
>> I believe there is more
property to the north but also,
keep in mind, we do not have a
map here, but there is the aq
zone that comes off the field
and a lot of that is limited by
that particular --
>> but a boat barn is fine
there, right?
>> correct.
>> okay.
But the the estate -- but the
estate residential is a
preferred use there as well, it
is not?
>> yes it is.
>> all right, the 20% rule?
>> yes.
>> does that mean it is
unanimous?
>> it requires a three-quarter
vote of the council.
So that is seven.
>> that is all of us?
>> I am not really convinced on
this so I think I am going to
vote no.
I think, I think this is
problem based on the zoning
districts we put together.
And so I, the thing, people
want to put boat barns near the
water around people want to
live near the water.
And I think it is really
beneficial for staff to work on
a zoning district that would
allow some of those water
oriented commercial
developments that are not
consistent.
Because I think doing all of
those by special permit is a
bad idea and I think generally,
just giving people industrial
zoning for them is really bad.
And then kind of just doing
them all case by case with the
special permit to maybe, maybe
it is changing cg1 to give it
an extra 60 feet if that is
what a standard boat barn bay
is.
But it just seems like the
ordnance is unwieldy and this
is maybe where we need to do
some work.
So that is my thoughts.
>> thank you.
You know, that is why we have
the process and we listen to
the public.
And I will tell you what
resinated with me, what Mr.
Meyer also said is the
President [Inaudible-low
volume] With the neighboring
property when it gets sold.
And once we do set a precedent
and then you are right, they
say well, we did it here and
you changed the whole intent.
So, I am listening to you.
And I hear you.
Ms. Mcintyre.
>> thank you.
Just listening and hearing for
little while on this one, I
have to tell you and it is a
hard one.
Because you want boats near the
water and you want to have
people have storage and with
code enforcement reel I will
trying to be strict about that,
it does create a great renied.
But I would echo david's
comments that having a zoning
that makes us not go to special
per nit every time -- permit
every time would be very
helpful.
When you go down yorktown, you
start the at the bridge and-
-start at the bridge and I
think it is important to keep
that, when you look, also
driving through flower bluff
and seeing how much commercial
property is available in the
bluff as general, it also
serves its purpose.
[Inaudible-low volume] That
has development just platted
recently, to take that out of
that and you look at properties
that are being put in the bluff
right now.
It is a great place to live and
people want to be there.
And there is residential
property being planned and
developed, you cannot drive
down the road without seeing a
new neighborhood coming up on a
regular basis.
And so it does not matter for
me to say this, I am not going
to support the changes.
>> Mr. Magill.
>> orange the traffic concern,
is there, is there not a
stoplight or a stop line?
I know there is not a light,
but is there not a stop sign?
>> it is an one-way stop line.
It is a two-way, I guess.
>> yes, can we take a look at
that as staff just to make sure
that that is the best possible
within the means of the
financial availability.
I just want to make sure that
is not a concern in the future.
>> will do.
>> and with this, regarding the
fact that it would require a
two-thirds, or three-quarters
today, is that with the zoning,
that Councilman Loeb and
Councilwoman Mcentire brought
up, I agree.
We give vast time to come back
with -- can we give staff time to
come back, can we table this?
Or I am just, I am posing the
question, do we give staff time
to come back with a zoning?
>> well, I think that is a fair
question.
However, to me, now, listening
to the concerns and I was very
impressed with the applicant of
taking all of those
restrictions and trying to
coexist and work well with the
neighbors.
But, it is not going to change
this area that was once
considered to me, my concern is
once this is dealt with, what
it does with the precedent
going forward.
And I am prepared to voted to
on this.
But, if is there anyone else,
excuse me, to Mr. Magill's
subjoinsdown.
Mr. Loeb.
>> -- suggestion.
Mr. Loeb.
>> I am ready to vote on this
today.
But separately.
I think staff needs to work on
modifying it so it is a
standard size, or whatever the
base zoning district for the
commercial is that allows
storage but upping it enough so
this, you know, the standard
vote will fit in one of those
or doing a different zoning
district.
But I think that is something
that staff needs to take some
time to really lock at rather
than just -- to look at rather
than us just telling them one
or another.
>> this is the second request
similar to this with the size
limb limitations.
-- limitations.
So the talk has been do we need
to modify that 400 square foot
limit to something like 600 or
500 because it seems like 400,
500 has been a common number
already twice.
So that conversation has
already been started.
>> yes, to Mr. Magill's point,
to have that separate
conservation and then come
back.
Mr. Magill, sorry.
>> thank you, I appreciate the
clarification.
So thank you.
>> thank you, Mr. Magill.
Appreciate your comments.
Mr. Garza.
>> thanks.
I was going to say the same
thing about us creating a
different zoning, it is
something that we missed when
working on the zoning
committee.
And it is the second time that
I have seen this issue come up.
But I do want to articulate
that we are going to be seeing,
I think, more and more requests
for zoning for boat storages
and RVs because of all of the
activity that we are seeing in
the laguna and in our area.
At some point, we are going to
rezone it and be able to allow.
Because it is going to take
some of the vote traffic out
and allow -- the boat traffic out
and let people just haul them
down the block, to the marina [
Inaudible-low volume] We
need to keep that in mind.
>> thank you, Mr. Garza.
Ms. Mcentire.
>> thank you, I wanted, we just
dealt with this over at graham
and thompson road, right
between the two of those and
the size was the biggest
concern there as well.
And if we can have it so that
it is able to get in without
having to do a special permit,
I did want to echo, I made some
notes on one other thing that I
did want to say, the
developers, I think they are
great at putting in the
property and keeping it nice
and clean.
And really, you need to be
within code and building a
quality product that you really
want to live next to.
That is one, when you look at
their other ones, they are good
with being responsible with the
neighborhood.
I think that their ability to
work with the neighborhood has
been commendable.
>> and thank you for saying
that about the priest family.
Because their intention of the,
what they were trying to do to
coexist, to me, it is more the
long term of changing the whole
nature of this area for those
who invested in their homes.
That is what I have concerns
with.
And there is no doubt that the
priest family are first class
and really care about the
community.
Mrs. Huerta, we are ready to
vote.
>> okay, for ordnance number
52.
>> excuse me, it is 51.
>> it is 52.
>> oh, I am sorry.
That was my error.
>> it is way on the bottom.
>> thank you.
>> for passage of ordnance.
>> [Roll call vote taken]
>> the ordnance fails.
>>> thank you, item number 53.
>> oh, let ice move forward to
disturb-let's move forward to
public comment.
We would like to have it
approximately around 12:00 P.M.
Thank you for the patience of
those who are waiting.
if you can come forward around
state your name an address
appreciate that, thank you.
>> mayor, council, jim,
recording secretary of U.S.
Local 235.
I am hear to share with the -- I
am here to share with the
council, and you, mayor, the
status of the ongoing labor
issue happening across the bay.
I would just like to share some
highlights with you.
Since bargaining started in
July of 2014, we have demanded
deep cuts in pay and benefits
for our local numbers.
-- members.
On October 10th, after re-
rejected their offer, the
company locked the gates and
locking out 450 families.
It effects our economic base
here in the
city and we feel
that the cuts are unnecessary,
sherwin is an extremely
profitable company.
They have falling production
costs with rising production
over the last ten years.
They are 100% owned by glenn
core ag.
And publicly owned trading and
mining company head quartered
in switzerland.
Glenn core is the tenth largest
company in the world.
They have revenues of $233
billion in 2013.
Net profits of $4.6 billion.
This is the first labor dispute
that we have had since they
bought us in 2007.
The repercussions on this
economically and e. Coli
notionally to the -- and
emotionally, we would like to
ask the council to support both
sides on this an urge them to
come back to the table and
reach a good resolution so
everyone can move on with their
lives and our neighborhood can
get back to where it needs to
be.
Thank you very much.
>> thank you for coming today.
>> [Inaudible-multiple
speakers]
>> we are not able to engage
per the open meetings act, only
for clarifications and
corrections.
>> very good.
Thank you all very much.
You have a good holiday.
>> thank you, same to you, sir.
Anyone else here for public
comment?
>> good afternoon, kerry
robertson meyer, glad to see
all of you all.
I have a packet for each
person, can I pass that out?
>> sure.
>> okay.
>> can you restart the clock,
please for Ms. Meyer?
>> I will not be long any way.
He is passing out something
from the kn.E
rbeach community
association.
I am the President Of that
group in north beach.
Colleen just said that flower
bluff is a great place to live
and people want to be there.
And because of that, your, your
discussion revolved around the
fact that you are representing
residents and taxpayers and
keeping them in mind.
And that is what we want to
north beach.
It is a great place to live and
people want to be there.
And yet in my neighborhood, on
the authority end of not beach,
street -- north end of north
beach, the street is filled
with potholes most of the time.
This is no sidewalk, no
gutters, no curbs, the water
pipe is six inch and it is
water front land that is empty
with a six in67 water pipe and
it has -- inch water pipe and-
-and it has been that way in a
long, long time.
In the 1990s, the city invested
on the south side of the beach
and improved the infrastructure
there.
And it is beautiful when you
drive all the way to the
aquarium in the lexington.
But on the north half at beach
up there where the tax bayers
live, that area has not been
improved.
We got improvements on the
beach through a bond but we
have not had neighborhood
improve.
S. So that is what the pack-
-improve.
S. So what is what the pack -- so
that is what the packet here is
about.
The first one is not
necessarily for infrastructure.
This is the hotel tax, it is
asking you use that on north
beach for the things that it
can be used for on the beach
itself.
And that is explained in the
first letter.
The second letter talks about a
tax financing zone and we have
been talking about this for a
long time.
In fact joe and kevin came to
talk to us in 2009 and told us
what it would take, how we
needed to do it, how the
process would work and you
know, it fell between the
activities.
We didn't --- between the cracks.
We didn't have a champion.
And because there is no funding
for north beach.
For authority beach improves.
You now -- for north beach
improve ments.
It is like how do you get in
line.
You know, how do we do this?
Well, right now, it is |Spjust not
on the radar.
So we are not going to get on
the improve project list
really, for major improve.
S so we think that if we did a
tiff, just like downtown has
and the island and other areas.
>> thank you, Miss Meyer.
Thank you for coming.
>> mayor, council, I am [
Inaudible-low volume]
>> can you move the microphone
closer to you.
That is lot better.
>> I am Ms. Waller.
I live at 6133 hastings drive
in Mr. Garza's district.
And it is my privilege to serve
a third time as the Chairman Of
the corpus christi housing q-x`
authority board of
commissioners. I want to talk
about where we have a major
roadblock.
When I cam on the board, it was
in dis-awry, we were facing a
shutdown, a quite sincere
shutdown effort on the part of
ud-part of hud because it was
mess.
And it had been neglected.
There was a crisis.
And in recorder to you have
problem, a -- and in order to
solve that problem, a new board
was picked to get this thing
back together.
Now hud, unlike a lot of
federal agencies takes the
position that if you are not
doing thicks well, you do-
-things well, you do not get
money.
They decrease your money as you
do things worse and worse.
And we were a troubled agency.
Over the years we have been
able to moved from a troubled
agency to one that is a high
performance agency.
And I am going to tell you
frankly, we have done it
without the help from the city
of corpus christi.
We have had good leaper ship
and -- good leadership and
excellent staff.
In that time we have been 1)]Not
only to right a sink ship.
We built housing for the
elderly and we have been trying
for years to renovate, to make
it from a place that no one
wants to even walk in to a
place where you want to be
there and to be, to raise your
children there in a safe, good
environment.
I know of two times we have
tried to get an old hope sticks
project.
And that federal money to
revitalize an area, zero help.
And the last time that hope
sticks was funded, we were in a
tie for the last bit of money.
And the reason we were told
that we didn't get it, one of
the main reasons was that we
had no support from the city.
Well, I have talked too long.
>> thank you.
>> I would like a chance to
talk with any of the council
members individually, if they
want a briefing on what we are
doing and what we are trying to
do.
>> thank you, Miss Waller.
>> I am gary, I am the ceo of
the housing authority.
I think that the piece that Ms.
Waller didn't get to was the
real reason that we are here
today.
We have been working through
the city so processes to -- city
processes to get some gap
funding to make this process,
or this plan work.
And in the last two days, we
have been removed from two two
agendas that we thought were
going to put us in a position
to move forward.
Yesterday, re-were moved from
the type a board and we were
replaced by a presentation
obama health the -- presentation
and the value on the
feasibility and impact of new
home construction.
So we are not sure why that
happened and then thought, I
thought -- and then today, I
thought we were on the agenda
to have a resolution of support
that we were going to be able
to use with hour hud
application and that has been
pulled as well.
So we are trying to understand
the process and be a good
partner in trying to address
the affordable housing crisis
but we feel like we are not
sure where we are in the
process at this time and @3\~we
wanted to bring this to the
council's attention because we
seem to hear good things from
the council.
But it does not seem like they
are getting any traction in
taking the next steps.
So that would really conclude
our ywm
rovide
the information that we thought
you needed to know.
>> thank you.
Mr. Olson?
>> just a clarifying comment on
the meeting yesterday, it is my
understanding that the board
took up the question about
modifying their policies that
would, and voted on a 3-2 vote
to go ahead and modify the
policies that would allow for
the use of type a money for
rental which would then open
the door to be able to deal
with the issue [Inaudible-
low volume]
>> so toe clarify also -- so to
clarify also, now that the vote
has been taken, with changing
their policy to using some of
the affording housing type a
funds for rentals, now it is on
the agenda at our first January
meeting.
That is correct?
>> I am not suring of the
timing.
>> it is on our next, first
available meeting.
>> it is January 13th.
>> okay, could we put that on
the agenda, please?
>> [Inaudible-low volume]
Says yes, behind you.
>> okay, we are good then.
>> if she says yes, that is
yes.
>> our deputy city manager,
would you like to address the
clarification any further?
Okay, thank you, Mr. Olson.
I appreciate that.
Mr. Loeb.
>> is that going to meet, the
deadline to get stuff into hud?
>> yes, it does meet the
deadline, sort of.
We do not have a drop dead date
to submit the application.
our biggest concern is that we
have been work orange this for
several months at this time and
while we all have a place to go
home to, there are many people
in corpus christi that do not.
And there are 90 units that we
can be work together get online
and make available for the low
income families and we are not
doing that.
So time is important, as much
as possible.
>> I probably will not be
voting in January.
But in the meantime, just
because the council cannot,
does not have it on our agenda
to have a resolution, does not
keep us from individually
commenting!
Thank you.
>> thank you.
>> Mr. Ma dina?
>> I am [Inaudible-heavy
accent]
I live at 5413 cane drive here
in corpus christi.
We had a problem with a code
enforcement.
It is a sad state of affairs,
really.
The codes are not enforced.
The gentleman that is enforcing
the code in my particular area,
the day before yesterday, I was
talking to him and my son, and
he was telling me is there no
code to address the fences back
there, when a business butts
with a residential.
That is my case, my property.
Also, is there no code, no book
that the canopy trees that they
are required to plant, tell
them you need 30 feet, the
trees have to be at least 30
feet apart.
The fence has to be at least
six feet, I know that.
but this gentleman does not
know the rules how is he going
to enforce them?
We have a big problem on cane
drive.
They are going continue to
build in that and they have not
had any residential houses
because the property was not
for a sale.
Two houses from mine, it is at
least a foot and a half high
and it has been like that for
several months.
Nay do not cut it.
There are five or -- they do not
cut it.
When the trash goes out, nay
put out both cans, all though
they are required to only put
one.
>> [Captioners transitioning]
>> Mr. Gordy.
>> I live at 4118 ray drive.
He's passing out some papers.
>>> all of you got a letter
from me talking about the code.
It needs to be looked at and
some changes need to be made,
because the unified developing
code says one thing, and the
highway beautification act says
something else.
I would just like 2 -- the
legal find out there come the
state law says one thing and
the unified developing code
says something else.
What you have there on the very
front is the agreement, and
eisai agreement come a the
state attorney says it's not an
agreement.
But my impression is, and
everyone else's, if the city
says we will do something if we
can get the money, to me, that
is an agreement.
And they will enforce the
beautification act.
and they say they will collect
the sign permit.
They taught me that in the
first grade.
You might want to look at that.
The second page that you have
there, the letter you got from
susan thorpe.
They said that your local
government code restricts the
municipality and they got a
copy of that on the third page
of the local government code.
Yes, there are certain things
you can't do.
You can charge them for a
permit, you can't make them pay
so much per day to put the sign
there, and you also got a copy
of the state law and highway
beautification act, you will
notice the second part is
highlighted.
And, the highway beautification
act doesn't cover political
science.
That doesn't couple cover the
political science.
This covers political signs on
those 14 roadways, not the
highway beautification act.
The city staff needs to sort of
go back to school and do some
research and learn how to read.
That's pretty clear how that
senate bill 446, that covers
political science.
And also, the city with
certified, easy on the third
page when it was certified.
And they got certified as the
only two cities in corpus
christi that were certified to
enforce the highway
beautification act.
>> thank you Mr. Gordy.
We finished, but a few -- we
are going to get a memo
requests for some of these
contradict team language that
has been brought to our
attention.
We will get into remission on
that in writing.
Thank you, Mr. Gordy.
>> Mr. Montesano.
>> rocco montesano, 2101 rialto
drive.
I'm not going to talk about
housing, but so many good
things have gone on in the city
in the last year.
I didn't want to end it with
the bad note.
Want to thank counsel and staff
are taking action.
The lexington problem on north
beach in relation to water and
my pipes breaking and also the
sidewalk on the beach that fell
in.
Quite honestly, much faster
than anticipated, the staff got
on it and contracted it to be
fixed.
We went and talked to the guy
putting the concrete in for the
city and he agreed if we got
him to come over to the patio
to reroute my pipes under the
patio, we were able to contract
that.
But the city stepped up and
rerouted that water, so don't
expect to see me back here
talking about
broken pipes in lexington, it
cleaned up the area quite a
bit.
But as the year closes I wanted
to thank the staff and council
for actually taking some pretty
good action over there on north
beach to get lexington up and
going again and hopefully
present the problem in the
future.
Merry christmas and happy new
year.
>> thank you Mr. Montesano.
anyone else here for public
comment but.
>> elena soldotna 4710 tackle
drive.
First of all, merry christmas
or happy hanukkah, whichever
when you celebrate.
As the year comes to an end and
we start a new year and a new
counsel, please take into
consideration some of the
things.
You have done some good things
and I will never argue that you
haven't, but I want you to keep
in some of the things that you
need to remember.
There are all sorts of rumors
about bayfront resurfacing.
I hope that is not true.
And I want you to make sure
that you understand that the at-
large representatives represent
the
whole city emma and that you
keep that in mind as we go
forward in this year.
And, you know, that we get away
from this illegal annexation
and all the things that go
along with it.
We want to make sure that as
you go into the new year, you
have a prosperous year.
And in that prosperity you
keep the citizens in mind.
So emma merry christmas.
>> dairy christmas to you.
Anyone else here for public
comment?
Okay.
It's move into executive
session.
>>> before we move into
executive session, I apologize.
I'm meant to finish our public
hearing.
So let's finish up the last
public hearing of item number
53 please.
>>> this is the last public
hearing item.
We didn't get to 53, when it is
to get into public comment.
>> for the record councilmember
alan will be abstaining from
this item pay period mayor and
council members, julio dimas.
Item 53 is a request by the
property owner to rezone land
at the northwest corner of
folly and south staples road.
The owners requesting the
rezoning to cg two, general
commercial.
To allow the construction of
single-story approximately
18,400 square-foot restaurant
and bar with about 7600 square-
foot exterior deck space.
The rezoning is consistent with
the future land-use in the
south side.
Development plan.
As such staff recommends
approval of the rezone.
I'd be happy to answer
questions.
>> I have a motion to open for
public comment.
Any discussion?
All in favor?
Same time opposed, motion
carries.
Anyone from the public like to
comment on them 53?
Seeing none, motion closed.
Motion and second.
Any discussion?
All in favor, same sign, motion
carries.
Ms. Huerta.
Pay period or passage of
ordinance 15 on its first
reading?
[Roll call]
The ordinance passes.
>> incorporated you very much.
Looking forward to the
construction of this new
addition to our community.
Thank you for adding to the
quality of life.
>>> h age one executive session
to consult with attorneys
concerning legal issues related
to renovations and prevents to
the broadway wastewater
treatment plant and other parts
of the city sanitary sewer
collection system, number two,
executive session to consult
with attorneys for concerning
legal issues related to
annexation.
Item number three, executive
session to deliberate police
and/or value of real property
including
but not limited to existing or
opposed lease agreements with
signature flight operation,
atlantic aviation aleppo
holdings and rectory, --
property at the corpus christi
international airport.
Executive session number four
today so with attorneys
regarding the honorable melissa
munter go
versus city of this christie.
Number five, executive session
with attorneys regarding fire
elective bargaining
negotiations between corpus
christi and the corpus christi