[6:26] >>> good morning.
[6:30] If I can ask you all to turn
[6:31] off your cell phones, please or
[6:34] lot them on vibrate or silence
[6:39] them, I would appreciate that.
[6:41] And also, happy hanukkah and
[6:42] merry christmas.
[6:45] I am going to ask the
[6:50] invocation to be given by jason
[6:50] teague.
[6:53] He is with asbury united
[6:54] methodist church.
[6:54] Welcome.
[6:54] >> thank you.
[6:55] Leapt's pray.
[6:58] We give you thanks for this
[6:59] opportunity today.
[7:01] There are a great many
[7:02] decisions before the council
[7:04] this morning and weeny that
[7:07] many of them seem routine and
[7:09] just sort of ordinary, but
[7:10] lord, there are also other de-
[7:14] sixes before them and all of
[7:16] the decisions, they can maybe
[7:18] change the lives and
[7:19] livelihoods of more than
[7:21] 316,000 people who live in the
[7:21] city.
[7:24] And so, lord, we pray your
[7:26] divine guidance upon the
[7:29] council members and upon those
[7:30] who with items to discuss
[7:32] before the council this
[7:36] morning, lord, we pray your
[7:38] blessing and with that always
[7:38] comes guidance.
[7:41] We thank you and we praise you
[7:44] in christ's name I pray, amen.
[7:44] >> amen.
[7:48] If I can ask bill green, the
[7:51] director of the environmental
[7:55] to lead us in the pledge.
[7:56] >> I pledge allegiance to the
[7:57] flag of the united states of
[7:57] america, and to the republic
[7:58] for which it stands, one nation
[7:59] under God, indivisible, with
[8:09] liberty and justice for all.
[8:12] >> thank you, Mr. Green.
[8:15] if I can ask my city secretary,
[8:17] rebecca huerta to please call
[8:19] the roll.
[8:20] >> nelda martinez.
[8:20] >> here.
[8:22] >> rudy garza.
[8:23] >> here.
[8:23] >> kelley allen.
[8:23] >> here.
[8:28] [Inaudible-low volume]
[8:29] David loeb.
[8:29] >> here.
[8:34] >> chad magill.
[8:39] >> here colleen mcintyre.
[8:39] Lillian riojas.
[8:40] Mark scott.
[8:40] Ron ole.
[8:40] >> here.
[8:41] >> miles.
[8:42] >> a quorum of the council is
[8:44] present and the required
[8:45] officers are present to conduct
[8:47] the meeting.
[8:51] >> thank you very much, Ms.
[8:51] Huerta.
[8:55] We are going move move for-
[8:59] -going to move forward to city
[9:00] manager's comments.
[9:00] >> thank you, mayor.
[9:03] First item I would like to
[9:03] bring to the council's
[9:07] attention today, I want to talk
[9:08] for a moment about our computer
[9:10] system that we have been
[9:13] working on for a year.
[9:16] It is called an erp, enterprise
[9:16] resource planning system.
[9:19] It really is the basic
[9:23] accounting system, hr system,
[9:25] and support system that will
[9:29] help us in our city.
[9:32] We have become, as an
[9:35] organization, as a society, so
[9:36] dependent on technology.
[9:38] It is like if the power goes
[9:41] off or something happens to the
[9:43] computer, it goes down,
[9:45] everyone just stops working
[9:47] because all of the aspects of
[9:49] their work are connected to
[9:50] technology in some fashion.
[9:52] My paint is that this
[9:54] technology -- my point is that
[9:55] this technology is just vital
[9:57] to the way we do our business.
[10:01] A couple of years ago, we
[10:03] evaluated our base computer
[10:03] system.
[10:08] What we found was it was
[10:09] approaching 13 or 14-years-old.
[10:12] It was outdated and needed to
[10:13] be replaced.
[10:18] We went to work on writing
[10:19] specifications, making
[10:22] proposals, and, excuse me,
[10:25] actually, awarded the system
[10:26] that worked out.
[10:29] And that was kind of the
[10:30] beginning of the work and in a
[10:31] way, it was the end of what the
[10:33] city council had to do.
[10:35] You voted on it, you
[10:36] appropriated the money.
[10:37] But the organization then went
[10:39] to work, this was well over a
[10:39] year ago.
[10:44] Since that time, we have
[10:47] installed our base financial
[10:49] system, fleet fleet operations,-
[10:49] -fleet operations, hr systems.
[10:53] Payroll should be up by the end
[10:54] of this year.
[10:58] That is key component to any
[10:58] operation, obviously.
[11:03] During the next year, we will
[11:05] install utility billing
[11:08] software community development
[11:10] and regulation support
[11:10] software.
[11:11] And our budgeting software.
[11:12] So we are about halfway through
[11:13] it.
[11:17] And I wanted to bring this to
[11:20] the council's attention because
[11:22] so many people inside have been
[11:25] working so hard on this.
[11:27] This is an invisible thing that
[11:29] so giant operation for the toy.
[11:31] I have asked people of the
[11:32] people, they have been working
[11:35] on that over the past year, to
[11:40] come inned to, and be
[11:42] recognized by the council.
[11:44] Again, we are, about halfway
[11:45] through the implementation.
[11:48] So there is a still a lot of
[11:49] work to be done.
[11:51] But can we have all of the city
[11:54] employees who have been working
[12:05] on this system please stand and
[12:06] be recognized?
[12:07] [Applause]
[12:08] >> and I want to express my
[12:10] personal thanks to all of you
[12:13] and I know there are a lot of
[12:15] people who are not here.
[12:17] I want to thank you for all of
[12:25] the hard work you have been
[12:26] doing.
[12:29] So thank you very much.
[12:31] The other thing I wanted to
[12:33] mentioned to, mayor, is that we
[12:35] have completed one of the
[12:38] projects, that I want to bring
[12:41] to your attention from the 2008
[12:41] bond.
[12:43] Tomorrow, would be a ribbon
[12:46] cutting on fire station number
[12:46] five.
[12:51] This is a replacement fire
[12:54] station that is associated with
[12:57] the joint use with the corpus
[12:58] christi independent school
[12:59] district, delmar, and it is
[13:02] going to also be not only an
[13:04] active fire station, but a
[13:09] training location for our
[13:10] active duty firefighters.
[13:11] This new building replaces an
[13:13] old building that was first
[13:18] constructed in 1956 that had
[13:18] become outdated.
[13:20] Not as usable as it needed to
[13:21] be.
[13:26] The new building will be
[13:28] hurricane resistant an energy
[13:28] efficient.
[13:31] And tomorrow at 10:00 A.M., we
[13:32] will have a ribbon cut together
[13:33] initiate the use of that
[13:33] building.
[13:37] And I can not think of anything
[13:39] else for the moment.
[13:41] Thank you.
[13:44] >> thank you very much, Mr.
[13:44] Olson.
[13:47] Thank you for your leadership
[13:49] in acknowledging our hard
[13:51] working department and those
[13:55] doing their own initiatives in
[13:56] their departments related.
[13:58] We are going tom brady move
[14:02] forward -- we are going to move
[14:06] forward now to our minutes
[14:07] under I. Ms. Huerta.
[14:10] >> we present the minutes of
[14:11] the regular meeting of
[14:13] December 9th for your
[14:13] consideration.
[14:16] >> thank you, they have been
[14:17] presented.
[14:19] Do I have a motion to approve?
[14:24] >> I have a motion and a
[14:25] second.
[14:27] All in favor, I. Opposed, same
[14:28] sign.
[14:28] Motion carries.
[14:32] We are going to move forward to
[14:37] item l, consent agenda items 7-
[14:37] 50.
[14:39] Is there anyone in the audience
[14:44] that would like to comment on
[14:56] item l, consent agenda item, or
[14:57] items, 7-50.
[14:57] Please come forward.
[15:02] >> I am not going be voting on
[15:03] item 24.
[15:08] >> thank you, appreciate that.
[15:11] >> and Ms. Huerta, if you can
[15:19] do that, and move forward on
[15:19] consent agenda.
[15:20] >> it is regarding [Inaudible
[15:21] -low volume] Refining.
[15:22] Other than that, we are going
[15:26] to goat vot on the consent iraq
[15:31] or afghanistan -- we are going
[15:32] vote on the consent agenda.
[15:44] [Roll call vote taken] The
[15:46] consent agenda passes.
[15:55] >> thank you very much.
[15:55] we move forward.
[15:57] Were we going to bring one
[15:58] forward?
[16:00] Of the people here in down.
[16:04] Had we discussed that on one of
[16:05] the items?
[16:08] If we did not, then I am going
[16:11] to move forward to the staff
[16:22] presentations starting on m,
[16:28] public hearing 51, please.
[16:30] >> mayor, coin -- council,
[16:31] director of development
[16:31] service.
[16:33] It is a request by a property
[16:36] owner to rezone a total of
[16:39] 19.72-acres for vacant land on
[16:41] the north side
[16:43] between airline
[16:45] road and rodco road.
[16:46] The property is currently zoned
[16:48] farm, rural and the owner wants
[16:53] to rezone to a general
[16:53] commercial.
[16:55] The purpose is to allow
[16:58] construction of a retail
[17:00] shopping center which could
[17:03] include a grocery store, fuel
[17:06] station, and car wash.
[17:08] And if the rezoning goes with
[17:11] the future land use plan and
[17:14] south side area development
[17:14] plan.
[17:15] The planning commission
[17:19] recommends approval of this
[17:19] rezoning.
[17:22] Available for any questions.
[17:27] >> thank you very much.
[17:27] Mrs. Riojas?
[17:28] Okay.
[17:30] Is there, I have a motion to
[17:31] open up the public hearing.
[17:33] I have a motion and a second.
[17:37] All in favor, say I. Opposed,
[17:38] same sign.
[17:38] Motion kir richardsons.
[17:39] Is -- carries.
[17:41] Is there anyone from the public
[17:45] with a comment on item m5 1?
[17:47] Seeing none, a motion to close
[17:48] public hearing.
[17:50] a motion and a second.
[17:54] All in favor.
[17:55] Opposed, same sign.
[17:55] Motion carries.
[17:56] Ms. Huerta.
[18:01] >> for passage of ordnance,
[18:01] number 51.
[18:10] [Roll call vote taken]
[18:16] >> the ordnance passes.
[18:17] >> thank you very much.
[18:19] >> and let's move to item
[18:21] number 52, please.
[18:25] >> mayor, council members,
[18:26] development services, item
[18:29] number 52 is a request to
[18:29] resewn approximately five acres
[18:32] of vacant land that is located
[18:37] on the southeast corner of the
[18:37] boulevard.
[18:39] The property is currently zone
[18:41] hs single family and
[18:41] manufactured home districts.
[18:44] They want to rezone it to a
[18:46] light industrial district to
[18:50] allow the development of the
[18:53] property into a boat and rv
[18:54] storage facility.
[18:54] Background on this, the boat
[18:58] and rv storage use is
[18:59] considered a commercial use.
[19:03] The reason for the il, or light
[19:06] industrial request is to allow
[19:09] larger units, partly the space
[19:11] that general commercial is
[19:15] limited to 400 square feet
[19:15] maximum per storage unit.
[19:20] It is going to be used as a
[19:23] large rv and boat storage, the
[19:27] owner is request to go build
[19:28] approximately 450 square foot
[19:30] unit in the facility.
[19:33] And because of that, I lirks
[19:36] would be the better suited
[19:36] zoning.
[19:39] But the staff is recommending
[19:41] the cn district with a special
[19:47] permit to allow for the larger
[19:48] units.
[19:48] Along with that reck
[19:49] degradation, -- recommendation,
[19:51] there would be a number of
[19:55] conditions on that permit to
[19:57] allow only the uses allowednd
[19:58] the neighborhood commercial,
[20:01] with the except of this
[20:02] storage.
[20:05] -- with the exception of this
[20:05] storage.
[20:06] Also, any other condition such
[20:10] as buffer yard requirements
[20:13] along the eastbound richardson
[20:14] property -- east boundary
[20:16] property line and other items
[20:19] such as vehicle stacking and
[20:21] those kind of conditions.
[20:22] So staff has requested that a
[20:24] special permit with issued with
[20:28] the cn zoning instead of the
[20:33] light industrial, the
[20:33] 5applicant
[20:39] is aware of that and he finds
[20:39] the conditions acceptable.
[20:40] He has submitted a site plan
[20:44] and at this point, we recommend
[20:45] the denial of the light
[20:53] industrial in lieu of the cn1
[20:53] neighborhood commercial.
[20:54] And I will answer any questions
[20:55] that you have.
[20:56] >> thank you.
[20:58] Can you show me, it was over
[21:00] well, probably well over two
[21:04] years ago, we had an applicant
[21:05] that wanted to put a storage
[21:12] unit in this area, do you
[21:12] recall that?
[21:13] It was with Mr. Brian johnson.
[21:15] >> I do not recall the exact
[21:16] location on this particular
[21:16] one.
[21:18] >> okay, is there any way that
[21:20] you can find out exactly if
[21:22] there is someone listening in
[21:24] city staff, where the location
[21:28] was and, and I am thinking the
[21:36] difference between, and it was
[21:44] denyied, there were huge
[21:46] limitations on this to be
[21:47] neighborhood friendly.
[21:47] >> correct.
[21:51] >> and so that, I just wanted
[21:56] to find out where that other
[21:56] location was.
[21:56] >> okay.
[21:59] >> and I want to make the
[22:00] distinctions.
[22:01] But there are quite a built of
[22:03] restrictions that we put on
[22:06] this one, I know for sure,
[22:09] compared to the last one.
[22:10] >> if I remember correctly,
[22:12] that was a straight rezoning
[22:12] request.
[22:13] >> yes.
[22:15] >> as a posed to this one, -- as
[22:17] opposed to this one, that the
[22:19] applicant is willing to accept
[22:19] the conditions.
[22:21] And I think at that time, that
[22:23] applicant did not want the
[22:24] restrictions.
[22:26] >> yes, I mean, these are
[22:27] significant more restrictions.
[22:28] I know forture, I remember
[22:30] that, it was a straight, any
[22:33] way, I am glad.
[22:35] But I would be curious about
[22:36] the other.
[22:37] Any way, May I have a motion to
[22:38] open up the public hearing.
[22:39] >> second.
[22:42] >> I have a motion and a
[22:43] second.
[22:43] Any discussion?
[22:47] All in favor, opposed, same
[22:47] sign.
[22:47] Motion carries.
[22:52] I ask the public to come
[22:52] forward.
[23:15] Mr. Meyer, on item number m5 1.
[23:20] >> good afternoon.
[23:21] I am wayne meyer.
[23:23] Live at 4038 walter road.
[23:27] I am on the southwest of
[23:29] yorktown, so the road,
[23:31] basically from york town south
[23:32] dead ends into the power plant.
[23:34] So it is a debt end street.
[23:37] On my side of the street -- a
[23:37] dead end street.
[23:41] on my side of the street, it is
[23:42] all residential units [
[23:47] Inaudible-low volume]. Capt.
[23:49] Bryan johnson cease project-
[23:50] -brian johnson's project was --
[23:53] >> okay, it was on the
[23:56] interior, closer to the
[23:57] interior residential locations
[24:00] instead on a secondary
[24:01] arterial.
[24:01] Is that correct?
[24:01] >> yes.
[24:04] >> is that what you are saying?
[24:05] >> yes, across from [Inaudible
[24:08] -low volume]. And there was a
[24:11] notch out where glenn oak goes
[24:12] down this way.
[24:15] It was an l shaped piece of
[24:15] property.
[24:17] I am sorry.
[24:18] >> that is okay.
[24:19] >> and brian is a friend of
[24:20] mine, I loaned him the money to
[24:23] buy that property when I was a
[24:23] banker.
[24:26] And now he is doing a nice
[24:27] residential development on that
[24:28] will the, which is what the
[24:31] people until the neighborhood
[24:31] wanted.
[24:33] -- people in the neighborhood
[24:33] wants.
[24:36] Ten years ago, I bought ten
[24:40] acres and didn't need it, soy
[24:42] divided it into two-five acre
[24:42] tracts.
[24:44] There are some restrictions on
[24:45] the property with the zoning
[24:47] and rather than going and
[24:49] trying to do smaller lots, I
[24:51] did two five acre lots.
[24:52] Sold the other five acres and
[24:55] both of us built nice houses on
[24:56] that property.
[25:00] If you take my house and my
[25:01] neighbor's house, mike, mike
[25:03] rodriguez, who is against this
[25:05] problem correct, his fence line
[25:09] is within 200 feet of this
[25:14] project minus 300 feet.
[25:16] the tax value is $979,370.
[25:18] We sit on nice tracts of land.
[25:21] We have oak trees, we have pine
[25:21] trees, we have ponds.
[25:26] It is a nice use of that
[25:26] property.
[25:27] The property on the other side
[25:29] of the street was 20-acres
[25:33] zoned by a woman who raises
[25:33] horses.
[25:35] And the other 60-acres is owned
[25:38] by a woman who has horses and
[25:38] does riding lessons.
[25:39] And there are oak trees and I
[25:41] guess it is all zoned the same
[25:46] on the other side, which is low
[25:47] density rural real estate type
[25:48] development and I think it is a
[25:50] good use for that property.
[25:53] There is net any side streets
[25:57] on my section and I do not
[25:59] think it will ever be extended
[25:59] past the power plant.
[26:01] Soy only have one way in and
[26:01] one way out.
[26:04] So when I leave for the rest of
[26:08] my day, I will driving by 14-
[26:11] foot tall boat barns.
[26:12] I did not want to invest thatch
[26:15] money to have some residential
[26:17] property rezoned into
[26:17] commercial.
[26:22] I just, my wife and I are 100%
[26:23] against this.
[26:26] And fear we have also is this
[26:28] the lady that sold the five
[26:30] acres to him, now she has ten
[26:35] acres, and she is not from
[26:38] here, she was divorced and
[26:39] needed to sell property to
[26:41] raise money, she wants to sell
[26:43] the rest of her ten acres so
[26:44] that she can leaf.
[26:48] So our fear is that once this
[26:50] is approved, then at some point
[26:52] in the future, the next buyer
[26:56] for her other two tracts of
[26:59] land is going to be for other
[27:02] boat and rv storage.
[27:04] Well, there is commercial
[27:05] property on the other side.
[27:09] There are boat barns and rv
[27:11] developments on the other side
[27:12] of yorktown.
[27:14] But not on this side.
[27:20] And so, I likened this end of
[27:20] walgreens to like dead oak.
[27:23] There are a lot of high end
[27:23] nice homes.
[27:24] And on this side, it can also
[27:28] be that and it is headed that
[27:28] way.
[27:29] Ten acres have already
[27:31] developed that way and I think
[27:33] there is going to be more
[27:37] acreage with high end homes
[27:37] immediately surrounding this
[27:39] property, and it could be on
[27:40] this property also.
[27:41] Thank you.
[27:53] >> thank you very much, Mr.
[28:13] Meyer.
[28:16] >> I live on the block at the
[28:17] end of the road.
[28:20] I am here to speak on a couple
[28:20] of things.
[28:22] He is correct that the storm
[28:24] warning barns are on the -- barns
[28:26] are -- that the storage barns are
[28:27] on the east side of york town
[28:29] and that property next to them
[28:31] is for sale.
[28:34] It is about twice the retail
[28:39] value of the land that is in
[28:39] question today.
[28:42] So person that wants, they
[28:42] could have bought that land,
[28:47] but he would have had to invs.
[28:47] Vest -- invest for.
[28:49] It is cheeper to come to you
[28:50] and buying land that is half as
[28:51] much and getting it zoned for
[28:56] change than it is to buy a
[28:56] commercial prommerty and build
[28:58] this -- property and build this
[28:59] building directly across the
[29:02] street from where he is want
[29:03] together build now.
[29:06] Secondarily, I have been there
[29:07] since 1983, my family has been
[29:09] there and we have a great deal
[29:13] of money invested on that
[29:13] property.
[29:18] The navy has taken a fly over
[29:22] zone and made my five acres
[29:22] irregular.
[29:24] And cutting into my property
[29:25] would just increase the money
[29:28] that I am losing for property
[29:28] values.
[29:30] Also, one other thing I would
[29:37] like to mention is there is no
[29:39] red light at yorktown.
[29:44] And we are talking about large
[29:47] rv and boat storage units here?
[29:49] You are going have a truck and
[29:51] a trailer at a very slow pace
[29:53] at very early hours of the
[29:55] morning when it is still dark,
[29:57] that is when people come to get
[29:58] their boats.
[30:04] So we are talking about a very
[30:08] serious traffic hazard here.
[30:10] We are talking ant vehicles
[30:15] that -- about vehicles that will
[30:17] be turning both on from wall
[30:19] wren, or from yorktown, into
[30:20] the parking lot, into the unit
[30:23] itself and it is going create
[30:23] many, many traffic hazards.
[30:27] There is a trailer park across
[30:30] the street with small children
[30:34] that live there.
[30:38] When you have big big vehicles
[30:40] in dark -- have big vehicles and
[30:41] trailers, many times the lights
[30:43] do not work on the trailer.
[30:46] It is a lot of dangers.
[30:47] It is not ongoing hurt my
[30:49] property values but it is going
[30:52] to hurt the safety and
[30:59] happiness in our community.
[31:04] Thank you.
[31:11] >> thank you, sir.
[31:13] >> council, thank you for
[31:14] hearing me speak.
[31:16] I am david [Inaudible] And I
[31:18] own the fife acres a -- the five
[31:21] acres next to where the boat
[31:24] barn is going to do, a property
[31:26] that I brought two yearsing a
[31:29] to build my wife's dream house
[31:29] on.
[31:31] We have 123-acres -- we have 23
[31:32] acres next to this property.
[31:35] I want to point out a couple of
[31:36] things.
[31:37] First and foremost, as I said,
[31:39] I am going do be building my
[31:41] wife her dream house here.
[31:43] You said there are
[31:44] restrictions, mayor, on the
[31:45] property.
[31:46] Would you want it in your
[31:48] neighborhood if you were going
[31:49] to build your dream house?
[31:52] Would you still be okay having
[31:54] your wife stare out the kitchen
[31:56] window that you have tried to
[31:58] build and stair together at
[32:00] this boat -- and staring at this
[32:00] boat market every day.
[32:04] And this is a corner property,
[32:07] there are several properties
[32:07] like this on a secondary
[32:11] roadway where where they are
[32:12] building neighborhoods.
[32:13] There is one at flower bluff
[32:13] drive.
[32:16] So the location of the property
[32:17] is not an issue.
[32:19] These are all estate houses.
[32:21] If you look from pretty much
[32:24] all the way down to well,
[32:26] almost to laguna, it is all
[32:28] residential on this side of
[32:31] yorktown, every single one of
[32:33] them, estate homes, 20-acre
[32:34] tracts, five acres, ten acres,
[32:37] all the way down the line.
[32:39] This does not fit the use of
[32:43] that portion of york town at
[32:43] the all.
[32:47] These are not small tract type
[32:47] houses.
[32:50] These are half million dollar
[32:50] hours.
[32:51] I do not really think if you
[32:57] had that type of money in your
[32:57] house, regardless of the
[32:58] restrictions, you would want
[33:00] someone popping up with a boat
[33:00] barn.
[33:02] I do not think anybody would.
[33:04] As my neighborhood said, there
[33:05] was a commercial property
[33:06] across the street, I would not
[33:08] have issues with someone
[33:09] building on that property.
[33:12] It was zoned commercial when I
[33:12] brought my property.
[33:13] So knowing full well it was
[33:16] zoned that way, I brought the
[33:16] property.
[33:19] This property next door was not
[33:20] zoned commercial.
[33:21] So for someone to come in and
[33:23] put something in that is not
[33:24] going to bring value to the
[33:26] community, it is really, it
[33:28] does not make any sense.
[33:30] Lastly, I want to touch on
[33:33] something that is important to
[33:35] the city council and the city,
[33:36] the taxes.
[33:38] If you look at taxes of other
[33:39] facilities just like this, they
[33:41] do not come near to where the
[33:43] house I am going to build, as
[33:46] far as the taxes it is again
[33:47] rating for the city.
[33:52] So yes, in the short term, they
[33:55] are going to extend the sewer
[33:57] line, well, yes, in the short
[34:00] term, that going to happen.
[34:02] In the long term the tax value
[34:03] nowhere near the taxes that are
[34:06] going to be drawn from my house
[34:07] to houses surrounding it.
[34:08] Now you are going to lower that
[34:11] and it makes no sense at all.
[34:15] Again, there is a lot of issues
[34:15] here.
[34:17] You know you have two different
[34:17] people.
[34:18] This is america everybody wants
[34:19] to do what they want to do.
[34:23] I spent eight years in the army
[34:24] expending that.
[34:25] But the fact that is that it
[34:28] does not fit.W a neighborhood
[34:29] or a residential area, a good
[34:31] thing going, you do not want
[34:32] room by someone who did not
[34:35] want to spend the money on the
[34:36] building that was already
[34:36] there.
[34:37] So before you vote on this,
[34:44] please d not just look at the
[34:48] emotional side,, look at the
[34:48] taxes.
[34:50] I -- side, look at the taxes.
[34:53] I am going to have a $500,000
[34:53] home there.
[34:54] There is a huge difference in
[34:59] what the city will draw in
[35:00] taxes.
[35:00] Thank you.
[35:01] >> thank you.
[35:07] Anyone else for public comment
[35:09] on item number m5 1? Motion to
[35:09] close public comment.
[35:13] We have a motion and a second.
[35:15] Is there any discussion?
[35:18] All in favor.
[35:20] Opposed, same sign.
[35:20] Motion carries.
[35:21] Mr. Loeb.
[35:23] >> what is the future land use
[35:25] map say on this sight?
[35:27] >> the future land use map does
[35:31] call it for low family
[35:32] residential.
[35:32] >> okay.
[35:33] Does it call for any commercial
[35:35] south of yorktown?
[35:37] >> no, the area development
[35:42] plan, the flower bluff plan
[35:43] calls for commercial uses
[35:45] between fire bluff and laguna.
[35:47] So that is a reason why we did
[35:48] choose to go with a
[35:52] neighborhood commercial zoning
[35:53] for this property.
[36:00] >> okay, are there vacant, the
[36:04] corner sight just to the north
[36:04] is vacant?
[36:05] >> yes.
[36:07] >> how many vacant property is
[36:08] there?
[36:10] >> could you also point out toe
[36:12] that on the -- out to that on the
[36:15] map and make that area a little
[36:15] larger?
[36:18] >> yes, do you have closer?
[36:29] >> I think, do psg~we have the next
[36:30] slide over?
[36:31] >> okay, that shows that
[36:38] property to the north, that is
[36:38] currently zoned commercial.
[36:45] >> okay, can you point to it?
[36:45] Okay.
[36:48] Thank you.
[36:50] >> we can see you writing on
[36:51] it.
[36:51] >> oh, I am sorry.
[36:55] >> it is not showing up on my
[36:55] screen.
[37:02] This property right here is the
[37:03] commercial property.
[37:08] It is current I will vacant and
[37:10] to the -- currently vacant and in
[37:13] the north you can see the
[37:15] storage that silty that is-
[37:16] -storage facility that is
[37:17] already there.
[37:19] It is already zoned commercial.
[37:21] I just want to know that note-
[37:24] -want to note that again, it is
[37:26] zoned commercial, it would
[37:27] still have the limitations of
[37:31] 400 square feet for that
[37:31] property.
[37:32] Also, I just want to mention
[37:34] that the south portion of this
[37:36] property right now is currently
[37:37] zoned for a mobile home.
[37:39] So if someone wanted to come in
[37:43] and place a mobile home on that
[37:45] property, they could without
[37:45] any rezoning.
[37:46] >> all right.
[37:47] >> that is near residential
[37:55] area that we are speak to go
[37:55] today?
[37:56] >> yes.
[37:59] -- that we are speaking to
[38:00] today.
[38:00] >> I believe there is more
[38:02] property to the north but also,
[38:06] keep in mind, we do not have a
[38:08] map here, but there is the aq
[38:09] zone that comes off the field
[38:14] and a lot of that is limited by
[38:15] that particular --
[38:18] >> but a boat barn is fine
[38:19] there, right?
[38:20] >> correct.
[38:20] >> okay.
[38:24] But the the estate -- but the
[38:25] estate residential is a
[38:28] preferred use there as well, it
[38:28] is not?
[38:31] >> yes it is.
[38:34] >> all right, the 20% rule?
[38:34] >> yes.
[38:39] >> does that mean it is
[38:40] unanimous?
[38:40] >> it requires a three-quarter
[38:43] vote of the council.
[38:43] So that is seven.
[38:46] >> that is all of us?
[38:48] >> I am not really convinced on
[38:54] this so I think I am going to
[38:55] vote no.
[38:56] I think, I think this is
[39:00] problem based on the zoning
[39:03] districts we put together.
[39:07] And so I, the thing, people
[39:09] want to put boat barns near the
[39:10] water around people want to
[39:11] live near the water.
[39:13] And I think it is really
[39:17] beneficial for staff to work on
[39:22] a zoning district that would
[39:28] allow some of those water
[39:31] oriented commercial
[39:32] developments that are not
[39:32] consistent.
[39:34] Because I think doing all of
[39:36] those by special permit is a
[39:40] bad idea and I think generally,
[39:43] just giving people industrial
[39:46] zoning for them is really bad.
[39:48] And then kind of just doing
[39:51] them all case by case with the
[39:53] special permit to maybe, maybe
[39:56] it is changing cg1 to give it
[40:00] an extra 60 feet if that is
[40:03] what a standard boat barn bay
[40:03] is.
[40:07] But it just seems like the
[40:08] ordnance is unwieldy and this
[40:10] is maybe where we need to do
[40:15] some work.
[40:16] So that is my thoughts.
[40:17] >> thank you.
[40:19] You know, that is why we have
[40:22] the process and we listen to
[40:22] the public.
[40:25] And I will tell you what
[40:27] resinated with me, what Mr.
[40:28] Meyer also said is the
[40:29] President [Inaudible-low
[40:32] volume] With the neighboring
[40:36] property when it gets sold.
[40:37] And once we do set a precedent
[40:39] and then you are right, they
[40:43] say well, we did it here and
[40:45] you changed the whole intent.
[40:50] So, I am listening to you.
[40:54] And I hear you.
[40:55] Ms. Mcintyre.
[40:55] >> thank you.
[40:56] Just listening and hearing for
[40:56] little while on this one, I
[40:59] have to tell you and it is a
[40:59] hard one.
[41:00] Because you want boats near the
[41:02] water and you want to have
[41:03] people have storage and with
[41:05] code enforcement reel I will
[41:07] trying to be strict about that,
[41:10] it does create a great renied.
[41:12] But I would echo david's
[41:14] comments that having a zoning
[41:17] that makes us not go to special
[41:17] per nit every time -- permit
[41:21] every time would be very
[41:21] helpful.
[41:27] When you go down yorktown, you
[41:28] start the at the bridge and-
[41:29] -start at the bridge and I
[41:31] think it is important to keep
[41:34] that, when you look, also
[41:35] driving through flower bluff
[41:40] and seeing how much commercial
[41:42] property is available in the
[41:46] bluff as general, it also
[41:47] serves its purpose.
[41:52] [Inaudible-low volume] That
[41:54] has development just platted
[41:55] recently, to take that out of
[41:58] that and you look at properties
[41:59] that are being put in the bluff
[42:00] right now.
[42:01] It is a great place to live and
[42:03] people want to be there.
[42:06] And there is residential
[42:08] property being planned and
[42:09] developed, you cannot drive
[42:10] down the road without seeing a
[42:13] new neighborhood coming up on a
[42:13] regular basis.
[42:16] And so it does not matter for
[42:21] me to say this, I am not going
[42:25] to support the changes.
[42:26] >> Mr. Magill.
[42:31] >> orange the traffic concern,
[42:32] is there, is there not a
[42:33] stoplight or a stop line?
[42:35] I know there is not a light,
[42:37] but is there not a stop sign?
[42:41] >> it is an one-way stop line.
[42:43] It is a two-way, I guess.
[42:45] >> yes, can we take a look at
[42:47] that as staff just to make sure
[42:50] that that is the best possible
[42:53] within the means of the
[42:53] financial availability.
[42:54] I just want to make sure that
[42:56] is not a concern in the future.
[42:57] >> will do.
[42:59] >> and with this, regarding the
[43:03] fact that it would require a
[43:04] two-thirds, or three-quarters
[43:11] today, is that with the zoning,
[43:12] that Councilman Loeb and
[43:15] Councilwoman Mcentire brought
[43:15] up, I agree.
[43:18] We give vast time to come back
[43:20] with -- can we give staff time to
[43:23] come back, can we table this?
[43:26] Or I am just, I am posing the
[43:27] question, do we give staff time
[43:29] to come back with a zoning?
[43:35] >> well, I think that is a fair
[43:35] question.
[43:38] However, to me, now, listening
[43:40] to the concerns and I was very
[43:43] impressed with the applicant of
[43:45] taking all of those
[43:46] restrictions and trying to
[43:49] coexist and work well with the
[43:50] neighbors.
[43:51] But, it is not going to change
[43:55] this area that was once
[43:56] considered to me, my concern is
[43:59] once this is dealt with, what
[44:02] it does with the precedent
[44:02] going forward.
[44:06] And I am prepared to voted to
[44:07] on this.
[44:12] But, if is there anyone else,
[44:18] excuse me, to Mr. Magill's
[44:18] subjoinsdown.
[44:18] Mr. Loeb.
[44:19] >> -- suggestion.
[44:19] Mr. Loeb.
[44:21] >> I am ready to vote on this
[44:22] today.
[44:22] But separately.
[44:24] I think staff needs to work on
[44:26] modifying it so it is a
[44:30] standard size, or whatever the
[44:33] base zoning district for the
[44:34] commercial is that allows
[44:36] storage but upping it enough so
[44:39] this, you know, the standard
[44:41] vote will fit in one of those
[44:44] or doing a different zoning
[44:44] district.
[44:45] But I think that is something
[44:46] that staff needs to take some
[44:49] time to really lock at rather
[44:51] than just -- to look at rather
[44:53] than us just telling them one
[44:54] or another.
[44:56] >> this is the second request
[45:00] similar to this with the size
[45:01] limb limitations.
[45:01] -- limitations.
[45:03] So the talk has been do we need
[45:05] to modify that 400 square foot
[45:09] limit to something like 600 or
[45:11] 500 because it seems like 400,
[45:15] 500 has been a common number
[45:15] already twice.
[45:16] So that conversation has
[45:18] already been started.
[45:21] >> yes, to Mr. Magill's point,
[45:22] to have that separate
[45:26] conservation and then come
[45:26] back.
[45:27] Mr. Magill, sorry.
[45:30] >> thank you, I appreciate the
[45:31] clarification.
[45:31] So thank you.
[45:35] >> thank you, Mr. Magill.
[45:37] Appreciate your comments.
[45:37] Mr. Garza.
[45:38] >> thanks.
[45:41] I was going to say the same
[45:43] thing about us creating a
[45:44] different zoning, it is
[45:47] something that we missed when
[45:47] working on the zoning
[45:48] committee.
[45:49] And it is the second time that
[45:52] I have seen this issue come up.
[45:53] But I do want to articulate
[45:55] that we are going to be seeing,
[45:59] I think, more and more requests
[46:00] for zoning for boat storages
[46:04] and RVs because of all of the
[46:08] activity that we are seeing in
[46:10] the laguna and in our area.
[46:12] At some point, we are going to
[46:14] rezone it and be able to allow.
[46:16] Because it is going to take
[46:20] some of the vote traffic out
[46:22] and allow -- the boat traffic out
[46:26] and let people just haul them
[46:29] down the block, to the marina [
[46:31] Inaudible-low volume] We
[46:34] need to keep that in mind.
[46:37] >> thank you, Mr. Garza.
[46:37] Ms. Mcentire.
[46:41] >> thank you, I wanted, we just
[46:43] dealt with this over at graham
[46:45] and thompson road, right
[46:46] between the two of those and
[46:47] the size was the biggest
[46:48] concern there as well.
[46:50] And if we can have it so that
[46:51] it is able to get in without
[46:54] having to do a special permit,
[46:57] I did want to echo, I made some
[47:00] notes on one other thing that I
[47:03] did want to say, the
[47:04] developers, I think they are
[47:06] great at putting in the
[47:08] property and keeping it nice
[47:09] and clean.
[47:11] And really, you need to be
[47:14] within code and building a
[47:15] quality product that you really
[47:17] want to live next to.
[47:19] That is one, when you look at
[47:24] their other ones, they are good
[47:26] with being responsible with the
[47:27] neighborhood.
[47:30] I think that their ability to
[47:31] work with the neighborhood has
[47:32] been commendable.
[47:33] >> and thank you for saying
[47:35] that about the priest family.
[47:37] Because their intention of the,
[47:38] what they were trying to do to
[47:40] coexist, to me, it is more the
[47:43] long term of changing the whole
[47:45] nature of this area for those
[47:46] who invested in their homes.
[47:48] That is what I have concerns
[47:48] with.
[47:52] And there is no doubt that the
[47:52] priest family are first class
[47:56] and really care about the
[47:57] community.
[48:01] Mrs. Huerta, we are ready to
[48:01] vote.
[48:03] >> okay, for ordnance number
[48:03] 52.
[48:04] >> excuse me, it is 51.
[48:06] >> it is 52.
[48:07] >> oh, I am sorry.
[48:08] That was my error.
[48:13] >> it is way on the bottom.
[48:17] >> thank you.
[48:18] >> for passage of ordnance.
[48:30] >> [Roll call vote taken]
[48:32] >> the ordnance fails.
[48:35] >>> thank you, item number 53.
[48:38] >> oh, let ice move forward to
[48:39] disturb-let's move forward to
[48:40] public comment.
[48:42] We would like to have it
[48:43] approximately around 12:00 P.M.
[48:46] Thank you for the patience of
[48:48] those who are waiting.
[48:51] if you can come forward around
[49:02] state your name an address
[49:05] appreciate that, thank you.
[49:07] >> mayor, council, jim,
[49:08] recording secretary of U.S.
[49:08] Local 235.
[49:10] I am hear to share with the -- I
[49:13] am here to share with the
[49:16] council, and you, mayor, the
[49:23] status of the ongoing labor
[49:23] issue happening across the bay.
[49:30] I would just like to share some
[49:30] highlights with you.
[49:34] Since bargaining started in
[49:37] July of 2014, we have demanded
[49:40] deep cuts in pay and benefits
[49:43] for our local numbers.
[49:45] -- members.
[49:48] On October 10th, after re-
[49:50] rejected their offer, the
[49:55] company locked the gates and
[49:55] locking out 450 families.
[49:59] It effects our economic base
[49:59] here in the
[50:03] city and we feel
[50:07] that the cuts are unnecessary,
[50:11] sherwin is an extremely
[50:11] profitable company.
[50:15] They have falling production
[50:16] costs with rising production
[50:19] over the last ten years.
[50:25] They are 100% owned by glenn
[50:26] core ag.
[50:28] And publicly owned trading and
[50:34] mining company head quartered
[50:34] in switzerland.
[50:38] Glenn core is the tenth largest
[50:42] company in the world.
[50:48] They have revenues of $233
[50:48] billion in 2013.
[50:50] Net profits of $4.6 billion.
[50:52] This is the first labor dispute
[50:58] that we have had since they
[51:01] bought us in 2007.
[51:02] The repercussions on this
[51:04] economically and e. Coli
[51:04] notionally to the -- and
[51:08] emotionally, we would like to
[51:09] ask the council to support both
[51:13] sides on this an urge them to
[51:16] come back to the table and
[51:17] reach a good resolution so
[51:19] everyone can move on with their
[51:19] lives and our neighborhood can
[51:23] get back to where it needs to
[51:23] be.
[51:25] Thank you very much.
[51:26] >> thank you for coming today.
[51:27] >> [Inaudible-multiple
[51:27] speakers]
[51:31] >> we are not able to engage
[51:34] per the open meetings act, only
[51:35] for clarifications and
[51:36] corrections.
[51:36] >> very good.
[51:37] Thank you all very much.
[51:38] You have a good holiday.
[51:48] >> thank you, same to you, sir.
[51:55] Anyone else here for public
[51:55] comment?
[51:56] >> good afternoon, kerry
[51:58] robertson meyer, glad to see
[51:59] all of you all.
[52:00] I have a packet for each
[52:10] person, can I pass that out?
[52:10] >> sure.
[52:11] >> okay.
[52:18] >> can you restart the clock,
[52:19] please for Ms. Meyer?
[52:22] >> I will not be long any way.
[52:24] He is passing out something
[52:26] from the kn.E
[52:27] rbeach community
[52:27] association.
[52:31] I am the President Of that
[52:33] group in north beach.
[52:34] Colleen just said that flower
[52:35] bluff is a great place to live
[52:40] and people want to be there.
[52:45] And because of that, your, your
[52:46] discussion revolved around the
[52:49] fact that you are representing
[52:50] residents and taxpayers and
[52:51] keeping them in mind.
[52:52] And that is what we want to
[52:52] north beach.
[52:54] It is a great place to live and
[52:55] people want to be there.
[52:57] And yet in my neighborhood, on
[53:00] the authority end of not beach,
[53:01] street -- north end of north
[53:04] beach, the street is filled
[53:05] with potholes most of the time.
[53:08] This is no sidewalk, no
[53:10] gutters, no curbs, the water
[53:12] pipe is six inch and it is
[53:14] water front land that is empty
[53:16] with a six in67 water pipe and
[53:20] it has -- inch water pipe and-
[53:23] -and it has been that way in a
[53:24] long, long time.
[53:26] In the 1990s, the city invested
[53:33] on the south side of the beach
[53:34] and improved the infrastructure
[53:35] there.
[53:36] And it is beautiful when you
[53:39] drive all the way to the
[53:40] aquarium in the lexington.
[53:41] But on the north half at beach
[53:43] up there where the tax bayers
[53:47] live, that area has not been
[53:47] improved.
[53:48] We got improvements on the
[53:51] beach through a bond but we
[53:52] have not had neighborhood
[53:53] improve.
[53:57] S. So that is what the pack-
[53:57] -improve.
[54:00] S. So what is what the pack -- so
[54:02] that is what the packet here is
[54:02] about.
[54:05] The first one is not
[54:07] necessarily for infrastructure.
[54:10] This is the hotel tax, it is
[54:11] asking you use that on north
[54:12] beach for the things that it
[54:14] can be used for on the beach
[54:14] itself.
[54:17] And that is explained in the
[54:19] first letter.
[54:22] The second letter talks about a
[54:24] tax financing zone and we have
[54:26] been talking about this for a
[54:27] long time.
[54:29] In fact joe and kevin came to
[54:31] talk to us in 2009 and told us
[54:32] what it would take, how we
[54:34] needed to do it, how the
[54:36] process would work and you
[54:40] know, it fell between the
[54:40] activities.
[54:41] We didn't --- between the cracks.
[54:42] We didn't have a champion.
[54:45] And because there is no funding
[54:47] for north beach.
[54:51] For authority beach improves.
[54:53] You now -- for north beach
[54:53] improve ments.
[54:56] It is like how do you get in
[54:57] line.
[54:58] You know, how do we do this?
[55:01] Well, right now, it is |Spjust not
[55:01] on the radar.
[55:04] So we are not going to get on
[55:05] the improve project list
[55:06] really, for major improve.
[55:09] S so we think that if we did a
[55:11] tiff, just like downtown has
[55:28] and the island and other areas.
[55:29] >> thank you, Miss Meyer.
[55:31] Thank you for coming.
[55:31] >> mayor, council, I am [
[55:33] Inaudible-low volume]
[55:36] >> can you move the microphone
[55:38] closer to you.
[55:39] That is lot better.
[55:43] >> I am Ms. Waller.
[55:47] I live at 6133 hastings drive
[55:48] in Mr. Garza's district.
[55:51] And it is my privilege to serve
[55:54] a third time as the Chairman Of
[56:02] the corpus christi housing q-x`
[56:07] authority board of
[56:09] commissioners. I want to talk
[56:16] about where we have a major
[56:17] roadblock.
[56:22] When I cam on the board, it was
[56:25] in dis-awry, we were facing a
[56:27] shutdown, a quite sincere
[56:33] shutdown effort on the part of
[56:37] ud-part of hud because it was
[56:38] mess.
[56:43] And it had been neglected.
[56:43] There was a crisis.
[56:46] And in recorder to you have
[56:48] problem, a -- and in order to
[56:50] solve that problem, a new board
[56:52] was picked to get this thing
[56:53] back together.
[56:55] Now hud, unlike a lot of
[56:56] federal agencies takes the
[56:57] position that if you are not
[56:58] doing thicks well, you do-
[57:01] -things well, you do not get
[57:01] money.
[57:04] They decrease your money as you
[57:05] do things worse and worse.
[57:07] And we were a troubled agency.
[57:10] Over the years we have been
[57:12] able to moved from a troubled
[57:15] agency to one that is a high
[57:16] performance agency.
[57:18] And I am going to tell you
[57:20] frankly, we have done it
[57:24] without the help from the city
[57:25] of corpus christi.
[57:28] We have had good leaper ship
[57:29] and -- good leadership and
[57:30] excellent staff.
[57:36] In that time we have been 1)]Not
[57:40] only to right a sink ship.
[57:41] We built housing for the
[57:45] elderly and we have been trying
[57:47] for years to renovate, to make
[57:49] it from a place that no one
[57:51] wants to even walk in to a
[57:54] place where you want to be
[57:56] there and to be, to raise your
[58:00] children there in a safe, good
[58:01] environment.
[58:04] I know of two times we have
[58:11] tried to get an old hope sticks
[58:12] project.
[58:14] And that federal money to
[58:15] revitalize an area, zero help.
[58:17] And the last time that hope
[58:20] sticks was funded, we were in a
[58:22] tie for the last bit of money.
[58:24] And the reason we were told
[58:26] that we didn't get it, one of
[58:29] the main reasons was that we
[58:31] had no support from the city.
[58:32] Well, I have talked too long.
[58:33] >> thank you.
[58:35] >> I would like a chance to
[58:38] talk with any of the council
[58:39] members individually, if they
[58:40] want a briefing on what we are
[58:51] doing and what we are trying to
[58:51] do.
[58:53] >> thank you, Miss Waller.
[58:58] >> I am gary, I am the ceo of
[59:00] the housing authority.
[59:02] I think that the piece that Ms.
[59:03] Waller didn't get to was the
[59:05] real reason that we are here
[59:06] today.
[59:09] We have been working through
[59:11] the city so processes to -- city
[59:13] processes to get some gap
[59:14] funding to make this process,
[59:15] or this plan work.
[59:18] And in the last two days, we
[59:21] have been removed from two two
[59:22] agendas that we thought were
[59:24] going to put us in a position
[59:26] to move forward.
[59:28] Yesterday, re-were moved from
[59:30] the type a board and we were
[59:33] replaced by a presentation
[59:35] obama health the -- presentation
[59:41] and the value on the
[59:43] feasibility and impact of new
[59:43] home construction.
[59:46] So we are not sure why that
[59:47] happened and then thought, I
[59:48] thought -- and then today, I
[59:49] thought we were on the agenda
[59:51] to have a resolution of support
[59:53] that we were going to be able
[59:55] to use with hour hud
[1:00:01] application and that has been
[1:00:01] pulled as well.
[1:00:03] So we are trying to understand
[1:00:05] the process and be a good
[1:00:07] partner in trying to address
[1:00:08] the affordable housing crisis
[1:00:10] but we feel like we are not
[1:00:12] sure where we are in the
[1:00:14] process at this time and @3\~we
[1:00:16] wanted to bring this to the
[1:00:17] council's attention because we
[1:00:19] seem to hear good things from
[1:00:20] the council.
[1:00:22] But it does not seem like they
[1:00:24] are getting any traction in
[1:00:26] taking the next steps.
[1:00:28] So that would really conclude
[1:00:29] our ywm
[1:00:29] rovide
[1:00:31] the information that we thought
[1:00:33] you needed to know.
[1:00:35] >> thank you.
[1:00:36] Mr. Olson?
[1:00:39] >> just a clarifying comment on
[1:00:43] the meeting yesterday, it is my
[1:00:44] understanding that the board
[1:00:48] took up the question about
[1:00:49] modifying their policies that
[1:00:51] would, and voted on a 3-2 vote
[1:00:53] to go ahead and modify the
[1:00:55] policies that would allow for
[1:00:58] the use of type a money for
[1:00:59] rental which would then open
[1:01:01] the door to be able to deal
[1:01:03] with the issue [Inaudible-
[1:01:04] low volume]
[1:01:06] >> so toe clarify also -- so to
[1:01:08] clarify also, now that the vote
[1:01:10] has been taken, with changing
[1:01:12] their policy to using some of
[1:01:17] the affording housing type a
[1:01:19] funds for rentals, now it is on
[1:01:22] the agenda at our first January
[1:01:22] meeting.
[1:01:23] That is correct?
[1:01:29] >> I am not suring of the
[1:01:30] timing.
[1:01:33] >> it is on our next, first
[1:01:33] available meeting.
[1:01:35] >> it is January 13th.
[1:01:39] >> okay, could we put that on
[1:01:40] the agenda, please?
[1:01:41] >> [Inaudible-low volume]
[1:01:42] Says yes, behind you.
[1:01:44] >> okay, we are good then.
[1:01:48] >> if she says yes, that is
[1:01:48] yes.
[1:01:49] >> our deputy city manager,
[1:01:52] would you like to address the
[1:01:53] clarification any further?
[1:01:56] Okay, thank you, Mr. Olson.
[1:01:58] I appreciate that.
[1:01:58] Mr. Loeb.
[1:02:02] >> is that going to meet, the
[1:02:06] deadline to get stuff into hud?
[1:02:09] >> yes, it does meet the
[1:02:11] deadline, sort of.
[1:02:15] We do not have a drop dead date
[1:02:16] to submit the application.
[1:02:17] our biggest concern is that we
[1:02:20] have been work orange this for
[1:02:21] several months at this time and
[1:02:26] while we all have a place to go
[1:02:27] home to, there are many people
[1:02:30] in corpus christi that do not.
[1:02:31] And there are 90 units that we
[1:02:36] can be work together get online
[1:02:37] and make available for the low
[1:02:41] income families and we are not
[1:02:41] doing that.
[1:02:44] So time is important, as much
[1:02:44] as possible.
[1:02:46] >> I probably will not be
[1:02:47] voting in January.
[1:02:50] But in the meantime, just
[1:02:51] because the council cannot,
[1:02:54] does not have it on our agenda
[1:02:58] to have a resolution, does not
[1:03:09] keep us from individually
[1:03:09] commenting!
[1:03:10] Thank you.
[1:03:12] >> thank you.
[1:03:12] >> Mr. Ma dina?
[1:03:14] >> I am [Inaudible-heavy
[1:03:15] accent]
[1:03:17] I live at 5413 cane drive here
[1:03:18] in corpus christi.
[1:03:22] We had a problem with a code
[1:03:23] enforcement.
[1:03:28] It is a sad state of affairs,
[1:03:28] really.
[1:03:30] The codes are not enforced.
[1:03:31] The gentleman that is enforcing
[1:03:33] the code in my particular area,
[1:03:34] the day before yesterday, I was
[1:03:36] talking to him and my son, and
[1:03:40] he was telling me is there no
[1:03:42] code to address the fences back
[1:03:44] there, when a business butts
[1:03:44] with a residential.
[1:03:50] That is my case, my property.
[1:03:55] Also, is there no code, no book
[1:03:57] that the canopy trees that they
[1:03:58] are required to plant, tell
[1:04:00] them you need 30 feet, the
[1:04:03] trees have to be at least 30
[1:04:03] feet apart.
[1:04:06] The fence has to be at least
[1:04:08] six feet, I know that.
[1:04:09] but this gentleman does not
[1:04:12] know the rules how is he going
[1:04:13] to enforce them?
[1:04:15] We have a big problem on cane
[1:04:16] drive.
[1:04:18] They are going continue to
[1:04:23] build in that and they have not
[1:04:27] had any residential houses
[1:04:30] because the property was not
[1:04:31] for a sale.
[1:04:32] Two houses from mine, it is at
[1:04:35] least a foot and a half high
[1:04:39] and it has been like that for
[1:04:40] several months.
[1:04:41] Nay do not cut it.
[1:04:45] There are five or -- they do not
[1:04:45] cut it.
[1:04:47] When the trash goes out, nay
[1:04:48] put out both cans, all though
[1:04:52] they are required to only put
[1:04:53] one.
[1:04:53] >> [Captioners transitioning]
[1:06:38] >> Mr. Gordy.
[1:06:39] >> I live at 4118 ray drive.
[1:06:41] He's passing out some papers.
[1:06:44] >>> all of you got a letter
[1:06:47] from me talking about the code.
[1:06:52] It needs to be looked at and
[1:06:53] some changes need to be made,
[1:06:58] because the unified developing
[1:06:59] code says one thing, and the
[1:07:00] highway beautification act says
[1:07:00] something else.
[1:07:06] I would just like 2 -- the
[1:07:07] legal find out there come the
[1:07:08] state law says one thing and
[1:07:10] the unified developing code
[1:07:11] says something else.
[1:07:14] What you have there on the very
[1:07:18] front is the agreement, and
[1:07:18] eisai agreement come a the
[1:07:23] state attorney says it's not an
[1:07:24] agreement.
[1:07:24] But my impression is, and
[1:07:25] everyone else's, if the city
[1:07:26] says we will do something if we
[1:07:32] can get the money, to me, that
[1:07:37] is an agreement.
[1:07:38] And they will enforce the
[1:07:39] beautification act.
[1:07:44] and they say they will collect
[1:07:45] the sign permit.
[1:07:50] They taught me that in the
[1:07:50] first grade.
[1:07:51] You might want to look at that.
[1:07:54] The second page that you have
[1:08:05] there, the letter you got from
[1:08:07] susan thorpe.
[1:08:08] They said that your local
[1:08:12] government code restricts the
[1:08:14] municipality and they got a
[1:08:19] copy of that on the third page
[1:08:20] of the local government code.
[1:08:22] Yes, there are certain things
[1:08:23] you can't do.
[1:08:25] You can charge them for a
[1:08:25] permit, you can't make them pay
[1:08:28] so much per day to put the sign
[1:08:29] there, and you also got a copy
[1:08:33] of the state law and highway
[1:08:34] beautification act, you will
[1:08:46] notice the second part is
[1:08:46] highlighted.
[1:08:50] And, the highway beautification
[1:08:53] act doesn't cover political
[1:08:54] science.
[1:09:02] That doesn't couple cover the
[1:09:02] political science.
[1:09:05] This covers political signs on
[1:09:08] those 14 roadways, not the
[1:09:08] highway beautification act.
[1:09:10] The city staff needs to sort of
[1:09:13] go back to school and do some
[1:09:19] research and learn how to read.
[1:09:23] That's pretty clear how that
[1:09:26] senate bill 446, that covers
[1:09:31] political science.
[1:09:32] And also, the city with
[1:09:33] certified, easy on the third
[1:09:33] page when it was certified.
[1:09:35] And they got certified as the
[1:09:37] only two cities in corpus
[1:09:40] christi that were certified to
[1:09:42] enforce the highway
[1:09:43] beautification act.
[1:09:44] >> thank you Mr. Gordy.
[1:09:47] We finished, but a few -- we
[1:09:52] are going to get a memo
[1:09:58] requests for some of these
[1:09:58] contradict team language that
[1:09:59] has been brought to our
[1:10:00] attention.
[1:10:02] We will get into remission on
[1:10:03] that in writing.
[1:10:08] Thank you, Mr. Gordy.
[1:10:11] >> Mr. Montesano.
[1:10:17] >> rocco montesano, 2101 rialto
[1:10:17] drive.
[1:10:18] I'm not going to talk about
[1:10:19] housing, but so many good
[1:10:19] things have gone on in the city
[1:10:21] in the last year.
[1:10:22] I didn't want to end it with
[1:10:24] the bad note.
[1:10:28] Want to thank counsel and staff
[1:10:28] are taking action.
[1:10:31] The lexington problem on north
[1:10:33] beach in relation to water and
[1:10:35] my pipes breaking and also the
[1:10:40] sidewalk on the beach that fell
[1:10:40] in.
[1:10:43] Quite honestly, much faster
[1:10:43] than anticipated, the staff got
[1:10:53] on it and contracted it to be
[1:10:53] fixed.
[1:10:53] We went and talked to the guy
[1:10:54] putting the concrete in for the
[1:10:59] city and he agreed if we got
[1:10:59] him to come over to the patio
[1:11:01] to reroute my pipes under the
[1:11:03] patio, we were able to contract
[1:11:03] that.
[1:11:05] But the city stepped up and
[1:11:07] rerouted that water, so don't
[1:11:10] expect to see me back here
[1:11:11] talking about
[1:11:12] broken pipes in lexington, it
[1:11:22] cleaned up the area quite a
[1:11:22] bit.
[1:11:23] But as the year closes I wanted
[1:11:23] to thank the staff and council
[1:11:24] for actually taking some pretty
[1:11:25] good action over there on north
[1:11:25] beach to get lexington up and
[1:11:26] going again and hopefully
[1:11:28] present the problem in the
[1:11:28] future.
[1:11:32] Merry christmas and happy new
[1:11:32] year.
[1:11:33] >> thank you Mr. Montesano.
[1:11:45] anyone else here for public
[1:11:47] comment but.
[1:11:54] >> elena soldotna 4710 tackle
[1:11:54] drive.
[1:11:55] First of all, merry christmas
[1:11:56] or happy hanukkah, whichever
[1:11:56] when you celebrate.
[1:11:57] As the year comes to an end and
[1:12:01] we start a new year and a new
[1:12:03] counsel, please take into
[1:12:10] consideration some of the
[1:12:10] things.
[1:12:11] You have done some good things
[1:12:12] and I will never argue that you
[1:12:12] haven't, but I want you to keep
[1:12:13] in some of the things that you
[1:12:13] need to remember.
[1:12:17] There are all sorts of rumors
[1:12:17] about bayfront resurfacing.
[1:12:19] I hope that is not true.
[1:12:20] And I want you to make sure
[1:12:23] that you understand that the at-
[1:12:28] large representatives represent
[1:12:28] the
[1:12:28] whole city emma and that you
[1:12:29] keep that in mind as we go
[1:12:34] forward in this year.
[1:12:35] And, you know, that we get away
[1:12:36] from this illegal annexation
[1:12:38] and all the things that go
[1:12:38] along with it.
[1:12:39] We want to make sure that as
[1:12:41] you go into the new year, you
[1:12:45] have a prosperous year.
[1:12:45] And in that prosperity you
[1:12:47] keep the citizens in mind.
[1:12:49] So emma merry christmas.
[1:12:55] >> dairy christmas to you.
[1:12:58] Anyone else here for public
[1:12:58] comment?
[1:12:58] Okay.
[1:13:08] It's move into executive
[1:13:16] session.
[1:13:16] >>> before we move into
[1:13:19] executive session, I apologize.
[1:13:24] I'm meant to finish our public
[1:13:24] hearing.
[1:13:27] So let's finish up the last
[1:13:36] public hearing of item number
[1:13:37] 53 please.
[1:13:40] >>> this is the last public
[1:13:43] hearing item.
[1:13:44] We didn't get to 53, when it is
[1:13:46] to get into public comment.
[1:13:48] >> for the record councilmember
[1:13:50] alan will be abstaining from
[1:13:53] this item pay period mayor and
[1:13:57] council members, julio dimas.
[1:13:58] Item 53 is a request by the
[1:14:02] property owner to rezone land
[1:14:05] at the northwest corner of
[1:14:10] folly and south staples road.
[1:14:13] The owners requesting the
[1:14:15] rezoning to cg two, general
[1:14:16] commercial.
[1:14:20] To allow the construction of
[1:14:21] single-story approximately
[1:14:22] 18,400 square-foot restaurant
[1:14:25] and bar with about 7600 square-
[1:14:31] foot exterior deck space.
[1:14:34] The rezoning is consistent with
[1:14:36] the future land-use in the
[1:14:37] south side.
[1:14:38] Development plan.
[1:14:39] As such staff recommends
[1:14:41] approval of the rezone.
[1:14:44] I'd be happy to answer
[1:14:44] questions.
[1:14:47] >> I have a motion to open for
[1:14:49] public comment.
[1:14:49] Any discussion?
[1:14:51] All in favor?
[1:14:53] Same time opposed, motion
[1:14:53] carries.
[1:15:00] Anyone from the public like to
[1:15:01] comment on them 53?
[1:15:03] Seeing none, motion closed.
[1:15:04] Motion and second.
[1:15:06] Any discussion?
[1:15:11] All in favor, same sign, motion
[1:15:11] carries.
[1:15:12] Ms. Huerta.
[1:15:14] Pay period or passage of
[1:15:22] ordinance 15 on its first
[1:15:23] reading?
[1:15:24] [Roll call]
[1:15:25] The ordinance passes.
[1:15:28] >> incorporated you very much.
[1:15:29] Looking forward to the
[1:15:29] construction of this new
[1:15:31] addition to our community.
[1:15:36] Thank you for adding to the
[1:15:44] quality of life.
[1:15:45] >>> h age one executive session
[1:15:47] to consult with attorneys
[1:15:47] concerning legal issues related
[1:15:48] to renovations and prevents to
[1:15:48] the broadway wastewater
[1:15:49] treatment plant and other parts
[1:15:53] of the city sanitary sewer
[1:15:53] collection system, number two,
[1:15:59] executive session to consult
[1:16:02] with attorneys for concerning
[1:16:03] legal issues related to
[1:16:03] annexation.
[1:16:03] Item number three, executive
[1:16:04] session to deliberate police
[1:16:05] and/or value of real property
[1:16:07] including
[1:16:08] but not limited to existing or
[1:16:13] opposed lease agreements with
[1:16:17] signature flight operation,
[1:16:19] atlantic aviation aleppo
[1:16:20] holdings and rectory, --
[1:16:24] property at the corpus christi
[1:16:25] international airport.
[1:16:25] Executive session number four
[1:16:30] today so with attorneys
[1:16:30] regarding the honorable melissa
[1:16:31] munter go
[1:16:35] versus city of this christie.
[1:16:37] Number five, executive session
[1:16:44] with attorneys regarding fire
[1:16:44] elective bargaining
[1:16:45] negotiations between corpus
[1:16:45] christi and the corpus christi