>> viagran: all right. The time is now 2:01. If we could get the council
members in the chambers to come to their seats.
all right. I think we have quorum. The time is now 2:02 p.m. On
thursday, august 6, 2026, and the city of san antonio zoning and land use session
is called to order. City clerk, would you call roll?
>> clerk: mayor pro tem, we have quorum. >> viagran: great.
so, for the record, items 10, 16, and 17 have been withdrawn and will not be
considered today. And agenda items for continuance, the next group
of items continued to august 20e items 11, 12, 18, 19, and 20.
is there a motion to continue the items? >> motion to continue.
>> second. >> viagran: all right. We have a motion and a
second to continue items for items 11, 12, 18, 19, and 20 for august 20, 2026.
is there anyone signed up to speak? There isn't anyone signed up
to speak. We will go ahead and take a vote.
I'm sorry. Is there any council discussion? All right. Then there is a motion and a second.
please vote. All right. Motion carries.
we will now move on to the consent agenda. The following items are
listed for individual consideration: items 1, 5, 6, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31, and
32. The remaining items on today's agenda will be
considered on the consent agenda. Do any council members wish to pull an item from the consent agenda to be heard individually?
no items have been pulled. Is anyone signed up to speak on the items remaining on
the consent agenda? I see that we have three individuals. Up have three minutes. We will start w with edward ramon one more time for
edward. Okay. Up next
phillip? How about on agenda item -- item 30, kerry clark.
>> is there a motion to approve the balance of the consent agenda?
we have a motion and a second. Is there any council
discussion on the items on the consent agenda? That concludes council
discussion on the consent agenda, then. There is a motion and a second to approve the consent agenda, which are items 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 13,
14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 26, 29, and 30. Please vote.
motion carries. All right. We will now move on to
individual items. Staff, please start with item no. 1.
>> good afternoon. Agenda item no. 1.
at 270 castroville road. The proposed use is for a convenience store. Two notices were sent to schools in the district. The jubilee academy is
opposed. Also we obtained seven signatures in support within
300 feet. Outside of 300 feet, 70 were returned in support, one
opposed. And rhodes middle school is opposed to the request. Thank you. >> viagran: thank you. Madame clerk, is anyone
signed up to speak on this item? >>
>> viagran: all right. It seems we have two people signed up to speak. The first person is alrafati dua. Are you here?
would you like to speak on this item? The second is stephanie
torres. So stephanie, please be ready.
hi. You have three minutes. >> yes. Can she speak and I translate? Is that okay?
>> viagran: yes. You will have six minutes. >> my name is dua alrafati.
270 castroville road. >> she said she would like to have the store fully
function, even if the alcohol sale after the school, the kids went home,
even after 5:00. Because they closed the store for three years and
nobody wants to rent it anymore. And that's the only source of income for her. She has four kids and that's the only source of income
for her. She cannot work because of one of the kid's autism.
no speech at all and he's 7 years old. That's what she said.
and if it's no beer, nobody would rent that store from her ever.
>> viagran: yeah. Okay. You are the applicant for the item, correct? >> she's the applicant. >>
>> she's the applicant. Yeah. She's the applicant/owner. Yes. >> viagran: is there anything else you'd like to
share? >> no. >> viagran: okay. Thank you. All right. Next up on this would be
stephanie torres. >> hi. Good afternoon.
first of all, thank you, city council for letting me talk today. And thank you for doing all the back to school events that y'all handled.
the community greatly appreciates it. First of all, I'm a parent
of three kids. One in high school, two now in middle school.
and the way we started with the whole problem with the daniel convenience store --
first of all, we do appreciate the business. We love that daniel is there as a convenience store for our kids. For alcohol and other
things, we don't miss. We don't miss that the homeless people that were
there, feeling that safety is a hazard to our students. I'm vouching for our
students and staff. We know they are going to go to the convenience store during school hours, which is not appropriate. But, at the same time, we
want them to go to a safe convenience store and come right back.
where there's no alcoholic beverages or anything that makes community members stay in a facility there. Because we had a lot of homeless there and once we
ended up taking it away and them having to go through the whole zoning process and
everything they had to do, we saw a lot of decline. The students having to feel
threatened and the safety came back. I'm talking about safety because I am one of the elected officials for the saisd, so I'm elected by
these students. I talk for the students because they're not age yet
to vote but they're the ones going through the path, showing that it is unsafe
for them to have alcoholic beverages there. But we do love that daniel
reopened. We do. We miss them. We miss the convenience of being a small convenience store.
we just don't miss all the bad stuff that comes with it.
and it was a big fight and we would love to keep them there, just without an
alcohol license. And it's for the safety of our kids that are at jubilee
and h hopefully soon, coming back to rhodes. Thank you for hearing us
out. At the end of the day, it's the safety of our kids and the community there. At the end of the day, we can't take our kids away
from where they're born. We know it's always going to be around but a little less
is a little bit safer. I really appreciate it. Thank you. >> viagran: thank you. Item no. 1 is in district 5. Councilwoman castillo is
recognized to speak. >> castillo: thank you, mayor pro tem. I want to thank the members of the public, the applicant and trustee torres for
advocating for district 5 students and community members.
this is a zoning case that has come before us and there were concerns raised by the
neighbors and then of course we've reviewed the calls for service for the property
when there was alcohol being sold on site versus without. And there has been a decline for calls for services. So again, this is an area where we want to make sure
that we have safe pathways for our students and community members. Based on the challenging history of this property and issues stemming from the
previous sale of alcohol, and in close proximity to our neighborhood schools, I
did want to highlight that we have received a letter of objection from, of course,
trustee torres, as well as the principal from lanier high school and several administrators to ask that we do not support this item. With that, I request to deny
this item. >> second. >> viagran: we have a
motion and a second. Is there any council discussion?
if there isn't any council discussion, there's a motion and a second to deny.
councilwoman kaur. >> kaur: I'm supporting councilwoman castillo and I wanted to say thank you to trustee torres for speaking out for jubilee as well.
thank you for being here. Thanks, mayor pro tem. >> viagran: anybody else
want to speak? We have a motion and a second to deny item no. 1.
please vote. A yes vote is to deny. Motion carries.
all right. Item -- the next item is item no. 5. Staff. >> agenda item no. 5.
located at 1311 burleson street. Staff recommends denial with an alternate recommendation of r-4 with conditional use for two dwelling units.
zoning commission recommends approval. 44 notices were mailed, zero returned in favor and zero opposed. We received no response from
the east lawn neighborhood association . Outside of the 200-foot boundary, one notice was returned in favor. Thank you.
>> viagran: madame clerk, do we have anyone signed up to speak on item no. 5?
all right. Item no. 5 is in district 2. Councilman mckee-rodriguez
is recognized to speak. >> mckee-rodriguez: thank you. Move to approve. >> viagran: there's a motion to approve.
do we have a second? >> second. >> viagran: we have a motion and a second. Is there any council discussion?
if there isn't council discussion, there is a motion and a second to
approve item no. 5. Please vote. Motion carries.
we'll move on to item no. 6 in district 2. Please present.
>> item no. 6
northeast loop 410. Staff and zoning commission recommend approval.
23 notices were mailed, 3 were returned in favor, 1 opposed. The east gate neighborhood association is opposed. Outside of the 200-foot
boundary, 20 notices were returned in favor and 15 in opposition. Thank you. >> viagran: all right. Item no. 6 is in district 2.
councilman mckee-rodriguez is recognized to speak. I'm sorry.
we have one member of the public signed up to speak. Jose salegos.
you have three minutes. >> good afternoon, madame mayor pro tem, honorable
members of the council. My name is jose gallegos and I'm a resident of district
5. Have been a proud member of district 5 for a lifetime,
which is about 75 years. I am a former zoning commissioner and a former
planning commissioner for the city of san antonio . And I'm here today on this
case, which is, for the record, a major site plan amendment.
and the way that it is stated and structured is that it is a zoning case,
which has led to a lot of misinformation, misunderstanding, and
opposition to this case. Now, this is a project that was started in 1923 -- or
2023, I beg your pardon. Three years ago. The owner of the property,
subject property, is mr. Reyes alvarado, who has operated texas truck shop
for close to 50 years. The business came into existence in 1983.
now, this is for a conditional major site plan amendment.
in 2016, city council at that time approved a conditional use for that
property and a down zone from a c-3 at that time to a c-2 na, which mr. Reyes
alvarado supported and agreed to. So it was changed from a c-3
na to a c-2 na conditional use. In february of 2023 is when
he applied for a commercial project, which was to improve the current location
and operation. In october of 2025, I came into the project and since
then I've been the project manager and liaison. We submitted all the
paperwork, major site plan amendment, all the different permitting.
and then in april of 2026, it was discovered that we needed a change in zoning.
and again, it's a misnomer because it's not a change in zoning.
it's going to be the same zoning it currently enjoys and it's going to be a major
site plan amendment. Since then, we have appeared before the zoning commission --
>> viagran: mr. -- >> I want to say that staff recommends approval.
the zoning commission recommended approval for this project. I also have -- >> viagran: yeah. You can submit that to us. Your time is up, mr. Gallegos, thank you very much.
>> thank you very much, councilwoman and mayor pro tem. I would like to submit some pictures where -- >> viagran: yeah.
we can grab those pictures, please. We'll pass them. >> and I also have a petition for each councilperson --
>> viagran: just submit that to the clerk. We're going to move on and
have -- we'll now go to councilman mckee-rodriguez is recognized to speak.
>> mckee-rodriguez: thank you, mayor pro tem. >> >> viagran: no, there's no point of personal privilege. >> I understand mr. Reyes
alvarado also signed up to speak. >> viagran: mr. Alvarado,
you signed up for 24 and 25. Did you mean this item? Item no. 6?
we had you for another item. We had you for an item in district 6.
>> I didn't understand what you said. >> viagran: you signed up but you signed up for item no. 25 and 26 -- 24 and 25. You want to speak on this
item? >> yes. >> viagran: okay. You have three minutes. >> I've been at this location since 1983.
back when I built my shop, the trucks and trailers were 48-foot long.
now they're 57-foot long. Now we're having to work outside in the hot weather
and the cold weather and the rain. I need to add on to my shop to give my boys better working conditions. And that's all I want to do.
I don't want to do anything else. I want to get them a more
organized operation and just give them better working conditions. That's all I want to do. >> viagran: okay. Thank you.
all right. So we will move on to councilman mckee-rodriguez.
>> mckee-rodriguez: thank you, mayor pro tem. Thank you both for signing up to speak and for being here today. There have been a number of
continuances and attempts to compromise and, you know, there is one issue at hand is the need to increase the size of the bays. There's two other major
things that are happening with this amendment. One would be doubling the number of bays and tripling the footprint of the site from 5,000 square feet to
15,000 square feet. This neighborhood, east gate are dealing with two major
things now. One is the increased industrialization of our community and of our neighborhood. But then just a new feet
away, right across the east houston street, is the ice detention facility.
they right now are navigating development that is not favorable for their
community as well as not going to be conducive for future growth and for the types of amenities they want to see. Today I will be requesting
denial and standing with the neighbors on this case. I move to deny.
>> viagran: we have a motion and a second. Is there any other council
discussion on item no. 6? If there isn't any council discussion, the motion and
the second is to deny item no. 6. Please vote.
motion carries. All right. We are going to move on to item no. 24 and 25. Staff. >> items 24 and 25 are a
plan amendment and change of zoning.
located at 5995 heath road. Staff recommends denial. Zoning commission and
planning commission recommend approval. The applicant is requesting to amend their request to c-2 na noise restriction. 42 notices were mailed, zero
returned in favor, 16 were returned in opposition, meaning 43.28% of the land
area within 200 feet is opposed. Misty oaks neighborhood association is not opposed. Outside of the 200-foot notification boundary, an
additional 13 notices in opposition were returned . This item does require a
supermajority to approve. Thank you. >> viagran: thank you.
we do have -- this item is in district 6. That's item no. 24 and 25.
there are individuals signed up to speak. I will call you in order. You will have three minutes. If you would like to cede your time to a specific
individual, can you please indicate when I call that individual up?
so first will be emily weisler followed by elena hernandez.
>> good afternoon, council. Emily weisler here on behalf of the property owner.
happy to answer any questions. Just want to reiterate this request is for an indoor fully enclosed pickleball facility.
the request itself, the indoor pickleball facility is allowed in c-1 but those
have building-size restrictions. The requested base of c-2 is to allow for a consolidated buildings rather than one building.
one consolidated building with more perimeter buffering for our surrounding neighbors. The request has been amended to include not only the na,
the alcohol restriction, but also the nr for no external sound machines or outdoor
live music to protect that. The owner has also agreed to a lighting pole size
restriction of no more than 20 feet. We have a letter of those
conditions as well as the amendment, for the record. Happy to answer any
questions and respectfully request your support. Thank you. >> viagran: thank you, emily. Elena hernandez.
>> thank you, mayor pro tem, city council members. At this time, I would like
to allocate my time to
does anyone else want to cede their time to rose? I've got one more speaker.
rose, you have six minutes. >> thank you very much, honorable mayor --
>> viagran: hold on. Jesse, are you jesse ruiz? Do you want to cede your
time to rose? You will have nine minutes. >> thank you so much. I really appreciate it. Good afternoon, honorable mayor and city council
members. I'm honored to be here today to represent not only myself and my property but that of almost 30 families that live in this area.
basically what's happened is there was an unrepresentation or
misrepresentation by the hoa because the hoa did not do due diligence by knocking on
all the doors. I'm 73 years old. I have hip replacement but I did do that in 100-degree heat because I care about our neighborhood and I care
about the preservation of our neighborhood. The mayor and -- my slides,
please. The mayor and city council decides the shaping of our
neighborhoods, preservation for our future. You'll see in some of the maps in just a moment that this project, even though it has a 20-foot buffer zone,
it is going to be abutting the back fences of all of these neighbors. These neighbors are incensed that this project is moving forward.
the problem is that it's currently zoned c-1, which is light commercial.
they want to take it to heavy commercial. And it isn't just the fact
that that's going to happen. If that were not enough, what happens if the
pickleball and racketball courts go out of business? Now you have opened a
pandora's box on businesses that can go in there. But almost 30 families,
their lives, their heart, their soul depend on preserving our neighborhood
and we are coming before you to beseech the city council and mayor to please take
note of all of these petitions that you'll see in this slide presentation
today. Our neighborhood is primarily 99% low density
residential. My seven acre property is zoned np-10, which is a
higher level neighborhood preservation district. As is four or five just to the northwest of my property my parents worked hard to get that designation because
they wanted to preserve the neighborhood. Allowance of a rezoning of a
proposed project to commercial 2, which is heavy commercial, severely
disrupts the character of the neighborhood. It would be extremely
disruptive, not only to the residents because the operating hours proposed are
7:00 in the morning until 10:00 p.m. That's 15 hours of traffic.
and if you have looked at the proposed project, the perimeter is all parking.
that means people firing up their engines from 7:00 in the morning until 10:00 at
night and that's a little bit much for somebody's back fence.
it's also not only extremely disruptive to the residents because of the operating
hours but also the wildlife and its habitat. Because we have engaged
species that are living in the area. We also have those four
acres have a lot of heritage oak trees on them, on that property. And I know it's protected by the city's tree ordinance. However, how will that be
handled? Will they be bulldozed down for these buildings and then
pavement everywhere? What about the heat island effect for all of the neighbors? What about the flora and the fauna that we're supposed to
try to preserve? Very concerned about that. The other thing is that at a
previous meeting, cosa's zoning staff recommended denial, denial of this
upgrade to commercial 2. The reason being: inconsistent with low
density residential and the flooding issues. You're going to see those
pictures in just a minute. Problems the neighbors have with this c-2 upgrade.
flooding, because the property is in the floodplain. Operating hours -- 15 hours of noise. The light intrusion at
night. Right now we have dark skies there. Noise pollution, real estate devaluation, heat island effect, traffic congestion.
on saturdays the traffic backs up for a mile heath road to grissom.
there's air pollution and if you plow down the trees, they help purify the air so
you're going to have more air pollution. Not only from the trees being gone but you're going to have all these engines firing up all the time.
the tree ordinance are issues because if you get rid of them, you know, what
does that do for the neighborhood? If you mitigate and plant someplace else, that doesn't do one thing to preserve the integrity of the
neighborhood. It also is going to disrupt the neighborhood's peace and quiet. But most importantly, of all of the things I just
mentioned, the most important thing is that it is inconsistent with current
low-density residential and inconsistent with neighborhood preservation code designations. We either honor the codes or we low them out the window.
that's what we're looking at here . Flooding impacts the
neighborhood again. This picture that you see is heath road .
you can't tell. It looks like a river, doesn't it? Look at that. Heath road is the middle third section that's there.
all the rest is flooding. This is from july 4, 2026. So heath road is completely
under water. Oh, by the way, right here -- let's see.
is this working? All right. It's not working.
>> entrance to this project is. It's really important. This project is -- okay.
you see the light pole on the far left? The light pole on the far
left, about 5 feet beyond that is the driveway going into this project.
I wonder how many people are going to play racket ball and pickleball with that
condition. Oh, by the way, it's a little over 4 acres of
impervious pavement that they want to put there. What kind of sheet runoff are you going to get from all the water that comes through there?
next slide, please. Flooding on heath road, july 4th, another picture.
does it make sense to approve a proposed project with 4 acres of impervious
pavement and impervious rooftops in a floodplain? Why would anybody vote to
increase the propensity for flooding? Next slide, please.
this is a map of the area. However, to show it appropriately, we really
need to look at a bigger, wider view. But the reason I chose this
one is if you look up where the red is, the proposed project -- I wish this was
working. Anybody know how to fix this?
>> viagran: it's not a pointer. He's moving the slides. >> well, it isn't that. It was working earlier. I don't know.
but anyway, let's see if we can get this one working. Okay.
that area there, a little bit -- go about an inch more.
those houses right in there, their houses got flooded. Their backyards were
completely under water so it does not make sense to put more impervious pavement
when people are already suffering because of the flooding in the area.
if you look at -- it's kind of a maroon color, if you look just below it, that's
the back fence of all of those people. We are requesting to
preserve our neighborhood. On june 16, a member on june 16. >> viagran: just one more
comment to wrap up, please. >> he said it would be to allow a c-2 designation
would be a slap in the face. Even emily -- one how, 26 minutes, 51 seconds into the
meeting said the project was not consistent with low-density residential but
planning approved it. Note that cosa zoning recommended denial. Another letter, may 7 by -- >> viagran: okay. Thank you.
your time is up. Thank you. All right. >> I have a petition -- >> viagran: thank you. You can hand it to him and
he will hand it to the rest of the council to see. Thank you. All right. We are now -- this item no. 24 and 25 is in district 6.
councilman galvan is recognized to speak. >> galvan: thank you, mayor pro tem. Thank you, rose for the presentation and for the
conversation we've had, as well as the conversation you have had with many of the residents in the area. I want to say thank you to the folks who are also here
speaking on this project, who shared their time with rose, who have reached out
to our office and talked about their thoughts. Overall, I know there are a
lot of concerns in the area relating to the flooding issues and leon creek.
those are issues we're going to have to address with larger projects in the
public realm to make sure we're mitigating the flooding further up.
>> viagran: rose, you can sit. >> thank you very much. >> galvan: thank you. There's going to be continued work in the area.
what I appreciate about the conversations that have been had, particularly with the applicant, with emily, is looking at amending this particular site as much as
possible to address the issues. Whether or not this goes
through, whatever project goes in here, it's still going to require significant
work with public works and the stormwater division to address impervious cover
along with concerns about flooding overall. I'm appreciative of the
applicant's making sure alcohol will not be present on site and noise restrictions will be there as well, and of course their continued efforts to reach
out to misty oaks hoa to ensure this project would remain a pickleball court
even if it were sold in the future. That needs to be negotiated between the applicant and the hoa but it is my understanding the applicant
will continue to do that work beyond this vote today. Given the issues raised and
given some of the issues that folks have raised as alternatives, I'm going to
motion to approve as amended with the current restrictions on site. I encourage the neighbors to continue reaching out to our office as well as the hoa to
hopefully have a better conversation to make sure this site really works for
our community. >> is that a motion to approve? >> galvan: motion to approve with conditions. >> is there a supermajority?
we need nine members present. >>
>> mayo >> viagran: councilman whyte, can you hear us?
>> whyte: yes. Sorry, I can hear you. >> viagran: great.
we've got a motion. We've got a second. Is there any other council
discussion on item numbers 24 and 25? All right.
so thank you for coming out. As the city grows and we see investment in economic
development, I do want to stress, as we move forward that we look at possible
resiliency and sustainability issues that this developer can put into
the means because of the flooding that we were made aware of today.
I think that that's kind of key as we look forward is where can we have the right
type of impervious cover. Do we have solar? Can we do rainwater -- catch
the rainwater for that? There's going to be means. I think again thank you for
bringing up the point regarding flooding. I think that's something we need to discuss as a whole in a b session, john, at some point in terms of our
flooding issues, citywide. So I want to thank you for that.
do any other -- would any other council like to discuss on this item?
all right. If not, we have a motion. There's a motion and a
second to approve with amendments as stated. Go ahead and vote.
councilman whyte, can we get a voice vote? >> whyte: aye.
>> viagran: motion carries. All right. Now let's move on to the next item, which is 27 and 28 in district 7.
I believe we do not have anyone signed up to speak on this issue. Is that correct? Okay. So councilwoman alderete
gavito is recognized to speak. >> gavito: thank you, mayor pro tem. First, I want to thank the applicant, adam, for being
here today and his willingness -- >> viagran: I'm sorry. I went out of order. Logan has to tell us what the item is.
>> I will be very brief. I promise. Agenda item 27 and 28 is a
plan amendment and change of zoning.
located at 1802 west french place. Staff recommends denial.
zoning commission and planning commission both recommend approval. 30 notices were mailed, 8 were returned in favor, 1 opposed.
the woodlawn lake neighborhood association is in support. We received no response from the west
additional 17 in favor. >> viagran: councilwoman, the floor is yours.
>> gavito: thank you, mayor pro tem. First, I want to thank the
applicant, adam navarez for being here today and for his willingness to collaborate with our office and with the neighbors and neighborhood associations in this
process. I do also want to recognize the wood lawn lake
neighborhood association for contributing to this process and also providing a letter
of approval . Neighbors have watched this business grow from
inflatable castles to now providing mechanical rides for the fourth of july celebration at woodlawn lake. On paper this does not meet
the typical use intended for this corridor but we believe that the social and economic impact of this business will bring -- continue to be positive for our
neighborhood. I also would like to recognize the applicant's willingness to work with their immediate neighbors and neighborhood
associations in addressing concerns. These include limiting the footprint of the business to only house equipment and small trucks.
removing large rides from the property. Creating an 8-foot screened fence, and improving the entrance of vehicles to prevent traffic buildup on
zarzamora. With that in mind, I motion to approve this item. >> second. >> viagran: I have a motion and a second.
is there any discussion on items 27 and 28? If there's not, please vote.
motion carries. All right. We are on to item no. 31 and
32. Logan, the floor is yours. >> items 31 and 32 are a
plan amendment and change of zoning.
the property is located at 12 139 jones maltsberger road.
staff, planning, and zoning commission recommends denial. 19 notices were mailed, 7 returned in favor, 2 in opposition, there is no
registered neighborhood association within 200 feet. Outside of the 200-foot
boundary, 7 notices were returned in favor and one opposed. Thank you . >> viagran: thank you. We have one member of the
public signed up to speak on this issue. Zachary salazar.
zachary, you will have three minutes. >> yes, ma'am.
good afternoon, council members. My name is zach salazar.
we ask that the city reconsider our request for a spray booth. We have worked hard to build a business that serves our community with honesty and
integrity. To show the support we have for those around us, we have gathered signatures from our neighboring residents and surrounding businesses.
all of whom support our request for a special-use permit. We would like to clarify an important part of our situation.
code compliance did not discover our business operating without the proper permit. We came to the city because we wanted to make sure we
were doing everything the right way. When we realized our certificate of occupancy did not allow us to continue operating our collision shop
as intended, we sought guidance from the city. Our goal has been to operate
legally, responsibly, and with integrity. We believe our request may have been denied because it appeared we have been caught painting vehicles without a
permit. That is not what happened. We chose to come forward voluntarily because we believe in following the rules even when it is
difficult. We could have continued operating and hoped to not be noticed but that's not the kind of business we want to be.
we chose honesty and compliance because it's the right thing to do. Today our business supports five employees, each who have families that depend on
this shop and for their livelihoods. A decision to approve this
permit is about more than just a spray booth, it's about supporting local
families and allowing a small business that is trying to do the right thing to continue serving this community. We understand that the
city's responsibility is to protect the surrounding neighborhoods and we fully respect that responsibility. This is why we have asked to take the time to speak with
our neighbors and nearby businesses who have expressed support for our operations. We have committed to continuing to operate safely
and responsibly in full compliance with all city requirements. We sincerely hope that you will consider not only our request but the integrity
with which we have approached this process. We respectfully ask for you
to reconsider and approve of our special-use permit so we can continue serving our
community, our customers, and supporting our employees. Thank you. >> viagran: thank you. Item no. 31 and 32 is in
district 9. Councilwoman meza gonzalez, however, is recognized to speak. >> gonzalez: thank you, mayor pro tem.
councilmember spears is absent. On her behalf, motion to deny items 31 and 32. >> second. >> viagran: we have a
motion and a second. Is there any council discussion on items 31 and
32? Councilman mckee-rodriguez. >> mckee-rodriguez: yes.
can you just read the summary again, the support and opposition one more
time? >> yeah. We had 19 notices were
mailed, 7 returned in favor, 2 opposed. There is no registered neighborhood association, and outside of 200 feet, 7 in favor and 1 opposed.
>> mckee-rodriguez: I wish the council member were here to justify her -- explain
why she's asking us to deny this request. >> so we had opposition from
the neighborhoods
please. >> viagran: come to the microphone. >> the two opposed were under the impression that we were spraying the booth with
the doors open and we didn't maintain a safety, well-filtrated spray booth.
I invited them to our facility freshly spraying a vehicle and asked her to
step inside. She took a breath and didn't smell anything.
I think that's what the opposition is for, the smelling of fumes. I have had both of those people come forward and have actually had their vehicles
repaired at our facility. We have actually tended to that neighborhood on a
couple of other neighbors as well. If at this point -- I don't know if there's a follow-up letter or notice signed or filled out, but as far as
I'm concerned, everybody's on board and the two people that were opposed have brought their vehicles in for service. >> mckee-rodriguez: thank
you. I move to continue the item until august 20th?
>> can I ask the council what steps do I need to take in order to make this right?
>> mckee-rodriguez: if you can work with your council member to change her mind.
>> okay. Who -- >> mckee-rodriguez: logan
will give you -- >> thank you so much. >> viagran: we have a motion to continue from d2. Do we have a second? Do we have any conversation
on the motion to continue? We'll take that first. If there's no discussion, we
have a motion and a second. We have a motion and a second to continue until
august 20th, that is two weeks from now. Please vote.
motion carries. This item has been continued until august 20th, 2026.
that concludes today's zoning and land use session. The time is now 2:53 and the
meeting is now adjourned.