[0:11] >> viagran: all right. The time is now 2:01. If we could get the council
[0:17] members in the chambers to come to their seats.
[0:37] all right. I think we have quorum. The time is now 2:02 p.m. On
[0:43] thursday, august 6, 2026, and the city of san antonio zoning and land use session
[0:49] is called to order. City clerk, would you call roll?
[1:16] >> clerk: mayor pro tem, we have quorum. >> viagran: great.
[1:21] so, for the record, items 10, 16, and 17 have been withdrawn and will not be
[1:29] considered today. And agenda items for continuance, the next group
[1:33] of items continued to august 20e items 11, 12, 18, 19, and 20.
[1:43] is there a motion to continue the items? >> motion to continue.
[1:47] >> second. >> viagran: all right. We have a motion and a
[1:52] second to continue items for items 11, 12, 18, 19, and 20 for august 20, 2026.
[2:03] is there anyone signed up to speak? There isn't anyone signed up
[2:11] to speak. We will go ahead and take a vote.
[2:17] I'm sorry. Is there any council discussion? All right. Then there is a motion and a second.
[2:23] please vote. All right. Motion carries.
[2:45] we will now move on to the consent agenda. The following items are
[2:50] listed for individual consideration:  items 1, 5, 6, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31, and
[3:00] 32. The remaining items on today's agenda will be
[3:04] considered on the consent agenda. Do any council members wish to pull an item from the consent agenda to be heard individually?
[3:17] no items have been pulled. Is anyone signed up to speak on the items remaining on
[3:25] 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
[3:42] edward. Okay. Up next
[3:59] phillip? How about on agenda item -- item 30, kerry clark.
[4:07] >> is there a motion to approve the balance of the consent agenda?
[4:18] we have a motion and a second. Is there any council
[4:23] discussion on the items on the consent agenda? That concludes council
[4:28] 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,
[4:42] 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 26, 29, and 30. Please vote.
[5:02] motion carries. All right. We will now move on to
[5:08] individual items. Staff, please start with item no. 1.
[5:15] >> good afternoon. Agenda item no. 1.
[5:24] 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
[5:33] opposed. Also we obtained seven signatures in support within
[5:37] 300 feet. Outside of 300 feet, 70 were returned in support, one
[5:43] opposed. And rhodes middle school is opposed to the request. Thank you. >> viagran: thank you. Madame clerk, is anyone
[5:50] signed up to speak on this item? >>
[6:00] >> viagran: all right. It seems we have two people signed up to speak. The first person is alrafati dua. Are you here?
[6:15] would you like to speak on this item? The second is stephanie
[6:22] torres. So stephanie, please be ready.
[6:37] hi. You have three minutes. >> yes. Can she speak and I translate? Is that okay?
[6:44] >> viagran: yes. You will have six minutes. >> my name is dua alrafati.
[7:00] 270 castroville road. >> she said she would like to have the store fully
[7:18] function, even if the alcohol sale after the school, the kids went home,
[7:24] even after 5:00. Because they closed the store for three years and
[7:28] 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
[7:35] for her. She cannot work because of one of the kid's autism.
[7:42] no speech at all and he's 7 years old. That's what she said.
[7:51] and if it's no beer, nobody would rent that store from her ever.
[7:57] >> viagran: yeah. Okay. You are the applicant for the item, correct? >> she's the applicant. >>
[8:10] >> she's the applicant. Yeah. She's the applicant/owner. Yes. >> viagran: is there anything else you'd like to
[8:18] share? >> no. >> viagran: okay. Thank you. All right. Next up on this would be
[8:23] stephanie torres. >> hi. Good afternoon.
[8:33] 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.
[8:40] the community greatly appreciates it. First of all, I'm a parent
[8:45] of three kids. One in high school, two now in middle school.
[8:50] and the way we started with the whole problem with the daniel convenience store --
[8:58] 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
[9:08] things, we don't miss. We don't miss that the homeless people that were
[9:13] there, feeling that safety is a hazard to our students. I'm vouching for our
[9:21] 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
[9:29] want them to go to a safe convenience store and come right back.
[9:35] 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
[9:42] ended up taking it away and them having to go through the whole zoning process and
[9:47] everything they had to do, we saw a lot of decline. The students having to feel
[9:54] 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
[10:03] these students. I talk for the students because they're not age yet
[10:08] to vote but they're the ones going through the path, showing that it is unsafe
[10:14] for them to have alcoholic beverages there. But we do love that daniel
[10:18] reopened. We do. We miss them. We miss the convenience of being a small convenience store.
[10:25] we just don't miss all the bad stuff that comes with it.
[10:30] and it was a big fight and we would love to keep them there, just without an
[10:34] alcohol license. And it's for the safety of our kids that are at jubilee
[10:40] and h hopefully soon, coming back to rhodes. Thank you for hearing us
[10:46] 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
[10:53] from where they're born. We know it's always going to be around but a little less
[10:57] is a little bit safer. I really appreciate it. Thank you. >> viagran: thank you. Item no. 1 is in district 5. Councilwoman castillo is
[11:06] recognized to speak. >> castillo: thank you, mayor pro tem. I want to thank the members of the public, the applicant and trustee torres for
[11:13] advocating for district 5 students and community members.
[11:18] this is a zoning case that has come before us and there were concerns raised by the
[11:23] neighbors and then of course we've reviewed the calls for service for the property
[11:27] 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
[11:40] that we have safe pathways for our students and community members. Based on the challenging history of this property and issues stemming from the
[11:49] previous sale of alcohol, and in close proximity to our neighborhood schools, I
[11:54] did want to highlight that we have received a letter of objection from, of course,
[12:01] 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
[12:11] this item. >> second. >> viagran: we have a
[12:15] motion and a second. Is there any council discussion?
[12:22] if there isn't any council discussion, there's a motion and a second to deny.
[12:38] 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.
[12:46] thank you for being here. Thanks, mayor pro tem. >> viagran: anybody else
[13:00] want to speak? We have a motion and a second to deny item no. 1.
[13:10] please vote. A yes vote is to deny. Motion carries.
[13:17] all right. Item -- the next item is item no. 5. Staff. >> agenda item no. 5.
[13:27] located at 1311 burleson street. Staff recommends denial with an alternate recommendation of r-4 with conditional use for two dwelling units.
[13:36] zoning commission recommends approval. 44 notices were mailed, zero returned in favor and zero opposed. We received no response from
[13:44] the east lawn neighborhood association . Outside of the 200-foot boundary, one notice was returned in favor. Thank you.
[13:52] >> viagran: madame clerk, do we have anyone signed up to speak on item no. 5?
[13:56] all right. Item no. 5 is in district 2. Councilman mckee-rodriguez
[14:02] is recognized to speak. >> mckee-rodriguez: thank you. Move to approve. >> viagran: there's a motion to approve.
[14:09] do we have a second? >> second. >> viagran: we have a motion and a second. Is there any council discussion?
[14:17] if there isn't council discussion, there is a motion and a second to
[14:22] approve item no. 5. Please vote. Motion carries.
[14:33] we'll move on to item no. 6 in district 2. Please present.
[14:41] >> item no. 6
[14:57] northeast loop 410. Staff and zoning commission recommend approval.
[15:01] 23 notices were mailed, 3 were returned in favor, 1 opposed. The east gate neighborhood association is opposed. Outside of the 200-foot
[15:10] boundary, 20 notices were returned in favor and 15 in opposition. Thank you. >> viagran: all right. Item no. 6 is in district 2.
[15:20] councilman mckee-rodriguez is recognized to speak. I'm sorry.
[15:25] we have one member of the public signed up to speak. Jose salegos.
[15:34] you have three minutes. >> good afternoon, madame mayor pro tem, honorable
[15:41] members of the council. My name is jose gallegos and I'm a resident of district
[15:49] 5. Have been a proud member of district 5 for a lifetime,
[15:56] which is about 75 years. I am a former zoning commissioner and a former
[16:03] planning commissioner for the city of san antonio . And I'm here today on this
[16:10] case, which is, for the record, a major site plan amendment.
[16:15] and the way that it is stated and structured is that it is a zoning case,
[16:21] which has led to a lot of misinformation, misunderstanding, and
[16:28] opposition to this case. Now, this is a project that was started in 1923 -- or
[16:41] 2023, I beg your pardon. Three years ago. The owner of the property,
[16:46] subject property, is mr. Reyes alvarado, who has operated texas truck shop
[16:54] for close to 50 years. The business came into existence in 1983.
[17:08] now, this is for a conditional major site plan amendment.
[17:15] in 2016, city council at that time approved a conditional use for that
[17:24] property and a down zone from a c-3 at that time to a c-2 na, which mr. Reyes
[17:35] alvarado supported and agreed to. So it was changed from a c-3
[17:44] na to a c-2 na conditional use. In february of 2023 is when
[17:50] he applied for a commercial project, which was to improve the current location
[18:00] and operation. In october of 2025, I came into the project and since
[18:06] then I've been the project manager and liaison. We submitted all the
[18:14] paperwork, major site plan amendment, all the different permitting.
[18:19] and then in april of 2026, it was discovered that we needed a change in zoning.
[18:26] and again, it's a misnomer because it's not a change in zoning.
[18:32] it's going to be the same zoning it currently enjoys and it's going to be a major
[18:38] site plan amendment. Since then, we have appeared before the zoning commission --
[18:48] >> viagran: mr. -- >> I want to say that staff recommends approval.
[18:56] 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.
[19:04] >> thank you very much, councilwoman and mayor pro tem. I would like to submit some pictures where -- >> viagran: yeah.
[19:14] we can grab those pictures, please. We'll pass them. >> and I also have a petition for each councilperson --
[19:22] >> viagran: just submit that to the clerk. We're going to move on and
[19:26] have -- we'll now go to councilman mckee-rodriguez is recognized to speak.
[19:32] >> mckee-rodriguez: thank you, mayor pro tem. >> >> viagran: no, there's no point of personal privilege. >> I understand mr. Reyes
[19:47] alvarado also signed up to speak. >> viagran: mr. Alvarado,
[19:53] you signed up for 24 and 25. Did you mean this item? Item no. 6?
[20:00] we had you for another item. We had you for an item in district 6.
[20:10] >> 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
[20:24] item? >> yes. >> viagran: okay. You have three minutes. >> I've been at this location since 1983.
[20:34] back when I built my shop, the trucks and trailers were 48-foot long.
[20:39] now they're 57-foot long. Now we're having to work outside in the hot weather
[20:45] 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.
[20:52] I don't want to do anything else. I want to get them a more
[20:58] organized operation and just give them better working conditions. That's all I want to do. >> viagran: okay. Thank you.
[21:07] all right. So we will move on to councilman mckee-rodriguez.
[21:12] >> 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
[21:23] 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
[21:31] 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
[21:41] 15,000 square feet. This neighborhood, east gate are dealing with two major
[21:46] things now. One is the increased industrialization of our community and of our neighborhood. But then just a new feet
[21:54] away, right across the east houston street, is the ice detention facility.
[21:59] they right now are navigating development that is not favorable for their
[22:04] 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
[22:13] denial and standing with the neighbors on this case. I move to deny.
[22:18] >> viagran: we have a motion and a second. Is there any other council
[22:23] discussion on item no. 6? If there isn't any council discussion, the motion and
[22:32] the second is to deny item no. 6. Please vote.
[22:52] motion carries. All right. We are going to move on to item no. 24 and 25. Staff. >> items 24 and 25 are a
[23:04] plan amendment and change of zoning.
[23:16] located at 5995 heath road. Staff recommends denial. Zoning commission and
[23:22] planning commission recommend approval. The applicant is requesting to amend their request to c-2 na noise restriction. 42 notices were mailed, zero
[23:32] returned in favor, 16 were returned in opposition, meaning 43.28% of the land
[23:38] area within 200 feet is opposed. Misty oaks neighborhood association is not opposed. Outside of the 200-foot notification boundary, an
[23:48] additional 13 notices in opposition were returned . This item does require a
[23:53] supermajority to approve. Thank you. >> viagran: thank you.
[24:01] we do have -- this item is in district 6. That's item no. 24 and 25.
[24:12] 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
[24:22] individual, can you please indicate when I call that individual up?
[24:28] so first will be emily weisler followed by elena hernandez.
[24:38] >> good afternoon, council. Emily weisler here on behalf of the property owner.
[24:44] happy to answer any questions. Just want to reiterate this request is for an indoor fully enclosed pickleball facility.
[24:52] the request itself, the indoor pickleball facility is allowed in c-1 but those
[24:59] have building-size restrictions. The requested base of c-2 is to allow for a consolidated buildings rather than one building.
[25:08] one consolidated building with more perimeter buffering for our surrounding neighbors. The request has been amended to include not only the na,
[25:15] the alcohol restriction, but also the nr for no external sound machines or outdoor
[25:19] live music to protect that. The owner has also agreed to a lighting pole size
[25:26] restriction of no more than 20 feet. We have a letter of those
[25:30] conditions as well as the amendment, for the record. Happy to answer any
[25:34] questions and respectfully request your support. Thank you. >> viagran: thank you, emily. Elena hernandez.
[25:43] >> thank you, mayor pro tem, city council members. At this time, I would like
[25:51] to allocate my time to
[25:57] does anyone else want to cede their time to rose? I've got one more speaker.
[26:05] rose, you have six minutes. >> thank you very much, honorable mayor --
[26:10] >> viagran: hold on. Jesse, are you jesse ruiz? Do you want to cede your
[26:16] time to rose? You will have nine minutes. >> thank you so much. I really appreciate it. Good afternoon, honorable mayor and city council
[26:24] 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.
[26:34] basically what's happened is there was an unrepresentation or
[26:40] misrepresentation by the hoa because the hoa did not do due diligence by knocking on
[26:46] 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
[26:54] about the preservation of our neighborhood. The mayor and -- my slides,
[27:00] please. The mayor and city council decides the shaping of our
[27:06] 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,
[27:17] it is going to be abutting the back fences of all of these neighbors. These neighbors are incensed that this project is moving forward.
[27:27] the problem is that it's currently zoned c-1, which is light commercial.
[27:32] they want to take it to heavy commercial. And it isn't just the fact
[27:37] that that's going to happen. If that were not enough, what happens if the
[27:46] pickleball and racketball courts go out of business? Now you have opened a
[27:51] pandora's box on businesses that can go in there. But almost 30 families,
[27:55] their lives, their heart, their soul depend on preserving our neighborhood
[28:02] and we are coming before you to beseech the city council and mayor to please take
[28:07] note of all of these petitions that you'll see in this slide presentation
[28:14] today. Our neighborhood is primarily 99% low density
[28:22] residential. My seven acre property is zoned np-10, which is a
[28:27] 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
[28:36] they wanted to preserve the neighborhood. Allowance of a rezoning of a
[28:42] proposed project to commercial 2, which is heavy commercial, severely
[28:47] disrupts the character of the neighborhood. It would be extremely
[28:52] disruptive, not only to the residents because the operating hours proposed are
[28:56] 7:00 in the morning until 10:00 p.m. That's 15 hours of traffic.
[29:03] and if you have looked at the proposed project, the perimeter is all parking.
[29:07] that means people firing up their engines from 7:00 in the morning until 10:00 at
[29:13] night and that's a little bit much for somebody's back fence.
[29:21] it's also not only extremely disruptive to the residents because of the operating
[29:26] hours but also the wildlife and its habitat. Because we have engaged
[29:32] species that are living in the area. We also have those four
[29:36] 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
[29:45] handled? Will they be bulldozed down for these buildings and then
[29:52] 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
[29:59] try to preserve? Very concerned about that. The other thing is that at a
[30:08] previous meeting, cosa's zoning staff recommended denial, denial of this
[30:13] upgrade to commercial 2. The reason being: inconsistent with low
[30:20] density residential and the flooding issues. You're going to see those
[30:25] pictures in just a minute. Problems the neighbors have with this c-2 upgrade.
[30:31] flooding, because the property is in the floodplain. Operating hours -- 15 hours of noise. The light intrusion at
[30:40] night. Right now we have dark skies there. Noise pollution, real estate devaluation, heat island effect, traffic congestion.
[30:54] on saturdays the traffic backs up for a mile heath road to grissom.
[31:03] there's air pollution and if you plow down the trees, they help purify the air so
[31:08] 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.
[31:16] the tree ordinance are issues because if you get rid of them, you know, what
[31:21] 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
[31:30] neighborhood. It also is going to disrupt the neighborhood's peace and quiet. But most importantly, of all of the things I just
[31:38] mentioned, the most important thing is that it is inconsistent with current
[31:48] low-density residential and inconsistent with neighborhood preservation code designations. We either honor the codes or we low them out the window.
[31:58] that's what we're looking at here . Flooding impacts the
[32:03] neighborhood again. This picture that you see is heath road .
[32:07] 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.
[32:15] all the rest is flooding. This is from july 4, 2026. So heath road is completely
[32:25] under water. Oh, by the way, right here -- let's see.
[32:30] is this working? All right. It's not working.
[32:38] >> entrance to this project is. It's really important. This project is -- okay.
[32:46] you see the light pole on the far left? The light pole on the far
[32:54] left, about 5 feet beyond that is the driveway going into this project.
[32:59] I wonder how many people are going to play racket ball and pickleball with that
[33:04] condition. Oh, by the way, it's a little over 4 acres of
[33:10] 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?
[33:19] next slide, please. Flooding on heath road, july 4th, another picture.
[33:23] does it make sense to approve a proposed project with 4 acres of impervious
[33:32] pavement and impervious rooftops in a floodplain? Why would anybody vote to
[33:36] increase the propensity for flooding? Next slide, please.
[33:41] this is a map of the area. However, to show it appropriately, we really
[33:49] need to look at a bigger, wider view. But the reason I chose this
[33:54] one is if you look up where the red is, the proposed project -- I wish this was
[34:03] working. Anybody know how to fix this?
[34:11] >> viagran: it's not a pointer. He's moving the slides. >> well, it isn't that. It was working earlier. I don't know.
[34:31] but anyway, let's see if we can get this one working. Okay.
[34:46] that area there, a little bit -- go about an inch more.
[34:51] those houses right in there, their houses got flooded. Their backyards were
[34:56] completely under water so it does not make sense to put more impervious pavement
[35:01] when people are already suffering because of the flooding in the area.
[35:08] if you look at -- it's kind of a maroon color, if you look just below it, that's
[35:21] the back fence of all of those people. We are requesting to
[35:30] preserve our neighborhood. On june 16, a member on june 16. >> viagran: just one more
[35:35] comment to wrap up, please. >> he said it would be to allow a c-2 designation
[35:43] would be a slap in the face. Even emily -- one how, 26 minutes, 51 seconds into the
[35:51] meeting said the project was not consistent with low-density residential but
[35:57] planning approved it. Note that cosa zoning recommended denial. Another letter, may 7 by -- >> viagran: okay. Thank you.
[36:06] your time is up. Thank you. All right. >> I have a petition -- >> viagran: thank you. You can hand it to him and
[36:14] 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.
[36:29] councilman galvan is recognized to speak. >> galvan: thank you, mayor pro tem. Thank you, rose for the presentation and for the
[36:35] 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
[36:42] speaking on this project, who shared their time with rose, who have reached out
[36:48] to our office and talked about their thoughts. Overall, I know there are a
[36:52] lot of concerns in the area relating to the flooding issues and leon creek.
[36:58] those are issues we're going to have to address with larger projects in the
[37:02] public realm to make sure we're mitigating the flooding further up.
[37:08] >> viagran: rose, you can sit. >> thank you very much. >> galvan: thank you. There's going to be continued work in the area.
[37:17] 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
[37:26] possible to address the issues. Whether or not this goes
[37:30] through, whatever project goes in here, it's still going to require significant
[37:35] work with public works and the stormwater division to address impervious cover
[37:39] along with concerns about flooding overall. I'm appreciative of the
[37:45] 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
[37:53] out to misty oaks hoa to ensure this project would remain a pickleball court
[38:01] 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
[38:08] will continue to do that work beyond this vote today. Given the issues raised and
[38:13] given some of the issues that folks have raised as alternatives, I'm going to
[38:19] 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
[38:28] hopefully have a better conversation to make sure this site really works for
[38:33] our community. >> is that a motion to approve? >> galvan: motion to approve with conditions. >> is there a supermajority?
[38:42] we need nine members present. >>
[38:51] >> mayo >> viagran: councilman whyte, can you hear us?
[38:58] >> whyte: yes. Sorry, I can hear you. >> viagran: great.
[39:07] we've got a motion. We've got a second. Is there any other council
[39:14] discussion on item numbers 24 and 25? All right.
[39:25] so thank you for coming out. As the city grows and we see investment in economic
[39:32] development, I do want to stress, as we move forward that we look at possible
[39:40] resiliency and sustainability issues that this developer can put into
[39:46] the means because of the flooding that we were made aware of today.
[39:51] I think that that's kind of key as we look forward is where can we have the right
[39:59] type of impervious cover. Do we have solar? Can we do rainwater -- catch
[40:04] the rainwater for that? There's going to be means. I think again thank you for
[40:11] 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
[40:21] flooding issues, citywide. So I want to thank you for that.
[40:25] do any other -- would any other council like to discuss on this item?
[40:29] all right. If not, we have a motion. There's a motion and a
[40:35] second to approve with amendments as stated. Go ahead and vote.
[40:50] councilman whyte, can we get a voice vote? >> whyte: aye.
[40:57] >> viagran: motion carries. All right. Now let's move on to the next item, which is 27 and 28 in district 7.
[41:10] I believe we do not have anyone signed up to speak on this issue. Is that correct? Okay. So councilwoman alderete
[41:23] gavito is recognized to speak. >> gavito: thank you, mayor pro tem. First, I want to thank the applicant, adam, for being
[41:31] here today and his willingness -- >> viagran: I'm sorry. I went out of order. Logan has to tell us what the item is.
[41:39] >> I will be very brief. I promise. Agenda item 27 and 28 is a
[41:44] plan amendment and change of zoning.
[42:08] located at 1802 west french place. Staff recommends denial.
[42:13] zoning commission and planning commission both recommend approval. 30 notices were mailed, 8 were returned in favor, 1 opposed.
[42:20] the woodlawn lake neighborhood association is in support. We received no response from the west
[42:30] additional 17 in favor. >> viagran: councilwoman, the floor is yours.
[42:35] >> gavito: thank you, mayor pro tem. First, I want to thank the
[42:41] 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
[42:48] process. I do also want to recognize the wood lawn lake
[42:52] neighborhood association for contributing to this process and also providing a letter
[42:57] of approval . Neighbors have watched this business grow from
[43:02] inflatable castles to now providing mechanical rides for the fourth of july celebration at woodlawn lake. On paper this does not meet
[43:09] 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
[43:19] neighborhood. I also would like to recognize the applicant's willingness to work with their immediate neighbors and neighborhood
[43:27] associations in addressing concerns. These include limiting the footprint of the business to only house equipment and small trucks.
[43:35] removing large rides from the property. Creating an 8-foot screened fence, and improving the entrance of vehicles to prevent traffic buildup on
[43:43] zarzamora. With that in mind, I motion to approve this item. >> second. >> viagran: I have a motion and a second.
[43:50] is there any discussion on items 27 and 28? If there's not, please vote.
[44:12] motion carries. All right. We are on to item no. 31 and
[44:20] 32. Logan, the floor is yours. >> items 31 and 32 are a
[44:24] plan amendment and change of zoning.
[44:48] the property is located at 12 139 jones maltsberger road.
[44:57] staff, planning, and zoning commission recommends denial. 19 notices were mailed, 7 returned in favor, 2 in opposition, there is no
[45:03] registered neighborhood association within 200 feet. Outside of the 200-foot
[45:08] boundary, 7 notices were returned in favor and one opposed. Thank you . >> viagran: thank you. We have one member of the
[45:15] public signed up to speak on this issue. Zachary salazar.
[45:22] zachary, you will have three minutes. >> yes, ma'am.
[45:30] good afternoon, council members. My name is zach salazar.
[45:38] 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
[45:46] integrity. To show the support we have for those around us, we have gathered signatures from our neighboring residents and surrounding businesses.
[45:53] all of whom support our request for a special-use permit. We would like to clarify an important part of our situation.
[46:00] code compliance did not discover our business operating without the proper permit. We came to the city because we wanted to make sure we
[46:07] were doing everything the right way. When we realized our certificate of occupancy did not allow us to continue operating our collision shop
[46:16] as intended, we sought guidance from the city. Our goal has been to operate
[46:21] legally, responsibly, and with integrity. We believe our request may have been denied because it appeared we have been caught painting vehicles without a
[46:30] permit. That is not what happened. We chose to come forward voluntarily because we believe in following the rules even when it is
[46:37] difficult. We could have continued operating and hoped to not be noticed but that's not the kind of business we want to be.
[46:43] 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
[46:52] this shop and for their livelihoods. A decision to approve this
[46:56] permit is about more than just a spray booth, it's about supporting local
[47:01] families and allowing a small business that is trying to do the right thing to continue serving this community. We understand that the
[47:07] 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
[47:16] our neighbors and nearby businesses who have expressed support for our operations. We have committed to continuing to operate safely
[47:22] and responsibly in full compliance with all city requirements. We sincerely hope that you will consider not only our request but the integrity
[47:30] with which we have approached this process. We respectfully ask for you
[47:34] to reconsider and approve of our special-use permit so we can continue serving our
[47:39] community, our customers, and supporting our employees. Thank you. >> viagran: thank you. Item no. 31 and 32 is in
[47:52] district 9. Councilwoman meza gonzalez, however, is recognized to speak. >> gonzalez: thank you, mayor pro tem.
[48:01] councilmember spears is absent. On her behalf, motion to deny items 31 and 32. >> second. >> viagran: we have a
[48:11] motion and a second. Is there any council discussion on items 31 and
[48:18] 32? Councilman mckee-rodriguez. >> mckee-rodriguez: yes.
[48:26] can you just read the summary again, the support and opposition one more
[48:31] time? >> yeah. We had 19 notices were
[48:37] mailed, 7 returned in favor, 2 opposed. There is no registered neighborhood association, and outside of 200 feet, 7 in favor and 1 opposed.
[48:47] >> mckee-rodriguez: I wish the council member were here to justify her -- explain
[48:53] why she's asking us to deny this request. >> so we had opposition from
[49:00] the neighborhoods
[49:08] please. >> viagran: come to the microphone. >> the two opposed were under the impression that we were spraying the booth with
[49:16] the doors open and we didn't maintain a safety, well-filtrated spray booth.
[49:21] I invited them to our facility freshly spraying a vehicle and asked her to
[49:29] step inside. She took a breath and didn't smell anything.
[49:36] 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
[49:43] repaired at our facility. We have actually tended to that neighborhood on a
[49:47] 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
[49:55] I'm concerned, everybody's on board and the two people that were opposed have brought their vehicles in for service. >> mckee-rodriguez: thank
[50:11] you. I move to continue the item until august 20th?
[50:25] >> can I ask the council what steps do I need to take in order to make this right?
[50:30] >> mckee-rodriguez: if you can work with your council member to change her mind.
[50:36] >> okay. Who -- >> mckee-rodriguez: logan
[50:42] 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
[50:50] on the motion to continue? We'll take that first. If there's no discussion, we
[50:59] have a motion and a second. We have a motion and a second to continue until
[51:06] august 20th, that is two weeks from now. Please vote.
[51:30] motion carries. This item has been continued until august 20th, 2026.
[51:36] that concludes today's zoning and land use session. The time is now 2:53 and the
[51:46] meeting is now adjourned.