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Bear County SCP-HCP Coordinating Committee Meeting - November 25, 2025

Boards & Commissions — Tuesday, November 25, 2025
BodySan Antonio, Texas
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DateTuesday, November 25, 2025
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0:07

All right, folks.

0:09

I have got 330, so we're gonna go ahead and get the meeting started.

0:14

Um can we take roll, please.

0:22

Mr.

0:23

Brock.

0:25

Present.

0:28

Mr.

0:28

Garcia.

0:32

Ms.

0:33

Simper.

0:34

Present.

0:36

Mr.

0:37

McGlamry.

0:39

Present.

0:40

Mr.

0:40

Nino.

0:43

Present.

0:45

Chair Sparrow.

0:46

Present.

0:47

A quorma is present.

0:48

All right.

0:49

Thank you very much.

0:50

Before we get started with our agenda today, I just wanted real quick.

0:54

We have a new member of our commission, Tiffany.

0:56

If you wanted to introduce yourself.

0:59

Hi, I'm Tiffany Simper.

1:01

I am the interim development services engineer for Bear County.

1:05

Glad to meet you all, and this is my first one, so bear with me.

1:09

All right.

1:10

Very good.

1:11

Welcome aboard.

1:12

Glad to have you.

1:13

We have a couple items on the agenda.

1:15

We'll start with agenda item number one, please.

1:21

Chair, there's no public comment.

1:24

Thank you.

1:28

Good afternoon.

1:29

I'm Valerie Rodriguez, senior planner with the policy administration team.

1:33

Item number one is going to be discussion and possible action on SCP HCP application for QT South LLC.

1:40

This project is located at the northeast corner of Loop 1604 North and Military Drive.

1:45

The project consists of 3.76 acres and is located within Council District 6.

1:51

The owner is QT South LLC and the consultant is APAX Companies LLC.

1:58

QT South LLC is considering the future development of the project area.

2:02

As such, the applicant wishes to enroll in the SCP-HCP to mitigate impacts to the SCP-HCP covered species from the development activities.

2:12

The project area includes zero acres of golden cheek warbler GCW habitat within the project area and zero acres of GCW habitat within 300 feet of the project area.

2:23

The project area will require a total of zero GCW conservation credits.

2:28

The project area does not have any black capped various BCV habitat and will not require any BCV conservation credits.

2:36

Project area is located over CARC Zone 1.

2:38

A total of 3.76 acres occurs within CARCE 1, and the project area is not located within any critical habitat units, nor is it within 750 feet of an occupied feature.

2:50

Participation in the SCP HCP for this application will require the following car zone one and two participation fee of $3,760 and a plan administration fee of $376.

3:04

The applicant has paid the $2,500 application fee, and the applicant will be required to pay the full mitigation fee of $4,136 prior to completing enrollment of the plan.

3:15

Staff recommends approval and our biologist is online and available to answer any questions regarding the project.

3:22

Okay, thank you very much.

3:23

We'll move on to Commissioner questions.

3:25

We'll start at my right.

3:33

No questions.

3:34

No questions.

3:35

All right, hearing no questions, I'll entertain a motion.

3:39

Make a motion to approve.

3:42

We have a motion to approve from Commissioner McGlamary.

3:45

We have a second.

3:47

I'll second.

3:49

Okay.

3:49

Thank you.

3:50

Can we take a roll call vote, please?

3:55

Mr.

3:55

McGlamry?

3:56

Aye.

3:58

Ms.

3:59

Simper?

4:00

Aye.

4:02

Mr.

4:02

Brock?

4:03

Aye.

4:04

Mr.

4:05

Nino?

4:06

Yes.

4:07

Chair Sparrow.

4:09

Yes.

4:09

Motion passes.

4:10

Thank you.

4:11

Can we move on to agenda item number two?

4:30

Good afternoon.

4:30

My name is Riley Bosaker, Senior Planner with the Development Services Department.

4:34

Item number two is discussion and possible action on SCP-HCP application for application number 25-469010.

4:46

The project is located off of Scenic Loop Road and Babcock Road.

4:50

The project consists of 26.41 acres and is within the ETJ.

4:54

The owner is Lenar Holmes of Texas, and the consultant is Pai Dawson Engineers.

5:00

Lenar Homes of Texas is considering the future development of the project area.

5:02

As such, the applicant wishes to enroll in the SCP-HCP to mitigate impacts to the SCP-HCP covered species from the development activities.

5:11

Project area includes 20.3 acres of golden cheek warbler habitat within the project area and 67.62 acres of GCW habitat within 300 feet of the project area.

5:22

The project area will require a total of 74.41 GCW conservation credits.

5:28

The project area does not have any black capped virio habitat and will not require any BCV conservation credits.

5:35

The project area is located over CARC Zone 3A and CARCone 4B.

5:40

A total of 4.25 acres occurs within CARCSone 3A and a total of 22.16 acres occurs within CARSO 4B.

5:48

The project area is not located within any critical habitat units, nor is it is it within 750 feet of an occupied feature.

5:55

Participation in the SCP HCP for this application will require the following GCW conservation credits fee of 595,280, car zone three and four participation fee of four thousand two hundred and fifty dollars and a planned administration fee of fifty-nine thousand nine hundred and fifty-three dollars.

6:14

The applicant has paid the $2,500 application fee.

6:17

The applicant will be required to pay the full mitigation fee of $659,483 prior to completing enrollment in the plan.

6:24

Staff recommends approval and our biologist is online to answer any questions.

6:30

Okay.

6:31

Thank you very much.

6:32

We'll do the same.

6:33

We'll move on to Commissioner questions, starting with my right.

6:37

I don't have any questions.

6:38

Thank you.

6:38

Commissioner Brock.

6:40

Yeah, I've got one for the applicant.

6:43

I know this is probably the first phase of many phases in this particular development.

6:49

Uh but I was curious what's as large as this track of land is.

6:52

Will there be a possibility that you all will take one of the options where you'll propose some preservation area of golden cheek warbler habitat for for the bank?

7:05

If yeah, if you can come up and put your uh name and address for the record and then address the question, thank you.

7:13

Hi, good afternoon.

7:13

My name is Bruno Spangler with Pape Dawson Engineers.

7:16

Um at this moment uh we uh are still assessing if we're gonna be enrolling in the future.

7:22

We don't know.

7:23

Uh there's gonna be another a second phase of enrollment coming up on the next meeting.

7:27

This is just the first one, and then the second one's planned for now, and it's a very large tract like you mentioned, and we uh right now we don't have any plans of enrollment.

7:39

Do you all have a timeline for the second phase?

7:43

It is already in the committee agenda for December 9th.

7:48

And that should be for now.

7:50

We shouldn't be having any more enrollment for a little while.

7:53

That covers our first couple phases of development.

7:56

When is what is your development timeline?

7:59

Uh we plan on starting constru uh starting clearing um the fab uh January, February for the first phase.

8:06

And the first phase is you know what you see here plus um about a hundred and fifty acres on the actual Guajolota side that is you know the the square to the west of this.

8:18

So this is the Edwards tract and then the Guajalote tract that's more much larger to the west that's part of the first phase of uh development.

8:27

In 2026?

8:28

Yes.

8:33

Thank you.

8:34

No further questions from me.

8:35

Okay.

8:36

Commissioner Semper?

8:38

No questions.

8:40

Okay.

8:40

Hearing no additional questions, do we have a motion?

8:51

I'll make the motion.

8:53

And a second.

8:54

I'll second.

8:56

All right, we have a motion and a second.

8:58

Can we have a roll call vote?

8:59

Can I do a point of order?

9:00

Uh what motion is it?

9:04

To approve or yes, to approve.

9:08

Thank you.

9:15

Ms.

9:16

Simper.

9:20

Aye.

9:22

Mr.

9:22

McLammery.

9:23

Aye.

9:25

Mr.

9:26

Brock?

9:26

Aye.

9:27

Mr.

9:28

Nino?

9:29

Yes.

9:29

Chair Sparrow.

9:30

Yes.

9:31

Motion passes.

9:32

All right.

9:32

Thank you.

9:32

If we can move on to agenda item number three.

9:37

Item number three is the approval of the SCP HCP coordinate committee calendar for the 2026.

9:43

Uh specifically want to ask for the November and December dates if you want to keep both meetings, or we would like to just keep one meeting for November and December with the holidays.

9:53

Yeah, I I move to have one meeting in uh November and December, the the ones that aren't highlighted.

10:04

Yeah, I I would be supportive of that as well.

10:07

I I think it probably would struggle with quorum for both of those meetings.

10:11

Um if I may briefly before we uh entertain a motion to accept, I do want to highlight that staff has updated, um actually was updated this last year to include language at the bottom that you know kind of speaks to that process for kind of entertaining this motion to cancel those meetings uh if we if we are worried that we're not gonna have a quorum, so I think that's consistent with what we've published for for a couple of years now.

10:40

So I again I would be supportive of that if we want a motion to that effect.

10:46

Okay, so I'll amend my motion to for those two dates as well as uh adding or concurring with the uh highlighted text at the bottom of the meeting schedule okay.

10:59

Do we have a second?

11:00

I'll second.

11:01

Right.

11:01

Can we get a roll call vote, please?

11:05

Mr.

11:05

Brock.

11:07

Aye.

11:08

Mr.

11:08

Nino.

11:10

Yes.

11:11

Ms.

11:11

Simper?

11:13

Aye.

11:13

Mr.

11:14

McGlamory?

11:15

Aye.

11:16

Chair Sparrow.

11:17

Yes.

11:17

Motion passes.

11:19

All right.

11:19

And then agenda item number four is the meeting minutes from the August 26th coordinating committee meeting.

11:25

Did anyone have any edits to the minutes?

11:30

And if not, I will entertain a motion.

11:35

Motion to approve is written.

11:37

And a second.

11:43

I'll second it.

11:44

All right.

11:44

Roll call vote, please.

11:47

Mr.

11:47

McGlamry.

11:49

Aye.

11:50

Mr.

11:50

Nino?

11:51

Yes.

11:53

Ms.

11:54

Simper.

11:55

Aye.

11:58

Mr.

11:58

Brock?

12:00

Aye.

12:01

Chair Sparrow.

12:02

Yes.

12:03

Motion passes.

12:04

All right.

12:05

That concludes today's agenda and the meeting is adjourned at 342 p.m.

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Summary of Proceedings

Bear County SCP-HCP Coordinating Committee Meeting - November 25, 2025

The Bear County Sustainable Conservation Program (SCP) Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Coordinating Committee convened to address two development applications, approve the 2026 meeting calendar, and review previous minutes. The meeting welcomed new interim member Tiffany Simper. Staff recommended approval for two separate SCP-HCP enrollment applications, which were subsequently passed by the committee. Additionally, the committee voted to consolidate future meetings to address potential quorum challenges during the holiday season.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes Approval: The minutes from the August 26th coordinating committee meeting were reviewed with no edits proposed. A motion to approve was made by Commissioner McGlamary and seconded. The motion passed with a unanimous roll call vote (5 Ayes).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comment or testimony was recorded regarding the agenda items at this meeting.

Discussion Items

  • SCP-HCP Application for QT South LLC (Item 1):

    • Project Facts: Located at the northeast corner of Loop 1604 North and Military Drive (Council District 6), covering 3.76 acres. The project has zero acres of Golden Cheeked Warbler (GCW) habitat within the area or within 300 feet, requiring zero conservation credits. It is located in CARC Zone 1.
    • Speaker Positions: Staff recommended approval. The applicant, QT South LLC (represented by APAX Companies LLC), seeks to enroll to mitigate potential future impacts. No commissioners expressed opposition or concern.

  • SCP-HCP Application for Lenar Homes of Texas (Item 2):

    • Project Facts: Located off Scenic Loop Road and Babcock Road within the ETJ, covering 26.41 acres. The project area includes 20.3 acres of GCW habitat within the site and 67.62 acres of GCW habitat within 300 feet. This requires a total of 74.41 GCW conservation credits. The area is located in CARC Zones 3A and 4B.
    • Speaker Positions:
      • Commissioner Brock questioned the applicant regarding future preservation options for the large tract of land.
      • Bruno Spangler (Pape Dawson Engineers, representing the applicant) stated: "We are still assessing if we're gonna be enrolling in the future. We don't have any plans of enrollment" regarding future phases at this time.
      • Spangler confirmed a second phase of enrollment is planned for the December 9th committee agenda and that Phase 1 clearing is planned for January/February 2026.
      • Staff recommended approval. No commissioners expressed opposition or concern.

  • 2026 Meeting Calendar (Item 3):

    • Proposal: Staff proposed moving from two separate meetings in November and December 2026 to a single consolidated meeting to avoid potential quorum issues during the holidays, adhering to updated language regarding this process.
    • Speaker Positions:
      • A committee member moved to have one meeting for the combined November and December dates, expressing support that holding two meetings might "struggle with quorum."
      • Another member supported the amendment to add the highlighted text regarding quorum concerns and the consolidation of dates.

Key Outcomes

  • Approval of QT South LLC Application: Motions to approve passed with a roll call vote of 5-0 (McGlamry, Simper, Brock, Nino, Sparrow: Aye/Yes). The applicant must pay a full mitigation fee of $4,136 prior to completing enrollment.
  • Approval of Lenar Homes of Texas Application: Motions to approve passed with a roll call vote of 5-0 (Simper, McLammery, Brock, Nino, Sparrow: Aye/Yes). The applicant must pay the full mitigation fee of $659,483 prior to completing enrollment.
  • 2026 Calendar Consolidation: Motion to approve the November/December 2026 schedule as a single meeting passed with a roll call vote of 5-0 (Brock, Nino, Simper, McGlamory, Sparrow: Aye/Yes).
  • Adjournment: The meeting concluded at 3:42 p.m.
  • Next Scheduled Enrollment: A second phase for Lenar Homes of Texas is planned for the December 9th agenda.

Meeting Transcript

All right, folks. I have got 330, so we're gonna go ahead and get the meeting started. Um can we take roll, please. Mr. Brock. Present. Mr. Garcia. Ms. Simper. Present. Mr. McGlamry. Present. Mr. Nino. Present. Chair Sparrow. Present. A quorma is present. All right. Thank you very much. Before we get started with our agenda today, I just wanted real quick. We have a new member of our commission, Tiffany. If you wanted to introduce yourself. Hi, I'm Tiffany Simper. I am the interim development services engineer for Bear County. Glad to meet you all, and this is my first one, so bear with me. All right. Very good. Welcome aboard. Glad to have you. We have a couple items on the agenda. We'll start with agenda item number one, please. Chair, there's no public comment. Thank you. Good afternoon. I'm Valerie Rodriguez, senior planner with the policy administration team. Item number one is going to be discussion and possible action on SCP HCP application for QT South LLC. This project is located at the northeast corner of Loop 1604 North and Military Drive. The project consists of 3.76 acres and is located within Council District 6. The owner is QT South LLC and the consultant is APAX Companies LLC. QT South LLC is considering the future development of the project area. As such, the applicant wishes to enroll in the SCP-HCP to mitigate impacts to the SCP-HCP covered species from the development activities. The project area includes zero acres of golden cheek warbler GCW habitat within the project area and zero acres of GCW habitat within 300 feet of the project area. The project area will require a total of zero GCW conservation credits. The project area does not have any black capped various BCV habitat and will not require any BCV conservation credits. Project area is located over CARC Zone 1. A total of 3.76 acres occurs within CARCE 1, and the project area is not located within any critical habitat units, nor is it within 750 feet of an occupied feature. Participation in the SCP HCP for this application will require the following car zone one and two participation fee of $3,760 and a plan administration fee of $376.

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