Time is now 4 39 p.m.

on Thursday, June 18th, 2026, and the City of San Antonio zoning and land use session is called to order.

The city clerk will now call roll.

Councilmember Corr.

Councilmember McKee Rodriguez.

Present.

Councilmember Via Gran.

Councilmember Mungia.

Councilmember Castillo.

Councilmember Gavon.

Councilmember Alderete Gabito.

Councilmember Mesa Gonzalez.

Councilmember Spears.

Here.

Councilmember White.

Mayor Jones.

Mayor Pro Tim, we have quorum.

Thank you.

At this time, we will have public comment for all items.

You uh so if you have signed up to speak on an item, I will tell you what agenda items you're speaking on, and you can come to the podium and you will have three minutes.

Um the first person I'm calling up is Jack Finger.

Jack Finger, you've signed up to speak on agenda item one, five and six, and fourteen.

Yes, Madam Mayor Pro Tim.

Um normally when we uh take up these items.

Uh citizens are allowed to speak on the them as we come up.

You your time begins now.

Okay, have it as you may, Madam Premier Pro Tem and other members of our city council.

Well, item number one is one I wish to bring to your attention, and that's uh falls in Ms.

Ivalez Gonzalez's uh district.

Uh I don't see her in her seat, so I don't know who's going to carry the water on this one for her.

But this one is um regarding an alcohol variants over near UTSA.

Right, right near where all the college students are are congregated, and uh somebody wants to sell alcohol within 300 feet of the of the campus there.

Um I wish who's ever going to take this one up.

I wish they would say no to it, since you are dealing with college students who who like their beer.

And I and and all and don't mind getting drunk and and crashing into somebody's car with with it there.

Another item wish to bring your attention is uh item number.

Let's see.

Items number five and six, I believe they are.

Yes, yeah.

Uh this is uh and this falls in uh Ms.

Carr, yes, cars of district.

And uh yes, I wish uh consequently, the uh wait a what's happening here is that it's about oh changing a um multifamily to a uh uh uh a more dense uh type of multifamily occasion here.

Yes, uh it's over on uh Pine Brook Drive, and the big thing about this is that at least uh of the within 200 feet of this location, uh at least 25 percent, 25 percent of the uh people uh surrounding it did not want this extra density in their area.

So uh who's ever dealing with uh this soup cars uh district one items number five and six.

I wish uh somebody would say no to it there.

Yes, uh, because they they obviously didn't want that extra density as well.

And when you have anything over five or ten percent, that's uh that's uh something to decrow about there.

You had a four or five times that much there.

And uh one other item wish to bring your attention is uh over in uh uh district three.

There's that's uh well, um, that's your area.

Item number sixteen is about uh we'll changing uh a R4 to a uh something uh well shoehorning about four dwelling units into this lot over on Glenwood Court.

And the idea is that the staff thought it was a bad idea, saying that uh you should uh it we're just gonna put extra crowding and extra traffic on the thank you.

Oh, I'm sure.

Next up would be Arun Kosana.

You have three minutes.

You are speaking on item number one.

Good afternoon, mayor, council members.

My name is Arun Kosana, and I'm one of the operators at FIMonkeys on UTS Hebrew.

First, I would like to thank the councilwoman's office, city staff, and the members of the community who have taken the time to meet with us and discuss various uh point of concerns and options during uh the last couple of months of our request.

I respectfully ask that FiMonkeys be judged based on our operations, track record on business that pre but not on businesses that previously occupied this location.

We are different owners, different managers, different concept altogether.

Over the past year, we have worked hard to become a responsible member of this neighborhood.

We have invested significantly in improving the property, created local jobs, supported community events, and built a business centered around food sports and hospitality.

Most importantly, our record reflects that our commitment.

We have worked hard to operate responsibly, address concerns when they are raised and be a positive addition to the area.

We want to continue yearning the trust of both the community and the city.

We respectfully ask for approval of both the alcohol variants and the operating hours.

We understand concerns may exist, and we remain committed to security and responsible operations, noise management and accountability.

If there are still concerns, we welcome reasonable conditions for our future review period.

We are confident that our actions and our record will continue to demonstrate that we can operate responsibly.

Thank you.

Next speaker is Jose Gallegos speaking on item number 11.

Good afternoon, Mayor Pro Tem, uh honorable members of uh the council.

My name is Jose Gallegos.

I reside at 214 West Academy, San Antonio, Texas, in District 5.

Hello, Representative Castillo, my representative.

I'm here to speak uh on item number 12 actually.

It's a zoning case uh that my understanding is is being continued.

Uh it is in uh district number two in the honorable uh Rodriguez uh district.

And I just want to take this opportunity, in spite of the fact that it's being continued to, I believe, the August 6th uh agenda.

Um I wanted to thank uh city staff, in particular zoning staff, uh, for their cooperation, support, and assistance in this uh project.

This is a uh uh project that has been ongoing uh for three years now.

It's a uh uh improvement for the current uh operation that uh exists there.

Uh the business is Texas Truck Shop has been in operations in the same location since 1983.

It currently employs uh 14 uh employees, and the intent of the applicant myself in uh uh support and uh uh for the owner of the property, Mr.

Reyes Alvarado, is to improve uh working conditions for his employees.

Uh as you all are aware, uh the current uh 18 wheelers now or longer at the time that uh his shop was was constructed.

Uh they would fit inside the uh the garages.

They no longer uh are able to to fit inside the garage and uh consequently uh his employees were having to to work outside in the elements.

So uh we uh have received uh staff recommended uh approval.

Uh also uh the zoning commission uh recommended uh approval, and uh uh we thanked them for that, and we intend to continue cooperating uh with the neighborhood association that uh is uh behind our subject property.

Thank you for your time.

Thank you.

Next speaker is Vanessa Worser on agenda item 18.

I'm here on behalf of the applicant, and I waive my time, but wanted to let you all know that I'm here and the engineers here if you have any questions.

Thank you.

Thank you.

That ends our public comment, uh, our public uh I'm sorry, public speaker list.

So we are going to go ahead and take the first item.

Uh item to continue to August 6, 2026.

Uh, meeting is item 12.

Is there a motion to continue that item?

Move to continue.

All right, we have a motion and a second.

Is there any council discussion at this time?

If there's no discussion, okay.

We'll go ahead and vote.

Please vote.

Aye.

Motion carries.

Next item to continue to the August 20th, 2026 meeting is item 13.

Is there a motion to continue the item?

Move to continue.

Is there a second?

All right.

Is there any council discussion on this item to be continued?

If not, there's a motion and a second to continue item 13 to August 20, 2026.

Please vote.

Motion carries.

Now we are going to move on to the consent agenda.

Uh the following items are listed for individual considerations.

Item one, five, six, eleven, fourteen.

Yeah.

So these are these are uh these individual items one, five, six, eleven, fourteen, and eighteen.

Uh the remaining items are on today's agenda, will be considered on the consent agenda.

Do any council members wish to pull an item from consent agenda to be heard individually?

None at this time.

All right.

So uh let's go ahead.

We've heard our speakers on that.

Is there a motion to approve the balance of the consent agenda, which includes items two, three, and four, seven, eight, nine, ten, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two.

Move to approve.

We have a motion and a second.

Is there any council discussion?

All right, no.

Council discussion.

That concludes uh, so let's go ahead, please vote.

Yes.

Motion carries.

Now we move on.

We will move on to individual items.

Uh please staff, please start with item number one.

Absolutely, good afternoon.

Agenda item number one is an alcohol variance to allow on-premise consumption at 7280 UTSA Boulevard, the proposed use as a food service establishment.

One notice was provided to the school with no response, that school being the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Thank you.

Item one is in district eight.

Councilman Messa Gonzalez is um recognized to speak.

Thank you.

I want to thank the College Park Neighborhood Association and the applicant for their ongoing conversations.

We have held numerous discussions with the residents uh to understand their concerns as well as the applicant.

I believe the motion I'll be making is a middle ground that will alleviate the concerns I've heard from the neighborhood as well as from this new small business.

Starting a new business, especially a restaurant isn't easy.

Um it's not lost on me that ongoing construction on Babcock has also impacted that traffic.

So uh previous tenants, I know at this location caused significant interruption to the peace and safety of the neighborhood.

I'm aware of no issues since this applicant has been in business, and I believe these conditions will strengthen our oversight and build in protocols to protect the neighborhood if we have issues in the future.

I move to approve with the following conditions.

A authorization shall be limited to the restaurant establishment.

B alcohol sales shall be for on premise consumption only.

C, authorization shall not transfer to different owners or different land uses.

D authorization shall terminate in the event of non-operation or non-use for a period of 12 or more successive calendar months.

E hours of operation shall be Sunday through Wednesday, 11 a.m.

to 12 a.m.

Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m.

to 1 a.m.

F.

Alcohol sales shall end at 12 a.m.

every day of the week.

G, outside sound amplification shall not be permitted.

And H applicant shall on an annual basis submit to the Department of Building Inspections the necessary documentation to verify that no more than 50% of the establishment's annual gross revenues are generated by the sale of alcohol beverages.

We have a motion.

Do I have a second?

We have a motion and a second.

Any council discussion?

If there's not any council discussion, we'll take a vote.

There is a motion and a second to approve with conditions.

Item number one, please vote.

Motion carries.

We'll now move on to the individual item.

Uh item number five and six.

Um staff, please start with item number five and six.

Items five and six are a plan amendment and change of zoning, amending the north sector plan from suburban tier to general urban tier, and rezoning the property from MF 18 to MF 25 located at 8210 Pine Book Pine Brook Drive.

Staff Planning Commission and Zoning Commission recommend approval.

The applicant is amending their proposal to allow a fence height of eight feet.

39 notices were mailed.

Zero were returned in favor, nine received in opposition, and there was no response from the San Antonio, Texas District 1 resident association.

Thank you.

Thank you, Logan.

Item number six is in district one, five and six is in district one.

Councilman Corps is recognized to speak.

Motion to approve as amended.

We have a motion and a second.

Any council discussion?

If there's not, we the there is a motion and a second to approve as amended.

Please vote.

Motion carries.

All right.

Up next, we will now move on to individual items.

Uh staff, please start with item number 11.

Agenda item number 11 is a change of zoning from R5 to I1 located at 572, 605, 606, and 607 Pop Gun Drive.

Staff and Zoning Commission recommend approval.

The applicant is amending their proposal to rezone to C3 rather than I one.

17 notices were mailed.

Zero were returned in favor and zero opposed.

And there is no neighbor registered neighborhood association within 200 feet.

Thank you.

An item number, I'm sorry, 11 is in District 2.

Councilman McKee Rodriguez is recognized to speak.

Thank you, Mayor Protum.

I move to approve as amended.

We have a motion and a second.

Uh any council discussion.

If not, there's a motion and a second to approve as amended.

Please vote.

Motion carries.

We will now move on to individual items.

Staff, please start with item number 14.

Agenda item 14 is a change of zoning from R4 to R4 C D with conditional use for four dwelling units located at 114 Glenwood Court.

Staff recommends denial with an alternate recommendation of uh R4 C D with conditional use for three dwelling units.

Zoning Commission recommends approval.

Thirty-three notices were mailed, two were received in favor and two opposed.

The Riverside Neighborhood Association is in favor.

Thank you.

Thank you.

This property is in district three, so I will be addressing this case.

I want to thank the applicant for working with the immediate area residents, as well as the newly restarted Riverside Neighborhood Association.

The case was vetted by the zoning commission and recommended for approval.

The owner plans to live on site since their current property is next door, does not have a downstairs bedroom, and that is needed for medical reasons.

So they plan to have a continuous presence here.

With that being said, I will make the following motion.

Motion to approve.

All right, we have a motion and a second.

Any council discussion?

If not, there's a motion and second to approve.

Please vote.

Motion carries.

All right, we're at our last item.

Item um this will be uh item number 18.

Staff, if you could uh provide the uh presentation.

Certainly.

Agenda item 18 is a change of zoning from C2 C D with a conditional use for a theater and C2 rezoning to C2 C D with conditional use for a home improvement center, and the property is generally located in the 24,000 block of West Interstate Highway 10.

Staff and Zoning Commission recommend approval with the following two conditions that an eight-foot solid fence be established along the rear property line and a 15-foot type C buffer be established in the rear yard abutting residential uses.

Forty-five notices were mailed.

One was returned in favor, two in opposition.

There is no registered neighborhood association within 200 feet, and no response from the Riot Commons Registered Community Organization.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The item uh number 18 is in district eight.

Councilwoman Mesa Gonzalez is recognized to speak.

Thank you.

Uh I move to approve.

Subject to the condition requiring a type C buffer yard.

Uh looking at this site, there's a significant amount of trees and shrubbery that would need to be removed if we require a fence to be installed.

There's also a drainage easement that would add unnecessary hardship for the property owner.

Uh, there's already an existing solid fence between this property and the residential properties.

Thank you.

All right, so the motion is to uh approve with conditions.

We have a motion and a second, uh please vote.

Oh, with could I'm sorry, yeah.

I think yeah, with conditions.

Were you imposing both conditions or two?

Both can you get Derek?

Yeah, Logan, could you just go ahead and review the two conditions?

Yeah, so no conditions.

The first condition is that the applicant, this home improvement center would add an eight foot tall solid screen fence.

So no, okay.

So no condition on the requirement of the fence.

Okay, understood.

Sorry.

Apologies.

All right.

Okay.

Oh, there is a motion and a second to approve with one condition.

Um, and then remove one condition with the fence.

All right, um, please vote.

Motion carries that concludes today today's zoning and landing use session.

The time is now 5 02, and the meeting is now adjourned.