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Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting 111722
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A
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A
All
right,
the
next
item
that
we
have
is
the
approval
of
the
minutes
of
the
meeting
of
October
20th
into
November
the
3rd.
So
we
have
a
motion.
Do
we
have
a
second
and
we
have
a?
Second
all,
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.
Aye
motion
carries
next
item
citizens
comments
or
anybody
signed
up
for
Citizens
Commons,
no
sir.
We
do
not
all
right
moving
right
along
into
public
hearings.
A
First
item
in
the
public
hearings,
amended
Land
Development
code,
section
24.77.1,
entitled
dimensional
standards
by
revising
the
front
yard
setback
requirement
in
r-1b,
which
is
a
single-family
high
density
district
from
20
feet
to
36
feet,
providing
that
that
ordinance
shall
be
cumulative
providing
for
severability
clause
and
providing
for
publication
an
effective
date.
All
right,
Mr.
D
All
right
good
evening,
Mr
chairman
members
of
the
commission,
the
the
issue
at
hand
is
that
we've
been
getting
reports
that
the
narrow
Lots
coupled
with
on-story
parking
in
r1b
zone
development
are
proving
difficult
for
two-way
traffic
to
access.
The
mobility
is
being
hindered
and
larger
vehicles
are
having
difficulty
also
maneuvering
within
the
subdivision.
D
So
the
city
is
divided
into
zoning
districts
and
specific
use
overlay
districts.
There
are
approximately
19
zoning
districts.
There
were
developed
in
accordance
with
the
comprehensive
plan
and
they're
intended
to
promote
the
health,
safety
and
general
welfare
of
the
community.
R1B,
as
you
can
see
highlighted,
is
one
of
the
districts,
the
zoning
District.
D
D
So
this
is
a
relatively
new
Zone.
It
was
created
in
2015.
in
2015,
a
group
of
local
developers
and
constituents
expressed
their
interest
to
council
the
cree
for
an
interest
in
the
creation
of
a
new
Zone
to
provide
for
reduced
area
Lots
from
4
500
square
feet
to
the
3000
square
feet.
Council
then
directed
staff
to
work
with
a
Planning
and
Zoning
subcommittee
to
develop
an
ordinance
regarding
this
new
Zone,
so
staff
reviewed
the
the
new
Zone
and
developed
in
collaboration
with
the
subcommittee.
D
They
after
review
of
the
of
the
new
Zone
staff,
did
not
support
the
proposed
new
high
density
zoning
District.
They
were
for
a
number
of
reasons
and
I've
listed
some
of
those
reasons
here.
Staff
identified
that
they
were
concerned
that
the
higher
density
more
Vehicles
were
likely
to
be
parked
at
curbside
and
that
the
proposed
ordinance
did
not
address
The
Wider
streets,
nor
other
parking
options.
D
They
also
were
concerned
with
a
proposed
lot
size
could
produce,
set
traffic
safety
concerns,
including
first
responder
safety,
public
transportation
and
other
services
brought
about
the
city
that
would
be
impeded
by
the
on-street
parking.
There
was
concern
by
staff
regarding
the
increase
in
impervious
surface
areas,
which
could
create
issues
with
storm
water,
drainage
and
potential
flooding
issues.
There
was
a
just
a
number
of
reasons
that
staff
was
was
not
in
in
favor
on
August
6th
in
2015
planning.
D
The
r1b
allowed
for
only
one
single
family
site,
Bill
dwelling
per
lot.
It
prohibited
home
occupations
and
chain
link
fences
when
visible
from
the
street.
It
did
require
no
less
than
three
parking
spaces
per
lot.
It
provided
prohibitions
for
the
board
of
adjustment,
granting
variances
to
any
additions,
and
it
also
provided
that
this
would
only
this
Zone
would
be
for
new
developments.
Only.
D
This
is
a
quick
comparison
of
the
three
I
guess,
most
popular
of
the
zoning,
the
residential
zones,
the
R1
or
single
family,
the
r1a
and
the
r1b.
That's
the
subject
of
this
presentation.
As
you
can
see,
the
front
yard
setback
for
all
three
zones
is
20
feet
and
the
single
family
residential
lot
area
is
6
000
for
the
R1
4500
for
the
r1a
and
3
000
for
the
r1b.
D
D
D
D
The
alignment
with
the
comprehensive
plan.
It
is
aligned
with
the
comprehensive
plan
who
emphasizes
complete
streets
and
wants
to
make
sure
that
the
community
is
provided
with
safe
access
from
and
Mobility
for
all
users,
including
Transit
pedestrians,
motorists
and
cyclists,
including
of
course
First
Responders,
and
then
there's
the
proposed
motion,
Mr
chairman
and
with
that
that
is
the
end
of
The
annotation.
Let
me.
A
A
Yeah
I'm
just
curious
I'm,
just
trying
to
figure
out
the
balance
or
the
comparison
as
to
you
know,
r1bs,
as
opposed
to
our
ones
and
r1as,
to
see
how
this
whole
thing
shakes
out.
But
that's,
okay,
all
right!
This
is
a
public
hearing.
Anybody
who
wishes
to
speak
in
favor
in
favor
of
this
ordinance
or
against
this
ordinance.
F
Mr
chairman,
for
the
record,
my
name
is
Jesus
Ruiz
I'm,
the
owner
of
Rhys
Holmes
I,
see
some
some
of
the
council
members
here.
I
mean
some
of
the
Commissioners
here
that
were
present
when
this
ordinance
was
being
put
in
place.
I'd
like
to
make
a
couple
of
comments,
I'm,
definitely
against
this
proposed
ordinance.
F
There
is
nowhere
in
the
City
of
Laredo,
any
residential
Zone
that
has
a
36
foot
front
setback
when
the
original
proposal
came
out
was
for
two-car
parking
on
the
R1
B
zoning,
and
you
all
wanted
three
three
parking
spaces:
it's
very
easy
to
accommodate
three
parking
spaces
and
still
have
a
20,
a
20-foot
building
setback,
and
we
went
over
that
at
that
at
those
meetings.
Four,
it's
really.
If
I've
done
at
least
four
of
those
are
1B,
zonings
I
know
Mr
wires
is
here,
he's
done.
F
Some
Richard
Char
has
done
some
of
the
R1
B
zonings
and
I
can
tell
you
that
when
I
go
to
a
closing
and
I
deliver
the
keys
to
one
of
my
homeowners,
they
have.
My
cell
number
I
have
yet
to
receive
a
call
where
people
say
that
that
they
can't
back
out
of
there
out
of
their
homes
because
of
excess
excess
parking.
The
current
r1b
Zone
provides
for
50
percent
more
parking
than
all
the
other
zones.
F
Why
there's
a
need
to
do
a
36
foot,
building
setback
when
very
easily
you
can
accommodate
the
three
cars
within
a
20-foot
building
setback,
I
would
say
at
least
in
in
my
communities
the
ones
that
were
I'm.
The
sole
Builder
I
would
say
that
I
would
probably
about
say
20
to
30
percent
of
the
homes
will
have
a
two-car
garage
within
that
35
foot.
35
foot
lot.
F
Once
you
have
a
two-car
garage,
you
have
four
parking
spaces
when
I
share
the
subdivision
with
like
somebody
like
an
Arriva
or
an
armadillo
or
a
West
Wind,
those
guys
typically
like
to
do
the
the
two-car
garage
home.
So
really
the
amount
of
residents
that
are
out
there
that
are,
that
are
only
getting
a
three-car
three
car
park
off
street
parking
they're.
You
know
it's
about
70
percent
of
them,
so
what
it?
F
F
Now
I
I,
listen
to
the
presentation
that
Mr
Mr
Salinas
had
here
at
the
September
or
15th
meeting,
and
you
know
I
just
don't
see
the
concerns
that
Mr
Dominguez
had
and
I.
Don't
know
that
you
guys
are
being
that
residents
are
coming
here
on
a
you
know,
on
a
frequent
basis,
saying,
hey
I
can't
get
out
of
my
I
can't
get
out
of
my
car,
and
that
seemed
to
be
his
principle
principal
point.
F
It
is
when
you
go
from
a
car
one.
This
is
the
the
in
the
Shaded
green
section.
That's
the
r1b
on
the
Shaded
red
section.
That's
the
r1a!
Oh
really!
What's
what's
happening,
we're
only
reducing
seven
feet
from
the
from
the
from
the
front
foot.
What
does
it
do
on
the
economics?
You
basically
go
from
like
about
six
lots
to
the
acre
to
seven
lots
to
the
acre.
What
does
it
do
for
the
consumer?
It
allows
a
developer
to
reduce
the
the
sales
price
of
the
home
and
make
housing
accessible,
more
accessible
right.
F
The
conversation
that
was
here
last
time
was
talked
about
affordability
right
now.
There
is
no
such
thing
as
affordability,
and
when
this,
when
this
zoning
came
before
you,
there
was
a
big
concern
also
about
affordability.
Today,
this
zoning
is
very
important
and
that's
why
you
see
some
of
the
developers
coming
in
that
Norm
historically
do
r1as
are
doing
R1
r1bs.
Why?
Because
not
only
have
construction
costs,
increased
50
percent
I've
seen
a
50
percent
increase
in
my
homes,
the
homes
that
I
used
to
be
able
to
build
for
seventy
thousand
dollars.
F
That
I
was
selling
for
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars.
Those
homes
are
costing
me
now
today,
106
107,
110
000,
that's
a
home
without
even
a
garage
and
then
add
to
that
the
interest
rates
and
when
we
were
here,
I
kept
telling
everybody.
This
interest
rate
scenario
that
we
have
today
is
unsustainable.
F
In
other
words,
not
even
our
grandparents
have
the
interest
rates
that
we
had.
You
know
back
then,
in
the
three
and
a
halfs,
two
percent,
because
everything
was
regular.
Everything
was
regulated
as
far
as
the
interest
rates
our
grandparents
didn't
even
have
the
rates
that
we
had
just
a
few
years
ago.
F
Today,
a
mortgage
rate
is
close
to
seven
percent
and
in
some
cases,
seven
percent,
so
the
affordability
or
the
what
they
call
the
affordability
index
for
the
City
of
Laredo
has
just
like
drastically
shrank
and
we're
talking
that
you're
we're
denying
the
homeowner
the
ability
to
use
more
of
their
lot
for
building
area,
which
means
that
that
what
you're
doing
is
you're
throwing
their
backyard
through
the
front
yard.
Most
people,
don't
you
know,
don't
use
their
front
yards
anymore.
Their
front
yards
typically
are
more
for
landscaping.
F
If
you're
in
a
in
a
in
a
you,
know
higher
income
neighborhood
or
there
for
parking.
If
you're
in
a
lower
income
neighborhood
this,
not
only
is
it
going
to
impact
the
cost
of
their
of
their
of
their
homes.
It's
also
going
to
increase
the
Landscaping
section.
People
can't
even
afford
the
water
I
mean
today.
Our
water
bills
are
ridiculous
and
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
complaining.
F
E
F
F
A
F
A
A
G
F
Correct
yeah,
okay,
that's
correct
one
other
one
other
comment
that
a
few
other
comments
that
I
wanted
to
make
with
respect
to
to
this
is
that
if
you
look
at
and
I
downloaded,
this
I
did
this
for
the
last
time.
Also,
this
is
ESR
esri
kind
of
compiles
all
the
demographics
and
all
that
other
stuff.
It's
it's
a
profiling.
H
F
F
A
E
F
A
B
A
Some
of
these
people
we
need
to
do
is
have
a
workshop
with
everybody
before
we
move
forward
with
this.
With
this
particular
item,
I,
don't
know
if
the
council
would
be
adminable
to
that,
because
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
things
here
that
we
need
to
discuss
now.
The
biggest
issue
that
I've
heard
is
traffic.
The
congestion
on
streets
streets
are
31
back
to
back
two
cars
parked
one
on
each
side,
reduces
you
to
one
lane.
That's
the
biggest
complaint,
I've
heard
I
think
that
doesn't
only
apply
to
r1b.
A
I
think
we
need
this
Workshop,
because
we
may
need
to
look
at
all
zoning
districts
in
terms
of
what
needs
to
be
done
to
create
a
better
quality
of
life
in
terms
of
Mobility.
The
city
is
grown
so
much
that
our
Mobility
right
now
is
getting
very
congested
everywhere
and
I
think
we
all
need
to
sit
and
think
this
thing
out
for
all
zoning
districts.
I
I
agree:
Mr,
chairman
Danny
wires
for
the
record
Commissioners
welcome
newcomer
Mr
Garcia.
We
need
some
fresh
blood
or
some
new
blood.
All
right,
but
you
know,
I
was
I,
was
a
little
shocked,
I'm
a
long
time
developer
here
and
it
always
been
I've
been
the
starter
homes
and
have
always
fought
the
fight
for
affordable
housing.
And
besides
that,
we
do
a
lot
of
owner
financing
for
people
that
can
never
they're
only
hope
is
to
buy
a
lot
and
build
a
house
a
time
or
get
a
get
home.
I
So
I
was
surprised
when
this
came
up
because
I
don't
I,
don't
have,
except
for
our
owner
finance
customers.
I
don't
have
the
customer
contact
of
Mr
Reese
does
but
I'm
very
close
to
the
Commissioners
in
my
areas,
the
councilman
of
my
areas
and
all
the
the
code
enforcement
agents-
and
they
all
have
my
cell
number
and
so
I
said
any
problem
that
comes
up,
give
it
to
the
consumer
and
have
them
call
me
immediately.
I
I
Well,
so
I
was
shocked,
so
I
I
was
out
there
at
seven
o'clock
in
the
morning
because
to
see
the
real
parking
situation,
you've
got
to
be
there
before
people
go
to
work
or
after
they
get
to
work
and-
and
so
as
long
as
we
have,
our
first
phases
were
Romans,
11
and
12.,
and
so
now
they're
about
six
years
old.
They
look
beautiful
to
me
they're
on
the
same
right-of-way
section,
as
is
that
is
a
house
and
also
we're
not
selling
small
Lots.
I
Our
our
construction
cost
is
on
the
front
footage,
so
we
give
people
a
deeper
lot,
because
our
only
cost
is
land
and
they
love
it,
and
we
can
afford
to
do
that
because
we're
saving
on
the
front
footage.
Well,
so
I
was
out
there
and
I
looked
I
I
looked
down
in
La,
Terraza
and
and
it
you
know
there
were
cars
apart,
but
there
were
three
cars
in
the
parking
and
in
the
spaces
it
was
done
right.
I
I
go
next
door
to
loans,
15
and
if,
if
someone
hadn't
told
me
or
if
I
wasn't
developer,
the
r1a
looked
exactly
alike,
it
had
the
same
very
issue.
So
we
got
a
42
foot.
We
had
a
better
also
on
street
parking
situation
in
an
r1b
with
with
three
offside
parking
lot
parking
pads
than
we
did
not
in
an
r1a
but
they're
much
much
agreeing
up
I
drove
to
the
newer
of
phases
which
there's
no
traffic
because
they're
they
they're
built
out
and
they're
so
they're
not
fully
in.
I
But
when
I
went
out
there
I
was
shocked
to
to
see
that
the
builders
were
only
doing
two
car
pads
and
an
r1b,
which
is
not
a
problem
now,
because
the
the
homes
are
the
subdivisions,
all
the
lots
are
so
subdividuals
filling
in
well,
I
called
the
builders
and
they
said-
and
some
of
them
knew
better.
So
we're
at
a
heated
discussion
about
that
and
Mr
we
are
out.
You
were
the
one
that
was
adamant
in
2015.
F
A
A
I
think
what
we
need
to
do
is
like
I
said:
we
need
to
have
a
workshop
with
everybody,
I
agree
and
we
need
to
address
the
housing
issues
you
know
from
all
residential
zones.
Great
and
I
think
that's
something
we
haven't
had
in
a
long
time
and
it's
time
to
do
that
and
I
think
this
commission
is
willing
to
to
support
that
to
work
with
everybody.
So
it's
a
planning
department
so
that
we
can
go
forth.
So
at
this
time,
I'm
going
to
ask
to
table
this
particular
I
just
wanted.
J
To
make
yes,
sir,
go
ahead,
and
thank
you
for
your
comments.
Mr
chairman
I
do
agree
that
it
is
a
good
idea
to
to
form
either
a
subcommittee
or
a
workshop
and
have
all
the
stakeholders
in
place.
So
we
can
discuss
this.
We
already
had
looked
at
this
and
I
think.
Sometimes
the
only
thing
I
can
say
is
I,
don't
know
if
it's
it's
the
ordinance
or
compliance
because
of
that
additional
space
or
garage
that
needs
to
be
built.
J
I
don't
know,
sometimes
if
these
homes
are
being
built
with
that
garage
in
mind
and
if
not,
but
all
that
can
be
discussed
in
the
workshop
and
in
the
ordinance
that
we
have
here
in
front
of
us.
It
says
a
minimum
of
300
just
real
square
feet,
so
I
think
that
it's
meant
to
say
three
thousand
as
far
as
in
our
documentation
that
we
have
here
so
so
I
know
we
need
to
make
that
change
here.
So
little
things
like
this,
where
we
can
go
over
the
ordinance
dot,
all
the
teams
and.
A
J
And
if
staff
can
have
the
r1b
master
plans
of
the
specific
r1bs
that
have
been
approved
and
then
possibly
have
those
given
to
us
so
either
we
can
go
out,
and
sometimes
the
best
way
is
to
go
to
the
actual,
r1bs
or
physically
see
what's
going
on
and
to
see
whether
it
was
a
compliance
issue
or
it's
an
ordinance
issue
because
sometimes
some
build.
You
know
if
you're,
adding
a
garage
or
not
adding
the
garage,
can
you
extend
the
front
yard
setback
or
not?
Those
are
all
key
things
to
look
at
this
r1b.
So.
B
J
A
A
Yeah
we
have
a
second
from
Daniela,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
I,
I
all
right
and
we're
table
in
this
item
and
I.
We
will
form
a
committee
so
that
we
can
look
at
this
thing
prior
to
coming
back
to
the
commission,
I'll
form
a
subcommittee
of
some
of
the
Commissioners
who
may
have
some
time
also.
A
E
L
A
L
A
Any
subdivision
that
you
go
to
with
a
31
back
to
back
two
cars
parked
on
the
side.
You've
got
one
lane,
so
there's
an
emergency
and
ambulance
has
to
go
through
no
they're
going
to
stop
in
the
middle
of
the
street
to
take
care
of
that
resident.
There
is
no
way
you
can
go
back
and
forth
on
that
street
anymore
until
that
issues
resolved,
but
it
happens
in
any
zones.
A
A
The
next
item
is
the
amending
of
the
zoning
orders
of
the
City
of
Laredo
by
responding
approximately
0.05
Acres
2082
square
feet.
Being
all
the
sharing
of
the
East
half
of
lot,
one
block
233
Western
Division
of
the
City
of
Laredo
Webb
County,
located
at
1306
San
Fernando
Avenue
from
R
from
B3
to
CBD.
C
M
M
When
these
burgers
they
have
a
CBD,
Sony,
so
I'm
closer
to
the
CBD
zoning,
then
Wendy's
and
they
have
the
CDs
on
now.
The
reason
why
I'm
requesting
this
is
because
of
the
unique
situation
of
the
property
I
put
it
in
the
last
in
December
and
so
far,
I
have
not
been
able
to
do
anything
with
this
property
because
it
is
a
mess
with
the
paperwork
on
the
property.
M
So
I
request
a
survey
on
my
own,
even
though
there
is
one
of
the
Thunder's
property
was
created,
but
for
some
reason
and
I
think
Mr,
be
there
already
mention
it.
They
don't
keep
any
records
in
the
planning
department
and
I
see
this
also
opportunities
sound
for
them
to
have
basically
access
to
the
county
records.
So
they
can
access
that
information,
because
only
accounting
records
had
that
information.
M
These
particular
division
of
this
property
was
done
by
a
divorce
decree,
sign
it
by
a
judge
with
a
survey
now
I
bought
this
property.
In
order
for
me
to
accommodate
my
office,
I'm,
a
mortgage
broker
and
basically
I'm
spending
money
and
paying
taxes
without
being
able
to
use
the
property.
So
the
reason
for
requesting
the
CBD
is
basically
not
not
to
do
anything
against
the
the
city
of
the
country
is
basically
use
of
the
fixture
it's
a
brick
building
I
would
love
to
have.
M
Basically,
the
City
of
Laredo
has
something
beautiful
in
there,
instead
of
just
peanuts
and
people
with
backgrounds,
basically
living
on
in
front
of
the
property,
because
no
one
is
using
it
and
no
one
has
to
do
any
maintenance
and
the
CBD
will
allow
me
basically
not
to
have
the
Restriction
of
the
parking.
Even
though
I
would
love
to
have
parking
in
the
property
is
not
big
enough.
M
M
Property
I
have
a
I,
have
a
signed
document
with
me.
Nora
I
said
that
they
allow
me
to
do
it
because
so
far,
I've
been
requesting
for
me
to
basically
replace
the
roof,
do
something
with
the
property
I
have
no
water
I
have
no
electricity,
no
permits
to
do
it,
so
this
is
my
first
step,
basically
after
all
these
requesting
enough
for
me
to
accommodate
the
issue
on
the
parking.
M
Basically,
for
an
office,
it
will
be
two
no
more
than
three
it's
half
minimum
I
tried
to
do
it
inside
the
property,
but
exactly
in
front
of
the
property.
We
have
a
deep,
a
boss.
Stop
so
I
cannot
basically
access
the
property
from
the
front.
Let
me
ask
questions:
go
ahead,
I'm
sorry,
I,
request
IBC
to
have
basically
passed
through
their
parkings
okay
into
my
property,
so
I
can
accommodate
cars
at
the
back
of
the
property,
not
a
feasible
option
that
comes
with
them.
M
They
are
liable
for
anything,
so
they
don't
want
to
so
I
went
to
the
attorney
general
attorney
general
attorney,
Sid
attorney
and
request,
basically
for
you
to
use
your
eminent
domain
and
and
request
write
a
passage.
So
I
can
use
my
property
to
park
nothing
there
either
so
I
mean
a
unique
situation
with
a
unique
property
and
the
the
person
who
decide
basically
on
the
size
of
this
property
in
the
location
was
a
divorce
judge.
Okay,.
A
N
A
Yeah,
because
it
is
if
it
was
prior
to
82,
then
it's
a
lot
of
record
and
because
it
is
a
lot
of
record,
then
he
can
go
to
the
building
department
as
soon
as
he
can
provide.
Where
he's
going
to
do
his
parking
to
do
remodeling
whatever
you
need,
get
your
utilities.
Yes,
so
there's
no
need
I'm,
not
sure
we
need.
B
E
M
You
were
aware
of
the
zone.
I
was
aware
that
it
was
a
commercial
Sony,
but
not
aware
of
the
restrictions
what
they
have
and
if
you
want
to
take
a
look
of
these,
you
can
see
the
streets
and
you
can
see
the
lot
from
Wednesday
Wendy's.
There
is
a
big
Corporation
I'm,
not
a
single
person
as
me,
and
they
have
the
zoning
and
I
don't
just
a
few.
A
K
M
A
A
E
E
M
A
D
Yeah,
you
don't
need
a
replay
chairman
just
to
the
point
of
clarification.
If
you
go
to
the
subdivision
ordinance
which
talks
about
when
permits
can
be
issued
right
in
section
the
building,
it
says
the
building
official
May
issue
a
permit
on
a
parcel
of
the
land,
not
platted
in
accordance
with
these
regulations.
If
and
only
if,
and
then
it
gives
you
a
bunch
of
reasons
and
then,
if
you
go
to
number
seven,
it
says
if
the
permit
is
for
improvements
or
construction
on
property.
D
That
is,
that
is
a
lot
of
record
as
defined
Independence,
a
which
he
does
mean
of
the
Loretta
Land
Development
code
located
in
Eastern
Weston.
He
still
meets
it
right.
Eastern
and
western
division.
Excluded
excluded
from
this
exception
is
a
lot
of
record,
as
defined
in
parentheses,
I
I,
Independence
Day,
which
is
where
he
meets
it
of
the
Laredo
land
development
code
within
one
block
of
the
intersection
of
two
arterials
or
two
collectors,
as
defined
in
the
city's
lowering
a
major
thoroughfare
plan
which
San,
Benito
and
Scott
are
defined
thusly.
A
A
A
M
D
A
A
A
A
K
A
B
Q
R
Good
evening
Mr
chairman
Commissioners,
Mr,
Navarro
and
staff,
thank
you
all
for
having
us.
My
name
is
Trisha
Cortes
with
the
Rio
Grande
international
study
center.
It's
good
to
be
here
and
I
feel
honored
to
introduce
you
all
to
a
remarkable
group
of
students
known
as
the
Laredo
climate
cohort
and
some
members
of
our
team,
namely
Sheila
Martinez
Dr,
Maria,
Reyes
and
Dr
puneet
Gill.
This
cohort
was
established
this
summer
with
support
from
the
climate
reality
project
that
selected
Laredo
through
a
highly
competitive
process.
S
Hello,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Daniela
Castro
and
I
am
part
of
the
Rio
Grande
international
student
center
climate
cohort
2022..
We
are
the
climacoher
2022.
Firstly,
we're
like,
on
behalf
of
all
of
us
we'd
like
to
thank
you
for
giving
us
your
time
to
share
our
presentation
and
our
ideas.
For
a
couple
months
now
we
have
been
working
on
Solutions
and
ideas
to
help
with
crucial
environmental
issues
here
in
our
community,
so
without
further
Ado
we're
going
to
start
a
presentation.
Thank
you.
U
V
T
G
E
X
Y
Y
Y
This
past
summer,
Laredo
reached
weeks
of
scorching,
110
degree
temperatures
and
had
a
wake-up
call
due
to
rapidly
declining
water
levels
in
amistadel.
The
reservoir
that
feeds
us
the
time
to
act
is
now.
We
participated
in
workshops
that
instructed
us
in
the
topics
of
climate
politics,
environmental
justice,
climate
hope
and
healing
Equitable
tree
canopy
and
solo
ready
warehouses.
Y
Y
One
highlight
last
month
was
sending
several
members
of
the
cohort
all
the
way
to
Houston
to
participate
in
a
climate
reality
project
Summit.
We
met
and
spoke
to
former
vice
president
Al
Gore
and
discussed
ideas
to
create
a
better
future
for
South
Texas
City
Council
planning
its
owning
committee.
Please
join
us
in
creating
a
future
for
Laredo
that
is,
climate
resilient
and
habitable
for
your
family,
your
kids
and
their
grandkids.
We
are
asking
that
you
empower
the
creation
of
a
new
climate
task
force
for
our
city.
Thank
you.
X
AA
So
we
are
a
group
of
students
United
with
the
drive
to
create
a
sustainable
and
resealing
community.
In
the
face
of
climate
change.
These
last
three
months
we
have
attended
workshops
and
field
trips
that
had
taught
us
about
the
importance
of
Equitable
tree
canopies
and
solar,
ready,
warehouses
and
the
impacts
they
could
have
in
our
community.
AA
The
benefits
of
three
canopies
include
a
city
with
low
Heating
and
Cooling
roads,
the
removing
of
air
pollution,
increasing
the
property
values
for
the
developers,
enhancing
water
conservation,
increasing
tourism
and
straining
Community
relationships
and
improved
management
and
storage
for
a
storm
water.
Okay.
So
now
I
would
like
to
talk
about
solar,
ready,
warehouses,
solar,
ready
warehouses
will
provide
a
blueprint
for
other
buildings.
It
provides
clean
energy
that
those
Industries,
but
it
can
also
Propel
more
building
set
up.
AA
But
all
of
this
connects
with
something
that
city
council
has
has
already
started
to
work
on.
In
more
specific,
it's
the
Bible
comprehensive
plan,
o
comprehensive
plan
was
adopted
anonymously
by
the
city
council
on
September
18,
on
2017.,
after
a
series
of
meetings,
public
bands
and
10
days
of
conversation
with
public.
The
purpose
of
the
comprehensive
plan,
as
I
stated
in
the
plant
itself,
was
to
increase
employment
opportunities
to
the
diversification
of
the
economy
and
improved
laredo's
quality
of
life,
with
very
common
affordability
and
improve
residence
Health.
AA
However,
five
years
later,
the
comprehensive
fund
has
not
been
fully
enforced
in
our
community,
so
our
solution
is
to
is
to
create
a
climate
task
force.
A
climate
task
force
is
needed
to
work
with
the
community
and
Professionals
for
the
clean
and
sustainable
City
ambition
in
the
Bible
that
little
comprehensive
plan.
The
work
of
the
task
force
will
have
acts
will
ensure
that
future
Generations
will
have
access
to
Green
spaces
and
the
unique
habitats
that
make
Laredo
a
great
place
to
live
in.
AA
AB
Good
evening,
chairman
and
members
of
the
commission
for
the
record,
my
name
is
Genesis
Fritz
I'm,
a
senior
at
United,
South,
High
School,
and
one
of
the
youngest
members
of
this
climate
cohort
first
and
foremost,
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
taking
the
time
to
be
here
and
allowing
us
to
present
our
climate
task
force
before
you.
We
understand
and
appreciate
the
hard
work
that
you
contribute
to
Laredo.
AB
Your
dedication
to
your
community
is
precisely
why
we
are
here
asking
you
for
nothing
more
than
your
support
to
implement
a
committee
that
is
going
to
put
forth
the
vivaldego
plan.
As
mentioned
in
our
presentation,
this
plan
was
approved
and
passed
by
our
city
council
back
in
2017..
The
reason
our
council
members
favored.
This
plan
was
due
to
the
fact
that
it
will
bring
economic
Prosperity
through
job
creation
and
better
quality
of
life
due
to
affordability
and
long-term
positive
effects
on
our
People's
Health.
AB
AB
Students,
professionals,
parents
and
anyone
who
has
a
deep
passion
to
protect
the
livelihood
of
our
community,
such
as
ourselves,
will
be
able
to
serve
on
the
committee,
and
let
me
assure
you,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
that
this
proposal
for
task
force
will
be
approved
by
our
city
council,
especially
with
your
support.
But
not
only
will
you
see
this
task
force
be
approved.
You
will
also
see
it
in
action.
AB
This
cohort
before
you
is
proof
that,
as
we
have
been
Gathering
and
working
for
months
to
come
up
with
solutions
to
protect
our
River
and
our
Laredo,
because
every
single
one
of
us
here
has
been
affected
by
the
repercussions
of
the
climate
crisis
you
see.
Most
of
us
here
are
first
generation
low-income
students
whose
parents
came
to
this
country
with
nothing
but
the
eagerness
to
work
and
provide
us
with
a
better
life.
AB
We
are
here
with
that
exact
same
drive
because
we
want
to
provide
the
generations
after
us
with
a
better
Laredo
than
the
one
we
came
into.
I
am
only
18
years
old,
but
I
have
committed
myself
as
a
climate
change
activist,
to
stay
in
Laredo
and
be
a
part
of
this
task
force
to
ensure
the
protection
of
our
community,
not
only
for
me,
but
for
you
and
for
your
children.
Members
of
the
commission.
It's
important
to
understand
the
time
is
of
the
essence.
AB
We
are
too
close
to
losing
our
community
as
we
know
it,
because
nuestro
Rio
Grande,
our
main
water
source,
is
being
heavily
deprived
due
to
Drought
the
inconsistency
that
the
climate
crisis
causes
has
made
us
vulnerable
to
another
horrible
freeze
and
without
any
action
we
are
bound
to
lose.
Our
hope.
AB
A
A
This
really
excites
me
that
we
have
a
very
good
group
of
intelligent
young
people
that
are
looking
out
for
the
future.
You're
absolutely
correct
water
is
life
and
with
the
climate
change
we're
going
into
severe
droughts
or
the
Opposites
of
your
flooding,
how
we
manage
our
climate
into
the
future
becomes
very
critical
in
how
we
survive
I
think
the
task
force
is
one
way
to
start
looking
at
things,
because
there
are
multiple
ways
that
we
can
derive
water,
which
is
life
task
force.
A
I'm
sure
can
be
in
front
to
figure
out
different
mechanisms
on
how
we
can
do
this.
So
I
want
to
thank
you.
This
Council
here
I
mean
this
commission
here.
I
think
I'll
support
your
idea
and
I
am
going
to
ask
them
to
make
a
motion
so
that
they
can
be
presented
to
city
council
that
we
are
in
favor
of
what
you
guys.
G
Want
to
do
can
I
have
this
discussion.
I
know
that
you
weren't,
born
when
I
was
city
manager,
because
you're
18.,
right
I
initiated
the
first
tree
ordinance
of
this
city
and
the
only
reason
we're
having
a
discussion
about
the
river.
Is
that
between
me
and
him
we
proposed
and
we
bought
a
thousand
acres
of
land
that
belongs
to
the
city
on
the
river,
and
so
that's
why
you
have
a
tool
to
put
together
and
move
forward
with
your
proposal.
Yes,.
K
You
guys
are
awesome
and
congratulations
for
jumping
through
the
hiccups
of
the
video
I.
Think
those
things
happen
all
the
time,
so
you
were
able
to
recover
really
well
on
that,
and
thank
you
for
truly
trying
and
being
leaders
of
your
community
and
setting
the
example.
One
thing
I
think
that
I
would
just
add
to
your
proposal
to
city
council
would
be
to
have
someone
from
the
city
to
join
your
cohort.
I
think
that
that
is
a
city
initiated
plan
and
we
should
have
more
skin
in
the
game.
We
should
be
more
involved.
K
We
should
push
forward
and
work
with
the
community
to
make
this
happen.
Yes,
it
shouldn't
be
someone
outside.
We
should
have
more
accountability
too,
in
working
and
ensuring
that
our
community
is
truly
sustainable
and
that
we're
moving
in
the
right
direction.
So
thank
you
for
being
leaders,
and
hopefully
you
know,
someone
from
this
commission
or
just
the
city
in
general-
can
join
you
in
that
effort.
G
Of
course,
in
the
ex
in
the
issue
of
water,
many
years
ago,
back
during
the
same
time
frame
that
I
talked
about,
there
was
a
company
that
went
bankrupt.
It's
called
Pecos,
Valley,
Farms
or
something
like
that,
and
they
had
water.
That
was
riparian
water,
which
is
different
than
the
normal
water
that
you
have
on
the
river.
AC
O
I
was
gonna
say
that
that
it
was
good
for
us
to
be
the
first
to
hear
you,
because
two
of
the
members
of
this
Commission
have
all
the
history
of
Laredo
in
their
minds.
Okay,
you
don't
need
records
for
that,
and
they
can
help
you
so
much
because
they
know
so
much
and
With
Your,
vitality
and
energy
and
their
knowledge.
J
Just
had
one
quick
comment,
also
I'd
like
to
commend
all
of
you
all.
It's
great
good,
great
job
and
hiccups
are
going
to
happen
for
you,
young
guys,
right
like
I'm
sure
at
school.
Sometimes
things
happen,
but
the
best
thing
is
it
was
growing
up.
It
was
better
reading
the
through
the
microphone
than
than
actually
hearing
the
video.
So
that's
right,
I
like
to
mend
you
guys
and
way
to
work
through
it.
Just
really
quick
I
have
two
questions.
J
A
B
T
AA
AE
Hello,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Alberto
Gonzalez
I
go
to
tamiu
and
I'm.
Pursuing
my
bachelor's
in
political
science,
I
found
my
passion
with
working
with
risk
and
learning
more
about
not
only
solar
warehouses
but
tree
canopy,
as
I
love,
researching
and
doing
the
best
I
can
see,
and
how
to
improve.
My
community
and
I
see
this
as
a
way
to
create
a
better
Laredo
for
tomorrow
and
for
the
children
that
we're
eventually
going
to
have
to
look
after.
Thank
you.
AF
N
Hello,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Albert
Gonzalez
I
am
a
biology
major
in
tamiu.
Thank
you
for
your
receptiveness
for
today.
I
joined
this
cohort
because
I'm
passionate
about
citizens,
quality
of
life
and
working
towards
sustainability
in
your
city
is
really
the
way
to
have
a
great
quality
of
life.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Z
AG
Good
afternoon
everyone,
my
name,
is
Kobe
James
Lopez
I,
currently
attend
Laredo
college
and
I'm
pursuing
my
associates
in
English,
but
after
having
I'm
sorry
I'm
a
little
bit.
Camera
shy
after
having
witnessed
my
ears
being
there
LLC
watching
the
environment
and
living
alongside
it.
I
started
appreciating
more
of
the
environmental
sciences
that
that
I
learned
about
there
and
enjoying
nature
and
I'm
sorry.
Y
Y
AG
AH
Hi,
my
name
is
Jennifer
Garcia
and
I
am
a
student
at
Tami
U
majoring
in
nursing,
so
I
decided
to
join
the
cohort,
because
it
is
not
only
important
for
me,
but
also
for
my
family,
my
older
relatives
and
also
my
future
kids
that
I'm
trying
to
make
a
change
now
so
that
future
Generations
are
proud
of
us,
the
2020
cohort
since
we're
the
first
ones.
Thank
you.
X
AI
AB
And
last
but
not
least,
we
have
the
high
schooler
hi
for
once
again
my
name
is
Genesis
Britt
I
am
a
senior
at
United
South,
High,
School
I
am
clearly
the
youngest
member
here,
although
I
don't
have
a
degree
yet
I
do
plan
to
attend
TAMU
and
major
in
political
science
and
then
hopefully
pursue
at
a
m
College
Station.
My
PhD
as
well
I
would
love
to
sit
where
you
are
sitting
as
a
council
member
in
the
future.
But
a
little
bit
more
about
me.
AB
Trisha
allowed
me
to
join
this
cohort
because
I
am
heavily
involved
in
my
community.
I
am
part
of
the
Laredo
City
youth
Council
I
am
the
head
chair.
So
we
have
something
in
common
where
I
lead
the
Youth
of
Laredo
to
see
what
they
want,
not
only
in
climate
but
in
other
issues.
I
am
an
activist
for
a
whole
lot
of
other
human
rights
issues
and
I've
interned
for
multiple
departments
from
the
city
with
the
engineering
department.
AB
So
I've
met
you
before
Mr
Navarro,
the
Laredo
City
attorney
the
health
department,
so
on
and
so
forth
and
I'm
here,
because
I
have
a
huge
passion
for
fighting
the
climate
crisis.
It's
a
little
intimidating,
I'm,
not
going
to
lie
to
be
the
Young
youngest
member
here,
but
once
again,
I
know
that
this
is
a
vital
situation,
like
I
mentioned
in
my
speech.
Times
of
the
essence
and
I
am
very
grateful
to
be
able
to
be
here
before
you
and
before
City
Council.
AJ
R
U
It's
a
group
effort,
Sheila
said
on
the
climate
science
and
policy
director
at
risk.
I
am
just
so
grateful
that
we
have
this
group
of
students
that
have
fully
committed
the
full
semester,
the
full
fall
semester
to
this
program
that
Trisha
and
I
really
just
created
on
our
own,
and
we
really
really
hope
that
you
enjoyed
it
and
that
you'll
continue
to
work
on
this
and
with
us,
because
we
we've
really
grown
a
special
bond
and
I'm,
not
gonna
cry.
H
O
O
That
means
that
it
takes
them
three
minutes
to
take
a
shower
and
it
and
they
only
use
a
certain
amount
of
water.
So
we
were
like
in
awe
with
our
campaign
because
we
need
to
be
more
conscious
of
what
we
use
our
daily
use
of
water
and
I
just
wanted
to.
Let
you
know
if
you
didn't
know
about
that,
one,
it's
you
know
Monterrey
and
it's
called
ciudad.
K
So,
just
to
add
to
that
I
think
what
what
person
at
a
presentation
that
we
were
able
to
hear
was
the
crisis
that
novoleon
is
experiencing,
how
relatable
it
is
to
the
crisis
that
we
have
here
in
the
city
and
how
they
have
organized
as
well
to
create
that
campaign
and
to
create
more
awareness
with
the
citizens.
So
we
actually
have
the
contact
information
of
that
speaker.
K
L
O
B
AC
B
Q
C
Okay,
thank
you.
Mr
chairman
for
the
record.
Okay
applicant
is
Yellowstone
holding
LLC
owner
Crystal
Jackson
as
an
applicant
and
representative.
The
property
description
is
lot
one
block
one
Cajuns
Platt
located
at
120,
Del,
Mar
Boulevard,
there's
no
dangerous
Quest,
it's
from
an
R1
to
a
B3.
The
proposed
use
is
commercial.
Kgnstv
letter
send
58
for
zero
against
zero
occasion,
View
Ariel
real
great
view.
C
A
A
A
Do
we
have
a
second
okay
and
we
have
a
second
Mr
novalina,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye.
Those
against
motion
carries
the
next
items
are
made
in
the
zoning
map,
City
Laredo
by
rezoning,
Lot
12
11
and
the
West
one
half
of
Lot
10
block
1702
Eastern
Division,
located
at
1401
North
Arkansas,
Avenue
and
2806
Corpus
Christi
street
from
B1
and
R3
to
a
B3.
C
AK
Evening,
chairman
and
members
of
the
commission,
my
name
is
Jose
Alfredo
Ruiz
I'm,
the
landowner
I've
been
in
the
automobile
business
for
23
years,
and
it's
been.
It's
been
a
long
time
for
me
to
finally
get
here
that
long
for
me
to
finally
purchase
a
property
and
hope
to
establish
my
business
there
and
you
know,
continue
to
support
and
the
community
great.
AK
A
A
We
have
emotions
and
we
have
a
second
by
Daniela,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye.
Those
against
motion
carries
next
item.
Many
in
the
zoning
orders,
the
city
Laredo
by
rezoning
lot
six
and
lot
7
block
977
Western
Division,
located
at
3801
San
Bernardo
Avenue
and
3802
Santa
Rosa
Avenue
from
P3
to
B4.
C
Oscar
is
representative:
the
perfect
description
is
block
six
and
lot
7
block
977
Western
Division,
located
at
3801,
San,
Bernardo,
Avenue
and
3802
Santa
Rosa
Avenue,
so
in
case
request,
is
from
the
B3
to
B4.
Proposed
use
is
use,
merchandise,
furniture
that
are
sent
21
for
zero
against
zero
location
view
aerial
view.
C
AJ
Well,
I'm
here
for
the
for
the
property
owner
they're,
also
the
owners
of
Texas
Fine
Furniture
yeah,
your
name
for
the
records
Edward
Foster,
all
right.
They
have
several
locations
in
town.
Initially
he
owned
lot,
six
I
believe
the
San
Bernardo
corner,
and
then
he
added
these
at
the
oops
on
that
corner
and
he
was
going
to
do
a
certain
Concept
in
the
in
the
building.
That's
on
the
salmonado
corner
later
moved.
He
put
that
projects
on
hold.
O
A
J
O
A
E
A
W
Yes,
Mr
chairman,
just
to
give
a
little
bit
of
background
on
on
this
item.
The
item
is
to
be
reviewed
periodically
by
staff
and
then
brought
before
the
planning
is
only
commission
and
it
was
updated
last
year
as
part
of
the
Penn
State
in
the
auto
comprehensive
plan.
We'll
see
you
so
here
we
just
have
the
the
zoomed
out
or
of
the
future,
therefore
plan
the
general
overview,
but
we
do
have
the
individual
sites
of
the
changes
so
we'll
run
through
those
pretty
quick
here
in
their
in
your
packet
as
well.
W
W
W
W
N
A
B
W
G
B
B
G
J
I
really
would,
rather,
if
we
could
tackle
this
by
itself,
maybe
a
another
Workshop
or
if
we
can
have
a
subcommittee
on
this.
There
are
a
lot
of
questions
and
to
go
over
each
change
of
the
thoroughfare
plan,
I'd
like
to
see
a
master
plan
overlay
to
the
area
that
is
being
considered,
and
at
this
point
right
now,
it'll
be
difficult
to
do
that.
So,
if
we
can
consider
that
I
would
I
would
recommend,
we
do
that.
I
think
what.
A
Create
a
workshop-
and
we
have
a
second
by
Commissioner
of
Elena,
of
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye,
aye
aye.
That
is
a
workshop,
a
special
meeting,
a
special
meeting
for
the
commission.
For
this.
That's
all
we're
going
to
concentrate
on.
Is
this
one
item
absolutely
there's
just
so
much
stuff
that
he's
right,
it's
very
hard
to
absorb,
and
it's
it's
very
difficult.
So
we'll
just
do
that.
It's
a
one-eyed,
deal
special
meeting
with.
A
B
A
O
A
A
AC
G
B
G
B
O
O
A
T
J
I
do
have
a
question
real,
quick
on
the
on
the
master
plan,
maturity.
I
know
we
had
looked
at
a
Monteverde
master
plan
or
plan,
that's
across
or
south
of
this
development
or
future
master
plan.
Do
you
know
the
alignment
happens
there,
or
is
there
an
alignment
on
both
sides
of
the
of
359
in
the
South
Side
as
far
as
on
Gator?
This
are
those
Master
plans
aligning
there
with
those
and
and
I
guess
on
that
phase?
Three,
because
there
is
a
master
plan
for
this
for
the
south
side.
Is
that
correct?
V
V
Back
and
verify
I
can
superimpose
it
in
the
future,
but
I
do
know
that
there's
a
drainage
Crossing
on
phase
three,
basically
between
Gator
Parkway
and
that
road.
That's
coming
out
of
that
commercial
between
there
there's
a
a
drainage
Crossing
that
we
can't
access
off
of
that
point.
So
because
this
development
requires
two
entrance
and
exit
points,
they
have
to
be
somewhere
near
the
areas
where
we
have
them
now.
Gator
Parkway
currently
is
being
constructed
at
that
point,
so
I
think
that
one
is
set.
V
A
But
South
Side
is
commercial
right,
yeah,
as
opposed
to
residential,
yes,
sir.
Yes,
so
I
would
see
no
need
for
an
alignment.
That's
a
heavily
traveled
roadway
359
congestion
is
tremendous.
I
travel
that
all
the
time
yeah
I
would
prefer
that
these
don't
align.
That
way.
It's
a
ride
out
and
it's
a
left
in
unfortunately,
but
it
would
make
it
a
little
safer
if
we
don't
have
alignments
where
people
are
going
to
try
and
cross
through
359.
A
A
A
A
V
Chairman,
yes,
sir
topside
civil
group
for
the
record,
we
do
have
a
just.
If
we
can
discuss
a
couple
of
comments.
Planning
comment
number
two
to
extend
Mercury
to
the
north.
We
would,
but
we
don't
own,
the
you
know
the
the
land
there.
Okay,
the
the
neighbor,
does
still
own
130
Acres.
It
is
master
planned
as
for
it
to
connect
to
the
Future
to
our
messenger
Parkway.
So
they
would
be
doing
it
at
that
point.
V
So
if
we
can
just
buy
we
can
we
can't
do
it
without
their
permission.
We're
fine
with
that.
The
other
comment
is
on
the
utility
comments
just
reading
it.
It
just
reads
a
little
excessive
and
and
I
did
have
some
discussions
with
the
utility
department.
So
I
know
Mr
SEO
will
come
up
in
a
bit,
but
if
we
can
pull
up
the
comment
up
there,
because
it
is
lengthy
and
I
just
kind
of
want
to
get
a
perspective
here
of
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
and
bear
with
me.
V
But
utilities
needs
to
need
to
revise
Water
and
Sewer
Master
Plan
with
calculations,
including
all
the
other
areas
that
are
Annex
like
India,
Char,
North,
Laredo,
Industrial,
Park,
The,
Twist,
property
and
unitec
in
order
to
identify
any
future
or
additional
outside
improvements.
Due
to
the
number
of
Acres
utilities,
department
doesn't
have
the
capacity
at
the
unitec
wastewater
treatment
plant
to
provide
sewer.
Services
utilities
department
requires
a
construction
and
upgrade
of
the
waste
water
treatment
plant
by
the
developer.
V
In
order
to
develop
this
area
in
reference
to
the
water
system,
El
Pico
wastewater
treatment,
plant
can't
provide
water
services
and
a
booster
pump
is
required
to
provide
water
services
to
the
area.
The
booster
station
needs
to
be
constructed
prior
to
any
water
services
to
any
Lots
at
North.
Laredo
Industrial
Park
utilities
department
does
not
recommend
any
more
approvals
for
the
industrial
park
into
the
wastewater
treatment
plant
and
the
booster
station
are
constructed.
No
meter
can
be
provided
in
less
35
PSI,
but
can
be
kept
at
all
times.
V
V
I,
don't
want
to
get
too
far
into
the
details,
but
the
comment
that
really
struck
hard
on
our
end
is
the
utility
department
does
not
recommend
any
approval
on
this.
The
wastewater
treatment
plant
right
now
and
Mr
roxia
can
confirm,
is
currently
being
upgraded.
It's
actually,
hopefully
will
be
completed
soon
on
the
booster
station.
My
client
has
already
contributed
two
years
ago,
150
000,
to
bring
that
booster
station
online
City
of
Laredo
is
currently
in
the
process
to
bring
that
back
online.
V
We've
made
some
upgrades
to
some
Force
mates
going
going
under
I-35
for
future
development,
not
only
for
our
master
plan
but
for
other
Master
plans
around
us.
So
we
would
recommend
that
this
comment
be
adjusted
so
that
we
can
continue
development
now.
The
important
key
here
is,
if
you
go
back
to
the
master
plan
here.
V
The
City
of
Laredo
is
going
to
acquire
the
right-of-way
which
the
City
of
Laredo
has
already
gotten
preliminary
drawings
TxDOT
is
receiving
this
month
or
early
next
month,
30
set
of
plans
I
had
a
concern
that
at
30
percent
rate,
are
we
going
to
get
to
the
August
date,
because
usually
Tech
stock
backs
up
fiscal
years.
In
this
case,
I
did
speak
with
the
deputy
District
engineer.
This
project
is
actually
on
a
hot
path,
so
they've
instructed
their
Consultants
to
make
that
date.
V
If,
for
some
reason
there
is
some
adjustment
the
adjust,
what
I
was
worried
about
is
the
adjustment
of
fiscal
year,
2023
2024
and
being
moved
like
that
here,
the
adjustment
would
be
instead
of
August
it'd,
go
September
or
October.
So
it's
a
the
leeway
is
a
lot
smaller
than
what
we
usually
encounter.
So
we
we're
blowing
and
going
we've
already
adjusted
all
our
plans
to
what
they
have
on
there.
All
the
access
points
that
they're
allowing
us
to
access
we've
included
in
this
plan.
So
as
I'm
going
to
be
optimistic.
A
For
the
HR
utanger,
yes,
sir,
the
only
thing
is
that
the
new
numbers
that
have
just
come
in
there's
only
50
million
dollars
for
that
project,
and
it
is
now
at
140
million,
there's
a
big
gap
in
funding
right
now.
That
needs
to
be
addressed
at
the
state
level,
otherwise
you're
dead
in
the
water
right
now,
as
you
I
mean
you
can't
even
construct
a
two-lane
road
with
a
50
million
dollars
right
now,
I
think
that
cost
was
up
to
about
90
million
based
on
textile
standards.
A
A
A
V
And
I
I
do
know
when
I
first,
when
we
because
we've
been
looking
at
this
schematic
for
years,
because
we
obviously
we
needed
a
tie
in
coordinate
right-of-ways
all
that
at
the
beginning
they
were
going
to
build
the
main
Lanes.
First,
the
plan
has
changed
to
build
now
the
frontage
roads
first,
the
way
we
saw
International
McPherson
I
would
think
that
would
add
costs.
So
I'm
not
doubting
that
you.
A
There's
two
different
issues:
the
road
is
one.
The
second
one
is
the
interchange,
because
without
that
interchange,
that
road
is
really
still
right
out.
Yeah,
you
know
the
interchange
is
a
big
thing.
The
Interchange
is
what's
going
to
bring
relief
to
this
whole
area,
not
only
this
particular
development
that
you're
looking
at
but
to
unitec
I
mean
that's
another
congested
area.
That
interchange
is
critical
to
this
whole
thing,.
V
A
AL
Chairman
Commissioners,
through
FCA
utilities,
director
regarding
the
Wastewater
Plant.
Yes,
the
plant
is
being
completed.
It's
well
over
95
complete.
There
are
some
things
that
are
being
finalized.
Hopefully,
within
a
month
to
two
months,
the
project
will
be
closed
out.
The
booster.
Currently,
we
are
in
the
design
process
selected
a
consultant,
so
the
reason
these
comments
were
brought
up
is
just
concerns
of
making
sure
that
all
services
are
available
and
to
make
sure
that
we
coordinate
and
make
any
oversizing
that
may
need
may
be
needed
can
be
addressed.
AL
AL
G
AL
A
A
V
AL
AL
J
AM
AL
V
Plan,
there's
there's
actually
two
I
think
there
there's
there's
two
landowners
here.
The
HR-
and
this
is
part
of
the
Ruth
track,
so
I
think
the
lift
station
that
you
were
talking
about
is
in
the
achar,
which
they've
already
piggybacked
another
lift
station.
In
our
phase
four
on
ruthvenger,
we
have
a
lift
station
as
well,
so
now
there's
two
Force
mains
under
I-35,
as
opposed
to
just
one.
A
A
A
So
would
you
love
Yale
strike
strike
comment
number
two
and
plenty
all
right
he's
got
it.
Second,
second
motion
by
commissioner:
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
hi
all
right.
Those
against
motion
carries
all
right.
Next
item
that
we
have
is
a
review
and
consideration
of
the
North
Shore
Industrial
Park,
Master
planning,
tennis,
Industrial.
AC
A
F
G
A
D
V
B
Just
an
update
to
that,
so
the
city
and
the
state
guard
are
working
on
a
facility
on
that
land
out
there.
That's
going
to
wrap
around
towards
the
fire
department
and
there's
also
going
to
be
a
shooting
range
with
the
police
department
they're
going
to
join
forces
to
to
do
that
out
there.
So
it's
going
to
create
a
big
buffer
around
this
and
I
guess
the
other
would
be.
The
road
itself
is
also
a
buffer.
V
Okay,
okay,
Rick
I'm
back
the
the
the
same
same
comment
on
utilities.
Here
it's
pretty
much,
the
the
same
again
I
spoke
to
Mr
Garcia.
You
know
this.
One
is
just
analyzing
multiple
Master
plans,
they're
a
way
same
as
the
the
Master
Plan
before
in
in
our
this.
So
this
project
is
currently
in
the
annexation
process.
In
fact,
it
already
got
approved
by
Planning
and
Zoning.
The
annexation
I
believe
it
went
once
already
to
city
council.
That
is
correct
right.
It
still
needs
to
go
twice.
V
Yeah,
so
we're
looking
at,
hopefully
in
these
next
couple
of
months,
these
ordinances
already
this
line
already
comes
into
the
City
of
Laredo
City
Limits.
Within
that
annexation
ordinance,
we,
the
calculations,
have
been
made
so
that
when
we
plot
we
pay
our
fair
share
of
what's
required
to
either
upgrade
the
plan
upgrade
any
loose
station.
Now,
if
we
need
to
do
something
on
site
or
connect
to
anything
off-site,
that's
our
responsibility,
but
you
know
it's
just
elaborating
on
that
comment
like
we
did
on
the
other
master
plan.
AL
G
A
V
It
is
misleading
and
it's
just
I
guess
it's
semantics,
but
it
the
literal
part
of
the
comment.
Obviously
we
don't
agree
with,
but
the
way
we
understand
in
the
way
we
all
kind
of
think
about
it
is
in
the
annexation
process.
We
provided
a
water
and
sewer
masterful
calculations
yeah.
They
took
that
this
is
what
it's
going
to
take
to
upgrade,
and
this
is
what
you
have
the.
A
V
A
A
E
A
AC
O
AC
G
G
AN
AN
O
AN
AN
AN
That's
what
we're
also
going
to
be
private
roads,
we're
going
to
be
connecting
through
that
water,
so
that
they're
going
to
be
going
in
through
the
meter
and
we're
going
to
extend
the
the
plan
is
to
extend
the
water
Parkway
here
and
connecting
to
the
subdivision
and
also
connecting
to
the
private
roads
that
are
over
on
this
side.
Do.
AN
A
AN
But
it's
not
part
of
your.
It's
not
part
of
your
plaque.
Yes,
no!
It's!
It's
not
part
of
our
pet.
This.
This
piece
of
road
is
actually
already
planted,
but
it
never
got
constructed
So.
The
plan
is
to
extend
that
also
because
we're
going
to
need.
We
need
to
extend
that
road
in
order
for
for
for
us
to
get
on
to
get
in
and
out.
G
A
Do
we
know
I
think
what
you
need
to
do
right
now
to
be
honest
with
you?
Is
we
I,
as
a
commission,
member
and
I
think
a
lot
of
these
commission
members
do
not
see
that
you
have
total
control
where
you're
planning
to
get
out
and
exit
the
subdivision
I
think
it
would
be
in
the
best
interest
of
this
commission.
AN
Okay,
so
like,
if
we
still
have
two
roads
that
are
that
we're
connecting
they
are
private
roads
and
Nick,
since
we're
going
to
be
fire
abroads
in
the
Deeds
that
do
say
that
that
we
can
connect
to
those
again
making
this
one.
We
don't
since
we
don't
own
this
road.
We
still
do
have
to
connect
to
this
road
and.
G
AN
J
Owner's
right
to
be
able
to
to
his
development
I
understand
there
are
issues
and
questions
about
the
ownership,
but
you
know
I.
If
he's
meeting
all
plant
requirements
and
the
city
is
recommending
these
issues
and
not
saying
they
cannot
approve
this
item,
then
I
wouldn't
I,
wouldn't
want
to
interfere
with
that
either.
AO
A
AO
Where
are
we've
been
at
the
dark
because
we
want
a
case
and
our
judge
hasn't
signed
that
order
yet
I,
don't
know
why
seven
months
we've
been
denied
justice,
but
then
I
Justice
we
did
the
our
diligence.
We
fought
with
them
and
they're
still
doing
what
they
want
to
do.
Homeowners
don't
have
a
voice
yeah,
they
do
I'm,
not
against.
How
do
you
call
it
Building
Development?
Well,
let's
do
it
right
right
now
we
have
a
death
trap
right.
AO
AO
Homeowners,
you're
going
to
put
more
lives
in
danger
that
River
Road
is
the
answer
for
their
answer.
Yeah
and
that's
the
job
that
you
need
to
do.
We
need
to
stand
up
and
protect
our
homeowners,
everybody.
You
know
school
buses.
Can
you
imagine
the
tragedy
is
going
to
happen
when
we
lose
some
children?
That's
when
we're
gonna
act.
Gentlemen
I've
come
here
before
you
I
feel
like
a
broken
record.
AO
I,
don't
know
who
to
go
to,
but
we've
been
denied
Justice
and
we
demanded
Justice
a
jury
found
them
guilty
and
yet
they
still
operate
yet
they
killed
come
here
and
they
say:
let's
build
the
road
help
us
build
the
road
for
what
I
am
frustrated
people
it's
time
that
we
stand
up
and
correct
the
mess
that
is
happening
here
in
Laredo
Texas.
Do
the
right
thing
deny
them
but
come
back
together
and
let's
work
something
out,
build
the
River
Road,
that's
right!
That
is
the
answer.
Thank
you.
G
Agree
with
Mr
baronda,
we
ought
to
have
legal
look
at
the
issue
of
private
roads.
My
personal
experience
when
this
property
was
being
developed,
the
gentleman
refused
to
get
inspected
by
city
engineer
and
at
that
point
in
time
they
became
private
roads
because
I
personally
had
the
conversation
with
him
and
I
told
them.
If
we
didn't
get
inspected,
it
would
be
his
roads.
AM
G
A
A
Have
a
motion:
do
we
have
a
second
second
and
a
second
all
those
in
favor
all
right?
Those
are
gains.
Okay,
we're
gonna
table
this
until
legal
can
review
that
particular
private
ownership
of
the
roads
that
you're
going
to
connect
to
so
that
you
know
we
get
the
correct
information
so
that
this
commission
can
make
a
decision
yeah.
AN
A
The
deal
the
issue
that
we're
is
before
this
commission
is
this:
they're
private?
Okay,
if
there
were
public
streets,
that's
a
different
issue,
but
since
they're
private,
that's
where
it
becomes
for
us
kind
of
hard
yeah
and
that's
why
the
legal
department
is
going
to
be
our
guide
as
to
what
can
and
cannot
be
done.
AN
AN
A
AN
There's
a
there's
still
being
studied,
though
okay
I
know
that
there
was
one.
That's
that's
follows
this
alignment
here
we
we
I
did
I
was
able
to
sit
down
with
the
engineers
who
are
who
are
doing
that
study
and
there's
there's
different
alignments
that
they
have
there's
some
alignments
that
go
straight
from
a
kettles
down
through
here.
There's
a
couple
that
go
up
here,
so
they
could,
it
kind
of,
like
it
kind
of
depends
on
on
on
what
they
come
up
with
their
studies.
Okay,.
W
AN
A
AN
A
And
that
extension
would
be
done
by
in
the
future
the
the
extension
well,
the
way
he's
proposing
it
right
now,
I
mean
he
says
the
road
is
coming
on
one
of
the
proposals.
This
is
not
a
final
thing,
it's
all
proposals,
but
again,
if
we're
doing
proposals
and
what-ifs,
it
appears
that
there's
going
to
be
a
straight
a
stretch
of
road
there
that
has
to
come
back
into
your
subdivision.
Yet
is
outside
your
property,
or
is
it
in
your
property
which
part
which
portion
are
we.
AN
Yes,
it
does
yeah
because
the
The
Proposal
most
of
the
alignments
run
throughout
through
all
these
properties.
Here
and
again,
like
I
mentioned,
there's
there's
a
few
alignments
that
goes
straight
along
here
and
then
there's
others
that
curve
up
where
they
will
well
kind
of
kind
of
like
minimize
the
drainage
crossings
that
they
have
to
that
they
have
to
do.
B
I,
don't
know
if
you
remember,
but
this
particular
owner
came
in
with
a
design
to
to
connect
and
kind
of
start
the
process
of
River
Road
yes,
but
they
were
denied
the
the
that
so
they
I
think
they've
been
here
twice
with
this
property
and
both
times
it's
been
denied.
So
that's
why
this
road
is
still
in
Nimble.
B
O
A
AD
S
G
V
AQ
B
E
AQ
But
that's
not
reflected
in
the
long-range
thoroughfare
plan
right
now.
The
long-range
thoroughfare
plan
is
calling
for
a
120
across
the
same
arterial
all
the
way
across,
and
it
goes
through
the
industrial.
But
but
listen
that's
what
I
wanted
to
meet
with
you
all
so
that
we
don't
have
to
discuss
it
yeah
if
you're,
what
I'm
throwing
out
here
right
now
I
was
prepared
to
meet
all
of
these
comments,
except
for
planning
comment
number
one,
because
it's
asking
me
to
do
this
long-range
thoroughfare
plan
that
was
tabled
today.
AQ
Now,
if
planning
had
a
chance
to
take
a
look
at
my
proposal
and
agree
with
my
90
foot
right
away
across
Riverdale
Road.
Well,
then
I
would
I
would
ask
that
item
one
be
stricken
and
I
would
agree
with
all
the
other
comments.
If
you
can
do
that,
then
I'm
ready
to
go.
If
that's
not
something
that
you're
that
you're
willing
to
do,
if
you're
not
willing
to
strike
number
one,
we
we
can't.
B
B
AP
AG
AG
AQ
A
AQ
A
X
O
AR
AP
AP
P
A
A
AP
AP
AP
A
Area,
let
me
tell
you,
is
a
future
project.
It
is
really
difficult
because
you're
coming
on
359
going
Westbound
and
you're
coming
downhill
and
you
got
traffic
coming
out,
and
that
is
crawling
into
359
and
you're
asking
for
an
accident
to
happen.
So
for
that
acceleration
or
deceleration
Lanes,
it's
a
very,
very
bad
area
right
now.
The
way
it
is
especially
on
weekends,
when
you
have
the
flea
market,
this
whole
area
is
really
bad.
A
AP
A
A
Is
this
area
I?
Guess
no
duplication
or
wasted
resources
is
really
what
I'm
getting
at
here.
You
know.
Obviously
you
wanna
maximizing
okay,
we'll
be
coordinating
with
this
all
right.
Thank
you
all
right.
So
what
are
the
wishes
to
the
commission
motion
to
approve,
subject
to
comments?
Have
a
motion
and
a
second
just
a
minute
in
a
second
who,
okay,
I'm,
sorry,
I
didn't
see
it
all
right
before
we
take
a
vote.
Yes.
A
Went
to
a
400
foot
section
with
what
they
acquired,
which
is
a
freeway
section
right,
okay,
so,
okay,
now
all
those
in
favor
all
right
all
right.
Those
against
the
motion
carries
all
right.
The
next
item
is
preliminary
consideration
of
the
Plata.
Okay.
I'm
sorry
replied
up
near
Shoring,
Industrial
Park
phase,
one,
the
antennas
Industrial.
AR
Yes,
sir,
for
the
record,
the
applicant
is
5m
industrial
Investments
engineer.
Topside
civil
group
proposed
use
industrial
there's
only
for
this
development
is
not
applicable,
as
it
is
located
near
the
etj
location
view,
aerial
view,
street
view
or
post
that
comments,
planning,
engineering,
close
motion.
V
E
V
O
O
O
V
A
O
A
A
motion-
and
we
have
a
second
all,
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
those
against
motion
carries.
The
next
item
is
the
election
of
officers
and
unfortunately
we
don't
have
two
board
members.
So
I
would
ask
if
we
table
this
item
until
hopefully
we
can
get
a
full
full
of
board
at
the
next
meeting.
A
B
Last
item,
so
they
canvas
the
the
votes.
Yesterday
we
had
one
District
Six.
We
have
a
new
City
District.
Three
excuse
me
right:
council
person
in
District,
Two
I
believe
they're
going
to
they've
requested
a
recount
yes
and
then
the
rest
are
in
runoffs.
So
just
an
update
on
everybody's
position
here
so
Mr.
J
Chairman
just
really
quick
I
know
we
approved
the
minutes
before
we
we
started.
Unfortunately,
the
train
was
out
there
and
I.
Don't
know
if
I
know
you
caught
the
same
thing,
but
I
really
wanted
to
to
see.
If
we
can
reopen
that
item
just
because
the
the
the
minutes
don't
reflect
what
was
discussed
at
the
meeting
as
far
as
comments
that
were
made,
this
is
the
meeting
of
October
October
20th
page
seven
and.
J
J
A
J
Really
quick,
the
discussion
there
that
I
was
referring
to
for
the
minutes
was
there
was
discussion
of
distancing
as
far
as
the
requirement
of
it,
and
it
doesn't
reflect
that
in
the
minutes.
I
know
whether
staff
or
myself,
someone
mentioned
that
the
measurement
between
was
door
to
door
on
a
for
a
bar
right,
but
so
that's
the
discussion
that
was
made
and
that's
not
reflected
in
the
minutes.
As
far
as
how
that
was.