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The item was handled as part of the consent agenda with no separate discussion recorded in the transcript. The chair entertained a motion for approval, a member moved and seconded the motion, and the committee responded “aye” with no recorded oppositions.

The resolution of support will be included with the projects’ applications for 9% state tax credits; individual project details and award decisions are handled through the tax-credit application and scoring process.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","San Antonio - Planning and Community Development Committee - Jan 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","On a consent vote the committee approved a resolution of support for 22 multifamily rental housing projects seeking 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits; the consent motion carried unanimously.","taxTitle","San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas","taxId",2771,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":44,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6682669,"Committee forwards La Ventana apartments PFC tax-exemption request to full City Council",557,1743000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2144258-e5bebb6b68576157267004be16f709c5&start=1743&end=2300","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2144258-e5bebb6b68576157267004be16f709c5/thumbnail_1743000.jpg","/articles/6682669/San-Antonio/Bexar-County/Texas/Committee-forwards-La-Ventana-apartments-PFC-tax-exemption-request-to-full-City-Council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6682669-bb89b046a196ebdb0d9ba39ec29cdfe4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771196738&Signature=BDoQik6WmQxskOjMovMi4pQeTFM1bzOMyqRH9o~qEhOyE5xSfOWkq5RJNdgHT8D7TSmXG~3nEqyyFR6ZX13ytwOmQYJynac3zeATUY9c6uSOhgBjM78vEzebZ8vF3XaVaOLLuycsflweRDPsa~~vJR7PtBGpoG1OsxWyTsxNtzeQQcaCSNTp2EOTuob9-qbD8A8pVh0np0EKtPegCYnthscvLFxiL1Cn3wMcXxkIqyQGS8YOpyS-pabFoo6LVx-NbwkdXGA6GfglTtmoyxumbAiX78Kzs2gwgcm4BrChwMYlOvtGubuy4a4aqTNWh0Jq-jrQXCPZ5BQ8oXr~AsKkyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Community Development Committee on Jan. 23 voted to forward a resolution to City Council supporting construction of the La Ventana Apartments, a 272-unit project proposed through a San Antonio Housing Facility Corporation (SAHFC)/Opportunity Home public facility corporation (PFC) partnership with Marcus Equities.

Ian Benavides of the Neighborhood and Housing Services Department summarized the proposal: the project would be located at 2802 Cinema Ridge Drive in Council District 6 and use a PFC property-tax exemption; the proposed unit mix for 272 units is 136 market-rate (50%), 28 units at 60% area median income (AMI) (10%), and 108 units at 80% AMI (40%). Benavides said Opportunity Home’s policy directs proceeds from PFC deals to preserve and produce deeply affordable units, support public housing preservation and fund supportive services and reserves.

“This is not a low-income housing tax credit deal… this is just what we call straight PFC partnership,” Benavides said, explaining that the tax-exemption revenue stream helps Opportunity Home fund deeply affordable housing and supportive services.

Committee members asked for additional information about the AMI breakdown by unit size and the developer’s veteran-focused tenant target. Benavides and staff said the developer has a niche of serving non-commissioned military veterans and that CBRE’s independent market analysis indicated the project would not be built at the proposed affordability levels without the tax exemption. Members noted a 10-acre park planned next to the site and that Holmes High School (Northside ISD) is adjacent to the parcel.

Because the SAHFC board members are not elected officials, Texas Local Government Code section 303 requires municipal approval for PFC transactions governed by non-elected boards; staff said the resolution is required under recent legislative changes. The committee voted to forward the resolution to City Council; the committee chair called for the motion and members responded “aye” with no recorded oppositions or abstentions.

The committee did not record a roll-call vote in the transcript. The item will proceed to full City Council for final action on the resolution supporting the PFC tax-exemption for La Ventana Apartments.","The committee unanimously approved forwarding a resolution supporting construction of La Ventana Apartments, a PFC partnership between Opportunity Home (SAHFC) and Marcus Equities at 2802 Cinema Ridge Drive (District 6), to City Council for final approval of a tax exemption.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6682673,"Committee reviews new state law allowing city review of proposed new cemeteries; staff asked to study local impacts",302,903000,1205000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2144258-e5bebb6b68576157267004be16f709c5&start=903&end=1205","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2144258-e5bebb6b68576157267004be16f709c5/thumbnail_903000.jpg","/articles/6682673/San-Antonio/Bexar-County/Texas/Committee-reviews-new-state-law-allowing-city-review-of-proposed-new-cemeteries-staff-asked-to-study-local-impacts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6682673-ec3ba07961d9955ebcb9fc6e3616e2ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1771196738&Signature=RhN6s4ihKysNeQBgDMbJ5guoXTDp7BIC8U4pjvid3tlAYf0g1Dkf2HbMDzAaLsyhGfq-8sHOy7BZ5Rqu5y1CxHI0DFc~-YymRPxvVGwylUnRSFlan4ELzBFreAow4QActyGBcN8-NhJpbMp6fyul8F39T9g1xYakXaOhlxfer1mGfg3hU8KPSoKKybjpJmjYhsjWiFZAYFIA~f14mk-uOldpEKQdl5b5F~1b4ZVmTh4fYZFCY2BzFqEg~yCHUygwyhT30PrZVdCwpmcZgXeMg2WEVOCY6x87KD-YZycGvQb3aIvxBnmHMLA3AX7g8p1tOjYcZ9gUO3p93xHggOkzzw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Community Development Committee on Jan. 23 received a presentation from the Development Services Department on state and local rules governing proposed new cemeteries, after a 2023 state law changed the city's prior 5-mile restriction.

Mike Shannon, director of Development Services, told the committee that before HB 783 took effect in September 2023 San Antonio effectively prohibited new cemeteries within five miles; the state law allows property owners to apply for approval and gives cities authority to establish local approval requirements. Shannon said the city’s Unified Development Code (UDC) already requires a specific-use authorization for new cemeteries and that state statute requires a cemetery map be filed with the county clerk.

“Before HB 783 … we were really banned from any new cemeteries in San Antonio within 5 miles,” Shannon said, summarizing the change in authority.

Shannon said other large Texas cities (Austin, Dallas, El Paso) follow similar procedures: a zoning/special-use approval, subdivision platting and a cemetery map filing; Houston has not yet modified its procedures. Committee members discussed practical local issues: school-district impacts, traffic and access, infrastructure capacity in southern and rural neighborhoods, and whether the city's standard 200-foot notification radius sufficiently informs residents of rural properties where neighbors may be much farther apart.

Councilwoman Villagran urged the department to inventory existing cemetery acreage within city limits and to analyze where a cemetery might or might not be compatible with surrounding land uses. “I want us to kind of take a look at this as a committee and say, what do we do next?” she said, asking staff whether the committee should convene a stakeholder group or direct staff to prepare recommendations.

Committee members suggested a March follow-up. No formal ordinance or zoning decision was made at the meeting; members asked Development Services to return with a staff analysis of cemetery locations, acreage and recommended criteria for special-use authorizations, and to identify potential external experts or stakeholder groups if the committee decides to convene one.

Shannon described the procedural steps a landowner would face: subdivision through the planning process, filing a cemetery map with the county clerk (state law), canvassing other departments and agencies (SAWS, CPS, TxDOT), and proceeding through the city’s zoning commission and City Council for a specific-use authorization if the property owner proceeds with a request.

The committee did not vote on an ordinance; it directed staff to study inventory and compatibility questions and to return with findings and possible stakeholder recommendations.","Staff briefed the Planning Community Development Committee on HB 783 and San Antonio’s existing rules for new cemeteries, and members asked Development Services to map existing cemetery acreage and return with recommendations and possible stakeholder engagement.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6682677,"San Antonio committee reviews outreach after council request to diversify Planning Commission applicants",282,5819,288000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2144258-e5bebb6b68576157267004be16f709c5&start=5&end=288","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2144258-e5bebb6b68576157267004be16f709c5/thumbnail_5819.jpg","/articles/6682677/San-Antonio/Bexar-County/Texas/San-Antonio-committee-reviews-outreach-after-council-request-to-diversify-Planning-Commission-applicants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6682677-662c03984f46851c3735376a7c2adf86/orig.mp4?Expires=1771196738&Signature=hGhVM1eA8xibBPOE3T2cZY1FBWdxQYJh5buLdjJ82B~lrTkZo4d62kgef6PwgUQOCrE~Ed8RgApBjxA4lquNDp7c4VdzoAXNUcZMgtWG-exu8b0-uU1XGEiP~JdbkKJuwPx-gF835FT39KV9S6a1RIhCYhq3-l28dFRqHMOROGb1hAA3TiVg1D6wuXSmEHFcDMCOtteygwPpAzZLzEaP8DkdA9MLYInhA7sQR3NtGeB5e1Ii6~57KAQ95TOtS~RzjrOnXFSueNqDQ~b4VBSHP9-qGbDmIQi~IK8Pln~7SajelFxv0~6etgm3krUU4CzZi6xNzKjyWIzC2TJMwv7Nyg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Community Development Committee on Jan. 23 heard a briefing on a council consideration request directing the City Clerk’s Office to expand outreach and application screening to increase geographic diversity on the city's Planning Commission.

The request, submitted by Councilwoman Villagran on June 18, 2024, asked staff to increase community engagement and add application questions designed to surface candidates familiar with different areas of San Antonio. Aurora Perkins, deputy city clerk, told the committee the call for applications ran Dec. 3–Dec. 31 and produced 28 applications for five vacancies; those applications are being vetted by the city attorney’s office.

The briefing matters because the Planning Commission advises the city on land-use and development decisions that can vary greatly across neighborhoods. Council members expressed particular concern about underrepresentation from the southern sector and rural portions of the city.

“My area of town, the rural part of San Antonio, is very different than any other part of the city,” Councilwoman Villagran said, arguing the commission needs members who understand those differences.

Perkins described outreach steps taken: five new application questions focused on applicants’ knowledge of growth in the north, south, east and west sides; asking applicants whether they had lived in other council districts; social media postings (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), TV slides, PDF flyers, a citywide text notification (a first for this recruitment), and distribution of flyers by Development Services Department (DSD) to registered neighborhood associations, community organizations, senior centers, libraries and council district offices. She said 13 people who had prior applications were invited to reapply and two did.

The mayor has appointed an ad hoc shortlisting panel that will include Councilmember Camaya Haverde and Councilmember Courage; that ad hoc panel will shortlist up to 12 applicants. Perkins said interviews for the shortlist are scheduled before the Governance Committee on Feb. 19, with names expected to be forwarded to full City Council the first week of March — the first available meeting after Governance.

Committee members pressed for more detail on where applicants live and how outreach was conducted. Councilwoman Villagran asked staff to provide the outreach documentation and a breakdown showing how many applicants came from the southern sector; she said some neighborhood associations in her district reported not receiving notice. Councilmember Castillo and another member suggested targeted social media ads to specific ZIP codes to boost applications from underrepresented areas.

No formal vote was taken. Committee members directed staff to provide the outreach materials, applicant geographic breakdowns, and application records to the council offices that requested them; they also discussed whether the ad hoc shortlisting committee’s composition should be adjusted to avoid quorum problems and to ensure southern-district representation.

The committee will move the shortlisted candidates through the Governance Committee interview process on Feb. 19; any appointments will be made by City Council after that meeting.","The Planning Community Development Committee heard a briefing on a Council consideration request to increase geographic diversity among Planning Commission applicants, reviewed outreach that produced 28 applications and 5 vacancies, and asked staff for documentation of outreach and applicant breakdowns for southern districts.","actionData","errors"]

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