Minutes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosewood Neighborhood Contact Team Monthly Meeting Thursday, May 17, 2007 6:15 p.m. Conley Guerrero Senior Activity Center Present ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Judith Clarkson, Foster Heights; Michael Emery, Rosewood Glen Oaks; Cliff Fisher, Homewood Heights; Mahala Guevara, Homewood Heights; Annie Hardy, Clifford Sanchez; Deb Norris, McKinley Heights; Louis Herrera, Jr., Homewood Heights; Mocha Jean Herrup, Homewood Heights; Dusty McCormick, Mt. Zion Baptist Church; Shelby O'Brien, Austin Heights; Jane Rivera, Rosewood Glen Oaks; Gilbert Rivera, Rosewood Glen Oaks; Ricardo Robles, Clifford Sanchez; Yoli Robles, Clifford Sanchez; and Richard Vogt, Austin Heights Old Business ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Chair Jane Rivera called the meeting to order and asked the group to introduce themselves. There was no April meeting so there were no minutes to approve. Chair's report was only that she signed the ANC letter asking for a VMU extension. New Business ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Recommendation from the RNCT Planning and Zoning Committee Vice-Chair Dusty McCormick, who chaired the Planning and Zoning Committee, provided an explanation of the work of the committee over the past month and a half. They looked at all properties that City staff had noted were eligible either for the Opt-out (automatically eligible if on a core transit corridor (Manor, MLK and Airport) so the team must vote to Opt-out if VMU not desired), or for Opt-in (all other commercial or mixed use properties in the planning area). They have a recommendation for all properties on a block-by-block basis. The Committee's recommendation on the affordability level was to state that we would like to see 10% of units affordable to people earning 60% of median family income (MFI) if the project had 50 or more residential units, and 80% of MFI if the project were smaller than 50 residential units. If the City would not accept that level, our alternative was to approve 80% MFI for all. Richard Weiss, who was a member of the Urban Design Standards Team, provided an explanation and definition of what the VMU does and what the VMU related standards are. The team must decide not only what properties to approve for VMU, but also affordability standards, dimensional setbacks, and parking requirements. Representatives of two member neighborhood associations, Clifford Sanchez and Austin Heights, announced that their neighborhoods had determined that they wished to minimize VMU impact in their neighborhoods as much as possible. Jane Rivera then reviewed the committee recommendations for all eligible properties in the planning area block by block while Gilbert Rivera showed a slide show of the properties in question. The recommendation was stated, there was discussion, and the vote was taken for each block. Following votes taken on a few blocks, a point of order was raised noting that there were two new members present who had not attended at least 3 meetings in the past year, which is the by-laws requirement for any vote. A motion was made to follow the by-laws. A substitute motion was made to suspend the rules, which failed 5 to 6, and the original mot. A substitute motion was made to follow the by-laws. The substitute motion passed. The vote was re-taken with only eligible members voting. The results were recorded on a map as follows. Description Street Address Opt in/Opt Out VMU Y/N Vote Official Vote on the Vertical Mixed Use Ordinance North side Rosewood from Chestnut to Coleto 1156 & 2209 Chestnut 2200-2222 Rosewood In Y 8/3 North side Rosewood from Coleto to Alamo 1150-2102 Rosewood In Y 7/4 North side Rosewood from Alamo to Poquito 2010 -2000 Rosewood In N 5/6 North side Rosewood from Poquito to Chicon 1918-1900 Rosewood In Y 7/5 South side E 12th from Chicon to Poquito 1905-1919 E 12th In Y 11/1 South side E 12th from Poquito to Alamo 2001-2007 E 12th In N 5/6 Hargrave Development Project 1195-1197 Hargrave 2903-2917 E 12th In Y 11/0 Weiss Development Project & Surrounding Retail 2923-2934 E 12th In Y 11/0 North side E 12th from Pandora to Ridgeway 2926-2927 E 12th In N 6/5 North side E 12th from Pandora to Ridgeway 2930-2934 E 12th In Y 11/0 South side E 12th from Summers to Harvey 1110 Oak Grove & 2949 E 12th In Y 6/4 South side E 12th from e of McKinley to Harvey 3007-3117 E 12th In Y 8/1 Oak Springs from Rock single family residence to Ridgeway 2814-2808 Oak Springs In N 5/6 Oak Springs from Rock single family residence to Ridgeway 2806, 2804, 2802, 2718, 2722 Oak Springs In Y 11/0 Oak Springs from Ridgeway to almost Bedford 2708 and 2700 Oak Springs In N 11/0 Hollywood Henderson Football field 900 Hargrave In N 11/0 Airport from 12th n to almost 13th 3118 and 3119 Airport Out Y 10/0 Airport from almost Moss to Manor 2967 Manor Out Y 9/2 Featherlite Tract east 2918 E MLK Out Y 9/2 Featherlite Tract west Redeemer 2901 and 2907 Manor 2205,2201, 2104 Alexander Out Y 11/0 South side Manor from Alexander to Curtis 2823 Manor Out Y 11/0 Manor commercial corner 2709 Manor Out Y 11/0 E. MLK commercial corner 2820 E MLK Out Y 5/5 Real/Miriam commercial sector 2806-2824 Real In Y 8/1 Food Store 2915 E MLK Out N 7/2 New single Family residence 1815 Clifford Out N 7/2 New single Family residence 1813-1809 Clifford In N 7/2 Store 1307 Clifford In N 7/2 Single Family Residence 1400 Clifford In N 7/2 Mt. Zion Baptist Church E 13th from Harvey to Sanchez In Y 11/0 *Meeting adjourned*