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Barger Law Firm specific-use permit (Ordinance 655 U 2025 SUP)

The council approved a specific-use permit allowing the Barger Law Firm to purchase and occupy a small building on Pat Booker Road for professional services. The applicant, Jason Barger, told the council he has practiced law for 22 years, said his firm serves Universal City and nearby communities, and described plans to renovate the interior, improve parking, add awnings and consider a mural on a prominent exterior wall. Planning staff said the project received a unanimous recommendation for approval from the Planning & Zoning Commission and that 16 adjacent property owners were notified; staff reported no objections were received. The ordinance passed on the council vote (motion carried; roll-call recorded as unanimous).

PUD extension at East Loop 1604 and West Bird Boulevard (Ordinance 581 PUD 2023 extension)

The council granted a 12-month extension to the developer of a mixed-use project at the southeast corner of Loop 1604 and West Bird Boulevard, extending the deadline for beginning construction to May 20, 2026. Planning staff said the project previously received council approval in late 2023 and that the developer has requested the extension because they had not started construction within the original 18-month period. Council members discussed irrigation and metering requirements; staff confirmed landscaping irrigation must be shown on the building permit application and that irrigation on commercial properties is metered. The extension was approved unanimously.

Votes and formal actions

- Ordinance 655 U 2025 SUP (Barger Law Firm at Pat Booker Road): outcome approved; vote recorded as unanimous.
- Ordinance 581 PUD 2023 (PUD extension, East Loop 1604 & West Bird): outcome approved; vote recorded as unanimous.

Clarifying details

- Address for the Barger Law Firm property was discussed in the public hearing as \"1201 Pat Booker Road\"; later references during motion/roll call used \"1221 Pat Booker Road.\" The planning staff memo and applicant described the same small 1964-era building; staff noted the building's prior commercial use and that Planning & Zoning recommended approval. The transcript contains both numeric variants; staff follow-up should confirm the correct street number in the official file.
- PUD extension new deadline: May 20, 2026.

Speakers

- Jason Barger \u0000 Applicant and owner-prospect, Barger Law Firm (citizen/business).
- Planning staff representative (unnamed) provided the PUD background and public-notice summary.
- Council members voted on both measures; the official votes were called and recorded.

Provenance

- Barger SUP topicintro: {\"block_id\":\"s=5036.0654\",\"local_start\":0,\"local_end\":152,\"evidence_excerpt\":\"This is the property at 1201 Pat Booker Road... it was a 1,900 square foot building built in 1964... the applicant is here to tell his story.\"}
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- PUD extension topicintro: {\"block_id\":\"s=5589.38\",\"local_start\":0,\"local_end\":120,\"evidence_excerpt\":\"As you may recall, about 2 years ago in late 20 23, city council approved an ordinance that approved the planning development at the southeast corner of, 1604 and West Bird Boulevard... they have 18 months to break ground... petitioned for a 12 month extension.\"}
- PUD extension topfinish: {\"block_id\":\"s=5896.21\",\"local_start\":0,\"local_end\":100,\"evidence_excerpt\":\"Motion carried.\"}","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Universal City - City Council - Mar 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council approved a specific-use permit allowing Barger Law Firm to occupy a Pat Booker Road building and granted a 12-month extension for a planned mixed-use PUD at East Loop 1604 and West Bird Boulevard; both measures passed unanimously by voice or roll call.","taxTitle","Universal City, Bexar County, Texas","taxId",69407,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6631528,"Public works to seek $6 million utility-funded annex to centralize equipment and operations, staff say",338,4209000,4547000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2679768-e28cc2f66b796de459adda10727f039c&start=4209&end=4547","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2679768-e28cc2f66b796de459adda10727f039c/thumbnail_4209000.jpg","/articles/6631528/Universal-City/Bexar-County/Texas/Public-works-to-seek-6-million-utility-funded-annex-to-centralize-equipment-and-operations-staff-say","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6631528-51b392614f7956c9f38323ff9e003d73/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140290&Signature=Qcm5cse9cnNiUX6ARN41XmTbOyZl4w2-YZzfQgssHjtg5-lxsj0X1UHy4UNnBtxIpJPvwYSUMy4aXw~Cr~J87iw4WYPnCeQJRCjBpdBH1uLXvZjNWUyH0nxZBbGzp9lU-OekwgmENcBMhhpWJRbMvFwhx7bv316cfVoWppZKT4c5M~Jf~QRy9dm9Ebqhj2FbRP8Wa~7ILdq1XM1cYltu49U7d2IXdm9COhA0BNHxqmtznoEmEibWONSqSQAguXWXJI8bh5Yqko-DmQtfBe4LC1dAPsdekP5Rr0d6~nuBrrKTfZbWXrDs4pqw1or9zEP4gZPu37rf2~tu5aIkmp~eiQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City public works staff described a multi-phase plan to expand and consolidate equipment and storage onto a recently acquired site, using utility revenue bonds rather than general-obligation bonds.

Randy, the public works presenter, told the Universal City City Council the department has been budgeting for improvements to a property adjacent to the existing yard and presented schematics for a new annex that would house street, utility, parks and vehicle maintenance bays, a large warehouse, and a larger training room. He said the site is about 4 acres and the project currently is in schematic/design stages, with civil grading, a detention pond and stormwater discharge routing to Red Horse Park already planned.

Why this matters: Staff said the project would reduce equipment exposure to weather, increase material storage and allow centralized staging for emergencies. Funding for the proposed $6,000,000 investment would be a utility revenue bond tied to water and sewer fees, not a voter-approved general-obligation bond or property-tax measure.

Project specifics and funding

Randy said work already completed includes storm drainage to connect the parcel to Red Horse Park and budgeting for preliminary design fees. The schematic shows four functional areas under one roof: a street department bay, a utility bay, parks storage and a large warehouse/vehicle maintenance area. The front portion of the building would include a larger training room and staff amenities; the rear would include covered awnings for equipment staging and a detention pond to meet drainage needs.

On financing, staff told the council the $6,000,000 amount would be borrowed as a utility revenue bond, repaid from water and sewer fees, not from property tax. Randy said the annex will allow the city to keep more inventory and equipment indoors, reduce sun-related equipment deterioration and improve operational efficiency.

Council questions and concerns

Council members asked about trade-offs between investing in this annex and using money for direct infrastructure projects (water-line rehab, sewer projects). Randy said the annex is part of a multi-year planning and budgeting process that forecasts water and sewer rehab costs as well as yard improvements, and that the annex is intended to improve preparedness for disasters and routine operations by creating protected storage and increased maintenance capacity.

A council member also asked about the department's current reactive vs. preventative workload (the presenter used an off-line estimate of roughly 80% reactive / 20% preventative), and staff said improving storage and staging would help reduce reactive time by improving readiness and inventory capacity.

Clarifying details

- Property size: about 4 acres (presenter).
- Funding: proposed $6,000,000 utility revenue bond tied to water/sewer fees (not a voter-approved general-obligation bond).
- Current project stage: schematic/design and civil grading; civil design and detention pond routing are in progress.
- Intended functions: street department bay, utility bay, parks storage, vehicle maintenance warehouse, training room and covered equipment staging.

Speakers

- Randy — Public works presenter (government).
- Council members raised questions about funding trade-offs and operational metrics; quotes in this article are attributed to the speakers above.

Outcome and next steps

Staff presented the schematic and fiscal approach; no contract award or bond issuance was before the council at the meeting. Council asked staff to provide additional detail on project sizing, exact square-footage, lifecycle cost comparisons (annex vs. more direct infrastructure spending) and how the proposed bond would affect water/sewer rates.

Topics and tags

Topics: public works, capital planning, utility revenue bond.
Searchable tags: public works yard, utility revenue bond, Red Horse Park drainage, storage annex, Universal City.

Provenance

- topicintro: {\"block_id\":\"s=4209.86\",\"local_start\":0,\"local_end\":200,\"evidence_excerpt\":\"Mayor, council, I was asked, at the request of miss Scribe, to do a presentation on our public works yard...\"}
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In a presentation that included course condition observations, market analysis and a five-year financial projection, Richard Singer, director of consulting for the National Golf Foundation, told the council the course produced about $2.6 million in revenue in 2024 (a year in which greens renovations and discounting reduced revenue) and $2.9 million in 2023. Singer said the site generated an on-site operational profit in the range of $143,000 to $298,000 from 2021\u000023, but there are substantial \"below the line\" costs\u0000depreciation, administrative allocations and a stormwater management line item\u0000that exceed what golf revenue alone can cover.

Singer said the capital items NGF identified include bunker renovations, irrigation expansion, cart path repairs, restroom and parking repairs and kitchen improvements; the full package was estimated \"anywhere between 3 and a third to maybe a little more than $4,000,000\". He recommended categorizing improvements as \"need to have,\" \"nice to have\" and longer-term revenue-generating ideas (driving-range upgrades, patio coverings, event conveniences) and noted inflation makes cost estimates volatile.

Why this matters: Olympia Hills is a revenue-producing city-owned facility and a venue tax was created to support it. The consultant said the venue tax currently funds outside items the course does not generate from operations, but a remainder of that tax still exists and the council must decide how much to continue directing toward the golf property.

Key findings and context

Richard Singer told the council Olympia Hills has strong fundamentals: a good-quality course and clubhouse, practice amenities and an event center that complement each other. NGF documented that the average U.S. public golf course generates about $1.5 million in revenue annually and observed Olympia Hills was well above that benchmark in recent years. Singer said the course\u0000as currently configured\u0000is narrow and relatively difficult for typical players; his team recommended softening the course with forward tees, reduced bunker square footage and some hole widening where feasible to improve playability and maintenance costs.

Singer summarized that while day-to-day on-site operations appear covered by golf revenue, the property requires external support for depredation, administrative allocations and stormwater. \"The outside support mechanism you have in place now is the venue tax,\" Singer said, noting there is still a remainder in that tax after the course's external costs are paid.

Council discussion, directions and concerns

Council members asked detailed questions about which capital items were essential to reach NGF's projected revenue improvements, and several sought options that would reduce dependence on general taxpayer subsidies. Council member Bonner said she had expected recommendations on ways to make the course \"more self-sufficient without using taxpayer dollars,\" and asked whether 33 percent of municipal courses that cover both on-site and indirect costs are an industry norm.

Singer responded that municipal courses often are treated as community amenities and many jurisdictions accept some level of taxpayer support; he recommended considering private investment only if a private partner would invest a large capital sum (Singer suggested roughly the $4 million figure) in exchange for a long-term lease or similar arrangement. He also outlined operating options such as a food-and-beverage contract or a professional management agreement but cautioned those do not necessarily shift capital responsibility and may carry annual management fees.

Council member Vaughn recommended operational and marketing changes the city could pursue first: require full fees for city-sponsored or nonprofit events using the banquet space, expand quick-service food-and-beverage offerings for golfers, clarify kitchen hours, and request quarterly performance reporting (rounds, average revenue per round, food-and-beverage sales) so council can track progress against NGF's targets.

Singer suggested a five-year projection that included potential revenue gains of roughly $700,000 over five years if recommended improvements and marketing investments were made, but warned that expense inflation could blunt those gains. He also suggested that the city consider a targeted economic impact study to quantify spending that nonresidents bring to Universal City.

Outcome and next steps

After discussion, a council member asked for a consensus to approve NGF's report \"as written\" for the official record; the council signaled consensus (no formal roll-call or ordinance required). Council members who spoke asked staff to return with options to phase capital work, to tighten marketing and food-service operations, and to provide quarterly metrics tied to NGF's recommendations. No formal binding action (bond authorization or contract award) was taken at the meeting.

Clarifying details

- NGF capital estimate range: roughly $3,333,000 to more than $4,000,000 (Singer cautioned rapid cost inflation).
- Revenue: Olympia Hills reported about $2.9 million in 2023 and $2.6 million in 2024 (2024 was impacted by greens renovation and discounting).
- On-site operational profit (2021\u000023): reported between $143,000 and $298,000 per year.
- Staffing: NGF noted a mix of full- and part-time staff (example mentioned: 12 full time, 32 part time as an illustrative staffing mix).
- Funding: NGF identified the city's venue tax as the primary mechanism that covers outside/capital allocations (depreciation, stormwater, administrative services); the consultant said a remainder exists after those charges are covered and council can reallocate that remainder.

Speakers

- Richard Singer — Director of Consulting, National Golf Foundation (business).
- Council member Vaughn — Council member (government).
- Council member Bonner — Council member (government).
- Randy (presenter) — Public works presenter (government) (questions touched public works intersections).
- Various council members asked questions and discussed policy and budget implications; quotes and attributions in this article come from the speakers listed above.

Topics and tags

Topics: municipal golf, parks and recreation, venue tax, capital budget.
Searchable tags: Olympia Hills, National Golf Foundation, venue tax, municipal golf, capital plan, Universal City.

Provenance

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- topfinish: {\"block_id\":\"s=4145.135\",\"local_start\":0,\"local_end\":207,\"evidence_excerpt\":\"Even the negatives were very informative and well presented. I would like to have a consensus of the council to approve this report as written, just for a matter of record.\"}","A National Golf Foundation review found Olympia Hills profitable on-site but requiring multimillion-dollar capital investment and continued outside support from the city\u0000venue tax. Council members pressed for phased improvements, marketing changes and clearer performance reporting; council gave consensus to file the consultant report.","actionData","errors"]

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