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Public commenters raise concerns about new museum at 1900 San Gabriel and conditions at Lady Bird/Fiesta Gardens
Summary
Two public speakers addressed the committee: one said a proposed institute and museum at 1900 San Gabriel is coming to his neighborhood and raised planning anomalies; another complained about management, safety and health conditions at the Lady Bird/Fiesta Gardens property.
Two members of the public addressed the Housing and Planning Committee during the public‑comment portion of the meeting.
Philip Wiley said he lives within 500 feet of a proposal at 1900 San Gabriel — an institute with a museum, educational center and offices — and described it as a neighborhood‑scale project that prompted him to raise broader questions about planning anomalies in the area. "This is within 500 feet of where I live…It’s at the corner of MLK and San Gabriel," Wiley said. He asked the committee to consider zoning and compatibility questions and referenced an adjacent Residential Permit Parking (RPP) program and other local issues that he called “planning anomalies.”
Duncan Cormie (spoke as a resident) raised concerns about conditions at Lady Bird (downtown in the Fiesta Gardens area), which he said is managed by Diane McFarland and Associates. Cormie described safety and health problems at that property, including incidents he said involved unsheltered people on site and delayed security or response. He said he had raised concerns with the mayor and county officials and that local media (KXAN) had been contacted regarding those conditions.
No committee action resulted from these public comments; the remarks were taken as testimony under the public-speaker portion of the meeting.
What the committee did: staff noted the public‑comment record; the meeting proceeded to committee business.
