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>> CLERK: WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL B SESSION OF AUGUST 29TH, 2018.
>> CLERK: MAYOR, WE DO HAVE A PROBLEM.
[1. Staff presentation on the FY 2019 Proposed Budget focusing on, but not limited, the following City Departments: [Sheryl Sculley, City Manager; Justina Tate, Director, Management and Budget]A. Convention and Sports FacilitiesB. Visit San AntonioC. Arts and CultureD. World Heritage]
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: WELCOME, EXCELLENT.
WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR NEXT BUDGET WORK SESSION.
WE'LL BRING IT TO SHERYL TO KICK IT OFF.
>> SCULLEY: PROPOSED DISCUSSION OF FISCAL YEAR 2019 THAT BEGINS ON NOVEMBER 1S.
TODAY WE'RE COVERING PRESENTATIONS BY THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES, WE HAVE THE CONVENTION SPORTS AND FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, THAT IS MANAGED BY PATRICIA CANTU, WHO IS HERE, ALSO VISIT SAN ANTONIO RUN BY CASSANDRA MATEY AND OUR WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE.
COLLEEN IS OVER THERE AS WELL AS OUR ARTS DEPARTMENT, DEBBIE SITTER IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT ART.
WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH PATRICIA THAT IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CONVENTION CENTER.
LET ME JUST SAY THAT PERHAPS A FEW OF YOU WERE OVER AT AN EVENT THAT WAS HOSTED AT THE DOME OVER THE LUNCH HOUR.
IT WAS KICKING OFF THE FOOTBALL SEASON, A BIG EVENT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE DOME LOOKS GREAT THANKS TO COUNCIL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE AT THE DOME TO KEEP THE 25-YEAR-OLD FACILITY CURRENT AND TO BE ABLE TO HOST MANY MORE EVENTS.
SO FOLLOWING THE CONVENTION CENTER AND SPORTS FACILITY PRESENTATION, CASSANDRA MATEY IS GOING TO PRESENT THE VISIT SAN ANTONIO BUDGET.
SO WITH THAT, LET'S BEGIN WITH PATRICIA.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS PATRICIA CANTU, I'M DIRECTOR OF THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.
I'M SO VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TO PREVENT OUR BUDGET TO -- PRESENT OUR BUDGET.
I WANT TO THANK SHERYL AND CARLOS FOR THEIR GUIDANCE DURING THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND DURING MY TRANSITION FROM THE INTERIM TO THE DIRECTOR ROLE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
TO START OFF OUR PRESENTATION, I'M GOING TO START WITH OUR DEPARTMENTAL WHY STATEMENT WHICH SPEAKS TO WHAT WE AS A DEPARTMENT ARE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT, AND THAT IS ENRICHING SAN ANTONIO'S ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCEPTIONING PEOPLE, EVENTS AND FACILITIES.
THE CONVENTION AND SPORTS FACILITIES DEPARTMENT MANAGES AND OVERSEES THE OPERATIONS OF THE HENRY B.
GONZALES CONVENTION CENTER, THE ALAMODOME AND THE CARVER CULTURAL CENTER.
THE HENRY B. GONZALES FACILITY -- -- AROUND THE WORLD.
THE CONVENTION CENTER EMPLOYS A STAFF OF 266.
THE ALAMODOME IS A 25-YEAR-OLD MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY THAT HAS -- WITH 65,000 SEATS AND IT HAS AN AVERAGE OF 120 EVENT DAYS A YEAR, WITH ANNUAL ATTENDANCE OF CLOSE TO A MILLION PEOPLE.
THE ALAMODOME EMPLOYS A STAFF OF 73, AND THIS STAFF IS SUPPLEMENTED WITH CONTRACTOR AND TEMPORARY STAFF DURING EVENTS.
THE CARVER COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER IS A THRIVING HUB ON THE EAST SIDE FOR CULTURAL PERFORMANCES, FOR COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS.
IT HAS ABOUT 300 EVENTS A YEAR, WITH ABOUT OVER 40,000 IN ATTENDANCE EVERY YEAR.
AND THE CARVER HAS A STAFF OF 13 FULL-TIME AND ONE PART-TIME STAFF.
THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING SEVERAL LEASES OF WHICH INCLUDE A LEASE FOR WOLFF STADIUM, THE BASEBALL STADIUM IS OWNED BY THE CITY AND IT IS OPERATED BY THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS BASEBALL TEAM.
WE ALSO MANAGE A GROUND LEASE FOR THE GRAND HYATT HOTEL THAT IS LOCATED NEXT TO US.
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THE CITY OWNS THE LAND ON WHICH THE HOTEL STANDS AND THE HYATT HOTEL CORPORATION OPERATES THE HOTEL.AND FINALLY, WE ALSO MANAGE A LEASE FOR TOYOTA FIELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH BEXAR COUNTY UNDER A PUBLIC [INDISCERNIBLE] CORPORATION, BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY OWN THE SOCCER STADIUM AND THE SPURS SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT OPERATES THE FACILITY.
THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES A DIRECTOR, AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR THAT'S CURRENTLY VACANT, AND THREE PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT OVERSEES THE OPERATIONS OF THE FACILITIES.
THE DEPARTMENT IS COMPRISED OF 352 EMPLOYEES THAT MAKE OUR FACILITIES SHINE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I'M GOING TO ASK OUR LEADERSHIP STAFF TO COME UP, AS I INTRODUCE THEM, BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY THE FOUNDATION OF OUR DEPARTMENT.
WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT AND THEIR LEADERSHIP, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO AND BE SUCCESSFUL LIKE WE ARE.
FIRST OFF, SCOTT MUNSON IS THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE HENRY B. GONZALEZ CONVENTION CENTER.
AND NEXT STEVE ZITO IS THE INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE ALAMODOME.
FOLLOWED BY MRS. YANI BLANCHETT IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CARVER COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER, AND FINALLY MRS. ALICA LIKE WHO IS RUNNING OUR PRESENTATION IS OUR FISCAL ADMINISTRATOR.
THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO.
>> CANTOR: THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR.
OVERALL, IT'S BEEN JUST A TREMENDOUS YEAR FOR US AND FOR OUR DEPARTMENT.
THIS YEAR ALL THREE FACILITIES WILL MANAGE OVER 1,000 EVENT DAYS AND HOST CLOSE TO 2 MILLION VISITORS AT OUR FACILITIES.
WITH A TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OVER 346 MILLION, THE MEN'S FINAL FOUR WAS OUR BIGGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL EVENT THIS YEAR.
BOTH THE SEMIFINALS AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES HAD ATTENDANCE OF OVER 68,000.
THE MUSIC FESTIVAL WAS ALSO VERY WELL ATTENDED WITH ABOUT 145,000 PEOPLE AND OVER 52 ATTENDED THE FAN FEST EVENT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.
I WANT TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO SHOW YOU A VIDEO THAT HIGHLIGHTS THAT EVENT, AN EXPANDED VERSION OF THIS WAS SHOWN TO THE NCAA DURING THE CITY'S FINAL BID PRESENTATION AND THEY WERE VERY, VERY IMPRESSED WITH IT.
THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, CARLOS AND CASSANDRA WERE ALL PART OF THAT PRESENTATION.
♪ FIRST THINGS FIRST, I'M GOING TO SAY ALL THE WORDS INSIDE MY HEAD, I'M FIRED UP AND TIRED OF THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEEN ♪ ♪ OH, OOH, THE WAY THAT THINGS HAVE BEEN ♪ ♪ SECOND THING, SECOND DON'T YOU TELL ME WHAT TO THINK THAT I CAN BE ♪ ♪ I'M THE ONE AT THE SAIL, I'M THE MASTER OF MY SEA ♪ ♪ OH, OOH, THE MASTER OF MY SEA ♪ ♪ I WAS BROKEN FROM A YOUNG AGE... FOR THE FEW THAT LOOK AT ME, SHOOK OF ME, FEELING ME, HEARTACHE FROM THE PAIN ♪ ♪ TAKING MY MESSAGE FROM THE VEIN, SPEAKING MY LESSON FROM THE BRAIN ♪ ♪ SEEING THE BEAUTY THROUGH THE... ♪ ♪ YOU MAKE ME, YOU MAKE ME A BELIEVER, BELIEVER ♪ ♪ LAST THINGS, LAST BY THE GRACE OF THE FIRE AND THE FLAMES, YOU'RE THE FACE OF THE FUTURE, THE BLOOD AND AND -- ♪ ♪ ♪ YOU MAKE ME A, YOU MAKE ME A BELIEVER ♪ ♪ BELIEVER ♪ ♪ HEY, YOU MAKE ME A, YOU MAKE ME A BELIEVER, BELIEVER ♪ ♪ ANOTHER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ♪ YOU MAKE ME A BELIEVER ♪ ♪ BELIEVER ♪ FIRST I WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAM AND ALL OF THE NOVA NATION, ANYBODY THAT'S HERE FROM SAN ANTONIO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS GREATEST TOWN FOR A FINAL FOUR.
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[CHEERING] [APPLAUSE]>> CANTOR: GREAT EVENT FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, BUT BESIDES THE FINAL FOUR, WE HAD SO MANY OTHER SUCCESSES.
THE CONVENTION CENTER, FOR EXAMPLE, CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN EXHIBIT HALL OCCUPANCY ABOVE 70%, AND IT IS OUTPACING ITS REVENUE-GENERATED YEAR OVER YEAR.
THIS NEXT YEAR, WE PROJECT TO END THE YEAR 3 MILLION ABOVE THE 2017 ACTUALS, AND 5 MILLION OVER THE 2016 TOTALS.
THIS YEAR, WE ALSO ENTERED INTO AN MOU WITH ALLIANCE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL TO PLAY AT THE ALAMODOME STARTING NEXT FEBRUARY.
AND FINALLY, AS WE CELEBRATE OUR 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR CITY, THE CARVER HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THE CITY'S TRICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
IT WAS ONE OF FIVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PRESENTED THE COMMON CURRENTS ART EXHIBIT AND THEY ALSO HOSTED THE SAN ANTONIO DOOR PROJECT, ANOTHER TRICENTENNIAL EVENT, IN WHICH OVER 300 RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED.
THEY DECORATED WOODEN SCULPTURES THAT RESULTED IN A LARGE WOODEN SCULPTURE THAT YOU SEE IN THAT LAST PICTURE, AND THAT BASICALLY DEPICTED THE BEAUTIFUL DIVERSITY OF OUR CITY.
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2019, A GOAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER AND THE ALAMODOME.
AFTER INVESTING $325 MILLION IN THE EXPANSION OF THE CONVENTION CENTER AND 60 MILLION IN THE RENOVATION OF THE ALAMODOME, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR FACILITIES ARE MAINTAINED INTO THE FUTURE.
THE CITY HAS ALSO COMMITTED TO FURTHER ENHANCING THE ALAMODOME BEFORE HOSTING THE 2025 MEN'S FINAL FOUR.
THEREFORE, THIS PLAN WILL INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE TIMING OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL MAINTAIN THE LIFE OF OUR BUILDINGS, KEEPING US COMPETITIVE INTO THE FUTURE AS WELL AS INCLUDE UPGRADES TO THE ALAMODOME TO BE ABLE TO HOST THE MEN'S FINAL FOUR IN 2025.
IN 2019, WE WILL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH CASSANDRA AND VISIT SAN ANTONIO TO FILL SOME OPEN DATES THAT WE HAVE, IN 2019 AND 2020, AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.
WE WILL ALSO PARTNER WITH HER AND HER STAFF ON A RATE PLAN STUDY FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S A BETTER PRICING STRATEGY FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER RENTAL RATES, IN ORDER TO INCREASE BOOKINGS, AS WELL AS INCREASE THE REVENUE GENERATED BY THE FACILITY.
AT THE ALAMODOME, WE WILL PARTNER WITH SAN ANTONIO SPORTS, CONCAF EVENT IN 2021 AS WELL AS A WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR EVENT IN 2021.
IN TALKING ABOUT THE WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR EVENT, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER, COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SITE VISIT LAST WEEK.
WE HAD SO MUCH LIGHTING THE ALAMODOME PINK, WEARING PINK T-SHIRTS WITH OUR ONE TEAM LOGO.
THE NCAA'S WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR COMMITTEE LEFT OUR CITY VERY PLEASED WITH WHAT THEY SAW.
AND FINALLY, AT THE ALAMODOME NEXT YEAR WE WILL ALSO FOCUS ON REVAMPING OR BOOKING AND MARKETING STRATEGY IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND THE QUALITY EVENTS AT THE FACILITY.
AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX ACCOUNTS FOR ALL REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE CITY'S HOT TAX COLLECTIONS.
FUNDING FROM IT IS USED TO SUPPORT TOURISM, OUR CONVENTION ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING ACROSS THE CITY.
THE CURRENT HOTEL TAX RATE OF 16.75, WHICH IS LEVIED ON EVERY HOTEL ROOM NIGHT STAY CONTRIBUTES 6% TO THE -- THE CITY, WITH THE REMAINING 2% IS DEDICATED TO PAY DEBT SERVICE AS WELL AS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER.
THE CITY PROJECTS THAT THE 7%, THE PORTION THAT COMES TO THE CITY, WILL TOTAL 70.8 MILLION NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
THE BREAKDOWN OF THE 70.8 MILLION IS AS FOLLOWS: 35 GOES TO SUPPORT VISIT SAN ANTONIO, 35 GOES TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND VISITORS FACILITY'S FUND, WHICH THE ALAMODOME AND THE CONVENTION CENTER ARE A PART OF.
15% GOES TOWARDS HISTORY AND PRESERVATION, AND 15% ALSO GOES TOWARDS ARTS AND CULTURE.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THIS FUND FOR THE COMMUNITY AND VISITORS FACILITIES FUND NEXT YEAR TOTALS $46.6 MILLION.
THE COMMUNITY AND VISITORS FACILITIES FUND IS PRIMARILY SUPPORTED BY REVENUES THAT ARE GENERATED BY THE CONVENTION CENTER AND THE
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ALAMODOME.TOTAL CONVENTION CENTER AND ALAMODOME REVENUE NEXT YEAR IS ESTIMATED AT 31%, OR 67% OF THE TOTAL OF THE FUND, WITH THE REMAINING 33% OF THE OPERATIONS BEING SUPPLEMENTED BY THE HOTEL AND OCCUPANCY TAX.
THIS BUDGET REFLECTS A $1.1 MILLION INCREASE OVER THE 2018 ADOPTED BUDGET.
THE NET INCREASE IS RELATED TO SOME ENHANCEMENTS THAT I WILL SPEAK TO NEXT, AS WELL AS PERSONNEL AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE CONTRACT INCREASES.
AND LAST JULY, LIKE WE MENTIONED, THE NCAA SELECTED THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO HOST THE MEN'S FINAL FOUR EVENT IN 2025.
DURING THE BIDDING PROCESS, THE CITY COMMITTED TO FURTHER ENHANCING THE FACILITY THROUGH A SERIES OF IMPROVEMENTS, SO THE PROPOSED CAPITAL BUDGET INCLUDES AN ENHANCEMENT OF $2 MILLION TO BEGIN THE DESIGN SERVICES FOR SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF 18 SUITES, UPGRADES TO THE UPPER LEVEL, IMPROVED ADA ACCESSIBILITY, AS WELL AS REPLACEMENT OF ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS TO THE FACILITY.
AND ALSO NEXT YEAR'S CAPITAL BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDS TO PURCHASE A NEW REPLACEMENT FOOTBALL TURF FOR THE ALAMODOME.
THE PREVIOUS TURF SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED HISTORICALLY EVERY FIVE YEARS.
AND THE TURF IS ALREADY SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR.
THE LOGOS ARE STRETCHING AND THEY'RE PULLING AWAY.
WITH THE ALLIANCE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL STARTING TO PLAY NEXT FEBRUARY AT THE ALAMODOME, IT WILL EVEN GET MORE USE.
NOW, AS FAR AS THE PROPOSED BUDGET, THE PROPOSED BUDGET ADDS FIVE SECURITY POSITIONS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND THE SECURITY AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.
AS PART OF MY APPOINTMENT, I WAS ASKED TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATION FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER FOR SECURITY.
WITH THIS IMPROVEMENT, THE CONVENTION CENTER WILL BE IN LINE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY SAFETY ACT CERTIFICATION.
THIS CERTIFICATION LIMITS THE CONVENTION CENTER'S LIABILITY IF AN ACT OF TERRORISM WOULD OCCUR.
NEXT THE PROPOSED BUDGET ALSO ADDS FUNDING FOR A TEMPORARY MAINTENANCE WORKER POOL TO AUGMENT THE CUSTODIAL CARE AND THE SETUP TEAMS AT THE CONVENTION CENTER ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS.
SINCE THE EXPANSION, THE CONVENTION CENTER HAS MAINTAINED A VERY, VERY BUSY SCHEDULE, AND THE MATERIALS AT THE CENTER, INCLUDING THE TER RAZ SO, THE STAINLESS STEELE, THE GLASS AND ALSO OUR CONDENSED CONVERSION TIMELINES HAVE -- REQUIRE MORE STAFF AND ALSO REQUIRE THEM ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS.
THE POSITIONS WOULD BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT THE CURRENT CONVENTION CENTER FULL-TIME STAFF DURING TIMES OF PEAK DEMAND, IN LIEU OF CALLING THE EMPLOYEES BACK TO WORK ON ONE OF THEIR DAYS OFF.
THIS ENHANCEMENT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE A POPULATION OF TRAINED PERSONNEL THAT COULD FILL FUTURE VACANCIES.
AND NOW MOVING ON TO THE CARVER BUDGET, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE CARVER IN FISCAL YEAR 2019 IS $1.65 MILLION.
THE ADOPTED BUDGET REFLECTS AN INCREASE OF 130,000 OVER THE 2018 ADOPTED BUDGET, AND THE INCREASE IS DUE TO AN ENHANCEMENT AS WELL AS COST OF LIVING AND PAY PLAN INCREASES.
FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE CARVER INCLUDE 1.1 MILLION COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND, 327,000 COMES FROM ARTS AND CULTURE, AND 180,000 IS FROM FEES THAT ARE GENERATED BY THE CARVER, AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CARVER DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, THE DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING A SMALL INCREASE TO THE TICKET PRICE FOR PERFORMANCES AT THE JOE LONG THEATER.
WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING A NEW TICKET FEE FOR PERFORMANCES AT THE LITTLE CARVER.
PERFORMING ART CENTERS ARE CHARGING IN THE AREA.
THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO PROPOSING NOMINAL INCREASES TO THE FACILITY RENTAL RATES AT THE CARVER, AND OTHER SUPPORT FEES.
IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE CARVER ALSO INCLUDES FUNDS TO CONVERT A PART-TIME EVENT SERVICES COORDINATOR POSITION TO A FULL-TIME POSITION IN ORDER TO SUPPORT AN ESTIMATED 300 EVENTS AT THE FACILITY.
THIS POSITION IS NOT A GENERAL FUND POSITION, IT IS FUNDED THROUGH TICKET FEES THAT ARE GENERATED BY THE CARVER, AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CARVER DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, BUT BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I HAVE ASKED YANI TO PASS OUT SOME FLYERS OF OUR NEXT SEASON PERFORMANCE AT THE CARVER.
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EXCITING, IT'S ECLECTIC, EXCEPTIONAL, AND I INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR ONE OF THE PERFORMANCES, SO I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.>> SCULLEY: MAYOR AND COUNSEL, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE FOUR SHORT PRESENTATIONS AND THEN WE TAKE QUESTIONS ON ALL OF THEM.
CASSANDRA MATEY, THE CEO OF OUR VISIT SAN ANTONIO IS NEXT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER, THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME TO UPDATE YOU ON WHAT VISIT SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN DOING THIS LAST YEAR.
OFTENTIMES, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THAT TRAVEL IS BIG BUSINESS FOR SAN ANTONIO.
WE'RE ONE OF THE LEADING INDUSTRIES OF SAN ANTONIO AND WE CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ALL CITIZENS BECAUSE OF WHAT THE VISITORS BRING AND LEAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR INDUSTRY BY THE NUMBERS.
AND SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN SOME OF THESE NUMBERS BEFORE, BUT SOMETHING JUST TO REMEMBER.
WE DO HELP TO POSITIVELY AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS.
WE HELP TO CREATE JOBS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE INDUSTRY PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS. AND VERY EXCITING FOR VISIT SAN ANTONIO, WE GET TO TELL THE STORY OF SAN ANTONIO INVITING CUSTOMERS AND GUESTS TO EXPERIENCE OUR DESTINATION.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOME OF OUR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, THE SAN ANTONIO HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION AND THE SAN ANTONIO TOURISM COUNCIL, WE ARE CURRENTLY UPDATING OUR ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY, AND WE'LL BE SHARING THAT FULL REPORT TO YOU IN THE FALL.
PARTED OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO AS AN ORGANIZATION IS WE STAY ATTUNED AND UP-TO-DATE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR INDUSTRY, WHAT ARE TRAVELERS DOING, WHAT ARE THOSE TRENDS THAT WE NEED TO WATCH AS WE EITHER DEVELOP THIS DESTINATION, PROMOTE THIS DESTINATION, SO I WANTED TO SHARE SOME KEY INDUSTRY TRENDS THAT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE OF.
SO THERE WAS A FUTURE STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE DESTINATIONS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION LAST YEAR, AND SOME MAJOR THEMES CAME FROM THIS STUDY.
FIRST, VISITORS ARE MUCH MORE SOPHISTICATED AND DEMANDING THAN THEY EVER HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST.
THEY HAVE ACCESS, AND YOU ALL KNOW THIS, YOU'VE GOT YOUR IPAD HERE, WE'VE GOT A SCREEN UP HERE, YOU HAVE YOUR PHONES.
WE HAVE ACCESS TO INFINITE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION, AND THAT WEIGHS ON HOW TRAVELERS ARE TRAVELING AND HOW THEY'RE RESEARCHING DESTINATIONS TO TRAVEL TO.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A MORE PERSONALIZED, UNIQUE AND AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY'RE CHOOSING DESTINATIONS TO VISIT.
AND SUCCESSFUL DESTINATIONS MUST CONTINUE TO REINVESTS THEMSELVES AND PROVIDE AN EXPANDED LIST OF OFFERINGS FOR THOSE VISITORS.
OUR MEETING PLANNER CUSTOMER, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR MORE THAN JUST WHAT'S THE DATE, RATE AND SPACE THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
THEY REALLY ARE LOOKING FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS.
THEY WANT A COMMITMENT FROM A DESTINATION THAT THERE'S KEY INDUSTRIES THAT THEY CAN TAP INTO FOR THEIR RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE THEIR SUCCESS AS WELL AS GIVE THE DESTINATION EXPOSURE IN THOSE INDUSTRIES.
AND MANY MEETING PLANNERS THINK THAT DESTINATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS DO REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON THAT STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP.
AGAIN, RATHER THAN THE DATES, RATE AND SPACE.
THE OTHER THING THAT'S BEING TALKED ABOUT A LOT IN OUR INDUSTRY IS SUSTAINABLE TOURISM.
WITH SEVEN YEARS OF EXTREMELY STRONG GROWTH IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AROUND THE U.S., AND REALLY AROUND -- AUDIO] -- I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WE ARE AT THAT POINT, BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF MORE ROOMS AT THE INN, AND MANY MORE TICKETS TO BUY AT MANY OF OUR ATTRACTIONS.
HOWEVER, WE WANT TO BE ATTUNE TO THIS TREND, BECAUSE WHAT SOME DESTINATIONS ARE SEEING IS THAT THERE MIGHT BE OVERCROWDING OR MORE TRAFFIC IN CERTAIN AREAS, SO WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL AS WE ARE GROWING IN THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTOR.
AND, OF COURSE, THE FUTURE STUDIES ALSO IDENTIFY THREE CRITICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DESTINATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
ON THE SALES AND MARKETING SIDE, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHIFT FROM THE TRADITIONAL TYPE OF MARKETING, MOVING AWAY FROM THE GLITZY ADVERTISING
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CAMPAIGNS TO MORE OF A DIGITAL PLATFORM WHERE VISITORS ARE TELLING OUR STORY.PER PERTAINING TO THE DESTINATION'S BRAND, THERE IS PRESSURE NOW ON DMOS TO DO MORE THAN JUST SALES AND MARKETING, A SHIFT FROM BEING A SOLE MARKETING ORGANIZATION TO MORE OF A DESTINATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, WORKING TO IMPROVE THE DESTINATION AND ITS EXPERIENCES.
ON THE BUSINESS MODEL OF DMOS, THERE'S A NEED FOR GREATER PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION.
OF COURSE, WE COLLABORATE A LOT WITH OUR TRADITIONAL PARTNERS, RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, ALL THE AMENITIES THAT VISITORS ENJOY, BUT NOW WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT YOU, CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, MAYORS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO BRING BUSINESS INTO THEIR DESTINATION.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON UPDATING OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THAT PRODUCT WILL BE DONE AND HOPEFULLY RATIFIED BY OUR BOARD IN SEPTEMBER, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SNEAK PREVIEW ON TWO COMPONENTS.
ONE, FIRST, WE ARE CHANGING OUR MISSION STATEMENT, AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE ASK ME WHAT WE DO, AND SIMPLY I'LL TELL YOU: WE ARE BRINGING THE WORLD TO SAN ANTONIO.
AND SO THAT'S OUR NEW MISSION STATEMENT.
OUR VISION, WHICH IS VERY ASPIRATIONAL AND IT'S INTENDED TO BE, IS WE WANT TO ELEVATE SAN ANTONIO AS A MUST-EXPERIENCE DESTINATION WHERE TEXAS CULTURE AND HISTORY BEGINS.
I THINK YOU CAN AGREE THAT THOSE ARE PRETTY EXCITING WAYS TO MOVE YOUR ORGANIZATION, SO VERY DELIGHTED WHAT WE DO.
I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 22 MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD.
RUSTY WALLACE IS OUR CHAIRMAN, AND HE'S THE AREA MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR OMNI HOTELS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
AND, OF COURSE, A COUPLE OF THE MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE WITH US TODAY, COUNCILMAN OR MAYOR PRO TEM, REBECCA VIAGRAN, COUNCILMAN ROBERT TO TREVINO, CITY MANAGER SHERYL SCULLEY AND OF COURSE PATRICIA CANTOR, SPORTS FACILITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN MAKING SURE WE'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS AN ORGANIZATION.
NOW I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 2018 BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO IN 2019.
SO IF YOU WOULD, IF YOU COULD LOOK AT THE SCREEN, I HAVE A VERY SHORT VIDEO TO TALK ABOUT OUR 2018 ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
>> IT'S BEEN A VERY BUSY YEAR, BUT IT'S BEEN GREAT.
I ALWAYS SAY I HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD TO BE ABLE TO SELL THIS DESTINATION.
LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR METRICS AT SOME OF THE -- SOME OF THE KEY FACTORS THAT WE LOOK AT ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR EFFORTS IS, OF COURSE,
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CONVENTION ROOM NIGHTS, MEDIA VALUE, ONLINE ENGAGEMENT IN OUR SERVICE DELIVERY.JUST TO TALK ABOUT ONE, THE 921,000 DEFINITE ROOM NIGHTS, OUR SALES TEAM IS GOING TO BE CLOSING BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, THAT REPRESENTS $500 MILLION IN FUTURE ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THIS DESTINATION.
SO I ALWAYS TELL OUR TEAM, DON'T FORGET WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE SELLING THE CITY, BUT IT'S TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE HERE.
TALKING ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP, OF COURSE, WE HAVE A FORMALIZED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO THROUGH OUR MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, BUT WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE YEAR AND OUR PARTNERSHIP GOES BEYOND JUST WHAT IS OUTLINED IN OUR AGREEMENT.
IF YOU LOOK AT OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, AIR SERVICE, AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT WITH AVIATION, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TEAMING UP WITH THEM AS WE'VE RECEIVED NEW ROUTES AND WE WILL DO CONSUMEWER EVENTS IN THOSE DESTINATIONS TO PROMOTE.
SOME GREAT EXAMPLES WAS WITH TORONTO WITH AIR CANADA, AND KANSAS CITY WITH SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, AND, OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S MANY MORE IN THE PIPELINE.
THE TRICENTENNIAL OFFICE, GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM, WHETHER IT WAS TO PROMOTE, GAIN PUBLIC RELATIONS, WE ALSO WORKED WITH THEM AND OPENED UP THE TRICENTENNIAL VISITOR CENTER THIS YEAR TO REALLY PROMOTE, SO THOSE ARE JUST OTHER WAYS.
OF COURSE, THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION, WE CONTINUE TO SEE THAT THE MESSAGE RESONATES ABOUT THE WORLD HERITAGE STATUS ABROAD.
AND ITS EDUCATING THOSE NATIONALLY WHAT THAT MEANS TO BE A UNESCA WORLD HERITAGE SITE, AND STAY TUNED, BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING WITH THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE ON A POSSIBLE CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND SAN ANTONIO TO CLOSE OUT SOME OF OUR TRICENTENNIAL FESTIVITIES, SO MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: SO MANY TIMES I SAY, WE ARE PART OF THAT OVERALL CYCLE, BECAUSE MOST LIKELY A VISITOR OR CONVENTIONEER, THAT'S HOW THEY ARE EXPOSED TO YOUR DESTINATION FIRST, BEFORE THEY MAKE A DECISION.
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH EDF, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, WE SERVE ON THEIR MARKETING COMMITTEE, AND WE WORK WITH THEM WHEN THEY BRING IN SITES AND GROUPS AND WE UTILIZE OUR EXPERTISE TO SHOWCASE SAN ANTONIO.
AGAIN, WE ALSO WORKED WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WITH INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND TACKLED ALL THE WONDERFUL MEDIA AND THE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE NEEDS WHEN THE KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN WERE HERE.
OF COURSE, I THINK YOU PROBABLY SAW THE MAYOR WENT OUT ON THE ROAD WITH US.
HE HAS TOLD ME THAT HE IS THE CHIEF SALES OFFICER, SO I CAN'T TAKE THAT ROLE, BUT WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL THAT HE WENT WITH US TO THE U.S.
TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONS IPW INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
THERE WERE OVER 500 TRAVEL MEDIA THERE.
HE GOT TO SPEAK TO OUR CUSTOMERS, AND IT WAS GREAT TO GET A SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT SAN ANTONIO WILL BE HOSTING IN 2023.
AND, OF COURSE, THE CONVENTION CENTER, THAT'S ONE OF OUR LARGEST ASSETS THAT WE SELL WHEN BRINGING IN CITYWIDES AND OF COURSE THAT PARTNERSHIP WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.
MILITARY, I'VE BEEN WORKING A LOT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE REPRESENTATION ON OUR BOARD AS WELL AS RECENTLY, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE -- WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF THE WEEKLY PRESENCE OF THE JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO LACKLAND ON THURSDAY MORNINGS PRIOR TO THE 737TH TRAINING GROUP COIN CEREMONY.
YOU MAY SAY, WHY IS THAT SO IMPORTANT? THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST TIME PARENTS AND FAMILIES RECONNECT WITH THEIR SONS AND DAUGHTERS AFTER THEIR TRAINING, AND THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE DESTINATION AND GIVE THEM IDEAS OF WHAT TO DO AND EXPLORE WHILE THEY'RE HERE.
I SAW MR. JEFF COYLE WALK IN, WE PARTNERED WITH HIS DEPARTMENT A LOT AS WE WRAPPED UP THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THIS LAST SESSION, AND, OF COURSE, WE'RE PREPPING AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE PARTNERS AS WE MOVE TO THIS NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
AND THEN LASTLY, ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE HAD PROBABLY ABOUT FOUR YEARS -- EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES IN THE AREA, AND A LOT OF THOSE INDUSTRIES WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN BOOKING CONVENTIONS IN TECHNOLOGY, STEM EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND CYBER, AND, IN FACT, COUNCILMAN PERRY, WE HAVE TO GIVE HIM ACCOLADES BECAUSE HE GAVE US A STRONG ASSIST TO BOOK THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ENGINEERS JOINT CONVENTION AND EXPO FOR 2023.
I KNOW WE CAME TO YOU EARLIER, A FEW MONTHS AGO,
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AND TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THE TOURISM PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD.AS YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TRANSITIONED FROM BEING A CITY DEPARTMENT TO THE 501(C) SIX ORG NATION THAT WE ARE TODAY, ONE OF THE CHARGES WAS TO GROW OUR BUDGET SO WE CAN GET OUR VOICE, MAKE IT LOUDER, AND, OF COURSE, WE'VE INSTITUTED A MEMBERSHIP MODEL, WE HAVE REVENUE FROM THAT.
WE HAVE CORPORATE AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF WITH THE LEAD OF THE SAN ANTONIO HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION IS THE CREATION OF A TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AND SO I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS, WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT SALA, THE HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVELY RECEIVING SIGNED PETITIONS FROM THE OWNERS OF THE HOTELS.
AND TO DATE, BY STATE LAW, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SEEK UP TO 60%.
IN A VERY SHORT TIME, WE HAVE 62 HOTELS THAT HAVE SIGNED THEIR PETITION, WHICH IS 39% OF THE HOTEL COUNT, AND 60% OF THE PROPERTY VALUE.
SO WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY TO COME BACK TO YOU AND TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND THEN MOVE IT FORWARD.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THOSE FUNDS CAN CREATE FOR US, NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN SALES AND ALL OF OUR STRATEGIES.
NEXT, LOOKING AT OUR PRIORITIES, WHICH ONE WOULD SAY ALSO OUR BUDGET PRIORITIES, FIRST OUR BOARD'S PRIORITIES.
VERY SIMPLY, ONE OF THEIR MAJOR PRIORITIES IS TO ADVOCATE AND ACTIVATE AND INITIATE THE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, SUPPORT AND ADVISE AND ASSIST THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VISIT SAN ANTONIO'S UPDATED STRATEGIC PLAN AND GIVEN PUT, PROVIDE DIRECTION AND POLICY SUPPORTING THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF VISIT SAN ANTONIO, FOCUS ON OUR CORE MISSION, BACK TO OUR BASICS, THAT WE ARE A SALES AND MARKETING ORGANIZATION AND THAT'S HOW THE PRIORITY OF OUR FUNDS WOULD BE SPENT.
AND SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES, HELPING TO ORGANIZE VISIT SAN ANTONIO AS AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE AND BEST IN CLASS AS A DESTINATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION.
FROM ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES, THERE'S FOUR MAJOR THEMES.
FIRST, TRAVELER -- STRATEGIC SALES AND MARKETING, WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO ENHANCE AND BROADEN THE VOICE OF SAN ANTONIO WORLDWIDE THROUGH OUR MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS, WE ARE DEVELOPING, AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THIS, WE'RE IN DEVELOPMENT AND WILL BE LAUNCHING A NEW LEISURE WEBSITE IN THE COMING MONTHS, AND THEN, OF COURSE, MAXIMIZING THE CONVENTION CENTER SPACE WITH OUR CONVENTION SALES EFFORTS.
PROACTIVE AND PARTNER IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, GROWING AND ENHANCING OUR MEMBERSHIP MODEL, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMS, AND THEN OUR FOCUS OF COLLABORATIVE DESTINATION MANAGEMENT.
NUMBER ONE, WE ARE VERY ACTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE'RE BUILDING WHAT OUR AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE, SO ANYTHING THAT COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR DESTINATION FROM A TRAVEL STANDPOINT, WE WILL OBVIOUSLY BE ADVOCATING EITHER FOR OR AGAINST.
EXPAND AND PROMOTE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AIRPORT ON AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, BECAUSE THAT NOT ONLY HELPS THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY, IT ALSO MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE TRAVELERS TO GET HERE AS WELL AS OUR INDUSTRY IS ALL ABOUT GROWING THE BUSINESS TRAVEL SECTOR.
AND LASTLY, THE INNOVATIVE AND RESULTS-ORIENTED ORGANIZATION, WE WANT TO ACTIVATE THE TPID, WE WANT TO INVOLVE OUR FISCAL POLICY, AND DEVELOP POLICY IMPLEMENTATION AND MAKE SURE WE ARE THAT EMPLOYER OF CHOICE.
SO SOME OF OUR 2019 STRATEGIES, BASED ON RESEARCH: INTERESTING FINDINGS ARE HELPING US SHAPE THAT 2019 MARKETING STRATEGY.
INTERNATIONAL, AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT -- INTERNATIONAL VISITATION TO SAN ANTONIO HAS GROWN YEAR TO YEAR 13% SPEND AND 14% IN OUR VISITORS COUNT.
AND PRIMARILY, AND THIS COMES FROM OUR RESEARCH AND OUR PARTNERS OF MASTER CARD, WE ALL KNOW MEXICO IS OUR NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL MARKET FOLLOWED -- AUDIO] -- COUNTRIES ACTUALLY COMING TO SAN ANTONIO ARE FROM GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS AND NEW ZEALAND, THOSE ARE OUR TOP COUNTRIES THAT ARE VISITING SAN ANTONIO.
NOW, LOOKING AT THAT TEXAS TRAVELER, THEY COME HERE AND THEY'RE HIGH PEAK SEASON TO TRAVEL TO SAN ANTONIO IS THE SUMMER.
THIS IS THEIR FAMILY VACATION DESTINATION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS; HOWEVER,
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NONTEXAS TRAVELERS HIGH SEASON, THEIR PEAK SEASON IS DURING THE SPRING AND HOLIDAY SEASON.AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ADJUSTING SOME OF OUR MARKETING BUYS BASED ON SOME OF THAT INFORMATION, AND THAT WILL REALLY INFORM SOME OF OUR INITIATIVES.
AND LASTLY, WE CONDUCTED A TOTAL OF 9,000 SURVEYS THAT HELPED US REDEFINE OUR TARGET AUDIENCE, GOING BEYOND THE BASIC DEMOGRAPHICS AND CONSIDERING THAT TRAVELERS' INTEREST AND PRIORITIES.
WE HAVE HONED IN ON FOUR PERSONAS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND EVERY ONE IN THIS ROOM PROBABLY FITS IN ONE OR MAYBE ONE OF THESE GROUPS.
SO I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE OF THEM, WE CALL THEM HACKS.
HISTORY, ARTS AND CULTURE TRAVELER.
>> WE HAVE AN ANNUAL INCOME OF ABOUT $107,000.
LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR NEXT GROUP, THEY ARE KNOWN AS THE URBAN TRAVELER FAMILY.
UPWARDS OF ABOUT $1,900 PER VISIT.
AND, OF COURSE, THE IMPORTANT JEN -- GEN XERS AND OUR MILLENNIALS, WE CALL THEM OUR HIGH CULTURED URBAN ITES.
>> WE LIKE TO [INAUDIBLE] MY FAVORITE PLACE IS THE PEARL.
OH, THIS MAKES IT EVEN LOUDER.
GEN XERS ALSO LOVE TECHNOLOGY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOVE TO DO IS SPEND MONEY.
DID YOU KNOW THAT WE SPEND ON AVERAGE $2,300 EACH TIME WE COME HERE, MOSTLY AT THE PEARL, SO JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT.
AND LASTLY, WE ALL KNOW HOW GREAT OUR FOOD IS, BUT DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE TRAVELERS THAT SPECIFICALLY ARE KNOWN AS THE FOODIES.
>> AND, OF COURSE, FOODIES, WE'RE FOOD OBSESSED.
YOU SEE OUR PICTURES, WE HAVE TO TAKE PICTURES TO PROVE IT.
THE RIVERWALK, THE PEARL, THE RIM, THE LOCAL CHEFS WE WATCH ON FOOD NETWORK, THEY'RE AMAZING.
WE LIKE TO VISIT IN THE SPRING AND THE SUMMER. WE TRAVEL WITH A SIGNIFICANT OTHER, WE'LL STAY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FIVE NIGHTS AND SPEND, YOU KNOW, AROUND 1900 BUCKS MOSTLY ON FOOD AND DRINK.
>> WE LIKE OUR TRAVELERS, AND WE LIKE OUR PERSONAS, AND SO AS YOU CAN TELL BY KNOWING A LITTLE BIT MORE AND GOING A LITTLE BIT DEEPER IN THE PER SONO -- PERSONAS, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAILOR OUR MESSAGING BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GATHER.
A QUICK GLIMPSE OF OUR BUDGET, WE'RE ESTIMATING $26.49 MILLION TOTAL BUDGET, AND, AGAIN, ABOUT, NEARLY 3 MILLION IS COMING FROM PRIVATE DOLLARS, AND, OF COURSE, ABOUT 89% STILL COMES FROM THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I TALKED TO, THE MARKETING, THE SALES, OUR TOURISM, WE REALLY ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE AT A MINIMUM, 70% OF OUR BUDGET IS GOING TO BE SPENT ON WORKING DOLLARS VERSUS ADMINISTRATIVE DOLLARS, BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE ARE A SALES AND MARKETING ORGANIZATION.
AND ONE OF OUR FUTURE GOALS AS WE GROW AND ENHANCE OUR PRIVATE DOLLAR SECTOR AND, OF COURSE, WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, YOU WILL SEE THAT PERCENTAGE GO FROM THE 90 TO 10, WE HOPE TO BE AT EITHER 70/30, 80/20, IN JUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS.
SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE NEXT PRESENTER.
>> SCULLEY: NEXT WE HAVE DEBBIE SITTER, REPRESENTING OUR PUBLIC ART PROGRAMS AND SHE --
>> WELL, CAN YOU HEAR ME? GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I LOVE CASSANDRA'S PERSONAS, BECAUSE THEY LOVE ARTS AND CULTURE.
>> AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE HERE, SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT THEM TO SPEND MORE NIGHTS AND PUT MORE MONEY IN THAT HOT TAX SO WE CAN HAVE MORE ARTS AND CULTURE.
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SO AWESOME, THANK YOU EVERYBODY.MY NAME'S DEBBIE SITTER, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE AND WE EXIST TO ENRICH QUALITY OF LIFE BY LEADING AND INVESTING IN SAN ANTONIO'S ARTS AND CULTURE.
WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WE FOCUS ON IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE.
ARTS FUNDING LEADERSHIP, WHICH IS OUR DELEGATE AGENCIES, CULTURAL EVENTS AND EXHIBITS, THOSE ARE ALL OUR OWN DEPARTMENT-CURATED EVENTS.
THEN OUR FILM, MUSIC AND MEDIA/MARKETING AREAS.
WE HAVE ABOUT 20 STAFF PEOPLE AND WE'VE HAD THAT SAME NUMBER OF STAFF PEOPLE FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS.
SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, WE HAVE OUR OWN PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE AND CONNECT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WITH LOCAL ARTISTS THROUGH DEPARTMENT-CURATED EVENTS AND EXHIBITS.
WE HAVE THE POET LORIOT PROGRAM AND YOU SEE IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS THE POETS LORIOT THAT WE HAVE, FOUR OF THEM, THAT WE'VE HAD SO FAR, AND THREE OF THOSE FOUR HAVE GONE ON TO BECOME STATE POETS LORIOT.
WE HAVE OUR DISTINCTION IN THE ARTS AWARD.
THE DISTINCTION IN THE ARTS AWARD IS LIKE OUR OWN VERSION OF THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, SOMETHING THAT COUNCILMAN TREVINO HAD IN HIS MIND SOME YEARS BACK.
WE'RE IN OUR THIRD YEAR, WE'RE HAVING A TRICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION ON OCTOBER 3RD.
ESH SHOULD COME, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME GREAT PERFORMANCES BY JIM CULLOMS, SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS AWARD DEES.
IT'S FREE AT THE TOE BEN SCENE -- TOBIN CENTER.
YOU'LL BE GETTING SPECIAL INVITATIONS AND WE WANT EVERYONE TO COME WITH THAT.
WE MANAGE CITY HALL WHERE YOU SEE IT EVERY DAY, AND YOU SHOULD BE SEEING ALL THOSE EXHIBITS GOING UP IN THERE.
WE'LL BE GETTING A NEW ONE COMING UP VERY SOON, THAT'S AN NEA GRANT.
CENTER OF THE ART GALLERY, WE HAVE A COMMITTEE OF OUR SAN ANTONIO ARTS COMMISSION THAT OVERSEES THIS GALLERY ALONG WITH OUR STAFF THAT WORK MANAGING THE GALLERY.
WE FEATURED OVER 166 SAN ANTONIO ARTIST THIS PAST YEAR IN THOSE TWO GALLERYIES 13,000 VISITORS FROM 48 STATES AND 28 COUNTRIES.
IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY FROM NEBRASKA OR ALASKA, THEY NEED TO COME VISIT THESE SITES SO WE CAN GET ALL 50 STATES.
WE ALSO WORKED WITH TRICENTENNIAL AND VISIT SAN ANTONIO TO MANAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRICENTENNIAL STORE THAT WAS A GREAT COLLABORATION WITH UTSA WHERE WE HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT SHELL FING THAT WAS BUILT BY ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS SO WE HAD A NICE LOCAL PARTNERSHIP THERE.
WE ALSO HAVE A FILM OFFICE HEADED BY CRYSTAL JONES.
CRYSTAL HAS BEEN WORKING WITH US FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND WE HAVE A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WAS DEVELOPED THAT WE WOULD BECOME A TOP FILM FRIENDLY CITY AND GROW LOCAL FILM INDUSTRY.
SO WE DON'T MAKE FILMS IN THE FILM COMMISSION.
WE HAVE TWO STAFF AND THEY BRING FILMS HERE TO BE MADE BY OTHERS AND IT'S AN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT.
WE'VE HAD 233 PLUS PROJECTS THAT WERE PERMITTED AND ASSISTED THIS YEAR.
WE'VE HAD 379 FILM DAYS AND THERE WERE EVEN SOME FILMS MADE IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS STARRING SOME PEOPLE FROM CITY COUNCIL AND FROM OUR STAFF THAT MIGHT BE IN THIS ROOM.
WE'VE HAD OUR FIRST INCENTIVE FOR FILM THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ALLOCATE THIS YEAR FOR SEASON 2 OF "POOL KINGS" THAT'S A REALITY SHOW WHERE THEY BUILD THESE AWESOME POOLS IN PEOPLE'S NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE HAVE FIVE POOLS THAT WERE BUILT IN SAN ANTONIO AND WE ACTUALLY EMPLOYED 12 PEOPLE FROM SAN ANTONIO FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, SO THIS BROUGHT IN A GREAT REVENUE TO SAN ANTONIO, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE FEATURED IN SEASON 3 AS WELL.
THEY LIKED WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR CREWS SO MUCH THAT THEY'RE COMING BACK.
WHEN WE FIRST DID THE FILM STRATEGIC PLAN, WE HAD A MIKINGER LESS THAN 200 CREW RESOURCES AND LOCATIONS LISTED ON THE STATE FILM LISTING.
SO GREAT WORK TO THE FILM COMMISSION FOR THAT.
WE'VE HAD THREE FILM FESTIVALS THAT WE'RE NOWM FUNDING.
WE PROVIDED FIVE GRANTS TO LOCAL FILMMAKERS AND HOSTED THREE CONTESTS INCLUDING A LOCAL WINNER WHO WENT ON TO WIN AN INTERNATIONAL WORLD HERITAGE FILM CONTEST, AND WE'VE HOSTED -- AUDIO] -- CRYSTAL'S ALSO LEADING UP OUR MUSIC STRATEGIC PLAN ALONG WITH HENRY BRUNE WHO'S THE CHAIR OF OUR MUSIC COMMITTEE OF THE SAN ANTONIO ARTS COMMISSION.
HE'S THE REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT 7.
THE MUSIC COMMITTEE HAS A VISION THAT SAN ANTONIO WILL
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HAVE A THRIVING MUSIC ECONOMY THAT EMBRACES ITS ROOTS AND ADVANCES OPPORTUNITIES -- AUDIO] -- AND THE PLAN.THE PLAN WENT TO THE COMMUNITY FOR EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, AS WELL AS THE TEXAS MUSIC OFFICE PROVIDED SOME FEEDBACK.
AND IN AUGUST, THE SAN ANTONIO ARTS COMMISSION ADOPTED THAT PLAN AND I'LL BE TAKING THAT PLAN FORWARD TO THE ARTS CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER WITH THE GOALS OF DEVELOPING AND TELLING THE SAN ANTONIO MUSIC STORY, WHICH INCLUDES ENHANCING AND CREATING A WEBSITE, CREATING A DATABASE JUST LIKE WE HAVE FOR FILM, MAKE IT FOR MUSICIANS SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHERE TO GO WHEN THEY WANT TO FIND A MUSICIAN TO PLAY AT THEIR EVENTS.
ENHANCE PROFESSIONALISM IN THE SAN ANTONIO MUSIC INDUSTRY, SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT WORKING WITH THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND ESTABLISHING MUSIC-FRIENDLY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS, SUCH AS WHERE DO GIGGING MUSICIANS PARK WHEN THEY'RE DOWNTOWN? ANOTHER DIVISION, PUBLIC ART SAN ANTONIO.
PUBLIC ART SAN ANTONIO OPENS THE LANDSCAPE TO DIVERSE VOICES AND NARRATIVES.
IN FY '18, PUBLIC ART SAN ANTONIO COMPLETED 24 PROJECTS BY 30 SAN ANTONIO ARTS PROFESSIONALS.
WE HAD A LOCAL ARTIST MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE GRADUATES OF THAT PROGRAM, DID ONE OF OUR MAJOR INSTALLATIONS AT THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE CONRACK, AND YOU'LL SEE THIS PEN IS INDICATIVE OF THAT ARTWORK.
SUZIE GONZALES AND MICHAEL MENCHACA WERE PART OF OUR MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AND THEY HAVE ONE OF THE MOST SEEN ARTWORKS IN SAN ANTONIO AT THE AIRPORT.
WE HAVE A CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE PLAN THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED FOR THE PUBLIC ARTS SAN ANTONIO, AND WE'VE RECEIVED A NATIONAL AWARD FOR ART/CRAFT SHIPPING CONTAINER MOBILE GALLERY THAT WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF SAISD, AND IT WAS AN NEA GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED FOR THAT.
SO LOTS OF WORK BEING DONE THROUGH PUBLIC ART SAN ANTONIO.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST UNDERTAKINGS THIS YEAR WAS OUR AGENCY FUNDING.
SO NOT ONLY DID OUR STAFF MANAGED 70 CONTRACTS, 20 OF THEM WERE TRICENTENNIAL CONTRACTS, OVER 1800 FREE EVENTS, AND WE LEVERAGED YOUR INVESTMENT OF OVER $6 MILLION LEVERAGED $55 MILLION, BUT THE BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE UPDATED ARTS FUNDING GUIDELINES IN FEBRUARY, AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS BEGAN THIS YEAR FOR A THREE-YEAR FUNDING CYCLE.
MOVING FORWARD IN FY '19, WE HAVE $11.4 MILLION FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT.
AGAIN, I SAID 20 POSITIONS, IF YOU GO AROUND THE PIE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE LARGEST PORTION OF THE PIE IS ARTS AGENCY FUNDING.
WE'RE GOING TO BE INCREASING FUNDING FOR THOSE AGENCIES THIS YEAR.
THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, $300,000, IS MANAGING THOSE CONTRACTS FOR THOSE AGENCIES.
PUBLIC ART HAS $700,000 FOR STAFF AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS, SO CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE FUNDED SEPARATELY FROM THE STAFF AND THE MANAGEMENT.
THE FILM COMMISSION BUDGET, THAT PORTION OF THE BUDGET IS FOR THE FILM COMMISSION STAFF AND THE INCENTIVES.
THE DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDES SENTRO DEARTES, THE GALLERY, THE STAFF MANAGING THOSE, AS WELL AS OUR INITIATIVES FOR MUSIC AND THINGS LIKE THE FILM FESTIVALS AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
SO THIS SUMMER, PUBLIC ART SAN ANTONIO HOSTED SIX INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY MEETINGS WITH OVER 300 ATTENDEES AND I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR GETTING PEOPLE OUT TO THESE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOUR OFFICES PUT THE WORD OUT.
MANY OF YOU CAME OR SENT YOUR STAFF IF YOU COULDN'T MAKE IT, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU'LL COMING TO THOSE MEETINGS.
WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR CENTRAL SAN ANTONIO TEA PRODUCT, THAT'S THE DOWNTOWN RIVERWALK EXTENSION, THE 1968 EXTENSION THAT IS BETWEEN MARKET STREET AND COMMERCE OVER BY THE CONVENTION CENTER AND THE SHOPS AT RIVER CENTER.
WE WANT TO MAKE AN OUTDOOR AIR MUSEUM, BUT THAT OUTDOOR MUSEUM WILL CONNECT WITH ALL 10 COUNCIL DISTRICTS, SO THERE WILL BE PROJECTS IN EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICTS THAT CAN DEBUT AT THE T AND WE CAN SHARE THE CULTURE AND THE HERITAGE AND THE
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AUTHENTICITY OF THOSE DISTRICTS DOWNTOWN AND THEN BRING THOSE PROJECTS BACK HOME TO WHERE THEY ULTIMATELY LIVE IN THE DISTRICTS.SO THIS IS A CONNECTIVITY PROJECT.
WE UTILIZE OUR PREQUAILIFIED ARTISTS LISTS WHICH IS UPDATED ANNUALLY AND CAN ALSO BE ADDED TO AS NEEDED.
AGENCY FUNDING, WE HAVE -- WE'RE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT ARTS AGENCY FUNDING WITH PRIORITY BASED ON RESULTS OF THE SURVEY.
WE SURVEYED OVER 3,000 RESIDENTS, ARTS PATRONS AND VISITORS, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT -- WHAT THEY WANTED TO SEE MORE OF IN SAN ANTONIO.
WE HAD EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT THAT RESULTED IN NEW EQUITY FUNDING AND A CATEGORY FOR CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC AGENCIES TO GET AN EXTRA BOOST OF FUNDING.
WE PUT IN SAFEGUARDS FOR INCREASES AND DECREASES FOR AGENCIES AND A PHASE-IN FOR NEW AGENCIES, AND RESULTS OF THIS EFFORT IS THAT 83% OF THE AGENCIES WILL BE RECEIVING AN INCREASE THIS YEAR.
WITH ALL THIS EXTRA MONEY FOR OUR AGENCIES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO IS WE DID AN RFP.
SMU DATA ARTS RESPONDED TO THAT RFP AND WE OVER PARTNERING -- WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THEM TO DEVELOP -- WE'RE GOING TO USE THEIR SYSTEM.
THEIR SYSTEM PROVIDES FOR DATA-DRIVEN INVESTMENTS, IT ALLOWS THE CITY TO GET A FUNDER'S REPORT PER AGENCY THAT TELLS US ABOUT FINANCIAL ACTIVITY, STAFFING, PROGRAM REPORTS, ATTENDANCE, MARKETING EFFORTS, AND THEN AFTER TWO OR THREE YEARS IN THE SYSTEM, YOU'LL HAVE A TREND ANALYSIS.
WHAT THAT DOES FOR US IS ALLOWS CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK AT RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN A MORE DATA-DRIVEN WAY AND COME BACK AND SAY, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO SPEND OUR MONEY ON.
THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD INVEST IN TO MAKE SAN ANTONIO GREATER.
AND THEN THE AGENCIES WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO COMPARE THEMSELVES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
FOR INSTANCE, THE SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT SYMPHONIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND DETERMINE HOW CAN WE MATCH OR DO BETTER THAN THOSE OTHER SIM SYMPHONIES? THE SMU DATA ARTS SYSTEM IS USED IN 91 CITIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY INCLUDING LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, D.C. AND HOUSTON.
AND JUST TO RECAP, THIS IS ALL A PART OF THE CULTURAL PLAN THAT STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN I BECAME INTERIM DIRECTOR OF ARTS AND CULTURE, WITH THE FILM TRAVELER STEEJIC PLAN THAT'S UNDERWAY, THE CENTER DEARTES RIGHT NOW WITH THE EXHIBIT THAT'S GOING GANG BUSTER RIGHT NOW.
YOU NEED TO GO SEE IT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT ALREADY.
UPDATING OF THE AGENCY FUNDING GUIDELINES THIS YEAR, THE PUBLIC ARTS POLICIES THIS YEAR, THE MUSIC PLAN HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND WILL BE -- WE'LL BE WORKING TO IMPLEMENT THAT PLAN NEXT YEAR.
BUT OUR PLANNING EFFORTS UNDER CUL-TU-ART WITH CULTURAL DISTRICTS AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PARTNERING WITH ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS, PARTICULARLY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENTS, WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE OF HIS FORRIC PRESERVATION, -- HISTORIC PRESERVATION, VISIT SAN ANTONIO IS ANOTHER PARTNER IN THAT EFFORT TO LOOK AT WHAT IS THE VIABILITY OF THE CITY SUPPORTING CULTURAL DISTRICTS SO WE CAN BRING MORE VISITORS TO -- ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT YOU SAW HERE, WE WANT TO BRING ALL OF THEM TO SAN ANTONIO SO WE HAVE MORE MONEY FOR THE ARTS.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, DEBBIE.
AND I THINK NEXT WE HAVE WORLD HERITAGE?
>> SCULLEY: YES, COLLEEN SWAIN IS GOING TO PRESENT ON WORLD HERITAGE.
LET ME JUST MENTION THAT THIS BUDGET, WHILE WE HAVE FOCUSED SO FAR ON OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX-SUPPORTED DEPARTMENTS, THE WORLD HERITAGE DEPARTMENT IS SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL FUND, AND, OF COURSE, IS MANAGING OUR WORK PLAN FOR ADVERTISING AND WORKING THROUGH THE BUSINESS AND LAND USE RELATED ISSUES ASSOCIATED AND ADJACENT TO OUR WORLD HERITAGE MISSIONS, ALL FIVE OF THEM.
SO COLLEEN IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
AND, OF COURSE, OUR HOT TAX HAS FOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS, AS WAS DISCUSSED, THE CONVENTION CENTER, VISIT SAN ANTONIO, THE ARTS PROGRAMS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION WILL BE COVERED NEXT WEEK ON TUESDAY, SO SHANNON MILLER WILL BE HERE THEN TO TALK
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ABOUT THAT.BUT OF THE HOT TAX, NO MORE THAN 15% OF THE REVENUES CAN BE USED FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, NO MORE THAN 15% FOR ARTS, AND WE DO THAT FOR BOTH OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS.
THE BALANCE IS SPLIT BETWEEN THE CONVENTION CENTER ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS VISIT SAN ANTONIO.
SO WE'LL HEAR FROM WORLD HERITAGE.
IT REALLY IS CONNECTED TO THOSE WHO HAVE JUST SPOKEN, AND THAT'S WHY WE GROUPED THEM AS WE DID TODAY.
BUT, AGAIN, THIS -- IN AUDIO] I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT DISTINCTION FOR YOU THIS AFTERNOON.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR PRO TEM VIAGRAN AND CITY COUNCIL.
I'M COLLEEN SWAIN AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO TIME TO PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR OFFICE, THE WORK WE DO AND OUR PROPOSED BUDGET.
WE HAVE FOUR FULL-TIME POSITIONS AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE, IF YOU'LL COME UP.
I'M COUNTED AS ONE OF THE THOSE.
RILEY MUNOZ IS OUR SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER AND THEN BLANCH MENDOZA IS OUR SPECIAL FACILITIES OPERATIONS COORDINATOR.
AND WE ALL WORK VERY HARD AND WE'RE ALL VERY LUCKY THAT WE'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE DO.
SO WHY DO WE DO THE WORK THAT WE DO AND WHY ARE WE SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IT? IN 2015 THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS BECAME THE FIRST AND ONLY WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN TEXAS.
THEN IN 2017, WE BECAME THE SECOND UNESCO CREATIVE CITY IN TEXAS, BUT THE FIRST IN GASTRONOMY IN TEXAS.
BOTH DESIGNATIONS SERVE TO INCREASE OUR LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS OF NOT ONLY OUR MISSIONS BUT OF OUR RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE THAT OUR VISITORS WANT TO COME SEE.
SAN ANTONIO IS A CROSSROADS OF BOTH GEOGRAPHY, FAUNA, CIVILIZATIONS AND CULTURE AND IT'S THIS CONFLUENCE THAT HAS MADE US THE CITY WE ARE TODAY AND GARNERED THIS RECOGNITION.
AND BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS STATUS CAN BE A CATALYST OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE, OUR OFFICE WORKS TO NOT ONLY PROMOTE THESE DESIGNATIONS BUT ALSO IMPLEMENT THE WORK PLAN THAT WAS DEVELOPED WITH COMMUNITY INPUT WHILE MANAGING AND PROGRAMMING THE HISTORIC SPANISH GOVERNOR'S PALACE AND MISSION MARQUEE.
AND WE DO THIS WORK TO MAXIMIZE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE DESIGNATIONS WHILE ENHANCING THE EXPERIENCE FOR RESIDENTS FIRST AND THEN NATURALLY, OUR VISITORS.
AND THROUGH THIS WORK WE WILL HELP CREATE SAN ANTONIO'S VISION OF PROSPERITY FOR OUR DIVERSE, VIBRANT, AND HISTORIC COMMUNITY.
AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF OUR WORK IS PUBLIC OUTREACH.
THE POSITIONS THAT WORK PRIMARILY ON THE WORK PLAN ARE, WE HAVE THREE.
MYSELF, ROGELIO MUNOZ, AND THE CURRENT VACANT MANAGEMENT ANALYST.
BLANCH MENDOZA, SHE IS THE FACILITY OPERATIONS COORDINATOR AND SHE OVERSEES THE STELLAR PROGRAMMING AT MISSION MARQUEE AND MANAGES THE SPANISH GOVERNOR'S PALACE.
WE ADDED THE UNESCO GASTRONOMY DESIGNATION TO OUR WORK.
BECAUSE WE ARE A SMALL OFFICE, PARTNERSHIPS ARE KEY.
I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE COMPLETED THIS YEAR AND THE PARTNERSHIPS.
THIS YEAR WE COMPLETED THE LARGE AREA REZONING FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE, OUR WORLD HERITAGE AREA.
THIS WAS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE WORK PLAN AND WE HAD PARTNERSHIP WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND, OF COURSE, WITH OUR COUNCIL OFFICE AS WELL.
IN COORDINATION WITH OUR OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION WE LAUNCHED THE LEGACY BUSINESS PROGRAM AND THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION MAINTAIN THE LIST.
BUT IF YOU ARE IN THE WORLD HERITAGE BUFFER ZONE OR TWO MILE RADIUS OF THE MISSIONS THEN YOU QUALIFY FOR THE MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY OUR DEPARTMENT.
AT THIS TIME WE HAVE SEVEN POTENTIAL GRANTEES WE'RE WORKING WITH AND COST ESTIMATES ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS.
ITSD WILL COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION VISITORS TO OUR MOBILE RESPONSIVE SITE, WORLD HERITAGESA.COM PROVIDES AUDIO TOURS AND MAPS.
WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SOME MONEY BY TRANSFERRING THEIR CELL PHONE TOURS TO OUR AUDIO TOURS.
AND SO THIS FREES UP SOME FUNDING FOR THEM TO DO SOME OTHER THINGS AT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE THEY NEED TO DO.
FROM THE MOBILE RESPONSIVE WEBSITE WE'RE GETTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
AND IT'S THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE
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IS STEADILY INCREASING.THE TOP THREE COUNTRIES THAT ARE USING IT ARE THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND DENMARK.
AND THE TOP PAGE VISITED IN THE FIRST PART OF THE YEAR IS THE GETTING HERE PAGE.
SO THEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ARTS AND CULTURE WE COMPLETED THE MURALS UNDER U.S. 90 AND WE'RE BEGINNING WORK ON THE PEDESTRIAN LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING.
AND WE ARE DEVELOPING A BROCHURE TO TELL THE STORY OF THE ARTIST AND THE 76 VIGNETTES THAT ARE FEATURED HERE.
WE ALSO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE OUR WORLD HERITAGE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.
AND IF YOU'RE FREE AUGUST 30TH WE'RE HAVING AN EVENT FOR WORLD HERITAGE AMBASSADORS ONLY AT MISSION SAN JUAN THAT INCLUDES AN ACEQUIA DEMONSTRATION, TOUR OF THE MISSION, AND A TALK WITH THE FOOD BANK ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE PARTNERING WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO REJUVENATE THE FARM AND GROW PRODUCE THERE AGAIN.
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, WE'RE HAVING OUR THIRD ANNUAL WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL NEXT WEEK, GO TO WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL.ORG FOR THE LIST OF EVENTS.
AND I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY THAT WE ARE A UNESCO CREATED CITY OF GASTRONOMY.
THIS WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.
I BELIEVE JOHNNY HERNANDEZ IS THE FOOD, HERE TODAY, AND HE WAS ONE OF THE DRIVING FORCES.
ELIZABETH JOHNSON, THE GREATER CHAMBER, EDIBLE SAN ANTONIO, AND THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, CLAUDIA GARRETT, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
AND THEN I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MENTION OUR FACILITIES.
WE INCREASED ANNUAL ATTENDANCE BY 12.7%.
WE'VE GONE FROM 44 EVENTS THE PREVIOUS YEAR -- ACTUALLY IN FY16 WE HAD 33 EVENTS.
AND NEXT YEAR PROMISES TO BE EVEN MORE PACKED WITH EVENTS BECAUSE OF ALL OUR PARTNERSHIPS.
AND THEN IN THE 2017 BOND WE ARE COMPLETING WORK ON THE GREEN ROOM.
THIS IS A DRESSING ROOM WITH RESTROOMS AND SHOWERS FOR PERFORMERS AND ARTISTS.
THEN SPANISH GOVERNOR'S PALACE IS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.
THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO HOST THE KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN.
AND WE DID SEVERAL UPGRADES TO THE SPANISH GOVERNOR'S PALACE.
AND WE WANT TO THANK BUILDING EQUIPMENT SERVICES, PARKS AND RECREATION, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FOR HELPING US PREPARE FOR THAT VISIT.
AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR FULL-TIME POSITIONS.
AND WE'VE ADDED THE UNESCO CREATIVE CITY OF GASTRONOMY DESIGNATION.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT A MORE ROBUST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE WORK PLAN AS WELL AS FOCUS ON THIS DESIGNATION.
SO WE ARE REQUESTING THE ADDITION OF AN EXISTING POSITION TO THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.
SOME OF THE THINGS WE'D LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR NEXT YEAR INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURE.
AGAIN, WITH TRANSPORTATION AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WE HAVE BEGUN THE COMMUNITY MEETING PROCESS FOR OUR 2017 BOND PROJECTS.
FOR TRANSPORTATION, WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS TO THE MISSIONS.
VIA VIVA IS FREQUENT AND AFFORDABLE DAILY SERVICE.
WE HAVE DONE EVENTS TO HELP PROMOTE THAT WITH THE PROFESSIONAL TOUR GUIDE ASSOCIATION.
AND THE RIDERSHIP THERE CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
THEY HAVE SERVED 115,000 PASSENGERS.
AND THIS APRIL THEY HAD A 40% INCREASE OVER LAST APRIL.
AND WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE A TOUR FOR THE CITY PARKS ALLIANCE BOARD ENTIRELY ON THE VIA VIVA MISSIONS ROUTE.
IF YOU HAVE A GROUP THAT'S AN EASY WAY TO SEE ALL FIVE MISSIONS.
BEAUTIFICATION, IN PARTNER WITH CPS WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM ON UNDERGROUND UTILITIES.
WE COMPLETED TEN ART PROJECTS WITH ARTS AND CULTURE, AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH PEDESTRIAN, LANDSCAPING, AND LIGHTING UNDER U.S. 90, AND WE'RE HOSTING A PUBLIC MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 24 AT THE ROOSEVELT CLUBHOUSE.
AND WE'D LIKE TO DEVELOP A BROCHURE AND WEBSITE TO PROMOTE THAT ART PIECE AND THE 76 VIGNETTES OF THEIR STORY.
SIGNAGE AND WAYFINDING, WE HAVE $5 MILLION IN THE BOND FOR COMPREHENSIVE SIGNING AND WAYFINDING PACKAGE, AND WE'LL BEGIN THAT WORK THIS YEAR.
WE WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE AN RFP FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF THE WORLD HERITAGE TRAIL BANNERS.
AS I MENTIONED, WE LAUNCHED THE LEGACY BUSINESS MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM.
WE HAVE THE MOBILE RESPONSIVE WEBSITE AND FREE WI-FI.
I WANT TO CONTINUE TO ASSIST EXISTING AND FUTURE BUSINESSES WITH THEIR GOALS.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE WORLD HERITAGE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.
AND THEN AS SOON AS THIS THIRD ANNUAL WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL IS OVER, WE'LL START PLANNING FOR 2019.
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HAS INFORMED US THAT THE NEW QUARTER WILL BE RELEASED DURING THE 2019
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WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL.AND THEN IN COORDINATION WITH OUR PARTNERS, VISIT SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY AND THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY, WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON A VISITOR EXPERIENCE SURVEY TO BENCHMARK AND MEASURE OUR PROGRESS.
THEN AGAIN, FINALLY, WE HAVE COMPLETED THE LARGE AREA REZONING.
HOWEVER, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND BE A LIAISON AND THEN WE ARE A FUNDING PARTNER FOR THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION'S MISSION HISTORIC MANUAL THAT THEY'LL COMPLETE THIS YEAR.
SO OUR OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE RESIDENT AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE BY CONTINUING TO IMPLEMENT THE COMPONENTS OF THE WORLD HERITAGE WORK PLAN.
AGAIN, THIS IS A COLLABORATION OF NOT JUST CITY DEPARTMENTS BUT MANY PARTNERS.
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY, AND JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, ONE OF THE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAD WAS AT MISSION SAN JUAN.
WE PARTNER WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND LOS MISSIONS TO INSTALL SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND AN ALARM.
AND IF THOSE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED THEY WOULD NOT HAVE CAUGHT THE FOLKS WHO HAD DONE THE TAGGING.
SO BECAUSE THEY UPGRADED THAT, THEY WERE ABLE TO CATCH THEM.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO MANAGE AND PROGRAM OUR HISTORIC FACILITIES.
AND WITH THE ADDITION OF A POSITION WE HOPE TO FINALIZE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC WORK PLAN FOR CREATIVE CITIES.
AND AN ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT STUDY FOR THE CULINARY INDUSTRY IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND THIS WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY BENCHMARKS AND TO FULLY DEVELOP THAT PROGRAM.
AND SO WITH THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION.
>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, SHERYL.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PRESENTED HERE.
IF I COULD FIRST TAKE A MOMENT.
CAN I HAVE ALL OF THOSE WHO PRESENTED TODAY TO JUST STAND UP HERE, PLEASE? ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS TO STAND UP HERE, PLEASE? I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK AT THIS AND HONOR THIS AND KNOW WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW.
SO I'M VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AS A CITY.
AS MAYOR PRO TEM TODAY I'M ACTUALLY EVEN PROUDER.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: GOOD JOB, EVERYONE.
I DID WANT TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
FIRST ONE, SO DEBBIE, I WANTED TO START OFF WITH SOME QUESTIONS TO YOU.
FIRST, I WANTED TO THANK YOU BECAUSE OF HOW YOU KEPT MENTIONING OUR OWN DEPARTMENT CURATED EVENTS.
AND I HAVE TO THANK YOU BECAUSE WHAT YOUR TEAM DOES, THE TALENT THAT YOUR TEAM HAS TO CURATE ALL OF THIS ART IS VERY IMPRESSIVE AND I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT LOCAL TALENT THAT WE GET TO ENJOY ALMOST EVERY DAY HERE AT THE CITY IN OUR BUILDING .
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING.
SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.
I DO HAVE FIRST SOME QUESTIONS FOR PATRICIA.
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HOT TAX AND IN THE SPORTS FACILITIES DEPARTMENT.
BY THE WAY, WELCOME, PATRICIA.
IF YOU CAN TALK TO ME ABOUT THE DEBT SERVICE.
AND IS THE DEBT SERVICE, HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR? WAS IT $3.3 MILLION LAST YEAR AS WELL? OR WAS IT 2.5? I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW MUCH THE DEBT SERVICE WAS?
YOU'RE REFERRING TO BASICALLY THE HOT TAX COLLECTION RELATED TO THE 2%?
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: SO IN FY18 HOW MUCH WAS IT? THIS YEAR IT'S 3.3.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILWOMAN.
LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT ON THAT DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT THAT YOU SAW TODAY.
THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT IS AROUND $24 MILLION FOR THE EXPANSION AND THE DEBT THAT WE ISSUED.
WHAT WE DO IS WE USE, PATRICIA MENTIONED THE 2% HOT TAX.
WE USE SOME OTHER FUNDING STREAMS THAT WE HAVE.
AND THEN WHATEVER THE DIFFERENCES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THAT DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT WE TAKE THAT AMOUNT OUT OF THE 7-CENT HOT FUND.
SO THIS YEAR IT WAS 3.1, ROUGHLY, 3.3.
IT WAS AROUND 2 -- DO YOU HAVE IT? YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CONVENTION CENTER, NOT THE ALAMODOME?
>> SO I THINK IT WAS AROUND 2.5.
SO IT'S UP SLIGHTLY FROM LAST YEAR IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH WE'RE TAKING FROM THE 7-CENT FUND TO PAY FOR THAT DEBT.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: AND IT'S UP SLIGHTLY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE'VE --
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ON THE CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION IT WAS 2.2 GOING TO 2.95.
THAT BOND ISSUE THAT WE DID WAS TO DO TWO THINGS.
IT FUNDED THE CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION AT $325 MILLION.
AND THEN WE REFINANCED ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING HOT REVENUE BONDS.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DEBT OUTSTANDING IS A LITTLE OVER HALF A BILLION DOLLARS.
THAT DEBT SERVICE STRUCTURE CLIMBS OVER TIME.
SO IT FOLLOWS THE GROWTH OF THE HOT TAX, ESSENTIALLY.
SO EVERY YEAR WE REEVALUATE HOW MUCH WE NEED TO TAKE FROM THE 7-CENT HOT FUND IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT OBLIGATION.
THE OTHER THING THAT HELPS IS DEPENDING ON HOW THE REVENUES OF THE ALAMODOME ARE DOING, THE CONVENTION CENTER CONCESSIONS, ALL OF THAT IS FACTORED IN THERE AS WELL.
ON THE ALAMODOME AND THE ALAMODOME IMPROVEMENTS, YOU HAD ON THERE $2 MILLION.
WHAT ARE Y'ALL ANTICIPATING THEN TO BE THE AMOUNT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ALAMODOME FOR THE NEXT FINAL FOUR?
>> SCULLEY: APPROXIMATELY $25 MILLION.
AND THAT'S TO ELEVATORS, TAKE A LOOK AT THE ESCALATORS, ADA IMPROVEMENTS.
IT WAS ONE OF THE ISSUES WE DISCUSSED WITH THE NCAA WHEN WE MADE THE PRESENTATION FOR THE AWARD IN 2025.
WE HAVE TO DO TO THE SEATING FOR DISABILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
AND ALSO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SUITES BY 12.
WE HAVE 58 TODAY AND WE NEED TO GET TO 70 TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE FINAL FOURS.
AND THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL ALSO HELP US WITH OTHER EVENTS THAT WE RECRUIT.
WE USED THE DOME -- THIS PAST YEAR IT WAS USED MORE THAN 120 TIMES DURING THE YEAR.
WE THINK ABOUT IT FOR MAJOR EVENTS BUT IT IS USED REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLIES FOR MAJOR CONVENTIONS COMING TO SAN ANTONIO THAT NEED SEATING FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: SO THE $2 MILLION, THAT'S COMING FROM WHICH FUND?
>> WE HAVE APPROPRIATED THAT FROM THE CAPITAL REDEMPTION FUND.
WE DID THE CONVENTION CENTER BOND ISSUE.
ONCE WE GO THROUGH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR VSA, ARTS, HISTORY AND PRESERVATION AND WHATEVER IS LEFT -- AND IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY TO DO REALLY TWO THINGS.
TO ADDRESS CAPITAL NEEDS WITHIN BOTH OF THOSE FACILITIES, THE CONVENTION CENTER AND THE ALAMODOME.
BECAUSE AS BOTH OF THOSE FACILITIES AGE THERE ARE MAJOR COMPONENTS WE HAVE TO REPLACE.
BUT AT SOME POINT WE WOULD LOOK AT DIFFUSING SOME OF THE DEBT EARLY.
AS WE WORK ON THIS WE'VE GOT ABOUT $25 MILLION THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RELATED TO THE NCAA BID.
BUT THERE'S ALSO THINGS THAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT, THE ASSESSMENT THAT'S BEING DONE OF BOTH BUILDINGS, MAJOR COMPONENTS, MAJOR ISSUES.
WE'LL BUILD THAT INTO THE PROGRAM AS WELL SO THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF BOTH BUILDINGS.
IN YOUR PRESENTATIONS YOU SAID ABOUT 74% EXHIBIT HALL USE.
WHAT IS THE COMP? WHAT IS OUR COMP? WHAT DO WE HAVE THAT TO COMPARE TO? IS THAT ON MARKET OR ARE WE BELOW? ARE WE ON TARGET OR WHAT?
>> IS ACTUALLY, THAT'S ABOVE MOST CONVENTION CENTERS.
IF YOU GET TO 70% OCCUPANCY THAT'S DOING REALLY, REALLY WELL.
BECAUSE YOU'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE MOVE IN, MOVE OUT DATES.
AND SO, YES, COMPARED TO OUR COMPETITIVE SET, THAT'S ABOVE.
AND I'M VERY HAPPY THAT YOU ALL ARE WORKING TOGETHER WITH VISIT SAN ANTONIO TO LOOK AT THE PAY RATE STUDY PLAN.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE.
FOR CASSANDRA MATA AND VISIT SAN ANTONIO, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS COMPLETELY TIED TOGETHER.
EVERYONE IS WORKING AND PARTNERING AND DEPENDENT UPON ONE ANOTHER, AND THAT'S WHY I'M GLAD ALL OF YOU ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE THAT WE HAVE HERE.
ON THE VISIT SAN ANTONIO SIDE I DID HAVE A QUESTION.
YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THE INDUSTRY TRENDS, THE PERSONAL, UNIQUE, AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES, AND I'M VERY AWARE OF THAT.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK LISA, WHO IS HERE AS WELL, WHO IS THE PRESENT C.E.O. OF THE
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SAN ANTONIO LODGING ASSOCIATION WHO IS WORKING TO GET ALL THOSE CONTRACTS OR PETITIONS SIGNED.THE PERSONAL UNIQUE AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES, HOW ARE WE WORKING ON THAT? BECAUSE I ALSO, IN THE GREAT LITTLE PRESENTATIONS OF THE VISITORS THAT WERE HERE, I HEARD THEM SAY THE PEARL AND I HEARD THEM SAY THE RIM.
BUT I DIDN'T HEAR THEM SAY TO THE EAST SIDE TO THE WEST SIDE OR TO THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OR TO THOSE AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: SO THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIND THAT? BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE WANTS TO TRY TO TAKE AWAY OUR TACO -- THE BEST TACOS IN TEXAS TITLE.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO INCORPORATE THAT IN THESE AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES?
>> I THINK A COUPLE OF THINGS.
WE ALREADY ARE, WHEN WE ARE DOING OUR PR PITCHES AROUND THE WORLD.
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE IN THE DESTINATION AND THEY WANT TO COVER SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE NEW.
I WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IN A COUPLE OF WAYS.
ANNUALLY WE TRY TO GO TO EACH OF YOUR DISTRICTS AND DO TOURS TO LEARN WHAT MIGHT BE THOSE HIDDEN JEWELS IN YOUR AREAS.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
WE ARE SHARING THESE TRENDS WITH OUR PARTNERS.
BECAUSE THERE MAY BE -- LET'S TAKE SEA WORLD SAN ANTONIO.
THEY CAN, THEMSELVES, PROVIDE AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE WITHIN THAT ATTRACTION, AND THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT'S NO LONGER WATCHING A SHOW.
IT'S ABOUT INTERACTIONS AND TAKING AWAY SOMETHING MORE.
SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE TWO-FOLD.
IT'S REALLY DEVELOPING KNOWING WHAT THOSE HIDDEN JEWELS ARE AROUND OUR CITY AND PROMOTING THAT.
AND WE ARE INTEGRATING THAT WITHIN ALL OF OUR PR, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND WE CAN TELL A LOT OF DIFFERENT STORIES TO THOSE INDIVIDUAL PERSONAS IN A DIGITAL PLATFORM MUCH EASIER THAN JUST A BROAD BASE PRINT.
SO WE WILL BE INTEGRATING THAT.
THERE'S A LOT MORE TO THE DESTINATION.
I MEAN, YOU LOOK AT SOUTH SIDE.
YOU LOOK AT WHAT CAN EXTEND A STAY, TALKING ABOUT THE MISSION REACH.
A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN NOW HAVE THAT ACTIVE EXPERIENCE, WHETHER IT'S RENTING A KAYAK, BEING ON A BICYCLE.
AND THERE'S JUST SO MANY OTHER THINGS TO DO.
SO WE'RE IDENTIFYING THOSE THAT CAN MAKE EITHER A HALF DAY OR A FULL DAY AND EXTEND THEIR STAY.
ON SLIDE 23 I GUESS IT IS, ON YOUR REVENUE BUDGET.
IS THAT WHERE THE MEMBERSHIP IS, ON SLIDE 23?
>> TO DATE WE HAVE OVER 300 MEMBERS, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH NETTING CLOSE TO 400,000 IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE.
WE HOPE IN THE SECOND YEAR -- SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE LAUNCHED OUR MEMBERSHIP MODEL JANUARY OF '18, SO IT WASN'T A FULL FISCAL YEAR.
SO OUR GOAL ULTIMATELY IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS IS TO BE 690, 650 MEMBERS.
AND WE HOPE THE REVENUE FROM THAT WOULD BE ABOUT A MILLION.
THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT YOU'RE SEEING -- WE HAVE CO-OPS AND WE PARTNER WITH DIFFERENT PARTNERS.
IF PEOPLE ARE SEEKING CERTAIN TYPE OF NEED PERIODS AND AS WE GO TO DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS TO PROMOTE THE CITY, WE'LL PARTNER WITH VARIOUS BUSINESSES THAT ARE WANTING TO GET INTO THAT MARKETPLACE AS WELL.
AND WE POOL OUR FUNDS TOGETHER.
THE OTHERS, OF COURSE WE DO EVENTS AND THERE'S SOME ANCILLARY, BUT A LOT OF THAT IS THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: AND JUST ALSO FOR THE RECORD, I KNOW VISIT SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN STRATEGIC IN REALLY REACHING OUT AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH PARTNERS ALL OVER TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE HAVE VISITORS COMING TO SAN ANTONIO THAT EVERY SINGLE PARTNER, IF IT'S MILITARY, IF IT'S BIOMED SA, WE ALL GET A TOUCH ON THERE TO GET SOME INFORMATION.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: FINALLY, FOR WORLD HERITAGE, COLLEEN.
ONLY THAT I KNOW YOU ALL ARE DOING A LOT OF WORK AND GREAT WORK.
THANK YOU FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS WORK PLAN AND THIS WORK PLAN IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING.
IT'S NOT JUST SITTING ON THE SHELF.
AND ON THE WORK PLAN WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BEAUTIFICATION, IS THIS INFORMATIONAL GUIDE FOR ART INSTALLATIONS, THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE ALL OF THE ART THAT'S BEEN PUT UP BY THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER FOUNDATION? BECAUSE THERE'S SOME REALLY PHENOMENAL PIECES OF ART ALONG THE MISSION REACH.
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WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR TEN PIECES BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO THEM TO SEE HOW WE CAN PARTNER TO DO THAT.
ONE OF THE IDEAS WE THOUGHT ABOUT DOING -- I DO MURAL BIKE RIDES, AND YOU CAN DO THAT ON THE SOUTH SIDE RIGHT NOW.
AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD PROBABLY PUT TOGETHER VERY EASILY IN A BROCHURE .
I CAN PUT TOGETHER A TOUR FOR YOU WHERE TO EAT, WHERE TO BIKE.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS ON THE SOUTH SIDE AS WELL.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: SO YOU ALL HEARD THAT YOU CAN DO THAT RIGHT NOW ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
AND I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE A PART OF OUR WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL AS WELL AS THIS SATURDAY AT MISSION MARQUEE PLAZA.
ALL MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, REALLY, IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN THERE, I'M LOOKING AT YOU, COUNCILMAN BROCKHOUSE, TO BE OUT THERE.
THEY'RE PLAYING "FERDINAND" THIS SATURDAY.
SO PLEASE COME OUT THERE AND YOU WILL BE ABSOLUTELY IMPRESSED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE OUT THERE ENJOYING THEMSELVES.
AND I DO HAVE TO GIVE THANKS TO ROGELIO AND BLANCH WHO DO A LOT OF WORK AND WHO ARE THERE UNTIL 8:00 A.M. ON SATURDAYS UNTIL 10:00 P.M. SATURDAY NIGHT WORKING HARD.
SO THEY DO A LOT OF HARD WORK.
AND WITH THAT, COUNCILMAN PERRY.
WHEN IS THAT GOING TO BE DONE?
>> SO WE JUST BROUGHT THE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU ALL APPROVED, WHICH GAVE US KIND OF THE GO AHEAD, IF YOU WILL, TO GO OUT AND PETITION, GET THE PETITIONS FROM THE HOTELS.
THE SAN ANTONIO HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION, THEY HAVE BEEN TAKING THAT LEAD ROLE AND ACTIVELY REACHING OUT TO ALL THE HOTEL OWNERSHIPS IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
AND MOST CITIES, MOST OF THE TEXAS CITIES IT TOOK THEM I THINK A FULL YEAR JUST TO GET ALL THE PETITIONS.
I WOULD TELL YOU WE WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK IN FRONT OF COUNCIL BEFORE THE END OF 2018 OR FIRST PART OF 2019 AND HOPEFULLY HAVE ALL THAT DONE SO THERE WOULD BE COLLECTIONS IN MAYBE SPRING OF 2019.
WELL, THAT TRANSITIONS REALLY WELL TO MY NEXT QUESTION.
SLIDE 23 SHOWS YOUR REVENUE BUDGET THERE.
SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO GO AHEAD -- WE ARE STARTING TO DEVELOP A PLAN BUT THERE'S A LOT OF STEPS WITHIN THE TPID.
I KNOW SALA, THEY ARE ADMINISTERING THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
AND THE BOARD WILL BE -- IT WILL CONSIST OF THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TPID AND SO IT WILL BE MADE UP OF HOTELS.
THEY WILL PROVIDE DIRECTION AND WE WILL GIVE THEM THOUGHTS OF HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE THOSE WORKING DOLLARS.
AND THEN WE WOULD GET APPROVAL FROM THAT BOARD.
SO WE'VE BEEN DREAMING AND VISIT SAN ANTONIO ABOUT HOW THOSE DOLLARS WOULD BE USED.
BASED ON THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU ALL APPROVED, 90% OF THE FUNDS MUST GO TOWARDS SALES AND MARKETING EFFORTS.
BECAUSE THE ENTIRE FOUNDATION AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE TPID WAS TO DRIVE DEMAND TO SAN ANTONIO.
I WAS KIND OF HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT DONE, THIS IS A BUDGET.
THIS IS YOUR EXPECTED REVENUE COMING IN.
>> PERRY: AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS DONE IN 2019 SOMETIME, YOU'RE GOING TO GET SOME REVENUE.
I'D ACTUALLY LIKE FOR YOU TO GET BACK TO ME ON THAT OF WHAT THE EXPECTED REVENUE WILL BE BASED ON YOUR SCHEDULE OF WHEN YOU THINK THINGS ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING.
A LOT OF NEWS ABOUT WOLFF STADIUM, TOYOTA FIELD.
IN YOUR SLIDES I DIDN'T SEE -- YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE LEASES HERE.
WHAT AMOUNT OF MONEY ARE THOSE LEASES AND WHERE DOES THAT MONEY GO TO?
>> SO THAT GOES TO A SEPARATE OPERATING FUND.
THE LEASE WITH WOLFF STADIUM WE GET FACILITY RENTAL FROM THEM AS WELL AS TICKET FEE THAT GOES
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INTO WOLFF STADIUM RENOVATION FUND.I DON'T HAVE THE AMOUNT THAT IS IN EACH OF THOSE FUNDS, AND BASICALLY ONE FUND IS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BASEBALL STADIUM.
AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER FUND WHERE WE SPLIT IT UP 50/50, YOU KNOW THE FUNDS WE GET FROM THOSE.
I CAN GET YOU THE AMOUNTS ON THOSE FUNDS.
BUT BASICALLY IT'S FACILITY RENTAL AND TICKET FEE THAT IS GENERATED FROM THAT.
THAT GOES INTO THESE TWO FUNDS.
AND IT'S ANOTHER OPERATING FUND.
SO THAT MONEY IS KEPT AT WOLFF STADIUM?
SEPARATE FROM THE COMMUNITY AND VISITORS FACILITY FUND.
IT STAYS WITH THE FUND FOR WOLFF STADIUM.
IT DOESN'T GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
>> PERRY: BECAUSE I'VE NEVER REALLY SEEN THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IN THOSE THREE CATEGORIES.
WHERE DOES THAT MONEY GO, DOES IT STAY WITH THOSE FACILITIES?
>> SCULLEY: WE'LL GIVE YOU THE PAGE, 500-PAGE BUDGET BOOK.
BUT HAVING SAID THAT, AGAIN, A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE MISSIONS.
WHAT'S YOUR VISION FOR WOLFF STADIUM AND THE MISSIONS?
>> COUNCILMAN, SO THE MISSIONS, AS YOU KNOW, THEY'RE MOVING TO TRIPLE-A NEXT SEASON.
THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION.
THEY HAVE NOT MADE PROGRESS YET.
THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF ACTIVITY BUT THEY DON'T HAVE SOMETHING SIGNED.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO PLAY AT WOLFF STADIUM NEXT YEAR.
THERE WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE IT SUITABLE FOR TRIPLE-A.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER STANDARDS THAT THEY HAVE TO MEET.
SO THEY'RE DOING SOME RESEARCH NOW AND TAKING SOME BIDS AND LOOKING AT THAT.
WE'LL EVALUATE THAT WHEN THEY HAVE THE FINAL DOLLARS.
>> PERRY: WHEN YOU SAY THEY'RE LOOKING AT, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT TO WOLFF STADIUM, DOING IMPROVEMENTS?
AND THEY WILL BE MAINLY CLUBHOUSE-TYPE IMPROVEMENTS.
THERE'S SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THERE AS WELL.
>> PERRY: SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH -- WOULD THAT BE COMING OUT OF THIS FUND?
THAT'S WHAT THIS FUND IS FOR, TO BE ABLE TO DO THOSE KINDS OF IMPROVEMENTS.
IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT TAKING OUT OF THAT FUND.
HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE IN THIS FUND?
WELL, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE WE STAND ON, YOU KNOW, ARE THEY GOING TO STAY THERE PERMANENTLY OR LOOKING AT MOVING?
>> DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT AT THIS POINT.
>> RIGHT NOW THEY DON'T HAVE SOMETHING SECURED SO THEY'LL BE THERE FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO, AT A MINIMUM.
AND HOW ABOUT TOYOTA FIELD? WHERE ARE WE ON TOYOTA FIELD? WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THAT SOCCER TEAM IS GOING TO AUSTIN.
CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A DEAL WITH PRECOURT TO MOVE HIS COLUMBUS TEAM TO AUSTIN, SO THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THAT.
WE ARE TALKING WITH THE SPURS ABOUT NEXT STEPS FOR MLS.
THEY HAVE A LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH US.
I THINK IT'S A TOTAL OF 20 YEARS TO OCCUPY THAT STADIUM, AND THEY INTEND TO CONTINUE TO BE THERE FOR THE LIFE OF THAT.
>> PERRY: WITH THE CURRENT TEAM?
UNLESS SOMETHING COMES UP AND THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE ON TO MLS, BUT AT THIS POINT THAT LOOKS PRETTY UNLIKELY.
LET'S SEE, IN THE SLIDE 10 OH, WAIT.
IT'S THE ONE SHOWING THE 2018 AND 2019 BUDGETS.
CAN'T READ MY OWN HANDWRITING HERE.
WHAT WAS THAT FOR? THE INCREASE THERE? FROM '18 TO '19.
>> THE INCREASE OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET FROM 2018 TO 2019.
WHAT IS THAT $1.1 MILLION FOR?
>> THAT IS MADE UP OF SOME OF THE ENHANCEMENTS I TALKED ABOUT.
THE TEMPORARY MAINTENANCE WORKER
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POOL AS WELL AS THE FIVE SECURITY GUARDS, IN ADDITION TO SOME PERSONNEL AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE CONTRACTING INCREASES.I JUST LOOKED AT THE CLEANING AND CONTRACTED CREW AND THE SECURITY WAS ABOUT $500,000.
I DIDN'T SEE THE OTHER $600,000 INCREASE.
>> IT HAS TO DO, AGAIN, WITH THE PERSONNEL AND THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE CONTRACT INCREASES, SUCH AS OUR HONEYWELL SYSTEM, ELEVATOR, ESCALATOR AND NUMEROUS OTHER CONTRACTS AT THE CONVENTION CENTER TO MAINTAIN THE FACILITY.
>> COUNCILMAN, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ADD IN ADDITION TO THOSE INCREASES WE ALSO HAVE INCREASES IN THE COMPENSATION, LIKE PAY PLAN AND THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT THAT IS INCLUDED IN THERE AS WELL.
ON THE BUDGET FOR THE 2019 BUDGET.
WE HAVE THE PUBLIC ART SAN ANTONIO OF .7.
DOES THAT INCLUDE THE 1% OF THE PROJECT COST FOR THE BOND, THE 2017 BOND?
IT COMES OUT OF THE PROJECT FUNDS.
THE 1% IS HELD IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS.
AND THIS IS A PORTION OF THOSE DOLLARS THAT COME IN TO FOR THE STAFF PROJECT MANAGERS THAT OVERSEE.
WE HAVE SIX STAFF THAT OVERSEE OUR PUBLIC ART SAN ANTONIO PROGRAM.
AND THAT'S ONLY FOR THE STAFF.
AND THEN THE OPERATING COSTS OF THE DIVISION, LIKE PUBLIC ART AND MAINTENANCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> SO THE 1% IS ACTUALLY CARRIED IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
>> THAT MIGHT BE A MARIA OR JUSTINA QUESTION.
>> SCULLEY: WITH THE BOND PROGRAM IT'S 1% OF $850 MILLION.
>> PERRY: WE'RE NOT GOING TO SPEND THAT ALL IN '19.
>> PERRY: REALLY THAT'S PART OF OUR ART BUDGET, AS I SEE IT.
THAT OUGHT TO BE CAPTURED ON THIS SLIDE AS WELL, HOW MUCH ARE WE ACTUALLY BUDGETING FOR ART, YOU KNOW THE ACTUAL PROJECTS.
>> SCULLEY: WE'LL GET YOU THAT NUMBER FOR THIS YEAR.
SO THE THREE-YEAR FUNDING CYCLE.
>> IN THE NEW GUIDELINES IT WAS APPROVED TO MOVE FROM A TWO YEAR TO A THREE-YEAR FUNDING CYCLE FOR STABILITY OF THE AGENCIES.
AND IT WAS ALSO A BEST PRACTICE WHEN WE DID BENCHMARKING WITH OTHER CITIES.
THAT'S WHAT THE OTHER CITIES ARE TYPICALLY DOING FOR ARTS.
>> PERRY: BUT IS THERE ANYTHING IN THESE CONTRACTS, SAY IF NON-PERFORMANCE OR WHATEVER, TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE TO THE GOVERNMENT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO BE TRACKING THEM QUARTERLY AND THEY'LL BE PROVIDING QUARTERLY REPORTS ALONG WITH THEIR QUARTERLY INVOICES.
NOW, DO WE HAVE CITY STAFF OR YOUR STAFF OR ANYBODY ACTUALLY ATTENDING THESE PERFORMANCES AND GRADING THEM AS FAR AS, OKAY, ARE THEY REALLY MEETING WHAT THEIR PROPOSALS ARE SAYING AND WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING?
THEY EACH HAVE A PERFORMANCE PLAN AND WE'RE MONITORING THEIR PERFORMANCE PLAN BOTH WITH DESK REVIEWS AND SITE VISITS, NOT ONLY IN THE OFFICE BUT ALSO WITH THEIR PERFORMANCES OR WITH THEIR EXHIBITS.
AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC, DO WE GET ANY CUSTOMER FEEDBACK SAYING, YEAH, THAT WAS GREAT OR NAH IT WASN'T SO GREAT TYPE OF THING.
DO WE GET ANY CUSTOMER FEEDBACK?
>> WE DID OUR SURVEY THIS YEAR, THAT WAS A GENERAL SURVEY, BUT WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THE SMU DATA ARTS, IT REQUIRES THEM TO HAVE METRICS THAT THEY MEASURE.
EACH INDIVIDUAL AGENCY WILL HAVE DIFFERENT ONES BASED ON WHAT THEY DO.
BUT WE WILL BE TRACKING THAT MOVING FORWARD.
WE HAVE NOT TRACKED THAT IN THE PAST, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD TRACKING THEIR SURVEY RESULTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THEIR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION REPORTS AND THEIR MARKETING RESULTS AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LIKING THEM AND THAT KIND OF THING.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING NEW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.
I HOPE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE THOSE WITH US, WHAT THE CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE ART, THE PERFORMANCES, THAT KIND OF THING.
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SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET PORTION OF THE BUDGET FOR THE 2019 WE HAVE $1.5 MILLION FOR THE 2017 BOND PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC ART.
YOUR BUDGET SLIDE, ITUR WAS A SMALL AMOUNT FOR YOUR OFFICE BUDGET.
ALL OF THESE CARRY A PRICE TO THEM.
FOR EXAMPLE, UTILITY BURIAL, LANDSCAPING, ALL THESE.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY DOLLAR AMOUNTS ON THEM.
AND WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE IN THE BIG THICK BOOK THAT YOU'RE PROGRAMMING OR PLANNING FOR 2019.
>> THE BURIAL IS BEING COVERED BY CPS ENERGY.
THAT WAS AN AGREEMENT THAT WE REACHED WITH THEM TO ASSIST US WITH THE WORK PLAN.
AND THEN FOR THE PEDESTRIAN LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS UNDER U.S. 90, THAT IS FROM A PREVIOUS BOND.
I BELIEVE IT'S $800,000 IN THE 2012 BOND THAT WAS NOT USED FOR THE PRESA RAMPS.
AGAIN, EVERYTHING IS A PARTNERSHIP.
AND WE TRY AND LEVERAGE WITH OUR PARTNERS.
>> PERRY: AND WHERE ARE THOSE COSTS CAPTURED AT? IT'S NOT IN THE GENERAL FUND, THAT'S GREAT.
IF IT IS, ANY OF THESE ITEMS IF THEY ARE NOT GENERAL FUND I WOULD SURE LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT AND WHAT THE COST IS TO THE GENERAL FUND.
>> SCULLEY: COUNCILMAN, WE'LL GIVE YOU THE PAGE NUMBER FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET ON THOSE PROJECTS AS WELL.
IT'S A LOT OF CONNECTING THE DOTS.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> SANDOVAL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR PRO TEM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND TO ALL THE STAFF THAT'S HERE.
AND I WAS REALLY PROUD TO SEE FOUR WOMEN STANDING TOGETHER AT THE FRONT OF THE ROOM.
SO JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
IF WE COULD LOOK AT THE CONVENTION AND SPORTS FACILITIES.
IF I COULD JUST GET A CLARIFYING QUESTION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR THE VIDEO.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
SO $70.8 MILLION FROM HOT REVENUES AND HOT REVENUES AND THE 35% OF THAT IS A LITTLE OVER THE 15.1 THAT WE SEE BETWEEN SLIDES 9 AND 10.
AGAIN THE $17.8 MILLION GOES TO FUND ALL OF THOSE.
THE ARTS AND CULTURE, HISTORY AND PRESERVATION, VISIT SAN ANTONIO, AS WELL AS A PORTION OF THAT TO THE COMMUNITY AND VISITORS FACILITIES FUND.
AS I MENTIONED, THE MAJORITY OF OUR FUND IS SUPPORTED THROUGH CONVENTION CENTER AND ALAMODOME REVENUE, WHICH NEXT YEAR IS PROJECTED TO BE $31 MILLION.
AND WE'RE GETTING SUPPLEMENTED THE REMAINDER BY THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
THAT SLIDE DOESN'T SEEM TO MATCH THE ONE I HAVE.
I HAVE CONVENTION AND SPORTS FACILITY DEPARTMENT.
THAT'S MY SLIDE? THERE YOU GO.
SO THAT ONE SAYS 35% FOR -- THAT WOULD BE 35% OF THE $70 MILLION? THAT'S $24 MILLION .
WHEN WE DO THE CALCULATION FOR THE ALLOCATIONS FOR THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WE HAVE TO TAKE OUT THE DEBT FIRST.
WE HAVE TO PAY THE DEBT FIRST AND THEN WE DO THE ALLOCATIONS.
AND THEN IN ADDITION TO WHAT PATRICIA COVERED IN HER BUDGET WE ALSO HAVE FUNDED OUT OF THE
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HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, HOSTING OBLIGATIONS THAT ARE ALSO MANAGED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT THAT PATRICIA MANAGES BUT NOT IN HER OPERATING BUDGET BUT THEY ARE PART OF THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.BUT IT ONLY COMES OUT OF THE CONVENTION VISITORS FUND.
IT DOESN'T COME OUT OF THE OTHER PARTS, THE OTHER 35? THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
AND THEN I HAD -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PATRICIA.
JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR DEBBIE.
YOU'VE DONE A LOT SINCE YOU'VE TAKEN THIS POSITION.
COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CORRIDOR PROGRAM THAT'S COMING IN 2019?
THE PLAN, AS A PART OF THE CUL-TU-ART PLAN WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT WHAT IS THE CITY'S ROLE IN CULTURAL DISTRICTS.
AND THAT WOULD BE A COORDINATED EFFORT WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS LIKE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WHO IS ALREADY DOING THIS S.A.
TOMORROW PLAN, WITH TCI WHO HAS THE BOND PROGRAM AND DIFFERENT PROJECTS THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING THROUGHOUT THIS CITY.
WITH HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND THEIR WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING ON CULTURAL HISTORIC DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS WITH VISIT SAN ANTONIO TO LOOK AT -- AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS WELL TO SEE HOW WE CAN GROW THOSE CORRIDORS, CULTURAL DISTRICTS.
SAN FRANCISCO HAS ABOUT A DOZEN CULTURAL DISTRICTS.
WHEN SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS THEMSELVES THEY MARKET THOSE DISTRICTS AS UNIQUE DESTINATIONS FOR PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING AUTHENTIC THAT'S UNIQUE TO THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DEVELOP FOR SAN ANTONIO.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SESSIONS AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO SEE WHAT IS ALREADY IN PLACE THAT COULD SUPPORT SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO LET'S JUST IMAGINE THAT MAYBE BROADWAY MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING --
>> IF THERE'S A BOND PROJECT, PERHAPS THAT BOND PROJECT COULD INCLUDE SIGNAGE FOR THE STREETS THAT HAS INSIGNIA DESIGNATING THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT.
WE WOULD BE REPLACING THE SIGNAGE ANYWAY.
YOU COULD PUT THE EXTRA INSIGNIA ON THERE WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY MORE FOR IT, BESIDES THE DESIGN.
SO THOSE ARE SMALL THINGS THAT WE CAN WITH OUR RESIDENTS ON MARKETING AND PUTTING TOGETHER THOSE PACKAGES AND THOSE KIND OF TOURS, LIKE COLLEEN WAS TALKING ABOUT.
SO THE PEOPLE KNOW, EVEN OUR OWN RESIDENTS CAN KNOW LET'S REDISCOVER FREDERICKSBURG ROAD, THAT THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL HAPPENING ON THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL.
THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD BE WORKING ON THIS YEAR TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE CITY'S ROLE IN CULTURAL DISTRICTS.
NOT NECESSARILY FORMULATING CULTURAL DISTRICTS BUT --
>> YEAH, WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN.
>> SANDOVAL: WOULD THAT BE STAFF FACILITATED OR WILL THE ARTS COMMISSION BE ASSISTING?
>> OH, THE ARTS COMMUNITY WILL BE VERY MUCH INVOLVED WITH THAT PROCESS, JUST LIKE THEY'VE BEEN IN LEADING ALL THE CUL-TU-ART EFFORTS WITH THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS.
MUSIC, FILM AND THOSE AREAS AS WELL.
>> SANDOVAL: WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DEBBIE.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN.
I HAVE TO SAY I GOT A LITTLE DISTRACTED HERE BECAUSE I WENT TO THE SAN ANTONIO WEBSITE TO CHECK SOME THINGS OUT AND I'M REALLY TROUBLED BY WHAT I SEE HERE.
SOME THINGS ON THE WEBSITE ARE -- LIKE WHEN YOU GO TO SOME OF THE DINING, SOME OF THESE RESTAURANTS ARE NOT OPEN ANYMORE.
I SEE WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT GO RIO CRUISES, YOU HAVE A PICTURE OF A TAXI AND IT'S JUST A BLANK PICTURE OF A TAXI.
WHEN YOU GO TO FAMILY IT ONLY TAKES YOU TO SEA WORLD, FIESTA TEXAS.
>> WELL, FIRST OF ALL WE ARE A PARTNER-DRIVEN -- SO, FOR EXAMPLE, GO RIO, THEY WILL GIVE US THE PHOTOS AND IMAGES THAT THEY WANT TO USE.
AND SO THAT'S A BENEFIT TO THEM THAT THEY GET TO SELECT THE IMAGES THAT THEY HAVE.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SIT WITH YOU.
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HAVE ONE OF YOUR STAFF MEMBERS LOOK AT THIS? BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY TROUBLING WHAT I'M SEEING HERE.I WAS NOT PREPARED TO ASK YOU THESE QUESTIONS BUT I'M ON THE WEBSITE AND I'M THINKING WE'RE PAYING $23 MILLION FOR YOU GUYS TO DO THIS? HOW MUCH OF YOUR WEBSITE -- AND SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE NOT IN SAN ANTONIO.
OTHER THINGS LIKE NILE IS CLOSED.
IF YOU GO TO THE PEARL THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE.
EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THE PEARL, OR YOUR GUESTS.
GRUENE RESTAURANT HASN'T BEEN IN THAT LOCATION FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.
I'M VERY TROUBLED BY WHAT I'M SEEING HERE.
HOW IS THAT SUPPOSED TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO OUR CITY?
>> I WILL TELL YOU WE HAVE HAD MILLIONS OF VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE AND IT'S GROWING EACH YEAR.
SO WE ARE RECEIVING THE TRAFFIC ON OUR WEBSITE.
I THINK I MENTIONED IN MY PRESENTATION WE SEE A NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT OF OUR WEBSITE AND WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR AGENCY NOW.
AND IN A FEW MONTHS WE'RE GOING TO BE LAUNCHING OUR NEW WEBSITE AND IT'S GOING TO BE DYNAMIC.
>> GONZALES: I JUST KEEP THINKING THAT MAYBE I HAVE SOMETHING WRONG HERE BECAUSE I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT I'M SEEING WHEN I GO TO YOUR WEBSITE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I AM TROUBLED BY THIS SO HOPEFULLY -- I MEAN, LIKE I KEEP REFRESHING IT LIKE IS THIS AN OLD VERSION OF THE WEBSITE? I JUST ENTERED VISIT SAN ANTONIO AND HIT SEND.
ALL THE STUFF THAT I'M SEEING LOOKS REALLY OLD AND OUTDATED AND NOT VERY PROFESSIONAL.
>> SO OUR WEBSITE IS NEARLY -- I'M GOING TO SAY ABOUT FOUR TO FIVE YEARS OLD.
SO I WOULD TELL YOU IT IS OUTDATED.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE PUTTING FUNDING TOWARDS UPDATING OUR WEBSITE.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE LATEST TRENDS.
AND THEN REGARDING THE PEARL, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT WORLD HERITAGE.
>> THERE IS AN AREA FOR WORLD HERITAGE.
>> GONZALES: THERE IS A WORLD HERITAGE ICON BUT YOU CLICK IT AND THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE.
SO, YOU KNOW, HERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT UNDERNEATH IT LUXURY RESORTS AND B&BS AND THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE.
>> THERE'S NOT TO BE SOMETHING TECHNICAL HERE.
I'M GETTING A DIFFERENT PICTURE.
THIS IS ABOUT TRICENTENNIAL AND THIS IS OUR HOMEPAGE.
>> GONZALES: WELL, HOPEFULLY WE GET THIS RESOLVED.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY PHONE AND YOU SEE --
>> GONZALES: IF THIS IS WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE SEEING, WHILE WE WERE SITTING HERE I ENTERED VISIT SAN ANTONIO.
AND WHEN I SAW IT I CLICKED IT.
I HOPE THAT'S NOT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SEEING WHEN THEY'RE COMING HERE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN I FEEL DISTRACTED BY MY QUESTIONS THAT I HAD.
BECAUSE I HOPE THAT'S NOT IT AND THINGS ARE OUTDATED, THAT PICTURES ARE UPDATED.
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE RIO CRUISES AND HAVE A PICTURE OF A TAXICAB.
EVEN IF YOU ARE A MEMBERSHIP-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION, I MEAN, YOU CAN'T -- THERE HAS TO BE SOME COORDINATION THERE BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO OUR CITY.
EVEN AS YOU ARE UPDATING AND GETTING THIS INFORMATION.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, I ENTERED FAMILY THRILLS AND IT TAKES YOU TO FAMILY.
BUT ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE HERE ARE LARGE KIND OF -- FOR EXAMPLE, SEA WORLD.
YOU HAVE NATURAL BRIDGE CAVERNS, WHICH IS NOT IN SAN ANTONIO.
YOU HAVE THE SCHLITTERBAHN, WHICH IS NOT IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO SOME OF THESE ARE BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE NOT.
SO IS THERE ANY -- I MEAN, WHAT IS THE IDEA OF ATTRACTING PEOPLE TO SAN ANTONIO AND THEN NOT HAVING SAN ANTONIO ATTRACTIONS ON THE SITE?
>> FIRST OF ALL, COUNCILWOMAN, WE DO PROMOTE THE WHOLE REGION AND WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE REGION.
BECAUSE WHEN VISITORS COME HERE, AND ESPECIALLY OUT OF STATE OR INTERNATIONAL, THEY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE ENTIRE REGION.
AS I DID MENTION AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CERTAINLY UPDATE YOU.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH OUR WEBSITE.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DYNAMIC IN NATURE IN FUNCTION.
SO WE CERTAINLY HEAR WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE AND APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK.
>> GONZALES: WELL, I HOPE THAT A FLAW ON MY END.
BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO ON RIGHT NOW AND SEE IF YOU SAW WHAT I DID.
THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE, EVEN STILL ASSUMING THIS IS CORRECT AND, FOR EXAMPLE, I'M LOOKING AT
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THESE THINGS THAT ARE -- THEY'RE GREAT ATTRACTIONS TO OUR CITY BUT IF THE CUSTOMER IS LOOKING FOR A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE THEN WHY WOULDN'T YOU MENTION SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE MUCH MORE LOCAL?WE HAVE LOCAL EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO.
IF IT'S FOR FAMILY FUN, YOU CAN HIT THAT ICON AND WE'LL GIVE YOU EXAMPLES OF ITINERARIES.
SO WE HAVE A VARIETY OF ITINERARIES THAT WE DO SHARE.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF SEARCHABLE OPPORTUNITIES AS YOU PUT MORE INFORMATION IN THERE OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING.
WE HAVE GROWN AND ENHANCED OUR EVENT SITE.
THERE'S MORE EVENTS THAT WE'RE FUNNELING THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.
SO IT IS A PRETTY DIVERSE WEBSITE IN EXISTENCE.
LIKE IT HAS THE RIGHT HEADLINES BUT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY CLICK IN THERE NOTHING HAPPENS.
OR IT'S NOT REALLY VERY AUTHENTIC.
AS I MENTIONED, SOME OF THE THINGS ARE CLOSED.
I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN YOU'RE UPDATING THAT.
BUT IF THERE'S RESTAURANTS THAT NO LONGER EXIST, PRETTY SURE MACHITOS IS CLOSED.
LET ME GO ON TO SOME OTHER QUESTIONS I HAVE HERE AND HOPE THAT GETS UPDATED IMMEDIATELY.
SO REGARDING SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS.
YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU'RE MEMBERSHIP DRIVEN BUT THEN YOU MENTION THAT MANY OF OUR VISITORS WERE FROM MEXICO.
IS THAT PART OF YOUR PRESENTATION?
>> I SAID OUR NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL MARKET FOR VISITATION IS FROM MEXICO.
>> GONZALES: AND IS THERE ANYTHING ON YOUR WEBSITE OR PROMOTION MATERIALS? I MEAN, FROM COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR TOURISTS THAT THEY REALLY ENJOY SEEING WHEN THEY COME TO SAN ANTONIO?
>> WE KNOW THROUGH OUR RESEARCH THAT SHOPPING IS THE NUMBER ONE ATTRACTION, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE TRAVELER FROM MEXICO.
BUT THEY ALSO, THROUGH A MORE DEEP DIVE OF THAT TRAVELER, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR FAMILY FUN AND ACTIVITIES.
WE DO HAVE DIFFERENT MESSAGING AND WE HAVE DIFFERENT MATERIALS THAT FEEDS.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FIRM IN MEXICO THAT HELPS US FROM A PR STANDPOINT, A DIGITAL STANDPOINT, AND AN OVERALL PARTNERING WITH OUR MESSAGING.
>> GONZALES: HOW ABOUT TRANSLATE TO SPANISH?
>> ANDRES, YOU NEED TO SPEAK IN THE -- THANK YOU.
ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU LOG IN FROM -- DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LOG IN.
IF SOMEBODY IS LOGGING IN FROM MEXICO, LIKE OUR MEXICO TRAVELER, THE WEBSITE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATES EVERYTHING, ALL THE NAVIGATION INTO SPANISH.
SO IF YOU'RE LOGGING IN FROM THERE IT'S DIFFERENT.
AND WHAT'S SERVED IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IS SHOPPING, DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXPERIENCES.
WE ALSO HAVE A SEPARATE FACEBOOK PAGE THAT WAS STARTED THIS YEAR.
SO IF YOU LOG IN FROM MEXICO THE DEFAULT PAGE THAT YOU GET IN MEXICO IS DIFFERENT THAN THE AMERICAN.
THEREFORE, THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
I WOULD THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO THE VISITORS THAT ARE COMING HERE FROM THOSE LOCATIONS.
AND WHAT ABOUT -- SO YOU TALKED ABOUT YOUR BEING VENDOR-DRIVEN OR MEMBERSHIP-DRIVEN.
VIAGRAN ASKED YOU SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
BUT I DIDN'T SEE IN YOUR PRESENTATION ANYTHING ABOUT MEMBERS OR MEMBERSHIP OR HOW MANY MEMBERS.
>> GONZALES: AND YOU EXPECT TO GROW TO 600.
BUT WAS THAT IN YOUR PRESENTATION?
>> GONZALES: WHY NOT? WHY WASN'T IT INCLUDED HERE? ISN'T THAT IMPORTANT TO SEE HOW YOU'RE GROWING?
>> WE DID HAVE IT ON OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS VIDEO SO IT WAS INTERWOVEN.
BUT, NO, WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE THAT.
WE THOUGHT WE CHOSE OTHER TOPICS TO BRING FORWARD TO YOU TODAY.
>> GONZALES: I GUESS THE IDEA IS THAT THE MEMBERS GO TO LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, DRIVE THE PAGES.
SO AS MEMBERS PAY TO BECOME A PART OF IT, THEIR INFORMATION GETS INCLUDED.
WE ARE A DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION, SO WE ARE GOING TO MARKET ALL OF THE ASSETS OF SAN ANTONIO.
HOWEVER, IF YOU BECOME A MEMBER YOU MAY GET AN IMAGE OR YOU MAY GET MORE EXPOSURE ON OUR WEBSITE.
SO THERE'S LEVELS OF OUR MEMBERSHIP.
AND THERE'S DIFFERENT BENEFITS WITH OUR MEMBERSHIP.
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SEEING A WIDE REPRESENTATION OF MEMBERS?WE HAVE A WIDE REPRESENTATION.
OF COURSE, OUR HOTELS, THAT'S PROBABLY OUR LARGEST OF OUR MEMBERSHIP.
BUT WE HAVE COMPANIES THAT SERVE CONVENTIONS.
WE HAVE PRINTING COMPANIES, PHOTOGRAPHERS, ALL THE WAY TO MAJOR ATTRACTIONS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT WE SEE.
BECAUSE IT GOES BACK TO WHAT YOU MENTIONED IN ONE OF YOUR SLIDES THAT TALKED ABOUT WHY PEOPLE ARE COMING AND THE AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE PARTICIPATING AND THIS PERSONAL, UNIQUE, AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES, LESS SALES, MORE STRATEGIC PARTNERS, SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND INFORMATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
THESE ARE THE INDUSTRY TREND, SO ARE THOSE TRENDS BEING REFLECTED IN YOUR NEW PARTNERS?
WELL, THAT'S -- I THINK THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR YOU.
AND ALSO HOW DO YOU GET THOSE MEMBERS? WHAT IS YOUR STRATEGY FOR OUTREACH?
>> WELL, WE HAVE A STAFF PERSON THAT'S OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO WE HAVE -- THAT TALKS AND GOES AND HAS MEETINGS WITH MANY POTENTIAL MEMBERS.
WE'VE DONE A DIGITAL CAMPAIGN.
WE ANNOUNCED IT AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING.
SO IT'S ALL THE TOUCHPOINTS THAT ANY SALESPERSON WOULD MAKE.
WELL, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET AN UPDATE ON THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
I HAD SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE ARTS FOR DEBBIE.
SO IT GOES BACK TO WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IN THE BEGINNING, YOU KNOW, WITH CASSANDRA ABOUT HAVING AUTHENTIC AUDIO].
AND I THINK IT'S WHAT OUR VISITORS WANT AND IT'S ALSO OF COURSE WHAT WE WANT AS A COMMUNITY IS TO FEEL THAT.
AND I WENT TO NEW ORLEANS LAST WEEKEND, SORT OF SPONTANEOUSLY.
WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO AS A FAMILY AND THEN IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.
MY HUSBAND AND I WENT, SO IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE BECAUSE I GOT TO ACTUALLY GO TO RESTAURANTS AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS AND GO TONIGHTCLUBS AND HAVE A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE THAN WHAT I HAD ANTICIPATED.
WHAT I NOTICED ABOUT NEW ORLEANS WAS THERE WAS MUSIC EVERYWHERE.
YOU'RE JUST WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND YOU HEAR.
IT'S ALL AROUND YOU AND IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GOING SOMEWHERE TO LISTEN TO MUSIC.
IT'S JUST PART OF THE CULTURE.
AND I HAD MENTIONED THAT BEFORE WITH TUCSON, WHICH WE KNEW WAS A GASTRONOMY CITY THAT IT WASN'T SO MUCH THAT THERE WAS A WEBSITE AND YOU WENT TO PARTICULAR RESTAURANTS.
IT'S JUST THAT EVERYWHERE YOU WENT THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS.
EVERYWHERE YOU GO YOU HEAR MUSIC AND IT FEELS VERY AUTHENTIC.
I WOULD HOPE THAT SAN ANTONIO COULD BECOME ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE EVERYWHERE YOU GO YOU FEE.
THERE'S ARTS AND MUSIC AND FILM AND YOUR COMFORT COVERING ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR PLAN.
I MEAN, SO THAT EVERY PART OF IT SORT OF FILTERS IN.
I GUESS MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS THAT I FEEL LIKE WE'RE REALLY EVOLVING AS A CULTURAL DESTINATION OR PERHAPS WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN.
WE HAVE THE WORLD HERITAGE AND ALL THESE OTHER PARTS COMING IN.
DO THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE TIED TOGETHER IS THE QUESTION I'M TRYING TO ASK.
DOES IT FEEL LIKE WE HAVE CONTINUITY BETWEEN THE PEOPLE THAT ALREADY LIVE HERE SO PEOPLE HAVE AN AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE.
AND THE VISITORS COME AND THEY FEEL LIKE THEY GET THE FLAVOR OF THE CITY.
I FEEL IT VERY MUCH WHEN I GO TO OTHER CITIES, I CAN TELL.
BUT BECAUSE WE'RE HERE ALREADY LIVING IT IT'S HARD TO TELL, DO OTHER PEOPLE RECOGNIZE ALL OF THOSE THINGS? ARE YOU GETTING THAT SENSE?
>> WELL, AND IT'S SOMETHING I HAD BEEN DISCUSSING WITH VISIT SAN ANTONIO THAT THE CUL-TU-ART PLAN IS, AND YOU POINTED IT OUT CORRECTLY, IT IS AN INTEGRATED PLAN.
WE STARTED WITH DIFFERENT COMPONENTS AND FOCUSED ON DIFFERENT AREAS BUT THE IDEA IS MORE COLLABORATION, MORE INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND MORE AUTHENTICITY FOR OUR ARTS AND CULTURE.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO INVEST IN.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED TO INVEST
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IN.AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE CUL-TU-ART PLAN.
AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER THAT MESSAGE.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT VISIT SAN ANTONIO IS GOING TO BE HELPING US WITH ALONG WITH OUR OWN AGENCIES AND OUR MARKETING EFFORTS TO PUT TOGETHER THAT MESSAGE THAT WE ARE AN AUTHENTIC CITY.
WE'RE NOT JUST SEA WORLD BUT WE'RE AN AUTHENTIC CITY AND WE HAVE -- I'M NOT TRYING TO PICK ON DISTRICT 6 BUT, YEAH, WE'RE AN AUTHENTIC CITY AND WE HAVE GREAT RESTAURANTS.
WE HAVE GREAT MUSICIANS AND WE HAVE SUCH AN ECLECTIC TYPE OF FOOD HERE AND MUSIC AND FILM AND ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT ARTS TO EXPERIENCE IN SAN ANTONIO.
THAT'S PART OF NEXT YEAR'S PLAN, THAT CULTURAL DISTRICT, HOW DO WE PACKAGE THAT SO OUR RESIDENTS CAN SAY I WANT TO REDISCOVER OLD HIGHWAY 90.
>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OLD HIGHWAY 90.
>> PERRIN BEITEL, HOW DO I DISCOVER THESE AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY IN MY CITY?
>> GONZALES: IT BRINGS ME TO THE ONE COMMENT I WANT TO MAKE ABOUT THE WEST SIDE ARTS COALITION.
YOU KNOW, I TALKED TO SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ME YOU'LL HEAR FROM ME SOON AS WE ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT OUR WEST SIDE ARTS COALITION.
IT'S A GROUP OF SEVEN DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE WEST SIDE ARTS LOOKING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THEM, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT REALLY IS OUR CULTURAL CITY THAT PEOPLE ENJOY WHEN THEY COME HERE.
YET, MANY OF OUR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS JUST HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET SUFFICIENT FUNDING OVER THE YEARS.
SO WE'RE ASKING FOR MONEY FOR CAPACITY BUILDING AND ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THIS ARTS COALITION SO THAT PEOPLE HAVE AN AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE.
HOPEFULLY THEN WHEN THEY DO GO TO THE VISIT SAN ANTONIO WEBSITE THEY SEE THESE KIND OF THINGS AND NOT JUST -- WE HAVE WONDERFUL AMENITIES HERE SO I DON'T WANT TO SINGLE OUT ANY PARTICULAR ONE AS I'M SAYING THEY'RE NOT WORTHY OF VISITING.
BUT WE KNOW THAT WHAT MAKES PEOPLE ENJOY THEMSELVES IS A MORE AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING FOR THE WEST SIDE ARTS COALITION SO THEY CAN BE A PART OF THIS.
AND HOPEFULLY WHEN PEOPLE COME HERE THEY GET THAT EXPERIENCE.
SO I GUESS MY OTHER QUESTION, WHEN I WENT TO NEW ORLEANS BECAUSE KEVIN HAD A CONFERENCE AND SO I JUST TAGGED ALONG.
AND THAT WAS HOW I ENDED UP -- I WISH I COULD SAY I ONLY SPENT $2,000 WHEN I WAS THERE.
I THINK HAVING A LOT OF FREE TIME ON MY HANDS I DID A LOT OF SHOPPING AND WE DID A LOT OF GOING OUT TO EAT AND, OF COURSE, JUST WITH THE HOTEL AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
I'M SURE I SPENT WAY MORE THAN THEIR TYPICAL TRAVELER.
BUT I WOULD JUST HOPE THAT THAT WOULD BE SORT OF A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE THAT PEOPLE HAVE HERE.
THAT THEY EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING.
SO THERE WAS ONE STREET CALLED MAGAZINE STREET IN NEW ORLEANS WHERE JUST IN THIS ONE AREA THERE WAS TEN DIFFERENT KINDS OF RESTAURANTS.
EVERYTHING FROM HAMBURGERS TO PIZZA TO AUTHENTIC ISRAELI FOOD AND VIETNAMESE.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET THERE.
HOPEFULLY WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE OUR CITY IN THAT REGARD.
AND I THINK BY SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE WEST SIDE ART COALITION.
THE CARVER TOO IS VERY AUTHENTIC.
THAT'S MY PLUG FOR THIS WEST SIDE THAT I'LL BE TALKING TO YOU ALL ABOUT.
I HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO SOME BUT NOT OTHERS.
I THINK MY FINAL QUESTION HAD TO DO WITH THE CONVENTIONS WITH THE SOCCER THAT COUNCILMAN PERRY ASKED A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SOCCER.
IS THERE A POTENTIAL FOR US TO JOIN A MEXICAN SOCCER LEAGUE? SO AS WE WERE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION I GOT SOME TEXTS FROM PEOPLE SAYING WHAT ABOUT A MEXICAN SOCCER LEAGUE? DOES IT HAVE TO BE AN AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE IF WE'RE NOT GETTING THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE NEED?
>> GOOD QUESTION, COUNCILWOMAN.
I'M NOT SURE OF THAT ANSWER BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE YOU -- CARLOS.
>> COUNCILWOMAN, THE EFFORT HAD BEEN TO MLS TO LOOK AT THAT.
CERTAINLY WE'RE GOING TO VISIT WITH THE SPURS ABOUT WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS AND WHAT OTHER OPTIONS FOR US AND CERTAINLY OTHER LEAGUES LIKE MEXICAN LEAGUES, INTERNATIONAL LEAGUES IS SOMETHING WE'LL CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT.
>> GONZALES: IS IT EVEN AN OPTION?
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS AN OPTION OR NOT BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY TALK TO THEM.
>> GONZALES: I THOUGHT I WOULD ASK SINCE SOMEBODY ASKED ME AND I THOUGHT IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD QUESTION.
I THINK THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE FOR THE MOMENT.
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COUNCILWOMAN.I WAS DISTRACTED BY COUNCILMAN PERRY.
>> COURAGE: I REALLY HAVE A QUESTION OR TWO THAT HAVE TO DO WITH VISIT SAN ANTONIO, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT CASSANDRA PARTICULARLY CAN ANSWER THIS.
BUT I KNOW WE WERE LOOKING AT 35% OF THE HOT FUND GOING TO VISIT SAN ANTONIO.
AND IN OUR BUDGET DOCUMENTS IT SHOWS THAT'S LIKE $23.8 MILLION.
BUT WHEN I DO MY MATH ON $70.8 MILLION AND ASK FOR 35% I GET ABOUT $900,000 MORE THAN THAT, MORE LIKE $24.78 MILLION.
SO WHERE'S THAT $900,000 GONE?
>> COUNCILMAN, YOUR CALCULATION IS CORRECT.
>> THE WAY THAT WE CALCULATE THE TRANSFERS TO THE DIFFERENT BUSINESS AREAS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED IN THE FINANCIAL POLICIES FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE DID TO THE CONVENTION CENTER, WE TAKE THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, THE $70.8 MILLION THAT YOU MENTIONED.
AND THEN WE REDUCE IT BY THE DEBT PAYMENT THAT IS TRANSFERRED TO PAY FOR THE DEBT ASSOCIATED.
AND THEN WE DO THE CALCULATION.
IT'S ROUGHLY ABOUT $68 MILLION THAT IS ACTUALLY ALLOCATED TO THE DIFFERENT AREAS AFTER WE TAKE THE DEBT PAYMENT.
ONE OTHER THING I DID NOTE, THOUGH.
IT SAYS THAT THE BUDGET INCLUDES OTHER REVENUE OF $2.74 MILLION.
AND I KNOW SHE WAS EXPLAINING THOSE ARE OTHER PARTNERS.
BUT I ALSO NOTICED IN THE BUDGET THAT THERE'S AN ALLOCATION CALLED RESTRICTED FUND MANDATE THAT GIVES VISIT SAN ANTONIO ANOTHER $2.6 MILLION.
THOSE ARE FOR HOSTING OBLIGATIONS, COUNCILMAN.
THOSE ARE ACTUALLY MANAGED BY PATRICIA, THE CONVENTION AND SPORTS FACILITIES, AS THEY ARE BOOKING THOSE POTENTIAL EVENTS THAT ARE COMING DOWN.
THEY OWE FOR THOSE HOSTING OBLIGATIONS.
IT'S A COORDINATION BETWEEN BOTH ENTITIES, THE CITY AND VISIT SA.
>> COURAGE: SO THEY REALLY HAVE MORE IN THEIR BUDGET, LIKE $2.6 MILLION MORE TO WORK WITH TO ENTICE PEOPLE TO COME TO SAN ANTONIO AND USE THE FACILITIES?
>> THE 2.7 IS REALLY MANAGED BY THE CITY, WHICH IS OUR CONVENTION SPORTS FACILITIES.
AND THAT IS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, DEPENDING ON THE EVENT THAT IS COMING TO THE CITY.
BUT THEY DO WORK WITH VISIT SA AS THEY'RE DEVELOPING THE PACKET TO BRING THOSE EVENTS TO SAN ANTONIO.
IT JUST SAID VISIT SAN ANTONIO OBLIGATIONS.
SO I ASSUMED IT WAS EXTRA MONEY FOR THEM.
BUT IT'S REALLY CONTROLLED BY THE CITY, NOT BY THEIR ORGANIZATION.
>> COURAGE: AND IT'S AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF KIND OF ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO COME AND USE OUR FACILITIES.
WELL, THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTIONS.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> BROCKHOUSE: ALL MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED.
THE WOLFF STADIUM, COUNCILMAN PERRY ACTUALLY KIND OF WENT DOWN THIS PATH A LITTLE BIT.
MY ONLY POINT ON THE STADIUM PIECE, AND TO CARLOS AND PATRICIA, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS JUST TO THINK ABOUT.
NUMBER ONE IS MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INVOLVED IN THIS.
YOU KNOW, LIKE THERE'S BEEN SOME WORK WHERE THE MAYOR AND SOME DELEGATIONS ARE OUTREACHING ON SPORTING ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERS AREN'T AWARE OF IT.
SO I'D ASK THAT YOU KIND OF KEEP US IN THE LOOP ON THOSE THINGS, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S IN OUR DISTRICT.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE WOLFF STADIUM.
MY CONCERNS REALLY RANGE FROM A STANDPOINT OF LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN TO KEEP THE SPORTS FACILITIES AND FOLKS WE HAVE THERE HAVE BEEN ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT IT FROM THE MEDIA.
MY COMMENTS ALWAYS STAY ON THIS PIECE.
THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN WITH US FOR DECADES.
WE OWE THEM AT LEAST THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THEM.
I THINK THAT RELATIONSHIP IS EARNED WITH THE MISSIONS OVER 10, 20, 30 YEARS, AT LEAST.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL KIND OF UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE SPORTING OPPORTUNITIES ARE TOUGH LEADERSHIP MOMENTS BECAUSE IT'S A BALANCING ACT TO FIND THE RIGHT FUNDING MECHANISM AND HOW IT ENDS UP IN THE MEDIA AND HOW THE PUBLIC VIEWS IT.
THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I DID PUT A PLUG IN FOR THE MISSIONS.
THEY DESERVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE.
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WE DON'T NEED THAT LINGERING ON AND IT TURNING TO A RELATIONSHIP WHERE THEY PACK UP AND LEAVE BECAUSE THEY'RE A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION.THEY'VE GOT TO GO WITH WHAT FITS THEIR FINANCIAL PROFILE AND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT I THINK THEY REALLY ENJOY BEING IN SAN ANTONIO.
IF IT ENDS UP GOING DOWNTOWN OR WHEREVER, THE POSSIBLE LOCATION, I HOPE WE'RE INCLUDED.
IT'S A HUGE COMMUNITY-WIDE CONVERSATION ON ANY TIME YOU REMOTELY TRY TO START FUNDING A SPORTS FRANCHISE, IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR ALL OF US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AND, FRANKLY, WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ON IT IN THE FUTURE AS A COUNCIL AS TO WHAT SAN ANTONIO WANTS TO BE IN THE SPORTING MARKET, PERIOD.
>> BROCKHOUSE: JUST MORE OF AN INFORMATIONAL PIECE, ABOUT A CONVERSATION FOR THE FUTURE ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PLAY IN THE SPORTS CIRCLE AND WHERE WE THINK THAT FUNDING CAN BE.
ANOTHER QUESTION ON THE MLS PIECE, BECAUSE IT FELL THROUGH AND THERE WERE SOME FINANCING DEALS AND THE CITY GOT INVOLVED AND PURCHASED THINGS AND GORDON HARTMANN AND, YOU KNOW, IS THERE SOMETHING COMING THAT'S A CLAWBACK OR SOME TYPE OF PAYBACK THAT'S A RESULT OF -- I DON'T KNOW, IT'S RUMOR, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN NOW BECAUSE MLS IS NOT COMING TO THIS LOCATION?
>> COUNCILMAN, THERE ARE SOME PROVISIONS IN THE CONTRACT THAT THE COUNCIL DID APPROVE -- AUDIO] -- FIVE 'S.
>> BROCKHOUSE: FIVE YEARS FROM WHICH DATE?
>> FROM -- WHAT WAS THE DATE -- WE'RE NOT AT THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD YET, BUT -- I'LL GET YOU THE EXACT DATE, COUNCIL.
>> BROCKHOUSE: THAT WILL BE GOOD, BECAUSE I'M HOPING WE'LL PURSUE THE RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENT AND THE $5 MILLION THAT'S REQUIRED BECAUSE WE'VE LOST THE MLS AT THIS POINT, RIGHT? AM I RIGHT?
>> CERTAINLY THE TRANSACTION IN AUSTIN COMPLICATES THINGS FOR THAT.
>> BROCKHOUSE: COMPLICATES IT BIG TIME, BUT MY POINT IS, THOUGH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHEN THAT MONEY'S GOING TO BE PAID BACK.
AND IT COMES FROM -- WHO HAS TO PAY THAT MONEY BACK.
>> THE AGREEMENT IS WITH THE SPURS SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT.
A DELICATE CONVERSATION, BUT I KNOW -- AND WE DON'T -- YOU KNOW, AGAIN, FANTASTIC COMMUNITY PARTNER, BUT WE MISSED ON THAT AND WE MADE A PRETTY BIG INVESTMENT INTO TRYING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, RIGHT, AS A COMMUNITY.
AND IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THAT MONEY BACK, SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT IN THE FUTURE TO PUT ON OUR PLATES, MAYBE A SHORT BRIEFING DOCUMENT ON WHAT THAT CLAWBACK LOOKS LIKE AND FRANKLY HOW WE INTEND TO EVEN DEAL WITH IT PERIOD, THAT'S A COMMUNITY DECISION.
>> BROCKHOUSE: THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I'LL JUST SAY ABOUT THE TOURISM PIECE.
I'M VASTLY IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK THAT CASSANDRA -- I HAD BREAKFAST THE OTHER DAY WITH -- CARL LUMM, WAS NOT ON THE WEBSITE, YOU DON'T HAVE ELSONIA AND YOU DON'T HAVE TINKTACO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE WEBSITE, BUT IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION IN THAT HE WAS SAYING HOW IT'S UNLIKE ANY OTHER CITY FROM AN INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE.
HE'S BASICALLY SAYING WHAT WE DO WITH WHAT WE HAVE IS A REAL TREMENDOUS SUCCESS STORY.
SO CLEANING UPPER RIFF RALES LIKE THIS IS HUGE, THE COUNCILWOMAN'S EXACTLY RIGHT, THAT'S THE STORY WE TELL.
I DO WANT TO SAY FROM A SALESMAN PERSPECTIVE, YOU HAVE TO HOOK THEM WITH WHAT THEY WANT, IT'S NOT INITIALLY TO COME LOOK AT THE ARTS FACILITY, BUT ONCE WE'VE GET THEM HERE, WE'VE GOT TO PUSH THEM TO THAT.
THEY'LL COME BECAUSE OF THE WORLD HERITAGE AND BECAUSE OF THE ALAMO, AND THEY'LL COME BECAUSE FRANKLY A LOT OF THEM ARE VERY COMMERCIALIZED AND WE'LL GET THEM HERE BECAUSE OF THAT, I JUST HOPE WE CAN -- IN YOUR STORY YOU'RE TRYING TO TELL WITH YOUR UPGRADES TO THE WEBSITE THAT YOU CONVERT THEM TO THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT SAN ANTONIO.
THAT'S WHAT'S MISSING WHAT I SEE, PROBABLY THAT'S REALLY IT, RIGHT? I KNOW YOU'VE GOT TO GET THEM IN, YOU'VE GOT TO SELL.
BUT ONCE YOU GET THEM HERE, THERE'S SO MUCH MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, I THINK, A STORY TO TELL.
IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE THAT IN THE FUTURE IN THE WEBSITE.
>> SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING IS A SERIES OF VIDEOS AND WE'RE ALSO DEVELOPING VISIT SAN ANTONIO TV, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DYNAMIC AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO SHARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT MESSAGING.
SO LIKE IN THE CULINARY SIDE, IN OUR DIGITAL, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF LOCAL CHEFS TO SOMEHOW TO DO DISHES AND.
>> BROCKHOUSE: YOU SHOWED ONE OF THOSE.
AND PROMOTE THEIR RESTAURANTS, AND SO THAT'S BEEN REALLY ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US.
BECAUSE WE'RE ALSO SEEING IN THE DMO WORLD, YES, WE'RE GOING TO BE INVESTING AND UPGRADING OUR WEBSITE, BUT THE DIGITAL PLATFORM OF WHETHER IT'S INSTAGRAM, WHETHER IT'S FACEBOOK, ET CETERA, THAT'S ALSO WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING
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THEIR TRAVEL INFLUENCE.>> BROCKHOUSE: YEAH, AND DON'T FORGET, THE OTHER THING WHEN I SPOKE TO CARL HE TALKED ABOUT TRIP ADVISER, RIGHT.
>> BROCKHOUSE: I GO AND LOOK AT TRIP ADVISER, NOT TO GET ON THE WEBSITE AND STUFF, BUT I GO AND LOOK AT TRIP ADVISER, IT SAYS STROLL ALONG THE FLAMINGO MUSIC ON THE RIVERWALK, ENJOY CHILI'S, SAN ANTONIO'S MOST NUMBER ONE.
>> THE THING ABOUT TRIP ADVISER.
>> BROCKHOUSE: RIGHT, WATCH OUT FOR OUR PARTNERS WHO ARE ADVOCATING AND TELLING OUR STORY, TOO.
PEOPLE USING THESE THINGS AS PROOF SOURCES, RIGHT? ALL THESE OTHER FOLKS THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH ARE TELLING SAN ANTONIO STORIES.
I JUST WANT TO -- KEEP AN EYE OUT, DIG OUT ON THOSE FOLKS, TOO, TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE PLAYING BALL AS WELL.
I THINK YOU DO A GREAT JOB UNDER A HECK OF A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS, AND YOU HAVE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CASH.
AND WHEN I LOOK AT TOURISM IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HOW IMPORTANT IT IS WITH THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A BIG MISS ON THAT.
THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE YOU EMPLOY, THE IMPACT TO THE INDUSTRY, THE REGULATIONS WE PASS HERE THAT HURT THE TOURISM INDUSTRY, WE'VE GOT TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT STUFF, TOO.
I'M NOT GOING TO PICK ON VOTES WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, WE NEED TO BE COGNIZANT HOW WE'RE AFFECTING TOURISM IN THE EVERY DAY THINGS WE'RE DO DOING.
IT'S ALSO THE LAWS WE PASS AND THE SIGNALS WE SEND TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE NATION ABOUT WHAT SAN ANTONIO IS AND WHAT WE CAN BE AND WHY YOU NEED TO COME VISIT US.
SO WHAT YOU DO WITH WHAT YOU HAVE IS FANTASTIC.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I SAY THANK YOU TO THAT.
AND LAST TO DEBBIE, I'D JUST SAY, I AM ABOUT GETTING MORE CASH OUT TO DISTRICT 6, SO I THINK WE HAVE TO CONTINUE, LIKE OLD HIGHWAY 90 IS A CULTURAL HERITAGE DISTRICT NOW, THE SECOND IN THE CITY.
AND I WANT TO SUPPORT THE COUNCILWOMAN'S PIECE, I MET WITH THE WEST SIDE ARTS COALITION, I WANT TO HELP THEM WHEREVER I CAN, BECAUSE THEY BRING A VALUE THAT YOU AND I HAVE TALKED OVER A YEAR NOW ABOUT, IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT THE ARTS DOLLARS ARE VERY CONCENTRATED IN THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE AND THE SAME CORE AREAS, AND REALLY NEEDS TO COME OUT EVERYWHERE, LIKE THERE'S NO REASON WHY THERE'S NOT PROJECTS AND THINGS HAPPENING ALONG CULEBRA ROAD OR IN DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF DISTRICT 6 THAT NOBODY WOULD EVER THINK WOULD BE AN ARTS RELATED OPPORTUNITY, RIGHT? I WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE DOLLARS GO TO ARTISANS IN DISTRICT 6, RIGHT? SO IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
COLLEEN, I'VE GOT TO GO TO A WORLD HERITAGE EVENT BECAUSE COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN TOTALLY CALLED ME OUT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND PRESENTATION.
COUNCILMAN SALDAÑA AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT MILITARY AND THE LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE AREA.
750 KIDS, YOUNG FOLK, GRADUATING THERE EVERY WEEK, COUNTLESS FAMILIES, AND IT'S EMBARRASSING TO ME, IT'S A TOURISM DESTINATION.
IT IS, BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING THERE, AND IT'S EMBARRASSING TO ME THAT THEY LEAVE TO GO ENJOY OTHER PLACES, AND THEY DON'T STAY IN DISTRICT 4, 5 AND 6, WHICH IS WHERE -- AUDIO] -- HOT TAX MONEY, DOLLARS CAN BE SPENT BECAUSE IT'S A TOURISM HOT SPOT, IT'S ALSO -- THEY'RE COMING THERE, THOSE FAMILIES ARE THERE, COMING FROM AROUND THE WORLD, WE'RE NEGLECTING THAT OPPORTUNITY AND THE DOLLARS, AND THAT'S AN ART VISITOR DESTINATION, AND THEY LEAVE IT BECAUSE IT LOOKS BAD.
IT JUST DOESN'T -- IT'S NOT INVITING AT ALL.
SO I'D LIKE TO PROBABLY EXAMINE THAT IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.
SHAMELESS PLUG FOR DISTRICTS 4, 5 AND 6, BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT WHERE ARE THESE LOCATIONS WE'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT, RIGHT? YOU'RE VERY GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO, TOURISM AND ARTS, YOU'RE VERY GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO NOW, THE CHALLENGE IS TO BE VERY GOOD IN THE PLACES YOU'RE NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT.
SO IF YOU CAN CONSIDER THAT, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, GREAT PRESENTATIONS AND THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.
>> TREVINO: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.
I JUST WANT TO PICK UP ON THIS WEBSITE AND THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES FOR POINTING THIS OUT.
I GUESS I WOULD JUST SIMPLY SAY, YOU KNOW, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO REVIEW THIS AND, YOU KNOW, AS I'M LOOKING THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, I GUESS WE NEED TO TAKE AN INVENTORY OF SOME OF THESE IMAGES.
THEY'RE -- I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY -- HOW THEY WERE SELECTED AND THEN, OF COURSE, SHOWCASE EXACTLY SOME OF THE IMAGERY THAT WE'RE SEEING.
I MEAN, THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HOW MANY HISPANICS ARE ACTUALLY REPRESENTED VERSUS ANGLOS, AND I -- WHAT I SEE HERE IS QUITE IMBALANCED.
YOU KNOW, WE JUST LEFT THE LUNCHEON WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ROLE MODELS AND WHO WE ARE HERE IN THE CITY, AND I THINK THAT THIS IS AT THE HEART OF OUR IDENTITY.
AND WHICH SHOULD PROMOTE THAT.
WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF THE GREAT PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE
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AND I THINK WE CAN WORK ON A LITTLE MORE DIVERSITY ON THIS WEBSITE.DEBBIE, JUST WANT TO SAY -- YES? DEBBIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE GET TO WORK ON IS, I THINK, EXACTLY WHAT COUNCILMAN BROCKHOUSE SAID, WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT MAKING SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL, AND I WOULD SAY TO EVERY COUNCILMEMBER AND THE MAYOR IN THIS GROUP THAT IT'S REALLY KIND OF AMAZING THE WORK THAT YOUR STAFF DOES, AND THAT IT IS ABOUT BRINGING ARTS TO EVERY CORNER OF OUR CITY, AND WHEN WE DO THAT, IT REALLY IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYBODY.
AND IT HELPS TO EXPRESS, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WHO WE ARE AS A CITY.
YOU KIND OF TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT I WANT YOU TO REALLY TALK ABOUT THE T PROJECT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE PROJECTS WE HAVE GOING WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT, AND WHAT IT MEANS TO EVERY CORNER OF OUR CITY.
SO THE SAN ANTONIO T, AS I MENTIONED, IS THE -- 1968 EXTENSION OF THE RIVERWALK BETWEEN MARKET AND COMMERCE, AND IT GOES FROM -- ROUGHLY FROM THE TORTURE FRIENDSHIP AND MAKES A T INTO THE CONVENTION CENTER AND INTO SHOPS AT RIVER CENTER.
THIS IS AN AREA THAT REALLY DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY.
IT'S WHERE VISITORS AND FOLKS PASS THROUGH ON THE WAY FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER TO RESTAURANTS OR TO STORES, BUT WE'D LIKE TO PUT PUBLIC ART IN THIS SPACE, AND WE LIKE THAT PUBLIC ART TO TELL THE STORY OF SAN ANTONIO, OF EVERY PART OF SAN ANTONIO, MAYBE NOT JUST THE HISTORY OF SAN ANTONIO, BUT HOW WE ARE TODAY.
THE PAST, PRESENT AND THE FUTURE, AND TO REALLY ACTIVATE THAT WITH STORIES FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE -- WE'VE DONE THE COMMUNITY IMPACT -- COMMUNITY INPUT ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS, AND THE CURERATORIAL COMMITTEE IS WORKING ON THAT PLAN.
AS SOON AS THOSE LOCATIONS AND THE PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN MADE, I'M GOING TO BE MEETING WITH EACH AND EVERY COUNCILPERSON TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE RECOMMENDING FOR YOUR DISTRICT AND HOW IT CAN CONNECT TO THE T.
AND THEN WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ARTS, CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COMMITTEE AFTER WE MAKE SURE THAT EVERY COUNCILPERSON UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES WITH OR HAS FEEDBACK ON WHAT THE CURATORIAL COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED, AND THE ARTS COMMISSION AS WELL.
>> TREVINO: I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST ONE GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE WORK THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT IS DOING AND HOW WE'RE CREATING PROJECTS THAT ARE CONNECTING ALL CORNERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST FOCUSING ON ONE AREA.
THANK YOU AGAIN ALSO FOR THE EVENTS THAT YOU DO PUT TOGETHER.
THANKS FOR PLUGGING DISTINCTION AND THE ARTS, OCTOBER 3RD, I HOPE -- OF THE YEAR, GET TO CELEBRATE A LOT OF OUR LOCAL ARTISTS.
YOU KNOW, IN THEIR -- IN THEIR MOMENT, AND EXPRESSING THEIR ART.
AND YOU GET TO REALLY SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN AND CELEBRATING WHO WE ARE AS A CITY.
AND THEN JUST LASTLY, JUST WANT TO THANK YOU -- ALL YOUR STAFF, BECAUSE YOU CARRY A HUGE BURDEN TO REALLY HELP PROVIDE RESOURCES WHERE THERE'S VERY LITTLE RESOURCES TO BEGIN WITH.
AND THERE'S SO MANY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LOOKING TO THIS CULTURAL ART PLAN TO REALLY HELP STRAIGHTEN OUT A LOT OF THE SPAGHETTI AND THE BALL OF WIRES THAT I FEEL THAT HAS OCCURRED BEFORE.
AND SO JUST THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO MOVE THAT FORWARD.
AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK WITH THE SYMPHONY TASK FORCE IN HELPING THE SYMPHONY REALLY GET A LEG UP.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, DEBBIE.
>> TREVINO: QUICKLY ON WORLD HERITAGE, YES.
COLLEEN, QUICK QUESTION: WITH REGARDS TO WORLD HERITAGE AND ITS PROXIMITY TO, LIKE, STINSON AIRPORT, ARE WE CONNECTING WITH STINSON IN TERMS OF ALL THE OUTLETS FOR GENERAL AVIATION? THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT TRAVEL AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, LIKE I CAN THINK OF IOPA AND EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION, WHAT CAN -- WHAT ARE WE DOING TO HELP KIND OF SHOWCASE THAT
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STINSON IS RIGHT AT THE HEART OF ALL THAT WORLD HERITAGE, YOU KNOW, ABILITY TO VISIT AND KIND OF TOUR?>> WELL, STINSON IS RIGHT ON THE WORLD HERITAGE TRAIL, AND WE DO HAVE A BOND PROJECT FOR A MISSION ROAD THAT'S IN THE 2017 BOND.
THERE'S ALSO THE HIKE/BIKE CONNECTION THAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE WAY, THAT'S COORDINATION WITH THE STINSON AIRPORT AND PARKS AND RECREATION, THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY.
AND WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY -- WE LOVE THAT VENUE FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS.
WE STARTED USING IT AND MORE AND MORE DEPARTMENTS ARE USING STINSON FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS.
I KNOW THERE ARE SOME RUNS THAT EVEN HAPPEN THERE.
I TALKED TO MORRIS QUITE OFTEN AND SO IF THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER, WE'D LOVE TO WORK WITH HIM ON THOSE AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST.
>> TREVINO: YEAH, I JUST THINK WE'VE GOT TO GET WITH SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE BASED AROUND GENERAL AVIATION TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE HIGHLIGHTING.
EVERY TIME I GO TO SOME OF THESE INFORMATION FROM THESE WEBSITES OR THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THERE'S SO MANY, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES LISTED FOR, YOU KNOW, PLACES TO VISIT, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET WORLD HERITAGE TO GET INVOLVED WITH AOPA AND EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY THE KIND OF FACILITY THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, AND, YOU KNOW, THE KIND OF DESTINATION.
YEAH, WE'D BE HAPPY TO TALK TO MORRIS ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT WORK.
>> TREVINO: THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR, THANKS.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.
>> SHAW: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.
I THINK WE HAD A VERY ROBUST AND IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION REGARDING ARTS, BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO HEAR IS THE TERM DIVERSITY, IT'S NOT A QUESTION, IT'S MORE OF A COMMENT TO MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS THOSE WATCHING AND THOSE IN THE CROWD.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY, IT'S MORE THAN JUST, YOU KNOW, CAUCASIANS AND LATINOS.
DIVERSITY GOES ACROSS THE BOARD REGARDING GENDER, ETHNICITY, EVEN SEXUAL ORIENTATION.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY.
WE HAVE MRS. BLANCHETTE HERE FROM THE CARVER ACADEMY THAT DOES GREAT WORK OVER AT THE CARVER ACADEMY, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE BECAUSE YOU'VE ELEVATED THE EXPERIENCE OF THE CARVER ACADEMY, NOT JUST FOR THE EAST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
I THINK THAT'S IMPERATIVE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, BECAUSE WE NEED TO STOP THINKING ABOUT DISTRICT LINES AND THINK ABOUT CITYWIDE.
WE HAD BLACKS, WHITES, LATINOS,ATIONS, -- ASIANS, INDIANS, GAYS, STRAIGHTS, EVERYBODY'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAN ANTONIO FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO TELL THAT STORY AS SAN ANTONIO GROWS AND PEOPLE MOVE INTO SAN ANTONIO.
HOW DO WE MAINTAIN THAT STORY, THAT NARRATIVE.
I JUST ASK AS WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AMONGST MY COLLEAGUES AND CITY STAFF TO KEEP THAT IN MIND TO ENSURE THAT WE PROVIDE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR NOT ONLY THE LOCALS, BUT THOSE THAT VISIT US.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMAN.
I WANTED TO ALSO BRING UP QUICKLY IS CARLOS ON ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT COUNCILMEMBER BROCKHOUSE WAS TALKING ABOUT, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH COMMUNICATION TO THE COUNCIL, THE ENTIRE COUNCIL, ON DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EITHER MLS OR AAA BASEBALL OR WHAT IS EVEN THE STATUS OR THE MOVEMENT OF THINGS.
AND TO BE CLEAR, SAN ANTONIO FC ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE.
>> CORRECT MAYOR PRO TEM MAIMPT IT'S HERE.
EVERYTHING ELSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS WHAT MLS DID OR DID NOT DO AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US ANY MORE, BASICALLY.
OUR SAN ANTONIO FC TEAM IS STILL GOING TO STAY HERE.
THEY HAVE A LONG-TERM LEASE WITH THEM, I THINK IT'S 20 YEARS, WE'RE PROBABLY IN YEAR TWO OR SO OF THE TERMS AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR A LONG TIME.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: AND THEY HAVE A GREAT FAN BASE, TOO, EVERYBODY THAT WORKS REALLY, REALLY HARD.
THEY'RE IN A GREAT LOCATION, COUNCILMEMBER, IN DISTRICT 10 OVER THERE, SO -- BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALSO WANTED TO REITERATE.
AND I KNOW IN THE CONVERSATION WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND INCLUSIVITY, THAT'S SOMETHING I KNOW THAT IS TAKEN TO HEART FROM VISIT SAN ANTONIO, FROM OUR ARTS CULTURE, FROM WORLD HERITAGE, EVERYWHERE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE ALL OF THE TAPESTRY THAT MAKES SAN ANTONIO WHAT IT IS.
SO THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH.
AND WITH THAT, CITY COUNCIL --
>> SCULLEY: NO EXEC SESSION TODAY.
>> SCULLEY: WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE NEED A
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QUORUM. IT'S OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET.IT ALSO INCLUDES THE LEGALLY REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING ON OUR TAX RATE, WHICH IS NOT CHANGING.
WE'RE NOT PROPOSING A CHANGE IN THE TAX RATE FOR THE CITY.
AND ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DELEGATE AGENCIES, PLUS THERE'S ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ANNEXATION.
SO WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT AND WE DO NEED A QUORUM.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: SO WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON DELEGATE AGENCIES, ON ANNEXATION, ON THE TAX RATE.
>> SCULLEY: AND THE BUDGET GENERALLY.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: AND THE BUDGET TONIGHT, SO MY COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT.
>> SANDOVAL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MAYOR PRO TEM: YES, YOU MAY.
>> SANDOVAL: I ALSO WANTED TO SUPPORT COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES DISCUSSION ON THE WEST SIDE ARTS COALITION AND COUNCILMAN BROCKHOUSE.
I WANTED TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR THAT PROJECT.
AND ALSO I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW ABOUT THE REVAMPING OF THAT WEBSITE AS WELL.
I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
AND NOW CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS AND RECONVENE AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT.
WE HAVE THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THEY'LL BE HEARD IN ORDER OF THE AGENDA.
THE FIRST IS THE TWO COMBINED TAX RATE AND PUBLIC BUDGET HEARINGS AS WELL AS THE FIRST OF TWO DELEGATE AGENCY PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND THEN THE FIRST OF TWO NOVEMBER 6 ANNEXATION ELECTION PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY OUR NORMAL CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
CITIZENS WILL BE ALLOWED TWO MINUTES.
GROUPS WOULD BE ALLOWED FOUR MINUTES, AND I'LL BEGIN NOW WITH THE CLERK READING THE CAPTION FROM OUR PUBLIC
[2. Public Hearings on the City's 2018 Ad Valorem Tax Rate for the FY 2019 Proposed Budget. [Sheryl Sculley, City Manager; Justina Tate, Director, Management & Budget]]
BUDGET AND TAX RATE HEARING.ITEM NO. 2 IS THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE CITY'S 2018 AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROPOSED BUDGET.
>> THIS IS OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2009 CITY OF SAN ANTONIO BUDGET.
THE BUDGET WAS PRESENTED COME THE CITY COUNCIL BY THE CITY MANAGER ON AUGUST THE 9TH AND IS $2.8 BILLION IN TOTAL.
THAT IS COMPRISED OF OUR GENERAL FUND AT 1.6 -- 1.26 BILLION RESTRICTED FUNDS AT 889 MILLION AND OUR CAPITAL BUDGET AT 690 MILLION.
THE BUDGET ADDRESSES COMMUNITY PRIORITIES INCLUDING OUR STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FILLING POLICE VACANCIES, ANIMAL CARE SERVICES AND PARKS AND LIBRARIES.
THERE IS NO CITY PROPERTY TAX INCREASE RECOMMENDED WITHIN THE 2019 BUDGET.
THE PROPERTY TAX RATE TODAY IS 55.82 CENTS PER 100 IN VOLUME AND IT REMAINED THE SAME AS PROPOSED WITHIN THE 2019 BUDGET.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO RECEIVES 20% OF THE PROPERTY TAX BILL.
THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY TAXES PAID BY OUR RESIDENTS GO TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 50%, AND 30% TO BEXAR COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGES, RIVER AUTHORITY AND OTHER TAXING ENTITIES, SO THE CITY RECEIVES ROUGHLY ABOUT 20 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR PAID ON THE CITY PROPERTY TAX.
THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO OFFERS TAX RELIEF TO OUR SENIORS AND DISABLED HOMESTEAD RESIDENTS.
THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL FORGO $52 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, AND WITHIN THIS REVENUE THAT IS FOREGONE, THERE'S ABOUT 33,000 SENIORS AND DISABLED HOMEOWNERS THAT PAY ZERO PROPERTY TAXES.
THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO BUDGET IS PROPOSED TO BE ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 13 AT 9:00 A.M. AT THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
WE WILL HAVE A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER THE 5TH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MARIA.
THE FIRST OF TWO COMBINED FY 2019 BUDGET AND 2018 TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARINGS IS HEREBY OPENED.
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS MAY DO SO.
HOWEVER, OUR COMMENTS MUST BE LIMITED TO MATTERS ABOUT THE BUDGET OR THE TAX RATE.
IF THE SPEAKER STARTS DISCUSSING ANY OTHER SUBJECT OR TOPIC, THEY WILL BE INTERRUPTED AND ASKED TO LEAVE THE PODIUM.
SO WE'LL BEGIN NOW WITH THE CITIZENS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE HEARINGS, STARTING WITH MARK PEREZ.
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>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AS YOU KNOW, MY NAME IS MR. MARK PEREZ, AND AS YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN -- THE BUDGET IS WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND AS YOU KNOW, FOR MANY YEARS OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN VERY DEPLORABLE.
YOU KNOW, YOU ALL CONTINUE TO GO [INDISCERNIBLE] WALSH, AND IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON YOU CONTINUE TO PUMP MONEY INTO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND I'LL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN GIVING EXEMPTIONS TO MANY PEOPLE, NOT ONLY TO THE SENIORS, BUSINESSES AND VIAGRAN'S OFFICE HAS BEEN GIVEN MANY TAX BREAKS, AND IT CONTINUES TO GET TAX BREAKS.
BUT ANYWAY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BUDGET TODAY, HOW MUCH MONEY IS BEING SPENT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? I CONTINUE TO TELL YOU Y'ALL GOT SO MUCH DYSFUNCTIONAL PEOPLE AT THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AS YOU KNOW, APARTMENT FIRES BEEN HAPPENING AROUND THE CITY AND AROUND THE COUNTRY DUE TO THE INSPECTIONS, Y'ALL CONTINUE TO PUMP MONEY INTO THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TOO, WHICH IS GOING SOUTH.
AND Y'ALL CONTINUE TO SAY OUR SHERYL SCULLEY, OUR CITY MANAGER IS DOING A VERY GOOD JOB.
WELL, IF YOU JUST LOOK AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT THAT'S BEEN GOING ON, IT'S VERY DEPLORABLE, AND IT COMES DOWN TO REVENUE.
WHY ARE THEY NOT PAYING THE CITY? WHY ARE THEY NOT PAYING THE CITY? AND IF YOU LOOK AT -- AT ALL ASPECTS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, PERMITTING AND, YOU KNOW, OUR RIVERS, OUR CODE COMPLIANCE, Y'ALL CONTINUE TO VOTE ON ORDINANCES THAT DON'T HAVE NO EFFECT ON THESE BIG PROPERTIES, LIKE THE ONE YOU HAVE IN YOUR DISTRICT, TREVINO, TPD LABORATORIES, BEEN IGNORING THE ORDINANCES FOR MANY YEARS.
EMERGENCY MANAGE, DON'T WORRY.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WHAT WILL DO YOU IF THERE'S AN EXPLOSION.
THOSE PEOPLE LIVING AT THE PEARL, HAVE YOU COME UP WITH A STRATEGY WITH CHIEF HOOD? NO.
I'LL TELL YOU, ERIK WALSH IS NO GOOD.
YOU LOOK AT THE UTILITIES BEEN PAYING, EVEN THE CITY CLERK.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. PEREZ.
MR. RUBEN FLORES -- [APPLAUSE]
>> YES, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW MY NAME IS [INDISCERNIBLE] RUBEN FLORES PEREZ AND YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT I'M THE LAW OF HEAVEN AND THE LIBERTY LAWS.
AS YOU KNOW, I PROBABLY DO SPEAK ABOUT LAWS.
WE SEEN AND THROUGHOUT THE CENTURIES.
BEFORE COMMON ERA AND NOW ERA, YOU KNOW.
NOW, I DID WANT TO LET YOU KNOW TOO THAT I WAS KIND OF HAPPY WHAT I SAW A WHILE AGO ABOUT THE SENIORS AND SO ON, YOU KNOW, NOT PICKING ON THEM THAT MUCH, BECAUSE WHAT I'VE BEEN READING IN THE NEWSPAPER IS THAT YOU WANT TO LIFT UP THE TAX AND SO ON.
I HAVE MY OWN HOME AND SO ON, AND I DON'T WANT NOT OF THOSE TO BE PICKING ON ME.
YOU KNOW, THE WATER SYSTEM AND THE -- YOU KNOW, CPS ALSO, THEY CONTINUE PICKING UP PRICES A AND SO ON.
THIS IS MY OPINION AND NOW I CAN PROVE IT AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME.
ONE THING I WOULD WANT YOU TO CONCENTRATE IN THE FUTURE IS THOSE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO LIE AND THEY DON'T STAND FOR -- FOR WHAT THEY SPEAK, AND YET THEY GET TO BE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. PEREZ.
JERRY SEVERA? MR. SEVETTER WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANTONIO DIAZ.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG, MEMBERS OF THE CITY, I'M JERRY, I'M WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.
I'M ALSO HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF OUR NEARLY 3,000 MEMBERS WHO LIVE AND WORK IN SAN ANTONIO TO EXPRESS OUR FULL SUPPORT FOR THE $9 MILLION IN THE PROPOSED FY 2019 BUDGET FOR NEW SIDEWALKS AND $1 MILLION FOR NEW BIKE LANES.
SIDEWALKS, BIKE LANES, COMPLETE STREETS ARE ABOUT WAY MORE THAN JUST INFRASTRUCTURE.
THEY'RE ABOUT CONCRETE THINGS THAT THE CITY CAN INVEST IN TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY.
STUDIES SHOW THAT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN WALKABLE
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NEIGHBORHOODS GENERALLY GET MORE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EACH WEEK AND HAVE A LOWER RISK OF DEVELOPING HEART DISEASE, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES AND CERTAIN CANCERS THAN THOSE WHO LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE LESS WALKABLE AND DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS.WALKING YOUR DOG, RIDING YOUR BIKE, TAKING YOUR BABY OUT FOR A STROLL IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, IT SHOULDN'T BE DRUS.
IT SHOULDN'T BE BURDENSOME IN ANY COMMUNITY IN SAN ANTONIO.
UNFORTUNATELY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO TOO MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS, HAVE LACKED WELL-MAINTAINED ROUTES TO PARKS AND SCHOOLS, ROADS, BIKE LANES AND SIDEWALKS FOR DECADES.
WE APPLAUD THE LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT OF YOU, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY STAFF, FOR REALLY PRIORITIZING SIDEWALKS AND ROBUST FUNDING FOR SIDEWALKS AND BIKE LANES IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
LIKE I MENTIONED, THESE INVESTMENTS, IT'S NOT JUST INFRASTRUCTURE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE.
THIS IS ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO GET PEOPLE MOVING, GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ACTIVE, TO WALK AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, TO BE SAFE AT A TIME WHEN 75% OF TEENS DO NOT GET ENOUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SAFE SIDEWALKS IN SAN ANTONIO IS SOMETHING WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT.
AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THAT.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. SEVET TRTERA.
ANTONIA DIAZ FOLLOWED BY [INDISCERNIBLE].
>> AS FAR AS THE TAXES ARE CONCERNED, I BELIEVE THEY ARE -- EVEN [INDISCERNIBLE] RAISED, THEY HAVE BEEN RAISED, THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AND ALL THINGS ELSE THAT GO INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT'S RAISING THE APPRAISAL VALUE OF THE PROPERTY, AND THEREFORE THE PEOPLE ARE PAYING MORE UNLESS THEY ARE CLAIMING THOSE EXEMPTIONS OF HOMESTEAD OR DISABILITIES, AND THEN ALSO YOU ARE GIVING OUT INCENTIVES AND EXEMPTIONS TO BUSINESSES AND THAT KIND OF -- WHEN YOU'RE -- YOU HAVE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LIVED FOR AREAS IN A LONG TIME THAT ARE LOW INCOME, IT PUTS THEM IN A BIND WHILE GIVING RICH PEOPLE A BREAK.
AND SO I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR QUITE A LONG TIME, AND YOU NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THIS AS FAR AS -- I KNOW THE APPRAISAL IS THROUGH THE COUNTY, BUT SINCE THE CITY RECEIVES 20% OF THOSE FUNDS RAISED, YOU SHOULD HAVE SOME INPUT INTO TAXES RAISED, BECAUSE PEOPLE -- PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD IT.
THEY'RE BEING PRICED OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND WE'VE BEEN SEEING THIS IN OTHER MAJOR CITIES.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT MORE DEEPLY AND MORE SERIOUSLY INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING WE HAVEN'T RAISED YOUR TAXES FOR UMPTEENTH YEAR WHEN THAT'S A FALSEHOOD, BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING RAISED THROUGH THE APPRAISAL OF THE PROPERTY VALUE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. DIAZ.
>> HI, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I AM A TAXPAYER FOR -- I'VE BEEN A TAXPAYER FOR A LONG TIME, BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MY TAXES GO ON SCHOOL EDUCATION AND FIXING THE STREETS, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF POTHOLES AND BREAKING IN THE STREETS OF SAN ANTONIO.
WALK THESE STREETS, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW THEY NEED A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT DONE TO THEM.
ALSO LIGHTINGS AND I HOPE YOU PUT IT TO GOOD USE, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL OF US HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. VIERAEG AS.
THE SECOND OF THE TWO COMBINED BUDGET AND TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, AT AT THE MAIN COUNCIL.
THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL VOTE ON PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR 2018 AT ITS MEETING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 9:00 A.M. AND BE HELD IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 105 MAIN PLAZA.
HAVING HEARD ALL COMMENTS FROM THOSE CITIZENS WISHING TO BE HEARD ON THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE, THE FIRST OF TWO COMBINED FY 2019 BUDGET
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AND 2018 TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARINGS IS HEREBY CLOSED.[3. Public Hearings for Delegate Agencies funded through the FY 2019 and FY 2020 Consolidated Funding Process for Human and Workforce Development Services. [María Villagómez, Assistant City Manager; Melody Woosley, Director, Human Services]]
THE FIRST OF TWO DELEGATE AGENCY PUBLIC HEARINGS IS HEREBY OPENED, AND WE BEGIN WITH A BRIEF PRESENTATION BY OUR STAFF.>> AND, MAYOR, THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE DELEGATE AGENCIES FUNDED THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND FISCAL YEAR 2020 CONSOLIDATED FUNDING PROCESS FOR HUMAN AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
TONIGHT YOU WILL HEAR FROM MORE THAN 20 AGENCIES REGARDING THE APPLICATIONS THAT THEY SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THE CONSOLIDATED FUNDING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
THESE AGENCIES INCLUDE BOTH AGENCIES WHO ARE RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT RECOMMENDED.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A COMBINED PROCESS THAT INVOLVES BOTH THE HUMAN SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS AND TAKES PLACE EVERY TWO YEARS.
TODAY IS ONE OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR APPLICANTS TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL.
FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROPOSED BUDGET.
YOU HAVE A SHEET AT YOUR SEAT WITH FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS BY AGENCY FOR YOUR REFERENCE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.
IN SUMMARY, 56 AGENCIES WITH 83 PROGRAMS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE APPROVED ON SEPTEMBER 13 WITH THE FY 2019 BUDGET ADOPTION.
AND AS I SAID EARLIER, WE DO HAVE 20 AGENCIES HERE TONIGHT WHO ARE ANXIOUS TO TELL BUT THE WORK THEY DO TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY AND SO WE'RE READY TO GET STARTED IF YOU ARE.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO INVITE DELEGATE AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN APPLIED -- HAVE APPLIED FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE CONSOLIDATED HUMAN AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES RFP TO COMMENT ON THE RFP AND THEIR PROPOSALS.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED FOR THIS HEARING, AGENCIES' NAMES -- AGENCIES WITH NAMES BEGINNING WITH THE LETTERS A THROUGH J THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK WILL BE CALLED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
THE AGENCIES' REPRESENTATIVES MUST ADHERE TO THE MAXIMUM TIME ALLOTTED, TWO MINUTES FOR ONE PROPOSAL AND FOUR MINUTES IF THE AGENCY HAS SUBMITTED TWO OR MORE PROPOSALS.
SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH AMERICAN INDIANS.
TO BE FOLLOWED BY ANY BABY CAN.
FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING FOR THE CITY.
I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT -- I WANT TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUR ORGANIZATION.
OUR ORGANIZATION HAS ALWAYS STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE WHEN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS ASKED US TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE.
WE -- WHEN MUNICIPAL COURT NEEDED HELP WITH TRUANCY PREVENTION, OUR RIGHTS OF PASSAGE PROGRAM ANSWERED THE CALL.
WHEN THE FAMILIES OF TRUANCY COURT WE ESTABLISHED THE PROGRAM THAT NOW IS ONGOING WITH MUNICIPAL COURT.
SO TO NOT SUPPORT THE SAN ANTONIO FATHERHOOD CAMPAIGN AND TO NOT SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF PASSAGE PROGRAM IS A MOVEMENT IN THE WRONG DIRECTION WHEN WE TALK ABOUT EQUITY.
THE SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION DID A SURVEY OF 250 DIFFERENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN SAN ANTONIO PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE CITY.
OUT OF THAT 250 AGENCIES, 51% WERE PROVIDING GENDER-BASED PROGRAMS FOR FEMALES AND WOMEN.
ONLY 3% WERE PROVIDING PROGRAMMING, GENDER-BASED PROGRAMMINGS FOR BOYS AND MEN.
SO IF THE BOYS -- AND BY NOT CHANGING THE RECOMMENDATION WE LOWER THAT 3%.
SO BY NOT FUNDING WORK AROUND MEN AND BOYS, IF THEY ARE AT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT OUR COMMUNITIES FACE WHEN HE TALK ABOUT CHILD ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, YOUTH SUCCESS, TO NOT N INVEST IN THEM UP FRONT IS A BIG -- IS A BIG MISTAKE FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE PARTNERING AND SUPPORTING THE SAN ANTONIO FATHERHOOD CAMPAIGN AND THE RITES OF PASSAGE PROGRAM.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] ANY BABY CAN? TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE AUTISM COMMUNITY NETWORK.
>> I'M GOING TO BRING THIS DOWN.
HI, I'M CRYSTAL [INDISCERNIBLE].
I'M THE CASE MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR WITH ANY BABY CAN.
ANY BABY CAN SERVES CHILDREN OF FAMILIES WITH DISABILITIES.
WE HAVE AN AUTISM SPECIFIC PROGRAM, WE HAVE A HEALTH AND WELLNESS SPECIFIC PROGRAM, AND PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BUT MY PROGRAM IS THE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND WE
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PROVIDE COORDINATION SERVICES TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO THE AGE OF 17.SO THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT STRESSORS.
FAMILIES ALREADY HAVE LOTS OF STRESS BUT WHEN YOU THINK OF A FAMILY WHO HAS A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY THAT STRESS IS AMPLIFIED.
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE ABUSED AND NEGLECTED BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE SKILLS YET TO REALLY BE ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR NEEDS, AND SO AS CASE MANAGERS WE WANT TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES TO REALLY NAVIGATE THEM THROUGH THE SYSTEMS. IT IS DIFFICULT FOR FAMILIES WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW, AND SO A AS CASE MANAGERS WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM.
WE GO INTO THE HOMES AND DO VISITS TO REALLY ASSESS NOT ONLY WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE HOME BUT THE SAFETY IN THE HOME.
HOMES ARE BURNING FASTER NOW THAN THEY DID 30 YEARS AGO, AND SO WHEN YOU HAVE A FAMILY WHO HAS A CHILD ON SEVERE DISABILITY -- WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES AND LOTS OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, GETTING THEM OUT OF THE HOME IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
SO WE WANT TO EDUCATE FAMILIES ON HOW TO CREATE SAFETY PLANS, HOW TO GET TO TRANSITION AS THEY GO THROUGH THEIR DIFFERENT LUDEVILS OF STAGES.
IF THEY'RE LITTLE ONES WHEN WE GO INTO SCHOOL, PUBERTY.
SO WE AS CASE MANAGERS ARE THE HELPING HAND AND PROVIDING THAT HANDHOLDING SUPPORT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THEIR PROCESS.
SO CASE MANAGEMENT IS ONE THAT WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE FUNDING, AND WE ARE PLEASED TO BE HERE.
>> SO WE DID GET RECOMMENDED FOR OUR CASE MANAGE.
WE ALSO SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR OUR PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH DID NOT GET RECOMMENDED, SO WE JUST WANT TO TALK REALLY BRIEFLY ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.
MY NAME IS [INDISCERNIBLE], AND I AM THE GRANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR ANY BABY CAN, AND -- DO WE STILL GET THE ADDITIONAL TWO MINUTES FOR THE SECOND PROPOSAL THAT WAS NOT --
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: YOU SUBMITTED HOW MANY PROPOSALS?
>> TWO? ONE GOT RECOMMENDED AND OUR SECOND ONE DID NOT GET RECOMMENDED.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: MELANIE, DID WE ACCEPT TWO PROPOSALS? ALL RIGHT.
>> OUR SECOND PROPOSAL DID NOT FOR PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE, SO THAT PROGRAM IS TARGETING FAMILIES THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, AND SO THROUGH THAT PROGRAM WE ARE A PREVENTATIVE TO HOMELESSNESS, WHEN IS THE CATEGORY THAT WE -- WHICH IS THE CATEGORY FOR CATEGORY THAT WE APPLIED FOR.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTICED WITH OUR FAMILIES IS THAT FINANCIALLY A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE ARE -- DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES.
A LOT OF THEM ARE IN PORER TI LEVEL AND -- POVERTY LEVEL AND LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.
SO IF THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THAT PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION THAT THEY NEED, A LOT OF TIMES WE'VE SEEN THAT THEY SPIRAL OUT, AND THEN THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, MAINTAIN THEIR HOME, MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH.
THE MAIN THING IS MAINTAINING THEIR HEALTH, AND SO THEN THAT LEADS TO HOMELESSNESS.
AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION, SEE IF THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO OUR PROGRAM THAT WE COULD ANSWER.
CRYSTAL, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE IN REGARDS TO OUR PROGRAM? THANK YOU.
>> A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES IN CASE MANAGEMENT ARE REFERRED TO PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY HAVE CHILDREN WHOSE MEDICATION COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND THEIR HEALTH CARE EITHER DOESN'T COVER IT OR THEY DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE.
SO THIS PROGRAM IS ONE THAT'S KIND OF A WRAP-AROUND FOR THE FAMILIES THAT ARE IN CASE MANAGEMENT.
THEY GET TO HAVE THE BENEFITS OF BOTH PROGRAMS.
>> WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
[APPLAUSE] THE AUTISM COMMUNITY NETWORK? THEY'LL BE FOLLOWED BY AVANSE.
>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS DR. CARRIE ALVARADO.
WITH AUTISM COMMUNITY NETWORK.
THIS IS OUR BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICIAN, DR. PATRICIO.
THIS IS PATRICE VELA, WHO IS OUR CHIEF OUTREACH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, AND THIS IS BERNICE DELLA CRUZ, WHO IS OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER.
>> AND I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY.
THE RATE OF AUTISM HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, NOW ONE IN 59 CHILDREN ARE AUTISM.
THAT MEANS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS US ALL, WHETHER IT BE OUR CHILD, OUR GRANDCHILD OR SOMEONE'S SIBLING, A FRIEND.
SINCE IT'S SUCH A GREAT IMPACT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY WE'VE DEVELOPED A FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
THIS PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT FAMILIES TO GIVE THEM THE STRATEGIES THAT THEY NEED.
WE HAVE FREE CLASSES THAT WE OFFER FOR -- FOR PARENTS, CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.
SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT VARIOUS TOPIC RELATED TO AUTISM AND BE ABLE TO REALLY HELP THEIR CHILD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
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TOPICS INCLUDE THINGS LIKE TEACHING MY CHILD TO COMMUNICATE, BECAUSE OFTEN THAT IS AN ISSUE, OR ENGAGING WITH AUTISM OR DECREASING CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS.IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A PROGRAM UNLIKE ANY OTHER WHERE WE REALLY ENGAGE CAREGIVERS AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THEM AND THEIR CHILD.
WE CALL THEM OUR HANDS-ON TRAINING COURSES, AND WE BRING IN CHILDREN AND WORK WITH THEIR FAMILIES TO TEACH THEM THESE EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES THAT WE KNOW ARE EFFECTIVE AND THAT WILL GREATLY IMPACT THE OUTCOME OF THEM BEING REALLY KINDER READY, THAT IS OUR GOAL, IS TO BE ABLE TO IMPACT AT THAT LEVEL.
I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU JUST A STORY ABOUT CONNIE.
SHE'S 7 YEARS OLD, AND WHEN SHE STARTED THIS COURSE SHE WAS NONVERBAL.
AFTER SIX -- AFTER TWO MONTHS OF BEING WITH US SHE WAS INITIATING WITH HER MOM WITH WORDS, AND THAT IS SUCH A GREAT THING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FOR SOMEBODY.
SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR THINKING ABOUT OUR CHILDREN ON THE SPECTRUM AS IT IMPACTS US ALL.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AVANAVANSE? FOLLOWED BY BEE AIDS.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, BOTH THIS YEAR AND FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS THAT YOU'VE SUPPORTED AVANCE, AND WE'VE PARTNERED TOGETHER TO SERVE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES OF SAN ANTONIO.
I WANT TO TAKE JUST A MINUTE TO INTRODUCE OUR SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR [INDISCERNIBLE] GONZALES AND ONE OF OUR PARENTS, PALOMA MEDRANA AND MANY OTHER STAFF AND PAIRNS WHO ARE HERE ON -- PARENTS WHO ARE HERE ON BEHALF OF AVANSE TO THANK YOU.
OVERALL WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO 1500 YOUTH, AGES BIRTH TO 4 YEARS OLD, WITH HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AND THEN WE PROVIDE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES FOR THEIR PARENTS AND FAMILIES TO HELP THEM REACH THEIR OWN EDUCATIONAL CAREER AND PARENTING GOALS.
THIS LEADS TO A REDUCTION IN CHILD ABUSE AND A STRENGTHENING OF FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
85% OF THE PARENTS WHO COMPLETE OUR PROGRAMS ARE THEN ENROLLED IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND FURTHER EDUCATION.
97% OF THE PARENTS READ TO THEIR CHILDREN FOUR TO FIVE TIMES A WEEK, AND A LONGITUDINAL STUDY CONDUCTED BY ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY SHOWS THAT OVER A TEN-YEAR AVERAGE FAMILIES WENT FROM BEING FOUR TO FIVE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES DOWN TO ZERO.
AND THE CHILDREN AND THEIR EDUCATION, 96% ENTER SCHOOL KINDER READY, 95% PASS THEIR THIRD GRADE READING AND MATH TEST, AND 94% ARE STILL ON THEIR -- ON THE A/B HONOR ROLL IN HIGH SCHOOL.
IS THAT THE TWO-MINUTE? CAN YOU JUST SAY A FEW WORDS?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN A HUGE INFLUENCE ON SO MANY PEOPLE, AND YOU HAVE IMPACTED SO MANY LIVES, NOT JUST MINE BUT FOR GENERATIONS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: BEAT AIDS? [APPLAUSE] TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE BEXAR COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER FOUNDATION.
>> HELLO, GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR.
MY NAME IS MICHELLE MAY FIELD DURHAM AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BEAT AIDS.
THAT'S A ACRONYM FOR BLACK EFFORT AGAINST AIDS.
I HAVE WITH ME GLENDA SMALL, ONE OF OUR CONSUMER RECIPIENTS WHO WILL TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE'VE IMPACTED HER LIFE.
AND SEVERAL OF OUR GAP] BOARD WERE MOST APPRECIATIVE.
MANY OF YOU WHEN WE'VE CALLED ON YOU AND ASKED YOU TO HELP OR LOOKED FOR YOU IN OUR COMMUNITY, YOU'VE BEEN THERE.
WE WERE ASKED WHEN WE DID THIS APPLICATION BY YOUR STAFF, SO BEAT AIDS, HOW DO YOU MEASURE YOUR SUCCESS? AND I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT THE WAY THAT WE MEASURE OUR SUCCESS IS BY THE IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR CLIENTS.
SO ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS, NEWLY EMPOWERED WOMEN, IS A TRANSITIONAL FACILITY FOR WOMEN INFECTED AND AFFECTED BY HIV AND AIDS.
WE'VE HOUSED MANY WOMEN, 81 WOMEN THERE, WHO ARE TRIPLE DIAGNOSED WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, HIV AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
OF THOSE 81 CLIENTS ALL OF THE WOMEN WHO COMPLETED OUR PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY AND WHO WE WERE ABLE TO PUT INTO STABLE HOUSING, 90% HAVE REMAINED IN STABLE, AFFORDABLE, SAFE HOUSING.
OUR CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH.
75% OF OUR CLIENTS HAVE EITHER RECEIVED A JOB, SOME ADDITIONAL INCOME OR A SKILL SET TO INCREASE THEIR LEVEL
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OF LIVING.AND OUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, FOCUSES ON VIRAL EXPRESSION.
MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW IF A CLIENT IS VIRALLY SUPPRESSED TODAY THEY STAND 99.9% CHANCE THAT THEY WILL NOT TRANSMIT HIV TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.
[APPLAUSE] WITH US HAVING OVER 6,000 CASES OF HIV IN SAN ANTONIO, THIS IS A GREAT FEAT AND A WIN FOR ALL OF US.
BEFORE I PASS THE MIC TO GLENDA SO SHE CAN TELL THAT YOU HER QUALITY OF LIFE HAS, IN FACT, INCREASED, I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMAN CRUZ SHAW WHO WILL BE OUR BES SPEAKER AT OUR BANQUET THIS YEAR SEPTEMBER 21.
WE INVITE YOU OUT TO THE OMNI COLONNADE.
SUPPORT BEAT AIDS AND SUPPORT YOUR COLLEAGUE, SEPTEMBER 21.
WATCH FOR OUR INVITATIONS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM EACH AND EVERY WITH YOU.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE VOTERS IN EVERY DISTRICT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE TODAY.
AS SHE SAID, MY NAME IS GLENDA, AND I'M ORIGINALLY FROM NEW ORLEANS.
I CAME HERE AS -- RELOCATED BECAUSE OF HURRICANE KATRINA 13 YEARS AGO TODAY.
AND IN MY FORTUNE OF BEING HERE, I WAS REFERRED TO AN AGENCY CALLED BEAT AIDS COALITION, AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, SO WHAT DO THEY DO THERE? ONCE I GOT AFFILIATED WITH BEAT AIDS IT BECAME A PART OF ME AND THE INDIVIDUALS AND THE LOVE THAT I RECEIVED FROM THERE, IT MADE ME SEEM LIKE I WAS MY SECOND HOME, AWAY FROM HOME.
AND IT WAS SO MUCH LOVE AND CARE AND PASSION.
AND WHAT THEY DO, AND NOT ONLY AM I PART OF THE BOARD MEMBER, I'M ALSO A CONSUMER.
SO THEREFORE, YOU KNOW, IT HAS REALLY ENHANCED MY LIFE A LOT, AND THAT'S THE REASON I DECIDED TO STAY HERE.
ONE OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE OF BEAT AIDS AND BECAUSE OF THE AFFILIATION, AND I'M SO PROUD TO BE AFFILIATED WITH AN AGENCY THAT HAS SUCH COMPASSION AND LOVE AND KINDNESS AND UNDERSTANDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY SERVE.
AND TO BE IN THIS AGENCY FOR LIKE 30 YEARS IS JUST OVERWHELMING, YOU KNOW, SO YOU KNOW THE TYPE OF WORK THAT THEY DO IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY VITAL, AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING INTEREST IN BEAT AIDS AND SUPPORTING BEAT AIDS THROUGH ALL THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN THROUGH.
AND WITH THAT BEING SAID I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU BOTH.
THE BEXAR COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER FOUNDATION? FOLLOWED BY BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M LISA CUNNINGHAM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BEXAR COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER.
I WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO ALL OF US ABOUT MANY, MANY WORTHY PROGRAMS AND ESPECIALLY FOR YOUR PAST SUPPORT OF OUR CENTER'S MISSION.
AS YOU KNOW, OUR CENTER IS A COLOCATION OF AGENCIES, ALL DEDICATED TO THE SAME MISSION, TO SERVE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THEIR JOURNEY FROM SURVIVOR TO THRIVER.
WE ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING FUNDS FOR TWO PROGRAMS WHICH ARE KEY IN THE SUCCESS OF ACHIEVING THAT MISSION.
THE DREAM CENTER AND VICTIMS EMPOWERMENT COUNSELING PROGRAM.
BOTH PROGRAMS ARE FREE TO VICTIMS AND OUR COMMUNITY BY FOCUSING ON SUSTAINABILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
ANNUALLY OUR CENTER SERVES CLOSE TO 4,000 VICTIMS, AND YEAR-TO-DATE ALREADY OVER A THOUSAND NEW VICTIMS HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THESE TWO PROGRAMS. AND THAT'S UNDUPLICATED.
SO THAT M MEANS MANY, MANY, THEY'RE COMING BACK OVER AND OVER AGAIN EVERY WEEK.
THEIR INHERENT PURPOSE EXTENDS WELL PAST THE -- THESE PROGRAMS ARE VITAL TO SUSTAINABILITY FOR SELF-RELIANCE FOR THESE VICTIMS TO LIVE INDEPENDENT OF THEIR ABUSERS.
THE DREAM CENTER TRULY IS THE BRIDGE FROM CRISIS TO SUSTAINABILITY FOR OUR VICTIMS. IT UTILIZES BOTH IN-HOUSE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES TO ASSIST IN INDIVIDUALS' NEEDS.
ANYTHING FROM ASSISTANCE WITH BASIC NEEDS TO FINANCIAL LITERACY, TO SERVICES THAT AID IN SELF-RELIANCE, LIKE HOUSING OR JOB PLACEMENT, ALL OF THAT CAN BE DONE AT THE DREAM CENTER.
THE VICTIMS EMPOWERMENT COUNSELING PROGRAM PROVIDES SAFETY PLANNING AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE THROUGH ADULT THERAPY AND CHILD THERAPY.
WE ALSO HAVE GROUP COUNSELING FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN AS WELL.
THAT ONE-ON-ONE CRISIS COUNSELING FOCUSES ON PRAYING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE BY ADDRESSING PAST TRAUMA, PROMOTING HEALING AND IDENTIFYING WARNING SIGNS TO NOT ONLY PREVENT
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FUTURE VIOLENCE BUT TO IDENTIFY HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND ENCOURAGE THOSE.THESE TWO PROGRAMS TRULY ARE THE HEART OF OUR CENTER.
WITHOUT THEM ALL WE'RE DOING IS HELPING IN CRISIS.
THESE PROGRAMS ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND I THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT BOTH OF THEM.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, FOLLOWED BY THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB.
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS HAS HAD A VERY LONG SUCCESSFUL FUNDING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFUL PROCESS YOU WENT THROUGH TO IDENTIFY THE STRATEGIC GOALS FOR DELEGATE AGENCY FUNDING.
WE ANALYZED THE PRIORITIES IN THE RFP TO DETERMINE HOW WE COULD PROVIDE VALUE.
WE RESPONDED WITH TWO PROPOSALS.
ONE FOR CONTINUED FUNDING OF OUR LONG-STANDING WORKPLACE MENTORING PROGRAM, IN THE SUCCESS CARTING AND OUR SECOND PROPOSAL WAS FOCUSED OMIT GATING THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA AND ABUSE.
AND OUR SECOND PROPOSAL WAS ACCEPTED.
WHILE WE ARE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO START A NEW PROGRAM WITH THE CITY, WE ARE TROUBLED ABOUT THE ELIMINATION OF FUNDING FOR OUR WORKPLACE EFFORTS.
YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S FAMOUS QUOTE, AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE.
HE SAID THIS IN 1736 IN PHILADELPHIA WHEN HE WAS SPEAKING ABOUT FIRE SAFETY.
FILLY WAS PLAGUED WITH FIRES AND THE ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON CLEANING UP AFTERWARDS.
BEN FRANKLIN ARE THE KNOWLEDGE OF OTHER COUNTRIES FOCUSING ON PREVENTING FIRES, SO HIS ADVICE TRANSFORMED PHILADELPHIA INTO ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES FOR FIRE PREVENTION IN AMERICA.
IT MAY SOUND LIKE A NO-BRAINER 280 YEARS LATER BUT IT WASN'T AN EASY SELL BECAUSE SPENDING MONEY TO PREVENT SOMETHINGET FROM HAPPENING RARELY IS AN EASY SELL, AND NOWHERE IS THIS MORE IMPORTANT THAN IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION.
TAKE THE STATE BUDGET, FOR EXAMPLE.
LESS THAN 1% OF THAT BUDGET, THE JUVENILE JUSTICE BUDGET IN TEXAS IS ALLOCATED FOR DELINQUENCY PREVENTION.
999% OF THE BUDGET GOES TOWARD PROBATION AND INCARCERATION.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF OUR HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP BUT TO ALSO TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE NEED TO BE MORE MINDFUL OF PREVENTING DELINQUENCY INSTEAD OF USING UP OUR RESOURCES DEALING WITH ITS COSTLY EFFECTS.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO SO FAR AS TO SAY THAT OUR KIDS ARE ON FIRE, BUT I DO THINK IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO POINT OUT THAT THEY CERTAINLY DISERVEG A DEEPER -- DESERVE A DEEPER LOCAL INVESTMENT IN KEEPING THEM OUT OF TROUBLE VERSUS DEALING WITH THEM AFTER THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE, WHICH IS WHAT BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS TRIES TO DO, ESPECIALLY IN ITS WORKPLACE MENTORING PROGRAM WHICH FOCUSES ON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, ON HELPING THEM STAY OUT OF TROUBLE, STAY IN SCHOOL AND CREATE A POST-HIGH SCHOOL PLAN FOR WHEN THEY TURN 18 SO THAT THEY HAVE A PLAN FOR SUCCESS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB? FOLLOWED BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES.
I'M ANGIE MOCK AND I WORK FOR YOUR BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, AND I'VE GOT 120 SECONDS TO SUM UP WHAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S INVESTMENT IN THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SAN ANTONIO REALLY MEANS.
NOW, SOME OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS ABOUT ME, BUT I'M A RECOVERING ACCOUNTANT, AND I LOVE NUMBERS.
FOR EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED IN YOUR BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SAN ANTONIO WE RETURN $9.60 TO THE SAN ANTONIO ECONOMY.
AND A BIG PIECE OF THAT IS THE FACT THAT 99% OF OUR 9,000 CLUB MEMBERS GRADUATE ON TIME FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AND LAST YEAR 94% OF OUR GRADUATING SENIORS WENT ON TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
SO YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE YOUTH SUCCESS CATEGORY OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET WILL RETURN $4.8 MILLION TO THE SAN ANTONIO ECONOMY.
AND THIS RETURN ON INVESTMENT HAS BEEN REALLY RINGING TRUE WITH ME THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS BECAUSE OUR SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAMS HAVE STARTED BACK UP AND WE'VE GOT 4,000 KIDS A DAY THAT ARE AGE 6 TO 18 IN OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND OUR SENIORS HAVE ALL GONE ON OF TO COLLEGE TO 12 DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES, LIKE KARINA.
KARINA IS THE OLDEST OF FIVE CHILDREN, SINGLE MOM, WORKING MOM ON THE WEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, AND WHEN KARINA GAVE HER WINNING YOUTH OF THE YEAR SPEECH A COUPLE YEARS AGO SHE SAID THIS.
SHE SAID IN THE FIFTH GRADE I REALLY STARTED TO STRUGGLE WITH MATH, AND THE STAFF AT
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THE CALDERON GIRLS AND BOYS CLUB SAW THAT AND THEY PUT ME IN THE FREE TUTORING PROGRAM THREE DAYS A WEEK, AND BY THE TIME I WAS A SENIOR I WAS TAKING AP MATH CLASS.TWO WEEKS AGO KARINA AND HER FAMILY AND HER TAG-ALONG SIBLINGS, WHO ALSO ATTEND THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, MADE THIS HUGE TREK FROM THE WEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO TO SHOOK AVENUE, WHERE SHE MOVED INTO HER DORM AT TRINITY UNIVERSITY.
WE'VE GOT LOTS OF KARINAS AND SETHS AND RICHIES AND SAMANTHA.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE LIKE THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WE DON'T BELIEVE A CHILD'S ZIP CODE SHOULD DEFINE THEIR OPPORTUNITY.
THANKS TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO KIDS WHO NEED US MOST.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOLLOWED BY CHILD SAFE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN.
I THINK I HAVE THE PLEASURE TO KNOW MOST OF YOU.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS ACTUALLY, WE WORK IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE DISTRICTS HERE IN ALL YOUR -- YOUR AREAS, SO WHAT WE DO, WE SERVE PEOPLE FROM BIRTH TO NATURAL DEATH, AND REGARDLESS IF THEY ARE CATHOLIC OR NOT, IF THEY ARE HISPANIC OR NOT, OR WHATEVER IT IS, WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO SERVE 265,000 PEOPLE LAST YEAR.
THAT IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE COMPARED -- THINKING ABOUT HOW BIG THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS.
JUST TODAY WE RECEIVED 187 UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE AT THE PASSAGE STATION THAT CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS READY TO GO TO HELP IF NEEDED WITH HOUSING, WITH FOOD, WITH TRANSPORTATION, WHATEVER THIS FAMILY NEEDS, AND WE DO THIS FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO JUST GOT TO SAN ANTONIO AS WELL AS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME.
THIS PAST YEAR WE OPENED A SITE IN DISTRICT 7.
WE HAD TO MINIMIZE THE [INDISCERNIBLE] THAT WE HAD BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING.
COUNTY WAS ABLE TO HELP US A LITTLE BIT.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO MANY DIFFERENT PROPOSALS, ESPECIALLY FEEDING THE HOMELESS PEOPLE, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL START IN DISTRICT 3.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WHAT WE DO IS WE SERVE EVERYBODY, AND HOMELESSNESS IS BECOMING A BIG ISSUE FOR US.
LIZZIE, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF [INDISCERNIBLE], EXPLAIN TO YOU A COUPLE OF THINGS, BUT FOR US WE JUST CREATED JUST WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE A TRUCK TO PROVIDE FOOD TO THE HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE STREETS, SO NOW WE CAN ACTUALLY BE MOBILE, AND WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING A SHOWER TRUCK SO THESE HOMELESS PEOPLE WERE ACTUALLY TAKE SHOWERS AND ACTUALLY THEN CAN EVEN GET, YOU KNOW, THE CLOTHES WASHED OR SAFE OR GET SERVICES WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
BUT WE NEED HELP, BECAUSE EVEN LIKE THIS YEAR WE PROVIDE MORE SERVICES BUT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO KEEPS CUTTING FUNDS TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES.
WE JUST LOST ALMOST $50,000 FOR OUR CENTER FOR HOMELESS WOMEN, GUADALUPE HOME, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CITY WITH ALL THE RESPECT IN THE WORLD TO RECONSIDER THAT POSITION BECAUSE THESE WOMEN HAVE NO PLACE TO GO.
I MEAN, WE JUST HAD A SMALL SERVICES.
BUT THIS IS THE CHILDREN WHO WITHOUT US I DON'T THINK THEY WILL HAVE A PLACE TO GO.
>> MAYOR, COUNCIL THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
I'M LIZZIE WITH GUADALUPE COMMUNITY CENTER AND AS ANTONIO MENTIONED WE'VE SEEN A LARGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS THAT ARE EITHER HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.
THERE WAS JUST AN ARTICLE IN THE EXPRESS NEWS THAT SHOWED THAT THE EVICTION RATE HAS INCREASED -- DOUBLED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND WHAT WE SEE AT GUADALUPE COMMUNITY CENTER IS AN OVER 50% INCREASE OF OUR TOTAL POPULATION OF CLIENTS THAT ARE HOMELESS.
FOUR YEARS AGO WE HAD OVER 1700 SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE HOMELESS.
NOW THAT HAS GONE UP TO OVER 9,000 SERVICES.
ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE TOP UNMET NEEDS IN SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY IS RENTAL ASSISTANCE, TO PREVENT EVICTION, WHICH IS LESS COSTLY THAN PROVIDING SHELTER SERVICES, WHICH IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT.
AND WE RECEIVE OVER 1200 CALLS A MONTH FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE AT RISK OF BEING EVICTED AND ARE LOOKING FOR NOT ONLY RENTAL ASSISTANCE BUT BECOMING MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT.
AND SO WE DO THROUGH CATHOLIC CHARITIES PROVIDE THOSE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY PREVENT HOMELESSNESS.
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YOU VERY MUCH.[APPLAUSE] CHILD SAFE? FOLLOWED BY CRYSTAL [INDISCERNIBLE] MINISTRIES.
I'M KIM ABERNATHY WITH CHILD SAFE AND THIS IS KAYLA BAILEY.
SHE IS OUR DIRECTOR OF PREVENTION AND AWARENESS, TO WHICH YOU GAVE -- AWARDED US FUNDING FOR $100,000.
WE'RE GOING TO DO FAMILY FOCUSED SCHOOLS, AND I WANT TO SAY, I CAME UP HERE TO ASK YOU FOR MORE MONEY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET ALL WE ASKED FOR, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT BECAUSE WHAT YOU'VE GIVEN US IS SO GENEROUS, AND WE RECEIVED THIS WEEK A PROPOSAL TO -- OR WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO ASK THE CITY FOR MORE FUNDING TO INFORM -- TO HELP US FUND OUR TRAUMA AND FOCUSED SCHOOL SYSTEMS, WHICH IN TURN REALLY HELPS US MAKE SOME SYSTEMATIC CHANGES IN THE COMMUNITY AS WE WORK TOWARDS BECOMING A TRAUMA FOCUSED COMMUNITY, AND THAT I KNOW, WORKING WITH COLLEEN BRIDGER AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TOGETHER IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BECOME A TRAUMA FOCUSED COMMUNITY.
SO I'M GOING TO LET KAYLA TELL YOU ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND THEN YOU'LL BE AHEAD BEFORE YOU GET THE NEXT REQUEST THAT'S COMING THROUGH AFTER SEPTEMBER.
SO IN 2016 THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK REPORTED 46% OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH ATTENDING SCHOOL HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST ONE TRAUMATIC EVENT OR ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE.
AS WE KNOW EXPOSURE TO THOSE EXPERIENCES INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THEY WILL PARTICIPATE IN BEHAVIORS SUCH AS BINGE DRINKING, SMOKING, ELICIT DRUG USE, SELF-HARM OR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS.
OFTEN WELL INTENTIONED CHILD SERVING ORGANIZATIONS MISLABEL CHILDREN WITH ADD, ODDU CONDUCT DISORDER.
WHILE NOT COMPLETELY FALSE THEY FAIL TO TAKE THE HISTORY INTO ACCOUNT.
WITH EDUCATORS UNDERSTAND HOW ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, THEY CAN BUILD TRAUMA SENSITIVE SCHOOLS AND POLICIES THAT IMPROVE SAN ANTONIO'S CHILD SURVIVORS OF ABUSE, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT OUR PROGRAMS WILL BE ADDRESSING.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: CRYSTALL ESS MINISTRIES FOLLOWED BY COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I'M TARANTINO SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF CRYSTALLESS MIN STRESS AS WELL AS OUR CLIENTS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HOW GENEROUS YOU'VE BEEN WITH FUNDING US.
WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE EASTSIDE EDUCATION TRAINING CENTER, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE BEGAN EARLY IN THIS YEAR, AND THE COLLABORATION OF AGENCIES HAS GONE, IN MY MIND, BEYOND COLLABORATION.
IT'S STARTED TO BECOME PARTNERSHIPS, AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE STARTING TO REALIZE NOW IS THAT EACH ONE OF US BRINGS DIFFERENT STRENGTHS TO THE TABLE AND BY UTILIZING EACH OTHER'S STRENGTHS WE'RE FINDING THAT OUR RESULTS ARE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.
OUR GOAL OF COURSE IS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE FORMALLY INCARCERATED TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT.
WE KNOW THEY'RE FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE RE-INCARCERATED IF THEY DO NOT HAVE A JOB, AND SO THE MORE WE CAN DO TO HELP BECOME EMPLOYED AVERAGE WAGE OF EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS.
BY PARTNERING WITH OUR AGENCIES LIKE GOODWILL, LIKE ALAMO COLLEGES, LIKE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS TO HELP TRAIN INDIVIDUALS INTO HIGHER PAYING JOBS, BETTER LIVING WAGE SO THAT WE KNOW THERE IS NO CHANCE OF THEM REOFFENDING.
OUR GOAL OF COURSE IS ULTIMATELY TO HELP ON THE PREVENTION SIDE AS WELL, TO WORK WITH CHILDREN, IN HIGH SCHOOLS, WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF BEING INCARCERATED.
THAT'S PART OF OUR VISION AND PART OF OUR FUTURE, BUT WORKING HARD ON GETTING PEOPLE EMPLOYED RIGHT NOW, WORKING WITH EMPLOYERS TO UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF EMPLOYING THESE INDIVIDUALS IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL ARE WITH US AND HELPING TO FUND WHAT WE'RE DOING.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS, FOLLOWED BY DRESS FOR SUCCESS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER AND CITY MANAGER SCULLY FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
I'M JESSICA WEAVER AND I'M THE CEO FOR COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF SAN ANTONIO, THE LARGEST AND EFFECTIVE DROPOUT ORGANIZATION.
OUR MISSION IS TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT EMPOWERING THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE.
IT MAY SOUND FAMILIAR BECAUSE IT'S THE -- ALSO THE MISSION OF THE CITY'S OWN EQUITY STRATEGY THAT CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE SAFE, HEALTHY, RESILIENT AND READY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE.
WE DELIVER OUR EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL OF INTEGRATED STUDENT SPOFT SERVICES TO OVER 90 CAMPUSES, PRIMARILY TITLE 1
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CAMPUSES IN SAN ANTONIO AND SURROUNDING AREAS.SCHOOLS SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER -- MAY REALLY BENEFIT FROM, JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL, BROCKHOUSE'S ALMA MATER, AND WHERE COUNCILMAN SALDAÑA RECEIVED HIS DIPLOMA.
WE CASE MANAGE OVER 8,000 STUDENTS PER YEAR, SERVICING ANOTHER 45,000 STUDENTS THROUGH SCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS SUCH AS STUFF THE BUS SCHOOL PLI.
COUNCILMAN COURAGE, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND ALSO TO THE CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO COMPETED IN A FRIENDLY COMPETITION OF SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVES.
CRISIS INTERVENTION, SOCIAL SERVICE REFERRALS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE PROVIDED FOR ANY STUDENT IN NEED.
THESE HOLISTIC AND TARGETED APPROACH ENSURES THAT EACH CHILD IS ASSISTED IN THOSE AREAS PREVENTING SUCCESS IN SCHOOL BY ADDRESSING THE UNMET SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, MATERIAL NEEDS OF AT RISK STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, CIS EASES THE BURDEN AND -- ON TEACHERS AND PROMOTES A POSITIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND THEN SUCCEED.
WE PARTNER WITH MORE THAN 70 OTHER AGENCIES, MANY OF WHICH ARE IN HERE IN THIS ROOM, ALWAYS CAREFUL NOT TO DUPLICATE BUT COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING WORK ALREADY HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY WE HELP LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR THOSE STUDENTS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES NOR GUIDANCE FINANCIALLY, HE MOCIALLY OR THROUGH -- MOACIALLY OR THROUGH THEIR FOAM.
WE'VE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE CITY SINCE 2000 AND HAVE BEEN A KEY PARTNER TOWARD ACHIEVING THE SA GROAL OF GRADUATE RAITION.
THIS PAST YEAR WE EXPANDED OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE METRO HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING TO STUDENTS WHO ARE FIRST TIME PARENTS HELPING TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF REPEAT PREGNANCIES IN OUR YOUTH.
MY REASON FOR SPEAKING IS TWOFOLD.
FIRST TO THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING OUR ALIGNMENT IN THE CI CITY'S A.
BUT ALSO TO -- THE AMOUNT PROPOSED IN FISCAL YEAR '19 BUDGET OF $116,749 IS CERTAINLY APPRECIATED, AND IT'S A 57% CUT OVER THE AMOUNT ALLOCATED IN THE PAST YEAR, WHICH WAS 276,000.
YET WE DELIVERED ON OUR PROMISE OF KEEPING KIDS IN SCHOOL AND ON THE PATH TO GRADUATION.
OUR PROPOSAL DIRECTLY ALIGNED WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL LEVERS WITH THE REQUESTED FUNDING IT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED US TO MAINTAIN OUR SERVICES AND THOSE MOST CRITICALLY TARGETED ZIP CODES AND HELP THE CITY ACHIEVE THE GOAD OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL LEVERS AND EXECUTING AN EXIT STRATEGY IN WHICH CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE SAFE, HEALTHY, RESILIENT AND READY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP FOR OUR YOUTH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DRESS FOR SUCCESS? FOLLOWED BY ELLA AUSTIN COMMUNITY CENTER.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR NIRENBERG, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, SKI MANAGER SCULLY AND CITY STAFF.
I'M ROBBIE FLOYD AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DRESS TO SUCCESS SAN ANTONIO AND CAREER GEAR SAN ANTONIO.
WITH ME IS OUR BOARD CHAIR DIANE SINCLAIR AND BOARD VICE CHAIR LINDSEY HOLLAND, AND WE HAVE A FEW SUPPORTERS IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US TODAY.
FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S LONG-STANDING AND GENEROUS FUNDING SUPPORT OF OUR ORGANIZATION.
WITHOUT IT WE WOULD NOT BE THE ORGANIZATION WE ARE TODAY, AND WE HAVE TAKEN GREAT PRIDE IN BEING A CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DELEGATE AGENCY.
NEXT I WANT TO ASK THAT YOU DEFINITELY APPROVE THE PROPOSED 68,911 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 FUNDING FOR OUR AGENCY.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THIS IS AN ALMOST 80% DECREASE IN THE FUNDING YOU'VE GIVEN US FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE -- AND GETTING THIS FUNDING IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT TO US AS WE WORK VERY HARD TO MINIMIZE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE 100 CLIENTS THAT WE SERVE -- 1200 CLIENTS WE SERVE EVERY YEAR OF THIS DECREASE.
MOST PEOPLE KNOW US AS DRESS FOR SUCCESS SAN ANTONIO, AN AFFILIATE OF THE WORLDWIDE DRESS FOR SUCCESS ORGANIZATION, SERVING LOW INCOME WOMEN WITH INTERVIEW AND NEW EMPLOYMENT CLOTHING.
WHAT MANY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THROUGH OUR AFFILIATION WITH THE NATIONAL CAREER GEAR ORGANIZATION WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO SERVE MEN VIA CAREER GEAR SAN ANTONIO.
AND EVEN LESS KNOWN IS THE FACT THAT OUR SERVICES GO FAR BEYOND PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE.
OUR EMPLOYABILITY EDUCATION SERVICES ARE ACCESSIBLE AT NO CHARGE TO PARTICIPANTS TRAINING, AND I THINK THAT WAS A WARNING SO I'M GOING TO CUT IT CLOSE.
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AND MEN TO ATTAIN STABILITY, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, SATISFACTION AND SUCCESS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH MEANINGFUL AND SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT.>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] ELLA AUSTIN COMMUNITY CENTER FOLLOWED BY THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER.
>> CITY MANAGER SCULLY, COUNCILMAN SHAW, COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR RON NIRENBERG, MY NAME IS ANTHONY HARGROVE.
I'M CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ELLA AUSTIN COMMUNITY CENTER.
LET ME INTRODUCE TWO BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE WITH US THIS EVENING.
WE ARE HERE PRIMARILY TO, ONE, THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, SPECIFICALLY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, HAS PROVIDED US OVER THE YEARS IN TERMS OF SERVING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
SECONDLY, WE'RE HERE PRIMARILY TO ASK FOR YOUR RECONSIDERATION OF THE YOUTH PROGRAM FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR '19, WHICH IS $45,000, A 50% CUT IN WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR.
OUR PROPOSED BUDGET GAP] THAT -- BUDGET FOR QUALITY SERVICE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'LL GO A LITTLE FURTHER AND GO OFF SCRIPT.
I'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS ADVOCATING FOR THIS PROGRAM, SENIORS AND SEVERAL OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ELLA AUSTIN PROVIDES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
MORE THAN EVER BEFORE WE NEED THIS PROGRAM, AND WE NEED IT FULLY FUNDED.
NEXT SPEAKER IS THE DIRECTOR OF YOUTH SERVICES, MR. STEVEN LUCA.
>> HELLO, I SEE FIVE SECONDS COUNTING DOWN SO I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SPEAK FOR MUCH LONGER, BUT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER -- IS THAT IT?
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: CHILDREN'S , FOLLOWED BY FAMILY ENDE ENDEAVORS.
>> MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AS WELL AS DIRECTOR WOOLSLY, IT INDEED IS A PRIVILEGE AND A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
I'M BERT FEASOR, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER AND ACCOMPANYING ME IS OUR DIRECTOR DR. MARION SOAKAL.
WE PARTICIPATED WITH YOU, WITH CITY STAFF, WITH UNITED WAY AND COUNTLESS OTHER AGENCIES AS WE EXAMINED THE GREATEST NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, A COMMUNICATED BLESSED WITH MUCH BUT -- COMMUNITY THAT BLESSED WITH MUCH BUT NEEDS SO MUCH ESPECIALLY IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
IT WAS THROUGH THAT PROCESS AS YOU IDENTIFIED THE GOALS AND WHERE WE COULD CREATE THE BEST IMPACT AS A COMMUNITY WE SAW AN AREA THAT WE DO HAVE GREAT DEPTH AND EXPERTISE, SO WE COME TO YOU AS A FIRST-TIME APPLICANT AS A DELEGATE AGENCY.
IN THE AREA OF YOUTH, IN THE INVESTMENT OF YOUTH, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AS A CENTER OF WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND CHILDREN THAT HAVE SUFFERED THE MOST GREATEST OF LOSS, LOSS OF A LOVED ONE BY DEATH, WHETHER THAT BE A SIBLING, WHETHER THAT BE A PARENT, WHETHER THAT BE A BELOVED TEACHER.
GRIEF IS COMPLEX, GRIEF IS DIFFICULT.
YOUTH OFTENTIMES DON'T HAVE THE SKILL SETS TO MANAGE THOSE EMOTIONS.
SO WE ARE THE CENTER THAT ARE THE FIRST RESPONDERS.
WHEN WE HEAR OF A TRAGIC LOSS, OF A DEATH, OF A STUDENT THAT IS VERY RECOGNIZED, THAT WE ARE THERE ON CAMPUS.
THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH ONE VISIT.
SO OUR PROPOSAL IS AN INVESTMENT OF SELECTING SEVERAL SCHOOLS WITHIN THE SOUTH SIDE.
THE AREA THAT YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED TO BRING ADDITIONAL SOURCES AND WHERE WE'LL BRING OUR SERVICES.
WE'RE EVEN MORE EXCITED BECAUSE OF A PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH UTSA, WHERE WE ARE RESPONDING TO WILSON COUNTY OF THE TRAGEDY IN SUTHERLAND SPRINGS AND WE'VE CREATED A GRIEF CENTER.
THOSE RICH SUPPORTS AND SERVICES THAT WERE BROUGHT TO A COMMUNITY IN TRAGEDY WILL NOW BE A PART OF THE SAN ANTONIO INVESTMENT.
FOR THAT WE THANK YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO AN EXCITING BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIP.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] FAMILY ENDEAVORS, FOLLOWED BY FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES.
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>> GOOD EVENING, I'M ERICA MARTINEZ AND I'M REPRESENTING FAMILY ENDEAVORS.
WE ARE REQUESTING SUPPORT OF FUNDING FOR OUR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THAT PROVIDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO HOMELESS WOMEN WITH THEIR CHILDREN, AND WE MEET THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS MOTHERS AND THEM SO THEY CAN LIVE, WORK AND PLAY SAFELY IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
OUR LODGE OFFERS AN APARTMENT STYLE CAMPUS WITH 20 UNITS.
WE HAVE 60 BEDS AND 100% 6 OF THOSE ARE DEDICATED TO THE I D I DON'T THINK CHRONICALLY HOMELESS.
OUR TARGETED PLAI POPULATION IS SINGLE MOTHERS, FACING HOMELESS AS A RESULT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL ILLNESS.
OUR STAFF WORK WITH SARAH AND COORDINATED ENTRY TO RECEIVE REFERRALS AND MOVE FAMILIES IN WITH MINIMUM BARRIERS.
WE'RE ABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE FAMILIES IN AND PROVIDE THEM WITH CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WHICH ARE REALLY INTENSIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING SERVICES.
WE ALSO OFFER A SCHEDULE OF CLASSES INCLUDING LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAINING, PARENTING CLASSES, PEER COUNSELING AND THEN WE OFFER CHILD CARE, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION.
WITH STABLE HOUSING, STRONG FINANCES AND INCREASED SELF-ESTEEM MOTHERS MOVE FORWARD WITH SELF-SUFFICIENT AND PROVIDE A SAFE HOME THOUGH THEIR CHILDREN AND OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE STABLE HOUSING.
OUR PAST 12 MONTHS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY A REDUCTION IN HOMELESSNESS -- RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS BY 97%.
SO WE HAVE A STORY OF A SURVIVOR NAMED HELEN AND SHE CAME TO US WHEN SHE WAS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT.
SHE WAS IN A DOMESTIC VIBES VIOLENCE SHELTER.
WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH HER AND PROVIDE HER WITH AN APARTMENT THERE THAT OUR LODGE.
BECAUSE SHE WAS WITH US RECEIVING THE SERVICE GOES, THEY WERE ABLE TO KEEP HER UNIFIED WITH HER UNBORN CHILD AND REUNITED HER WITH HER OLDER CHILD.
FAIR WEATHER FAMILY LODGE ALLOWS FAMILIES TO BE SAFE AND THRIVE IN SAN ANTONIO.
WE THANK THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT TO SERVE THESE FAMILIES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES?
MY NAME IS [INDISCERNIBLE] I AM THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES.
FAMILY VIOLENCE IS A CONTINUING AND EXPANDING PROBLEM WITHIN OUR CITY, ONE WHICH HAS APPROACH A COLATION TO MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CHILD ABUSE.
COACCORDING TO TEXAS REPORT OF CFD CRIME IN TEXAS REPORT, WITHIN SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S JURISDICTION THERE WAS A 26% INCREASE IN FAMILY VIOLENCE INCIDENCE BETWEEN 2014 AND 2016.
OUR OWN CLIENT NUMBERS HAVE SHOWN A CONTINUATION OF THAT TREND.
IN RECENT YEARS THE RECENT RESIDENT COUNTS AT THE BATTERED WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SHELTER SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.
THIS YEAR ALONE AT THE SHELTER WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN 144 MORE CLIENTS THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THIS REPRESENTS MORE THAN 2,000 WOMEN AND CHILDREN SEEKING REFUGE AT THE SHELTER.
THERE HAS ALSO BEEN AN INCREASE IN THE HOTLINE CALLS.
WE HAVE SUBMITTED TWO PROPOSALS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, ONE FOR THE BATTERED -- ONE FOR THE SHELTER, BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SHELTER, PROGRAM AND THE OTHER FOR COMMUNITY-BASED COUNSELING PROGRAM HOUSED AT HAVEN FOR HOPE.
THESE PROPOSALS DIRECTLY ALIGN WITH CITY'S LONG-TERM ESTABLISHED OUTCOMES THAT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WILL BE FINANCIALLY SECURE AND IN STABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS WILL BE BRIEF, RARE AND NONRECURRING.
ACCORDING TO HUD 80% OF HOMELESS WOMEN WITH CHILDREN HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
RESIDENTS AT THE SHELTER HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE PLACE TO STAY AND HAVE THEIR BASIC NEEDS MET.
CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AT NO COST TO THEM.
THIS INCLUDES, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CASE MANAGEMENT, CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN.
THE COMMUNITY-BASED COUNSELING PROGRAM HAS BEEN PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES TO HOMELESS POPULATION AT HAVEN FOR HOPE SINCE IT'S OPEN.
IN 2017 STAFF PROVIDED MORE THAN 7,000 COUNSELING HOURS.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF OUR PROPOSALS SO THAT WE, ALONG WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ASSEMBLED HERE TONIGHT, CAN HELP THE CITY MOVE TOWARD THE STRATEGIC GOALS AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE IN NEED.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS? FOLLOWED BY GIRLS INC.>> MAYOR NIRENBERG, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MS. SCULLY, AND THE REST OF THE CITY STAFF WHO HAD A ROLE IN THIS PROCESS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION TO BUILD GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER.
I'M CAROLYN MEDINA AND I'M THE GIRL BOARD CHAIR FOR GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
MY NAME IS KAYLA ISABEL AND I AM A GIRL BOARD MEMBER.
>> MY NAME IS KATARINA PAIR FINEA AND I'M A GIRL BOARD MEMBER.
WE REPRESENT THE 15,000 GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE GIRL SCOUTS TODAY IN SAN ANTONIO AND IN THE SURROUNDING REGION.
>> YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHAT BEING A GIRL SCOUT TODAY MEANS.
IT MEANS WE SERVE GIRLS IN EVERY CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT, AND GIRLS CAN BECOME GIRL SCOUTS REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, SPECIAL ABILITY.
THIS IS OUR POSSIBILITY -- THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH YOUR SUPPORT.
OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED SO THAT A GIRL CAN SUCCEED IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL.
I KNOW THAT THROUGH GIRL SCOUTS I HAVE LEARNED LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS THAT WILL FOREVER IMPROVE MY QUALITY OF LIFE.
GIRL SCOUTS HAS PROVIDED ME WITH A SAFE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH HAS HELPED ME TO GROW AND DEVELOP AT MY OWN PACE.
>> OUR PROGRAM IS BASED OUT OF THE WEST SIDE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP CENTER FOCUSED ON THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
FROM UNDESERVED AREAS IN SAN ANTONIO.
I SPENT THE SUMMER AT OUR DAY CAMP AND WAS AMAZED TO SEE HOW GIRLS START OFF THEIR WEEK VERY QUIET AND END UP AT THE END OF THE WEEK ABLE TO TALK A TON.
>> WHEN I'M WITH MY GIRL SCOUT SISTERS, IT IS A TIME WHERE I FEEL SAFE TO BE WHO I AM, AND I AM FREE FROM BEING JUDGED.
JUDGED FOR WHAT I'M WEARING OR WHAT MUSIC I LISTEN TO, JUDGED FOR MY OPINIONS.
THIS MAY NOT SOUND IMPORTANT, BUT GIRL SCOUTS ALLOWS ME TO DEVELOP A STRONG SENSE OF SELF AND LEARN HOW TO HAVE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND BE CONNECTED TO WHAT HAPPENS IN OTHERS IN MY COMMUNITY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
GIRLS INC.? [APPLAUSE] FOLLOWED BY GOOD SAMARITAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING US THIS TIME TO ADDRESS YOU AND TO SAY THANK YOU.
AS ONE OF THE EIGHT NEW AGENCIES THAT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR DELEGATE AGENCY FUNDING, I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE RESIDENTS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
MY NAME IS LEAH ROWSENHOUR AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE GIRLS INC. SAN ANTONIO WHERE WE INSPIRE ALL GIRLS TO BE STRONG, SMART AND BOLD.
SO OUR PROPOSAL WORKS ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH 21ST CENTURY STEM SKILLS.
SO WHY 21ST CENTURY STEM SKILLS? BECAUSE WHEN A GIRL IS 4 SHE'S RAMBUNCTIOUS, THESE AUDACIOUS, SHE'S CURIOUS, BUT BY THE TIME THAT GIRL TURNS 14, SHE BEGINS TO QUESTION HERSELF, HAS DOUBTS ABOUT HER ABILITIES TO DO THE WORK, AND BELIEVES IT WHEN OTHERS TELL HER THAT MATH, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY IS NOT FOR GIRLS.
WITH THIS INVESTMENT IN GIRLS INC. WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR STEM PROGRAMMING, IT IS HALLMARK -- THE HALLMARK IS OUR EUREKA PROGRAM, WHERE WE TAKE RISING 8TH GRADERS AND STAY WITH THEM FIVE YEARS THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.
SO TO BETTER TELL YOU ABOUT THAT PROGRAM, I AM HONORED TO RECOMMEND -- I AM HONORED TO INTRODUCE ANEL CAVAZOS, A FRESHMAN AT MCCULLOUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND SHE'LL TELL US ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE IN GIRLS INC.
THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR IN GIRLS INC.
I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT NOW BEING IN GIRLS INC. I AM SMART, STRONG AND BOLD.
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I WAS NOT THE MOST TALKATIVE OR THE MOST CURIOUS KID AND I WAS AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS.
I'M OLDER NOW, AND AS I GOT OLDER IT GOT WORSE.
BUT THANKS TO BEING IN THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM I NOW -- THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] GOOD SAMARITAN? FOLLOWED BY GOODWILL INDUSTRIES.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THIS IS JENNIFER COOK, OUR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS, AND I'M SIMONE SALAS, THE CEO FOR GOOD SAMARITANS.
WE HAVE BEEN SERVING THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO FOR ABOUT 67 YEARS,
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AND HAVE BEEN GRATEFUL TO SERVE AS A DELEGATE AGENCY FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS -- TWO DECADES, AND IN THAT TIME OUR PROGRAMS HAVE EVOLVED.WE SUBMITTED FOUR PROPOSALS FOR CONSIDERATION IN FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS, COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, OUR SENIOR CENTER PROGRAM, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD CARE.
THREE OF THOSE PROGRAMS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THE ONE THING WE'VE LEARNED IN OUR TIME THE PAST FEW DECADES HAS BEEN HOW TO WE EVOLVE TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
WE TRY TO SQUEEZE EVERY DOLLAR OUT THAT WE CAN IN PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES, AND IN THE RECOMMENDED FUNDING WE HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR ESSENTIALLY LEVEL FUNDING AND I CAN TELL YOU LAST TWO YEARS AS MUCH AS WE TRY WE'VE ALWAYS MANAGED TO MEET OUR GOALS AND MAINTAINED OUR BUDGET, BUT I CAN TELL YOU ALSO OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS OUR EXPENSES HAVE GONE UP A BIT, AS MUCH AS WE TRY.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
JENNIFER IS GOING TO SAY A FEW THINGS.
>> AS SIMONE MENTIONED, ALTHOUGH WE'RE DISAPPOINTED IN THE RECOMMENDED OUTCOME AND SUPPORT FOR OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, WITHOUT A SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING, CAREER AND CAREER READINESS AND OUR SENIOR SERVICES.
OUR PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT FROM YOU ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CONTINUUM OF CARE TO OVER 5,000 RESIDENTS IN THE 78207 ZIP CODE GAP] ACCOUNTABILITY.
THIS [INDISCERNIBLE] THROUGH THE FOLLOWING.
OUR CAMP GOOD SAMP, SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM WAS THE 2017 RECIPIENT OF THE NATIONAL SUMMER LEARNING ASSOCIATION EXCELLENCE IN SUMMER LEARNING AWARD.
WE WERE THE TOP AWARDEE OF OVER 100 APPLICANTS ACROSS THE U.S. FOR THIS HONOR.
OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS LAST YEAR SENT 100% OF OUR GRADUATING SENIORS -- GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AND 88% OF THEM ENROLLED AND ATTENDED COLLEGE THE IMMEDIATE FALL.
WE ARE ALSO THE ONLY NATIONALLY ACCREDITED SENIOR CENTER IN SOUTH TEXAS.
SO OUR -- OUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE DEFINITELY ALIGNS WITH -- WITH RESULTS-BASED ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFORTS TO MOVE THE NEEDLE.
AS WE CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU, WE WOULD APPRECIATE FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERSHIP AND THE WORK THAT WE DO.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU.
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES? FOLLOWED BY GUARDIAN HOUSE.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TIME TO COME AND SPEAK TONIGHT.
I'M THE CHIEF OFFICER FOR GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SAN ANTONIO AND MY PURPOSE HERE IS TO COME AND SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
YOUR INVESTMENT AND GOODWILL TO ENHANCE OUR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AND TO OPEN THE CITY'S FIRST REENGAGEMENT CENTER IS TRULY MEANINGFUL AND WILL ALLOW US TO ADVANCE WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH YOU IN ADVANCING EQUITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IN BOTH PROPOSALS WE WERE INTENTIONAL ABOUT DEVELOPING TRAININGS TO DIRECTLY INVOLVE AND EVEN SUBCONTRACT WITH OTHER DELEGATE AGENCY, INCLUDING COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS AND THE ALAMO COLLEGES.
WE DID THIS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT WE ARE STRONGER WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.
TO THAT END I'M HERE TO ALSO ASSURE YOU THAT GOODWILL WILL BE LEVERAGING OUR OWN RESOURCES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH AND TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TELL YOU THAT WE WILL BE MATCHING DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR EVERY INVESTMENT YOU MADE INTO OUR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR US.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU.
GUARDIAN HOUSE FOLLOWED BY THE HEALY MURPHY CENTER.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR NIRENBERG, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND CITY MANAGER SCULLY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INVITING US TO BE HERE TODAY.
I'M DIRECTOR OF THE HOPE PARENTING PROGRAM AT GUARDIAN HOUSE.
THE MISSION IS TO EMBRACE THE BEST MISSION OF EVERY CHILD BY TEACHING FAMILIES AND PARENTS HOW TO BUILD A STRONG POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS.
ITS SERVICES INCLUDE COUNSELING, SUPERVISED VISITATION EXCHANGES, AND PARENTING EDUCATION.
HELPING OUR PARENTS EXCEL PROGRAM IS A TRAUMA FOCUSED PARENTING PROGRAM THAT IS PILOTED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND ROOTED IN THE NURTURING PARENTING PHILOSOPHY AND RESEARCH FROM THE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES STUDY, AND OUR 16 YEARS OF
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PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY PARENT PROGRAMMING, WE HAVE FOUND THAT FAMILIES WE SERVE CARRY THE BURDEN OF UNRESOLVED TRAUMA.IT IS NO SURPRISE THAT PARENTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHILDREN MAY COME WITH CHALLENGES SINCE THE TRUST, SAFETY AND PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN COMPROMISED.
HOPE LOOKS AT PARENTING IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
WE TAKE A TRAUMA FOCUSED APPROACH, WHICH MEANS WE ASK THE QUESTION, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU INSTEAD OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? GUARDIAN HOUSE IS UNIQUE IN THAT WE INTEGRATE COUNSELING SERVICES WITH PARENTING EDUCATION TO ACHIEVE VISCERAL BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AND WELL-BEING.
IN 2017 -- IS THAT -- I'M GOING TO STOP THERE AND I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE STEPHANIE, WHICH IS A PARENT GRADUATE.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
I'M A RECENT PARTICIPATE FROM THE HOPE PARENTING CLASS AT GUARDIAN HOUSE.
GOING INTO THESE CLASSES I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL --
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: HEALY MURPHY CENTER FOLLOWED BY JOAFEN.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MS. SCULLEY.
MY NAME IS DUG WATSON AND I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HEALY MURPHY CENTER.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DR. STANTON LAWRENCE, WHO IS THE NEW DIRECTOR FOR OUR YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAM.
HEALY MURPHY CENTER'S YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAM PROMOTES THE EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS OF SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE YOUTH.
A MAJORITY OF HEALY MURPHY CLIENTS HAVE TRADITIONALLY COME FROM THE FIVE SCHOOL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TARGETED IN THE RFP BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO THIS YEAR.
SAISD, EISD, HARLANDALE, SOUTHWEST SAN ANTONIO AND SOUTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, POTENTIAL LEVERS COME FROM OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE CITY AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN OUR PROGRAM.
WE HAVE CLIENTS FROM EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SAN ANTONIO AND EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT IN SAN ANTONIO.
HEALY MURPHY CENTER'S TRAINING PROJECT DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF TEENS AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT AND THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE AT RISK OF CONTINUING THE CYCLE OF LACK OF SUCCESS IN SCHOOL.
ISSUES FREQUENTLY IMPACTING POTENTIAL LEAVERS ARE UNPLANNED PREGNANCY, LOW SKILL EMPLOYMENT, POVERTY AND ANTISOCIAL OR DISCIPLINARY BEHAVIORS.
PROFILE OF AN AVERAGE YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAM CLIENT COMING TO HEALY MURPHY IS OVERAGED FOR GRADE ATTAINMENT.
WE HAD A YOUNG MAN THAT JOINED US THIS YEAR IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM WHO IS 19 AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN SCHOOL.
DEFICIENT IN CREDITS AND ACADEMIC SKILLS, A POOR TESTER, HIGHLY MOBILE, PREGNANT AND/OR PARENTING IN AN UNSTABLE LIVING ARRANGEMENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF HEALY MURPHY, SIR, AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING SO ATTENTIVELY.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
MY NAME IS JEROD BOGS, THIS IS [INDISCERNIBLE], WE ARE PROGRAM DIRECTORS WITH JOVEN.
WE THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING OUR PROGRAMS, YOU KNOW, AS A NONPROFIT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS WE HAVE IS THE LEADERS OF AMERICA, TEEN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
>> THROUGH THE CITY FUNDING WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE TEENS WORK EXPERIENCE DURING SUMMER AND THIS SUMMER WE PROVIDED 179 TEENS, FINDING WORK EXPERIENCE, FIND THEM INTERNSHIPS, AND THROUGH THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO LEARN COLLEGE READINESS, JOB READINESS TECHNIQUES.
SO MOVING FORWARD THEY'LL BE GOING -- LEARNING MORE ABOUT COLLEGE EXPERIENCE, LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW TO BEHAVE AT JOB, HOW TO START A JOB, HOW TO FIND A JOB.
AND WE BELIEVE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED ARE MORE LIKELY TO STAY IN SCHOOL DURING SUMMER AND GRADUATE AND TEND TO FIND BETTER JOBS AS GOING INTO COLLEGE FIELDS.
>> YES, AND ALSO PREVIOUSLY FUNDED WAS OUR CREATING THE VISION PROGRAM, CLV, WHICH WAS A FREE HIGH QUALITY OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INFLUENCE THE EDUCATION, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH OF OUR PARTICIPANTS.
CLV SERVES STUDENTS AGES 5 TO 13 FROM THE SOUTH SIDE HARLANDALE DISTRICT, WHICH IS PRIMARILY UNDERSERVED.
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IT CREATES AN ACADEMIC BRIDGE BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DAY LESSONS AND AFTER SCHOOL BY MAKING SURE THAT THE GOALS EXPRESSED DURING CLASSES ARE ALSO CARRIED OVER TO THE HOMEWORK AND TUTORING TIME THAT WE PROVIDE.CLV ALSO INCLUDES PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES THROUGH SPAR CURRICULUM, AND WE STILL WISH FOR THAT TO CONTINUE, FOR THE FREE SERVICES WE CAN PROVIDE TO THE FAMILIES IN OUR AREA.
SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE LEVERAGING OTHER RESOURCES AND APPLYING TO OTHER FUNDING SOURCES IN THE HOPES THAT WE CAN KEEP PROVIDING THAT FOR THE HARLANDALE COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAVING HEARD ALL THE COMMENTS FROM THOSE CITIZENS WISHING TO BE HEARD, THE DELEGATE AGENCY PUBLIC HEARING FOR THOSE AGENCIES WHOSE NAMES BEGIN WITH A THROUGH J IS HEREBY CLOSED.
THE SECOND AGENCY WHO'S NAMES BEGIN WITH K THROUGH Z WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018, BEGINNING AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 105 MAIN
[4. First public hearing regarding the November 6 annexation election for voters to choose between limited purpose annexation or land use controls within five miles of the boundary of Camp Bullis and Camp Stanley Military Bases and the Lackland Air Force Base and Medina Training Annex. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Bridgett White, Director, Planning]]
PLAZA.THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE NOVEMBER 6 ELECTION -- ANNEXATION ELECTION FOR VOTERS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN LIMITED-PURPOSE ANNEXATION OR LAND USE CONTROLS WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE BOUNDARY OF CAMP BULLIS AND CAMP STANLEY MILITARY BASES IN THE LACKLAND AIRFORCE BASE AND MEDINA TRAINING ANNEX IS HEREBY OPENED.
>> YES, SIR, THIS IS NO. 4 ON THE AGENDA, FIRST PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING NOVEMBER 6 ANNEXATION ELECTION FOR VOTERS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN LIMITED-PURPOSE ANNEXATION OR LAND USE CONTROLS WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE BOUNDARY OF CAMP BULLIS AND CAMP STANLEY MILITARY BASES, AND THE LACKLAND AIRFORCE BASE AND MEDINA TRAINING ANNEX.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS LED TO THE ANNEXATION ELECTION OF AREAS ADJACENT TO MILITARY BASES.
THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE WAS AMENDED TO ALLOW THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO ANNEX WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE BOUNDARY OF MILITARY BASE IN WHICH AN ACTIVE TRAINING PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED AND ALLOW VOTERS OF THE AREAS OF POTENTIAL ANNEXATION TO CHOOSE BETWEEN ANNEXATION OR HAVING THE CITY ENFORCE LAND USE CONTROLS IN THE AREA AROUND THE MILITARY BASE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MOST RECENT JOINT LAND USE STUDY.
THE AREAS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR ANNEXATION ARE WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THE CAMP BULLIS AND CAMP STANLEY MILITARY BASES AND THE LACKLAND AIRFORCE BASE AND LACKLAND AIR FORCE MEDINA ANNEX.
FOR THE CAMP BULLIS AREA THE AREA BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE NOVEMBER 6 ELECTION IS APPROXIMATELY 22 SQUARE MILES, WHILE FOR THE LACKLAND AREA, THE AREA BEING CONSIDERED IS APPROXIMATELY 20 SQUARE MILES.
A VOTE FOR ANNEXATION ON THE BALLOT PERMITS THE CITY TO PERMIT ANNEXATION FOR LIMITED PURPOSE PROCEEDING UNDER CHAPTER 43 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
DURING THE THREE-YEAR LIMITED PURPOSE TIME FRAME RESIDENTS WOULD RECEIVE NO CITY SERVICES, PAY NO TAXES, BUT COULD VOTE IN CITY ELECTIONS EXCEPT FOR BOND ELECTIONS.
AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR TIME PERIOD CITY COUNCIL MUST FORMALLY FINALIZE THE ISSUE BEFORE ANNEXATION OF THE AREA CAN BE COMPLETED.
A VOTE FOR LAND USE REGULATIONS WOULD NOT ALLOW ANNEXATION BUT PERMITS THE CITY TO ADOPT AND ENFORCE ORDINANCES REGULATING LAND USE IN THE MANNER RECOMMENDED BY THE MOST RECENT JOINT LAND USE STUDY.
THESE LAND USE CONTROLS ARE AIMED TO ADDRESS LIGHTING, NOISE, HIGH ENCROACHMENT AND NATURAL H HABITATS, ALL OF WHICH IMPACT THE MILITARY IN THEIR MISSIONS.
THIS SLIDE OUTLINES THE VARIOUS LAND USE CONTROLS TO BE EXPANDED TO THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREAS, FOCUSING ON COMPATIBLE LAND USE, NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION, LIGHTING, NOISE AS WELL AS HEIGHT.
PER STATE LAW WE'RE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY PROPERTY OWNERS WITH LETTERS SENT OUT ON AUGUST 9.
THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH THE SECOND TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 12.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE TWO COMMITTEE MEETINGS IN EACH OF THE AREAS IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.
SO IN SUMMARY, A VOTE FOR ANNEXATION ON THE BALLOT WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO BEGIN INITIATING LIMITED-PURPOSE ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS WHILE A VOTE FOR LAND USE REGULATIONS MEANS THE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO ENFORCE LAN USE CONTROLS IN THE AREA.
THIS CONCLUDES THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ANYONE WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS MAY DO SO.
HOWEVER COMMENTS MUST BE LIMITED TO MATTERS ABOUT THE NOVEMBER 6 ELECTION.
IF THE SPEAKER STARTS DISCUSSING ANY OTHER SUBJECT OR TOPIC THEY MAY BE INTERRUPTED AND ASKED TO LEAVE THE PODIUM.
WE'LL BEGIN NOW WITH RICHARD TAVERNA.
>> MY NAME IS RICHARD TAVERNA.
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DEEPLY HUMBLED BY THOSE PEOPLE THAT PRECEDED ME IN THEIR -- SORRY -- IN THEIR DEDICATION.THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS RELEVANT TO THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF THE EXTRA JURISDICTIONAL TERRITORY, EJT, ADJACENT TO MILITARY CAMPS BULLIES AND STANLEY.
I WAS A RESIDENT OF SAN ANTONIO FROM 1977 UNTIL 2008.
OUR FAMILY GREW WITH SAN ANTONIO, OUR CHILDREN WERE EDUCATED HERE.
MY WIFE AND I CONTRIBUTE TO SAN ANTONIO TO THIS DAY.
IN 2008 WE MOVED TO THE EJT AND NOW WE'RE PRESENTED WITH THE PROSPECT OF ANYTHINGATION BY COSA, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH UNKNOWN CONSEQUENCES.
THUS I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS OR OBSERVATIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
WHAT IS MEANT -- FIRST, WHAT IS MEANT BY THE TERM MILITARY -- PROTECTING THE MILITARY MISSION? I THOUGHT THE MILITARY EXISTS TO PROTECT US, THE CITIZENRY.
SECOND, WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF RELATED FEES, FINES AND OTHER CHARGES AS THEY RELATE TO OUR MILITARY? THE THIRD I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, IF ANNEXED WOULD THE USE OF FIREARMS, WHICH IS LEGAL AT THIS TIME, ON ONE'S PROPERTY, WOULD THAT BE ELIMINATED? FOURTH, WOULD THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER FACILITIES RESTRICT THE USE OF OUR WELLS? IN MY AREA OUR WELLS ARE NOT USED -- DO NOT USE THE EDWARDS AQUIFER WATER, NEVERTHELESS WOULD SAWS WANT TO METER OUR USAGE? IN THIS REGARD CPS REWARDS SOLAR ENERGY USAGE WITH REBATES, SO WHY MIGHT SAWS PENALIZE US FOR NOT USING THEIR PRIMARY RESOURCE? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] JANE LUCIO? FOLLOWED BY DEANNA ARYEGAS.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME THIS EVENING.
ONE I WANT TO POINT OUT THE DEFINITION OF LAND USE.
LAND USE INVOLVES THE MANAGEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR WILDERNESS INTO BUILT ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS SETTLEMENTS AND SEMI-NATURAL HABITATS SUCH AS AIRABLE FIELDS, PASTURES AND MANAGED WOODS.
UNFORTUNATELY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS DEVELOPED LAND, NOT A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
THIS IS LAND THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED.
WE ALREADY HAVE BUSINESSES THERE.
THEY ARE NOT JUST A HOME OUT IN THE COUNTRY.
AND SO THIS IS -- IS NOT WHAT -- WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS ANNEXATION, NOT LAND USE, BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE LAND USE REQUIRES ZONING.
LAND USE SAYS YOU'RE GOING TO COME IN AND TELL US WHERE WE CAN LAY THE WATER LINES, WHERE WE CAN LAY THE UTILITY LINES AND ALL OF THE OTHER UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES THAT GOES ON, BUT THEY'RE ALREADY LAID.
YOU'RE GOING TO HE TELL US WHERE WE CAN BUILD OUR STREETS BUT THEY'RE ALREADY BUILT.
YOU CAN'T COME IN AND DEVELOP LAND THAT'S ALREADY DEVELOPED.
SO THEREFORE IT IS NOT A LEGAL VOTE THAT YOU'RE CALLING UPON BECAUSE IT'S NOT LAND USE THAT WE'RE VOTING ON.
WE'RE VOTING ON ANNEXATION, NOT LAND USE, AND YOU NEED TO LABEL IT AS SUCH.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. LUCIO.
DEANNA ARIEGAS? DEANNA ARIEGAS?
>> ALL I'D LIKE TO SAY IS THAT I'M AGAINST THE ANNEX, LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GIVING MORE LAND TO THE MILITARY THAN BRACKEN.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. ARIEGAS.
SECOND OF THE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING THE 6TH PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 2018 AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, 106 10:30 5 MAIN PLAZA.
HAVING HEARD ALL COMMENTS FROM THOSE PERSONS WISHING TO BE HEARD THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE NOVEMBER 6 PUBLIC HEARING ANNEXATION IS CLOSED.
I'LL NOW PROCEED WITH OUR NORMAL CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.