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>> OH, MY.

MANU GINOBILI!

>> MANU TRYING TO RECOVER IT.

>> OH, GRANDPA JUICE TO THE RESCUE.

>> PUTS IT IN! MANU GINOBILI.

>> WHAT A FUN PLAYER TO WATCH.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD MORNING.

[APPLAUSE]

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE AND HAPPY MANU GINOBILI DAY.

WE'LL GET TO A BIT OF THAT FESTIVITY IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT WHILE OUR DEEPEST PRAYERS ABOUT

[1. Invocation]

MANU GINOBILI CAN'T BE ANSWERED, I WILL ASK OUR INVOCATOR TO BE INTRODUCED BY OUR COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALES.

>> GONZALES: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

NOT TO BE OUTDONE BY MANU GINOBILI, WE HAVE OUR OWN LOCAL ROCK STAR FROM GOD.

SISTER SHARON ALTENDORF, UNION OF SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.

SISTER SHARON IS A PRESENTATION SISTER.

SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONGREGATION, WHICH IN 2018 CELEBRATED THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF ITS FOUNDER.

THE MISSION OF THE CONGREGATION IS TO CONTINUE TO SHARE IN THE DREAM OF NANU, TO LIVE CONTEMPLATIVELY, WALK LIGHTLY ON THE EARTH, AND WITNESS.

SHE SERVES AS JUSTICE COORDINATOR.

SHE ALSO TEACHES ESL AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES AT THE PRESENTATION MINISTRY CENTER.

HER PRIOR MINISTRIES INCLUDE EDUCATION, PRIMARILY ADULT EDUCATION, ALMOST 14 YEARS OF PASTORAL MINISTRY IN PERU.

SHE HAS A BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND A MASTER OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FROM SEATTLE UNIVERSITY.

SISTER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM .

>> GOOD MORNING TO ALL OF YOU AND TO ALL THE SPURS' FANS HERE.

WE REMEMBER MANU.

GRACIOUS GOD IN WHOSE PRESENCE WE LIVE AND MOVE AND HAVE OUR BEING.

WE ASK FOR THE GIFT OF WISDOM TODAY AS WE DECIDE ON OUR BUDGET, DISCERNING THE NEEDS OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE.

AND WE PLEAD FOR THE GIFT OF COURAGE TO SPEAK THOSE WORDS OF INSIGHT AND TO ACT ACCORDINGLY.

IN OCTOBER BISHOP OSCAR ROMERO WILL BE DECLARED A SAINT.

BISHOP ROMERO WAS FROM EL SALVADOR.

HE SPOKE VALIANTLY TO BOTH SIDES TO LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS AND EMBRACE EACH OTHER AS SISTERS AND BROTHERS.

HE WAS MURDERED AT THE ALTAR AS HE OFFERED MASS IN 1980.

SO I'VE CHOSEN TO PRAY WITH YOU A PORTION OF HIS REFLECTION ON ISAIAH 51.

AND I ASK YOU TO PARTICIPATE, IF YOU SO WISH, BY REPEATING THESE WORDS WHEN I SIGNAL.

THESE WORDS MAY I SPEAK OUT.

>> MAY I SPEAK OUT.

>> LORD OF LIGHT, LORD OF HOPE.

YOUR PROPHET CRIED, SHOUTED ALOUD, DO NOT HOLD BACK.

RAISE YOUR VOICE LIKE A TRUMPET.

YET I HAVE SEEN YOUR PEOPLE SUFFER AND HAVE REMAINED SILENT TOO LONG.

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HELP ME SPEAK OUT WHEN HUMAN DIGNITY IS NOT HONORED, MAY I SPEAK OUT.

WHEN INJUSTICE REIGNS, HELP ME SPEAK OUT.

>> WHEN RIGHTS ARE NOT RESPECTED, WHEN THE LAW IS UNJUST, WHEN VIOLENCE IS NORMALIZED.

WHEN OTHER VOICES ARE SILENCED.

WHEN I AM MOST AFRAID TO SPEAK OUT.

EVEN KNOW I SHUDDER AT THE THOUGHT OF SPEAKING BUT YOU HAVE PROMISED THAT THOSE WHO TRUST IN YOU WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME.

AND TO REMAIN SILENT WHEN I HAVE SEEN WHAT THERE IS TO SEE GROWS MORE UNTHINKABLE EVERY DAY.

NOW IS A TIME FOR PRAYER, LORD.

SOON IT WILL BE A TIME FOR SPEAKING.

[2. Pledge of Allegiance]

AMEN.

[3. Approval of Minutes for the City Council Regular Meetings of August 8 - 9, 2018.]

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, SISTER.

AT THIS TIME WE'LL CALL FOR ITEM NO. 2, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM AUGUST 8 THROUGH 9.

>> SO MOVE.

>> SECOND.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 8 AND 9.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

[Additional Item]

WELL GOOD MORNING, SPURS' FANS.

SOFIE IS HERE.

HAPPY MANU GINOBILI DAY.

I'M THRILLED TO SEE THE SILVER AND BLACK IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND SEEING THE NO. 20 ON SO MANY JERSEYS IS A TESTAMENT OF THE LOVE THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS FOR MANU GINOBILI.

HE TRULY IS ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED SPURS OF ALL TIME.

MANU GINOBILI'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A SPORTSMAN ARE MANY.

A FOUR-TIME NBA WORLD CHAMPION, A TWO-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST AND NBA SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR, AND THE MOST WINS BY A TRIO WITH TIM DUNCAN AND TONY PARKER IN NBA HISTORY.

BUT MORE THAN HIS BASKETBALL SKILLS, IT'S MANU'S CHARACTER, HIS GRIT, HIS HE -- TENACITY AND SACRIFICE FOR THE TEAM.

HE IS NOT ONLY THE FIERCEST COMPETITORS I THINK WE'VE EVER SEEN BUT ALSO THE MOST HUMBLE AND SELFLESS CHAMPION OF ALL .

HE IS A MODEL OF THE SAN ANTONIO WAY, WORKING TOGETHER FOR A COMMON CAUSE, EMBRACING A DIVERSITY OF TALENT AND EXPERIENCE AND WINNING WITH GRACE.

OF COURSE, WE'LL NEVER FORGET HIS HAIR STYLES, WHETHER IT'S THE SHAGGY MOP OR HIS BEAUTIFUL BALD HEAD.

AND WE'LL NEVER FORGET WHEN HE TRANSFORMED MID COURT FROM AN NBA CHAMPION TO THE BATMAN, SWATTING DOWN DANGER AND THEN NEEDING RABIES SHOTS AFTER THAT.

WE'LL NEVER FORGET THE SWAGGER OF HIS STEP OR THE SPANISH IN HIS POST-GAME INTERVIEWS.

WE'LL NEVER FORGET HIS MAGNIFICENT BLOCK TO BEAT HOUSTON OR HIS CHARGES, STEALS, HIS DEFENSIVE STOPS AND OSCAR-WORTHY FLOPS.

WE'LL NEVER FORGET HIS LEADERSHIP, THE SPARK OFF THE BENCH HE PROVIDED FOR 16 SEASONS.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE WITNESSED THE GREATNESS OF MANU GINOBILI AND MANU GINOBILI WILL FOREVER BE SAN ANTONIO'S CHAMPION.

GRACIAS, MANU.

GO SPURS GO!

>> YAY! TODAY IS NOT JUST ABOUT RECOGNIZING OUR GREAT TEAM, OUR GREAT CITY, OUR GREAT PLAYER IN MANU GINOBILI, IT'S ALSO ABOUT PUTTING OUR OPPORTUNITY AS A CITY COUNCIL TO PUT ANOTHER HISTORICAL RECORD, SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMUNITY FEELS SO DEEPLY, AND THAT IS THE LOVE OF NO. 20.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO READ A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU NOW AND IT SAYS WHEREAS THE TRUE MEASURE OF A GREAT CITY RESTS IN THE STRENGTHS AND TALENTS OF ITS INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS, AND SAN ANTONIO HAS HELD ITS POSITION AS ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE CITIES IN AMERICA BECAUSE OF ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED SPURS PLAYERS.

THE NATIVE OF ARGENTINA, NO. 57 IN THE 1999 DRAFT, THE LEFT-HANDED GUARD, MR. MANU GINOBILI.

WHEREAS OVER HIS 16 SEASONS WITH THE SPURS HIS CAREER HAS BEEN FILLED WITH ACHIEVEMENTS,

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INCLUDING FOUR NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS, TWO ALL-STAR GAME SELECTIONS, TWO NBA PICKS, AND A SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD, A TESTAMENT OF HIS OUTSTANDING TALENT IN THE SPORT.

AND WHEREAS THERE ARE MOMENTS AS WELL AS MOVEMENTS THAT WILL BE ENGRAINED WITH SPURS' FANS FROM GINOBILI'S BAT CATCHING ABILITIES AND QUICK STEP TO HIM PUTTING ON THE GRANDPA JUICE WITH HIS HAIRCUTS AND DIVES FOR THE BASKETBALL.

HARD CUTS, SORRY, AND DIVES FOR THE BASKETBALL.

WHEREAS MANU RECOGNIZED THAT PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES INFLUENCE YOUTH AND SERVED AS ROLE MODELS, POSITIVE ROLE MODELS, HE EXEMPLIFIED GRIT, GRIND, AND SACRIFICE ALWAYS PUTTING THE END GOAL OVER HIS CAREER.

IF YOU WILL ALLOW ME A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, REMINDING US NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD, CERTAINLY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, THAT WE ALL, IN FACT, PLAY FOR ONE TEAM.

NOW THEREFORE I, RON NIRENBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AUGUST 30, 2018 TO BE MANU GINOBILI DAY.

[APPLAUSE]

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR TEAM UP HERE AND WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE COYOTE, WITH SHAMEKA AND CELEBRATE OUR DAY.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT ONE GO SPURS GO? GO SPURS GO! ♪ MANU, MANU, MANU ♪ ♪ MANU, MANU, MANU ♪

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WE'LL REMIND EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE RESPONSIBLY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND THANK YOU TO OUR SPURS ORGANIZATION.

SOFIE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WELL.

WE DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR THE REST OF OUR AGENDA.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE ONE OTHER POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE, AND THAT IS TO RECOGNIZE OUR REY FEO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION WHICH REPRESENTS 140 MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEER TO RAISE MONEY FOR OUR COLLEGE-BOUND YOUTH.

THEIR VOLUNTEERS WORK YEAR ROUND TO SUPPORT THE ICONIC REY FEO PROGRAM, FOUNDED BY LULAC COUNCIL 2 IN 1947.

OVER THE PAST 70 YEARS THE REY FEO HAS AWARDED $7 MILLION IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS.

TODAY WE RECOGNIZE THE REY FEO CONSEJO, A PARTNER ORGANIZATION WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AS THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY RAISED $1.9 MILLION FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO SINCE 2011 THROUGH THEIR TEN-DAY EVENT AT THE MARKET SQUARE KNOWN AS FIESTA DELOS REYES.

THE MONEY WAS AWARDED TO OUR LOCAL COLLEGE STUDENTS.

REMEMBER, WHEN YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR TURKEY LEG AND LISTENING TO LITTLE JOE AND THE LA FAMILIA AT MARKET SQUARE DURING FIESTA YOU ARE GIVING BACK TO OUR STUDENTS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE REY FEO CONSEJO

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EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

[APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR NIRENBERG AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE ARE INDEED VERY PROUD OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO BRING $1.9 MILLION BACK TO THE CITY SINCE 2011 THROUGH FIESTA DE LOS REYES AT MARKET SQUARE.

AND THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP, PROVIDING $535,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GOING TO COLLEGE.

WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO BE THE CITY'S ONLY FREE EVENT PROVIDING FREE LIVE MUSIC ALL TEN DAYS OF FIESTA.

IN 2018 WAS OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL FIESTA TO DATE.

WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF PLANNING 2019 AND WE CAN TELL YOU THAT EACH YEAR GETS BETTER.

EARLIER THIS MONTH OUR SISTER ORGANIZATIONS, LULAC COUNCIL 2 AND THE REY FEO SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION WERE JOINED BY YOUR OWN COUNCILMAN REY SALDANA TO WISH OUR INCOMING FRESHMEN SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS THEIR JOURNEY IN A HIGHER EDUCATION.

WE SHARED WITH THEM OUR SUPPORT NOT ONLY COMES THROUGH OUR 140 MEMBERS AND SPONSORS LIKE SILVER EAGLE, COCA-COLA, CHEVROLET, TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS AND T-MOBILE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THROUGH THE PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO WHO ENJOY FIESTA DE LOS REYES AT MARKET SQUARE.

FROM OUR 140 CONSEJO MEMBERS WE THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION OF OUR PROGRAM AND MEMBERS.

AND AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE SARA BLAINE, A CURRENT REY FEO SCHOLAR AND A JUNIOR AT UTSA, TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

>> GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS SARA BLAINE.

I AM A SENIOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO MAJORING IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.

ON BEHALF OF ALL THE REY FEO SCHOLARS I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE REY FEO CONSEJO FOR SUPPORTING THE REY FEO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

I COME FROM A SINGLE-INCOME HOUSEHOLD.

MY MOM IS CURRENTLY PUTTING BOTH ME AND MY YOUNGER SISTER THROUGH COLLEGE RIGHT NOW.

SO THIS SCHOLARSHIP HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS HELP IN ENABLING ME TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.

IT'S GREAT TO KNOW THAT FAMILIES CAN ENJOY FIESTA DE LOS REYES AT MARKET SQUARE AND GIVE BACK TO SAN ANTONIO.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FROM THE CONSEJO MEMBERS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT.

[APPLAUSE]

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, CHARLIE, AND TO ALL THE REY FEO FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO ADVANCE THE FUTURE OF SAN ANTONIO THROUGH OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE STUDENT RECIPIENTS.

COUNCILMAN TREVINO.

>> TREVINO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE REY FEO SCHOLARSHIP FUND.

THANK YOU TO THE CONSEJOS.

YEAR AFTER YEAR YOU HAVE PROVEN TO GROW THE PROGRAM FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS.

AND THE CITY REALLY SUPPORTS YOU.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO A LONG-LASTING PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU.

THIS IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM THAT YOU HAVE STARTED AND IT IS NOW A FIESTA TRADITION.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IT IS HELPING OUR YOUTH AND IT IS HELPING GROW THE FUTURE OF SAN ANTONIO.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN TREVINO.

COUNCILMAN SALDANA.

>> SALDANA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE HONORING THE REY FEOS HERE THIS MORNING.

IT'S QUITE A BLESSING TO NOT ONLY RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIP AS A STUDENT, AS OUR UTSA STUDENT HERE THIS MORNING HAS DONE, BUT ALSO BLESSING TO THEIR FAMILY, AS IS A TESTAMENT TO PARENTS ALL OVER THE CITY WHO FOR THE LAST DECADES HAVE COUNTED ON REY FEO AND THE SUPPORT THAT COMES FROM THE FUND RAISING TO EITHER PAY FOR TEXTBOOKS, TO PAY FOR FLIGHTS TO THEIR UNIVERSITIES, AND ALL THE NECESSITIES FOR, IN MANY CASES, FIRST GENERATIONS COLLEGE STUDENTS JUST LIKE ME WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

AND, YOU KNOW, GREAT STORY BUT A FEW MONTHS AGO -- I DIDN'T GET TO TELL THIS WHEN I WAS AT THE LUNCHEON, BUT A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ASKED ME IF I HAD ANY OLD ESSAYS TO SHARE WITH THEM SO THEY COULD APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP.

I RAN INTO MY ESSAY, WHICH WAS HALF A PAGE, AND IT WASN'T VERY GOOD.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL I RECEIVED THE SCHOLARSHIP AND I MADE ALL KINDS OF PROMISES ABOUT COMING BACK TO

[00:20:01]

SAN ANTONIO AND GIVING BACK TO MY COMMUNITY.

I'M SORRY I'VE LET YOU ALL DOWN AT THE REY FEO CONSEJO.

PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE HELPING TO FLOURISH THE LIVES OF A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO AND WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE YOU HERE IN THE CHAMBERS AND WE'RE GRATEFUL WE GET TO HONOR YOU TODAY.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SALDANA.

COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN.

>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE CONSEJO AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY YEAR, BUT YEAR ROUND TOO.

I KNOW YOU'RE CONTINUING TO GATHER ALL OF THESE SCHOLARSHIPS.

TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT, CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU ARE ALREADY DOING US PROUD.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN HELPING YOU ALL RAISE MORE SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS.

THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN.

COUNCILMAN PELAEZ.

>> PELAEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM FOR SHOWING UP TODAY AND BRINGING THE SPIRIT OF THE SPURS AND BRINGING SAN ANTONIO'S SPIRIT WITH YOU GUYS.

THIS IS A FANTASTIC CELEBRATION.

THE SECOND THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO, MAYOR, I JUST GOT A REQUEST FROM A CONSTITUENT ONLINE, A FELLOW NAMED C.B. PEREZ ASKING THAT I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY MRO RETIRE.

AND I'M LOOKING FOR A SECOND.

[LAUGHTER]

>> PELAEZ: THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PELAEZ.

COUNCILMAN PERRY.

>> PERRY: THANK YOU, SIR.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK Y'ALL FOR DOING THIS FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

IT GIVES GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR YOUTH AND IT'S JUST ANOTHER TESTAMENT OF AN ORGANIZATION HERE IN SAN ANTONIO THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO PULL THIS POTTING AND RAISE THOSE FUNDS AND IT GOES TO A GREAT CAUSE.

BUT, GUESS WHAT? I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU GUYS FOR YEARS OUT THERE AND THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

IT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO, AND YOU HAVE FUN DOING IT.

Y'ALL ARE HAVING A BLAST OUT THERE RAISING THESE FUNDS.

SO I THINK THAT'S ALL A TESTAMENT TO THIS ORGANIZATION AND WHAT Y'ALL DO FOR US ON A DAILY BASIS, AND JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT.

THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PERRY.

COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES.

>> GONZALES: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE WORK THAT Y'ALL PUT IN FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT WE GET TO CELEBRATE YOU ALL AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE GET TO CELEBRATE MANU IS REALLY FITTING.

IT TALKS ABOUT THE GANAS OF THIS CITY AND HOW WE MOVE FORWARD ALL TOGETHER AND HOW WE HAVE A GREAT SENSE OF PRIDE FOR THE THINGS THAT MAKE SAN ANTONIO UNIQUE.

ONE OF THEM, OF COURSE, IS OUR REY FEO AND THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO.

AND, OF COURSE, MANU WITH THE SPURS.

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE QUITE LIKE IT ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING AND ONWARD WITH ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO.

CONGRATULATIONS, AGAIN, TO OUR STUDENTS.

I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO GET A PICTURE WITH Y'ALL, IF THAT WOULD BE ALL RIGHT.

[Consent Agenda]

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.

AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ASK

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MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS FROM WHICH THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> 27 AND 31.

>> 26.

>> ITEM 10.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY.

I'VE GOT ITEMS 10, 26, 27, AND 31 FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

ANY OTHERS? IF I HAVE NONE I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS ALL ITEMS SAVE FOR ITEMS 10, 26, 27, AND 31.

WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON REMAINING ITEMS, AND SO I'LL TAKE HIM NOW.

JACK FINGER.

JACK, YOU CAN COMMENT ON ITEM 21 AS WELL -- ACTUALLY, THAT'S STILL ON CONSENT, SO GO AHEAD.

>> VERY GOOD.

WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR NIRENBERG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER.

IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE ALL THE HOOPLA FOR THE SPURS TEAM AND MANU GINOBILI.

OF COURSE ONE BIG QUESTION REMAINS, THOUGH, WHERE'S MANU? HA, HA, HA.

I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM TODAY.

I MEAN, HE'S THE ITEM OF THE CELEBRATION HERE.

MAYBE SOMEONE NEEDS TO RETIRE THE CEREMONIES COORDINATOR.

ITEM 24, ITEM 24 AND, FOR THAT MATTER, ITEM 25, AN ITEM NOMINATING METHODIST HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AS A TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE PROJECT.

NOW, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? MR. AUDIO-VISUAL MAN, BLOW UP THE UNDERLINED AREA.

WHAT DOES BEING A TEXAS ENTERPRISE OWNED MEAN? IT'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL THAT ALLOWS LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS TO ENCOURAGE JOB CREATION AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS.

ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS.

THE DESIGNATION WILL MAKE MHS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR STATE SALES AND USE TAX REFUNDS ON QUALIFYING EXPENDITURES UP TO [INDISCERNIBLE].

NOW, HERE'S THE QUESTION.

SO YOU WANT TO HELP THE METHODIST HEALTH CARE GET ALL KINDS OF MONEY BACK IN TAX REFUNDS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS FAITH-BASED OPERATION WE'RE FINDING OUT GIVES MONEY TO THE BIGGEST ABORTION PROVIDER IN THE COUNTRY, PLANNED PARENTHOOD.

MAYBE YOU ALSO HEARD THAT THE RELIGION SPONSORS THIS SYSTEM, THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH HERE IN THE COUNTRY, HAS WATERED DOWN ITS IDEALS ON ABORTION TO THE POINT WHERE IT PRACTICALLY IS SUPPORTING IT.

OF COURSE, YOU GUYS WILL SAY, JACK, YOU SILLY BOY.

TWO WEEKS AGO WE APPOINTED AN ABORTIONIST TO OUR HEALTH AUTHORITY HERE IN TOWN.

I MEAN, ABORTIONS ARE US, JACK, COME ON.

GET WITH IT.

YEAH.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE DOING THIS HERE.

ITEM 25, SIMILAR SITUATION.

THIS TIME IT'S FOR NUSTAR SYSTEMS THERE.

MAYBE IT OCCURRED TO YOU THAT THE GUY WHO COMES UP ROUTINELY HERE DURING THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD, MARK HARRIS, HE CLAIMS HE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT THE SWEETHEART DEALS NUSTAR HAS GOTTEN FROM YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL, GOT ITS ZONING PERMIT BEFORE IT WAS EVEN QUALIFIED FOR ZONING.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.

ITEMS 19, 20, AND 21 IS LAWSUITS.

WELL --

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

PLEASE VOTE.

[10. Ordinance approving a construction contract to Jerdon Enterprise, LLC in the amount of $371,371.00 for the monument and directional signage project at the Stinson Municipal Airport. [Carlos Contreras, Assistant City Manager; Russell Handy, Director, Aviation]]

MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NO. 10.

>> ITEM NO. 10 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO JERDON ENTERPRISE, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $371,371 FOR THE MONUMENT AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE PROJECT AT THE STINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT MORE IMPROVEMENTS AT STINSON.

I HAVE A BRIEFING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OR READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RUSS.

I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING THE PRESENTATION READY BUT I

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ACTUALLY JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS.

BECAUSE WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE, WE'RE ABLE TO HEAR FROM YOU THIS WEEK ON OUR BUDGET WORK SESSION FROM THE AIRPORT, BUT WHAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE FACT THAT IN 2013 WE HAD BEEN STARTING TALKING ABOUT THIS DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE AND TO IMPROVE THE WAYFINDING FROM ROOSEVELT UP TO THIS AREA, BUT ALSO TO HAVE THAT CONSISTENCY SO PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO GET IN AND AROUND STINSON AIRPORT AND TO STINSON AIRPORT FOR LOCALS AND ALL OF THOSE VISITING ALIKE AND FLYING IN.

I ALSO WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS TWO LOCATIONS AT MISSIONS ROAD AND 99 STREET ON THE NORTH SIDE OF STINSON, AND ALSO AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE ACEQUIA AND MISSION ROAD.

AND I ALSO WANTED TO -- IT'S KIND OF LIKE WE'RE ALSO DELIVERING OUR PROMISE TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA AND ALSO TO FORMER COUNCILMEN, ONE OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES THAT I WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH FOR A LITTLE WHILE, COUNCILMAN REED WILLIAMS WHO TOLD ME NEVER TO FORGET STINSON AIRPORT.

AND WITH THAT, I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NO. 10.

COUNCILMAN TREVINO.

>> TREVINO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I, TOO, WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE GREAT WORK AT STINSON.

STINSON IS A JEWEL IN OUR CITY AND ONE OF THE BEST GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS AROUND.

AND SO ANYTHING THAT CAN FIND SOME KIND OF IMPROVEMENT TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THAT AIRPORT AND EVEN JUST SIMPLY GO VISIT, IT IS TRULY SOMETHING ELSE.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT SIGNAGE.

IT IS ALSO ANOTHER GREAT MOVE.

I THINK VERY REFLECTIVE OF THE NEW TOWER THAT IS COMING UP AND SOON TO BE OPEN.

AGAIN, ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW THE HISTORY OF SAN ANTONIO, THE HISTORY OF AVIATION CAN ALL BE FOUND RIGHT THERE IN STINSON AIRPORT AND WE WANT TO CONSTANTLY HIGHLIGHT THE INCREDIBLE GENERAL AVIATION HISTORY THAT WE CAN THERE AT STINSON AIRPORT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

SO THANK YOU, AGAIN, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO FLYING OUT OF STINSON.

>> GREAT.

I'M GLAD TO BE A PART OF IT.

THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN TREVINO.

THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NO. 10.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

[26. Resolution approving a financing by the Arlington Higher Education Finance Corporation of educational facilities located within the City of San Antonio, Texas for Great Hearts America for purposes of Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code.]

THANK YOU, RUSS.

ITEM NO. 26.

>> ITEM 26 IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FINANCING OR THE FINANCING BY THE ARLINGTON HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE CORPORATION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS FOR GREAT HEARTS AMERICA FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 147 SUBSECTION F OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMAN COURAGE.

>> COURAGE: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

EXCUSE ME.

AND FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, I ASKED THIS TO BE PULLED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THIS REPRESENTS A STEP BY A LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOL TO OBTAIN FUNDING TO GO AHEAD AND BUILD ANOTHER CHARTER SCHOOL IN SAN ANTONIO.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I WAS A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND I'M A GREAT SUPPORTER OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THIS IS DONE BECAUSE THE STATE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE AVENUES FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS TO GROW IN THIS STATE.

AND AS THEY GROW I BELIEVE IT DIMINISHES THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH MANY OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS AND THEY FEEL LIKE CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE REALLY HURTING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN BEXAR COUNTY.

I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE PEOPLE FROM GREAT HEARTS AND TALK ABOUT THEIR PROGRAM WITH THEM.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CHILDREN.

ALL OF US HOPE THAT EVERY CHILD GETS A QUALITY EDUCATION.

AND I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THAT EFFORT NO MATTER HOW IT COMES ABOUT.

BUT I FEEL IT'S INCUMBENT UPON THE CITY AND OUR FELLOW GOVERNMENTS IN THE AREA, COUNTIES AND OTHER COMMUNITIES TO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS NEED MORE SUPPORT.

AND SLOWLY BY SURELY THE RESOURCES ARE BEING DRAINED AWAY FROM OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

I, FOR ONE, CANNOT STAND BY AND SUPPORT ANY EFFORT THAT CONTINUES TO DRAIN RESOURCES AWAY FROM OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHICH, IN THIS CITY, EDUCATE OVER 300,000 STUDENTS.

AND SO I HOPE THAT MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL THINK ABOUT THIS AS THEY MAKE THIS VOTE AND RECOGNIZE THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY NEED TO DO MORE TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHICH EDUCATE ALL CHILDREN.

THEREFORE, I AM GOING TO BE VOTING AGAINST THIS MOTION, THIS RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU,

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COUNCILMAN COURAGE.

COUNCILMAN PELAEZ.

>> PELAEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS.

>> SECOND.

>> PELAEZ: AND THANK YOU TO OUR FRIENDS FROM GREAT HEARTS FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN DISTRICT 8.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

JUST TO GIVE Y'ALL A LITTLE BACKGROUND.

FOR ME, THIS IS PERSONAL.

MY CHILDREN GO TO A CHARTER SCHOOL HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.

MY CHILDREN'S CHARTER SCHOOL, BY THE WAY, WAS RECENTLY RANKED, THIS LAST MONTH, I BELIEVE, ONE OF THE TOP SCHOOLS IN THE CITY, FULL STOP.

MY KIDS TAKE LATIN.

MY KIDS TAKE MANDARINE.

MY KIDS ARE TESTING HIGHER THAN KIDS IN OTHER SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF THE RIGOR OF THE CURRICULUM AND I THINK THAT OUR LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOLS HAVE REALLY CHALLENGED OTHER SCHOOLS TO, YOU KNOW, RAISE THEIR STANDARDS AND TO WORK HARDER, AND COMPETITION NEVER KILLED ANYBODY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, DOING THE RIGHT THING.

AND SO TO ALL THE TEACHERS OUT THERE WHO WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY AT THESE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND REALLY DO COMMIT THEIR LIVES, OFTENTIMES FOR LESS MONEY THAN FOR WHAT THEY WOULD GET AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

I HAVE MET THEM ALL AND I FIND THEM TO BE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS WHO LOVE CHILDREN.

WHO AREN'T IN THE BUSINESS OF TRYING TO HURT OTHER CHILDREN.

IN FACT, THEY'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF MAKING SURE TO RAISE STANDARDS AND TO MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE PREPARING CHILDREN FOR DIFFICULT PATHS AND RAISING AND CREATING RESILIENT KIDS.

AND SO WITH THAT, AND TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, I ASK THAT Y'ALL APPROVE THIS.

THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PELAEZ.

COUNCILMAN PERRY.

>> PERRY: THANK YOU, SIR.

I, TOO, AM GOING TO SUPPORT THIS.

I HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH SUPERINTENDENTS AND I LOOK AT THIS AS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THAT QUALITY EDUCATION TO OUR CHILDREN.

YES, THERE ARE DISAGREEMENTS ABOUT THE FUNDING AVENUES AND, YES, IT DOES REDUCE THE OVERALL FUNDING TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHEN THOSE CHILDREN ARE PLACED IN CHARTER SCHOOLS OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

BUT THAT PROVIDES ANOTHER CHOICE.

AND I HAVE TOURED THE GREAT HEART SCHOOL THERE ON JONES MALTSBERGER, AND WHAT AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY IT IS FOR CHILDREN TO COME OUT AND LEARN THROUGH THAT ENVIRONMENT.

I THINK IT OFFERS THAT CHOICE AND THEY DO PROVIDE VERY GOOD QUALITY EDUCATION AT THESE CHARTER SCHOOLS.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOOK AT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AS WELL.

BUT THEY NEED TO LOOK AT GOING THROUGH A PARADIGM SHIFT.

I LOOK AT IT LIKE OUR LOCAL TAXI SYSTEMS. THEY'RE HAVING TO GO THROUGH A PARADIGM SHIFT BECAUSE, LIKE UBER AND LYFT THEY'RE HAVING TO REFIGURE OUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EXIST OUT THERE.

AND I KIND OF LOOK AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS KIND OF HAVING TO DO THE SAME SORT OF THING.

THEY NEED TO RECONFIGURE, SHIFT THEIR METHODOLOGIES AND COPY SOME OF THESE GREAT IDEAS THAT ARE BEING PUT OUT THERE BY THE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I DO SUPPORT THIS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS GOES TO PROVIDE THAT CHOICE TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN ON WHAT KIND OF EDUCATION THAT THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PERRY.

COUNCILMAN BROCKHOUSE.

>> BROCKHOUSE: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS IN SUPPORT OF THE ITEM TODAY AS WELL.

IN DISTRICT 6 WE ACTUALLY HAVE A GREAT HEARTS FACILITY COMING UP, AND IT IS FANTASTIC.

IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE ONE OF THE FINEST BUILDINGS WE HAVE IN ALL OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE'RE REALLY HAPPY AND PROUD TO HAVE THEM THERE.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I CHIMED IN ON A COUPLE OF KEY POINTS.

NUMBER ONE, THESE AREN'T CITY-FUNDED DOLLARS.

THIS IS A STATE PROJECT, STATE FINANCING AND FUNDING MECHANISM.

I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.

COUNCILMAN PERRY HIT VERY KEY POINTS ON THE LARGER PROBLEMS WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE EDUCATION FUNDING PROCESS OUT OF AUSTIN IS SOMETHING THAT'S OUT OF OUR PURVIEW FOR NOW BUT I'M SURE OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM AND THE FOLKS WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH UP IN AUSTIN ARE GOING TO BE TRYING THEIR BEST TO CHANGE THOSE THINGS.

I THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS FREQUENTLY.

MY WIFE IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER AND WE'RE A UNION FAMILY ON THAT SIDE OF IT.

MY WIFE IS A MEMBER OF THE TEACHERS' UNION.

I JUST LOOK AT IT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF COMPETITION AND OPPORTUNITY AND CHOICE.

AND THE FACILITY IN DISTRICT 6, IF IT'S NOT WAIT LISTED YET, IT MAY BE ALREADY.

THAT'S HOW FAST THEY ARE BOOKING UP AND IT IS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS A BREADTH

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OF DEMOGRAPHICS YOU COULD NOT POSSIBLY IMAGINE.

YOU'RE GOING TO WALK INTO THIS FACILITY AND SEE YOUNG FOLKS AND CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY ANYWHERE ELSE IF IT WASN'T FOR GREAT HEARTS.

I'M JUST HERE TO STAND WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY TODAY JUST TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WE CAN HAVE CHOICE AND OPPORTUNITY AND WE CAN ALSO HAVE COMPETITION.

AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO DIG DEEPER INTO WHAT THESE FACILITIES ARE ACTUALLY DOING, PAY A LITTLE VISIT AND AT THE SAME TIME WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO GET BEHIND OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND DO THE BEST WE CAN TO FIX THAT SYSTEM, BECAUSE THEY ARE STRUGGLING TOO.

NOT A MILE FROM GREAT HEARTS IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT STRUGGLES WITH BASIC NEEDS.

WE HAVE THESE ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY, BUT I THINK AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME LET'S GET BEHIND GREAT HEARTS AND BRING MORE OPPORTUNITY AND CHOICE TO OUR CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO.

THANK YOU, AND I'M HAPPY TO SECOND THIS MOTION TODAY.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PELAEZ, FOR PUSHING THIS FORWARD.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BROCKHOUSE.

COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN.

>> VIAGRAN: TROY, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

SO, DO WE USUALLY SEE THESE RESOLUTIONS HERE ON THE COUNCIL?

>> WE DO.

WE AVERAGE ABOUT FIVE A YEAR AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY IN THE PAST APPROVED THESE FOR GREAT HEARTS IN THE PAST AS WELL.

>> VIAGRAN: ON THE COUNCIL AS WELL?

>> THEY CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE COUNCIL OR THEY CAN BE DONE THROUGH THE HIGHEST SELECTED MEMBER ON THE COUNCIL THROUGH SIGNATURES, BUT THEY HAVE COME BOTH WAYS.

>> VIAGRAN: ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN.

COUNCILMAN SALDANA.

>> SALDANA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THE ITEM TODAY HERE.

AS SOMEONE WHO HAS SEEN THE ISSUE WITH EDUCATION IN OUR CITY FOR A LONG TIME, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON WORDS THAT HAVE BEEN USED ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS OR ABOUT THIS CONCEPT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WHAT OUR OWN MINDS ARE, OR WHAT OUR OWN OPINIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE.

CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT.

I'VE SEEN SOME CHARTER SCHOOLS IN SAN ANTONIO WHO EVEN DO AS GOOD OR BETTER OF A JOB OF TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

SO THERE'S DIFFERENT COLORS AND DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

BUT LET'S ALSO REMEMBER THAT THERE HAS BEEN CHOICE IN OUR CITY FOR A LONG TIME.

I THINK WE USE CHOICE IN COMPETITION, BUT I'VE SEEN A LOT OF MY RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CHOOSE WITH THEIR FEET AND MOVE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL CHOICE THAT THEY WANTED TO MAKE ABOUT THE SCHOOL IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD.

CHARTER SCHOOLS, I DON'T THINK, SHOULD MAKE ANYBODY FEARFUL OF EDUCATION AND THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION THEIR KIDS ARE GETTING.

I HAVE HEARD MANY SUPERINTENDENTS HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO GO ON THE RECORD IN SAYING THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO ENHANCE THEIR OWN DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. THEY HAVE HAD TO ENHANCE THEIR OWN QUALITY OF SERVICE TO STUDENTS BECAUSE OF WHAT FOLKS IN THE NEIGHBORING DISTRICT, WHETHER IT WAS A CHARTER SCHOOL OR OTHER SCHOOL, WERE DOING.

SO I THINK THAT HAS BEEN TO THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SAN ANTONIO, REGARDLESS OF WHOSE NAME IS ON THE BUILDING.

AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE PLAYING A PARTICULAR, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD HAVE A QUARREL ABOUT IMPROVING HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION, NO MATTER WHAT SERVICE IT'S DELIVERED IN.

WE HAVE UNANIMOUSLY SAID IN AUDIO] WHEN WE TALK ABOUT APPROACHING OUR LEGISLATURE TO HELP CORRECT THAT PROBLEM.

BUT I DON'T THINK THAT IN TERMS LIKE DRAINING THE PUBLIC SYSTEM OR COMPETITION ARE ALWAYS USED IN THE RIGHT WAY BECAUSE THEY DIVIDE US ON AN ISSUE LIKE THIS.

I HAVE SEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY BECAUSE OF THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW CONCEPTS, INTRODUCTION OF CHARTER SCHOOLS.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THEY ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE TO ANY PARENT OR STUDENT WHO MIGHT WANT TO CHOOSE TO GO TO THEM.

BUT LET'S REMEMBER THAT THERE'S BEEN CHOICE IN SAN ANTONIO FOR A LONG TIME AND FOR MANY YEARS, WHETHER IT'S FOLKS WHO HAVE LEFT SAISD OR LEFT SOUTH SAN OR LEFT HARLANDALE, THEY'VE LEFT TO OTHER DISTRICTS.

SOME OF THEM HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO MOVE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY TO DO THAT.

AND I THINK THAT HAS DONE A DISSERVICE TO SOME OF THESE SCHOOLS AS WELL.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T TRY TO DRAW THE LINE IN THE SAND AND SAY CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE BAD OR TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE BEING DRAINED WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT'S NOT REALLY AT THE CORE OF THE ISSUE.

THE CORE OF THE ISSUE IS HOW CAN WE BEST SERVE STUDENTS.

I BELIEVE TODAY, BECAUSE OF THE INTRODUCTION OF SOME INNOVATION IN SOME OF THESE CHARTER SCHOOLS, SOME OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE GOTTEN BETTER BECAUSE OF IT.

SO I DON'T WANT TO SET A BAD PRECEDENT THAT THIS CITY COUNCIL WILL REJECT OFFHAND, IN THIS CASE OR ANOTHER, A CHARTER SCHOOL'S FINANCING WHEN I BELIEVE AT THE END OF THE DAY THERE'S DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE SPECTRUM ON CHARTER SCHOOLS.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE SPECTRUMS ON K-12 SCHOOLS AS WE'VE KNOWN THEM.

I JUST WANT TO SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY WHEN WE SEE IT, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN

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WITH SCHOOLS LIKE GREAT HEARTS AND OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS.

HAPPY TO SUPPORT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SALDANA.

COUNCILMAN TREVINO.

>> TREVINO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FEEL THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHOULD BE IN THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATING CHILDREN, RUNNING SCHOOLS, AND RESPONSIBLY MANAGING THEIR ASSETS.

I ALSO APPLAUD THE SUCCESS OF DISTRICT-RUN ACADEMIES AND FEEL THEY'RE A SMALL PIECE OF THE EDUCATIONAL PUZZLE AND ATTENTION SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, NOT JUST MAGNETS AND ACADEMIES.

I ALSO UNDERSTAND SOME CHARTER SCHOOLS HAVE GREAT SUCCESS IN EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN.

HOWEVER, I'M ALSO KEENLY AWARE OF THE IMPACT THEY HAVE IN SIPHONING OFF SOME OF THE BEST STUDENTS AND THE MORE ENGAGED FAMILIES, IN ADDITION TO MUCH-NEEDED FINANCIAL RESOURCES THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE ALLOCATED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

I WILL VOTE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM TODAY BECAUSE IT IS PART OF OUR PROCEDURAL RESPONSIBILITIES THAT IS MY WISH TO SEE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE STATE LEVEL HOLISTICALLY ADDRESS PROPERTY TAX REFORM AND PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCING TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN AND EDUCATE THEM FOR OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN TREVINO.

AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR MAKING SOME PRETTY CLEAR STATEMENTS.

JUST TO CLARIFY, WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, THIS IS NOT A CHOICE BETWEEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR CHARTER SCHOOLS.

SPECIAL CORPORATIONS ARE PERMITTED TO ISSUE TAX EXEMPT DEBT TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES.

AND WITH THIS ITEM THERE IS ZERO RISK TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

ALL THE RISK IS ON THE SCHOOL OR OTHERS.

THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS THE EDUCATION, FINANCE CORPORATION AND HAS ISSUED DEBT FOR ST.

MARY'S UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD, AND A NUMBER OF PRIVATE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE PAST.

A BORROWER, IN THIS CASE A CHARTER SCHOOL, CAN ASK ONE OF THESE CORPORATIONS TO FINANCE PROJECTS IN ANOTHER CITY.

HOWEVER, UNDER TEXAS LAW THE CITY MUST CONSENT TO THE ISSUANCE OF DEBT.

CONSENT CAN BE GRANTED BY THE MAYOR OR BY THE CITY COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION.

HISTORICALLY THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL HAS REVIEWED THESE BOND ISSUANCES.

DURING THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION THE MAYOR APPROVED THESE PERSONALLY.

HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THE PROJECT, PARTICULARLY IF A FINANCE SCHOOL IS LOCATED WITHIN THEIR COUNCIL DISTRICT.

AS SUCH, I ASK FOR THIS ITEM TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA AND I DO IN FACT SUPPORT IT.

THIS ITEM IS SEEKING THE CONSENT OF THE CITY FOR SUCH AN ISSUANCE BY THE ARLINGTON HIGHER EDUCATION AUTHORITY.

IT IS FOR THE GREAT HEARTS CHARTER SCHOOL PROJECT IN DISTRICT 8.

AS WE HAVE HEARD, COUNCILMAN PELAEZ IS SUPPORTIVE.

NEXT WEEK THERE IS ANOTHER BOND CONSENT ITEM AND THE COUNCIL, AS YOU HAVE HEARD, WILL CONSIDER ABOUT FIVE TO TEN PER YEAR.

THIS WILL BE THE PROCESS FOR CONSIDERING THESE GOING FORWARD.

SO THERE IS NOW A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NO.

26.

PLEASE VOTE.

[27. Ordinance approving a professional services contract with Deaf Link, in an amount not to exceed $88,164.00 annually, to provide an American Sign Language Emergency Alert System for a one-year term, with the option to extend the term for one additional one-year period. [Erik Walsh, Deputy City Manager; Charles N. Hood, Fire Chief]]

MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NO. 27.

>> ITEM 27 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH DEAF LINK IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $8,164 ANNUALLY TO PROVIDE AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIOD.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMAN PERRY.

>> PERRY: THANK YOU, SIR.

I JUST PULLED THIS TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING OUR DISABLED COMMUNITY WITH.

PATRICK, CAN YOU JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO INTO A LONG PRESENTATION.

JUST GIVE US A VERY SHORT OVERVIEW ON WHAT THIS SYSTEM IS.

>> THE SYSTEM IS AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE GOING OUT IN EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS.

SO WHEN WE PUSH OUT AN EMERGENCY ALERT, IT WILL GO WITH A VIDEO IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.

>> PERRY: GREAT.

GREAT.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE DISABLED COMMUNITY.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY ASK FOR.

I HAVE A VERY ACTIVE PERSON IN DISTRICT 10, LARRY JOHNSON, THAT HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR THESE TYPES OF SUPPORT MECHANISMS THAT WE CAN GET TO SUPPORT OUR DISABLED COMMUNITIES.

SO I'VE WORKED WITH THAT COMMUNITY, AND YOU'LL SEE A SIGNER GIVING OUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW FOR OUR DEAF COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK THAT'S AWESOME.

BECAUSE THEY ARE A PORTION OF OUR CITY THAT OFTEN GET NEGLECTED ON GETTING NOTIFICATIONS AND PARTICIPATING HERE IN THE CITY.

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS, THAT KIND OF THING.

THEY WANT TO BE INVOLVED AND THEY ARE A SIGNIFICANT PART OF

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THIS CITY AND WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO THEM MORE TO SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THEM.

I SEE CLAUDIA RODRIGUEZ OUT THERE.

SHE HELPED PUSH THIS THROUGH ALSO AND SHE HAS BECOME VERY INVOLVED IN CITY BUSINESS AND CITY POLITICS.

AND I HOPE TO ENCOURAGE THAT ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.

BUT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HELP PUSH OUT THOSE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY OUT THERE THAT WE NEED TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT.

AND THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO SHOW THAT COMMITMENT TO OUR DISABLED COMMUNITY, AND I FULLY SUPPORT THIS.

SO WITH THAT, MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NO. 27.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NO. 27.

COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES.

>> GONZALES: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN, FOR HIGHLIGHTING THIS ONE.

I KNOW THIS IS AN ITEM WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LONG TIME.

I HAVE A VERY LARGE GROUP OF DEAF COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MY DISTRICT.

I MEET WITH THEM VERY REGULARLY AND WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME, SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT IT'S FINALLY COMING FORWARD.

THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING IT SO THAT I CAN ACTIVELY SUPPORT IT AND JUST THANK YOU FOR MOVING IT ALONG.

SO WE HAVE -- I'LL JUST TELL YOU A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WHEN I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WE DID NOT HAVE THIS SYSTEM AVAILABLE.

I MET WITH A GROUP OF DEAF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, I THINK OVER IN YOUR DISTRICT.

AND THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW THERE WERE LOTS OF FAMILIES DURING KATRINA THAT COULDN'T GET THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEEDED AND, AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A WOMAN THAT HAD TWO TWIN BABIES AND THE MOTHER WAS DEAF AND SHE COULD NOT GET THE NECESSARY MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR HER CHILDREN AND, AS A RESULT, I THINK ONE OF THOSE BABIES DIED DURING THAT HORRIBLE STORM.

AND SO THAT WAS MANY YEARS AGO AND, YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE ARE MOVING ALONG AND FINALLY GETTING THIS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND ALSO AN INTERPRETER HERE TODAY.

I NOTICED THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY ALSO, WHICH IS SOMETHING I THINK MOST CITIES HAVE HAD FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

SO I'M GLAD TO SEE WE'RE MOVING ALONG.

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP, COUNCILMAN PERRY, SO I CAN ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN GONZALES.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NO. 27.

[31. Ordinance approving a professional services contract with Astelle, LLC (dba Work 5hop) in an amount up to $70,000.00 for the creation of Development and Design Standards with Supplemental Guidelines for the Northeast Corridor Revitalization Area located in City Council Districts 2 and 10. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Bridgett White, Director, Planning]]

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NO. 31.

>> ITEM NO. 31 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH ASTELLE, LLC DOING BUSINESS AS WORK 5HOP IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $70,000 FOR THE CREATION OF DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS WITH SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR REVITALIZATION AREA LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS 2 AND 10.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: COUNCILMAN PERRY.

>> PERRY: THANKS AGAIN, SIR.

THANKS, BRIDGETT.

IF YOU WANTED TO SAY JUST A COUPLE OF WORDS.

DON'T GO INTO A BIG PRESENTATION, JUST TELL EVERYBODY WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DESIGN STANDARDS IS A KEY ACTION ITEM IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER REVITALIZATION PLAN THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED IN 2014.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DESIGN STANDARDS RELATED TO BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, SIDING, LANDSCAPING, SIGNAGE.

IT'S A KEY COMPONENT OF THE REVITALIZATION PLAN.

IT WILL BE DONE CONCURRENTLY WITH NORTHEAST CORRIDOR I-35/410 THAT WE'RE STARTING.

>> PERRY: I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE GREAT SUPPORT THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE PLANNING STAFF, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR BIG AND NEW THINGS THERE ALONG THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S PART OF THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE.

WE HAVE A TIRZ.

WE HAVE THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING, SO I'M HOPING THAT A LOT OF THIS WILL COME OUT IN FRUITION OF HAVING A REVITALIZED AREA THERE THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH AND PROUD TO GO AND SHOP AND DO BUSINESS AND GO EAT OUT, THAT KIND OF THING.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT, BRIDGETT.

APPRECIATE IT.

SIR, WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

>> SECOND.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NO. 31.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

[32. City Manager's Report]

THAT IS ALL THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA.

IS THERE A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT?

>> SCULLEY: YES, MAYOR.

JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS THIS MORNING.

FIRST, TO LET YOU KNOW THAT NEXT WEEK THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE WILL KICKOFF THE THIRD ANNUAL WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 5 THROUGH 9.

THIS FIVE-DAY FESTIVAL IS AN

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OFFICIAL SAN ANTONIO TRICENTENNIAL EVENT ENDORSED BY THE MAYOR'S FITNESS COUNCIL AND CELEBRATES THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS DESIGNATION AS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE INSCRIBED ON JULY 5, 2015.

THE DESIGNATION CELEBRATES THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS PLACE IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY AND PROMOTES SAN ANTONIO AS AN INTERNATIONAL CITY.

THE FESTIVAL OVERLAPS WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF WORLD HERITAGE CITIES SOLIDARITY DAY, WHICH OCCURS ANNUALLY ON SEPTEMBER 8.

THIS IS ALSO OUR THIRD YEAR PARTICIPATING IN THIS INTERNATIONAL EVENT.

THE GOAL OF THE WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL IS TO PROMOTE THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS AND HIGHLIGHT THEIR HISTORIC AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TO CELEBRATE THE INSCRIPTION OF OUR SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS ON TO THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST.

AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND OUR GREAT CITY.

AND TO SUPPORT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PROJECTS THAT PRESERVE, PROMOTE, AND CONNECT.

THE FESTIVAL PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCALS AND VISITORS TO CELEBRATE SAN ANTONIO'S UNIQUE HISTORY, HERITAGE, AND CULTURE THROUGH VARIOUS FUN AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS.

THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG ALL PARTNERS OVER THE PAST DECADE TO OBTAIN THE WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION HAS ALREADY GAINED NATIONAL ATTENTION.

IT'S OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS AND WORK TO PROMOTE THIS DESIGNATION THROUGH OUR WORK PLAN AND EVENTS SUCH AS THE ANNUAL WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL, WHICH CONTINUE TO MAKE SAN ANTONIO A TOP CITY.

I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL EVENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT OUR WWW.WORLDHERITAGEFESTIVAL.ORG WEBSITE.

BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 AT 11:00 A.M. THE FESTIVAL WILL KICKOFF AT ALAMO PLAZA.

SEPTEMBER 6 THE SUNSET DINNER EVENT AT MISSION SAN JUAN FARM WILL FEATURE PICNIC-STYLE MEALS FROM SEVEN LOCAL RESTAURANTS AS A PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK AND MISSION HERITAGE PARTNERS.

ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION'S POPULAR RESTORED BY LIGHT EVENT, WHICH IS JUST A BEAUTIFUL EVENT, WILL RETURN TO MISSION SAN JOSE BEGINNING AT 6:00 P.M.

THE EVENT WILL FEATURE FREE CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES, TOURS, FOOD TRUCKS, AND A LIVE CONCERT BY THE USAA BANK AND CHORUS.

SATURDAY MORNING, BEGINNING AT 8:00 A.M., THE MAYOR'S FITNESS COUNCIL ENDORSED EVENT, WHERE PARTICIPANTS VISIT ONE OR ALL OF THE MISSIONS AND A 5K AND 10K WALK AND TIMED RUN WILL TAKE PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE SCENIC RIVER WALK, MISSION REACH, AND MISSION SAN JOSE.

FOLLOWING THE BIKE AND RUN AT 10:00 A.M., GUESTS ARE INVITED TO MISSION PARK PAVILION FOR MISSION PACHANGA, A LIVE MUSIC CELEBRATION THAT WILL BRING TOGETHER MUSICIANS AND LOCAL ARTISTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE DISTRICT AND DIVERSE SPIRIT OF OUR CITY, RICH IN FOLK ART AND TRADITION.

IT WILL FEATURE CRUZ ORTIZ, ELIZABETH JOHNSON, AND JOHNNY HERNANDEZ.

ALSO ON SATURDAY, THIS YEAR'S NEWEST EVENT FEATURES HAND WEAVING, THREADING, AND DYEING ON SEPTEMBER 8 BEGINNING AT 10.

FINALLY ON SUNDAY, A MARIACHI MASS WILL TAKE PLACE AT MISSION CONCEPCION AT 12:00 NOON.

THIS YEAR'S PARTNERS INCLUDE BEXAR COUNTY, SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE ALAMO, MISSION HERITAGE PARTNERS, NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, VISIT SAN ANTONIO, THE SAN ANTONIO TRICENTENNIAL, AND THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK.

I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR WESTERN HERITAGE OFFICE AND STAFF.

OUR DIRECTOR, COLLEEN SWAIN, AND FACILITIES OPERATIONS COORDINATOR, BLANCH MENDOZA FOR THEIR WORK ON THE FESTIVAL, AS WELL AS THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, SHANNON MILLER FOR HER WORK ON THE POPULAR RESTORED BY LIGHT.

I HOPE YOU ALL WILL MAKE IT TO ONE OR MORE OF THE EVENTS.

IT REALLY IS A BEAUTIFUL WEEK OF CELEBRATION.

AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION TO YOU ON FRIDAY, AUGUSR AT THE CARVER SERVED AS HOST FOR THE PREMIER OF "WALK ON THE RIVER" A BLACK HISTORY OF THE ALAMO CITY TO A SOLD OUT CROWD OF 650 PEOPLE.

THIS WAS PRODUCED BY A LOCAL FILM COMPANY AND THIS DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS THE HISTORY AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN SAN ANTONIO AND THE FABRIC FROM EMANCIPATION TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

THE DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES RELIGION, POLITICS, EDUCATION, SOCIAL ORGANIZATION, AND COMMUNITIES IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEPICT A VIVID PICTURE OF LIFE

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FROM AFRICAN AMERICAN SAN ANTONIANS IN THE PAST AND TO BUILD A SENSE OF PRIDE AND BLUEPRINT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

THEY ARE DEVOTED TO CREATING CULTURALLY-ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL BLACK FILMS AND VIDEOS.

THE PROJECT WAS FUNDED THROUGH CROWD FUNDING, BUSINESS SPONSORSHIP, AND DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

THE FILM PREMIER WAS SUCH A SUCCESS AS AN OFFICIAL TRICENTENNIAL EVENT, AND BECAUSE OF HIGH DEMAND, THE FILM COMPANY HAS ADDED A SCREENING ON SEPTEMBER 23 AT THE ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE PARK NORTH.

SO THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO VIEW THE FILM.

AN EXCELLENT PIECE.

WE CELEBRATED MANU GINOBILI AND HIS RETIREMENT THIS MORNING.

BUT BECAUSE WE COME IN FROM THE SOUTH OR THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING, OUT FRONT ON MUNICIPAL PLAZA WE HAVE A BANNER AS WELL AS MURALS ON THE FRONT OF THIS BUILDING.

AND I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO NOTE HOW THAT CAME TOGETHER.

OUR ART AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM LOS OTROS, A TWO-MAN TEAM OF ARTISTS WHO CREATED THE ORIGINAL MANU MURAL AT RUDY'S SEAFOOD.

OUR CITY PHOTOGRAPHER -- I DON'T KNOW IF FRED GONZALES IS STILL HERE, BUT HE TOOK A PHOTO OF THE MURAL, WITH PERMISSION FROM THE ARTISTS, AND WAS THEN PRINTED ON TO THE WINDOW CLINGS ON THE FRONT OF THIS BUILDING.

OUR GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS CREATIVE TEAM DESIGNED THE GRACIAS MANU BANNER TO GO WITH IT ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

AND SO WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE TEAM FOR HELPING OUT IN SHORT ORDER TODAY TO CELEBRATE THE WONDERFUL 16 YEARS OF MANU GINOBILI IN SAN ANTONIO.

LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK JEFF COYLE JUST TO COMMENT ON THE CONTRACT THAT YOU JUST APPROVED FOR DEAF SIGNING SERVICES THROUGH THE OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, AND TO HIGHLIGHT THE OTHER SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC FOR THESE MEETINGS AS WELL AS ON OUR CITY WEBSITE.

JEFF.

>> THANK YOU, SHERYL.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN, FOR PULLING THE ITEM.

WHAT YOU ALL JUST APPROVED BY THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION.

WE DO HAVE THIS SERVICE AVAILABLE AT COUNCIL MEETINGS, SO ANYBODY WHO NEEDS A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER CAN REQUEST ONE AT ANY TIME.

AND WE WILL MAKE THEM AVAILABLE ON SHORT ORDER.

THAT IS PART OF THE BUDGET THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY YOU ALL IN SEPTEMBER.

IT'S ROLLED INTO THE CLOSING ORDINANCE.

WE ALSO ARE GOING TO TRY A NEW PILOT PROJECT OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS WHERE WE TAKE THE VIDEO PRODUCTION OF THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND B SESSIONS AND HAVE THEM SIGNED BY AN INTERPRETER AND MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.

WE'LL PROMOTE IT TO THE DEAF COMMUNITY SO THEY ARE AWARE THAT IT'S THERE AND THEN WE'LL MONITOR THE USAGE AND IF THERE'S A DEMAND FOR IT AFTER SIX MONTHS WE'LL LOOK AT CONTINUING THAT.

FINALLY, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD AND CONTINUE TO HAVE CLOSED CAPTIONING AVAILABLE ON TELEVISION THAT YOU CAN CHANGE THE SETTING ON YOUR TELEVISION TO BE ABLE TO READ.

NOT EVERYBODY CAN FOLLOW IT THAT WAY, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE TRYING THE VIDEO FUNCTION AS WELL.

BUT YOU ALL JUST PASSED THE EMERGENCY PIECE AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF THE FULL SPECTRUM AND ALSO THAT OUR AUDIENCE IS AWARE OF SERVICES FOR THEIR USE.

THANKS.

>> SCULLEY: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

LASTLY, I HOPE YOU NOTICED IT SOUNDS A LITTLE BETTER IN HERE TODAY AS WELL.

WE, OVER THE SUMMER, DID INSTALL SOME VERY DISCREET ACOUSTIC PANELS AND WE WERE ABLE TO TURN UP THE VOLUME.

I GUESS I HAVE TO TURN ON MY MIC FOR THAT TO WORK.

WE HOPE YOU NOTICED TODAY AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND TECHNICALLY ADJUST AS WE NEED TO.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT TODAY, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SHERYL.

COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN.

>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, SHERYL, FOR THAT UPDATE AND WITH THE WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL.

I HOPE YOU ALL CAN GO OUT THERE WITH OUR 5K OR THE BIKE RIDE.

I WILL BE RIDING MY BIKE OUT THERE ON THAT MORNING AS WELL AS AT THE MISSION PACHANGA.

NINA DIAZ WILL BE PLAYING ALONG WITH OTHER BANDS, SO WE WANT TO INVITE YOU TO MISSION COUNTY PARK.

LASTLY, MAYOR, BECAUSE IT IS MANU GINOBILI DAY, I HAVE TO THANK MY WAKE-UP CALL THIS MORNING WAS AT 5:45 A.M.

I DON'T LIVE FAR FROM RUDY'S SEAFOOD SO COW BELLS AND CHANTING WOKE ME UP THIS MORNING.

AND THE SPURS LADY WAS THERE AS WELL AS THE BASELINE BUMS. SO THEY WERE OUT THERE BEFORE THE SUN CAME UP CHEERING AND REALLY SHARED THE SPIRIT OF PURO

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SOUTH SIDE.

IT WAS A PLEASURE JOINING THEM AT RUDY'S SEAFOOD THIS MORNING.

GRACIAS, MANU.

WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIM.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.

HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON.



* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.