Dec 12, 2023 Sesión A del Consejo de la Ciudad

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>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL A SESSION AT 9:13 A.M. ON THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2023. WE'LL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER. MADAME CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLL?

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME, EVERYONE. THIS IS OUR FINAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023 AND WE HAVE MANY SPECIAL GUESTS AND A COUPLE OF RECOGNITIONS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO GET TO IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT FIRST IT GIVES ME GREAT HONOR TO WELCOME OUR INVOCATOR TODAY. RABBI CHAIM BLOCK IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SPIRITUAL LEADER OF THE CHABAD LUBAVITCH. THEY ARRIVED TO ESTABLISH THE LUBAVITCH MOVEMENT. OVER THE LAST 39 YEARS, IT HAS GROWN FROM A SMALL OUTREACH EFFORT OPERATING OUT OF A TWO-BEDROOM CONDO TO A COMMUNITY-WIDE ORGANIZATION WITH FOUR FULFILLMENT RABBIS, A JEWISH PRESCHOOL, LEARNING INSTITUTE, AND PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND SENIORS. HANUKKAH ON THE RIVER IS ONE OF THE MANY COMMUNITY-WIDE PROGRAMS AND IS WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

CHABAD ISRAELI CENTER OPENED IN 2019 AND CHABAD OF BOERNE OPENED IN 2022.

RABBI BLOCK SERVES ON THE BOARD OF THE LUBAVITCH MOVEMENT AND ON THE EXECUTIVE AUDIO] AND RABBI AND HIS WIFE ARE PROUD PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF NINE CHILDREN AND THEIR GRANDCHILDREN AND ARE TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY SERVANTS. RABBI, WELCOME.

THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> ALMIGHTY GOD, CONFER YOUR ABUNDANT BLESSINGS UPON OUR MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL AS THEY GATHER TO FORMULATE POLICY AND ENACT LAWS AND ORDINANCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR GREAT CITY. BLESS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WHERE THE LEADERSHIP SETS THE TONE FOR ALL PEOPLES OF ALL FAITHS AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS TO LIVE TOGETHER WITH MUTUAL RESPECT AND HARMONY. THIS MORNING IN THESE AUGUST CHAMBERS WE WILL KINDLE THE LIGHT OF THE HANUKKAH MENORAH COMMEMORATING THE MIRACLE OF LIGHT THAT YOU PERFORMED IN ANCIENT ISRAEL WHEN A SMALL FLASK OF OIL, ONLY ENOUGH FOR THE TEMPLE'S MENORAH TO BURN FOR ONE DAY BURNED FOR EIGHT. THESE LIGHTS SYMBOLIZE THE POWER OF LIGHT, HOLINESS, AND GOODNESS TO STAND AGAINST DARKNESS, BIGOTRY, AND HATRED.

THE FLAMES OF THE MENORAH CONVEY THE MESSAGE OF HOW ONE SMALL CANDLE COULD BANISH A ROOMFUL OF DARKNESS. HOW ONE SMALL GOOD DEED CAN HAVE AN EVERLASTING IMPACT.

ALMIGHTY GOD, CONTINUE TO GRANT HEALTH, WISDOM, AND COURAGE TO OUR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL WHO

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AMEN. SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE AND FOR ALLOWING US TO VISIT CITY COUNCIL THIS MORNING WITH OUR DELICIOUS CHILDREN FROM THE PRESCHOOL.

AND THIS IS THE OLDEST CLASS OF THE PRESCHOOL. THEY'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY AND THEY WILL HELP US LIGHT THE FIFTH CANDLE OF THE MENORAH AND THEY WILL SING A FEW SHORT SONGS FOR US AND THEN PRESENT EACH MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL WITH A VERY SPECIAL HAND-FORMED PIECE OF ART, HANUKKAH ART FOR EACH ONE OF YOU.

AND SO LET US PROCEED WITH THE LIGHTING OF THE MENORAH AND I'LL ASK THE CHILDREN TO HELP US WITH THE BLESSINGS.

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>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] SO, IF I MAY -- YOU MAY BE SEATED. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND ONE OF THE KIDS HAVE MADE -- EACH ONE OF THE CHILDREN HAVE MADE A PIECE OF ART FOR YOU, A SOUVENIR.

THERE'S NO PARTICULAR ORDER BUT I'D LIKE TO CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER FROM DISTRICT 2, JALEN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. COME ON UP. BASIA IS GOING TO BE THE ONE TO PRESENT IT TO YOU. AND THE NEXT ONE IS MANNY PELAEZ.

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THE NEXT ONE WILL BE -- HERE YOU GO.

PHYLLIS VIAGRAN. DISTRICT 3. COUNCILMEMBER PHYLLIS VIAGRAN.

TERI CASTILLO. OKAY. ELIJAH.

BEAUTIFUL. DISTRICT 6. THERE YOU GO.

DISTRICT 7. OKAY. HAPPY HANUKKAH.

MARC WHYTE. THIS IS OLIVIA. THAT'S FOR YOU.

WHERE'S REYA? >> RIGHT HERE! >> MARC.

DISTRICT 9. JOHN COURAGE. I THOUGHT I WAS THE MOST DRESSED UP HERE. [LAUGHTER] THERE YOU GO! HAPPY HANUKKAH. OKAY.

AND THEN WE HAVE ONE FOR THE MAYOR.

>> AND WE EVEN HAVE ONE FOR OUR CITY MANAGER. ALL RIGHT.

>> WALSH: THANK YOU.

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>> I THINK WE'VE TAKEN ENOUGH TIME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAPPY HANUKKAH! HAPPY HANUKKAH TO EVERYONE.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RABBI. HAPPY HANUKKAH TO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE TO STAND NOW AND WE'LL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RABBI AND CHABAD FOR BEING HERE. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 29 AND 30, 2023. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THOSE MINUTES . ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR CEREMONIALS TODAY, WE DO HAVE A FULL CONSENT AGENDA ALONG WITH ONE ITEM SCHEDULED FOR INDIVIDUAL BRIEFING. THAT'S ITEM NO. 4. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU HAVE A PAPER VERSION OF THE AGENDA, IT STILL LISTS 31 BEING THE SBEDA ORDINANCE, WHICH HAS BEEN PULLED. IT WILL BE HEARD AT A LATER DATE.

IF YOU'RE ON THE DIGITAL AGENDA, IT SHOULD BE FINE. BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE SBEDA ORDINANCE WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO

PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> CASTILLO: 34. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: 34.

ANY OTHERS? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. JUST TO BE CLEAR, COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO, ITEM 34 IS AN ORDINANCE ON SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, THE HEAD START PROGRAM.

IS THAT THE ONE? >> CASTILLO: I HAVE THE ORDINANCE DESIGNATING A CERTAIN GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AS A PROJECT FINANCING ZONE AS ITEM 34.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WE'RE JUST RECONCILING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PAPER

VERSION AND THE... SO 34 IS THE CORRECT NUMBER. >> COURAGE: I MOVE THE

CONSENT AGENDA. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY. YEAH.

THERE'S A MOTION. SECOND? ALL ITEMS SAVE FOR 4 AND 34. OKAY.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. WE DO HAVE A CORRECTION ON ITEM 32.

MADAME CLERK. >> CLERK: ITEM 32 IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CONTRACT WITH AEROSPACE DIGITAL CONSULTING LLC . THE TERM OF THAT CONTRACT

SHOULD BE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, NOT 2023. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY.

YOU HEARD THAT CORRECTION. I ASSUME THAT'S -- SINCE WE'RE ALREADY PAST THE DATE THERE'S NO ISSUE THERE. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS SAVE FOR 4 AND 34.

WE'LL GO INTO PUBLIC DISCUSSION NOW. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF FOLKS ON ITEMS. WE'LL START WITH LA JUANA CHAMBERS LAWSON ON 27.

MS. LAWSON, YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JACK FINGER. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER, CITY STAFF, AND FELLOW CITIZENS. MY NAME IS LA JUANA CHAMBERS LAWSON AND I SOMETIMES GO BY LJ FOR SHORT. I LEAD SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS AND I OWN TASK ROAD STRATEGIES, A GLOBALLY-AWARDED MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRM THAT'S BEEN FEATURED IN O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE, ENTREPRENEUR, FORBES, "SAN ANTONIO"SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS"," MARKET WATCH, AND HAS SERVED AS THE BACK OFFICE AND FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT TO HUNDREDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS SINCE 2018. TODAY I STAND BEFORE YOU EXCEEDINGLY PROUD AND HUMBLED. THANK YOU, MAYOR RON NIRENBERG, FOR APPOINTING ME TO SERVE ON OUR SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVOCACY COMMITTEE.

IN THIS NEW CAPACITY I LOOK FORWARD TO ADVISING ON ISSUES AFFECTING SMALL BUSINESSES,

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FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. CHAMBERS

LAWSON. JACK FINGER. >> WELL, MAYOR NIRENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER. AND ONE OR TWO ITEMS I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION ON THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA. ITEM NO. 37 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING FUNDING GUIDELINES FOR NONPROFITS AND INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS. SEEMS Y'ALL HAVE A NUMBER OF CHANGES TO THE GUIDELINES THAT Y'ALL HAVE HAD PREVIOUSLY. BASICALLY JUST KNOW THAT YOU GIVE SPECIAL PREFERENCE TO VARIOUS MINORITIES OUT THERE. PEOPLE OF COLOR, WOMEN, MEMBERS OF THE HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITY, THE MILITARY, VETERANS, JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE MINORITY OUT THERE EXCEPT FOR THE BIGGEST MINORITY THAT I HAVE YET TO SEE YOU GIVE PREFERENCE TO.

STRAIGHT WHITE MALES. DO THEY GET A PRIORITY? >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: YOU'RE ON

37, JACK? >> THAT'S RIGHT. I DON'T SAY THOSE WORDS LIGHTLY, MR. MAYOR, BECAUSE I'M ABOUT TO PROVE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT HERE.

YOU ALSO ADDED A FEW OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS THERE. WHAT DOES IT SAY THERE IN SOME OF THE UNDERLINED AREAS THERE? BLOW THAT UP THERE. PREFERENCE POINTS FOR APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES. WELL, MY QUESTION IS WHO GETS TO DEFINE THE DISABILITIES? ALSO THE ADDITION OF MIDDLE EASTERN FOR CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC GRANTS.

MIDDLE EASTERN, I EMPHASIZE. YEAH. YOU CAN RETURN THE CAMERA NOW TO THE PODIUM. MY QUESTION IS, WELL, WHAT PARTICULAR COUNTRIES OF THE MIDDLE EASTERN GROUP ARE YOU PLANNING ON GIVING SPECIAL CONSIDERATION TO? COUNTRIES LIKE ISRAEL OR COUNTRIES LIKE IRAN AND THE MUSLIM COUNTRIES OR ISLAMIC COUNTRIES. YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN CONTROVERSIAL THERE LATELY. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. I WAS LOOKING FOR THEM IN THE BACK-UP DOCUMENTS BUT I DIDN'T SEE WHAT SPECIFICALLY THOSE COUNTRIES WERE THERE.

YEAH. LIKE I SAY, WE'RE EXPANDING IT TO ALL KINDS OF VARIOUS MINORITIES BUT, LIKE I SAY, EXCEPT THE ONE I MENTIONED EARLIER THERE.

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

WE'LL GO INTO COUNCIL DISCUSSION NOW. THAT'S EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE REMAINING ON CONSENT. SO I DON'T SEE A QUEUE FORMED YET. SO SIGNAL ME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. HEARING NO DISCUSSION THEN --

OH, COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 19, THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM THE 2017 BOND PROGRAM PROPOSITION, LONE STAR BOULEVARD AREA STREETS PROJECT TO THE 2017 PROBANDT STREET PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY PROJECT. WHILE IT'S NOT IDEAL TO SHIFT INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE PUBLIC MONEY WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC AND THAT MEANS MOVING THOSE FUNDINGS TOWARDS PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO SEE MOVEMENT.

IT'S TAKEN SOME TIME BUT I'M EXCITED TO SEE D5 GET SOME DOLLARS OFF THE SIDELINES AND

INTO THE STREETS OF DISTRICT 5. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY. HEARING NONE, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS SAVE FOR 4 AND 34. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO WELCOME SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS WITH US TODAY AND I'M GOING TO DO IT IN ORDER BECAUSE SOME FOLKS HAVE TOLD US THEY'VE GOT SOME TIME CONSTRAINTS. I'M GOING TO START BY READING SOME OFFICIAL CONGRATULATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THEN TURNING IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE

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IN ADDITION, DR. CLARK HAS SERVED AS THE CONTENT DIRECTOR OF THE $21 MILLION SCHOLASTIC ENTERTAINMENT PBS PROGRAM MY YOO AMAYA AND MIGUEL.

SHE IS A TESTAMENT TO HER DEDICATION OF LIFELONG LEARNING AND PROMOTING MULTICULTURAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVANCING EQUITY INSPIRED BY CULTURAL INNOVATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO, WE COMMEND YOU FOR EXCELLENT SERVICE AND DEDICATION. CONGRATULATIONS, DR. CLARK.

BEST WISHES FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS, PRESENTED THIS 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2023 .

AS YOU COME UP, DR. CLARK, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO.

>> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, DR. CLARK SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

I CAN TELL YOU FIRSTHAND FROM KNOWING DR. CLARK SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, I HAVE SEEN AND KNOWN HER AS A TRAILBLAZER IN OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW UTSA HOSTED A WONDERFUL EVENT IN YOUR HONOR YESTERDAY AND I THINK IT'S REALLY TELLING BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN 1% OF LATINAS HAVE THEIR PHD, ONE OF THEM INCLUDING DR. ADRIANA ROCHA GARCIA. BUT DR. CLARK HAS LED THE WAY FOR SO MANY LATINAS TO PURSUE THEIR PHD. IT'S A WHOLE THING, WHAT YOU CAN SEE, YOU CAN BE.

YOU HAVE INSPIRED SO MANY TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION AND TO BE LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

I ALSO GET THE HONOR OF HAVING DR. CLARK SIT AND REPRESENT DISTRICT 7 ON THE SAN ANTONIO ARTS COMMISSION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INSPIRING SO MANY OF US. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TRAIL BLAZING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. [APPLAUSE] >> I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO MY CITY. MY CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WHICH REPRESENTS WHERE I WORKED.

AS A RESEARCHER WE DON'T RESEARCH, DO WORK IN ISOLATION.

WE DO WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. AND SO FOR THAT I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL.

THE FACT THAT THIS POSITION ALLOWS FUTURE RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONAL PROFESSORS TO COME AND CARRY ON THE LEGACY I THINK IS SO IMPORTANT. OUR COUNTRY NEEDS BICULTURALISM AND BILINGUALISM AND AWARENESS OF ALL OF US WHO HAVE STRUGGLED SO HARD TO ACHIEVE WHERE WE ARE. MOST OF US ARE THE FIRST IN OUR FIELD TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING.

AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE WORKED TO CROSS THE BORDERS. FOR THAT, I APPRECIATE WHAT MY CITY HAS DONE FOR ME AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO FOR GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS TO COME.

SO ALL I CAN SAY IS PLATFORM WITH WHICH TO WORK AND WITH WHICH TO DO WHAT MY LIFE WAS INTENDED TO BE.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ! DR. CLARK, DON'T SIT DOWN. I THINK THERE'S OTHERS UP HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SHOWER PRAISE ON YOU. LET ME START WITH COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN.

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>> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. SO SMALL FACT. I WAS IN GRADUATE SCHOOL WITH DR. CLARK. SHE WAS MY PROFESSOR AT UTSA. AND THE ONE THING I REMEMBER IS THE FACT THAT WHAT WE WERE DOING, WHICH WAS CALLED BICULTURAL BILINGUAL STUDIES, NOW I FEEL REALLY GAVE -- WAS THE GROUNDWORK FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.

AND A LOT OF WHAT YOU DID KIND OF PAVED THE WAY FOR US, BUT WE CALLED IT BICULTURAL BILINGUAL STUDIES. JUST TO APPRECIATE YOU, YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY.

YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE WOMEN THAT WERE A PART OF THAT PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED MYSELF. WHICH INCLUDED TERESA CANALES, WHICH INCLUDED OLYMPIA AND ALL THESE OTHER WOMEN DOING GREAT THINGS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR DEDICATION. AND THIS IS -- I WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY UPSET IF THEY HAD DONE AN ENDOWED CHAIR AND NOT GIVEN IT TO YOU. I'M GLAD UTSA DID RIGHT BY

YOU. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK

YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. >> GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

DR. CLARK, I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. WHAT A GREAT HONOR.

IT IS INCREDIBLE TO HAVE A LATINA REPRESENTING US AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION.

I WAS SO PROUD WITH UTSA'S DECISION AND I THINK THAT IT WAS LONG OVERDUE AND I THINK THAT YOU INSPIRE ALL OF US HERE ON THE DAIS TO CONTINUE TELLING THE STORY AND HELPING YOU CONTINUE TO DO YOUR WORK AS WELL. SO JUST CONGRATULATIONS AND I'M VERY EXCITED FOR YOU. THIS JUST CAME PERFECT TIMING. CONGRATS.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA

GARCIA. COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

CONGRATULATIONS, DR. CLARK. IT'S AN HONOR FOR US TO CELEBRATE YOU TODAY.

TO HAVE THE FIRST ENDOWED CHAIR NAMED FOR A LATINA IN THE COUNTRY NAMED IN YOUR HONOR IS INSPIRING. WE'RE PROUD OF YOU. WE'RE IN AWE OF YOU.

WE'RE INDEBTED TO YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CULTURE.

THE CITY, THE STATE, THIS COUNTRY IS FILLED WITH TEACHERS WHO WERE INSPIRED AND TAUGHT BY YOU. YOU HAVE INSPIRED FAR BEYOND SAN ANTONIO.

BUT WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT THIS IS YOUR HOME BASE. YOUR LEGACY WILL BE THE ENDOWED CHAIR BUT IT ALSO LIVES AS WE SPEAK IN CLASSROOMS, IN STUDENTS, IN TEACHERS THAT YOU HAVE TAUGHT, MENTORED, AND INFLUENCED. YOU HAD A GREAT IMPACT ON ME AND I THANK YOU. YOU DOING WHAT YOU HAVE DONE HAS INSPIRED SO MANY PEOPLE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS. WE THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA.

COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. CONGRATULATIONS, DR. CLARK.

I HAD THE HONOR OF MEETING DR. CLARK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I WAS SITTING AT A TABLE WITH A GROUP AND I WAS SO INTIMIDATED. AND THEY WERE ASKING ME SUCH TOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE MY HEART WAS AND WHY I WANTED TO SIT UP HERE AND DO THIS SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE TALKED ABOUT THE ISSUES OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOW WE WERE GOING TO SUPPORT FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. AND I AM CONSTANTLY WORKING HARD EVERY DAY TO WALK IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LEARNING FROM ALL OF

WHAT YOU'VE TAUGHT US. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. CLARK. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. DR. CLARK, I REMEMBER FIRST LEARNING ABOUT YOU IN MY SHORT STINT AS A BILINGUAL EDUCATION RESEARCHER AND I WILL HAVE TO SAY THAT I HAVE ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW YOU AS A PROFESSIONAL BUT ALSO AS A FRIEND. ONE OF THE GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT I THINK WE'LL LOOK BACK ON IN THIS PERIOD OF SAN ANTONIO IS HOW OUR CITY'S LEXICON HAS CHANGED ABOUT WHAT PROGRESS MEANS. AND INCREASINGLY PEOPLE ARE USING THE WORD EQUITY AND COMPASSION WHEN DESCRIBING WHAT A PROSPEROUS CITY LOOKS LIKE.

AND I THINK THAT IS NOT A SURPRISE. IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE OVER YOUR CAREER IN MAKING THAT COME TO FRUITION. SO, DR. CLARK, FROM ALL OF US AND THE GENERATIONS TO COME IN THIS BEAUTIFUL TO CITY, CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] OKAY. I'M GOING TO TURN THE FLOOR NOW TO COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN WITH A

POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. SO TODAY -- FOR TODAY MY POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, MY GUEST IS FROM CHRIST THE KING. AND THEY WILL BE PROCESSING IN NOW. [DRUMMING]

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>> VIAGRAN: TODAY IS A VERY -- [DRUMMING]

>> VIAGRAN: TODAY IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

IT'S THE DAY WE COMMEMORATE THE APPEARANCE OF GUADALUPE. MANY GROUPS HAVE GATHERED OVER THE WEEKEND AND TODAY TO GO AROUND TO THE CITIES AND NEIGHBORING CITIES AND BRING THEIR DANCES TO HONOR OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE . THEY HAVE PERFORMED THEIR DANCE TO THE LADY OF GUADALUPE EACH YEAR ON DECEMBER 12 TO HONOR THE APPEARANCE IN MEXICO TO AN AZTEC INDIAN NAMED JUAN DIEGO. TODAY I WANTED TO INVITE A GROUP TO COME.

THANK YOU FROM CHRIST THE KING FOR SAYING YES AND SHARING THIS PART WITH US SO THAT WE CAN COMMEMORATE WHAT THIS DAY MEANS TO US AS CATHOLICS AND TO US AS LATINOS IN THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY. THIS WEEKEND DISTRICT 3 HAD A BEAUTIFUL PROCESSION AT MISSION CONCEPCION WHERE HUNDREDS OF VISITORS GATHERED. I WANT TO THANK YOU, MR. RUBIO, FOR BRINGING THEM TO HONOR THIS SPECIAL TRADITION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS TO COME ON UP AND SHARE A FEW WORDS REGARDING TODAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE! [DRUMMING] [DRUMMING]

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN. JUST ANOTHER DAY IN SAN ANTONIO.

I THINK I NEED TO GET ONE OF THOSE DRUMS FOR THE COUNCIL MEETINGS.

[LAUGHTER] BEFORE I TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, IS VICTORIA RODRIGUEZ HERE? PLEASE COME UP AS I READ THIS PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF YOUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO THE SAN ANTONIO OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION IN RECOGNITION OF ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY .

WHEREAS FOR 100 YEARS BOMA HAS SERVED AS A LEADING ADVOCATE FOR THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN AREA.

WHEREAS FOUNDED IN 1923, BOMA SERVES THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF PROFESSIONALS WHO OWN AND/OR

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THE CITY RECOGNIZES BOMA SA FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO FOREST THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE. NOW THEREFORE I, RON NIRENBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IN RECOGNITION THEREOF DO HEREBY PROCLAIM DECEMBER 12, 2023 TO BE SAN ANTONIO BUILDERS, OWNERS, AND MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION 100TH ANNIVERSARY DAY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

CONGRATULATIONS Y'ALL AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. ON BEHALF OF BOMA SAN ANTONIO MEMBERS, WE THANK YOU FOR HONORING US TODAY. AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, BOMA SAN ANTONIO WAS FOUNDED 100 YEARS AGO BY EIGHT MEMBERS. TODAY WE'RE OVER 200 MEMBERS STRONG. WE STRIVE TO HELP EDUCATE OUR MEMBERS AND INSPIRE THEM TO RUN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IN SAN ANTONIO TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES.

WE'RE A BETTER PLACE TO BE RUNNING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IN SAN ANTONIO.

AFTER ALL, THIS IS THE CITY OF 300 YEARS OLD. ALSO, THIS IS A CITY WHERE THE FIRST HIGH-RISE AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING EXISTED, THE MILAM BUILDING.

OUR 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY HAS BEEN VERY SPECIAL. WE START OFF WITH A GALA WITH MR. NIRENBERG WITH OUR SPEAKER ALONG WITH JUDGE NELSON WOLFF ENJOYED A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY HERE.

WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL COAT DRIVE FOR THE BOYS AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR SAINT PJS. KEEPING WITH THAT TRADITION, WE'RE TRYING TO CONTINUE THOSE THINGS GOING FORWARD. IN KEEPING WITH THE TRADITION OF BEING A FIRST IN THE CITY AND THINGS, KEEP SUSTAINABILITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THOSE ARE HUGE TOPICS FOR YOU, YOU DEAL WITH THOSE. BUT I CAN TELL YOU OUR COMMUNITY AND THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY STRIVES TO BE PART OF THAT. TAKE FOR INSTANCE THE CREDIT HUMAN BUILDING HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS IN THE U.S. . IT CREATES ONE MEGAWATT OF SOLAR POWER. HAS 100,000-GALLON TANKS FOR RECLAMATION OF RAIN AND HAS ONE OF THE BEST GEOTHERMAL HEATING LOOPS, HEATING AND COOLING. WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY

MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY. NOW I'LL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, WHO HAS INVITED SOME OF OUR VERY SPECIAL STORYTELLERS TO SAN ANTONIO TO OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS. COUNCILWOMAN.

>> GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. TODAY SAN ANTONIO IS HONORING FOUR LEGENDARY MEMBERS OF THE "SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS" PHOTOGRAPHY TEAM WHO RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THEIR NOVEMBER AND THEIR DECEMBER RETIREMENTS. AND WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM TODAY BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE THEY NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AWARD-WINNING PHOTO JOURNALISTS, BUT THEY CAPTURED THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO BECAUSE THEY HELPED TELL THE STORY THROUGH THEIR PICTURES. YOU'LL SEE A SLIDE SLOW BEHIND ME AS I READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY-AWARD WINNING PHOTOJOURNALIST AND STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS WERE PART OF THE TOP PHOTOJOURNALISTS TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY. I'LL START WITH LOUIS RIOS. LOUIS GREW UP IN WEST TEXAS.

HE LED THE EXPRESS NEWS PHOTO DEPARTMENT FOR THE PAST DECKED.

HE ADDED TO THE PULITZER PRIZE. LOUIS DIRECTED THREE "SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS" PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO WERE NAMED AS ONE OF TWO FINALISTS FOR THE LARA, AND LISA FOR FINALISTS. KRANTZ WAS ALSO A FINAL FOR HER PHOTO FOR THE INSPIRATIONAL LIFE OF A YOUNG BOY BATTLING A LIFE-ENDING DISEASE. RIO'S CAREER BEGAN MORE THAN 35

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JERRY GREW UP IN LAREDO BUT HAS CALLED SAN ANTONIO HOME FOR 30 YEARS.

HE WAS NAMED A FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE IN 2015 FOR A CHILLING PHOTOGRAPH THAT DOCUMENTED THE HARD WORK OF CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANTS AND WHAT THEY MUST DO TO FOLLOW AND SEEK REFUGE IN THE UNITED STATES. ALTHOUGH HE HAS COVERED POLITICAL STORIES IN LATIN AMERICA, HE'S FOCUSED ON MIGRATION.

HE COVERED MIGRATION BRINGING THE IRAQI WAR INTO SYRIA AND JORDAN AND THOSE MAKING THEIR WAY FROM MEXICO INTO THE U.S. HE COMPLETED 38 YEARS WITH NEWSPAPERS.

HE WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIS WIFE WHO SUPPORTED HIM THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER.

KEN GREW UP ON SAN ANTONIO'S WEST SIDE. HE LATER GRADUATED FROM MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL AND UTSA. HE STARTED HIS CAREER AT THE "SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS." KEN HAS WORKED HIS ENTIRE CAREER, OVER 28 YEARS AS A PHOTOJOURNALIST, ALL AT THE EXPRESS NEWS. HIS BODY OF WORK WAS INCLUDED IN COVERAGE OF FOUR NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS BY THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS, COVERAGE OF HURR HURRICANE KATRINA IN 2005, NCAA FINALS THAT ALL LED HERE TO SAN ANTONIO, SUPER BOWL 38, NASA AND SPACE-X ROCKET LAUNCHES. HIS MOST ENJOYABLE WORK HAS BEEN DONE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO COVERING COUNTLESS PARADES. HE ENJOYS BRINGING AWARENESS TO HIS WEST SIDE ROOTS WITH HIS WORK AND WAS OFTEN LOOKING FOR ART FOR THE NEXT DAY'S EDITION OF THE NEWSPAPER.

HIS OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED ONLINE AND ON BROADCASTS SUCH AS THE AP, CNN, MSNBC, THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, AND THE "HOUSTON CHRONICLE." FINALLY, BILLY.

BILLY WORKED AS A PHOTOJOURNALIST AT THE EXPRESS NEWS FOR MORE THAN 23 YEARS.

HIS 36-YEAR CAREER BEGAN WITH THE ORLANDO SENTINEL TO TELL THE STORIES OF OUR TIMES AND OUR LIVES HAS BEEN HIS GREATEST PRIVILEGE. HE HAS RECEIVED MANY NATIONAL AND STATE HONORS BUT HIS NPPA PRESIDENT'S MEDAL AND FIRST AMENDMENT AWARD ARE MOST IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WAS IN SERVICE TO OTHERS. HIS PHOTO COVERAGE TO HONOR VETERANS HAS BEEN MOST MEANINGFUL TO HIM AS WELL AS COVERAGE OF THE SPURS BASKETBALL AND HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS. HE HOPES NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS OF HIS WORK IN THE EXPRESS NEWS LIVES ON FOR GENERATIONS. HE ALSO COVERED SEVERAL SPURS' CHAMPIONSHIP SEASONS AND MUCH MORE. HE IS THANKFUL TO HIS WIFE AND THE BOYS WHO ARE HERE TODAY AND SO MANY MORE FRIENDS AND FAMILIES AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE OFDS SAN ANTONIO. I WANTED TO THANK THIS INCREDIBLE GROUP OF TALENTED INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARED THEIR GIFTS WITH OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE DOCUMENTED IMPORTANT MOMENTS IN OUR LOCAL AND NATIONAL HISTORY, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PICTURES BEHIND US. THEY HAVE CAPTURED STORIES THROUGH IMAGES THAT WORDS CAN OFTEN NOT EXPRESS. AS SOMEONE WHO STUDIED JOURNALISM IN COLLEGE I MUST ADMIT THAT YOUR COLLECTION OF WORK IS ASTONISHING AND I LIVE VICARIOUSLY THROUGH YOU ALL.

I HOPE THAT THE PEOPLE RETAIN SOME OF THOSE NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS AND TREASURE THOSE MEMORIES THAT YOU ALL HAVE HELPED DOCUMENT. THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF SAN ANTONIO. DURING A PERIOD OF HISTORY WHERE JOURNALISM AND THE CONSUMPTION OF INFORMATION SEEMS TO BE DRASTICALLY CHANGING, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR SHOWING YOUR INTEGRITY, RESPECT, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY YOUR EMPATHY THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREERS. I KNOW SOME OF THE EVENTS YOU ALL HAVE WITNESSED HAVE LEFT A PROFOUND IMPACT ON YOUR LIVES AND I APPRECIATE THE LEVEL OF COMPASSION THAT YOU ALL HAVE EXHIBITED IN YOUR WORK. ALTHOUGH A LOT OF YOU MIGHT STILL BE DOING SOME FORMAL WORK BUT YOU'RE FORMALLY RETIRING FROM THE EXPRESS NEWS, I HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO USE YOUR CAMERAS AND YOUR EQUIPMENT TO SHARE WITH US A GLIMPSE OF THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE THROUGH YOUR EYES, WHICH YOU ALL HAVE DONE SO WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL UP TO THE FRONT TO SAY A FEW WORDS. IN THE MEANTIME, AS YOU ALL COME UP, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF NANCY JOHNSON WHO HELPED ARRANGE EVERYONE HERE TODAY. I DO SEE KERRY CLACK AS WELL HERE.

MARK, PUBLISHER IS HERE AS WELL. AND MARK THE NEWS EDITOR IS HERE, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE FAMILIES. CONGRATULATIONS, GENTLEMEN.

JOB WELL DONE. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU.

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LIKE ALWAYS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ESTEEMED COUNCIL, CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO, MORE. DON'T START THE MUSIC, PLEASE, BUT I JUST -- MY HEART ACHES FOR THE LOVE THAT I HAVE FOR THIS CITY. MY ADOPTED CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. AND I'M GRATEFUL TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO OPENED THEIR DOORS TO ME AND MY CAMERA. NOT ONLY ME AND MY CAMERA BUT ALSO MY HEART.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE WONDERFUL THINGS. DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? THIS IS MY 10-YEAR-OLD SON. OKAY. STEVIE, DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? COME HERE QUICKLY, BOY. COME ON.

>> I LOVE YOU, DADDY. [APPLAUSE] >> COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THIS TIME TO HONOR US.

THIS IS SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO BE RECOGNIZED WITH THESE MEN AND REALLY FOR THE ENTIRE STAFF AT THE "SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS." I FORGOT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY WIFE, APRIL AND MY SON, ELLIOTT. THEY SACRIFICED A LOT AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO WHAT I DO TODAY OR WHAT I DID DO.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. [APPLAUSE]

>> I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR DOING THIS, FOR THIS ESTEEMED GROUP OF MEN HERE.

THEY'RE INCREDIBLE STORYTELLERS. MUCH LIKE YOU I VIEW THEIR WORK AS BEING A PUBLIC SERVANT. THEIR COMMITMENT TO STORYTELLING IS IMPECCABLE.

I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK TO THEIR PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE QUALITY OF IT BECAUSE THEIR PHOTOGRAPHY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. I'M NOT GOING TO CHAMPION IT BECAUSE IT NEEDS NO CHAMPION.

TODAY I BOW TO THESE MEN AND THEIR WORK. AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ASTOUNDED AT WHEN EACH ONE OF THEM WENT OUT AND CAME BACK WITH PHOTOGRAPHY THAT THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED BY BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT THEY PHOTOGRAPHED. AND THEY PHOTOGRAPHED SAN ANTONIO INCREDIBLY WELL. I WISH TO SAY THAT TODAY I BOW TO THEM.

I WAS THE DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY FOR A VERY SHORT TIME, FOR 13 YEARS.

I'VE BEEN A JOURNALIST FOR THE BETTER PART OF 40 YEARS. AND I WORKED WITH INCREDIBLE PHOTOGRAPHERS. ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE THESE MEN PHOTOGRAPH YOU AND TO CAPTURE YOU IN MAYBE NOT YOUR BEST MOMENTS BUT THAT IS THEIR JOB.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT -- THEY ARE NOT MEANT TO BE ACTIVISTS. THEY'RE STORYTELLERS AND THAT IS WHY THEY AND MYSELF CHAMPION A FREE AND INDEPENDENT PRESS. AND IN THESE TIMES I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. AND EVEN THOUGH WE MAY NEVER

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THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

BECAUSE THEY NEVER GET IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA, I WANTED TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF WE COULD PLEASE STEP DOWN AND TAKE A FULL COUNCIL PICTURE WITH THEM TO COMMEMORATE THEIR RETIREMENT.

[APPLAUSE] >> GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAVE A COUPLE MORE

RETIREMENTS TO CELEBRATE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: BEFORE THEY LEAVE, I KNOW THERE ARE A FEW OF US THAT WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF REMARKS. AND SO I'LL JUST SAY A FEW THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON TREMENDOUS CAREERS AND JOURNALISM BUT ALSO SPECIFICALLY HERE FOR OUR SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY.

I CAN'T SAY IT ANY BETTER THAN COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA SAID IT SO I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT THAT. I WILL SAY THAT THE PHOTOGRAPHY COMING OUT OF THE EXPRESS NEWS QUITE LITERATELY HAS CHANGED THE WORLD. WE HAVE SEEN EXAMPLES OF THAT OVER THE YEARS. I'M THINKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE COURSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND HOW THAT HAS CHANGED A LOT OF WHAT THIS COUNTRY IS THINKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF RECOVERY AND HOW WE GET BACK ON OUR FEET. BUT, BILLY, SEEING YOU BRING ELLIOTT UP THERE BROUGHT ME FLASHBACKS AND I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR THE HISTORICAL RECORD. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME UP HERE BUT I HAVE FLASHBACKS OF MY SON OLD. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THAT MEMORY THAT WILL BE WITH MY FAMILY FOREVER. GOD BLESS Y'ALL AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN.

[APPLAUSE] >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

RETIREMENT IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER JOURNEY AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THIS NEXT JOURNEY TAKES YOU ALL. I WILL MISS NOT SEEING YOUR

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YOU JUST DID A GREAT JOB TELLING THE SAN ANTONIO STORY, EXPRESSING WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY. AND I HOPE THE EXPRESS NEWS REALIZES JUST WHAT THEY HAVE IN THE NUMBER OF PHOTOS THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PUT OUT WHEN THEY TELL A STORY.

I BELIEVE THEY WILL BE USING YOUR PHOTOS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN.

COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE BEEN RELIABLE. YOU HAVE BEEN AUTHENTIC AND YOU HAVE SHOWN THE WORLD THE REAL SAN ANTONIO. AND FOR THAT WE THANK YOU.

I HAVE JUST A QUICK QUESTION. ALL Y'ALL HAVE TO LEAVE AT ONE TIME? IT'S GOING TO BE A DEFICIT FOR THIS CITY BUT WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD TALENT OUT THERE.

BUT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN JUST PART OF THE BACKBONE OF OUR CITY AND WE THANK YOU FOR

THAT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO

HAVRDA. COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO START OFF BY CONGRATULATING YOU ALL ON THE LEGACIES THAT YOU HAVE BUILT AND OF COURSE YOUR RETIREMENT. WE'LL NOTE YOU ARE ALL MEN OF COLOR AND I KNOW THAT'S ONE REASON THAT COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA FELT THAT THIS WAS VERY SIGNIFICANT. REPRESENTATION MATTERS AND I BELIEVE THAT WE ALL KNOW THAT.

BUT IT SHOWS IN YOUR WORK, COVERING THE BEST, BRIGHTEST, AND HAPPIEST MOMENTS IN THE SNAPSHOT, BALANCING SOME OF THE WORST AND HARDEST PARTS OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.

YOU HAVE HAD A UNIQUE ROLE TO PLAY IN TELLING A STORY THROUGH EYES WE CAN ALL SEE FROM AND FEEL. I'M A MATH TEACHER SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN A SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM BUT I DO REMEMBER BEING IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL AND BEING SHOWN PHOTOGRAPHS AND BEING ASKED WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? WHAT ARE THE SUBJECTS FEELING? WHAT DOES THIS PICTURE TELL YOU AND WHAT DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL? AND FOR YEARS, YEARS TO COME YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE THE ONES THAT STUDENTS ARE VIEWING HISTORY FROM. I KNOW ALL THOSE QUESTIONS ASKED ARE THINGS ALREADY ENGRAINED IN YOUR STORYTELLING PROCESS. THAT'S A UNIQUE SKILL THAT YOU HAVE HONED AND IT TAKES A LOT FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO THAT LEVEL.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT.

I EXPECT EXPRESS NEWS HAS THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM IN FILLING YOUR SHOES AND I HOPE THAT, AGAIN, AS I SAID REPRESENTATION MATTERS AND MOVING FORWARD THERE'S A QUOTA THAT NEEDS TO BE MET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER

MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY IN CAPTURING SO MANY OF OUR MEMORIES AND NARRATIVES.

KEN, YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS BUT WE MET DURING THE CAMPAIGN AND OBVIOUSLY THE CAMPAIGN IS GRUELING AND IT'S SO TOUGH FOR ALL OF US. BUT ACTUALLY THE PHOTO YOU TOOK OF ME BLOCK WALKING AND THEN WE RAN INTO MY AUNT GLORIA AND MY AUNT AND I GAVE EACH OTHER A HUG, IT'S MY FAVORITE PHOTO FROM THAT WHOLE TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CAPTURING THAT MEMORY. ALL OF Y'ALL'S LEGACY IS WOVEN INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I LOOK FORWARD TO Y'ALL'S FUTURE ENDEAVORS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO.

COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. >> COURAGE: SEEING YOU HERE TODAY REALLY MADE ME THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU DO AND YOU'RE PHOTOJOURNALISTS AND IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT THE WORD JOURNALIST, JOURNALISM. THAT'S THE PEOPLE WHO WRITE DOWN WHAT THEY SEE AND SHARE THAT WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD, THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY OR WHATEVER.

AND YOU GENTLEMEN HAVE DONE IT THROUGH PHOTOS. I THINK ALL OF US HAVE SAID AND HAVE HEARD A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS. SO THE THOUSANDS OF PICTURES THAT YOU'VE TAKEN IN YOUR LIFETIME AND IN YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY MEANS THAT YOU'VE SPREAD MILLIONS OF WORDS AND THOUGHTS AND MINDS IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. AND I HOPE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO STOP. I MEAN, MAYBE YOU'RE NOT FULL-TIME WORKING ON IT BUT YOU HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER TO THIS CITY BY CONTINUING TO TAKE THOSE PICTURES AND SHARE THEM WITH OUR COMMUNITY IN ANY WAY YOU CAN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: TH THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE.

COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WANTED TO ALSO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE AND THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE IN

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AND ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE, RIGHT, THAT IT'S A TOUGH JOB IN THAT WE'VE SEEN ADMINISTRATIONS ATTACK JOURNALISTS. WE'VE SEEN GOVERNMENTS ATTACK JOURNALISTS AND WHEN I LOOK AT WHAT'S RECENTLY BEEN REPORTED SINCE OCTOBER, ROUGHLY 63 JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA WORKERS HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES. SO THIS IS A JOB, AN OCCUPATION THAT PUTS Y'ALL'S LIVES ON THE LINE AND I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T RECOGNIZE IT UNTIL WE FIND OURSELVES IN THOSE SITUATIONS. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL.

IT'S A COURAGEOUS JOB AND OFTEN THANKLESS. WHILE THE STORIES ARE BEING TOLD. I THINK WHAT I APPRECIATE SO MUCH ABOUT YOU ALL IS AS A HISTORIAN I SPENT SO MUCH TIME IN THE ARCHIVES LOOKING AT OLD NEWSPAPERS AND REREADING THE STORIES THAT Y'ALL TELL AND THE POWER THAT THOSE HAVE TO IMPACT AND SHIFT THE PRESENT NARRATIVE IS SO POWERFUL. SO THANK YOU ALL AND WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO.

COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PART -- I KNOW I HAVE JUST STARTED GETTING TO KNOW YOU ALL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PART OF YOUR SPEECH WAS SEEING THE REACTION OF YOUR COLLEAGUES. TEARS WERE BROUGHT TO THEIR EYES TO SEE YOU ALL SPEAK AND BEING ABLE TO RECOGNIZE YOU. I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES, WHENEVER I RETIRE, HAVE THE SAME EMOTIONS. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE.

[LAUGHTER] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I TOLD HER IT ALL DEPENDS.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. THANK YOU, GUYS FOR YOUR LIFE OF SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY IN SO MANY ASPECTS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US TO CELEBRATE YOU TODAY. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THE FLOOR STILL BELONGS TO COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA FOR SOME RECOGNITIONS.

>> GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. TODAY I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE MR. RANDY HERIG FOR HIS RETIREMENT AND THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY.

HE HAS MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE HEALTH INDUSTRY INCLUDING WORKING IN SALES AND MANAGEMENT. HE HAS HELD EXECUTIVE-LEVEL POSITIONS IN VARIOUS BUSINESSES RELATING TO HEALTHCARE, DIVERSITY, HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM.

PRESIDENT AND CEO OF AN INVESTMENT FIRM AT MEDICAL PROPERTIES.

MANAGING PARTNER AT THE NIX MEDICAL CENTER. PRESIDENT AND CEO OF A REGIONAL MANUFACTURES REPRESENTATIVE COMPANY AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.

HE SERVED IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE AND U.S. ARMY RESERVE FOR A TOTAL OF TEN YEARS.

HE IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE CLOCK TOWER BOURBON AND CIGAR CLUB TO FURTHER GOODWILL IN SENIOR LEADERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. HE SERVES AS A SAN ANTONIO CHAMBER REPRESENTATIVE. MR. HERIG WAS APPOINTED TO TRTF IN DECEMBER 2016.

HE HAS REDIRECTED THE FOCUS OF THE FOUNDATION BY FORMING VELOCITY TEXAS AND DEVELOPING AN INNOVATION HUB IN SAN ANTONIO . SINCE 2017 HE CHANGED POSITIONS TO PRESIDENT AND CEO TO OVERSEE THE GROWTH OF THIS HUB. BEYOND HIS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, MR. HERIG IS A CIVIL LEADER WITH DIVERSE INTERESTS.

DOWNTOWN GROWTH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND OUR SAN ANTONIO FAVORITE, FIESTA.

MR. HERIG SERVED AS A FIESTA COMMISSIONER. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE ALAMO AND HIS DAUGHTERS [INDISCERNIBLE] HE IS ACTIVE IN THE CONSEJO ORGANIZATION AND HAS SERVED AS DAY MINISTER FOR REY FEO AND PRIME MINISTER FOR REY FEO 59.

HE IS ALSO A MEMBER AND TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD TO MEETINGS FOR THE -- I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE IT. BUT MR. HERIG IS A FAMILY MAN. HE HAS FOUR CHILDREN.

HE IS ACTIVE IN GOLF, HUNTING, MOTORCYCLING, AND BICYCLING AROUND TOWN AND HE AND HIS WIFE KAY, WHO IS HERE TODAY, ENJOY TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD EXTENSIVELY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY.

WE WISH YOU THE BEST AS YOU EMBARK IN YOUR NEW CHAPTER . I HAVE BIG PLANS FOR YOU.

I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER ABOUT THAT. BUT I INVITE YOU TO SAY A FEW

WORDS NOW, MR. HERIG. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TODAY AND THE FOUNDATION THAT I HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO RUN WAS FORMED BY GENERAL MCDERMOTT AND HENRY CISNEROS BACK IN 1984. AND GENERAL MCDERMOTT CAME TO ME IN 1985 WHEN WE BOUGHT THE NIX HOSPITAL AND SAID YOU NEED TO BE ON MY BOARD OF THIS NEW FOUNDATION .

I SAID, SIR, I JUST PICKED UP THE BIGGEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE.

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SO I HAVE BEEN THERE THROUGHOUT ITS EXISTENCE AND WAS PRIVILEGED IN 2017 TO TAKE OVER AS CEO WITH A NEW VISION. AND THAT WAS TO MOVE TO DISTRICT 2 AND GO INTO AN AREA OF TOWN THAT HAD BEEN MOSTLY UNDERSERVED AND OVERLOOKED, AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN HERE.

SO OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE LIFE SCIENCES AND HEALTHCARE, WHICH IS A BIG FACTOR IN SAN ANTONIO. BUT WE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO IN AND BE A CATALYTIC INVESTOR. I'M VERY PROUD THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED THAT FIRST BLOCK, WHICH IS WHY IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ON NOW. WE HAVE MOVED THE BIG ROCKS SO FAR AND WE HAVE BOUGHT TWO MORE BLOCKS. SO THAT WILL BE FOR RENEE DOMINGUEZ TO CARRY ON WITH. BUT THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ AND OTHERS ON THE COUNCIL, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH QUITE A BIT.

YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT SUPPORTER OF EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE. AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN AN IMPACT ON MILITARY MEDICINE AS PART OF THE MISSION IN THAT NOW WE HAVE 20 MILITARY RESEARCHERS WORKING FULL-TIME IN VELOCITY. THEY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A YEAR, AS OF DECEMBER 1ST.

AND OUR NEXT FOCUS IS TO MOVE SEVERAL HUNDRED OF THEM OUT TO THE VELOCITY CAMPUS.

BUT THE THING I'M MOST PROUD OF IN THIS IS OUR STEP INTO S.T.E.M. PROGRAM FOR KIDS.

WE TEAMED UP WITH COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS AND THIS YEAR I'M PROUD TO SAY WE'RE IN 63 MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE HAVE TOUCHED OVER 9,000 KIDS. SO THE LEGACY IS THERE AND WILL BE THERE FOR A LONG TIME.

THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION TODAY. I APPRECIATE IT.

[APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. WE'RE GOING TO A LITTLE BIT AROUND THE HORN HERE, RANDY, SO

JUST BE PATIENT. COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR. CONGRATULATIONS, RANDY, ON YOUR RETIREMENT.

SINCE I'VE KNOWN YOU, I'VE KNOWN YOUR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING SOMETHING IMPACTFUL, LASTING, AND BEAUTIFUL. I'M HAPPY THAT THAT SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS IN MY DISTRICT.

I APPRECIATE YOU SAW BEAUTY IN WHAT OTHERS TURN THEIR NOSES UP TO.

I KNOW YOU WON'T BE GONE, GONE SO I HOPE YOU BEAM WITH PRIDE WHEN YOU DRIVE THROUGH THE EAST SIDE IN YEARS TO COME. I WISH YOU LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

I HOPE MANY, MANY VACATIONS ARE IN YOUR FUTURE. I KNOW THEY ARE.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND ALL THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ.

COUNCILMEMBER ALDARETE GAVITO? >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, RANDY, SO MUCH FOR YOUR LIFE OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND ALSO, TOO, THANK YOU TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY AS WELL, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU ALL -- ALL OF Y'ALL HAVE A SERVANT'S HEART. I DO WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR THAT. IT WAS INTERESTING, I WAS TELLING RANDY A LITTLE BIT EARLIER BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED, I WAS TALKING TO A FRIEND OF MINE IN AUSTIN LAST WEEK, YOU KNOW, AND THEY WERE SAYING THAT AUSTIN'S TECH SCENE HAS A LOT OF HYPE AROUND IT, AND THEY DO. BUT THE ACTUAL WORK IN CYBERSECURITY AND HEALTH AND BIOSERVICES IS ACTUALLY BEING DONE IN SAN ANTONIO AND THEN HE CALLED OUT RANDY BY NAME.

JUST A TESTAMENT TO ALL YOUR WORK OVER THERE AT VELOCITY, TEXAS, AND ALSO WITH -- VALIDATE ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE HERE, NOT ONLY WITH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS BUT WITH ALL OTHERS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S AN HONOR TO HONOR YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER

ALDARETE GAVITO. COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE? >> WHYTE: RANDY, I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AS WELL. I THINK ANYBODY WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND SOMEBODY ELSE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO THAT HAS A LONGER OR MORE DISTINGUISHED LEG LEGACY FOR YOU THAN GIVING BACK TO THE CITY AND MOVING THE CITY FORWARD IN ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. AND I KNOW WHEN I GOT TO KNOW YOU SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT YOU DO NOTHING WITHOUT YOUR FAMILY, AND YOUR FAMILY'S RIGHT THERE WITH YOU IN SUPPORTING YOU, AND I APPRECIATE THEM AS WELL FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR THE CITY. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT I KNOW YOU'LL

CONTINUE TO DO, AND CONGRATULATIONS. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK

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EXCUSE ME. >> PELAEZ: THANKS, RANDY.

ONE OF THE HONORS OF -- THAT I CAN LIST AT THE VERY TOP OF HONORS IS GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU. I'VE -- EVERY TIME I'M WITH YOU, I ALWAYS PREPARE MYSELF BECAUSE I'M GOING TO LEARN A LOT. AND YOU'VE NEVER -- YOU'VE NEVER FAILED TO DELIVER ON THAT EXPECTATION. I WILL TELL YOU, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LAMENT UP HERE IS THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS WE SOMEHOW ALWAYS MANAGE TO GLOSS OVER OR JUST NOT TALK ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT YOU HAVE INCUBATED OVER THE YEARS AND THAT, YOU KNOW, OWE THEIR SUCCESS TO YOU. MANY OF THESE ARE MICROBUSINESSES, RIGHT? SCIENTISTS WHO MO MORTGAGED THEIR HOUSE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THAT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS MICROSCOPE TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY DO AND GIVE BIRTH TO THESE COMPANIES THAT THEN BECOME VERY IMPACTFUL IN MILITARY, SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. JUST TO LIST WHAT SOME OF THESE ARE, I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE INVENTED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO THAT, YOU KNOW, 10, 20, 30 YEARS FROM NOW WILL JUST BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED, BUT THEY WERE INVENTED HERE, RIGHT? EYE TRACKING TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET OF THINGS, IMPLANTED DEVICES, MEDICAL DEVICES.

YOU'VE GOT THE MACHINE-LEARNING DIAGNOSTICS FOR ALZHEIMER'S SCREENING, 3-D BRI PRINTING OF PROSTHETICS, BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY. I WAS READING ON YOUR WEBSITE YOU NOW HAVE A HOLLOW GRAPH SIMULATED PATIENT TECHNOLOGY SO YOU CAN TRAIN EMTS AND HELP PEOPLE WITH TRAUMA MEDICINE WITHOUT HAVING A PATIENT IN FRONT OF THEM. YOU EVEN GAVE BIRTH TO AN ONLINE TRAVEL MA CREATOR, AND THEN AN INTERESTING FIRM THAT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S ABOUT, BUT I KNOW THAT THEY SPECIALIZE IN MICROFLFLUIDICS, WHICH CONSISTENTLY ARE THE BEST KIND OF FLUIDICS AND IT'S THE MAYOR'S FAVORITE KIND OF FLUIDICS, BUT I THINK IT'S NOT AN EXAGGERATION OR, YOU KNOW -- AND I'M NOT BEING HYPERBOLIC WHEN I USE THE WORD J JUGGERNAUT, I THINK YOU ARE THE SMALL BUSINESS GUGGEJUGGERNAUT IN THIS TOWN WHEN IT COMES TO THE BRAIN ANY KIND OF BUSINESS, THE WORK THAT PH.D.S AND ENGINEERS DO. IT'S TIME TO SIT BACK AND WATCH YOUR BABY SOAR.

BUT THE OTHER THING IS YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE NEXT EVOLUTIONARY STEPS IN THE RANDY HERIG CAREER, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S COMING. I'VE SIGNED A NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT, CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT RANDY'S GOING DO NEXT, BUT KEEP YOUR HATS ON.

IT'S GOING TO BLOW YOU AWAY. THANKS, RANDY.

>> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK COUNCR PELAEZ.

COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, RANDY, I'M A BIG FAN OF YOU AND NOT JUST YOU BUT YOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS AND WIFE WHO I THINK HAVE REALLY BEEN A BIG DRIVING FORCE BEHIND YOU. I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW THEM WELL AND THEY'RE JUST AMAZING. YOU'VE HAD A DISTINCT IMPACT ON MY DISTRICT, MY HOMETOWN, YOUR INNOVATION, YOUR ELEVATION OF OUR CITY TO MORE OF A WORLD-CLASS CITY HAS REALLY HAD AN IMPACT. SO I THANK YOU, MY FRIEND, FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND WE WILL SHARE A CHAR CUTERY BOARD HERE PRETTY SOON, RIGHT?

THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER

CABELLO HAVRDA. COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE? >> COURAGE: THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU KNOW, I THINK MOST OF US KNOW WHAT TRTF STARTED TO DO IN THIS CITY AND WHAT IT LED TO SO MANY OTHER BUSINESSES ADVENTURES COMING IN. AND TRTF AND VELOCITY AND YOUR LEAD T LEADERSHIP AND YOUR VISION ARE REALLY INTEGRAL PARTS OF WHAT WE NOW HAVE IN BIOSCIENCE AND HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

THAT'S A $45 BILLION PART OF OUR ECONOMY, AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT WORK IS VERY COMMENDABLE, I THINK, BY THIS COUNCIL, AND, OF COURSE, YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE EAST SIDE AND HELPING US DEVELOP THAT COMMUNITY.

SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FROM MY POINT OF VIEW BEING ON THIS COUNCIL FOR SIX AND A HALF YEARS AND WATCHING THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IN LEADING THAT.

SO THANK YOU, AND CONTINUED SUCCESS IN WHATEVER ELSE YOU DO.

>> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMAN COURAGE. RANDY, NOT TO BELABOR THE POINT, BUT WE DO HAVE BIG PLANS FOR YOU, SO I KNOW THIS IS SORT OF A RETIREMENT TO SOMETHING ELSE, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. I WILL SAY, JUST MY

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AND THAT IS YOUR VISION COME TO FRUITION, SO CONGRATULATIONS.

WHAT I THINK IS EVEN MORE PROFOUND IS THE TRANSFORMATION OF OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, EVERYONE, RESIDENTS, AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR CAREER PROSPECTS AND THE ABILITY TO THRIVE IN OUR CITY FAR BEYOND THE BRICK AND MORTAR TRANSFORMATION THAT'S GOING ON.

AGAIN, WE ARE PARTNERS IN THIS EFFORT AS YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PHASE, AND

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT. >> YEAH.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, RANDY. >> AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE -- EVERYONE ELSE HAS RECOGNIZED MY WIFE AND DAUGHTERS THAT ARE HERE, BUT THEY'RE MY ROCK. YOU KNOW, I HAVE ANOTHER DAUGHTER AND A SON THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT I WANT TO

THANK THEM FOR... [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: YEAH.

THANK YOU, KAY, THANK YOU, GIRLS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, RANDY. COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA

GARCIA? >> GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

AND FINALLY TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO RECOGNIZE MR. MICHAEL AMASQITA AND CONGRATULATE HIM FOR HIS 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AS CHIEF APPRAISAL OF THE BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

IMRON OF MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT DREAM OF COMING AN APPRAISER, BUT MR. AMASQITA YOU'VE BEEN AN EXEMPLARY LEADER SERVING IN A NOT-SO-POPULAR ROLE. ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES SEVERAL TIMES CALLED YOU ONE OF SAN ANTONIO'S HATED MAN. I REALLY FELT BADS BECAUSE YOU'RE SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON. I'M SURE YOU'VE HAD TO EXCLAIM TO RESIDENTS MANIES OF TIME THAT YOU DON'T SET THE TAX RATES OR COLLECT THE TAXES, SO I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE A WONDERFUL MAN.

AND IT'S THE TYPE OF PATIENCE AND UNWAIVERING COMMITMENT TO YOUR WORK THAT HAS LEFT YOU WITH THE SKILLS OF STAFF AND OPERATING BUDGET OVER $20 MILLION. I WAS SO HAPPY TO BE WITH ALL OF YOUR STAFF LAST WEEK CELEBRATING, IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE EVERYONE COME GIVE YOU A HUG AND WISH YOU THE BEST. OVER THE COURSE OF YOUR TWO-DECADE TENURE YOU PROUDLY SPEARHEADED THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE IN THE STATE.

111,000 FORMAL PROTESTS IN THE YEAR 2022 ALONE. UNDISUR YOUR LEADERSHIP THE BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT HAS NEVER FAILED AN ANNUAL REVIEW BY THE TEXAS COMP TROALER'S OFFICE. THAT TO ME DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. IT'S BEEN YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR DEDICATED TEAM WHO HAVE BUILT AN ORGANIZATION THAT UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPATHY AND COMMUNICATION. WHAT I WILL REMEMBER FROM YOUR TIME AT BCAD IS YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ADDRESS PE PEOPLE'S CONCERNS WITH A CALM DEMEAN NOR.

I REMEMBER A PROPERTY TAX WORKSHOP WE HAD AT PAL LOWALITY TO COLLEGE WHERE YOUR TEAM WAS READY AND PREPARED TO MEET WITH RESIDENTS ONE ON ONE TO DISCUSS THEIR SPECIFIC CONCERNS. WHAT IMPRESSED ME MOST WAS A MAJORITY OF YOUR STAFF WAS BILINGUAL AND READY TO ASSIST THE RESIDENTS WHO FELT MORE COMFORTABLE COMMUNICATING IN SPANISH.

AT ANOTHER EVENT WE HOSTED AT THE NIGHTS OF COLUMBUS IN DISTRICT FOUR FI WE HAD SEVERAL RESIDENTS ATTEND. WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TRANSLATION DEVICE, SO WE HAD TO ASK SOME PEOPLE TO SHARE, BUT MY RESIDENTS REMIND ME THAT THEY FELT SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO ASK YOUR TEAM FOR QUESTIONS AND THEY FELT LIKE IT WAS EASY TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS.

THEY WERE READY WITH THE PROPERTY TAX APPRAISAL NOTICE IN HAND TO ASK YOU ALL QUESTIONS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND YOU EXPLAINED CLEARLY. YOUR STAFF WAS READY WITH PEOPLE BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH -- AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR THAT. THAT TYPE OF PREPARATION AND WILLINGNESS TO MEET PEOPLE'S SPECIFIC NEEDS REASSURED ME THAT YOU WERE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS TOUGH JOB AND I STILL HAVE RESIDENTS ASKING WHEN IS THE NEXT WORKSHOP GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE, AND IF THE NEW CHIEF APPRAISER WILL BE ATTENDING CHTD AND I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT ROY SANDOVAL OUR NEW CHIEF APPRAISER IS HERE ALSO.

BIG SHOES TO FILL, BUT WE'RE READY TO WORK WITH YOU.

BUT I KNOW THAT THE TEAM THAT YOU HELPED MILLED, MR. AMASQITA IS RESILIENT, COMMITTED AND A DYNAMIC GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WITH A PASSION FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO SAN ANTONIO AND TO ALL OF BEXAR COUNTY AND WE KNOW THAT A CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE CAN SEEM DAUNTING AND THANKLESS, ESPECIALLY IN YOUR ROLE, BUT THROUGH YOUR WORK, WE HAVE USHERED IN AN ERA OF INNOVATION, GROWTH AND PROGRESS FOR THE BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT. I HOPE THE NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE IS

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THANK YOU, MAYOR. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. MICHAEL?

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER, FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING DR. ROCHA GARCIA ON MY BOARD.

SHE'S BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART IN THE TRANSITION FROM MY ADMINISTRATION TO THE NEXT AD SMIN TRAITION TRYING TO ENSURE THERE'S CONSISTENCY FOR ALL TAXPAYERS IN BEXAR COUNTY. I KNOW I'M NOT A POPULAR GUY, I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS THE MOST HATED GUY, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

ONE THING THAT I HAVE BEEN NEGLECTFUL IN DOING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, MR. MAYOR, IS THANKING YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP DURING THE PANDEMIC. IT WAS -- FOR A GUY WHO DOESN'T FEEL LIKE HE NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED, I FELT PROTECTED, AND THAT WAS VERY HEARTFELT.

SEEING YOU AND NELSON EVERY NIGHT WENT A LONG WAY FOR MY WIFE AND I.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT I'VE BEEN IN DISTRICT 9 SINCE I GOT HERE, BUT I'VE BEEN INTO EVERY DISTRICT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE TRYING TO MEET WITH TAXPAYERS FACE-TO-FACE, TRYING TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS, TRYING TO ENGAGE THEM, SO THEY UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROCESS CAN WORK FOR THEM.

AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE Y'ALL TO DO THE SAME THING WITH ROY AND HIS NEW ADMINISTRATION. THESE GUYS ARE SO WILLING TO HELP.

ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO BE OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IS JOB NUMBER ONE. I WAS BORN IN AUSTIN, BUT SAN ANTONIO'S HOME.

MARINA, YOUR DAD BROUGHT ME HERE AS A RESULT OF AN ICE STORM, BECAUSE HE WAS A BOARD MEMBER. AND WE'VE HAD MANY GOOD BOARD MEMBERS ON THE BOARD FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. NONE BETTER THAN

DR. ROCHA GARCIA, SO I WOULD THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MICHAEL. DON'T MOVE ANYWHERE. YOU MENTIONED COUNCILMEMBER ALDARETE GAVITO, SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO HER FOR

SOME REMARKS. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. YEAH, ONE OF MY DAD'S PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS, HE'S LIKE, DO YOU KNOW I BROUGHT HIM HERE FROM AUSTIN. AND YOU HAVE HAD SUCH A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON OUR CITY BUT ON OUR COUNTY, BUT I KNOW YOU LEAVE REALLY BIG SHOES TO FILL, BUT WE'RE CONFIDENT IN THE TRANSITION. AND I ALSO JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ON A PERSONAL NOTE FOR YOUR -- YOU AND YOUR TEAM'S WILLINGNESS TO MEET WITH THE DISTRICT 7 OFFICE, SO THAT WE CAN HELP OUR HOMEOWNERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE INCREASED HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

SO I THINK COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT LIKE THAT IS A LOT OF WHAT MY COLLEAGUE DR. ADRIANA ROCHA GARCIA WAS STATING, AND I CAN'T ECHO IT ENOUGH.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. THANKS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ALDARETE GAVITO.

COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE? >> COURAGE: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MIKE, I'VE SEEN YOU MANY TIMES COME TO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND TALK WITH GROUPS. AND YOU'VE ALWAYS DISPLACED PATIENCE AND CALMNESS, AND I THINK YOU'VE SHOWN GREAT INTEGRITY IN YOUR OFFICE. YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH.

YOU KNOW WHAT THE LAW IS AND YOU APPLY THAT LAW VERY FAIRLY AND EVENLY AS -- AS YOU OVERSAW ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN YOUR STAFF.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A GREAT AMOUNT OF INTEGRITY THAT YOU HAVE, BUT ALSO I CAN TELL YOU, YOU HAVE A VERY THICK SKIN, TOO, WHICH IS GOOD.

AND I MIGHT SAY TO WHOEVER'S GOING TO FOLLOW YOU, THEY'LL PROBABLY NEED A THICK SKIN AS WELL, BUT I'LL GIVE YOU A PIECE OF ADVICE THAT I ALWAYS FOLLOW, DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAD OR WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART, SO AS MIKE HAS DONE, JUST DO YOUR JOB WELL AND WE'LL APPRECIATE THAT IN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY,

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. AND MICHAEL, I ALSO WANT TO OFFER MY CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO YOU. THERE ARE A LOT OF PUBLIC SERVICE JOBS THAT NOBODY WANTS. YOURS IS ON THAT LIST.

AND IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON WILLING TO DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO SERVICING THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE A JOB LIKE THAT. PROBABLY SECOND ON THAT LIST IS THE ONE THAT SHE TOOK, AND SO I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA FOR NOT ONLY WILLING TO SERVE BUT ALSO BEING EAGER TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY AND BE A PARTNER TO YOU. I DO COMMEND YOU AND GIVE KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR TRYING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT THE LAW IS. IT IS NO SECRET THAT TEXAS RESIDENTS DESERVE A FAIR AND EQUITABLE TAX STRUCTURE, PROPERTY TAX STRUCTURE, AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF STATUTES THAT WE HAVE TO LIVE BY THAT PREVENT US FROM GETTING TO THAT. WE'VE DONE POLICY SOME MER SOLTS HERE OVER THE YEARS AND WITH OUR TAX RATES, WITH EXEMPTIONS, WITH NEW THINGS LIKE THE SAFE PROGRAM THAT COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO BROUGHT TO US TO TRY TO CREATE SOME EQUITY AND FAIRNESS OUT OF THIS CURRENT REGULATORY MAZE, BUT YOUR OFFICE DESPITE TAKING ALL THE CRITICISMS FOR THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL HAVE TRIED TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT WHERE THOSE LEVERS OF

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>> APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO TURN IT NOW TO COUNCILMEMBER KAUR FOR

A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. WE WANTED TO SHOUT OUT REALLY QUICKLY THE CAST OF ACADEMY LEARNING STUDENTS IF Y'ALL WANT TO COME FORWARD.

ADVANCED LEARNING ACADEMY IS A SCHOOL THAT'S A PARTYENER SHIP WITH TRINITY UNITER AND SAISD, IT'S LOCATED AT FOX TECH, THERE'S THREE CAMPUSES COLOCATED THERE. IT'S A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT INNOVATION CAN LOOK LIKE. IT WAS FOUNDED TO ACTUALLY DO A NEW WAY OF DOING SCHOOL WHICH IS PROJECT-BASED LEARNING.

TODAY THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT AND ALSO GOING TO GO OVER TO THE COUNTY AND GET TO VISIT WITH THEM, TOO. SO WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE YOU ALL AND THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING TO GET REAL LIFE, REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE HERE AND TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, WE'VE GOT TO BE ON OUR BEST BEHAVIOR. BUT WHAT YOU SEE HERE TODAY, A LOT OF THE WORK WE DO IS HONORING AND RECOGNIZING THE GREAT WORK THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEN THE POLICY DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE -- AUDIO] -- MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS HAVE STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THE NEEDS THAT YOU NEED OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL TO BE SUCCESSFUL THAT, YOU HAVE THOSE AND THAT THEY'RE EQUITABLE -- AND TTHE RESOURCES THAT WE GET ARE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS OUR DISTRICT. SO THAT'S THE LENS THAT WE BRING.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND LEARNING. AND DR. HARLE WHO IS A GREAT PUBLIC SERVANT WHO IS HERE WITH THEM IN THIS LEARNING EXPERIENCE, I DON'T KNOW DR. HARYL IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING OR IF ANY OF THE STUDENTS WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, I'LL PASS IT OVER TO YOU ALL.

>> US HERE AND ACKNOWLEDGING US. I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE EVER HAD A SCHOOL FUNCTION COME INTO CITY BUSINESS, AND DEFINITELY FOR OUR YOUNG SCHOOL. SO I AM THE TENTH GRADE TEACHER FOR MOST OF THESE STUDENTS IN -- THIS IS ABOUT HALF OF OUR TENTH GRADE CLASS A LA. BUT DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING TO SAY THANK

YOU? >> HELLO. MY NAME'S CHARLES SELLER, AND I WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR -- MAYOR AND THE CHAIRMAN FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFE TIME EXPERIENCE THAT NOT EVERY SCHOOL ALLOWS US TO GET TO HAVE THIS FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO THANK YOU, MRS. AYALA AND TO OUR PRINCIPLE MRS. BIZNER AS WELL. ON BEHALF OF OUR SCHOOL, THANK Y'ALL AGAIN FOR HAVING US. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR COMING. WE HOPE TO SEE SOME OF Y'ALL UP IN THESE SEATS SOMETIME SOON. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU'RE DOING, AND TH THANK YOU, MRS. AYALA.

ALL RIGHT. NOW R, I'LL TURN NOW TO COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO FOR RECOGNITION. KALZ THANK YOU, MAYOR. TODAY WE HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS HERE WITH US. WE'RE EXCITED TO INVITE THE EDGEWOOD STUDENTS FROM THE LAS PALMAS LEADERSHIP SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. THE REASON WHY WE INVITED THESE STUDENT ATHLETES IS NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THEY SET EACH OTHER TO SPIKE THEIR NEW VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM TOWARD SUCCESS, THEY'RE JUST IN THEIR SECOND YEAR OF VOLLEYBALL, THESE SIXTH GRADERS WERE ABLE TO COME OUT ON TOP AS THEIR DISTRICT CHAMPIONS. SO COACH, IF YOU COULD PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY UP.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ALL AND, OF COURSE, THANK EDGEWOOD ISD FOR THE AMAZING WORK THAT THEY DO IN ENSURING THAT OUR CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO EXTRA CRICK CUE LARS. IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME UP AND SHARE A FEW WORDS. .

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL, AND ALL STAFF AND COMMUNITY THAT ARE IN THE SEATS TODAY AND WATCHING FROM HOME.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, MY NAME IS OLGA MCKEULLOUS, I'M THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF COMMUNICATION WITH EDGEWOOD ISD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE AND HONORING THE GIRLS FROM OUR LAS PALMAS LEADERSHIP SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN EDGEWOOD ISD.

THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE AMAZING GROUCHES WE HAVE IN EDGEWOOD WHERE WE ARE A SMALL DISTRICT, WE ARE VERY MIGHTY. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AND WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE TO INTRODUCE. WE HAVE OUR LEADER, DR. MUÑOZ WHO IS THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. AND WE HAVE MR. TORRES, WHO'S THE OTHER COACH. AND WE HAVE OUR COORDINATOR WHO IS ALSO MRS. COLBA RUBIA. AND OUR COACH WHO'S GOING TO SAY A FEW

ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US AND THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. TODAY WE GATHER NOT JUST AS A SCHOOL COMMUNITY BUT THE WITNESSES TO THE REMARKABLE STRIDES OUR NEW ATHLETIC PROGRAM IS TAKING. THESE GIRLS THAT STAND BEHIND ME ARE -- MAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER WORDS I CAN USE, BUT JUST

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THAT'S NOT JUST THESE GIRLS HERE, BUT GIRLS ACROSS THE SCHOOL AT LAS PALMAS LEADERSHIP SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. I'M IMMENSELY PROUD OF THEM, THEY TRUST ME WITH COACHING WITH IN THE HALLWAYS OF JUST TAKING LEAD AND ALLOWING -- OR THEM ALLOWING ME TO LEAD THEM IN A DIRECTION THAT'S BETTER FOR THEIR FEW CLEUR AND BETTER FOR THEIR EDUCATION.

THANK YOU FOR OUR PRINCIPAL THAT LEADS US AS A SCHOOL WHOLE AND I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR SCHOOL AND OUR DISTRICT AND THE PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING EVERY DAY. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. [APPLAUSE]

>> CASTILLO: THANK YOU. AND WHAT I WILL ADD IS I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO Y'ALL'S SCHOOL FOR CAREER DAY A NUMBER OF TIMES AND LET ME SAY, I THINK JOURNALISM IS IN SOME OF Y'ALL'S FUTURE, BECAUSE Y'ALL ASK SOME REALLY TOUGH QUESTIONS. SO THANK Y'ALL, AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER

CASTILLO. COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN? >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU.

BEFORE YOU LADIES LEAVE, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO FOR RECOGNIZING THE WORK IN HER DISTRICT. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW, BECAUSE IT HIT ON ME TODAY IS THAT -- AND YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE THIS, BUT YEARS AGO IN THESE CHAMBERS AT CITY COUNCIL, THEY DIDN'T LET WOMEN COME UP, THEY DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR GOOD WORKS AND THEY DIDN'T LET MANTACHINAS COME IN, THEY DIDN'T LET DOCTORS THAT GOT PH.D.

THEY DIDN'T DO THAT. BUT WE ARE HERE SO THAT WE CAN DO THAT.

AND WE'RE STARTING WITH YOU AT SIXTH GRADE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND IN -- WHEN YOU GRADUATE AND YOU MOVE ON AND YOUR COUNCILWOMAN WILL BE HERE, SO JUST REMIND HER TO BRING YOU BACK TO CITY SAUHALL SO WE CAN PRAISE YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD JOB. JOB WELL DONE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BACK HERE IN THE CHAMBERS.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. COUNCILMEMBER ALDARETE GAVITO?

>> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO QUICKLY SAY, I HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS MUCH YOUNGER THAN YOU ALL, BUT THEY BOTH LOVE VOLLEYBALL, SO Y'ALL ARE INSPIRING THEM TO DO GOOD AND TO BE ON A TEAM, AND WHAT Y'ALL ARE LEARNING ABOUT EACH OTHER WHILE Y'ALL ARE ON A TEAM IS THAT Y'ALL HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT A TEAM IS ALL ABOUT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL Y'ALL'S WORK AND THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING ALL THE OTHER YOUNG GIRLS IN THE CITY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER

ALDARETE GAVITO. COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE? >> COURAGE: THANK YOU, MAYOR. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT MY PAST, BUT I USED TO BE A VOLLEYBALL COACH, A GIRL'S VOLLEYBALL COACH WHEN I WAS AT HARRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL. I KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK. MY TEAMS DIDN'T BECOME CHAMPIONS, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAD TO PUT INTO THAT AND TO YOUR COACH AND YOUR SCHOOL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND CONTINUED SUCCESS NEXT

YEAR, GIRLS. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE?

>> WHYTE: YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS AS WELL.

I HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS, 11 AND NINE, THE OLDEST PLAYED VOLLEYBALL THIS YEAR AND THE YOUNGEST WANTS TO NEXT YEAR. AND SO SEEING EVERYTHING Y'ALL DO IS GREAT INSPIRATION FOR THEM. I LOVE IT, GETTING OUT THERE, PLAYING SPORTS, I THINK, IS SO GOOD FOR THE YOUTH TODAY.

IT TEACHES SO MANY LIFE SKILLS, YOU KNOW, TEAMWORK, WINNING, LOSING, SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING.

SO CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] >> AND AS WE GET READY FOR OUR BASKETBALL SEASON AND WE PREPARE FOR ALL THAT, IF WE MAKE THE CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN, WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE Y'ALL TO SHARE THAT EXPERIENCE WITH Y'ALL, SO Y'ALL DEFINITELY WILL GET AN INVITE FOR THAT ALSO.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WE'RE PLANNING ON THAT, COACH. >> WE'RE PLANNING THAT.

THAT'S COMING. BEFORE YOU LEAVE, COUNCILMEMBER KAUR?

>> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT IS SO EXCITING TO SEE Y'ALL UP HERE AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO FOR HONORING Y'ALL. I GOT TO WORK WITH YOUR PRINCIPAL, DR. MUÑOZ, WHEN SHE WAS FIRST IMAGINING THIS SCHOOL, SHE WANTED TO CREATE A SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ON THE WEST SIDE THAT WOULD INSPIRE HER, HER STORY, HER VOICE TO SEE Y'ALL STANDING UP HERE, IT TRULY FEELS FULL CIRCLE FOR ME. I WAS A VOLLEYBALL PLAYER AND BASKETBALL PLAYER, AND I PROMISE YOU THE SKILLS THAT YOU'RE LEARNING FROM YOUR COACH RIGHT NOW IS GOING TO MAKE Y'ALL A TEAM MEMBER THAT Y'ALL ARE SITTING UP HERE, BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE TRULY GOING TO HAVE OUR SEATS.

TRUST THE WORK OF YOUR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, YOUR TEAM, YOUR COACH, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO CARRY YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANKS. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.

AND THANK YOU, AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS ACTUALLY A DAY OFF FOR Y'ALL, SO THANK YOU FOR SPENDING IT WITH US SO WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU AND PRAISE YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO

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CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO

COUNCILMEMBER KAUR FOR RECOGNITION. >> KAUR: LAST ONE, I PROMISE Y'ALL. AND IT'S A GREAT ONE. SO WE'D LOVE TO BRING UP THE COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS LEADERSHIP, IF THEY WOULD COME TO THE FRONT, PLEASE. SO AS YOU'VE SEEN, SO MANY STUDENTS WALK THROUGH THE DOORS HERE TODAY, IF A STUDENT IS COMING TO SCHOOL AND THEY'RE HUNGRY OR THEY'RE COMING TO SCHOOL AND FACING TRAUMA IN THEIR HOMES OR IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, IT'S REALLY HARD FOR THEM TO LEARN.

AND TEACHERS CAN'T DO IT ALONE. WHILE OUR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS THAT YOU'VE SEEN HERE TODAY ARE TRULY AMAZING, THEY REALLY COULD NOT DO THIS WORK ALONE. AND THAT'S WHY THE WORK OF COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS IS SO IMPORTANT. THERE'S OVER 290,000 STUDENTS IN OUR CITY THAT ACTUALLY FACE SOME OF THE ISSUES AND TRAUMA THAT COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS HELP WITH. AND THEY ARE SERVING STUDENTS IN OVER 170 SCHOOLS HERE. AND THEIR WORK IS TRULY REMARKABLE. AND ACTUALLY, ONE OF OUR FORMER COLLEAGUES THAT WAS UP HERE IS THEIR NATIONAL CEO, SO WE JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM TODAY TO BE ABLE TO SAY OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO, BECAUSE YOU ARE TRULY HELPING AND PROVIDING THAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, WHETHER IT'S FOOD, WHETHER IT'S SCHOOL SUPPLIES, WHETHER IT'S COUNSELING, OUR STUDENTS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO THRIVE IN OUR CITY WITHOUT YOU ALL, SO WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION. MY NAME IS NATASHA RICHARDSON.

I'M THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP MANAGER FOR COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS AND OUR MISSION IS TO SURROUND OUR STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT TO EMPOWER THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE.

AS YOU STATED, COUNCILWOMAN, THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING 200 CAMPUSES THIS YEAR ACROSS 13 DISTRICTS AND WE HAVE OUR SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM AND CLINICAL TEAM THAT ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE CONNECTED TO CARING ADULTS, BUT ALSO HAVE THE NECESSARY SERVICES. AND SO WE BRING THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS TAKE ON AND TEAR DOWN THE BARRIERS THAT THEY MAY BE FACING THAT STAND BETWEEN THEM HAVING A BRIGHT FUTURE AND AS A PARTNER IN THE FUTURE READY BEXAR COUNTY PLAN, OUR COMMUNITY SPECIALIST ROLE IS NEW BUT IT FOCUSES ON DEEPENING THESE ENGAGEMENTS BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AS WELL AS COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS AN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO OUR TRADITIONAL MODEL.

AND SO THE COMMUNITY SPECIALIST COLLABORATES WITH UNIQUE PARTNERS IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY SOLVING PROBLEMS ACROSS A GEOGRAPHY AND INCREASING ACCESS TO THE NECESSARY RESOURCES THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THE EQUITY PILLARS OF THE FUTURE READY PLAN WHICH INCLUDE HEALING, ACCESS AND VOICE. AND IN DOING SO, THEY FOCUS ON THAT RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER IN ORDER FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE THAT SUCCESSFUL FUTURE. AND OUR GOAL IS TO ALIGN THE NECESSARY SUPPORTS TO ENSURE THAT 70% OF GRADUATING SENIORS IN CLASS OF 2030 ARE ENROLLED IN A POSTSECONDARY PATHWAY.

SO THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT'S IN THE ROOM AND ACKNOWLEDGING THOSE STUDENTS JUST THESE PAST GROUPS BUT ALSO TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BREAK DOWN THE SILOS AN CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL FOR

THEIR FUTURE. SO THANK YOU. >> KAUR: THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. WE DO APPRECIATE COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS FOR MAKING SOME OF THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE IN OUR BEXAR COUNTY AND SAN ANTONIO FUTURE READY PLAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW GOING TO GET NOW INTO CITY BUSINESS.

OUR AGENDA ITEMS, WE HAVE ITEM 4 AND 34. HOWEVER I'M GOING TO TURN THE FLOOR TO COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO PULL THAT OFF OF INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AND MOVE FORWARD WITH

IT. COUNCILMEMBER CAS. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. WITH THAT, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 34.

. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF 34. ANDY, CAN WE DO THAT WITHOUT READING THE

CAPTION. >> SEGOVIA: YES, MAYOR. YOU CAN.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT. ITEM 34.

AND MOTION AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM 34? OKAY. HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. YEAH, WE'RE NOT GOING TO WAIT FOR THE MACHINES. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

(AYES.) >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ANY OPPOSED?

DID WE RECORD COUNCILMEMBER KAUR? >>

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES.

WE'LL NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER 4. >> CLERK: ITEM NUMBER

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COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. >> OKAY.

IS TH >> MAYOR PRO TEM: IS THERE A PRESENTATION? I THINK WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ONE, JESUS.

GO AHEAD, JESUS. GO AHEAD. >> MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE THIS MORNING.

AS A CONTINUANCE TO WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED WITH REGARDS TO THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPORT, TODAY IS A CONTINUANCE OF THE B SESSION THAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU LAST WEEK WITH CONTINUOUS GROWTH, WE ALSO CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW, SIX CONTINUOUS MONTHS OF RECORD-BREAKING PASSENGER NUMBERS, AND WE FULLY ANTICIPATE EXCEEDING 11 MILLION PASSENGERS AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF I PUSHED THIS SLIDE. THE AIRPORT IS AN ECONOMICEN ENGINE TO THIS CITY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE PROGRAM IS TO CREATE ESTIMATED 6,000 POSITIONS OF WHICH THE SOLICITATION WE BRING YOU TODAY IS 84% FOR THE CMAR CONTRACT WILL GO TO LOCAL CONTRIBUTION.

ADDITIONALLY OTHER CONTRACT AND ENGINEERING JOBS IN THE AIRPORT SYSTEM TOTALING A TOTAL OF 2 BILLION OF CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES ARE NOT PART OF THE CMAR. I'D ALSO LIKE TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION THAT AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES TO BE A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE AIRPORT. OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, WE HAVE ANNOUNCED SEVEN NEW FLIGHTS REACHING A NEW MILESTONE OF 45 NONSTOP DESTINATIONS, AND THOSE SEVEN FLIGHTS CREATED AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 155 MILLION. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN JUST OVERNIGHT.

IT'S A COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT'S A 2023 THROUGH 2028 STRATEGIC STRATEGY THAT WAS PUT FORTH BY THE AIRPORT IN ORDER FOR US TO EXECUTE ON THIS. IT HAPPENS WITH A NUMBER OF PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL.

I'D LIKE FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS TO STAND BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR SUCCESS AMONGST OTHERS IN THE CITY, YOURSELVES, THE MAYOR AND EVERYONE INVOLVED. I'LL START WITH AN AIRPORT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR, MR. JOHN DICKSON, MIKE GIBBS, WHO'S FORMER GENERAL COUNSEL FOR WHATABURGER.

JENNA SAUCEDO WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF THE GREATER SAN ANTONIO GROUP, HARVEY HOWE WHO'S OVER OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION.

MARK ANDERSON WITH VISIT SAN ANTONIO, OUR PARTNERSHIP OF WORKING WITH THEM CONSISTENTLY WITH WHAT EVERYTHING THAT VSA DOES FOR TOURISM, AND MARK FESLER WHO'S BEEN THE CHAIR FOR THE AIRPORT ADVISORY COUNCIL AS WELL FOR MANY, MANY YEARS HELPING AND CERTAINLY NOT LEAST BECAUSE THIS GENTLEMAN PUTS A LOT INTO THIS COMMUNITY, MARK OVAROS, WHO IS A CONSTANT, YOU KNOW, IN MY EAR ABOUT DO THIS OR DO THAT AS WELL ON THE AIRPORT AND OTHER INITIATIVES, SO -- AND HE'S BEEN A BIG ADVOCATE, AMONGST OTHER MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN SO HELPFUL WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE CHAMBERS AND THE WORK THAT THEY SUPPORT US WITH.

I KNOW JEFF WEBBSTER'S IN HERE, WHO JUST TOOK A RECENT ASSIGNMENT, BUT I THINK OF JUST ALL THE CHAMBERS AND THE HELP. IT'S NOT JUST ONE, YOU KNOW, CITY DEPARTMENT MAKING THIS HAPPEN. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT'S IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE STRATEGY -- WE PREPARE THIS AIRPORT FOR THE FUTURE, NOT FOR 2023, AND CERTAINLY NOT TO GET READY FOR 2027 OR 20 TWAIGHTD, BUT WE'RE TALKING 2040 AND ENSURING

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THEM. [APPLAUSE] >> SAENZ: ALL OF THIS IS A CULMINATION OF AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT, CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION GROWTH, ALL OF THESE ARE AMONGST THE FEW CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE AIRPORT'S ECONOMIC IMPACT AND THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE THAT'S OVER $5.2 BILLION. SO WE'RE HERE FOR THE SOLICITATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE ASKED IN THE B SESSION WITH REGARDS TO WHAT ELSE, JESUS, THAT WE'RE DOING? IT'S A $2 BILLION PROGRAM. OF ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WE'RE PERFORMING ACROSS THE AIRPORT COMPLEX THAT CREATES THESE 6,000 PLUS JOBS WITH MANY OF THOSE IN WORKS TO BRING AND CREATE MORE ECONOMIC GROWTH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF THE CITY AND IN THE REGION.

THE TDP IS 1.4, TERMINAL AND OTHERS IS 135. THE AIRFIELD AND ADJACENT TO THE AIRFIELD IS A LITTLE OVER $400 MILLION.

AND OTHER ANCILLARY PROJECTS THAT ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO THE AIRPORT AS WELL TOTALING $2 BILLION. WE ALSO DO THIS FOR THE PASSENGER. SO AS WE TALK ABOUT A NUMBER OF AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, WHETHER IT'S THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OR OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT, AND I COULD NOT DO THIS WITH -- AND I CAN'T ASK ALL OF THEM TO STAND, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT WORK AT THE AIRPORT THAT MAKE IT HAPPEN EVERY SINGLE DAY, I THINK ABOUT JANIE, THE LADY THAT CLEANS THE OFFICES FOR US, DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

I KNOW THE STRUGGLES THAT SHE HAS AND WHAT SHE GOES THROUGH, BUT YOU TALK ABOUT COMMITMENT ON PEOPLE DELIVERING AND EXECUTING ON SERVICE DAY IN AND DAY OUT. IT'S CONTINUOUS. ALL OF THIS IS ON AN ELEMENT OF EXECUTING WHAT WAS MANY YEARS BACK ON A 2,000, A 2,010, AND NOW A 220 STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. IT'S A MASTER PLANNING PROGRAM AS WE TALK ABOUT THE EXECUTION ON THIS TRANSFORMATION OF THE AIRPORT THAT WE WANT TO DO. IT'S FOR THE -- GETTING THE AIRPORT FUTURE READY. I THINK BACK WHEN WE WERE DOING THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND VISITING WITH ALL 10 OF THE DISTRICTS, 100,000 PLUS DIRECT AND INDIRECT FEEDBACKS FROM ALL THE CONSTITUENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE VISITED.

WE WERE PURPOSEFUL AND INTENTIONAL IN VISITING WITH EVERYONE.

WHY? WE WANT TO EASE EVERYONE'S JOURNEY TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT, NOT JUST AT THE AIRPORT. WE WANT TO ESTABLISH THAT SENSE OF PLACE, CELEBRATING THAT BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT AND CULTURE OF THIS WONDERFUL CITY FOR PEOPLE'S ARRIVALS ANDY PARURES.

WE WANT TO BE A SHOWCASE, A GATEWAY INTO OUR CITY, PROVING THAT ACCESSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY DESIGNS ARE UP FRONT AND PRESENT IN ALL THAT WE'RE DOING. THE ECONOMIC WIN FOR CITIZENS, BUSINESSES, COMMUNITIES AND REGIONS IS PREVALENT. YES, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF RECORD ANNOUNCEMENTS, WHETHER AIR SERVICE OR OVERALL PASSENGEREN PLANEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS. AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW IN POPULATION AND ENPLANEMENTS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE PREPARE THE AIRPORT FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TO DEMONSTRATE OUR READINESS FOR THE FUTURE.

AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE AIRPORT IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE STRENGTHENING OF TOURISM AND OTHER INDUSTRIES IN AND AROUND THE SAN ANTONIO REGION. THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK REQUESTS IS TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT INTO OUR AIRPORT AND INTO OUR CITY. FOR THIS REASON, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO UPGRADE OUR SERVICES.

ESTABLISHING THE AIRPORT AS ONE OF THE PREFERRED AIRPORTS WITH NEW AMENITIES, CONCESSIONS, STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGIES AND OVERALL EASE OF USE. THIS YEAR ALONE IN 2023 WE RECEIVED OVER 44 MILLION IN GRANTS FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.

ALL OF THESE EFFORTS HAVE PREPARED US TO BE IN COMPLETE ALIGNMENT WITH TODAY'S BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW THAT SUSTAINS AND SUPPORTS A NUMBER OF OUR AIRPORT EFFORTS. THIS IS A BETTER PASSENGER EXPERIENCE, EXPANDING CAPACITY, GREATER SUSTAINABILITY AND IMPROVING SAFETY AND INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY.

AS I MENTIONED, IT'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EXECUTE.

I THINK BACK TO 2020 WHEN WE BROUGHT THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

THIS IS A GANTT CHART ON SCOPE, ON SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET.

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THOSE DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE AND WE WILL BE BRINGING YOU THAT AGREEMENT IN 2024. THE NEW TERMINAL DESIGN IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY IN PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE AIRPORT. THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK PROCUREMENT IS WHAT WE BRING BEFORE YOU TODAY.

IT FALLS WITHIN THE RED SQUARE THAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE, ON TIME, ON SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET. THE PRECONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER AS WE BEGIN TO MOVE FORWARD. WE WILL ALWAYS AND CONSISTENTLY PERFORM THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

WHAT IS DOES IT ENCOMPASS? A BRAND-NEW PROJECT FACILITY. THE PROJECT SCOPE IS TRANSFORMATIVE.

IT BRINGS 17 NEW GATE CONCOURSE, AN ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT APRON AND FACILITY. AN EXPANSION OF AN ELEVATED ROADWAY, CREATING EASE AND COMFORT AS PEOPLE COME INTO THE AIRPORT.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT UTILITIES THAT WILL GO INTO THE CENTRAL PLANT ENHANCEMENT WITH A MULTISTORY GRANT TRANSPORTATION CENTER, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL PARKING AND THE PREPARATION FOR THE FUTURE AS YOU SEE THE LAUNCH OF URBAN AIR MOBILITY OR ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY PREPARING FOR ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS.

THE NORTH RAMP REMAIN OVERNIGHT IS TO CONTINUE TO PARK AIRCRAFT AND THE RELATED DEMOLITION AND PREPARATION SITE WORK FOR UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS.

IT'S NOT TO EXCEED A BILLION DOLLARS, AND THE SOLICITING TYPE IS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK. THE DECISION ON THE DELIVERY METHOD, AS I MENTIONED IN THE B SESSION IS A THREE-PRONG APPROACH, AND IT FOCUSES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAM.

THE CITY GETS TO WORK WITH A CONTRACTOR HIGHLY QUALIFIED TO CONSTRUCT THIS KIND OF PROJECT, TO WORK WITH THE DESIGNER TO MAINTAIN COSTS AND SCHEDULE -- WE'LL IMPROVE THE CONSTRUCTABILITY AND BIDDABILITY OF THE PROJECT AND PROVIDE OPTIONS IN REAL TIME THAT CAN SAVE TIME OR BUDGET WITHOUT REDUCING PROJECT QUALITY. WE WANT TO ACHIEVE THE CITY'S CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT GOALS THROUGH THIS DELIVERY.

IT IS A TEAM EFFORT. AS I MENTIONED, WHEN WE TALKED TO ALL 10 DISTRICTS, THE IMPORTANCE WAS SENSE OF PLACE. THE CITY KEEPS CONTROL OF THE DESIGN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DESIGN PROCESS. AND A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL UNLIKE A DESIGN/BUILD DELIVERY METHOD. LASTLY, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO GET A BIDDING PROCESS TAILORED TO LONG-TERM GOALS.

ITS MARKET-BASED PROJECT PRICING OF ALL MAJOR PROJECT ELEMENTS -- PARTICIPATION. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL CONTRACTORS. THE TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FINANCING PLAN INCLUDES FEDERAL FUNDING; THEREFORE, THE CITY'S DISADVANTAGE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SUBCONTRACTOR GOAL SETTING METHODOLOGY WILL BE USED.

AS WE'RE ENTERING THE PRECONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE, THE CITY WILL ESTABLISHED DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GOALS AND THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FIRM WILL SUBMIT A COMPLIANCE PLAN MEETING THE CONSTRUCTION GOALS AND GOOD-FAITH EFFORTS. THE PROCUREMENT OF THIS CMAR INCLUDED WITH A DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE COMPLIANCE PLAN. THE CITY HAS DETERMINED THAT SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES WILL ARISE DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THIS PROGRAM; HOWEVER, THE SPECIFIC SCOPES OF WORK AND THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SCOPES OF WORK CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITHOUT THE DESIGN FOR THE PROJECT -- UNTIL THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

WE WILL ESTABLISH APPROPRIATE DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GOALS AND THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FIRM WILL AND SHALL SUBMIT A WORK PACKAGE SPECIFIC TO THE DB BE COMPLY ANSWERER PLAN.

AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CMAR'S PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS TO REACH OUT TO CREATE INTEREST AND OPPORTUNITY WHILE PREPARING THE WORK PACKAGES. THE CMAR WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE CITY BUSINESSES, DEVELOPMENT OFFICE TO CREATE PARTICIPATION IN THESE OUTREACH EVENTS.

THEY HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THEIR PACKAGEIR FOR THE READY TO WORK

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EARLIER IN MAY WE BROUGHT THIS IN A B SESSION, L ON JULY 21ST, WE HAD THREE VERY ATTRACTIVE RESPONSES THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGH THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT WAS PERFORMED. ON AUGUST 11TH, THE EVALUATION COMPLIT TEE MET AND SCORED THREE RESPONSES.

ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, THE INTERVIEWS FOR THE THREE FIRMS WERE NEGOTIATED AND INITIATED WITH SELECTIVE RESPONDENTS. LAST WEEK WE BROUGHT THE POSTSOLICITATION TO A B SESSION FOR THE LARGEST COUNCIL DATE -- FOR THE TARGET COUNCIL DATE OF TODAY, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE.

THIS IS A TWO-STEP EVALUATION PROCESS. THERE WERE WRITTEN PROPOSALS THAT WERE PREPARED FOR THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AS PART OF THE PROCESS FOR A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK BASED ON EXPERIENCE, BACKGROUND, INCLUDING SUBCONSULTANTS. THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR KEY PERSONNEL AND THE GENERAL PROPOSED WORK THE PLAN AND APPROACH THAT THEN PROMPTED THOSE THREE GROUPS TO BE FORWARDED TO THE INTERVIEW PROCESS.

AND IT IS THERE WHERE WE REALLY BEGAN TO GET INTO THE MEAT AND TO THE BONES OF WHAT WE WERE DELIVERING WITH REGARDS TO A VERY DETAILED PROPOSED WORK PLAN AND APPROACH. THE COSTING METHODOLOGIES AND THE DISADVANTAGE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM.

A VERY RIGOR PROCESS, AND BEFORE I BRING UP THE STEP FOR THE PROPOSED QUALIFICATION SCORINGS, I'LL ASK THE AIRPORT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHAIR, MR. JOHN DICKSON, TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS REGARDING THAT.

>> MAYOR, COUNCIL, GLAD TO EMPHASIZE A FEW THINGS THAT JESUS SAID, BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMAN MARINA ALDARETE GAVITO WAS A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR 10 OR 12 YEARS, I FORGET WHAT IT IS, ABOUT SIX. A COUPLE THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT, FIRST OAF ALL, THIS HAS BEEN A JOURNEY, OBVIOUSLY. WE ARE, I THINK, YEAR 6-ISH. THIS IS A SEMINAL POINT AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT THAT THE STAFF AND THE TEAM DEDICATED FOR THIS IS COMMENSURATE TO THE LEVEL OF RESOURCES BEING ALLOCATED, I'LL JUST THROW THAT OUT THERE. THE COUNCIL AND ERIK INVITED MYSELF AND GENERAL RICE TO BE ON THE ACTUAL CMAR COMMITTEE. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE BUT TO ACCEPT. IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

I THINK I UNDERESTIMATED WHAT A BIG JOB IT WAS. I KNOW COUNCIL WERE TRAINED BY CHUCK WOLF ON WHAT A CMAR IS. IT WAS ABOUT EIGHT HOURS. I CAME OUT OF IT A CONSTRUCTION AND CMAR FAN, TOO. AND I WILT JUST SAY THAT THE CONFIDENCE THAT GENERAL RICE AND I HAD IN THE PROCESS WAS OFF THE CHARTS.

WE SAT THROUGH ALL THE MEETING, WE MET EVERYBODY.

WE CAME IN, PERHAPS LIKE YOU AND LIKE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, ANXIOUS TO SEE THE RESULTS. NUMBER ONE, WE GOT GREAT RESPONDENTS. AND WE REALIZED ALL THREE OF THEM COULD HAVE DONE THIS JOB. WE WERE WORRIED, PRIVATELY, THAT MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE MARKET, BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T GET

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THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO THROW OUT THERE IS THE FACT THAT THEY -- THAT ERIK, JEFF, JESUS, SURROUNDED AND INCLUDED ON THIS TEAM MEMBERS OF INDUSTRY THAT CREATED A WORLD-CLASS TEAM. MEMBERS FROM ATLANTA HARTS FIELD, MEMBERS FROM THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY, I WAS WORRIED THAT MYSELF AND GENERAL RICE WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT OUT OF OUR ELEMENT ON THIS COMMITTEE, AND I FELT WE WERE MORE THAN COMPLIMENTED BY THE TEAM THAT WAS THERE. SO I WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE AIR SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENRY, ON THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT FAR EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS AND HATS OFF TO THE MANAGER AND JESUS AND TEAM FOR PU FOR

PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. >> SAENZ: THANK YOU, JOHN.

I THINK BACK TO WHEN I FIRST WAS HIRED ON TO DO THIS JOB, ONE OF THE INTERVIEWEES WAS JOHN DICKSON. IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD TO GET TO WHERE WE'RE AT TO DAY. WE CAN GO BACK TO THE PRESENCEIFICATION. PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.

STEP ONE OF THE PROPOSED QUALIFICATION SCORING OCCURRED AS REQUIRED WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE ENTIRE PROCUREMENT TEAM WHO DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS AS WELL FOCUSING ON THE A, B, CS, WHICH IS THE EXPERIENCE, BACKGROUND, THE QUALIFICATIONS OF KEY PERSONNEL AND THE GENERAL PROPOSED WORK PLAN APPROACH THAT LED US TO MOVE ALL THREE PARTICIPANTS FORWARD INTO THE INTERVIEWING PROCESS THAT WENT TO STEP 2, WHICH WAS THE APPROACH FOR THE PROJECT EVALUATION. AND IT WAS THEN THAT LED US TO THE DECISION OF SUCCESSFULLY MOVING FORWARD WITH HANSELL-PHELPS.

THE DETAILED PROPOSED WORK WAS A BIG FACTOR ON THEIR DELIVERY IN THEIR ABILITY TO STAY, AS I PREFACED EARLIER, ON SCHEDULE, ON SCOPE AND ON BUDGET WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING. THE PROPOSED COSTING METHODOLOGY WAS PROBABLY EVEN ACROSS THE BOARD BRINGING THAT AS A FOCUS AS WELL WITH THE DBE PROGRAMS, 20 ON EACH OF THEM FOR A TOTAL SCORE OF 87.06 FOR HANSELL-PHELPS. AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON THIS SELECTION PROCESS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY, THEY'RE A GLOBAL AVIATION TERMINAL CONTRACTOR, EXISTING TODAY THEY HAVE OVER $20 BILLION OF EXPERIENCE ON ACTIVE AIRPORTS. THEY ARE THE LARGEST AVIATION CONTRACTOR IN THE UNITED STATES WORKING IN PLACES, AS YOU SEE LISTED ABOVE, NASHVILLE, MIAMI, SEATTLE, BALTIMORE, AUSTIN AND THE TWO AIRPORTS IN HOUSTON. FOR DECADES, HANSEL PHELPS HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO SMALL AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES.

HANSEL HELPS APPROACH TO SMALL BUSINESSES APPROACH IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN THE INDUSTRY. THEY'RE DEDICATED TO SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH ON EACH OF THE PROJECTS THE COMPANY UNDERTAKES.

FROM COMPANY LEADERSHIP TO FIELD ENGINEERS STARTING THEIR CAREERS, HANSELL-PHELPS REINFORCES THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES. THEIR PEOPLE ENDEAVOR TO ESTABLISH NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND CONTINUE TO BUILD ON EXISTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND RELATIONSHIPS NATIONWIDE. HANSELL-PHELPS HAS LED THE INDUSTRY IN DESIGNING SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS THAT COMPLETELY TRANSFORM THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES ON MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. THESE EFFORTS HAVE HELPED SMALL BUSINESS DO MORE THAN SIMPLY SURVIVE IN THE MARKETPLACE. HANSELL-PHELPS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM HELP THESE COMPANIES DEVELOP THE INTERNAL CAPACITY NEEDED TO SUCCEED ON THEIR OWN AND GROW OVERTIME.

THEY SEE THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH SMALL BUSINESSES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A PATH TO THEIR SUCCESS THROUGH THE PROGRAM SUCH AS HEAD START BONDING, HANSELL-PHELPS HAVE HELPED THE SMALL BUSINESSES TRADE PARTNERS OVERCOME CHALLENGES AND ROAD BLOCKS TO EXCEED THEIR GOALS AND REALIZE AMBITIONS. THEIR PROGRAM SUCCESS HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY OUR CLIENTS AND IN OUR INDUSTRY. OUR METHODS HAVE ALSO SERVED AS A MODEL FOR FEDERAL AND MUNICIPAL PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. YOU SEE REP RECEIPTS OF THE AWARDS LISTED ABOVE. THE BREAKDOWN IS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $1 BILLION. THE EXECUTIVE PROGRAM MANAGER, A TOTAL OF 30 MILLION, THE PMCM, 55 MILLION, THE MASTER ARCHITECT, 120 MILLION. OTHER PROJECTS NOT WITHIN THE CMAR, ANOTHER 195 FOR A TOTAL OF 1.4 BILLION. OUR FOCUS TODAY IS ON THE NOT TO EXCEED FOR THESE.

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BEFORE WE GET INTO THE COUNCIL CONSIDERATION, WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 4. JACK FINGER. .

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER.

THIS ITEM REGARDING THE AIRPORT, SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON IT TODAY.

I THINK JUST A RECAP OF WHAT YOU HAVE SPENT THE MONEY ON, JUST IN TODAY'S ITEMS ON -- EARLIER ON THE AGENDA, MR. AUDIO VISUAL MAN, SHOW ITEM NUMBER 12 THERE, KIND OF BLOW UP THE UNDERLINED AREAS THERE ITEM 12, $24 MILLION FOR THE TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THROUGH THE INTERIM AIRPORT FINANCING. ITEM 13, 23 MILLION FOR TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITH THE INTERIM AIRPORT FINDING.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ARE YOU ON ITEM 4, JACK? .

>> THIS IS A PREFACE FOR WHAT I'M ABOUT TO TELL YOU.

ITEM 14 AND 16 DOES THE SAME THING AS WELL. NOW MR. AUDIO VISUAL MAN SCROLL UP TO PAGE 2. THERE YOU GO. YEAH.

THERE YOU GO. PAGE 2, WHAT DOES IT SAY THERE? ITEM NUMBER FOUR, ORDERS AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER DESIGNATE AND EXECUTE THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK AND CONTRACT WITH HENSEL PHELPS NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1 BILLION. $1BILLION.

THAT'S ABOUT -- THAT'S A THIRD OF OUR ENTIRE CITY BUDGET.

$1BILLION. INCLUSIVE A CONTINGENCY FOR FOR THE NEW TERMINAL FACILITY AND ENABLING PROJECTS OF THE TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FUNDING FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF THIS CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10 MILLION.

THAT'S THE FIRST INSTALLMENT HERE. 10MILLION THROUGH, ONCE AGAIN, INTERIM AIRPORT FINANCING. $10MILLION.

YOU CAN RETURN THE CAMERA NOW, TO THE PODIUM, IF YOU WOULD.

$10MILLION. YOU KNOW, IRONICALLY, COINCIDENTLY, THAT IS THE EXACT SAME FIGURE THAT THE UNITED KINGDOM'S DAILY MAIL SAID WE THE CITY IN SAN ANTONIO WERE SPENDING ON THE MIGRANT FACILITY THERE AT THE AIRPORT. IS IT A COINCIDENCE? ARE ALL THOSE OTHER FIGURES THAT I POINTED OUT IN THE OTHER ITEMS, ARE THEY SOMEHOW GOING TO THAT COVERT FACILITY? I MEAN, YOU TAKE A MILLION HERE, A MILLION

THERE -- >> SEGOVIA: MAYOR, IT'S CLEARLY NOT ON ITEM 4,

THE COMMENTS. >> WELL, LIKE I SAY, INQUIRY MINDS WANT TO KNOW, MR. MAYOR WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING, REALLY, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T TAKEN ANY ACTION ON IT EARLIER, AND ALSO ON MR. MAYOR.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO COUNCIL DISCUSSION NOW. I'LL GO AHEAD AND START. FIRST, I GUESS JUST A GENERAL QUESTION. WE'RE GOING TO A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK DELIVERY SYSTEM. JESUS, WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE -- BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF INTERCHANGE WITH THE COUNCIL IN TERMS OF THE DESIGN ELEMENTS AND HOW WE MOVE THIS FORWARD, GIVEN THE HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AND THEN THE DIALOGUE THAT THEY'LL BE HAVING WITH CITY STAFF, THE COMMITTEE, AND THEN OF COURSE YOU GUYS COMING TO COUNCIL. SO WHEN DO WE ANTICIPATE THE FIRST CHECK-IN WITH

COUNCIL TO BE. >> PART OF FEBRUARY, EARLY PART OF MARCH WILL BE THE NEXT B SESSION, AMONGST OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST. TODAY WE'RE AT APPROXIMATELY 10% DESIGN. WE WANT TO MOVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO GET TO 30% SCHEMATIC RENDERINGS TO BEGIN TO PUT SHOVELS IN THE GROUND AS WE LIKE TO SAY IN THE INDUSTRY, TO BEGIN THAT PROCESS THE LATTER PART OF 2024 AND INTO 2025. WE WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH YOU ALL WITH REGARDS TO THE B SESSIONS, WE'LL CONTINUE.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WE'RE WORKING, ASIDE FROM THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THE PROGRESSIONS ON THOSE DESIGN ELEMENTS AS WE MOVE FROM 10% TO 30% INCORPORATING YOUR

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THOUGHTS AND YOUR IDEAS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GREAT.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JESUS. I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS, SO I'LL JUST KICK OFF THE CONVERSATION, BUT FIRST, LET ME GET A MOTION ON

ITEM NUMBER 4. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 4, AND I'LL JUST START THE DISCUSSION. FIRST, FOR HENSEL PHELPS, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, A HIGH-QUALITY FIRM, VERY EXPERIENCED, INTERNATIONAL TALENT IS GOING TO BE WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND SOMETHING I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR AND HEAR OFTEN IS EVERY MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ULTIMATELY A JOBS PROGRAM. SO HAVING A QUALIFIED, EXCELLENT, EXPERIENCED CONSTRUCTION MANAGER NOW WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL CONTRACTING COMMUNITY IS AN ENORMOUS BENEFIT NOT ONLY FOR THE EXECUTION OF A WORLD-CLASS FACILITY BUT ALSO FOR THE CREATION OF JOBS AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN OUR CITY.

IT WILL HELP TO ENSURE PAYROLLS, HIRING LOCAL RESIDENTS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, OUR NEIGHBORS WILL BE ESSENTIALLY BUILDING THIS NEW AIRPORT. AND THE ULTIMATE GOAL, OF COURSE, IS TO DELIVER ON OUR PROMISE, SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET TO FOR, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST 30, 40 YEARS, WHICH IS A WORLD-CLASS AIRPORT IN THE HEART OF SAN ANTONIO THAT WILL SERVE THE CAPACITY NEEDS OF THE NEXT 50 YEARS.

I'M VERY EXCITED. THERE HAVE MANY -- YOU CAN SEARCH THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS ARCHIVES FOR THE NUMBER OF DREAMS THAT HAVE BEEN ARTICULATED AND HAVE BEEN DASHED IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING THIS NEW AIRPORT. AND I'LL CALL IT A NEW AIRPORT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT WILL FEEL LIKE. AND IT ALWAYS GETS DASHED ON THE SHORES OF EXECUTION OR SOME PATHWAY ALONG EXECUTION. SO FIRST, ERIK, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND TO YOUR TEAM, YOU'VE HIRED VERY WELL.

JESUS, YOU HAVE EXCELLENT TEAM, NOT ONLY IN THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THIS PROJECT, BUT ALSO THROTHROUGHOUT THE WORKFORCE OF THE AIRPORT. I'M VERY PROUD THAT DESPITE OUR HANDICAPS CURRENTLY AS A FACILITY, WE'RE RANKED ONE OF THE BEST AIRPORTS IN THE COUNTRY WITH REGARD TO SERVICE AND SERVICE TIMES.

THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. WE CAN'T HANG ON TO THAT, THOUGH, IF WE DON'T MEET THE CAPACITY NEEDS OF THE FUTURE.

AND SO TO ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES, THE TEAMS INVOLVED IN THE AIMPT, THE AIRPORT, THERE ARE SO MANY, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS. AND, OF COURSE, THOSE HOPES GET DASHED IF WE DON'T EXECUTE. BUT NOW WE ARE REACHING A MILESTONE, AND I THINK EXECUTION ALSO DEPENDS ON STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT, GETTING THE RIGHT DATA, ANSWERING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. I WANT TO THANK JOHN DICKSON AND THE ENTIRE ASDC FOR STARTING THIS EFFORT THE RIGHT WAY.

I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER DONE THAT BEFORE. WE STARTED ON THE RIGHT FOOT AND NOW WE'RE MOVING TO A MILESTONE THAT WE HAVE NEVER ACHIEVED BEFORE IN THE LONG DESIRE TO HAVE AN AIRPORT THAT BEFITS A WORLD-CLASS CITY. SO, AGAIN, I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HEREODAY.

EVERY NEXT STEP THAT WE TAKE, AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OR SO, EVERY STEP ALONG THIS JOURNEY IS A STEP TOWARDS SUCCESS AND IT'S A STEP THAT WE HAVE NEVER TAKEN IN THIS COMMUNITY BEFORE AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE AIRPORT OF THE FUTURE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS ITEM. LET ME FIRST START WITH

COUNCILMEMBER ALDARETE GAVITO? >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANKS, JOHN, FOR THE REMARKS, BECAUSE, YES, I AM A PROUD ASDC ALUM.

I ALSO DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AIRPORT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WHO ARE HERE, JOHN, MIKE, HARVEY AND MARK, AND ALSO THANK YOU TO THE PARTNERS WITH GREATER SATX AND VISIT SAN ANTONIO, JENNA AND MARK, FOR Y'ALL'S PARTNERSHIP IN GETTING THIS OVER THE FINISH LINE. THIS, TO ME, IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER AND PUTTING IN YEARS OF WORK AND INPUT INTO THIS, AND IT'S A TESTAMENT OF HOW MUCH OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR BUSINESS LEADERS CARE ABOUT THE AIRPORT. THIS IS A MAJOR INITIATIVE THAT WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO GET RIGHT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL Y'ALL'S HELP. AND HEARING JOHN'S REMARKS ABOUT THE RIGOR OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE ASSURES ME THAT THINGS WERE DONE -- WERE DONE RIGHT. AND I KNOW IN THE MIT MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD, JESUS, WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK IS. BECAUSE THIS IS ALL OF OUR AIRPORT AND WE WANT TO MAKE IT AN AIRPORT THAT ALL RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO ARE PROUD OF. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR Y'ALL'S WORK THERE.

I DID HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION, A LOGISTICAL QUESTION.

ON SLIDE -- I THINK IT'S SLIDE 2, IT SAYS 87.3 OF THE CONTRACTS WILL GO TO LOCAL CONTRACTORS, SO I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO BID ON THESE PROJECTS, LOCAL SMALL

BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO BID ON THOSE PROJECTS. >> SAENZ: YEAH, YOU'RE

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SO THE 1 BILLION THAT GOES OUT, A LITTLE OVER 12% GOES TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, THE REMAINING IS THE SUM OF THE 20 TO 25 PROJECTS THAT WILL BE BID OUT COMPETITIVELY, ENABLING OPPORTUNITIES

FOR LOCAL PARTICIPATION. >> GAVITO: OKAY. THANK YOU.

WHEN WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO START BIDDING ON THIS, OR WHAT DOES THAT TIMELINE LOOK LIKE? SASEANS AS WE MOVE FORWARD TODAY WITH YOU ALL'S APPROVAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, ONCE THE NOTICE TO PROCEED IS ISSUED, WE HAVE THAT SCHEDULED SOMETIME IN JANUARY OF 2024, AND THEN BEGIN THE PROCESS OF THE DESIGN WORK, GETTING US TO THE 10% TO 30% SCHEMATIC RENDERINGS, IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER WE'LL START SOME OF THE PRECONSTRUCTION, AS YOU'VE SEEN ON THAT GANTT CHART AS WELL. AND ALL THAT WILL BEGIN TO BID OUT IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. SO IT WILL START SOMETIME IN 2024 AND WILL BE

CONTINUOUS ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2028. >> GAVITO: AWESOME.

THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.

THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS, THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ALDARETE GAVITO. COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO

HAVRDA? >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

ACTUALLY, I THINK COUNCILMEMBER ALDARETE GAVITO ASKED SOME OF MY QUESTIONS. I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT THAT, OF COURSE, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE. THE AVIATION TEAM, REALLY THE ENTIRE TEAM, AND YOU MENTIONED THEM THIS MORNING, JESUS, BUT YIEF REALLY DONE AN AMAZING JOB TO GET US TO THIS POINT. BUT WE ALL KNOW WE'RE REALLY JUST GETTING STARTED. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK. AND, OF COURSE, JENNA, JOHN, MARKO WAY IN THE BACK, JOHN, JESUS, ERIK, YOU HAVE OUR SUPPORT AND WE KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A HEAVY LIFT. AS YOU COME BACK -- THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US INFORMED. WE HAVE HAD I THINK VERY DETAILED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT'S WORKED ON THIS PROJECT SINCE IT WAS JUST A FLEDGLING IDEA TO BECOME -- ON OUR WAY TO BECOMING A BETTER CITY. I THINK WE'RE ALREADY A GREAT CITY, BUT WOMANING THAT WORMED-C WORLD-CLASS CITY THAT WE'RE STRIVING TO B I LOOK FORWARD TO BREAKING GROUND.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. .

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA.

COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE? >> COURAGE: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WANT TO START OFF BY ADDING MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WORK THAT EVERYBODY'S DONE, BUT PARTICULARLY, I WANT TO PINT OUT AS I THINK WAS POINTED OUT, MARKO BARROS, WHO IS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 9 AND HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO THIS AIRPORT UNDERTAKING FOR YEARS.

AND HE'S ALWAYS KEPT ME WELL INFORMED. AND SO I APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION THAT YOU'VE GIVEN HIM AS A MEMBER OF THAT TEAM.

THERE IS ONE ASPECT OF YOUR PRESENTATION, AND I THINK IT WAS ELUDED TO BY COUNCILWOMAN GAVITO, AND THAT IS SLIDE 9, WE TALKED ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PACKAGES. AND YOU SAID THERE'S 25 PACKAGES.

WHO ACTUALLY OVERSEES THE BIDDING PROCESS AND DECIDES WHO THE BIDDER IS GOING TO BE, THE SELECTED BIDDER? SE

>> SAENZ: COUNCILMEMBER, AS THOSE PACKAGES COME FORWARD, THE COMPLIANCE PROCESS ESTABLISHED IN THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK PROGRAM IS MANAGED AND OVERSEEN BY THE ENTIRE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THE AIRPORT HAS PARTICIPATION IN THAT, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED DBE GOALS THAT ARE IN THAT PROCESS, GOOD-FAITH EFFORTS THAT ARE IN THAT PROCESS, AND ALSO ENCOMPASSED IN THAT IS THE OVERALL PROCUREMENT TEAM THAT'S INVOLVED WITH THAT PROCESS ENSURING THAT WE'RE MOVING AND ESTABLISHING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THE

OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL PARTICIPATION. >> COURAGE: WELL, I'M STILL NOT SURE, DOES THAT MEAN YOU'LL HAVE A COMMITTEE SET UP TO LOOK AT EVERY PACKAGE OR DOES THAT MEAN CMAR HAS THE FINAL SAY S ON WHAT

GETS SELECTED? >> SAENZ: WELL, THE CITY ALONG WITH THE CMAR WILL

BE INVOLVED WITH THAT SELECTION PROCESS. >> COURAGE: WHO HAS --

>> TIMOTHY, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? I'LL LET TIM COME UP AND

ADD SOME MORE. >> COURAGE: I'M ASKING THIS WAY, THEY'RE THE

ONES WHO ARE AT RISK AT THE END OF IT. >> SAENZ: THAT IS

CORRECT. >> COURAGE: I DODO THEY HAVE THE FINAL SAY

BECAUSE THEY I'VE GOT TO OVERSEE THE WORK. >> SAENZ: IT'S A COLLABORATION. I'LL LET TIM COME UP AND SAY A COUPLE WORDS AS

WELL. >> WALSH: WHILE TIM'S COMING UP THERE, YES, THE CMAR HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY. PART OF WHAT OUR RULES ARE IS THAT THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR IN THIS CASE HAS TO BID ACCORDING TO OUR RULES, AND THEN THE PLOTHE PROCUREMENT TEAM AND THE AIRPORT TEAM WILL BE PLACING DBE GOALS ON EACH ONE OF THOSE PACKAGES.

THE OTHER LAYER TO THAT IS QUARTERLY WE'RE GOING TO BE REPORTING TO YOU

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THERE WILL BE A SEGMENT ON THERE WHERE WE'RE REPORTING IN TERMS OF

CONTRACT WITH EXECUTION. >> COURAGE: I THINK THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION WELL ENOUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE.

COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE? >> WHYTE: THANKS, MAYOR. I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATION ERIK, MARIA, JEFF, THE WHOLE TEAM, JESUS, FOR ALL OF THE GREAT WORK. THIS IS EXPLI EXCITING, RIGHT? JESUS AFNTD I HAVE TALKED A LOT. GREAT CITIES HAVE GREAT AIRPORTS. WE NEED THIS AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW, WE NEED THIS FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT TO GET MORE BUSINESSES HERE. JOHN DICKSON, MARKO AS WELL.

I'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH Y'ALL ABOUT THIS.

I KNOW HOW LONG Y'ALL'VE WORKED ON IT. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE. I ECHO COUNCILWOMAN ALDARETE GAVITO AS WELL AS COUNCILMAN COURAGE ON THE LOCAL ASPECT OF THIS. I THINK 20 TO 25 PROJECTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LOCAL BUSINESSES GETTING AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR THOSE JOBS AND RECEIVE THOSE JOBS. THIS IS A -- THIS IS A BIG -- A BIG MOMENT FOR SAN ANTONIO. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT OUR FIRST TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT. WE'RE ATTRACTING MORE BUSINESSES TO THE CITY, AND HAVING A WORLD-CLASS AIRPORT IS THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS TO TAKE US WHERE WE WANT TO GO. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY

THAT'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH IT FOR THE HARD WORK. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. COUNCILMEMBER KAUR?

>> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, JEFF, THANK YOU, JESUS FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS AND FOR THE CITY LEADERSHIP.

AS A FREQUENT FLYER OF THE AIRPORT, THIS IS A TOPIC THAT'S SUPER PASSIONATE FOR ME AND THANK YOU TO ALSO OUR LOCAL BUSINESS SA AND GREATER SATX LEADERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, JESUS, FOR YOU. OVERALL I THINK THE CMAR PROGRAM OR METHOD OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY STRONG. AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE LISTENING THAT DON'T KNOW, SOMETIMES WE GET INTO PROJECTS AND WE START DEVELOPING AND DESIGNING THIS BEAUTIFUL TERMINAL AND THEN SAY WE CAN'T AFFORD IT AND WE'RE NOW HAVING TO GO BACK AND REDESIGN. SO I'M EXCITED THAT WE WILL HAVE THE CMAR ON THE FRONT END SO THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE DESIGN TEAM. SO I'M APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR INNOVATION IN MOVING THIS FORWARD. JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON THE ACTUAL BIDS, CAN WE GO TO SLIDE 14. ON THE PROPOSED COSTING METHODOLOGY, CAN YOU JUST TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT -- IT SAYS THE -- THE NOTE SAYS THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS OF THE COSTING METHODOLOGY.

CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THOSE WERE?

>> SAENZ: SO THE FIRST WAS THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS -- I'M SORRY, THE FIRST WAS REQUESTS FOR QUALIFICATIONS, OF WHICH THE THREE BIDS -- THE THREE RES RESPONDENTS SUBMITTED. AND THAT WAS LOOKING AT THEIR PROPOSALS AS THEY -- THEIR RESPONSES TO OUR SUBMITTAL ON THE SOLICITATION. ONCE WE COMPLETED THAT, THAT MOVED FORWARD INTO AN INTERVIEWING PROCESS TO LOOK AT THEIR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS THAT WE IDENTIFIED IN THE STEP 2 APPROACH THAT WE HAVE REVIEWED.

AND THAT INCORPORATED A COMPLETE INTERVIEW OF ALL THREE.

SO WE MOVED ALL THREE FORWARD AND SAID, LET'S LOOK AT YOUR ABILITY TO

PERFORM THESE JOBS. >> KAUR: THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING OF SLIDE 13 AND 14. 13 WAS THE ACTUAL RFQ AND 14 WAS THE INTERVIEW.

BUT FROM THE INTERVIEW, POINT B SAYS PROPOSED COSTING METHODOLOGY, AND

I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY. >> THERE WERE TWO COMPONENTS AND WE SCORED THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALLY. THE FIRST ONE WAS GENERAL CONDITION, COST OVERHEAD AND PROFIT AND THE SECOND ITEM THAT WAS EVALUATED WAS FOR THE -- BASICALLY THE PROFIT OR THE COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. THOSE TWO COMPONENTS WERE LOOKED AT INDIVIDUALLY TO COME UP WITH THAT CUMULATIVE POINT STRUCTURE.

>> KAUR: BUT THE POINT THAT THE CMAR IS GETTING, A LITTLE LESS THAN 12%, THAT WAS THE SAME ACROSS ALL BIDS. SO WAS THE REST OF THE

CONTRACT THAT WERE COSTING. >> ELLIOTT: I DON'T

UNDERSTAND. >> KAUR: THE AMOUNT THAT THE CMAR WAS GETTING THAT

WAS THE FIXED COST THAT WE DECIDED. >> ELLIOTT: EACH INDIVIDUAL HAD THEIR OWN PROPOSAL AND THEY WERE SCORED APPROPRIATELY.

>> KAUR: GOT IT SO THAT INCLUDED WHAT THE CMAR WAS GOING TO GET FROM THE

WHOLE PROCESS. >> ELLIOTT: THAT'S CORRECT.

>> KAUR: THANK YOU. I'LL SAY EXCITED THAT THIS FIRM DID COME OUT ON TOP. I DID SEE SOME OF THE AIRPORTS THEY WERE

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THAT'S GOING TO BE AT THE TOP OF OUR REQUEST LIST EVERY SINGLE TIME.

THANK YOU, GUYS. GREAT WORK. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM 4? COUNCILMEMBER PELAEZ?

>> PELAEZ: THANKS. I WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING, I PROMISED JEFF I WOULDN'T. AND JEFF WAS PROBABLY BREATHE K A SIGH OF RELIEF THAT I HADN'T SPOKEN YET. BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION SOMETHING. TWO THINGS, ACTUALLY. ONE, CONGRATULATIONS TO HENSEL PHELPS. YOU KNOW, WHILE WE'VE BEEN SITTING UP HERE AND EVEN AFTER THE LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD, THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO AN EXCELLENT JOB. AND THE -- THERE'S NO REASON FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY CARE LESS ABOUT THIS PROJECT THAN ANY OF THE OTHER PROJECTS. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. THIS IS A HUGE WIN, AND, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE WORKING ON ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSETS, IF NOT OUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSET IN THE CITY. WITH THAT, I'M STILL GOING TO VOTE NO. AND LET ME EXPLAIN MY VOTE.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S EVER -- EVER A WRONG TIME TO TALK ABOUT LOCAL BUSINESS, EVER. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT WHILE I'VE BEEN ON THIS DAIS, AND I KNOW THAT THEN COUNCILMAN RON NIRENBERG AND THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT LOCAL BUSINESS.

IN FACT, IF YOU GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO WHEN THIS CITY LET THE -- YOU KNOW, PUBLISHED THE RFP FOR THE BIG HUGE REDO OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, WAY BEFORE YOUR TIME, ANDY, YOU KNOW, WE -- THEN CITY COUNCIL AND THEN CITY MANAGER SENT THE MESSAGE LOUD AND CLEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY WHO COMES AND BIDS ON THIS WOULD BE SMART TO SHOW UP WITH A LOCAL FIRM ON THE TEAM.

NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, SUBCONTRACTOR OPPORTUNITY, WHICH ARE IMPORTANT. AND JESUS AND JEFF, I'LL TELL YOU, IF IT WEREN'T 87%, I'D BE REALLY DISAPPOINTED, RIGHT? I THINK THAT'S WORTHY OF CELEBRATION. I WILL SAY, HOWEVER, THAT -- I'M NOT SURE WE DID ENOUGH IN THIS INSTANCE TO HOLLER FROM THE ROOFTOPS THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR RFP BIDS WHERE PEOPLE SHOWED UP WITH A TEAM THAT INCLUDED LOCALS, LIKE WE DID FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER. I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER, BECAUSE IT'S PERSONAL FOR ME, RIGHT? I WAS ON ONE OF THOSE TEAMS. AND THE REASON I WAS ON ONE OF THOSE TEAMS WAS BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE NATIONAL COMPANY THAT BID ON THIS WERE SCRAMBLING AROUND TOWN LOOKING FOR TEAM MEMBERS TO JOIN THEIR TEAM.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WAS LUNT CONSTRUCTION AND ZACHARY, RIGHT.

WE DID IT AND IT WAS GREAT. AND WE DID IT THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE, RIGHT? THE REASON I'M CONCERNED IS BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON WE DIDN'T DO THAT IN THIS INSTANCE AS AGGRESSIVELY AS I WISHED WE WOULD HAVE. THE SECOND THING I'LL TELL YOU IS THAT, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY THIS VOTE OF MINE WILL BE -- SERVE AS A BOOKMARK FOR US TO REMEMBER THAT, YOU KNOW, PRETTY SOON AROUND THE CORNER, JESUS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING US A DIFFERENT SIT OF CONTRACTS, RIGHT, THE RFP BIDS FOR THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT, RIGHT? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MANY, MANY, MANY 10S OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND IN THAT INSTANCE, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US PATTING OURSELVES ON THE BACK BECAUSE WE INSISTED THAT THE TEAM SHOW UP WITH, YOU KNOW, LEAK L FIRMS TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE EQUITY IN THE CONTRACT. I DON'T SEE A DIFFERENCE HERE.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, -- I'LL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE, MARIE YEAH, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SHOWING UP WITH A TOWING CONTRACT SOMETIME PRETTY SOON, AND WE'VE BEEN SCREAMING FROM THE ROOFTOPS, RIGHT, THEY BETTER SHOW UP WITH A LOCAL TEAM. AND THEY'VE HEARD US AND THEY HAVE. AND SO MY HOPE IS THAT FOR THE NEXT CONVENTION CENTER, ALAMODOME UPGRADES THAT WE DON'T FAIL TO YELL AND HOLLER AS LOUD AS WE DID IN THE OTHER PREVIOUS CONTRACTS SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THE BIDDERS DO SHOW UP WITH SOMEBODY LOCALLY. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH HOLLERING THAT. AND MY HOPE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE A

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THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER

PELAEZ. COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN? >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, WELL, I'M JUST GOING TO STATE, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN FOR LOBING.

LOCAL. JESUS, I THINK I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU FROM THE BEGINNING THAT WE SHOULD DO THIS. AND AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO BRING TROY BACK UP HERE, BUT I MIGHT, TO AGAIN REMIND US OF THE RULES ABOUT HOW WE COULD NOT DO LOCAL PREFERENCE HERE AND HOW I TRIED IN

ALL MY COMMITTEES TO DO THAT. >> ELLIOTT: YES, MA'AM, YOU DO TRY IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO IMPRESS LOCAL ON US.

YOU'RE RIGHT, BASED ON THIS TYPE OF PROCUREMENT, WE CANNOT SET A LOCAL PREFERENCE BECAUSE IT'S A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM UNDER THE DBE PROGRAM.

>> VIAGRAN: SO I THINK, JEFF, THAT'S LIKE A CALL TO YOU AND THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR FEDERAL AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES ON HOW WE CAN DO THAT, BUT RIGHT NOW, I DON'T WANT THE MOMENT TO PASS IN THAT WE HAD A COMMITTEE, LED BY JOHN, THAT REALLY LOOKED INTO GETTING US STARTED ON THIS PROJECT, THE JOBS THAT IT'S GOING TO BRING, THE FACT THAT IT'S GOING TO GET US TO THE POINT OF -- FOR THE SIZE OF AIRPORT THAT WE ARE, WE ARE GOING TO BE WORLD CLASS.

AND WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT LA AND WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT CHICAGO, WE KNOW WHO WE ARE IN SAN ANTONIO. AND AFFIRMING OUR IDENTITY, AND I TRUST THAT THE TEAM FROM AUSTIN AND IN YOUR PRESENTATION IS FULLY EMBRACING AND UNDERSTANDING THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO TODAY, AND I DON'T WANT TO MISS THAT MOMENT, THAT WE ARE DOING SOMETHING MONUMENTAL, AND NOT JUST FOR SAN ANTONIO, BUT FOR THIS REGION OF SOUTH TEXAS THAT WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT.

SO THANK YOU, JESUS, TO YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU, CITY STAFF TO ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE, AND I JUST HOPE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE -- WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE TWERKS IN THE DESIGN, THAT WE ALWAYS REMEMBER WHO WE ARE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO, AND WHERE -- AND THAT WE WANT SAN ANTONIO -- WE WANT TO BRING THE WORLD TO SAN ANTONIO, BUT WE WANT SAN ANTONIANS TO GO OUT AND SEE THE WORLD.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER

VIAGRAN. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO? >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE ENTIRE AIRPORT TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE TAKEN ON AND WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE ON AS THIS PROJECT DEVELOPS. I WANTED TO HEI HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE THINGS AND ALSO THANK CITY STAFF FOR SHARING SOME OF THE OSHA VIOLATIONS THAT I HAD REQUESTED. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES WE ALSO NEED TO TALK ABOUT SUPPORTING LOCAL WORKERS, RIGHT? AND THAT MEANS TO TAKING CARE OF HOW FOLKS ARE TAKING CARE OF THEIR WORKERS AND THEIR RISKS, AFTER REVIEWING THE DOCUMENT THAT WAS SENT TO US, H HENSEL PHELPS FAIRS WELL IN COMPARISON TO WHAT I SAW WITH OTHER FOLKS SEEKING THIS CONTRACT.

YOU ALL AS A TEAM HAS DONE A GOOD JOB IN IDENTIFYING SOMEONE TO TAKE ON THIS PROJECT, QUALITY JOBS WHERE WORKERS ARE PROTECTED.

SO THANK YOU, MAYOR J. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 4? OKAY. HEARING NONE, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 4. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE BALANCE OF OUR AGENDA.

CONGRATULATIONS. LOOKING FORWARD TO PICKING UP THOSE SHOVELS NEXT YEAR, JESUS. ALL RIGHT. ERIK, OVER TO YOU FOR

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. >> WALSH: IT'S HARD TO TOP THAT ONE, MAYOR.

SO THANK YOU, MAYOR. TWO ISSUES -- ACTUALLY THREE, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAND OUT A MEMO TO THE COUNCIL. THE FIRST IS THAT EARLIER THIS WEEK IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT SAN ANTONIO HAD EARNED THE CITY HEALTH GOLD MEDAL FOR IMPROVING HEALTH THROUGHOUT

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IT'S AN ANNUAL AWARD THAT -- FROM CITY HEALTH THAT RECOGNIZES CITIES EFFORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON DIFFERENT POLICY ISSUES THAT CAN IMPROVE PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO HEALTHY CHOICES AND ADDRESS CRITICAL HEALTH DISPARITIES IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. SO A LOT OF WORK THROUGH THE SA FORWARD PLAN AND THROUGH METRO HEALTH. I WANT TO THANK -- IF HE'S STILL IN HERE, TROY ELLIOT ACTUALLY WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS YEAR'S GOLD MEDAL THROUGH A NUMBER OF OUR PROCUREMENT ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO ADMINISTRATIVELY, SO SHOUT OUT TO TROY AND HIS PROCUREMENT TEAM FOR HELPING US GET THAT GOLD DESIGNATION FOR THIS YEAR. SECONDLY, MAYOR, AND I'M HANDING OUT A MEMO RIGHT NOW THAT WILL TRANSMIT ELECTRONICALLY, THIS IS THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEAR, SO WE HAVE OUR PRELIMINARY FY '23 YEAR-END REPORT, THE PRELIMINARY UNAUDITED FINANCIAL UPDATE FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH OF '23, FOR THOSE OF YOU ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OR THAT HAVE SPENT TIME ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, OUR EXTERNAL AUDITORS WILL BE CONDUCTING OUR END-OF-YEAR AUDIT AND WILL FINALIZE IT IN FEBRUARY. THAT WILL COME TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IN MARCH. HIGH LEVEL, THE GENERAL FUND ENDED $5.4 MILLION BETTER OR .36% BETTER OF OUR $1.5 BILLION BUDGET. EXPENSES WERE ABOUT $2.6 MILLION LESS AND REVENUES -- TOTAL REVENUES WERE ABOUT $2.8 MILLION BETTER. IN TERMS OF THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, THE HOT FUND ENDED ABOUT $600,000 BETTER. PRIMARILY DUE TO REVENUE FROM THE ALAMODOME AND THE CONVENTION CENTER AND THE DEPARTMENT A EXPENSES WERE IN LINE WITH OUR DISCUSSIONS THIS PAST SUMMER.

THE AIRPORT ENTERPRISING FUND INTENDED THE YEAR $5.3 MILLION BETTER, WHICH IS ABOUT 5% BETTER. THAT PERFORMANCE IS DIRECTLY TIED TO WHAT JESUS HAS BEEN SHARING WITH YOU THE LAST COUPLE OF SESSIONS, OUR 13% INCREASE IN PASSENGER ACTIVITY AND THE DEPARTMENTAL SPENDING WAS IN LINE WITH PROJECTIONS.

OUR SOLID WASTE FUND, ENTERPRISE FUND ENDED POINT 7% BETTER, AND DEPARTMENTAL SPENDING WAS IN LINE. AND FINALLY, IN TERMS OF FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENTS, THERE IS $21.5 MILLION IN OUTSTANDING REIMBURSEMENTS, 5 MILLION FROM STORM URI AND 16.5 MILLION FOR OUR COVID-19 MAX VACCINATION EFFORTS. AND AS WE CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH THAT VERY DETAILED PROCESS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR FULL REIMBURSEMENT, WE DO BELIEVE THERE IS SOME RISK BASED ON SOME OF THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS THAT WE'RE HOLDING ON TO $5.9 MILLION IN OUR RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY FUND TO OFFSET THOSE. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR, WE ARE PURSUING FULL REIMBURSEMENT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD. WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 14TH WITH OUR FIRST-QUARTER REPORT.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO INCLUDE AN UPDATE ON ARPA AND RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY, SO WE'LL HAVE A FULL FINANCIAL UPDATE ON FEBRUARY 14TH.

AND BASED ON LAST WEEK'S CONVERSATION, THAT WILL ALSO BE THE DAY WE COME BACK WITH CPS ON THE AFFORDABILITY DISCOUNT PROGRAM, SO THAT WILL BE A BUSY DAY FOR US. WE'LL TRANSMIT THIS ELECTRONICALLY AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

AND THEN LASTLY, OUR SPOTLIGHT VIDEO TODAY HIGHLIGHTS ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS, ACTUALLY POLICE DETECTIVE, STEVEN FLORES, WHO WAS BORN IN TEXAS BUT GREW UP IN MEXICO, AND ALWAYS KNEW HE WANTED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. HE JOINED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2019.

HE'S HAD A NUMBER OF ASSIGNMENTS IN A RELATIVELY SHORT CAREER WITH THE CITY, AND LET'S ROLL THE VIDEO ON DETECTIVE FLORES.

I'VE BEEN WITH SAPD AND I'M ASSIGNED TO THE TRAFFIC UNIT.

WHEN I WAS THREE YEARS OLD MY PARENTS DECIDED TO MOVE TO MONTERREY, MEXICO, AND THAT'S WHERE I LIVED UNTIL I WAS 18. I VOLUNTEERED AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOWN IN MEXICO WHEN I WAS ABOUT 15. SINCE I WAS LITTLE, EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED TO DO IN LIFE WAS JUST TO WEAR A UNIFORM, GO OUT THERE AND HELP PEOPLE OUT. AS CHEESY AS IT SOUNDS, IT WAS THE REALITY. I REALLY WANTED TO BE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF JOINING THE MARINE CORPS AND BEEN A MARINE EVER SINCE. 123 CARLOS COMPANY IS WHERE I'M STATIONED AT CORPUS CHRISTI. I REMEMBER WHEN I CAME BACK FROM BASIC TRAINING FROM THE MARINES AND I STARTED JOINING MY RESERVE UNIT, ONE OF THE

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SHE WAS THE ONE THAT ASKED, HEY, DO YOU HAVE ANY APPLICANTS, MADE THE REQUIREMENTS AND THEY THOUGHT ABOUT INVITING ME TO APPLY.

I WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS, THREE MONTHS LATER I WAS ALREADY SIGNING MY PAPERWORK BEING APPOINTED AS A CADET.

I'M IN THE COMMERCIAL UNIT ENFORCEMENT UNIT. WE ENFORCE FEDERAL AND STATE LAW FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE COMBINATIONS. I CAN JUST TELL YOU, PUT IN THE WORK, PUT IN THE EFFORT, DO THE BEST YOU CAN, AND AT SOME POINT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT HARD WORK AND ETHIC IS GOING TO PAY OFFND YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING YOU WANT.

FROM DETECTIVE FLORES, BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY A LONGER VERSION OF THAT VIDEO THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ON THEIR SAPD YOUTUBE PAGE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT HIS STORY.

THAT'S IT, MAYOR. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ERIK.

WE DO HAVE A LUNCHEON FOR COUNCIL AND FAMILY IN THE BACK, AND WE DO NOT HAVE AN EXEC, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING.

BEFORE I DO THAT, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYBODY, AND HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR.

11:58 A.M. ON THE DECEMBER 12TH, 2023, OUR A SESSION IS NOW

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.