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OUR GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING. AND IT IS 9:04 A.M., AND MADAM
CLERK, CAN YOU READ THE ROLL. >> CLERK:
MAYOR WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FAIRLY FULL AGENDA TODAY, AND THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE GOFF OTHER THANNANCE COMMITTEE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE.
>> SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 21ST, COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. ANY DISCUSSION? CLARIFICATION? HEARING NONE ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT, ERIK, ALL OF THESE ARE LISTED INDIVIDUALLY BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR PLAN WAS FOR PRESENTATION, IS IT ONE AT A
TIME? >> WALSH: ALL ONE PRESENTATION AND WE'LL HAVE TEAM MEMBERS.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WE'LL BE PRETTY LOOSE ABOUT THE DISCUSSION IF PEOPLE WANT TO GO
INTO MULTIPLE SUBJECTS. >> WALSH: ANDY WILL KICK US OFF ON THE FIRST SLIDE.
>> SEGOVIA: GOOD MORNING, ODMAYR AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. I AM KICKING OFF THE PRESENTATION TODAY. THE FIRST CCR THAT WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT IS A CCR SUBMITTED RECENTLY. I THINK THAT IT WAS COUNCILMAN PELAEZ, RIGHT, AND COUNCILMAN ROCHA GARCIA ON THE RECLAIM PROJECT. IT HAS TO DO WITH PROVIDING THE EXPUNGEMENT SERVICES AND JUST TO GIVE A BIT OF BACKGROUND. WHAT EXPUNGEMENT IS AN ABILITY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL THROUGH A JUDICIAL PROCESS TO ESSENTIALLY ELIMINATE A RECORD OF AN ARREST OR ANY SORT OF INTERACTION WITH THE -- WITH AUTHORITIES, AS LONG AS IT DIDN'T RESULT IN A CONVICTION ESSENTIALLY OF GUILT. THAT OPPORTUNITY IS THERE UNDER STATE LAW FOR MANY REASONS, BUT PRIMARILY IT'S TO ALLOW AN INDIVIDUAL TO GET A FRESH START, OR TO CLEAR THE RECORD, PARTICULARLY IN SITUATIONS WHERE THERE WAS NO FINDING OF GUILT. THERE IS THE ABILITY UNDER TEXAS LAW TO HAVE EXPUNGEMENT THOUGH OF CLASS C MISDEMEANORS AS LONG AS THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH ADJUDICATION, DEFERRED ADJUDICATION PROCESS. SO IT'S A SERVICE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO MANY INDIVIDUALS, AND, AGAIN, IT ALLOWS THE INDIVIDUAL TO PUT ON EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS AND REALLY ANY APPLICATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, OF LICENSE, TO SAY THAT THEY NEVER WERE ARRESTED OR THEY NEVER HAD ANY INTERACTION WITH THE AUTHORITIES.
SO THAT BEING SAID, IT IS -- IT IS A VERY EFFECTIVE TOOL TO REMOVE THOSE BARRIERS.
THE REQUESTS UNDER THE CCR IS THAT WE START A RECLAIM PROJECT WHICH ESSENTIALLY IS A FUNDED AND STAFF PROGRAM TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNGEMENT, PROVIDE A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN THAT, AGAIN, EXPLAINS WHAT EXPUNGEMENT IS, AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR IT. AND PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO THOSE WHO ARE AVAILABLE FOR EXPUNGEMENT SO THAT, AGAIN, THEY CAN AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THAT SERVICE. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A COST COMPONENT TO IT.
RIGHT NOW UNDER TEXAS LAW, JUST THE FILING FEES, ROUGHLY ABOUT $500 BETWEEN $350 -- I'M SORRY -- $450 AND $550. THE AVERAGE -- AND THAT'S JUST FOR THE FILING FEES.
THE COSTS FOR THE ATTORNEY'S FEES USUALLY RUN BETWEEN $1,000 OR $3,000 PER EXPURCHLMENT, DEPENDING HOW MANY AGENCIES YOU HAVE TO REACH OUT TO REMOVE THOSE RECORDS.
SO WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IN TERMS OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ALLOW US MORE TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROGRAM SO WE CAN GET A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT THE BREADTH AND SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE, AND TO PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE FRAMEWORK ON HOW WE WOULD IMPLEMENT SUCH A PROGRAM.
AND ALSO TO, UM, ALERT THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND THE COUNCIL THAT WE ALREADY HAVE SOME SERVICES THAT ARE TIED TO OTHER SERVICES THAT THE CITY IS ALREADY PROVIDING THAT DO PROVIDE SOME EXPUNGEMENT SERVICES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE ALREADY PROVIDE SOME EXPUNGEMENT SERVICES IN OUR READY-TO-WORK PROGRAM AND SOME OF OUR HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS. SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONSOLIDATE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PLACES WHERE THE CITY MAY ALREADY BE DOING THAT SO THAT WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING AND WE CAN AUGMENT THAT OR IMPLEMENT THAT AND PUT IT IN ALL TOGETHER. THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION AND
WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR NEXT PRESENTER. >> THANK YOU, EDDIE.
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SO I HAVE THE NEXT THREE. IF I CAN LEARN HOW TO WORK THE CLICKER AFTER 30 YEARS.ALL RIGHT, THE FIRST ONE IS -- THE CCR THAT COMES FROM COUNCILMAN GAVITO.
AND THEIR CONCERNS STEM FROM TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND SPEED AND HOW WE MITIGATE THAT.
BUT AS YOU CAN TELL CITY WIDE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS IS QUITE A MONUMENTAL TASK.
AND THEY CITED A COUPLE OF CITIES UNDER CCR THAT HAVE DONE THIS.
THOSE CITIES ARE MUCH SMALLER AND WE HAVE LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF THESE CITIES AS WELL.
SO A COUPLE OF CITIES HAVE 40 MAJOR ANTONIO WE HAVE 1,600 SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS. SO THE MAGNITUDE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A LOT BIGGER. THOSE WERE 26-SQUARE-MILES AND SAN ANTONIO IS 525 OF SQUARE MILES. SO QUITE A BIG DIFFERENCE. THAT ONE CITY THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT WAS 26-SQUARE-MILES, THEY PAID ABOUT $8 MILLION TO DO A TWO-PHASED STUDY.
SO IT TOOK THEM A FEW YEARS TO DO THAT. SO IF WE WERE TO DO THIS, UH -- YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE QUITE A BIG TASK FOR US TO DO. BUT THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS I THINK THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE WE JUMP INTO DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ONE IS WE HAVE A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION ALREADY.
THE COUNCILWOMAN CHAIRS THE MPO AND WE KNOW THERE THE MPO EXISTS TO MITIGATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
SO THEY HAVE PLANS, THEY HAVE STUDIES, AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT.
WE HAVE A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN I THINK THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT.
WE HAVE A VISION ZERO PLAN. WE HAVE A HIGHER DREAM NETWORK PLAN.
THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE HAVE THAT I THINK THAT ADDRESS SPEED, ADDRESS TRAFFIC CONGESTION. WE HAVE A COMPLETE STREETS POLICY AND, OF COURSE, AND BRIDGETT GAVE YOU A PRESENTATION NOT TOO LONG AGO ABOUT S.A. TOMORROW.
THEY ALL TALK ABOUT CONGESTION AND SPEED AND THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, NOT TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE TONS OF 3-1-1 CALLS THAT COME IN AND TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS AND HAVING US TO WANT TO ADDRESS DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO WHAT WE RECOMMEND IS THAT -- THAT WE TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE DATA THAT WE HAVE, TRY TO IDENTIFY ANY GAPS, AND THEN WORK WITH THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP A SCOPE TO HOW WE COULD TACKLE THIS CCR. AS I MENTIONED, THIS COULD BE A MONUMENTAL TASK.
BUT DEPENDING ON WHAT WE HAVE, DEPENDING ON THE GAPS, WE MAY BE ABLE TO MITIGATE THE SIZE OF THAT. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION ONCE AGAIN IS TO WORK WITH THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, COME UP WITH A SCOPE, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THE NEXT STEPS AFTER THAT.
THE NEXT CCR COMES FROM COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO AND THIS ONE IS HAVING US TO LOOK AT CHAPTERS 11 AND CHAPTERS 16 OF OUR CITY CODE. AND THOSE ARE LOOKING AT METAL RECYCLERS AND USED AUTO PARTS RECYCLERS. AND THE CONCERN FOR THIS CCR STEMS FROM ISSUES -- SAFETY ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, THAT HAVE COME UP LATELY FROM SEVERAL OF THESE IN HER DISTRICTS, ONE IN PARTICULAR. SO WE DO HAVE CODES THAT -- THAT DO CALL FOR -- WE DO HAVE DIFFERENT REGULATIONS TO MITIGATE THESE ISSUES THAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT. BUT SHE'S ASKING US TO TAKE A LOCK AT THOSE CODES AGAIN AND OUR CCR SUGGESTS THAT WE PUT TOGETHER A COMMITTEE THAT CONSISTS OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES, AS WELL AS INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES. AND RELOOK AT THE CODE, RELOOK AT THINGS LIKE TIMELINES FOR COMPLIANCE AFTER ISSUING CITATIONS AND RELOOKING AT THE FINES, ARE OUR FINES STRONG ENOUGH? AND RELOOKING AT OUR ABILITY TO CLOSE DOWN ONE OF THESE FACILITIES IF -- IF IT MERITS IT. SO WE THINK ALL OF THIS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. IT'S TIMELY THAT WE RELOOK AT THESE CODES AGAIN.
SO WE DO RECOMMEND THAT WE CREATE THIS COMMITTEE AS A THE COUNCILWOMAN DESCRIBED IN HER CCR AND TO WORK WITH THE PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, AFTER WE HAVE DONE THE WORK WITH THE COMMITTEE TO WORK ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THAT COMMITTEE AND TO BRING IT TO CITY COUNCIL AFTER THAT. SO THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION WITH THAT CCR.
AND MY LAST ONE -- THIS IS ALSO A CCR FROM COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO.
AND THIS ONE SIMPLY IS DOING A MEMORIAL DESIGNATION. THIS IS FOR JOVITA IDAR AND SHE'S LOOKING AT -- SORRY -- ROBERT GREENWAY BETWEEN TRINIDAD AND NORTH FRIO.
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THIS IS JUST A MEMORIAL DESIGNATION AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT CHANGING ANYBODY'S ADDRESS. WE HAVE IN THE UDC A PRESCRIBED METHOD TO DO THIS AND WE RECOMMEND THAT WE FOLLOW THAT, AND WE'VE LAID OUT WITH YOUR APPROVAL TODAY, WE CAN TAKE IT TO THE HRDC ON MARCH 20TH FOR THEIR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION. THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON APRIL 10TH, AND THEN BRING IT TO CITY COUNCIL ON MAY 16TH. SO THAT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION ON THAT. AND WITH THAT I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MY PARTNER LORIHOUSTON. >> HOUSTON: GOOD MORNING, I HAVE ITEM 6, 7, 8.
AND THE FIRST ONE IS THE TEACHER HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THIS CCR WAS SUBMITTED BY COUNCILMEMBER JALEN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. TO HAVE A TEACHER HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, DRIVEN BY STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND IT SHOULD INCLUDE A FORGIVABLE LOAN EQUAL TO A TEACHER'S SALARY TO ASSIST WITH DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND CLOSING COST, AND SETTING INCOME LEVELS BASED ON SALARIES AND LOAN FORGIVENESS SCHEDULE.
THE GOAL OF THIS CCR WAS TO INCENT HOMEOWNERSHIP FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLTEACHERS AND TO OFFER OTHER SUPPORT PERSONNEL WORKING WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO CITY LIMITS. NOW THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CURRENTLY DOES HAVE SIMILAR EFFORTS ON THE FIS CAT YEAR 2024 BUDGET THAT PROVIDES FUNDING SUPPORT TO SUPPORT THE FOUR PROGRAMS. FIRST RESPONDERS AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO FIRE AND POLICE WHO ARE BUYING THEIR FIRST-TIME HOME WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, CITY LIMITS. AND OUR HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES.
AND THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS THAT ARE HIP 80 AND HIP 120, WHETHER THEY ARE 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME LEVEL OR 120% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME PROGRAM.
AND THESE FOUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE ANYWHERE FROM $3,000 TO $30,000 IN A FORGIVABLE LOAN TO QUALIFYING APPLICANTS. THE PROGRAMS ARE ADMINISTERED BY HSDC, AND THE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS BY OFFERING ZERO INTEREST LOANS FOR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND CLOSING COSTS.
IT IS BASED ON INCOME ELIGIBILITY AND CRITERIA, AND TEACHERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY AT 80% OF THE AMI OR 120% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME COULD QUALIFY FOR OUR HIP 80 AND HIP 120, AND WE CURRENTLY DO HAVE CAPACITY IN THE HIP PROGRAM. SAN ANTONIO HOMEBUYERS ARE ALSO REFERRED TO WITH EXISTING HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES INCLUDING HOME FOR HEROES OR TEACHER NEXT DOOR. AND OUR DEPARTMENT ALSO WORKS WITH MORTGAGE LENDERS SUCH AS BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS, BY CONNECTING HOMEBUYERS WITH A VARIETY OF FINANCIAL TOOLS, INCLUDING CLOSING COST ASSISTANCE, DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND FLEXIBLE MORTGAGE OPTIONS TO LOWER THESE MONTHLY PAYMENTS. NOW WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING IS, FIRST, WE KNOW THAT OUR PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE ANNUAL PROGRAM BUDGET -- I'M SORRY -- THROUGH THE ANNUAL BUDGET. IF WE WANTED TO INCREASE OUR DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OR CREATE A SEPARATE PROGRAM SPECIFIC TO TEACHERS, WE NEED TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION IN A FUTURE BUDGET WORKSHOP. BUT TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SCOPE OR WHAT THE FUNDING LEVELS WOULD NEED TO BE FOR SUCH A PROGRAM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT WE TAKE THIS CCR TO PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL COMMITTEE FOR MORE DISCUSSION.
TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE FUNDING LEVELS WOULD BE FOR SUCH A PROGRAM.
THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CRISIS NURSERY PROGRAM. THIS IS A CCR THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY COUNCILMEMBERS PELAEZ AND ADRIANA ROCHA GARCIA. THE REQUESTEQ WAS TO EXPLORE A CRISIS NURSERY PROGRAM TO PROVIDE 24/7 SHORT-TERM RESPITE SERVICES TO FAMILIES FACING A CRISIS. SO THE REQUEST WAS TO EXPLORE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COST-FREE EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES ARE EXPERIENCING CRISIS, SUCH AS SUDDEN HOSPITALIZATION, FIRES, HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL HEALTH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR FAMILY ISSUES. THE PROPOSED SERVICES WOULD INCLUDE FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES AND IN CONNECTION TO WRAPAROUND SERVICES. IT WOULD MODEL WOULD BE AFTER A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND TRAINING WITH THE GOAL OF ABUSE PREVENTION AND SERVES AS A PARTNER TO OTHER ENTITIES. WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS THAT WE FORWARD THIS TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, TO BETTER TO UNDERSTAND THE REQUESTS, SO THEN WE CAN HAVE A BETTER DISCUSSION ON FUTURE COSTS. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS A
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PRIORITIZATION OF OUTREACH SERVICES AND ABATEMENT IN SENSITIVE COMMUNITY LOCATIONS REGARDING THE UNSHELTERED POPULATIONS. THIS WAS A CCR THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY COUNCILMEMBER GAVITA IN NOVEMBER 2023, AND THE REQUEST WAS TO PRIORITIZE THE ABATEMENT OF THE URBAN ENCAMPMENTS NEAR -- NEAR OR IN SENSITIVE AREAS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY CONNECTING THOSE UNSHELTERED POPULATIONS WITH SERVICES.THE REQUEST WAS SPECIFICALLY ASKED THAT WE PRIORITIZE THE ENCAMPMENTS IN AREAS DEEMED SENSITIVE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY IS PROVIDING OUTREACH AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO THE UNSHELTERED AND TO REVIEW THE ABSENTEE PROGRAM REGISTRATION PROGRAM AND WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT URBAN ENCAMPMENTS. SENSITIVE AREAS WE LOOK AT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, AREAS IN PROXIMITY TO SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC PARKS AND TO LINEAR CREEKWAY TRAILS AND FLOODPLAINS AND DELAPIDATED HOMES AND DELAPIDATED BUSINESSES. RIGHT NOW THE STAFF HAS IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL CHANGES AS OF FEBRUARY 1 TO ADDRESS OUR ENCAMPMENT POLICIES.
WE HAVE A LIST OF 32 RECURRING SITES THAT ARE VISITED FREQUENTLY.
WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE SITES EITHER ON THAT LIST OR REPORTED WITHIN TWO WEEK IT'S -- REPORTED TO 3-1-1 WITHIN TWO WEEKS AND OUR RESPONSE TIME IS CURRENTLY 7.2 DAYS AND WE RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO THE ENCAMPMENTS IN SENSITIVE AREAS. SO IF IT'S IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A SCHOOL, IMPACTING DRAINAGE OR FLOOD CONTROL MEASURES, WHEN WE GET THOSE CALLS WE DO PRIORITIZE THEM AND GET THEM SCHEDULED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY ARE DONE WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
WE TRY TO PRIORITIZE THEM IMMEDIATELY. WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS THAT WE DISCUSS IT AT THE B SESSION WHEN WE HAVE A FULL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS AND OUR HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE SYSTEM. WE'LL REVIEW THE ABSENTEE PROGRAM, REGISTRATION PROGRAM, TO SEE HOW IT APPLY TO HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS.
LIKE I SAID, ALL OF THE ENCAMPMENTS THAT WE GET THROUGH 3-1-1 OR OUR PARTNERS AT ASD, AND SAPD OR FIRE OR THROUGH OUR COUNCIL OFFICES, THEY ARE ADDRESSED WITHIN TWO WEEKS AND THEN IF THEY ARE MORE FREQUENTLY ABATED, THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY ABATED EVERY TWO WEEKS.
SO WE DON'T WAIT FOR A REPORT. WE'RE PROACTIVE. AND LIKE I SAID WE'RE OUT EVERY TWO WEEKS. AND WE ARE PROVIDING WRAPAROUND SERVICES.
SO IF IT'S A NEW REQUEST, WE GO OUT TO THE ENCAMPMENT, WE WORK WITH THE UNSHELTERED POPULATION, LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING, PROVIDE SERVICES OR OFFER SERVICES.
AND THEN FOR THOSE THAT ARE ON THE RECURRING SITE, THERE IS SIGNAGE OUT THERE LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THESE SITES ARE BEING ADDRESSED EVERY TWO WEEKS AND WE ARE ALSO OUT THERE AT LEAST MONTHLY LETTING THEM KNOW OF THIS POLICY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE OFFERING SERVICES.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS THAT WE TAKE THIS FORWARD AND DISCUSS IT AT THE B SESSION THAT IS SET FOR APRIL 11ST. AND ONCE AGAIN, TO REVIEW THE ABSENTEE PROGRAM AS IT APPLIES TO THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS AND LOOK TO SEE IF THERE'S RECURRING SITES ALREADY OR PROBLEM SITES AND THEN WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE INCLUDING THE INFORMATION ON THE LOCATIONS OF ENCAMPMENTS ABATED IN OUR SUMMARY REPORTS. NEXT I'M GOING TO PASS IT DAVID MCCARY.
>> THANK YOU, LAUREN. WE GET TO TALK ABOUT OUR HISTORIC CEMETERY MASTER PLAN.
THIS COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION CAME FROM OUR COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ.
WE WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY AND STEWARDSHIP OF OUR CEMETERIES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE 1901.
ALSO AS A PART OF THAT, THE LAST MASTER PLAN THAT WE PUT TOGETHER WAS IN THE 1990S.
ROUGHLY ABOUT 1995. SO IT DOES NEED TO HAVE ITS UPDATE.
AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OUR CEMETERIES, WE ACTUALLY COVER NINE DIFFERENT HISTORIC CEMETERIES AROUND THE CITY ON OUR EASTSIDE. AS A PART OF THAT, WE STILL MAINTAIN OUR MOWING AND TREES AND WE DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PRUNING AND WE ALSO LOOK OUT FOR VANDALISM BECAUSE THAT DOES OCCUR, BUT AS A PART OF OUR STEWARDSHIP, WE ALSO ENGAGE WITH OUR OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION. HISTORIC PRESERVATION ALSO COMES IN AND THEY REDRESS SOME OF THE CEMETERY STONES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT IS A PART OF THAT PLAN TO PRESERVE THESE NINE HISTORIC CEMETERIES. THE EXISTING MASTER PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN 1990 TO BE ACCURATE ABOUT THAT. OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR OUR CEMETERIES IS THAT WE TAKE IT BEFORE OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE, ALLOW THEM TO REVIEW
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IT, AND BRING BACK A RECOMMENDATION. SO WE CAN GET INTO THE DETAILS.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> MAYOR, WE'LL PASS THIS OUT, BUT JUST IN ADVANCE OF THE COUNCIL CONVERSATION, UM, ON THIS WO WEEK'S AGENDA IS THE ORDINANCE ON THE CHANGES TO THE CCR POLICY, AND SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CCRS THAT ARE IN THE QUEUE.
WHAT MEGAN IS PASSING OUT IS, UM, A SCHEDULE FOR TWO ADDITIONAL MEETINGS -- I'M SORRG IN APRIL THAT WE HAVE COORDINATED WITH Y'ALL'S OFFICES TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE OTHER CCRS THAT ARE IN THE QUEUE. AND THEN BRING THEM TO DPOTODPOFE GOVERNANCE COUNCIL. I WANTED YOU TO HAVE IT HERE SO THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK AS WE GET CLOSER TO THURSDAY.
THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GREAT, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THERE'S A LOT IN THERE. SO WE'LL TAKE THE -- WE'LL TAKE THE DISCUSSION AS IT COMES.
WE DO HAVE COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ WHO IS HERE WHO SUBMITTED TWO CCRS.
COUNCILMAN, DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THOSE RIGHT NOW AND WE'LL GET INTO OUR COUNCIL
DISCUSSION. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: IT WAS ACTUALLY THREE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I LOST COUNT. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY AND IT'S SO GOOD TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL. I'LL START WITH ITEM 3 WHICH IS THE CITY-WIDE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS AND THE COUNCILWOMAN IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY BUT SHE WANTS ME TO TELL YOU THAT SHE LOVES YOU ALL VERY VERY MUCH. AND THE GOAL OF THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS IS TO BE AMBITIOUS AND PROACTIVE -- KEY WORD PROACTIVE. THERE ARE EXISTING TRAFFIC PATTERNS WITH THE LACK OF MULTIMODAL TRANSIT AND OTHER CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTE TO.
PUBLIC SAFETY IS A PRIORITY FOR ALL CONSTITUENTS BUT WE HAVE BUILDINGS THAT ARE HIT CONSISTENTLY WITH THE LACK OF LIGHTING AND UNCLEAR PAVEMENT MARKINGS AND THERE'S SPEEDING IN AREAS THAT IS REPORTED FREQUENTLY BUT THE SYSTEMS DON'T ADEQUATELY ADDRESS.
AND THERE'S CONFUSION CAUSED BY INFRASTRUCTURE, SIGNAGE, LIGHTS AND MORE.
THE BURDEN IS PLACED ON OUR CONSTITUENTS TO MAKE REQUESTS AFTER REQUEST, AND MANY FEEL THAT NOTHING IS DONE UNTIL AFTER TRAGEDY STRIKES. A ONE-TIME STUDY OF THIS SCALE IS TO BE TREATED SIMILARLY TO OUR CITY WIDE PLANNING PROCESS WHERE WE PROACTIVELY SEEK TO UNDERSTAND PROBLEMS, TRENDS AND NEEDS AND WE FIX THEM. A STUDY LIKE THIS ONE COULD ALSO SUPPLEMENT THE VISION ZERO AND SERVE AS THE EVIDENCE NECESSARY FOR GRANTS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS GUIDING FUTURE BOND PROGRAMS AND OUR MIP.
AND I'D ASK THAT MUCH LIKE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO MOVE THIS TO THE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE EXPECTATIONS OF A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS LIKE THIS ONE, LEADING UP TO OUR BUDGET SEASON IN AUGUST. ITEM 6, I PROPOSED THIS CCR AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEND SUPPORT TO THE APPROXIMATELY SCHOOLS FACING MASSIVE TEACHER SHORTAGES.
THE IDEA IS A PROGRAM THAT COMMITS THE TEACHERS TO TEACHING IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN IN TURN WE WOULD HELP TO ALLEVIATE THE BARRIER OF COSTS IN THEIR HOME BUYING JOURNEY. THIS SUPPLEMENTS OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE ALSO LIMITED IN FUNDS AND YOU NAMED A FEW OF THEM. THERE'S A FEW THAT TEACHERS WOULD QUALIFY, THE HOMEOWNER AT 80% AND 120% AMI. AND AND I WOULD LIKE THE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER SOME NUMBERS TO PUT THIS INTO PERSPECTIVE.
THIS YEAR A TEACHER STARTING THEIR FIRST YEAR OF TEACHING AT AISD IS MAKING $57,500 BEFORE TAXES AND AT EDGEWOOD IS MAKING $58,500. AND AT NORTH SIDE IS MAKING $59,255. AND AT SOUTHSIDE STARTING PAY IS $61,777.
AND THEY MAKE MORE EACH YEAR AS THEY GAIN EXPERIENCE. SO THIS IS A NARROW POOL ALREADY IN A BIGGER PICTURE. IF THIS TEACHER IS MARRIED OR IN A RELATIONSHIP, AS MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE BEFORE THEY BUY THEIR HOME, THEIR SPOUSE'S SALARIES WOULD NEED TO BE LESS THAN $26,800 IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE 120% PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS $1,000 AND A $15,000 LOAN.
THE TEACHER WOULD NOT QUALIFY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE FOR THE 80% PROGRAM THAT OFFERS A $1,000 TO $30,000 LOAN. THEY WOULD REQUIRE CONSIDERATION OF UPDATED SALARIES AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT WHAT ARE THESE HIGH AREA FIELDS OR HIGH NEED FIELDS THAT ACTUALLY -- I HAVE A STRONG FEELING THAT MANY OTHERS, SUCH AS HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND HOSPITALITY WORKERS WOULD NOT QUALIFY. AND I REQUEST TO SEND TO EITHER PCSD OR CHEK FOR WORKSHOPPING WHICH IS A RECOMMENDATION. CAN I GO OVER MY LAST ONE? PERFECT.
ITEM 9, I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF, OUR CEMETERIES ARE IN NEED OF TREMENDOUS LOVE, THE CITIES LIKE
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AUSTIN HAVE CONDUCTED MASTER PLANS AND WE HAVE AS WELL. AND INVOLVING THE CEMETERY CONSULTING SERVICES AND COMPREHENSIVE TREE SURVEYS AND COMMUNITY INPUT THAT PREPARES OUR ACCEP CEMETERIES FOR THE FU. AND THE LAST WAS IN 1990, AND MY STUDENTS WOULD BE HORRIFIED TO HEAR THE 1900S WAS THE LAST TIME THAT WE PLANNED FOR OUR CEMETERIES.I AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION REQUEST THAT THE CCR TO BE SENT TO THE CHEK COMMITTEE FOR
FURTHER CONSIDERATION. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ.
AND WE'LL GET INTO A DISCUSSION NOW, ALL OF THEM ARE AT YOUR DISPOSAL TO DISCUSS.
WE'LL BE PRETTY LOOSE ON THE DISCUSSION SO IF YOU HAVE TO COME BACK, NO WORRIES ABOUT
THAT. COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. >> COURAGE: WE'RE WILLING TO DISCUSS ANYTHING -- I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY -- THESE ARE IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO DISCUSS THINGS THAT HAVE MERIT. MY CONCERN IS HOW MANY OF THESE ARE REALLY WITHIN THE REALM OF WHAT THE CITY SHOULD DO, OR CAN DO, AND PART OF THAT HAS TO BE THE FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION. I WILL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. WE TALK ABOUT TRYING TO HELP CHILDREN IN CRISIS. THERE'S I BELIEVE 150,000 CHILDREN IN THIS CITY WHO ARE LIVING AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. THEY'RE PROBABLY IN CRISIS EVERY WEEK, EVERY MONTH, ALL THE TIME. WHAT CAN WE DO FOR FAMILIES OF 150,000 CHILDREN? WHAT CAN WE AFFORD TO DO? YOU CAN ALMOST SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT TEACHERS.
THERE ARE PROBABLY -- I WOULD GUESS 25,000, 30,000 TEACHERS WORKING IN SAN ANTONIO.
WELL, MAYBE NOT IN SAN ANTONIO -- MAYBE IT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS.
BUT I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE TOGETHER MAYBE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 25,000 OR MORE TEACHERS WHO COULD BE ELIGIBLE.
AND HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? YOU KNOW, THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS ARE A MILLION. SO IF THERE'S 10,000 TEACHERS WHO TEACHING HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM $3,000 EACH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GIVING AWAY -- WHAT, $30 MILLION -- NOT GIVING AWAY -- I'M SORRY. I DON'T MEAN TO SAY THAT.
BUT THE CITY BECOMES OBLIGATED UNDER THOSE KINDS OF CONDITIONS. AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THESE. I RESPECT ANY COUNCILMEMBER WHEN BRINGS SOMETHING FORWARD -- AS I SAID I'M ALWAYS WILLING TO DISCUSS THEM -- BUT I'M WONDERING IF SOME OF THESE WHICH MAY HAVE A POTENTIAL OF A PRETTY EXTENSIVE OBLIGATION BY THE CITY FINANCIALLY MAYBE SHOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THAT WE OFFERED TO THE VOTERS IN THE WAY OF APPROVAL OF INITIATIVES THROUGH SOME KIND OF, UH, PUBLIC INITIATIVE THAT THEY CAN LET US KNOW. DO THEY SUPPORT THE CITY, UM, EXPENDING THE MONEY FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS. NOW SOME OF THEM ARE OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, CITY RESPONSIBILITIES -- YOU KNOW, STREETS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY -- CEMETERIES I WOULD THINK. YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMMITTED TO THAT.
YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE ABOUT HOMELESS ABATEMENT AND ENCAMPMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT SOME OF THESE MAY HAVE A FAR MORE REACHING ECONOMIC CHALLENGE FOR THE CITY TO TAKE ON. AND I THINK THAT WE MAY BE ASKING THE VOTERS IF THEY SUPPORT THESE KINDS OF POTENTIAL VERY LARGE EXPENDITURES. SO THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK THAT ALL OF THE COMMITTEES THAT LOOK AT THESE NEED TO REALLY TO EXAMINE CLOSELY SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE OBLIGATIONS THAT WE MAY BE POTENTIALLY COMMITTING OURSELVES AND THIS COMMUNITY TO
FOR A LONG TIME. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. >> ROCHA GARCIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR AND I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION ON ALL OF THE CCRS TODAY.
AND THANK YOU TO THE STAFF. I THINK Y'ALL DID A GREAT JOB IN TRYING TO PRESENT EVERYTHING.
I WILL START OFF WITH THE INNOCENCE RECLAIMED PROJECT AND I WANT TO THANK MY CO-AUTHOR, COUNCIL MAN PELAEZ, FOR ALLOWING ME TO CO-AUTHOR THIS WITH HIM. THERE'S MANY HARD-WORKING RESIDENTS OUT IN OUR CITY WHO AREN'T ABLE TO GET THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY DESERVE BECAUSE THERE'S A BLEMISH ON THEIR RECORD. AND THEIR EXTENSIVE WORK EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITIES ARE SOMETIMES OVERLOOKED BECAUSE OF A MISDEMEANOR FROM YEARS AGO, POSSIBLY ON AN OFFENSE THAT MAY QUALIFY FOR AN EXPUNGEMENT. I BECAME A LITTLE BIT MORE FAMILIAR WITH THIS THROUGH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE ASPEN INSTITUTE THAT I PARTICIPATED IN LAST YEAR. AND ALSO THROUGH READY-TO-WORK. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO APPLY FOR READY-TO-WORK BUT THEY'RE A LITTLE SHY EVEN ABOUT LOOKING AT IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER REALLY BEEN GIVEN THE CHANCE. SO I KNOW IN THE PAST THE CITY
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COUNCIL HAS TRIED TO DO SOME WORK AROUND JUSTICE FOR RESIDENTS, THROUGH, LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, BAN THE BOX IN 2016. BUT THIS IS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND WRAPAROUND SERVICE, AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD DEFINITELY TALK ABOUT. I LOOK FORWARD TO A FULL PLAN COMING TO -- TO THE COMMITTEE. ON ITEM NUMBER 4, WHICH IS UPDATING THE CITY CODES FOR USED AUTOMOBILE RECYCLING PARTS AND RECYCLERS AND METAL RECYCLING ENTITIES AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST THANK COUNCILMAN CASTILLO FOR HER WORK ON THE CCR. HER OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA, PARTICULARLY FROM DISTRICT 4, SHE'S BEEN WORKING WITH DEBBIE WHO IS HERE TODAY AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER WORK IN PUTTING TOGETHER A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WITH THE RESIDENTS. THE RESIDENTS ARE JUST SO EXCITED AND MOBILIZED TO GET CONVERSATIONS GOING OVER THE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.AND I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE LISTENING TO THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT RIDE THROUGH THAT SEE EVERY SINGLE DAY -- I DOUBT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO, UM, HAVE BEEN, UM, PUSHING BACK ON SOME OF THIS HAVE EVEN BEEN OUT TO THE AREA. SO I WOULD CHALLENGE THEM TO KIND OF COME OUT AND TO HAVE THOSE MEETINGS THERE. IN THE PAST, TO GET OPERATORS AND RESIDENTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO THE TABLE TO REVIEW AND TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES HAS BEEN DIFFICULT.
AND SO I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER. AS A MATTER OF FACT, COUNCILMAN CASTILLO AND I DID A TOUR OF A RECYCLING, AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THEY OPENED UP THE AREA FOR US TO COME AND TO HAVE A TOUR. I WANT TO REMIND COLLEAGUES BUT THE BULK OF THESE FACILITIES ARE IN DISTRICTS THREE, FOUR AND FIVE, IN THE SOUTHSIDE AND THE WESTSIDE AND I URGE YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS ENDEAVOR TO HELP TO CLEAN UP OUR AREAS.
AND TO HELP OUR SOUTHSIDE RESIDENTS TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, PERCEPTION BECOMES REALITY FOR A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO FEEL LEFT BEHIND.
THERE'S BEEN A FEW TESTS TO REVIEW AND RECOMMEND POLICY CHANGES AND I TRUST THAT MY COLLEAGUES, ALONG WITH MICHAEL SHANNON, WILL MAKE THIS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL PROCESS THAT WILL DELIVER HOPEFULLY IN A TIMELY MANNER AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WITH PLENTY OF PUBLIC INPUT.
WE WANT EVERYBODY AT THE TABLE AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT HAS STEPPED UP, THAT HAS SHARED WITH US THEIR CONCERNS, THEIR CREATIVE SOLUTIONS, AS WELL AS BEEN PROACTIVE.
I'LL CONTINUE ON WITH ITEM NUMBER 5 ALSO COUNCILMAN CASTILLO, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE CCR FORWARD AND ALLOWING ME TO SIGN ON. WHEN I THINK OF JAVITO, AND I THINK OF WHAT A WOMAN. I WAS MOTIVATED TO BECOME A JOURNALIST BECAUSE PEOPLE BRING THE HONEST TRUTH TO PEOPLE WHO ARE JOURNALISTS BRING THE HONEST TRUTH TO PEOPLE.
SHE WAS AN INSPIRATION THAT IT CAN BE DONE DESPITE ANY OBSTACLE.
SHE RAN A FEW NEWSPAPERS, THE GOVERNMENT EVEN SHUT ONE DOWN BECAUSE OF A CRITICISM OVER A DECISION BY PRESIDENT WILSON. BUT SHE WAS DETERMINED TO ADVOCATE FOR LATINOS IN TEXAS AND DEMANDING FAIRNESS FOR ALL RESIDENTS, SO IN MY OPINION WE SHOULD HONOR HER LEGACY AND FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS AT A TIME WHEN EVERY LAYER OF GOVERNMENT WAS AGAINST IT, LIKE DURING HER TIME. ITEM NUMBER 7, THE CRISIS NURSERY -- I CO-AUTHORED THIS WITH COUNCILMAN PELAEZ BECAUSE I THINK THAT FAMILIES EXPERIENCING CRISIS SHOULD NOT BE WITHOUT A PLACE TO GO FOR HEALTHCARE, AND AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER ON SOCIAL SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING A VARIETY OF CRISES. AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S ENOUGH RESOURCES IN THIS CITY -- SOMETIMES THAT WE MIGHT THINK O, THERE CAN ALWAYS BE MORE. THERE'S ALWAYS A NEED FOR SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES OR MAYBE SOME CREATIVE WAYS TO RESHUFFLE SOME MONEY AROUND, SEE WHERE THE MONEY IS NOT BEING USED, AND MAYBE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS IN THE HANDS OF THOSE THAT NEED US MOST AND THAT IS THE CHILDREN. BECAUSE I KEEP SAYING THIS, BUT WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY ARE OUR FUTURE LEADERS. SO I THINK THAT CHEK WOULD BULEA PLACE TO FOCUS ON THE GRASSROOTS OUTREACH. AND THEN FINALLY ON THE TEACHER HOMEBUYERS, I COULD SEE THIS AS A PROGRAM VERY SIMILAR -- THANK YOU TO THE COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ, WE HEARD FROM HIM TODAY, VERY IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THAT OUR TEACHERS ARE EDUCATING OUR WORKFORCE. I SAW A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO A STORY THAT SAID THAT 70% OF TEACHERS ARE READY TO QUIT THEIR JOBS. SO WHY NOT TRY TO INVEST IN OUR TEACHERS, IF WE KNOW THAT THIS IS COMING, IF WE KNOW THAT THIS MIGHT HELP THEM IN A LITTLE BIT, UM, IT COULD BE THAT WE DO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE HOME REHAB.
SO IF WE ALLOCATE FUNDS, WE ALLOCATE THEM, AND WHEN THEY RUN OUT, THEY RUN OUT.
THE POINT IS THAT WE'RE HELPING OUR EDUCATORS TO FEEL APPRECIATED, WHICH WE KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW THEY FEEL UNDER ATTACK, THEY FEEL UNDER-WORKED AND UNDER-PAID SO I'M GRATEFUL
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FOR THE CCR THAT COUNCILMAN MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ WROTE UP AND LOOKING FORWARD TO DISCUSSING IT MORE. I THINK THAT THIS ALSO GOING TO PCSD.>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN ROCHA GARCIA. AND COULD YOU THINK MEMBER
HAVRDA. >> CABELLO HAVRDA: THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATIONS.
THE FIRST ONE, ITEM 2, THE INNOCENCE RECLAIM PROJECT -- I THINK THAT THIS -- I THINK THAT THE TWO COUNCILMEMBERS WHO AUTHORED IT -- I CAN SEE THIS PROJECT AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL, IT COULD HELP PEOPLE TO GET JOBS WHO OTHERWISE COULDN'T BECAUSE OF THEIR CRIMINAL RECORD. IT ALSO TOUCHES MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATION.
IT REMOVES BARRIERS TO A BETTER LIFE. I KNOW THAT OUR OFFICER -- OUR POLICE OFFICERS HAVE A PROGRAM -- ACTUALLY I THINK THAT IT MOVED TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE FOR I.D.S AND THAT'S MADE -- NO? STILL WITH PD, OKAY, GOOD.
THAT IT'S MADE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO I THINK THAT THIS IS RECLAIMING, UM, A LOST OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE AND IT DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE.
I DO THINK THOUGH -- I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AND BEING SMART ABOUT THINGS.
SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'LL LOOK AT IN THE 60 DAYS, BUT ARE YOU LOOKING AT PARTNERS WITH NON-PROFITS? THERE'S ALREADY A LOT OF NON-PROFITS THAT ARE DOING THAT OUT THERE? I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT AS -- IT'S OKAY. ARE THERE NON-PROFITS THAT ARE --
>> YES, THERE ARE. >> CABELLO HAVRDA: AND WE'LL LOOK TO PARTNER WITH NON-PROFIT?
>> I THINK IS PART OF THE REQUEST FOR 60 DAYS TO KIND -- >> CABELLO HAVRDA: TO DO THAT?
>> FRANKLY, SOME OF THOSE AGENCIES WE MAY BE FUNDING THROUGH OTHER SOURCES.
>> CABELLO HAVRDA: LIKE DELICATE AGENCIES? GOT IT.
>> WE ALREADY HAVE SERVICES THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT NON-PROFITS, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT IN TERMS IF WE'RE GOING TO USE THEM TO AUGMENT THAT, WE WANT TO
IDENTIFY WHICH ONES ARE CAPABLE OF DOING THAT. >> CABELLO HAVRDA: OKAY, THANK YOU. SO I SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATION THOUGH TO GO TO GOVERNANCE AFTER 60 DAYS. THE THIRD ITEM, THE TRAFFIC STUDY, YOU KNOW, ROD IS CORRECT ABOUT MPO, THAT'S WHAT WE DO THERE. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD TAKE EVERY EXISTING STUDY TO YOUR POINT AND, UM, NOT JUST AT MPO -- ANY EXISTING TRAFFIC STUDY THAT THE CITY HAS AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN ACCESS THE ONES THAT THE COUNTY HAS AND THEN JUMP OFF FROM THERE. MY CONCERN IS BUDGETING. SO I WONDER IF THOUGH -- SO THE
RECOMMENDATION TO -- IS TO TALK ABOUT IT AT BUDGET? >> YEAH, I'M SORRY.
THAT WAS OUR RECOMMENDATION TO START WITH. BUT THEN AS WE STARTED TO LOOK MORE DEEPLY INTO THE CCR AND THE THINGS THAT YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT, WE REALIZE THAT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION AT OUR DISPOSAL. SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TO LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE, AND THEN IDENTIFY THE GAPS, AND THEN GO TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
AND THEN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SCOPE SHOULD BE. >> CABELLO HAVRDA: OKAY.
SO I MOVE AT THIS TIME TO -- FOR IT TO GO TO TRANSPORTATION AFTE- >> THAT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION -- JUST GO TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND TO WORK OUT THE SCOPE.
>> CABELLO HAVRDA: GOT IT. ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'RE GOOD THERE.
ITEM 4, THE RECYCLING -- I SUPPORT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO CONVENE THE STAKEHOLDERS AS THE NEXT STEP. I ASSUME THAT'S GOING TO BE PLENTY OF NEIGHBORHOOD FOLKS, RIGHT, PEOPLE WHO ARE DOLING DEALINGWITH THE ISSUE AND WE WIL INCLUDE MANAGEMENT AS WELL?
>> THAT IS UNDER CCR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, ALL OF THOSE
IMPACTED, AND THE INDUSTRY AS WELL. >> CABELLO HAVRDA: OKAY.
SO I WILL ASK ALSO, IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THAT AT SOME POINT TO GO TO A B SESSION? I DON'T HAPPEN TO HAVE RECYCLING CENTERS IN MY DISTRICT -- SO I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT IT.
AND I THINK THAT I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE MORE AND TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC AS WELL.
THAT B SESSION GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY -- >> SURE.
>> CABELLO HAVRDA: SOME PUBLIC COMMENT, RIGHT? SO I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT IF
THAT'S AN OPTION. >> WILL INTERJECT. WE'LL DO MOTIONS AT THE END AND PROBABLY ONE FOR EACH OF THE
ITEMS AND YOU CAN MAKE THAT PART OF THE MOTION. >> CABELLO HAVRDA: OKAY, ALL RIGHTY. THE FIFTH ITEM, THE JOVITA IDAR MEMORIAL WAY -- ABSOLUTELY IN SUPPORT. I THANK THE COUNCILWOMAN FOR BRINGING THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR A TRAILBLAZING LATINA. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD DO MORE AND I WONDER IF WE SHOULD WORK WITH THE HISPANIC JOURNALISTS' ASSOCIATION TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO ESTABLISH SCHOLARSHIPS OR OTHER THINGS IN HER NAME. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT -- YOU KNOW, WE WENT THROUGH THIS ON OLD HIGHWAY 90 WITH THE NAME CHANGE SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERING ALL OF OUR BASES. ARE THERE ANY BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY -- IT'S NOT A STREET
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NAME CHANGE, RIGHT? >> RIGHT. SO NOBODY'S ADDRESS WILL CHANGE.
SO THIS IS THE EASIEST OF THE STREET CHANGE NAMES TO DO. >> CABELLO HAVRDA: OKAY, GOOD, I LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. AND THEN ITEM 6, THE TEACHERS, UM -- IS THIS -- IS THIS FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS, OR IS IT -- IS IT JUST ANY TIME THAT A
TEACHER WANTS TO BUY A HOME? >> THE CCR REQUESTS IS FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS, IS THAT
CORRECT? >> CABELLO HAVRDA: OKAY. SO I THINK THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS ONE TODAY. MY CONCERN HERE IS THE TEACHER SHORTAGE. IF WE HAVE -- IF IT'S AN INCENTIVE FOR FOLKS TO ENTER INTO THE PROFESSION, OF COURSE AT THE END OF THE DAY THIS IS ABOUT STUDENTS AND IF THEY ARE NOT -- IF THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TEACHERS AND WE EXPERIENCED THIS IN MY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY RIGHT AFTER COVID -- STUDENTS WILL HAVE SUBS FOR THE FIRST, YOU KNOW, HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES TO GET A TEACHER HIRED. AND IT'S NOT -- THEY'RE NOT CONSISTENT, THE SUBS.
AND SO IT'S DEFINITELY A DETRIMENT TO THE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.
IF THIS IS AN EXTRA INCENTIVE FOR FOLKS TO ENTER INTO THE PROFESSION, I THINK THAT'S -- UM, THAT'S PRETTY COMPELLING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE BUDGET BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT AS A CITY, RIGHT? Y'ALL ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET AND HOW WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT?
>> AS LORI SAID, THE SCOPE OF, UM, OF WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE AND WHAT PROGRAMS ARE OUT THERE, AND -- BUT THE BUDGET WILL BE PART OF THAT AS WELL.
>> CABELLO HAVRDA: OKAY. VERY PERSONALLY -- MY HUSBAND WAS A TEACHER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, AND THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS I WAS A COUNCIL AID AND WE HAD ONE CAR, RIGHT, AND A BABY.
AND IT WAS REALLY TOUGH, YOU KNOW, IT TOOK US A FEW YEARS TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE OUR FIRST HOME. THAT'S NOT WHY HE WENT INTO TEACHING.
THAT WASN'T AN INCENTIVE FOR US BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT INCENTIVE, BUT I KNOW THAT IT WOULD MAKE IT A LOT EASIER FOR YOUNG FAMILIES ESPECIALLY TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO A HOME.
AND VERY HONESTLY AS WE GROW AND HOME PRICES ARE GOING UP, AND THE PROPERTY TAXES ARE GOING UP, IT'S JUST THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT FOR SOMEBODY WITH -- WITH A LOWER INCOME LIKE A TEACHER. SO I SUPPORT IT. DOES -- DO WE KNOW IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE? I KNOW THAT THEY'RE PRETTY LIMITED ON FUNDING AS WELL,
BUT -- MAYBE THAT COULD BE PART OF THE STUDY? >> THAT WILL BE PART OF THE WORK
THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO AS WE FURTHER DEVELOP IT. >> CABELLO HAVRDA: OKAY, I'M ALMOST DONE. THE CRISIS, UM, NURSERY -- AGAIN, ALSO I THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC IDEA. I WILL SAY THOUGH THAT THE THRES MENTIONED IN THE CCR WERE -- AT LEAST TWO OF THE THREE OUT OF THEM, ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO -- ARE RUN BY NON-PROFITS.
AND THE ONE IN CLEVELAND IS MOSTLY -- IT'S LIKE 80% RUN BY A NON-PROFIT.
SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK INTO, IS THAT MORE OF AN IDEAL MODEL, NOT TO NEGATE THE CITY FUNDING, BUT TO LOOK AT NON-PROFITS THAT ARE ALREADY DOING THIS, OR IF THEY'RE NOT -- IF THERE'S A WAY TO HELP -- TO HELP THEM TO DO THAT.
AND THEN I THINK THAT THE LAST -- NOT EVEN THE LAST ONE -- I'M SORRY -- I WILL BE QUICK.
ON ITEM 8, I'M NOT SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS? WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE GOING FROM WHAT TO WHAT WITH THIS PROPOSAL? THE HOUSING, THE UNSHELTERED --
>> THE REQUEST WOULD BE FOR US TO LOOK AT MAINLY THE ABSENTEE PROGRAM AND HOW WE CAN BETTER, UM, ALIGN TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY DUPLICATION OR IF WE NEED TO BE PUTTING THE ABSENTEE PROPERTIES ON THE LIST. SO WE'LL LOOK AT THAT. ALSO WE'LL COME BACK -- WHEN WE COME BACK TO THE B SESSION WE'LL KIND OF GIVE A BETTER OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE DO WHEN WE DO CAMP ABATEMENT AND HOW THEY ARE PRIORITIZED. TO PRIORITIZE NEAR SCHOOLS AND DRAINAGE DITCHES, WE'RE ALREADY DOING, BUT WE NEED TO DISCUSS HOW WE'RE DOING THAT AND THAT
WOULD BE DISCUSSED IN THE B SESSION. >> CABELLO HAVRDA: OKAY.
AND THE TWO-WEEK ABATEMENT WE ARE ALREADY DOING? >> WE ARE ALREADY DOING AND WE MADE CHANGES STARTING FEBRUARY 1, AND THAT WAS ABLE TO GET US ON TRACK.
>> AND WE MADE THE CHANGES ON FEBRUARY 1 BECAUSE REMEMBER THAT PART OF OUR GOAL THIS YEAR -- OUR GOAL WAS TO RESPOND TO THOSE CALLS WITHIN TWO WEEKS. WE FOUND THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR IS THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO DO THAT, SO THOSE CHANGES THAT WE MADE ON FEBRUARY 1ST, WHICH ARE TAKING THOSE RECURRING 32 SITES AND JUST PUTTING THEM ON A SCHEDULE AND ALLOWING US THE ABILITY TO BETTER ORGANIZE AND MANAGE THE CLEAN-UPS HAS PROVEN TO BE A
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LITTLE BIT MORE EFFECTIVE. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT APRIL 11TH BRIEFING AS WELL.THE OTHER PART ABOUT THE -- I'M USING THE END OF YOUR TIME, BUT YOU'RE ALREADY OVER TIME AND THE MAYOR ALREADY GAVE US A PASS. BUT THE OTHER PART OF THE -- OF THE CCR, UM, IS TO PROVIDE I THINK -- FROM MY CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNCILWOMAN, IS TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A DIRECTED FOCUS IN THOSE KEY AREAS. I MEAN, TO -- IT'S ALMOST INTUITIVE THAT A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT ACROSS A STREET FROM A SCHOOL IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS THAN THE ONE IN THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL. BUT THEY'RE BOTH IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO -- FOR THE OUTREACH AND THE CLEANUP. THEY BOTH GENERATE CALLS TO 3-1-1 OR YOUR OFFICES OR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND SO THAT'S WHY -- BY HAPPENSTANCE THAT ITEM HAPPENS TO BE UP FOR A FULL COUNCIL BRIEFING HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THAT WHOLE PRIORITIZATION -- THAT'S THE TIME FOR THE ENTIRE COUNCIL TO
TALK ABOUT IT. >> CABELLO HAVRDA: OKAY I THINK THAT IS A GOOD POINT ABOUT THE DRAINAGE -- THEY'RE BOTH IMPORTANT. I THINK ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND BEING AROUND KIDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THEY'RE LIVING IN DRAINAGE DITCHES, OR EVEN -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL THEM -- LIKE THE PIPES -- I GUESS -- THE CHANNELS -- UM, WHERE THEY'RE BACKING UP ENTIRE STRIP MALLS.
SO IT REALLY AFFECTS A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES. BUT THANK YOU.
AND THE LAST ITEM I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE HISTORIC CEMETERIES.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA.
COUNCILMEMBER PELAEZ? >> PELAEZ: I SUPPORT ALL OF THE CCS, ESPECIALLY MINE.
[LAUGHTER] TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILWOMAN, THE CCR REGARDING EXPUNGEMENT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONS ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY CLINIC, UM, TEXAS LEGAL AID, AND SO FOR THIS THREE-PART CCR, THE FIRST IS TO IDENTIFY THE SERVICE PROVIDERS, RIGHT, WITH WHOM WE CAN PARTNER -- WHO ARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THIS. AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT ANDY TO BE OUT THERE AND HAVING TO GO TO PRESIDE IN COURT AND TO STAND IN LINE TO HELP TO EXPUNGE
PEOPLE'S RECORDS. YOU'RE WELCOME. >> SEGOVIA: THANK YOU,
COUNCILMAN, WE ACTUALLY CAN'T DO THAT. >> PELAEZ: AND THE SECOND PART OF THE CCR IS TO JUST PROVIDE INFORMATION. OFTENTIMES THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO COULD AFFORD THE $500 OR THE $1,000 ATTORNEY FEE AND THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS AN OPTION TO CLEAN UP THEIR RECORD, RIGHT? I WILL TELL YOU THAT FOR ME PROBABLY THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE CCR, RIGHT? THE GIVING PEOPLE INFORMATION SOMETIMES IS THE MOST VALUABLE THING THAT WE CAN DO, AND WE'RE REALLY GOOD ABOUT TELLING PEOPLE WHEN TO VACCINATE THEIR KIDS AND REALLY GOOD ABOUT TELLING PEOPLE HOW TO PREVENT LEAKS, YOU KNOW, FOR RUNNING WATER IN THEIR HOUSE.
I THINK THAT THIS IS JUST IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE, YOU KNOW, AN EMPLOYMENT PROBLEM, GETTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK, OR HELPING PEOPLE TO GET INTO HOUSES OR HELPING PEOPLE TO FIGURE OUT GOOD PLACES TO RENT -- YOU CAN'T EVEN RENT AN APARTMENT WITHOUT GOING THROUGH A BACKGROUND CHECK. WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IS TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE TOOLS THEY NEED IN ORDER TO HAVE A RECORD THAT ACTUALLY REFLECTS WHAT'S TRUE, RIGHT? AND WHAT IS TRUE FOR MANY PEOPLE IS THAT THEY WERE ARRESTED BUT NEVER CHARGED. AND THEY SHOULD JUST NOT BE -- TO HAVE THIS ALBATROSS AROUND THEIR NECK FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES RIGHT. AND THAT IS THE PLAN HERE AND,
ANDY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON >> ONLY TO SAY, COUNCILMAN, YOUR FOCUS IS ON THE INFORMATION PART AND I THINK THAT WE CAN -- WE CAN DEAL WITH THAT PRETTY EFFECTIVELY, GIVEN THAT EXPUNGEMENT LAW -- GIVEN OTHER PARTS OF THE LAW -- IT'S NOT THAT COMPLICATED. AND IT'S EASY TO COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC WHAT THE
OPPORTUNITIES ARE. >> PELAEZ: IT'S NO SECRET THAT I'M A BENEFICIARY OF THE EXPUNGEMENT PROCESS. BESIDES GETTING AN APOLOGY FROM THE PEOPLE WHO HAD ME ARRESTED, YOU KNOW, I KNOW ABOUT EXPUNGEMENT AND I WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY AVAIL MYSELF OF THOSE SERVICES AND CLEAN MY RECORD UP. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T COME FROM THIS POSITION OF PRIVILEGE, YOU KNOW, AND I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE TOUCH THEM AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A LIFE FREE OF, UM, SOMETHING THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE HANGING OVER THEMSELVES. AS FAR AS THE CRISIS NURSERY -- THE IDEA IS TO NOT CREATE A CITY WIDE NETWORK OF NURSERIES, RIGHT. AND THE IDEA IS TO HAVE ONE PLACE OPEN 24/7 FOR WOMEN WHO -- I HATE SAYING THIS -- BUT OFTENTIMES YOU TALK TO FEMALES WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEY KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THAT NIGHT, RIGHT? THEY KNOW THAT, UM -- THAT THERE WILL BE AN EMERGENCY.
AND THEY ALWAYS WANT TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO THEIR SISTER'S HOUSE OR SEND THEIR KIDS TO THEIR MOM'S HOUSE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT AT HOME CATASTROPHE IS WAITING FOR THEM, RIGHT? SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE WHERE THE WOMEN CAN DROP THEIR KIDS OFF WHILE THEY DEAL WITH CATASTROPHE. ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE HEARD
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STORIES OF, YOU KNOW, MOMS AND DADS WHO GET A PHONE CALL SAYING THAT YOU'VE GOT TO COVER THE NIGHT SHIFT, RIGHT, AT CHICK-FIL-A OR B BILL MILLER'S R WHEREVER THEY WORK AND WE HAVE HEARD THAT 250,000 PEOPLE IN SAN ANTONIO LIVE ON THE EDGE OF OR IN POVERTY, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE JUST ONE -- ONE BAD DAY AWAY FROM, YOU KNOW, BEING PUSHED INTO HOMELESSNESS OFTENTIMES, RIGHT? SO THESE -- THESE CAN ACT AS -- AS A PLACE TO LEAVE YOUR KIDS, AND WITH PROFESSIONALS -- THIS IS NOT JUST DAYCARE BUT WITH SOCIAL WORKERS -- AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE, THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE AS A CITY COULD DO THIS ON OUR OWN, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN COLLABORATION WITH A NON-PROFIT. THERE ARE A LOT OF NON-PROFITS THAT ARE CAPABLE TO DO THIS AND THEY JUST NEED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO STAND SOMETHING LIKE THIS UP AND TO MAINTAIN IT.AS FAR AS THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE WITH TEACHERS, MY WIFE IS A SPECIAL ED TEACHER AND, GOSH, WE COULD HAVE USED THIS A LONG TIME AGO ALSO. AND THAT'S NOT WHAT INCENTIVIZED HER THOUGH. WHAT INCENTIVIZES TEACHERS ARE THEIR LOVE FOR CHILDREN AND WANTING TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE BY PRODUCING SMART KIDS.
BUT IT CERTAINLY COULD HELP. I WAS ASKING JEFF -- WEE DO THIS AT THE CITY, DON'T WE, ERIK, TO INCENTIVIZE POLICE OFFICERS TO JOIN THE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS TO JOIN THE FORCE AND TO STAY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS BY OFFERING ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR HOUSING DEPOSITS -- IS THAT --
>> WALSH: THAT'S THE PROGRAM THAT LORI MENTIONED AND WE ALSO DO IT FOR EMPLOYEES, A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT PROGRAM, BUT IT'S EMPLOYEE FOCUSED TO MAKE SURE THAT AS EMPLOYERS HOW ARE
WE MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE GOT GOOD FOLKS. >> PELAEZ: SO I THINK THS IS A BEAUTIFUL IDEA AND I THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBER. AND I WOULD, HOWEVER, LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT AS WE GO FORWARD THAT WE EXPAND IT JUST A LITTLE BIT TO INCLUDE SPECIAL ED TEACHERS AND BILINGUAL TEACHERS AT ALL SCHOOLS -- NOT JUST PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
BECAUSE IN ORDER TO BE A BILINGUAL TEACHER AND A SPECIAL ED TEACHER IN TEXAS YOU HAVE TO GET A TEA CERTIFICATION. SO WE DO HAVE A LOT OF SPECIAL ED TEACHERS AND BILINGUAL TEACHERS THAT AREN'T EMPLOYED THERE, BUT THEY ARE TEACHING IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO -- I THINK THAT THERE'S NOBODY IN THIS ROOM WHO WOULD ARGUE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED, UM -- THAT, YOU KNOW, OPENING IT UP TO SPECIAL ED TEACHERS IS A BAD THING, RIGHT.
SO THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY PROPOSAL AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, MAYOR, THANK YOU AND I
APPRECIATE IT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU COUNCILMAN PELAEZ.
COUNCILMAN COURAGE. >> COURAGE: I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION FROM ALL OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS HERE. I THINK THAT ALL OF US AGREE THAT MANY OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE CERTAINLY WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF OUR NORMAL BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC ANALYSIS AND LOOKING AT RECYCLERS AND WHETHER IT METAL R CARS AND RENAMING THE ROAD AND HOMELESS OUTREACH AND TAKING CARE OF HISTORIC CEMETERIES. THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOING AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE AND TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT HOW WE CAN DO THEM BETTER, I THINK IS ALWAYS APPROPRIATE. MY CONCERN GETS WHEN WE -- IT COMES ABOUT WHEN WE START LOOKING AT -- I WILL USE EXPUNGEMENT FOR AN EXAMPLE. HOW MANY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THIS CITY HAVE BEEN ARRESTED, ACCUSED, MAYBE FOUND NOT GUILTY, OR -- YOU KNOW, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE EXPUNGEMENT PROCESS. IF THEY WERE FOUND GUILTY CAN IT BE EXPUNGED FOR SOME REASON IF IT WAS CHANGED LATER? SO I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT. BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT US TO BECOME OBLIGATED FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF EXPUNGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND EVEN AT $1,500 A POP -- THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
THAT MAY BE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THAT WE WANT TO HEAR FROM MORE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MEETINGS -- WE HAVE PUBLIC MEETINGS, WE INVITE PEOPLE TO COME TO TALK. BUT WE KNOW THAT JUST LIKE TODAY WE MIGHT HAVE 50 PEOPLE AT A MEETING AND WE MIGHT HAVE TWO OR THREE OF THOSE MEETINGS. BUT THAT DOESN'T REFLECT, YOU KNOW, A MILLION AND A HALFAL PEOPLE WHO MAY BECOME OBLIGATED FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF EXPENSES FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT THE POTENTIAL OBLIGATION BECOMES FOR THE CITY.
AN S AFTER IT MEANING MORE THAN ONE. AND, AGAIN, THERE ARE A LOT OF NEEDY CHILDREN THAT GO INTO CRISIS ALL OF THE TIME. SO, AGAIN, I THINK THAT HAVING AN IDEA THROUGH THE COMMITTEE PROCESS OF WHAT ARE THE KINDS OF NUMBERS THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY BE LOOKING AT A THINK IS AN IMPORTANT WAY OF PROCEEDING. AND, YOU KNOW, I WAS A TEACHER
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FOR MANY YEARS. I BOUGHT A HOME ON MY OWN WITH MY WIFE BEFORE -- YOU KNOW, AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF MY CAREER. I KNEW HOW EXPENSIVE IT WAS AND HOW CHALLENGING IT WAS.I WANT TO SEE MORE TEACHERS -- WE NEED THEM. I CAN BE SUPPORTIVE OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS. BUT I THINK THAT WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW IS WHAT'S -- WHAT'S THE POSSIBILITY, DO WE WANT TO HAVE A PILOT PROGRAM, DO WE WANT TO EXPAND AN EXISTING PROGRAM AND PUT SOME MORE MONEY IN IT? DO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE NEW TEACHERS ARE LEAVING THE CAREER IN TWO OR THREE YEARS. SO ARE WE GOING TO SAY, OKAY, IT HAS TO BE REPAID BY A CERTAIN TIME, CERTAIN DATE, YOU HAVE TO COMMIT TO CONTINUE WORKING FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS? SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HOPE THAT WE EXPLORE AS WE CONTINUE LOOKING AT THESE THINGS. BUT IF THOSE OUTSIDE PRICE TAGS BECOME PRETTY BIG, I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY REALLY SUPPORTS THIS.
SO, ANYWAY, THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE.
COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA. >> CABELLO HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.
REAL QUICK ON THE EXPUNGEMENT, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS PART OF THE PROPOSAL BUT TO CONSIDER AN INCOME QUALIFICATION. I MEAN, WE'RE NOT OPENING IT UP TO EVERYBODY IN THE CITY WHO CAN'T AFFORD IT, RIGHT? I ALSO THINK THAT PART OF THE EDUCATION PROCESS TO COUNCILMEMBER PELAEZ'S POINT, MAYBE WE COULD PARTNER IT UP WITH PD'S EU6R I.D. PROGRAM, WHN THEY GET THEIR I.D.S THAT THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT THAT AS WELL IF THEY HAVE THAT ISSUE.
THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA. COUNCILMEMBER PELAEZ. >> PELAEZ: THANKS.
IT'S LIKE THE GHOST OF CLAYTON PERRY SITTING NEXT TO ME. [LAUGHTER] OR GROVER NORQUEST. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT TWO THINGS HAPPEN.
ONE, IS THAT I DON'T FORGET TO MENTION TO THE PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP -- THANKS FOR SHOWING UP.
I LOOK AT THE PICTURES -- IT'S HORRIBLE. YOU KNOW, SMOKE IN YOUR FACE AND YOUR HOUSE -- I GET IT, RIGHT? BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT MOST OF US HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH THE -- WITH THE COMPANY IN QUESTION. WHAT -- WHAT I'M HEARING LOUD AND CLEAR IS THAT THERE'S A WILLINGNESS ON THEIR PART TO WORK WITH EVERYBODY.
THEY ARE SAN ANTONIANS TOO AND THEY WANT THE EXACT SAME THINGS THAT YOU WANT -- THEY WANT A CLEAN SAN ANTONIO THAT IS SAFE FOR EVERYBODY. AND SO WE HAVE A, UM -- THERE'S TWO KINDS OF COMPANIES OUT THERE, RIGHT? THERE'S THE GOOD ACTORS WHO REALLY DON'T CARE, RIGHT, AND WE ALL KNOW WHO THEY ARE. AND THERE'S OTHER ACTORS OUT THERE WHO ARE GOOD AND TRY THEIR BEST AND WHOSE EQUIPMENT GET OLD AND THEY NEED TO UPGRADE AND THEY ARE HAVING ENCROACHMENT FROM NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS NEVER USED TO EXIST. YOU KNOW, WHO ARE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY TO KEEP UP WITH NEW CODES. SO IN THIS INSTANCE I WILL TELL YOU THAT I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH A GOOD ACTOR HERE IN MONTE RAY. AND TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE SMOKE IS REAL AND THAT THE ANNOYANCE AND THE FRUSTRATION IS REAL, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A PRIORITY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECYCLE A LOT, RIGHT? AND LOO THERE'S A LOT TO RECYCL. SO WE'LL RUB UP AGAINST INDUSTRY AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE A WAY TO BALANCE ALL OF THE INTEREST, SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING HERE.
AND THEN, LASTLY, I WILL MENTION AS FAR AS THE CEMETERIES GO, I FORGOT TO TALK ABOUT THAT -- THAT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL. AND KUDOS TO THE COUNCILMAN FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD AND THIS IS NOT WHAT WE TALK ABOUT ENOUGH, AND SO YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT ON THAT ONE AS WELL.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PELAEZ.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE I ASK FOR MOTIONS? I'LL JUST HAVE A FEW COMMENTS HERE. AND I'LL JUST GO ONE-BY-ONE. I SUPPORT THE GOVERNANCE REVIEW IN 60 DAYS AFTER THE STAFF'S INPUT ON THE INNOCENCE RECLAIM PROJECT.
I DO AGREE THAT THE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE OUR SECOND CHANCE ENTRY POINTS TO ALL OF OUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY IN WORKFORCE, IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
IT'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY. WITH RESPECT TO THE CITYWIDE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, I DON'T THINK THAT ANYBODY COULD ARGUE AGAINST THAT.
I AM INTERESTED THOUGH IN WHAT ROD -- WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE DATA THAT WE ALREADY DO HAVE, WHAT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED, AND SO I EXPECT I GUESS THAT WILL GO TO TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO KIND OF GET A SENSE WHERE WE ARE FIRST BEFORE WE GO AND VENTURE TO ACCUMULATE NEW ANALYSIS. OKAY, MAKES SENSE. WITH RESPECT TO THE RECYCLING PARTS, UPDATED CODES, THAT IS PRO FORMA, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD UPDATE OUR CODES ON A REGULAR BASIS. I BELIEVE THAT THE LAST TIME THAT WE UPDATED THIS PARTICULAR PART OF THE CODE WAS 2012, IS THAT CORRECT, MIKE? SO I ALSO APPRECIATE FOLKS WHO ARE COMING OUT. MY UNDERSTANDING THOUGH -- AND I'M LOOKING AT THE PICTURES OF THE FIRE -- THERE'S NO INCINERATION THAT HAPPENS IN THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS, IS
THERE? >> MAYOR, MY UNDERSTANDING -- NO.
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THERE'S NO -- THERE'S NO INTENDED FIRES DURING THE PROCESS.>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: SO WHAT ARE THOSE PICTURES REPRESENT? >> I THINK THOSE PICTURES REPRESENT A FIRE THAT HAPPENED ON-SITE. AN UNINTENTIONAL FIRE.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: UNINTENTIONAL. OKAY, OKAY.
AND SO THE CONCERN IS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, SO, MIKE, IF YOU COULD COME BACK FOR A MINUTE.
ARE THERE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THAT ARE UNREGULATED THAT ARE ON THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY?
>> NO, NO, THEY ARE REGULATED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AS THEY -- AS THEY GET PRODUCT.
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE THAT HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AWAY BEFORE THEY START PROCESSING IT.
SO THAT'S PART OF THEIR PROCESS WHEN THEY GO THROUGH GETTING THAT.
SO THEY HAVE A FULL PROCESS BEFORE THE SHREDDER AND THEN AFTER IT'S SHREDDED, UM, THEY
DEAL WITH JUST THE METAL AT THAT POINT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY, AND OUR CODE THAT I WOULD ASSUME ALSO THAT OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES -- IF THERE IS ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, AND ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE A RISK TO THE PUBLIC WOULD BE REGULATED, THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST CONCERN THAT I WOULD HAVE.
>> YEAH, IF I MAY, MAYOR -- YES. UNDER THE VARIOUS LAWS AND STARTING WITH THE FEDERAL LAW ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE STATE AND OUR ORDINANCE, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ARE DEFINED BY DEFINITION -- IF IF IT IS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, IT IS REGULATED.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: AND THAT'S ABOVE OUR PAY GRADE? >> GENERALLY THAT IS CORRECT.
CORRECT. RIGHT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: SO WE WOULD WORK WITH THEM. SO THE CODES THAT WOULD BE UPDATED IN THIS PARTICULAR
PROCESS -- WHAT WOULD THAT BE? WHAT WOULD THAT INCLUDE? >> WE HAVE THE FIRE CODE, CHAPTER 11 OF OUR CITY CODE WHICH MAKES REFERENCE TO ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THAT GETS BROUGHT ON AND HAS TO BE REMOVED. BUT THEN CHAPTER 16, WHICH REGULATES THE LICENSING OF THE METAL RECYCLING ENTITIES AND USED AUTO PARTS RECYCLERS.
SO CHAPTER 16 IS THE ONE THAT WE DO MONTHLY INSPECTIONS ON THESE FACILITIES, WITH SOME OF THE REGULATIONS THAT WE -- WE HAVE, WHICH INCLUDE CERTIFICATION FROM, LIKE, THE TCEQ, AND THOSE
TYPE OF ENTITIES TO GET THEIR LICENSE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY.
IN THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, DO WE KNOW OF VIOLATIONS IN TERMS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THAT HAVE
OCCURRED? >> MAYOR, BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE LITIGATION ONGOING WITH RESPECT
TO THIS PROPERTY WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT IN EXEC. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY, I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT. SO MY ONLY ASK THEN IS THAT WE MAKE IT EFFICIENT IN TERMS OF THE CODE UPDATE PROCESS AS WE NORMALLY DO, MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S A GOOD CROSS-SECTION OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THAT PROCESS. THAT'S GOING TO D GO THROUGH, U, WHICH -- PCDC? OKAY. AND THEN I GUESS THAT THE SUGGESTION WAS ALSO TO THE B SESSION FOR THE COUNCIL. OKAY. IF THAT MOTION IS MADE, I GUESS.
OKAY. SO OBVIOUSLY THE MEMORIAL WAY FOR JOVITA IDAR, FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AND I APPRECIATE THE COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO CONTINUING TO BEAT THE DRUM ON THOSE DESIGNATIONS. THAT IS PART OF AN ONGOING PROCESS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH MACRI AND LOOKING FOR RECOGNITION OF THE LATINO LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AS PART OF THAT PROCESS. AND COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO IS TAKING THAT ON.
WITH REGARD TO THE TEXAS -- SORRY, THE TEACHER HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM -- UM, OBVIOUSLY I WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT TEACHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY PUBLIC SCHOOLTEACHERS. I THINK THAT THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN ALL SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLTEACHERS IS TO GO OUT TO VOTE. THE TEACHERS' WAGES HAVE NOT KEPT UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING, PRIMARILY BECAUSE WE'VE HAD STATE LEADERSHIP, UM, SYSTEMATICALLY DE-FUNDING OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. THERE ONE MORE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS TO HAVE HIGHER WAGES IF WE SUPPORTED LEADERS WHO SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
AND IT'S CONCERNING TO ME THAT, UM, AS THE STATE CONTINUES TO BE DERELICT ON ITS RESPONSIBILITIES TO ITS MAIN AREAS OF OBLIGATION -- MENTAL HEALTH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, OUR HEALTH SYSTEM IN GENERAL, TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, IT IS THE CITIES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HAD TO PICK UP THE SLACK. I WOULD PUT THIS IN THE SAME CATEGORY. MY CONCERN IS THAT WE WOULD SET UP A FALSE EXPECTATION THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO HELP TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, IF THIS -- IF THE INTENT IS TO PROVIDE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, WHICH IS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN THIS MARKET TO TEACHERS, IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY NARROW LENS. OR IT'S GOING TO BE A SWEEPSTAKES OF SORTS FOR TEACHERS TO BE ELIGIBLE. WHILE I WOULD WANT TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN WITH THE DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO DO THAT, I AM CONSTANTLY AWARE THAT WE'RE BEING ASKED -- AND WE SHOULD BE ASKED -- TO DO BETTER WITH OUR BASICS. WE NEED TO DO BETTER WITH OUR
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BASICS. YOU KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, THE CITYWIDE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, I ALMOST ATTRIBUTE THAT TO THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE REALLY IMPACTED BY THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION YOU KNO KNOW IF WE HAVE $100,00R $200,000 OR A MILLION DOLLARS TO SUPPORT A HOMEBUYERS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THAT'S A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED. WHILE THOSE DOLLARS ARE VALUABLE FOR THOSE PEOPLE -- I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN IF WE HAVE THE ABILITY -- I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT SENDING A SIGNAL TO FOLKS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP YOU AND WE END UP AT THE END OF THE DAY NOT ABLE TO DO THAT AND THEN IT'S DISAPPOINTMENT AND THEN IT'S FRUSTRATION WITH THE CITY. THAT'S THE DYNAMIC THAT I DO WANT TO GET INTO.SO, AGAIN, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHERE THIS PROBLEM IS COMING FROM.
AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS STATE HAS NOT SUPPORTED OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM AND OUR TEACHERS ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE OF IT. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON WITH THIS CONVERSATION, I HOPE THAT WE HAVE IT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THAT DYNAMIC, SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THEY CAN MAKE A BIGGER DIFFERENCE, AND THAT'S AT THE BALLOT BOX.
CRISIS NURSERY CENTER -- THE CURRENT NURSERY PROGRAM -- COUNCILMAN PELAEZ MAKES A COMPELLING CASE FOR THIS. I'M INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT SCOPE WE CAN TACKLE AT THE CITY, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO OUR FIGHT AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND THEN, FINALLY, WITH THE OUTREACH AND ABATEMENT LOCATIONS, UM, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.
I KNOW THAT WE'RE -- WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS BEING SENSITIVE AND COMPASSIONATE TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND AT THE SAME TIME BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
SO WITH THAT -- LET ME ASK -- OH, AND THE HISTORIC CEMETERIES MASTER PLAN -- IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME. SO I SUPPORT THAT MOVING TO COMMUNITY HEALTH -- HEALTH AND -- EXCUSE ME -- COMMUNITY HEALTH K34-9. AND LET ME ASK FOR INDIVIDUAL
RECOMMENDATIONS,. >> WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PROCESS. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT.
SO FOR ITEM NUMBER 2, THIS IS GOING TO BE REVIEWED BY STAFF AND THEN COME BACK TO GOVERNANCE
IN 60 DAYS, DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT, ANDY? >> SEGOVIA: NO, MAYOR, WE DON'T NEED A MOTION FOR THAT, IT SEEMED TO BE THAT THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE WAS OKAY WITH THAT SO
WE DON'T NEED A MOTION FOR THAT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WELL, I'D LIKE TO -- SO -- OKAY.
I WANT TO BE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR WHAT WE'RE DOING SO THERE'S NO CONFUSION --
>> SEGOVIA: THERE'S NO HARM IN A MOTION HERE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: SO LET ME ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR -- TO BRING THIS BACK TO GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IN 60 DAYS AFTER STAFF
REVIEW. >> [INDISCERNIBLE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: A MOTION AND A SECOND AS STATED FOR ITEM NUMBER 2. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL OF IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 3, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO TAKE THIS TO TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A SCOPE CONVERSATION, AND THEN FURTHER BRING IT BACK TO POTENTIAL GOAL-SETTING CONVERSATION FOR
FY 25. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THAT. >> SO MOVED.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT, A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 4, THE CCR WILL GO TO PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AS STAFF CONTINUES WITH THE STAKEHOLDER PROCESS.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THAB SESSION. SO IF YOU WANT TO STATE THAT.
>> I MOVE FOR THIS TO GO TO -- PCDC, AND THEN B SESSION. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: YEAH.
YEP. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR -- STATED FOR ITEM NUMBER 4. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 5, IS THE JOVITA IDAR DESIGNATION.
THAT'S GOING TO GO STRAIGHT TO A SESSION, IT'S ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR MAY 16TH BUT THE STAFF WILL PROCEED WITH THE PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THAT. A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR -- AS STATED ITEM NUMBER 5.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 6, LET'S SEE, THIS ONE WILL GO TO PCDC AS WELL. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION -- OR -- A MOTION
ON THAT? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR TAKING ITEM 6 TO PCDC. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
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ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED?>> MANNY SAID AYE. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: OKAY. WE HAVE A MANNY SPOTTER, THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] ITEM NUMBER 7 IS THE CRISIS NURSERY PROGRAM, SENDING TO COMMUNITY HEALTH -- COMMUNITY HEALTH.
WE KEEP CHANGING THE NAME OF THAT COMMITTEE. I'M SORRY.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THAT. >> [INDISCERNIBLE]
>> SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 7. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AND ITEM NUMBER 8 WILL, UM, BE
PART OF THE PROCESS THAT IS ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR -- >> B SESSION.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: B SESSION ON APRIL 11TH. WE DO NOT NEED A MOTION FOR THAT
IS THAT CORRECT, OO ANDY OR ERI. >> TO BE CONSISTENT, MAYOR -- >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: TO APRIL
11TH B SESSION, THAT WOULD BE THE MOTION. >> AND THE STAFF -- REMEMBER THAT THE OTHER PART OF THAT CCR WAS TO REVIEW THE ABSENTEE PROPERTY REGISTRATION PROGRAM.
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT THAT ON THE APRIL 11TH AS WELL, BUT ALL OF THAT -- AND THAT DISCUSSION
ABOUT THE PRIORITIZATION SHOULD BE IN THE APRIL 11TH. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WHO FEELS
COMFORTABLE STATING THAT IN A MOTION? >> [INDISCERNIBLE]
>> I'LL SECOND MANNY. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: SO IT'S REFERRING IT TO A B SESSION, ITEM NUMBER -- OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 8 IS REFERRED TO A B SESSION AND WHO MADE THE MOTION?
MANNY. >> CAN WE CLARIFY THE DATES FOR THE B SESSION?
>> APRIL 11TH. >> THAT'S A THURSDAY. OKAY.
>> [INDISCERNIBLE] >> IT'S ONE OF OUR 1:00 SPECIAL BRIEFINGS.
>> GOT IT, ALL RIGHT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: WE'RE STILL LEGAL, ANDY?
>> YES, WE ARE, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
AND FINALLY ITEM NUMBER 9, WHICH IS THE -- HISTORIC CEMETERIES MASTER PLAN SENT TO COMMUNITY
HEALTH COMMITTEE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> SO MOVED.
>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR SENDING ITEM NUMBER 9 TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH. HEARING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
AND WITH THAT, AT 10:15 WE ARE ADJOURNED. TH
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