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>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THE TIME IS NOW 2:05 P.M. ON THIS THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH, 2024. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL.
>> MA'AM, WE HAVE A QUORUM. >> THANK YOU. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE CAN MOVE ON TO ITEM ONE, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE MEETING. WE HAVE A
MOTION. CAN WE GET A SECOND? >> SECOND.
>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAN WE ALL PLEASE VOTE? A VOICE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. WE CAN MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO, BRIEFING ON UNLOCKED INITIATIVE UNDER ACCESS TO CARE. I
BELIEVE PRESENTED BY DR. JACOB. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU, CLAUDE JACOB FROM METRO HEALTH. THIS PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE FACILITATED BY DR. J ENDA WU. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU ONE EXAMPLE OF AN INITIATIVE FOR OUR PLAN. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO LEARN ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE AND COLLABORATION AND OUR STAFF AT THE DEPARTMENT.
LET ME TURN IT OVER TO DR. WU. COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER HUB,
SHE'LL BE SHARING THIS EXAMPLE THIS AFTERNOON. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR THIS CHANCE TO SHARE UNLOCKED. I HAVE CONTROL. OKAY. SO FOR MANY YEARS, WE'VE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF AN ISSUE WITH SOME OF THEIR CLIENTS LEAVE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL. SOME OF THE HIGHEST NEED CLIENTS GET LOST AND FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS UPON RELEASE. YOU CAN IMAGINE -- AND SORRY. SKIPPING AROUND.
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW HARD IT IS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR CANCER, YOUR MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS, YOUR HIV, WHILE YOU'RE ALSO SCRAMBLING FOR AN ID OR FOR FOOD, FOR WORK, FOR TRANSPORTATION, FOR HOUSING. I SKIPPED THE HIGH NEEDS PART WHICH IS THAT ROUGHLY 70% OF OUR FOLKS IN BEXAR COUNTY JAIL HAVE SUBSTANCE-RELATED ISSUES AND ABOUT 25% ARE ALREADY ON PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS. SO WE DO SEE THAT PEOPLE, IF THEY DON'T HAVE SUPPORT AFTER RELEASE, ARE MORE COMMONLY -- ARE MORE PRONE TO HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND IN FACT, A 2007 RESEARCH STUDY REPORTED THAT IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS AFTER RELEASE, THE RISK OF DEATH IS 12.7 TIMES HIGHER THAN IN THE GENERAL POPULATION.
ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE IS A REASON, HEART ATTACK, SUICIDE, HOMICIDE, CANCER. COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS ARE A WAY TO SUPPORT SUCCESSFUL RE-ENTRY INTO SOCIETY. WE'VE MENTIONED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AT OTHER PRESENTATIONS. I WANT TO GO DEEPER TODAY. THEY'RE ALSO CALLED PROMOTORAS. IT'S SOMEONE WHO IS COMING FROM THE POPULATION THEY ARE SERVING, TRUSTED MEMBER, OR THEY HAVE AN UNUSUALLY CLOSE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHETHER THEY'RE WORKING FOR METRO HEALTH OR NOT, WE CONSIDER THEM FOR FRONT LINE HEALTH WORKERS.
BECAUSE THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THESE RESOURCES, THEY ALSO END UP IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND THE CULTURAL COMPETENCE OF THE SERVICE DELIVERY. THERE IS A STRONG EVIDENCE-BASED -- THIS BULLET POINT IS REFERRING TO A LARGE RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL SHOWING THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS $2.47 SAVED PER DOLLAR SPENT.
TAKING A STEP BACK TO THE CHW HUB THAT CLAUDE MENTIONED, SO THIS IS NOT WHERE ALL OF THE CHWS AT METRO HEALTH WORK. THAT'S A COMMON MISUNDERSTANDING. WE DO PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CHWS, FOR CHW INSTRUCTORS, SCHOLARSHIPS TO GET YOUR CERTIFICATION. WE ORGANIZE THE ANNUAL CHW SUMMIT. WE SUPPORT AND BUILD THE CAPACITY OF AGENCIES THAT EMPLOY CHWS. WE'VE SUPPORTED UT HEALTH IN CREATING 24 NEW COMMUNITY HEALTH CLUBS AND THEN THERE'S UNLOCKED THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. THIS WAS STARTED UNDER A CDC MANDATE FOR THREE YEARS. THOSE THREE YEARS ARE ENDING. THIS MOVES TO GENERAL FUND IN AUGUST. AND THEN JUST ONE QUICK WORD ABOUT OTHER INITIATIVES ON THE
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HIERARCHY CHART THERE, WHATEVER IT'S ACTUALLY CALLED. THAT INCLUDES A FEW OTHER THINGS THIS COMMITTEE HAS HEARD ABOUT. THE ASSESSMENT OF ACCESS TO CARE DURING COVID-19, THE REPRODUCT INVENTORY JUSTICE FUND, AND THEN THE CARE INITIATIVE WILL BE PROVIDE PROVIDERS OF QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE AND RESPECTFUL HEALTH CARE HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY. MOVING BACK TO UNLOCKED, WE HAVE A TEAM OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS PROVIDING QUALITY RESOURCES, AND THAT MEANS THESE ARE VETTED RESOURCES. WE'RE NOT JUST HANDING SOMEBODY A PHONE NUMBER AND A PIECE OF PAPER. WE'RE LOOKING FOR AGENCIES THAT EMPOWER AND RESPECT PEOPLE. THAT HELPS OUR CLIENTS TRUST US, AND IT ALSO EMPOWERS THE CLIENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR REINTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY. I'VE ALLUDED TO THE PRIORITY MAY NOT BE MEDICAL CARE WHEN THEY ARE COMING OUT. THE CHW MODEL SUPPORTS PROVIDING COACHING AND ADVOCACY AND NAVIGATION FOR THE CLIENT'S OWN ACTION PLAN WITH THE IDEA THAT IF WE CAN HELP PEOPLE GET TO THEIR FEET SOONER THAN HOPEFULLY THEY GET TO THEIR HEALTH GOALS SOONER MANY IT'S DIFFERENT FROM, SAY, A PATIENT NAVIGATOR. UNLOCKED SPECIFICALLY SERVES PEOPLE WHO WERE RELEASED IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS FROM BEXAR COUNTY JAIL, AND BETWEEN THE TIME WE SUBMITTED THIS SLIDE AND NOW, I CAN SAY THAT WE ARE NOW SERVING 120 CLIENTS. I'VE MENTIONED THE CLIENT-CENTERED AND INDIVIDUALIZED REFERRAL PLAN, THE QUALITY SERVICES. MOST RECENTLY, THE HIGHEST NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY OUR CLIENTS WERE EMPLOYMENT, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD, AND MENTAL HEALTH. IN THE MOST RECENT GRANT YEAR, WE PROVIDED 98 CLOSED LOOP REFERRALS, AND WE'RE ON TRACT TO SERVE 150 CLIENTS THIS YEAR. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THIS PROGRAM DID NOT EXIST BEFORE 2022 AND THE FIRST ONE AND A HALF YEARS WERE SPENT CREATING THOSE -- VETTING THOSE REFERRAL SOURCES, CREATING RELATIONSHIPS, CREATING MOUS, CITY AND COUNTY CONTRACTS, TALKING TO JUSTICE INVOLVED PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANTED IN A PROGRAM LIKE THIS AND ALSO HIRING THE RIGHT TEAM, WHICH WE NOW HAVE.I WOULD SAY THIS IS OUR FIRST REAL YEAR OF OPERATIONS. OUR TEAM IS DOING GREAT, AND I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE SOME -- A COUPLE OF SUCCESS STORIES WITH YOU. SO WE HAVE A, WHO WAS SIX MONTHS PREGNANT WHEN WE MET HER, AND WAS SCARED TO RELAPSE THROUGH DRUG USE. IT IS REALLY, REALLY COMMON IN OUR SYPHILIS CASES TO SEE THAT PEOPLE HAD NO PRENATAL CARE AND WERE USING SUBSTANCES. THOSE THINGS OFTEN GO HAND IN HAND. BUT WITH UNLOCKED SENATOR, A HAS -- SUPPORT, SHE HAS A A BABY GIRL NOW AND HAS OFFERED TO BECOME A MENTOR WHEN SHE COMPLETES HER PROGRAM, AND SHE'S RECONNECTED WITH HER FAMILY AND CHILDREN. THAT'S ONE GREAT EXAMPLE. ALSO, CLIENT B, A RETIRED NAVY VETERAN, UNLOCKED HELPED HIM SECURE HOUSING, GAIN EMPLOYMENT, CLEAR HIS OUTSTANDING TICKETS, REPAIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIS FAMILY MEMBERS AS WELL, AND REGAIN HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE, WHICH IS PUTTING HIM ON TRACK TO BECOME A CDL DRIVER. I HAVE TO THANK OUR PARTNERS, UNIVERSITY HEALTH HELPED FLAG HIGH NEED PATIENTS FOR US BECAUSE THEY'RE THE PROVIDER IN THE JAIL. THE RE-ENTRY CENTER IS WHERE WE DO OUR WORK. WHEN YOU WALK OUT OF BEXAR COUNTY JAIL AND LOOK UP, YOU'LL SEE ADVERTISING WRAPS THAT HELP POINT PEOPLE TOWARD THE RE-ENTRY CENTER AND OUR PROGRAM. THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL, OF COURSE, HAS BEEN REALLY HELPFUL IN LETTING US DO IN REACH THERE AND ALSO TO ADVERTISE IN THE KIOSKS THAT THEY HAVE THERE. BUT REALLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT KEY TO OUR SUCCESS IS OUR TEAM, AND I WANTED TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU. WE HAVE LISA RODRIGUEZ, RAMON ESTRADA, THEIR SUPERVISOR, ANGELA WARREN, HER SUPERVISOR DESTINY AND GABE AGUILAR WHO WAS OVER THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER HUB. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE
GOT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. WU AS WELL AS TO YOUR TEAM TO THE PRESENTATION AND THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE ALL TAKEN ON. THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT WORK, AND IT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR OUR COUNTY JAIL. IT IS IN DISTRICT 5. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO GO OUT THERE AS WELL AND INTERACT WITH THE INMATES AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND ALSO ENGAGE WITH THEM. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU
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ARE DOING IS CHECKING IN WITH IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS TO SEE WHAT THEY NEED TO REHABILITATE THEMSELVES. WHAT I VALUE ABOUT THIS IS JUST HOW IT HIGHLIGHTS HOW PROGRAMS LIKE UNLOCKED AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO CRIME ARE NECESSARY TO STOP VIOLENCE -- THE CYCLES, RATHCLER, OF CRIME, AND MY CONSTITUENT SERVICES TEAM IS OFTEN FIELDING CALLS OF INDIVIDUALS LOOKING FOR HOUSING, BUT BECAUSE OF THEIR RECORD AND-OR THEIR PAROLE, THEY STRUGGLE WITH FINDING ACCESS TO QUALITY HOUSING. SO JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL THE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS FOR CONNECTING FOLKS TO THOSE VETTED RESOURCES BECAUSE OFTENTIMES THAT'S WHAT WE HEAR FROM SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHETHER THEY'VE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE JUSTICE SYSTEM OR NOT. YOU'RE GIVEN A LIST OF NUMBERS TO CALL AND HAVE THE RUN AROUND. SO JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT WORK. I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN DR. ROCHA GARCIA AND MANNY PELAEZ COMMITTED A REQUEST TO EXPLORE PROVIDING THE EXPUNGEMENT OF RECORDS OF THOSE WHO QUALIFY.THAT'S GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. UNDER THE UNLOCKED PROGRAM, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL CONNECT FOLKS TO IF THEY QUALIFY WITH
ASSISTANCE FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF RECORDS? >> TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, I'M GOING TO CALL SOMEBODY FROM THE TEAM UP TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. YOU ALL FIGURE OUT WHO THAT IS GOING TO BE. NUMBER TWO, I MADE A MISTAKE BECAUSE I ALSO FORGOT TO POINT OUT CHRISTINA AND DESTINY WHO IS CRUNCHING NUMBERS AND HELPING CONDUCT THOSE FOCUS GROUPS AMONG INDIVIDUALS. WHO WANTS TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION?
ANGELA. >> SO THE QUESTION WAS RELATED TO THE
EXPUNGEMENT OR THE ACCESS? >> CORRECT.
>> WE ATTENDED A TRAINING ON A SATURDAY, I BELIEVE IT WAS, WITH TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT AND FREE TEXAS, AND THERE WAS AN ORGANIZATION SPECIFIC TO EXPUNGEMENT THAT WAS THERE. SO WE HAVE THAT RESOURCE INFORMATION. I JUST CAN'T REMEMBER IT OFFHAND. BUT WE REFER THEM TO THEM SPECIFICALLY AND MAKE THE PHONE CALL. WE HAD AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS FIVE CHARGES, BUT HE WAS -- ALL FIVE WERE -- HE WAS NOT CHARGED. SO HE WAS -- DISMISSED. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT WOULDN'T COME TO MIND. THEY WERE DISMISSED. RESULT OF THOSE CHARGES BEING DISMISSED, HE STILL HAS FIVE ARREST RECORDS, WHICH SHOW UP ON HIS REFERRAL FOR JOBS AND APARTMENTS AND THINGS. SO HE'S A GREAT CANDIDATE FOR EXPUNGEMENT. HE HAS TO FIND OUT IF HE'S ELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNGEMENT. WE DO SEND REFERRALS TO THAT ORGANIZATION, BUT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WITH EXPUNGEMENT WOULD BE
AMAZING. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU.
>> AND, AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. I KNOW IN LA, DR. HERNANDEZ, SHE'S A PROFESSOR AT UCLA, SHE INITIATED WHAT SHE CALLS MILLION DOLLAR HOODS WHERE THEY POOL THE DATA OF HOW MUCH MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT ON ARRESTS THROUGHOUT LA AND THEN HOW MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT ON BONDS. I'M PRETTY SURE IF WE OVERLAP IT WITH ANY DISPARITY MAP, WE'RE GOING TO SEE PARALLELS. I BELIEVE HAVING ACCESS TO THOSE TOTALS WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR THE POLICY-MAKING DISCUSSION. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOUR TEAM OR METRO HEALTH CAN DO IS PULL THAT DATA AND ESSENTIALLY CREATE A MAP ON HOW MUCH MONEY IS SPENT THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ON BAIL AND-OR ARRESTS?
>> THANK YOU. AGAIN, JUST ANCHORING TO THE WORK AT METRO HEALTH, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOME OF OUR ACADEMIC PARTNERS, SO ANY TIME YOU HAVE A REQUEST, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT. WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE THE CAPACITY, WE USE DIFFERENT INDEXES TO EMPLOY STAFF OVER COVID OR EVEN DAY TO DAY. THE SHORT ANSWER IS, WE CAN LOOK INTO IT. JUST LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC REQUEST, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THE HEAT MAPS SHOW AND ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE WORKING WITH OTHER PARTNERS ACROSS
THE CITY. >> SURE. I COULD GET SOME SPECIFICS ON THE DETAILS. THAT WOULD BE REALLY APPRECIATED IF WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION WITH MAYBE UTSA. I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION, IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. DR. KAUR.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO SAID. THIS WORK IS REALLY IMPORTANT. WE LIKE TO SEE THINGS THAT ARE BEING DONE PROACTIVELY AND SUPPORTIVELY FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY MOST UNSERVED AND FORGOTTEN ABOUT AT TIMES. THANK YOU FOR THIS WORK. JUST QUESTIONS ON HOW ARE YOU ALL IDENTIFYING PARTICIPANTS AND HOW DOES THE WORK START? LIKE CAN YOU JUST TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE PROGRAM IN TERMS OF
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IDENTIFICATION AND SUPPORT? >> COME UP AND HELP ME OUT. I THINK IT'S, TO SOME EXTENT, A SELF-SELECTED POPULATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO AGREE TO BE PART OF IT FOR SIX MONTHS. BUT WE NOTIFY PEOPLE OF OUR EXISTENCE THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT ADVERTISING METHODS I TALKED ABOUT, LIKE THE KIOSKS, BUT YOU'VE BEEN
DOING IN-REACH. TOO. >> WE WENT INTO THE JAILS, INTO THE PODS, INTO THE UNITS. WE TOOK A POLL BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TAKING ELECTRONICS. WE TOLD THEM EXACTLY WHAT THE PROGRAM IS. WE SHOWED THEM THE -- YOU YOU SAW IN THE BROCHURE. HOW MANY OF YOU NEED ID OR BIRTH CERTIFICATES OR A JOB? WE GO THROUGH THE LIST OF RESOURCES, NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT YOU SEE THE ENGAGEMENT FROM THE CURRENT INMATES THAT RESPOND TO THOSE NEEDS.
IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHEN YOU GET HOME, WE'RE YOUR CONNECTION. WE RELY AS ON THE RE-ENTRY TECHNICIANS IN THE JAIL.
WE RELY ON THE NURSES, CHAPLAINS, JAIL PROGRAMS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF COLLABORATION EVEN WITHIN THE JAIL. THEN SO ONCE THEY COME OUT, IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT US. SOME OF THEM -- THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN THAT GOT OUT AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING WHICH WAS A UNIQUE RELEASE TIME. HE GOT OUT AT 2:00 A.M. HE WALKED DOWN AND STAYED THERE UNTIL 8:00 WHEN IT OPENED TO GET SERVICES FROM THE UNLOCKED TEAM. SO THE RE-ENTRY TECHNICIANS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE JAIL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO US. THE STAFF WAS JUST THERE ON THURSDAY, AND WE HAD WALK-INS. WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE JAIL AND THEY WALK DOWN THE STREET, THEY'RE LOOKING AND THEY'RE HUNGRY AND WILLING TO PARTICIPATE. SO PART OF THAT ASSESSMENT AND BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CLIENTS IS LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS THEIR PROGRAM. SO WHATEVER IS IMPORTANT TO THEM IS IMPORTANT TO US. WE CONTINUOUSLY SAY, THIS IS YOUR PROGRAM. KIND OF LIKE AN AA, NA PROGRAM, LIKE YOU WORK THE STEPS JUST LIKE YOU WORK THIS PROGRAM. BUT WE'RE COMING ALONGSIDE OF THEM. BECAUSE OF THE LOWER LITERACY LEVELS IN A NUMBER OF OUR CLIENTS, THERE'S SOME EXTRA STEPS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE. LIKE WE HAVE A -- THERE'S A GENTLEMAN THAT GOT AN EARN A BIKE, ONE OF RAMON'S CLIENTS GOT AN EARN A BIKE. HE IS RIDING HIS BIKE. HE HAS HEALTH ISSUES. HE RAN INTO A POLICE CAR WITH THE BIKE. SO WE'RE LIKE -- MAYBE A BIKE IS NOT THE BEST CHOICE FOR YOU. HE USES A BUS PASS THAT WE PROVI PROVIDE FOR HIM. IT'S SOMETHING TO GET THEM MOVING AROUND. WE ASSESS THEIR NEEDS. THEY TELL US WHAT THEY NEED. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THOSE SERVICES AND HELP THEM PROBLEM SOLVE OR WORK THROUGH THE BUREAUCRACY OF THAT AGENCY, THAT HOSPITAL, THAT ORGANIZATION, WHATEVER IT IS THAT CAUSES A HICCUP FOR THEM. WE WALK THEM THROUGH THAT OR GET THEM LINKED TO SERVICES. WE SAY WE DON'T PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT AND WE ARE LIKE THIS CLOSE TO PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT, BUT IT'S THE LINKAGE THAT'S IMPORTANT AND HAVING ACCESS TO US BECAUSE THEY CAN CALL US AND HE CAN THIS TEXT -- THEY CAN TEXT US BY PHONE. SO THE ACCESSIBILITY.
>> AND ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE KNOW IS THE FINANCIAL -- THE LEGAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATION THAT WHEN YOU LEAVE AND TRY TO RE-ENTER IS A BIG CHALLENGE. ARE YOU GUYS DOING ANYTHING TO
SUPPORT AROUND THAT? >> SO WE DO ASK THEM IF THEY'RE ON SOME TYPE OF SUPERVISION. THEN BASED ON THE SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS, WE TRY TO ASSIST THEM WITH RESOURCES. LIKE THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS ONE OF THE -- A COMMON SUCCESS STORY, BUT HE HAD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF TICKETS THAT NEEDED TO BE RESOLVED TO GET HIS LICENSE TO PURSUE HIS CDL. WE ASSISTED HIM -- LISA SPECIFICALLY ASSISTED HIM WITH WRITING LETTERS AND THEN GOING TO EACH ONE OF THOSE CITIES, BECAUSE IT WAS MULTIPLE CITIES, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF TICKETS, AND ALL OF THOSE TICKETS WERE ACTUALLY DISMISSED.
>> WOW. THAT'S AWESOME. >> I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT WORD IS NOT COMING BACK. DISMISSED. SO JUST KNOWING THE HISTORY BEHIND WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO, COMMUNITY HOURS, MRT, RECOGNITION THERAPY AND THERE'S A WAIT LIST. WE WORK WITH PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN GET INTO THAT CLASS AT A DECENT TIME FRAME TO ACTUALLY COMPLETE THOSE REQUIREMENTS. SO PRETRIAL, PROBATION. WE HAVE SOME CLIENTS ON PROBATION AND PAROLE. SO THEY HAVE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, GETTING THEM CONNECTED TO EMPLOYERS, SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYERS AND AGENCIES THAT GENUINELY PLACE PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT. THEY DON'T JUST SAY THEY ARE WILLING TO HIRE
EXOFFENDERS. >> IS THERE ANY PARTNERSHIP WITH READY
TO WORK FOR SOME OF THESE FOLKS? >> YES. SO LISA IS ACTUALLY A WORKFORCE AMBASSADOR. IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED? SHE'S
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A WORKFORCE AMBASSADOR. SHE HAS A DIRECT CONNECTION THERE. BUT WE ALSO WORK WITH SOME OF THE WORKFORCE PARTNERS. SO THE GI FORM HAS BEEN A REALLY STRONG ADVOCATE. WE WORK WITH MINISTRIES.THEY DO ADDITIONAL JOB PLACEMENT AND WORK WITH SPECIFIC EMPLOYERS THAT ARE SECOND CHANCE AS WELL. WE CAN ALWAYS USE MORE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I GUESS THE TWO QUESTIONS I HAVE, THE FIRST ONE IS, THOSE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES, DIABETES, LIVER PROBLEMS, YOU'RE LINKING THEM TO GROUPS. IS THERE ANYWAY WE'RE MONITORING IT AND, YOU KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA AND I BRING THIS UP A LOT IS, YOU KNOW, THEY GET OUT. THEY HAVE MAYBE A CHRONIC ILLNESS, AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES. IS THERE ANYWAY WE'RE MONITORING KIND OF WHAT SORT OF FACILITY YOU USE ON THE SOUTH TO EAST SIDE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE YOU OUR POPULATION IS GROWING. I KNOW DIABETES FOR THE SOUTH SIDE IS JUST IN GENERAL. IF WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION AND IF WE ARE -- NOT JUST LINKING THEM TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, BUT ALSO LINKING THEM TO THE FACT THAT SOMETIMES WE DO OUR DIABETES GARAGE OR A DIABETES CLASS AT THE Y OR THE LIBRARY, OR I COULD MAKE SURE, IF YOU GUYS TELL ME, HEY, WE HAVE -- WE'RE NOTICING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN YOUR DISTRICT THAT ARE COMING THROUGH OUR UNLOCKED PROGRAM HAVE THIS CHRONIC ILLNESS, YOU MIGHT WANT US TO DO THIS AT ONE OF THE LIBRARIES OR HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IS THERE ANYWAY
YOU CAN GET US THAT INFORMATION? >> SO WE DO HAVE A SPREADSHEET OF PARTNERS THAT IT'S A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT WE USE. I WOULD SAY THAT FOR MOST -- MOST OF THE PEOPLE WE'RE WORKING WITH ARE STILL STAYING IN THAT CENTRAL AREA BECAUSE OF TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. BUT WE DO HAVE AN INTERNAL DOCUMENT, AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES. SURE.
>> YEAH. THANK YOU. I KNOW CENTRAL RIGHT NOW IS KEY BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE OUR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS ARE. BUT IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR, AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND GET THOSE CORRIDORS AND WE SEE PROBLEM AREAS, I MEAN, I WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO HELP WITH MAKING SURE WE MAKE CONNECTIONS AND LETTING PEOPLE WHO ARE OPTING INTO THE PROGRAM UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE GOING TO GET SUPPORT AND HELP. I GUESS THE SECOND QUESTION IS, IF YOU COULD JUST SEND ME TO BREAK DOWN THE DATA IN TERMS OF THE WOMEN THAT ARE IN THE PROGRAM AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE CAN DO WITH -- TO HELP THE WOMEN BECAUSE I KNOW IN OUR STATUS OF GIRLS AND OUR STATUS OF WOMEN REPORT, WE KNOW THAT THEIR DIFFICULTIES AND CHALLENGES ARE MANY, EVEN IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ARRESTED. THEN YOU ADD IN ARRESTS OR, YOU KNOW, HAVING BEEN SENTENCED TO DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE OR WHATEVER THEY'VE DONE, IT GETS HARDER. IF WE COULD GET THAT INFORMATION, I WOULD
APPRECIATE IT ALSO. >> SO INFORMATION ON -- JUST TO CLARIFY THE REQUEST, INFORMATION ON THE -- WHAT SERVICES WOMEN ARE REQUESTING?
IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? >> I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY WOMEN ARE GOING
THROUGH THE PROGRAM. >> LIKE HOW MANY? IS IT.
>> YEAH. >> YEAH. WE CAN DO THAT.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. DR. ROCHA. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO, FOR BRINGING UP THE CCR WE'RE WORKING ON BECAUSE WE DO FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES THIS POPULATION GETS LEFT OUT. I DO FEEL THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE DOING SOME OF THE WORK, AND I JUST -- MY QUESTIONS ARE FOCUSED ON THE SILOS THAT SOMETIMES HAPPEN. SO I DON'T -- I DON'T WANT TO ASSUME THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER, BUT ARE WE WORKING WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL SPECIFICALLY LIKE TO -- OKAY. GOOD. SO JUST MAKING SURE. AND THEN WHAT ABOUT SAPD? ARE THEY PROMOTING THIS SOMEHOW? DO THEY -- I GUESS, I'M VERY IGNORANT TO WHEN SOMEBODY LEAVES. RIGHT? AND SO WHAT HAPPENS? DO THEY GET A PAPER THAT SHOWS ALL OF THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO
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THEM? WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION DO PEOPLE GET?>> SO AS FAR AS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH SAPD -- VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS ONE. PROGRAMS. WE HAVE PARTNERED AND PRESENTED WITH THEM AND ALSO GONE THROUGH THEIR TRAINING. WE PROVIDE BROCHURES, PAMPHLETS, A TEACH-IN WITH THEM, SPECIFIC TO THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM, BUT AS FAR AS SAPD, AS OFFICERS AND PROVIDERS, NOT A DIRECT -- NOT A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP. BUT WHEN A PERSON ACTUALLY LEAVES JAIL, DEPENDING ON THEIR INTEREST IN HAVING MORE INFORMATION, WE DO PROVIDE OUR CONTACT INFORMATION, THE BROCHURES AND FLYERS ARE NOT ONLY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE JAIL. THEY ARE ALSO IN THE KIOSKS AND THEN ONCE THEY ACTUALLY LEAVE THE JAIL IN SOUTH TOWER WHERE MOST PEOPLE ARE RELEASED FROM, THERE ARE BROCHURES AND FLYERS THERE NEXT TO THE FREE PHONES. SO THEY CAN CALL FROM THAT FREE PHONE RIGHT THERE IN THE LOBBY. IF ALL ELSE FAILS, WHEN THEY STEP OUTSIDE OF SOUTH TOWER, THERE ARE SIX PILLARS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE OUR BROCHURE AND INFORMATION ON THE PILLARS SAYING YOU WANT A FRESH START? WE'VE GOT HOUSING. WELL, NOT TECHNICALLY HOUSING, BUT ALL OF THOSE OTHER THINGS THAT LEAD UP TO THEM BEING COMFORTABLE IN THE COMMUNITY ONCE THEY ENTER. I MEAN, ONCE THEY COME BACK INTO SOCIETY. IT'S US DOING THE OUTREACH AND THEN
THEM RESPONDING TO THE OUTREACH. >> OKAY. I THINK THE REASON I'M ASKING IS BECAUSE WHEN WE DID THE POINT IN TIME COUNT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WE WERE GIVING AWAY BACKPACKS, AND THEY HAD LIKE A QR CODE WITH A REALLY NICE -- LOOKED LIKE A LUGGAGE TAG.
THERE'S NO WAY YOU COULD LOSE IT. IT HAD ALL THESE CONTACT NUMBERS, AND IT HAD A QR CODE. I'M ASKING THAT BECAUSE I THINK IT MIGHT BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO JUST HAND THEM SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO RECYCLE OR THROW AWAY OR IT'S NOT GOING TO BLOW AWAY. SO I WAS JUST TRYING TO SEE, HOW DO WE GET THESE NUMBERS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THEM WHERE
THEY DON'T HAVE TO KIND OF LOOK? >> SO CLOSE TO HOME IS WHAT THE AGENCY THAT ORGANIZES THE COUNT. I ALSO VOLUNTEERED THERE.
THEY ARE MEETING WITH CLOSE TO HOME WHEN? SOON.
>> WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. >> OKAY. GOOD. OKAY.
SO -- AND I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO -- WE ALREADY HAVE SOMETHING THEY CAN SHARE WITH US, BUT IF THIS IS MORE SPECIFIC, I WOULD MAYBE EVEN PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING VERY SPECIFIC TO YOUR PROGRAM. RIGHT? IT MADE ME THINK OF, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO NEED? IS IT A BACKPACK? IS IT WITH INFORMATION -- I DON'T KNOW. I'M SO SORRY THAT I'M IGNORANT TO THE NUMBERS, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE RELEASED ON A DAILY BASIS, BUT THAT WOULD GO INTO THE BUDGET CONSIDERATION AS WELL.
RIGHT? SO I'M THINKING FROM THE PROGRAM MARKETING PERSPECTIVE, I GUESS, IS WHAT I'M SAYING. WITH THAT SAID, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE -- WE RECEIVED $2.4 MILLION FOR THIS FROM THE CDC. IT WAS ACTUALLY ON MY BIRTHDAY IN 2021. SO MAYBE WE CAN GET ANOTHER 2.4 NEXT BIRTHDAY OR SOMETHING. NO. BUT I'M JUST HOPING THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOME ADDITIONAL GRANTS BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE SOME OF THIS OUT OF GENERAL FUND. BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF THERE'S ALREADY -- IF Y'ALL ARE ALREADY LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL GRANT
FUNDING. >> YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR FEDERAL GRANTS. WE'RE FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL WITH SECURING FEDERAL GRANTS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE ONE OF 107 GRANTEES THAT RECEIVE THIS FROM THE CDC FOR PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE. I'M SAYING THAT TO SAY THIS DOVETAILS WITH OUR SA FORWARD PLAN. WE'RE EXPLORING EXTERNAL FUNDING. WE'VE HAD EXTERNAL VALIDATERS OF
OUR WORK. THAT GOES A LONG WAY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WITH SAPD, I WAS ALSO REFERRING TO MAYBE LIKE USING OURY SAFE OFFICERS AND MAKING SURE THEY HAVE INFORMATION AVAILABLE JUST IN CASE.
RIGHT? SO THEY MIGHT -- BECAUSE THEY ARE IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY MIGHT BE AWARE OF SITUATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY VALUE THE CONVERSATION AND ONE THING THAT COMES TO MIND WHEN WORKFORCE AND FORMER INCARCERATED COME UP IS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE WAYS IN WHICH ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE CAN IMPACT SOMEONE'S CONFIDENCE AND ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT. RIGHT? AND I THINK ABOUT THE TOUR THAT DR. ROCHA AND I, THE MAYOR TOOK OVER AT UT SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY AND WHAT PARTNERSHIP CAN LOOK LIKE THERE TO CONNECT FOLKS WHO ARE BEING RELEASED FROM THE COUNTY JAIL OR TRANSFERRED FROM WHEREVER THEY ARE AT TO THE COUNTY JAIL TO ACCESS THAT CARE. ONE, TO PROVIDE THEM THE CARE. TWO, TO HELP
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BUILD THAT CONFIDENCE TO GO OUT AND WHETHER IT'S GET A CERTIFICATION FOR A TRADE OR ENTER THE WORKFORCE TO HAVE THOSE TOOLS NECESSARY AND TO ALSO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE LIVABLE WAGES ANDER WOO NOT ALLOWING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE EXPLOITED BECAUSE OF A RECORD. I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR YOUR WORK. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE. THANK YOU, DR. WU. WE CAN MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE, A BRIEFING ON CCR FOR CEMETERIES MASTER PLAN.I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NIKKI
RAMOS. >> HI. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND COUNCIL.
THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON THE HISTORIC CEMETERIES MASTER PLAN.
I'M GIVING YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. I THINK SOME OF YOU ARE ACTUALLY ON THE CCR. YOU MIGHT RECALL, THIS WAS SUBMITTED BACK IN NOVEMBER BY COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. IT WAS REQUESTED FOR CITY STAFF TO ENGAGE IN A MASTER PLANNING EFFORT FOR OUR HISTORIC CITY CEMETERIES TO INCLUDE ELIGIBLE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE EXECUTION OF THE MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS ITEM WENT TO GOVERNANCE ON MARCH 20TH AND WAS REFERRED YOU TO AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIED TO ā THATCCR,THE REQUEST WAS MEANT TO UPLIFT AND BEAUTIFY THE CITY CEMETERIES. THEY SIT ON THE EAST SIDE. THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY FOUR MAJOR STREETS. SO IT'S REALLY UPDATE ITS LOOK, PAY RESPECT TO THE HISTORY OF THE CEMETERIES, AND TO INCREASE THE CONNECTION WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR IN A MASTER PLAN. GIVING YOU FAST FACTS IF YOU'RE NOT TOO FAMILIAR, THE STREETS THAT SURROUND OUR CEMETERIES, NORTH NEW BRAWN FELLS, COMMERCE, EAST HOUSTON, AND HACKBERRY. THE CEMETERIES WERE FOUNDED IN 1853. IT'S 103 ACRES. THERE'S 33 CEMETERIES TOTAL. 16 ARE PRIVATELY OWNED.
THERE ARE 9 CITY MAINTAINED CEMETERIES. THEY ARE SHADED IN THE DARK GREEN YOU SEE THERE. IN 1901, THE CITY DID BECOME THE STEWARDS OF THESE 9 HISTORIC CEMETERIES. THEY'RE IN THE DARK GREEN. WE NOTED THE NAME OF THE OWNERSHIP OF THE OTHERS. SO INTERESTING TO NOTE, THERE IS ALREADY AN EXISTING MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY CEMETERIES. IT WAS DONE IN 1990. SO I'LL GIVE YOU BACKGROUND. IN 1987, THERE WAS THE EAST SIDE SAN ANTONIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. THEY SPONSORED A STUDY. THERE WERE THREE MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIS STUDY. ONE WAS TO CONDUCT A SURVEY AND SUBMIT A NOMINATION TO THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HISTORIC PLACES. TWO, TO ESTABLISH AN EAST SIDE CEMETERY FOUNDATION AND THE FOUNDATION WAS MEANT TO FUND RAISE, INCREASE AWARENESS, WORK ON MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATION. THREE WAS TO ACTUALLY PREPARE A MASTER PLAN. SO THAT IS WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT FEASIBILITY STUDY IN 1987. SO IN 1990, THE CITY UTILIZED GRANT FUNDS TO CONDUCT THIS MASTER PLAN USING AN EXTERNAL TEAM OF CONSULTANTS. WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS -- THE COMPONENTS OF THE MASTER PLAN -- ACTUALLY, THEY DID HISTORICAL -- THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORICAL IN THERE OF HOW THE CEMETERIES CAME TO BE AND WHAT THE CURRENT USAGE LOOKED LIKE. THEN THERE WERE A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS TIED TO LAND USE, PLAN DESIGN, MAINTENANCE, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A VISITOR'S CENTER AND A CHAPEL ON SITE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, COST ESTIMATES, AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS. THEY LOOKED AT THE LEGAL ASPECTS AS WELL. IT WAS A COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN THAT WAS DONE. WE WA WANTED TO NOTE, IN 2000, WE WERE ADDED TO THE HISTORIC PLACES. WE ACCOMPLISHED TWO OF THE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEASIBILITY STUDY.
CURRENT MAINTENANCE OF THE CITY CEMETERIES, WE DO HAVE A PARK STEWARDSHIP DIVISION, AND THEY OVERSEE THE MAINTENANCE OF THE CEMETERIES TO INCLUDE MOWING, TREE CARE, LITTER PICK UP, AND THEY MONITOR FOR VANDALISM AS WELL. WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF PROGRAMS THAT WE DO IN ADDITION TO MAINTENANCE. WE HAVE A CITY CEMETERY STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. IT'S AVAILABLE FOR THOSE FOLKS AGES 15 AND UP WHO WANT TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN PRESERVATION AND BEAUTIFICATION OF THESE
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CEMETERIES. THEY ARE EDUCATED AND TRAINED ON BEST PRACTICES IN CEMETERY CONSERVATION, INCLUDING RESEARCH, CATALOGING, AND ACTUALLY HEADSTONE CLEANING. THEY MEET UP ON THE SECOND SATURDAYS OF EVERY MONTH. WE DO HAVE ONE COMING UP MAY 11TH. WHAT THEY DO, WE ACTUALLY PARTNER WITH THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND THERE IS A VIDEO PRESENTATION THAT HAS TO BE WATCHED BEFORE THEY CAN PARTICIPATE. IT INCLUDES THE BEST PRACTICES FOR HOW TO CARE FOR THE CEMETERIES. THEN FOLLOWING THAT, THEY REGISTER WITH US TO DO A HANDS-ON TRAINING AS WELL. SO THEY ARE FULLY PREPARED ONCE THEY ARE ABLE TO GET OUT AND PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD 260 SERVICE HOURS TO DO IMPROVEMENTS TO YOU ARE 0 CEMETERY -- OUR CEMETERIES. IT'S A COOL PROGRAM. WE HAVE VOLUNTEER CLEAN-UP EVENTS. IT'S NOT SPECIFIC TO CEMETERIES, BUT INDIVIDUALS ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. WE WILL DO CLEAN-UP EVENTS AS NEEDED. THEY DO TRASH COLLECTION AND INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL. THEY CAN COME OUT TO THE CEMETERIES AS WELL. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. THIS WAS A CLEAN-UP THAT WAS DONE EARLIER THIS MONTH. SO YOU CAN SEE THE HEADSTONE BEFORE AND THEN THE HEADSTONE AFTER. IT IS A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE. SOME OF THESE ARE QUITE OLD, BUT IT IS A MARKED IMPROVEMENT. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO ENGAGE A CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE EXISTING MASTER PLAN, TO STUDY WHAT WE'RE DOING CURRENTLY FOR MAINTENANCE WITH OUR PROGRAMS, TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, AND UPDATE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS AS APPROPRIATE ONCE WE'VE IDENTIFIED FUNDS TO DO SUCH AN UPDATE. SO WITH THAT, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TOANSWER. >> THANK YOU, NIKKI, FOR THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS INTERESTING TO LEARN. IN DISTRICT 5, WE HAVE SAN FERNANDO ONE. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S A HISTORIC CEMETERY OR NOT. IF IT'S NOT, IS THERE STILL OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE WITH THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATIONS PROGRAM TO GO DO THE STONE WORK?
>> I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH OHP. >> GREAT. THANKS.
DR. ROCHA. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS, NIKKI. I APPRECIATE IT. WHAT IS THE TIME LINE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF FUNDS? HI, HOMER. I JUST SAW
YOU THERE. >> WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THIS WOULD PROBABLY GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS TO IDENTIFY FUNDS.
>> AND WHEN DO YOU THINK THAT A CONSULTANT, WHENEVER WE FIRE A CONSULTANT -- HIRE A CONSULTANT, WHAT IS THE FASTEST AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOU WOULD -- YOU ALL COULD HAVE THIS DONE?
>> SO I'M WORKING ON A MASTER PLAN RIGHT NOW ON SOMETHING SEPARATE, AND IT'S -- ONCE WE WERE ABLE -- WE WENT THROUGH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS, THE COMMITTEE PROCESS. ONCE WE WERE ABLE TO GET STARTED, IT WAS A FIVE TO SIX-MONTH PROCESS. I WOULD ANTICIPATE SEVERAL MONTHS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THEY HAVE AN EXISTING PLAN TO START FROM. BUT IT IS QUITE OLD. BUT IT IS A REALLY GOOD STARTING PLACE. I WOULD
VENTURE TO SAY SEVERAL MONTHS. >> JUST TO AUGMENT THAT, ONE OPPORTUNITY ADDITIONALLY WOULD BE TO LOOK AT OUR VENDORS. SO THROUGH OUR BOND PROGRAM, WE HAVE SEVERAL FIRMS THAT WE WORK WITH.
SO THERE COULD BE OPPORTUNITY THERE AS WELL, WHICH THEN MIGHT STREAMLINE IT A LITTLE BIT. WE WERE JUST LOOKING FOR GUIDANCE AND FEEDBACK FOR HOW TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS GOING FORWARD.
>> GOT IT. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU FEEDBACK. DON'T WORRY.
BUT THE -- I KNOW THAT IT'S SPECIFIC TO CITY HISTORIC CEMETERIES.
THIS IS RANDOM, BUT WHO CHECKS LIKE ON THE OTHER CEMETERIES AND LIKE WHAT DEFINES A HISTORIC CEMETERY IF YOU'RE NOT A CITY HISTORIC CEMETERY? WHO DOES THAT? DOES ANYBODY DO THAT? DO WE KNOW --
>> I WOULD ASSUME THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION WOULD GO THROUGH OUR
OFFICE. >> I'VE HAD MY PLAT OF LAND FOR 11 YEARS. I'VE HAD MY CASKET PICKED OUT FOR 11 YEARS. I PLAN, Y'ALL. NO SURPRISE THERE. NO SHOCK. RIGHT? SO I'VE GOT EVERYTHING PLANNED OUT.
DON'T WORRY, Y'ALL. SO -- ACTUALLY, THEY THOUGHT I HAD A TERMINAL ILLNESS WHEN I WENT FOR THE INSURANCE BECAUSE I WAS -- I WAS LIKE, NO, I JUST LIKE PLANNING, Y'ALL. SO I HAVE A PLOT AND FOR MY CHILD AT MISSION PARK. THE REASON I'M ASKING IS BECAUSE I KIND OF FORGOT WHERE IT WAS. SO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE IT'S LOCATED, BUT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ALONG [INDISCERNIBLE]. THE NATIONAL HISTORIC -- TTHEY ALLOTTED MONEY TO CLEAR IT UP TO MAKE IT RUN AGAIN. I WILL BE LAID TO REST BY THERE,
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WHICH IS, TO ME, REALLY COOL. NOBODY WANTED THAT AREA, SO IT WAS CHEAP. THAT'S WHY I WAS ABLE TO BUY IT SO FAR AHEAD OF TIME, PLANNING AHEAD. BUT THEN I WAS THINKING, GOSH, WHEN DOES THAT -- WHAT HAPPENS? THAT'S A HISTORIC AREA ALREADY WITH THE COLONIAL MISSIONS AND STUFF. IT GOT ME THINKING ABOUT CEMETERIES AND THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT CEMETERIES. THEN I THOUGHT WHO IDENTIFIES LIKE WHERE PEOPLE ARE BURIED, LIKE THE FIRST MAYOR OF SAN ANTONIO? DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I DON'T KNOW THAT -- I'M SORRY TO BESO MORBID. IT GOT ME THINKING. >> WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS PART OF THE CEMETERY STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM, WE DO PARTNER AT THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY. THERE IS A GENEALOGY RESEARCH LIBRARIAN. I DON'T WANT TO ANSWER FOR THEM, BUT I WOULD GUESS THEY WOULD HAVE THOSE OF SIGNIFICANCE THERE. WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THEM.
>> I WAS JUST WONDERING. I ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS. SORRY.
THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, NIKKI. >> THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER. DR. KAUR. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. I HAVE A LITTLE BIT LESS FAMILIARITY WITH CEMETERIES BECAUSE WE DON'T USE THEM IN OUR RELIGION. SO IT'S DIFFERENT PRACTICES. MY QUESTION IS MAINLY JUST FROM MAYBE AN EDUCATION PURPOSE. LIKE WHAT WOULD THE IDEAL LIKE -- WHAT WOULD SUCCESS LOOK LIKE FOR OUR
CEMETERIES? >> SO SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE MASTER PLAN HAD TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL MAINTENANCE AND CARE.
SO THESE ARE QUITE OLD. RIGHT? AND SO ANYWHERE FROM MOWING BUT -- YOU CAN MOW SOMETHING BUT IT'S NOT MANICURED. IT TALKED ABOUT PAVING STONES. IT TALKED ABOUT RETAINING WALLS, LIGHTING, SHADE TREES, ORNAMENTAL TREES. SO JUST THAT EXPERIENCE THAT JUST IS A PEACEFUL EXPERIENCE WHILE YOU'RE THERE. I KNOW I DID MENTION A VISITORS CENTER AS WELL. I WOULD SAY OVERALL, JUST ACCOMPLISHING THAT WOULD BRING PEOPLE A LOT OF PEACE, I THINK, AROUND WHERE THEIR LOVED ONES
ARE. >> OKAY. GREAT. SO KIND OF SIMILAR TO A MASTER PLANNING OF LIKE A PARK WHERE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF -- NOT TO BE
OFFENSIVE. >> RIGHT. >> AND THEN ONE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS FROM THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. THAT SEEMS LIKE A GREAT PROGRAM GIVEN THE PRESENTATION THAT WE JUST HEARD. ARE WE DOING ANYTHING TO PARTNER WITH METRO HEALTH, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR FOLKS THAT ARE DOING RE-ENTRY TO HELP COME OUT AND DO VOLUNTEER
WORK? >> I DON'T THINK SO, BUT WE DEFINITELY CAN.
YEAH. >> I JUST THOUGHT OF IT BECAUSE WE HAD THE TWO
PRESENTATIONS BACK-TO-BACK. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK ON THE
PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, CHAIR. >> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I THINK MY QUESTION IS PRIMARILY ABOUT TIME LINE. I KNOW I SIGNED ON TO THIS CCR WITH THE OTHER COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HERE AND COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ ALSO. I JUST -- ANY TIME I HEAR CONSULTANT, I SIGH BECAUSE I'M LIKE, HOW LONG DOES THAT MEAN IT'S GOING TO BE. I THINK IT'S GOOD WE HAVE THE MASTER PLAN. AS SOON AS YOU GET AN IDEA, AFTER BUDGET, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT BUDGET DOLLARS TO GO TOWARDS THIS, IF WE COULD GET A TIME LINE OF WHEN WE CAN START CREATING THIS MASTER PLAN. THEN I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE NEED TO -- BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS AROUND THERE, IF THEY WANT TO POSSIBLY BUY IN TO THIS OR CONTRIBUTE TO THIS, HOW WE CAN DO A PLAN THAT GOES WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO SET A STANDARD POSSIBLY, AND IF THESE GROUPS WANT TO BE PART OF IT, THEY UNDERSTAND THE STANDARDS WE SET FOR MAINTENANCE OF THESE HISTORIC CEMETERIES. CAN WE DO THAT ALSO?
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, NIKKI. APPRECIATE
>> ITEM 4 IS AN ART LIST PRESENTED BY OUR DIRECTOR, KRYSTAL
JONES. >> GOOD EVERYONE A, COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. I HOPE THIS IS ONE OF YOUR LAST PRESENTATIONS BEFORE YOU FIESTA FOR THE REST OF THE FIESTA REMAINING MOMENT.
BEFORE I START, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR PREQUALIFIED PUBLIC ART LIST. I WILL SAY YOU CAN'T HAVE PUBLIC ART WITHOUT ARTISTS. THIS IS ONE OF OUR IMPORTANT TASKS TO DO WHEN WE'RE DEVELOPING OUR PUBLIC ART PROGRAM. SO BEFORE I KIND OF GET INTO THIS, I DO WANT TO R RECOGNIZE OUR TEAM MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON GETTING OUR ARTISTS BOTH HERE IN SAN ANTONIO BUT ALSO NATIONAL ARTISTS ON OUR PREQUALIFIED LIST. WE DO HAVE JORDAN HERE. SHE'S RIGHT HERE. SHE'S
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OUR LEAD PUBLIC ART PROJECT MANAGER, AND SHE REALLY HAS SPEARHEADED THIS PUBLIC ART PREQUALIFIED LIST FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. I WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER WORK. IT CERTAINLY IS A TEAM EFFORT. KIMBERLY MORALES IS ACTUALLY TAKING WELL DESERVED VACATION TIME, BUT I KNOW SHE'S WATCHING. SO VACATION. THEN ALSO, WE HAVE BIANCA ALVAREZ, RENEE. WE ALSO HAVE ALYSSA FRANKLIN AND WE HAVE A NEW MEMBER, KYRSTEN. THEY ARE WATCHING FROM THE OFFICE. THANK YOU TO THE MARKETING TEAM FOR HELPING TO GET THE WORD OUT. ON TO THE PREQUALIFIED LIST. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP IN OUR PUBLIC ART PROGRAM. IT IS TO GET ARTISTS SIGNED UP TO BE PREQUALIFIED SO THEY CAN WORK ON PUBLIC ART PROJECTS. SO THIS IS ARTISTS OF ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE. I IT'S EM EDGERRING ARTISTS, THE VISUAL DIDN'T OF OUR ARTISTS. WE HAVE SUPPORT SERVICES. THIS IS A CALL FOR INSTALLERS. THIS IS A CALL FOR ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERING. THERE'S SO MUCH THAT GOES INTO PUBLIC ART BECAUSE EACH PIECE IS UNIQUE. IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE EACH TIME WE DO IT. IT TAKES A WHOLE TEAM TO COME TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE MAKE A HUGE 14-FOOT SCULPTURE IN THIS PLACE THAT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. WE HAVE THE INSTALLATION EXPERTS AND MARKETING PROFESSIONALS. WE HAVE TO DOCUMENT OUR PUBLIC ART PROJECTS. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS CITY COUNCIL DID PASS ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR PUBLIC ART MAINTENANCE. WE'RE WORKING TO DOCUMENT IT NOW SO THAT WE KNOW IN 10, 20 YEARS WHEN WE NEED TO PERFORM MAINTMAINTENANCE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN WE INSTALLED IT. WE HAVE TO TELL THE STORY OF SAN ANTONIO'S PUBLIC ART. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CONTRACTS THAT WE USE TO MAKE PUBLIC ART HAPPEN. WE HAVE DESIGN-ONLY CONTRACTS WHERE YOU SEE PUBLIC ARTISTS WHO DON'T HAVE THAT INSTALLATION EXPERTISE. SO THEY ARE REALLY WORKING ON THE DESIGN ONLY. SOME OF OUR ARTISTS MORE ESTABLISHED, THEY CAN DO THE FABRICATION, THE INSTALLATION. BUT, AGAIN, IT TAKES A WHOLE TEAM WITH OUR SUPPORTRT SERVICES TO COME TOGETHER WITH ARTISTS TO REALLY WORK OUT ALL THOSE MATHEMATICAL ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO CREATING PUBLIC ART. SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF CONTRACTS THAT YOU'LL SEE AND WHY WE HAVE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONTRACTS AS PART OF THIS PUBLIC ART LIST. I WANT TO SAY THAT WE'VE SEEN SO MUCH FOCUS BY CITY COUNCIL THIS YEAR IN PARTICULAR ABOUT MARKETING THIS OPPORTUNITY. SO THANK YOU. WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT WINS WITH THIS YEAR'S CALL BECAUSE WE DO AN ANNUAL CALL FOR ARTISTS EVERY YEAR.THANKS TO YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT, WE HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT METRICS TO SHOW YOU FOR PART OF THIS LIST. THE WAY THAT WE GET THIS INFORMATION OUT FOR THE LIST IS THAT WE MARKET IT ALL ACROSS, AGAIN, SAN ANTONIO, BUT ALSO NATIONALLY. SO WE WORK WITH OUR ARTS COMMISSION TO GET THE WORD OUT. WE WORK WITH OUR PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE. WE DO TABLING EVENTS. WE REALLY FOCUS ON MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE REACHING ARTISTS AND GETTING ARTISTS WHO APPLY TO THE PUBLIC ART LIST SO THAT WE CAN MATCH SAN ANTONIO'S DEMOGRAPHIC VERY CLOSELY. THERE ARE THREE STEPS IN THE PREQUALIFIED LIST. WE GET THE WORD OUT BY EVERY MECHANISM POSSIBLE. WE DO A CALL FOR APPLICATIONS. WE HAD IT OPEN FOR A LENGTHY PORTION OF TIME BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE WORD OUT ESPECIALLY WITH THE TABLING EVENTS FOR ARTISTS WHO MAY NOT HAVE DONE BYS WITH THE CITY BEFORE. BY PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ARTISTS IN TERMS OF WALKING THEM THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. WE HAVE IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR OFFICE IS ACCESSIBLE TO ARTISTS AND SHOW THEM THE WAY WHEN IT COMES TO BEING PART OF PUBLIC ART. IT IS OPEN, AGAIN, TO SAN ANTONIO ARTISTS BUT ALSO NON-SAN ANTONIO APPLICANTS BECAUSE WHEN WE DO HAVE A HEALTHY MIX OF LOCAL ARTISTS AND NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN ARTISTS, IT PUTS SAN ANTONIO ON THE MAP AS BEING A VERY DIVERSE, INTERESTING, AND UNIQUE CITY FOR PUBLIC ART. WE THEN HAVE AN EXPERT PANEL EVALUATE THOSE APPLICATIONS. THIS PANEL IS MADE UP OF SAN ANTONIO ARTS PROFESSIONALS BUT ALSO NATIONAL ARTS PROFESSIONALS, MANY FROM OTHER CITIES WHO ARE ARTS ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH PUBLIC ART PROCESSES. WE HAVE HAD MEMBERS OF THE GUADALUPE, ARTS ADMINISTRATORS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS FOR 15 YEARS PLUS EVALUATING THESE APPLICATIONS.
I'LL GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION EVALUATION NEXT. THEN THE NEXT STEP IS WE TAKE IT TO THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE. IT'S A SUBCOMMITTEE OF OUR SAN ANTONIO ARTS COMMISSION. THEY MET ON APRIL 2ND AND DID APPROVE THE LIST THAT IS BEING RECOMMENDED TODAY. THEN IT GOES TO THE SAN ANTONIO ARTS COMMISSION, TO THE FOLKS THAT YOU APPOINT FOR THAT ARTS COMMISSION, AND THEY APPROVED THAT ON APRIL 9. THEN IT COMES TO YOU ON APRIL 25TH BEFORE IT GOES TO CITY COUNCIL
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NEXT MONTH. THE APPLICANTS REMAIN ON THE LIST FOR THREE YEARS BECAUSE WE DO -- WHEN WE'RE WORKING WITH BOND PROJECTS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THOSE TAKE TIME ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THESE ARTISTS ON THE LIST FOR THAT LENGTH OF TIME. THEN THE NEXT STEP IS WE JUST GET TO WORK. WE MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS THAT WE WORK WITH YOUR OFFICES TO FIND ACTUALLY SELECT ARTISTS FROM THIS PUBLIC ART PREQUALIFIED LIST.AGAIN, IT'S NOT JUST DONE IN A VACUUM BY OUR DEPARTMENT.
IT'S ALL COLLECTIVELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY. SO THE SCORING CATEGORY, WHAT THE EVALUATION PANEL LOOKS AT IS THEY LOOK AT THE MERIT OF THE ARTIST, AND THE ARTIST PROVIDES A PORTFOLIO, WEBSITES, AND IF THEY'RE A LOCAL SAN ANTONIO ARTIST, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A LISTING ON OUR SAN ANTONIO ARTIST REGISTRY, NOT ONLY MAKING SURE THEY CAN BE FOUND FOR OUR PUBLIC ART PROJECTS, BUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN FIND THEM.
THEY ALSO ARE EVALUATED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS. ARE THEY ABLE TO DO THIS KIND OF WORK? CAN THEY DO IT IN AN EFFECTIVE TIME LINE? ARE THEY USED TO DOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT? THEN COLLABORATION, SAN ANTONIO IS ALL ABOUT COLLABORATING. WHERE HAVE THEY COLLABORATED WITH OTHER ARTISTS, SUPPORT EVERYBODY ISES, AND THEN WE LOOK AT DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, LOOKING AT WOMEN. LGBTQI+, ASIAN-AMERICAN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, NATIVE AMERICAN. IF THEY ARE FROM SAN ANTONIO, THEY GET FIVE POINTS BECAUSE WE'RE FOCUSED ON GIVING SAN ANTONIO ARTISTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHAPE PUBLIC ART IN OUR COMMUNITY. ANY APPLICATIONS SCORED 75 PLUS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THE LIST. THIS YEAR WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 156 APPLICATIONS. WE HAD 105 ARTISTS AND SUPPORT SERVICES FROM SAN ANTONIO, 51 OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO. THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE AND THE SAN ANTONIO ARTS COMMISSION AND STAFF RECOMMEND THAT 129 OF THESE APPLICATIONS MOVE FORWARD. YOU HAVE THE FULL LIST OF THE RECOMMENDED ARTISTS AND SUPPORT SERVICES AS PART OF YOUR AGENDA PACKET.
AGAIN, THESE ARE FOLKS WHO HAVE SCORED ABOVE 75 POINTS. SO THEY CERTAINLY HAVE THE EXPERIENCE AND THE QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO BE ON THE LIST. THE NEXT SLIDE, ONE OF MY FAVORITES, IS TO HIGHLIGHT THESE ARTISTS BEING RECOMMENDED ON THE LIST. SO WE HAVE A SAN ANTONIO-BASED ARTIST. SHE LIVES IN DISTRICT 7, AND SHE SELF-IDENTIFIES AS ASIAN OR ASIAN-AMERICAN AND A WOMAN. ONE THING THAT I LOVE ABOUT -- I HAVE TO JUST GIVE HER A SHOUTOUT BECAUSE I LOVE THIS PIECE OF ART. SHE HAD A SHOW CALLED THE DOG SHOW, AND IT WAS AMAZING. IT WAS REALLY LOOKING AT HOW DIFFERENT BREEDS OF DOGS ARE REALLY SHAPED BY HUMAN SOCIETY. RIGHT? ALL OF THESE DOG BREEDS KIND OF POPPED UP BECAUSE WE WERE MIXING AND MINGLING THESE DOGS. SO IT'S REALLY A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR SOCIETY AND OUR TIMES WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A CERTAIN BREED OF DOGS. SO IT WAS A GREAT SHOW.
WE HAVE I ISIS JEFFERSON. SHE SELF-IDENTIFIES AS A BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN, LIVING IN BEXAR COUNTY, AND BOTH HEROMI AND ISIS HAVE NEVER BEEN ON OUR LIST. THIS IS REALLY SPEAKING TO OUR TEAM'S COMMITMENT TO REACHING OUT TO ARTISTS, MAKING SURE THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS PREQUALIFIED LIST, AND GETTING ARTISTS THAT REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY. THEN ASHLEY HAS BEEN ON OUR LIST BEFORE. SHE SELF-IDENTIFIES AS A HISPANIC, LATINO WOMAN FROM DISTRICT 3. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HER FINAL DESIGN. I HAVE TO TAKE A BREATH. HER CURRENT PROJECT ALLOWED HER TO REAPPLY FOR THIS PREQUALIFIED LIST USING A LARGER PORTFOLIO BECAUSE THIS REALLY GAVE HER THE EXPERIENCE OF DOING THIS SCULPTURE AND HE CAN -- WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT COME ONLINE.
EXAMPLE OF SUPPORT SERVICES, IT TAKES AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO MAKE PUBLIC ART. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF DOING GRAPHIC DESIGN. WE ALWAYS HAVE SIGNAGE THAT'S NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC ART PROCESS. SO THAT WILL BE GREAT TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH FOLKS LIKE THIS. PHOTOGRAPHY IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU ARE 0 -- TO OUR PUBLIC PROGRAM. WILL SHIPMAN IS GREAT. MAKING SURE WE HAVE PHOTOGRAPHERS REPRESENTED. THEN WE HAVE A COUPLE SUPPORT SERVICES LIKE JIMENEZ ENGINEERING, AND THEY ARE FROM DISTRICT 7.
THEY ACTUALLY DID THE ENGINEERING ON THE OLD HIGHWAY 90 SCULPTURE WHICH IS ALSO THE SUBJECT OF OUR FIESTA MEDAL THIS YEAR. THEN
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NON-SAN ANTONIO ARTISTS I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A VIEW OF. WE HAVE BOBBY, AND HE'S WITH SCULPTURE ARTIST. HE'S A WHITE MAN FROM ARIZONA. HE'S BEEN PREQUALIFIED BEFORE, BUT HE HASN'T HAD A PROJECT. WE HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS ON OUR LIST. THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT WE NEVER KNOW WHAT KIND OF SITE AND WHAT KIND OF SITE SPECIFICATIONS WE'RE WORKING WITH UNTIL WE FINISH THAT SCOPING WITH PUBLIC WORKS. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF ARTISTS TO WORK WITH.OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SHAPES THE THEMES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT DIVERSITY IN ARTISTS SO WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE ARTISTS THAT SPEAK TO CERTAIN THEMES. THEN WE HAVE KARLA FROM TEXAS AT LARGE. SHE'S NEVER BEEN PREQUALIFIED OR HAD A PROJECT BEFORE, AGAIN, SPEAKING TO THE TEAM'S EFFORTS TO REACH OUT TO AREAS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE REACHED BEFORE.
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, JORDAN WAS SAYING SHE MANAGED THIS LIST FROM 2017, WE HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT.
SO THANK YOU. AGAIN, THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO YOU ALL. I SAW YOU POSTING ON SOCIAL. I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES EVEN MORE FOR ANNUAL LISTS WHERE WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE REPRESENTATION FROM COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND START TABLING IN THE DISTRICTS WHERE WE NEED A FEW MORE ARTISTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR OUTREACH BECAUSE THIS WAS A REALLY HUGE WIN FOR US. THEN THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF SAN ANTONIO RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS. WE WERE HAPPY, AND I'M NOT SURE WHY -- I'M SO SORRY. SOME OF THE DESCRIBERS HERE AREN'T SHOWING.
IT'S ON THE SLIDES IN THE PACKET. BUT WE DO HAVE MAJORITY LATINO REPRESENTATION FROM OUR SAN ANTONIO APPLICATIONS THAT ARE RECOMMENDED AT 45%, 27% WHITE, AND THEN WE HAVE 7% BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN. WE HAVE 2% AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE. THEN WE HAVE 4% ASIAN-AMERICAN. THEN THERE WERE A LARGE NUMBER, ABOUT 11%, OF FOLKS WHO SELF-IDENTIFIED. THEY DID SELF-IDENTIFY AS PERSONS OF COLOR. THEN WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF APPLICANTS WHO WERE NONPROFITS OR JUST DECIDED NOT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. WE DO HAVE 21% OF LGBTQI+. 26% HAVE A DISABILITY. 2% ARE MILITARY. THAT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK AT THERE. THEN WE HAVE AN EVEN MIX OF FOLKS WHO IDENTIFY AS WOMEN OR MEN AT 47%. THEN WE HAVE A DECENT AMOUNT OF FOLKS WHO SELF-DESCRIBE OR PREFER NOT TO ANSWER, ABOUT 3%. THEN WE HAVE 1% AS NONBINARY OR THIRD GENDER. I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THIS ONE. NON SAN ANTONIO RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS, WITH HE DID HAVE 50% -- 56% OF APPLICANTS WHO WERE RECOMMENDED -- WHO IDENTIFY AS WHITE. WE DO HAVE 7% LATINO, 5% BLACK OR AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 5% ASIAN-AMERICAN, AND THEN WE DID HAVE ABOUT 18% PREFERRED NOT TO ANSWER AND 9% SELF-DESCRIBE. THEN WE HAD, AGAIN, JUST ABOUT AN EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF MEN AND WOMEN RESPONDING WITH MEN AT 42%, 39% FOR WOMEN. THEN A BIG MAJORITY, ABOUT 15%, DECIDED NOT TO ANSWER. BUT WE DID HAVE 9% LGBTQIA PLUS, 2% OF ACTIVE DUTY, AND 2% REPORTED THEY IDENTIFY AS HAVING A DISABILITY OR MEDICAL CONDITION. SO IN SUMMARY, WE DO HAVE 49% OF OUR LIST THAT HAS NEVER BEEN PREQUALIFIED BEFORE. SO ALMOST HALF OF OUR LIST ARE BRAND NEW TO THIS LIST. SO THAT, AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN MARKETING THIS WHEREVER WE CAN. ALL 10 COUNCIL DISTRICTS ARE REPRESENTED. THEN 65% FOR NON-SAN ANTONIO HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY BEEN PREQUALIFIED. SO WE DID REALLY DO A DESIGNATED OUTREACH TO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ASKED OUR ARTS COMMISSIONERS TO DO THE SAME WHEN THEY WERE REPRESENTING ON-BOARDS OR OTHER PANELS. WE'RE RECOMMENDING 129 APPLICATIONS, 86 FROM SAN ANTONIO, 43 FROM OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO.
TODAY THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, CH KRYSTAL. I'M REMINDED OF THE BOND INPUT PROCESS WHERE I RAN INTO YOUR TEAM AT DOCK SPACE GALLERY, SURVEYING ON WHICH BOND PROJECT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE PRIORITIZED FOR ARTS BOND FUNDING. THAT TO ME HAS SERVED AS THE MODEL OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR PUBLIC INPUT. JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM. THEN AS WELL AS JUST THE UNVEILING OF THE MURAL
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IN MARKET SPARE DURING THE RIVERBOAT PARADE PASSING ONE OF THE SCULPTURES, I WAS THINKING HOW LUCKY I AM ON MY ENTIRE COMMUTE HOME, I AM SURROUNDED BY ART. SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE QUESTIONS. DR. ROCHA.>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KRYSTAL, FOR THE PRESENTATION. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A PICTURE, BUT LAST WEEK I DID A RUN THROUGH OF A NEW SENIOR CENTER. THERE WAS A BIG OPEN AREA, AND I SAID, THAT NEEDS TO HAVE PUBLIC ART. SO HOPEFULLY YOU GOT THAT. IF NOT, I'LL HAVE HIM SEND IT TO YOU. THEN THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM FOR THE WORK WITH THE PARK THE WE DID FROM THE PRESELECTED ARTISTS YOU HAD. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN FOR YOUR UP COMING HELP WITH THE MIGRANT MEMORIAL. I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. SO WHAT QUALIFICATION -- WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY MERIT POINTS? WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DO YOU
HAVE TO GET HIGHER MERIT POINTS? >> SO IT'S REALLY LOOKING AT THE PORTFOLIO OF THE ARTIST. SO IT'S REALLY LOOKING ABOUT THEIR BODY OF WORK, HOW MANY PROJECTS THEY MAY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, OTHER CITIES, HAVE THEY DONE PUBLIC ART BEFORE, HAVE THEY SHOWCASED THEIR ART ANYWHERE. IT DOESN'T EXCLUDE SOMEONE FROM BEING ON THE PUBLIC ART LIST BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER PLACES WHERE THEY CAN SCORE POINTS.
WE'VE CERTAINLY HAD FOLKS WHO HAVE NEVER DONE A PUBLIC ART PROJECT BEFORE. DO YOU HAVE THREE-PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS AN ARTIST?
DO YOU HAVE A BODY OF WORK TO SHOW? >> AND THEN DO YOU HAVE
A LIST OF THE ARTISTS PER DISTRICT? >> I CAN PROVIDE THAT.
>> AWESOME. AND THEN CLOSELY TIED TO THAT, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU SELECT ARTISTS, LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, FROM THE DISTRICT TO WORK FOR A
PARTICULAR PROJECT IN THEIR DISTRICT. >> WE DO. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT PUBLIC ART PROJECTS AND THE ARTISTS THAT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING TO CREATE A SHORT LIST FOR THE COMMUNITY TO CONSIDER, THERE'S A COUPLE OF FACTORS. SO ONE IS, WHAT DID THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SAY? IF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OVERWHELMINGLY SAID WE WANT SOMETHING TO HE CAN INFORM US ON NATURE, WE LOOK THROUGH THE PUBLIC ART PREQUALIFIED LIST WHO FIND FOLKS THAT HAVE THAT BACKGROUND. BUT WE PRIORITIZE LOOKING AT WHO ARE ARTISTISTS FROM THAT DISTRICT BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY BUT ALSO COUNCIL TO SAY, HEY, IF IT'S IN MY DISTRICT, I REALLY WANT TO GIVE LOVE TO OUR DISTRICT ARTIST. SO WE PRIORITIZE THAT. IF IT'S NOT SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN THE DISTRICT, SOMEONE WHO HAS SOME KIND OF CONNECTION TO THE DISTRICT WE PRIORITIZE THAT AS WELL.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, KRYSTAL. AGAIN, GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER,
DR. KAUR. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. I LOVE THE PUBLIC ART EVENTS THAT I GET TO DO WITH COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO ARE MY FAVORITE. AND THE ARTISTS THAT WERE THERE ON -- WAS IT SATURDAY?
>> IT WAS FRIDAY. >> THEY WERE SO EXCITED. THEIR WORDS WHEN THEY SHARED, YOU COULD TELL HOW PROUD THEY WERE. IT WAS REALLY AWESOME THEY ARE INVITED TO BE THERE AND BE CELEBRATED. THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I HAD A QUESTION. THIS WAS JUST -- I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS MORE PEOPLE FROM SAN ANTONIO THAT WERE SAID NO TO THAN FROM OUTSIDE PERCENTAGE-WISE. SO IT'S LIKE 25 OR SO FROM -- OR MAYBE 20 FROM SAN ANTONIO AND ONLY 8 FROM OUTSIDE. ANYWAYS, JUST DOING THE NUMBERS, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO PARTNER WITH LAUNCH SA OR ANOTHER PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS FOR FOLKS GOING THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS? LIKE IS THE APPLICATION PROCESS AT ALL A BARRIER
FOR ANYONE? >> THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS THAT I THINK WE HAVE DONE AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO AND EVEN BROADEN. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IS FOCUSING ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, JUST THE APPLICATION PROCESS AS A WHOLE. SOME PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT APPLYING TO THINGS. ONCE THEY DO GET IN, THEY MAY NOT HAVE HAD THAT EXPERIENCE. FIRST, WE HAVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO OUR TEAM. WE'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE APPLICATION. WE'VE HAD TALKS WITH LAUNCH SA AND WE PARTNERED WITH THEM BEFORE OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT EVEN LOOKS AT HOW DO YOU CONTRACT WITH THE CITY? WHAT DOES A CONTRACT LOOK LIKE? HOW DO YOU PROTECT YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST? WE'VE BEEN DOING PANEL DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON PUBLIC ART OR FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY WITH TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO. THEY HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL PARTNERS. THEY BRING OUT FOLKS WHO WE MAY NOT HAVE REACHED BEFORE. IT'S REALLY A LOT OF EMERGING ARTISTS. WE PUT EMERGING ARTISTS WHO HAVE WORKED WITH OUR PROCESS SO THAT THEY ARE LEARNING NOT JUST FROM US BUT THEY ARE LEARNING FROM PEOPLE THAT THEY TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY
ABOUT HOW TO PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOP. >> FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT, IT GOES BACK TO COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA'S QUESTION ABOUT, IS THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN OVERALL PORTFOLIO THAT WASN'T -- OKAY. AND THEN THE NEXT QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS, WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD IF YOU'RE ON THE LIST YOU ACTUALLY GET TO DO A
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PROJECTING? >> SO WE HAVE, AS PART OF THE 2022 BOND, 35 PUBLIC ART PROJECTS. SO WE HAVE -- THIS IS JUST THIS YEAR'S, 129. THEY ARE PULLED INTO A FULL LIST NOW, IF THIS IS APPROVED BY COUNCIL, OF 300 ARTISTS. SO, YOU KNOW, 35 DEDICATED PROJECTS, THERE'S ALWAYS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING UP. BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE AIRPORT COMING ONLINE WHICH WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC ART.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE ABOUT 300 ARTISTS, MAYBE WHEN WE GET THE AIRPORT ONLINE, YOU KNOW, 50, 60 ARTISTS. HOWEVER, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE DO LOOK AT HAVING COLLABORATIONS. SO, FOR INSTANCE, ONE OF THE BEST COLLABORATIONS WE'VE SEEN THAT ACTUALLY PULLED IN PERFORMING ARTISTS AS WELL IS DISTRICT 7. IT WAS A COLLABORATION WITH ARTIST KIM BISHOP. THEY PULLED IN 7 POETS FROM DISTRICT 7. THEY HAVE VISUAL ART WITH THEIR POETRY FROM THAT SPACE. IT WAS ALSO A PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FORMER POET OCTAVIO. BECAUSE WE HAVE A BENEFIT OF HAVING THE GRANTS MANAGEMENT TEAM WORKING WITH OVER 150 ARTISTS AT ANY TIME, WE HAVE OUR EVENTS TEAM WORKING WITH ARTISTS, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT, ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE BECAUSE WE KNOW THE LIST IS ROBUST AND THERE'S SOMETIMES LIMITED PROJECTS. WE WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY AT SOME
POINT. >> YEAH. I WAS JUST WEIGHING IF I'M AN ARTIST, IF I WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE WORTH IT IF I ACTUALLY GOT A SHOT. IF I'M NOT ON THE LIST, I MAY NOT GET A SHOT AT THE PROJECT. SO
IT'S DEFINITELY THE FIRST STEP. >> YES. AND THE NICE THING IS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW -- AND ARTISTS KNOW THAT. THEY KNOW SOME OF THOSE LIMITATIONS. BUT WHEN THEY HAVE A SAN ANTONIO ARTIST REGISTRY PROFILE, IT AUTOMATICALLY ALSO IS THE FIRST STEP TO GETTING AN INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANT. SO WHILE THEY'RE ON THE PREQUALIFIED LIST, POTENTIALLY WORKING TO GET A HUGE COMMISSION OF PUBLIC ART, THEY CAN QUALIFY UP TO $7500 OR $15,000 OF INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES WHILE THEY'RE NOT JUST SITTING WAITING ON THE CITY. THERE ARE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM
TO COLLABORATE WITH US. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT BUILT THE DESIGN FOR THE FIESTA MEDAL IS A DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT. I SAW IT WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT I'M WORKING ON. HE BROUGHT ME INTO THE HOUSE AND SHOWED IT TO ME HALFWAY DONE. THAT WAS AN INTENSE, INTENSE PROJECT. BUT ANYWAYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> YEAH, JUST QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. KRYSTAL, YOU KNOW I'M GOING TO -- AS THESE PUBLIC ART PROJECTS COME ONLINE AND I HAVE LOTS OF IDEAS, SO HOPEFULLY WE GET THAT LIST AND EVERYBODY GETS TO DO AN ART PIECE.
SORRY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND SEE WHAT WOULD BE THE COST OF MAINTENANCE.
I KNOW ASHLEY HAS THOSE BEAUTIFUL HANDS THAT ARE GOING TO GO UP IN THE -- OVER BY THE MISSIONS OFF THE -- I THINK IT'S MISSION ROAD. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT STAYS LOOKING BEAUTIFUL AND CONTINUES TO BE A PIECE WHERE PEOPLE COME TO BECAUSE ONCE THE WORLD HERITAGE CENTER IS UP. THE OTHER IS, I THINK WE JUST NEED TO LOOK AT MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO TELL THE STORIES OF HOW THESE ARTISTS WORK. I LOVE THE WALK WE DID FOR THE PUBLIC ART ALONG THE RIVER, AND HOW WE SHARED I'M VERY EXCITED. THINK THERE'S. BUT I DO WANT TO SEE AS THEY COME ONLINE THAT WE KIND OF GET AN ESTIMATE TO SAY IF WE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THIS ARTWORK, ESPECIALLY ON THIS OTHER SECTOR, WHAT IS -- WHAT WOULD THAT COST BE? BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE THAT FROM THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONE THING ABOUT THE PUBLIC ART DOLLARS THAT COME WITH BOND, IS THAT THEY DON'T COME WITH MAINTENANCE FEES, AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT. SO I WANT TO REMIND MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES OF THAT.
AND, YEAH, I'M EXCITED. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I THINK -- HOW IMPORTANT ART, AND PUBLIC ART IS PROBABLY THE ONE THAT WE TALK ABOUT THE MOST HERE, BUT YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, AND ADDRESSING ALL OF OUR ARTS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. SO, YEAH, LET'S GET THIS LIST DONE. DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION? OR ARE WE JUST TAKING THIS
FORWARD? >> CASTILLO: AN ITEM. >> VIAGRAN: I MAKE A MOTION WE MOVE THIS TO -- THIS PREQUALIFIED LIST TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING OR THE.
>> I'M LOOKING AT MAY 18. >> VIAGRAN: WE TAKE IT TO THE
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MAY 18 COUNCIL MEETING. >> I'M SORRY. 16.
>> VIAGRAN: MAY 16. >> CASTILLO: ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAN WE GET A VOICE VOTE, PLEASE.
>> CASTILLO: MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CRYS
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