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>> MAYOR JONES: GOOD AFTERNOON. THE TIME IS NOW 5:08 P.M.
ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH, 2026, IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL
>> MAYOR JONES: GREAT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED PORE TODAY AS WELL AS PUBLIC COMMENT. SO WE'LL BEGIN THE MEETING WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE SIERNED SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. GROUPS OF THREE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE GIVEN NINE MINUTES IF A SPEAKER WOULD LIKE TO CEDE THEIR TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER THEY MUST NOTIFY THE PRESIDING OFFICER PRIOR TO BEGINNING THEIR TIME.
ONLY SPEAKERS ON THE LIST MAY SPEAK OR CEDE THEIR TIME AND WRITTEN COMMENT MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK. THE TIME IS NOW 5:09 P.M.
AND THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ
THE CAPTION FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING. >> CLERK: PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 THROUGH 2031 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND FY 2027 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET FOR THE CITY'S FOUR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ENTITLEMENT GRANT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT,HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT AND HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PERSONS WITH AIDS. >> MAYOR JONES: GREAT. WE HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. I'LL CALL YOU IN THE ORDER, AND PLEASE LINE UP. SO VANESSA ACOSTA IS THE FIRST PERSON. ARE YOU STILL HERE IN PLEASE -- FOLLOWED BY OZ
>> OKAY. MY NAME IS VANESSA ACOSTA I'M FROM DISTRICT TWO.
I AM PASSING OUT SOME INFORMATION TO YOU, IF YOU GUYS COULD KIND OF READ IT IN SILENT ONLY BECAUSE IT DOES SPEAK ABOUT ACS AND IT'S FOR
SAFETY PURPOSES, THERE'S JUST A LOT -- >> MAYOR JONES: MA'AM, ARE YOU COMMENTS ABOUT THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR THE HUD PROGRAM THAT WE
JUST DISCUSSED? >> OH, NO, THIS IS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. DID YOU SIGN -- YOU DID SIGNP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO WE WILL HEAR FROM YOU ON THIS ITEM IN THE
NEXT. >> OKAY. >> MAYOR JONES: OZ
NUÑEZ. >> PUBLIC COMMENT AS WELL.
>> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. ANTONIO DIAZ? AND THEN DIANA URIEGAS.
>> MY CONCERNS ARE FOR THE HOUSELESS, THAT THIS MONIES THAT ARE IN GRANTS MONIES COMING INTO THE CITY AND FOR OUR '27 TO 2031 BUDGET, SHOULDN'T ALL BE SPENT TO TEAR DOWN ENCAMPMENTS BUT ACTUALLY BE USED TO HOUSE HOUSELESS PEOPLE. SO, AGAIN, I SEE THE CAPTIONS, BUT I KNOW ACTUAL HOW IT WILL BE SPENT. I'VE SEEN THAT MONIES WILL BE ADDRESSED TOWARDS TEARING DOWN ENCAMPMENTS.
THERE'S NO NUMBERS AS TO HOW MANY I SEE SOME THAT ARE BEING HOUSED AT THIS POINT, BUT A BIGGER EFFORT NEEDS TO BE MADE TOWARDS ADDRESSING THE HOUSELESS OR THE HOMELESS ISSUES OF SAN ANTONIO. I THINK WE ADDRESSED THIS FOR VETERANS ALREADY, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS FOR -- MORE FOR PEOPLE THAT -- SUCH AS AIDS AND OTHER MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY EXIST -- IN AUDIO] -- TEARING DOWN WHERE THEY ARE ENCAMPED BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER PLACE TO STAY, BUT ACTUALLY CREATE HOUSING THROUGH THESE
GRANTS. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU.
DIANA URIEGAS. >> WELL, I WANT Y'ALL TO -- HI.
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I WOULD LIKE, YOU KNOW, FOR Y'ALL TO USE THIS BUDGET MONEY TO HELP THE PEOPLE ON HOUSING AND ON SAFETY ISSUES BECAUSE OF THOSE HOUSES THAT EXPLODED. JUST HELP THE PEOPLE, PLEASE.WE NEED DRAINAGE, TOO. THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THIS CITY. HOPEFULLY Y'ALL WILL FIX IT.
ARE YOU THE GROUP TO FIX IT? OR DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER ONE? I HOPE Y'ALL WILL BE THE ONES TO HELP THE PEOPLE OUT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. INSTEAD OF GIVING THE MONEY OUT, PLACE THAT MONEY BACK IN THE VOUCHERS THAT WAS REMOVED FROM HOUSING VOUCHERS AND HAVING PEOPLE HOMELESS BECAUSE OF IT, OR HAVING TO STAY WITH THEIR RELATIVES OR WHATEVER. I KNOW NONE OF YOU WANT TO BE STAYING WITH RELATIVES OR PARENTS OR ANYTHING, YOU WANT YOUR FREEDOM, RIGHT? SO DO EVERYBODY ELSE. WE ALL WANT TO LIVE COMFORTABLY WITH WHATEVER WE GET. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING.
WORK FOR THE PEOPLE. >> MAYOR JONES: THAT'S THE FINAL SPEAKER FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THE TIME IS NOW 5:15 P.M. AND PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.