[00:01:27] >> MAYOR JONES: GOOD MORNING! THE TIME IS NOW 9:07 A.M. ON JUNE 11, 2026. AND THE MEETING OF THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. TODAY'S INVOCATEUR IS A GUEST OF COUNCILMEMBER KAUR, COUNCILMEMBER KAUR, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE MURTI TATAMALLA. HE IS A LEADER IN THE INDIAN COMMUNITY, A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE TELAGU ASSOCIATION OF SAN ANTONIO. HE HAS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO YOUTH. HE FOUNDED A CUB SCOUT BACK IN 1947, ALSO WAS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE SAN ANTONIO ACADEMY AND HE IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE. >> HINDU TEMPLE OF SAN ANTONIO, THE LARGEST TEMPLE IN THE CITY. THANK YOU, MURTI, FOR BEING HERE. >> NAMASTE, PLEASE STAND. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, COUNCILWOMAN KAUR AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, STAFF AND FELLOW CITIZENS. WE START WITH THIS SMALL PRAYER AND REFLECTION OF TODAY'S MEETING. WE INVOKE THE BLESSINGS OF THE DEFINE, KNOWN BY MANY NAMES AND WORSHIPED THROUGH MANY PATHS, ONE SUPREME REALITY THAT GUIDES ALL CREATION. MAY WISDOM ILLUMINATE THE MINDS OF OUR ELECTED LEADERS. MAY COMPASSION GUIDE THEIR HEARTS, MAY INTEGRALLY SHAPE THEIR DECISIONS. MAY THEY WORK TOGETHER IN A SPIRIT OF RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING AND FOR-PROFIT BENEFIT OF ALL WHO CALL SAN ANTONIO HOME. FROM THE ANCIENT HINDU PRAYER,. ALL BEINGS EVERYWHERE BE HAPPY AND FREE. MAY YOUR DELIBERATIONS TODAY PROMOTE JUSTICE, PEACE, PROSPERITY FOR ALL MEMBERS AND FOR COMMUNITY. MAY WE RECOGNIZE THE DIGNITY AND VALUE OF EVERY PERSON REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, FAITH AND CIRCUMSTANCES. LET US BE INSPIRED BY THE TIMELESS IDEAL. (SPEAKING HINDI). MAY ALL BE HAPPY, MAY ALL BE FREE FROM ILLNESS, MAY NO ONE SUFFER. WE OFFER OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE FREEDOM WE ENJOY, FOR THOSE WHO SERVE OUR CITY AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD. MAY ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, MAYOR, ALL OF THE SUPPORTING STAFF, BE BLESSED WITH CLARITY OF THOUGHT, UNITY OF PURPOSE, AND THE COURAGE IN MAKING DECISIONS THAT STRENGTHEN OUR CITY AND UPLIFT FUTURE [00:05:06] GENERATIONS. (SPEAKING HINDI). PEACE WITHIN US, PEACE AMONG US, AND PEACE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR EDITS TO THE MINUTES? OKAY. HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MAJOR CELEBRATION, IT'S THE ARMY'S 250TH BIRTHDAY, AND IT IS -- EXCUSE ME? 251ST BIRTHDAY, THAT'S RIGHT. SO PLEASE, GENERAL NEAL, IF YOU WOULD COME TO THE PODIUM PODIUM. IT'S AN HONOR TO JOIN OUR MILITARY FAMILIES, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AS WELL AS THE ARMY VETERANS TODAY. IF YOU'RE A VETERAN, PLEASE STAND. ARMY VETERAN, YEAH, THROW WE GO. [APPLAUSE]. INCLUDING THOSE IN THE MANY, MANY VETERANS THAT WE HAVE SERVING OUR CONSTITUENT. SAN ANTONIO'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ARMY SPANS 150 YEARS BEGINNING WITH THE 1875 DONATION OF LAND THAT BECAME FORT SAM HOUSTON. SINCE THEN SOLDIERS STATIONED HERE HAVE SERVED IN EVERY MAJOR CONFLICT, CONTRIBUTING TO BOTH NATIONAL DEFENSE AS WELL AS THE CONTRIBUTION TO MILITARY CITY USA. SAN ANTONIO IS HOME TO U.S. ARMY NORTH, U.S. MEDICAL COMMAND, U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION, MANAGEMENT COMMAND AND CONTRACTING DEMAND, ALONG WITH THE READINESS COMMAND WEST, BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER AND THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. KNOWS THESE UNDERPIN GLOBAL SUPPORT AND WOLD CLASS MILITARY MEDICINE. IT ALSO MARKS THE 1948 SIGNING OF THE WOMAN'S ARMED SERVICES INTEGRATION ACT. WE HONOR THE GENERATIONS OF WOMEN TWO HAVE SERVED TO TODAY'S SOLDIERS AND LEADERS. SAN ANTONIO IS HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST POPULATION OF FEMALE VETERANS AND WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING AND RECOGNIZING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. AS A PROUD ARMY GRADUATE OF THE U.S. ARMY SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO, THANK YOU TO THE SOLDIERS, VETERANS, FAMILIES AND CIVILIANS WHO SERVE OUR NATION WITH HONOR. HAPPY 251ST BIRTHDAY TO THE UNITED STATES ARMY. AT THIS TIME MAJOR GENERAL NELL, THE COMMANDING GENERAL OPERATIONS FOR U.S. ARMY NORTH, IS RECOGNIZED FOR COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING TO THE COUNCIL, TO OUR ATTENDEES, TO ESPECIALLY OUR VETERANS THAT ARE OUT ON THE TELEVISION. APPRECIATE YOU HAVING -- VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU HAVING ME THIS MORNING. AND THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. WE DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR OWN SERVICE. ALTHOUGH IT'S AIR FORCE, WE DO CONSIDER YOU A SISTER SERVICE, IN THIS CASE A MUCH YOUNGER SERVICE AS THE AIR FORCE WILL BE THEIR 79TH ANNIVERSARY. WE THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING THE 251ST ARMY BIRTHDAY, FROM 1775 TO TODAY. WE COME HERE NOT AS VISITORS TO A PUBLIC FORUM BUT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, SOLDIERS, VETERANS, EDUCATORS, CIVIC PARTNERS, STEWARDS OF A LIVING LEGACY. AND THERE ARE A FEW PLACES WHERE THAT LEGACY IS STRONGER THAN RIGHT HERE IN MILITARY CITY USA CELEBRATING ITS 308TH YEAR IF WIKIPEDIA IS CORRECT. MAYBE I'M WRONG. THIS CITY SHOWS UP AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR OUR SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. A SMALL EXAMPLE, IN 34 YEARS OF SERVICE, THIS IS THE ONLY LOCATION WE'VE LIVED IN WHERE BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS ACTUALLY ASK YOU IF YOU'RE A SOLDIER OR SERVICE MEMBER SO THEY CAN GIVE YOU A DISCOUNT. NOWHERE ELSE DOES THAT EXIST. AND IN RETURN, OUR SOLDIERS CARRY A DEEP PRIDE IN BEING PART OF SAN ANTONIO. ANOTHER SMALL EXAMPLE, MY FAMILY HAS ADOPTED THE SPURS EVEN THOUGH WE ALL HAVE FAVORITE TEAMS FROM PLACES [00:10:02] WHERE WE WERE BORN. AND OF COURSE, THIS MORNING WE'RE MOURNING ALONG WITH YOU. [LAUGHTER] TOGETHER -- BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN -- GO SPURS GO. THERE'S STILL A COUPLE OF GAMES LEFT. [APPLAUSE] AND IT'S A YOUNG TEAM SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET DOWN. WE ALSO HAVE A POWERFUL STORY, ONE THAT BEGAN LONG BEFORE US AND IT CONTINUES TODAY. IT'S A STORY OF AMERICANS ACROSS GENERATIONS WHO STOOD THEIR GROUND IN MOMENTS THAT SHAPED OUR GREAT NATION. THE UNITED STATES ARMY ESTABLISHED JUNE 14TH, 1775, IS OLDER THAN THE NATION IT SERVES. OLDER THAN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND OLDER THAN THE CONSTITUTION ITSELF. FROM THE FARMERS AND SHOP KEEPERS WHO FORMED THE CONTINENTAL ARMY TO THE SOLDIERS SERVING AROUND THE WORLD TODAY, EACH GENERATION HAS CARRIED FORWARD THE SAME SACRED RESPONSIBILITY. AND THIS IS A LEGACY OF PEOPLE AND IS NOT JUST AN ABSTRACT IDEA, IT LIVES IN THE STORIES OF HEROES FROM OUR VERY OWN COMMUNITY. TAKE, FOR EXAMPLE, SAN ANTONIO NATIVE STAFF SERGEANT FRED GARCIA, A DIRECT DESCENT OF A FOUNDING FAMILY HERE. STAFF SERGEANT GARCIA DEFINED WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A HERO THROUGH COURAGEOUS ACTS AND NOBLE PURPOSE AND WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR FOR HIS ACTIONS OVER IN ITALY. TODAY HIS LEGACY IS IMMORTALIZED HERE AT JOINT BASE SAM HOUSTON WHERE A BUILDING PROUDLY BEARS HIS NAME AND HE IS BURIED AT THE FORT SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. HIS STORY IS A POWERFUL TESTAMENT TO THE UNBREAKABLE BOND BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE UNITED STATES ARMY. AS WE CELEBRATE THE ARMY'S BIRTHDAY WE DO SO IN PROFOUND THANKFULNESS TO THE NATION. WE ARE REMINDED OF A TRUTH THAT WE OFTEN SPEAK, BUT DEMANDS OUR DEEPEST REFLECTION, AND THAT IS FREEDOM HAS NEVER BEEN FREE. EVERY GENERATION HAS LEARNED THAT LESSON IN ITS OWN WAY AND EVERY GENERATION HAS BEEN CALLED TO DEFEND IT. AMERICANS HAVE SACRIFICED SO WE MIGHT HAVE THE FREEDOM TO DREAM, GROW AND CHOOSE OUR FUTURE. AND SOME OF THOSE VETERANS THAT WE RECOGNIZED EARLIER ARE HERE WITH US TODAY. TODAY WE HONOR THEM AND RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO THE OATH THEY CZAR TO THE OATH OF THE UNITED STATES. THAT OATH HAS REMAINED RELEVANT SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1789. IF THE LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE REMINDED US OF ANYTHING, IT'S THAT GLOBAL STABILITY HAVE SHIFT OVERNIGHT. OUR ADVERSARIES WATCH AND TEST OUR RESOLVE. IN MOMENTS OF UNCERTAINTY OUR NATION LOOKS FOR THE ARMY TO LEADERSHIP AND UNWAVERING COMPETENCE. THERE ARE 1.1 PEOPLE SERVING IN THE ARMY TODAY WHETHER AS ACTIVE SOLDIERS, RESERVE OR CIVILIANS. THEY ARE CURRENTLY DEPLOYED IN 140 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. THE ARMY'S GLOBAL REACH AND OUR ABILITY TO CONDUCT OPERATIONS ANYWHERE ON EARTH PLAYS A MASSIVE PART IN OUR ABILITY TO DEFEND AMERICA WHETHER FROM ARMED ADVERSARIES OR IN NATIONAL DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES. WE HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT WHEN CALLED UPON THE ARMY WILL STAND READY TO FIGHT, WIN AND SECURE OUR PEACE. AS WE CELEBRATE THE ARMY'S 251ST BIRTHDAY AND PREPARE FOR THE NATION'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY, LET'S REMEMBER OUR SOLDIERS DEPLOYED AROUND THE WORLD, THEIR FAMILIES ASSED WITH, THE SPOUSES, CHILDREN, LOVED ONES WHOSE SACRIFICES GO UNSEEN AND REMEMBER THE VETERANS WHO CAME BEFORE US, THE GENERATIONS OF AMERICANS WHO ANSWERED THE CALL WHEN THEIR COUNTRY NEEDED THEM THE MOST. THEY ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY THE VA'S SOUTH TEXAS VETERAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY THAT SERVES 100,000 VETERANS WITH TWO HOSPITALS AND 15 CLINICS RIGHT HERE IN OUR AREA. WITH THIS TYPE OF CONTINUED AND UNAVERAGE SUPPORT FROM SAN ANTONIO AND COMMUNITIES LIKE IT, AMERICA'S ARMY WILL REMAIN READY TO ANSWER THE CALL FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THIS WE'LL DEFEND. AND HAPPY 251ST BIRTHDAY ARMY. [APPLAUSE] >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE CENTER OF THE ROOM FOR THE UNITED STATES ARMY BIRTHDAY CAKE CUTTING CEREMONY. THE CAKE AND SABRE WILL NOW BE BROUGHT FORWARD. FOR THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE SUMMER ARMY WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND FORM UP BEHIND MAYOR JONES AND GENERAL NELL FOR A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AND TO WITNESS THE CAKE CUTTING. TRADITIONALLY REGARDLESS OF LOCATION, SERVICE MEMBERS WILL PAUSE TO OBSERVE THEIR SERVICE BRANCH'S BIRTHDAY WITH A CEREMONIAL CUTTING AND SHARING OF A CAKE. A SWORD IS TYPICALLY USED TO CUT THE CAKE AS A REMINDER THAT SERVICE MEMBERS ARE A BAND OF WARRIORS COMMITTED TO CARRYING THE SWORD SO OUR NATION CAN LIVE IN PEACE. MAYOR JONES AND MAJOR JO NELL WILL NOW CUT THE CAKE. TODAY WE PROUDLY CELEBRATE THE 251ST BIRTHDAY OF THE [00:15:05] UNITED STATES ARMY, AN INSTITUTION WHOSE COURAGE, DISCIPLINE AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT HAVE SAFEGUARDED OUR NATION SINCE 1775. WE HONOR EVERY SOLDIER, PAST AND PRESENT, WHOSE SERVICE HAS STRENGTHENED AND THE FOUNDATION OF OUR FREEDOM. FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS STOOD SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH LOCAL MILITIAS DEFENDING LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THEY ENSURE THAT IDEAS OF DEMOCRACY WOULD ENDURE. IN WORLD WAR II SOLDIERS CARRIED THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM ACROSS THE GLOBE. THE LANDINGS AT NORMANDY, LIBERATION OF EUROPE AND THE DEFENSE OF THE PACIFIC ARE NOT JUST MILITARY VICTORIES, BUT SAFEGUARDED THE WORLD. IN KOREA AND VIETNAM THE ARMY ADAPTED TO NEW THREATS AND MISSIONS ALWAYS GROUNDED IN THE SAME PRINCIPLE, PROTECTING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY THEY CALL HOME. HERE IN MILITARY CITY USA, THE ARMY'S PRESENCE IS MORE THAN HISTORICAL, IT IS PERSONAL. WE HAVE SOLDIERS, VETERANS, ARMY CIVILIANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES LIVE, WORK, VOLUNTEER AND LEAD IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. AS WE CELEBRATE ANOTHER YEAR IN THE HISTORIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, LET US REMEMBER THE SACRIFICES MADE, THE MISSIONS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE SOLDIERS WHO CONTINUE TO STAND WATCH AROUND THE WORLD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE UNITED STATES ARMY. THIS WE'LL DEFEND. [APPLAUSE] WE'RE THE ARMY AND PROUD OF OUR NAME, WE'RE THE ARMY AND PROUDLY PROCLAIM. ♪ THE ARMY GOES ROLLING ALONG... ♪ THE ARMY GOES ROLLING ALONG. ♪ ♪ YOU WILL ALWAYS KNOW THAT THE ARMY IS ROLLING ALONG ♪ [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD MEMORY BY OUR VETERANS! >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, GENERAL NELL. NOW I WILL READ A PROCLAMATION FOR PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY. I KNOW WE HAVE A LARGE CONTINGENT. PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. YEAH, PLEASE. OKAY. WHEREAS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PROUDLY RECOGNIZES THE EVENTS OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY AND HONORS THE RICH HERITAGE, ENDURING SPIRIT AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE AND PHILIPPINE COMMUNITY AND WHEREAS SAN ANTONIO'S CONNECTION TO THE PHILIPPINES IS FROM ITS EARLY HISTORY INCLUDING THE 19TH CENTURY REFERENCES TO PRESENT DAY BEXAR COUNTY, RECOGNIZING LONG-STANDING TIES SHAPED THROUGH SHARED HISTORY, COMMERCE, CULTURE AND TRADITION. AND WHEREAS FILIPINO AMERICANS HAVE HELPED SHAPE THE STRENGTH AND CHARACTER OF SAN ANTONIO THROUGH MILITARY, FAITH, COMMUNITY AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP, WHILE GENERATIONS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL TRAINED AT FORT SAM HOUSTON AND WITH COOPERATION AND MUTUAL RESPECT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PHILIPPINES. WHEREAS SAN ANTONIO'S IS RECOGNIZED AS THE BIRTH PLACE OF THE CAMPAIGN LED TO THE NAME NAMING OF DESTROYERER 139 IN HONOR OF SECOND CLASS A PHILIPPINE SAILOR WHOSE EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM EARNED HIM THE MEDAL OF HONOR. THIS AND THE ENDURING FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE FILIPINO [00:20:05] COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT STATE OF TEXAS AND THE NATION. NOW, I GINA ORTIZ JONES, PROUD FILIPINO, DO HERE BY PROCLAIM, JUNE 20, 2026, TO BE PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND ASK ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING OF THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY. CHANEL, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE MAYOR JONES, DISTINGUISHED CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND FELLOW SAN ANTONIANS, I'M CHANEL, REGIONAL CHAIR OF THE FILIPINO CONFERENCE OF SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY. ON JUNE 12, 1888, THE FIRST PHILIPPINE FLAG WAS RAISED AND PROCLAIMED PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE AS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYED AFTER MORE THAN 300 YEARS OF SPANISH COLONIAL RULE. THAT DECLARATION WAS NOT GIVEN, IT WAS EARNED. THE ROAD TO LASTING INDEPENDENCE WAS LONG AND HARD. THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN WAR FOLLOWED, DECADES OF COMMONWEALTH STATUS THAT ON JULY 4TH, 1946, THE PHILIPPINES ACHIEVED BOTH SOVEREIGNTY AS A REPUBLIC, BUT IT IS JUNE 12TH THAT FILIPINOS AROUND THE WORLD HOLD SACRED. THAT CONNECTION AS YOU MENTIONED IS DEEPER HERE. IN THE 19TH CENTURY PORTIONS OF PRESENT DAY BEXAR COUNTY WERE KNOWN AS NUEVAS PHILIPPINES, TIES OUR SPANISH ERA COMMERCE, CULTURE AND SHARED TRADITION. SAN ANTONIO AND THE PHILIPPINES HAS BEEN LINKED FOR CENTURIES. WE ARE NOT NEW TO THIS CITY, WE ARE WOVEN INTO THE FOUNDATION OF THIS CITY. THE SPIRIT LIVES ON TODAY. THIS WEEK WE CELEBRATE WITH EVENTS ACROSS SAN ANTONIO. TODAY WE WILL HAVE OUR PROCLAMATION CELEBRATION AT SARI-SARA, A FILIPINO RESTAURANT CELEBRATING 30 YEARS IN BUSINESS. THERE WILL BE A MOVIE PREMIER ON FRIDAY. ON SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH, THE ORGANIZATION OF FILIPINOS IN TEXAS HOLDS A PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY GALA WHERE WE WILL PRESENT THE MEDAL OF HONOR AND THE UNSUNG HEROES AWARDS, RECOGNIZING FILMS WHOSE QUIET FAITHFUL WHAT WAS HAS MADE SAN ANTONIO STRONGER. THE UNIQUELY FILIPINO WORD THAT MEANS SHARED HUMANITY, IS EXACTLY WHAT BINDS US TO THIS CITY AND TO YOU. THAT SAME DAY THERE ARE VIBRANT FLAVORS AND CULTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES COMING TO THE HEART OF SAN ANTONIO WHILE WE ALSO HAVE A SPURS WATCH PARTY TO CHEER ON OUR FILIPINO PLAYER DYLAN HARPER. OUR COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTES EVERYDAY, OUR MILITARY AND VETERANS WHO HELP MAKE SAN ANTONIO MILITARY CITY USA. THE PHILIPPINE NURSES ASSOCIATION HAS SERVED OUR HOSPITALS WITH EXTRAORDINARY DEDICATION. THE PHILIPPINE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS OPENING DOORS FOR FILIPINO ENTREPRENEURS. LEADWE KEEP OUR CITY SISTER INITIATIVE ALIVE. PHILIPPINE CULTURAL GROUP KEEPS OUR HERITAGE ALIVE THROUGH ART AND DANCE. THE CHURCH KEEPS OUR FAITH ALIVE. AND THE FILIPINO AMERICAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESERVES OUR STORIES BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHERE THEY COME FROM KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GOING. DON'T FORGET, IN SEPTEMBER WE HAVE OUR FILIPINO AND PACIFIC ISLANDER FESTIVAL. WE HAVE OUR FILIPINO SAN ANTONIO GALA. WE ARE BUSINESS OWNERS, EDUCATORS, VETERANS, ARTISTS AND FAITHFUL NEIGHBORS. WE ARE PROUD SAN ANTONIANS. WE LOVE THIS CITY AS DEEPLY AS WE LOVE OUR HERITAGE. ON BEHALF OF THE PHILIPPINE-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GREATER SAN ANTONIO AND THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY, WE THANK THIS COUNCIL AND WE INVITE ALL OF SAN ANTONIO TO CELEBRATE ALL MONTH LONG TO CELEBRATE OUR PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION. AND LONG LIVE SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, CHANEL. WOULD ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LIKE TO MAKE REMARKS? THANK YOU. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF AWARD WINNERS WITH US TODAY. JOSI AWARDS. SO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I WENT TO THE JOSI AWARDS WHICH WE PROUDLY HOST AT MAJESTIC THEATER. [00:25:04] AND THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT BRINGS YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL ACROSS THE REGION TO COMPETE IN THEATER, NOT ONLY ON STAGE, BUT IN KIND OF, FRANKLY, THE BACK AS WELL, PRODUCTION SIDE. AND THE TWO TOP FOLKS TO REPRESENT US IN NEW YORK. SO IT'S A HUGE, HUGE, HUGE HONOR, AND THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE I MADE THE CHALLENGE, HEY, IF THE TWO FOLKS THAT COME OUT OF HERE ARE FROM SAN ANTONIO WE WILL BRING YOU TO CITY HALL AND RECOGNIZE YOU APPROPRIATELY, AND THOSE YOUNG FOLKS ARE WITH US TODAY, RICARDO AND ISABELLA. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AWARDS, THEY WERE ESTABLISHED IN 20 ON THE BY THE MAJESTIC FOUNDATION AND IT'S PART OF THE NATIONAL THEATER AWARDS IN NEW YORK. IN 2026 THE PROGRAM SERVED MORE THAN 4,000 STUDENTS FROM 83 HIGH SCHOOLS CITYWIDE OFFERING WORKSHOPS, MASTER CLASSES, MENTORSHIP AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDE COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP AND CREATIVE SKILLS. SO ON MAY 17TH NEARLY 500 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE 16TH ANNUAL AWARDS AT THE MAJESTIC THEATER WHERE OVER $150,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED. IT REMAINS THE NATION'S LARGEST PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OF ITS KIND. THIS YEAR'S TOP REGIONAL PERFORMERS, RICARDO MARTINEZ OF KEYSTONE SCHOOL, AND ISABELLA OF THE NORTHEAST SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, WILL ADVANCE TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN NEW YORK. JOINING THEM ARE JOCELYN BLANCHARD, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MAJESTIC FOUNDATION AND JASON BARRERA IS AROUND FROM ADVANCED EDUCATION AND TRAINING. PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THANKING THE MAJESTIC EMPIRE FOUNDATION FOR ITS CONTINUED SUPPORT OF ARTS EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. YOU'RE WELCOME TO PROVIDE REMARKS IF YOU'D LIKE TO. >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR JONES, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND STAFF. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THESE REMARKABLE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE IMPACT OF THE JOS S.S.I. AWARDS. AS THE NON-PROFIT STEWARD OF THE HISTORIC MAJESTIC AND EMPIRE THEATERS, WE BELIEVE THAT THESE ICONIC CULTURAL ASSETS CAN BE MORE THAN PLACES WHERE PERFORMANCES HAPPEN. THEY CAN BE PLACES WHERE FUTURES ARE BUILT. THIS YEAR ALONE MORE THAN 4,000 STUDENTS FROM 83 HIGH SCHOOLS REPRESENTING EVERY SINGLE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAMS THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, ARTS EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP, COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS INITIATIVES AND WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT HELPED PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, CAREERS AND LIFE. BUILDING ON THAT IMPACT, THE FOUNDATION IS EXPANDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH ALAMO COLLEGES DISTRICT, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE NEW PATHWAYS INTO CAREERS IN NOT ONLY THE ARTS, BUT ENTERTAINMENT, HOSPITALITY, EVENTS AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. TOGETHER WE ARE DEMONSTRATING THAT THE ARTS ARE NOT ONLY CULTURAL ASSETS FOR SAN ANTONIO, BUT THEY ARE ALSO A POWERFUL DRIVER OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND COMMUNITY VY TALLY. TODAY ISABELLA AND RICARDO REPRESENT THE VERY BEST OF THE TALENT, DEDICATION AND POTENTIAL THAT EXISTS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. WE ARE PROUD THAT THEY WILL REPRESENT SAN ANTONIO AND SOUTH TEXAS ON THE NATIONAL STAGE IN NEW YORK CITY IN JUST A FEW WEEKS. THEIR SUCCESS IS A REMINDER OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GIVEN ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION AND A COMMUNITY THAT BELIEVES IN THEM. THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN THE STUDENTS, PARTNERSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE HELPING SHAPE THE FUTURE WORKFORCE, CREATIVE ECONOMY, AND CULTURAL VITALITY OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, JOCELYN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >> YEAH. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE JOSI AWARDS. IT'S MY SECOND YEAR COMPETING AND IT'S BEEN REALLY HELPFUL NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT FOR MY FAMILY AS WELL IN AFFORDING COLLEGE AND JUST GIVING ME MORE SECURITY IN BEING ABLE TO DO ARTS IN COLLEGE. I'M GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN NEXT YEAR TO PURSUE MUSICAL THEATER, WHICH HAS BEEN A DREAM FOR ME. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR HELPING GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THIS PROGRAM HAS JUST BEEN SO HELPFUL. IN CONNECTING ME WITH SO MANY PEOPLE THAT COULD HELP FURTHER MY CAREER AND ALSO ME AS A PERSON. I FEEL LIKE I'VE GROWN AND JUST GOTTEN SO MUCH MORE CONFIDENT. AND IT'S ALL THANKS TO THIS AMAZING PROGRAM AND IT'S JUST BEEN SO HELPFUL. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: CONGRATULATIONS. WOULD ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? [APPLAUSE]. WOULD ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? WELL, WE'RE PROUD OF YOU -- GO AHEAD, COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: I LOVE THEATER AND I LOVE MUSICAL THEATER, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR [00:30:06] AWARD. AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND I ALWAYS BELIEVE THIS ABOUT ARTS IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS YOU'RE COMMUNICATING AND BRINGING UP TOPICS THAT WE DON'T NORMALLY LIKE TO TALK ABOUT. I'M SO THANKFUL FOR YOU COMING AND SHARING YOUR STORIES AND JUST LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT YOU AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE FUTURE. SO CONGRATULATIONS, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING UP AND SHARING THAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. >> MAYOR JONES: OF COURSE, THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN MEZA GONZÁLEZ. >> GONZÁLEZ: THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. A SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT TO NIEAS, THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS IN DISTRICT 8 THAT ATTEND NIESA. I'VE BEEN TO A COUPLE OF PERFORMANCES. IT'S LIKE A LITTLE BROADWAY IN SAN ANTONIO. THE KIDS ARE SO TALENTED AND THE TICKETS SO INEXPENSIVE. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND MY COLLEAGUES TO ATTEND AND ANYONE GOING. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND TO YOUR FAMILY. AS AN UNPAID UBER DRIVER FOR MY KIDS I KNOW THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT, SO CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK AT MICHIGAN, BUT REALLY EXCITED TO SUPPORT ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING TO SHOWCASE WHAT WE CAN DO IN SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: GREAT. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANTED TO SAY YOU GUYS HAVE GREAT LEADERSHIP OVER THERE AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SEE THE PROGRAM GROW. AND I'VE GOTTEN A CHANCE TO ATTEND IT AS WELL, BUT WHEN YOU GO OFF TO SCHOOL AND RESEARCH GREATER THINGS, MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK HERE AND JOIN THE THEATER SPACE AS WELL. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: I WENT TO SCHOOL AT THE SISTER SCHOOL OF NIESA. AND A LOT HAVE GONE ON TO DO GREAT THINGS AND HAVE GONE TO NEW YORK AND HAD A CAREER OUT THERE. Y'ALL ARE IN AN AMAZING PROGRAM AND A GREAT SCHOOL SO THE FUTURE IS REALLY BRIGHT FOR YOU ALL. KNOW WHEREVER YOU END UP, SAN ANTONIO IS ALWAYS CHEERING YOU ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, CONGRATULATIONS. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. MAKE SURE YOU TELL THE KNICKS TO ACT RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. I'LL NOW RECOGNIZE COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA FOR A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE. >> >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. TODAY IS A REALLY SPECIAL DAY BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PEARSALL PARK. AND I GOT ALL OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS A LITTLE SHIRT HERE AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE 10 BUCKS CAN GET YOU ONE AS WELL. BUT THIS SATURDAY WE'RE HAVING A HUGE EVENT. SO FOLKS MAY NOT KNOW THE HISTORY OF PEARSALL PARK, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY ONCE A LANDFILL SO IT WAS A LANDFILL FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEONE IN THE AUDIENCE, GRACE GARZA, IF YOU WANT TO STAND, HER FATHER ACTUALLY OPENED UP A BUILDING THERE THAT WAS A MASONRY PLACE FOR MANY YEARS AND THAT'S WHERE OUR FIELD OFFICE IS CURRENTLY. THANK YOU, GRACE, FOR BEING HERE ALSO. SO THIS PARK DEVELOPMENT ACTUALLY PARALLELS TO MY OWN CAREER AT DISTRICT 4. I STARTED OFF AS AN INTERN WHEN THIS PLACE WAS CONSTRUCTED AND THE SAME YEAR I WAS HIRED IT WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED. SO IT'S TOP THREE LARGEST PARKS IN SAN ANTONIO, AND WE HAVE IT RIGHT THERE ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE IN 78242 WHICH HAS SO MANY CHALLENGES, BUT THE CITY HAS BROUGHT SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL TO THAT PLACE. ONE OF OUR LARGEST SKATE PARKS, SPLASH PAD. SO MANY ACRES OF WALKABLE SPACES. SO WE'VE HAD SO MANY EVENTS. THAT'S OUR HOME IN DISTRICT 4, OUR FIELD OFFICE IS THERE, SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR ALL THE INVESTMENTS AND AS WELL AS ALL THE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS, MANY OF WHOM ARE GOING TO BE THERE ON SATURDAY ALSO TO HAVE A PARTY. SO IT'S A WONDERFUL GATHERING SPACE, MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT. DIDN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. AND IT REALLY HAPPENED MOSTLY BECAUSE OF RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SAYING DO YOU KNOW WHAT? WE DRIVE BY THIS LANDFILL EVERYDAY. LET'S DO SOMETHING SPECIAL AND MAKE IT A PARK. SO FOR MANY, MANY YEARS THEY ADVOCATED, FINALLY GETTING IT TO WHERE IT IS TODAY. SO WE WILL BE THERE THIS SATURDAY THE 13TH STARTING AT 8:00 A.M. WITH A 5K AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT EVENTS LIKE ZUMBA. I'M NOT SURE IF COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ IS TEACHING THAT ONE OR NOT. THERE IS A SPLASH PAD ACTIVATION, FOLKS DOING BICYCLE STUFF, THERE WILL BE FOLKS DOING SKATE PARK THINGS, THERE ARE A LOT OF DOG ACTIVITIES ALSO. WE WILL HAVE FOOD TRUCKS OF COURSE THERE. SO PLEASE COME OUT, PLEASE PRAY FOR NO RAIN THAT DAY. WE WANT TO HAVE A REALLY AMAZING TIME. AND I JUST WELCOME EVERYBODY TO ATTEND. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT FOR THIS WONDERFUL PLACE ON OUR SIDE OF TOWN. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER GALVAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE DAN RAMOS AND HIS FAMILY. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS 12-YEAR-OLD STUDENT FROM NORTHSIDE ISD WHO REACHED OUT TO OUR OFFICE BACK IN FEBRUARY WRITING US A LETTER AFTER MY TEAM AND I VISITED [00:35:05] HIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, MAYBE BACK IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. AND HE WROTE VERY PLAINLY AND CLEARLY ABOUT HEY, I APPRECIATE YOU COMING BY THE SCHOOL, BUT ALSO THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT. SO HE SHOWED US A SPOT OVER HERE ON STAR CREEK AND TIMBER VIEW ASKING FOR A WAY TO MAKE THAT STREET SAFER, TRAFFIC CALMING IN THE AREA, BECAUSE HE WALKS HOME FROM THERE, HE WALKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE NOT ONLY FOR HIM, BUT FOR ALL THE PEDESTRIANS HE SEES WALKING AROUND AND BARELY DODGING A CAR HERE AND THERE. WE GOT ON IT, MADE SURE -- MY TEAM WENT OUT THERE TO HIS ADDRESS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A PHONE NUMBER AND SAID HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENS FOR YOU AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY OVERALL? GRATEFUL FOR YOU TO BE HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE INSTALLED THE STOP SIGN AT THAT SITE BECAUSE OF OUR ADVOCACY. I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR BEING BOLD AND STANDING UP AND SAYING LET ME REACH OUT TO MY ELECTED LEADER AND SEEING IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. WE GOT A GREAT PICTURE ALSO FROM HIS MOM SENDING US A PICTURE OF WALKING HIS NEW BABY BROTHER DOWN THE STREET WITH A NEW SIGN SAYING COMING SOON. SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO SEE YOU OUT THERE AND AGAIN, JUST WANT TO SAY TO ALL SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS, INCLUDING, OF COURSE, ALL THE FOLKS IN DISTRICT 6, OF ALL AGES TO FOLLOW HIS LEAD AND SPEAK UP FOR CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AT ANY TIME. AND I WILL SAY BE CAREFUL. BY DOING THINGS LIKE THIS YOU MAY END UP IN THIS SEAT ONE DAY VERY SOON. SO EXCITED FOR YOU AND YOUR FUTURE. AND I WANT TO THANK HIS MOM AND FAMILY WHO IS HERE TODAY, SISTER, GRANDMOTHER, WHO ARE ALWAYS CHEERING HIM ON AND SUPPORTING THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND ALSO MADE TIME WHILE HIS MOTHER IS IN THE LAST SIX WEEKS OF HER PREGNANCY TO COME TO OUR FIELD OFFICE TO MAKE SURE IT ALL TAKES PLACE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND SUPPORT. I WANT TO THANK THE PRINCIPAL AND ALL THE STAFF FROM ZACHARY MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR HELPING MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENED AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE EDUCATING NOT ONLY FUTURE LEADERS OF OUR CITY, BUT THE CURRENT ONES TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AGAIN. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE OR ANYONE HERE? ALL GOOD. [LAUGHTER]. HE SAID I ALREADY DID MY ADVOCACY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN. EXCITED TO SEE Y'ALL. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO IS RECOGNIZED FOR A POINT OF PERSON PRIVILEGE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE MEMORY OF A DISTRICT 5 RESIDENT. IF HIS FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT TO THE PODIUM. HE ANSWERED THE CALL TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY. DEDICATING HIS LIFE TO SOMETHING GREATER THAN HIMSELF. THIS SAME DEDICATION IS WHAT WE SAW WITHIN DISTRICT 5 AS HE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO GIVE BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY. ONE OF HIS GREATEST PASSIONS WAS ADVOCATING FOR BOYS AND GIRLS ATHLETICS PROGRAMS ENSURING THAT OUR YOUTH HAD ACCESS TO THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES STUDENTS IN MORE AFFLUENT AREAS HAD AND I'M REMINDED OF HIS ADVOCACY THAT HE ENSURED THAT THERE IS A SPORTS PROGRAMMING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IT'S FOLLOWED THROUGH HIS FAMILY AND THE YOUNGER GENERATION. IT'S AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE TODAY AND EVEN MORE HONORED TO INVITE HIS FAMILY UP TO THE PODIUM TO SAY A FEW WORDS. SO YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US FOR A FEW WORDS. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE. WE'RE TRULY HONORED. JUST A LITTLE STORY I WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY. WHAT IS A HERO? T■O MEA HEROISSOMEONE WHO MAKES SACRIFICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS, WHO PUTS OTHER PEOPLE'S NEEDS ON THEIR OWN, WHO GOES BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY TO SERVE OTHER PEOPLE. ON JANUARY THE 26TH -- ON JANUARY 26TH, APPROXIMATELY 12:23 P.M. DISTRICT 5 HAD LOST A HERO. HE HAD PASSED AWAY BY BATTLING LUNG CANCER. CANCER MAY HAVE TAKEN HIS BODY, BUT NEVER HIS SPIRIT, HIS FAITH OR HIS DEDICATION TO SERVE. HE WAS AN HONORABLE MAN, LOVED BY EVERYONE, AND KNOW HIM WITH RESPECT, INTEGRITY AND COMPASSION. HE WAS A TRULY -- TRULY A MAN OF SERVICE. HE ATTENDED BURBANK HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE MARRIED HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART. FROM THERE HE ANSWERED A CALL OF SERVICE FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY WHERE HE CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A COMMUNICATIONS SERGEANT. HE BEGAN -- HE BEGAN MILITARY SERVICE AT CALIFORNIA, LATER TRANSFERRED FROM FORT HOOD TO TEXAS, EVENTUALLY STATIONED IN GERMANY. AFTER THAT HE RETURNED HOME AND SERVED AT KELLY AIR FORCE BASE FOR TEXAS, THE MOST IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION OF ITS TIME. HE WAS THE SUPERVISOR OF THE C5 CARGO AIRCRAFT, THE LARGEST CARGO AIRCRAFT CARRIER IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. HE TRULY WAS DISTRICT 5 [00:40:02] HERO. THERE IS ONE THING THAT MY FATHER ALWAYS TAUGHT ME -- THREE THINGS ACTUALLY. HAVE COMPASSION FOR OTHERS. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING IN LIFE, GO AFTER IT. KEEP YOUR FAITH STRONG AND NEVER GIVE UP NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT LIFE HAS BEEN. LEGACY AND HIS COMPASSION TO SERVE, FAITH AND PERSEVERANCE, HE REMINDS US THAT A TRUE HERO IS NOT DEFINED BY WORDS, BUT HOW THEY LIVE AND LOVE AND SERVE OTHERS. TO THE YOUNG GENERATION OUT THERE, YOU CAN LEARN FROM HIM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE]. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. OKAY. THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUAL ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY. ITEMS 5 THROUGH 33 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THIS MEANS -- THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED AS A GROUP AND THERE WILL NOT BE A STAFF PRESENTATION UNLESS PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. I UNDERSTAND COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA IS PULLING ITEMS 12 AND 13 FOR EMINENT DOMAIN. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY? COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 25. ANY OTHERS? ITEMS 12, 13 AND 25 HAVE BEEN PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. THERE ARE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MAYOR JONES: THE MOTION AND THE SECOND WAS DISTRICT 4. THANK YOU. IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY HIGHLIGHTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA? HIGHLIGHT? NUMBER 6, OKAY. OTHER THAN NUMBER 6? ANY OTHER MEMBERS LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT? OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER MEZA GONZÁLEZ. EXCUSE ME. COUNCILMEMBER MEZA GONZÁLEZ, YOU WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING. >> GONZÁLEZ: READY? >> MAYOR JONES: PLEASE, GO AHEAD. >> CASTILLO: I'M HAPPY TO HIGHLIGHT NUMBER 6, $100,000 FOR THE U.S. MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE AREA PARK. THE PARK LOCATED IN THE SAN ANTONIO MEDICAL CENTER AREA IS 16 ACRES THAT WILL THROUGH A NEW PLAYGROUND, GREEN SPACES AND PARKING. THIS PARK IS JUST A PART OF A LARGER DEVELOPMENT AND WILL BE CONNECTED TO THE NEW HUEBNER CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL AND THE TRAILHEAD AND BRIDGE. THE PARK WILL ALSO FEATURE A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE THAT WILL SPAN BABCOCK ROAD. I WANT TO EXTEND A BIG THANK YOU TO THE SAN ANTONIO MEDICAL FOUNDATION FOR THEIR GENEROUS FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS PROJECT. ON TOP OF FUNDING ALREADY CONTRIBUTED BY THE SAN ANTONIO MEDICAL FOUNDATION, THIS $100,000 WILL PAY TO UPGRADE THE PLAYGROUND WITH A SHOCK ABSORBING RUBBER SURFACE, MAKING SURE OUR KIDS ARE SAFE WHILE PLAYING OUTDOORS. ALSO LIKE MANY OF MY DISTRICT 8 RESIDENTS I'M EXCITED TO SEE OUR BOND DOLLARS AT WORK IN BUILDING THIS BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY GREEN SPACE THAT WILL PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO RELAX, RECONNECT, RECREATE AND ENJOY OUR NATURAL SCENERY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAVE THREE QUICK HIGHLIGHTS. ITEM 9 IS USING BOND FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE BRACKENRIDGE PARK NATURE PLAYSCAPE AND I WANT TO THANK CHRIS WHO IS SHEER FOR HIS LEADERSHIP WITH THE CONSERVANCY, HOMER AND THE PARKS TEAM AND JAMAL WITH CAPITAL DELIVERY FOR HELPING MAKE THIS PARK COME TO LIFE. ALSO THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ADA ACCESSIBLE PARK WHICH IS GOING TO BE REALLY GREAT FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE ALL TYPES OF FACILITIES WHICH LEADS VERY NICELY INTO THE OTHER TWO HIGHLIGHTS, ITEM 22 IS TIPPING 250K IN FUNDS FOR THE MCFARLAND TENNIS CENTER. I WANT TO THANK SALLY AND JEFF AND THEIR TEAM FOR HELP BE GET THESE FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH WE KNOW IS REALLY TOUGH RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO THANK CONGRESSMAN CASTRO FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND WE HOPE IN NOVEMBER WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET EVEN MORE FUNDING WITH HIS [00:45:03] LEADERSHIP AS HE CONTINUES. THIS WAS ALSO GOING TO BE FOR ADA IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PARK. THEN LASTLY, ITEM 23 IS MY APPOINTMENT, ANTOINE NET. SHE IS BEING APPOINTED TO THE DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMUNITY AND DISABILITY ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. SHE'S A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, HAS BEEN FOR 20 YEARS. AND HAS WORKED IN ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE K-12 SPACE. HE'S AN LOI ALUM, SHE'S AN LEADERSHIP ALUM AND I KNOW SHE'S REALLY GOING TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR ACCESS TO --E OF OUR RESIDENTS FOR OUR CITY AND PUBLIC SPACES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: ANY OTHER HIGHLIGHTS ON THIS SIDE? OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU. THIS MORNING I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NUMBER 17, ACCEPTANCE OF SIX FRANCE FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES TECHNOLOGIST BE $3.2 MILLION TO ENSURE THAT THE WORK OF THE METRO HEALTH COMMUNICABLE DISEASE COMMISSION WHICH HAS A HUGE IMPACTED IN OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM STAYS FUNDED. THESE GRANTS SLOWED FI 32 POSITIONS AND THE TEAM HAS DEAD SHOWN THEIR DEDICATION TO SAN ANTONIO THROUGH COVID WITH THE MEASLES OUTBREAK AND EVERYDAY WITH SGI DIAGNOSIS AND TRACKING AS WELL AS TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION AND CONTROL. SO AGAIN, PREVENTION IS PUBLIC HEALTH'S STRONGEST WEAPON. THE MORE FUNDING THEY HAVE TO EXPAND MUCH NEEDED PROGRAMS, THE HEALTHIER SAN ANTONIO WILL BE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE TO SUPPORT THE METRO HEALTH TEAM. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, EXCEPT FOR ITEMS, 12, 13 AND 25. PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES, THANK YOU. ITEM 12 WAS PULLED BY COMMUNICATE MUNGIA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE CAPTION. >> ITEM 12 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ACQUISITION ON BEHALF OF CPS ENERGY THROUGH NEGOTIATION OR CONDEMNATION OF INTERESTS IN LAND SUFFICIENT FOR PROJECT PURPOSES OF PRIVATELY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY AND DECLARING THE HOWARD 765 KV SWITCHING STATION PROJECT TO BE PUBLIC USE PROJECT AND A PUBLIC NECESSITY, REQUIRING APPROXIMATELY 192-ACRE FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITION ON PRIVATELY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IN COUNTY BLOCK 4297, LOCATED CLOSE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF STATE HIGHWAY 16 AND LONE STAR PASS. >> MAYOR JONES: THERE ARE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA IS RECOGNIZED TO MAKE THE MOTION. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN ON BEHALF OF CPS ENERGY FOR THE PUBLIC USE PROPERTY FOR THE HOWARD 765KV SWITCHING STATION PROJECT BY ACQUIRING THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY DESCRIBED BY THE CITY CLERK AND INCORPORATED AS PART OF THIS MOTION. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> THE PRIVATELY OWNED REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF BEXAR COUNTY IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 CONSISTING OF 192-ACRE PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY IN FEE SIMPLE TITLE FOR THE CPS ENERGY HOWARD 765-KILOWATT SWITCHING STATION PROJECT. THIS PROJECT IS DEPICTED IN THE OVERALL PROJECT MAP AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY THE EXHIBIT ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS PART OF THIS MOTION. >> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE A SECOND? VIAGRAN. IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE ITEM 12. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES, THANK YOU. ITEM 13 WAS PULLED BY COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE CAPTION. >> ORDINANCE APPROVING -- ITEM 13 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ACQUISITION ON BEHALF OF CPS THERE THROUGH NEGOTIATION OR CONDEMNATION OF INTEREST IN LAND SUFFICIENT FOR PROJECT PURPOSES OF PRIVATELY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY AND DECLARING THE HOWARD TO SAN MIGUEL TRANSMISSION PROJECT TO BE A PUBLIC USE PROJECT >> MAYOR JONES: OKAY. SO THERE'S A MOTION. [00:51:10] IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> THERE'S NOT A MOTION YET. >> MAYOR JONES: PLEASE MAKE YOUR MOTION. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE POWER OF ESPECIALLY EMANANT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE PROJECT FOR THE HOWARD TO SAN MIGUEL TRANSITION LINE PROJECT BY ACQUIRING THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY DESCRIBED BY THE CITY CLERK AND INCORPORATED AS PART OF THIS MOTION. >> SECOND. OH, SORRY. >> THE PRIVATELY-OWNED PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF BEXAR COUNTY AND ATASCOSA COUNTY FOR A PORTION INSIDE COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 WITH 120 TRACK TRANSMISSION EASEMENTS, 35 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS AND 17 ACCESS EASEMENTS IN BEXAR COUNTY BLOCKS 4297, 4191, 5991, 4200, 4193, 4192, 5547, 4190, 4013, 4182, AND 4183, BEGINNING AT THE HOWARD SUBSTATION AND CONTINUING ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 16 FOLLOWING A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION TO AN ENDING POINT JUST NORTH OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON. THIS PROPERTY IS DEPICTED IN THE OVERALL PROJECT MAP AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY THE EXHIBITS ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS PART OF THIS MOTION. >> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: IT IS MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE ITEM 13. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM 25 WAS PULLED BY COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. MADAME CLERK, PLEASE READ THE CAPTION. >> CLERK: ITEM NO. 25 IS A RESOLUTION REQUIRING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF TRI-CHAIRS AND COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO 2027-2032 COMMUNITY BOND COMMITTEES. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. DO WE NEED A STAFF PRESENTATION? OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE WOULD LIKE A STAFF PRESENTATION. >> VILLAGOMEZ: GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO ASK JOHN PETEREK TO COME TO THE PODIUM. AND MICHAEL SHANNON TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MIKE SHANNON, DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL DELIVERY. JUST TO GO OVER ITEM 25 FOR THE GROUP. SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND. SO LAST MONTH WE RECEIVED A THREE-SIGNATURE MEMO REQUESTING TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM TODAY. A RESOLUTION TO LOOK AT HOW WE SELECT AND APPROVE THE CANDIDATES FOR THE TRI-CHAIRS ON THE BOND COMMITTEES. AND IT SAYS, AS NOTED HERE, THE MAYOR WOULD IDENTIFY THE THREE TRI-CHAIRS AND SERVE AS THE OVERALL BOND COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES, AND TWO CHAIRS PER COMMITTEE. COUNCIL WOULD VOTE ON THOSE TO APPROVE THOSE CANDIDATES OR CANDIDATES SELECTED THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THEY WOULD SERVE THE BOND COMMITTEES -- THAT IS WHAT I TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AT THE B SESSION. AND EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT WOULD APPOINT THREE MEMBERS PER COMMITTEE. AND THOSE WOULD NOT REQUIRE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO JUST A REFRESHER, THE BOND COMMITTEES ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR BOND PROCESS. IT'S REALLY AFTER THIS SUMMER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT POTENTIAL PROJECTS BUT EVENTUALLY WE HAND THIS OVER TO POTENTIALLY FIVE BOND COMMITTEES, PLUS OR MINUS. [00:55:03] AND THERE ARE SEVERAL MEETINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WHERE THEY DISCUSS THOSE PROJECTS IN DETAIL TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PRIORITIZING THEM CORRECTLY BEFORE WE PUT IT OUT TO A VOTE NEXT YEAR. THE BOND COMMITTEES REVIEW AND RECOMMEND THE LIST OF PROJECTS. THEY BRING IT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL AFTER THAT SO YOU CAN APPROVE A LIST OF PROJECTS TO PUT IN FRONT OF VOTERS FOR THE BOND. THE APPOINTMENTS COME FROM YOU ALL, OF COURSE. JUST GOING BACK, IN 2022 THE BOND COMMITTEES, WE HAD 163 APPOINTMENTS. THERE WERE 13 BY THE MAYOR, WHICH WAS THREE TRI-CHAIRS, TEN CO-CHAIRS. EACH COUNCILMEMBER OF THE TEN DISTRICTS HAD THREE PER THOSE FIVE COMMITTEES. THAT'S WHERE WE GET TO THE 163. THOSE ARE THE TRI-CHAIRS FROM LAST YEAR. SO WE JUST GAVE YOU THAT FOR THE INFORMATION. AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS. THIS IS 2022. WE HAD 20 MEETINGS. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ARE PART OF THAT. BUS TOURS. SO IT IS A SIGNIFICANTLY-ROBUST PUBLIC PROCESS. THEY GO IN PAINSTAKINGLY DETAIL ON THESE PROJECTS. THEY'RE ALL CERTAINLY NEEDED BUT DEBATING AND WRESTLING WITH THE PRIORITIZATION OF THEM BASED ON WHAT WE CAN AFFORD, OF COURSE. THEY WILL HAVE TO WORK FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS AND BRING RECOMMENDATIONS BACK TO YOU SOMETIME IN THAT JANUARY SO THAT YOU CAN CALL A VOTE IN FEBRUARY FOR A MAY ELECTION, IF THAT'S WHAT WE CHOOSE. JUST A REFRESHER. WE PROPOSED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO THESE FIVE BOND PROGRAM PROPOSITIONS. THOSE WOULD BE KIND OF THE COMMITTEE MAKEUP. THAT'S WHAT WE DID IN 2022. I KNOW THERE'S SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT THAT WE'LL WORK THROUGH THIS SUMMER, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING RIGHT NOW. AND THAT'S REALLY THE PRESENTATION FOR THE DISCUSSION THAT YOU GUYS CAN HAVE. THANKS. >> MAYOR JONES: THANKS, MIKE. THERE ARE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 25. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL SO WE MAY BEGIN DISCUSSION? >> VIAGRAN: I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE ITEM 25. WE JUST RECEIVED THE PRESENTATION SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO DISCUSSION. COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ IS RECOGNIZED. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU TOLL MY COLLEAGUES WHO PROPOSED THIS IDEA. I KNOW CHECKS AND BALANCES ARE NECESSARY AND THE BOND IS AN AREA WHERE IT IS ESPECIALLY SO. LAST TERM, AS WE WERE PREPARING FOR A NEW ERA WITH A NEW MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I THINK WE DID A LOT OF REFLECTING AND MADE CHANGES TO OUR PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ANXIETY OF NOT KNOWING WHO THE NEXT MAYOR WAS GOING TO BE. THERE WAS SPACE FOR IT AND IT WASN'T PERSONAL BECAUSE IT WAS IN ADVANCE OF IMMINENT CHANGE. THAT IN MIND, AS A TEACHER, I LEARNED THAT FEEDBACK SHOULD BE TIMELY. AND WE HAD TIME AFTER THE LAST BOND CYCLE TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, IMPLEMENT CHANGES BUT WE LARGELY LEFT IT ALONE. MAKING CHANGES RIGHT NOW WITHOUT MOST OF OUR COUNCIL HAVING PARTICIPATED IN A BOND PROGRAM IN THIS CAPACITY. AND WHEN THE MAYOR COULD MAKE APPOINTMENTS AT ANY MOMENT FEELS A LITTLE BIT OFF KEY, JUST TO ME. I THINK THERE'S MERIT TO THE PROPOSED CHANGE. I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK AT BUT I WOULD LIKE US TO GO THROUGH THE BOND PROCESS AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCESS, MAYBE IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE HAVE A WORK SESSION WHERE WE DISCUSS SOME OF THE CHANGES WE SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTING. THERE ARE EXISTING CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT ALREADY EXIST WITHIN THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOND COMMITTEE PROCESS, INCLUDING THE DOZENS OF APPOINTEES THAT WE MAKE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT FAR OUTNUMBER THE MAYORAL APPOINTEES. I'M CONFIDENT EACH OF US, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WILL APPOINT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE, COMMUNITY-ORIENTED, AND WILL DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AS REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY. FOR THAT REASON, RESPECTFULLY, I'LL BE VOTING NO ON THIS ITEM TODAY BUT I DO HOPE WE CAN BRING THE DISCUSSION BACK AT A LATER DATE. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO FLUSH OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. >> MUNGIA: MARIA, I DO HAVE A PROCESS QUESTION. I KNOW THIS WAS A RESULT OF A THREE-SIGNATURE MEMO. USUALLY THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN INDIVIDUAL. WHY WAS THIS ON CONSENT? >> VILLAGOMEZ: COUNCILMAN, GIVEN THE TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION, WE FELT THAT WAS APPROPRIATE IN TERMS OF THE PLACEMENT IN THE AGENDA. NOT ALL THE ITEMS HAVE BEEN AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM IN THE PAST. >> MUNGIA: OKAY. I JUST AM INTERESTED IN THE PROCESS OF THAT BECAUSE THE LAST COUPLE THAT I RECALL THAT SEEMED TO HAVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF SUPPORT WERE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHY THAT IS A CONSENT ITEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S SOME DISAGREEMENTS ABOUT IT. I WILL ALSO BE VOTING AGAINST THIS TODAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS A HUGE PRIORITY FOR THE UPCOMING BOND PROCESS. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE YET BUT WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE [01:00:03] APPOINTMENTS. I ALSO DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD HAVE A VOTE ON THE TRI-CHAIRS AND NOT ON THE REST OF OUR INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENTS AS COUNCIL DISTRICTS. FOR THOSE REASONS, I WILL ALSO BE VOTING AGAINST THIS ITEM TODAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. COUNCILMAN WHYTE, WOULD YOU LIKE ALSO TOO? >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. PULLING THE ITEM WAS FINE. WE COULD HAVE LEFT THIS ON INDIVIDUAL BUT, YOU KNOW, I FELT WE DID HAVE THE SUPPORT. I WAS PART OF THE LAST BOND, WHICH WAS IN 2021. I KNOW -- I WAS PART OF THE CITY FOR PREVIOUS BONDS BEFORE THIS. I KNOW THAT THIS IS THE FIRST BOND FOR ALMOST EVERYBODY BUT THREE PEOPLE SITTING ON THIS COUNCIL. SO TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE IS TRADITIONALLY THE SOUTHERN SECTOR HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT AND WE HAD A CONVERSATION IN MAKING SURE THAT THE REPRESENTATION LOOKS AT ALL SECTORS. THE LAST BOND, MAYOR NIRENBERG DID SPEAK WITH ME ON HIS CHAIRS. I WASN'T LIKE RAH-RAH BUT I KNEW JAMIE AND BERTO WELL AND I KNEW THAT THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND THE PORTION OF WHAT WE NEEDED HERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THE THING ABOUT THE TRI-CHAIRS AND THE CO-CHAIRS IS THAT THEY DO HAVE MORE CONTROL AND MORE INFLUENCE OVER THOSE BOND COMMITTEE MEETINGS. THEY SET THE TONE AND THEY SET THE FLOW. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH A BOND PROCESS, THE PROCESS IS RATHER LONG. THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION GOING ON AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS YOU NEED CHAIRS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD THE CITY'S PRIORITIES AND LETTING PEOPLE SPEAK. THE OTHER THING WE DO -- JOHN, IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC PORTION, WHEN WE ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK. ON THE FEW MEETINGS THAT I WENT TO -- AND I DID SEND STAFF TO EVERY BOND MEETING -- NOT THE SAME STAFF. BUT STAFF WERE ASSIGNED TO BOND MEETINGS. IT DOES GET -- YOU DO NEED STRONG CHAIRS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FLOW CONTINUES ON THAT. AND BECAUSE WE NEED TO REALLY BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THIS BOND, BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE OR WHAT IT SHOULD POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF THE FUNDING AND THE SHORTFALL. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY VOICE GETS HEARD AND THEY DO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY OF SERVING THE ENTIRE CITY. WE WORKED UNDER AN EQUITY LENS. I'M NOT SURE -- THIS IS A NEW COUNCIL SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT LENS WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON HERE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. BUT THAT EQUITY LENS DID PROVIDE DISTRICT 3 IN 2017. AND THEN I THINK DISTRICT 5 IN 2021 TO GET MUCH-NEEDED FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT. HISTORICALLY -- AND I'LL JUST SAY THIS -- THERE WAS A UNIVERSITY IN THE NORTH THAT TRADITIONALLY GOT FUNDING, WHILE THE UNIVERSITY ON THE SOUTH DIDN'T. AND THEY HAD MUCH-NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT I THINK WE COULD HAVE DISCUSSED MORE BUT WHEN WE LOOKED AT UNDERSTANDING THAT THE MAYOR WAS GOING TO TERM OUT AND WE HAD AT LEAST FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS RUNNING FOR OFFICE, I DON'T THINK THERE WAS A DESIRE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO AND I HAD ALWAYS -- I THINK ALWAYS HAD A DESIRE TO LOOK MORE AT THE MAYOR'S APPOINTEES BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO STRESS THIS IS A CITY MANAGER-COUNCIL FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND WE WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WHAT COMES OUT OF THE BOND COMMITTEE IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL HAS HAD SAY IN FROM THE BEGINNING. JOHN, IF YOU COULD COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC PROCESS. YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A CRITICISM OF MINE WHEN I WAS THERE IS THAT SOME PEOPLE JUMPED THE LINE TO SPEAK, BECAUSE THEY WERE ELECTED AND KIND OF USED THAT. THE OTHER IS WE HAD A LOT OF DEVELOPERS OUT SPEAKING, AS IF THEY HAD FACTS. AND THE THIRD ONE. WE HAD SOMEONE PRESENTING FROM AUSTIN THAT HAD COME DOWN AND PORTRAYED HIMSELF AS A VETERINARIAN AND WAS TALKING ON OUR ACS ISSUES. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS. NOT JUST WHAT THE COMMITTEE DOES BUT WHEN WE GET TO THAT PORTION OF THE MEETING TOO. >> SURE. AS MIKE ARTICULATED, THERE ARE COMMITTEE MEETINGS THAT HAVE PUBLIC INPUT AS A PART OF THE PROCESS. AND SO THERE ARE WIDE AND VARYING NUMBER OF SPEAKERS [01:05:05] AT THOSE COMMITTEES. AND SO, YOU KNOW, PROTOCOL AND MEETING CONTROL OBVIOUSLY IS IMPORTANT. I WAS PERSONALLY THERE SO I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING AT EACH ONE LAST TIME. AND SO IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR THE CO-CHAIRS TO, YOU KNOW -- WE'LL WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE READY TO ENCOUNTER THAT AND HAVE THE PROPER TRAINING TO RUN THE MEETING. IT WILL BE IMPORTANT AND THERE IS A BUNCH OF INPUT. AND OUR MEETINGS WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SPEAKING AND SO IT WILL BE A PART OF THE PROCESS AGAIN, SO LONG AS WE KEEP THE SAME PROCESS. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ON THIS PORTION -- IF SOMEBODY THINKS WE ALL NEED TO APPROVE IT, IT'S JUST THE CHAIRS RUN THE MEETING. THE CHAIRS RUN THE FLOW OF THE MEETING. AND WE SHOULD ALL BE CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE A CHAIR THAT ISN'T GOING TO ALLOW POSSIBLY ELECTED OFFICIALS TO JUMP THE LINE AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERY DISTRICT HAS ITS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IN THE PROCESS. AND Y'ALL KNOW HOW I AM ABOUT ROBERT'S RULES AND PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. THIS IS A GOOD MOVE FORWARD AND IT WOULD BE A MEANS OF US COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER. THAT IS KIND OF WHERE THIS CAME FROM AND WHY WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY ISSUE ON THE TIMING AND I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT WITH YOU. THIS WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE KNEW WE NEEDED, AS WE GOT CLOSER TO BOND TIME, WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO NEED TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE APPOINTMENTS. AGAIN, THIS IS ALSO FOR CPS, SAWS -- AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS A CITY HOW ARE WE GETTING OUR APPOINTMENTS AND ARE THEY UNDERSTANDING THE CITY IN ITS ENTIRETY. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN WHYTE. >> WHYTE: THANKS, MAYOR. SO JUST TRYING TO GET THE LAY OF THE LAND HERE. THIS WAS A THREE-SIGNATURE BY COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO, COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN, AND COUNCILWOMAN KAUR. AND THE REAL CHANGE HERE IS JUST THAT COUNCIL WOULD BE CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S CHOICES FOR TRI-CHAIRS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT. WHICH I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE MAYOR ABOUT BUT I DON'T KNOW IF SHE HAS AN ISSUE WITH THAT OR NOT. I DO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN MUNGIA. YOU REFERENCED IT -- I GUESS COUNCIL WOULDN'T HAVE TO APPROVE OUR OWN APPOINTEES. SO WE WOULD BE CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S BUT WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO CONFIRM OUR OWN. WHY DON'T WE JUST -- I MEAN, AND I DEFER TO THE THREE THAT FILED THE THREE-SIGNATURE MEMO. BUT MAYBE WE JUST AMEND THIS TO WHERE WE ALL HAVE TO CONFIRM EVERYBODY THAT'S ON THE BOND COMMITTEE. I WOULD BE -- I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MESSES WITH THE INTENT OF WHAT THE THREE-SIGNATURE MEMO WAS. BUT I'M INTERESTED IN MY COLLEAGUES' THOUGHTS ON THAT. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU. I REALLY VALUE THIS CONVERSATION AND WANT TO THANK COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN, DR. SUKH KAUR. IN 2024, MY OFFICE FILED -- IT ALLOWS US TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK AT PROCESS AND WAYS THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED POLICY CHANGES. IN 2024, MY TEAM AND I SUBMITTED A COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST FOR US TO ESSENTIALLY LOOK AT THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND CONSIDER HOW COUNCIL CAN HAVE MORE INPUT IN TERMS OF THESE MORE HIGH-PROFILE APPOINTMENTS, WHETHER IT'S OPPORTUNITY HOME, SAWS, CPS, AND THE BOND COMMITTEES, THE CHARTER COMMISSION AS WELL. THERE'S A WEALTH OF COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS THAT WE LAID OUT IN THAT COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST. WHAT WE RAN INTO WAS THAT WAS AT THE TIME THAT THE CHAIR OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE HAD THE DISCRETION IN THE STRUCTURE OF CCRS ON WHAT WOULD GET AGENDIZED. THROUGH THE CCR PROCESS, WHICH WE FILED ANOTHER CCR TO CHANGE THAT PROCESS, IT'S BEEN AMENDED AND NOW THERE'S AN EXPIRATION DATE AND A TIMELINE IN WHICH A CCR SHOULD AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS. BUT PRIOR TO THOSE CHANGES, WE THEN FILED A THREE-SIGNATURE MEMO TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS. HOWEVER, THAT'S WHEN WE RAN INTO THE TIMELINE OF ADMINISTRATION CHANGE. AND IT WAS MORE OF THE CONVERSATION THAT IT'S GOOD GOVERNANCE PRACTICE TO HAVE CITY COUNCIL INPUT. GRATEFUL TO HEAR THAT MY COLLEAGUES VALUE IN CONTINUING THIS CONVERSATION. ALTHOUGH I DO SEE IT AS KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. THE CCR AND CONVERSATION BEGAN IN 2024 AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT MANY OF MY NEW COLLEAGUES SERVED WITH [01:10:03] COUNCIL TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE BOND COMMITTEE PROCESS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. HOWEVER, I DID CHECK BRIEFLY --E FOLKS WOULDN'T BE COMFORTABLE IF IT WAS OPEN TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVING OUR APPOINTEES APPROVED. I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT BUT IF IT'S NOT BEING SUPPORTED, I UNDERSTAND. I THINK THIS IS GOOD GOVERNANCE FOR US TO HAVE INPUT FOR SOME OF THESE HIGH-PROFILE APPOINTMENTS. THE TRI-CHAIRS DO SET THE DIRECTION AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FACILITATE THOSE MEETINGS. SO AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT GOOD GOVERNANCE AND ENSURING THAT THE CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND THAT COUNCIL HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THE STAMP OF APPROVAL, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO WITH SAWS, CPS, AND SOME OTHER MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS. THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILMAN WHYTE ON THE SECOND ROUND. >> WHYTE: OKAY. I AGREE WITH ALL THE COMMENTS. I AGREE WITH THE PURPOSE OF THE THREE-SIGNATURE MEMO. TO ME, IT MAKES SENSE FOR COUNCIL TO CONFIRM, I GUESS, THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS. AND I THINK IN FAIRNESS WE COULD ALL CONFIRM THE TOTAL SLATE OF APPOINTMENTS. YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT SERVE ON THESE BOND COMMITTEES, IT IS IMPORTANT AND I DON'T THINK WE WOULD BE ADDING EXTRA TIME FOR EACH OF US TO SUBMIT OUR SLATE. AND IT WOULD COME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL AND WE WOULD SIMPLY HAVE A VOTE AND APPROVE THE SLATE OF APPOINTEES FROM THE TRI-CHAIRS TO THE CO-CHAIRS TO EACH OF OUR APPOINTEES. I THINK THAT'S A FAIR WAY TO DO IT. I HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH ANY OF YOU ABOUT THAT. THAT CAME TO ME AFTER I HEARD COUNCILMAN MUNGIA'S COMMENTS. WITH THAT, ANDY, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON SECTION 4 WHERE IT SAYS THESE APPOINTMENTS WILL NOT REQUIRE APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL. I WOULD JUST AMEND THAT TO SAY THAT OUR APPOINTMENTS WOULD REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL. JUST AS THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS WOULD REQUIRE TO BE CONFIRMED. >> SEGOVIA: YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION TO AMEND THAT SECTION 4 TO HAVE ADD THE COUNCIL MEMBERS DESIGNATE THEIR APPOINTEES AND HAVE THE CONFIRM THEM? >> WHYTE: RIGHT. WE WOULD ALL SUBMIT OUR SLATE. IT WOULD COME BEFORE COUNCIL AND WE WOULD JUST APPROVE IT ON AN A SESSION DATE. >> MAYOR JONES: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND BASED ON THE AMENDMENT AS READ. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT? COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN, GO AHEAD. >> VIAGRAN: I WOULD ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT AS A FRIENDLY --W ABOUT THE OTHERS BUT I WOULD ACCEPT IT AS A FRIENDLY. YES. >> MAYOR JONES: ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE ITEM? OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE AMENDMENT. IF YOU WOULD READ THE AMENDMENT, JUST FOR CLARITY. OR ANDY, IF YOU HAVE IT, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND READ IT. THANKS. >> SEGOVIA: THE MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN WHYTE IS TO AMEND SECTION 4 OF THE RESOLUTION TO HAVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS DESIGNATE OR APPOINT THREE MEMBERS TO THE COMMITTEES AND HAVE THE COUNCIL APPROVE THAT LIST. >> WHYTE: AGAIN, FOR CLARITY, JUST SO IT WOULD BE -- >> MAYOR JONES: GO AHEAD. >> WHYTE: IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO HOW THE MAYOR APPOINTS, WE APPROVE. WE APPOINT, WE ALL APPROVE. >> SEGOVIA: IT WOULD MIRROR THAT OTHER PROVISION, COUNCILMAN. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN MUNGIA. >> MUNGIA: I APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENT. I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS. I DO THINK WE ARE OVERCOMPLICATING AN OTHERWISE SIMPLE PROCESS THAT HAS NOT HAD ANY ISSUES. YES, THE CHAIRS OF THE COMMITTEES ONES THAT VOTE AND THAT IS 30 PEOPLE THAT WE ALL GET TO APPOINT PUT TOGETHER. I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THE MAIN MOTION EITHER. >> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE ONLY THING I'M THINKING ABOUT IS WE JUST APPROVED SOME COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT WERE APPOINTED FOR OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE THE PURVIEW OF A BILLION DOLLARS OF FUNDING. SOME OF THOSE COMMITTEES THAT WE ALL HAVE TO APPROVE MEMBERS TO ARE ADVISORY BOARDS. AND WE PUT THEM ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA SO THAT WE COULD ALL HAVE A VOTE ON THEM. AND THOSE ARE -- MANY OF THEM ARE ADVISORY BOARDS. AND THE FOLKS THAT ARE SITTING ON THESE COMMITTEES, WHILE IT'S NOT A LONG-TERM COMMITTEE PROCESS, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING DECISIONS ON SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF CAPITAL THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING OUT [01:15:03] DEBT FOR. WE'RE PUTTING OUR CREDIT ON THE LINE WITH THESE BONDS. SO I HAVEN'T BEEN A PART OF A BOND PROCESS SO I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WENT LAST TIME. A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT EVEN MIKE PRESENTED TODAY I EVEN RECEIVED SOME YESTERDAY ABOUT THE BUS TOURS. AND I HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW DO WE EVEN PICK WHICH PLACES TO DO THE BUS TOURS. ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO BE NEW FOR ME BUT I THINK IF WE CARE ENOUGH ABOUT SOME OF THESE OTHER COMMITTEES THAT WE SOMETIMES HAVEN'T EVEN MET IN A LONG TIME BECAUSE OF QUORUM ISSUES AND WE VOTE ON THOSE MEMBERS, THAT WE SHOULD BE VOTING ON THESE MEMBERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MAKING SOME PRETTY HEAVY DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? COUNCILMEMBER GALVAN. >> GALVAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST REALLY QUICK. I WANTED TO ASK A COUPLE OF CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. I THINK ONE FOR MIKE OR JOHN. I GUESS ON THE PROCESS OF WHEN THE PROJECT IS SELECTED. THEY'RE COMPLETED THROUGH THE BOND COMMITTEE PROCESS. DO WE GO THROUGH THE DETAIL ABOUT HOW PROJECTS WERE SHIFTED AROUND. MAYBE THERE WAS A PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE -- DO WE GET THAT HISTHISTORY >> SO THE COMMITTEE DOES SHIFT AMONGST PROJECTS AS THEY WORK. I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST QUESTION. YES, THAT HAPPENS. SOMETIMES A PROJECT MIGHT GET SMALLER IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW PROJECT. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES A PROJECT'S TOO BIG TO BE ACCOMMODATED SO IT'S THOUGHT OF AS MAYBE WE WILL DESIGN THIS PROJECT AND IT WILL BE FOR A FUTURE BOND. SO THERE'S SOME OF THAT SHIFTING HAPPENING AT THE COMMITTEE. >> GALVAN: ARE THOSE DECISIONS TRANSLATED TO COUNCIL BEFORE WE VOTE ON THEM TO PUT ON THE BALLOT? >> YES. >> GALVAN: THAT'S HISTORICAL. THIS PROJECT WAS ALTERED IN THIS WAY AND THAT'S WHY IT LOOKS LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW. >> YES. >> GALVAN: I'M ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS JUST BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT HOW WHEN IT COMES BACK TO US WE STILL HAVE THAT DISCRETION AND SO I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT OF THE RESOLUTION, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE MORE -- WE AS COUNCIL -- IT GENERALLY MAKES SENSE TO HAVE US MORE AT THE TABLE. I THINK WE'RE STILL THERE AND WE CAN STILL GO BACK ON MAYBE THIS ONE PROJECT WE CAN SHIFT BACK AND FORTH. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS. TO THE OTHER POINTS, I APPRECIATE COUNCILWOMAN VIAGRAN'S DESCRIPTION AS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE LAST BOND PROCESS. I'M WONDERING -- THIS IS FOR ALL OF US -- WE CAN SET PARAMETERS PRIOR TO THE BOND COMMITTEE'S BEING FORMED ABOUT ROBERT'S RULES, ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT, ABOUT THE EQUITY LENS AND ANY OTHER KIND OF TABLE SETTING FOR THAT. THAT WAY NO MATTER IF IT'S THE TRI-CHAIRS OR OUR OWN BOND APPOINTEES AS WELL, WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING PROBLEMS HERE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH MULTIPLE COUNCIL MEETINGS, POTENTIALLY. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT IF SOMEONE DOESN'T LIKE MY APPOINTEE, I DON'T LIKE SOMEONE ELSE'S APPOINTEE, IS IT BETTER TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE AND WHAT WE NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON. HOW WE APPROACH THESE PROBLEMS. I DON'T KNOW. THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THOUGHTS I HAVE ON THIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. CORRECT. THIS IS ON THE AMENDMENT. THE MOTION CARRIES. SO NOW WE'LL GO TO THE MAIN MOTION. THIS GOES -- >> CORRECT. YEP. NOW WE'LL GO TO THE MAIN MOTION, AS AMENDED. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT? OKAY. WE ALREADY HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THAT. HEARING NO OTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION FAILS. THAT IS THE CONCLUSION OF BUSINESS FOR TODAY. THE TIME IS 10:25 AND THE SESSION IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.