Aug 05, 2021 City Council A Session on 2021-08-05 9:00 AM

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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

WELCOME TO OUR A SESSION AGENDA.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE GET STARTED THIS MORNING.

THE TIME IS 9:20 AM AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR A SESSION TO ORDER.

UH, BEFORE WE START, UH, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.

PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER CAVEO VARDA.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ELAS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY HERE.

AND MAYOR NUREMBERG.

HERE.

MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

AGAIN, WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

UM, WE APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR OBSERVANCE OF OUR METRO HEALTH ADVISORY, UH, CONSIDERING THE PHASE OF THIS PANDEMIC FIGHT THAT WE'RE IN.

UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO WEAR MASKS IF YOU'RE OUT THERE.

UM,

[1. Invocation]

LET ME CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO TO WELCOME OUR INDICATOR.

THANK YOU.

I WANT TO, UH, WELCOME REVEREND GAVIN ROGERS.

REVEREND GAVIN ROGERS IS THE C E O OF COR CORDON SAN ANTONIO, A LOCAL NONPROFIT FOR THE UNHOUSED AND MARGINALIZED.

HE ALSO SERVES AS THE ASSOCIATE PASTOR AT TRAVIS PARK CHURCH IN DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO.

HE'S THE FOUNDER OF THE INTERFAITH COMMUNITY GROUP PUB THEOLOGY SAN ANTONIO.

HE'S A NATIVE TEXAN AND A GRADUATE OF THE DIVINITY SCHOOL AT, AT DUKE UNIVERSITY IN 2013, GAVIN ROGERS WAS SELECTED AS THE YOUNG SAN ANTONIO OF THE YEAR FOR HIS WORK OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE HOMELESS WHEN HE LIVED ON THE STREETS OF SAN ANTONIO.

FOR LENT THIS AWARD HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ONE SAN ANTONIO IN EACH YEAR SINCE 1931.

IN 2018, GAVIN TRAVELED WITH A MIGRANT CARAVAN TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMMIGRATION ISSUE AND LEARN THE PERSONAL STORIES OF MIGRANTS.

HIS WORK CAN BE FOUND ON C N N N P R SAN ANTONIO REPORT AND THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS.

GAVIN'S MISSION IS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO SEEK UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND JUSTICE IN ACTION TO ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

LET US PRAY.

GRACIOUS GOD, LOOK KINDLY ON THE WORLD YOU LOVE, AND ESPECIALLY ON OUR NATION, OUR STATE, AND OUR CITY OF SAN ANTONIO THIS MORNING.

WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE ABILITY TO GATHER TOGETHER, TO DEBATE, AND TO CREATE POLICY FOR THE COMMON GOOD.

BUT NOW WE PAUSE AND TAKE TIME TO REMEMBER OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND OUR SIBLINGS WHO ARE SUFFERING WITH C OVID 19.

GUIDE THIS COMMUNITY AND THOSE AROUND THE WORLD AS WE CONTINUE TO FIND WAYS TO CURE AND GET EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE HEALING PROCESS.

WE CANNOT CONCEIVE NOR CAN I, THE STRANGEST OF THE MERCY OF YOU.

OH GOD, MAY YOU SO MOVE HUMAN HEARTS THAT, UH, DIVIDES US, DIVIDES SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR AND LET HATRED CEASE.

GOD REMIND US THAT NO ONE IS ABOVE REPROACH AND NO ONE IS BEYOND REDEMPTION.

HELP US LOOK INTO THE EYES OF THE PEOPLE WE FIND HARD TO LIKE AND SEE YOUR IMAGE OF LOVE.

ASSURE US THIS DAY THAT YOUR MERCY TRIUMPHS OVER JUDGMENT, PENETRATE THE GRIEVING HEART ACCOMPANYING

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REMEMBER THE FORGOTTEN, RECLAIM THE STRAY.

GIVE VOTE TO THE VOTE LIST.

MAKE MUSIC OUTTA DISHARMONY OF CHAOS AND CONFLICT RIGHT NOW.

WE ALSO GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, OUR TAPESTRY, OUR HISTORY, AND OUR DIFFERENCES.

MAKE THIS CITY A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE.

WE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, ONE THROUGH 10 IN SAN ANTONIO.

GUIDE THEM AS THEY SERVE OUR ENTIRE CITY, FROM THE EAST SIDE TO THE WEST SIDE, FROM THE NORTH SIDE TO THE SOUTH SIDE.

GIVE THEM THE DEDICATION AND DISCERNMENT AS THEY LEAVE THIS PLACE AND GO OUT AND SERVE OUR CITY.

WE PRAY FOR MAYOR RON NIERENBERG AS HE CONTINUES TO LEAD OUR CITY.

ENDOW HIS HEART WITH THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM, THAT HE CONTINUES TO LEAD OUR CITY IN THE RENEWING OF THE TITHES OF MUTUAL FORBEARANCE AND RESPECT FOR ALL CIVIL LIFE.

WE ALSO PRAY FOR ERIC WALSH AND ALL THOSE WHO WORK FOR THE CITY DAY IN AND DAY OUT, MOLDING POLICY AND FULFILLING TASKS.

BUT RIGHT NOW, BE ESPECIALLY WITH THE CITY WORKERS WHO OFTEN GO UNNOTICED IN THIS PLACE.

THE WOMEN AND MEN WHO BUILD AND FIX OUR ROADS, PROTECT OUR STREETS, TAKE OUT OUR TRASH, DRIVE OUR BUSES, CARE FOR OUR CHILDREN, OUR SENIOR CITIZENS AND OUR SICK.

ALL TOO OFTEN, WE GIVE GLORY TO OTHER PEOPLE AND FORGET THE ONES WHO SERVE US.

SO RIGHT NOW, GIVE THEM THE ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE WORK THEY DO IN THIS GREAT CITY.

LASTLY, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GUARANTEED ANY DAY.

SO LET US LEAVE THIS CHAMBER ENERGIZED AND READY TO BE LIVING AND BREATHING EXAMPLES OF LOVE, FREEDOM, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.

AMEN.

[2. Pledge of Allegiance]

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PASTOR ROGERS, AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US AT THIS TIME.

NOW, I'D LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS TO PULL, UH, FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UM, WE HAVE ITEMS EIGHT D AND 25 D THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED, UH, FROM THE AGENDA TODAY.

ITEM 25, EXCUSE ME, 18 D AND 25.

25 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.

18 D HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.

SO, UM, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? THERE ARE NO ITEMS CURRENTLY LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

MAYOR, I HAVE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

WILL WE DO THAT AFTER? YEAH.

OKAY, THANKS.

ANY ITEMS? OKAY.

UM,

[3. Approval of minutes May 20, 2021, June 2, 2021 and June 3, 2021]

I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

OKAY.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM THREE, WHICH IS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MINUTES OF MAY 20TH, JUNE 2ND, AND JUNE 3RD, 2021.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THOSE ITEMS? OKAY.

HEARING NONE.

ALL RIGHT, PLEASE VOTE.

WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY.

UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE OUT THERE WONDERING WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE, WE JUST INSTALLED A NEW VOTING SYSTEM, SO THAT WAS THE FIRST VOTE WE'VE TAKEN AS A COUNCIL IN THE SYSTEM AND ALL THINGS WENT WELL.

SO MAYBE WE CAN GET A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR, OUR AV TEAM.

WELL DONE, WELL DONE.

WE'LL WORK OUT THE KINKS AS WE GO ALONG.

UM, AND BEFORE WE GET NOW TO OUR CONSENT, UH, VOTE, LET ME ALSO, UH, RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF OUR COLLEAGUES WHO DO HAVE POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

SO MAY GO FIRST TO COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.

UH, GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU MAYOR AND AV.

UH, ROLL THE TAPE.

JUST KIDDING.

THERE'S A, SO THIS IS A REMINDER TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE IN CRITICAL NEED OF BLOOD DONATIONS.

I THINK WE'VE HEARD, UH, THIS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC, AND IT'S VERY EASY TO LET IT FALL INTO THE BACKGROUND.

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AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A, THERE'S SOMEONE FROM THIS DAAS WHO'S DONE A GREAT JOB DONATING BLOOD.

SO WE ARE HAVING A COUNCIL DISTRICT BLOOD CHALLENGE ONCE AGAIN.

AND, UH, I WANNA THANK ALL OF THOSE COUNCIL DISTRICTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING, AND ALL OF YOU WHO PARTICIPATED LAST TIME AROUND.

UM, I DO WANT TO REMIND YOU, I AM THE REIGNING CHAMPION FOR MOST BLOOD DONATIONS.

UH, I CHALLENGE ANY OF YOU TO, UH, TO THAT TITLE.

UH, IF YOU CAN GET MORE BLOOD DONATIONS, UH, SO MUCH THE BETTER.

UH, SO EACH OF US WILL BE HAVING OUR BLOOD DRIVE MINUS COMING UP ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11TH, AGAIN AT CROSSROADS, UH, BAPTIST CHURCH FROM ONE TO 6:00 PM SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR, AND THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.

COUNCIL MEMBER VILLAGRA.

THANK YOU.

I WANNA THANK COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL FOR THE CHALLENGE.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

OURS WILL BE AUGUST 10TH, 11 TO FOUR AT EMBASSY AT BROOKS.

SO PLEASE JOIN US.

BUT MY POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE IS TO, UH, THANK THE US ARMY FOR ALL THEIR HELP WITH MY DISTRICT.

UH, THEY ARE PROVIDING VACCINATIONS AND COVID TESTING.

WE WILL BE DOING THAT EVERY MONDAY, UM, STARTING THIS MONDAY, UH, FROM TWO TO 5:00 PM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

SO IF YOU NEED A VACCINE OR IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT NEEDS TO GET THEIR, UH, EMPLOYEES OR YOU WANNA GET TESTED, PLEASE COME TO OUR FIELD OFFICE IN BROOK AT BROOKS AND LOOK FOR ALL THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

AND, UM, AND, UH, TO EMPHASIZE THE POINT, WE EMPHASIZE THE POINT, WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BLOOD EMERGENCY, AND AS OUR SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD AND TISSUE CENTER HAS MENTIONED MANY, MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, THERE IS A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF BLOOD, UH, SOME WAY IN TYPE O BLOOD SPECIFICALLY, WHICH IS USED IN TRAUMA CARE, LESS THAN A DAY'S SUPPLY, UH, WHICH CAN IMPACT EVERY FAMILY IN SAN ANTONIO, REGARDLESS OF YOUR CIRCUMSTANCE, AND NOT, NOT RELATED AT ALL TO COVID.

SO WE DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO GIVE BLOOD.

UH, WE ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU EMPLOYERS TO SCHEDULE BLOOD DRIVES, MOBILE DRIVES, ET CETERA, THAT YOU CAN ON YOUR OWN CAMPUSES FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES.

AND TO NOTE, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO THE DISTRICT EIGHT BLOOD DRIVE, WHICH IS HAPPENING ON FRIDAY THE 13TH, WHICH, UH, I'M SURE WILL BE DONE QUITE WELL BY COUNCIL MEMBER PIAS.

WE'LL

[CONSENT AGENDA  ]

COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO.

I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEMS 28 AND 30, PLEASE.

28 AND 30, CORRECT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

ANY OTHERS? OKAY.

UM, JUST, UH, FOR, UH, EVERYONE'S ATTENTION, THE ZONING AGENDA WHILE DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE COMBINING THAT WITH THE, A SESSION IS NOW GOING TO BE TIME CERTAIN AT TWO O'CLOCK, SO WE'LL PULL THOSE AT TWO O'CLOCK.

OKAY.

UM, SO IF THERE ARE NO ITEMS TO PULL FOR CONSIDERATION ON OUR MORNING AGENDA, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT.

OKAY.

THERE'S A MOTION BY SANDOVAL, SECOND BY SECOND, UH, ROCHE GARCIA.

AND, UM, AT THIS TIME, AGAIN, IF COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEMS ON CONSENT, GO AHEAD AND TAP IN.

UH, I'M GONNA START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PIAS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COMMENTS ON CONSENT? YEP.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

JUST TAKING A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 22 THAT WILL BE, UH, APPROVING THE, UM, THE ITEM IS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH, UH, SCORPION BIOLOGICAL SERVICES, WHICH IS A SUBSIDIARY OF HEAT BIOLOGICS.

UM, SOME OF YOU ON THIS DIOCESE MAY REMEMBER BACK IN 2017, WE, UH, WE CELEBRATED AND, UH, PUT IN PLACE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH PELICAN THERAPEUTICS, WHICH IS ALSO A SUBSIDIARY OF, UH, HEAT BIOLOGICS.

UH, THIS CONTRACT LIKE THE OTHER ONE, IS GONNA BE A MAJOR WIN FOR SAN ANTONIO, BUT PARTICULARLY FOR DISTRICT TWO.

UM, AND, UH, AT THE VELOCITY CENTER, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE FOLKS WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

ALEX, YOUR TEAM, AGAIN, UM, BIG TOUCHDOWN FOR US.

AND THIS, UH, PROJECT IS GONNA SUPPORT EARLY STAGE DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND, UH, SMALL SCALE BIO, UH, BIOMANUFACTURING.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A LAB AND A BIOMANUFACTURING FACILITY LOCATED AT, UH, VELOCITY TEXAS.

AND THIS IS GONNA BE $24 MILLION IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, 44 NEW JOBS.

UM, AND I THINK THE AVERAGE WAGE IS GONNA BE IN THE, UH, $80,000 RANGE.

SO SOMETHING TO BE VERY PROUD OF.

AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS

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THIS ONE'S A REAL SPECIAL ONE, AND, UM, I'M EXCITED THAT YOU GET TO VOTE ON THIS PROJECT WITH US.

THANKS, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER PAL.

COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, WE ACTUALLY HAVE ABOUT, I HAVE ABOUT THREE ITEMS I, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, AND THEY ARE ALL GRANTS GOING TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

SO I, I WANNA CONGRATULATE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON THEIR WORK IN SECURING THESE.

OH, THERE'S, UH, MR. MARTINEZ, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.

EXCELLENT WORK.

UH, JUST TO SHARE WITH MY, WITH THE COMMUNITY WHO, WHO MAY BE WATCHING IS, UM, THE FIRST ONE IS A ITEM 14.

WE WILL BE ACCEPTING FUNDS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR THE SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM.

AND I KNOW THE OTHER DAY, UM, JUDGE WOLF WAS TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS THAT THE JUDGE, SORRY, THE GOVERNOR HAS DONE WRONG, BUT THIS IS ONE THING THAT THE GOVERNOR IS DOING, RIGHT? WE ARE GETTING TWO POSITIONS IN OUR, UM, STANDUP ESSAY PROGRAM, AND THAT IS A VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION PROGRAM, UH, THAT HELPS US, OF COURSE, UH, KEEP OUR PEOPLE SAFE AND ESPECIALLY OUR YOUTH, AND REALLY ADDRESSES, UH, LEVELS OF GANG VIOLENCE WITHOUT HAVING TO SEND POLICE INTO THE COMMUNITY.

WE SEND, UH, REGULAR PEOPLE WHO GO AND TALK TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH, WITH VIOLENCE.

SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE THAT.

UM, AND THEN I'LL, I'LL HIGHLIGHT ITEM 16, AND THIS IS A REALLY BIG, BIG DEAL.

AND, UM, MARIO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA COME AND SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT, UH, THIS GRANT.

IT IS A NEARLY $4 MILLION GRANT, UH, FROM, UH, FROM THE FEDS.

UH, AND IF YOU WANNA EXPLAIN TO US WHAT THAT IS.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, ERIC.

UM, SO THIS IS A HEALTH LITERACY GRANT FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR AN AMOUNT UP TO $3.9 MILLION.

AND IT HAS A FOCUS ON REACHING OUR TARGET POPULATIONS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HEALTH LITERACY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, IT'S SPECIFIC TO COVID, BUT ALSO LOOKS AT, UH, OTHER HEALTH FACTORS THAT PUT OUR RESIDENTS AT HIGHER RISK.

AND SO WITH THIS, UM, IT'S REALLY EXTENDING THE WORK OF OUR COVID COMMUNITY RESPONSE AND EQUITY COALITION WORK.

UM, WE HAVE SEVERAL STAKEHOLDERS AS PART OF THAT, INCLUDING U T S A, UH, AND UT HEALTH THAT ARE REALLY CUR CRITICAL IN THIS EFFORT.

UM, WE RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECEIVING THIS, UH, LATE JUNE AND GOT STARTED ALREADY ON THIS EFFORT, UM, THIS MONTH.

AND, UH, THE TEAM HAS ALREADY PUT TOGETHER THE FIRST DELIVERABLE THAT WAS SUBMITTED LAST WEEK, UH, WHICH IS A DISPARITIES, UH, IMPACT STATEMENT.

UH, THERE ARE OTHER THREE DELIVERABLES THAT ARE DUE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, SO THE TEAM IS WORKING REALLY HARD TO, TO GET THOSE IN WITH THE HELP OF THE, UH, THE C R E C.

UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING INFORMATION AS WE MOVE ALONG TO COUNCIL, UM, AND ALSO TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EQUITY COMMITTEE ON OUR PROGRESS IN THIS EFFORT.

THANK YOU.

AND, AND THIS WAS, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, MARIO.

THIS WAS A GRANT OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCED BY THE NEW ADMINISTRATION, AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE LEAD TIME IN, IN SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION, BUT BY PARTNERING WITH UT HEALTH AS WELL AS U T S A, OUR TEAM WAS SUCCESSFUL IN SECURING ALMOST THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT.

THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR THE GRANT WAS $4 MILLION, AND THEY GOT 3,999,933.

AND I BELIEVE THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING INQUIRY AS TO WHERE ARE THOSE OTHER $67, RIGHT? AND WHY, WHY DIDN'T WE GET THEM? UM, SO I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT HEALTH LITERACY IS A, COULD BE A VAGUE TERM, BUT BASICALLY WHAT IT MEANS IS EDUCATING THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE HEALTH DECISIONS, DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR OWN HEALTH, AND TO EMPOWER THEM.

AND AS WE'VE SEEN IN THE PANDEMIC, THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION.

AND THAT HAPPENS NOT JUST WHEN WE HAVE PANDEMICS, THAT HAPPENS YEAR ROUND.

AND IN ORDER TO HAVE HEALTHY LIVES, PEOPLE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, UH, FOR THEMSELVES.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND, UH, MARIO FOR SHARING THAT WITH US.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEAM AND THANK YOU MAYOR FOR, FOR ALLOWING ME TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ITEM.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NUMBER 11 ON OUR AGENDA.

AND IT IS, UM, BASICALLY, UH, VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE RESIDENTS, NOT ONLY OF DISTRICT FOUR, BUT ALSO IN GENERAL FOR THE SOUTH SIDE.

AND THIS IS FUNDING THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR A 2017 BOND, UH, PROJECT.

AND IT'S FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW NATATORIUM, UM, OVER IN DISTRICT FOUR, UH, RIGHT NEXT TO MCCULLOUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND SO I WANNA HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK DILIGENTLY TO MAKE THIS A REALITY.

SO I THANK THE CURRENT,

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LEVERAGE PARTNERSHIPS ARE KEY TO TRANSFORMING OUR COMMUNITIES, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR DR.

SIFT, OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS TEAM, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE CSA STAFF WHO WORKED, ENSURING THIS PROJECT COULD BE INCLUDED IN BOTH THE CITY'S 2017 BOND PROGRAM.

AND SOUTHWEST IS D BOND.

SO I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE VOTERS OF SOUTHWEST IS TEAM.

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INVESTING IN STUDENTS IS UNMATCHED RIGHT NOW, UH, AT SOUTHWEST, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE DISTRICT.

WE ARE ENTRUSTED ALSO AS RESIDENTS TO INVEST AS BEST WE CAN, AND WE OWE IT TO OUR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO SHOW JUST HOW WORTHY IT IS TO INVEST IN THEM AND IN OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

SO IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE IT'S JUST ANOTHER BUILDING, BUT THE NATATORIUM SYMBOLIZES A LOT MORE TO THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST SAN ANTONIO.

IT'S A REMINDER THAT THEY DESERVE AND SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, TOOLS, AND OPPORTUNITIES REGARDLESS OF OUR ZIP CODE OR SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS.

THIS ENDEAVOR ALSO ALLOWS MORE OF OUR RESIDENTS TO LEARN HOW TO SWIM AND ALSO PROMOTE SWIMMING AS A FAMILY-FRIENDLY FITNESS ACTIVITY.

NOT ONLY ARE STUDENTS ABLE TO LEARN IMPORTANT LIFESAVING SKILLS, THEY ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THEIR HEALTH HEALTHY LIFESTYLES.

AND HAVING ANOTHER NATATORIUM IN OUR REGION ALSO ALLOWS US TO HOST MORE COMPETITIONS AND GIVES OUR STUDENTS ACCESS TO SPORTS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.

SO WE MAY HAVE THE NEXT OLYMPIAN IN THE MAKING AT SOUTHWEST I S D OR IN THE NATATORIUM AS THEY USE IT, AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THEIR CHANCE TO TAKE THAT GLOBAL STAGE.

IN COMMUNITIES WHERE HEALTH DISPARITIES ARE PREVALENT.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE RESIDENTS ACCESS TO MORE THAN JUST COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE.

THEY ALSO NEED ACCESS TO ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS, AND RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIFE LIFESTYLES, INCLUDING OUR PARKS, GREENWAY TRAILS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, MORATORIUMS, AND SO MUCH MORE.

THESE INVESTMENTS ARE NOTEWORTHY BECAUSE THEY ARE A WAY FOR US TO INVEST IN EACH OTHER THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PROJECTS, WHICH BENEFIT US ALL.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS NEW SPACE TO OPEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY THAT DISTRICT FOUR IS NOW HOME TO NOT ONLY ONE, BUT TWO MORATORIUMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.

UM, I ALSO WANT TO, UH, WELCOME TO OUR CHAMBERS, UH, THE LEADERSHIP OF HEAT BIOLOGICS SERVICES, BIOLOGICAL SERVICES.

UM, JEFFREY WOLF HERE, WHO IS THE FOUNDER AND C E O OF HEAT BIOLOGICS, AS WELL AS WILLIAM ALLANDER, C F O.

DAVID HALVERSON IS ALSO HERE, WHO'S THE GENERAL MANAGER OF SCORPION.

UH, AS WE KNOW, HEAT BIOLOGICS EXPANDED INVESTMENT IN SAN ANTONIO BY ESTABLISHING SCORPION BIOLOGICAL SERVICES ON THE EAST SIDE, REINFORCING OUR CITY'S POSITION AS A PRIME LOCATION FOR INNOVATIVE COMPANIES, AND IS YET ANOTHER INDICATION OF SAN ANTONIO'S STRENGTH IN THE BIOSCIENCES, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY OUR ROBUST RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, DIVERSITY AND OUR UNIQUE COLLABORATIVE NATURE.

SCORPION BIOLOGICAL SERVICES OPERATION WITHIN VELOCITY, TEXAS'.

NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART BIOTECH CAMPUS WILL OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR DRUG AND DIAGNOSTIC DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT, AND OFFERING IT ALL IN ONE PLACE.

THIS WILL BE THE STRONGEST BOOST FOR BOTH THE SAN ANTONIO BIOSCIENCE ECOSYSTEM AND FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF SIMILAR COMPANIES FROM OUTSIDE OUR REGION.

THE NEW HIGHWAYS JOBS TO BE CREATED BY HEAT BIOLOGICS OFFER VALUABLE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS.

AS OUR COMMUNITY BEGINS ITS ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM THIS DEVASTATING HEALTH PANDEMIC.

AND AS WE FURTHER STRENGTHEN OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE PROGRAMS. SO AS WE PREPARE TO LAUNCH SA READY TO WORK, SCORPION BIOLOGICAL SERVICES IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF AN EMPLOYER CREATING A RANGE OF NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN A TARGETED INDUSTRY.

SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR Y'ALL BEING HERE, UH, TO THE WHOLE B HEAT BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM, UH, DECISION TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CITY AND ITS PARTNERS.

IT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE, WITH THE CO COMPANY ON THIS NEW INVESTMENT AND SUPPORT THE COMPANY'S CONTINUED GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SAN ANTONIO.

SO WELCOME GUYS, AND, UH, I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE FLOOR FOR, UH, A WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO.

UH, GREAT, THANK YOU.

AND, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, NUREMBERG, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, UH, AND SAN ANTONIO, E D F, UH, FOR WORKING WITH US OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS TO HELP BRING US TO THIS POINT.

TODAY, OUR SAN ANTONIO FACILITY WILL RESULT IN THE CREATION OF HIGH PAYING BIOTECH JOBS FOR DOZENS OF SAN ANTONIANS FOR STUDENTS IN STEM, FOR FUTURE PIONEERS OF MEDICINE, INNOVATION, AND SCIENCE.

THE FACILITY WILL PERFORM THE MOST CUTTING EDGE, LARGE MOLECULE RESEARCH WITH THE LATEST, MOST ADVANCED BIOMANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES.

WE PLANT A FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED MARKETS,

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WE EVEN ROLLED OUT A PROGRAM TO HELP SUPPORT UNDERFUNDED TECHNOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS WHERE WE WILL TAKE ON TOP FLIGHT BIO BIOLOGICAL ASSETS AND HELP ASSIST THE MANUFACTURED DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH TO ACCELERATE DENT TO THE CLINIC GENERALLY AT NO COST TO THE HARDWORKING RESEARCHERS BEHIND THE NEXT INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE.

BUT THERE'S MORE TO COME.

WE INTEND TO DO BIG THINGS IN THIS FACILITY.

WE EXPECT TO PERFORM CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURE DRUGS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SAVE LIVES IN THERAPEUTIC AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNTREATABLE AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR TREATMENT RESISTANT ILLNESSES.

ALL IN ALL, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS FACILITY WILL NOT ONLY BE A BEDROCK OF THIS COMMUNITY, BUT WE ALSO BELIEVE IT WILL HELP DRIVE GROWTH OF THE BIOTECH INNOVATION IN SAN ANTONIO AND IN TEXAS AS A WHOLE.

WE'RE ALSO PLANNING TO HIRE DOZENS OF SCIENTISTS FOR THIS FACILITY, ALL HIGH PAYING JOBS, THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WITH TAX INCENTIVES AND THE TREMENDOUS INVESTMENT OF HEAT BIOLOGICS.

BUT WE KNOW WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO GIVE BACK AND TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS, AND WE'RE TAKING ACTION TO DO JUST THAT.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HOSTING SCIENCE FAIRS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS WITH COMMUNITY PANELS TO HELP GUIDE THE STUDENTS IN THE RESEARCH PROJECTS.

WE'RE MENTORING STUDENTS IN STEM AND PROMOTING THE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MATH BACKGROUNDS TO HELP PREPARE THEM, UH, FOR A SCIENCE, UH, UH, EDUCATION IN COLLEGE.

WHEN ENGAGING YOUNG IN STEM, IT'S CRITICAL TO START EARLY.

SO WE'RE STARTING AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL TO RUN A PROGRAM FOR STEM SCIENTISTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR LONG CAREER AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO A BRIGHT LONG LASTING FUTURE RIGHT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, CREATING MANY JOBS AND EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIOTECH PROFESSIONALS.

AND THANKS TO YOUR HELP, WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS.

AND WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE CAN SAVE AND IMPROVE LIVES IN THE PROCESS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JEFF.

AND AGAIN, WELCOME TO YOU AND THE TEAM, UH, TO SAN ANTONIO.

WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH THE INVESTMENT, UM, NOT JUST IN OUR, UH, EMERGING INDUSTRIES, BUT ALSO IN, UH, IN THE PEOPLE WHO WILL WORK, UH, IN YOUR COMPANY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE BEING HERE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, THAT'S ALL THE COMMENTS WE HAVE FROM THE DIOCESE.

MORNING.

WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED WOULD SPEAK ON ITEMS, UH, REMAINING ON CONSENT.

SO LEMME CALL UP JACK FINGER SPEAKING ON ITEM SIX.

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

FINGER.

YES.

UM, MR. MAYOR, A FEW ITEMS I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION ON THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA HERE.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO FIRST EXPRESS TO OUR CITY MANAGER MI MR. WALSH.

MR. WALSH, YOU GOT A NEW SYSTEM HERE AND YEAH, IT'S GOT A FEW BUGS ON IT, BUT MOST OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS WERE ABLE TO CONQUER THOSE GLITCHES, EXCEPT OF COURSE, FOR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT HEADED UP BY MR. BEN GAREL.

UH, THEY SOMEHOW FAILED TO PUT OUT A LOT OF THE, UH, BACKUP DOCUMENT REFERENCES AND THE AGENDA, AND WE HAD AN AVERAGE CITIZEN LIKE MYSELF WHO REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY WE CAN'T GET, GET SOME INFORMATION THERE NOW ON, UH, ITEM NUMBER, ITEM NUMBER 20, LETTER E.

IT'S AN APPOINTMENT, UH, MS. M GRAND, YOU'RE GOING TO BE REAPPOINTING A LADY BY THE NAME OF VANESSA MARTINEZ TO THE MARRIAGE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.

NOW, QUESTION MS. MS UH, RIO GRANDE IS, IS THAT THE SAME? VANESSA MARTINEZ, WHO FOUR YEARS AGO ORGANIZED A PRO PLANNED PARENTHOOD RALLY? AS YOU KNOW, PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS THE BIGGEST ABORTION, UH, COMPANY HERE IN THE COMP IN THE COUNTRY.

K K KILLS THE MOST BABIES, AND, UH, HOW APPROPRIATE IT WOULD BE TO PUT A PERSON WHO'S REALLY FOR PRO-CHOICE BEING PLACED ON THE MAYOR'S COMMISSION FOR THE STATUS OF WOMEN.

JUST WISH THE BABY GOT THAT CHOICE.

YES, JUST INQUIRING MINDS.

JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF IT'S THE SAME.

VANESSA MARTINEZ, FINALLY, THIS, UH, THE, UH, ITEM 22, MR. MAYOR, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE TAX ABATEMENT THAT'S GOING TO GO FOR THE BIOLOGICAL COMPANY, THAT INITIATIVE.

WELL, I, THE, JUST A LOWLY CITIZEN DID A LITTLE BIT OF MATH ON THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY, YOU CAN READ IT THERE, LITTLE BLEACHED OUT THERE, BUT, BUT THE IDEA, IF YOU

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I DID SOME OF THE SCRIBBLING THERE AND I FOUND OUT ABOUT $14,000, ALMOST $15,000 PER JOB WHEN YOU ADD UP THE ABATEMENT AND ALL THE CITY SERVICES ATTACHED TO IT.

AND THE BIG QUESTION IS, CAN WE, AS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS GET 14, ALMOST $15,000 FOR EVERY CREATED JOB THAT WE CREATE HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AS YOU'VE GIVEN THROUGH THE, UH, BIOLOGICAL COMPANY THERE? WELL, I MEAN, IF YOU DON'T THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE, I HAVE A BETTER SUGGESTION.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST LOWER THE TAX RATE FOR EVERYBODY AND THAT WOULD, A RISING TIDE RAISES ALL BOATS, AS THEY SAY, AND BY GOD, THEN YOU WOULD GET ALL KINDS OF COMPANIES COMING IN.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO COW TOW TO SOME SPECIAL INTEREST COMPANY JUST FOR WHAT THEY SEE TEND TO OFFER YOU THERE.

ANYWAY, JUST, UH, FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. FINGER.

OKAY, THERE IS A MOTION, UH, BY COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, SECOND BY ROCHE GARCIA.

UH, FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, UM, OUR ZONING AGENDA IS FOR TIME CERTAIN AT TWO O'CLOCK TODAY.

AND SO AT THIS TIME, UH, IT IS 9:50 AM ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2021, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL NOW MEET AND EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071, AND TO DELIBERATE OR DISCUSS THE ITEMS THAT WERE POSTED ON THE AUGUST 4TH, 2021 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TO INCLUDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.087, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 REAL PROPERTY AND CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ISSUES OR ADVICE RELATED TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LITIGATION INVOLVING THE CITY AND C OVID 19 PREPAREDNESS UNDER 5 5 1 0.071, NO CITY.

OH, ERIC, IT'S BEEN SO LONG, I SKIPPED RIGHT OVER YOUR REPORT.

I APOLOGIZE.

UM, ANDY, CAN WE DO THE REPORT AND THEN GO INTO EXEC? YES, WE CAN.

MAYOR.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT, GO AHEAD, ERIC.

FOUR, YOURS.

JUST A HIGHLIGHTING, UH, SOME OF THE PROGRAMMING WE HAD DURING THE SUMMER.

FRANKLY, I THINK IT'S A GOOD, IT'S A GOOD, UH, REMINDER, UM, OF THE CONVERSATION THE COUNCIL HAD YESTERDAY AND THE CONTINUED TO GET VACCINATED SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THESE ACTIVITIES.

UM, AND I THINK, UH, YOU'LL SEE IN THE QUICK VIDEO, UH, JUST THREE SMALL EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE THINGS WE DID WITH THE COMMUNITY DURING THE SUMMER.

AND, UH, LET'S ROLL THE VIDEO.

HERO LIKE HER IS JUST ABOUT, UM, UM, SHOWING THESE GIRLS THAT FIREFIGHTING AS A CAREER IS AN OPPORTUNITY.

A LOT OF 'EM DON'T, UM, SEE IT AS A CAREER THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO GO INTO.

WE ARE ABLE TO, AS FEMALES, DO THE JOB IN FIREFIGHTING AND IT'S SO MUCH FUN TO SEE THESE GIRLS COME TOGETHER, SEEING THEM GO HOME HAPPY, UM, TELLING THEIR PARENTS HOW MUCH FUN THEY HAD AND, UM, JUST TELLING US HOW MUCH THEY LOOK UP TO US NOW IS, UM, REALLY COOL TO SEE.

THEY TAUGHT US THAT GIRLS HELP GIRLS.

THEY DON'T BRING EACH OTHER DOWN.

THERE ARE NO LIMITATIONS FOR US.

IF WE WANNA DO IT, WE CAN AND WE'RE ABLE TO.

ERIC, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA WANT? THE IMPACT THAT I PROVIDE FOR THE COMMUNITY IS MY POSITIVITIES.

WOO.

I'VE ALWAYS HAD A PASSION WORKING WITH KIDS.

THEY'RE SO YOUTHFUL AND LIKE, UM, GRACEFUL.

IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST A FUN EXPERIENCE AND IT'S DIFFERENT LIKE EVERY DAY, YOU KNOW, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE 21 YEARS, WHEN I SEE THE KIDS OUT DOING THEIR SPORTS OR THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY AND I WORK WITH THEM WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE, IT'S LIKE,

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IT'S LIKE YOU SEE WHAT YOU CREATED.

I THINK A LOT ABOUT DJ.

SHE'S LIKE A REALLY GOOD, UM, ROLE MODEL.

I LOOK UP TO HER AND I, I TRY TO IMITATE A LOT OF WHAT SHE DOES.

NOBODY ACKNOWLEDGED ME LIKE THAT.

THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MADE ME, YOU KNOW, MADE ME FEEL REAL GOOD, MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS DOING SOMETHING GOOD, THAT IT WAS NOTICED.

AND IT JUST MADE ME SMILE THAT DAY.

I WAS LIKE, YOU'RE GONNA MOVE UP SECOND BASE, NO GONNA BE SAFE FIRST.

SO THE BASEBALL SEASON, WE WERE REAL WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER IT WAS GONNA GO OR NOT.

WITH THE CHIEF'S APPROVAL, I GOT TWO SAFE OFFICERS FROM EACH STATION AND THEY WENT OUT TO THEIR, UH, RESPECTIVE SCHOOL SAFE OFFICERS DID, AND FOUND KIDS THAT REALLY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING AND SIGNED THEM UP.

AND YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE PARENTS AND IT'S GOOD TIME FOR EVERYBODY.

AND SO IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC.

BUT IF THIS CAN CHANGE ANYTHING, WE CAN START BETTERING OUR COMMUNITIES, BETTERING OUR INVOLVEMENT WITH EACH OTHER.

LAST THING, MAYOR, I SENT AN EMAIL OR A MEMO TO THE COUNCIL ON, UH, TUESDAY, UPDATING YOU ON SOME INCREASED ACTIVITY THAT WE'VE HAD, UH, IN OUR COORDINATED RESPONSE TO, UH, MIGRANTS THAT ARE, UM, AND THOSE THAT ARE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THIS COUNTRY.

UM, AND, UM, I'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP, UM, YOU UPDATED AS THAT, UM, AS THAT CONTINUES TO DEVELOP.

THANKS MAYOR.

THANK YOU ERIC.

ALRIGHT, UM, I, WE'VE ALREADY CALLED THE EXEC SESSION SO WE CAN MOVE RIGHT IN THERE AND WE'LL COME BACK OUT TO CLOSE THE SESSION AFTER THAT.

OKAY.

THE TIME IS NOW 11:19 AM ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2021.

AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION.

NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE WILL RECESS UNTIL 2:00 PM THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

THE TIME IS NOW 2:17 PM ON THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 2021.

CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED FROM ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION.

NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN.

WE'RE GONNA GET NOW TO OUR ZONING AGENDA.

AGAIN, APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S PATIENCE.

UM, AT THIS TIME WE HAVE, UM, SEVERAL ITEMS LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

I'M GONNA READ THEM AND IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, PLEASE BRING THEM UP.

NOW, THE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ARE 27 AND 28, 30, 34, 35, AND 36, 42, 46 AND 47, 51, 56, AND 57, 58 AND 59.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS, UH, FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION THAT MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF THERE ARE NONE, UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THAT'S ALL ITEMS SAVED ARE THE ONES I JUST READ.

OKAY.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR, UM, THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA.

AND I'M GONNA NOW TRY TO GET TO OUR LIST OF SPEAKERS HERE FOR ITEMS REMAINING ON CONSENT.

IF YOU CAN JUST GIMME ONE SECOND.

UH, LET ME, ME GO TO JACK FINGER.

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

A FEW ITEMS I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION ON THIS, UH, CON CONSENT AGENDA, UH, VERSION OF THE ZONING SESSION.

YES.

UM, ITEM ITEM 43, UH, NO, I, ITEM 42.

YES.

THIS IS IN MS. ILLA GRANDE DISTRICT.

YES, MS. ILLA GRANDE.

UH, THERE IS A USED CAR LOT THAT THE, UH, IS GOING TO BE, UH, ON THE BLOCK HERE.

AND YES, UH, IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM RIGHT ACROSS FROM AN THE, UM, AN ALLEY, WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM, FROM RESIDENCES.

UH, THIS IS QUITE FRANKLY, I DON'T THINK WE NEED ANOTHER USED CAR LOT IN THE AREA, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S, UH, RIGHT, RIGHT NEXT TO THE RESIDENCES.

VERUN, YES.

ALSO, WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE ON THIS PORTION? UH, WISH TO LET LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, ITEM 53.

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WE, HERE WE HAVE, UH, TH TH'S BEEN A WHILE, SO WE HAVE AS MANY AS 30 CASES HERE.

SO 53.

YES.

UM, I WISH TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION.

THIS IS IN ONCE AGAIN, MS. VILLA GRANDE'S DISTRICT THERE, THE, UH, YOU HAVE A, THERE WAS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO CAME BY AND OPPOSED THIS ITEM.

THIS IS ABOUT THE, UH, UH, THE IN INCREASE IN DENSITY INCREASED IN DENSITY OF A RESIDENTIAL LOT.

AS MANY AS, UH, UH, YOU HAD, YOU HAD 13 NOTICES SET OUT THREE, THREE OPPOSED THAT.

AND WHEN YOU GET ANYTHING MORE THAN, UH, TWO OR THREE, ONE OR JUST ONE OR TWO NOTICES OUT OF THAT, PEOPLE OPPOSING IT.

YOU HAVE A, A CONTROVERSY THERE ALSO, UM, AS MANY AS FOUR PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF THAT TWO, 200 FOOT LIMIT TO SAID IT WAS A BAD IDEA.

THE, THE IDEA IS THAT'S REDUCING THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND INCREASES THE DENSITY THERE.

SO, YEAH.

UM, THAT'S IN SOME WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SAY, SAY NO TO THAT ONE MS. VIA GRANT.

YES.

ALSO, UM, THAT'S, UM, RIGHT NOW, MR. MAYOR, THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THAT VERSION OF THE, UM, OF THE ZONING THERE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. FINGER.

UH, ROSE HILL ROSE ON ITEM 37.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, MY NAME IS ROSE HILL, PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

UH, TODAY I AM SPEAKING ON Z 2020, UH, 1 0 7 0 0 180 7.

ITEM 35, EXCUSE ME.

ON ITEM 36 Z 20 21 0 7 0 0 86, UH, THE GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE NAME ASSOCIATION, ROSE ROSE.

I CALLED YOU UP HERE FOR ITEM 37.

THOSE OTHER TWO ITEMS THAT YOU MENTIONED ARE ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

I'LL CALL YOU BACK UP FOR THOSE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

SO YOU'RE SIGNED UP FOR 37 THOUGH, WHICH IS ON CONSENT, SO IF YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT ONE.

OH, NO AHEAD.

I'M, I'M PULLING 37, I'M OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

I'LL CALL BACK UP FOR THREE.

EXCUSE ME.

YOU CALLED ME UP FOR 37.

I CALLED YOU UP FOR 37.

OH, I'M SORRY.

OKAY.

I'M TALKING 37.

OKAY.

GOVERNMENT ALLIANCE IS IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 37.

THANK YOU.

SORRY.

I HERE.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

I'LL CALL YOU BACK UP FOR 35 AND 36.

UH, JOSE NINO.

MR. NINO ARE UP FOR ITEM 53.

YES.

OKAY.

OKAY.

HELLO, MY NAME'S JOSE NINO AND I'M HERE FOR, UH, 1354 MENIFEE BOULEVARD.

WE'RE PROPOSING REZONING OR REQUESTING REZONING FROM R SIX TO R FOUR.

UH, WE, IT IS A PROPERTY IN DISTRICT FIVE AND WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE, UH, UH, AN OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND FROM OUR NEIGHBORS, UH, IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT.

AND WE ARE PROPOSING TO GO TO AN R FOUR TO, UH, WHICH IS STILL IN THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TYPE.

UM, THIS IS THE SITE RIGHT HERE.

IT'S SEVEN ACRES, SOME OF THE STREET VIEWS AND OUR CURRENT PLANNING FOR THE SITE.

THESE WILL BE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED D WELDINGS.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU MR. NINO.

YES.

ITEM 53 IS REMAINING ON CONSENT.

UM, OKAY.

THAT'S EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP FOR ITEMS REMAINING ON CONSENT.

AND SO, UM, I DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE BALANCE AND THE CONSENT.

I SEE.

NO, UM, ACTUALLY LEMME GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, YOU'RE NOT.

OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, I HAVE YOU IN THE QUEUE AS WELL.

YOU'RE, I AM JUST FULLING I THINK YOU CALLED THEM ALREADY 46 AND 47.

YES, WE'RE GOOD.

OKAY.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE? OKAY.

HEARING NONE, THERE IS AN, A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THAT'S ALL ITEMS SAY FOR 27, 28, 30, 34, 35, 36, 42, 46, 47, 51, 56, 57, 58,

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I APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY.

WE HAVE A NEW VOTING SYSTEM, SO THEY'RE QUEUEING IT UP RIGHT NOW AND IT'S NOT REALLY SUSPENSEFUL.

WE KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, BUT SHE'S GOTTA QUEUE IT UP ALL PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE NOW TO OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS LISTED FOR CONSIDERATION IN

[27. PLAN AMENDMENT CASE PA-2021-11600010 (Council District 1): Ordinance amending the Greater Dellview Area Community Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the City, by changing the future land use from “Public Institutional” to “Community Commercial” on the west 337.28 feet of the east 482.28 feet of Lot TR-1, NCB 7172 and the east 5 feet of Lot 21, Block 205, NCB 9723, located at 1846 Basse Road. Staff and Planning Commission recommend Approval. (Associated Zoning Case Z-2021-10700031 S) (Continued from the June 3, 2021)  ]

[28. ZONING CASE Z-2021-10700031 S (Council District 1): Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "MF-33 AHOD" Multi-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District to "C-2 S AHOD" Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District with a Specific Use Authorization for a Car Wash on the west 337.28 feet of the east 482.28 feet of Lot TR-1, NCB 7172 and the east 5 feet of Lot 21, Block 205, NCB 9723, located at 1846 Basse Road. Staff recommends Approval, pending Plan Amendment. Zoning Commission recommends Denial. (Associated Plan Amendment PA 2021-11600010) (Continued from June 3, 2021)  ]

WE'LL START WITH ITEMS 27 AND 28, AMENDING THE GREATER BELLEVUE AREA COMMUNITY PLAN FROM PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL AND REZONING FROM MF 33 TO C TWO S WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A CAR WASH LOCATED AT 1846 BASSEY ROAD.

STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS DENIAL.

THERE ARE 21 NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED.

AND THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A CONTINUANCE TO SEPTEMBER 2ND.

ALRIGHT, WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 27 AND 28 JACK FINGER.

WELL, MAYOR BERG ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS JACK M FINGER, UH, MR. MARIO BRAVO, CITY COUNCILMAN FOR FOUR, DISTRICT ONE.

THIS IS YOUR, YOUR PARTICULAR BALLYWICK WHERE THIS IS TAKING PLACE HERE.

ANYTIME YOU HAVE, UH, WHAT'S CONSIDERED A RED FLAG TAKE PLACE, IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT.

UH, THE RED FLAG ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS THE FACT THAT THE ZONING STAFF THAT THOUGHT IT SHOULD RECOMMEND DENIAL UPON THIS, BASICALLY, WHAT IS IT? WELL, IT IS ABOUT A CAR WASH.

YEAH, A CAR WASH IS LOCATED OVER ON, UH, WELL NEAR THE, THE BASSEY ROAD AREA.

THE, UH, BASICALLY THEY, UM, AS MANY AS 21 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, YOU HAD, UH, TWO PEOPLE, UH, OPPOSE IT.

THAT'S GETTING CLOSE TO 10% THERE.

AND WHEN YOU GET THAT CLOSE IT, UH, IT WARRANTS A, A CLOSER LOOK AS WELL.

THERE, UH, 10% OF THE PEOPLE DON'T, DON'T WANT IT.

UM, TWO PEOPLE AT THE ZONING SESSION, AS MANY AS WHICH YOU GET, UH, TWO OR THREE PEOPLE SPEAKING OUT AGAINST IT, THAT'S ALSO A CONTROVERSY.

AND YOU HAD AS MANY AS TWO SPEAK THERE.

THE ZONING STAFF THOUGHT THAT, UH, THEY NOTICED THAT IT WAS, IT'S SURROUNDED BY RESIDENCES AND THEY THOUGHT, I GUESS A LOT, A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST DON'T LIKE WHAT THEY THINK IS COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT THERE.

SO BASICALLY, SIR, YOU MAY WANT TO SAY NO TO THIS ONE HERE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MR. FINGER.

COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO.

I WANNA MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE FOR FOUR WEEKS, UH, AS REQUESTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER.

AND TO CLARIFY, THAT'S FOR ITEMS 27 AND 28? CORRECT.

OKAY.

THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEMS 27 AND 28 FOR FOUR WEEKS.

WHAT WOULD THAT DATE BE? SEPTEMBER 2ND.

SEPTEMBER 2ND.

SO, UH, MOTION CONTINUANCE, UH, TO SEPTEMBER 2ND.

WAS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THERE'S A SECOND BY VERAN, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

GO

[30. ZONING CASE Z-2021-10700104 (Council District 1): Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "C-3NA AHOD" General Commercial Nonalcoholic Sales Airport Hazard Overlay District, "L AHOD" Light Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District and "I-1 AHOD" General Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District to "C-3 AHOD" General Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District on Lot 18 and Lot 19, Block 3, NCB 11954, located at 8320 Airport Boulevard and 8434 Airport Boulevard. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend Approval.  ]

STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

THERE WERE 30 NOTICES MAILED ONE.

RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.

AND THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A CONTINUANCE TO OCTOBER 7TH.

COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE TO OCTOBER 7TH AS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT.

ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CONTINUE TO OCTOBER 7TH.

ITEM 32ND

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MOTION CARRIES

[34. ZONING CASE Z-2020-10700187 CD (Council District 2): Ordinance amending the Zoning District Boundary from "R-4 HL UC-2 NCD-6" Residential Single-Family Historic Landmark Broadway Urban Corridor Mahncke Park Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District to "R-4 CD HL UC-2 NCD-6" Residential Single-Family Historic Landmark Broadway Urban Corridor Mahncke Park Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District with a Conditional Use for a Noncommercial Parking Lot on Lot 13, Block 2, NCB 6228, located at 115 Davis Court. Staff and Zoning Commission recommend Approval. (Continued from June 17, 2021)  ]

STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

THERE ARE 20 NOTICES MAILED ONE RETURNED IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED, AND THE MANKEY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED.

AND THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A CONTINUANCE TO AUGUST 19TH.

COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.