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OH, NOW SAN ANTONIO, ANTONIO, AND SAN ANTONIO.
WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL BUDGET SESSION.
THE TIME IS 2:13 PM ON THIS 14TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2021.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE, THE ROLE? YES, SIR.
COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS TODAY, SO
[1. Staff presentation on the FY 2022 Proposed Budget focusing on, but not limited to, the followingCity Departments or Initiatives: [Erik Walsh, City Manager, Scott Huizenga, Director,Management & Budget] A. Airport B. Administration of the City]
LET TURN IT OVER TO CITY MANAGER ERIC WALSH.COUNCIL, UH, TWO PRESENTATIONS.
WE'LL START OFF WITH JESUS ON OUR, UH, AIRPORT SYSTEM BUDGET, AND THEN HE'LL TURN IT OVER TO SCOTT AND HE'LL COVER, SCOTT WILL COVER, UH, THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY IN A VARIETY OF, OF THE, OUR SMALL, SMALLER DEPARTMENTS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU A BRIEFING ON THE PROPOSED F Y FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET FOR THE SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT SYSTEM.
I WANT TO START BY FIRST AND FOREMOST, SHOWING AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF GRATITUDE TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR TEAM MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING EFFORT EFFORTLESSLY THROUGHOUT THIS COVID PANDEMIC.
YOU THINK WE'VE GOING THROUGH THIS HORRIFIC EVENT FOR ALMOST 17 MONTHS AND WHAT WE'VE HAD TO ENDURE AND EXPERIENCE? I'M PLEASED TO TELL YOU THAT THE AIRPORT HAS REMAINED OPENED AND READY AND AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE EFFORT.
I THINK BACK TO THE FIRST DAYS WHEN WE STARTED ON THIS INITIATIVE AND WE BEGAN MAKING MASK JUST TO PROTECT OURSELVES BECAUSE THERE WAS, WE WERE ALL IN THIS SEA OF UNCERTAINTY AND NOT KNOWING WHERE WE WERE HEADING.
AND HERE WE ARE 17 MONTHS LATER AND WE HAVE SOME VERY GOOD NEWS TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED IN 21 AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE HEADING IN FISCAL YEAR 2022.
IT COULD NOT BE WITHOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING SAFETY AT THE, FOR, AT THE FOREFRONT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AS WE MOVE ON AVERAGE TODAY, ANYWHERE FROM 8,000 UP TO 12 TO 14,000 PASSENGERS PER DAY GOING THROUGH THE AIRPORT.
IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE HAVE SAFETY AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT A COLLECTIVE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS.
OUR TEAM, THE SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT SYSTEM TEAM THAT WORKS RELENTLESSLY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR PASSENGERS AS THEY COME IN AND OUT OF OUR TERMINAL FACILITIES.
WE'VE HAD TO ENDORSE SOME ADDITIONAL EVENTS AS WELL AS ALONG WITH COVID AS WE THINK BACK TO THE STORM.
AND I THANK THOSE TEAMS FOR THE LONG HOURS AND THE HARD WORK THAT WE HAD TO ENSURE.
I OFTEN TELL MY TEAM, HOW DO YOU JUDGE SUCCESS IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO? AND IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
IT'S BY AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF AND AIRCRAFT LANDING.
THE SUCCESS OF AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF AND AIRCRAFT LANDING IS HOW WE JUDGE SUCCESS EVERY DAY.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THAT IT TAKES OFF AND LANDS SAFELY EVERY SINGLE DAY AS WE DEAL WITH 300 PLUS OPERATIONS ON SOME DAYS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, I COULDN'T BE MORE HUMBLED, MORE HAPPIER.
I LOVE MY JOB AND I COME HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY GRATEFUL FOR THE
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TEAM THAT'S HERE.AND I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS THAT TO YOU SO THAT YOU KNOW THAT THIS TEAM HAS, HAS STOOD STEADFAST THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PANDEMIC THROUGH SOME VERY DIFFICULT EVENTS, AND WE CONTINUE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN EVERY DAY.
THE SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF, OF TWO AIRPORTS, THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND STINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
IT'S AN ENTERPRISE FUND SUPPORTED BY TENANT AND PASSENGER USER FEES AND FEDERAL GRANTS.
IT'S MANDATED BY FEDERAL LAW TO USE THOSE REVENUES ON AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, THE AIRPORT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE FUND, AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND.
WHO ARE WE AND WHO WE ARE? I'D FIRST LIKE TO, TO START OFF BY INTRODUCING TO YOU THIS INCREDIBLE TEAM.
IT'S A, A TALENTED GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS AND I WILL TELL YOU HERE RECENTLY WE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT THE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE THAT WE HAVE, AND IT COMES TO A SUM TOTAL OF OVER 200 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN AVIATION SPECIFIC.
SO I'D LIKE FOR THEM TO STAND UP IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER.
OUR CHIEF OF STRATEGY AND INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE, MR. SYED MEDI, OUR CHIEF AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MR. BRIAN PAT, OUR CHIEF OF, OF, OF COMMERCIAL JENNIFER PICHER, COMING BACK FROM RECEIVING MANY AWARDS OF WHICH SHE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH LUGGAGE, UH, TO PUT THE AWARDS IN OUR CHIEF OF PASSENGER EXPERIENCE, MS. KAREN ELLIS, OUR CHIEF OF BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION, MICHAEL GARNEY AND OUR CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, MR. RYAN ROCHA.
AND THEN LASTLY, THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND HIMSELF, MR. TOM BARTLETT, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
AND AS I MENTIONED TO YOU WHEN WE WORKED EVERY DAY, UH, COLLECTIVELY TOGETHER WITH OVER 200 PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, IT HAPPENS WITH THIS LEADERSHIP, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WITH THE 400 PLUS INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK WITH US EVERY SINGLE DAY TO ENSURE THE OVERALL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.
AS YOU SEE OUR SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT POLICE TEAM THERE, YOU SEE OUR AIRPORT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTERS THAT ARE THERE.
THE NEW LAUNCH OF WHATABURGER, OF, OF WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE RECENTLY, TO BRING A HOMETOWN FAVORITE TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND OUR TEAMS THAT ARE IN THE GRASSROOTS EVERY SINGLE DAY, MAKING IT HAPPEN TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRFIELD, THE TERMINALS ARE SAFE, CLEAN, AND READY FOR BUSINESS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THIS IS WHAT COMPRISES US AS, AS AN ENTIRE TEAM.
I WILL SHARE WITH YOU AS WELL THE IMPORTANCE OF SOME RECENT AWARDS.
AS I MENTIONED, MS. KAREN ELLIS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL PASSENGER EXPERIENCE HERE RECENTLY, AS WE TALK ABOUT THE PAST 17 MONTHS, WE'RE HUMBLED BY THE AWARDS THAT WE RECEIVED, BUT WE'RE MOST HUMBLED BY THE ONE THAT SAYS WE RECEIVE THE AWARD FOR BEST HYGIENE MA MEASURES IN THE SIZE AND REGION IN THE AMERICAS.
AND I THINK THAT'S A TESTAMENT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF US BEING SAFE IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO INSIDE OF OUR COMMERCIAL AIRPORT AS WELL.
AGAIN, WE WON THE 2020 FOR BEST AIRPORT, AND HERE RECENTLY THERE WERE SIX AIRPORTS INDUCTED, NOT IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IN THE WORLD FOR THE ROLES OF EXCELLENCE.
THERE WERE ONLY TWO IN THE UNITED STATES AND SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS ONE OF THEM.
AND WE WENT AND RECEIVED AN AWARD HERE RECENTLY.
WE WERE RECOGNIZED FOR ROLE OF EXCELLENCE FOR OUR CONTINUOUS COMMITMENT TO OUR PASSENGERS AND THE OVERALL PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AS PEOPLE COME INTO OUR AIRPORTS.
I'LL START WITH THE REVENUE IN THE BUDGET.
ON THE CAPITAL SIDE, WE HAVE CLOSE TO 67 MILLION.
THAT MAKES UP 29% OF THAT OVERVIEW.
NON-AIR AIRLINE REVENUES INCREASED IN 2020.
WE, WE PREDICT FOR THOSE AIRLINE REVENUES TO INCREASE BY 29% UP TO 64.7 MILLION.
AND THEN THE AIRLINE REVENUES INCREASING BY 20% UP TO 40, CLOSE TO 45 MILLION.
WE HAVE OUR CUSTOMER FACILITY CHARGE.
IT'S REFLECTIVE OF WHAT WE DO WITH OUR RENTAL CAR AGENCIES.
OUR PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE, WHICH IS THE CHARGE WITH OUR AIRLINES, IT'S UP CLOSE TO 19 MILLION AT 8%.
AND THEN THE INCLUSION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE COVID GRANTS AND HOW WE'RE UTILIZING THOSE GRANTS IS A 17.5 MILLION, UP 8% FROM 2021 TO 2022, TOTALING A SUM, UH, INCREASE OF CLOSE TO 30 MILLION ON THE O AND M FUND FOR A TOTAL OF 61.4 MILLION ON OUR POSITIONS.
WE'RE REQUESTING TWO ADDITIONAL AND THAT SPECIFIC, AND I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON SOME SUBSEQUENT SLIDES.
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YOU, WE'VE HAD A REALLY, REALLY GOOD YEAR THIS YEAR.WE WANTED TO COMPARE IT AND CONTRAST IT TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN 2019, ONE OF THE BEST YEARS THIS AIRPORT HAS EVER EXPERIENCED.
AND WHILE I ARRIVED IN 2020, I WAS EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM.
AND AS I TELL YOU, I'M JUST ELATED TO BE THE LEADER OF THIS TEAM AND CONTINUE TO WORK IN THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING IN 2019.
I, WE HAD, YOU KNOW, ALMOST A, A FULL YEAR, A A LITTLE OVER, UH, THREE QUARTERS OF A YEAR IN A COVID FOR 20 FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR 2020 AND 2021 BEING THE WORST YEAR AS WE'RE INTO IT 17 MONTHS NOW.
OUR ESTIMATES ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS WE LOOK AT THE PROPOSED BUDGET IN 22.
AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THOSE PASSENGER ACTIVITY LEVELS AS TO WHY WE ANTICIPATE THE CONTINUED INCREASE AS WE ALL CONTINUE TOGETHER TO COMBAT THIS HORRIBLE, UH, COVID PANDEMIC IN, IN 2021.
WE'RE LOOKING AT ESTIMATES COMING IN AT 46.4 MILLION FOR OUR NON AIRLINES AND 32.6 MILLION FOR OUR AIRLINES.
AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT TO CONTINUE TO GROW.
AND I KNOW THE FIRST QUESTION PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY IS, WHY IS THAT HAPPENING? AND THE LARGE PORTION OF THAT IS OUR CONCESSIONS.
WE'RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT EFFECTIVE ON SEPTEMBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR.
ALL OF OUR CONCESSIONS ARE A HUNDRED PERCENT OPEN INSIDE OF OUR AIRPORT COMPLEX NOW, AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THEY TRUE, HAVE BEEN VERY COMMITTED THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PANDEMIC TO HELP US BE SUCCESSFUL IN SERVICING.
PARKING OPERATIONS ARE NOW OPENING AND OP OPEN FOR SERVICE.
WE HAD CLOSED ALL OF OUR SURFACE LOTS AND THEY ARE NOW REOPENED.
WE UTILIZE THEM THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUMMER.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE INCREASE IN THE REVENUES THAT WE EXPERIENCE IN OUR NON AERONAUTICAL EFFORTS THAT CONTINUES TO, TO REMAIN FAVORABLE.
AND THEN THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE IS THE LANDING FEES.
AS WE LOOK AT OUR LANDING FEES OF THE NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT THAT ARE TAKEN OFF IN LANDING, AS I TELL YOU, HOW DO WE JUDGE SUCCESS? WE'VE HAD THOSE INCREASES COME BACK AS WELL.
AND I WILL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE NEW MARKETS AND THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE HEADING AS WE LOOK AT OUR OVERALL AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PORTRAIT.
ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS APPROXIMATELY 142 MILLION, COMPRISING 62% OF THAT OVERALL BUDGET.
OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, AGAIN, ARE AT CLOSE TO 67 MILLION.
PUBLIC SAFETY IS 12 MILLION AT 5%, AND STINSON MUNICIPAL IS NEAR 2%.
AS YOU LOOK AT, UH, THE OVERALL FY TO 21 TO 22 CHANGE ON 28 MILLION, THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS CAPITAL TRANSFER AND ADDITIONAL EFFORTS, THE INCREASES THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING IN 2021, GOING TO 2022, WE ARE LOOKING AT A RESUMPTION OF SERVICE AS WE TAKE A LOOK AND AT THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE HEADING FOR THIS FALL, WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO COMBAT.
SAN ANTONIO HAS CONTINUED TO BE A GREAT LEISURE DESTINATION FOR A NUMBER OF TRAVELERS, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, TO SEE CONTINUED INCREASE.
AND I WILL SHOW YOU SOME OF THOSE PASSENGER ACTIVITY LEVELS IN SOME OF THE UPCOMING SLIDES.
SO THE TOTAL THERE OF THE DELTA IS ABOUT 58.2 MILLION, UH, 24 MILLION OF THAT COMING FROM THE CAPITAL PROJECTS.
AS WE INCREASE, AND I'LL GIVE YOU A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH CAPITAL HERE IN, IN FUTURE SLIDES.
THERE'S CONSTANT CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW ARE THE CARES KRISA AND ARPA FUNDS BEING UTILIZED.
WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 39.7 MILLION IN CARES, UH, CARES AVAILABLE FUNDING.
WE HAVE KRISA AT 10.1 MILLION WITH 1.1 MILLION OF THAT FOR CONCESSIONS.
WE HAVE ARPA THAT'S 34.1 MILLION FOR THE AIRPORT AND 4.3 MILLION FOR THE CONCESSIONS.
THESE FUNDS ARE PAID ON, ON REIMBURSEMENT BASIS, AND EACH PACKAGE HAS ITS OWN PROVISIONS FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
HOW ARE WE UTILIZING THOSE ON THE FIRST TAB? AT THE VERY TOP, WE IMPROVED THE AIRPORT SYSTEM'S FINANCIAL POSITION.
I'M VERY PLEASED TO TELL YOU THAT RECENTLY FITCH HAS STABILIZED OUR OVERALL RATING FROM NEGATIVE TO STABLE FOR THE SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT SYSTEM.
AND THE REASONING FOR THAT IS JUST AS THEY LOOK AT OUR OVERALL FINANCIAL POSITION, THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH OUR AIRPORT FACILITIES IS CONTINUING TO INCREASE.
COUPLED WITH OUR, OUR, OUR CONTINUED GROWTH IN REVENUES, WE WILL BE UTILIZING THESE FUNDINGS AND WE'VE BEEN VERY CONSERVATIVE IN THE WAY WE'VE DONE THIS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AMPLE, SHOULD THIS CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
ALL OF US, NONE OF US HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL TO DETERMINE WHAT THE FUTURE'S GONNA HOLD FOR US.
SO AS I SHOWED YOU IN PREVIOUS SLIDES, WE USED A CERTAIN PORTION IN 2020, A CERTAIN PORTION IN 2021 AND HAVE HELD SOME OF THAT TO SAVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP THE AIRLINE RATES FLAT INTO 20 22, 20 23 AND AS FAR AS INTO 2024.
ADDITIONALLY, IT ENABLES US FOR FUTURE FUNDING PROJECTS, IF WE NEED TO USE SOME OF THAT FUNDING AND SUBMIT SOME AMENDMENTS TO UTILIZE SOME
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OF THAT CARESS FUNDING FOR FUTURE USE.YOU SEE THAT 5.4 MILLION IS APPROPRIATED TO THE CONCESSIONS.
SOME OF THOSE AGREEMENTS ARE COMING TO EXPIRATION AND HAVE EXPIRED, AND WE'RE A MONTH TO MONTH.
SO WE'LL BE COMING SOON TO YOU ALL TO DISCUSS SOME NEW AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES THAT WE'RE MAKING WITH A NUMBER OF OUR CONCESSIONAIRES AS THEY TOO TRY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, OF THE CHRIS AND ARPA FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR THEM.
AS YOU LOOK BACK TO 2019, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2019, THAT WAS THE BEST YEAR FOR EMPLOYMENTS FOR THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 10.4 MILLION.
WE ESTIMATE THAT WE'LL BE SOMEWHERE AROUND SIX AND A HALF TO 7 MILLION ON EMPLOYMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND FURTHER ANTICIPATE AND PROPOSE THAT WE ANTICIPATE TO BE CLOSER TO 10 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2022.
WE KEEP TRACK OF THIS ON A DAILY, ALL THE WAY SINCE MARCH.
YOU CAN SEE THE SHARP B CURVE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING.
I THINK THIS IS A TRUE TESTAMENT AND REFLECTION OF OUR TEAM AND THE HARD WORK IN ENSURING THAT WE BRING BACK THE PASSENGERS WITH CONFIDENCE AND ENSURE THAT WE ESTABLISH THE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE.
THIS CHART SHOWS THAT THAT NATIONAL AVERAGE IN THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AVERAGE, WHAT THIS REFLECTS IS A COMPARISON OF 2019 VERSUS 2021 TO PRESENT OF WHERE WE'RE AT.
THIS SHOWS THAT WE WERE 88% OF WHERE WE WERE IN 2019, WHEREAS A NATIONAL AVERAGE IS NEAR 85, 80 4% WE'RE AT SOMEWHERE 87, 88.
AND THIS FLUCTUATES DAILY, BUT WE KEEP TRACK OF IT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME RECENT COMMENTS OF, HEY, WE HAVEN'T BEEN PERFORMING IN COMPARISON TO OTHER AIRPORTS AS WELL.
THIS IS, THESE ARE THE FACTS AND THIS IS WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE.
AND WE KEEP TRACK OF THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD CLEARLY OF, OF HOW WELL WE ARE PERFORMING IN COMPARISON TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AS WE COMPARE OURSELVES TO ALL THE AIRPORTS IN THE US AS WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AND THE RECOVERY OF WHERE WE'RE GOING.
WE RECENTLY LAUNCHED BREEZE AND WE'RE EXCITED TO GO TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA CITY, AND TULSA.
JUST YESTERDAY I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM SOMEONE SAYING, JUST PERSONALLY STRAIGHT TO ME, JESUS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING BREEZE.
I'D LOVE TO TAKE ALL THE CREDIT, BUT IT'S A REFLECTION OF THE ENTIRE TEAM AND PEOPLE ARE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE NONSTOP DESTINATIONS TO THESE NEW MARKETS.
AND WE CONTINUE OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH BREEZE FOR FURTHER AND FUTURE GROWTH IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS.
SPECIFICALLY AT THE END OF OCTOBER, WE'RE EXCITED TO LAUNCH A DIRECT NONSTOP SERVICE FROM SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO BOSTON AND TO J F K FURTHER COMPRISING A, A DESTINATION THAT HAS LONG BEEN A NECESSARY ROUTE TO NEW CITY.
SOME COUNTRY AIRLINES RESUMED SERVICE TO CANCUN THIS SUMMER, AND I HAVE SEEN THOSE FLIGHTS AS THEY DEPART, AND THEY'RE CONSISTENTLY AT 80, 90% LOAD FACTORS DOING AND PERFORMING VERY WELL WITH PEOPLE GOING TO CANCUN.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES WILL PILOT A NEW ROUTE TO COLORADO SPRINGS THIS FALL.
AS WE LOOK FORWARD INTO THE UPCOMING MONTHS, SOUTHWEST IS GONNA PILOT A, A DIRECT FLIGHT FROM SAN ANTONIO TO COLORADO SPRINGS FOR THE FALL SEASON.
AND WE HOPE FOR THAT TO HAVE SOME PERMANENCY TO IT AS WE TALK ABOUT THE RECOVERY.
I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TELL YOU HOW WELL WE HAVE PERFORMED INTERNATIONALLY AS WE LOOK AT THE OVERALL TRAFFIC AND THE INCREASE OF THE PASSENGERS THAT WE'VE HAD AS WE COMPARE OURSELVES TO 2019.
I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT WE'VE ALREADY EXCEEDED 2019 NUMBERS INTERNATIONALLY VERSUS 2021.
2021 IS ALREADY ABOVE OUR, OUR PASSENGER ACTIVITY LEVELS IN 2021 FOR 2019.
AND THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENED WITH IDO, MEXICO, ADES, VIVA RABBUS, AND THE WORK THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO WITH THEM.
AND THE CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING HERE JUST RECENTLY, THEY LAUNCHED SERVICE TO LEON AND THOSE FLIGHTS ARE AS WELL, DOING EXTREMELY WELL.
THE MARKET SERVED IS 41 OF WHAT WE HAVE, AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT THAT'S GOING TO GO TO 43 AT THE END OF OCTOBER WHEN WE LAUNCH BOTH COLORADO SPRINGS AND BOSTON, THAT WILL TAKE US TO 43 MARKETS SERVE NONSTOP DESTINATIONS COMING FROM OUR AIRPORT.
AGAIN, 128.5% INTERNATIONAL DEPARTING SEATS COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 2020.
AND IT'S MORE LIKE 10% INCREASE ON 20
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THE FISCAL YEAR, 2022 PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS, UH, ARE COMPRISED OF A SUPPORTS REVENUE DEVELOPMENT TEAM.AS YOU SEE THE LARGE INCREASE IN REVENUES IN THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE HEADING.
AS WE LOOK AT OUR OVERALL PARKING, AS WE LOOK AT OUR LANDING FEES AND WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OUR CONCESSIONS, AND I'LL SHARE WITH YOU JUST A, A BRIEF SNAPSHOT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE BEGIN TO POSITION OURSELVES AND BE READY FOR THE INCREASE OF ACTIVITY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, NOT JUST IN 2022, BUT IN 2023 AND 2024.
AND WE WANT TO BRING ON THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO PREPARE OURSELVES TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUR REVENUES AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS IMPROVING OUR OVERALL NET ASSETS, UH, IN OUR FACILITIES IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 FOR FACILITY, FOR FACILITIES, WE ARE REFURBISHING AN EXISTING FACILITY WHERE WE WILL JOIN FORCES WITH THE SAN ANTONIO, UH, AIRPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH A RECENT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT THAT WE SIGNED WITH THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR.
UH, DARBY JUST RECENTLY CAME AND VISITED WITH ME AND THE TEAM, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE INSTALLATION OF A BRAND NEW, UH, EFFORT.
I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT TODAY.
WE, UM, THIS PAST WEEK WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST CANINE UNIT ALONG WITH AN OFFICER THAT WILL START TO HAVE PASSENGER SCREENING CANINES.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS NOT ONLY IS IT GOING TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL SECURITY POSTURE OF THE AIRPORT, BUT AS WELL IT'S GOING TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESSING AS YOU GO THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT LANE AS WE UTILIZE THE CANINES IN THE FUTURE.
SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW VENTURE AND WE'RE PROVIDING NEW FACILITIES IN A NEW RECENT M O A THAT WE'RE DOING WITH, UH, THE T S A UPCOMING EVENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2022.
WE LAUNCHED JUST HERE RECENTLY.
UH, WE, WE NOTIFIED EVERYONE THAT OUR HOMETOWN FAVORITE WHATABURGER WILL BE OPENING IN, UH, LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER, PREFERABLY LATE SPRING.
WE'RE EXCITED, BUT WE, WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL GET IT DONE BY JUNE.
SO WE'LL BE HAVING, UH, WHATABURGER IN TURMOIL.
A VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT NEW OFFERING.
ADDITIONALLY, JETBLUE WILL BE, UH, SERVICING BOSTON AND J F K ON BEGINNING OCTOBER 31ST.
AND THEN LASTLY IN FEBRUARY OF 2022, WE'LL BE WELCOMING ROOTS AMERICA'S TO SAN ANTONIO THE FIRST TIME HERE IN IN, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT WE WILL BE HOSTING THIS CONFERENCE.
WE WILL BE BRINGING OVER 90 AIRLINES, BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TO SHOWCASE AND SHOW THEM EXACTLY WHO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS.
AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH JENNA SALCEDO, WITH A GREATER SA AND MARK ANDERSON WITH VISIT SAN ANTONIO AS WE SHOWCASE OUR GREAT CITY IN BRINGING NOT ONLY THOSE AIRLINES, BUT OTHER AIRPORT OFFICIALS TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO SO THAT WE CAN GROW RELATIONSHIPS NOT ONLY DOMESTICALLY BUT INTERNATIONALLY AS WELL.
WITH REGARDS TO THIS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, UH, I'LL START WITH THE SUPPORT AND AIR SERVICE.
UH, 25 MILLION OF THAT IS, IS, IT'S 37% OF THE 67 MILLION.
WE'RE GONNA DO A GATE EXPANSION FOR THREE GATES.
WE RECENTLY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE AIRLINES ABOUT THESE NEW GATES AND THE OFFERINGS WE'RE GONNA HAVE, AND THE AIRLINES IMMEDIATELY RAISED THEIR HANDS AND SAID, WE'LL TAKE 'EM.
SO BEFORE THE GATES ARE BUILT, THE GATES ARE TAKEN.
AND WE'RE EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT AS WE HAVE A NEW AIRLINE LEASING USE AGREEMENT THAT'S ESTABLISHED WITH THEM THAT WE'LL INCREASE THE AT LEAST SEVEN TURNS, AT LEAST SIX TURNS PER GATE, OR AT LEAST 700 PASSENGERS PER GATE E EVERY TIME THAT THE GATE IS BEING UTILIZED.
SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION AND WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THAT'S GONNA BRING FURTHER, UH, POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ON THE BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM.
OF COURSE, EVERYONE KNOWS IF YOU'VE TRAVELED, YOU DON'T WANT TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION WITHOUT YOUR BAG.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO SOME IMPORTANT, UH, UPKEEP TO OUR EXISTING BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM.
WE'LL BE WORKING ON SOME UPPER CONTROLS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE'LL BE PLANNING FUTURE LONG-TERM GROWTH EXPANSIONS FOR OUR BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM TO HANDLE US BEGIN TO INCREASE.
AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING AND WITH THE S D P WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THIS WORK DONE, THESE PLANNING EFFORTS EARLY ON SO THAT WE KNOW THAT WE CAN HANDLE THE BAGGAGE AS WE CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUR PASSENGER ACTIVITY LEVELS.
WE WANT TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN OUR FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO WE'LL BE DOING CONTINUED WORK ON PACKAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
THAT'S ON THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AIRFIELD.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK, UH, AND WE ARE RECEIVING AT LEAST 75% FROM THAT IN COVERAGE FROM THE F A A.
SO WE CONTINUE THOSE EFFORTS, WE'LL DO PERIMETER WORK AS WELL, AND, UH, MAY, WE'RE GOING TO RENOVATE AND REHAB SOME OF OUR MAINTENANCE OFFICE FACILITIES AND OUR FLEET EFFORTS AS WELL AS WE CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR, OUR ASSET, BOTH ON AND OFF THE AIRPORT AREAS
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ON AIRSIDE AND LANDSIDE, THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, UH, WE WERE READY TO LAUNCH INTO 2022 TO BEGIN.AS WE CLOSE OUT THE EFFORTS OF THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE START TO GET READY FOR THE ADVANCED PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING AND THE MANAGEMENT SURFACES THAT ARE GONNA BE REQUIRED OF THAT GOING INTO 2022 TO GET READY FOR THE WORK THAT'S TO COMMENCE AND TO START TO GET TO THE NEW WORLD CLASS AIRPORT THAT WE WANT TO HAVE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE'LL DO SOME RUNWAY SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS AND EXTENSIONS.
SO WE'VE BEEN IN CONSTANT CONVERSATION WITH THE F A A AND I'LL SHOW YOU AN ILLUSTRATION OF WHERE THAT'S GOING HERE IN A COUPLE OF SLIDES ON THE SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS.
WE'VE GOT THE T S A AND AIRPORT POLICE CANINE BUILDING THAT I REFERENCED EARLIER.
WE'VE GOT SOME INTEGRATION, UH, PROJECTS ONGOING, AND THEN WE'VE REACHED, UH, END OF LIFE OR SOME OF OUR NETWORKS, AND WE HAVE TO REPLACE THOSE THAT ARE NECESSARY AT STINSON.
WE'RE BEGINNING A BRAND NEW MASTER PLAN.
ADDITIONALLY, WE'LL BEGIN THE PLANNING FOR A BRAND NEW TAXIWAY THAT CAN HOST ADDITIONAL HANGAR SPACE AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THAT AND THOSE PLANNING EFFORTS THERE AT STINSON, ALONG WITH THE TERMINAL ROOF REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING TERMINAL.
AND THEN LASTLY, ON THE TENANT AND NON AERONAUTICAL EFFORT, WE'LL BE REHABILITATING, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT, THE REHABILITATION OF THE WEST CARGO THAT'S UTILIZED BY ALL OF OUR AIRLINES.
AND THEN SOME ADDITIONAL EAST CARGO ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT TO MOVE EASIER IN AND OUT OF THOSE CARGO AREAS.
AND IF WE LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH E-COMMERCE AND THE GROWTH OF E-COMMERCE, WE TOO WANT TO FOCUS ON THE GROWTH OF OUR CARGO OPERATIONS IN THE FUTURE.
AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW WITH REGARDS TO THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
IT IS A PLANNING DOCUMENT THAT WILL PREPARE US FOR THE NEXT 20 TO 30 YEARS ON THE AIRFIELD.
ON THE, ON THE SLIDE YOU SEE ABOVE, WE WANT TO START PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE LONG HAUL OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS, IMPROVING AIRFIELD SAFETY.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE SATISFY THE, THE, THE, THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE HOTSPOT IN THE CORNER OF THE PERPENDICULAR RUNWAYS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S ABOUT FOCUSING THE EXTENSION OF OUR RUN BY 12 BY 1,250 FEET, TAKING IT CLOSE TO 10,000 FOOT RUNWAY SO THAT WE CAN HAVE LONGER HAUL SERVICE.
AS WE BEGIN TO GROW IN THE NEXT 20 TO 50 YEARS ON THE TERMINAL FACILITIES, WE'LL BE BUILDING A NEW CONCOURSE SEA WITH CENTRALIZED PASSENGER SCREENING AREA.
AGAIN, THIS IS A PLANNING EFFORT.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH QUITE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES THAT WE'VE, UH, I BROUGHT TO YOU PREVIOUSLY.
THIS YEAR, WE PLAN TO BRING YOU A FINAL PRESENTATION ALONG WITH SITTING DOWN ONE-ON-ONE INDIVIDUALLY WITH EACH OF YOU TO SHOW YOU EXACTLY THE DIRECTION THAT WE WANT TO GO IN, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, ESTABLISHING A CENTRALIZED PASSENGER SCREENING AREA SO THE AIRPORT CAN RUN MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY FURTHER IMPROVING OUR OVERALL, UH, DELIVERY OF SERVICE AND THE PRODUCT THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR PASSENGERS.
AND THEN LASTLY, ON THE ROADWAY AND PARKING, WE WANT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW PARKING FACILITY, CLOSE TO 1500 PARKING SPACES THAT WILL BE NECESSARY ALONG WITH THE GROUND TRANSPORTATION CENTER.
AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF HANDLING NOT ONLY THE TNCS, BUT OUR, OUR, ALL OF OUR OPERATORS THAT ARE OUR COMMERCIAL OPERATORS THAT ARE IN AND OUT OF OUR AIRPORT SYSTEM.
THIS WILL PROVIDE CONTINUOUS TRAFFIC FLOW FOR NOT ONLY, UH, THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES, BUT AS WELL OUR PATRONS THAT ARE COMING FOR PICKUP AND DROP OFF.
THAT SCHEDULE THAT WE ARE ESTABLISHING IS AS WE CLOSE OUT SEPTEMBER, WE WANT TO BEGIN TO HAVE MEETINGS WITH EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH EACH OF YOU.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH JOHN DIXON, OUR AIRPORT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, THE LEAD OF THAT, AND ESTABLISHING ENDORSEMENTS FROM THEM ON ALL THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING.
AND THEN CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE S T P STAKEHOLDER TEAMS AS WE LOOK AT THE TECHNICAL AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES THAT WE WORK CLOSELY TO, TO FINALIZE THIS IN OCTOBER, WE'LL HAVE THE COUNCIL DISTRICT MEETINGS AS WELL.
WE'LL BE FURTHERING, UH, A S D C CONVERSATIONS AND THEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR AGENCIES, THE T S A, THE C B P AND OUR AIRLINES AS WE GO INTO THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER.
AND THEN IN NOVEMBER, WE'D LIKE TO BRING IT, UH, FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT MEETINGS FOR THE ONE OF THE B SESSIONS.
PRESENT THAT TO YOU HAVE CONDITIONAL, UH, ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH DIFFERENT CHAMBERS AND COMMUNITIES TO DATE, SHOWING THEM ALL THE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES THAT WE HAVE.
AND AS WELL COME TO MEET WITH A TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY COMMITTEE AS WELL.
AND THEN COME WITH A IN DECEMBER FOR FINAL CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.
OUR PRIORITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 22 WILL BE A STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AS WE MENTIONED, TO WORK IN, IMPLEMENT THE PROJECTS IN THE S D P AND CONTINUE EXPANDING
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OUR CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE.WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HARD ON OPTIMIZING OUR AIR SERVICE, FOCUSING HEAVILY ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW SAN ANTONIO, NOT ONLY DOMESTICALLY, BUT INTERNATIONALLY, AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR AIRLINES.
OUR TEAMS HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB ON THE OVERALL PASSENGER EXPERIENCE PRE AND POST COVID, AND WE HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO RESUME SERVICE AND MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND WANT TO UPHOLD OUR HIGH CUSTOMER SERVICE RATING.
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT.
AND THEN WE WANT TO WORK ON THE DIVERSIFICATION OF OUR REVENUE STREAMS, BOTH AERONAUTICAL AND NON AERONAUTICAL, TO INCREASE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPLO AND EXPLORE NEW OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE CAN CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUR OVERALL REVENUE TO IMPROVE OUR OVERALL FINANCIAL FOOTPRINT OF THE AIRPORT.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
IT WILL BE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL, AMIR.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS SCOTT SINGAY.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET FOR THE CITY, AND I'M HAPPY TO, I GUESS, CARRY THE ANCHOR TODAY AND PRESENT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION OR OTHER DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY PRESENTATION FOR YOU TODAY.
THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT INCLUDE CITY SUPPORT, INTERNAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
YOU'VE SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES, AND YOU'LL SEE IT AGAIN LATER ON TODAY.
BUT AGAIN, THE FISCAL YEAR 22, PROPOSED BUDGET IN FULL TOTALS, $3.1 BILLION.
THAT'S AN OVERALL INCREASE OF 4.9% ACROSS ALL FUNDS.
THAT'S BOLSTERED BY HIGHER THAN EXPECTED REVENUES, AS WELL AS NEARLY $100 MILLION IN ARPA FUNDING INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 22 PROPOSED BUDGET.
OF COURSE, THE BUDGET IS, UH, IN THREE MAIN COMPONENTS.
THE GENERAL FUND SUPPORTS MOST OF THE CITY'S BASIC SERVICES.
POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, ANIMAL CARE SERVICES TO NAME A FEW RESTRICTED FUNDS ARE GOVERNED BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW, AND CAN ONLY BE USED FOR THOSE SPECIFIC PURPOSES AS CITED IN THOSE LAWS.
EXAMPLES INCLUDE AIRPORT, UH, WHO WE JUST HEARD FROM, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, SOLID WASTE, AND THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX TO NAME A FEW.
AND FINALLY, THE CITY'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM IN THE BUDGET IS $592 MILLION ACROSS SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS AND FUNDING SOURCES.
SO FAR THROUGHOUT ALL OF THESE, UH, BUDGET WORK SESSION PRESENTATIONS OVER THE LAST, I THINK FIVE WEEKS, UH, YOU'VE HEARD PRESENTATIONS THAT REPRESENT NEARLY 97% OF THE TOTAL OPERATING CAPITAL BUDGET, UH, SO FAR.
UH, THE DRAFT VERSION YOU WERE SENT YESTERDAY SHOWED ABOUT 90%.
THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE THE, THE AIRPORT WHO YOU JUST HEARD FROM.
UH, AS WELL AS, UH, OUR READY TO WORK IN PRE-K FUNCTIONS THAT, UH, OPERATE ON A JULY ONE FISCAL YEAR, AND THEY PRESENTED THEIR BUDGETS IN THE, IN THE EARLIER THIS SUMMER.
TODAY WE'LL TALK ABOUT 13 DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES TOTALING NOT QUITE $70 MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND.
WE'LL ALSO TALK ABOUT DEPARTMENTS IN OUR INTERNAL SERVICES FUNDS, WHICH ARE NOT PART OF THE $3.1 BILLION OPERATING BUDGET, BUT PROVIDE VITAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO OUR DEPARTMENTS THROUGH DEPARTMENTAL ASSESSMENTS.
WE GROUP CITY ADMINISTRATION INTO THREE CATEGORIES.
CITY SUPPORT INCLUDES THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE OVERALL CITY ORGANIZATION.
INTERNAL SUPPORT INCLUDES THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT SUPPORT OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.
AND COMMUNITY SERVICES INCLUDES, UH, DEPARTMENTS THAT, UH, PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
SO THE BUDGET FOR THE, THE CITY SUPPORT FUNCTION, THOSE DEPARTMENTS IN THE FISCAL YEAR 22 PROPOSED BUDGET IS FLAT COMPARED WITH THE ADOPTED FISCAL YEAR 21 BUDGET AT $47.3 MILLION.
THERE ARE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS INCLUDED WITHIN CITY SUPPORT THAT WERE SHOWN ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
UM, ONE OF ONE OF WHICH THOSE IS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THE FISCAL YEAR 22 PROPOSED BUDGET, UH, FUNDS, UH, SEVERAL NEW INITIATIVES IN IN THE, IN THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING A POSITION FOR BROADBAND SUPPORT, $200,000 FOR REDISTRICTING SUPPORT AS, AS PART OF THE 2020 CENSUS, AND ACROSS THE BOARD INCREASES FOR, FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2022.
THE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WITHIN THIS, WITH WITHIN THIS CATEGORY IS FUNDED THROUGH REVENUE, UM, BOTH
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IN THE, THE GENERAL FUND AND WITHIN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT FUND OR PEG WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND.FOR G P A, THERE'S AN INCREASE OF NEARLY $500,000 THAT'S, UH, COMBINED.
THAT'S FOR NINE NEW OPEN GOVERNMENT POSITIONS, AS WELL AS AN UPGRADE OF THE E-DISCOVERY SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR INFORMATION REQUESTS.
UH, THE PEG FUND WITHIN G P A IS FUNDED BY, UH, REVENUE FROM TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS WHO WERE REQUIRED TO GIVE 1% OF THE GROSS REVENUE TO, TO THE PEG FUND AS PART OF THE TEXAS UTILITIES CODE.
AND PEG FUNDS CAN ONLY BE USED FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY AND PUBLIC ACCESS PURPOSES.
THEY CANNOT BE USED FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
UH, THE TOLL PEG BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 22 IS ABOUT $2.3 MILLION.
THAT'S A REDUCTION OF 1.8 MILLION FROM THE ADOPTED BUDGET, AND THAT'S MOST OF THE OFFSET YOU SEE IN THIS OVERALL CATEGORY THAT KEEPS THE FISCAL YEAR 21 TO 22 BUDGET FLAT.
UM, THE BUDGET WITHIN THE PEG FUND ALSO INCLUDES $500,000 FOR T V S A GRANTS TO LOCAL UNIVERSITIES TO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS PROGRAMMING.
UM, AS PART OF THAT, THAT OVERALL SERVICE FINALLY WITHIN CITY SUPPORT, THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION BUDGET DECREASES BY ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS.
THAT'S DUE OF COURSE, TO HAVING ONE LESS ELECTION PLANNED FOR FISCAL YEAR 22 AS OPPOSED TO FISCAL YEAR 2021.
UH, DIVING IN A LITTLE BIT DEEPER, DEEPER ON OUR GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR, UH, OPEN GOVERNMENT POSITIONS, THE CITY HAS SEEN A 600% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2013.
THEY'RE UP TO OVER 55,000 REQUESTS ANNUALLY WITH THE MAJORITY OF THOSE INVOLVING THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET, UH, REFLECTS A TOTAL, AGAIN, OF NINE NEW POSITIONS TO G P A TO DECREASE THE TURNAROUND TIME ON THESE RECORDS REQUESTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT.
AND AGAIN, G P A USES THE WHAT'S CALLED THE E-DISCOVERY SOFTWARE PLATFORM FOR KEYWORD SEARCHES AND EMAILS, UH, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FUNDS AND UPGRADE TO THE SYSTEM TO ENHANCE THE FUNCTIONALITY AND THE RESPONSIVENESS OF THIS PLATFORM TO PROVIDE, OF COURSE, FASTER ACCESS AND, UH, AND, AND, AND A MUCH IMPROVED RESPONSE TIME IN THOSE TYPES OF REQUESTS.
INTERNAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN TOTAL, IN FISCAL YEAR 22, TOTAL, $246.5 MILLION.
THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 28.7 MILLION COMPARED TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2021.
INTERNAL SUPPORT INCLUDES SOME GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENTS LIKE FINANCE, MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET AND INNOVATION TEAM OF YOU THAT SUPPORT OTHER OPERATING DEPARTMENTS.
IT ALSO INCLUDES SEVERAL INTERNAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS LIKE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, RISK MANAGEMENT, UH, FLEET SERVICES, FACILITY SERVICES THAT ARE OFF BUDGET, BUT ARE CHARGE BACK TO OUR OPERATING DEPARTMENTS THROUGH DEPARTMENTAL ASSESSMENTS.
INTERNAL SUPPORT ALSO INCLUDES A CITY'S SELF-INSURANCE FUNDS LIKE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LIABILITY, AS WELL AS A PURCHASING AND MAIL SERVICES.
SO WITHIN THE INTERNAL SERVICE, INTERNAL SUPPORT FUNCTION INCLUDES THE BUILDING EQUIPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHICH OF COURSE PROVIDES BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO VARIOUS CITY FACILITIES.
IT ALSO INCLUDES FLEET SERVICES TO INCLUDE THE MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT, UH, FUEL FOR THOSE VEHICLES, AS WELL AS THE MANAGEMENT OF THE EQUIPMENT RENEWAL AND REPLACEMENT FUND OR O R FOR 2022.
THE BSDS, UH, FUND FOR O R INCLUDES A $9.5 MILLION INCREASE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLES AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITHIN THIS INCREASE INCLUDES THE, THE PLAN PURCHASE OF AN ADDITIONAL FIVE FIRE PUMPER TRUCKS, UH, EIGHT REAR LOADERS IN OUR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, 16 DUMP TRUCKS.
AND OVERALL, THE BUY LIST AS PLANNED FOR 2022 INCLUDES 87 ADDITIONAL VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT ABOVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUY LIST AND THE FLEET SERVICES FUND.
THAT ALSO INCLUDES, OF COURSE, THE CITYWIDE FUEL PURCHASES DUE TO INCREASING PRICES, WE'RE PROJECTING A $4.4 MILLION INCREASE TO THE CITYWIDE FUEL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.
ALSO WITH AN INTERNAL SUPPORT IS THE CITY'S, UH, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THAT IS AN INTERNAL SERVICES FUND THAT IS ALSO FUNDED BY DEPARTMENTAL ASSESSMENTS CHARGE BACK TO OPERATING DEPARTMENTS.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES A $7.1 MILLION INCREASE, UH, COMPARED TO 21.
THAT'S TO FUND NEW SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENTS, UH, IMPROVEMENTS FOR PHYSICAL AND CLOUD SECURITY, CYBERSECURITY, AND, UH, INCREASE MOBILE DATA USE AS WELL.
UM, THE OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT IS FUNDED
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ALSO THROUGH AN INTERNAL SERVICES FUND THROUGH THE CITY'S LIABILITY AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUNDS.THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR RISK MANAGEMENT IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE $3.9 MILLION.
THAT'S PRIMARILY DUE TO INCREASES IN THE CITY'S PROPERTY INSURANCE PREMIUMS. AND FINALLY, WITHIN INTERNAL SUPPORT IS THE, IS THE NEW DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION OFFICE, WHICH IS FUNDED BY A COMBINATION OF, UH, REORGANIZED AND REDIRECTED POSITIONS FOR A TOTAL OF $2.2 MILLION.
WITHIN THIS, UM, THIS DEPARTMENT.
A KEY INITIATIVE IN THE, IN THE, IN THE 22 BUDGET IS, IS THE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION.
AND THAT COMBINE, AGAIN, COMBINES FUNCTION SOME DIFFERENT AREAS.
IT CONTINUES THE CITY'S EQUITY EFFORTS IN A UNIFIED STRATEGIC DIRECTION WITH A ONE-STOP SHOP MODEL FOR EMPLOYEES TO LOOK FOR PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
THIS NEW OFFICE WILL ADDRESS E E O COMPLAINTS FROM CITY EMPLOYEES AND FIELD COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE CITY'S NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE.
UM, IN ADDITION, THE OFFICE WILL HAVE DEDICATED POSITIONS TO ADDRESS LANGUAGE ACCESS IN A MORE STRATEGIC MANNER.
THERE'S A TOTAL OF 17 EXISTING POSITIONS ARE USED TO, TO CREATE AND CONSOLIDATE THIS DEPARTMENT FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
AND I MENTIONED LANGUAGE ACCESS AS PART OF, AS PART OF THE, THE, THE NEW, THE NEW OFFICE.
THE FISCAL YEAR 22 BUDGET CONTINUES THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO ENCOURAGING ALL RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE AND ACCESS CITIES PROGRAMS AND INFORMATION THROUGH LANGUAGE ACCESS INITIATIVES.
THESE ARE AIMED AT PROVIDING RESIDENTS WITH, UH, LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY ACCESS TO INFORMATION, AS WELL AS AN EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THIS WITHIN THIS, UH, INITIATIVE INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT OF A LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN TO HELP DETERMINE WHAT THE LANGUAGE AND NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE AND TO BETTER MARKET THE CITY'S LANGUAGE ACCESS SERVICES.
THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES FUNDS TO EXPAND SPANISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SERVICES AND AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION AT ALL CITY COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
THE FINAL CATEGORY WITHIN THE, THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, UH, FUNCTION IS COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT INCLUDES THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE YEAR OVER YEAR.
THE BUDGET FOR THESE DEPARTMENTS INCREASES BY ABOUT $500,000.
THESE INCREASES INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL POSITION IN THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
THAT'S TO SUPPORT THE HISTORIC DESIGN REVIEW PROGRAM.
IT ALSO REMOVES THE, THE HIRING FREEZE THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021,
SO WITH THAT, UH, MR. MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES MY BRIEF SUMMARY OF CITY ADMINISTRATION.
UM, THAT'S A LOT PACKED INTO JUST A, JUST A FEW SLIDES, BUT WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO HELP US THROUGH THE OPERATIONS AND, AND, UH, BUDGETS OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS.
SO WE'LL TRY TO GET BY WITH THE LOW HELP FROM MY FRIENDS.
WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SCOTT, UH, JESUS AND SCOTT, WHILE YOU'RE AT, WHILE YOU'RE STANDING THERE, UM, UH, MY COMPLIMENTS TO YOU.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT BUDGET SEASON, UH, A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, UH, PROBABLY ONE OF THE HARDEST BUDGETS TO ASSEMBLE HERE IN THE CITY, UH, OUTSIDE OF 2020.
SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND THE TEAM, UH, FOR GETTING THIS, UH, TO THE END OF THIS SEASON.
I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE OTHER DAYS LEFT, BUT, UH, GOOD JOB.
UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UM, OTHER THAN I JUST WOULD, WOULD LOVE A NOD.
JESUS, UH, ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THE CITY COUNCIL IS GONNA GET BRIEFED ON THAT LOOKS LIKE, UH, THROUGH NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER WITH A, UH, FULL COUNCIL BRIEFING, UH, SCHEDULED NOW IN DECEMBER.
UH, LET ME GET ON WITH THE DISCUSSION.
SO WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE.
HEY, SUE, I HAVE QUESTION TOO ABOUT YOUR PRESENTATION AT THE AIRPORT.
UH, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE FUTURE GROWTH PLAN AND YOU TALKED ABOUT, UH, RUNWAY EXTENSION.
UH, IS THERE A TIMELINE IN YOUR MIND WHEN THE CITY WOULD BE LOOKING AT TRYING TO EXTEND OUR, OUR MAJOR RUNWAY? CERTAINLY.
SO, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THERE HAS TO BE, AS I'VE MENTIONED ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WE HAVE EXISTING ON 13, ON THE 13 ON THE, OUR TWO PARALLELS, THE THIRTEENS, AND THEN THERE'S A PERPENDICULAR RUNWAY, 4, 2, 2 ON 13, RIGHT? AND 4, 2 2.
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BOTH OF THOSE RUNWAYS ARE AT APPROXIMATELY A LITTLE OVER 8,500 FEET.IF WE WOULD WANT TO LAUNCH SERVICE TO GO INTO, UH, CENTRAL EUROPE OR FURTHER INTO SOUTH AMERICA WITH LARGER, UH, AIRCRAFT DESIGN GROUP AIRCRAFT, THEN WE WOULD WANT TO START TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF TAKING OUR AIRFIELD COMPLEX TO 10,000 FEET.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I COULD TELL YOU AS WELL THAT THERE ARE AIRCRAFT THAT WE COULD UTILIZE TODAY TO GET INTO WESTERN EUROPE, INTO PARTS OF SOUTH AMERICA WITH THE EXISTING RUNWAYS, THE WAY IT'S ESTABLISHED TODAY.
BUT I THINK IT WAS FORECASTED IN OUR PLAN THAT WE WOULD EVENTUALLY WANT TO EXPAND THAT RUNWAY.
WE WOULD, AND WE WOULD GET INTO SOME ADVANCED PLANNING IN THE UPCOMING YEARS TO DETERMINE SPECIFICALLY ALONG WITH CONVERSATIONS WITH F A A.
IF I WERE TO GIVE YOU A ROUGH ESTIMATE, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THREE TO FIVE YEARS IS A TIMELINE WHERE WE WOULD LOOK AT THAT TO TRY AND GET TO THAT EXPANSION.
BUT, UM, IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO DISCUSS WITH F A A FURTHER ON HOW WE BEST UTILIZE OUR AIRFIELD ASSETS.
IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF F A A FINANCING TO DO THIS, RIGHT? IT MOST CERTAINLY WOULD, SIR.
AND SO YOU'D HAVE TO RUN WHATEVER PLAN WE DEVELOPED THROUGH THEM AND THEY'D HAVE TO APPROVE FUNDING IT.
AND IN CONCURRENCE TO MAYOR, UH, NUREMBERG COMMENTS WITH REGARDS TO THE S D P, AS WE BRING THAT TO YOU IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, WE WILL ALSO BE ESTABLISHING WHAT'S CALLED AN AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN, AN A L P WITH THE F A A ADMINISTRATION TO OBTAIN THEIR APPROVALS AS WE EXTEND OUR AIRFIELD TO 10,000 FEET.
UH, WHAT ABOUT, UH, A TIMELINE TO DEVELOP CONCOURSE C, WHICH YOU'VE MENTIONED? YES.
SO THAT TOO IS GONNA REQUIRE SOME ADDITIONAL ADVANCED PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING AS WE SURMISE AND COMPLETE EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE FOR THE LAST, A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS WITH REGARDS TO THE S D P, UM, THAT TOO, WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN IN THE NEXT 3, 5, 6 YEARS.
I DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU AN EXACT NUMBER.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.
AS WE LOOK AT OUR COMPOSITION TODAY OF OUR TERMINAL ASSETS, WHAT WE CALL THE CENTRAL TERMINAL AREA, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 23 GATES.
THE S D P IS ESTIMATING THE NEED OF UP TO AT LEAST 32 WITH THREE WIDE BODY AIRCRAFT AS WE TALK ABOUT THE 10,000 FOOT RUNWAYS.
SO WE NEED TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION GOING FORWARD.
WILL, WHEN WE LAUNCH THE NEW, UH, TERMINAL C CONCOURSE C EFFORT IS THAT AT FIVE TEN SEVEN, I MEAN 5 10, 12 17 GATES TO BE DETERMINED.
AS I MENTIONED TO YOU TODAY, WE ARE ALREADY WORKING TOWARDS ADDING THREE ADDITIONAL GATES TO OUR EXISTING COMPOSITION OF THIS, OF, OF THE TERMINAL AREA.
ONE ADDITIONAL GATE AT TERMINAL A, IT WILL BE A 16 AND TWO ADDITIONAL GATES IN TERMINAL B, WHICH WILL BE, UH, B NINE AND B AND B AND B, I'M SORRY, B ONE AND B 10.
SO WE'LL BE ADDING TWO ADDITIONAL GATES AND START PREPARING THE EFFORTS TO TAKE THAT FURTHER.
WOULD THAT MAX OUT THE, UH, AVAILABLE SPACE WE HAVE IN THOSE TWO TERMINALS? NO, SIR.
AS IN THE NEW STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WE SHOW THAT WE CAN FURTHER EXPAND TERMINAL A WHEN WE MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS, AND WE COULD ALSO TAKE THAT INTO A NEW CONCOURSE D SO WE WILL HAVE THAT INTO OUR PLANNING EFFORTS AS WELL AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW IN THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT OF, OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
LEMME, LEMME MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE STAYING IN BOUNDS SO THAT SOME OF THIS IS VEERING OFF INTO THE, IN THE S T P DISCUSSION.
WELL, DID THE F A A, UH, GIVE US ANY AIRPORT NOISE EVALUATION AND MITIGATION THAT IT COULD COST US OR THAT THEY'RE GONNA INVEST IN THERE? THERE WAS A RECENT, UH, NOISE EXPOSURE MAPPING EXERCISE THAT WE COMPLETED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 THAT WAS COMPLETED AND SHOWED THAT THE CONTOURS WERE SIMILAR IN KIND TO PREVIOUS YEARS, AND THAT'S TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THE FLIGHT ACTIVITIES IN 2019.
SO WE'VE TAKEN ALL OF THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
WOULD THEY ASSIST US? WE'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH FA AND THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS YES.
SO WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET SOME F A A HELP IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO TO MITIGATE SOME OF THAT NOISE.
COUNCIL MEMBER KZ, AND, AND I, I WOULD LOVE TO TALK FOR ABOUT FOUR MORE HOURS ON WHAT THE VISION FOR, FOR, UH, THE AIRPORT LOOKS LIKE, BUT LET'S, LET'S JUST TRY TO KEEP IT IN THE POCKET AT F Y 22 RIGHT NOW.
SO LEMME GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER GRO.
UH, I'M GONNA START, SCOTT, WITH YOU AND THE, UH, GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.
UM, UH, AS WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS, ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAD WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY WERE GETTING THE INFORMATION OR GETTING IT IN A MONTHLY, IN A TIMELY MANNER.
SO I UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS THESE, UM, OPEN RECORDS REQUEST.
EXPLAIN TO ME WHY WE'RE GETTING NINE EMPLOYEES AND AT, WHAT ARE THEY GONNA BE SALARY
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OR HOURLY TO ADDRESS THE, UM, THE OPENS RECORDS REQUEST? COUNCILWOMAN, UH, JEFF COYLE, I'M STILL SERVING IN INTERIM DIRECTOR ROLE FOR G P A.THE, UM, THE NINE POSITIONS ARE FOUR PARALEGALS, UH, FOUR VIDEO SPECIALISTS AND ONE ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION.
THE, UH, PARALEGALS ARE PART OF THE TEAM THAT WILL, THAT GATHER RECORDS, COLLECT RECORDS, REDACT PRIVATE INFORMATION, PREPARE THEM FOR RELEASE.
THE VIDEO SPECIALISTS ARE TO SUPPORT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE VOLUMINOUS REQUESTS FOR BODY CAM DASHBOARD CAM, UH, THAT SORT OF THING.
UH, OUR CURRENT OPEN RECORDS TEAM WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, IT CONSISTS OF THREE PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE 56 PLUS THOUSAND REQUESTS WE GET PER YEAR.
SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THE SLIDE AVAILABLE, BUT THE, AS THE NUMBERS HAVE GONE UP, WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE RESPONSE TIME, UH, YEAR OVER YEAR.
AND THEN AS C O V I HIT, AND THESE NUMBERS REALLY BLEW UP, UH, WE'VE SEEN IT GO THE OTHER DIRECTION.
SO THIS IS ABOUT INCREASING SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC AND BEING ABLE TO GET THEM OUT TO THE, AND, AND, AND I, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THIS IS FOR AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST, IS ARE WE MANDATED, WHAT IS THE MANDATE BY LAW TO GET AROUND THE TURNAROUND TIME FOR THESE? UM, SURE.
UM, UH, STATE LAW GOVERNS OUR PROCESS, THE TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT.
THE REQUIREMENT IS THAT YOU, UH, EITHER PROVIDE THE RECORDS WITHIN 10 DAYS OR LET THE REQUESTER KNOW, UH, AND GIVE AN ESTIMATED TIME AS TO WHEN THEY WILL BE RELEASED.
SO A LOT OF PEOPLE MISUNDERSTAND THAT AND THINK IT'S A 10 DAY DEADLINE.
UM, BUT WE NEED TO BE COMMUNICATING WITH RESPONDERS AND PRODUCING THOSE RECORDS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
SO ALL OF THIS IS INTENDED TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.
SO MY CONCERN IS WE'RE PUTTING, WE'RE GETTING TWO NEW NINE POSITIONS FOR OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS.
AND, AND I'VE ALREADY HAD AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST AND NOT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY IN A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY.
SO IT, I JUST, I, I WISH WE HAD HAD A BE BIGGER PRESENTATION ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THIS IS NINE NEW POSITIONS, AND THIS IS A DEPARTMENT THAT MY, THE, THE WEBSITE, YOU KNOW, ESSAY SPEAK UP THE TOWN HALLS WHERE I, I NEED MY RESIDENTS TO FEEL ENGAGED.
SO I JUST, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO MOVING FORWARD, HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH THIS DEPARTMENT AND WHOEVER, UH, IS PUT IN CHARGE OF THIS DEPARTMENT.
UH, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE OPEN RECORDS REQUEST.
HOWEVER, WE'VE, WE HAVEN'T FALLEN BEHIND, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN IN TROUBLE, HAVE WE, FOR NOT MEETING THOSE REQUESTS.
UM, NO, WE'VE NOT NOT BEEN IN ANY VIOLATION AT ALL.
IN FACT, THERE WAS SOME, UM, UH, UNDERSTANDING BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THROUGH C O V I D THAT, UH, REGULAR BUSINESS DAYS WERE NOT COUNTED AS THEY TYPICALLY ARE WHEN WE WERE DEALING WITH THE HEALTH RESPONSE.
BUT AT ANY POINT IN TIME, UM, WELL, WELL, AT ALL TIMES WE HAVE TO RESPOND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.
UM, THE, THE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR OPEN RECORDS RESPONSE IS NOT AT THE EXPENSE TO OUR IMPROVEMENTS IN EFFORTS IN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
AND, AND I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
BUT, UH, THESE ARE VERY DIFFERENT.
THESE ARE REQUESTS THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM, UH, PEOPLE WANTING, UH, ACCIDENT INFORMATION, REPORTERS WITH, UH, 12 MONTHS OF EMAIL TYPE REQUESTS.
UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE OFTEN DIFFERENT, UM, DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAN, UH, THE OUTREACH THAT WE DO FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TO GATHER INPUT ON CITY PROGRAMS AND SO FORTH.
AND, AND IF I MAY, COUNCILWOMAN, WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN IN TROUBLE, AS YOU PUT IT MM-HMM.
UM, BUT, UH, WE HAVE, UH, AS JEFF SAID, UH, BEEN CHALLENGED BY THE NUMBER, INCREASING NUMBER OF OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS.
AND FRANKLY, WE DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE EVEN APPROACHED GETTING IN TROUBLE, GIVEN THAT, UH, THE PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE ARE PRETTY SEVERE, SEVERE AND CAN BE CRIMINAL.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY WELL WITHIN OUR ABILITY TO FULLY COMPLY WITH THE, UH, WITH THE, UM, TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT.
UM, AND WE DIDN'T TALK MUCH ABOUT OFFICE OF INNOVATION, BUT I HAVE THE GENERAL FUND INFORMATION, AND I WOULD, UM, LIKE IN THE FUTURE, A PRESENTATION ON THESE NUMBERS, UM, BECAUSE THEY ARE LOW FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE INNOVATION OF ACADEMY.
UH, SO WE'LL DISCUSS THAT LATER.
UM, I WANNA TALK ABOUT WORLD HERITAGE AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
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WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND IN WORLD HERITAGE, UH, THE OFFICE OF WORLD HERITAGE AND THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.AND I JUST WANTED TO STRESS THAT THE WORLD HERITAGE SITES, UH, WHAT THESE TWO OFFICES DO IN PRIMARILY DISTRICT THREE IS A CITYWIDE EVENT.
AND I WAS VERY EXCITED TO SEE COUNCILMAN CASTILLO, COUNCILMAN ADRIANNA, ROCHA GARCIA, COUNCILMAN CAB HDA, AND THE MAYOR AT THE EVENTS.
I THINK AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE LOOK AT FUNDING THESE DEPARTMENTS, AND I KNOW, UH, BOTH OF THEM ARE LOOKING FOR NEW POSITIONS, IS THAT WE UNDERSTAND IT IS BECAUSE THEY SERVE THE ENTIRE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND THEY ARE TELLING THIS, UH, VERY IMPORTANT STORY.
SO IS SOMEONE FROM THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, I'M, I'M SORRY, NOT THE WORLD OFFICE, WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE HERE.
AND, UH, COLLEEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I, I REQUESTED FROM JAVIER, UH, THE INFORMATION THAT HAPPENED OVER THE WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL.
AND MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, WHAT BASICALLY CAN WE, AS THE CITY DO TO HELP TO GET THESE, WE HAD OVER 4,000 PARTICIPANTS, UH, OVER THE WEEKEND AT OUR EVENTS, 2000 AT THE RESTORED BY LIGHT.
SO WHAT MORE CAN THE OFFICE DO AND, AND THE CITY TO, TO KIND OF BRING, HIGHLIGHT WHAT, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE WITH OUR WORLD HERITAGE? WELL, WE LOOKED AT, UM, ZIP CODES TO SEE, UM, THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES THAT WE WERE REACHING, AND WE THINK WE CAN DO SOME ADVERTISING AND SOME OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, UH, TO HELP BRING IN MORE DIVERSE PARTICIPANTS.
WE, WE DID GET A LOT FROM, FROM CORPUS NEW BRAUNFELS, UM, EVEN OUTTA STATE.
UH, WE ALSO, BY ANALYZING SOCIAL MEDIA, AND I'M SORRY I LEFT MY NUMBERS BACK THERE, BUT WE HAD OVER 30 COUNTRIES ENGAGED ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH REGARD TO THE WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL.
AND ON, AS MANY OF Y'ALL KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT'S, THAT'S FREE ADVERTISEMENT FOR OUR CITY.
AND I HAVE THE NUMBERS, AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE PROVIDE THE, THIS INFORMATION, JAVIER PROVIDED IT FOR ME, BUT I THINK ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WHAT, WHEN WE ACTIVATE A SITE, HOW WELL WE CAN DO THERE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, COLLEEN.
SO I JUST WANNA, I, I KNOW THAT THEY, THEY'RE BOTH HAVE REQUESTS AND I JUST WANNA ASK THE COUNCIL FOR SUPPORT.
UM, JESUS, IF YOU COULD COME UP ANOTHER, UM, THING THAT HAS AN ADDRESS, ANOTHER FACILITY THAT HAS AN ADDRESS IN DISTRICT THREE, BUT BELONGS FOR THE, TO THE CITY IS THE STENSON AIRPORT.
AND CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE ABOUT, UM, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE AND, UH, AND WHAT MORE WE CAN DO AS A CITY COUNCIL TO KIND OF HELP WITH THAT PROCESS ALONG WITH THAT AIRPORT? CERTAINLY.
SO, UM, WE, WE CONTINUE AS, AS I MENTIONED FROM, UH, THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 STANDPOINT.
WE ARE BEGINNING THE PROCESS TO ESTABLISH A BRAND NEW MASTER PLAN FOR THE STINSON AIRPORT.
SO MOVING FORWARD, WE KNOW THAT IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1915, BUT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW THAT.
SO WE HAVE A BRAND NEW TAXIWAY, AS I STATED AS WELL, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT EXPANDING, UH, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF, OF THE EXISTING RUNWAY, UH, TO ADD THAT TAXIWAY FOR EASIER USE TO FURTHER ESTABLISH USE FOR NEW HANGERS TO GO INTO THAT AREA AS WE BEGIN TO DEVELOP A BRAND NEW MASTER PLAN EFFORT.
SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ONGOING MM-HMM.
AND, UH, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE WHATABURGER AT THE, UH, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
UH, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD BRING A WHATABURGER TO STINSON ANY TIME YOU WANT.
UH, THE OTHER THING I WANNA ENCOURAGE MY COUNCIL MEMBERS IS TEXAS HILL WINGING COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE IS OUT THERE.
UH, THEY REALLY WANNA TRY AND PUSH STINSON AS A, AS AN, AS AN EDUCATION PART.
AND WE DO HAVE A LOT OF, UH, TRAINEE PILOT PILOTS OR PEOPLE TRYING TO GET THEIR PILOT'S LICENSE OUT THERE.
BUT I, I DO INVITE MY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO COME AND JOIN ME TO, I'M GONNA FLY AN OLD YELLER OUT AT THE, WITH THE COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE FORCE, AND I ASK YOU GUYS TO JOIN ME OUT THERE BECAUSE THIS ALSO BELONGS TO THE CITY.
AND THOUGH THE ADDRESSES IN DISTRICT THREE, IT'S A CITY FACILITY, AND YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILWOMAN.
ARE THERE ANY AIRLINES WHO'VE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE NEW GATES THAT WE'RE FUNDING? UH, IN 2022? I'M SORRY, SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME.
ARE THERE ANY AIRLINES THAT HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE NEW GATES THAT WERE FUNDING, UH, IN THE F Y 22 BUDGET? YES, SIR.
SOUTHWEST HAS COME OUT AND STATED, UH, OPENLY THAT THEY ARE
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INTERESTED IN ONE OF THE NEW GATES ALREADY.ANY OTHERS? UM, WE HAVE SOME NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS WITH SOME OF THE OTHER AIRLINES.
JUST, JUST COME UP HERE AND WHISPER IT TO ME.
SO, SO I, I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH THOSE CONVERSATIONS, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES.
WE HAVE, UH, ALONG WITH THE MOVEMENT OF AMERICAN AIRLINES FROM TERMINAL A TO TERMINAL B, SO THEY CAN HAVE ALL OF THEIR OPERATIONS IN A SINGULAR LOCATION AND THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF WHAT WE HAVE INTERNATIONALLY, UH, WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE, WE'LL BE UTILIZING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE GATES THE AS SOON AS THEY OPEN.
UM, SECOND, THANK YOU, UH, FOR HELPING ME AND, UH, HELPING OUT ONE OF OUR LOCAL COMPANIES, STEAK AND SHAKE, UH, KEEP THEIR, UM, KEEP THEIR SPOT OPEN.
I KNOW THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THE SO SPOTS FOR THEM AND ONE OF THE SORE SPOTS FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE THAT SHUTTERED.
UM, I, I CARRY A MESSAGE FROM THEIR C E O, THEY'RE, THEY'RE VERY EXCITED AND, UM, THEY REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS MOVING HEAVEN AND EARTH TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
I THINK IT ALSO BENEFITS US, RIGHT? THE MORE FOOD WE SELL AND THE MORE BURGERS THAT ARE SLUNG OUT THERE, UH, THE MORE WE MAKE RIGHT.
A TRUE REFLECTION OF THE TEAM.
I KNOW JENNIFER MILLS, PFIZER IS HERE TODAY.
SHE'S THE ONE THAT'S WORKED ON THAT TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THAT OUR CONCESSIONS ARE OPENING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
COUPLED WITH KAREN ELLIS, OUR, UH, CHIEF PASSENGER EXPERIENCE OFFICER AS WELL ON ENSURING THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE BEST SERVICES TO OUR PASSENGERS.
AND THEN, UH, PASSENGER EXPERIENCE.
I, UM, I PULLED UP THE 20 18, 20 19 20 20 JD POWER AND ASSOCIATES REPORTS, AND I LOOKED, AND SAN ANTONIO, UM, HAS BETTER NUMBERS FROM ONE TO A THOUSAND, RIGHT? FOR PASSENGER EXPERIENCE THAN OUR COMPETITOR TO THE NORTH.
UH, BUT WE STILL, IN 29, 20 18, WE WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON THE MEDIUM AIRPORT.
UM, PASSENGER EXPERIENCE SCORES 2019, WE WERE ABOVE AVERAGE ON THOSE SCORES.
AND BY AVERAGE, I MEAN, AS COMPARED TO THE OTHER COMPETING SIMILARLY SITUATED AIRPORTS.
RIGHT? SO WE WERE ABOVE AVERAGE.
AND THEN IN 2020, WE FELL BELOW AVERAGE AGAIN.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO PUBLISH THE 2021 NUMBERS IN SEPTEMBER.
HAVE YOU SEEN THOSE YET? I HAVE NOT.
THEY WILL, THEY WILL COME OUT ON THE 19TH OF THIS MONTH.
SO THE, THE POINT I WANNA LEAVE YOU WITH IS THAT I, I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE, THAT WE SCORE HIGHER IN POINTS THAN SOME OTHER AIRPORTS, RIGHT? BUT I'M, I'M LOOKING AT THOSE SCORES AND I, I THINK EVERYBODY ON THIS DAAS WOULD AGREE THAT WE DESERVE BETTER THAN ABOVE AVERAGE, RIGHT? UM, OR GETTING CLOSE TO AVERAGE.
AND SO MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS, HOW DO WE AS AN ORGANIZATION QUANTIFY THOSE FACTORS THAT DRIVE THE SATISFACTION OF OUR CUSTOMERS? AND THEN HOW DO WE IDENTIFY THOSE STRENGTHS THAT ARE IN OUR FAVOR? AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WHAT HEADWINDS ARE, ARE PUSHING US BACKWARDS, AND THEN WHAT KIND OF ACTION PLAN DO WE CREATE IN ORDER TO INCREASE THAT PASSENGER SATISFACTION RATING SO THAT WE AREN'T AVERAGE OR ABOVE AVERAGE, BUT THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY KICKING BUTT? I WILL TELL YOU AS, AS WE TALK, AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT ARE COMPRISED OF HOW THOSE RATINGS ARE ESTABLISHED.
THE AREA OF WHICH I HAVE OBSERVED THAT WE HAVE FALLEN SHORTENED IS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IN 2022.
HENCE THE REASONING WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR TWO ADDITIONAL, UH, INDIVIDUALS TO WORK ON THAT.
AND THAT IS THE CONCESSIONS AND THE OFFERINGS THAT WE'VE HAD.
WE'RE EXCITED OF THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE AND THAT WE'RE A HUNDRED PERCENT OPEN, BUT WE HAVE TO IMPROVE OUR OVERALL OFFERINGS.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR PASSENGERS HAVE CONTINUOUSLY ASKED US FOR.
AS YOU LOOK AT THE OVERALL TERMINAL FACILITIES AND THE CLEANLINESS OF OUR FACILITIES, WE CONTINUE TO PERFORM WELL THERE.
BUT, UH, THE SINGULAR AREA THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON IS THOSE OFFERINGS.
AND I KNOW JENNIFER AND THE TEAM ARE WORKING EFFORTLESSLY TO IMPROVE THAT.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, MORE OFFERINGS OR HIGHER QUALITY FOOD? A LOT.
A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH, BUT I WOULD TELL YOU TOO AS WELL, SOME LOCAL, MORE LOCAL OFFERINGS OF WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
HOW DO WE INCLUDE SOME OF THAT? SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON.
AS I MENTIONED TO YOU, WE'RE GONNA BE BRINGING AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CONCESSIONAIRES THAT WE HAVE, BECAUSE, UH, WE'VE HAD TWO CLOSE TO TWO DIFFICULT YEARS WHERE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE ANY REVENUE.
SO WE NEED TO EXTEND SOME OF THOSE CONTRACTS, AND WE'LL BE BRINGING SOME OF THAT TO YOU ON HOW WE INCLUDE AND SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND BRING, UH, ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS TO OUR AIRPORT.
WELL, I KEEP HEARING THAT YOU'RE THE BEST PERSON THAT WE'VE EVER HIRED FOR THIS JOB, AND I AGREE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, MY CHALLENGE FOR YOU IS, YOU KNOW, WE TO MAKE 2022, THE, THE YEAR THAT WE GET BETTER THAN ABOVE AVERAGE, RIGHT.
AND I KNOW THESE SCORES REALLY ARE NOT THAT IMPORTANT IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, BUT THIS IS OUR REPORT CARD IN MANY WAYS, RIGHT? YES.
AND SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING ON THAT, AND I'M CONFIDENT
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YOU ARE.UH, BUT I'D LIKE TO BE ROPED INTO THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE IMPROVE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONVERSATION TO HAVE.
I'D LOVE TO TAKE ALL THE CREDIT, BUT IT'S REALLY A TESTAMENT OF THE TEAM.
AND THEN, UH, WITH REGARDS TO ADMINISTRATION, UM, SLIDE NUMBER SEVEN.
THIS IS, THIS MAY BE FOR ANDY, THIS MAY BE FOR YOU OR BEN GOEL INSURANCE PREMIUM INCREASES.
UM, I KNOW ANDY, YOU, YOU PROBABLY KEEP THOSE JUST OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, BUT, UM, AND IF YOU DIDN'T BRING THAT TODAY, IT CAN SOMEBODY JUST COME BACK TO ME AND TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT KIND OF INCREASES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, AND TO WHAT EXTENT THOSE HAVE INCREASED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
UH, AND THEN THE OTHER THING TOO IS SLIDE NUMBER 10 MENTIONS AN INCREASE FOR THE UNESCO CREATIVE CITY OF GASTRONOMY CAMPAIGN.
AND WE SAW AN ARTICLE COME OUT OF THE NEWSPAPER THAT REALLY SLAMMED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT PROGRAM, UM, AND COMPARED IT TO OTHER CITIES THAT LOOK LIKE, UM, THEY WERE GETTING MORE SUCCESS OUT OF IT OR, UM, YOU KNOW, INVESTING MORE IN IT.
AND SO THIS IS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROBLEM AS WELL.
I'M, I'M GLAD THAT WE'VE GOT A CAMPAIGN OF THAT SORT, BUT IF WE'RE MISSING THE TARGET HERE, THEN I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO HIT THAT TARGET.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT PERSON IS THAT RUNS THAT ERIC, ON YOUR TEAM.
COLLEEN, COME ON UPSTAIRS, COME UP AND, UH, INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
COLLEEN SWAIN IS OUR DIRECTOR OF WORLD HERITAGE, UM, AND WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH, UH, LORI HOUSTON.
SO, SO WAS THAT ARTICLE FAIR? I'M SORRY? WAS THAT ARTICLE FAIR, THE ONE THAT TALKED ABOUT HOW OUR CAMPAIGN IS GOING COMPARED TO NASHVILLE AND OTHER CITIES? WELL, NASHVILLE'S NOT A CREATIVE CITY OR WHOEVER.
TUCSON IS A CREATIVE CITY, AND ACTUALLY TUCSON SAID A LOT OF WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT SAN ANTONIO, UM, BECAUSE THE REPORTER ACTUALLY TOLD ME I SHOULD HIRE HIM AS MY PR MANAGER,
SO I THINK THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE, UM, LEFT OUT, UM, THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
AND SO, UM, THAT'S UNFORTUNATE, UM, THAT THAT HAPPENS IN AN ARTICLE.
UM, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON, AND IT IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.
UM, WE HAVE A PROJECT MANAGER THAT IS ASSIGNED.
WE JUST, SHE JUST STARTED, SHE'S BRAND NEW, AND SO IT'S ROLLED WITHIN OUR WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, WE ALSO HAD A VERY ROBUST TOURISM INDUSTRY PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE DESIGNATION, WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM TUCSON.
SO IT'S HARD TO REALLY COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES ON THAT.
SO HOW DO WE MEASURE YOUR SUCCESS THEN, IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR INCREASES IN BUDGET? WELL, UM, WE, UM, ACTUALLY DID A SURVEY.
UM, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS EVERY FOUR YEARS YOU HAVE TO DO A MEMBERSHIP MONITORING REPORT.
AND WE DID A COMMUNITY SURVEY.
WE HAD OVER 900, UH, RESPONSES FROM ALL, UM, ALL AREAS OF THE CITY.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FOUND WAS THAT A LOT OF THE LOCAL CITIZENS DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE DESIGNATION.
UM, SO THAT SURVEY WAS ONE WAY TO GET IT OUT.
THE OTHER WAY IS WORKING WITH OUR CHEF AMBASSADORS TO DO MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS.
WE ARE ALSO PARTNERING WITH THE SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN HEALTH, UH, DEPARTMENT TO DO P VIDA.
THEY'RE ROLLING OUT P VIDA, UH, 2.0.
AND AS PART OF THAT, THERE WILL BE A GASTRONOMY DESIGNATION ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
THE IDEA IS ALSO THAT WE ARE ALSO GOING TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY.
SO THAT'S ALSO SOLID WASTE IS INVOLVED WITH THAT.
WE DID A FOOD SYSTEM SUMMIT, UM, BECAUSE WHEN WE DID THAT SURVEY, WE FOUND OUT FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT THEIR PRIORITIES WERE THE FOOD SYSTEMS, FOOD JUSTICE, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, PRESERVATION OF CULINARY HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABILITY ABILITY.
AND SO OUR NEW ACTION PLAN IS FOCUSED ON THOSE ITEMS. UM, AND SO WE'LL MEASURE AGAIN WITH ANOTHER COMMUNITY SURVEY TO SEE IF THAT AWARENESS HAS INCREASED, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND CREATING THAT AWARENESS AS WELL.
SO EVERYTHING YOU MENTIONED IS IMPORTANT.
I THINK THOSE ARE PRIORITIES THAT SHOULD BE BAKED IN THERE AND, AND PUSHED FORWARD.
MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, SPIKED THE FOOTBALL, AND WE ALL TOOK A VICTORY LAP ON UNESCO, I THINK ALL OF US WERE EXPECTING THAT PART OF THIS WAS ALSO A CONVERSATION ABOUT INCREASING, UH, BY WAY OF TOURISM, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF OUR FOOD INDUSTRY.
AND SO I, I LOVE THAT WE'RE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME TALKING TO LOCALS ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT OUR FOOD, UM, SCENE IS VERY IMPORTANT.
BUT HOW DO YOU PLAY INTO THE VISIT SAN ANTONIO, UH, BRANDING OF SAN ANTONIO? AND, YOU KNOW, AND I'LL STOP HERE.
THE MAYOR HAS BEEN TALKING A LOT ABOUT TELLING SAN ANTONIO'S STORY IN A WAY OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY LIMITS.
UM, THAT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.
AND I, YOU KNOW, I'M WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT YOU GUYS OUGHT TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT GETTING US WRITTEN ABOUT, LIKE IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, RIGHT? OR GETTING US WRITTEN ABOUT IN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MAGAZINES
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AS A DESTINATION FOR FOODIES.WE HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT IN TRAVEL AND LEISURE, AND WE DO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH VISIT SAN ANTONIO.
THERE'VE BEEN A NUMBER OF ARTICLES, AND I, I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD FROM THE LAST TIME, BUT WE DO ASK THEM FOR MEDIA VALUE.
UM, SO I THINK, AND WE JUST COMPLETED, UH, SOME INTERVIEWS RECENTLY WITH SOME, UM, UM, THAT VISIT SA HAS SENT OUR WAY THAT WE'LL DO ARTICLES IN A A A AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.
COUNCIL MEMBER PALLI, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.
AND THANK YOU TO, UM, THE TEAM FOR PRESENTING TODAY.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE AIRPORT, UH, TEAM FOR BEING HERE.
I'LL START OFF, UM, JUST BY SAYING THANK YOU, UH, TO JESUS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING CONVERSATION.
UM, I HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, INPUT ON WAYFINDING AROUND THE AIRPORT.
I WAS, UM, I I USED THE AIRPORT LAST WEEK AND I GOT LOST IN A SMALL AIRPORT, SO I'LL HAVE THAT LINE, UM, UH, CONVERSATION OFFLINE WITH YOU.
UM, BUT THEN ALSO, UM, I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY, AND HE'S NOT HERE, BUT JOHN DIXON, UM, HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE.
AND, UH, HE ALWAYS GIVES ME UPDATES ABOUT EVERYTHING GOING ON AT THE AIRPORT.
SO I DO HAVE TO GIVE HIM A SHOUT OUT, EVEN THOUGH HE'S NOT HERE TODAY.
UM, AND THEN ON SLIDE FIVE, CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND, OR, AND IT WAS, UH, I THINK IT'S, UH, I DON'T KNOW, I THINK IT WAS SCOTT WHO DID THIS PRESENTATION.
AND SCOTT, ON SLIDE FIVE, BROADBAND SUPPORT.
WHAT, UM, CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE WHAT BROADBAND SUPPORT MEANT THERE? MAYBE IT'S AN ANDY QUESTION.
IT'S FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
WE, WE'VE HAD, UH, ONE ATTORNEY THAT WAS, UM, DEDICATED TO, UH, TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION ISSUES.
UH, WE HAVE SEEN THAT AREA OF THE LAW EXPAND QUITE A BIT.
UH, WE ALSO ARE SEEING THAT THE CITY'S GONNA UNDERTAKE EFFORTS TO EXPAND BROADBAND CAPABILITY ACROSS THE CITY.
UH, AND TO SUPPORT THAT, WE FELT WE NEEDED SOMEBODY IN THE LEGAL STAFF, UH, BECAUSE THAT IS A VERY MUCH A CHANGING AND EVOLVING AREA OF THE LAW.
AND WE THOUGHT THAT WE COULD BEST SUPPORT THE CITY'S EFFORTS BY HAVING LEGAL EXPERTISE IN HOUSE.
IT SAYS CITY ATTORNEY IMPROVEMENT AND THEN JUST BROADBAND SUPPORT.
AND I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I DIDN'T FALL UNDER IT OR, SO GO AHEAD, BRIAN.
SO, UH, ONE OF THOSE ACTUALLY DOES FALL UNDER INNOVATION IS A DIGITAL INCLUSION ADMINISTRATOR.
UH, SO YOU'LL ALL SEE A LAUNCH NEXT WEEK OF OUR DIGITAL INCLUSION ROADMAP THAT WE WILL BE WORKING ON AS A PUBLIC PRIVATE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.
UH, THAT IS LOOKING TO PULL IN, UH, QUITE A FEW MILLION DOLLARS, UM, COMING INTO THE CITY.
UH, BUT THE HOPE IS THAT WE ARE ABLE, WE NEED, UH, SOMEBODY IN THERE TO REALLY STRATEGIZE AROUND HOW ARE WE EXECUTING ON DIGITAL INCLUSION THROUGHOUT OUR CITY, WORKING WITH THE COUNTY, WORKING WITH THESE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS.
SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT THAT POSITION'S ABOUT, IS MAKING SURE THAT AS WE FOLD THIS INTO OUR APPROACH TO CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S AN EXPERT IN THAT SPACE.
YOU SHOULD STAY UP THERE BECAUSE I HAVE A QUESTION.
I, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S FOR ANDY, BUT I ALSO WAS WONDERING, AND SO WE HAVE REDISTRICTING ON HERE, UM, AND I KNOW THAT ANDY'S GONNA HAVE A FULL PLAN AND UPDATE FOR US LATER.
BUT, UM, ARE WE ALSO INVOLVING OR THINKING OF INVOLVING THE OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND HOW WE USE, UM, THE DATA FOR CENSUS AND HOW WE DRIVE ANY DECISIONS GOING FORWARD? UM, I, I WOULD REALLY BE INTERESTED TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE, UH, THAT HAS BEEN CREATED.
ANY TOOLS THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE COME ACROSS THAT MIGHT HELP WITH, UH, OUR PLANNING IN THE FUTURE? YES, MA'AM.
CERTAINLY WE CAN DO THAT COUNCILWOMAN AND, AND, AND WORK WITH THE, UH, THE INNOVATION DEPARTMENT ON THAT.
UH, I CAN TELL YOU THAT IN TERMS OF WHO WE SELECTED TO HELP US, UH, IN TERMS OF THE LEGAL SUPPORT, WE FOCUSED ON THEIR ACCESS AND, UH, ABILITY TO INTERACT WITH TECHNOLOGY AND DATA AND HOW TO USE IT AND HOW TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE ARE GONNA PLACE A HIGH DEGREE OF IMPORTANCE ON THAT.
'CAUSE I'M SURE THERE WOULD BE ALL SORTS OF LIKE INTERACTIVE, UM, MAPS OR JUST KIND OF LINES THAT WE COULD USE FOR, UM, THEORETICAL PURPOSES.
AND SO, UM, SO I WAS JUST TRYING TO, TO FIND OUT IF WE WERE DOING THAT.
UM, THE DECREASE IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY IN THE BUDGET TO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS? GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THE DECREASE COUNCILMAN IS BECAUSE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION THAT WE HAD IN FISCAL YEAR 21 THAT WE WILL BE HAVING IN 2022, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR THE BOND ELECTION, FOR THE BOND PROGRAM FOR 2022, UH, IS ONE ELECTION AS COMPARED TO THE TWO THAT WE HAD IN 2021.
I WAS, I, I WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IT AND, AND SORRY IF I MISSED IT.
UM, AND THEN ON SLIDE SIZE, SLIDE SEVEN, WE HAVE 20 POSITIONS THAT TAKE UP $28.7 MILLION.
AM I READING THIS CORRECTLY? BECAUSE I THINK I MIGHT BE READING THIS INCORRECTLY.
THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT SLIDES.
UM, THAT TOTAL, SO I ADDED UP THE THREE SLIDES AND IT WAS WITH YOUR DIFFERENT AREAS, CITY SUPPORT, INTERNAL SUPPORT, AND
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COMMUNITY SERVICES.AND IN 21 WE HAD 1,032 POSITIONS.
IN 2022, WE'RE PROPOSING 1,061 POSITION SETS 29 NEW POSITIONS, BUT THE CHANGE IN TOTAL BUDGET IS $29.2 MILLION.
HOW MUCH OF THAT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR STAFF? 'CAUSE I COULDN'T IMAGINE THAT THAT'S ALL GOING TOWARDS STAFF AND IT MAKES ME THINK THAT IT IS LIKE THIS, UH, NO COUNSEL, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT ALL FOR STAFF.
THE, THESE, THESE FUNCTIONS INCLUDE, UM, A LOT OF THOSE INTERNAL SERVICES WE TALKED ABOUT SINCE EVERYTHING FROM INSURANCE TO COMPUTER CONTRACTS, FACILITY MAINTENANCE, FUEL, ET CETERA.
SO, UH, THE 20 POSITIONS IS JUST A, A SMALL PORTION OF THE 2020 $8 MILLION INCREASE.
AND SO THEN WE HAVE THE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS IN THE OTHER AREAS FOR THE 29.
SO WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THIS TOTAL BUDGET IS FOR STAFF IN THOSE THREE AREAS? IN CITY SUPPORT AND INTERNAL SUPPORT AND IN COMMUNITY SERVICES, WE'LL GET THAT FOR YOU.
AND THEN, UM, I JUST WANTED TO ALSO, I DON'T REMEMBER LAST YEAR WHAT THE, UM, DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THIS PRESENTATION WERE, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES.
SO HAVE THEY STAYED IN THE SAME ONE? SO LIKE CITY SUPPORT, WE HAD THIS INTERNAL SUPPORT COMMUNITY SERVICES, WERE THEY ALL BUNCHED UP TOGETHER? AM I COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES IS THE QUESTION? SO COUNCILWOMAN LAST YEAR, I DON'T THINK WE DID THIS PRESENTATION.
THE YEAR BEFORE IT WAS INCLUDED.
THIS, THESE WERE THE SAME CATEGORIES.
WE DID LOOK AT THAT PRESENTATION.
THE ONLY THING THAT WAS INCLUDED IN FISCAL YEAR TWENTIES PRESENTATION WAS THAT WE HAD 3 1 1 AS PART OF THIS PRESENTATION, AND WE HAD A SEPARATE PRESENTATION THIS YEAR.
SO, UH, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS THE SAME.
SO THEN TO, UM, IN ADDITION, SO THAT LIKE THE 3 1 1, WHY WOULDN'T IT HAVE FALLEN UNDER COMMUNITY SERVICES? BECAUSE WE DID A SPECIAL, WE, THAT WAS ONE OF THE BUDGET WORK SESSIONS WE HAD, AND PAULA CAME AND PRESENTED HER BUDGET TO THE COUNCIL.
SO THEN EARLIER, IS IT FAIR STILL TO DO THE COMPARISON OF 2021 AND 2022 IF IT'S NOT THE SAME? SORRY.
NO, THAT, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
SO WHEN WE COMPARE TO 2021 IS THE SAME SET OF DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN 2022.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.
UH, THANK YOU FOR, UH, THE PRESENTATIONS, UH, TODAY.
UM, JESUS, I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN ELIAS, THAT AT LEAST IN MY SHORT TENURE HERE, YOU ARE THE BEST PERSON THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THIS JOB.
SO WE'RE VERY GLAD TO, TO HAVE YOU.
UM, AND I'M GLAD WE FINALLY GOT TO THIS PRESENTATION THIS YEAR, UM, AROUND, I IMAGINE YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE GONNA TEASE YOU ABOUT THAT LATE LATER ON.
I ALREADY SEE LIKE THE EYES, UH, FLY AROUND
UM, UH, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
UM, JEFF, COULD YOU REMIND ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, OH, SORRY, NOT FOR YOU,
UH, JEFF, COULD YOU REMIND ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PEG FUND AND IS THAT ONLY FOR CAPITAL, UH, EXPENSES? YES, IT'S REQUIRED.
TO BE USED FOR CAPITAL EXPENSES.
SO WE COLLECT REVENUES FROM CABLE BILLS, AND THEN IT PROVIDES ALL THE IT, UM, UH, SUPPORT HERE TO BE ABLE TO PUT ON MEETINGS AND BROADCAST.
THE ONE REQUIREMENT BEING THAT ANY EXPENDITURES WE MAKE HAVE TO SUPPORT THE BROADCAST OF, OF GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY ACCESS PROGRAMMING.
SO I, I MEAN, WE CAN BUY ALL THE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT WE WANT, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE OPERATIONAL DOLLARS TO, TO PUT IT ON THE AIR, IT'S ONLY, IT ONLY DOES US SO MUCH GOOD.
OUR GENERAL FUND FUNDS, THE, THE SALARIES AND THE STAFFING AND SO FORTH, PEG ONLY, UH, ALLOWS US TO BUY THE EQUIPMENT AND, AND PUT ON THE, ON-AIR PRODUCT.
OH, THAT'S VERY, THAT'S VERY GENEROUS OF US, UH, TO KEEP THE RESIDENTS INFORMED.
AND THEN WILL THE CITY COUNTY SAWS AND C P SS, UH, BE PROVIDING, I GUESS, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE THEY PUTTING IN FOR FOR THAT PROJECT? WELL, UH, WE'LL, WE'VE PROBABLY, WE'RE PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ALONG WITH THE COUNTY, BUT IT'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE THEY UPGRADED THEIR EQUIPMENT THERE AND THEIR COMMISSIONER'S COURT AREA.
AND THEN, UH, WE'LL NEED TO COORDINATE WITH C P S AND SAWS REGARDING THAT EQUIPMENT AS WELL.
BUT, BUT IT'S AN ELIGIBLE USE OF THE, OF THE FUNDS AND, UM, UM, WE THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DO THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
UM, UH, I ALSO SAW, UH, WE HAVE SET ASIDE IN THE, IN THE CITY ATTORNEY BUDGET, $200,000 FOR THE, FOR THE REDISTRICTING,
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UH, EFFORT.AND I, I BELIEVE THAT'S, IS THAT THE ENTIRETY OF THAT? A CONTRACT WITH THE, WITH, UM, WITH THE FIRM THAT WILL BE DOING THE WORK AND WE'LL PRESENT, UH, THE MORE INFORMATION COUNCILMAN WE DO THE, UH, PRESENTATION AT, AT A SPECIAL SESSION.
BUT YES, IT MAINLY COVERS, UM, LEGAL COSTS, UH, RELATED TO THE, UH, REDISTRICTING EFFORT.
AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY TWO FIRMS HELPING US THIS YEAR.
UM, I APOLOGIZE, BUT ALL I CAN THINK OF DO IS THINK OF MORE WAYS TO SPEND MONEY THAT
SO, SO HERE GOES ANOTHER ONE IS, I THINK, UM, IT, IT BEHOOVES US TO SET SOME SORT OF RESOURCES ASIDE FOR EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ONCE THE REDISTRICTING HAS BEEN COMPLETE.
THERE IS, UM, THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFUSION, CERTAINLY BETWEEN YOUR DISTRICT AND MINE AFTER THE LAST, UH, REDISTRICTING.
SOME PEOPLE STILL THINK THEY'RE IN DISTRICT EIGHT, UH, BUT, BUT THEY'RE IN DISTRICT SEVEN.
SO I, I EXPECT SOME OF THAT TO, TO CONTINUE.
UM, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR THAT, ANDY? WELL, I CAN'T TELL YOU, COUNCILWOMAN, THAT PART OF OUR, UM, CRITERIA AND SCOPE OF WORK WITH OUR LAW FIRMS WAS TO HELP US, THE CITY, G P A, EVERYBODY INVOLVED, UH, TO ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
UM, AND SO AS WE SELECTED THEM, UH, WE DID CONSIDER, UH, THEIR STRENGTHS IN THOSE AREAS AS TO HOW THEY WOULD HELP US WITH THAT.
YES, SOME OF THAT WILL BE GOING TOWARD THAT, NOT ALL OF IT, OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM WITH G P A, UH, TO SEE HOW WE CAN BETTER IN, UH, IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF, UH, THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF WHAT REDISTRICTING MEANS AND, AND COUNCILWOMAN AS WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
AND I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF HAVING THAT PRESENTATION HERE TO COUNCIL AS WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WHICH IS, UH, GONNA BE A LONG PROCESS.
UM, IF WE FIND OURSELVES IN A POSITION WHERE WE NEED TO DO MORE, THEN I THINK WE, WE WILL.
I, I THINK, WE'LL, IT'LL BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO LOCATE THOSE DOLLARS, IDENTIFY THEM, MAYBE REDIRECT THEM FROM SOMETHING ELSE.
UH, BECAUSE TO YOUR POINT, IT IS A, IT IS A CRITICAL EFFORT.
IT ONLY HAPPENS EVERY ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS FOR US.
AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PUBLIC OUTREACH, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, AND THEN EXPLANATION AND RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, UH, FOR ANY POTENTIAL CHANGES.
AND I HOPE I'M, I'M STILL STAYING WI WITHIN THE BOUNDS, UH, BUT I DO WANT SOME CLARIFICATION IN TERMS OF THE TIMELINE FOR REDISTRICTING VERSUS THE TIMELINE OF THE BOND ELECTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, UH, NEXT YEAR.
HOW DO THOSE, UH, LINE UP AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW WHY I ASK, RIGHT? BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR BOND EDUCATION WILL BE BASED ON WHAT DISTRICT YOU, YOU LIVE IN, IN TERMS OF WHAT BENEFITS YOU CAN EXPECT.
AND I, I, I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND AND GET WITH YOU, COUNCILMAN, BUT IF I'M RECALLING CORRECTLY, I DON'T THINK THEY, THEY LINE UP EXACTLY.
UM, I THINK, UH, OUR BOND ELECTION, UM, WILL, IT COMES PRIOR TO DISTRICTING COUNCIL DISTRICTS? IT DOES.
I THINK THAT MAKES IT A WHOLE LOT EASIER FOR US.
AND SO I WOULD, I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST IF, UM, IF IT DOESN'T MAKE IT MORE CONFUSING FOR THE PUBLIC TO PERHAPS JOIN FORCES WITH SOME OF OUR LO OTHER LOCAL ENTITIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING REDISTRICTING IN TERMS OF EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, UH, WHETHER IT'S THE, THE COUNTY OR, OR THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS, UH, WE, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET MORE, MORE MILEAGE OUT OF OUR DOLLARS, UH, IF WE DO THAT.
THE OTHER, UM, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD, UM, HAD TO DO WITH THE, WITH THE NEW OFFICE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, UH, FIRST OF ALL, UH, ERIC AND ANDY, I THINK YOU, YOU HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS TOO.
UH, I WANNA THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UH, JOINING THESE FORCES.
I THINK IT COULD, UH, PROVIDE A LOT OF GOOD FOR, FOR THE CITY.
UM, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UH, SORT OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHEN WE CAN EXPECT THE DEPARTMENT TO BE FORMED AND TO BEGIN TO SEE A WORK PLAN AROUND THAT? UH, TAKING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WHICH WAS FORMED AFTER THE LAST BUDGET AS A, UH, BENCHMARK COUNCILWOMAN, IT'LL, IT'LL TAKE SOME TIME.
UM, WE FIRST HAVE TO IDENTIFY A DIRECTOR FOR THE NEW DEPARTMENT.
THAT'LL BE FIRST AND FOREMOST.
UM, SO WE PROBABLY WILL HAVE A PLAN, UH, PROBABLY CLOSER TO THE END OF THE YEAR, UH, BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY KEEP THE, UH, COUNCIL UPDATED AS TO THAT'S, IF IT'S APPROVED, WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS TO HOW WE PROGRESS IN TERMS OF FINDING A DIRECTOR AND HOW WE PROGRESS IN TERMS OF PUTTING THE ACTUAL, UH, FRAMEWORK TOGETHER FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
AND, AND LASTLY, I'LL SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN.
I WAS REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS IN THE WORKS, UM, WITH SOME OF THE G P A STAFF.
AND OF COURSE, I, I ADVOCATED FOR THAT IN THE, IN THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
I, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS, UH, ADDITION.
I I ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE HAVE, WELL, THE NECESSARY EXPERTISE ON STAFF.
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WITH, WITH ERIC AND, AND JEFF ABOUT THIS, BUT ALSO IN TERMS OF THE, THE LEGAL EXPERTISE, I THINK, UM, ONCE WE START, UH, EVEN NOW, RIGHT? WE'RE SUBJECT TO, UM, UH, I'M FORGETTING WHICH TITLE IT IS, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO, UM, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE OF A DIFFERENT NATIONAL BOARD.YOU MAY MAYBE BE TITLE VI AND TITLE VII.
WE, WE ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH BOTH.
SO, UM, I KNOW IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUDGET, I PROVIDED SOME, JUST SOME BASIC INFORMATION THAT I USED AT A, AT A PREVIOUS, UH, EMPLOYER REGARDING, UH, GUIDANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN, SO THAT WE WOULD BE IN, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT.
AND, UH, UH, I THINK COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ HAD MENTIONED, UH, HAD SUGGESTED, UM, AN OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS OR CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICE, AND I THINK THAT WOULD, UH, HAVING SOMEONE ON STAFF WHO SERVES AS A CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICER WOULD ALSO, UH, SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN, BECAUSE IT FALLS INTO THE REALM OF, OF CIVIL RIGHTS SAYS THE NON-ATTORNEY ON, ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, SO I, I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A PLUG IN IN SUPPORT OF THAT, BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD ALSO HELP OUR, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN COUNCILWOMAN.
UH, THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS THAT, UM, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS BEGUN, HAD ALREADY BEGUN WORK ON ENSURING THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE VI AND TITLE VII.
SO MUCH OF THE GROUNDWORK HAS BEEN SET.
I THINK THE, THE PART THAT WE REALLY NEED TO SPEND TIME ON IS THE STRATEGIC OUTREACH AND THE IMPLEMENTATION, AND REALLY THE, THE CONNECT WITH THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE IN ADDITION, IT'S NOT, WE'RE, IT'S NOT TALKING ABOUT, UH, TRANSLATION TO SPANISH.
IT IS, UH, CHANGING HOW WE MARKET, HOW WE COMMUNICATE, HOW WE THINK, UM, AND NOT JUST IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, BUT ARE THERE AS WE GO THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION OF OTHER LANGUAGES, HOW WE CAN DO THAT.
BUT, UM, WHEN, WHEN YOU SHARED THAT INFORMATION BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER AND, AND WE SAT DOWN AND REVIEWED IT WITH ANDY AND HIS TEAM AND JEFF, UM, CAM HAD HAD ALREADY STARTED DRAFTING THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT LEGAL FRAMEWORK IS THERE.
UM, SO THAT, UM, JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, RICK.
AND IF I COULD UNDERSCORE THAT'S THE BENCHMARK, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, BUT OBVIOUSLY COMPLIANCE IS ONE THING WHERE WE WANT TO BE IN THE CITY IN TERMS OF ACCESS IS ANOTHER, SO THAT OBVIOUSLY THAT'LL BE WELL ABOVE THE GOAL OF JUST SIMPLY BEING COMPLIANT.
AND, AND I JUST DON'T WANNA, WANT US TO, TO FORGET THAT THERE'S A WHOLE RAMP UP, RIGHT.
TO GETTING WHERE WE WANT TO BE, TO ENGAGING THE PUBLIC, AND THEN THERE'S GOTTA BE A, ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING THAT LEVEL OF EFFORT AND IMPROVING IT AS, AS WE GO ALONG? SO FINDING SOME KIND OF FEEDBACK LOOP FOR THE QUALITY OF THAT WORK, I THINK WILL ALSO BE IMPORTANT.
UH, I SAW ON, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE SLIDE 12, YOU, UH, UNDER TENANT NON AERONAUTICAL, YOU HAD, UH, SOME WEST AND EAST CARGO, UM, FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
CAN YOU TELL ME, CAN YOU EXPAND UPON THOSE? CAN YOU TELL WHAT, KIND OF, TELL US WHAT KIND OF CARGO WE HAVE COMING IN? YES, SIR.
UM, WITH REGARDS TO THE CARGO, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR CARGO AIRCRAFT AND THE EASE OF THEM BEING ABLE TO GET INTO THAT EAST CARGO AREA.
SO WE'RE EXPANDING SOME OF, YOU KNOW, THE TAXI LANES AND THE TAXIWAYS AS YOU GET OFF OF THAT, UH, OF THOSE RUNWAYS TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO THERE.
AND WHAT, WHAT KIND OF CARGO DO YOU TEND TO HAPPEN? SAME TIME? IT, IT, IT, IT VARIES FROM ALL TYPES OF CARGO.
SO, UM, WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY, UH, THE, THE PREDOMINANT CARRIERS ARE GONNA BE UNITED PARCEL SERVICE AND, AND FEDEX THAT, THAT UTILIZE THOSE AIRCRAFT TO BRING ALL OF THE MATERIAL THAT THEY BRING IN AND OUT OF OUR AIRPORTS.
DO WE, DO WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO GREATLY EXPAND, UH, HOW MUCH CARGO CAN COME IN THROUGH HERE? WE DO.
UM, THAT, THAT'S ANOTHER EFFORT THAT'S, THAT'S BEING, BEING VENTURED AS WE LOOK AT ALL OF OUR LANDSIDE AND AIRSIDE OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, I LOOK AT THE LARGE PARCEL OF ACREAGE THAT WE HAVE ON THE NORTHERN PORTION OF OUR AIRPORT AS WELL.
SO THOSE ARE ALL EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING COMBINED AND TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION INTO OUR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING EFFORTS.
AND THEN IS THERE A SIZABLE PORTION OF IT THAT'S REFRIGERATED CARGO? THERE IS NOT, NO, SIR.
CAN YOU TELL ME, UH, WHERE A MAJORITY OF, UH, REFRIGERATED CARGO COMING IN FROM LATIN AMERICA GOES TO IN THE US, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THAT GOES INTO FLORIDA, RIGHT? UH, PREDOMINANTLY THROUGH MIAMI AND, UH, BEING A PREVIOUS, UH, EMPLOYEE OF THE HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM, I CAN TELL YOU A LOT OF, OF THAT CARGO GOES INTO THE HOUSTON AREA AS WELL.
SO IS THERE ANY, ANY WAY FOR US TO INCREASE OUR MARKET SHARE OF THAT? THERE IS, AS, UH, TO THE QUESTION THAT WAS PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PIA, WITH REGARDS TO OUR DISCUSSIONS, UH, WE ARE IN CLOSE, UH, CONVERSATIONS WITH A NUMBER
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OF OTHER AIRLINES THAT ARE NOT ONLY IN MEXICO, BUT IN SOUTH AMERICA AS WELL.I THINK I HAD OH, YEAH, AND I ALSO WANTED TO ASK, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ASK ME CONSISTENTLY, UH, OR FAIRLY FREQUENTLY ABOUT, UH, MORE NON-STOP FLIGHTS AND HOW DO WE GET MORE NONSTOP FLIGHTS OUTTA SAN ANTONIO? CERTAINLY.
SO THAT, THAT'S, UH, THAT, THAT'S JUST A, THAT'S LED BY OUR, OUR TEAM MEMBER, BRIAN PRATT.
UM, WE'VE BEEN ABLE, UNDER SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT CONDITIONS WITH REGARDS TO C O V I D.
UM, WE'VE LAUNCHED THREE NONSTOPS COMING WITH BREEZE AIRWAYS.
WE WERE ABLE TO ATTRACT JETBLUE TO GO, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, TO BOSTON AND TO J F K.
AND WE CONTINUE TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, HENCE THE REASONING WHY WE'RE BRINGING ROOTS IN FEBRUARY OF 2022.
SO OUR CONVERSATIONS ARE CONSTANT AND CONTINUOUS.
UM, I CAN TELL YOU I'M GOING, UH, TO, TO MEXICO AND ON THURSDAY TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AIRLINE AS WELL ABOUT FURTHER EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL SERVICE COMING IN AND OUT OF MEXICO.
UM, I WAS GONNA ASK ABOUT LATIN AMERICA, WHICH, WHAT ABOUT EUROPE? DO WE HAVE ANY PLANS FOR, UH, INCREASING NONSTOP FLIGHTS TO EUROPE? WE RECENTLY WERE IN ORLANDO FOR, FOR ROOTS AMERICAS.
AND, UM, WE'RE EXCITED OF SOME CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD WITH THEM.
AND AS I MENTIONED, WITH REGARDS TO ROOTS COMING SPECIFICALLY TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, IT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY AS WE WORK CLOSELY WITH VISITS SAN ANTONIO AND GREATER SA BOTH MARK AND AND JENNA, WHO DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB OF WORKING WITH US AS WELL, TO ATTRACT ADDITIONAL MARKETS BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
SO WHEN WE HAVE THIS EVENT HERE, WE'RE EXCITED AND, AND, AND WE'RE IN HOPES OF BRINGING, UH, INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES SUCH AS K L M LA HANZA BA TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO SHOWCASE OUR CITY SO THAT THEY CAN BEGIN TO SEE WHY IT'S, UH, IMPORTANT AND, AND, AND PROFITABLE FOR THEM TO, TO, TO COME TO, TO THIS GREAT CITY.
YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME TO ALL I GOT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
AND THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL FOR, UH, TEEING IT UP ALMOST, I WOULD SAY.
UM, SO MY COMMENTS ARE GOING TO BE ABOUT THE DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION OFFICE, AND I'M GONNA START OFF WITH A QUESTION I ASKED EARLIER ON, OH, I DON'T SEE ERIC HERE, BUT MAYBE ANDY REMEMBERS THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION IS, WITHIN THIS OFFICE, WHO WOULD SERVE AS THE CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR? IT, IT DEPENDS ON HOW WE DEFINED A CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR COUNCILMAN.
UM, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE, UH, N D O AND HOW THAT'S IMPLEMENTED AND HOW THAT'S ENFORCED, UM, CURRENTLY THAT WOULD BE THE EQUITY OFFICE WORKING WITH THE CITY DE UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
AGAIN, WE'D BE LOOKING TO, AS WE CONSOLIDATE THE DEPARTMENT, UH, SEEING HOW WE CAN BEST, UM, ENHANCE THAT, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF ENFORCEMENT, IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION, UM, AND IF THERE'S ANY NECESSARY CHANGES OR ADDITIONAL CHANGES WE WANNA MAKE TO THE N D O, THAT'LL PROBABLY BE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE ASKED THIS DEPARTMENT TO DO.
UM, I WANNA STRESS THAT WHAT I ENVISION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR IS THAT THEY WOULD LEAD OUR CITY'S CIVIL RIGHTS EFFORTS, UM, INCLUDING ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS, PROTECTING COMMUNITIES FROM DISCRIMINATION AND EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION.
AND A LARGE PART OF THAT IS OUR CITY'S INDIO, OUR NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE.
THEY WOULD ALSO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UM, CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.
AND THEY WOULD SERVE AS AN EXPERT PERSPECTIVE AS WE LOOK TO DO THINGS LIKE EXPAND THE, THE N D O.
UM, I WANT TO STATE THAT I DIDN'T CREATE THIS POSITION OUT OF THIN AIR.
I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE EARLY THINGS THAT THEY SUGGESTED.
THIS IS ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE MAYOR'S L G B T Q ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAD SUGGESTED EARLIER THIS SUMMER.
UM, AND I THINK IT'S EASY IN THE LIST OF AMENDMENTS TO IGNORE THIS REQUEST, BUT I WANT US TO TAKE A MINUTE AND THINK ABOUT REPRESENTATION.
SO NOT THAT LONG AGO, WE HAD A MAJORITY WOMAN CITY COUNCIL, AND THAT MEANT A LOT FOR REPRESENTATION AS IT COMES TO, UH, WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVES ON INITIATIVES.
AND I THINK A LOT OF GREAT CONVERSATION HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THAT.
THE DISTRICT TWO, SEE, IT IS OFTEN HELD AND HISTORICALLY HELD BY A BLACK PERSON.
AND I THINK, UM, WE RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT AND THE IMPORTANCE IT IS TO HAVE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES.
I ALSO HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAN TO SERVE ON THIS DAIS AND THE ONLY OPENLY L G B T Q PERSON.
UM, AND SO WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IN MY EXPERIENCE
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AS SOMEONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED DISCRIMINATION, THIS IS A REQUEST THAT I HAVE.THIS IS SOME, THIS IS A REQUEST.
UM, IT IS A PUSH FOR PROGRESS.
IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ADVOCATE FOR PROTECTION OF MY COMMUNITY AND MANY, MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND WE CAN'T SIT HERE AND SAY THAT REPRESENTATION MATTERS AND THEN NOT ACT ON THAT EXPERIENCE THAT COMES WITH REPRESENTATION.
AND I KNOW THAT THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION THAT ERIC HAD GIVEN ME LAST TIME I ASKED THE QUESTION WAS THAT ANDY WOULD SERVE IN THAT ROLE AS THE CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR.
AND I THINK WHAT GOOD ARE THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THAT COORDINATOR, ALL OF THOSE ROLES AND JOBS THAT NEED TO BE DONE, WHAT GOOD IS IT IF IT FALLS ON THE SHOULDERS OF ANDY? AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M ADVOCATING FOR THIS, AND I'M ASKING FOR COUNCIL SUPPORT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.
JESUS GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU NOW ON THE, UH, REVENUE SIDE OF THE BUDGET.
UM, YOU TALKED ABOUT THESE, UH, AIRLINE CONTRACTS, UM, YOU KNOW, ABOUT HOW MANY TO RUN THROUGH A GATE THAT GUARANTEES THAT KIND OF, HAS THAT BEEN PUT IMPLEMENTED NOW, OR WHERE ARE WE IN THAT PROCESS? YES, SIR.
SO WE CLOSE OUT ON THE, WE, WHEN WE BROUGHT THAT TO COUNCIL, UM, IT WAS A ONE PLUS ONE PLUS FIVE MM-HMM.
WHEN DID WE CLOSE THAT CONTRACT OUT FOR THE AIRLINES? FIRST YEAR AGAIN, SEPTEMBER 30TH, FIRST YEAR, SEPTEMBER 30TH BEGINS, SO THAT, THAT BEGINS SEP SEPTEMBER 30TH OF THIS YEAR.
SO THOSE FIGURES ARE BUILT INTO THIS, THIS REVENUE THAT IS CORRECT.
UH, HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT APPROXIMATELY? I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER IN FRONT OF ME, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY GET YOU THAT ANSWER, SIR.
YEAH, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT, UH, HOW MUCH THE BUDGET IS BEING BUMPED UP BECAUSE OF THIS.
IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE ON HERE, AS YOU BREAK DOWN THIS SLIDE, IT'S NOT SHOWING UP THERE, THERE IT IS.
A, AS YOU LOOK AT, UH, THE BREAKDOWN HERE FOR 2022, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, 44.4 MILLION WILL BE SPECIFICALLY COMING FROM AERONAUTICAL REVENUES ON LANDING FEES AND OUR AGREEMENTS WITH OUR AIRLINES.
AND THEN THE 64.8 WILL BE COMPRISED OF CONCESSIONS AND PARKING AND NON AERONAUTICAL REVENUE THAT WE HAVE.
BUT HOW MUCH OF THAT 44 MILLION IS ATTRIBUTED TO THESE NEW CONTRACTS? THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT.
WELL, AS, AS, AS A NEW AGREEMENT GOES INTO PLAY, ALL OF IT IS PART OF THE RATES AND CHARGES, THE LENDING FEES AND THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE AIRLINES.
THIS IS A REFLECTION OF OUR NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE AIRLINES.
SO WHAT'S THE BASELINE THOUGH? THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT.
DO I LOOK BACK TO 19 AND SAY, OKAY, WE GOT A, AN ADDITIONAL $3 MILLION AND 22 BECAUSE OF THE CONTRACTS, SO ABOUT $3 MILLION? THAT IS FAIR.
UH, I, THE, THE ONLY ADDITION THAT I WOULD ADD TO THAT, IT'S NOT IN COMPARISON WITH EQUAL NUMBER OF FLIGHTS OR EQUAL NUMBER OF SEATS.
SO AS WE INCREASE OUR SEATS CAPACITY AS WE INCREASE OUR FLIGHTS, THAT NUMBER WILL GO UP EVEN FURTHER.
THESE ARE PROJECTIONS AND ESTIMATES BASED ON OUR 2020 ACTIVITY LEVELS.
I'M SORRY, 2021 ACTIVITY LEVELS.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO SEE WHAT THE IMPACT IS OF THIS NEW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS, UH, AT OUR GATE AREA.
SO IF I'M READING THAT RIGHT, OR LISTENING TO YOU RIGHT, IT'S ABOUT $3 MILLION APPROXIMATELY? THAT IS CORRECT, SIR.
AND THIS IS ON THE EXPENSE SIDE.
AND, AND, UM, EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THE PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE IS, BECAUSE THAT'S TELLING ME THAT, UH, THAT SHOULD BE AN, IS THAT, THAT'S NOT AN INCOME COMING INTO THE AIRPORT.
WHY WOULD WE BE COUNTING THAT ON THE EXPENSE BUDGET? WE'RE JUST SHOWING YOU BOTH ON THE EXPENSE AND ON THE REVENUE SIDE AS WE TOTAL THAT UP TO THE 2 22 NUMBER, SIR.
BUDGET AND, AND REVENUES TOGETHER TOTALING THE 2 22 NUMBER.
I, I'M, I'M JUST, LOOK, I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THAT.
I'LL DO SOME MORE STUDYING ON THAT.
UH, BUT THE, THE, TO, TO YOUR QUESTION ON THE, ON THE SLIDE SPECIFICALLY, THE PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE AND THE CUSTOMER FACILITY CHARGE ARE, ARE, ARE BOTH REVENUE? THAT THAT IS CORRECT.
UH, I'LL ASK SOME MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
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IMPROVEMENTS, YOU GOT TWO, TWO POSITIONS.UM, IS, IS THAT TO TRACK THE NEW IMPROVEMENTS FOR 22? OR WHAT ARE THOSE TWO POSITIONS FOR? THOSE TWO POSITIONS ARE SPECIFICALLY AS WE LOOK OUTWARDLY INTO, UH, THE EXPANSION OF OUR CONCESSIONS AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO INCREASE THOSE REVENUES AS WE LOOK AT NEW PARKING OPPORTUNITIES, THE EXPANSION OF OUR PARKING GARAGE, COUPLED WITH THE FACT AS WE LOOK AT OUR EXISTING WORK ENVIRONMENT AND WHAT WE HAVE IN, IN THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE HISTORICALLY, UM, I'D BE GLAD TO SHARE WITH YOU AN ENTIRE ANALYSIS THAT WE PERFORMED ON HOW MANY CONTRACTS THAT WE WERE MANAGING AND OVERSEEING IN 2011 TO DATE IN 2021, AND THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTS, BUT NO INCREASE IN THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE MANAGING THESE CONTRACTS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE WORK THAT WE DESERVE.
YEAH, I, I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT, BECAUSE REALLY THERE'S NOTHING SAYING WHY THE TWO NEW POSITIONS ON HERE.
IT, IT'S, IT'S INCREASED WORKLOADS AND AS WELL LOOKING OUTWARDLY INTO IMPROVING OUR OVERALL, UH, NON AERONAUTICAL CONCESSION FOOTPRINT AND THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS WITH THE PEOPLE HERE AT, AT OUR AIRPORTS.
UM, ON SLIDE, LET'S SEE, IT'S THE 67 MILLION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
I DON'T SEE A SLIDE NUMBER ON THAT ONE.
UM, YOU HAD MENTIONED A NEW HANGER AT STINSON.
IS THAT ONE OR MORE HANGERS? ONE.
IS I, I GOT APPROACHED BY ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT THEY'RE, UM, WANTING AN EXISTING HANGAR THERE AND, YOU KNOW, MOVING IN AND, AND EDUCATION THING, IT SOUNDS WONDERFUL, BUT IF WE HAVE AN EXISTING HANGAR THERE, WHY ARE WE LOOKING AT BUILDING A NEW HANGAR GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL THAT ARE EXISTING IN STINSON AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW OUR, OUR GA SERVICES THERE? UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE FUEL PROVIDER AND ARE MOVING TOWARDS A SECOND AS WELL.
SO THERE ARE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE EX THAT, THAT ARE HAPPENING AT STINSON.
AND WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE WILL BE FINALIZING A NEW MASTER PLAN AS WELL.
SO THOSE ARE EFFORTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT INTO THE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE EXISTING AT, UH, AT STINSON.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION WITH YOU WITH REGARDS TO ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED IN WANTING TO, TO BE A TENANT, UH, THERE AT OUR FACILITIES.
WELL, NO, THIS WAS A NONPROFIT THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO, UH, FOR SOME MUSEUM AND TRAINING FOR KIDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND I, I GUESS IF WE HAVE AN EXISTING HANGAR THAT WHY ARE WE BUILDING A NEW ONE IF WE HAVE ONE THAT'S NOT BEING USED? NOW? THAT'S MY QUESTION.
WE, WE, WE KNOW THAT WE, WE, WE MAY HAVE A FEW, BUT WE'RE LOOKING OUTWARDLY INTO THE OUTWARD YEARS AND THE NUMBER OF TENANTS THAT WE HAVE AND THE NUMBER OF INTERESTS THAT WE HAVE GOING INTO THERE, AND FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO CREATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOURCES BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW HANGER THERE.
YEAH, I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
WHY WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO BUILD ADDITIONAL HANGERS WHEN WE HAVE ONE THAT'S AVAILABLE NOW.
WHY AREN'T WE TRYING TO FILL THAT NOW WITH A PAYING CUSTOMER? I, I CAN GET YOU THE EXACT NUMBERS OF WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE AT STINSON, BUT UH, I CAN ASSURE YOU IT'S VERY LIMITED.
DIDN'T THINK I'D SEE YOU, HUH? UM, ON LIKE SLIDE FIVE AND, AND UH, COUNCILWOMAN GARCIA MENTIONED IT, IT'S NOT REALLY BROKEN OUT WHERE THESE INCREASES, IT'S JUST ONE LUMP INCREASE ON, UM, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THE 21 AND 22 BUDGET, FOR EXAMPLE, ON SLIDE SEVEN, UM, YOU KNOW, IT JUMPS UP TO 806 POSITIONS, BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T, UH, YOU JUST GENERALLY SAY WHAT, WHAT THIS IS FOR.
AND, BUT NOTHING SPECIFIC LIKE INCREASE IN FUEL.
HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT INCREASE IN, UM, POSITIONS? HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? I, IT'S NOT REALLY TELLING ME ANYTHING.
I MEAN, YEAH, THAT'S A BIG INCREASE, BUT WHERE THE INCREASES ARE AND WHY, AND I'D SURE LIKE TO GET THAT INFORMATION FROM YOU ABOUT ON EACH ONE OF THESE CHARTS.
WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE DETAIL FOR YOU, SIR, I THINK.
AND THEN, UH, ON SLIDE NUMBER EIGHT, UM, COUNCILMAN, IF, IF I MAY YES.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ON THAT PARTICULAR SLIDE, UM, THE TOTAL INCREASE, AND I THINK COUNCILMAN RO GARCIA HAD THE SAME QUESTION AS ABOUT 28.7 MILLION INCREASE FROM 2021 TO 2022.
THE MAJORITY OF THAT INCREASE, ABOUT HALF OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH OUR BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
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HEAVY EQUIPMENT PURCHASE AND, AND PURCHASE OF VEHICLES IN, UM, SCOTT MENTIONED THAT WE ARE BUYING MORE VEHICLES IN 2022 THAN WE WERE IN 2021.SO IT HASN'T, DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH PERSONNEL, BUT IT'S RATHER THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE ARE PURCHASING AS WELL AS INCREASES IN FUEL.
UM, THE OTHER INCREASES THAT WE HAVE IS IN I T S D AS WELL AS WE HAVE ADDITIONAL LICENSING AGREEMENTS, UM, FOR EQUIPMENT FOR THE CITY, AS WELL AS, UH, PHYSICAL AND CLOUD SECURITY THAT WE HAVE ACQUIRED OR PROPOSING TO ACQUIRE IN 2022.
SO WE'LL GIVE YOU A DETAIL LISTING OF THIS ITEMS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA.
WHAT THE INCREASES ARE, THEY'RE NOT, UH, RELATED TO PERSONNEL.
YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT BREAKOUT.
AND JUST ONE, UH, MARIA, UH, INSURANCE PREMIUM INCREASE.
I THOUGHT WE WERE SELF-INSURED.
WE ARE COUNCILMAN AND I'M GONNA ASK BEN IF HE CAN HELP ME WITH THAT.
BUT THAT HAS TO DO WITH OUR, UM, LIABILITY INSURANCE THAT, THAT WE HAVE.
WE HAD AN INCREASE IN THE PREMIUM FOR THAT PARTICULAR, UM, ITEM.
UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMAN.
AND THIS ACTUALLY GOES TO COUNCILMAN ELIAS AS WELL.
AND YOU HAD A QUESTION ABOUT OUR INSURANCE PREMIUM, UH, INCREASES.
YOU ARE CORRECT THAT WE ARE SELF-INSURED FOR MORE LO FOR SOME LOSSES, BUT WE DO BUY, FOR EXAMPLE, COMMERCIAL AND PROPERTY INSURANCE TO COVER DAMAGE TO OUR FACILITIES AND BUILDINGS.
WE SAW ABOUT A $2.6 MILLION INCREASE IN THE RENEWAL OF OUR, UH, POLICY FOR FY 2022.
SO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE THERE.
THE OTHER ONE WE'RE SEEING A BIG INCREASE IN IS IN CYBER INSURANCE.
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OF SECURING THAT ONE NOW.
WE'LL BRING IT TO COUNCIL PROBABLY AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, BUT PROBABLY, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, ABOUT ANOTHER HALF MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE THERE.
BOTH OF THOSE MARKETS, AS WE HAVE WORKED WITH OUR BROKER, HAVE BEEN, UH, UH, IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT PROPERTY CASUALTY CLAIMS, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING FROM STORMS, UH, WILDFIRES, UH, THE WINTER STORM, UH, AS THOSE HAVE IMPACTED INSURANCE COMPANIES ACROSS THE BOARD, WE'RE SEEING THAT WHOLE SHIFT IN THE MARKET WHERE IT'S, UH, WE'RE REALLY SEEING PREMIUM INCREASES, UH, MORE DIFFICULT TO GET COVERAGE.
UH, SAME THING ON THE CYBER SIDE AS YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, PRETTY MUCH PICK A HEADLINE UP ON ANY GIVEN WEEK, YOU'RE GONNA SEE SOME IMPACT FROM CYBER, SO THAT'S IMPACTING THAT MARKET AS WELL.
UM, SO WE'RE SEEING OUR INSURED VALUE, UH, POTENTIAL GO DOWN, BUT PREMIUMS GOING UP.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR IS REALLY RETHINKING HOW WE DO INSURANCE.
ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES TO, TO BROKER OR LOOK AT PROCURING INSURANCE IN DIFFERENT WAYS? UM, ARE THERE SOME THINGS THAT WE WANNA MAYBE SELF-INSURE MORE OF THE RISK OURSELVES, UH, MAYBE BUILD A LITTLE BIT MORE RESERVE IN THE FUND? THOSE ARE THINGS WE'LL WORKING ON OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND BRING SOME RECOMMENDATIONS BACK PROBABLY AS PART OF THE FY 23 BUDGET PROCESS.
UM, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT LAST SLIDE THAT I, WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT THE FUEL AND, UM, THERE IT IS.
I'M SORRY IF THIS IS A BIT REDUNDANT.
I REALLY JUST LIKE, JUST WANT SOME CLARIFICATION, BUT THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION OFFICE, UM, THE NEW OFFICE, WHAT, WHAT EXACTLY IS THAT GOING TO BE, COUNCILMAN? IT'S GONNA BE, UH, AND, AND IT, IT'S GONNA COVER MOST IF NOT ALL, WHAT, UH, UH, COUNCIL MCKEE RODRIGUEZ TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF, UM, MAKING SURE OUR N D O IS COMPLIED WITH, UH, WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT, UM, INVESTIGATIONS, UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE COMPLY WITH TITLE VI, TITLE VII, UM, UM, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HE, THAT HE OUTLINED IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT, UH, AS WE LOOK AT OUR N D O, IT'S APPROPRIATELY SCOPED AND IT'S APPROPRIATELY ENFORCED AND IT'S APPROPRIATELY COMMUNICATED TO THE COMMUNITY.
UH, AND SO A LOT ALL, UH, JUST ABOUT ALL THAT ACTIVITY TALKED ABOUT WOULD BE FOLDED INTO THAT DEPARTMENT.
WE CURRENTLY, UH, HAVE ACTIVITIES THAT COVER TITLE SIX, TITLE VII.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE ACTIVITIES THAT COVER EQUITY, THAT COVER SOME, UH, INVESTIGATIONS.
SO WE'RE CONSOLIDATING ALL THAT WITH, WITH ACCESS SO THAT WE HAVE A SINGULAR DEPARTMENT THAT COVERS THAT WIDE RANGE OF, UH, ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD FALL OR THAT WOULD BE COVERED BY AGAIN, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND ACCESS.
UM, SO WE WERE THINKING THAT CONSOLIDATION WOULD HELP WITH OUR EFFORTS IN ALL OF THOSE AREAS.
SO, AND COUNCILWOMAN, THE, THE OUTTA THE 17 POSITIONS THAT ARE IN THAT, UM, ALL OF THEM, 11 OF THEM ARE BEING MOVED FROM EXISTING FUNCTIONS EITHER AT HR FROM AN AFFIRMATIVE FACTION STANDPOINT, THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, OUR A D A COMPLIANCE FOLKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PUBLIC WORKS, AND THE OTHER SIX POSITIONS ARE RECYCLED
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POSITIONS ELSEWHERE IN THE ORGANIZATION.SO THEY'RE NOT TECHNICALLY NEW POSITIONS THAT WE'RE ADDING TO THE BUDGET.
UM, A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT, WELL REALLY, UH, FROM FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY INTO ONE D UH, UH, D E I OFFICE.
AND WHAT WERE THOSE FOUR ORGANIZATIONS? YOU, I HEARD YOU SAY HR, HR G UH, GOVERNMENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS, UH, OFFICE OF EQUITY AND, UM, PUBLIC WORKS.
SO WHEN YOU SAY NEW DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION OFFICE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING 11 NEW POSITIONS? NOT DO, I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MOVING 11 POSITIONS FROM OTHER OFFICES TO THE CURRENT OFFICE, WHICH ALREADY HAS SIX YES.
AND WE ARE RECYCLING SIX POSITIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 17.
I MEAN, THE BUDGET FOR THE DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION OFFICE JUST EXISTED IN, IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS.
THE, THE, THE EFFORT HERE IS TO CONSOLIDATE AND PROVIDE A SINGULAR FOCUSED AREA THAT PROVIDES DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, LANGUAGE ACCESS, UM, ALL IN ONE, ONE PLACE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH HAD IT SPREAD OUT IN THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES.
SO ONE, AND YOU'RE NOT INCREASING A BUDGET AT ALL.
THE ONLY THING WE'RE INCREASING IS SETTING ASIDE ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR THE LANGUAGE ACCESS PIECE.
SO MY CONFUSION, I GUESS, IS IF, IF, IF, WELL, ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU'RE ALREADY IN THIS CONSOLIDATION, YOU'RE ALREADY, UM, SERVING THE SAME PURPOSE OF A CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR IN THAT OFFICE? WELL, I WOULD, I WOULD ARGUE THAT WE HAVE, UM, FROM A DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION STANDPOINT, UM, IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE ORGANIZATION HANDLED THAT.
I, I THINK THAT HAVING IT FOCUSED IN ONE DEPARTMENT, UM, FOCUSES, UM, THAT WORK BOTH INTERNALLY AND TO THE, TO EXTERNAL, UM, TO THE CITY.
UM, I THINK THAT COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ'S DESCRIPTION OF WHAT A CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR IS, IS FRANKLY THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THAT, THAT, THAT, UH, THAT DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES ARE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS NOT ONLY OUR EQUITY WORK, BUT UM, UH, FOLLOW UP ON, UH, THE NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE, UH, LANGUAGE ACCESS AS COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL BROUGHT UP.
THERE ARE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, AS ANDY POINTED OUT, WE WANT TO BE ABOVE THEM.
SO I, I THINK, I THINK THIS DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION OFFICE GIVES US A, A, A SOLID PLATFORM TO BE ABLE TO DO MORE AND BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY.
I'M NOT SURE I AGREE BECAUSE I MEAN, I, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH ALL OF IT, BUT I I THINK THAT THERE WERE SOME COMPONENTS THAT WERE BEING SOUGHT OUT, UM, THAT ARE NOT BEING FILLED.
I MEAN, I, YOU YOU TALKED ABOUT HR, GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF EQUITY, BUT I MEAN, THERE HAS TO BE A LEGAL, UM, LEGAL COMPONENT.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS.
WE'RE TA WE, I MEAN, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY, WE NEED TO HAVE SOMEBODY THERE THAT'S THAT, THAT'S CORRECT.
BUT, AND WE, AND CURRENTLY WE HAVE WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT, UM, A LOT OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT, UH, HR PUBLIC WORKS, YOU KNOW, THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS MM-HMM.
UM, AND SO THOSE, UH, RESOURCES ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
AND ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE PUTTING, UH, THAT THIS NEW DEPARTMENT UNDER THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS BECAUSE WE VERY MUCH DO SEE, UH, A CRITICAL ROLE FOR OUR DEPARTMENT IN THAT, AND WE NEED TO WORK VERY CLOSELY, UH, WITH THE NEW DEPARTMENT.
SO YES, WE AGREE WITH YOU A HUNDRED PERCENT THAT THERE IS A KEY LEGAL COMPONENT TO THIS.
UH, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY REASONS WHY IT'S UNDER THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
I SUBMIT THOUGH THAT THE, THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE A LEVEL OF SUPPORT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
IT SHOULD BE SOMEBODY IN THAT OFFICE THAT, THAT FILLS THAT ROLE.
UM, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINTS.
UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE OTHER, I I THINK THEY'RE ALL IMPORTANT TO HAVE HR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND EQUITY, BUT I THINK THAT HAVING SOMEBODY IN THAT OFF, I DON'T MEAN TO BE, UH, TWEAK THE ORIGINAL IDEA, BUT I I I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT AT THESE 11 POSITIONS BEING ADDED OR, OR REALLY EQUATING OR, OR EQUAL TO, I THINK THE ORIGINAL REQUEST, MY, MY CONCERN ABOUT IT IS A LEGAL COMPONENT THAT YOU HAVE SOMEBODY IN THE OFFICE THAT UNDERSTANDS THE, THE NUANCES OF, OF THAT TYPE OF LAW THAT THAT'S THERE ON SITE ON HAND WHEN THESE TYPES OF COMPLAINTS COME IN.
COUNCIL MEMBER EO HDA, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO.
UH, THANK YOU JESUS AND SCOTT FOR THE PRESENTATIONS AND SCOTT AND YOUR TEAM FOR ANSWERING ALL MY QUESTIONS DURING OUR BRIEFING ON HOW WE IDENTIFY AS A CITY WHERE TO GET DIRECT FLIGHTS AND THE ROLE OF INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE AIRPORT.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT DETAILED BRIEFING AND ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS.
UM, I'D LIKE TO ECHO, UH, COUNCILWOMAN BRAN AND HER SENTIMENTS REGARDING
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THE WORLD HERITAGE DEPARTMENT AND THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION.HAVING WORKED IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY FOR, YOU KNOW, A, A REALLY LONG TIME, UH, NOT TOO FAR FROM CITY HALL, UM, YOU KNOW, THE MAJORITY OF THE PATRONS OF THE PLACE I WORKED AT WERE TOURISTS AND THEY WERE ALWAYS ASKING, WHAT BUS CAN I TAKE TO GET TO THE MISSION? UM, WHERE CAN I FIND THESE MURALS IN THE WEST SIDE? UM, SO DEFINITELY THERE IS THAT INTERSECTION AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO, UH, SUPPORT THE ASK OF STAFF, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND THE WORLD HERITAGE DEPARTMENT.
UM, BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOK AT RECOVERY AND THE IMPACT OF THE HOT TAX, UM, WE'RE GOING TO NEED THE INTERSECTION OF BOTH.
UM, AND THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS.
I JUST WANTED TO CHIME BACK IN TO, UH, PUBLICLY EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, HIS REQUEST FOR THE, THE POSITION OF A CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR.
COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VIA GRIME.
I JUST WANNA CHIME IN ABOUT THIS NEW DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OFFICE.
UM, I LIKE A LOT OF WHAT I'M HEARING, BUT ONCE AGAIN, I THINK WE ARE, WE NEED TO ADDRESS SOME COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT, AND I THINK THAT'S, THOSE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES AND ALSO THOSE LIVING WITH, UM, UH, HOW OR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS OR HAVE LIVED THROUGH TRAUMA.
WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD ON ANYTHING THAT TALKS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, I THINK WE, WE NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE KIND OF MENTAL HEALTH ASPECT.
AND I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT WE'RE MOVING IN ONE DIRECTION AND WE NEED TO BRING MORE STAKEHOLDERS, UM, INTO THIS CONVERSATION.
UH, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, I'D ALSO LIKE TO GET SOME DATA ON HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD REGARDING, UM, CIVIL RIGHTS.
AND IF WE WERE TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT, UM, THINGS HAPPENING WITH THIS CITY, AND I, I KNOW THAT THERE IS, THERE ARE AGENCIES HERE IN TOWN, INCLUDING MALDEF, UM, THAT WORK ON SOME OF THESE ISSUES.
AND ARE WE TAKING OVER SOME OF THE ROLE THAT THEY DO, UM, UH, OR, UM, OR SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT TRADITIONALLY DO THIS, THIS TYPE OF WORK IN TERMS OF VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
SO IF, IF WE COULD JUST GET SOME MORE CLARIFICATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, I, I'D, UH, I'D APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I, I LIKE BRINGING EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND NOT WORKING IN A SILO.
I LIKE THE IDEA OF FOCUSING ON CIVIL RIGHTS, BUT I THINK THE VIEW THAT WE'RE TAKING DOESN'T INCLUDE SOME, SOME PEOPLE THAT TRADITIONALLY GET, UM, IGNORED IN THIS PROCESS.
REAL QUICK, COUNCILWOMAN LIZ PROVIN FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
UM, WITH RESPECT TO THE WORK THAT CURRENTLY IS DONE, SO BY WAY OF CONSOLIDATION AND COLLABORATION OF, OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, RIGHT, WE ALREADY HAVE EQUITY THAT WORKS WITH INTAKE ON N D O COMPLAINTS, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SUPPORTS THAT FOR PURPOSES OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
WE HAVE SEPARATE COMPONENTS FOR INTERNAL COMPLAINTS WHEN IT COMES TO E E O AND CIVIL RIGHTS WITH REGARD TO INTERNAL ISSUES TO THE CITY, WHICH GOES THROUGH HR, WHICH AGAIN, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SUPPORTS.
IF WE HAVE AN OUTSIDE COMPLAINT ON N D O, UM, I ADDRESSED THAT ALREADY.
UM, IF WE HAVE AN OUTSIDE COMPLAINT WHEN IT COMES TO COMPLIANCE FOR PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND, AND GRANT REQUESTS THAT WOULD GO TO A POINT PERSON WITH THE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEN SUPPORTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WHEN IT GETS ADDRESSED.
UM, SO TO YOUR POINT, THE PIECES THAT ARE BEING HOUSED IN THE PROPOSED OFFICE ARE COMPONENTS THAT ARE ALREADY BEING DONE, BUT IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
SO TO THE CITY MANAGER'S POINT, IT'S THE CONSOLIDATION OF THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING ON ANY WORK THAT IS EXTERNAL TO THE CITY.
THE ONLY THING THAT POTENTIALLY MAY TOUCH THAT IS N D O, RIGHT? THE NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE.
SO IF WE WERE TO GET PERHAPS A PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION COMPLAINT OR A HOUSING COMPLAINT, THAT WOULD CONTINUE TO GET FILTERED THROUGH OUR PROCESS AS IT IS ALREADY.
BUT FOR THE WORK THAT IS DONE EXTERNALLY BY THE CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS THAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING, THAT WOULD CONTINUE AS IS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
I, I MEAN, I KNOW THE CITY IS DOING THIS WORK, AND MAYBE IT'S JUST THAT
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WE NEED TO HOUSE IT IN, IN ONE DEPARTMENT WITH MAYBE A DIFFERENT NAME OTHER THAN THE NEW DEPARTMENT OF DIVERSITY AND EQUITY AND INCLUSION TO, TO KIND OF ENCOMPASS WHAT WE WANNA DO AND ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES THAT ARE, ARE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST.UH, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT, UH, EXPLANATION.
UH, THIS OFFICE IS DRAWING A LOT OF ATTENTION HERE, BUT I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ON THAT.
THIS ONE, UM, RUN THROUGH THE LIST OF OFFICES THAT WE'RE COMBINING, AGAIN, WHICH OFFICES AND HOW MANY, UH, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS FROM EACH OFFICE THAT ARE GOING INTO THIS OFFICE? YES, COUNCILMAN.
SO WE HAVE THREE OFFICES THAT ARE BEING COMBINED INTO THIS NEW OFFICE, THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, AND I'M GONNA ASK SCOTT TO HELP ME WITH A NUMBER OF POSITIONS.
'CAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER, DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
SO, SO, THREE OFFICES, EQUITY, UH, DISABILITY ACCESS, WHICH IS CURRENTLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
AND THEN WE HAVE A SECTION WHICH IS MUNICIPAL INTEGRITY WITHIN THE OFFICE, WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF, UH, HUMAN RESOURCES.
SO THOSE EXISTING POSITIONS ARE 11.
AND THE BREAKOUT BY DEPARTMENT, UH, SCOTT? YES, SIR.
IT'S, UH, FIVE FROM THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, TWO FROM HUMAN RESOURCES, WHICH IS THAT MUNICIPAL INTEGRITY, FOUR FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS ACCESSIBILITY OFFICE, AND THEN SIX RECYCLED POSITIONS.
AND TELL ME WHAT THESE RECYCLED POSITIONS MEAN.
THOSE ARE POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN VACANT IN THE ORGANIZATION FOR A YEAR LONGER.
THEY'RE BEING REPURPOSED FOR THIS FUNCTION.
UM, WITH THE COMBINED BINDING OF ALL THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND THESE POSITIONS INTO ONE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE ON RELOCATING TO OFF, UH, CITY TOWER, YOU KNOW, BRINGING EVERYBODY INTO ONE THERE.
THERE'S NORMALLY EFFICIENCIES THAT ARE, UH, GAINED BY, UH, COMBINING OFFICES OR LOCATIONS, THAT KIND OF THING.
ARE WE GONNA GET ANY EFFICIENCIES OUT OF THESE 17 POSITIONS? I MEAN, I, I WOULD THINK THAT WE COULD GAIN SOMETHING FOR A TOTAL, YOU KNOW, NOT ALL 17 POSITIONS SINCE YOU'RE COMBINING 'EM, YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN, THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S, UM, THERE'S LITERALLY NO ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT THAT WE'RE MOVING.
SO THESE ARE THE, THE DIS THE, THE DISABILITY OFFICE IN PUBLIC WORKS ARE JUST THE INDIVIDUALS, THE ACTUAL DO THE WORK.
THE TWO HR INDIVIDUALS, UH, DO, UH, MOST OF OUR, IF ALL, IF NOT ALL OF OUR E E O COMPLAINT TYPE OF WORK.
UM, AND THEN, UM, THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, UM, ARE, THERE'S NO ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN CONSOLIDATE, UM, AND REDUCE, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, WHICH WE WOULD LIKELY DO IF WE COMBINED BIG GROUPS TOGETHER.
UM, WE'RE, WE'RE LITERALLY PULLING THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ACTUALLY DO THE WORK IN THOSE AREAS AND PUTTING THEM TOGETHER.
I'M, I'M HOPING THAT THE EFFICIENCIES WILL BE BUILT UPON THE FACT THAT FROM AN INTERNAL STANDPOINT, IF THERE ARE ISSUES OR TRAINING OR, UM, POLICY DEVELOPMENT OR FROM AN EXTERNAL STANDPOINT, UM, OUTREACH THAT WE'RE ABLE TO LEVERAGE, UM, UM, SOME OF THOSE EXISTING POSITIONS WE'RE MOVING.
SO ALL THESE OFFICES THAT ARE COMING TOGETHER, THEY, THEY NEVER HAD ANY ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT? UH, GENERALLY THEY, THEY, NO.
THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, NO, THEY DID.
UH, WE'RE ONLY PULLING TWO PEOPLE FROM HR.
UM, AND THEN THE, UH, DISABLED OFFICE THERE WITH PUBLIC WORKS IS PRETTY SELF-SUFFICIENT AND CONTAINED WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS.
SO I'M COMFORTABLE RECOMMENDING TO YOU THAT THAT GROUP OF 17 WITH WE ARE ADDING ONE OF THOSE RECYCLED POSITIONS WILL BE THE DIRECTOR, THE LEADER OF THIS GROUP, UM, AND HOPING THAT THAT INDIVIDUAL CAN HELP MOLD AND SHAPE THE, THE WORK FOR THE, UH, FOR THE ENTIRE OFFICE.
SO ARE ANY OF THEM BEING, UH, CONVERTED TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE TYPE OF PERSON ON THE NOT, I CALL 'EM VACANT POSITIONS, NOT RECYCLED.
THE RECYCLE DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT.
YES, COUNCILMAN? SO THE OFFICE OF EQUITY HAS ONE ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION TODAY.
DOES CLERICAL WORK AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE UNIT OF 17? THAT IS THE ONLY ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION THAT WE HAVE.
I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT WE WERE SAYING THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.
ALRIGHT, WELL THAT'S WHY WE SHOULD HAVE LET MARIE ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
WELL, YOU GET WHERE I'M GOING ON THIS.
YOU KNOW, NORMALLY WHEN YOU COMBINE A LOT OF DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS TOGETHER, YOU GET SOME, SOME EFFICIENCIES.
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BUT WE'RE, WE SEEM TO BE JUST MOVING ALL THESE INTO THIS OFFICE WITHOUT, UH, FINDING THOSE EFFICIENCIES AND COMBINING THOSE.MY LAST, MY LAST QUESTION IS ON PRESERVATION SPECIALIST POSITION IN THE, UH, COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
WHAT, WHAT, WHY ARE WE, WHY DO WE NEED ANOTHER PRESERVATION SPECIALIST? HELLO, COREY EDWARDS, UH, DEPUTY ASSORT PRESERVATION OFFICER.
UM, SO THE SPECIALIST POSITION IS REALLY SPECIFIC TO THE H C R C PROCESS.
SO IT'S MANAGING THE CASES THAT COME TO THE
CAN YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT? YEAH, LET ME MOVE THIS A LITTLE MORE.
THE SPECIALIST POSITION IS SPECIFIC TO THE H C R C PROCESS AND MANAGING THOSE CASES.
UM, THERE'S REALLY JUST FOUR EMPLOYEES THAT HANDLE THAT CASELOAD NOW.
UM, THE LAST TIME THAT POSITION WAS ADDED WAS AN F Y 18 AND SINCE THEN WE'VE HAD A 20% INCREASE IN CASELOAD.
SO IT MAKES SENSE TO ADD IT AGAIN.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
AND I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE ARE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT THE OFF THE DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION OFFICE.
UM, AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER, ONE OF MY ASKS WAS AN OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
AND I MADE THE COMMENT EARLY ON IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT THIS FELT LIKE A NOD TO IT.
IT DOES FEEL LIKE THE GOAL IS TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION, BUT REALLY ALL WE'RE DOING IS MOVING PEOPLE, TELLING THEM TO DO THE SAME EXACT THING THAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND IT IS NOT ADDRESSING THAT COMPONENT, WHICH WAS A KEY FEATURE OF THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS, WHICH WAS THE CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR, WHICH WAS THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE.
UM, AND SO I THINK, I HOPE THIS CONVERSATION MADE THAT A LITTLE BIT CLEARER.
IF I MAY, COUNCILMAN, UH, YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT.
'CAUSE IT SEEMED TO, THE CONVERSATION YOU'RE CORRECT SEEMED TO IMPLY THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING THE STATUS QUO AND THIS CONSOLIDATION.
UH, AND THAT'S NOT THE GOAL OF THIS CONSOLIDATION.
THE GOAL OF THE CONSOLIDATION IS TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AS A CITY WHEN IT COMES TO DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESS.
UH, FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE GONNA ADD FOR SURE A GENDER ELEMENT TO HOW WE APPROACH EQUITY BEFORE SIMPLY RACE AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.
UH, DIVERSITY HAS BEEN ONE WHERE WE DO NEED TO IMPROVE AS A CITY IN TERMS OF NOT ONLY OUR INTERNAL, UH, METRICS IN TERMS OF DIVERSITY, BUT ALSO OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
AND WE, WHAT WE WOULD ULTIMATELY LIKE TO BE IS A RESOURCE FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY CAN, UH, ALSO ENHANCE THEIR DIVERSITY, UH, EQUITY AND ACCESS, UH, GOALS AS WELL.
SO, UH, TO YOUR POINT, NO, WE ARE NOT SIMPLY MAINTAINING THE STATUS QUO BY CREATING THIS OFFICE.
WE HOPE TO USE THIS CONSOLIDATION TO BE A CATALYST TO TAKE US TO THE NEXT LEVEL IN TERMS OF, OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
AND I THINK, UM, IT'S CLEAR THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF GOALS AS IT RELATES TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION.
THERE WAS A LOT OF GOALS WHEN IT CAME TO EQUITY.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT LED, I THINK THE DISJOINTED NATURE AND PROCESS OF THE N D O TO COME TO COME AND BE WHAT IT IS.
UM, AND SO IN ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THESE GOALS, I THINK IT IS SIGNIFICANT AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DO HAVE THIS POSITION.
UM, I ALSO THINK IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA IF WE TAKE THESE VACANT POSITIONS AND WE CAN, MAYBE TWO OF THEM COULD BECOME THAT CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR.
'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE WHO IS GOING TO BE OVERSEEING THIS ENTIRE STU THAT IS GOING TO BE OVERSEEING THE STAFF AND IS GOING TO BE DIRECTING A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES, NOT JUST THE N D O.
SO, I, I WANT TO STATE HOW IMPORTANT IT'S THAT WE DO HAVE THAT ONE SPECIALIZED INDIVIDUAL.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER PALS.
THIS, THIS IS A GREAT CONVERSATION.
UH, AND, YOU KNOW, ON THE CONVERSATION ABOUT, UH, CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR OR CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICE IS ILLUMINATING AND IT SHOULD HAPPEN, AND IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS.
UM, I, I DO THINK THAT, UH, I CAN'T, WELL, I, I JUST CAN'T NOT THINK THAT THIS IS A CONVERSATION MORE APPROPRIATE FOR A COMMITTEE LEVEL DISCUSSION WHERE THIS IS WHERE WE SCRUB POLICY IDEAS LIKE THIS AND VET THEM FOR WHAT IS, UH, PRACTICAL, WORKABLE, VIABLE, ET CETERA.
AND SO, UM, I DO THINK THAT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS 48 HOURS BEFORE, UH, A VOTE IS NOT THE PLACE TO CREATE POLICY, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE NOW TALKING ABOUT, UM, ASSIGNING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO NEW HIRES, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, CREATING DEPARTMENTS.
UM, I CAN'T THINK OF A SINGLE BUDGET SEASON THAT I'VE EVER MONITORED WHILE I SAT OUT THERE OR WHILE I'M HERE, WHERE WE'VE CREATED DEPARTMENTS AT BUDGET WITHOUT SCRUBBING ANYTHING THROUGH A COMMITTEE LIKE THIS.
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I THINK WE DO A DISSERVICE TO OURSELVES AND THE DISSERVICE TO THIS FUTURE OFFICE, WHICH I THINK IS AN IMPORTANT OFFICE, UM, TO START DELVING INTO OPERATIONS.THE SECOND POINT IS, IS I THINK WE'RE DELVING INTO OPERATIONS, UH, WHICH IS, UH, OUTSIDE OF OUR, UH, OF, OF OUR LANE HERE.
UM, I I DO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ANDY, YOU AND I ARE ON THE SAME PAGE HERE.
I, I WAS TWO TIMES THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF A VERY, VERY LARGE ORGANIZATION AS LARGE AS THE ONE YOU'RE GENERAL COUNSEL OF TODAY.
AND YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN I, I THINK OF A GENERAL COUNSEL'S JOB, UH, ONE, IT'S TO COORDINATE, UM, THE MONITORING OF, UH, STATE, FEDERAL, LOCAL LAWS, RIGHT? AND TO COORDINATE COMPLIANCE, RIGHT? UM, IT'S TO PROVIDE ADVICE TO YOUR IN-HOUSE CUSTOMERS ABOUT THAT COMPLIANCE.
UH, AND THEN TO OVERSEE THE PREVENTION EFFORTS SO THAT YOU DON'T RUN AFOUL OF THOSE FEDERAL, STATE AND, UH, AND LOCAL LAWS.
AND THEN LASTLY, TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS, UM, INTO COMPLAINTS, UM, THAT EITHER THE IN-HOUSE CUSTOMER IDENTIFIES OR IS IDENTIFIED BY AN OUTSIDE THIRD PARTY, UM, AND THEN ADJUDICATE THOSE COMPLAINTS, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE LAW, CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR, GENERAL COUNSEL AROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO, ISN'T IT, ANDY? UH, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR ALL OF IT, COUNCILMAN, BUT A NUMBER OF THAT WORK IS DONE BY, UH, MEMBERS WITHIN THE, UH, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE 57 PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR YOU.
BUT ULTIMATELY, AS YOU SAID, YES, IT ALL FALLS ON, UH, IN TERMS OF RESPONSIBILITY, UH, ON MYSELF.
SO, UH, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF, AGAIN, RESOURCES THAT HELP, UH, THE REARS DEPARTMENTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THESE.
UH, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE AND, UH, I'LL CONTINUE AS YOU SAID, UH, TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT.
AND THIS IS, UM, AND I THINK THAT WHAT I'M TRYING TO MAKE THE POINT HERE TOO, ANDY, IS THAT, UM, THAT TO QUIBBLE OVER WHAT WE CALL THE PERSON WHO DOES THIS IS AN ARGUMENT ABOUT FORM OVER SUBSTANCE.
AND I, I THINK THAT SUBSTANTIVELY WE'RE, UM, COMPLYING WITH FEDERAL LAW, AND WHEN WE DON'T
AND SO I, I THINK IT'S, UM, I THINK IT'S SELLING YOUR, YOUR DEPARTMENT SHORT.
WHEN WE SAY THAT YOU GUYS ARE THERE TO SUPPORT.
I MEAN, THAT IS LITERALLY THE JOB OF AN ATTORNEY, A FULL SERVICE IN-HOUSE LAW FIRM.
IT, AND SUPPORT IS AN UNFAIR WORD, RIGHT? BECAUSE NOBODY EVER REALLY KNOWS WHAT THE, UH, IN-HOUSE LAW FIRM DOES.
USUALLY IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE PRESENTING LIKE JEFF AND MARIA AND ERIC, UH, BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, THERE IS NOTHING YOU GUYS DON'T TOUCH, UH, IN THIS CITY AND THOSE 57 PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR YOU.
I THINK, UM, AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO BE INTRODUCED TO ALL OF THEM THE WAY WE'RE INTRODUCED, YOU KNOW, BY JESUS, YOU KNOW, HE BROUGHT HIS ENTIRE TEAM HERE AND, UH, ERIC BRINGS HIS WHOLE TEAM.
BUT I MEAN, THE, THE, UH, THE FOLKS THAT YOU, THAT, THAT WORK ON THIS AND KEEP US OUT OF TROUBLE AND TAKE CASES ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT AND WIN SOMETIMES, RIGHT? UM, THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE, I THINK, UNSUNG, UM, FRONTLINE WORKERS WHO DESERVE OUR THANKS.
BUT ANYWAY, ANDY, I THINK YOUR SHOULDERS ARE PRETTY BROAD.
I WANTED TO START OFF BY ASKING, AND IT MIGHT BE, UH, BEN, SINCE HE OVERSEES HR, AND IT'S KIND OF RELATED TO THIS, UM, BUT AFTER HEARING THE DISCUSSION, DO WE EVER, WHAT, HOW MANY TIMES DO WE, UM, HIRE OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS TO LOOK AT STAFFING MODELS AND PROPOSE STAFFING MODELS? OR DO WE DO IT ALL INTERNALLY? LIKE, DO DO WE HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE WORKING FOR US? DO WE HAVE ENOUGH? DO WE NOT HAVE ENOUGH? I APOLOGIZE, COUNCILMAN.
I DID NOT HEAR THE FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION.
HOW OFTEN DO WE HIRE OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS TO REVIEW OUR STAFFING MODELS, LIKE WITHIN OUR, OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT? UH, USUALLY MORE PROJECT SPECIFIC, BUT MOST OF THAT WORK IS DONE INTERNALLY.
SO OCCASIONALLY IF THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITHIN A DEPARTMENT THAT WE MAY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL HELP WITH, WE'LL DO THAT.
BUT FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM, THEY'RE DONE IN-HOUSE.
SO, SO THE REASON THAT I WAS ASKING, UM, IS BECAUSE, UH, I HAD TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS TWO YEARS AGO AND, UM, ONE OF MY FORMER COLLEAGUES AND I SUBMITTED A C C R TO CREATE AN ENTIRE DEPARTMENT.
IT WAS SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON ETHICS, AND WE HAD THREE POSITIONS THAT WE WERE RECOMMENDING BASED ON A WHOLE LOT OF RESEARCH THAT WE HAD DONE.
AND I HAD TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
UM, IT WENT THROUGH GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN THROUGH ANOTHER COMMITTEE.
AND THEN, UM, SOMEBODY DID SOME RESEARCH THAT
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EXPLAINED WHY IT WOULDN'T WORK.UH, AND SO I'M WONDERING IF THE OFFICE, THE NEW CREATION OF THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
AND IF IT WAS INTERNAL, WAS IT THROUGH THE EQUITY OFFICE? AND BY THE SAME TOKEN, IS COUNCILMAN MAKI RODRIGUEZ'S POSITION GOING THROUGH THIS OR, OR, UM, UH, OFFICE THAT HE'S PROPOSING GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROPOSAL? LIKE DID SOMEBODY REVIEW THAT? BECAUSE I DID HEAR SOMEONE COMMENT, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN, UM, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN COUNCILMAN MKI RODRIGUEZ, BUT I THINK HE MENTIONED THAT THE OFFICE OF EQUITY WAS THE ONE THAT WAS ADVISING FOR THE CREATION OF THIS ENTIRE NEW OFFICE.
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND LIKE, WHEN DOES IT GO THROUGH A PROCESS? WHEN DOES IT GO THROUGH A CONSULTANT? WHEN DOES IT GO THROUGH A DEPARTMENT? SO I, I GUESS SOME CONTEXT ON THIS ISSUE, UM, THIS WAS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO DO LAST SUMMER.
UM, BUT WE HAD OTHER MATTERS WE WERE DEALING WITH, AND IT WAS BORN OUT OF THE FACT THAT, UM, WHEN THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, UH, HAD TRAINING FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF THERE'S SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT, AND COUNCILWOMAN GONZALEZ ASKED OUR EQUITY OFFICER ABOUT A, A VERY SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT, ABOUT, UM, GENDER DIVERSITY AND OUR, UM, EQUITY OFFICE, UM, WHICH IS, AS ANDY MENTIONED EARLIER, FOCUSED ON RACE AND SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES.
THE RESPONSE TO THE COUNCIL AND THE OTHER FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS SITTING THERE IN TRAINING WAS, WE DON'T DO DIVERSITY AND GENDER AT THE OFFICE OF EQUITY.
SO, UM, WE DID A FAIR AMOUNT OF RESEARCH LAST YEAR.
IT WAS NOT A PRIORITY LAST YEAR.
WE HAD OTHER THINGS WE HAD TO DO, UM, BETWEEN ANDY'S OFFICE, UH, THE BUDGET OFFICE, MARIA, UM, WE DUSTED OFF THAT RESEARCH, UM, IN THE SPRINGTIME KNOWING THAT, UM, GENDER DIVERSITY WAS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THE COUNCIL.
WE HAD, THE COUNCIL HAD TAKEN A NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS FORWARD, UM, AND WE WERE NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSING IT.
UM, SO THAT WAS THE, THE, THE ORIGINATION OF THIS CONCEPT.
UM, AND, AND THE IDEA IS THAT WHETHER IT'S LANGUAGE OR GENDER DIVERSITY OR RACE AND ETH ETH ETHNICITY OR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY, UM, WE NEEDED TO DO A BETTER JOB HOLISTICALLY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND FOR OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION.
UM, WELL, SO TWO, SO WE DID DO THE RESEARCH.
FIRST, AND, AND I, I DIDN'T COME OUT DURING THE HR PRESENTATION, SO ANDY, I'M SORRY, I MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OUTTA LINE, BUT I'D LOVE TO SEE LIKE HOW OFTEN WE COULD ENGAGE WITH AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT AND, AND SEE HOW OTHER CITIES ARE, ARE LOOKING AT THAT.
UM, BUT THEN TOO, ALSO, ANDY, THIS IS A QUESTION FOR YOU.
SO IF FOR SOME REASON WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CREATE, BECAUSE THERE HASN'T BEEN ENOUGH TIME, LIKE COUNCILMAN VALLAY SAID TO STUDY A MODEL, UH, FOR A CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICE, WHAT WOULD PREVENT US INDIVIDUALLY AS COUNCIL MEMBERS IN OUR OWN DISTRICTS WITHIN OUR FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF TO HIRE SOMEONE TO ADVOCATE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS ON OUR STAFF? LIKE FOR OUR, FOR OUR DISTRICT? LIKE, CAN I HIRE SOMEONE AND SAY, THIS IS GONNA BE MY FOR AGAIN, COUNCILMAN.
IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHAT, WHAT, WHAT YOU EXPECT THAT CIVIL RIGHTS COORDINATOR TO DO.
AND AGAIN, IF IT'S ENFORCEMENT OF OUR N D O, THAT LIES WITHIN THE CITY STAFF'S PURVIEW TO DO THAT, THAT'S OPERATIONAL.
SO AN THE, THE SHORT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS NO, YOU COULDN'T DO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S CITY STAFF OPERATION ACTIVITY.
UM, AND THEN I DO THINK THAT, UH, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T PUSH BACK LAST TIME WHEN I WAS, UH, ADVISED AGAINST, OR WE WERE ADVISED AGAINST CREATING AN ENTIRE OFFICE.
I WAS TREADING A VERY LIGHT LINE BETWEEN WHAT THE CITY MANAGER'S SUPPOSED TO DO AND WHAT CITY COUNCIL IS SUPPOSED TO DO.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWER, ANDY.
UM, THIS HAS BEEN A, A GOOD DISCUSSION.
UM, MAYBE A PREVIEW FOR, UH, OUR AMENDMENT'S DISCUSSION TOMORROW.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, UH, THAT IS THE DURATION OF OUR, UH, CONVERSATION TODAY.
WE DO NOT HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THE TIME IS 4:31 PM ON THIS 14TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2021.
AND WE DO HAVE A, UH, HEARING COMING UP AT FIVE O'CLOCK.