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NOT THE, ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET'S GET STARTED.UM, ALL RIGHT, OUR CLERK'S GONNA TAKE ROLL.
COUNCIL MEMBER MAKI RODRIGUEZ.
COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.
MA'AM, WE HAVE, SIR, WE HAVE A QUO.
SO THE, UH, RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, THE FIRST THING
[1. Approval of minutes from the January 12, 2022 meeting of the Intergovernmental Relations Committee. ]
WE NEED TO DO IS APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR OUR JANUARY 12TH MEETING.UH, AND WE'LL NEED A MOTION FOR THAT.
AND OUR MINUTES ARE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
NOW WE'VE GOT TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
ONE IS A, UH, BRIEFING ON THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL.
UM, AND THE SECOND ONE IS A SMALLER ISSUE THAT WE'RE GONNA TAKE UP FIRST.
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO NEEDS TO GO SOMEWHERE AFTER THEIR PRESENTATION.
[3. Briefing on a request from Emergency Services District (ESD) No. 11 to incur debt of up to $9.5 million for development and construction of a new fire station and purchase of supporting vehicles. [Jeff Coyle, Assistant City Manager; Sally Basurto, Director, Department of Government Affairs] ]
UH, EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER 11 ITEM.AND AS A MATTER OF, UM, OF PROTOCOL, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO, UH, FROM TIME TO TIME, THE EMERGENCY, UH, DISTRICTS, UH, COME AND ASK FOR APPROVAL FROM THE CITY TO INCUR DEBT.
UM, AND WE'VE GOT, I THINK, A $500,000 REQUEST.
AND SO DOES SOMEBODY WANT TO COME UP AND DO THEIR QUICK PITCH? GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN.
PLIE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, IF WE CAN BRING UP THE E S D PRESENTATION, PLEASE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THIS MORNING TO PRESENT TO YOU, UM, A REQUEST THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO RECEIVED A NOVEMBER OF 2021 FROM THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT.
MR. GABE BETAS IS HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR E S D 11 AND QUICKLY BY WAY OF, UH, BACKGROUND ESDS, UM, ARE REQUIRED BY TEXAS LAW TO REQUEST, UM, AUTHORIZATION FOR FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, UM, IN INCORPORATED PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO EXECUTE, UM, DEBT REQUESTS.
UH, IN, IN THIS CASE, E S D 11, UM, IS REQUIRED TO COME BEFORE THE CITY AND WORK WITH VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO REQUEST, UH, THIS LEVEL OF AUTHORIZATION.
THERE ARE, UH, ITEMS IN PLACE THAT THE CITY IS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN LEVELS OF CONDITIONS IN ORDER TO EXECUTE, UM, THIS APPROVAL.
THE ORIGINAL, UM, E S D APPROVAL THAT E S D 11 RECEIVED WAS IN MAY, 2008.
UH, PART OF THE AGREEMENT IS THAT E S D 11 CANNOT INCUR DEBT OVER $20,000 WITHOUT CONSENT.
AS I STATED EARLIER, THEY MUST ENSURE EQUIPMENT COMPATIBILITY.
SO THE ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH THE SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE, UH, A PIECE OF THE AGREEMENT THAT WILL BE EXECUTED BY E S D 11.
THEY MUST ALSO ENTER INTO MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS TO ENSURE, UM, THE, UH, ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE, UH, THE PORTIONS OF THE AGREEMENT THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY HERE, E S D 11 HAS COME TO THE CITY, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO REQUEST, UM, THE ACQUISITION OF DEBT.
IN 2017, THE REQUEST WAS $3.5 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT THEIR FIRST FIRE STATION, AND THEN 500,000 REQUESTS CAME IN IN 2018, UH, TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT.
THE 2022 REQUEST IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $9.5 MILLION FOR THEIR SECOND FIRE STATION AND FOR THE ADDITIONAL PURCHASE OF FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
THE IMPLICATIONS, UH, TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, UM, WE HAVE, UH,
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DISCUSSED IN, UH, E S D 11 HAS, UH, RECEIVED CLEARANCE.WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR PLANNING TEAM THAT, UH, THERE IS NO INTENT IN THE FUTURE, UM, TO EXPAND INTO E S D 11, UH, INTO THAT, UH, E T J JURISDICTION.
AND ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED, UH, TO ASSUME ANY DEBT IF THE E S D DEFAULTS ON THIS PARTICULAR LOAN.
AS I SHARED EARLIER, PLANNING HAS REVIEWED, UM, THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE E S D AND HAS, UH, GIVEN, UH, UH, ALONG WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR FINANCE TEAM, A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH TO E S D 11 TO BE ABLE TO INCUR THIS DEBT.
AT THIS POINT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING, UH, THE CITY PROVIDE, UH, AUTHORIZATION AND CONSENT IN ORDER FOR E S D 11 TO INCUR UP TO, UH, $9.5 MILLION FOR THEIR CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND, UH, FIRE STATION AND THE PURCHASE OF THEIR EQUIPMENT CHAIRMAN, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
UH, SO THERE IS A, A, A LEGAL INCANTATION THAT I HAVE TO READ IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WE'RE COMPLYING WITH THE LAW.
UM, AND SO AT THIS TIME, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE I J R COMMITTEE ARE MEETING TO REVIEW THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER 11 REQUESTS TO INCUR DEBT.
UM, USUALLY THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON THIS COMMITTEE ARE KICKED OUT OF THE ROOM SO THAT THE CONSIDERATION, YOU KNOW, CAN BE HAD WITHOUT YOU HEARING OR KNOWING ABOUT IT.
BUT WE'VE TALKED TO OUR ATTORNEYS, AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS AVERT YOUR GAZE AND NOT VOTE.
UM, AND SO OUR, UH, OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEMBER WHO'S PRESENT WILL BE RECUSING HERSELF, UH, FROM THE DELIBERATION.
I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR RECOMMENDATION AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ACT ON THE REQUEST FROM THE E S D TO INCUR DEBT.
UM, AND IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DENY THE CONCURRENCE OF THE DEBT? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UM, ANY DISCUSSION? NOPE, IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED THAT WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST TO INCUR THE DEBT IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION ON THE ISSUE.
I THINK, UH, NOW IS THE TIME FOR A VOTE.
UM, THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THIS COMMITTEE WILL BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT AVAILABLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE, UH, THIS SUBCOMMITTEE THIS MORNING, AND WE'LL CONTINUE AND WE ARE ADJOURNED, AND WE'LL CONTINUE WITH OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.
UM, THE CITY MANAGER, ERIC WALSH, UH, WAS HOPING TO BE HERE THIS MORNING, AND HE'S CAUGHT UP IN ANOTHER MEETING RIGHT NOW.
I THINK HE'S PROBABLY GONNA JOIN US IN A FEW MINUTES, BUT I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND AND SET IT UP WITH HIS, UH, HIS REMARKS.
[2. Briefing on the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the San Antonio region’s strategies. [Jeff Coyle, Assistant City Manager; Sally Basurto, Director, Department of Government Affairs]]
AS YOU KNOW, FROM THE, THE UPDATES WE'VE HAD HERE AT THIS COMMITTEE OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, THE, THE MANAGER HAS TAKEN A VERY ACTIVE ROLE IN THE FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITIES AND PURSUITS.UH, HE'S ACTUALLY OFFICIALLY THE INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATOR FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, AND HE IS DIRECTED, UH, SALLY AND I AND, UH, THE DIRECTORS OF ABOUT 12 OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, UH, TO TAKE VERY SPECIFIC ROLES IN PURSUING THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME.
IT ALL STARTED WITH A STRATEGY THAT, THAT WE DEVELOPED THAT INVOLVES ALL OF OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS, UM, AND, AND CO COLLABORATION WITH MANY OF OUR EXTERNAL PARTNERS AT OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO, AS PART OF THAT STRATEGY, UH, WE'VE BEEN UP TO DC, UH, EARLY AND OFTEN.
UH, MANAGER HIMSELF HAS BEEN TWICE ALREADY.
CHAIRMAN, I THINK YOU'VE BEEN TWICE IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, UH, ALONG WITH THE MAYOR.
AND THE MESSAGE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HEAR LOUD AND CLEAR FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AND FROM THE FEDERAL AGENCY HEADS IS THE NEED FOR PARTNERSHIP, FOR COLLABORATION, FOR WORKING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND IDENTIFY THE REAL GAME CHANGING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT WE CAN ALL SUPPORT.
UH, SO AS PART OF THAT, UH, COMING BACK TO TOWN, THE CITY MANAGER HAS CONVENED, UH, A, UH, WHAT WE'RE CALLING AN EXECUTIVE ROUND TABLE FOCUSED ON INFRASTRUCTURE THAT INCLUDES ALL OF HIS COUNTERPARTS AT THE OTHER, UH, ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY AT THE COUNTY VIA, UM, THE PORT BROOKS, UH, TXDOT.
AND WE HAVE A WHOLE, WHOLE LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED.
UH, THEY'RE MEETING BIWEEKLY RIGHT NOW, AND ONE OF THE FIRST OPPORTUNITIES, UH, RIGHT OUT OF THE SHOOT HERE IS THE 2022 ROUND OF GRANTS.
THE, UM, THE, UH, NOTICE WAS ISSUED, UH, AT THE END OF JANUARY AND IS DUE IN MID-APRIL.
AS YOU RECALL, LAST YEAR, THE CITY TOOK THE
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LEAD ON AN APPLICATION FOR THE WEST SIDE CREEK TRAIL, EXTE EXTENSION.WE DID NOT GET IT, AND WE'VE REQUESTED A DEBRIEF FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE WAITING FOR THAT RIGHT NOW.
UH, BUT RAY HAS PRESENTED A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PUT THIS ROUND TABLE STRUCTURE, UH, INTO ACTION.
AND, UH, THE GROUP HAS MET ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS AND TALKED THROUGH PROJECTS AND COME TO A CONSENSUS, WHICH, UH, SALLY AND OUR, UH, FRIENDS FROM BROOKS WILL, WILL BRIEF ON HERE THIS MORNING.
UM, THE, THE, YOU'VE TALKED HERE AT THIS COMMITTEE AND AS HAS THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT MAKING SURE THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND, AND ALSO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT ARE AWARE OF THE PROJECTS THAT OUR ORGANIZATIONS ARE, ARE RECOMMENDING AND, AND, UH, APPLYING FOR AND ADVANCING.
SO, WE HAVE A B SESSION SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK, MR. CHAIRMAN.
WE WILL LAY OUT FOR THE FULL COUNCIL, UM, OUR STRATEGY, OUR APPROACH TO ALL OF THIS, SOME RECENT WINS FROM SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND BRING THE REST OF YOUR COLLEAGUES, UH, UP TO THE SPEED THAT YOU'RE AT RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF OUR, OUR EFFORTS.
SO, UH, AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL MENTION IS THAT IT APPEARS THAT THE SA TO DC TRIP IS BEING PUSHED TO LATE MARCH.
UH, WE'LL DEFER TO THE CHAMBER FOR THE SPECIFICS, BUT, UM, ALL OF THIS IS, ALL OF THIS WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR PARTNERS IS IN, UH, PREPARATION FOR BEING ALIGNED IN OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS WHEN WE'RE UP THERE TOGETHER, UH, ADVOCATING FOR THE PROJECTS THAT ARE REALLY GONNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE HERE.
SO, WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SALLY.
SHE'S GOT SEVERAL UPDATES TO YOU FOR YOU.
ERIC MAY WALK IN HERE AND HAVE A FEW OTHER WORDS TO ADD.
MR. CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, JUST TO KICKSTART HERE BY A BRIEF WAY OF BACKGROUND.
YOU RECALL THAT IN NOVEMBER OF 2021, THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW, UM, WAS, UM, ENACTED IN LATE FALL, EARLY WINTER, AND IT RE AUTHORIZES THE FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.
UM, THESE ARE PRIMARILY A FIVE YEAR FORMULA FUNDING THAT COME PRIMARILY THROUGH THE STATES.
UM, IT INCLUDES A ONE POINT TRILLION PRICE TAG, UH, OVER FIVE YEARS AND 500 BILLION, UM, IN NEW SPENDING.
FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION, WE ARE BRINGING YOU AN UPDATE, AS JEFF SAID, ON THE NEWLY RELEASED F Y 22 RAISE GRANT, AN UPDATE ON THE US CONFERENCE OF MAYORS WINTER MEETING ADVOCACY THAT THE MAYOR, CHAIRMAN PALIS AND, UM, ERIC WALSH, OUR CITY MANAGER, UM, ATTENDED VARIOUS MEETINGS.
AND WE'D WANNA SHARE THOSE DETAILS WITH YOU TODAY.
IN ADDITION, WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU SOME HIGHLIGHTS AND SOME GREAT NEWS ON SOME EARLY WINS, UM, ON THE BILL FRONT AND, UM, ADDITIONAL FUNDING AWARDS, UH, TO SAN ANTONIO THAT WE WANNA HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU TODAY.
UM, THE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY WAS RELEASED ON JANUARY 28.
THAT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION TO U SS D O T BY APRIL, THE 14TH.
IT IS RECOMMENDED, AND I KNOW THE TEAM WILL WORK VERY, UM, COLLECTIVELY TO ENSURE THAT THE APPLICATION GETS IN ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE, IS WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM D O T TO MAKE SURE, UH, TO AVOID ANY TECHNICAL, UH, DIFFICULTIES, UM, WITH THEIR, UM, PROGRAM TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION.
UH, YOU MAY RECALL THAT, UH, THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW ALLOTTED $7.5 BILLION OVER FIVE YEARS TO D O T FOR THE RAISE.
GRANT, $1.5 BILLION IS SLATED FOR 2022.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY, UM, TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY IN THIS ROUND.
BUT THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL, WHAT WE'RE THINKING WILL BE FOUR ROUNDS IN THE YEARS TO COME AS WELL.
THE APPLICATIONS ARE GONNA BE LOOKED CLOSELY BY D O T, UM, FOR, UH, IMPLEMENTATIONS OF MULTIMODAL PROJECTS.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE MERIT BASED, UM, WHEN THEY ARE RATED, UH, AND IT IS A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.
SO WE ANTICIPATE, AS IN PAST YEARS THAT THIS WILL BE A HIGHLY NATIONALLY, UH, COMPETITIVE GRANT.
D O T HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT, UH, THEY WILL BE LOOKING FOR PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT, UH, SAFETY EQUITY, UH, IN CLIMATE, UH, SUSTAINABILITY AND, AND THE CREATION OF GOOD PAYING JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RAISE PROGRAM TODAY, UM, SAME AS IN 2021, SIGNIFICANT LOCAL OR REGIONAL IMPACT, THAT'LL BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO DEMONSTRATE IN OUR 22 APPLICATION AS WELL.
IT ENCOURAGES PROJECTS, UH, THAT ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, THAT PROACTIVELY ADDRESS RACIAL EQUITY AND REDUCE BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY.
THAT IS AN AREA THAT I BELIEVE WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY GREAT, UH, DATA TO SUBMIT AND INCLUDE.
UM, AND AGAIN, THIS YEAR, NO MORE THAN 50% OF FUNDS WILL BE AWARDED TO PROJECTS.
SO IT'S HALF AND HALF, HALF URBAN, UM, AND HALF RURAL AREAS RESPECTIVELY.
SO THAT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO TAP INTO, UM, WHAT WILL BE 50% IN PAST ADMINISTRATIONS THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE LOPSIDED TOWARDS RURAL AREAS.
SO, UM, THAT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
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FOR, FOR SAN ANTONIO AS AN URBAN AREA, AT LEAST 15 MILLION HAS BEEN ALLOTTED, UH, FOR AREAS OF PERSISTENT POVERTY OR HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.AGAIN, ANOTHER AREA THAT WE HOPE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IN OUR APPLICATION.
UM, A LOOK AT THE RAISE, UH, MERIT CRITERIA, UM, AS PER D O T, THIS ALIGNS WITH THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THEY WILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MANY OF THESE, IF NOT ALL OF THEM, ARE INCLUDED IN APPLICATIONS FOR THEIR REVIEW.
THE FIRST ONE IS SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, QUALITY OF LIFE, MOBILITY, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY IS A NEW ONE, WILL BE HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
UM, ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, STATE OF GOOD REPAIR, PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION, AND OF COURSE, INNOVATION.
UM, AS JEFF SHARED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, UM, INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY AS DIRECTED BY THE CITY MANAGER, JEFF AND I WORKED CLOSELY TOGETHER WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS, UM, TO ENSURE THAT SAN ANTONIO WAS READY AND PREPARED MOVING FORWARD, UH, TO PURSUE THESE FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER IT'S APPLYING DIRECTLY TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR TO THE STATE.
UM, THIS COORDINATION HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE LATE NOVEMBER, EARLY DECEMBER, WITH OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
THE OUTREACH TO FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES WHERE WE HAVE ENGAGED, UM, THE SUPPORT OF OUR FEDERAL AND STATE CONSULTANTS WILL REMAIN ONGOING.
THIS IS ANOTHER QUICK LOOK, UM, AT THE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE EXECUTIVE ROUND TABLE THAT, UH, THE CITY MANAGER HAS HOSTED TWO, UH, OF THEM IN THE LAST ONE WAS ON FEBRUARY 1ST, UH, LAST WEEK, UH, PART OF THE DISCUSSION OF LAST WEEK, EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE INCLUDED GOING OVER THE C THE CRITERIA AND THE MERITS OF THE RAISES APPLICATION, UH, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE WAS AN OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POSSIBLE PROJECTS FOR THE 2022 SUBMITTAL, AND THERE WAS CONSENSUS AMONG THE GROUP THAT, UH, THE SYDNEY BROOKS, UH, STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT WOULD, UH, DEFINITELY BE A VIABLE, UH, POSSIBILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO FULLY SUPPORT, UM, AT THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL, AND HOPEFULLY THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL AS WELL.
AND NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INVITE LEO GOMEZ, THE PRESIDENT AND C E O OF BROOKS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
HE'S GONNA PROVIDE US SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THE SYDNEY BROOKS PROJECT.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMAN COMMISSIONER.
I'M THE PRESIDENT AND C E O OF BROOKS.
ALSO WITH US TODAY, IF I MAY, OUR CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MR. JIM CAMPBELL.
WE ALSO HAVE WORKING ON THIS PROJECT WITH ME, CONNIE GONZALEZ, OUR CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, AND LEANNA PUENTE, OUR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER, JEFF AND SALLY, I REALLY APPRECIATE WORKING WITH YOU ALL, AND I NEED TO SAY TO YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS, UH, THESE EXECUTIVE ROUND TABLES OF THE PUBLIC AGENCY CEOS HAVE BEEN A PLEASURE TO PARTICIPATE IN.
AND I THANK, UH, CITY MANAGER ERIC WALSH FOR HAVING, UH, BROUGHT US TOGETHER.
UH, IT'S ALL WITHIN THE SPIRIT AMERICAN SURE THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER ON BEHALF OF WHAT'S BEST FOR ALL OF SAN ANTONIO.
AND I GOTTA TELL YOU THAT THE COOPERATION IS FANTASTIC, AND I'M, I'M REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE SAN ANTONIO TEAM, OR TEAM SAN ANTONIO, WHICHEVER ONE YOU PREFER.
UH, WHAT WE HAVE HERE, AGAIN, IS A DRAFT PROPOSAL THAT EVERYONE'S AGREED IS THE PROJECT TO SUBMIT AS THE RAISE GRANT.
SO IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ALREADY.
UH, SO THE, THE RAISE, WHAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO ALL UNDERSTAND IS, AS SALLY POINTED OUT, THERE'S ONE AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS AVAILABLE, UH, NATIONWIDE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
HISTORICALLY, THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN TWO OR THREE PROJECTS AWARDED TO THE RAISE GRANT.
USED TO BE THE TIGER GRANT, USED TO BE THE BILL GRANT BEFORE LAST TIME IT WAS FOUR PROJECTS THAT GOT THE AWARDS AND THE TWO CAPITAL PROJECTS WERE IN THE DALLAS AREA.
UH, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING SAN ANTONIO COMPETE WITH DALLAS THIS TIME AROUND.
SO, WITH THAT, LET ME JUMP TO SIDNEY BROOKS.
SIDNEY BROOKS WAS A CON CONSENSUS PROJECT BECAUSE EVERYONE BELIEVED IT WAS THE PROJECT THAT ALREADY IS DRAFTED, READY TO ROW, HAS BEEN PROPOSED, IS BEING CONSIDERED BY CITY COUNCIL TO INCLUDE PART OF IT IN THE BOND PACKAGE AND MEETS ALL THE CRITERIA.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, LET, LET ME STEP BACK AND SAY, SIDNEY BROOKS, BROOKS, RIGHT, BUILT 75 PLUS YEARS AGO, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE AIR FORCE, IT WASN'T BUILT TO CITY CODE AND CITY STANDARDS.
SO YOU CAN, MIGHT IMAGINE WHAT ITS CONDITION IS LIKE TODAY.
HOWEVER, IT IS OUR MAIN STREET AND IT'S 1.4 MILES LONG
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FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER.WE ARE PROPOSING TO REDEVELOP IT AS A COMPLETE STREET.
WE'VE HEARD THAT TERM RECENTLY, HAVEN'T WE? EXCEPT IN THIS CASE, WE'RE ADDING LANES TO SYDNEY BROOKS, NOT SUBTRACTING LANES.
SO WE WILL BE GOING FROM THREE LANES TO FIVE LANES WITH 10 FOOT SIDEWALKS, VERY PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY, UH, VERY, AND EVEN ACCOMMODATING A PILOT PROJECT FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.
WE ALREADY HAVE ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS ALONG THE WAY, AND VIA HAS MADE A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN A TRANSIT CENTER RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF SYDNEY, BROOKS, AND SOUTH NEW BRAUNFELS.
SO IF YOU GO THROUGH THIS CHECKLIST FROM SAFETY, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, UH, ON THE PEDESTRIAN FRONT HELPS US MEET THAT CRITERIA, MEET THAT CRITERIA.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IS OUR ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS, AND WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR USE OF SOLAR POWER ALONG THE WAY, INCLUDING SOME EMPLOYERS THAT ARE ALREADY USING IT IN, IN CERTAIN PILOT PROJECTS, QUALITY OF LIFE.
WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES, APARTMENTS AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ALONG WITH MAJOR EMPLOYERS ALONG THE WAY ALONG THIS STREET THAT WILL ALSO WELCOME RETAIL AND RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITIES, PLUS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR GREEN LINE PARK ALONG THAT ROAD.
MOBILITY AND COMMUNITY CON CONNECTION, AGAIN, IT'S OUR MAIN STREET WOULD CONNECT ALL THESE PARCELS, ALL THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALL THE EMPLOYERS, ECONOMIC COMPETITORS AND OPPORTUNITY.
THE JOB CREATION THAT WE HAVE TO DATE, PLUS THE JOB CREATION WE'RE EXPECTING, UH, THAT WOULD BE FACILITATED BY THE REBUILDING OF THE STREET, WOULD BE PHENOMENAL.
WE'RE ABLE TO DOCUMENT THAT BROOKS HAS MANAGED THE STREET THAT IT HAS TODAY AND CAN WORK WITH THE CITY IN MANAGING THE PROJECT AND MAINTAINING IT IN THE FUTURE.
OUR PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION, AGAIN, IT STARTS WITH THE ROUND TABLE OF PUBLIC EXECUTIVES, UH, HAVING THE DISCUSSIONS.
WE'VE HAD, UM, JEFF, WE HAD ONE MEETING WHERE WE DISCUSSED THE POTENTIAL PROJECTS, AND I THINK WE PRETTY QUICKLY CAME TO THIS PROJECT BEING THE ONE, EVERYONE WAS PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH IT AND INNOVATION.
IT'S, UH, INCLUDING THE REBUILDING OF THE ROAD IS A $4 MILLION WITHIN THE $22 MILLION PACKAGE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT $4 MILLION WOULD BRING AMENITIES TO SIDNEY BROOKS THAT WOULD POSITION IT TO BE A TEST BED FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO WE CAN PILOT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES THERE IN A SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.
WHAT MIGHT THAT MEAN FOR OTHER PLACES AROUND SAN ANTONIO? THIS IS IN THE RED, THAT IS OUR MAIN STREET.
THAT IS SYDNEY BROOKS, 1.4 MILES FROM CITY BASED LANDING ALL THE WAY WEST TO PRESA STREET.
PHASE ONE IS FROM SOUTH NEW BRAUNFELS TWO CITY BASED LANDING.
THAT IS A $15 MILLION COST THAT'S ACTUALLY BEING CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL, UH, HERE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BOND PACKAGE.
SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THAT WE'RE SUBMITTING A PROJECT THAT IN TOTAL VALUE IS $37 MILLION.
THE CITY IS NEARING A COMMITMENT OF $15 MILLION IF THE VOTERS APPROVE IT.
AND SO IT'S NOT LIKE THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BROOKS AND ALL THE PARTNERS WOULD BE APPROACHING THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH HANDS OUT AND NO MONEY COMMITTED TO IT.
WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE COMMITTING THAT $15 MILLION FOR PHASE ONE, PHASE TWO WOULD BE $22 MILLION FROM SOUTH NEW BRAUNFELS ACROSS OUR LINEAR PARK AND OUT TO PRESA STREET NEAR THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER.
PHASE TWO WOULD BE $22 MILLION, INCLUDING THAT 4 MILLION FOR A LIVING LAB FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.
THIS MAP BEGINS TO LABEL ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE EITHER THERE OR COMING ALONG BOTH SIDES OF SYDNEY BROOKS.
SO YOU CAN SEE FUTURE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, EMPLOYERS, HIGH SCHOOLS, THE PARK, ET CETERA.
RIGHT? AND AGAIN, IN THE YELLOW IS THE, THE PORTION THAT WOULD, THE $15 MILLION THAT, THAT HOPEFULLY WILL BE IN THE BOND PACKAGE AND APPROVED BY, BY THE VOTERS WOULD FUND.
AND THEN THE BALANCE FROM THERE, UH, FROM SOUTH NEW BRAUNFELS OUT TO PRESA.
THESE ARE THE STATS THAT WE HAVE AT BROOKS AS OF TODAY, AND THAT WE EXPECT WITHIN THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS.
BOTTOM LINE IS THERE'S PLENTY OF GROWTH.
THERE'S RESIDENTIAL GROWTH, THERE'S EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, THERE'S RETAIL GROWTH, THERE'S SCHOOL GROWTH.
AND WHEN I SAY SCHOOL, I, I, I TEND TO REFER MOSTLY THROUGH THE THREE HIGH SCHOOLS AT BROOKS.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE ARE THREE HIGH SCHOOLS ON THE 1,300 ACRE CAMPUS, PLUS THE MEDICAL SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD TIMELINE.
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COMMITTEE TODAY.UH, BY MID-FEBRUARY, UH, WE WILL BE MEETING AGAIN THE THIRD TIME OF THE EXECUTIVE ROUND TABLE.
I WILL UPDATE THEM AS TO WHERE WE ARE IN THE DRAFTING OF THE PROPOSAL.
WE HAD AN INITIAL MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM, UH, IN, FROM OTHER AGENCIES IN ADDITION TO BROOKS.
SO WE'VE LITERALLY SET UP A COMMITTEE TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT WITH MEMBERS REPRESENTING VIA THE CITY, ACOG, SAMCO, UH, AND OTHER ENTITIES.
AND I, I SAY TO YOU THAT WHATEVER WE'VE DRAFTED AS A PROPOSAL IN TERMS OF BROOKS HAVING DRAFTED, WE'RE WORKING ON TAKING INPUT FROM THE OTHER AGENCIES, IN PARTICULAR THE CITY, AND VIA ON HOW WE CAN ENHANCE THE APPLICATION.
WE'VE GOTTEN GREAT ADVICE AND WE'RE WORKING ON IT IN TERMS OF SHOWING THE REGIONAL IMPACT BEYOND SAN ANTONIO.
SO IF YOU'RE IN ANCOS COUNTY OR WILSON COUNTY, WHAT IMPACT DOES DEVELOPMENT AT BROOKS HAVE FOR YOU? AND I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THAT MANY OF THOSE WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY AN EMPLOYER AT BROOKS, WHETHER IT BE THE HOSPITAL OR ONE OF OUR MANUFACTURERS OR TEACHERS AT ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS LIVE IN WILSON OR AT ATAS COSA COUNTIES.
I'VE ALREADY MET WITH THE WILSON COUNTY JUDGE.
WE DID THAT JUST, UH, ON MONDAY.
AND THE WILSON COUNTY JUDGE COMMISSIONER'S GONNA HELP US MEET WITH THE COUNTY JUDGE IN ATASCOSA, AND THEN WE'LL BE MEETING WITH OTHER ENTITIES WITHIN THOSE TWO COUNTIES, REALLY BUILDING ON THAT RELATIONSHIP.
ON THAT NOTE, I JUST NEED TO SAY HOW WELCOME WE WERE IN THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE, WHO EXPRESSED TO US HOW HE OFTEN READS ABOUT HOW SAN ANTONIO IS WORKING WITH THE COUNTIES TO THE NORTH AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING A PARTNER AS A COUNTY TO THE SOUTH.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT BROOKS WILL TAKE FORMAL ACTION ON, ON THE PROPOSAL THAT WE END UP FINALIZING IN MARCH.
AFTER THAT, BEFORE, UH, SUBMITTAL, THEN WE WOULD BRING IT TO CITY COUNCIL IF IT WAS REQUIRED.
UH, OTHERWISE WE WOULD BE MEETING THAT DEADLINE BY APRIL 14TH.
AND I'M VERY CONFIDENT WE'VE GOT A DRAFT PROPOSAL ALREADY.
WE'VE HIRED A VETERAN GRANT WRITER THAT WRITES GRANTS FOR THIS KIND OF GRANT OPPORTUNITY TO HELP US, UH, IMPROVE UPON IT.
AND OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT AN INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE WORKING ON THINGS WITH THAT.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION.
I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.
UM, AND I THINK THIS WHOLE PLAN SOUNDS FANTASTIC, UH, NOT ONLY FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUT FOR THE RESIDENTS AROUND THERE.
SO IT'S, UM, I REMEMBER BROOKS FROM A LONG TIME AGO WHEN MY FATHER WORKED THERE, AND HE FINISHED HIS CAREER AT A BROOKS AEROSPACE MEDICAL CENTER.
AND I THINK I MENTIONED TO YOU A LITTLE WHILE AGO, HE STARTED THERE THE DAY OR WEEK BEFORE JOHN F. KENNEDY SPOKE.
AND THAT WAS, UH, QUITE MEMORABLE.
BUT WHAT A, UH, EXCELLENT, UH, AREA AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.
SO I'M, I THINK THIS IS A TERRIFIC PROJECT.
UH, AND WE'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY AND THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, UH, PRESERVE THAT HISTORY AT BROOKS THE VISIT OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY.
UH, YOU'D BE PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE DONE TO SHOWCASE THE, THE DAY AND HIS VISIT, AND THE MOMENTS THAT MADE IT A MEMORABLE DAY THROUGHOUT, NOT ONLY THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING AND THE BUILDINGS AROUND IT, BUT EVEN SOME OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENT RIGHT AROUND IT.
LOOK FORWARD TO SHOWING IT TO YOU SOMETIME.
UM, AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, I THINK THAT ANSWERED A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD ABOUT HOW THIS WAS GONNA WORK AND HOW OUR PATH, WHAT OUR PATH FORWARD WAS.
THANK YOU COUNCILMAN AND, AND COUNCILMAN AND AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I NEED TO REEMPHASIZE OUR PURPOSE AT BROOKS IT'S JOB DEVELOPMENT.
AND OUR CHAIRMAN AND OUR FORMER CHAIRMAN WOULD REITERATE THAT WE HAVE CENSUS TRACKS TO OUR IMMEDIATE WEST THAT HAVE HAD GENERATIONAL POVERTY AT 20% PLUS LEVELS FOR DECADES.
RIGHT? OUR JOB IS TO CREATE GOOD JOBS FOR THE FAMILIES IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND EVERYBODY'S WELCOME.
BUT IF WE DO, IF WE DO JOB CREATION WITHOUT CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FAMILIES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, WE ARE NOT DOING OUR JOB.
AND THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD SIDNEY BROOKS IS REALLY GONNA GIVE US MORE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE NEED TO KEEP DOING THAT.
AND SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU HERE TODAY AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON IT.
I, I'M, I'M SITTING HERE LOOKING AT YOU AND, UH, I'M THINKING THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER MEN AND THERE WASN'T ANY WHITE HAIR ON OUR, ON BOTH OF OUR HEADS, WHEN WE BOTH, UH, BECAME FRIENDS 20 SOMETHING YEARS AGO, ALMOST 23 YEARS AGO, LEO.
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RIGHT? UM, WE, UH, I, I DON'T THINK YOU AND I EVER DREAMT THAT BROOKS WOULD BE SUCH A SMASHING SUCCESS AS IT IS NOW.YOU KNOW, IF YOU'D ONLY ACCOMPLISHED HALF OF WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISHED, I THINK YOU'D STILL BE HELD UP ON EVERYBODY'S SHOULDERS, UH, AS HAVING WORKED A MIRACLE.
BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A DOUBLE MIRACLE.
UM, AND, AND I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER BACK, 'CAUSE I'M THINKING RIGHT NOW, DO YOU REMEMBER HOW HARD IT USED TO BE TO GET THE CITY TO PAY ATTENTION TO US? UH, AND BECAUSE DO YOU REMEMBER HOW HARD IT WAS TO GET CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO APPOINT BOARD MEMBERS? UM, AND NOW EVERYBODY SCRAMBLES TO, YOU KNOW, STAND IN FRONT OF BROOKS AND TAKE A PICTURE IN FRONT OF BROOKS AND TAKE CREDIT FOR IT.
I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT EVERYBODY TO TAKE CREDIT FOR, BUT NOW YOU'RE THE, UH, NOW, NOW YOU'RE THE ONE EVERYBODY WANTS TO DANCE WITH, RIGHT? UM, AND I THINK THAT GETTING BEHIND THIS PROJECT, UH, IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
AND I'M REALLY, I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT TAMIKA AND STAFF AND, UH, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S RECOMMENDING THIS ONE.
I'M, I'M PARTICULARLY, UH, INTERESTED IN, IN LEARNING AND, AND A LITTLE LATER, RIGHT? BUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO, NOT JUST WITH THE CITY'S LOBBYISTS, UH, BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH, WELL, AND I KNOW THAT THE COUNTY'S LOBBYIST IS, IS THE SAME, YOU KNOW, LOBBYIST THAT YOU HAVE, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, JEFF, WITH, WITH OTHER LOBBYING TEAMS AROUND HERE IN TOWN, SO THAT ALL OF US, RIGHT? I'M TALKING C P S AND VIA AND SAWS, UM, SO THAT ALL OF US ARE FORCE MULTIPLIERS SO THAT WHEN WE'RE MEETING UP ON THE HILL WITH FOLKS, EVERYBODY IS SAYING THE EXACT SAME THING, RIGHT? RAY'S GRANT, BROOKS, RAY'S GRANT BROOKS.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I, YOU GOT MY COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE TO INSIST ON THAT.
UM, 'CAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
BUT ALSO BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT, UM, COMES VERY RARELY IN THE LIFE OF ANY, YOU KNOW, MUNICIPAL LEADER IS TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON SOMETHING THAT IS JUST SO TRANSFORMATIONAL.
I MEAN, PEOPLE, I THINK TAKE FOR GRANTED, RIGHT? UH, EXACTLY HOW TERRIBLE THE, THE BROOKS CLOSURE WAS BACK IN THE DAY.
IT WAS CATASTROPHIC, UH, TO OUR ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE.
AND NOW YOU, YOU'VE ACTUALLY MADE SOMETHING BETTER OUTTA BROOKS THAN IT WAS TO BEGIN WITH, UH, AND MORE VIBRANT.
AND SO THE ONE NUMBER I'M ALWAYS CURIOUS ABOUT THAT I DIDN'T SEE ON YOUR PRESENTATION IS IF YOU HAD TO DO A VALUATION ON WHAT BROOKS WAS VERSUS WHAT IT IS TODAY, IF IT WERE A PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, UM, I WONDER WHAT THAT WOULD BE, RIGHT? I MEAN, AS FAR AS CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND, WELL, I HAVE THREE DIFFERENT SETS OF NUMBERS, DEPENDING ON WHETHER YOU'RE THE BANKER I'M MEETING WITH OR THE DEVELOPER, OR
WELL, LISTEN, I DON'T, I DON'T ENVY YOU, UH, BECAUSE I ALSO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE EARNED EVERY ONE OF THOSE WHITE HAIRS.
UH, AND, UH, I, I'M, I'M JUST EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO, TO GET BEHIND YOU, UH, ONCE AGAIN AND, AND, YOU KNOW, ADVOCATE FOR YOU.
UM, SO I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP.
I THINK CITY STAFF, JEFF, WE'RE WORKING WITH, UH, WITH ALEX LOPEZ TO GET YOU GUYS IN FRONT OF THE I G R COMMITTEE AS, I'M SORRY, THE, UH, THE E W D C COMMITTEE AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, LOOKING FORWARD TO THANK YOU, MR. CAMPBELL, UH, FOR, FOR COMING OUT AND TAKING TIME FROM, FROM YOUR, UH, FROM YOUR BUSY DAY AS WELL TO, TO REPRESENT.
I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE ON THIS BOARD.
WELL, BROOKE'S TEAM, THANKS YOU.
YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING TO US, ERIC? NO.
I, I BELIEVE, SALLY, THAT, UM, THAT WAS OUR BRIEFING, RIGHT? A LITTLE MORE OR A LITTLE MORE.
WE WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY, MR. CHAIRMAN, WE COULDN'T NOT HIGHLIGHT, UM, YOUR LEADERSHIP ALONG WITH THE MAYORS AND ERICS AT THE US UH, CONFERENCE OF MAYORS.
BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, THE US CONFERENCE OF MAYORS IS AN ANNUAL MEETING, UM, IN WASHINGTON, DC LAST MONTH.
LIKE I SAID, THE MAYOR, THE CHAIRMAN, UM, AND THE CITY MANAGER ATTENDED.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE ADVOCACY, UM, AND THE LEADERSHIP THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY LEND OUR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS WORK IN WASHINGTON, DC WHICH IS DAILY, WEEKLY, UM, AND MONTHLY.
A QUICK LOOK HERE AT THE CONFERENCE OF MAYOR'S MEETINGS.
MR. CHAIRMAN, ERIC, YOU WILL RECALL THE MEETING WITH N T I A, UM, PRETTY MUCH FOCUSED ON BROADBAND AND DIGITAL INCLUSION OPPORTUNITIES FOCUSED, UM, IN THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.
IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A MEETING WITH, UH, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUD TO DISCUSS AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, HOMELESSNESS, AND OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE TO THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY.
THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MEETING WAS WITH KATIE THOMAS.
SHE'S A PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE, VERY NEW TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM WITHIN, UH, THE U SS D O T.
AND SHE WILL BE VERY CRITICAL, UM, IN MAINTAINING OUR, UH, RELATIONSHIP WITH HER AND
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HER TEAM AS THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES UNFOLD WITHIN, UH, D O T.IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A MEETING WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.
UM, JESUS S ALSO ATTENDED THIS MEETING WITH THE, UH, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AIRPORTS, UM, UNDER F A A A VERY FRUITFUL MEETING TO REINFORCE, UM, THAT RELATIONSHIP, UM, AND PUT A LENS ON THE NEEDS OF THE, UM, SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
UM, IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MEETING, UM, THIS IS PROBABLY THE SECOND OR THE THIRD TIME, UM, THAT THE MAYOR MEETS WITH SECRETARY MARTY WALSH.
AND SO THAT IS DEFINITELY, UH, AN, AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO REINFORCE, TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH HIM, TO HIGHLIGHT OUR ESSAY READY TO WORK INITIATIVE AND OUR WORKFORCE AND TRAINING NEEDS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
UM, AND, UH, ONE OF THE LAST MEETINGS WITH, WITH WAS WITH THE FEMA ADMINISTRATION.
WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE A MEETING WITH ADMINISTRATOR CHRISWELL TO DISCUSS, UM, THE NEEDS OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE COMMUNITY FOR HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS, IN ADDITION TO CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE COVID FEDERAL SHARE, UM, THAT FEMA COVERS UNDER THE COVID UMBRELLA.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE UPDATES, UH, TO THIS BODY TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR ACTION ITEMS, UM, AND NEXT STEPS AND FOLLOW UP COMING OUT OF THESE MEETINGS.
BUT I CAN'T THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR LENDING US YOUR LEADERSHIP DURING THESE MEETINGS.
AND, UM, AS JEFF SAID, OUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY IS LIKELY TO BE DURING ESSAY TO DC NEXT MONTH.
I COULDN'T LET THIS OPPORTUNITY GO BY.
IT IS WITH GREAT PRIDE THAT I SHARE WITH YOU, THAT WE HAVE DEFINITELY GOTTEN THE ATTENTION OF THE WHITE HOUSE, UM, AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON, DC.
UM, I'VE SPOKEN TO YOU BEFORE ABOUT EX-MAYOR OF NEW ORLEANS, UH, MITCH LANDRY, ALSO A POLITICAL APPOINTEE.
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL DIALOGUES AND DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE HAD, UM, THAT WE'VE HAD WITH, UM, MAYOR LANDRY.
AND WE HAVE A SHORT LITTLE CLIP THAT WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU HERE, UM, TO SHOW YOU, UH, THE REMARKS THAT HE MADE AT THE CONFERENCE OF MAYORS IN RECOGNITION OF SAN ANTONIO'S, UH, WORK WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATION, BUT TO BE SET UP FOR SUCCESS, WE, WE HAVE TO THINK ACROSS AGENCY.
AND BY THE WAY, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DO THE SAME.
AND SO I'M ASKING YOU TO DO IT.
SOME OF YOU ARE ALREADY ON IT, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
FOR INSTANCE, MAYOR RON NIERENBERG IN SAN ANTONIO, HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO CALL ME.
HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO SET UP AN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE AND TAP AN INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATOR WITH A GOAL TO MAXIMIZE OUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIPS, EQUITY, AND TO SECURE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CROSS-CUTTING SAN ANTONIO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
I COMMEND IT TO YOU FOR REFLECTION, AND I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY INTERACTIONS ALREADY, CITIES LIKE SAN ANTONIO THAT ARE GETTING ORGANIZED THE RIGHT WAY ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS.
AND YOU CAN DO THE SAME THING.
SO WE HAVE THEIR ATTENTION NOW.
SO MORE TO COME, UH, QUICKLY THROUGH THIS.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND MAKE YOU AWARE, AND YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE, BUT WE WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF FUNDING AWARDS.
UM, ONE OF THEM, OF COURSE, IS AN EARLY WIN THAT WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF AND, AND EXCITED, UM, IN OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE SAN ANTONIO, UM, RIVER AUTHORITY.
IN, UH, LATE, UH, DECEMBER, THE, UH, SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY QUICKLY ACTIVATED THEIR WORK TO PREPARE A REQUEST IN THE AMOUNT OF 27.5 MILLION FOR THE WEST SIDE CREEK'S RESTORATION PROJECT.
UM, THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS RECEIVED, UM, ABOUT $17 BILLION IN NEW FUNDING THROUGH THE BILL INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, AWARD.
AND THAT IS PROBABLY MORE THAN TWICE THEIR USUAL APPROPRIATIONS.
SO THEY QUICKLY, UM, HAD TO TURN AROUND A WORK PLAN WITHIN 60 DAYS.
UH, THANKFULLY, UH, SARAH QUICKLY ACTIVATED THEIR TEAM.
THEY SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR $27.5 MILLION, AND THE END RESULT WAS EVEN BETTER THAN EXPECTED.
UM, THEY RECEIVED A NOTICE LAST MONTH FOR AN AWARD OF $75 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT, AND THAT IS THE FULL FEDERAL SHARE.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RIVER AUTHORITY.
UM, WE'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT THE MAYOR AND JUDGE WOLF WORKED TOGETHER ON SUBMITTING A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT.
SO, A CLEAR INDICATION THAT CROSS-AGENCY COLLABORATION IS TRULY A VERY IMPORTANT AND WILL REMAIN A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF OUR LOCAL COLLABORATION.
UM, VERY QUICKLY AT THE RESTORATION PROJECT, UH, THIS FUNDING INCLUDES FOR DESIGN CONSTRUCTION, UH, 11 MILES OF THE ACHE, MARTINEZ IN SAN PEDRO, UH, CREEK.
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SARAH.UM, PIVOTING OVER TO VIA TRANSIT.
UH, THEY RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR $760,000 FROM F T A FOR THE EAST WEST, UM, ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT PLANNING AWARD.
NOW, THIS MONEY IS NOT FROM THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.
HOWEVER, WE WANTED TO PUT THIS, UM, IN YOUR PURVIEW BECAUSE IT WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANT MOVING FORWARD TO CONTINUOUSLY REMIND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND OUR PARTNERS THAT THERE ARE LAYERS TO THEIR INVESTMENTS AND KEEPING TRACK AND REMINDING THEM THAT THE INVESTMENTS THAT THEY ARE MAKING, UM, IN SAN ANTONIO IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE HIGHLIGHTING FOR THEM.
SO, UM, THEY'RE ABLE TO SEE THOSE LAYERS AND THE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT THEY ARE INVESTING, UM, THROUGH THEIR, UM, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
ANOTHER GREAT PIECE, UM, VIA GREAT NEWS THROUGH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT, UM, UNDER U S D O T, UH, VIA RECEIVED A MEDIUM HIGH RATING IN THEIR NEW STARTS EVALUATION PROCESS FOR THE NORTH, UH, SOUTH, UM, A R T CORRIDOR PROJECT.
UM, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT, OR THE C I G PROGRAM IS A MULTI-YEAR MULTI PHASED, UH, PROGRAM.
SO IN ORDER FOR THEM TO RECEIVE A, A GRANT AGREEMENT THAT'S FURTHER DOWN THE LINE, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO VIA AS WELL.
THIS IS A TREMENDOUS GREAT START.
UM, FOR, FOR THIS PROJECT, THERE ARE A LOT OF, UH, DOLLARS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN C I G THAT WERE ALLOCATED THROUGH, UH, BILL.
SO AGAIN, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS.
AND THIS WAS, UM, GREAT, UH, COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO ALL THESE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, MEMBERS, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
AND, UH, I, I DIDN'T WANT, I, I DIDN'T WANT TO ERIC TO THINK THAT WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM HIM.
AND SO, ERIC, YOU, YOU SHOWED UP FOR A REASON AND, UH, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME SAY IT, COUNCILMAN, I'M LATE
NO, I'LL JUST, I'LL JUST REITERATE WHAT, UM, WHAT I THINK JEFF SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
AND, UM, AND LEO SAID DURING HIS PRESENTATION, I MEAN, THE, THE, THE TRICK HERE, I THINK IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COLLABORATING ACROSS ALL PUBLIC AGENCIES.
AND, AND THE MESSAGE WAS, THE TWO MAIN MESSAGES THAT WE'VE, WE'VE HEARD MULTIPLE TIMES FROM THE AGENCIES AND NOT JUST ON THE TRIP, UH, HERE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WAS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, UM, A COLLABORATION, UH, OUTSIDE OF, YOU KNOW, RESPECTIVE LINES OF AUTHORITY.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR COLLABORATION FROM THE COMMUNITY STANDPOINT, UM, AND, AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, UH, WINNING IDEAS, AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR 'EM QUICK.
AND SO I THINK THE STRUCTURE THAT WE'VE PUT IN PLACE, UM, HERE LOCALLY, UH, FACILITATES THAT.
AND, UH, HAVING LEADERS LIKE, UM, UH, DAVID SMITH OVER AT THE COUNTY, OR, UH, RENEE GREEN OR, OR LEO OR JIM SBA OR DEREK OVER THE RIVER AUTHORITY, AND HAVING THAT CONSTANT COMMUNICATION ON HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE, UM, AND NOT COMPETE AMONGST EACH OTHER LOCALLY, UH, TO DC IS GONNA BE THE TRICK.
AND SO, UM, THAT'S ONE OF THE, THE RAISE GRANT IS OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY.
WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF OTHER OPPORTUNITIES COMING UP, UH, DIGITAL EQUITY GRANT, THE BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES GRANT, UM, THROUGH FEMA, WHICH, UH, COULD POTENTIALLY BE UTILIZED FOR EITHER, EITHER HAZARD MITIGATION DRAINAGE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT HERE AT THE COUNCIL THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, OR EVEN THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME OUTTA THE C E P THAT RELATE TO C P S AND SAWS WHO ARE ALSO ENGAGED.
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BE ORGANIZED AND LOGICAL, AND I THINK PROBABLY, UH, WHAT THE PUBLIC EXPECTS.
UM, QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN COMMISSIONER? NO.
UH, SO, SO NICE MEETING YOU TOO.
A COUPLE OF THINGS I'LL BE ATTENDING, UM, AT OR AROUND THE TIME WHEN WE'RE SCHEDULING, UH, S A D C, THE, UM, US HISPANIC CHAMBER'S LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT.
UM, THAT'S A ALWAYS A REALLY GOOD EVENT, UH, COMMISSIONER AND, AND COUNCILMAN, IF, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT INTERESTS YOU, UM, I, I RECOMMEND ATTENDING IT.
THE, THE SECOND THING IS WE, UM, WE NEED YOU ALL THERE FOR SA TO DC UH, ENFORCE.
UH, I, I THINK ERIC, UH, AND, AND, AND JEFF AND SALLY WILL AGREE, AND, AND TAMIKA WILL AGREE ALSO THAT, UM, SO MUCH OF THIS, EVEN IF WHEN IT'S FORMULA DRIVEN, SO MUCH OF THIS IS RELATIONSHIPS AND JUST GETTING IN FRONT OF THESE PEOPLE AND INCESSANTLY KNOCKING ON THEIR DOOR AND REMINDING THEM THAT WE'RE OUT THERE.
MITCH ANDREW COULD HAVE MENTIONED ANY OTHER CITY, UH, BUT HE MENTIONED OURS.
AND IN LARGE PART, THAT'S JUST BECAUSE OF HOW SQUEAKY A WHEEL WE'VE BECOME UP IN DC.
UH, AND THEN I'LL END WITH, UM, TELLING YOU ALL THAT, YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE BEEN TO DC WITH MULTIPLE MAYORS OVER THE YEARS, WALTER, YOU KNOW, YOU AND I HAVE BEEN UP THERE TOGETHER.
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THAT RON NIERENBERG IS, IS, HAS BEEN UP THERE, AND I, I JUST, I MEAN, I JUST SIT THERE AND LISTEN.AND I'VE NEVER SEEN ERIC, UH, IN ACTION, UH, UNTIL THIS TRIP.
ERIC AND I NEVER, AND, AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, UM, I, I, I THINK I, I THINK WHAT YOU DID WAS PRETTY AMAZING UP THERE AND THE, AND THE WORK YOU DID UP THERE.
UM, I, I'VE NEVER, I'VE REALLY NEVER SEEN, UH, ANYTHING AS IMPRESSIVE AS WHAT I SAW YOU DO.
UM, AND, AND WORK SOME OF THESE ROOMS AND, AND TWIST ARMS AND, AND TELL OUR STORY.
SO I THINK WE'RE IN VERY GOOD HANDS IN THAT REGARD TOO.
UH, I THINK THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF THE MEETING, UH, UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
AND SO, UM, HEARING NONE WE'RE ADJOURNED.