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          FOCUS ON THE HERE AND ANTONIO IN SAN ANTONIO. 
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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 
          WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 
          UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE. 
          I'M SURE YOU ALL EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTY GETTING IN THIS MORNING AND, AND SO OF OUR COLLEAGUES, TIME IS 9:17 AM ON THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2022, AND WE'LL CALL OUR CITY COUNCIL A SESSION TO ORDER. 
          MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO FIRST. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VEO HDA. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PAZ. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY HERE. 
          MAYOR EHRENBERG. 
          HERE. 
          MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM. 
          AND AGAIN, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, AND, UH, WELCOME TO OUR SPECIAL GUESTS WHO ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. 
          WE DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS, UH, CEREMONIAL THAT WE'D LIKE TO GET TO BEFORE, BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN, LEMME TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL TO WELCOME OUR INDICATOR. 
          GOOD MORNING. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. 
          TODAY IT IS MY GREAT HONOR TO INTRODUCE TO YOU REVEREND DR. 
          JOHN ANAMIQUE, TO DELIVER THE INVOCATION THIS MORNING. 
          UH, SOME OF YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW HIM. 
          I KNOW, UH, MAYOR NUREMBERG, YOU ARE, UH, ALREADY WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THE REVEREND. 
          HE SERVES AS THE LEAD PASTOR OF BETHEL COVENANT ASSEMBLY OF GOD PROUDLY HOUSED IN DISTRICT SEVEN, AND A PROUD HOME TO A DIVERSE CONGREGATION REPRESENTING OVER 30 COUNTRIES. 
          DR. 
          ANNA MEEK HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE GROWTH OF THIS INSTITUTION IN ONLY EIGHT YEARS. 
          THIS, THE MEMBERSHIP THAT WAS ONCE NINE PEOPLE HAS EVOLVED INTO A THRIVING COMMUNITY OF ALMOST 900. 
          THIS IS DUE OF COURSE, TO HIS CHARISMA AT THE PULPIT AND HIS DEDICATION TO GOD'S PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          THE CHURCH'S OUTREACH PROGRAM CALLED AVALANCHE OF LOVE HAS DONATED OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, INCLUDING CARS, GROCERIES, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES. 
          IN ADDITION TO RUNNING THE CHURCH, DR. 
          ANAMIQUE AND HIS WIFE ARE PRACTICING, ARE PRACTICING PERIODONTIST AND PHYSICIAN RESPECTIVELY. 
          THEY HAVE THREE LOVELY CHILDREN, MIRIAM, TIMOTHY, AND EMMANUEL. 
          THANK YOU REVEREND, FOR BEING HERE TODAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD MORNING. 
          THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR NUREMBERG FOR HAVING ME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OUR COUNCILWOMAN AND SANDOVAL AND ALL THE COUNCILMEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE HERE. 
          GOD BLESS YOU. 
          UM, PSALM 1 27 SAYS, ACCEPT THE LORD VIEWS THE HOUSE, THE LABOR IN VAIN THAT BUILT IT, EXCEPT THE LORD. 
          KEEP THE CITY THE WATCHMAN, THE WATCH IN VAIN THIS MORNING, I ASK THAT THE LORD WOULD BLESS OUR CITY CAUSE HIS FACE TO SHINE UPON THE GREAT CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BE GRACIOUS TO US. 
          AND THE LORD WILL LIFT UP HIS COUNTENANCE UPON THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY AND BLESS THE RESIDENTS AND GRANT US PEACE. 
          WE PRAY, LORD FOR WISDOM. 
          WE PRAY FOR GUIDANCE. 
          WE PRAY FOR DIRECTION. 
          WE PRAY FOR PROTECTION FOR OUR MAYOR, FOR OUR GREAT CITY COUNCIL, MEN AND WOMEN AND ALL THE CITY OFFICIALS, AND ALL THOSE THAT SERVE THIS GREAT CITY. 
          WE PRAY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. 
          WE PRAY FOR PEACE. 
          WE PRAY FOR JOY. 
          WE PRAY FOR PROSPERITY. 
          WE PRAY FOR DIVINE PROTECTION AND BLESSINGS. 
          YOUR WAR TELLS US THAT WE'RE CITY SET UPON THE HILL THAT CANNOT BE HIDDEN. 
          SO I ASK YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THIS GREAT CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TODAY AND FOREVER. 
          IN JESUS' NAME, 
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AMEN. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          GOD BLESS YOU. 
          THANK YOU PASTOR JOHN, OUR BEST OF FAMILY. 
          ALL RIGHT, THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 2ND AND THIRD, 2022. 
          I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE. 
          SO MOVE. 
          THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THOSE MINUTES. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          ALRIGHT, BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR, THE REST OF OUR AGENDA TODAY, THERE'S A FEW, UH, VERY SPECIAL GUESTS IN OUR AUDIENCE TODAY. 
          AND LEMME START, UH, BY NOTING THAT THIS IS OUR LAST OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH DURING A COUNCIL MEETING THIS FEBRUARY WITH SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. 
          AND I'M GRATEFUL TO ALL THE LOCAL BLACK HISTORY MAKERS WHO HAVE JOINED US THIS MONTH TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THE BLACK COMMUNITY IS A KEY PART OF OUR CITY'S HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CIVICS. 
          TODAY. 
          IT'S MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF THE SAN ANTONIO AREA, AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY FUND, WHOSE MEMBERS HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO RAISE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE INEQUITIES IMPACTING OUR BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN RESIDENTS. 
          WELCOME ALSO TO THE SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION, WHICH SERVES AS THE INSTITUTIONAL HOME FOR THIS IMPORTANT WORK. 
          MANY OF YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE, BUT THE AREA FOUNDATION IS YOUR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND A HUB FOR MANY PHILANTHROPISTS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO DEDICATE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT MANY IMPORTANT CAUSES, INCLUDING OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN FUND. 
          IN FACT, THIS TIME LAST YEAR AS WE EXPLORED ALL OPTIONS TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY'S RECOVERY FROM THE WINTER STORM, THE AREA FOUNDATION STEPPED UP AND HOSTED THE FUNDS TO RAISE SUPPORT FOR THE SAWS COMMUNITY PIPE REPAIR FUND, SOMETHING THAT HAS HELPED HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS, UH, AND FAMILIES SO FAR. 
          THANK YOU, MARGIE, PATRICIA, AND LISA FOR ALL THE HARD WORK. 
          YOU CAN ALSO FIND A BEAUTIFUL REPORT, I BELIEVE, AT YOUR CHAIRS, CAPTURING THEIR IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. 
          BUT I DO DIGRESS TODAY, UH, IS ABOUT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FUND LEADERS BROUGHT ALONG AN IMPORTANT, RECENTLY RELEASED 155 PAGE REPORT FOR EACH OF US, WHICH DOCUMENTS THESE VERY INEQUITIES AND I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER CALL TO ACTION THAN THE DATA THAT THEY ARE HERE TO SHARE WITH US TODAY IN ADDITION TO THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT THEIR IMPACT HAS HAD ON OUR COMMUNITY. 
          SO, UH, LET ME WELCOME BOBBY BLANC, MARVA CRISP, AND KARA WRIGHT TO THE PODIUM, UH, TO TALK TO US A LITTLE ABOUT, ABOUT THE IMPACT. 
          WELCOME, BOBBY. 
          WELL, THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU AGAIN, MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL AND STAFF. 
          THIS TRULY IS AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU RECOGNIZE US FOR WHAT'S BEEN A LONG FOUGHT BATTLE FOR US AND SOMETHING THAT WE THINK IS GONNA CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR CITY CITY MUCH GREATER. 
          AGAIN, WE ARE THE SAN ANTONIO AREA. 
          AFRICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY FUND, ALMOST GOT TOO MANY A'S IN THERE. 
          AND OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE THROUGH OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOOD OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA. 
          AND THE WAY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT, WE ARE ABLE TO ONE, HELP THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE HAVING AN IMPACT BUT DON'T HAVE THAT CAPACITY, THAT NEED THAT EXTRA FINANCING. 
          WE FIND THAT FOR THEM, WE GIVE THEM EXTRA TRAINING, WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THEM, BUT WE ALSO CREATE NEW PROGRAMS. WE CREATE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE NOT EXISTED BEFORE FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND AS A MODEL FOR ALL OF OUR CITY TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOOD FOR ALL. 
          AND OUR PARTNER AGAIN, AND WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE SAN ANTONIO FOUNDATION AGAIN, SORRY, KARA, UH, AGAIN, THEIR LEADERSHIP AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT. 
          AND AS YOU'RE GONNA HEAR, THAT PARTNERSHIP HAS REALLY, REALLY, UH, IMPROVED NOT ONLY THE LIFE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          SO I'M GONNA TURN OVER TO MARVA CHRIS, AND SHE'S GONNA TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE IMPACTS. 
          AND SHE'S WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO MARVA. 
          GOOD MORNING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          UM, I AM ALSO A CITY EMPLOYEE WHO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED WITH THE FUND, UM, AND A FORMER DEPARTMENT THAT I WORKED IN. 
          SO THAT'S A BLESSING. 
          I'VE BEEN ON THE FUNDS SINCE INCEPTION. 
          AND SOMETHING THAT, UH, OUR CHAIR, MR. BLUNT DIDN'T MENTION BECAUSE OF HIS MODESTY, IS THAT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE OUR FUND AND, UH, FIND MORE CREATIVE WAYS THAT WE CAN BETTER BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY, HE HAS TRAVELED TO DIFFERENT STATES AND DIFFERENT CITIES WHO HAVE FUNDS SIMILAR TO OURS TO SEE WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE IN, DO WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PERFORM BETTER HERE. 
          WHAT'S 
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INTERESTING ABOUT THAT IS BE IS THAT HE GOES TO BE TAUGHT AND HE ENDS UP BECOMING THE TEACHER, BECAUSE FUNDS WHO HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FAR LONGER THAN OUR FUND ARE AMAZED AT THE, AT WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 
          SO WE WANT OUR CITY LEADERS TO KNOW THAT WE EXIST AND WE WANT YOU TO ALSO KNOW THE IMPACT THAT WE HAVE ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE, NOT JUST FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS, BUT FOR EVERYONE IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          THE FUND, UH, HAS THE MONEY THAT WE RAISE FOR THE FUND IS REDEPOSITED RIGHT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. 
          AND SINCE WE'VE BEEN IN, IN EXISTENCE, WE HAVE GIVEN OVER $338,000 IN GRANTS TO OVER 40 DESERVING NONPROFITS. 
          A THIRD OF THOSE, UH, WE'VE GIVEN GRANTS TO ARE FIRST TIME GRANT RECIPIENTS AND HAVE GONE ON TO BECOME GREATER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN OUR CITY. 
          WE HAVE ALSO ENGAGED IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LYFT FUND. 
          WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL OUR DREAM MAKER FUND THAT IS OVERSEEN BY LYFT FUND. 
          SO IN THAT FUND, WE'VE PUT MONIES FOR LOANS TO, FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS OWNERS. 
          AND, UH, OUR, WE HAVE OVER $170,000 THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN THROUGH THE LIFT FUND, UM, TO AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS OWNERS. 
          SO, AND I THINK IT'S, UM, AND 11 BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN RECIPIENTS OF THOSE LOANS. 
          SO OUR IMPACT ON, UM, SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY IS VISIBLE. 
          WE'RE OUT THERE. 
          WE HAVE ONE, ONE MAJOR FUNDRAISER EVERY YEAR THAT'S COMING UP IN AUGUST. 
          I'LL LET BOBBY TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT . 
          BUT, UH, WE WANNA THANK YOU. 
          WE WANNA THANK THE AREA FOUNDATION FOR GIVING US THIS PLATFORM, AND WE DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY. 
          AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          WELL SAID, MARVA. 
          AND NEXT I WANNA TALK, HAVE SOMEBODY TALK ABOUT OUR SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND. 
          AND THIS IS ONE THAT WE DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN A PARTNER WITH THE SAN ANTONIO AREA FOUNDATION ON, AND THE PERSON THAT BOUGHT THAT TO US, REALLY THE CREATOR AND FOUNDER OF IT WAS KIRA WRIGHT. 
          KIRA. 
          GOOD MORNING MAYOR COUNCIL. 
          SO MY NAME IS KARA WRIGHT, I'M AN ATTORNEY AND MY HUSBAND BRIAN WRIGHT AND I FOUNDED THIS SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND A COUPLE YEARS AGO. 
          THE SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND HAS HELPED TO FUND OVER 70 BONDS FOR LOW LEVEL OFFENSES, AND OF COURSE, IF YOU MEET OTHER REQUIREMENTS, SOME OF THE MAIL AMOUNTS THAT WE HAVE POSTED HAVE BEEN AS LOW AS $50. 
          APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THE SAN ANTONIANS THAT HAVE BEEN BAILED OUT HAVE BEEN, HAVE GOTTEN THEIR CASES DISMISSED OR RECEIVED TIME TO SERVED. 
          WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BRING TWO NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE POLICE. 
          MORE SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE ESPECIALLY PLEASED TO BE WORKING WITH S A P D AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE JEOPARDY PROGRAM. 
          FINALLY, WE'VE CREATED UNIQUE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS FROM ST. 
          MARY'S UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, AS WELL AS TEXAS SOUTHERN FOR THESE INTERNS TO LEARN ABOUT AND FOCUS ON RACIAL INJUSTICE ISSUES. 
          AND WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, KARA. 
          THANK YOU AGAIN, KARA, AND WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THAT 155 PAGES AND ON LIGHT, BUT THAT REPORT THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU IS THE FIRST WE THINK COMPREHENSIVE REPORT. 
          AND I CAN TELL YOU IT'S, IT'S A MODEL FOR THE UNITED STATES ON IF YOU'RE FOCUSING ON A PARTICULAR POPULATION GROUP, HOW DO YOU ASSESS IT? HOW DO YOU EVALUATE AND HOW YOU REALLY GET TO LOOKING AT THE DETAILS WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR POPULATION GROUP. 
          SO THAT PARTICULAR DOCUMENT, IT'LL COVER THE EDUCATION, IT COVERS THE HEALTH, IT COVERS SOCIAL JUSTICE. 
          IT, IT COVERS A CRIMINAL JUSTICE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, BUSINESSES SIDE OF THE HOUSE. 
          UH, IT COVERS ALL THOSE DIFFERENT ANGLES IN ADDITION TO PRESENTING DATA. 
          AND PART OF OUR TEAM THAT DID THAT, IT WASN'T JUST US AND THE SAN ANTONIO FOUNDATION, IT WAS DEFINITELY A COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. 
          WE HAD CHURCHES, WE HAD OTHER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS TO REALLY HELP US SHAPE THAT PARTICULAR REPORT. 
          CI, NOW WHO'S, WELL REN WELL KNOWN FOR GATHERING DATA, AND I THINK YOU HAVE ALSO USED CI NOW AND OTHERS THAT ARE REALLY SUCCESSFUL TO VALIDATE AND, AND VERIFY DATA. 
          WERE PART OF THAT PORTION OF IT. 
          BEYOND THE DATA, YOU'LL SEE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS IN THERE. 
          WE HAD MEETINGS WITH TEXAS APPLESEED, WHO'S WELL KNOWN WITHIN THE STATE AT DRIVING GREAT POLICY SUGGESTIONS, BUT WE DIDN'T JUST, BUT WE DIDN'T JUST GO BY WHAT THEY SAID. 
          WE ACTUALLY COMMUNICATED AND MAKE SURE IT APPLIED TO US. 
          IN SAN ANTONIO, YOU'LL SEE SOME TESTIMONIALS THAT TALK ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE DATA FROM INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE VERY POPULAR WITHIN OUR 
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COMMUNITY. 
          AND YOU RECOGNIZE THOSE, A LOT OF THOSE NAMES ALSO. 
          SO THAT'S WHAT'S CONTAINED IN THE REPORT. 
          BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, A MESSAGE WE WANT TO CARRY FORWARD FROM THE DAY IS IT GIVES US A BASELINE ALL TO WORK TOGETHER. 
          THE BIGGEST THING THING THAT WE'LL SEE SEPARATE FROM THE DATA ITSELF IS THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THAT DATA AND ONLY WAY WE'RE REALLY GONNA ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE SEEING WITHIN THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY AND OTHERS TOO THAT FACE CHALLENGES TOO. 
          WE DEFINITELY HAVE GOTTA WORK TOGETHER, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE THINK THIS DOCUMENT ALLOWS US TO DO THAT. 
          SO THAT'S OUR REPORT THAT WE'VE ALSO PRESENTED. 
          AND I'M GONNA FINISH OFF WITH THE LITTLE COMMERCIAL BREAK. 
          AND I, I THINK, UM, THE MAYOR KNOWS THIS EVENT ALL TOO WELL, OUR RENAISSANCE WITH THE STARS, UH, AUGUST 13TH. 
          AND AS MARVA SAYING, THAT'S THE ONE WE REALLY RAISE OUR FUNDS. 
          WE WANNA GET TO THOSE MILLIONS. 
          WE TALKED THOUSANDS, 10 THOUSANDS, A HUNDRED THOUSAND, BUT WE GOTTA GET TO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO REALLY HAVE THAT IMPACT THAT WE CAN. 
          AND WE'D LIKE TO PUT OUT A CHALLENGE TO OUR MAYOR. 
          IF YOU'D LIKE TO DANCE THIS YEAR AT OUR RE DANCING WITH THE STARS EVENT, THAT'S DEFINITELY OPEN TO YOU. 
          YEAH. 
          ANYBODY GONNA BACK ME UP ON THAT? THANK YOU, . 
          I'M SORRY MAYOR, THAT WASN'T IN THE SCRIPT, BUT NEVERTHELESS, YOU DID NOT SAY YOU WERE GONNA DO THAT. 
          BOBBY, I WOULDN'T INVITED YOU. 
          I'M SORRY. 
          UH, YOU OWE, I OWE YOU, YOU EXTRACTED A POUND OF FLESH ALREADY, UH, FROM MY FAMILY. 
          UH, MY WIFE WAS IN THE, THE, UH, DANCE COMPETITION A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT THAT'S RIGHT. 
          I'LL HAVE TO TALK TO MY ADVISORS. 
          , THANK YOU AGAIN. 
          BUT ONCE AGAIN, SERIOUSLY, ON BEHALF OF THE SAN ANTONIO AREA, AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, THANKS THE FUND. 
          THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING US DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND THANKS AGAIN FOR, AGAIN, MENTIONING OUR PARTNER SANITARIAN FOUNDATION. 
          WE REALLY, THIS MEANS A LOT TO US, SO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. 
          OH, OH, MAYOR, CAN I, I'M SORRY, MAYOR. 
          YOU KNOW, I MADE ONE BIG MISTAKE. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OUR REST OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE. 
          CAN YOU STAND UP SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN SEE YOU ALSO, THIS IS OUR BOARD, OUR BOARD FROM THE SAN ANTONIO AFTERNOON. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GREAT WORK Y'ALL. 
          VERY POWERFUL. 
          AND AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          UH, IF YOU DON'T DANCE, YOU CAN STILL COME TO, UH, RENAISSANCE WITH THE STARS TO SUPPORT THE FUND, WHICH IS DOING VERY POWERFUL THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARVA KARA BOBBY, UH, THE AREA FOUNDATION FOR BEING HERE TODAY. 
          UH, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, UH, AND TO FINALIZE OR TO CLOSE OUT OUR CELEBRATION THIS MONTH, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ANOTHER LOCAL BLACK HISTORY MAKER THAT'S REVEREND LAMEL TAYLOR, UH, WHO WILL NOW HELP US HONOR THE MOMENT BY SINGING THE BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM. 
          SO PLEASE RISE IF YOU CAN. 
          REVEREND DR. 
          LAMEL TAYLOR IS AN ORDAINED ELDER OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, CURRENTLY SERVING AS PASTOR OF BUTLER AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. 
          DR. 
          TAYLOR'S AN ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIAN THAT HAS TRAVELED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PERFORMED FOR VARIOUS DIGNITARIES, AND HAS WORKED WITH NUMEROUS RECORDING ARTISTS. 
          DR. 
          TAYLOR, WELCOME LIFT EVERY VOICE AND EARTH AND HEAVEN RINGS RING WITH THE KNEES OF LIBERTY. 
          LET OUR REJO RISE LISTENING SKIES. 
          LET IT RESOUND LOUD AS THE ROLL SING A SONG FULL OF THE FAITH THAT THE DARK PASS HAS TAUGHT US. 
          SING A SONG FULL OF THE HOPE THAT THE PRESENT HAS BROUGHT US FACING THE HORIZON. 
          SO OUR NEW DAY BEGUN. 
          LET US FIGHT ON, LET US LOVE ON, LET US MARCH ON TO VICTORIA IS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. 
          TAYLOR. 
          LET ME RECOGNIZE NOW COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR AND HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH. 
          UM, THANK YOU GUYS ALL FOR BEING HERE. 
          UM, I'M SUPER EXCITED. 
          THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE BOOK WE GOT. 
          IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL AND I'M, SO, MY COLLEAGUES KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE DATA AND NUMBERS. 
          AND SO I'M SUPER EXCITED TO DIVE IN THIS WITH 
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MY TEAM AND TO LOOK AT THE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, ACKNOWLEDGING FEBRUARY IS, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY THE SHORTEST MONTH OF THE YEAR, BUT, UH, MARKING A TIME THAT WE REALLY THINK ABOUT BLACK LIVES AND BLACK HISTORY. 
          IT SHOULDN'T STOP OR END AT THE END OF FEBRUARY. 
          BLACK LIVES, UH, BLACK CONTRIBUTIONS, BLACK HISTORY AND BLACK NEED DO NOT END IN FEBRUARY. 
          UM, AND SO I THINK WE AS A COUNCIL, OUR ROLE IS TO, UM, REALLY THINK ABOUT THE ROLE THAT WE CAN PLAY IN ADDRESSING THE DISPARITIES IN POLICING AND BRUTALITY, UM, THE HEALTH OUTCOMES, THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT, INCLUDING IN BLACK BUSINESS, UM, ACCESS TO HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, ACTIVITY, AND RESOURCES FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY. 
          AND I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO, UM, MAKE A DENT, MAKE A DENT IN SOME OF THIS NEED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          ALRIGHT, UM, BEFORE AGAIN, WE MOVE ON. 
          WE DO HAVE SOME MORE SPECIAL GUESTS IN OUR AUDIENCE AND IT'S, UH, I WANNA RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER GRA OH, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS STUDY, BUT I DO WANT TO ALSO IN CONJUNCTION WITH MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE ISSUE A CHALLENGE, UH, TO MY COLLEAGUES, IS WE'VE DONE STUDIES IN THE PAST AND WE'VE LET THESE STUDIES SIT, SIT THERE. 
          BUT I INVITE YOU TO COME AND CALL MY OFFICE AND LET'S MEET AND TALK POLICY AND HOW WE CAN MOVE THESE FORWARD. 
          AND I CHALLENGE MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO ALSO TAKE THAT MEETING AND SEE HOW WE CAN REALLY MOVE THIS FORWARD, ESPECIALLY AS WE TALK ABOUT RACE, AS A HEALTH INEQUITY, THAT WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND PUT THIS INTO ACTION AND NOT JUST RELY ON ONE COUNCIL PERSON TO DO ALL THE WORK. 
          SO, THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN. 
          OKAY, I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE NOW TWO SPECIAL GUESTS THIS MORNING. 
          UH, AND THAT IS JODY NEWMAN WITH THE FRIENDLY SPOT ICE HOUSE AND KENT OLIVER WITH THE DAKOTA EAST SIDE ICE HOUSE. 
          THEY ARE HERE TODAY REPRESENTING ALL OUR LOCAL ICE HOUSES, PARTICIPATING IN THE FIRST ANNUAL SAN ANTONIO ICE HOUSE WEEK TO TAKE PLACE FROM FEBRUARY 25TH THROUGH MARCH 6TH. 
          TEXAS ICE HOUSES HAVE BEEN A TRADITION IN SOUTH TEXAS SINCE 1920S AND ARE A PART OF THE CULTURAL FABRIC OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          ICE HOUSES BEGAN AS A STOPPING POINT TO PICK UP BLACK ICE, EXCUSE ME, BLOCK ICE SNACKS AND, AND A COLD ONE. 
          THEY'RE LATE. 
          THEY LATER EVOLVED INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERNS. 
          WE KNOW TODAY. 
          JODY AND KENT JOINED FORCES TO SUPPORT LOCAL, INDEPENDENT, SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMIC BY WAY OF THE INAUGURAL 10 DAY CELEBRATION. 
          AND MORE THAN 30 INDOOR BARS, INDOOR OUTDOOR BARS AND RESTAURANTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE CELEBRATION WHERE A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT LIFT FUND, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT THAT OFFERS LOANS, GRANTS AND RESOURCES TO LOCAL STARTUPS AND SMALL BUSINESSES SO THAT THEY CAN CREATE A PATHWAY TO SUCCESS. 
          SO THANK YOU JODY AND KENT FOR BEING HERE FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES. 
          AND NOW I'LL READ A PREPARED PROCLAMATION TO MARK THE OCCASION, WHEREAS THE FIRST ANNUAL SAN ANTONIO ICE HOUSE WEEK WILL BE OBSERVED FEBRUARY 25TH, MARCH 6TH, 2022, TO CELEBRATE THE ICE HOUSE COMMUNITY AND ITS RICH HISTORY. 
          AND WHEREAS TEXAS ICE HOUSES A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD OR ROADSIDE BUSINESS WHERE YOU CAN BUY A FEW STAPLE FOOD STUFFS HAVE BEEN A TRADITION IN SOUTH TEXAS SINCE THE 1920S. 
          AND WHEREAS BEFORE FRI REFRIGERATION ICE HOUSE IS STORED AND DISTRIBUTED BLOCK ICE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ICE BOXES, AND UP UNTIL THE FORTIES, REFRIGERATORS WERE OUTNUMBERED BY ICE BOXES IN RURAL TEXAS. 
          AND WHEREAS THROUGH THE YEARS, ICE HOUSES BECAME MORE DIVERSIFIED, A LITTLE FOOD, SOME GROCERIES, A COOL AIR CONDITION, AIR CONDITIONED SPOT TO SIT, TALK, PLAY DOMINOES, OR TURN UP THE JUKEBOX. 
          NO TWO WERE ALIKE. 
          AND WHEREAS THE 10 DAY EVENT CELEBRATES THE ICE HOUSE'S VITAL PLACE IN SOUTH TEXAS CULTURE AND BENEFITS LIFT FUND A NONPROFIT THAT OFFERS LOANS, GRANTS, AND RESOURCES TO LOCAL STARTUPS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          NOW, THEREFORE, I RON NURENBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND RECOGNITION THEREOF, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 25TH, MARCH THROUGH MARCH 6TH, 2022, TO BE FIRST ANNUAL SAN ANTONIO ICE HOUSE WEEK IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND OFFER BEST WISHES FOR A SUCCESSFUL EVENT. 
          I KNOW JODY KENT, DO Y'ALL WANT TO COME UP AND MAKE A FEW REMARKS? WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING WITH Y'ALL. 
          THE LESSON THERE IS DON'T SIT ON THE END . 
          UH, WE JUST, UH, KENT AND I REALLY WANT TO CELEBRATE THE SMALL, INDEPENDENT, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THE SPIRIT OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE PAST TWO YEARS. 
          I REALLY WANNA THANK JALEN AND MARIO FOR BOTH SUPPORTING THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND OUR DISTRICTS. 
          AND ICE HOUSE WEEK CELEBRATES 
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THE DIVERSITY OF THESE BUSINESSES. 
          AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE VERY EXCITED. 
          THIS IS THE FIRST ONE, AND WE HOPE TO GROW IT EVERY YEAR INTO SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE CAN BE PROUD OF. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US. 
          THANK YOU, JODY. 
          ALL RIGHT, UH, LET ME TURN IT OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, WITH A POINT OF PERSON PRIVILEGE. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          UH, IN KEEPING WITH TODAY'S, UH, UH, PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS, I GOT SOME GREAT NEWS, UM, ESPECIALLY TO THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, UH, POPULATION HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          UH, UP IN DISTRICT 10, WE HAVE AN OLD CEMETERY, IT'S CALLED THE HOCKLEY CLAY CEMETERY. 
          AND JUST YESTERDAY IT WAS DESIGNATED A CULTURAL HISTORICAL HERITAGE LANDMARK. 
          SO I WANT TO THANK OUR OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, UH, SE CAMM EVERETT FLY, AND, UH, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WENT INTO, UH, MAKING THIS HAPPEN. 
          IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO GO AND REFLECT AND ALSO HONOR THOSE ANCESTORS OF THE HOCKLEY CLAY FAMILY. 
          SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME UP TO DISTRICT 10. 
          UH, IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO FIND AND, UM, COME ON UP AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND, UH, REFLECT ON, UH, MANY, MANY CEMETERIES AROUND THIS, THIS AREA. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE, UM, YOU KNOW, THE NORTHEAST HAD A VERY LARGE AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION UP THERE, AND THIS IS JUST DESIGNATING THAT, YES, THIS IS A HISTORICAL SITE THAT WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          SO, UH, THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH, AND, UH, COME ON UP AND TAKE A LOOK AND VISIT THAT SITE. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          ALL. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR, UM, GUESTS, THIS, THIS, UH, THIS MORNING. 
          WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE AND HIGHLIGHTING, UH, THE GREAT IMPORTANT CELEBRATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING WITH YOU. 
          SEE YOU SOON, BOBBY. 
          ALL RIGHT, NOW 
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LET'S GET INTO OUR BUSINESS AGENDA TODAY. 
          AND FOR THE RECORD, ITEMS 24 AND 30 HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA AND WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY. 
          UH, AT THIS TIME, THERE IS ONE ITEM LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. 
          I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES NOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO HEAR INDIVIDUALLY. 
          13, ITEM 1314 FOR RECUSAL PURPOSES, AND 31 14 AND 31. 
          ANY OTHERS? OKAY, 2232. 
          NO, 2, 2 22. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          ALRIGHT. 
          IF THERE ARE NO OTHERS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          THAT'S ALL ITEMS SAVED FOR 4 13, 14, 22, AND 31. 
          AND AGAIN, 24 AND 30 WILL NOT BE HEARD. 
          I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE. 
          OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          WE'LL MOVE NOW TO DISCUSSION ON ITEMS THAT REMAIN ON CONSENT. 
          AND WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT DO REMAIN ON CONSENT. 
          SO, HENRIETTA LAGRANGE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON ITEM 18 FOR THE RECORD. 
          MY NAME IS HENRIETTA LAGRANGE. 
          I'M A STAKEHOLDER IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          AND FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, I HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO THE, UH, IT'S, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SAY, BECAUSE THERE'S AN ORDINANCE OF THE SUNRISE SUNDOWN LAW THAT KEEPS GETTING VIOLATED. 
          THERE IS NO BENEFIT IN CHANGING THAT LAW. 
          FOR ONE, IT IS AN OSHA VIOLATION, NOT ENOUGH LIGHTING IS PROVIDED BY THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, AND THERE IS MORE DAMAGE DONE BY CONSTRUCTING AT THREE O'CLOCK AND FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. 
          BECAUSE THERE IS A DISRUPTION OF EVERY, THE WHOLE, JUST IMAGINE EVERY, THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD, BECAUSE THEY CLOSE STREETS, THEY DON'T OPEN STREETS, FIRST RESPONDERS CANNOT GET THERE. 
          STREET SIGNS ARE NOT UP. 
          I'M JUST SAYING DO NOT APPROVE IT. 
          KEEP SUNRISE SUNDOWN LAW AT IT AS IT IS. 
          EVEN THE SMALL COMMUNITIES IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU 
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WANNA START TO WORK BEFORE EIGHT O'CLOCK, NO WORK IS GONNA BE DONE. 
          SO I'M JUST SAYING DO NOT APPROVE IT. 
          THERE IS MORE, WHAT'S MORE IS THERE'S CRACKING, BULGING. 
          A LOT OF THE CEILING CHANNEL WALLS ARE SUBJECT TO GETTING COLLAPSING BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN THE BEST AND I FEEL LIKE THE ONLY ONE THAT'S GETTING THE BENEFIT OF IT. 
          IT'S THE CON IT'S THE CONTRACTORS BECAUSE OF THE MONEY THAT THEY GET AND IT'S NOT WORKING. 
          SO I'M ASKING YOU TO KEEP UP THE SUNRISE SUNDOWN LAW. 
          NOT ENOUGH LIGHT, MORE DAMAGE IS DONE TO THE CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE IF IT'S CEMENT, IT'S BURIED, BUT WHAT'S INSIDE IS THE PROBLEM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MS LA GRANGE. 
          ALRIGHT, THAT'S EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS REMAINING OF CONSENT. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE NOW TO COUNSEL DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          AND IF I CAN ASK MY COLLEAGUES, UH, ON THEIR TABLETS TO PLEASE HIGHLIGHT THE CONSENT AGENDA HEADER TO QUEUE UP, UH, FOR DISCUSSION THAT WILL HELP US MAKE SURE WE KEEP AN ACCURATE COUNT. 
          SO LET ME START WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CAB HALBERDA. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I, I'M JUST MAKING SURE. 
          DID ITEM 14 GET PULLED? YES. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          I'D LIKE TO JUST HIGHLIGHT ITEM 15 AND ITEM 20. 
          UM, UM, ITEM 15 IS, UH, JUST BECAUSE IT'S VERY, IT'S INVALUABLE TO SAN ANTONIO. 
          THIS GRANT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SS A P D TO PROCESS RAPE KITS MORE EXPEDIENTLY AND ADDRESS ANY BACKLOGS. 
          THIS ISN'T, UM, THIS IS AN ISSUE NOT ONLY IN SAN ANTONIO AND TEXAS, BUT OF COURSE ACROSS OUR COUNTRY IT SHOULD BE LABELED FOR WHAT IT IS A NATIONAL CRISIS. 
          AS OF TODAY, THERE ARE OVER 100,000 RAPE KITS THAT HAVE GONE UNTESTED, ALLOWING PREDATORS TO REMAIN ON OUR STREETS AND PREVENTING VICTIMS FROM RECEIVING THE JUSTICE THAT THEY DESERVE. 
          AS CHAIR OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, I'M COMMITTED TO CONTINUE ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE WITH MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 
          SO THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT'S ULTIMATELY ELIMINATED. 
          NO ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO ENJOY THE HARDSHIP OF THEIR ASSAILANTS NOT BEING PROSECUTED AND PUT BEHIND BARS. 
          SO I COMMEND S A P D AND, UM, AND THIS ITEM, ITEM 20 I, I JUST, UM, REAPPOINTING VIRGINIA JACKSON TO OUR, UH, UM, FOR HER, WELL, THANKING HER FOR HER ENTHUSIASM AND EXPERIENCE. 
          SHE'S AGREED TO CONTINUE HER VALUABLE SERVICE AS TWO DISTRICT SIX, AS AN APPOINTED TO THE CITY'S COMMISSION ON EDUCATION. 
          VIRGINIA HAS WORKED FOR MORE THAN 22 YEARS IN A VARIETY OF ROLES IN HIGHER EDUCATION, FROM DIRECTING HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO ADVISING COLLEGE ONBOARDING PROGRAMS, DIRECTING COLLEGE SERVICES. 
          AND AS AN ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR, SHE BRINGS MUCH NEEDED INSIGHT TO THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WHOSE ENTRY INTO HIGHER EDUCATION IS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PATH. 
          SO, MS. JACKSON, WE THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER KIO HDA, UH, FOR THE RECORD, UM, ITEM 22, UH, WILL REMAIN ON CONSENT. 
          IT'S ITEM 23 THAT WE'RE PULLING FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          SO DO I HAVE, UH, CONSENT FOR THAT? OKAY. 
          HEARING NO, UH, DISAGREEMENT WITH THAT, IT'S ITEM 23. 
          THEY'LL BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY. 
          ITEM 22 WILL REMAIN ON CONSENT. 
          LET ME CONTINUE ON WITH DISCUSSION NOW. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I HAVE TWO VERY EXCITING ITEMS TO HIGHLIGHT. 
          THE FIRST IS THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW VOLUNTEER TO THE SAN ANTONIO YOUTH COMMISSION. 
          MS. LORES MENDOZA IS HERE WITH US. 
          SHE IS IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, TO STAND LURE WHILE I READ YOUR VERY EMBARRASSING BUT IMPRESSIVE BIO. 
          UH, SHE IS AN HONOR ROLL STUDENT AT ANTONIAN COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL, INVOLVED IN MANY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE DEBATE TEAM, CROSS COUNTRY, AND THE STEM CLUB. 
          APPARENTLY SHE STILL HAS FREE TIME, SO DURING THAT TIME, SHE LIKES TO PLAY GUITAR SING, VOLUNTEER AT HER CHURCH AND BABYSIT, WHICH I WILL KEEP IN MIND. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, . 
          AND DURING HER TIME ON THE YOUTH COMMISSION, SHE HOPES TO FOCUS ON ISSUES REGARDING SOCIAL JUSTICE, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN SCHOOLS, AND LITERACY FOR ALL. 
          LOURDES. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR SERVICE. 
          THE OTHER ITEM I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS, UH, NUMBER 31. 
          IT'S AN OUTREACH AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN OUR EFFORTS TO PREPARE THE CITY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AS WE WORK TOWARD OUR GOAL OF CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2050. 
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I'M CONVINCED THAT PROGRAMS LIKE THESE ARE THE REASON DELOREAN IS CHOOSING TO COME BACK ELECTRIC AND WHY THEY'VE CHOSEN SAN ANTONIO FOR THEIR NEXT HEADQUARTERS. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          I WANNA HIGHLIGHT, UH, ITEM 20 E AND, UM, SHE'S ACTUALLY HERE, NAOMI MILLER. 
          UH, SHE'S BEING REAPPOINTED TO THE MAYOR'S COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN, UH, FOR DISTRICT 10. 
          STAND UP. 
          NAOMI, GO AHEAD. 
          AND, AND I WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT SHE'S BEEN ON THIS COMMISSION FOR, UH, LET'S SEE, SIX, SIX YEARS ON THIS COMMISSION, AND THEN ANOTHER TWO YEARS, UH, FOR THE EDUCATION COMMISSION. 
          SO, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE, NAOMI. 
          APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 20, UM, THE APPOINTMENT OF FAITH ESTRADA AND EMERALD LANIS TO THE SAN ANTONIO YOUTH COMMISSION. 
          FAITH AND EMERALD ALREADY DONATE THEIR TIME TO COMMUNITY BY PARTICIPATING IN PROJECT WORTH FAITH PLANS TO BE A LAWYER SOMEDAY, AND IS PART OF THE PEER COURT PROGRAM AT ST. 
          MARY'S. 
          SHE'S ALSO PART OF AN ACTING COMPANY, WHICH SHOULD HELP TREMENDOUSLY WITH HER GOAL OF BEING AN ATTORNEY. 
          EMRO IS A MEMBER OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL, NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, AND THE SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY. 
          SHE'S AN ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES FOR TEENS AND PRE-TEENS. 
          I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE IDEAS THAT FAITH AND EMERALD PUT FORTH OVER THEIR TENURE. 
          AND CONGRATULATIONS TO DISTRICT FIVE, UM, FOR HAVING GREAT YOUTH REPRESENTATION. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 21, UH, UM, INCREASING THE GRAND AMOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF 16, OVER 16, UM, THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR TXDOT FOR THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE STINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. 
          I JUST WANNA THANK THE TEAM OVER AT THE AIRPORT AND JEFF FOR HIS, UH, WORK IN, IN UNDERSTANDING AND HAS AND JESUS OVER AT THE AIRPORT FOR UNDERSTANDING. 
          WE HAVE TWO AIRPORTS IN SAN ANTONIO AND CONTINUING TO WORK TO, UH, ELEVATE STINSON AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, WE ARE PROMOTING THAT, UM, FACILITY. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER RO GARCIA. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, THANK CORY MONTIA, WHO WE'RE APPOINTING TO THE DISTRICT FOUR A SPOT FOR THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD. 
          UM, I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE SOMEONE FROM DISTRICT FOUR WE REPRESENTED AND HAPPY TO SEE THAT, UH, OTHER RESIDENTS ARE APPLYING. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, NUMBER 18, WHICH IS AN ORDINANCE, UH, AMENDING OUR CONSTRUCTION. 
          UH, SOME OF OUR CONSTRUCTION, UH, GUIDELINES. 
          UH, WE SUBMITTED A A C C R, UH, ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO CALLED GOODNIGHT, GOODNIGHT CONSTRUCTION SITE. 
          AND IT CERTAINLY GOES RIGHT ALONG WITH WHAT ONE OF OUR CONSTITUENTS WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE WHILE AGO. 
          LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION TO WHAT WE CONSIDER MORE, UH, RESPECTABLE HOURS FROM SEVEN IN THE MORNING TILL SEVEN AT NIGHT, BUT STILL ALLOWING SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS WITH THE APPROVAL OF A DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SO THAT DEVELOPMENT CAN GO ON. 
          UH, THIS WAS, UH, A JOINT, UH, EFFORT BY DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, BY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, BY MY OFFICE, BY MANY BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS WHO CAME TOGETHER TO DEVELOP THIS NEW POLICY. 
          AND, UH, I THINK IT'S WELL DESERVED AND WELL NEEDED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          ALRIGHT, UH, I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. 
          UH, SO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          THAT'S ALL ITEMS SAVED FOR 13, 14, 23, 31, AND 24 AND 30, WHICH ARE PULLED FROM THE AGENDA. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          WE'LL 
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MOVE TO OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS NOW. 
          WE'LL START WITH ITEM FOUR. 
          ITEM FOUR IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING SIX CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE THE CITY WITH SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SA READY TO WORK EDUCATION AND JOB PLACEMENT PROGRAM. 
          A SA TALENT INC FOR EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT SERVICES, A ONE YEAR TERM FOR UP TO $100,000. 
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B, CREATIVE NAGAN, L L C FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND MARKETING SERVICES. 
          THREE YEAR TERM WITH THREE ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR UP TO $1.6 MILLION. 
          C ALAMO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INC. 
          FOR IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES, A THREE YEAR TERM WITH THREE ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR UP TO $102,390,463. 
          D. 
          PROJECT QUEST INC. 
          FOR IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES THREE YEAR TERM WITH THREE ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR UP TO $26,413,833. 
          E RESTORE EDUCATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES THREE YEAR TERM WITH THREE ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR UP TO $5,147,858. 
          AND F ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FOR IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES THREE YEAR TERM WITH THREE ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR UP TO $49,327,587. 
          FUNDING FOR EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT SERVICES IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE F Y 2022 GENERAL FUND. 
          FUNDING FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF THE REMAINING AGREEMENTS IS AVAILABLE FROM THE SA READY TO WORK F Y 2022 ADOPTED BUDGET. 
          ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. 
          UM, MIKE GOT THE FLOOR MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS MY PLEASURE TO BE, EXCUSE ME, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING, UH, TO BRING FORWARD, UH, THIS ITEM FOR OUR ESSAY READY TO WORK PROGRAM. 
          UM, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG, UH, EFFORT, UH, AS A RESULT OF A LOT OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN COUNCIL, THE MAYOR, CITY STAFF, THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AND OUR EMPLOYERS AND OUR ADVISORY BOARD TO GET TO THIS PLACE. 
          UM, THIS WORK BEGAN, OF COURSE, UH, BACK IN JULY OF 2020, THE MAYOR FORMED A TASK FORCE, UM, TO DETERMINE HOW THE CITY WAS GONNA PROCEED, UM, WITH ASSISTING THE DOUBLE DIGIT EMPLOYMENT THAT THIS CITY WAS FACING AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC. 
          UM, AS A RESULT OF THAT, UH, THE PROPOSITION WAS PLACED ON THE BALLOT AND IN NOVEMBER OF 20 20, 70 7% OF VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED THE ESSAY READY TO WORK EDUCATION AND JOB PLACEMENT INITIATIVE. 
          SHORTLY THEREAFTER, DECEMBER OF 2020, THE ADVISORY BOARD WAS FORMED AND THAT ADVISORY BOARD HAS PROVIDED GUIDANCE AND INPUT INTO THIS PROGRAM. 
          UH, SINCE THAT TIME, THE CITY AND STAFF SOLICITED COMMUNITY FEEDBACK BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND JUNE OF 20 20 21, AND PROVIDED AN UPDATE TO THE PRE-K BOARD IN MARCH OF 2021. 
          BETWEEN MARCH AND OCTOBER, 2021, NUMEROUS E W D C MEETINGS WERE HELD WHERE E W D C COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED AND PROVIDED INPUT ON THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM. 
          AND IN MAY OF 2021, THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 WAS PASSED FOR THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM. 
          IN JULY OF 2021, CITY STAFF HOSTED A READY TO WORK SYMPOSIUM TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WHERE OVER 150 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS ATTENDED AND PROVIDED INPUT AND RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING THE PROGRAM. 
          IN AUGUST OF 2021, THE NEW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WAS FORMED, AND THE RFPS WERE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER OF 20 20 21. 
          THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THAT TIME PERIOD, OUR TRAINING FOR JOBS SA PROGRAM WAS IN OPERATION. 
          AGAIN, IT WAS AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC IN ORDER TO ASSIST OUR MOST NEEDY RESIDENTS TO GET EDUCATION AND TRAINING SO THEY COULD SHIFT TO JOBS THAT WERE ACTUALLY IN DEMAND AND HIRING DURING THAT, THAT PARTICULAR TIME. 
          UM, THAT TRAIN FOR JOBS PROGRAM HAS PICKED UP A LOT OF MOMENTUM OVER THE PAST YEAR. 
          UM, WITH OVER 5,100 RESIDENTS ENROLLED IN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS, THEY'VE BEEN FAIRLY EVENLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE 10 COUNCIL DISTRICTS. 
          UH, DISTRICT TWO LEADS THE WAY WITH OVER 700 RESIDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM. 
          DISTRICT NINE WITH OVER 335 HAVE ENROLLED IN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS. THAT'S ARRANGED BETWEEN SEVEN AND 14%. 
          AND OF THOSE 1200 HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED TO DATE, THAT'S 1200 FAMILIES THAT HAVE A BETTER JOB AS THE AVERAGE WAGED INCREASE $2 AN HOUR AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE TRAIN FOR JOBS PROGRAM. 
          SO WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE RESULTS THAT WE HAVE SO FAR, AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED SUCCESS AS THE YEAR ROLLS ON. 
          SO SAY, READY TO WORK CORE SERVICES, OF COURSE, CERTIFICATE TRAINING, DEGREE COMPLETION, WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND OUR ULTIMATE GOAL JOB PLACEMENT AND JOB RETENTION PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY. 
          WE WANT TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYED, AND UNDERREPRESENTED IN OUR WORKFORCE. 
          HERE TODAY I'M GONNA HEAR SOME GUIDELINES THAT WE'RE GONNA IMPLEMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE HIT OUR TARGETED GROUP. 
          YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD WHEN APPLYING FOR THE PROGRAM PERMITTED TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES. 
          A RESIDENT OF THE 
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CITY OF SAN ANTONIO INCOME LEVELS OF LEFT THAN 250% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS, WHICH IS ABOUT 34,000 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH 69,000 FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR. 
          AND JUST FOR A FRAME OF REFERENCE, THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR SAN ANTONIO IS ABOUT 57,000 A YEAR, NOT CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN COLLEGE COURSES AT INTAKE, WILLING TO TAKE ASSESSMENTS RELATING TO BARRIERS, ACADEMIC SKILLS, APTITUDES AND WORKPLACE READINESS, AND OF COURSE, COMMITTED TO COMPLETING THE PROGRAM. 
          SO OUR ESSAY READY TO WORK CONTRACTS, UM, THAT WE'RE GONNA BE BRINGING BEFORE YOU TODAY ARE, ARE TO IMPLEMENT THIS ESSAY READY TO WORK PROGRAM, AND PROVIDE THE MARKETING AND EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT SERVICES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE. 
          THE CITY IS NOT PERFORMING ANY CASE MANAGEMENT OR TRAINING SERVICES DIRECTLY. 
          THE CITY IS NOT DIRECTLY CONTRACTING WITH ANY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO DELIVER EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 
          OUR CASE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES WILL BE CONNECTING PARTICIPANTS TO THOSE TRAINING PROGRAMS. SO OUR FIRST AGREEMENT THAT WE'LL BRING BEFORE YOU IS OUR SA WORKS EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH IS A CONTRACTED AMOUNT OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. 
          UM, SA UH, WORKS HAS BEEN A PHENOMENAL PARTNER TO THE CITY OVER THE YEARS, AND, UH, THEY HAVE SPEARHEADED OUR EMPLOYER PLEDGE, WHICH HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL WITH OVER 120 LOCAL COMPANIES SIGNING ON TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM. 
          WE WANT THEM TO INCREASE THEIR FOCUS ON ENGAGING SMALL BUSINESSES SO THEY CAN HAVE A VOICE. 
          AS THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO ROLL OUT WHEN A WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, ALAMO AND OTHER PROGRAM PARTNERS TO BUILD A TRUE COMMUNITY-WIDE CONSORTIUM OF EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT BASED ON SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS. 
          COLLABORATION IS A KEY FEATURE OF THIS PROGRAM. 
          WE WANT TO LEVERAGE THAT AS BEST WE CAN TO ENSURE THAT OUR EMPLOYERS ARE LASER FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING OUR OUTCOMES. 
          WE WANNA TRACK EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT THROUGH SHARED CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT TOOL AND ENGAGE THE US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS WE IMPLEMENT THE TALENT PIPELINE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK, WHICH HAS BEEN A BEST PRACTICE IN ENGAGING EMPLOYERS, AND ENSURING THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE JOBS FOR PARTICIPANTS AT THE END HAVE A VOICE IN SHAPING WHAT THAT PIPELINE LOOKS LIKE. 
          WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE MZ BURNING GLASS TO BUILD A TABER LABOR MARKET DATA REPORT SO THAT WE CAN REALLY DRILL DOWN INTO WHERE THE GAPS ARE THAT EXIST BETWEEN THE SKILLS THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE AND THE SKILLS OUR EMPLOYERS NEED AND ARE MOST CRITICAL TO THEIR BUSINESS OPERATIONS. 
          AS I SAID, OVER 120 COMPANIES HAVE SIGNED THE PLEDGE SO FAR. 
          UH, MANY OF THE NAMES YOU'LL NOTICE AND RECOGNIZE READILY OF COURSE, VALERO ENERGY, U S A A FROST BANK. 
          UH, WE HAVE TOYOTA, UH, TONS OF OF ORGANIZATIONS IN EVERY SECTOR. 
          THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IS, UH, VERY HEAVILY REPRESENTED AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW AND EXPAND. 
          AND AS THE, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW CONTINUES TO GAIN TRACTION, AND THAT WORK CONTINUES TO TRICKLE DOWN, WE'RE GONNA NEED MORE AND MORE SKILLED LABOR TO HELP TO ENSURE THAT THAT WORK GETS DONE. 
           SO FOR OUR MARKETING AND OUTREACH CONTRACT, UH, WE HAVE POSTED THIS AS AN R F P. 
          IT WAS FOCUSED ON AN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY OUTREACH CAMPAIGN AND A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATION PLAN FOR THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT OUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS REACHED. 
          UH, I HAVE MORE DETAILS ON WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. 
          THE AWARDEE IS CREATIVE NAIN SOLUTION TYPE WAS AN R F P ESTIMATED VALUE, 1.6 MILLION PROS TERM THREE YEARS WITH THREE ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS. 
          SO, OF COURSE, THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS MARKETING OUTREACH CONTRACT IS TO REACH OUR TARGETED POPULATION, THOSE RESIDENTS, LOCAL EMPLOYERS, AS WELL AS THE GENERAL SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY, TO INFORM THEM ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM AND HOW TO ENGAGE WITHIN THE PROGRAM. 
          I WANT THEM TO FOCUS, YOU KNOW, ON MAKING SURE THAT THE GRASSROOTS EFFORTS ARE NOT IGNORED, BUT ALSO EMPHASIZE AS WE CONTINUE TO REACH PEOPLE WITH WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEY'RE ALREADY CONNECTED TO AND HAVE DEVELOPED A LEVEL OF TRUST AND RAPPORT WITH. 
          UM, WE ARE VERY THANKFUL TO ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS COPS METRO, WHO HAVE AGREED TO ASSIST WITH THIS EFFORT BY CONDUCTING 500 FAMILY HOME VISITS AS A RESULT OF THEIR WORK, TO TRY TO ENSURE THAT AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE ARE EXPOSED TO THIS PROGRAM THAT NEED THE HELP. 
          SO FOR OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES INTAKE, INITIAL ASSESSMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, WHICH I'LL PROVIDE SOME MORE DETAILS ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, WE'RE PROPOSING TO AWARD WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, ALAMO, ALAMO COLLEGES RESTORE EDUCATION AND PROJECT QUEST ESTIMATED VALUE $64 MILLION FOR INTAKE AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, 110 MILLION FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR PARTICIPANTS, AND $9 MILLION IN EMERGENCY FUNDING. 
          PROPOSED THREE YEAR TERM WITH THREE ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS. 
          AND THERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF THAT TOTAL, 183 MILLION IN TOTAL. 
          WE HOPE TO SERVE 39,269 PARTICIPANTS IN INTAKE CASE MANAGED 28,085 PARTICIPANTS WITH THESE FUNDS. 
          SO OUR FORECAST AND OUR BUDGET THAT WE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL BACK IN MAY OF 2021 WAS 183 MILLION FOR THOSE SERVICES. 
          AND WE STAYED WITHIN THOSE CON THAT 
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CONSTRUCT. 
          AND OUR BUDGET PROPOSED TODAY ARE FOR THE, WITHIN. 
          THESE CONTRACTS ARE FOR 183 MILLION. 
          UM, FOR INTAKE, WE PRESENTED 28,180. 
          AND THAT WAS BECAUSE OUR INITIAL, UH, INTENT WAS TO ONLY PAY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND INTAKE THAT ACTUALLY MADE IT INTO THE PROGRAM AND TO EXCLUDE PAYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE DEEMED INELIGIBLE. 
          WHERE AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR PARTNER AGENCIES, WE DECIDED THAT WE WERE GONNA SERVE THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE ULTIMATELY DEEMED UNCHANGEABLE BY REFERRING THEM TO OTHER AGENCIES OUTSIDE OF READY TO WORK THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM ASSISTANCE. 
          UM, WE FELT THAT WAS IMPORTANT, THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE SEEKING HELP WERE CONNECTED AS BEST AS POSSIBLE, UM, TO OTHER RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. 
          SO, WHERE OUR INTAKE NUMBERS ARE 39,000 2 69 TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE. 
          UH, TRAINING SLOTS AVAILABLE ARE 36,424, WHICH IS RIGHT IN LINE WITH OUR PROJECTION OF 37,300 AND NUMBER OF UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS SERVED 28,180, WERE PROPOSED BACK IN MAY, AND OUR CURRENT PROJECTIONS ARE RIGHT IN LINE WITH THAT, WITH 28,085. 
          SO A DETAILED, UM, DESCRIPTION OF WHAT SOME OF THOSE INTAKE AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE, OF COURSE, UM, WE WANT COLLABORATION TO BE THE KEY PILLAR THAT WE OPERATE IN WITHIN THIS PROGRAM. 
          I BELIEVE IT'S WHAT'S GONNA DIFFERENTIATE SAN ANTONIO ULTIMATELY IN FIGURING OUT WAYS TO PUT A DENT IN SOME OF THE INEQUITIES THAT EXIST HERE IN OUR CITY. 
          UM, PROMOTING ESSAY READY WORK PROGRAM, ENGAGING WITH CITY STAFF AND PROGRAM PARTNERS, AND ULTIMATELY RECOMMENDING IMPROVEMENTS AS WE GO ALONG. 
          WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MODEL AND ENSURING THAT WE ARE LISTENING TO THE FEEDBACK FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE GROUND, WORK WITH PARTICIPANTS ON A DAILY BASIS AS THEIR BARRIERS WE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION. 
          WE WANNA DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO ENSURE THE PROGRAM IS GEARED TO ASSIST WITH OVERCOMING THOSE BARRIERS. 
          OF COURSE, DURING INTAKE AND ASSESSMENT, DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICANTS, ASSESSING THEIR BARRIERS, AND ASSIGNING THEM TO A RELEVANT CASE MANAGER TO ASSIST THEM IN OVERCOMING THOSE BARRIERS. 
          AND IF THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE, AS I SAID BEFORE, REFERRING THEM TO OTHER RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR CASE MANAGEMENT, THEY'RE GONNA ASSESS THEIR EDUCATION SKILLS, DESIRES, APTITUDE, AND THEIR READINESS. 
          UM, THEY'RE GONNA DEVELOP AN EDUCATION AND CAREER PLAN FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT, PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT ARE WRITTEN WITHIN THAT PLAN. 
          OF COURSE, PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EMERGENCIES THAT MAY ARISE, THAT MAY KNOCK THAT INDIVIDUAL OFF COURSE AND ENROLL THEM IN A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT'S ALIGNED WITHIN OUR TARGETED OCCUPATION, ALONG WITH SECURING BRAIDED FUNDING TO ENSURE THEY'RE ABLE TO COVER ALL OF THOSE COSTS. 
          UH, FINANCIAL COUNSELING IS A HUGE COMPONENT OF THIS. 
          WE WANNA MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND HOW TO PREPARE BUDGET, YOU KNOW, HOW TO PLAN FOR HOME OWNERSHIP, HOW TO ENSURE THAT THEIR FAMILY IS TAKEN CARE OF, NOT ONLY IN THE SHORT TERM, BUT IN THE LONG TERM. 
          EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND SELF-AWARENESS IS KEY. 
          WE WANNA HELP TO INFUSE 'EM WITH THE SOFT SKILLS THEY NEED TO NOT ONLY OBTAIN A JOB, BUT TO KEEP A JOB ONCE THEY HAVE IT. 
          COACHING AND MENTORING WILL BE ONE OF THE MECHANISMS EMPLOYED TO ENSURE THAT RESULT WORK IN TEXAS ACCOUNTS WILL BE CREATED FOR EACH OF THESE PARTICIPANTS TO EXPAND THEIR EXPOSURE TO THE JOBS THAT ARE AVAILABLE HERE LOCALLY IN SAN ANTONIO AND INCREASE THEIR CHANCES OF BEING HIRED. 
          WE ALSO WANNA ASSIST THEM WITH DEVELOPING LINKEDIN ACCOUNTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A BROAD NETWORK OF POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS. 
          WE WANT TO HELP THEM WITH INTERVIEW PREPARATION AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PREPARED TO PRESENT THEMSELVES IN A WAY TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES AND THE SKILLS THAT THEY HAVE THAT ARE TRANSFERRABLE TO OTHER OCCUPATIONS. 
          AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE ULTIMATE GOAL TO PLACE THESE PARTICIPANTS IN AN APPROVED HIGH PAYING JOB AND THEN ULTIMATELY BE RETAINED IN THAT JOB FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR UPON COMPLETION. 
          REFERRALS ARE ALSO A BIG PART OF THE SA READY TO WORK PROGRAM. 
          AS I SAID, THE THE COLLABORATIVE'S GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WILL ATTACH THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO ASSIST THEM, WHETHER IT BE LEGAL SERVICES FOR HELP, UM, WITH EXPUNGING RECORDS, WHETHER IT BE ASSISTANCE IN GETTING OUT OF A FAMILY VIOLENCE SITUATION THAT'S SUPPORTING COUNSELING THAT'S NEEDED WITH THAT, UM, ASSISTANCE WITH ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AS WELL. 
          SO OUR PARTNERS, UH, THAT HAVE A BROAD REACH AND A PHYSICAL FOOTPRINT WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, YOU SEE THERE ON THAT MAP SOME OF THE PHYSICAL LOCATIONS THAT THEIR OFFICES ARE LOCATED. 
          SO THE INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO WILL HAVE EASE OF ACCESS, UM, FOR IN-PERSON INTAKE AND CASE MANAGEMENT IF NEEDED. 
          UM, SOME OF THE PARTNER AGENCIES THAT ARE SUBCONTRACTORS TO, UM, OUR PRIME AGENCIES INCLUDE GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, THE FOOD BANK, Y W C A, TEXAS AND M SAN SAN ANTONIO, AVANSE, CHRYSALIS MINISTRIES FAMILY SERVICES, TO NAME A FEW. 
          WE HAVE SOME KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT WE'RE GONNA BE TRACKING TO ENSURE THAT WE STAY ON COURSE THAT WE'LL BE MONITORING QUARTERLY WITH EACH OF OUR PARTNERS AND, UH, DEVELOPING CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS AND ASSISTING THEM AND TO ENSURE THAT THESE OUTCOMES ARE MET ALONG THE WAY. 
          UM, SO OF COURSE, UNIQUE APPLICANTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. 
          ULTIMATELY, THOSE INDIVIDUALS ENROLLING IN AND COMPLETING A TRAINING PROGRAM ALIGNED TO OUR TARGETED OCCUPATIONS, AND THEN ULTIMATELY BEING PLACED IN AND RETAINED IN A JOB FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR. 
          AND THEN THE QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS WILL BE THAT THEY WOULD RECOMMEND THE PROGRAM TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS ALSO IN NEED. 
          THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. 
          I'M 
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HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIKE. 
          UH, THIS IS A LONG AWAITED PRESENTATION. 
          I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE HERE AND I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. 
          UM, AS WAS MENTIONED, ERIC, DO, DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, CLOSING COMMENTS? WELL, I, I DID WANT TO NOTE, AS YOU MENTIONED LAST WEEK, UH, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO DIG INTO THE DETAILS OF SA READY TO WORK. 
          SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE, UH, THE PROGRESSION OF THE PROGRAM OVER TIME, UH, FROM THE EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP TASK FORCE TO THE ADVISORY BOARD, AND ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEES, UH, TO THE SYMPOSIUM THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR TO THE RFPS, WHICH ARE COMPREHENSIVE AND HAVE EVOLVED OVER TIME, UH, TO SAY THE LEAST, UH, TO TODAY, WE EMBARK UPON THE LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM. 
          UH, AND I WANNA RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY'S EFFORT, UH, ENTIRE COMMUNITY'S WORK THAT CONTINUES. 
          WE'VE COME TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AS WE OFTEN DO. 
          AND WE'RE REALLY STEPPING UP WITH RESPECT TO EDUCATION. 
          I MEAN, THINK ABOUT PRE-K FOR SA, UH, WHICH HAS BECOME A NATIONAL MODEL. 
          WE'VE MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS, PERHAPS THE BEST PROGRESS, UH, IN K THROUGH 12 OF CITIES OF OUR KIND ALAMO PROMISE, WHICH PROVIDES FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TUITION TO STUDENTS NOW FROM, UH, 47 LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS. 
          AND NOW SA READY TO WORK. 
          THIS IS A CHANCE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEMSELVES, BUT HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO IT BECAUSE OF VARIOUS OBSTACLES. 
          MAYBE IT WAS ACADEMIC CHALLENGES, DAUNTING STUDENT LOANS, LACK OF DAYCARE, INSTITUTIONAL OR SYSTEMIC ISSUES, ET CETERA. 
          NOW WE CAN OFFER RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS TO SUCCEED. 
          WE KNOW THAT THERE IS GREAT TALENT IN OUR CITY, AND WE KNOW THAT EMPLOYERS ARE SEARCHING NEAR AND FAR FOR EMPLOYEES. 
          NOW WE CAN CONNECT THE TWO FOR A WIN-WIN FOR SAN ANTONIO. 
          SO IF YOU'RE LISTENING OUT THERE, SAN ANTONIO, THIS IS A GAME CHANGER. 
          NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO STEP UP AND ENGAGE AS A RESIDENT WILLING TO COMMIT TO LEARNING NEW SKILLS AS A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, WILLING TO SHARE YOUR RESOURCES AS A TRAINING PROVIDER OR A COLLEGE WILLING TO SIGN TO, TO ALIGN WITH THE NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS OR AS AN EMPLOYER WILLING TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CAREERS. 
          SO, THANK YOU TO THE VOTERS. 
          WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME WITH SA READY TO WORK, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED PROGRESS, UH, TO COME. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIKE, FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE STEWARDED THIS PROCESS, UH, LET ME TURN IT OVER NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. 
          UH, BEFORE THAT, UH, LET ME ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR. 
          SO MOVED, MAYOR. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM FOUR. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU MIKE. 
          AND, UM, ALEX AND, AND BRENDA AND ANA AND THE ENTIRE TEAM, UH, FOR, FOR GETTING US TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE AT THIS POINT AND READY FOR THE LAUNCH. 
          UM, I THINK SAN ANTONIO IS READY TO WORK, AND SO I THINK THAT THANKS TO YOU, MIKE, UM, WE ARE DEFINITELY READY. 
          UH, I ALSO WANNA THANK ALL OF THE PARTNERS THAT ARE IN ATTENDANCE, UM, AND ALSO COPS METRO, AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY FROM COPS METRO IS IN ATTENDANCE, BUT THEY'VE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS FROM THE BEGINNING. 
          UM, WE, UH, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS NEEDED. 
          WE KNOW THAT PROGRAMS SUCH AS PRE-K FOR ESSAY, UM, UH, HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. 
          I'D LOVE TO, UH, SEE WHAT THE LONG-TERM, UH, SUCCESS RATE WILL BE OF PRE-K FOR ESSAY AND OF COURSE A READY TO WORK ESSAY. 
          BUT I'M, I'M, UM, CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC, UH, ABOUT THIS AS WELL. 
          I SAY THAT A LOT AND I THINK I HAVE SOME OF MY, MY COLLEAGUES STARTING TO, TO USE THAT, WHICH IS, UH, WHICH IS GREAT. 
          BUT AS AN EDUCATOR, I'M, UM, BEYOND THRILLED TO SEE HOW OUR PARTNERS COULD COME TOGETHER. 
          THE CITY HEAD COULD COME TOGETHER FOR A COMMON GOAL OF IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL, UM, AND, UH, OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS. 
          I THINK THAT IT'S A CRITICAL STEP. 
          I'VE LEARNED THROUGHOUT MY CAREER THAT LEVERAGED PARTNERSHIPS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO LAUNCHING SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVES. 
          AND I THINK THAT, UM, WHAT WE DID ON THE STEPS OF CITY HALL LAST WEEK WITH THE PARTNERS, WITH ALL OF THE EMPLOYERS, UM, OR MAYBE IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO, UH, WITH ALL OF THE EMPLOYERS COMMITTING TO STEP UP, TAKING A PLEDGE IN A DIFFERENT AREA, WE HAD OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO PLEDGE THAT THEY COULD EITHER HELP WITH ROUND TABLES OR HELP IN THE RECRUITMENT OR HELP IN THE TRAINING. 
          AND SO EVERYBODY GOT TO CHIP, UH, PITCH IN WITH WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO. 
          AND I THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. 
          UM, THE RESIDENTS THAT I REPRESENT, UM, WILL, WILL GREATLY BENEFIT FROM THIS, BUT AS WELL AS MINI SAN ANTONIO. 
          SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT A DISTRICT, IT'S ABOUT SAN ANTONIO AS A WHOLE. 
          AND THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE IN THIS, UM, PROGRAM, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, UM, AND, AND I'M, I, I KNOW THE NUMBERS BY HEART IN MY DISTRICT AND 24 POINT, ONE OF THE RESIDENTS WHO I REPRESENT HAVE SOME COLLEGE BUT DID NOT EARN A COLLEGE DEGREE. 
          SO THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE. 
          LIKE THEY, THEY CAN, THEY ARE ABLE TO NOW COMPLETE THEIR COLLEGE DEGREE. 
          UM, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I INITIALLY DECIDED TO RUN FOR OFFICE IS FOR THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUED EXPANDING 
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EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW SAN ANTONIO WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. 
          WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AN EDUCATED WORKFORCE PREPARED AND READY TO GO FOR THE EMPLOYERS THAT COME. 
          YES, LIKE THE DELORE AND, UM, THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS IN DISTRICT FOUR. 
          UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS WHO ARE GROWING UP IN INTERGENERATIONAL FAMILIES WHO, UM, MIRROR THE WORK OF THEIR GRANDPARENTS AND THEIR PARENTS. 
          UH, AND THE, THE ROLE MODELS THAT THEY HAVE, UH, ARE EXCELLENT, MIGHT BE ETHICAL. 
          UM, THEY JUST DON'T KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE. 
          SO STEM, UM, AEROSPACE, I MENTIONED THIS YESTERDAY. 
          WE HAVE A GREAT NEED FOR AEROSPACE. 
          ALL THE INDUSTRIES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED, I THINK ARE KEY. 
          HEALTHCARE IN PARTICULAR, WE SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED DURING THE PANDEMIC. 
          WE KNOW THAT, UH, THE BOOMERS ARE, UM, IN RETIREMENT AGE MIGHT START NEEDING SOME ADDITIONAL HELP IN A FEW YEARS. 
          SO HEALTHCARE IS A PLACE TO BE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE ARE WORKING ON THIS. 
          UM, AS A SINGLE MOTHER. 
          I CAN ALSO RELATE TO THE, UM, THE, THE DIFFICULTY THAT IT IS, UH, PREPARING YOUR CHILDREN FOR, FOR SCHOOL AND EVENTUALLY HELPING THEM MAKE A SELECTION FOR COLLEGE. 
          UM, A LOT OF STUDENTS, UH, DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THEIR PARENTS FOR HELP. 
          THEY, UH, DO NOT HAVE SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO FILL OUT A FAFSA APPLICATION. 
          AND WE KNOW THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE ALREADY OVERWHELMED. 
          UM, WE HAVE PROGRAMS LIKE CAFE COLLEGE, UM, THE SAN ANTONIO EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP, WHICH I'M AN ALUMNI OF, A PROUD ALUMNI OF THAT HELP. 
          BUT I THINK THAT IT TAKES, UH, A WHOLE LOT OF US HELPING. 
          I WAS AT AN EVENT LAST NIGHT, IT WAS FOR THE WOMEN IN TECH. 
          UM, AND IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE THEY, THEY MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO APPLY TO GET HELP TO GET, UH, ACCESS TO BROADBAND, YOU HAVE TO APPLY ONLINE. 
          AND THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. 
          AND SO THESE ARE THE TYPE OF PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE LEVERAGE THESE PARTNERS, LIKE PROJECT QUEST, LIKE RESTORE EDUCATION, LIKE THE ONES THAT WE ARE PRESENTING TODAY. 
          AND FOR A CITY THAT'S 300 YEAR OLDS, YOU WOULD THINK THAT WE HAVE HAD SOME INNOVATIVE APPROACHES ALREADY THAT THEY WOULD'VE HAPPENED SOONER. 
          UM, BUT WE KNOW ALL TOO WELL THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT, CONTEXT THAT WE'VE LIVED IN. 
          I HEARD ANOTHER STAT LAST NIGHT, FOR INSTANCE, UM, THAT THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IS THE NEW RED LINING. 
          AND SO I DON'T WANNA LET THAT HAPPEN. 
          AND I THINK THAT OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THESE ARE, ARE DEFINITELY KEY TO HELP. 
          UM, WITH THAT, OUR CITY, IT'S KNOWN FOR ITS INCOME INEQUALITY AND THE WIDENING GAP THAT HAS MARKED US AS ONE OF THE ECONOMICALLY MOST ECONOMICALLY SEGREGATED CITIES IN THE COUNTRY. 
          AND IT'S NOT BY CHANCE, BUT BY INTENTIONAL DESIGN, UNFORTUNATELY, AND PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ARE HELPING CHANGE THAT NARRATIVE. 
          THESE ARE REALITIES THAT WE MUST FACE AND THAT WE CANNOT ERASE FROM OUR PAST. 
          THESE DARK TRUTHS HELP BETTER INFORM US AND REMIND US OF THE URGENT NEED TO TRANSFORM THE EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE FOR BETTER SOCIOECONOMIC OUTCOMES. 
          UNSURPRISINGLY, LIKE THE MAYOR MENTIONED, WHEN VOTERS, UM, VOTED LAST FALL TO REAUTHORIZE PRE-K FOR ESSAY FOR ANOTHER EIGHT YEARS, THERE WAS OVERWHELMING SUPPORT. 
          AND SO, AGAIN, I'M EXCITED ABOUT PROGRAMS LIKE THAT WHO BENEFIT, UM, THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, SAN ANTONIOS HAVE THE DELIBERATE CHOICE TO INVEST IN THE EDUCATION OF OUR RESIDENTS. 
          AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT SAN ANTONIO READY TO WORK DID. 
          UM, AGAIN, NAVIGATING THROUGH THESE CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE A FIRST GENERATION STUDENT, IS NOT AN EASY PROCESS. 
          SO, UM, THEY NEED FOLKS LIKE, UH, THE PARTNERS AT READY TO WORK TO HELP THEM EXPLORE CAREERS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, GET THROUGH ALL OF THE, THE PROCESSES, THE RED TAPE, UM, THE BUREAUCRACY, IF YOU WILL, THAT COMES WITH ALL OF THAT. 
          AND THAT'S WHY THE OPENING OF THIS PROGRAM IS SUCH IMPORTANT TO ME. 
          UM, WE HAVE MADE SOME GOOD CHANGES OVER THE PAST DECADE, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THOSE PUBLIC INVESTMENTS THAT I THINK WOULD YIELD LARGER BENEFITS TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          UM, AGAIN, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE LEADERS WHO HAVE PLANTED THE SEEDS, UM, IN THESE AREAS. 
          COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE I MENTIONED, LIKE COM, COPS, METRO AND OTHERS HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS, UM, TIME, UH, AS PART OF GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS AND HAVE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN EXPANDING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR RESIDENTS. 
          BUT UNDOING THE EFFECTS OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY AND DISCRIMINATION TAKES TIME. 
          AND ONCE SMALL SETBACK CAN ERASE HARD EARNED PROGRESS IN OUR UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, MIKE, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY YOU WILL HEAR FROM THE COUNCIL TODAY THAT WE WILL BE ALL OVER THIS. 
          AND, UH, I'M SURE THAT MY COLLEAGUES WILL BE LOOKING FOR, UM, THE ANSWERS THAT THEY ASKED OF US A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. 
          UM, WE ARE LOOKING FOR, FOR, FOR DATA. 
          WE WILL BE, UM, LOOKING AT THIS CLOSELY, QUARTERLY, MONTHLY PROBABLY, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 
          BUT FORTUNATELY WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO, UM, TO DO THAT. 
          AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE DATA THAT YOU'VE ALREADY PROVIDED. 
          I KNOW THAT THERE'S A DASHBOARD THAT YOU ALL WILL BE WORKING ON SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS CAN ALSO SEE HOW THEIR INVESTMENT IS GOING TO WORK, AND I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          UM, BUT DEFINITELY EMPOWERING OUR RESIDENTS BY EXPANDING THE EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES HAS BEEN A PROVEN STRATEGY FOR DISMANTLING THE EFFECTS OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY AND DISCRIMINATION. 
          THERE'S NO OTHER CITY IN THE NATION THAT 
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IS DOING THIS AT THIS LEVEL. 
          UM, IN FACT, UH, WE HAVE, UM, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH EDUCATE TEXAS, AND I'M GONNA BE PARTICIPATING IN A SYMPOSIUM WITH SOME COLLEAGUES FROM ACROSS THE NATION TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING. 
          AND WE KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WORK ON RESEARCHING BEST PRACTICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 
          AND NOTHING, UH, IS IN COMPARISON TO THE, THE SIZE OF INVESTMENT THAT SAN ANTONIO IS MAKING THAT THE RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO ARE MAKING IN THIS, AND THAT, THAT THE CITY IS, IS SO FOCUSED ON. 
          UM, BUT I'M FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM, UH, JERRY GRABBER, UH, AND ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ESSAY READY TO WORK ADVISORY, UH, BOARD THAT I SIT ON ALONG WITH COUNCIL COLLEAGUE MANNY AYAS. 
          WE'VE BEEN ASKING THESE QUESTIONS. 
          WE'VE BEEN MAKING CHANGES AS WE GO BASED ON THE TRAIN FOR JOBS ESSAY PROGRAM. 
          AND I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO MAKE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS, THOSE CHANGES, THOSE NEEDED CHANGES, TRAIN FOR JOBS, UM, I THINK IS, UH, IS FUNDAMENTAL, UH, TO WHAT ESSAY READY TO WORK IS GOING TO BE. 
          WE'VE LEARNED A LOT. 
          WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GROW, UM, FROM WHAT WE'VE LEARNED, BUT, UM, WHATEVER IT IS WE NEED TO CHANGE OR WE NEED TO FIX BECAUSE WE NEED TO EQUIP OUR RESIDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION AND THEIR TRAINING PROGRAM. 
          SO THANK YOU AGAIN, MIKE, AND TO THE TEAM, I'M, UM, READY TO TO, TO WORK. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER RJA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          UM, THE DISTRICT TWO OFFICE HAS MET WITH WHAT FEELS LIKE, UH, FOUR OR FIVE BRIEFINGS AT THIS POINT. 
          UM, AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT, UH, MIKE, ALEX, AND THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE HAS DEVOTED TO ANSWERING OUR NUMEROUS, UH, QUESTIONS. 
          UM, IN JUNE OF 2020, WHEN THE INITIAL TRAINING FOR INITIAL TRAINING FOR JOBS PROGRAM WAS FUNDED, THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT THE PROGRAM LACKED INDICATORS OF SUCCESS AND THAT MORE PUBLIC INPUT WAS NEEDED TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AROUND THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS. 
          AND THE CONCERN AROUND TRANSPARENCY IS WHAT, UM, I BELIEVE LED TO A LITTLE, UH, SMALL LEVEL OF DIS MISTRUST OF THE PROGRAM. 
          AND I UNDERSTAND FROM CITY STAFF THAT WE NOW HAVE RESULTS, AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M COMMITTED AND MY OFFICE IS COMMITTED TO SHARING THESE RESULTS WITH, UM, OUR DISTRICT. 
          UH, SPECIFICALLY THE SUCCESS STORIES AND THE POSITIVE RESULTS TO BUILD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CITY'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
          OUR OFFICE DID REQUEST, UM, DISTRICT SPECIFIC DATA, UM, DEMOGRAPHIC, GEOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY, AND EVEN INFOGRAPHICS, IF POSSIBLE, ABOUT THE TRAINING FOR JAVA PROGRAM. 
          SO WE CAN COMMUNICATE THOSE RESULTS WITH THE DISTRICT TWO COMMUNITY. 
          AND I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION FROM STAFF. 
          HOWEVER, I DO HOPE STAFF IS ALSO WILLING TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THEIR FIRST FRUSTRATIONS AND CONCERNS AS WELL. 
          I FEEL THIS COMMUNICATION WILL IMPROVE TRUST IN THE NEW ESSAY READY TO WORK PROGRAM, UM, BY PROVIDING CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK DIRECTLY FROM THE FAMILIES. 
          THIS PROGRAM, UM, IS INTENDED TO SERVE, AND ULTIMATELY, I BELIEVE TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE THIS PROGRAM STRONGER TODAY AS WE ARE APPROVING THE CONTRACTS OF THE ESSAY READY TO WORK PROGRAM. 
          PLEASE KNOW THAT I'M WILLING TO PARTNER WITH YOU, AND I'M EXCITED TO PART WITH PARTNER WITH YOU TO ENSURE THAT THE RESIDENTS THAT I REPRESENT, UM, RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF THIS VERY, VERY LARGE INVESTMENT. 
          AND FURTHERMORE, AS WE ENGAGE SPECIFIC EMPLOYERS IN THIS PROGRAM, I BELIEVE WE ALSO NEED TO SEND A VERY STRONG MESSAGE TO ALL EMPLOYERS THAT OUR WORKING FAMILIES THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO DESERVE TO SHARE IN THE WEALTH CREATED THROUGH THEIR LABOR. 
          UM, WHETHER YOU WORK IN THE SERVICE INDUSTRY, THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD MANUFACTURING, OR IN MEDICINE, EACH OF US ARE INHERENTLY WORTHY OF THE INVESTMENT OF HIGH WAGES BENEFITS, LIKE PAID SICK LEAVE, PAID FAMILY LEAVE, AND HEALTH INSURANCE. 
          I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN ALL WORKING FAMILIES FEEL VALUED, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, POSITIVE RESULTS FROM THIS PROGRAM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KEO. 
          HDA. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          UM, LAST, LAST, UH, B SESSION. 
          WE TALKED ABOUT OUR SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION, UM, JUST, UM, AND THE OUTREACH. 
          AND I DID APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY. 
          I MEAN, YOU, YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS, UM, THAT'S AN AREA THAT WE NEEDED TO IMPROVE. 
          UM, I WANNA KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT WE, WHAT IS BEING EXPECTED OF, OF, UH, THOSE THAT ARE BEING AWARDED THE CONTRACTS. 
          UM, AND REALLY JUST, IS THERE ANYBODY, ANY MOVEMENT ON, UM, OUTREACH TO OUR SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY? OR AT LEAST SOME THOUGHTS, SOME IDEAS ON IT? YEAH. 
          WE TOOK A DEEPER DIVE AT WHAT WAS SELF-DISCLOSED AS A PHYSICAL INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY FROM OUR TRAINING FOR JOBS PARTICIPANTS. 
          THE OLD PROGRAM, WE FOUND OUT WE HAD OVER 600 PARTICIPANTS THAT, UM, WERE PARTICIPATING IN THAT PROGRAM THAT DISCLOSED, UM, THAT THEY DID HAVE A DISABILITY, WHICH IS GREAT. 
          UM, WE'VE ALREADY MET, UM, WITH THE CITY'S, UM, DISABILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND, UM, GAVE THEM INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMING PROGRAM WITH SA READY TO WORK, WANT TO CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO THOSE ORGANIZATIONS 
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THAT, LIKE THE ARC OF SAN ANTONIO, UH, MORGAN'S WONDERLAND TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY SO THEY CAN HELP US TO SPREAD THE WORD OUT FOR TARGETED OUTREACH WITH THAT GROUP, OUR MARKETING AGENCIES THAT WE'RE GONNA BE CONTRACTING, WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING WITH THEM VERY CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ONE OF OUR FOCUSES AS THAT OUTREACH PUSH IS ROLLED OUT. 
          AND OUR PARTNERS HAVE A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE BETWEEN WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, ALAMO, ALAMO COLLEGES, PROJECT QUEST, AS WELL AS RESTORE EDUCATION ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO GET THE SUPPORTS THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. 
          SO WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GONNA MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO IMPROVE AND DO MUCH, UM, MORE, MUCH MORE INTENTIONAL CONNECTION WITH THOSE POPULATIONS, WITH THE SUPPORTS THEY NEED TO ENTER THE PROGRAM AND ULTIMATELY GET GOOD PAYING JOBS SO THEY CAN SUSTAIN THEMSELVES. 
          FANTASTIC. 
          THAT'S THE BEST UPDATE ON HAD ALL WEEK. 
          WONDERFUL. 
          A LOT OF WORK YOU'VE ALREADY DONE ON THAT, SO THANK YOU. 
          UM, REALLY FOR ME IT WAS JUST IDENTIFYING BARRIERS THAT, UM, TO INCLUSION FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY, BUT THAT ALSO GOES FOR OUR VETERANS. 
          UH, YOU KNOW, I LOVE TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE TARGETING, UM, THE OUTREACH FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY, IF WE CAN EXTEND THAT TO OUR VETERANS AS WELL. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU MENTIONED IT, WE HAVE, UM, WE WANNA IMPROVE ACCESS TO OUR, OUR SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY THOSE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. 
          THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT THEY CAN DO WITH THE RIGHT TRAINING. 
          AND SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 
          I'M EXCITED TO SEE ALSO, I THINK IT WAS SLIDE SEVEN, YOU HAD THAT LONG LIST OF, OF BUSINESS PARTNERS MM-HMM. 
          , UM, SOME THAT I REALLY WOULDN'T EXPECT. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SEE OUR LEGAL INDUSTRY THERE, SO THAT'S GREAT. 
          AND I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY EXPANSIVE AND I'M, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT YOU'VE DONE THAT, THAT KIND OF WORK, AND REALLY, UM, DONE THE LEGWORK TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REACHING OUT TO AS MANY POPULATIONS AS POSSIBLE. 
          UM, I THINK THAT ANSWERS ACTUALLY A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS, WHAT YOU JUST SAID. 
          UM, I WANNA JUST MENTION AGAIN THAT, UH, IF WE COULD REACH OUT TO MAYBE OUR VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE, OUR, UM, OUR COMMISSION ON VETERANS AFFAIRS, THE CITY COMMISSION, MAYBE THEY CAN HELP WITH SOME OF THAT OUTREACH. 
          UM, CAN YOU TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE, OR MAYBE WALK ME THROUGH AN INTAKE, UM, THAT WITH SOME OF THESE, UM, HOW THE INTAKE PROCESS, SPECIFICALLY HOW IT'S IMPROVED FROM TRAINED FOR JOBS TO NOW, THE INTAKE PROCESS HASN'T BEGUN YET FOR SA READY TO WORK. 
          OKAY. 
          BUT WHAT THAT PROCESS WILL LOOK LIKE, AN INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT WILL HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO ENGAGE, UM, WITH AN INTAKE AGENCIES. 
          LET'S SAY THEY WERE GOING THROUGH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, ALAMO, THERE ARE AMERICAN JOB CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO INTERFACE IN, WALK INTO, MEET WITH THE CASE MANAGER, GO THROUGH THE ELIG INTAKE AND ELIGIBILITY PROCESS, AND GET ENTERED INTO THE PROGRAM DIRECTLY WHITE ON SITE. 
          THERE'S SOME DOCUMENTATION THEY'LL HAVE TO BRING IN, YOU KNOW, SHOWING PROOF OF INCOME, PROOF OF RESIDENCY, ATTESTATIONS IF THEY'RE HOMELESS, OR THERE'S OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON TO GET THEM INTO THE PROGRAM, INTO THAT DOOR. 
          BUT THEN ONCE THEY'RE THERE, THEY'LL BE ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER THAT'S GONNA HOLD THEIR HAND AND KIND OF WALK THEM THROUGH ALL THE STEPS THEY NEED TO GO THROUGH ALL THE, ALL THAT DOCUMENTATION NEED TO, TO BRING IN HELPING THEM TO ENSURE THEY DO THAT IN EFFICIENT AND TIMELY MANNER. 
          UM, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF THERE'S TOO MUCH TIME BETWEEN THE TIME THAT THEY REACH OUT FOR HELP AND THE TIME THEY ACTUALLY GET HELP, THAT CAN BE DETRIMENTAL, UM, TO THEIR SUCCESS. 
          SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IS AS TIGHT AND AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE. 
          GREAT. 
          AND I JUST WANNA MENTION TOO, YOU, YOU MENTIONED, UM, SOME OF THE, LIKE THE EXTRA SERVICES, THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES. 
          I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW COMPREHENSIVE AND HOW THOUGHTFUL AND METHODICAL, UM, Y'ALL WERE ABOUT FIGURING OUT WHAT WRAPAROUND SERVICES ARE NECESSARY AND WHAT, UH, THOSE BARRIERS ARE TO, TO GET PEOPLE INTO, UM, ULTIMATELY OF COURSE, INTO, INTO THE WORKFORCE. 
          UM, AND I APPLAUD EVERYONE'S EFFORTS AND ASK, UH, THAT OF COURSE WE CONTINUE TO THINK OF THE POPULATIONS THAT HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN UNDERSERVED AND, UM, HAVE DIFFICULTIES OBTAINING JOBS, UH, AND WORK TO IMPROVE THOSE OUTCOMES. 
          BUT I DO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER KEO, HDA, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANKS, MIKE, FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          I THINK IT WAS VERY THOROUGH, AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE HEARD, UH, A LOT OF THIS, UH, RECENTLY. 
          I, I WANNA HAVE US ALL THINK ABOUT NOT JUST THIS PROGRAM, BUT EVERYTHING THAT, THAT LEADS UP TO IT. 
          AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, UH, I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AS, UH, SOMEBODY VERY INTERESTED IN EDUCATION, BEING A FORMER TEACHER TO GO OUT AND VISIT A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT, A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT PARTNERS, THE FACILITIES, THE AGENCIES THAT ARE TRYING TO HELP US, UH, WITH OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM AND OUR WORKFORCE SYSTEM. 
          RECENTLY I WENT OUT AND LOOKED AT A HEAD START FACILITY, UH, AND I'VE BEEN AS, AS I'M SURE SOME OF US HAVE PRE-K FOR SA FACILITY. 
          UH, I, I'VE BEEN OUT TO COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS. 
          UH, WE ALL KNOW ABOUT, UH, THE SAN ANTONIO EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP, WHICH I SERVE ON, UH, AND CAFE COLLEGE, WHICH HELPS PEOPLE, UH, MOVE FROM HIGH SCHOOL INTO COLLEGE. 
          WE KNOW ABOUT ALAMO PROMISE. 
          UH, OBVIOUSLY MANY OF US HAVE BEEN OUT TO THOSE FACILITIES AT ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGES. 
          UM, WE HAVE SAN ANTONIO WORKS, WE HAVE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. 
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UM, WE HAD TRAINED FOR JOBS. 
          WE HAVE NOW READY TO WORK. 
          UH, WE'VE HAD NEXT LEVEL FOR THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO AREN'T IN SCHOOL OR AREN'T WORKING. 
          WE HAVE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE GET THE EDUCATION AND THE TRAINING THAT THEY NEED TO PROSPER INDIVIDUALLY. 
          BUT I DON'T THINK ENOUGH PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ALL OF THOSE. 
          I KNOW ABOUT 'EM, MANY OF THE COUNCIL PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT 'EM, BUT THERE SIMPLY ISN'T ENOUGH INFORMATION OUT THERE TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND ALL OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FROM BEING THREE YEARS OLD TO BEING 50 AND LOOKING FOR A JOB. 
          UH, AND I THINK THAT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE MAJOR INVESTMENTS THAT WE MAKE, IS EDUCATING PEOPLE, NOT JUST ABOUT READY TO WORK, BUT EVERYTHING THAT LEADS INTO TO GET TO THAT POINT IN TIME. 
          OBVIOUSLY, WE COUNT ON A PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, WE HOPE THEY'LL EDUCATE EVERYBODY WELL SO THAT WHEN THEY GO OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, THEY'LL BE READY FOR A JOB OR TO GO IN THE MILITARY OR TO GO TO COLLEGE. 
          UH, BUT I DON'T THINK THE CITY CAN JUST SIT BY AND, AND EXPECT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THAT AND TO PROVIDE ALL THAT INFORMATION. 
          I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO WORK HARD ON MAKING SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS OF ALL OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. 
          YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT OTHER PARTNERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND THAT I DON'T THINK PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT, LIKE PROJECT QUEST AND LIKE ALAMO ACADEMY OR GOODWILL AND ITS JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS OR OUR HALLMARK THAT TEACHES PEOPLE HOW TO WORK ON AIRPLANES. 
          YOU KNOW, THERE ARE JUST SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES AND NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION TO PROMOTE THOSE. 
          SO AS WE FOCUS ON PROMOTING READY TO WORK, I THINK THE CITY ALSO NEEDS TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT EVERY OTHER OPPORTUNITY. 
          'CAUSE IT ISN'T ONE SIZE FITS ALL. 
          AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I I REALLY BELIEVE IT IS PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES. 
          AND I KNOW THAT'S WHAT READY TO WORK'S DOING. 
          AND I'M VERY ENCOURAGED TO SEE THE LIST OF BUSINESSES THAT HAVE PLEDGED, UH, TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. 
          I HOPE THAT MEANS PLEDGE TO HIRE FROM THE PROGRAM, UH, TO REFER ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES FOR FURTHER UPSKILL TRAINING, WHATEVER IT MAY TAKE. 
          AND THOSE COMMITMENTS WILL LAST. 
          ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO ASK ON THIS IS, CAN SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO ENTER THE PROGRAM ENTER ONLINE? YES. 
          UH, WE HAVE AN ONLINE PORTAL AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO BEGIN THEIR ENROLLMENT PROCESS THROUGH, AND THEN AFTER INTERNET INFORMATION, THAT ONLINE PORTAL, THEY'LL BE REACHED OUT TO FROM ONE OF OUR CASE MANAGERS. 
          SO THEY ALL DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY GO TO ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS? NO, YOU CAN CALL 3 1 1 TO GET INTO THE PRELIMINARY INTAKE PHASE. 
          YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO THE ONLINE PORTAL TO ENROLL, OR YOU CAN GO INTO ONE OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES. 
          YEAH, I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND TO, AT THAT THE CITY STAFF LOOK AT, CAN WE USE OUR LIBRARIES AS ENTRY AREAS? UH, NOW IT COULD BE AS SIMPLY AS GOING IN AND HAVING A DESIGNATED COMPUTER THAT CAN AUTOMATICALLY LINK TO THE SYSTEM AND HAVE PEOPLE KIND OF SIGN IN AND CHECK IN AND, YOU KNOW, START THAT PROCESS. 
          BUT WE'VE GOT 20 SOMETHING LIBRARIES AROUND TOWN. 
          AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO HAVE US LOOK AT THAT AS ONE OF THOSE ENTRY POINTS. 
          BUT, UM, I, I'M, I'M VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE PROGRAM, BUT WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND EVERY OTHER ONE THAT THE CITY SPONSORS OR SUPPORTS OR UNDERSTANDS IS OUT THERE TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I WASN'T SURE I WAS GONNA MOVE UP THIS FAST, BUT THANK YOU. 
          I YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB PUTTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK AND PROVIDING THE NECESSARY TRAINING TO HELP OUR FUTURE WORKFORCE GAIN VALUABLE SKILLS TO FIND BETTER PAYING OR MORE STABLE EMPLOYMENT HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR MINE AS, AS A FORMER EDUCATOR. 
          AND IT'S WHY, LIKE I, LIKE MANY SAN ANTONIANS VOTED IN NOVEMBER, 2020 TO APPROVE SA READY TO WORK BY UTILIZING THE ONE 8 CENT SALES TAX COLLECTED TO USE TOWARDS THIS EFFORT. 
          I THINK IT'S A GOOD AND, UM, LONG AWAITED THING THAT WE NEED TO DO HERE IN THE CITY. 
          BECAUSE WE HAVE IGNORED OUR WORKFORCE. 
          WE HAVE IGNORED TRAINING OUR WORKFORCE FOR A LONG TIME. 
          SO TODAY, I LOOK FORWARD TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE, BUT WHAT WE LEARNED IS THIS PAN PANDEMIC HAS DISPROPORTIONATELY DISPLACED MINORITY WORKERS, WOMEN, RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, AND WORKERS WITH LOWER EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. 
          THESE DISPARITIES WERE NOT DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED BY THE C OVID 19 
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PANDEMIC, RATHER THAN INEQU INEQUALITIES THAT WERE WORSENED BY IT. 
          SO HERE WE ARE TODAY WITH A CHANGING, UH, LABOR DEMANDS POST PANDEMIC, AND KNOWING THAT SECURING A NEW JOB WILL REQUIRE MORE THAN TRAINING. 
          SO PROVIDING WRAPAROUND AND SUPPORT SERVICES WILL FURTHER OPEN THE DOOR TO OPPORTUNITIES BY OVERCOMING PERSONAL AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS AND ENSURING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO THEIR WORKFORCE SUCCESS TOWARDS PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT. 
          TODAY, SA READY TO WORK IS A SUSTAINABLE PATHWAY FOR OUR LOCAL TALENT TO ATTAIN HIGH QUALITY TRAINING AND EDUCATION, TO HELP UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED RESIDENTS TRANSITION BACK TO WELL-PAYING CAREER FIELDS, FOLLOWING THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES SET, WHICH IS FOCUSED APPROACH, ALIGNMENT, EQUITY, AND COLLABORATION. 
          IF WE WANT THIS PROGRAM TO HAVE LONGEVITY, WE NEED YOU, THE RESIDENTS TO DO YOUR PART AND TO ENROLL. 
          AND TODAY WE'VE BEEN PRESENTED THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ONLINE THAT YOU CAN CALL 3 1 1 AND START THAT PROCESS. 
          WE HAVE OVER 70 EMPLOYERS THAT HAVE TAKEN THE PLEDGE. 
          NOW WE NEED THE RESIDENTS TO, UM, ENROLL AND WE AS CITY COUNCIL, AND MY PLEDGE TO YOU, MIKE, IS TO PUSH IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, TO HAVE YOU THERE TALKING TO MY RESIDENTS, MAKING AN OFFER TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO THEM, BECAUSE I WANT THIS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. 
          I KNOW THAT WORKING TOGETHER AND DOING THIS ONE OF A KIND PROGRAM, BRINGING THE PARTNERSHIPS TOGETHER, STRENGTHENING THEM, WE CAN GET THIS DONE. 
          SO I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING YES TODAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VIRON. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          AND, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS BRIEFING, MIKE, AND, UH, UH, APPRECIATE ON SLIDE 15, YOU MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THOSE METRICS. 
          UM, LET ME GO BACK IN THE VERY BEGINNING HERE, AND I UNDERSTAND THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE COMMUNITY, BY HUGE MARGIN. 
          AND, UH, UM, I ACCEPT THAT I, I VOTED AGAINST THIS TO BEGIN WITH, UH, ON A NUMBER OF KEY POINTS ON WHAT MY CONCERNS WERE. 
          UM, AND LOOKING BACK AT THE BEGINNING, I, I STILL GO BACK TO, YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT 40,000 PEOPLE THAT WE WERE GONNA RUN THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND BE SUCCESSFUL AND GET HIGHER PAYING JOBS, SO ON AND SO FORTH. 
          WELL, YOU KNOW, NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT, THE INTAKE IS ONLY ABOUT 38,000. 
          AND THEN WHEN YOU CONSIDER DROPOUTS THAT DON'T COMPLETE THE PROGRAM, PEOPLE THAT DON'T GET JOBS OR PEOPLE THAT DON'T GET JOBS AT, UM, AT HIGHER PAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S MY CONCERN STILL IS HOW MANY, ARE WE REALLY GONNA HELP ON OUR INITIAL CRITERIA THAT WE'RE GONNA HELP 40,000 PEOPLE GET HIGHER PAYING JOBS? AND WHAT IS THAT METRIC GONNA LOOK LIKE AT THE END OF THE DAY? SO I'M STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. 
          UM, ALRIGHT. 
          I'M VERY HAPPY THAT, UM, UH, INDUSTRY WAS REPRESENTED IN THIS PROG PROGRAM AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROGRAM. 
          I'M STILL DISAPPOINTED THAT WE DID NOT INCLUDE HOSPITALITY, AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE AND I'D STILL LIKE FOR YOU TO, UM, LOOK AT THAT VERY CLOSELY AND WORK WITH THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY TO SAY, HEY, WHERE CAN WE HELP YOU OUT AS WELL? UM, THE METRICS AGAIN, UH, ONE, ONE THING THAT I'M STILL NOT SEEING ON THIS, ON THIS SLIDE 15 IS THESE ARE ALL GREAT METRICS, BUT I STILL DON'T SEE ONE THAT SAYS GRADUATED, GOT A JOB, HIGHER PAYING JOB, BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE KEY INGREDIENTS TO THIS PROGRAM THAT WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA UPLIFT PEOPLE WITH HIGHER PAYING JOBS, AND THAT'S NOT REFLECTED IN THESE METRICS HERE. 
          SO THAT NEEDS TO BE PLUGGED IN HERE AS WELL. 
          HOW MANY ARE WE GETTING INTO JOBS AT A HIGHER PAY? SO I, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ADD IN THERE. 
          UM, COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. 
          YOU, YOU MENTIONED A WHILE AGO, FIVE, THE NUMBER 5,000 THAT ARE IN THE PIPELINE AND 1200 THAT HAVE GRADUATED IS, THAT'S NOT UNDER THIS PROGRAM, RIGHT? READY TO WORK PROGRAM, RIGHT? NO, SIR. 
          THAT'S TRAINED FOR JOBS. 
          IT'S ABOUT 2,400 THAT HAVE GRADUATED OR COMPLETED THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 
          AND ABOUT 1200 OF THOSE THAT HAVE FINISHED HAVE GOTTEN JOBS WITH A MEDIAN SALARY AT LEAST $15 AN HOUR. 
          OKAY. 
          AND WHAT WAS OUR EXPECTED RETURN ON THAT PROGRAM FOR THE BUDGET THAT WAS APPROVED FOR THE PROGRAM? UM, IT WAS 6,900 
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PLACED IN JOBS AFTER THE RESULT OF THE TRAIN FOR JOBS PROGRAM. 
          WE WERE ON TRACK TO HIT THAT NUMBER. 
          OKAY. 
          SEE, SO WE'RE ON TRACK TO GET, I I DON'T, I DON'T RECALL SEEING THE LATEST METRICS ON THAT, AND I, I'D LIKE FOR Y'ALL TO COME AROUND AND SHOW ME THAT AGAIN AS TO WHERE WE ARE AND HOW SUCCESSFUL THAT PROGRAM IS BECAUSE ABSOLUTELY. 
          YOU KNOW, WE'RE DEALING WITH THE SAME, SAME ORGANIZATIONS TO EXECUTE THIS AS WE DID ON THE PREVIOUS PROGRAM. 
          SO, UH, YES, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TWIST THAT WE GOT INDUSTRY INVOLVED WITH THIS, BUT IT'S MODELED PRETTY MUCH A AFTER THIS ORIGINAL PROGRAM UNDER THE CARES ACT MONEY. 
          SO, UM, I I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT VERY, VERY CLOSELY OR, AND HOW LONG IS THAT PROGRAM GONNA BE IN EXISTENCE? IT'S GONNA CONTINUE THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2022 AND A LITTLE BIT INTO 2023 WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN LONGER TRAINING, TERM TRAINING PROGRAMS. SO, OKAY. 
          UM, BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, FISCAL YEAR OF 2022, WE SHOULD HAVE SOME VERY SOLID, UH, NUMBERS THAT ATTEST TO OUR TRACKING TOWARDS HITTING THAT GOAL. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE NUMBERS TO SEE HOW THAT PROGRAM, WHAT SUCCESS IT HAD. 
          AND I, I THINK THAT'S AN INDICATOR FOR THIS PROGRAM AS WELL. 
          SO, UH, STILL WANNA TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. 
          ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE, UH, UM, BEXAR COUNTY, HOW DID Y'ALL GET BEXAR COUNTY INVOLVED IN THIS? OR ARE THEY INVOLVED IN THIS PROGRAM? YEAH, WE'VE TALKED TO THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE, UM, OFFICE. 
          THEY'VE GOT A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM, TEXAS FAME. 
          UM, WE'VE BEEN WORK THAT FOCUSES ON THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR. 
          UH, WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THEM AND WORKING WITH THEM ON HOW WE CAN COMBINE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT THAT SECTOR, UM, NEEDS ARE MET. 
          UH, THEY'RE READY TO WORK AS WELL AS TEXAS FAME. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU ALSO REACH OUT TO THE MILITARY AND VETERANS SERVICE CENTER. 
          UH, THEY INTERACT WITH A LOT OF VETERANS ALL ACROSS BEXAR COUNTY. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, IN SAN ANTONIO TO, UM, HELP THEM AS WELL. 
          AND THEY'VE GOT A GREAT, GREAT DATABASE THAT Y'ALL COULD REACH OUT TO IN THAT, THAT ORGANIZATION AS WELL. 
          SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE Y'ALL TO GET INVOLVED WITH THEM ALSO. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, WELL, AGAIN, THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS. 
          I SAY THAT WE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED IS NOT WHAT WAS PUT OUT THERE TO THE VOTERS INITIALLY, BUT, UM, HEY, THEY APPROVED IT. 
          AND, UM, UH, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE HIGH LEVEL AREAS FOR $183 MILLION AT THIS POINT. 
          HOW EFFECTIVE IS THIS PROGRAM GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, OVER THE YEARS. 
          SO I'LL CERTAINLY BE LOOKING AT THAT AND TRACKING THAT VERY CLOSELY. 
          AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH WHOMEVER TO, UH, TRY TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM A SUCCESS BECAUSE THE VOTERS DID APPROVE IT TO, TO PAY THAT OUTTA THEIR TAX MONEY TO, UH, FUND THIS PROGRAM. 
          SO, UH, THAT IS ALL THE COMMENTS I HAVE AT THIS POINT. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          AND THANK YOU, MIKE FOR THE PRESENTATION AND YOUR TEAM FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE PUT INTO THIS PROJECT. 
          AND ALL THE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS LIKE COPS, METRO, AND THE PARTNERS WHO HAVE ALSO, UM, HELPED SHAPE THIS PROGRAM, UH, AFTER TRAIN FOR JOBS. 
          I THINK EVERYONE'S CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC,  ABOUT READY TO WORK. 
          UM, JUST YESTERDAY WITH THE POSITIVE BUDGET PROJECTION, CITY COUNCIL SAW FIRSTHAND HAVE A LARGE INVESTMENT IN A STRONG SAFETY SOCIAL NET AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IS BENEFICIAL TO OUR BUDGET AND OVERALL LOCAL ECONOMY AND THE HEALTH OF THIS CITY. 
          WE OFTEN HEAR THAT WE'RE NOT GOING BACK TO THE OLD WAY OF DOING THINGS, AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT THAT IS TRUE. 
          UM, BUT OUTSIDE OF READY TO WORK, I HOPE THIS COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO ROBUSTLY SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS WHICH CONTINUE TO SUCCESSFULLY HELP OUR RESIDENTS. 
          PROGRAMS LIKE HOUSING ASSISTANCE, UTILITY ASSISTANCE, AND SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS, WHICH WE SAW AND CONTINUE TO SEE TO BE BENEFICIAL TO COMMUNITIES, UM, IN THE MIDST OF THIS PANDEMIC, SO ON AND SO FORTH. 
          AND THAT BEING SAID, I, I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS, UH, ABOUT THIS. 
          UM, FIRST, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS BEING A FRAMEWORK, UM, BEING BUILT OFF OF TRAIN FOR JOBS, I DO HAVE CONCERNS, UH, GIVEN THAT I HAVE HAD SOME CONSTITUENTS COME FORWARD ABOUT NEEDING THOSE SOCIAL SERVICES. 
          UM, SO IN THE PROGRAM, IF WE FIND THAT WE NEED MORE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THOSE, FOR THE CASE MANAGEMENT COMPONENT, WHAT CAN WE DO AS CITY COUNCIL TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE HELPING THIS PROGRAM FILL THAT BUCKET IF WE SEE A NEED? 'CAUSE I'M CONCERNED THAT IF SOMEONE NEEDS RENTAL ASSISTANCE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE SENT TO THE RISK MITIGATION FUND, WHICH IS THERE'S A LONG WAIT AND IF SOMEONE GETS EVICTED ON THIS PROGRAM, IT COULD POTENTIALLY 
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IMPACT, UM, THE OUTCOME OF THE APPLICANT COMPLETING THE PROJECT. 
          SO, UM, WHAT CAN WE DO AS A CITY COUNCIL TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN ADD MORE FUNDING TO THAT CASE MANAGEMENT BUCKET IF NEEDED? WELL, THE SALES TAX PROJECTIONS COME IN THEIR TRENDING HIGHER. 
          UM, WHEN WE BRING OUR BUDGET TO COUNCIL, UH, LATER THIS YEAR, UM, OUR GOAL IS TO TAKE ANY EXCESS DOLLARS THAT ARE COLLECTED THROUGH THAT SALES TAX AND PUSH INTO EMERGENCY FUNDING, WHICH CAN ASSIST CLIENTS DIRECTLY WITH OVERCOMING SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. 
          SO IF COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THOSE REQUESTS FROM CITY STAFF TO BOLSTER THAT FUNDING IN THAT AREA, THAT WOULD BE GREATLY HELPFUL. 
          GREAT. 
          THANKS, MIKE. 
          THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR THAT WE CAN, UH, ADD ADDITIONAL FUNDS. 
          I'M PLEASED TO HEAR THAT. 
          UM, THERE IS GOING TO BE A DASHBOARD. 
          UM, DO WE KNOW WHEN THAT MAY GO LIVE OR IF WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO CREATE IT? UM, WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THAT DASHBOARD? WE'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW WITH OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT HERE AT THE CITY, UM, TO BEGIN TO DEVELOP THAT. 
          UM, PROGRAM ENROLLMENT DOESN'T OFFICIALLY BEGIN IN THE PROGRAM UNTIL APRIL. 
          UM, BY THE TIME THE PROGRAM HAS PARTICIPANTS ENTERING THE TRAINING, UH, PROGRAMS, NO, NO LATER THAN JUNE, THAT DASHBOARD SHOULD BE UPPED LIVE AND ACTIVE. 
          OKAY, GREAT. 
          I, I THINK GIVING THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE CURRENT PROGRAM DATA WILL INCREASE CONFIDENCE IN THIS PROGRAM, SO I'M PLEASED TO HEAR THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE COMING OUT IN JUNE OR LATE JUNE. 
          UM, AGAIN, RIGHT. 
          I BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE PROGRAM, UM, WE NEED TO SUPPORT THE APPLICANT AND THE STUDENT. 
          SO ENSURING THAT AS A CITY WE'RE INVESTING IN THOSE SOCIAL SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT THE APPLICANT, THE STUDENT, CAN COMPLETE THESE PROGRAMS. I, I'M PLEASED TO HEAR AND LEARN THAT THIS PROGRAM IS REDUCING BARRIERS FOR FOLKS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS TO ACCESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS. AND AGAIN, RIGHT, THAT COMES WITH, UM, THE NEED FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT. 
          SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE PARTNERING WITH FOLKS, UM, THAT AREN'T TURNING PEOPLE AWAY WHO, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOMETHING ON THEIR RECORD. 
          NOT ONLY THAT, TAKING A FURTHER STEP AND POTENTIALLY HELPING THEM EXPUNGE THAT CRIMINAL RECORD AS WELL. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, I I HOPE THAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE TRAIN FOR JOBS EXPERIMENT AND THAT READY TO WORK IS GOING TO BE A HUGE SUCCESS. 
          UM, I'M SURE THERE'S, THERE IS A TON OF MOVING PARTS WITH DIFFERENT PARTNERS AND THE SOCIAL COMPONENT, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH MY RESIDENTS AND COLLEAGUES AND PARTNERS AND THE PARTNER AGENCIES ON CONNECTING RESIDENTS TO THIS PROGRAM. 
          UM, AND I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE ASSURANCES, RIGHT? THAT COUNCIL CAN DO ITS PART TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE, UM, FILLING THAT BUCKET IF NEEDED. 
          BUT THANK YOU. 
          I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO, COUNCIL MEMBER PAL. 
          THANKS, MAYOR. 
          NICE TO SEE YOU. 
          EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. 
          I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK. 
          I, UH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. 
          UM, LET'S ASSUME FOR A SECOND A, UM, MEDICAL OFFICE SETS UP ANYWHERE IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          CAN THEY TAKE THE OATH AND HIRE THROUGH THE PROGRAM? ABSOLUTELY. 
          YEAH. 
          WE WELCOME THAT. 
          ANY NEW BUSINESSES THAT COME TO THE CITY, UM, THAT CAN BENEFIT, WE WANT THEIR PARTNERSHIP. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, ARE THERE ANY BUSINESSES THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA TALK TO? NO, WE'RE GONNA TALK TO ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO, TO HELP TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE. 
          WE WANT TO WANT THEM AT THE TABLE. 
          SO IF A HOTEL WERE TO COME AND TALK TO YOU, OR ANYBODY IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WILL COME AND TALK TO YOU AND SAY, I WANT TO TAKE THE OATH, THEY COULD, UH, BENEFIT ABSOLUTELY. 
          FROM THIS PROGRAM AND FOR EXAMPLE, BACK OFFICE JOBS. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          RIGHT. 
          UM, ANY JOB REQUIRING A CERTIFICATE, UH, IN ORDER TO DO THE WORK? ABSOLUTELY. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, I, I DO WANT TO, UM,  YOU AS, AS I'M LISTENING TO THIS PRESENTATION, I WAS THINKING OF SOMETHING MY GRANDFATHER USED TO TELL ME ALL THE TIME THAT, THAT, THAT THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS ON THE WAY TO PLACES WORTH GOING. 
          UH, AND I THINK THAT THAT APPLIES TO, UH, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH TODAY. 
          WE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE MADE A, WE MADE A PROMISE TO THE PUBLIC RELYING ON THAT PROMISE. 
          THEY CAME OUT AND THEY VOTED IN LARGE NUMBERS. 
          UM, THAT PROMISE WAS THAT WE WERE GONNA CREATE A PROGRAM USING, UM, THE EIGHTH OF ASCENT. 
          AND THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO THREE THINGS. 
          ONE, THAT WE WERE GOING TO PROVIDE TRAINING, RIGHT? TUITION, UM, FOR INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED JOBS, UH, AND I'M SORRY FOR INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION SO THAT THEY CAN GET THESE JOBS RIGHT. 
          UH, OR COMPLETION OF THEIR DEGREES. 
          WE WERE GOING TO, UH, PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES AS THESE FOLKS WENT THROUGH THE PROGRAM. 
          RIGHT? AND THEN NUMBER THREE, UH, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF IT IS WE WERE GONNA PLACE THEM IN JOBS, RIGHT? UM, WE MADE THAT PROMISE. 
          WE, WE MADE IT QUITE EXPLICITLY. 
          AND, UH, I INTEND TO KEEP THAT PROMISE. 
          IT, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS TAKING A VERY IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS KEEPING THAT PROMISE. 
          'CAUSE WE ALSO SAID THAT IT WAS GONNA BE DATA INFORMED AND IT WAS GOING TO BE PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED, RIGHT? UH, AND SO I I'M PLEASED THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE TAKING THIS STEP. 
          I, I DO THINK THAT THOUGH, WHILE, WHILE WE'RE ON THE 
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TOPIC OF PROMISES, IS THAT THOSE ARE THE PROMISES WE MADE, RIGHT? APPEAR ON COUNCIL. 
          UM, WE ARE EXTRACTING FROM EMPLOYERS WHO TAKE THIS OATH. 
          WELL, I MEAN, AND, AND OATH IS BY DEFINITION OF PROMISE, RIGHT? BUT WE'RE EXTRACTING THIS OATH FROM THEM THAT THEY ARE IN GOOD FAITH GOING TO COME TO US WHEN THEY NEED TO FILL A JOB, RIGHT? AND USE THIS PROGRAM AND, UH, GIVE THESE FOLKS A GOOD FAITH CHANCE TO GO TO WORK. 
          WE NEED THE EMPLOYERS TO BE, WHO HAVE TAKEN THIS OATH TO REALLY TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. 
          AND BY THAT I MEAN, BE TRANSPARENT WITH US, RIGHT? AND TO TELL US EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED. 
          'CAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THESE CUSTOM, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING A LA CARTE SERVICES FOR THESE EMPLOYERS. 
          AND IF THEY'RE NOT TRANSPARENT WITH US, AND IF THEY JUST SIGN THE OATH SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OR A MAYOR HAPPY THAT THEY SIGN THE OATH, THEN THAT'S USELESS. 
          AND IT'S A BAD FAITH OATH, RIGHT? I'M, I'M TAKING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE EMPLOYERS AT THEIR WORD AND ASSUMING THAT THEY REALLY DO MEAN IT, RIGHT? UM, THE SEC THE THIRD THING, THE THIRD PROMISE THAT WE'RE EXTRACTING, I THINK IS FROM, FROM THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE TRAINING, RIGHT? THAT, UM, IT'S NOT JUST ENROLLMENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. 
          WE'RE LOOKING FOR ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE, RIGHT? AND A, UH, AND A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO ACTUALLY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM AND GET GOOD GRADES OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GET GOING THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, RIGHT? SO, UH, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS, I ALWAYS SHAKE MY HAND, AND I'M DISAPPOINTED IN ORGANIZATIONS WHO BRAG ABOUT, YOU KNOW, UH, ENROLLING PEOPLE AND REGISTERING THEM TO VOTE, FOR EXAMPLE. 
          BUT THEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND NONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT THEY REGISTERED TO VOTE ACTUALLY SHOWED UP TO VOTE. 
          I MEAN, THAT'S USELESS, RIGHT? AND SO IN THIS INSTANCE, IT WOULD BE AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY IF PEOPLE ENROLLED, BUT THEN DIDN'T SHOW UP, RIGHT? UM, AND SO THE, TO THE EMPLOYERS, I HOPE THAT THEY HEARD ME, AND I HOPE THAT THEY'RE HEARING EVERY COMMENT THAT'S BEING MADE UP HERE. 
          AND THAT IS, WE'RE EXPECTING YOU GUYS TO BE PARTNERS WITH US. 
          UM, AND TO THE EMPLOYEES, THE FUTURE EMPLOYEES, UM, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE CAN ONLY PROVIDE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES, RIGHT? AT THE VERY END, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO STEP UP AND, AND WALK THIS PATH AND TAKE NO SHORTCUTS TO THE PLACE THAT IS WORTH GOING TO. 
          AND I KNOW THEY WILL. 
          UH, AND BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO JUST KEEP TALKING TO ME OVER AND OVER, AND I KNOW THAT ALL MY, MY COLLEAGUES HAVE RECEIVED THOSE CALLS. 
          I'M LOOKING FOR A JOB. 
          I'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. 
          I NEED A JOB, RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE'S KIDS DEPENDING ON ME, THERE'S DEPENDENTS OUT THERE THAT I NEED TO FEED AND HOUSE. 
          AND SO, UM, THE OTHER, THE OTHER THING I I, I REMEMBER READING RECENTLY, BECAUSE IT WAS ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY ON THE 12TH, WHICH WAS MY BIRTHDAY TOO. 
          UH, AND HE, HE WROTE, UH, OR SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, IF HE HAD EIGHT HOURS TO CHOP DOWN A TREE, HE'D SPEND SIX HOURS SHARPENING THE AX FIRST, RIGHT? UM, AND I THINK THAT, UH, ONE OF THE PROMISES THAT WE NEED TO KEEP TO THESE EMPLOYEES IS TO ACTUALLY MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THEM WITH THE, THE SHARPEST AX POSSIBLE, RIGHT? AND ALL THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO, TO, TO SHARPEN THAT AX. 
          AND SO, UH, WE ARE EXTRACTING A PROMISE ALSO FROM ALL THESE PARTNERS THAT WE'RE BRINGING ON BOARD, RIGHT? A C C D, RESTORE EDUCATION, WHAT IS IT CALLED? HARD NOGGIN OR CREATIVE, THAT ONE. 
          UH, AND SO, UH, , UM, SO, SO I, I, I'LL MAKE A PROMISE TODAY 'CAUSE I HAVEN'T MADE IT YET. 
          UM, UH, AND IF YOU GIMME THE PAPERWORK TODAY, I'LL SIGN IT. 
          UM, MY, MY LAW FIRM WILL, UH, WILL TAKE THIS OATH TODAY. 
          UM, AND BECAUSE WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS ALSO TRYING TO FIND PEOPLE TO FILL, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, YOU KNOW, POSITIONS THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO SERVE OUR, OUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR CLIENTS. 
          AND SO, UM, I'M GONNA VOTE YES ON THIS ONE. 
          A RESOUNDING YES. 
          THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. 
          THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PIAS. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          UH, THANK YOU, MIKE, FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION, UH, FOR YOUR UTTER PATIENCE AND STANDING THERE WHILE WE, UH, WHILE WE ALL TELL YOU WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT TO US. 
          BUT THANK YOU. 
          I ALSO WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE VERY THOROUGH BRIEFING, UH, THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM, UH, PROVIDED TO ME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. 
          I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE ANSWERS THAT YOU GAVE, UH, REGARDING SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD IN PARTICULAR, UH, ABOUT THE ELIGIBILITY FOR THOSE WHO'D BEEN ENROLLED IN SCHOOL IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND HOW WE CAN FIND ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY RESOURCES WHEN, WHEN NEEDED. 
          UM, THERE WAS ONE THING, UM, THAT I, THAT I HAD REQUESTED, AND I, I THINK I HEARD ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER SAY IT, UH, A DIFFERENT DAY. 
          UH, WE DO ALSO WANT TO SEE, OR I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE WHO DOESN'T MAKE IT INTO THE PROGRAM, AND, UH, MAYBE THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE RETOOL THE PROGRAM, BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF, UH, AS A CITY COUNCIL AND, AND MAYBE THAT THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A DIFFERENT STRATEGY. 
          UM, I, I DO WANNA SAY, I THINK IT'S MEANINGFUL THAT ON THE DAY THAT WE'RE VOTING ON THIS MILESTONE IN YOUR PROGRAM, WE'RE ALSO VOTING ON THE FIRST MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. 
          SO, UH, I, I DEFINITELY 
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SEE A TIE AND A LINK BETWEEN THOSE TWO REGARDING, UH, THE PROGRAM. 
          I'M ALSO VERY GLAD TO SEE THE EMPLOYER PLEDGES THAT YOU BROUGHT TO US TODAY. 
          WE ALMOST COULDN'T READ THE NAMES ON THAT SCREEN, SO THAT'S A THAT'S GOOD WORK. 
          YEAH. 
          ON, ON YOUR END. 
          UM, AND AS THE PROGRAM WAS BEING DEVELOPED, THERE WERE SOME, UM, SOME PARTICULAR ASPECTS THAT WERE CRITICAL TO ME IN THE DEVELOPMENT. 
          AND, UH, ONE OF THEM YOU CAN, YOU CAN PROBABLY GUESS BASED ON, ON THE ISSUES THAT I FOCUS ON, AND IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR, UH, SUPPORT OF A SUSTAINABLE SAN ANTONIO. 
          YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THIS PLEDGE TO GO CARBON FREE BY BY 2050, AND, UH, AND I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A WORKFORCE THAT GETS US THERE. 
          UH, I'VE ALSO HEARD FROM, UH, FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WE SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE WORKFORCE THAT KNOWS ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 
          AND, UH, HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT, THAT GREEN BUILDING THAT, UM, THAT WE COULD REALLY USE SOME BOLSTERING IN THERE. 
          CAN YOU PLEASE TALK TO ME ABOUT HOW THIS PROGRAM AND THE VENDORS YOU'RE SELECTING WILL HELP US, UH, BOLSTER THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS IN RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES? COUNCIL MEMBER? I THINK THAT CONVERSATION FIRST BEGINS WITH THE EMPLOYERS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR TALENT WITH THOSE, UM, SKILL SETS. 
          AND, UH, WE'VE BEGUN TO INCREASE OUR OUTREACH TO THOSE GREEN CONSCIOUS, WHETHER IT BE ENERGY OR CONSTRUCTION, UH, VENDORS, UM, THAT, UH, WE WANT TO GLEAN FROM THEM WHAT ARE THOSE MOST CRITICAL OCCUPATIONS AND WHAT ARE THE SKILL SETS THAT ARE NEEDED SO WE CAN TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND PROVIDE IT TO THE POTENTIAL TRAINING PROVIDERS FOR THE PROGRAM THAT EXIST WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO EDUCATIONAL ECOSYSTEM, SO THEY CAN BEGIN TO PLAN AND PREPARE FOR DEVELOPING PROGRAMS THAT ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO MEET THAT DEMAND AND THAT NEED. 
          UM, THAT'S WHY OUR TALENT PIPELINE MANAGEMENT PROCESS IS SO IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE GLEAN WHAT THE DEMAND LOOKS LIKE HERE, UM, IN OUR LOCAL AREA. 
          AND THAT POTENTIAL FUTURE GROWTH, UM, AS YOU SO ELOQUENTLY PUT, IS WE HAVE A CHANCE TO KIND OF SHAPE WHAT OUR VISION IS GONNA BE FOR SAN ANTONIO AS IT RELATES TO GREEN TO GREEN AND CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES. 
          SO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS BEEN HAD OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT, THAT THIS COUNCIL CAN ASSIST WITH? THAT IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING THIS COUNCIL CAN ASSIST WITH, YES. 
          OKAY. 
          AND WOULD YOUR, THE VENDORS THAT YOU'RE SELECTING TODAY, DO YOU BELIEVE THEY WOULD BE PREPARED TO MEET THAT CHALLENGE? SHOULD WE FIND THE EMPLOYERS WILLING TO PARTICIPATE WITH US? OH, ABSOLUTELY. 
          UM, THEY'RE COMMITTED TO LISTENING TO, UM, BOTH EMPLOYERS AND PARTICIPANTS, AND PROVIDING THE PROPER SERVICES TO THOSE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM TO GIVE THEM GUIDANCE AS TO WHAT THOSE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ARE. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU, MIKE. 
          UM, AND, UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. 
          JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, UM, THAT WE, WE ALL KNOW THAT JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATION ARE PATHWAYS TO A MORE PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
          AND, UH, BUT I JUST DON'T WANT US TO FORGET, UH, THAT OUR CITY, UH, AND MANY CITIES, OF COURSE, WILL ALWAYS, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD? NO, NO, NO. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL, UM, THAT OUR, I DON'T WANT US TO FORGET THAT OUR COMMUNITY WILL ALWAYS NEED A SERVICE INDUSTRY WORKFORCE. 
          AND AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE INVESTING IN OUR CONVENTION CENTER IN THE ALAMO AND IN ALL THE OTHER WONDERFUL, UH, DRAWS THAT OUR CITY HAS, WE WILL HAVE VISITORS, WE WILL HAVE DINERS, AND WE WILL NEED SERVICE WORKERS. 
          SO WHILE THIS PROGRAM ISN'T DESIGNED TO GIVE THOSE SERVICE WORKERS NECESSARILY, UM, A PATHWAY TO PROSPERITY, I JUST DON'T WANT US TO FORGET THAT. 
          WE HAVE TO FIND OTHER WAYS FOR THAT, FOR OUR SERVICE INDUSTRY WORKERS. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIKE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          UH, BEFORE I CLOSE, ANDY, DO YOU HAVE ANY REMARKS? UH, YES, MAYOR, I JUST WANTED, UH, TO MAKE ONE CLARIFYING POINT. 
          UM, AS WE ALL KNOW, THIS, UH, PROGRAM IS TIED TO A, UH, SALES TAX PROPOSITION THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS. 
          UH, THAT PROPOSITION SET OUT THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF WHAT THE FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR. 
          OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF THE DETAILS WERE NOT IN THE PROPOSITION, INCLUDING NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, BUT I WANTED TO, TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE PROGRAM AS PRESENTED TODAY IS, IS COMPLETELY IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHAT THE PROPOSITION, UH, STATED IN TERMS OF WHAT THE VOTERS APPROVED. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU, ANDY. 
          UM, AND COUNCIL MEMBER PIA, THANKS. 
          I, I WAS, UM, I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT I, I WAS LOOKING AT SLIDE NUMBER SEVEN, AND IF WE CAN PLEASE GET, GET THAT SLIDE UP THERE REAL QUICK. 
          THIS IS THE LIST OF EMPLOYERS WHO'VE TAKEN THE PLEDGE SO FAR. 
          UH, UM, THANK YOU TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. 
          YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO, BUT, BUT YOU DID AND YOU STEPPED UP. 
          THERE'S SOME THAT JUMP OUT. 
          I MEAN, THERE'S, THERE'S SOME, THERE'S SOME COMPANIES AND EMPLOYERS OUT THERE WHOSE NAMES AREN'T ON HERE, AND WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE A POINT TO TO CONTACT ALL OF THEM, RIGHT? WHO ARE IMPORTANT TO US, WHO I THINK SHOULD HAVE, WHO SHOULD HAVE SIGNED THIS OATH WITHOUT HAVING TO BEING ASKED TO DO SO. 
          UM, AND I'LL, I'LL NAME JUST A FEW OF THEM TODAY. 
          UM, YOU 
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KNOW, THEY, THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK WHO ARE, UH, REPRESENTING, UM, NEWS AND COMMUNICATIONS, RIGHT? HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS, YOUR NAME IS NOT ON THIS LIST. 
          UM, IT SHOULD BE, YOU GUYS REPORT AND MAKE A LOT OF MONEY OFF OF SAN ANTONIO'S. 
          UH, YOU DO A GREAT JOB REPORTING, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB REPORTING ON THIS PROGRAM, BUT THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR NOT SIGNING UP AND AGREEING TO PARTICIPATE. 
          UM, SAN ANTONIO REPORT, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AT REPORTING, UH, AND, YOU KNOW, AND SHINING A LIGHT ON, UH, WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT THIS AND WHAT COULD BE IMPROVED. 
          UM, I'D ASK THAT YOU GUYS BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION, UM, AS OPPOSED TO JUST TALKING ABOUT THE PROGRAM, UH, TO EVERY TV STATION AND RADIO STATION OUT THERE. 
          YOU GUYS ALSO EMPLOY PEOPLE AND THERE'S NO REASON WHY YOU CAN'T. 
          UM, IN FACT, YOU SHOULD. 
          AND SO, UM, THE GAUNTLET'S BEEN THROWN DOWN, AND, UH, NEXT TIME WE HAVE A PRESENTATION HERE, I, I, I REALLY DO HOPE THAT YOU GUYS DO THE RIGHT THING AND BE GOOD CORPORATE NEIGHBORS, UM, AND STEP UP. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PAPA. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          NO, I, I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OH, OKAY. 
          I, I DIDN'T MEAN TO. 
          ALRIGHT, WELL, LET ME JUST, UH, WRAP UP HERE WITH A FEW COMMENTS IN THERE. 
          UH, ALONG THE LINES OF, UH, SHARPENING OF THE BLADE. 
          UM, THIS IS A, A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY AND, AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO'S LEANED INTO THE WORK. 
          UH, WE DO HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR THIS PROGRAM AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE, UH, INTERESTED IN THE FACT THAT THIS IS MOVING OUR CITY FORWARD IN PRETTY DRAMATIC WAYS, IT IS GIVING OUR, UH, OUR COMMUNITY, UH, A, A LEVEL OF ATTENTION FOR THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IN THIS TRAINING, UH, ENVIRONMENT, THE ECOSYSTEM. 
          UM, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT THIS WORK IS ALREADY GAINING NATIONAL ATTENTION AND SUPPORT. 
          UH, THE DETAILS ARE STILL BEING FINALIZED, BUT I WANTED TO CELEBRATE THE SUPPORT OF NATIONAL AND RESPECTED FUNDERS, COLLECTIVE BLUE MERIDIAN, WHICH WILL SUPPORT READY TO WORK BY FUNDING A NATIONAL PARTNER AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THOUGHT LEADER JOBS FOR THE FUTURE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT AS WE IMPLEMENT THIS WORK. 
          WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S INTEREST IN THE PROGRAM AND, AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS, UH, HITTING ON ALL THE THINGS THAT IS BEING TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF LONG-TERM ECONOMIC RECOVERY FOR OUR CITY. 
          AND I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE, UH, SAID IT VERY WELL. 
          UH, THIS IS NOW A VALUE PROPOSITION FOR COMMUNITIES THAT CAN GET THIS RIGHT. 
          UH, I REMEMBER BEING HERE IN 2013 TALKING ABOUT THE RAMP UP TO PRE-K FOR SA, SAME KINDS OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY OF STANDING UP A PROGRAM OF THAT SCALE, BUT NOW IT'S A NATIONAL MODEL. 
          AND SO WE CONNECT PRE-K FOR SA ON THE FRONT END ALL THE WAY TO OUR CAREER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ON, ON THE BACK END. 
          AND IN BETWEEN YOU HAVE ALAMO PROMISE, THE K THROUGH 12 INNOVATION, ET CETERA. 
          THIS IS THE VALUE PROPOSITION FOR OUR CITY AND I'M VERY PROUD TO BE IN A CITY WHERE WE ARE HAVING MAJOR JOBS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, EMPLOYERS WHO ARE, ARE GROWING EMPLOYERS THAT ARE MOVING HERE TO SAN ANTONIO AS THE INCENTIVES BEING OFFERED FOR THOSE JOBS CONTINUES TO GROW SMALLER BECAUSE THEY'RE SEEING VALUE IN THE PEOPLE, UH, OF THIS COMMUNITY. 
          UH, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT, WHAT IT SHOULD BE ABOUT. 
          WE, WE HAVE ALL OF THE REASONS WHY A FAMILY OR A BUSINESS SHOULD WANT TO INVEST IN OUR CITY. 
          AND THE FACT THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS CHOSE TO INVEST IN ITSELF IN THIS WAY IS, IS JUST, UH, MAKES US ONE OF THE BEST CITIES IN AMERICA, I BELIEVE. 
          UM, SO AGAIN, UH, THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO'S LEANED INTO THE WORK. 
          WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY ONLY JUST BEGUN. 
          THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF ATTENTION AND SCRUTINY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SUCCESSFUL, BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE HAVE THE TOOLS AND THE PEOPLE AND THE ORGANIZATIONS IN PLACE TO DO THAT. 
          SO, UH, WITH THAT WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM FOUR. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES ALL. 
          WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ITEM 
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13. 
          ITEM NUMBER 13 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING JOB ORDER CONTRACTS WITH ALPHA BUILDING CORPORATION, AMSTAR INC. 
          BELT BUILT CONTRACTING, L L C CONCOR INC. 
          H J D CAPITAL ELECTRIC INC. 
          LEE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE COMPANY, D B A L M C, TEJAS, PREMIER BUILDING CONTRACTOR INC. 
          AND THE SAAL GROUP L L C FOR THE PROVISION OF JOB ORDER CONTRACTING PROGRAM AS AN ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY METHOD FOR THE INCIDENTAL DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION REPAIR, REHABILITATION ALTERATION AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ON CITY OWNED AND LEASED BUILDINGS, PARKS, AND OTHER FACILITIES OF INTEREST TO THE CITY. 
          EACH CONTRACT IS FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF TWO YEARS WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS AT THE CITY'S DISCRETION IN AN AMOUNT OF $3 MILLION ANNUALLY 
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FOR A TOTAL OF AMOUNT OF $12 MILLION PER CONTRACT AND APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE THE TASK ORDER AMOUNT THRESHOLD ISSUED UNDER THE JOCK PROGRAM REQUIRING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL FROM $100,000 TO $250,000. 
          THANK YOU DEBBIE, THIS HONOR. 
          COUNCILMAN RE? YEAH, RAZZI, DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION OR WOULD YOU, THERE IT IS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD MORNING, MAD MAYOR COUNCIL, I AM ZI HUI, DIRECTOR CITY ENGINEER FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 
          JOB ORDER CONTRACTING IS EFFICIENT CONSTRUCTION DELIVERY METHOD, USED TO DELIVER A SMALL MEDIUM-SIZED FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SUCH AS DEMOTION, RENOVATION AND REHABILITATION USED BY MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENT SUCH AS ANIMAL CARE SERVICES, BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT SERVICES CENTER, CITY DEPARTMENT, CONVENTION CENTER AND SPORT FACILITY, PARK AND REC, PRE-K AND SAN ANTONIO LIBRARY. 
          EXISTING JOB ORDER CONTRACT. 
          WE HAVE 10 OF THEM. 
          WE ARE PROPOSING EIGHT. 
          EXISTING IN INITIAL TERM IS ONE YEAR. 
          WE ARE PRO PROPOSING TO BE TWO YEARS. 
          EXTENSION IS TWO ONE YEARS EXISTING AND WE ARE PROPOSING SAME FOR THE PROPOSED CONTRACT. 
          CAPACITY IS 3 MILLION PER YEAR AND WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING 3 MILLION EXISTING IS EXPIRING THIS MONTH AND THE PROPOSED WILL BE EXPIRE IN FEBRUARY AND 26. 
          JAVI ASSIGNED THESE UH, TASK ORDER. 
          TASK ORDERS. 
          REQUEST REVIEWED AND ASSIGNED BASED ON FOLLOWING FACTOR CLIENT DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENT KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE WORK, CONTRACT CAPACITY AND AVAILABILITY AND WORKLOAD, KEY BENEFIT, ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY METHOD PROCESSES, STREAMLINED LINE EXPEDITE, DELIVERY OF MINOR CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS. 
          PROMOTE LOCAL CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR EVALUATION COMMITTEE. 
          WE TRY TO MAKE SURE AS DIVERSE AS POSSIBLE. 
          WE HAVE CITY MANAGERS OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY, CITY CLARK'S OFFICE CONVENTION AND SPORTS FACILITY, SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER OF A ASSOCIATE GENERAL CONTRACTOR OR A G C AND AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECT. 
          PARTICIPATE ON SELECTION SCORING CRITERIA WAS EXPERIENCE OF PRIME SUBCONTRACTOR AND KEY PERSONNEL WITH THE JOB ORDER CONTRACTOR. 
          25 POINTS UNDERSTANDING OF JOB PROGRAM AND PROPOSED MANAGEMENT, ANOTHER 25 POINT CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE IN SAN ANTONIO REGION AND PAST PERFORMANCE 15 POINT PRICES 15 PO SDA S P E PRIME CONTRACT PROGRAM FIVE PO SDA SS P T M W B E PRIME CONTRACTOR 10 PO AND SBIA E S P E PRIME CONTRACTOR, FIVE POINT . 
          ALTOGETHER SDA WAS A 20 POINT ALSO WE HAD A SBI, A SUBCONTRACTOR REQUIREMENT 24 POINT AND THREE POINT A A B E REQUIREMENT. 
          FISCAL IMPACT FUNDS NOT ENCUMBERED OR APPROPRIATED BY THE SECTION. 
          FUNDS ARE ENCUMBERED ONCE TASK ORDER ARE ISSUED. 
          POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCE ARE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOUND, CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION, TAX NOTE, GENERAL FUND, AND OF COURSE GRANTS LIKE ANY OTHER DISCRETIONARY CONTRACT. 
          WE HAVE COMPLETED SOLICITATION PROCESS RECEIVE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE APPROVAL AND TODAY WE ARE REQUESTING COUNCIL'S APPROVAL. 
          TASK ORDER THRESHOLDS ACCORDING TO SECTION 22, 69 0.403 TAKES US GOVERNMENT CODE. 
          ANY TAX ORDER EXCEEDS OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLAR MUST HAVE. 
          CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL PER 2007 CITY ORDINANCE. 
          ANY TAX ORDER THAT EXCEED 100,000 REQUIRES CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL. 
          PUBLIC WORKERS REQUESTING THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL 
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EXCEEDS FROM 100,000 TO $250,000. 
          AS MANY OF YOU, IT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY PRICE INCREASE ON MATERIAL AND LABOR SINCE 2007 WHEN THE COUNCIL'S APPROVED. 
          THE ORDINANCE PROCESS IS STREAMLINED AND DELIVERY OF THE REPAIRS, RENOVATION AND MINOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS EXPEDITED, ALIGNS WITH ACCEPTED PRACTICE ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS CITIES. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, CITY OF AUSTIN HAS $135 MILLION JOB PROGRAM STAFF CAN PROVE AS FAR AS HIGH UP AS 450,000 CITY OF AUSTIN AND AUSTIN AVIATION. 
          ALSO STAFF CAN APPROVE AS HIGH AS $450,000. 
          CITY OF ADA IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ENTIRE STATE LAW STAFF CAN APPROVE AS MUCH AS 500,000. 
          CITY OF FOUR WORTH IS THE 300,000 AND CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS THE ONLY ONE STEPH CAN PROVE AS FAR AS 100,000. 
          RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF AWARD EIGHT JOB CONTRACTOR EACH CONTRACT FOR INITIAL TERM OF TWO YEARS WITH OPTION TO REVIEW TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR. 
          THE ANNUAL AMOUNT WILL BE $3 MILLION FOR TOTAL CONTRACT OF 12 MILLION PER CONTRACT AND ALSO APPROVAL TO INCREASE THE TEST CODE AMOUNT THRESHOLD ISSUED UNDER JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROGRAM FROM 100,000 TO 250,000. 
          THIS ISN'T MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU MAY HAVE. 
          THANK YOU ROSIE. 
          WE HAVE THREE, UH, SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY ON ITEM NUMBER 13. 
          THE FIRST PERSON IS GREGORY SMITH, MR. SMITH AND EVERYONE WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. 
          YOU CAN COME ON UP MR. SMITH. 
          THE NEXT PERSON WILL BE ROXANNE PEREZ, FOLLOWED BY RICHA COSTA. 
          THANK YOU MR. SMITH. 
          THANK YOU MA'AM. 
          MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, I'M GREGORY SMITH. 
          UH, I'M THE PRESIDENT AT JAMAL AND SMITH CONSTRUCTION. 
          WE'RE ONE OF YOUR CURRENT JOB ORDER CONTRACTORS AND UH, I AM HERE TO ASK YOU TO CHALLENGE THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THIS AGENDA. 
          ITEM 13, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT BRING THE BEST VALUE TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          MY FIRM, DESPITE BEING A CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS, WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE AWARD POOL ON THIS, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A HIGHER TECHNICAL SCORE AND A LOWER PRICE SIMPLY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT A MINORITY OR WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS. 
          UH, THE SPEEDA APPLICATION TO THE PROGRAM ON THIS JOB ORDER CONTRACTOR WAS APPLIED AT THE MAXIMUM LIMITS ALLOWED UNDER THE ORDINANCE. 
          UH, AND THERE WAS NO WAY A UNCLASSIFIED FIRM COULD BE SELECTED WITH THAT LEVEL OF, UH, S B E D A REQUIREMENTS. 
          UM, I UNDERSTAND THE SPEED OF PROGRAM IS DISCRETIONARY, THAT THEY CAN APPLY IT UP TO UP TO 20% OF THE EVALUATION CRITERIA, BUT THE JOB ORDER CONTRACTING PROGRAM AT SAN ANTONIO HAS EXISTED SINCE 2007. 
          AT NO TIME WAS ANY OF THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS SELECTED FOR ANY LESS THAN 50% M W B E PARTICIPATION ON THE LAST TWO CONTRACT SOLICITATIONS, 80% OF THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS USED FOR THE JOB ORDER CONTRACTING PROGRAM OR MINORITY OR WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES. 
          UH, SO I HAVE TO, UH, SO I'M CURIOUS WHY THE SPEED OF APPLICATION IS APPLIED SO HIGH TO WHERE A NON-CLASSIFIED FIRM CANNOT EVEN BE ACCEPTED. 
          UM, UNLESS THE INTENT IS TO GIVE THE WHOLE PROGRAM TO A NON-CLASS TO A, UH, MINORITY OR WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS. 
          NOW, I DON'T THINK THAT WAS THE INTENT, BUT THAT WAS THE OUTCOME. 
          AND EVERY ONE OF THE FIRMS ON THE, ON THE EVALUATION MATRIX THAT ARE RECOMMENDED ARE AN M W B E. 
          THEY ARE HIGHER PRICED AND LESS GRADED TECHNICALLY THAN JAMEL AND SMITH, AND THEY GOT 15 EXTRA POINTS, WHICH PUSHED THEM INTO THE AWARD POOL. 
          UM, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR SAN ANTONIO? THERE'S A LOT OF INTANGIBLE THINGS, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE COST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JAMELE AND SMITH CONSTRUCTION AND THE AWARDED FIRMS, SAN ANTONIO IS GONNA PAY BETWEEN NINE AND 18% HIGHER CONSTRUCTION COSTS ON A FOUR YEAR $96 MILLION PROGRAM. 
          UH, THAT IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          THAT'S NOT FAIR TO THE TAXPAYERS. 
          THAT'S NOT FAIR TO YOUR DEPARTMENTS WHO STRUGGLE TO MAKE THE, THEIR BUDGETS, YOU KNOW, GO AS FAR AS THEY CAN AND YOUR PROJECTS. 
          AND IT'S NOT FAIR TO AN UNCLASSIFIED BIDDER AS SUCH AS MY, MY COMPANY. 
          IF Y'ALL AGREE THAT THIS WAS OVERWEIGHTED, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER 
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REBIDDING THIS PROJECT WITH AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF WAITING ON THE SS B E D A CRITERIA IN LIGHT OF THE VERY HIGH PERFORMANCE ON THE PROGRAM. 
          THANK YOU MR. SMITH. 
          ROXANNE PEREZ, FOLLOWED BY RICH ACOSTA. 
          MS. PERES DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MS. PERES IS HERE. 
          RICH ACOSTA. 
          HELLO. 
          UM, I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE FAIR CONTRACTING COALITION. 
          WE SERVE AS AN ADVOCATE FOR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES HELPING ENSURE FAIR COMPETITION FOR PUBLIC FUNDED CONTRACTS, UH, POLICE SUPPORT, LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES, AND VOTE NO ON THIS ITEM. 
          WE EMAILED YOU ALL ABOUT THESE ISSUES, UH, THE OTHER DAY AND A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND IT WAS PULLED OFF OF A VOTE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. 
          THE CITY MET WITH US AND JOLENE FROM DISTRICT TWO, UM, AND THE CITY STAFF INDICATED THAT IT'S UP TO YOU ALL TO MAKE THE CHANGES FOR NEEDED FAIRNESS. 
          WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS TO DB BUNDLE THIS CONTRACT IN ITS ENTIRETY AND, UH, FOR THE CITY TO USE CURRENT COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS LIKE BUY BOARD AND OPEN, UH, MARKET. 
          UH, BIDDING STRUCTURES TO ALLOW FAIR COMPETITION FOR LOCAL, SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          IF THE CITY PERSUADES YOU ALL TO NOT DO THAT, THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE. 
          AT LEAST THE BUNDLE ORDERS UNDER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. 
          WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PAST, UH, JOCK, YOU WILL SEE THAT 90 OVER 90% WERE ALL PROJECTS UNDER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TOTAL IN OVER $27 MILLION. 
          SINCE THE CITY DID NOT BID OUT THESE CONTRACTS UNDER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, SMALL BUSINESSES LOST 789 OPPORTUNITIES TO BE AWARDED THESE CONTRACTS. 
          THE MAJORITY OF THESE ORDERS WERE DONE DURING THE PANDEMIC WHERE SMALL BUSINESSES WERE SUFFERING AND THE CITY SPREAD AWARENESS FOR P P P LOANS WHEN THEY COULD HAVE AWARDED OVER $50 MILLION AND OVER 800 ORDERS TO SMALL BUSINESSES THAT COULD HAVE DIRECTLY SUPPORTED THE COMMUNITY. 
          INSTEAD OF ONLY 10. 
          BUSINESSES ALSO DO NOT ALLOW DOUBLE BID, DOUBLE DIPPING, AWARDED CONTRACTS. 
          BUSINESSES THAT SHARE OWNERSHIPS AND BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE BUSINESS BE AWARDED THE SAME CONTRACT. 
          EXAMPLE, BELT BUILT AND CONCORD HAVE SIMILAR BOARD MEMBERS. 
          SO SIMPLY AN OWNER WILL BE AWARDED TWICE THIS CONTRACT. 
          ALSO, THIS CONTRACT AND OTHERS, LIKE IT SHOULD BE SET ASIDE FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES ONLY. 
          THE SAME REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE FOR WOMEN, MINORITY AND VETERAN BUSINESSES IS 51% OWNERSHIP. 
          SO THE BUSINESSES THAT CALL THEMSELVES LOCAL SHOULD HAVE 51% PRESENCE IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          BELT BUILT, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS MET THE CRITERIA OF 20% LOCAL PRESENCE, UH, BUT IT'S HEADQUARTERED IN MARYLAND AND ITS OFFICE IS IN THE CONCORD BUILDING. 
          UH, USED AS ITS LOCAL PREFERENCE, KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK ON ANY COMPANY, BUT INSTEAD, A A THE AWARENESS OF THE LACK OF FAIRNESS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES, THE SAME ARGUMENT WOULD'VE BEEN MADE FOR ANY OTHER BUSINESSES THAT WE WERE MADE AWARE OF. 
          UM, AND THIS IS ALLOWED UNDER THE CURRENT CITY POLICIES THAT IS HAPPENING. 
          AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE A GRAY AREA THAT THOUGH IT'S LEGAL, IT'S UP TO YOU TO APPLY COMMON SENSE. 
          AND WHEN THINGS THAT ARE LEGAL LOOPHOLES ARE ADDRESSED AND CLOSE THEM, WE UNDERSTAND THIS WILL CAUSE DELAYS IN PROJECTS WITH THE CITY. 
          BUT INCONVENIENCE IS NOT AN EXCUSE TO ALLOW UNFAIR PRACTICES AND BUSINESS AS USUAL. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU MR. ACOSTA. 
          COUNCILMAN VRAN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, THANK YOU. 
          I PULLED THIS ITEM AND I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. 
          I, I WANT TO STATE, FIRST OFF, UH, I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS. 
          I, I AM NOT, UM, I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND I'M ASKING FOR QUESTIONS, BUT I DO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE BECAUSE OF THE EIGHT, AT LEAST FOUR OF THESE CONTRACTORS I AM FAMILIAR WITH AND MEET MY S BETA OR MY SMALL BUSINESS MENTALITY. 
          BUT RAZZI, IF YOU COULD COME, UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? OH, WAS ALL RIGHT. 
          THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? OH, COUNCILMAN AVIO. 
          HAVE A SECOND. 
          THANK. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          BUT, BUT RAZZIE, I DO HAVE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I KNEW THAT THIS, THIS WAS, UM, THIS IS AN ISSUE. 
          AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, I, I SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL MINORITY, WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS. 
          BUT I NEED YOU TO EXPLAIN TO ME THE CE BETA, WHY THE FIVE POINT PRIME CONTRACT PROGRAM. 
          THEY GET FIVE POINTS THERE. 
          AND THEN THE E S B PRIME CONTRACT PROGRAM. 
          WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THOSE TWO COUNCIL, AND LET ME HAVE MICHAEL TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. 
          GOOD MORNING, COUNCILWOMAN. 
          MY NAME IS MICHAEL SINDEN. 
          I'M AN ADMINISTRATOR WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. 
          SO EACH OF THOSE TOOLS YOU REPRESENTED, UM, OUR CERTIFICATIONS DESIGNATED BY THE SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL CERTIFICATION AGENCY. 
          SO ONE OF 'EM, FIRST 
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AND FOREMOST IS R U A SMALL BUSINESS, AN SS B E UH, THE NEXT ONE YOU REFERENCED IS E S B E, WHICH IS AN EMERGING SMALL BUSINESS. 
          SO IT'S BASICALLY ONE FOURTH THE SIZE STANDARDS OF THAT SMALL BUSINESS. 
          SO CONSIDER IT MORE OF THE MICROS. 
          AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, YOU HAVE THE MINORITY WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS PIECE. 
          SO EACH OF THOSE TOOLS KIND OF STACK ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER. 
          AND ULTIMATELY TO ENCOURAGE A MINORITY WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS UTILIZATION, WOULD IT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE SMALL BUSINESS, THE SS B E AND JUST USE THE, UH, MINORITY WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS AND THE E S B E IN THIS PROCESS FOR SCORING? YES. 
          SO AS PART OF THE GOAL SETTING, GOAL SETTING, COMMITTEE'S DISCRETION, UM, THEY COULD HAVE APPLIED THOSE TOOLS IF THEY SAW IT FIT. 
          HOWEVER, IN THIS CASE, UM, THEY DECIDED TO APPLY IT IN THIS MA IN THIS MANNER FOR THREE DIFFERENT TYPES TO ENCOURAGE ALL BUSINESSES TO, UM, BASICALLY RESPOND AND BE SUCCESSFUL. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, AND I, I WENT ONLINE AND I LOOKED AT, I HAD AN IDEA OF WHAT A SMALL BUSINESS WAS WHEN WE HAVE CE BETA AND WHEN WE HAVE THESE PROGRAMS. AND I WENT ONLINE AND I LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT WEBSITES OF OUR EIGHT, UM, OUR, OUR OUR EIGHT CHOSEN TODAY, AND SOME OF 'EM SMALL BUSINESS AMSTAR IS IN MY DISTRICT. 
          I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THAT IS. 
          SO WHEN I THINK SMALL BUSINESS, THAT'S WHAT I THINK. 
          THERE WERE A FEW ON THERE THAT I WAS LIKE, THIS IS, HOW IS THIS GETTING A SMALL BUSINESS DESIGNATION WAS MY QUESTION. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, COUNCILWOMAN. 
          MY NAME'S ANNA BRAD. 
          I'M AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          SO IN ORDER TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A SMALL BUSINESS, UM, THEY RECEIVE THE SB SS B E DESIGNATION. 
          YOU MUST MEET THE DE THE THRESHOLD SET BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
          SO IN THE CASE OF CONTRACTING, THAT'S AT $8 MILLION IN REVENUE. 
          OKAY. 
          AND I KNOW WE HAD SOME BECAUSE, UM, I, I DID, I DID, DID MEET WITH MR. SMITH, AND HE PROVIDED ME THE WHOLE LIST OF THINGS. 
          AND SO I KNOW WE HAD SOME THAT GOT 20, BUT THEY, WE, THEY WERE IN MY 10, 11, 12 REALM. 
          CORRECT. 
          THEY, THEY DID NOT. 
          THEY WENT WELL PAST THE EIGHT. 
          UM, CAN YOU AZTEC, UM, LET ME GET THE NAMES. 
          SO THE ONE, THE, THE BUSINESSES THAT HAD 20 POINTS WAS HANCOCK STRAIGHT LINE, UM, MAJE, UH, WAS IT MAJESTIC AZTECA, BUT THEY DIDN'T QUITE MAKE THE MARK 'CAUSE THEY WERE AS 10. 
          SO THEN I'M THINKING IF WE, IF WE OPENED IT UP TO 12 OR LARGER, WE COULD HAVE HAD EMERGING SMALL BUSINESSES AND IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, I, I THINK ROZY CAN EXPLAIN MORE AS WHY THEY LANDED ON THE NUMBER OF EIGHT. 
          OKAY. 
          CAN, YES, COUNCILWOMAN, OUR AVERAGE USE FOR LAST THREE YEARS FROM 2019, AND NOW'S 18 MILLION ANNUALLY, WHICH WE ARE REALLY PROPOSING 24 MILLION. 
          IF WE EXTEND THAT ONE MORE THAN WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING, EACH OF THOSE CONTRACTORS GOING TO DO INVESTMENT AND HOPING THEY'RE GOING TO GET JOB FROM US. 
          BUT WE DON'T HAVE REALLY ENOUGH JOB TO PROVIDE THEM 3 MILLION OR CLOSE, EVEN 3 MILLION ANNUALLY FOR FOUR YEARS TO COME. 
          WE JUST DON'T WANNA REALLY GIVE THEM A HOPE TO GO OVER THERE, HIRE PEOPLE, BUY QUICK MEN, AND NOT BE ABLE TO DELIVER PROJECT FOR THEM. 
          AND OF THESE EIGHT THAT WE HAVE, HOW MANY, WERE ANY OF THESE SUBCONTRACTORS THAT MOVED TO PRIME CONTRACTORS? OR WERE THEY ALL, UH, HAVE THEY ALL JUST BEEN PRIME CONTRACTORS KNOW? SO THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM THROUGH THESE PRIME POINTS IS TO ENSURE FIRMS WHO ARE SUBS BECOME ONE DAY PRIME CONTRACTORS ON THESE PROJECTS. 
          UM, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, UM, SOME OF THESE VENDORS WERE PRIMES BEFORE THIS CONTRACT. 
          WELL, I, I KNOW SOME WERE PRIME, BUT WERE, WHICH WERE THE ONES THAT WERE SUBBED THAT BECAME PRIME ON THIS? IF WE CAN GET THAT, PLEASE. 
          YEAH, IF I CAN GET THAT. 
          I, I, I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH S BETA. 
          WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NUMBERS ON SLIDE, UM, SIX, YOUR JOB ORDER 20, 24 0.5, 22, OUR S BETA, WE'RE GIVING JUST A BLANKET 10, A BLANKET, FIVE ZERO. 
          AND IS THAT A POLICY WE MAKE OR HANDED DOWN BY THE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? 
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SO THE POINTS ARE AWARDED STRICTLY BASED ON THE CERTIFICATIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE FIRMS. SO IF THEY ARE IN FACT, UH, SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFIED BY THE SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL CERTIFICATION AGENCY AND HEADQUARTERED HERE, HAVE THAT SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS PRESENCE, THEY GET THE POINTS ON THE PROJECT. 
          AND IF THEY HAVE ONE WOMAN THAT THAT OWNS PART OF IT, AND THEY DON'T EMPLOY ANY OTHER WOMEN, THEY GET THOSE 10. 
          SO IT'S BASED ON OWNERSHIP LEVELS OF THE FIRM. 
          AND SO IT HAS TO BE 51% OWNERSHIP OF THAT INDIVIDUAL TO GAIN THOSE CERTIFICATIONS. 
          SO WITH A, WITH A, WITH A NATIONAL POVERTY RATE OF 35%, UH, WHERE WOMEN WERE 35% MORE LIKELY TO LIVE IN POVERTY THAN MEN IN 2019, AND I HAVE THIS, UH, MINORITY WOMEN BUSINESS DESIGNATION WITH 10, I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE BUSINESSES WE'RE GIVING CONTRACTS ARE ACTUALLY NOT JUST HAVE ONE WOMAN OWNER, BUT ARE ACTUALLY EMPLOYING WOMEN ALSO BECAUSE THIS IS AN INDUSTRY THAT WE PROMOTE. 
          SO ALL THIS TO SAY WE NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT CE BETA, UH, THAT 15, I FEEL IS NOT REFLECTIVE OF WHAT I BELIEVE IS BEST VALUE. 
          UM, AND, BUT YET WE DO HAVE SOME CONTRACTING COMPANIES ON THIS LIST THAT I KNOW ARE WE WOMEN OWNED? I KNOW EMPLOY WOMEN. 
          UM, AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHY I AM RELUCTANTLY SUPPORTING IT TODAY. 
          BUT THERE ARE, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO GO BACK AND DO WHERE WE, WHERE WE APPLY SOME BETA AND HOW MUCH WE, WE PUT THAT 15 POINTS IN. 
          BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT THE PRICE PROPOSAL, UM, I'VE GOT 1, 2, 3 THAT ARE, I, THAT'S THE OTHER THING. 
          I HAD, I HAD THREE THAT WERE BELOW 11, AND THEN I HAD ONE AS THAT GOT 14 POINTS. 
          SO IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE MAYBE PRICE PROPOSAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN WEIGHTED DIFFERENTLY IF WE'RE NOT MOVING THE NEEDLE. 
          UH, WHERE THE SMALL BUSINESS, UM, WHERE WE'RE MOVING SUBS TO PRIMES, WHERE IT'S, IT'S A WOMEN OWNED, WOMEN EMPLOYED, WOMEN EMPLOYED BUSINESS. 
          UM, UH, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK, LOOK AT THAT POLICY AND HOW WE USE IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VERON. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME TO, UH, SPEAK. 
          UM, OUR OFFICE HAS RECEIVED CONCERNS FROM, UH, RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES, UM, NOT JUST IN DISTRICT TWO, BUT CITYWIDE, UM, ABOUT THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THIS, UH, JOB ORDER CONTRACTING PROGRAM. 
          AND IN PARTICULAR, THERE IS A DESIRE FOR LOCAL, UM, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND CERTIFIED SMALL WOMEN OWNED AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES TO HAVE INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES TO BID FOR THE WORK ON CITY OWNED BUILDINGS AND, UM, CITY LEASED, UH, FACILITIES AND PARKS. 
          AND SO CAN CITY STAFF LEMME KNOW, IS IT POSSIBLE, UM, THAT THIS PROGRAM BE DB BUNDLED TO ALLOW SMALLER CONTRACTORS TO BID FOR THESE JOBS? AND WHAT WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN, COUNCILMAN? OUR AVERAGE TEST SCORE IS 71,000. 
          IF WE DB BUNDLE, THAT ONE CUT FOR HALF. 
          YOU CAN'T DO MUCH THIS FOR $35,000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. 
          WHAT IT DOES, IT, IT MAKES THIS PROJECT MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE ANY TIME CONTRACT HAS TO MOBILIZE, HE'S CHARGING US TO MOBILIZE HIM FOR THAT SITE. 
          SECONDLY, IT TAKES TIME. 
          WE DO 280 PROJECT ANNUALLY, ROUGHLY ONE PER DAY. 
          WE, IF WE DOUBLE THAT ONE, WE DON'T HAVE THE, AND ALSO OUR DEPARTMENT DOESN'T BENEFIT. 
          IT TAKES LONG TIME TO GET THEIR PROJECTS DONE. 
          I THINK THAT'S THE REASON REALLY WE ARE NOT PROPOSING TO THE BUNDLING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, IT'S ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM TODAY, OR THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VOTING ON IT TODAY, UM, IS THAT THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS WILL END VERY SOON AND WE NEED TO, UH, PUT ANOTHER ONE IN ITS PLACE ACCURATE. 
          UH, I, UM, IF COUNCIL APPROVES THIS ITEM, HOW LONG WILL IT BE UNTIL WE GET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE CONTRACTORS? WE, WE ARE PROPOSING THIS FUND FOR TWO FIRST YEAR AND TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR. 
          IF IT GOES ALTOGETHER, IT'S FOUR YEARS, 2026. 
          BUT WE HAVE COUNCILMEN MANY OTHER OPPORTUNITY. 
          WE HAVE $110 MILLION S M P WE PACKAGE. 
          THOSE IS SMALL, MEDIUM, AND LARGE CONTRACT. 
          WE HAVE BOND IS COMING. 
          AVIATION DEPARTMENT PUT OUT ALSO A JOCK PROGRAM. 
          THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. 
          THERE IS MANY PLACE THEY CAN BID OUR PROJECT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND I, I SHOULDN'T HAVE ASKED THAT QUESTION. 
          IT'S 
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LITERALLY IN THE ITEM I HIGHLIGHTED IT. 
          UM, I'M DONE WITH QUESTIONS, UM, BUT I DID WANT TO, UH, DO YOU WANNA, I JUST WANNA PROVIDE SOME, SOME ADDITIONAL CONTEXT TO WHAT RAZZI WAS SAYING ABOUT UNBUNDLING THE CONTRACTS. 
          WE, WE CERTAINLY CAN DO THAT. 
          IT WOULD HAVE, UM, IT'S PROBABLY MORE EFFICIENT TO DO IT THE WAY THROUGH THE JOCK IF WE WERE TO DB BUNDLE THOSE ON AVERAGE RIGHT NOW, THAT'D BE ABOUT 280 TO 80, UM, TASK ORDERS THAT WE WOULD ISSUE A YEAR. 
          UM, RIGHT NOW I HAVE THIR JUST IN PURCHASING, I HAVE 13 PEOPLE THAT MANAGE THE PUBLIC WORK PROCUREMENTS THAT DO A HUNDRED ON AVERAGE A YEAR. 
          SO IF WE WERE TO ADD THAT 300, THAT WOULD TRIPLE THE STAFFING REQUIREMENTS JUST INSIDE OF PURCHASING ITSELF, PLUS THE ADDITIONAL STAFFING NEEDED FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS SIDE OR ALL THE PROJECTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT SIDE. 
          SO IF WE WERE GOING TO, UH, APPROACH SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE TIME TO RAMP UP AND BUDGET FOR THOSE EXPENSES AS WELL. 
          UM, SO THIS ITEM BEING APPROVED TODAY, WE WOULDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE LIST OF CONTRACTORS FOR A FEW MORE YEARS. 
          UM, THAT IS A LITTLE CONCERNING TO ME, AND I'M NOT SURE WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO, UM, IMPROVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL AND SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          I'M INTERESTED IN HEARING THE REST OF THE CONVERSATION THAT HAPPENS TODAY, BUT I WOULD FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO, UM, SUPPORT THIS AGENDA ITEM TODAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UM, I HEARD MR. HEARD MR. SMITH REFER TO SOMETHING AS NON-CLASSIFIED, WHICH IS HIS BUSINESS. 
          COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS? NON-CLASSIFIED? SO COUNCILMAN, THE TERM WE USE IS UNCERTIFIED. 
          SO THEY ARE NOT CERTIFIED BY THE SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL CERTIFICATION AGENCY. 
          SO THEY DON'T MEET THE, UM, QUALIFICATIONS SET BY THEM. 
          SO UNCLASSIFIED OR UNCERTIFIED THERE. 
          SO THEY'RE NOT A SMALL BUSINESS WOMEN, MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS OR SOMETHING. 
          SO IN THE CASE OF, OF THE, THE COMPANY YOU MENTIONED, THEY ARE, UM, CERTIFIED AS A SMALL BUSINESS. 
          HOWEVER, UNDER OUR ORDINANCE, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS PRESENCE, WHICH IS 20% OF YOUR WORKFORCE HERE OR BE HEADQUARTERED IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          UM, AND IN THE INSTANCE YOU MENTIONED, UM, THEY DON'T MEET EITHER ONE OF THOSE QUALIFICATIONS AND SO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THOSE POINTS. 
          I SEE. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, RAZZI, YOU CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THIS. 
          DO THE, DO MOST OF THE JOB OWNER, UH, THE JOB ORDER CONTRACTORS USUALLY, UH, HIRE SUBCONTRACTORS TO DO A LOT OF THE WORK THAT THEY GET CONTRACTS ON? THAT'S CORRECT. 
          COUNCILMAN, ACTUALLY, WE HAVE REQUIREMENT 25, 20 4% OF THEIR CONTRACT HAS TO GO FOR THE SUB AND 3% HAS TO GO FOR A E B AFRICAN-AMERICAN INTERTIES. 
          SO HOW MANY CONTRACTS ARE YOU PREDICTING OUT THIS JOB ORDER CONTRACT? WE ARE DOING LAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE DOING 2,280 PER YEAR. 
          SO YOU THINK IT THAT ONE, OKAY. 
          YEAH. 
          MULTIPLY THAT ONE BY FOUR, FOUR YEARS. 
          OKAY. 
          AND SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT ABOUT 25% OF THAT WOULD PROBABLY GO TO OTHER SUBCONTRACTORS AS WELL? AT AT MINIMUM. 
          AT MINIMUM. 
          SOMETIME IT GOES MORE THAN THAT. 
          DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT. 
          IF THEY ARE DOING THE ROOFING, YOU REALLY CANNOT CUT THE ROOF OR TWO PIECES. 
          RIGHT. 
          IT HAS TO GO TOTAL AT MINIMUM 24%. 
          SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SMALL BUSINESSES THAT SUBCONTRACT OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          CORRECT. 
          SO THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UH, SMALL BUSINESSES THAT, THAT DIDN'T GET THIS CONTRACT TO GET SUBCONTRACTED WITH, UH, THESE COMPANIES. 
          RIGHT. 
          THE SMALL BUSINESS IS GOING TO BE PART OF THIS CONTRACT. 
          THE PRIME IS THE ONE THAT'S LEADING. 
          CORRECT. 
          RIGHT. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, ONE OTHER THING, UM, YOU KNOW, WAS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE, THE COMPANY THAT WE JUST HEARD FROM TO UH, ACTUALLY MAKE AN AWARD IN THIS POOL BECAUSE OF THE POINT BREAKDOWN, DID THEY REALLY HAVE A CHANCE 'CAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THOSE OTHER 15 POINTS? WE, WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS ONE TO AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, THE FIRST TIME, COUNCILMAN PERRY REMEMBERS WHAT WE HAD IN 2019 BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS, SHOULD WE GO TO 13? THE DECISION WAS WHY NOT JUST ANNOUNCE ON YOUR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, HOW MANY YOU'RE GOING TO SELECT. 
          AND WE DID THAT. 
          WE MAKE SURE WE SAID WE ARE GOING TO SELECT EIGHT AND WE ARE SELECTING EIGHT. 
          UNFORTUNATELY, THE FIRM IS HERE, IS SPEAKING ABOUT THIS. 
          THEY HAVE BEEN FIRM FOR US DOING FOR LAST MANY YEARS. 
          THIS TIME THEY JUST DID E REQUIRE. 
          AND THE GAP BETWEEN NUMBER EIGHT AND NUMBER NINE WAS 5%, FIVE POINT DIFFERENCE IN SCORING. 
          AND THAT WAS REALLY GOOD POINT FOR US TO STOP FOR TWO REASON. 
          ONE IS WE HAD TOLD THEM WE ARE GOING TO SELECT EIGHT. 
          SECONDLY, THERE WAS A GOOD BREAKING POINT 
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TO STOP IT. 
          THAT'S THE REASON WE ARE RECOMMENDING EIGHT ONLY. 
          WOULD I BE WRONG IF I WERE TO ASSUME THAT ALMOST ANY NON-CLASSIFIED BUSINESS WOULD'VE BEEN IN THE SAME SITUATION AND AND NOT MADE THAT EIGHT, THAT EIGHT POOL? THAT THAT'S CORRECT. 
          AND, AND AND COUNCILMAN, I THINK IT ALSO DEPENDS ON, ON WHO THE OTHER APPLICANTS ARE, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT, THAT'S THE FACTOR THAT THE STAFF IS GOING THROUGH. 
          IT'S, IT'S THE WHOLE OF THE PROPOSALS. 
          AND SO DEPENDING ON WHO SUBMITS, KIND OF DICTATES THAT AS WELL. 
          RIGHT. 
          WELL, I'LL JUST SAY I AGREE WITH WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM A COUPLE OF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT THIS DESERVES, UH, MORE RECONSIDERATION. 
          BUT I, I'M NOT PREPARED TO SAY THAT I WOULD NOT SUPPORT THIS. 
          HOWEVER, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THIS, THAT IT BE, UH, AS THE CURRENT CONTRACT IS A ONE YEAR RATHER THAN TWO YEAR CONTRACT TO GIVE US TIME TO GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT MAKING ANY FURTHER CHANGES IN THE FUTURE. 
          UH, SO I WOULD MAKE AN AMENDMENT THAT THIS JOB ORDER CONTRACT BE FOR ONE YEAR WITH TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS AND, UH, THE CITY HAS THE OPTION OF NOT GOING FORWARD WITH THE EXTENSION IF WE DEVISE A, A BETTER WAY OF HANDLING THIS. 
          SO I'LL PUT THAT OUT THERE. 
          THAT'S MY MOTION. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER, COULD YOU, UH, COULD YOU PHRASE, UH, THE AMENDMENT IN THE FORM OF MOTION? YES. 
          I, I PROPOSE THAT THIS JOB ORDER CONTRACT BE AMENDED TO READ A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS PENDING FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY CITY STAFF OF ANY CHANGES TO THIS PROGRAM. 
          ANDY? UH, THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          A COUPLE THINGS. 
          UH, ONE, I DID WANT TO CLARIFY A QUESTION THAT, UH, COUNCILMAN COURAGE HAD, WHICH WAS THEORETICALLY, CAN A NON-CLASSIFIED COMPANY HAVE, UH, GOTTEN ONE OF THE CONTRACTS? THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES. 
          'CAUSE REMEMBER, BESIDES AS THE BETA POINTS, WE ALSO LOOK AT PRICING EXPERIENCE, ET CETERA. 
          SO YES, CONCEIVABLY A A NON-CLASSIFIED COMPANY COULD HAVE GOTTEN ONE OF THESE AWARDS. 
          COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. 
          THE SECOND THING IS, WHICH RELATES TO YOUR AMENDMENT? RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A DISPARITY STUDY, UH, TO, THAT WILL BE USED BY THIS COUNCIL AND THE STAFF TO EVALUATE OUR SUB BETA PROGRAM. 
          UH, A DISPARITY STUDY IS THE FOUNDATIONAL BASIS FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT BY WHICH WE CAN HAVE A S BETA PROGRAM. 
          UH, THE TIMING OF WE, WE JUST GOT STARTED WITH THAT. 
          THE TIMING OF THAT, WE'LL PROBABLY WON'T HAVE RESULTS FOR ANOTHER YEAR OR SO. 
          UM, BUT, UH, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT AS WE EVALUATE AND MAKE CHANGES OR, OR CONSIDER CHANGES TO THE ABETA PROGRAM, UH, WE WILL HAVE TO RELY ON THAT RESULTS OF THAT NEW DISPARITY STUDY TO HELP GUIDE, UH, WHAT WE WANT TO CHANGE. 
          WELL, WELL, I THINK, EXCUSE ME, THAT KIND OF FITS INTO WHAT I WAS PROPOSING. 
          A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS. 
          AND IF WE GET THE INFORMATION WE NEED IN LESS THAN A YEAR, THEN WE CAN MAYBE APPLY IT. 
          UH, BUT IF IT TAKES LONGER, THEN WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT TO EXTEND. 
          SO I, I STILL STAND BY THAT RECOMMENDATION. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER KURZ, I STILL, UH, IF YOU CAN PLEASE AGAIN ARTICULATE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. 
          YES. 
          I MOVE THAT THE PROPOSED JOB BOARD OF CONTRACT BE A ONE YEAR INITIAL TERM WITH TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THERE WAS A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE ON AN AMENDMENT, UH, WHICH IS, UM, COMPLIANT WITH, UH, OUR GUIDELINES. 
          UH, WAS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. 
          ALRIGHT, THERE IS NOW A MOTION FOR AN AMENDMENT ON THE FLOOR. 
          UH, SO WE WILL, UH, KEEP DISCUSSION TO THAT AMENDMENT. 
          UM, I DO HAVE A, A QUEUE FOR THE MAIN MOTION, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE AMENDMENT, UM, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY A SHOW OF HAND. 
          UM, COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO, I'M ACTUALLY NOT REAL CLEAR ON HOW THE DISCUSSION FROM THE AMENDMENT WOULD BE ALL THAT DIFFERENT FROM THE DISCUSSION FROM, UH, THE MAIN MOTION. 
          WELL, I, I DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, THE IMPACT OF THE AMENDMENT, UM, SPECIFICALLY THAT I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND FROM STAFF. 
          SO I, THE, THE CONVERSATION WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW IS JUST ON THAT. 
          THEN WE CAN GO BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION. 
          SO WAIT, I, I JUST, I HAVE A LOT. 
          SO FIRST OF ALL, UM, I DON'T BELIEVE, I DON'T REMEMBER BEING BRIEFED ON THIS ISSUE. 
          AND THIS IS A 96 90 $6 MILLION CONTRACT. 
          AND SO I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY PRIOR TO THIS TO, UM, BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS AROUND IT. 
          I DO HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS, AND SO I'M GONNA BE SUPPORTING THE, UH, AMENDMENT AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN ITEM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          BRAVO. 
          UM, ERIC? YEAH, JUST, JUST TO, I'M GONNA SHORTCUT TO YOUR POINT, 
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MAYOR, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA ASK ME THE IMPACT FROM THE STAFF SIDE OR FROM A, UH, A PROJECT SIDE. 
          WE'RE, WE, WE SEE THAT AS CERTAINLY DOABLE. 
          THE, THE AMENDMENT THAT COUNCILMAN COURAGE IS PUTTING ON THE TABLE, IT WON'T IMPACT WORK FROM OUR STANDPOINT. 
          AND, AND FRANKLY, I'M, I'M GLAD ANDY BROUGHT UP THE POINT ABOUT THE DISPARITY STUDY, BECAUSE TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR, YOU'LL BE GETTING THAT REPORT BACK TO BACK TO THE COUNCIL, AND WE'LL BE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT EDTA. 
          SO IT, IT LINES UP NICELY. 
          OKAY. 
          SO THERE'S NO IMPACT TO, UH, JOB, UH, CONTRACT FINANCING OR ANYTHING ON A PARTICULAR PROJECT? NO, NO, SIR. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, PERRY. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          AND I UNDERSTAND, UM, THE RATIONALE FOR MAKING THIS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT FROM A CITY STANDPOINT. 
          YEAH, THERE'S NO PROBLEM. 
          WE CAN DO THAT, BUT I'M LOOKING AT IT FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE, FROM THE CONTRACTORS THAT PUT IN A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF EFFORT IN PUTTING THESE PROPOSALS TOGETHER. 
          UH, IT'S NOT CHEAP. 
          AND I KEEP SAYING THAT TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THAT WHEN YOU PUT A PROPOSAL TOGETHER, YOU TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE OVERALL SCOPE IS, HOW MUCH MONEY IT IS, AND YOU STRUCTURE YOUR PROPOSALS BASED ON THE LENGTH OF THE CONTRACT. 
          YOU KNOW, WHEN AM I GONNA START MAKING MONEY? HOW MUCH AM I GONNA OUTLAY IT FRONT, AND WHEN AM I GONNA MAKE THAT BACK? AND, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW IT'S TWO YEARS WITH TWO OPTION YEARS. 
          SO THEY PROGRAM THAT ALL IN BASED ON THE EXPECTATION TO GET THEIR FAIR SHARE OF THE PIE. 
          AND IT MIGHT NOT, THEY MIGHT NOT BE MAKING ANY MONEY IN THE FIRST YEAR. 
          AND, AND THAT'S MY CONCERN, IS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE CHANGING THE STRUCTURE OF THIS PROPO OR THE PROPOSALS FROM THE CONTRACTORS. 
          UM, I, I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. 
          UH, AGAIN, I'VE HAD EXPERIENCE ON BOTH SIDES ON EVALUATING THESE THINGS AND PUTTING THESE THINGS TOGETHER. 
          AND, UH, YOU, TO ME, IT'S, IF, IF WE CONSIDER THIS AMENDMENT AND WE PASS THIS AMENDMENT, IT'S GONNA BASICALLY THROW OFF WHAT THE CONTRACTORS HAVE PUT TOGETHER. 
          AND YOU MIGHT GET A WHOLE, IF YOU GO THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS NEW TERM AND EVERYTHING, IF YOU PUT THIS, IF YOU WENT OUT WITH ANOTHER R F P TODAY BASED ON THOSE TERMS, IT MIGHT SHUFFLE THE WHOLE STRUCTURE AROUND ABOUT WHO ACTUALLY GETS THE AWARD. 
          SO I WOULD BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT CHANGING THE TERMS OF THE R F P THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN OUT THERE AND BID. 
          AND HERE'S THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE. 
          NOW, I'VE GOT OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESS PORTION OF THAT, BUT I, I CAN'T SUPPORT CHANGING THE TERMS OF THE R F P THAT THE CONTRACTORS PUT PROPOSALS TOGETHER BASED ON THE TIMELINES AND THE EXPECTED AWARD AMOUNTS AT THIS POINT IN TIME. 
          SO, YEAH, UH, THINK ABOUT THAT VERY CAREFULLY ON WHAT IMPACT YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ON THE CONTRACTORS THAT BID ON THIS R F P, THE WAY IT'S STRUCTURED. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT? COUNCIL MEMBER AZZ, THANK YOU. 
          I SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT. 
          YOU'RE GONNA GET, YOU'RE GONNA GET A YES VOTE FROM ME. 
          UH, AND, UH, WITH THAT IN MIND, CE BETA IS IMPERFECT. 
          IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE IMPERFECT, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IMPERFECT. 
          UH, WE CONTINUE TO REFINE IT AS WE MOVE FORWARD BASED ON, UH, THE THINGS THAT WE LEARN, UH, AS THE CITY GROWS. 
          AND, UH, THERE ARE MORE AND MORE FIRMS. UH, AND AS EXPECTATIONS CHANGE AND AS THE NATURE OF THE JOBS CHANGE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO REFINE IT EVEN AFTER WE REFINE IT THIS NEXT TIME AROUND. 
          RIGHT? UM, AND THAT'S OKAY, UH, SO LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE. 
          SO WITH THAT, I, I ALSO, UH, REMIND THE FOLKS THAT DON'T GET AWARDED THESE CONTRACTS. 
          THAT THAT'S, THAT'S THE NATURE OF PROCUREMENT. 
          UM, IT'S, IT'S THE, UM, THAT THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T GET THEM WILL ALWAYS BE UPSET. 
          UH, AND, UH, AND, AND I WISH THAT THAT WEREN'T THE CASE, BUT WHEN YOU'RE PROCURING, THAT BASICALLY MEANS THAT YOU'RE PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS. 
          UH, AND IT, IT'S, IT'S THE HARD PART OF THIS JOB. 
          THE, UH, THE THIRD THING IS, UH, ALEX LOPEZ, WE'RE, UH, I KNOW THAT LATER ON THIS YEAR, WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING THIS UP AND THEN IT'LL BE COMING TO E W D C, UH, MY COMMITTEE. 
          UH, FIRST, UH, PLEASE PRESS THE GAS PANEL. 
          UH, AND LET'S, LET'S MAYBE HAVE A PRE-CONVERSATION AT, AT E W D C SO THAT WE CAN KICK OFF, UM, THE, UH, THE DIALOGUE AND, AND YOU CAN START RECEIVING IDEAS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS NOW. 
          UH, 'CAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSING QUESTIONS THAT ARE, THAT ARE, UH, THAT ARE, THAT MERIT A CONVERSATION SOONER THAN LATER. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PIA. 
          COUNCIL 
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MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          UH, THANK YOU. 
          UM, JUST A QUESTION FOR, FOR THE STAFF THAT ISSUES THE R F P. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TROY OR, OR ROZZIE, BUT DO WE, I KNOW WE HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOW, AND, UH, IT'S MADE UP OF, YOU KNOW, MANY DIFFERENT SECTORS. 
          IT'S NOT DEDICATED TO THIS PARTICULAR AREA, BUT DO WE HAVE ANY SORT OF FORUM OR ROUND TABLE FOR CONTRACTORS, UH, TO TALK TO THEM, UH, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY BEFORE THESE RFPS ARE ISSUED? BECAUSE THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY WHEN YOU DETERMINED WHAT THE CONDITIONS WOULD BE. 
          I KNOW THAT OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAVE, UM, SURPRISINGLY GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY , BUT, UM, YES. 
          CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS? SURE. 
          SO THIS IS A, A GREAT QUESTION. 
          SO THERE'S THE  COMMITTEE, BUT NOW THERE IS THE NEW SPAC COMMITTEE, THE SMALL BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMISSION, I SHOULD SAY. 
          UH, THAT HAS RECENTLY STARTED MEETING. 
          WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE MORE APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE, FIVE TO BE EXACT. 
          UH, AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS. 
          BUT THIS IS EXACTLY SOMETHING THAT IN ADDITION TO SUB BETA, LOOKING AT THE SPECIFIC ORDINANCE, THE DISPARITY STUDY AND EVERYTHING, WE WOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE, THE ADVISORY COMMISSION AS WELL. 
          SO, AND WE HAVE A LONG LIST OF ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THEM ON. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER, THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS THAT, UM, WHEN WE WERE PUTTING THE SOLICITATION TOGETHER AND DURING THE, THE INITIAL PHASES OF IT, WE WENT AND PRESENTED TO, I GUESS YOU WOULD CALL IT THE OLD DESK BACK. 
          AND WE, UM, WALKED THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS, WALKED THEM THROUGH THE SOLICITATION, AND GOT THEIR INPUT, UM, AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS. 
          THE OLD SBA? YEAH, IT WAS IN OCT. 
          IT WAS IN, UM, WE PRESENTED TO THEM IN ON JULY 24TH, 2020. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, ALRIGHT. 
          THANK YOU, UH, VERY MUCH. 
          AND, UH, AS, LET'S ASSUME THIS AMENDMENT WERE TO PASS. 
          UH, I UNDERSTAND IT, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN ISSUE FOR, FOR YOUR, UH, FOR YOUR STAFF, BUT, UM, IT MAY BE AN ISSUE, RIGHT? FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BID, UM, WOULD YOU ANTICIPATE THAT SOME OF THEM MAY NOT ACCEPT THE BID, MAY NOT ACCEPT THE OFFER, SOME OF THE BIDDERS MAY NOT ACCEPT THE OFFER? IF WE, IF THIS AMENDMENT IS PASSED? UH, I THINK WE'D HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM, BUT I DON'T THINK THERE WOULD BE A PROBLEM. 
          I MEAN, THEY HAVE PARTICIPATED WITH THE CITY, A LOT OF THESE, EXCEPT FOR MAYBE ONE OF THEM HAVE PARTICIPATED WITH THE CITY IN THE PAST, AND SO THEY HAVE A PRICE COEFFICIENT. 
          UM, I DON'T THINK THERE'S GONNA BE A LARGE CAPITAL BUILDUP FOR THEM. 
          SO I THINK THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY STAY IN PLACE. 
          I DON'T THINK IT'D BE A PROBLEM FOR THEM. 
          COUNCILMAN EIGHT OF SEVEN OF THE EIGHT, WE ARE PROPOSING THEIR EXISTING AND EXISTING INITIAL TERM WAS ONE YEAR. 
          WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT IF THE COUNCIL CHOOSES TO CHANGE THE ORIGINAL FROM TWO YEARS AS PROPO AS A STEP PROPOSING TO ONE YEAR, THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE USED FOR ONE YEAR, FIRST TERM. 
          AND IF I MAY RAZZIE, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, I THINK THE IF AND CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT THEY, THEY CAN ACCEPT OR DENY PER JOB NOT, NOT JUST SIMPLY ON THE WHOLE CONTRACT. 
          YEP. 
          CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT ZI? I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. 
          CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT THEY CAN ACCEPT OR DENY PER JOB, RIGHT? IT'S NOT THE ENTIRE CONTRACT. 
          I MEAN, AS WE COME UP WITH PROJECTS, THEY CAN EITHER ACCEPT OR DENY THE PROJECT AND STILL BE ONE OF THE CONTRACT JOCKS, RIGHT? THEY HAVE A CHOICE TO DO BOTH. 
          THEY CAN EITHER NOT TAKE THE CONTRACT, NOT SIGN THE CONTRACT, OR SIGN THE CONTRACT AND NOT GET THE PROJECT. 
          AND SINCE WE HAVE ENOUGH BUFFER, WE ARE LOOKING FOR $24 MILLION AND WE NEED 18 OR SO. 
          IF ONE DOESN'T TAKE A JOB, WE HAVE ANOTHER RESOURCES TO GO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, BUT ANDY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THIS DISCUSSION OR WHEN WE GO BACK TO, IF WE GO BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION. 
          UM, YOU SHOWED US A SLIDE COMPARING, UM, CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES FOR DIFFERENT CITIES AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. 
          AND GIVEN SOME OF THE COMMENTS WE HEARD EARLIER TODAY, I WANTED TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THOSE OTHER CITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, UH, DO ANY, UM, I GUESS UNBUNDLING OF THOSE CONTRACTS AND, UH, HOW OF BETA OR HOW THEIR PARALLEL PROGRAM AFFECTS THEIR, THEIR CONTRACT SELECTION. 
          COUNCILMAN, CAN WE PUT THAT QUESTION ON THE CERTAINLY BULLETIN BOARD? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I, I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING, UH, COUNCILMAN COURAGES AMENDMENT. 
          I THINK THAT WILL, UM, THAT, THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL IN TERMS OF MY CONCERNS AND MY RELUCTANCY. 
          AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR FROM THE CHAIR OF, UH, THE 
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ECONOMIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT DISPARITY KIND OF SPEED UP. 
          AND I THINK WITH, WITH THIS MOVE TO ONE YEAR, IT KIND OF PUTS THE PRESSURE ON THE COMMITTEES, UH, AND, UM, OUR NEWLY FORMED SPAC AND, AND OUR SE UH, OUR SMALL BUSINESS, UH, COMMITTEE TOO TO KIND OF GET TO WORK AND START WORKING ON THIS. 
          SO, UH, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          NOW, AS SOMEBODY WHO GREW UP IN A FAMILY WITH A SMALL CONTRACTING BUSINESS, I COMPLETELY APPRECIATE COUNCILMAN PERRY'S POINT THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE EXTRA WORK FOR ALL THESE CONTRACTORS WHO ARE LOOKING AT BEING AWARDED A, UH, A, UH, CONTRACT TODAY. 
          I DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE TO RESUBMIT PROPOSALS, BUT I, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE WE GET THIS RIGHT. 
          AND I WANNA ASK CITY STAFF WHO CAME UP WITH THIS, MA, THIS SCORING MATRIX THAT WE HAVE HERE RIGHT NOW, I'M WONDERING AT, AT WHAT POINT DID CO DID COUNCIL WEIGH IN ON THIS? BECAUSE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WITH NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE 4% IN TA, 9%, UM, AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDITS, YOU KNOW, THAT WENT THROUGH THE P C D C AND WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, WEIGH IN ON WHAT THAT SCORING MATRIX SHOULD LOOK LIKE AND HOW MANY POINTS WE SHOULD APPLY IN EACH CATEGORY. 
          AND I'M WONDERING, DID THIS GO THROUGH A COMMITTEE? AND IF SO, WHICH ONE? YEAH, THIS WENT THROUGH, THIS WENT THROUGH THE AUDIT ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE. 
          GOT IT. 
          UM, BOTH IN A PRE AND A, IN A POST. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          AND MY QUESTION HERE IS I, WHEN I LOOK AT ALL THE, ALL THE SCORING POINTS, CATEGORIES, PRICE IS GIVEN THE SMALL, THE, THE SMALLEST NUMBER OF POINTS THAT YOU CAN WIN GET, EXCUSE ME, COUNCILMAN MATRIX. 
          I THINK WE'RE GETTING INTO THE SUBSTANCE OF THE, UH, MAIN MOTION. 
          AGAIN, THE DISCUSSION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE AMENDMENT, WHICH IS WELL, AND THIS, THIS IS WHY I THINK WE NEED TO GET, I GUESS THIS IS, THIS IS WHY I'M SUPPORTING BECAUSE I'M, I'M, I'M HESITANT TO EVEN SUPPORT IT AT ALL, BUT AT THE VERY LEAST, A MOTION, AND IT'S BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE NEED TO GET BACK AND REVISIT THIS SOONER THAN LATER. 
          DOES THAT JUSTIFY WHERE I'M, UH, AGAIN, I MEAN, THAT SEEMS, UH, PERTINENT TO THE MAIN MOTION RIGHT NOW. 
          WE'RE SIMPLY DISCUSSING WHETHER WE SHOULD MOVE IT FROM, FROM A TWO YEAR TERM TO A ONE YEAR TERM. 
          OKAY. 
          AND I, I THINK IT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A ONE YEAR TERM BECAUSE I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE SCORING MATRIX AND THE WAY THE POINTS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED. 
          AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO REVISIT THIS SOONER THAN LATER. 
          I ALSO FEEL LIKE MR. SMITH, WHO CAME UP HERE AND SPOKE, I MEAN, IF I'VE, I'VE, HE, IT SEEMS THAT HE'S THE POSTER CHILD FOR WHY THIS SCORING MATRIX MAYBE NEEDS TO BE READJUSTED SOONER THAN LATER. 
          UM, I SEE THAT MR. SMITH, UH, SCORED HIGHER THAN SEVEN OUT OF EIGHT OF THE, THE CONTRACTORS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AWARDING A CONTRACT TO WHEN IT COMES TO EXPERIENCE, WHEN IT COMES TO UNDERSTANDING THE MANAGEMENT PLAN WHEN IT COMES TO PAST PERFORMANCE, MR. SMITH ALSO SCORED HIGHER THAN SEVEN OUTTA EIGHT WHEN IT CAME TO PRICE AND DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT. 
          AND SO I THINK SOONER THAN LATER, WE NEED TO REVISIT THIS SCORING MATRIX. 
          AND SO I'M GONNA BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          BRAVO, ANY, UH, ADDITIONAL COMMENT, DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT? AND, AND I'LL, I'LL SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT AS WELL, UH, AS I SEE IT ALMOST IMMATERIAL TO THE ACTUAL JOB ORDER CONTRACTING THAT WE NEED TO DO. 
          AND, AND I'M NOT OPPOSED AT ALL TO HAVING COUNCIL COME BACK SOONER TO DISCUSS SCORING CRITERIA, ET CETERA, IF THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT REMAIN. 
          SO I'LL SUPPORT THE, THE AMENDMENT, UH, WHICH IS TO MOVE THE JOB ORDER CONTRACT TO ONE YEAR, UH, PLUS TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS. 
          UH, SO THAT MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          SECOND BY CASTILLO. 
          NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          ALRIGHT, SO, UH, WE ARE NOW DISCUSSING THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF ITEM 13. 
          AND PLEASE NOTE THE AMENDMENT HAS PASSED. 
          SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A JOB ORDER CONTRACT APPROVAL THAT WILL BE A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH TWO ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS. 
          SO WE'LL MOVE TO CONTINUE DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RAVO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I'D, I'D ALSO, I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN, IN, AND I SYMPATHIZE WITH THE FAIR CONTRACTING COALITION. 
          HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT SMALLER CONTRACTORS HAVE ACCESS TO MORE OF OUR CONTRACTS? I ALSO UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT, TROY, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU WOULD TO DO WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING MIGHT, UH, REQUIRE YOU TO TRIPLE STAFF AND SCALE UP, AND THERE MAY BE SOME INEFFICIENCIES THERE FOR, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THE QUESTION IS WHO DOES, WHO DOES OVERSEES ALL THESE PROJECTS? IS IT, IS IT CITY STAFF OR IS IT THE PRIVATE SECTOR? UM, BUT I'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS 
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GOING FORWARD AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY, ANY WAYS WHERE WE CAN BUILD A BETTER MOUSETRAP HERE IN TERMS OF HOW WE OFFER MORE CONTRACTS TO SMALLER BUSINESSES. 
          UM, AND, UH, THE OTHER THING IS, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY POINTED OUT, UH, THAT SOME OF THESE CONTRACTORS MIGHT SHARE BOARD MEMBERS AND OWNERS, AND I SEE THAT THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT ADDRESSES ON HERE, UM, FOR THEIR BUSINESSES. 
          BUT THEN SOMEBODY POINTED OUT TO ME, WELL, IF YOU GOOGLE THEM, YOU MIGHT SEE THAT SOME OF THEM HAVE THE SAME ADDRESSES. 
          AND SO THAT BRINGS ME CONCERN AS WELL. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILS MEMBER. 
          BRAVO. 
          COUNCILS MEMBER S. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UH, SOMETHING INTERESTING THAT ANDY BROUGHT UP THAT, UH, WAS, UH, SAID TO BE TRUE BY OUR STAFF WAS THAT, UH, PEOPLE WHO ARE THE CONTRACTORS CAN AGREE TO ACCEPT A CONTRACT OR NOT ACCEPT A CONTRACT THAT'S PROPOSED TO THEM. 
          IS THAT RIGHT? RAZZY? YES, SIR. 
          OKAY. 
          NOW, DO YOU USUALLY DO THAT BY SELECTING LIKE THE NEXT PERSON IN LINE AND TELL 'EM, WE HAVE THIS CONTRACT? DO YOU WANT TO ACCEPT IT OR DO YOU USE SOME OTHER CRITERIA? FIRST OF ALL, FOR ORIGINAL CONTRACT, WE SEND OUR CONTRACT FOR ALL EIGHT OF THEM. 
          OKAY. 
          WHEN PROJECT COMES, WE REALLY LOOK AT THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AND MATCHES WITH THE CONTRACTOR, MEETS THAT EXPERIENCE REQUIRE THEN START NEGOTIATING WITH THEM AS QUESTION WAS RAISED, PRICE IS IMPORTANT. 
          OF COURSE, PRICE IS IMPORTANT FOR US, BUT WE NEGOTIATE EVERY TASK ORDER. 
          IF WE DON'T GET FROM THE CONTRACTOR, THE FIRST ONE, REASONABLE PRICE, WE HAVE ABILITY TO GO FOR THE SECOND CONTRACTOR OR THIRD, SO ON. 
          BUT WE MAKE SURE WE NEGOTIATE WITH THE FIRST ONE FIRST. 
          OKAY. 
          AND, AND, AND THAT YOU BROUGHT UP THE MOST INTERESTING POINT, I THINK, UH, AND THAT IS THAT WE, WE NEGOTIATE FOR PRICE AND TRY AND GET THE BEST PRICE THAT WE CAN. 
          SO THAT EVEN THOUGH IN THIS, UH, PROPOSED, UH, R F P AND, AND THE RESULTS THAT WE GOT, SOME BUSINESSES, UH, MAY HAVE SAID, WELL, WE HAVE A HISTORY OF, OR, OR WE TEND TO CHARGE LESS. 
          I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY DECIDED TO PRICE THESE THINGS, BUT THAT ISN'T AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR NEGOTIATION FOR A PRICE AT THE TIME YOU PUT IT OUT THERE TO ANY ONE OF THE EIGHT COMPANIES. 
          IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. 
          THE PRICE THEY PROVIDE US, THAT'S KIND OF BASELINE TO START NEGOTIATION. 
          OKAY. 
          FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS NOT LOW BID, RIGHT? BECAUSE THE NATURE OF WORK WE DO, WE DO FACILITY IMPROVEMENT INSIDE THE FACILITIES FUNCTIONING LIBRARY, COMMUNITY CENTER, PRE-K, WE WANNA MAKE SURE EXPERIENCE IS MUCH, MUCH MORE IMPORTANT. 
          WE DIDN'T CONSULT DISTRICT SEVEN DRAINAGE PROJECT, WE DIDN'T DO LOW BIT BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANNA LOW BIT OVER THERE. 
          YOU PAY MORE MONEY, BUT YOU GET QUALITY WORK, AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. 
          WE HAVE BUDGET, WE NEGOTIATE EACH OF THOSE WORK FOR THE BUDGET WE HAVE. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT'S ALL. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          UH, BACK TO THE MAIN, UH, ISSUE HERE. 
          I'VE BEEN ON THE AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE TWICE NOW, AND, UH, UH, ON BOTH OCCASION, I HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT OUR SMALL BUSINESS, UH, SET-ASIDES ON THESE CONTRACTS. 
          AND I TOTALLY AGREE. 
          WE NEED AS POLICY, UH, WE NEED TO TOTALLY REWORK THIS PROGRAM. 
          AND THE REASON I'M SAYING THAT IS BECAUSE, UM, I'VE MENTIONED IT BEFORE AND THERE'S BEEN SOME ANSWERS SAYING, WELL, IT'S NOT THAT MANY, UH, ON HOW MANY CONTRACTORS HAVE PUT IN PROPOSALS AND THEIR PROPOSALS TOTALLY THROWN OUT THE WINDOW BECAUSE THEY DON'T MEET SOMETHING ON THE SMALL BUSINESS PORTION. 
          I THINK IT WAS 68 OUT OF A THOUSAND PROPOSALS. 
          WELL, TO ME, THAT'S STILL TOO MANY 68 CONTRACTORS THAT PUT IN THEIR TIME AND EFFORT IN A PROPOSAL, AND THEY WERE THROWN OUT THE, THROWN OUT THE DOOR BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T MEET ONE OF THESE CRITERIA ITEMS. AND I THINK TO, UH, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND, UH, NOT AWARD ANY POINTS FOR BEING A SMALL BUSINESS THAT IT DOESN'T, THEY DIDN'T GET ANY POINTS IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S A MAXIMUM OF FIVE OR 10 POINTS. 
          WELL, OKAY, THERE'S STILL A SMALL BUSINESS AND ISN'T THAT, DOESN'T THAT COUNT FOR SOMETHING 
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ON THE CRITERIA? AND I, I'M JUST SAYING OVERALL, WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE'VE STRUCTURED THIS SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM, UH, THROUGH THE SS A C AND THROUGH OUR OWN, UH, ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO COME UP WITH SOME MORE COMMON SENSE AND REALISTIC, UH, CRITERIA FOR CONTRACTORS IN PUTTING PROPOSALS TOGETHER, AND THAT WE'RE MORE INCLUSIVE INSTEAD OF EXCLUSIVE BECAUSE OF THIS, THIS CRITERIA THAT WE'VE SET UP, UM, THE METRICS THAT I'VE SEEN, UH, I LOOK AT OUR PROGRAM, THIS PROGRAM, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE OVERALL METRICS HAS GROWN AND GROWN AND GROWN. 
          I'M, I'M SAYING IT'S A PROGRAM ON STEROIDS. 
          I MEAN, IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL. 
          AND I'M NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY FROM OUR, UH, STAFF IN PROMOTING THIS, BUT IT'S, AGAIN, I THINK WE'VE GONE A LITTLE BIT TOO FAR IN THAT DIRECTION THAT, AGAIN, WE'RE EXCLUDING QUALITY CONTRACTORS, UH, FROM WORK HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          UH, THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THAT CRITERIA, IT'S EX IT'S, IT'S TOO EXCLUSIVE. 
          IT'S NOT IT INCLUSIVE. 
          SO I, I'M ALL FOR REWORKING THAT, AND I'VE GOT A LOT OF COMMENTS ON THIS. 
          UH, I'VE ASKED FOR METRICS THAT SHOWS NOT ONLY HOW MANY AWARDS WE'VE GIVEN AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THE COST, TAKE A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE, TAKE A LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS THAT WE ARE GETTING FROM THIS PROGRAM. 
          ARE, ARE WE, ARE WE PAYING WAY TOO MUCH FOR THIS PROGRAM? I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT ALL OF THAT TO ROLL THAT INTO, ARE WE GONNA MAKE CHANGES TO OUR SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE GET INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY OF SMALL BUSINESSES HERE AND FROM OUR SS A C AND FROM OUR CITY STAFF HERE AND, AND COMING UP WITH SOME MORE, UM, UH, I WOULD SAY, UH, MORE EQUAL EQUAL. 
          LET'S TALK ABOUT EQUITY HERE, UH, ACROSS THE BOARD FOR AWARDS OF CONTRACTS OF CITY TAXPAYER MONEY. 
          SO, UM, YEAH, I'M ALL FOR THIS, BUT, UM, YEAH, I THINK WE TOOK THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON THIS RAZZI AS FAR AS PUTTING OUT THEIR MORE DEFINED, UH, SCOPE OUT THERE ON HOW MANY WE EXPECT TO AWARD AND, AND THE WORDS WE HAD IN THERE. 
          BUT AGAIN, I THINK WE WENT TOO FAR ON THE SMALL BUSINESS SIDE. 
          SO THAT'S MY COMMENTS. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          UM, ANDY, YOU WANNA MAKE A FEW COMMENTS? UH, JUST A REMINDER, MAYOR, TO, TO EVERYONE, THAT THE SO BETA PROGRAM IS A COUNCIL APPROVED PROGRAM. 
          SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY STAFF, BUT WAS, I MEAN, WITH THE HELP OF STAFF, BUT IT WAS APPROVED AS A PROGRAM BY THE COUNCIL. 
          AND AGAIN, A REMINDER THAT WE ARE, UH, CURRENTLY UNDER A DISPARITY STUDY JUST LAUNCHED THAT WILL, UH, PROVE FOUNDATIONAL FOR ESTABLISHING ANY CHANGES OR THE PARAMETERS UNDER WHICH WE CAN MAKE CHANGES TO SUB BETA. 
          UM, ALSO, I'M GONNA TAKE OFF MY CITY ATTORNEY HAT, PUT ON MY D E I HAT, UM, EQUITY IS NOT DISTRIBUTING EVERYTHING EQUALLY. 
          UH, EQUITY'S A MUCH DIFFERENT CONCEPT AND, UH, WE CAN GET INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THAT LATER, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR THAT UP. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, ANDY. 
          ALRIGHT, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF ITEM 13 WITH, UH, AS AMENDED? OKAY. 
          HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ITEM 
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14, WHICH IS PULLED FOR RECUSAL OF COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. 
          ITEM NUMBER 14 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, N I S D TO ACCEPT $500,000 IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL EMERGENCY RELIEF, E S S E R GRANT FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPENING AND OPERATING A SECOND NEXT LEVEL YOUTH OPPORTUNITY CENTER AT A N A N I S D SITE FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD WITH TWO ADDITIONAL RENEWALS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $1.5 MILLION OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD, APPROVING AGREEMENTS WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $141,123 AND 43 CENTS AND GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SAN ANTONIO IN THE 
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AMOUNT OF $104,562 AND 50 CENTS TO EXTEND THE PROVISION OF NEXT LEVEL PROGRAM SERVICES AT THE N I S D SECONDARY SITE FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD WITH TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR RENEWALS AND APPROVING A PERSONNEL COMPLIMENT OF TWO POSITIONS TO OPERATE THE SECOND CENTER. 
          RIGHT. 
          UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 14, I MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 14. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HDA. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I JUST OFFER THANKS FOR THE GREAT WORK AND OUTREACH THAT NEXT LEVEL DOES FOR OUR YOUTH, SPECIFICALLY OUR FOSTER YOUTH WHO NEED HELP CONNECTING TO RESOURCES. 
          I'M ESPECIALLY, ESPECIALLY EXCITED THAT THIS FACILITY WILL BE WORKING TO HELP OUR YOUTH AT JOHN JAY HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS A, UM, A NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL IN, IN DISTRICT SIX, UM, EARLIER, UH, BOBBY BLUNT WAS HERE. 
          I DON'T, I, I'M SURE HE IS NOT ANYMORE. 
          BUT, UM, I WANNA THANK HIM FOR HIS WORK. 
          ALSO WITH NORTHSIDE. 
          THIS PROGRAM CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN OUR YOUTH LIVES, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE NORTHSIDE PARTNERING WITH THE CITY TO REACH OUT TO THIS GROUP. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER. 
          KIO HDA. 
          ALRIGHT, HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM 14, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 23. 
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HI. 
          ITEM NUMBER 23 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TIP STRATEGIES INC THROUGH DECEMBER, 2022 FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AT A COST OF $325,000 AVAILABLE FROM THE F Y 2022 ADOPTED GENERAL FUND BUDGET. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UM, THIS ITEM WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED AT OUR ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, UH, COMMITTEE. 
          AND I WANNA THANK ALL OF THE MEMBERS AND THE CHAIR FOR, FOR THEIR WORK ON THAT. 
          AND I CERTAINLY DO NOT PLAN TO QUESTION OR COUNTER THAT RECOMMENDATION BY ANY MEANS. 
          UH, BUT I BELIEVE THE PROJECT CONTAINS, CONTAINS SOME REALLY EXCITING HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE SHOULD SHARE, UH, HERE AT AT COUNCIL. 
          UH, BUT I WILL DEFER TO THE CHAIR OF E W D C, SHOULD HE WISH TO SPEAK FIRST? NO. 
          OKAY, GREAT. 
          UM, SO, UH, BRENDA, WOULD YOU MIND, UH, GIVING US THE, THE PRESENTATION AND THEN I'LL GO INTO COMMENTS? THANK YOU. 
          OH, DO I NEED TO MOVE TO APPROVE FIRST? YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          MOVE TO APPROVE. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THERE'S A MOTION FOR 23. 
          DID I HEAR A SECOND? A SECOND BY . 
          GO AHEAD, BRENDA. 
          OKAY, SO, EXCELLENT. 
          UM, SO AGAIN, THIS IS FOR A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH T I P STRATEGIES. 
          UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND AS WAS MENTIONED, WAS DISCUSSED WITH THE ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. 
          UH, WE DID ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IN NOVEMBER. 
          WE RECEIVED FOUR RESPONSES, YOU'LL SEE HERE WE HAD, UM, TWO OF THE FIRMS WERE LOCAL, AND THEN TWO, OUR NATIONAL FIRMS. UH, THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE WAS MADE UP OF, UH, STAFF MEMBERS FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS PLANNING. 
          UH, THE RECOMMENDED VENDOR IS T I P STRATEGIES. 
          THEY ARE A PRIVATELY HELD AUSTIN COMPANY. 
          THEY ALSO HAVE OFFICES IN SEATTLE AND BOSTON. 
          THEY'VE BEEN, UM, THEY WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1995, AND THEY FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGY, CONSULTATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND WHATNOT. 
          THEY'VE HAD OVER 500 ENGAGEMENTS WITH 350 CLIENTS, UM, ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. 
          AND AS MENTIONED THE PROPOSAL IS $325,000. 
          HERE'S JUST A MAP OF AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE SOME OF THOSE ENGAGEMENTS HAVE BEEN. 
          YOU CAN SEE THERE'S QUITE A FEW HERE IN TEXAS. 
          THEY'VE ALSO DONE WORK HERE IN SAN ANTONIO IN THE PAST AS WELL. 
          UM, THEY WILL BE CONTRACTING WITH TWO SUBS, INCLUDING THE RETAIL COACH WHO IS CURRENTLY DOING SOME WORK WITH CENTRO. 
          UH, SO AGAIN, FAMILIAR WITH SAN ANTONIO ALREADY. 
          WHAT'S INTERESTING WITH THE RETAIL COACH PROPOSAL IS THEY HAVE SOME PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY THAT REALLY LOOKS AT RETAIL AND SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVEN'T HISTORICALLY SEEN INVESTMENT. 
          AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST COMMUNITIES THAT'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT TECHNOLOGY. 
          AND THEN ADE VAN DEPU IS THE OTHER FIRM THAT THEY'LL BE CONTRACTING WITH. 
          AGAIN, A LOCAL FIRM THAT I THINK MOST FOLKS ARE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH. 
          UH, THEY'LL BE LOOKING AT HELPING ON THE OUTREACH SIDE OF THINGS AS WELL AS ON THE POLICY. 
          SPEAKING OF OUTREACH, THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE HIGHLIGHTED 
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THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. 
          UH, IT WAS THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. 
          YOU'LL NOTE THAT, UM, WITH T I P STRATEGIES, ONE OF THE, WITH THE FIRMS THAT WE INTERVIEWED, WE HAD CONVERSATIONS AROUND THAT STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. 
          SPECIFICALLY, HOW DO YOU ENGAGE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HISTORICALLY DON'T HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE? T I P STRATEGIES HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ENGAGING THOSE, UM, INDIVIDUALS THROUGH CHURCHES, NONPROFITS, THE OTHER KIND OF AREAS THAT HISTORICALLY AREN'T CONSIDERED, UM, DURING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. 
          THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS IS THAT, UM, AS WE LOOK AT THE PIPELINE FOR OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, CONDUCTING A PERCEPTION SURVEY THAT WILL GO OUT TO SITE SELECTORS AND, UM, CORPORATE REAL ESTATE EXECUTIVES TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE THOUGHT PROCESS IS, WHAT THE PERCEPTION IS FOR SAN ANTONIO, AND WHY PERHAPS WE AREN'T BEING CONSIDERED FOR SOME OF THOSE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS, PLACE-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          I ALREADY TOUCHED UPON THAT AS FAR AS, UH, THE COMMUNITIES THAT HISTORICALLY HAVEN'T SEEN INVESTMENT. 
          WE'RE CALLING THEM NODES OF OPPORTUNITY AND HOW DO WE ENGAGE AND LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES THERE AS WELL AS AN EQUITY AND INCLUSION. 
          UH, T I P STRATEGIES HAS A LONG HISTORY OF WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY WITH EQUITY AND INCLUSION. 
          THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK IN NEW ORLEANS AND DETROIT AS AN EXAMPLE, MAKING SURE THAT ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, UM, DUE INCLUDE, UH, AGAIN, CITIZENS THAT MAY NOT HISTORICALLY HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND ARE CONSIDERED, UH, THEY'VE ALSO HAVE SOME LEADERSHIP ON THEIR TEAM THAT ARE RENOWNED IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FIELD FOR THEIR, THEIR WORK IN THAT AREA. 
          AGAIN, TIMELINE, UH, COUNCIL CONSIDERATION HERE TODAY. 
          THEN WE'LL QUICKLY DO THE KICKOFF AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE, THE ENTIRE PROCESS. 
          ALL OF YOU WILL BE INCLUDED IN THAT STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. 
          AND THEN, UH, IN MAY, JUNE, WE'LL SEE THE PRELIMINARY REPORT, UH, AND THEN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, WE SHOULD ANTICIPATE A FINAL REPORT. 
          UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRENDA. 
          UM, FIRST OF ALL, UM, THE REASON I, I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS. 
          I'LL HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS, BUT IT'LL BE A A MINUTE WE CAN'T HEAR OVER HERE. 
          ARE YOU GUYS OKAY? YEAH. 
          THANKS, . 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, SO I, UH, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK BACK TO THAT FOOD BANK PHOTOGRAPH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC THAT WE SAW AT TRADER'S VILLAGE. 
          AND ERIC COOPER AND I HAD A CONVERSATION AROUND THAT TIME. 
          AND, UM, WHILE THE CROWD THAT DAY WAS OVERWHELMING, UH, ERIC INFORMED ME HOW LARGE THEIR CROWDS USUALLY ARE, UH, WHEN THEY DO FOOD GIVEAWAYS AND, UH, AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ON A, ON A WEEKLY AND MONTHLY BASIS, UH, DID DEPENDED ON THE FOOD BANK. 
          AND I, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE FIGURE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WAS, UH, I WANNA SAY IT WAS OVER 10,000. 
          AND I SAID, ERIC, BUT WE HAVE RECORD LOW UNEMPLOYMENT. 
          HOW, HOW CAN THAT BE? AND I THINK THE ANSWER WAS THAT WE NEED ADDITIONAL INDICATORS, UH, TO REALLY GAUGE THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          UM, PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, THE CENSUS HAD IDENTIFIED THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AS THE POOREST BIG CITY IN AMERICA. 
          AND I THINK THE NEXT UPDATE SAID, WELL, YOU'RE NOT AT THE BOTTOM, BUT YOU'RE , YOU'RE CERTAINLY NOT AT THE TOP. 
          I MEAN, VICE VERSA FOR THE POOREST CITY IN AMERICA. 
          UM, AND, UH, AROUND THE TIME THAT THE, THAT THE 2018, UH, AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY CAME OUT, OUR STAFF PUT TOGETHER A DOCUMENT. 
          IT WAS A POVERTY REPORT, AND EACH OF OUR COMMITTEES WAS GOING TO DISCUSS IT AND BASICALLY CHART A PATH FOR POVERTY ERADICATION BASED ON THE, ON THE CHARGES OF OUR COMMITTEE. 
          AND THEN THE PANDEMIC STARTED. 
          AND, UH, OUR, I DON'T THINK MY COMMITTEE EVER GOT TO, TO DISCUSS THE POVERTY REPORT. 
          UM, SINCE THEN, WE'VE, UH, SPENT A LOT OF STAFF TIME AND DOLLARS HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED. 
          AND TODAY WE HIT TWO OTHER MAJOR MILESTONES WHEN IT COMES TO THAT. 
          AND THAT'S THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS THAT WE, THE VENDORS THAT WE SELECTED EARLIER TODAY FOR READY TO WORK. 
          AND OF COURSE, UH, KICKING OFF THIS, UH, THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, UM, PROCESS. 
          UM, SO WHAT I'M REALLY TRYING TO SAY IS THAT I BELIEVE THAT THIS NEXT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY SHOULD ALSO BE A POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY AND ONE THAT COMPLIMENTS AND ENHANCES OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS AND THAT THE STRATEGY SHOULD BE INCLUSIVE. 
          SO I LOVE ALL THE 
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THINGS THAT YOU DESCRIBED. 
          UH, BRENDA, WHEN, UH, YOU SPOKE WITH MY TEAM ABOUT THIS, UH, THIS SELECTION, YOU WERE, YOU SHARED A FEW REASONS WHY YOU WERE CONFIDENT THAT THIS VENDOR WAS THE RIGHT PICK TO CONDUCT THIS WORK WITH DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN MIND. 
          AND ONE OF THE REASONS HAD TO DO WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF THE PRESIDENT AND, UH, NOT OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE COMPANY. 
          AND THE OTHER ONE WAS THE COMPANY'S EXPERIENCE THAT, THAT YOU DESCRIBED DURING YOUR PRESENTATION. 
          BUT COULD YOU SPEAK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S, UH, PREVIOUS WORK? SURE. 
          UM, SO MS. TRACY MCDANIEL IS, UH, THE ONE WHO'S BEING REFERENCED. 
          SHE JOINED THE FIRM, UH, I BELIEVE IN 2019. 
          UH, BUT PRIOR TO THAT, SHE'S HAD, SHE HAS A LONG CAREER IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          UH, SHE WAS PRESIDENT AT THE, UH, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL BOARD CHAIR, I SHOULD SAY. 
          AND, UM, REALLY HAS BEEN PUSHING SINCE PROBABLY EARLY TWO THOUSANDS, IF NOT SOONER. 
          THAT'S WHEN I BECAME INVOLVED IN THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ON REALLY UNDERSTANDING OUR COMMUNITIES AND THAT PUSH FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND REALLY LOOKING AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL CITIZENS, UH, AND NOT JUST BENEFITING CERTAIN POPULATIONS OR CERTAIN POCKETS. 
          SO AGAIN, SHE'S REALLY PUSHED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, UM, THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, BUT THEN JUST AS A PROFESSION AND SOMETHING TO BE CONSIDERED IN, IN PRETTY WELL EVERYTHING WE DO IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND IS REALLY SEEN AS ONE OF THOSE FOREFRONT, UM, THOSE KIND OF KEY PROFESSIONALS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE ISSUE LONG BEFORE IT WAS KIND OF THAT, THAT COMMON TOPIC. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, A A COUPLE OF, UH, QUESTIONS. 
          ONE OF THEM IS THAT, UH, WE HEARD EARLIER ABOUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SORRY, THE DISPARITY STUDY THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, AND IT IS REALLY BEEN YOUR DEPARTMENT'S DAY TODAY AT THIS, AT THIS COUNCIL MEETING. 
          UM, SO HOW WILL THAT BE A PART OF THE, THIS, THIS PROJECT THAT YOU'RE TAKING ON? SURE. 
          YEAH. 
          SO A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THIS PROJECT IS, IS NOT NECESSARILY RECREATING THE WHEEL. 
          THERE'S NOT JUST THE DISPARITY STUDY, BUT WE, WE HAVE THE ESSAY READY TO WORK PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN DEVELOPED TOMORROW. 
          AGAIN, A LOT OF INFORMATION REPORTS THAT ARE ALREADY OUT THERE. 
          SO THE INITIAL PART OF THIS IS REALLY LOOKING AT ALL OF THAT DATA THAT'S BEEN COLLECTED, UM, REALLY HOW DO WE COMBINE THE EFFORTS, UH, AND NOT AGAIN, RECREATE THE WHEEL, BUT REALLY PULL OUT THOSE PIECES AND THOSE PRIORITIES, PARTICULARLY WITH A LOOK IN THE KIND OF THE POST PANDEMIC WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN, WHAT TRENDS WERE ACCELERATED AND SO FORTH. 
          WITH THE DISPARITY STUDY, WE'LL CERTAINLY BE CONNECTING THE TWO CONSULTANTS AND LOOKING AT IT AGAIN, WE SHOULD BE SEEING SOME PRELIMINARY INFORMATION. 
          AT THE SAME TIME, WE'LL BE SEEING THE PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          UM, SO COORDINATING THOSE TWO EFFORTS. 
          NOW AGAIN, THE DISPARITY STUDY IS A VERY SPECIFIC STUDY LOOKING AT THE DISPARITIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND SO FORTH, UM, BASED ON LEGAL TERMS AND WHATNOT. 
          BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY BE PULLING WHATEVER INFORMATION WE CAN OUT OF THAT TO THEN AGAIN, IDENTIFY PROGRAMS, POLICIES, OPPORTUNITIES TO BE RECOMMENDED, UM, LOOK AT METRICS. 
          AGAIN, WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME SOLID METRICS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES OUTTA THE STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU WILL BE LINKING THOSE, THOSE TWO TOGETHER. 
          UM, THE, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, UH, SOMETHING YOU SAID THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING IS LOOKING AT AREAS THAT ARE NOT TYPICALLY INVESTED IN. 
          AND, AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE THOSE IN OUR, IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY AREAS OF GENERATIONAL, UH, POVERTY, BUT BLESS YOU. 
          BUT THAT'S ALSO KIND OF AT ODDS WITH, WE HAVE THIS ESSAY TOMORROW PLAN THAT'S, UH, IDENTIFIED 13 EMPLOYMENT CENTERS. 
          AND REALLY THOSE CENTERS WERE ALREADY KIND OF ON THEIR WAY RIGHT BEFORE, UH, WE BEGAN INCENTIVIZING THEM. 
          SO I GUESS I'M, MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR LATER, BUT IF WE ALREADY HAVE THESE 13 EMPLOYMENT CENTERS IDENTIFIED, AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT WE CALL REGIONAL IN THE BOND, UH, BALLOT THAT WE JUST, UH, VOTED TO PUT US TO SEND TO THE VOTERS TO SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA INVEST MONEY IN THIS AREA BECAUSE IT'S A REGIONAL CENTER IN THIS AREA. 
          'CAUSE IT'S A REGIONAL CENTER. 
          AND THEN YOU COME BACK TO US AND SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, THE WEST SIDE, WHICH WE SHARE, UM, IT HAS BEEN, MAY HAVE BUYING POWER, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN TRADITIONALLY UNINVESTED IN HOW, I JUST WANNA KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA RECONCILE THAT IN THE LONG TERM BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA SHOOT ALL OUR BOND DOLLARS SOMEWHERE ELSE. 
          SO MAYBE IS THAT SOMETHING WE DO IN THE NEXT BOND CYCLE? AND THIS MAY NOT HAVE AN ANSWER NOW, BUT IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT CONCERNS ME. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          I THINK THAT'S A GREAT TOPIC OF CONVERSATION DURING THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND, AND REALLY HOW DO WE RECONCILE EVERYTHING AS WE'RE GOING FORWARD. 
          WELL, UH, BRENDA, THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, UH, FOR YOUR WORK ON TODAY SELECTING 
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OH NO, ON SELECTING THE VENDOR FOR THIS. 
          AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO WEIGHING IN ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRATEGY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, UH, AND COUNT ME IS ALSO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, UH, INITIATIVE AND THE RESULTS THAT WILL COME FROM THE WORK THAT TIP WILL DO. 
          BRENDA, I, I THINK, UM, THE COMMENT WAS MADE, WELL, THIS IS ALSO POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY. 
          I WHOLE WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE. 
          UM, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SET EQUITY AS A FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLE FOR POLICY PLANNING. 
          WE SHOULD BE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN, WHETHER IT'S INFRASTRUCTURE WORK OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, AS A WAY TO, UH, CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD IN REDUCING CYCLES OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. 
          SO, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK AND, UM, GLAD THAT IT'S HERE FOR APPROVAL. 
          THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 23. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES ITEM 31. 
          ITEM NUMBER 31 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AGREEMENT WITH E S D LIMITED D B A E S D AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE E V S A ELECTRIC VEHICLE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN IN THE AMOUNT UP TO $90,000 FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. 
          FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IN THE F Y 2022 ADOPTED BUDGET FROM THE TECH STOCK GRANT AND THE PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, GENERAL FUND BUDGET COUNCIL MEMBER ROSA GARCIA. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I DON'T NEED A PRESENTATION. 
          I JUST HAVE A QUESTION OR A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. 
          SO THANK YOU, DOUG. 
          I, I DID RECEIVE THE PRESENTATION. 
          THANK YOU FOR SENDING THAT OVER. 
          UM, AND SO AS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'M, UH, A MARKETING PROFESSOR. 
          AND SO ONE OF MY ASSIGNMENTS, ONE OF MY FUN ASSIGNMENTS DURING SPRING IS TO TASK MY STUDENTS WITH WATCHING THE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS. 
          SO I HAVE TO WATCH THE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS, AND THAT ALWAYS DRIVES WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN THE REST OF THE YEAR TO ME. 
          AND SO THE BIG PLAYERS WERE OBVIOUSLY ELECTRIC VEHICLES. 
          THERE WAS FOUR ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMMERCIALS DURING THE SUPER BOWL. 
          AND SO I SEE THAT THERE'S, UM, A LOT OF HIGH DEMAND, MAYBE NOT IN MY DISTRICT. 
          UH, IT'S A LITTLE AT SOME, SOME OF THE PRICE RANGE, BUT HOWEVER, I WANTED TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS. 
          UM, AND I'M EXCITED YES, BECAUSE THE, THE DELOREAN IS, UM, COMING TO D FOUR. 
          I KNOW THAT THERE'S, UH, SOME QUESTIONS THERE ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN, HOW FAST, ET CETERA, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE'S AN INTEREST. 
          AND SO I'M HAPPY THAT THAT STARTUP IS, UM, TAKING, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, FULL, FULL SPEED AHEAD AND, AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND, AND WORKING WITH OUR E E D D TEAM. 
          UM, VOLVO HAS PLEDGED TO GO ALL EV BY 2030. 
          TOYOTA HAS SEVEN ELECTRIFIED MODELS BY 2025 IN PROGRESS. 
          UM, SOME INCLUDING, AND THERE ARE SOME HYBRIDS. 
          VOLKSWAGEN WILL HAVE THEIR FINAL, UM, INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE BY 2026. 
          MERCEDES IS SELLING ONLY EV BY 2030. 
          HYUNDAI PLEDGES, 23 EVS WORLDWIDE BY 2025. 
          AND WE KNOW THAT NAVISTAR IS ROLLING OUT NEXT MONTH, THEIR ELECTRIC VEHICLE, UM, UH, TRUCK. 
          SO MY QUESTION IS, I, I KNOW THAT THIS IS A CAMPAIGN TO BE EV FRIENDLY CITY, AND WE'RE PITCHING IT. 
          AND BY THE WAY, I LOVE ESDS WORK. 
          I'M FAMILIAR WITH S D SO I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH, WITH THIS CONTRACT TODAY. 
          UH, BUT IT'S AN EV FRIENDLY CITY THAT WE'RE PITCHING. 
          UM, I THINK EV IS THE FUTURE. 
          SO, I MEAN, WE CAN BE AS FRIENDLY AS WE WANT TO SAY WE'RE AS FRIENDLY AS WE WANT, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ELECTRIC CHARGERS, THAT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. 
          RIGHT. 
          UM, BUT I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S STILL AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THAT, THAT CAMPAIGN AND, AND MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN INSTEAD OF JUST LIKE, HERE THEY COME ELECTRIC VEHICLES, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A MARKET FOR IT. 
          WOULD WE BE ABLE STILL TO HELP CHANGE THAT CREATIVE STRATEGY INSTEAD OF JUST ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE COMING BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT ALREADY? YEAH. 
          NO, AB ABSOLUTELY. 
          OKAY. 
          I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO, TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT WHAT THAT STRATEGY LOOKS LIKE. 
          UM, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. 
          THE GOAL ORIGINALLY, 'CAUSE IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A COUPLE YEARS, WAS TO CREATE A PRIMER THAT THIS IS COMING. 
          UM, AND WE KEEP SEEING MORE AND MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
          WE, YOU KNOW, THE UNPRECEDENTED $1 BILLION IN, IN, IN, IN INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING COMING FOR CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          SO I THINK YES, THERE'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO WORK WITH YOU ALL TO, TO MAKE SURE THE MESSAGE IS WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE WANT IT TO BE. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU, DOUG. 
          BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE FUTURE IS HERE ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES. 
          WE'RE ACTUALLY BEHIND THE CURVE ALREADY. 
          LIKE I SAID, I'M, I'M WORRIED ABOUT HOW WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ELECTRIC VEHICLES, UM, MEASURING BY THE, THE, THE DEMAND THAT WE'RE SEEING, RIGHT? AND SO, UM, I NOTICED IN THERE THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FESTIVAL, LIKE A FESTIVAL. 
          MM-HMM. 
           COULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL. 
          SO I THINK THAT WE SHOULD TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF, OF THE DELOREAN ANNOUNCEMENT AND, UM, OF THE, THE NAVISTAR, UM, ROLLOUT, ET CETERA, AND SEE HOW WE COULD MAYBE PARTNER WITH E S D ASSOCIATES IN CREATING THAT, UM, KIND OF, UH, THAT, THAT FESTIVAL ENVIRONMENT. 
          AND AS WE'RE ROLLING OFF OF THE, THE, THE, THE PANDEMIC, OR NOT THAT WE'RE ROLLING OFF IT, BUT THE NUMBERS ARE SLOWLY GETTING, UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE MANAGEABLE, THEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT. 
          THAT'S 
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ONE OF THE BIG PUSHES THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHEN I SAW THAT IN THE CONTRACT, THAT GAVE ME HOPE. 
          UM, BUT AGAIN, I, I, I AM CONCERNED THAT YES, WHEN THIS WAS WRITTEN, IT WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND I JUST DON'T WANNA BE BEHIND THE CURVE. 
          SO WE CAN'T JUST BE SAYING THAT WE'RE AN E EV FRIENDLY CITY. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , WE HAVE TO BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 
          SO, AND IF I CAN JUST ADD ONE THING, 'CAUSE I THINK THE EQUITY ISSUE IS VERY IMPORTANT. 
          YOU HAD MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, UM, THIS IS PART OF A BROADER STRATEGY, UM, LOOKING AT MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC VEHICLES CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO THE EQUITY ISSUE. 
          WE KNOW NOT EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME ACCESS, UM, TO, TO VEHICLES. 
          SO WHAT ARE THOSE BARRIERS? UM, AND THEN HOW DO WE, YOU WORK WITH C P S ENERGY OR OTHER PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS, OR EVEN LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS ARE COMING, IS THERE A WAY TO START TRYING TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL NEIGHBORHOODS ARE, ARE BENEFITING FROM THE TRANSITION? THANK YOU, DOUG, BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT, RIGHT? SO ACCESS, SO I HAVE FRIENDS THAT, UM, ARE TRYING TO, UM, UH, FIX THEIR HOMES TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE THE, THEIR ELECTRIC VEHICLES. 
          WHILE I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL, UM, A LOT OF MY RESIDENTS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT. 
          THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT. 
          AND SO I'M JUST WORRIED THAT THEY'RE FALLING MORE BEHIND. 
          SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THOSE, THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          AND SORRY, UH, I'LL, LET ME FIRST BEFORE WE GO FURTHER IN DISCUSSION, ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM 31. 
          SO MOVED SECOND. 
          OKAY. 
          THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. 
          ITEM 31, LET'S CONTINUE DISCUSSION COUNCILS, MEMBER S THANKS. 
          UM, WHAT IS THIS FIRM GOING TO DO FOR US? IT IS 90 GRAND, RIGHT? IT'S, UH, $90,000 OVER THREE YEARS. 
          SO IT'S $30,000 A YEAR. 
          IT'S THEY'VE, UM, CREATING, UM, CREATIVE MATERIALS, UM, HELPING DEVELOP THE CAMPAIGN, HELPING ORGANIZE, UM, UH, EVENTS WHERE, AND WE'VE DONE THESE BEFORE WITH THE COG WHERE, UM, WE SET UP AT THE PEARL AND PEOPLE BRING ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY CAN COME DOWN AND, AND LOOK AT IT AND TEST DRIVE IT. 
          SO IT'S ABOUT GETTING INFORMATION OUT THERE ABOUT THE BENEFITS, THE OPPORTUNITIES, BUT REALLY TRYING TO, AGAIN, UM, BRINGING PEOPLE, RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO UNDERSTAND THAT A TRANSITION'S OCCURRING. 
          AND HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT BEING LEFT BEHIND? SO ARE WE GONNA BE TELLING THESE FOLKS ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAT THE CAR COMPANIES AREN'T ALREADY TELLING THEM? I THINK IT'LL BE MORE, MORE LOCAL. 
          UM, UH, THIS IS ALSO ABOUT HAVING CONVERSATIONS AROUND, UM, WHAT THE LOCAL BARRIERS ARE, UM, TO OWNERSHIP, WHETHER IT'S A VEHICLE OR CHARGING, AND THEN WE CAN USE THAT INFORMATION TO HELP SORT OF FACILITATE HOW DO WE START OVERCOMING THOSE? SO WHERE ARE THE NEEDS FOR ADDITIONAL CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE? UM, ARE THERE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THAT'S NEEDED FOR PEOPLE AGAIN, TO, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, GET INTO A VEHICLE? WE PROBABLY WOULD WANT TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH LOCAL DEALERS TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES AND THE NEEDS THAT, UH, TO, TO CONTINUE TO PUSH AND PROMOTE THEIR OWN, UM, THEIR OWN GROWTH LOCALLY. 
          AND, UM, DAVID ALSO REMINDED ME THAT THERE, THERE'S ALSO A LINK TO, UM, PROMOTING THE OTHER BENEFITS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES. 
          THAT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES. 
          IT'S ABOUT, IT'S IMPROVING AIR QUALITY, IT'S IMPROVING ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS. 
          SO IT'S A, A COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO, UM, WHY ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE IMPORTANT AND WHY WE SHOULD BE MAKING THE TRANSITION. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, DID YOU APPROACH THE AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION TO ASK 'EM TO PAY INTO THIS? UM, NO. 
          THIS IS FUNDED THROUGH, UM, A CMAC CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY FUNDS. 
          OKAY. 
          AT 80%, UM, UH, TO COVER THAT 80% OF THE COST. 
          I MEAN, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GONNA BE DOING SOME MESSAGING OUT THERE AND PAYING FOR IT WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, AND PAYING FOR IT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GO OUT AND GET EXCITED ABOUT, UH, BUYING ECONOMIC, YOU KNOW, BUYING ELECTRONIC VEHICLES AND GOOD FOR THE CITY, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, UH, THE BENEFITS, YOU KNOW, AND ANCIRA AND BACHELOR AND MM-HMM. 
          , UH, YOU KNOW, NORTH STAR AND ALL THOSE OTHER FOLKS, UM, AND JUST THE AUTO DEALERS ASSOCIATION IN GENERAL, IT, I, I DON'T SEE WHY IT IS THAT THEY WOULDN'T WANT TO BUY INTO THIS. 
          UM, AND, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I DON'T SEE WHY WE WOULDN'T HAVE TALKED TO THEM FIRST. 
          UH, AND WE, WE HAVE REGULAR, UM, DISCUSSIONS WITH, UM, THE AUTO DEALERS ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS, UM, UM, I'M SORRY, BUT YES, THEY'RE, THEY'RE COMPLETELY ON BOARD WITH THE IDEA OF, HEY, THE MARKET'S TRANSITIONING. 
          AND SO I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S A, A NATURAL PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'LL WANNA MAKE SURE. 
          ARE THEY'RE PAYING TO BE ON BOARD THOUGH? ARE THEY PAYING ON, YEAH, I MEAN, I MEAN, THESE GUYS HAVE HUGE MARKETING BUDGETS, RIGHT? MM-HMM. 
          , SO, I MEAN, I APPRECIATE THEM WANTING TO BE ON BOARD. 
          I, I'D BE ON BOARD IF YOU'RE PAYING FOR MY ADVERTISING TOO, BUT ARE THEY, ARE THEY PAYING ANYTHING, DOUG? NOT AS A PART OF THIS PROGRAM. 
          BUT YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET MY VOTE TODAY. 
          UM, I DON'T, I DON'T 
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SEE WHY IT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO GO AROUND DOING THE WORK OF MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR CORPORATIONS WHEN, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, AND YOU HAVEN'T EVEN ASKED THEM. 
          I MEAN, YOU COULD HAVE, BUT YOU DIDN'T. 
          SO, I MEAN, I MOVED TO CONTINUE THIS UNTIL AFTER DOUG HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TALK TO THE AUTO DEALERS ASSOCIATION. 
          COUNCILMAN, IF, IF IT'S GONNA BE A MOVE TO DELAY, CAN WE HAVE A DATE? CERTAIN SURE. 
          UM, TWO COUNCIL MEETINGS FROM NOW. 
          SO THAT WOULD BE, I NEED SOME HELP ON THAT. 
          WHAT DATE? MARCH 17TH. 
          MARCH 17TH. 
          MARCH 17TH. 
          SO THE MOTION'S A MOTION TILL THEY'LL DELAY UNTIL MARCH 17TH. 
          MARCH 17TH, YEAH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILS MEMBER, PALAIS. 
          ANDY, UM, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 31 ALREADY ON THE FLOOR. 
          DOES THIS, UH, MOTION TAKE PRECEDENCE? THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          YES, IT DOES, BECAUSE IT'S A MOTION TO DELAY. 
          OKAY. 
          SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DELAY, UH, TO MARCH 17TH ON THE FLOOR. 
          UM, I, I TAKE IT WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN MOTION IN THIS AT THE SAME TIME, UH, SINCE ESSENTIALLY IT'S ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE WANNA MOVE ON WITH THE ITEM. 
          YES, MAYOR, WE DO THAT. 
          WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE DISCUSSION. 
          UH, I CERTAINLY HAVE COMMENTS, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, UH, SECOND WAS COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          I FULLY SUPPORT THAT, UH, YOUR MOTION AND OR YOUR AMENDMENT, UH, TO THIS. 
          I, I, MY FIRST QUESTION IS, HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH GENERAL FUNDS ARE WE USING ON THIS? I SEE IT'S A 90,000, BUT HOW MUCH OVER THREE YEARS? IT'S $18,000. 
          YEAH. 
          AND, UM, THAT MIGHT SOUND LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY, AND THAT WOULD BE A DROP IN THE BUCKET TO THE INDUSTRY TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE INSTEAD OF TAKING IT OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND AND US USING THAT MONEY FOR SOMETHING ELSE. 
          UM, I TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH THAT. 
          I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK, IF YOU LOOK AT, UM, THE COMMERCIALS NOWADAYS, THAT'S ALL YOU SEE ON TV. 
          WHY ARE WE HAVING TO SPEND GENERAL FUND MONEY TO PROPAGATE THAT, THAT MESSAGE THAT'S GOING OUT THERE ALREADY? UM, SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS, UH, COMMERCIALS FROM EVERY CAR DEALER OUT THERE. 
          HEY, WE'RE BUILDING EVS, SO WHY USE OUR GENERAL FUND MONEY ON THIS? I, I TOTALLY AGREE. 
          REACH OUT TO THE AUTO MANUFACTURERS HERE AND SAY, HEY, YOU KICK IN THAT $18,000 OR WHATEVER IT IS TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE. 
          I I DON'T WANNA SPEND GENERAL FUND MONEY ON THIS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, COUNCIL MEMBER VIA GRIME. 
          UH, THANK YOU. 
          THIS CAME TO OUR COMMITTEE AND THE ONE THING, THE HESITANCY I HAVE ABOUT BRINGING ANY AUTOMOBILE DEALER ASSOCIATIONS, I WANT THEM TO BE ON BOARD, BUT I THINK WE WANT TO TELL A MESSAGE ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE COMING. 
          THIS IS SAN ANTONIO, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S STORY. 
          NOT NECESSARILY WE WANT YOU TO BUY ELECTRIC, UH, BUT TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO. 
          I THINK IF WE ARE GOING TO MOVE, AND THIS IS WHY I, I'M GLAD COUNCILMAN ROCHA GARCIA BROUGHT IT UP IN TERMS OF THE MARKETING, BECAUSE I THINK IF WE LOOK AT AFFORDABILITY, I THINK OUR FOCUS SHOULD STILL BE THAT LIVE WORK AND PLAY IN ONE CENTRAL AREA SO THAT THINGS ARE WALKABLE. 
          SO I I, I'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS TODAY. 
          I, I LO I WOULD, I WANNA GET THE PRESENTATIONS AT CHECK ABOUT HOW, HOW THE MARKETING IS MOVING, WHAT WORKS SPECIFICALLY WELL FOR MY DISTRICT. 
          UM, IF WE IN THE FUTURE WORK WITH THE AUTOMOBILE, UH, ASSOCIATION, I WOULD, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. 
          BUT I DON'T WANNA MARKET, UM, ELECTRIC VEHICLE TO MY RESIDENTS WHEN THEY SHOULD BE, WHEN THEY SHOULD BE LIVING, WORKING, AND PLAYING WHERE THEY ARE, BECAUSE THEIR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS ARE PRIMARILY USING THE BUS. 
          SO THAT, THAT'S WHY I WANNA MOVE FORWARD WITH, AS IT IS TO TODAY, BECAUSE I, MY, WHAT THE PRESENTATION YOU GAVE ME WAS NOT A MARKETING THING TO TELL THEM TO BUY ELECTRIC, BUT TO LET THEM KNOW ELECTRIC IS COMING. 
          THIS IS WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN, IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE CHARGING STATIONS? SO, UM, I WILL NOT BE APPROVING THIS MOTION, AND I HOPE THAT MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES APPROVE WHAT WE HAVE TO GO FORWARD AND, AND GIVE OUR CHECK COMMITTEE AND, UH, PLEASE WATCH AND GET THAT INPUT OF HOW YOU, WE CAN SPEAK SPECIFICALLY THROUGH THIS MARKETING PROGRAM TO YOUR RESIDENTS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VILLAGRA. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          [03:20:02]
THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU, DOUG, FOR, FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          AND, AND MR. MCCAREY, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN, YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON AN EV STRATEGY AS ONE OF OUR FIRST ITEMS, UH, IN THE, IN THE CAP. 
          AND THIS DID GO TO OUR COMMITTEE AND DID GET, UH, UNANIMOUS APPROVAL THERE. 
          UH, WHILE I CERTAINLY SEE THE BENEFITS OF BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL, UH, SOURCES, ESPECIALLY FROM THE ENTITIES THAT ARE GOING TO BENEFIT TO SOME EXTENT FROM THE MARKETING CAMPAIGN, I THINK WHAT THIS COUNCIL NEEDS TO DECIDE IS DO THEY WANT US TO RUN THE CAMPAIGN OR DO THEY WANT, UH, TO GIVE THAT OVER TO THE, TO WHOEVER PITCHES IN, BECAUSE THE MOMENT YOU BRING MONEY TO THE TABLE, UH, YOU OPEN UP WHO IS DESIGNING THAT, THAT CAMPAIGN, WHICH IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT COUNCILWOMAN WAS, WAS ALLUDING TO. 
          I DON'T THINK, UH, THERE'S ANY, UH, ANYTHING STOPPING US FROM APPROVING THIS TODAY, APPROACHING THE DEALERS IF THEY WANT TO, UM, TO ADD ON TO THE CAMPAIGN AND BUILD ON WHAT WE'VE PRODUCED, UM, THEY CAN, UH, THEY CAN, IF THEY, YOU KNOW, WANNA PAY FOR ADDITIONAL MAILERS OR FOR THE, FOR THE EV EVENT OR ADDITIONAL, UM, ADD-ONS THERE, I, I THINK THAT WOULD BE, UH, FINE. 
          UH, BUT AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE TO, UH, SUPPORT THE, THE RECOMMENDATION THAT CAME FROM THE COMMITTEE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          I'VE GOT A FEW COMMENTS. 
          UM, ERIC, EXPLAIN WHERE THIS MONEY'S COMING FROM. 
          THIS IS NOT GENERAL FUND DOLLARS, IS IT? UH, COUNSEL HAD APPROVED A, UH, AGREEMENT, UM, TO RECEIVE, UH, CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY DOLLARS, CMAC DOLLARS. 
          AND SO 80% IS, UH, GRANT FUNDED, AND THEN THE REMAINING 20%, UH, IS COMING FROM, UM, IT'S WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET. 
          AND SO IT'S LOCKED IN THERE. 
          AND, AND THE CMAC GRANT, UH, GRANT DOLLARS ARE TXDOT. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL, I'M NOT GONNA, WE'RE WE HAVE, UH, AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT. 
          I I'M NOT GONNA SUPPORT A DELAY, UH, NOT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT THE, UH, AUTO DEALERS, UM, OUGHT TO BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION, OUGHT TO BE CONTRIBUTING TO IT. 
          WE ALL BENEFIT, FRANKLY, UH, AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD ON EV INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR OVERALL GOALS, WHICH AGAIN, ARE, ARE, ARE VERY CLEAR IN THE CLIMATE ACTION ADAPTATION PLAN THAT ON ALL CYLINDERS, WE'RE FIGHTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, UH, SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE INDUSTRY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          NOT JUST BECAUSE IT'S GOOD FOR THEM, BUT IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR US AND OUR LUNGS AND ALL THAT STUFF. 
          UM, BUT BECAUSE BUREAUCRATICALLY, WE CAN LOOK FOR MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO DELAY EVEN A WEEK, TWO WEEKS, THREE WEEKS, A MONTH, AND WE SHOULD NOT DELAY ON SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE, UH, ANY FURTHER ON DEVELOPING EV MESSAGING AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THAT'S SIMPLY WHY I WILL NOT SUPPORT A FURTHER DELAY. 
          UM, I DO, I DO BELIEVE THOUGH, DOUG, UH, AS YOU'VE HEARD UP HERE, THAT THAT'S OKAY. 
          I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION THAT, UM, COUNCIL WOULD LIKE US TO BRING IN THE DEALERS, BRING IN THE MANUFACTURERS TO, TO THIS CONVERSATION. 
          I THINK IT'S VERY GOOD, UH, INSTRUCTION MOVING FORWARD. 
          UM, I, I DO THINK THAT THE CONVERSATION NOW IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE WERE INITIALLY GOING THROUGH IN THE, IN THE CAP. 
          UH, THIS IS ABOUT SUPPORTING, UH, CONSUMER TRENDS. 
          UH, AND ANDY, I JUST HEARD THAT, I KNOW YOU'RE ALUM OF GENERAL MOTORS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO GONNA GO A HUNDRED PERCENT EV BY 2025. 
          IS THAT RIGHT? NO, THANK, THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UH, I DID WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT SINCE COUNCILMAN DR. 
          GARCIA, I GAVE A VERY GOOD LITANY OF AUTO MANUFACTURERS HAVE THAT HAVE COMMITTED AN ALL ELECTRIC FUTURE. 
          GENERAL MOTORS IS ONE OF 'EM, AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE 30 NEW, UH, GLOBAL MODELS BY 2025. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO CLARIFY THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          AND, AND WE KNOW THE HUGE STRIDES AND, AND THIS WILL BE INDUSTRY CHANGING STRIDES THAT TOYOTA IS MAKING IN THE EV INDUSTRY WORLDWIDE. 
          UH, WE KNOW, UH, DELOREAN, UH, AND WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO, WE HAVE EV UH, MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLY CHAINS ALL UP AND DOWN THE 35 CORRIDOR AND TEXAS ONE 30 NOW BECAUSE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN HUDU. 
          UH, SO I DON'T, I I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. 
          I THINK THAT THIS IS A, HAS BEEN A GOOD COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS AN EVEN RICHER PROGRAM. 
          UM, BUT THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT FOR US TO DELAY IN, IN MY OPINION. 
          SO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. 
          DOUG, DO YOU HAVE A KICK ME SIGN ON THE BACK OF YOUR COAT? ? SO I THINK, I THINK YOU CARRY THE AWARD OR HOLD, HAVE EARNED THE AWARD OF MOST PICKED ON CITY COUNCIL, UH, CITY STAFFER GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO WHEN JOE CRIER AND MIKE GALLAGHER WERE COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I VALUE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THIS CITY AND A LOT OF THE WORK THAT YOU BRING FORWARD TO US, UM, THIS IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY 
          [03:25:01]
RIGHT NOW. 
          I MEAN, THIS, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE BRINGING TO US IS JUST ONE SMALL PART OF IT, BUT THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO IMPROVE OUR AIR QUALITY, BUT ALSO TO, FOR SAN ANTONIO TO GET AHEAD AND, AND, YOU KNOW, BE ECONOMICALLY COMPETITIVE. 
          THERE'S SO MUCH THAT, THAT WE CAN BE DOING HERE. 
          AND THAT'S PART OF WHY I ALSO, UH, RECENTLY ASKED CPS ENERGY'S RATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO GET, TAKE, GET PRESENTATIONS FROM TE TESLA AND FROM THE TEXAS ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES ALLIANCE TO TALK ABOUT HOW THEY CAN STRUCTURE THEIR RATES MORE TO INCENTIVIZE AND, AND PROMOTE THE ADOPTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THERE'S COUNCILWOMAN, UH, THE UNITED RICHARD GARCIA NAMED OFF SO MANY COMPANIES THAT ARE, THAT ARE MOVING TO ELECTRIC RIGHT NOW. 
          AND, UH, SOME OF THE CONVERSATION THAT I'VE HEARD UP HERE, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE INTERCHANGING, UH, CAR DEALERS AND CAR MANUFACTURERS. 
          AND AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS WORKED ON SUPPORTING THE ADOPTION, UH, OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, I WANNA POINT OUT THAT A LOT OF CAR MANUFACTURERS LIKE ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND WANT TO BE ABLE TO SELL ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THEY'RE GONNA PROFIT BY SELLING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE. 
          A LOT OF CAR DEALERS DO NOT LIKE ELECTRIC VEHICLES BECAUSE THERE'S SO LITTLE MAINTENANCE INVOLVED, AND THEY, THEY RARELY BREAK DOWN, AND THEY MAKE A LOT OF THE CAR DEALERS, THEY MAKE SO MUCH OF THEIR MONEY BY WORK SELLING YOU CARS THAT BREAK DOWN REGULARLY OR NEED A LOT OF MAINTENANCE. 
          THAT'S WHERE THEY MAKE A TON OF THEIR PROFIT. 
          AND SO IF THEY'RE SELLING YOU THESE CARS THAT REQUIRE VERY LITTLE MAINTENANCE, THEN THEY'RE NOT GONNA MAKE AS MUCH MONEY. 
          SO THERE'S, I IT'S, THAT'S A TOUGH ASK TO GO TO A CAR DEALER AND SAY, HEY, CAN YOU HELP, HELP US PROMOTE THIS PRODUCT THAT YOU DON'T WANNA SELL BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA MAKE LESS MONEY. 
          UM, I WELCOME YOU CON, YOU KNOW, UH, INITIATING CONVERSATIONS WITH CAR DEALERS. 
          I THINK IT'S GOOD TO BRING THEM TO THE TABLE AND HAVE, AND JUST HAVE GOOD, CLEAR COMMUNICATION. 
          IF, IF YOU CAN GET THEM TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS, THAT'S GREAT. 
          BUT I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS AS IS RIGHT NOW WITH, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU WOULD, UM, HONOR COUNCILMAN P'S REQUEST AND, AND JUST REACH OUT TO CAR DEALERS AND SEE HOW CAN WE WORK BETTER WITH THEM ON THIS AND, AND SEE WHAT, UH, WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO SUPPORT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          BRAVO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          DOUG, YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN A WALKWAY AND SIT DOWN. 
          UH, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. 
          YOU SAID THAT THE, THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY? UH, $6,000 A YEAR OVER THREE YEARS. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THAT COMMITMENT IS TIED TO WHAT OTHER SOURCE OF MONEY? UH, CMAC DOLLARS. 
          OKAY. 
          HOW MUCH WAS THE CMAC THAT WE GOT? UH, IT, OUR PART OF THE, UH, AGREEMENT WAS $72,000. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, DO WE FORFEIT THAT MONEY OR COULD WE FORFEIT THAT MONEY IF WE DON'T PUT UP OUR 20%? IF WE DIDN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH, UM, THE, THE PROGRAM BASICALLY THAT THE DOLLARS WOULD GO BACK TO, TO THE STATE. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT'S ALL I NEED HERE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? UM, ON ITEM 31? ALRIGHT, WE HAVE TWO MOTIONS ON THE FLOOR, SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE UP A MOTION TO, UH, CONTINUE THE ITEM TO MAY 17TH, 2022. 
          UM, AND AGAIN, UH, THIS WOULD A, A MOTION, UH, IN FAVOR, UH, UH, A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. 
          THEN, UH, DELAYS THE ITEM TO MAY 17TH. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION FAILS. 
          WE'RE MOVED TO, UH, THE OTHER MOTION THAT'S ON THE FLOOR, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF ITEM 31. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UM, THAT'S ALL THE ITEMS FOR OUR MORNING AGENDA. 
          WE DO HAVE ZONING TODAY, UH, AND WE HAVE AN EXEC. 
          ERIC, DO 
          [City Manager's Report
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WE HAVE A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT? YES, SIR. 
          UH, TWO QUICK, UH, UPDATES. 
          UM, AS ALWAYS, I'M HAPPY TO ALWAYS TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRAG UPON THE, UH, SUCCESS OF CITY OPERATIONS. 
          LAST WEEK, UH, THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM AIRPORT'S COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL FOR OUR CUSTOMER INITIATIVE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. 
          UM, IT'S THE SECOND TIME THAT THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED THIS AWARD AND IS ONE OF, UH, 200 AIRPORTS WORLDWIDE THAT'S RECEIVED IT. 
          SO CONGRATULATIONS TO JESUS AND THE ENTIRE TEAM OUT AT THE AIRPORT. 
          UM, AND THEN OUR SECOND ITEM 
          [03:30:01]
IS, UH, TODAY'S, UH, UH, EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT VIDEO IS, IS ONE THAT'LL HIGHLIGHT THE WORK OF TWO EMPLOYEES, UH, WITH OUR ANIMAL CARE SERVICES DEPARTMENT. 
          AND, UM, I KNOW I ENJOYED THESE VIDEOS. 
          UM, I, I ENJOYED THIS VIDEO AS I PREVIEWED IT. 
          UH, BOTH OF THESE EMPLOYEES, UH, FIKA AND CRYSTAL FIKA HAS BEEN DOING THIS WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM FOR FIRST, AS FIRST FOR FIVE OR SIX YEARS AS A VOLUNTEER, AND THEN, UH, FOR THE LAST SEVEN OR EIGHT AS AN EMPLOYEE. 
          AND, UM, SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THIS PROGRAM. 
          AND WE'VE HIRED, UM, RECENTLY CRYSTAL WHO STARTED IN JANUARY. 
          UM, THIS PROGRAM HAS REALLY, UM, DONE WONDERS, UH, FOR OUR COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND, UH, IS A GOOD REMINDER OF THE GOOD WORK THAT A C S IS DOING. 
          SO LET'S ROLL THE VIDEO. 
          MY NAME'S IKA FUJIMOTO AND I AM THE COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM COORDINATOR HERE AT ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. 
          SAN ANTONIO HAS A VERY, VERY, VERY LARGE POPULATION OF STRAY CATS OUT THERE. 
          SOME OF 'EM ARE FRIENDLY, SOME OF 'EM ARE FERAL. 
          SO WE DEVELOPED OUR OWN T N R PROGRAMS, MEANING TRAP NEUTER RETURN. 
          OUR PROGRAM NOT ONLY INCLUDES THEIR SPAY OR NEUTER THEIR RABIES, THEIR F D R C P AND THEN THEY GET EAR TIPPED. 
          THAT SIGNIFIES TO EVERYONE THAT CAT'S BEEN SPAYED OR NEUTERED. 
          RESIDENTS CONTACT US, WE LOAN OUT THE TRAPS FOR FREE TO THEM. 
          WE WALK 'EM THROUGH THE PROCESS, TEACH 'EM HOW TO USE THE TRAPS. 
          THEY RECOVER 'EM IN THE TRAP FOR 24 TO 48 HOURS ONCE THEY PICK THEM UP FROM THE SURGERY AND THEN THEY ARE ABLE TO GO BACK OUTSIDE. 
          IT'S NICE BECAUSE OUR PROGRAM HERE, YOU'RE ABLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT UP TO THE DOOR YOU'RE GONNA DROP OFF AT, WHICH HAS BEEN A HUGE CONVENIENCE FOR BOTH ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED PEOPLE. 
          I TRY TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG TO SOMETHING IMPORTANT, WHICH THIS PROGRAM IS SO IMPORTANT. 
          YOU ALL SET UNTIL THIS PAST MONTH, I'VE BEEN THE ONLY PERSON RUNNING THE PROGRAM FOR SIX AND A HALF OF YEARS. 
          SO I'M, I'M GLAD I NOW HAVE CRYSTAL WHO HAS BEEN A GODSEND . 
          I WOULD SAY TEAMWORK WOULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT. 
          WE WORK A LOT WITH THE CLINIC TECHS, THEY'RE VERY HELPFUL AND THE VETS, THEY'RE AMAZING WITH WHAT THEY DO AND HELPING US WITH THE FERAL CAT ISSUE THAT WE HAVE AND THE INJURED THAT WE BRING IN. 
          SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED IN 2015 UNTIL NOW, WE HAVE DONE ALMOST 28,000 SURGERIES THROUGH THE COMMUNITY CAP PROGRAM BECAUSE OUR T N R EFFORTS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO HAVE BEEN SO EFFECTIVE. 
          I'VE HAD NUMEROUS SHELTERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CONTACT ME TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. 
          YOU KNOW, NOT JUST FROM TEXAS, BUT ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. 
          AND AS FAR REACHING AS JAPAN, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A GOAL TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN. 
          AND THAT'S WHY I LOVE WORKING FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS BECAUSE I'M ABLE TO DO THAT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. 
          ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT, MAYOR COUNCIL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU ERIC. 
          WELL, BEFORE WE, UH, RECESS NEW EXECUTIVE SESSION, I DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT IS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          WE'LL BE CELEBRATING HIS BIRTHDAY. 
          I WON'T TELL YOU HOW OLD HE IS, UH, BUT WE'RE GONNA BE CELEBRATING AT THE BREAK WITH SOME CAKE. 
          SO LET'S ALL SING HIM. 
          HAPPY BIRTHDAY. 
          HAPPY BIRTHDAY. 
          HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARTY OF JAYLEN'S. 
          OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO INTO EXEC NOW. 
          OH, THAT'S MY TIME PARTY OF PERRY. 
          THE TIME IS NOW 12:50 PM ON THIS 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2022. 
          PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5 5, 1 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW MEET AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND DELIBERATE THE, TO DISCUSS THE ITEMS POSTED ON THE FEBRUARY 16TH B SESSION AGENDA, BUT NOT REACHED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.087, THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2 AND CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ISSUES OR ADVICE RELATED TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LITIGATION INVOLVING THE CITY C OVID 19 PREPAREDNESS AND ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICIES UNDER SECTION 5 5 1. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. 
          IF I COULD PLEASE ASK YOU TO TAKE YOUR SEATS. 
          WE'LL GET STARTED WITH OUR ZONING AGENDA. 
          [2:00 P.M. (Time Certain) Public Hearing and Consideration of the following Adoption and Amendments of the Neighborhood, Community and Perimeter Plans as Components of the Master Plan and Zoning Cases. Plan amendments and Zoning cases presented by Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Michael Shannon, Director, Development Services.
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THE TIME IS 2:08 PM ON THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2022. 
          CITY COUNCIL HAS RE 
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RECONVENED FROM ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION AND NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN. 
          WE'LL NOW RESUME OUR ZONING AGENDA, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED FOR TWO O'CLOCK. 
          UM, LET ME NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT ITEMS 43 48, 51, 52 AND 59 HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN AND WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY. 
          WE DO HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. 
          ITEMS 53, 54, 58, EXCUSE ME, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, AND 58 WILL BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY. 
          THE REST OF THE ITEMS ARE ON CONSENT, SO AT THIS TIME, OH, AND ALSO WE HAVE ITEMS 36, 38, 39, 44, 45, AND 61, WHICH WILL ALSO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY. 
          UM, THE REST OF THE ITEMS WILL BE HEARD, UH, ON CONSENT. 
          ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION FROM THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA? IF THERE ARE NONE, UM, LET ME FIRST ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE ITEMS THAT WE KNOW WILL BE CONTINUED FOR FURTHER, UH, DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE. 
          WE RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE TO DO THAT. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I MOVE THE CONTINUED ZONING ITEMS. NUMBER 36, 38, 39, 44, 45 AND 61 BE CONTINUED UNTIL MARCH 3RD. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF ITEMS 36, 38, 39, 44, 45, AND 61 TO MARCH 3RD. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? HEARING? NONE. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          AND NOW I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          THAT'S ITEMS 33, 34, 35, 37, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 49, 50 AND 60. 
          SO MOVED. 
          THERE'S A MOTION BY ROCHA GARCIA, SECOND BY VIE GRAND. 
          WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS REMAINING ON CONSENT FOR ITEM NUMBER 35. 
          LET ME CALL KEVIN DINDA TO COME SPEAK. 
          YOU'RE WAIVING YOUR TIME, MR. DINDA. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA? COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT ITEMS 41 AND 42. 
          IT'S A PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF JAGUAR LANE IN SARA SAMMO. 
          AND IT'S, UH, GENERALLY LOCATED AROUND SOUTH SARA SAMRA STREET. 
          THE REQUEST IS TO CHANGE F B Z D TO C THREE C D SS WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR DRUG MANUFACTURING AND A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR HEALTH STOP. 
          THEY STOP. 
          THEY WILL ALSO NEED A PLAN AMENDMENT FROM USE CENTER TO REGIONAL CENTER. 
          STAFF ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION HAVE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, BUT THESE ARE ALL USES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE NEW HOSPITAL COMING, UM, BY U H S. 
          SO I JUST FELT THE NEED TO HIGHLIGHT IT AND THERE'S NO OPPOSITION SO FAR THAT I'M AWARE OF. 
          UM, AND TEXAS M AND AND VDA R IN SUPPORT. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER RJA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THIS IS ON ITEM 35. 
          UM, I WANTED TO SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHT THIS ITEM BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG WHILE AND MY TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING HARD MEETING WITH, UM, THE MACKEY PARK NEIGHBORS AND BOARD, UM, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPER'S REPRESENTATIVES. 
          AND ORIGINALLY THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT A REQUEST FOR COMMERCIAL USE DESIGNATION, BUT THOSE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AND THE OPPOSITION HAS RECONSIDERED. 
          UM, SO AS I UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ORIGINALLY WAS STANDING WITH THE OPPOSITION, BUT NOW MOST NEIGHBORS ARE IN, IN SUPPORT. 
          UM, SO I'M, UH, EXCITED TO, I DUNNO IF EXCITED IS THE WORD. 
          I'M READY TO  ALLOW THIS TO GO ON CONSENT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE RESIDENTS OF THE WOODLAWN HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE WOODLAWN LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE WOODLAWN HILLS, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THEIR 
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COLLABORATION AND PARTICIPATION IN ZONING CASE, UH, NUMBER 49. 
          THEY'RE REALLY, UH, OPEN AND, AND WORKED VERY WELL WITH THE, WITH THE DEV, WITH THE DEVELOPER. 
          SO, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A LOT OF NEW RESIDENTS IN THE WOODLAND HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEMS REMAINING ON CONSENT? OKAY, HEARING NONE, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          MOVE NOW TO THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. WE'LL START WITH ITEM 53. 
          AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 53 IS A REZONING FROM C THREE TO C THREE SS WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A AUTO PAINT AND BODY GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE TEN NINE HUNDRED BLOCK OF LA LAUREATE DRIVE. 
          STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIALS ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. 
          11. 
          NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVORS. 
          ZERO OPPOSED, THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. 
          HOURS OF OPERATION FROM 7:00 AM TO 7:00 PM NO OUTSIDE STORAGE OF PARTS. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER APPLAUSE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, THIS ONE SHOULD BE, UH, CONSIDERED A HUGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHEN THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TESLA BODY SHOP IN ALL OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          UH, AND IT'S IN DISTRICT EIGHT. 
          THE, UM, THESE CONCESSIONS THAT WE EXTRACTED FROM THEM, UH, ARE WELCOME AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE, THE, THE FOLKS AT THE BODY SHOP TO, UH, TO HAVE WORKED SO HARD. 
          THIS AREA IS SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL USE. 
          UH, THERE'S A HOTEL, THERE'S A NEXT ON ONE SIDE, A, A CALL CENTER ON THE OTHER, THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          UM, AND THIS ONE MAKES SENSE FOR THAT ONE PARTICULAR AREA. 
          UM, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 53. 
          ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 53. 
          AND THAT WOULD BE WITH THE CONDITIONS AS READ, WITH THE CONDITIONS AS READ. 
          THANK MA'AM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          APPRECIATE IT. 
          ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND APPROVAL FOR ITEM 53 WITH CONDITIONS AS READ. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES ITEM 54 AND 55. 
          THIS IS A PLAN. 
          AMENDED AMENDMENT AMENDING THE NORTH SECTOR PLAN FROM SUBURBAN TIER TO REGIONAL CENTER AND A REZONING FROM R SIX TO C THREE LOCATED AT 23 7 7 5 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 WEST. 
          STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION OF C TWO. 
          PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL. 
          SEVEN. 
          NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. 
          COUNCILS MEMBER S THANK YOU. 
          THIS IS THE, UM, VERY WELL KNOWN AND FAMOUS LONGHORN CAFE. 
          UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE GOT COMMERCIAL TO THE RIGHT, COMMERCIAL TO THE LEFT, COMMERCIAL BEHIND COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY IN FRONT. 
          UM, THE, UH, REALLY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WORKING FOR WITH US, UH, OWNERS OF LONGHORN. 
          AND, UM, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO, BUT YOU DID AGREE TO, UM, SOME RESTRICTIONS, UH, AND, UM, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE NO NEIGHBORS NEXT DOOR REQUESTING OF THEM, YOU, YOU DID IT FOR ME AND I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          SO THAT I MOVED TO APPROVE. 
          THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 54 AND 55. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES ITEMS 56 AND 57. 
          THIS IS A PLAN AMENDMENT AMENDING THE NORTH SECTOR PLAN FROM REGIONAL CENTER TO MIXED USE FROM AND A REZONING FROM C THREE TO MF 40 GENERATED LOCATED IN THE 1400 BLOCK OF EAST SANTA TERRA BOULEVARD. 
          STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL SAWS RECOMMENDS IMPERVIOUS COVER LIMITATIONS OF 65 ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH 70% IMPERVIOUS COVER. 
          11 NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 56 AND 57 WITH AN IMPERVIOUS COVER LIMIT OF 70% AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ZONING COMMISSION. 
          ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION, A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 56 AND 57 WITH IMPERVIOUS COVER LIMITATIONS AS NOTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE, 70%. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES ITEMS 58 AGENDA 
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ITEM NUMBER 58 IS A REZONING FROM C THREE C THREE SS WITH THE SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING, SELF-SERVICE TO C THREE SS WITH THE SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING SELF-SERVICE FACILITY LOCATED AT 2230 5,000 OAK STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION. 
          RECOMMEND APPROVAL. 
          SEVEN. 
          NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVOR. 
          ZERO OPPOSED. 
          THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED AN AMENDMENT TO DECREASE THE ACREAGE TO 0.0990. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          YEP. 
          JUST, UH, RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO, UH, CLEAN UP THE PAPERWORK. 
          THAT'S MY MOTION. 
          , THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 58. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          ALRIGHT, THAT IS THE BALANCE OF OUR ZONING AGENDA TODAY. 
          TIME IS 2:19 PM ON THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2022. 
          AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. 
          HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON.
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