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UH, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE EVERYONE HERE.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH A ROLL CALL.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
A QUICK UPDATE ON COMMITTEE BUSINESS, THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND I SEE RAMIRO IS HERE, UH, IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE CITY'S CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND CITY LEADERSHIP ON THE RESOLUTION TO PROTECT LIBRARY ASSETS.
AND THE RIGHT TO READ AS WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME, AND THEY ANTICIPATE HAVING THE RESOLUTION READY BY EARLY APRIL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, UH, RAMIRO AND UH, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
UM, OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THIS COMMITTEE WAS MARCH 29TH, BUT I UNDERSTAND MANY OF THESE MEMBERS ARE GOING TO DC THAT WEEK, SO WE WILL BE, UH, RESCHEDULING IT.
PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE A FOLLOW-UP DOCUMENT FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETING AT YOUR PLACES COUNCIL MEMBERS.
STAFF JAHI, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, BUT THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
AND, UM, WE WILL, UH, START WITH FIVE MINUTES FOR COMMENTS DURING EACH OF OUR ITEMS AND GO FROM THERE.
OUR FIRST ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE FEBRUARY 24TH COMMUNITY HEALTH ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING.
IS THERE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE ON YOUR SCREENS.
THE CLERK TELLS US THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
SO ONTO, UH, SOME VERY, UH, IMPORTANT ITEMS FOR TODAY.
WE WILL BE REVIEWING THREE COUNSEL CONSIDERATION REQUEST SUBMITTED BY DISTRICT EIGHT, COUNCILMAN ELIAS, AND, UM, AND REVIEWED BY THE
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GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE.SO WE HAVE HERE, UH, MR. CLAUDE JACOB, WHO WILL BEGIN, UH, WITH ITEM TWO, UH, OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM AND BRIEFING ON THE RESPONSE TO C C R REGARDING A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION DISPLAY IN BATHROOMS CLEARLY VISIBLE SIGNAGE FEATURING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION RESOURCES.
WE'LL HAVE THE PRESENTATION, THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
VERY NICE TO SEE YOU, MRS. EZ AND COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ IS HERE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE VARIOUS, UH, CCRS RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AS WELL AS PROVIDE A BRIEF HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF OUR ONGOING WORK IN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION SECTION.
SO I AM JOINED TODAY BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JENNIFER HARRIET, WHO WILL BE AVAILABLE TO RESPOND, UH, TO QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
SO, I WILL BE HERE FOR THE DURATION OF THE PRESENTATIONS.
UM, I SHOULD MENTION THAT, UH, I DO HAVE A FLIGHT TO CATCH, BUT I DO KNOW THAT, UH, WE'LL GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATIONS AND, UH, I WILL LEAVE YOU INCAPABLE OF HANDS WITH ASSISTANT DIRECTOR HARRIET.
UH, SHE IS IN THE MEANTIME, SHE HAS TAKEN ON ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES TO OVERSEE THE WORK OF THIS SECTION AS WE BACKFILL VACANCIES.
JUST KNOW THAT AT THIS TIME WE ARE, UM, RECRUITING FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION THAT WAS FORMERLY HELD BY JENNY HIXSON, AND WE DO WISH HER WELL IN HER NEW ENDEAVORS.
WE DO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF MATERIALS TO COVER HERE TODAY, AND JUST KNOW THAT, UM, UH, THIS IS AT LEAST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BRING UP TO SPEED ON THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM.
SO, JUST KNOW THAT SAN ANTONIO, COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRIES, THE LARGE CITIES HAS WITNESSED HIGHER RATES OF THE KIND OF ABUSE THAT WE SEE, SPECIFICALLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE.
TOO OFTEN, THESE TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS RESULT IN FORESEEABLE AND PREVENTABLE DEATHS.
JUST KNOW THAT YOU, ONE IN TEXAS, ONE IN THREE WOMEN AND ONE IN FOUR MEN EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIFETIME.
25% OF THE PEOPLE TRAFFICKED IN THE UNITED STATES PASSED THROUGH TEXAS IN SAN ANTONIO.
22 FAMILY VIOLENCE RELATED HOMICIDES OCCURRED IN 2020 21, AND OVER 14,000 DV VICTIMS WERE SERVED BY SS A P D.
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OUR CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM ADVOCATES IN 2020.AND, UH, SS A P D RECEIVED, UH, IN 2020 SS A P D, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED OVER 71,000 FAMILY VIOLENCE CALLS, UM, AS WELL INTO IN 2021.
THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY AND A WIDE RANGE OF PARTNERS, HAS BEEN WORKING ON ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE BY LEANING IN IN THE SPRING OF 2019.
SEVERAL HIGH PROFILE NEWS STORIES HIGHLIGHTED THE INCREASE IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED MURDERS GENERATING A RENEWED SENSE OF URGENCY TO RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN SAN ANTONIO.
UH, MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW THAT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WE'VE HAD A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HERE IN THE CITY.
SO A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED THAT RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CITYWIDE, UH, COMPREHENSIVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PLAN PREVENTION PLAN, RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR CROSS SECTOR COLLABORATION.
THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WAS ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT PORTIONS OF THE PLAN.
IN ADDITION, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OUR TEAM AT METRO HEALTH AND THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION SECTION, INCLUDING OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT, WE WERE TASKED TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN.
SO, IN BROAD STROKES, THE DV PROGRAM SEEKS TO PREVENT INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ACROSS A LIFESPAN THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION.
THIS SLIDE JUST SHOWS AT LEAST A COMPOSITE OF HOW WE'VE ORGANIZED OUR WORK IN PARENTING POSITIVE PARENTING POLICY CHANGE DEVELOPMENT, IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH LETHALITY VICTIMS, CRISIS INTERVENTION WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ED AND EDUCATION.
OUR CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM, THE C R T VICTIM ADVOCATES, ARE BASED OUT OF THE S SIX S A P D SUBSTATIONS AND RESPOND TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, OF FAMILY VIOLENCE IN TERMS OF OUR CASE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS.
UM, AND JUST KNOW THAT WHAT WE HAVE, UM, WHILE I'M GOING THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION, WE DO HAVE AT LEAST A COMPOSITE AT YOUR DIOCESE, A HARD COPY, A BROCHURE OF THESE MATERIALS THAT DESCRIBES THE WORK OF THE SECTION AS WELL, OF OUR, UM, SPECIFIC INITIATIVES IN OUR DV PROGRAM, SPECIFIC TO CASE MANAGEMENT, JUST KNOW THAT ASSIGNED AT EACH, UH, TO EACH SUBSTATION, WE OFFER COORDINATED CARE, INCLUDING REFERRAL SUPPORT TO ENGAGE WITH SUPPORTED SUPPORT SERVICES LONG-TERM TO INCREASE SURVIVOR AND FAMILY SAFETY, AND INCLUDES FUNDING FOR DIRECT ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR TEMPORARY EMERGENCY HOUSING, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, LOCK AND DOOR REPAIR, TRANSPORTATION, CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES, SUPERVISED VISITATION, AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
REGARDING OUR ONGOING EVALUATION AND DATA-DRIVEN STRATEGIES, WE'VE INCREASED THE USE OF CASE STUDIES USING MULTI-AGENCY TRAINING WITH THE GOAL OF PREVENTING FAMILY VIOLENCE INCIDENTS BEFORE THEY BECOME EXTREMELY VIOLENT OR LETHAL.
WE ALSO HAVE COMMITTED TO GENERATING QUARTERLY DATA REPORTS TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY.
AND LASTLY, IN TERMS OF OUR, UH, LETHALITY SCREENING HOTLINE, THIS WAS LAUNCHED LAST SUMMER, AUGUST OF 2021, THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH STR, THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, UH, UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, UH, BAYER COUNTY SHERIFF AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES.
THE LETHALITY HOTLINE PROVIDES TELEPHONIC SUPPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SCREEN FOR LETHALITY VICTIMS IDENTIFIED AS HIGH LETHALITY VICTIMS ARE TRIAGED TO APPROPRIATE TIMELY RESOURCES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES.
METRO HEALTH CASE MANAGERS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VICTIMS, SCREENED INELIGIBLE FOR SHELTER PLACEMENT, OR WHO DO NOT WISH TO ACCESS SHELTER SERVICES, BUT ARE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING HIGH LETHALITY.
SO WITH THAT, WE'VE EXPANDED OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION INITIATIVES.
UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO, WE'LL KEEP RUNNING.
OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WILL PROVIDE OUTREACH EDUCATION TO FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES ABOUT THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO VICTIMS AND FAMILIES.
SO, THIS WAS A QUICK OVERVIEW, BUT I DO NOW WANT TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC ITEM IN THE, UH, C C R.
SO, UH, THIS, UM, C C R ON OCTOBER 18TH, 2021, THIS PAST FALL, COUNCILMAN MANNY AYAS ISSUED A COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE THAT ALL PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION DISPLAY CLEARLY VISIBLE SIGNAGE AND BATHROOMS FEATURING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SU SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION RESOURCES.
WE TOOK THIS ITEM ALONG WITH TWO OTHER RELATED CCRS TO THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE BACK ON JANUARY 11TH, AND REFERRED TO THIS BODY, UH, UH, FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
SO, THE ISSUE, SO THIS C C R WOULD REQUIRE THAT ALL PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION, DISPLAY AND BATHROOMS, CLEARLY VISIBLE SIGNAGE FEATURING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION RESOURCES.
I WANNA SHARE THAT RELATED TO THE C C R.
THE FOLLOWING HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE TO DATE, UH, 10,000 DECALS
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WITH INFORMATION ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOW TO SEEK ASSISTANCE IN BOTH.ENGLISH AND SPANISH HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO BUSINESSES, CITY FACILITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND COMMITTEE PARTNERS.
METRO HEALTH FOOD INSPECTORS PROVIDED DECALS TO RESTAURANTS DURING ROUTINE INSPECTIONS.
AND IN THE SPRING OF 2020, METRO HEALTH AND CONVENTION AND SPORTS FACILITIES DEVELOPED SIGNAGE RELATED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
PLACEMENT WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE ONGOING, UH, C O V I D PANDEMIC.
THESE EFFORTS CAN BE RENEWED BY OUR TEAM AT METRO HEALTH AND PARTNERS TO ENSURE PLACEMENT OF INFORMATION REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION RESOURCES AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS LISTED IN THE C C R, SUCH AS ALL CITY FACILITIES, GYMS, RESTAURANTS, BARS, HAIR SALONS, NAIL SALONS, HOTELS, LAUNDROMATS, FOOD MARTS SCHOOLS, PUBLIC BUSES, CONVENIENCE STORES, THE ALMO DOME CONVENTION CENTER IN THE SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT.
SO THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE, UM, UH, DECALS HERE IS WHAT THE DECALS THAT WE HAVE THAT WERE DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED LOOK LIKE.
THESE WERE, AGAIN, LOVE IS AS PART OF OUR ONGOING CAMPAIGN.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING FLYERS DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER, BUT THEY WERE NEVER DISTRIBUTED AGAIN DUE TO THE ONGOING PANDEMIC.
WE DO HAVE A FEW SAMPLES OF OUR MATERIALS ON DISPLAY TO GET A FLAVOR OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS, UH, THAT WE SHARE WITH RESIDENTS TO HEIGHTEN THE AWARENESS AROUND DV HERE IN THIS LOCAL COMMUNITY.
SO WITH THAT, OUR ONGOING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IS, UH, UH, GOING AND WE'LL EXPAND THIS FISCAL YEAR.
UM, UH, WE DO HAVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET FOR FOUR NEW POSITIONS TO SUPPORT OUR OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMING ON THE GROUND.
SO, OUR RECOMMENDATION, SO STAFF RECOMMENDS, UH, THE DISTRIBUTION OF THESE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, UM, UH, DECALS TO ALL CITY FACILITIES AND THAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNAGE BE, UH, COMPLETED AND POSTED AT ALL CITY FACILITIES.
WE FURTHER RECOMMEND REACHING OUT TO THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, THE SCHOOLS, THE BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, TO DETERMINE THEIR WILLINGNESS TO POST OR MAKE MANDATORY THE POSTED POSTING SIGNAGE PROVIDED BY OUR TEAM AT METRO HEALTH.
AND WE WILL REPORT BACK OUR UPDATES TO CHECK LATER IN THE SPRING.
UH, SO BY MAY, UH, JUST SO YOU CAN AT LEAST GET AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS C C R.
THAT CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION.
AND, UM, DO WE TAKE QUESTIONS NOW OR DO WE, UH, WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST.
THANK YOU, CLAUDE, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AURORA, DO YOU WANNA CALL ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS? WE HAVE, PLEASE.
OKAY, MS. ELA, IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE THE PODIUM, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
AND MARTHA ELA IS NO RELATION.
MARTHA ELA PRESIDENT AND C E O OF FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES.
I KNOW WITHOUT ANY DOUBT THAT EACH ONE OF YOU WILL NOT HESITATE TO DO WHATEVER IS IN YOUR POWER, GIVEN YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO AFFORD A WOMAN, A YOUNG GIRL, A BOY, THE HELP, SHE OR HE MAY NEED TO SAVE THEIR LIFE BEFORE YOU.
THERE ARE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THAT IF YOU WANT, MAY PREVENT AT LEAST A SERIOUS TRAUMA AND ATMOS SOMEONE'S DEATH.
KNOWLEDGE IS EMPOWERING, AND THESE RECOMMENDATIONS OF EASY IMPLEMENTATION ARE EDUCATIONAL, PREVENTIVE IN NATURE, SEEKING TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF GENERATIONAL VIOLENCE BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE.
THE RECOMMENDATION ABOUT SCHOOLS IS AN IMPORTANT RESPONSE TO SENATE BILL 1109, GOVERNOR ABBOTT'S CULTURE, WAR, AND TEPI, AND COMPLETE EFFORT TO BRING VITAL EDUCATION TO TEXAS STUDENTS ABOUT DOMESTIC AND DATING VIOLENCE, INCLUDING L G B T Q, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.
REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATION PERTAINING TO SIGNAGE IN PUBLIC RESTROOMS, IT MUST BE AN ENFORCEABLE MANDATE SO THAT IT CAN BE GUARANTEED THAT THE MESSAGE WILL BE PLACED TO BE SEEN BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
THIS SIMPLE MEASURE DOES NOT PROPOSE ANYTHING EXOTIC OR ANYTHING NEW.
OTHER CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD MANDATE THE SIGNAGE IN RESTROOMS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO SEE WHY NOT IN THE CITY THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN TEXAS, WHY NOT? IT OFFERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR A VICTIM OF ABUSE TO LEARN QUICKLY AND PRIVATELY WHAT THE HOTLINE NUMBER TO
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CALL FOR HELP IS.IT'S A REASSURING, IT'S REASSURING TO KNOW THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS ALREADY PROVIDED SUCH SIGNAGE IN ITS OWN PUBLIC RESTROOMS. MY GRATITUDE TO RICHARD PEREZ, C E O OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR HIS SUPPORT TO THIS POTENTIALLY LIFESAVING MANDATORY PROPOSAL.
SAME APPRECIATION TO THE HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION.
THEY TOO HAVE OFFERED THEIR UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT.
THE RETAIL INDUSTRY, LIKE THE SOUTH TEXAS MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION AND THE ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORE RETAILERS HAVE ALSO L THEIR SUPPORT AS WELL AS THE SAN ANTONIO APARTMENT ASSOCIATION.
FURTHERMORE, ALL OF THESE GROUPS HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT A MANDATE INSTEAD OF AN OPT-IN PROGRAM.
THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THE OPTION OF OPT-IN, IN OR OUT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE.
THEY ALWAYS HAD THE CHANCE TO PLACE THE SIGNAGE, EXCEPT THEY DIDN'T.
IT'S HUMAN NATURE IN THE PAST, I HAVE COME TO THIS CHAMBER WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE TO BRING YOU THE VOICES OF THE VICTIMS. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, I PRESENTED TO A GROUP OF 115 VICTIMS. THE QUESTION, WOULD IT HAVE BEEN OF IMPORTANCE? WOULD IT HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE, TIMELY DIFFERENCE IF YOU HAD SEEN SUCH A SIGN IN, SAY, A BATHROOM AND A RESTAURANT? A RESOUNDING YES WAS THE ANSWER.
THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION REFERS TO OUR CITY MANAGER INTEGRATING BASIC PREVENTION EDUCATION IN ALL DEPARTMENTS THAT INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC.
I HAVE NO COMMENTS TO THIS RECOMMENDATION OTHER THAN TO SAY TO ERIC, LEADING BY EXAMPLE IS SOMETIMES AN HONORABLE OBLIGATION.
UM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT COMMENT.
WE HAVE ONE WRITTEN COMMENT SUBMITTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELAS.
I BELIEVE CITY STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO MAKE MINOR CHANGES TO THE EXISTING OPTIONAL PROGRAM DOES NOT MEET THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE C C R.
THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS A REQUIREMENT FOR PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION TO POST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE SUPPORT RESOURCES, AND THE AIM WAS TO FURTHER RAISE AWARENESS AND ENSURE MAXIMUM COVERAGE FOR THIS INFORMATION.
SO FAR, I HAVE MET AND RE RECEIVED BUY-IN FOR A REQUIREMENT FROM TOP REPRESENTATIVES, REPRESENTATIVES AT THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF SAN ANTONIO, THE ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORE RETAILERS, THE SOUTH TEXAS MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, THE GREATER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND THE SAN ANTONIO HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES ESCALATING, AND THE RELATED PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS GROWING IN THE PUBLIC EYE.
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE TAKE BOLD STEPS TO ENSURE THIS INFORMATION IS UBIQUITOUS TO THE PUBLIC.
WE MUST USE EVERY REASONABLE TOOL IN OUR TOOLKIT IF WE ARE GOING TO LEAD THE CHANGE OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS.
SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO SERVE ON THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE COMMITTEE SIGNED THIS C C R, INCLUDING COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL, COUNCILMAN BRAVO, AND COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO.
IT IS MY HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES ON CHECK WILL CONTINUE THEIR ADVOCACY FOR THEIR ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE C C R, WHICH WAS A REQUIREMENT FOR PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION.
UM, I HAVE A LOT OF COMMENTS, BUT I'M GONNA JUMP INTO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS FIRST.
SO WE HAVE, UH, COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, FOLLOWED BY, UH, COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO.
AND I'M, I'M HAPPY TO KNOW, UH, WHAT COUNCILMAN PAL'S TAKE ON THIS IS SINCE IT WAS HIS C C R.
UM, AND I, I AGREE, UM, WITH HIS COMMENTS, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WHILE I, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE UPDATE, BUT I DO THINK, UM, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION MISSES THE MARK A. LITTLE BIT.
UM, ONE, I, YOU KNOW, IT VERY CLEARLY ASKED FOR AN ORDINANCE, UM, REQUIRING ALL PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION TO HAVE A, TO HAVE SIGNAGE.
CAN SOMEONE LET ME KNOW, IS THIS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN LEGALLY DO? COUNCILMAN? WE ARE LOOKING INTO THAT.
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BECOME AWARE THAT THERE ARE SOME RECENT STATE LAWS THAT HAVE BEEN JUST RECENTLY PASSED IN PLACE REGARDING SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS.UH, BUT WE ARE LOOKING INTO EXPLORING FURTHER THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACTUAL CITY ORDINANCE AS WELL.
I I REALLY WISH THAT, UM, I DON'T KNOW, BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN TO GOVERNANCE, BEFORE IT WAS BROUGHT HERE THAT WE WOULD'VE HAD THE ANSWER TO WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN DO WHAT THE C C R IS ASKING FOR.
UM, ASIDE FROM THAT, UM, LOOKING AT THE DECALS, SO THERE WERE 10,000 DISTRIBUTED THUS FAR.
UM, ABOUT HOW MANY PLACES OF A PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION DO WE HAVE IN SAN ANTONIO? DOES ANYBODY? I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION WE HAVE, BUT WE DO HAVE A LITTLE OVER 8,000 RESTAURANTS, AND WE DID DISTRIBUTE THEM AND GIVE THOSE TO OUR, UM, SANITARIANS AS THEY WENT OUT TO EACH OF THOSE RESTAURANTS.
UH, SO WE CAN CERTAINLY DISTRIBUTE THEM THROUGH THE, THOSE LOCATIONS AND ALSO LOOK INTO ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT'S INTERESTED.
UM, AND THEN IF IT BECOMES A MANDATE, WE'LL, WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO DISTRIBUTE TO ALL OF THE PUBLIC LOCATIONS OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION.
UM, SO I KNOW, AND THE C C R LISTS A NUMBER OF, UM, EXAMPLES OF LOCATIONS THAT IT WOULD BE EXPECTED.
AND SO, UM, I THINK THE MAIN MEETING I WOULD REALLY LIKE, IF WE CAN HAVE UPDATED NUMBERS TO INCLUDE ALL OF THIS AND ANY, ANYTHING THAT MAYBE ISN'T LISTED.
UM, AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE IF YOU COME BACK AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T LEGALLY DO IS MANDATE IT, I WOULD LIKE US TO STILL GIVE SURE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE MAYBE DON'T WANNA PRINT IT THEMSELVES, BUT IF THE CITY IS, UH, PROVIDING IT, THEN MAYBE THEY'LL BE ACCEPT MORE WILLING.
UM, AND WITH THAT WOULD COME A BUDGET ASK, WHICH IS TIMELY AT THIS POINT.
UM, YEAH, I THINK ALSO I'M WONDERING, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE GO A A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN THE LANGUAGE AND SOME OF THE, I MEAN, I KNOW SO MUCH HAS ALREADY BEEN, UH, DISTRIBUTED, BUT I WONDER IF WE CAN GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN THE LANGUAGE.
AND I, I'LL, THE REASON I ASK THAT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I MIGHT LOOK AT A SIGN LIKE THAT, OR, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
IT COULD BE ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND MAYBE I, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I WOULDN'T IDENTIFY WITH THAT.
OR, YOU KNOW, SOME, A SURVIVOR WOULDN'T IDENTIFY WITH THAT, OR IT WOULDN'T FEEL LIKE THAT APPLIES TO THEM.
AND I SAY THAT I'M GONNA BE A LITTLE CAUTIOUS ABOUT THAT.
'CAUSE I ALSO DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO BE TRIGGERED.
BUT I DO THINK THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SPECIFICITY IS A LITTLE IMPORTANT IN THAT INSTANCE.
I'M ALSO WONDERING WHAT METRICS WE CAN, BECAUSE WHEN, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INITIATIVES LIKE THIS, UM, YOU KNOW, I, WE WANNA SEE A DECREASE IN CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
AND SO WHAT IS, WHAT IS, WHAT DETERMINES IF THIS IS SUCCESSFUL? ARE WE GETTING, I KNOW ONE, ONE EXAMPLE IS WE'RE GETTING MORE PEOPLE TO CALL THE HOTLINE MM-HMM.
ARE WE SEEING MORE ARRESTS? ARE WE SEEING REDUCTION IN, UH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? AND SO I THINK IN MAY, IF YOU GUYS COULD COME BACK WITH, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD BE, WHETHER IT'S MANDATED OR WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PROVIDING RESOURCES AND ASKING PEOPLE TO OPT INTO, I WOULD LIKE THOSE METRICS OF SUCCESS.
AND THANK YOU CLAUDE, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS A BIT DIFFERENT THAN, UH, THE INTENT OF THE C C R.
CAN YOU BRIEFLY WALK ME THROUGH WHY THAT IS? SO, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE UNDERSTAND THAT COUNCILMAN PLI IS ASKING THAT WE BE MORE INTENTIONAL WITH THE CRAFTING OF AN ORDINANCE, UH, WITH MAKING SURE THAT WE VET THE PROCESS TO AMPLIFY THE MESSAGING AROUND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HERE IN THIS CITY.
SO WE JUST NEED TO GO THROUGH THE VETTING PROCESS AND CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TEETH THAT WE NEED TO ENFORCE, UH, BECAUSE TO MANDATE IT'S NOT JUST DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS, BUT IT'S MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN AT LEAST, UH, ENSURE THE COMPLIANCE.
AND SO WE WILL CIRCLE BACK, UH, WE WILL GO TO THE LIST OF THE PARTNERS, WHOEVER ALREADY EXPRESSED INTEREST AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT.
UM, BUT JUST KNOW THAT WE DO NEED TO GO THROUGH A VETTING PROCESS WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
WHAT WOULD, UH, COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT LOOK LIKE? WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE FINES, UM, FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS? GOOD QUESTION.
AGAIN, UH, WITHOUT SPEAKING OUT OF TURN, TYPICALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A MANDATE, THERE'S GOTTA BE AT LEAST SOME EFFORT TO ENFORCE.
SO WHETHER THAT'S A FINE OR SOME CITATION.
UH, SO WITHOUT HAVING THAT COOKED ALREADY, WE DO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN VET THAT PROCESS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY SO THAT IT IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR PUBLIC HEALTH EFFORTS.
JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS REALLY WRIT LARGE, A PRIMARY PREVENTION STRATEGY TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS, MAKE SURE THAT
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THE INFORMATION IS READILY ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS.UM, SO JUST KNOW THE ENFORCEMENT, THE MANDATE MM-HMM.
WOULD REQUIRE SOME WAY TO AT LEAST LEVY A FINE OR A CITATION IF NEEDED.
AND I, I DO BELIEVE THAT THE SPIRIT OF THE C C R OVERALL IS TO, IS TO RAISE AWARENESS, THE FAMILY VIOLENCE AND RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UM, WHICH IS WHY I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE C C R.
UM, THOUGH, WHAT GIVES ME A BIT OF A PAUSE AND CONCERN IS, UM, MANY OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES IN DISTRICT FIVE IN PARTICULAR, RIGHT? THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THE AUDITOR, THEY'RE THE SERVER, THEY'RE, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY'RE, THEY TAKE INVENTORY AND I'M, I'M CONCERNED, UM, AND WOULDN'T WANT THEM TO BE PENALIZED IF THEY DON'T HAPPEN TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.
UH, ARE THERE ANY ASSURANCES THAT WE CAN PUT INTO PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THIS POTENTIAL ORDINANCE WOULDN'T IMPACT SMALL BUSINESSES NEGATIVELY? UH, YOU RAISE A GOOD POINT.
SO, PART OF OUR VETTING PROCESS IS TO LOOK AT THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF A MANDATE.
SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ALREADY HAVE A PLACE WHERE WE INCREASE THE AWARENESS.
WE ALREADY HAVE, UH, HEARD FROM, UH, STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN AMPLIFYING THE MESSAGING, BUT JUST KNOW THAT, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE PLIGHT TO SMALL BUSINESSES AS OF LATE, WE WOULD WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S FAIR AND JUST, BUT ALLOWS US TO LEAN IN AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS AROUND THESE ISSUES AND ACCESSING THESE RESOURCES.
UH, WHAT I REALLY VALUE ABOUT THE CCRS PUT FORWARD BY COUNCILMAN MANNY IS THAT THEY PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING AWARENESS OF CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND OTHER LOCAL PATIENT-CENTERED MOBILE RESOURCES IN THE OUT OF, OUT-OF-HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT.
WE KNOW THAT FAMILY, HOUSEHOLD AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE OFTEN INTERSECT WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS, RIGHT? AND TO MITIGATE THE HARM THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERPERSONAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INFORMATION ABOUT PATIENT-CENTERED MOBILE RESOURCES, UM, I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO TACK ON THAT INFORMATION AS WELL.
UH, CONNECTING FOLKS TO SIGNAGE AND INSTRUCTION, UH, DISCUSSING SEX TRAFFICKING, DOMESTIC ABUSE, AND FAMILY VIOLENCE, UM, WITH THAT, RIGHT, IT WOULDN'T BE DIFFICULT, UH, AS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS A MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE PROGRAM AND RELATED PROGRAMS SUCH AS THESE PATIENT CENTERED MOBILE RESOURCES AVAILABLE, UM, PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT AND THE TEXAS TARGETED OPIOID RESPONSE ARE ALREADY LISTED UNDER, UH, THE MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE UMBRELLA.
UH, IN WHICHEVER CAPACITY, THE C C R MAY BECOME A POLICY, I FEEL THAT THE CITY PLACES, UM, UH, IF, IF THE CITY PLACES OR REQUIRES FAMILY VIOLENCE SIGNAGE, THAT THE SIGNAGE SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE, UH, CONTENT CONTACT.
I CAN'T TALK WITH THIS MASK ON CONTACT INFORMATION, UH, ABOUT PATIENT-CENTERED MOBILE RESOURCES THAT THE CITY OFFERS.
UM, WE KNOW THAT THE SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT IS A GREAT PARTNER IN OFFERING THESE SERVICES.
UM, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CHAIR AND THE CITY ATTORNEY.
ARE Y'ALL ACCEPTING ACTIONS OR AMENDMENTS TO THIS ITEM? UH, COUNCILWOMAN? UH, YES.
UH, NOW I, WHAT I WANNA KNOW IS, IS THE BASE ACTION, WHAT WAS IN THE MEMO OR WHAT WAS IN YOUR PRESENTATION, AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE.
THE BASE ACTION IS WHAT'S IN THE PRESENTATION.
SO ANY AMENDMENTS WOULD BE TO THAT MM-HMM.
UM, WITH THAT, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM TWO WITH AN AMENDMENT THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DECALS DISTRIBUTED IN PLACES.
AS PART OF THIS, POLICY REQUESTS INCLUDE EASILY IDENTIFIABLE CONTACT INFORMATION ABOUT THE RANGE OF PATIENT-CENTERED MOBILE RESOURCES, THE FIRE AND E M S OFFER THROUGH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE PROGRAM AND OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS. OKAY.
CAN I ADD TO IT? UH, YES, MA'AM.
AND AN AMENDMENT WHICH MAKES THE DISBURSEMENT DISBURSEMENT OF ARPA FUNDS TO OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS CONTINGENT ON DISPLAYING THESE DECALS AND SIGNAGE ACTION.
SO, UH, FOR FOR THE RECORD, UM, YOUR MOTION WAS, COULD YOU RESTATE THAT FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? YES.
TO APPROVE ITEM TWO WITH AN AMENDMENT THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DECALS DISTRIBUTED IN, PLACED AS PART OF THIS POLICY REQUEST INCLUDE AN EASILY IDENTIFIABLE CONTACT INFORMATION ABOUT THE RANGE OF PATIENT-CENTERED MOBILE RESOURCES, THE FIRE AND E M S OFFER THROUGH THE COASTAL MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE PROGRAM, AND OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS, AND AN AMENDMENT, WHICH MAKES A DISBURSEMENT OF ARPA FUNDS TO OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS CONTINGENT ON DISPLAYING THESE DECALS AND SIGNAGE.
AND THAT HAS BEEN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
UM, MADAM CLERK, WE WILL GET THAT TO YOU IN WRITING.
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OKAY.I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT
UH, IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL CONTINUE, UH, OUR DISCUSSION.
UH, WE HAVE COUNCILMAN, UH, BRA BRAVO NEXT.
I HAD DISCUSSION ON THE MAIN, UM, ITEM, NOT THE AMENDMENT.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE ABLE TO DISCUSS THAT NOW.
SO, UM, BOTH ARE, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT BOTH ARE ON THE TABLE, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT'S OUR PRIMARY MOTION IS, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION PLUS THE AMENDMENT.
UM, SO I'M, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE MOTION AND THE AMENDMENT.
UM, I, I DO HAVE, SO I HAVE CONCERNS THAT IF IT'S NOT MANDATORY, THAT IT'S NOT GONNA BE, UM, THAT THE, THAT THESE STICKERS WILL NOT BE PLACED IN A SUFFICIENT, SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF LOCATIONS.
BUT I SAW IT'S, UH, I THINK I'M LOOKING FOR THE LANGUAGE.
IT'S A PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION, I BELIEVE IS THE PHRASE THAT'S HE USED.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S NOT JUST RESTAURANTS THOUGH, RIGHT? IS THAT, ARE WE TALKING GAS STATION BATHROOMS AS WELL? MAYBE? UM, SO I, AND I SHARE COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO'S CONCERN ABOUT THE POSSIBLE PENALTIES TO SMALL BUSINESSES.
UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE THIS MANDATORY.
THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT WHEN I LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE OF THE SIGNAGE RIGHT NOW, AND IT SAYS, CALL THIS NUMBER ANYTIME TO SPEAK TO A CRISIS INTERVENTION SPECIALIST, AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE VERY BUREAU BUREAUCRATIC LANGUAGE.
AND I'M WONDERING IF WE COULD FIND SOME MORE BETTER LANGUAGE THAT'S MORE LAYMAN'S TERMS THAT SPEAKS TO THE AUDIENCE.
AND, UM, SO, YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE MANDATE THIS, I'D LIKE FOR SOME MAYBE, UM, COMMUNICATIONS EXPERTS TO, TO WEIGH IN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE LANGUAGE RIGHT SO THAT IT IS MOST IMPACTFUL.
UM, I DO HAVE, UH, UH, SOME COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, I, I THINK THIS COULD BE VERY HELPFUL, UH, BECAUSE WHETHER OR NOT THE METRICS COME THROUGH, I THINK HAVING THE PERVASIVE MESSAGE IN THE BACKGROUND WHEREVER YOU ARE IN SAN ANTONIO, UH, WILL BUILD, UH, INTO THE CONSCIOUSNESS THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
UM, AND THAT'S REALLY KIND OF THE, THE FIRST STEP FOR PEOPLE TO, TO TAKE ACTION AND TO STOP DOING THINGS THAT ARE, THAT ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.
UM, I DO, I DO NOTICE, UH, THAT IN YOUR PRESENTATION, UH, YOU, WHEN YOU MENTIONED 10,000 DECALS, IT'S A LOT OF DECALS.
UM, YOU MENTIONED PROVIDED, AND I DIDN'T SEE THE WORD INSTALLED.
SO DO WE KNOW, UM, COULD YOU JUST GIMME A SENSE OF, DO YOU THINK THEY WERE INSTALLED? WHAT SORT OF RESPONSE DID THE SANITARIANS GET FROM THE RESTAURANT OWNERS OR OPERATORS? OVERALL, IT WAS A POSITIVE RESPONSE, BUT IT WAS DURING THE PANDEMIC.
AND SO THERE WERE, THOUGH WE HAD, WE DEVELOPED, WE ACTUALLY PRINTED THAT MANY BECAUSE WE KNEW WE COULD DISTRIBUTE THEM TO THAT MANY RESTAURANTS.
UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY WERE ACTUALLY PUT UP.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE.
UM, BUT IN THIS NEXT ITER ITERATION, WE CAN CERTAINLY, UM, MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE SOME SORT OF A FOLLOW UP SO THAT WE CAN DETERMINE HOW MANY OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY POSTED OR MAYBE BE INVOLVED IN POSTING THEM AS WE'RE GOING OUT.
UM, I AGREE WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN BRAVO REGARDING, UH, MAYBE A, A FOCUS GROUP MM-HMM.
UM, I THINK THERE'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTEGRATE THE REQUIREMENT INTO, UH, WHETHER IT'S OUR PERMITTING PROCESS, OUR INSPECTION, WELL, CERTAINLY THE HEALTH INSPECTION.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO OTHER PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION, UM, THE, UH, FIRE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S, UM, INSPECTION PROCESS.
AND I WOULD, UM, I WOULD SAY MAYBE IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS, NOT EVEN FINING THE, THE BUSINESSES SIMPLY, UM, ENSURING THAT IT'S UP.
AND THEN AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UH, THAT CAN CHANGE.
JUST A COMMENT ABOUT THE ARPA FUNDING REQUIREMENT.
UM, SO I, MADAM CHAIR ON THE MOTION FOR THE ARPA, WE WOULD SUGGEST SINCE, UH, NOT THAT MO NOT AMENDMENT, NOT BE, UH,
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PROCEEDED ON BECAUSE IT WASN'T POSTED AND, AND THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE PRESENTATION WITH REGARD TO THAT POINT ON THE, THE ARPA FUNDING AMENDMENT PART.BUT THE, THE MOTION, THE REQUIREMENT, THE ORDINANCE MOTION ALSO WASN'T POSTED.
WE DIDN'T SEE THAT UNTIL TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
WELL, THE, THE, THE ORDINANCE PART OF IT, I THINK WAS DISCUSSED IN THE PRESENTATION.
SO I THINK THAT, UM, IF WE CAN GET CLARIFICATION ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT, WE DIDN'T QUITE GET THAT.
BUT AS FAR AS THE SECOND AMENDMENT ON THE ARPA FUNDING, I THINK THAT PART OF IT, I THINK WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THAT ONE, UH, YOU COULD BRING IT FORWARD MAYBE NEXT TIME FOR THE NEXT MEETING, BUT NOT THAT ONE WAS NOT POSTED OR, UH, PRESENTED ON MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION.
WHAT IF WE, UM, WHAT IF THE LANGUAGE WERE MODIFIED TO SAY EXPLORE, UM, TO EXPLORE POTENTIALLY INTEGRATING IT INTO THE ARPA, UH, DISTRIBUTION AS OPPOSED TO REQUIRING IT? 'CAUSE I IMAGINE YOU DO NEED TO LOOK INTO THAT.
THAT MAY WORK IF WE, IF WE WORD IT THAT WAY.
UM, COUNCILWOMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UM, COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO, WOULD YOU, UM, MAY I ASK YOU TO REPEAT THAT AGAIN? THANKS.
I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM TWO WITH AN AMENDMENT THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DECALS DISTRIBUTED AND PLACES, AS PART OF THE POLICY REQUEST INCLUDES, INCLUDE EASILY IDENTIFIABLE CONTACT INFORMATION ABOUT THE RANGE OF PATIENT-CENTERED MOBILE RESOURCES.
THE FIRE AND E M M SS OFFER THROUGH THE COASTAL MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE PROGRAM AND OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS, AND AN AMENDMENT TO EXPLORE POTENTIALLY INTEGRATING THE DISBURSEMENT OF ARPA FUNDS TO OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS, CONTINGENT ON DISPLAYING THE DECALS AND SIGNAGE.
UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
ARE THESE, UH, DID YOU SIGN UP TO SPEAK AGAIN? YEAH.
DID ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK AGAIN? OKAY.
COUNCILMAN MICKEY RODRIGUEZ, FOR SURE.
UH, JUST WANTED TO REEMPHASIZE WHAT I'M GOING, WHAT I'M ASKING, WHAT MY REQUESTS ARE.
SO, ONE, UM, AT THE MAY MEETING, IS AN ORDINANCE LEGALLY VIABLE? UM, AND BASED ON COMMENTS THAT I'VE HEARD, UM, FEASIBILITY OF APPLYING A MANDATE TO BUSINESSES OVER A CERTAIN SIZE.
SO MAYBE NOT THOSE 15 AND SMALLER, OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER CITY DETERMIN THE CITY DETERMINES TO BE, UM, NOT FACING NEGATIVE IMPLICATION.
UM, AND THEN HOW MANY PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION ARE THERE? AND THEN WITH THAT INFORMATION, WHAT WOULD BE THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATION OF THE PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION AND POTENTIALLY INSTALLATION TO ALL PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION.
UM, AND I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT MAYBE WE EXPLORE, UH, NOT JUST ARPA DOLLARS, BUT ANY PUBLIC DOLLARS.
UM, I THINK LAST QUESTION BEFORE, UH, WE TAKE A A MOTION ON THIS.
WOULD IT ALSO BE POSSIBLE TO GET A TIMELINE FOR WHEN ALL OF THE CITY FACILITIES WILL HAVE THIS, COULD HAVE THE SIGNAGE UP? SO IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN WE COME BACK IN MAY GIVE YOU A TIMELINE? ABSOLUTELY.
AND, UH, ADDING ON TO, TO THE COUNCILMAN'S, TREMENDOUS LIST OF, OF QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES.
UH, I WOULD ALSO BE VERY INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT THAT ENFORCEMENT PLAN WOULD LOOK LIKE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY ADOPT THE ORDINANCE.
UH, ULTIMATELY THAT'S WHAT MAKES ORDINANCES WORK, IS, UH, ENSURING THAT THEY'RE IMPLEMENTED.
SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
I WILL NOT ASK THE COUNCILWOMAN TO REPEAT IT AGAIN, BUT, UM, ALL IN FAVOR, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE VOTE NOW.
SO PLEASE VOTE ON YOUR SCREENS.
THE CLERK SAYS THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, I LOVE IT WHEN WE'RE IN AGREEMENT ON GREAT THINGS.
COUNCILWOMAN, UH, COUNCILWOMAN PRESIDENT ELIAS.
UH, SO WE'LL BE, UH, WE'LL HEAR AN UPDATE IN MARCH ABOUT THE PROGRESS.
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UM, THANK YOU.UH, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE, WHICH IS, UM, AND, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO STAFF FOR PREPARING THAT PRESENTATION AND ALL THE WORK SO FAR.
ITEM THREE IS RESPONSE TO THE C C R FILED REGARDING AMPLIFYING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND SEX TRAFFICKING AWARENESS THROUGH CITY AND CITY RELATED TOUCHPOINT.
I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO Y'ALL, UM, IN A WHILE.
CLAUDE, AS HE MENTIONED, UM, WAS CATCHING A FLIGHT TO A CONFERENCE IN, UH, DC I BELIEVE.
UM, SO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
SO CLAUDE WENT OVER, UM, THE BACKGROUND.
I WON'T REPEAT THIS AGAIN, BUT I'LL GO DIRECTLY TO THE C C R IN TERMS OF THE, THE STATISTICS IN TEXAS AND SAN ANTONIO.
THIS PARTICULAR C C R WAS FILED BY COUNCILMAN SS IN OCTOBER OF 2021, AND HE WAS DIRECTING STAFF TO DEVELOP AN OPERA AND OPERATIONALIZE A PLAN TO EQUIP CITY AND CITY AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS WITH REQUIREMENTS TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
IT WAS TAKEN TO GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE ON JANUARY 11TH, 2022, AND REFERRED TO CHECK FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
THIS PARTICULAR, UH, ORDINANCE IS RELATED TO AMPLIFICATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEX TRAFFICKING, AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, AND EXPANDING AWARENESS OF AND ACCESS TO VITAL SERVICES BY ACTIVATING CITY, DEPARTMENT AND CITY RELATED TOUCHPOINTS FOR TRANSMISSION, INCLUDING POTENTIAL REQUIREMENTS TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
WE WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT METRO HEALTH AND OUR PARTNERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN INVOLVED IN RELATED TO THIS C C R.
UM, AS MANY OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH, WE IMPLEMENTED THE LOVE IS COMMUNITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN 2020 AND 2021.
LAST, UH, OCTOBER, WE IMPLEMENTED THE PURPLE PORCH ESSAY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
AND, UM, THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHICH HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 2019, ALSO ESTABLISHED A WEBSITE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PARTNERS AS WELL AS OUR INITIATIVES.
WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN DOING QUITE A BIT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN SCHOOLS AND, AND WITH OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS.
WE ALSO DISTRIBUTE A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE QUARTERLY DATA REPORT, UM, THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THE, FOR THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF THIS YEAR.
AND THE, UM, MOST RECENT ONE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
AND WE'VE ALSO HOSTED, UM, TWO ANNUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SYMPOSIUMS AND HAVE PLANS TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE ALREADY PUT INTO PLACE.
UM, AND AS SUGGESTED IN THE, UM, C C R, WE'RE CERTAINLY OPEN WILLING AND ARE ALREADY PARTNERING WITH A LOT OF THE ENTITIES THAT WERE MENTIONED IN THE C C R, INCLUDING, UM, HUMAN SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK, MUNICIPAL COURT, PRE-K FOR SA, UM, TRALA, SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY SAWS, C P SS, AND VIA TRANSIT.
SO WE CAN EXPAND OUR, UM, PARTNERSHIP WITH THOSE ENTITIES AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.
AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, WE DID IDENTIFY A GAP, UH, IN THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
AND THAT IS THAT WE ARE DOING A LOT OF WORK RELATED TO CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CRISIS RESPONSE, BUT NOT AS MUCH WORK AS WE WOULD LIKE TO IN THAT PREVENTION SPACE.
AND SO THIS WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THE WORK RELATED TO OUR PREVENTION AND GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THESE INITIATIVES.
SO METRO HEALTH AND, UH, DO, UM, HAVE A PLAN TO CONTINUE THE LOVE IS CAMPAIGN.
UM, WE'VE ADDED THOSE FOUR POSITIONS THAT, UH, CLAUDE MENTIONED IN THE LAST PRESENTATION.
SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO MORE OF THE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.
UH, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DO THINGS LIKE THE PRESS CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY RELATED TO NATIONAL TEEN DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION MONTH.
SO OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS PARTICULAR C C R IS, UM, TO IMPLEMENT A PLANNED AMPLIFICATION EFFORTS.
WE'D LIKE TO RESEARCH CULT CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO EQUIP CITY AND CI CITY AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS WITH THESE INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.UH, JENNIFER, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ? THANK YOU.
UM, I DON'T MEAN TO KEEP GOING FIRST, UM,
THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE MY MAJOR REQUEST.
UM, ASIDE FROM THAT, I, I APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATION AND IT, THIS ONE DOES SEEM LIKE IT'S, UH, MOVING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ORIGINAL REQUEST OR THE INTENT OF THE C C R.
DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? DO WE NEED, DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR IT TO, OH, SORRY.
UH, COUNCILMAN CASTILLO TO THE RESCUE.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THIS.
UM, WHO WOULD DEVELOP THE CURRICULUM, UH, FOR, UM, THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES? IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY BE A CURRICULUM FOR THIS ONE, THE SCHOOL-BASED ONE WOULD, BUT THIS ONE, UM, WOULD BE MORE ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF MESSAGING.
WE WOULD DEVELOP THAT IN-HOUSE WITH OUR PARTNERS, ALONG WITH THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PART OF THE C C D V, UH, ALONG WITH, AS YOU'VE RECOMMENDED WITH THE PREVIOUS, UM, C C R THAT WE MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE FOCUS GROUPS OR OTHER FOLKS TO, UM, PROVIDE INPUT.
AND I THINK, MUCH LIKE THE LAST ITEM, RIGHT, THERE'S ALSO OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THE AWARENESS AND ACCESS TO VITAL SERVICES AGAIN, UH, WHICH OFTEN INTERSECT WITH FAMILY VIOLENCE MM-HMM.
UM, AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OVERDOSES, UH, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
UH, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THESE MARKETING RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO ALSO INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT PATIENT-CENTERED MOBILE RESOURCES.
AGAIN, LIKE I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IN THE LAST ITEM, UM, YOU KNOW, INFOGRAPHICS ON RESOURCES FROM THE UT HEALTH AND, UM, HEALTH CENTER.
UM, BECAUSE, UM, WE KNOW THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S A MENU OF RESOURCES PROVIDED TO FOLKS, UM, WHEN WE'RE OFFERING THESE SERVICES.
UM, AND, AND WITH THAT, I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM THREE WITH AN AMENDMENT THAT APPLICATION EFFORTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES AS PART OF THIS POLICY REQUEST INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RANGE OF PATIENT-CENTERED MOBILE RESOURCES THE CITY OFFERS THROUGH FIRE AND E M S, LIKE THE CSA MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE PROGRAM, AND OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT, UH, NEX LEANN INFOGRAPHICS AND FREE NEX LEANN DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, THE UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER CREATED.
THOSE ARE MEDICATIONS THAT I LISTED.
UH, DO, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT YOU WANNA CONTINUE? NO.
UH, I, I DO HAVE A, A QUESTION.
UM, AND COUNCILMAN, DID YOU HAVE ANY OKAY.
REGARDING THE, UM, THE RESOURCES THAT WOULD BE, UH, PROVIDED MM-HMM.
SO HOW CAN WE WORK ON THAT? I'M, I'M NOT JUMPING TO ORDINANCE
AND SO, UM, OUR APPROACH COULD BE TO IDENTIFY FOLKS THAT ARE ALREADY READY TO DO IT AND HAVE THE CAPACITY AND THEN IDENTIFY SOME OTHERS THAT WE THINK ARE REALLY IMPORTANT AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING THAT MESSAGE AS WELL.
UM, AND IDENTIFY IF THERE'S A WAY TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A STIPEND OR SOME SORT OF INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIATIVE.
SO WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO THAT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.
OH, AND WE HAVE A TIME A GO BACK WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN MKE RODRIGUEZ.
MY TEAM'S GONNA BEAT ME UP IF I DON'T ASK THIS.
UM, WHAT ROLE DOES, UH, UM, SUBSTANCE? SO I'VE BEEN WAITING, OR, YEAH, I'VE BEEN WAITING TO SEE, UM, THE CITY EXPLORE SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE AS IT RELATES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
I REMEMBER BACK IN 2019 WHEN I WAS A COUNCIL AIDE, UM, I HEARD THAT A LOT THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAN, LARGE, A LOT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, UH, CASES CAN BE, UM, ATTRIBUTED TO AT LEAST IN PART BY SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE.
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I'M WONDERING, UM, WHAT ROLE THAT CAN PLAY.SO RIGHT NOW, WHEN WE'RE WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WE REFER, WE ARE ABLE TO, UM, FIND OUT IF THAT'S A OPPORTUNITY FOR A REFERRAL.
UH, BUT IN TERMS OF PROVIDING INFORMATION IN THESE RESOURCES, WE CAN CERTAINLY ADD THAT, BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
UM, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THERE IS SOME LEVEL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, UM, INVOLVED IN THAT DOMESTIC DISPUTE.
SO WE CAN CERTAINLY, UM, LOOK INTO MAKING SURE THAT THAT INFORMATION IS ALSO INCLUDED.
AND THEN, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, 'CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE DOING MOTIONS THIS GO AROUND, BUT, UM, ARE THERE, ARE WE, UH, VOTING FOR IT TO COME BACK TO US IN MAY WITH, UH, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S, IS THAT CORRECT? THE, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT WE WOULD PUT A PLAN TOGETHER AND THEN OH, OKAY.
WE CAN PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS ONE WHEN WE COME BACK IN MAY TO TALK ABOUT THE OTHER ONE.
SO IT NEVER HAS TO GO TO FULL COUNSEL, IT'S JUST WE'RE GONNA, THIS ONE ISN'T AN ACTUAL ORDINANCE, IT'S A PLAN.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF CITY ATTORNEY WANTS TO, UM, SPEAK TO THAT.
THE ITEM IS, THE ITEM IS, UH, POSTED AS A BRIEFING AND POSSIBLE ACTION.
SO IF A COMMITTEE DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE A FORMAL ACTION ON THE ITEM, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO, I GUESS.
SO IF THE DEPARTMENT, UH, JUST AS THEY SAID, JUST COME BACK ON THE NEXT TIME AND GIVE AN UPDATE, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD SUFFICE.
SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WE, SO WE VOTE ON THIS, WE APPROVE IT, AND IT'S LIKE, IS THAT THE END OF THE LIFECYCLE FOR THE C C R? OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, THE PLAN HAPPENS.
SO, UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND KEEP THE MOTION BECAUSE THERE WAS ADDITIONAL, UH, DIRECTION PROVIDED IN THAT AND, UM, AND WOULD APPRECIATE A, UH, A FOLLOW UP.
I, I THINK, UM, THE COMMITTEE CAN SEE AN UP, CAN REQUEST AN UPDATE ON MM-HMM.
SO, ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, TAKE A VOTE.
UH, GREAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, WE WILL MOVE ON TO, UM, ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS, UM, A RESPONSE TO THE COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST FILED REGARDING RE REQUIRING THAT SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES WHICH RECEIVE CITY FUNDING ENSURE INSTRUCTION ON FAMILY VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
GO AHEAD AND GIVE A BRIEF, UM, BACKGROUND ON SOME DATA RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS.
SO ONE IN THREE TEENS IN THE UNITED STATES WILL EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, OR EMOTIONAL ABUSE FROM SOMEONE THEY ARE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH BEFORE THEY BECOME ADULTS.
43% OF COLLEGE WOMEN REPORT EXPERIENCING VIOLENT OR ABUSIVE DATING VIOLENCE RELATIONSHIPS, TEACHING TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS ABOUT WARNING SIGNS OF AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP, COULD HELP THEM IDENTIFY AND AVOID FUTURE VIOLENCE.
IN ADDITION, YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN PREVENTION EDUCATION CLASSES ARE LESS LIKELY TO REPORT EXPERIENCING PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIP ABUSE.
SOME YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE WILL GO ON TO ABUSE OR NEGLECT THEIR OWN CHILDREN OR BE VIC VICTIMS OF ABUSE THEMSELVES.
SO ON OCTOBER 7TH, COUNCILMAN MANNY ELIAS ISSUED A C C R DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO DRAFT AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES THAT RECEIVES CITY FUNDING TO PROVIDE ITS STUDENTS WITH INSTRUCTION ABOUT FAMILY VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
THIS WAS TAKEN TO GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE ON JANUARY 11TH AND REFERRED TO CHECK FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION IN 2019.
AS CLAUDE MENTIONED IN AN EARLIER PRESENTATION, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLAN, WHICH INCLUDED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO THIS C C R.
ONE OF THEM WAS TO PROMOTE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCE-BASED PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENTS OF CHILD ABUSE.
ANOTHER WAS TO EXPAND SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION AND ENGAGEMENT SERVICES, SERVICE PROVIDERS TO REDUCE VIOLENCE THROUGH AN IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS.
AND ANOTHER ONE WAS TO PROMOTE CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS AND COORDINATION TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES.
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SO THIS SPECIFIC C C R WOULD REQUIRE CERTAIN SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH INSTRUCTION ABOUT FAMILY VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.CURRENTLY, THE C C D V HAS A NUMBER OF COMMITTEES.
THE NONPROFIT COMMITTEE OF THE C C D B IS ADDRESSING SCHOOL-BASED EDUCATION BY LOOKING INTO WHAT TYPES OF EVIDENCE-BASED INITIATIVES ARE OUT THERE RELATED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE AND CHILD ABUSE.
THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF THE C C D B IS ADDRESSING COLLEGE EDUCATION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ALSO DOING RESEARCH ON BEST PRACTICES AND WHAT CURRICULA SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AND WOULD BE MOST EFFECTIVE.
AND METRO HEALTH CURRENTLY, UM, AND FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS HAS OFFERED CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION THROUGH OUR TRIPLE P PARENTING PROGRAM AS MENTIONED.
UM, WHAT SOME OF THE IMPORTANT ISSUES TO CONSIDER WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, REQUIRING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN, IN, IN SCHOOLS IS THAT WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCILS, THE SHACKS OF EACH OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOLS SHOULD BE DEVELOPED IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION T E A AND LEADERSHIP OF LOCAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE CONGRUENT WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR TEXAS SCHOOLS.
AND IN ADDITION, IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THIS TYPE OF A REQUIREMENT OR MANDATE WOULD NECESSITATE SUPPORT FOR TRAINING MATERIALS, SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS WHILE STAFF IS TRAINED, UM, SO THAT WE CAN, YOU CAN IMPLEMENT A HIGH QUALITY EV EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM THAT CAN CHANGE OUTCOMES IN THE COMMUNITY.
UNITY STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS THAT METRO HEALTH DEVELOP A LIST OF EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PRACTICE CURRICULA THAT ADDRESS FAMILY VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO IMPLEMENT.
IN ADDITION, STAFF WILL WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF ANY ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JENNIFER.
I'M GONNA GIVE, UH, COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ A MINUTE TO CHIME IN WHILE HE THINKS OF HIS QUESTIONS.
UM, JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THE APPLICABILITY OF THE PROPOSAL.
UH, IT SAYS SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES.
UM, SO SCHOOLS WOULD BE K THROUGH 12 OR IT WOULD BE K THROUGH 12.
UM, AND COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
UM, AT THIS POINT WE WERE THINKING SPECIFICALLY OF THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
SO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE HADN'T, UM, CONSIDERED WHETHER WE WOULD ALSO APPROACH, UH, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, BUT THAT COULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD CONSIDER AS WELL.
SO CHARTER SCHOOLS WOULD BE PART OF THAT.
AND, UH, SECONDLY, UH, WOULD THAT INCLUDE TRADE SCHOOLS? IT COULD CERTAINLY.
UM, I'D RECOMMEND EXPLORING THAT AS WELL.
AND ANY AFFILIATES WE HAVE THROUGH OUR READY TO WORK PROGRAM.
UM, I, I DO HAVE TO ASK, UH, IS DO WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THIS? I'LL LET THE CITY ATTORNEY RESPOND.
OR IS THAT UNDER EXPLORATION RIGHT NOW? YES, MA'AM.
THERE IS A, A RECENTLY PASSED, UH, LAW, STATE LAW, UH, RELATED TO, UH, EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE AND SEX TRAFFICKING.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE, WHAT THAT LAW COVERS AND WITH REGARD TO WHAT THE OPTIONS THAT THE STAFF AND THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS AND SEE HOW THE, HOW THE CURRENT STATE LAW INTERPLAYS WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN WHAT WE COULD RECOMMEND, UH, AFTER THAT.
UM, SO I'LL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS AND, UH, WE'LL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCILMAN CASTILLO.
UM, WITH THIS CURRICULUM, WOULD THE SCHOOL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CURRICULUM OR WOULD THE CITY BE GIVING THEM THE CURRICULUM? THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO DETERMINE.
SO IF, UM, IT WAS A REQUIRED MANDATED CURRICULUM, IT MIGHT BE THAT THE CITY WOULD DETERMINE THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO COME UP WITH SOME FUNDING TO SUPPORT THAT.
UM, BUT THAT'S STILL TO BE DETERMINED.
BECAUSE I WANNA ENSURE THAT, UM, A STUDENT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL FEE OR A COURSE.
UM, SO WE ALREADY TOUCHED ON THE STATE LAW THAT PASSED, WHICH INHIBITS EDUCATION ABOUT CERTAIN ISSUES, AND WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT CLEAR YET IF THIS WOULD RUN, UM, PARALLEL TO THAT LAW OR IN OPPOSITION TO THAT LAW.
WE, WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT IN TERMS OF WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE, UH, POLICY FROM THE DIRECTION FROM THE COMMITTEE, AND THEN LOOK AT THE LAW AND SEE WHAT THAT COVERS AND, AND, UH,
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MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT.UH, AGAIN, RIGHT WITH THE PREVIOUS CCRS, THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT, UH, RESOURCES.
AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE PROGRAM, RIGHT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HARM REDUCTION.
UM, SO I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITY, UM, FOR US TO CONTINUE TO INTEGRATE, UM, THESE RESOURCES, UM, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
UM, SO IF THIS COMMITTEE WERE TO AMEND THE RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE PROVIDING SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE CSA MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE PROGRAM AND OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS, WOULD THAT BE ALLOWED BY STATE LAW? A AGAIN, WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
AND WE HAVE A COUNCILMAN BRAVO.
YOU MENTIONED THAT IT WAS GONNA BE, YOU MENTIONED THAT IT WAS GONNA BE K THROUGH 12, UM, AND OTHER SCHOOLS, BUT WHAT ABOUT PRE-K FOR SA? I MEAN, DON'T THEY QUALIFY OR DON'T THEY FIT THIS CRITERIA SINCE THEY RECEIVE CITY FUNDING? YES, WE COULD CERTAINLY MEET WITH, UH, PRE-K K FOUR S A AND DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF CURRICULUM WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THAT AGE GROUP.
THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION IS WHAT CURRICULUM IS APPROPRIATE FOR THAT AGE GROUP? BECAUSE I WAS WONDERING HOW YOU WERE GONNA TEACH PRE-K STUDENTS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING? WELL, AND IT MAY BE THAT THE, UM, THE BEST APPROACHES TO ACTUALLY DO EDUCATION WITH TEACHERS AND PARENTS, UH, AND INCLUDE IT THERE VERSUS DIRECTLY WITH THE, THE FOUR YEAR OLD.
SO A MOTION WOULD BE TO APPROVE THE ITEM.
WAIT, WE'RE NOT GONNA ADD LANGUAGE NOW,
UM, LET'S SEE, REAL QUICK, CAN I, SURE.
UM, SO I HAD MORE COMMENTS TOO.
UH, SO ABOUT THE PRE-K FOR ESSAY, UM, COMMENT, I FEEL AS THOUGH, UH, WE HEARD LIKE TEACHERS AND STAFF, UH, RECEIVING EDUCATION ON THAT.
UM, AS WELL, I WOULD LIKE US TO LOOK INTO EDUCATION AND RESOURCES FOR PARENTS MM-HMM.
UM, SO I WOULD ASK THAT THAT BE INCLUDED IN ANY, UH, FUTURE STAFF RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION.
WE DO CURRENTLY OFFER OUR TRIPLE P PROGRAM, WHICH, UM, IS A CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION INITIATIVE, UM, TO OUR PRE-K FOR SA PARENTS.
BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT.
I WAS JUST GONNA WEIGH IN, BUT I, I ASSUME CHILD ABUSE INCLUDES SEXUAL ABUSE.
I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE COMPREHENSIVE.
WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS ON THIS? SO WE WOULD RESEARCH DIFFERENT CURRICULUM FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS, UM, AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING THAT BACK TO YOU ALL AND AT LEAST GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT RESEARCH, UM, IN MAY.
AND THEN OF COURSE WE'LL WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO LOOK AT WHAT WAS PASSED AT THE STATE LEVEL TO SEE HOW IT IMPACTS, UH, SAN ANTONIO.
AND UM, THEN ALSO GIVE YOU A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF, OF WHAT WAS IMPLEMENTED AT THE STATE LEVEL.
'CAUSE I KNOW THERE WAS SOME LANGUAGE AROUND, UM, OPTING IN AND OPTING OUT.
AND SO WE'D WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, YOU ALL WERE AWARE OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND WHAT WE COULD OR COULDN'T CHANGE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
WOULD YOU ALSO BE ABLE TO BRING US, UM, A LIST OF THE INSTITUTIONS THAT THIS WOULD APPLY TO? SURE.
UH, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.
I THINK WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE OUR VOTE NOW.
UM, PLEASE VOTE ON YOUR SCREENS.
UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MADAM CLERK AND EVERYONE FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION TODAY.
I DO HAVE ONE BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE WE BREAK.
UH, OUR NEXT MEETING, UH, WHICH WAS RESCHEDULED WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 25TH.
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AT 10:00 AM IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.SO MARCH 25TH, 10:00 AM MADAM IT IS SCHEDULED, OH, HOLD ON.
IT'S SCHEDULED FOR 2:00 PM THAT'S PROBABLY THE ONLY DIFFERENCE FOR THE 25TH.
ARE WE STILL GOOD WITH THAT TOO? OH, 2:00 PM OKAY.
SORRY, MATEO, I'M GONNA TAKE JAY'S WORD OVER YOURS AND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM, UH, TO EVERYONE FOR, FOR BEING HERE TODAY.