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I LIKE AUSTIN, BUT I LOVE SANTO BECAUSE HEART LOVE DANCING IN THEIR, THEY GROOVE THEN HEAD BACK DOWN THE ROAD.
AND IF WE'RE JUST PLACE TO GO.
SO I LIKE, BUT I LOVE SAN ANTONIO.
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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL A SESSION.
THE TIME IS 9:27 AM ON THIS 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 2022.
UH, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
I THINK WE'RE ALL RESIGNED TO THE FACT THAT THE CLOCK MOVES DIFFERENTLY DURING FIESTA.
SO THANK YOU FOR, UH, BEING PATIENT WITH US.
UH, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT.
AND GOOD MORNING AGAIN EVERYONE.
UH, WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA TODAY, UH, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE, SO WE'LL HAVE A FEW CEREMONIALS, UH, BEFORE WE GET TO OUR BUSINESS AGENDA.
BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN ANY OF THAT, LEMME TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY TO WELCOME OUR INDICATOR.
GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
BRIAN, UM, TARVER, REVEREND BRIAN TARVER.
I HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE A FEW WORDS WITH HIM BEFOREHAND, AND, UH, HE'S ACTUALLY THE RECTOR OVER HERE IN OAK PARK, NORTHWOOD AT THE ST.
AND, UM, ABOUT 200 MEMBERS, BUT ANOTHER SERVICE THAT THEY OFFER IS A SCHOOL RIGHT THERE, AND THE SCHOOL IS BURSTING AT THE SEAMS. AND, UH, WHAT A, WHAT A SERVICE THAT Y'ALL PROVIDE OVER THERE ON, UH, A SCHOOL AND A, A CHURCH TO SERVICE THAT COMMUNITY.
UM, YOU WERE BORN IN HEWITT, TEXAS, SO BORN AND BRED HERE IN TEXAS, AND, UH, GRADUATE OF, UH, U N T, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS.
AND I DON'T THINK THE AGGIES HAVE EVER PLAYED YOU GUYS, BUT, UH, ONE OF THESE DAYS, WE'LL, WE'LL MATCH UP OUT THERE.
UM, YOU RECEIVED A MASTER DIVINITY, UH, DEGREE FROM THE SEMINARY OF THE SOUTHWEST IN AUSTIN.
AND, UM, IT'S, YOU'VE BEEN CALLED TO SERVE CHURCHES ALL OVER TEXAS, INCLUDING AUSTIN, HOUSTON, MOST RECENTLY IN BEEVILLE.
UM, YOU AND YOUR WIFE ANNA, ARE THE PARENTS OF THREE CHILDREN HAVE FELT AT HOME HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND AS A TEXAN TO A TEXAN WELCOME HERE TODAY TO, UH, OFFER YOUR INVOCATION TO BEGIN OUR COUNCIL SERVICE.
LET US PRAY, GOD OF GRACE AND COMPASSION AMONG OUR MANY BLESSINGS.
WE GATHER WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS FOR THE GIFT OF COMMUNITY.
MAY WE NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
GIVE TO OUR LEADERS AND ALL THOSE IN AUTHORITY, WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT.
STRENGTHEN THE BONDS OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND HELP US TO CARE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AS YOU CARE FOR US.
MAKE US RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT WE GET TO CALL HOME.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, FOR THOSE WHO SERVE THE PUBLIC GOOD, AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS PLACE.
BE PRESENT, OH LORD, IN THESE PROCEEDINGS AND IN ALL OUR WORK AND CARE FOR THE CITY.
AND IN ALL THAT WE DO, MAKE US MINDFUL OF THE NEEDS OF OTHERS AND GIVE US THE MEANS AND THE HEARTS TO HELP AND SERVE ONE ANOTHER.
WE PRAY ALL THIS TO YOU, OH GOD, OF COMPASSION AND PEACE.
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REPUBLIC FOR WHICH EXAMINES ONE NATION, LIBERTY JUSTICE FOR ALL.THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR US IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL M MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 2ND AND THIRD AND FOURTH, 2022.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE MINUTES.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF THOSE MINUTES.
IS READ ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
I THINK WE'RE EXACTLY ONE WEEK OF EXACTLY ONE WEEK AWAY FROM THE BIGGEST PARTY ON EARTH, UH, WHICH IS GONNA HAVE A DIFFERENT ORDER OF MAGNITUDE GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG TO HAVE IT.
AND THAT IS FIESTA 2022, VIVA FIESTA VIVA.
AND WE HAVE LOTS OF GUESTS IN OUR AUDIENCE TODAY TO HELP US CELEBRATE.
AND LET ME, UM, CALL THEM UP, UH, ONE AT A TIME TO MAKE SOME REMARKS.
AND FIRST, AND PROBABLY PERHAPS MOST OBVIOUS, LET ME INVITE TO THE PODIUM, AGI CORTEZ, WHO IS OUR NEW REO.
UM, THE BEST WAY I LOVE TO DESCRIBE FIESTA IS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES.
BACK IN 1978, KING ANTONIO WENT TO VISIT MY SCHOOL.
THIS FIESTA THING REALLY WORKS.
UM, I HAPPENED TO HAVE BEEN BOY OF THE YEAR THAT YEAR, AND I WAS, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO KING ANTONIO AT THE TIME.
SO I WAS THAT STUDENT RECIPIENT THAT, THAT CAME THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
OUR GOAL IS, OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE VISIT SCHOOLS IN SAN ANTONIO TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT STAYING IN SCHOOL AND GETTING PREPARED FOR COLLEGE AND THEN LIFE AFTERWARDS.
SO WE VISIT THE SCHOOLS, THEY GROW UP, THEY GO INTO HIGH SCHOOL, THEY PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR COLLEGE IN AUGUST, RAY FAO AND OUR COURT, WE GET TO MEET THE RECIPIENT AND WE GET TO MEET THEIR PARENTS.
SO THERE'S THIS BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT SMILE ON THEIR FACE BECAUSE THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT GETTING INTO COLLEGE.
AND THEN YOU MEET THEIR PARENTS AND THERE'S A LITTLE SIGH OF RELIEF THAT THEIR CHILD IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF HELP AS THEY'RE GONNA GO THROUGH COLLEGE.
SO THEY GO TO THE COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE, THEY DO THEIR THING, THEY GRADUATE, THEY COME BACK TO SAN ANTONIO, THEY GET SETTLED DOWN AND RELAXED.
UM, I BELIEVE COUNCILWOMAN IS A RECIPIENT OF THE RAY FAO, UM, SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION.
UH, THEY GET THEIR DREAM JOB, THEY OPEN UP THEIR DREAM BUSINESS.
THEY, THEY DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FIRST THING THEY DO IS IN APRIL, THEY GO HANG OUT NIOSA.
THEY GO HANG OUT AT MARKET SQUARE, THEY GO HANG OUT AT, UM, KING WILLIAM.
SO THE SYSTEM WORKS, AND I'M SO VERY PROUD, UH, TO BE THIS YEAR'S RAY FAO 73.
AND I'M ALSO VERY THANKFUL FOR THE SUPPORT AND HELP THAT THE CITY DOES TO HELP, NOT JUST THE RAY FAO ORGANIZATIONS, ALL LOCAL CHARITIES WITH THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO TO HELP US ALL OUT.
UM, RAPHAEL ARGI CORTEZ, I'M GONNA CALL EACH OF THE GROUPS UP AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE DISCUSSION ON COUNCIL FOR ALL OF FIESTA.
UH, OSA AND CHAIRMAN, JANA FOREMAN.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY WITH THE PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY.
I BROUGHT SOME OF MY, UH, NSA TEAM THAT WORKED SO HARD, AND THEY'RE ALL SITTING IN THAT SECOND ROW OVER THERE.
AND ALSO THE SOCIETY PRESIDENT IS WITH US, KATHY RHODES.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS YEAR'S PRESENTATION OF NSSA.
IT'S BEEN WAY TOO LONG THAT SINCE WE'VE HAD THE BIG EVENT AND WE ARE READY FOR IT, I HOPE CITY IS READY FOR IT.
NSA IS, BENEFITS OUR COMMUNITY BY CELEBRATING AND PRESERVING THE CUSTOMS AND CULTURE UNIQUE TO OUR REGION.
NEOSA IS ONE OF THE MOST LOVED FIESTA EVENT AND THE LARGEST FUNDRAISER FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE COUNTRY.
WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THIS YEAR'S SUCCESSFUL 73RD PRESENTATION OF NSA, AND I'M SURE THE CITY IS AWARE OF HOW MUCH
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WE CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY IN RENT AND ALL OF THE OTHER CITIES' SERVICES THAT WE USE DURING NSA.WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO A, A WONDERFUL, UH, SUCCESSFUL NEOS A THIS YEAR.
AND WHILE TECHNICALLY NOT A FIESTA EVENT, ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE THIS YEAR, IT IS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME, THE FIRST, OR EXCUSE ME, UM, NEXT WEEKEND, THE 100TH ANNUAL VALERO, TEXAS OPEN IS BEING HELD.
AND SO LET ME ASK NOW, UH, LARSSON AL FROM VALERO TO COME FORWARD AND GIVE US A LITTLE INSIGHT INTO A GREAT TEXAS TRADITION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
UH, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE, UH, ON THE, UH, DOORSTEP OF THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VALERO, TEXAS OPEN.
THIS TRULY HAS BEEN A SAN ANTONIO TRADITION SINCE 1922.
UH, JACK O'BRIEN, THEN THE PUBLISHER OF THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS HAD A DREAM OF BRINGING GOLFERS FROM THE NORTH TO ATTRACT THEM DOWN TO THE SOUTH, UH, TO DRIVE TOURISM AND ECONOMIC, UH, IMPACT, UH, TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
AND WHAT WE'VE LEARNED OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS DOING A LOT OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH ABOUT THIS EVENT, IS THAT IT REALLY BECAME THE PRECURSOR FOR WHAT IS THE P G A TOUR TODAY.
UH, AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
CERTAINLY, UH, SUPPORTIVE LEADERSHIP WITHIN SAN ANTONIO THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO SUSTAIN THIS EVENT, UH, FOR NEARLY A CENTURY.
NEXT YEAR OR NEXT WEEK, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING 100 YEARS.
UH, AND THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS EVENT IS OUR CHARITABLE MISSION.
WE HAVE RAISED OVER $187 MILLION FOR CHARITY TO DATE.
LAST YEAR ALONE, WE RAISED $16 MILLION, UH, BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO THE 180 7.
AND WITH NEXT WEEK'S EVENT, WE LOOK TO SURPASS THE $200 MILLION MILESTONE, UH, WHICH WILL TRULY BE UNIQUE, UH, TO ANY P G A TOUR EVENT, UH, THAT, UH, THAT EXISTS.
SO, UH, WE ARE PROUD OF THIS EVENT.
WE ARE PROUD TO CALL SAN ANTONIO HOME FOR ALL HUNDRED OF OUR YEARS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION NEXT WEEK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LARSSON AND OUR BEST OF THE TEAM AS WELL.
AND LET'S, UH, START OFF THE DISCUSSION BY RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.
AND JUST LIKE EVERY YEAR, EXCEPT FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, WE'RE, UM, WE HAD SOME, UH, DERAILMENTS IN OUR CELEBRATIONS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
THIS IS FULL STOP WAY OUT THERE.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR BECAUSE EVERYBODY, UH, IS READY.
EVERYBODY IS READY FOR A FULL BLOWN FIESTA EVENT.
UH, I JUST HAD A FIESTA EVENT, UH, ON, LET'S SEE, WHAT WAS THAT TUESDAY? WHAT IS TODAY? I'M, I'M CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT DAY IT WAS.
BUT ANYWAY, JUST HAD A FIESTA EVENT UP IN MY OFFICE, AND IT WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
WE, WE HAD DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE NORMALLY GET, UH, FOR THAT FIESTA EVENT.
SO I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY ARE READY TO GET OUT THERE AND DO SOME PARTYING.
THIS IS A GREAT EVENT, AND LEMME TELL YOU, RAFAEL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS.
IN FACT, I FEEL SO GOOD ABOUT THIS.
I MIGHT JUST SKIP THE REST OF THIS MEETING AND GO DO SOME BARBECUING,
BUT, UH, YEAH, AND ALONG WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, UH, VALERO ORGANIZATION FOR PUTTING ON THAT, UH, TOURNAMENT.
IT'S, IT'S A GREAT TOURNAMENT.
I'VE BEEN OUT THERE BEFORE, AND IT, IT, THAT'S EXCITING AS WELL.
SO, WITH ALL THIS STUFF HAPPENING OUT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS OR SO, UH, I SAY VEEVA FIESTA FIESTA.
COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.
AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
FIESTA IS ALWAYS A FUN TIME TO BE IN SAN ANTONIO AND TO CELEBRATE SO MANY NONPROFITS THAT GIVE BACK TO OUR STUDENTS.
I WANNA SAY THAT LAST WEEK WE RECEIVED A REALLY COOL BOOK FROM THE FIESTA COMMISSION, AND IT WAS THE RISE OF EL REFA.
AND, UM, I READ THROUGH THE BOOK, IT'S A CHILDREN'S BOOK, AND I'M HOPING THAT I GET TO READ IT TO, TO A LOT OF CHILDREN IN THE FUTURE WHERE, WHEN I VISIT SCHOOLS AS WELL.
UM, BUT IT TALKED ABOUT THE STORY OF CARLOS WHO BECAME, UH, REFA.
UM, AND IT TALKED ABOUT HOW CARLO HELPED IN GETTING THE BASIC NEEDS OF PEOPLE MET, BUT THAT HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE TRUE FOUNDATION WAS EDUCATION.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT EL REFA IS ABOUT, WHAT THE PROGRAM IS FOR.
UM, UH, IN THE BOOK, CARLO SAID, IF THE CHILDREN ARE EDUCATED, THEY COULD SOLVE MORE PROBLEMS AND BE MORE CREATIVE.
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THEY WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE VILLAGE WITH NEW IDEAS AND NEW INNOVATIONS.AND, UM, I FOUND THAT TO BE VERY, VERY TRUE.
AND I WAS THAT KID, AND I WAS LITERALLY ONE, UH, TEXTBOOK AWAY FROM DROPPING OUT OF COLLEGE BECAUSE MY FAMILY WAS NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THAT.
SO I WAS A KID THAT APPLIED FOR EVERY SCHOLARSHIP.
SO I WAS A KID THAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU HELPED WITHOUT KNOWING ME.
AND SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, BECAUSE IT MEANS A LOT THAT SOME FOLKS MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S TRUE THAT ONE BOOK MIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND YOU ALL HELPED ME AFFORD THOSE BOOKS.
AND I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP FIESTA BE SUCCESSFUL.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
YOU ALL REPRESENT A LOT OF THE, UH, RECIPIENTS THAT, THAT I KNOW ARE FROM MY DISTRICT AS WELL.
YESTERDAY, ONE OF MY MENTEES DID THIS GREAT THING WITH, UH, NAVISTAR.
AND AGAIN, THESE PEOPLE ARE HELP PEOPLE THAT YOU ALL ARE HELPING.
SO I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH, AND I'M SO PROUD TO BE A PAST SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT, AND PLEASE COUNT ON ME TO SUPPORT YOU ALL IN ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL NEED.
AND THEN, UM, ALSO, I THINK YOU SHOULD BE DUBBED THE BARBECUE KING, UH,
SO JUST, JUST F Y I AND THANK YOU, UM, AS WELL TO THE VALERO, TEXAS OPEN FOR SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AS WELL.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER VILLAGRA.
UH, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU, AUGIE, AND YOUR COURT.
THIS, THIS IS HISTORIC BECAUSE YOU ARE BRINGING US OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC.
AND YOU HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB.
I SEE YOU DOING THE SCHOOL VISITS.
THIS IS OUR FIRST STEP IN, IN RECOVERY, IN GETTING BACK AND GETTING TO A NEW NORMAL.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, GUYS.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SERVED ON THIS COURT.
IT IS A MARATHON, SO PACE YOURSELF, UM, AND NSA, I HOPE THAT ROCK IS COMING UP REALLY SOON, THE RAIN ROCK.
SO I WANNA THANK YOU GUYS FOR GETTING BACK, GETTING US BACK OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC.
I WANNA THANK Y'ALL FOR, FOR USING QR CODES AND GOING DIGITAL.
AND, AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO'S WATCHING WHO HAS QUESTIONS, GIVE THEM A CALL.
UH, YOU CAN GET YOUR BAND AND YOU CAN STILL HAVE ALL THE CHICKEN AND THE STICK YOU WANT,
UH, SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
AND VALERO, TEXAS OPEN, THIS IS ABOUT ACTIVATING THE OUTDOORS, AND YOU HAVE DONE THAT FOR THE LAST 100 YEARS.
AND WE'VE GOT GOLF COURSES IN THE, UM, SOUTHERN SECTOR OF SAN ANTONIO, UH, ON THE EAST SIDE TOO.
AND I JUST HOPE PEOPLE GET INSPIRED AND GET OUT AND START TO PLAY BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE OUTDOORS.
WE NEED TO, TO EXERCISE AND ACTIVATE THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY THAT WE HAVE.
THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE, AND ALL YOU DO.
UH, LIKE EVERYBODY SAYS, VIVA FIESTA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME, UH, SHARE PART OF THE CELEBRATION WITH US AT CITY COUNCIL THIS MORNING.
UH, I THINK, UH, LIKE THE COUNCILWOMAN SAID, YOU'RE LEADING US OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, AND WHEN I SEE YOU TODAY, I REALIZE IT HAS BEEN WORTH THE WAIT.
UM, SO I DO WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING.
NSA OR NSA, WE'VE ALWAYS SAID NSA AMONG MY CROWD, BUT, UH, ANY PREFERENCES FROM THE HOSTS? I SAY, NSA,
AND, UM, KING AUGIE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE BOTH WENT TO JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL, AND SOMETIMES THEY SAY ABOUT THE CASTRO TWINS OR DIEGO ELLO, THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WATER AT THAT SCHOOL.
BUT NOW THAT YOU'RE KING, I THINK THEY'RE GONNA KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WATER AT THAT SCHOOL.
SO THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING THE MUSTANGS, BUT, UM, MOSTLY THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH ALL THE FUNDRAISING AND SUPPORTING THE NONPROFITS IN SAN ANTONIO.
UM, AUGIE, I, I GOTTA TELL YOU AN ANECDOTE, UM, THAT I'LL SHARE JUST WITH YOU.
UH, MY WIFE BOUGHT NEW TOWELS FOR OUR HOUSE THIS WEEK, AND, UH, WE UNPACKED THEM LAST NIGHT.
AND THIS MORNING I WENT TO GO USE ONE AND I HAD TO RETURN IT TO HER BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, THESE SMELL LIKE BARBECUE.
UH, AND SHE'S LIKE, WHAT? AND SHE SMELL 'EM.
THEY SMELL SMOKED AND BARBECUE.
AND SHE GOES, I, YOU KNOW, DON'T, DON'T WORRY.
I WAS LIKE, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THEY'RE DELICIOUS.
UH, AND, UH, AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK I JUST FIGURED OUT A NEW REVENUE STREAM FOR AUGIE.
UH, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK YOU NEED TO SELL BARBECUE TOWELS.
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WHEN I FIRST HEARD THAT YOU WERE GONNA BE, UM, THE, THE KING, I SAID, YOU KNOW, HE'S GONNA RULE WITH AN IRON FIST, UH, AND IN A VELVET GLOVE.UH, AND YOU'RE, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE THE RIGHT GUY FOR THE JOB.
UM, HEY, BUT, AND, BUT I, I DO WANNA SHIFT OVER TO OUR FRIENDS AT VALERO.
UM, THERE'S A CONCERT TOO, MAN, UH, A REALLY BIG CONCERT, UH, THAT, UM, YOU'RE, YOU'RE HOSTING OUT THERE.
UH, AND IT'S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, ANY OTHER CONCERT.
IT'S YOUR HUNDREDTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY CONCERT, AND YOU'RE GONNA BE BRINGING IN WALKER COUNTY, UM, JASON ALDEAN AND, UM, COUNCILWOMAN HOOVER'S FAVORITE STAR DARIUS RUCKER, UH, FROM, UH, HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH, RIGHT? UM, SO HOOTIE ISS COMING, MELISSA.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I HOPE, I HOPE, HOPE, I HOPE YOU'LL, UH, YOU'LL COME WITH ME.
BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND THE ENTIRE TEAM OVER AT VALERO.
I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY LOOKS FORWARD UP IN DISTRICT EIGHT, AND, UM, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME BEING THERE.
UM, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, PLEASE SEND MY BEST TO, TO LEADERSHIP AND EVERYBODY ON DOWN TO THE FRONT LINE.
THIS IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF THIS YEAR.
I JUST HAVE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
I LOVE SEEING ALL THE, THE COLOR AND, AND SO EXCITING.
UM, AS IT'S BEEN SAID HERE TODAY, YOU'RE, YOU'RE USHERING US OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.
I KNOW THIS PANDEMIC IS STILL GOING ON, EVERYBODY PLEASE BE SAFE, BUT IT'S TIME TO PARTY.
AND I REALLY, UM, I HAVE TO SAY JUST FOR A MOMENT, UH, DEEP DOWN, I'M STILL A LITTLE GIRL, BORN AND RAISED IN SAN ANTONIO TO SEE ALL THESE MEDALS AND THE COLOR AND ALL THE PEOPLE FROM EVERY PART OF TOWN, EVERY, UM, SOCIOECONOMIC, EVERY ETH ETHNICITY.
I MEAN, IT'S REALLY EXCITING AND I THINK IT REALLY BRINGS US TOGETHER.
SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR OUR SCHOOLS, FOR OUR CHILDREN, UM, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, A LITTLE BIT FOR OUR SOULS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KIO HAVER.
AND I, UH, JUST, UH, ECHO SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER VERON SAID.
UM, THIS IS, THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR A LOT OF REASONS.
UH, AND I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS IS THAT WE'RE, WE'VE GOTTA REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO CELEBRATE.
AND I REMEMBER, UH, BEING ASKED LAST NIGHT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FOLKS ARE A BIT TENTATIVE COMING OUT OF, UM, YOU KNOW, A PRETTY DIFFICULT LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
WHAT DO WE, WHAT DO WE DO TO MAKE SURE WE'RE, WE'RE OKAY? UM, I TOLD 'EM THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS GO GET BOOSTED, MAKE SURE YOU'RE UP TO DATE ON YOUR VACCINATIONS, AND THEN YOU CAN HAVE UNBRIDLED CELEBRATION, OBVIOUSLY WITHIN MEANS.
UM, BUT LET'S, LET'S, UH, LET'S LEARN WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE SAN ANTONIO'S AGAIN AND HAVE A GREAT FIESTA.
GO OUT AND ENJOY THE VALERO TEXAS OPEN, BUT MOST OF ALL, ENJOY BEING TOGETHER AGAIN.
UM, WE HAVE SOME MORE SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY.
AND SO LET ME TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER VIA GRAND TO WELCOME THEM.
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AGAIN, I'M GONNA REMIND EVERYONE WHY I'M IN MY WHITE, UH, MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AND I'VE TAKEN, UM, EACH THURSDAY HERE TO TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND RECOGNIZE WOMEN MAKING HISTORY TODAY.AND SO THE FIRST GROUP I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS FOR HER AND, UM, THE C E O AND FOUNDER IS KAYLA CARTER.
AND I THINK WE HAVE TARYN AND THERESA HERE, AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE HERE IF, IF THEY WANNA COME UP WHILE I TELL THIS STORY.
UH, ESTABLISHED IN 2013, FOR HER IS A GRASSROOTS SURVIVOR LED ORGANIZATION IN EMPOWERING MARGINALIZED WOMEN IN SAN ANTONIO TO MOVE BEYOND TRAUMA CAUSED BY EXPLOITATION, TRAFFICKING, SEXUAL ABUSE, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOR HER MEETS EACH WOMAN WHERE SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY, FROM VICTIMIZATION AND TRAUMA, FROM THE FIRST MOMENTS OF CRISIS THROUGH SUCCESS IN ESTABLISHING INDEPENDENT HOUSEHOLDS, MEETING LIFE GOALS, AND CREATING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN EMPOWERING COMMUNITY BY CONNECTING WOMEN WITH PROFESSIONAL AND PEER SUPPORT THAT HELPS THEM HEAL FROM TRAUMA, DEVELOP COPING SKILLS, AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR LIVES.
THE SERVICES ARE CUSTOMIZED TO THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING CULTURAL COMPETENT SERVICES.
UM, REFLECTING ON THE ETHNIC BACKGROUND, THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN RELIGIOUS BELIEFS FOR HER INVITES WOMEN TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORTH AND VALUE THROUGH EDUCATION, PREVENTION, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND A STABLE SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN FIND THEM AT I AM FOR HER.ORG.
UM, I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION BECAUSE AS SOMEONE WHO WORKED WITH VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, I KNOW THE NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN THERE AND TO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO CAN GIVE 'EM HOPE.
SO IF YOU JUST WANNA SHARE A LITTLE ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING, YES, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, COUNCILWOMAN
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THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, AND ALSO TO HIGHLIGHT OUR WORK OF RESTORING EMPOWERMENT TO SURVIVORS.'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT'S REALLY ALL ABOUT IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.
UM, SO WITH YOUR SUPPORT AND ALSO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY, SOME OF WHICH ARE HERE TODAY, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE, UM, SOME WOMEN THAT HAVE ALSO BEEN SERVED BY OUR SERVICES TODAY, UM, WE KNOW THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SEE HEALING AND PROGRESS FOR SURVIVORS.
SO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORK, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT I AM FOR HER.ORG, AND ALSO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES AT I AM FOR HER.
AND WE JUST WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME TODAY TO SHARE ABOUT WHAT WE DO, AND PLEASE KEEP UP WITH US IF YOU WANNA VOLUNTEER OR SERVE IN SOME WAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES AND WE BELIEVE THAT OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE FOR HER.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
AND EVERYONE GOT A STICKER AND A LITTLE, UH, PAMPHLET, SO PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY.
THE NEXT GROUP I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY IS ONE THAT HAD A LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH MY, MY, UH, PREDECESSOR, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, REBECCA VIRON, AND IT'S THE WOMEN IN AVIATION INTERNATIONAL, THE W A I.
IF YOU GUYS WANNA COME UP, WE HAVE GOT, I THINK WE'VE, WE'VE GOT ARLENE, CRYSTAL, OLGA, VERONICA, ALEXIS, AND EDWIN WOMEN HERE, OR MAYBE NOT EVERYONE'S HERE.
SO, UM, THIS IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SINCE 1994.
IT'S BEEN DEDICATED TO THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN ALL AVIATION CAREER FIELDS AND INTERESTS.
THE W A I ALAMO CITY CHAPTER HAS SERVED THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY SINCE 2014, PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO ASSIST WOMEN IN AVIATION, AND TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG WOMEN TO CONSIDER AVIATION AS A CAREER.
THEY OFFER EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO EDUCATORS AND YOUNG GIRLS.
WA AI ALAMO CHAPTER HAS HOSTED OUR MOST POPULAR INITIATIVE, THE GIRLS IN AVIATION DAY PROGRAM HELD AT THE SOUTH SIDE STINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR GIRLS AGES EIGHT TO 17.
FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, THEIR COLLABORATION HAS BEEN KEY IN GETTING YOUNG WOMEN EXCITED ABOUT CAREERS IN STEM, UH, CAREERS IN AVIATION.
AND THIS IS EVERYTHING FROM, UM, PILOTS, ASTRONAUTS, UH, MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS, SO ENGINEERS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, AND EDUCATORS.
AND MY DREAM ONE DAY, AND OUR DREAM SHOULD BE IS THAT AS THE CITY COUNCIL, IS THAT STINSON AIRPORT HAS WOMEN JUST FLYING IN AND OUT OF IT.
SO, THANK YOU LADIES FOR BEING HERE, AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE MORE OF WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING THIS YEAR.
UM, I WORK FOR THE BOEING COMPANY AND I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF WOMEN AVIATION.
UM, SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
UH, WE HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGING GIRLS AND BOYS TO GO INTO CAREERS IN AVIATION.
AND LIKE MANY PEOPLE, THEY SEE, OH, AVIATION IS A PILOT.
YES, WE CELEBRATE ALL OF OUR PILOTS, BUT THERE'S ALSO OTHER CAREERS IN AVIATION THERE.
IT IS A STILL A MALE, UM, DRIVEN OR, UM, FIELD.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT GIRLS CAN FEEL EMPOWERED, THEY CAN ALSO TAKE THOSE ROLES, AND WE WANT TO GIVE THEM THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY IN SAN ANTONIO WHERE, UM, WE SEE A LOT OF JUST TRADITIONAL ROLES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE THE FACE, WE SHOW THEM THAT THEY CAN DO IT, WE CAN DO IT, THEY CAN DO IT.
ALSO IN OUR ORGANIZATION, WE ALSO EMPOWER THE WOMEN THAT ARE IN THOSE FIELDS BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF, THERE'S MANY TIMES WE'RE THE ONLY ONE IN THE ROOM, AND WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT, AND WE WANNA SUPPORT THE WOMEN THAT ARE ALREADY IN THOSE CAREER FIELDS.
SO WE'RE ALSO DOING EVENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE GIRLS FEEL SUPPORTED OR THOSE WOMEN FEEL SUPPORTED.
AND WITH THAT, I WANT TO INTRODUCE OLGA SO SHE CAN GO OVER SOME OF THE EVENTS FOR THIS YEAR.
HI, I AM OLGA CUSTODIO, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.
AND, UH, COUNCILWOMAN GERRAN MAYOR AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.
UM, I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE ON OUR GIRLS IN AVIATION DAY.
WE'VE HELD IT FOR SEVEN YEARS IN A ROW.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED THIS YEAR, SEPTEMBER 24TH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE IT IN-PERSON AGAIN.
AT STINSON, A MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT IT IS THE SECOND OLDEST AIRPORT IN THE NATION THAT IS CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING.
UM, SO WE'RE PROUD OF THAT, TO CALL THAT HOME FOR WOMEN IN AVIATION AND FOR GIRLS IN AVIATION DAY.
UH, THESE GIRLS COME TO US AND THEY'RE JUST SO EXCITED.
UH, WE'VE HAD A LITTLE GIRL COME IN, SHE ALREADY KNEW SHE WANTED TO BE AN ASTRONAUT.
SO WE, WE TRY TO EMPOWER THOSE YOUNG GIRLS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT BEING SMART IS
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OKAY.THAT STEM IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN LOOK AT AND, AND PRO, UH, TRY TO, TO PROGRESS IN THAT TYPE OF CAREER FIELD.
AND FOR SAN ANTONIO, UM, I WANNA SAY THAT I AM A RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL WITH THE US AIR FORCE AND A RETIRED CAPTAIN FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES.
VERY PROUD OF BEING THE FIRST LATINA IN BOTH.
AND I WANNA SAY THAT ROLE MODELS LIKE US IN DIFFERENT CAREER FIELDS IN AVIATION IS VERY EMPOWERING FOR THESE YOUNG GIRLS, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO, TO HOST THAT AND, AND OFFER THAT TO THE CITY.
ALSO, WE WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE, UM, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR COLLABORATING WITH US, AS WELL AS OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT LOOK AT AEROSPACE AND AVIATION AS THE FUTURE WORKFORCE FOR THIS CITY.
AND LET'S GIVE THEM APPLAUSE IN THE CITY FOR DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB IN PARTNERING.
SO THIS IS, THIS IS A BUSY WEEKEND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, AND THIS SATURDAY MARKS THE EXCITING RETURN OF VIVA PO.
AND WHILE IT SITS IN DISTRICT THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS A CITYWIDE CITY CELEBRATION BECAUSE IT MARKS THE OFFICIAL KICKOFF OF NATURAL NATIONAL POETRY MONTH IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND IT HAS BECOME AN ANNUAL TRADITION IN RECOGNIZING LITERARY ARTS IN OUR CITY.
SO I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT ARTS HERE IN THE D THIS TRADITION BEGAN IN 2015.
IT HAS SERVED OVER 8,000 PEOPLE, AND IN 2021, UH, WE WENT VIRTUAL, VIRTUAL FOR FORMATS.
BUT HERE'S SOMETHING I'D REALLY LIKE YOU TO KNOW, THAT YOUR WORLD HERITAGE HERITAGE OFFICE, AND MISSION MARQUEE PLAZA PROGRAMMING DID NOT STOP.
THEY WENT VIRTUAL, AND SO THEY DID OVER 30 VIRTUAL EVENTS IN 2022.
AND BECAUSE OF THEIR VIRTUAL EVENTS, THEY HAD OVER 9,000 VIEWS BECAUSE PEOPLE TUNED IN ONLINE TO WATCH THE VEEVA POESIA AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAD DONE.
UM, THIS YEAR'S THEME IS LAMOS.
THERE'S GOING TO BE EIGHT POETS, AND I'M GONNA HAVE JAVIER SEND EACH OF YOUR OFFICES THE LIST OF POETS, AND THEN WE WILL, THEY WILL BE HONORING EIGHT GREATS OF THE SAN ANTONIO MUNICH MUSIC SCENE, INCLUDING, UH, SUNNY OZUNA, AMELIA NEVADA AT GIE MYERS, THE JIM CULLEN JR BAND, NINA DIAZ, PATSY TORRES, VERNON SPOT BARNETT, AND OF COURSE FLACO JIMENEZ.
SO THIS IS GONNA BE EXCITING AND ARTISTIC AND I, I INVITE YOU GUYS TO COME OUT ON SATURDAY.
I'M ALSO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT CHRIS PEREZ, PRODUCER, SONGWRITER, AUTHOR, AND ENTREPRENEUR WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE.
UM, THE SPOUSE OF SELENA, HE ACTUALLY GREW UP AT MISSION SAN JOSE AREA AT THE APARTMENTS THERE, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM COME HOME AND SHARE HIS STORY.
SO A BIG THANK YOU TO THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO.
AND IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, UM, MANDY LYNN, A POET HAS COME AND A THEATER ARTIST WHO CURRENTLY WORKS WITH BOTH GEMINI INC.
AND THEATRO AUS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS BRING THEIR OWN STORIES TO LIFE.
SHE'S LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND DONE COMMUNITY WORK IN DISTRICT THREE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.
MANDY LYNN IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE PURA SLAM POETRY TEAM.
IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THEM PERFORM, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE YOUTUBE VIDEOS ONLINE AND SHE HAS REPRESENTED SAN ANTONIO IN NATIONAL COMPETITIONS SINCE 2018.
SO WE'RE GOING TO ROLL A VIDEO ON VIVA POESIA, AND THEN MANDY LYNN IS GONNA COME UP AND READ A POEM.
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SHE IS BLINDING LIGHT SUPERNOVA, A CELESTIAL MIX OF COSMIC RADIATION AND WIND, A SOLAR POWERED METEOR SHOWER.HER PELVIS IS MILKY WAY, CONNECTING HIP BONE CONSTELLATIONS.
HER ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE COMMANDS THE EARTH TO MOVE HER GRAVITY CLUSTERS, THE BINARY STARS.
SHE IS VAN GOGH BLUE ON A STARRY STARRY NIGHT ELECTROMAGNETIC PURPLE AURORA.
AND THANK YOU FOR CELEBRATING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER GRO, UH, FOR RECOGNIZING THESE VERY IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH AND REALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR HERE IN OUR CITY.
LEMME TURN IT NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
UM, AND THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW COUNCILWOMAN FOR THE, THE HIGHLIGHTS, UH, THAT THEY'VE MADE SO FAR.
I'LL TRY TO HIGHLIGHT THE WOMEN INVOLVED IN, UH, IN MY POINT AS WELL.
UM, IF WE COULD CUE THE SLIDES, PLEASE.
THIS PAST MONTH, THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE RELEASED A NEW REPORT TITLED CLIMATE CHANGE 2022 IMPACTS ADAPTATION AND VULNERABILITY.
THE PANEL IS A PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF HUNDREDS OF SCIENTISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHO REVIEW THOUSANDS OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, ASSESS THEM AND REPORT OUT THE I P C C REGULARLY ISSUES REPORTS ON THE STATE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THIS LATEST REPORT IS THE MOST SOBERING YET, BUT ALSO THE MOST ACTION ORIENTED CLIMATE CHANGE, OR WHAT WE CAN EFFECTIVELY NOW CALL CLIMATE CRISIS HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT ALTERATIONS TO HUMAN AND NATURAL SYSTEMS. THE INCREASED FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF STORMS, FLOODS, WILDFIRES, AND OTHER SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS THREATEN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE OR BILLIONS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.
AND HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AS WELL, GLOBAL TEMPERATURES SURPASSING 1.5 DEGREES CELSIUS IN THE NEAR TERM WOULD RESULT IN COMPOUND EXTREMES OF THESE OF THESE EVENTS.
THE WINDOW TO ACT, TO LIMIT OUR WARMING TO TWO DEGREES CELSIUS IS CLOSING IN AN ACCELERATED FASHION.
AFTER 2.0, AFTER 2.0 DEGREES CELSIUS OF WARMING, THESE CHANGES COULD BECOME IRREVERSIBLE AND CATASTROPHIC.
WE MUST ACT QUICKLY, MAKE DEEP CUTS TO OUR EMISSIONS TO LIMIT THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE OF THIS CLIMATE CRISIS AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LIKE, WE DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY OF OPTING OUT OF CLIMATE ACTION LOCALLY.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US? THAT MEANS DOUBLING DOWN ON THE COMMITMENTS THIS CITY MADE IN ITS CLIMATE ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN, AND EXPANDING WHAT THAT, WHAT THAT ACTION INCLUDES.
FOR INSTANCE, POSSIBLY INTEGRATING CLIMATE ACTION INTO ALL OF OUR WORK AS THERE IS NOT A SINGLE DEPARTMENT WHO COULD TAKE THIS ON BY THEMSELVES, CONSIDERING A NEW GREEN PURCHASING POLICY MOVING AWAY FROM COAL AND RECONSIDERING OUR USE OF DISPOSABLE PLASTICS BECAUSE PLASTIC IS REALLY NOW THE NEW COAL CLIMATE RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT IS FEASIBLE WHEN ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT WORK TOGETHER TO PRIORITIZE THE REDUCTION OF THIS RISK AND TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY.
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ON THIS DAAS AND POSSIBLY THE STAFF WHO IS SITTING THERE WATCHING TODAY, CAME TO THIS CITY TO PERFORM SERVICE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.CLIMATE CHANGE OR THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE DO.
IT'S HARD TO SEE, IT'S HARD TO PIN ON ONE PERSON OR ONE DEPARTMENT, BUT WE MUST ACT AS MEMBERS OF BOTH SAN ANTONIO AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, WE MUST ACT TO LIMIT FURTHER WARMING, WARMING, AND SUPPORT THOSE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE IMPACTS OF OUR CHANGING CLIMATE.
I DO WANNA POINT OUT THAT ONE OF THE LEAD AUTHORS ON THE REPORT WAS, UH, WAS A WOMAN, AND I DID QUOTE HER.
SHE DID SAY THERE IS NO OPTING OUT OF, OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
UH, WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO, UH, TO, UM, TO HIGHLIGHT THE FINDINGS OF THE REPORT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.
[CONSENT AGENDA ]
WE'RE GONNA GO AND GET INTO OUR BUSINESS AGENDA TODAY.UH, PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS, BUT ALL ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY ARE LISTED FOR CONSENT, UH, CONSIDERATION.
SO LET ME ASK MY COLLEAGUES NOW, IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.
DID I HEAR A SECOND? A SECOND.
THERE IS ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT REMAIN ON CONSENT.
SO LET ME CALL UP JACK FINGER TO SPEAK ON ITEMS NINE, 10, AND 12.
WELL, MAYOR NIRENBERG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M.
FINGER AND, UH, AND YES, MS. SANDOVAL, JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, UH, NO ONE HAS YET TO PROVE CLIMATE CHANGE EXISTS ON THIS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA TODAY.
A FEW THINGS I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.
WELL, LET'S GO BY THE NUMBERS HERE.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS ABOUT, UH, WELL, WHAT IS IT ABOUT? IT SAYS, UH, AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SOCIAL APPLICATION PLATFORM TO ASSESS HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF STUDENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $80,000.
WHAT DOES THIS DO? WELL, MR. OT IS, YOU MAY HAVE PUT THAT UP IF YOU WOULD, AND BLOW UP THE, UH, UNDERLINED AREAS.
IF YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT SAYS THERE.
IF YOU KIND OF, WITHOUT BLEACHING IT OUT, IT SAYS, STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN A DAILY CHECK-IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS ACROSS FIVE CATEGORIES, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, ENERGY, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL CRITERIA.
ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S $80,000 WORTH SHELLING OUT FOR THIS.
RETURN THE CAMERA TO THIS PODIUM.
WHY ARE WE SURVEYING? WHY ARE OUR CITY, CITY GOVERNMENT TAX DOLLARS GOING TO SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT
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SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SURVEY STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL FOR THE DAY? HUH? I, UH, I, I HAVE, AND I, AND THROUGH THE BACKUP DOCUMENTS HERE, I HAVEN'T SEEN WHERE, WHERE, UH, WE HAVE ALERTED THE STU THE PARENTS TO WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, MUCH LESS GET ASKING FOR THEIR CONSENT TO HAVING THEIR, THEIR, THEIR CHILDREN TO, UH, SURVEYED LIKE THIS.UH, NO, I, I THINK THIS IS A BAD, VERY BAD IDEA.
WE SHOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN INTO THIS AND WE SHOULD GET OUT OF IT.
YOU NEED, YOU MAY WANT TO PULL ITEM NUMBER NINE FOR DELIBERATION.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE HERE? WELL, ITEM NUMBER 10, LET'S SEE.
UH, WHAT IS IT ABOUT, UH, OH, UH, METRO HEALTH.
IT'S ABOUT, UH, EXTENDING A CONTRACT FOR, UH, UH, WELL, FOR, FOR DIFFERENT, UH, TESTING PROGRAMS OVER AT METROPOLITAN HEALTH.
REGARDING WHAT OUR COVID THING, WHAT DOES IT SAY SHOULD, AND WHAT DOES IT SAY? THE ALTERNATIVE TO THIS THING IS, SHOULD THIS ORDINANCE NOT BE AUTHORIZED, METRO HEALTH WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MEET THE TESTING DEMANDS OF C OVID 19 FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THE, THE, THE ORDINANCE, UH, AUTHORIZES THE AMOUNT AS MUCH AS 7 MILLION IN CHANGE THERE FOR, FOR A TOTAL OF 12 MILLION.
MEANING WE ARE, WE'RE SPENDING TO TWICE AS MUCH AS WE DID EARLIER THERE.
SO MANY ALL, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON CONSENT? AGENDA ITEMS? COUNCIL MEMBER GRO.
I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, ITEM NUMBER SIX, THE GIVER'S DRAINAGE PROJECT.
UM, THIS DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT WILL PROVIDE CURBS, SIDEWALKS, UH, DRIVEWAY APPROACHES, LOOK AT, UH, ADJUSTING THE WATER, MAIN WATER VALVE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS TO A SEWER LINE C P S GAS LINE ALONG NEPAL STREET.
UM, THIS IS JUST STUFF THAT WE DO HERE AT CITY COUNCIL THAT WE, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO IS THESE, UH, DRAINAGE AND STREET PROJECTS.
SO I'M SO EXCITED THAT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BEGIN IN MAY, 2022, AND IT'S ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER, 2023, BARRING ANY SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES.
SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AND THANK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
COUNCIL MEMBER VIE GR, COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
I WANTED TO, UM, HIGHLIGHT ITEM 12.
UM, AN ORDINANCE AWARDING THE SELECTION OF 14 QUALIFIED CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR FIRMS FOR REHABILITATION, UM, OF VARIOUS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.
UM, THE REASON I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY A GREAT THING, BUT JUST A, A CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY.
UM, WE RECENTLY HAD CALLS FROM A COUPLE RESIDENTS WHO HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR HOME THAT UNDERWENT REHABILITATION BY ONE OF THE COMPANIES ON THIS LIST.
UM, AND ANYTIME THERE'S COMPLAINTS LIKE THAT RECEIVED BY MY OFFICE AND IT'S FOR ONE SPECIFIC CONTRACTOR, I THINK THAT WARRANTS, UM, INVESTIGATION.
AND I KNOW DURING THE AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, UH, MEETING WE TALK ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, HOW PAST PERFORMANCE OF EACH CONTRACTOR IS FIGURED INTO THEIR SCORING.
UM, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS RESOLVED.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CONTRACTORS ON THE LIST HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED SOME OF THE BEST AND, UM, RECEIVE GREAT REVIEWS FROM OTHER CONSTITUENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT POSITIVE EXPERIENCE IS UNIVERSAL.
AND SO I WOULD ASK THAT, UM, ONE THAT THESE, UH, ISSUES ARE INVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED, UM, AND THAT THAT HAPPENED THAT HAPPENED BEFORE ASSIGNING NEW REHAB PROJECTS TO THE CONTRACTOR WHERE THERE WERE COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST THEM.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
I'M EXCITED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM EIGHT A, THE APPOINTMENT OF ANDY CASTILLO TO THE DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
ANDY IS AN ARCHITECT AND ON THE DESIGN TEAM AND THE REGISTERED ACCESSIBILITY SPECIALIST AT THE FORD POWELL AND CARSON, HE'S ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE WONDERFUL QUINTANA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
UH, I KNOW HIS DESIGN EXPERIENCE WILL BE INVALUABLE, UM, AS THE COMMITTEE AND THE DISABILITY ACCESS OFFICE REVIEW THE UPDATES FOR THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.
UH, ALSO YESTERDAY, MY HOUSING TRUST COLLEAGUES AND I, WE RATIFIED THE CREATION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN COMMITTEE.
SO NO DOUBT I WILL BE CONTACTING ANDY TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS AND LEAN ON HIM FOR HIS EXPERTISE.
I'M HIGHLIGHTING ITEM SEVEN, THE COMMITMENT
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FROM SAP'S MENTAL HEALTH UNIT AND THE CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES.TO DATE, THE MENTAL HEALTH UNIT HAS ROUTED MORE THAN 40,000 CASES TO HOSPITALS RATHER THAN HAVING, UH, POLICE EMERGENCY DETENTIONS.
THIS IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT, SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THE CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES.
THE PROGRAM USES TWO SS, A F D MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH PARAMEDICS TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH TWO SS, A P D MENTAL HEALTH UNIT OFFICERS, AND THE CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES PERSONNEL TO CONNECT WITH A HIGH VOLUME UTILIZER DURING THE PRE AND POST MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM BOTH S A F D AND SS A P D AND UH, C H C S WILL INITIALLY MEET WITH EACH NEW HIGH VOLUME UTILIZER.
UH, WHEN I SAY UTILIZER, I MEAN, UM, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO WHO REPEATEDLY CALL, UM, 9 1 1 TO CREATE A CARE PLAN FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL.
ONCE A CARE PLAN IS DEVELOPED, THE TEAM WILL WORK TO KEEP THE HIGH VOLUME USER OUT OF CRISIS AND INTO CARE.
THIS IS THE KIND OF COLLABORATION THAT OUR CITIZENS HAVE CALLED FOR AN OVERALL CARE PLAN THAT AIMS TO PREVENT MORE CRISIS.
IN THE SAME VEIN, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NUMBER NINE, THE ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE, UH, SOC FOR THE APP TO PERFORM AS TO ASSESS, SORRY, HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF STUDENTS.
IT'S AN APP CALLED RHYTHM, UH, BETWEEN THE PANDEMIC AND POLITICAL DISCORD IN OUR COUNTRY.
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT NOW THAN EVER TO SUPPORT OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO PRACTICE MINDFULNESS, GRATITUDE, AND EMPATHY.
ACTUALLY, WE SHOULD SUPPORT OUR PRESENT GENERATIONS TO, TO SUPPORT THOSE THINGS.
THAT'S WHY I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF THE RHYTHM APP.
IT PROVIDES AN EMOJI BASED DAILY ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT NEEDS ACROSS MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, ENERGY, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL CATEGORIES.
THE RHYTHM ALGORITHM SELECTS AN OPTIMAL VIDEO ACTIVITY OR LESSON FOR EACH STUDENT OR CLASS.
AND THE RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT SERVE TO HELP EDUCATORS UNDERSTAND STUDENT NEEDS AND READINESS FOR LEARNING.
THIS APP USES SOCIAL EMOTIONAL, A SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING STRATEGY TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR SELF-REGULATION, CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT, AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
RESEARCH INDICATES THAT STUDENTS WHO HAVE CERTAIN LIFE SKILLS, INCLUDING SELF-REGULATION, ARE MORE LIKELY TO ACHIEVE HIGHER LEVELS OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS, TO HAVE INCREASED LEVELS OF EFFORT AND MOTIVATION, AND ARE BETTER PREPARED FOR CLASS.
AS OF OCTOBER 20, 19, 42 CAMPUSES IN SS A I S D HAD IMPLEMENTED THIS APP REACHING 9,500 STUDENTS, THREE YEARS OF DATA REAFFIRMS THAT STUDENTS' INPUT REGARDING THEIR EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING HELPS EDUCATORS PROVIDE THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT NECESSARY TO MEET THEIR NEED.
THE EDUCATORS ARE COMMITTED TO UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING THE WHOLE CHILD, RECOGNIZING THAT ACADEMIC, BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL INSTRUCTION PLAY CRITICAL ROLES IN LONG-TERM STUDENT SUCCESS.
EXPANDING THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP EACH STUDENT IN SS A I S D LEARN IN A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT.
ALL RIGHT, THAT IS THE BALANCE OF OUR CONSENT COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.
UH, JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NUMBER 13 WHERE WE'RE GETTING A 92 UNIT MULTIFAMILY, UH, DEVELOPMENT UP OFF OF, UH, PERRIN BID AND FOUR 10.
AND, UH, IT'S BEING FUNDED BY, UH, THE 9% TAX CREDIT FROM THE STATE, AS WELL AS OUR NORTHEAST TURS IS PUTTING IN ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.
UH, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
IT'S ABOUT READY AND, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE APPROVAL TODAY ON, ON THIS CONSENT AGENDA.
COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, THAT IS THE BALANCE OF OUR CONSENT DISCUSSION.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE.
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THANKS, MAYOR.UM, TWO ISSUES TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL, UH, TODAY.
ONE IS A REMINDER THAT THE 26TH ANNUAL, UH, CAESAR CHAVEZ, UH, MARCH FOR JUSTICE WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 10:00 AM IT'S OUR FIRST IN-PERSON MARCH IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
UM, AND THE MARCH WILL TAKE PLACE FROM THE GUADALUPE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER TO HEMISPHERE AND IS CO-HOSTED BY COURSE THE CITY AS WELL AS THE CESAR CHAVEZ LEGACY AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.
UM, THIS YEAR'S THEME IS THE CAUSE CONTINUES VIA PROVIDING, UH, FREE PARK AND RIDE SERVICES TO AND FROM THE EVENT FROM THE ALAMO DOME PARKING LOTS.
AND, UM, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY OUT THERE.
AND THEN ON SUNDAY WE HAVE, UH, CCL VIA IN THE SOUTH TOWN AREA.
THIS IS A BIANNUAL EVENT, UH, ORGANIZED BY THE Y M C A OF GREATER SAN ANTONIO THAT TURNS OUR ENTIRE STREET INTO A PLACE FOR EXERCISE AND PLAY.
IF I CAN ASK FOLKS WHO ARE, SORRY, ONE SECOND.
IF FOLKS, UH, ARE FILTERING OUTTA THE CHAMBER, IF YOU CAN KEEP THE VOLUME DOWN, UH, AS WE LISTEN TO THE REPORT FROM OUR CITY MANAGER.
YEAH, ALL THOSE CITY EXECUTIVES BACK THERE WERE KIND OF LOUD.
UM, SO, UM, SO THIS WEEKEND, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WE'LL HAVE GREAT WEATHER, TWO VERY IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL WAS AWARE OF THAT.
[Executive Session At any time during the meeting, the City Council may recess into executive session in the B Room or the Presidio Conference Room to consult with the City Attorney's Office (Texas Government Code Section 551.071) and deliberate or discuss any of the following: ]
DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY.THE TIME IS 10 A 20, EXCUSE ME, 10:22 AM ON THIS 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 2022.
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5 5, 1 IN THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION, ACTUALLY CHAPTER 5 5 1, THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW MEET AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND DELIBERATE OR DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.087 FOR THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 AND CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ISSUES OR ADVICE RELATED TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LITIGATION INVOLVING CITY OR C OVID 19 RELATED C OVID 19 PREPAREDNESS UNDER SECTION 5 51 0.071.
THE TIME IS NOW 11:10 AM ON THURSDAY, MARCH 24TH, AND THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION.
NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.