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I LIKE AUSTIN, BUT I LOVE SANTO DANCING IN HEAD BACK DOWN THE ROAD.
SO I LIKE, BUT I LOVE SANTON AND IF WE'RE PLACE TO GO.
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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL A SESSION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
THE TIME IS 9:21 AM ON THIS 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2022.
IF, UH, UH, FOLKS CAN BEGIN TO TAKE THEIR SEATS, PLEASE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET OUR MEETING STARTED.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLE, COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO IS HERE VIRTUALLY.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
PRESENT, COUNCIL MEMBER GRO HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA IS HERE VIRTUALLY.
COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT.
UM, WELCOME AGAIN TO OUR CITY COUNCIL, A SESSION.
UM, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ TO WELCOME OUR INDICATOR.
I AM SUPER EXCITED TO INTRODUCE OUR INDICATOR TODAY.
OUR INDICATORS TODAY WILL BE OVERSEER EMMA MARIE ALEXANDER FROM TRU VINE CHURCH.
SHE WAS BORN IN MISAWA, JAPAN WHILE HER FATHER WAS STATIONED IN THE AIR FORCE.
HER LATE MOTHER MARIE INSTILLED IN HER THE GIFT OF LOVE OF GOD AND HIS PEOPLE, WHILE HER FATHER GEORGE TAUGHT HER HOW TO BE FAITHFUL TO GOD AND FAMILY.
OVERSEER EMMA, OVERSEER EMMA SERVES ALONGSIDE HER HUSBAND, BISHOP ALEXANDER OF PAST AS PASTOR OF TRUE VINE CHURCH.
SHE MET HER HUSBAND, BISHOP TREVOR ALEXANDER, WHILE THEY WERE BOTH STATIONED IN WEST GERMANY IN MARCH, 1985 IN THE US ARMY.
THE TWO WERE MARRIED AUGUST 27TH, 1988, AND THEY'RE THE PROUD PARENTS OF THREE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.
OVERSEER ALEXANDER RECEIVED HER UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY IN SACRAMENTO, GRADUATING WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH A MINOR IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.
SHE WENT ON TO EARN A MASTER'S OF ARTS DEGREE IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD, AND SHE RECEIVED HER DOCTORATE BIBLICAL STUDIES FROM BREAD OF LIFE, CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, HAVING SERVED AS A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND HAVING EARNED A SUPERINTENDENT CERTIFICATION FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS, SHE'S NOW EMBARKING ON AN EFFORT TO LAUNCH A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.
AS AN 18 YEAR BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR, OVERSEER LEARNED HOW TO TRUST GOD THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
SHE HAS TAKEN HER EXPERIENCE THROUGH CANCER AND TURNED IT INTO A POSITIVE BY HELPING OTHER WOMEN THAT HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER BY WALKING AND ENCOURAGING THEM THROUGH THEIR JOURNEY.
OVERSEER EMMA IS A DEDICATED HUMANITARIAN THAT HAS TAKEN SEVERAL MISSIONARY TRIPS TO SHARE THE LOVE OF CHRIST.
THANK YOU OVERSEER EMMA MARIE ALEXANDER FOR SHARING YOUR WISDOM AND IN AND INVOCATION, UH, WITH US TODAY.
GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AS WE PRAY.
FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU THIS MORNING.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS IS THE DAY THAT YOU'VE MADE, AND WE SHALL REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT, AS YOU SAID IN YOUR WORD IN ONE TIMOTHY TWO, ONE AND TWO.
FIRST OF ALL, THEN I URGE THAT SUPPLICATION, PRAYER, INTERCESSIONS AND THANKSGIVING BE MADE FOR ALL PEOPLE, FOR KINGS AND FOR ALL MEN IN HIGH POSITIONS THAT WE MAY LEAD A PEACEFUL AND QUIET LIFE.
GODLY AND DIGNIFIED IN EVERY WAY.
WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR RON BERG, FOR A COUNCIL MEMBER JALEN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
FOR ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS, FOR THE CITY MANAGER, FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY SUPPORT STAFF.
WE PRAY FOR OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY AND THE MORAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE AGENDA.
WE PRAY FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND FOR OUR SCHOOLS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR ADMINISTRATORS, FOR HEALING IN OUR COMMUNITY, FOR COLLECTIVE TRAUMA, FOR BEREAVEMENT AND GRIEF.
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WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEEDING HOUSING AND FOR THE FAITH COMMUNITY.WE PRAY FOR BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFITS.
WE PRAY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR YOUNG LEADERS.
WE PRAY GOD FOR ARTS AND MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT.
WE PRAY FOR PROTECTION FROM KILLING AND FIRES.
AND FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, WE THANK YOU THAT WE ARE A CITY OF BEING, OF COMPASSIONATE CITY AND WE ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR CITY.
UH, THE FIRST ITEM, UH, OF BUSINESS TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 6TH AND SEVENTH, 2022.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE DOUBLE MOVE.
SECOND, THERE'S, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THOSE MINUTES ON ITEM THREE.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
UM, BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR, UH, CEREMONY ITEMS TODAY, I WILL APOLOGIZE FOR, UH, LOSING A LITTLE BIT OF MY VOICE.
UH, AND I, UH, WERE OUT ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PIAS CHEERING ON OUR SAN ANTONIO FOOTBALL CLUB THAT HAD A BIG VICTORY OVER AUSTIN YESTERDAY.
I TELL YOU WHAT, I'M GONNA TAKE OFF MY JACKET FOR YOU FOLKS.
I AM SO PROUD OF THIS TEAM AND IT WAS FANTASTIC LAST NIGHT.
THAT WAS THE BEST GAME THAT I'VE BEEN TO, UH, IN A LONG, LONG GAME, UH, IN A LONG, LONG TIME OF FOOTBALL AND, UH, THAT THAT WAS AN AWESOME GAME.
AND COUNCILMAN HDA WAS WITH US AS WELL.
AND, AND REALLY IT WAS AN AWESOME GAME AND I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO COME AND SUPPORT OUR SOCCER TEAM HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND IT WAS SO SWEET LAST NIGHT THAT WE BEAT AUSTIN.
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE, FOR THE SAN ANTONIO FC.
ALRIGHT, SAY, ANYWAY, COME ON OUT.
PICK A DATE, COME ON OUT THERE AND CELEBRATE WITH A LOT OF VICTORIES THIS YEAR.
THERE'RE AT TOYOTA FIELD RIGHT OFF IH 35, VERY EASY TO FIND, UH, WURZBACH PARKWAY, THOUSAND OAKS.
IT ALL CONVERGES, UH, THERE AT THE TOYOTA FIELD.
SO COME ON OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HDA ALSO, UH, WAS A, A VERY LOUD FAN LAST NIGHT.
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NOW, UH, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO WELCOME SOMEONE VERY SPECIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY INTO THE CHAMBERS TODAY.AND THAT IS HER EXCELLENCY, MARGARET MENSA WILLIAMS, WHO IS THE AMBASSADOR OF NAMIBIA TO THE UNITED STATES.
PRIOR TO HER DIPLOMATIC ROLES, AMBASSADOR MENSA MITT WILLIAMS SERVED IN THE NAMIBIAN LEG LEGISLATURE, WHERE SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BECOME CHAIRPERSON AND DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AMBASSADOR MENSA WILLIAMS IS A TIRELESS ADVOCATE IN THE AREAS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND GENDER EQUALITY.
WHILE IN SAN ANTONIO, THE AMBASSADOR IS MEETING WITH ALAMO COLLEGES, BEXAR COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY, THE SAN ANTONIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS, SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM, DOWNTOWN ROTARY, AND UT HEALTH, AND WAS HOSTED LAST NIGHT BY THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL.
WE'RE ESPECIALLY PLEASED TO WELCOME THE AMBASSADOR AS WIND HOOK, THE CAPITAL OF NAMIBIA AND SAN ANTONIO SISTER CITY, UH, THAT WAS NAMED IN 2016.
WE'VE ENJOYED SUCCESSFUL CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND BEST PRACTICES EXCHANGES WITH WIND HOOK OVER THESE PAST YEARS, INCLUDING BETWEEN THE ROTARY CLUBS, OUR WATER UTILITIES, AND UT HEALTH AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO BOB BRAVO, WHO WE KNOW AS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE HONORARY COUNCIL OF NAMIBIA HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
HE IS TRULY A LOCAL CHAMPION OF, OF SAN ANTONIO AND OF OUR SISTER CITIES, UH, IN PARTICULAR THE NAMIBIA RELATIONSHIP AND HAS CREATED A PRODUCTIVE ITINERARY FOR THE AMBASSADOR.
SO PLEASE, UH, ALLOW ME TO PRESENT YOU AMBASSADOR, AN LCDE CEREMONIAL DOCUMENT, WHICH, UH, YOU ARE NAMED AS HONORARY MAYOR OF LA VITA IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND IT READS, MARGARET MENSA WILLIAMS IS HEREBY OFFICIALLY APPOINTED TO ALKA IN BEAUTIFUL CITY, LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER.
IN THE COUNTY OF BAYER, STATE OF TEXAS.
YOU'LL PERFORM THE DUTIES OF MAYOR IF AND WHEN YOU'RE PRESENT WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, AND AT OTHER TIMES AGREE TO TELL THE STORY OF LAVATA.
ITS BEAUTIES, ATTRACTIONS, AND
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CULTURE.YOU FURTHER AGREE TO EXTOL THE PRESENT SAN ANTONIO AS A PLACE TO LIVE, WORSHIP, WORK, AND PLAY.
AND YOU SHALL RETAIN THIS OFFICE AS LONG AS YOU PERFORM YOUR DUTIES FAITHFULLY AND CARRY OUT THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF SAID CITY OF LAVATA AS SET FORCE IN THIS CHARTER CHARTER, THIS APPOINTMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON THIS 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2022.
AMBASSADOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US.
Y YOUR WORSHIP BERG, UH, HONORARY, HONORABLE, UH, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
I AM HUMBLED ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, MY COUNTRY, AS WELL AS OUR HONORARY COUNCIL, AND KATRINA NAALI, WHO IS OUR TRADE AT ATTACHE AT THE MISSION TO ACCEPT THIS WONDERFUL AWARD AND GESTURE OF OUR FRIENDSHIP.
I APPRECIATE AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO FOR SERVING THE COMMUNITY, ADDING VALUE IN THEIR LIVES.
IT'S THE MOST, UM, WONDERFUL AND HARDWORKING JOB, BUT AS I TOLD THE MAYOR EARLIER ON, UH, IT GIVES YOU GRATIFICATION.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO, UH, HONORABLE BRAVO, WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR NAMIBIA, THOUGH HE CANNOT PRAY, BE PRESENT HERE, BUT IS VIRTUALLY WITH US.
SO IT IS MY HONOR AND PLEASURE.
I DON'T WANT TO TAKE A LOT OF YOUR TIME, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO VISIT THE BEAUTIFUL S NAMIBIA IN NAMIBIA TU WITH WHOM THERE IS A SISTER CITY AGREEMENT.
AND NAMIBIA IS WELCOMING YOU ALL.
TRADE IS VERY IMPORTANT, CULTURE IS VERY IMPORTANT, BUT MOST OF ALL, PEOPLE TO PEOPLE RELATIONSHIPS IS MORE IMPORTANT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND HAVE A WONDERFUL, A WONDERFUL SESSION WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE VERY IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AMBASSADOR, AND IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, WE'VE ENJOYED A VERY PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP.
AND YOUR ITINERARY, I KNOW WILL TAKE YOU, UH, TO SOME VERY IMPORTANT MEETINGS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, UH, TO BE PROPERLY INTRODUCED TO OUR COMMUNITY.
LEMME TURN IT OVER NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER S AMBASSADOR.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY AND, AND WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO.
WE WERE TALKING EARLIER BEFORE THIS MEETING, AND THE AMBASSADOR TOLD ME THAT, UM, SHE'S HERE AND THAT SHE HASN'T HAD ANY FUN YET BECAUSE EVERY MEETING IS A WORK MEETING FOR HER.
UM, AND SHE LEAVES TOMORROW, RIGHT? YES.
UM, AND SO WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS BASICALLY YOU'VE CREATED A SITUATION WHERE YOU HAVE TO COME BACK.
UH, BECAUSE WE'RE WE'RE EXCELLENT HOSTS.
AND I HOPE THAT YOU FEEL, UH, THAT, THAT WE'VE, UH, THAT WE'VE BEEN GOOD HOSTS TO YOU.
BUT THERE'S A GENTLEMAN STANDING RIGHT BEHIND YOU NAMED ROBERT ROBUCK.
UH, HE IS, UH, I, I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER PERSON, UM, TO, TO GIVE THE CHARGE OF REPRESENTING NAMIBIA HERE IN SAN ANTONIO THAN THAT GENTLEMAN.
UH, AND HE'S DONE EXCELLENT WORK.
AND, UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, UH, ROBERT DOES IT FOR FREE.
I MEAN, HE DOES IT OUT OF A LOVE FOR MAKING SURE THAT SAN ANTONIO, UH, AND ITS STORY GETS TOLD IN IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
AND SO, THANK YOU, UH, ROBERT, AND, UM, I APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
AND, UM, I, I WISH I COULD'VE SAID THAT ALL IN OSHI WABO, BUT I'M, I I'M NOT, I'M NOT, I'M NOT THERE YET.
NE OKAY, I'LL THANK YOU THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEZ AMBASSADOR, UH, OUR BEST WISHES ARE WITH YOU IN THE DELEGATION, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, EXCHANGING MORE IN THE MONTHS TO COME.
AND FOR THOSE OF US, UH, WHO HAVE BEEN WATCHING, UM, BECKY BARRERA OVER THE YEARS KNOWS THAT SHE HAS GIVEN A LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND SO MANY IMPORTANT CAUSES.
BUT THE ONE SHE'S HERE TODAY IN CHAMBERS FOUR, UH, AS DIA DELIS NINOS, UH, AND SO BECKY, IF YOU'D BE, PLEASE COME UP.
UH, I'D LIKE TO OFFER PROCLAMATION HERE.
WHEREAS SOMOS CULTURA IMAS WILL HOST A EL DIA DE LOS NINOS, A CULTURAL FAMILY FESTIVAL ON APRIL 30TH, 2022 AT PLAZA GUADALUPE TO FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVING, ACCEPTING, AND APPRECIATING CHILDREN.
AND WHEREAS EL D DE LOS NINOS, OUR CHILDREN'S DAY, HAS BEEN CELEBRATED IN MEXICO SINCE 1925.
AND IN THE UNITED STATES, WE HAVE CELEBRATED SINCE 1998 WHEN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS BECAME THE FIRST CITY TO PASS A RESOLUTION.
AND WHEREAS ATTENDEES OF THE FESTIVAL WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FACE PAINTING, ART WORKSHOPS, STORYTELLING, LEARNING BASIC FOLK DANCE STEPS, MAKING TRADITIONAL HANDCRAFTS OF LATIN AMERICA MEETING BILINGUAL AUTHORS OR TAKING A TURN AT THROWING A CHALA.
AND WHEREAS THIS FREE CELEBRATION GROUNDED IN CULTURE AND HISTORY, HONORS CHILDREN CELEBRATES
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THEIR IMPORTANCE IN SOCIETY AND PROMOTES THEIR WELLBEING.NOW, THEREFORE, I RON NURENBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND RECOGNITION THEREOF, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 30TH, 2022 TO BE ELD DE LOS NINO CELEBRATION IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND OFFER BEST WISHES TO SOMOS IMAS FOR A SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS THAT YOU, THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO BE BEFORE C UM, IT'S VERY INSPIRING TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
I WISH THEY COULD HAVE COME THIS MORNING, BUT THEY'RE ALL IN SCHOOL.
UH, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US AT THE FESTIVAL, ALL OF YOU.
UM, A FEW, FEW COMMENTS FOR YOU.
LET ME TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL.
BECKY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR SO MANY YEARS.
UH, IT'S TRULY, UH, IMPORTANT.
AND FOR MANY YEARS I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS HAPPENING IN SAN ANTONIO, UH, AS A CHILD, I DO REMEMBER FOR SOME REASON, UH, I WAS IN MEXICO DURING THE A LOS NINOS.
'CAUSE USUALLY WE DON'T HAVE VACATION AROUND THAT TIME.
AND, UH, JUST TO SHARE WITH YOU, I RECALL THERE WAS THIS ONE STORE THAT FER LOS NINOS WAS GIVING AWAY, LITTLE POTOS
UM, THEY WERE
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF THEM SURVIVED THOSE, THOSE LITTLE CHICKS.
BUT, UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO AND FOR OFFERING TO BE WITH US TODAY.
UH, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A SENSE OF THEIR ROOTS AND THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE.
IT MAKES THEM MORE RESILIENT TO, TO FACE THE CHALLENGES THAT COME AHEAD OF THEM.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE LAST TWO YEARS.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A REALLY FINE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR, AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY FOR BEING ONE OF THE SPONSORS AS WELL.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU OUT THERE.
ALRIGHT, AND ONE FINAL NOTE FROM ME, UH, BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PIAS.
UM, I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE ALSO APRIL, WHICH IS THE 54TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT IN 1968, BETTER KNOWN AS THE FAIR HOUSING ACT.
PRESIDENT APRIL, EXCUSE ME, PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON SIGNED THIS LANDMARK CIVIL RIGHTS LAW ON APRIL 11TH, 1968 THAT MADE DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING TRANSACTIONS UNLAWFUL.
THE FAIR HOUSING ACT PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION IN THE SALE, RENTAL AND FINANCING OF DWELLINGS SO THAT PEOPLE MAY FREELY CHOOSE THE PLACE, A PLACE TO LIVE WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, DISABILITY, OR FAMILIAL STATUS.
THE WEEK OF APRIL 25TH THROUGH 29TH WILL BE DESIGNATED AS FAIR HOUSING WEEK TO CELEBRATE THE FAIR HOUSING ACT.
AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FAIR HOUSING PROGRAMS IN SAN ANTONIO TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE, STABLE, AND QUALITY HOUSING OF THEIR CHOICE.
SO THEREFORE, WHEREAS THE WEEK OF APRIL 25TH, 29TH, 2022 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS SUCH, AND WHEREAS THE FAIR HOUSING ACT PROVIDES THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE SUBJECTED DISCRIMINATION TO DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, RELIGION, DISABILITY, OR FAMILIAR STATUS IN THE SALE, RENTAL FINANCING, OR ADVERTISING AND HOUSING.
AND WHEREAS THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENTS STAFF, UH, AND TEAM PROVIDES AWARENESS TO COMMON FAIR HOUSING ISSUES AND GUIDANCE TO RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS, AND MATERIALS.
AND WHEREAS THE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATES AND ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF FAIR HOUSING PROGRAMS IN SAN ANTONIO TO SUPPORT EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND HOUSING CHOICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAIR HOUSING ACT.
AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT THE MONTHS LONG CELEBRATION, S A K B WILL POST WEEKLY MEDIA CONTENT ON ASTHMA, DETIC MEDICATIONS, ET CETERA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DESIGNATES THE WEEK OF APRIL 25TH THROUGH 29TH, 2022 AS FAIR HOUSING WEEK IN SUPPORT OF THIS VALUABLE PROGRAM THAT HAS MADE TREMENDOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STABILITY OF RESIDENTS, REMAINING HOUSED TENANTS RIGHTS, RELOCATION SERVICES, AND THE WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.
IT IS FAIR HOUSING WEEK IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
UM, LET ME TURN IT OVER NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER ELAS, THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, YOUR WORSHIP.
I APPRECIATE YOU, UH, GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY.
UM, I IN THE ROOM TODAY AND, AND THESE, UH, THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE STANDING, UH, ARE MUSICIANS FROM BRANDEIS HIGH SCHOOL IN, IN DISTRICT EIGHT.
THEY ARE THE ACCLAIMED BRANDEIS HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA, AND THEY CONSIST OF FOUR DIFFERENT ORCHESTRAS LED BY, UH, MAESTRO KEVIN GARCIA HETTINGER AND OLGA DE LEON.
AND, UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE RATHER FAMOUS.
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ORCHESTRA HAS, UH, BEEN RECOGNIZED AS BEING THE FIRST ORCHESTRA PROGRAM TO PERFORM AT THE MIDWEST CLINIC IN CHICAGO.THEY'VE PERFORMED IN 2018 IN CARNEGIE HALL.
THEY'VE BECOME GRAND CHAMPIONS AT THE WINTER PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL.
THEY'VE BECOME, UH, FINALISTS AT THE NATIONAL ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL HOSTED IN ORLANDO.
THEY'VE EVEN RECEIVED INVITATIONS TO PLAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE REASON THAT I'VE INVITED THEM IS BECAUSE BRANDEIS FACED OFF, UH, WITH SOME VERY, VERY STIFF COMPETITION ON A NATIONAL LEVEL IN NEW YORK AT THE, UH, ORCHESTRA CUP, AND THEY WON.
THESE GUYS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, AND THE, UH, THEY WENT ALL THE WAY UP THERE.
AND NOT ONLY DID THEY WIN, BUT THEY'RE, UH, THEY'RE MEMBERS OF THE BAND, UH, VIOLINIST RE JANG AND CELLIST, UH, VINCENT GARCIA INGER.
UM, THEY WON BEST INDIVIDUAL SOLOISTS ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.
SO I WANNA GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO, UH, TO VINCENT, WHO IS A TWO TIME SPHINX COMPETITION FINALIST, AND IS THE FIRST TEXAN MUSICIAN TO HAVE BEEN INVITED TO COMPETE AT THE INTERNATIONAL TCHAIKOVSKY, UH, COMPETITION FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS IN CHINA.
AND HE'S A RECIPIENT OF THE KEN COOK YOUNG ARTIST AWARD SCHOLARSHIP.
ANYWAY, LOOK, THE THE POINT IS, IS THEY ENDED UP WINNING, AND THEY ARE THE WINNINGEST TEAM IN THE NATION.
AND WHAT'S EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE IS THAT THE FINAL, UH, THREE BANDS FIRST PLACE, SECOND PLACE, THIRD PLACE, BRANDEIS FIRST, SECOND PLACE, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, THIRD PLACE REAGAN HIGH SCHOOL, UH, IN DISTRICT NINE.
AND THEY, THEY FACED OFF WITH REAGAN.
AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THEY CRUSHED REAGAN, UH, THE JUG.
WE'VE GOT TWO NATIONAL LEVEL ORCHESTRA TEAMS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
AND THIS IS WHERE CITY COUNCIL COLLAPSE.
WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU.
AS YOU POINTED OUT, UH, WE WERE THE FIRST GROUP FROM SAN ANTONIO TO, UH, WIN.
AND THAT IS, THANKS TO YOU GUYS', DEDICATION TO ARTS AND THE YOUTH.
SO, UH, THEY DIDN'T BRING THEIR INSTRUMENTS TODAY, BUT THEY BROUGHT THAT ENORMOUS TROPHY, UH, THAT WE CAN ALL LOOK AT WHILE WE LISTEN TO SOME OF THEIR MUSIC, UH, WHICH AV IS GOING TO, UH, QUEUE UP FOR US.
AND, AND LASTLY, MAY I FORGOT TO MENTION, UM, THE YOUNG LADY WHO IS A MEMBER OF OUR RISING STARS TEAM.
CAN YOU STAND UP? SO, UH, OUR, OUR DISTRICT KICKED OFF A PILOT PROGRAM A FEW YEARS AGO, AND NOW IT'S, UH, IT'S SOMETHING WE DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR WHERE WE PRICK LEADERS FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS TO GO THROUGH A SUMMER PROGRAM WHERE THEY MEET LOCAL LEADERS, UH, FROM DIFFERENT SECTORS, AND THEY, UM, THEY GET INSTRUCTION ON LEADERSHIP AND PROBLEM SOLVING.
UH, AND YOU'RE ONE OF OUR GRADUATES FROM THAT PROGRAM, AND IT IS NO SURPRISE TO ME THAT YOU'RE ALSO A NATIONAL CHAMPION.
I'M, I'M, I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER ELA IS, CONGRATULATIONS TO, UH, ALL THE STUDENTS FROM BRANDEIS, THE WHOLE TEAM.
UH, I'M GONNA TURN IT NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
IT IS MY HONOR TODAY TO WELCOME DR.
KELLEN MCINTYRE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BEAL HOUSE ARTS, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY TO LOCAL SENIORS THROUGH THE ARTS.
HOLD ON, I'VE GOT A FEW THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOU.
SO SHE'S GOING TO TELL US ABOUT A VERY EXCITING ANNUAL EVENT THAT SHE HOSTS.
UH, IT'LL START, IT'LL KICK OFF THIS WEEKEND,
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AND IT'S CALLED THE ON AND OFF FREDERICKSBURG ROAD STUDIO TOUR.IT'S A SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF ARTIST STUDIOS AND GALLERIES THAT ARE LOCATED ON AND OFF FREDERICKSBURG ROAD.
UH, THERE ARE ALSO VIRTUAL THREE D TOURS AND EVENTS.
NOW, THERE IS A WEBSITE FOR THIS, BUT I LOVE THAT IN TODAY'S DAY OF, UH, APPS AND WEBSITES, BEAL HOUSE STILL PRODUCES AND PUBLISHES A, A BOOK, A GUIDE, BASICALLY FOR THE TOUR SO YOU CAN, UH, GET A GLIMPSE OF WHAT THE ARTIST'S WORK LOOKS LIKE.
AND OF COURSE, THERE ARE MAPS, AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S ON THE D ONE SIDE OF FREDERICKSBURG AND WHAT'S ON THE D SEVEN SIDE OF FREDERICKSBURG.
UM, AND WHILE SHE'S HERE, I ALSO WANNA THANK HER FOR HER SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE STEWARDSHIP OF THIS TREMENDOUS ORGANIZATION.
UNDER HER 17 YEAR LEADERSHIP, BEAL HOUSE ARTS HAS HOSTED NEARLY 120 SHOWS, WORKED WITH HUNDRED ARTISTS, HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SHE'S ORGANIZED THIS TOUR FOR 14 YEARS AND SPEARHEADED THE GO ARTS PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS FREE ARTS CLASSES TO SENIORS ACROSS THE CITY, ALL OF THAT ON TOP OF THEIR REGULAR STUDIO PROGRAMMING, UH, WHICH INCLUDES POETRY, READINGS, LITERARY EVENTS, LECTURES, MUSIC, DANCE, ART WORKSHOPS.
I AM VERY PROUD OF YOUR WORK, AND I KNOW THAT LATER ON, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, YOU WILL BE RETIRING.
SO THIS WILL BE YOUR SWAN SONG WHEN IT COMES TO ON AND OFF RED.
SO, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK, AND PLEASE, UM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO TELL US A A FEW HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT THIS EXCITING EVENT.
AND THANK YOU TO COUNCIL FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE SUPPORT OF THE ARTS.
I ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH SOME OTHER, UM, ARTS FOLKS, AND THEY WERE CRYING EARLIER THIS WEEK TOO.
UM, THE ARTS ARE SO IMPORTANT, AS WE ALL KNOW, THEY'RE CRITICAL TO THE HEALTH OF A CITY.
THE HEALTHIER YOUR ARTS ARE, THE HEALTHIER YOUR CITY, AND WE ARE BECOMING INCREDIBLY HEALTHY BECAUSE OF COUNCIL SUPPORT OF THE SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR, THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY, THE DEPARTMENT FOR ARTS AND CULTURE.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU, UM, FOR MAKING THE STUDIO TOUR AND BEAL HOUSE POSSIBLE.
THE STUDIO TOUR THIS YEAR, WE HAVE 55 ARTISTS FROM, UM, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE RULE IS TO BE FEATURED IN THE CATALOG.
THEY HAVE TO LIVE AND OR WORK IN ONE OF THE SEVEN NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, PRESENTED ON THE TOUR.
AND SO ALL OF THOSE 55 ARTISTS, UM, MOST OF THEM ARE IN THEIR STUDIOS.
SOME OF THEM WHO CAN'T SHOW IN THEIR STUDIO FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER ARE ALSO, WE INVITE THEM TO EXHIBIT AT LOCAL BUSINESSES.
SO THIS YEAR WE HAVE A NUMBER OF LOCAL BUSINESSES, NEW TO THE TOUR, AND ALSO NEW TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BRIGHT COFFEE, THOSE MANOS COFFEE, UM, URBAN GOODS, AND SEVERAL OTHER BUSINESSES.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SEE NEW BUSINESSES COME INTO OUR AREA.
UH, WE ARE ALSO, UM, THE ARTISTS, UH, WHO HAVE THEIR STUDIOS ALSO INVITE GUEST ARTISTS.
SO WE HAVE ABOUT A HUNDRED GUESTS, ARTISTS OF ALL KINDS, VISUAL ARTISTS PRIMARILY, BUT THEY ALSO INVITE POETS AND MUSICIANS AND OTHERS TO PERFORM IN THEIR SPACES.
UH, BEAL HOUSE OPENS THE TOUR TOMORROW NIGHT WITH THE ON AND OFF FRED AUTOGRAPH PARTY, AND IT'S AN AUTOGRAPH PARTY BECAUSE YOU'RE INVITED TO BRING YOUR, UH, CATALOG WITH YOU TO THE PARTY, UH, THIS TOMORROW EVENING.
UM, AND, UH, THE ARTISTS ARE THERE WITH PENS AND THEY'RE HAPPY TO, UM, AUTOGRAPH YOUR CATALOG FOR YOU.
UM, WE ALSO, INSIDE THE GALLERY, WE HAVE ONE WORK BY EACH OF THE FEATURED ARTISTS ON THE TOUR.
SO THERE'S 55 PIECES IN THE GALLERY.
UM, THE GALLERY BECOMES IN, IN ESSENCE, UM, A THREE D VERSION OF THE CATALOG.
UH, VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE CATALOG IS ALSO ON THE, ON, ON EXHIBITION IN THE GALLERY.
UH, WHEN WE DO THIS EXHIBITION AND WHEN WE DO THIS PROJECT, UH, ARTISTS, WE GET GET A LOT OF INPUT FROM ARTISTS ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED, WHAT THEY WANT, HOW THEY WANT TO THE STUDIO TOUR TO CHANGE, UH, AND TO DEVELOP.
WE ALSO OFFER, UH, BECAUSE WE DON'T, WE BEGAN WITH A A PAPER CATALOG.
WE ALSO HAVE THE APP ONLINE TOO.
UM, AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL JOIN US OVER THE WEEKEND, UM, THIS YEAR FOR THE SECOND, FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WE OFTEN HAVE AN OPTIONAL WEEKEND THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, APRIL 30TH AND MAY 1ST, WHERE SOME OF THE STUDIOS, ABOUT HALF OF THE STUDIOS WILL BE OPEN.
SO IF YOU DON'T GET TO SEE EVERYTHING THE FIRST WEEKEND, UH, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SOME THE SECOND WEEKEND.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH FOR ANNA, FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.
YOU'VE BEEN AN INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE, UM, PARTNER IN EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE AT BEAL HOUSE.
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TO THE FESTIVAL.LET ME TURN IT NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ FOR POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A LOVELY MORNING Y'ALL.
UM, THIS YEAR FOR NEW YEAR'S, I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO EAT A LITTLE BIT HEALTHIER AND TRY TO EXERCISE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
BUT I LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO AND THERE'S A LOT OF PLACES I'LL MAKE EXCEPTIONS FOR.
UM, AND ONE OF THOSE PLACES IS CHAPMAN'S CHICKEN.
SO I'D LOVE TO INVITE MR. AND MRS. CHAPMAN UP.
UM, SINCE APRIL 5TH, 2002, CHAPMAN'S CHICKEN HAS BEEN A STAPLE OF THE SAN ANTONIO EAST SIDE COMMUNITY WITH THEIR BRIGHT YELLOW BUILDING AND THEIR DELICIOUS FOOD.
TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS HISTORIC AND VALUED INSTITUTION AS A SMALL BUSINESS IN THE EAST SIDE.
THEY'RE COMMITTED TO THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THEY'VE REMAINED AT THE SAME LOCATION ON SOUTH WW WHITE FOR ALL 20 YEARS.
THE CHAPMAN'S HIRE FROM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND OFTEN MENTOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO COME THROUGH THEIR DOORS.
MR. AND MRS. CHAPMAN ARE HERE WITH US TODAY AND ON BEHALF OF DISTRICT TWO.
UM, I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN TO GIVE THEM A CERTIFICATE, BUT I WILL READ TO Y'ALL WHAT IT SAYS.
SINCE APRIL 5TH, 2002, THIS BRIGHT YELLOW EAST SIDE EATERY LOCATED OFF OF SOUTH WW WHITE ROAD IN THE DEL CRESCENT NEIGHBORHOOD, HAS BEEN FRYING UP MOUTHWATERING CHICKEN AND OTHER TASTY STAPLES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY TO ENJOY YOUR DEDICATION, TO PROVIDING A FAMILY FRIENDLY MENU AND AMBIANCE.
IN ADDITION TO ASSISTING THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED AND IS WORTHY OF ATION.
ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT TWO AND ITS RESIDENTS, WE ARE PROUD TO JOIN YOU IN CELEBRATING THIS MILESTONE OCCASION IN THE HISTORY OF THE RESTAURANT AND OFFER BEST WISHES FOR MANY, MANY, MANY MORE YEARS TO COME.
HAPPY 20TH ANNIVERSARY, Y'ALL.
WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I WORKED FOR FAST FOOD AND I REALIZED THAT A MANAGER CAN IMPACT HIS EMPLOYEES.
SO I TOLD THEM AT 18 YEARS OLD, I WAS GONNA OWN MY OWN CHICKEN RESTAURANT THAT CAME FOR FRUITATION.
I HAVE A LOT OF SUCCESS STORIES, BUT I'LL ONLY EMBARK ON ONE.
AND THAT IS, I HAD A GENTLEMAN WORK FOR ME.
HE WAS GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL.
I ASKED HIM WHAT HE PLANNED ON DOING AFTER HE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL.
HE SAID, MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO GO TO COLLEGE.
I SAID, FIRST OF ALL, DO ALL THE PAPERWORK AND LET'S SEE WHERE IT LEADS.
HE SAID, NOW I GOT ACCEPTED WHAT I DO.
I SAID, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS START PLANNING TO GO TO COLLEGE.
I'LL GIVE YOU A CHECK AND I'LL MAIL YOU OTHER CHECK TO YOU, SO YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
ONCE HE GOT HIS CHECK, HE SAID, MR. CHAPMAN, THIS IS SOMEONE ELSE TO CHECK.
THREE MONTHS LATER, HE CALLED ME UP.
HE SAID, EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT, BUT I'M RUNNING OUTTA FUNDS.
I SAID, I TELL YOU WHAT, I FEEL LIKE TAKING OFF THIS WEEKEND.
WHY DON'T YOU COME SUB FOR ME? AND HE DID.
NINE MONTHS LATER, I GOT A PHONE CALL.
HE SAID, I TOLD SOME PEOPLE ABOUT YOU AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOU.
I SAID, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO MEET THEM TOO.
THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO BAND COMPETITION, AND THEY WANTED ME TO FEED THEIR STUDENTS.
I FED THEIR STUDENTS FOR THREE YEARS STRAIGHT.
CHRIS BECAME THE DRUM MAJOR FOR LANSING UNIVERSITY.
ONCE HE GRADUATED, HE WENT BACK TO THE SAME SCHOOL HE GRADUATED FROM TO BECOME THE BRAND DIRECTOR.
I SAY THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF MANAGERS AND OWNERS OF BUSINESSES THAT IMPACT, THAT INSTILL THESE VALUES IN THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THEM.
AND I'LL LEAVE WITH YOU WITH THIS.
GOD WILL PUT SOMEBODY IN YOUR LIFE FOR A REASON, FOR A SEASON.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, MR. AND MRS. CHAPMAN, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
UM, AND ALSO WE APPRECIATE THE WORDS OF THE WISDOM, UM, FROM YOU BOTH.
AND FINALLY, LET ME TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN FOR PORN OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
THANK YOU, MAYOR EARTH DAY WILL BE CELEBRATED BY MILLIONS IN THE US, CANADA, AND AROUND THE WORLD ON FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND, 2022, MAKING THIS THE 52ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE VERY FIRST EARTH DAY CELEBRATED IN 1970.
THE THEME OF EARTH DAY 2022 IS INVEST IN, IN OUR PLANET, FOCUSING ON THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE PLANET THAT WE ALL SHARE, AND WHAT EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE IN THE REAL WORLD TO MITIGATE IT.
WE IN DISTRICT THREE, AND I KNOW CITYWIDE, HAVE BEEN TRYING TO INVEST IN OUR PLANET AND CELEBRATE IN D THREE.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE HAD A PLANNING OF TREES FOR OUR FOOD FOREST.
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WE HAD A LITTER PICKUP DURING OUR FIVE K AT SOUTH SIDE LIONS PARK.AND THEN MOST RECENTLY, ON TUESDAY, THE TEXAS WOMEN IN CONSERVATION HONORED JEANETTE HAMAN AND BETTY BOUCHER, TWO ADVOCATES FOR THE MITCHELL LAKE, UM, PROJECT HERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO.
SO DISTRICT THREE TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY, WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE AND CELEBRATE AN AREA CONFLUENCE PARK THAT WE INVESTED IN AND NOW HAS TOOK, WENT FROM A PUBLIC WORKS PARKING LOT TO A, A BEAUTIFUL PARK, UM, THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN ENJOY.
SO WE ARE GOING TO DO CO, UM, STARS A CONFLUENCE PARK GLOW IN THE DARK YOGA TOMORROW NIGHT, UH, APRIL 22ND AT 7:30 PM THE ADDRESS IS THREE 10 WEST MITCHELL STREET.
IF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES OR ANYONE OUT THERE DOESN'T KNOW, SO PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US.
UH, WE'RE GONNA WAIT FOR DUSK AND, AND HOPE THAT THE WEATHER IS, UH, WELL, BUT I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE, UH, CELEBRATING EARTH DAY, AND I'D LIKE, UH, COUNCILMAN SANDOVAL TO SHARE WHAT SHE HAS GOING ON.
AND I THINK THERE ARE OTHER EARTH DAY EVENTS GOING ON.
I READ, UH, ONE FROM, UH, COUNCILMAN CASTILLO.
I KNOW, UH, COUNCILMAN VELI IS, UH, GOING TO DO A TREE GIVEAWAY.
BUT I HAVE THE TREMENDOUS PRIVILEGE OF, UH, HAVING THE CITY HELP WITH OUR, OUR DISTRICT SEVEN EVENT.
IT'S ACTUALLY A CITYWIDE EVENT, SO THANK YOU HOMER VERY MUCH.
UM, SO EVERY YEAR, UM, EXCEPT OF COURSE, DURING THE PANDEMIC, WHEN IT WAS A VERY SAD YEAR, IT WAS A 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY, AND WE WEREN'T, OH, YEAH, COME ON UP.
AND WE WEREN'T ACTUALLY ABLE TO DO ANY, ANY BIG EVENT.
WE PLANTED A TREE, WE TOOK SOME PICTURES.
UM, AND I, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOUR STAFF DID THAT.
UH, BUT THE YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN HERE, OH, COME ON UP, AND THAT WE'VE CELEBRATED, UM, THE PARKS AND REC STAFF WILL, WILL COME TO ME AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HOSTING THIS AT WOODLAND LAKE.
IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIAL THAT YOU WANNA SEE COUNCILWOMAN? AND THEY WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE AREA, AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB.
AND I USUALLY, EVERYTHING THEY TELL ME SOUNDS GREAT.
UH, BUT THIS YEAR I ASKED THEM FOR ONE SPECIAL THING AND I SAID, UH, COULD WE MAKE IT A ZERO WASTE EVENT SEEN AS IT'S EARTH DAY? AND, YOU KNOW, YOU GO TO FAIRS AND THERE'S ALWAYS, UM, LITTLE GIVEAWAYS AND TCHOTCHKES THAT END UP ON THE GROUND OR IN YOUR, IN YOUR CLEANUPS THAT, THAT YOU CONDUCT.
AND THEY ARE GOING TO STRIVE FOR ZERO WASTE, UH, THIS YEAR.
UH, THE OTHER EXCITING THING IS THERE WILL BE A CHILDREN'S AND PET PARADE, UM, UH, SATURDAY MORNING.
UH, THE LINEUP BEGINS AT 8:30 AM IF YOU'D LIKE TO BRING YOUR PET.
UM, BUT WE START AT NINE 20 AND WE'LL BE, UH, JUDGING FOR BEST COSTUME, UM, AND BEST BIKE STROLLER WAGON.
UM, BUT I'M JUST SO EXCITED ABOUT THE ZERO WASTE COMPONENT.
AND THIS IS THE FIRST FOR A CITY OF SAN ANTONIO EVENT.
SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW, HOMER, IF YOU WANNA SHARE HOW YOUR TEAM IS DOING THAT.
YES, CAPTAIN AND REALLY A LOT OF COLLABORATION.
HER TEAM, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD WITH THEIR OFFICE, WITH THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY, SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE HAVE A GOOD CORE IN PLACE IN THE STRUCTURE, UH, TO HELP DELIVER.
AND THAT IS OUR GOAL AND OUTCOME.
AND YOU TALKED ABOUT, UM, TWO YEARS AGO, IT BEING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY.
WE HAD FIESTA METALS MADE THAT UNFORTUNATELY, WE COULDN'T HAND OUT.
SO, UH, WE'VE GOT SOME NICE KEEPSAKES, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SATURDAY, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING OUR DAY BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND THE VENDORS ARE NOT GOING TO BE HAVING, UH, SINGLE USE ITEMS. IS THAT, IS THAT RIGHT? SORRY, I'M STILL EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
AND, AND SO PART OF THAT ZERO WASTE IS REALLY THE TEAM HAVING EYES AT THOSE VENDOR SPOTS.
SO IT REALLY GOES BEYOND JUST WHAT WE ARE DOING, BUT REALLY, UM, FOCUSING ON ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND EXTENDING THAT TO THE VENDORS.
THERE'S SOME VERY SPECIFIC THINGS THAT THE VENDORS ARE GONNA HAVE TO DO, BUT THEY SIGNED UP TO BE PART OF THE EVENT.
AND SO, UH, THEY'RE ON BOARD AS WELL AND, AND COMMITTED TO DELIVERING THAT ZERO WASTE EVENT.
AND PARKS AND REC STAFF WAS TOLD BY LIKE, SOME NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE, NOBODY CAN ACHIEVE ZERO WASTE.
UH, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN GET TO 30%.
BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE EVEN TRYING, AND YOU'RE GONNA SET A MODEL FOR OTHER CITY OF SAN ANTONIO EVENTS.
UH, WE'RE GONNA GET INTO OUR BUSINESS AGENDA NOW.
UM, AND LET ME NOTE FOR THE RECORD, THERE ARE NO ITEMS, UH, LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
[CONSENT AGENDA ]
ASK MY COLLEAGUES NOW, IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.UH, WE DO HAVE ITEMS TO HIGHLIGHT, WHICH WILL BE DONE SHORTLY.
UM, ALRIGHT, IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA.
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SECOND.ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH, UM, DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[Grant Applications and Awards ]
I WANNA I, UM, HIGHLIGHT ITEM EIGHT.CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR PROCURING GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS ON AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEM.
THE OFFICE SERVES AS OUR CENTRAL SYSTEM AT A TIME WHEN SAN ANTONIANS ARE CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY, AND OF COURSE, THE SAFETY OF THEIR LOVED ONES.
ANY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE CAN DO AT, AT TIMES WHEN WE'RE NOT IN CRISIS, OF COURSE PREPARES US, UH, ONLY PREPARES US MORE FOR WHEN WE ARE IN CRISIS.
AS CHAIR OF PUBLIC SAFETY, I'M PROUD TO SEE OUR CONTINUOUS EFFORT TO KEEP SAN ANTONIO SAFE AND AWARE OF WHAT TO DO IN TIMES OF CRISIS.
I ALSO WANNA JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO PUBLICLY THANK MY CHIEF OF STAFF, DR.
SAMANTHA EZ, FOR ALWAYS HELPING TO POINT OUT THE GOOD WORK THAT IS BEING DONE BY OUR CITY, UH, DEPARTMENTS AND EMPLOYEES.
[Miscellaneous ]
HIGHLIGHT ITEM 11, THE SPORTS LICENSING LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH THE ALAMO CITY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB.UM, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HIGHLIGHT THESE PARTNERSHIPS 'CAUSE THEY HELP ACTIVATE OUR OUTDOOR SPACES IN OUR PARKS, AND THEY GIVE A NEW OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO, UM, TO PARTICIPATE IN IN NEW KINDS OF SPORTS.
THE, THE CLUB CLOSELY SUPPORTS THE U T S A AND PRAIRIE VIEW, A AND M UNIVERSITY COLLEGIATE TEAMS. UH, THEY ALSO SUPPORT THE SAN ANTONIO RIVETERS WOMEN'S RUGBY CLUB AND THE SAN ANTONIO LOS TOROS RUGBY CLUB THROUGH GROUP TRAINING SESSIONS, AND BY OFFERING, UH, USE OF THEIR LICENSE FIELD AT THE BROOKS PARK FOR PARTICIPATION IN IN GAMES.
THIS IS A GREAT, UM, EXAMPLE OF COMMUNITIES GIVING BACK AND, AND USING OUR SPACES TO, TO MAKE THIS CITY, UM, HEALTHY.
AND THEY ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL TOWER CLIMB AND RUN AND THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS, UM, TEXAS TORCH RUN ALSO.
SO I JUST WANNA THANK, UH, MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR MOVING THIS FORWARD.
[Capital Improvements ]
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM SIX IN THE 2017 BOND.SOME MONEY WAS SET ASIDE FOR, UM, THE OP SCHNABEL PARK, AND THERE WAS TO BE A MULTI-GENERATIONAL CENTER THERE THAT WE WERE PARTNERING, UH, WITH THE Y W C A ON, UH, I'M SORRY, THE Y M C A ON.
AND, UM, I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN GUESS YOU LOOKED AT ME.
SHE'S LIKE, WHATCHA TALKING ABOUT? UH, UNFORTUNATELY WITH THE PANDEMIC, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO RAISE THE FUNDS THAT, THAT WERE NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT THAT CENTER.
SO WE ARE REDEDICATING THESE FUNDS, UH, TO SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS GOING TO BE, UM, REALLY NEEDED AND VERY HELPFUL.
IF ANYBODY'S EVER BEEN TO OB SCHNABEL PARK, UM, GUESS WHAT? YOU KINDA HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET INTO IT.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS TO WALK IN.
UH, WE ARE WORKING ON, ON CONNECTING SIDEWALKS TO IT, BUT THE ENTRANCE ITSELF ISN'T, UH, A D A ACCESSIBLE OR PEDESTRIAN SAFE.
SO THANKS TO THE BRILLIANT WORK OF OUR PARK STAFF AND PUBLIC WORK STAFF, UH, THEY'VE DESIGNED, UH, A NEW ENTRANCE.
UH, THANK YOU ROSIE, UH, A NEW ENTRANCE.
AND, UH, WE'LL BE USING THESE FUNDS TO MAKE IT SAFER TO GO IN.
AND IT'LL ALSO BE, UM, ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONGESTION COMING OUT OF THAT, OUT OF THAT PARK.
IF YOU GO THERE FOR, UM, A GAME, IT COULD TAKE YOU, YEAH, IT COULD TAKE YOU A LONG TIME TO, TO GET OUT OF THERE.
AND EVENTUALLY THE BIKE TRAILS WILL BE,
SO, UH, THANK YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS PARKS AND, UH, IN PARTICULAR MISS SANDY JENKINS FOR HER, FOR HER WORK ON THIS.
I'M PULLING UP MY QUEUE AGAIN.
[Purchase of Services, Supplies and Equipment ]
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON OUR AGENDA TODAY.IT'S, UH, AN ORDER FOR, UH, EQUIPMENT FOR OUR WALKER RANCH SENIOR CENTER, WHICH IS, UH, SCHEDULED TO OPEN JULY 17TH.
WHAT THEY'LL BE, UH, ORDERING IS CARDIO EQUIPMENT STRENGTH TRAINING, UH, STRENGTH TRAINING EQUIPMENT LIKE TREADMILLS, RECUMBENT BIKES, UH, METRICS, DUMBBELLS, BENCHES, AND OTHER, OTHER EQUIPMENT.
UH, I HIGHLIGHT THIS BECAUSE I THINK ALL OF US KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES THAT HAVE, UH, BEEN, UH, BOTHERING, UH, EVERY MUNICIPALITY AND PRIVATE BUSINESS.
AND WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THAT IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THIS TODAY AND D H S PUTS IN, UH, THEIR PURCHASE ORDER TODAY, WE WILL HAVE THAT BY OUR OPENING.
SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND ASK COUNCIL FOR ITS APPROVAL AND ASK D H S TO GET
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ON IT SO THAT WE'LL HAVE ALL THAT EQUIPMENT FOR OUR NEW SENIOR CENTER OPENING IN JUNE.UH, I'M NOT SURE I SEE, UH, THE ACCURATE QUEUE.
UH, SO IF THERE'S ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE SIGNAL ME.
UH, I, I'M GONNA HIGHLIGHT IT AND, UH, I JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT TODAY WE'RE APPROVING THE GREATER S A T X, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN HERE.
UH, AND THAT'S ONE OF OUR FUNCTIONS IS TO, UH, IS TO BLESS OFF ON THE, UH, ON THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
I'VE, I'VE GOTTEN TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLAN.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS WORKED REALLY HARD ON IT.
JENNA, UH, BRENDA, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO US.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS SCRUBBED IT, UH, AND VETTED IT.
I'M, I'M VERY ENTHUSIASTIC OF, UH, FOR WHAT IS THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR YOU GUYS AND FOR US.
I THINK THAT THE SUCCESSES THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE ARE ENORMOUS.
UH, JENNA, YOUR LEADERSHIP IS INVALUABLE.
AND, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO, TO MORE WINS.
AND SO I APPLAUD YOU GUYS TODAY, AND I CELEBRATE, I CELEBRATE THIS VOTE TODAY.
IT'S, UH, ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT THIS COUNCIL DOES EVERY YEAR IS, UH, YOU KNOW, GIVE YOU GUYS THE BLESSING TO KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PLY AND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.
AND ALSO, UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER PLY FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT.
AND, UM, ANXIOUS TO SEE A FULL YEAR'S WORTH OF WORK OF THE TEAM NOW, UH, WITH SOME GREAT ADDITIONS TO THE TEAM OVER AT GREATER SS A T X, AS WELL AS BRENDA NOW ON A FULL YEAR OF JOB, UH, DOING A GREAT JOB FOR US HERE AT A D D.
UH, COUNSEL, THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
THERE IS A MOTION, A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY.
WE ALSO HAVE A 2:00 PM ZONING AGENDA.
UH, BEFORE WE GET TO ANY OF THAT, ERIC,
[City Manager's Report ]
UH, CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.TWO ITEMS. UH, THE FIRST IS, UH, WE HAVE THE WORLD HERITAGE OPEN HOUSE, UM, BEING, UH, HOSTED, UM, ON SATURDAY APRIL 23RD.
IT'S, UH, THE SEVENTH ANNUAL WORLD HERITAGE OPEN HOUSE EVENT THAT WE'VE, UM, THAT WE'VE HELD.
IT'LL BE AT MISSION BRANCH LIBRARY, UM, AT 31 34 ROOSEVELT.
AND, AND THE IN-PERSON EVENT WILL CONSIST OF A NUMBER OF CITY AND PARTNER INFORMATIONAL TABLES.
UH, THERE, UH, THE EVENT RUNS FROM 11 TO ONE, AND I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN, UH, UH,
SHE'S GONNA BE PROVIDING SOME OPENING REMARKS FOR US.
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT FOR, FOR OUR MISSION TRAIL AREA.
UM, AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU CAN GO NEXT DOOR, UH, TO THE HARLEM DALE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CULTURAL ARTS FAIR AT MISSION MARQUEE PLAZA UNTIL 2:00 PM SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON IN THAT, UH, IN THAT AREA OF THE CITY.
AND, UH, SECONDLY, UH, TODAY'S EMPLOYEE HIGHLIGHT VIDEO, UM, IS HIGHLIGHTING, UM, AN OFFICER WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO, THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE GONE TO POLICE GRADUATIONS HAS SEEN, UH, OFFICER, UH, TAMMY AYALA IS, UH, THE PHYSICAL FITNESS COORDINATOR AT THE POLICE ACADEMY, UM, AND HAS, UH, BEEN WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR 14 YEARS.
SHE'S BEEN AT THE ACADEMY FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS, AND, UH, CERTAINLY WITH HER HELP, UH, THE CADETS GRADUATE, UH, MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS, UH, TO GO ON AND SERVE, UH, OUR CITY AS POLICE OFFICERS.
SO, LET'S ROLL THE VIDEO OF, UH, OFFICER AYALA.
WANNA BE NICE AND STRETCHED OUT TODAY.
I AM THE PHYSICAL FITNESS COORDINATOR FOR THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO MY TASK HERE IS I'M IN CHARGE OF ALL THE NEW CADETS COMING IN AS FAR AS THE PHYSICAL FITNESS ASPECT.
THE GOAL HERE IS FOR EVERYBODY IN THAT CLASS TO PASS THE PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST.
THEIR PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST IS, IT, IT INCLUDES A MILE AND A HALF RUN, A 300 METER SPRINT, PUSHUPS, SIT-UPS, AND A VERTICAL JUMP.
SO THEY DO HAVE TO MAKE A CERTAIN SCORE ON THAT PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST IN ORDER TO PASS THE PROGRAMS. I'M VERY HANDS-ON.
UM, I LOVE TO BE OUT THERE WITH THEM BECAUSE THAT'S THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO KIND OF GET FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH.
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, AGAIN, MONDAY.
I, I'M TRULY BLESSED, UH, WITH MY HUSBAND AND MY KIDS.
THEY'RE THE PURPOSE THAT I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING.
THEY'RE THE PURPOSE WHY I WANT TO BE THE BEST IN EVERYTHING THAT I DO.
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SO I BELIEVE IN NOTHING BUT POSITIVE ENERGY.
I PREACH THAT TO THE CADETS ALL THE TIME.
I TELL THEM THAT WE WORK FOR A GREAT CITY.
SO LET'S GO OUT THERE, LET'S DO A GREAT JOB.
LET'S BRING THAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO WORK, AND LET'S JUST DO THINGS RIGHT.
UM, ALL RIGHT, BEFORE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY, UH, WE DO COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.
I JUST WANNA, I WANT TO HEAR A CHANT.
I SAY S SA, Y'ALL SAY FC SA FC SA C.
AND THAT IS, UM, OUR ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT NINE IS HAVING ANOTHER BIRTHDAY TODAY.
CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE.
SO, UM, LET'S SING HIM A, A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
IT'S LITERALLY, TODAY IS HIS BIRTHDAY, SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JOHN, COURAGE.
TODAY, I'M CELEBRATING THE 32ND ANNIVERSARY OF MY 39TH BIRTHDAY.
THE TIME IS NOW 10:11 AM ON THIS 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2022.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL NOW MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO SECTION, EXCUSE ME, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5 5, 1 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, AND TO DELIBERATE DISCUSS FOLLOWING ITEMS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.087, THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 TO DISCUSS THE 2022 VALUATION TIMELINE AND PROCESS FOR THE CITY MANAGER OR CITY AUDITOR, CITY CLERK, AND PRESIDING MUNICIPAL JUDGE IN ANY RELATED LEGAL ISSUES PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 AND SECTION 5 5 1 0.071, AND CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ISSUES OR ADVICE RELATED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LITIGATION INVOLVING CITY AND C OVID 19 PREPAREDNESS UNDER SECTION 5 5 1 0.071.
THE TIME IS 11:13 AM ON THIS 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2022.
CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED FROM ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION.
OUR A SESSION IS NOW ADJOURNED.
WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL ZONING AGENDA.
THE TIME IS 2:08 PM ON THIS 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2022.
WE'LL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER PALAI IS HERE, VIRTUALLY.
COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT.
ALRIGHT, AND GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
UH, WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS HERE, UH, THAT I THINK ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUED.
UH, AND SO I'M, I'M, WE HAVE A CONSENT ZONING AGENDA, AND THEN WE DO ALSO HAVE ONE OR TWO ITEMS THAT'LL BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY.
UH, LET ME READ OFF THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE CONTINUED, UH, AND WITH CONCURRENCE, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION, UH, TO CONTINUE THOSE ITEMS. WE HAVE ITEM NINE, ITEM 10, ITEM 11, ITEMS 12 AND 13.
UH, SO IF, UM, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONTINUE THOSE ITEMS TO MAY 5TH.
MAYOR, I MOVE TO CONTINUE ITEMS 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 TO MAY 5TH, SECOND.
OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF THOSE ITEMS AS READ BY COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, UH, TO MAY 5TH.
WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT WILL BE CONTINUED.
JACK, DO YOU WANT TO, THESE WILL BE HEARD ANOTHER TIME.
YOU WANNA TAKE YOUR TIME STILL? ALRIGHT, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
YES, MR. MAYOR NURNBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M.
ITEMS I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUED.
ONE OF THEM, UM, IS IN FACT MOST
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OF 'EM ARE IN, UH, DISTRICT SEVEN, MISS SANDOVAL'S DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, MS. SANDOVAL, I NOTICED ITEMS ONE IN PARTICULAR, ITEM NUMBER 10.I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THAT ONE.
IT, AND I'VE LOOKED AT IT NUMBER TIMES OVER THE PAST.
IT'S, THIS HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO, NOT ONCE, BUT, BUT AT LEAST TWO OR THREE TIMES HERE.
AND, UH, IT HAS SO MANY RED FLAGS UPON IT.
I, THE ON THE SURFACE ONE WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK WHY, WHY IT DOES, JUST DOESN'T GET DISMISSED OUTRIGHT.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST SAY, WE DENY THIS, THIS TERRIBLE THING.
I'VE BEEN TOLD BY OTHERS THAT SEEM TO KNOW THAT, THAT THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND ABOUT IT.
AND IF THAT'S, UH, IF THAT'S TRUE, WELL THAT'S FINE.
I'M GLAD PEOPLE ARE TALKING WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT IT.
BUT
AND I GUESS THEY AGREE WITH THE STATUS IS SAYING THAT IT'S TOO DENSE.
THE, UH, THE PROPOSAL OF THE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY IS TOO DENSE FOR OUR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE IS SURROUNDING IT HERE.
THE, UH, ALSO, WHAT ELSE IS BEING CONTINUED? WELL, THE, UH, THE ITEM NUMBER 11, UH, MY GUESS BIG QUESTION IS THIS, IS IT GOING TO BE, IT'S, SUPPOSE IT'S BEING PROPOSED FOR A, UH, OVERSIZED VEHICLE SALES OR MAYBE EVEN MANUFACTURED HOME SALES.
UH, DOES THAT MEAN TRA TRAILER PARK HOME SALES OVER HERE ON COLLIBRA ROAD, NOT TOO FAR FROM THE RESIDENCE THERE? UM, WHY, WHY IS THIS BEING CONTINUED INSTEAD OF DENIED OUTRIGHT? YES.
UH, ALSO, UH, THE, UH, WHAT IS IT, UH, LOOKING AT, UH, ITEM NUMBER 13, THE, UH, OH, THE BIG ONE, THE OVER ON BRAUN ROAD.
PEOPLE REALLY, REALLY, THEY REALLY DO TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR, THEIR AREA OUT THERE.
AND THEY, I GUESS THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS DO NOT LIKE A MULTI-FAMILY 164 UNIT, UH, A PROJECT BEING BUILT OUT THERE.
MRS. SANDOVAL? YEAH, 164 UNITS THERE.
UH, ARE THEY TALKING WITH EACH OTHER AS WELL OUT THERE? SEE WHY NOT SAY NO TO ALL THESE THINGS NOW? THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THOSE ITEMS THAT WILL BE CONTINUED.
UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CON ITEMS FOR CONTINUANCE? HEARING NONE.
AND THESE ARE FOR ITEMS 9, 10, 11, 12, AND 13 TO BE CONTINUED TO MAY 5TH.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL WE'LL DO A VOICE VOTE.
UM, SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE NOW TO THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA.
AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE ITEMS FIVE AND SIX THAT WILL BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY FOR CONSENT.
WE HAVE ITEMS 3, 4, 7, 8, 14, AND 15.
ARE THERE ANY OF THOSE ITEMS WE'D LIKE TO, TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? IF THERE'S NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA.
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT ZONING ITEMS 3 4 7, 8, 14 AND 15.
OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION BY COURAGE, A SECOND BY PERRY FOR, UM, APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA ITEMS 3 4 7 8 14 AND 15.
UH, WE DO HAVE, UM, A COUPLE CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT WILL BE ON CONSENT.
SO LET ME CALL FIRST SHARA MAHDI ON ITEM NUMBER THREE.
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OKAY.UH, MR. UDDI, YOU YIELDING YOUR TIME? UH, JACK FINGER AND THIS IS FOR ITEMS THREE AND FOUR.
YES, MAYOR NURNBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.
ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS JACK M FINGER, UM, MR. MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, UH, THIS IS ONCE AGAIN IN YOUR DISTRICT AND YOU HAVE A, YOU EVEN MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE, UH, THE, UH, THE BALANCE OF THIS AGENDA, INCLUDING ITEMS THREE AND FOUR.
UM, THE, UH, I COULDN'T HELP NOTICING THAT.
UH, YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF, QUITE A BIT OF OPPOSITION ON THIS ONE, UH, OF PEOPLE WHO, UM, WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA.
AND THE, I MEAN, YOU HAVE WHEN YOU, IF THERE WERE 28 NOTICE THAT WENT OUT AND SIX CAME BACK IN OPPOSITION, THAT'S 20% OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE RIGHT AROUND THIS PROPOSAL.
WHAT IS IT? IT'S FOR, WELL, A FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHED A RESTAURANT, I SUPPOSE I LOOKED AT THE, THE MAPS ON THESE THINGS AND IT'S PRETTY CLO CLOSE TO A LOT OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS.
AND MAYBE THEY DON'T LIKE HAVING A RESTAURANT SO CLOSE TO WHERE THEY LIVE AS RESIDENTS.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, 20, 20% WHEN YOU GET, WHEN YOU'RE DOING GOOD, YOU GET FIVE OR 10%.
THAT'S, THAT'S QUITE, QUITE A BIT OF OPPOSITION.
YOU HAD, UH, WHAT IS IT? UH, OUTSIDE 200 FEET, YOU HAD 6, 6, 6 SIGNATURES OPPOSING IT.
AND THAT'S, UM, IF YOU GET ANY SIGNATURES, UH, FOR THIS AREA OF TOWN IN, IN, JUST AS THE HISTORY TELLS US YOU'RE DOING GOOD TO GET TO ANYTHING PAST ONE OR TWO.
AND WHEN YOU GET SIX, WELL, THEY HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THIS.
THE, UH, ALSO, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO, WHAT IS IT? THE, UH, CONCERNED CITIZENS OF DIGNITY HILL CAME OUT IN OPPOSES.
THAT WHY NOT? UH, JUST GO BY THOSE WHO HAVE TO LIVE AROUND THERE AND SIMPLY SAY, UH, NO TO IT.
ALRIGHT, UH, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA.
LEMME START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PIAS.
UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, CHE GARCIA COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY, BUT SHE ASKED ME TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS EXCITING.
IT'S, UH, IT'S A PROJECT GOING FROM R SIX TO C TWO AND A, UM, APPLICANTS, UH, MET WITH, UH, HER OFFICE, UM, ALONG WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
JBS A IS IN SUPPORT STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
BUT WHAT'S EXCITING ABOUT THIS FOR THE COUNCILMAN AND FOR ALL OF US IS, UM, THAT THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VERY, VERY FIRST STARBUCKS EVER IN DISTRICT FOUR.
UM, AND SO COUNCILMAN RICHARD GARCIA IS IN CHICAGO AND SHE'S SCOPING OUT STARBUCKS DESIGNS UP THERE.
UH, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE, UM, ARE GOING TO NEED TO DO IN THE FUTURE IS START CALLING HER ADRIANA MOCHA GARCIA.
UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UM, YES, I'LL SPEAK ON ITEMS THREE AND FOUR.
UM, MY TEAM WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH THE CONCERNED CITIZENS OF DIGNITY WITTY HILL, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP, WHICH WAS, WHICH MADE UP AND CONSTITUTED A MAJORITY OF THE OPPOSITION ON THIS CASE.
AND BY THE END OF THE MEETING, UM, BASED ON THE UPDATED SITE PLAN AND SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS THAT WERE AGREED UPON, IT WAS AGREED THAT THIS CASE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF, THE APPLICANT, AND CONCERNED CITIZENS OF DIGNITY HILL FOR THEIR COLLABORATION AND I'M GLAD THAT WE WERE ALL ABLE TO, UM, COME TO THE TABLE AND FIND A SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA.
HEARING NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.
MAYOR, I DID WANNA GO ON RECORD AND JUST MENTION, UH, AGENDA ITEMS ONE AND TWO WERE POSTPONED.
UH, ITEMS ONE AND TWO WERE POSTPONED AND, AND WERE NOT, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE NOW TO ITEMS FIVE AND SIX.
OH, YOU HAVE FOR PLANNING CALL ON ME.
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WELL, CAN WE GET THE CAPTION FIRST INTO THE RECORD? ITEMS FIVE AND SIX? YEP.UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR.
UM, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UM, THE ITEMS ON THE ON THE SCREEN ARE RELATED TO, UM, THE PLAN AMENDMENT REZONING FOR THE BROOKS, UH, AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.
THOSE ARE, UH, PLAN AMENDMENT, UH, 2 0 2 2 0.004 IN ZONING CASE Z, UH, 2 0 2 2 DASH ONE, UH, 0 1 4, UH, IN COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE.
AGAIN, THESE ARE, UM, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BROOKS AREA, UM, REGIONAL CENTER PLAN, WHICH IS PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SA TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
UM, SO WITH THAT, UM, THE NOTICES ARE ON THE SCREEN ALONG WITH PROPOSED ZONING DISTRICTS, AND I WILL, UM, TURN THE, THE MIC OVER TO THE COUNCILWOMAN.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, UH, WE GET INTO DISCUSSION.
LET ME CALL UP THE ONE CITIZEN WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS FIVE AND SIX.
WELL, MARINE BERGEN, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M.
THESE FALL INTO MS, UM, RIO GRANDE'S, UH, AREA AS I RECALL.
AND SO, YES, UH, MS. RIO GRANDE.
I LOOKED AT, UH, THE, UH, THE, I MEAN, THIS IS ONE BEHEMOTH OF A, UH, OF WAS BLOCK OF ZONING CHANGES HERE.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I I SAID YOUR EYES JUST GLAZE OVER IT AND EVENTUALLY YOU WOULDN'T ACTUALLY FALL ASLEEP ON IT.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN AGES, BUT, UH, I DID TAKE THE PLUNGE AND, UH, DIG INTO SOME OF THE INFORMATION ON THESE THINGS.
AND I, THE MORE I LOOKED AT IT, I, ESPECIALLY THE MAPS, THE MAPS ON, UM, FIVE AND SIX, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE LOOKED AT THE MAPS MS. VIA GRANDE, BUT I LOOKED ESPECIALLY AT THEIR, THIS THING, THIS THING IS SO BIG, IT TAKES ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE MAPS JUST TO COVER THE WHOLE THING.
AND I LOOKED AT MAP LETTER A, MAP LETTER B, MAP LETTER C, AND AND MAP LETTER E.
AND I LOOK AT THAT AND I SEE IF YOU MAY, PERHAPS ALL OF YOU CAN LOOK AT THOSE, UH, SAME MAPS AS I HAVE.
AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU WILL SEE THAT THESE, THESE ARE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL AREAS, EVEN ONE LETTER E I FOUND IN INDUSTRIAL AREA, AND THEY'RE HUGGING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES.
THEY ARE HUGGING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES, MS. VILLAGRANDE, I, SO, AND SO MANY INSTANCES ON THESE, IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THESE MAPS, TOO MANY INCIDENT, NUMEROUS INCIDENTS.
NO BUFFER BETWEEN THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS AND THE COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED HERE.
IF THEY'RE ALREADY THERE, ONE NEEDS TO ASK HOW DID THEY GET THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE? NO.
UM, IF, IF WE REALLY CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CONCERNS AND THAT THOSE LIVING SO DARN CLOSE TO THIS, WE WILL ESTABLISH, I MEAN, NOT JUST MAYBE ONE OR TWO AREA DISTANCE OF A LOT, BUT QUITE A FEW, LOTS OF DISTANCE FOR A BUFFER ON FOR THESE THINGS MS VIA GRAND, RIGHT? I MEAN, I, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO OVERCOME THAT KIND OF CONCERN RIGHT NEXT TO, RIGHT NEXT TO PEOPLE LIVING IN THAT AREA.
YOU PUT UP A, A BIG C TWO C THREE ESTABLISHMENT.
IN ONE CASE IT'S MAP E IT'S AN INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL.
I WANNA CALL UP CITY STAFF AT THIS TIME, UH, FOR THIS ITEM.
UM, AGAIN, THIS IS AN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BROOKS, UH, AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN.
UM, THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN FOR THESE AREAS CALLS FOR, UM, MODIFICATION THAT IS INTENDED ACTUALLY TO PROVIDE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION, WHICH IS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE COUNCIL OFFICE.
UM, SO WITH THAT STAFF, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION, ZONING COMMISSION, UM, I'LL RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
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PROPERTY OWNER OF APPROXIMATELY 20.7 ACRES OUT OF N C B 1 0 8 7 9, WHICH IS LOCATED IN AREA TWO E ON THE MAPS, UH, IS REQUESTING TO BE ACCEPTED FROM THE REZONING CASE.UM, SO WITH THAT, I WILL, UH, TURN IT OVER TO THE COUNCILWOMAN.
THANK YOU RUDY AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD TODAY.
TODAY THIS IS PHASE TWO OF THE BROOKS REGIONAL CENTER REZONING THAT WE ARE AT, AND WE STILL HAVE MORE AREAS OF THIS PLAN THAT WILL HAVE THEIR LAND USE UPDATED.
UM, THIS WAS LONG AND COMING AND WE ALL KNOW BROOKS AND THAT REGIONAL AREA WAS A FORMER AIR FORCE BASE, AND BECAUSE OF THE, UM, CLOSURE, WE HAD TO REDEVELOP IT.
AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IN BEING THOUGHTFUL AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
UM, I KNOW THAT THE STAFF REACHED OUT TO VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND STAKEHOLDER GROUPS IN THIS PART OF THE DISTRICT, AND RESIDENTS REACHED OUT TO ME AND MY OFFICES AS WELL.
SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE FOLLOWING MOTION.
I MOTION TO APPROVE SAVE AND SAVE AND ACCEPT THE PROPERTY AS DESCRIBED BY STAFF.
THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GRA A SECOND BY CASTILLO.
ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEMS FIVE AND SIX? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
ALRIGHT, THAT IS THE BALANCE OF OUR ZONING AGENDA TODAY.
THE TIME IS 2:26 PM ON THIS 21ST DAY OF APRIL, 2022 AND OUR ZONING AGENDA IS NOW ADJOURNED.