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EVERYONE.WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THE TIME IS 9:21 AM ON THIS FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST, 2022.
WE'LL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO IS HERE VIRTUALLY.
COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL IS HERE VIRTUALLY.
COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT.
AND ONCE AGAIN, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.
BEFORE WE BEGIN TODAY, I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, EVERYONE TO OBSERVE, UH, A MOMENT OF SILENCE WITH US.
UH, OUR CITY LOST A BELOVED FRIEND, UH, A NEIGHBOR, A TEACHER, A PREACHER, UH HUSBAND, AND, UH, A VERY GOOD, UH, PUBLIC SERVANT IN DR.
UH, HE HAD SERVICES EARLIER THIS WEEK AND HE WAS A RECOGNIZED MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY IN MANY DIFFERENT RESPECTS, BUT MOST RECENTLY AS AN APPOINTEE TO THE ALAMO ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHERE HE DID VERY GOOD WORK.
HE WAS TAKEN FROM US FAR TOO EARLY AND WE ARE GONNA SURROUND HIM AND HIS FAMILY, PARTICULARLY HIS WIFE, ALAMI WITH OUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT.
UH, BUT IF WE COULD OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HIS MEMORY.
IT'S MY HONOR TO GET US STARTED, UH, BY INTRODUCING A NEW MEMBER TO OUR COMMUNITY, UH, BUT A VERY OLD MISSION AND A VERY IMPORTANT ONE AT TRAVIS PARK CHURCH, WHICH IS NOW LED BY THE REVEREND CYNTHIA ENGSTROM, WHO IS THE NEW PASTOR AT TRAVIS PARK CHURCH.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, SHE SUCCEEDS, UH, A CLOSE FRIEND OF THIS COMMUNITY.
ERIC V UH, SHE JOINED TRAVIS PARK CHURCH THIS JUNE.
SHE'S A MOTHER OF TWO ADULT CHILDREN, SARAH AND NEIL, AND SHE'S MARRIED TO THE LOVE OF HER LIFE, JOHN, FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS.
PROFESSIONALLY, SHE'S A SECOND CAREER CLERGY.
HER MASTER'S IN DIVINATION WAS COMPLETED AT AUSTIN PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND HER MASTER OF ART AND HER RELIGION WAS COMPLETED AT THE EPISCOPAL SEMINARY AT THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHWEST.
REVEREND ANGSTROM IS ALSO IN THE FINAL STAGES OF COMPLETING OUR DOCTORATE OF MINISTRY DEGREE AT A P T S WITH A CONCENTRATION IN CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY.
AND SO WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO.
WELCOME TO TRAVIS PARK CHURCH.
WELCOME TO DOWNTOWN AND TO OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE REVEREND CYNTHIA ANGSTROM TO OUR COMMUNITY.
GRACIOUS GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS THAT WE GATHER THIS MORNING IN A PLACE SUCH AS THIS.
WE RECOGNIZE OUR GREAT PRIVILEGE TO GATHER IN SAFETY AND IN COMFORT.
WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THIS DAY AND IN ALL THE YEARS PROCEEDING THAT HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE.
WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR OUR CITY.
WE ARE REMINDED OF THE WORDS OF THE PROPHET JEREMIAH WHO SPEAKS TO THE PEOPLE WHO SPEAKS TO ALL THE PEOPLE AND TELLS THEM THEY ARE TO PRAY FOR THE WELLBEING OF THE CITY.
NOT JUST TO PRAY, BUT THEY ARE TO SERVE.
THEY'RE TO CLOTHE THOSE WITHOUT, THEY ARE TO OFFER SHELTER.
THEY ARE TO WORK TO LOOSEN THE BONDAGE OF OPPRESSION.
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THE PEOPLE, YOUR LIGHT WILL SHINE.AND I WILL SAY TO YOU, HERE I AM, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR OUR CITY, OH GOD, FOR HER HEART, FOR HER PROSPERITY, FOR THE OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
SO MANY ENJOY, EVEN AS WE ARE MINDFUL THAT THERE IS WORK YET TO BE DONE.
IT BELONGS TO ALL OF US UNTIL ALL WILL FLOURISH AND BE WELL.
WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WHO ARE PRESENT WITH US TODAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE DRESSED IN RED THIS DAY, THAT THEY HAVE OF THEIR OWN CHOOSING, SPENT THEIR SUMMER IN THIS INCREDIBLE HEAT PROVIDING SHELTER FOR OTHERS.
WE ASK YOUR BLESSING UPON THE WORK OF THIS DAY, AND WE LIFT THOSE WHO LEAD.
WE PRAY UPON THEM HOLY CLARITY AND WISDOM IN THEIR PLANNING, DISCERNMENT, AND DECISION MAKING.
WE LIFT EACH ONE OF THEM TO YOU, LORD.
WE ASK THAT YOU RECEIVE OUR PETITION IN FAITH AND HOPE AND TRUST, AMEN.
UNITED STATES AND ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, REVEREND ANGSTROM.
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FOR BUSINESS TODAY ON OUR COUNCIL AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 15, 16, 22 AND 23.I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE MINUTES.
SECOND, RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY CLARIFICATIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
UH, AND WE'LL GET A VOICE VOTE FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE VIRTUAL COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL AYE.
UH, BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY, WE DO HAVE A FEW POINTS
[POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE ]
OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE WE WANT TO GET TO MOST.UH, AND FIRST, UH, I'D WANT TO JOIN OUR COMMUNITY IN WISHING THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD HERE IN MILITARY CITY U SS A AND EVERY COASTIE AROUND THE WORLD, A VERY HAPPY 232ND BIRTHDAY.
THE COAST GUARD IS ONE OF THE OLDEST ORGANIZATIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND TRACES ITS HISTORY BACK TO THE 4TH OF AUGUST, 1790, WHEN THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS AUTHORIZED THE CONSTRUCTION OF 10 VESSELS REFERRED TO AS CUTTERS, TO ENFORCE FEDERAL TARIFF AND TRADE LAWS AND TO PREVENT SMUGGLING.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE COAST GUARD SERVED AS A NATION'S ONLY ARMED FORCE AT SEA UNTIL CONGRESS LAUNCHED THE NAVY DEPARTMENT EIGHT YEARS LATER IN 1798.
SINCE THEN, THE COAST GUARD HAS PROTECTED THE UNITED STATES THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY AND SERVED PROUDLY IN EVERY ONE OF THE NATION'S CONFLICTS.
IN 1915, THE REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE MERGED WITH THE US LIFESAVING SERVICE, AND THE COMBINATION WAS OFFICIALLY RENAMED THE COAST GUARD, MAKING IT THE ONLY MARITIME SERVICE DEDICATED TO SAVING LIFE AT SEA AND ENFORCING THE NATION'S MARITIME LAWS.
IN 1967, THE COAST GUARD WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND IN 2003, THE COAST GUARD WAS AGAIN TRANSFERRED THIS TIME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WHERE IT CURRENTLY SERVES.
IN THIS CAPACITY, THE COAST GUARD PROTECTS AND DEFENDS MORE THAN 100,000 MILES OF US COASTLINE AND INLAND WATERWAYS AND SAFEGUARDS.
AN EXCLUSION ECONOMIC EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE, ENCOMPASSING FOUR AND A HALF MILLION SQUARE MILES, STRETCHING FROM NORTH OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE TO SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR FROM PUERTO RICO TO GUAM.
ENCOMPASSING NINE TIME ZONES, THE LARGEST EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE IN THE WORLD.
IN ADDITION TO ITS ROLE AS AN ARMED SERVICE, THE COAST GUARD IS A FIRST RESPONDER AND HUMANITARIAN SERVICE THAT PROVIDES AID TO PEOPLE IN DISTRESS OR IMPACTED BY NATURAL AND MANMADE DISASTERS, WHETHER IT'S SEA OR SHORE, THE OVER 56,000 MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD OPERATE A MULTI-MISSION INTEROPERABLE FLEET CONSISTING OF HUNDREDS OF AIR AND SEA VESSELS.
EVERY MILITARY SERVICE BRANCH WAS, HAS FAMOUS VETERANS IN THE COAST GUARD IS CERTAINLY NO EXCEPTION.
JUST AN EXAMPLE, ACTORS HUMPHREY BOGART, LLOYD BRIDGES, BEAU BRIDGES, AND JEFF BRIDGES, GOLFER, ARNOLD PALMER TV ANCHOR, WALTER
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CRONKITE, ALEX HALEY, AUTHOR OF THE BOOK ROOTS, AND OF COURSE, OUR VERY OWN CRAIG HOPKINS, WHO IS CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF I T S D, CRAIGS MACHINERY TECHNICIAN.AND AFTER FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE, WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS.
IN ADDITION, OUR OWN CITY MANAGER, ERIC WALSH, HAS A BROTHER WHO IS RETIRED COAST GUARD CAPTAIN.
SO WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD PRESENCE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, WHERE NEARLY 200 PERSONNEL OPERATE IN SUPPORT OF RECRUITING AND MISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE NATION'S DEFENSE, THE 200 COAST GUARD MEMBERS ARE REPRESENTED TODAY BY COMMANDER TJ LEE, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD CRYPTO LOGIC UNIT, TEXAS AND SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS, RECRUITER IN CHARGE OF COAST GUARD RECRUITING OFFICER IN ANTONIO.
THEY'RE JOINED BY SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE ARE EQUALLY PROUD OF THE 31 CITY OF SAN ANTONIO EMPLOYEES WHO ARE EITHER VETERANS OF THE COAST GUARD AND OR STILL SERVING AS RESERVISTS IN THE COAST GUARD.
THEY CONTINUES TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT POLICE DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES, DOWNTOWN OPERATIONS, PARKS AND RECREATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
WE CONSIDERED A PRIVILEGE TO HOST THE COAST GUARD IN OUR GREAT CITY, AND I WANNA THANK THE LOCAL MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD WHO WERE ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY AS WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY 232ND BIRTHDAY.
I NOW LIKE INVITE, UH, I NOW LIKE TO INVITE COMMANDER TJ LEE, COMMANDING OFFICER OF COAST GUARD CRYPTO LOGIC UNIT, TEXAS TO SAY A FEW WORDS, COMMANDER LEE.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING, MS. MAYOR.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, THANK YOU FOR HOSTING US, UH, AS WE CELEBRATE COAST GUARD DAY HERE IN MILITARY CITY U SS A, UM, AS YOU NOTED, COAST GUARD DAY COMMEMORATES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE, THE PREDECESSOR TO THE MODERN COAST GUARD.
AND FOR 232 YEARS, THE COAST GUARD HAS BEEN SEUSS, ALL PRUS, ALWAYS READY SAVING LIVES OUT AT SEA, KEEPING, UH, DANGEROUS DRUGS OFF OUR STREETS AND SERVING ALONGSIDE OUR FELLOW MILITARY SERVICES IN EVERY WAR.
NOW, IN A FEW MOMENTS, WE'RE GONNA BE CUTTING A A CAKE AND, UM, I WANNA ASSIST HIM WITH THAT, I WANNA INTRODUCE TWO OF OUR UNIT MEMBERS.
OUR OLDEST UNIT MEMBERS IS CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ARTURO POLANCO, WHO SPENT A FEW YEARS, UH, IN THE CIVILIAN WORLD BEFORE ENLISTING THE COAST GUARD IN 2006.
AND OUR YOUNGEST UDA MEMBER IS PETTY OFFICER, THIRD CLASS CARLY PIQUETTE, WHO ENLISTED THE COAST GUARD ON NONE OTHER THAN COAST GUARD DAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2020.
SO THIS ALSO MARKS HER TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE.
UH, NOW, MS. MAYOR, WE'D BE HONORED IF YOU'D, UH, JOIN US FOR THE CAKE CUTTING AS WE PREPARE TO CUT THE COAST GUARD BIRTHDAY CAKE WITH ALL, UH, CURRENT COAST GUARD MEMBERS AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE COAST GUARD.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AND FORM UP BEHIND MAYOR NUREMBERG AND COMMANDER LEE.
DO YOU WANT TO DO FIRST, MAYBE SOME, MAYBE WE GET OVER HERE IN THE CENTER, PUT YOU IN THE CENTER AND THEN PLANK, AND THEN PULL THE CAKE OUT HERE AND THEN COME IN, KIND OF DIVIDE, UH, DIVIDE THE RANKS SO THAT YOU'RE BLANKING ME FACING THIS WAY.
AND SO CAN WE, A SECOND ROW THREE CUT.
TRADITIONALLY, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION, SERVICE MEMBERS WILL PAUSE TO OBSERVE THEIR SERVICE BRANCH'S BIRTHDAY BY SHARING A CAKE.
A SWORD IS TYPICALLY USED TO CUT THE CAKE AS A REMINDER THAT SERVICE MEMBERS ARE A BAND OF WARRIORS COMMITTED TO CARRYING THE SWORD SO THAT OUR NATION MAY LIVE IN PEACE.
MAYOR NURNBERG AND COMMANDER LEE, WHEN READY, WE'LL CUT THE CAKE.
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THE FIRST PIECE CAKE IS PRESENTED TO THE OLDEST MEMBER IN THE COMMAND, SIGNIFYING THE HONOR AND RESPECT ACCORDED TO EXPERIENCE AND SENIORITY REPRESENTED.REPRESENTING THE OLDEST COAST GUARD MEMBER TODAY IS CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ARTURO POLANCO.
AND OBVIOUSLY, UH, SYMBOLICALLY AS WELL.
THE ELDEST MEMBER PRE PRESENT PASSES A PIECE OF CAKE TO THE YOUNGEST MEMBER PRESENT.
JUST AS FOR YEARS, OUR EXPERIENCED WARRIORS HAVE NURTURED AND LED YOUNGER WARRIORS WHO WILL FILL THE RANKS AND RENEW THE BRANCH.
THE YOUNGEST MEMBER PRESENT TODAY IS THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER, CARLY PAQUETTE
TODAY'S COAST GUARD HAS PERFORMED ABOVE AND BEYOND IN THE FACE OF A PANDEMIC, NATURAL DISASTERS IN SUPPORTING GLOBAL CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, REGARDLESS OF HAZARD OR RISK, IN PEACE IN WAR, NATURAL OR UNNATURAL DISASTER LIVES BY THEIR MOTTO, SEMPER TTUS.
HAPPY 232ND BIRTHDAY UNITED STATES COAST GUARD.
UH, AND NOW WE'LL HEAR FROM SOME OF OUR FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME OF THEIR THOUGHTS.
WE'LL RECOGNIZE COUNCILMAN CLAYTON PERRY.
GENTLEMEN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BEFORE Y'ALL LEAVE, UH, LIKE TO MISS YEAH.
WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH, NUMBER ONE FOR COMING IN HERE TODAY.
UH, WE STAND BESIDE Y'ALL AS FAR AS, UH, THE, THE HISTORY AND THE CAMARADERIE OF THE COAST GUARD.
UM, I CAN TELL YOU WHEN I FIRST GOT IN THE AIR FORCE, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE HAD A COAST GUARD, OKAY? BUT OVER THE YEARS, I, I, I LEARNED WHAT YOUR, YOUR MISSION WAS AND, AND WHAT Y'ALL DO ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
AND LEMME TELL YOU, THIS COUNTRY REALLY APPRECIATES THAT, UH, BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE THAT, UH, FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST ANY KIND OF, UH, UH, PROBLEMS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES.
AND, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL STANDING GUARD AND BEING ON THE READY FOR ANY CIRCUMSTANCE THAT COMES UP.
AND, AND, UH, I REALLY TAKE MY HAT OFF AND SALUTE Y'ALL FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO ON A DAILY BASIS.
AND PEOPLE SAY, WELL, WHAT DO WE HAVE A COAST GUARD IN SAN ANTONIO FOR? WELL, UH, IT WAS EXPLAINED IN THIS, UH, IN THE INTRODUCTIONS, WHAT Y'ALL DO HERE AT SAN ANTONIO, AND WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE Y'ALL HERE, AND WE HOPE THAT Y'ALL, UH, HAVE ALL THE SUCCESS REQUIRED ON RECRUITING AND GETTING MORE PEOPLE, UH, INTO THE COAST GUARD HERE FROM THIS, THIS REGION HERE.
SO, THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH AND, UH, GODSPEED AND BE SAFE.
COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE.
UH, UNLIKE MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER, I KNEW WHAT THE COAST GUARD DID BEFORE I GOT IN THE AIR FORCE
I, YOU KNOW, I GREW UP ALONG THE COAST, UH, IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND SO I RECOGNIZED THE, THE VALIANT SUPPORT THAT THE COAST GUARD HAS PROVIDED, UH, TO MANY OF THE, UH, THE CIVILIAN ENTERPRISES THAT ARE OUT AT SEA.
AND, UH, WE KNOW THAT YOU PROTECT, UH, OUR BORDER ALONG BOTH OCEANS AND, AND MANY OF THE GREAT LAKES AROUND THE CITY AND WORK TO SAVE LIVES AND PROTECT OUR COUNTRY.
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND, UH, I HOPE ALL OF YOU REMAIN SAFE AND CONTINUE A GOOD SERVICE FOR OUR COUNTRY.
WE WANNA THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR TAKING TIME TO BE HERE.
I THINK, UH, AFTER TALKING TO GENERAL AYALA, THIS MAY BE THE FIRST TIME, UH, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED IN THESE CHAMBERS THE WAY WE DO WITH OUR ARMED SERVICES ENTIRELY, UH, THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD WITH ITS GROWING PRESENCE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
I THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT EVERY YEAR.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND ENJOY, UH, THE REST OF THE DAY.
NOW I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
UM, OUR DISTRICT TWO COMMUNITY IS GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A FEW
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VERY SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS THIS WEEK.UM, AND NEXT WEEK WE'LL BE DOING THE SAME.
UM, THIS WEEK WE'LL BE HONORING MR. JAMES DICKERSON AND MR. CARRIE LATIMORE.
JAMES DICKERSON WAS A GOLD LIFE MEMBER AND AN AVID SUPPORTER OF THE SAN ANTONIO BRANCH OF THE NAACP, BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA ON APRIL 17TH, 1941.
HE ENLISTED IN THE US AIR FORCE RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND AFTER RETIREMENT FROM THE AIR FORCE.
HE EARNED A DEGREE FROM SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND THEN JOINED THE ALAMO COLLEGE'S DISTRICT WHERE HE WENT ON TO BECOME THE DIRECTOR OF THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER.
HE RETIRED IN 2011 AND SINCE THEN SPENT HIS TIME TRAVELING, PURSUING HOBBIES AND VOLUNTEERING IN HIS COMMUNITY.
TODAY WE HONOR THE LIFE OF MR. JAMES DICKERSON AND THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS HE MADE IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO OFFER A FEW ADDITIONAL WORDS OF GRATITUDE FOR THE LIFE OF CARRIE LATIMORE.
CARRIE HARVEY LATIMORE IV WAS A LEADER, A MENTOR, AN INTELLECTUAL, AN ORDAINED MINISTER, AND A TEACHER WHO CREATED TRANSCENDENT EXPERIENCES FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE PRIVILEGED TO BE PART OF HIS WORK.
WHETHER IN THE CLASSROOM, ON THE WRITTEN PAGE, OR IN COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS ON POLITICAL ISSUES.
KERRY INSPIRED US TO GO BEYOND OUR OWN PRECONCEPTIONS AND TO LISTEN TO EMPATHIZE, EMPATHIZE, AND TO GROW OUR OWN UNDERSTANDING OF OTHERS WHO HAD EXPERIENCES AND BELIEFS DIFFERENT FROM OUR OWN.
HE SPOKE MANY TIMES OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER, AND I RESPECTED HIM TREMENDOUSLY FOR HIS ROLE IN ENSURING THE TRUE STORY OF OUR CITY AND OUR NATION'S HISTORY, BE TOLD, WITH ALL ITS COMPLEXITY AND DIFFICULT TO SWALLOW REALITIES, HE WAS FAITHFUL TO THIS VERY DIFFICULT CHALLENGE, AND THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE ADMIRED.
OUR DISTRICT TWO COMMUNITY FELT THIS, HIS IMPACT THROUGH HIS SERVICE AS ASSOCIATE PASTOR AT MOUNT ZION FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
AND I'M THANKFUL FOR HIS EXAMPLE OF A GENUINE AND ADMIRABLE LEADER.
I ALSO WANNA SHOUT OUT TO MEMBERS OF MY TEAM, MAYA MACKEY AND DIAMOND LINDSAY, UM, WHO ARE COMPLETING THEIR TENURE WITH THE CITY'S AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.
MAYA IS STUDYING POLITICAL SCIENCE AT UT AUSTIN, AND DIAMOND IS STUDYING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT U T S A BIRDS UP.
AND WHILE THEIR TIME WITH OUR OFFICES COMING TO AN END, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF THE DISTRICT TWO FAMILY.
AND I WISH YOU SO MUCH LUCK IN YOUR ENDEAVORS, AND PLEASE KNOW THAT IF YOU EVER NEED US, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER R GARCIA.
AND, UH, JUST LIKE, UH, COUNCILMAN MAKI RODRIGUEZ SAID, UM, THERE WAS A CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL INTERN DAY, UM, LAST WEEK, AND WE HAD A JULY BREAK, SO WE WEREN'T ABLE TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF OUR INTERNS.
SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM AND WANT TO TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, NOT ONLY TO RECOGNIZE THE INTERNS OF OUR CITY WHO ARE ABOUT TO COMPLETE A SUMMER, UH, INTERNSHIP, BUT I WANTED TO ALSO RECOGNIZE, ESPECIALLY THE INTERNS AT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, WHO I MET YESTERDAY AND WHO I CONGRATULATED FOR COMPLETING THEIR INTERNSHIP AT ONE OF OUR MOST VALUED COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THE REGION.
SO THANK YOU, NATALIE FOR, FOR BRINGING THEM TODAY.
I HAD THE CHANCE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY PUBLIC SERVICE EXPERIENCE WITH THEM, UM, ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT I HAD TO OVERCOME THROUGH MY CAREER, BUT I WAS OVERJOYED AND TRULY INSPIRED BY THEM, AND I WANNA THANK THEM TODAY PUBLICLY THROUGH THIS RECOGNITION, THEY SPENT THEIR SUMMER IN A HUNDRED PLUS DEGREE, UH, WEATHER DAYS, A LOT OF THEM HELPING NUMEROUS FAMILIES IN NEED AND LEARNING ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES OF HOME BUILDING.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT HABITAT RECOGNIZES AS SWEAT EQUITY, UM, THAT FUTURE AND PROSPECTIVE HOMEOWNERS PUT INTO BUILD THE HOUSES THAT THEY AND OTHERS SOON WILL GET TO CALL HOME.
WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS SCREEN, BY THE WAY, TO MY COLLEAGUES IS AN INVITATION BECAUSE TOMORROW WE'RE HAVING A HOUSE DEDICATION IN DISTRICT FOUR.
THESE INTERNS WHO ARE STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ACROSS THE CITY ARE TRULY EXCEPTIONAL.
AND I KNOW THAT THIS HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITY HAS TAUGHT THEM JUST HOW VITAL HOUSING IS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
EVEN AS, AS A D ADOLESCENT, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS, THESE STUDENTS ARE DEMONSTRATING A LEVEL OF COMPASSION THAT IS FUNDAMENTAL IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
DISTRICT FOUR HAS BENEFITED FROM THE GREAT WORK OF HABITAT, AND IT'S POSSIBLE, IT'S MADE POSSIBLE BY ITS SUPPORTERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND THE INTERNS AT UC.
TODAY, THESE INC THIS INCLUDES NUMEROUS VOLUNTEERS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR.
UM, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BUILDING THE HOUSES THAT SO MANY DISTRICT FOUR RESIDENTS AND SAN ANTONIONS FROM ACROSS THE CITY PROUDLY CALL HOME.
UM, AS CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION TO ADDRESS OUR HOUSING NEEDS IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND I SINCERELY HOPE THAT SOME OF YOU CONSIDER A CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
I'M GONNA GO THROUGH SOME OF THE, THE NAMES REALLY FAST.
I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT ALL OF THESE, UH, STUDENTS THAT WE SEE HERE TODAY ARE GONNA BE FUTURE COMMUNITY LEADERS.
I'LL START OFF WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
THE FIRST SHOUTOUT GOES TO ORLANDO GARCIA FROM WARREN HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, AFTER ORLANDO GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL, HE PLANS TO STUDY ARCHITECTURE BUILDING ALONGSIDE HIS MANY NEW CONSTRUCTION FRIENDS.
THANK YOU ORLANDO, FOR YOUR GREAT WORK THIS SUMMER AND FOR BEING SUCH A GOOD FRIEND TO OUR COMMUNITY.
ALSO FROM WARREN HIGH SCHOOL IS JESUS GONZALEZ, AND I UNDERSTAND JESUS WAS EXCITED TO HELP THE COMMUNITY WHILE GAINING EXPERIENCE ONSITE BECAUSE HE'S PLANNING TO ATTEND
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TRADE SCHOOL TO BECOME AN HVAC TECHNICIAN.FUN FACT IS WHEN HE IS AN INTERNING, HE'S HELPING RUN HIS UNCLE'S BARBERSHOP.
SO HE CLEARLY HAS A VARIETY OF SKILLS.
THANK YOU JESUS, FOR YOUR EFFORTS THIS SUMMER.
ANTHONY LONG LONGORIA FROM TAFT HIGH SCHOOL, HE HAS REALLY ENJOYED WORKING OUT HERE ON SITE AND HE'S ALWAYS LOVED BUILDING.
EVEN IF IT WAS JUST LEGOS, UH, GOING FROM BUILDING LEGOS TO BUILDING WHOLE HOMES IS CERTAINLY IMPRESSIVE.
HE HOPES TO STUDY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND IT SEEMS LIKE HE'S OFF TO A GREAT START.
ALSO FROM TAFT HIGH SCHOOL IS JOSEPH WEST JUNIOR.
JOSEPH WANTED TO DO THIS INTERNSHIP TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S NEXT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.
HE'S ENJOYED THE MENTORSHIP HE'S RECEIVED ONSITE FROM THE CONSTRUCTION CREW AND NOW HAS A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT LIFE WILL BE IF HE DECIDES TO PURSUE A CAREER IN CONSTRUCTION.
JOSEPH, WHATEVER YOU DECIDE, WE KNOW YOU WILL DO GREAT THINGS.
FROM BRENNAN HIGH SCHOOL IS VICTOR SPE DE LA GARZA.
VICTOR WANTS TO STUDY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND APPLIED FOR THE INTERNSHIP SO HE COULD LEARN MORE AND IMPROVE HIS SKILLS WHILE HELPING THE COMMUNITY.
IN HIS OFF TIME, YOU'LL FIND HIM PRACTICING JIUJITSU.
THANK YOU VICTOR, FOR YOUR GREAT WORK AND FOR NOT BREAKING ANY BOARDS JIUJITSU STYLE WHILE ON SITE.
FROM MACARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL, WE EXTEND OUR THANKS TO GRANT LUTZ.
GRANT WANTED TO DO HABITAT'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TO LEARN NEW SKILLS AND HE HOPES THIS WILL LEAD HIM TOWARDS NEW CAREER GOALS.
THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOCUSES ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATION, SO WE HOPE THAT HE FINDS THOSE USEFUL NO MATTER WHAT CAREER.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT GRANT WAS ABLE TO BE WITH US TODAY.
I ALSO EXTEND OUR THANKS TO AIDEN RODRIGUEZ AND THESE ARE OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS.
SO, UH, AIDEN IS A MARKETING MAJOR FROM U T S A.
AIDEN JOINED HABITAT'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM BECAUSE HE WENT TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE ON HIS SUMMER BREAK.
HE'S ENJOYED LEARNING ALL THE FACES OF BUILDING A HOUSE AND I HEAR HIS HEART FOR HELPING OTHERS AND ABILITY TO QUICKLY LEARN NEW SKILLS, REALLY SHINE THIS SUMMER.
THANK YOU ADRIAN, FOR YOUR GREAT WORK.
AND SAY HI TO YOUR DAD FOR US.
HIS DAD IS COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.
LAUREN IS STUDYING CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT IN COLLEGE.
SHE WANTED AN INTERNSHIP IN HER FIELD AND WAS ALSO DRAWN TO HABITAT'S MISSION OF SERVING FAMILIES IN NEED.
LAUREN, YOU HAVE CERTAINLY DONE THAT THIS SUMMER AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ALSO, FROM U T SS A, WE HAVE FRANCO NAVARRETE.
FRANCO WAS A, A HABITAT VOLUNTEER BEFORE HE BECAME AN INTERN.
HE STUDYING CIVIL ENGINEERING AND I HEARD HE FELT THE OPPORTUNITY WORK WITH, UH, HABITAT WAS A PERFECT START FOR WHAT HE HOPES WILL BE A LONG CAREER IN CONSTRUCTION.
FRANCO, WE HOPE SO TOO BECAUSE THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WILL BE MUCH BETTER OFF WITH YOU IN IT.
BEN SIMMONS JOINED HABITAT'S TEAM ALL THE WAY FROM UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA.
HE'S STUDYING ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND I UNDERSTAND HE WANTS TO WORK IN CITY PLANNING SOMEDAY.
BEN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK THIS SUMMER AND WE KNOW YOU'LL BE A GREAT CITY PLANNER SOMEDAY.
GO TALK TO ERIC WALSH AFTER THIS.
I HEAR HE'LL, HE'LL BE READY TO HIRE.
WE ALSO HAVE RECENT GRADUATE, UH, A RECENT GRADUATE ALL THE WAY FROM COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, NATALIE MORRIS, NATALIE PUT HER MARKETING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN SKILLS TO WORK ASSISTING HABITAT'S OFFICE ONSITE THIS SUMMER.
NATALIE, I HEARD EVERYONE ENJOYED YOUR FUN ATTITUDE AND THE GREAT WORK YOU'VE DONE AT HABITAT, SO THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR COMMUNITY AND DOING SUCH GREAT WORK.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS BENJAMIN ROSE WHO JOINED US FROM U T S A.
I UNDERSTAND, UH, BENJAMIN APPLIED TO HABITAT'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM BECAUSE HE WANTED BOTH A CHALLENGE AND A PHYSICALLY DEMANDING JOB AFTER ONE OF THE HOTTEST SUMMERS EVER.
I THINK THAT IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT HABITAT DELIVERED ON THAT EXPERIENCE FOR YOU.
THANK YOU, BENJAMIN, FOR ALL YOUR GREAT WORK AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU WILL DO FROM HERE.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING OUR INTERNS.
AND NATALIE, IF YOU WANNA COME UP AND, AND HAVE ANY OF THEM SAY A FEW WORDS.
I THINK YOU, YOU SAID IT VERY WELL.
YOU KNOW, THESE, UH, THESE YOUNG ADULTS AND SOON TO BE ADULTS, THEY COULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING THIS SUMMER AND THERE'S CERTAINLY A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE A WHOLE LOT COOLER, BOTH LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY.
BUT INSTEAD THEY CAME OUT AND THEY, THEY PHYSICALLY WORKED ON 21 HOUSES.
THEY WORKED ON THREE HOUSES FROM START TO FINISH, UM, AND WERE THE PRIMARY LEADERS OF ONE HOUSE.
AND SO THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD ACCOMPLISHMENT, UM, FOR, UH, YOUTH AGE 16 AND UP.
AND SO WITH THAT, I THINK NATALIE AND FRANCO WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS.
LIKE SHE SAID, MY NAME IS NATALIE.
UM, I GOT THE UNIQUE PRIVILEGE TO BOTH WORK IN THE OFFICE AND ON THE SITE.
UM, AND IT WAS A VERY REWARDING SUMMER, JUST GETTING TO TALK TO THE FAMILIES AND THE VOLUNTEERS AND KIND OF SEE THE BEHIND THE SCENES.
'CAUSE WHEN YOU GO OUT ON THE SITE, YOU SEE ALL THE VOLUNTEERS.
UM, BUT IN THE OFFICE I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO HELP AND INTERVIEW AND TAKE PICTURES OF SOME OF THE CLOSINGS, WHICH WAS REALLY COOL TO MEET THE FAMILIES AND JUST LIKE UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY COME FROM AND HOW THIS AFFECTS 'EM.
UM, AS, UH, THEY MENTIONED WE WORKED WITH, UH, ALONG WITH FAMILIES TO BUILD THEIR HOUSES WITH VOLUNTEERS.
AND THROUGHOUT THIS, UH, INTERNSHIP, WE WERE ABLE TO LEARN, UH, THE MEANING OF, OF VALUES
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SUCH AS RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, LEADERSHIP, UH, RESPECT, AND MOST OF ALL, I THINK DISCIPLINE BECAUSE IT'S DEFINITELY HARD TO GET UP AT FIVE IN THE MORNING TO DRIVE ONE HOUR TO WORK AND, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST WORK IN THE, IN THE HEAT WHEN IT'S SOMETIMES HARDER THAN TWO.BUT, UH, IT'S DEFINITELY, UH, A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND I THANK GOD EVERY DAY IT'S A BLESSING.
I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS INTERNSHIP AND, UH, BUT YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THEM AGAIN, NATALIE, AND, AND THANK YOU MICHAEL FOR BEING HERE.
UH, NOW I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VRAN WITH A POINT OF PERSON PRIVILEGE.
ON THIS UPCOMING TUESDAY, AUGUST 9TH FROM 12 TO 4:00 PM MY OFFICE IS TEAMING UP WITH THE SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD AND TISSUE AND THE HARVEY NAUM TO HOST OUR COUNCIL CHALLENGE BLOOD DRIVE.
FOR OVER 45 YEARS, THEY HAVE BEEN LEADING DONATION DRIVES ALL OVER SOUTH TEXAS.
YOUR BLOOD DONATIONS SAVE LIVES AND PARTICIPATING IN THIS YEAR'S COUNCIL CHALLENGE COULD HELP HELP SAVE THE LIVES OF YOUR NEIGHBORS.
UM, UH, YOUR, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILY.
TODAY I HAVE JAY PO PANINSKI KY AND FRANCINE PENA FROM THE, UH, DEPARTMENT OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD AND TISSUE TO COME AND SAY A FEW WORDS BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST MY COUNCIL HAVING THIS DRIVE, BUT, UH, JAY, IF YOU COULD COME UP AND SHARE.
GOOD MORNING MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IT'S NICE TO BE BACK IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS SEEING SO MANY FRIENDS AND FORMER COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCILWOMAN GRO FOR INVITING US TO SPEAK THIS MORNING, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR HOSTING A BLOOD DRIVE.
SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD AND TISSUE IS A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER THAT PROVIDES BLOOD, PLASMA, PLATELETS AND OTHER BLOOD COMPONENTS TO OVER 110 HOSPITALS ACROSS 48 TEXAS COUNTIES.
WE ARE THE LARGEST BLOOD SUPPLIER IN THE REGION AND WE HAVE A 48 YEAR HISTORY SERVING TA TEXAS.
WE OPERATE EIGHT DONOR CENTERS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS AND CONDUCT HUNDREDS OF MOBILE DRIVES EACH YEAR.
THE CURRENT BLOOD, UH, NEED COULD NOT BE MORE ACUTE.
THIS CITY COUNCIL CHALLENGE, UH, IS SCHEDULED FOR A TIME WHEN THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES A DECLINE IN BLOOD DONATIONS.
AND THIS YEAR, THE DRIVE START TODAY AND END ON AUGUST 12TH.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR RISING TO THE OCCASION TO HELP US STABILIZE THE BLOOD SUPPLY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
RAPID POPULATION GROWTH HERE IN SOUTH TEXAS HAS DRIVEN UP THE DEMAND FOR BLOOD BY 15 20% THIS YEAR ALONE.
UH, AND EVENTS LIKE THE TRAGEDY THAT HAPPENED IN VALDI, UM, EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING BLOOD ON THE SHELVES BEFORE A TRAGEDY HAPPENS.
SO EVERY PATIENT GETS THE BLOOD THEY NEED AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE DONORS WHO CAME OUT IN THE DAYS AHEAD OF THAT TRAGEDY TO ENSURE THERE WAS BLOOD AVAILABLE.
UH, IN THE EVENT OF THAT EMERGENCY.
AFTER THE TRAGEDY, THE RESPONSE OF THE COMMUNITY WAS AWE INSPIRING.
THE COMMUNITY TURNED OUT TO DONATE BLOOD AND THE BLOOD SUPPLY TOPPED A FIVE DAY LEVEL.
UNFORTUNATELY, TODAY, THE COMMUNITY BLOOD SUPPLY WOULD NOT BE ADEQUATE FOR TREATING PATIENTS FROM INCIDENTS THAT REQUIRE A LARGE AMOUNT OF BLOOD FOR TRANSFUSIONS.
THE REALITY IS THAT WE ARE IN NEED OF BLOOD.
ALL BLOOD TYPES ARE APPRECIATED, BUT WE ESPECIALLY NEED O DONORS AND PLATELET DONORS AS WE HAVE CURRENTLY HAVE LESS THAN ONE DAY SUPPLY OF O ON THE SHELVES BECAUSE OF THIS LOW BLOOD SUPPLY.
SOME SURGERIES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED RECENTLY.
SO THANKS TO THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL, UH, TO DATE, MORE THAN 750 DONATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THE CITY COUNCIL CHALLENGE, BLOOD DRIVES, HELPING SAVE THE LIVES OF UP TO 2300 PATIENTS.
WE APPRECIATE THIS COUNCIL HOSTING BLOOD DRIVES THIS MONTH, BEGINNING TODAY.
AND AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS CITYWIDE AND SOME OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES UP HERE HAVE ALREADY WON, BUT I INVITED THE TEAM.
I INVITED VERONICA WONG RIZZO AND VANESSA HERRERA FROM THE Y TO COME AND TELL WHY THEY SHOULD COME TO THE HARVEY NA GYM, Y M C A AND DONATE.
SO IF YOU COULD COME ON UP AND SHARE AND, UM, AND IF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES WANNA SAY WHERE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THEIR BLOOD DRIVE, THEY CAN TOO.
BUT MINE WILL BE AT THE HARVEY NA GYM.
GO AHEAD AND TELL US WHY TO COME TO THE HARVEY NA GYM AND WHY THE Y M C A BECAUSE THEIR MISSION IS TO BUILD HEALTHY SPIRIT MINDS AND BODIES FOR ALL.
THE Y M C A OF GREATER SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR 146 YEARS AND WE CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY, UH, THROUGH OUR HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAM, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
THE Y RESPONDS TO THE MOST CRITICAL NEEDS, AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
AND WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH MANY OF YOU IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES.
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GRO, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR HARVEY FAMILY, Y M C A WHO SITS IN A BEAUTIFUL WORLD HERITAGE, UM, PROPERTY TO BE A PART OF THIS, OF THIS DRIVE.AND I'LL LET VANESSA CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT IT 'CAUSE VANESSA IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE THERE.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE, THE Y IS HERE AND WE'RE HERE FOR MUCH LONGER THAN YOU'RE GONNA WANT US TO PROBABLY BE AROUND
SO VANESSA, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR LETTING US BE PART OF THIS.
THIS IS A HUGE, UH, HONOR JUST TO BE ABLE TO, TO HOST THIS.
UM, I KNOW PERSONALLY I'VE HAD FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE NEEDED, UM, BLOOD BE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR MEDICAL HEALTH.
SO I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING BLOOD AND THE BLOOD DONATIONS AND THE HIGH NEED OF IT.
SO THANK YOU DISTRICT THREE FOR BEING ABLE, FOR LETTING US TO PARTNER WITH THIS.
AND IT'S JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY JUST TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WE AS THE Y TRY TO DO THAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN DIFFERENT ASPECTS.
WE ALSO DO A FOOD DRIVE EVERY FIRST, A SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH.
WE ALSO HAVE A BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT ON SATURDAY.
SO WE TRY TO GIVE OUT, UM, AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO HELP OUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
WELL, THANK YOU VANESSA AND JAY.
UH, THERE ARE STILL SPENT PLENTY OF SPOTS AVAILABLE, SO PLEASE CHECK ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, GO ONLINE TO THE SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD AND TISSUE PAGE AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU SIGN UP IT.
AS THEY MENTIONED, WE HAVE A CRITICAL NEED RIGHT NOW AND, UH, YOU'LL HEAR ME MANY TIMES TALK ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO GET OUT AND DONATE BLOOD.
SO I'LL BE THERE AT 12 TUESDAY, AUGUST 9TH FROM 12 TO FOUR.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US AND FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY.
UH, FINALLY, RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
AND COUNCILWOMAN, JUST TO PILE ON WITH WHAT YOU'VE SAID, WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, HAVING OUR BLOOD DRIVE AT THE NEW DISTRICT NINE SENIOR CENTER, WHICH HAS JUST OPENED UP THIS WEEK.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY COMING OUT AND DONATING BLOOD.
ALSO, I WANNA RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE AMBASSADORS WHO SERVED IN DISTRICT NINE, UH, OVER THIS SUMMER.
UH, ROHAN ER, WHO'S A STUDENT FROM BAYLOR UNIVERSITY STUDYING HISTORY, UH, AZ BUDI, WHO'S AN ENGINEERING STUDENT AT U T S A AND DANIELLA JOHNSON, WHO'S STUDYING POLITICAL SCIENCE AND AMERICAN STUDIES AT BARNARD.
UH, THE THREE OF THEM REALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR OFFICE.
UNFORTUNATELY, DURING THE SUMMER, WE HAD FOUR STAFF MEMBERS WHO CAME DOWN WITH COVID.
AND SO HAVING THE, UH, THOSE AMBASSADORS THERE TO HELP US IN SO MANY WAYS REALLY ENABLED OUR OFFICE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE KIND OF SERVICE THAT PEOPLE IN OUR DISTRICT, UH, EXPECT.
THESE STUDENTS DID A REALLY OUTSTANDING JOB.
AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE 'EM ALL OUT TO LUNCH TOMORROW, SHOW OUR APPRECIATION.
AND I KNOW ALL OF US HAVE HAD GREAT EXPERIENCES WITH OUR AMBASSADORS.
IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM AND I HOPE THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS IN THE FUTURE.
ALRIGHT, UH, WE'RE GONNA GET NOW INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
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ALL ITEMS ARE LISTED FOR CONSENT CONSIDERATION.UH, SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS TO PULL, UH, FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THAT'S ALL ITEMS SAVED FOR ITEM 17.
OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
I'LL TAKE UP CITIZENS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON, UH, ITEMS REMAINING ON CONSENT.
WE HAVE ONE, UH, JACK FINGER ON ITEMS 14 AND 26.
WELL, MAYOR NURNBERG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M.
A COUPLE ITEMS I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION ON THIS CONSENT AGENDA THAT YOU'RE GONNA JUST SAIL RIGHT ON THROUGH
THE, UM, NUMBER ONE IS, UM, AN APPOINTMENT.
THE APPOINTMENT'S ON NUMBER 14.
ITEM NUMBER 14, A REAPPOINTING RUDY GARZA, DISTRICT NINE TO THE BROOKS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
NOW, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF RUDY GARZA'S LIVING HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, BUT, UH, I, UM, I RECALL ONE OF THEM IN PARTICULAR THAT CAME BY THIS, THIS, UH, THESE CHAMBERS HERE ABOUT A LITTLE OVER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
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KNOW, WHEN WE HAD THAT BIG STORM, UH, THAT CAUSED ROLLING BLACKOUTS, UH, AMONG OURAND, UH, UH, WE LOST POWER FOR, FOR A NUMBER, NUMBER OF TIMES AND EVEN
AND, UH, I KNOW THAT NOTICE THAT MR. GARZA WAS THE
UH, AND YOU WANT TO REAPPOINT HIM TO THE BROOKS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
NOW, DO YOU, I'M JUST WONDERING, HAS THE, UM, BRING A DEVELOPMENT OF AUTHORITY IN THE SOUTH SIDE? HAVE THE, UH, UH, HAS THE SOUTH SIDE REALLY BENEFITED FROM, UM, MR. GARZA'S, UH, APPOINTMENT THERE? IS IT, IS IT REALLY, UM, ROLLING IN THE DOUGH DOWN THERE? OR, OR, OR IS IT BEING, BEING OVERRUN WITH ILLEGALS LIKE ITS NEIGHBOR IN DISTRICT NEARBY DISTRICT ONE
UH, ALSO, ITEM NUMBER 26, I BELIEVE IT IS.
UH, IT'S A SETTLEMENT, UH, INVOLVING MR. ALBERTO RIVERA, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
WHAT HAPPENED FOR ABOUT $75,000, APPARENTLY A, A, A GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVER, UH, UH, PLOWED RIGHT INTO A, A CAR THAT MR. RIVERA, UM, WAS, UH, UH, DRIVING AT THE TIME.
AND I'M JUST WONDERING, WELL, IF, UM, IF THE MR. RIVERA WAS, WAS THE VICTIM, WAS UH, WAS AT ALL AT FAULT IN THIS, WELL THEN WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
WE SHOULDN'T BE, UH, GIVING HIM MONEY, BUT IF WE ARE GIVING HIM MONEY, WHY DON'T, AREN'T WE REPRIMANDING THE GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVER WHO CAUSED ALL THIS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SHELL IT OUT.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GET INTO COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
NOW LET ME CALL ON COUNCIL MEMBER KEO.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT.
I RECENTLY VISITED JOYCE AND SAFETY SYSTEMS IN DISTRICT SIX.
THEY'RE, UH, ONE OF ONLY TWO MANUFACTURERS IN THE WORLD THAT MAKES THEM METAL FIXTURES FOR AUTOMOBILE SEAT BELTS.
IT'S A TINY LITTLE PART, BUT IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT FOR ALL OUR SAFETY.
THEY PRODUCED ONE AND A HALF MILLION PIECES PER MONTH, BUT THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING A SKILLED WORKFORCE, SPECIFICALLY TOOL AND D SPECIALISTS TO FILL THEIR EMPLOYMENT OP OPENINGS.
JOYSON HAS ONE CERTIFIED TOOL AND D SPECIALIST, AND HE'S 70 YEARS YOUNG, SO THEY NEED, UH, THEY NEED SOME BACKUPS.
THE LABOR DEPARTMENT'S APPRENTICESHIP BUILDING AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM INCLUDES TOOL AND DYE MAKERS IN THEIR LIST OF REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. JOYCE HAS PARTNERED WITH SA READY TO WORK AND ALAMO COLLEGES TO ESTABLISH A MANUFACTURING WORKER PIPELINE TO FILL THE MANY POSITIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THEIR PLANT AND OTHER MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN THE CITY.
IT'S MY HOPE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, RECEIVE THIS GRANT TO AND HELP IN EFFORTS LIKE THESE.
AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY FOR, UM, FOR APPLYING.
I ALSO WANNA HIGHLIGHT, UH, UH, ITEM 15 AND EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO EFRIN SOSA AND BERT PIEL, BOTH DISTRICT SIX RESIDENTS WHO'VE STEPPED UP TO SERVE IN OUR CITIES, UM, ON OUR CITY'S BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
MR. SOSA'S EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE WILL HELP MAKE THE ETHICS REVIEW BOARD BETTER.
AND BURT PIEL, WHO IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND HIS ADVOCACY OF FITNESS AND WALKING WILL BE A NEEDED ADDITION TO OUR PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR, FOR SERVING OUR DISTRICT AND OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY.
COUNCIL MEMBER KIO HDA, COUNCIL MEMBER PALAIS.
UM, ERIC, I THINK THIS IS A, A REALLY NEAT OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S A SMALL ITEM AND, AND USUALLY WE DON'T TALK ABOUT ITEMS THIS SMALL, UH, $90,000.
UH, IT'S A CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH CHES MA HOMES.
AND I WANTED JUST TO, TO THANK CHES MA BECAUSE THEY DID SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL AND UNEXPECTED.
UM, WE WERE NEGOTIATING A REZONING FOR A PLOT OF LAND WHERE THEY WERE GONNA PUT SOME, SOME HOUSES AND THEY SAW IN A NEIGHBORHOOD ADJACENT TO THEM THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR REPAIRS OF ALLEYWAYS, OUR ALLEYWAYS.
UM, AND THEY STEPPED UP AND SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? UM, EVEN THOUGH OUR PEOPLE AREN'T GONNA BE DRIVING ON THOSE ALLEYWAYS, NONE OF OUR HOMEOWNERS ARE GONNA BE DRIVING ON THOSE ALLEYWAYS.
UM, WE WANNA BE GOOD NEIGHBORS AND WE WANNA HELP YOU OUT.
COUNCILMAN, WE'D LIKE TO REPAIR, UH, THOSE ALLEYWAYS AND THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING $90,000.
UM, THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING $90,000 TO MAKE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD NEXT DOOR, UH, BETTER AND, UH, FOR EVERYBODY AND SAFER.
BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, IF Y'ALL HAPPEN TO BUMP INTO
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ANYBODY FROM SMAR, PLEASE, PLEASE THANK 'EM.COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW APPOINTMENTS IN ITEM 13, 14, AND 15.
UM, ONE OF MY GOALS PRIOR TO BEING ELECTED WOULD WAS TO FILL, UM, ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSION SEATS.
I DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE 50 11 COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES AND WHATNOT TO APPOINT FOLK TO INCLUDING THE M L K COMMISSION, WHICH REQUIRES 76 APPOINTEE.
IT'S WASN'T EXPECTING IT, BUT MONTHS LATER, I AM FINISHED.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE APPOINTMENTS OF GWENDOLYN BOLDEN TO THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
LAWSON PICASSO, TO THE CITY BOND OVERSIGHT COMMISSION, BURRELL PALMER, TO THE CITY COMMISSION ON VETERANS AFFAIRS.
PATRICK LANG TO THE ETHICS REVIEW BOARD.
JENNIFER RICKS TO THE MAYOR'S COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.
BRANDON LOGAN TO THE SA EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MOHAMMAD RUSSELL TO THE SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVOCACY COMMITTEE.
ROBERT MELVIN TO THE BROOKS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
SUSAN WRIGHT TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
ELIZABETH HOLMES OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO COMMISSION ON EDUCATION.
AND CAROL BERG, YOU MAY KNOW HER AS SUE BERG TO THE LINEAR CREEKWAY CREEKWAY PARKS ADVISORY BOARD.
UM, FOR ALL OF YOU WHO SERVE ON DISTRICT TWO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, OR OUR APPOINTED, OTHERWISE, WE DO HAVE A QUARTERLY LUNCHEON THAT WILL BE HAPPENING IN SEPTEMBER.
ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO A DISTRICT TWO, UH, BOARDS AND COMMISSION TO PLEASE ATTEND.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
I WANTED TO BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT THE SUCCESS OF MIKE RAMSEY AND THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IN SECURING NEARLY 3 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO BUILD OUT AN EFFECTIVE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.
UH, THE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE READY TO WORK SHOWS.
THE PROGRAM IS WELL DESIGNED AND ON TRACK TO MEET OUR WORKFORCE GOALS.
I ESPECIALLY WANNA RE RECOGNIZE OUR LABOR UNIONS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS THAT MADE THIS A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION.
UH, IT IS READILY AP, UM, APPARENT THAT THE STRONG UNION PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.
LABOR UNIONS WANT THE SAME THING READY TO WORK, AND ALL OF US UP HERE WANT, UM, WHICH IS HIGHER WAGES, BETTER CONDITIONS FOR WORKERS.
SO SAN ANTONIO MUST CONTINUE AND I'M SURE WE WILL GO, UH, ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOSTER THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL LABOR LIKE THE C W A LAUNA, THE I P E W AND SO MANY MORE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO CASTILLO, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE.
YOU KNOW, WE A APPOINT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO SERVE ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
UH, I PROBABLY HAVE APPOINTED, UH, OVER 40.
UH, AND THEY REALLY REPRESENT THE BEST OF EVERY ONE OF OUR COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO STAND UP AND SERVE ON THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
SO I THINK IT'S ALWAYS VALUABLE FOR US TO RECOGNIZE 'EM.
UH, AND DESPITE WHAT SOME PEOPLE MAY THINK, UH, MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE REALLY SACRIFICING A LOT OF THEIR TIME AND THEIR ENERGY TO GO AHEAD AND DO THIS.
SO I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THE APPOINTMENT OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN DISTRICT NINE WHO ARE SERVING ON MANY OF THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TODAY, INCLUDING REAPPOINTING RUDY GARZA FOR DISTRICT NINE TO THE BROOKS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
ALSO, I WANNA, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE THE APPOINTMENT OF ANDRA BRAN TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO COMMISSION ON STRENGTHENING FAMILY AND WELLBEING, AND ELIZABETH WABA, UH, TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD AND KIMBERLY BRAGMAN TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
UH, MANY OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CONTINUALLY SERVING.
UH, I ALWAYS WANNA ENCOURAGE PEOPLE IN DISTRICT NINE STAND UP.
LET US KNOW IF YOU WANNA SERVE, AND WE'LL FIND A WAY FOR YOU TO DO THAT TO SERVE YOUR NEIGHBORS.
ALRIGHT, IF THAT IS THE BALANCE OF OUR DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ALL ITEMS SAY FOR ITEM 17 HEARING.
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE, PLEASE VOTE.
AYE AND WE'LL GET A VOICE VOTE.
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17.ITEM NUMBER 17 IS AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE $26,392,967 AND 44 CENTS FISCAL YEAR
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2023.ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET FOR THE FOUR YEAR FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HUD, WHICH INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, C D B G, HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, HOME EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, E SS G AND HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS HOPWA PROGRAM AUTHORIZING A STAFF COMPLIMENT OF 49 POSITIONS AND AUTHORIZING CONTRACTS TO EXECUTE PROGRAM BUDGETS.
I THINK WE GOT A PRESENTATION HERE.
JUST ONE SECOND, GET SITUATED.
HI EVERYONE, MY NAME IS VERONICA GONZALEZ.
I'M THE INTERIM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH N H S D, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BRIEFING YOU ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 HUD ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET.
I DO WANNA SHARE THAT THIS IS A PROCESS WE GO THROUGH EACH YEAR TO SEE HOW WE WILL USE OUR FEDERAL FUNDS FROM HUD IN ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE.
THE CITY RECEIVES FOUR FEDERAL ENTITLEMENT FRONT FUNDS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
THESE GRANTS INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS, AND THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT.
PRIOR TO UTILIZING ANY OF THESE FUNDS, WE ARE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN BUDGET.
THIS ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET IS BASED ON THE FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN AUGUST, 2021.
YOU SEE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY, FOLLOWED BY PROVIDING SPECIAL SERVICES FOR OUR TARGETED POPULATIONS.
PRIORITY PRIORITY THREE IS HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN, FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, FOLLOWED BY NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION EFFORTS FOR SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES.
LASTLY, WE ALSO PRIORITIZE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THIS INCLUDES FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN SAN ANTONIO.
AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S FOUR ENTITLEMENT GRANTS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM HUD.
YOU SEE THE ESTIMATED BUDGETS ON YOUR SCREEN AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS.
WE ALSO INCLUDE ANTICIPATED PROGRAM INCOME FROM C D B G AND HOME FOR A TOTAL OF 26.4 MILLION, PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR 23.
A SUMMARY OF THE FUNDING AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR SAN ANTONIO IS SUMMARIZED ON THIS SLIDE.
THAT'S OVER 8 MILLION DEDICATED TO PRESERVING MORE THAN 53 EXISTING HOMES FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME, HOMEOWNERS, NEARLY 8 MILLION TO CREATE NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PRIMARILY RESERVED FOR HOUSEHOLDS EARNING UP TO 60% A M I AND LEVERAGING AN ANTICIPATED ONE 20 MILLION IN PRIVATE FUNDING, 4.5 MILLION PRIORITIZING SERVICES FOR YOUTH PEOPLE LIVING WITH AIDS AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.
3.7 MILLION DEVOTED TO HOUSING ASSISTANCE SERVICES, INCLUDING FAIR HOUSING COUNSELING, TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE, DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS AN OVERVIEW OF C D B G.
SO WHEREAS THE OTHER THREE GRANTS HAVE VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSES, C D B G IS A BIT MORE FLEXIBLE, WHICH IS WHY YOU'LL SEE A WIDE RANGE OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING HOUSING, REHAB, INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE, ALL THE WAY TO PUBLIC SERVICES.
THE ANTICIPATED ENTITLEMENT GRANT IS 12.8 MILLION, AND WE ALSO ANTICIPATE ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INCOME FOR C D B G.
SO I'LL START BY POINTING OUT THAT WE DID SEE A REDUCTION IN C D B G THIS FOR FISCAL YEAR 23.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT DID NOT JUST IMPACT SAN ANTONIO, BUT CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY RECEIVING THESE TYPE OF C D B G FUNDS.
BUT THE TAKEAWAY HERE IS THAT WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS THE BULK OF OUR FUNDING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WELL AS OUR, OUR REHAB AND RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS. GIVEN THE REDUCTION WITH C D B G FUNDS THIS YEAR, UM, I'D POINT OUT THE MINOR REPAIR PROGRAM.
WE DO SEE A RED, UM, AN ADJUSTMENT THERE THAT WE PLAN TO MAKE UP WITH SOME GENERAL FUND DOLLARS.
THIS WILL ALLOW, ALLOW US TO OPERATE THE MINOR REPAIR PROGRAM A LOT MORE NIMBLY, RESULTING IN FASTER RESPONSE TIME TO HOMEOWNERS WITHOUT THE BURDENSOME RESTRICTIONS OF FEDERAL
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FUNDING.I ALSO WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT, UH, WE ARE PROPOSING, RATHER THAN HAVING CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES FUNDED FROM C D B G, WE REPLACED THEM WITH PROACTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
WE PROPOSED TWO PROACTIVE CASE MANAGERS THAT WILL WORK WITH VULNERABLE FAMILIES.
THEY'LL POINT THEM TO CITY RESOURCES NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO HELP THEM RECTIFY CODE VIOLATIONS.
SO RATHER THAN BEING PUNITIVE, WE'RE PROVIDING A PROACTIVE APPROACH.
I ALSO WANNA POINT OUT THE CROSSPOINT WOMEN'S WELLNESS CENTER MATCHING FUNDS.
I'LL GO MORE INTO DETAIL ON THAT INNOVATIVE PROJECT ON THE NE NEXT SLIDE.
BUT, UM, HERE YOU CAN SEE WE RECOMMEND ALLOCATING 750,000 FROM C D B G FOR THIS SPECIAL PROJECT.
UM, IN ALL WE SEE 13.3 MILLION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 23 C D B G BUDGET.
AS I MENTIONED BRIEFLY, THIS IS AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT LOCATED WITHIN THE, THE BOUNDARIES OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, IT WOULD PROVIDE HOUSING AND ONSITE SPECIALIZED CARE FOR MOTHERS AND THEIR BABIES BORN WITH SUBSTANCE ADDICTION.
THE TOTAL COST FOR PHASE ONE OF TWO IS 7.5 MILLION, AND IT INCLUDES A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT CASA MIA WITH 40 BEDS, 2,500 SQUARE FEET CHILDCARE FACILITY, A 7,500 SQUARE FOOT, AN INTEGRATED WELLNESS CENTER WITH A 24 HOUR SPECIALIZED NURSERY, NURSERY, PRIMARY HEALTH CLINIC, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR MOTHERS.
THIS PROJECT IS RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING UT HEALTH SCHOOL OF NURSING.
BEXAR COUNTY IS CONTRIBUTING FUNDS AS WELL AS WEST CARE FOUNDATION.
THE PROJECT ALSO SECURED A LOAN FROM JEFFERSON BANK AND OTHER CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO HELP CLOSE THE GAP FOR PHASE ONE STAFF IS PROPOSING TO HELP US GET THIS PHASE ONE PROJECT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, AN ALLOCATION OF 750,000 FROM THE C D B G FUND.
WELL, I MENTIONED C D B G IS THE MOST FLEXIBLE OF THE ENTITLEMENT GRANTS HOME IS SPECIFICALLY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
THE HOME, THIS HOME PROGRAM FUNDS ARE OFTEN DEPLOYED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OR REHAB AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR LOW INCOME PERSONS.
THE ANTICIPATED BUDGET HERE IS 6 MILLION FROM THE ENTITLEMENT PORTION AND ADDITIONAL, UM, A LARGE RATHER SUM FROM PROGRAM INCOME OF 3 MILLION.
IN TANDEM WITH C D B G FUNDS, WE'RE ABLE TO USE THE HOME GRANT TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOME REHAB AND RECONSTRUCTION.
WE ALSO, UH, WANNA POINT OUT THE HOME BUYER INCENTIVE PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THIS GRANT AND THROUGH THE HIP PROGRAM, WE'RE ABLE TO ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES, UM, FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS WITH DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THEY HAVE A SAFE AND DECENT HOME.
UM, LASTLY, WE DO SET ASIDE 5% OF THIS BUDGET OF THE 9.2 MILLION TO HELP BUILD CAPACITY FOR NONPROFITS TO ENSURE THEY CONTINUE TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
HOME REHAB PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO BE A HIGH PRIORITY FOR THE CITY.
AS I MENTIONED, WE DID SEE A 2.1 MILLION REDUCTION IN C D B G.
HOWEVER, STAFF IS EXPLORING OPTIONS INCLUDING THESE FUNDS TO LEVERAGE, UH, WHETHER IT BE GENERAL FUND OR OTHER GRANTS FROM HUD TO HELP US GET AS CLOSE TO POSSIBLE TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 FUNDING LEVEL AND KEEP THESE HOME REHAB SERVICES IN PLACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE BOND DOLLARS THAT WOULD BE 6 MILLION FOR THE MAJOR REHAB PROGRAM, 1.5 MILLION FOR MINOR REPAIR.
IN THE END, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE A $26 MILLION HOME REHAB BUDGET, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR 22.
UM, AND THIS WILL RESULT IN 527 HOMES SERVED.
THE LAST TWO GRANTS FOR HOPPA AND E S G ARE UNDER 4 MILLION COMBINED AND ARE PRIMARILY MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
HOPPA IS THE ONLY FEDERAL GRANT THAT SERVES HOUSING NEEDS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH H I V AND AIDS.
AND E S G HELPS PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE HOUSING CRISIS.
THE TAKEAWAY HERE IS THAT THESE SERVICES REALLY CATCH PEOPLE AND MAY BE ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TIMES IN THEIR LIVES BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES COORDINATES WITH NONPROFITS AND CITYWIDE AGENCIES TO OFFER ALL OF THESE
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SERVICES.WE SEE A MODERATE INCREASE IN EACH OF THESE BUDGETS.
UH, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO OFFER ALL OF THE SAME SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2023.
THE LAST SLIDE, THE LAST SLIDE IS THE TIMELINE ITSELF.
WE ISSUED PUBLIC NOTICE IN MAY.
CO PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD COMMENCED MID-JUNE THROUGH AUGUST 3RD.
YESTERDAY WE HAD TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND TWO COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS WITH NINE ATTENDEES AND 1,500 ESSAY SPEAKUP ENGAGEMENTS.
I WANNA PAUSE TO THANK OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND AGENCIES WHO HELPED TO SPREAD THE WORD.
AND LASTLY, AUGUST 16TH IS THE FINAL DEADLINE TO SUBMIT OUR ACTION PLAN TO HUD.
THERE'S NO FLEXIBILITY ON THAT DATE.
BUT THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'LL FINISH UP BY THANKING YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ON, ON YOUR PRESENTATION THERE.
UM, I KNOW THERE'S, THERE'S THE, UM, MAYOR'S, UH, HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT THE SHIP THAT THAT'S A PART OF.
UM, I SEEM TO REMEMBER THAT THERE WAS A, A NUMBER OF, LIKE, WE WERE SHORT, LIKE 40,000 AFFORDABLE HOMES.
DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER WHERE THAT NUMBER CAME FROM OR IS THAT STILL IN EXISTENCE ANYWHERE? OR DID I JUST DREAM THAT UP? GOOD MORNING.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, THE, UH, SHIP OUTLINES THAT WE NEED 28,000.
UM, WE NEED TO CREATE AND PRESERVE 28,000, UH, HOMES OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
SO THAT IS, UM, THIS HUD BUDGET THAT YOU'VE JUST SEEN IS IN LINE WITH THAT.
IT DOES HAVE BOTH, UM, A PRESERVATION COMPONENT WITH OUR HOME REHAB BUDGET THAT WE ARE PROPOSING.
AND IT HAS A NEW PRODUCTION COMPONENT OF, TO HELP, TO HELP, UH, DEVELOPERS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS PRODUCE MORE AFFORDABLE UNITS IN BOTH THE SINGLE FAMILY AND THE MULTI-FAMILY CATEGORIES.
SO DO WE HAVE A NUMBERS? I, I UNDERSTAND THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THE GOAL IS MM-HMM.
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE SOMEWHERE IN THE SHIP.
BUT THE, THE BIGGER TAKEAWAY IS HOW MUCH ARE WE GOING TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS? AND OF COURSE, WE CAN'T MEET THAT 28,000 NUMBER ALONE.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO PRESERVE AND CREATE NEW, NEW AFFORDABLE UNITS.
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE, THERE SHOULD BE A, A SNAPSHOT IN TIME SAYING WE NEED, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THAT NUMBER IS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
DO SOME MORE RESEARCH ON, IS THAT NUMBER OUT THERE OR WHAT THE 40,000, WHAT IS THAT NUMBER THAT YOU'RE SAYING? THE 20, UH, 28,000 UNITS? WHAT IS THAT BASED ON? YEAH.
THAT IS BASED ON OUR NEED AND THE SHIP GOES TO OUTLINE.
YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT A M I CATEGORIES AT WHICH WE NEED TO CREATE AND PRESERVE THOSE UNITS.
SO I'M, I'M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN, SO 12,561 NEW UNITS AND 15,533 PRESERVED UNITS.
UH, DOES HUD TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE GOING TOWARDS NEW VERSUS RENOVATED? NO, THAT'S UP TO OUR, UH, CITY TO DETERMINE HOW WE WANNA ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS INTO THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
SO THAT DOESN'T PRECLUDE US FROM GETTING ANY KIND OF FUNDING FROM HUD.
THEY, THEY SAID, HERE'S THE, HERE'S THE GRANTS AND YOU DETERMINE HOW TO USE THAT, YOUR MIX OR WHATEVER ON HOW YOU WANT TO DO THAT.
THAT IS, BUT, UM, WE ADOPTED OUR FIVE YEAR PLAN ON HOW WE WOULD USE THOSE DOLLARS.
AND SO THIS BUDGET IS IN LINE WITH THAT PLAN.
UM, SO I, I'M, UH, I LIKE TO LOOK AT OUR HISTORY, WHAT, WHAT WE HAVE REALLY ACCOMPLISHED, LET'S SAY OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS.
HOW, HOW MANY NEW UNITS HAVE WE BROUGHT ON BOARD OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS? BECAUSE WE GET THIS, WE GET THIS MONEY YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
I DON'T THINK OUR DATA GOES QUITE THAT FAR BACK, BUT WE CAN WORK ON IT.
YOU CAN GET FAR AS FAR BACK AS YOU CAN GO TO LOOK AT THAT.
AND I WANT TO, UM, IF YOU CAN TURN TO, UH, SLIDE NUMBER SEVEN.
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NO, THANKS.AND HERE'S, HERE'S THE, HERE'S MY MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS PLAN AND HOW WE'RE SPENDING MONEY.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE, UH, SUPPORT OF HORRIBLE RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, A MILLION DOLLARS, WE GET 200 UNITS.
I THINK THOSE NUMBERS ARE UPSIDE DOWN.
WE SHOULD BE TRYING TO GET AS MANY NEW UNITS ON HAND TO SUPPLY ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS THE CITY INSTEAD OF GOING BACK WITH HOME OWNERSHIP.
WE'RE NOT GAINING ANY ADDITIONAL NUMBERS.
NOT SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS, PARTICULARLY IN THE, IN THE REHAB AND RECONSTRUCTION, YOU'RE NOT GAINING ANY ADDITIONAL NUMBERS, AND YET YOU'RE SPENDING FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAN WHAT YOU WOULD GET IT.
IT'S THE BIGGER BANG FOR THE BUCK.
AND WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND THAT'S WHAT I KEEP HEARING WE DO.
AND I'M HEARING THAT IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE BECAUSE OF THE PRICE OF HOMES, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
SO I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE CONCENTRATING THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY ON WHAT WE'RE NOT GETTING THE BIGGEST BANG FOR THE BUCK.
AND THAT'S ALSO REFLECTED ON, UM, UM, WHOLE BUDGET.
UH, SAME THING WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY IN THE WRONG BUCKETS, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
WE SHOULD BE CONCENTRATING ON NARROWING THAT GAP ON HAVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE IN SAN ANTONIO IN REDUCING THAT NUMBER.
UH, I DIDN'T DO ALL THE MATH ON THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, I'M, I'M HAVING A PROBLEM SAYING, OH, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA SPEND THE MAJORITY OF MONEY ON INDIVIDUAL HOMES FOR FOLKS AND FOR REHABBING EXISTING, AND WE'RE NOT GETTING THE FULL MEASURE.
OR, AGAIN, I KEEP SAYING THE BIGGEST BANG FOR THE BUCK, BANG FOR THE BUCK IS IN THAT, IN THAT, UH, OTHER CATEGORY.
SO I, I'M, I'M JUST, AND I KNOW THIS WAS APPROVED, GONE THROUGH THE COMMITTEES AND WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT ARE THEY, ARE THEY REALLY LOOKING AT WHERE THEY'RE SPENDING THE, THESE RESOURCES AT? YES.
AND THE LACK OF NUMBERS OR THE ADDITIONAL MM-HMM.
AND THAT'S MY BIGGEST, BIGGEST CONCERN ON THAT.
AND I'M, I'M STILL STRUGGLING WITH THAT, WHETHER I'M GONNA SUPPORT THIS OR NOT, BECAUSE I JUST THINK WE WE'RE PUTTING IT IN THE WRONG BUCKETS IN, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.
AND, UH, AS, AS I MENTIONED, PRESERVATION IS A BIG PART OF OUR SHIP PLAN OR OUR ADOPTED PLAN.
AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE THAT FUNDS BE FOCUSED ON.
UH, WE HAD, UM, NUMEROUS PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR THIS AND A ESSAY SPEAKUP SURVEY OVER ALMOST 1600 ENGAGEMENTS.
AND WE CONTINUE TO HEAR VERY CONSISTENT FEEDBACK THAT HOME REHAB SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE A FOCUS OF OUR FEDERAL FUNDS, OUR GENERAL FUNDS, AND IT IS ALSO THE LARGEST CATEGORY IN OUR BOND, OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND FUND.
SO I THINK THAT'S CONSISTENT WHERE WE CONTINUE TO HEAR WE SHOULD SPEND MONEY ON THAT.
IT DOESN'T CREATE BRAND NEW UNITS, BUT MANY OF THE HOMES THAT WE ARE UTILIZING FOR THOSE FUNDS ARE MEANT TO PRESERVE THE HOME AND KEEP IT FROM GETTING TO A PHASE OF DEMOLITION.
AND IF THAT HOME IS DEMOED OR UNLIVABLE, THEN THAT FAMILY, UM, MANY TIMES HAS NOWHERE TO GO.
AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO MAYBE SPEND 200,000 OR MORE ON A WHOLE NOTHER HOME, ASSUMING THEY COULD AFFORD THAT, OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBER COULD HELP THEM WITH THAT.
SO, ALTHOUGH THE HOME REHAB PER UNIT IS MUCH LOWER, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO SPEND A LOT MORE TO PRESERVE THAT UNIT.
BUT MANY TIMES THESE ARE HOMES IN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY'RE OLDER ADULTS, THEY HAVE DISABILITIES, THEY HAVE ALL KINDS OF REASONS WHY THEY CAN'T KEEP UP THAT HOME ON THEIR OWN, AND THEY DO RELY ON OUR PROGRAM SO THAT THEY CAN PRESERVE THAT HOME AND STAY AND AGE IN PLACE.
EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING, AND I DON'T NECESSARILY DISAGREE WITH THAT.
I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS.
AND THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE
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PUTTING IN, UH, THROUGH THESE FEDERAL FUNDS AND LOCAL FUNDS ALSO.SO, UH, WITH THAT, I'M, I'M, I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SUPPORT, SUPPORT THIS, UH, PARTICULAR ITEM, SIR.
COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, AND IF, UH, WE CAN GET A MOTION FIRST.
UM, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE, UH, THIS ITEM SECOND.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WE CAN CONTINUE DISCUSSION NOW.
AND THANK YOU VERONICA AND VERONICA FOR, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, UH, COUNCILMAN, ON PAGE NINE OF THE SHIP, THERE'S 95,000, UH, HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE MOST AT RISK FOR HOST, UH, FOR HOUSING INSTABILITY ANYWAY, OR FROM 0% A M I, UH, ALL THE WAY TO 100% A M I, UM, WHICH IS ABOUT 2000 HOUSEHOLDS.
IN THAT UPPER LEVEL, WE CHOSE TO CONCENTRATE THE MAJORITY OF THE C D V G AND HOME FUNDING, WHICH IS JUST ONE SOURCE, UH, TO FOCUS ON ON THOSE, UM, FAMILIES THAT NEED HOME REHAB AND SINGLE FAMILY, UM, HOMES AT P C D C ON MONDAY.
UM, FOR THE PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON MONDAY, WE HAD MORE THAN PEOPLE, PEOPLE, UH, SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON BEHALF, SPEAK ON BEHALF OF HOMES.
THEY THINK THAT, UM, THEY SAID IT IN THEIR WORDS, AND I'M JUST REPEATING WHAT THEY SAID, AND PARAPHRASING WHAT SOME OF 'EM SAID, IS THAT THEY'RE WASTING MONEY ON, ON RENT.
AND SO THEY WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THEIR OWN HOME, TO HAVE THEIR FAMILIES.
AND I'M SO GLAD THAT THE HABITAT INTERNS STAYED TODAY TO LISTEN TO THIS DISCUSSION, BECAUSE THIS AFFECTS YOU ALL.
THIS AFFECTS THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO.
AND, UM, YOU CAN SEE HOW COMPLICATED THIS GETS.
THERE'S 95,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE IN DANGER OF NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A HOME.
AND THIS IS IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS ACCORDING TO THE SHIP.
HOWEVER, 28,094 OF THOSE, UM, WILL BE SERVED BY NEW OR PRESERVED HOMES, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THESE PEOPLE WERE ASKING FOR AT THE PLANNING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEETING.
MANY OF THEM, BY THE WAY, CAME AND THEY DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH.
SO THESE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT TO INVEST FUNDS, THE FUNDS THAT OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALLOWS US TO LEVERAGE WITH OTHER EXISTING FUNDS LIKE OUR BOND THAT OUR RESIDENTS JUST RECENTLY PASSED TO GIVE THEM THOSE HOMES THAT THEY NEED.
WE, UM, HEARD TODAY FROM SOME OF THE STUDENTS OF HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO BUILD HOMES FOR FAMILIES AND HOW THAT MADE THEM SO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE SAN ANTONIONS, TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FAMILIES TOMORROW WILL BE WELCOMING SOME OF THESE FAMILIES INTO THESE HOMES.
IT MIGHT BE SMALL, UH, OR IT MIGHT SEEM INSIGNIFICANT, BUT FOR THOSE FAMILIES, FOR THE PEOPLE IN THOSE HOMES, IT'S REALLY A, A, A, AN IMPORTANT THING TO DO.
FAMILY AND HEALTH IS IMPORTANT, RIGHT? AND SO HEALTH STARTS WITHIN THE HOME.
AND SO I'M PROUD THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON, ON HOMES.
I'M ALSO HELP, UH, I'M ALSO HAPPY THAT THERE'S DEVELOPERS THAT WILL CONTINUE BUILDING, UM, WITHOUT INCENTIVES OF ANY SORT, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT SAN ANTONIO IS A HOT MARKET RIGHT NOW.
SO THEY WILL CONTINUE INVESTING.
THEY WILL CONTINUE BUILDING WHETHER, UM, WE, WE HELP INCENTIVIZE OR NOT.
SO I BELIEVE THAT HELPING OUR NONPROFITS ACHIEVE, UM, MORE AFFORDABILITY IS IMPORTANT.
WE ALSO HAVE PARTNERS, AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST, UH, AND I SIT ON IT WITH SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND MY COLLEAGUES DO A PHENOMENAL JOB, I THINK, OF LOOKING AHEAD AND PLANNING AHEAD.
WHETHER SOLUTIONS ARE OUT THERE, IS THERE LAND BANKING OPPORTUNITIES, IS THERE ANY OTHER LEVERAGE FUNDING THAT WE CAN, UM, ASSIST WITH, UM, PARTNERS ALSO, LIKE THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING AUTHORITY AUTHORITY, WE RECENTLY OPENED WITH THE N R P GROUP, A COMPLEX IN DISTRICT FOUR THAT WAS ALREADY PRETTY MUCH SOLD OUT BEFORE WE EVEN OFFICIALLY DID THE RIBBON C SO THAT WAS SO COOL.
THE, THE SCOTT AT ME CREEK, AND IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, AND IT IS, UM, SOMEBODY TOLD ME THE OTHER DAY, OH, YOU CAN'T TELL THAT THAT'S AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, UNIT.
AND SO IT LOOKS VERY, VERY NICE, LIKE ALMOST LUXURY STYLE APARTMENT.
THE PLAN, THE SHIP PLAN HAS $3.3 BILLION, UH, THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE IN MULTIPLE RESOURCES THAT, UM, THAT I THINK THAT, THAT WE, UM, HAVE COMMITTED TO.
AND I THINK RIGHTFULLY SO, UM, IN THE NEW HOUSING PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION, WE ALSO HEAR, AND ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO, WHO IS ONLINE TODAY, UM, ALWAYS REMINDS US THAT THE, THE BEST HOUSING STOCK IS A HOUSING STOCK THAT WE ALREADY HAVE OUT THERE THAT WE NEED TO REINVEST IN A QUICK DRIVE THROUGH.
MY NEIGHBORHOOD REMINDS US THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE INVESTING IN, UM, OUR HOMEOWNERS THAT CAN'T INVEST IN THEMSELVES, RIGHT? AND SO THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT NEED IT.
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE RIGHT NOW THE MAKESHIFT WHEELCHAIR RAMPS THAT WE KNOW ANY MINUTE WITH THE NEXT STORM, THEIR HOUSE IS GONNA FALL APART.
I'M SO WORRIED FOR THEM EVERY TIME THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF A STORM.
SO I APPRECIATE THE INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING.
I APPRECIATE THAT THE SHIP HAS A 10 YEAR FUNDING PLAN INCLUDED IN IT WITH PUBLIC SUPPORT OF MARKET RATE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL HELP
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TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT OF RESIDENTS.I APPLAUD THAT WE HAVE AN EXPANSION OF SUPPORT SERVICES AS WELL IN THOSE AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE ARE RECEIVING PUBLIC FUNDS WITH.
AND I, UM, ALSO AM HAPPY THAT WE PRESERVE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING THROUGH EXPANDING THIS FUND FOR REHAB AND PRESERVATION LIKE WE HAVE.
AND I KNOW THAT THE APPLICATION OPENS, I THINK ON THE NINTH, OR I, I CAN'T, ONE OF THOSE DAYS.
I KNOW THAT IT'S, UH, IT'S OPENING.
SO I'M HOPING THAT MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES HELP US PUSH THAT MESSAGE.
I SAW A REALLY GOOD STORY LAST NIGHT.
I THINK IT WAS ON, ON KSAT, PUSHING THAT MESSAGE AS WELL.
UM, I AM HAPPY THAT OUR NONPROFIT HOUSING PR PROVIDERS ARE ALREADY AND ABLE TO HOUSE THE RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO, AND I AM ALSO EXCITED THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE UPDATING OUR C WA OUR FEE WAIVER PROGRAM POLICY SO THAT WE COULD SUBSIDIZE ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE PROJECTS, BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S NEEDED.
SO, UM, I, I, I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS.
I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE A BRIEF RECAP OF THE SHIP.
UM, I, I, I HAVE, I CARRY IT SOMETIMES WITH ME, SO I HAVE MY BINDER IF ANYBODY WANTS TO BORROW IT, UM, AT ANY TIME.
BUT VERONICA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK, AND I APPRECIATE IT.
AND THE APPLICATION OPENS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH, AND IT'LL BE OPEN FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS.
WE'LL HAVE ABOUT 14 EVENTS AND ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT.
SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO REACH OUT TO OUR TEAM IF ANY OF YOUR, UM, CONSTITUENTS NEED HELP APPLYING FOR THE PROGRAM.
NEXT IS, UH, COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO.
IF YOU WANNA GO FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS ITEM FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
AND AS PRESENTED, THIS GRANT PROVIDES, UH, DIFFERENT HOUSING PROGRAMS LIKE HOUSING, REHAB, NEW CONSTRUCTION, HOUSING, EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT, PROVIDING SHELTER AND OUTREACH, UM, WITH SPECIAL POPULATIONS TO FIND THAT HOUSING, UM, EVIDENT WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE $150 MILLION HOUSING BOND AND WHAT WE CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM COMMUNITY HOUSING, REHAB, AND REPAIRS, THE MOST REQUESTED PROGRAM.
ROCHA GARCIA APPOINTED THE SHIP HAS IDENTIFIED THAT WE NEED TO INVEST ABOUT 30 MILLION PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS IN REPAIR AND REHAB IN ORDER TO MEET THAT SHIP GOAL.
SO I WAS EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO OUR LOCAL HOUSING ADVOCATES WHO DID COME TO P C D C AND WHO HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE PUBLIC PROCESS.
UH, AS VERONICA, UH, NOTED, UM, THERE'S BEEN EXTENSIVE OUTREACH TO COLLECT INPUT FROM SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS ON HOW THESE DOLLARS SHOULD BE ALLOCATED.
SO I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR N H S G WORKING CLOSELY, UM, WITH CITY STAFF, WITH CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, THE, THE REFASHIONING OF THE C D B G FUNDING FOR NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION CASE MANAGERS.
UM, I KNOW ERIC, EARLY ON IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, YOU TOLD COUNCIL TO POINT TO THAT HILL AND YOU WOULD CLIMB IT.
SO I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR YOU, ROD, UH, MIKE AND VERONICA FOR RUNNING UP THAT HILL AND PUSHING FOR CODE CASE MANAGERS.
UM, I KNOW IT WASN'T POSSIBLE IN THE LAST BUDGET, BUT I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE WERE FINDING, UH, INNOVATIVE WAYS TO MAKE THOSE CASE MANAGERS HAPPEN.
UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING WHAT THAT ROLE LOOKS LIKE.
AND AGAIN, UM, I THINK IT'S A NEW DAY FOR CODE, UM, NOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CONNECTING CONSTITUENTS TO THOSE PROACTIVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES IF THEY QUALIFY.
UM, SO I WANNA THANK THE TEAM FOR THEIR WORK ON IDENTIFYING A WAY THAT WE CAN MEET THAT NEED, UH, FOR COMMUNITY.
NEXT BE COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
UM, I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THE WORK OF CITY, UM, CITY STAFF AND ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN INCLUDING THE CROSSPOINT WOMEN'S WELLNESS CENTER, WHICH WILL GROW THE CAPACITY OF THE ORGANIZATION TO MOVE FROM 20 BEDS FOR WOMEN IN RECOVERY TO 40 BEDS IN TOTAL.
IS THAT ACCURATE? AND THEN, IF I READ CORRECTLY, PHASE TWO BRINGS AN ADDITIONAL 60 BEDS, HOW EXCITING WE'RE MULTIPLYING BY FIVE.
THIS IS A GREAT NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I THANK CROSSPOINT AND THE CITY FOR LEVERAGING FUNDS TO ENSURE THAT WE ADDRESS THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE.
SO THE BUDGET FOR THE HOMELESS OUTREACH, UM, IS INCREASING.
AND I'M WONDERING, IS THAT, UH, PERTAINING TO OUR D S D OUTREACH PROGRAM? THE STREET OUTREACH? THE HOME? YES.
SO THE, UM, HUMAN SERVICES OUTREACH, HOMELESS OUTREACH INVOLVES OUTREACH TO ENCAMPMENTS AND STREET OUTREACH IN EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT.
KEEP GOING, RIGHT? IT INVOLVES EVERY, UM, COUNCIL DISTRICT.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUTREACH TO ENCAMPMENTS.
AND SO THERE'S, THERE'S TWO SETS OF, UM, OUTREACH WORKERS, BUT IS IT THE SAME PROGRAM OR ARE THEY FUNDED THROUGH THE SAME MEANS? BOTH OF THEM ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND.
UM, AND SO THIS IS GOING TO BE SUPPLEMENTING
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GENERAL FUND DOLLARS.SO THERE'S E S G DOLLARS THAT SUPPORT SOME OF THIS WORK, BUT, UM, THE GENERAL FUND, E S G CARES IS HOW WE STARTED THE OUTREACH TEAM.
GENERAL FUND IS PICKING THAT UP.
UM, PART OF IT CURRENTLY AND IS PROPOSED TO PICK UP PART OF IT.
THE REST OF IT FOR F Y 23, I GUESS JUST TO BE CLEAR, WHERE I'M, UM, SO I'M ON SLIDE 14, I'M LOOKING AT HOMELESS OUTREACH.
UM, AND THE BUDGET IS INCREASING FROM 179,676 TO 234,601.
IS THAT TO INCLUDE GENERAL FUND AND THE GRANT? SO THAT'S TO INCLUDE, UM, IF YOU COULD PUT UP SLIDE 14, MAKE SURE I HAVE IT, SAM.
COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA, WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE THE ENTIRE BUDGET DOCUMENT THAT
SO WE'RE USING THE EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT THAT YOU SEE TO FUND SOCIAL WORK INTERNS, UM, FOR THE OUTREACH TEAM TO HELP WITH THAT.
AND ALSO WE DO ALSO HAVE, UM, SAM MINISTRIES OUTREACH WORKERS IN THE E S G BUDGET AS WELL.
SO WHAT I COULD EXPECT TANGIBLY OR WHAT I, SO MY FIELD OFFICE IS AT CLAUDE BLACK, AND I'M THERE ALMOST EVERY DAY.
AND SO WHAT I THINK I CAN VISIBLY SEE WOULD BE AN INCREASE TO SUPPORT STAFF.
SO SOCIAL WORK INTERNS FROM VARIOUS COLLEGES WILL WORK WITH THE OUTREACH WORKERS, UM, YOU KNOW, AS PART OF THEIR PRACTICUM TO GET THAT EXPERIENCE AND ALSO TO ASSIST, UM, US SERVING MORE PEOPLE.
AND SO WHAT I WON'T SEE OFTEN DIRECTLY ARE THE ADDITIONAL BIT IS WHERE IT'S, UM, THE SUPPORT WITH SAM MINISTRIES, BUT THAT'S ALSO BEING THAT THEY'RE ALSO DEPLOYED.
WE'VE BEEN FUNDING THAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
UM, SO I GUESS WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS THE 234,601 FOR THE 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET.
IS THAT GENERAL TO INCLUDE THE GRANTS THAT THAT IS ALL FROM? UM, THAT'S JUST THE GRANT.
UM, SO YOU ANSWERED THE NEXT QUESTION, WHICH WAS GOING TO BE WHAT ARE THE, WHAT'S THE, WHAT IS THE FUNDING GONNA BE USED FOR? SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, I ALSO NOTICED THAT WE HAD AN OVERALL REDUCTION IN THE UNDERWATER ROOF PROGRAM, AND I THINK THAT WAS ON SLIDE 12.
SO IS THERE A PLAN TO ADD? UM, I, SORRY, I HAVE TO REMEMBER.
DO WE AGREE TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUND DOLLARS TO UNDER ONE ROOF TO BRING IT UP TO PAR? 'CAUSE I THINK THE EXPECTATION HAS BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENTLY THAT WE WANNA SEE THE PROGRAM MATCHING PREVIOUS YEARS.
SO, UH, LAST YEAR WE GOT TWO A MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE TURS TO GET THAT FUNDING LEVEL TO WHERE IT WAS.
AND WE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE TOURS WERE MIDTOWN TOURS AND INNER CITY TOURS, AND BOTH OF THOSE HAVE MUCH LESS CAPACITY THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE AWARDS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.
SO WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING TO GO BACK TO THE TOURS FOR THOSE FUNDS.
AND WE DO HAVE SOME GENERAL FUND IMPROVEMENTS REQUESTED, BUT THAT'S TO BRING THE MINOR REPAIR AND THE OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB LEVELS BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE UNDER ONE ROOF HAD A PRETTY AGGRESSIVE GOAL THIS YEAR OF 450 NEW ROOFS.
WE'VE DONE A LITTLE OVER HALF OF THOSE, AND WE STILL HAVE ABOUT A THIRD OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE YET TO BE IDENTIFIED TO BE SPENT ON HOME.
SO, AND THAT IS FROM THE TURS BUDGET, SO THEY WILL CARRY OVER TO NEXT YEAR.
SO I THINK WE'LL HAVE A, STILL HAVE PLENTY OF FUNDS TO DO ROOFS.
UM, EVEN RIGHT NOW, TODAY, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH APPLICANTS TO USE ALL OF THE MONEY.
SO WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT APPLICATION OPEN FOR ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN THAT PROGRAM.
AND COUNCILMAN, I THINK YOU'LL SEE, UM, AS WE LAY OUT THE PROPOSED BUDGET NEXT WEEK, KIND OF A, A, A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE OF HOW WE'RE COUPLING OTHER FUNDING AROUND THE, THE ITEM THAT YOU'RE, THAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY.
UM, I GUESS WHAT I WOULD SAY FOR THE FUTURE, AND, UM, THERE CAN BE IDEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES, RIGHT? AND WHAT, HOW WE VIEW PUBLIC DOLLARS, TAX DOLLARS, YADA, YADA, YADA.
UM, GENERALLY I THINK WE CAN AGREE THAT IF WE ARE TO SPEND TAX DOLLARS, THAT IT'D BE SPENT IN A WAY THAT PEOPLE CAN FEEL THE MOST.
AND I THINK THAT PROGRAMS LIKE THE, UM, EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE HOME REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, WHICH WE HAVE GOTTEN NONSTOP CALLS ABOUT PEOPLE EXCITED WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN.
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THAT IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED NEXT WEEK.PROGRAMS LIKE UNDER ONE ROOF, I THINK ARE SPECIAL IN A SENSE, AND WE SHOULD TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK FOR A WAY TO FUND IT USING GENERAL FUND DOLLARS AND NOT RELY ON THINGS LIKE TOURS OR SPECIAL DOLLARS, UM, EVEN TO INCLUDE THE BOND.
'CAUSE IT'S NOT ALWAYS, UM, A GUARANTEE THAT THE BOND IS GOING TO PASS, UM, IN THE FUTURE IN FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.
UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SORT OF PLANT THAT SEED THAT WE MOVE FORWARD.
WE LOOK FOR FUNDING IN THE GENERAL FUND, UM, AND MAINTAIN LEVELS OF FUNDING.
AND, AND WE CERTAINLY, UH, APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, THE, THE BALANCE HERE, AND YOU'LL START TO SEE THIS NEXT WEEK, AND, AND YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT OF IT FROM VERONICA RIGHT NOW, IS THAT, UM, UM, WHAT WE'LL GIVE YOU GUYS AS A PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION IS, UH, MIRRORS THE INPUT FROM THE COUNCIL AND OUR PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION.
AND I, I, I WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT PUTTING MORE MONEY INTO PROGRAMS GENERALLY WHEN WE'RE NOT SPENDING THE MONEY WE HAVE NOW.
NOW, WHETHER THAT'S A, A PROCESS ISSUE ON OUR END OR A RESOURCE ISSUE ON OUR END, OR A NEED ISSUE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING, THAT'S A BALANCE WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO HIT.
AND, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, FRANKLY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SPEND ALL OUR MONEY WE HAD SPENT THIS YEAR THAT, UH, FOR, FOR ROOFS.
BUT YOU'LL SEE AGAIN, PART OF NEXT YEAR OR PART OF NEXT WEEK'S PROPOSED BUDGET, THE FULL PICTURE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH ALL THESE PROGRAMS AND A COUPLING OF, UM, OF ALL FUNDING SOURCES AND, AND UNLIKELY, UM, A LITTLE BIT OF A, A SNEAK PEEK.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE THE, THE RECOMMENDATION FROM US TO UTILIZE TUR FUNDING, UM, UM, FOR THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE USET FUNDING AVAILABLE, TOURIST FUNDING TO TAKE CARE OF BOND PROJECTS OR TO TAKE CARE OF PROJECTS AND REMOVED THEM FROM OUR BOND PROJECT LIST EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
AND SO WE'VE EATEN UP A FAIR AMOUNT OF THAT CAPACITY TO WORK ON THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THIS NOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, WHAT IS THE REASON THAT WE HAVE MONEY ALLOCATED FOR THESE PROGRAMS AND IT'S NOT BEING SPENT? IS IT, 'CAUSE I CANNOT IMAGINE THAT THE NEED IS NOT THERE, RIGHT? I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT.
IS IT OUR CAPACITY? IS IT CAPACITY AS FAR AS CONTRACTORS GO? IS IT ADMINISTRATIVE? I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER IT NOW, BUT NEXT WEEK FOR THE BUDGET, I WOULD LIKE, NO, I DON'T MIND ANSWERING RIGHT NOW.
GENERALLY IT'S, IT, IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS AND, AND I JUST, THE THREE THINGS I JUST MENTIONED, I MEAN, A VARIETY OF TYPE OF, OF SERVICES, AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT JUST THE ONES THAT Y'ALL ARE DISCUSSING TODAY, COULD BE A RESOURCE ISSUE.
IT COULD BE A CONTRACTOR ISSUE, IT COULD BE AN INTERNAL PROCESS ISSUE FROM OUR STANDPOINT.
AND WHEN I SAY RESOURCE, I MEAN, WE MAY NOT HAVE THE PEOPLE TO PRODUCE FASTER.
SO PART OF WHAT YOU'LL SEE AS PART OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS BEEFING UP OUR CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO DO SOME OF THAT STUFF, UM, INTERNALLY, UH, TO THE CITY.
AND SOMETIMES IT'S NEED DRIVEN, BUT, BUT I THINK IT'S, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT ACROSS THE BOARD, WE ALWAYS NEED TO KIND OF CHECK THE, THE, THE PULSE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DELIVER, UM, AND DEPLOY THE DOLLARS IN THE AREAS AND THE SERVICES THAT, THAT ARE NEEDED.
I DO HEAR A LOT OF POSSIBILITIES FOR WHAT IT COULD BE.
I WOULD LIKE THE, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THESE SPECIFIC REASONS.
WE WILL, WE WILL SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER VIE GRAND.
VERONICAS, RIGHT?
AND, UM, EVEN HAVING MIKE CALL ME ON THE, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE 'CAUSE, UH, AS BASED ON CO UH, SLIDE SEVEN.
WELL, I LIKE THE IDEA OF PEOPLE HELPING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NAVIGATORS.
I THINK WE DO NEED TO TAKE CODE INTO ACCOUNT BECAUSE THEY ARE, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT COULD GO OUT THERE AND SAY SOMEONE'S VIOLATING SOMETHING.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT GETTING OUR CODE OFFICERS, GETTING THEM WELL TRAINED, UH, IN THE GENERAL BUDGET CONVERSATION.
UH, I, I'M VERY PLEASED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH CROSSPOINT.
UM, I THINK THAT IS A GOOD FIRST STEP IN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES, UH, TO, UM, TO, TO, TO GET WOMEN WHO YOU, YOU KNOW, I CONTINUALLY TALK ABOUT, UH, THAT ARE LIVING, MANY LIVING, UH, AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, OR EVEN ONE, ONE TRAGEDY AWAY FROM BEING HOMELESS OR BEING IN DEBT OR BANKRUPTCY, UH, GETTING THEM HELP AT, AT EVERY STAGES.
SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SLIDE 12, UH, 11 AND 12, AND THAT REHAB AND THE REPAIR PROJECT, I'M GOING TO SHARE TWO STORIES THAT I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS ARE GONNA SHARE, BUT IT'S ABOUT MY VETS IN DISTRICT THREE, JESSE AND HENRY JESSE WORKED WITH OPERATION TRIAGE, OR OPERATION
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TRIAGE, WORKED WITH HIM TO GET A COMPLETE REMODEL OF HIS FAMILY HOME THAT HIS FATHER BUILT, BECAUSE IT WAS, IT WAS IN, IN DIRE STRAITS.AND I KNOW YOUR TEAM WENT OUT THERE AND LOOKED AT THAT AND THAT, AND THAT WAS DONE.
THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CURRENT HOUSING STOCK.
WE NEED TO REMEMBER THE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
AND MANY OF THEM ARE SENIORS, MANY OF THEM ARE VETERANS.
MANY OF THEM ARE LIVING IN LEGACY HOMES GIVEN TO THEM FROM THEIR GRANDPARENTS.
SO THIS IS WHO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
MANY OF THEM WERE ANNEXED IN MY DISTRICT AFTER THE 1970S INTO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
SO WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE JUST COMING FORWARD FOR THEM.
I ALSO WANNA TALK ABOUT HENRY, AND I KNOW YOUR TEAM WAS THERE AND VERY ACTIVE, UM, ADAPTIVE AT WENT OUT AND DID THE REMODEL FOR HIM.
HE WAS LIVING IN A BACK SHED, UM, BECAUSE THE HOUSE WAS IN HOUSE, IT COULDN'T, HE COULDN'T LIVE THERE.
HIS WIFE WAS WITH HIS, UM, WITH, WITH THE DAUGHTER.
BUT HE, HE DIDN'T WANNA LEAVE THE PROPERTY BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID THEY'D COME AND THEY'D STEAL WHAT THEY HAD LEFT ADAPTIVE AT, WENT IN, PUSHED, PUSHED ASIDE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
BUT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THE RIBBON CUTTING OF THE HOME.
AND MARIA, HIS WIFE, WALKED IN TEARS AND JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAD HAPPENED.
AND SO NOW HENRY AND MARIA ARE BACK AT THEIR HOME.
THEIR GRANDKIDS CAN COME VISIT.
SHE CAN WASH AND DRY CLOTHES INSIDE THE HOUSE.
THESE ARE THE STORIES WHEN WE TALK ABOUT REHAB AND REPAIR.
AND I DO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE FIND A WAY TO GET GROUPS LIKE ADAPTIVE ED AND OPERATION TRIAGE IN THIS PROCESS.
'CAUSE ADAPTIVE ED BEFORE I LEFT, AND THEY PROBABLY TOLD YOUR TEAM TOO, THEY HAVE 12 HOUSES ON QUEUE, BUT THEY NEED THE FUNDING.
AND SO IF WE'RE GONNA BE MILITARY CITY, U SS A, IF WE'RE GONNA BE COMMITTED TO, UM, LETTING SENIORS AGE IN PLACE WITH DIGNITY, REHAB, AND REPAIR, AND UNDER ONE ROOF IS THE WAY TO GO.
SO I, I LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, SUPPORTING THIS TODAY.
I, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE WITH WHAT, WHAT THIS DOES TODAY ALLOWS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST AND OTHERS TO, TO BE CREATIVE AS THEY MOVE FORWARD.
SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING YES ON THIS.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER VIA GRAND COUNCIL MEMBER EZ.
I, I SEE YOU GUYS, I SEE THE WORK THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE, AND, AND IT'S, IT'S FANTASTIC.
AND, AND I KNOW YOU'VE SPENT A LOT OF HOURS, UH, AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILIES AND WORKING EXTRA, EXTRA TIME HERE AT THE OFFICE WHEN THE SUN IS DOWN, MAKING SURE THAT YOU GUYS GOT THIS RIGHT.
UH, I, I DO HAVE A LEGAL QUESTION, OR MAYBE A QUESTION FOR ANDY AND FOR Y'ALL, UM, HYPOTHETICAL, WHICH IS NO LONGER REALLY AN UNLIKELY HYPOTHETICAL.
IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE DAY NOWADAYS.
UM, SOMEBODY GETS THEIR HOUSE FIXED UP, UM, INVESTOR COMES IN, BUYS IT OUT FROM UNDER THEM, WHICH IS GREAT, RIGHT? I MEAN THAT THEY, THEY NOW HAVE LIQUIDITY AND THEY CAN GO OUT AND MOVE OUT OF TOWN OR DO WHATEVER IT IS THEY NEED TO DO.
SOMETIMES IT'S TERRIBLE, UH, BECAUSE THEY, YOU KNOW, IT ARE GENTRIFYING NEIGHBORHOODS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AND OFFERING THESE HOUSES FOR UNREASONABLE AMOUNTS OF RENT AND ALL THAT.
BUT NONETHELESS, THE OWNER HAS, UH, MONEY IN THEIR POCKET, RIGHT? AND THEY DO WITH IT WHATEVER THEY WANNA DO.
I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THIS MONEY IS SPENT, UM, AND THAT IT IMPACTS THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST, AS OPPOSED TO INADVERTENTLY BENEFITING THIRD PARTIES WHO DON'T NEED IT, RIGHT? AND SO, UM, HYPOTHETICAL MRS. MARTINEZ GETS HER ROOF FIXED OR GETS HER HOUSE REHABILITATED, UM, AND THEN SOMEBODY COMES AND OFFERS HER, UH, TO BUY THE HOUSE FROM HER.
DO WE RECOUP THAT MONEY IF THE PERSON BUYING IT DOESN'T MEET AFFORDABILITY STANDARDS? UM, BECAUSE WHAT I WANNA DO IN THAT SCENARIO IS TAKE THE MONEY AND REINVEST IT, IT IN ANOTHER MRS. MARTINEZ, RIGHT? YES.
WE HAVE A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT ON THE HOME.
SO IT, AND IT DEPENDS ON WHAT OUR INVESTMENT WAS.
FOR MINOR REPAIRS, FOR ROOFS, IT'S ONLY FIVE YEARS.
SO AS LONG AS THEY STAY IN THE HOME FOR FIVE YEARS, AND THOSE INVESTMENTS TEND TO BE, FOR ROOFS, IT'S ABOUT 12, $13,000.
SO IT'S FORGIVEN OVER THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
AND SO AS LONG AS THEY STAY THERE, THAT LOAN FORGIVENESS GETS, GETS FORGIVEN.
UH, FOR OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB, IT'S A MUCH LONGER TERM.
IT'S 15 YEARS, EVEN UP TO 20 YEARS IF THE INVESTMENT WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH.
SO IF THE FAMILY STAYS THERE, YOU KNOW, AN EQUAL PORTION OF THAT LOAN IS FORGIVEN EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
IF THEY DECIDE TO LEAVE, PERHAPS THE, UM, THE HOMEOWNER, YOU KNOW, CAN'T LIVE ALONE ANYMORE.
AND SO WHATEVER THE REASON, THEY, UM, THEY GET CREDIT FOR THE LOAN FORGIVENESS UP TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY HAVE USED ON THAT RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, IF THEY DO CHOOSE TO SELL IT,
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UH, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE CITY BACK.UH, WHAT WAS NOT FORGIVEN? WHY, WHY A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT NOT A LIEN INTEREST.
SO, UM, THE, THE SECOND THING, AND, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTION FOR YOU.
UM, THE SECOND THING I, I, I WANTED TO MENTION IS I THINK IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT, UH, YOU KNOW, TO TALK ABOUT THE CURRENT, YOU KNOW, FIXING THE CURRENT PROBLEM.
UM, IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT WHERE WE WERE, UH, YOU KNOW, FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO, AND HOW WE'VE MADE SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AND REALLY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED PEOPLE'S LIVES.
UM, THERE WAS NO UNDER ONE ROOF PROGRAM FIVE YEARS AGO, THERE WAS NO, THERE, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING LIKE THIS FIVE YEARS AGO.
UM, AND I, I REMEMBER A CASE WHERE THEN COUNCILMAN TREVINO AND I WENT OUT TO SOME, UH, GENTLEMAN'S HOUSE, AN OCTOGENARIAN, UM, TO, TO HIS HOUSE.
AND THE ONLY OPTION AVAILABLE WAS FOR ME TO GO AND GET ONE OF MY ROOFERS FROM OUR FIRM, UH, TO GO UP THERE AND BASICALLY OFFER HIS SERVICES FOR FREE, UM, AND FIX THIS MAN'S HOUSE, RIGHT? UM, AND THOSE ARE VERY LIMITED RESOURCES, UH, YOU KNOW, AND HE WASN'T GOING AROUND JUST DOING THIS ALL OVER SAN ANTONIO.
HE WAS JUST OUTTA THE KINDNESS OF HIS HEART DOING IT, RIGHT? WE GOT SOME OTHER PEOPLE TO PAY FOR, UM, UH, TO DONATE SOME MONEY AND PAY FOR SOME MATERIALS, BUT WE NOW HAVE A FORMAL PROGRAM WHERE WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'VE SCALED THIS UP AND WE'RE HELPING TONS AND TONS OF PEOPLE.
SO THAT STORY I, I THINK ISN'T GETTING TOLD, RIGHT? THE WHERE WE WERE STORY.
UM, AND I THINK WE'RE FOCUSING A LOT ON THE WHERE WE ARE STORY.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, LEADERSHIP IS TELLING PEOPLE WHERE WE WERE, WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW JEFF COYLE'S NOT HERE, BUT, BUT ERIC, MAYBE YOU, YOU CAN TELL HIM THIS IS ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO TELL THAT STORY ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, SAN ANTONIO IDENTIFIED THIS PROBLEM A LONG TIME AGO IN THAT WE'VE PROGRESSIVELY BEEN IMPROVING UPON IT.
UM, THE, THE THIRD THING, AND I'LL STOP THERE, IS, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER REASON THAT ERIC, THAT WE DON'T SPEND ALL OF OUR MONEY, LIKE ON THE UNDER ONE ROOF PROGRAM, IS GOOD LUCK FINDING A ROOFER TODAY, OR ANY LABORER TODAY, UH, OR ANY CONTRACTOR TODAY, YOU KNOW, WHO CAN GO TO WORK TODAY, RIGHT? AND EXECUTE ON A ROOF CONTRACT TODAY.
USUALLY YOU'RE OUT SIX MONTHS.
UM, AND THAT'S IF THEY CAN GET THE MATERIALS RIGHT.
AND SO, EVEN THOUGH WE GOT THE MONEY, UM, YOU KNOW, THE MARK, THE MARKET OUT THERE IS SO DEPLETED OF LABOR, UH, AND SO DEPLETED OF SUPPLY, AND THERE'S JUST SUCH A LONG WAITING LIST THAT EVEN IF WE DO WANNA SPEND THE MONEY TODAY,
SO, UH, AND THAT'S NOT JUST A PROBLEM WE'RE HAVING, BUT IT'S A PROBLEM FOR, FOR-PROFIT BUILDERS AND FOR OUR FRIENDS AT HABITAT AND, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR NON-PROFIT BUILDERS AS WELL.
AND IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AN THE NATURE OF, OF, UH, 2022.
BUT ERIC, AM I WRONG IN THAT? NO, YOU'RE NOT COUNCILMAN.
AND AND I THINK THAT'S, FORTUNATELY WE'VE GOT GOOD CONTRACTORS THAT ARE UNDER CONTRACT RIGHT NOW, BUT IT IS STILL A RESOURCE ISSUE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. WE HAVE MINOR REHAB, WE HAVE UNDER ONE ROOF, WE HAVE MAJOR REHAB.
WELL, WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT APPLICATION PROCESSES.
AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA TALK TO YOU GUYS AS PART OF THE, THE, THE BUDGET CONVERSATIONS IS LET'S MAKE IT EASY FOR FOLKS.
THEY HAVE TO DECIDE WHICH OF THE THREE OR ALL THREE THEY'RE APPLYING FOR, AND, AND SHOULD WE, SHOULD WE COLLAPSE THIS INTO ONE PROGRAM WHERE YOU CAN DO UNDER ONE, WHERE YOU CAN DO ROOF, YOU CAN DO MINOR REPAIR, YOU CAN DO MAJOR REPAIR, MAJOR REHAB, BUT MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE CUSTOMER.
SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A PROCESS IMPROVEMENT THAT'LL HELP US, BUT ALSO THE CUSTOMERS.
REMEMBER WHEN I SAID THAT THAT WAS GONNA BE MY LAST POINT? UM, I, I, UM, I WAS, IT'S NOT, UM, MIKE SHANNON, ONE OF THE THINGS I, I THINK I NEED TO DO, UM, JUST TO FEEL BETTER ABOUT THIS, UH, MAYBE YOU AND I CAN SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT OUR DATABASE OF LICENSED, UH, CONTRACTORS.
UM, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
I MEAN, I THINK THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN WE MADE IT A, A REAL BACKGROUND CHECK AS OPPOSED TO A, YOU KNOW, AN SS A P D BACKGROUND CHECK.
BUT MAY YOU KNOW, NOW THAT WE'RE PAST COVID AND THERE'S A WHOLE UNIVERSE OF NEW CONTRACTORS OUT THERE, UM, I, I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TALK TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALSO KNOWING HOW TO HIRE A CONTRACTOR AND WHICH ONES ARE THE RIGHT ONES AND WHICH ONES HAVE BEEN VETTED.
AND MAKING SURE THAT YOUR CONTRACTOR REALLY IS BONDED AND INSURED AS OPPOSED TO, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT WE GET A LOT OUT IN THE COMMUNITIES, WHICH ARE SCAM ARTISTS, HURTING PEOPLE AND TAKING THEIR MONEY.
AND SO, ANYWAY, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
YOU'RE GONNA GET A YES FROM YOU GUYS.
WE'VE ALL SEEN THE ALARMING HEADLINES ABOUT OUTSIDE INVESTMENT COMPANIES COMING IN AND BUYING UP HOMES IN SAN ANTONIO AND DRIVING UP PRICES.
AND, UH, THE ONLY WAY TO ENSURE THAT, THAT YOUR RENT DOESN'T GO UP IS TO OWN YOUR OWN HOME.
UM, YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO THAT, HOME OWNERSHIP IS HOW FAMILIES INCREASE GENERATIONAL WEALTH.
IT'S HOW THEY FAMILIES ARE LIFTED OUT OF POVERTY.
AND I REMEMBER IN OUR P C D C MEETING, UH, THERE WAS A WOMAN, I BELIEVE SHE WAS FROM DOMESTIC UNI, AND SHE SAID THAT SHE'S BEEN RENTING THE SAME APARTMENT FOR 17 YEARS.
IF YOU CAN PAY RENT FOR 17 YEARS, YOU CAN PAY A MORTGAGE AND YOU CAN PAY OFF A HOME.
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BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE STRUGGLING WITH THAT DOWN PAYMENT.THEY'RE STRUGGLING IN GETTING INTO A HOME.
AND, UH, FOR THAT REASON, I'M, I REALLY THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE INVESTING IN HELPING SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS TO BECOME HOMEOWNERS.
I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE, WE'VE GONE FROM LAST YEAR OF LESS THAN A MILLION DOLLARS TOWARDS, UM, I'M TRYING TO FIND IT HERE, UH, SUPPORT, AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP, UH, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO NOW OVER $2.6 MILLION.
AND I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF AND MY COLLEAGUES TO CONTINUE TO STRETCH IN THAT DIRECTION, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT, UH, ITEM ON THIS LIST.
UM, I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO SLIDE SEVEN.
AND VERONICA, COULD YOU ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS OR ONE OF THE VERONICAS
HOW DOES 300,000 HELP 200 UNITS WHEN IT COMES TO FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES? THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
UM, IN TERMS OF FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES, OUR GRANT DOES HELP ADVOCATE AND PROMOTE FOR EQUAL TREATMENT OF ALL RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND WE DO THIS, UM, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE FEDERAL FAIR HOUSING ACT.
WE PROMOTE ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE ADDRESSING UNIQUE PROBLEMS OF PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES.
SO WE HAVE OUR, UM, OUR HUD CERTIFIED COUNSELORS ON SITE.
UM, WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE FOUR, AND THESE ARE THE FOLKS THAT THEY'RE SERVING.
UH, WE HOPE TO SERVE AT LEAST 200, UM, TO HELP, UH, RESIDENTS AVOID ANY TYPE OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON PROTECTED CLASSES.
UH, YOU ALSO HAVE IN THAT TABLE SUPPORT AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AND WE HAVE $1 MILLION THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HELP 200 UNITS.
HOW DOES THAT HELP? 200 UNITS? THAT'S THE ACTUAL, UM, SORRY.
THAT'S THE FUNDING THAT WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOME OF OUR NONPROFITS.
IT COULD BE PART OF THE GAP FINANCING.
SO THIS IS NOT THE, THE FULL AMOUNT, AS I HAD MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION, WE DO LAYER THIS WITH HOME GRANTS.
UH, SO EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE JUST SEEING A SLICE OF THE C D B G, ONCE WE LAYER IT, THAT GOAL UNIT DOES INCREASE.
SO WE'RE SAYING, BY MY MATH CALCULATIONS, IT'S ABOUT $50,000 PER UNIT TO HELP WITH, UH, AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
IN OTHER WORDS, BUILDING APARTMENTS OR SOMETHING.
YES, THAT'S THE FUNDING WE WOULD LEVERAGE IF WE JUST SOLELY LOOK AT THE C D P G.
RIGHT? AND, AND OF COURSE, WE LEVERAGE THAT WITH EITHER NONPROFITS OR PRIVATE DEVELOPERS WHO PUT A LOT MORE INTO IT THAN WHAT WE DO, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
UH, I'VE HEARD FIGURES OF, BECAUSE OF THE, UH, THE RISE IN COSTS FOR MATERIALS AND THE DELAYS IN GETTING THOSE MATERIALS TO US, THAT IT'S COSTING UPWARDS OF $200,000 TO DEVELOP A RENTAL UNIT.
IS THAT FAIRLY ACCURATE FOR WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW? I KNOW OUR TEAM DOES MARKET, SORRY, DOES MONITOR THE MARKET TRENDS? I'D HAVE TO CONFIRM WITH THEM EXACTLY WHAT THAT DATA SET IS.
THAT IS WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR DEVELOPERS RIGHT NOW IS THE COST TO BUILD BRAND NEW RENTAL CONSTRUCTION IS, IS AROUND THAT 200,000.
SO UNDER THIS PROGRAM, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE WOULD BE PARTICIPATING ABOUT 50,000 A UNIT, YES.
UH, ALSO ON THIS CHART IT SAYS SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE 2.65 MILLION FOR 60 UNITS.
HOW ARE WE SUPPORTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITH, WITH THAT MONEY FOR THOSE UNITS? SO THAT IS FOR NEW HOME OWNERSHIP, AND WE DO, UM, SPEND MORE TO INCENTIVIZE THE BUILDING OF NEW HOMES THAN WE DO FOR RENTAL UNITS.
UM, IT PER UNIT, IT DOES TEND TO COST MORE.
YOU CAN'T BUILD A HOUSE RIGHT NOW FOR 200,000 UNLESS YOU'RE HABITAT, AND YOU HAVE LOTS OF VOLUNTEERS.
AND, UH, MATERIALS PURCHASED WELL IN ADVANCE.
THEY HAVE A, THEY HAVE A VERY UNIQUE MODEL.
UM, BUT THE HOME BUILDING DOES COST A LOT MORE.
AND MUCH OF OUR SUBSIDY GOES TO BRING DOWN THE COST, THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE HOUSE, AS WELL AS, UM, FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM, WE TEND TO INCENTIVIZE THE PURCHASING OF THE LAND, THE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THAT'S, THAT'S VERY COSTLY.
SO IT COSTS MORE, UH, TO WORK ON BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, RIGHT NOW.
AND SO WE'RE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE AVERAGING BETWEEN 45 AND 50,000 PER UNIT FOR THAT TOO, RIGHT? YES.
WE HAVE OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB AND RECONSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE $4 MILLION, BUT WE ONLY SEE 30 UNITS FOR THAT KIND OF INVESTMENT.
WHAT IS OUR HISTORIC RECENT COSTS FOR
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REHAB, FOR LAYING OUT WHAT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT $133,000 A UNIT? THAT IS THE NUMBER.OUR, OUR INVESTMENT RIGHT NOW IS ALMOST 130,000 TO RE FULLY REHAB A HOME.
SOME HOMES, UM, ARE RECONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW FOR A HOME.
OUR, OUR CAP AS SET WAS $145,000.
BUT WE ARE FINDING, WE ARE HAVING TO ADMINISTRATIVELY REVIEW AND WAIVE THAT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
BECAUSE THE COST TO CONSTRUCT A BRAND NEW HOME, EVEN WHEN THE HOMEOWNER OWNS THE LAND AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE'S THERE, THE COST TO BUILD THAT NEW HOUSE, THE SAME SQUARE FOOTAGE, YOU KNOW, TWO BEDROOM IS, UM, UPWARDS OF 160,000.
SO THAT'S WHY THAT NUMBER ISN'T AVERAGE.
NOW WITH THE, UH, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OF 200 UNITS AND THE, UH, HOUSING, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OF RENTAL UNITS, UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER GROUPS.
SO THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING MONEY.
SO THIS BUDGET, UH, THE 4 MILLION, UH, OWNER, I'M SORRY, WAS IT THE OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB OR THE, THE OTHER ONE? WELL, WHAT I'M SAYING IS ON THOSE F FIRST TWO, OH, YES, YOU GOT IT.
WE'RE PARTNERING, WE'RE, WE'RE, BUT WITH THE OWNER OCCUPIED REHAB, THIS IS ALL ON THE CITY.
THIS IS ALL ON THE CITY, WHICH IS WHY, UH, PARTNERSHIPS LIKE COUNCILWOMAN VIA GRANT TALKED ABOUT WHERE WE PARTNER WITH ADAPTIVE ED OR OTHER ENTITIES, UH, HELPS OUR DOLLARS STRETCH A LOT FURTHER.
SO IN OWNER-OCCUPIED REHAB, THAT'S A REPRESENTATION OF YES, JUST US.
BUT WHEN WE DO PARTNER WITH NON-PROFITS, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING TO PILOT AND DO MORE OF THIS NEXT YEAR WITH OUR MINOR REHAB PROGRAM, IT'S VERY HARD FOR A NONPROFIT TO REHAB A FULL SCALE HOUSE LIKE WE'RE DOING.
BUT A LOT OF 'EM HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST, UM, IN DOING MORE MINOR REPAIR.
SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT MODEL SO WE CAN LEVERAGE OUR DOLLARS AND THEY CAN STRETCH A LOT FURTHER.
SO OUR, OUR GOAL IS TO WORK MORE WITH, UH, NONPROFITS IN THE FUTURE.
MAYBE REDUCE THE CITY'S COST, OR THAT'D GREAT.
GET MORE OF A BUY-IN FROM SOME OF THE NONPROFITS.
BUT YOU ALSO SAID, I THINK TO BUILD FROM SCRATCH, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE 30, 40, $50,000 MORE THAN WHAT THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTING TO KEEP FAMILIES IN THEIR HOME JUST TO REHAB.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICED ON, UH, SLIDE 14, I WAS LOOKING AT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF, OF PEOPLE SERVED MM-HMM.
AND SO THIS PROJECT, THIS PARTICULAR FUNDING SOURCE, YOU ANTICIPATE HELPING 4,000 PEOPLE BETWEEN THOSE TWO PROJECTS.
AND THAT'S ALL THOSE PROGRAMS ARE ADMINISTERED, UH, BY D H S, SO THIS IS COORDINATED WITH IT, RIGHT? SO WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE, THE TOTAL IMPACT ON PEOPLE BEING SERVED THROUGH ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS TODAY? IF WE'VE GOT 4,000 JUST ON, ON THAT ONE, AND THEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 200 UNITS AND 200 UNITS AND 60 UNITS AND 30 UNITS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
DO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WE THINK WE'RE GONNA BE SERVING THROUGH JUST THIS PART OF THE MONEY WE'RE INVESTING? UH, I'D, I'D HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR STAFF TO COME UP WITH THAT, BUT YES, TENS OF TENS OF THOUSANDS, AT LEAST, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR, SOME OF THESE ARE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SO, YOU KNOW, WE MAY ONLY TOUCH ONE FAMILY, BUT THE EDUCATION MAY, UM, MAY IMPACT SEVERAL MORE, RIGHT? AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT GETS LOST SOMETIMES IN THE NUMBERS OF THE, UH, ACTUAL PEOPLE WHO ARE BENEFITING FROM THIS.
UM, IS, IS ANYONE ELSE QUEUED UP ON THE CONVERSATION? IF NOT, I'LL JUST, UH, MAKE SOME BRIEF, UH, COMMENTS TO CLOSE.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, UM, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS, NOT ONLY IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT I THINK ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WAS COMING AT US LIKE A STEAM ENGINE FOR YEARS.
UH, AND THE PROBLEM IS, WE NEITHER, UH, AND ANYONE ELSE SUBSEQUENTLY FOR THAT, FOR THAT MATTER, DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
UM, I REMEMBER BACK IN 2015, WE HAD DECLARED, UH, THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE, THERE WASN'T A SINGLE AFFORDABLE HOME AT A HUNDRED PERCENT A M I THAT WAS BUILT IN SAN ANTONIO.
AND IT LASTED THAT WAY FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
I THINK THE, THE NUMBER THERE AT THE TIME WAS ABOUT $150,000.
A $150,000 HOME HAD NOT BEEN BUILT IN SAN ANTONIO FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
FLASH FORWARD A 2017, WE'VE STARTED A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, UH, THAT STARTED WITH THE TASK FORCE THAT DEVELOPED THE, THE, THE COMPREHENSIVE POLICY THAT IS NOW THE SHIP DOCUMENT THAT HAS A, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS TO IT.
BUT I WANT TO AGREE, UM, WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO, WE DO HAVE TO FOCUS ON GETTING PEOPLE INTO A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN BUILD ASSETS, BUILD WEALTH, AND THAT ULTIMATELY
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IS THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GONNA SOLVE POVERTY IF THE FUTURE.AND WE'RE DOING IT IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE GOTTA SEE HOMES THAT ARE AFFORDABLE AT ALL INCOME LEVELS BEING BUILT, NEW HOMES, AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THAT NOW, AND WE'RE FACILITATING IT AT, AT THE LOWER A M I LEVELS.
WE ALSO NEED TO DESPERATELY, UH, REHABILITATE AND PRESERVE THE HOMES THAT ARE EXISTING, THAT ARE FALLING IN DISREPAIR, THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY ALSO OCCUPIED BY SENIORS, BY THOSE WHO ARE IN LOWER INCOME COMMUNITIES.
THE SAME WORK THAT MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE WORKED ON, PARTICULARLY COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO ON PREVENTING DEMOLITIONS NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
UH, AND, AND ONE OF THE ELEMENTS THAT I THINK WE'RE GETTING HUNG UP ON THAT MAY BE SHOWING UP AND NOT, UM, UH, UTILIZING ALL THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING FOR SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS, UH, I AM TOLD ANECDOTALLY, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE DATA ON THIS, UH, IS TITLE CLEARANCE, UH, MAKING SURE THAT HOMEOWNERS WHO, UM, NEED LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO CLEAR THEIR TITLES, TO MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAMS, HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.
I'D LIKE TO US TO CONSIDER, UM, THAT AS PART OF THE PROCESS AND SEE HOW WE CAN LEAN INTO THAT, UH, AND GET FOLKS WHO ARE REALLY TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
TRY TO PRESERVE THEIR HOMES, KEEP THEM ON THE ROLLS, KEEP THEM IN THEIR HOMES, KEEP THEM FROM BEING FORECLOSED ON, OR HAVING THEIR HOME DEMOED, HELP THEM TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS. BUT IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH.
UH, IT'S ALSO THE REASON WHY, UH, WE NEED THIS CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE THE PROGRESS ON THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM AND ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT WORKFORCE, UH, PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEGINNING TO LIFT WAGES AND GIVE PEOPLE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
THAT'S ALL PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT.
MAY NOT BE HOUSING PER SE, BUT IT IS HELPING WITH THE HOUSING BURDEN, UH, FOR INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE FACING POVERTY.
SO, UH, WE ARE DOING SOMETHING, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE WHERE WE'VE COME FROM, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO PUSH HARD, UH, AS WE, AS HARD AS WE CAN ON THE PROGRESS THAT WE HAVE YET TO MAKE.
SO, UH, I AM FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
I THINK I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES.
UH, THE WORK OF N H SS D HAS HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE.
WE WILL BE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU.
UH, AND WE'LL ALSO BE HERE TO ASK THE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS OF THE PROCESS TO SEE WHERE WE CAN TROUBLESHOOT AND, UH, GET MORE BANG FOR OUR BUCK, UH, IN THE PROCESS.
SO WITH THAT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 17 HEARING.
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE, UH, AND WE'LL GET A VOICE VOTE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO AYE.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER AND COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL AYE.
ALRIGHT, THAT IS THE BALANCE OF OUR AGENDA.
OUR MORNING AGENDA, WE DO HAVE A 2:00 PM ZONING AGENDA, UM, BEFORE WE RECESS.
UH, ANDY, DO WE HAVE AN EXEC SESSION TODAY? NO.
[City Manager's Report ]
MANAGER'S REPORT.UM, THREE ITEMS. UM, ONE, UH, A FEW WEEKS AGO, UH, I NOTIFIED YOU, UM, BY EMAIL THAT, UM, THAT, UM, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WAS NAMED A 2022 ALL AMERICAN CITY BY THE NATIONAL, UH, CIVIC LEAGUE, AND THE CAMPAIGN FOR GRADE LEVEL READING.
UM, THE, THIS IS THE EIGHTH TIME THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED THIS AWARD, UH, WHICH RECOGNIZES COMMUNITIES, UH, AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT LEVERAGE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, COLLABORATION, INCLUSIVENESS, AND INNOVATION TO SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS LOCAL ISSUES.
HUGELY PROUD OF THE TEAM THAT THAT LED THIS EFFORT.
THIS YEAR'S AWARD FOCUS WAS ON THE CITY'S EFFORTS AROUND EARLY SCHOOL SUCCESS AND EQUITABLE LEARNING, UH, USING HOUSING AS A PLATFORM.
UM, MUCH LIKE THE CONVERSATION THE COUNCIL JUST HAD, UH, OUR AWARD APPLICATION HIGHLIGHTED THE WORK OF PRE-K FOR SA, OUR HEAD START PROGRAM, AS WELL AS OUR DUAL GENERATION INITIATIVES, UM, IN, UH, SA READY TO WORK OUR STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND OUR DIGITAL EQUITY EFFORTS.
UM, SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM AND THE CITY.
UM, AND I THINK THIS IS, UH, ANOTHER HALLMARK OF THE WORK THAT THE COUNCIL'S DOING AND THE CITY'S DOING IN THESE VERY IMPORTANT AREAS.
UM, THE SECOND ITEM, UM, EARLIER THIS WEEK, I SHARED WITH YOU A MEMO ON THE CITY'S, UH, GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND RATINGS.
UM, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, UM, EVERY JULY WE GO BEFORE THE BOND RATING AGENCIES, UM, IN ADVANCE OF, UH, GOING TO THE MARKET, UH, OUR AAA RATINGS WERE REAFFIRMED, UH, BY STANDARD AND POS AND MOODY'S AND FITCH REAFFIRMED OUR AA PLUS RATING.
UH, ALL THREE RATING AGENCIES, UH, INCLUDE OUR, A STABLE OUTLOOK FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
UH, THESE RATINGS ARE, UM, UH, DEMONSTRATE OUR, THEIR CONTINUED CONFIDENCE IN,
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IN OUR CITY'S FINANCIAL POSITION, AND ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST OF ANY MAJOR US CITY.THE RATINGS ARE REVIEWED IN ANTICIPATION OF OUR ANNUAL MARKET SALE, OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, AND TAX NOTES.
UM, SO THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR US AND OUR RESIDENTS.
UM, THIS IS OUR CREDIT CHECK AND WITH A GREAT CREDIT RATING, UM, THEN WE CAN BORROW AT THE POS AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE INTEREST RATE AS WE GO INTO THE MARKET, WHICH SAVES US MONEY AND SAVES THE COMMUNITY MONEY.
SO I WANNA THANK THE TEAMS AT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND OUR, UM, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET FOR THEIR EFFORTS, UH, WHICH CONTINUE TO KEEP US IN A STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION.
I WANT TO THANK THE, THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, UM, EFFORT.
UM, IT IS A HEALTH CHECK, UM, AND, UM, THE, IT'S AN ALL DAY, UM, EXAM THAT WE GO THROUGH AND WE GET ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS, AND YOU'VE GOTTA BE READY.
AND, UH, THANK, UH, BEN AND TROY AND MARGARET AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND, AND MARIA AND JUSTINA FOR MAKING SURE WE'RE PREPPED AND READY AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, TO TELL THE RATING AGENCIES HOW WE'RE DOING IN AREAS SUCH AS THE BOND PROGRAM, THE READY TO WORK PROGRAM, OUR PLANS AT THE AIRPORT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE CITY.
AND THEN FINALLY, UM, UH, TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT VIDEO, UM, MUCH LIKE THE, UH, POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE SHOWCASES OUR AMBASSADOR SUMMER PROGRAM, UM, WHICH IS HOUSED IN, UH, MELODIES DEPARTMENT AND HUMAN SERVICES.
UH, IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2004.
WE HAD 171 AMBASSADORS, UH, THAT WERE PLACED WITHIN CITY DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS 67 OTHER, UM, AREA EMPLOYERS.
UH, WE HAD DELOREAN, UH, ASTRO PORTS, SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, BIOBRIDGE GLOBAL, UH, SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, STANDARD AERO AND U T S A AS NEW EXTERNAL PARTNERS THAT, THAT TOOK SOME OF OUR AMBASSADOR, UH, INTERNS.
AND IN THE VIDEO TODAY, YOU'RE GONNA SEE, YOU'RE GONNA MEET MARLIS, UH, MCKINNEY, WHO IS HERE, MARLIS WAVY WAVE MARLIS, UH, JOINED THE TEAM, UM, IN JANUARY.
UM, SHE, UM, SHE'S A SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST AND OVERSEES THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IN D H S, UH, AND, UM, HAS A STRONG PASSION FOR HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED, AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE VIDEO.
RIGHT NOW I'M INTERNING AT THE OC CENTER FOR, UH, I T S D.
HEY, WE'RE LOOKING FOR VULNERABILITIES AND EMAILS OR ANYTHING LIKE VIRUSES OR PHISHING EMAILS OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT DAMAGE SAN ANTONIO'S INFRASTRUCTURE.
OH, I CAME HERE THROUGH THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.
IT CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FROM MY INSTRUCTORS AND PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME IT'S ONE OF THE TOP TIER INTERNSHIPS IN SAN ANTONIO TO GET, ESPECIALLY FOR NETWORKING AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE.
SO WE DEVELOPED THIS PROGRAM TO HELP STUDENTS CONNECT INTO THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY AND TO HELP THEM SEE EVERYTHING THAT SAN ANTONIO REALLY HAS TO OFFER.
AND IT ALSO SHOWS ME THINGS THAT I MAY NOT BE SO INTERESTED IN, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD WHEN I FINALLY DO GO INTO MY, MY CAREER TO REALLY NARROW DOWN WHAT I'D LIKE TO WORK IN INSTEAD OF GOING IN AND THEN BOUNCING FROM JOB TO JOB, BEING A LITTLE LISTLESS.
THIS HELPS ME TO REALLY GET IT MORE SPECIFIC.
WE DO PLACE SOME STUDENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT WE ALSO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY, UM, ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFITS.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL NONPROFITS AS WELL.
BY, BY PROVIDING THEM SOME MEANINGFUL INTERNSHIPS, YOU'RE NOT WORKING UNDER SOMEBODY AND JUST GETTING BUSY WORK, WHICH I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT, THAT IT ENCOURAGES YOU TO RESEARCH INTO THINGS THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED ABOUT THAT YOU THINK THE DEPARTMENT COULD BENEFIT FROM.
AND OF COURSE, I AM GETTING PAID FOR THIS, WHICH I'M VERY THANKFUL.
COLLEGE IS INSANELY EXPENSIVE.
SO ANYTHING THAT CAN OFFSET THAT AND GIVE ME THE MONEY I NEED FOR BOOKS OR FOR TO PAY FOR MY MEAL PLAN OR TO PAY FOR A LIVING, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY HELPFUL
AND WHAT DID IT DO TO PUT YOU IN A POSITION TO SUCCEED AND TO STAY IN SAN ANTONIO AS A LEADER? SO ONCE I GRADUATE, I HAVE THE EXPERIENCE TO ACTUALLY BECOME A LEADER IN SAN ANTONIO.
WITHOUT THIS INTERNSHIP, I WOULDN'T KNOW MY DIRECTION.
UM, I'M A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATE, SO I WAS REALLY LOST WITH MY FIRST INTERNSHIP.
I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING OR WHAT THE PURPOSE WAS.
SO TO BE IN THIS ROLE AND TO HELP STUDENTS SEE WHAT ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM AND TO HELP BUILD UP THEIR CONFIDENCE IN THE SKILLSET SO THAT THEY CAN SUCCEED IN THOSE INTERNSHIPS IS JUST REALLY PERSONALLY MEANINGFUL TO ME.
UH, TIME IS 11:19 AM ON AUGUST 4TH, 2022.
OUR A SESSION IS NOW ADJOURNED.
WE'LL BE BACK AT TWO O'CLOCK FOR OUR ZONING AGENDA.