* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:01:07] SAN ANTONIO. [ PROCEDURAL  ] GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE. UH, THE TIME IS 9:25 AM ON THIS 18TH 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. PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KEO BERDA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. COUNCIL MEMBER BELI. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY HERE. MAYOR EHRENBERG. HERE. MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM. AND GOOD MORNING ONCE AGAIN EVERYBODY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA TODAY AND WE HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, HERE IN OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS. UH, BEFORE WE DO ANY OF THAT THOUGH, LET US START WITH AN INVOCATION. I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ TO WELCOME OUR INDICATOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME PASTOR TIMOTHY TORRES, THE PASTOR AT NEW DIRECTION CHURCH IN DISTRICT TWO. PASTOR TORRES AND HIS WIFE BREONNA TORRES BEGAN AS DIRECTORS OF THE CHILDREN'S MINISTRY AT NEW DIRECTION CHURCH, THEN BECAME YOUTH PASTORS, AND NOW THEY ARE CO-PASTORS ALONGSIDE TIM'S PARENTS, PASTOR RAY AND LAURA TORRES. TIMOTHY AND BRIANNA CURRENTLY HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS, BRIANA AND SKYY, AND ARE PATIENTLY AWAITING THEIR NEXT BLISS AND COMING VERY SOON WHEN HE IS NOT ENGAGED AT THE CHURCH. TIM SERVES AS A DIRECTOR FOR THE FOUR H PROGRAM, TEACHING CHILDREN HOW TO RIDE HORSES AND ROPE CATTLE. UM, AND I WILL BE ASKING FOR LESSONS VERY SOON. UM, AND HE ALSO OWNS AND OPERATES CUT AND SHAVE BARBER COLLEGE. HAVING SERVED THE COMMUNITY AS A LICENSED BARBER SINCE 2013, TIM AND HIS CREW BARBERS PROVIDED FREE HAIRCUTS FOR OUR YOUTH AT OUR RECENT BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT. AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THE KIDS WERE LOOKING AMAZING. UM, JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH PASTOR TORRES AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO, HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TODAY? FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF A LITTLE FURTHER. UH, MY NAME IS TIMOTHY TORRES. I'M 29 YEARS OLD, CURRENTLY THE CO-PASTOR AT NEW DIRECTION CHURCH. UH, MY PARENTS, PASTOR RAY AND PASTOR LAURA ARE THE FOUNDING PASTORS. UM, I ALSO OWN CUT AND SHAVE BARBER COLLEGE, AS HE MENTIONED. UH, WE, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR HELPING HAND TO THE COMMUNITY TO NOT ONLY DISTRICT TWO, BUT TO ALL THE DISTRICTS SO WE CAN JOIN WITH Y'ALL AND OFFER FREE HAIRCUTS FOR THE COMMUNITY, UH, ANY WAY WE CAN HELP THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE THERE. WE'RE READY AND ATTENTIVE ALSO HIGHLIGHTING OUR NEW, OUR FOUR H PROGRAM. UM, WE'RE THE ONLY NON-PRIVATE FOUR H PROGRAM HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY. SO IF WE CAN GET SOME INFORMATION PASSED OUT SO Y'ALL CAN FUNNEL, YOU KNOW, CHILDREN OUR WAY, UH, WE'RE JUST DOING IT TO HELP GET THE INNER CITY KIDS OUT OF THE STREETS AND TEACH THEM SOMETHING DIFFERENT. HELP THEM GET MORE SCHOLARSHIPS TO INCREASE THEIR FUTURE. UM, I'M GONNA BEGIN WITH THE PRAYER DE HEAVENLY FATHER, I COME BEFORE YOU. LORD, I THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. LORD, I PRAY THAT YOUR PRESENCE COMES IN AND FILLS THIS PLACE, LORD JESUS. LORD, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US OUR CITY OFFICIALS. LORD, I PRAY FOR THEM RIGHT NOW AS WE MEET TOGETHER, LORD, BE WITH THEM. GOD. LORD, COME INTO THEIR MINDS AND THEIR HEARTS. GOD. LORD, LET THEM MAKE SOUND DECISIONS IN ORDER TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY. ONCE AGAIN, LORD, WE LOVE YOU AND WE THANK YOU. IN JESUS' NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. GOD BLESS YOU, THE UNITED STATES AMERICA NATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PASTOR TORRES. THE FIRST ITEM FOR BUSINESS TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 2ND [00:05:01] AND FOURTH, 2022. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE SO MOVED. SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THOSE MINUTES AND A DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. UH, IF WE CAN GET A VOICE VOTE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PIAS. YES. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT, BEFORE [POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE  ] WE GET TO THE REST OF OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE A LOT OF SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. UH, I THINK THE ROWDIEST OF THEM ALL ARE OUR U T S A ROAD RUNNERS, . UM, AND LET ME JUST START. FOOTBALL SEASON IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND WE CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE OUR ROAD RUNNERS BACK IN, IN THE OUT GAME ON SEPTEMBER 3RD AGAINST THE 24TH RANKED HOUSTON COUGARS, I BELIEVE LAST SEASON THEY HAD TREMENDOUS SUPPORT FROM THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THEIR RECORD BREAKING SEASON IN THE WORDS OF COACH TRAILER, UPON WINNING THE CONFERENCE U S J CHAMPIONSHIP. I QUOTE, WE DID IT FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. THE TWO 10 BABY, THE TWO ONE OH. THE ENERGY GOING INTO THE 2022 SEASON IS STRONG AND THEY NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO KEEP THE CITY SPIRIT AND MOMENTUM GOING. THEY LAUNCHED THE LET'S GO TWO 10 INITIATIVE ASKING BUSINESS AND CITY LEADERS LIKE YOU TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE ROAD RUNNERS, WHICH ARE SAN ANTONIO'S FOOTBALL TEAM. THEY PARTNERED WITH RED, RED SMITH GRAPHICS, A SMALL BUSINESS BORN RIGHT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO ON A COLLECTION OF LET'S GO TWO 10 SIGNAGE WITH EVERYTHING FROM MULTI-STORY BUILDING BANNERS TO LAWN SIGNS. AND, UM, YOU CAN HELP SET THE TONE FOR THE SEASON BY PURCHASING A BANNER TO HANG IN MOST VISIBLE PUBLIC PLACES AT YOUR BUSINESS, AT YOUR HOME, AND CERTAINLY BY GOING TO SEE THE ROAD RUNNERS INACTION ON THE FIELD IN THE ALAMO DOME. SO WITH YOUR HELP, LET'S MAKE THE, LET'S GO TWO 10 A RALLYING CRY FOR OUR CITY AND CHEER OUR ROAD RUNNERS ON TO MORE VICTORIES THIS SEASON. IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE DR. LISA CAMPOS AND, UH, FOLKS, IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD. UH, DR. CAMPOS IS VICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AND THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. WE HAVE ALBERT CAR, THE ASSISTANT VP FOR GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. BETTY SERNA, SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR FAN ENGAGEMENT AND DIGITAL STRATEGY. ELIZABETH TATE, VIDEO COORDINATOR ASHLEY JOHNSON, HEAD CHEERLEADER, COACH VAL RAMOS, A CHEERLEADER, UH, ALONG WITH HER FELLOW CHEERLEADERS, MACKENZIE GAU, NOEL PRATT, MARISSA SILVAS, STEFAN RAMOS RAMOS, MICHAEL GARCIA, AND JAVIER CERVANTES. LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND LET'S GET THIS SEASON STARTED. LET GO. TWO OH, LET GO. OH, LET GO. OH, GO. OH, LET GO. TWO OH, LET GO. TWO ONE. OH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. TO, UM, JEFF'S POINT. WE CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU, SO APPRECIATE IT. HOWEVER WE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY WE ARE HERE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING. THANKS SO MUCH, LISA. UH, WE WILL BE THERE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, CHEERING EVERYBODY ON AND LOOKING FORWARD TO GREAT SUCCESS. COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. HI, I, I GOT MY MASTER'S AT U T S A. I AM SUPER EXCITED THAT YOU GUYS ARE HERE, BUT IF THE SPIRIT LEADER CHEERLEADERS, THE STUDENTS COULD COME IN UP AND JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AND TELL US WHERE YOU'RE ORIGINALLY FROM. MY NAME'S VALERIE RAMOS AND I'M FROM SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. MY NAME IS MARISSA SVAS AND I'M ALSO FROM SAN ANTONIO. MY NAME IS NOELLE PRATT AND I'M FROM DALLAS, TEXAS. HI, MY NAME IS MCKENZIE GAU AND I'M FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS. I'M STEFAN AND I'M ALSO FROM SAN ANTONIO. PROUD GRADUATE OF CENTRAL CATHOLIC . I'M JAVIER CERVANTES AND I'M FROM LUBBOCK, TEXAS AND ROWDY IS FROM SAN ANTONIO . GREAT. THANK YOU ALL FOR CHOOSING U T S A. AND IT WAS SO FUNNY 'CAUSE Y'ALL WERE REALLY LOUD, AND THEN Y'ALL COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND Y'ALL LIKE, . I WAS LIKE, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR [00:10:01] THE GOOD WORK. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS SEASON. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT SEASON. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VIE GRIN, COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. UM, LET'S GO TO ONE OH, EXCEPT FOR ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS, JUST U T S A . UM, I THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. I KNOW THAT I'M LOOKING AT THE STUDENTS PARTICULARLY THEN ROWDY. I USED TO WEAR AN OUTFIT VERY SIMILAR TO YOURS AND I KNOW HOW ROUGH IT IS. THOSE EARLY, EARLY MORNING BUS RIDES GOING TO THE ALAMO DOME, SITTING THERE FOR A LONG TIME WAITING BACK IN 2013. UM, AND ALL THE TIMES THAT ALL THE YEARS I WAS, UH, A GOOD FRIEND OF ROWDY, UM, WE WERE NOT WINNING AS MUCH. AND SO I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME. I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS ARE TAKING THIS EXPERIENCE FOR ALL THAT IT IS. UM, WHEN YOU BECOME MY AGE, YOU WILL WANT TO STAND NOWHERE NEAR PEOPLE YOUR AGE, BECAUSE I LOOK SO MUCH OLDER NOW. , , JUST THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING, UM, FOR ESPECIALLY DURING SOME VERY ROUGH YEARS. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BRINGING SPIRIT AND JOY AND HAPPINESS TO SAN ANTONIO AND I HOPE YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO DO IT. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. UM, AND PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE STAY IN SCHOOL. UM, GET YOUR DEGREES, GET MULTIPLE DEGREES. I GOT MY BACHELOR'S AND MY MASTER'S FROM U T S A AND I DON'T THINK I WILL BE GOING MUCH FURTHER AFTER THAT. , I THINK I'M DONE. BUT THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE Y'ALL. I LOVE U T S A. LET'S GO TWO ONE OH, BUT MOSTLY U T S A . THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KIO HDO. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I AM A PROUD, ALSO A PROUD ALUMNI OF U T SS A I GOT MY M B A THERE GO RUNNERS. UM, WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE COACH. WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE CHEERLEADING TEAM. WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE FOOTBALL TEAM. AND U T S A IS AN INCREDIBLE INSTITUTION. I'M SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT AND SO GRATEFUL. THE ENERGY THAT WE FEEL HERE TODAY. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE OR THAT'S LISTENING HAS BEEN TO A GAME, BUT THAT'S THE SAME ENERGY TIMES A HUNDRED. IT'S SO MUCH FUN AND WE REALLY, REALLY ENJOY CHEERING, UH, OUR RUNNERS ON. SO GO. LET'S GO. TWO ONE. OH, GO RUNNERS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KIO VARDA, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TO GIVE US A LITTLE SPIRIT. WE ARE READY TO GO FOR THIS SEASON. AND DR. CAMPOS, YOU'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB AS OUR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT, UH, GUEST I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, WE DO HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST WITH US TODAY, WHOM I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET EARLIER THIS MORNING. MEET WITH, UH, HE'S NO STRANGER TO SAN ANTONIO, BUT I WANNA WELCOME HIM OFFICIALLY TO NOT ONLY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BUT TO OUR CITY COUNCIL. IT'S WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I INTRODUCED THE NEW COMMANDER OF THE HEADQUARTERS OF AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND, ALSO KNOWN AS A E T C AND WHOSE HEADQUARTERS IS AT RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE. PLEASE WELCOME LIEUTENANT GENERAL BRIAN SS ROBINSON, LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBINSON ASSUMED COMMAND OF A E T C ON THE 20TH OF MAY, 2022. HE COMES TO SAN ANTONIO FROM SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE IN ILLINOIS, WHERE HE WAS THE DEPUTY COMMANDER FOR HEADQUARTERS AIR MOBILITY COMMAND AND THAT LEADERSHIP ROLE, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND'S AIR COMPONENT COMMANDING A FLEET OF NEARLY 1100 AIRCRAFT. HIS COMMAND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTING THE AIR MOBILITY MISSION IN SUPPORT OF OUR JOINT FORCES, ALLIES AND PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD. AS THE COMMANDER OF A E T C, LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBINSON WILL LEAD THE RECRUITMENT, TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF AIR AND SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL, THE AIR FORCE RECRUITING SERVICES, TWO NUMBERED AIR FORCES AND AIR UNIVERSITY WILL REPORT TO HIM. HIS COMMAND WILL OPERATE MORE THAN 1400 TRAINER, FIGHTER AND MOBILITY AIRCRAFT, 24 WINGS AND 11 INSTALLATIONS. HIS ENTERPRISE TRAINS MORE THAN 293,000 STUDENTS PER YEAR WITH APPROXIMATELY 60,000 ACTIVE DUTY RESERVE GUARD CIVILIAN AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL. GENERAL ROBINSON EARNED HIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE FROM PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY IN 1987. ALSO IN 1987, HE RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION THROUGH OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL AND THEN ATTENDED UNDERGRADUATE PILOT TRAINING. HE HOLDS A COMMAND PILOT RATING WITH MORE THAN 4,400 HOURS IN AIRLIFT AND TRAINER AIRCRAFT TO INCLUDE THE TWO T 38 B C ONE 30, AND THE C 17 A. HE'S ALSO A PATCH, A GRADUATE OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WEAPON SCHOOL, WHICH IS WIDELY CONSIDERED AS PROVIDING PHD LEVEL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN WEAPONS SYSTEMS, TACTICS AND AIR POWER. HE'S COMMANDED AT ALL LEVELS AND HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS PERCENTAGES. AWARDS TO INCLUDE TWO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDALS, TWO BRONZE STAR MEDALS AND AIR MEDAL, AND A MEDAL ONE DOES NOT NECESSARILY SEE ON A ROUTINE BASIS. [00:15:01] THE ANTARCTICA SERVICE MEDAL LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBINSON. WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO AND MILITARY CITY U SS A. WE ARE EXCITED TO WELCOME YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO THE AREA. PLEASE KNOW THAT I CONSIDER THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO BE ONE LARGE INSTALLATION. THE MILITARY IS IN OUR D N A AND WE ARE PROUD TO HOST YOU AND THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE MILITARY IN OUR GREAT CITY GENERAL ROBINSON. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. I, GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR AND ESTEEM MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THAT VERY KIND, UH, INTRODUCTION, UH, CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT THOMPSON, AND I FEEL VERY PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES WITH YOU HERE THIS MORNING. UH, AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP THAT WE VALUE SO GREATLY WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND AIR EDUCATION TRAINING COMMAND AND, AND ULTIMATELY WITH THE AIR FORCE. UH, AS YOU MAY KNOW, UH, THIS YEAR MARKS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT AND VERY PROUD OF THE SUPPORT WE'VE SEEN FROM AROUND THE COMMUNITY HERE FOR THAT. UH, BUT I MUST ADMIT, I'M A LITTLE BIT MORE PROUD TO SAY THAT, UM, FOR AIR EDUCATION TRAINING COMMAND, IT'S THE 80TH YEAR. SO WE HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND IN EXISTENCE IN CELEBRATING THE HISTORY OF THE RELATIONSHIP HERE FOR 80 YEARS. AND WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS TO COME. FOR MANY YEARS, AS YOU KNOW, UM, I STARTED MY AIR FORCE CAREER AS AN OFFICER. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN NECESSARILY ANYMORE GOING THROUGH O T SS, BUT FOR CERTAIN, ALL OF OUR ENLISTED AIRMEN THAT COME INTO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE START HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AT LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, JOINT BASED SAN ANTONIO LACKLAND. SO, UH, THIS IS THE ENTRY POINT FOR AIRMEN TO COME INTO THE AIR FORCE. THEY GET TO KNOW THE CITY FIRST AND FOREMOST. WE ARE ONLY STRONG AND AS CAPABLE AS THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AROUND US. SO FOR THAT, WE ARE TURNING GRATEFUL. AS I MENTIONED, SAN ANTONIO IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND THE MISSIONS AND THE DOMAINS THAT WE'RE EMBRACING. MR. MAYOR, WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CYBER DOMAIN AND HOW MUCH THAT'S BECOMING A PLAYER IN OUR COMPETITION AND WHAT WE DO AND OUR EXPERTISE AND YOUR SUPPORT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO WITH 16TH AIR FORCE. AND HAVING THAT, THAT WING HERE, THAT NUMBERED AIR FORCE HERE AND ITS WINGS, AS WELL AS THE, UH, FIVE G PROJECT OVER AT, UH, THE SAN ANTONIO PORT PORT OF SAN ANTONIO IS TREMENDOUS. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT. YOU'VE PAVED THE WAY FOR THE, UH, MANY PARTNERSHIPS. UH, YOU'VE BEEN A PATHFINDER WITH REGARD TO THE INTER, UH, GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS. THE REST OF THE AIR FORCE IS TRYING TO MODEL THAT. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY HERE FOR SHOWING A BETTER WAY AND INNOVATIVE WAY AND HOW THINGS CAN BE DONE, UH, IN TERMS OF PROVIDING INSTALLATION SUPPORT, THE SUPPORT YOU'VE PROVIDED FOR OUR, UH, MILITARY SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN AND GIVING THEM ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION IS ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS OUR PARENTS ARE, UH, ANY PARENT WOULD WANT MOST FOR THEIR CHILDREN AS YOU, AS YOU PROBABLY WILL KNOW, AND I MENTIONED ALREADY, THE COLLABORATION ON THE, UH, FOUR YEAR PROJECT ON THE FIVE G, UH, EXPERIMENT, UH, THAT'S GOING ON AT, UH, WIRELESS COMM THAT'S GOING ON AT, UH, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO LACKLAND, UH, WITH THE, OR KELLY RATHER, WITH THE SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U T S A, I'LL PUT A PLUG IN FOR THEM AS WELL. BUT, UM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO KEEPING THAT MOVING FORWARD AND CONTINUE ON THE STRENGTH OF THAT RELATIONSHIP. SO ALL THAT TO SAY, MY WIFE, MAUREEN AND I, IT'S OUR FIRST TIME LIVING HERE IN SAN ANTONIO ON A PERMANENT BASIS, BEEN T D Y MANY TIMES. WE APPRECIATE THE WARM WELCOME WE'VE HAD, HAVING A GREAT TIME GETTING OUT AND ABOUT AND AROUND THE, THE, THE METROPLEX IN THE CITY AND GETTING TO LEARN THE AREA. AND IT'S BEEN A, A GREAT WELCOME. SO WE CAN, WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR TIME HERE AND CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. AND, UH, WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU, PLEASE LET US KNOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GENERAL. UH, WE DO HAVE A FEW COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. SO LEMME START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. THANK YOU, SIR. AND WELCOME. YOU MENTIONED IT WAS A WARM WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO. I WOULD SAY IT'S A HOT WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO, BUT YES, UH, THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. AND, AND WE DO WORK HAND IN HAND. YOU KNOW, UH, OUR MONIKER HERE IS MILITARY CITY U S A, AND THAT'S NOT JUST A LABEL. THAT IS HOW WE IN ARE ENTWINED WITH THE MILITARY AND DO OUR DAILY BUSINESS HERE. AND MAKING SURE THAT THE MILITARY MEMBERS AS WELL AS THE INSTALLATIONS HERE ARE TAKEN CARE OF. AND EVEN THOUGH RANDOLPH ISN'T INSIDE SAN ANTONIO, IN FACT, IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN ANNEX THEM HERE IN SAN ANTONIO? DON'T TELL MAYOR MAYOR WILLIAMS. I SAID THAT. OKAY. BUT, UH, UH, NO, YOU'RE, YOU'RE PART OF THE MILITARY FAMILY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AS WELL. AND YOU HAVE LAN, WHICH IS THE GATEWAY TO THE AIR FORCE OF ALL MILITARY ENLISTED PERSONNEL COMING INTO THE AIR FORCE. SO, UH, Y'ALL, YOU'VE GOT A BIG JOB. IN FACT, I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. I SPENT FOUR YEARS IN A E T C, UH, THERE AT RANDOLPH AND, UH, GOT A GREAT TASTE OF IT AS A CIVIL ENGINEER. AND I KNOW ALL THE CHALLENGES THAT Y'ALL GO THROUGH AND, AND, UH, I AM STILL REST EASY, UM, KNOWING THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING THE MISSION, GETTING IT ACCOMPLISHED, TRAINING THE AIRMEN, UH, INTO THEIR DUTIES. AND, UM, I'M, I'M VERY HAPPY OF THE, THE JOBS THAT EVERYBODY IN A A T C DOES THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY [00:20:01] AND ALL THE DIFFERENT INSTALLATIONS. BUT, UH, YES, WELCOME HERE TO SAN ANTONIO. UH, LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU HERE IN THE FUTURE. AND, UH, UM, LET'S KEEP THOSE AIRPLANES FLYING. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. MAD COUNCILMAN PERRY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. THANK YOU, GENERAL. UH, I'LL JUST EXPRESS MY WELCOME. I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OVER AND SAYING HELLO. UH, YOU KNOW, I, I WENT IN THE, IN THE AIR FORCE 51 YEARS AGO, UH, BUT IT'S BEEN PART OF MY LIFE EVER SINCE. AND I'M SURE THAT'S TRUE FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S EVER SERVED IN THE MILITARY IN ANY CAPACITY. UH, I STILL THINK FONDLY OF, UH, LACKLAND. SO I HOPE YOU'LL PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT REMAINS A, A PREMIER INSTALLATION IN THE CITY. AS WELL AS ALL OF THE OTHER WORK THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU DO AS COMMANDER OUT THERE, UH, TO TRAIN OUR PILOTS AND ALL THE SUPPORT PERSONNEL. UH, WE REALLY DEPEND ON THE MILITARY FOR SO MUCH IN THIS COUNTRY. SOMETIMES WE NEVER THINK ABOUT IT. SO I JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THE SERVICE OF EVERYBODY WHO SERVES UNDER YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GENERAL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GENERAL ROBINSON. AS, AND THEN AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, UH, DOOR'S ALWAYS OPEN AND THE PHONE IS ALWAYS ON, UH, TO ANSWER THE CALL FROM, FROM YOU. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. YES, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND AGAIN, THE SAME. I EXTEND THE SAME TO YOU IN TERMS OF, UH, WHATEVER YOU NEED. JUST GIVE US A CALL AND, UH, WE REALLY GREATLY APPRECIATE HOW THIS CITY AND YOUR STAFF, UH, EMBRACES THE FIRST COMMAND AND MAKES US SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU AGAIN. GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. UM, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS MORNING'S RECOGNITION AND I, WE ARE RECOGNIZING A PIONEER IN SPANISH LANGUAGE TV, SO I WILL BE STARTING MY REMARKS IN IN SPANISH. SO, SO BEAR WITH US HERE. TODAY. WE HAVE THE HONOR OF RECOGNIZING AND THANKING MONICA NAVARRO FOR HER ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER IN JOURNALISM THAT HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH THE SUCCESS OF UNIVISION SAN ANTONIO, THE FIRST FULL-TIME SPANISH LANGUAGE STATION AND FIRST U H F CHANNEL IN THE CONTINENTAL US KNOWN AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF SPANISH LANGUAGE TV. UNI ANTONIO FIRST SIGNED ON THE AIRWAVES ON JUNE 10TH, 1965 AS CA AND EVENTUALLY BECAME WHAT WE NOW KNOW AS KNOWN AS TEL ION UNI SAN ANTONIO. SINCE THEN, UNIVISION HAS BEEN A PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY AND AN INTEGRAL FORCE IN SHAPING THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY, NOT ONLY IN SAN ANTONIO, BUT ACROSS THE NATION. DE THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT INCREDIBLE AND DEDICATED JOURNALISTS LIKE MONICA, WHO HAVE DEVOTED YEARS TO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND EARNING THE PUBLIC'S TRUST THROUGH RESPONSIBLE AND GROUNDBREAKING REPORTING. FOR YEARS, MONICA HAS SPENT TIME BEHIND AN ANCHOR DESK INTERVIEWING PEOPLE IN THE FIELD AND REPORTING FROM ALL DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, LOS FROM THE TIME SHE ARRIVED 40 YEARS AGO TO JOIN A TRAILBLAZING SPANISH LANGUAGE TELEVISION STATION. MONICA HAS BEEN AMONG THE MOST PROMINENT FIGURES IN SAN ANTONIO NEWS MEDIA. NAVARRO'S CAREER BEGAN IN MEXICO CITY IN 1972 WHEN SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN SPORTS ANCHOR REPORTER AT THE RENOWNED MEDIA GIANT TELEVISA. IN 1982, SHE WAS APPROACHED BY EMILIO NICOLA SR. A PIONEER IN SPANISH LANGUAGE TELEVISION IN THE UNITED STATES. DON EMILIO, AS HE WAS AFFECTIONATELY CALLED INVITED NAVARRO TO BECOME PART OF WHAT WAS THEN THE SPANISH INTERNATIONAL NETWORK AND WOULD LATER BECOME [00:25:01] UNIVISION. AFTER SEVEN MONTHS OF FREELANCE WORK, NAVARRO BECAME A FULL-TIME NEWS ANCHOR AND A REPORTER IN 1983 WITH NEARLY 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN TV JOURNALISM. NAVARRO IS A VETERAN ANCHOR AND REPORTER. NAVARRO'S WORK HAS GARNER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION, AND SHE HAS RECEIVED MANY AWARDS AND HONORS. SHE WAS NAMED THE 2003 HISPANIC MEDIA AWARDS HISPANIC JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR, AND INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES LONE STAR CHAPTER IN 2015. EVEN THROUGH THE TELEVISION SCREEN, MONICA CREATED A LASTING BOND WITH VIEWERS WHO TRUST AND RESPECT HER ABILITY TO DELIVER INFORMATION WITH INTEGRITY. MONICA, THANK YOU FOR DEVOTING SO MUCH OF YOUR CAREER, LIFE, AND TALENT TO THE COMMUNITY OF SAN ANTONIO DE SAN ANTONIO. I KNOW THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT FOUR RECOGNIZE YOU FROM A MILE AWAY AND APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO MAKE UNI TRUSTED LEADER FOR THE SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY. EVEN RESIDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE FLUENT IN SPANISH RECOGNIZE YOU BECAUSE THEY'VE SEEN YOU ON TV, ON THEIR OR PARENTS' HOMES. ALTHOUGH IT'S SAD TO KNOW THAT YOU WON'T BE DELIVERING NEWS AND SPECIAL REPORTS TO THE PUBLIC, YOU ARE AND WILL ALWAYS FORM A PART OF OUR LOCAL HISTORY AND BE A BELOVED MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE IMPACT YOU'VE HAD ON OUR COMMUNITY IS INCOMPARABLE. I KNOW THE LEGACY YOU BUILT WITH HUMILITY, PATIENCE, GRACE, AND ABOVE ALL, FAITH WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED. I'M GLAD WE ARE ABLE TO CELEBRATE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS HERE AT CITY COUNCIL. SAN ANTONIO IS A MUCH BETTER, CULTURALLY VIBRANT, DIVERSE, AND WELCOMING PLACE BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT ARE ABLE TO SHARE THE STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. MONICA. MONICA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. UM, WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, AND WE'RE NOT GONNA SAY HOW LONG AGO THAT WAS FOR ME, BUT EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW LONG AGO IT WAS FOR YOU. NOW, UM, MONICA WAS THE LEAD ANCHOR ON, ON UNIVISION OR, OR SCENE AS, UH, AS IT WAS CALLED BEFORE I REMEMBER. UM, SO FOR ME, YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN AUTHORITY, THE THE PERSON WHO GIVES THE, THE NEWS. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR PLAYING THAT, THAT ROLE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT KNOW, AND I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA KNOWS THIS, BUT IN SAN ANTONIO AND MAYBE IN OTHER COMMUNITIES AS WELL, THE SPANISH LANGUAGE TV STATIONS PLAY A MUCH BIGGER ROLE THAN OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ONES PLAY FOR OUR, OUR RESIDENTS. UM, THEY SERVE AS, UM, THEY GIVE ADVICE, THEY HELP YOU FIND RESOURCES. THEY REALLY ARE, UH, LIKE A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. AND, UH, MONICA, YOUR, YOUR ROLE WITH UNIVISION IS OUTSIZED COMPARED TO, UH, SO MANY OTHER, UH, ANCHORS, NOT . SO, UM, THANK YOU, UH, FOR DOING THAT. UM, I DO HAVE SOME, UM, MOST OF THE DETAILS [00:30:01] THE COUNCILWOMAN HAS, UH, ALREADY SHARED, BUT I, I DO HAVE SOME TRIVIA. HOW MANY TIMES HAS THIS REPORTER BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY? CAN ANYBODY GUESS? OKAY, I HEAR EIGHT. DO I HEAR ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. VERY GOOD, MONICA. AH, THOSE ARE HOW MANY SHE'S WON. OKAY, 29 NOMINATIONS, . UM, SO, UH, UM, SO I GOT A TEXT NOT LONG AGO THAT SAID, UH, RETIREMENT PARTY. OH, YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE RETIRING. AND, UH, AND I SAID, WE HAVE TO HAVE YOU AT, AT CITY COUNCIL. YOU'RE A, YOU'RE A STAPLE HERE. WE ALWAYS SEE YOU HERE. SO MONICA, I'D I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO SHARE SOME WORDS WITH US. AND, UH, AND THEN WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL VIDEO TO Q AFTER THAT. MONICA . UM, FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE TO THANK GOD TO GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AFTER 50 YEARS OF JOURNALISM. YOU KNOW, I PASS THROUGH MANY THINGS LIKE EVERYBODY, BUT IT IS A REAL BLESSING THAT FOR SO MANY YEARS I CAN BE ACCOMPLISH A LOT OF THINGS IN MY LIFE. FIRST, TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF THE MAYOR, ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT ARE PART OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. TO BE HERE IS A GREAT HONOR, BUT ALSO TO BE PART OF UNIVISION FOR SO MANY YEARS AND NOW ZA THAT THERE IS MY FAMILY, IT IS BEEN, YOU KNOW, YOU CANNOT IMAGINE IT'S MY FAMILY. MY DAUGHTER IS IN MEXICO BECAUSE SHE'S PREGNANT AND SHE CANNOT TRAVEL. BUT I HAVE HERE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND MY BOSS AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE PART OF THIS FAMILY THAT IS UNIVISION. BUT I WANT TO ALSO GIVE THE THANKS DEEPLY TO THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY THAT I SERVE, WITH PASSION AND WITH FAITH. I WILL NEVER GONNA BE OUT OF THEM. THEY ARE PART OF MY HEART. THEY ARE PART OF MY LIFE. AND EVEN I'M NOT GONNA BE AROUND INSIDE TOO MUCH BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME DEALS AROUND WITH UNIVISION STILL. UH, I'M ALWAYS GONNA BE THERE FOR THEM. I FEEL VERY GRATEFUL THAT THROUGH THE POWER OF UNIVISION OF THE TV, WE SAVE LIVES, WE INFORM MORE PEOPLE, EDUCATE THEM TO HAVE A BETTER HEALTHY LIFE, TO PROTECT THEM AB AGAINST FRAUD, TO TELL THE GOOD STORIES LIKE TRO ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY. SO FOR ME, I'M ALWAYS GONNA SAY NOT GOODBYE, BECAUSE ALWAYS I'M GONNA BE AROUND TO TRY TO STILL SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND SERVING YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS TIME AND FOR THIS HONOR AND FOR THIS RECOGNITION. AND GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS. THANK YOU. UH, MR. MORRIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT THE VIDEO WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE? AND WHILE YOU'RE WALKING UP, I JUST WANNA MENTION, MONICA IS THE REPORTER THAT WHEN WE HAVE SOMETHING REALLY BIG GOING ON AND THERE'S A PRESS CONFERENCE, WE'LL ALL GIVE OUR SPEAKING POINTS AND OR OUR TALK AND SHE'LL SAY EN ESPANOL. UM, SHE DOES NOT LET US GET AWAY WITHOUT THAT. THANK YOU MONICA. MR. MORRIS. WOW. WHERE TO BEGIN? UH, I MEAN, WE ALL IN LIFE WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT AND A CONTRIBUTION. UH, NOBODY KNOWS COMMUNITY SERVICE BETTER THAN THE COUNCILMEN [00:35:01] AND WOMEN AND THE MAYOR. UH, BUT I'VE NEVER WITNESSED COMMUNITY SERVICE BETTER THAN WORKING WITH SOMEONE LIKE MONICA NOVATO. UH, THE PASSION THAT SHE BRINGS TO WORK EVERY DAY INSPIRES US ALL TO BE BETTER. IT IT PUSHES US ALL TO BE BETTER, PUSHES US ALL TO DO MORE. AND WE CAN'T EVEN SUM IT UP WHAT SHE'S MEANT TO THIS COMMUNITY TO MEANT TO. UNIVISION MEANT TO US, ME PERSONALLY, IN A VIDEO, BUT THIS VIDEO WILL SPEAK TO WHO MONICA IS AND WHAT SHE'S DONE. MONICA'S NOT DONE, GUYS. UH, SHE'S STILL GONNA BE AROUND. SHE'S STILL GONNA BE SERVING THE COMMUNITY. SHE'S STILL GONNA BE MAKING AN IMPACT 'CAUSE THAT'S WHO SHE IS, AND THAT'S AT THE HEART OF HER FABRIC. SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING HER TODAY. UH, COUNCILWOMAN GARCIA, COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL, WE, WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. UH, WE ARE FOREVER BETTER HAVING MONICA IN THIS COMMUNITY AND HAVING MONICA AS A PART OF UNOVISION. SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, THANK YOU MONICA NAVARRO IS A STRONG, PASSIONATE, AND DEDICATED JOURNALIST THAT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT FIGURES IN SAN ANTONIO NEWS MEDIA DURING THE LAST 40 YEARS. MONICA IS BETTER KNOWN FOR DEDICATING HER CAREER IN PRODUCING HEALTH RELATED STORIES AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS. SHE HAS RECEIVED LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR A DEDICATION AND PASSION FROM SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING LULAC, THE HISPANIC NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AND THE SAN ANTONIO ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS, WHERE SHE RECEIVED A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM. DURING HER LONG AND SUCCESSFUL CAREER, MONICA SECURED SEVERAL EXCLUSIVE STORIES, PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS, REPRESENTING UNIVISION GUENT UNO, AND WAS AWARDED 10 LONE STAR EMMYS AND 30 NOMINATIONS, MONICA NAVARRO IN NOTIA. HER SEGMENTS PROVIDED MUCH NEEDED HELP TO MANY OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AS SHE EDUCATED AND PROVIDED THE TOOLS NECESSARY FOR A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. FOR MONICA, THROUGHOUT HER CAREER AS A JOURNALIST, THE HIGHEST HONOR SHE HAS RECEIVED HAS COME IN THE FORM OF CONFIDENCE AND LOVE FROM THE COMMUNITY. HER ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT WITH LOCAL FAMILIES HAS GREATLY IMPACTED PEOPLE'S LIVES AND HEALTH. FAITHFUL VIEWERS HAVE SHOWN THEIR RESPECT FOR MONICA THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. IT WILL BE, I'M GONNA NEED, WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT MONICA IS A STRONG AND RESILIENT WOMAN, AND HER LOVE, PASSION, AND DEDICATION FOR JOURNALISM IS WHAT HAS MADE HER SO SUCCESSFUL. WHILE MONICA'S TENURE AS A JOURNALIST HAS CONCLUDED, HER JOURNEY AND COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE, STAY TUNED. COME MONICA, COME ON UP. COME ON UP, MONICA. YOU KNOW, AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES. UM, WE UNFORTUNATELY ARE LIVING THROUGH A PERIOD WHERE JOURNALISTS AND JOURNALISM ARE, ARE, IS BEING VILIFIED. UM, THAT THE VALUE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF JOURNALISM IN OUR DAILY LIVES IS, IS OFTEN, UM, FORGOTTEN, NEGLECTED, AND ME EVEN, UM, MADE INTO A PEJORATIVE. UM, YOUR WORK OVER THE LAST MANY DECADES, UH, HAS BEEN AN EXAMPLE FOR EVERYONE IN HOW IN JOURNALISM IS AS IMPORTANT IN THE INSTITUTION, IN OUR SOCIETY AS THE WORK WE DO UP HERE, IF NOT FOR, UH, THE KIND OF WORK YOU HAVE EXEMPLIFIED DURING YOUR CAREER. UH, [00:40:02] WE WOULD NOT BE SECURE, UH, IN OUR DEMOCRACY AS MUCH AS WE ARE TODAY. AND WE KNOW WE'RE LIVING THROUGH A PERIOD OF GREAT STRESS IN OUR INSTITUTIONS. BUT IT'S MY HOPE THAT PEOPLE SEE, UH, YOUR EXAMPLE, UH, WHETHER THEY'RE IN ENGLISH MEDIA OR IN NON-ENGLISH OR, OR WHATEVER, UH, BUT THEY SEE YOUR EXAMPLE OF, UH, THE WAY YOU WENT ABOUT YOUR WORK, THE WAY YOU HELD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, THE WAY YOU TALKED ABOUT THE GOOD TIMES AND THE GOOD THINGS AND THE BAD, UH, AS A REASON FOR PEOPLE TO STILL WANT TO GO INTO THE FIELD AND STILL DO THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT IS SO VITAL FOR OUR DE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS. SO, UH, TO YOU, UH, FROM ALL OF US HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, THANK YOU FOR BEING A GOLD STANDARD IN YOUR FIELD. AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE OF CONGRATULATIONS TO MONICA NAVARRO IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR 40 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AT THE SPANISH LANGUAGE TELEVISION STATION, UNIVISION, SINCE 1982, YOU HAVE BEEN AMONG THE MOST PROMINENT FIGURES IN THE NEWS MEDIA INDUSTRY. YOUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND PRODUCING NEWS STORIES THAT RESONATE LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED AND IS TRULY WORTHY OF COMMENDATION. THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE PROUD TO JOIN YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FELLOW JOURNALISTS IN CELEBRATING FOR A JOB WELL DONE, MAYOR RETIREMENT, OPEN UP NEW VISTAS WITH NEW CHALLENGES, NEW INTERESTS, AND ABOVE ALL, A, A LIFE WELL LIVED. CONGRATULATIONS PRESENTED THIS 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2022, AND YOU TOLD ME YOU'RE NOT DONE. UH, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, COLLABORATIONS WITH YOU EVEN INTO YOUR RETIREMENT. SO CONGRATULATIONS, MONICA, FROM ALL OF US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND LET ME, UH, RECOGNIZE MY COLLEAGUES. NOW, WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ELAS. THANK YOU. UM, MONICA, I THINK IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE ROOM WHO KNOWS THIS, BUT MY VERY FIRST JOB IN SAN ANTONIO IN 1992 WAS WORKING AS MONICA'S INTERN, UH, AND, UH, THE INTERN FOR THE, UH, THE NEWS TEAM AT, UH, AT K W E X OVER ON C CHAVEZ. MONICA, I I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. UM, YOU'RE NOT JUST A, A, A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND, AND THE FAMILIES. UM, I LOVE YOU FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT EVERYBODY ELSE LOVES YOU. UM, YOU'RE A RAY OF SUNSHINE, YOU'RE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. UM, AND I'VE, I'VE HAD SOME OF THE MOST FUN EXPERIENCES AT YOUR SIDE. I GOT TO MEET SELENA, UH, I GOT TO HOLD THE CAMERA ONE DAY WHILE WHEN, UH, MONICA DID AN INTERVIEW OF SELENA. I GOT TO MEET SHELLY LARES, UH, BECAUSE I GOT TO HOLD THE CAMERA WHILE MONICA WAS INTERVIEWING SHELLY, GEORGE R UH, PAUL RODRIGUEZ, GEORGE LOPEZ, CARLOS SANTANA. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF, OF MY LIFE, UH, GETTING TO BE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH THOSE SUPERSTARS. AND, UM, AND ALL BECAUSE MONICA INVITED ME IN THE ROOM. AND, UM, ANYWAY, MONICA, I'M, I'M, I'M PROUD TO KNOW YOU. I'M PROUD TO HAVE, UH, STOOD IN YOUR SHADOW, UH, AND LEARN FROM YOU. AND, UM, ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND, UM, AND GEORGE, UH, THAT, UH, YOUNG MAN, UH, IN YOUR LIFE. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PELA. MONICA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME AND JOIN US ANYTIME. OH, I'M GONNA BE HERE. MONICA OTTOS, 40 YEARS . ALL RIGHT, LET ME NOW RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER VIRON FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. FOR TODAY'S POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I INVITED TEXAS HILL WING AS WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL AVIATION WEEK, WHICH OCCURS ON THE WEEK OF AUGUST 19TH. UH, NATIONAL AVIATION WEEK COMMEMORATES THE ACHIEVEMENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN HUMANKIND INTO THE BEAUTIFUL SKY. TEXAS HILL WING IS A COMMUNITY SERVICE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION STATIONED OFF STENSON AIRPORT, WHICH IS IN DISTRICT THREE. THEIR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND HONOR THE CONTINUED FOCUS OF TEXAS HILL WING IS EDUCATION AND HELPING SAN ANTONIO YOUTH ACHIEVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS. UM, WHILE THEIR IMPACT IS AT RISK. YOUNGSTERS, IT'S OPEN FOR ALL YOUTH. UM, THEY HOST GREAT ACTIVITIES. AND TODAY WE HAVE A GROUP OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN CALLED TEXAS HILL WING CADETS. THE CADET PROGRAM IS FREE TO ALL YOUTH AGES 12 TO 23. THE CADET PROGRAM IS FUNDED MAINLY BY INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS AND MENTORS. NOW, THE ONE THING, YOU GUYS RECEIVED A HANDOUT AND YOU WILL SEE THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE BENEFITING FROM THEIR LEASE OF HANGER NINE. UH, WE'VE GOT, MY TEAM GOT TO SPEND A DAY OUT THERE, AND I THINK THEY [00:45:01] WERE SHOWING YOU SOME OF THE PHOTOS AND WE GOT TO GO UP ON, UH, ALL YELLER. AND, UM, I KNOW SOME OF YOU KNOW ME AND Y'ALL ARE LIKE, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? AND I'M GOING TO BRING UP DARREN BOND AND THE TEAM OF PEOPLE THAT MADE THAT HAPPEN, IF EVERYBODY COULD COME ON UP. DARREN BOND IS A TEXAS NATIVE AND LONGTIME RESIDENT OF CASTORVILLE AND SAN ANTONIO. HE'S A GRADUATED OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON, A US AIR FORCE VETERAN. THIS IS HIS TEAM. THESE ARE HIS CADETS. UM, DARREN'S EXPERIENCES IN OPERATIONS, DESERT SHIELD, DESERT STORM, AND NUMEROUS DEFENSE AND HUMANITARIAN MILITARY EFFORTS. UH, HE WAS A SOUTHWEST AIRLINE CAPTAIN. AND, UM, HE IS JUST, HE'S VERY PUSHY, Y'ALL. I WENT IN, I WAS THE FIRST NAME ON THE LIST TO GO UP IN OLD YELLER, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THOSE PHOTOS ARE, BUT I HOPE YOU CAN SHOW THEM. BUT I'M GONNA LET, UH, I KNOW, I THINK JEFF IS HERE TOO. UH, CHRIS IS HERE AND, AND THEY MAY, MAY ALL SHARE ALSO AND THE CADETS CAN SHARE TOO, BUT THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT NEEDS THE CITY SUPPORT I'M SO EXCITED OF, OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AND THEY'VE ALREADY INVESTED SO MUCH ON THE LEASE IN HANGER NINE, AND IT'S NOT LIMITED TO DISTRICT THREE. AND YOU'RE GONNA HEAR THOSE STORIES. SO, DARREN, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A BRIEF 'CAUSE DARREN LIKES TO TALK TOO. Y'ALL BRIEF MAN. MAYOR, YOU CAN JUST SAY, UNCLE, IF I'M TALKING TOO LONG. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH, MIN, THIS IS SO COOL. WE ARE SURROUNDED BY SO MANY IMPORTANT PEOPLE HERE. IT, IT IS JUST, UH, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, MAYOR, YOU HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER HERE THAT REALLY, TRULY LOVES HER COMMUNITY AND SHE'S NOT AFRAID TO GET DOWN IN THERE. SHE'S COME OUT AND SEEN US. SHE KNOWS US. SHE KNOWS EVERYBODY THAT'S STANDING UP HERE, UH, IN A REAL, UH, UH, PATRIOT AND STALL WORK FOR SAN ANTONIO AS A WHOLE, BUT ESPECIALLY HER DISTRICT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING THIS OPPORTUNITY, A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WE'VE DEVELOPED. I HOPE TO DEVELOP A GOOD, A GREAT RELATIONSHIP. ALL OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND I'LL TELL YOU JUST HOW WE'RE GONNA DO THAT HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. BUT LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TEX HILL WING, UH, OF, UH, THE COMMEMORATE AIR FORCE. TEX HILL WAS A VERY FAMOUS SAN ANTONIO NATIVE, WHO WAS A FIGHTER PILOT, UH, A ACE IN WORLD WAR II. HE WAS A FLYING TIGER. UH, HE WAS SO WELL KNOWN IN SAN ANTONIO, AND WE ARE TRYING TO TELL HIS STORY, KEEP HIS STORY ALIVE. UH, WE USE THAT, UH, TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION. OUR MISSION, LIKE, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBER SAID IS EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND HONOR. AND WE DO THAT THROUGH RESTORING AND FLYING AIRPLANES THAT TEX HILL WOULD'VE FLOWN. OLD YELLER IS A WORLD WAR II TRAINER, WHICH MAYOR, YOU'VE BEEN INSIDE THAT TRAINER BEFORE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, BUT YOU WERE THERE AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW YOU CAN BE THERE AGAIN. BUT, UH, WE ALSO INTEND TO RESTORE AND COLLECT OTHER AIRCRAFT THAT TEX HILL FLEW AND TELL HIS STORY. WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION, WHICH I'M SO PROUD OF. UH, EDUCATE IS THE FOREMOST PART. INSPIRING HONOR, THE HONOR PART. UH, WE DO FLYOVERS FOR, UH, MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR PATRIOTIC PARADES. UH, YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS JUST BEEN ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, WE GAVE A 98 YEAR OLD WORLD WAR II VETERAN, A RIDE IN OLD YELLER TO TO CELEBRATE, SAY THANK YOU TO HIM. THAT WAS ON CHANNEL 12 NEWS AND VARIOUS. BUT WE DO THINGS LIKE THAT FOR OUR VETERANS TO HONOR THEM, INSPIRE, UH, SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER ABOUT A YEAR AGO, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, WE WERE SO DOWN WITH C O V I D AND THE RESTRICTIONS. THE CITY WAS BASICALLY IN A STATE OF DEPRESSION. THE ARCHBISHOP OF SAN ANTONIO CONTACTED ME, I'M NOT EVEN CATHOLIC, BUT WE GOT THIS DIALOGUE GOING, AND HE WANTED TO GO FLY AN O YELLER. HE SAID, DARREN, I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO BE IN TOUCH WITH MY, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE PROPER WORD YEAH, PARISHIONERS THAN TO DO THAT. I SAID, SURE, WE'LL DO THAT. SO I HAD IN MIND THAT THE ARCHBISHOP WOULD COME OUT, WE'D FLY OVER THE CITY WITH O YELLER. I SAID, THAT MAN IS INCREDIBLE. HE CAME OUT AND HE GAVE ME A LIST OF 32 PLACES THAT HE WANTED TO FLY OVER IN SAN ANTONIO. DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER THAT? SO WE SAT DOWN AND THAT MAN AND I SPENT TWO HOURS IN O YELLER FINDING CHURCHES AND ORPHANAGES AND VARIOUS PLACES THAT WERE IMPORTANT. AND, AND I'M NOT CATHOLIC, BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST MOVING TIMES OF MY LIFE, RIGHT? THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CAME OUT JUST TO SEE THE ARCHBISHOP. YOU KNOW, THAT WAS A MOVING TIME. THE OTHER THING THAT WE DO IS EDUCATE. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE MOST PROUD OF HERE. UH, THE COUNCILWOMAN ALLUDED TO OUR EDUCATION CENTER. WE JUST TOOK OVER AT HANGAR FOUR AT THE STINSON AIRPORT. WE'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP THAT INTO A WORLD CLASS EDUCATION CENTER. WE'RE ALREADY USING IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALL THESE PARTNERS THAT YOU SEE HERE TO HELP EDUCATE OUR YOUTH. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO AT TEX HILL, WE, I'M MOST PROUD OF, IS OUR CADET CORPS THAT WAS MENTIONED. I HAVE THREE OF OUR CADETS HERE, RIGHT HERE. AND, UH, THAT [00:50:01] CADET CORPS HAS GROWN, AND IT HAS SUCH AN IMPACT ON SAN ANTONIO. I KNOW I'M MAKING IT QUICK, BUT THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE, MAYOR, I WANT YOU TO MEET. ONE OF 'EM IS ZERO TOMORROW, UH, ZERO. WHEN I MET ZERO, UH, OUR CADET PROGRAM HAD NOT STARTED. UH, HE WAS A FAIRLY INTROVERTED PERSON. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. UH, HE FELL IN LOVE WITH OLD YELLER. WHAT WE WERE DOING, WE ATTACHED, UH, MENTORS TO ZERO TO HELP HIM GET SOME DIRECTION IN LIFE. AND HE, HE IS DOING SO WELL. HE BUILT A PROGRAM THAT WAS JUST INCREDIBLE. UH, HE'S NO LONGER AN INTROVERT. UH, PROBABLY EIGHT MONTHS AGO HE CAME TO HER OFFICE AS PART OF A GROUP, AND HE WAS A SPEAKER AT HER OFFICE. AND THEN I'VE SEEN THIS YOUNG MAN SPEAK IN FRONT OF LITERALLY A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE IN A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT WHILE HE'S RECEIVING AWARDS. WE'RE SO PROUD OF ZERO. AND THEN OUR NEW LEADER IS CAMERON. THIS IS CAMERON RIGHT HERE. CAMERON, I'M NOT GONNA EMBARRASS YOU, BUT YOUR STORY IS IMPORTANT. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW, MAYOR, MOST OF US GROW UP WITH A HEALTHY, UH, ENVIRONMENT AT HOME WITH A MOTHER AND A FATHER, AND ROLE MODELS AND THAT SORT OF STUFF. MOST OF US GROW UP NOT WORRYING ABOUT WHERE THE NEXT MEAL'S GONNA COME FROM, OR HOW SAFE IS IT WHEN I WALK OUT THE DOOR? CAMERON HAS NOT HAD THAT PRIVILEGE. UH, WHEN WE MET CAMERON, WE BECAME FAMILY TO HIM. AND CAMERON NOW CONSIDERS US HIS FAMILY. WE'VE OFFERED MENTORSHIP AND DIRECTION TO HIM. WHEN WE MET HIM, HE WAS FAILING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. I JUST WENT TO CAMERON'S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION LAST MONTH. CAMERON NOT ONLY GRADUATED, BUT HE GRADUATED WITH A NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY RIBBON HONOR. SO WE'RE SO PROUD OF HIM. AND CAMERON HAS NOW BEEN ACCEPTED TO ST. PHILIPS UNIVERSITY FOR THEIR AVIATION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. WE ARE SO PROUD OF HIM. AND, UH, AND HIS STORY IS AMAZING, BUT HE'S BECOME A GREAT LEADER TOO. AND THEN WILLIAMS ON HIS WAY UP, AND WE HAVE 35 OTHER CADETS LIKE HIM. STORIES THAT ARE INCREDIBLE. WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH THIS EDUCATION CENTER. AND OUR PROGRAM THAT WE'RE DOING HERE, WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL. UH, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN ANTONIO. WITH THAT HANGAR, OUR EDUCATION CENTER, WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HARLAND DELL SCHOOL DISTRICT, WITH SOUTH SIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL HAS AN AVIATION PROGRAM THAT WE ARE CONNECTED TO. ALL OF THESE GROUPS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO THIS EDUCATION CENTER, BUT WE WANNA MAKE IT MORE EFFECTIVE AND BETTER THAN IT IS. AND THERE'LL BE DETAILS ABOUT HOW YOU CAN DO THAT IN THE FUTURE. AND SOME OF THAT IS IN YOUR PACKETS. NOW, THE FUN PART, OKAY, THE COUNCIL, WE HAD DISTRICT THREE COUNCIL DAY OUT AT STINSON AIRPORT. UM, RUDY, SHOW THEM YOUR SHIRT. IF YOU COME FLY OLD YELLER, YOU GET A YELLOW T-SHIRT JUST LIKE THAT ONE . YEAH, YOU DO. AND IT WAS SUCH A BUILDING THING AND, AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS IS WHY I'M POINTING THIS OUT, THAT, AND I THINK YOU'LL AGREE, WAS A GREAT TEAM BUILDING DAY FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBER AND HER STAFF. I WANNA INVITE ALL OF YOU AND YOUR STAFFS TO COME OUT AND WE WILL HOST YOU. IT'LL GIVE US A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES AND OUR MISSION TO YOU. IT'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO HAVE SOME FUN AND MEET CAMERON AND ZERO OTHER CADETS. AND YES, WE'LL TAKE YOU UP AROUND SAN ANTONIO AND OLD YELLERS. SO PLEASE COME TO IT. NOW, MAYOR, THIS HAS BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, YOU WERE IN THE TERMINAL BUILDING, EXTENS AND I CAME DOWN TO INTRODUCED MYSELF. I'VE WALKED YOU DOWN TO THE TEX HILL WING AND I PUT YOU IN ALL YELLER. ONE OF YOUR STAFF MEMBERS GOT IN IT TOO. AND I LOOKED AT YOU AND I SAID, MR. MAYOR, YOU WANNA GO FOR A FLIGHT? AND YOU SAID, YES, I DO. YOUR STAFF MEMBER SAID, NO, HE DOESN'T . SO I WANNA EXTEND THAT OPPORTUNITY TO YOU AGAIN. UH, PLEASE, UH, CONTACT INFORMATION IS IN NO SHEETS RIGHT THERE. PLEASE, MARY, GIVE US A CALL. SET THIS UP. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE YOU OUT, AND YOU TOO CAN BE LIKE THE ARCHBISHOP AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER OVER HERE, BUT IT REALLY IS A WORTHWHILE THING. AND WE WANT TO TELL YOU IN MORE DETAIL OUR STORY, WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR SAN ANTONIO, AND HOW YOU CAN HELP. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU, DARREN. AND THE THING IS, GUYS, LET'S GIVE 'EM ROUND OF APPLAUSE. UM, AND FOR ALL THOSE LOOKING AT, UH, THE FIRST OF THE MONTH, SO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, THEY WILL HAVE THEIR MONTHLY MEETING AND YOU GUYS CAN COME OUT AND VISIT AT COUNCIL MEMBERS. I SUGGEST YOU GO OUT, TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLANE. I, THAT'S WHAT I DID THE FIRST TIME. I TOOK A LOOK AT THE PLANE, AND THEN NEXT TIME I VISITED, I WAS UP IN THE AIR. SO, UM, IT'LL BE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD BEFORE THAT, THEY ARE GOING TO DO A BLOOD DRIVE. UH, THEY'LL HAVE A BLOOD MOBILE DRIVE. AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY THAT WAY. SO I, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE YELLOW SHIRTS, AND THEN MAYBE IF WE HAVE THEM ALL, WE CAN WEAR THEM ON COUNCIL. ONE DAY ON THE, YOU HAVE A YELLOW OH, YELLOWER SHIRT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. YES, I LOVE IT. THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. ALL RIGHT. AND FINALLY, BEFORE WE GET TO OUR AGENDA, UH, I'LL [00:55:01] RECOGNIZE THE COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO FOR BRIEF POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. AS MANY OF YOU ALL KNOW, I'M THE PROUD DAUGHTER OF A US VETERAN AND EXTREMELY PROUD TO REPRESENT A DISTRICT OF SERVICE. SO THIS MORNING I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A DISTRICT FIVE RESIDENT FOR THEIR ADMIRABLE SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE MASTER SERGEANT HENRY CASTRO WITH US HERE IN OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THIS MORNING, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF LEARNING ABOUT MR. CASTRO'S STORY WHEN, UH, WE WERE WORKING WITH HIS SON, UH, JACOB CASTRO, AND HE WAS SHARING THE HISTORY OF HIS FATHER AND THE HISTORY OF HIS FAMILY. AND THEN I HAD THE HONOR OF MEETING HIS 95 YEAR OLD YOUNG, UH, , A FATHER AT A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING. HENRY BEGAN HIS MILITARY CAREER WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY, AND WAS DEPLOYED IN BERLIN, GERMANY DURING WORLD WAR II, WHICH AS WE ALL KNOW, WAS INCREDIBLY TUMULTUOUS IN TIME IN THE UNITED STATES WHEN WE HAD THE TASK OF DEFEATING NAZI GERMANY AND ITS FASTEST IDEOLOGY ROOTED IN EXTREME NATIONALISM. MASTER SERGEANT CASTRO WENT ON TO CONTINUE HIS SERVICE IN OUR COUNTRY IN 1948, WHERE HE WAS DEPLOYED TO ITALY IN 1967. HE WAS RECALLED INTO ACTIVE DUTY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR AND REMAINED ACTIVE UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT. IN 1984, HENRY CASTRO RETIRED AS A US AIR FORCE MASTER SERGEANT AFTER A TOTAL OF 20 YEARS, TWO MONTHS, AND 11 DAYS OF ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE, AND RECEIVED NUMEROUS MEDALS, RIBBONS, AND ACCOMMODATIONS FOR HIS DEFENSE OF OUR NATION. I AM ALWAYS AMAZED BY HOW MANY OF OUR SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS HAVE GONE ON TO DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS WITH THEIR LIVES, AND JUST KNOW THAT WE ARE IN AWE AND ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. MR. CASTRO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A FEW WORDS, UH, ON BEHALF OF MY DAD AND MY FAMILY, UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMAN CASTILLO, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING MY DAD AND, UH, MAKING OUR FAMILY AND MY DAD VERY PROUD, UH, OF HIS SERVICE. AND, AND AGAIN, FOR JUST RECOGNIZING HIM. THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CASTRO. THANK YOU. AND I WAS EXTREMELY HONORED AND MOVED WHEN I LEARNED THAT CONGRESSMAN CASTRO ENTERED YOUR FATHER'S HISTORY INTO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AS A HISTORIAN WHO, UH, STUDIED LATINOS IN THE US MILITARY, UM, IT NEARLY MOVED ME TO TEARS KNOWING THAT WHEN HISTORIANS WANT TO TELL THE STORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND THE SERVICE THEY'VE GIVEN TO THE COUNTRY, THAT THEY'LL NOW FIND YOUR FATHER'S NAME IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. THANK YOU, MR. CASTRO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO, MR. CASTRO, ONE MOMENT. MR. CASTRO. ONE MOMENT. UH, COUNCILMEMBER PERRY. YES, SIR. UM, MASTER SERGEANT CASTRO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU REPRESENT, AS WE CALL IT, THE GREATEST GENERATION. AND WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY HONORED TO HAVE YOUR PRESENCE IN HERE TODAY IN WHAT YOU DID FOR THIS COUNTRY, FOR YOURSELF, FOR YOUR FAMILY, AND FOR SAN ANTONIO HERE. SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART ON YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. COUNCIL MEMBER KIO. HDA. OKAY, WE'LL STAND UP IN JUST A SECOND. UH, MR. GLASTO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WAS SUCH AN HONOR TO MEET YOU THIS MORNING AND TALK WITH YOU AND YOUR SONS. AND THEY, THEY HAVE GREAT LOVE AND ADMIRATION AND RESPECT FOR YOU AS WE ALL DO HERE TODAY. NUMBER ONE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UH, YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU ACTUALLY JOINED THE ARMY, UM, AND THEN YOU CAME BACK TO SAN ANTONIO TO WORK AND THEN JOINED THE AIR FORCE. SO YOU'RE A MEMBER OF TWO OF OUR, UM, OF OUR ARMED FORCES. AND I WONDER IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TELLING EVERYBODY, I WANNA ALSO PAY A TRIBUTE TO YOUR, YOUR LATE WIFE AND TELL EVERYBODY, CAN YOU TELL EVERYBODY HOW LONG YOU WERE MARRIED? MY DAD WAS, UH, AND MY MOM WERE MARRIED. MM-HMM. , 66 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS TO HER DEATH. YES. . AND, AND THAT'S A NUMBER HE NEVER FORGET. HE, HE SAID THAT TO ME EXACTLY THAT. 66 YEARS, UH, 10 MONTHS AND 22 DAYS. AND, UM, I'M SORRY FOR THE LOSS OF YOUR, UH, WIFE, BUT YOU HAVE BEEN AN INCREDIBLE, YOU ARE AN INCREDIBLE ASSET TO OUR CITY. AND, UM, WE ARE ALL BUILT ON, ON THE BACKS OF YOUR GENERATION, SO WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. AND GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. HOWEVER, MR. CASTRO, UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. THIS CITY WILL FULLY AND ALWAYS HONOR YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYBODY, UH, FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE RECOGNIZED OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. WE'RE GONNA MOVE NOW TO OUR AGENDA. WE DO HAVE ITEM FOUR FOR INDIVIDUAL STAFF BRIEFING, UH, OF THE COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS [CONSENT AGENDA  ] FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA MY COLLEAGUES WOULD [01:00:01] LIKE TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? SEVEN, PLEASE. ITEM SEVEN. ANY OTHERS? 17. OKAY. I GOT ITEM 17 ALSO. ANY OTHERS? IF I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN FOR, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT WOULD BE ALL ITEMS SAVED FOR FOUR, SEVEN, AND 17. SO MOVED. THERE'S A MOTION. AND SECOND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOVE TO DISCUSSION FIRST WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. LEMME CALL UP JACK FINGER ON ITEM 23 AND 24. UH, MAYOR NURENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER. YES. UH, MR. MAYOR, I, I, JUST WHILE I HAVE A CHANCE, I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT SOMETIMES Y'ALL MENTION THE, THE, THE, THE PASSING OF A COUPLE OF, UH, PRO PROMINENT SAN ANTONIANS HERE IN TOWN. AND I, I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST, JUST BRIEFLY MENTION THEIR NAMES. UH, ONE OF 'EM WAS, UH, WHOSE SERVICES ARE THIS WEEK ARE YOLANDA ANO YOLI ANO. SHE WAS A PROMINENT, UH, BROADCASTER ON RADIO. AND, UH, ALSO YOU'RE HERE FOR 23 AND 24. WELL, OKAY, MR. MAYOR, IF YOU WANT US TO MENTION THE PROMINENT PASSING OF OUR PEOPLE. 23 AND 24, JACK, OR I'LL CUT YOU OFF. 23 AND 24. OKAY. 23 AND 24 ITEMS. 23 AND 24. YES. LET'S SEE. 23 IS AN ORDINANCE, UH, IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR CANCER REGISTRY DATA SHARING AT NO COST FOR THE SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN HEALTH DISTRICT. AND NOW THE BIG QUESTION HERE IS, SINCE WE THE CITY ARE GONNA BE SHARING OUR INFORMATION WITH, UH, UH, THE STATE REGARDING CANCER INCIDENTS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, MY QUESTION IS, WILL THERE, UM, WILL THERE BE, WILL THIS BE INAPPROPRIATELY, INAPPROPRIATELY INTRUDE INTO THE INDIVIDUAL PERSON'S CANCER EXPERIENCES AND THEIR PRIVACY? IT'S A QUESTION YOU GUYS MAY JUST WANT TO BRING UP. UH, DOES IT REALLY, HOW MUCH DOES THIS GET INTO INDIVIDUAL'S INDIVIDUAL MEDICAL INFORMATION? I THINK, UH, IT'S A LEGITIMATE QUESTION THAT Y'ALL MAY WANT TO ASK THERE. ITEM 24 APPROVING, UH, ADOPTING A SELECTION OF HARRY WACH, MARBACH ROAD AND WEST AVENUE AS THE REMAINING MULTIMODAL CO CORRIDORS, UH, WITH THE ALAMO, UH, PLANNING METROPOLITAN FOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. YEAH, MULTIMODAL, THAT, THAT MEANS, UM, ADDING, UH, BIKE LANES AND OTHER THINGS, UH, THAT, UH, WILL INTRUDE UPON, UH, YOU, UH, YOU THE MOTORIST AND YOUR, AS YOU TRY TO TRAVEL ALONG THE STREETS THERE. SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO LIVE ANYWHERE NEAR, UM, UH, HARRY WACH IN THE NORTHEAST OR MARBACH ROAD IN THE FAR WEST OR WEST AVENUE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL , GET, GET READY FOR YOUR, YOUR DRIVING LANES TO BE NARROWED OR REDUCED FOR BIKE LANES. WE THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. THAT IS EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE REMAINING ON CONSENT. SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO COUNCIL DISCUSSION NOW. LEMME START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER. BRAVO. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NUMBER NINE ON HERE, WHICH IS THE PURCHASE OF CARGO VANS AND PASSENGER VANS. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I REACHED OUT TO CITY STAFF. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHY ARE WE NOT CONSIDERING ANY ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN TERMS OF THESE VANS. I KNOW THAT THE PRIVATE MARKET IS DOING IT, AND IF THEY ARE, THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO, AND I KNOW THERE'S SOME COST SAVINGS INVOLVED. AND I, I DID LEARN THAT THERE ARE SOME SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES THAT ARE PREVENTING US FROM BEING ABLE TO GET THAT BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINE. BUT I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR FROM CITY STAFF THAT WE HAVE A GREAT PROCESS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PRIORITIZING, UH, ELECTRIC VEHICLES WHEN THOSE OPTIONS EXIST. AND SO, I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HDA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, GONNA HIGHLIGHT A, A FEW ITEMS. UH, FIRST BEING ITEM 24. THIS PAST JUNE, THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE VOTED TO APPROVE MULTIMODAL STUDIES FOR HARRY WACH, MARBACH ROAD, AND WEST AVENUE. THESE STUDIES WILL HELP DETERMINE HOW WE IMPROVE OUR RESIDENT'S ABILITY TO GET FROM PLACE TO PLACE IN A SAFE AND EFFICIENT WAY. THANKS TO ROD, UH, RAZZIE, TAMIKA [01:05:01] AND THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM FOR YOUR HARD WORK TO ENSURE WE'RE PREPARED AND RECEIVE AS MUCH FUNDS FROM M P O AS POSSIBLE. I ALSO WANNA HIGHLIGHT AS, AS A GROUP, UM, UH, ITEMS FIVE, 11 AND 12. AS A, A CHAIR OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. I WANNA COMMEND AND THANK MARIA CHIEF MCMANUS AND CHIEF HOOD, BEN AND TROY FOR THEIR WORK IN ENSURING THAT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE THE BEST EQUIPMENT TO SERVE ALL OF SAN ANTONIO. TODAY WE'RE APPROVING CONTRACTS FOR HELICOPTER ENGINES AND E M SS COMMAND, VEHICLE, AND NEW AMBULANCES, ALL OF WHICH OF COURSE ARE VITAL TO, FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS TO, TO BEST SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, THANKS TO OUR BRAVE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY DURING OUR MOST VULNERABLE TIMES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER K HDA, COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. THANK YOU. UM, AS CHAIR OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH, UH, COMMITTEE. I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, ITEMS 22 AND 2022 IS ORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR HEADSTART ENROLLEES, UH, WHICH IS GREAT. WE KNOW, UM, DENTAL IS NOT ALWAYS STANDARD WITH, UH, WITH HEALTHCARE. UM, NOT EVEN IN HOURS. OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO PAY EXTRA FOR THAT ONE. UM, AND, UH, BUT ESPECIALLY ITEM 23, I THINK, UM, THIS ONE IS, UH, NEW AND EXCITING. IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A FORMALIZED DATA SHARING AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE. AND THIS MEANS THAT WE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO, UM, CANCER INFORMATION, ALLOWING US TO UNDERSTAND, UH, THE DISPARITIES, UH, OF CANCER DEVELOPMENT HERE IN, IN BEXAR COUNTY. AND IT IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN OUR COUNTY. SO HAVING ACCESS TO THAT DATA, UH, WILL ALLOW US TO, UM, IMPLEMENT THE ESSAY FORWARD PLAN, UH, COMPLETELY. SO, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH STAFF FOR, UH, TAKING ON THAT INITIATIVE. UH, VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, THAT'S THE BALANCE OF OUR DISCUSSION. WERE YOU IN? ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, I TOO, WANT TO JUST MAKE A COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER 24. UH, THESE ARE THREE VERY IMPORTANT CORRIDORS HERE, ESPECIALLY, UH, UM, HARRY WURZBACH. THIS CORRIDOR IS, UH, VERY IMPORTANT TO SAN ANTONIO BECAUSE IT'S THE MAIN CORRIDOR TO ONE OF OUR LARGEST, IF NOT THE LARGEST EMPLOYER HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. AND THAT'S FORT SAM HOUSTON, GOING FROM FOUR 10 ALL THE WAY TO THE, UH, BACK GATE OF FORT SAM HOUSTON. AND ALSO AS AN IMPORTANT CORRIDOR BECAUSE IT SERVES THE, THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO OUR NATIONAL CEMETERY THERE AT FORT SAM. SO, UH, THAT CORRIDOR IS CONTINUING TO GROW WITH ADDITIONAL, UM, UH, PEOPLE MOVING IN APARTMENTS, HOMES, THAT KIND OF THING ALONG THAT, UH, CORRIDOR. THAT MAKES IT VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, TO SEE HOW WE CAN, UH, EASE THE CONGESTION AND REHABILITATE THAT ROAD. THIS IS AN EXTENSION ACTUALLY, OF WHAT WE CALL A SPEWY SINGLE POINT URBAN INTERSECTION BETWEEN AUSTIN HIGHWAY AND HARRY WACH. AND IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION, HAVING TO GO THROUGH PARKING LOT TO GO THROUGH PARKING LOTS TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION, UH, THIS IS GONNA BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THAT AREA. AND, UH, WE NEED TO FOLLOW THAT UP WITH THIS CORRIDOR STUDY AND HOPEFULLY SOON AFTER, UH, CONSTRUCTION TO ACTUALLY EXECUTE THAT, UH, CORRIDOR. SO, RAZZI, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COOPERATION ON THAT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. ALRIGHT, HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL ITEMS SAY FOR FOUR, SEVEN, AND 17, PLEASE VOTE COUNCILMEMBER PALAI, IF YOU'RE WITH US, IF YOU CAN TURN ON YOUR VIDEO PLEASE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, WE'LL GO NOW TO [ACTION ITEMS FOR STAFF BRIEFING  ] INDIVIDUAL ITEM, STARTING WITH ITEM FOUR, MAYOR, WHILE, UH, MELODY COMES UP. UM, JUST, UH, SOME CONTEXT, UH, TODAY. MELODY WILL WALK THROUGH AND PROVIDE A BRIEFING, UH, AND A REQUEST, UH, FOR APPROVAL OF, UH, OUR CONTINUED WORK ON THE ARPA FRAMEWORK. AND JUST AS A REMINDER FOR EVERYBODY IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE COUNCIL APPROVED OUR ARPA SPENDING FRAMEWORK, UH, THAT ALLOCATED 4 MILLION TO NONPROFIT, UH, IN SOCIAL SERVICES, 5 MILLION TO SENIOR SERVICES, AND $10 MILLION TO SUPPORT YOUTH. UM, AND FROM MARCH THROUGH AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, UH, D H SS AND THE, THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE [01:10:01] CHECK, UH, UH, COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND THE, UH, UH, E W D C COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AND CONTINUE TO, UH, SOLICIT ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK. SO TODAY'S PLANS ARE, WE'RE BRINGING BACK TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR YOUR APPROVAL, ARE COMMITTEE DRIVEN. THEY'RE, THERE'S GOT COMMUNITY, UH, FEEDBACK THAT HAVE INFORMED THE IMPACT AREAS AND ENSURING THAT, UH, WE ARE FOCUSING THE DOLLARS, UM, ON, UM, UH, ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENTS THAT WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY C OVID 19. SO FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF OF TODAY'S PLANS, UH, D H SS WILL RELEASE COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS FOR THE PROPOSALS. AND THOSE PROPOSED AWARDS ARE SCHEDULED TENTATIVELY RIGHT NOW TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER. SO WE WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY TO BE ABLE TO PUSH THIS, UH, THESE FUNDS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, WHERE THE SERVICES ARE NEEDED. SO, MEL, GO, LET'S GO AHEAD AND START. SO, GOOD MORNING, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM PROVIDES A BRIEFING AND REQUESTS CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF ARPA IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICES, SENIOR SERVICES AND YOUTH SERVICES INVESTMENTS. THESE PLANS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ENVIRONMENT CULTURE COMMITTEE AND THE ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE AND, UM, STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK WAS ALSO PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE PLANS. AND SO DURING THIS PRESENTATION, I WILL REVIEW OUR PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR RECOVERY AND RELIEF SUPPORT, PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND FUNDING PRIORITIES FOR EACH OF THE FUNDING CATEGORIES, THE COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS, AND THE TIMELINE AND NEXT STEPS. AND SO IN FEBRUARY OF 2022, YOU ALL APPROVED AN ARPA SPENDING FRAMEWORK THAT DIRECTED INVESTMENTS TO SPECIFIC CATEGORIES, INCLUDING NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $4 MILLION, 5 MILLION FOR SENIOR SERVICES AND 10 MILLION FOR YOUTH SERVICES. THROUGH WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EQUITY AND CULTURE COMMITTEE ON JUNE 2ND, YOU ALL APPROVED PHASE ONE NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.5 MILLION TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANT SERVICES. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE REMAINING FUNDING, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH, UM, CHECK AND THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND OBTAIN STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK TO BUILD ON PREVIOUS COMMUNITY INPUT. ON JUNE 24TH, UM, ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE APPROVED THE YOUTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. AND, UM, ON AUGUST THE NINTH, THE CHECK COMMITTEE APPROVED THE PHASE TWO NONPROFIT AND SENIOR SERVICES PLANS. SO TO BEGIN WITH THE NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICES SERVICES INVESTMENT PLAN, THE C OVID 19 PANDEMIC, UM, COUNCIL CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE OF SOCIAL SERVICES. NONPROFITS HAD TO DEVELOP NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO SERVE RESIDENTS WHILE RESPONDING TO INCREASED DEMANDS FOR SERVICES. THE PHASE TWO IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROPOSES PRIORITY INVESTMENTS FOR THE REMAINING 2.5 MILLION IN THE NONPROFIT CATEGORY FOR ORGANIZATIONS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY C OVID 19, THERE ARE THREE STRATEGIES THAT GO ALONG WITH THIS PLAN. $1 MILLION FOR FLEXIBLE FUNDING TO SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION STRATEGIES AND TO IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY. SUSTAINABILITY, ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL ORGANIZATIONS. AND SO, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES WOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED UNDER THAT CATEGORY. 500,000 WOULD SUN WOULD FUND INDIVI INITIATIVES TO EXPAND LOCAL CAPACITY OF, UM, OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, BOTH WITHIN THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY. UM, AT LARGE, THE INTENT IS TO CONNECT NONPROFIT AGENCIES TO CAPACITY BUILDING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. AND THEN $1 MILLION WOULD BE USED FOR CLIENT NAVIGATION, EXCUSE ME, SERVICES TO HELP STABILIZE RESIDENTS IN CRISIS AND CONNECT THEM TO WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES. THANK YOU. AND SO THE PROPOSED PRIORITY INVESTMENTS FOR OLDER ADULTS FOCUSES RESOURCE RESOURCES ON THREE PRIMARY [01:15:01] C OVID 19 IMPACT AREAS, SOCIAL ISOLATION, FOOD AND RESOURCE INSECURITY, AND INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY ON INFORMAL AND UNPAID CAREGIVERS. THE IMPLE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN INCLUDES 2 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SENIOR RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES, NON CENTER-BASED PROGRAMMING TO REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 2 MILLION IS ALLOCATED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED ACCESS TO FOOD AND COMMODITIES NAVIGATION SERVICES TO CONNECT SENIORS TO WHO ARE HOME BOUND TO RESOURCES AND DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STABILIZE SENIORS IN CRISIS AND ALLEVIATE INCREASING COSTS OF THOSE BASIC NEEDS THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING, ESPECIALLY LOW INCOME SENIORS. AND $1 MILLION WOULD BE, UM, ALLOCATED TO CAREGIVER CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE THAT'S PROVIDED TO OLDER ADULTS, INCLUDING PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING, SUCH AS WORKING WITH OLDER ADULTS WHO HAVE DEMENTIA AND FUNDING FOR RESPITE RESOURCES FOR CAREGIVERS TO MITIGATE INCREASED SOCIAL EMOTIONAL ISSUES THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING. THE YOUTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS INTENDED TO MITIGATE C OVID 19 IMPACTS BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT THAT IMPROVES ACCESS TO EDUCATION, WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES AND SKILLS. TRAINING. THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOCUSES ON SPECIFIC C OVID 19 IMPACTS STRATEGIES AND EQUITABLE OUTCOMES, INCLUDING INCREASED YOUTH INVOLVEMENT THROUGH A $100,000 SET ASIDE FOR THE SAN ANTONIO YOUTH COMMISSION TO EVALUATE AND DEVELOP FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ADDRESS, ADDRESS YOUTH NEEDS. THEY'RE ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN THE TEEN, UH, MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY AND FUNDING, UM, ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE, THOSE MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. TRAUMA-INFORMED EDUCATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TRANSITIONING OUT OF OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF GANG INVOLVEMENT, INCLUDING MENTORING AND SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYMENT, AND THEN IMPROVED ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION WORKFORCE AND SUPPORTS FOR YOUTH WHO ARE AGING OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM FOR OPPORTUNITY YOUTH AND HOMELESS YOUTH. ALL UM, ALL OF THESE CATEGORIES HAVE INCREASED DURING THE COVID, UH, PANDEMIC. AND FINALLY, INCREASED ACCESS TO STEM, STEAM, AND YOUTH ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT EDUCATION SUCCESS. AND IN TERMS OF THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS, WE ARE PROPOSING A JOINT R F P PROCESS BETWEEN D H SS AND METRO HEALTH THAT COMBINES FUNDING FOR NON-PROFIT SENIOR YOUTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND ABBREVIATED NON-COMMUNICATION PERIOD FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WOULD BEGIN WHEN THE APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY AND END WHEN THE ITEM IS POSTED ON THE AGENDA FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL, WHICH IS ONE WEEK PRIOR TO COUNCIL CONSIDERATION, A SIMPLIFIED ONLINE APPLICATION TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESS BY SMALLER AGENCIES AND INCREASED FUNDING FLEXIBILITY FOR FUNDED AGENCIES, AS WELL AS A MINIMUM AWARD OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH A TWO YEAR CONTRACT TERM. FOR THIS R F P PROCESS, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT ELIGIBILITY ELIGIBILITY INCLUDE NONPROFIT, FAITH-BASED AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC FUNDED AGENCIES MUST HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR TWO YEARS, WHICH FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS, WHICH WOULD BE SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2020, AND SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WOULD DEMONSTRATE HOW C OVID 19 DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED THEIR ORGANIZATION AND THE RESIDENTS THAT THEY SERVED. PROPOSALS WOULD BE SCORED BASED ON THE STANDARD SCALE OF A HUNDRED WITH 30 POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE, BACKGROUND, AND QUALIFICATIONS. 50 POINTS FOR THE PROPOSED PLAN, INCLUDING EVIDENCE THAT THE PROPOSED PROGRAMMING WOULD EFFECTIVELY SERVE CLIENTS WHO WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC INNOVATIVE PROPOSALS, EVIDENCE OF COMMUNITY COLLABORATION IN THE PROPOSAL, AND, UM, DEMONSTRATING THE LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF THE PROGRAM THAT THEY [01:20:01] ARE, UM, PROPOSING JUST TO PROVIDE. AND THEN FINALLY, 20 POINTS FOR BUDGET AND BUDGET NARRATIVE. AND THIS WOULD INCLUDE, UM, IDENTIFICATION OF LEVERAGED RESOURCES, DEMONSTRATED CAPACITY TO MANAGE FEDERAL FUNDING REQUIREMENTS, LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROGRAM AND THE AGENCY. AND BASICALLY THE REASONABLE REASONABLENESS OF THE BUDGET DOES IT, UH, MATCH WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED. AND SO WE WILL USE FOUR TO EIGHT EVALUATION PANELS TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND MAKE THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THIS, UH, DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT WE ACTUALLY RECEIVE. PROPOSED EVALUATION PANELS WILL INCLUDE CITY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, COMMUNITY FUNDERS AND STAKEHOLDERS, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE OR LIVED EXPERIENCE. AND SO ON JUNE 24TH AND ON AUGUST 9TH, UM, ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND, UH, CHECK COMMUNITIES C COMMITTEES, EXCUSE ME, APPROVED THIS R F P TIMELINE, WHICH IS BASED ON RELEASING THE COMBINED R F P ON SEPTEMBER THE SECOND FOR FOUR WEEKS WITH CONTRACTS BEGINNING IN DECEMBER. HOWEVER, ON AUGUST 19TH, THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REQUESTED STAFF EXTEND THE APPLICATION PERIOD, UM, TO PROVIDE MORE TIME FOR AGENCIES TO RESPOND. AND D H S AND METRO HEALTH RECOMMEND ALIGNING THE R F P TIMELINES TO ALLOW FOR ONE R F P THAT WOULD ALLOCATE A TOTAL OF $40.25 MILLION. AND SO THE REVISED TIMELINE APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE PROPOSES PRE R F P INFORMATION SESSIONS ON SEPTEMBER 6TH AND EIGHTH. AND THE COMBINED R F P WOULD BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 9TH WITH THE PRE-SUBMIT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SESSIONS HAPPENING IN MID SEPTEMBER. ON OCTOBER THE 28TH, THE R F P WOULD CLOSE AND THE EVALUATION PROCESS WOULD START. WE WOULD SEEK CITY ACCOUNTS, CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE EV, UM, RECOMMENDED AWARDS IN DECEMBER WITH CONTRACTS STARTING IN JANUARY. AND THAT DOES CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION MELODY. UH, WE DO HAVE SOME FOLKS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM FOUR BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR COUNCIL DISCUSSION. SO LET ME TAKE THOSE FOLKS UP FIRST. UH, WE WILL START WITH M F A RUDKIN. UH, MS. RUTKIN, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY STEVEN SILVER DOWN. HELLO, MY NAME'S EMMA FA. THIS IS MY FIRST SIDE COOK, HANK THE HEARING DOG. YOU CAN WATCH US ON P B S K I N N. AND I, UM, SERVED AS MISS SAN ANTONIO TWICE. SO SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN MY CITY, AND THAT WAS THE LAUNCHING PATH FOR THE NONPROFIT A THE SILENT, I'M THE FOUNDER OF IT IN 2015, AND IT IS NOW SEVEN YEARS OLD OF HELPING DEAF CHILDREN. IT WAS A SHAME WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR TEACHERS DURING THE PANDEMIC. IT WAS A TRAGEDY. WHAT HAPPENED TO A KID DURING REMOTE LEARNING AND TWO YEARS OF SEVERE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL NEGLECT. IT IS, IT WOULD BE REVERSIBLE. WHAT HAPPENED TO DEAF KIDS DURING THE PANDEMIC? THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS REMOTE LEARNING FOR DEAF KIDS AND THEY WERE LEFT BEHIND. MASK BLOCK THE WORLD AND LEARNING. WHEN A DEAF KID UNDERSTAND 70% OF LANGUAGE ON PEOPLE'S FACES, DEAF CHILDREN HAVE AN AVERAGE OF A THIRD GRADE READING LEVEL, AND ONLY 45% GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ONLY 5% FROM COLLEGE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE NEW DATA THAT'S COMING OUT AFTER THESE PAST TWO YEARS. I HAVE MET SOME CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS THAT NEVER WENT BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL. HERE IN OUR OWN CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, A THE SILENT IS THE ONLY NON-PROFIT WHO SERVICES DEATH AND THE HEART OF HEARING CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 22. UPON GRADUATION, 59% OF OUR CLIENTELE AT AGE AGES 12 TO 22. MY STAFF IS THREE, FOUR-TIME WOMEN AND TWO PART-TIME REACHING THOUSANDS OF DEAF CHILDREN SINCE INCEPTION. A THE SILENT HAS GIVEN OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN HEARING AIDS DURING [01:25:01] THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC WHEN ALL OF THE AUDIOLOGY CLINICS WERE CLOSED DUE TO BEING NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL. A THE SILENT WAS BURNING THE AUDIOLOGISTS TO OUR VAN AND WE WERE FITTING HEARING AIDS AND PEOPLE WITH NEIGHBORHOODS ON THE FRONT YARDS. 10 MILLION OUT OF 326 MILLION. ONE OF THE SMALLEST LINE ITEM BUDGETS ON THE OPEN. 3% OF COVID RELIEF FUNDING IS GOING TO NONPROFITS FOR YOUTH. WHEN I HAD TO FIGHT EVERY DAY TO KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN. WHEN LOCKDOWN AND POLICIES ARE NEWLY TRICK US OUT NOW WE HAVE TO COMPETE WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER NON-PROFITS TO REACH 3% OF THE ARPA BUDGET. FOR A STAFF OF THREE WOMEN REACHING AN ENTIRE POPULATION OF DEATH. TEENAGERS, THERE IS 76,000 PEOPLE IN OUR CITY WITH HEARING LOSS. A LOT OF THIS FUNDING IS GOING TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF NEGLECTING OUR YOUTH OF TWO YEARS RATHER THAN THE GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS AND BOOTS ON THE GROUND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE FIGHTING THESE BATTLES EVERY DAY. WE BOUGHT A BUILDING ON BROADWAY DESPITE ALL OF THIS. AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME VISIT A THE SILENT AND SEE WHAT WE ARE DOING THAT IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION FOR DEAF CHILDREN IN THIS WHOLE ENTIRE, I WOULD SAY UNITED STATES, HONESTLY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I HOPE TO GET FEEDBACK AND MEETINGS ABOUT THIS. THANKS. THANK YOU, MS. RUDKIN. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. STEVEN SILVER. MR. SILVER, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY LUKE BLANKENSHIP. YES, SIR. UH, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS STEVEN S SILVER, AND I AM THE GRANT MANAGER FOR THE CHILDREN'S REHABILITATION INSTITUTE, TETON U SS A. UM, OUR REQUEST IS REALLY FOR SUPPORT OF OUR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED CHILDREN. WE WERE IMPACTED INDEED BY THE PANDEMIC, UH, GO REVERTING TOTALLY TO TELEMEDICINE. UM, NOW WE'VE INCREASED SERVICES AND, AND, UH, WE'RE ON THE RISE REACHING OUR NUMBERS PRE PANDEMIC BECAUSE OF AN INCREASED SERVICES. HOWEVER, WE NOW FACE AN INCREASE IN OUR UNFUNDED AND UNDERFUNDED COSTS. THE MOST CRITICAL ASPECT OF THIS REQUEST IS TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES TO COVER THESE COSTS, WHICH AMOUNT TO $3,348,926 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. UM, AS YOU MAY RECALL, 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE, UH, CRIT IS THE ONLY FACILITY SERVING TEXAS CHILDREN WITH SEVERE PHYSICAL DISABILITY, EMPLOYING A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL SUCH AS OURS. OUR PATIENT PATIENT POPULATION IS COMPRISED OF CHILDREN AGES, INFANT THROUGH 18. AND WHILE A DEMOGRAPHIC IS PREDOMINANTLY HISPANIC AT 85%, THE BALANCE IS COMPRISED OF ANGLO AFRO-AMERICANS AND ASIAN FAMILIES AS WELL. 75% OF OUR FAMILIES ON MEDICAID, UH, WHICH INDEED, UH, POINTS OUT THAT THEY ARE EITHER AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. WE TAKE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY HOLISTIC, UH, FAMILY CENTERED APPROACH INCORPORATING OUR INNOVATIVE MODEL OF CARE, WHICH INCLUDES THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SPIRITUAL, DID I LEAVE ANYTHING OUT? PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SPIRITUAL, UM, COMPONENTS. UM, WHILE WE SERVE THE CHILD THROUGH REHABILITATION CARE, WE ALSO SERVE THE FAMILY NEEDS THROUGH OUR OTHER SERVICES THERAPIES ASIDE. MANY OF OUR FAMILIES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THAT WE OFFER FROM SOCIAL WORK, COUNSELING, FAMILY COUNSELING, NUTRITION, AND NUTRITIONAL, NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING. UH, I KNOW THAT THREE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HAVE, UH, VISITED OUR FACILITY WITH, UH, POSITIVE RE REACTIONS. UM, BEFORE I CLOSE, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, WHAT WE'VE DONE IN OUR EIGHTH YEAR, UM, OVER 300 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVE REHABILITATION SERVICES THROUGH OUR INTEGRATED MODEL OF CARE. UH, THE NEED FOR OUR TREATMENT CONTINUES TO BE PROFOUND. THE WAITING LIST HAS CLIMBED TO 1,620. IN 2021, WE PROVIDED 20,516 IN-CLINIC, TELEMEDICINE, SERVE AND TELEMEDICINE SERVICES. AND 70% OF OUR CHILDREN SERVED IN 2021. WERE BETWEEN FIVE AND 13 YEARS OLD. UH, FINALLY, WE ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE NEURODEVELOPMENT TREATMENT ASSOCIATION AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENT. FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, THERE ARE ONLY NINE N D T A CENTERS OF EXCELLENT IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. SO AGAIN, UM, JUST TO CONCLUDE, UH, YES, WE WERE IMPACTED BY COVID AND THE BUZZER WENT OFF. SO, SO WILL I . THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU, MR. SILVER, LUKE BLANKENSHIP. MR. BLANKENSHIP, YOU'D BE FOLLOWED BY JACK FINGER. [01:30:04] HI, COUNSEL. UH, THANK YOU, UH, EVERYBODY FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO, UH, THE $10 MILLION PLAN, UH, FOR YOUTH SERVICES. UH, I AM THE PRIDE CENTER'S DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, UH, AND, UM, THE PRIDE CENTER AS A WHOLE SERVES, UH, ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN, UH, EACH ONE OF YOUR DISTRICTS, UH, PARTICULARLY THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY. UM, SO I'M HERE TO PROVIDE AN LGBTQ PLUS PERSPECTIVE ON WHY THESE FUNDS ARE IMPORTANT, UH, FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. UM, BACK IN 2020, UH, WE ENGAGED IN A RESEARCH STUDY WE CALLED THE STRENGTHENING COLORS OF PRIDE PROJECT, UM, WHICH SURVEYED, UH, OVER 2000, UH, LGBTQ PLUS INDIVIDUALS, UH, IN THE SAN ANTONIO, UH, METROPOLITAN AREA. UM, WE FOUND SOME VERY TROUBLING STATISTICS, UH, IN REGARDS, UH, TO SOME CRITICAL NEEDS, UH, SPECIFIC TOWARD YOUTH PROGRAMMING. UM, SO BEFORE THE AGE OF 18, UH, LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE REPORTED, UH, THAT, UM, HALF, UH, REPORTED FEELING UNSAFE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, SCHOOLS, OR HOMES. UH, 43.3% OFTEN, UH, ARE OR WERE BULLIED IN SCHOOL BY CHILDREN, TEACHERS, OR STAFF BECAUSE OF THEIR SEXUALITY OR GENDER IDENTITY. UH, 17.4% OFTEN SPENT TIME IN FOSTER CARE, JUVENILE DETENTION, OR A MENTAL HOSPITAL. UH, 42.8% OF FAMILY MEMBERS OFTEN SAID HOMOPHOBIC, TRANSPHOBIC OR BIPHOBIC THINGS ABOUT THEM OR OTHER PEOPLE ON A REGULAR BASIS OR IN PERSON OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 44% HAD RELIGIOUS RE UH, LEADERS SAY HOMOPHOBIC AND TRANSPHOBIC THINGS. UH, 36.8% WERE FUN, WERE PUNISHED OR SHAMED BY FAMILY MEMBERS FOR NOT CONFORMING TO GENDER EXPECTATIONS. UH, 48% FELT ASHAMED OF BEING LGBTQ PLUS. AND, UH, 61% SAW OR HEARD OTHER LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE, UH, BEING PHYSICALLY HARMED. SO, UH, LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE, UH, ENDURE, UH, ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, UH, AT A DISPROPORTIONATE RATE, UH, TO NON LGBTQ PLUS, UH, INDIVIDUALS. UM, ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES OR ACES ENCOMPASS VARIOUS FORMS OF PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND HOUSEHOLD DYSFUNCTION EXPERIENCED IN CHILDHOOD. UH, THESE HARMS CAN BE LONG LASTING AND, AND THAT TRAUMA CAN LAST WELL INTO ADULTHOOD. UM, SO WHILE ONLY 12% OF NON LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE HAVE FACED FOUR MORE, UH, ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, 55% OF SAN ANTONIO'S LGBTQ PLUS POPULATION HAS FACED FOUR OR MORE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE PRIDE CENTER IS HERE TO COMBAT THESE STATISTICS. UM, THIS PAST YEAR WE EXPANDED OUR YOUTH PROGRAMMING, UH, TO DO THE CITY'S FIRST EVER LGBTQ PLUS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUMMER CAMPING CONFERENCE. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPANDING, UH, OUR YOUTH PROGRAM AS WELL, UH, WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE CITY. UM, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. BLANKENSHIP. JACK FINGER, WELL, MAYOR NURENBERG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK GAM FINGER. YES. UH, YOU, THIS ITEM IS ABOUT ACCEPTING FUNDS FOR THE C OVID 19, UH, SITUATION. WELL, I'M HERE TO TELL YOU, UM, YOU REALLY DON'T, UH, NEED TO ACCEPT THE FUNDS FOR 'EM. NO, YOU DON'T. UM, AND HERE'S WHY MR. VIS, I'M GONNA PUT THAT UP THERE, IF YOU WOULD. AND TODAY'S HEADLINE SHOWS, SHOWS THE, UH, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYING, YEAH. WHAT'S IT SAY? UH, HER NAME IS WALINSKI. SHE SAYS SHE'S CALLING FOR A NEW C D C PRIORITIES. SHE SAYS, AGENCY MUST FOCUS ON PUBLIC HEALTH. AND, UH, SCROLL A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN WHERE THE UNDERLYING AREA, IT SAYS THE, UH, THE PUBLIC MESSAGES ON MASKING AND OTHER MITIGATION MEASURES WERE SOMETIMES SO CONFUSING AND ABRUPTLY MODIFIED. AND THE REST OF IT SAYS THE, THAT PUBLIC GUIDANCE HAS BEEN CONFUSING AND OVERWHELMING. CONFUSING AND OVERWHELMING. YEAH. RETURN THE CAMERA TO THE PODIUM, IF YOU WOULD. YEAH. THE, UH, BASICALLY THEY'RE SAYING THAT, UH, MASKING AND, UH, SOCIAL DISTANCING DON'T WORK. YEAH. THEY'RE ADMITTING THIS . WE'VE BEEN LABORING UNDER THE, THESE, UH, ENCUMBRANCES FOR, FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW. YEAH. UH, IN FACT, UH, HERE, HERE'S ANOTHER ITEM HERE I'LL SHOW YOU. UH, IT'S BEEN GOING DOWN, BUT JUST ACQUIRED IMMUNITY JUST ON ITS OWN THAT WHAT'S IT SAY HERE? THE, UM, POSITIVE CASES LATELY, YOU CAN SEE WHERE [01:35:01] THE ARROWS ARE POINTING. IT'S BEEN GOING DOWN THE DEATHS HARDLY ANYTHING. IT WAS ZERO FROM OUR OWN METROPOLITAN HEALTH DISTRICT, HOSPITALIZED TWO 50 WAY DOWN. YOU CAN SEE THE TREND. IT IS GOING DOWN. THANK YOU. RETURN THE CAMERA IF YOU WOULD. UH, WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE MONEY FROM THESE PEOPLE. YOU CAN SHOVEL IT ALL BACK TO 'EM IF, BUT TO ONE EXTRA REASON WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT IS THIS RIGHT HERE. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE RECEIVING THE MONEY FOR THIS? WHAT DOES IT SAY HERE? THE PARTICIPATING STAKEHOLDERS? WELL, ONE OF 'EM WAS THE CIRCLED AREA SAYS PRIDE CENTER OF SAN ANTONIO. YEAH. THAT'S THE LOCAL HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITIES OFFICE THERE. THE OTHER, UH, CIRCLED AREA SAYS THRIVE, T H R I V E. THAT'S THE ACRONYM FOR THE HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITIES YOUTH INITIATIVE. YES. UH, QUITE FRANKLY, WE AS JUST AVERAGE CITIZENS DO NOT WANT OUR MONEY GOING TO SPECIAL INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS THAT TRY, TRY TO PROMOTE, UH, THE LIFESTYLE SUCH AS HOMOSEXUALITY HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE DON'T. SO WE JUST DON'T NEED IT. AND CONSEQUENTLY, YOU CAN GIVE ALL THAT MONEY BACK TO THEM. FOLKS, THAT'D BE FUN TO SEEING ALL OF Y'ALL GIVE MONEY BACK TO THE FEDS, SIR. THANK YOU MR. FINGER. WE'RE GONNA GET NOW INTO OUR COUNCIL DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. UM, LET ME START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KEO. HDE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. OH, SORRY. THANKS MAYOR. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. I HAVE JUST A FEW SHORT QUESTIONS. UM, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THE GRANT OPPORTUNITY WILL BE ADVERTISED TO NONPROFITS? UM, YES. THANK AND THANK YOU FOR ASKING. I THINK I MISSED THAT PART IN THE PRESENTATION. SO WE WOULD BE DOING, UM, FIRST WE HAVE A LIST OF NONPROFIT AGENCIES THAT HAVE EITHER ARE CURRENTLY FUNDED BY THE CITY, HAVE BEEN FUNDED IN THE PAST, OR HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST. AND SO WE KEEP THAT LIST GOING. AND THAT'S THE FIRST THING WE DO REALLY, IS SEND OUT, UM, INFORMATION TO THOSE AGENCIES. WE ALSO WILL DO OUTREACH THROUGH THE NONPROFIT COUNCIL, THROUGH OUR OTHER, UM, COMMUNITY FUNDERS LIKE THE AREA FOUNDATION, UNITED WAY, THEIR LIST OF AGENCIES, AND, AND THEN THERE'S OF COURSE, A NEWS NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. AND, UM, THE FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO NONPROFITS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC ENTITIES. CORRECT. WHAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A PUBLIC ENTITY THAT COULD BE, UM, A QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL, LIKE THE CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES? IT COULD BE A SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT COULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR PICKING THAT UP FOR ME. UM, MY ONLY CONCERN ABOUT THIS WAS THE ADMINISTRATION FEE BEING SET AT 30%. UM, WHAT'S THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THAT AMOUNT? SO WE, WE DID THAT TO PROVIDE THAT FLEXING FUNDABILITY OR SPENDING FLEXIBILITY THAT, ESPECIALLY A SMALL, A SMALL ORGANIZATION WOULD NEED. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING THAT SO THAT IT'S REFLECTIVE OF THE HIGHER COST OF THE OPERATIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC. UM, SO AGENCIES HAVE HAD TO SPEND ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO, UM, PROVIDE P P E OR TO PURCHASE TECHNOLOGY TO LET THEM DO, UH, THEIR PROGRAMMING IN A DIFFERENT WAY. AND, AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, USUALLY THAT GOES UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY. UM, SO IT WOULD HELP THEM HIRE A DEVELOPMENT OFFICER IF THEY NEED TO RAISE MORE FUNDS. SO IT, IT'S THOSE KINDS OF ACTIVITIES. IT SUPPORTS IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW INFORMATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT AND FURTHER SUPPORTS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES. OKAY. COUNCILMAN? I WANTED TO ADD THAT IT'S UP TO 30%. OKAY. IT'S NOT 30%, AND WE WILL BE REVIEWING THEIR BUDGET OKAY. TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE APPROPRIATE EXPENSES. BUT IT WAS DONE AS A RESULT OF MEL AND HER TEAM TALKING TO SEVERAL OF THE AGENCIES. UM, SOME OF THE SMALLER AGENCIES WHO'VE NEVER GONE AFTER GRANT FUNDING, UM, HAVE FOUND THAT THAT 20% CAP JUST WASN'T ENOUGH, BECAUSE THEY NEED TO BUILD MORE CAPACITY WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATION. SO THIS WILL ALLOW US TO GET MORE AGENCIES TO APPLY AND ALLOW THEM TO BUILD THAT CAPACITY SO THEY CAN APPLY FOR MORE GRANT FUNDING IN THE FUTURE. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT, THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. UH, SPECIFICALLY THAT, THAT THE CITY WILL BE REVIEWING, UM, AND MAYBE EVEN CRITIQUING. UM, MY CONCERN WAS THAT THEY'RE HIRING SOMEBODY THAT THEY CAN'T KEEP AFTER THE FUNDING RUNS OUT, BUT I, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND, UH, CAPACITY BUILDING AND EVEN THE EQUIPMENT, UM, TO BE ABLE TO FACILITATE. UM, SO THAT WAS ACTUALLY MY NEXT QUESTION ABOUT CAPACITY BUILDING. SO I THINK YOU ANSWERED THAT. AND THEN JUST FOR FUNDS DEDICATED TO SENIORS, IS THERE A, A SECTION DEDICATED TO, UH, OR AN AMOUNT DEDICATED TO FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS? YES. OKAY. AND SO, UM, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT, LET'S [01:40:01] SEE, $1 MILLION GOES TO, I'M ON THE WRONG ONE, I'M SORRY. UH, ACTUALLY $2 MILLION IS RESERVED FOR SENIOR TRANSPORTATION. AND THAT WOULD HELP GET SENIORS TO, UM, SENIOR CENTERS TO REDUCE THEIR ISOLATION. IT COULD HELP WITH GET THEM TO DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS, UM, AND, AND TO ACCESS BASIC NEEDS SERVICES. MAYBE THEY NEED HELP WITH THEIR UTILITY BILL, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. AND THE 2 MILLION WILL BE ALLOCATED TO A, TO A NONPROFIT, OR THAT WOULD BE THROUGH THE CITY TO A NONPROFIT. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, SO THANK YOU. THOSE WERE ALL MY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANNA MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. UM, THANK YOU, UH, TO MS. REDKIN AND MR. BLANKENSHIP, AND I THINK MR. SILVER, THAT, THAT CAME TO SPEAK TODAY. UM, I ESPECIALLY THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME, OF COURSE, TO COME TALK WITH US. AND I'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION'S, UM, AND YOU'RE THE EXACTLY THE TYPE OF ORGANIZATIONS I THINK THAT THIS WAS MEANT FOR. SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING TODAY, AND THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR HARD WORK, MELANIE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KIO, HAU, COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, UH, TWO OF THESE ITEMS PASSED THROUGH OUR COMMITTEE, AND I WANNA THANK COUNCILWOMAN VIE GRAND FOR CHAIRING THAT, UH, PRESIDING OVER THAT MEETING AND ENSURING THAT, UH, WE GOT TO THIS POINT. AND THANK YOU, MEL AND LORI, FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP. UM, I KNOW WE ASKED FOR SOME THINGS TO BE MOVED AROUND A LITTLE BIT, SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR MAKING IT WORK. AND MARIATU, UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALSO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS FRAMEWORK AND, UH, AND REALLY TO GO BACK AND THANK THE WHOLE COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THAT NONPROFIT SERVICE ALLOCATION, UM, PRECISELY FOR ORGANIZATIONS, UH, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, UH, M F A, UM, TO, UM, TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT NOT BE COMPETITIVE IN SOME OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES. UH, SO I DO LOOK FORWARD TO AWARDING THESE FUNDS TO AGENCIES WHO ARE DOING, UH, SOME OF THE CRITICAL WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, UH, I APOLOGIZE. HAS THE MOTION BEEN MADE YET? MAYOR, I WAS WAITING FOR YOU. THANK YOU. UM, I MOVE TO APPROVE THESE ITEMS. SECOND. ALRIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION A SECOND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. WE'LL CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION, UH, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND I ALSO WANTED TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH INEQUITY, AS WELL AS TO ALL THE CITY STAFF FOR BEING AMENDABLE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IN SHAPING THIS FRAMEWORK, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OFFERING POTENTIAL RESOURCES FOR US TO CONNECT OUR SENIORS TO TRANSPORTATION. UM, FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW I BROUGHT THIS UP IN COMMITTEE. WE'VE HAD SOME SENIORS IN A PUBLIC HOUSING, UH, UNIT WHO HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN, UH, GOING TO SOME OF OUR SENIOR, UH, SENIOR CENTERS, BUT DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE TRANSPORTATION TO GET THERE. UM, BECAUSE THEY'RE, UM, THEIR APARTMENT COMPLEX DOESN'T OFFER A SHUTTLE OR ANY SERVICES TO GET THEM THERE. SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT OUR SENIORS TO THOSE SENIOR CENTERS, RIGHT? BUT SOMETHING LIKE OFFERING A BUS PASS, UM, ISN'T JUST A PASS TO THE SENIOR CENTER, RIGHT? IT'S A PASS TO, TO, TO FAMILY, A PASS TO GET A FOOD AND ANY RESOURCES THAT THEY MAY NEED. SO, UM, REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THAT'S IN THERE AS WELL AS, UM, SOMETHING THAT I KNOW COUNCILMAN BRANS BROUGHT UP DURING COMMITTEE IS THOSE SENIORS WHO ARE RAISING GRANDCHILDREN. SO I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THIS PRO A PROPOSAL WILL FIND A WAY TO PROVIDE THAT MEANINGFUL SUPPORT TO THOSE, UH, GRANDPARENTS WHO MAY BE TAKING CARE OF, UH, THEIR GRANDCHILDREN. I KNOW THAT WOULD BE VERY IMPACTFUL FOR MY CONSTITUENCY. UH, I ALSO WANNA THANK THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FOR YESTERDAY FOR SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF A SENIOR VOLUNTEER PILOT PROGRAM THAT WILL GET SENIORS BACK TO SENIOR CENTERS FOR SOME FUN WHILE SAVING THEM SOME SERIOUS MONEY ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES. I WAS OVER AT THE DISTRICT FIVE SENIOR CENTER, AND ONE OF MY SENIORS HERE TYPICALLY GOES A NORMAL OIL. SHE MOVED TO THE DISTRICT FIVE SENIOR CENTER, AND IT'S REALLY CUTE BECAUSE BEFORE GETTING THEIR LUNCH, THEY DO THE CHICKEN DANCE. SO IN ORDER TO GET YOUR MEAL RIGHT, THEY ENCOURAGE THAT YOU DO THE DANCE BEFORE PICKING UP YOUR MEAL. SO IT, IT WAS NICE SEEING THAT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FOLKS JUST CONNECTING AND VIBING AND HAVING A GOOD TIME. UM, SO AS WE LOOK AT THE ARPA FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND 2020 $4, I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO SUPPORT, UM, OUR SENIORS AND AS WELL AS RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMMING, NOT JUST IN TEXAS RIGHT. BUT NATIONWIDE. UM, FOR NONPROFIT SOCIAL SERVICES. I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR CHAIR SANDOVAL, UM, FOR ENSURING THAT IMMIGRATION NONPROFITS WERE, WHO WERE IN IMMEDIATE NEED, WERE ACCELERATED FOR SOME OF THOSE ARPA DOLLARS. WE HAD SOME NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHO REACHED OUT THAT THEY WERE ON THE BRINK OF HAVING TO SHUT DOWN, RIGHT? AND WE KNEW THAT THIS WASN'T, UH, UNIQUE TO OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, BUT TO MANY OF OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AS WELL THAT, UM, NEEDED THAT IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING [01:45:01] US MOVE THAT FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MUCH NEEDED, UH, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS DID NOT HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS. UM, ONE THING I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT, UH, WE ASKED FOR, UM, DURING THE ORIGINAL APA CONVERSATIONS WAS THE YOUTH FUND. RIGHT? WE KNOW OUR, UM, YOUTH COMMISSIONERS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN IDENTIFYING, UH, WHAT YOUTH KNOW WE NEED TO BE INVESTING IN THROUGH THE MENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS. SO I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR FAITH AND EMERALD, OUR DISTRICT FIVE YOUTH COMMISSIONERS FOR PARTICIPATING AND EXCITED TO SEE THAT THERE'S AN ALLOCATION FOR OUR YOUTH COMMISSIONERS TO DEVELOP AND DECIDE ON WHAT THEY BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE SPENDING OUR PUBLIC DOLLARS ON. UM, THAT WILL HELP SUPPORT, UM, OUR YOUTH IN SAN ANTONIO. AND, UH, EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THEY, UM, PUT FORWARD. AND, UH, I ALSO WANT TO, UM, JUST OVERALL EMPHASIZE RIGHT, THAT WE'RE ENTERING THE 2023 BUDGET CONVERSATIONS AND THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEVERAGE, UH, THIS FUNDING TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH AND OUR SENIORS. I I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. UM, WITH THE R F P PROCESS, DOES THE APPLICANT NEED TO HAVE A HISTORY OF CONTRACTING WITH THE CITY, OR WILL THEY LOSE POINTS, OR IF THEY'VE NEVER HAD A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY, CAN THEY STILL APPLY? UH, YES, ABSOLUTELY. IT, IT, IT WOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH POINTS IF THEY'VE BEEN A CITY CONTRACTOR OR NOT. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO KNOW. UM, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN OUT GOING TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS ARBIT DOLLARS GOING DOOR TO DOOR, AND SOME FOLKS ARE LIKE, WELL, I'VE NEVER, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT A VENDOR WITH THE CITY. AND THEY, THEY'RE HESITANT TO SEE IF THEY CAN APPLY. SO THAT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW THAT WE CAN GO BACK AND LET THEM KNOW THAT. UM, MY NEXT QUESTION IS, CAN THE R F UH, P APPLICANT'S PARTNER, WELL, YOU'VE ANSWERED THIS QUESTION IN YOUR PRESENTATION , BUT, UM, I KNOW WE HAVE OUR DELICATE AGENCIES WITH THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WOULD THIS BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR ISDS TO APPLY FOR AFTERSCHOOL ASSISTANCE? WELL, WE FUND AFTERSCHOOL THROUGH THE AFTERSCHOOL CHALLENGE PROGRAM, WHICH IS PROBABLY THE MORE APPROPRIATE FUNDING. YEAH. UM, IF THERE ARE, UH, SOME OF THEM SUBCONTRACT WITH, WITH NONPROFITS, AND SO IF THERE ARE SPECIAL PROGRAMS THAT THEY WANTED TO IMPLEMENT, POTENTIALLY THE NONPROFIT COULD APPLY. OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S HELPFUL. 'CAUSE AGAIN, RIGHT WITH THE 2022 BUDGET, I NOTICED THAT EDGEWOOD I S D RECEIVES THE LAST FOR AFTERSCHOOL CARE, AND I WANTED TO SEE IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO INCREASE THEIR SUPPORT FOR THEIR KIDS. UM, WITH THE 2 MILLION FOR YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE, IS THAT IN ADDITION TO THE 4 MILLION PROPOSED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH ARPA PLAN AND KENDALL'S DOLLARS POTENTIALLY BE USED TO PRODUCE HOUSING FOR THIS POPULATION? UM, SO YES TO BOTH. SO, UM, THE MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING IS SEPARATE AND THE YOUTH DOLLARS THAT ARE ALLOCATED ARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES TO, TO IMPROVE THAT IN, IN THE, UM, YOUTH FUNDING MM-HMM. WITH, YOU KNOW, THE NONPROFIT AND THE SENIORS AND THE YOUTH FUNDING. UM, YES. UM, THEY COULD DO THAT. RIGHT. AWESOME. GREAT. THANK YOU, MELODY, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO KNOW. UM, THANKS TEAM. APPRECIATE IT. LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THIS OUT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, REGARDING THE PROCESS, I REALLY APPRECIATED THE EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD AT THE CHECK COMMITTEE, UM, TO TARGET THESE FUNDS IN AREAS THAT WOULD MAKE THE MOST IMPACT. UM, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING MY FEEDBACK, PARTICULARLY IN ENSURING THAT SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THESE FUNDS AND THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING, ESPECIALLY THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOPS LEADING UP TO THE R F P OPENING. I WILL SAY, AND I, I THINK I TOLD MARIA THIS YESTERDAY IS THAT, UM, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TIMES WHERE I FEEL LIKE I GIVE FEEDBACK AND IT'S IMPLEMENTED IMMEDIATELY, BUT THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE EXPERIENCES WHERE, AND SO I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. UM, AND THE FUNDING FOR SENIOR SERVICES, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON TRANSPORTATION AND NAVIGATION TO AVAILABLE RESOURCES. THERE ARE PARTS OF MY DISTRICT THAT LACK CRITICAL RESOURCES LIKE HOSPITALS, PHARMACIES, GROCERY STORES, AND HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS. AND SO THIS IS GOING TO ENSURE THAT OLDER ADULT, OLDER ADULTS HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO SENIOR CENTERS AND OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. DURING THE ARPA CONVERSATIONS RELATED TO THE MENTAL HEALTH ALLOCATION, I WAS GOING TO ASK HOW WE PLAN TO ENGAGE THE YOUTH COMMISSION. WE KNOW THAT THEY WERE DOING A SURVEY, THEY WERE DOING A LOT OF WORK, HAVING CONVERSATIONS, AND SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE $100,000 SET ASIDE FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE YOUTH CATEGORY. I ATTENDED ONE OF THEIR COMMISSION MEETINGS WHEN THEY WERE AT THE CARVER LIBRARY, AND THEY WERE HAVING IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, THEIR EXPERIENCES, THE EXPERIENCES OF THEIR PEERS AND THEIR OWN RECOMMENDATIONS. AND I WAS REMINDED OF MY EXPERIENCE AS A TEACHER AND JUST HOW IMPRESSIVE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AND HOW THOUGHTFUL THEY THEY ARE. AND IT CAN BE, UM, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR EXPERIENCE, AND IT HAS TO BE NAMED THAT NONE OF US KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO [01:50:01] GROW UP UNDER THE CONDITIONS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE UNDER RIGHT NOW. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BIG DEAL, AND I HOPE THAT BEYOND ARPA, THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO ALLOCATE FUNDING FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YEARS TO COME. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND POCKET OF MONEY RIGHT NOW, BUT I HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL BE, UM, FRIENDLY TO THAT IDEA. THE, UM, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOPS ARE SEPTEMBER 6TH THROUGH EIGHTH, AND I WOULD REQUEST THAT AT LEAST ONE BE IN DISTRICT TWO, AT LEAST ONE. UM, AND THAT YOU INVOLVE MY OFFICE IN THE COORDINATION OF THESE EFFORTS. WE, UM, ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS, AND I THINK WE CAN DO A GOOD JOB OF GETTING FOLK THERE. SO I WOULD REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE COORDINATION. UM, MY FIRST QUESTION IS ACTUALLY FOR COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. UM, DID YOU DO THE CHICKEN DANCE? YES. . THANK YOU. UM, REGARDING THE REVIEW COMMITTEE, UM, CAN YOU PLEASE DESCRIBE THE PROCESS TO FIND C COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE? UM, SPECIFICALLY WILL THERE BE AN APPLICATION PROCESS TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE? UM, AND I'LL NAME THAT MY EXPECTATION IS THAT WE ENGAGE FOLK THAT WE HAVE NOT ENGAGED BEFORE. SURE. SO WE DON'T DO A FORMAL APPLICATION PROCESS. UM, WE WORK WITH OUR, SOME OF THE PROVIDERS FOR NAMES OF, OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE, UH, WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. AGAIN, UM, THEY CAN BE, UH, WORKING OR TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER. AND SO WE, WE LOOK PRETTY EXTENSIVELY TO ENSURE THAT EACH PANEL HAS REPRESENTATIVES WITH THAT LIVED EXPERIENCE. I GUESS THE ROOT OF MY QUESTION IS I APPRECIATED THAT ANSWER. I HOPE THAT IT'S NOT, THAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES WILL NOT BE FOLK WHO ARE, UM, FREQUENTERS OF CITY COUNCIL. CITY HALL, RIGHT. THE CITY HALL INSIDERS. I WOULDN'T WANT SOMEBODY TO, TO BE NAMED AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE. AND THERE'S SOMEBODY WHO'S AN INFLUENCER HERE. SURE. THANK YOU. WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE SURE. UM, LASTLY, UM, HOW ARE WE, AND I KNOW I'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION A THOUSAND TIMES, SO I KNOW YOU HAVE AN ANSWER ALREADY. HOW ARE WE ENSURING THAT THESE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED IN A WAY THAT TARGETS COMMUNITIES HARDEST HIT BY THE PANDEMIC? RIGHT. AND SO WE WILL USE, UM, THE EQUITY, UH, SCALE FOCUSING ON THOSE HIGHER EQUITY, UM, COMMUNITIES. AND THAT WOULD BE, SO IT'LL BE REFLECTED IN THE R F P THAT THE AGENCIES NEED TO SHOW US IN THEIR PROPOSALS THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH CLIENTS WHO WERE MOST IMPACTED BY THE C OVID 19, WHICH WE KNOW ARE THOSE HIGHER EQUITY, UM, NEIGHBORHOODS. I WONDER IF, UH, DURING THE R F P PROCESS, IS THERE A WAY OR IS THERE, UM, HOW DO YOU MANAGE AN ORGANIZATION OR HOW DO YOU, UM, IDENTIFY AN ORGANIZATION'S IMPACT? UM, SO IF AN ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT NINE, BUT THEY PRI PRIMARILY SERVE PEOPLE IN DISTRICT TWO, HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THEY WILL SUBMIT TO US, UM, A FORM THAT THAT TALKS ABOUT? IF THE PROGRAM IS A CURRENT PROGRAM WHERE THEY'RE, UM, SERVING CLIENTS NOW AND THEY BREAK IT DOWN BY COUNCIL DISTRICT, I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR THAT ALL OF OUR, UM, CURRENTLY FUNDED AGENCIES PROVIDE US REPORTS ON A MONTHLY BASIS THAT TELL THAT SHOW WHERE THEIR CLIENTS ARE COMING FROM. THANK YOU, MELODY. MM-HMM. . UM, I WOULD'VE MADE THE MOTION AND I WOULD'VE SECONDED IF IT WEREN'T FOR THESE MEDDLING COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, I'M SUPER EXCITED AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER PALETTE. THANK YOU. UM, MELODY. THANK YOU, LORI. THANK YOU STAFF. UM, JUST A REMINDER, UM, THAT THIS WAS A PRODUCT OF A LOT OF DELIBERATION AND CONSENSUS, UH, BUILDING OVER AT, UM, AT, UH, EWD C'S COMMITTEE. UH, WE, UH, WE REALLY DID, WE WENT BACK AND FORTH TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW TO DO THIS RIGHT. I THINK THAT, UH, WE, WE GOT IT RIGHT. THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS WHO WERE CALLING US WHO WERE A LITTLE IMPATIENT WITH, UH, WITH THE PROCESS. BUT I'LL REMIND FOLKS THAT THE, UH, THE WHEEL AT CITY HALL GRINDS SLOW, BUT IT GRINDS FINE. AND, UM, I I, I'M PROUD OF THE RESULT HERE. I, I'LL I'LL ALSO REMIND, UH, EVERYBODY THAT, UM, TWO THINGS. ONE, THAT THIS IS, UH, THIS MONEY'S A BLESSING, UH, THAT COMES FROM AT, AT A TIME WHEN WE NEED IT MOST. AND TWO, THAT IT IS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF MONEY COMPARED TO THE, UM, THE AMOUNT OF NEED IN SAN ANTONIO THAT ECLIPSES THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO US. AND SO, UM, WHAT THAT MEANS IS, UM, I THINK OUR JOB AS COUNCIL MEMBERS IS ALSO ASIDE FROM ADVOCATING, BUT IT'S ALSO, UH, TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS. THERE WILL BE PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT GET THIS GRANT. UM, AND THERE WILL BE PEOPLE WHO WILL WALK AWAY FROM A DISAPPOINTED. AND THAT IS A PRODUCT [01:55:01] OF, OF, UH, OUR HAVING TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHO GETS AND WHO DOESN'T, UH, GET THE GRANT. I I THINK THAT THE, THE PROCESS IS AS FAIR AS POSSIBLE AND, UH, REMOVES ANY POSSIBILITY OF, OF, UH, OPTICS OF, YOU KNOW, UM, PICKING FAVORITES. UM, I, I THINK THAT WE'RE, WE FOUND AN OBJECTIVE WAY TO, UH, TO, UH, TO SELECT THE FOLKS WHO ARE GONNA BE RECEIVING THESE GRANTS. AND, UH, I, I DO NEED ERIC AND STAFF TO KNOW THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, GOING FORWARD I'D LIKE TO SEE, UH, MORE INVESTMENT IN THESE CATEGORIES, UH, TO GO TO THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO, UH, ARE WORTHY, BUT MAYBE NOT, UM, THE, THE WINNERS OF THESE GRANTS IN THE, IN, IN THE LONG RUN. AND SO, UH, MORE ON THAT, ERIC, LATER WHEN YOU AND I, WHEN YOU AND I MEET NEXT WEEK. THANKS, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ELAS. COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MELODY FOR THE PRESENTATION AND TEAM FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. UM, I THINK WHEN WE DO THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DO WE PLAN TO HAVE SAN ANTONIO READY TO WORK? MAYBE JUST SET UP AS A TABLE, UH, FOR, FOR INFORMATION. GOOD. I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL THE NONPROFITS THAT ARE UM, GET WANTING TO GET ASSISTANCE, UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S THIS OPTION AND, UM, THEIR MAYBE ADVISE THEIR CLIENTS TO, TO GO THERE AS THEY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND ALSO SEE IF SA READY TO WORK MAY HAVE SOME, UM, AND THEY MAY NOT HAVE, UH, EMPLOYEES FOR THEM, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE'S AN EMPLOYMENT SHORTAGE THROUGHOUT THE, THE NONPROFITS OF GETTING PEOPLE TO, UH, WORK THERE. UM, CAN YOU ELABORATE ON, UM, MORE INFORMATION ON HOW, UH, WE PLAN TO KIND OF, UM, ADDRESS THE DIFFERENT NEEDS OF THE SENIORS WITH, WITH THE R F P? OR, OR IS IT JUST GOING TO BE THIS ASPECT? ARE WE GOING TO LOOK FOR ANY CONJUNCTION SPECIFICALLY LIKE TRANSPORTATION, BUT TRANSPORTATION TO, UM, UH, THE CENTERS OR TRANSPORTATION TO, UM, MAYBE THE, THE FACILITIES THAT PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES? SO WE WILL, UM, YOU KNOW, AS THE, THE OPERATOR OF THE SENIOR CENTERS AT THE, ESPECIALLY THE COMPREHENSIVE CENTER CENTERS, WE WORK WITH A NUMBER OF NONPROFIT AGENCIES AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT COORDINATION SO THAT ANY FUNDED, UM, ORGANIZATION WOULD AUTOMATICALLY HIT OUR, OUR, OUR LIST OF AGENCIES THAT WE NEED TO BE COORDINATING WITH AS, OH, GO AHEAD. I'M JUST GONNA SAY AS FAR AS, UM, UH, THOSE AGENCIES THAT ARE PROPOSING TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY TO SENIOR CENTER, UH, WE'LL ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE COORDINATING WITH THE APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONS. GREAT. AND, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS MOVING FORWARD, AND I'M GLAD WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND THE TIME BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, AGENCIES TO PARTNER TOGETHER. AND, UM, WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM THE NONPROFITS IS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN LISTENING AND THEY UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE DIGITAL DIVIDE. THEY UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES FOR, FOR FOSTER YOUTH AND FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE ON THE VERGE OF HOMELESSNESS. SO I'M, I'M A, I'M PLEASED THAT WE GIVE THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY. I THINK THE ONE THING WHERE WE LOOK AT THE NONPROFIT SIDE VERSUS THE MENTAL HEALTH SIDE, WHICH WAS HIGHLIGHTED TODAY, IS, IS THAT, UM, THAT TESTING THAT THAT, THAT THEY HAVE MISSED OUT IN TERMS OF WHETHER IT'S HEARING THAT WAS PRESENTED TODAY, WHETHER IT WAS THE VISION MM-HMM. , WHETHER IT WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, ARE THEY, ARE THEY SITTING ON THE AUTISM SCALE THAT HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK AND WE WE'RE SEEING GREATER WAITER WAITING TIMES FOR THAT. SO WHILE I WISH WE HAD MORE DOLLARS MORE ARPA DOLLARS, UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN LOOK AND SEE HOW WE CAN BE CREATIVE AND, UM, AND REALLY MOVE, MOVE THIS FORWARD FROM WHAT WAS TWO YEARS THAT REALLY, UH, IMPACTED US. AND THOUGH WE LOOK LIKE EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE WE'RE BACK ON TRACK, I KNOW THERE'S STILL LINGERING, UM, HURTS AND, AND ISSUES THAT PEOPLE, UM, NEED TO ADDRESS. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GRO, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, UH, TO THE TEAM FOR, FOR PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER AND ALSO TO THE CHECK AND THE E W D C CHAIRS. I KNOW THAT YOU ALL, UM, WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS AS, AS EQUITABLE AS POSSIBLE. UM, MILLIE, COULD YOU JUST REMIND ME WHO SOME OF THE TARGETED STAKEHOLDERS AND SOME OF THE FEEDBACK, WHO, WHO THEY WERE, WHAT, UM, PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME FEEDBACK? AND SO FOR THE, THE NONPROFIT PLAN, [02:00:01] UM, WE HAD FOCUS GROUPS WITH, OF COURSE THE NONPROFIT COUNCIL HOSTED ONE, SO THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PROVIDERS THAT WERE THERE. WE ALSO SPOKE WITH OTHER COMMUNITY FUNDERS THAT WE WORK WITH, UM, QUITE OFTEN AS WELL AS, UM, JUST COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WERE INTERESTED IN THE PROCESS WITH THE SENIORS. WE, UM, HELD FOCUS GROUPS WITH THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ELDERLY AFFAIRS WITH, UH, MEMBERS OF SALSA, UM, AND MEMBERS OF, UM, ACOG BSS, A C, THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT ARE OUT THERE PROVIDING SERVICES. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. UM, MELODY, I AM APPRECIATIVE OF THE NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICES, THE CAPACITY BUILDING AND PROGRAMMING SUPPORT. UM, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ADMINISTRATION OPERATION SYSTEM. AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, FOR INSTANCE, AT ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND WE TALKED ABOUT SPECIFICALLY INVESTING IN AN ECOSYSTEM. AND SO IS, WOULD THIS BE THE COMPARABLE, UM, I GUESS WORD TO ECOSYSTEM THAT YOU ALL ARE TRYING TO DO HERE WITH THE, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, FLEXIBILITY? YES. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE, THE ROOT OF THAT IS HELPING AGENCIES BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE, MORE RESILIENT, AND READY TO TAKE ON, UM, A DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING, DOING THEIR WORK. WELL, THANK YOU BECAUSE I, I THINK THAT THERE'S A QUESTION THERE ON ECOSYSTEM ON THE E W A D C SIDE OF IT, AND WHEN I READ THIS, I THOUGHT, OH, THIS IS EXACTLY PROBABLY WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH ECOSYSTEM. SO INSTEAD OF USING THAT WORD, YOU ALL WERE VERY SPECIFIC. AND SO I KNOW I EVEN TALKED TO ERIC ABOUT THIS, AND SO, AND I KNOW THAT COUNCILMAN ELIAS IS LISTENING, BUT I THINK THAT THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AS, AS WE GO FORTH AND, AND REALLY DEFINING WHAT WE ARE SUPPORTING WITH THAT ECOSYSTEM. AND THEN ACCESS TO CAPITAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF SERVICES TO MEET EMERGING COMMUNITY NEEDS. WHAT TYPE OF, WHAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF THAT THAT MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE ME? SO TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE BUT NEED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN A DIFFERENT WAY, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, EQUIPMENT THAT THEY NEED TO DO THE SERVICES, THOSE KINDS OF, COULD IT BE EXPANSION, FOR INSTANCE OF, UM, A SHELTER, SO ADDITIONAL BEDS, ET CETERA, OR NO, NOT ADDITIONAL BEDS. WOULD, WOULD BE A GOOD USE. EVEN VEHICLES, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LOOK AT WHAT THE JUSTIFICATION FOR A VEHICLE WOULD BE, BUT, BUT THOSE TYPES OF PURCHASES. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND THEN I KNOW THAT WE HAVE KIND OF A, AN AN EXPEDITED TIMELINE. UM, I, I AM SURE YOU ALL READ THE ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER OVER THE WEEKEND. UM, AND I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH, WITH ERIC AND, AND WITH LORI, AND I WAS HEARTBROKEN. UM, ON SATURDAY MORNING I HAD A BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR, AND WE HAD KIDS COME OUT AND BENEFIT FROM BACKPACKS. SO A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES HAD THOSE AS WELL. AND, UM, WHILE THOSE CHILDREN ARE IN NEED, THEY AT LEAST HAVE A HOME AND A BED TO SLEEP IN MM-HMM. . BUT I WAS HEARTBROKEN TO LEARN THAT THE CAPACITY AT, UM, HAVEN FOR HOPE, UH, WAS, WAS ALMOST AT A MAX. RIGHT. AND THAT DOUBLE, THE KIDS WERE SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR ON LITTLE MATS. AND, UM, I ASKED SPECIFICALLY IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO KIND OF PUSH ALONG OR, OR, OR RUSH ALONG SOME OF THESE SERVICES. SO THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING SPECIFICALLY LIKE, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE A PART OF IT? BUT IN ADDITION, BECAUSE THIS'LL TAKE SO LONG BECAUSE IT'S AN R F P PROCESS, UM, WHAT OTHER, UM, MAYBE SUPPORT SERVICES ARE YOU OFFERING TO HELP GET THOSE KIDS OFF OF THE FLOOR? WELL, IT'S A, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY IS A PARTNERSHIP OF THE ENTIRE HOMELESS RESPONSE SYSTEM. SO THERE ARE OTHER PROVIDERS. A LOT OF TIMES SAM MINISTRIES TRANSITIONAL CENTER WILL TAKE FAMILIES FROM, UM, THE HAVEN FOR HOPE OVERFLOW AND PUT THEM INTO THEIR PROGRAMS. SALVATION ARMY ALSO HAS FAMILY SHELTER, AND SO THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY SPEAK AND, AND WE ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH HAVEN FOR HOPE ABOUT HOW TO HELP WITH THE SITUATION BECAUSE THEY DON'T EVER TURN FAMILIES AWAY. SO THEY COULD BE FILLING UP A LOT OF ROOMS IF, UM, THE CONCERNS CONTINUE. ON THE OTHER END, WE HAVE OUR HOMELESS HOTLINE AND THAT HELPS US, UM, YOU KNOW, DIVERT FAMILIES FROM EVEN GOING TO SHELTER. WE HAVE SOME DOLLARS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO DO THAT. AND THEN, MEL, ONE OTHER QUESTION. I GOT A CHANCE TO VISIT SAM MINISTRIES A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND I ACTUALLY WORKED FOR SAM MINISTRIES, UM, RIGHT OUT OF COLLEGE. AND SO I'M VERY, VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE WORK THAT THEY DO, THEIR TRANSITIONAL HOMES OR THE TRANSITIONAL, UM, HOUSING THAT THEY HAVE. AND I VISITED THEIR KITCHEN AND IT WAS IN MAJOR NEED OF REPAIR. THE FAMILIES SHARE PANTRIES, BUT THE FAMILIES ALSO SHARE KITCHENETTES ENDEAVORS HAS THE SAME, UM, MODELS. SO THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE, COULD THEY BE SPECIFIC ENOUGH TO SAY THAT THEY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL STOVES [02:05:01] OR, OR, OR AREAS FOR THAT, THAT THEY CAN GET THAT SPECIFIC THAT YEAH, THEY COULD DEFINITELY DO THAT. WE'VE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT AS WE'VE WALKED THROUGH, UM, THEY NEED NEW REFRIGERATORS, SO THEY HAVE A REFRIGERATOR FOR EACH ROOM. YEAH. UM, AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE, SO THAT, THAT COULD BE A, AN OPTION FOR THEM. THANK YOU. AND THEN ALSO, UM, CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF THE PROVIDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE, UH, FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS? AND SO WOULD THAT BE, FOR INSTANCE, A STIPEND? IT WOULD BE, UM, MORE UTILITY ASSISTANCE, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST THAT ONE TIME DIVERSION HELP THAT THEY NEED TO STAY OUT OF, UM, HOMELESSNESS, THOSE KINDS OF, THANK YOU. UM, AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE ON THE PROGRAMMING TO OLDER ADULTS, YOU'VE INCLUDED TRAINING FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH, UH, DEMENTIA AND OTHER COGNITIVE ISSUES. AND I HAVE HAD TWO PAST FEW MONTHS AND, AND Y'ALL ARE WORKING WITH US, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. REACH OUT AND SAY THAT IT'S JUST SO DIFFICULT TO EVEN UNDERSTAND WHERE TO ACCESS HELP FOR THEIR PARENTS WITH DEMENTIA. AND, UM, THE RESIDENTS THAT I REPRESENT, UH, ONE THIRD OF THEM ARE OVER 55 AND A LOT OF THEM ARE OVER 65, AND WE START SEEING THAT THEIR KIDS JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO. MM-HMM. FOR THIS KIND OF SUPPORT. UM, IN THE MEANTIME, AND AGAIN, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THIS WILL BE A COMPETITIVE PROCESS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU'RE DOING SPECIFICALLY TO, UM, HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF, UM, DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A, UM, A WEEK COMING UP WHERE WE WILL BE FOCUSED ON THAT. UM, WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMMING DO YOU SEE SPECIFICALLY OR RESOURCES DO YOU SEE FIT IN THIS CATEGORY? WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES? UM, SO AGAIN, UH, PROVIDING RESPITE SO THAT GIVING A, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING A PLACE WHERE A CAREGIVER COULD TAKE A SENIOR FOR THE DAY SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE A BREAK, UM, TAKE CARE OF THINGS THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FOCUS ON OR EVEN COME TO THE HOME, UM, AND PROVIDE THAT CARE WHILE THE CAREGIVER WAS ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, FREE UP A LITTLE TIME. UH, AND THEN AS FAR AS THE TRAINING, AGAIN, JUST LIKE YOU SAID, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT THING TO WORK WITH SOMEONE WITH DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S AND, AND IT'S A SPECIFIC SKILLSET THAT MOST PEOPLE WHO KIND OF END UP IN THAT PLACE DON'T, DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO. AND SO THIS, UM, AGENCIES COULD PROPOSE TRAINING, UM, AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES TO HELP ACTIVITIES TO HELP THE CAREGIVERS. THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE THE CAREGIVER PART OR, UM, BEING ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT. SO ONE OF THE RESIDENTS THAT CALLED ABOUT THE DEMENTIA MM-HMM. , UM, FOR HIS MOM, HIS WIFE IS GOING BACK, SHE'S A TEACHER MM-HMM. . AND SO, UM, UM, THE MOM GOT DIAGNOSED RIGHT AS THE SUMMER WAS ENDING. AND SO I'M, I'M HAPPY TO KNOW THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT HOW WE COULD SUPPORT THOSE, UM, RESIDENTS THAT JUST NEED A LITTLE EXTRA HELP WITH HELPING THEIR OWN PARENTS. SO, MM-HMM. UM, THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. I, I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOUR, YOUR PROPOSAL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHE GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, YEAH, I'VE GOT A, A FEW COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND, AND EVERYBODY KNOWS MY POSITION, UH, UH, FOR THESE FUNDS. AND YES, IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME TO GET TO THIS POINT. UM, BUT MY POSITION WAS THAT WE DIDN'T DO ENOUGH FOR OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES HERE, FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. AND WE NEEDED, UH, TO INCREASE THAT FUNDING, GOING TO THEM FOR GRANTS AND SMALL LOANS, UH, PARTICULARLY FOR THAT 38% OF SMALL BUSINESSES THAT CLOSE THEIR DOORS DURING THIS, UH, PANDEMIC. AND, UM, UH, WE DID MOVE ADDIT SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS TOWARDS BUSINESSES, BUT, UH, UM, I, IN MY OPINION, NOT ENOUGH. AND, UM, THIS IS A BIG, BIG CHUNK OF MONEY, UH, GOING TO THIS, THIS PARTICULAR, UH, BUCKET, IF YOU WILL. SO I, I WANTED TO MOVE MORE FUNDING INTO BUSINESSES, UH, LITTLE BIT LESS IN HERE, AND MAYBE LESS IN A COUPLE OTHER AREAS AS WELL. BUT HAVING SAID THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, HERE WE ARE, UH, THIS IS, UH, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY, UH, UM, I, I, I'VE GOT CONCERNS ABOUT THE 30%, AND I HEAR, I HEARD WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, MELODY AND LORI, ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, BUT STILL, I, I, I, I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT 30 CENTS OUT OF EVERY DOLLAR, UP TO 30 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR IS GOING TO ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND NOT GETTING DOWN TO WHERE THE SERVICE NEEDS TO BE. AND THAT'S TO THE CUSTOMER. UM, I, I JUST THINK THAT'S, UH, WAY TOO MUCH THAT WE, WE SET THAT BAR THAT [02:10:01] HIGH, UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT OTHER CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AND THINGS LIKE UNITED WAY, THERE'S A 10% CAP ON ADMINISTRATION SERVICES TO EVEN GET TO, UH, BE ON THAT LIST OF CHARITIES OUT THERE TO CONTRIBUTE TO. AND HERE WE'RE SAYING, WELL, YOU CAN HAVE UP TO 30%. SO I'M, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, THAT WE'RE TAKING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AND SAYING, YOU KNOW, THAT MUCH CAN GO TO ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE A CHART ON THAT. UH, ONCE THESE, UH, PROPOSALS ARE IN OR GETTING READY TO AWARD, I WANNA SEE WHAT THOSE PERCENTAGES ARE AVERAGING OR SHOW 'EM ALL, SHOW ALL THE PROPOSALS AND WHAT THAT, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE COST IS. AND IS THAT PART OF THE, UH, EVALUATION AS WELL ON HOW MUCH THEY'RE CHARGING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS? DO THEY GET MORE POINTS FOR HAVING A LOWER COST THAN UP TO 30%? SO IT WOULD BE PART OF, UM, LOOKING AT REASONABLE, YOU KNOW, IS, IS THE BUDGET REASONABLE? AND IF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST, THEY ARE PROPOSING, YOU KNOW, AT THE CA THAT 30% CAP, WE WOULD LOOK VERY CLOSELY AT WHAT, WHAT THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT. SO WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE A, A INDIRECT RATE OF 30%. THEY CAN'T JUST TAKE THE 30% AND DO WHAT THEY WANT. THEY STILL HAVE TO PROVIDE US WITH A LINE ITEM BUDGET. THAT MAKES SENSE. AND SO THAT'S HOW WE WOULD MONITOR THAT. THEY WON'T SCORE BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF THAT, BUT NO, THEY WON'T BE SCORED BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE. OKAY. WELL, THAT, THAT WAS MY RIGHT, MY MAIN QUESTION, IF, IF WE SHOULDN'T BE LOOKING AT THAT MORE, UM, IN THE SCORING PORTION ON, ON THE R F P. SO YEAH, WHENEVER THESE THINGS COME IN, I, I WANNA SEE THAT. I WANNA SEE HOW MUCH ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE BEING PROPOSED IN, IN THE PROPOSALS. AND, UM, THE OTHER DAY I TALKED ABOUT THIS BEING ONLY TWO YEAR FUNDING MM-HMM. , UH, IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE R F P THAT THEY HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO AFTER TWO YEARS? YES. SO, UM, THE, IN THE BUDGET AND THE BUDGET NARRATIVE PORTION, THEY WOULD SPEAK TO THEIR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. HOW DO THEY MAINTAIN THE PROGRAM AND THE AGENCY BEYOND, UM, ARPA FUNDING? IT WOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED PLAN SECTION OF THE R F P THAT THEY DESCRIBE, UM, WHAT THEY WILL BE DOING TO MAINTAIN THAT, THAT PROGRAM. OKAY. AND I HOPE THAT SCRUTINIZED VERY, VERY CLOSELY BECAUSE I, I, I, I'M GONNA BE WATCHING TO SEE IN TWO YEARS, HOPE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I'LL BE HERE IN TWO YEARS, MAYBE NOT. BUT, UH, I'LL CERTAINLY BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THOSE PLANS ARE BEYOND TWO YEARS, BECAUSE I'M, I DON'T WANT TO SEE THESE PROGRAMS AND THE COST OF THESE PROGRAMS ROLL OVER INTO THE GENERAL FUND. WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THAT ALREADY IN OTHER PROGRAMS, UH, THAT, OH, WELL, WE'LL JUST PICK UP THE TAB IN THE GENERAL FUND FROM HERE ON OUT. NO, UH, THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS FEDERAL MONEY IS FOR, TO CREATE PROGRAMS THAT THEN WE HAVE TO PAY OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND IN PERPETUITY AFTER THAT. SO I'LL BE WATCHING THAT VERY CLOSELY. UM, ARE THERE METRICS BUILT INTO THE RFPS? YES. SO WE DO ASK, UM, THAT AGENCIES DESCRIBE THE, THE METRICS THAT THEY WILL BE, UH, TRACKING. AND THEN WE WILL, WHEN WE ISSUE THE CONTRACTS WITH THEM, THOSE METRICS WILL BE IN THE CONTRACT AND WE'LL, WE'LL MONITOR THOSE. UH, OKAY. SO THERE'S NOTHING BY US SAYING, HERE'S WHAT THE METRICS ARE GONNA BE USED TO MEASURE YOUR OR OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE ANTICIPATE A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, THEY'LL BE DIFFERENT. SO ONE MAY BE PROPOSING ONE TYPE OF PROGRAM AND ANOTHER. SO HAVING, UM, SET METRICS, YOU KNOW, WE DO REQUIRE THAT EVERYONE REPORT UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS, HOW MANY CLIENTS THEY PLAN TO SERVE WITH THE DOLLARS AND HOW MANY THEY ACTUALLY SERVE. THAT'S STANDARD ACROSS THE BOARD. BUT, UM, WITH THE PROPOSALS, WE WILL GET THE METRICS THEY'RE PROPOSING, AND THEN THERE'S A NEGOTIATION PROCESS. IF WE THINK, UM, THAT THEY MISSED SOMETHING OR WE HAVE SIMILAR PROPOSALS WITH DIFFERENT METRICS, WE WOULD WANT THEM TO BE CONSISTENT. SO, YOU KNOW, FIRST, FIRST THEY WILL PROPOSE THE METRICS THEY FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD BE TRACKING, AND THEN WE'LL NEGOTIATE. AND COUNCILMAN, THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S AN ADDED LEVEL HERE BECAUSE OF THE SOURCE OF FUNDING. BUT YOU SAW ON THE POWERPOINT, AND THIS WAS A CONVERSATION THAT ALL THE COMMITTEES HAD. THERE'S A, THERE ARE THE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES THAT, THAT THIS MONEY, [02:15:01] UH, UH, WILL BE TARGETED TOWARDS. AND THE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES ARE MEASURES THAT ARE VERY TARGETED AND TIED BACK TO THE ARPA REGULAT, UH, REQUIREMENTS. AND, AND THEY'RE IMPORTANT NOT ONLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MONEY IS BEING INVESTED AND IN, IN THE AREAS THAT, THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT HAVE, AND THE COUNCIL HAVE DETERMINED ARE THE TARGET, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO REPORT THAT BACK UP TO TREASURY. SO YOU'VE GOT, YOU'VE GOT OUR MEASURES THAT, THAT, THAT, UH, MEL'S TALKING ABOUT, AND THEN, AND THEN WE HAVE THE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES IN EACH, IN EACH OF THESE AREAS. THEY'RE VERY TARGETED OUTCOMES THAT WE ARE SPECIFICALLY ASKING THESE AGENCIES AS THEY RESPOND, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO X? AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRACK IT AND REPORT IT, BECAUSE THE CITY'S GONNA HAVE TO REPORT THAT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. YES. AND I SAW THOSE, THOSE OUTCOMES OR REQUIRED OUTCOMES, BUT SOME OF 'EM TO ME REALLY WEREN'T GEARED TOWARDS METRICS ON MEASURING, UM, WHAT, WHAT WE'RE GETTING FOR OUR MONEY. AND THAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT. AND I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT WHOEVER GETS THE AWARD OR, OR WHAT, WHATEVER POINT THAT WE REQUIRE THEM TO DEVELOP THOSE METRICS AND GIVE TO US TO THEN NEGOTIATE. I'M ALWAYS LEERY ABOUT GETTING THE CONTRACTOR TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN METRICS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS TO MEASURE THINGS. AND, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT GETS AN EXTRA GOOD SCRUB FROM THE CITY STAFF ON MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE MEASURING THE RIGHT THINGS AND THAT WE ARE GETTING A GOOD RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR, FOR THESE FUNDS. SO, UM, YEAH, UH, I'M, I STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S GOING TO THIS PROGRAM. UM, UH, WE WILL, WE WILL SEE WHENEVER THESE AWARDS, BUT I HOPE THAT WE GET, OR AT LEAST I WOULD LIKE TO GET PERIODIC UPDATES EVEN AFTER THE SOLICITATIONS ARE RECEIVED. UM, AND THEN DURING THE, DURING THE EVALUATION PROCESS, WILL THIS BE COMING BACK TO THE COUNCIL, OR WILL THIS AT ALL GO THROUGH THE AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE? SO THE RECOMMENDED AWARDS WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL IN DECEMBER. OKAY. OKAY. RIGHT IN THE SAME FORMAT THAT WE PRESENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. OKAY, SURE. YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. GREAT. ALRIGHT. UH, I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CHANGING THE TIMELINE. I THINK THAT WAS, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE THEM MORE TIME TO PUT A GOOD PROPOSAL TOGETHER. AND, UH, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LATER AND KEEP MONITORING IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MELODY. THANK YOU, LORI. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, COUNCIL MEMBER CURRY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST NEED TO COMMEND MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE QUESTIONS THEY'VE ASKED. THEY'VE REALLY ASKED ALL THE ONES I HAD, SO I'M PREPARED TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. UH, MY THANKS ALSO TO OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE, UH, CHECK COMMITTEE FOR THIS WORK. MY, MY ONLY QUESTION MELODY IS, YOU KNOW, IN AREAS WHERE WE ARE ALLOCATING FUNDS THAT ARE QUITE SIMILAR TO PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE ALREADY VERY HEAVILY ENGAGED IN PRE, DURING, OR POST PANDEMIC, WHAT'S THE PLAN, UH, FOR RESPONDENTS TO DIRECT ASSISTANCE IF WE'VE GOT INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY IN PLACE TO HANDLE ADDITIONAL FUNDS? AND WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT WHERE ARE THE GAPS? UM, WE WANT, WE WANT THIS TO HELP FILL THOSE GAPS. UH, SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE WHAT WE CONSIDER ENOUGH, UH, UTILITY ASSISTANCE CREDITS FROM C P S TO, UM, TO SERVE THE FAMILIES THAT NEED THE ASSISTANCE, THEN WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T FUND ADDITIONAL UTILITY ASSISTANCE. UM, SO THAT, I MEAN, IT'S REALLY BASICALLY ABOUT WHAT ARE THE GAPS IN THESE AREAS, WHICH WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WITH STAKEHOLDERS. AND, UM, WE'LL LOOK AT GEOGRAPHY, YOU KNOW, ARE THERE ENOUGH SERVICES IN CERTAIN PARTS OF TOWN TO MEET THE DEMAND AND THE NEED, UM, AND, AND MAKE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WAY, WHICH WE'LL BE ABLE, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU WITH INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS. OKAY. YEAH, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND. IT, I MEAN, IT'S QUITE UNUSUAL TO TRY TO MOVE THESE KINDS OF SERVICES THROUGH IN THIS PERIOD OF TIME THROUGH AN R F P PROCESS. SO AS THE, THE DYNAMICS OF THIS SITUATION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS CHANGE, WE'VE GOTTA BE READY TO FLEX WITH IT. SO, UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MELODY. UH, WITH THAT THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE FRAMEWORKS. ITEM FOUR, PLEASE VOTE. [02:20:17] MOTION CARRIES WILL GO TO ITEM SEVEN. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN [Purchase of Services, Supplies and Equipment  ] IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PURCHASE CONTRACT WITH RING POWER CORPORATION TO PROVIDE THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH AN ARMORED TACTICAL SKID SKIER WITH ARMORED DEPLOYMENT PLATFORM FOR A TOTAL COST OF $396,000. FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FROM THE 2021 URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE, U A SS I GRANT PROGRAM. ALRIGHT. UM, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. YES. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION TO SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE ROTARY. THANK YOU. UM, I PULLED THIS ITEM. I, I INTEND TO VOTE NO ON IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ITEM SEVEN, COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT YESTERDAY, UM, IN OUR BUDGET DISCUSSION, I PROPOSED THAT WE PURCHASE A SKID STEER FOR PLANTING TREES. AND I THINK IT WOULD COST, YOU KNOW, ABOUT MAYBE ONE EIGHTH OF WHAT THIS ONE IS. AND I REALLY HOPE THAT PEOPLE ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF DOING THAT SO WE CAN PLANT MORE TREES TOO. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, UH, COULD WE HEAR THE STAFF PRESENTATION, PLEASE? OKAY. THANK YOU, CHIEF. GOOD MORNING. IS IT AFTERNOON? GOOD MORNING. UH, I THINK THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO PRESENT SINCE I WAS APPOINTED ASSISTANT CHIEF, SO I'LL INTRODUCE MYSELF. I'M ASSISTANT CHIEF KAREN FOX, AND I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM TODAY. WE FIRST PRESENTED, UH, THE ROOK TO PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, BACK IN MARCH OF 2022. SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE GET TO PRESENT IT TO THE FULL COUNCIL TODAY. UH, SO LET, LET ME JUST START BY SAYING THAT OUR SWAT TEAM IS THE ONLY FULL-TIME TIER ONE TEAM IN THE ACOG REGION 18, WHICH MEANS THAT WE RESPOND TO AND WE ASSIST, UH, WITH EMERGENCIES IN A 13 COUNTY REGION, UH, SURROUNDING, UH, BEXAR COUNTY. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS, AS I GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. SO LET'S, LET'S GET INTO THE ROOK TACTICAL RESPONSE AND RESCUE VEHICLE. THE, THE, THE DURABILITY AND VERSATILITY OF THE ROOK WILL ENHANCE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND OFFICER SAFETY AND THE EFFICIENCY AS THIS. THE BALLISTIC PROTECTION AND MOBILITY AND FUNCTION ALLOW FOR THE SAFE APPROACH, MOVEMENT AND CLEARING OF STRUCTURES DURING CRITICAL INCIDENTS. AND WE KNOW THAT MANY CRITICAL INCIDENTS OCCUR IN VERY TIGHT AREAS, TIGHT SPACES. AND AS WE SAW EARLIER IN THIS MONTH, UH, OUT IN STONE OAK, IN THAT FOUR DAY STANDOFF, THEY OCCUR IN MULTI-STORY, UH, STRUCTURES. UH, THE ROOK CAN TRANSPORT PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT AND PROVIDE REAL TIME VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, GIVING COMMANDERS ON THE GROUND THERE AT THE SCENE, THE NECESSARY INTELLIGENCE TO MAKE FULLY INFORMED DECISIONS. THERE'S NO OTHER PIECE IN OUR INVENTORY AND OUR, THERE'S NO OTHER ASSET THAT WE HAVE THAT CAN PROVIDE THIS TYPE OF, OF TECHNOLOGY. THIS TYPE OF, OF RESOURCE, UH, THE PURCHASE PRICE IS $396,000, WHICH WILL BE FUNDED, UH, BY THE 2021 U A E GRANT. AND SO THIS TACTICAL RESPONSE VEHICLE WILL, WILL ASSIST OUR SWAT TEAM WITH AN ALL HAZARD RESPONSE. NEXT SLIDE. AND SO, AS, AS I MENTIONED, THIS ROOK, UH, CAN RESPOND TO ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATIONS, CAN RESPOND TO NATURAL AND HUMAN MADE DISASTERS, RESPOND TO, TO SPECIAL EVENTS. UH, TO EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE, WHERE WE HAVE TO MAKE LIFE-THREATENING DECISIONS, UH, THIS VEHICLE WILL BE CAPABLE OF, OF, OF HELPING WITH ALL OF THOSE THINGS. UH, AND THIS IS THE ACTUAL PICTURE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, THAT TOP PICTURE IS, IS THE ENTIRE EQUIPMENT. IT'S THE ROOK, IT'S THE COMPONENTS [02:25:01] THAT WE PLAN ON PURCHASING, WHICH IS A, A BALLISTIC PLATFORM, WHICH IS, UH, THE, THE, THE VERY, UH, COMPONENT IN FRONT IS A GRABBER CLAW. AND THEN THE TRAILER, UH, WHICH WE'LL BE PULLING, UH, THE ROOK WITH. AND IF YOU LOOK UNDERNEATH, UH, THOSE ARE A TYPICAL FRONT LOADER AND A TACTICAL SKID STEER THAT IS, IS A PIECE OF COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT. IT'S IDENTICAL TO WHAT WE'RE PURCHASING, BUT FOR THE, THE BALLISTIC, UH, COVERING SURROUNDING OURS, UH, FOR PROTECTION FOR THE OFFICERS, THAT'S BALLISTIC, UM, SHIELDS THAT'S COMPLETELY SURROUNDING THE ONE YOU SEE ON THE TRAILER. NEXT SLIDE. SO LET'S, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE COMPONENTS TO, TO THE ROOK. THE ARMORED DEPLOY DEPLOYMENT PLATFORM CAN SHIELD UP TO FOUR OFFICERS AS A BREACH BUILDINGS, AND THE HYDRAULIC LIFT CAN EXTEND UP TO 11 FEET FOR A SECOND STORY ACCESS. THAT WOULD'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN THAT FOUR DAY STANDOFF EARLIER IN THE MONTH. UH, OUT AT STONE OAK, UH, THE GRAPPLE CLAW, UH, THAT, THAT YOU SAW IN THE RIGHT THERE IN THE PICTURE, UH, IT CAN REMOVE FORTIFIED DOORS, IT CAN REMOVE BRUSH REMOVE VEHICLES IF NECESSARY. IF WE NEED TO RE RELOCATE A VEHICLE, UH, IT CAN, WE CAN HELP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IF WE NEED TO REMOVE BURGLAR BARS, UH, IF WE NEED TO REMOVE BURGLAR BARS, UH, FOR OUR PURPOSES. AND IT CAN EVEN U BE USED TO REMOVE DEBRIS DURING NATURAL DISASTERS. SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDS AUTHORIZATION OF THE PURCHASE OF THE ROOK TACTICAL RESPONSE AND RESCUE VEHICLE UTILIZING THE 2021 U A E FUNDS TO ENHANCE THE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE TO CRITICAL INCIDENTS. THANK YOU. THANKS, CHIEF COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. UH, THANK YOU CHIEF FOR THE PRESENTATION. SO, UH, DO YOU THINK THIS WILL BE A SHARED, UH, ASSET BETWEEN, UH, POLICE AND FIRE? 'CAUSE IT, A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU POINTED OUT SOUND LIKE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM THEM. WE WOULD CERTAINLY, UH, HELP THEM IF, IF THEY NEEDED, UM, TO USE IT, WE, WE WOULD CERTAINLY RESPOND AND HELP THEM WITH WHATEVER THEY NEEDED. WHAT SORT OF DELAY MIGHT THAT HAVE IF THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, UM, RESPONDING TO A FIRE AND A HOME THAT MAY HAVE BURGLAR BARS? LIKE HOW, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO GET THERE? WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF DEPENDS, UH, ON THE SITUATION. THE OPERATOR, IT, IT WOULD BE STORED ON ACADEMIC COURT WHERE OUR, UH, SWAT AND S O U, UM, EQUIPMENT IS, IS STORED. YOU KNOW, FOR ME TO GIVE YOU A TIME, THAT'S KIND OF TOUGH. I, I JUST WANNA KNOW IF IT'S REALLY FEASIBLE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, IS IT GONNA TAKE SO LONG THAT IT, IT'S ACTUALLY NOT GONNA HELP? WELL, UM, I I CAN JUST, WHAT YOU DESCRIBED MAKES IT SOUND THAT WAY. WELL, YOU KNOW, WE CER, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR, OUR, OUR SWAT UNIT IS, UM, THEY WORK, UH, TWO SHIFTS. SO THEY'LL ALWAY, YOU KNOW, WITH EXCEPTION OF COMING IN AT NIGHT, THAT SORT OF THING, THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WOULD DO OUR BEST TO GET THERE AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD FOR SURE. OF, OF COURSE, I DON'T, I DON'T DOUBT THAT AT ALL. COUNCILMAN. I THINK, I THINK, UM, UM, THAT THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT IS FOR NOT THE, UM, THE NORMAL TYPE OF RESPONSE. IF, IF THE, THE POLICE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCES BURGLAR BARS ON, ON HOMES A LOT, RIGHT? AND THEY'VE GOT THE EQUIPMENT ON THE TRUCKS TO REMOVE THOSE. THIS, THIS EQUIPMENT, UM, UM, THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT THAT, THAT, THAT, UH, KAREN'S TALKING ABOUT ARE FOR THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS WHERE, UM, WE NEED TO PROTECT BOTH EMPLOYEES, WHETHER THEY'RE FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS, OR POLICE OFFICERS AND THE PUBLIC. AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S STORED IN ONE CENTRAL LOCATION. IT'S NOT GONNA BE, IT'S NOT GONNA BE RESPONDING TO EVERYDAY EMERGENCIES. IT'S NOT GONNA BE ON THE PROWL OUT THERE, UM, CIRCULATING. SO, UH, SO I DO HAVE, UH, ONE QUESTION OR REQUEST. UH, WHEN WE SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS COME UP AND WE SAY ARMORED AND BALLISTIC, UM, UH, THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT IT POSSIBLY BEING USED IN RESPONSE TO SAY A PROTEST, UM, WHAT, UH, I GUESS WHAT ASSURANCES CAN WE HAVE THAT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE, THE USE FOR THIS VEHICLE AT, AT ANY POINT, ERIC? WELL, OKAY, ERIC, WOULD YOU, WELL, UM, THE, THE EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE EMPLOYEES. UM, IF, UH, IF THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE SOMEBODY IS SHOOTING, UM, WHETHER IT'S AT A HOME OR A, A SCHOOL OR, UH, AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHY IT'S ARMORED. AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE, UM, A EQUIPMENT THAT, THAT PROVIDES THAT LEVEL OF PROTECTION. UM, CAN, CAN I SAY TO THE COUNCIL THAT IT CAN, IT'LL NEVER BE USED IN ANY SORT OF SORT OF, IF, IF IT'S A VIOLENT [02:30:01] DEMONSTRATION, UM, AND THERE ARE, UM, THERE'S ACTIVE SHOOTING, THIS EQUIPMENT IS GONNA BE USED, RIGHT? UM, IF IT IS, UM, UM, UH, PROTESTS IN FRONT OF CITY HALL ABOUT AN ISSUE, UM, THAT'S NORMAL. NO, YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT. UM, THIS, THIS IS DESIGNED TO BE IN THOSE ACTIVE SHOOTING SITUATIONS. IT'S NOT A, UM, IT'S NOT THAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE WOULD NECESSARILY PULL OUT JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GATHERED. THAT'S CORRECT. IF, IF IT WAS A PEACEFUL, UM, IF, IF IT WAS A PEACEFUL INCIDENT, UH, YOU WOULDN'T SEE THIS, THIS, IT'S, IT'S USED FOR CRITICAL INCIDENTS AND THE THINGS THAT, THAT MR. WALSH JUST DESCRIBED. OKAY. UM, I THINK IT GETS DOWN TO THE GRAY AREA TO WHEN, WHEN WE THINK IT'S PEACEFUL OR OR NOT, RIGHT? IS THE WATER BOTTLE THROWING PEACEFUL, UH, OR NOT? UM, AND IN TERMS OF, UH, YOU DID SAY WHEN THERE IS SHOOTING, AND THAT MAKES COMPLETE SENSE. UM, WHAT ABOUT WHEN THERE IS LIKE OPEN CARRY GUNS? UM, BUT MAYBE NOT SHOOTING, BUT I MEAN, I WOULD FEEL THREATENED IF SOMEONE WAS CARRYING A BIG GUN, RIGHT? UM, I, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE POLICE WOULD FEEL. UM, WELL, WELL, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S SOMEONE'S RIGHT TO, TO CARRY, UH, OPEN CARRY. UM, SO AGAIN, UNLESS THAT ROSE TO THE LEVEL OF NOT BEING PEACEFUL ANYMORE, THEN YOU WOULDN'T SEE THIS, THIS VEHICLE, IF THEY BEGAN SHOOTING THOSE WEAPONS, THEN YOU MIGHT SEE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE NOW WE'RE AT THAT CRITICAL INCIDENT THAT WOULD NOW BE A CRITICAL INCIDENT AND YOU MIGHT SEE THIS VEHICLE. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WERE TOLD, UH, LAST NIGHT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT BY, UH, A GROUP CALLED, I THINK IT'S THE TEXAS FREEDOM FORCE, IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE CALLED? THANK YOU. OH, THIS IS EXACTLY, THAT'S HOW, UH, THEY'RE, UM, JUST SORT OF LIKE, MY NAME IS JACK M FINGER, UM, AND, UH, THEY, UH, THEY REALLY TOLD US THEY WERE GONNA COME OUT WITH THEIR WEAPONS TO, UH, PROTECT THE, THE SENATE T, UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, BRING, BRING THEIR GUNS OUT. SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE DI DEVICE, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THIS ISN'T GONNA COME FOR ANOTHER YEAR, RIGHT? THERE'S A, YOU HAVE TO ORDER IT A YEAR IN ADVANCE. UM, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE IT ON HAND FOR? UM, SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, UH, WHERE YOU'RE SAYING, AND ANDY, I GOTTA ASK YOU IF WE'RE GETTING OFF TRACK HERE FROM, THIS IS A PURCHASE CONTRACT, UH, FOR A GRANT FUNDED POLICE VEHICLE. UM, IT, THE COUNCILMAN KNOW IS ASKING ABOUT, UH, UNDER WHAT SITUATIONS IT MAY BE USED. I, I WOULD, I WOULD CAUTION THE COUNCIL THOUGH, THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH ALL SORTS OF CONTINGENCIES AND SCENARIOS ULTIMATELY COME DOWN TO WHETHER THERE'S LIVES IN DANGER AND WHETHER THE SITUATION CALLS FOR IT OR NOT. UM, BUT, UH, AS LONG AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD BE USED FOR IN GENERAL ASPECTS, I THINK THAT'S A FAIR GAME, MAYOR. BUT, BUT AGAIN, WE CAN COME UP WITH A WHOLE MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. ULTIMATELY, YOU'LL BE THE BEST JUDGMENT OF THE POLICE OFFICERS ON HAND THAT'LL DETERMINE WHEN THAT'S GONNA BE USED OR NOT. THANK YOU, ANDY. I CAN ONLY CANNOT PUT THEM FOR 10 MINUTES . SO NOT, NOT ALL OF THOSE. BUT ANYWAY, FOR, FOR ME, THAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN, UH, I MIGHT FEEL, UH, THREATENED AND WONDER IF IT'S APPROPRIATE. SO I JUST, UH, WANT TO ASSURE WHOEVER'S WATCHING THIS THAT WE DON'T INTEND, UH, THAT, THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S INTENDED FOR IN TERMS OF PEACEFUL, UH, DEMONSTRATIONS. YOU KNOW, WE HAD A, A HARD TIME, UM, RIGHT DURING THE C O D, UM, PROTESTS AND, UH, I THINK THERE COULD BE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT, SO, SURE. UH, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, FOR RESPONDING AND FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD CHIEF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. COUNCIL MEMBER PATE. THANK YOU. I'M, I'M, UH, I'M LOOKING AT THE BROCHURE FOR THIS THING. I, I JUST PULLED UP THE ROOK WEBSITE, PRETTY INTERESTING STUFF. AND, UM, ONE OF THE QUOTES THAT POPPED OUT AT ME WAS FROM, UH, ONE OF THE DIRECTORS OF BUREAU EMERGENCY AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE. AND HE SAYS, AS YOU RECALL, ONE OF THE FIRST DEPLOYMENTS WITH THE ROOK WAS A BARRICADED GUNMAN INCIDENT WHERE OUR SWAT ENTRY TEAM MEMBERS CAME UNDER HEAVY GUNFIRE DURING AN ENTRY. THE R WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PERFORMING SECOND FLOOR EXTRACTIONS OF, UM, SWAT MEMBERS DURING THE GUNFIGHT WHO WERE TRAPPED IN VULNERABLE AREAS. WITHOUT THE REACH IN AN ARMOR DEPLOYMENT PLATFORM OF THE ROOK, WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY ACCOMPLISH THAT OPERATION. IT SEEMS LIKE A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT I'D LIKE TO HAVE IN THE INVENTORY. UH, BUT I, JUST TO MAKE SURE, CHIEF, WHAT I SAW ON THAT SLIDE, WHAT WE'RE BUYING IS A BOBCAT THAT'S GOT ARMORED WINDOWS AND AN ATTACHMENT FOR A PLATFORM WHERE PEOPLE CAN STAND ON IT AND A TRAILER SO WE CAN TAKE IT TO ACTIVE SHOOTER SCENARIOS. IS THAT, IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING? THAT'S CORRECT. ALRIGHT. UM, I SUPPORT THIS ONE. THANKS GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ELA, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHE GAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF FOX. IT'S, IT'S REALLY [02:35:01] COOL TO BE HAVING THE PRESENTATION BY THE HIGHEST RANKING WOMAN ON THE S A P D. SO THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. AGAIN, YOU CAN'T SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU. UM, THE UI GRANT IS FOR $396,000. WHAT ELSE COULD THAT GRANT BE USED FOR? WHAT, UM, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT THOSE $396,000 COULD BE USED FOR COUNCILWOMAN? THE U S A GRANT THAT WE RECEIVE IS ORIGINAL GRANT. JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT, WE RECEIVED THIS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE 2021 GRANT WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM WAS $3.8 BILLION, UH, FOR THE REGION. UH, SAN ANTONIO WAS AWARDED 2.7 OF THAT 3.8. AND WE USUALLY, UH, BUY EQUIPMENT WITH, WITH THIS TYPE OF GRANT AND, UH, TOOLS FOR BOTH POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMMAND BOSS THAT YOU PROBABLY SAW WHEN WE VISITED THE E O C WAS, UH, PURCHASED THROUGH THIS THROUGH A SIMILAR GRANT TO, TO THIS US GRANT AND, AND TO, AND TO ADD, UH, TO SOMETHING THAT THE CHIEF TALKED ABOUT DURING THE PRESENTATION, THIS IS AN ASSET BECAUSE IT'S A REGIONAL GRANT THAT IT'S DEPLOYABLE IN A THIR 13 COUNTY REGION. SO IF OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS OR ANY SITUATIONS, UM, WE'RE REQUIRED TO RESPOND BECAUSE WE'RE USING THIS GRANT DOLLARS. THANK YOU. I DID NOTICE THAT THIS, UM, REFERENCES THAT IT'S GOING TO BE USED BY SS A P D AND THE E O C. AND, UM, I'M A BOARD MEMBER OF ACOG, AND I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE RESPONSE THAT ALL OF OUR 13 COUNTIES, UM, INITIATED DURING THE U L L D, UM, SHOOTING. AND SO I, I, I WAS ALSO LOOKING AT THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION THAT YOU ALL PROVIDED, AND IT SAYS SPECIFICALLY THAT THIS EQUIPMENT WILL BE UTILIZED EXCLUSIVELY BY UNIFORM PERSONNEL FOR DIRECT PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES AND CRITICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSES. CAN YOU DEFINE WHAT A DIRECT PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVE WOULD BE? A DIRECT PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVE, OR GIMME AN EXAMPLE. UM, A DIRECT PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVE MIGHT BE A SHOOTING WELL, ABSOLUTELY. AN ACTIVE INCIDENT. WELL, YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. THAT WOULD ALSO BE A CRITICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE, CORRECT? A SHOOTERS, YES. CORRECT. AND THEN IT SAYS IT COULD, IT COULD BE A CRITICAL INCIDENT. I MEAN, IT COULD BE AN ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION, IT COULD BE A BARRICADED SUBJECT, IT COULD BE A HOSTAGE SITUATION. TH THOSE COULD ALL BE INITIATIVES. I MEAN, YOU COULD, YOU COULD TERM 'EM, IS THAT YES. IT COULD ALSO BE A TRAINING INS A TRAINING EXERCISE YES. WITH A NEIGHBORING POLICE DEPARTMENT OR SO FORTH. GOT IT. AND THEN IT SAYS THAT THE TACTICAL RESPONSE VEHICLE WILL ASSIST THE SPECIAL OPS UNIT AND THE SWAT TEAM WITH ALL HAZARD RESPONSES LIKE NEGOTIATIONS, SEEN, APPROACH, RESCUE EVACUATIONS, RECOVERY, MANEUVERING, BREACHING AND CLEARING. AND SO, AS WE, HOW OFTEN DO WE HAVE THOSE IN SAN ANTONIO? QUITE OFTEN. QUITE OFTEN. AND SO IF YOU WERE TO SAY THAT, UM, THE, MAYBE THE, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUTFITTED WITH AN ARMORED DEPLOYMENT PLATFORM, AND, AND WE SAW THE PICTURE AND, AND, UM, WHAT, WHAT WE HAVE, WOULD YOU SAY THAT IT WOULD SAVE AN OFFICER'S LIFE? ABSOLUTELY. AND IT COULD SAVE A, UH, RESIDENCE'S LIFE. UM, THAT'S EXACTLY RYAN. AND IT COULD SAVE MULTIPLE LIVES ULTIMATELY, IF WE APPROVE A GRANT. ABSOLUTELY. WITHOUT A DOUBT. THANK YOU, CHIEF FOX. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROJA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER. BRAVO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, YOU KNOW, ANDY SAID THAT, UM, THIS COULD BE USED, UM, IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS TO HELP, UH, HELP SAVE PEOPLE. AND I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. UM, SO I'M GONNA VOTE YES, BUT I ALSO FIND MYSELF IN A CONFLICTED POSITION BECAUSE I FIND THAT, WHETHER IT'S OUR CITY, OUR STATE, OR OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE ALWAYS HAVE LOTS OF MONEY TO SHOVEL OUT THE DOOR FOR WHEN IT COMES TO WAR TOYS. BUT THEN THERE'S, THERE'S LIMITED FUNDING WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, HELPING PEOPLE WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, PREVENTATIVE MEASURES. RIGHT. UM, YOU KNOW, I HAD SOMEBODY IN ONE OF, IN MY DISTRICT A COUPLE DAYS AGO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, HE WAS REALLY ANGRY WITH ME, UH, ABOUT, UH, GUNSHOTS THAT HAPPENED IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE. AND WHAT HE FELT WAS A LACK OF RESPONSE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T STOP SOMEBODY FROM SHOOTING A GUN. NOW IF SOMEBODY'S IN A BUILDING AND THEY'RE SHOOTING PEOPLE, WHATEVER, HOPEFULLY THIS CAN HELP IN THAT SITUATION. BUT, UM, I JUST, I, YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES WAS, UH, VERY CRITICAL OF THE FUNDING THAT WAS GOING OUT TO NONPROFITS JUST A MINUTE AGO. AND, AND I WANT TO INVITE THAT SAME KIND OF CRITICISM WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, FUNDING WAR TOYS AND, UM, HOW THEY'RE GONNA BE USED. I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, [02:40:01] WE'RE APPLYING THIS, UM, THIS, THIS CRITICISM EQUALLY ACROSS THE BOARD. FURTHERMORE, ON THAT SAME NOTE, UH, I READ A TWEET RECENTLY FROM EMILY PORTER, MD AND SHE SAID, RENEWING MY TEXAS DRIVER'S LICENSE IN PERSON. AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ON THE APPLICATION IS, DO YOU WANT TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT? IF YES, PLEASE, PLEASE INDICATE A DONATION AMOUNT OF DOLLARS OF DOLLARS OF $1 OR MORE TO HELP FUND THE TESTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE, COLLECTION KITS, RAPE KITS. SO WE DON'T HAVE FUNDING FOR RAPE KITS IN THIS STATE, BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE FUNDING FOR WAR TOYS. AND THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT, UH, I WANT TO POINT OUT, COUNCILMAN, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THIS IS NOT A WAR TOY. THIS IS NOT A MILITARY, UH, INSTRUMENT. THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED BY THE MILITARY. THIS IS A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT CAN SAVE THE LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVE AS WELL AS A LIFE OF OUR OFFICERS. AND THAT'S WHY I, THAT'S, I'M GONNA VOTE YES. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST, THERE, THERE'S BEEN A LARGE MILITARIZATION OF, UH, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND IN GRAD SCHOOL WHEN WE STUDIED CONFLICTS, THERE WAS A, A SAYING THAT WE HAD THAT IF YOU ARE, IF YOU'RE A HAMMER, EVERYTHING STARTS TO LOOK LIKE A, A NAIL, RIGHT? AND SO WHAT IS THE APPLICATION OF THIS GONNA BE? ONE OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES BROUGHT THAT UP. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE AND I, I WAS UP IN AUSTIN, I CAME HOME ONE WEEKEND, DROVE HOME, AND IT WAS LIKE A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT, AND THERE WAS A POLICE HELICOPTER IN THE WOODS BEHIND MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I THOUGHT, WELL, WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON THERE? AND SO I WENT OUT THERE AND THERE WAS, IT WAS SS A P D IN THEIR POLICE HELICOPTER WITH A SPOTLIGHT, AND THERE WAS A KEG, A HIGH SCHOOL KEG PARTY OUT THERE, AND THEY WERE USING THIS HELICOPTER TO CHASE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS AND GO BUST THEM AND, YOU KNOW, GIVE THEM, UH, MINOR IN POSSESSIONS OR WHATEVER IT WAS. UM, AND I, MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, IS THIS A GOOD USE OF TAX DOLLARS? AND SO I'M JUST POINTING OUT THE DISPARITY. I SUPPORT THIS, BUT I'M JUST POINTING OUT THE DISPARITY. AND I, I, MAYBE I WAS TRIGGERED A LITTLE BIT BY SOME CRITICISM EARLIER OF THE FUNDING FOR NONPROFITS. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS WE'RE, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE'S ALWAYS MONEY AVAILABLE TO GO AFTER SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM ON THE BACK END WHEN THERE'S VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT THAT WE'RE ALL, THERE'S ALSO ADEQUATE FUNDING ON THE FRONT END FOR PREVENTATIVE MEASURES. THAT'S, THAT'S MY POINT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. UM, LET ME JUST, UH, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THERE ARE, THERE ARE NEVER ENOUGH RESOURCES, AND WE ACTIVELY PURSUE, UM, GRANTS LIKE THIS TO PROVIDE BOTH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO RESPOND TO, UM, ACTIVE, UM, EMERGENCIES, UM, BOTH HERE IN THE CITY. AND WE TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT 13 COUNTY AREA. UM, AND, UH, I WILL SAY THAT, UM, I I, IT IS PROBABLY BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE LANDED A POLICE HELICOPTER IN THE FIELD TO BUST A KEG PARTY. 'CAUSE THAT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE. RIGHT? RIGHT. THERE, THEY'RE THERE. I THINK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, AND THE CITY HAVE, ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO THE FACT THAT THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY, UM, AND, AND HOW WE UTILIZE EQUIPMENT EVEN MORE SO OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS IS CRITICAL. UM, THERE IS A MILITARY PROGRAM WHERE THE MILITARY WILL PASS DOWN EQUIPMENT TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS. WE'VE BEEN VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. AND WE DON'T PARTICIPATE IN THAT. WE DON'T, IF WE'RE GONNA BUY SOMETHING AND WE NEED SOMETHING, THEN WE'LL, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL, THEY'LL ASK FOR IT IN THE BUDGET AND YOU GUYS WILL APPROVE IT. UM, SO WE'RE VERY SENSITIVE. THI THIS IS, TO ME, IT, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, PERIOD. AND, AND, AND, AND I WITNESSED FOUR POLICE OFFICERS THE OTHER DAY TRYING TO THROW SOMETHING UP INTO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX BALCONY, HOLDING PLASTIC SHIELDS. AND IF WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S ARMORED THAT CAN DO IT AND TAKE FOUR PEOPLE, FOUR EMPLOYEES OUT OF THAT HARM'S WAY, AND, AND, AND IT'S A GRANT THEN, AND IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT COSTING LOCAL TAXPAYERS, IT'S COSTING FEDERAL TAXPAYERS. IT'S, IT'S AN ASSET THAT WE OUGHT TO, WE OUGHT TO HAVE. AND, BUT WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S ALWAYS A BALANCE THAT THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. TO YOUR POINT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, I SAID THIS BEFORE, I SPENT 21 YEARS IN THE AIR FORCE, AND THIS IS NOT A PIECE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW, AND WHEN I HEAR THAT, I JUST GOTTA LAUGH TO MYSELF SAYING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH MILITARY EQUIPMENT. IF THEY CALL THIS A PIECE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT, IT'S NOT A WAR TOY. [02:45:01] AND I CERTAINLY SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT PROTECTS OUR POLICEMEN OR FIREMEN, OR HELPS RESCUE SOMEBODY IN THAT PROCESS, IN THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS NOTHING MORE THAN A PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT WITH AN ATTACHMENT ON IT TO PROTECT PEOPLE, DOES AND CAN DO THAT FOR US AND FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO I FULLY SUPPORT THIS. UM, YOU KNOW, IT, THIS JUST BAFFLES ME, IN MY MIND THAT IT COULD BE CONSTRUED OR EVEN CONFUSED WITH A PIECE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT. AND, UM, UM, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS TRIGGERING A BUNCH OF EMOTIONS UP HERE ON COUNCIL. TRUST ME, I GET TRIGGERED A LOT ALSO UP HERE, UH, BY DIFFERENT THINGS. AND, AND, UH, SOME OF THESE IDEAS THAT THIS COUNCIL COMES UP WITH TO SPEND MONEY THAT ARE THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS. SO THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, I THINK IS, UM, NEEDED. IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL PAY FOR, AND I THINK IT CAN VERY WELL SAVE LIVES HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. SO, THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY COUNCILMEMBER. MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. UM, IN A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF 9,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY STUDIED SWAT TEAMS AND THE USE OF MILITARY GRADE EQUIPMENT IN POLICE DEPARTMENTS. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN CONVERSATION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS MILITARY. I'M LOOKING AT AN ARTICLE RIGHT NOW THAT FEATURES UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES THAT LOOK JUST LIKE THIS. UM, AND SO I AM GOING TO USE IT IN THIS CONTEXT. UM, THE AUTHOR FOUND THAT THE INCREASED MILITARIZATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ERODED PUBLIC TRUST. IT CAUSED FURTHER HARM TO POLICE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND WERE MOST OFTEN USED IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THE STUDY ALSO SHOWED THE MILITARY GRADE EQUIPMENT DID NOT IMPACT THE LEVEL OF CRIME, NOR DID IT IMPACT THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS LIVES SAVED. AND BESIDES THESE FACTORS, HERE'S WHAT ALSO GIVES TO ME PAUSE, IS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS CAPABLE OF INCREASED LEVELS OF SURVEILLANCE, MECHANICAL INVASION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND EVEN OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF NOXIOUS GAS INTO A BUILDING FROM A REMOTE POSITION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS SPECIFIC GRANT IS TO RESPOND TO AND PREVENT ACTS OF TERRORISM. AND I DIDN'T REALLY HEAR THAT MENTIONED AS A, AS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE PLAN ON USING THIS, UM, AS ALL AS WELL WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, AND COUNCILMAN SANDOVAL BROUGHT UP A GREAT POINT ABOUT PRO, ABOUT, UH, PROTESTORS. AND IT'S, THIS IS A TREND WHERE A GROUP OF BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE GET TOGETHER AND THEY'RE PROTESTING, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S VIOLENT. AND SO I DON'T WANNA LEAVE IT TO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALL SIT, APPEAR AND SAY, OH, IT'S NOT GONNA BE USED THAT WAY. IT'S NOT GONNA BE USED. I'M SURE OTHER PLACES WHERE IT IS HAPPENING HAVE SAID THE SAME THING. AND MY CONCERN WITH THE PURCHASE OF DISARMED VEHICLE IS THAT OUR CITY HAS YET TO HAVE A THOROUGH CONVERSATION ABOUT THE USE OF MILITARY GRADE WEAPONS ON CIVILIANS. AND LAST TIME THIS CAME INTO PUBLIC SAFETY, WHICH I THINK WAS IN MARCH, WE DIDN'T HAVE A PROCEDURAL MANUAL ON HOW AND WHEN WE WOULD DEPLOY THE USE OF THESE INCREASED MILITARY GRADE TACTICS ON OUR PUBLIC. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ONE NOW, AND WE HAVE YET TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. UM, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM UNTIL WE CAN HAVE A PUBLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BENEFITS VERSUS THE CONSEQUENCES OF MILITARY GRADE TACTICS AND EQUIPMENT ON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER PAL. THANKS, MAYOR. JUST, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS RIGHT, THIS U OSSI GRANT IS A FEDERAL GRANT, RIGHT? CHIEF? YES, SIR. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR. YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY. UM, AND I, I'M LOOKING AT THE U S C GRANT STANDARDS, UH, PROTECTION OF SOFT TARGETS, CROWDED PLACES, UM, COMBATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, EXTREMISM, ENHANCING COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS, EFFECTIVE PLANNING, TRAINING AND AWARENESS, UM, AND EQUIPMENT AND PLANNING PROJECTS AND EXERCISES. UM, IT SEEMS LIKE HOMELAND SECURITY IS SENDING OUR TAX DOLLARS BACK, AND WE'RE USING THOSE TAX DOLLARS TO BUY A BOBCAT WITH A PLATFORM AND A TRAILER THAT CAN BE USED TO EVACUATE PEOPLE, UM, FROM SECOND FLOORS, UH, AND TO PROTECT OFFICERS FROM GETTING SHOT, FOR EXAMPLE, IN AN ACTIVE SHOOTER SCENARIO. UM, I, I MEAN, THE, THE ONLY FOLKS I CAN IMAGINE THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE. UM, AND I CAN'T IMAGINE A SCENARIO WHERE SOME WICKED POLICE CHIEF WOULD SAY, DEPLOY THE BABCOCK, THE, THE, THE BOBCAT, [02:50:01] UH, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, TO QUELL INSURRECTION. SO, UH, PLEASE BUY THE BABCOCK, THE, THE, THE, THE BOBCAT WITH A PLATFORM IN THE TRAILER. UM, IT'S, UH, IT SEEMS LIKE A SMART PURCHASE. YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BIZ. COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN. YES. THANK YOU, MARIA. BASED ON THIS CONVERSATION, I, I THINK, UH, WE NEED TO KIND OF LOOK AT THE, KIND OF THE DIALOGUE AND, AND THINGS. I APPRECIATE THE, THE CONVERSATION IN THE BACK AND FORTH, UH, UM, AMONGST MY COLLEAGUES, BUT I THINK, UM, WHEN WE GO BACK INTO PUBLIC SAFETY, MAYBE HAVE SOME MORE, UH, IN, IN DEPTH CONVERSATIONS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES, UH, BROUGHT UP BY MY COLLEAGUES. SO I JUST WANNA SUGGEST THIS, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THIS FORWARD, ACCEPTING THE GRANT, MAKING SURE WE HAVE SOMETHING TO, UM, TO, UH, UM, COMBAT ACTIVE SHOOTERS, UH, BUT MAYBE OUR TERMINOLOGY AND, AND HOW WE ADDRESS THIS. WE CAN TALK ABOUT IN PUBLIC SAFETY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GRO AND COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. THANK YOU, MARIN. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'M ALL FOR SAVING LIVES, AND JUST LIKE THE RIGHT TO PROTEST AND THE RIGHT TO CARRY, THOSE ARE RIGHTS THAT FOLKS HAVE. AND AS IT'S BEEN BROUGHT FORTH, RIGHT, WE CAN'T GET, UM, TODAY, CAN WE HEAR THAT THIS WON'T BE DEPLOYED AT A PROTEST? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE COMMITTED RIGHT NOW? WHAT, WHAT I CAN TELL YOU, IT WILL NOT BE DEPLOYED AT A PEACEFUL PROTEST. YES. AND MY CONCERN IS WHEN WE LOOK TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THEY'RE CURRENTLY TRYING TO SETTLE OVER $20 MILLION OF LAWSUITS, UM, FROM POLICE OFFICERS, DISFIGURING PROTESTORS USING SIMILAR EQUIPMENT. UM, AND WITH THAT, AND WITH THAT CONCERN, I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL OR ERIC? I'M SORRY. ERIC, DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO ANYTHING? I, I JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO JUMP IN BECAUSE, UM, I, I, I THINK I'LL ECHO WHAT KAREN SAID. WE CAN'T GIVE THAT GUARANTEE. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN'T GIVE THAT GUARANTEE. AND, AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF GUAR, THAT, THAT, THAT THERE ARE SITUATIONS THAT ARE GONNA BE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT TURN, TURN PEACEFUL, CAN TURN VIOLENT, UM, NORMAL, NORMAL, UH, WORKPLACES CAN BE NORMAL AND THEN TURN VIOLENT. AND IT'S, IT'S AN ASSET AND IT'S A TOOL. UM, I WILL ALSO SAY THAT, UH, WE ARE WELL AWARE AND TRACK WHAT HAPPENS UP IN AUSTIN AND WHAT HAPPENED AFTER 2020, AND WE CERTAINLY DID NOT. UM, THERE WAS A, THAT I, I, I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST TO THE, TO HOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REACTED, UM, DOWNTOWN, UH, THAT SUMMER AND HOW THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT REACTED AND IT WAS VERY DIFFERENT. THANK YOU, ERIC. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. LOOK, I'LL, I'LL, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE ITEM, BUT I DID THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO, TO, UM, DISCUSS THAT POINT. UM, AND I, I THINK IT'S MUCH MORE LIKELY THAT WE'RE GOING TO SAVE LIVES THAN, THAN HAVE A HOPEFULLY VIOLENT PROTEST IN, IN SAN ANTONIO. I HAVEN'T, I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT HAPPEN. OF COURSE, I'M, I'M CONCERNED THAT THAT POSSIBILITY EXISTS JUST LIKE MY COLLEAGUES ARE. UM, BUT I GUESS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KIND OF NIPS AT ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT IS WE'RE GETTING THIS WONDERFUL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND I'VE, I'VE MADE A REQUEST SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT WHEN CAN WE EXPLORE USING NON-LETHAL TOOLS TO GIVE OUR OFFICERS SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO USE A GUN. AND I, IT, THAT'S A DIFFERENT TOPIC. IT'S NOT ENTIRELY AGENDIZED, BUT THAT'S WHY THIS IS, THAT'S WHY THIS IS A LITTLE BIT CONFLICTING FOR ME, IS, UH, WE'RE GONNA GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE USED IN, YOU KNOW, INAPPROPRIATE WAYS. NOT HERE, OBVIOUSLY. UM, BUT I JUST WANNA EXPLORE SOMETHING PEACEFUL AS A TOOL. SO I'D, I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME ASSURANCES THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. YES, COUNCILWOMAN AND, UM, THE CHIEF AND I HAVE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS. YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, I BELIEVE, AT THE GOAL SETTING SESSION, UH, IN APRIL. SO, UH, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO VISIT WITH YOU ON, ON THAT, UM, CONVERSATION THAT, THAT, THAT WE'VE HAD. THANK YOU. I'D ALSO LOVE TO SEE US APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR PURCHASING , THAT STUFF TOO, SO THANKS A LOT, MARIA. THANK YOU, CHIEF. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, CHIEF, GREAT JOB. THANK YOU FIELDING ALL THE QUESTIONS. , UM, I JUST DO WANNA REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT THE, THE UI GRANT, UH, HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR OVER A, A COUPLE OF, ALMOST A COUPLE OF DECADES AT THIS POINT. IT STARTED, UH, AS A RESULT OF URBAN AREAS NEEDING MORE ASSISTANCE AFTER NINE 11, AND IT HAS FUNDED THINGS FROM SWAT EQUIPMENT TO OUR COMMAND VEHICLE AT, AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO, UH, VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF, OF, UM, PROTECTION. WE LOST THE GRANT FOR A WHILE, AND IT'S BACK AFTER [02:55:01] SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH FEMA ON THE WAY THAT MATRIX OF RISK IN OUR CITY HAS CHANGED. IT'S NOT SOLELY ABOUT TERRORISM, UH, IN THE CLASSICAL SENSE, BUT IT'S ABOUT ELEVATED RISK ACROSS A WHOLE SLEW OF ISSUES, UH, FOR WHICH SAN ANTONIO IS, IS UNFORTUNATELY HIGHLY, UH, HIGHER ELEVATED, UH, BASED ON ITS PEERS. UH, THINGS LIKE BEING A, A VISITOR DESTINATION. UM, AND I WILL ALSO SAY THAT THIS ISN'T, UH, AN ASK FOR A BLANK CHECK WHEN WE GO UP AND, AND WE TALK TO FEMA ABOUT OUR USE OF FUNDS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS KIND OF EQUIPMENT. UH, SO IF THERE'S CONCERNS ABOUT THE ASKS THAT WE'RE MAKING, THE, THE CONVERSATION THAT WE NEED TO BE HAVING IS ABOUT THE U O C GRANT, NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT OUR, UH, CONTRACT FOR THE EQUIPMENT WE'VE ALREADY INTENDED TO PURCHASE. SO I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS BECAUSE THIS IS THE KIND OF EQUIPMENT THAT I DO BELIEVE SAVES LIVES WHEN PROPERLY USED. THE ISSUE OF PROPER USE IS NOT AN ISSUE OF EQUIPMENT, IT'S THE ISSUE OF PERSONNEL. AND I DO BELIEVE IN THE, IN THE EXECUTIVE, UH, TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE, CHIEF, YOU DEMONSTRATE THAT ALONG WITH CHIEF MCMANUS AND, AND OUR OTHER FOLKS IN OUR, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD WORK. I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS. AND, UM, WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM SEVEN. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES MOTION. WE'LL GO TO ITEM [Acquisition, Sale or Lease of Real Property  ] 17. ITEM NUMBER 17 IS AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION ON BEHALF OF THE SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM THROUGH NEGOTIATION OR CONDEMNATION OF INTERESTS IN LAND, SUFFICIENT FOR PROJECT PURPOSES INVOLVING APPROXIMATELY ONE PERMANENT EASEMENT AND A FEE, SIMPLE PARCEL OF PRIVATELY OWNED REAL PROPERTY. LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BABCOCK ROAD AND WEST HAUSMAN ROAD IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF BEXAR COUNTY IN NEW CITY BLOCK 1 4 8 6 1 LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT RELATED TO THE UNIVERSITY PUMP STATION. ADDITIONAL LANDS PROJECT DECLARING THE PROJECT TO BE FOR PUBLIC USE AND A PUBLIC NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION. ALRIGHT, UH, THIS IS AN ITEM, UH, FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PALAIS TO KICK US OFF. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AUTHORIZED THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR THE PUBLIC USE PROJECT FOR THE SAS UNIVERSITY PUMP STATION. ADDITIONAL LANDS PROJECT BY ACQUIRING THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY THAT'LL BE DESCRIBED BY THE CITY CLERK AND INCORPORATED AS PART OF THIS MOTION, THE PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY FOR ONE PERMANENT EASEMENT AND ONE FEE. SIMPLE TRACK LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT AT THE SAS UNIVERSITY PUMP STATION N CCB 1 4 8 6 1 LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BABCOCK ROAD AND HAUSMAN ROAD. THESE PROPERTIES ARE DEPICTED IN THE OVERALL PROJECT MAP AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY THE EXHIBITS ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED AS A PART OF THIS MOTION. ALL RIGHT, I, I HEARD A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THERE'S NO ONE SIGNED TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. SO WITH THAT, WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 17. PLEASE VOTE. . LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT A LITTLE STUTTER IN THE SYSTEM, SO, UM, I'M JUST GONNA ASK FOR VOICE, VOTE FROM EVERYONE. UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AND I RECORD, UM, KIO. HDA AND, OH, KIO HDA IS ABSENT, YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THE RIGHT, THAT'S THE, UH, BALANCE OF OUR MORNING AGENDA. WE DO HAVE A ZONING, UH, AGENDA AT TWO O'CLOCK. ERIC, DO WE HAVE [City Manager's Report  ] A CITY MA UH, CITY MANAGER'S BRIEF? YES, SIR. UH, TWO ITEMS. JUST, UH, ONE, UM, RECOGNITION OF OUR ANIMAL CARE SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN SOLID WASTE WHO RECENTLY COLLABORATED IN ONE FIRST PLACE IN THE, UH, SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL AWARDS. UH, THE TWO DEPARTMENTS, UH, COORDINATED AND COLLABORATED ON A, UH, AN AWARD-WINNING CAMPAIGN THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN EARLIER THIS YEAR. UM, DO NOT UNLEASH THE FURRY AND, UH, WAS, UH, TARGETING THE ISSUE OF, UH, OFF THE LEASH, PETS OR STRAY ANIMALS, UM, OR STRAY OWNED ANIMALS. UM, AND WE RAN A, [03:00:01] UH, SIMULTANEOUS, UH, ENGLISH AND SPANISH VERSION OF THAT. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH THOSE DEPARTMENTS. A GREAT, UH, EXAMPLE OF TEAMWORK BETWEEN THE TWO DEPARTMENTS. AND I WANTED TO THANK, UH, LISA NORWOOD FROM A C S, UH, CLAUDIA, UH, BALLIN FROM A C S, UH, MARCUS LEE AND THERESA RO RIOJAS, BOTH FROM, UH, SOLID, SOLID WASTE. UM, AND OUR VIDEO SPOTLIGHT OF THE DAY, UH, SHOWCASES JESSE HIGGINS, WHO'S SITTING ON THE FRONT ROW. JESSE STARTED WITH US THIS SUMMER, UM, AND HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. SHE IS OUR CHIEF MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER AND COMES TO THE CITY WITH SOME GREAT EXPERIENCE FROM, UH, THE CENTER FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND STRAC. UM, AND, UM, WE HAVE, UM, UM, UM, SHE'S BEEN VERY BUSY THIS SUMMER AND YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT SHE DID IN THE, IN THE VIDEO, BUT IT'S VERY CRITICAL AND YOU'LL HEAR FROM CLAUDE AS WE DO THE ANNUAL, UH, BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR METRO HEALTH, HOW MENTAL HEALTH, UM, AND JESSE AND HER ROLE REALLY RIPPLES THROUGH A LOT OF OUR DEPARTMENTS. AND SO WANTED TO WELCOME JESSE AND LET'S ROLL THE VIDEO. THE CHIEF MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER IS A NEW POSITION THAT HAS BEEN PUT UNDER THE METRO HEALTH DEPARTMENT. I'M TO SERVE AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE CITY'S INITIATIVES AND MENTAL HEALTH THAT ARE ALREADY GETTING STARTED AND ALREADY GOING AND IN PROGRESS, AND TO HELP DEVELOP THOSE INITIATIVES AND BRING MORE THAT THE CITY CAN BRING TO THE TABLE IN MENTAL HEALTH. I CONSIDER MYSELF A PERSON WHO CAN HELP CONNECT AND HELP BUILD WHAT YOU KNOW, OUR CITY AS A WHOLE NEEDS AND WHAT COUNCIL AND WHAT OUR LEADERSHIP HAS LAID OUT ALREADY. MY VISION WOULD BE THAT PEOPLE ARE, FIRST OF ALL, SAFE AND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND THAT THEY'RE HEALTHY AND THAT THEY'RE HAPPY. IT'S OKAY TO SAY THAT YOU'RE STRUGGLING. IT'S OKAY TO, UM, SHARE THAT WITH, WITH CLOSE FRIENDS OR FAMILY. IT'S OKAY TO SHARE THAT WITH PROFESSIONALS, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR CITY'S PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT SERVES THIS, THIS COMMUNITY CAN HANDLE AND CAN DEAL WITH AND CAN, YOU KNOW, START WORKING ON. I'M SO THANKFUL AND SO HAPPY TO LIVE IN A CITY THAT VALUES THIS AND THINKS THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S PART OF OUR RESPONSE AND PART OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY. AND I COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED TO GET TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN THAT WAY. I HOPE THAT YOU, THE, THE POPULATION, THE REPRESENTATIVES, THE, THE, UM, CONSUMER OF LIVING IN SAN ANTONIO AND, AND MAYBE NEEDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. I HOPE THAT YOUR LIFE IS ENRICHED BY CHANGES AND EFFICIENCIES. WE'RE ABLE TO BRING OUR JOB ON EARTH IS TO MAKE IT A BETTER PLACE AND LEAVE IT BETTER FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, OR FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, OR FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WE SHARE THE SPACE WITH. AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, WANNA BE A PERSON THAT LEAVES IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER FOR OTHER PEOPLE. THAT'S IT FOR TODAY, MAYOR. WELCOME ABOARD. ALRIGHT, THANKS EVERYBODY. THE TIME IS 12:27 PM ON THIS 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2022. OUR A SESSION IS NOW ADJOURNED. SEE EVERYBODY BACK AT TWO O'CLOCK. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.