* 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. [00:00:40] GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME [ PROCEDURAL  ] TO OUR CITY COUNCIL A SESSION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. IF YOU COULD PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS WHERE COUNCIL WILL BEGIN. WE'LL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER. IT'S 9:24 AM ON THIS EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. COUNCIL MEMBER VRAN. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER . HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. COUNCIL MEMBER PLI IS HERE VIRTUALLY? YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL IS HERE VIRTUALLY ALSO. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. ZAY. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. HERE. MAYOR NIERENBERG. HERE MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. UH, WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL A SESSION TO GET US STARTED. LET ME TURN THE FLOOR TO COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA TO WELCOME OUR INDICATOR. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND TODAY IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE FATHER RICHARD SEYMOUR. HE'S A PRIESTS SERVING THE ARCH DIOCESE OF SAN ANTONIO, ORDAINED IN MAY, 2012 BY ARCHBISHOP GUSTAVO GARCIA. HE'S ORIGINALLY FROM EL SALVADOR AND SPANISH IS HIS NATIVE LANGUAGE BIENVENIDO FATHER. FATHER RICHARD HAS BEEN IN THE PRIESTHOOD FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS AND RECEIVED HIS CALLING TO SERVE AFTER COMPLETING TWO MAJORS AT UNIVERSITY, ONE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND IT, AND A MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. FATHER RICHARD PREVIOUSLY WORKED IN ALMOST FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF EL SALVADOR AND ALSO AS A TEACHER IN CATHOLIC AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN EL SALVADOR. CURRENTLY, FATHER RICHARD IS A PASTOR OF ST. CLAIR CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ALSO SERVES THE CH AS THE CHAPLAIN OF COURAGE. AND ENCOURAGE APOSTLE AT SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER, WHICH IS A CATHOLIC MINISTRY THAT ACCOMPANIES MEN AND WOMEN EXPERIENCING SAME SEX ATTRACTION AS A DUTY OF HIS MINISTRY. FATHER RICHARD REGULARLY VISITS THE BEAIRD COUNTY ADULT DETENTION CENTER TO OFFER HOPE AND PRAYERS TO THOSE WHO ARE INCARCERATED. HE ALSO HOSTS A WEEKLY RADIO PROGRAM BROADCAST ON VI DE GUADALUPE RADIO AND SERVES AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE COMPASS CATHOLIC BIBLE STUDY BASED IN MIAMI, FLORIDA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, FATHER. GOOD MORNING. ON BEHALF OF OUR BISHOP GUSTAVO GARCIA SIERRA, THE ARCHBISHOP OF SAN ANTONIO, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO ALL OF YOU, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO, FOR ALLOWING ME TODAY FOR THE INVOCATION PRAYER. THE BIBLE REMIND US THE IMPORTANCE TO PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS AND FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD. ST. PAUL SAID IN HIS LETTER TO TIMOTHY T AND I ASK THAT SUPPLICATIONS PRAYERS AND PETITIONS AND THANKSGIVINGS BE OFFERED FOR EVERYONE, FOR KINGS, AND FOR ALL IN AUTHORITY, THAT WE MAY LEAD A QUIET AND PEACEFUL LIFE IN ALL DEVOTION AND DIGNITY. THIS IS GOOD AND PLEASING TO GOD, OUR SAVIOR, WHO WILLS EVERYONE TO BE SAVED AND TO COME TO KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH. ALSO, OUR CONSTITUTIONS REMIND THEM THAT WE ARE A NATION UNDER GOD IN THE VISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. IN 1957, THE CHURCH CALLED AND INVITED RELIGIOUS AND LAY LEADERS TO DECIDE TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE COMMON GOOD, NOT ONLY OF THE CHURCH, BUT FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD. SO THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL WAS OPEN WITH A BEAUTIFUL PRAYER THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PRAY WITH YOU TODAY. IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, HEAVENLY FATHER, SPIRIT OF LIFE, SPIRIT OF LOVE, SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY, SPIRIT OF JUSTICE. WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS ON THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CALLED TO LEAD THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE AND WORK. WE STAND BEFORE YOU, HOLY SPIRIT, CONSCIOUS OF OUR SINFULNESS, BUT A WORD THAT WE GATHER IN YOUR NAME, COME TO US, REMAIN WITH US, AND ALIGN IN OUR HEARTS. GIVE US LIGHT AND A STRENGTH TO KNOW YOUR WILL, [00:05:01] TO MAKING OUR OWN AND TO LIVE IT IN OUR LIVES. GUIDE US BY YOUR WISDOM. SUPPORT US BY YOUR POWER. FOR YOU ARE GOD. SHARING THE GLORY OF FATHER AND SON YOU DESIRE JUSTICE FOR ALL. ENABLE US TO UPHOLD THE RIGHTS OF FATHERS. DO NOT ALLOW US TO BE MISLED BY IGNORANCE AND OF CORRUPTED BY FEAR OF FAVOR. UNITE US TO YOURSELF IN THE BONE OF LOVE AND KEEP US FAITHFUL TO ALL THAT IS TRUE. AS WE GATHER IN YOUR NAME, MAY WE TEMPER JUSTICE WITH LOVE SO THAT ALL OUR DECISIONS MAY BE PLEASING TO YOU AND RECEIVE THE REWARD PROMISED TO GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS. YOU LIVE AND REIGN WITH THE FATHER AND THE SON ONE GOD, FOREVER AND EVER. AMEN. THANK YOU FATHER. OUR FIRST ITEM FOR BUSINESS TODAY FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL AS THE APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 23RD AND 24TH, 2022. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE MINUTES. SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 23, 24, 20 22. ANY DISC? HEARING NONE PLEASE VOTE. UH, CAN WE, UH, CAN WE GET VOICE VOTE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL AYE. AND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT, BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR MEETING AGENDA, WE DO HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS IN OUR AUDIENCE TODAY THAT WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE. LET ME START. IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO WELCOME OUR COUNT TO OUR COUNCIL SESSION THIS MORNING. THREE DELEGATIONS FROM OUR SISTER CITY OF GUANGXI, SOUTH KOREA. YOU'LL NOTE THAT WE'VE INCLUDED SOME IMAGES OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY ALONG WITH YOUR PHOTOS, WITH PHOTOS OF THEIR TIME NOW IN SAN ANTONIO. WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY AS SISTER CITIES AND ARE HONORED TO HAVE VISITING A MUNICIPAL DELEGATION HEADED BY DIRECTOR CHONG OF THEIR CITY'S INTERNATIONAL PEACE COOPERATION DIVISION. THEY WERE HERE TO ATTEND TUESDAY'S WORLD HERITAGE FESTIVAL, OPENING AT MISSION MARQUEE PLAZA, HIGHLIGHTING AN OUTDOOR PHOTO EXHIBITION OF GUANG ZOO ALONG WITH KOREAN FOOD, MUSIC, DANCE, AND FACILITATED BY OUR LOCAL KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. SPECIAL THANKS TO COLLEEN SWAIN AND OUR WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE STAFF FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND CREATIVITY. ALSO, IN CELEBRATION OF OUR UNESCO CREATIVE CITY OF GASTRONOMY DESIGNATION, WE'VE INVITED THREE CHEFS, CHEFS AN O AND JUNG, WHO ARE ENGAGING THIS WEEK IN EXCHANGES WITH MANY LOCAL RESTAURANTS ORGANIZATIONS WITH A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE CULINARY PROGRAM, OUR LOCAL CHEF AMBASSADORS AND RESTAURANT VIGA FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY. OUR THIRD DELEGATION CONSISTS OF ARTISTS AND CURATORS FROM THE GUANGXI MUSEUM OF ART. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH ARTPACE ON AN EX EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTING WONG JO ART. AND WE INVITE EVERYONE TO ATTEND TONIGHT'S FREE OPENING AT ARTPACE FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM OUR APPRECIATION GOES TO THE WONG Z METROPOLITAN CITY FOR THIS 40TH ANNIVERSARY GIFT TO RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO, SAN ANTONIO. WE'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE CURATOR KIM GUANG J'S HEAD CURATOR TO ARTSPACE RI, EXCUSE ME, TO ART PACE'S RILEY ROBINSON AND TO CRYSTAL JONES HEAD OF THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE. THANKS TO THEM AND THEIR HARDWORKING STAFFS. COINCIDENTALLY, THIS IS THE, ALSO THE 140TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE US KOREAN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS. AND IT'S AMAZING TO THINK THAT IN THAT TIME, 40 YEARS OF THAT, WE'VE HAD MANY SUCCESSFUL AND PRODUCTIVE EXCHANGES BETWEEN OUR TWO SISTER CITIES, INCLUDING A RECENT VIDEO CONVERSATION I HAD WITH HMONG JEWS'S, NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR KUNG A VISIT BY U T SS A STUDENTS TO GUANG JU JUST THIS SUMMER. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO HOSTING THE 80 MEMBER GUANG JU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA NEXT FEBRUARY 5TH WHEN THEY TAKE PART IN MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD GLOBAL MUSIC FESTIVAL. SO EVERYBODY PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THAT. I SEE MANY FRIENDS HERE FOR THIS IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP, INCLUDING WONDERFUL REPRESENTATION FROM SAN ANTONIO'S KOREAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION AND KOREAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER. SO MANY THANKS TO THEIR LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR SUPPORT. I ALSO SEE [00:10:01] PRESIDENT KIM C E O OF O C I ENTERPRISES, THE KOREAN SOLAR SUBSIDIARY HEAD HEADQUARTERED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, WHICH IS ALSO THIS YEAR, CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF OPERATIONS IN OUR CITY. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHERS WHO ARE PRESENT THIS MORNING. I'D ASK THEM TO PLEASE STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR HELPING STEWARD THE IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND KOREA AND SAN ANTONIO AND HUANG JU. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO MAKE SAN ANTONIO A TRULY CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND DIVERSE CITY WELCOMING TO ALL AND INVESTED IN CONTINUING THIS FRUITFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS IN KOREA. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS 40TH ANNIVERSARY CERTIFICATE OF CONGRATULATIONS TO DIRECTOR CHUNG AND I WOULD THEN INVITE ANOTHER SPECIAL GUEST, CONSUL GENERAL KOREA IN HOUSTON, AMBASSADOR ON BSU TO THE PODIUM WITH A MESSAGE. THANK YOU CONSUL GENERAL FOR YOUR INTEREST AND SUPPORT. SO I PRESENT THIS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, OFFICIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO WONG ZOU SOUTH KOREA IN RECOGNITION OF OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP. OVER THESE FOUR DECADES, WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER TO FOSTER CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC EXCHANGES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS AND TO GREAT SUCCESS IN BOTH CITIES. YOUR CONTINUING DEDICATION TO THIS INNOVATIVE AND FRUITFUL PARTNERSHIP IS TRULY VALUED AND APPRECIATED. THE MAYOR AND THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE THIS MILESTONE OCCASION AND OFFER BEST WISHES FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME. HAPPY 40TH ANNIVERSARY PRESENTED THIS EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022, AND I'D ASK THE DIRECTOR NOW, PLEASE, UH, WELCOME OUR DELEGATION TO SAN ANTONIO AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANKS SO MUCH, HONORABLE MAYOR RON BERG AND MEMBERS OF SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SINCEREST GRATITUDE ON BEHALF OF KANG DELEGATION FOR YOUR WARM WELCOME TO YOUR CITY AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SUCCESSFUL 40 YEARS OF SISTER CITY'S RELATION BETWEEN SAN ANTONIO AND KANG. JU THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR BRINGING KANG TO SAN ANTONIO IN CELEBRATION OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TWO CITIES SISTER CITIES RELATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DIRECTOR. UH, OUR WHOLE CITY EMBRACES THE RELATIONSHIP FOR WITH GUANG Z AND AND AS WE NOTED YESTERDAY, THERE'S SO MUCH IN COMMON WITH GUANG Z IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. UH, WE OFTEN REFER TO SAN ANTONIO AS THE CRADLE OF TEXAS LIBERTY. UH, THOSE WHO WILL STUDY KOREAN HISTORY AND GUANG ZOU IN PARTICULAR KNOW THAT IT IS THE CRADLE OF DEMOCRACY IN KOREA. SO OUR THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR DELEGATION AND PARTICULAR TO THE COMMUNITY OF GUANGXI FOR STEWARDING THE RELATIONSHIP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. ALRIGHT, LET ME RECOGNIZE NOW, COUNCIL MEMBER VILLAGRA WITH THAT POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO, WE WERE SO EXCITED WE STARTED THE SEVENTH ANNUAL FESTIVAL HERE AT THE, AT THE HISTORIC MISSION MARQUEE PLAZA WITH, UH, OUR CELEBRATION OF KWANGJU CITY OF LIGHT AND DEMOCRACY. AND IF YOU STILL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ART EXHIBIT, IT IS THERE AVAILABLE AT MISSION MARQUEE PLAZA. UM, THIS HAS BEEN MOMENTOUS FOR US BECAUSE OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SOUTH KOREA AND, UM, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE COULD, WE COULD CONNECT AND CELEBRATE THIS WAY. I LIKED, UH, BLANCHE MENDOZA. I BELIEVE SHE'S HERE. IF SHE COULD COME ON UP. SO THIS WAS THE KICKOFF FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE BLANCHE, IF YOU COULD COME ON UP. BUT WE HAVE A NUMBER OF EVENTS CONTINUED, UM, TO CELEBRATE WORLD HERITAGE, WHICH IS THE FESTIVAL THAT COMMEMORATES OUR 2015 UNESCO DESIGNATION. AND IT INCLUDES OUR FIVE SPANISH COLONIAL MISSIONS, WHICH WAS SAN JOSE, SAN JUAN ESPADA, AND MISSION ERO, THE ALAMO. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS GOING ON, AND SO I AM GOING TO LET, UM, BLANCHE LET US KNOW WHAT'S STILL AVAILABLE, UH, BECAUSE I THINK THE RIDE, WHICH Y'ALL CAN COME OUT ON SATURDAY MORNING [00:15:01] TO CHEER US ON IS BOOKED. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. UH, SO TONIGHT WE HAVE THE, UH, ALAMO PLAZA SYMPOSIUM AND IT IS ON THE WATER OR AND WELL, THERE'S A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON. YOU PUT ME ON THE SPOT. I WASN'T PREPARED FOR THIS . OKAY, WELL, I'LL HELP. WE HAVE THE ARTPACE ART EXHIBIT OPENING TODAY, WHICH ARE, UH, DELEGATION FROM SOUTH KOREA WILL BE AT. WE HAVE MUSIC AND MOVIE UNDER THE STARS, UH, ON FRIDAY, AND WE HAVE, YOU CAN CHEER US ON AT THE TO DE LOS ES ON SATURDAY OR JOIN THE NATIONAL PARKS FOR THE JUNIOR RANGER DAY. AND THEN WE'LL END IT AT, UH, EL CAMINO DE SAN ANTONIO CARING FOR CREATION OUTDOOR MASS ON, UH, MISSION ESPADAS GROUNDS. SO WE WANT YOU TO COME OUT AND JOIN US CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS YOUR WORLD HERITAGE SITE, AND I WANNA THANK COUNCILMAN COURAGE AND THE MAYOR FOR COMING OUT LAST NIGHT, AND I EXPECT TO SEE COUNCILMAN PERRY THERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. SO, UH, PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US AND, AND WE WILL CELEBRATE THIS AND OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH, UH, CITIES ACROSS THE WORLD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN. WE TURN THE FLOOR NOW TO [POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE  ] COUNCIL MEMBER CAB HDA FOR POINT PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL HUNGER ACTION MONTH. IT'S ONE MONTH, 30 DAYS WHEN WE FOCUS OUR ATTENTION ON THE PROBLEM OF HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY. LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, I PAINTED A PICTURE OF HUNGER IN OUR CITY. THERE ARE 96,500 CHILDREN IN SAN ANTONIO WHO LIVE WITH FOOD INSECURITY. THAT MEANS THEY LACK CONSISTENT ACCESS TO ENOUGH FOOD TO LIVE AN ACTIVE, HEALTHY LIFE. WE COULD FILL ALL THE SEATS IN THE ALAMO DOME PLUS EVERY SEAT IN THE AT AND T CENTER, PLUS HALF THE SEATS IN THE FREEMAN COSSUM FROM FLORIDA RAFTERS WITH CHILDREN FROM SAN ANTONIO WHO DON'T KNOW WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL WILL COME FROM. AND THAT'S NOT THE WORST PART. THE WORST PART IS THAT IN THE PAST YEAR, THOSE NUMBERS MAY HAVE INCREASED. WE NEED TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY. WE NEED TO APPROACH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY WITH HUNGRY CHILDREN IN MIND. THIS IS THE MONTH WHEN WE ACT ON THE HUNGER ISSUE, WHEN WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, WHEN WE CAN DO, WHEN WE CAN DO GOOD AND GET THINGS DONE, WHICH IS MY MOTTO. I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK IS IN DISTRICT SIX, BUT OF COURSE, THEY SERVE ALL OF SAN ANTONIO AND NUMEROUS TEXAS COUNTIES, AND THEY'RE LEADING THE CHARGE THIS SEPTEMBER. I'D LIKE TO CALL, UH, MARIO BLE UP, PLEASE, THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK'S CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO TELL US HOW WE CAN JOIN THEM IN THEIR FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER. WELL, THANK YOU. UH, GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN HDA. UH, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY STAFF FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS MARIO BLATO, JUNIOR CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK. AND LET ME FIRST SAY ON BEHALF OF ERIC COOPER, OUR PRESIDENT, C E O, UH, OUR BOARD, OUR ORGANIZATION, AND OUR STAFF. UM, JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU PROVIDE TO THE CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO. UM, COUNCILWOMAN HDA, THANK YOU FOR BEING A HUNGER CHAMPION FOR US. UM, THANK YOU FOR, UH, CREATING ADVOCACY AROUND, UH, HUNGER ACTION MONTH THAT IS FEEDING AMERICA'S NATIONAL HUNGER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, WHICH IS TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 200 FOOD BANKS STRONG. ORANGE IS THE CHOSEN COLOR OF HUNGER, UH, HENCE THE ORANGE T-SHIRTS ON YOUR CHAIRS. SO PLEASE WEAR THOSE, UM, WHEN YOU CAN AND SHARE OUR STORY, UH, WIDE AND FAR. UM, YOU KNOW, I CAN, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE ARE TRULY HUMBLED AND PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS. UM, NOW MORE THAN EVER, OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE, ARE VITAL AND CRITICAL TO FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING, CERTAINLY IN THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS. UM, I CAN TELL YOU EACH ONE OF Y'ALL, YOUR OFFICES, YOUR STAFF, UM, HAVE BEEN AMAZING TO WORK WITH, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS. Y'ALL HAVE ROLLED UP YOUR SLEEVES, Y'ALL HAVE BEEN OUT TO THE WAREHOUSE. YOU'VE VOLUNTEERED, YOU'VE SUPPORTED US IN VARIOUS WAYS. YOU'VE BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES AT OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SERVE YOUR CONSTITUENTS, OUR CLIENTS, ONE AND THE SAME. UH, AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY HAS STEPPED UP IN A BIG WAY, AND Y'ALL HAVE BEEN HUNGER CHAMPIONS THIS THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS. AND SO, UH, JUST THANK YOU FOR BEING ALONGSIDE US IN THE, ON THIS JOURNEY AS WE CONTINUE TO SERVE FOLKS WHO MIGHT STUMBLE AND MIGHT FALL. OUR SAFETY NET IS STILL STRONG, THE 200 FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE 20 OR SO IN OUR GREAT STATE OF TEXAS, AND, AND KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING IN A WAY TO BE ABLE TO SECURE HOUSEHOLDS WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD INSECURITY AND FIGHTING HUNGER AND FEEDING HOPE. SO [00:20:01] KNOW THAT YOU CAN LOG ONTO SA FOOD BANK.ORG TO ACCESS INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO GET HELP OR TO GIVE HELP. UH, AND CERTAINLY WHEN IT COMES TO HUNGER AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS LIKE HUNGER ACTION MONTH, UH, YOU CAN GET, UH, INFO INFORMATION ON 30 WAYS IN 30 DAYS, ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE AND BE A PART OF THE JOURNEY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. SO, UH, WITH THAT, UH, JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. WE'RE YOUR FOOD BANK, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. UH, Y'ALL HAVE INCLUDED US IN YOUR COMMUNITY EVENTS, UH, AND, AND IT'S, AND, AND IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO BE OUT THERE AND SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MARIO. THANK YOU. MARIO. CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY, UM, ALSO, WE WERE, WE WERE THERE ABOUT A MONTH AGO BECAUSE, UM, WE HAVE A, AN OFFICE NOW FROM THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. WILL YOU TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP THAT YOU HAVE? YES. SO IF YOU SHOW UP TO THE FOOD BANK LOOKING FOR RESOURCES, YOU CAN ALSO, UM, MAYBE WALK AWAY WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR JOB SKILLS. CORRECT? CORRECT. SO, UH, THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN FOR, FOR HIGHLIGHTING THAT. AND, AND SO, UH, FOLKS CAN CALL 2 1 0 4 3 180 3 26 TO GET HELP ALWAYS AT THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK. UH, BUT, UH, NOW WE HAVE, UH, PARTNERED UP WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IN TERMS OF, UH, READY TO WORK ESSAY, BUT ALSO W SS A AND SO THEIR CAREER CENTER IS NOW LOCATED, UH, ON OUR CAMPUS, UH, WHERE CLIENTS ARE COMING IN TO MAYBE GET PUBLIC BENEFIT APPLICATION ASSISTANCE WITH US AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, UH, THEY CAN GET ASSISTANCE WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING A JOB. UH, AND, AND, AND NOW MORE THAN EVER, THAT IS SO CRITICAL FOR HOUSEHOLDS AS WE KNOW, UH, AS THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IS STILL IMPACTING SO MANY. BUT WE NEED TO GET FOLKS BACK TO WORK, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE STRIVING TO DO. SO, W S A HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER IN THAT. AND, AND, AND THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN AND THANK YOU MAYOR, UH, FOR BEING OUT THERE. THANK YOU, MARIO. UM, I, I WANNA ALSO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU AND, AND THE WORK THAT THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK HAS DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, UH, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, BUT ESPECIALLY, ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. THANK YOU. AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET ACTIVE AND TO WORK HARD AND TO GET INVOLVED. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HDA, AND OUR THANKS TO YOUR WHOLE TEAM, MARIO. VOLUNTEERS. UM, VERY QUICKLY BEFORE OUR KOREAN DELEGATION LEAVES SHERRY, UM, ONE SECOND. I FAILED TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE, WHO IS THE LIAISON TO OUR GUSU RELATIONSHIP, AND HE'D LIKE TO MAKE A FEW REMARKS TO OUR DELEGATIONS. APOLOGIZE, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ACCOMPANYING OUR MAYOR TO KOREA ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO, AND TO GUANG JU WHERE WE WERE VERY WARMLY RECEIVED AND WERE ENLIGHTENED BY THE WONDER OF GUANG JO. AND ITS PEOPLE WHO REALLY REPRESENT DEMOCRACY IN KOREA AND DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SAN ANTONIO, AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE FOOD AND THE, AND THE ART AND SO MUCH OF YOUR CULTURE, AND I WISH YOU A VERY ENJOYABLE STAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. ONE MORE. AND ALSO, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU. I'M SO SORRY I HAD TO STEP OUT, UH, A WHILE AGO, SO MY APOLOGIES TO YOU ALL, BUT AGAIN, UM, WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO ENCOURAGE THE, UM, CULTURE TO STAY ALIVE IN OUR CITY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERS, O C I. UM, SO THAT YOU ALL KNOW, RECENTLY STEPPED UP. YOU PROBABLY HEARD THAT THERE WAS A TRAGEDY IN SAN ANTONIO WITH 53, UM, MIGRANTS THAT, THAT DIED, UH, IN, THAT WERE FOUND IN A TRAILER. AND O C I GROUP, UM, WAS THE FIRST COMMUNITY PARTNER TO STEP UP WHEN WE NEEDED SOME SOLAR LIGHTS, AND THEY DONATED SOLAR LIGHTS. UM, THEY DO A, A GREAT, UH, JOB FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY REPRESENT YOU ALL WELL AS WELL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS WELL REPRESENTED. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, WITH A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, IN THREE DAYS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A, A SPECIAL, UH, REMEMBRANCE DAY THAT I CERTAINLY REMEMBER. EVERYBODY IN HERE PROBABLY REMEMBERS EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND WHERE THEY WERE AT. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001, UM, ALMOST 3000 PEOPLE DIED ON THAT DAY. WE HAD THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, WE HAD SHANKSVILLE [00:25:01] AND THE PENTAGON. I JUST HAPPENED TO BE WORKING THERE IN DC, NOT, NOT LESS THAN A MILE AWAY FROM THE PENTAGON UP IN A HIGH BUILDING AND WITH A BIRD'S EYE VIEW ON THE PENTAGON, DAY AFTER DAY WHERE I WAS STUCK BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T ANY FLIGHTS AND NO WAY TO GET OUTTA THAT CITY. UM, GOSH, I DON'T REMEMBER HOW LONG IT WAS, BUT AT LEAST A COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT I, I COULDN'T GET HOME ON THAT DAY. IT WAS MASS CONFUSION ALL AROUND THE CITY. THE THE GUARD WAS CALLED IN. IT WAS LIKE MARTIAL LAW. UM, I TRIED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH MY FAMILY ON THAT DAY. COULDN'T DO IT. UH, YOU KNOW, CELL PHONES WERE TOTALLY JAMMED UP, COULDN'T GET THROUGH ANYWHERE. LANDLINES WERE JAMMED UP. SO THOSE WERE MY MEMORIES. IT CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER, UH, BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT. UH, THERE WERE REPORTS OF ADDITIONAL AIRPLANES COMING IN, TRUCKS BOMB, BOMB LADEN TRUCKS GOING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IT IT WAS SCARY. IT REALLY WAS. AND PEOPLE WERE IN A PANIC ACROSS THAT WHOLE CITY, UH, AS, AS IT WAS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. UM, SO THAT'S MY MEMORIES ABOUT THAT DAY. AND I, I THANK ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT RESPONDED TO THAT EMERGENCY SITUATION AND ALL THE, THE MILITARY THAT RESPONDED TO THE RESPONSE TO THAT ATTACK ON THAT DAY. SO I'M JUST THAT AGAIN, THAT DAY CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER. AND REMEMBER ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, WHERE YOU WERE AND WHAT WAS GOING ON THAT DAY, AND LET'S HOPE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THAT TYPE OF SITUATION EVER, EVER AGAIN HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO, UM, CALL FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, SIR. AND, UM, JUST PUT THOSE, THAT SITUATION AND OUR THOUGHTS AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT RESPONDED AND FAMILIES IN OUR PRAYERS. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING OUR FIRST HEALTH EQUITY SYMPOSIUM, AND IT'S GOING TO BE IN DISTRICT TWO ON SEPTEMBER 23RD FROM 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AT THE EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER REGION 20. UM, I WANNA THANK COUNCILMAN AN SANDOVAL FOR HER COMMITMENT TO HEALTH EQUITY AND FOR SPEARHEADING THIS VERY IMPORTANT CONVENING AND FOR, UM, INVITING IT TO BE IN DISTRICT TWO. WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HOST IT. UM, YOU KNOW, IN, IN MY DISTRICT WHERE HEALTH EQUITY IS A MAJOR DETERMINANT OF WHETHER OUR NEIGHBORS ARE ABLE TO THRIVE AND SURVIVE, AND WE HOPE TO GAIN A LOT OF INSIGHT AND COLLABORATE FOR A HEALTHIER SAN ANTONIO. UM, I ALSO DO REALLY, I SEE IN THE BACK WE HAVE, UM, THE M L K COMMISSION. I KNOW THEY'RE GONNA BE SPEAKING FOR PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I DID WANNA RECOGNIZE YOU ALL. UM, AND THEN LASTLY, SEPTEMBER IS SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH. UM, THROUGH SEPTEMBER, WE RECOGNIZE SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH AND SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AFFECT ANYONE REGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER, OR BACKGROUND. AND AS THIS COUNCIL JUST APPROVED MILLIONS IN MENTAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, IT'S TIMELY THAT WE BRING ATTENTION AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THIS STIGMATIZED TOPIC. AND IT'S MY HOPE THAT WE CAN LEAD WITH COMPASSION, UM, AND LET THOSE OUT IN OUR COMMUNITIES KNOW THERE ARE RESOURCES FOR THEM TO TURN TO AND RECEIVE ASSISTANCE. I THINK BACK TO THIS PAST YEAR OF TEACHING, AND I HAD MORE STUDENTS THAN THAN I HAD EVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE WHO HAD EITHER ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OR HAD RUN AWAY, UM, OR HAD THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE. AND WITH THE ADVENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA, WITH THE PANDEMIC, WITH THE LOSS OF LIFE THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING, AS WELL AS THE VOLATILE POLITICAL CLIMATE, OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND MANY, MANY OF US ARE STRUGGLING WITH OUR MENTAL HEALTH. AND SO I WANNA ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PLEASE CHECK IN ON YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, EVEN THOSE WHO APPEAR TO BE STRONG, AND ALSO BE MINDFUL OF HOW YOU TREAT ONE ANOTHER. UM, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING THROUGH. IF YOU WERE SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, PLEASE CALL OR TEXT NINE EIGHT EIGHT. UM, AND IF YOU'RE UNCOMFORTABLE TALKING ON THE PHONE, YOU CAN CHAT ON THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE AT 9 8 8 LIFELINE.ORG. YOU CAN ALSO TEXT N A M I TO 7 4 1 7 4 1 TO BE CONNECTED TO A FREE TRAINED CRISIS COUNSELOR ON THE CRISIS TEXT LINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER [00:30:01] MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. [PUBLIC HEARING] ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE NOW INTO OUR BUSINESS AGENDA. TODAY WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOLLOWED BY A CONSENT AGENDA. BEFORE WE GET TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND, AND, UH, OPEN OUR PUBLIC HEARING. SO, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE CAPTION PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE CITY'S TAX YEAR 2022 PROPOSED VALOREM TAX RATE AND THE FY 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET? ALRIGHT, JUSTINA, YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR US? YES, A BRIEF PRESENTATION. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME'S JUSTINA TATE. I'M THE BUDGET DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. AND TODAY I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE CITY'S BUDGET AS WELL AS OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE. SO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET IS BUILT ON CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY PRIORITIES THAT HAVE BEEN GATHERED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. IT ALSO GIVES MONEY BACK TO RESIDENTS. IT INVESTS IN THE RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT OF EMPLOYEES AND MAKES SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAJOR CITY FACILITIES. AND FINALLY, INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE TOTAL BUDGET IS $3.4 BILLION. IT'S COM COMPRISED OF THREE MAIN COMPONENTS, THE FIRST BEING OUR RESTRICTED FUNDS AT $1.25 BILLION. AND THIS INCLUDES FUNDS SUCH AS THE AIRPORT, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, HOTEL OCCUPANCY, AND SOLID WASTE. AND AS A REMINDER, THE REVENUES THAT ARE GENERATED BY THESE FUNDS MUST BE USED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. OUR NEXT COMPONENT IS OUR CAPITAL BUDGET AT $641 MILLION. AND THIS PROVIDES FUNDING FOR OUR LARGE MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS TO INCLUDE OUR 2022 BOND PROGRAM, AS WELL AS OUR AIRPORT PROJECTS. AND FINALLY, THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS OUR LARGEST OPERATING FUND AT $1.5 BILLION. AND THIS SUPPORTS THE CITY'S MOST BASIC SERVICES TO INCLUDE PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS. NOW, FOR THE GENERAL FUND, AS I MENTIONED, IT IS $1.5 BILLION AND IT'S COMPRISED, OR IT'S FUNDED THROUGH THREE MAIN REVENUE SOURCES, THE LARGEST BEING PROPERTY TAX AT $435 MILLION, FOLLOWED BY OUR C P S PAYMENT. NOW, AS A REMINDER, THE CITY RECEIVES 14% OF GROSS REVENUES ON GAS AND ELECTRIC FROM C P SS AS A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES AND A RETURN ON INVESTMENT. AND FINALLY, THE THIRD LARGEST IS OUR SALES TAX AT 300, APPROXIMATELY 388 MILLION. THE OTHER REVENUE SOURCES INCLUDE ARPA FUNDS, AS WELL AS OUR E M S TRANSPORTS, FINES, AND TELECOMMUNICATION. NOW, ALL THESE COMBINED TO FUND OUR BASIC CITY SERVICES, UH, TO INCLUDE PUBLIC SAFETY AT ABOUT 60.7%. NOW, THE C THE BUDGET CONTINUES OUR COMMITMENT TO CITY PROPERTY TAX RELIEF. SO IN JUNE OF 2022, CITY COUNCIL, UM, AUTHORIZED THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO PROVIDE ALMOST $95 MILLION OF PROPERTY TAX RELIEF IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET. THIS INCLUDE, THIS INCLUDES INCREASING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM 0.1% TO 10%, INCREASING THE DISABLED PERSON'S EXEMPTION FROM 12,500 TO 85,000, AND INCREASING THE O OVER 65 EXEMPTIONS FROM 65,000 TO 85,000. AND FINALLY, THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES A REDUCTION IN THE CITY'S PROPERTY TAX RATE FROM 55.83 CENTS PER A HUNDRED DOLLARS IN VALUE TO 54.16 CENTS PER A HUNDRED DOLLARS IN VALUATION. SO THIS REPRESENTS A REDUCTION IN THE PROPERTY TAX OF ABOUT 1.67 CENTS. AND FINALLY, UM, THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS. OVER THE PAST MONTH, WE HAVE CONDUCTED BUDGET WORK SESSIONS WITH THE COUNCIL. WE'VE ALSO GONE OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO GATHER INPUT ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET. AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS ANTICIPATED TO BE PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION TO CITY COUNCIL NEXT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUSTINA. THE SECOND OF TWO COMBINED FY 2023 BUDGET AND 2022 TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARINGS IS HEREBY OPENED. ANYONE WHO WANTS TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS MAY DO SO. HOWEVER, COMMENTS MAY BE LIMIT, MUST BE LIMITED TO MATTERS ABOUT THE BUDGET OR TAX RATE. IF THE SPEAKER STARTS DISCUSSING ANY OTHER SUBJECT OR TOPIC, THEY WILL BE INTERRUPTED IN THE SPEAKER'S AUDIO CONNECTION TO THE MEETING. WE'LL BE TERMINATED. WE DO HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL CALL PEOPLE IN THE ORDER OF SIGN UP. I'LL [00:35:01] CALL THE NEXT NAME ON THE LIST AS WELL, IF YOU'LL BE READY TO COME UP, PLEASE. UH, WE'LL START WITH JESSICA KEMP. MS. KEMP, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY DWAYNE ROBINSON. GOOD MORNING, COUNSEL. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR. UM, I AM JESSICA KEMP. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE M L K UH, COMMISSION HERE IN THE CITY, UH, REQUESTING THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER INCREASING OUR BUDGET, UM, FROM $100,000 TO $300,000. UH, AS YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW, UH, THE M L K UH, MARCH HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 1987. UH, MEANING FOR ME THAT MY ENTIRE LIFE HAS BEEN SPENT, UH, WITH THE MARCH BEING A INTEGRAL PART OF MY CALENDAR, WE SHARE THE SAME AGE. I'M GRATEFUL, UH, FOR WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE AND ALLOWING US TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, UM, AND TO BECOME THE LARGEST COMMEMORATIVE MARCH IN THE ENTIRE NATION. BUT YOU ARE VERY MUCH SO AWARE THAT OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WE'VE BEEN AFFECTED FINANCIALLY AND UNABLE TO HOLD OUR MARCH AND AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN OUR STATUS AS THE LARGEST MARCH IN THE COUNTRY. WE NEED SOME EXTRA HELP, JUST GONNA BE HONEST. UM, THE COST THAT IT TAKES FOR US TO HAVE THE STAGE ALONE TAKES UP THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET. WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO, UM, IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY IN A MASSIVE WAY, NOT JUST, UH, WHAT HAPPENS IN DISTRICT TWO. BUT THE ENTIRE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO COMES TO THIS MARCH. AND I BELIEVE, UM, THAT THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS REALLY CAN ASSIST US IN MAINTAINING A PREMIER MARCH, UM, THAT, UH, ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO COME AND SUPPORT. SO I'M ASKING, UM, THAT YOU WOULD REALLY CONSIDER INCREASING THAT BUDGET AND ALLOWING US TO REALLY MAKE ADDITIONAL IMPACT IN THIS COMMUNITY, ALLOWING US TO TOUCH THE LIVES OF, OF STUDENTS, ALLOWING US TO CARE FOR OUR SENIORS, ALLOWING US TO HONOR OUR OWN COLLOQUIAL CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS IN A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY BY ADDING JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, TO OUR BUDGET. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. KEMP. DWAYNE ROBINSON, FOLLOWED BY DANA LOCKRIDGE. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR NUREMBERG AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER, ERIC WALSH AND THE CITY STAFF. UM, I WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DISTRICT TWO CITY COUNCILMAN IN PARTICULAR, MR. JALEN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, WHO APPOINTED ME CHAIR OF THE M L KING COMMISSION. SO FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS DWAYNE ROBINSON, AND I AM CHAIR OF THE ML KING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. I WANTED TO ALLOW YOU ALL JUST FOR A MOMENT TO JUST PICTURE A COOL MONDAY MORNING WHERE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS OKAY, ABOUT 200,000 OR SO. WITH THE BREEZE OF HOPE, UNITY, AND LOVE ABOUNDS. IT MAY SEEM DIFFERENT, BUT ACTUALLY IT IS A NORMAL FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY AFTER JANUARY 15TH, WHERE FOLKS FROM ALL OVER OUR CITY COME TOGETHER TO PAY TRIBUTE TO A MAN WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. WE MARK THIS DAY AS A MEMORIAL TO REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BUT WE ALSO, IT SERVES AS A REMINDER OF WHY HE DIED. OUR DAY LOOKS LIKE THE DREAM THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. SPEAKS OF WITH THE DIVERSITY AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATE. I'M CURRENTLY READING A FEW OF HIS BOOKS, AND IN ONE OF THEM, HE DESCRIBES AFTER THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT, AFTER THE SUPREME COURT RENDERED THIS DECISION, HE WAS PREPARING TO SPEAK BEFORE A GROUP OF SOME 8,000 PEOPLE. AND AMONGST OTHER THINGS, HE MADE THE COMMENT THAT THE ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE, ALTHOUGH LONG IS BENDING TOWARDS JUSTICE. HE ALSO REMINDED THE PEOPLE THAT AS THEY GOT READY TO START GETTING ON THE BUSES THE NEXT DAY, HE REMINDED THEM THAT WE MUST MOVE FROM PROTEST TO RECONCILIATION. JESSICA [00:40:01] DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF TALKING ABOUT ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE COMMISSION. AS SHE STATED, OUR REQUEST IS AN ADDITIONAL $200,000 FOR OUR BUDGET. THE STAGE ALONE FOR THAT COMMISSION ACTIVITIES EATS UP ABOUT $110,000. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS GRACIOUSLY INCREASED OUR BUDGET. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT TYPICALLY WE GET ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE CITY. AND LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, IT COSTS US MORE AND MORE TO PUT ON THIS EVENT. I'M REMINDED OF SOMETHING THAT MY DAD USED TO ALWAYS SAY TO US ABOUT CONTINUE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MY DAD USED TO ALWAYS REMIND US THAT OUR CHILDREN WERE OURS BY STEWARDSHIP, BUT GOD'S BY POSSESSION. THE ML KING ACTIVITIES AND ALL THAT WE DO THERE, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND THE COMMISSIONS BY STEWARDSHIP, BUT ALL OF THE CITIZENS BY POSSESSION. SO WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, MR. ROBINSON. DANA LOCKRIDGE, FOLLOWED BY MARIAH SMITH. GOOD MORNING. THE TIME IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. OUR LIVES BEGIN TO END. THE DAY WE BE BECOME SILENT ABOUT THE THINGS THAT MATTER. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCILMAN AND WOMEN AND MY COUNCILMAN, MR. JALEN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. TODAY, ONCE AGAIN, I'M GONNA RE REITERATE MY NAME. MY NAME IS DANA LOCKRIDGE. I AM THE APPOINTED M L K MARCH CHAIR FOR THIS UPCOMING MARCH. TODAY IS OUR TIME, THE COMMISSION'S TIME, NOT TO BE SILENT ABOUT THE THINGS THAT MATTER. OUR COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO HOST VARIOUS EVENTS THAT EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND CHANGE THE LIVES OF MANY INDIVIDUALS IS AT STAKE HERE. TO GIVE TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, THAT IS THE THINGS THAT MATTERS TO US. THE SAN ANTONIO, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR COMMISSION, OR AS WE FINALLY CALL IT, THE M L K COMMISSION, WAS ESTABLISHED IN APRIL THE THIRD OF 1986. AND IT WAS THEN YOU AS A CITY AND AS A COUNCIL, AND AS THE MAYOR, AS OUR LEADER, YOU DECIDED THAT WE AS A CITY NEEDED A M L K COMMISSION. SO LET'S GO BACK. OUR FIRST M L K MARCH WAS JANUARY 19TH, 1987. THAT IS WHEN WE HELD OUR FIRST OFFICIAL MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MARCH. SINCE THIS TIME, OUR MARCH HAS GROWN TO BE THE LARGEST MARCH IN THE NATION, IF NOT THE WORLD, RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY. THIS IS OUR HISTORY. NOW, THINK ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT FACT. IF WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON APRIL 3RD, 1986, AND OUR FIRST MARCH WAS JANUARY, 1987, BACK THEN A LOAF OF BREAD WAS 55 CENTS. ACCORDING TO THE US BUREAU OF LABEL STATISTICS, PRICES FOR WHITE BREAD ARE 2,766 POINT 88% HIGHER IN 2022 THAN IT WAS BACK THEN. THAT MEANS THAT THE COST AND OUR INFLATION RIGHT NOW HAS GONE UP FOUR POINT 13% PER YEAR. AS, AS MY YOUNG COUNCILMAN TELLS ME, HE SAYS, DO THE MATH, HE CAN DO THE MATH. LET'S DO THE MATH WE DID. WE ARE IN NEED OF EXTRA FUNDING TO PUT ON THINGS THAT ARE EDUCATIONAL TO OUR CHILDREN, THINGS THAT WILL CHANGE THE LIVES, THINGS THAT WE FOR ONE DAY CAN MARCH HAND IN HAND WITH OUR FELLOW COUNTERPARTS, NO MATTER IF THEY LOOK LIKE YOU, IF THEY LOOK LIKE SOMEONE ELSE, WE ARE IN UNITY. LOVE IS SHOWN. AND AS YOU MAYOR ALWAYS SAY THAT OUR COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY IS FILLED WITH LOVE. AND WHAT SAN ANTONIO PEOPLE DO, WE, WE COME TOGETHER, WE ARE A FAMILY. YOU ARE THE FIRST PAGE IN OUR COMMUNITY OF BROCHURE, AND YOU GIVE US A STATEMENT. THANK YOU MISS YOU SAY THAT. HEY, WE ARE, WE ARE STRONG. THANK YOU, MS. LOCKRIDGE. SO WITH THAT, WITH THAT, I'M ASKING FOR AN INCREASE OF $200,000 TO OUR BUDGET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MS. LOCKRIDGE, MARIAH [00:45:01] SMITH. MS. SMITH, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JACK FINGER. OKAY, WHAT ARE YOUR NAMES? SAMUEL RICHARDS. SAMUEL. HE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. OKAY. SAMUEL RICHARDS. AND WHO ELSE? DANIEL ARMSTRONG. I DIDN'T SIGN UP, BUT YEAH. OKAY. AND LAST MEETING WE HAD TWO PEOPLE. I BELIEVE YOU JUST NEED TWO. FORGOT. OKAY. YEAH. SO YOU'LL HAVE SIX MINUTES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MARIAH. I'M A YOUNG CITIZEN OF SAN ANTONIO AND I'M HERE THIS MORNING IN REGARDS TO ARPA FUNDS FOR THE PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET. I WOULD LIKE TO START THIS OFF WITH HOW YOU COUNCILMAN MANNY, YOU YOURSELF DEFINE THE BUDGET. YOU SAID A BUDGET IS A ROADMAP FOR HOW THE CITY WILL INVEST IN RESOURCES TO DO THE THINGS THE COMMUNITY HAS ASKED US TO DO. HAS A SINGLE PERSON FROM THE COMMUNITY RECOMMENDED WE GIVE $10 MILLION OF PANDEMIC RELIEF MONEY TO TEXAS BIOMED, A FACILITY THAT ALREADY RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF FEDERAL FUNDING AS ONE OF SEVEN NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTERS IN THE NATION. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE REWARDING $10 MILLION OF ARPA MONEY TO TEXAS BIOMED, A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR ORGANIZATION WITH AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF ANIMAL WELFARE VIOLATIONS. AND THAT'S JUST BEEN EXPOSED FOR FAKING RESEARCH DATA 10 DIFFERENT TIMES AND ADMITTEDLY LYING ON FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATIONS. I'VE BEEN ATTENDING SOME OF YOUR DISTRICT COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND I CONTINUE TO HEAR INPUT FROM INDIVIDUALS REGARDING HOUSING AND SMALL BUSINESSES. BUT IT WAS MORE THAN JUST COMMUNITY INPUT. IT WAS QUITE LITERALLY PEOPLE LIKE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS CRYING OUT FOR HELP. LIKE AT THE DISTRICT FIVE MEETING COUNCILWOMAN, DO YOU REMEMBER THOSE TWO WOMEN, UH, THOSE RESTAURANT OWNERS FROM ARIZONA CAFE AND GOLDEN STAR CAFE WHO SAID THEY WERE SURVIVING OFF THEIR RETIREMENT FUNDS IN LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK, UM, BECAUSE THEY WERE HIT HARD FROM COVID AND CONSTRUCTION. IT WAS EMOTIONAL. THAT MEETING AND THE WHOLE ROOM COULD FEEL THE PAIN OF THESE WOMEN AT THE DISTRICT TWO MEETING. COUNCILMAN JALEN AND EVEN YOU, YOU ATTENDED HIS MEETING. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT WOMAN FROM THE SMALL NONPROFIT FREE THAT SAID SHE, ALONG WITH O WITH MANY OTHER SMALLER NONPROFITS LIKE BIG MAMA SAFE HOUSE, THAT'S DOING AMAZING GROUNDWORK HERE IN SAN ANTONIO FOR THINGS LIKE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ARE TIRED OF FIGHTING, SCRAMBLING AROUND AND JUST GETTING THE CRUMBS OF WHAT'S LEFT AT THE DISTRICT SEVEN MEETING WHEN TWO YOUNG U T S A STUDENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER GOT INVOLVED WITH THE CITY AND EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT FINDING ABOUT THIS, AFTER FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS THAT DAY, THIS YOUNG MAN BELIEVED IF HE HAD A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY, HE WOULD IMAGINE THAT FALSIFYING RESEARCH DATA WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THAT AT ALMOST EVERY MEETING. WHAT I HEARD IS WHAT WE NEED IS SUPPORT AND WE NEED IT NOW. AND LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING. DID TEXAS BIOMED COME TO THESE MEETINGS AND BEG FOR SUPPORT AND SAY THEY NEED IT NOW? I DON'T THINK TEXAS BIOMED AN ORGANIZATION WITH ENOUGH RESOURCES TO HAVE ITS OWN PRIVATE EXCLUSIVE CLUB RIGHT HERE IN ONE OF THE RICHEST PARTS OF SAN ANTONIO AND IS SUPPORTED LOCALLY BY WEALTHY SAN ANTONIO. PHILANTHROPISTS ARE LIVING PAYCHECK, ARE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK, WONDERING IF THEIR BUSINESS IS STILL GONNA BE UP AND RUNNING NEXT WEEK. CITY MANAGER ERIC WALSH TOLD ME, CITY COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO RECONSIDER ORDINANCES AND MY HEART HURTS KNOWING THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE THE POWER TO RECONSIDER THIS MONEY AND INSTEAD DIRECT IT TO EVERYONE SUFFERING AND TO EVERYTHING YOU SAID YOU'D LIKE TO SEE. WHEN YOU CONSIDER MAKING AMENDMENTS TO THE BUDGET NEXT WEEK, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO RIGHT THIS WRONG COUNCILWOMAN. REBECCA GRO, YOU SAID IN TUESDAY'S BUDGET WORK SESSION. WE HAVE IMMEDIATE SMALL BUSINESS NEEDS RIGHT NOW. AND COUNCILWOMAN. MELISSA, YOU SAID YOU'D LIKE TO SEE AN INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE LAST FEW YEARS. SO HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. I UNDERSTAND YOU ALL HAVE YOUR OWN PRIORITIES AND ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR DISTRICTS, AND WE DEFINITELY NEED SOMETHING BEYOND ARPA TO HELP EVERYONE. BUT HERE'S A BRAVE AND POWERFUL STEP ALL OF YOU CAN DECIDE TO MAKE RIGHT NOW. HOW AMAZING IT WOULD BE TO SEE CITY COUNCIL MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE TO HAVE INTEGRITY AND TRULY PUT THE STRUGGLING COMMUNITY FIRST. SO ON BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS OF STRUGGLING SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS, THE THOUSANDS OF PRIMATES LOCKED UP AT TEXAS BIOMED AND EVERY PERSON HERE AND EVERY PERSON THAT ATTENDED YOUR MEETINGS, HOPING SOMETHING'S GONNA CHANGE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15TH, PLEASE TAKE BACK THE MILLIONS AWARDED TO TEXAS BIOMED FOR THEIR AMAZING FALSIFIED RESEARCH AND INSTEAD DIRECT IT TO MORE WORTHY ORGANIZATIONS, SMALL BUSINESSES, HOUSING AND UNHOUSED, INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING EVERY DAY THAT DON'T HAVE THE [00:50:01] RESOURCES THEY NEED TO STAND ON THEIR OWN AND THAT BETTER REFLECT THE VALUES AND ETHICS OF THIS CITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU GUYS AS ALWAYS FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU, MS. SMITH. JACK FINGER, FOLLOWED BY MAR MARTIN LAVIN, MAYOR NURNBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER. YES. REGARDING THE, UH, THE ITEM AT, AT HAND HERE, THE HEARING ON THE TAX RATE AND THE BUDGET. WELL, I WISH TO PRESENT A FEW INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS FOR YOU. YOU CLAIM THAT YOU AS A CITY COUNCIL WANT TO REDUCE OUR TAX RATES. WOW. HOW, BY HOW MUCH? WELL, I CHECKED WITH YOUR STAFFERS, AND THIS IS WHAT I FOUND OUT. THE AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX RATE REDUCTION WILL BE AVERAGE IF YOU CAN SEE AMONG THE BLEACHED OUT AREA THERE. AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX, A WHOPPING $63, $63. THANK YOU. PLEASE RETURN THE CAMERA TO THE PODIUM IF YOU WOULD. YES, MR. . THANK YOU. YES. $63 YOU WANT TO GIVE US BACK AMONG THE THOUSANDS THAT WE PAY THE CITY, YOU THE CITY EVERY YEAR WITH OUR PROPERTY TAXES, NOT TO MENTION ALL OUR OTHER FEES THAT WE PAY IN GARBAGE AND OTHER THINGS. ALSO, UM, WITH OUR, WITH THIS HIGH SUMMER UTILITY RATES THAT WE HAD TO PAY THIS SUMMER WITH THE EXTRA HEAT THAT WE HAD EXPERIENCED, YOU ARE GOING TO GENEROUSLY GIVE US HOW MUCH BACK FROM AS A REBATE FOR OUR CITY PUBLIC SERVICE BILL. A WHOPPING $30, $30, AND IN FACT, YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO GIVE US $30 BACK. YOU WANT TO INCORPORATE IT INTO SOME SORT OF, UH, PROGRAM THAT TRIES TO CONTROL GLOBAL WARMING OR CLIMATE CHANGE AND SO FORTH. CAN'T EVEN GIVE US OUR $30 BACK. WELL, AS A REGARDING, SINCE THIS IS ALSO A BUDGET HEARING, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT AS A PUBLIC SERVICE, AS TO WHAT YOU MIGHT REDUCE IN OUR BUDGET TO MAYBE INCREASE OUR, OUR, OUR REBATES AND SO FORTH THERE. YEAH. THERE WAS NO, UH, NO LIST OF REDUCTIONS AS, AS EARLIER MENTIONED. SO NUMBER ONE, WHY DON'T YOU, UH, GET RID OF THAT? UH, THE ILLEGAL ALIEN CENTER ON SAN PEDRO, WE'VE BEEN SHELLING OUT A MILLION BUCKS ON THAT SO FAR. AND LEAST AS OF LAST WEEK, WE HAD NOT BEEN, BEEN REIMBURSED BY THE, BY THE FEDS ON THAT. YES. UH, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE PROBLEMS IT'S CAUSING FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS AROUND THERE. AND ALSO YOU CAN GET RID OF THE, UH, THE BIG PLAYGROUND WE CALL THE ARTS AND CULTURAL DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. YOU CAN TRY THOSE FOR STARTERS. ANYWAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. MARTIN LAVIN. MR. LAVIN, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY HECTOR VEGA. GOOD MORNING MAYOR. AND CONS. MY NAME'S MARTIN LENI. UH, THANK YOU. I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR GETTING US THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. MR. MAYOR, YOU WERE A STEADY AND CALMING VOICE, AND IT'S STARTING TO FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING BACK TO NORMAL. UH, THANK YOU FOR ALSO THE PROPOSED TAX RELIEF. EVEN THOUGH MR. FINGER DOESN'T SEEM TO APPRECIATE AND THE LOWERING OF THE RATES, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO A LITTLE MORE. I WISH TO, UH, SHARE MY WIFE AND MINE'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE BARE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. THE TRAJECTORY THEY HAVE US ON IS UNSUSTAINABLE. IT FEELS LIKE A BLACK HOLE. FIRST, YOU RECEIVE A NOTICE IN THE MAIL, WHICH IS FOR LIKE 20% MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S BILL. AND IF YOU CAN'T OR DON'T PROTEST, WELL, TOO BAD. THEY THINK YOU ARE OKAY WITH IT TWICE. I MISSED THE MAILING AND THEY GOT ME. I I KNOW WE NEED REVENUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT. HECK, IN A MINUTE I PLAN TO ASK FOR A PUBLIC PROJECT FOR MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M CALLING FOR FAIRNESS. SO MY WIFE AND I, WE PROTEST FOR LIKE 20 TIMES IN THE PAST 28 YEARS TO GET OUR PAYMENT TO THE 10% OVER LAST YEAR. THIS IS TIME CONSUMING AND TIRING. [00:55:01] IN 1994, WE PURCHASED A HOMESTEAD ON SUMMIT FOR 60,000. WHEN THE AREA WAS UNDESIRABLE, WE SIMPLY WANTED TO LIVE AND DIE CLOSE TO WOODLAWN LAKE, MOSTLY FOR THE EXERCISE. AND THEN ITS CENTRAL TO SO MUCH TO LIVE AND DIE, NOT TO INVEST SO MUCH OR FLIP OR PLAY THE MARKET, A HOUSE FOR THE FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS. WATCH OUT. WHEN YOU BECOME 100% OWNER LIKE WE DID IN 2014, VALUES AND MULTIPLIERS REALLY BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. 10% BECOMES BIGGER AND BIGGER. AT BARE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, THEY SAY, CONGRATULATIONS. WE THINK YOUR VALUE HAS INCREASED 500% SINCE YOU BOUGHT IT. OUR MARKET IS BEGINNING TO ASK 600% FROM WHAT WE PAID. I TELL THEM, KEEP YOUR CONGRATULATIONS. A ONE TIME EVENT. IF WE DID SELL YET, BARE APPRAISAL DISTRICT ASKED FOR 10% NEAR EVERY YEAR UNSUSTAINABLE. ACCORDING TO CORELOGIC, AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX BILLS IN AMERICA ARE 3,500 A YEAR. THAT'S HALF OF OUR SITUATION. WE'RE AGING AND WORKING LESS, BUT THE PROPERTY CONTINUES TO WRITE. PROPERTY TAX CONTINUES TO INCREASE. RETIREMENT IS NOT LOOKING POSSIBLE. HAD WE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR A SUSTAINERS FREEZE MODELED AFTER THE SENIOR TAX FREEZE, OUR RETIREMENT YEARS MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE MORE ROSY. IF SOMEONE HAS BEEN IN THEIR HOMESTEAD FOR 25 YEARS AND HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED THREE TO 400% VALUE INCREASES AT BEAR PRAIRIE DISTRICT, PLEASE CONSIDER A SUSTAINERS TAX FREEZE FOR THEM. THANK YOU, MR. LEVON. LEVON, HECTOR VEGA. MR. VEGA, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY RUSSELL DELE. UH, GOOD MORNING. I'M, UM, I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS TO BE HERE. I'M A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. I'M, UM, I'M ACTUALLY, UH, I, UM, I OWN A MECHANIC SHOP, A SMALL MECHANIC SHOP LOCATED ON ALL HIGHWAY 90. I'VE BEEN, UM, I'M REALLY STRUGGLING, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP MY BUSINESS OPEN. UM, I, UM, I MADE A MISTAKE THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, WHICH IS NOT TO ACTUALLY, UM, ASK FOR ANY ASSISTANCE OR ANY HELP THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT THERE, YOU KNOW, THAT WERE AVAILABLE, WHICH IS LIKE P P P OR YEAH, YOU KNOW, IDLE. UM, BACK THEN I WAS THINKING THAT I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO DEBT AND I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT AS BEST AS I COULD. UM, SOMETHING HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, BACK LAST YEAR IN OCTOBER, WHICH MADE MY SITUATION REALLY COMPLICATED OR MADE IT MORE COMPLICATED, MORE COMPLEX, WHICH IS THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WE'RE HAVING IN ALL HIGHWAY UNITED. AND, UM, UM, WHEN I, I HAD THE CONSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF THE BUSINESS FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. SO, UH, MY PRODUCTION IN OCTOBER WENT DOWN QUITE A BIT MORE THAN 50%. I, UM, I USED TO, UM, I USED TO HAVE SIX MECHANICS. UM, NOW I ONLY HAVE ONE. IT'S, UM, IT'S BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT TO, UM, THERE'S DAYS THAT I DON'T, I DON'T OPEN. THERE'S DAYS THAT, UH, JUST REALLY DIFFICULT. I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN, UH, I WAS, BY THE TIME I ACTUALLY, UH, STARTED LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE, I ACTUALLY STARTED LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE WITH SOME PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH FUNDING FOR BUSINESSES THAT WERE IMPACTED BY CONSTRUCTION. AND, UM, I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. UM, SO WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE PROGRAM THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, THE GRANT THAT IS COMING UP FROM THE CITY, UM, I WAS REALLY EXCITED. I WAS TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING READY TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION JUST TO FIND OUT THAT MY BUSINESS OR MY INDUSTRY IS, IT'S NOT GONNA BE, UM, IT'S WITHIN THE CODES THAT IT'S NOT, THAT IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THOSE GRANTS. SO, UM, I DON'T, I REALLY DON'T HAVE TOO MANY OPTIONS AT THIS POINT. UM, AND, UM, UM, I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, I DECIDED TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE IT A SHOT AND, AND HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN HEAR MY SITUATION AND DO SOMETHING FOR ME. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR HELP, YOU KNOW, LOOKING, CALLING DIFFERENT PLACES, GOING DIFFERENT. AND, UM, AND THEY'RE JUST GOING BASED ON, UM, JUST REGULAR PROCESS OF, UM, JUST, YOU KNOW, CHECKING MY CREDIT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I, THAT I ACTUALLY WAS IMPACTED AS WELL. SO IT JUST AN AUTOMATICALLY CLIENT WHEN I ASKED FOR FUNDING OR, UM, YOU KNOW, LOANS. UM, I DO HAVE AN I APPLICATION THAT IS PENDING, UM, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, REALLY THAT'S A HOPE, BUT AT THIS POINT IT'S JUST REALLY DIFFICULT TO STAY IN BUSINESS OR TO EVEN OPEN MY DOORS TOMORROW. SO, UM, THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU MR. VEGA. RUSSELL DELE. [01:00:03] SORRY, . GOOD MORNING. IT'S WRITTEN WRONG HERE. RUSSELL, UH, GO AHEAD AND YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY LINDA TIPPENS. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, AND AGAIN, THAT'S RUSSELL LEE DAY , AND, UH, I'M GLAD TO BE HERE. AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU. UH, THIS MORNING. UH, I SERVE AS THE TREASURER FOR THE, UH, MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR COMMISSION. AND I'M HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THE TIME HAS COME THAT WE REALLY NEED TO GET ASSISTANCE, ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE CITY TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES BY WHICH THE CITY HAS SAID THAT YOU WANT US TO DO AS A COMMISSION. RIGHT NOW, WE GET A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE CITY. THE STAGE ALONE IS $110,000. SO WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE PERSONS WHO SERVE ON OUR COMMISSION THAT HELPS TO FUNDRAISE, BUT IT MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT FOR US TO DO THE OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY. AND TO CONTINUE TO SHARE THE LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. IT'S NOT JUST A, A DISTRICT TWO, UH, ACTIVITY. IT IS A CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ACTIVITY. AND WE REPRESENT THE CITY AND WE DO ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND DEFINITELY WORKS REALLY WELL AND WE'D LIKE TO THE FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT THE SCHOLARSHIPS INSTEAD OF HAVING TO USE THOSE FUNDRAISING DOLLARS TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES. SO WE'RE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO PLEASE TO PLEASE ADD AN ADDITIONAL $200,000 TO THE ML KING COMMISSION SO THAT WE CAN PUT ON AN ACTIVITY THAT REPRESENTS YOU, THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE TO BE PROUD OF. YES, THE MARCH DOES A GREAT JOB. IT ATTRACTS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BUT NOT JUST THE CITY. PEOPLE COME FROM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO BE HERE FOR THAT MARCH. AND SO WE WANT TO NOT ONLY HAVE A GREAT MARCH, WE WANT THE YOUTH, UH, EMPOWERMENT ACTIVITY THAT WE DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT. WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THAT. SO I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO PLEASE AMEND THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL $200,000 TO THE ML KING COMMISSION'S, UH, SUPPORT FOR THE YEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU MR. LADAY. LINDA TIPPENS, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. OKAY. IT, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU REALIZE THAT I'M STANDING HERE WITH THIS SHIRT BECAUSE AS WE LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF THE ML KING MARCH, I WAS PARTICIPANT IN THE FIRST MARCH, AND AFTER THAT I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. AND THAT IS WHAT I'M ALL ABOUT IS VOLUNTEERING. AND YOU WHO HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MARCH KNOW IT IS A MARCH FOR EVERYBODY, ALL COLORS, ALL RACES, EVERYBODY COMES FROM, NOT ONLY FROM SAN ANTONIO, BUT FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES IN THE WORLD TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. SOME OF YOU WERE THERE WHEN WE HAD THE LARGEST MARCH OF 300,000 PEOPLE BEFORE WE HAD THE PANDEMIC, AND WE HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN AS OF 2020. I THINK IT WAS 2020 AND 2021. BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND, WE HAD A BUDGET OF 2018 OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND. WE HAD A BUDGET OF 2019 OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND, YOU KNOW, AND IF WE HAD 20 AND 21, WE'D STILL HAD THAT A HUNDRED THOUSAND. THIS IS 2022 AND EVERYTHING IS GOING UP. AND IF EVERYTHING IS GOING UP AND YOU LOOK AT THE MAJORITY OF MONEY GOING TO THE STAGE AREA, WE NEED TO HAVE AN INCREASE OF MONEY SO WE CAN SUSTAIN THIS PROGRAM. PEOPLE LOOK AT THE MARCH AND SAYS, THE ONLY ACTIVITY THAT HAPPENS ONLY ONE WEEKEND OUT OF THE YEAR, BUT BASED UPON MY COUNCIL PERSON, HE WANTS TO EXTEND IT OVER THE WHOLE YEAR. WITH THE CULMINATION BEING THE MARCH, WE HAVE TO LOOK BACK AND SEE IF WE NEED TO INVEST MONIES INTO THIS, WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL $200,000. AND I LOOKED AT IT AND I, I APPRECIATE YOUR BUDGET 'CAUSE I SAY $1.3 BILLION FOR THIS INCREASE, $1.3 BILLION FOR THIS. AND WE JUST ASKING FOR $200,000 FOR AN EVENT THAT'S GONNA MAKE SAN ANTONIO NUMBER ONE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. BECAUSE PEOPLE COME HERE, ALL THE NEWS ANCHORS COME HERE. WHEN I SAY ANCHORS TV STATIONS ARE POINTED [01:05:01] AT DISTRICT TWO. AND THE MARCH. AND THE MARCH IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CHILDREN HAVE A LEGACY OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT CIVIL RIGHTS IS ALL ABOUT. UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GONNA BE THE FUTURE THAT POSSIBLY CAN BE SITTING IN WHERE YOU ARE. AND YOU CAN BE BEING BACK VOLUNTEERING WITH ME WITH THE $300,000 OR MAYBE $600,000 OR 1 MILLION THAT NEEDS TO GO WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR PROGRAM. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE, ALL OF YOU ON WONDERFUL COUNCIL PERSON, ESPECIALLY MY COUNSELING PERSON, YOU KNOW, AND YOU, MARY, YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. WANNA MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. BUT AS WE GO, ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA SAY MY MAN IS SO GREAT BECAUSE HE GAVE ME THE EXTRA MONEY THAT WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO WITH OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE HOLISTIC APPROACH. SO I'M JUST WALKING AWAY 'CAUSE I HEAR A LITTLE BEEF AND AS I WALK AWAY, I'M GONNA WALK AWAY WITH MY MARCH SAID $300,000. $300,000. THANK YOU MS. TIPPENS . ALRIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR TAX YEAR 2022. AND IT'S MEETING AT ITS MEETING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2022, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 9:00 AM AND WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS ONE 14 WEST COMMERCE STREET. HAVING HEARD ALL COMMENTS FROM THOSE CITIZENS WISHING TO BE HEARD ON THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE, THE SECOND OF TWO COMBINED, F Y 23 BUDGET AND 22 TAX RATE, PUBLIC HEARINGS IS HEREBY CLOSED. [CONSENT AGENDA  ] WE'RE GONNA MOVE NOW TO OUR BUSINESS AGENDA FOR THE DAY. WE'RE GOING TO ALL ITEMS ON CONSENT TODAY. LET ME ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY ITEMS TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. 12. ITEM NUMBER 12, 15, ITEM 15. ANY OTHERS? I'M SORRY. OKAY, ITEM NUMBER 17 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY. SO I'VE GOT ITEM 12, ITEM 15, AND THEN AGAIN, 17 WILL NOT BE HEARD. ANY OTHER ITEMS? HEARING NONE? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE, OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT'S ALL ITEMS SAY FOR 12, 15, AND 17, WHICH WILL NOT BE HEARD. UM, LET ME JUST MAKE SURE I GOT FOLKS WHO ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT'LL REMAIN ON CONSENT, AND I'LL CALL THOSE FOLKS UP NOW ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE, HECTOR VEGA. MR. VEGA. OKAY. CHIEF HESTER ON ITEM NUMBER SIX. OKAY. JACK FINGER ON ITEMS 19. ON ITEMS 19 AND 20. YES. UM, MAYOR NURENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK GA FINGER. COUPLE OF ITEMS I WISH TO PRESENT TO YOU ON THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 19 IS ABOUT, OH, THE IDEA OF ORDINANCE AMOUNTING COMMITTING 2023, SAW AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE WAIVER FUNDING FOR TWO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS, VISTA AT SILVER OAKS AND VISTA AT THOUSAND OAKS. WELL, NUMBER OF PROBLEMS HERE THAT I SEE. AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THAT'S USUALLY THE CODE WORD FOR WORD WELFARE, HOUSING, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO, UH, MOVE INTO, UH, PLACES INTO UPPER RENT AREAS OF TOWN THAT, UH, UH, THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO JUST RATHER NOT HAVE THEIR PROPERTY TAXES BE, ACTUALLY COULD COME DOWN BECAUSE OF THE, UH, THE KIND OF FOLKS MOVING IN RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THEM. NOT IN THEIR BACKYARD, IN OTHER WORDS. BUT YOU HAVE SO-CALLED WELFARE HOUSING BEING PLACED NOT JUST AT, UH, SOME RUNDOWN AREA OF TOWN. YOU HAVE IT RIGHT THERE IN DISTRICT NINE AND DISTRICT 10, THE THOUSAND OAKS AREA. MR. COURAGE, MR. PERRY. YEAH. AND, UH, WHAT IS IT? UH, ADD INSULT TO INJURY. WE'RE GOING TO ASK QUESTION GIVE, UH, [01:10:01] SO FEE WAIVERS HERE. ARE YOU SUPPORTER? ARE YOU SUPPORT? YEAH. UH, FOR, FOR THAT, BASICALLY SAUCE FEE WAIVERS. YEAH. LET ME, UH, FIRST PUT THIS UP HERE SO YOU CAN SHOW WHAT EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. YEAH. THE, WHAT IS GOING ON FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM WELL SHOWED, IF YOU CAN, IT'S A LITTLE BLEACHED OUT THERE. YEAH. THE UNDERLYING AREA SAYS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CATEGORY, AT LEAST HALF OF ALL THE RENTAL UNITS WILL BE RESERVED FOR HOUSEHOLDS AT THAT, UH, OVER TO 20, WHAT'S IT SAY? 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. THAT'S RIGHT. 60%. IF YOU'RE MAKING ONLY 60% OF WHAT THOSE, THE AVERAGE PEOPLE PEOPLE MAKE IN THAT AREA, THAT'S WHERE YOU, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO GO AND, UH, RENT, RENT THE OUT FOR SUCH REDUCTIONS THERE. YEAH. THE HIGHEST PRIORITY WITH FUNDING WILL BE GIVEN, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT ALSO TO, IT SAYS, I THINK 30% OF THE AREA MEDIA INCOME. THANK YOU, MR. ILMAN. RETURN THE CAMERA. YEAH. AND THEN THESE ARE FEE, FEE WAIVERS. I MEAN, I'M SORRY, UH, SOMEBODY, IF WE ARE WAIVING FEES THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE SALT SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM, SOMEBODY HAS TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE. NOW YOU TELL ME WHO'S GONNA DO THAT. I'LL TELL YOU . IT'S THE, IT'S THE RATE PAYERS ONCE AGAIN. AND ANOTHER ITEM THERE, IF YOU WOULD, UM, SHOW THAT AS WELL. NOW THERE'S SIMPLY, ONCE AGAIN, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND THIS IS IN THE, UH, UH, AFFORDABLE PERIOD PROVIDING FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF 300, $2,000. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PAYING. $302,000 FOR THAT ONE. RIGHT. WE'LL GO NOW TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. LET ME GIVE MY COLLEAGUES A CHANCE TO QUEUE UP. WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KEO BERAU. THANKS, MAYOR. I, I'M HIGHLIGHTING TODAY ITEMS 11 AND 16, UH, A LIGHT ITEM 11, UH, IS SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAM IS A DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AIMED AT ELIMINATING PEDESTRIAN DEATHS. THE IMPORTANT OF OUR ROADWAYS TO ENSURE SAFETY FOR ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION AND ELIMINATE PEDESTRIAN DEATHS IS NOT JUST A GOAL FOR OUR CITY, BUT A NECESSITY THANKS TO ROD AND TAMIKA, UM, THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM AND MY COLLEAGUES ON THE TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE OUR STREETS FOR ITEM 16 IS THE WORK OF OUR INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE UNIT AND THE COLLABORATION WE HAVE WITH THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR TRAUMA. THESE FUNDS WILL GO TOWARDS HOSPICE, THE HAVEN FOR HOPE, ACUTE CARE STATION, AND FOR INTENSIVE CARE COORDINATION, THANKS TO ALL WHO MAKE SURE OUR INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE UNIT IS RUNNING AND OUR CITIZENS ARE SAFE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CAB HDA, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. THANK YOU MAYOR, AND GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M EXCITED TO HIGHLIGHT ALSO 11, UH, ITEM 11, THE SUBMISSION OF THE SAFE STREETS GRANT. UH, GRANT, IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS GRANT WILL FUND EDUCATION, OUTREACH, DATA GATHERING, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF MIDBLOCK CROSSING. AND I'M PARTICULARLY EXCITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MIDBLOCK CROSSING, AS MANY OF THEM WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE SOUTH SAMMO CORRIDOR, WHICH IS MOSTLY IN DISTRICT FIVE, BUT SPANS ACROSS SEVERAL DISTRICTS. THE VISION ZERO DATA SHOWS AND COMMUNITY WILL CONFIRM THAT SSA MORA IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST FATALITY AND INJURY CORRIDORS IN SAN ANTONIO. WHEN THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WAS REVIEWING THE MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR SELECTIONS AT FIRST, I WAS A BIT FRUSTRATED THAT SSA, MORA, AND GENERAL MCMULLEN, UH, WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE HIGH INJURY CORRIDORS. BUT I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR OUR CHAIR OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, UH, MELISSA CAVEDA AND OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR AGREEING, UH, FOR SWIFT ACTION TO ENSURE THAT WE PRIORITIZE THOSE CORRIDORS. SO, THANK Y'ALL. AND I KNOW THIS COUNCIL'S COMMITTED TO REDUCING PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES BEYOND THIS GRANT, AND I'M HOPEFUL WE CAN LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO SI TO SAVE SOME MORE LIVES. UM, I'M ALSO EXCITED TO HIGHLIGHT ITEMS 13, THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ROBERT GONZALEZ TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD AND MARIA CRUZ TO THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. TOGETHER, THE TWO OF THEM WILL HAVE 22 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SERVING ON THESE DISTRICT FIVE BOARDS. SINCE 1980, ROBERT HAS BEEN THE OWNER OF NATIONAL CAB. HE'S ALSO A TAXI CAB DRIVER FOR THE COMPANY IN SAN ANTONIO. ROBERT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MAIN ADVOCATES FOR TAXI CAB, FOR THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY. AND MARIA CRUZ IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE PALM HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND SHE ALSO WORKS FOR MY ALMA MARTA, UH, BURBANK HIGH SCHOOL. SO REALLY EXCITED THAT EVERY TIME I GO TO BURBANK IN MY OLD HIGH SCHOOL, SHE'S ALWAYS THERE. UH, I ALSO WANNA WELCOME ANDRE GREEN AND TRICIA FETA TO THE, FOR BOTH OF THEM. THEY'RE BOTH GOING TO BE SERVING IN THESE NEW LEADERSHIP ROLES WITH DISTRICT FIVE, AND I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF OUR APPOINTEES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. THANK [01:15:01] YOU, MAYOR. I WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING ITEM 13. UM, SO LISTEN, Y'ALL, I MADE A MISTAKE A FEW WEEKS AGO. UM, IT TURNS OUT I SAID THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT OF MY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WERE FILLED. APPARENTLY ONE OF MY APPOINTEES GRADUATED. AND SO I DO HAVE A VACANCY ON THE HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD LOOKING FOR APPLICANTS. UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A, UM, A REPLACEMENT APPOINTEE, JENNIFER RAMAGE TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD. I'M SUPER EXCITED TO APPOINT HER TO THE PARKS AND REC BOARD, UH, TO REPRESENT D TWO. SHE HAS A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND HUMANITIES, AND A MASTER'S OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. AND IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THE CITY'S CEMETERIES ARE CONSIDERED PARKS, AND JENNIFER HAS A SPECIAL CARE FOR THEM. SHE BELIEVES THEY HOLD THE KEYS TO THE HISTORY OF THE CITY AND OFFER AN INNER URBAN SANCTUARY FOR WILDLIFE. SHE HAS A FOCUS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE CARE OF THESE OFTEN FORGOTTEN GREEN SPACES, AND WE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT SHE WILL DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB REPRESENTING DISTRICT TWO FOR ALL OF OUR SAN ANTONIO PARKS. SO, THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. COUNCIL MEMBER K. THANK YOU MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NUMBER 19, WHICH IS SAWS FEE WAIVERS ON TWO APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED IN DISTRICT NINE AND DISTRICT 10. UH, WE'VE HAD A HISTORY ON THIS COUNCIL OF APPROVING MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF FEE WAIVERS FOR A LOT OF WHAT WE CONSIDER MARKET RATE PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, PARTICULARLY DOWNTOWN. AND NOW, THIS COUNCIL, I THINK, IS LOOKING IN THE DIRECTION OF PROVIDING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE ALL OVER THIS COMMUNITY, EXCUSE ME. AND THIS IS AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR WORKFORCE, UH, RESIDENTS WHO NOT ONLY WORK IN SOME OF THE MORE AFFLUENT PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WOULD LIKE TO LIVE NEAR WHERE THEY WORK. AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GENERATE THAT KIND OF AFFORDABILITY. AND, UH, I CERTAINLY SUPPORT GRANTING THE SAME KIND OF FAVOR AND FEE WAIVERS, UH, FOR THESE PROJECTS AS I HAVE FOR OTHERS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY. UH, THIS, THESE PROPERTIES ARE FOR WORKING FOLKS, AND I THINK THAT WE OUGHT TO HONOR THE WORKING PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO LABOR IN A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES, EXCUSE ME, ALONG PLACES LIKE 1604 OR 2 81 OR I 10 OR I 35, NEAR WHERE THE MORE AFFLUENT MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY LIVE. UH, AND BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THESE AREAS, WE ENABLE PEOPLE TO LIVE NEAR WHERE THEY WORK. SO I'M VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 19. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY. HEARING NONE, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS OF ALL ITEMS SAVED FOR 12, 15 AND 17. PLEASE VOTE AND, UH, VOICE VOTE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A COMMENT, MAYOR. OH, UH, CAN, CAN WE PAUSE THE VOTE? WE DIDN'T HAVE YOU IN THE QUEUE. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND SUCCESSFUL WORK IN, UM, OBTAINING ALMOST $4 MILLION IN HAZARD ASSISTANCE, SORRY, NOT HAZARD ASSISTANCE IN, UH, HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. UH, WE KNOW THAT THE EMERGENCY, UH, HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HAD BEEN CLOSED, AND THERE ARE STILL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN NEED OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE. SO, UM, I WANNA THANK THEM FOR MAKING, MAKING THAT HAPPEN. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND MY VOTE IS AYE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER PLY. ANY, ANY COMMENT? AYE. OKAY. WE'LL, UH, VOICE VOTE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL AYE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER PALAIS AYE. MOTION CARRIES. MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL GO TO ITEM [City Code Amendments  ] 12. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 ENTITLED VACANT STRUCTURES OF THE CITY CODE TO ADOPT DECONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES. UM, COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY PULLED IT. WOULD YOU LIKE THE PRESENTATION? YES, SIR. OKAY, LET'S GET THE PRESENTATION. I'LL GET A MOTION AND THEN I'LL TURN THE FLOOR TO COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. GO AHEAD, SHANNON. OKAY. UM, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, I'M SHANNON MILLER. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND I'M HERE TODAY WITH CORY EDWARDS, WHO'S THE [01:20:01] DEPUTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER, AND STEPHANIE PHILLIPS, WHO IS OUR NEW, UM, DECONSTRUCTION AND CIRCULAR CIRCULAR ECONOMY PROGRAM OFFICER. UM, STEPH HAS BEEN MANAGING THIS INITIATIVE SINCE 2012 AND HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB. UM, WE ALSO HAVE NUMEROUS OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES IN THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND OTHER CITIES, CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE WORKED WITH US ON THIS INITIATIVE. AND SO A BIG THANKS TO ALL OF THEM. UM, AS A QUICK OVERVIEW, UH, THESE PHOTOS ILLUSTRATE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEMOLITION AND DECONSTRUCTION. UH, DECONSTRUCTION, I MEAN, I'M SORRY. DEMOLITION, OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU CAN SEE, RESULTS IN VERY LITTLE REUSABLE MATERIAL. IT'S OFTEN DONE WITH HEAVY MACHINERY AND HAPPENS VERY QUICKLY. UM, DECONSTRUCTION ON THE OTHER HAND, IS, IS REALLY ABOUT TAKING A BUILDING APART IN THE OPPOSITE WAY IT WAS CONSTRUCTED, AND SO IT ALLOWS FOR THOSE MATERIALS TO BE REUSED. UM, WE'D LIKE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THIS ORGAN DONOR ANALOGY. UM, SOMETIMES BUILDINGS ARE GONNA COME DOWN, THEY'RE BUILDING REMOVAL IS NECESSARY, BUT WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THOSE MATERIALS CAN BE REUSED AND EXTEND THE LIFE OF OTHER BUILDINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF DECONSTRUCTION, THERE ARE MANY, UM, SOCIAL, UH, ECONOMIC, PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVING BUILDINGS IN A DIFFERENT WAY. UM, THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING TODAY IS A RESULT OF MORE THAN FOUR YEARS OF COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN WORK. UM, WE FORMED A DECONSTRUCTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN 2018, AND THAT COMMITTEE PROVIDED DIRECT FEEDBACK ON THE ORDINANCE, PARAMETERS, ORDINANCE, SCOPE, AND ADMINISTRATION. AND WE, WE'D LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK, UM, THOSE MEMBERS OF THE DECONSTRUCTION ADVISORY, UM, GROUP THAT ARE WATCHING TODAY, AND SOME ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN WITH US FROM THE BEGINNING THROUGH C O V I D AND PROBABLY DID NOT IMAGINE SPENDING THIS MUCH TIME. BUT AS A RESULT OF THEIR INVOLVEMENT, WE HAVE A POLICY THAT IS SUPPORTED BY STAKEHOLDERS RANGING FROM THE SAN ANTONIO CONSERVATION SOCIETY TO THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF SAN ANTONIO AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. AND WE ALSO OWE A GREAT DEAL OF THANKS TO OUR COLLEAGUES AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE ALSO ADVISED US AND HELPED TO SHAPE THE ORDINANCE. AND IN ADDITION TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE TAKEN A NUMBER OF STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. THESE INCLUDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SECURING GRANTS, COMMISSIONING THE TREASURER IN THE WALLS REPORT, WHICH ILLUSTRATES HOW DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE CAN SUPPORT CITY AND REGIONAL GOALS RELATED TO HOUSING, WASTE REDUCTION, PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. UM, IN ADDITION, WE'VE ALSO WORKED TO ESTABLISH THE MATERIAL INNOVATION CENTER AT PORT SAN ANTONIO, INTEGRATED DECONSTRUCTION INTO THE ESSAY READY TO WORK CATALOG AND HOSTED NUMEROUS, UM, DECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR TRAINING EVENTS. THERE ARE SEVERAL KEY ISSUES THAT EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF ADOPTING A DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE IN SAN ANTONIO. OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, MORE THAN $16 MILLION WORTH OF SALVAGEABLE BUILDING MATERIALS WERE SENT TO LOCAL LANDFILLS. MORE THAN 500 BUILDINGS ARE DEMOLISHED ANNUALLY IN SAN ANTONIO, AND THAT NUMBER IS INCREASING EVERY YEAR. UM, THERE'S BEEN A 68% INCREASE SINCE 2012 IN THE NUMBER OF DEMOLITIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, UNFORTUNATELY, THE AREAS WHERE THESE PRE 1960 RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES ARE MOST DEMOL DEMOLISHED ARE IN DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, AND FIVE. AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY CRITICAL WHEN WE APPLY A PUBLIC HEALTH AND EQUITY LENS BECAUSE DEMOLITION IS A AIR POLLUTION. UM, STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT TRADITIONAL MECHANICAL DEMOLITION GENERATES LEAD CONTAINING DUST, AND THIS DUST TRAVELS MANY FEET FROM THE SOURCE AND SETTLES INTO OPEN WINDOWS AND INTO OUR SOIL, SOIL AND IMPACTS OUR GROUNDWATER. THIS IS ALSO A CONCERN GIVEN BEAR COUNTY'S OVERALL ASTHMA HOSPITALIZATION RATE, UM, WHICH IS HIGH COMPARED TO TEXAS OVERALL. AT PRESENT, THERE'S ALSO AN EQUITY DISPARITY IN MATERIAL ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY. UM, LIMITED RECLAIMED MATERIALS IN THE MARKETPLACE MEANS THAT THERE'S LIMITED ACCESS TO THOSE MATERIALS, AS THERE'RE ALWAYS HIGH COST. UM, THIS JUST VISUALLY SHOWS YOU WHERE DEMOLITIONS ARE MOST OCCURRING IN THE CITY. AND ALSO THE DRAMATIC INCREASE OVER THE YEARS, ESPECIALLY SINCE 2018. OUR PROGRAM PRI PRIORITIES ARE TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING REPAIR AND PRODUCTION, AS WELL AS INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MATERIALS, INCREASE OUR LOCAL POOL OF TRADESPEOPLE, AND MAKE RENOVATIONS MORE COST EFFECTIVE. WE ALSO AIM TO GROW LOCAL INDUSTRIES AND SALVAGE UPCYCLING AND VALUE ADDED MANUFACTURING SECTORS LIKE MAKING FURNITURE OR EVEN NEW BUILDING MATERIALS OUT OF THE SALVAGED MATERIAL. THESE PRIORITIES ARE REALLY ROOTED IN OVERARCHING CITY GOALS RELATED TO [01:25:01] HOUSING EQUITY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS AN ORDINANCE, UM, THAT HAS THREE PHASES. THE FIRST PHASE IS REALLY INTENDED FOR THE CITY TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE. UM, THIS WOULD GO INTO EFFECT OCTOBER 1ST AND WOULD APPLY TO CITY EXECUTED DEMOLITIONS THAT FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS THAT ARE, THAT ALSO MIRROR THE PARAMETERS OF PHASE TWO. THE PARAMETERS OF THE FIRST TWO PHASES ARE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES FOR UNITS OR LESS, UM, IN NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICTS OR HISTORIC DISTRICTS THAT ARE 1945 AND EARLIER AND CITYWIDE. IF THEY WERE BUILT 19, 20 AND EARLIER, THE THIRD PHASE OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1ST, 2025. AND THAT WOULD APPLY TO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICTS AND HISTORIC DISTRICTS THAT ARE 1960 AND EARLIER. AND, UM, CITYWIDE 1945 AND EARLIER. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE, THE FIRST PHASE IS APPROXIMATELY 3% OF DEMOLITION PERMITS. THE SECOND PHASE WILL CAPTURE AROUND A QUARTER OF DEMOLITION PERMITS, AND THEN THE THIRD PHASE WOULD APPLY TO ABOUT 40% OF DEMOLITION PERMITS. UM, THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES SPEAK TO, UM, SOME OF THE PROGRAM COMPONENTS THAT WE'VE ALSO IMPLEMENTED TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM. UH, THE FIRST IS OUR DECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR TRAINING. THE IMAGES THAT YOU SEE ARE TAKEN FROM DECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR TRAINING THAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. UH, WE ALSO ARE EXCITED THAT DECONSTRUCTION IS A PART OF OUR LIVING HERITAGE TRADES ACADEMY AND IS RECOGNIZED AS A, A PROGRAM IN SA READY TO WORK. WE ALSO, AS YOU CAN SEE, HAVE AN UPCOMING TRAINING THIS FALL, WHICH WILL BE BOTH A CONTRACTOR TRAINING, SO THAT IS FOR CONTRACTORS THAT ARE ALREADY CERTIFIED, THAT WANT TO BE SKILLED IN DECONSTRUCTION. AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A FULL WORKFORCE TRAINING FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO EXPERIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION NECESSARILY AND ARE LEARNING FROM SCRATCH. UH, ANOTHER KEY ASPECT OF THE PROGRAM IS THE MATERIAL INNOVATION CENTER AT PORT SAN ANTONIO. UM, THIS IS REALLY A LAST STOP BEFORE THE LANDFILL. IT IS NOT INTENDED AS COMPETITION TO ANYONE IN THE EXISTING MARKETPLACE. WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH PARTNERS LIKE GOODWILL, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, AND BUSINESSES LIKE PICKERS PARADISE TO ENSURE THAT THE MODEL IS SUCH THAT WE WOULD TAKE THE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT USEFUL TO THOSE EXISTING BUILDINGS IN THE MARKET, IN THE MARKETPLACE, TO KEEP THEM FROM GOING TO THE LANDFILL. IT HAS ALSO ALLOWED FOR, UM, PARTNERING WITH, UH, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO DO RESEARCH, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A BIT MORE IN A, IN A COMING SLIDE. ACTUALLY. THIS SLIDE. UM, SO BUILDING ON THE MATERIAL INNOVATION CENTER, WE ARE WORKING ON SEVERAL, UM, ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM THAT TIE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. UM, YOU CAN SEE A PHOTO FROM REHAB RAM IN DISTRICT FIVE. UM, COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO WAS THERE THAT DAY. AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW THESE MATERIALS CAN BE PUT TO USE, EXTEND, EXPEND, EXTENDING, EXTENDING, I'M SORRY, I CAN'T SPEAK, EXTENDING THE LIFE OF EXISTING HOUSING, UM, IN OUR OLDER AND HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THEN THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT IS SOMETHING WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT, WHERE AS PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH U T S A, THIS IS A RESEARCH PROJECT WHERE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS ARE EXPLORING HOW RECLAIMED MATERIALS CAN BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SMALL SCALE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SUCH AS ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. AND THIS IS ONE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEING, THAT IS BEING CONSTRUCTED CURRENTLY AT PORT SAN ANTONIO. WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE OUR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THE PROGRAM SERVES AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE. O H P STAFF WILL PROVIDE DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ANYONE MOVING THROUGH THE PROGRAM. UM, WE'VE ALSO SECURED GRANTS FROM ACOG FOR DECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. WE'LL WORK WITH PARTNERS IN ADVANCE OF JANUARY 1ST TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE ORDINANCE BEFORE IT GOES INTO EFFECT. AND WE HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED A WEBSITE, SA REUSE.COM, THAT WILL PROVIDE, UH, RESOURCE GUIDES, A CERTIFIED CONTRACTOR LIST AND OTHER INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE AS THEY NAVIGATE THE PROCESS. UM, THE, THE PROPOSED DECONSTRUCTION OF OF CER, THESE OLDER BUILDING TYPES WILL DIVERT WASTE, PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR REUSE JOB GROWTH AND AFFORDABILITY, WHILE MITIGATING PUBLIC HEALTH DISPARITIES AND ADVANCING SEVERAL GOALS OF THE SHIP IN THE FIRST YEAR. THE ORDINANCE WILL HELP US DIVERT WASTE, PROVIDE SKILLED TRADES, UH, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, BUILD AN INVENTORY OF LOCALLY SOURCED CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL FOR DISASTER RESPONSE, AND ALSO CONTRIBUTE MATERIALS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. [01:30:03] AND WITH THAT, UM, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, SHANNON. UH, BEFORE WE GET INTO DISCUSSION, THERE ARE A COUPLE FOLKS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON, ON THIS ITEM, SO LET ME CALL THEM UP. NOW WE HAVE YOU ALL, REHO RIVERA, MS. RIVERA BE FOLLOWED BY HECTOR VEGA. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. UM, SO IT GIVES ME SO MUCH JOY THAT THE DECONSTRUCTION POLICY HAS GOTTEN AS FAR AS THIS, UM, BEING PRESENTED IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU. UM, AS A HOUSING, AS ADVOCATE, AND AS A CITIZEN OF MY BELOVED CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WHEN, UH, DEVELOPER OR CODE ENFORCEMENT WOULD SEE AN OLD BUILDING READY FOR DEMOLITION DECONSTRUCTION CAN SHIFT THE PERSPECTIVE INTO ONE OF A CYCLICAL USE OF MATERIALS. NOT ONLY WILL THIS SHIFT BE HELPFUL IN THE CREATION OF NEW JOBS, INCREASE WORKFORCE TRAINING, FACILITATE THE GOALS IN COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND MOVE TOWARDS THE GOALS OF THE SHIP FOR THE PRESERVATION AND REHABILITATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT IT WILL ALSO HELP ADDRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL DIVIDE BETWEEN THE HAVE AND HAVE NOTS. WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE OUSTED REPORT THAT WAS RELEASED LAST FALL THAT FOUND THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT SWEEPS PRIMARILY AFFECT THOSE IN DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, AND FIVE. I'M HEARING THE RESPONSES FROM CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE OLDER HOUSING IN THOSE DISTRICTS, WHICH JUSTIFIES THE USE OF DEMOLITION. YET WHY IS IT THAT THEY DON'T HAVE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGNATION WHEN THEY HELD THE OLDEST HOUSING STOCK IN THE CITY? I'M HOPING THAT THESE POLICIES, UH, AIMED TOWARDS DISENFRANCHISED COMMUNITIES AS A PRIORITY IN THE FUTURE. I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR A PHASED APPROACH, BUT I BELIEVE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE MUST DEMAND MORE. AND IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THOSE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY DEMOLITION ARE NOT THE ONES THAT ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS PROCESS, UM, THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH AN UNDERSTANDING THAT NEIGHBORHOODS DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC OR HEAVILY SKEWED TOWARDS THOSE WHO HAVE HIGHER INCOMES. WE MUST ENSURE THAT ALL DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS, ESPECIALLY THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, UM, UPHOLD THE DECONSTRUCTION POLICY AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO IGNORE THE MEASURES IN THE ORDINANCE THROUGH EMERGENCY DEMOLITION, THAT BIPAS DUE PROCESS, THIS POLICY WILL ONLY WORK IF WE TRULY PRIORITIZE THOSE WHO ARE MOST AFFECTED BY DEMOLITION. AND I HOPE IN THE FUTURE THAT WE CAN CONSIDER OTHER BUILDINGS THAN RESIDENTIAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. RIVERA. CHIEF HESTER, MR. HESTER. OKAY, UH, TO BEGIN DISCUSSION, LET ME ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM 12. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. UH, I'LL GIVE THE FLOOR NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. THANK YOU, SIR. AND SHANNON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND, UH, THANKS FOR COMING IN WITH THE, UM, UH, STEPHANIE FROM EXA TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT THIS. AS YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD A HEARTBURN WITH THIS PROGRAM EVER SINCE THE INCEPTION OF IT WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. UM, AND I APPRECIATE THAT, UM, ON THE INITIATIVE, ON TRYING TO PRESERVE OUR HISTORY, THAT KIND OF THING. BUT THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS IS THAT THE TYPE OF DECONSTRUCTION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, THAT'S GONNA ADD TO THE COST OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT HERE. OUR RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THE HOUSE, IT IS GONNA INCREASE COST FOR NEW HOUSING, AND THERE'S NO WAY AROUND THAT. I MEAN, THERE'S ESTIMATES OUT THERE FROM TWO TO $3,000 ADDITIONAL COST FOR CONSTRUCTION BY GOING THIS DECONSTRUCTION METHOD. AND THAT'S WHERE I HAVE THE BIGGEST HEARTBURN AT. UM, WE IN SAN ANTONIO, KEEP TALKING, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE, BUT EVERY TIME WE TURN AROUND, HERE WE GO AGAIN, WE'RE ADDING SOMETHING ELSE TO THE COST OF HOUSING THAT IS SHOOTING THE COST UP THAT MAKES IT UNAFFORDABLE FOR FOLKS. AND SO THAT'S WHERE MY BIGGEST HEARTBURN IS. SURE, INDUSTRY SAT DOWN AND, AND THEY WORKED WITH YOU OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS TO COME UP WITH THIS PROGRAM, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY'LL DO WHATEVER THE CITY SAYS, HEY, THE CITY CAME UP WITH THIS ORDINANCE. YEAH, WE'RE GONNA, WE'LL DO IT. BUT GUESS WHAT? THEY'RE NOT GONNA PAY FOR THIS OUTTA THEIR POCKET. THEY, THEY'RE THERE TO MAKE MONEY. AND WHERE'S THAT EXTRA COST GONNA GO? IT'S GONNA BE COST, IT'S GONNA BE PASSED TO THE CUSTOMER. AND [01:35:01] THAT'S MY BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THIS PROGRAM. IF THIS IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA, UM, WHY NOT LET PRIVATE INDUSTRY DO THIS, OPEN IT UP AND PROVIDE INCENTIVES TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY TO DO THIS PROGRAM WITHOUT PASSING THAT COST TO THE END CUSTOMER FOR WHATEVER'S GONNA BE BUILT AFTER THAT. UM, I, I, I, THIS IS, THIS TO ME, SHOULD BE HANDED OVER TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND LET THEM DO IT. INSTEAD OF THE CITY COMING AROUND WITH AN ORDINANCE SAYING, THOU SHALT YOU WILL. SO WITH THAT, WHAT, WHAT KIND OF ENFORCEMENT ARE WE GONNA BE OVERSEEING THIS PROGRAM WITH? HOW DO YOU, HOW ARE YOU GONNA ENFORCE IT? SURE. THERE, THERE ARE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IN THE ORDINANCE. I MEAN, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS, ALL DEMOLITION PERMITS CURRENTLY. AND SO, UM, WHEN SOMEBODY GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS, IF THEY ARE SUBJECT TO THE DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE, THEN THEY, THEY WOULD, THEY WOULD BE WORKING WITH US ANYWAY. AND SO THERE'S AN ESTABLISHED PROCESS WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO WORK WITH THOSE PEOPLE. BUT IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEONE, UM, DOES AN ILLEGAL DEMOLITION, WHICH HAPPENS RARELY, BUT IT DOES HAPPEN, UM, THEN THERE ARE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IN THE ORDINANCE AND IT WOULD, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE LIKE A, A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR THAT WOULD GO TO MUNICIPAL COURT OR, OR OTHER, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, OTHER, THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM IN THAT WAY. UM, WORKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SO THERE ARE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS IN THE ORDINANCE, OBVIOUSLY IT WOULDN'T HAVE IT, IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO ENFORCE IF THERE WEREN'T ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS. OKAY. SO THERE, IT COULD BE A PUNITIVE ACTION ON, ON SOMEBODY GOING OUT AND JUST DEMOLISHING SOMETHING WITHOUT, UM, GOING THROUGH THE, OH, IS OUR CITY ATTORNEY, AND SHE'S HERE IF YOU WANT HER TO SPEAK MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT, BUT I THINK YOU COVERED IT WELL ENOUGH. THERE'S PUNITIVE ACTIONS THAT COULD HAPPEN. CORRECT. BECAUSE OF THAT. OKAY. UM, SO I, I, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE IN INDUSTRY AND HERE, HERE'S, HERE'S THEIR REACTION TO THIS. THEY BASICALLY ROLL THEIR EYES AND SAY ANOTHER CITY POLICY TO DO DURING THAT PROCESS THAT IS AGAIN, GONNA CUT, INCREASE COST FOR THE END CUSTOMER. AND THEIR ADDITIONAL FEAR IS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS FOR A SMALL, SMALL PORTION OF THE CITY, ALTHOUGH THE NUMBERS LOOK BIG, BUT IN REALITY IT'S A SMALLER PORTION OF IT. THE OLDER HOMES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, UH, THE FEAR IS, OKAY, THEY GOT THEIR FOOT IN THE DOOR, THIS IS WHAT'S COMING NEXT. YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA APPLY TO ALL FACILITIES ALL OVER THE CITY, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, THAT KIND OF THING. SO THEY SEE THAT AS ANOTHER STEP COMING IN THE FUTURE. UM, IS THERE A PLAN FOR THAT? THERE IS NOT. UM, WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY AS, YOU KNOW, WITH A LOT OF OF PARTNERS FROM ALL, UM, ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY. AND WE DID HAVE A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT INCLUDING COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES, UM, BA BASED ON ON YEAR BILL AS, AS WE DID WITH RESIDENTIAL. UM, BUT, BUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WE WOULD NOT INCLUDE COMMERCIAL. AND THERE IS NO PLAN, UM, CURRENTLY TO EXPAND BEYOND THE PHASES THAT YOU, THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU TODAY. OKAY. AND HOW MANY CITY EMPLOYEES ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO WATCH THIS PROGRAM, MONITOR IT, UH, EXECUTE THIS PROGRAM? HOW, HOW MANY CITY EMPLOYEES? UM, SO STEPH, STEPHANIE PHILLIPS IS GOING TO BE THE PRIMARY PERSON WORKING ON THE ORDINANCE. WE'RE NOT, UM, REQUESTING ANY ADDITIONAL STAFF OR FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE ORDINANCE AT THIS TIME. WE FEEL THAT WE HAVE, UM, THE CAPACITY TO MANAGE IT AS, AS IS CURRENTLY. OKAY. SO HOW MANY FTES ARE GOING TO BE NEEDED? ONE FOR THIS WHOLE PROGRAM. OKAY. ALRIGHT. FAIR ENOUGH. UM, AGAIN, SHANNON, I I, AND I, YOU KNOW, THIS LOOKS GREAT ON THE SURFACE, BUT YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN IN THIS INDUSTRY FOR 40 YEARS AND THIS WILL MANDATE ADDITIONAL COSTS BEING PASSED DOWN TO THE CUSTOMERS. AND THAT'S WHERE I HAVE MY BIGGEST HEARTBURN ON THIS. IF THERE, IF WE WERE TO HAVE THIS PROGRAM TURN AROUND AND LOOK AT INCENTIVES FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY TO TAKE OVER THIS PROGRAM AND THEM DO IT, IF THERE'S THESE, THESE TYPES OF BENEFITS AND, UM, PROFIT MARGINS IN THIS PROGRAM, THEN PRIVATE INDUSTRY SHOULD BE PICKING THIS UP AND NOT THE CITY MANDATING THIS TYPE OF ORDINANCE THAT ALL CONTRACTORS HAVE TO HAVE TO, UH, UH, GO ALONG WITH THIS PROGRAM, ADDING COSTS TO THEIR PROGRAM TO PASS TO THE [01:40:01] CUSTOMERS. THAT'S MY BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THIS. AND, AND, UH, YEAH, I, YOU STILL HAVEN'T CHANGED MY MIND ON THIS, SO I, I I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS, THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE. THAT'S AWESOME, SHANNON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SURE. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU SHANNON. COREY, STEPHANIE AND TEAM FOR THE CONTINUED WORK THAT OFF THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, UH, HAS PUT INTO CREATING THIS ORDINANCE. UH, AND PARTICIPATING IN REHAB ORAMA IS SO MUCH FUN. I WISH WE CAN DO ONE EVERY MONTH. 'CAUSE I LEARNED HOW TO LIKE, MOLD, LIKE THE, THE CORNER OF A HOUSE. AND IT WAS GREAT WORKING WITH COMMUNITY AND MAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. UH, AND I KNOW IT WASN'T EASY TO GAIN CONSENSUS ON MOVING THIS ITEM FORWARD, AND I THINK IT DEMONSTRATES THAT ITEMS ON SUSTAINABILITY TAKE SOME TIME, RIGHT? BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS WAS PUT FORTH IN 2017 BY A COUNCIL MEMBER, AND HERE WE ARE, 2023. SO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR THAT CONTINUED WORK AND ENSURING THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY TO ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE. I'M PROUD OF THE STEP THE CITY IS TAKING TODAY AS IT SHOWS THAT WE'RE DOING OUR PART TO MITIGATE THE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HARM. MECHANICAL DEMOLITIONS HAVE ON COM, UH, COMMUNITY, AS YOU'VE ALREADY NOTED, RIGHT? THE POLLUTANTS, THEY GO INTO THE AIR, WE BREATHE THEM, AND, UH, OUR SOIL ABSORBS THEM. SO ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES AS WE KNOW, FACING DISTRICT FIVE AND THE INNER CITY IS THE LOSS OF OLDER CULTURALLY VALUABLE HOUSING STOCK SAN ANTONIO'S AVERAGE 500. I'M REPEATING EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST SAID BECAUSE LIKE I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING AND STUDYING US OF WORK FOR SO LONG. UM, BUT JUST I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AND, UH, THAT I'M HOPEFUL, RIGHT, THAT OUR NEW DECONSTRUCTION POLICY CAN HELP REVERSE AN EQUITABLE TREND. WE KNOW THAT OWNING A HOME IS THE PRIMARY WAYS THAT FAMILIES GROW THEIR WEALTH. AND WHENEVER THE CITY, OR B S B ORDERS MECHANICAL DEMOLITION IS OFTEN STRIPS THEM OF THEIR HARD-EARNED WEALTH. HOMES BUILT PRE 1960 ARE ESPECIALLY VALUABLE TO MECHA, UH, VULNERABLE, RATHER TO MECHANICAL DEMOLITION, WHICH PLACES PRESSURE ON OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPLY SINCE OLDER HOMES PROVIDE MUCH OF THE NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK. AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S NO SILVER BULLET, RIGHT? BUT THIS ADDS A, A TOOL TO OUR ARSENAL TO ENSURE THAT WE MITIGATE, UH, COMMUNITY DISPLACEMENT. AND AS WE WORK TO PRESERVE HOUSING WITH TOOLS LIKE HOME REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, OPERATION REBUILD, DECONSTRUCTION CAN BOOST THESE EFFORTS BY PROVIDING INEXPENSIVE MATERIALS, WHICH STILL FIT THE CHARACTER OF OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THE DECONSTRUCTION PROCESS MEANS THAT SOME OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURES COULD BE RETAINED, WHICH LOWERS REHAB COSTS, RIGHT? SO WHEN WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOMEOWNER REHAB, THIS POTENTIALLY CAN REDUCE THE CITY, UM, UM, IN THAT EXPENSE. SO STANDARD MECHANICAL DEMOLITIONS IS NOT ONLY HARMFUL TO COMMUNITY, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE, IT'S DETRIMENTAL TO OUR HEALTH CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. AND THIS IS ONE THING THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE, RIGHT, IS THAT IT GIVES US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ACTION ON THE MULTIPLE CRISES THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING ENVIRONMENTAL, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC, AND, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE CREATING THOSE JOBS AND TACKLING THE HOUSING CRISIS AT THE SAME TIME. SO IT'S LIKE BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, RIGHT THROUGH THESE CRISIS THAT THIS ORDINANCE CAN POTENTIALLY TACKLE. SO, GREAT WORK, IT'S, IT'S JUST MIND BLOWING AND I'M ALWAYS EXCITED TO POINT TO THAT. I BELIEVE IT'S THE MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA THAT PUT FORTH, UH, AN ORDINANCE AND EXECUTIVE ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE. SO IT'S JUST AMAZING WORK AND THAT'S WILD. UM, I CAN'T WAIT TO VISIT HIGH SCHOOLS AND TALK ABOUT Y'ALL'S WORK. UM, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, RIGHT? I KNOW THERE WERE A FEW STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED. SHANNON, CAN YOU LIST SOME OF THE COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY GROUPS THAT YOU'VE CONSULTED WITH AS YOU DEVELOPED THIS POLICY? UM, SURE. WE, YES. YEAH, SURE. UM, SO WE'VE WORKED WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, NIG, NEIGHBORHOOD STAKEHOLDERS AND, UM, ORGANIZATION LIKE PRESERVATION ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, BUT THEN ALSO, UM, INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL, UM, DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS, JR. RAMON IS OBVIOUSLY A LARGE DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR AND HOLDS THE CON THE CITY CONTRACT FOR DEMOLITION. AND THEY WERE, UM, ACTIVELY INVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. UM, ALSO PEOPLE LIKE, UH, PICKERS PARADISE, KURT FROM PICKERS PARADISE, WHO OBVIOUSLY IS SOMEBODY CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE MARKETPLACE. SO REALLY TRIED TO INVOLVE AS MANY PEOPLE, UM, THAT THAT WOULD TOUCH ON THIS ORDINANCE AS POSSIBLE. AND, AND ALSO CITY DEPARTMENTS, UM, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, SOLID WASTE, PUBLIC HEALTH. YOU KNOW, IT TOUCHES ON THE WORK OF A NUMBER OF CITY DEPARTMENTS AS, AS WELL I, I THINK I SAID, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT PARTNER. GREAT, THANK YOU. AND SPEAKING OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EARLIER THIS YEAR, COUNCIL PROOF FUNDS FOR THE MATERIALS REUSE CENTER OVER AT PORT ASAN, DISTRICT FOUR. AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THAT FACILITY WITH O H P TO SEE THE BUNGALOWS THAT WERE ABOUT TO BE DECONSTRUCTED AND REHABBED. AND I EVEN LEARNED MORE ABOUT THE APPRENTICESHIP CLASS THAT, UM, IS OFFERED. SO AGAIN, RIGHT, JUST HIGHLIGHTING THAT WE'RE GETTING FOLKS BACK TO WORK AND THIS PROGRAM [01:45:01] HAS ALREADY GRADUATED SEVERAL CLASSES OF BUILDERS, RIGHT? HOW MANY CLASSES HAVE WE YES, ACTUALLY THIS, UM, THIS YEAR SO FAR, WE, WE HAVE 16 GRADUATES THAT HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. UM, SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, STUDENTS HAVE, HAVE BEGUN THE PROGRAM, BUT HAVE GOTTEN JOBS BEFORE THEY FINISHED, OR FOR OTHER REASON DIDN'T COMPLETE THE WHOLE APPRENTICESHIP. BUT IT IS VERY EXCITING TO HAVE, UM, THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR THOSE, UM, STUDENTS TO LEARN THE TRADITIONAL TRADES IN TERMS OF REHABILITATION, BUT ALSO, UM, THROUGH DECONSTRUCTION. ABSOLUTELY. IT'S ALREADY PRO UH, PRODUCING A RETURN ON INVESTMENT ALREADY. SO THAT'S EXTREMELY EXCITED. I'M, I'M GRATEFUL THAT THIS COUNCIL'S SUPPORTIVE OF ADOPTING THIS POLICY, UM, BASED OFF OF THE EAGERNESS OF EVERYONE TO MOTION. AND SECOND. UM, SO WE MUST CONTINUE TO FIND WAYS TO COORDINATE OUR LONG-TERM CLIMATE, HOUSING AND WORKFORCE GOALS WITH OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS ONE. UM, SO THANK YOU SHANNON AND THE O H P TEAM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. COUNCIL MEMBER VILLAGRA. THANK YOU, SHANNON. I, UM, I THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK. I, I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE NAMED THIS THE MANUEL TREVINO ORDINANCE. THAT WAS MY DAD'S BEST FRIEND WHO DID, UH, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION. AND HE HAD BEEN DOING THIS, HE'S IN HIS SEVENTIES NOW FOR YEARS, WHERE HE'D GO INTO A PROJECT, HE'D LET OTHER, UH, CONS, UH, PEOPLE IN CONSTRUCTION COME IN, TAKE WHAT THEY WANTED, AND THEN DEMOLISH IT. SO THIS ISN'T SOMETHING NEW. AND THE IDEA THAT THIS IS NEW AND IT'S GONNA COST ALL THIS MONEY, I JUST THINK IS LET'S TALK TO THE SOUTH SIDERS HAVE THAT HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR GENERATIONS BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN DONE. THIS WORKS. IT'S GOING TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT. I THINK THOSE IN CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WILL LOOK FORWARD TO FINDING CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING PEOPLE IN. UM, MY DAD WOULD GO TO THESE EVENTS AND HE'D COLLECT LITTLE, UM, ENTRYWAYS AND BASEBOARDS TO USE CREATIVELY. I THINK WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO FOR US AND OUR PRESERVATION IS, IS JUST A GREAT STEP. AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN, IN FINDING DIFFERENT DESIGNATIONS FOR HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS SO THAT THEY'RE NOT ALL HAVING TO DO THIS HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THEY'RE GETTING OTHER DESIGNATIONS SO THAT IF WE HAVE, IF WE HAVE VACANT STRUCTURES, WE NEED TO DEMOLISH, WE CAN, IF WE NEED TO, TO, UH, HELP WITH THE REHAB PROGRAM, WE, WE CREATE HOW WE CAN DO A REHAB AR FOR THAT. BUT I JUST THINK THIS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN DONE FOR GENERATIONS. IT'S SOMETHING WE DID ON THE SOUTH SIDE THAT WAS DONE ON THE WEST SIDE. I, I, I THINK FORMALIZING IT IS JUST, UM, I THINK I KNOW MR. TREVINO, MY DAD IS PROBABLY LAUGHING THAT Y'ALL ARE FORMALIZING THIS AND MAKING IT A CITY ORDINANCE, BUT I'M EXCITED TO SUPPORT IT TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VILLAGRA AND COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, SHANNON, I THINK IT WAS ON SLIDE FOUR, IT HAS, UH, DECONSTRUCTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THAT COMMITTEE WAS, WAS INVOLVED FROM 2018 TO THE PRESENT. I'M SURE THAT MEANS SEVERAL OF THE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED OR THE ORGANIZATIONS KIND OF CAME AND GO, CAME AND WENT OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME. UH, WITH ALL OF THESE THAT ARE LISTED HERE, WERE THERE ANY THAT HAVE, UH, INDICATED THEY DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD? NO. UM, NO. I JUST VERIFIED WITH STEPH TO MAKE SURE THERE WASN'T SOMEONE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT. BUT NO, EVERYONE HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE AND WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THEM THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, UM, KEEPING THEM INFORMED AND TAKING THEIR INPUT. AND INCLUDING ONCE THE ORDINANCE WAS, WAS FORMALLY DRAFTED, WE HAD SEVERAL KIND OF OFFICE HOUR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO ASK QUESTIONS. AND ALL OF OUR PARTNERS HAVE BEEN, HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE. OKAY. GOOD. UH, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS JUST TO MAKE SURE I, I REMEMBER WHAT WE'RE GETTING INTO. HOW MUCH IS THIS PROGRAM GOING TO, UH, COST THE CITY? SO, SO CURRENTLY THERE'S NO, UM, FISCAL IMPACT. I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE PLANNING, UM, THE MATERIAL INNOVATION CENTER IS BEING INITIATED WITH, UM, EXISTING STAFF AND WITH FUNDS FROM ACOG. AND SO WE HAVE GRANT FUNDS THAT WILL HELP US TO DO THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AT PORT SAN ANTONIO. UM, WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY ADDITIONAL STAFF OR ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUESTS. OKAY. AND HOW MANY HOMES DO WE ANTICIPATE WE MAY BE ABLE TO, UH, DECOMMISSION IN THE FIRST PHASE? AND MAYBE THROUGHOUT THIS, ARE WE LOOKING, LOOKING AT A PERCENTAGE OF HOMES THAT WE WANNA SAVE? SO THE, UM, THE, THE FIRST PHASE, WHICH IS THE CITY, UM, INITIATED DEMOLITIONS WILL JUST BE ABOUT 3% OF DEMOLITION PERMITS. SO IT'S A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF DEMOLITIONS. [01:50:01] AND SO DECONSTRUCTION IS, IS NOT ABOUT IF A HOUSE WILL COME DOWN, BUT HOW IT COMES DOWN. SO, UM, IF, IF A PROPERTY IS ALREADY APPROVED FOR DEM FOR REMOVAL FOR, FOR SOME FORM OF DEMOLITION, THEN IF IT FALLS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE ORDINANCE, IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO DECONSTRUCTION INSTEAD OF MECHANICAL DEMOLITION. UM, WHEN IT EXPANDS TO PHASE ONE, THAT IS ABOUT, UM, A QUARTER OF DEMOLITIONS, IT'S, UH, AROUND 50 ISH, 45 TO 50, UM, DEMOLITIONS ANNUALLY. AND THEN PHASE THREE IS ABOUT 40% OF DEMOLITIONS THAT OCCUR CITYWIDE. OKAY. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT WE WON'T BE MANDATING THAT SOMEBODY NEEDS TO USE THIS PROCESS. WE'RE JUST SAYING THAT IF THEY'RE, IF IT'S GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED, THIS IS AN OPTION THAT EITHER THE PROPERTY OWNER OR THE DEVELOPER CAN TAKE. IS THAT RIGHT? NO, I MEAN, IF, IF THE STRUCTURES FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE ORDINANCE, WHICH IS IF THEY WERE CONSTRUCTED, UM, IN PHASE ONE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE IN AN N C D OR A HISTORIC DISTRICT, IF THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED 1945 OR EARLIER, THEN THERE WOULD BE A DECONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENT. UM, IF CITYWIDE IT WOULD BE 19, 20 AND EARLIER. AND SO THESE ARE VERY EARLY HOUSES, OBVIOUSLY. UM, IN SOME OF YOUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS, THERE ARE VERY FEW PROPERTIES, UM, ALMOST NONE THAT WOULD LIKELY BE SUB SUBJECT TO THE ORDINANCE. BUT IN OTHER DISTRICTS, UM, THAT'S WHERE THE BULK OF THESE DECONSTRUCTIONS WILL OCCUR. OKAY. AND DO WE HAVE ANY ESTIMATE ON HOW MANY JOBS THIS MIGHT CREATE? UM, I, I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER, LIKE A HARD NUMBER FOR YOU, BUT, UM, DECONSTRUCTION IS MUCH MORE LABOR INTENSIVE THAN DEMOLITION. UM, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES SENSE. UM, WHEN YOU DEMOLISH A STRUCTURE, YOU JUST COME IN WITH A MACHINE AND YOU KNOCK IT DOWN ESSENTIALLY. AND, UM, WITH DECONSTRUCTION, IT REQUIRES THE LABOR THAT NECESSARY TO, TO REALLY TAKE IT APART. AND, AND THAT OF COURSE HELPS BUILD OUR, OUR WORKFORCE AS WELL BECAUSE THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT, UM, THE MECHANICS OF A BUILDING AS THEY DO. THOSE THAT WORK TALKED ABOUT SOME CLASSES THAT WERE JUST HELD. HOW IS THAT GOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE FUTURE? HOW IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN? SURE. SO WE HAVE, UM, ANOTHER CLASS SCHEDULED FOR THIS FALL. UM, BOTH AN OPTION FOR EXISTING CONTRACTORS THAT WANT TO BECOME CERTIFIED DECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS, AND THEN ALSO THERE WILL BE A LONGER OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN FROM SCRATCH THAT DON'T HAVE, UM, CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION OR, OR DEMOLITION EXPERIENCE PREVIOUSLY. AND THAT, THAT TRAINING IS, IS MULTIPLE WEEKS. UM, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SA READY TO WORK TO HELP TO FUND THAT TRAINING, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE, UM, AS, AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND SO I THINK YOU SAID THAT ACOG'S PROVIDED FUNDS, WHICH ENABLES US TO STORE MATERIAL WITHOUT, WITHOUT COST RIGHT NOW TO THE CITY? CORRECT. HOW IS THAT MATERIAL REUSED OR RESOLD? SO IT IS NOT A RETAIL FACILITY. IT WON'T BE, IT WON'T, THE MODEL IS NOT TO SELL, BUT TO PROVIDE AT NO COST TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. AND SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH, UM, PEOPLE WHO ARE COMPLETING HOUSING BOND PROJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, OF THAT ARE REAL REHABILITATION. ALSO, THE MATERIAL WILL HELP US TO REDUCE COSTS THROUGH MATERIAL THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS SUCH AS REHAB, ORAMA AND STAR. AND SO THE MATERIAL WILL GO AT NO COST BACK INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. OKAY. UH, I APPRECIATE SOME COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ABOUT PRIVATE INDUSTRY TAKING THIS ON, BUT I CAN THINK OF MANY, MANY THINGS THAT HAVE STARTED BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT PAID FOR IT, GOT IT GOING, PROVED THAT IT WORKED, AND THEN PRIVATE INDUSTRY WILL SAY, WELL, LET US DO IT AND GIVE US SOME INCENTIVES TO DO IT. SO MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WE'LL SEE EVENTUALLY WITH THIS UNDERTAKING. BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD FIRST STEP, SO I'LL BE SUPPORTING IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BER COURAGE. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. OH, SORRY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, I DID WANNA ASK REAL QUICK, WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THE C C R? JUST SO, UM, SO IT WAS A C C R IN 2017 BY COUNCILMAN TREVINO, UH, RELATED TO ILLEGAL AND KIND OF UNWARRANTED DEMOLITIONS. AND SO DECONSTRUCTION WAS IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE STRATEGIES, UH, AS A RESULT OF THAT C C R. THANK YOU. I DO WANNA MAKE SURE HE GETS HIS FLOWERS THEN. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN TIA. UM, I ALSO WANT TO GIVE FLOWERS AND THANK COUNCILMAN TERRY CASTILLO, UM, FOR HER WORK AND HER INITIATIVE AND CONSISTENT AND PERSISTENT ADVOCACY, UM, FOR THE DECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND FOR INITIATIVES LIKE THIS. I THINK THAT THIS, UM, AMENDMENT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE ONE, IT'LL REMOVE A LINEAR WASTE STREAM AND IT'LL ALLOW FOR USE OF EXPENSIVE AND USABLE MATERIALS WHILE MINIMIZING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR NEIGHBORS NEAR THE DEMOLITION, AS WELL AS, UM, OUR GREATER LOCAL ENVIRONMENT BY REMOVING WASTE AND CARBON EMISSIONS. UM, I KNOW WE GET A, EVERY TIME [01:55:01] THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FREDERICK, THE FREDERICK BUILDING AND PEOPLE ARE LIKE, OH MY GOD, WHEN THEY START DOING THINGS, THERE'S GONNA BE DUST AND SMOKE EVERYWHERE. AND WE GET A LOT OF CALLS ABOUT THAT ANYTIME THERE IS A DEMOLITION TO HAPPEN. AND SO, UM, THAT'S AN IMPACT THAT I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE GONNA BE MAKING. AND DISTRICT TWO HAS MANY VACANT STRUCTURES, WHICH NEED TO BE EITHER REHABILITATED OR DECONSTRUCTED. UM, SO I SUPPORT THE ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE VACANT STRUCTURES. DECONSTRUCTION IS SOMETHING THAT OUR, UM, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HAVE BEEN DOING FOR DECADES. WE REUSE, REPURPOSE, AND WE REBUILD OUR HOMES WITH USED MATERIALS BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY THAT OUR COMMUNITY SURVIVED WITHOUT ACCESS TO RESOURCES. AND IT'S WHOLLY APPROPRIATE FOR US TO AFFIRM WHAT HAS BEEN A SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS. ON AVERAGE, APPROXIMATELY, UH, I THINK IT'S 1,470,000, $706 WORTH OF SALVAGEABLE MATERIALS HAS BEEN LANDFILLED ANNUALLY SINCE 2009 DUE TO LINEAR WASTE STREAM PRACTICES AND POLICIES IN SAN ANTONIO. AND SO I THINK THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR OUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT, AND I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE THIS CONTINUE. UM, IS THERE ANY NOTES OR QUESTIONS? UH, SO ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS, WILL ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NEW ORDINANCE NEGATIVELY, UM, IMPACT WORKING CLASS NEIGHBORS ON UNLIMITED INCOMES WHO MAY WISH TO DEMOLISH THEIR PROPERTIES? YEAH, SO, UM, AS COUNCILMAN PERRY SAID, THERE, THERE ARE, THE ESTIMATE IS THAT DECONSTRUCTION WILL COST FOR A SMALL RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, DECONSTRUCTION WOULD COST ABOUT TWO TO $3,000 MORE THAN MECHANICAL DEMOLITION, BUT THAT DOES NOT FACTOR IN THE VALUE OF THE MATERIAL THAT COMES OUT. AND SO IN MANY CASES, THAT MATERIAL CAN BE SOLD OR, OR MAYBE REUSED IN WHATEVER IS, IS BEING CONSTRUCTED IN ITS PLACE. AND SO THERE, IT OFFSETS THE BUILDING MATERIAL COST. UM, I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT, UM, ABOUT 70% OF THE DEMOLITIONS THAT ARE, THAT ARE HAPPENING ARE FOR BEING REPLACED BY INCOME PRODUCING PROPERTIES AND MANY TIMES AT A MUCH HIGHER DENSITY. AND SO THEY'RE BEING REPLACED WITH MULTIPLE UNITS. AND SO WHEN YOU FACTOR OUT THAT A, AGAINST THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY IS, IS GOING UP DRAMATICALLY, THE COST IS, IS FAIRLY MINIMAL. AND I SHOULD ALSO ADD, UM, PART OF THE FUNDING FROM THE ACOG GRANT WILL GO TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO OFFSET THAT COST FOR, UM, PEOPLE THAT, THAT CAN'T AFFORD THE, THE ADDITIONAL COST. BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I WILL ALSO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COST OF MATERIALS, WE'VE ALL SAID THIS MULTIPLE TIMES THEY'VE GONE UP. AND SO THAT ALSO MEANS THAT THE MATERIALS THAT, UM, WILL BE ABLE TO BE REUSED, THE VALUE OF THAT IS SO MUCH GREATER THAN IT MIGHT'VE BEEN A FEW YEARS AGO. AND SO, UM, I THINK THERE'S SOME SAVINGS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED THERE, BUT I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS AND I'M SO EXCITED. THIS'S GONNA BE GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. UH, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. UM, AND I'M THANK YOU COUNCILMAN PERRY FOR PULLING THIS ITEM. I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY EXCITING. UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO, UM, THANK SHANNON AND HER TEAM. I AM ALWAYS IMPRESSED BY THE THOROUGH WORK THAT YOU DO. UH, AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH OLD STUFF, UH, YOU ALWAYS FIND AN INNOVATIVE ANGLE TO BRING TO IT. UH, SO, UH, AGAIN, I CAN'T SAY HOW MUCH I'M IMPRESSED WITH YOUR WORK. UM, LIKE COUNCILWOMAN GUS STATED, UH, AND SHE IS OF COURSE, A REAL CHAMPION FOR THIS EFFORT. THIS IS AN INITIATIVE THAT HELPS US, US TACKLE NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH ONE PROGRAM. AND THAT'S REALLY, I THINK, A TESTAMENT TO HOW THOROUGH YOUR WORK HAS BEEN OVER THE PAST, UM, FIVE TO SIX YEARS. UH, SHANNON AND TEAM, UH, I, I REALLY DO WISH ALL ORDINANCES COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WAS, UH, WHAT COUNCILMAN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ WAS REFERRING TO THE MARKET FOR REUSED MATERIALS. UH, SO BASICALLY I, I SEE THIS AS TAKING A SMALL, VERY SMALL INDUSTRY AND REALLY BOLSTERING IT UP AND CREATING, UH, THE POSSIBILITY OF, UM, ALMOST BEING LIKE A MINI MECCA FOR, UH, FOR REUSED MATERIALS HERE. UH, BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY OLD STRUCTURES AND BECAUSE, UH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PLACE TO, TO PUT THEM AND, AND MARKET THEM. UH, DO YOU ANTICIPATE, SHANNON, THAT WE'LL BE HAVING, UM, YOU KNOW, VISITORS FROM, UH, THE SURROUNDING AREAS COME TO SHOP AT THIS SITE AT ONE OF OUR SITES? SO, SO THE CURRENT, CURRENT MODEL IS, IS NOT TO HAVE IT BE LIKE JUST OPEN TO ANYONE THAT IT WOULD BE, SO IT WOULDN'T BE JUST A GENERAL RETAIL FACILITY. REALLY, THOSE ITEMS THAT, THAT CAN BE SOLD IN THE RETAIL ENVIRONMENT WILL CONTINUE TO GO TO PLACES LIKE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND PICKERS PARADISE AND OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, [02:00:01] UM, WE'RE, OUR INTENT IS TO PROVIDE THOSE MATERIALS BACK INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OTHER KIND OF COMMUNITY REHAB PROJECTS, UM, PROJECTS THAT OUR LIVING HERITAGE TRADES ACADEMY UNDERTAKES THE MATERIAL WOULD HELP TO OFFSET THE COST OF THOSE TYPES OF INITIATIVES. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S A GREAT USE TOO. SO, UM, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND, UM, ONE OTHER THING I, UH, I WANTED TO MENTION IS, UM, YOU KNOW, I HEARD TALK ABOUT, UM, UH, THE AIR POLLUTION AND ABSOLUTELY THAT THAT HAPPENS. AND IF YOU'VE, UM, IF YOU'VE EVER HUNG OUT WITH ME ON A PERSONAL BASIS, UM, YOU, YOU WILL KNOW THAT I AM ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION. IF THERE IS AN ICE CREAM TRUCK COMING DOWN THE STREET, UH, I WILL BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY, OH MY GOD, DID YOU SMELL THAT? UM, OR IF I GO TO A NAIL SALON, I CAN'T STAND THE SMELL OF, UM, THE VOLATILES IN THERE. SO PLEASE DO NOT LOOK AT MY TOES LATELY, , BECAUSE I DON'T GO TO THE NAIL SALON, UH, ENOUGH. UM, AND ALSO, UH, CONSTRUCTION, OF COURSE, THE DUST AND THE NOISE, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, UH, MY INCONVENIENCE IS, IS MINOR. MY HEALTH IMPACT IS MINOR. THE THE BIGGEST HEALTH IMPACT IS THAT, UH, ON THE WORKERS WHO ARE ON SITE THIS PARTICULAR SITE AND THE NEXT DAY AND THE NEXT DAY, AND THIS IS HOW THEY MAKE THEIR LIVING. AND I ACTUALLY SEE THIS AS, UM, AS A WONDERFUL PROTECTION FOR, FOR WORKERS ON, ON THESE PARTICULAR PROJECTS. UM, YOU MENTIONED ALL THE THINGS THAT CAN GET INTO OUR AIR AND WATER, THOSE THINGS, MANY OF THOSE THINGS CAN ALSO GET INTO LUNGS AND BASICALLY REDUCE LUNG FUNCTION CAPACITY AND ULTIMATELY LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THIS, UM, IN THIS AREA. SO, UM, I REALLY, UH, JUST WANNA SAY AGAIN THAT I SUPPORT THE, THE ORDINANCE AND AM, UH, VERY HAPPY TO SEE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU, SHANNON. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. THANK YOU. SO, UM, I APPRECIATE COUNCILWOMAN VIA GRANT'S PERSPECTIVE ON THIS AND HOW SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. YOU KNOW, MY DAD'S A CONTRACTOR, AND SO I GREW UP DOING THIS WORK AND HAVE BUILT AND REMODELED AND DECONSTRUCTED MANY, MANY DIFFERENT STRUCTURES. UM, I, ONE OF THE MOST RECENT THAT I CAN THINK OF IS, UH, MY AUNT CHRISTINA'S HOUSE AND HOW I WAS HELPING TO REMODEL HER HOME. SHE'S A RETIRED TEACHER, UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, HER SON PASSED AWAY UNFORTUNATELY, AND SHE'S HELPING TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT HER GRANDSON. AND, UM, WE WERE GONNA REMODEL HER KITCHEN. AND I REMEMBER THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE WANTED A NEW, A NEW SINK. AND WE SAW THAT THE SINKS THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT WERE LIKE $300 PLUS AT HOME DEPOT. AND I WENT ON CRAIGSLIST AT THE TIME, AND I FOUND A COMPARABLE ONE, A STAINLESS STEEL DEEP SINK WITH A REALLY NICE FAUCET FOR $40. AND I WENT AND GRABBED THAT FOR HER, YOU KNOW, AND HELPED SAVE HER A LOT OF MONEY. AND SO THIS IS, THERE IS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, ASPECT TO THIS. UM, AND SOMETIMES I THOUGHT IN MY HEAD, YOU KNOW, UH, CRAIGSLIST SHOULD GET SOME KIND OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD FOR HELPING REPURPOSE SO MANY THINGS. UM, BUT THAT, THAT'S MY PERSPECTIVE. SO I, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE AND WHY I SUPPORT THIS AND WHY I SEE THE VALUE IN THIS AS SOMEBODY WHO'S WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS. UH, BUT I SEE SANDRA MONTALVO HERE, UM, WHO IS A PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT WITH OVERLAND PARTNERS, AND I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU COULD COME UP AND SHARE YOUR PERSPECTIVE, BUT I THINK, I THINK IT MIGHT BE CLOSE TO GOOD AFTERNOON. . HELLO EVERYONE. I JUST WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE. UM, SO MY NAME IS SANDRA MONTALVO AND I'M A DESIGN PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT AT OVERLAND PARTNERS ARCHITECTURE, UH, WHICH IS JUST DOWN THE ROAD. WE ARE IN A, ACTUALLY WE'RE IN AN ADAPTIVE REUSE BUILDING, AND THE BUILDING WAS BUILT IN THE EARLY 19 HUNDREDS AND WAS RENOVATED WITH LIKE EXTREME CARE AND DONE, UH, FOR $77 A SQUARE FOOT. SO WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT THE ORDINANCE, THOUGHT WE'D COME HERE AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE A STATEMENT. ACTUALLY, I'M HERE TO READ A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF, SORRY, OF THE A I A SAN ANTONIO, WHICH IS THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECT SAN ANTONIO. AND IT SAYS, UH, DEAR MAYOR NUREMBERG AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, A I A SAN ANTONIO, THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS IS IN SUPPORT OF THE DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE AS PROPOSED BY THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION. OUR ORGANIZATION IS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED ON THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP FOR THE CLIMATE ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN FOR TWO YEARS. THIS ORDINANCE IS IN DIRECT ALIGNMENT WITH THAT PLAN. ACCORDING TO ARCHITECTURE, 2030 50% [02:05:01] OF CARBON EMISSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES COME FROM THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, WHILE 20% COMES FROM BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION, WHAT IS OTHERWISE KNOWN AS EMBODIED CARBON. MUCH OF THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN WORK IN THE ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION, OR A E C, UH, PROFESSIONS FOCUSES ON REDUCING THE OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND OPERATIONAL CARBON. HOWEVER, WE NOW KNOW THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE BIG STRIDES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE, WE MUST REDUCE THE EMBODIED CARBON IN BUILDINGS. AS THE OLD ADAGE SAYS, THE MOST SUSTAINABLE BUILDING IS THE ONE THAT IS ALREADY BUILT. A I A SAN ANTONIO RECOGNIZES THE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MADE WHEN MATERIALS ARE EXTRACTED FROM THE EARTH, MANUFACTURED TRANSPORTED TO THE SITE CONSTRUCTED AND LATER DECONSTRUCTED. THIS, UH, DECONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN MITIGATING CARBON EMISSIONS FROM BUILDINGS AND LEADING THE NATION ON A PROGRESSIVE INITIATIVE THAT WILL HAVE IMPACTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU TO COUNCILMAN CASTILLO AND TO THE TEAM OVER AT O H P AND, UM, STEPHANIE AND, AND CHEN AND EVERYBODY. I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT START AND YOU'LL HAVE MY SUPPORT TODAY. OF COURSE, I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THE PORT SAN ANTONIO BUNGALOWS AS WELL. AND, UM, I CAN'T WAIT TILL THE OCTOBER EVENT WHERE OTHER PEOPLE CAN SEE IT, SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE, UM, I THINK NEED ALSO TO CONCENTRATE ON A COMPREHENSIVE AND ROBUST REHAB ECOSYSTEM, AND SPECIFICALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO BASIC REHAB, AND PARTICULARLY THE RTY HOMES. AND I KNOW THAT IN YOUR, UM, OPPORTUNITIES AT RISK DOCUMENT, THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT IT URGED US TO DO, RIGHT? SPECIFICALLY THE REHAB OF PRE 1960 HOUSING. AND SO AS WE, WE START GETTING INTO, UM, THE NEXT FEW YEARS, I'D LOVE TO SEE HOW YOU ALL ARE PLANNING FOR THAT. AND IN PARTICULAR, I WANNA SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE CURRENT RATE OF DEMOLITION, RIGHT? AND SO HOW IS THIS, THIS IS SLOWING IT DOWN A, A TAD, BUT HOW DO WE MAKE A GREATER IMPACT, RIGHT? AND SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE AN UPSTREAM STRATEGY. WHAT IS OUR UPSTREAM STRATEGY? AND SO AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS A, A GREAT, UM, STARTING POINT, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S TIME THAT WE TAKE A, A LOOK AT A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH AND, AND FIGURE OUT AND, AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE DO, ESPECIALLY WITH, WITH THE PRE 1960. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, UH, GREAT DISCUSSION. UH, I SUPPORT THE, THE ORDINANCE AND LOOK FORWARD TO ITS PASSAGE. SO, UH, WITH THAT, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 12. PLEASE VOTE. WE'LL TAKE A VOICE VOTE, UH, FROM COUNCILS MEMBER SANDOVAL AYE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER ELIAS AYE. MOTION CARRIES. [Miscellaneous  ] OKAY, WE'LL GO TO ITEM 15. ITEM NUMBER 15 IS A RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO THE APPLICATION BY S J W T X INC. FOR WATER AND SEWER CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WITHIN THE CITY'S EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. COUNCIL MEMBER, BRAVO. UH, ACTUALLY, UM, BEFORE YOU DO THAT, LET ME ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON 15, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO DISCUSSION. I MOVE ITEM 15 SECOND. ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION, A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. ITEM NUMBER 15, COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. THANK YOU. AND BEN, AND IF THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE, SAS, I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU COULD GIVE US THE BACKGROUND ON THIS ITEM. SURE. UH, GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMAN. SO THIS ITEM IS CONSENTING TO AN APPLICATION BY SS W J TEXAS FOR WATER AND SEWER CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITIES, OR CN CCNS THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN, UH, KENDALL COUNTY. THEY'RE WITHIN THE CITY'S E T J. AND TODAY THEY'RE HELD BY SAWS. THE CCNS INCLUDE 520 ACRES, UH, FOR WATER SERVICE AND 317 ACRES OF SEWER SERVICE. SO WITH YOUR CONSENT TO THE APPLICATION, THIS WOULD BE PART OF THE PROCESS OF GETTING THESE CCNS TRANS FROM [02:10:01] TRANSFERRED FROM SAS OVER TO SSW, UH, S W UH, SS J W TEXAS, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS. UM, SAS DID LOOK AT THIS, UH, THIS IS ON THE EDGE OF THEIR CCNS, AND SO THEY HAVE, UH, GONE THROUGH A PROCESS. THEIR BOARD HAS APPROVED, UH, CONSENTING TO THIS APPLICATION, AND THEY'RE RECOMMENDING THAT, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE, UH, CONSENT TO THE APPLICATION AS WELL. OKAY. AND BEN, CAN YOU TELL THE, THE PUBLIC WHAT A CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY IS IN, IN LAYMAN'S TERMS? SURE. IT IS BASICALLY THE SERVICE AREA THAT, THAT SAWS IS ALLOWED TO PROVIDE SERVICE OR REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SERVICE IN. RIGHT. SO IS, UH, SAWS GONNA ALLOW, THIS IS GONNA, IS SAWS GONNA PROVIDE SEWER SERVICE AND, AND WATER SERVICE TO THIS ENTITY, OR THEY'RE GONNA ALLOW THEM TO OPERATE IN SAWS TERRITORY? SO THE, THE C C N WOULD ACTUALLY TRANSFER FROM THE SERVICE AREA WOULD ACTUALLY TRANSFER FROM SAWS TO THE NEW UTILITY. UH, THE, THE, THIS UTILITY WOULD PROVIDE ITS OWN, HAS ITS OWN SOURCE OF WATER, WOULD PROVIDE ITS OWN WATER SERVICE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT, UH, IS A POTENTIAL HERE IS THAT, UM, UH, THERE COULD BE A WHOLESALE SEWER CONTRACT WITH SAWS BETWEEN THAT U THIS UTILITY AND SAWS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS. OKAY. UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM 15? COUNCIL MEMBER PRAIRIE. HEY, BEN. GOT A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. SO DO YOU HAVE A MAP SHOWING EXACTLY WHERE THIS IS? CAN YOU SHOW US WHERE THIS IS AT? LET ME ASK THE STAFF IF I DIDN'T PRINT THE MAP. IT, IT WAS, IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF BOTTOM. I JUST DIDN'T PRINT IT. DO YOU HAVE IT? I DON'T HAVE AN MAP. IT'S, THESE ARE THE TWO EXHIBITS. THERE ARE GONNA BE TWO MAPS HERE, COUNCILMAN. THE FIRST IS, UH, THE WATER TRANSFER AREA IN KENDALL COUNTY, AND THEN THE SECOND MAP WILL BE THE SEWER TRANSFER AREA. OKAY. OKAY. AND, AND WHY I'M ASKING IS WHERE IS THIS IN PROXIMITY TO CAMP BULLIS? WHERE'S CAMP BULLIS AT? I'M GONNA ASK ASSAU AS REPRESENTATIVE TO COME UP AND, AND GIVE YOU, UM, A LITTLE MORE PROXIMITY IN TERMS OF HOW CLOSE THIS IS TO CAMP BULLIS. OKAY. WE GOT A BETTER MAP. YEAH. TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION, IT IS FURTHER WEST OF CAMP BULLIS. WEST OF CAMP BULLIS. YES. HOW FAR FROM CAMP BULLIS? UH, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DISTANCE, BUT IF YOU SEE IN THIS PICTURE, THAT RED BOX IS THE AREA IN QUESTION. AND YOU SEE THE WHITE AREA, WHITE HATCHED AREA? THAT IS CAMP BULLIS. OKAY. I'M STILL NOT. OKAY, SO IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO CAMP BULLIS IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? IT'S CLOSE. THERE IS SOME DISTANCE IN BETWEEN. IF YOU SEE THE ZOOMED IN MAP, YOU SEE THERE'S A BROWNISH YELLOWISH BLOB. BLO. SORRY, . ALRIGHT, WELL, OKAY. HERE, HERE'S MY CONCERN. THANK YOU. UM, THANK YOU. THIS IS, THIS IS WITHIN THE, UH, FIVE MILE, UM, RADIUS AROUND CAMP BULLIS? YES. IT'S CORRECT, YES. OKAY. AND WE HAVE RESTRICTIONS AROUND CAMP BULLIS YES. FOR DEVELOPMENT. AND I'M ASSUMING THAT THIS WILL PROVIDE FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICES FOR THE EXISTING, UH, STRUCTURES THAT ARE OUT THERE NOW. CORRECT. OR MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE ARE NO STRUCTURES THAT ARE THERE NOW. OKAY. BUT IS THIS GONNA ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA? YES. OKAY. THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS. THAT'S WHERE I'VE GOT A CONCERN ABOUT, OKAY, HERE WE'RE SETTING ASIDE THIS PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT TO CAMP BULLIS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND HAS J B SS A BEEN READ INTO THIS? WE'VE HAD INITIAL DISCUSSIONS THROUGH THE CITY WITH, UH, J B S A WILL WITH THE, UH, OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, UH, BUT WE CAN HAVE SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSION. THEY DO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ZONING AND PLATTING PROCESS, SO THEY WILL THEN STILL BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS. YEAH. BUT THIS, OKAY, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE OUT IN [02:15:01] FRONT OF THIS WITH J B S A NOW BEFORE WE GET, BECAUSE THIS WILL START THAT PROCESS. AND IT'S LIKE WITH ANY DEVELOPMENT, THEN YOU PUT J B S A ON THE DEFENSIVE TRYING TO SAY, NO, WE DON'T WANT DEVELOPMENT NEXT TO CAMP BULLS OUT THERE FOR THEIR TRAINING PURPOSES. AND I WOULD RATHER BE IN FRONT OF THAT NOW AND OPEN THOSE DISCUSSIONS NOW BEFORE WE TAKE THIS STEP MOVING ON DOWN THE WAY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA. YES, COUNSEL, LET, LET ME MAKE ONE, UM, OR ADDRESS ONE ISSUE THERE. SO THIS DOESN'T CHANGE WHETHER THAT PROPERTY CAN BE DEVELOPED OR NOT. THIS SIMPLY IS ABOUT WHO SERVES THAT PROPERTY FROM A WATER AND SEWER PERSPECTIVE. SO IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE DEVELOPER OR THE PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY OWNER'S ABILITY TO DEVELOP IT JUST SIMPLY SAYS WHO'S GONNA SERVE IT? IF IT STAYS IN SA C C N AND THEY APPLY FOR SERVICE, THEN SAS IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SERVICE. SO IN THIS CASE, SASS HAS LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT'S REALLY ON, UM, THE OUTER EDGES OF THEIR SERVICE. TER TER, UH, SORRY, TERRITORY. SO, UM, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE RECOMMENDING TRANSFERRING IT TO THIS OTHER UTILITY WHO WOULD THEN PROVIDE WATER SERVICE. AND THEN AGAIN, WE WOULD HAVE A POTENTIAL CONNECTION AS A WHOLESALE CUSTOMER BACK TO SAWS, BUT IT WOULD NOT CHANGE THE OWNER'S RIGHT. TO DEVELOP. OKAY. UH, I, I'D LIKE TO, WELL, ON MY BEHALF, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS, UH, EXPLAINED A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. UH, HAVE I HAVE A LOT OF OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, ABOUT TRANSFERRING THAT TO SOMEONE ELSE THAT SAWS THEN LOSES THAT CONTROL AND WE LOSE SEMIT CONTROL ON DEVELOPMENT OF A PARTICULAR AREA NEXT TO CAMP BULLIS. SO THAT, THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS AT THIS POINT. AND EVEN THOUGH I, I HEAR WHAT YOU SAY, I WANNA KNOW THAT J B SS A HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO THIS AT THIS POINT AND THEY'VE SIGNED OFF ON THIS PLAN AT THIS POINT. HAVE THEY SIGNED OFF? WELL, WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR, UH, DO YOU, DO WE HAVE AN ANSWER FROM SAS? 'CAUSE I, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU COUNCILMEMBER, THAT THE, UH, PROCESS FOR U S A APPROVAL AT SAS FOR THE BOARD, WHICH IS QUITE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH REGARD TO THE C C N DOES INCLUDE J B S A INPUT. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE APPROVAL, UH, BUT DOES, UH, SEEK INPUT FROM FROM J B S A, BUT CLEARLY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, AND, AND OBVIOUSLY FROM YOURS, IF THERE'S ANY CONCERNS, UH, VOICE FROM J B S A AT THAT TIME, WE PUT A, WE PUT A HALT, UH, TO THE PROCESS AND, AND REEXAMINE. SO GO AHEAD, BEN. SO, UH, I WAS JUST VISITING WITH SA SO THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION BE THROUGH THE CITY'S, UH, MILITARY AFFAIRS OFFICE WITH J B SS A, BUT THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION DIRECTLY WITH J B S A. OKAY. WELL, THAT, THAT'S MY CONCERN. AND I'LL, I'LL JUST SAY IT HERE. I, I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS AT THIS TIME UNTIL WE'VE HAD THOSE DIRECT CONVERSATIONS WITH J B S A. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, COUNCIL MEMBER PIAS, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE, I'M ON THE SAME PAGE AND THAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS, EVERYBODY ELSE. WE, UM, DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WHILE I'VE BEEN IN D EIGHT, MOST OF THE E T J DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS HAVE COME THROUGH MY OFFICE FIRST, AND I'VE NEVER BROUGHT A SINGLE ITEM THAT HASN'T BEEN PRE-APPROVED BY J B S A. UM, AND I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER BACK TO, UM, WHAT MY PREDECESSOR DID IN THIS SEAT. UM, THE MAYOR, UH, AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, MAYOR NEVER BROUGHT AN ITEM FORWARD THAT J B SS A OPPOSED, UM, NEAR DISTRICT EIGHT, UH, AND CAMP BULLIS IN THE E T J. AND SO, YOU KNOW, MY COMMITMENT TO Y'ALL IS, YOU KNOW, WITHIN MY, IN, YOU KNOW, UM, WITHIN MY ABILITY TO INFLUENCE ANYTHING, I, I CERTAINLY WON'T BRING, AND I'LL OPPOSE ANYTHING THAT J B S A OPPOSES IN THE E T J THAT ENDANGERS THEIR, UM, THEIR MISSIONS, UH, OR IMPERILS, THEIR ABILITY TO DO WHAT IT IS THEY DO OUT THERE ON CAMP BULLIS. AND SO, COUNCILMAN PERRY, YOU'RE NOT WRONG, UH, FOR CARING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. UM, I'M, I FEEL IT'S, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS NOT ABOUT THAT, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, SO LONG AS THERE IS A CONVERSATION ABOUT J B S A, THE E T J AND DISTRICT EIGHT, UM, MY [02:20:01] COMMITMENT TO YOU IS THAT I'LL, I'LL NEVER BRING, UH, AN ITEM LIKE THIS FORWARD, UH, THAT WOULD WORK, THAT WOULD BE CONTRARY TO JBS A'S BEST INTERESTS. BUT I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF, OF ALWAYS CHECKING IN WITH THEM. AND SO, UH, BEN, UM, YOU KNOW, AND, AND STAFF, YOU KNOW, FOR THE NEXT TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS, UH, COMES UP AND IT'S, IT'S IN THE E T J NEAR CAMP BULLIS, WHETHER IT'S ZONING OR DEVELOPMENT OR JUST SWITCHING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHO DELIVERS WATER AND SEWER OUT THERE, UM, PLEASE BRING US, UM, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING IN WRITING, OR AT LEAST BRING SOMEBODY FROM J B S A TO REASSURE US THAT THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANKS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PALAI, LET ME JUMP IN REAL QUICK. IT, THE QUESTIONS THAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE BRINGING UP, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO, UH, J B S A ARE, ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. AND OBVIOUSLY WE CARE ABOUT THEM HERE, AND IT'S THE SUBJECT OR A GREAT PART OF THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH AND GOING THROUGH THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT COORDINATION BETWEEN THE CITY SAWS AND, AND OUR SISTER UTILITY. SO, UH, MY RECOMMENDATION, I THINK THE MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO PAUSE THIS, LET'S, UH, REGROUP SO WE CAN HAVE A BETTER EXPLANATION OF THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH TO DO THE C C R OR C C N TRANSFER, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CHECKING ALL THOSE BOXES. I, I, I DO THINK IT'S WHAT, WHAT YOU SAID, UH, ANDREA IS RELEVANT HERE FOR US TO, OR BEN, FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THE, THE C C N IS A REQUIREMENT TO SERVE IN AN AREA. IT DOESN'T PREVENT US, OR DOESN'T ALLOW US THE AUTHORITY TO, TO HALT DEVELOPMENT SIMPLY BECAUSE WE, IT DOESN'T ALIGN WITH OUR, OUR POLICY AGENDA. WE DO HAVE SOME AUTHORITIES RELATED TO ZONING AND, AND, UH, MILITARY OVERLAY THAT WE CAN COORDINATE. BUT ALL THIS STUFF NEEDS TO BE EXPLAINED SO WE CAN GET AHEAD OF ANY CHALLENGES THAT MIGHT, MIGHT COME FORWARD. AND, AND I AM ALSO INTERESTED IN, IN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE HAD AS, UM, AS THOROUGH A CONVERSATION WITH J B S A AS WE CAN, JUST IN TERMS OF PROCESS THOUGH, UH, J B S A DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE, UH, A, TO GIVE APPROVAL. UH, NOR DO THEY HAVE, UH, MUCH IN THE WAY OF INPUT DIRECTLY WITH THE MILITARY BASE. WHO WE COORDINATE ON OUR END IS OFFICE OF MILITARY AND VETERAN AFFAIRS WHO COORDINATES WITH THEM. SO, UM, JUST TO MAKE THAT CLEAR, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING ON TO THE BASE TO HAVE CONVERSATION WITH THE COMMANDERS OR ANYTHING. THEY ARE COORDINATING WITH OUR OFFICE OF MILITARY AND VETERAN AFFAIRS TO MAKE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS OR, OR, OR VOICE ANY CONCERNS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE WITH THE USAS. DID I LEAVE ANYTHING OUT? ANDY, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? NO. A AGAIN, MAYOR, I JUST WANNA REITERATE WHAT YOU SAID, WHICH IS SAS REQUIRED, IT'S REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SERVICE IN THAT AREA. AND, AND AGAIN, I I CAN'T OVEREMPHASIZE THAT THAT, UM, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO OR WHAT WHAT WAS THE ORDINANCE WAS TRYING TO DO IS, GIVEN THAT SAUCE IS DETERMINED FROM A CAPITAL STANDPOINT, THEY DON'T WANT TO, UH, PROVIDE THE INVESTMENT TO PROVIDE SERVICES THERE. THAT'S WHY THEY WANT TO TRANSFER IT. BUT AGAIN, TO THE EXTENT THERE'S WATER AND SEWER SERVICES NEEDED IN THAT AREA, SAWS IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE IT UNDER STATE LAW. AND, AND, AND JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT, IT WAS THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE BOARD AND, AND MINE, UH, THAT WE WERE BEST SUITED TO, UH, BE IN THIS POSITION TO TRANSFER THAT C C N UH, GIVEN ALL THOSE CONSIDERATIONS. SO LET'S, LET'S COME BACK IN A WEEK, UH, AND HAVE THE, THE PROCESS FULLY EXPLAINED FOR THE COUNCIL SO WE CAN GET PAST THIS. MAYOR, IN LIGHT OF THESE COMMENTS, I WITHDRAW MY MOTION. YOU DIDN'T MAKE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER? YEAH, WE MADE ONE. I THOUGHT IT WAS BRAVO APPROVE THIS. OH, OKAY. OKAY, GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. SO THE MOTION HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. LET'S GO AHEAD AND, UM, CONTINUE THE ITEM TO SEPTEMBER 15TH. UM, UH, MAYOR, I THINK WE NEED A MOTION TO DELAY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15TH. ALRIGHT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WAS GONNA MOTION TO DELAY SECOND TO, OH, TO SEPTEMBER 15TH, SORRY. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION TO SECOND TO CONTINUE THE ITEM TO SEPTEMBER 15TH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, WE HAVE, UH, I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE A, A LOT ON THE AGENDA ON THE 15TH. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO GO TO THE 22ND. I HAVE FAITH, THIS COUNCIL, THE 29TH. WE DON'T HAVE COUNSEL ON THE 22ND. WHAT'S THAT? WE DON'T HAVE COUNSEL ON THE 22ND. IF YOU ALL ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE 15TH, THAT'S FINE. I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. YEAH, I, I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF BRINGING SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE COUNCIL. UM, SO I, I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. SITTING WITH THE SAS REP, SAS REPRESENTATIVES. I THINK OUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE 29TH, BACK ON THE 29TH TO GIVE US ENOUGH TIME TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. MAKE SURE WE REACH OUT TO YOU ALL, GET YOU ALL BRIEFED TO GET ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED. WE, WE, WE'D RECOMMEND GOING TO THE ON, ON SEPTEMBER 29TH. OKAY. CAN YOU, UM, AMEND YOUR MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER? YES, I, I'M, I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY MOTION TO THE 29TH, BUT I DO HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. WE HAVE THE SAS [02:25:01] RATE ADVISORY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DAY, RIGHT? AM I CORRECT ON THE 29TH? THAT IS A, UH, BRIEFING ONLY. OKAY. NEVERMIND. OKAY, PERFECT. SO THE NIGHT AMEND, WE'LL BE FULL DAY OF SAW REGARDLESS. YES. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UH, SO THERE'S A MOTION TO SECOND TO DELAY THE ITEM TO SEPTEMBER 29TH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING, HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. PLEASE VOTE. COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER PAPA. AYE. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. UH, THAT IS THE BALANCE OF OUR AGENDA. [City Manager's Report  ] TURN IT OVER TO ERIC FOR CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, TWO ITEMS, OR, I'M SORRY, THREE ITEMS AND TWO VIDEOS TODAY. SO THE FIRST I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE AND SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL THAT THIS PAST WEEK AT THE, UH, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS AND ADVISORS CONFERENCE, UH, OUR VERY OWN T V S A WAS RECOGNIZED, UH, FOR THREE DIFFERENT AWARDS. UM, TWO AWARDS FOR TWO OF OUR PUBLIC ACCESS SHOWS. UM, UM, MAZA CIRCLE AND MOED POED, OI, UH, LEON BURNS AND FRANK BURNS, WHO ARE ON OUR T V S A TEAM, UH, WORK WITH RESIDENTS UTILIZING OUR PUBLIC STUDIOS TO HELP PRODUCE, UM, AND AIR THAT CONTENT. AND THEN THE THIRD AWARD WAS, UH, IN RECOGNITION OF A DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY LIGHTING SHORT VIDEO THAT WAS PRODUCED, UH, BY, UH, DANIEL GALLEGOS OF OUR T V SS A TEAM. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR T V S A TEAM AND THOSE THREE, UM, EMPLOYEES, UH, FOR THE AWARD. UM, SECONDLY, UM, TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT VIDEO IS GOING TO, UH, SHOWCASE, UM, TWO OF OUR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PART OF OUR NEW MARKETING CAMPAIGN. AND, AND, UH, THAT'S BEING LAUNCHED BY OUR HR DEPARTMENT, UM, TO ADVOCATE AND MAKE, UM, UM, INTERESTED APPLICANTS AWARE OF THE MULTITUDE OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE CITY'S GOT. UH, LAST NIGHT AT THE, UH, ALAMO DOME HR HAD A BOOTH SET UP, UM, SHARING WITH, UM, UH, CONCERT GOERS, UM, ALL THE, UH, VACANT POSITIONS WE HAVE AND WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE WITH THE CITY. SO, UM, WE'LL DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO, TO, UM, GET THIS INFORMATION IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC AND, AND OUR FUTURE, UM, UH, HIRES. SO LET'S ROLL THE VIDEO. WELL, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SHY GROWING UP, AND, UH, I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING GREAT THINGS. WELL, I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS NOW. I LOVE DRIVING. HONESTLY, I NEVER EVER THOUGHT I WOULD DO IT, EVER. I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR FEMALES TO CONSIDER GETTING A C D O. YOU CAN'T DOUBT YOURSELF AND WITHOUT EVEN TRYING SOMETHING. SO IT'S ALL ABOUT JUST, JUST TRY. YOU NEVER KNOW. I HAVE TWO KIDS, MY DAUGHTER'S 11 AND MY SON IS 10. UH, KNOWING THAT I'M ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEM IS, IT'S A GREAT FEELING. WE HAVE LIKE ABOUT 30 PARKS THAT WE HAVE TO, TO KEEP UP TO, TO PACE. LIKE, WE HAVE TO MOW IT. WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO PLANT FLOWERS THERE. WE HAVE TO WATER THE FLOWERS. SO IT'S LIKE, IT'S LIKE A BUNCH OF STUFF WE HAVE TO GET DONE ON A DAY TO DAY. THE CITY HAS TAUGHT ME SO MUCH ABOUT TEAMWORK, AND I HAVE A WONDERFUL TEAM AS WELL. AND IT'S PREPARING YOU FOR THE FUTURE, JUST IN CASE YOU WANNA MOVE UP AS A SUPERVISOR OR A MANAGER, OR EVEN GO FURTHER UP AS TO BEING THE, THE CITY MANAGER ITSELF. MY BROTHER IS REUBEN MOES, HE'S A SUPERVISOR FOR SOUTHEAST SERVICE CENTER. I HAVE A YOUNGER SISTER, HER NAME IS CHELSEA MOES. SHE STARTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO IN THE FLYER CREW AND GOT HER C D L AND FAST FORWARD, SHE'S ACTUALLY A SHIFT LEADER NOW FOR, UH, THE FLYER CREW. ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE HERE. UH, ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE, BUT YOU HAVE TO APPLY YOURSELF. I NEVER THOUGHT I'D DRIVE A TRACTOR TRAILER. I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE IN THE OFFICE. AND HERE I AM. I TRULY APPRECIATE ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME HERE AT THE CITY. I REALLY DO. ALL RIGHT. SO, AND, AND JUST SO THAT, UM, THE COUNCIL KNOWS THAT STEVEN KERR'S, UM, WIFE WORKS IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, LORENA. SO, UM, SHE'S CERTAINLY PROUD OF, UH, OF HIM. AND THEN THE LAST VIDEO, UM, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL WAS PUT TOGETHER WITH T V S A AND OUR ARTS AND CULTURAL, UM, DEPARTMENT. UM, THE, UM, UM, EARLIER THIS WEEK, UH, WE HAD OVER 300 PEOPLE GATHERED, UH, AT THE RIVERWALK PUBLIC ART GARDEN ON MARKET STREET, UH, FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING OF THE, UH, CITY'S LATEST PUBLIC ART PROJECT, LABOR PLAZA, WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR FOUR YEARS, DEBBIE, [02:30:02] FOUR YEARS. UM, UH, LABOR PLAZA IS A SPACE THAT CANEM COMMEMORATES THE LABOR MOVEMENT IN SAN ANTONIO FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT. IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO BY THERE, I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO, UM, IT, IT IS AN AREA WHERE, WHERE THERE IS TRIBUTE BEING PAID TO, UM, PEOPLE LIKE LINDA CHAVEZ THOMPSON, UH, ROBERT THOMPSON, HANK BROWN, REBECCA FLORES, SHELLY POTTER, MARIO SALAS, JUAN, UH, JOAN, UH, SUAREZ, UH, EMMA CCA, UH, AND SAMUEL GOPER WHO FOUGHT FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, DID THAT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. UH, IT'S A WONDERFUL PROJECT. UH, IT'S A GREAT VIDEO, AND I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL AND ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO, TO, EVEN IF YOU, IF YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN MARKET, YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T NOT NOTICE, UM, HOW HOW GREAT THAT PART OF, UH, OF MARKET STREET LOOKS. I KNOW IT'S BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR SOME TIME, BUT IT, IT TURNED OUT WONDERFUL. UM, LET'S ROLL THE VIDEO. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL JONES AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE. I'M EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT OUR LATEST PUBLIC ART PROJECT. LABOR PLAZA. LABOR PLAZA IS A REALLY PLACE OF RESPITE FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALONG MARKET STREET ON DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO RIVERWALK. WE HAVE A RIVERWALK PUBLIC ART GARDEN THAT BOASTS MANY PUBLIC ART PROJECTS, AND THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE LATEST OF THOSE PROJECTS. HOW THIS PROJECT CAME TO BE IS WE DID HAVE A PIECE, IT WAS A SAMUEL GOMER STATUE, AND IT WAS INSTALLED IN 1982 BY BETTY JEAN ALDEN. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO TIME AND ALSO ELEMENTS, THERE WERE SOME SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL ISSUES WITH THE SCULPTURE, AND WE HAD TO DECOMMISSION AND DE-INSTALL. TO HONOR THE HISTORY OF THE LOCATION, WE COLLABORATED WITH THE A F L C I O TO FIND A CONTEMPORARY WAY TO COMMEMORATE LABOR, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN SAN ANTONIO. THE RESULT IS LABOR PLAZA. THE CITY CAME FORWARD AND ASKED US IF WE WOULD PARTICIPATE WITH THEM IN WHAT WOULD GO INTO THE LABOR PLAZA. WE GAVE MANY SUGGESTIONS. UH, WE HELPED TO GUIDE 'EM IN TERMS OF LABOR HISTORY, AND THEN THE CITY MADE THOSE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD ACTUALLY FINALLY PLACE IN THE LABOR PLAZA. AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS. EIGHT PEOPLE WERE SELECTED BECAUSE THEY WERE OUTSTANDING IN THEIR PARTICULAR, UH, UNION OR CRAFT, AND MOVED THE LABOR MOVEMENT FORWARD. THE SONG SOLIDARITY FOREVER IS VERY IMPORTANT TO UNIONS, NOT ONLY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, UH, US, BUT ALSO AROUND THE WORLD. ALONGSIDE TERRA DESIGN GROUP, WE DESIGNED THE LAYOUT OF THE SPACE TO INSPIRE LEARNING AND REFLECTION ON LABOR IN SAN ANTONIO. ADDITIONALLY, WE INVOLVED FORMER SAN ANTONIO POET LAUREATE TABO ILLA, WHO CREATED AN ORIGINAL POEM AND CERAMIC TILES TO FIT THE THEME. WE ALSO FEATURE SCULPTURES BY ARTISTS REESE NINI. AND THESE SCULPTURES ARE STAINLESS STEEL, AND THEY SPEAK TO THE IMPORTANCE OF REMEMBERING OUR HISTORY. THE UNION MEMBERS WHO SERVED ON THE LABOR PLAZA COMMITTEE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPENING. THEY ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SHOWING IT TO ALL THE UNIONS IN SAN ANTONIO THAT THEY WILL HAVE A PLACE IN THE HEART OF SAN ANTONIO THAT WILL REPRESENT THEM AND THEIR STORIES. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL COME AND JOIN US TO CELEBRATE, UH, THIS LABOR PLAZA, A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT IN OUR PUBLIC ART COLLECTION. AND WE WANNA THANK OUR PARTNER IN THIS EFFORT, A F L C I O, AND ALSO TARA DESIGN GROUP, WHO HELPED US DESIGN THIS CONTEMPORARY LOOK OF THIS, THIS PLAZA. IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LABOR PLAZA AND ANY OTHER OF OUR PUBLIC ARTWORKS, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO SAN ANTONIO.GOV/ARTS OR FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT GET CREATIVE ESSAY. MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL, I WANT TO THANK, UH, DEBBIE ROCKET SITTER FOR HER STARTING OF THIS. AND SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL, AND CRYSTAL JONES AND THE ENTIRE TEAM, UM, AND THE, THE WORK THEY DID WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND THE A F L C I O AND LOCAL LABOR LEADERS, UM, TO, TO, UH, FINISH THIS PROJECT AND SOMETHING WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF. [02:35:01] THAT'S IT, MAYOR. AGREED. THANK YOU, ERIC. ALRIGHT, TIME IS, UH, 11:58 AM ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2022, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANKS EVERYBODY. WE HAVE, UH, THREE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. UM, AS SOON AS ERIC GETS BACK, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO HIM. ACTUALLY, LET ME, LET ME START WITH A, A ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER. BRAVO HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. COUNCIL MEMBER GRO HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. COUNCIL MEMBER VEO VARDA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL IS HERE, VIRTUALLY COUNCIL MEMBER P IS HERE, VIRTUALLY. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY HERE. MAYOR EHRENBERG. HERE. MAYOR, WE HAVE A QUORUM. ALRIGHT, NOW WE'LL GET STARTED. SO LET ME TURN IT OVER TO CITY MANAGER [1:00 P.M. TIME CERTAIN (may be heard after this time)  ] ERIC WALSH. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, THREE PRESENTATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. WE'LL START OFF WITH OUR, UM, CONVENTION CENTER AND SPORTS FACILITIES DEPARTMENT. UH, WE WILL ROLL INTO, VISIT SAN ANTONIO AND THEIR BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE NEXT YEAR, AND THEN WRAP UP WITH, UH, CRYSTAL AND THE ARTS AND CULTURAL DEPARTMENT. SO PATRICIA, PATRICIA DIDN'T GET A LOT OF SLEEP LAST NIGHT. , THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS PATRICIA MU. I AM THE DIRECTOR FOR THE CONVENTION AND SPORTS FACILITIES DEPARTMENT. I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO PRESENT THE DEPARTMENT'S, UH, FISCAL YEAR 23 PROPOSED BUDGET. IN MY PRESENTATION TODAY, I WILL GO OVER THE DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 23 BUDGET FOR ALL FUNDS. I WILL PROVIDE A HISTORY OF OUR APPROPRIATIONS AND REVENUES OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AS WELL AS REVIEW, UH, THE HOSTING OBLIGATIONS PROPOSED FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. I WILL ALSO, UH, PRESENT SOME HIGHLIGHTS ON OUR PROPOSED LONG RANGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. AND FINALLY, UH, REVIEW THE NUMBER OF EVENTS AND ATTENDANCE AT OUR FACILITIES. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, THE PROPOSED, UH, BUDGET AND FISCAL YEAR 23 FOR ALL CONVENTION SPORTS FACILITIES, FUNDS, UH, TOTALS $96.4 MILLION. THE LARGEST PORTION OF THE BUDGET TOTALING 58 IS UH, DEDICATED FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE ALAMO DOME AND CONVENTION CENTER. THE CARVER'S F Y 23 BUDGET INCLUDES 1.6 MILLION IN GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES 36.8 MILLION IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT THE ALAMO DOME CONVENTION CENTER AND WF STADIUM. I WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS LATER IN THE PRESENTATION ABOUT OUR LONG RANGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN INCREASES TO THE RESTRICTED AND GENERAL FUNDS. UH, BETWEEN F Y 22 ADOPTED AND F Y 23 PROPOSED ARE MOSTLY ATTRIBUTED TO SALARY INCREASES FOR PERSONNEL AS WELL AS INCREASES FOR, UH, FACILITY MAINTENANCE AND, UH, SERVICES CONTRACTS. THE CONVENTION CENTER, UH, THE CONVENTION AND SPORTS FACILITY DEPARTMENT HAS 300 AND, UH, 58 AUTHORIZED POSITIONS, INCLUDING 278 AT THE CONVENTION CENTER, 66, UM, POSITIONS AT THE ALAMO DOME AND, UH, 14 AT THE CARVER COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER. AND AT THIS TIME, IF I MAY, I JUST WANNA TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE OUR CONVENTION AND SPORTS FACILITIES AS STAFF. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT, COMPLICATED STRETCH AS WE'VE DEALT WITH HURDLES THAT NOBODY COULD HAVE ANTICIPATED OR IMAGINED AND OR STAFF HAS DONE WONDERFULLY. I SEE A HEIGHTENED FOCUS ON CARING CUSTOMER SERVICE WHENEVER I WALK ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS. AND THERE'S ALSO A RURAL SENSE OF GRATEFULNESS, AND NOT ONLY FROM MY MANAGEMENT TEAM, BUT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FRONTLINE STAFF, UM, ABOUT FOLKS BEING BACK. OUR STAFF ALREADY KNOWN FOR THEIR WARMTH AND HOSPITALITY. NOW I FEEL HAVE A DEEPER SENSE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF VISITORS AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M SO PROUD OF THEM. UM, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONVENTION SPORTS STAFF FOR THOSE OF YOU HERE, FOR THOSE OF YOU BACK IN OUR BUILDING, UH, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. THIS, UH, NEXT SLIDE, UH, PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE APPROPRIATIONS, UH, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. IN FISCAL YEAR 23, UH, THE RESTRICTED FUNDS SHOW AN INCREASE OF 9.5 UH, PERCENT OVER THE, UH, F Y 29 ADOPTED BUDGET. THE MAJORITY OF INCREASES, AGAIN, ARE DUE TO, UH, PERSONNEL, UH, SERVICES AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE CONTRACT INCREASES. AND THE CAPITAL BUDGET OVER THE YEARS ALSO REFLECTS FUNDING FOR A VARIETY OF PROJECTS. FOR [02:40:01] INSTANCE, IN 2019, THE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE ALAMO DOME TURF SYSTEM AND MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LILA COCKRELL THEATER, UM, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF EXTERIOR SIGNAGE. AND WE, UH, IMPROVED THE LIGHTING AT THE GORMAN UH, MURAL. THE BUDGET ALSO DEDICATED, UH, 2 MILLION FOR DESIGN, UH, SERVICES FOR NCAA COMMITTED IMPROVEMENTS IN 2020. THE NEXT YEAR, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RETRACTABLE, UH, SEATING AT THE ALAMO DOME WAS COMPLETED. AND WE ALSO, UH, REPLACED ABOUT 450,000 SQUARE FEET OF ROOF AT THE CONVENTION CENTER ON THE WEST PORTION OF THE CONVENTION CENTER THAT WAS COMPROMISED BY WEATHER ACTIVITY IN 2018. IN 2021, UH, 23 MILLION WAS APPROPRIATED FOR, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO THE 2025 MEN'S SPINAL FOUR, UH, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF 18 LUXURY SUITES, UM, ON THE SOUTH END AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE UPPER LEVEL AS WELL AS A REPLACEMENT OF ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS AT THE ALAMO JUMP. ABOUT 1.2 MILLION, UH, HAS BEEN, UH, SPENT, UH, THIS YEAR TO PAY FOR THE DESIGN WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THESE NCAA IMPROVEMENTS. AND ANOTHER 3 MILLION, UM, IS BEING SPENT FOR THE MODERNIZATION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS AT THE FACILITY. THE REMAINING, UH, DOLLARS FOR CONSTRUCTION ARE REFLECTED AS PART OF THE F Y 22 AND F Y 23 CAPITAL BUDGETS. UM, AND THEN FUNDING IN 22 ALSO INCLUDES, UH, DOLLARS TO INSTALL A HOT WATER PIPING SYSTEM THAT RUNS THROUGH THE WEST SIDE OF THE FACILITY. AND LATER ON IN THE MY FACILITY, I WILL, UH, REVIEW THE F Y 22 PROPOSED, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. NEXT, UM, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY RELATED REVENUE IS ON THE REBOUND. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE HOT COLLECTIONS ARE ESTIMATED TO END THE YEAR AT 93.9 MILLION IN THE F Y 23 REVENUE, OR PROJECTED TO BE OVER $101 MILLION. THIS IS 7.7 MILLION ABOVE THE 2019 PRE PANDEMIC REVENUE. THE INCREASES ARE ATTRI ATTRIBUTABLE, UH, TO STRONG LEISURE TRAVEL. LIKE WE HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE, CONVENTION BUSINESS, UM, IS EXPECTED TO REBOUND FULLY BY 2024 OR EARLY 2025. AND, UM, SAN ANTONIO'S ALREADY SEEING SOME TRACTION IN THIS REGARD, ESPECIALLY AS WE COMPARE OURSELVES TO A CO OUR COMPETITION ACROSS THE STATE. UH, FOR INSTANCE, UH, WE ARE PROJECTING OR ESTIMATING THAT WE WILL END THE YEAR WITH 85 CITYWIDE EVENTS AT THE CENTER COMPARED TO 79 IN AUSTIN, 83 IN FORT WORTH, 83 IN DALLAS, AND 90 IN HOUSTON. AS FAR AS THE, THE FACILITY REVENUE, UH, THE CENTER, UM, IS PROJECTING TO END THE YEAR WITH $15.6 MILLION. ATTENDANCE WAS DOWN IN THE EARLIER PART OF THE YEAR, BUT NOW WE ARE SEEING THAT, UM, IN THESE, UM, FEW MONTHS THAT EVENTS ARE VERY WELL ATTENDED. FOR INSTANCE, IN JULY, THE TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION AGAIN SURPASSED ITS ALL TIME RECORD ATTENDANCE WITH ABOUT 16,000 ATTENDEES ON HAND FOR ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE HERE IN THE CITY. LOOKING AHEAD, UM, 18 MILLION IN REVENUE IS PROJECTED AT THE CONVENTION CENTER NEXT YEAR WITH LARGE EVENTS SCHEDULED SUCH AS I P W BEACHBODY, TEXAS COMPUTER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION AND ACE HARDWARE. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF EVENTS AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE ON OUR WAY TO RECOVERY. BUT JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING TO REACH THE, THE NUMBER OF EVENTS AND ATTENDANCE THAT WE WERE ENJOYING BEFORE COVID ARRIVED, BUT WE ARE LOOKING TO EXCEED THOSE NUMBERS. WE ARE WORKING PROACTIVELY ALONGSIDE VISIT SAN ANTONIO TO SET AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR CITYWIDE EVENTS AT THE CENTER. WE BELIEVE THAT BUSINESSES ARE BUILT ON RELATIONSHIPS AND FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS ARE A, A KEY COMPONENT TO THIS. NOTHING DEVELOPS RAPPORT, COLLABORATION, AND ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN COWORKERS, CLIENTS, AND COLLEAGUES LIKE INTERACTION AT A PERSONAL AND DEEPER LEVEL THAT I BELIEVE CANNOT BE FOUND ON A ZOOM SCREEN. SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. AS FAR AS THE ALAMO DOME, IT HAS BEEN BUSIER THAN EVER AND WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT EVENTS LINED UP IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. AND, UH, NEXT YEAR AS WE CELEBRATE THE 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN FISCAL YEAR 23, WE ARE PROJECTING 13 MILLION IN REVENUE. [02:45:01] AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE WILL REACH THIS NUMBER AND WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING, NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES 6.1 MILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS FOR HOSTING OBLIGATIONS. THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED BY THIS VISIT SAN ANTONIO TO SUPPORT MAJOR CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS HELD IN SAN ANTONIO OF THE 6.1 MILLION 2.5 IS AN ANNUAL ALLOCATION PROVIDED, UH, TO VISIT SAN ANTONIO TO INCENTIVIZE MEETINGS AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. 3 MILLION WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE US TRAVELS ASSOCIATIONS I P W MEETING. THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUSIVE OF A MILLION DOLLARS THAT WAS APPROVED IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. AN ADDITIONAL 1 MILLION IS BEING ADDED TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE EVENT. AND ANOTHER 1 MILLION WILL BE USED TO COVER THE COST OF BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA AS WELL AS THE RENT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. THE FISCAL YEAR, UH, BUDGET FOR HOSTING OBLIGATIONS ALSO INCLUDES 600,000 IN SHORT TERM INCENTIVES. UM, THAT WILL BE USED BY, UM, VISIT SAN ANTONIO TO INCENTIVIZE SHORT TERM BUSINESS TO THE CENTER. IN ADDITION TO THE 1.3 MILLION THAT WAS APPROVED IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. HISTORICALLY, LET ME TELL YOU THAT THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF HOSTING OBLIGATIONS UTILIZED AT THE CENTER HAS RESULTED IN A MINIMUM OF A ONE TO FOUR RATE SHOW. THIS MEANS THAT FOR EVERY $1 USED TO SUPPORT THE EVENT, THE CONVENTION CENTER SEES AT LEAST A RETURN OF $4 IN FACILITY REVENUE, UH, GENERATED BY THAT EVENT AT THE BUILDING. NEXT, THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING ON A LONG RANGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. THIS PLAN CONSISTS OF 167 MILLION IN FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, AND CAPITAL REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AT THE FACILITIES OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS. THE PURPOSE OF THE PLAN IS TO SCHEDULE REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT THAT HAS REACHED AS USEFUL LIFE AND, UH, AVOID HAVING TO DO EMERGENCY REPAIRS. THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL EXTEND THE LIFE OF OUR FACILITIES AND MAINTAIN OUR COMPETITIVENESS. IN F Y 23, THE DEPARTMENT HAS $36.8 MILLION IN CAPITAL PROJECTS. 23 MILLION WILL BE USED FOR PROJECTS AT THE ALAMO DOME AND WITH 12000001.5 MILLION RESPECTIVELY BEING USED FOR PROJECTS AT THE CONVENTION CENTER AND WOLF STADIUM. SOME OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS AT THE ALAMO DO NEXT YEAR WILL INCLUDE THE ADDITION, LIKE I'VE MENTIONED, OF THE 18 LUXURY SUITES ON THE SOUTH END OF THE BUILDING AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE UPPER LEVEL THAT THE CITY COMMITTED TO THE NCAA TO HOST THE 2025 MEN'S FINAL FOUR. ANOTHER PROJECT, UM, AT THE ALAMO DOME NEXT YEAR ALSO INCLUDES STRUCTURAL REPAIRS, UH, TO THE MAST AND CABLE SYSTEM AT THE BUILDING AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. WE WILL BEGIN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND WE WILL ALSO BEGIN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WEST BUILDING AND CASE SPACE OR DARK SPACE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT WILL CONSIST OF A NEW JUNIOR BALLROOM AND ADDITIONAL MEETING SPACE. ANOTHER UH, PROJECT, UM, TO HIGHLIGHT ARE THE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT WOLF STADIUM. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL INCREASE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF PLAYER AREAS AND ADD OTHER ENHANCEMENTS WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO MEET M L B STANDARDS. YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT PRE PANDEMIC THE CONVENTION CENTER HAD, UM, ON AVERAGE ALMOST 300 EVENTS WITH ABOUT 750,000 ATTENDEES. AND THE ALAMO DOME HAD ABOUT 115 EVENT DAYS ANNUALLY WITH AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT A MILLION VISITORS. YOU CAN SEE FROM, UM, THIS UH, GRAPHIC THAT THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC HAD ON THE CONVENTION CENTER. HOWEVER, IN F Y 23, WE ARE PROJECTING TO HOLD 248 EVENTS WITH 600 ATTENDEES GETTING US CLOSER TO THAT PRE PANDEMIC LEVEL. WHILE THE ALAMO DOME HAD A LOWER ATTENDANCE IN FY 2020 AND 21, WE HAVE SEEN A REBOUND IN FISCAL YEAR 22 AND FORESEE CONTINUED GROWTH IN EVENTS AND ATTENDANCE IN 2023. WE ARE ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOME OF THE MAJOR PROMOTERS FOR SUCH THINGS SUCH AS CONCERTS AND SPORTING EVENTS, AND WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THE FRUITS OF IT. LAST NIGHT WAS ONE OF THEM CARVER EVENTS AND ATTENDANCE ALSO DIPPED IN 2020 AND 21, BUT WE SAW A REBOUND IN 22 AND F Y 20 UH, THREE ALSO LOOKS EVEN BETTER. [02:50:02] SO ACROSS ALL FACILITIES, UH, NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE ARE PROJECTING 590 EVENTS WITH CLOSE TO 1.9 MILLION PEOPLE AT OUR FACILITIES. AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WE ARE SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT SOME OF THE PREMIER, UH, EVENTS THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SCREEN THAT WE WILL BE HOSTING THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. THE IMPACT OF MANY OF THESE, UH, EVENTS, INCLUDING US TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONS, I P W, THE SPURSE NATIONALLY TELEVISED BASKETBALL GAME, W W E ROYAL RUMBLE, THE X F L AND SO MANY OTHERS WILL BE ENORMOUS AS SAN ANTONIO IS SHOWCASED TO NEW AND BIGGER AUDIENCES. I HOPE YOU JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING WHAT AN EXCITING TIME THIS IS. OUR FACILITIES HAVE EMERGED FROM THE PANDEMIC ON EVERY SINGLE CORNER WITH AMBITION AND OPTIMISM. FROM MY DESK ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FRONTLINE MEMBER, WE HAVE ADOPTED A PHILOSOPHY OF ONE TEAM THAT IS ALREADY PAYING DIVIDENDS. HOWEVER, THERE'S MUCH WORK STILL TO BE DONE. UH, OUR GOALS ARE BOLD AND WE ARE CONFIDENT. I AM VERY CONFIDENT IN MY TEAM AND I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH ALL OF YOU AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE. SO I THINK SOME OF YOU AND I SEE COUNCILWOMAN HAVE ALREADY WEARING IT. WE LEFT A SMALL GIFT FOR ALL OF YOU, UH, FROM LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT AT THE ALAMO DOME. IT'S, UM, WE HAD OVER 50,000 PEOPLE AND SAN ANTONIO CAN PARTY BECAUSE THAT DOME WAS SHAKING LAST NIGHT. ALSO AT YOUR SEATS, I WANNA POINT OUT THAT WE LEFT A LEAFLET SHOWCASING, UH, THE UPCOMING CARVER, UH, SEASON AT THE JOLONG THEATER AND AT THE LITTLE CARVER. I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU WILL JOIN US FOR MANY OF THOSE EVENTS. SO THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR BUDGET. AND NOW I THINK I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MARK ANDERSON, THE C E O AND PRESIDENT OF VISIT SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU PATRICIA. MR. MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GUESTS. HELLO EVERYONE. IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY TO PRESENT A MODIFIED VERSION OF VISIT SAN ANTONIO'S F FY 2023 STRATEGIC PLAN. I'M JOINED HERE, UM, BY MANY OF MY MEMBERS OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM, UM, TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY. THANK YOU FOR ASKING US TO PRESENT, UM, TODAY AND NOT ONLY VISIT SAN ANTONIO'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS PAST YEAR, BUT OUR PLANS TO ACCELERATE SAN ANTONIO'S EXCITING AND VIBRANT FUTURE. THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT WE WILL COVER TODAY IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION, TOUCHING ON OUR F Y 23 BUDGET ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND I P W 2023. AS YOU ARE AWARE, VISIT SAN ANTONIO'S. TWO MAIN FUNDING SOURCES ARE THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDS AND A OUR TOURISM PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT T I D WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM OUR MEMBERSHIP THAT WAS LAUNCHED THIS JANUARY, RETAIL SALES AND OTHER SOURCES. WE WORK WITH OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OUR TOURISM PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD TO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO MAJOR AREAS WITH 82% OF OUR BUDGET DEDICATED TO STORYTELLING, PROMOTION, AND SALES OF SAN ANTONIO FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. WE ARE ADVANCING OUR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE SEVERAL KEY INITIATIVES THAT WILL INCREASE SAN ANTONIO'S PRESENCE AS A LEADING DESTINATION. AND NOT ONLY TEXAS, BUT THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD VISIT SAN ANTONIO IS ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING BACK IN LIVE OFF IN LIVE ON THE CORNER OF HOUSTON AND LASSO STREETS. OUR HOPE IS THAT BE BY BEING AN ANCHOR HOUSTON STREET TENANT. THIS WILL LEAD TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT IN ONE OF SAN ANTONIO'S HISTORIC THOROUGH FARES. I'M VERY PROUD OF ALL THE WORK THAT SAN ANTONIO DEPARTMENTS HAVE DONE THIS YEAR AND WE ARE PERFORMING AT AN EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH LEVEL WITH EACH DIVISION PLANNING TO ACHIEVE AND MOST CASES EXCEED OUR F Y 22 STRATEGIC GOALS BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THIS IS OUR SALES TEAM, WHICH IS FORECASTING TO END F Y 22 AT 164% OF THEIR GROUP BOOKING TOTAL 68 OF THE FORECASTED 490 EVENTS THAT THE VISIT SAN ANTONIO WILL BE CONFIRMING THIS F Y 22 YEAR WILL [02:55:01] TAKE PLACE AT THE HENRY B. GONZALES CONVENTION CENTER AND AN INCREDIBLE 439 OF THE FORECASTED 490 EVENTS WILL ACTUALIZE AND TAKE PLACE IN OUR CITY WITHIN THE NEXT 24 MONTHS. THIS IS A STRATEGIC FOCUS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE SHORTLY AFTER I STARTED IN MAY OF 2021, AND IT'S MAKING AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT FOR OUR CONVENTION CENTER, OUR HOTEL COMMUNITY, AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS IN SAN ANTONIO WITH THE TEAM AS AT VISITS SAN SAN ANTONIO HAS ACHIEVED OVER THE PAST 17 MONTHS IS NOTHING SHORT OF REALLY INCREDIBLE. IN FACT, WHERE I, WHEN I STOOD HERE A YEAR AGO TODAY OR DURING THIS WEEK, WE UH, ONE OF OUR KEY SHORT-TERM INITIATIVES FOR VISIT SAN ANTONIO WAS TO INCREASE PRE PANDEMIC OCCUPANCY. BY 2024, WE WILL ACT TO 66.8%. WE WILL ACTUALLY NEARLY ACHIEVE THAT IN, IN 2022 AND NEXT YEAR, WE'LL, WE WILL HAVE AN HISTORIC HIGH IN SAN ANTONIO FOR A HOTEL OCCUPANCY AT 68.9%. THE OTHER THING THAT WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF, WHICH IS DRIVING MORE TAX REVENUE, IS THAT THIS CITY IS SEEING THE HIGHEST AVERAGE DAILY RATE IN THE HISTORY OF SAN ANTONIO. AND THE FORECASTED OCCUPANCY, AS I MENTIONED, WILL BE HISTORIC HIGH NEXT YEAR. IT'S NEARLY 69%. ALL OF THIS IS DRIVING MORE DEMAND AND MUCH NEEDED TAX REVENUE TO OUR CITY, OUR RESIDENTS, AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS. WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO ACHIEVING OUR TOURISM PRE PANDEMIC ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 14.7 BILLION, INCLUDING 247 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE FOR SAN ANTONIO. OUR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATING, PARTICIPATING MEMBERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE AMONG OUR GREATEST ASSETS WITH THEIR INPUT. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FIVE STRATEGIC PRIORITY, PRIORITY AREAS FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. THOSE INCLUDE STORYTELLING, WHICH ARE PAID AND EARNED MEDIA, STRATEGIC SALES, ADVOCACY, PARTNERSHIP AND DIVERSITY. WE START WITH STORYTELLING, WHICH INCLUDES TRADITIONAL MARKETING, PR AND MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS SUMMER, OUR MARKETING DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED REAL AND TRUE A COMPELLING MARKETING CAMPAIGN THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE UNIQUE AUTHENTIC STORIES OF SAN ANTONIO. THAT ONLY WE CAN TELL AND IT WAS OUR FIRST BRANDING CAMPAIGN IN MORE THAN A DECADE. FOR 2023, WE ARE TAKING THOSE STORIES GLOBALLY FEATURING SAN ANTONIO AS A PREMIER INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION FOR TRAVELERS TO ENJOY OUR LOCALLY GROWN WORLD-CLASS CUISINE AND ATTRACTIONS. OUR EXCELLENT DOMESTIC TRAVEL PRODUCTION THAT PATRICIA MENTIONED THIS SUMMER LED US TO TAKE SAN ANTONIO'S TOURISM GLOBAL WITH OUR FIRST EVER EUROPEAN STRATEGY FOR FY 23. AND WE WILL EXPAND THIS ACROSS THE PACIFIC AND FURTHER INTO SOUTH AMERICA IN THE COMING YEARS. THIS IS AN AUDACIOUS EFFORT, BUT VISIT SAN ANTONIO AND SAN ANTONIO AS A WHOLE IS, UH, IS READY TO BE ON THE GLOBAL STAGE BEHIND MEXICO AND CANADA. TRAVELERS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND GERMANY ROUND OUT OUR TOP INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROFILE. WE PLAN TO LEVERAGE OUR SIGNIFICANCE IN THOSE COUNTRIES TO CURATE TRAVEL TRADE OPPORTUNITIES AND SECURE END MARKET REPRESENTATION FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER BY THE YEARS END IN LONDON. FURTHER OUR NEW STRATEGIC COLLABORATION WITH THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND GREATER S A T X IS SURE TO YIELD NEW MUCH NEEDED NONSTOP DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICE TO AND FROM SAN ANTONIO. IN ADDITION, TOP LEISURE AND TRAVEL JOURNALISTS FROM AROUND THE NATION ARE LEARNING ABOUT AND ENJOYING SAN ANTONIO FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. THEY'RE WRITING ABOUT OUR CITY'S VIBRANCE THAT INVIGORATES READERS WANTING TO EXPLORE THE MANY HIDDEN GEMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. EVERY DISTRICT AND EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IS BEING HIGHLIGHTED. THE NEW YORK TIMES, FORBES AND CONDE NAST TRAVELERS SHOWN HERE ON THIS SLIDE ARE ONLY A FEW EXAMPLES OF RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE OUR MEDIA RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS TEAM HAS SECURED FOR OUR CITY. [03:00:01] AN EXCITING BRAND NEW INITIATIVE THAT WE ARE ON TOP OF IS WITH GOOGLE ARTS AND CULTURE AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE. THIS INITIATIVE WILL GIVE SAN ANTONIO'S ARTS COMMUNITY GLOBAL EXPOSURE LIKE ONLY THE GOOGLE PLATFORM CAN. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY INITIATIVES THAT WE ARE PARTNERING WITH CRYSTAL AND OUR TEAM AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE. AND WE ARE ONLY ONE OF 15 US CITIES THAT WILL LAUNCH GOOGLE ARTS AND CULTURE IN MID-NOVEMBER. WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD THAT WE WERE SELECTED AND ANDRES AND HIS TEAM DID A PHENOMENAL TEAM ATTRACTING GOOGLE TO SAN ANTONIO. ADDITIONALLY, THIS YEAR WILL BE A YEAR OF INNOVATION AS WE ADD THE WORLDS OF METAVERSE, TIKTOK AND PODCASTING TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE, UM, CHANNELS. AND OF COURSE, HOPEFULLY ALL OF YOU HAVE OCTOBER 27TH THROUGH 30 2022 ON YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE TEXAS' FIRST STATEWIDE FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL CALLED TASTING TEXAS. IT IS THE FIRST TIME THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION HAS EVER PUT THEIR NAME ON STATEWIDE FOOD FESTIVAL AND THEY'RE DOING IT IN SAN ANTONIO. SO PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU TO LORI FOR SECURING TRAVERSE PARK FOR US. LORI HOUSTON NEXT IS ONTO STRATEGIC SALES. LET'S TURN NOW TO OUR AREA THAT IS KEY TO THE CONVENTION CENTER AND OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY. THE ALAMO CITY IS RECOGNIZED AS A DESTINATION LEADER AMONG CORPORATE AND ASSOCIATION MEETING PLANNERS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD THE INDUSTRY ON THIS FRONT AND LEVERAGE RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO ACCELER ACCELERATE SHORT TERM DEMAND. IN FACT, MANY OF THE ESTABLISHED F Y 23 GOALS FOR THE DESTINATION SALES AND EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENTS ARE SET, ARE, ARE, ARE SET TO EXCEED PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS. WE HARNESSED THIS MOMENTUM AND CREATED A NEW SHORT-TERM CORPORATE CITYWIDE BOOKING INITIATIVE THAT IS WORKING AND YIELDING RESULTS. ACE HARDWARE, GRAINGER HEALTH TRUST, MOLSON COORS, AND WEST MONROE ARE JUST A FEW BOOKINGS IN SAN ANTONIO THAT ARE TAKING PLACE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. THESE SIX CORPORATE EVENTS SHOWN ON THE SLIDE ABOVE BOOKED IN SAN ANTONIO AGAIN FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME AND WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD PERIOD WITHIN THE NEXT 24 MONTHS. REST REPRESENT AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 6 64 $0.3 MILLION FOR SAN ANTONIO. AND THERE IS MUCH MORE TO COME. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A FOCUS OF OURS NOW AND IN THE YEARS AHEAD. WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF BRINGING PEOPLE TO SAN ANTONIO AND HAVING THEM FEEL OUR CITY'S WELCOMING AND FRIENDLY NATURE. THAT IS WHY LEISURE TRAVELERS AND MEETINGS GROUPS CHOOSE SAN ANTONIO. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT OUR VISITORS FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO VISIT TIME AND AGAIN. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR COMMITMENT TO ELEVATE THE RIVER WALK EXPERIENCE AT EVENTS. SINCE MERGING WITH THE RIVER WALK ASSOCIATION IN APRIL OF 2021, WE JUST CELEBRATED A MAJOR MILESTONE IN JUNE FOR THE RIVER WALK. SAN ANTONIO'S FIRST PRIDE RIVER PARADE THAT WAS LAUNCHED WITH GREAT SUCCESS AND MUCH FUN. DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION ARE CRI CRITICAL TOWARD THE PROGRESSION OF VISIT SAN ANTONIO. AND OUR AUDIT AND ASSESSMENT TAUGHT US THAT OUR TEAM AND STAKEHOLDERS NEED TRAINING. WE COMPLETED OUR FIRST TRAINING ON UNCONSCIOUS BIAS AND WE FEEL IT WAS SUCCESS FOR ALL THOSE THAT ATTENDED. WE ARE IN CONCERT WITH THE CURRENT SOCIETAL LANDSCAPE AND HAVE FOCUSED EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR MEMBERSHIP. WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO INCREASING THE DIVERSITY OF OUR INDUSTRY AND ENCOURAGING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR. AS WE COME TO THE END OF OUR PRESENTATION, WE END WITH I P W 2023. I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, SAN ANTONIO WILL WILL BE SHOWCASED ON THE WORLD STAGE IN MAY OF 2023 WHEN 5,000 OR MORE OF US TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONS MEMBERS AND PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS COME TO SAN ANTONIO. THIS IS THE LARGEST INBOUND TRAVEL TRADE SHOW IN THE US IN THE WORLD. AS COUNCILWOMAN GRO AND ROCHA GARCIA [03:05:01] SAW FIRSTHAND AS THEY JOINED US IN ORLANDO AT THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE. THIS IS A HIGH IMPACT, HIGH TOUCH EVENT. OUR TEAM HAS BEEN CAREFULLY PREPARING AND PLANNING FOR FOUR UNFORGETTABLE DAYS FOR OUR SITTER VISITORS TO VISIT THE ALAMO CITY. IN FACT, THE UNITED STATES TRAVEL ASSOCIATION TEAM AND THEIR ADVISOR ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR MEMBERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES ARE CURRENTLY IN SAN ANTONIO PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR. THE POSITIVE EC ECONOMIC IMPACT OF I P W WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT INVOLVEMENT AND AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS KEY 2023 EVENT. WE STARTED THE PROMOTION IN ORLANDO A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WE HAVE NOT TAKEN OUR FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. WE WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW THE BEAUTY OF OUR CITY AND ALL OF ITS OFFERINGS. I SERIALLY SINCERELY BELIEVE WHAT I SHARED WITH MORE THAN 400 MEDIA AT I P W ORLANDO THIS YEAR. SAN ANTONIO REPRESENTS A REAL AND TRUE SNAPSHOT OF AMERICA'S VIBRANT, PAST AND EXCITING FUTURE. WE APPRECIATE YOU GIVING THE TIME HERE TO PRESENT OUR VERY CONDENSED VERSION OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. I LOOK FORWARD TO ANY THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AND NOW I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO CRYSTAL JONES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE DEPARTMENTS OF ARTS AND CULTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MARK. UH, MY NAME IS CRYSTAL JONES AND I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE. AND I THINK IT'S VERY SIGNIFICANT, NOT ONLY BECAUSE THIS IS A HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, UH, CONVERSATION, BUT IT'S ALSO A CONVERSATION ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS WITH VISIT SAN ANTONIO AND CONVENTION SPORTS FACILITIES. NOT ONLY DO WE WANNA SHOWCASE OUR ARTS AND CULTURE TO THE WORLD, BUT WHEN THEY GET HERE AND THEY GO TO THAT BAD BUNNY CONCERT, WE WANT THEM TO BUY EARRINGS, UH, AT, AT THE LOCAL ARTIST MARKET, UH, WHEN THEY'RE DONE. SO GLAD TO BE HERE. UH, BEFORE I GET STARTED, I REALLY WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, THE TEAM THAT IS HERE, EACH MEMBER OF THE TEAM, UH, THAT IS HERE. SO WE HAVE OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIANA DOGGO, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND UP 'CAUSE I'M GONNA MAKE IT AWKWARD. YOU CAN STAND UP . AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE VERONICA RIPPLE. SHE'S OUR PUBLIC ART PROGRAM MANAGER. WE HAVE STACY NORTON, SHE'S OUR INTERIM MARKETING FILM AND MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR. AND WE HAVE ERIN DE LA ROSA. SHE'S OUR FISCAL ADMINISTRATOR. UH, TOGETHER, UH, WITH THESE WONDERFUL, UH, WOMEN AND ALSO A TEAM OF DEDICATED, COMMITTED, AND PASSIONATE 21 POSITIONS. WE HAVE A TINY BUT VERY MIGHTY TEAM. UH, WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO SERVE THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND OUR ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY TO MAKE IT AS VIBRANT AS WE CAN AND ALSO SHOW PEOPLE THE VIBRANCY SO THEY CAN COME AND STAY IN THE HOTELS AND HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME. I ALSO, UH, WANT TO DEFINITELY RECOGNIZE THE OFFICE, UH, OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, UM, OF THE BUDGET OFFICE, UH, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, ASSISTANT CITY, UH, MANAGER, LORI HOUSTON. UH, WE HAVE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER MARIA VILLA GOMEZ AND OF COURSE CITY MANAGER ERIC WALSH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR AND A GREAT, UH, TIME TO BE HERE AS THE DIRECTOR. I WILL ADVANCE MY OUTSIDE HERE. OKAY, SO I WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS I'M GONNA GIVE A DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW TO LET YOU KNOW ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IN OUR TINY BUT MIGHTY TEAM. UH, WE HAVE OUR FISCAL YEAR PROPOSED BUDGET THAT I WILL REVIEW AND THEN OUR PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS, A COUPLE OF KEY AREAS TO BRING US BACK TO PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS. AND THEN I WANNA FOCUS ON CONNECTION AND STORYTELLING AGAIN, SHOWING WHY IT'S REALLY FANTASTIC TO BE HERE WITH THE TWO DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE HERE TODAY. SO OUR DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW SIMPLY, WE REALLY ENRICH THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS BY LEADING AND INVESTING IN SAN ANTONIO'S ARTS AND CULTURE. AND WE DO THIS WITH OUR FOUR MAIN DIVISIONS. WE HAVE OUR GRANTS MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND THEY ARE WORKING ON A DAILY BASIS WITH NONPROFITS AND ARTISTS WHO HAVE GRANTS THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENT TO CREATE PROGRAMMING FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO ENJOY. THIS IS ALSO DIRECTLY IN, UH, INVESTING IN OUR ARTIST COMMUNITY SO THEY CAN THRIVE AND CREATE A SMALL BUSINESS ACTIVITY, UH, THEMSELVES TO REALLY GET THEM JUMP STARTED WITH PROJECTS THAT WE ALL CAN SEE AND ENJOY. OUR CULTURAL EVENTS AND EXHIBITS TEAM. WE HAVE TWO CITY-OWNED GALLERIES. ONE OF THOSE GALLERIES YESTERDAY HAD A POETRY READING. I THINK I SAW BAD BUNNY STEP IN THERE FOR A MOMENT. UH, BUT WE HAD A POETRY READING LAST NIGHT. AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR CENTRAL TO ARTISTS GALLERY AND MARKET SQUARE THAT WE HAVE OUR TEAM THAT MANAGES AND CREATES WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS TO BE SHOWCASED, ESPECIALLY ARTISTS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SHOWCASED IN OTHER MUSEUMS. IT'S A JUMPSTART AGAIN FOR THEM TO GET TO A BROADER AUDIENCE. WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC ART DIVISION THAT DOES SO MUCH WORK. UH, WE HAVE, UH, THEM WORKING ON OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS, SPECIFICALLY OUR [03:10:01] 1.5% FOR PUBLIC ART THAT I WILL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT LATER AS A PART OF OUR 2022 BOND. THEY DO, UM, FANTASTIC WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT ART IS TRULY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. AND THEN OUR MARKETING, FILM AND MUSIC, UH, DIVISION. WE ARE WORKING WITH FILMMAKERS EVERY DAY TO GET FILM PERMITS FOR, UH, OUR GREAT CITY TO BE FEATURED. I'M GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT A FILM INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH FOR A PROGRAM, ENHANCE ENHANCEMENT. THEY'RE ALSO WORKING WITH MUSICIANS TO CONNECT THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES. YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS OPEN EVERY DAY WITH A, A WONDERFUL SONG BY A LOCAL ARTIST. WE MANAGE THAT PROGRAM. AND THEN AGAIN, TELLING THE STORY ABOUT OUR ARTIST COMMUNITY. OUR FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROPOSED BUDGET. UH, IT IS $12.4 MILLION AND AGAIN, THIS IS HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX AND WE GET 15% OF THE CITY'S, UH, HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX ALLOCATIONS. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 11.1% OVER FISCAL YEAR 2022. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, OUR TEAM IS 21 POSITIONS THIS FISCAL YEAR 2023. PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES AN INCREASE OF TWO POSITIONS. I WILL DIG INTO WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR ARTS COMMUNITY AND OUR SERVICE LEVEL DELIVERY FOR THAT ARTS COMMUNITY. THIS IS A LOOK AT THE BUDGET HISTORY. UM, SINCE 2019, AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE OUR, UH, $12.4 MILLION PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023. AND I WANNA POINT OUT THAT THIS BRINGS US JUST ABOVE THE LEVEL WHERE WE WERE IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 BEFORE THE PANDEMIC IMPACTED OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX REVENUES. WHAT I REALLY WANNA HIGHLIGHT IS OVER THIS TIME YOU SEE THE DIP, UH, IN THAT 2021 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. I REALLY WANNA HIGHLIGHT ON THE ACTIONS YOU TOOK SPECIFICALLY TO HELP OUR ARTS COMMUNITY. SO WE HAD THE FEDERAL GRANT RELIEF PROGRAMS THAT STARTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 WITH SA CARES FOR ART THAT PROVIDED $2 MILLION TO 47 AGENCIES. UH, AND IT ALSO PROVIDED $600,000 TO 130 ARTISTS. SO REALLY MAKING SURE THAT OUR ARTS COMMUNITY THAT WAS DEVASTATED BY THE PANDEMIC WAS HELPED DURING THAT TIME IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 BECAUSE OF ACTIONS THAT YOU'VE TAKEN. UH, WE HAD $2.6 MILLION IN REVENUE RECOVERY ADDED TO MAKE UP FOR THE DIFFERENCE OF THAT REVENUE LOSS IN THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX THAT HELPED OUR OPERATING BUDGET WITH THAT $2.6 MILLION, INCLUDING ARTS AGENCY FUNDING TO HELP BRING THEM BACK, UH, TO PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS. AND THEN FINALLY, LATER THIS MONTH, I'LL BE EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU AT A CITY COUNCIL A SESSION ABOUT THE ARPA FOR ARTS RECOVERY PROGRAM. WE, UM, ARE IN JUST THE FINAL, UH, STAGES OF THAT PROGRAM AND THAT'S WHERE YOU DEDICATED $5 MILLION TO THE RECOVERY OF THE ARTS COMMUNITY. AND AS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS, WE HAVE HEARD SIGNIFICANT STORIES OF LOSS AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO WORK TOGETHER WITH YOU TO GET THAT MONEY OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT REALLY NEEDS IT. NOW I'M GONNA GO INTO THE PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS. SO I MENTIONED FILM. WE DID HAVE A FILM INCENTIVE PRE PANDEMIC AND UNFORTUNATELY WE LOST THAT FUNDING WITH THE REVENUE LOSSES FROM THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. THIS PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT PROPOSES TO BRING BACK THIS FILM INCENTIVE. THIS IS $311,000 SIX, UH, IT'S 311, $600,000. AND UH, IT IS NOT ONLY THE FILM INCENTIVE FUNDED AT $250,000, BUT IT'S ALSO MARKETING BEHIND THAT FILM INCENTIVE. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WOULD BE THE LARGEST LOCAL FILM INCENTIVE. IF THIS 7.5 FILM PERCENT OF PERCENT INCENTIVE COMES BACK. THE MARKETING OF THIS PROGRAM IS SIGNIFICANT TO GET PROJECTS IN OUR CITY. UH, BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE SEE THAT A CITY HAS A FILM INCENTIVE, THAT MEANS THAT WE ARE INCREDIBLY FILM FRIENDLY. IT REALLY CHANGES THE GAME. WE'VE HAD A PRODUCTION THAT HAS ACTUALLY DECIDED TO NOT GO TO NEW MEXICO, NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE'RE FILM FRIENDLY, BUT THEY'RE ALSO, YOU KNOW, HOPING THAT THIS FILM INCENTIVE WILL COME BACK. SO THIS IS FOR PRODUCTIONS THAT SPEND AT LEAST $100,000 IN OUR CITY. THIS IS ON HOTELS WAGES FOR SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS CATERING, UM, AT LOCATIONS, TRANSPORTATION. IT HAS TO BE SPENT IN SAN ANTONIO. THEY MUST HIRE LOCAL CAST AND CREW AND THEY MUST FILM AT LEAST 60% OF THEIR PROJECT IN SAN ANTONIO TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL MARKETING PUSH. WHEN YOU SEE SAN ANTONIO IN THE END CREDITS AND THE THING THAT'S CHANGED, UH, SINCE THE LAST TIME THIS FILM INCENTIVE EXISTED IS THE STATE UNFORTUNATELY IS OUT OF FUNDING. THEY'VE ALLOCATED ALL OF THEIR FILM INCENTIVE MONEY AT THE STATE LEVEL. THEY ARE FUNDED AT $45 MILLION FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD, AND THEY'VE ALLOCATED THAT MONEY ALREADY TO PRODUCTIONS. SO THIS WOULD BRIDGE THAT GAP TO AGAIN, SHOW THAT SAN ANTONIO IS READY FOR FILM PRODUCTION, AND ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE INDEPENDENT BUDGETS THAT REALLY NEED TO BE LOCATION BASED. [03:15:01] THE SECOND IMPROVEMENT, AGAIN, IS BRINGING US BACK TO THOSE PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS, RESTORING OUR GALLERY FUNDING. UH, THIS, UH, ADDITIONAL MONEY WOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN, UH, PROVIDE PROGRAMMING AT OUR CULTURE COMMONS GALLERY, WHICH IS RIGHT BEHIND CITY HALL AT OUR PLAZA ARMES BUILDING. AND IT WOULD AGREE TO ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. 'CAUSE WE USED TO HAVE, UH, FOUR PROGRAMS A YEAR AT LEAST. THIS WOULD BRING US BACK TO THOSE FOUR PROGRAMS, UH, A YEAR. THIS GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO SEE ART BY LOCAL ARTISTS. AGAIN, THOSE ARTISTS ARE DISPLAYED IN THESE GALLERIES. AND THEN WE HAVE ARTIST TALKS WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN, UH, CONNECT WITH THESE ARTISTS. WE HAD 15 ARTISTS DISPLAYED FOR THE STATUS OF WOMEN EXHIBIT, UH, THAT IS IN THE GALLERY. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT YET, I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO. IT IS OPEN UNTIL DECEMBER AND, UH, WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE ALREADY STARTED PLANNING AN EXHIBIT FOCUSED ON SAN ANTONIO'S TALENTED BLACK ARTISTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. SO THIS FUNDING WOULD SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMING AROUND THAT EXHIBIT. NOW, THE TWO STAFF POSITIONS THAT I MENTIONED, WE HAVE A TEAM OF THREE PEOPLE THAT ARE MANAGING, UH, MANY, MANY GRANTS. AND YOU'LL SEE IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE HAVE 192 GRANTS. THESE GRANTS, UH, THE WHY THAT NUMBER IS SO LARGE IS THAT WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF STRATEGIC PLANNING EFFORTS TO CONNECT THE COMMUNITY WITH GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. OUR INDIVIDUAL ARTIST STRATEGIC PLAN GIVES $5,000 GRANTS TO ARTISTS. WE ALSO HAVE OUR CORE GRANTS PROGRAM, WHICH I'LL GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT SUPPORTS OUR AGENCIES. AND WITH THESE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THROUGH THE YEARS AND THE INCREASE OF GRANTS, WE NEED TO HAVE THESE TWO ADDITIONAL STAFFS TO SUPPORT OUR NONPROFITS AND ARTISTS. SO THEY HAVE A DEDICATED POINT OF CONTACT. AND THERE'S NOT A GAP IN THAT FUNDING. THERE'S NO DELAY. SO THAT'S WHAT THESE TWO, UH, POSITIONS, UH, WOULD BE FOR, TO PROCESS PAYMENTS, TO DO THE CONTRACT COMPLIANCE, AND AGAIN, MANAGE THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS AND ARTISTS. SO THEY'RE NOT WAITING FOR THEIR CONTRACT TO BE, YOU KNOW, FINALIZED AND WAITING FOR THAT PAYMENT. WE CAN GET IT OUT TO THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ARTS AGENCY FUNDING. SO I REALLY WANTED TO FOCUS ON HOW WE HELP OUR SAN ANTONIO NONPROFITS, AND WE HAVE OUR CORE GRANTS PROGRAM, AND IT INCLUDES, UH, THREE OF THESE, UM, GRANT PROGRAMS. WE ARE IN YEAR TWO OF A THREE YEAR GRANT CYCLE THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. AND WE HAVE OUR BASE OPERATIONAL GRANTEES. THIS IS FOR OPERATIONAL FUNDING. AND WE HAVE 35 NONPROFITS THAT ARE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM. THEY MUST BE BASED IN SAN ANTONIO. THEY MUST HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PROVIDING THREE YEARS OF FUNDING. AND THOSE GRANTS ARE NON-COMPETITIVE. THEY'RE BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES, AND IT'S BUILT ON AN EQUITY SCALE. WE HAVE OUR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC FUNDING, WHICH IN, UH, INCLUDES UP TO, UH, OR I'M SORRY, GRANTS OF 20% OF OPERATING EXPENSES ON TOP OF THE BASE OPERATION. AND THIS IS FOR MISSION SPECIFIC NONPROFITS THAT FOCUS ON PERSONS OF COLOR, WOMEN, L G B T Q PLUS AND PRESERVING THOSE SPECIFIC CULTURES. AND WE HAVE NINE GRANTEES IN THOSE PROGRAMS IN THAT PROGRAM. WE ALSO, UH, JUST LAUNCHED OUR EVENTS GRANT IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. IF YOU REMEMBER, THIS IS FOR NONPROFITS THAT DO NOT HAVE TO BE ARTS SPECIFIC. THESE ARE FOR NONPROFITS THAT JUST HAVE ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING THAT THEY'RE DOING AS A PART OF THEIR NONPROFIT ACTIVITIES. WE HAVE 23 GRANTEES IN THE EVENTS, GRANTS CATEGORY, AGAIN, FESTIVALS AND ARTS AND CULTURE EVENTS THAT ARE CREATED THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE CITY. THEY MUST BE A SAN ANTONIO NONPROFIT. THEY MUST HIRE ARTISTS IN A PRODUCE, ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENT. IT IS COMPETITIVE AND THE MAX AWARD IS 20% BASED OFF OF THEIR EVENT BUDGET. EVERY ONE OF THOSE 23 GRANTEES IS RECEIVING, UH, THE MAX AMOUNT ALLOWABLE PER GUIDELINES. AND THEN, AS I MENTIONED, OUR PUBLIC ART TEAM IS INCREDIBLY BUSY PLANNING FOR THE 2022 TO 2027 PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITIES AS A PART OF THE BOND. THANK YOU AGAIN TO YOUR ACTION. AND THE, UH, PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO VOTING FOR $15.7 MILLION TO BE PART OF OUR PUBLIC ART PROGRAM WITH A HISTORIC 1.5% OF THE BOND PROGRAM DEDICATED TO PUBLIC ART. WE ARE IN A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODE ALL OF THE TIME WITH OUR PUBLIC ART, UH, PROGRAM. WE TOUCH BASE WITH THE COMMUNITY AT LEAST SIX TIMES IN THE LIFESPAN OF A PUBLIC ART PROJECT. AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU AND ALL OF YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SAT IN THOSE ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN PHASE ONE AND WE ARE SELECTING PROJECT LOCATIONS. WE'VE WORKED WITH OUR CLIENT DEPARTMENTS WITH PUBLIC WORKS PARKS TO REALLY IDENTIFY FEASIBLE LOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC ART, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE VERY MUCH ACCESSIBLE AND ALSO THAT CAN FIT A PUBLIC ART PIECE, A MURAL OR A SCULPTURE OR, UM, ANY KIND OF THREE D ARTWORK. SO WE HAVE TWO ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS THAT I JUST WANTED TO REMIND US ALL OF. WE HAVE SEPTEMBER 17TH AT ENCINO LIBRARY, AND THEN WE HAVE A VIRTUAL SESSION ON SEPTEMBER 27TH. WE DO HAVE THE VIRTUAL CONTENT RECORDED AND ON [03:20:01] OUR WEBSITE, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU SO THAT YOU CAN GET THE SURVEY, UH, OUT AGAIN TO YOUR, UH, RESIDENTS. WE DO HAVE THE ESSAY SPEAKUP SURVEYS OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER 28TH. AND WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH YOU TO GET, UH, A RESPONSE TO THOSE SURVEYS. OUR TEAM IS OUT TABLING AT OVER 20 EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS EXISTS. FINALLY, I WANNA TALK ABOUT CONNECTION AND STORYTELLING. WE HAVE OUR STRATEGIC PLANS AND WE HAVE EACH ONE OF THOSE REALLY TALKS ABOUT CONNECTING OUR NONPROFITS AND ARTISTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES. BUT I'LL TELL YOU, OUR TEAM IS ANSWERING QUESTIONS AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY, THROUGH EMAIL, THROUGH PHONE CALLS, THROUGH DMS, OH, YOU NAME IT. WE ARE HERE FOR THE ARTS COMMUNITY TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE HOW THEY CAN GET CONNECTED TO OPPORTUNITIES. AND THE, THE, THE PHOTO THAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THIS, ON THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN, IS AN ARTIST THAT POSTED ON INSTAGRAM THAT HE RECEIVED A COMMISSION FROM, UH, SOMEONE IN SAN ANTONIO WHO FOUND HIM THROUGH THE SAN ANTONIO ARTIST REGISTRY. IT WAS JUST ANOTHER RESIDENT THAT WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE REGISTRY AND SAID, I REALLY LIKE YOUR ARTWORK. I WANNA CONNECT WITH YOU. SO HE POSTED AND SAID, SOMEONE FOUND ME THROUGH THE CITY'S WEBSITE. THIS IS GREAT. SO IT'S REALLY ABOUT CONNECTING ARTISTS TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. WE HAVE THIS, UH, REGISTRY AVAILABLE TO VISIT SAN ANTONIO, TO VISIT SAN ANTONIO'S CLIENTS TO ANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH. WE SEND THIS REGISTRY OUT AND WE HAVE WELL OVER 300 ARTISTS AS A PART OF IT. AND IT'S GROWING BY THE DAY. UH, WE ALSO WANT TO ENGAGE ALL IN ARTS AND CULTURE. ARTS AND CULTURE IS NOT JUST FOR THE FEW, IT IS FOR ALL. AND SO WE, AGAIN, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE FEEDBACK AS A PART OF OUR ARTS PROGRAMMING AND OUR PUBLIC ART PROCESS, BUT ALSO WITH OUR MARKETING AND WORKING WITH OUR, OUR PARTNERS, LIKE VISIT SAN ANTONIO WITH CENTRAL SAN ANTONIO TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT ART IS FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR ALL. AND THEN FINALLY, SHARING OUR ARTS AND CULTURE STORY. I THINK YOU'RE GONNA SEE THAT NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE. WE WANNA MAKE, WE WANNA GET ANOTHER ONE SO WE CAN JUST KEEP ROTATING. BUT I WILL HIGHLIGHT THAT VISIT SAN ANTONIO DID SUCH A GREAT JOB OF GETTING THIS ARTICLE. UM, AND WE PARTNERED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THEY KNOW, WE ALWAYS GIVE THEM THE, OUR INFORMATION ABOUT ALDRICK DOW'S FEARS OF REFLECTION, WHICH WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN THAT A NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE, A FAN IN A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOCAL ARTIST. AND AGAIN, UH, TEXAS MONTHLY SHOWING THAT SAN ANTONIO IS ALL OF A SUDDEN A GREAT PUBLIC ART DESTINATION I WOULD TAKE OUT. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'VE BEEN ONE, BUT WE'RE READY TO TELL, TELL THE STORY. UM, SO WE'RE READY TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE EXIST. WE'RE HERE AND WE HAVE A ROBUST PUBLIC ART AND OUR ARTS AND CULTURE SCENE. AND BEFORE I CLOSE, I REALLY WANNA THANK EACH OF YOU FOR SUPPORTING WHAT WE DO, UH, SUPPORTING ARTISTS. I KNOW THAT EV EVERY CONVERSATION WE HAVE, WE KNOW THAT YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE ARTISTS IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR DISTRICT ARE SUPPORTED AND THAT THE NONPROFITS ARE SUPPORTED. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THIS. WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU, AND I JUST WANNA LEAVE YOU WITH THE FACT THAT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR ARTISTS AND NONPROFITS ARE HOUSEHOLD AND HOTEL ROOM NAMES. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN DOING THAT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, EVERYBODY FOR THE PRESENTATIONS. I'LL START ON THAT LAST SLIDE. CRYSTAL. UM, I WAS ON THE PLANE BACK TO SAN ANTONIO READING THE MONTHLY AND CAME ACROSS THAT ARTICLE. UH, ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE A PUBLIC ART DESTINATION. I AGREE WITH YOU, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB OF TELLING OUR STORY. SO THE WORK THAT ALL THREE OF YOUR TEAMS ARE DOING TOGETHER IS REALLY PHENOMENAL. UH, I WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR YOUR WORK. UH, I NOTE THAT THESE THREE DEPARTMENTS HAVE RELATIVELY NEW DIRECTORS IN ALL OF THEM AND COME IN AT VERY DIFFICULT TIMES. BUT YOU ALL ARE DOING A STELLAR JOB. I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THE DIRECTION OF EACH OF THE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTED HERE. MARK IN PARTICULAR, UH, WE'VE SAT THROUGH A NUMBER OF C V B AND NOW V SS A PRESENTATIONS AND, AND THE HITCH IS ALWAYS HOW ARE WE TELLING OUR STORY? HOW DO WE CAPTURE THE HISTORY AND THE HERITAGE, BUT ALSO GIVE PEOPLE A SENSE OF, UH, COMING TO A DYNAMIC, FUTURE ORIENTED CITY. UH, AND I THINK THAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW AND AND INCORPORATING THE HISTORY INTO THE MESSAGE, UH, IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A STAID, UH, HISTORY IS THE BEST I'VE SEEN. SO KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK EVERYBODY. I LIKE WHAT'S, WHAT'S GOING ON? I LOVE WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED, UH, THE BIG STUFF AND THE SMALL STUFF. UH, CHRIS, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE FILM INCENTIVE PROGRAM. I'M GLAD THAT'S BACK IN THE PROGRAM. UH, AND PATRICIA, YOU AND YOUR TEAM ALWAYS DO FIRST CLASS JOB. UH, AND EVEN IN RESPONDING SO TO, TO CHALLENGES, I, I DID GO TO THE BEST ROCK CONCERT I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. UH, JUST RECENTLY, THE, THE, UH, STADIUM TOUR. I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CHALLENGES THERE. I'M TOLD THAT LAST NIGHT WAS ALL SMOOTHED OUT. I DIDN'T GO, BUT I, I, I TAKE IT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE SCORES OF PEOPLE WHO'VE TOLD ME THAT AT, [03:25:01] AT THEIR WORD. SO KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND, UM, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS FOR YOU. SO LET ME GO RIGHT INTO, UH, COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER GRO, ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, WHO IS QUEUED IN, UM, ONLINE. HI, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. THE BABY WILL NOT BE MAKING AN APPEARANCE, UH, TODAY, SO ANYBODY'S WAITING UNTIL THE END OF THE MEETING. , JUST LET YOU KNOW EXACTLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UH, TODAY'S PRESENTATIONS. UH, CRYSTAL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH ARTS AND CULTURE. VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO, UH, THAT YOUR TEAM DOES, UM, IN THE OFFICE AND OF COURSE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. UM, I'LL, I'LL START OFF WITH, UM, UH, RECOGNIZING SOME OF THE D SEVEN ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVE FUNDING, UM, AS WELL AS MY APPOINTEE TO THE ARTS COMMISSION. THANK YOU DR. ELLEN CLARK FOR, UH, THE WORK THAT YOU DO. UM, IN TERMS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVE FUNDING, UH, WE HAVE A SLEW OF THEM ACROSS THE, IN THE DECO CORRIDOR, TECHNICALLY IN, UH, THE DISTRICT ONE SIDE, BUT I LIKE TO, UM, ALSO GET A LITTLE BIT OF OF CREDIT FOR THAT. SO, UM, NETWORK FOR YOUNG ARTISTS AS WELL AS THE WOODLAWN THEATER AND THE CLASSIC THEATER. UM, BUT STRONGLY IN D SEVEN IS BEAL HOUSE ARTS THAT DOES A LOT OF WORK WITH, UH, WITH VETERANS AND SENIORS. AND THEY DO JUST SOME REALLY UNIQUE THINGS. SO I'M GLAD THEY'RE STILL, UH, IN THE MIX. WHEN I LOOK AT THE LIST OF FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS TO BE PROPOSED FOR FUNDING, UH, THAT YOU'VE OUTLINED, YOU'VE GOT THE BASE OPERATIONAL GRANTS, THE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEN A ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THERE IS THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE. I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THEM THERE. UM, HOWEVER, THEIR BUDGET REQUESTS HAD BEEN FOR $250,000. UM, AND AFTER THIS YEAR, THEY WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY IN THE, IN THE REGULAR ROUNDS OF, OF FUNDING COMPETITION IN, IN NEXT YEAR'S, SORRY, IN THE NEXT THREE YEAR, UH, PHASE. UM, THEY ARE THE ONLY INSTITUTE FOR MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. THEY WERE FOUNDED HERE. UM, THE MAYOR COUNCIL METRO GONZALEZ, UH, WERE, WERE A PART OF THAT. UH, SO I WOULD, UH, LOVE TO, TO SEE THEM FUNDED AT $250,000. UM, LET'S SEE. UM, THE ONLY THING, THE ONLY OTHER THING FOR ARTS IS JUST A MINOR POINT. UM, SLIDE FIVE HAS ADOPTED BUDGETS, UH, FOR SEVERAL YEARS PAST. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GET THAT WITH ACTUALS? YES, WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. UM, UH, ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CRYSTAL, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK. UM, YEAH, I'LL, UH, JUMP OVER TO VISIT SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU MARK, UM, FOR COMING TO SAN ANTONIO AND FOR THE WORK THAT THAT YOU DO. AND I ALSO WANNA THANK, UH, MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCILWOMAN ROCHE GARCIA AND COUNCILWOMAN, UH, VRAN FOR THEIR SERVICE ON THAT BOARD. I THINK YOU TWO ARE THE PERFECT PEOPLE FOR, FOR THAT BOARD. UM, I'M SORRY IF I MISSED THIS MARK, BUT THE, THE FIRST SLIDE FOR THE BUDGET THAT YOU GAVE US, AND I KNOW YOU SAID IT WAS A MODIFIED, UH, PRESENTATION FOR US. UH, YOU SEE A 40, WE SEE A 44% INCREASE IN THE BUDGET, AND THAT'S TREMENDOUS. UM, COULD YOU REMIND ME WHERE THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE IS COMING FROM OR IS ANTICIPATED FROM THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM VISIT SAN ANTONIO? YEAH, YEAH. SO, UM, OUR VISIT, UM, CENTER, OUR, UH, WHICH IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE ALAMO, WHICH WILL RELOCATE IN Q TWO, UM, UH, 23 R Q THREE OR R Q TWO, UM, BRINGS IN APPROXIMATELY, UM, A MILLION DOLLARS IN ANCILLARY REVENUE. UM, OUR PARTNER IN COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, UM, UM, WILL BRING IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING, UM, OF ABOUT $650,000. IS THAT RIGHT? UM, NATALIE 6 55 50, UH, WHICH IS MORE THAN DOUBLING, UM, REVENUES FROM F Y 22. AND THEN THE RIVERWALK ALSO IS, UM, BRINGS IN ANCILLARY REVENUE AS WELL. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, AND I KNOW YOU SENT A DOCUMENT TO OUR OFFICE, SO I I SHOULD PROBABLY JUST TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT. UM, THAT BREAKS, THAT BREAKS THIS OUT, RIGHT? YES. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, I WAS REALLY, UH, PLEASED TO SEE YOU, UM, GIVE US THE EXPLANATION ON THE STORYTELLING PRIORITY. I'M THRILLED TO SEE THAT AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN. UM, IN PARTICULAR, I REALLY LOVED [03:30:01] HOW, UM, THE NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTED, UH, BLACK HISTORY MONTH. UM, SO I WAS, UH, FURIOUSLY TRYING TO READ THAT ARTICLE WHILE YOU WERE GIVING YOUR OR SKIMM THAT ARTICLE WHILE YOU WERE GIVING YOUR PRESENTATION. BUT I KEPT FORGETTING MY PASSWORD FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES . UM, BUT WHEN I FINALLY GOT THROUGH IT, I, I THINK IT DID A, A YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB, OR YOUR TEAM DID, UH, HIGHLIGHTING SO MANY OF THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED, UH, DURING THAT TIME. I THINK THERE'S ALSO A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE SAME TYPE OF, UH, MEDIA PITCHING AND PROMOTION AROUND, UM, THE M L K MARCH. WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT IT THIS MORNING, UH, FROM THE, FROM THE COMMISSIONERS WHO, WHO WANNA SEE AN INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THAT, UH, THE M L K MARCH AS WELL AS, UH, DREAM WEEK, WHICH HAPPENS AT THE SAME TIME. AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT DREAM WEEK IS AN EXTREMELY UNIQUE, UH, EVENT IN THAT NO OTHER PLACE IN THE, IN THE COUNTRY HAS IT. AND SHOW IS, UM, PROBABLY TOLD SOME OF YOU AS WELL THAT, UH, DIFFERENT CITIES HAVE ASKED HIM TO COME AND ESTABLISH IT THERE. UH, BUT HE, HE THINKS IT'S UNIQUE TO SAN ANTONIO AND DOESN'T WANNA MAKE IT THAT SORT OF, UM, TO TAKE THAT ROUTE. SO I, IT'S A LONG EVENT. IT HAS A WONDERFUL CULTURAL, UM, ASPECTS TO IT. SO I, UM, IT'S JUST SOMETHING FOR, FOR YOU TO CONSIDER. ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN, UH, THAT I'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONVENTION CENTER. THANK YOU. UM, THANK YOU. I'M SORRY, COULD I GET A TIME CHECK? I KEEP FORGETTING TO START MY TIMER. FOUR MINUTES. FOUR MINUTES? OKAY. PLENTY OF TIME. THANK YOU. UM, PATRICIA, THANK YOU FOR, UM, THE PRESENTATION. YOU DO TREMENDOUS WORK. UM, I THINK THE CONVENTION CENTER ALWAYS LOOKS FANTASTIC. UM, AND I DID NOT GO TO THE CONCERT LAST NIGHT, SO THANKS FOR THE T-SHIRT. UM, COULD, THERE'S A SLIDE EIGHT, I WASN'T QUITE SURE, AND I KNOW I STEPPED AWAY FOR A MINUTE WHEN YOU WERE TALKING, I WASN'T QUITE SURE HOW TO READ THAT BECAUSE IT'S GOT H O T REVENUES, BUT UNDERNEATH IT SAYS ALAMO DOME AND THE CONVENTION CENTER, I THINK. IS THAT RIGHT? SO, I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION AGAIN? COUNCILWOMAN? UM, SO HOT TAX, SO THIS IS A REVENUE THAT'S COLLECTED CITYWIDE OR THE ONE THAT'S DIRECTED TO THESE. I GUESS COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN THIS TABLE TO ME PLEASE? SURE. UM, SO IT SHOWS THE HOT COLLECTIONS AND THOSE ARE THE 9%, UH, HOT COLLECTIONS, UH, FOR THE CITY, UH, FROM 2019 THROUGH PROPOSED, UH, 2023, UM, F Y 23. UM, IT'S CITYWIDE. YES, IT'S CORRECT, IT'S CITYWIDE. SO, UH, BASICALLY, UH, F Y 23 WE'RE PROJECTING 101, UH, $0.2 MILLION IN HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. AND THEN BELOW THAT WE HAVE CONVENTION CENTER REVENUE AND ALAMO DOME REVENUE. UM, AND WHEN REVENUE, LIKE TOTAL REVENUE FOR THEIR WHOLE OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR, DIFFERENT FROM H O T? CORRECT. OKAY. UM, AND THE 1 0 1, THAT IS THE MONEY THAT'S GONNA GET SPLIT UP AMONG THE CONVENTION CENTER, HISTORIC AND ARTS. THE 9%, UM, INCLUDES THE 2% FOR THAT IS DEDICATED FOR, UM, THE EXPANSION OF THE CONVENTION CENTER TO PAY THE DEBTS. SO ONLY 7% OF THAT WILL BE UTILIZED TO PAY FOR THE OPERATIONS OF, UH, THE CONVENTION CENTER AS WELL, UH, TO PAY FOR ARTS AND CULTURE. UM, ALSO SUPPORT A VISIT SAN ANTONIO. OKAY. UM, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UM, THANK YOU. UM, SO I DO HAVE A, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. UM, A WHILE BACK, WE, I THINK WE ISSUED A CONTRACT WITH TICKETMASTER, IS THAT RIGHT? ARE WE ASSIGNED CONTRACT WITH THEM? HOW IS THAT AND WHAT'S NEWSTREAM LOOKING LIKE FOR THAT? UM, I, WE CAN GET YOU THE NUMBERS AS FAR AS OUR COMMISSIONS FOR, UH, TICKET AND MASTER. AND AS YOU REM IF YOU REMEMBER, UH, CORRECTLY, WE ALSO SET UP, UH, AN ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, UH, FUND THAT BASICALLY WOULD PROVIDE, UM, 10% OF THE COMMISSIONS THAT WE GET TO, UH, ARTS AND CULTURE. OKAY. IF YOU COULD SEND US, UH, AN UPDATE ON HOW THAT'S DOING, PLEASE. AND HOW MUCH FUNDING WAS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ABLE TO TRANSFER. AND THEN LASTLY, I KNOW MY TIME IS ABOUT UP IS, UM, THANK YOU. AURORA, UH, IS, UH, YOU DO A TREMENDOUS JOB. WE GET THESE SNAPSHOTS OF THE CONVENTION CENTER WHENEVER WE'RE APPROVING A BIG CONTRACT OR AT THE BUDGET TIME. UM, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO GET SORT OF A LOOK BACK AND A LOOK FORWARD AND LIKE, SO WHAT IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE PAST OR BIG INITIATIVES WERE THERE OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, AND THEN WHAT IS ANTICIPATED IN THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE FIVE TO 10 YEARS. AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF PERHAPS YOU HAVE [03:35:01] A STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH US. I'M NOT SURE WHAT COMMITTEE YOU WOULD GO TO, BECAUSE WE CAN ALSO HEAR THAT AT, AT MY COMMITTEE, UH, THE, WE WE INCORPORATE CULTURE OR MAYBE IT'S AN E W D C ISSUE. BUT I, I'D LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. WILL DO. THANK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I'M GONNA START WITH ARTS BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A TOPIC WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. UM, MY COLLEAGUES AND AND I HAVE DISCUSSED WHEN IT CAME TO, UM, PUBLIC ART, HOW WE PRIORITIZE ART. SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY, UH, IF WE COULD GET SLIDE FOUR UP. I THINK WE NEED, UH, TO LOOK AT PROVIDING A GENERAL FUND AMOUNT, UH, FOR ARTS, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT JUST PART OF ARTS AND CULTURE. THIS IS PART OF OUR ECONOMIC WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS PART OF OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THIS IS A PART OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. THESE, THIS IS WHAT OUR, WE HAVE TASKED ARTS AND CULTURE TO DO. SO I THINK BASED ON SLIDE SIX, WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE, UH, WHAT THE, THIS COUNCIL HAS DONE, WHAT CITY STAFF HAS DONE, WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. BUT IF WE WANNA ELEVATE OUR ARTS COMMUNITY, UM, IF WE SAY THAT WE NEED TO GET RECOGNIZED AT A STATE, NATIONAL, AND WORLDWIDE LEVEL, WE DO NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR, OUR FUNDING SOURCES AND HOW, HOW WE ARE PROVIDING THESE FUNDING SOURCES. I WANT TO ECHO, UM, COUNCILMAN SANDOVAL'S SUPPORT FOR ERY BECAUSE THIS IS A GROUP THAT WITHIN, UM, IS CREATING A LARGER IMPACT. UM, THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD IN TELLING THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS STORY AND ON, ON A VERY MODEST BUDGET BASED ON SOME OF THE OTHER CULTURAL AGENCIES THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVING TO FOR DECADES. SO I REALLY WANT TO, TO SEE THIS. AND WE, I RECEIVED LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM ERY FROM FORMER MAYOR HENRY CISNEROS, NELSON WOLFE, STATE REP, ENA MINHA, UM, AND, AND COUNTLESS OTHERS. UH, WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR THE K THROUGH 12. SO IF WE NEED TO LOOK AT, UM, GENERAL FUND AND MOVING THIS FORWARD, AND THEY RECENTLY BECAME PART OF MI, MICROSOFT VIRTUAL LEARNING EXHIBIT. SO I THINK WE NEED TO KIND OF SET THE STANDARD A LITTLE HIGHER FOR OUR AGENCIES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HELPING THEM TELL THE STORY ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. A I T DOES TREMENDOUS WORK, NOT JUST LOCALLY, BUT AT THE STATE LEVEL. UM, THE GUADALUPE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER, THE ARTISTS, THEY HAVE BROUGHT IN OUR KNOWN WORLDWIDE. AND I THINK WE NEED TO END, END NATIONALLY. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, UH, PROMOTING THAT. UH, AND I KNOW THE SAN ANTONIO AFRICAN, UM, AMERICAN COMMUNITY ARCHIVE MUSEUM HAS BEEN TRYING TO WORK. SO I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT HOW WE LOOK AT OUR GENERAL FOREIGN BUDGET. AND I'LL LOOK AT MAKING A POLICY THAT WHEN WE DO GET THESE EXTRA FUNDS, UM, LIKE WE DID THIS YEAR, THAT WE DO HAVE A POLICY WHERE A PERCENTAGE OF THAT GOES INTO OUR ARTS AND CULTURE. SO, CRYSTAL, UM, IF YOU COULD JUST COME UP REAL QUICK, 'CAUSE I DO HAVE A, A FEW QUESTIONS. SO, ON THE SLIDE WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE AGENCIES THAT ARE RECEIVING ARE IN THE BUDGET BOOK, I SHOULD SAY, WITH THE DIFFERENT CULTURAL SPECIFIC, UH, ADDITIONAL ARTS FUNDING, UH, BASE OPERATIONAL FUNDING, ARE WE WORKING TO HELP THEM BECOME, UM, SELF-SUSTAINING OR DOING THEIR FUNDRAISING? YEAH, SO WE HELP THEM IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. UH, THERE'S A LOT OF GRANT PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS THAT WE PROVIDE LETTERS OF SUPPORT. THAT'S A VERY BASIC WAY. AND WE'RE WRITING THOSE LETTERS TO SUPPORT ALL YEAR LONG. SO WE'RE HELPING THEM LEVERAGE OUR FUNDING FOR THOSE GRANTS. WE ALSO HAVE A CULTURALLY SPECIFIC, UM, I'M, I'M SORRY, A, UM, CAPACITY BUILDING, UH, GRANT THAT EACH OF THE BASE OPERATIONAL, UH, AGENCIES GET, ESPECIALLY THE, THE SMALLER AGENCIES. SO THEY GET JUST AN ADDITIONAL, UM, UM, MONIES ABOUT THIS YEAR IN FISCAL YEAR 22, IT WAS $2,000, BUT IT WAS JUST FOR ADDITIONAL MARKETING OR, UM, STRATEGIC PLANNING TO ENSURE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE CAN BUILD SOME CAPACITY. THEY ALSO HAVE TO DO A BOARD TRAINING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR BOARD IS TRAINED [03:40:01] AND SUFFICIENT SO THAT THEY CAN HELP, UH, THE ORGANIZATION THEMSELVES GROW. AND I'M NOT GONNA ASK YOU TO COMMENT ON WHETHER GENERAL FUNDS WOULD BE HELPFUL, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY WOULD, BUT I AM ENCOURAGED BY YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET THE BAR HIGH FOR ALL OUR CUL OUR, ALL OF OUR CULTURE SPECIFIC AND OUR, OUR, THE BASE OPERATIONAL FUNDINGS THAT WE DO FOR EVENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET TO THAT NEXT LEVEL AND THAT WE'RE KNOWN NATIONALLY AND WORLDWIDE FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, I DO, I, I HAVE FIVE MINUTES TO SPEND WITH, UH, VISIT SAN ANTONIO AND, UH, PATRICIA. BUT LET ME START WITH PATRICIA ON THE, UH, CONVENTION CENTER. I, I JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE YOU ON LAST NIGHT'S EVENT. I WAS SO EXCI AND, AND MANY OF Y'ALL KNOW, MY, I CAME FROM VISIT SAN ANTONIO, THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, IT WAS, IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART TO, SO TO SEE THAT DOME, UH, FILLED THE WAY IT WAS, UH, TO SEE THE CROWD, WHICH WAS VERY WELL BEHAVED, ENJOYING THEMSELVES. IT JUST, IT, IT TOOK ME BACK TO WHAT SAN ANTONIO AND IS, AND THE POTENTIAL WE HAVE. AND I WANNA THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR THOSE EFFORTS. I THINK, UM, THE ONE, THE ONE PRIORITY WE HAVE IS WE NEED TO GET THAT CONVENTION CENTER FILLED. I, I I SAY THAT THE DOME AND THAT THE CARVER MAKE SURE THAT HAS GREAT PROGRAMMING. SO I THINK YOU'RE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. UM, THESE, THIS, THIS HOT TAX, I, I DID NOT EXPECT US TO BE HERE, UH, WATCHING THE BUDGET MEETINGS FROM DURING THE PANDEMIC. AND HERE WE ARE. AND NOW SOUTH KOREA IS WAITING FOR US TO BRING A K-POP BAND TO THE DOME. SO LET'S WORK ON THAT. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND, UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. AND, AND MARK, MY MY FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU IS, UM, TELL US, I, I THINK HE'S STILL HERE. IS DAVID HERE ? YES. YES, HE'S HERE. SO, UH, DAVID, YOU COME UP TO, SO THESE ARTICLES THAT WE'RE SEEING, AND I, I, I SERVED, I WORKED WITH HIM PERSONALLY, AND I SERVE ON THE BOARD. SO I KNOW, UH, DAVID IS THE MAN BEHIND THESE NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLES AND HIS TEAM. SO JUST LET US KNOW, DAVID AND MARK, WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET THESE STORIES OUT, UH, EVEN MORE. KEEP SHARING YOUR INFORMATION WITH US. THAT'S ALL WE NEED. OKAY, GREAT. , WE'RE PITCHING, UH, DREAM WEEK, AND WE'RE PITCHING THE M L K MARK ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO I KNOW THAT EVERYTHING ACROSS THE DISTRICT'S WE'RE COVERING, SO Y'ALL KNOW, MARK, BUT I WANTED Y'ALL TO KNOW DAVID, BECAUSE DAVID IS THE GUY THAT YOU CAN GIVE. AND IF YOU HAVE AN INFLUENCER, I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY NEXT TO ME KNOWS INFLUENCERS TO REACH OUT TO DAVID TO KIND OF TELL THAT STORY. BECAUSE I P W TEAM, CITY COUNCIL TEAM, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE AND REALLY TELL OUR STORIES, AND IT'S GOING TO BE BECAUSE OF THIS TEAM. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARK. YOU STEPPED IN, IN A TIME OF CRISIS AND HAVE BROUGHT US THIS FAR. AND, YOU KNOW, I WANT YOU TO INCREASE THE HOT TAX BECAUSE I WANT ARTS AND CULTURE TO HAVE MORE MONEY. YEAH. . SO, UM, THIS IS WHY I AM, I AM PLEASED WITH, WITH WHAT YOU'VE BROUGHT FORWARD, AND I THINK WE HAVE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AND I LOOK FORWARD TO, TO JUST SEEING THIS GROW. BUT I REALLY DO THINK WE AS A, UH, AS A STAFF NEED TO BE MORE COMMITTED TO ARTS AND CULTURE. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. SHARE THOSE ARTICLES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GRO, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND, UM, I'LL START OFF ALSO BY ECHOING SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT YOU ALL SAID. AND, AND PATRICIA SAID, UM, WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO RECOVERY. AND I, I THINK WE PASSED IT. AND YESTERDAY I WAS AT THE CONCERT LAST NIGHT AND IT JUST GAVE ME HOPE. AND I WAS SO PROUD OF SAN ANTONIO AND I WAS THINKING, GOSH, TWO YEARS AGO, I DIDN'T THINK THIS WOULD HAPPEN, RIGHT? LIKE, WHEN ARE WE GONNA GET BACK TO THAT? AND I WAS JUST SO EXCITED FOR IT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN CRYSTAL, UM, I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE, UH, YOU KNOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT HASN'T BEEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, RIGHT? AND SO, UM, I, I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SAN ANTONIO, SO I'VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT ALL OF THESE COOL THINGS, AND I FEEL LIKE, OH, FINALLY 30 SOMETHING YEARS LATER, YOU'RE LESS LISTENING TO ME. RIGHT? AND SO, SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT EVERYBODY'S DOING. UM, I WANTED TO START OFF REALLY FAST WITH PATRICIA. I'LL, I'LL FOCUS ON YOU AND MONICA, THANK YOU ALSO. 'CAUSE I THINK THAT YOU DO AN EXCELLENT JOB IN, IN, IN YOUR ROLE AS WELL. DO WE HAVE A ECONOMIC IMPACT YET FOR CONCERTS LIKE THE BAD BUNNY CONCERT LAST NIGHT? DO YOU HAVE, UM, OR, OR CONCERTS OF THAT MAGNITUDE? NO, WE DON'T. BUT WE DO WORK ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH, UM, ECONOMIST, UH, STEVE NIVAN. AND ACTUALLY WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON AN ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY FOR, UM, THE ALAMO DOME FOR ITS 30 YEAR, FOR ITS THIRD YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT, UM, ITS IMPACT [03:45:01] HAS BEEN ON THIS COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS. OKAY. UM, AND, AND AGAIN, I WAS JUST TRYING TO SEE IF, UM, YOU HAD JUST GENERAL BALLPARK NUMBERS EVEN, RIGHT? I KNOW HOW THE HOTELS BENEFIT AND ET CETERA. SO I, I DIDN'T KNOW, BUT SPECIFICALLY, I MEAN, EVERYBODY WAS BUYING LIKE $60 SOCKS AT THE CONCERT OR WHATEVER IT WAS. I WAS THINKING, OH, I'M GLAD I DIDN'T BUY ONE YESTERDAY. BUT, BUT I WILL TELL YOU IF I CAN, UH, COUNCILWOMAN THAT, OF THE 50,000 TICKETS THAT WERE SOLD, 15,000 WERE SOLD IN THE SAN ANTONIO MARKET, AND THE REST WERE SOLD OUTSIDE, EVEN WE HAD OVER 5,000 SOLD INTERNATIONALLY, WHICH MEANS THERE'S PEOPLE COMING TO SAN ANTONIO, STAYING IN SAN ANTONIO, UM, AND SPENDING, YOU KNOW, THEIR MONEY HERE. WELL, WE HEARD THAT AND I HEARD IT FROM SOME OF THE, THE FOLKS THAT WERE AROUND EVEN, UH, IN THE LINE TO GET IN. SO IT WAS VERY EXCITING. AND, UM, AND THIS IS A, A TAG TEAM THEN FOR YOU AND CRYSTAL, BECAUSE AS I WAS WALKING BACK, UM, IN THAT AGE GROUP, RIGHT, THEY WERE LOOKING TO GO OUT SOMEWHERE AFTERWARDS. THEY WERE NOT DONE WITH THE NIGHT. THEY WERE SO EXCITED. AND I THOUGHT, MAN, IT WOULD BE SO COOL IF THERE WAS POPUPS ALL AROUND HERE. 'CAUSE WE STAYED TILL LIKE THE VERY END AND THEN WE STAYED TO SEE IF TRAFFIC WOULD DIE DOWN, WHICH IS A BAD IDEA, . BUT, UM, BUT THE POPUPS ALL OVER. I MEAN, THAT WOULD GET IT SO EXCITED. I ALWAYS AM THINKING, WHERE'S THE MAN? LIKE, THERE'S, THERE SHOULD BE SOME ADDITIONAL, I THINK, UM, MOTIVATION MAYBE FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES TO EVEN KIND PUT THEMSELVES AROUND THE RAMP. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED, BUT TO CRYSTAL'S POINT, THAT WOULD GIVE THAT ADDITIONAL SHOWCASE TO SOME OF OUR SMALL, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WOULD STAY THAT LATE, BUT STILL, LIKE, I THINK THAT IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER, ESPECIALLY FOR BIG CONCERTS LIKE THAT TO HAVE POP UP. UM, I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, I CALL IT A FESTIVAL AND THEN HAVE PEOPLE STAY TOO LONG, RIGHT? BUT KIND OF LIKE SOMETHING, SOMETHING IN AND OUT. UM, BUT THE, I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. SO LAST NIGHT, UM, AND IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST TECHNOLOGICALLY TECH TECHNOLOGICALLY INTEGRATED SHOWS THAT I'VE BEEN TO. IT WAS JUST AMAZING, THE LIGHTS, EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID WITH IT, WHICH LED ME TO USER EXPERIENCE, RIGHT? AND I COULD NOT, UM, I DID MY LITTLE QR CODE ON OUR LITTLE, UH, BRACELET THAT WE GOT, WHICH WAS SYNCED UP PERFECTLY WITH A CONCERT. I THOUGHT THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB, RIGHT? UM, I KNOW IT'S PART OF THEIR BRANDING, BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE QR CODE, I COULDN'T ACCESS IT BECAUSE OF THE WIFI. BUT I THOUGHT, I REMEMBERED THAT A FEW YEARS AGO. DIDN'T WE SIGN A CONTRACT FOR WIFI TO INCREASE THE, THE, THE, THE ACCESSIBILITY? THERE'S, AND I KNOW IT'S 50,000 PEOPLE THERE, SO IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE. BUT AS WE START SEEING THESE MORE TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED CONCERTS, THAT'S THE USER EXPERIENCE. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SINK IN WITH, RIGHT? TO PARTICIPATE. AND SO EVEN THINKING OF LIKE, YES, K-POP OR J-POP OR, OR SILENT DISCO STUFF, RIGHT? LIKE WHAT, HOW, HOW ARE WE PLANNING FOR THAT? SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE SIGNED ON TO THE ALAMO DO WIFI, IF YOU WERE, I, I DIDN'T HEAR OF ANY PROBLEMS. SO, YES, AND A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, WE DID INCREASE THE WIFI CAPACITY FROM 5,000 TO OVER, UH, 50,000. AND THAT WAS IN PREPARATION OF THE 2018 FINAL FOUR. I HAD PROBLEMS ONCE I SIGNED OFF, UH, TO THE ALAMO DOME WIFI, I TEXTED, I TOOK VIDEO, I SENT A VIDEO, UM, ON TEXT AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WERE ON THE ALAMO DOME WIFI OR NOT. OKAY. I WAS, SO, SO I DON'T, AND AND THERE WAS PEOPLE AROUND ME THAT WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT I, I GUESS WE CAN, WE CAN FIGURE OUT MAYBE THERE'S, THERE'S SOME SPOTS IN THERE OR SOMETHING, SOMETHING, BUT JUST, SO, OKAY. SO THEN THAT HELPS ME BECAUSE THEN AS LONG AS EVERYBODY ELSE HAD ACCESS, THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT. UM, AND THEN IF WE, UH, CONTINUE, I WAS, I WAS HOPING THAT WE'D HAVE AS HOPE TO ONE DAY HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE THERE FOR U T S A GAME, RIGHT? UM, AND SO, UM, BUT AGAIN, EV EVERYTHING WAS, UM, I THINK INCREDIBLE AS NIGHT. I JUST THINK THAT WE, IF WE CAN ADD SOME ADDITIONAL, UM, COMPONENTS LIKE WHERE WE CAN SHOWCASE OUR CULTURE RIGHT TO AS, AS THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN WOULD BE GOOD. BUT THAT'S IT FOR, FOR YOU. THANK YOU, PATRICIA. I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THE T-SHIRTS. UM, AND THEN I'LL GO ON TO MARK. AND SO YOU MENTIONED AGAIN, UH, THE FOOD, WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL OCTOBER 27TH THROUGH THE 31ST. UM, YOU MENTIONED I P W THAT'S COMING. UM, WE HAVE THE I P W COMMITTEE IN TOWN, SO I'LL BE THERE TONIGHT, UM, TO HELP. UH, BUT THEN ALSO THE OTHER LOS MUTOS. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I BROUGHT UP A COUPLE OF TIMES AT THE V S A MEETING. WE HAVE SPIRIT LANDIA, WE HAVE MARIO LOPEZ AS A CO-HOST. THIS IS NATIONAL. IT'S GONNA BE BROADCAST, I BELIEVE, ON, ON N B C. AND SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD TOO MUCH. SO MAYBE IF YOU CAN HELP US UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING TO THIS, BECAUSE EVEN WHEN DAVID CAME UP, I, I DIDN'T, I I, I DIDN'T HEAR TOO MUCH. BUT, UM, ARE WE WORKING, UH, I'M, I'M ASSUMING WE ARE, BUT ARE WE FOCUSING ON, WE'RE IN TANDEM WITH JOHNNY HERNANDEZ AND HIS TEAM. UM, I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS, BUT PEACOCK TV, UM, HAS AGREED TO, UM, RUN IT LIVE AND STREAMING. SO IT'LL BE LITERALLY SHOWCASED ACROSS THE WORLD. [03:50:01] AND D C I, WHICH, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY MOST OF YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT WE HAVE, UH, WE HIRED OUR, UM, FIRST EVER NATIONAL PR AGENCY AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, IS WORKING VERY MUCH WITH DAVID AND HIS TEAM ON PROMOTING, UH, SPIRIT LANDIA, BECAUSE WE ALL FEEL AT VISIT SAN ANTONIO THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS TO BE A MUCH LARGER, UM, UH, EXPERIENCE, BUT ALSO CELEBRATION NOW, BUT ALSO IN THE COMING YEARS. SO WE'RE VERY DEDICATED TO WORK TO MAKE IT SURE THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS ALMOST LIKE A FIESTA IN THE COMING YEARS. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND I THINK THAT ANOTHER COMPONENT THAT I THINK THAT IT, IT WOULD BE NICE TO WORK WITH THE CONVENTION, UM, AND VISITORS, UH, FACILITIES TEAM WOULD BE ON REMINDING SMALL BUSINESSES, RIGHT? IS THERE ANY WAY THAT THEY COULD STAY OPEN A LITTLE BIT LATER? I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT WAS OPEN LAST NIGHT AND EVERYBODY WAS HUNGRY WAS DANNY'S IHOP AND WHATABURGER, AND THERE WAS MASSIVE LINES, SORRY. RIGHT? AND SO IT, IF IS THERE, LIKE, COULD WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOOD TRUCKS TO COME? I, AND YOU KNOW, PD WILL PROBABLY SAY, WELL, WE HAVE TO CLOSE OFF STREETS, ET CETERA, BUT MAYBE WE CAN WORK ON THAT COMPONENT. BECAUSE AGAIN, I THINK THAT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR TARGET MARKET FOR THESE, UM, CONCERTS, RIGHT? THE CONCERT GOERS, THEY'RE GONNA STAY, THEY'RE STILL GONNA SPEND AFTERWARDS. WE MIGHT AS WELL KEEP THEM THERE, HELP TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, UM, GO AWAY WHILE, WHILE THEY DO THAT. UM, AND THEN ALSO DO, HAVE YOU, YOU MET WITH OUR NEW PERSON FOR G P A, I FORGET HER NAME. I'VE ONLY MET HER ONCE. ALANA? ALANA, YES. I HAVE NOT. OKAY. I ASKED HER AT MY MEETING, AT MY INITIAL MEETING WITH HER TO CONNECT WITH V S A BECAUSE I THINK THAT THEY COULD WORK TOGETHER. SO MAYBE IF WE COULD JUST KIND OF, UM, MAKE THAT CONNECTION ASAP. UM, AND THEN, UM, 'CAUSE I'M DISAPPOINTED NOW I FEEL BAD. LIKE SHE NEEDS TO KNOW, OR SHE NEEDS TO MAKE SURE. UM, BUT THEN CRYSTAL AND THANK YOU THAT, THAT'S IT FOR YOU, MARK. AND THEN CRYSTAL, UM, I, I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. I ALSO SUPPORT COUNCIL WOMEN'S SANDOVAL'S, UH, UM, IDEA OF FUNDING THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE AT A HIGHER LEVEL. AND I THINK MAYBE IT WAS COUNCILMAN SAN OR COUNCILMAN VIAGRA THAT THAT MENTIONED IT AS WELL. UM, I HAVE A QUESTION. DO YOU, DO, DO YOU HAVE MARKETING COURSES FOR YOUR ARTIST? THAT IS ONE THING THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO DO. UH, THAT WAS ON OUR, UM, ON OUR IDEA FOR OUR INDIVIDUAL ARTIST STRATEGIC PLAN. IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S NEEDED. I WILL SAY THAT WE ARE PAIRING OUR ARTISTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALREADY EXIST, THAT OTHER ENTITIES ARE DOING. I WILL SAY, FOR INSTANCE, TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO IS DOING ARTIST WORKSHOPS. WE JUST PARTNERED WITH THEM ON A MUSICIAN'S WORKSHOP. AND A MARKETING WORKSHOP IS WHAT WE INDICATED THAT IS REALLY NEEDED BY, BY ARTISTS. SO WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY DOING THAT, BUT WE ARE PAIRING OUR ARTISTS WITH THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE DOING THAT. GREAT. I THINK THAT'S A NEED. AND I'LL GIVE YOU, UM, THE, AN EXAMPLE, THE ART STUDENTS AT OUR LADY OF THE LAKE, THEY TAKE MY MARKETING CLASS, LIKE THAT'S, THAT'S PART OF THE CLASS BECAUSE THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO MARKET THEMSELVES AND THEIR ART AND ET CETERA. SO, UM, SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT KIND OF GO, GOES UNNOTICED. AND THE REASON THAT I'M BRINGING IT UP IS BECAUSE I NOTICED THE SKATEBOARD ARTIST THAT YOU HAD, IT ONLY HAD 16 LIKES, BUT HE GOT A REALLY NICE COMMISSION, RIGHT? SO IMAGINE IF HE HAD 1600 LIKES, MAYBE HE DIDN'T KNOW. MAYBE HIS PROFILE'S NOT PUBLIC. AND SO IT'S JUST THESE LITTLE THINGS THAT THEY MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT. AND THAT'S WHY I, I BELIEVE IN THAT. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. AND THANK YOU, MAYOR. THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. AND I'D LIKE TO, I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT IDEA. I THINK, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S CLEAR, BUT BRANDING IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. UM, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR ARTISTS AND FOR, UH, ALL OF THE FOLK WHO, UM, THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE WORK WITH. I THINK ALL OF THAT IS SIGNIFICANT. MARKETING PLAYS SUCH A KEY ROLE. UM, I'LL START OFF WITH VISIT SA OR ACTUALLY, CONVENTION AND SPORTS FACIL CONVENTION AND FACILITIES. SO I'LL START OFF BY SAYING, UM, I'M EAGER TO SEE A SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER CAPITAL BUDGET. THE ALAMO DOME IS IN DISTRICT. I DID SEE THE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS AS, AS I THINK THIS WAS SAID EARLIER, BUT YESTERDAY I WAS THERE AS WELL. AND I'VE FELT THE SHAKING. AND SO IT PROBABLY DOES NEED SOME STRUCTURAL REPAIRS AFTER THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS READY, UM, , BUT IT, IT, YOU KNOW, 23 MILLION PLUS DOLLARS IS A, A REALLY LARGE INVESTMENT. AND SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT. UM, THE CARVER IS ALSO IN DISTRICT TWO, AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE INCREASED, UM, UH, INCREASED SUPPORT THERE. I WONDER, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE INVEST, AND I JUST EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR OUR INVESTMENT IN LARGE FACILITIES LIKE THE CARVER AND THE CON, I MEAN THE ALDO AND THE CONVENTION CENTER, BUT IT IS OUR SMALLER VENUES LIKE THE CARVER, THE PROVIDER VENUE FOR SMALLER LOCAL ACTS, UM, THAT GIVES OUR SAN ANTONIO ARTISTS, OUR LOCAL ARTISTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH MORE AUDIENCE MEMBERS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO, I'LL SAY IT HERE FIRST OR SECOND, AND, UH, I THINK [03:55:01] CRYSTAL AND I HAD HAD A CONVERSATION PREVIOUSLY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A CULTURAL CORRIDOR, UM, ON THE EAST SIDE TO INCLUDE, UM, THE CARVER, THE WILLIAMS MUSEUM WITH THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, ART GALLERY, MIDTOWN, AND OTHER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. I'M ALSO WONDERING, WOULD THE WHEATLEY HEIGHTS SPORTS COMPLEX, UH, BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE CONVENTION AND SPORTS FACILITIES? IT'S NOT. IT'S, I BELIEVE IT'S PART OF THE PARKS, PARKS DEPARTMENT. I THINK THERE'S A CONVERSATION THAT SHOULD BE HAD THERE, AND I'LL JUST, I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY A, I, I'LL PLANT THAT SEED, BUT I THINK THIS, THAT'S AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION HAVE AT SOME POINT. UM, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR CONVENTION AND SPORTS CONVENTION FACILITIES. I THINK NEXT WE'LL DO VISIT SA. SO I'LL START BY SAYING, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LARGE ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATION INCREASE. IT WAS ABOUT A 53, 50 3% INCREASE FROM 1.9 TO 2.9, UH, MILLION. CAN YOU, IT'S PRIMARILY BECAUSE WE'RE FINALLY GOING BACK TO A LIVE OFFICE. SO, UM, I STARTED IN, UM, MAY OF 2021, VISIT SAN ANTONIO. THEY CANCELED THEIR LEASE IN WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU MUCH EARLIER THAN WHEN I STARTED . UM, SO WE'RE FINALLY GOING BACK TO A LIVE OFFICE ON HOUSTON, LA SOYA. SO, SO MAYBE I MISSED IT, BUT WHAT ARE WE RESTORING FUNDING TO A PREVIOUS YEAR? IS THAT WHAT IT'S LOOKING LIKE? OR ARE WE JUST KIND OF JUMPING SUPER FAR UP AND CAN I ASK THE QUESTION? YEAH, GO AHEAD. COUNCIL MEMBER. HI, I'M JUST TATE BUDGET DIRECTOR FOR THE SAVINGS. ALWAYS READY, . SO, UM, WE ARE INCREASING, SO THE, THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR 2022 FOR VISIT SAN ANTONIO WAS 17.7 MILLION, UH, FROM THE, UH, HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX THAT'S INCREASING TO 25.9 MILLION. SO IT'S ABOUT AN $8.2 MILLION INCREASE FROM THE CITY. AND THEN THEY HAVE OTHER ANCILLARY, UH, REVENUES. SO THE INCREASES THAT WE'RE SEEING ARE FROM THAT, IT'S NOT FROM MAINLY MM-HMM. . GOTCHA. OKAY. WELL, THAT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. UM, YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW OUR CITY'S BEEN DESIGNATED AS A CITY OF GASTRONOMY, AND SO I'M WONDERING, DO WE HIGHLIGHT, I IMAGINE THAT WE DO, DO WE HIGHLIGHT THIS ONE ADVERTISING AS A TRAVEL DESTINATION, UM, ESPECIALLY OVERSEAS? YES, MOST DEFINITELY. I MEAN, WE'RE REALLY TAGGING OURSELVES AS THE CULINARY CAPITAL OF TEXAS, AND THEN SOON TO BE KNOWN AS THE CULINARY CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES. AND OUR UNESCO CITY OF GASTRONOMY IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR STORYTELLING STANDPOINT FOR US. THANK YOU. AND I'LL, UM, I'LL SAY THIS HERE, I'LL ALSO PLANT A SEED BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF TIMES WHERE, UH, YOU KNOW, CREATIVE CITY OF GASTRONOMY HAS BEEN MENTIONED AT, UH, COUNCIL SESSIONS. AND I OFTEN HEAR PEOPLE SAY DISTRICT TWO HAS SOME OF THE BEST FOOD IN THE CITY, BEST RESTAURANTS, PEOPLE WANNA STOP BY AND THEY WANNA HAVE THE SOUL FOOD, THEY WANNA HAVE THIS, THEY WANNA HAVE THAT. BUT I DON'T FEEL AS THOUGH I'M SEEING DISTRICT TWO AND MANY OF THESE KINDS OF RESTAURANTS, UH, REFLECTED IN THIS. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A GREATER SHIFT IN FOCUS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S EASY TO DISCOUNT, UM, SOUL FOOD AND FOODS LIKE THAT. UM, BUT WELL, YOU'RE GONNA SEE IT DEFINITELY AT I P W BECAUSE SOUL FOOD WILL BE FRONT AND CENTER AT OUR OPENING EVENT AT LA VITA. SO, OKAY. BUT NOT JUST THERE, BUT WE, BUT WE HEAR YOU. WE HEAR YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU. UM, I'M ALSO WONDERING HOW WE COULD CONNECT TOURISTS TO OUR FOOD SCENE, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THE SMALLER BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE, UM, IN NEIGHBORHOODS OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS CREATING ACTUALLY A FOOD TOUR OR A CULINARY TOUR THROUGHOUT EACH OF OUR DISTRICTS. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, OUR MEMBERSHIP TEAM IS CURRENTLY CULTIVATING AND CURATING. THANK YOU. UM, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME, THERE WAS A SLIDE AND IT TALKED ABOUT, UM, SOME OF YOUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE EXPANDED USE OF THE, UH, THE HOT TAX AND THE LEGISLATOR, AND WHAT ARE THE DETAILS OF THAT? BECAUSE I SAW YOU WERE ADVOCATING AGAINST IT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION IN THE NEW LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN AUSTIN THAT, UM, THAT SOME LEGISLATORS ARE ADVOCATING THAT HOTEL, UM, THAT THE HOTEL TAX BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS AND OR MUSEUM, OR A LITTLE BIT MORE IN ARTS AND CULTURE. AND, UM, WE'RE VERY, UM, BECAUSE WE BENEFIT AND THE, AND THE REVENUE THAT WE PRODUCE AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND TAX REVENUE WE PRODUCE GOES DIRECTLY TO OUR ARTS AND CULTURE, WE ARE ADVOCATING THAT IT NOT BE TOUCHED, UM, UH, UM, THROUGH OUR LEGISLATORS IN AUSTIN. I GUESS I WONDER IF LEGISLATION LIKE THAT PASSED, WOULD IT MEAN THAT WE JUST AUTOMATICALLY, LIKE, WE AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE THE WAY THAT WE OPERATE AND YOU WOULDN'T BENEFIT FROM THE TAX AS MUCH? OR IS IT OPENING UP AVENUES FOR PARKS AND FOR ART? IT, IT'S, IT'S OPENING UP THE MEANING OF WHERE THE HOTEL TAX CAN BE, CAN BE USED, AND IT BECOMES VERY AMBIGUOUS. AND, UM, AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S PRIMARILY FUNDED BY HOTEL TAX, LIKE MOST DS ARE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, [04:00:01] UM, IT'S OUR FEELING FOR VISIT SAN ANTONIO THAT WE HAVE TO BE PROTECTIVE, THAT, THAT THOSE HOTEL TAXES ARE BEING DIRECTLY FUNDING THE DMO. THERE ARE OTHER REVENUES THAT, THAT, UM, THAT THE ARTS AND CULTURE AND, AND PARKS ARE FUNDED THROUGH, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE COMING THROUGH HOTEL, THE HOTEL TAX. I GUESS, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO THE LEGISLATIVE ISSUES THAT AUSTIN'S DISCUSSING, I'M INTERESTED IN CONTINUING THAT CONVERSATION, UH, MAYBE AT A, A LATER DATE. I DO, UM, I DO THINK AT FACE VALUE, I DISAGREE. I'M SURE THERE'S MAYBE SOME PIECES THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SWAY ME ON, BUT I, I THINK IN THE FUTURE WE DO WANT TO THINK OF HOW CAN WE CONNECT AT A DEEPER LEVEL, UM, YOU KNOW, ORGANIZATION LIKE VISIT SA AND PARKS AND ARTS AND, AND THE LIKE. SO I, I JUST WONDER HOW THAT, HOW WE CAN CONTINUE THAT. I'M ALSO UNDERSTANDING THAT SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE ALSO REVENUE TO THE HOT TAX. DO YOU KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE IS COMING SPECIFICALLY FROM SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND IF THERE ARE ANY SHORT-TERM RENTALS THAT ARE NOT CONTRIBUTING? UM, NO, BUT WE CAN GET THAT, THOSE NUMBERS TO YOU. SURE. I DUNNO OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO. I, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE MEMO DOCUMENT. UM, TODAY, UM, MS. TIPPINS AND MANY OTHER SPEAKERS TALKED ABOUT OUR CITY'S M L K MARCH IS SOMETHING THAT ATTRACTS TOURISTS WORLDWIDE. AND TO THIS END, I DO WANT TO, UM, RESTATE THAT THE REQUEST THIS MORNING WAS AN ECHO OF MY REQUEST. IN APRIL, APRIL 13TH, I ASKED FOR AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $200,000 TO THE M L K COMMISSION. AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN SEE, UM, SEE SOME CHANGE REFLECTED. AS WAS SAID EARLIER, I WOULD HATE TO SEE WE MOVE FROM TWO YEARS OF HAVING A VIRTUAL MARCH TO AN IN-PERSON MARCH THAT IS NO LONGER THE LARGEST IN THE NATION. AND I THINK ML, THE M L K MARCH WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE GOT NATIONAL HEADLINES AND WHY WE CAN CONT WE CAN ALWAYS CONTINUE TO EXPECT THAT SO LONG AS WE'RE INVESTING APPROPRIATELY. UM, I WONDER ALSO, 'CAUSE I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE M L K COMMISSION, BUT ALSO DEEPER. WE HAVE THE JUNETEENTH, WE HAVE, UH, A VERY LARGE JUNETEENTH, UH, PARADE THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR. IT WAS LARGER THAN I HAD EVER SEEN IN SAN ANTONIO. AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT AT SOME POINT WE CAN KICK IN A BIT MORE, KICK IN SOME SUPPORT. UM, BUT I, IT ALSO HAD ME THINKING ABOUT THE PRIDE MARCH THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR. AND THIS YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE HAD THE RIVER PARADE. AND THERE WAS SOME FRUSTRATION FROM THE ORGANIZERS OF THE PRIDE BIGGER THAN TEXAS, UH, PARADE ABOUT LACK OF COORDINATION. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I, I DID GET TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RIVER PARADE. I WAS PART OF THE DAKOTA EAST SIDE ICE HOUSES FLOAT, AND THERE WEREN'T AS MANY PARTICIPANTS THERE AS THERE WERE AT THE LARGER, AT THE, AT THE REGULAR MARCH. UM, AND SO I'M WONDERING WHEN WE ARE PARTAKING IN EVENTS LIKE THIS, BECAUSE PRIDE STARTED AS A PROTEST, JUNETEENTH STARTED AS A CELEBRATION BASED, YOU KNOW, ARE WE WORKING WITH THE FOLKS WHO ARE ALREADY IMPACTED, WHO ARE ALREADY DOING THE WORK, WHO ARE ALREADY ORGANIZING AND CONTRIBUTING TO THESE LARGE CULTURAL EVENTS, UM, IN A WAY THAT ISN'T DISRESPECTFUL? ABSOLUTELY. AND SO I'D ENCOURAGE, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SPEAK TO YOU AFTER THIS, UM, ABOUT ALL THE WORK WE DID WITH THAT ORGANIZATION IN PLANNING THE PRIDE RIVER PARADE. OKAY. I'M OKAY . I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONVERSATION, BUT IT WILL AT SOME POINT, RESULT OF THAT CONVERSATION WILL HAVE TO BE PUBLIC, RIGHT? UM, I ALSO, I I THINK THAT MIGHT, OH, NO. ARTS AND CULTURE. I ALMOST FORGOT. HOW COULD I ? OH, I'M ABOUT TO BE ON TIME. I'LL CHIME IN AGAIN. THANK YOU, CRYSTAL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER KIO. HDA. THANK YOU MAYOR. UM, PATRICIA, I'M, I WAS EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT YOU HAVE COMING TO SAN ANTONIO, ESPECIALLY AT THE CARVER. I'M A HUGE BLUES FAN, SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE ROBERT CREE, UM, LIVE AGAIN. I, I DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS COMING, SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND I'D LIKE TO DO, OF COURSE, MY PART IN, UH, HELPING TO PROMOTE, UM, ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE CITY. SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW. UH, I'M CURIOUS, SO DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT THE PROJECTED REVENUE THAT COULD BE BROUGHT IN BY THE X F L? WE DO. UM, AND WE CAN DEFINITELY, UH, GET YOU, UM, THOSE PROJECTIONS. WE, UH, JUST EXECUTED THE CONTRACT, UH, WITH THEM. OKAY. SO WE HAVE, UM, A ROUGH IDEA. UM, AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, THE ATTENDANCE WILL BE JUST AS BIG AS WE HAD FOR THE COMMANDERS. UM, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY GET YOU SOME NUMBERS. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND, UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW, LIKE, THE TIMELINE FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WHEN THEY MIGHT BE COMPLETED? SO RIGHT NOW, UM, OUR PLAN IS TO FINISH, UH, DESIGN. WE DID ADD ADDITIONAL SCOPE TO THE, UM, NCAA IMPROVEMENTS. UM, WE'RE HOPING TO FINISH DESIGN, UH, BY JANUARY AND START, UH, CONSTRUCTION HOPEFULLY EARLY, UH, SUMMER, AND THEN BE [04:05:01] COMPLETED WITH THOSE, UH, BEFORE THE FINAL FOUR, UH, FEBRUARY, UH, LATEST FEBRUARY OF 2025. OKAY, THANK YOU. AND, UM, LAST NIGHT, OF COURSE, I HAVE TO MENTION THE CONCERT LAST NIGHT. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU AND I WOULD TALKED BRIEFLY, I SAID, I WISH EVERYBODY IN HERE WOULD BUY A U T S A TICKET, RIGHT? MM-HMM. . AND YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE, UH, MARKETING, RIGHT? AND SURE ENOUGH, I LOOKED AROUND AND I SAW U T S A BANNERS AND, UH, ON THE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL THAT, DIGITAL BANNER RIBBON BANNER RIBBON RIBBON BOARD. UM, UM, SO, YOU KNOW, NOW TO HEAR, NOW HEARING THAT 15,000, UH, SANTON SPOT TICKETS, I MEAN, I'LL TAKE THAT. I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM ALL TO BUY U T S A TICKET, BUT, UH, I DID NOTICE AFTER YOU SAID THAT THERE, THERE WAS GOOD MARKETING, UH, FOR THE OTHER EVENTS. AND SO I, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE. I, BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT, I'VE NEVER SEEN THE DOME LIKE THAT. IT, I, IT WAS REALLY ENLIGHTENING TO ME WHAT WE CAN DO, WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF DOING. THIS IS BEFORE ANY IMPROVEMENTS. AND I ALSO HAVE TO COMMEND YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND, AND REALLY THE CITY, ALL CITY EMPLOYEES FOR HOW SMOOTHLY IT ALL WENT. THERE WAS, HOW MANY PEOPLE DID YOU SAY? OVER 50,000. OKAY. IT FELT LIKE A BAJILLION, AND THEY WERE EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME. . AND I NEVER FELT, UH, CROWDED. I DIDN'T FEEL, I MEAN, THE LINES WENT QUICKLY. UH, IT WAS VERY EFFICIENT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT IT WAS A JOB WELL DONE. THANK YOU. WELL, I HAVE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, MR. ZITO AND THE ALAMO DO STAFF. UM, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR WEEKS, UH, WITH A PROMOTER AS WELL AS WITH VIA S A P D TRAFFIC, UM, SOME OF THEIR PARTNERS THERE IN THE FACILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFFING TO BE ABLE TO COVER THAT. SO IT'S A ONE TEAM EFFORT, BUT REALLY A LOT OF IT WAS DONE BY MR. ZITO AND HIS STAFF AT THE ALAMO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU, MR. ZITO. UM, OVER TO ARTS AND CULTURE. UH, THANK YOU CRYSTAL FOR MENTIONING THE 5 MILLION GETTING INTO THE HANDS OF LOCAL ARTISTS. I'M ANXIOUS TO GET THAT MONEY INTO THEIR HANDS AS, UH, QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TOO. THEY'VE BEEN SO SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC. SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT. BUT, BUT ALSO LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP TO GET THE WORD OUT. UM, AND I, I WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TWO POSITIONS THAT YOU MENTIONED. UM, YOU WERE PRETTY SPECIFIC ON THE SLIDE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING, BUT, UH, IS THERE ANY, ARE THEY DOING ANY ARTIST OUTREACH OR DO YOU HAVE A BUDGET FOR OUTREACH? DO YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT SPECIFICALLY DO THAT? WE DO. WE HAVE A MARKETING BUDGET. OKAY. UM, AND SO WE ARE TARGETING WITH OUR MARKETING, NOT ONLY DIGITAL, BUT WE STILL HAVE A NUMBER OF ARTISTS THAT STILL DO PRINT. RIGHT. UH, SO WE HAVE OUR MARKETING TEAM THAT DOES THAT MARKETING AND OUTREACH. OKAY. THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, THROUGH REGULAR, UH, PRINT. BUT I WILL SAY THAT THESE TWO POSITIONS ARE DEDICATED TO PEOPLE WHO, AND NONPROFITS WHO ALREADY KNOW ABOUT US BECAUSE THEY'RE GRANTEES. IT'S SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT THOSE GRANTEES. OKAY. NOT ONLY FOR THEIR CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, BUT IF A GRANTEE SAYS, OH, I NEED TO FIND A NEW OFFICE SPACE, THAT'S THEIR POINT OF CONTACT SO THAT WE CAN GET THEM CONNECTED TO RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. SO I WAS GONNA ASK YOU WHAT YOU MEANT BY SUPPORT, BUT IT'S CONNECTING TO RESOURCES. YES. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. YES. YES, IT IS. IT'S PER THE GRANT, AND IT'S ALSO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE GRANT REQUIREMENTS. GREAT. OKAY. WONDERFUL. UM, I WANNA ALSO NOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE, THE MOCKERY, THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE, THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE IN A REALLY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. I FEEL ESPECIALLY INVESTED BECAUSE I WAS, UH, PART OF THE, UM, PUSH FOR THE INITIAL FUNDING THROUGH THE CITY. SAN ANTONIO IS A CENTER OF THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, AND WE AS A CITY NEED TO CONTINUE TO INVEST AND HELP THE, UM, THE INSTITUTION GROW. UH, SO I SUPPORT INCREASING THE FUNDING FOR THE, FROM THE MOCKERY, UH, FROM 100 TO 250,000. I ALSO WANNA SUPPORT, UH, THE, UM, THE M L K. WE HAD A NUMBER OF CITIZENS SPEAK TODAY ABOUT INCREASING IT TO, IS IT TO 200 TO 300? SO ANOTHER A HUNDRED, A HUNDRED THOUSAND FROM TWO TO THREE. ONE TO THREE. OH, ONE TO THREE. SO IT, OKAY, SO I'M SORRY. THE 200,000 IS INCREASING BY 200,000. I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THAT AS WELL. AND THEN, UH, FOR MARK. UM, I'M INTERESTED, CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOUR PLANS, UH, FOR INCREASING TRAVEL AND TRADE WITH, UH, THE UK AND IN GERMANY? YES. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE, THE VISITATION NUMBERS, UM, MEXICO IS BY FAR OUR NUMBER ONE MARKET. AND WE HAVE REPRESENTATION IN MEXICO AND WE'LL CONTINUE. AND THEN THERE'S CANADA, WHICH WE'RE GETTING BACK INTO CANADA, AND THEN WE'VE NEVER HAD AN OFFICE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, WHICH IS THE THIRD. SO WE ARE HIRING A REP FIRM AND A MEDIA FIRM TO HI, UM, TO, TO NOT ONLY ATTRACT TOUR OPERATORS AND TRAVEL AGENTS, BUT ALSO FROM A MEDIA PERSPECTIVE TO GET MAJOR ARTICLES LIKE WE SAW IN THE NEW YORK TIMES AND FORD AND CONDE NAST TRAVELER, NOT ONLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BUT ALL THROUGHOUT EUROPE. SO WE'RE GOING OUT TO R F P AND THE PLAN IS TO HAVE A REPRESENTATION FIRM BY THE END OF THIS YEAR TO INCREASE VISITATION NUMBERS. OKAY. HAVE YOU, UM, HAVE YOU ALL BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE JESUS OVER AT THE AIRPORT? YES. OKAY, WONDERFUL. UM, I'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS AS WELL. I'M A HUGE ANGLO FILE. I'M VERY SAD TODAY ABOUT THE QUEEN. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL. IT'S REALLY EXCITING, UM, [04:10:01] TO EXPAND, UH, TO YOUR POINT TO, UH, MORE THAN IN KIND OF OUR LOCAL COUNTRIES, RIGHT. MEXICO AND, AND SOUTH AMERICA. CAN YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON GETTING, UM, IT WAS MENTION OF A NATIONAL TELEVISION SHOW. YES. WHAT, WHAT, UH, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THAT? WELL, THERE'S TWO PLANS. THE FIRST IS FOR US TO HAVE A PRESENCE ON A MORNING, A NEWS PROGRAM MM-HMM. , UM, THAT WILL ATTRACT RESIDENTS TO COME DOWN TO TOWN TO ENJOY NOT ONLY OUR DISTRICTS, BUT ALSO DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO AND HEAR ABOUT, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING FROM M L K, MARCH TO DREAM WEEK TO OUR TASTING TEXAS AND DIFFERENT EVENTS. UM, BUT WE'RE ALSO TRYING VERY HARD TO HAVE, UH, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, C B S, UM, MORNINGS, UM, OR THE TODAY SHOW, UM, UH, WITH US IN, IN SAN ANTONIO. GOOD MORNING, AMERICA WAS CONFIRMED, RIGHT? GOOD MORNING. AMERICA WAS CONFIRMED VERY EARLY ON IN 2022, AND THEY HAD TO CANCEL BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. OH. UM, AND OUR FEELING IS WHEN YOU ARE IN THAT KIND OF A NATIONAL BROADCAST, YOU ARE REALLY EXPOSING YOURSELF NOT ONLY GREATER DOMESTICALLY, BUT ALSO INTERNATIONALLY. SURE. DO WE DO, UM, ADVERTISING FOR, FOR THOSE KINDS OF SHOWS? I MEAN, WHEN YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE WATCHING A MORNING SHOW, YOU'LL SEE AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR A CITY, UM, LIKE A TRAVEL, NO. OR MAYBE THAT'S FOR THE, MAYBE THAT'S A CITY QUESTION, I'M NOT SURE. BUT, UM, NO, THE ADVERTISING ON THOSE KIND OF SHOWS IS SO COST PROHIBIT. OH, WE JUST, ALL OF OUR 99.9% OF OUR MARKETING IS DIGITAL. OKAY. AND, UM, LASTLY, UH, ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC IN INDUSTRIES THAT YOU'RE TARGETING TO BRING THEIR MEETINGS TO SAN ANTONIO? ARE YOU, ARE YOU FOCUSED ON PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES OR ARE YOU JUST KIND OF THROWING THE NO, WE'RE VERY FOCUSED ON THE CORE ASSETS OF THE CITY. SO TECHNOLOGY, UM, MANUFACTURING, CYBERSECURITY, AND BIOMEDICINE. UM, WE ALSO DO VERY WELL WITH COMPANIES LIKE ACE HARDWARE AND, AND, AND TRUE VALUE COMPANIES THAT HA THAT ARE CORPORATIONS, BUT THEY HAVE A TRUE TRADE SHOW COMPONENT WHERE THEY'RE DRIVING REVENUE ON THEIR TRADE SHOW FLOORS. SO ACE HARDWARE IS BOOKED IN MARCH OF 2023. WE HAVE AN OPTION FOR BRINGING THEM BACK IN 25, AND OUR HOPE IS THAT THEY BECOME A REGULAR ON OUR CALENDAR, UM, EVERY OTHER YEAR. SO 27, 29, THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN TOWN NOW. THEY'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THEIR EXPERIENCE. THEY HAD A PHENOMENAL EXPERIENCE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER YESTERDAY, SO. GREAT. WONDERFUL. WELL, THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANNA QUICKLY THANK, UM, PATRICIA AND MARK AND CRYSTAL, UH, FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS TODAY. THERE'S A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM AND PASSION, UH, FOR WHAT YOU DO, AND IT REALLY SHOWS. AND, UH, IT'S FUNNY 'CAUSE UM, COUNCILMAN MKI RODRIGUEZ AND I, UH, BOTH WANTED TO APPLAUD AFTER SOME OF THE THE, THE PRESENTATION. SO I DO REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND YOUR PASSION FOR IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KEO. HDA, COUNCILS MEMBER PERRY. ALRIGHT, LET'S SEE. UH, I GOT, UH, MARK, YOU'RE, I'VE GOT YOURS TURNED UP HERE RIGHT NOW, BUT BEFORE I GET, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, UH, ERIC, WHAT I WOULD'VE LIKED TO SEEN WAS AN OVERALL SLIDE ON HOT, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH REVENUE ARE WE PROJECTING TOTAL IN HOT AND WHO'S GETTING WHAT PERCENTAGE AND WHAT DOLLARS FROM, FROM EACH ORGANIZATION. DO YOU, DO YOU HAVE THAT AVAILABLE AS A BACKUP SLIDE OR ANYTHING? WE DO, NELSON. OKAY, GREAT. WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT, JUST TO SEE HOW THIS HOT IS BEING, UH, DIVVIED UP BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS PERCENTAGE. YEAH, THAT LOOKS GREAT. OKAY. SO IF YOU CAN WALK US THROUGH THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SURE. AND CAN YOU PUT THE DOLLAR, ACTUAL DOLLAR FIGURES IN HERE? PERCENTAGES ARE GREAT, BUT WHAT'S THE ACTUAL DOLLAR FIGURE? SURE. SO I CAN TELL YOU THE DOLLAR FIGURES. OKAY, GREAT. BUT OVERALL, UH, THE HOT TAX IS, UH, 16.75% IN SAN ANTONIO. OF THAT AMOUNT, UH, 9% GOES TO THE CITY, 7% FUNDS VISIT SAN ANTONIO, UH, CONVENTION SPORTS FACILITY HISTORY AND PRESERVATION AND ARTS AND CULTURE. THE OTHER 2% IS DEDICATED TO DEBT ON CONVENTION CENTER. SO THE AMOUNT FOR VISIT SAN ANTONIO, OF THAT 7% HOT TAX, IT'S ABOUT 25.9 MILLION. FOR THE CONVENTION. FOR C S F, IT'S ABOUT 12.9 MILLION. AND THEN FOR ARTS AND CULTURE AND HISTORY AND PRESERVATION, IT'S ABOUT 11.1 MILLION. OKAY. AND HOW DO WE [04:15:01] COMPARE TO OTHER CITIES WITH THE HOT, I MEAN, DO WE HAVE ANY BENCHMARKING WITH OTHER CITIES WITH THE HOT, WE CAN, WE'LL PROVIDE THAT IN THE FOLLOW UP COUNCILMAN. OKAY, GREAT. APPRECIATE THAT. UM, YEAH, IF YOU COULD SEND THAT OUT, WHAT THE PERCENTAGE IS AND THEN WHAT THE ACTUAL DOLLAR FIGURE AND, AND, UH, UH, WHAT I LIKE TO SEE. OKAY. HERE'S, HERE'S THE PROPOSAL FOR THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY, AND IT'S IN BITS AND PIECES IN THE PRESENTATIONS, BUT I'D LIKE TO GET IT ALL CONSOLIDATED TOGETHER HERE. SO MARK, YES, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, ON, UH, SLIDE NUMBER THREE, UM, THERE'S AN $8.8 MILLION VARIANCE GOING UP. AND, UM, IS THIS, IS THIS ALL HOT MONEY THAT IT'S BUMPING UP? IS THIS ALL HOT TAX? UH, IT'S PRIMARILY HOT, YES. SO OF THAT, UH, THE INCREASE FROM 2020 TO 2023 IS ABOUT 8.2 MILLION FROM THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE HOT TAX. OKAY. SO THIS IS ALL HOT MONEY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ON SLIDE THREE? WELL, PRIMARILY, YES. I MEAN, THERE IS ANCILLARY REVENUES AND EXPENSES THAT ARE PART OF THIS BUDGET, BUT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF IT IS, UM, FROM, UM, FROM THE HOT TECHS. OKAY. UH, SO IS ANY OF THAT COMING OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND? NO, NO, NO. NO, SIR. THIS IS ALL OKAY. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALRIGHT. YES, SIR. IT'S ALL OTHER FUNDS? NO, SIR. IT'S NOT THE GENERAL FUND. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, ON PAGE OR SLIDE EIGHT, YOU TALK ABOUT, UM, A LEGISLATIVE SESSION. HAVE Y'ALL PUT THIS INTO THE I G R TO BE BROUGHT UP AT THE I G R AS A, AS AN ITEM TO BRING UP TO THE LEGISLATION LEGISLATURE THIS NEXT TIME WE'RE WORKING WITH I G R. OKAY. SO IT'S NOT ON THE LIST RIGHT NOW. IT'S GONNA BE ON THE LIST. JEFF, ARE WE, IS THIS PART OF OUR PROGRAM AND WHAT IS THIS? I MEAN, WHAT SURE. LET, LET ME GIVE YOU A QUICK HISTORY. UM, BEFORE, IN 2020, BEFORE THE LAST SESSION, UH, SEVERAL HILL COUNTRY CITIES, UH, FREDERICKSBURG, UH, DRIPPING SPRINGS AND A FEW OTHERS WENT TO THE BODY OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE OF ALL THE CITIES AND PROPOSED THAT THE USE, UH, ALLOWABLE USES OF HOT TAXES BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PARKS. THE ARGUMENT BEING THAT FESTIVALS AND OTHER MAJOR EVENTS ARE HELD IN CITY PARKS. THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DEBATE ABOUT IT. UM, ULTIMATELY, T M L ADOPTED IT INTO THEIR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND THERE WAS A BILL LAST SESSION, UH, THAT MADE IT PRETTY FAR IN THE PROCESS BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. ALL THAT SAID, OUR COMMUNICATION WITH V S A WAS THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE, ERODING REVENUES THAT GO TOWARDS TOURISM. WE REALLY DIDN'T TAKE A POSITION, UH, LAST SESSION ON THE BILL. AND, AND WE HAVEN'T SPECIFICALLY CALLED IT OUT IN OUR DRAFT OF THE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW, ALTHOUGH WE GENERALLY HAVE LANGUAGE SUPPORTING, UH, THE GROWTH OF TOURISM IN OUR COMMUNITY. OKAY. ALRIGHT, GREAT. THANKS. THANKS, JEFF. UM, SLIDE NUMBER NINE. YOU TALK ABOUT THIS I P W THING IN 2023. UM, BIG, BIG, UH, CROWD COMING HERE AND YOU TALK ABOUT 614 MILLION INTERNATIONAL SPEND AND 395,000. IS THAT ALL IN 23 OR IS THAT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME? IT'S OVER A PERIOD. IT'S, IT'S AND WHAT IS THAT PERIOD? UH, I WANNA SAY IT'S THE NEXT FIVE, THREE YEARS. THREE, THREE YEARS IS THE, SO, AND IT'S AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT THEY PROVIDE TO US, BUT IT'S IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS WE'RE DUE TO GAIN THIS. OKAY. SO AFTER THE 2023 SHOW, YOU'RE EXPECTING YEAR AFTER YEAR THIS TYPE OF GROWTH IN THE, IN THE TOUR? YES. OKAY, GREAT. WELL, LET'S, LET'S HOPE THAT HAPPENS. UM, SO, OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU, MARK. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE, NEXT, CRYSTAL ON SLIDE NUMBER FOUR, AND I THINK YOU SAID IT, BUT, UH, UH, THE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE, THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING WHAT FOR YOU? SO THE TWO POSITIONS WILL BE ON OUR GRANTS MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND THEY WILL BE WORKING TO MONITOR AND MAIN MAKE SURE THAT OUR CONTRACTS ARE COMPLIANT WITH OUR NON-PROFITS AND ARTISTS THAT ARE THROUGH OUR GRANT PROGRAM. OKAY. AND WHO'S BEEN DOING THAT BEFORE THAT? WE HAVE THREE MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM THAT ARE DEDICATED TO IT, BUT WE HAVE HAD TO, UM, CONTRACT OUT SOME WORK BECAUSE WE SIMPLY ARE OVERLOADED ON THAT TEAM. SO WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE THESE TWO POSITIONS TO CREATE CONSISTENCIES WITH EACH NONPROFIT AND ARTISTS. 'CAUSE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THERE'S SOME THINGS, UH, THAT ARE THROUGH OUR SS A P AND [04:20:01] OUR, OUR BUDGET ITEMS THAT CANNOT BE DONE, UH, BY ANYBODY BUT STAFF. SO WE NEED THESE TWO POSITIONS TO SUPPORT OUR GRANT PROGRAMS. OKAY, GREAT. UM, ON SLIDE, I'M NOT SEEING A NUMBER HERE. IT'S THE FEDERAL RELIEF FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE ARTS SLIDE FOR A TOTAL FUNDING OF 10.2 OVER 2022 AND 23, UH, FOR 20 AND 22. YES. SLIDE SIX. UM, WHAT, UH, WHAT DID WE GET FOR THAT? WHAT DID WE GET FOR THE 2.4 AND WHAT DID WE GET FOR THE 2.6 I'D, I'D LIKE TO SEE A LIST OF THE THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY GOT IN RETURN FOR THAT MONEY. OKAY. OH, OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. UM, I'M ALWAYS LOOKING ON WHAT'S OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR THAT MONEY GOING TO THE ARTS COMMUNITY. UM, AND THEN, UH, SLIDE NUMBER EIGHT. UH, I SEE THAT, UM, ADDITIONAL PLANNING FOR THE GALLERY BACK HERE, BUT HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE GET ACCESS OR HOW DO PEOPLE GET ACCESS TO IT AND, AND HOW DO PEOPLE EVEN KNOW WHERE TO GO? I MEAN, I, I SAW PEOPLE WANDERING AROUND YESTERDAY FOR THAT, UH, POEM THING AND PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO. THEY DIDN'T, IT WASN'T WELL MARKED. I MEAN, THE ADVERTISING FOR THIS PARTICULAR FACILITY NEEDS SOME WORK ON IT BECAUSE IT, IT JUST WASN'T OBVIOUS ON WHERE TO GO YES. AND HOW TO GET IN. YES. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS FUNDING WILL HELP SUPPORT. IT WILL ALSO HELP SUPPORT A, A DEDICATED SECURITY, UM, PERSONNEL TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, PEOPLE CAN GET IN AND OUT OF THE BUILDING SAFELY, BUT ALSO THAT THE ARTWORK DOES NOT LEAVE THE BUILDING UNATTENDED OR ATTENDED, BUT WITH NOT THE, WITH THE WRONG PERSON. SO IT'LL HAVE A DEDICATED PERSON TO SECURE THE BUILDING AND TO MAKE SURE IT'S OPEN. THAT'S WHY IT'S LIMITED HOURS RIGHT NOW. IT'S ONLY OPEN WEDNESDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS. UH, BUT THIS WOULD HELP, UH, OPEN UP THE GALLERY A BIT MORE. SO IS THIS A PERSON OR WHAT? YES. WHAT ARE WE TALKING? SO WELL, YES, IT'S A SECURITY. IT'S SECURITY ONE OF OUR, UM, SECURITY PERSONNEL. ALRIGHT. OKAY, GREAT. UM, THANK YOU CRYSTAL. THANK YOU. SEE, WHO DO WE HAVE LEFT, PATRICIA? YES. COME ON UP. GOT A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU. UM, THE CAPITAL PROJECTS ON SLIDE NUMBER THREE, HUGE BIG PROGRAM. AND YOU TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. I'D, I'D LIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON WHAT THOSE PROJECTS ARE. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE WEST END, ALSO THE ESCALATORS, YOU KNOW, ARE WE HAVING PROBLEMS? ARE, ARE THERE DOWNTIMES OR THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S EXPECTED LIFE, THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THOSE, THOSE PIECES OF MACHINERY. AND ARE THEY, ARE THEY BREAKING DOWN A LOT THAT WE YES, I'D LIKE TO GET THAT. WE'LL GET YOU THAT INFORMATION. ALRIGHT. AND THEN, UM, UM, ON SLIDE NUMBER EIGHT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE REVENUE COMING FROM, YOU KNOW, THE HOT, UH, CONVENTION CENTER IN ALMO DOME, BUT WHERE'S THE CARVER? DOES THE CARVER BRING IN ANY REVENUE TO THE CITY? AND, AND I JUST REALLY GET CONFUSED ON PAGE 2 81 AND 2 82 OF THE BIG THICK, NO, THAT'S NOT ALRIGHT. OH BOY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL CONTINUE. I'LL LOOK AT THOSE PAGES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. COUNCIL MEMBER K. THANK YOU MAYOR. OH, PATRICIA, COME ON BACK UP. , I REALLY JUST HAVE, UH, ONE QUESTION FOR YOU. UH, HAVE WE DONE, UM, ANY KIND OF ESTIMATE ON, UH, THE ALAMO DOMES LIFE EXPECTANCY OR WITH ALL THE WORK WE'RE PUTTING IN 25, 20 TO $25 MILLION IN 2021 AGAIN THIS NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER AND THE YEAR AFTER MM-HMM. , UH, WHAT IS THE EXTENDED LIFE OF THE ALAMODOME, UH, BASED ON ALL OF THESE INVESTMENTS WE'RE MAKING? SO WE'VE HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH, UH, ENGINEERS, UM, AND SOME, UM, ARCHITECTS AND REALLY PERPETUITY IF WE MAINTAIN THAT BUILDING, WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, UM, THAT IT SHOULD LAST MANY, MANY MORE YEARS. UM, UM, AND THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE'RE, UH, MAKING THESE INVESTMENTS IN ORDER TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF, OF THE, OF THE BUILDING TO BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR MANY MORE YEARS. BUT GUILLERMO IS OUR, UM, SPECIAL PROJECTS. HE'S AN ARCHITECT WITHIN, UM, OUR DEPARTMENT AND MAYBE HE WANTS TO ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. WELL, REALLY, THAT KIND OF ANSWERED MY QUESTION. THANK YOU, GUILLERMO. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, ARE WE SAYING IT'S ONLY MAYBE 10 OR 20 MORE YEARS, BUT, UH, LIKE YOU SAID, IMP IN PERPETUITY? WELL, THAT'S FINE WITH ME AND I DON'T MIND PUTTING IN 20 TO $25 MILLION A YEAR BECAUSE IT PROBABLY COSTS US A BI A BILLION TO REBUILD ONE. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD INVESTMENT. THANK YOU, THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. UH, MARK, WANTED TO ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT VI VISIT SA. YES. UM, YOU, YOU TALKED ABOUT, UM, PROMOTING, UH, AL DE LOS MUERTOS WITH A RESTAURATEUR. UH, CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT [04:25:01] HOW YOU PLAN ON, UH, YOU KNOW, PROMOTING THIS WITH THEM? UM, I MAY HAVE MISSPOKE. I THINK THAT THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. I THINK WE'RE PROMOTING, UM, UH, SPIRIT LANDIA, UM, THROUGH PEACOCK TV AND THROUGH, UM, PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS. AND OUR MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT, WHICH WAS RECENTLY, UM, CREATED IN JANUARY OF 2022, IS COORDINATING TOUR SPECIAL TOURS SO THAT WHEN TOURISTS GO TO OUR WEBSITE, THEY CAN, THEY CAN EXPERIENCE THEY CULINARY TOURS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICTS. BUT YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY PROMOTING DIA DE LOS MUERTOS AS AN EVENT FOR PEOPLE TO COME TO? NO, WE DEFINITELY ARE. YES. BUT IT'S, IT'S, UM, WE HAVE OUR, UH, WE'RE WE'RE PROMOTING DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, THE FESTIVAL THAT'S AT HEMISPHERE. WE'RE PROMOTING SPIRIT LANDIA, WHICH IS ON THURSDAY EVENING. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TASTING TEXAS AT TRAVERSE PARK, WHICH STARTS, UM, WITH COLLABORATIVE DINNERS ON THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27TH. BUT THE ACTUAL FESTIVAL IS THE 28TH, 29TH AND 30TH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT EVENT MAY BRING IN, BUT DO YOU HAVE AN AVERAGE OR A SCHEDULED AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU'RE GONNA DEDICATE TO PROMOTING THAT? IS IT LIKE A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS OR A MILLION DOLLARS OR WHAT? UM, NO, ACTUALLY, UM, SO WE'RE DOING IT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CULINARY. SO THEY'RE PRODUCING THE EVENT AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION. SO, UM, THE, WE ARE MAKING A DONATION TO THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION OF WHICH VISIT SAN ANTONIO IS, UM, PARTICIPATING IN. OKAY. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT'S GONNA BECOME A VERY, UH, VIBRANT, UH, EVENT, UH, IF THINGS GO AS THEY'RE CONTINUING TO GO. AND, UH, SO I WOULD'VE THOUGHT YOUR ORGANIZATION WOULD TAKE MORE, UH, IN PROMOTING THAT. HOW ABOUT IN PROMOTING THE M L K MARCH, HOW MUCH ARE YOU INVOLVED, OR IS THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTING THAT? AND WHAT KIND OF MONEY DO YOU DEDICATE FOR THAT? UH, I'M NOT SURE OF THE MONEY PART, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH, I MEAN, DAVID GONZALEZ, WHO LEADS OUR PR AND MARKETING EFFORTS, WE WORK IN TANDEM TO WORK TO, TO PROMOTE THE M L K MARCH DREAM WEEK, UM, AS WE DO WITH ALL OF THE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. OKAY. YOU KNOW, BEING THE LARGEST MARCH IN THE COUNTRY, I WOULD THINK THAT IT, IT WOULD DRAW EVEN MORE THE MORE IT'S PROMOTED. AND WITH A SMALL BUDGET OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT M L K HAS, UH, AND ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING, I CERTAINLY WOULD SUPPORT THAT SO THAT MAYBE THEY CAN PROMOTE IT MORE THEMSELVES. BUT THESE ARE A COUPLE OF, OF LOCAL THINGS THAT I THINK ARE REALLY GAINING ATTENTION THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE BE PROMOTED MORE AROUND THE COUNTRY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN PUT THIS ON YOUR LIST OF THINGS TO LOOK AT, TO EXPAND WHAT YOU DO TO HELP PROMOTE THAT. ABSOLUTELY. ONE OTHER THING I NOTED WAS THAT YOU, YOU SHOWED US SOME GOOD COUNTRIES IN EUROPE AND OF COURSE, CANADA, MEXICO, THAT YOU WANT TO EXPAND OUR, UH, OUR PROMOTION TO. BUT I'LL TELL YOU, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM ASIA WHO ARE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM INDIA, FROM JAPAN, FROM KOREA, UH, AND THEY'RE A GROWING COMMUNITY. UH, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT SAN ANTONIO TO THAT PART OF THE WORLD? YEAH, SO I P W IS A BIG PART OF THAT. UM, THE ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR IN ORLANDO WAS AT AROUND 4,200, UH, WITH ZERO ASIA PARTICIPATION, ESPECIALLY CHINESE PARTICIPATION. SO THE HOPE IS THAT WITH VISAS OPENING UP THAT THEY WILL BE IN SAN ANTONIO NEXT YEAR. BUT THE OTHER PLAN THAT WE'RE DOING IS THAT PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO OPEN OFFICES IN EUROPE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, AND THEN OPEN OFFICES IN CHINA BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR. AND THAT WILL INCLUDE NOT ONLY THE TOUR OPERATORS AND THE TRAVEL AGENCIES TO DRIVE TOURISTS TO THE CITY, BUT AS I MENTIONED TO COUNCILWOMAN CAO, UM, CAVEO COVERA IS THAT IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE MEDIA AS WELL. ARE WE LOOKING AT, UH, AIRLINE MAGAZINES AS ONE OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE ADVERTISE IN? I MEAN, ANYBODY TRAVELING LONG DISTANCE IS GONNA BE LOOKING IN THOSE MAGAZINES. I ALWAYS SEE ADVERTISEMENTS FOR DIFFERENT PLACES. I HEARD YOU ARE FOCUSING MOSTLY ON DIGITAL. YEAH. UH, THE FOCUS ON THE MAGAZINES IN, IN IN SEAT ARE MORE FROM A PUBLIC RELATIONS AND, AND MEDIA STAND MARK, NOT NECESSARILY PAID ADVERTISING, BUT TO GET AUTHENTIC ORGANIC ARTICLES IN THOSE, IN THOSE, UM, MAGAZINES THAT ARE WRITTEN ON SAN ANTONIO. AND ARE WE TRYING TO DO SOME OF THAT? OH YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IT SOUNDS LIKE FREE MEDIA. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. YES. OKAY. GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, CRYSTAL, I HAVE A, A COUPLE OF THINGS AND, AND, UM, MOSTLY I WANT TO SAY KUDOS TO YOUR DEPARTMENT, AND I THINK YOUR PREDECESSOR HAD DONE A GOOD JOB. UH, AND I WANT TO MAKE A PUBLIC THANKS TO, UH, ONE OF YOUR BOARD MEMBERS, FRIDA FAI WHO, UH, YOU KNOW, IS A DISTRICT NINE REPRESENTATIVE, AND SHE IS ALWAYS TALKING TO ME ABOUT, UH, WHAT, WHAT THE ART COMMISSION IS DOING, [04:30:01] WHAT YOUR DEPARTMENT DOES, PUBLIC ART. AND I THINK IT'S GREAT. UH, I WANNA SAY THANKS FOR THE PUBLIC ART THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT NINE SENIOR CENTER. IT WAS GREAT. UH, IT WAS A PIECE BY STEPHEN GALLOWAY, AND I THINK EVERYBODY HAS BEEN GOING INTO THAT SENIOR CENTER, REALLY A ADMIRED THAT. AND I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON ONE OTHER SMALLER PIECE WE WANT TO PUT IN THERE THAT BILL HOUSE IS WORKING ON WITH US. SO I THINK THAT'S GREAT. ALSO, UH, I WANTED TO COMMENT ON BLOOM SCULPTURE SCULPTURES THAT ARE NOW DUE TO GO INTO BLOSSOM PARK IN DISTRICT NINE. UH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THOSE IN, IN SOME OTHER PARKS, AND I THINK THAT'S JUST A GREAT AMENITY TO, TO PUT IN OUR TRIAL, OUR WALKING TRAILS AND OUR PARKS. UM, ONE THING I WANNA KNOW THOUGH, IS WE'VE SEEN A DECLINE OF THE SYMPHONY. UH, CAN THE PHILHARMONIC THAT'S BEING ORGANIZED BE ELIGIBLE FOR THOSE SYMPHONY PRIOR SYMPHONY DOLLARS TO PROMOTE, UH, THIS KIND OF CONTINUED CLASSIC MUSIC? SO AT THIS TIME, OUR BASE OPERATIONAL GRANTS, INCLUDING, UM, UH, THE ONE THAT THE SYMPHONY DID HAVE IS CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS. AND THE, THE APPLIC, THE, UM, PROGRAM HAS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND THAT INCLUDES HAVING AT LEAST $50,000 IN OPERATING EXPENSES. SO AT THIS TIME, THE PHIL HARMONIC DOES NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE FIRST YOU HAVE TO FILE NINE NINETY'S. THAT'S WHAT WE DO THE FUNDING BASED OFF OF. THEY CAN NO, NOT DO THAT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE $50,000 OF OPERATING EXPENSES. THEY ALSO DO NOT MEET THE THREE YEAR, UH, PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE, FOR THE PROGRAM. SO BECAUSE THE PROGRAM HAS THESE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS THAT ALL NONPROFITS HAVE TO FOLLOW, UH, THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE, AND PLUS THE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT OPEN AT THIS TIME. UH, SO HOW ARE WE RECOMMITTING THAT FUNDING? UH, THAT FUNDING IS RECOMMITTED AS, AS YOU'LL SEE, UH, THERE'S SOME INCREASES FOR SOME OF THE NONPROFITS BECAUSE, UH, NONPROFITS, UH, WHO, UM, THEIR NINE NINETIES HAVE INCREASED. UM, WE HAVE SOME INCREASES FOR SOME OF THE NONPROFITS. SO THE ALLOCATION FOR ARTS AGENCY FUNDING ARE GOING TO INCREASES FOR SOME NONPROFITS. ANY REMAINING FUND REMAINING FUNDING HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR OUR EXISTING NONPROFITS SO THAT THEY, UH, CAN, UH, BUILD CAPACITY AND NOT BE, UM, BE MORE SUSTAINABLE. IS, UM, MUSICAL BRIDGES AROUND THE WORLD RECEIVING ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING? YES, THEY ARE. OKAY. WELL, I HOPE THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH A REMEDY TO HELP EITHER SAVE THE SYMPHONY OF THE PHIL HARMONIC OR CLASSIC MUSIC IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRAVO. THANK YOU. MARK. I WAS LOOKING AT, UH, ALL YOUR FIGURES FOR VISIT SAN ANTONIO AND ALL THOSE NUMBERS LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE TRENDING, TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT. UM, I DID. AND, AND I ALSO, I'M INTERESTED IN YOU, YOU MENTIONED SOME KIND OF A RESTAURANT TOUR THAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO DO IN EACH, UM, DISTRICT. IS THAT OR IT'S ACTUALLY A MORE OF A TRAIL. SO IT'S REALLY A RESTAURANT TRAIL WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE'VE REALLY BEEFED UP THE EXPOSURE OF OUR DISTRICTS ON OUR WEBSITE IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. OKAY. AND IT'S REALLY GIVEN THAT CONSUMER AS THEY VISIT OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS A GREAT PORTAL FOR SAN ANTONIO, A TOOL THAT THEY CAN GO ON THAT'S A COMPLIMENTARY TOOL WHERE THEY CAN, THEY DON'T HAVE TO CREATE THE EXPERIENCE FOR THAT THEMSELVES. WE'RE ACTUALLY CREATING IT. GREAT. AND, UH, THAT'S SOMETHING I'D BE INTERESTED IN SITTING DOWN AND TALKING TO YOUR TEAM ABOUT. UM, AND THEN I HEARD YOU SAY THAT, UM, WHEN, WHEN PEOPLE VISIT SAN ANTONIO, IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT OUR VISITORS FEEL SAFE. AND I KNOW WE HAD A MEETING, UH, A FEW WEEKS AGO, UH, WHERE SOME BUSINESS OWNERS EXPRESSED CONCERNS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WERE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAMPING DOWN ON DISORDER? HOW ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT OUR, OUR DOWNTOWN IS SAFE AND CLEAN? AND I'M JUST WONDERING, UH, IF YOU CAN TELL US, UH, I KNOW WE CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER, BUT HOW DO WE COMPARE TO OUR PEER CITIES FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT? YES. UM, I THINK FROM A PUBLIC PERCEPTION STANDPOINT, WE ARE DOING REALLY GREAT. UM, UH, ONE OF THE DATA POINTS THAT WE WERE ASKED AT THAT MEETING WAS TO PROVIDE, UH, NEGATIVE FEEDBACK ONLINE THAT WE'RE SEEING ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THROUGH SOCIAL PORTALS. AND IT WAS LESS THAN 10% NEGATIVE FEEDBACKS. NOW, MY PERSPECTIVE, WE DON'T WANT TO EVEN BE AT 7%. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I SAID IN THAT MEETING IS THAT I THINK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE HELD, UM, AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF, OF GRATITUDE. AND THANKS FOR THE RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO OUR VISITORS. IT'S, IT'S, UM, FROM A SURVEY STANDPOINT FOR CONVENTIONS SAFETY, UM, THERE IS NOT A NEGATIVE COMMENTARY ON SAFETY IN THE CITY ON THOSE SURVEYS. ALRIGHT, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU. UM, [04:35:02] THEN, UH, I GUESS, UM, MY NEXT, UH, QUESTIONS WERE ABOUT THE ALAMO DOME. UM, AND I'M CURIOUS WHAT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE BILL FOR EVENTS FOR THE ALAMO DOME? SO, LIKE, YOU KNOW, LAST NIGHT IT WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY WITH 50,000 PEOPLE FROM A, A TOURISM STANDPOINT. THAT'S GREAT BECAUSE WE BROUGHT IN PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, WE BROUGHT IN PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF, UM, OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTRY. AND SO I'M SURE WE HAD EXTRA REVENUE AT HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS AND EVERYTHING. BUT DOES THE CITY MAKE MORE FOR THE ALMO DAM WHEN IT'S FILLED TO CAPACITY VERSUS WHEN IT'S HALFWAY FILLED FOR AN EVENT? OR DO WE JUST, DO WE JUST CHARGE PER EVENT? NO, WELL, EACH, UH, DIFFERENT CONTRACT IS NEGOA NEGOTIATED, UH, TOTALLY DIFFERENT, UH, ONE CONCERT TO THE NEXT. UM, OF COURSE, IF WE DO HAVE, UH, MORE PEOPLE, UM, IN THE BUILDING, UM, AND THEY'RE CONSUMING MORE FOOD AND BEVERAGE, OF COURSE THOSE COMMISSION AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHER. UM, BUT IT, IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT. WE COULD HAVE 25,000 AND IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE, ON THE EVENT. BUT AGAIN, WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR MISSION IS JUST TO GENERATE ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THOSE THINGS EVEN SOMETIMES WHEN THE, THE FACILITY'S NOT MAKING AS MUCH, BUT WE KNOW THAT THAT'S GONNA CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CITY. WE TAKE ALL OF THAT INTO ACCOUNT. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU KNOW, AND COUNCILMAN, THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS NOT JUST THE, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, BUT THERE ARE A WHOLE HOST OF, UM, HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS, AMO COLLEGE GRADUATIONS, WHERE, YOU KNOW, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE PROBABLY SUBSIDIZING THOUGH, THERE'S A COST THAT GETS SHARED. UM, BUT IF WE'RE ABLE TO RECOVER OUR COST ON BIG EVENTS LIKE, LIKE, UH, LAST NIGHT OR U T SS A GAMES OR THE X F L TO MITIGATE THOSE EXPENSES ON THE BACKEND FROM A, FROM A GRADUATION STANDPOINT, THAT'S THE BALANCING ACT THAT WE TRY TO HIT IN THE BUDGET. GOT IT. OKAY. AND PATRICIA, YOU, YOU MENTIONED THE NUMBERS I THINK OF FROM, UH, THAT FOR LAST NIGHT THEY WERE OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO. AND, AND HOW MANY FROM OUTSIDE OF THE US WAS IT 35,000 FROM OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO? YEAH, SO OUTSIDE OF THE SAN ANTONIO MARKET AND EVEN THE SAN ANTONIO MARKET, THE WAY THAT TICKETMASTER LOOKS AT IT, I MEAN, YOU'RE GOING DEEP INTO THE VALLEY, UH, YOU'RE GOING INTO LAREDO, UM, AND EVEN SOME OF THOSE COUNTIES OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO. SO REALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT IT, THOSE 15,000 TICKETS THAT WERE BOUGHT IN THE SAN ANTONIO MARKET, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT BE EVEN COMING UP FROM THE VALLEY AND STAYING HERE OVERNIGHT. GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MM-HMM. . AND THEN, UH, AS MY FINAL COMMENT, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UH, I ALSO SUPPORT, UH, THE, UH, FUNDING OF MAC AT $250,000. UM, I DON'T EXPECT THAT LEVEL TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE FOREVER, BUT IT'S A, IT'S A VERY YOUNG ORGANIZATION AND IT'S AN, UH, ESSENTIAL, UM, CULTURAL, UM, YOU KNOW, ASSET FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND I DO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY, THAT WE'RE HELPING TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SEED MONEY FOR THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, THANK YOU PATRICIA, FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND, UH, I ALSO ATTENDED YESTERDAY, IT WAS VERY NOSTALGIC IN THAT THE FIRST CONCERT I EVER ATTENDED WAS THE BACKSTREET BOYS AT THE ALMO DOME . AND IT WAS JUST AS PACKED AS LIKE, I REMEMBER SEEING THE BACKSTREET BOYS AND ON MY WAY OUT WAS, I WAS THINKING LIKE, ALL I NEED IS SOMEONE SELLING LIKE HOT T-SHIRTS FOR 20 BUCKS. AND THEN I SAW THAT, RIGHT. BUT HE WAS ONLY TAKING CASH OUT. UM, BUT TO COUNCILMAN, UH, DR. ROCHA GARCIA'S POINT, UM, YOU KNOW, I I THINK HAVING MENTORS OUTSIDE WOULD BE HELPFUL, RIGHT? BECAUSE LIKE I ATTENDED, I TRIED TO ATTEND THE LOS BOOKIES CONCERT, BUT I GOT A CAR, GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT, LIKE ON MY WAY THERE, AND THEN I ATTENDED A BOXING MATCH, AND THEN I WAS LIKE STUCK IN THE PARKING LOT FOR TWO HOURS, RIGHT? BUT THE SOLUTION WALKED THERE, UM, . BUT, UM, I, I AM, DON'T WANNA MINIMIZE THE IMPACT AND THE, THE, THE, THE, THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, BAD BUNNY IS LIKE A BIG DEAL, RIGHT? LIKE , THAT'S WHY HE FILLED UP THE ALMO DOME. LIKE HE IS LIKE A, A PRETTY BIG DEAL. UM, BUT I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE ARE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ALMO DO FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS THAT, UH, COUNCILMAN COURAGE ALLUDED TO, RIGHT? BECAUSE I'VE SEEN DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES THAT OFTEN WILL CONSTRUCT AND THEN DEMOLISH CONSTRUCT, AND THEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN, RIGHT? NOT, NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE, THE IMPACT THAT THAT HAS ON THE WASTE. AND THEN THE, THE BUDGET OF THE CITY. SO PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE'RE INVESTING TO ENSURE THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO HOST, UH, AWESOME CONCERTS AND FOOTBALL GAMES AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. UM, I SAW IN THE PRESENTATION THAT WE ARE ALSO APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR THE MAINTENANCE FOLKS. WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL, UM, WAGE AND WHAT IS THE MINIMUM WAGE? NOW LET ME PULL UP THIS SLIDE SO THAT WAY I COULD POINT YOU TO IT. [04:40:04] IT IS, SO IT'S A BACKUP SLIDE. OH, SLIDE 16. YEAH. . SO YEAH, FOR THE, THE CUSTODIAL CONTRACTS, DOES THAT MEAN THE MINIMUM WAGE IS GOING UP TO $18, OR IS THAT FOR SPECIFIC ROLES, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG SOMEONE'S BEEN WITH THAT WITHIN THE CONTRACT? SO YES, IT'S, UH, FOR A SPECIFIC, IT'S A RANGE FROM 18 TO $26 SUPERVISORS GETTING, YOU KNOW, THE HIGHER RATE MM-HMM. AND FRONTLINE EMPLOYEES FOR THE CUSTODIAL GETTING, UM, 18. AND I BELIEVE, UH, WE TOOK THIS, UH, CONTRACT, IT WAS, UM, UM, APPROVED BY COUNSEL IN, UH, JUNE MM-HMM. . SO, UM, AFTER THE PANDEMIC, THE LAST CONTRACTOR DID NOT WANNA RENEW. THEY WERE HAVING STAFFING, SHORT SHORTAGES, COULD NOT MEET OUR, UM, NUMBERS REQUIRED, UH, STAFFING NUMBERS. AND SO THIS NEW, UH, CONTRACT, UH, OR PARTNER THAT WE HAVE, CONTRACTOR, THOSE ARE THE RATES THAT THEY'RE PAYING THEIR EMPLOYEES. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THAT'S, THAT'S EXCITING NEWS, UM, BECAUSE IT'S, I'M SURE THERE'S A LOT OF CLEANING HAD TO TAKE PLACE YESTERDAY WITH ALL THOSE PEOPLE. AND THEN, UH, THE CROWDS THAT CONTINUE TO STAY OUTSIDE AND BUY FROM THE OUTSIDE VENDORS. SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE INTEND TO SEE WITH THE ALAMO DOME, DO WE KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS IN HEATED OR CHILLED WATER LOOP SYSTEMS? MM-HMM. ? UM, OR IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO. AND THEN IF YOU COULD CIRCLE BACK IF IT, IT IS A POSSIBILITY. ACTUALLY, WE'RE DOING ONE, UM, RIGHT NOW WE'RE FINISHING UP IN FISCAL YEAR 22, THE HOT WATER LOOP PIPING SYSTEM ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. AND THEN WE COMPLETED, UH, THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING, UM, ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. GREAT. I THINK YOU JUST MADE MY STAFFER DERRICKS WEEK, BECAUSE HE'S BEEN LOOKING FOR MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS THAT HAVE THOSE SYSTEMS, SO MM-HMM. , THANK YOU. I, I APPRECIATE THAT. UH, I WANTED TO MOVE ON TO, UM, ARTS AND CULTURE. UH, THANK YOU CRYSTAL FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM CONTINUE TO DO, AND THE SUPPORT THAT Y'ALL PROVIDE TO THE ARTS AND THE OVERALL COMMUNITY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, I ATTENDED A ART EXHIBIT THAT WAS FACILITATED, I BELIEVE, BY LINEAR HIGH SCHOOL. AND I'M NOT TOO SURE IF IT WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ANYONE, BUT, UM, THEY ESSENTIALLY HAD THIS AMAZING ART GALLERY FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. AND THE, THE IDEA OR THE CONCEPT, I GUESS, THAT THE STUDENTS HAD TO FOLLOW WAS CHANGE IN COMMUNITY, RIGHT? AND WHEN YOU WALK INTO THIS GALLERY, YOU SEE THE PERCEPTION OF ALL THE STUDENTS THAT INCLUDED HOUSING, PUBLIC HOUSING, AND THEY TELL THE STORY OF WHY THEY PAINTED WHAT THEY PAINTED. RIGHT? AND THEY ALSO HIGHLIGHTED SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE THE GALLERIA WAS THE ONE SPOT. UM, BUT I, I REMEMBER SOMEONE MENTIONING THAT LIKE, CHILDREN DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO HOUSING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT THIS EXHIBIT DEMONSTRATED LIKE FROM PUBLIC HOUSING TO SHOTGUN HOUSES, WHAT THEY SEE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, HOW THEY SEE IT CHANGING, WHAT THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT. AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME I EVER BOUGHT A PIECE OF ART OFF THE WALL. UH, AT THE SAME TIME I WAS LIKE, OH, NO, LIKE , I HOPE MY CARD DOESN'T GET DECLINED. BUT LUCKILY IT WAS ONLY A HUNDRED BUCKS . UM, SO IT, IT'S JUST, UM, GREAT PIECE SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE ARTS. UM, AND MY QUESTION IS, FOR ORGANIZATIONS OR SCHOOLS THAT ARE LOOKING TO HOST, UH, ART EXHIBITS WITH THEIR STUDENTS, IS, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME THAT OPPORTUNITY OR HOW THEY GET CONNECTED WITH THE CITY IF THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND A VENUE TO HOST AN EVENT? YEAH, SO WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF REQUESTS. AND WHAT WE'LL DO WHEN WE RECEIVE A REQUEST FROM A HIGH SCHOOL IS WE WILL CONNECT WITH OUR LIBRARIES, MAYBE OUR PARK FACILITIES, TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIP. WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CENTRAL LIBRARY. UH, SO AGAIN, WE ARE THAT RESOURCE TO TRY TO HELP THEM FIND SPACES, EVEN IF IT'S A PRIVATE GALLERY. SO, UH, WE'RE JUST HERE TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, HAVE OUR FINGER ON THE PULSE OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE, AND THAT'S HOW WE MAKE THE CONNECTIONS. GREAT. THANK YOU. 'CAUSE THAT WAS REALLY POWERFUL. I LIKE, ALMOST GOT EMOTIONAL JUST READING THE STORIES. 'CAUSE THE STUDENTS WROTE THEIR OWN DESCRIPTION AND IT WAS JUST, IT WAS A LOT. UM, SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. I ALSO, I HAD A QUESTION, RIGHT? DISTRICT FIVE, WE HAVE SO MANY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, STACY, ESPERANZA, GUADALUPE, UH, A I T UH, URBAN 15 SANTO CULTURAL ARTS, SO ON AND SO ON, RIGHT? AND THEY ALL GO AROUND THE INNER CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, RIGHT? IT STARTS AT BLUE STAR AND THEN URBAN 15, AND YOU ALREADY KNOW WHERE ALL THESE ARE THESE, RIGHT? BUT I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE A CONVERSATION OR IF WE WANTED TO CREATE A PLAN OF CONNECTING ALL OF THE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DOWNTOWN, HOW CAN WE INITIATE THAT, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE JUST HAVE STACY THAT JUST MOVED AND IT'S ALSO CONNECTED ALONG THE CREEK WAY. UM, BUT I WANNA ENSURE THAT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE PART OF THE CONVERSATION AND A PLAN'S NOT BEING MADE FOR THEM TO SAY OKAY TOO. YEAH. YES. AND WE, UH, MEET WITH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS REGULARLY. WE ALSO ARE GOING TO BE HAVING, UM, ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH ALL OF OUR NONPROFITS FOR THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR TO TALK ABOUT CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES. UH, AND WE'VE ALSO HAD THE PARTNERSHIP WITH VISIT SAN ANTONIO, WHERE WE'VE DONE SOME TRIAL, UH, [04:45:01] RUNS WITH THE, UH, TOURISM TEAM TO DO TOURS, UH, SELF-GUIDED TOURS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. WE TRIED THE RIVERWALK PUBLIC ART GARDEN TO START WITH. IT WAS A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL, WE CAN DUPLICATE THAT WITH ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. AND WE'VE ALSO HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH, UM, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SIDECAR TOURS MM-HMM. AND HOW WE CAN REALLY CONNECT THE VISITOR COMMUNITY, RESIDENTS COMMUNITY TO THOSE NONPROFITS. SO WE WILL CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. AWESOME. GREAT. BECAUSE I BELIEVE AS WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT STORYTELLING, THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THAT STORY. AND I HAVE TO DO A PLUG FOR A SECOND SATURDAY AT THE DOCS ART SPACE IN 1906 ON SOUTH FLORES IN DISTRICT FIVE. UM, THE EXHIBIT I BELIEVE IS FACES OF ISLAM. SO I WANNA ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO CHECK THAT OUT. UM, IT'S SINCE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, MAKING OUR WAY AND CONTINUING TO NAVIGATE THIS PANDEMIC, THERE'S MORE SHOWS GOING ON AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK IT OUT. UM, WITH THAT, I AM PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE ARTS, BUT TO COUNCILMAN VE GRAND'S POINT, I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO ADD ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT ARTS AND CULTURE. UM, GIVEN THAT, RIGHT, WE ARE A GROWING CITY WITH SO MUCH HISTORY AND STORIES TO TELL, AND IT'S CREATING JOBS AND HELPING FACILITATE THAT, THOSE FOLKS AND THOSE TOURIST DOLLARS. RIGHT? UM, SO MY ASK WOULD BE IF WE CAN FIND ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE PARTNER, RIGHT? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN INCREASE TO BLUE STAR TO THE ESPERANZA PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPACTFUL WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING THAT GOES BEYOND, UH, ARTS, RIGHT? BUT I THINK THAT'S A POWER OF ARTS, RIGHT? IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING YOU LOOK AT IT, IT'S, IT'S MOVING AND HAS A LOT OF IMPACT. UM, WITH THAT, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR INCREASING FUNDING FOR RI UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM RECEIVE SO MUCH THAT THEY COULD GET A PHYSICAL SPACE IN DISTRICT FIVE TO TELL THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY. UH, AND MUCH OF IT IS EMBODIED WITHIN DISTRICT FIVE. SO, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM, UM, SCALE UP AND THEN EVENTUALLY HAVE A PHYSICAL SPACE THAT WE CAN HELP THEM GET TO SHARE THAT HISTORY. AND AGAIN, UM, UH, IN MY BRIEFING WITH, UH, SARAH, SHE MENTIONED THAT THEY GOT PICKED UP BY MICROSOFT THAT YOU SHARED, THAT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL. UM, AND FOR THEM TO DO THAT WITHOUT A SPACE, CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THEY HAD A LOCATION TO WHERE THEY CAN OPERATE OUT OF? UM, I THINK THAT WOULD HAVE SUCH A HUGE IMPACT, UM, NOT JUST IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BUT I THINK YOU'D HAVE FOLKS FROM LA AND WHERE THERE'S A, A LARGE, UM, CONCENTRATION OF LATINOS COMING HERE, UH, TO VISIT AND TO, TO LEARN ABOUT OUR HISTORY AND HOW LATINO MEXICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY HAS STARTED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. UM, BUT THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS. OH, ONE LAST QUESTION, CHRIS. I'M SORRY. UM, UM, COUNCILMAN COURAGE TOUCHED ON IT WITH THE SYMPHONY. DO WE GET TO RECOUP ANY OF THE FUNDING SINCE THIS THE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY THE SYMPHONY DISBANDED, AND DID THEY COMPLETE, UM, THEIR CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS? WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT FUNDING? YEAH, THE CONTRACT HAS, HAS BEEN CLOSED OUT BECAUSE THE SYMPHONY DID DISBAND. SO THERE IS NO, UH, CURRENT CONTRACT AND ANY OF THE ARTS AGENCY ALLOCATIONS, YOU CAN SEE, UH, IN THE BUDGET BOOK OF ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE RECEIVING FUNDING. AND AS I MENTIONED, SOME OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE RECEIVING NOW AN INCREASE BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T AT THEIR MAX MAX, UH, FUNDING CAPABILITY FOR BASE THEIR BASE BUDGET. SO THAT MONEY HAS BEEN, UH, ALLOCATED ACROSS THE NONPROFITS AND ARTISTS. GREAT. THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. I'LL CHIME BACK IN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. COUNCIL MEMBER PAL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO, UM, JEFF QUALE, UM, MARK OR V S A, UM, AND AND I, WE, WE NEED TO SIT DOWN AND, AND HAVE A CONVERSATION 'CAUSE, AND, AND I'M, I'M ONLY SAYING THIS 'CAUSE IT'S HARD TO HEAR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE ROOM WHERE YOU GUYS ARE FROM HERE. THE MICROPHONE ISN'T PLACED, UH, IN, IN A GOOD PLACE. UM, BUT I THINK WHAT I HEARD WAS SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE V S A ADOPTING A LEGISLATIVE POSITION THAT'S IN CONFLICT WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. UM, AND I, AND, AND, AND THAT TO ME, OBVIOUSLY IS GONNA, IS GONNA, IS A BIG RED FLAG. RIGHT? AND SO, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN GIMME ASSURANCES NOW THAT THAT'S NOT HAPPENING, UH, OR NO, COUNCILMAN, THAT'S NOT. DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY? NO, NO. I, UH, I THINK YOU MISHEARD. WE TOOK A POSITION IN ALIGNMENT WITH VISITS SAN ANTONIO LAST SESSION. THERE WERE OTHER CITIES THAT WANTED TO SEE THE USE OF HOT TAX DOLLARS EXPANDED, PRIMARILY SMALLER HILL COUNTRY TOURIST, UH, DRIVEN CITIES. UH, AND WE WORK AS WE DO EVERY SESSION REAL CLOSELY WITH V SS A AND LAST SESSION, AFTER HEARING THEIR CONCERNS, UH, WE, WE TOOK A POSITION THAT WAS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THEM, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY WE, WE STAYED OUT OF THAT ISSUE. I, I FAILED TO MENTION EARLIER, THE [04:50:01] BILL THAT MOVED VERY FAR ALONG IN THE PROCESS AND ALMOST PASSED WAS BRACKETED TO CITIES UNDER 200,000. SO IT WOULD NOT HAVE AFFECTED US AT ALL ANYWAY, WHICH WAS WHY WE FELT COMFORTABLE STAYING OUT OF THE FIGHT. AND I THINK THAT WAS IN ALIGNMENT WITH, UH, VSA PRIORITIES. OKAY, GREAT. UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I, THE, THE OTHER THING IS, UM, WITH REGARDS TO, UH, ART, IT, I, I'M HEARING THIS CONVERSATION AND IT'S A, AND I LOVE EVERYTHING THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HAS SAID ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ART AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UM, CRYSTAL AND HER TEAM DO. THE ONE THING THAT'S MISSING FROM THERE IS, IS A CONVERSATION THAT CRYSTAL AND I, UH, HAD, UH, WITH COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA AND CITY COUNCILMAN, UH, PETER SMARTS SPINE FROM EL PASO. UM, THERE IS A MOVEMENT AFOOT, UM, AMONG OTHER CITIES WHO ARE REALLY LEANING INTO THIS ART, UH, CONVERSATION ABOUT MAKING ART POLICY, UM, AND A PART OF POLICY THAT IMPACTS OTHER MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS. RIGHT. AND, UH, JENNIFER, YOU AND I WERE TALKING AND, AND I DO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S TIME FOR US TO BE BOLD AND THAT ART NEEDS TO BE MORE THAN JUST OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS OR WAYS FOR US TO DISPLAY ART, WHICH IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. BUT I THINK THAT THERE'S, I THINK THAT IT'S TIME FOR US TO EVOLVE PAST THAT, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ALSO MAKING YOU CRYSTAL, UM, OR IN FINDING A WAY TO EMBED ART IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS. YOU KNOW, RAZZY SHOULD BE HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH, UH, WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT AND VICE VERSA ABOUT DESIGN, ELEMENTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, DRAINAGE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, UM, SIDEWALKS AND STREETS AND, UH, BRIDGES. THOSE CAN BE INFLUENCED BY ART AND THEY CAN BE AESTHETICALLY BEAUTIFUL. RIGHT. UM, THE OTHER THING TOO IS I THINK OUR AIRPORT, UM, CAN DO MORE WITH REGARDS TO PROGRAMMING ART THERE AND ACTIVATING IT. UM, AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, HAVING OBVIOUSLY AN ART CURATOR THERE IS IMPORTANT. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, TRAVELING AROUND THE COUNTRY AND, AND, AND OTHER COUNTRIES, AT OTHER AIRPORTS, I, I SEE THEM ACTIVATING THEIR AIRPORTS WITH REGARDS TO ART A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVELY. UM, AND IT LEAVES PEOPLE FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE AT THOSE AIRPORTS. AND, AND I THINK THAT WE NEED, WE, WE CAN PUSH THE ENVELOPE MORE THERE. UM, I THINK THERE'S A ROLE FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT AND MUNICIPAL COURT. UM, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN TROUBLE AND COULD PROBABLY BENEFIT FROM, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT ON, UH, GOOD GRAFFITI AND MURAL DRAWINGS, RIGHT. UH, TO, UH, AS PART OF THEIR PROBATION OR THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE. I THINK THAT OUR DELEGATE AGENCIES AND YOUR DEPARTMENT NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ART THERAPY, UH, AS PART OF OUR TRAUMA INFORMED CARE. UH, I THINK, UM, VIA NEEDS TO HAVE A VERY SERIOUS CONVERSATION WITH YOU AND THIS COUNCIL ABOUT SHADE STRUCTURES. UM, AND, UM, BUS AT BUS STOPS, RIGHT? ART CAN BE SHADE. AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR DISTRICTS COULD USE THAT 1%, 1.5% OF THE BOND MONEY, UM, OR A PORTION OF IT TO, UM, TO CREATE SHADE STRUCTURES FOR VIA CUSTOMERS, UM, THAT ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THAT ARE THEMATICALLY IN LINE WITH, UM, WHATEVER CULTURE, UH, OR HISTORY, UH, IS IMPORTANT TO THE SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOODS. AND SO, I'LL, I'LL END HERE. UM, WE FILED A C C R TODAY, THANK YOU TO, UH, THOSE, UH, THOSE COLLEAGUES OF MINE WHO SIGNED OFF ON IT. I'M PROPOSING A CULTURAL CORRIDOR PROGRAM, UM, WHERE WE WOULD IDENTIFY CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL CORRIDORS, UM, AND ACTIVATE THEM IN A VERY INTENTIONAL WAY. UM, STARTING WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT I'M HOPING WILL END UP BEING THE SILK ROAD CORRIDOR, WARBUCK PARKWAY, UM, WHERE WE COULD, YOU KNOW, USE, UM, SHADE STRUCTURES, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, FOR BUS STOPS AND SIGNAGE AND LIGHTING THAT IS GUIDED BY YOUR INPUT CRYSTAL. AND SO, UM, I I, I'M GONNA CHALLENGE YOU, UM, AND ERIC, I, I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS I'LL BE MAKING A BIG DEAL ABOUT GOING FORWARD. AND THAT IS MAKING SURE THAT EVERY ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS HAS, YOU KNOW, UH, DOESN'T JUST CHECK THE BOX, BUT TRIES TO INNOVATE WAYS TO INCLUDE ART IN WHAT WE DO. UM, AND I THINK YOU GUYS ARE PICKING UP WHAT I'M LAYING DOWN, BUT, UH, ASIDE FROM THAT, NO CRITICISM OF ANYBODY TODAY. I THINK THESE PRESENTATIONS WERE EXCELLENT. UM, YOU GUYS CLEARLY, UM, WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD ON THEM. PATRICIA. UM, I DO WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AT SOME POINT ABOUT DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT OUR, UM, OUR CONVENTION CENTER IS, [04:55:01] UM, IS STANDING OUT IN TERMS OF INNOVATION. I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT THIS CONTRACT WITH SMART CITIES NETWORKS OR WHATEVER, BUT, UM, AND THEY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH ALL THE OTHER BIG CONVENTION CENTERS AROUND, AROUND THE NATION. BUT I, I, I DO SEE, UM, A PLACE FOR US TO BE, YOU KNOW, ADMIRED AND IDENTIFIED AS THE MOST SMART CITY AND INTELLIGENT CONVENTION CENTER, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO TECHNOLOGY, UM, AND, AND ACCESS NOT JUST TO THE CUSTOMER, BUT TO US, TO THE PUBLIC. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I'D, I'D LIKE TO HEAR AT A LATER DATE WHAT THE INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY PLAN IS FOR, FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER THAT THAT'LL MAKE US THE MOST ADMIRED AND MOST RECOGNIZED FOR, UM, FOR THAT. BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, UM, NO CRITICISM GUYS. YOU GUYS, YOU GUYS DID GREAT. I'M, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE. THANKS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ELAS. COUNCIL MEMBER GROAN. THANK YOU. I, I JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN AGAIN 'CAUSE MY COUNCIL MEMBERS BROUGHT UP SOME GOOD POINTS. UM, I DO, AND I KNOW WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION IN THE OTHER BUDGET SESSION. I, FOR CODE IS MAKING SURE WE CAPTURE THE NUMBERS FOR THE A AIRBNBS, THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS. UH, IF WE COULD GET THAT INFORMATION, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING, UH, EVERYTHING THAT'S, UM, THAT'S OUT THERE FOR OUR HOT TAX. THE OTHER THING IS, UH, I'M, I'M GLAD WE MENTIONED THE FACT THAT THERE ARE EVENTS THAT THE ALAMODOME HOLDS THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY BIG DRAWS. I KNOW WE DID THE HON UH, THE, THE SOUTH TEXAS BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP HAD THEIR ELECTRIC HON THAT, UM, C P S HELPED WITH, AND THAT WAS LOTS OF, THAT WAS LOTS OF FUN, UH, USING THE DOME TO KIND OF RACE AROUND IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES. I KNOW THE GIRL SCOUTS ARE GONNA BE COMING WITH AN ASK 'CAUSE THEY WANT TO USE THE DOME TO GET TO PACK IT WITH GIRL SCOUTS AND GIRL SCOUT SUPPORTERS. SO I'LL BE, I'LL BE TALKING WITH THAT. SO I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DOME AND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING, THAT WE UNDERSTAND IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE CONCERTS OR THE N C A A, BUT IT'S ALSO, UM, IT'S ALSO FOR THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS. AND IF YOU COULD HIGHLIGHT THOSE PATRICIA, TO THE, TO OUR CITY COUNCIL, UM, STAFF, I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD. UM, SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHAT, WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING COUNCIL. AND I THINK, UM, ERIC SAID IT, UM, BEST, I MEAN, WE TRY TO BALANCE, UM, OUR EVENT MIX THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO HAVE THOSE TYPE OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, UM, THAT ARE GONNA BENEFIT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE, UM, AND BALANCING THEM WITH THOSE PROFITABLE EVENTS LIKE THE ONE WE HAD YESTERDAY. YES. AND, UM, JUST TO SPEAK TO SPIRIT LANDIA, I THINK THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT, UM, IS DE DE LOS MUTOS IS TRADITIONALLY LOOKED AT AS A MEXICAN HOLIDAY, BUT THERE WE HAVE SO MANY CULTURES IN SAN ANTONIO THAT CELEBRATE THOSE THAT HAVE PASSED AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT SPIRIT LANDIA IS TRYING TO, UM, CAPTURE. AND THAT WE WORK TOGETHER WITH THE VISIT SAN ANTONIO TEAM AND THE COUNCIL SHARES THEIR IDEAS WITH THEM AND WITH CHEF JOHNNY AND AND HIS TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CAPTURING THAT. UM, I ALSO WANNA APPLAUD VISIT SAN ANTONIO FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH DIWALI ALSO AND PUBLICIZING THAT BECAUSE THAT IS ANOTHER HUGE EVENT THAT WE HAVE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO THAT BRINGS DANCE TROOPS FROM HOUSTON AND AUSTIN TO CELEBRATE. UM, AND I DO WANNA GIVE A, UM, SHOUT OUT TO OUR HOTELS AND THEIRSELVES AND SERVICES TEAM, BECAUSE WHILE VISIT SAN ANTONIO'S PRIORITY SHOULD BE THE CONVENTION CENTER, THE CARVER AND THE ALAMO DOME, UH, WE HAVE INCREDIBLE HOTEL TEAMS AROUND THE CITY, UM, OVER BY, YOU KNOW, THE HYATT HILL COUNTRY TO THE BROOKS TEAM OVER AT EMBASSY THAT ARE FILLING THOSE HOTELS WITH, TO, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT HOT TAX. SO I, I DIDN'T WANT, I WANTED TO GO, UM, AND GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT. AND I, I DID WANNA SAY THAT I APPRECIATE, UH, COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO'S, UM, SUPPORT FOR LOOKING AT GENERAL FUND DOLLARS FOR THE ARTS. I HEARD A LOT OF MY COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY THEY'D LIKE TO SEE MORE. WE'RE ONLY GONNA SEE MORE IF WE INCREASE THAT FUNDING, UH, OR IF WE GET MORE HOT TAX. SO LET'S JUST REMEMBER THAT, UM, BECAUSE THEIR BUDGET IS, IS LIMITED AND IT COULD, IT COULD DIP LIKE IT DID DURING THE PANDEMIC. GOD FORBID, WE, WE HAVE ANOTHER CRISIS LIKE THAT. SO THAT, THOSE ARE MY, UH, MY ONLY COMMENTS TO CHIME IN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER VILLAGRA. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. UM, I WILL SAY THAT I, I THINK I HAD SEEN THAT THERE WERE ABOUT 600,000 ATTENDEES AT THE CONVENTION CENTER, UM, IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR IN ONE DAY. THE M L K MARCH USUALLY HAS ABOUT 300,000 PEOPLE. AND SO I THINK THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MARCH CANNOT BE, UM, YOU KNOW, OVERSTATED. I ALSO HAVE TO SAY I WANT AND NEED NICKI MINAJ TO COME INTO SAN ANTONIO [05:00:01] . SHE IS , SO SHE IS RELEASING A REMIX TONIGHT. I IMAGINE THERE WILL BE AN ALBUM TO COME VERY SOON, AND THEN A TOUR. CAN WE PROACTIVELY, LIKE, CAN WE PROACTIVELY SEEK TO BE A STOP ON THAT TOUR? I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN. I WANT US TO, IF WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'LL DO, BUT I WILL ATTEND . UM, I WILL ALSO ASK, UH, ARTS AND CULTURE, UH, CRYSTAL, ARE YOU ACCEPTING PAPER COPIES OF THE SURVEYS? YES, WE ARE. WONDERFUL. SO MY THOUGHT IS TO HAVE MAYBE, UM, OH, I DON'T WANNA CREATE LIKE A COMPETITION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YES. BUT WHAT MY INITIAL THOUGHT WAS, AND MAYBE YOU CAN SAY YOUR THOUGHTS ON IT, BUT MAYBE HAVING PAPER COPIES OF THE SURVEYS AT EACH OF THE PROPOSED BOND LOCATIONS LIKE ELLA AUSTIN OR THE CARVER LIBRARY AND THE LIKE. YES. WE, WELL, WE WILL, UH, LOOK INTO THAT. WE WERE ACTUALLY JUST TALKING ABOUT PRINTING MORE, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR ADDITIONAL TABLING EVENTS. SO WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT. AND IF YOU WANNA BRING SOMEONE TO MY FIELD OFFICE, WHAT, YES, THANK YOU. WE USE A LOT OF ART. WE PRINT A LOT OF PAPER, AND I'M WORKING ON THAT. I'M WORKING ON NOT PRINTING SO MUCH, BUT IF YOU'RE ALREADY PRINTING, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE. UM, I'M WONDERING, ARE THERE FUNDS FOR THINGS LIKE MURAL RESTORATION, UM, INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND ALL? I SAY I ASK THAT QUESTION BECAUSE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MURALS ON THE EAST SIDE THAT OVER TIME BECOME WORN. AND I IMAGINE THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE SAME IN OTHER PARTS OF TOWN, BUT IN, IN MY DISTRICT, PEOPLE ARE VERY ATTACHED AND THERE'S A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP OVER MURALS. AND SO WHEN, UH, MURALS AREN'T UPKEPT, IT FEELS LIKE, OH, THE CITY'S LIGHTING THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS HAPPEN. AND THAT'S HAPPENING WITH ONE OF THESE, UM, UH, THE TRIBUTE TO M L K ON, UH, THE NORTH, UH, THE NEW BRAUN FOOLS, UH, STREET BRIDGE. UM, THAT'S ONE THAT I KNOW THE CITY DIDN'T DO, BUT IS NOW EXTREMELY FADED AND IT'S LIKE A PART OF THE MAR. AND SO I'M WONDERING WHAT WE CAN DO THERE. WELL, WE DO HAVE PUBLIC ART MAINTENANCE FUNDS, AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR PUBLIC ART THAT'S IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S COLLECTION. AND OUR TEAM HAS A PUBLIC ART MAINTENANCE PLAN AND ALSO RESPONDS TO PUBLIC ART MAINTENANCE ON THE SPOT. FOR INSTANCE, IF A PIECE IS UNFORTUNATELY TAGGED, WE ARE OUT THERE USUALLY THE DAY OF TO CLEAN IT UP. UH, THAT FUND IS VERY MUCH DEDICATED TO PIECES THAT ARE PART OF THE CITY'S COLLECTION, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE OVER 600 PIECES. SO WE DO NOT HAVE A MM-HMM. , A FUND FOR, UH, MAINTENANCE OF COMMUNITY ART, GORILLA ARTWORK. , YES. BUT, BUT WE DO MAINTAIN ART. WE JUST ACTUALLY, UH, WORKED IN TANDEM WITH THE CONVENTION SPORTS FACILITIES DEPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN THE O GORMAN MURAL, WHICH IS A SIGNATURE PIECE IN OUR, UH, COLLECTION. SO ACTUALLY JUST FINISHED UP THE CLEANING AND RESTORATION OF THAT MURAL THAT'S BEEN UP THERE FOR OVER 50 YEARS. THANK YOU. I GUESS, UM, I'M WONDERING HOW, I'M WONDERING IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO ADD PIECES TO THE COLLECTION OR TO THE, THE INVENTORY THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED HISTORICAL IN NATURE FOR SOME REASON, OR, UH, SIGNIFICANT FOR SOME REASON. WE, I'LL LET YOU PONDER IN AND THINK ABOUT IT. WE CAN CHAT. UM, I ALSO DO, I, I WANNA ECHO SUPPORT FOR INCREASED FUNDING FROM, UH, THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE TO 250 K. GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY. I KNOW. AND THEN, UM, ON THE 12TH WE'RE, OH, OKAY. SO THIS IS SOMETHING I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT ON THE 12TH. SO NEXT WEEK WE'RE GONNA BE STARTING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH ALAMO, UH, CITY STUDIOS. UH, IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, ALAMO CITY STUDIOS IN SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE KIDS ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO WORK AT THE STUDIO. AND SO THIS YEAR IT'S COVERED BY TSS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR, JUST AS WE PREPARE FOR THE NEXT YEAR, AND THEN THE NEXT BUDGET, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT CONSIDERED FOR, UM, A PERMANENT, UH, SOURCE OF FUNDING. SO A PARTNERSHIP LIKE THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT WOULD COME FROM, BUT LET IT KNOW IT IS A REQUEST I'M MAKING A YEAR IN ADVANCE. UM, AND THEN ALSO JUST A LITTLE PLUG AT MY FIELD OFFICE, WE HAVE, UM, ART INSTALLED BY THE I, THE BEHOLDER ART GALLERY, WHICH IS THE ONLY BLACK OWNED ART GALLERY IN STUDIO IN SAN ANTONIO. AND IT'S WORK FROM ABOUT 15 BLACK ARTISTS ALL THROUGHOUT MY FIELD OFFICE. MY FIELD OFFICE HAS BASICALLY BECOME A SATELLITE, UM, ART STUDIO. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE WORK FROM DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO, UM, MAYBE COLLABORATE WITH SOME OF THE ART ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT BE IN YOUR DISTRICT OR EVEN SOME OF THE SCHOOLS TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR. JUST WANNA SHARE THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AND GET NICKI MINAJ . THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, LET'S SEE. PATRICIA, I THINK WE WERE, WE WERE TALKING LAST HERE, UH, ON SLIDE NUMBER SIX, UH, YOU HAVE, UH, 6.1 MILLION HOSTING OBLIGATIONS. UM, I THINK YOU SAID IT WAS $4 RETURN ON EVERY DOLLAR SPENT, IF YOU COULD, UH, I, I'D LIKE THIS, THAT ADDED TO THIS CHART WHERE I [05:05:01] CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT THE TOTAL IMPACT IS TO THE CITY, UH, WITH THESE, WITH THESE EXPENDITURES HERE COMING OUT OF, UH, THE HOT. UH, ALSO ON, ON SLIDE NUMBER SEVEN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS IS A CAPITAL BUDGET, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT FOR F Y 23, UH, ARE THESE ALL HOT, UH, DOLLARS THAT ARE PAYING FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS? UM, YES. UH, SIR, THOSE ARE COMING, UM, FROM THE CAPITAL RE, UH, REDEMPTION FUND. UM, AND SOME REFINANCING, UM, OF DEBT THAT HAS BEEN DONE. DO YOU WANNA, AND BEN IS COMING UP. OKAY. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMAN. YES. THEY ARE ALL BEING FUNDED WITH HOT REVENUES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WOLF STADIUM. WE'RE GONNA BE ISSUING CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION TO DO THAT IMPROVEMENT. SO THAT'LL COME OUT OF OUR PROPERTY TAX AND DEBT PLAN. SO OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, NOT THE WOLF STADIUM, NOT THE GENERAL FUND, BUT THE, THE, THE DEBT SERVICE, PROPERTY TAX RATE FUNDED PROGRAM? YEAH. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. LIKE WHERE OUR GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR BOND PROGRAM, WHERE THAT PROGRAM IS FUNDED FROM. OKAY. UM, TAX SUPPORTED, PROPERTY TAX SUPPORTED, BUT OUR REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND. ARE YOU SAYING THIS IS OUTSIDE THE SPLIT? SO YOU HAVE TWO, YOU HAVE TWO COMPONENTS TO THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. YOU HAVE A COMPONENT THAT GOES INTO THE GENERAL FUND TO FUND OPERATIONS. YOU HAVE A SEPARATE ADOPTED TAX RATE OF 21 CENTS THAT, THAT FUNDS ARE, UH, PROPERTY TAX SUPPORTED DEBT. SO THOSE ARE OUR GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS THAT YOU HAVE A BOND ELECTION AT CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND TAX NOTES. OKAY. SO YOU'RE TALKING THIS IS GONNA BE FUNDED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION? YES, SIR. SO OUTSIDE OF THE BOND AND OUTSIDE OF THE GENERAL FUND. OKAY. YES. ALL RIGHT. UM, DO WE, DO WE EVER GET A LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL ARE GONNA BE PROPOSING OUT OF THE, OUT OF THE BUDGET FOR CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION OR THE, LIKE A TOTAL LIST OF THOSE PROJECTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY? ALL THAT IS, ALL OF THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET. SO WE BREAK DOWN BOTH, UH, PROJECTS THAT ARE FUNDED IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET AND THEN SOURCE OF FUNDING. SO THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM AVIATION TO THE HOT FUND TO PROPERTY TAX SUPPORTED DEBT. AND WHERE IS THAT LIST AT? IS IT IN THE BIG BOOK? YES, IT IS. SO THE TOTAL, IS THERE A PARTICULAR PAGE? IT STARTS ON PAGE 432. OKAY. AND SO THAT LISTS ALL THE PROJECTS THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH OUR, OUR DEBT OR OTHER, UH, OR OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING. ALL RIGHT. I DIDN'T GET THAT FAR BACK IN THE BOOK, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. SO IT IS BROKEN OUT BY GENERAL FUND, UH, CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, THE BOND PROGRAM, AND EVERY FUNDING SOURCE THAT WE DO PUT AGAINST CAPITAL PROJECTS? CORRECT. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. JUSTINA. UH, PATRICA ON, UH, SLIDE NUMBER EIGHT AND IN THE BIG BOOK IT, YOU KNOW, IT KINDA LOOKS A LITTLE BIT FUNNY HERE IN 2019 FOR THE ALAMO DOME WE HAD 115 AND THEN IN TWENTY ONE A HUNDRED FIFTY THREE AND PROJECTED AS 135, BUT WE DROP IT BACK DOWN TO 122 FOR 23. SO WHY THE DECREASE? UM, SO IN, UH, UH, F Y 23, WE HOSTED THE ENTIRE, UM, NCAA WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR, UH, TOURNAMENT AT THE ALAMO DOM. AND THAT'S WHAT, UM, ADDED ABOUT 20 EVENT DAYS THERE. UM, OUR AVERAGE, SO IN 22, YOU MEAN 20, UM, OR 21? 21. 21, OKAY. 21, YES. OKAY. AND, UH, 22, UH, WE, OUR TARGET WAS 1 0 8, BUT WE WERE AT ABLE TO ADD OVER 20 EVENT DAYS. UH, WE DIDN'T HAVE AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR, UM, UM, SCHEDULED. THERE WERE OTHER LIKE THE, UM, FOOTBALL, THE ALAMO, UM, PCAN CLASSIC THAT JUST HAPPENED LAST MONTH. IT ADDED ABOUT ANOTHER FOUR DAYS. UM, HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, ADDITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS, ALL THAT ADDING, UM, AND GOING FROM THE 108 TARGET TO THE 135. BUT AGAIN, OUR, UH, AVERAGE, UM, EVENT DAYS, UM, IT'S ABOUT 115. WE START, UM, THERE, THAT 122 HAS ABOUT 10, UM, EVENT DAYS THAT ARE IN THE YEAR FOR THE YEAR, UM, PROJECTED BUSINESS THAT WE'RE GONNA BOOK. OKAY. BUT AREN'T WE STILL GONNA BE DOING ALL THOSE EXTRA ONES THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED THAT WE HAD IN 22? LIKE THE PIG SKIN THING AND AMERICAN, ALL THOSE? NO, NOT, NOT, NOT SOME OF 'EM, SOME OF 'EM ARE ONE TIME, UM, EVENTS. OKAY. SORRY, I JUST GOT ONE MORE, ONE MORE COMMENT HERE. IT'S NOT A GO AHEAD. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, THAT'S ALL, UH, PATRIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUSTINA. WHEN, WHEN YOU DO THAT SLIDE FOR THE HOT, HOT, YOU KNOW, ON, [05:10:01] YOU HAVE THE PERCENTAGES NOW, IF YOU COULD ADD THE DOLLARS AND WITHIN EACH ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHERE, WHERE THE ACTUAL DOLLARS ARE GOING, WHAT DEPARTMENTS AND WHAT ORGANIZATIONS, THAT KIND OF THING FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE HOT DOLLARS AND WHERE, WHERE THEY'RE GOING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU MAYOR. UH, ON THE TOPIC OF INFLUENCERS, DISTRICT THREE HAS A REALLY GREAT ONE. I BELIEVE HER HANDLE IS ELIZA ONE K. SHE WORKS AT THE WHATABURGER IN D THREE, GETTING HER WHATA BAG, AND SHE CATCHES THE BUS IN DISTRICT FIVE. AND WHAT I LOVE ABOUT HER CONTENT IS THAT ONE, IT'S JUST REAL, BUT TWO, SHE, I'M LIKE TOTALLY GIVING AWAY WHERE SHE LIVES AND WORKS. BUT, UM, SHE WALKS THROUGH THE MISSIONS AND YOU SEE LIKE THE MURALS AND STUFF IN THE BACKGROUND. AND IT'S REALLY COOL 'CAUSE THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMENTS ARE LIKE, OH, LIKE YOU'RE IN THIS PART OF TOWN. LIKE, I'M GONNA GO BY THERE, RIGHT? I'M GONNA GO TO ROOSEVELT PARK. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVING THAT NATURALLY OCCURRING CONTENT IS REALLY IMPACTFUL. UM, BUT I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION AND COUNCILMAN MCGEE RODRIGUEZ TOUCHED ON IT A BIT. I RE RECALL A, A FEW MONTHS AGO AT PUBLIC COMMENT, WE HAD SOME FOLKS, UH, EXPRESSING SOME CONCERN ABOUT THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PRIDE RIVER PARADE, AND THAT THEY HAD BEEN ORGANIZING AROUND PRIDE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THEY WEREN'T PART OF THE PROCESS. SO, UM, I GUESS MY QUESTION AND ASK IS THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND CREATE EVENTS AROUND DITO, IF WE COULD INCLUDE, UH, THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE, UH, DITO EVENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, THE ESPERANZA PIECE IN JUSTIN CENTER AT THEIR LOCATION, THEY HAVE A LARGE COMMUNITY PROCESSION THAT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE IN OAXACA. UM, YOU HAVE COMMUNITY COMING OUT, THERE'S FOOD, IT'S A HUGE MARCH AND PARADE. AND I WANNA BE SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DOING THAT WORK RATHER THAN RECREATING, UH, SOMETHING SIMILAR. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO OR ARE WE ALREADY DOING? YES, WE'RE, YES. OKAY. WITH THE ESPERANZA PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER, OR WHICH ORGANIZATION? ALL OF THE ONES, WE ACTUALLY OPEN IT UP TO ALL OF THE DAY OF THE DAY, UH, FESTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN AROUND THE CITY. 'CAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY, OH, CAN YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM? ? YES, WE DO THAT. UH, ACTUALLY FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, UM, SINCE WE'VE HAD THE DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION, WE STARTED PROMOTING IN THEIR WEBSITE AND IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, ALL THE EVENTS THAT HAPPENED. UH, SO WE OPEN IT UP FOR EVERYBODY TO SUBMIT THEIR EVENTS SO WE CAN HAVE THE CONTENT AND WE PROMOTE ALL OF THEM. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE PROMOTE ALL THE SMALLER EVENTS THAT MAKES IT UNIQUE. AB ABSOLUTELY. GREAT. AND MY QUESTION WAS MORE AROUND, UH, REPLICATING AN EVENT THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENING. UM, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE IS A PROCESSION OR A PARADE, I KNOW THERE'S A RIVER ONE THAT OCCURS, BUT IF THERE WERE TO BE ONE THAT MOVES TO THE STREETS, I WOULD ENCOURAGE PARTNERING WITH THE ORGANIZATION ALREADY DOING THAT WORK. BUT I APPRECIATE Y'ALL HAVING A LIST OF ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS WITH EVENTS. THANK YOU. UM, MY NEXT QUESTION IS FOR CRYSTAL OR MAYBE ERIC, WITH THE GREENWAY TRAIL FUNDING, IS THERE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SUPPORT ART INSTALLMENT OR PUBLIC ART WITH THAT GREENWAY FUNDING? AND I ASK, BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT THE ATLANTA BELTLINE IN ATLANTA, UM, THEY HAVE A TON OF ART ALONG THE TRAIL, A LOT OF PUBLIC ART, AND I SEE OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE INNER WEST SIDE, UH, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CONNECTING, UH, THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE ARTS COMMUNITY. THE TRAILWAYS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO, TO CONNECT THAT. WELL, UM, AND MCCHRYSTAL CAN ADD SOME DETAIL, BUT REMEMBER IN THE BOND PROGRAM, WE DO HAVE THAT, THAT ALLOCATION. THERE'S $103 MILLION IN LINEAR CREEK. SO AS, AS CRYSTAL AND THE GROUP GOES THROUGH THAT PUBLIC PROCESS, I SUSPECT THAT WHAT THEY'RE GONNA HEAR IS ELEMENTS OF, OF THAT PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION THAT THAT'S FUNDED BY THE BOND PROGRAM SHOULD BE DEDICATED TO THE, TO THE PARK SYSTEM OR THE LINEAR CREEK SYSTEM. CRYSTAL. YES, THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S PART OF OUR LOCATION ASSESSMENT THAT'S IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND OF COURSE WE HEAR FROM A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS, THEY WANNA SEE ART AND PARKS MM-HMM. . SO IT'S A MATTER OF LOOKING AT THE BOND PROGRAM AND MAKING SURE IT'S ALLOCATED ACROSS ALL PROPOSITIONS ACCORDINGLY. MM-HMM. . AND I THINK IT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THAT IN SOME AREAS OF THE, OF THE LINEAR CREEK, AND IT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT, ESPECIALLY AS WE MAKE THOSE FURTHER CONNECTIONS. YES, ABSOLUTELY. AND I BRING THAT UP FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, BUT ONE IS THAT I'VE HEARD, UH, SOME CONCERNS FROM NEW NEIGHBORS IN THE DISTRICT ABOUT GRAFFITI, RIGHT? BUT GRAFFITI IS ART, AND I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COMMISSION SOME OF OUR YOUTH TO CREATE MURALS, UM, TO USE THOSE WALLS AS A CANVAS RATHER THAN HAVING LIKE GANG UH, GRAFFITI, RIGHT? SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OPEN OPPORTUNITY THERE. UM, AND THANK YOU. THANKS MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO, COUNCIL MEMBER PAL. THANKS. UH, JUMPING IN, UM, JUST TO, TO MENTION A COUPLE OF THINGS. I I ALSO WANNA SEE IF WE CAN GET A BRIEFING AT SOME POINT ON THE TICKETMASTER CONTRACT, HOW THAT'S GOING, WHAT YOU KNOW, WHERE, UM, AND WHAT THE PLAN IS GOING FORWARD ON THIS YEAR. I'VE BEEN REGRETTING, AND THROUGHOUT COVID [05:15:01] I'VE BEEN REGRETTING MY VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THAT CONTRACT. UM, AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT DECISION LOOKING BACK, UH, WOULD'VE BEEN TO SUPPORT THE TOBIN. THE TOBIN NEEDS OUR HELP NOW MORE THAN EVER. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD'VE BEEN A REAL NICE WAY TO, TO BE ABLE TO, TO SUPPORT THEIR MISSION IN ONE OF OUR IMPORTANT PARTNERS. I, UM, THAT, THAT SAID, UH, I'LL REMIND YOU, IN 2019, WE HAD 40,000 PEOPLE ATTEND DIWALI ON THE SAME NIGHT THAT WE KICKED OFF THE DE LOS MUERTO CELEBRATION. AND THE VERY NEXT DAY ALL THE NEWS WAS ABOUT, OH MY GOSH, THE DI LOS MUTO CELEBRATION, AND NOBODY MENTIONED THE DIWALI CELEBRATION. AND THIS IS THE LARGEST DIWALI CELEBRATION IN TEXAS. PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD FLEW HERE, INCLUDING MAHATMA GANDHI'S GRANDSON. UM, AND SO I, I, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT FORGETTING ABOUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT COMMUNITY OF SOUTHEAST ASIANS, UM, WHO QUITE HONESTLY DON'T FEEL REPRESENTED, UH, IN ANY LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. AND I THINK THAT WE'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF, OF BEING CONSCIOUS ABOUT THEM, BUT WE CAN DO A LOT BETTER. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD TALKING ABOUT THE LOS MARTOS, WHICH IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, UM, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE SAME ENTHUSIASM FROM, FROM EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, UM, FOR WHAT WAS AN ENORMOUS DRAW, UM, AND FOR A COMMUNITY THAT CONTRIBUTES, UM, YOU KNOW, TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS AND TO OUR CULTURAL RI RICHNESS. AND SO, UH, THE OTHER THING TOO IS, UH, I'LL, I'LL, I'LL END BY SAYING, UM, THAT YESTERDAY WE WITNESSED ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT, OR AT LEAST I THINK IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EXAMPLES OF DIGITAL ART EVER, AND THAT WAS, UH, JOHN KURT'S TWEET ASKING, WHO IS BAD BUNNY? UH, AND SO, CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE CURATE THAT, UH, AND MAKE SURE IT'S PRESERVED FOR ALL GENERATIONS GOING FORWARD? UH, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, Y'ALL. THANKS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER REPLIES. MARK, I HOPE YOU'RE, YOU'RE TAKING NOTES ON SOME OF THIS BECAUSE I, I, I, I AM STRUCK BY THAT COMMENT ABOUT DIWALI DIWALI'S THE LARGEST MUNICIPALLY SPONSORED DIWALI FESTIVAL IN THE COUNTRY. IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES FOR ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN TO AVAL FESTIVAL BEFORE. YOU COUPLE THAT WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE DE LOS MARTOS, THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING AROUND DREAM WEEK AND THE M L K MARCH, I MEAN, THERE'S SO MANY OF THESE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC EVENTS THAT I THINK PUT SAN ANTONIO ON THE HIGHEST, UH, IN THE HIGHEST REGARD THAT COULD BE TOGETHER, UM, MESSAGED IN A WAY THAT THAT REALLY HELPS PEOPLE RE-LOOK AT SAN ANTONIO, WHAT, WHAT WE MIGHT, THEY MIGHT THINK ABOUT PRIOR TO. SO, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST WANT TO CHECK ON, UH, ON ONE OR TWO THINGS AND, UH, REGARDING ART. UH, ON SLIDE NUMBER NINE, IT SAYS THE TOTAL FOR 2023 GRANTS ARE GONNA BE 192. YEP. NOW THESE ARE GRANTS THAT WE WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO ARTISTS, ARTISTS AND NONPROFITS. OKAY. AND THAT'S WHY YOU'VE ASKED FOR TWO MORE STAFF PEOPLE TO HELP MANAGE PART OF THAT LOAD. OH, YES. OKAY. UM, ANOTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS, UH, WHAT WERE SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT BENEFITED FROM THE FILM INCENTIVES PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, UH, THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO KIND OF TIE INTO NOW? YEAH, SO WE ACTUALLY HAD HBO'S ANDOS. IT WAS THE COMEDY SPECIAL THAT WAS AT THE EMPIRE THEATER. THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT BENEFITED IN, HIRED OVER 30 LOCALS. UH, WE ALSO HAD POOL KINGS. THAT IS A SERIES ON, UH, THE D I Y NETWORK. THEY, UH, FOLLOWED A, A LOCAL KEITH SARS POOLS WHILE THEY BUILT THESE EXTRAVAGANT POOLS. AND THEY ACTUALLY HIRED, UH, ABOUT 20 PEOPLE FOR OVER, UH, THREE MONTHS. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT ARE SEEN ON A, A NATIONAL LEVEL, UH, THAT WOULD BE BENEFITING FROM THIS FILM INCENTIVE. SO WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT BIG MOVIES, WE'RE LOOKING AT OTHER SMALLER PROJECTS REGARDING FILM. WE'LL TAKE BIG MOVIES IF WE CAN GET 'EM, BUT REALLY OUR, OUR BREAD AND BUTTER ARE LOCATION BASED BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING CITY. AND SO THOSE LOCATION, UH, BASED INDEPENDENT MOVIES ARE THE ONES THAT ARE REALLY IMPACTFUL, BUT ALSO HAVE THAT NATIONAL REACH AS WELL AS TV SHOWS. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. GREAT DISCUSSION. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. GREAT JOB. TO OUR PRESENTERS AND TO OUR DEPARTMENT TEAMS, UH, THE TIME IS 3:55 PM ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2022, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. * 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.