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          SAN ANTONIO. 
          GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 
          WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL SESSION. 
          THE TIME IS 9:10 AM ON THIS THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022. 
          WE'LL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER. 
          MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEY RODRIGUEZ. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VILLAGRA. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GABRIEL BERDA. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BELI. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          HERE. 
          MAYOR NIRENBERG. 
          HERE. 
          MAYOR. 
          WE HAVE A QUORUM. 
          ALRIGHT, UM, WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 
          UH, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START. 
          LET ME TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER KURTZ TO WELCOME OUR INDICATOR. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          UH, I'M PLEASED TODAY TO INTRODUCE A NEW FAITH LEADER IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          I'D LIKE TO ASK HIM TO COME FORWARD. 
          I PASTOR SAM NOLIS. 
          HE'S THE SENIOR PASTOR AT SHEARER HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH IN DISTRICT NINE. 
          WHILE SAM IS NEW TO THE SAN ANTONIO AREA, HE'S BEEN A FULL IN FULL-TIME MINISTRY FOR 24 YEARS AND HAS PASTORED SEVERAL CHURCHES AND SERVED ON MINISTRY BOARDS IN MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, LOUISIANA, MISSOURI, NEW YORK, AND TEXAS. 
          MOST RECENTLY, I BELIEVE HE CAME FROM WEATHERFORD. 
          SO SAN ANTONIO. 
          IT'S A PRETTY BIG CITY, UH, FOR HE AND HIS FAMILY. 
          UH, HE'S WITH HIS FAMILY IS HIS WIFE AMBER, HIS SON COHEN, WHO'S A REAGAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. 
          I'M GLAD TO KNOW. 
          AND HIS DAUGHTER SS. 
          SO, NOT ONLY IS THE CHURCH, UH, IN SHEER HILLS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, UH, BUT THEY'RE VERY PREDOMINANTLY VISIBLE OFF 2 81 JUST NORTH OF WURZBACH. 
          BUT THE CONGREGATION IS AN ACTIVE ONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THEY PARTNER HELPING TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED. 
          UH, THEY PARTNER WITH WEST AVENUE COMPASSION TO PROVIDE A FOOD PANTRY AND WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND EVEN OPEN THEIR FACILITIES TO THE HOMELESS FOR SHOWERS AND RESPITE. 
          WHEN AN OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED ITSELF RECENTLY FOR THE CONGREGATION TO DISPOSE OF UNUSED PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THEIR SANCTUARY, THEY DECIDED TO PARTNER WITH A LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDER TO FURTHER THEIR MISSION. 
          VERY SOON, 64 AFFORDABLE UNITS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES AT 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND RIGHT NEXT TO THE CHURCH. 
          AND AS I'VE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR THIS, I'M REALLY PLEASED WE WANNA BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES IN DISTRICT NINE MORE AFFORDABLE UNITS SO PEOPLE CAN LIVE AND WORK IN THEIR SAME COMMUNITY. 
          SO TODAY I WANNA WELCOME TO SAN ANTONIO, PASTOR NOBLES AND THANK YOU AND YOUR CONGREGATION FOR THE IMPORTANT AND NOBLE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR THE COM COMMUNITY. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          LET US PRAY. 
          DEAR WISE AND LOVING. 
          FATHER, THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL WHO ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE ABILITY TO BE INVOLVED IN USEFUL WORK AND FOR THE HONOR OF BEARING APPROPRIATE RESPONSIBILITIES. 
          THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR LOVING US FROM YOUR BOUNDLESS AND GRACIOUS, GRACIOUS NATURE. 
          FATHER, IN THE SCRIPTURES YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED AUTHORITIES TO PROMOTE PEACE AND ORDER AND JUSTICE. 
          THEREFORE, I PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR, FOR THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF CITY OFFICIALS AND IN PARTICULAR THIS ASSEMBLED COUNCIL. 
          I'M ASKING THAT YOU WOULD GRACIOUSLY GRANT THEM WISDOM TO GOVERN AMID THE ISSUES OF OUR TIMES, A SENSE OF THE WELFARE AND TRUE NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE, CONFIDENCE IN WHAT IS GOOD AND FITTING THE ABILITY TO WORK 
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TOGETHER IN HARMONY EVEN IF THERE'S HONEST DISAGREEMENT. 
          LORD, I PRAY FOR PERSONAL PEACE IN THEIR LIVES AND JOY IN THEIR TASK. 
          I PRAY FOR THE AGENDA THAT SET BEFORE THEM TODAY. 
          PLEASE GIVE THEM AN ASSURANCE OF WHAT YOU WOULD, YOU WOULD BE PLEASED WITH AND WHAT WOULD BENEFIT THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK AROUND THIS BELOVED CITY, SAN ANTONIO. 
          IT'S IN CHRIST NAME I PRAY. 
          AMEN. 
          NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH PASTOR NOLIS. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK 
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At any time during the meeting, the City Council may recess into executive session in the B Room to consult with the City Attorney's Office (Texas Government Code Section 551.071) and deliberate or discuss any of the following:
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YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL A SESSION. 
          UH, I'M GONNA ASK YOUR PATIENTS NOW AS I BRIEFLY CONVENE THE CITY COUNCIL INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          UH, THE TIME IS 9:14 AM ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, 2022. 
          THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL NOW MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5 5, 1 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND DELIBERATE OR DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.087, THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE FOR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL ISSUES OR ADVICE RELATED TO LITIGATION INVOLVING THE CITY AND C OVID 19 PREPAREDNESS UNDER 5 5 1 0.071. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
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ALL RIGHT. 
          GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE. 
          THE TIME IS NOW 11:10 AM ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, 2022. 
          CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED FROM ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN. 
          UH, WE'RE GONNA RESUME OUR A SESSION AGENDA NOW AND AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE. 
          UH, WE'LL START WITH ITEM NUMBER THREE. 
          UH, DO WE NEED TO DO A ROLL CALL? WE HAVE ALL MEMBERS PRESENT EXCEPT FOR PALS AND SANDOVAL. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UM, WE'LL START WITH ITEM THREE, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FROM OCTOBER 18TH AND 19TH AND 20TH, 2022. 
          SO MOVED SECOND. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THOSE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES. 
          ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          ALRIGHT, BEFORE WE GET TO ITEM FOUR, WE DO HAVE A FEW FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE WE, THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE. 
          LET ME START, UH, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. 
          OKAY, I'M SORRY. 
          LET'S START WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THIS PAST SATURDAY I HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GOLDEN STAR CAFE. 
          AND I FIRST WANNA THANK THE LIM FAMILY FOR INVITING ME TO SUCH AN INCREDIBLE EVENT FULL OF CULTURE AND PRIDE. 
          IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE FEEL OURSELVES WITH JOY WHEN MILESTONES LIKE THIS OCCUR. 
          BUSINESSES LIKE GOLDEN STAR ARE LIKELY ARE, ARE KEY TO OUR CITY'S CULTURAL FABRIC AND OUR ECONOMY. 
          THERE WAS A WHO'S WHO OF PEOPLE THERE FROM FORMER CONGRESSMAN GONZALEZ, OUR MAYOR, RON NIERENBERG, COUNCILMAN DR. 
          ROCHA GARCIA, FORMER MAYOR HENRY CISNEROS. 
          THERE WAS A WEALTH OF PEOPLE THERE, UM, TO CELEBRATE THE RICH WHOLE, UH, CULTURE OF GOLDEN STAR AND HOW THEY'VE SERVED THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR YEARS. 
          BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WERE ALL IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LIM FAMILY WHO WERE CELEBRATING AN INCREDIBLE MILESTONE IN HONOR OF PAPA LIMS LEGACY. 
          THE LIMS FAMILY STORY REPRESENTS THE BEST OF OUR COUNTRY, HAS TO OFFER PAPA LIM IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES AT AGE 13 IN SEARCH OF A BETTER OPPORTUNITY. 
          THAT SEARCH BEGAN IN CALIFORNIA AND EVENTUALLY SETTLED IN THE INNER WEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          90 YEARS IS A LONG TIME TO PROVIDE QUALITY DINING EXPERIENCE AND GROWING UP I WORKED AT RESTAURANTS AND I KNOW HOW HARD THAT WORK CAN BE. 
          THE, THE ACHING FEET, MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF TABLES. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT'S SO HONORABLE ABOUT THE LIM FAMILY, IS THAT YOU SHOW UP AND THEY'RE BEHIND THE COUNTER GREETING CUSTOMERS BUSING TABLES AND ENSURING THAT THEY'RE GIVING THE BEST SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          BO I REALLY APPRECIATE READING YOUR COMMENTS AND EXPRESS NEWS, WHICH REALLY SPOKE TO THE CHALLENGES THAT MANY BUSINESSES HERE IN SAN ANTONIO CONTINUE TO FACE AS WE CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE C OVID 19 AND CITY INITIATED CONSTRUCTION. 
          UM, SO YOUR WORDS AND YOUR FAMILY LEGACY MEANS SO MUCH. 
          AND ONE THING THAT'S KEY IS AS SOON AS YOU GET TO THE BORDER OF DISTRICT FIVE, YOU'RE GREETED BY GOLDEN STAR. 
          AND I'VE LOVED THE HISTORY AND THE STORIES THAT MY MOM HAS TOLD ME AS A CHILD, HER AND HER DAD, EVERY PAYDAY WOULD GO THERE TO GET HOT FISH. 
          AND WHEN I WORKED, UH, FOR MY FAMILY BUSINESS, 
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WE WOULD ALWAYS GO TO GOLDEN STAR TO ORDER THE THE ORANGE CHICKEN . 
          SO I CAN TELL YOU THAT MY FAMILY AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE STILL WITH US IN DISTRICT FIVE, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE YOU ANOTHER 90 YEARS AND I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER ESTABLISHMENT TO WELCOME OUR RESIDENTS. 
          SO IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, UM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR YOU. 
          YES, I'D LIKE TO, UH, THANK, UM, ON BEHALF OF THE LIM FAMILY AND MY LATE GRANDFATHER, PAPA LIM, UH, FOR THIS HONOR. 
          AND WE'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE, UH, WONDERFUL SAN ANTONIO WEST SIDE COMMUNITY THAT HAS SUPPORTED THIS BUSINESS AND HAS MADE IT TO THIS 90 YEAR MILESTONE. 
          AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS, UH, TO DO THIS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          AND ALSO OUR WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE LASTED AND MADE A DIFFERENCE TO THROUGH THESE HARD TIMES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO AND TO THE ENTIRE LIM FAMILY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. 
          UH, I KNOW MANY OF US WILL PROBABLY BE OVER THERE IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE FOR LUNCH. 
          IT'S ALMOST LUNCH HOUR NOW, SO. 
          ALRIGHT, 
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UH, LET ME ACKNOWLEDGE NOW, COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, CAB HDA FOR POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          JUST BRIEFLY, I WANNA, UM, RECOGNIZE, UH, KEN HUEY, WHO WAS PART OF THE LINN FAMILY WHO WAS JUST UP HERE. 
          HE'S OUR DISTRICT SIX ZONING COMMISSIONER, AND HE DOES AN INCREDIBLE JOB FOR US, AND I HAD THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO GOLDEN STAR YESTERDAY AND HAVE A, A FAMOUS FISH WITH GRAVY. 
          IT WAS DELICIOUS, AND I, I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOU IN THE FUTURE. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          UM, TODAY, UM, IN NI IN TODAY, WE WANNA RECOGNIZE, UM, CHECK HERITAGE MONTH. 
          IN 1999, THE TEXAS LEGISLATOR LEGISLATURE DECLARED OCTOBER AS CHECK HERITAGE MONTH. 
          WHILE I'M A LITTLE LATE IN RECOGNIZING IT, I, I HAPPILY DO SO. 
          TODAY THERE ARE MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN ALL AREAS OF TEXAS IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE WHO CAN CLAIM CZECH HERITAGE. 
          BUT IF YOU LIVE IN TEXAS, YOU'VE BEEN TOUCHED BY CZECH CULTURE IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER. 
          CZECHS BEGAN SETTLING IN TEXAS IN THE 1850S AND BROUGHT WITH THEM A STRONG SELF-SUFFICIENT, SUFFICIENT CULTURE THAT FIT AND BLENDED WITH THE MEXICAN AND GERMAN PEOPLES WHO LIVED IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD. 
          CZECH MUSIC HAD A DEEP INFLUENCE IN IN TEXAN CULTURE. 
          OUR BELOVED MEXICAN AMERICAN, AMERICAN JUNTO AND TEJANA MUSIC HAVE HAD STRONG ROOTS IN CZECH POLKAS AND ACCORDION RHYTHMS. AND IF YOU HAD A KECHI THIS MORNING, YOU CAN THANK THE CZECHS. 
          TRADITIONAL CZECH, UH, KOLACHES ARE, ARE FILLED WITH OUR FRUIT FILLED PASTRIES, UM, ADDED SOMETIMES WITH THE TEXAN TWIST SAUSAGE, CHEESE, AND JALAPENOS. 
          IT DOESN'T GET MORE BUD SANTO THAN KCIS AND CONJUNTO. 
          SO THERE ARE MANY NOTABLE MEN AND WOMEN AS WELL OF CZECH HERITAGE WHO HAVE, HAVE LEFT A DEEP AND POSITIVE MARK ON OUR COMMUNITY. 
          DR. 
          ANTON NUITY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST POSITIONS IN SAN ANTONIO, AND HIS NAME IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ICONIC NEIGHBORHOOD IN ON THE NEAR EAST SIDE IN DISTRICT TWO. 
          SOME OF YOU IN THE ROOM MAY RECALL THE NAME JOHN BAHA, A GRADUATE OF ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL, WHO BECAME AN ASTRONAUT AND SPENT MANY DAYS IN SPACE WORKING AND EXPLORING ALONGSIDE RUSSIAN ASTRONAUTS. 
          AND OUR VERY OWN AUXILIARY BISHOP YANNICK IS ALSO PROUDLY OF CZECH HERITAGE. 
          THAT STORY, UM, IS VERY CLOSE TO HOME FOR ME. 
          IN 2001, A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS CZECH COMMUNITY BECAME CHIEF OF THE TEXAS RANGERS. 
          HE LED THE RANGERS UNTIL 2004. 
          HIS NAME IS CJ HDA, MY FATHER-IN-LAW, AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF SHARING HIS NAME, UM, WITH HIS SON AND MY HUSBAND OF 24 YEARS. 
          JASON HDA. 
          I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE, TO HAVE, UH, LEARNED ABOUT THE CZECH CULTURE GROWING UP ALSO WITH THE COURSE WITH MY PARENTS-IN-LAW. 
          AND I PROUDLY CALL MY CHILDREN CZECH MIX. 
          SO, UM, WE'RE GONNA INVITE YOU UP, SIR, UH, TO CELEBRATE CZECH CULTURES IN MANY WAYS, CELEBRATING SAN ANTONIO'S RICH AND UNIQUE BLEND OF PEOPLE LIVES AND HERITAGE. 
          TO HELP ME CELEBRATE THIS MORNING, I'VE INVITED JOSEPH TOKA, WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BEX COUNTY CZECH HERITAGE SOCIETY. 
          MR. TAPA, PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BEXAR COUNTY, UH, CZECH HERITAGE SOCIETY, COUNCILWOMAN VERTA. 
          WHAT A GREAT NAME. 
          . 
          WHAT A GREAT CHECK NAME. 
          MAYOR NUREMBERG, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SIGNING A PROCLAMATION ABOUT THIS MONTH. 
          I WANNA SAY THANK YOU. 
          I WANNA THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR HAVING US. 
          MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHAT I WANNA SAY TO EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE, YOSH AND YOU SAY, DUBIA, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN. 
          YAKIMA DUB, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          AND TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WANNA SAY, DID YOU LIKE YOUR KKI THIS MORNING? REMEMBER, KKI IS PLURAL, SO DON'T SAY A KKI. 
          IT'S A KASH. 
          AND THEN THERE'S KKI. 
          LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WHAT I WANNA JUST SAY TO YOU VERY BRIEFLY IS THIS, KLO, THE COLD CONCEPT OF A KKI ACTUALLY COMES FROM THE WORD CIRCLE. 
          MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT THE CZECH WORD OF CIRCLE. 
          AND WHAT I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE, I'M A PROFESSOR AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, SO IF I SEEMS LIKE I'M TALKING, YES, I TALK. 
          THAT'S WHAT I DO FOR A, A, A LIVELIHOOD. 
          AND I TEACH DISCRIMINATION LAW IN EMPLOYMENT LAW. 
          AND ONE OF THE THINGS I TEACH MY STUDENTS IS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION'S IMPORTANT. 
          SO WHAT BETTER SYMBOL OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION THAN THE ACHE? IT COMES FROM THE WORD CIRCLE. 
          WE ARE ALL PART OF A CIRCLE OF LIFE. 
          SO WHAT I'D ASK EVERYBODY, INCLUDING 
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THE CITY COUNCIL, IS WHEN YOU TAKE A BITE OUT OF A ACHE OR HAVE GOKI IN YOUR LIVES, THINK ABOUT THE CIRCLE OF LIFE. 
          DON'T CELEBRATE JUST CZECH HERITAGE MONTH. 
          CELEBRATE YOUR HERITAGE MONTH. 
          IT DOESN'T MATTER. 
          WE ARE ALL FROM ONE COUNTRY, AND THAT IS THIS COUNTRY, THE AMERICAN FLAG. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. 
          BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT, CZECH HERITAGE MONTH IS ABOUT REALLY TWO COUNTRIES, THE CZECH REPUBLIC TODAY AND THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC. 
          THEY BROKE APART SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT IN OCTOBER, CZECHOSLOVAKIA ACTUALLY BECAME INDEPENDENT AFTER THE FALL OF THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE. 
          SO WE ARE VERY PROUD AS A CZECH AMERICAN OF THE FACT THAT WE BECAME INDEPENDENT PEOPLES AND THE DEMOCRACY THAT TJ MUSSER ACT, THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF A FREE CZECH REPUBLIC, GAVE TO US AS A LEGACY. 
          MY LAST TWO COMMENTS TO YOU ALL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS SIMPLY THIS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          MY LATE MOTHER WAS JUDY BARA. 
          SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN STATE TREASURER IN ILLINOIS. 
          SHE WAS ALSO SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST WOMAN GOVERNOR. 
          AND SHE USED TO TELL ME, IF YOU WANT TO GET THINGS DONE, YOU GOTTA GO TO THE GENERALS. 
          WELL, YOU'RE THE GENERALS. 
          TWO THINGS TO CHALLENGE YOU ALL. 
          ONE, LET'S HAVE A SISTER CITY STATUS WITH BENO CZECH REPUBLIC. 
          WHY GREAT UNIVERSITY, GREAT PEOPLE. 
          AND IT'S THE CAPITAL OF MORIA WHERE MOST CZECH AMERICANS WHO SETTLED IN TEXAS CAME FROM SISTER CITY STATUS WITH BENO. 
          AND THE LAST THING, THE LAST THING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS PLEASE HELP US HELP EVERYBODY IN SAVING THE INSTITUTE OF TEXAS CULTURES RIGHT NOW. 
          THERE IS AN EFFORT BY U T SS A TO REPURPOSE THAT WONDERFUL BUILDING THAT MOST OF YOU HAVE GROWN UP WITH YOUR WHOLE LIFE. 
          IF YOU GO TO THE INSTITUTE OF TEXAS CULTURES, YOU SEE THE INCREDIBLE CULTURAL DIVERSITY THAT THIS STATE OFFERS. 
          LET'S NOT LET THAT DISAPPEAR. 
          IT IS A TREASURE FOR SAN ANTONIO AND IT SHOULD BE KEPT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. 
          MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MADAM COUNCILWOMAN, DEBORAH NUTS, WHICH MEANS GOOD DAY OR GOOD NIGHT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. FINKA. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HDA. 
          LET ME NOW, UH, RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY WITH THE POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          UM, WE'RE GONNA BE CELEBRATING UP IN DISTRICT 10, OUR FOURTH ANNUAL, UH, NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. 
          AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES GOING ON. 
          IT'S A FAMILY EVENT, SO COME OUT THIS SATURDAY FROM 10 TO ONE. 
          WE'RE GONNA HAVE SINGING, DANCING, PRESENTATION, STORYTELLING, UH, A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON FOR FAMILIES TO LEARN ABOUT OUR, UM, NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          IT'S ACTUALLY THERE AT JULIA YATES SIMS LIBRARY, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO COMANCHE LOOKOUT. 
          AND THAT IS THE HIGHEST POINT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, THAT YOU CAN GO UP TO THE TOP AND VIEW ALL AROUND THIS SURROUNDING CITY. 
          AND WE FOUND ARTIFACTS OVER 10,000 YEARS OLD. 
          YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE CELEBRATE THAT, WE JUST HAD OUR TRICENTENNIAL, UH, BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY FOUND ARTIFACTS THAT ARE OVER 10,000 YEARS OLD BY THE NATIVE AMERICANS THAT, UH, LIVED ON THE, THOSE LANDS AND, AND ALL AROUND SAN ANTONIO. 
          SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT. 
          AGAIN, IT'S A, IT'S A, UH, FAMILY EVENT. 
          AND WE FOUND OUT SOMETHING JUST THIS WEEK THAT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, IN OUR AREA, WE HAVE THE 10TH LARGEST NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. 
          SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE AND, UH, LEARN MORE ABOUT. 
          AND I REALLY INVITE Y'ALL TO COME ON OUT AND BE A PART OF THAT. 
          I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS NO SHAVE NOVEMBER. 
          SO I'VE STARTED ON THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER, NOT SHAVING, AND THAT'S IN, UM, UH, RECOGNITION OF CANCER AWARENESS. 
          UM, AND, AND THIS IS SPECIAL TO ME THIS YEAR BECAUSE I LOST MY DAD, HAYES PERRY, UH, HIS BROTHER D PERRY, AND THEN TWO OF MY FIRST COUSINS, UH, STEWART AND DEBBIE. 
          SO I HAD FOUR LOSSES IN, IN MY OWN FAMILY THIS YEAR DUE TO CANCER. 
          AND, UH, SO THIS, THIS HAS A SPECIAL MEANING FOR ME THIS YEAR. 
          AND, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST, JUST THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE, THAT WHOLE DISEASE AND HOW IT WRECKS SO MANY FAMILIES AND, UM, UH, THINK ABOUT THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE, ARE IN THOSE DIRE STRAITS AND THOSE FAMILIES THAT ARE COPING WITH THAT. 
          WITH THAT, SIR, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          ALRIGHT, 
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UH, WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO OUR AGENDA NOW. 
          WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL BRIEFING. 
          THAT'S ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UH, THE U D C AMENDMENTS. 
          AND I KNOW WE 
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HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THAT. 
          WE DO HAVE A FULL CONSENT AGENDA. 
          UH, BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, LET ME ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER ITEMS BESIDES ITEM FOUR TO, UH, HEAR INDIVIDUALLY. 
          16 PLEASE. 
          ITEM NUMBER 16, 18 28. 
          ALRIGHT, I GOT 16, 18, 28, UM, WHO GAVE ME 28? PERRY. 
          PERRY, UH, ANY OTHER ITEMS? ALRIGHT, UH, WE'VE GOT, ALL RIGHT, HANG ON JUST A SECOND. 
          IS IT 27 OR FOUR? NO, UH, 27. 
          OKAY. 
          27. 
          OKAY. 
          ANY OTHERS? I'VE GOT ITEMS 4, 16, 18, 27, AND 28 FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. 
          UH, PLEASE NOTE THAT ITEMS 22 AND 23 HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN AND WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY. 
          UM, NO ONES CLOSE. 
          27 28. 
          OKAY. 
          I'LL ENTERTAIN A 
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MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          THAT'S ALL ITEMS SAVED FOR 4 16, 18, 27, AND 28. 
          I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          SECOND. 
          OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          UH, WE'RE GONNA GO IN HERE FROM PUBLIC COMMENT ON FOLKS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP ON CONSENT ITEMS. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 12. 
          R GARCIA IS MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ HERE. 
          MR. RODRIGUEZ, IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND, UH, YOU WANT ME TO DO THAT, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 12 PAPER. 
          THANK YOU, COUNSEL. 
          UH, GOOD MORNING. 
          MY NAME IS MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ WITH THE C E O OF EASY BELL CONSTRUCTION. 
          WE'VE BEEN DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR OVER 50 YEARS. 
          EMPLOY OVER 200 PEOPLE, DO ABOUT $70 MILLION WORTH OF REVENUE OVER HALF WITH THE CITY. 
          UH, WE'RE HERE TO REQUEST THAT THE SOUTH ALAMO PROJECT NOT BE AWARDED, UH, ON THE FACT THAT OVER 36% OF THE POINTS A GIVEN TO SCENT WERE BASED ON AN, ON A PURE MERIT SUBJECTIVITY AND NOT A TRUE MEASURE. 
          THE FIRST THREE COMPONENTS OF THE FINAL SCORE MATRIX EXPERIENCE OF THE PERSONNEL, THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROJECT AND THE COMPANY EXPERIENCE. 
          THE THREE COMPONENTS ACCOUNTED FOR 2010 AND 10 RESPECTIVELY, OF WHICH EASY BELL SCORED 18% LESS THAN SUN. 
          THE SCORES WERE ALL NON OR NUMERICAL, NON-NUMERICAL BASE, BUT MERELY SUBJECTIVE, ALL ARE BASED ON FEELINGS. 
          MY QUESTION IS, DOES ONE PLACE A VALUE ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE? THE SCHOOL THEY ATTENDED, THE EDUCATION THEY ATTAINED THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION, THEY ATTAINED THE LEVEL, THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROJECT, HOW MANY PAGES WERE ON THE PROJECT, THE, UH, THE WORDS OF THE NARRATIVE, THE DETAIL OF THE SCHEDULE, UH, THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ASKED. 
          DURING THE PROPOSAL, 40 41 DESCENT, WE, WE, UH, ASKED 62, THE PRICE DIFFERENTIAL OF $41 MILLION WORTH $30,000 DIFFERENCE. 
          THE, THE COMPANY EXPERIENCE, HOW QUALIFIED THE NUMBER OF JOBS AS SENT IS DONE DOWNTOWN. 
          THE NUMBER OF JOBS THAT IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO COMPLETED IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS LAWSUITS WE HAVE COMPLETED WORK DOWNTOWN SUN HAS YET TO COMPLETE WORK DOWNTOWN. 
          NO NUMERICAL VALUES WERE USED TO CALCULATE THE SCORES. 
          THEY WERE ALL SUBJECTIVE BIAS AND HOW ONE FEELS EQUATES TO AN 18% DIFFERENTIAL. 
          THE SECOND SET OF VALUES, THE PRICE, THE BETA ACCOUNT FOR 40 AND 20% OF THE SCORE. 
          HOWEVER, THE BID PRICE, THE TRUE NUMERICAL VALUE 0.1% DIFFERENTIAL. 
          SO BETA NEAR EQUATED TO NEARLY $9 MILLION WORTH OF WORK FOR OUR LOCAL FIRMS. THE $9 MILLION IS A TRUE BENCHMARK. 
          NO SUBJECTIVITY. 
          YOU EITHER GET IT OR YOU DON'T. 
          SUN FAILED TO MEET THE GOAL. 
          THEY SUBMITTED A WAIVER, EASY BELL, AND THEY WERE AWARDED ZERO POINTS. 
          EASY BELL ON THE HAND, MET THE GOAL AND RECEIVED ZERO POINTS. 
          SHOULD WE NOT BE AWARDED POINTS, SHOULD SUN NOT BE, SHOULD SUN BE DEDUCTED POINTS? HOW CAN THIS SUBJECT, HOW CAN THIS SUBJECTIVITY MATTER IN A SCORE? EASY BOOK CAN SCORE 18% 
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LESS IN SUN. 
          AND ON A NUMERICAL METRICS ONLY 0.1%, SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT. 
          I CAME DOWN HERE, UH, DOWN SAN PEDRO, GOT ON MAIN STREET AT THE ROUNDABOUT, AND THERE'S TWO PILLARS AT THE ARTWORK. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. RODRIGUEZ. 
          IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE TO THE COUNCIL, WE CAN MAKE SURE IT GETS DISTRIBUTED. 
          ALL RIGHT, UH, THAT IS EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE ON CONSENT. 
          SO LET ME MOVE STRAIGHT INTO COUNCIL DISCUSSION. 
          UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HDA. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT A FEW ITEMS. UM, FIRST 19 D APPOINTING JESSE SUNGA, UH, FOR VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE ON THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. 
          HE'S A GREAT DISTRICT SIX RESIDENT AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT JESSE'S GONNA DO A GREAT JOB ALSO. 
          UH, ITEMS 24 AND 25. 
          UM, AND THANKS OF COURSE TO MARIA AND CHIEF HOOD FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THESE. 
          LAST WEEK WAS NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY, AND MY TEAM AND I WENT TO VISIT SUBSTATIONS AND, UM, POLICE SUBSTATIONS AND FIRE STATIONS TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK. 
          FIRE STATION 45 CAME FROM A CALL RIGHT WHEN WE DROVE UP AND RIGHT WHEN WE WERE, UM, AND THEY WERE OUT ON ANOTHER E M S CALL WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. 
          IT'S A TYPICAL CALL LOAD FOR THAT STATION AND MANY OTHER STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 
          AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS FOR CARE COORDINATION, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE, UM, OF COURSE FOCUS ON KEEPING OUR CITIZENS SAFE, THANKS TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND E M SS FOR THEIR WORK ON HELPING THOSE THAT HAVE SUFFERED AN OPIOID OVERDOSE. 
          UM, RELATING TO ITEM FIVE, UH, 25, THE OPIOID CRISIS IS STILL IN FULL SWING, AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS SEE THOSE EFFECTS DAILY. 
          THIS GRANT WILL HELP IMPROVE ACCESS TO NARCAN AND LIFE-SAVING TRAINERS FOR, FOR ENGAGING IN THAT. 
          AND THEN ITEM 26, UM, THANKS TO MARIA AGAIN FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO ENSURING WE HAVE A PLAN TO KEEP OUR CITIZENS SAFE AND A VARIETY OF SCENARIOS. 
          I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE CONTINUED WORK TO IMPROVE THIS PLAN. 
          ENSURE WE'RE INCREASING OUR RESILIENCY AND SAFETY FOR ALL OUR CONSTITUENTS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VEDA. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I HAVE A HANDFUL OF ITEMS THAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AT FIRST, I WANNA THANK KATRINA MURPHY FOR BEING A PART OF THE SAN ANTONIO HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD AND REPRESENTING DISTRICT FIVE KATRINA'S, A STUDENT AT U T SS A WORKING ON HER MASTER'S IN SOCIAL WORK. 
          KATRINA HAS SERVED AS A RESEARCH ASSISTANT AT U T S A, CONDUCTING RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF COLLEGE AID STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. 
          KATRINA HAS ALSO SUPPORTED AUTISTIC CHILDREN PROVIDING A B A INTERVENTION. 
          SO WE WANNA THANK KATRINA FOR LENDING HER TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE APPOINTMENT TO NORMA, WHO'S HERE TODAY. 
          NORMA, CAN YOU PLEASE STAND UP? I WANNA THANK NORMA FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT PROCESS AND JOINING DISTRICT FIVE AS OUR SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBER. 
          NORMA IS A SPLIT CAMPUS LIBRARIAN AT JT BRACKENRIDGE ELEMENTARY AND DE LOS DELA ELEMENTARY. 
          SHE HAS VISITED ALL FOUR DISTRICT FIVE PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND HAS A PARTNERSHIP WITH HER STUDENTS AND MISS HOPE AT THE BAAN LIBRARY, NORMA IS BRINGING OVER 22 YEARS OF EDUCATION EXPERIENCE TO THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 
          THANK YOU NORMA. 
          AND ON ANOTHER NOTE, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO, UM, HIGHLIGHT THE APPOINTMENT TO SOME FOLKS WHO ARE WEST SIDE TOURS. 
          WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ANDY RODRIGUEZ FROM CENTRAL AND NEPH NEFI GARZA, FORMERLY WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR JOINING OUR WEST SIDE TOURS BOARD. 
          WE'RE REALLY VALUED. 
          UH, WE REALLY VALUED WORKING WITH NEFI WHILE HE WAS WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND HE BRINGS OVER 12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FROM THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY. 
          AS AN ENGINEER, NEFI CAN HELP US SHAPE T PROJECTS BASED OFF THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT FIVE, UM, AREA. 
          I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH ANDY, AS ANDY HAS EXPERTISE AROUND CULTURAL PLACEMAKING, AND I'M CONFIDENT ANDY WILL ADVOCATE FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. 
          THE LAST ITEM,  THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO HIGHLIGHT ITEM 25, UH, THE ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FROM RAC FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S OPIOID CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAM. 
          THIS HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR DISTRICT FIVE AS IT SHOULD BE CITYWIDE AFTER THE STATE REDUCED SOME FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH, UH, RESPONDING TO OVERDOSES, WHICH SAVES LIVES. 
          I MADE A PUSH DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT PROCESS, AND, UM, I'M GRATEFUL THAT ERIC AND MARIA AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP IDENTIFIED FUNDING TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM. 
          THE MAT PROGRAM SENDS FIRE AND EMTS TO THOSE WHO JUST EXPERIENCE AN OVERDOSE TO ENSURE THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT SERVICES LIKE COUNSELING. 
          AND WITH THE GOAL OF COMPASSIONATELY HELPING RESIDENTS RECOVER FROM ADDICTION, THE T TOUR PROGRAM, THE T TOUR PROGRAMS, ALLOWS EMTS TO PROVIDE DIRECT LIFESAVING INTERVENTION TO THOSE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING AN OVERDOSE AT THE TIME. 
          UM, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DISPATCHED, SO WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND RAC FUNDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED TO COMBINE THAT WITH MAT AND T TOUR PROGRAMS INTO ONE. 
          UM, WE KNOW THAT WE'RE 
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DISTRICT FIVE LOVES OUR FIREFIGHTERS, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE CONTINUED SERVICE THAT Y'ALL PROVIDE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I AM EXCITED AGAIN. 
          UM, I'VE SAID THIS THREE TIMES AND EVERY TIME SOMETHING ENDS UP HAPPENING, BUT I HAVE FINALLY FILLED ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AGAIN. 
          UM, OUR DISTRICT TWO OFFICE IS HAPPY TO APPOINT ISAI ORTEGA TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD. 
          ISAI IS A LIFELONG DISTRICT TWO RESIDENT AND A RECENT YOUTH AMBASSADOR TO THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND THE SA PUBLIC LIBRARY DEPARTMENT. 
          HE'S ALSO A GRADUATE OF ST. 
          MARY'S UNIVERSITY AND IS CURRENTLY PURSUING A MASTER'S IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. 
          HIS GOAL ON THE BOARD IS TO IMPROVE ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION RATES OF ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS, BUT HE'S ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN HELPING FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN PUSHED OUT OF THE COLLEGE SYSTEM TO RETURN AND FIND A VERY PURPOSE-FILLED CAREER. 
          WE'LL KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ISAI IS ALREADY A STAR, AND I'M SURE HE HAS A PROMISING FUTURE. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD AN ITEM TO BE PULLED, UH, FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. 
          ITEM NUMBER 12, PLEASE. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, WITH, UM, WITH AFFIRMATION FROM THE CO FROM THE COUNCIL, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PULL ITEM 12, UH, FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AS WELL. 
          SO, OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THAT WILL BE VOTED ON, I SEE NOBODY ELSE IN THE QUEUE. 
          SO, UH, ITEMS 4, 12, 16, 18, 27. 
          28 WILL BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY. 
          UH, SO THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS SAY FOR THOSE ITEMS. AND AGAIN, 22 AND 23 ARE PULLED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED TODAY. 
          ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. 
          AND REMEMBER, ITEM 12 WILL BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          IS HE ON? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PALAI, CAN WE GET A VOICE VOTE? AYE. 
          I SUPPORT. 
          I VOTED. 
          OKAY. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          WE'LL MOVE TO OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS NOW. 
          WE'LL START WITH ITEM FOUR. 
          ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 35 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE U D C AFFECTING ALL ARTICLES AND APPENDICES AND RECOMMENDING THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE NEXT U D C AMENDMENT CYCLE UPDATED UPDATE, BE WAIVED AND BEGIN IN 2027. 
          THESE AMENDMENTS ARE PART OF THE 2021 U D C UPDATE PROGRAM. 
          OKAY, MIKE, I THINK THE FLOOR'S YOURS. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          GOOD MORNING, MAYOR. 
          COUNCIL. 
          UM, MY NAME IS MIKE SHANNON, UH, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. 
          AND I'M GONNA GO OVER, UH, TODAY, UH, OUR PROPOSAL TO UPDATE CHAPTER 35 OF OUR CITY CODE, WHICH IS OUR, UH, CITY'S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. 
          UH, I WENT OVER THIS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, UH, AT THE B SESSION. 
          UH, BUT WANT TO GO QUICKLY THROUGH IT FOR YOU AGAIN TODAY. 
          UH, LET'S SEE. 
          THERE WE GO. 
          SO, OUR, OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, UM, WE WOULD'VE NORMALLY STARTED THIS PROCESS A COUPLE YEARS AGO. 
          IT WAS PAUSED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. 
          BUT, UH, CHAPTER 35 OF THE CITY CODE, UH, IS OUR CODE THAT, UH, THAT IMPLEMENTS A LOT OF OUR, UH, POLICIES AND PLANS THAT ARE ADOPTED THROUGHOUT, UH, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WHETHER IT'S THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, MASTER PLAN, ESSAY TOMORROW, THE SHIP, UH, ET CETERA. 
          SO THOSE ARE LISTED THERE. 
          BUT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT THAT HELPS SPELLS OUT THE DEVELOPMENT RULES AS PROJECTS ARE, UH, BUILT AND ARE RENOVATED. 
          SO IT INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT REGS FOR, UH, SUBDIVISIONS, ZONING, SHORT TERM RENTALS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, THE LIST ARE THERE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, UH, TREE PROTECTION, ET CETERA. 
          SO IT'S A FAIRLY SIZABLE DOCUMENT. 
          UH, THIS, THIS PROCESS TAKES OVER A YEAR ONCE WE START IT. 
          AND I'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT TODAY. 
          SO THE CODE ITSELF TELLS US TO UPDATE IT EVERY FIVE YEARS. 
          IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF IT. 
          WE KNOW THINGS HAPPEN, WHETHER IT'S NEW LAWS, NEW, UH, UH, TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS. 
          BUT, UH, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS EVERY FIVE YEARS. 
          SO WE DID IT IN 2015. 
          LIKE I SAID, WE WOULD'VE DONE IT IN 2020, BUT APPROPRIATELY, WE PUT IT ON PAUSE. 
          WE STARTED IT AGAIN, UH, LAST YEAR AT THE END OF 2021. 
          UH, AND HERE WE ARE OVER A YEAR LATER WITH OUR LIST OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. 
          BUT, UH, WE WANT TO AMEND IT, UH, TO MAKE IT, UH, MORE WORKABLE, UH, ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY 
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DEVELOPMENT, REG, UH, REGULATION, COST, UH, BUT REFLECT, UH, CHANGES IN LAW, LIKE I SAID, OR, OR ANY, UH, DEVELOPMENT, UH, ACTIVITY. 
          WE SEE, UH, AND ANYONE I LIST ON THE RIGHT COLUMN OF THIS SLIDE, BUT A REMINDER, ANYONE CAN SUBMIT, UH, UH, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, UH, CITY STAFF, COMMISSIONERS ON THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UH, OUTSIDE PARTIES, UH, ET CETERA. 
          UH, AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAD THIS, THIS GO AROUND AS WELL. 
          AND WE, WHAT KIND OF AMENDMENTS DO WE TYPICALLY HAVE? WELL, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF EDITS OR CLARIFICATIONS. 
          UH, WE, WE CODIFY SOME INTERPRETATIONS WE'VE HAD TO MAKE OVER THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS. 
          UH, LIKE ANY, UH, SET OF LAWS OR CODES, WE HAVE TO INTERPRET CERTAIN THINGS. 
          UH, AND THEN WE HAVE OTHER AMENDMENTS THAT DON'T FIT THOSE CATEGORIES. 
          THEY GO THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO GET SPONSORED. 
          UH, WE HAD ALMOST 40 OF THOSE, UH, TYPES, BUT THERE WAS, UH, QUITE A, QUITE A FEW OF THEM THIS YEAR. 
          SO I REALLY WANNA HIGHLIGHT, I PAUSE ON THIS ONE, THE U D C PROCESS. 
          SO IN MY TENURE HERE, WORKING WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND CERTAINLY AS DIRECTOR, I THINK THIS WAS THE MOST, UM, UH, OPEN AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS WE'VE HAD. 
          UH, SO FAR. 
          UH, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS, UH, REALLY ONE OF MY, UH, TEAM MEMBERS REMINDED ME, IT'S NOT REALLY BEEN A YEAR, IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS. 
          'CAUSE WE DID DO SOME WORK IN 19, UH, TO DO THAT. 
          BUT, UH, FOR THE LAST 14 MONTHS OR SO, WE'VE REALLY BEEN OUT THERE. 
          UH, IT'S BEEN OPEN TO THE, UH, PUBLIC. 
          WE LIVE STREAMED ALL THESE MEETINGS THAT WE HAD THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION. 
          WE HAD NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE. 
          UH, WE HAD MORE COMMENTS THAN EVER FROM OUTSIDE, UH, PUBLIC. 
          WE TRACKED ALL THOSE, UH, AND THE ENGAGEMENT THAT WE HAD, UH, THE MEETINGS AND EXTENSION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WE HAD WAS MORE THAN EVER. 
          SO I'M REAL PROUD OF THAT. 
          MY TEAM DID A GREAT JOB. 
          THEY'RE HERE. 
          I THANK THEM AT THE B SESSION. 
          I THANK THEM AGAIN. 
          OF COURSE. 
          AND REALLY, ALL OF YOU THAT WERE PART OF THIS PROCESS, WE HAD SO MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ACTUALLY ONE OF YOUR OWN, UH, COUNCILMAN COURAGE, CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING PART OF THAT. 
          AS MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, YOU ACTUALLY WERE ON, UH, THE SAUSAGE MAKING MACHINE THAT WAS, UH, WHICH YOU ARE CONSIDERING HERE TODAY OF, UH, LOOKING THROUGH OVER 230 AMENDMENTS. 
          AND, UH, AND THEN WITH THE ONES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TODAY. 
          SO A DIRECT INVOLVEMENT, COUNCILMAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          BUT REALLY, ALL OF THE, THE MEMBERS OF THE P TTAC AND THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION AND THE COMMUNITY THAT SHOWED UP, UH, TO WEIGH IN ON THESE, UH, AND REMEMBER, THE P TAC WAS EVEN EXTE EXTENDED BY YOU. 
          YOU ALL ASKED ME TO EXTEND THAT, UH, ABOUT A YEAR AGO, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. 
          AND WE DID THAT TO GET MORE MEMBERSHIP, MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP. 
          UH, AND I THINK THAT WAS A GREAT ADDITION, UH, TO THE PROCESS. 
          SO AGAIN, HERE IT IS. 
          WE TRACKED THIS, WE DID COMMUNITY MEETINGS. 
          WE DID THINGS LIKE D S D ACADEMIES, WHICH IS US TRAINING PEOPLE OR GOING OUT, UH, INVITING PEOPLE. 
          WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS ABOUT SOME OF OUR CODE AMENDMENTS, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. 
          UH, BUT OVER 2,800 HOURS OF INVOLVEMENT THAT WE TRACKED. 
          AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE THE HOMEWORK A LOT OF PEOPLE DID AT THEIR HOUSE WHEN THEY'RE RESEARCHING THESE THINGS. 
          UH, WE OVER 64, UH, WELL, 64 MEETINGS, UH, O OVER 171 MEETING HOURS. 
          SO WE JUST TRACKED THAT TO SAY, WE'RE BRINGING YOU SOMETHING THAT WAS, HAD A LOT OF DEBATE, A LOT OF THOUGHT AND PUT INTO THIS. 
          AND NOT EVERYBODY AGREED ON EVERYTHING, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. 
          UM, AND, AND, UH, BUT I, I WAS REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT NOT ONLY MY STAFF AND THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONERS DID, BUT A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT SHOWED UP ON, ON THE, UH, THE AMENDMENTS THAT THEY CARED ABOUT. 
          UH, JUST A LITTLE TIMELINE CHECK. 
          YOU KNOW, WE STARTED THIS, UH, IT SAYS OCTOBER 21. 
          THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED BEGINNING, UH, UH, ACCEPTING AMENDMENTS. 
          WE ACTUALLY DID, UH, SOME SESSIONS TO YOU ALL TALKING ABOUT THAT BEFORE THAT. 
          BUT, UH, HERE'S WHAT WE DID. 
          UH, WE WENT TO B SESSION JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. 
          WE'RE HERE TODAY, UH, HOPEFULLY TO GET, UH, THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, UH, PASSED. 
          AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS IF THAT DOES HAPPEN, UH, WE WILL CERTAINLY START TRAINING NOT ONLY OUR STAFF WHO'S KIND OF WELL VERSED ON THIS, UH, BUT THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THEY, THEY, THEY PLAN TO GO LIVE ON JANUARY ONE. 
          UH, THAT'S A VERY TYPICAL PROCESS. 
          UH, WE HAVE TO QUICKLY GET UP TO SPEED AND HAVE A GO LIVE DATE. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PLANNING, UH, TODAY. 
          SO, JUST QUICKLY TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. 
          I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH 191 AMENDMENTS. 
          UH, THOSE ARE POSTED. 
          I THINK WE'VE SHARED THEM WITH YOU ALL IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. 
          UM, BUT TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. 
          UH, SO THINGS LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, EXPANDING PUBLIC WORKS, AREAS WHERE THOSE STUDY FOR STORMWATER IMPACTS. 
          WE HAD A COUPLE OF THOSE COMMENTS, UH, DO HAVE, UH, RAZZI AND HIS TEAM AND SOME OF THE OTHER, UH, DEPARTMENT HEADS, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON, UH, SOME OF THOSE KEY AMENDMENTS. 
          BUT EXPANDING STORMWATER IMPACTS AND HOW WE STUDY THOSE AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS IS CRITICAL. 
          THERE'S SOME, THERE'S SOME AMENDMENTS THERE. 
          AFFORDABLE HOUSING, OF COURSE, IS ONE OF THE MAIN TOPICS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE CHALLENGED WITH, NOT JUST IN SAN ANTONIO, NOT JUST TEXAS, UH, NATIONALLY, PROBABLY GLOBALLY. 
          UH, BUT WE HAVE A BUNCH OF ITEMS IN THERE. 
          THINGS, THINGS LIKE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. 
          WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. 
          I HAVE A KEY, A COUPLE OF SLIDES TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE, UH, INFILL, UH, DEVELOPMENTS HAVE TO BE MORE COMPATIBLE WITH, UH, KIND OF THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURES IN THERE. 
          WE HAVE SOME, THERE HEIGHT LIMITS FOR SOME OF THE SMALLER RESIDENTIAL, UH, UH, PROPERTIES. 
          UH, AND THEN, UH, LIMITS TO, UH, 
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RESIDENTIAL MIXED AND MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. 
          UH, SO THOSE ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE WANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT'S COMPATIBLE WITH, UH, THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT. 
          ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, OF COURSE, WHETHER IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT IN THE B SESSION ABOUT SOME OF THE LIGHTING OVERLAY DISTRICT, UH, COLORS OR TYPES OF LIGHTS, UH, THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED. 
          AND I, I THINK I ANSWERED THE MAYOR'S QUESTION, THEY HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE YELLOW AND LESS BLUE TONES. 
          WELL, THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VISUAL, UH, OVERLAY, UM, UH, LIGHTING OVERLAY STUFF. 
          UH, SO THAT'S GONNA BE IN THERE. 
          UM, WE HAVE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN GOALS, SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT NOW IN THE U D C AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          AND, UH, WE ALSO HAVE SOME ITEMS IN THERE FOR URBAN FARMS, UH, TO MAKE THEM A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO BUILD, BECAUSE THAT'S A, CERTAINLY A CRITICAL ISSUE. 
          I, I THINK IN, IN SUCH A BIG CITY OF OURS. 
          SO, TRANSPORTATION, UH, ITEMS IN THERE. 
          SOME MORE DESIGN FLEXIBILITY FOR STREET LAYOUTS, UH, MAKING SURE STREETS, STREETS ARE PROPERLY, UH, HAVE THE PROPER WIDTH FOR SAFETY, UH, BUT ALSO, UH, MIXED USE PATHS LIKE BIKE, UH, BIKE LANES AND ET CETERA. 
          SO MORE, UH, FLEXIBILITY THERE AND DESIGN, UH, AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          UH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THIS IS ANOTHER ONE I'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT, BUT, UH, SOME PROPOSALS TO EXPAND OUTREACH TO ENSURE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOTIFIED, NOT JUST NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. 
          AND THEN A REQUIREMENT TO, UH, REQUIRE AN APPLICANT FOR A ZONING CHANGE TO ACTUALLY ATTEMPT TO, OR ACTUALLY MEET WITH BEFORE THEY EVEN APPLY TO A ZONING CHANGE. 
          MEET WITH THAT AREA, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT'S IN THERE AS WELL. 
          I THINK THAT ENHANCES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. 
          WE HAVE SOME ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCIES. 
          YOU KNOW, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I'VE HAD TO ARGUE WHAT THE DEFINITION OF A HALF STORY IS, UH, OVER MY TENURE AS BUILDING OFFICIAL, BUT I THINK, I THINK THIS ONE IS IT. 
          I THINK THIS IS THE ONE, UH, TO MAKE SURE WE GOT IT. 
          WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE WEIGH IN ON THAT ONE, BUT I THINK THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT ONE. 
          UH, ALSO SOME, UH, SOME CLARIFICATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON OVERSIZED VEHICLES IN NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. 
          ZONING, OF COURSE, THE ZONING CODE IS IN CHAPTER 35, AND THERE'S TWO ZONING OVERLAYS THAT HAVE AN IMPORTANT AMENDMENT. 
          ONE IS AN EXPANSION OF THE MISSION PROTECTION OVERLAY THAT'S ALREADY ON THE BOOKS, BUT THIS IS BEING EXPANDED A LITTLE BIT TO RE NOT JUST THE 1500, UH, BUT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO 1800. 
          1800, THANK YOU. 
          UH, 1800, UH, FEET OUT. 
          SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE PROTECTION FOR THE MISSIONS. 
          UH, AND THEN THE WEST SIDE CREEK'S WATER QUALITY, THAT'S ACTUALLY A NEW ONE THAT WE'RE PRO PROPOSING TO CREATE. 
          UH, CERTAINLY, UH, WORKING WITH SARAH PUBLIC WORKS, SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITIES, BUT IN AND AROUND, UH, THE WEST SIDE CREEKS, PUTTING SOME PROTECTIONS IN THERE, UH, TO ENSURE THOSE THAT THE WATER QUALITY IS PROTECTED. 
          I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THOSE, UH, UH, AT THE END AS WELL. 
          SO ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, CERTAINLY AT THE B SESSION, IS, WELL, WHAT DOES THIS ALL COST? RIGHT? UM, WELL, ANYTIME YOU DO, UH, DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, UH, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT GETS DISCUSSED. 
          I CAN'T THINK OF ONE THAT WASN'T, DIDN'T, THAT THE COMMITTEES DIDN'T ASK ABOUT. 
          UH, WHAT'S THAT GONNA COST, EITHER DEVELOPMENT, THE END USER, THE BUYER, THE SELLER, ET CETERA. 
          WELL, WE DID TAKE A LOOK. 
          THIS IS A CHALLENGING ONE FOR US. 
          AND COUNCILMAN PERRY, YOU AND I HAD A LONG CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. 
          UH, WE DID NOT REQUIRE THE PROCESS TO, TO INCLUDE EXTERNAL AMENDMENTS TO SHOW COST IMPACT. 
          THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN DEBATE A FEW YEARS AGO. 
          UH, SO THAT WAS NOT A REQUIREMENT, ALTHOUGH WE, WE DID TAKE A LOOK AT IT. 
          BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE INTERNAL AMENDMENTS, THOSE WOULD BE LIKE CITY DEPARTMENTS OR SAWS, OR C P S, ET CETERA, 147 HAVE NO COST IMPACT. 
          SO MOST OF THEM DON'T. 
          THEY'RE EITHER CLARIFYING, PROVIDING AN OPTION, THIS, THAT, UH, THERE ARE NINE AMENDMENTS THAT WE IDENTIFIED THAT WOULD INCREASE COST, AND THEN THERE WERE EIGHT AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD DECREASE COST. 
          I KIND OF GO OVER THOSE A LITTLE BIT HERE. 
          NOW, THIS IS HARD TO READ UP ON THE SLIDE. 
          I KNOW THE, THE WORDS ARE SMALL, BUT SOME OF THE KEY ONES ON COST INCREASES, AS YOU CAN SEE. 
          SO FOR EXAMPLE, REQUIRING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, UH, RESIDENTIAL MIXED DEVELOPMENTS TO ACTUALLY HAVE MULTIPLE STRUCTURES ON ONE STRUCTURE AS OPPOSED TO ONE LOT HAVING MAYBE FOUR INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURES. 
          THAT WAS A LOT A, A LARGE DISCUSSION WE HAD A COUPLE YEARS AGO AS PART OF ANOTHER, UH, OUT OF CYCLE CODE AMENDMENT PROCESS, KINDA A LEFTOVER, UH, AND, UH, THAT ONE WAS VOTED ON. 
          AND IT DOES ADD, WE, WE DO BELIEVE THAT ADDS A LITTLE COST TO A STRUCTURE. 
          UH, AND, AND THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT, WELL, FOUNDATIONS OR BUILDING OR FIREWALLS, ET CETERA. 
          UH, SO WE GOT SOME ESTIMATES OF FIVE TO $12 A SQUARE FOOT. 
          SO, UH, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THAT, IT COULD ADD SOME COST. 
          BUT WE THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO, MAKES A MORE COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT INSIDE KIND OF AN INFILL, UH, INFILL AREA. 
          IF THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT ONE, THEY COULD STILL, UH, LOOK FOR A VARIANCE THROUGH B O A, BUT THEY'D HAVE TO PROVE SOME SORT OF, OF HARDSHIP, I WOULD IMAGINE. 
          THAT BEING SAID, A COUPLE OTHER ONES, WIDENING PAVEMENT WIDTH FOR CERTAIN STREET CLASSIFICATIONS. 
          SO THINK OF SUBDIVISIONS, RIGHT? WHERE THE STREETS SEEM TO GET NARROW AND NARROW. 
          MAYBE THE, MAYBE THE CARS ARE GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER, I'M NOT SURE. 
          BUT WHEN THERE'S PARKING ON THE STREETS, UH, THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT SOME OF THE STREETS NOT BEING WIDE ENOUGH. 
          UH, SO THERE'S AN INCREASE IN, UH, THE PARTI THE MINIMUM STREET WIDTH FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF STREETS. 
          SO THAT WILL COST, UH, SOME MORE MONEY TO ON WHAT THEY BUILD. 
          NOW, IN WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, WE DID IDENTIFY THAT, 
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THAT THAT DOESN'T CHANGE THE RIGHT OF WAY, IT'S JUST HOW MUCH STREET THEY HAVE TO BUILD. 
          UH, BUT THERE'S A COST TO ADD THERE. 
          BUT, UH, PROBABLY OKAY FOR THE, THE, THE SAFETY OF EMERGENCY TRUCKS AND GETTING IN AND OUT OF THOSE, UH, FOR PEOPLE AS WELL. 
          A COUPLE OTHERS, YOU CAN READ 'EM ON THE LIST. 
          WE WENT OVER 'EM. 
          UH, THE, THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM, CERTAINLY A, A, A GOOD SIZE, ONE 30 TO $50,000, UH, COULD BE, UM, KIND OF THE LETTER OF MAP CHANGE, UH, THAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SOME OF THE FE IS MINIMUM STANDARDS, UH, THAT IS RELATED TO, TO NATIONAL STUFF. 
          UM, I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. 
          THAT'S KIND OF A, A MANDATE, BUT THERE ARE SOME MORE REQUIREMENTS. 
          AND IF YOU DO HAVE TO DO ANOTHER STUDY, THOSE ENGINEERING STUDIES, UH, CERTAINLY COULD GET INTO THE 30 TO $50,000, DEPENDING ON HOW BIG THE AREA IS. 
          BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE COST INCREASES, UM, THAT WE IDENTIFIED. 
          NOW, CERTAINLY SOME OF THE COST DECREASES. 
          UM, WE DID, UH, REDUCE SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAFFIC STUDIES, UH, FOR PERMANENT ADDITIONS OF, OF SCHOOLS. 
          SO IF, IF A SCHOOL DOES AN ADDITION OR THEY, THEY, THEY ADD TRAFFIC, OF COURSE, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO A TRAFFIC STUDY. 
          BUT IF THEY ARE JUST MAKING SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE SITE AND THE TRAFFIC SITUATION DOESN'T CHANGE, OR THEY'RE NOT ADDING CARS, THE CODE TO TODAY TELLS THEM TO DO A STUDY. 
          SO THE SCHOOLS SPEND, YOU KNOW, ALMOST $8,000 ON TO TELL US NOTHING HAS CHANGED. 
          SO THAT'S, THAT'S A REDUNDANT, UH, EXPENSE THAT'S NOT NEEDED. 
          UH, MAYBE A CONCESSION FACILITIES IN, UH, IN, IN, IN PARKS, WHEN WE START BUILDING CONCESSION FACILITIES. 
          UH, THERE'S AN EXCEPTION, UH, THAT'S BEING BUILT IN THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO PLA. 
          SO IF YOU'RE BUILDING A LITTLE, UH, YOU KNOW, SNACK CONCESSION FOR YOUR BASEBALL FIELD, SHOULD THAT INCUR THE COST OF, UH, AN ENGINEERING STUDY, REPL REDESIGN, WE DON'T THINK SO. 
          UH, SO THAT'S BEING TAKEN OUT BECAUSE THAT, THAT CAN SAVE A PROJECT DEPENDING ON THE SIZE, UH, FIVE TO $20,000. 
          AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, TAKE ANOTHER ONE. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. 
          UH, WE BELIEVE THIS COULD SAVE SOME MONEY. 
          UH, ONE OF THOSE MIGHT BE THE ELECTRICAL ONE. 
          WE HAVE SOME CONVERSATION ON THAT IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT SAVE SOME MONEY ON, UH, REWIRING A HOUSE OR MODIFYING EXISTING IN HOUSE. 
          UH, SO THAT OPTION, UH, THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. 
          SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE COST DECREASES I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER. 
          SO, UH, I I, I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THIS REALLY QUICKLY. 
          THIS IS JUST A SLIDE TO HIGHLIGHT. 
          WE DID 234 AMENDMENTS WERE SUBMITTED TO US, OKAY? TO THE PROCESS. 
          UH, THROUGH ALL OF THAT, ALL THOSE AMENDMENTS WERE REVIEWED BY CERTAIN BOARDS AND COMMISSION, THE PTAC. 
          UH, AND, AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT WAS APPROVED OR APPROVED WITH EDITS, WHAT WERE WITHDRAWN, UH, WITH NO SUPPORT OR COMBINED WITH OTHERS. 
          UH, BUT WE, WE ARE LEFT WITH 193 AMENDMENTS NOW. 
          A HUNDRED OF 91 THAT ARE PUT ON THE TABLE TO YOU TODAY ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. 
          THOSE ARE MY RECOMMENDATION CAME THROUGH THE PROCESS. 
          UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT EVERYBODY APPRO SAYS APPROVED THAT THERE ARE TWO THAT WERE, UH, DENIED AMENDMENTS. 
          THE APPLICANTS ASKED US TO KEEP IT ON THE LIST. 
          UH, WE RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THOSE. 
          ONE HAS TO DO WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION REGISTRATION THAT WOULD KIND OF, UH, MODIFY THAT SECTION OF THE CODE TO, UH, NOT, NOT, NOT, NOT LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS. 
          THEY WOULD CALL IT A COMMUNICATE COMMUNITY, UH, COMMUNICATION TOOL. 
          UH, BUT THAT DIDN'T GET ANY SUPPORT, UH, AT THE PTAC LEVELS, THE QUALIFIED TRANSITIONAL HOMES, HOUSING, UH, MAKING MORE ALLOWANCES FOR THAT, FOR PAROLEES, GETTING OUT OF PRISON IN NEIGHBORHOODS, DIDN'T GET ANY SUPPORT THROUGH THE, UH, P TAC MEETING. 
          SO WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING THOSE AT ALL, UH, AT THIS TIME. 
          SO THERE WERE SOME WITHDRAWALS, UH, THAT DIDN'T GET SUPPORT, OR THEY WERE COMBINED WITH OTHERS. 
          UH, AGAIN, THESE ARE THE INTERNAL AMENDMENTS. 
          I WENT THROUGH THIS AT B SESSION. 
          THIS IS JUST A LIST TO SHOW WHO SUBMITTED, UH, THE, A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS. 
          YOU CAN SEE, UH, THE DEPARTMENTS AND THE, UH, WE CALL 'EM THE C P S ENERGY, UH, THE ZONING COMMISSION, WE CALL THOSE INTERNAL AMENDMENTS. 
          UH, AND THEN THE EXTERNAL AMENDMENTS, AGAIN, THIS IS ONE I THOUGHT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE. 
          WE HAD SO MANY, UH, DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS OR PEOPLE SUBMIT AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME PUTTING VERY QUALITY AMENDMENTS TOGETHER. 
          UH, AND THEY WERE ALL DEBATED PRETTY GOOD. 
          UH, SOME WERE EASIER THAN OTHERS, BUT, UH, I WAS REALLY, UH, HAPPY TO SEE, UH, ALL OF THOSE SUBMITTED. 
          UH, AND, AND LIKE I SAID, I THINK WE HAD A GOOD, UH, COMMUNITY INPUT ON THESE, UH, TO HELP SHAPE OUR CODE. 
          UH, THAT BEING SAID, I'M GONNA HIGHLIGHT AGAIN THE TWO THAT, UH, STILL HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THEM. 
          UH, WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THESE, BUT THERE ARE TWO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND REGISTERED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION NOTIFICATION. 
          SO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. 
          THEY ARE ALLOWED TODAY, WE CALL 'EM THE GRANNY FLATS APARTMENT, UH, ABOVE THE GARAGE, ET CETERA. 
          WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL 'EM IS SOME DIFFERENT NAMES. 
          THEY, THEY HAVE RULES TODAY, UH, AND, UH, THEY'RE OWNER OCCUPIED, OCCUPANCY REQUIRED. 
          SO I, IF I LIVE IN MY HOUSE, I CAN HAVE ONE OF THESE AND RENT OUT MY GRANNY, UH, MY ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, I CALL GRANNY FLATS SOMETIMES. 
          UM, I CAN DO THAT, BUT I HAVE TO LIVE THERE OR IN THE UNIT. 
          I CAN'T LEAVE IT. 
          AND THEN RENT OUT TWO UNITS. 
          THAT WOULD BE A ZONING VIOLATION. 
          WE ARE ABSOLUTELY PROPOSING TO KEEP THAT AMENDMENT, UH, THAT PART OF THE, UH, CODE CODE TODAY THAT IS A CRITICAL PART OF THE A D U REQUIREMENT. 
          AND THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THAT, UH, BEING PROPOSED. 
          BUT THE, THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED, UH, TO CHANGE IS, UH, ONE IS ALLOWING THE OPTION OF SEPARATE UTILITIES. 
          IF IT'S BENEFICIAL FOR THE OWNER, IT 
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MIGHT BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE. 
          UH, WHATEVER THE REASON IS RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN ONLY DO THAT IN THE CODE IF YOU'RE A HUNDRED FEET APART, UH, FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE. 
          UH, WE ARE PROPOSING NO BEDROOM RESTRICTION. 
          THE CURRENT CODE SAYS YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE ONE BEDROOM AND YOUR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT. 
          BUT WHAT IF YOU NEED TWO OR THREE TO SUPPORT EITHER FAMILY MEMBERS OR YOU WANT TO RENT IT OUT, UH, TO A SMALL FAMILY. 
          UH, SO WE'RE PROPOSING THAT, UH, INCREASE THE SIZE LIMIT FROM, UH, 50, UH, 40% OF THE HOUSE, MAXIMUM 800 SQUARE FEET INCREASING, UH, TO 50% OF THE SIZE OF THE MAIN HOUSE, OR MAXIMUM 600 1600 SQUARE FEET, WHICHEVER IS LESS. 
          UH, WE DO CLARIFY MAXIMUM TWO STORY. 
          THAT'S A REDUCTION, ACTUALLY. 
          UM, AND THEN WE DID ADD SOME PARKING SPACE AT THE ZONING COMMISSION. 
          THEY FELT IMPORTANT. 
          IF YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN THE 800, YOU HAVE TO START ADDING, UH, PARKING SPACES, UH, TO ONSITE PARKING SPACES TO YOUR LOT. 
          UH, THE IDEA IF WE'RE GONNA ALLOW A LITTLE BIT BIGGER, WE DON'T WANT, UH, ON-STREET PARKING PROBLEMS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          UH, THE OTHER ONE WE'RE, UH, REDUCING, PROPOSING TO REDUCE FROM, UH, FIVE FEET TO, UH, MINIMUM OF THREE FEET MAXIMUM, I'M SORRY, MINIMUM SETBACK, UH, SIDE SETBACK. 
          NOW, THAT IS AN OPTION. 
          UH, THEY CAN GO DOWN TO THREE FEET WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PROCESS. 
          UH, THE TIME, ENERGY EFFORT FOR THAT. 
          UH, NOTE, YOU DO HAVE TO FIRE RATE THAT WALL. 
          I THINK I TALKED ABOUT THAT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. 
          BUT THE FIRE CODE, UH, AND THE BUILDING CODE WOULD REQUIRE A FIRE RATED WALL WITH NO WINDOWS. 
          SO THAT'S THE FIRE SAFETY COMPONENT. 
          I THINK THAT'S COVERED. 
          AND AGAIN, THERE IS SOME LANGUAGE THAT CLARIFIES THAT ADUS MUST COMPLY WITH SHORT-TERM RENTALS BEING PROPOSED. 
          THAT IS IN THE CODE ALREADY. 
          IT HAS TO. 
          BUT, UH, THE, THE COMMITTEE FELT THAT THAT WAS IMPORTANT THAT TO ADD THAT LANGUAGE TO BE SUPER CLEAR. 
          AND I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD ADD, UH, FOR THEM. 
          THIS IS JUST A, A REMINDER AGAIN, UH, TODAY, WHAT WE DO, UH, THEY MUST RESIDE ON SITE. 
          IF YOU WANT AN A, D D, YOU, YOU HAVE TO, AS THE OWNER LIVE ON SITE. 
          YOU CAN'T OWN IT, RENT IT TO SOMEONE AND LET THEM HAVE AN A D U. 
          UH, WE HAVE AN AFFIDAVIT THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT WITH THE PERMIT PROCESS. 
          THAT AFFIDAVIT NEEDS TO BE RECORDED. 
          AND COUNTY RECORDS. 
          AND, UH, AGAIN, I TALKED ABOUT THE SEPARATE METERS ARE ONLY ALLOWED RIGHT NOW, UH, IF YOU'RE A HUNDRED FEET OR MORE FROM, UH, THE TWO STRUCTURES. 
          THIS IS JUST ANOTHER ONE ABOUT OUR ENFORCEMENT. 
          AGAIN, UH, THE APPLICANT'S REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION, UH, CERTIFY IT, PROVIDE THE, UH, NOTARIZED AFFIDAVIT. 
          UH, WE ISSUE PERMITS. 
          THOSE PERMITS ARE SHOWN ONLINE RIGHT NOW. 
          YOU CAN SEARCH ON ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS OR ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL UNITS, I THINK WE CALL IT. 
          UH, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT, WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO MOVING FORWARD? RIGHT? THIS IS A BIG TOPIC. 
          SO OF COURSE, WE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO NOT ONLY POST THESE, MONITOR THEM, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO, WHEN WE GET COMPLAINTS THAT MAYBE PEOPLE ARE ILLEGALLY OCCUPYING ADUS OR USING THOSE AS SHORT TERM RENTALS, UH, WE'LL CERTAINLY MONITOR THOSE WITH, WITH OUR RECORDS, AND THEN USE OUR CURRENT CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS, UH, TO INVESTIGATE IT. 
          AND IF THERE'S A VIOLATION, UH, BRING THEM INTO COMPLIANCE. 
          UH, I, I, I PUT THIS HERE, THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ON THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. 
          IS THAT ONE ACTUALLY DID START A FEW YEARS AGO, UH, FROM AUGUST, UH, 2019 THROUGH, UH, THE, UH, THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSING COMMISSION, THE REMOVING BARRIERS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THAT'S WHERE IT STARTED. 
          IT WAS PAUSED A LITTLE BIT, UH, AND THEN CAME BACK THROUGH THE HOUSING COMMISSION. 
          AND THE HOUSING COMMISSION ACTUALLY VOTED TO APPROVE THAT, THOSE AMENDMENTS TO BE PUT IN THE D S D PROCESS, UH, D S D U D C PROCESS. 
          AND, AND IT, AND IT, UH, WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND IT'S BEING RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. 
          SO, UH, THAT ONE HAS BEEN VETTED OUT A PRETTY, PRETTY LONG, LONG TIME. 
          I KNOW WE HAD THE PANDEMIC, UH, PAUSE, UH, BUT IT EVEN STARTED WELL BEFORE THE U D C, UH, PROCESS A YEAR AGO. 
          A COUPLE OTHER THINGS TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, IT THAT THE UD, UH, THE A D U PROCESS IS A DIRECT, UH, A COMPONENT OF, UH, ONE OF THE SHIP RECOMMENDATIONS, STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ABOUT, UH, FINDING WAYS TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OR HOW TO, HOW TO, HOW TO BUILD ADU. 
          SO WE THINK THESE AMENDMENTS, UH, CERTAINLY INCREASE, UH, THAT ABILITY. 
          DO, DO THAT, REMOVE SOME OF THOSE BARRIERS. 
          UH, WE PUT UP A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS FROM THE SHIP THERE ABOUT, UM, UH, REDUCING DEVELOPMENT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, UH, PROJECTS UNDER 20,000 SQUARE FEET. 
          SO A FEW THINGS WERE ADDED THERE. 
          I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THAT A COUPLE, COUPLE WEEKS AGO. 
          BUT THOSE ARE IMPORTANT. 
          WE WANNA SHOW THAT SOME OF THESE ARE DIRECTLY, UH, TIED TO ONE OF THE IMPORTANT, UH, UH, PLANNING DOCUMENTS THAT WE'VE APPROVED AS A CITY. 
          NOW, SECONDLY, I WANNA HIGHLIGHT THIS ONE. 
          THERE IS A, A PROPOSAL FOR AN, A ADDITIONAL REQUIRED NOTIFICATION TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 
          SO, AS WE ALL KNOW, WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE A, A REGISTRY HERE IN THE CITY WHERE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND OR HOAS CAN REGISTER WITH THE CITY, BUT SO CAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 
          AND, UH, THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS SUBMITTED, UH, UH, TO THE PROCESS, UH, WAS TO REQUIRE THE CITY, MEANING D S D, THROUGH ZONING APPLICATIONS OR PLANNING COMMISSION AMENDMENTS AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. 
          WE ARE REQUIRED RIGHT NOW TO NOTIFY, UH, A REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, A REGISTERED, UH, HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION THAT'S ON, ON THAT LIST. 
          THIS PROPOSAL INCREASES THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT TO ENSURE THAT I HAVE TO ALSO NOTIFY A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT WANTS 
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NOTIFICATION IN THAT AREA. 
          SO THIS IS AN INCREASE, UH, TO THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 
          AGAIN, I JUST KIND OF SIDE BY SIDE, UH, RIGHT NOW THE CODE REQUIRES ME TO NOTIFY THE, THE REGISTERED, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR REGISTERED H O A THAT HAS, UH, BEEN ON THE CITY'S, UH, REGISTRATION PORTAL. 
          UH, BUT I DON'T SEND ANYTHING TO A REGISTERED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT'S ON, UM, ON, ON THAT LIST. 
          THIS WILL REQUIRE ME TO DO THAT. 
          AND, UH, THE, THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WOULD OPT INTO THIS. 
          SO, UH, IF I AM A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT DOESN'T CARE ABOUT ZONING, I JUST WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH SOME OF THE OTHER NOTIFICATIONS. 
          I DON'T HAVE TO BE NOTIFIED, BUT I WOULD OPT IN AND WE WOULD PUT THAT. 
          BUT THEN THIS, THIS DOES REQUIRE ME TO DO THAT, UH, IN MY PROCESS, UH, FOR THE ZONING. 
          SO, UH, A LOT OF THAT, I KNOW I WENT QUICKLY THROUGH A LOT OF SLIDES, SO JUST, UH, AGAIN, OUR RECOMMENDATION, UH, STACK RE STAFF RECOMMENDS WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE 191, UH, U D C AMENDMENTS THAT WERE FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL THROUGH THE PROCESS. 
          UH, WE DO NOT RECOMMEND THE TWO, UH, FOR THAT ARE UP THERE FOR DENIAL. 
          I THINK THOSE ARE ONE DASH ONE AND 29 DASH ONE. 
          SO WE DO ALSO RECOMMEND A COUPLE, UH, OF, UH, THINGS THAT WOULD, WE WOULD RECOMMEND AS WELL, UH, IS, UH, WE WOULD, WE WOULD ASK, UH, CITY COUNCIL THROUGH THIS ORDINANCE TO INITIATE THE LARGE AREA REZONINGS FOR THE TWO ITEMS, UH, WHICH ARE THE, UH, WEST SIDE CREEKS, UH, WATER QUALITY PROTECTION AREA, BECAUSE YOU'RE CREATING THAT THROUGH THIS, UH, UH, AMENDMENT PROCESS. 
          AND THEN THE, UM, MISSION PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT CHANGE. 
          SO WE WOULD HAVE TO DO THE SECOND STEP OF THAT. 
          UH, WE WOULD BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AT A FUR AT, AT A FUTURE TIME THROUGH THAT LARGE AREA REZONING PROCESS. 
          UH, WE ALSO RECOMMEND THAT WE WAIVE THE 2025 U D C AMENDMENT CYCLE AND INITIATES THE NEXT UPDATE IN 27. 
          NOW, REMEMBER, THE CODE SPECIFICALLY SAYS WE SHOULD DO THIS ON THE ZERO AND FIVE YEARS, RIGHT? 20 20, 20 25. 
          I THINK THIS HAS BEEN A LONG LIFT. 
          I THINK, UH, I DON'T THINK EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE READY FOR A COMPLETE REHAUL, UH, AT TWO YEARS FROM NOW. 
          SO I THINK WE SHOULD GET BACK TO A FIVE YEAR CYCLE AND, UH, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT AS WELL. 
          SO WE WOULD WRITE THAT INTO THE ORDINANCE. 
          SO AGAIN, UH, THAT'S MY, UH, PRESENTATION. 
          I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS, BUT I, I REALLY JUST HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU, NOT ONLY TO MY STAFF TO TRY TO REALLY KEPT THIS ORGANIZED FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED, UH, BUT THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS, THE, THE P TTAC VOLUNTEERS THAT SAT ON THAT, UH, HUNDREDS, AND YOU SAW THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF WORK AND A LOT OF OTHERS THAT WEIGHED IN WITH PROPOSALS OR WEIGHED IN WITH COMMENTS. 
          UH, SO I REALLY THANK YOU. 
          THAT'S WHAT HELPS US MAKE A BETTER CODE EVERY FIVE YEARS. 
          SO, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT, BUT I CERTAINLY, UH, WILL BE HERE FOR QUESTIONS. 
          OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, MIKE, FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          UH, YOU HEARD THE PRESENTATION, YOU ALSO HEARD THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. 
          UH, AND, AND JUST SO I'M CLEAR, A MOTION ON THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE, UH, TO MOVE FORWARD AS LAID OUT ON THAT LAST SLIDE. 
          AM I RIGHT, ANDY? THAT'S CORRECT. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, UH, LET ME TURN THE FLOOR TO OUR, UH, P C D C CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          SORRY, PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          BEFORE WE DO THAT, WHY DON'T WE TAKE UP OUR SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP? I APOLOGIZE. 
          UH, AND WE DO HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP, UH, TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. 
          UH, SO LET ME CALL THEM UP. 
          IN ORDER OF SIGN UP, I'LL CALL FIRST PERSON TO COME SPEAK. 
          I'LL CALL THE NEXT PERSON. 
          IF YOU CAN BE READY TO COME FORWARD. 
          WE CAN MOVE THROUGH THIS EXPEDITIOUSLY, UH, RAY MORALES TO, UM, OKAY. 
          LET ME FIND TONY GARCIA. 
          OKAY, I GOT YOU. 
          I'LL CALL YOU UP, UH, WHEN YOUR NAME, UH, COMES UP ON THE LIST. 
          MR. GARCIA? UH, STACEY SCHWAN. 
          I'M OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, MS. COLE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE UP DIT COLE. 
          UH, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY STEVE VERTI. 
          GOOD MORNING COUNSEL. 
          UH, MY NAME IS DIT COLE. 
          I LIVE AT 1 0 5 RENO, UH, IN GOVERNMENT HILL, AND I'M ALSO A DISTRICT 10, UM, BUSINESS OWNER FOR THE GOOD OF MY NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE RALLIED IN OPPOSITION AND COMPROMISE ON SEVERAL ZONING CASES. 
          I SUPPORT U D C AMENDMENTS THAT ARE A RESULT OF NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS ACROSS SAN ANTONIO ON ISSUES RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS AND TO ADDRESS INFILL DEVELOPMENT OF GAS STATIONS IN NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          AS THE CITY GROWS, THESE AMENDMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO STABILIZE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY, AS WELL AS PROVIDE MORE ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION BY IMPROVING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S PUBLIC PARTICI PARTICIPATION PRINCIPLES. 
          OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS STRUGGLED WITH MANY OF THE ISSUES WITH WHICH, WITH WHICH THESE AMENDMENTS 
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SEEK TO ADDRESS, AND I SUPPORT THESE AMENDMENTS TO ALL, UH, SO THAT ALL COMMUNITIES CAN THRIVE. 
          I REQUEST THAT YOU SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING U D C AMENDMENTS AS THE CITIZEN APPLICANT FOR AMENDMENT 26 DASH ONE. 
          THIS AMENDMENT SETS REASONABLE MINIMUM DISTANCES FOR GAS STATIONS AWAY FROM HOME SCHOOLS AND MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCES BASED ON THE SIZE OF THEIR FUEL STORAGE TANKS, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER GAS STATION AMENDMENTS. 
          26. 
          ONE IS THE MERGED REVISED IMPROVED PRODUCT OF ALL THREE. 
          THIS IS A REASONABLE AMENDMENT THAT HAS BEEN MODIFIED AND COMPROMISED ON THROUGHOUT THE MULTI COMMITTEE PROCESS TO COME TO THIS SOLID FAIR AMENDMENT. 
          ALSO, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AMENDMENT 16, EIGHT DASH EIGHT AND 16 DASH 10 ADDITION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION AND NOTICE ENCOURAGES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A DIFFERENT FOCUS AREA THAN THE CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARIES WHEN A SHARING INFORMATION AND MORE NEIGHBORS, WHEN A SHARING INFORMATION WITH MORE NEIGHBORS AND GIVING MORE CITIZENS OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS INFORMATION. 
          A BAD THING ISN'T THAT PART OF THE CITY'S QUEST FOR EQUITY AND INCLUSION. 
          I'VE BEEN ENGAGED IN MY COMMUNITY AND WANT THAT COMMUNITY AREA TO BE RECOGNIZED DURING THE PUBLIC PLANNING AND ZONING PROCESSES. 
          THESE EXTERNAL AMENDMENTS WERE ALL APPROVED THROUGH EVERY STEP OF THE RIGOROUS HEARING AND MULTI COMMITTEE PROCESS TO ARRIVE HERE BEFORE YOU FOR RECOMMENDATION. 
          THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO BE A GOOD CUSTODIAN, PROTECTING AND ENHANCING THE CHARACTER, QUALITY, AND EQUITY OF DISTRICTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS ALL OVER OUR CITY, AND GIVING VOICE TO SAN ANTONIANS, THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR HELPING TO MAKE SAN ANTONIO A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND BE WITH YOUR SUPPORT OF THESE AMENDMENTS FOR INCLUSION IN THE U D C. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MS. COLE. 
          STEVE VERSTEEG. 
          MR. VERSTEEG, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY STELLA ASHLEY. 
          GOOD MORNING COUNSEL. 
          UM, MY NAME IS STEVE VERSTEEG. 
          I'M A MEMBER OF THE TIER ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE U D C COMMITTEE OF, OF TIER ONE. 
          UM, A KEY TO THE TIER ONE MISSION IS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. 
          WHENEVER SOMEONE FEELS LEFT OUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, THEY'RE TOLD THAT ANYONE CAN COME AND SPEAK THEIR OPINION AT A PUBLIC MEETING. 
          BUT THERE ARE BARRIERS FOR MANY TO DO THAT. 
          THE CITY'S DEDICATION TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT SHOULD MEAN WE REMOVE BARRIERS IN EVERY PROCESS AND REMOVE BARRIERS. 
          IN EVERY CODE THERE IS A SAYING TO AVOID CONFLICT. 
          SAY WHAT YOU MEAN, DO WHAT YOU SAY. 
          IF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO MEANS WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, THEN PLEASE, LET'S DO WHAT WE SAY. 
          LET'S REMEMBER WHAT THE CITY HAS SAID ABOUT INCLUSIVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. 
          THEN LET'S DO IT. 
          LET'S APPROVE TIER ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION AMENDMENTS 16 6 16 8 AND 1610, WHICH ALL IMPROVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. 
          SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND DO WHAT YOU SAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MR. VERTI, STELLA, ASHLEY, MS. ASHLEY, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY MAURICE STOUT. 
          MY NAME'S STELLA ASHLEY. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          UM, I'M WITH GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE. 
          I DROPPED OFF, UH, TO EACH OF YOU A LETTER STATING THE EVENTS THAT LED UP TO THIS MOTION PER AMENDMENT, THE MISINFORMATION, TRYING TO GET OUR PRESIDENT OUT BECAUSE OF PERSONAL PROBLEMS. I FEEL THIS IS A WASTE OF COUNCIL TIME. 
          EVERY TIME A NEW COUNCIL IS VOTED IN, THIS COMES UP AGAIN. 
          THIS IS THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME THIS HAS COME UP. 
          THE CITY FORMED A COMMITTEE THAT HELD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO PUT TOGETHER A NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN. 
          NOW, ANOTHER GROUP HAS COME INTO PLAY, TIER ONE, CALLING THEMSELVES AS STEERING COMMITTEE. 
          THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DO NOT EVEN LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          THE STEERING COMMITTEE HAS SUBMITTED AMENDMENTS TO CHANGE NEIGHBORHOOD PROCEDURES. 
          I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE LEFT UP TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO DECIDE THEIR OWN CHANGES. 
          THIS HAS TAKEN AWAY OUR RIGHTS TO DO WHAT WE WORKED OUT WITH THE CITY. 
          THIS GROUP SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DECIDE WHAT IS BEST FOR EACH NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE HAS ACCOMPLISHED A LOT. 
          WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THIS S A P D AND SAFE OFFICERS TO REMOVE SOME OF THE DRUGS AND PROSTITUTION IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          WE WERE ABLE TO GET NEW OUTSIDE PLAY EQUIPMENT AND A WALK TRAIL AROUND PERSHING PARK FOR THE CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CHILDREN OF PERSHING SCHOOL. 
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EXCUSE ME. 
          SINCE GOVERNMENT HILL WAS FORMED, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS SEEN REVITALIZATION THROUGH OUR EFFORTS AND IT CONTINUES TO GROW. 
          WE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES LONG AND A HALF MILE WIDE, NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR MORE THAN ONE ORGANIZATION. 
          OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SPRUNG UP HAVE DONE NOTHING EXCEPT COMPLAIN AND ARE TRYING TO DIVIDE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          EVERYONE DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE MAYOR OR THE CITY COUNCIL ALL THE TIME. 
          BUT DOES THAT MEAN WE SHOULD HAVE TWO MAYORS OR TWO COUNCIL PEOPLE FOR EACH DISTRICT? PLEASE VOTE NO ON 16, EIGHT AND 1610. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MS. ASHLEY. 
          MAURICE STOUT. 
          IS MAURICE STOUT HERE? I'LL TURN MY TIME TO HILL. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, ROSE HILL, MS. HILL, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY SYLVIA LANIS. 
          MAYOR ALSO DONNA LEWIS. 
          YOUR TIME. 
          WHO'S THAT? DONNA LEWIS. 
          DONNA LEWIS. 
          DONNA LEWIS. 
          MS. LEWIS, YOU'RE YIELDING YOUR TIME TO ROSE HILL. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, MS. HILL, YOU'LL HAVE NINE MINUTES. 
          YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY SYLVIA ALANIS. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS ROSE HILL. 
          I'M PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT HILL LINES NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION, AND, UH, PRESIDENT OF, UH, D TWO PRESENCE ROUNDTABLE, UH, 30 NEIGHBORS IN SAN AND, UH, DISTRICT TWO, DISTRICT TWO ISN'T, IS OPPOSED TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD REGISTRY OF HAVING MORE THAN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN PER PER NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          WE FEEL THAT IT WILL CAUSE FOR CONFUSION AND DIVISION, AND THEREFORE I WOULD LIKE, AT THIS TIME, WOULD LIKE TO READ THE 30 NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATIONS IN, IN DISTRICT TWO THAT ARE IN OPPOSITION TO DISTRICT, TO THESE UT UH, AMENDMENTS, WHICH IS 16, EIGHT AND 16 DASH 10 CAMELOT, ONE, COLISEUM OAKS COLISEUM, WILLOW PARK, DENVER HEIGHTS, DEL CREST, HARVARD PLACE, JEFFERSON HEIGHTS, LAKESIDE, NORTHEAST PARK VILLAGE, SATO CREEK, EASTGATE EAST, HARRELL HILLS, EAST VILLAGE. 
          EAST WOOD VILLAGE GENERAL KRUEGER GOVERNMENT, HILL ALLIANCE, HARVARD WOOD, GLEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, SOUTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UNITED HOME IMPROVEMENT HOMEOWNERS, WEST FOURTH, WHEATLEY HEIGHTS AND WILSHIRE VILLAGE. 
          LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IN 2018, THIS ISSUE CAME UP. 
          THERE WAS A CULTURE COMMITTEE THAT THERE WAS A PROCESS, THERE WERE FOCUS GROUPS, THERE WAS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. 
          THERE WAS A VOTE BY THE CULTURE COMMITTEE THAT SAID NO TO THIS MATTER. 
          WE MET MANY A TIMES WITH CITY OFFICIALS, SYSTEM MANAGERS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. 
          WE THOUGHT WE HAD AN AGREEMENT. 
          AGREEMENT WAS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ONE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING ONE COMMUNITY BY BRINGING IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. 
          IT'S GONNA CREATE CHAOS. 
          IT'S GONNA CREATE DIVISION AS IT HAS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, GOVERNMENT HILL, DENVER HEIGHTS, AND AS WELL AS DIGNITY. 
          SO THIS HAS DEFINITELY BEEN A COMPROMISE, BUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMMITTEES, WE TALK ABOUT WORD. 
          YOUR WORD IS YOUR BOND. 
          I THINK THAT WE'VE BEEN LET DOWN IN DISTRICT TWO TREMENDOUSLY BECAUSE THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT THAT WE WEREN'T GONNA HAVE THIS HAPPEN. 
          AND HERE WE ARE BEHIND FOUR YEARS LATER, AND HERE WE ARE WITH UDC. 
          I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT EACH ONE OF OUR COUNCIL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SOMETHING THAT THE CITY MANAGER SAID. 
          HE SAID, THIS U D C SHOULD NOT BE A U D C, IT SHOULD BE POLICY. 
          AND WE IN DISTRICT TWO, WE AGREE, THE MAJORITY OF THE AFRO-AMERICANS AND THE HISPANICS CAME BACK IN 2018 AND WE'RE HERE AGAIN IN 2022 SAYING, NO, ABSOLUTELY NO, DON'T DO THIS TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          WE WORK TOO HARD FOR NO PAY, AND WE'RE NOT, OUR VOICES ARE NOT BEING HEARD. 
          IF THESE GROUPS WANT NOTIFICATIONS, LET'S GIVE IT TO 'EM. 
          I'M NOT SAYING THAT, BUT THE SAME TIME, DO NOT LET THEM COME IN AND TRY TO DESTROY THE EXISTING BOUNDARIES THAT FALL WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BIG, SOME ARE SMALL. 
          WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE COMPETING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. 
          WE DON'T WANNA DO THAT. 
          THERE, THERE'S A PROCESS THAT THAT TOOK PLACE, AND ALL WE'RE ASKING IS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND, AND YOU'RE, AND, UH, FOR YOU TO CONSIDER THE FACT THAT, UH, THE REGISTRY TOOL IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TOOL THAT WE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS USE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. 
          WE PUT IN PROBABLY JUST AS MUCH TIME AS EACH COUNCIL PERSON DOES, WE'RE ELECTED BY OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          THERE'S A DEMOCRACY THAT SAYS, THAT SAYS, IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR PRESIDENT OR YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WITH THE LEADERSHIP, YOU VOTE 'EM IN, OR YOU VOTE 'EM OUT ONE OF THE TWO. 
          BUT ULTIMATELY, WHAT WE'RE JUST ASKING, WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU THIS, WILL, THIS WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO OUR NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION'S INTEGRITY AND STRENGTH. 
          THE PRESIDENTS 
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ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF HAVING THEIR BOUNDARIES SET BY OUR BYLAWS INFRINGED WITH ANOTHER NEW ORGANIZATION. 
          THIS IS GONNA CAUSE CONFUSION AND DEPLETE OUR COMMUNITY BUILDING. 
          ANY INDIVIDUAL RIGHT NOW CAN SIGN UP AND RECEIVE THE ZONING H G R C AND PLANNING NOTIFICATIONS WITH EASE. 
          THE INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT HAVE TO BELONG TO ANY REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          NOTHING IS PREVENTING ANYONE FROM SIGNING UP AND BEING ENGAGED ON THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY AND IMPACTS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          THIS AMENDMENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS FLAWED. 
          THE ONLY IMPACT THESE AMENDMENTS WILL HAVE IS DIMINISHING THE HARD WORK OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE CHOSEN TO SERVE AND HELP THE COMMUNITIES OF DISTRICT TWO. 
          THAT'S ALL WE ARE HERE FOR. 
          SO TODAY, I JUST ASK YOU TO PLEASE, I HOPE THAT YOU'LL HOLD OUR BOUNDARIES OF OUR REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOODS AS SOMETHING TO NURTURE AND TO PROTECT AND TO LISTEN TO WHAT THE CITY MANAGER SAID. 
          PLEASE, YOU CAN COME OUT TODAY. 
          WE BOTH CAN COME OUT. 
          WINNERS, GIVE THE GROUPS THE LET 'EM SIGN UP AND REGISTER AND GET NOTIFICATIONS, BUT DO NOT LET THEM IN. 
          COME IN AND, AND, UH, COME INTO OUR BOUNDARIES AND, UH, AND BASICALLY INFRINGE UPON THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATIONS. 
          WE GOTTA WORK TOGETHER. 
          BUT BY DOING THIS, IT'S NOT ALL GONNA AFFECT DISTRICT TWO. 
          IT'S GONNA AFFECT ALL 10 COUNCIL DISTRICTS. 
          AND IN TALKING TO SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WITHIN, I GOT AN EMAIL FROM, UH, THE PRESIDENT FROM MISSIONS, UH, MS. TERRY IVANEZ, AND SHE'S NOT IN FAVOR OF, UH, OF THIS AMENDMENT. 
          SHE WAS, THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF SOME OF THE, UH, UDC THAT THE TIER ONE HAD, UH, HAD PROPOSED. 
          THEY, THEY'RE IN FAVOR OF A LOT OF, UH, THE TIER ONE, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE CHARACT, PRESERVING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          BUT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THESE THREE, UH, UD C AMENDMENTS WERE GONNA BE, UH, CREATE, UH, CREATE THIS MUCH PROBLEMS. SO I'M ASKING YOU TODAY IS TO PLEASE TAKE IN CONSIDERATION WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE, OF THE CITY MANAGER IS SAYING, LOUD AND CLEAR. 
          AND I THANK HIM FOR HIS, FOR THAT COMMENT BECAUSE I THINK HE KNOWS, UNDERSTANDS HOW HARD WE WORKED TO GET WHAT WE ARE HERE TODAY. 
          AND MR. MAYOR, I WANNA THANK YOU TOO FOR THE COMMENT THAT YOU MADE BECAUSE YOU SAID ONE IMPORTANT THING THAT WILL BE WITH US FOR A LONG TIME, YOU SAID WE SHOULD NOT CHANGE U D C POLICY. 
          WE SHOULD NOT BE CHANGING THIS FOR DISPUTES WITHIN A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, BECAUSE THE CITY DOES NOT, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT THE RIGHT THAT THE CITY GET INVOLVED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ISSUES. 
          Y'ALL HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO, LIKE HOUSING AND, UH, ZONING AND HOMELESSNESS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. 
          BUT ULTIMATELY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT BECAUSE IF THIS IS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, ARE WE REALLY, IF THIS SPREADS AND THIS GOES ON, IS IT, IS IT, IS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO READY, READY TO TAKE ON THE LEGAL BURDEN WHEN PEOPLE START SUING EACH OTHER AND YOU'RE COMPETING? WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. 
          LET'S GIVE BOTH GROUPS TODAY WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. 
          GIVE 'EM THE NOTIFICATIONS AND, AND THEN ALSO RESPECT OUR, OUR BOUNDARIES WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MS. HILL. 
          SYLVIA ALANISE. 
          MS. ALANISE, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY PHYLLIS NEWMAN. 
          YES. 
          MY NAME IS SYLVIA ALANISE, EIGHT 30 STUDS DRIVE, DISTRICT TWO, UH, EASTGATE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT. 
          I'VE BEEN THE PRESIDENT FOR 15 YEARS, AND, UH, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO, THE RESIDENTS KNOW ME VERY WELL. 
          UH, THEY DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE, UM, BECAUSE THEY TRUST IN ME THAT I, I'VE KEPT, I'VE KEPT THE ZONING ISSUE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          UM, UH, WHAT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IS THAT, UH, ITEM AMENDMENT 16, EIGHT AND 1610, I HAVE TO WRITE IT DOWN SO I WON'T FORGET, UM, TO HAVE A DENIAL ON THIS ONE BECAUSE IT HAS CREATED CHAOS, UM, NOT ONLY FOR MY NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT FOR OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          UM, I WOULDN'T LIKE ANYBODY ELSE TO COME IN AND TELL ME WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANTS, WHAT THE, ANYTHING THAT'S A CHANGE. 
          I GO TO THE RESIDENTS AND THE RESIDENTS LET ME KNOW WHAT THEY WANT, AND HAVING AN A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION COME AND TELL US OTHER DIFFERENT, JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE YOU MAYBE. 
          BUT, UH, I'M ASKING COUNSEL, ALL OF YOU TO DENY 16, EIGHT AND 1610. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MS. ESE. 
          PHYLLIS NEWMAN, MS. NEWMAN, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY LORI HALL. 
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THANK YOU. 
          MY NAME IS PHYLLIS ANN NEWMAN, AND I'M A RESIDENT AND PROPERTY OWNER IN DISTRICT TWO, AND I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          UH, THIS BLUE PACKET WAS GIVEN TO EACH ONE OF YOU AT CITY HALL, OR EITHER AT YOUR FIELD OFFICE. 
          I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT INSIDE OF IT. 
          ANY STATEMENTS THAT WERE MADE WERE SUPPORTED WITH DOCUMENTS. 
          I'M ENCOURAGING A NO VOTE ON U D C 16 EIGHT AND 1610. 
          SINCE THESE WILL AFFECT THE EXISTING REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. 
          I'M ASKING YOU IF YOU'VE CONTACTED EACH AND EVERY REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN YOUR DISTRICT TO SOLICIT THEIR RESPONSE, AT LEAST TO AFFORD EACH REGISTERED ASSOCIATION AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR OPINION. 
          IF YOU'VE NOT DONE THIS, THEN HOW CAN YOU VOTE? JUST LIKE THE NOTIFICATION GOES OUT TO THOSE WITHIN 200 FEET OF A PROPOSED CHANGE. 
          SHOULDN'T EACH EXISTING ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED? OR IS THAT JUST BEING TOO, TOO TRANSPARENT? THE SAME SUB SUBMITTERS FROM, UH, TOUR ONE? HAVE THEY EVEN TALKED TO THE MANY REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND GOTTEN THEIR RESPONSES JUST LIKE THEIR CLAIM OF NOT BEING NOTIFIED ON POSSIBLE CHANGES IN THEIR AREA? THEN WHY IS THIS SAME ATTITUDE BEING HANDED DOWN TO THE EXISTING REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION STAKEHOLDERS OF NOT BEING NOTIFIED ABOUT THE NEW, UH, EDCS AND POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THEIR ORGANIZATION, POSSIBLE EFFECTS ON THEIR ORGANIZATIONS? I WOULD HOPE THAT THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT SILAS IN THE VOICES OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS. 
          IN DISTRICT TWO, MY BELOVED DISTRICT, THE REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS HAVE VOICED THEIR OPINIONS, BUT THEIR VOICES HAVE GONE UNHEARD. 
          SO I APPEAL TO CITY COUNCIL. 
          PLEASE FOLLOW THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION BY MAKING A CHANGE TO POLICY AND NOT IMPLEMENTING NEW U D C CODES, WHICH WOULD ALLOW OVERLAPPING BOUNDARIES AND LOTS OF CHAOS, ALLOWING ANY VIABLE WORKING ORGANIZATION TO BE INCLUDED TO RECEIVE THESE REGISTRY NOTIFICATIONS. 
          AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THOSE OFFICES THAT RECEIVED THE BLUE PACKET AND DID INDEED RESPOND BACK TO ME. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MS. NEWMAN. 
          LORI HALL, MS. HALL, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY CYNTHIA SPIELMAN. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          UH, MY NAME'S LORI HALL, PROGRAM OFFICER WITH THE LOCAL INITIATIVE SUPPORT CORPORATION. 
          I'M HERE TODAY TO READ A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THIS AMENDMENT FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LEILA POWELL. 
          ON BEHALF OF LISC SAN ANTONIO, I WANT TO VOICE OUR SUPPORT FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE PROPOSED U D C AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. 
          EXPANDING THE USE OF ADUS IN THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP US ADDRESS PRESSING CHALLENGES FACING MANY SAN ANTONIO FAMILIES FROM FINDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO CARING FOR OLDER PARENTS TO REMAINING IN A TREASURED HOME. 
          AS SALES PRICES AND PROPERTY TAXES ESCALATE. 
          ADUS ALLOW US TO HELP FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. 
          THEY OFFER AGING IN PLACE OPTIONS, AND THEY PUT EXTRA MONEY IN HOMEOWNER'S POCKETS. 
          LISC SAN ANTONIO HAS PUBLISHED AN A D U GUIDEBOOK AND HELD PUBLIC EVENTS EXPLAINING AND PROMOTING THEIR BENEFITS AND HAS HEARD FROM OTHER CITIES IN THE NATIONAL LISC NETWORK ABOUT THE BENEFITS THAT THEY DELIVER. 
          THE AMENDMENTS UNDER CONSIDERATION TODAY, WERE THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDERED FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS BY A GROUP OF ADVOCATES, RESIDENTS, EXPERTS AND STAFF. 
          NO ONE GROUP DOMINATED AND NO ONE GROUP GOT EVERYTHING THAT THEY WANTED OUTTA THE PROCESS. 
          THE AMENDMENTS ARE NOT REVOLUTIONARY. 
          THEY ARE INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLDS WHO DESERVE ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE HOMES. 
          THEY MAKE IT EASIER TO BUILD ADUS, AS CALLED FOR BY THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 
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WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THESE AMENDMENTS AS THEY BENEFIT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS, PRESERVE THE VALUE OF OUR ASSETS, AND INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF HOUSING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MS. HALL. 
          CYNTHIA SPIELMAN. 
          MS. SPIELMAN, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY TONY GARCIA. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          I SERVED AS THE TRI CHAIR FOR THE REMOVING BARRIERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING WORKING GROUP, AND I CHAIRED THE COMMITTEE ON ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. 
          AND I WANNA ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT THIS AMENDMENT RECEIVED ADEQUATE PUBLIC INPUT. 
          THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. 
          COMMUNITY PEOPLE AND DEVELOPERS CAME TO MEETINGS IN A VERY OPEN ENVIRONMENT TO CRAFT THE BASIS FOR THE A D U AMENDMENT. 
          WHAT WOULD BECOME AMENDMENT 23 6. 
          R B A H ALSO CREATED AN OUTREACH COMMITTEE THAT OVER SEVEN MEETINGS WORKED HARD TO CREATE A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BASED ON THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PRINCIPLES, AS WELL AS A PR A PRESENTATION TO HELP INFORM THE PUBLIC AND TO SOLICIT INPUT FROM A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES. 
          MEANINGFUL OUTREACH AND PUBLIC INPUT BEYOND THE COMMITTEE PROCESS WAS ALWAYS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE U D C AMENDMENT PLAN. 
          MEANINGFUL OUTREACH SIMPLY DID NOT HAPPEN. 
          PARTLY THE FAULT LAY IN THE COVID SHUTDOWN, BUT ULTIMATELY, IT WAS A DECISION BY THE CITY BEFORE MEANINGFUL OUTREACH COULD TAKE PLACE. 
          THE R B A H WORKING GROUP WAS FOLDED INTO THE HOUSING COMMISSION WHO HAD ITS OWN OUTREACH COMMITTEE WHO WERE TOLD TO PUT THE PLAN OUT TO THEIR EMAIL LIST. 
          THAT AND ONE MEETING WAS HELD THAT HAD 11 ATTENDEES AND AN ONLINE SPEAK UP ESSAY SURVEY, UM, THAT MANY PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT, EVEN IF THEY DID IN DECEMBER, 2021, MOST ENGAGED CITIZENS WERE WORKING ON BOND ISSUES, UM, AS WELL AS THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AS WELL AS REDISTRICTING SURVEYS. 
          DO NOT EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON POLICY, CREATE CONTEXT AND ANALYSIS WHICH THE PUBLIC PROCESS CAN PROVIDE AND WAS NEEDED HERE IN THE CASE OF A D U AMENDMENTS. 
          THE U D C PROCESS HAS BECOME A POOR SUBSTITUTE FOR MEANINGFUL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. 
          INSTEAD OF WORKING TOGETHER, WE'VE BEEN PITTED AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. 
          NEEDLESSLY, DO YOU BELIEVE IN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION? I KNOW MANY OF YOU DO BECAUSE YOU LISTEN AND YOU WORK WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS. 
          COUNCILMAN COURAGE IN PARTICULAR WORKED WITH RESIDENTS DURING THIS U D C PROCESS, AND WE'RE THANKFUL CITY COUNCIL PASSED THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN IN JANUARY, 2019. 
          AND WE, YOUR CONSTITUENTS TOOK IT SERIOUSLY. 
          WE HAVE, AND WE, WE HAVE AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICIES ARE STRONGER AND WE AVOID UNATTENDED CONSEQUENCES. 
          IF WE WORK TOGETHER. 
          WE HAVE BECOME THE ENGAGED CITIZENS THAT YOU CLAIM YOU WANT TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER AND POLICY MORE THOUGHTFUL. 
          I CAN'T CONTINUE WITHOUT MENTIONING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES UNDER MIKE SHANNON'S LEADERSHIP WHO SET THE GOLD BAR IN WORKING WITH CONSTITUENTS IN THE U D C AMENDMENT PROCESS. 
          WHEN WE WORKED WITH THEM, WE DID NOT ALWAYS AGREE. 
          AND THEY DIDN'T SIMPLY DO AS WE ASKED, BUT WORKED WITH US RESPECTFULLY AND WE COMPROMISED AND THEY MET US PARTWAY. 
          AND WE WANT TO THANK THEM. 
          LET ME MAKE MYSELF CLEAR. 
          I HAVE WORKED HARD TO MAKE ADUS MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR MY NEIGHBORS AND TO BUILD HOUSING FOR ELDERS AND STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, OR FOR HOMEOWNERS TO CREATE A WAY OF PAYING THEIR TAXES. 
          I THINK SOMEONE'S GONNA GIVE THEIR TIME. 
          THANK YOU, MS. SPIELMAN. 
          I THINK MARK, MARK IS, UH, WHO ARE YOU, SIR? MARK SPIEL. 
          MARK SPIELMAN. 
          MAN, I HAVE YOU, UH, AS A GROUP, BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, YOUR TIME SEATED TO CYNTHIA. 
          OKAY, GO AHEAD CYNTHIA. 
          I DON'T HAVE MUCH LONGER, TO BE HONEST. 
          UM, I'VE WORKED HARD TO MAKE ADUS MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR MY NEIGHBORS, TO BUILD HOUSING FOR ELDERS, FOR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY, OR FOR HOMEOWNERS TO CREATE A WAY OF PAYING THEIR RISING TAXES, PARTICULARLY IF IT CREATES SOME ADDITIONAL AND HOPEFULLY AFFORDABLE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NOT ONLY ON THE CITY LEVEL, BUT WE'VE WORKED ON THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL. 
          BUT I WANT TO AVOID EXPLOITATION BY INVESTORS AND FRANKLY, INDIVIDUALS WHO DON'T REALLY NEED THE CITY'S HELP AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHERS. 
          I WANT TO AVOID MAKING PROPERTY VALUES HIGHER AND DISPLACING EVEN MORE PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD BY ADUS, TO WHICH SOME STUDIES ARE STARTING TO POINT CREATE HIGHER VALUE, HIGHER TAXES. 
          WE NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          MY REMARKS ARE A REMINDER TO YOU NOT ONLY IN REGARDS TO AMENDMENT 23 6, BUT ALL CITY POLICIES THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          THAT YOU SHOULD WELCOME, ENGAGED IN AN INFORMED PUBLIC INPUT INSTEAD OF TREATING US AS WE SOMETIMES FEEL AS YOUR CONSTITUENTS, AS OUTSIDERS AND TROUBLEMAKERS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MS. SPIELMAN. 
          TONY GARCIA. 
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MR. GARCIA? YES, YOUR HONOR. 
          OKAY. 
          I GEMMA, UH, YOU ARE NEXT. 
          YES. 
          AND I'M CONCEDING MY TIME TO TONY GARCIA. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THANK YOU MR. GARCIA. 
          YOU HAVE NINE MINUTES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          MY NAME IS TONY GARCIA. 
          I LIVE AT 2 43 EAST SATCH AVENUE HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          I AM A MEMBER OF THE TIER ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION STEERING COMMITTEE AND CHAIR OF ITS U D C SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTS OF NINE MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS DISTRICTS OF THE CITY. 
          ALMOST TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. 
          THE TIER ONE GROUP STARTED THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THE U D C, RELYING ON INPUT FROM ITS COALITION MEMBERS FOR POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS OVER THE ENSUING PERIOD. 
          THE COMMITTEE HAS MET ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITH CITY STAFF. 
          WE HAVE WITHDRAWN SOME AMENDMENTS, COMBINED AMENDMENTS WITH OTHERS, AND REVISED MOST, IF NOT ALL, AMENDMENTS TO REACH CONSENSUS WITH THE CITY AND ALL THE COMMISSIONS. 
          THIS WAS A TRUE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN TIER ONE AND THE CITY. 
          THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMMENTS MADE WITH REGARDS TO TIER ONE'S AMENDMENT 16, EIGHT, AND 1610 NOTICE PROVISION AND NEIGHBORHOOD REGISTRATION. 
          THESE AMENDMENTS WERE NOT DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS ANY PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD SIT SITUATION. 
          BUT TO FURTHER THE 10 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDING PRINCIPLES PASSED BY A CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON JANUARY 17TH, 2019, I CITE SEVERAL OF THESE PRINCIPLES TO BE TRANSPARENT IN THE CITY'S DECISION MAKING PROCESS TO BE INCLUSIVE, WHERE THE CITY ENGAGES IN A BROAD TO BE ACCESSIBLE, WHERE THE CITY ENSURES THAT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS CAN DO SO. 
          SIMPLY STATED. 
          AND IF READ CAREFULLY, THESE AMENDMENTS SUPPORT A UNIVERSAL APPROACH IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CITY. 
          THESE AMENDMENTS ARE TWO PERFECT EXAMPLES THAT EMBRACE EVERY ASPECT OF THE 10 PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC . 
          FURTHERMORE, THESE TWO AMENDMENTS NEED TO BE CODIFIED. 
          BEING PLACED RIGHTFULLY WITHIN THE U D C OFFERS A HIGHER LEVEL OF PROTECTION FOR ALL CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO OFFERING MORE PROTECTION THAN AN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY. 
          WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF ALL TIER ONE AMENDMENTS AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. 
          THERE IS A MAJOR CONCERN WITH AMENDMENT 23 DASH SIX, THE AMENDMENT FOR ADUS, WHICH HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT. 
          THIS AMENDMENT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITHOUT TRUE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ON THIS POINT, THE CITY HAS FAILED TO MEET ITS 10 GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTUALLY REFERENCED IN THE DOCUMENT REMOVING BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH IS DATED MARCH 25TH, 2020. 
          TIER ONE SUPPORTS ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS FOR HOMEOWNERS WANTING TO AGE IN PLACE OR FOR MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS TRYING TO BUILD WEALTH. 
          THE AMENDMENT AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, WILL NEVER ENSURE SAFE AGE IN PLACE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND MAY IN FACT DISPLACE EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVENTORY TO MARKET TRENDS SUCH AS AIRBNBS. 
          I HAVE, UH, A SCREENSHOT, IT SHOULD BE AIRBNB. 
          IT WAS LOADED UP WITHIN THE 50 LARGEST MARKETS, THE BIGGEST GAINS IN NEW SHORT-TERM RENTALS. 
          AND THIS IS ONE CONCERN I WANT TO POINT OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR. 
          THE BIGGEST GAINS IN NOR, UH, NEW SHORT TERM RENTALS LISTINGS IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR CAME FROM TEXAS IN THE SOUTHWEST. 
          THE SAN ANTONIO MARKETS, ONE WAS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING MARKETS WITH A 42.7%, 42.7% MORE LISTINGS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. 
          AT THE SAME TIME, THE AIR D N A MARKET MINDER REPORTS 5,440 ACTIVE RENTAL RENTALS SEPTEMBER 
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YEAR TO DATE, WITH AN AVERAGE DAILY RATE OF $170, WHICH OF COURSE DOES NOT ADDRESS OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AS A REFERENCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S. 
          2021 YEAR END REPORT ENDED WITH A TOTAL OF 2,668 S S T R PERMITS, WHERE TYPE TWO WERE 71% OF THE TOTAL. 
          WE ARE NOW AT 5,440 S STR, AND WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS THEIR CURRENT IMPACT ON TODAY'S ADUS. 
          WE UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR MORE ADUS, BUT IN OUR HA TO APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. 
          WE BELIEVE IT WILL CREATE MORE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, ANY REVISIONS TO THE AMENDMENT TO ACHIEVE THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF REMOVING BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ENHANCING THE PROTECTION OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AND WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO. 
          I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 
          THANK YOU, MR. GARCIA. 
          MELANIE COFFIN. 
          MS. COFFIN, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY STEPHANIE REYES. 
          MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. 
          MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY. 
          I AM HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE A D U AMENDMENTS AS WRITTEN AND PRESENTED TO YOU ALL FOR APPROVAL. 
          UM, ADUS ARE AN IMPERATIVE SOURCE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND OUR OLDER ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          UM, IT HELPS EXPAND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE AND LIVE WITH SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS. 
          UM, AND ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE, LEAVE HOME, TO LIVE OUTSIDE THE FAMILY HOME IN A UNIT THEY CAN CALL THEIR OWN, UM, BY APPROVING AMENDMENTS THAT ADD ON AN ADDITIONAL METER OR, UM, ALLOW FOR AN EXTRA BEDROOM. 
          UH, THESE HELP MAINTAIN THAT INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLE. 
          UM, AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE FOR, UM, REMOVING BARRIERS, A LOT OF CONVERSATION WENT INTO THESE. 
          UM, THE HOUSING COMMISSION HAS PUT THIS FORWARD FOR APPROVAL. 
          THE VETTING PROCESS, UM, INCLUDED A LOT OF FEEDBACK TO WHICH THE AMENDMENTS WERE ADJUSTED TO INCLUDE THE COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED. 
          AND, UM, IT SUPPORTS THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SHIP AS WELL AS, UM, ANYTHING THAT RECEIVES, UH, PUBLIC SUBSIDIES IS GOING TO BE HELD TO OUR UNIVERSAL DESIGN ORDINANCE, WHICH ONLY INCREASES THE ACCESSIBLE HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED THAT. 
          UM, AS WE KNOW, THE ACCESSIBLE HOUSING STOCK IN SAN ANTONIO IS DRASTICALLY WANTING. 
          UM, SO PLEASE CONSIDER APPROVING THESE AMENDMENTS AS PRESENTED, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU, MS. COFFIN. 
          STEPHANIE REYES. 
          MS. REYES, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY, UH, A GROUP. 
          BIANCA MALDONADO AND BARBARA WOOD HEALTH. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. 
          CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          MY NAME IS STEPHANIE REYES. 
          I'M C E O FOR THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF SAN ANTONIO, OR KNOWN AS REX. 
          A REX'S MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES THAT SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH, PROMOTE AFFORDABILITY, AND MAKE SAN ANTONIO A SUSTAINABLE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. 
          SINCE THE U D C WAS ADOPTED IN 2001, REX A HAS BEEN A PART OF THAT PROCESS. 
          EVERY AMENDMENT, EVERY ROUND OF AMENDMENT. 
          SINCE THEN AND OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH, UM, DEPARTMENTS AND EXTERNAL AGENCIES TO PUT FORTH U D C AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF NEIGHBORHOODS, PROTECT NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES, PROVIDE, UH, HOUSING OPTIONS, AND ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT IN CORRIDORS AND CENTERS WHERE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS. 
          UH, THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS REVISION, FOR EXAMPLE, WILL EXTEND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RENTERS CONSISTENT WITH THE HOUSING POLICY. 
          AS TECHNICAL EXPERTS, WE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF HOURS, UH, MEETING WITH DEPARTMENT STAFF AND AGENCY STAFF CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND REVISING LANGUAGE. 
          WE APPRECIATE THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO PUT FORTH A MEANINGFUL STAKEHOLDER 
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ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AND THE COUNTLESS HOURS THAT THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE PC TAC HAVE DEDICATED TO THAT TASK. 
          WE BELIEVE THE U D C AMENDMENTS BEFORE YOU ARE REASONABLE AND PRUDENT, AND WE THEREFORE REQUEST THAT THEY ARE APPROVED AS PROPOSED. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MS. REYES BAR, UH, EXCUSE ME. 
          BIANCA MALDONADO AND BARBARA WOOD HOWELL. 
          Y'ALL HAVE SIX MINUTES AND YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY MARGARET LEEDS WHEN I CHECKED IN. 
          I ALSO MENTIONED MARGARET LEEDS. 
          UM, SHE'S YIELDING HER TIME. 
          YOU'RE MISLEADS? YES. 
          OKAY. 
          AND YOU'RE YIELDING YOUR TIME. 
          OKAY. 
          YOU'LL HAVE NINE MINUTES, BIANCA. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. 
          MY NAME IS BIANCA MALDONADO. 
          I'M A MEMBER, MEMBER OF THE TIER ONE, UH, STEERING COMMITTEE. 
          I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE SELECTED IN THE LAST EDITION TO MEMBERS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR ADDING THAT. 
          ADDITIONAL DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO P TAC. 
          THAT WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT AS WE GROW THAT WE HAVE DIVERSE REPRESENTATION OF INDIVIDUALS MAKING, UH, THESE DECISIONS AND WE'RE ABLE TO PULL FROM A DIVERSE GROUP OF INPUT. 
          I THINK IT'S ALSO, I ALSO WANT TO HONOR MS. WHITT HOWELL. 
          SHE LIVES IN RIVER ROAD. 
          MS. MARGARET LEADS WHO LIVES IN KING WILLIAM. 
          UM, THEY ARE ALSO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN DIFFERENT WAYS. 
          AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE TIER ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION TALKING ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LETTERS FROM 36 NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          A TOTAL OF 49 LETTERS WERE SUBMITTED. 
          THERE WERE INDIVIDUALS WHO SUBMITTED LETTERS IN ADDITION TO NEIGHBORHOODS TALKING ABOUT THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURES THAT THEY WENT THROUGH TO VALIDATE THESE. 
          I KNOW COUNCILMAN COURAGE. 
          YOU WERE PRESENT AT A MEETING WHERE I WAS EXPLAINING TO A NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT THESE AMENDMENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY TECHNICAL. 
          IT'S WHEN YOU, UH, AMENDED AMENDMENT. 
          WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHAT'S THE IMPACT WHEN YOU ADD LANGUAGE AND YOU REMOVE LANGUAGE? AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? AND HOW DO YOU CORRELATE THAT LANGUAGE DOWN TO A NEIGHBORHOOD TO ENSURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND IT? BECAUSE YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH ALMOST 200 AMENDMENTS, IT'S VERY TECHNICAL, ESPECIALLY TO GET INTO THOSE DRAINAGE AMENDMENTS. 
          SO I'D BE REMISS IF I DID NOT, UM, READ THE NEIGHBORS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT SEND IN LETTERS. 
          THE ALTA VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE ALMA AL ALAMO FARMSTEAD BABCOCK ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE CHURCHILL FOREST, H O A, THE CHURCHILL FOREST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          THE DEL CREST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION CONCERNS CITIZENS FOR DIGNITY HILL, THE BELLEVUE AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE EASTERN TRIANGLE GROUP, WHICH IS A COALITION, THE HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION, INGRAM HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          INSPIRATION, HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, KINGSTONE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          KING WILLIAM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, LAS PALMAS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, MANKEY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, MEMORIAL HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE MISSION, SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE MONTE VISTA HISTORIC ASSOCIATION, THE MONTE VISTA TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE NORTH CENTRAL THOUSAND OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          THE OAKLAND ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE RIVER ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE TANGLEWOOD RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION, THE TOBIN HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, THE UPTOWN UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE VILLA CORONADO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE WESTIN HOPE IN ACTION, THE WESTWOOD SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          THE WOODLAWN LAKE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION. 
          LOS CARDENAS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, MONTICELLO PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, LAVACCA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          THE NORTH SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR ORGANIZED FOR DEVELOPMENT, NOD. 
          AND THEN BONNIE CONNOR, PATRICIA CHERD. 
          JIMMY, JIMMY KENNEDY, GRACE ROSE GONZALEZ, REBECCA DAVIS, ALAN NEFF, BEATRICE MORENO, MS. MARGARET LEE, SUSAN RICHARDSON, MONICA SAVINO, STEVE VERTI AND CHRISTINA WRIGHT ALSO SENT IN LETTERS REGARDING THESE AMENDMENTS. 
          AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOW FAR WE HAVE COME, WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT THAT CAME OUT OF, UH, DISTRICT THREE, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS VERY UNIQUE. 
          WHEN HAVE WE HAD A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION THAT SPONSORED AN AMENDMENT FOR THEIR UNIQUE AREAS? SO I WANNA MAKE SURE WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THE EXPANSION OF THE MISSION PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT WILL BE INITIATED. 
          WE, ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS OF ADOPTION. 
          WE HAD AN AMENDMENT FROM COUNCILMAN COURAGE AND COUNCILMAN PERRY, UH, REGARDING DRAINAGE TO ADDRESS A, A UNIQUE SITUATION UP IN YOUR AREA. 
          AND THESE ARE ALL AMENDMENTS THAT WERE SUPPORTED BY THE TIER ONE COALITION. 
          AND SO THERE ARE SO MANY AMENDMENTS THAT WERE THERE. 
          I THINK THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAY HOMAGE. 
          I THINK WHERE WE STILL DISAGREE AND HAVE CONCERN IS THE 23 DASH SIX, THE A D U AMENDMENT. 
          AND FUNDAMENTALLY, IT'S THE REMOVAL OF LANGUAGE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS TODAY. 
          SO THAT IS, UM, THE BENEFIT OF AN A D U IS FOR HOMEOWNERS. 
          AND AS WE GROW AS A CITY, WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THAT BENEFIT REMAINS FOR HOMEOWNERS AND IS NOT MANIPULATED AND IS NOT UTILIZED BY A TYPE TWO SHORT-TERM RENTAL. 
          AND THAT'S WHY THE LANGUAGE HAS BEEN ADDED. 
          WE HAVE SEEN THAT THERE IS A HISTORY OF PEOPLE USING ADUS FOR UPPING THEIR OCCUPANCY FOR TYPE TWO, UM, ADVERTISEMENTS ON AIRBNB. 
          AND THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CODE. 
          BUT UNFORTUNATELY THAT TAKES 
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A LONG TIME FOR COMPLIANCE. 
          AND SO WE DON'T WANNA SEE SOMETHING THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL COST BE ADDED. 
          SURE IT'S AN OPTION, BUT WE FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE CELEBRATION OF TOOLS, OF UTILIZATIONS, OF SUBMETERS AND EDUCATING PEOPLE ON OTHER RESOURCES THAT ARE BENEFIT. 
          BECAUSE WHEN YOU, ONCE YOU ESTABLISH THAT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION, THAT ACCESSORY DWELLING IS NO LONGER ACCESSORY TO ANYTHING, IT BECOMES ITS OWN DWELLING UNIT. 
          SO WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE OWNER, UH, WHEN THE PROPERTY SELLS, UM, IF YOU UNDER D S D PRESENTED THE INFORMATION THAT THE AFFIDAVIT IS STORED WITH WHO BEXAR COUNTY HAVING GONE ON THEIR WEBSITE TO NAVIGATE THE OWNER OCCUPIED AFFIDAVIT AND TRY TO FIND IT BY, BY PARCEL, IT'S VERY CHALLENGING TO DO SO. 
          I LOOK AT THIS AS THAT IT'S A TOOL THAT THE CITY OFFERS AND WE WANNA CELEBRATE TO BE ABLE TO BRING GENERATIONAL WEALTH. 
          AND ALL THE OTHER CHANGES THAT ARE BEING RECOMMENDED ARE SUPPORTED BY THE TIER ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE REMOVAL. 
          THE OTHER CONCERN IS THE SETBACKS. 
          WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SETBACKS TODAY, AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF HOUSE FIRES IN OUR CITY, THEY OCCUR IN DISTRICT FIVE. 
          SO THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE OUTREACH TO EDUCATE PEOPLE. 
          WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF INCREASE IN, IN FIRES THE CITY ADDED A NEW LADDER TRUCK. 
          WHY DO YOU NEED A LADDER TRUCK? BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GONNA PUT A FIRE OUT IN AN A D U AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE, YOU'RE GONNA NEED A LADDER TRUCK TO GET THERE. 
          SO THE CONCERN IS THAT YOU ASSUME THAT THERE'S FIVE FEET. 
          THE U D C ALLOWS FOR ALLEYS TO BE USED AND THAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BUILD ON THE PROPERTY LINE IF YOU HAVE AN ALLEY, A RIGHT OF WAY BEHIND YOU. 
          UM, BUT IT IS SILENT ABOUT THE, UH, PROPERTY ON THE OTHER SIDE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SIDE SETBACKS. 
          SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OLDER INVENTORY OF OUR CITY, WE HAVE A LOT OF STRUCTURES THAT ARE ON PROPERTY LINES OR INCHES OFF PROPERTIES, AND WE'RE GONNA ALLOW THREE FEET WITH BEING SILENT. 
          THE CONCERN IS THAT DOES THAT INCREASE THE FIRE RISK TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE FIRE RATED? I THANK THE FIRE MARSHAL FOR GIVING US A RESPONSE ABOUT NEW CONSTRUCTION. 
          WE KNOW THAT NEW CONSTRUCTION'S GONNA BE FIRE RATED, BUT IT'S SILENT ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE OTHER PROPERTY. 
          AND SO DOES THAT RAISE A FIRE RISK FOR AN EXISTING BUILT ENVIRONMENT? THAT'S THE CONCERN. 
          AND SO I THINK THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE, UM, UH, RECOMMENDATION MAY BE, BUT TO LOOK AT WAIVING THE FEE TO GO TO A PUBLIC PROCESS FOR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, UH, FUNDAMENTALLY TODAY, THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD GO TO, TO, TO GET A VARIANCE ESSENTIALLY. 
          AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T PLUG THAT THE CITY'S BEEN WAIVING ALL THE FEES FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, CONSTRUCTIONS, OR RENOVATIONS SINCE OCTOBER 1ST, 2021. 
          IT'S IMPORTANT THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE TALK ABOUT THAT THIS IS AN OWNER OCCUPANT, UH, BENEFIT TO A HOMEOWNER, A PROPERTY OWNER TO BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH. 
          AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE GOAL IS FOR PEOPLE TO BE PROVIDED THE TOOLS TO DO THIS. 
          IT IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER BARRIERS. 
          DESIGN FINDING THE RIGHT ARCHITECT, FINDING THE RIGHT, UM, SURVEY. 
          DO YOU HAVE YOUR RIGHT, YOUR RIGHT SURVEY ON YOUR PROPERTY? BECAUSE WE KNOW THOSE ARE BARRIERS TO GET THINGS DONE AND MOVE FORWARD IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, I WANNA THANK MS. CYNTHIA SPIELMAN FOR HER, UM, SERVICE AND, AND BEING INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. 
          AND I WILL TELL YOU THE PROCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR APPOINTING MEMBERS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. 
          AND WE KNEW THAT THIS CAME OUT OF THE REMOVING BARRIERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE THAT'S UNDERNEATH THE HOUSING COMMISSION. 
          THEY PUT OUT AN APPLICATION FOR THE FIRST TIME, UH, FOR NEW MEMBERS ON THEIR COMMITTEE. 
          SO IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY, YOU KNOW, PLEASE TAKE A ADVANTAGE OF OF FOLLOWING THAT PROCESS, BECAUSE PRIOR IT WAS JUST A NOMINATION PROCESS. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AS WE ALL LOOK TO REMOVE MORE BARRIERS, BECAUSE THIS IS TO, IN MY OPINION, THE FIRST STEP. 
          AND WE REALLY HOPE THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL THE CULMINATION OF ALL THE A D U AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS, IT WAS A CULMINATION. 
          IT WAS A PARTNERSHIP AMENDMENTS THAT HOW THEY STARTED OUT AND HOW THEY ENDED IN THE END, THEY WERE DIFFERENT. 
          AND THIS IS ONE AMENDMENT WHERE THERE WAS ONLY A VERY MINOR CHANGE ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE TO ENSURE THAT LARGE HOMES WEREN'T BUILDING OTHER HOMES. 
          THEY COULD AFFORD TO GO FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. 
          SO THAT'S WHY THAT SIZE CAP WAS ADDED, UM, BY THE ZONING COMMISSION. 
          AND SO I THANK YOU FOR, UM, ALL THIS INFORMATION, BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE DOVETAIL THE EDUCATION PIECE, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU, COMPLIANCE IS IMPORTANT. 
          YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF INVESTORS, 46% IN BEXAR COUNTY THAT HAVE BOUGHT THE PROPERTIES IN 2021, WE KNOW WE SEE IT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          AND I THINK THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU ARE REALLY FOCUSING ON THE PRESSURE POINTS THAT NEIGHBORHOODS ARE SEEING. 
          AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM. 
          WE SEE THE ADUS BEING ABUSED BY SHORT TERM RENTALS. 
          WE SEE THEM BEING USED BY OUT OF TOWN, OUT OF STATE INVESTORS. 
          AND SO ALL OF THAT IS CRITICAL. 
          AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR RECEIPT OF OUR COMMENTS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WE'LL NOW BEGIN, UH, COUNCIL COMMENTS STARTING WITH COUNCILMAN ROCHA GARCIA. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, MAYOR PROAM. 
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I APPRECIATE IT. 
          AND I'M GONNA, UM, GO AHEAD AND START OFF BY MAKING A MOTION. 
          AND LET ME FIND MY EXACT MOTION. 
          THIS IS A COMPLICATED ONE. 
          I MOVE THAT. 
          ITEM FOUR RELATED TO THE PROPOSED U D C AMENDMENTS, BE APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF TO INCLUDE THE INITIATION OF LARGE AREA REZONINGS RELATED TO THE WEST SIDE CREEK'S WATER QUALITY PROTECTION AREA AND MISSION PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT, WAIVING THE START OF THE NEXT U D C AMENDMENT CYCLE UNTIL 2027. 
          AND DENIAL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, ONE DASH ONE AND 29 DASH ONE SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ROCHA GARCIA, SECOND BY CASTILLO. 
          THANK, THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          I WILL, UH, START OFF BY THANKING MIKE SHANNON AND, AND MELISSA RAMIREZ AND THE ENTIRE D S D TEAM FOR WORKING ON THESE AMENDMENTS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. 
          RIGHT? SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE PROCESS. 
          YESTERDAY, WE HAD A SPEAKER AT PUBLIC COMMENT REFERENCED THAT THIS WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST ENGAGING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESSES THAT SHE HAD EVER WITNESSED. 
          SO I WAS PRETTY PROUD OF THAT, RIGHT? BECAUSE I THINK THAT OUR STAFF IS DOING A GREAT JOB. 
          WE ALSO GOT SOME REALLY COOL RESULTS YESTERDAY FROM A SURVEY. 
          UM, AND I THINK THAT THIS JUST REINFORCES THE WORK THAT CITY STAFF IS DOING, AND THAT YOU ALL ARE LISTENING TO OUR RESIDENTS. 
          UM, WE MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE, RIGHT? BUT WE COME TO THE PERFECT, I THINK, UM, SOLUTION FOR, FOR ALL OF US. 
          UM, WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS A DELAY IN THE PROCESS, BUT THE SILVER LINING IS THAT IT GAVE US THAT ADDITIONAL TIME, RIGHT? TO BE ABLE TO HOST MORE MEETINGS WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND ENGAGE THEM. 
          AND I'M SURE THAT THE INCREASED TIME IN OUR HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS GAVE US SOME ADDITIONAL TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO SEE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          AND I KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE, THE DECADE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HOW THIS PLAYED IN PERFECTLY TO THE BOND, UM, AND TO SOME OTHER THINGS THAT I THINK THAT THAT, THAT ARE IMPORTANT. 
          SO I'M ESPECIALLY HAPPY THAT WE'LL BE RECONSIDERING THIS IN IN 2027 IN TIME FOR THAT NEXT BOND OF THE 191 RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS. 
          ONLY TWO GENERATED EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS. 
          AND WE HAVE HEARD A LOT FROM RESIDENTS. 
          WE'VE EACH RECEIVED MANY, MANY LETTERS IN SUPPORT AND, AND AGAINST. 
          AND WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR RESIDENTS, BUT, UM, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A SIGN OF OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THEM. 
          I THINK THAT THAT'S DEFINITELY A, A GREAT, UM, PROBLEM TO HAVE, RIGHT? THAT THERE'S JUST, JUST, JUST A COUPLE OF ONES THAT THERE'S STILL DISCORD WITH. 
          I ALSO WANNA THANK ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD COALITIONS, THE RESIDENTS THAT WENT TO MEETINGS, MET WITH US AND SPOKE UP ON THESE TERMS, ON THESE ITEMS. AND ESPECIALLY TO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN COURAGE, WHO ATTENDED THE MEETINGS. 
          AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS 171 TOTAL HOURS IN MEETINGS THAT WERE COUNTED. 
          SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF THE 171 YOU ATTENDED, COUNCILMAN, BUT, UH, GREAT JOB. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM AND THEN ALSO TO THE MORE THAN 2,854 HOURS OF YOUR, YOUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEER TIME THAT INCLUDES RESIDENTS FROM ALL OVER. 
          UM, I, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ROUND OF AMENDMENTS. 
          I WANNA HIGHLIGHT, UM, JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT I FOUND VERY IMPORTANT. 
          SO IN THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, THERE WAS ABOUT 39 FORMAL MEETINGS THAT I COULD, UM, THAT I COULD KIND OF LOOK AT, RIGHT? AND SO FROM THE REMOVING BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE, UM, THAT ACTUALLY BEGAN MEETING ON JUNE 21ST, 2019 TO THEIR PUBLIC OUTREACH. 
          THERE WERE SIX PUBLIC OUTREACH MEETINGS, UH, WITH POWERPOINTS, NOTES ACCESSIBLE AS WELL FOR EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT. 
          THE ACCE, THE A D U SIX MEETINGS, UH, ALSO THAT, THAT WERE ACCESSIBLE. 
          AND THEN THE, THE 2019 SUM SUMMARY DOCUMENTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC WERE ALSO VERY, VERY GOOD. 
          THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT LIST FOR, UM, ALL OF U D C A AMENDMENTS, THAT WAS ANOTHER EIGHT. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          AND THEN OF COURSE, THE PUBLIC HEARING I HAVE FOR, UM, BUT TOTAL, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME SOMEWHAT LIKE 64 MEETINGS, RIGHT? SO PEOPLE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO DISCUSS. 
          I THINK THAT THE CHANGES ARE CONSISTENT ALSO WITH SAN ANTONIO'S HISTORIC DESIGN GUIDELINES. 
          SO I APPRECIATE THAT THE PURPOSE OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE HERE ARE TO ASSIST AND FACILITATE THE BUILDINGS OF ADU. 
          AND I'LL BE REFERENCING ADU SPECIFICALLY HERE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, IN PARTICULAR, IN THOSE NON HISTORIC AREAS THAT DO NOT ALREADY HAVE EXISTING REAR STRUCTURES. 
          CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR HISTORICAL DISTRICTS WILL CONTINUE TO APPLY, AND STRICTER CODE WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE IN THESE CASES. 
          SO THANK YOU ALL FOR WORKING ON THAT. 
          I'M ALSO AWARE THAT, UM, IN SOME OF THESE CASES, THERE WAS PEOPLE WHO HAD PARTICULAR BACKGROUNDS. 
          SO I KNOW THAT THERE WAS, UH, A FIREFIGHTER, FOR INSTANCE, THAT WORKED ON SOME OF THESE AND SO ON, MADE RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE RENOVATIONS AND RETROFITS FOR EXISTING STRUCTURE IN ANY NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, TO PULL A PERMIT, THEY HAVE TO MEET CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENTS ANYWAY, RIGHT? AND SO LOOKING AT THE FIREWALLS, THE GUTTERS, ET CETERA, UM, THE SETBACKS, THEY WILL, UH, HAVE TO GO TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND MANY STRUCTURES, UM, WILL HAVE TO MEET OTHER CODE REQUIREMENTS. 
          SO I AM APPRECIATIVE. 
          UM, THEY MIGHT BE GRANTED AN 
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ADJUSTMENT RIGHT EITHER WAY. 
          SO I'M, I'M HAPPY THAT THIS PROCESS IS THERE, THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW. 
          UM, SOME PEOPLE WERE QUESTIONING, UH, THAT PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S 30 TO 60 DAYS, IT ADDS SOME ADDITIONAL TIMING FOR THE HOMEOWNER, UH, CREATING SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS. 
          AND I THINK THAT AS WE'RE TRYING TO REMOVE ACCESS TO, UH, BARRIERS, RIGHT? WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT AS WELL. 
          UM, WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HOUSING FIRST COMMUNITY COALITION AND EDWARD GONZALEZ, AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO SENT IN LETTERS. 
          HE, UM, MAKES A POINT THAT WE CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE SHIP'S IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGY ON THE SHIP, RIGHT? AND SO, SPECIFICALLY STRATEGIES THAT INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS AND ADU ARE AN IMPORTANT HOUSING OPTION FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEY'RE IMPORTANT IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          WE'RE ALREADY BEHIND. 
          AND SO I THINK THAT THIS CAN DEFINITELY HELP. 
          HE ALSO MAKES REFERENCE TO THE FACT THAT WE CAN GENERATE INCOME FOR HOMEOWNERS AND PROVIDE A PATHWAY TO INTER INTERGENERATIONAL LIVING AND AGING IN PLACE. 
          SO I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND, AND THANK, UH, EDWARD AND HIS ENTIRE TEAM AS WELL. 
          KRISTIN DAVILA OF MERCEDES HOUSING TEXAS ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS AND HOW THEY WERE CRAFTED WITH RIGOROUS THOUGHT AND CARE FROM BOTH THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE HOUSING COMMISSIONS, REMOVING BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTS OF ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND A JUST A GREAT VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES. 
          SO THANK YOU ALSO TO TO MERCED HOUSING. 
          AND THEN I ALSO WANNA, UH, RECOGNIZE, RECOGNIZE SALSA AND, UH, JANE PONI, WHO ALSO SITS ON THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING TRUST AND PUBLIC FINANCE CORPORATION, OUR FOUNDATION AND OUR PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION, UM, MADE A GREAT POINT IN HER LETTER. 
          AND I AGREE WITH HER AS THE DAUGHTER OF OCTOGENARIANS, UM, THAT SOME OF THESE, UH, THESE CHANGES IN PARTICULAR, THE A D U WILL PREVENT DISPLACEMENT FOR FAMILIES SEEKING MULTI-GENERATIONAL LIVING SITUATIONS FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. 
          AND AS WE LOOK AT THE AGING AGE OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE AGING POPULATION, WE SHOULD ALL CONSIDER THAT. 
          SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT OUR POLICY, UH, FOCUSES ON A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT INCLUDES THE MASTER PLAN ESSAY TOMORROW, THE ESSAY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN. 
          AND OF COURSE, LIKE I ALREADY REFERENCED THE SHIP, UM, AND I'M JUST VERY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES, UM, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT ARE ON P C D C FOR ALL OF OUR WORK. 
          I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE QUESTIONS. 
          I LIKE THAT WE HAD GREAT DISCUSSION. 
          WE ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION TO, FOR IT TO BE BROUGHT EVEN BACK TO P C D C. 
          SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMEMBER R GARCIA, COUNCILMEMBER, MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOU WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK. 
          UM, I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT JUST AS COUNCILMAN RJA GARCIA HAD MENTIONED, THERE WERE, WERE 64 MEETINGS, A TOTAL OF 171 HOURS. 
          THAT IS A LONG TIME TO BE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THESE ISSUES. 
          AND THEY'RE SOMETIMES VERY DRY AND TECHNICAL AND INDUS, YOU KNOW, INDUSTRY SPECIFIC. 
          AND SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU WHO, UH, TOOK THE TIME TO ATTEND THOSE AND BE A PART OF THAT AND COME OUT TO PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          UM, I DO WANT TO RESPOND TO A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT I HEARD TODAY, UM, IN RESPONSE TO FEELING UNHEARD. 
          I WANT TO ADDRESS THAT, RIGHT? I ATTENDED THE PRESIDENT'S ROUND TABLE MEETING. 
          I, AT THAT MOMENT HAD NOT MADE MY MIND UP. 
          I READ THE PACKETS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO US MULTIPLE TIMES. 
          I'VE LISTENED TO YOU WHEN YOU'VE COME TO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT MULTIPLE TIMES. 
          WE ATTEND EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING THAT ALLOWS US MONTHLY. 
          MY OFFICE HAS REACHED OUT TO THE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT ALLIANCE ROSE HILL MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. 
          AND YOU'LL REMEMBER EMAILS FROM MY CHIEF OF STAFF POLICY AND ZONING STAFF. 
          YOU HAVE BEEN HEARD. 
          I JUST DISAGREE. 
          I JUST DISAGREE. 
          AND I HAVE HEARD TWO THINGS REPEATED THAT THIS IS A 2018 ISSUE ALL OVER AGAIN. 
          AND WE DON'T WANT MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. 
          AND SO I'M GOING TO BASE MY QUESTIONS ON THESE, ON THESE THINGS THAT I'VE HEARD. 
          SO WE DON'T WANT MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS IN ONE BOUNDARY, AND WE'RE OKAY WITH FOLK GETTING NOTIFICATION. 
          AND SO MY QUESTION IS GONNA BE, IF A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WANTS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITH OVERLAPPING BOUNDARIES WITH AN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WILL THEY STILL HAVE TO REQUEST PERMISSION AND CONSENT FROM THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION? YES. 
          TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND NOT A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION? THAT'S THE, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD NOT CHANGE. 
          CAN THEY CALL THEMSELVES THE OFFICIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IF THEY DO NOT DO SO? THE CITY DOES. 
          WE DON'T  WE DON'T SAY ANYONE CAN CALL THEMSELVES THE OFFICIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR NOT, BUT THEY WOULD BE. 
          OKAY. 
          WHEN YOU ARE GIVEN, WHEN YOU'RE CONTACTED BY A DEVELOPER AND THEY WANT TO, UM, THEY WANT TO DO A DEVELOPMENT IN A PROPOSED AREA, DO THEY, DO YOU JUST SAY, HERE'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION REGISTRY, HERE'S A LIST OF A HUNDRED SOMETHING PEOPLE, OR DO YOU SAY, HERE IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT IS REGISTERED? WE ACTUALLY DO BOTH. 
          WE GIVE 'EM BOTH. 
          SO WE, WE SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE LIST, BUT YOU KNOW, LOOKING 
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ON THE G I S MAP, THIS IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN YOUR AREA. 
          AND WE TELL THEM, WE'LL BE SENDING OUT NOTICE TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITH THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT. 
          WE WOULD ALSO TELL THEM, OH, BY THE WAY, WE'LL BE SENDING OUT NOTICE TO THIS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AS WELL. 
          OKAY. 
          SO IT DOESN'T CHANGE THAT. 
          IT DOES NOT. 
          NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          CORRECT. 
          ANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SUCH AS WALHAM ROAD REVITALIZATION GROUP, EASTERN TRIANGLE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE D TWO PRESENCE ROUNDTABLE BECAME A COMMUNITY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, THEY COULD ALL REQUEST TO BE ON THAT LIST? ABSOLUTELY, YES. 
          OKAY. 
          SO A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION CANNOT AUTOMATICALLY HAVE SHARED BOUNDARIES THROUGH THIS, RIGHT? SO IF SOMEONE SAYS, I WANNA START A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND THERE'S ALREADY AN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THEY CANNOT JUST CREATE ONE. 
          THAT'S CORRECT. 
          THEY WOULD HAVE TO REQUEST PERMISSION STILL. 
          THAT'S CORRECT. 
          THIS U D C AMENDMENT DOES NOTHING TO THAT EXISTING POLICY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO I REALLY WOULD JUST WANNA STRESS THAT THIS IS ABOUT, UM, CREATING A MORE ROBUST ZONING AND NOTIFICATION PROCESS. 
          AND MS. NEWMAN, I REMEMBER WHEN YOU CAME TO PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU HAD A REFERENCED THAT YOU WANTED, YOU WERE HAVING A, A PROPERTY REZONED, AND YOU SHOWED UP, AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT SAID, WELL, MY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WAS NOT NOTIFIED. 
          WHAT THIS DOES IS MAKE IT TO WHERE IN THAT MOMENT, WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED PRIOR TO YOU GETTING THERE AND PRIOR TO BEING SURPRISED, YOU WOULD'VE BEEN TOLD, THIS IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN THIS BOUNDARY, AND THIS IS THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. 
          IT WOULD'VE ELIMINATED THAT CONFUSION. 
          AND SO I HEAR YOU, AND I GENUINELY DISAGREE, AND THIS COMES FROM NO MAL INTENT. 
          THIS COMES FROM NO ILL WILL. 
          I GENUINELY BELIEVE THIS WOULD'VE FIXED THAT PROBLEM. 
          AND I BELIEVE THAT THE CONCERNS THAT ARE BEING RAISED ABOUT THERE BEING MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, I GENUINELY BELIEVE THAT THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE AN ISSUE ANY MORE THAN IT IS ALREADY. 
          SO IF YOUR ORGANIZATION, IF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS AL ALREADY, I HEARD MS. LANIS, YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT YOU KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, YOUR RESIDENTS KNOW YOU AND THEY TRUST YOU. 
          IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE STARTING ORGANIZATIONS SAYING, WE ARE, YOU KNOW, CONTACT US ALSO, YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GONNA HAVE THAT ISSUE. 
          THIS ISN'T AN, THIS ISN'T AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE IN GOVERNMENT HILL. 
          IT'S NOT AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE CHAOS OR CONFUSION AMONG ANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. 
          AND SO I JUST WANNA BE VERY CLEAR THAT WITH THIS VOTE TODAY, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THESE AMENDMENTS. 
          AND IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES THAT ARISE, YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER VIA GROUND. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I WANNA THANK EVERYONE WHO WAS PART OF THIS PROCESS AND MET AT THESE, THESE MANY MEETINGS, UH, PUT FORWARD U D C AMENDMENTS. 
          UM, THANK YOU MIKE AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS THAT I, YOU'VE HAD WITH ME REGARDING THESE ISSUES. 
          UM, U D C AND THIS PASSAGE OF THE AMENDMENTS, I FEEL IS JUST STEP ONE IN THIS PROCESS. 
          I THINK ONCE WE PASS THESE, WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT HOW WE SET UP POLICY AND WHAT WE, OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR BOTH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 
          BECAUSE WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS MORE, UM, MORE ACCOUNTABILITY, MORE TRANSPARENCY AND, AND MORE ACTIVITY TO BE INCLUSIVE. 
          I HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE THROW OUR COALITION, THIS GROUP, THAT GROUP, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU WERE TALKING TO AND WHO YOU WERE INCLUDING. 
          SO I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD AND KIND OF ASK THOSE QUESTIONS. 
          SO THESE GROUPS WOULD JUST BE GETTING NOTICES AND, AND THEN THEY COULD, LIKE ANY REGULAR CITIZEN COME AND SPEAK UP ON THE ISSUE. 
          I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, UM, WHETHER IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, IT'S GONNA BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ENGAGED WITH BOTH AND LOOKING AT WHAT THEIR MOTIVATION IS FOR MOVING FORWARD OR NOT MOVING FORWARD ON THESE CERTAIN ISSUES. 
          SO I THINK, UM, I THINK THIS COULD BE MANAGED, MIKE. 
          I THINK IF YOUR TEAM WAS LARGER, WE'D BE READY IN TWO YEARS TO DO THIS AGAIN. 
          BUT I AM, I AM OKAY WITH MOVING IT TO 2027. 
          UH, THE OTHER THING IS THE, UM, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. 
          UM, PART OF THIS IS GONNA BE ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING. 
          I HEAR YOUR CONCERNS REGARDING SHORT-TERM RENTALS REGARDING PEOPLE COMING IN, UH, LIVING FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, AND THEN MOVING OUT AND RUNNING BOTH PROPERTIES. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO GO BACK INTO OUR VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND FIND A WAY TO MONITOR THIS AND 
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DEFINITELY FIND A WAY TO MANAGE SHORT-TERM RENTALS. 
          SO, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. 
          UH, I'M GONNA ASK A QUESTION ABOUT LARGE AREA REZONING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE THIS FORWARD, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO DO THIS FOR, UH, THE DISTRICT'S IMPACTS. 
          BUT SO WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT IN TIMELINE IF WE GET THIS PROCESS STARTED NOW? WELL, I THINK WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS TODAY, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR US TO GET STARTED, WE'LL, WE'LL WORK, MY TEAM AND I WILL WORK TO PUT A TIMELINE TOGETHER. 
          UH, WE'D LIKE TO THINK THAT IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS WE'LL BE ABLE TO INITIATE THE CHANGE TO THE MISSION OVERLAY THAT PROCESS, AS LONG AS, AS WELL AS STARTING, IF NOT FINISHING, UH, THAT, BUT WE THINK IT'LL BE THIS FISCAL YEAR. 
          WE CAN DO THOSE TWO. 
          UM, AND AGAIN, WE'D LIKE TO DO 'EM AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. 
          BUT, UH, THE, THE LARGER ARIZONA IS AN OUTREACH PROCESS. 
          A LOT OF MEETINGS, A LOT OF EDUCATION. 
          UH, WE'LL HAVE TO EDUCATE A LOT OF PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE TODAY BY CREATING THE WEST, UH, WEST SIDE CREEKS, UH, OVERLAY, AS WELL AS WITH THE CHANGES TO THE MISSION. 
          SO, UH, WE BELIEVE IT'LL BE THIS FISCAL YEAR, UH, AND HOPEFULLY SIX MONTHS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN WE CAN GET READY FOR THE BUDGET NEXT YEAR AND MAYBE GET SOME MORE PEOPLE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT SO WE CAN WORK A LITTLE FASTER. 
          DEBBIE, IF YOU COULD PUT THAT ON THE RECORD, THAT'D BE GOOD. 
          YES, . 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VIRON. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU MIKE AND YOUR TEAM FOR, UH, INITIATING THESE CONVERSATIONS. 
          AND HOW MANY HOURS, COUNCILMAN 171 HOURS OF DISCUSSION AROUND THE U D C AMENDMENTS. 
          AND I KNOW THIS HAS ALL BEEN RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE AND THEN THE EVERY DAY-TO-DAY ZONING CASES. 
          SO I WANNA THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM, UH, AS WELL AS MY ZONING DIRECTOR, DEREK, WHO WAS IN ATTENDANCE OF MANY OF THE MEETINGS AND WOULD BRIEF ME ON THE MEETINGS AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT HE WOULD TAKE. 
          HE WAS, UH, WOULD GIVE ME UPDATES ON WHAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS, THE DEBATE WAS. 
          SO, THANK YOU'ALL. 
          UM, BUT I ALSO WANNA, UH, SHOW MY, UH, EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS PROCESS, UM, WITH THE U D C AMENDMENTS. 
          AND I KNOW THIS WAS INITIATED PRIOR TO ME BEING HERE. 
          UM, AND I KNOW IT'S GONE THROUGH SO MANY HANDS. 
          AND HERE WE ARE TODAY. 
          UM, I WANTED TO HONE IN ON A COUPLE OF, UH, AMENDMENTS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO DISTRICT FIVE RESIDENTS, WHICH ARE PRIMARILY AROUND DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL. 
          UH, I APPRECIATE THE INCLUSION OF MULTIPLE LOW IMPACT DESIGN ELEMENTS, UH, WHICH DEREK, UH, WOULD USE ACRONYM LID. 
          AND I'M LIKE, CAN YOU, LET'S NOT USE ACRONYMS. , UM, RIGHT. 
          LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT ELEMENTS AS THEIR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF LOCAL BUILDINGS TO KEEP WATER WHERE IT LANDS, WHICH WILL HELP SAN ANTONIO BE MORE FLOOD RESILIENT, RIGHT? SO HIGHLIGHTING HOW SOME OF THESE U D C AMENDMENTS HELP US ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE CLIMATE CONCERNS WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, ABSORBING A LOT OF THE PONDING THAT IMPACTS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          AND WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE RECORD FLOODING. 
          SO I AM GRATEFUL TO SEE THAT THE, THE AREAS THAT HAVE POOR DRAINAGE, UH, WILL NOW HAVE SOME POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO ABSORB THAT, UH, PONDING AND STILL WATER. 
          UM, FURTHER, RIGHT. 
          I KNOW TREES HAVE BEEN A HUGE CONVERSATION FOR, UH, THIS COUNCIL, AND I WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT THERE ARE AMENDMENTS THAT HELP ADDRESS THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT. 
          UM, SO WE'RE BEING REALLY INNOVATIVE WITH THESE, UH, U D C AMENDMENTS. 
          AND I KNOW, UH, ADUS HAVE BEEN A HUGE CONVERSATION. 
          I WANNA THANK THE FOLKS WHO HAVE SENT LETTERS IN OPPOSITION AS WELL AS IN SUPPORT OF ADUS, UH, ULTIMATELY, RIGHT? WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S NO SILVER BULLET WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING OUR HOUSING CRISIS. 
          UM, BUT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT MANY OF OUR GENERATIONAL HOMEOWNERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEALTH BUILD, UH, THAT THEIR CHILDREN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO COLLEGE AND COME BACK BY LIVING IN THAT A D U. 
          RIGHT? AND, YOU KNOW, I, I'VE HEARD FROM SOME OF MY RESIDENTS WHERE THEIR KIDS ARE, HAVE GONE OFF, THEY'RE TEACHERS NOW, AND THEY'RE LIVING IN THE A D U, RIGHT? AND THEY WANT THEM TO HAVE THAT SEPARATE METER BECAUSE IT'S AN ADULT, RIGHT? WHO UNFORTUNATELY CAN'T AFFORD IN THIS ECONOMY TO BUY A HOUSE, UH, OR RENT A, A CONDOR LOFT. 
          SO, UM, I'M, I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT THERE'S THAT PEACE. 
          I, I DO HEAR THE CONCERNS. 
          HOWEVER, ULTIMATELY I FEEL THAT THIS IS A LARGER CONVERSATION AROUND, UH, CAPITALISM, RIGHT? AND THE COMMODIFICATION OF HOUSING AND HOW WE MUST INVEST IN SOCIAL HOUSING AND PUBLIC HOUSING TO ENSURE, UM, THAT FOLKS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO LIVE RIGHT? AND NOT SPEND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR PAYCHECK ON THEIR RENT OR THEIR MORTGAGE. 
          UM, BUT AGAIN, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK OF D S D MIKE. 
          UM, I, I, I'VE LEARNED THE LINGO, SO I DON'T THINK IT'S AS DRY AS SOME FOLKS, UH, THINK. 
          UM, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL, ALL Y'S WORK. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY STAFF THAT I HAD THE PLEASURE TO KIND OF WORK WITH ON, ON MUCH OF THIS. 
          UH, DON'T GIMME TOO MUCH CREDIT BECAUSE I CAN ONLY GO TO THE MEETINGS EVERY OTHER MEETING SINCE WE HAVE COUNCIL THE SAME DAY AT MANY OF THOSE MEETINGS TOOK PLACE. 
          BUT, UH, WE TRIED TO FOLLOW IT ALONG VERY CLOSELY. 
          I WAS 
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VERY PLEASED WITH THE OVERALL RESULTS, UH, COMING UP WITH 191 NOW THAT ARE TOTALLY SUPPORTED. 
          UH, AND THERE WERE, UH, I GUESS ABOUT 220 OR 30 WHEN WE STARTED. 
          UH, AND SO I THINK IT SHOWS THAT THERE WAS SERIOUS CONSIDERATION FOR ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD. 
          I WAS PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO UNDERSTAND HOW, UH, DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, UH, WORKED WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS, WHETHER, UH, IT WAS ABOUT WATER ISSUES OR WHETHER IT WAS ABOUT, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES. 
          UM, AND I, I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. 
          AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, I THINK IN MANY, MANY YEARS, THERE WAS MORE INPUT AND BETTER RESULTS FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS PROCESS. 
          AND I THINK THAT SHOULD CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE. 
          I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF RESERVATIONS ON A COUPLE OF ISSUES, UH, AND ONE OF THEM IS ACTUALLY THE, THE ACCESSORY DWELLINGS, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. 
          AND I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WAS PART OF THE SHIP, THAT'S BEEN PART OF OUR HOUSING DISCUSSION IN VARIOUS COMMITTEES. 
          AND I THINK CREATING ADDITIONAL ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THAT, PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT SIMPLY ESTABLISHED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF A PROPERTY OWNER TO MAKE MONEY BY TURNING THEM INTO SHORT TERM RENTALS. 
          I THINK THAT DOES NOT BENEFIT THE CITY AT ALL. 
          I DON'T THINK IT HELPS US REACH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES THAT NEED THAT RIGHT NOW. 
          AND, AND THAT'S WHERE I HAVE, UH, RESERVATION ABOUT, UH, JUST BEING TOTALLY SUPPORTIVE OF ADUS. 
          I APPRECIATE, UH, WHAT STEPHANIE REYES HAD TO SAY ABOUT REX'S POSITION ON THIS. 
          AND SHE EMPHASIZED, YES, IT WAS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT YES, IT WAS IN LINE WITH CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          UH, AND I KNOW WE JUST WITHDREW TWO ITEMS FROM TODAY'S AGENDA THAT HAD TO DO WITH SHORT-TERM RENTALS. 
          AND I'M, I'M WONDERING, SHOULD WE APPROVE THESE WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING HOW THOSE OTHER TWO ISSUES CAN COME FORWARD AND HELP US REGULATE SHORT-TERM RENTALS? UH, AND SO I'M, I'M STILL KIND OF, UM, UNDECIDED ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT, IT, IT BOTHERS ME BUILDING A SHORT TERM RENTAL WITHIN THREE FEET OF A FENCE LINE OF ANOTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY. 
          UM, IT BOTHERS ME THAT YOU CAN BUILD UP TO A 1600 SQUARE FOOT SHORT TERM RENTAL, 50% OF A, OF A HOME SIZE. 
          I MEAN, HOW MANY PEOPLE OF MODERATE MEANS WHO WANT TO CREATE ANOTHER HOUSE FOR A RELATIVE OR A SENIOR, UH, LIVES IN A 3,200 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE. 
          AND HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO BUILD A HOUSE THAT COSTS ABOUT $200,000 IF YOU'RE BUILDING A 15 OR 1600 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE? SO, ARE WE REALLY ADDRESSING THE AFFORDABILITY ISSUE BY INCREASING OR EXPANDING THE SIZE OF THESE ADUS? UM, I KNOW I USED TO LIVE IN AN APARTMENT THAT WAS 800 SQUARE FEET. 
          I LIVED IN IT BY MYSELF, OBVIOUSLY. 
          BUT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS OF SENIORS OR COLLEGE STUDENTS, OR EVEN, UH, A YOUNG FAMILY WITH A CHILD, YOU KNOW, YOU GO LOOK, AND YOU HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN APARTMENTS RIGHT NOW AT 800 SQUARE FEET THAT HAVE, UH, A FAMILY, UH, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ENABLING PEOPLE TO BUILD 1200, 1500, 1600 SQUARE FOOT HOMES, SUPPOSEDLY, TO PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
          IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO MATCH IN MY MIND RIGHT NOW, BUT I'D BE INTERESTED TO HEAR MORE FROM SOME OF MY OTHER CONS COLLEAGUES ON THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE I DECIDE ON A VOTE ON IT. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. 
          I WANNA THANK, UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT STAFF FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS. 
          I KNOW YOU'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON IT, UM, AND YOU'VE DONE AN EXEMPLARY JOB. 
          IT'S OBVIOUS FROM THE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND RESPONSES MY OFFICE HAS RECEIVED, THAT STAKEHOLDER INPUT WAS ROBUST. 
          I RECEIVED MORE THAN 50 COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS FOR, UH, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. 
          UM, MOST OF THESE WERE CONCERNED WITH ELECTRIC METERING, THE USE OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AS NON-OWNER OCCUPIED SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND SIDE AND REAR SETBACKS ON ATTACHED TO ADUS. 
          UM, WHAT I HEARD FROM CONSTITUENTS IS THE CHALLENGE YOU'RE TRYING TO, UM, TO, UH, MEET IS LIKE, 
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HOW DO YOU INCREASE HOUSING STOCK WITHOUT INCENTIVIZING OUTSIDE INVESTMENT FIRMS FROM BUYING UP A BUNCH OF OUR HOUSING STOCK, OR INCREASING, INCREASING NON-OWNER OCCUPIED SHORT-TERM RENTALS? AND HOW DO YOU DO THIS WHILE PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS DONE? RIGHT? THIS COULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. 
          UM, AND I HEARD A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON WHAT THE EXACT RIGHT APPROACH IS. 
          AND SO WHEN IT COMES TO METERING, UM, I WANTED TO ASK, YOU KNOW, SUB SUBMETERING IS A MORE ECONOMICAL OPTION THAN INSTALLING A SECOND ELECTRIC METER AND ALLOWS MORE REGULATION OF ENERGY USAGE FOR BOTH THE PRIMARY AND ACCESSORY UNITS THAN KEEPING BOTH UNITS ON ONE METER. 
          AND SO I WANTED TO ASK MIKE, UH, WILL SUBMETERING STILL BE AN OPTION FOR PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE BUILDING, RENOVATING, OR RETROFITTING DETACHED ADUS? WELL, SUBMETERING IS AN OPTION THAT'S ALLOWED TODAY, AND THERE ARE TIMES WHERE THAT WOULD BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE. 
          THERE ARE TIMES WHERE IT MIGHT NOT BE, THEY MIGHT RUN INTO SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES, UH, WITH THE MAIN HOME THAT, THAT, THAT MAY NOT BE MORE ECONOMICAL THAN THE, THE NEW METER, DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HOUSE IS OR WHERE THE A D U IS. 
          SO IT'S ALLOWED TODAY, UM, TO, TO YOUR, TO YOUR QUESTION. 
          UH, AND THEY CAN CHOOSE THAT OPTION IF THEY WANT. 
          GOT IT. 
          AND THEN, UM, ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS, UM, YOU KNOW, THE USE OF AN A D U AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL IS A WAY FOR HOMEOWNERS TO CREATE AN INCOME STREAM THAT MAY HELP THEM STAY IN THEIR HOME AMIDST RISING PROPERTY TAXES. 
          HOWEVER, HOWEVER, SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARE ALSO AN ATTRACTIVE FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTORS WHO SEEK TO CO MODIFY SAN ANTONIO'S HOUSING STOCK. 
          SO THERE ARE MANY NON-OWNER OCCUPIED SHORT-TERM RENTALS BEING OPERATED WITHOUT A PERMIT, AND IT'S UNKNOWN HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE, UH, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS TODAY. 
          UM, SO THIS IS WHY I HAD ASKED THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF MY CONSTITUENTS THAT WE'RE NOT DOING A GOOD ENOUGH JOB REGULATING ST. 
          AND, UM, THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR THOSE TWO ITEMS ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS BE PULLED FROM TODAY'S AGENDA, AND WHY I'VE DRAFTED A RESOLUTION TO REVISIT THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGULATIONS THAT I'M CIRCULATING AMONG MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES RIGHT NOW. 
          UM, ON SETBACKS, HAS THE AMENDED LANGUAGE FOR THIS SECTION BEEN REVIEWED BY THE FIRE MARSHAL? YES. 
          AND THEN HOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO, HOW WILL LIFE SAFETY BE INSURED WITH A REDUCED SETBACK? UH, WITH A REDUCED SETBACK, THE REQUIREMENT FOR A FIRE RATED WALL WOULD COME INTO PLAY. 
          SO, UH, IN TYPICAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, WHETHER IT'S HOMES, ADUS, COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION, THE CLOSER YOU GET TO YOUR PROPERTY LINE, THE MORE, UH, FIRE RATED YOUR WALL HAS TO BE, RIGHT NOW AT FIVE FEET, THERE'S NO FIRE RATING, UH, REQUIREMENT OF THAT. 
          SO THAT WALL HAS NOT BEEN TESTED TO ANY FIRE EVENT. 
          IT CAN HAVE AS MANY OPENINGS AS IT WANTS IN TERMS OF WINDOWS AND DOORS AT THREE FEET OR LESS THAN FIVE FEET. 
          UH, IT WOULD REQUIRE A FIRE RATED A ONE HOUR FIRE RATED WALL, AND THAT'S IN BOTH OUR BUILDING AND FIRE CODES. 
          AND THAT WALL WOULD'VE TO BE TESTED TO RESIST A PRETTY LARGE FIRE. 
          IT'S A, IT'S A LAB DRIVEN FIRE, BUT IT'S A PRETTY LARGE FIRE THAT REPRESENTS A TYPICAL FIRE IN A, IN A HOUSE, UH, FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR. 
          GOT IT. 
          AND THEN, SO SOME PEOPLE MAY WANNA RENOVATE OR RETROFIT AN EXISTING STRUCTURE THAT ARE WITHIN THE CURRENT ALLOWABLE SETBACKS TO MAKE THEM INTO AN ACCESSORY DWELLING. 
          UM, HOW TO DO-IT-YOURSELF, HOMEOWNER, UH, WHO IS BUILDING AN A D U KNOW THAT THE WALL EDGES ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY LINE MUST BE FIRE RATED WITHIN THREE FEET OF THE PROPERTY LINE. 
          IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? YEAH. 
          UH, WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY CAME TO PULL THEIR PERMIT FOR THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, UH, THEY WOULD SHOW US THE PLANS AND HAVE TO PROVE TO US THROUGH THE PLANS AND INSPECTION THAT IT MEETS ONE OF THOSE, UH, APPROVED FIRE RATED WALLS. 
          GOT IT. 
          OKAY. 
          THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          UH, MIKE, COME ON BACK UP HERE. 
          YOU KNOW, I, I, NUMBER ONE, JUST LOOKING AT, UH, YOUR, YOUR SLIDES HERE. 
          I THINK Y'ALL, Y'ALL HAVE, UH, DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB ON ENGAGING, UH, THE COMMUNITY. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT, UH, UH, SLIDE NUMBER SEVEN HERE, ALMOST 3000 HOURS IN THIS 171 MEETING HOURS AND 64 MEETINGS, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S A LOT THAT WENT INTO THIS. 
          UM, I, I WANNA ALSO, UH, SAY THIS IS GREAT ABOUT THE COST IMPACTS ON TAKING A LOOK AT SEEING WHAT'S GONNA DRIVE COSTS UP, OR WHAT'S GOING TO, WHAT'S GONNA DECREASE COSTS OUT THERE. 
          AND I THINK OUR GOAL SHOULD ALWAYS BE WHAT CAN WE DO TO DECREASE COSTS, UH, FOR, UH, CONSTRUCTION AND, AND DEVELOPMENTS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO? SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT. 
          UM, HOW MANY DID WE HAVE? LAST TIME THAT WE APPROVED? IT WAS, UH, JUST OVER 200. 
          WELL, THERE WAS 290 IN 20 15, 290 PLUS, BUT NOT 300, UM, 290 PROPOSED, AND WE APPROVED ABOUT 230. 
          SO A A FEW 
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LESS THIS TIME THAN LAST TIME. 
          YEAH. 
          SO A LITTLE LESS WERE PROPOSED, WHICH MAKE A LITTLE LESS WE'RE PROPOSED FOR APPROVAL. 
          UM, THAT'S GREAT. 
          AND, UM, TO ME THAT'S SAYING, HEY, WE'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION HERE. 
          WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY. 
          SO, UH, I, I THINK THAT THAT'S AWESOME. 
          UH, TO THE, UM, TO THE HOAS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. 
          I, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE, IT'S 90 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES UP IN DISTRICT 10. 
          UM, THEY'RE, THEY DO NOT WANT OVERLAPPING BOUNDARIES, AND THEY MADE THAT VERY, VERY CLEAR TO ME. 
          UH, BUT WE DO HAVE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE THAT ARE IMPORTANT THAT LIKE TO GET NOTIFIED AND HAVE, BE A PART OF A PROCESS. 
          UH, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, FRIENDS OF COMANCHE LOOKOUT, FRIENDS OF MCALLISTER PARK, UH, THOSE, THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. 
          SO THEY'RE GONNA BE INCLUDED IN THIS NOTIFICATION PROCESS AS LAID OUT RIGHT NOW? ABSOLUTELY. 
          SO THEY'RE SEVERAL OF THOSE THAT WERE ALREADY ON OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION LIST. 
          SO WE WOULD REACH OUT TO THEM AND CONFIRM THEY WANTED TO OPT IN. 
          AND ONCE THEY SAID YES, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED STARTING JANUARY ONE TO GET THAT NOTIFICATION FROM MY STAFF WHENEVER WE GET A ZONING CASE OR A PLAN AMENDMENT CASE, OR A B O A CASE. 
          GREAT. 
          GREAT. 
          APPRECIATE THAT. 
          YEAH. 
          NOBODY WANTS TO HAVE OVERLAPPING BOUNDARIES OUT THERE TO CAUSE CAUSE ISSUES. 
          UM, ADUS THAT SEEMS TO BE A HOT TOPIC HERE. 
          UH, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, SINCE THE LAST REVISION, HOW MANY ADUS HAVE, HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, OR HOW MANY PERMITS HAVE BEEN PULLED FOR ADUS? I DON'T HAVE IT FROM 2015, BUT WE DID PULL THE DATA FROM, UH, MID 2020. 
          SO THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, UH, WE'VE ISSUED 70 PERMITS, MANY FROM ADU, 70, 70 0, 70, 71, OR I THINK IT WAS JUST OVER 70. 
          OKAY. 
          SO OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. 
          AND DO YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF LIKE OKAY, PROJECTION FOR HOW MANY MORE WE MIGHT GET REGARDLESS OF THIS PARTICULAR, UH, YEAH, I AMENDMENT. 
          I, I THINK THIS WILL HELP INCREASE THEM BECAUSE IT WILL HELP, UH, SOME OF THEM, YOU KNOW, BE A LITTLE EASIER TO OBTAIN. 
          UH, WORKING WITH MARK ARMONA, VERONICA GARCIA, AND A LOT OF THE HOUSING STAFF AND AND ASSOCIATION, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT MORE TOOLS I THINK THAT WE'RE GONNA START WORKING TOWARDS, UH, TO HELP INCREASE THAT. 
          I DON'T HAVE A PROJECTION, BUT I THINK WE'RE HOPING IT'S MORE, UH, BECAUSE OF, UH, IT WILL HELP WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE AFFORDABLE PLACES TO LIVE. 
          SO I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER TO GIVE YOU OKAY. 
          WHETHER IT'S GONNA DOUBLE OR TRIPLE IT, BUT, UH, IT'LL BE SOMETHING WE'LL CLOSELY MONITOR AND, AND PROBABLY BRING BACK TO COUNCIL, WHETHER IT BE THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE OR, UH, BE MONITORING, I'M SURE, BUT 70 OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS? CORRECT. 
          OKAY. 
          YEAH. 
          SO NOT MANY. 
          YEAH. 
          YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, WITH THAT, I MEAN, UM, UM, THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT STR MM-HMM. 
          , CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT, WHAT PROHIBITIONS OR WHAT, HOW WE WOULD CONTROL THAT OR NOT CONTROL THAT? SURE. 
          WELL, WE HAVE AN S D R ORDINANCE ALREADY, UH, THE PROPOSAL. 
          WE DO HAVE SOME LANGUAGE THAT SAYS, HEY, MAKE SURE, JUST KINDA LIKE BELTS AND SUSPENDERS, MAKE SURE THAT ADUS FOLLOW THE S T R ORDINANCE IN GENERAL ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS BECAUSE OF THE OWNER OCCUPANCY RULE, MEANING YOU HAVE TO PHYSICALLY LIVE EITHER THERE OR IN THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT. 
          UM, YOU, YOU'RE A TYPE ONE, IF YOU WANNA BE AN S T R, YOU'RE A TYPE ONE, WHICH MEANS OWNER OCCUPIED. 
          YOU GENERALLY CAN'T BE A TYPE TWO S T R FOR A HOUSE WITH A SINGLE, YOU KNOW, A D U. 
          THERE'S A COUPLE OF EXCEPTIONS. 
          SO IF YOU HAVE A DUPLEX OR A TRIPLEX, UH, AND YOU ALSO BUILD AN A D U, IT'S RARE, IT HAPPENS. 
          IT'S RARE. 
          UH, YOU COULD EVENTUALLY GET A SHORT-TERM RENTAL TOO. 
          UH, OUT OF OUR 4,000 ISSUED PERMITS, THERE'S ONLY 19 OF THOSE CURRENTLY. 
          SO LESS THAN A HALF A PERCENT, LET'S SAY. 
          BUT, UM, THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL, SOME OF THE CONCERNS I, I THINK I'VE HEARD, AND WE'VE HEARD THROUGH THE PROCESS, UH, IT DOES NOT ALLOW YOUR A D U TO BE USED, UH, AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL TYPE TWO, UNLESS YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE UNIQUE SITUATIONS. 
          BUT AGAIN, UH, THEY'RE ALL TYPE ONES. 
          THEY HAVE TO BE TYPE ONES. 
          AND, AND TO THE POINTS RAISED, WE HAVE TO ENFORCE ON ILLEGALS, ST. 
          STRS, EVERYWHERE ANYWAY, WHETHER IT'S MAIN HOUSE OR, OR ADUS. 
          UH, AND WE HAVE SOME TOOLS COMING UP, I THINK, UH, THAT WE PRESENTED ON, ON HOW TO DO THAT EVEN MORE EFFECTIVELY MOVING FORWARD. 
          OKAY. 
          YEAH. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, STR OR BRINGING IN YOUR, YOUR PARENTS OR WHATEVER INTO AN A D U I, I JUST LOVE IT WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, YEAH, WE'RE GONNA ALLOW YOU TO DO THIS. 
          YOU COME IN, YOU BUILD AN A D U, OR YOU USE YOUR MONEY TO DO, YOU KNOW, CONVERT THAT BUILDING OR BUILD A NEW BUILDING BEHIND YOUR HOME, BUT YOU CAN ONLY USE IT FOR THIS. 
          AND I, I'M TOTALLY AGAINST THAT. 
          I MEAN, THIS IS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSES, THE OWNERS ARE PUTTING THEIR OWN MONEY INTO IT, AND THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE THAT FOR 
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ST OR WHATEVER TO, IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE IT'S THEIR MONEY, THEY'RE MAKING THE INVESTMENT. 
          WE'RE NOT, AND WE SHOULDN'T BE TELLING THEM HOW TO USE THEIR MONEY AND HOW TO DEVELOP THEIR, THEIR, UH, PROPERTY. 
          I MEAN, IF THIS IS A, THIS IS AN OPTION OUT THERE FOR THEM TO DO WELL, LET LET 'EM DO IT. 
          AND, UM, YEAH, SOME OF IT MAY BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT OTHERS MIGHT BE ST ALSO. 
          SO I HOPE YOU KEEP THAT IN MIND WHENEVER YOU COME BACK TO THE, UH, TO THE COUNCIL. 
          THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS ON THE ST UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS THAT DO, DO NEED THAT TO HELP DEVELOP THAT GENERATIONAL WEALTH. 
          AND, AND WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD LET THAT HAPPEN. 
          SO, UM, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS AND, UH, COMMENTS AT THIS POINT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MIKE. 
          APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I O TWO WOULD LIKE TO THANK, UH, STAFF, UH, MS. MELISSA, MELISSA RAMIREZ, UH, HOMER ROBERT RAINA, MIKE SHANNON, AND EVERYBODY ELSE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO WALK ME THROUGH MY OWN SPECIAL U D C AMENDMENT SESSION A FEW DAYS AGO. 
          UM, IN PARTICULAR TO AMENDMENTS THAT RELATE TO SUSTAINABILITY AND STORM WATER. 
          THANK YOU ALL. 
          UM, I AM VERY GLAD THAT THE AMENDMENTS WE ARE CONSIDERING TODAY INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AMENDMENTS TO MITIGATE FLOODING CAUSED BY ONGOING CONSTRUCTION, UM, A HEALTH BACKED STANDARD FOR COLOR, TEMPERATURE OF STREET LIGHTS, WHO KNEW? AND, UH, THAT THEY WILL ADDRESS SOLAR FARMS AS WELL AS FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE CITY. 
          I THINK THESE ARE GREAT ADDITIONS. 
          I ALSO WANNA THANK ALL THE RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN SAN ANTONIO AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS FOR YOUR MANY, MANY HOURS DONATED TO THIS TO MAKE YOUR CITY, UH, A BETTER PLACE AND TO HELP SHAPE IT INTO WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE. 
          IN PARTICULAR, I'D LIKE TO THANK MS. MELANIE COFFIN, WHO FORMED PART OF THE REMOVING BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE, UH, FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN DEVELOPING SOME OF THESE A D U AMENDMENTS. 
          UM, MELANIE WROTE TO ME AND AND MENTIONED TODAY IN HER COMMENTS THAT THE INTENT OF THESE AMENDMENTS IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PASSIVE RENTAL INCOME TO HOMEOWNERS, MORE AFFORDABLE OPTIONS TO RENTERS, AND TO HELP PREVENT DISPLACEMENT FOR FAMILIES SEEKING MULTI-GENERATIONAL LIVING SITUATIONS FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. 
          AND I HEARD THAT IN MY FIRST TERM, THAT, UH, HOMEOWNERS WERE IN DESPAIR, THAT THEIR CHILDREN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD AS THEM. 
          AND, UH, ALSO OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, UH, TO LIVE MORE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          SO I AM, UM, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENTS WITH SOME POSSIBLE, UM, MODIFICATIONS. 
          YOU KNEW THAT WAS COMING. 
          RIGHT. 
          I WOULD ALSO JUST, UM, LIKE TO ALSO THANK, UH, SOME OF THE RESIDENTS, UH, WHO REMINDED ME ABOUT THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WORK THAT I DID, UH, DURING MY FIRST TERM ON COUNCIL. 
          AND, UM, IT'S SOMETIMES IT'S NICE TO BE REMINDED THAT YOU ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING, BUT WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO. 
          WE ADOPTED A RESOLUTION IN THAT JANUARY, BUT WE HAVE YET TO, TO ADOPT A FORMAL PLAN ON THAT. 
          SO MAYBE THAT'LL HAPPEN THIS TERM OR NEXT. 
          UM, OKAY. 
          I'LL GO INTO, UH, MY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. 
          I'LL GO BACK TO WHAT COUNCILMAN PERRY AND COUNCILMAN COURAGE BROUGHT UP ABOUT STR TWOS. 
          UM, MR. SHANNON, YOU'VE EXPLAINED HOW THAT THE EXISTING CODE ALREADY PROHIBITS THAT. 
          IS THERE, UH, ANY REASON WE COULD NOT PUT SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IN THE AMENDMENT AROUND ADUS TO PROHIBIT STR TWOS AS WELL AS A PROCESS FOR ENSURING THAT OCCURS? NO, THERE'S NOTHING THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM DOING THAT. 
          AS I MENTIONED, UH, IN, IN THE, IN THE, UH, 99% OF THE CASES WE SEE, UH, ADUS ARE A TYPE ONE. 
          UH, IT'S ONLY IF YOU HAVE A DUPLEX OR TRIPLEX PLUS AN A D U THAT SOMEONE COULD EVEN BE ELIGIBLE FOR A TYPE TWO SHORT-TERM RENTAL IF THEY CHOSE TO. 
          UH, AND WE, WE LOOKED AT THAT. 
          WE HAVE, UH, 19 OF THOSE TOTAL IN THE CITY OUT OF THE, UH, 4,000 PERMITS THAT WE'VE ISSUED SINCE THE, SINCE IT BEGAN. 
          SO, BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YOU COULD CERTAINLY ADD THAT LANGUAGE. 
          AND IS THERE ANY WAY THAT, UM, WE COULD WORK OR NOT, WE, BUT YOUR TEAM, , COULD WORK DIRECTLY WITH C P S REGARDING THE METERING ISSUE, UM, TO ENSURE THAT NOTHING SLIPS BY, I KNOW C P S HAS VERY STRICT PROTOCOLS ON SHARING, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT CLIENTS, BUT HAVE YOU AT LEAST HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT THIS, ABOUT METERING ON A ADU AND, AND THOSE TYPE THINGS, METERING, ADUS, AND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON THAT? UH, YEAH, WE CAN CERTAINLY WORK TOGETHER. 
          WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS. 
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UH, NEXT WEEK WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE BUILDING CODES, WHICH INCLUDES ELECTRICAL CODES. 
          SO WE HAVE CONSTANT, UH, CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THEM ON ALL ELECTRICAL ISSUES TO HOMES, UH, WHETHER IT BE ADUS OR OTHERS. 
          AND, UH, AND OUR PROCESSES ARE LINKED. 
          SO IN ORDER FOR ME, IN ORDER FOR THEM TO LIKE PUT A NEW METER ON OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, UH, WE HAVE TO FINAL IT, UH, APPROVE THE FINAL ELECTRICAL INSPECTION. 
          SO, UH, WE'RE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION, BUT IF YOU HAVE SOME IDEAS THAT WE COULD, WE COULD FURTHER THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND, AND, AND I'M COMMITTED TO DOING THAT. 
          YEAH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT. 
          I DO NOT HAVE THE LANGUAGE, SO I, I HOPE THE ATTORNEY WILL HELP ME ON THIS. 
          UM, TO ADD AN EXPLICIT PROHIBITION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS OF TYPE TWO SHORT-TERM RENTALS TO THE A D U AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY STAFF. 
          SO, UH, COUNCILMAN I, I, I BELIEVE YOU'RE MOVING TO AMEND U D C AMENDMENT ITEM 23 DASH SIX RELATED TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, SO THAT IT'S CHANGED TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AS TYPE TWO RENTALS. 
          I BELIEVE THAT'S THE MO, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S THE MOTION YOU'RE MAKING, YES. 
          WHAT, ANDY, I MOVE WHAT ANDY SAID, IF I CAN SAY THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          COULD, COULD I HAVE THAT, UH, READ ONE MORE TIME, ANDY, HOW THAT WOULD READ? YES. 
          THE COUNCILWOMAN HAS MADE A MOTION TO AMEND, UH, U D C AMENDMENT ITEM 23 DASH SIX, RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, AND THAT IT BE CHANGED TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AS TYPE TWO SHORT-TERM RENTALS. 
          SECOND MAYOR, OH, I'M SORRY. 
          THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR, UM, AMENDING THAT PARTICULAR, UH, LANGUAGE CODE AMENDMENT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, SO LET'S, LET'S TAKE DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT. 
          OKAY. 
          FIRST, THANK YOU. 
          THEN CAN I GO BACK AND FINISH MY COMMENTS? YEAH. 
          AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO DOES, UM, I'LL KICK IT OFF . 
          UM, OKAY, SURE. 
          UH, I WANTED TO FOCUS ON STR TWOS. 
          UM, I HAVE HEARD FROM CONSTITUENTS, IN PARTICULAR, THE MEMBERS OF THE TIER ONE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IT HAS BEEN TO REGULATE SHORT-TERM RENTAL TYPE TWOS. 
          AND I, AND I UNDERSTAND TODAY WE WERE INTENDED TO APPROVE A CONTRACT THAT WAS GONNA HELP US CHANGE THAT. 
          SO I DO LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT COME BACK. 
          UM, AND I KNOW THAT THIS ALREADY EXISTS IN THE CODE, AND THAT YOU HAVE SOME, SOME MEASURES FOR IT, BUT I AM HOPING THAT WITH THIS ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE, UH, WE CAN, UM, WE CAN HELP MAKE THAT MORE ENFORCEABLE. 
          UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO TALK ABOUT HOW THAT COULD BE ENFORCED, IF YOU COULD, UM, ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING THAT. 
          WELL, I, I THINK IT CAN BE ENFORCED, UH, CERTAINLY AS WE'RE REVIEWING APPLICATIONS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS. 
          IF THIS WERE ADDED TO THE, UH, THE, THE NEW U D C, UM, THEN WE WOULD, WE WOULD JUST, ANY SHORT-TERM RENTAL TYPE TWO FOR ADUS, WE WOULD JUST DENY THE PERMIT FIRST AND FOREMOST. 
          WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ISSUE IT. 
          UH, THERE'LL BE SOME EDUCATION, OF COURSE, LETTING PEOPLE KNOW. 
          WE, WE WORK A LOT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS LIKE TIER ONE, LIKE OTHERS, BUT WE ALSO WORK WITH THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSOCIATION OF SAN ANTONIO AS WELL, WHICH IS A RELATIVELY NEWLY FORMED GROUP. 
          UM, THEY SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS AND OPERATORS. 
          SO WE WOULD EDUCATE. 
          AND THEN OF COURSE, IF WE GOT THE PERMIT APPLICATION, WE'D HAVE TO DENY IT. 
          UH, THAT BEING SAID, UH, IF WE WERE TO GET CALLS WHERE SOMEONE IS USING IT AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL, UH, A D U TYPE TWO, AND IT'S NOT ONE OF THOSE 19 THAT ARE ALREADY APPROVED, APPROVED, BECAUSE I'D HAVE TO, UH, THOSE WOULD BE NON-CONFORMING. 
          UM, BUT IF, IF WE GOT THAT, WE WOULD GO OUT, LIKE ANY ZONING VIOLATION OR ANY SHORT-TERM RENTAL VIOLATION, WE WOULD INVESTIGATE. 
          AND IF WE FOUND THAT IT'S IN FACT A VIOLATION, WE WOULD USE, UH, NORMAL NOTICES, WE WOULD USE FINES, COURT FINES, UH, AND IF IT ESCALATED UP FURTHER, AND IT WAS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION, WE COULD EVEN PULL POWER. 
          SO I, I DON'T THINK I WAS SUFFICIENTLY, UH, EXPLICIT. 
          OKAY. 
          SORRY. 
          NO, NO. 
          IT'S MY, IT'S MY FAULT. 
          UM, IF IT'S AN SDR TWO OR SOMEBODY'S APPLYING FOR, OF COURSE THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT THEY DON'T EVEN APPLY FOR, FOR THE PERMIT, RIGHT? AND THEN WE, WE HAVE OTHER, WE WILL HAVE OTHER MEANS ONCE THIS NEW CONTRACT IS EXECUTED, UH, TO PURSUE THAT. 
          BUT IF IT'S AN SS D R TYPE TWO, THAT WOULD MEAN THAT THE ORIGINAL DWELLING UNIT IS NOT OCCUPIED BY THE OWNER, BUT BY ANOTHER PARTY. 
          SO HOW, HOW DO YOU ENFORCE, UM, THAT PART OF IT? WE, WE JUST SAY YOU CAN'T HAVE AN SS T R, BUT AS FAR AS NOT BEING OWNER OCCUPIED, UM, I GUESS WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          SO CERTAINLY THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS OF THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL, YES, WE WOULD REVIEW IT. 
          AND IF IT'S CLEARLY, IF IT'S AN ACCESSORY DWELLING, UH, AND, AND WE HAD THIS TYPE TWO PROHIBITION JUST OUTRIGHT, WE WOULD DENY THAT. 
          BUT ABSOLUTELY, WE WOULD, AS PART OF THAT, THE APPLICATION PROCESS, WE ASK AND REVIEW, DO YOU LIVE HERE? RIGHT? DO YOU, DO YOU PHYSICALLY LIVE HERE? WHY ARE YOU ASKING FOR A TYPE TWO? IF THEY TELL US, WE DON'T LIVE HERE AND WE SEE AN A D U, WE, WE DENY THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROBLEM. 
          AND THEN WE START LOOKING AT AND INVESTIGATING WHAT IS POTENTIALLY AN A D U VIOLATION PROBLEM. 
          SO, I MEAN, I THINK THAT ALL KIND OF HAPPENS. 
          I DON'T WANNA SAY TOGETHER, BUT I MEAN, THAT'S A NATURAL QUESTION WE WOULD ASK, AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE 
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TO GO THROUGH THAT ENFORCEMENT PROCESS. 
          RIGHT? I THINK THE CONCERN IS ARE IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A LONG-TERM RENTAL WITHOUT, UH, HOMEOWNER OCCUPANCY, ARE WE RUNNING THE RISK OF EVICTING SOMEBODY? OR ARE, DO WE HAVE OTHER RECOURSE SO THAT SOMEBODY MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE EVICTED, BUT MAYBE WE CAN, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, MAYBE THE LEASE DOESN'T, THERE'S SOME CH I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTION IS. 
          I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TO BE EVICTED, BUT I ALSO WANT THE RULES TO BE FOLLOWED. 
          SO I, I'LL JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE FOR NOW. 
          I REALLY DON'T, I UNDERSTAND. 
          DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          WELL, UH, AS FAR AS THIS AMENDMENT GOES, I'M TOTALLY AGAINST BECAUSE OF WHAT, WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE, UH, MIKE, HAVE WE TALKED TO ANYBODY ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR THING? ANY, THE, THE ORGANIZATIONS, UH, THE, THE INDUSTRY? HAVE WE TALKED TO ANYBODY ABOUT THIS? ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR, YES. 
          THIS AMENDMENT. 
          AMENDMENT? UM, NOT, NOT THAT I CAN THINK OF. 
          YEAH. 
          I JUST, BUT I, BUT I WILL ADD, I MEAN, THE CONCEPT OF SHORT TERM RENTAL FOLLOWING THE CURRENT CORN SHORT TERM RENTAL CODE IS PART OF THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH WITH MUCH OF THE PROCESS IN THE ZONING COMMISSION. 
          SO, BUT, BUT NOT THIS SPECIFIC TYPE TWO, I THINK THIS IS FROM TODAY. 
          YEAH. 
          AND I, YOU KNOW, I, I UNDERSTAND THE, THE INTENT OF THIS, BUT IT, IT HASN'T BEEN FLESHED OUT TO INCLUDE IT IN THE U D C. 
          NOW WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT DEALS WITH ST AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEEN PULLED, AND WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT SOME MORE. 
          WE, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD MUDDY UP THE U D C AT THIS POINT. 
          WE'VE WORKED ON THIS, HOW LONG. 
          NOW WE'VE GOT AN AGREEMENT AS A WHOLE, NOT ON EVERYTHING, BUT WE'RE SITTING AT A POINT THAT WE CAN APPROVE THIS. 
          BUT I, I DON'T WANNA ADD SOMETHING INTO THIS THAT HASN'T BEEN FLESHED OUT. 
          UH, WE'LL HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY WITH, UH, REVIEWING THE ORDINANCE AND CHANGING THE ORDINANCE, BUT TO, UH, JUST THROW SOMETHING IN THE U D C TO HAVE IT, UM, MORE ENFORCEABLE, THAT KIND OF THING. 
          WE'LL HAVE ORDINANCES TO DO THAT. 
          SO, I, I DON'T, I DON'T AGREE WITH JUST THROWING THIS IN THE U D C AT THIS POINT. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO, MIKE. 
          UM, SO UNDER THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, IS THIS ALREADY PROHIBITED FOR IF IT'S A, IF IT'S A SINGLE HOME WITH ONE A D U ABS? YES, ABSOLUTELY. 
          SO, SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE JUST RECONFIRMING A REGULATION THAT WE ALREADY HAVE. 
          WELL, AS I MENTIONED, THE, THE SMALL PERCENT, VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF, IF IT'S A DUPLEX OR TRIPLEX, THAT HAS ALSO AN A D U. 
          UH, THEY, THEY CAN GET A SHORT TERM TYPE TWO, ACTUALLY, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO AFTER, AFTER A CERTAIN THING, BUT THEY, THEY CAN GET A TYPE TWO. 
          SO YOU WOULD BE ELIMINATING THAT, THAT OPTION OR THAT AVAILABILITY OF WHICH I THINK I DESCRIBED 19 OUT OF 4,000 PERMITS. 
          RIGHT? IF YOU JUST TAKE THAT, IT'S LESS THAN HALF A PERCENT. 
          SO FOR 99 POINT SOMETHING PERCENT, IT'S ALREADY IN THE ORDINANCE. 
          SO YOU'RE RESTATING THAT. 
          YEAH. 
          BUT THE OTHER HALF, YOU, YOU'RE, YOU'RE GONNA ELIMINATE THAT OPTION. 
          SO ON, YOU KNOW, I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS ABOUT ALL THESE U D C AMENDMENTS. 
          I'VE HEARD ABOUT THE A D U AMENDMENTS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. 
          UM, WHAT I HAVE HEARD HAS BEEN MIXED, WHAT HASN'T BEEN MIXED. 
          WHAT I'VE HEARD CONSISTENTLY FROM MY CONSTITUENTS IS THAT THEY WANT STRONGER REGULATIONS FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS, AND THAT THEY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THESE ADUS ARE NOT BEING USED AS NON-OWNER OCCUPIED SHORT-TERM RENTALS. 
          SO I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO, COUNCIL MEMBER PAL. 
          YOU, UH, AMENDMENT. 
          I THINK WE'LL GET SUED AND WE'LL LOSE. 
          UM, I, I SEE THIS AS A, A VIOLATION OF, UM, AUGUST 22 FIFTH CIRCUIT CASE OUT OF, UM, NEW ORLEANS FINDEL STARK VERSUS NEW ORLEANS. 
          I THINK THIS IS A TAKING, I THINK IT'S A COMMERCE CROSS VIOLATION. 
          I THINK IT'S A EQUAL PROTECTION CAUSE VIOLATION. 
          I'M, I'M NOT GONNA SUPPORT THIS, NUMBER ONE. 
          NUMBER TWO, I'VE ALSO GOTTEN A FLOOD OF EMAILS OVER THE PAST WEEK ASKING THAT WE DELAY A CONVERSATION ABOUT, UM, SHORT-TERM RENTALS. 
          UM, AND WE PULLED, UH, TWO SHORT-TERM RENTAL ITEMS OFF THE AGENDA TODAY. 
          I BELIEVE IN REACTION TO ALL THOSE REQUESTS. 
          UM, EARLIER, YOU KNOW, ALMOST EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS ON THIS DAIS WERE COMMEND, YOU KNOW, STARTED BY COMMENDING MIKE SHANNON AND HIS TEAM FOR SPENDING THOUSANDS OF MAN HOURS AND WOMAN HOURS ON, UM, TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. 
          UM, THIS, THIS LATE IN THE DAY AMENDMENT, UM, YOU KNOW, HASN'T, DIDN'T GET THE BENEFIT OF ALL 
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THAT TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. 
          UH, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, WOULDN'T HURT ANYBODY TO, YOU KNOW, LET THE PUBLIC HEAR ABOUT HOW THIS PLAYS OUT. 
          I ALSO DON'T THINK THAT, UM, THIS HAS GIVEN ANDY SEGO AND HIS TEAM TIME TO VET THE, UH, THE LEGAL LANDMINES BY, UM, STEPPING INTO, UH, YET ANOTHER POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW, LITIGATION PROBLEM. 
          UM, AUSTIN JUST RECENTLY LEARNED, UM, LEARNED, UH, AN IMPORTANT LESSON ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FURTHER RESTRICTING STR, UH, AND, AND THEY LEARNED THAT LESSON IN COURT, AND IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. 
          AND, UH, I'D RATHER US, UM, YOU KNOW, STUDY THIS BEFORE WE GO OFF HALF COCKED. 
          AND SO I'M, UH, I'M GONNA VOTE KNOWN. 
          THOSE ARE MY POINTS. 
          THANKS, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PIA. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          BRAVO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND MIKE, YOU SAID THAT YOU THINK IT'S 19, IN 19 CASES OUT OF 4,000 THAT ARE LEGALLY PERMITTED, THIS COULD AFFECT AS FAR AS DUPLEXES, UH, DUPLEXES OR TRIPLEXES, MULTI OR DUPLEXES OR TRIPLEXES. 
          SO, UM, IF THIS MAKES IT EASIER FOR ANY OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, I'D LIKE TO OFFER A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT WE MAKE THIS APPLY TO SINGLE FAMILY USE, UM, ONLY, AND THEN IT WOULDN'T AFFECT THOSE 19. 
          WOULD, WOULD, THAT WOULD, I'D LIKE TO, UH, RESTATE MY MOTION. 
          SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE ANDY RESTATE MY MOTION. 
          . 
          SO THE, UH, THE, THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT THAT'S ON THE TABLE THEN IS TO, IS THAT WE CHANGE U D C AMENDMENT ITEM 23 DASH SIX, UH, AND CHANGE THAT TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AS TYPE TWO SHORT TERM RENTAL RENTALS, UH, FOR FAMILY, UM, SINGLE FAMILY UNITS. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS PUT FORWARD, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION, UH, TO ALLOWING THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? I DON'T HEAR ANY, SO WE'LL AMEND THAT MOTION ACCORDINGLY. 
          UH, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UH, I APPRECIATE THIS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD. 
          I THINK IT, IT GETS TO THE HEART OF WHAT WE ARE, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, I WOULD, I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE WHO SAID, UH, THIS IS A TAKING OF SOME KIND. 
          IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE TAKING AWAY SOMEBODY'S RIGHTS. 
          YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BUILD AN A D U AND YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ALLOW A FAMILY MEMBER TO LIVE THERE, OR ANYBODY ELSE THAT YOU WANNA LIVE THERE AS A, AS A TENANT FOR SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR OR FOREVER. 
          WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY SAYING IS, WE DON'T WANNA STOP PEOPLE FROM BEING ABLE TO BUILD AN A D U AND, AND RENT IT OUT. 
          WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SAY IS, WE DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TO START PUTTING A BUSINESS IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THAT'S WHAT SHORT-TERM RENTAL TYPE TWOS ARE. 
          THEY'RE JUST A BUSINESS. 
          THEY'RE JUST PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE MONEY BY RENTING IT TO TOURISTS. 
          UH, AND, AND HOW DOES THAT PROTECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD? AND I THINK THE, UM, THE PROPOSAL THAT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED RIGHT NOW BY, UH, COUNCILMAN SANDOVAL HELPS US ADDRESS PROTECTING NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT STILL ALLOWING PEOPLE TO BUILD AN A D U FOR A FAMILY MEMBER, A FRIEND, OR EVEN A LONG-TERM TENANT. 
          SO I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          UH, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO, TO MAKE ONE MORE POINT, AND IT, IT MAY BE OBVIOUS TO EVERYBODY, BUT, UM, I WILL ADMIT, I, I USE SHORT-TERM RENTALS WHEN I TRAVEL. 
          I LOVE IT. 
          I THINK IT'S SO MUCH FUN. 
          UH, DO I WANT THEM IN MY  IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD? ONLY A FEW. 
          NOT THAT MANY. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, BUT IF OUR, IF OUR GOAL, AND, AND WE'VE ALL TALKED ABOUT IT, IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND THIS CAME FROM THE WORK GROUP ON BARRIERS, ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
          UM, IT HAS BEEN MY OBSERVATION THAT SPECULATIVE INVESTMENT IN SHORT-TERM RENTALS IS, UH, MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR OUR OWN, UM, LONG-TERM RESIDENTS TO PURCHASE A HOME FOR THEIR FAMILIES TO PURCHASE A HOME. 
          AND THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. 
          AND I, I DO HAVE TO THINK THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS FOR BRINGING THAT TO, TO, TO MY ATTENTION. 
          UM, SO I DO BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE, UM, THIS MIGHT HELP MITIGATE THAT UNINTENDED, UH, CONSEQUENCE. 
          AND I PUT FORWARD THIS AMENDMENT WITH THAT INTENT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GRO RON. 
          UM, THANK YOU. 
          I THINK WHAT, UM, I THINK WE DO NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT THE RAMIFICATIONS ARE. 
          THIS, WHEN WE TELL PEOPLE WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO WITH ASSISTANT DWELLING UNITS, I WANNA TAKE CARE OF A SHORT-TERM RENTALS AS, 
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AS MUCH AS THE NEXT PERSON. 
          AND I THINK ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE TWO DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS. 
          BECAUSE YOU, I I, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ZONING. 
          IT DOESN'T MATTER. 
          YOU CAN TELL ME RIGHT NOW, AND I WILL USE ONE HOUSE IN IN PARTICULAR, IT, THE HOMEOWNER LIVES THERE. 
          IT'S MF 33. 
          SO IF WE ARE NOT ADDRESSING OUR ZONING ISSUES FIRST, AND, AND YOU CAN, YOU CAN MAKE UP ALL THE ISSUES FOR, YOU CAN, YOU CAN DO ALL THE U D C AMENDMENTS HERE IN DISTRICT THREE UNTIL WE GET OUR ZONING RIGHT. 
          PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO SHORT-TERM RENTALS, WHICH IS WHY I WANT TO HOLD OFF ON THIS AND ADDRESS SHORT-TERM RENTALS, BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE DIS THE, THE, THE AREA'S NOT ZONED CORRECTLY, WHICH IS THE SOUTHERN SECTOR THAT IS GOING TO SEE THIS, THE SHORT TERM RENTALS COME IN TO. 
          AND WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO CONTROL THAT. 
          SO I THINK I WANT BE SOMETHING MORE, DO SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE THAN TELLING PEOPLE RIGHT NOW. 
          'CAUSE CURRENTLY I DO HAVE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE SHORT-TERM RENTALS, UM, AND, AND LIVE IN THE HOUSE. 
          AND FOR ME TO GO BACK AND TELL THEM, OH, BY THE WAY, NOW YOU'RE IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE, WHAT, LIKE, WHAT IS IT GONNA DO THERE FOR THOSE NEIGHBORS ALREADY IF WE MAKE THIS CHANGE? IS THIS FOR ONLY NEW CONSTRUCTION OR NEW DESIGNATION? WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH ALL THOSE OTHERS THAT ARE, ARE USING, UH, THEIR, UH, ACCESSORY D DWELLING UNIT AS AN, AS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL? CAN YOU SHARE WITH THAT, SHARE, SHARE INFORMATION, MIKE? SURE. 
          UM, SO YOU, YOU KIND OF DESCRIBED SOMETHING WHERE SOMEONE'S LIVING THERE AND THEY HAVE AN A D U. 
          THEY MAY USING IT AS A, AS A, AS A, UM, SHORT-TERM RENTAL IF IT'S A TYPE ONE THAT'S NOT BEING AFFECTED BY THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT. 
          SO THEY WOULD LEGALLY STAY IN COMPLIANCE. 
          THE 19 PERMITS THAT WE'VE ISSUED FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS, UM, WOULD HAVE BEEN, UH, LEGALLY GRANDFATHERED HAD NOT, BUT FOR THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, I THINK, 'CAUSE YOU GUYS CLARIFIED, IT'S NOT, YOU'RE NOT INTENDED TO, TO MAKE THIS AMENDMENT APPLY TO THEM. 
          SO I THINK EVERYTHING THAT'S THERE, IF IT'S LEGAL TODAY, THEN IT WOULD BE LEGAL UPON THE PASSAGE OF THIS, BECAUSE EITHER IT'S LEGALLY GRANDFATHERED OR, UH, IT'S A TYPE ONE. 
          THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M, THAT'S WHAT I THINK I'M HEARING. 
          WE WOULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT, BUT I'VE GOT A HEARING THAT, SO WHAT ABOUT THE RESIDENTS THAT DIDN'T REGISTER AS SHORT-TERM RENTALS, BUT HAVE BEEN FUNCTIONING, ARE ON, UH, THE WEBSITES? WHAT ABOUT THOSE? WELL, THAT WOULD BE AN ILLEGAL ILLEGALLY OPERATING SHORT TERM RENTAL. 
          THEY HAVE NO, UH, THEY HAVE NO GRANDFATHERING, NO ANYTHING. 
          SO WHATEVER THE LAW IS WHEN THEY, WHEN WE FIND THEM AND THEY DO COME IN AND REQUEST A PERMIT, THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL BE HELD, HELD TO. 
          AND, AND COUNCILMAN, I'LL CONFIRM, UM, THE, THE FACT THAT THEY WOULD BE CONSIDERED RUNNING AN ILLEGAL S T R AT THE TIME, AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ILLEGAL STR ARE OUT THERE CURRENTLY, DO WE? I DON'T HAVE THAT EXACT NUMBER. 
          NO. 
          AND WHO, WHO'S GONNA ENFORCE THIS AGAIN? UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WOULD DO MOST OF THAT ALONG WITH FINANCE AND OUR HOT HOT COMPLIANCE FUND. 
          BUT, UH, THAT'S GENERALLY WHO IT IS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PIAS. 
          THANKS. 
          UH, ONE, ONE OTHER QUESTION, AND ANDY, I KNOW YOU CAN'T GIVE US LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE DAAS, BUT, UM, HAVE, HAVE YOU GUYS VETTED THIS PRIOR TO TODAY? UH, COUNCILMAN, WE, WE ALWAYS TAKE A LOOK AT, UH, OUR CURRENT S T R REGULATION AND WHERE THAT STANDS, UH, IN COMPARISON TO WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE FACING IN TERMS OF A LEGAL CHALLENGE. 
          UH, AND, UH, THE GOOD NEWS IS OUR S T R MODEL, UH, SO FAR HAS NOT BEEN LEGALLY CHALLENGED. 
          AND IT'D BE COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES, UH, IT DOES SEEM TO STRIKE THE RIGHT BALANCE. 
          UM, OBVIOUSLY WITH ANY CHANGE TO IT, I MEAN, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THERE'LL BE A LEGAL CHALLENGE, BUT JUST WITH, UH, EVERY OTHER LEGAL CHALLENGE, UH, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL, UH, WORK OUR BEST TO, UH, FURTHER WHATEVER POLICY THE COUNCIL WANTS TO, UH, ADOPT IN THAT RESPECT. 
          THANK YOU, . 
          MY QUESTION WAS, HAVE YOU GUYS LOOKED AT THIS, UM, POSSIBILITY OF PRO PROHIBITING ADUS FROM BEING USED AT STRS? THAT, IN OTHER WORDS, HAVE YOU GUYS LOOKED SPECIFICALLY AT THE LANGUAGE OF THE AMENDMENT AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT SATISFIES, UM, OR HAVE YOU, HAVE YOU SCRUBBED IT FOR LEGAL LANDMINES? WE HAVE NOT, UH, SCRUBBED IT COMPLETELY, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, I MEAN, ON ITS FACE, IT DOES NOT, I MEAN, ON, ON ITS FACE, IT DOES NOT, UH, LEAD US TO CONCLUDE ANYTHING. 
          BUT WE 
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HAVE NOT, UH, TAKEN A DEEPER DIVE THAN THAT. 
          UH, NA. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THANKS. 
          UH, THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER PELA, ANY, UH, FURTHER COMMENTS, UM, ON, ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT? I, I'LL, I'LL TELL YOU, I'M, I'M A LITTLE TORN BY THIS BECAUSE I, I DO, UH, WE ARE REGULATING S T R TYPE TWOS FOR VERY GOOD REASON. 
          THEY HAVE THE, THEY HAVE THE, UH, PROPENSITY TO CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF A NEIGHBORHOOD FROM A, FROM AN ACTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE FAMILIES ARE LIVING AND THRIVING FOR A LONG TIME TO BECOME INVESTMENT COMMUNITIES WHERE, UH, PEOPLE ARE IN AND OUT AND THEY BECOME, UH, UH, CHALLENGES TO NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          UH, SO I AM, UH, VERY MUCH SUPPORTIVE OF OUR SS T R ORDINANCE AND THE DIALOGUE ABOUT ADU. 
          I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS, AND I DO HOPE THAT WE TAKE A, UH, A SHARP LOOK AT HOW WE ARE ENFORCING WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE ENFORCING WELL AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ENFORCING WELL WITH RESPECT TO, UH, CHANGING THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT LANGUAGE. 
          HOWEVER, UH, IT GIVES ME GREAT PAUSE TO RESTRICT, UH, A BUSINESS THAT WE, WE DO REGULATE, BUT THAT IS LEGAL IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          UH, AND THAT WE REGULATE THROUGH A POLICY SPECIFIC TO SDRS. 
          UM, AND, AND I DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW, UH, NEWLY PERMITTED CONSTRUCTED ADUS WANTING TO LEGALLY FALL WITHIN THE POLICY PARAMETERS OF OUR S T R ORDINANCE AND STAY WITHIN THE 12.5% BROCK FACE, ET CETERA, HOW THIS MIGHT IMPACT THEIR CLAIM TO HAVE A LEGAL BUSINESS, UH, OPERATING WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF OUR GUIDELINES AND LAWS IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          SO FOR THAT REASON, UH, I DON'T SUPPORT, UH, CHANGING IT RIGHT NOW. 
          I COULD BE CONVINCED GIVEN, UH, FURTHER DELIBERATION, BUT I DON'T THINK WE CAN DO THAT ON THE DIETS TODAY. 
          SO I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING, UH, THE, THE LANGUAGE AMENDMENT TO THE ADU. 
          SO, UNLESS THERE'S FURTHER, UH, DISCUSSION ON, ON THIS ONE, COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL THIRD AND LAST TIME, UM, UH, ANDY, AND I'M GIVING YOU THE FLOOR 'CAUSE THIS IS YOUR AMENDMENT. 
          SO, UM, THIS WILL CLOSE THE DISCUSSION. 
          SURE. 
          I THINK WE ALL HESITATE WHEN AN AMENDMENT IS MADE FROM, FROM THE DIOCESE PRIOR, AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN, UM, I SEE A SARCASTIC NOD OF THE HEAD BY ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES, UM, WHEN THE DISCUSSION HAS NOT BEEN HAD PRIOR. 
          UM, AND I, UH, COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, THAT, THAT THIS MAY NOT MOVE FORWARD. 
          UM, I WILL REITERATE THAT THIS IS, WE ARE JUST STATING WHAT THE SITUATION ALREADY IS TODAY. 
          UH, I, OR UNLESS THE ATTORNEY CAN EXPLAIN TO ME IS THERE ANY LEGAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND WHAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE, WOULD IT BE BETTER IF THE AMENDMENT SAID, YOU KNOW, PROHIBITED CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT SHORT-TERM RENTAL, UH, ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY COUNSEL? WHICH IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT. 
          GIMME A MINUTE. 
          COUNCILWOMAN, PLEASE. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. 
          AND THAT, THAT'LL, THAT'LL CLOSE OUR DISCUSSION. 
          UM, WHILE WE'RE ASKING THE ATTORNEYS TO DELIBERATE ON THAT QUESTION, I, I WILL SAY THAT THE, THE A D U, UM, UH, U D C AMENDMENT DOES REFERENCE OUR S T R POLICY AND WOULD FALL WITHIN THERE ALREADY AS AS WRITTEN. 
          SO, ANDY, UH, YES, COUNCILMAN TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, UM, IT, THAT'S NOT CLEAR UNDER OUR CURRENT S T R UM, REGULATIONS. 
          SO YES, THIS WOULD BE A, UM, THIS WOULD BE, UH, SOMETHING THAT WOULDN'T COMPLETELY OVERLAY WITH WHAT'S IN THE, UH, S T R ORDINANCE. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, COUNCIL MEMBER ROTO GARCIA WOULD LIKE A CHANCE TO, TO COMMENT. 
          YES. 
          THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR. 
          AND DEPENDING IF THE MOTION FAILS OR PASSES, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, LET COUNCILMAN KNOW THAT I WAS PLANNING TO ASK FOR P C D C TO TAKE UP THE S T R ORDINANCE A CLOSER LOOK. 
          SO, BUT I JUST WANTED TO, TO, TO LET YOU KNOW THAT COUNCILWOMAN, BUT THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          OKAY. 
          SO LET'S TAKE UP, UH, THE VOTE ON THE LANGUAGE AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL AND AMENDED, UH, THROUGH FRIENDLY AMENDMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. 
          UH, AND THIS IS TO CHANGE, UH, THE U D C AMENDMENT RELATED TO ADUS TO INCLUDE A SPECIFIC PROHIBITION ON STR TWOS. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          OKAY. 
          MOTION FAILS. 
          AND LET'S GO BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION NOW, AND, AND I APOLOGIZE, COUNCIL MEMBER 
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SANDOVAL HAD THE FLOOR. 
          WOULD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE? YES, SIR. 
          I CAN COME BACK FOR A FRESH 10 MINUTES AFTER THIS. 
           COUNCIL MEMBER R GARCIA WAS OUR TIMEKEEPER. 
          YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES AND SEVEN. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          COUNCILWOMAN, IF, IF SCORE GOING TO BE KEPT, UM, I WOULD ALSO, UM, I SAW THE, THAT A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, UH, PROPOSED AMENDMENT DIDN'T MAKE IT THROUGH AND I UNDERSTOOD THE REASONS WHY YOU WALKED ME THROUGH THAT. 
          UM, COUNCILWOMAN, IF YOUR COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE TAKING UP OTHER POTENTIAL, UM, ISSUES AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AS, AS WELL, SOMETHING THAT'S CONSIDERED. 
          UM, WHEN WE SEE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS, WHEN WE SEE HOMELESSNESS, MANY TIMES IT IS PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF SERVICES THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. 
          AND, UH, I THINK WE ALL GET CONCERNS FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE HOMELESS POPULATION THAT THEY SEE. 
          UM, THE, UH, OTHER THING I WANTED, UH, TO MENTION WAS, UM, I, I DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF, OF A CONCERN REGARDING MAYBE NOT CONCERN, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION. 
          THERE IS GOING TO BE A REQUIREMENT THAT AN APPLICANT NOTIFY REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION 2218. 
          COME ON UP. 
          UM, IN MY LIMITED EXPERIENCE, UM, WELL, NOT LIMITED IN MY EXPERIENCE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, THERE ARE SOME NA THERE ARE AREAS THAT ARE REGISTERED THAT HAVE WORKING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, AND THERE ARE AREAS THAT DON'T, AND NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A DIFFERENCE IN THOSE POPULATIONS THAT ARE REPRESENTED BY A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND THOSE THAT AREN'T. 
          UM, WILL THERE BE ANY SORT OF NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT, UM, I GUESS THE 200 FOOT BOUNDARY FOR, FOR THOSE, UH, AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THEM? WELL, RIGHT NOW IT WOULD BE CERTAINLY, UH, THE 200 FOOT RULE, RIGHT? THAT'S REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. 
          SO WE WOULD FOLLOW THAT, UH, THE COMMUNICATION, UH, THE PROPOSAL FOR THE NOTICE OF COMMUNICATION. 
          IF THEY DID A COMMUNICATION ORGANIZATION, THEY WOULD GET IT ONCE WE GET THE APPLICATION. 
          BUT BEYOND THAT, I CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER REQUIRED ONE EXCEPT FOR, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP AS AN INDIVIDUAL TO GET NOTIFICATION OF ANY ZONING CASE OR B O A CASE OR PLANNING CA A COMMISSION CASE, UH, IN THE CITY. 
          SO THERE'S, UH, THAT THROUGH I THINK OUR ESSAY SPEAK UP PORTAL. 
          LOOK, I'M, I'M NOT AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE IT WILL SAVE, UM, A LOT OF HEARTACHE BACK AND FORTH, UM MM-HMM. 
           WITH, WITH DISTRICT COUNCIL OFFICES AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          SO I DO APPRECIATE THE, THE SENTIMENT OF THE AMENDMENT. 
          BUT WHAT I DO SEE IS THAT THE NOTIFICATIONS YOU MENTIONED WEREN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR OUR EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, RIGHT? THEY WANT AN ADDITIONAL HEADS UP, AND I'M FINE IF THEY RECEIVE IT, BUT I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT. 
          MAYBE NOT SO MUCH YOU BUT ME,  AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT THAT MAY PUT THOSE OTHER AREAS AT A DISADVANTAGE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ORGANIZED. 
          THEY WILL HAVE EVEN, UM, LESS TIME TO, MAYBE NOT LESS TIME TO WEIGH IN. 
          I JUST, I'M NOT SURE IT'S ENTIRELY EQUITABLE, AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS TO MAKE THAT EXTRA STEP TO REACH OUT TO THOSE AREAS THAT ARE NOT REPRESENTED BY A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. 
          SO, UM, I'LL JUST, I'LL JUST POSE THAT AS SOMETHING FOR US TO, TO BE COGNIZANT OF AS, AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE U D C COUNCIL MEMBER S THANKS. 
          UM, YEAH, THIS IS JUST, UH, UH, SOME COMMENTS CONGRATULATING, UH, MIKE SHANNON ON, ON GETTING ONE STEP CLOSER TO PUTTING THIS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. 
          I KNOW THAT THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN GRUELING, UH, BUT WE DID HEAR COMMENTS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE, UM, THE MORNING ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, FROM SOME FOLKS SAYING THAT THE PROCESS WASN'T TRANSPARENT ENOUGH OR IT DIDN'T MAKE, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT, IT DIDN'T ALLOW FOR ALL VOICES TO BE HEARD, UM, THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE, FELT LIKE THEY WERE LEFT OUT OF THE CONVERSATION. 
          I, I DON'T DOUBT THE SINCERITY OF THOSE COMMENTS, BUT LIKE COUNCILWOMAN, I'M SORRY, LIKE COUNCILMAN MCGEE RODRIGUEZ SAID, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR YOU. 
          UM, BUT YOU KNOW, WE DISAGREE WITH YOU. 
          THAT'S, THAT'S ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT HAPPENED HERE. 
          THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ON MY, UH, ON MY TENURE AS A COUNCIL PERSON THAT I'VE SEEN THIS U D C PROCESS PLAY OUT FROM MY SEAT. 
          AND I'M ALWAYS SHOCKED AT HOW, UH, MUCH AT HOW MUCH PUBLIC INPUT GOES INTO THIS, AND HOW WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN GATHERING THOSE, UH, THOSE OPINIONS AND THAT INPUT AND SUGGESTIONS FROM, 
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FROM THE PUBLIC. 
          AND SO, UH, I, I, I AM VERY COMFORTABLE WITH, UH, THE AMOUNT OF DISCUSSION THAT'S HAPPENED, UM, THUS FAR. 
          AND THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION WITH REGARDS TO ADUS, UM, IS, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, NURSING HOMES, UH, ARE NOT THE, UH, ARE SOMETIMES THE, THE OPTION FOR FAMILIES THAT DON'T HAVE ROOM AT THEIR HOUSES TO TAKE CARE OF PARENTS WHO ARE, UH, SUFFERING FROM DEMENTIA, LET'S SAY. 
          RIGHT? AND WE, WE ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING A VERY DIFFICULT MOMENT IN, UM, IN AMERICA WHEN IT COMES TO ELDER CARE AND HOUSING. 
          AND SO, I'M, I, I APPLAUD THE, UH, THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE, UM, INSTITUTING A NEW A D U POLICY AND MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO AGE IN PLACE, UH, WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND WITH THEIR CARETAKERS. 
          AND I'LL, I'LL LEAVE YOU ALL WITH A REMINDER. 
          SAN ANTONIO WAS NAMED A DEMENTIA FRIENDLY AMERICA CITY. 
          AND, UH, YOU KNOW, ALONG WITH BEING A CITY RECOGNIZED FOR, UH, POLLINATORS, A MONARCH BUTTERFLY CITY, AND A CITY FRIENDLY TO MIGRATORY BIRDS, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AND, AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER, UH, SUPERLATIVES, WE, WE ARE VERY IMPORTANTLY A CITY THAT'S BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S EXCELLENT PROGRAMS IN NOT JUST TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DEMENTIA, BUT ALSO CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER. 
          I THINK THIS IS ONE MORE VERY IMPORTANT STEP TO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TOOLS AVAILABLE TO US, AND GIVING AND EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE KIND OF CARE THAT THEY NEED. 
          AND SO, UH, FOR ME, I'M, I'M LOOKING AT THIS A D U POLICY AS, UH, AS YET ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATE, UM, THE AWARENESS THAT IS INCREASING AROUND, UH, DEMENTIA CARE, AND ALSO CELEBRATE OUR ROLE AS A, AS A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IN MAKING IT, UH, MAKING THAT CONVERSATION BETTER FOR FAMILIES. 
          AND SO, UH, THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR, FOR, UH, PUSHING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS A D U UM, POLICY BECOMES A REALITY FOR THESE, FOR THESE FAMILIES TAKING CARE OF, OF, UH, OUR MOMS AND DADS AND GRANDPARENTS. 
          THANKS, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER, PIA. 
          AND, AND, UH, LET ME ALSO THANK, UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON, ON THE MAIN MOTION? LET ME THANK MY COLLEAGUES, UH, FOR STEWARDING THIS PROCESS. 
          UM, IT'S BEEN, IT SEEMS LIKE THREE YEARS SINCE WE FIRST OPENED IT UP, AND THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES IN P TTAC RECOMMENDATIONS THAT, THAT HAVE MOVED FORWARD TO MAKE THE PROCESS BETTER. 
          AND MIKE AND YOUR TEAM, UH, THIS HAS BEEN A, THE SMOOTHEST, UM, U D C PROCESS, I THINK PROBABLY THE CITY HAS EXPERIENCED, AT LEAST IN THIS MILLENNIUM. 
          SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. 
          BUT ABSOLUTELY, LET ME THANK, UH, THE ENTIRE D S D STAFF, THE N H S D STAFF, UH, AND MOST SPECIFICALLY MEMBERS OF THE REMOVING BARRIERS SUBCOMMITTEE THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR, SINCE REALLY THE, THE HOUSING TASK FORCE WAS FORMED, UH, BY NAME. 
          LET ME MENTION JIM BAILEY, JORDAN GOEY, JOSE GONZALEZ, MELANIE COFFIN, MICHAEL TAYLOR, MONIQUE VOYA, UM, NIKKI JOHNSON, PETE ALANISE, AND TAYLOR ALLEN. 
          UH, THE WORK TO KEEP US ON TRACK WITH THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS ESSENTIAL FOR US TO EVEN REMOTELY HAVE HOPES OF ACHIEVING OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS AS A CITY. 
          UH, WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE WORK TO DO AS A CITY COUNCIL AND AS A COMMUNITY, BUT THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT STRATEGIC STEP THAT WE'VE TAKEN THAT, THAT I THINK HAS BEEN PREVIEWED LONG BEFORE THE MAYOR'S HOUSING POLICY TASK FORCE WAS FORMED. 
          I, I REMEMBER IN FACT SOME PRETTY IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS THAT TOOK PLACE DURING THE ESSAY TOMORROW, UH, CONVERSATIONS YEARS AGO ON THESE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING ADDRESSED TODAY AT THE U D C AMENDMENT LEVEL. 
          SO, UH, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO'S COME OUT. 
          THERE'S BEEN ROBUST PUBLIC DIALOGUE. 
          UH, I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS DISAGREEMENT ABOUT HOW MUCH DIALOGUE THERE, THERE NEEDS TO BE WHEN, WHEN WE HAVE DISAGREEMENTS STILL LEFT ON THE TABLE. 
          UM, BUT LET ME THANK THE, THE COMMUNITY, UH, MEMBERS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS HAVE COME OUT, WEIGHED IN AND GIVEN US A, A MORE PERFECT PROCESS. 
          SO, UH, WITH THAT THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AS LAID OUT HEARING. 
          NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UH, AND THANK YOU EVERYBODY WHO WAS HERE FOR THAT, FOR STICKING WITH US ALL THAT TIME. 
          WE DO HAVE STILL A NUMBER OF ITEMS WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH. 
          SO LET ME MOVE NOW TO ITEM NUMBER 12 AND I. 
          ITEM NUMBER 12 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH SENT CONSTRUCTION INC. 
          IN THE, IN, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $36,628,793 AND 61 CENTS, OF WHICH $14,795 $445 AND 61 CENTS IS FROM PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED 
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2017 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUNDS AND $750,000 FROM TREE MITIGATION FUNDS INCLUDED IN THE FY 2023 F Y 2028 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
          AND 14 AND $14,369,555 WILL BE REIMBURSED BY SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM. 
          $1,488,793 WILL BE REIMBURSED BY C P S ENERGY AND $5,225,000 WILL BE FUNDED BY THE HEMISPHERE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE FOR THE SOUTH ALAMO STREET MARKET STREET TO EAST CAESAR E CHAVEZ BOULEVARD PROJECT. 
          AND AUTHORIZING THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $8 BILLION IN HEMISPHERE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE FUNDS TO SOUTH ALAMO STREET, MARKET STREET TO EAST CESAR E IJAZ BOULEVARD PROJECT. 
          OF WHICH $5,225,000 WILL BE USED FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT. 
          AND THE REMAINING AMOUNT WILL BE USED FOR OTHER ASSOCIATED COSTS. 
          ALRIGHT, WE HEARD THE ITEM, THIS IS, UH, HAS BEEN PULLED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          SO COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          I THINK WE HAVE A PRESENTATION IF YOU'D LIKE IT. 
          YES, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO HEAR A PRESENTATION WE DID HEAR FROM A COMPETITIVE COMPANY THAT EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. 
          AND SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO HAVE, UH, A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE RECOMMENDATION COMING FROM THE CITY. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN. 
          I AM REZI SINI, DIRECTOR, CITY ENGINEER. 
          LET ME JUST PROVIDE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ABOUT OUR PROJECT. 
          USUALLY DOWNTOWN PROJECT, WE DO NOT BID LOW BID BECAUSE OF JUST THE SENSITIVE AREA. 
          UH, SCHEDULE IS VERY CRITICAL. 
          BUDGET IS VERY CRI CRITICAL. 
          THEREFORE, WE DECIDED THIS PROJECT TO BE COMPETITIVE SEAL PROPOSAL, WHICH IS PRICES LESS FACTOR THAN LOW BID. 
          LOW BID IS THE LOW PRICES CONTROLS WE TAKE. 
          WE TOOK THIS PROJECT IN, UH, FEBRUARY, 2022 TO AUDIT 10 ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THEY PROVED IT. 
          SCORING WAS DONE IN JULY OF 2022. 
          SUMMER OF THIS YEAR AND SEPTEMBER, WE TOOK POSTAL STATION FOR AUDIT AUDITED ACCOUNTABILITY. 
          WE HAD CREATE VERY DIVERSE COMMITTEE TO VOTE. 
          THIS PROPOSAL WE HAD RECEIVED ONLY TWO PROPOSAL, WAS A CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, PROJECT MANAGER FROM PUBLIC WORKS. 
          WE HAD CENTRAL REPRESENTATIVE H PARK AND SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM. 
          WE SCORED THIS PROJECT ON THE PRICE WAS 40% FACTOR, EXPERIENCE, BACKGROUND, QUALIFICATION, AND, AND KEY PERSONNEL OF THE SUBCONTRACTOR WAS TONY. 
          POINTS ON UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROJECT. 
          AND PROPOSED MANAGEMENT WAS 10 POINT EXPERIENCE WITH SAN ANTONIO REGION, AND POST PERFORMANCE WAS ANOTHER 10 POINT. 
          AS I MENTIONED, PRICE WAS ONLY 40 POINTS, USUALLY ON LOW BID PRICES, A HUNDRED POINTS. 
          WE HAD A SMALL BUSINESS, H P E, PRIME CONTRACTOR, 10 POINT, AND A SMALL BUSINESS IS M W E PRIME CONTRACTOR. 
          AND OTHER 10 POINT I HAVE THE SCORING, I'D LIKE TO SHOW TO YOU SHOW WHERE THE DIFFERENCE IS. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE CATEGORY A, WHICH IS EXPERIENCE OF THE PRIME CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR TONY POINTS, VENDOR A, WHICH IS , WE ARE RECOMMENDING TODAY. 
          VENDOR B IS  18.4, VENDOR A AND 14 POINT 83 FOR VENDOR B. 
          UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROJECT PROPOSED MANAGEMENT, THE MAXIMUM POINT WAS 10 POINT VENDOR IS GETTING 9.33 AND VENDOR B IS 7.6 8 67 ON CATEGORY C EXPERIENCE WITH SAN ANTONIO REGION AND POST PERFORMANCE AND OTHER 10 POINT VENDOR IS GAINED 9.33. 
          VENDOR B IS GETTING SEVEN POINT 83. 
          OVERALL BETWEEN THE SUM OF THE A THROUGH C CATEGORY, WHICH THE MAXIMUM POINT WAS 40, VENDOR IS GETTING 36.67 AND VENDOR B IS 30.33 ON THE PRICE. 
          THEY'RE VERY CLOSE. 
          THE MAXIMUM FOUR VENDOR IS GETTING VENDOR A, GETTING MAXIMUM FOUR. 
          VENDOR B IS GETTING 39.97. 
          YOU REALIZE VERY CLOSE ON S P E PRIME CONTRACT POINTS, BOTH OF THEM IS GETTING ZERO. 
          AND SS P E M W E PRIME CONTRACTOR, AGAIN, BOTH OF THE VENDORS GETTING ZERO. 
          OVERALL, THE TOTAL SCORE OF VENDOR A IS IN 76 POINT 67 AND VENDOR B 70 POINT 30. 
          THAT'S THE REASON WE ARE RECOMMENDING VENDOR A TO GET THIS PROJECT. 
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THANK YOU. 
          RAZZY. 
          THERE WAS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER KURZ. 
          UM, THANK YOU. 
          COULD WE GET A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND THEN WE'LL START THE DISCUSSION? SURE. 
          UH, I'LL MOVE THE APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT. 
          OKAY. 
          SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 12. 
          WE'LL BEGIN THE DISCUSSION NOW. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          RAZZY. 
          THE, THE BIGGEST CONCERN I HAD WAS WHAT I HEARD WAS THAT THE, UH, VENDOR THAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING DID NOT HAVE THE CLOSE TO THE SAME LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE AND WORKING IN THE CITY DOWNTOWN OR THINGS LIKE THAT, UH, THAT, UH, THE OTHER VENDOR HAD. 
          UH, AND EXPERIENCE DOES COUNT. 
          I KNOW YOU GIVE POINTS FOR EXPERIENCE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE, UH, THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING INSIDE THE DOWNTOWN AREA? BECAUSE WE KNOW THE COMPLEXITY OF WHAT GOES ON DOWNTOWN. 
          SO WAS THAT PART OF ANY CONSIDERATION? YES, COUNCILMAN, ACTUALLY, VENDOR A, THE ONE IS WE ARE RECOMMENDING JUST FINISHED SAN PEDRO CREEK, PHASE 1, 130 5 MILLION. 
          THEY WERE WORKING THERE FOR LAST THREE, FOUR YEARS. 
          WE HAD A RIBBON CUTTING TWO, THREE WEEKS AGO. 
          I PERSONALLY ATTEND, THEY ARE DOING THREE LARGE PROJECT FOR US IN DOWNTOWN IS Z CULTURAL, JUST WEST OF DOWNTOWN SAN SALBA, SANTA ROSA AND COMMERCE. 
          THEY HAVE DONE SOME OTHER BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, NOT FOR US, BUT FOR OTHER AGENCY. 
          THEY RENOVATE THE C P S HEADQUARTER AND THEY BUILD THE, THE CANOPY HOTEL, WHICH IS THE CORNER OF COMMERCE. 
          AND SAM MARY, THEY HAVE DONE WORK AT DOWNTOWN AND THEY ARE WORKING AT DOWNTOWN. 
          OKAY. 
          LET ME JUST ASK YOU AS A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TWO, SINCE YOU'VE WORKED WITH THEM BOTH, UM, ARE THEY BOTH, UH, ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET MANY TIMES OR MOST OF THE TIME OR SOME OF THE TIME? I WOULD SAY MOST OF THE TIME. 
          OKAY. 
          MAYOR, THAT, THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE. 
          QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          BRAVO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          RAZZIE. 
          UM, CAN YOU TELL ME, WE, WE JUST WENT THROUGH WHAT OUR HIGH PROFILE CONTRACT, CRI CRITERIA ARE AND, UM, RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THAT. 
          AND IS, WAS THIS NOT A HIGH PROFILE CONTRACT? IS THIS, SO WHEN WERE WE LAST BRIEFED ON THIS CONTRACT? WE TOOK THIS ONE TWICE FOR AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
          PRE-SALE STATION WAS EARLY THIS YEAR. 
          POST-SALE STATION WAS REALLY FOLLOWUP THIS YEAR. 
          NOT TOO LONG AGO. 
          TWO. 
          AND YOU TOOK IT TO ONE COMMITTEE FOR CORRECT. 
          FOR OTHER THAN ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE. 
          OKAY. 
          SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE SEEING IT AT THE FULL COUNCIL. 
          REMEMBER WHEN WE DO THE BIANNUAL UPDATES ON HIGH RISK, YOU SAW THIS ALONG WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER POTENTIAL SOLICITATIONS PROBABLY ABOUT 10 OR 12 MONTHS AGO. 
          RIGHT? GOT IT. 
          UH, THAT AT THAT POINT, THAT'S WHERE THE COUNCIL PULLS IT OUT TO TAKE, TO GO B SESSION ROUTE UNDER THE OLD METHOD. 
          AND THEN, AND WHAT ISN'T GET, WHAT DOESN'T GET PULLED GOES THROUGH AUDIT. 
          AND THAT'S THE PROCESS THIS WENT THROUGH. 
          YEAH. 
          AND I GUESS WHAT WHAT, UM, WHAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION IS THAT THE, THE PRICES ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL, BUT THAT THE OTHER CONTRACTOR HAS A SAB BETA WAIVER, WHEREAS THE OPTION B CONTRACTOR BEL, I GUESS, UH, COMPLIED WITH S BETA. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? I THINK MICHAEL SENDEN CAN ANSWER THIS. 
          ABETA. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMAN MICHAEL SENDEN, ADMINISTRATOR WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. 
          SO ON THIS PROJECT WE HAD A 25% MINORITY WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS SCHOOL AND 3% AFRICAN AMERICAN OWNED BUSINESS SCHOOL. 
          UM, ONE VENDOR, EASY BELL OUTRIGHT MET THOSE GOALS. 
          THE OTHER VENDOR BEING RECOMMENDED HAD TO SUBMIT A WAIVER, AND THAT WAIVER GETS A, IT'S REVIEWED IN TERMS OF THEIR GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO DO OUTREACH TO THOSE VENDORS AND USE THEM. 
          AND THEY HAD VERY SUFFICIENT OUTREACH AND ATTEMPTS TO USE THEM ON THE PROJECTS. 
          SO WE APPROVE THAT WAIVER. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. 
          UM, THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PO. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I APPRECIATE THE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR ABOUT THIS PROJECT. 
          THANKS, UM, COUNCILMAN CURS FOR PULLING IT. 
          I, UH, PRIOR TO THIS MEETING TODAY, I, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK OUT THE WORK THAT THE RECOMMENDED VENDOR, UH, HAD DONE. 
          UM, I THINK WHAT I, WHAT I'D READ WAS THEY'D COMPLETED ABOUT $500 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS DOWNTOWN IN, UH, THE LAST THREE TO FOUR YEARS. 
          AND THOSE, THOSE INCLUDE THE ONES THAT RAZZIE MENTIONED, THE PHASE ONE OF SAN PEDRO CREEK, UM, THE C P SS HEADQUARTERS WORK AND THAT, UH, HILTON CANOPY HOTEL. 
          SO, UM, TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, UH, THE WORK THAT THEY'VE CHURNED OUT IS ACTUALLY QUITE EXCELLENT AND SOPHISTICATED. 
          I'M, UM, I'M, I'M, I'M GONNA BE SUPPORTING 
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THIS ONE. 
          UM, I, I, I, I DO AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE, THESE PARTICULAR AREAS THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR CONSTRUCTION ARE VERY SENSITIVE, UM, AND VERY, VERY DELICATE. 
          AND ALL OF US WHO'VE BEEN SEEING THE CONSTRUCTION UNFOLD ALONG, UH, COMMERCE OSA AND HOUSTON STREET, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE ALWAYS FRUSTRATED AT HOW LONG IT'S TAKING. 
          BUT THE REASON IT'S TAKING LONG IS BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY SENSITIVE AREAS AND WE HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL. 
          AND SO FAR, THIS VENDOR HAS PROVEN THAT, THAT THEY CAN DO THAT. 
          UM, AND THAT ISN'T, YOU KNOW, THROWING SHADE AT ALL AT, UH, OUR FRIENDS AT EASY BELL. 
          UM, THEY'VE DONE SOME EXCELLENT WORK AS WELL. 
          AND, UM, I, I RECOGNIZE THAT THEY'RE DISAPPOINTED WITH OZZY'S RECOMMENDATION. 
          IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS DISAPPOINTED TO LOSE AN R F P LIKE THIS. 
          AND I, I KNOW THAT FROM YEARS AND YEARS OF HAVING REPRESENTED CLIENTS WHO WIN AND LOSE CONTESTS LIKE THESE, BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, I, I SEE NO REASON TO DENY, UH, OZZY'S REQUEST THAT WE ACCEPT HIS RECOMMENDATION. 
          THANKS OZZY, FOR THE HARD WORK. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          ANY, ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM 12? ALL RIGHT. 
          HEARING NONE, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 12. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 16. 
          ITEM NUMBER 16 IS AN ORDINANCE DECLARING A SURPLUS AND AUTHORIZING THIS SALE OF AN UNIMPROVED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 55 H STREET WITHIN NEW CITY BLOCK 1 5 5 9, AS REQUESTED BY THOMAS NIXON JR. 
          AND VERONICA NIXON FOR A FEE OF $110,100 DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND. 
          GOOD. 
          A ALL RIGHT, UH, WE HAVE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, WOULD YOU LIKE THE PRESENTATION? OKAY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVE WITH AN AMENDMENT, UM, TO HAVE THE $110,000 FEE, UH, DEPOSIT INTO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND INSTEAD OF THE GENERAL FUND. 
          SO I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND, ACTUALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          I, I FAILED TO ASK FOR A BASE MOTION FOR WHICH YOU CAN AMEND. 
          SO IF YOU CAN HOLD YOUR POWDER JUST A MINUTE. 
          LET ME GET THAT BASE MOTION. 
          UH, CAN I GET A MOTION ON ITEM 16? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          OKAY. 
          IS THERE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. 
          THERE'S A MOTION, A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 16. 
          NOW, COUNCIL MEMBER MICKEY RODRIGUEZ. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, FUN DAY OF PROCESS. 
          I MOVE TO AMEND, MOVE TO AMEND, UM, THIS ORDINANCE TO APP APPROVE TO HAVE THE $110,100 FEE DEPOSITED INTO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND AND INSTEAD OF THE GENERAL FUND. 
          SECOND. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND NOW TO AMEND, UH, THE ITEM TO ENSURE THE DEPOSIT OF THE FUNDS INTO OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND. 
          DISCUSSION ON THAT. 
          UM, LET ME JUST MAKE THIS COMMENT. 
          I SUPPORT IT. 
          UM, WE'VE HAD THIS COME UP A NUMBER OF TIMES. 
          WE NEED TO SOLIDIFY A POLICY BY WHICH WE ARE GENERATING, UH, REVENUE FOR THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND. 
          SO WE'RE NOT DOING IT PIECEMEAL, CAN WE? UH, THIS IS A COMMENT DIRECTED MOSTLY AT ERIC. 
          UM, ERIC, WE ARE AMENDING THIS ITEM TO A DEPOSIT THE FUNDS INTO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND. 
          WE'VE DONE THIS AT LEAST THREE TIMES THAT I CAN REMEMBER NOW. 
          WE NEED A POLICY THAT TALKS ABOUT WHICH REVENUES ARE GOING TO DIRECTLY DEPOSIT INTO THAT FUND BECAUSE WE DO NEED REVENUE GENERATED IN THE FUND. 
          COULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT FOR A MINUTE? WELL, THE ITEMS THAT, UH, I THINK THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERED IN THE PAST HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FINANCING OF THOSE. 
          UM, UM, UM, UM, THE ISSUANCE OF DEBT, UH, THAT IS ALMOST A MINISTERIAL ACT THAT THE COUNCIL'S TAKEN. 
          THERE'S AN APPLICATION FEE. 
          THOSE HAVE BEEN THE ITEMS THAT, UH, I THINK THE COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IN THE YEAR. 
          AND WE HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY, UM, MADE AN ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, DECISION TO START TO, UM, DIRECT THAT MONEY INTO THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND. 
          UH, THIS ITEM IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. 
          IT'S THE VACATION, IT'S THE WE'RE CLOSING OF PROPERTY. 
          UM, AND, UM, CERTAINLY THE COUNCIL, IF YOU VOTE TO DO THAT TODAY, WE'LL LOOK AT THAT. 
          UM, BUT THAT, UM, THAT WILL LIKELY HAVE SOME IMPACT ON THE GENERAL FUND, AND WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO YOU. 
          UM, GOING FORWARD AND I'D, I'D PROBABLY ASK THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO, TO LOOK AT THAT POLICY BEYOND TODAY'S ACTION, UH, TO SEE WHAT THAT, THAT TYPE OF IMPACT. 
          'CAUSE THERE, THERE WILL BE AN IMPACT THAT THAT'S FINE AND, AND I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT. 
          BUT LET'S, LET'S COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF FRAMEWORK WHERE WE'RE DOING THAT ADMINISTRATIVELY, UH, AND WE'VE GOT A SENSE 
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OF WHAT'S GONNA BE DEPOSITED, WHAT'S GONNA GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND. 
          YEAH. 
          AND I'D ASK THAT WE DO IT PROSPECTIVELY, UH, DOING IT ON THE FLY. 
          WE, THERE ARE CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT WE'RE ASSUMING ON THE VACATION OF PROPERTY AS WE, AS WE, UH, PROPOSE THE BUDGET. 
          SO PROSPECTIVELY, I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SOME OPTIONS PERFECT. 
          SO THAT YOU CAN, YOU CAN DO THAT. 
          SO THAT BEGS THE QUESTION THEN, IF WE DO THIS ACTION TODAY AND ENSURE THAT MONEY GOES IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND, ARE, ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO, UH, WORK WITH THAT? I'M, I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW IN TODAY'S ACTION. 
          OKAY. 
          IT IS, IT IS THE ONGOING PART OF THAT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          AND FRANKLY, I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY HAVE THAT CONVERSATION THROUGH THE COMMITTEE, UH, P C D C, UM, AS IT COMES BACK. 
          OKAY. 
          THANKS, ERIC. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU ERIC. 
          UH, COUNCILMAN COURAGE A FEW MONTHS AGO, ASKED ABOUT IT. 
          SO IT'S ON OUR PARKING LOT OF STUFF FOR P C D C, UM, TO WORK ON. 
          SO I KNOW THAT, THAT WE'VE REFERENCED THAT OR WE'VE MENTIONED THAT TO LORI AND TEAM ALREADY. 
          SO, YES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          AND, UH, SO KNOWING THAT THAT'S COMING FORWARD, UH, LET'S FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN TRY NOT TO DO TOO MANY THINGS ON THE FLY GOING FORWARD UNTIL WE GET THAT POLICY. 
          SO, ALRIGHT. 
          THERE IS A MOTION TO SECOND FOR AMENDING, UM, THIS ITEM TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDS ARE DEPOSITED TO BE THE HOR INTO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND. 
          ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT AMENDMENT? OKAY. 
          HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. 
          A MOTION CARRIES. 
          SO NOW WE ARE VOTING ON THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF ITEM 16, WITH THOSE FUNDS BEING DEPOSITED TO OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I JUST WANNA QUICKLY ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, THOMAS AND VERONICA NIXON PRIOR TO TODAY, THEY'VE BEEN MAINTAINING AND CLEANING THIS PROPERTY FOR AS LONG AS THEY'VE LIVED AT THE ABUTTING ADDRESS, AND SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS PROCESS FINALIZED FOR THEM. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE. 
          VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          WE'LL GO NOW TO ITEM 18. 
          ITEM NUMBER 18 IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 33 OF THE CITY CODE OF SAN ANTONIO BY REPEALING ARTICLE NINE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES AND REFERENCES TO THESE ENTITIES BY ADDING ARTICLES TO MOTORBIKE, SIDECAR SERVICE AND NINE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SERVICE BY AMENDING ARTICLE ONE TO DEFINE ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE SERVICE, MOTORBIKE, SIDECAR, AND MOTORBIKE SIDECAR SERVICE. 
          AND BY REVISING THE PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION OF VEHICLES FOR HIRE IN ARTICLES 1, 3, 5, 7, AND EIGHT. 
          ALRIGHT, UM, I THINK WE, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. 
          LET, LET'S TAKE THE PRESENTATION. 
          UH, THEN WE HAVE CITIZENS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM, AND THEN I'LL GIVE THE FLOOR BACK OVER TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VIE GRANT. 
          SO IF WE CAN GET THE PRESENTATION FIRST, WE'LL MOVE ALONG VERY WELL, MAYOR. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNSEL. 
          MY NAME IS RICK RILEY. 
          I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO BRIEF YOU ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 33, THE VEHICLE FOR HIGHER ORDINANCE OF THE CITY CODE. 
          UH, AS YOU'LL SEE, THERE ARE, UH, FOUR AMENDMENTS, UH, OR FOUR AREAS THAT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY REGARDING THE AMENDMENTS. 
          UH, THE FIRST ARE AMENDMENTS TO THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY, INCREASES TO TAXI CAB RATES, THE ADDITION OF THE TWO NEW VEHICLE FOR HIGHER INDUSTRIES AND LANGUAGE AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CODE AS SOME BACKGROUND, UH, MUCH LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY WAS IMPACTED BY C OVID 19. 
          AS A RESULT, THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH IS MADE UP OF 11 MEMBERS, ONE FROM EACH OF YOUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND ONE FROM THE MAYOR, UH, RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS AND PRESENTED THOSE, UH, TO THE TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 29TH. 
          THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS AND WE FOLLOWED UP A SECOND BRIEFING TO THE TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY COMMITTEE ON SEPTEMBER 20TH. 
          DURING THE SEPTEMBER 20TH MEETING, THERE WAS ONE ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT WAS MADE, AND THAT WAS TO INCLUDE ONE OF THE NEW VEHICLE FOR HIRE INDUSTRIES. 
          UH, AND WHAT WE'VE LEARNED AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS FROM TAXI CAB RIDERSHIP NUMBERS ABOUT 60% OF THE RIDERS OF TAXI CABS ARE WHAT I WOULD CALL VISITORS OR, UH, TOURIST 20% ARE YOUR, ARE WHAT I WOULD CALL TRANSIENTS, WHICH IS THE MILITARY POPULATION THAT GETS OUT EVERY FRIDAY. 
          AND ABOUT 20% ARE THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          UM, AS YOU'LL SEE, THESE ARE THE SIX PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 33 THAT, UH, WILL HOPEFULLY PROVIDE SOME RELIEF TO THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY. 
          THE FIRST IS, UH, THE EXTENDING A TIMEFRAME FROM 90 DAYS TO 180 DAYS TO REPLACE A TAXI CAB THAT IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. 
          THE SECOND DEALS WITH COMMERCIAL INSURANCE, 
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UH, THIS WILL ALLOW, UH, VEHICLES THAT ARE OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO NO DRIVER OR IN THE REPAIR SHOP, NOT TO HAVE TO CARRY COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AS THEY HAD TO IN THE PAST. 
          UH, THE THIRD IS THE ISSUANCE OF TAXI CAB PERMITS. 
          IN THE PAST, WE HAD TO CONVENE THE, UH, TAXI PERMIT ALLOCATION COMMITTEE BEFORE ISSUING PERMITS. 
          UH, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ALLOW TAXI CAB COMPANIES TO APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE CITY AND ISSUE PERMITS AS NEEDED, UH, PENDING THE AVAILABILITY OF THOSE PERMITS. 
          NUMBER FOUR IS TO EXTEND THE TAXI CAB VEHICLE AGE CURRENTLY AT 12 YEARS TO 15 YEARS. 
          UH, NUMBER FIVE IS A ALLOWING ANY TAX TAXI OPERATOR TO REQUEST A PERMIT AS LONG AS THOSE AREN'T AVAILABLE IN THE PAST. 
          UH, THEY HAD TO BE A PERMIT HOLDER IN GOOD STANDING FOR ONE YEAR. 
          AND THE LAST OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY IS TO ALLOW, UH, THE REMOVAL OF A MAXIMUM OF TWO FUEL CHARGE ADJUSTMENTS PER YEAR. 
          MOVING TO THE, UH, SECOND CATEGORY, WHICH IS THE PROPOSED TAXI CAB INCREASE RATES. 
          UH, THE KEY TO THIS SLIDE, I THINK IS IN THE YELLOW, WHICH IS THE FIVE MILE AVERAGE TRIP THAT OUR TAXI CAB DRIVERS REPORT THAT THE MAJORITY OF THEIR FARES ARE. 
          UH, YOU'LL SEE THERE AS A RESULT OF THE INCREASES THAT THAT INCREASE IS A DOLLAR 75 FOR THAT AVERAGE FIVE MILE TRIP. 
          THE SECOND PART OF THE TAXI CAB IN RATE INCREASE REQUEST IS THE INCREASE IN THE AIRPORT MINIMUM, UH, AS WELL AS THE DOWNTOWN MINIMUM. 
          SO THE AIRPORT MINIMUM CURRENTLY AT 10 50, UH, TAKES YOU AT ABOUT A THREE MILE RADIUS THAT'S REPRESENTED BY THE BLACK CIRCLE ON THE SLIDE, UH, AROUND THE AIRPORT. 
          THE, UH, PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO $20 WOULD TAKE YOU ROUGHLY SIX MILES, UH, RADIUS FROM THE AIRPORT DOWNTOWN, UH, IS THE AMENDMENT TO GO FROM $5 AS A MINIMUM TO $10. 
          DOWNTOWN TRIPS ARE DEFINED AS THOSE TRIPS THAT ORIGINATE AND END IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH IS INDICATED BY THE BOUNDARY LINE THAT YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE. 
          MOVING TO THE, UH, THIRD AREA THAT I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS TODAY IS THE INI ADDITION OF A NEW VEHICLE FOR HIRE INDUSTRY. 
          UH, THE FIRST OF WHICH THERE'S TWO, AS I MENTIONED, IS THE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE FOR HIRE. 
          UH, THAT IS A PICTURE OF ONE THAT WILL ACTUALLY, UH, WILL BE OPERATING IN SAN ANTONIO IF, IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. 
          UH, IT IS MADE BY POLARIS. 
          IT IS LIMITED BY THE VEHICLE AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. 
          SO WE'LL LIMIT THOSE TO STREETS WITH POSTED SPEED LIMITS NO GREATER THAN 35 MILES AN HOUR. 
          UH, THEY WILL MEET, THEY ARE STREET LEGAL AND THEY WILL ALSO HAVE TO MEET THE, UH, MINIMUM INSURABILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF A MILLION DOLLAR LIABILITY POLICY. 
          THESE CURRENTLY OPERATE, AS YOU'LL SEE THERE, AUSTIN, DALLAS, HOUSTON, AND WACO. 
          UH, WE ASK THOSE CITIES WHAT THEIR EXPERIENCE WAS, NOTHING BUT POSITIVE REPORTS. 
          NO CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY, NO CONCERNS ABOUT DRIVER. 
          MOVING TO THE SECOND VEHICLE FOR HIRE INDUSTRY IS A MOTORBIKE SIDECAR THAT'S A PICTURE OF ONE IN DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO MOVE FORWARD FOR OPERATION. 
          IT IS A SCOOTER WITH A SIDECAR ATTACHED TO IT. 
          UH, STREET LEGAL. 
          AGAIN, THEY MUST MEET ALL THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS AND THE SAFETY STANDARDS SPELLED OUT IN THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE. 
          UH, WE'LL LIMIT THESE TO 10 PERMITS. 
          THEY WILL ALSO OPERATE ON STREETS POSTED SPEED LIMITS LESS THAN 35 MILES AN HOUR. 
          AND, UH, THEY, THEY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME HELMET REQUIREMENTS AS, UH, RIDING A REGULAR MOTORCYCLE. 
          SO UNDER THE AGE OF 21, UH, A HELMET WILL BE REQUIRED. 
          MOVING TO THE LAST, UH, GROUP OF AMENDMENTS, UH, THE FIRST OF THE TWO IS GROUP CYCLE PERMITS. 
          UH, HERE IS THE PROPOSAL TO ISSUE PERMIT PERMITS FOR GROUP CYCLES UPON REQUEST. 
          CURRENTLY THEY WERE ISSUED INTO DRAWING PROCESS. 
          WE HAVE FIVE PERMITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. 
          UH, WE'VE NEVER GONE ABOVE THREE. 
          THAT'S WHERE WE SIT TODAY. 
          WE HAVE TWO COMPANIES, ONE WITH ONE PERMIT AND ONE WITH TWO. 
          THE LAST IS THE REMOVAL OF ALL THE LANGUAGE REFERRING TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES. 
          THAT'S YOUR APP-BASED, RIDESHARES, UBER, AND LYFT. 
          THE CITY DID REGULATE THOSE AT ONE TIME. 
          IN 2017, THE STATE TOOK OVER REGULATION. 
          UH, SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR ANY REGULATION, ANY LANGUAGE IN THE CITY. 
          CODE REGULATING TNCS, UH, GOING FORWARD. 
          UH, RECOMMENDATION, THE STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF ALL OF THESE AMENDMENTS TO MOVE FORWARD AND PENDING YOUR QUESTIONS AND CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. 
          MAYOR. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH RICK. 
          APPRECIATE THAT. 
          UH, WE ARE GONNA MOVE NOW TO CITIZENS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 18. 
          THERE ARE SEVERAL. 
          WE WILL START WITH DAVID DAVILA. 
          IS MR. DAVILA HERE? OKAY, JAVIER. 
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TRISTAN, COME ON UP. 
          MR. TRISTAN. 
          UH, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 18. 
          YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY CAROLYN GARCIA BOWMAN. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, UM, MAJOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. 
          I AM JAVIER TORSTEN AND I REPRESENT, UM, A SMALL BUSINESS LOCALLY. 
          IT'S CALLED EGO, IT'S E G O. 
          IT'S ALL ELECTRIC MICRO SHADOW MOBILITY. 
          THESE ARE SIX PASSENGERS, LITTLE UNITS, THEY'RE ALL ELECTRIC. 
          AND I'M JUST HERE KINDLY ASKING YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 33 TO BE ABLE TO INCLUDE THIS NEW CATEGORY OF SERVICE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          OUR SERVICE IS COMPLETELY ELECTRIC, SO WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN ALIGN WITH THE VISION OF SAN ANTONIO FOR SUSTAINABILITY. 
          THIS SERVICE PROVIDES A LOT OF GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LOCALS, TOURISTS, AS WELL AS CONVENTIONS. 
          WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE ON SEVERAL EVENTS ALREADY, AND WE HAD A EXCELLENT WELCOME BY THE LOCALS AND SOME OF THE CONVENTIONS THAT ALREADY HAPPENING HERE IN TOWN. 
          SO I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE, UH, AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD WHERE SAN ANTONIO CAN ALIGN LIKE IN MANY OTHER CITIES IN TEXAS AND UNITED STATES WITH THIS NEW SERVICE, THAT IT'S SUSTAINABLE, CLEAN, AND, UH, ANOTHER WAY OF SUPPORTING MOBILITY IN THE DOWNTOWN AND SOME OTHER URBAN POPULAR AREAS. 
          AGAIN, I WILL KINDLY ASK YOU TO PLEASE START 33 TO INCLUDE ME AS A COMPANY AND OTHERS THAT PERHAPS HAVE SOME OTHER, UM, SIMILAR PROJECTS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MR. TRISTAN. 
          CAROLYN GARCIA BOWMAN, SHE . 
          WHAT'S YOUR NAME? LAUREN ELL. 
          UM, MR. REELL, YOU'RE NOT SIGNED UP. 
          YOU HAVE TO BE PRESENT, UH, TO SEE YOUR TIME. 
          SO THIS MORNING, UM, WE HAVE, UH, NEXT WE HAVE CLAUDIA VINNO. 
          IS THAT, ARE YOU MR. SO . 
          OH, OKAY. 
          UH, GEORGE, MARY. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. 
          NOW, AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAB BOARD, I'M, I'M HERE TO SAY THAT THE, UH, BOARD IS TOTALLY COMMITTED TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES IN THE ORDINANCE TO REMOVE ANY PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF ANY STATE AND FEDERAL D O T INSPECTED VEHICLE. 
          UH, WE WE CLEARLY VIEWED IT AS A WASTE OF TIME, ENERGY, AND MONEY. 
          UH, IT'S A DUPLICATION OF EFFORT. 
          UH, THE RULE IS SOMEWHAT ANTIQUATED AND CLEARLY SAN ANTONIO'S THE ONLY CITY LEFT IN TEXAS THAT STILL HAS, UH, THAT IN ANY ORDINANCE. 
          AND SO FOR, FOR CLARIFICATION ONLY, UH, WE'RE ASKING, UH, THAT, THAT THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES THAT MEET, UH, THE MANUFACTURER'S RATED CAPACITY OF 16 PASSENGERS OR MORE, UH, THAT, THAT ARE ALSO OFFICIALLY REGISTERED WITH TEXDOT OR THE STATE OR D O T, THAT IT NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO BE INSPECTED BY THE CITY. 
          THAT'S WHERE I BELIEVE THAT IS THE ITEM THAT'S BEEN FRONT OF EVERYBODY TODAY. 
          I WANTED TO, UH, MENTION THAT, UH, THERE, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF, I'M HOPING THAT SOME AMENDMENTS ARE MENTIONED AT THIS TIME, AND I JUST WANTED TO ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON THOSE IF I CAN. 
          WELL, I HAVE AN EXTRA MINUTE HERE. 
          UH, SO IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE REQUEST IS, UH, WE ARE ASKING THAT THE CITY, UM, APPROVE THE AMENDMENT THAT ANY DRIVER WITH A TEXAS DRIVER'S COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, UH, WITH A PASSENGER ENDORSEMENT PERMIT, UH, THAT THEY COULD BE UTILIZED AS A SUPPLEMENTAL DRIVER PERMITTED BY THE CITY. 
          OF COURSE, THE CITY HAS A STANDARD FORM ALREADY IN PLACE. 
          THERE IS, AT THIS POINT, IF THEY DO NOT HAVE A CITY PERMIT, THEY CAN'T ACTUALLY GET INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE THAT'S PERMITTED AND OPERATE AND DRIVE. 
          AND THAT'S A RES, THAT'S JUST AN ANTIQUATED THING. 
          SO IF, IF WE HAVE A DRIVER THAT IS STATE REGULATED AND FEDERAL FEDERALLY, UH, ACCEPTED AS 
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A COMMERCIAL DRIVER AND CAN DRIVE ANYTHING THAT ON ANY WHEELS, UH, WE, WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE ELIGIBLE BASED ON THE CITY'S, UH, FORMS THAT ALLOW, UM, A DRIVER THAT QUALIFIED TO DRIVE. 
          AND THE SECOND PART OF THE AMENDMENT IS THE VEHICLE ITSELF. 
          WE WANNA BE ABLE TO, UH, ANY VEHICLE THAT HAS A 16 PASSENGER RATED CAPACITY THAT'S REGISTERED WITH THE STATE, THAT'S A D O T VEHICLE, THAT IT ALSO COULD, UM, UH, BE UTILIZED AS A CITY SUPPLEMENTAL, UH, VEHICLE. 
          AND ALSO, AGAIN, THE G T U OFFICE HAS A STANDARD FORM THAT'S READY TO BE USED AS NEEDED. 
          AND SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY WHAT IT IS, IS I'M DONE THERE. 
          THANK YOU, MR. MURRAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, NEXT WE HAVE ELIZABETH MANCHA. 
          MS. MANCHA, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY ROBERT GONZALEZ, MAYOR COUNCIL. 
          UM, MY NAME'S ELIZABETH MANCHA AND ALONG WITH MY HUSBAND KEVIN MANCHA, WE ARE BOTH OWNERS, UM, AND OPS OPERATORS OF SAN ANTONIO SIDE CARS. 
          AND BOTH KEVIN AND I HAVE LIVED IN SAN ANTONIO ALL OUR LIVES. 
          WE VALUE OUR CITY. 
          WE LOVE SHARING THE CITY'S GROWTH THROUGH THE, THROUGH A SIDECAR. 
          OUR TOUR IS A SPECIALIZED, UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. 
          IT IS FUN, IT'S SAFE, IT'S A FREE EXPERIENCE, UM, A FREEING EXPERIENCE AS WE TAKE OUR GUESTS THROUGH, UH, THE CITY. 
          WE ARE CONNECTING. 
          WE'RE SHARING STORIES ABOUT OUR CITY AND OUR EXPERIENCES. 
          UH, WE ALSO SHARE A MEAL TOGETHER AND, UH, WITH OUR EXPERIENCE. 
          UH, AND SO OUR PERSONAL TOUCHES, UH, BRING AWARENESS TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE CITY AND SMALL BUSINESSES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MS. MANCHO. 
          ROBERT GONZALEZ. 
          YOU'D BE FOLLOWED BY KEVIN MANCHA. 
          HELLO. 
          UM, MY NAME'S ROBERT GONZALEZ. 
          I'VE BEEN IN THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY 42 YEARS SINCE 1980, AND I'M AN ADVOCATE FOR THE CAB INDUSTRY. 
          BEEN, I'M ALSO MEMBER OF THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD. 
          AND FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          AND I WANT TO THANK, UH, CITY STAFF FOR WORKING WITH THE INDUSTRY AND THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD IN PUTTING TOGETHER THESE AMENDMENTS. 
          UM, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, UH, THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AT THIS POINT IS THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY HAS LOST 700 CABS. 
          WE USED TO HAVE CLOSE TO A THOUSAND. 
          NOW WE'RE, WE'RE AT 280 NOW FOR THE SEVENTH LARGEST CITY IN THE NATION. 
          YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE SAD IF, UH, TOMORROW WE WOKE UP AND WE HAD NEXT TO, YOU KNOW, A LOT LESS. 
          AND, AND THERE'S A GREAT POSSIBILITY THAT THAT HAPPENED. 
          NOW, THE DRIVERS PUT TOGETHER A PETITION AND REQUESTED THESE AMEND THESE THINGS THAT, THAT YOU ALL ARE APPROVING THAT $20 MINIMUM OUT OF THE AIRPORT, $10 DOWNTOWN. 
          AND THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER CHANGES IN REFERENCE TO, UH, AGE OF CARS. 
          WHAT IF YOU ALL APPROVE THIS, IT'S GONNA HELP THE, THE DRIVERS THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE TRYING TO MAKE IT THE 280. 
          AND WE DO NEED, WE AS THE SEVENTH LARGEST CITY IN THE NATION, WE NEED A TAXI INDUSTRY BECAUSE THERE IS STILL PEOPLE THAT USE TAXI CABS, EVEN THOUGH, UM, UBER AND LYFT HAS TAKEN AWAY THE MAJORITY OF OUR MARKET. 
          AND LET'S HOPE TOMORROW, , WE DON'T HAVE, UH, WE, WE CONTINUE HAVING THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY. 
          SO THAT'S MAINLY THE POINT I I'M TRYING TO MAKE. 
          THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP THE EXISTING DRIVERS, THE 280 OF THEM. 
          AND, AND, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A CAB INDUSTRY IN THE FUTURE. 
          SO ANYTHING Y'ALL CAN DO TO, TO HELP, IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU MR. GONZALEZ. 
          KEVIN MANCHA. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. 
          UM, I DO HAVE A WEBPAGE I WANTED TO PUT UP HERE ON THE SCREEN. 
          DO I HAND THAT TO SOMEBODY TO PULL UP WHILE I GET THAT GOING? I GUESS I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THANKS, UH, FOR, UM, ALL THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT CAME TODAY TO SUPPORT, UM, SAN ANTONIO SIDECARS AND THE, UH, I GUESS THE AMENDMENT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, UH, BEFORE YOU. 
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UM, AND SO THANK YOU. 
          AND SO, UM, ANYWHERE FROM EL CAMINO, RY ROOFING, UH, BOX STREET SOCIAL, UM, CENTRAL SAN ANTONIO, VISIT SAN ANTONIO, HAVE ALL, UM, SUPPORTED SAN UH, SA SIDECARS, UH, FOR THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS AS WE'VE OPERATED PROVISIONALLY, UM, HERE IN THE CITY. 
          UM, LIKE MY WIFE WAS SAYING, WE, WE, WE ARE A VERY EXPERIENTIAL, UM, TYPE OF EXPERIENCE. 
          WE ARE VERY UNIQUE. 
          A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN US, UM, COMPLIMENTS AS FAR AS IT BEING A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. 
          UH, ONE OF THESE, UH, WE CALL IT THE UNICORN OF YOUR BUCKET LIST. 
          AND SO, UM, WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL IS THAT WE'RE FRONT LINES FOR A LOT OF THE VISITORS THAT COME TO THE CITY, RIGHT? SO WE'RE BASICALLY AMBASSADORS AND FRONT LINES. 
          UM, AND THE FIRST TOUCH WE'RE ABLE TO ADVISE PEOPLE ON WHAT'S, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CITY AS OPPOSED TO THEM JUST GOING TO GOOGLE OR, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA. 
          UM, SO A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE DESCRIBED OUR TOURS AS, UM, FIESTA ON WHEELS. 
          SO I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE HERE CAN PRETTY MUCH RELATE TO THAT. 
          UH, WE ARE A GOOD TIME. 
          WE WE'RE REALLY, UM, ENGAGING AND, UH, WE, WE DEFINITELY CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND FEEL THAT, UM, US BEING PRESENT IN OUR, IN OUR DOWNTOWN SPACE, UH, WE ARE AN ASSET. 
          THE REASON WHY WE, UM, CHOSE TO CREATE THIS EXPERIENCE IS, UM, WE NOTICED THERE WAS, UH, KIND OF A NICHE, UM, THAT WE CAN FILL, UH, AS FAR AS CREATING THESE ONE-ON-ONE EXPERIENCES AND CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE AND, AND HELPING WITH THE GROWTH. 
          NOT ONLY JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, OFFERING A SERVICE AS FAR AS A TOUR, BUT GOING BEYOND THAT, RIGHT? CONNECTING AS HUMAN BEINGS, MAKING SURE THAT WE HEAR EACH OTHER, THAT WE'RE PRESENT WHEN WE'RE IN A TOUR, THAT WE REALLY, UH, REMEMBER, UM, NOT ONLY THE THE EXPERIENCE ITSELF, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT WE CONNECT WITH. 
          UM, WE'VE, WE'VE GARNERED LOTS OF FRIENDSHIPS AFTERWARDS. 
          WE'VE DEFINITELY, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, UH, HERE TO SAN ANTONIO. 
          AND LIKE, UM, SOME OF MY, UH, FELLOW BUS SMALL BUSINESSES, OWNERS TRYING TO GO IN WITH THIS AMENDMENT. 
          UM, WE, WE DEFINITELY SEE THE PROGRESSIVE NATURE OF OUR, OF OUR BUSINESS AND THE FORWARD THINKING. 
          AND I KNOW THAT SAN ANTONIO'S DEFINITELY HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION. 
          SO I DEFINITELY WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO, UM, APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND HELP, UM, MAKE SA SAN ANTONIO THE UNIQUE PLACE IT IS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MR. MANCHA. 
          ALRIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 18. 
          I KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS OFFERED, UH, BUT WE NEED TO GET A BASE MOTION ON THE FLOOR FIRST. 
          SO LET ME, UM, GET A BASE MOTION, UH, FOR ITEM 18. 
          SO MOVED. 
          OKAY. 
          THERE'S A MOTION, A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 18. 
          UH, LET'S GO NOW, UH, TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION. 
          WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER VILLAGRA. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, I WAS AT THE SEPTEMBER 20TH MEETING. 
          I WANNA THANK MY, UM, ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, UH, GEORGE GARCIA WHO NOTIFIED ME ON THIS AND TOLD ME I MIGHT WANNA GET DOWN THERE AND HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON. 
          AND AS I DID, WHAT I SAW WAS THERE WAS A LOT OF MOVING PARTS AND WE NEEDED TO KIND OF TAKE THEM PIECE BY PIECE. 
          WE ARE ASKING FOR BASICALLY REMOVAL, ADDING, REVISING, AND WE WERE GONNA LEAVE THIS ON CONSENT. 
          AND I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THAT, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S GOING TO, TO DO SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS, UM, CUSTOMERS. 
          AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S, IT'S 20% OF, UH, CITIZENS, YOU'RE TELLING ME AND 20% OF MILITARY AND 60% OF TOURISTS, IT STILL IMPACTS THEM. 
          THE OTHER THING THAT I'M DISAPPOINTED IS, IS I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE GONE TO ECONOMIC WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT. 
          BECAUSE IF OUR INDUSTRY, THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY, UH, IS STRUGGLING AND NEEDS HELP, THAT COMMITTEE SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT WHAT E D D COULD DO TO MAKE SURE OUR TAXI CAB DRIVERS ARE SURVIVING. 
          'CAUSE WHAT I SEE IN FRONT OF ME IS, LET'S TAKE CARE OF THE, LET'S INCREASE THE RATES FOR THE TAXI CAB DRIVERS WHILE BRINGING IN A WHOLE OTHER NEW VEHICLE FOR HIGHER INDUSTRY. 
          LET'S INCREASE THE DOWNTOWN RATE TO $10 WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THESE NEW VEHICLE FOR HIRE INDUSTRIES ARE GONNA CHARGE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. 
          I'M NOT OKAY WITH THAT. 
          I THINK WE NEED MORE TIME. 
          AND THEN I WAS GIVEN AMENDMENTS, UH, OR A REQUEST FOR AMENDMENTS ON THE LICENSES AND GETTING MORE DRIVERS OUT THERE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT OUR, THIS INDUSTRY IS STRUGGLING LIKE EVERY OTHER INDUSTRY TO FIND, TO FIND EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS. 
          SO I, I JUST 
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THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE BIGGER IMPACT THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE ON THOSE THAT USE TAXI CAPS. 
          WHO'S GOING TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO AFFORD THESE, UH, ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR HIRE? WHAT I DON'T SEE ANY COST FOR THEM. 
          ARE THEY GONNA BE AT THE FIVE AND $10 RATE? ARE YOU, ARE THEY GONNA BE AT THE $10 RATE FOR DOWNTOWN? DO WE HAVE THAT REGULATED FOR THEM? YES. 
          COUNCILWOMAN, THEY'LL BE IN THE SEVEN TO $10 RANGE. 
          WHAT WE, WE DON'T REGULATE THAT. 
          UM, IT HAS TO BE POSTED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT WE DO NOT REGULATE WHAT THEY CHARGE. 
          SO, SO WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME IS THE TAXI CABS WILL CHARGE 10, BUT THEY COULD CHARGE SEVEN AND TAKE OUR TAXI CAB RIDES WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. 
          IS THAT IT? YES MA'AM. 
          OKAY. 
          I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A B SESSION AND HAVE A LONGER CONVERSATION ABOUT, UM, THE OTHER THING IS, WHO IS GOING TO REGULATE THESE NEW VEHICLES FOR HIRE COUNCILWOMAN? JUST LIKE THE OTHER INDUSTRIES THAT OPERATE IN THE VEHICLE FOR HIRE AREA, IT WILL BE THE G T U INSPECTORS THAT ARE OUT DURING THE DAY AND EVENING HOURS TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE DRIVERS ARE PERMITTED, THAT THE VEHICLES ARE SAFE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT THEY CURRENTLY DO WITH TAXI CAB, LIMOS, TOUR BUSES, CHARTER BUSES, ET CETERA. 
          AND DID WE, DID Y'ALL PRESENT KIND OF THE MANPOWER WE HAVE NOW TO DO THAT? DO WE HAVE THE MANPOWER TO ADD TO NEW INDUSTRIES AND YES MA'AM. 
          WE DO HAVE THAT MANPOWER. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, AND ARE THERE, AND, AND WHAT ARE THE FEES AND FINES GOING TO BE FOR NON-COMPLIANCE FOR THE NEW INDUSTRIES AND, AND MAYBE THE TAXI DECAB INDUSTRIES FOR THESE NEW REGULATIONS? SO THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE FOR HIGHER, UH, FEES, AND I DON'T KNOW THOSE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT THEY WILL BE EXACTLY LIKE THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY. 
          AND THE MOTORBIKE SIDECAR INDUSTRY WILL BE EXACTLY LIKE THE GROUP CYCLE INDUSTRY THAT INCLUDES ALL THE FEES. 
          SO $250 FOR A DRIVER PERMIT FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND TAXIS, $110 FOR GROUP CYCLES, MOTORBIKE SIDE CARS, AND WE AND WITH AND DID WE DO A STUDY ON HOW THE NEW, UH, EVS FOR HIRE WAS GONNA IMPACT THE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA? 'CAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE PRIMARILY GONNA BE WORKING IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND THE, UM, THE PEARL AND BLUE STAR. 
          THAT'S CORRECT. 
          AND BLUE STAR, YES. 
          NO, WE DID NOT DO AN ACTUAL STUDY, IF YOU WILL, TO PUT THOSE ON THE ROAD, UM, TO, TO SEE WHAT THE ADDITION OF THOSE FOUR NEW VEHICLES WOULD CAUSE FROM A TRAFFIC STANDPOINT. 
          AND THAT IS, AND, AND WHO, IN TERMS OF STAKEHOLDERS, OTHER THAN THIS GROUP DID, DID WE TALK TO THE BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN WHERE THESE NEW INDUSTRIES WOULD BE? DID WE TALK TO THE, THE HOTELS WHERE THE NEW, THAT THERE, THERE, UH, CUSTOMERS WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THE TAXI CAB FEES? WERE THEY INCLUDED IN THE CONVERSATION? NOT WITH THE TAXI CAB FEES, NO MA'AM. 
          WERE THEY INCLUDED WITH THE EV THEY WERE INCLUDED WITH THE MOTORBIKE SIDECARS. 
          WE'VE GOTTEN FEEDBACK FROM THE MOTORBIKE SIDECAR PEOPLE THAT PEOPLE AT THE HOTELS ENJOY THEM, UH, AND, AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE REVIEWS ON THOSE. 
          BUT THE EV VEHICLE FOR HIRES, NO, THERE'S NOT ONE CURRENTLY OPERATING IN, IN THE CITY. 
          BUT WE, I I, THIS, I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS NEEDS MORE VETTING THAT WE NEED TO TAKE THIS BACK TO A B SESSION AND WE NEED TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS AND WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK INTO THE AMENDMENTS. 
          SO CURRENTLY IF THEY, THESE AMENDMENTS BROUGHT, BROUGHT BY THE, UH, BY, UH, GEORGE MARY, UH, THAT I KNOW THE, THAT THE BOARD SUPPORTS THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE, THE CHAPTER 33 AMENDMENTS WE HAVE GOING FORWARD AS, AS IT'S CURRENTLY BEFORE THE COUNCIL? THAT IS CORRECT, MA'AM. 
          OKAY. 
          AND I DON'T WANNA PUT, WHILE I WANT, I WOULD LIKE TO DIG DEEPER INTO THESE AND GET, AND MAYBE, UH, THOSE ON THE COMMITTEE CAN SAY WHY THEY DIDN'T MOVE THIS FORWARD. 
          I JUST FEEL LIKE WE NEED MORE TIME WITH THIS. 
          IT IS GOING TO IMPACT SO MANY INDUSTRIES AND I DON'T WANT TO GIVE THE TAXI CABS THAT, THAT, UM, PROPOSED RATE INCREASE ONLY TO HAVE YOU COMPETING WITH EV VEHICLES FOR HIRE BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA ALLOW HOW MANY PERMITS FOR EV VEHICLES? SO UP TO 10, THERE'S FOUR. 
          THERE'S BEEN EXPRESSED INTEREST TO BRING FOUR ON THE ROAD RIGHT NOW, SO 10 AND BUT THIS IS 10 PER COMPANY. 
          10 TOTAL COUNCILWOMAN. 
          SO 10 TOTAL. 
          AND RIGHT NOW ONE COMPANY IS GOING TO TAKE FOUR. 
          CORRECT. 
          AND IF, IF PEOPLE FROM AUSTIN START FLOODING DOWN HERE, HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THAT? R F P PROCESS? COUNCILWOMAN, IF I MAY. 
          SO THERE'S NO R F P PROCESS PROPOSED FOR THOSE TWO NEW INDUSTRIES. 
          AND AS RICK MENTIONED, THERE'S A TOTAL OF 10 PERMITS THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO THE COUNCIL. 
          SO THAT WOULD BE THE LIMIT THAT WE WOULD WORK WITH FOR EACH OF THOSE NEW INDUSTRIES. 
          SO WE COULD, WE 
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COULD SAY, OKAY, WE'RE DOING IT, EGO GOES, THEY'VE GOT FOUR, BUT SOMEBODY COMES IN AND THEIR, THEIR VEHICLE'S A LITTLE FLASHIER AND WE GIVE THEM THE OTHER SIX. 
          AND THEN ALL THESE 10 ARE COMPETING WITH MY TAXI CAB DRIVERS. 
          SO COUNCILWOMAN, THE SERVICE THAT IS PROVIDED BY THE TWO, THE TWO NEW INDUSTRIES IS RESTRICTED ONLY TO DOWNTOWN AND THEY CAN ONLY DRIVE ON STREETS. 
          THEY HAVE A POSTED, UM, SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MILE MILES PER HOUR OR LESS. 
          SO. 
          SO THE, THE TYPE OF INDUSTRY IS DIFFERENT THAN THE TAXI CAB? WELL, THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN JUMP IN DOWNTOWN AND I CAN TAKE A CAR FROM CITY HALL TO, IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO DO THAT THAN TO, TO WAIT FOR AN UBER OR LYFT. 
          SO THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY DOWNTOWN IS GOING TO BE IMPACT. 
          I, I NEED, I WANNA MOVE THIS FORWARD TO A B I I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, WE TAKE THIS BACK TO B SESSION AND WE GET SOME ANS SOME REAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON HOW THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT OUR TAXI CAB INDUSTRY, UH, WITH THE, THE ADDITION OF TWO NEW VEHICLE FOR HIRES, UH, OPERATING IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA AND OUR, AND OUR TOURISM AREA. 
          ALRIGHT, SO, AND GO AHEAD. 
          I'M SORRY MARY. 
          NO, GO AHEAD. 
          SO COUNCILWOMAN, YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION TO DELAY? DELAY? YES. 
          AND SO TO CLARIFY, IT'S A MOTION TO DELAY FOR A B SESSION OR SPECIAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. 
          A MOTION TO DELAY FOR A SPECIAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OR, OR, OR B SESSION. 
          YEAH, A B SESSION OR A SPECIAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER. 
          OKAY. 
          THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR A DELAY OF ITEM 18, UH, FOR A, OH, WAS THERE A SECOND? I'M SORRY. 
          SECOND. 
          OKAY. 
          THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DELAY OF ITEM 18 FOR A B SESSION OR A SPECIAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER. 
          UM, SO WE'LL TAKE UP THE DISCUSSION ON THE DELAY. 
          UM, AND AGAIN, AT THE END OF THAT DISCUSSION, WE WILL VOTE ON THE DELAY. 
          IF WE DELAY IT, THEN THE REST OF THE DISCUSSION WILL HAPPEN LATER. 
          SO, UH, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DELAY, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE DELAY? COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, UH, THEN COUNCIL MEMBER CAB ACTUALLY GO FIRST. 
          I'LL, I'LL LET THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE GO FIRST, MAYOR, IF THAT'S ALRIGHT. 
          YEAH, THAT'S FINE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CAB HDA. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UM, I APPRECIATE THE, THE DESIRE FOR MORE INFORMATION THAT THIS OF COURSE WAS FULLY DISCUSSED AT TRANSPORTATION. 
          UM, WE EFFECTS, UH, TALKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF THE RATE CHANGE. 
          AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY AND, UH, TRANSPORTATION OVERALL SUFFERED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PANDEMIC AND NOW THEY'RE TRYING TO RECOVER ANY DELAY WOULD FURTHER IMPACT THEIR BUSINESSES, WHICH OF COURSE, NONE OF US WANNA AFFECT THESE SMALL BUSINESSES IN THAT WAY. 
          WE HEARD FROM SEVERAL SPEAKERS HERE TODAY TALKING ABOUT IT. 
          UM, AND THE MAJORITY REMEMBER THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE RIDERS ARE TOURISTS. 
          UH, THE IMPACT OF OF LOWERING THE RATE, UM, OR OF THE RATE, UH, IS GOING TO MAINLY FALL ON ON PEOPLE VISITING SAN ANTONIO. 
          WE, WE DON'T WANNA STIFLE PROGRESS EITHER WITH LOOKING AT THESE TWO NEW INDUSTRIES BY NOT ALLOWING THEM. 
          AND, UH, AGAIN, WE WANT THEM TO RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC. 
          WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THIS AT THIS COUNCIL, AND ANY DELAY WOULD JUST FURTHER DELAY THEIR RECOVERY. 
          AND I WANNA ALSO MAKE A POINT AT TRANSPORTATION THAT WE, EVEN AFTER THE, THE FULL DISCUSSION, WE, UM, CITY STAFF CONTINUED THEIR DUE DILIGENCE SPECIFICALLY ON THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND, UH, AND OFFERED US A MEMO AND WE, UH, OF COURSE WE RECEIVED THAT AND, AND WE WENT FORWARD WITH IT. 
          SO I, I, I AM OPPOSED A DELAY ONLY MAINLY BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO IMPACT THOSE BUSINESSES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VARDA. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, A, A QUESTION, UM, IN TERMS OF THE PRICES AND, UH, LET, LET'S START WITH THE PRICES AND THE CHANGES TO THE, THE CAB INDUSTRY THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED. 
          CAN YOU REMIND ME WHERE THOSE CAME FROM? SO THOSE CHANGED. 
          UM, THEY HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED SINCE OCTOBER, 2011. 
          UH, AND THE TAB IN DISCUSSION WITH CITY STAFF AND LOOKING ACROSS OTHER TEXAS CITIES, UH, DECIDED THAT THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE TAB AND THE CITY STAFF DID ITS DUE DILIGENCE AND MOVED FORWARD WITH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          AND THE TAB IS MADE UP OF, THE TAB IS MADE UP OF, UH, INDUSTRY MEMBERS, UH, OF ALL OF THE VEHICLE FOR HIRE INDUSTRIES. 
          10 OF WHICH ONE? FROM EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT AND ONE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR'S POSITION. 
          SO YOU WOULD SAY THAT THE TAB WORKED HAND IN HAND ON THESE NEW PRICES? YES, MA'AM. 
          SO HAVE YOU HEARD ANY CONCERN FROM THE TAXI INDUSTRY ABOUT THESE, THIS CHANGE HURTING THEIR INDUSTRY? NO. 
          WE'VE HEARD JUST THE OPPOSITE IS MR. GONZALEZ, UH, ELOQUENTLY SPOKE ABOUT THAT, UH, THEY ARE SUFFERING MIGHTILY. 
          UH, AS HE MENTIONED 
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THE NUMBER OF PERMITS AND TAXI CABS THAT ARE NO LONGER OPERATING, THEY FEEL IT'S, I'M SORRY, I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE DELAY, NOT THE, THE CONTENT. 
          SO, SORRY. 
          UM, AT I'LL, I'LL EXPLAIN WHY I'M ABSOLUTELY OPPOSED, UH, TO THIS DELAY. 
          AND I HAVE HERE A PHOTOGRAPH THAT I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO SHARE ON THE SCREEN. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO THAT. 
          HERE YOU GO. 
          I KNOW Y'ALL ARE DYING. 
          IT IS NOT A PICTURE OF, UH, OF MY, OF THE BABY . 
          IT'S ACTUALLY A PICTURE THAT WAS TAKEN LONG BEFORE SHE WAS BORN, UH, BEFORE I WAS PREGNANT, BEFORE SOME OF THE MEMBERS WERE ON THIS COUNCIL, IN FACT, AND BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, YOU'LL SEE ME, UH, ABOUT TO RIDE DOWNTOWN IN MR. TRISTAN'S, UH, EGO. 
          UH, MR. TRISTAN, WHEN DID WE, UH, TAKE THIS PICTURE MORE OR LESS? WHAT YEAR WOULD YOU SAY THAT WAS? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE STRUGGLED TO START DURING PANDEMIC SPRING OF 2020. 
          SO I WOULD SAY LATE 21ST, THE 21ST OR SOMETHING. 
          OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS EARLY BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. 
          MAYBE, MAYBE. 
          SO I'M REALLY CONFUSED RIGHT NOW. 
          BUT THE POINT IS, MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH MR. TRISTAN FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE A VERY, VERY LONG TIME TO BRING THESE CHANGES FORWARD. 
          AND I KNOW THAT, UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION IS AWARE OF US TRYING TO BRING THESE CHANGES FORWARD FOR, UH, OVER A YEAR NOW. 
          AND, UH, WHEN I HEARD TODAY THAT WACO ALREADY HAS ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION ON THE GROUND, AND WE DON'T, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT, UM, STARTLING TO HEAR THAT, UM, THE PRIMARY REASON I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A DELAY IS WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SIDECARS AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT EVS AND VEHICLES THAT ARE DIFFERENT. 
          AND THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE WHO DON'T ALWAYS NAVIGATE DOWNTOWN, MOVE DOWNTOWN. 
          WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON THAT'S COMING UP RIGHT NOW, AND THAT IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE TWO INDUSTRIES THAT WE ARE, OR THESE TWO TYPES OF TRAVEL THAT WE ARE GOING TO ROB THEM OF IF WE DON'T MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS TODAY. 
          SO I WOULD, I VEHEMENTLY OPPOSE ANY DELAY. 
          WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR OVER A YEAR. 
          WE'VE CHECKED SO MANY BOXES, JUMPED THROUGH SO MANY HOOPS TO GET ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION DOWNTOWN. 
          AND, UM, SO I, I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING ANY DELAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ALSO, AND, AND I'M ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND IF, UH, IF Y'ALL REMEMBER I HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE PRICING POINTS. 
          UM, DO YOU HAVE THE CHART THAT SHOWS, UH, HOW WE COMPARE TO OTHER CITIES ON ALL THOSE AREAS? THAT WASN'T IN THE PACKET, BUT I WANT, I WANT TO DRAW FOLKS, FOLKS. 
          WE DO COUNCIL MEMBER, WE'LL PUT IT ON THE SCREEN SHORTLY. 
          I'M SORRY. 
          WE DO HAVE THAT CHART. 
          OKAY. 
          SO WE'LL PULL IT UP. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          YEAH. 
          AND, AND HERE'S MY CONCERN IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CHART, UM, AND I DON'T, I DON'T LIKE THE PROPOSED BECAUSE THAT'S NOT APPROVED YET EITHER. 
          I'M, I'M LOOKING AT WHAT'S THERE TODAY IN AUSTIN, HOUSTON, DALLAS, AND, UH, WHAT OUR PROPOSED RATES ARE. 
          AND IF YOU LOOK DOWN THE LINE, YOU SEE THAT WE'RE WAY IN EXCESS OF THESE OTHER CITIES FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE SERVICES. 
          SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH. 
          UH, AND THAT BIG OF AN INCREASE ON EACH ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES. 
          YOU KNOW, WE, WE TALK ABOUT HOW POOR THIS CITY IS, WE'RE THE POOREST METROPOLITAN CITY IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT HERE WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA PUT AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN ON PEOPLE USING OUR TAXICAB SERVICES HERE IN TOWN. 
          SO, UM, I, I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND I EXPRESS THOSE ISSUES AT THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING. 
          AND, UH, I, I CAN'T RECALL IF I VOTED TO SEND THIS FORWARD TO COUNCIL OR NOT. 
          UH, I GUESS I DID OKAY WITH OBJECTIONS TO THE RATES, UM, AND I'M STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. 
          AND, UH, I HAD THOUGHT THAT THAT COULD GO BACK TO THE, THE COMMITTEE AND TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THOSE RATES TO SEE DO WE NEED THESE LARGE OF AN INCREASES ACROSS ALL OF OUR TAXICABS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          AGAIN, MUCH IN EXCESS OF OUR OTHER CITIES, AND, UH, THEY'RE A LOT RICHER THAN WE ARE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          SO I STILL HAVE A CONCERN WITH THAT. 
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AND, UM, YEAH, I GUESS I WOULD SUPPORT A DELAY AT THIS POINT TO, UH, UH, RE-LOOK AT THESE RATES AND, UH, GO FROM THERE. 
          UM, THE OTHER ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES. 
          WE GOT AN AMENDMENT HERE THAT WE WANNA TRY TO GET IN THIS ALSO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE NEED TO GO BACK AND RE-LOOK AT THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS, IS IN LINE AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. 
          SO I, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH, UH, DELAYING THIS. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. 
          THANK YOU, MARIN. 
          THANK YOU RICK FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          UM, AS EXPRESSED THE CAB INDUSTRY, LIKE MANY OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY IMPACTED BY C OVID 19. 
          I'M CONCERNED WITH THE DECREASE OF 700 CABS TO 280, RIGHT? WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS THAT THEY'RE STRUGGLING AND THAT THE CURRENT RATE ISN'T WORKING FOR THEM. 
          ANOTHER CONCERN THAT I HAVE WITH THE DELAY IS THAT IF WE ALLOW FOR OUR TAXI CAB INDUSTRY TO DIMINISH, WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE OUR CONSTITUENTS AND RESIDENTS VULNERABLE, UH, TO UNREGULATED ENTITIES LIKE UBER AND LYFT. 
          WITH OUR CURRENT, UH, TAXI CAB INDUSTRY, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE CITY. 
          THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR BACKGROUND, UM, CHECKS, RIGHT? ALL THIS AT THE COST OF THE TAXI CAB DRIVER. 
          WHEREAS WHEN YOU LOOK AT UBER AND LYFT, THEY AREN'T REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THAT PROCESS. 
          UH, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, TAXI CABS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO CHARGE ONE FLAT RATE, WHEREAS LYFT AND UBER HAVE SURCHARGES AND CAN ADJUST THEIR RATES. 
          SO MY CONCERN IS THAT IF WE FAIL TO SUPPORT AND MOVE FORWARD, UH, WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US IS THAT WE LEAVE OUR TAXI CAB INDUSTRY, WHICH ARE SMALL BUSINESSES, UH, VULNERABLE TO, TO LOSING THEIR BUSINESS. 
          UM, SO I'M OPPOSED TO A DELAY. 
          AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UM, AND THANK YOU TO, UH, EVERYONE WHO SPOKE AND SHARED THEIR REASONS FOR AGAINST A DELAY. 
          UM, AND FOR THE ITEM, I, I'LL BE BRIEF. 
          I, I'LL, I WON'T BE SUPPORTING A DELAY. 
          UM, I WOULD QUESTION, OR WHENEVER I THINK ABOUT DELAYS, AND THIS IS HOW I'M THINKING OF THEM MOVING FORWARD, IS DO WE INTEND TO, UM, CONTINUE DISCUSSION AND CHANGE PEOPLE'S MIND? DO WE, WILL THE OUTCOME BE THE EXACT SAME? WILL WE BE MORE, WILL WE, WE BE INFORMING THE COMMUNITY MORE? WILL WE BE ENGAGING THE INDUSTRY MORE? AND I THINK WHEN THE INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW IS ADVOCATING AND THEY'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR SOMETHING, UM, FOR A WHILE AND HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, I DON'T KNOW QUITE THAT, UM, A DELAY WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. 
          AND SO I, I WON'T BE SUPPORTIVE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER PAL. 
          YEAH, I, I, UM, WHAT I HEARD TODAY WAS THAT THE INDUSTRY TAXI BUS, ALL, ALL, ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY, THEY WERE, UH, THEY WERE GIVEN A CHANCE TO SHOW UP AND PUT TOGETHER THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND HAVE THEIR VOICE HEARD AT THESE COMMITTEES. 
          UM, I ALSO HEARD THAT THE TAXI INDUSTRY WAS NOT DENIED THAT OPPORTUNITY. 
          THEY WERE INCLUDED IN THAT. 
          UM, I HAVEN'T HEARD A SINGLE TAXI DRIVER TELL US THAT WE NEED THIS DELAYED. 
          UM, I, UH, I'M NOT GONNA SUPPORT A DELAY, UM, UNLESS I, YOU KNOW, I HEAR A, ACTUALLY, GEORGE, MARY, YOU'RE HERE. 
          UM, DO YOU, UH, HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THE TAXING INDUSTRY WORRIED ABOUT THESE EASY GO CARS OR, UM, WORRIED ABOUT THESE RATES AND REQUIRING THAT THEY BE STUDIED MORE? NO, QUITE, QUITE FRANKLY, UM, I'M SURPRISED THAT THERE'S ANY RECOMMENDATION OF A DELAY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A, A, A GROUP. 
          I MEAN, BEING IN THE TAB BOARD, EVERYBODY HAS, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR MANY, MANY MONTHS. 
          AND, UH, THE CAB INDUSTRY NEEDS A JOLT, A S A P. 
          AND, UH, I, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION ONE OTHER THING, IF I COULD. 
          THE ONE LINE ITEM THAT CAME UP ON THE GRAPH THAT HE PUT UP THERE, WHICH WAS THE FIVE MILE AVERAGE TRIP, IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT I OWN A TAXI CAB COMPANY IN CORPUS CHRISTI. 
          AND, AND I CAN RELATE TO THAT ONE LINE ITEM. 
          AND I THINK IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING HERE BECAUSE ONLY SAN ANTONIO HAS A FIVE MILE AVERAGE. 
          YOU DON'T GET IN A CAB IN AUSTIN OR DALLAS OR HOUSTON AND GO FIVE MILES, AND THEREFORE THERE'S A LOT OF, A LOT MORE GENERATED INCOME FOR THAT RIDE WHERE SAN ANTONIO HAS THE LOWEST, UH, UH, ACTUAL INCOME FOR A ANY TRIP AT ALL. 
          I MEAN, WE DON'T GO ANYWHERE HERE. 
          AND, AND, AND THE OTHER THING I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT YES, I BELIEVE THE TAXI CAB WOULD STRUGGLE AND, AND HURT IMMENSELY IF WE HAD ANY KIND OF DELAY. 
          THIS IS JUST THE FEEDBACK FROM THE TAB BOARD THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH FOR, FOR MANY YEARS NOW. 
          AND I THINK WE ALSO SUPPORT THE ELECTRIC STUFF, UH, THE VEHICLES. 
          I, I THINK THIS PERSONALLY, I THINK WE 
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SHOULD MOVE ON AND, AND, UH, NOT DELAY IT FOR THAT REASON. 
          THEY WOULD BE STRUGGLING. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          BRAVO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND I SAT IN ON THE FIRST TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE WE, UH, WE HAD CONVERSATIONS AROUND THIS. 
          AND MY POSITION WAS, AND IT REMAINS TODAY THAT, UM, THAT I'M CONCERNED THAT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR TAXI CAB DRIVERS ARE ALL ABLE TO, TO EARN A LIVING WAGE. 
          AT THE SAME TIME, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHO A LOT OF THEIR CUSTOMER BASE HERE LOCALLY IS, AND THAT IT MAY BE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO, TO TECHNOLOGY, PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING CASH, UM, PEOPLE WHO ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED AND, UM, AND SOMETIMES SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ARE ON A FIXED INCOME. 
          AND SO I'M JUST LOOKING TO STRIKE THAT BALANCE. 
          AND SO I'M, I'M OPEN TO A DELAY AND HAVING JUST MORE CONVERSATION WHERE WE CAN JUST TRY AND MAKE SURE WE JUST GET THAT RIGHT. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          BRAVO. 
          ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE DELAY? COUNCIL MEMBER GRO? YEAH, I JUST, I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND WHERE WE WANT TO HELP AN INDUSTRY. 
          IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T WANNA HELP THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY, BUT WHEN YOU PUT UP THE CHART FOR DALLAS, HOUSTON, AND AUSTIN AREA, AND WE KNOW OUR AVERAGE MEDIUM INCOME IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER, I THINK LIKE AUSTIN IS, IS 75,000 FOR THEIR AVERAGE, UH, ME, UH, MEDIUM INCOME. 
          WE ARE AT WHAT, 53. 
          AND THEN YOU'RE TELLING MY 40% THAT USE THE TAXI CABS. 
          WE'RE JUST GONNA ARBITRARILY DO THIS WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM YOU BECAUSE WE TOOK IT TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AGAIN, WHY WE DID NOT BRING THIS DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS DID NOT COME TO A B SESSION, THAT IT DID NOT COME TO ECONOMIC WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT. 
          I KNOW THE TAXI CAB INDUSTRY IS STRUGGLING. 
          UM, AND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE ECONOMIC WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT COMES IN. 
          BUT I WILL NOT, I, I MEAN, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE DELAY. 
          I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS AS IT MOVES FORWARD. 
          I FEEL LIKE WHEN I FEEL LIKE WE ARE, AND, AND WHERE IT COMES WITH THE TOURISM, I FEEL LIKE WE ARE TAXING THE TOURIST AGAIN, WHICH WE ALREADY DO WITH HOT TAX. 
          AND I THINK WE JUST NEED TO, UH, BE MINDFUL OF THE MESSAGE WE SEND. 
          UH, SO I, I DON'T LIKE THAT 60% IS TOURISM, SO IT'S OKAY THAT WE INCREASE THESE, THESE, UM, THESE FEES. 
          SO, UH, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND, UH, I JUST HOPE NEXT TIME WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO IMPACT OUR RESIDENTS THIS WAY, WE BRING IT TO A B SESSION OR WE TAKE IT TO MORE THAN ONE COMMITTEE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GRA AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          AND MY, MY QUICK QUESTION, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO CAN ANSWER IT, BUT HOW DID YOU ALL COME UP WITH THE PROPOSED INCREASE THAT, SO I KNOW THAT IT ALMOST DOUBLED, BUT IF SOMEBODY COULD JUST EXPLAIN THE LOGIC AND, AND WHILE YOU GET UP HERE, I HAVE GRANDMOTHERS. 
          LITERALLY, I HAD A GRANDMOTHER THAT TOOK A TAXI CAB TO MY BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT, RIGHT? SO, UM, IT AFFECTS A LOT OF MY RESIDENTS. 
          THEY, THEY STILL DO USE A CAB TO GET AROUND. 
          EVERY TIME THAT I GO TO, UM, TAKE MY PARENTS TO THE DOCTOR, I SEE CABS DROPPING OFF MY RESIDENCE. 
          RIGHT? AND SO, AND I THINK THAT'S KIND OF WHAT, WHAT, WHY COUNCILWOMAN VRAN WAS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. 
          SO I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, UM, THE PRICE RECOMMENDATION. 
          THAT'S IT. 
          SO COUNCILWOMAN, THE PRICE RECOMMENDATION WAS BORN OUT OF A PETITION PRESENTED BY OVER A HUNDRED TAXI CAB DRIVERS TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          OH, UM, I JUST HAVE TO MAKE THIS PLUG. 
          UH, I KNOW ERIC'S NOT HERE, BUT HE AND I HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION FOR, UH, A COUPLE OF TERMS AT AT LEAST THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. 
          WE DO CREATE, UH, A FORUM FOR INPUT BY TRANSPORTATION USERS SO THAT THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, ISSUES LIKE THIS. 
          WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PROCESS JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO USE, UH, TAXI CABS. 
          AND, UH, WE, WE'D HAD THAT DISCUSSION A COUPLE YEARS AGO, BUT I JUST, I JUST WANNA POINT THAT OUT THAT THIS, UH, REALLY POINTS TO THAT NEED. 
          I STILL WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING A DELAY. 
          I'VE HEARD IT. 
          I THINK WE'VE HEARD IT DIRECTLY FROM, YOU KNOW, MR. MARY WHO'S THE HEAD OF THE TAB AND MANY MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRY. 
          AND, UH, AND I SAW SOME NODDING OF THE HEADS WHEN I SAID THE HOLIDAYS ARE RIGHT HERE. 
          AND THAT IT'S JUST A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, THESE NEW ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF, OF TRANSPORTATION. 
          SO, AND, UM, LIKE COUNCILMAN GUILLO SAID, UM, THE SOONER WE CAN HELP THE CAB INDUSTRY, THE SOONER, UM, THEY CAN SURVIVE. 
          IF NOT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE AT THE MERCY OF, OF THE OTHER, UH, TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE DELAY? UH, I'LL, I'LL PROVIDE, I MEAN, I'LL, I'LL GIVE SOME OF MY INPUT. 
          WE'VE HAD THE U D C, 
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UH, PROCESS. 
          I'M SORRY, NOT THE U D C PROCESS. 
          CHAPTER 33, UH, HAS COME UP A NUMBER OF TIMES OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. 
          UH, FIRST TIME, UH, OR THE LAST COUPLE TIMES BEFORE I SAT IN THIS SEAT, WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE UBER LYFT, UM, ENTRY INTO THE MARKETPLACE LAST FEW TIMES HAVE BEEN REALLY TWEAKS. 
          UM, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF A DELAY IN WHICH WE WOULD JUST SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE TO, TO RE RE-ARGUE THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY ARGUED ABOUT. 
          I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF A DELAY IF IT WAS GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING NEW. 
          SO LET ME TALK ABOUT SOMETHING NEW JUST FOR A MINUTE, . 
          AND THAT IS FOR THE LAST TWO TERMS. CHAPTER 33 COMES UP AND I'VE SAID IT'S TIME THAT WE START TALKING ABOUT ENDING THE USE OF HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES IN THIS CITY, IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. 
          UM, I'LL CALL FOR THAT AGAIN. 
          CHAPTER 33 IS, UH, OUR REGULATORY MECHANISM AROUND HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES IN THIS CITY. 
          WE NEED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. 
          SO IF THERE IS A DELAY, I WOULD HOPE WE START THAT DISCUSSION. 
          I DON'T THINK IT HAPPENS OVERNIGHT. 
          NOBODY HAS TO WORRY ABOUT THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S TIME. 
          AND SO IF THERE IS A DELAY, THAT'S MY REQUEST, IS THAT WE OPEN UP THE DISCUSSION TO INCLUDE THAT SUBJECT. 
          IF THERE ISN'T A DELAY, I THINK THERE, THIS IS JUST A, A MATTER OF TWEAKS, UH, AND WE CAN GO AHEAD AND, AND MOVE FORWARD. 
          I KNOW THERE'S SOME AMENDMENTS THAT ARE GONNA BE OFFERED REGARDLESS OF THAT. 
          SO, UM, WITH THAT, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DELAY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 33, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION FAILS. 
          OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO THE BASE MOTION TO ADDRESS THE TWEAKS THAT ARE INTENDED IN THIS, UH, ROUND OF U UH, CHAPTER 33 AMENDMENTS. 
          UM, WE'LL GO BACK TO OUR SPEAKER QUEUE NOW. 
          I THINK I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO UP NEXT. 
          UM, I THINK, UH, COUNCILMAN PERRY AND I BOTH HAVE THE SAME MOTION. 
          I WAS GONNA LET HIM MAKE IT. 
          IF, IF HE WANTS THE FLOOR, LET PERRY GO. 
          LET ME JUST, UM, TAKE THE FLOOR FROM YOU AND GIVE IT TO PERRY IN CASE YOU WANT TO USE YOUR TIME FOR DISCUSSION. 
          SO COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          SURE. 
          I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO ITEM 18, ATTACHMENT C, SECTION 33 DASH 62, 33 DASH 5 24, AND 33 DASH 7 24 TO PROVIDE VEHICLES WITH A RATED SEAT CAPACITY OF 16 OR MORE PASSENGERS AND THAT ARE REGISTERED WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE EXEMPT FROM INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. 
          SECOND. 
          ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR AN, UH, THE AMENDMENT, UH, REGARDING, UH, VEHICLES OF 16 OR MORE PASSENGERS IS READ BY COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          UH, I BELIEVE THE SECOND WAS, UM, CAB HDO. 
          SO HAVE, WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSION ON THAT PARTICULAR AMENDMENT. 
          AND, UH, COUNCILMAN PERRY OFFERED, UH, AGAIN, AN AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE VEHICLES WITH A, A RATED SEATED CAPACITY OF 16 OR MORE PASSENGERS AND THAT ARE REGISTERED WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BE EXEMPT, UH, FROM THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. 
          SO, DISCUSSION ON THAT AMENDMENT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UH, CAN I GET AN UNDERSTANDING HOW THE STATE TAKES CARE OF, UH, THE SAFETY OF THOSE VEHICLES? CERTAINLY. 
          COUNCILMAN, BRING UP SLIDE 13 REALLY QUICK HERE. 
          SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE THERE IS SLIDE 13 IS A COMPARISON OF WHAT THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INSPECTS AND WHAT THE CITY CURRENTLY INSPECTS. 
          AND WHAT YOU'LL NOTICE IS, UH, THOSE ARE MIRROR IMAGES OF ONE ANOTHER OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT TXDOT DOES THE EXHAUST INSPECTION AND THE CITY DOES NOT DO THAT INSPECTION. 
          THAT'S ALL I NEEDED HERE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          ANY DISCUSSION, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT? AND I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR ATTORNEYS HAVE HELPED DRAFT THE LANGUAGE TO THAT, SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT IT'S BEING BROUGHT FORWARD. 
          THAT'S CORRECT, UNREASONABLY. 
          OKAY. 
          YES, WE HAVE. 
          ALRIGHT, SO THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR AMENDING THE, UH, CHAPTER 33 LANGUAGE AS READ BY COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. 
          LET'S VOTE ON THAT AMENDMENT. 
          YEAH. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          OKAY. 
          SO WE ARE NOW BACK TO THE MAIN DISCUSSION ARE CHAPTER 33 AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN, UH, FURTHER A AMENDED TO REFLECT THE 16 PLUS PASSENGER 
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VEHICLES. 
          UH, SO LET ME GO BACK TO THE QUEUE, UH, COUNTS. 
          MEMBER ELAS ON THE MAIN MOTION. 
          ON THE MAIN MOTION. 
          I THANK YOU. 
          UH, TWO COMMENTS. 
          ONE, I APPRECIATE, UH, GEORGE, MARY, AND, UH, AND THE TAB. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO FOR US, AND SIT THROUGH SOME OF THOSE MEETINGS. 
          I, UH, I I LOVE THAT THAT BOARD IS, IS FULL OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THIS INDUSTRY. 
          AND SO I ALWAYS FEEL VERY CONFIDENT WHEN THE RECOMMENDATIONS COME TO US THAT, THAT THEY'RE THE RIGHT RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          UH, THE SECOND THING IS, JAVIER TRISTAN, UH, WE'RE HERE, WE'RE FINALLY HERE. 
          UH, I KNOW THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE HORIZON, UH, ALWAYS GOT A LITTLE CLOSER, BUT IT NEVER SEEMED TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH. 
          AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS ON HAVING YOUR ITEM, UH, IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL. 
          I, I'LL TELL YOU, COUNCILWOMAN HDA MYSELF AND ABOUT 30 OTHER PEOPLE WERE RECENTLY IN PANAMA CITY. 
          UH, THEN WE WENT TO BOGOTA, AND THEN I WAS IN MEDELEN. 
          UH, THESE VEHICLES WERE WERE BEING USED ALL, ALL BY TOURISTS. 
          UH, AND THEY WERE BEING USED VERY WELL. 
          AND, UH, IT WAS KEEPING, UH, AND THEY'RE FUN PEOPLE LIKE DOING IT. 
          BUT, UH, I, I WILL TELL YOU, EVERYBODY ON OUR TRIP KEPT POINTING AT THEM AND SAYING, WHAT ARE THOSE? AND WHY DON'T WE HAVE THOSE IN SAN ANTONIO? UH, THE SECOND THING, UH, I'LL TELL YOU IS I WAS IN, UH, SAN DIEGO, UH, WITH, UM, WITH, UH, WITH SHERRY FROM OUR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. 
          UH, WE SAW THESE VEHICLES ALL OVER DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO BEING USED BY TOURISTS ONLY, UM, BECAUSE THEY'RE FUN AND IT'S A, IT'S, IT'S A NICE WAY TO GET AROUND, ESPECIALLY ON A HOT DAY. 
          AND THEN A THIRD THING I'LL TELL YOU IS I WENT TO THE CHICAGO MARATHON, UH, EARLIER IN OCTOBER. 
          AND THESE VEHICLES ARE EVERYWHERE. 
          THE, THE THING THAT ALL THESE CITIES HAVE IN COMMON IS THAT, UH, THEY, THEY GOT A LOT OF TAXIS AND NONE OF THESE RIDERS WERE COMPETING WITH TAXIS. 
          AND SO, UH, I'M, I'M, I'M CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR, FOR DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO. 
          UM, I, UH, I ALSO WANT TO, UH, ECHO, UM, WHAT THE MAYOR JUST SAID ABOUT HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES DOWNTOWN. 
          I THINK, I THINK THE TIME HAS COME, UH, TO, UM, PUT THAT, UH, INDUSTRY IN OUR REAR MIRROR. 
          REAR MIRROR. 
          UM, PARTICULARLY, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT YOU LOOK AT THE HEAT INDEX DOWNTOWN, I THINK IT'S NOTHING SHORT OF CRUEL TO KEEP THOSE HORSES OUT THERE ON DAYS WHEN THE HEAT INDEX IS SO HIGH. 
          I, I'M WORRIED THAT THE CURRENT ORDINANCE THAT WE'VE GOT IN PLACE IS, UH, DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE HEAT INDEX. 
          UH, AND AS, AS A THRESHOLD, UH, FOR PULLING THOSE HORSES OUT, I THINK THAT WE'RE JUST USING, UH, WE'RE USING THE WRONG MEMBERS AND THE, AND THE WRONG CRITERIA. 
          UM, AND QUITE HONESTLY, I I I, I THINK IT SPEAKS POORLY OF US TO CONTINUE HAVING THESE ANIMALS OUT THERE, UM, CLUMPING AROUND DOWNTOWN WHEN NOT, WHEN IT'S NOT FIT FOR A HUMAN BEING TO BE CLUMPING AROUND DOWNTOWN LIKE THAT, UH, ON BLACK ASPHALT. 
          SO, UH, I, I DON'T WANT SAY ANYTHING TO BE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A CITY WHERE, UH, YOU SEE HIM ON YOUTUBE, HORSES JUST DROPPING DEAD, UM, YOU KNOW, IN TOURIST AREAS WHERE, UM, WHERE THEY ALSO HAVE HORSE CARRIAGES. 
          AND SO, UH, ANYWAY, I SUPPORT, I SUPPORT THIS MEASURE OF THANKS, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BELI. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CASTILLO. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WELL, I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY BECAUSE I THINK WE NEEDED MORE TIME. 
          I DO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, AND IF THE TAX ACCOUNT COMPANY THINKS THAT THEY CAN, IT CAN COMPETE GREAT. 
          BUT THE ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS I WANT THIS COMPANY HAS COME AND THEY'VE TRIED, AND I, I THINK WE NEED A PROCESS SO THAT WE ARE NOT, IF THERE'S ONLY 10 PERMITS OUT THERE THAT WE ARE, WE ARE, ARE BEING CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LET THEIR BUSINESS BE SUCCESSFUL AND NOT LET SOMEBODY COME IN FROM THE OUTSIDE THAT'S FLASHY AND, UM, AND KIND OF OVERTAKE WITH SIX PERMITS AND, AND LOW BAUM. 
          AND THAT IS WHY I'M SO CONCERNED WITH THE PRICING, BECAUSE I KNOW WE WERE, UH, COUNCILMAN ROCHE GARCIA AND I WERE IN OR IN ORLANDO, AND THEY HAD 'EM, AND THEY HAD ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES ON. 
          AND IF WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STATE COMING AND COMPETING, I WANNA MAKE SURE, UM, WE GIVE THOSE THAT STARTED. 
          SAME WITH THE SIDECAR TOO, THAT WE GAVE THOSE THAT WERE HERE FIRST, THAT HAD BEEN WORKING, THAT STARTED WITH THE TOUR GROUPS, THEIR, THEIR, FOR THEIR FAIR SHOT. 
          AND I, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S RFPS OR, OR HOW WE MOVE FORWARD, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. 
          SO ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO OPERATE FOR HIRE IS YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ESTABLISH IN SAN ANTONIO. 
          SAN ANTONIO. 
          SO THE FEAR OF SOMEBODY COMING FROM OUT OF STATE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO FIRST ESTABLISH THE BUSINESS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO WITH AN ADDRESS. 
          SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPS YOU. 
          THAT DOES. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER 
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VIA GRAND COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          UM, AGAIN, I'M CONCERNED WITH THE OVERALL FEES, BUT THIS, IF THIS COMMITTEE IS COMING OUT WITH, UM, THESE RATE HIKES, WHICH, UH, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL ARE ASKING FOR THESE. 
          I I'M JUST SAYING, OKAY. 
          UM, IF THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR, I, I, I GOTTA, AGAIN, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BEING HIGHER THAN EVERY OTHER METRO CENTER HERE IN THE TECH IN TEXAS. 
          AND I, I HOPE YOU'RE NOT PRICING YOURSELF OUT OF BUSINESS, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY. 
          THIS IS YOUR INDUSTRY AND THIS IS YOUR TAB AND WHAT YOU'RE RECOMMENDING TO US. 
          I JUST HOPE IT'S NOT HA IT'S NOT GONNA HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON YOUR INDUSTRY. 
          SO I'LL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND SUPPORT THIS AS IS RIGHT NOW, UH, WITH RESERVATIONS THAT, YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE THE HIGHEST IN THE STATE FOR THESE FEES AND FOR SERVICES. 
          SO THAT WE'LL GO FROM THERE AND WE'LL SEE HOW THINGS SETTLE OUT OVER THE NEXT, NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, I GUESS, UNTIL WE AMEND THIS THING AGAIN. 
          SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          APPRECIATE IT, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PIA. 
          YEAH, JUST ONE, ONE LAST QUESTION. 
          UM, IF HA IN THE ROOM FROM EGO, UH, CAN YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM? I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU. 
          UM, . 
          YEAH. 
          UH, HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN DOING BUSINESS IN SAN ANTONIO? 30 YEARS HERE SINCE 1985. 
          I'M A RESIDENT OF SAN ANTONIO AND MY BIGGEST DREAM IT'S TO SEE THESE VEHICLES, PEOPLE WILL TALK ABOUT IT COMING FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. 
          LIKE, UH, RECENTLY WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH VISIT SAN ANTONIO. 
          WE ARE ABOUT TO HOST THE BIGGEST, LARGEST CONVENTION HERE IN SAN ANTONIO THAT ATTRACTS ALL THE PEOPLE WHO'S INTERESTED IN TOURISM WORLDWIDE, AND THEY LOVE THESE KIND OF VEHICLES. 
          WHEN, WHEN YOU VISIT CITIES LIKE THIS, SAN ANTONIO WILL BE ON THE MAP AGAIN FOR THAT AND MANY REASONS. 
          THAT'S, THAT IS MY BIGGEST DREAM. 
          I TAKE IT PERSONAL. 
          THANK YOU, MANNY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          AND SO, UH, AFTER 37 YEARS AND, UH, 37 SAN ANTONIO, SOME SUMMERS, I THINK, I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY YOU'RE A SAN ANTONIO. 
          SO, UM, I'M, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THESE VEHICLES ON THE STREET. 
          THANKS. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER APIA, I THINK WE, THAT IS THE END OF OUR DISCUSSION. 
          ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, MY THANKS TO OUR TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND, AND FOR ALL THE LEANING IN AND DUE DILIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, UM, ON THE TAB COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 
          EXCUSE ME. 
          SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 18 AS AMENDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          GO NOW TO ITEM 27. 
          ITEM NUMBER 27 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CITY'S STATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM FOR THE 88TH STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. 
          ALL RIGHT, UH, SALLY, DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR US? AND THEN, UM, WE'LL HAVE OUR, OUR CHAIR BEGIN THE DISCUSSION. 
          WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT THOUGH, SO, UM, WHY DON'T WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION, THEN WE'LL GO RIGHT INTO CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          I HAVE A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION. 
          YOU DIDN'T GET THE PRESENTATION. 
          UM, COUNCIL MEMBER APPLIES. 
          DO YOU NEED A PRESENTATION? I SEE NO REQUESTS FROM THE DAAS. 
          DO YOU WANT THE PRESENTATION? NO, MAYOR, I DON'T NEED A PRESENTATION. 
          I JUST WANTED TO, UH, THANK, UH, ALL OF MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR HAVING, UH, HAD SOME INPUT IN THIS ONE. 
          THIS IS THE, UH, OKAY. 
          UH, WE'LL FOREGO THE PRESENTATION THEN, AND IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE SLIDES THAT WE'VE PREVIOUSLY SEEN, SALLY CAN BRING THOSE UP. 
          SALLY, I'M GONNA BRING UP, UH, FOLKS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AT THIS POINT, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR DISCUSSION. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UM, FIRST WE HAVE TOM LOCKER, L O E C K E R, TOM LOCKER, AND 83 YEAR OLD DOCTOR. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          UH, MIKE KKI. 
          MR. KKI BE FOLLOWED BY PATRICK VON DOLAN. 
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MY NAME IS MIKE KNUP. 
          AGAIN, I'M WITH THE SAN ANTONIO FAMILY ASSOCIATION, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT REQUEST THAT YOU VOTE NO ON THIS. 
          YOU KNOW, I'M SITTING IN THE BACK LISTENING TO, I THINK IT WAS ITEM NUMBER FOUR. 
          AND JUST ABOUT EVERYONE SAID, I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION. 
          EVEN YOU COUNCILMAN ELIAS, I CAN'T VOTE FOR SOMETHING. 
          YOU'RE HERE ON ITEM 27. 
          MIKE, GO AHEAD. 
          ON ITEM 27, I SAID ON FOUR, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, WE AS CITIZENS. 
          SEE HERE, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION. 
          AND YET THE BEGINNING OF YOUR, YOUR WHITE PAPER HERE SAYS, THE STATE OF TEXAS IS AN INTEGRAL PARTNER TO THE SAN ANTONIO AS THE CITY PREPARES FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH AND SEEKS THE DEMANDS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SUSTAINABLE IN INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          HERE'S THE QUESTION. 
          IF THERE'S SUCH A GREAT PARTNER, HOW COME WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOBBY 'EM? HOW COME WE HAVE TO LOBBY THEM? YOU SEE, AS THE SAN ANTONIO FAMILY ASSOCIATION, YOU GUYS KNOW THIS, THE PRUDENTIAL JUDGMENT ISSUES YOU DO A GOOD JOB AT CONTINUE DOING THAT. 
          WE CAN, WE CAN DEBATE THAT ALL DAY LONG ZONING, WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE. 
          WHAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT IS THE INTRINSIC ISSUES OF ABORTION. 
          WHY WOULD WE ADVOCATE FOR ABORTION? WHY WOULD WE DO THAT? THE GOVERNMENT GROWS, THE REVENUE GROWS WHEN WE HAVE BABIES AND WE HAVE HEALTHY FAMILIES. 
          WHEN WOULD WE ADVOCATE WHY WE'D HELP SOMEBODY DO THAT? WHAT ABOUT THE GUNS? THE CHIEF WAS HERE. 
          HAVE WE KEPT UP WITH THE NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS TO GIVE US THE SECURITY THAT WE NEED WITH THIS NEW GROWTH? AND WHAT ABOUT THE NEW MILLION DOLLAR GROWTH? ARE WE GONNA HAVE TIME TO DO THAT OR MONEY TO DO THAT? IF WE DON'T, WE UNDERSTAND, BUT WE NEED OUR DEFENSE AND THAT DEFENSE IS OUR GUN. 
          I KNOW, I, I RECOGNIZE HE SEES A GUN AS AN AGGRESSION FOR FAMILY MEN. 
          A GUN IS DEFENSE TO MATCH THE AGGRESSOR. 
          IF YOU COULD PUT THAT ON THE SLIDE, WHAT YOU SEE THERE, WHAT YOU SEE THERE IS THE FINANCIALS FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          THIS GOES BACK A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT THE RED IS NOT GOOD. 
          AND YOU CAN SEE THE MARGIN BETWEEN THE DEBT THAT WE CARRY. 
          THIS IS NOT LONG-TERM FASB DEBT. 
          THIS IS REGULAR DEBT AND THE REVENUE IS NOT KEEPING UP. 
          AND SO THAT MARGIN IS WHITENING. 
          IT'S WHITENING. 
          WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR LOBBYISTS TO FIGHT THE STATE. 
          AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE MONEY TO PAY FOR ALL THIS STUFF. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MR. K VOTE? NO. 
          PATRICK VON DOLAN. 
          MR. VON DOLAN, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JACK FINGER. 
          MR. MAYOR, I ASK FOR TOM LOCKER'S INFORMATION, UH, TIME IF POSSIBLE. 
          HE HAD TO LEAVE 'CAUSE OF A HEALTH ISSUE. 
          YEAH. 
          YEAH. 
          HE, UH, YOU HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO SEED YOUR TIME. 
          SO GO AHEAD. 
          HE WA HE WAS PRESENT UNTIL HE HAS TO BE PRESENT CURRENTLY TO PROCEED IN HIS TIME. 
          FINE. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          MY NAME'S PATRICK VON DOLAN, RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE AND A BOARD MEMBER OF THE SAN ANTONIO FAMILY ASSOCIATION. 
          AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M QUITE APPALLED AT WHAT HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED AS A DRAFT OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM TO THE, TO THE STATE OF TEXAS. 
          NOT ONLY IS IT VAGUE AND NON-SPECIFIC, SEEMINGLY ON PURPOSE, AND ACCORDING TO JEFF COYLE IN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL INTER INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING SAID SPECIFICALLY THAT IT WAS NON-SPECIFIC, IT VAGUE ON PURPOSE. 
          SO THAT WHEN Y'ALL DECIDE WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PUT IT IN THERE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT'S SO GENERAL AND VAGUE THAT'S PROBLEMATIC TO BEGIN WITH. 
          IT'S RIDDLED WITH PROBLEMS AGAINST LIFE, LIBERTY, FAMILY, AND LONG-TERM DOMESTIC PROSPERITY. 
          I FIND IT ODD THAT, AND, AND ACTUALLY THAT THIS BECOMES A POLITICAL STATEMENT, A DEMOCRAT PARTY POLITICAL STATEMENT. 
          AS OUT OF THE 11 OF YOU UP HERE, ONLY 10 OF YOU ARE ALL REGISTERED DEMOCRATS. 
          AND THIS IS ELECTION SEASON. 
          WE HAVE AN ELECTION IN, IN LESS THAN A WEEK. 
          AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE TRYING TO TRUMP UP, NO PUN INTENDED, TRUMP UP A POLITICAL AGENDA 
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TO RILE UP PEOPLE. 
          AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS GONNA HURT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          HERE YOU'RE ADVOCATING FOR INCREASED LOCAL CONTROL AGAINST CITIZENS. 
          RIGHT NOW WE CAN'T EVEN RES RESPOND IN A REFER ROOM INITIATIVE WITHOUT ONEROUS BURDENS. 
          HERE. 
          MUNICIPAL UTILITIES SUPPORT LEGISLATION AND UTILITY MODELS FOR, UH, NEGATIVE IMPACT AND RELIABLE RENEWABLE EN ENERGY SOURCES. 
          DOES ANYBODY RE REMEMBER? I THINK WHAT Y'ALL CALL YURI WINTER STORM, YURI FEB, THE FEBRUARY FREEZE, OUR SYSTEM FAILED DRAMATICALLY. 
          THE GREEN RENEWABLE ENERGIES YOU'RE SEEKING OUT MAKING C P S PURSUE ARE NOT RELIABLE HERE. 
          I WANNA SHOW YOU AMONGST THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE RIDDLE WITH THIS, SINCE I CAN'T HAVE TOM LOCKER'S TIME, BUT THE SUPPORT AND PROMOTION OF TRANS TRANSGENDERISM THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE AND TIMELY MENTAL HEALTH CARE, THE VAGUENESS THERE, HEALTH AND NUTRITION, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT THE OLDER AMERICANS AND THE QUALITY OF THEIR FOOD SINCE YOU'VE TAKEN OVER THE OLDER AMERICANS? FOOD? I WANNA SHOW YOU, IF YOU WOULD PLACE THIS ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT THERE. 
          HERE YOU HAVE UNDER HEALTH SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE, WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 
          I WANNA SHOW YOU A PICTURE OF THIS YOUNG LITTLE BABY RIGHT HERE. 
          THIS IS A 10 WEEK OLD BABY, HAPPENS TO BE BLACK. 
          'CAUSE THAT'S THE COLOR IT IS. 
          IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WHAT COLOR THE PROBLEM IS THAT YOU'RE PROMOTING THE KILLING, DESTRUCTION OF THIS CHILD INSIDE THE WOMAN OF A MOTHER THAT SHE'S SHARING SPACE WITH. 
          WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE AN LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. 
          VOTE NO ON ITEM 27. 
          THANK YOU MR. VON DOLAN. 
          RICHARD FAVELA, OH, I'M SORRY, JACK FINGER. 
          YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY RICHARD FAVELA. 
          FIRST OF ALL, MR. MAYOR, UH, MR. VLA WANT TO YIELD HIS TIME TO ME NOW BECAUSE YES, SIR. 
          BECAUSE HE HAD TO LEAVE BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CITY MANAGER ERIC WALSH. 
          MR. REVEL, I, YOU HAVE TO BE PRESENT. 
          YOU HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO USE YOUR TIME, JACK. 
          SO IF MR. FAVELA IS NOT HERE, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. 
          WELL GO AHEAD MR. FINGER. 
          I'M JUST GOING BY WHAT I UNDERSTAND. 
          CITY MANAGER, MERRICK WAL SAID, IS ALLOWED TO RETAIN ISSUES. 
          YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. 
          MR. FINGER, GO AHEAD. 
          THREE MINUTES. 
          MAYOR BERG, ANOTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SENATE, COULD YOU PLEASE RETURN THE CLOCK TO THREE MINUTES, PLEASE? MADAM CLERK? GO AHEAD, MR. FINGER. 
          MAYOR EHRENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD. 
          MY NAME IS JACK M FINGER, YOU HAVE HERE ITEM 27, THE A D A STATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM 2023. 
          WHO WOULD THINK THAT THIS INNOCUOUS, BLAND THING WOULD HAVE SO MUCH DECEPTION CODE, WORDS AND, UH, VAGUE GENERALITIES IN IT? WELL, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. 
          UH, YEAH. 
          MR.  MAY JUST PUT THIS UP HERE. 
          IF YOU WOULD, THE, UH, RIGHT THERE, BLOW UP THAT FIRST LINE THERE. 
          WHAT'S IT, WHAT DOES THAT FIRST UNDERLINE LINE SAY THERE? SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT IMPROVES ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 
          THAT'S CODE WORDS FOR ABORTION FOLKS. 
          YES. 
          ABORTION. 
          AND WE DON'T LIKE THAT. 
          NOW, ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES. 
          WELL, WHAT DOES THAT EXACTLY MEAN? YOU KNOW, BACK IN AUGUST, WE, UH, YOU PASSED A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ABORTION. 
          WELL, AS BAD AS THAT WAS, AT LEAST IT WAS JUST A STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
          IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING BACKING IT UP. 
          NOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO, YOU'RE GONNA SPEND OUR TAX DOLLARS SUPPORTING ABORTION. 
          HOW? BY SPENDING IT ON LOBBYISTS TO GO UP TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND DO WHAT? RE RE REMOVE THE LAWS THAT ARE ALREADY PRO-LIFE. 
          IS THAT WHAT IS MEANT BY THE BARRIERS HERE? HUH? THE BARRIERS TO WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE? NO, WE DON'T LIKE THAT. 
          AND WE DON'T LIKE OUR TAX DOLLARS BEING SPENT ON IT. 
          DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? WHAT ELSE? WELL, LET'S SEE. 
          MR. HAND THAT BACK TO ME, MR. AUDIOVISUAL MAN, LET'S SEE. 
          YEAH, OKAY. 
          YEAH, A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN, FURTHER DOWN, DOWN THE LIST THERE, UH, WAS THE SHOW OKAY, RE SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE FIREARM SAFETY PROBLEMS AND MITIGATE GUN VIOLENCE. 
          THAT'S JUST EXACTLY WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? HUH? DOES THAT MEAN THAT THAT THAT CRAZY GUN GUN BUYBACK PROGRAM Y'ALL TD A FEW YEARS AGO? OR, OR DOES IT MEAN, ARE YOU GOING TO TELL OUR LOBBYISTS TO GO UP TO AUSTIN AND, AND, UH, TO, TO TELL THEM THAT YOU WANT TO, UM, RE 
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RE RE REPEAL THE, UH, UH, THE, THE, THE, THE CONCEALED CARRY LAWS? YOU WANT US TO RE REPEAL THE, UH, UH, OR DO YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH, ACTUALLY HAVE 'EM DO THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL RED FLAG LAWS? OR DO YOU WANNA WATER DOWN THE SECOND AMENDMENT? WHAT DO YOU WANT UP THERE? WE DON'T LIKE THAT YOU HAVE VAGUE ANSWERS ON ALL THIS STUFF, AND, AND WE, WE DESERVE SOME ANSWERS, QUITE FRANKLY. 
          THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. 
          ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO, I'M SORRY. 
          UH, IT WAS MENTIONED THAT RICHARD FAVELA IS NOT HERE. 
          MR. FAVELA. 
          OKAY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PIAS. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          UM, THIS IS THE SAME AGENDA, UH, UH, THE SAME LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT WE BROUGHT TO YOU ON, UM, OCTOBER 19TH AT A PEACE SESSION. 
          UH, THAT B SESSION WAS TELEVISED AND STREAM LIVE FOR ALL TO SEE, UM, IT WAS AGENDIZED AND ADVERTISED, UH, BY THE WAY THAT WE ADVERTISE ALL OUR MEETINGS. 
          UH, WE ALSO HAD VARIOUS COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON THIS WITH, UM, A VERY HEALTHY AMOUNT OF DEBATE. 
          UM, THOSE MEETINGS WERE ALSO AGENDIZED AND, UM, PUBLISHED OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND STREAMED AND MADE AVAILABLE, AND YOU CAN STILL WATCH 'EM TODAY. 
          UM, AND I'M, I'M PROUD TO SAY AFTER ALL THOSE MEETINGS, A LOT OF 'EM, WE, UH, WE NOW HAVE A CONSENSUS DOCUMENT THAT, UH, WILL BE USED BY SALLY AND HER TEAM TO INFORM THEIR ADVOCACY AS THIS LEGISLATIVE, UM, SESSION UNFOLDS IN AUSTIN. 
          UM, IT'S TRUE. 
          THIS, UH, THIS DOCUMENT IS WRITTEN WITH BROAD STROKES AND, UM, IS NOT AS GRANULAR AS, UM, UH, AS, AS OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE, BUT THAT'S VERY DELIBERATE. 
          UM, AND WE HAVE, UM, BY THE TIME I'VE BEEN HERE FIVE YEARS, UH, EVERY TIME WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, UH, AT A FEDERAL LEVEL OR AT A STATE LEVEL, WE, WE WRITE IT WITH VERY BROAD STROKES. 
          I KNOW THAT, UM, WITH MY WORK OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS WITH, UH, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DOING A LOT OF THEIR WORK AND, AND BROOKS DOING A LOT OF N VIA EVEN, UH, DOING THEIR, UM, THEIR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS WORK. 
          UH, WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING, UH, AT AND REVIEWING THE COUNTY AND THE CITY'S BROAD STROKES AGENDAS. 
          AND THE REASON IT'S BROAD STROKES IS BECAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY IN THERE FOR, UH, SALLY AND AND HER TEAM TO REACT REAL TIME TO BILLS AND AMENDMENTS AND HEARINGS AS THEY HAPPEN WITHOUT THE NEED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE AGENDA. 
          UM, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THIS FLEXIBILITY REQUIRES HER TO, UM, TO, TO MAKE DECISIONS AT THE CAPITOL RIGHT THERE AND THEN, UH, I, I, WE, THIS IS A TRIED AND TESTED METHOD. 
          UH, WE ALWAYS GET IT RIGHT. 
          UM, AND SO I, I, I CAN TELL YOU I'M PROUD OF THIS DOCUMENT, UM, AND BECAUSE IT INCLUDES, UM, A LOT OF THE ITEMS THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS REPEATEDLY IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITIES. 
          ALSO ON OCTOBER 19TH, I HOPE THAT Y'ALL REMEMBER, UH, I, I ASKED THE CITY CLERK TO SEND YOU AND MAKE A PART OF THE RECORD, THE 2021, UM, HEALTH TRACKING REPORT THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY EPISCOPAL HEALTH FOUNDATION AND SS S R S. 
          UM, AND THAT REALLY TOOK A DEEP DIVE INTO WHAT TEXAN SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES AS IT RELATES TO HEALTHCARE AND WHAT THEY'LL TELL YOU OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN WITH WOMEN REPRESENTING, UM, EVEN, EVEN MORE, UM, UH, STRONG OPINION ON, ON THIS ISSUE. 
          AND THAT'S ACCESS. 
          UH, ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS THAT TEXANS ARE FACING. 
          UH, ACCESS TO FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH IS A HUGE PROBLEM. 
          UH, ACCESS TO, UH, EMERGENCY HEALTH, UM, MATERNITY HEALTH, WE HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST INFANT MORTALITY RATES IN THE STATE AND ACCESS TO HOSPITALS, UM, ARE TOP PRIORITIES FOR THEM. 
          SO, UM, THIS IS NOT A CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE JUST BEEN HAVING AT, UH, AT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE. 
          I'M SORRY, IT'S NOT AT, AT, AT OUR I G R COMMITTEE. 
          IT'S A CONVERSATION THAT WE HAVE WHENEVER WE TALK ABOUT HEAD START. 
          IT'S A CONVERSATION WE HAVE WHENEVER WE TALK ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 
          IT'S A CONVERSATION WE HAVE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. 
          AND SO I AM, UM, UH, I AM VERY, UM, CONCERNED ALSO THAT THIS LEGISLATURE IS, UM, SEEMS TO HAVE ITS KNIFE SHARPENED EVERY LEGISLATIVE SESSION FOR MEDICAID. 
          UH, AND WE KNOW THAT THAT IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF ACCESS. 
          AND SO I THINK THAT, UM, KNOW EVERY ONE OF OUR CONSTITUENTS, UH, WHO IS ON MEDICAID HAS, UM, YOU KNOW, A NEED TO BE ON MEDICAID AND HAS SOMEWHAT OF A FAVORABLE OPINION OF MEDICAID. 
          AND, UM, THAT PROGRAM IS CONSTANTLY BEING THREATENED. 
          AND SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, SALLY, WE'RE SENDING YOU UP THERE, UH, WITH, UM, WITH SOME, A BROAD STROKES, UH, MANUAL FOR YOU TO REFER TO AND, AND TALK WITH, UH, OUR LEGISLATORS. 
          BUT, YOU KNOW, LET, MAKE NO MISTAKE THIS, UH, THIS DOCUMENT ALSO INCLUDES THE, UM, THE MANDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL THAT WE, UH, UM, THAT, THAT WE ADDRESS, UM, 
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UH, THAT WE ADDRESS ABORTION. 
          UM, AND, YOU KNOW, PURSUANT TO THAT RESOLUTION VOTE, I VOTED AGAINST IT, BUT IT'S IN THERE. 
          AND, UH, I'M FAITHFUL TO, UH, THE, UH, THE MAJORITY VOTE IN THIS INSTANCE. 
          AND SO, UM, THERE'S NO DENYING IT THAT, THAT'S PART OF THIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, BUT ANYBODY WHO TELLS YOU THAT IT'S ALL OF IT IS LYING TO YOU OR HAS NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THIS, IN THIS INSTANCE, UM, I THINK THAT SALLY AND YOUR TEAM, YOU, YOU'VE, UH, DISTILLED DOWN AND SYNTHESIZE EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE, WE'VE THROWN AT YOU. 
          AND, UM, I'M, I'M HOPING THAT WE GET ALL OF MY COUNCILS VOTING IN FAVOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PEZ. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GRO. 
          THANK YOU, SALLY. 
          I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE SO FAR, AND I WANT TO SEND YOU ALL MY BEST WISHES AND GOOD LUCKS AS YOU HEAD UP TO THIS 88TH STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. 
          THIS IS GOING TO BE A WHOLE INTERESTING SORT OF GEAR, AND I JUST KNOW THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          AND THESE, THESE ARE NON-PARTISAN ITEMS. SOME OF THEM MAY BE VIEWED AS THAT, BUT WHAT WE REALLY WANNA DO IS WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS, OF OUR RESIDENTS. 
          WE'VE TAKEN SURVEY AFTER SURVEY, THEY'VE TOLD US THIS, THAT THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO FOCUS ON, AND NOW THE NEXT STEP IS TO SEE WHAT OUR STATE LETTER LEADERS BRING DOWN IN TERMS OF NEW LAWS. 
          SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOU GETTING UPDATES FOR YOU, GIVING UPDATES TO MY RESIDENTS. 
          AND, UH, I THINK THAT WHAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY IS SOMETHING THAT IN INCLUDES ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN VIA GRANT. 
          COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR PROTI. 
          UM, THANK YOU JEFF AND SALLY FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS WORK ON DRAFTING THIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AS WELL TO YOUR ENTIRE TEAM. 
          AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO COUNCILMAN MANNY ELA, THE CHAIR OF THE I G R COMMITTEE. 
          I FULLY INTEND TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM TODAY. 
          I JUST WANTED TO FOCUS ON, UM, ONE THING THAT I BELIEVE IS A PRESSING ISSUE BEFORE SENDING YOU ALL UP TO AUSTIN TO ADVOCATE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO. 
          I KNOW I SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD BECAUSE I CONSTANTLY ADVOCATE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, PRIMARILY DRAINAGE. 
          UM, BUT I WANNA BE SURE THAT I GROUND OURSELVES IN THE HISTORY THAT 101 YEARS AGO, A FLOOD DEVASTATED SAN ANTONIO AND DESTROYED THE WEST SIDE. 
          AND WHAT CAME OF THAT WAS THE ALMOST JAM A RIVER PROJECT, RIGHT? BUT THIS DID NOTHING TO ALLEVIATE THE, THE FLOODING CONCERNS WITHIN DISTRICT FIVE. 
          AND WE KNOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS INTENSIFYING THE RATE AND INTENSITY OF EXTREME FLOODING. 
          AND I'M, I'M WORRIED, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF, UM, DRAINAGE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVEN'T FUNDED, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE VAST AND EXPENSIVE. 
          WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ARE GOING TO BE WORKING, UH, WITH FEMA TO DRAFT A FLOOD PLAN. 
          RIGHT? AND THAT CONCERN, AND SEEING THE INVESTMENT AND RECOGNIZING THAT IN 2017, DISTRICT FIVE HAD $0 FOR DRAINAGE, RIGHT? AND WE HAD TO ADVOCATE AND DEBATE TO ENSURE THAT WE GOT OVER $25 MILLION FOR DISTRICT FIVE WITH THIS RECENT BOND, JUST RECOGNIZING THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE CHANGING AND MY CONSTITUENTS CONTINUE TO BE VULNERABLE TO THESE EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. 
          SO I WANNA SEE A FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT OR PROJECTS FOR DISTRICT FIVE THAT WILL ENSURE MY DISTRICT ISN'T, YOU KNOW, IMPACTED BY A DRASTIC FLOOD ONE MORE TIME, JUST LIKE WE SAW 101 YEARS AGO. 
          AND I KNOW THAT WE CAN GET THERE AND ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF DISTRICT FIVE RESIDENTS IF WE WORK COLLECTIVELY AND TAKE VOTE ACTION AND THOSE RISKS, RIGHT? SO I I, I, I KNOW AGAIN, RIGHT? I JUST WANNA HAVE CONFIRMATION, AND I THINK MY CONSTITUENTS NEED REASSURANCE THAT OUR, OUR I G R TEAM IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR, UH, STATE AND FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR MUD, UH, FLOOD MITIGATION. 
          UH, IN THE STATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM UNDER SLIDES 11 AND 12, IT STATES UNDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESILIENCY, EXPANDING INFRASTRUCTURE IS NEEDED TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT FUTURE FOR SAN ANTONIO, THE DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN, SA TOMORROW PLAN, SO ON AND SO FORTH. 
          RIGHT AT THE END, IT STATES AND PREPARE FOR THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. 
          AND THEN ALSO UNDER THE SUSTAINABILITY SECTION, IT STATES SUSTAINABILITY SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT PROVIDES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE UTILITY AND TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO PREPARE OUR COMMUNITY AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL DISASTERS. 
          AND I KNOW OUR I G R TEAM ALREADY HAS A HISTORY OF SUPPORTING EFFORTS FOR DRAINAGE AND PLAN MITIGATION. 
          BUT AGAIN, WHEN I SEE, UM, THE HEAT MAP THAT'S PRESENTED UP THERE AND SEE THAT DISTRICT FIVE IN PARTICULAR IS, UM, DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY FLOOD AND, UH, DRAINAGE NEEDS, UM, I, I THINK I JUST, CAN I GET REASSURANCE FROM SALLY OR JEFF THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOUR TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE? I UNDERSTAND IT'S BEEN A PRIORITY, BUT CAN MY CONSTITUENTS HEAR THAT THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE GOING 
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TO, TO ADVOCATE FOR? GOOD AFTERNOON? COUNCILWOMAN ANSWER IS YES. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          SO WE DO HAVE AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE THAT THE STATE'S, UH, TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, WHICH IS THE VERY KEY AGENCY WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT, UH, PROVIDES FUNDING FOR FLOOD MITIGATION PROGRAMMING, HAS REQUESTED A FUNDING APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST THAT WILL GO THROUGH THE, THE BUDGET CYCLE. 
          SO WE COMMIT TO YOU THAT WE WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE RIVER AUTHORITY AND OTHER, UH, STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE STATE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FLOOD INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, WHICH IS THE FUND THAT FUNDS THESE TYPE OF PROJECTS AND PLANNING AND STUDIES, UM, THAT WE'LL BE COORDINATING WITH THEM TO ENSURE AND SUPPORT THAT, UH, THE FUND CONTINUES TO RECEIVE, UM, FUNDING, UM, IT DESERVES, UH, PLUS, UH, ANY PLUS UPS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THAT FUND. 
          GREAT. 
          THANK YOU, SALLY. 
          I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. 
          AND JUST, RIGHT, I WANNA REMIND MY COLLEAGUES AND COMMUNITY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 3 BILLION IN UNDERFUNDED DRAINAGE AND FLOODPLAIN PROJECTS, AND THAT FIGURE CONTINUES TO GROW WITH INFLATION, AND IT'S GROWING BY THREE TO 4% EACH YEAR. 
          SO WE CAN'T DEPEND ON JUST LOCAL DOLLARS AND OUR BOND CYCLES TO TACKLE THESE ISSUES. 
          UM, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR LEGISLATIVE TEAM, UH, TO ENSURE THAT WE APPLY FOR FUNDING WITH THE BUILDING RESILIENCY AND COMMUNITY, THE SA RIVER AUTHORITY, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, RIGHT? A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT, UH, WE'RE NOT JUST RELYING ON CITY DOLLARS. 
          UH, AND I HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN JEFF AND SALLY AND OUR TEAM, UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE MY CONSTITUENTS HEARD, UH, SOME ASSURANCE THAT, UM, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE DOLLARS TO, TO PROTECT OUR, OUR NEIGHBORS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN CASTILLO. 
          UH, COUNCILMAN COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          UH, I WANT TO COMMEND MY, UH, FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER ON WHAT SHE JUST BROUGHT UP AS AN ISSUE THAT THE CITY'S CONCERNED ABOUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. 
          SALLY, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU A, A FEW QUESTIONS. 
          UM, HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY LIST OF LAWS THAT THE CITY HAS ASKED YOU TO TRY AND ENACT? NO. 
          COUNCILMAN, UH, DO WE HAVE, DO YOU HAVE ANY PROPOSALS THAT YOU WANNA PRESENT TO THE LEGISLATURE FOR THEM TO ACT ON? NO. 
          COUNCILMAN WHAT? WE HAVE OUR POSITION STATEMENTS. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, CAN WE EVEN PROPOSE LAWS AS A CITY? NO. 
          COUNCILMAN. 
          OKAY. 
          SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. 
          'CAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF MISUNDERSTANDING OR MAYBE MISLA MISLEADING REMARKS ABOUT WHAT THE CITY CAN DO. 
          UM, I, I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT YOUR JOB IS TO KEEP THE CITY INFORMED OF WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS PROPOSING. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. 
          AND IF THEY ARE OF INTEREST TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY, YOU KEEP US INFORMED AND EDUCATE US SO THAT WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS ON HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE ISSUES AGAIN. 
          CORRECT. 
          SO OUR JOB REALLY IS TO TRY AND ADVOCATE FOR THE BEST DECISIONS THAT THE LEGISLATURE CAN MAKE FOR OUR CITIZENS, RIGHT? CORRECT. 
          HAVE WE GIVEN YOU ANY DIRECTION ON BEING PRO ANY OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE HEARD, UH, PRESENTED BY THE PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE A FEW MINUTES AGO, LIKE, UH, ABORTION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO. 
          COUNCILMAN. 
          OKAY. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR JOB IS TO KEEP US INFORMED, AND OUR JOB IS TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS OR JOIN IN EFFORTS THAT ARE GONNA BENEFIT THE CITIZENS OF OUR CITY. 
          HOW MANY PIECES OF LEGISLATION ARE USUALLY PROPOSED IN, IN A LEGISLATIVE SESSION? ON AVERAGE, ABOUT 7,000. 
          SO OBVIOUSLY 10 OF US COULD NOT FOLLOW 7,000 PIECES OF LEGISLATION, BUT YOU'RE AN EXPERT AT THIS 'CAUSE YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          SO YOU AND YOUR TEAM KNOWS HOW TO SORT THROUGH ALL THOSE PROPOSALS AND HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT MIGHT BE RELEVANT TO THE CITY. 
          CORRECT. 
          COUNCILMAN? OKAY. 
          WELL, THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO CLARIFY. 
          THAT'S THE JOB I EXPECT YOU TO DO. 
          I THINK THAT'S THE JOB THE CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO, SO THAT WE MAKE SURE WE'RE ACTING IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          I FAILED TO GET A, A MOTION ON THE ITEM. 
          SO LET ME DO THAT BEFORE WE CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION. 
          SO MOVED. 
          SECOND. 
          SECOND. 
          OKAY. 
          THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 27. 
          WE'LL CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          I CAN, UH, TELL YOU MY POSITION HASN'T CHANGED. 
          UH, I'M ON THE I G R AND I'VE SAID ALL ALONG THAT, UM, UH, THROUGH THE I G R PROCESS, THROUGH THE 
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B SESSION, AND NOW WHEN WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THIS ITEM THAT WE GOT SOME LIGHTNING ROD ISSUES IN HERE. 
          AND IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. 
          WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE A HILL OF BEANS UP THERE IN AUSTIN ABOUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES. 
          ONE, INCLUDING ABORTION. 
          YOU KNOW, THERE'S LAWS OUT THERE ALREADY HERE IN TEXAS ON GUNS, ABORTION, UM, MEDICAID, UH, ALL OF THAT IS ALREADY OUT THERE. 
          AND I AGREE ON WHAT OUR ROLE IS. 
          HOWEVER, WE'RE USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS HERE FROM SAN ANTONIO TO GO UP THERE TO AUSTIN USING LOBBYISTS TO LOBBY FOR ALL OF THESE POSITIONS, INCLUDING ABORTION, GUNS, THE MEDICAID ISSUES, AND, AND THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE, UM, LIGHTNING RODS THAT I KEEP TALKING ABOUT. 
          WE'RE NOT GONNA, WE'RE NOT GONNA GET THOSE THINGS CHANGED. 
          AND I HEAR, WELL, IF WE CHIP AWAY AT IT EVERY LEGISLATIVE SESSION, UH, MAYBE WE'LL GET SOME THINGS CHANGED. 
          NO, THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN HERE IN TEXAS. 
          SORRY. 
          UM, BUT I, I CAN TELL YOU THAT, UH, UH, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE UPSET ABOUT USING OUR, OUR DOLLARS THAT WE GET IN HERE FROM PROPERTY TAXES, FROM SALES TAXES, UH, FROM C P S, FROM SAWS. 
          ALL OF OUR REVENUE SOURCES ARE GOING TOWARDS SUPPORTING LOBBYISTS TO GO TO AUSTIN TO LOBBY FOR THOSE ISSUES. 
          AND I THINK THAT THAT IS NOT A GOOD WAY TO SPEND OUR MONEY ON LOSING PROPOSITIONS. 
          AND I'VE SAID THAT AT THOSE THREE OTHER AREAS, THE I G R, THE B SESSION, AND I'M STILL SAYING IT HERE AT THE A SESSION. 
          SO I, I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS AGENDA AND I HAVEN'T SINCE THE BEGINNING. 
          AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO GO UP THERE TO AUSTIN AND, AND SAY MY SIDE OF THE HOUSE NOT REPRESENTING THE CITY, BUT MY OWN PERSONAL, I'LL CERTAINLY DO THAT. 
          BUT YEAH, WE'RE SPENDING OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS ON THINGS THAT THERE'S NO WAY AND NO CHANCE THAT WE'RE GONNA GET PASSED HERE IN THIS LEGISLATURE. 
          SO THERE YOU GO. 
          THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND SALLY, UH, THANK YOU FOR, FOR BRIEFING US DURING I G R AND, UM, ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE DONE. 
          MY QUESTION CENTERS AROUND THE HAZARD RISK MITIGATION PLAN. 
          WE APPROVED THE PLAN TODAY, UM, AND WE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT EARLIER THIS MORNING. 
          AND SO I, I'VE BEEN FLAGGING IT ALL DAY. 
          SO I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO I G R. 
          UM, AND SO THE FIRST ONE, AND SO I KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ADVOCATING, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FEEL IS MISSING KIND OF TO COUNCILMAN CASTILLO'S POINT, AND I WON'T GO OVER ALL OF THEM 'CAUSE I HAVE TONS OF FLAGS, BUT I'LL, I'LL TALK TO MARIA AND EVERYBODY LATER ON THIS. 
          BUT, UM, THERE'S THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
          UM, THERE'S IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM TO REMOVE DEAD AND DOWN TREES TO DECREASE FIRE FUELS AND PRE PREVENT, PREVENT DEBRIS. 
          UM, THERE'S, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT HVAC VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, UH, FOR CRITICAL FACILITIES. 
          AND SO I'M WONDERING, HAVE YOU GONE THROUGH THE RISK MITIGATION PLAN YET AND KIND OF ADDRESSED HOW WE'RE GONNA TACKLE ALL OF THE, UM, THE MITIGATION EFFORTS AND SEE HOW MUCH FUNDING WE COULD GET FOR THESE? I HAVE NOT . 
          OKAY. 
          SO, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE WHAT I'VE ALREADY HIGHLIGHTED. 
          'CAUSE I WENT THROUGH AND KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED WHAT WE CAN LOOK FOR STATE AND WHAT WE COULD LOOK FOR FEDERAL, ET CETERA. 
          UM, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MOST CONCERNS ME IS WE HAD A SPEAKER EARLIER REFERENCE YURI, RIGHT? AND SO ON THIS, UM, ON THE RISK MITIGATION PLAN, IT TALKS ABOUT PURCHASING GENERATORS FOR SECONDARY EMERGENCY BACKUP POWER. 
          WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS. 
          THE, THE RISK MEDIATION PLAN DOES FOCUS NOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ON A WINTER STORM AND THE VERY HIGH PROBABILITY OF A WINTER STORM. 
          BUT THE THING THAT I, UM, AM MOST WORRIED ABOUT IS THAT SOME OF THESE THINGS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SINCE 2015, THEY STILL HAVEN'T BEEN DONE. 
          THERE'S STILL A DELAY. 
          IT'S LIKELY BECAUSE OF FUNDING, RIGHT? AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS VERY PROUD OF WHEN WE SAT, UM, OR THE MAYOR PUT TOGETHER THE EMERGENCY, UH, COMMITTEE, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT WHAT IT WAS CALLED, UM, BUT WE SAID WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE MONEY AND IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE STATE AND FEDERAL. 
          AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE ON YOUR TEAM MAYBE JUST FOCUSES ENTIRELY ON THE RISK MITIGATION PLAN AND PUTS AN ACTION, RIGHT? UM, TO WHERE ARE WE GONNA REQUEST THIS MONEY FOR? FROM SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I HEARD, FOR INSTANCE, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, CASTILLO SAY SPECIFICALLY EARLIER, WE'RE IN REGARD TO, UM, SOME OF THE FLOODING ISSUES THAT WE HAD. 
          AND SO, UM, HOW ARE WE WORKING WITH THE NATURAL WATERWAYS? HOW ARE WE WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY? I KNOW SAUCE IS REFERENCED IN HERE. 
          UM, 
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WE, WE HAVE ON THE RISK MITIGATION PLAN, WORKING ON, UM, PURCHASE OF, UH, OF, UM, OF, OF DIFFERENT, I GUESS LAND OPPORTUNITIES, RIGHT? THAT, THAT MIGHT HELP US WITH THIS. 
          BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN NECESSARILY, UH, EVER, RIGHT, EVEN IN PAST LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS, HOW THIS RELATES SPECIFICALLY RIGHT. 
          TO, TO OUR ACTION. 
          SO DO YOU THINK, DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT COULD FOCUS ON THAT, ON YOUR TEAM? BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS THE MOST CRITICAL THING TO ME NOW JUST LEAFING THROUGH THIS AND SEEING THAT THERE'S JUST A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVEN'T HAPPENED. 
          LIKE THE ASSESSMENT OF ELIGIBLE FLOOD REDUCTION ACTIVITIES IN PREPARATION FOR THE COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM PROGRAM THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE FUNDS FOR COUNCILWOMAN. 
          AND IF I MAY, UM, TO TAKE THIS FROM SALLY, UM, WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS PROBABLY NOT FOR A LE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. 
          HOWEVER, TO YOUR POINT, WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON ADDRESSING THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. 
          UH, FOR, FOR INSTANCE, WE BROUGHT TO COUNCIL A GRAND, UM, WITH FEMA TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE ABOUT $5 MILLION WORTH OF GENERATORS COMING FROM THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. 
          YOU MAY RECALL IN THE 2022 BOND PROGRAM. 
          WE ALSO SET ASIDE FUNDING FOR GENERATORS IN OUR GENERAL FUND. 
          AND WE ARE GONNA BE BRINGING TO CITY COUNCIL PROBABLY IN EARLY DECEMBER, AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT TO, TO REQUEST YOUR AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT IT, UH, TO PROBABLY ADDRESS $50 MILLION WORTH OF, UH, PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. 
          SO SALLY AND HER OFFICE IS ACTIVELY WORKING WITH THE E O C TO IDENTIFY THOSE GRANTS. 
          PERFECT. 
          AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO BRING THOSE FORWARD TO THIS, UM, BODY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION SO WE CAN ADDRESS AS MANY RECOMMENDATIONS AS POSSIBLE. 
          GREAT. 
          'CAUSE I THINK THAT THE FUNDING IS WHAT'S MISSING, RIGHT? OR WHY WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO SOME OF THESE THINGS SINCE 2015. 
          BUT ALSO THERE IS, UM, I, I SAW ONE IN THERE SPECIFICALLY THAT TALKED ABOUT FLOOD INSURANCE AND TRYING TO REDUCE FLOOD INSURANCE FOR OUR, OUR RESIDENTS, RIGHT? AND HOW WE DO THAT AND SO, AND HOW WE WORK WITH OTHER AGENCIES. 
          AND SO I THINK I JUST WANNA BRING THAT SINCE WE DID APPROVE, LIKE I SAID, THAT THAT RISK MITIGATION PLAN TODAY, UM, THAT WE'RE VERY AWARE THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE STUFF IN THERE SINCE 2015 BECAUSE WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE FUN. 
          SO, UM, I, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF ADVOCACY EFFORTS MAYBE T M L IS DOING AS WELL, UM, ON EMERGENCY PREPARATION IN GENERAL. 
          SO, BUT THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK, SALLY. 
          THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          UH, BELIEVE THAT IS THE END OF OUR DISCUSSION. 
          ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, I WANT TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE I G R COMMITTEE, COUNCIL MEMBER PIA, UM, ALL OF THE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN WEIGHING IN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS ON, UH, IMPROVING THE DOCUMENT BEFORE US. 
          AND WE DO HAVE OUR, UH, MENU GOING FORWARD TO THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. 
          I DO EXPECT US TO HAVE PRETTY VIGOROUS DEBATE ON SOME ITEMS THAT COME FORWARD IN THE INTERIM, UH, AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE SESSION. 
          SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 27. 
          PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          WE'LL GO NOW TO ITEM 27, I'M SORRY, 28. 
          ITEM NUMBER 28 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH R, S AND H INC. 
          TO PROVIDE CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BICYCLE NETWORK PLAN FOR A TWO YEAR TERM WITH UP TO TWO RENEWAL TERMS OF ONE YEAR EACH AT THE CITY'S OPTION WITH TOTAL COMPENSATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2.7 MILLION FUNDING IS FROM THE FI FISCAL YEAR 2023 ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT FUND. 
          ALRIGHT, UH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. 
          TAMIKA. 
          YES, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE A MARATHON, THE MAYOR'S MARATHON, BUT THAT WAS THE CITY MANAGER'S. 
          FIVE K. 
          THIS IS A FIVE K. 
          THANK YOU. 
          TAMIKA MONVILLE HERE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. 
          WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY. 
          A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE BIKE NETWORK PLAN. 
          AS YOU ALL WILL RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE BROUGHT TO THE TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY COMMITTEE THIS PLAN TO UPDATE OUR 2011 BIKE NETWORK PLAN, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED IN OVER A DECADE. 
          WE COME TO YOU TODAY SEEKING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE AWARD OF THIS WORK TO REYNOLDS SMITH AND HILLS, THE SELECTED FIRM, THE RECOMMENDED FIRM TO COMPLETE THIS WORK. 
          KEY ELEMENTS OF THE BIKE NETWORK PLAN UPDATE WILL INCLUDE ADDRESSING THE GAPS IN OUR BIKE NETWORK HERE IN THE CITY, AND ALSO THE INTEGRATION OF THE HOWARD WP GREENWAY TRAIL NETWORK. 
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THAT'S A KEY ELEMENT. 
          IN ADDITION TO LOOKING AT EQUITY, ALSO INCLUDING A HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT, THAT'S GOING TO INFORM THE BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED NETWORK THAT WILL COME OUT OF THIS EFFORT. 
          WE ANTICIPATE THIS BEING A TWO YEAR EFFORT AND THE CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE PLANNING AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR A NETWORK OF BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 
          A LITTLE BACKGROUND IN HISTORY, THE FIRST BIKE MASTER PLAN WAS COMPLETED IN 1975. 
          THAT WAS WHEN A NETWORK OF 12 CORRIDORS WERE DEVELOPED. 
          HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OVER THE SUBSEQUENT DECADES. 
          SEVERAL PLANS BY THE ALAMO AREA N P O WERE COMPLETED LOOKING AT BICYCLE ACCESSIBILITY MOBILITY OPTIONS. 
          AND THE FIRST BICYCLE MASTER PLAN COMPLETED BY THE CITY WAS IN 2005. 
          SUBSEQUENTLY, WE HAD THE 2011 PLAN OF WHICH I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT. 
          ONLY $150,000 WAS ALLOCATED TOWARDS THE PLAN'S IMPLEMENTATION. 
          SINCE THAT TIME, OVER SEVERAL YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ALLOCATING APPROXIMATELY A MILLION DOLLARS TO MAINTAINING THE EXISTING BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADDING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          AS OF 2022, WE RECEIVED BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FUNDING OF A MILLION DOLLARS. 
          AND THAT BEGAN IN 2016. 
          THE GOALS OF THE PLAN, WHICH I SHARED EARLIER, ARE REALLY TO HAVE A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION SIMILAR TO THE CITYWIDE CONVERSATION WE HAD WITH THE SA TOMORROW MULTIMODAL PLAN. 
          THIS PLAN IS ALSO GOING TO INTEGRATE THE EFFORTS OF VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT, A KEY PARTNER IN CONNECTING MOBILITY OPTIONS, PARTICULARLY FOR THE BICYCLE. 
          I MEAN, EVERYONE IS A PEDESTRIAN. 
          IT'S A MATTER OF MAKING SURE THAT WE GIVE PEOPLE A SAFE WAY TO TRAVERSE OUR CITY. 
          AND IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO IT BY BIKE, WE WANT THIS PLAN TO BE A PLAN THAT PROVIDES A PRIMARY, A SECONDARY, AND A TERTIARY NETWORK THAT'S SAFE. 
          AS I STAND HERE TODAY, IT'S NOVEMBER EIGHT PEOPLE HAVE DIED ON BICYCLES ON OUR CITY STREETS. 
          IF WE LOOK AT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS RELATIVE TO THE COST OF THIS PLAN, THERE IS NO COST THAT CAN THOSE PEOPLE BACK. 
          BUT $2.7 MILLION WILL ENABLE US TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO INTEGRATE THE BOND PROGRAM WHERE THANK YOU TO THIS BODY. 
          WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY $10 MILLION TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COME FROM THIS BIKE NETWORK PLAN. 
          THIS IS A MAP OF OUR EXISTING BICYCLE FACILITIES. 
          AND SADLY, THIS MAP REALLY HASN'T CHANGED IN OVER A DECADE. 
          WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TO MAINTAIN APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES, WHICH INCLUDES THE HOWARD WP GREENWAY TRAIL. 
          WE'RE TRYING TO MAINTAIN THIS FOR A MILLION DOLLARS. 
          THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS THAT THE CITIZENS OF SAN ANTONIO APPROVE FOR THE HOWARD PEAK TRAIL. 
          SO TODAY, WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS THAT WE MAKE A DECISION TO INVEST IN AN ALTERNATIVE THAT'S NOT THE AUTOMOBILE. 
          AND WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME IS TO SAY TO COUNCILMAN PERRY THAT ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU SAID WHEN I CAME AND ADDRESSED THIS BODY WAS WHERE IS THE DATA? AND I VALUE THAT BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN PERFORMANCE-BASED PLANNING. 
          AND THIS EFFORT IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO GET THAT DATA THAT WE DON'T HAVE BECAUSE SADLY, WE DON'T COUNT BIKE TRIPS ON THIS NETWORK THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. 
          AND THE SUPPORT OF REYNOLDS, SMITH AND HILLS IS GONNA HELP US COLLECT THAT DATA, HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE, AND TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO CO-SIGN THE CRAZY AND FORCE CYCLISTS TO BE ON ROADWAYS WHERE THE SPEEDS ARE HIGHER THAN 35 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT PROTECTION. 
          IT'S OUR GOAL TODAY TO AWARD THIS CONTRACT TO REYNOLDS SMITH AND HILLS AND BEGIN THE CONVERSATION TO IDENTIFY WHAT PEOPLE THINK, HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT BICYCLES, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A VIABLE OPPORTUNITY AND ALTERNATIVE FOR THEM BESIDES AN AUTOMOBILE OR TRANSIT. 
          REYNOLDS SMITH AND HILLS WAS SELECTED. 
          THEY HAVE TWO FIRMS AS A PART OF THEIR TEAM DESIGN WORKSHOP, EXCUSE ME, RJ RIVERA AND ASSOCIATES AND CHAMOY CREATIVE WHO ARE LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES HERE IN THE CITY. 
          OF NOTE IS THAT KITSON AND ASSOCIATES, WHICH IS AN URBAN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING FIRM THAT FOCUSES ON TRANSPORTATION. 
          THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED THEY ARE ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT. 
          AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PLAN AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE WORK HERE IN SAN ANTONIO TO SUPPORT US. 
          WE CURRENTLY HAVE A STAFF OF SIX IN OUR DEPARTMENT, AND APPROXIMATELY 15 STAFF WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THIS PLAN. 
          IF WE WERE TO HIRE 15 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE BEYOND OUR BUDGETED 15 IN THE DEPARTMENT, 
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IT WOULD BE WELL OVER 2.7 MILLION FOR THE FULLY ALLOCATED COST OF THEIR TIME. 
          WE BELIEVE THAT REYNOLD SMITH AND HILLS, BASED ON THEIR INTERVIEW, THEIR PROPOSAL HAS THE CAPACITY, THE DESIRE, AND THE RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIQUE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF OUR CITY TO PROVIDE THIS PLAN FOR US. 
          AND WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          TAM, ME HERE? YES, SIR. 
          WE HEARD A PRESENTATION. 
          UH, LET ME GET A MOTION ON ITEM 28. 
          I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 28. 
          OKAY. 
          THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 28. 
          LET ME MOVE TO DISCUSSION NOW WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          THANK YOU SIR. 
          TAMIKA. 
          YEAH, WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR, FOR A WHILE AND, AND EVEN BEFORE YOU WERE HERE, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS AND AND, UH, FIRST QUESTION, DIDN'T WE, DIDN'T WE HIRE SOMEONE SPECIFICALLY TO DO A BIKE PLAN? NO, SIR. 
          SO, PREVIOUSLY, BEFORE WE WERE A DEPARTMENT, WE DID HAVE A PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY OFFICER, WHICH WAS A POSITION THAT WAS SPECIFIC TO LOOKING AT EVERYTHING, PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY, MOBILITY. 
          AND THAT WAS REALLY JUST TO MANAGE THAT $1 MILLION PROGRAM THAT WE WERE GETTING. 
          SO FOR EXAMPLE, IN F Y 22, YOU ALL APPROVED A MILLION DOLLARS, AND THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO STRIFE AND MAINTAIN 10, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES OF BIKE LANES. 
          SO THAT, THAT'S THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT POSITION. 
          SO IN ORDER TO TAKE ON AN EFFORT LIKE THIS, IT TAKES MORE THAN WHAT THE CITY HAS STAFFED. 
          AND THAT'S WHERE OUR PARTNERS ON THE PRIVATE SIDE COME IN BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE. 
          THEY ALSO HAVE THE BACKGROUND AND THE WHEREWITHAL TO GALVANIZE TEAMS TO GO OUT AND BE PRESENT. 
          WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT TECHNICAL CAPACITY. 
          AND THAT'S NOT TYPICALLY HOW STUDIES LIKE THIS ARE TAKEN. 
          UNDERTAKEN. 
          AND HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE? 2.7 MILLION. 
          WOW. 
          WE COULD SURE STRIPE A LOT OF ROADS OR PUT IN A LOT OF SIDEWALKS OR ACTUALLY COULD HELP HELP BUILD ROADS HERE AT SAN ANTONIO. 
          I THAT, JUST, THAT $2.7 MILLION. 
          AND THAT'S COMING RIGHT OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND, RIGHT? YES, SIR. 
          YEP. 
          YEP. 
          UM, EXCUSE ME. 
          THAT'S ACTUALLY A T D FUNDS. 
          OKAY. 
          BUT YES, FUNDS GOING TOWARDS, UH, MOBILITY. 
          YES, SIR. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, I CAN PROVIDE A LITTLE CONTEXT. 
          IN 2016 WHEN WE DID THE SA TOMORROW MULTIMODAL PLAN, THAT WAS $2.5 MILLION AND THAT WAS ALSO A CITYWIDE EFFORT LOOKING AT MULTIPLE MOBILITY OPTIONS. 
          SO WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS PLAN IS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE $10 MILLION AVAILABLE TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COME FROM THIS PROCESS. 
          AND THAT'S UNIQUE IN THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT PREVIOUSLY WITH THE PRIOR PLAN. 
          BUT, AND THAT BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT. 
          DIDN'T, WASN'T THAT INCLUDED IN THE MULTIMODAL PLAN THAT YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT? THERE WAS NO FUNDING INCLUDED IN THE SA TOMORROW MULTIMODAL PLAN. 
          SO, BUT WHAT WASN'T THE BIKE PATHS AND ALL THAT INCLUDED IN THAT PLAN? THE PLAN INCLUDED THE IDENTIFICATION OF CORRIDORS THAT WOULD BE IDEAL. 
          HOWEVER, WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS PLAN IS WE WILL HAVE AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. 
          WE WILL ALSO HAVE A FUNDING STRATEGY AND COST ESTIMATES. 
          SO WHAT HAS BEEN MISSING IN A LOT OF THESE PLANS, AND YOU OFTEN MENTION THIS IN OUR TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY COMMITTEE MEETINGS, YOU OFTEN SAY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW, WHAT'S THE PLAN? WHAT IS THE PRIORITIZATION? SO A LARGE PART OF THIS EFFORT IS PRIORITIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION. 
          THIS PLAN IS DESIGNED TO TAKE US THROUGH THE NEXT 10 YEARS AND TO INCLUDE ONE TO THREE YEARS SHORT TERM PLANS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. 
          AND WE WILL ALSO HAVE A FUNDING STRATEGY. 
          SO THIS PLAN IS OUR FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING WHAT ARE THE GRANTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEEK TO APPLY FOR RELATED TO MOBILITY SUCH AS BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN WITH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW. 
          IF WE DON'T HAVE THOSE PLANS, THIS ADMINISTRATION IS SIGNIFICANTLY, UH, THEY'RE QUITE ZEALOUS IN ENSURING THAT WHEN WE SUBMIT PROPOSALS, WE HAVE DATA. 
          SO IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY DATA RELATED TO THE USE, THE POTENTIAL USE OF BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE, WHEN WE GO AND APPLY FOR THOSE BICYCLE FOR SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANTS, WE DON'T HAVE THAT DATA, WHICH THIS ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING FOR EACH TIME WE SUBMIT THOSE DISCRETIONARY GRANT APPLICATIONS. 
          OKAY. 
          'CAUSE HAVEN'T WE APPLIED FOR A COUPLE OF GRANTS? YES, WE HAVE, SIR. 
          HAVE WE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN JANUARY? WE'LL FIND OUT IN JANUARY IF WE WERE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL ROAD USERS, THAT WAS WHERE WE APPLIED FOR 5.5 MILLION FOR OUR HIGH INJURY NETWORK CORRIDORS TO DO SAFETY CAMPAIGNS AND TO DO EIGHT MID-BLOCK CROSSINGS ALONG ZZA MORTA. 
          AND DIDN'T WE SUBMIT ANOTHER FOR ANOTHER GRANT? YES, WE DID. 
          WE SUBMITTED THE RAISE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE ZZA, 
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MOR GREENWAY TRAIL CONNECTION FROM THE VIA INGRAM TRANSIT CENTER TO THE NORTH, THE SOUTHERN PART OF ZZA, MOORE CREEK, JUST SOUTH OF INGRAM ROAD. 
          AND WE WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. 
          HOWEVER, WE DID GET A HIGHLY REC, WE GOT A RECOMMENDED STATUS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION, BUT WE DIDN'T GET AWARDS. 
          WE DID NOT GET AN AWARD. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, DID WE GET DA UH, FEEDBACK FROM 'EM? YES, SIR. 
          ON WHAT, WHAT WE DID DO, WE DID GET FEEDBACK. 
          WE GOT FEEDBACK, AND ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS WHERE WE WERE LACKING WAS DATA. 
          OH. 
          BUT YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UM, YEAH, THE 2.7 MILLION, THAT'S JUST FOR ME, THAT'S KIND OF A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW. 
          BUT, UH, YOU, YOU MENTIONED HOW YOU MENTIONED WE HAD EIGHT DEATHS ON BICYCLES. 
          EIGHT DEATHS JUST THIS YEAR ON BICYCLES. 
          FROM WHEN TO WHEN? FROM JANUARY TO THIS PRESENT MOMENT, JUST A COUPLE A WEEK AGO, WE HAD A DEATH. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, HOW MANY AUTO, AUTO, EXCUSE ME. 
          SEPTEMBER. 
          HOW MANY AUTO DEATHS HAVE WE HAD? GIMME ONE MOMENT, SIR. 
          I DON'T HAVE THAT, BUT I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU. 
          YEAH, I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, YES. 
          THAT'S TRAGIC FOR EIGHT DEATHS, BUT LET'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE NEEDING MORE INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS FOR ROADS AND STREETS AND WIDENING AND, AND MORE, MORE CAPACITY. 
          UM, I HAVE THAT NUMBER. 
          OKAY. 
          BETWEEN 2016 AND 2020, WE HAVE HAD 316 DEATHS OR SERIOUS INJURIES WITH VEHICLES. 
          WE'VE HAD 23 WITH BICYCLISTS, AND WE'VE HAD 154 PEDESTRIAN DEATHS. 
          AND SO THAT'S A TOTAL OF 493. 
          SO THREE QUARTERS, I, I, I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT, UH, FAR, FAR IN EXCESS ON THE AUTO DEATHS COMPARED TO BICYCLES AND PEDESTRIANS. 
          IT'S RELATIVE BECAUSE AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THE DATA ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO RIDE. 
          AND SO THAT'S THE PIECE THAT WE'RE MISSING. 
          WE CAN COUNT THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT ARE ON THE ROAD, BUT WE CAN'T COUNT THE NUMBER OF BIKES ON THE ROAD TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT THAT NUMBER IS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT RELATIVE TO THE AUTOMOBILE. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANNA FIND OUT. 
          OKAY. 
          MAN, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR A BIKE PLAN, BUT, OKAY. 
          THANK YOU TAMIKA. 
          APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR A BIKE PLAN. 
          YES, SIR. 
          PLEASE. 
          UH, AND I WAS LOOKING ON, UH, SLIDE THREE. 
          CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT PLEASE? UH, LET ME ASK YOU FIRST ON, ON THAT $2.7 MILLION. 
          YES, SIR. 
          IS THAT BROKEN UP OVER 900,000 A YEAR FOR YEAR ONE AND YEAR TWO, AND THEN IF THERE'S A YEAR THREE OR NO, SIR. 
          OR HOW IS IT BROKEN UP? IT'S BROKEN OUT BY TASK. 
          SO THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY NINE TASKS THAT WERE A PART OF THIS SCOPE OF WORK. 
          AND SO TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, PROJECT LEADERSHIP COORDINATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT. 
          AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE LOSE SIGHT OF. 
          THE FACT THAT IT TAKES A LOT TO TALK TO A CITY OF 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE. 
          AND THAT'S THE MOST SIGNIFICANT COST OF THIS SCOPE, IS THE ENGAGEMENT THAT'S APPROXIMATELY $700,000. 
          AND SO THE, THE CONVERSATIONS ARE NOT JUST GOING TO BE ONLINE, BUT WE'RE GONNA PHYSICALLY GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND GET THE FEEDBACK AT FIESTA, WHATEVER EVENT, 'CAUSE SAN ANTONIO LOVES TO PARTY, WE DEFINITELY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE OUT THERE, THAT WE PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO YOU ALL. 
          A LARGE PART OF THAT INTERACTION IS COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND THE PRIORITIES, THE AREAS OF CONCERN. 
          AND THE OTHER HIGHEST ELEMENT OF THAT TASK ORDER IS THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND THE DATA COLLECTION. 
          IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO COLLECT DATA THAT HISTORICALLY HAS NOT BEEN COLLECTED AND THEN TO COALESCE IT RELATIVE TO THE OTHER INFORMATION AND THE TRENDS, AND LOOKING AT THE LAND USE TO IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THE MAJOR ACTIVITY CENTERS WHERE TRAFFIC IS GENERATED. 
          THAT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY AREAS WHERE PEOPLE WOULD RIDE BICYCLES. 
          SO A LARGE PART OF THE BUDGET IS DATA COLLECTION, EXISTING CONDITIONS, ANALYSIS, AND ALSO LOOKING AT THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT CITYWIDE, SIR. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, LET'S LOOK AT SLIDE THREE. 
          WE'VE HAD BICYCLE MASTER PLANNING STARTING, GOD, 42 YEARS AGO. 
          I WASN'T 43 YEARS AGO. 
          I WASN'T SIR. 
          UM, WE HAD, UH, SEVERAL ALAMO AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION PLANS. 
          NOW I WOULD PRESUME ANY OF THEIR PLANS WOULDN'T JUST SAY EVERYTHING BUT SAN 
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ANTONIO. 
          SO I WOULD PRESUME SAN ANTONIO MUST HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN SOME OF THAT IN 1994, 2001, 2004, AGAIN IN 2010. 
          AND THEN IN 2005, THE CITY HAD A BICYCLE MASTER PLAN, WHICH WAS AN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITYWIDE MASTER PLAN FROM 1997. 
          AND THEN 2011, WE HAD ANOTHER SAN ANTONIO BICYCLE MASTER PLAN, BUT WE ONLY SPENT $150,000 TO PUSH IT FORWARD. 
          WHICH KIND OF SAYS TO ME THAT MAYBE THIS CITY GOVERNMENT HAS NEVER REALLY WANTED TO SUPPORT BICYCLES BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER PUT ANY REAL MONEY BEHIND IT. 
          AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PLANS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN IMPLEMENTED. 
          SO I'M, I'M WONDERING RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, HOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND LET'S SAY, DECIDE TO SPEND $10 MILLION IF WE COME UP WITH A PLAN, WHICH IS GONNA COST US TWO AND A HALF, UH, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF CONFLICTING OBLIGATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS, ARE WE GOING TO LITERALLY SAY, WE'LL SPEND 10 MILLION OR MORE ON, ON BICYCLES AND PROTECTED BICYCLE PATHS? UH, WE'VE INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY IN, UH, THE CREEK WEIGHT TRAIL SYSTEM, WHICH IS MAJOR BICYCLES. 
          SO ARE WE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUST ADD TO THAT? OR ARE WE GOING TO TRY AND, UH, EXPAND STREETS OR CONTRACT STREETS TO PUT IN BICYCLE PATHS? AND TO ME, $10 MILLION ISN'T GONNA GET A LOT OF THAT DONE. 
          MM-HMM. 
          . 
          SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST QUESTION SPENDING OVER TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS NOW. 
          AND I WONDER IF THE FUTURE COUNCILS AFTER US WILL ACTUALLY BE WILLING TO SPEND 10 OR $12 MILLION OR MORE IN THE FUTURE TO PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DEMONSTRATED THAT WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST. 
          SO THAT'S MY CONCERN. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER PAL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, I, I, I SUPPORT US DIVING INTO THIS HEADFIRST. 
          UM, AND WE, WE, WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. 
          'CAUSE SO FAR, UM, I I DON'T THINK WE'VE REALLY DONE THIS SUBJECT JUSTICE, UH, THE JUSTICE THAT IT MERITS. 
          AND SO WE, UM, I THINK WITH TODAY'S VOTE, IF THIS PASSES WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA TAKE SOME VERY IMPORTANT STEPS FORWARD IN MAKING SURE THAT SAN ANTONIO CAN, UM, FIX TRAFFIC AND GET PEOPLE HEALTHIER AND MAKE THE CYCLING COMMUNITY A LITTLE BIT SAFER. 
          UH, LET'S NOT FORGET DR. 
          KRUS, UM, YOU KNOW, WHO WAS KILLED WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, KILLED ON A ROAD NEAR A PARK WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE CONGREGATE. 
          THAT THAT MAN SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN KILLED. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, ON THAT ROAD, THAT ROAD WAS WORTHY OF HAVING, UM, BIKE LANES. 
          AND I THINK, UH, FOR WAY TOO LONG, WE ALWAYS KNEW THAT THAT ROAD WAS DANGEROUS. 
          AND WE, WE KNOW WHERE THOSE ROADS ARE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AN IMPLEMENTATION PAN AS TO HOW TO GET TO WHERE WE MAKE SAN ANTONIO SAFER IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA. 
          ONE THING I DO WANNA END WITH IS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR OUR LINEAR CREEK WAYS. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M, I'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT TO THE CYCLING COMMUNITY AND THE RUNNING COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, THE, THERE IS INCONSISTENT HOURS OF OPERATIONS FROM PARK TO PARK AS IT, UM, YOU KNOW, ALONG THESE, THESE CREEK WAYS. 
          AND, UM, ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD FOR PEOPLE TO GO ON LONG RUNS OR LONG RIDES OR FOR THAT MATTER, TO TAKE A LONG RUN OR A LONG RIDE TO WORK, UH, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH THESE, UM, WITH THESE HOURS OF OPERATION THAT DON'T MATCH. 
          AND SO I, I WOULD TAMIKA LIKE TO GIVE, UH, THIS VENDOR THE HOMEWORK OF INCLUDING THAT IN THEIR ANALYSIS. 
          UM, AND, AND HELP US WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO HOW TO SEQUENCE THE TIMING OF THESE PARKS CORRECTLY. 
          UH, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY USE THEM IN, UM, YOU KNOW, IN A, IN A WAY THAT MAKES THIS A COMPLETE TRAIL, UH, FROM BEGINNING TO END FOR A LOT OF COMMUTERS. 
          AND SO, ANYWAY, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. 
          THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK, Y'ALL, SIR. 
          THAT IS ONE OF THE TASKS WITH THE PROJECT FOR THE CONSULTANT TO IDENTIFY THE POLICY CONSTRAINTS AND WHAT POLICY DECISIONS NEED TO BE CHANGED AND OR ENHANCED OR INTRODUCED IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT WHATEVER THE COMMUNITY DECIDES THEY WANT IN TERMS OF THIS PLAN. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER PIA. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VRAN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU TAMIKA. 
          UM, YOU'RE WELCOME MA'AM. 
          I UNDER, I HEAR THAT 2.7 MILLION SEEMS LIKE A LOT, BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED, THIS IS 
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AN INVESTMENT. 
          THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GONNA NEED DATA. 
          THE STATE WILL NEED DATA IF WE WANT TO APPLY FOR THEIR FUNDS AND, AND GET, GET THOSE, UH, GRANTS, GET THE HELP THAT WE NEED FROM THEM. 
          I THINK AS A CYCLIST, I THINK IT'S NEEDED AND NECESSARY TO FIND OUT THOSE STATS ABOUT WHAT PERCENTAGE, BECAUSE THE NUMBERS YOU GET, YOU ARE RIGHT. 
          IT IS RELATIVE. 
          MORE PEOPLE ARE ON THE ROAD DRIVING CARS THAN THEY ARE RIDING BIKES. 
          SO EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE LIKE, OH, THAT NUMBER DOESN'T SEEM SO HIGH. 
          IF WE DON'T HAVE, IF WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE RIDING BIKES, IT, IT COULD BE, IT COULD BE A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE. 
          AND I'M AFRAID OF THAT. 
          AND I KNOW FOR THE CYCLIST COMMUNITY, ONE SEVERE ACCIDENT IS HARD, UH, BUT A DEATH IS, IS IT, CAN WE WANNA TRY AND BE PREVENTATIVE FOR THAT? SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THIS FORWARD. 
          I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET THE INFORMATION WE NEED. 
          AGAIN, I SPOKE WITH YOU ABOUT HOW WE DO THE OUTREACH. 
          THERE ARE CYCLISTS IN EVERY POCKET OF SAN ANTONIO THAT WANT TO CONTRIBUTE AND GIVE INFORMATION AND FIND A WAY TO GET OUT ON THEIR BIKES BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL DAYS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO FOR US TO DO THAT. 
          SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THIS FORWARD. 
          I THINK THAT WE NEED TO, UH, REALLY MAKE IT A PRIORITY IN, IN AN INSTANCE WHERE WE MAY HAVE EXTRA FUNDS COME TO US ONE YEAR THAT A PRIORITY IS OUR MASTERMIND PLAN AND OUR MOBILITY. 
          AND THAT'S WHERE WE FOCUS AND SPEND. 
          BECAUSE I THINK THIS WILL ALSO HELP US IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHAIN CHAIN, UH, EFFORTS ALSO. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER VRAN. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          BRAVO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, TAMIKA, THE WORLD IS CHANGING AND WE NEED TO CHANGE WITH IT. 
          AND I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT. 
          I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TALENTED PEOPLE WHO CAN CHOOSE TO LIVE AND WORK ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. 
          THEY CAN WORK FROM HOME. 
          AND, UM, IF WE WANNA STAY COMPETITIVE AS A CITY, WE NEED TO OFFER OUR RESIDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAVEL SAFELY THROUGHOUT OUR CITY WITHOUT OWNING OR DEPENDING ON A CAR. 
          AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A TRANSPORTATION JUSTICE ISSUE AS WELL. 
          THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD A CAR. 
          IT'S NOT AN, IT'S ECONOMICALLY, IT'S NOT AN OPTION FOR THEM IN OUR CITY, AND THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO RISK THEIR LIVES TO BE ABLE TO JUST TO GET TO WORK OR GO TO SCHOOL. 
          UM, SO FOR ME, THIS BICYCLE NETWORK PLAN CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH. 
          SOME PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE, THE PRICE TAG ASSOCIATED WITH IT. 
          YOU KNOW, OUR BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR WAS $3.4 BILLION. 
          SO THIS 2.7 MILLION, THAT MAKES UP 0.08, LESS THAN 0.08% OF OUR ANNUAL BUDGET. 
          AND THIS SHOULD BE FOR A 10 YEAR PLAN, RIGHT? SO IT'S MAKING UP A LOT LESS OF THAT OVER 10 YEARS. 
          UH, I DO WANT TO ASK YOU, TAMIKA, IF WE ARE RIGHT NOW A BRONZE LEVEL BICYCLE FRIENDLY CITY, WHAT WOULD IT TAKE FOR US TO ACHIEVE THE GOLD LEVEL? I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, SIR, BUT I THINK THE FIRST STEP FOR US IS JUST THE SAFETY RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE HAVE IS SAFE AND THE MORE MILES WE HAVE. 
          AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DETERMINE. 
          WHAT IS OUR GOAL? WE DON'T KNOW BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT DATA. 
          SO WE COULD SAY WHAT WE WANT TO BE, BUT WE NEED THAT DATA BASED ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND WHAT OUR PLAN IS. 
          AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW. 
          AND DOES THAT SCALE GO UP TO GOLD OR DOES IT GO UP TO PLATINUM? DO YOU KNOW? I BELIEVE IT GOES UP TO GOLD. 
          OKAY. 
          BUT I'M NOT CERTAIN. 
          LET'S GET THERE. 
          YES, SIR. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          HI TAMIKA. 
          UH, I JUST HAVE A, A WELL, ONE COMMENT AND THEN, UH, ONE QUESTION. 
          I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN PRETTY VOCAL THAT I DON'T FEEL WE'RE MOVING FAST ENOUGH WITH THIS. 
          YOU MENTIONED THAT EIGHT PEOPLE HAVE DIED, MANY MORE HAVE PROBABLY BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AND OVER A HUNDRED, UH, PEDESTRIAN DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES. 
          I I DON'T WANNA WAIT FOR THIS PLAN TO BE DONE BEFORE THERE WAS, THERE IS SOME TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGE IN OUR ROADS. 
          I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO WAIT THREE YEARS. 
          I THINK YOU AS A PROFESSIONAL AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND OTHER TRAFFIC FOLKS CAN PROBABLY LOOK AT SOMETHING AND SEE TWO TO THREE EASY, EASY SOLUTIONS THAT CAN SAVE LIVES, UM, THAT ARE NOT GONNA COST $2.7 MILLION. 
          AND, UH, I, I ENCOURAGE YOU AND THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO PLEASE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          YES MA'AM. 
          THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE, THE MORE PEOPLE WILL BE DYING. 
          UH, WHAT I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO DO IS, I'VE, I'VE REVIEWED THE SCOPE OF WORK AND I I SEE THE DELIVERABLES. 
          WHAT I DON'T SEE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE COST AND THE DELIVERABLES AND THE COST AND THE TASKS. 
          CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH WHAT WE WILL BE PAYING FOR EXACTLY WHAT'S COSTING WHAT? SO WHAT YOU REALLY DON'T 
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SEE IS THE ITEMIZED COST FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT. 
          SO THAT'S GOING TO INCLUDE A LOT OF STAFF GOING OUT, PREPARING FOR MEETINGS, DOCUMENTING THOSE MEETINGS, HAVING ONE-ON-ONES, DISCUSSING WHAT THE FEEDBACK, GETTING THE DATA, PROVIDING THAT FEEDBACK, AND TAKING THAT DATA BASED ON WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAYS, AND THEN DOCUMENTING THAT INFORMATION, LOOKING AT OTHER PLANS, EXISTING CONDITIONS. 
          SO A LARGE PART OF THE WORK IS GONNA BE THE DATA COLLECTION AND HAVING THE STAFF DO THAT AND ANALYZE THAT DATA IN RELATIONSHIP TO WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAYS, WHAT OTHER PLANS ARE OUT THERE, WHAT OTHER PRIORITIES. 
          THE STATE IS ALSO WORKING ON THEIR STATEWIDE BICYCLE PLAN. 
          SO THERE'S JUST A LOT OF BACK OFFICE WORK IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT WHAT'S BEEN DONE, WHAT THE FUTURE IS GOING TO BE, AND THEN PHYSICALLY GOING OUT AND TALKING TO PEOPLE. 
          UM, Y YES, THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE SCOPE OF SERVICES. 
          UM, I DON'T SEE A COST SCHEDULE INCLUDED IN THIS, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE APPROVING. 
          THE ONLY REASON IT'S COME THIS IS COMING TO US IS BECAUSE IT'S OVER $50,000. 
          SO WHAT COULD SOMEBODY SHOW THE COST SCHEDULE FOR THE CONTRACT? TAKE A MINUTE TO READ IT. 
          I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE COMMENTS YET. 
          MARY, I JUST WANNA REVIEW IT FOR A SECOND. 
          IS THAT THANKS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, YOU CAN LEAVE IT UP. 
          I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. 
          IN TERMS OF SOME OF THESE DELIVERABLES LIKE THREE AND FOUR, WILL THOSE BE REPORTS, UM, THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO READ BEFORE WE GET ALL THE WAY DOWN TO TASK 10? YES MA'AM. 
          THIS IS GONNA BE A VERY ITERATIVE PROCESS. 
          OUR DESIRE IS THAT MONTHLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE UPDATES TO THE TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY COMMITTEE ABOUT WHERE WE ARE BASED ON THE AGENDAS. 
          BUT WE DON'T WANT THIS TO BE A PLAN WHERE WE COME TO YOU ONCE AND THEN WE COME TO YOU LATER. 
          WE ARE STARTING THIS PROCESS NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, THE INITIAL BRIEFINGS AND MEETINGS AND THE KICKOFF IN TERMS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT, HOUSEKEEPING KICKOFF. 
          BUT THEN TO UNDERSTAND AND GIVE R S N H A LAY OF THE LAND, WHAT ARE THE COMMITTEES, WHO ARE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS? AND WE PROVIDED A LOT OF THIS DATA IN THE SCOPE OF WORK IN THE R F P SO THAT THOSE FIRMS SUCH AS R S N H COULD GO AND LOOK AT THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS WHO NEED TO BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS. 
          SO INSTEAD OF THEM SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON EXISTING CONDITIONS, WE PUT THAT IN THE R F P. 
          OKAY. 
          SO THEY CAN GO LOOK AT THOSE THINGS AND SEE THOSE TEAMS. CAN CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE, SO THERE'S THE RECOMMENDED BIKE NETWORK PLAN, THEN THERE WILL BE AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 
          BUT ON NINE AND 10, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A DRAFT FINAL PLAN AND A FINAL PLAN, UM, WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN WHEN YOU SAY PLAN? IS THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OR THE BIKE NETWORK PLAN? THAT'S THE BIKE NETWORK PLAN. 
          SO THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS HOW YOU IMPLEMENT THE PLAN. 
          THE DRAFT FINAL PLAN IS GOING TO BE A COMBINATION OF THIS IS WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAID, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO COME TO THIS BODY AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE HEARD, THIS IS WHAT THE PLAN LOOKS LIKE. 
          YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE CHANGES OR CONCERNS. 
          AND THEN THEY'LL COME BACK AND DO THE FINAL PLAN. 
          THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS WHAT ARE WE ACTUALLY DOING YEAR ONE, YEAR TWO, YEAR THREE? WHAT IS THE COST, WHAT WE NEED TO APPLY FOR IN THAT FUNDING STRATEGY? ALL OF THAT IS THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 
          SO THEY'RE TAKING WHAT THE COMMUNITY SAID IN TASK 3.3, THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE EXISTING CONDITIONS IN 3.5. 
          THEY'RE THEN GONNA DEVELOP THE, THE TYPOLOGY THAT WE WANT TO SAY ON A MAJOR ARTERIO WITH THE SPEED OF 45 MILES PER HOUR. 
          THE MINIMUM BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE IS THIS. 
          THE COST ESTIMATE THEN BECOMES THE KEY. 
          WHAT DOES IT COST? WHAT'S THE STRATEGY TO FUND IT? SO YOU MAY DETERMINE, WITH MY N FUNDS, I WANNA DO WHATEVER'S IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR YEAR ONE. 
          SO THAT'S KIND OF WALKING YOU THROUGH WHAT WE SEE AS THE PROCESS AND CONTINUING TO ENGAGE WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT. 
          SO, SO YEAH. 
          SO JUST THE QUESTION WAS DRAFT FINAL PLAN AND FINAL PLAN THAT REFERS TO THE BIKE NETWORK PLAN? YES, MA'AM. 
          NOT THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 
          YES. 
          OKAY. 
          SUPER. 
          UM, NOW GOING BACK TO, TO ONE OF MY ORIGINAL COMMENTS WAS, UM, THIS IS A TWO YEAR PROCESS. 
          YES MA'AM. 
          SO IN THAT TIME, IS THERE A PLAN 
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FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS BEFORE THIS IS ALL DONE? YES, BUT IT, WHAT I REALLY WANNA POINT OUT IS WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT. 
          AND SO AS WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND COME BACK TO YOU ALL, WE MAY LEARN THAT THERE ARE LOW HANGING FRUIT AND THINGS THAT WE CAN DO. 
          BUT THE KEY IS WE GOTTA GET THAT FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THEN BE ABLE TO LOOK AT, WE HAVE $1 MILLION A YEAR WITH OUR ANNUAL BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR I N P. 
          WE ARE MAINTAINING WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, BUT BASED ON WHAT THIS PLAN SAYS, DOES IT MAKE SENSE FOR US TO CONTINUE STRIPING A ROAD WHERE A BIKE LANE IS, IF WHAT WE'RE HEARING IS IT NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED INSTEAD OF THAT STRIPING, IT MAY BE IN THAT SHORT TERM WE JUST PUT PROTECTION ON SOME OF OUR EXISTING ROADS. 
          AND THAT'S, I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE PRIORITIZE AS THIS PLAN IS GOING ON. 
          BECAUSE TWO MORE YEARS MEANS TOO MORE, TOO MANY MORE DEBTS. 
          IT'S NOT TWO YEARS THAN WE DO. 
          IT'S, WE HAVE $10 MILLION RIGHT NOW. 
          WE HAVE 1 MILLION FOR F Y 24 THAT WE ANTICIPATE GETTING AS A PART OF OUR ANNUAL BUDGET PROGRAM. 
          SO WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT WHAT CAN WE DO BASED ON THE FEEDBACK. 
          SO FAR, SOME OF THE LOW HANGING FRUIT MIGHT JUST BE SIGNAGE. 
          OKAY. 
          SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WOULD YOU SAY THAT TODAY, AND I'M JUST GONNA KEEP HARPING ON THIS POINT. 
          WOULD YOU SAY THAT TODAY THERE IS NOT A SINGLE THING ON THE GROUND THAT WE COULD DO THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE CAN DO? NO, I'M GONNA SAY THAT. 
          SO, BUT YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE GONNA WAIT UNTIL THE CONVERSATIONS HAPPEN. 
          LIKE WHAT COULD WE GO WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, 1 MILLION OR HALF A MILLION? WHAT COULD YOU GO OUT AND DO TODAY TO MAKE IT SAFER? WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW IS WE ARE RE-PIPING. 
          OKAY. 
          HALF THE BATTLE IS JUST RE-PIPING THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          OKAY. 
          SOME OF THESE ROADS HAVE NOT BEEN RES STRIPPED IN YEARS. 
          OKAY. 
          SO THAT'S A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE 10 MILES THAT WE'RE JUST RES STRIPING. 
          MM-HMM. 
          , HOWEVER, WE HAVE TO GO AND WORK WITH PUBLIC WORKS WITH PARKS IN DETERMINE WHAT CAMP ON COLLIBRA. 
          WE HAVE PLANS TO PUT MIDBLOCK CROSSINGS ON COLLIBRA. 
          WE DON'T WANNA PUT THAT MIDBLOCK CROSSING THERE BECAUSE TDO IS GONNA COME AND DO A PROJECT OR DAVE MACBETH IS GONNA COME AND DO A BOND PROJECT. 
          SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE THINGS. 
          WE CAN DO THINGS IN THE SHORT TERM, BUT THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE'VE BEEN DOING THINGS. 
          WE'VE BEEN DOING PIECEMEAL. 
          SO THAT'S WHY WE WANNA HAVE THE PLAN AND THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. 
          AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE IN THREE MONTHS. 
          THERE ARE PROBABLY THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE IN SIX MONTHS, BUT WE HAVE TO BE COMPREHENSIVE IN OUR APPROACH BECAUSE THE PIECEMEAL HAS NOT HELPED US. 
          I, I THINK WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT 20 TIMES  WE HAVE, AND I KEEP HEARING THE SAME THING AND I'M NOT SURE I'M BEING HEARD. 
          UM, BUT I, I HOPE, I THINK MY COLLEAGUES HEAR ME, SO THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CURRY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, TAMIKA. 
          UM, YES SIR. 
          HOW MANY COMPANIES BID ON THIS PARTICULAR, UH, CONTRACT? THERE WERE SIX FIRMS THAT BID. 
          ONE WAS FOUND TO BE NON-RESPONSIVE, SO THERE WERE FIVE IN TOTAL. 
          WAS THIS THE LOWEST BID OR THE LOWEST QUALIFIED BID? OR THE BEST QUALIFIED, YOU KNOW, HOW DID, HOW DID WE MAKE THE SELECTION? WE MADE THE SELECTION FOLLOWING THE REVIEW OF THE PROPOSALS AND THEN INTERVIEWS. 
          BUT I MEAN, WAS IT THE LOWEST BID OR THE BEST QUALIFIED OR, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS WAS AN R F Q PROCESS. 
          OKAY. 
          SO WE, WE, WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE BEST FIRM BEST VALUE. 
          OKAY. 
          SO IT WASN'T, IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT PRICE. 
          OKAY. 
          WAS THERE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN, IN THE NEXT, NEXT RECOMMENDATION? I'M JUST TRYING TO GET AN IDEA OF THIS COST COMPARED TO OTHER COSTS WE MAY HAVE HAD WE DIDN'T PRESENTED. 
          WE, I'LL LET TROY, YOU CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. 
          DID THIS GO TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR THEIR APPROVAL TO YES, SIR. 
          I WENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR A PRE AND A POST. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          SO THIS IS THE ACTUAL FINAL SCORING MATRIX. 
          AND IF YOU LOOK AT THAT SCORING MATRIX, IT KIND OF SHOWS YOU WHERE ALL THREE OF THE FIRMS, UM, ENDED UP IN TERMS OF THE FULL SCORE AND YOU ENDED UP GOING WITH NUMBER ONE. 
          UH, YES. 
          THE RECOMME FAR RIGHT. 
          YEAH. 
          THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE EVALUATION TEAM IS NUMBER ONE. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. 
          ANYTHING FURTHER ON ITEM NUMBER 28? LEMME JUST SAY I A HUNDRED PERCENT AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGES STATEMENTS THAT WE HAVE NOT ADEQUATELY INVESTED IN OUR BIKE SYSTEM. 
          AND, AND FOR ME, THAT'S WHY THIS VOTE IS SO CRITICAL THAT WE BEGIN THAT PROCESS. 
          AND I HOPE THAT YOUR COMMENTS ALSO CHALLENGE US, JOHN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE, UH, AND FUTURE COUNCILS THAT WE ACTUALLY CHANGE, THAT WE DO NEED TO INVEST IN THIS ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE HAVE NOT. 
          AND AS A RESULT, UM, NOT DIRECTLY, UH, I HOPE, UH, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF TRAFFIC, UH, FATALITIES, UH, BECAUSE OF THAT LACK OF 
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IN, UH, CONSIDERATION OF BICYCLES IN OUR, ON OUR MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. 
          AND, AND THAT'S WHAT I HOPE BEGINS TO CHANGE WITH THIS VOTE. 
          SO, UH, WITH THAT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UM, ON ITEM 28, PLEASE VOTE. 
          MOTION CARRIES. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          UH, LOT OF PROGRESS ON VENDER VEMBER FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE ALL DAY. 
          UH, SO THAT IS THE END OF OUR MORNING AGENDA ITEMS. UH, OUR CITY 
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MANAGER, UH, REPORT RECOGNIZE JAVIER VAZQUEZ, WHO HAS SERVED AS THE INTERIM ASSISTANT TO THE CITY COUNCIL SINCE JULY WHILE EMILY WAS OUT ON MATERNITY LEAVE. 
          UH, WE KNOW THAT THIS WAS A HEAVY LIFT, BUT JAVIER DID A GREAT JOB WITH QUIET POISE AND A STEADY HAND. 
          JAVIER IS A TRUE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR OFFICES EVERY DAY TO SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR STAFFS. 
          SO TODAY WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AS JAVIER SOON RETURNS TO THE CONVENTION AND SPORTS FACILITIES DEPARTMENT AS AN ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR. 
          SO, JAVIER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK, AND I WOULD ASK EVERYBODY TO GIVE HIM A NICE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. 
          AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARIA. 
          AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FAVI FOR THE, UH, GREAT WORK WITH THE COUNCIL OVER THE LAST, UH, FEW MONTHS. 
          IT'S NOT EASY TO, UH, TAKE THE SHOES OF OF EMILY, BUT YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR, YOUR ASSISTANCE. 
          ALRIGHT, UH, WE'RE GONNA MOVE NOW. 
          UM, SO FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE, WHO ARE HERE, HAVE BEEN HERE FOR ZONING. 
          WE HAVE THAT COMING UP JUST MOMENTARILY. 
          WE'VE GOTTA GET FLIPPED OVER FROM OUR MORNING AGENDA, WHICH WE'VE JUST WRAPPED UP. 
          SO I'M GONNA, I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MORNING MEETING. 
          WE'RE GONNA BREAK FOR JUST 10 MINUTES. 
          UH, SO OUR, OUR CLERKS CAN GET, UH, OUR NEXT AGENDA UP AND RUNNING. 
          I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE. 
          WE ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED PATIENCE. 
          WE'LL GET ON WITH THE MEETING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 
          SO, UH, IT IS 4:35 PM ON THE THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022. 
          OUR A SESSION IS NOW ADJOURNED. 
          UH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A VERY BRIEF 10 MINUTE BREAK. 
          WE'LL RECONVENE AT 4 45 AND WE'LL BEGIN OUR ZONING AGENDA.
* 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.