ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
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WE ARE OFF TO THE RACES.UM, JEFF, UH, I, ONCE YOU GET ON UP HERE, UM, SO WE, UH, WE HAVE, UH, AN INTERESTING AGENDA TODAY.
FIRST WE'RE GONNA TAKE ROLL, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING.
SORA, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.
OH, WAIT, SALLY, WHILE YOU'RE MAKING YOUR WAY UP THERE, WE GOTTA
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APPROVE OUR MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING.WHAT DO YOU THINK, COUNCILWOMAN? I SAY I'M, WE GOT A MOTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
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GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE MEMBERS.WELCOME BACK TO I G R FOR THIS FIRST PRESENTATION, MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE YOU, UM, AN UPDATE ON, UM, OUR FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.
UH, UH, HERE'S A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE THREE AREAS, UH, THAT WILL INCLUDE TODAY'S UPDATE.
AS PROMISED, WE'RE GONNA PROVIDE YOU A STATUS OF OUR CURRENT GRANTS AND OUR PENDING GRANTS, UM, AS WELL AS, UH, THE BILL, UH, RAISE, GRANT, UM, ACTIVITIES, AND AS WELL AS THE BILL AIRPORT TERMINAL, UH, SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAM AND OUR AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT GRANT ACTIVITIES.
UM, AS PROMISED, HERE'S A QUICK LOOK AT A, UH, GRANTS SPREADSHEET THAT THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM IS MONITORING AND TRACKING, AND WE UPKEEP, UH, UP THE, AT THE TOP OF THIS LIST.
UM, YOU ALL HEARD THE GREAT NEWS ABOUT A WEEK AGO.
CONGRATULATIONS TO TAMIKA MONVILLE AND THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
THEY RES DESERVE A, A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FROM ALL OF US.
THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK PUT INTO THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL, UH, PART OF THEIR VISION ZERO PROGRAM.
UH, WE RECEIVED WONDERFUL NEWS, UM, A BIG CHECK OF $4.4 MILLION, UH, FOR THE SSSS FOUR A WILL BE COMING, UM, OUR WAY OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF YEARS.
UH, THE GRANT ESSENTIALLY PROPOSED, UH, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF EIGHT MID-BLOCK CROSSINGS ALONG THE SAA MORA, UM, CORRIDOR AND A SA SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
AND ON TOP OF THAT, BEXAR COUNTY ALSO RECEIVED GREAT NEWS.
THEY ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED FOR A SAFETY PLAN, UM, FOR BEXAR COUNTY, ESSENTIALLY THEIR VISION ZERO SAFETY ACTIVITIES.
AND THEY WERE NOTIFIED THAT THEY WERE AWARDED $300,000.
AND SO THAT'S, UH, A GREAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTY, UM, AND THE CITY.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE TAMIKA, THE TRANSPORTATION TEAM, AND, UH, RENEE GREEN AT COUNTY.
AND, UM, THAT, THAT'S RIGHT, TAMIKA, YOU, YOU, UH, YOU REALLY HIT IT OUTTA THE PARK.
SO EVERYBODY PLEASE BE MORE LIKE TAMIKA.
UM, CHAIRMAN, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE ROUND TABLE WITH OUR, WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND IT WAS DURING ONE OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS THAT TAMIKA SHARED OUR INTEREST IN APPLYING FOR SAFE STREETS FOR ALL.
AND THE COUNTY SAID, WE HAVE SOME NEEDS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
TAMIKA AND RENEE GREEN GOT TOGETHER AND ULTIMATELY, UH, PUT APPLICATIONS TOGETHER FOR BOTH PARTIES.
SO IT IS A LOT OF CREDIT TO TAMIKA FOR WORKING WELL WITH OUR PARTNERS AND ULTIMATELY BOTH, UH, BOTH ARE AWARDED.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AGAIN.
UM, ALSO HERE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RAILROAD CROSSING ELIMINATION GRANT, UM, IS PENDING WITH FEDERAL RAILROADS.
WE EXPECT THOSE NOTICES TO BE COMING OUT, UM, IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
UM, ON THE RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PLANNING, UH, THAT WAS A, A VIA TRANSIT, UH, SUBMISSION.
AND, UH, A A A COUPLE OF OTHERS, UH, FROM U T S A, UH, THAT ARE PENDING AND AS WELL AS OUR AIRPORT TERMINAL GRANT.
A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT ONE.
UM, COMING IN A FORTHCOMING SLIDE, UH, THE THRIVING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT SUBMITTED BY VIA, UM, THIS WAS IN PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORTED BY OUR, UH, CHIEF HOUSING OFFICER MARKON.
SO HE IS IN COORDINATION WITH VIA ON THIS PARTICULAR GRANT TO SUPPORT, UH, THE INTERSECTION OF TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING, WHICH IS AN AREA OF PRIORITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION.
UH, AND, UH, WE'VE GOT MARK HERE FOR, FOR ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT.
THEY RECEIVED GREAT NEWS ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO THAT THEIR GRANT WAS ELEVATED, UM, FOR ADDITIONAL REVIEW AS ONE OF THE FINALISTS FOR SELECTION.
SO THERE'S A COUPLE MORE STEPS PENDING ON THAT, BUT THAT IS A GREAT, UM, FIRST, UH, MAJOR STEP WITHIN THE REVIEW FOR, UH, THE AGENCY.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM ON THAT.
AND WE AWAI UH, MORE NEWS ON THAT.
UM, MOVING ON TO, UH, THE BRICK GRANT.
YOU RECALL, THIS WAS A CEILING DRAINAGE PROJECT THAT WE PRESENTED ON IN THE LAST MEETING.
THAT ONE, OF COURSE IS PENDING.
AND THEN THE A I P SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS ARE PENDING AS WELL.
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A RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH GRANT.THIS IS OUR, UM, UM, SOLID WASTE TEAM, AS WELL AS A SOLID WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RECYCLING.
UM, THAT IS THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND COORDINATION WITH SOLID WASTE.
UH, WE DO RECEIVE, UM, UH, UPDATES FROM THE TEAM, UH, ON THESE ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND BIWEEKLY BASIS.
AND WE'LL BE COORDINATING WITH THEM FOR CONGRESSIONAL, UH, LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR ANY PENDING TECHNICAL, UH, CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AGENCIES.
UM, THE RAISE GRANT, THE CULEBRA CORRIDOR FOR GENERAL MCMILLAN TO 14 PLANNING GRANT.
WE'RE ESTIMATING A REQUEST OF 7.6 MILLION.
UM, MORE TO COME ON THAT ONE TODAY.
UH, THAT IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND COORDINATION WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN, UH, FOLLOWING THAT IS OUR E E C B G, THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONSERVATION, UH, BLOCK GRANT.
UM, AS YOU RECALL, THERE'S A $1.2 MILLION AWARD FOR SAN ANTONIO AND OUR, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, UM, AVIATION AND OUR OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY LEADING THOSE, UM, EFFORTS TO SUBMIT THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.
AND THEN LASTLY, ON THE LIST, THE GREEN AND RESILIENT RETROFIT PROGRAM.
UM, THE APPLICATION IS PENDING.
THERE'S $837.5 MILLION AVAILABLE.
UM, AND, UH, THIS IS FOR LOW INCOME AND DISABLED HOUSING OWNERS AND SPONSORS.
A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW RAISE OVERVIEW.
YOU'LL RECALL, THIS IS PART OF THE CRITERIA THAT ARE PRIORITIES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION.
WE'VE FLAGGED THESE FOR YOU BEFORE.
PROJECTS WILL BE EVALUATED ON SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, QUALITY OF LIFE, MOBILITY AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIVITY, ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, OF COURSE, STATE OF GOOD REPAIR, PARTNERSHIP, UH, AND COLLABORATION AND, UH, INNOVATION.
SO, UM, WE MADE SURE THAT AS WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR GRANT RIDERS, THAT, UH, THESE VARIOUS CRITERIA AND PILLARS OF IMPORTANCE ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AS PUTTING THE APPLICATION TOGETHER.
UM, AND NOW I WILL PASS IT OVER TO ZY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THE SPECIFIC PLANNING GRANT THAT WE ARE PURSUING, UH, THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP AND COORDINATION WITH OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM FOR THE 2023 RAISE.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE.
I'M REZI DIRECTOR, CITY ENGINEER FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THE 2022 RAISE GRANT IS $1.5 BILLION.
FUNDING, ELIGIBILITY, EXCUSE ME, INCLUDES PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ELIGIBILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT WITH THE SIGNIFICANT LOCAL AND REGIONAL IMPACT.
COLLAB CORRIDOR CHARACTERISTICS IS 13 MILE LONG.
ONE OF THE LONGEST CORRIDOR WE HAVE IN SAN ANTONIO.
SPANS FOUR COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, 5, 6, AND SEVEN CONSISTS OF URBAN AND SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT.
TRANSPORTATION STUDY WE DID IN LATE LAST YEAR, ESTABLISHED FIVE SEGMENT SIG, SIG A AND B IS PART OF 2022 BOND PROGRAM.
IF YOU RECALL, WE HAVE 18 MILLION SIG A HAPPENED TO BE IN TECHSTAR RIGHT AWAY.
AND OUR FOCUS IS ON SIG B AND C.
PROPOSED PROJECTS INCLUDES ABRA ROAD FOR PLANNING GRANT TO ADDRESS SAFETY.
MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR USES SIGMA B AND C IS SLIGHTLY UNDER FIVE MILES.
TOTAL PLANNING COST, WE ESTIMATED WE 10.6 MILLION.
WE ARE APPLYING FOR FEDERAL GRANT, 7.6 MILLION, AND WE ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE SLIGHTLY OVER 20% OF OUR REQUIRED PARTICIPATION, WHICH WILL BE 3 MILLION.
THE 3 MILLION IS GOING TO COME FROM THE 18 MILLION WE HAVE AS PART OF THE BOND.
THE PROJECT DEADLINE IS IN FEBRUARY 28TH.
WE HAVE HIRED OUR CONSULTING TO ASSIST US ON APPLICATION, AND WE WILL BE SUBMITTING THIS ONE IN TIME.
WE ARE GATHERING SUPPORT LETTER TO INCLUDE PART OF OUR APPLICATION.
AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE 18 MILLION PART OF 2022 BOND, 3 MILLION IS GOING TO BE OUR PARTICIPATION ON THIS.
AND 50 MILLION WE ARE GOING TO DESIGN AND BUILD THE SEGMENT FROM THE BANDERA TO GENERAL MCMULLIN.
THAT WILL BE DONE A HUNDRED PERCENT UNDER OUR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
THE REMAINING FROM GENERAL MCMULLIN 14 WILL BE PLANNING FOR FUTURE FUNDING.
I THINK AFTER OUR PRESENTATION IN DON, I WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ASK ANY QUESTION.
YOU MAY HAVE SALLY AND CHAIR, I MIGHT JUMP IN REAL QUICK.
SO THIS IS A RAISE PLANNING GRANT
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THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO APPLY FOR BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.THERE'S A SEPARATE BUCKET OF COURSE, FOR RAISE CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.
UM, TWO OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE BOTH EVALUATING AND CONSIDERING APPLYING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION BUCKET, UH, BROOKS FOR THE PROJECT.
THEY'VE PREVIOUSLY APPLIED FOR RAISES AND PORT FOR THE PROJECT THEY RECENTLY SUBMITTED FOR RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES.
WE HAVE OUR ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATION WITH OUR PARTNERS ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
ULTIMATELY, IT'S UP TO EACH OF THE ENTITIES TO DECIDE WHAT TO APPLY FOR OR NOT.
UM, BUT THOSE ARE BOTH IN A SEPARATE BUCKET FROM THE PLANNING GRANT THAT OUR TEAM WOULD PURSUE.
AND NOW WE'RE MOVING OVER TO THE, UM, AIRPORT TERMINAL GRANT PROGRAM.
WE'VE SHARED, UM, PART OF THE INFORMATION ON THESE SLIDES WITH YOU BEFORE.
THIS IS PART ALSO OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.
A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE AIRPORT TEAM SUBMITTED TWO APPLICATION, UH, APPLICATIONS UNDER, UM, A T P.
ONE IS FOR TERMINAL A, THE GROUND, UH, LOADING FACILITY.
AND THEN THE SECOND PIECE IS A TERMINAL ROOF AND HVAC REPLACEMENT.
THIS WAS APPROXIMATELY A REQUEST OF ABOUT $50 MILLION.
UM, THE GRANT NOTICES ARE PENDING, BUT WE ARE HEARING, UM, THAT NOTICES FOUR AWARDS SHOULD BE RELEASED SOON.
ALSO, UNDER THE AIRPORT, THIS IS A DIFFERENT GRANT.
THIS IS THE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
UM, THE F A A MADE AVAILABLE 260 MILLION APPROXIMATELY IN FUNDS, UM, IN DECEMBER.
THIS IS A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AS WELL, AND PROJECTS WILL BE EVALUATED BY THE CRITERIA THAT YOU SEE HERE.
UH, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CAPACITY, UH, THE B C A, THE BENEFIT AND COST OF A PROJECT, A FUNDING MATCH.
AND THE PROJECTED, UH, PASSENGER GROWTH APPLICATIONS, UM, WERE ANNOUNCED IN LATE DECEMBER.
APPLICATIONS WERE DUE JANUARY 31ST.
AWARDS EXPECTED, UH, BY EARLY FALL.
AGAIN, THIS IS A, A COMPETITIVE PROGRAM.
THERE WAS A LIMITED AMOUNT, UM, OF FUNDING THAT WAS DETERMINED BY, UM, F A A PER STATE, UH, FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS THAT NEEDED TO BE PART OF THE AIRPORT, UM, IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, PROJECT ELIGIBILITY.
AND, UH, SO, UH, THE AIRPORT TEAM PUTTING THESE GRANT APPLICATIONS TOGETHER MADE SURE THAT THE CRITERIA, UM, WAS MET, UH, ESSENTIALLY PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS.
IT WOULD BE READY TO BEGIN ON OR JUNE, UH, 30TH, 2020 FOURTH.
UH, AND THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, UH, MADE SURE TO BE MET.
A QUICK LOOK HERE, UH, THE TERMINAL.
A ROOF RENOVATIONS REDUCES ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND EXPENSES, WHICH IS PART OF THE CRITERIA.
AND THEN THE SECOND, UH, REQUEST WAS FOR THE GENERATOR, UH, BUILDING RECONSTRUCTION.
UH, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE FOR ENER ENERGY EFFICIENT OPTIONS AND LEVERAGE OTHER SIMILAR INVESTMENTS.
MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION, UH, FOR THE FEDERAL PIECE OF TODAY'S MEETING.
WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS? SURE.
UM, THANK YOU SALLY AND OZZIE FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO TAMIKA AND TEAM FOR SECURING THAT 4.4 MILLION FOR SOUTH SAMMO.
UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THAT, UH, STRETCHES ACROSS, UH, SEVERAL COUNCIL DISTRICTS WHERE THERE'S, UH, A LOT OF CONCERNS, UH, FOR PEDESTRIAN, UH, SAFETY.
SO THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR THAT WORK.
AND, UH, THAT'S REALLY EXCITING, UH, THAT YOU ALL, UM, SET YOUR SIGHT ON A GRANT AND Y'ALL SECURED THE BAG.
UM, WITH THAT, UH, I'M, I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE'RE TRACKING, UM, THE GRANTS, PARTICULARLY THE ONE WITH THE PORT, RIGHT? THIS, UH, YESTERDAY I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT WITH, UH, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS OVER WITHIN EDGEWOOD, I S D.
AND WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT DESPITE THE SOCIAL ECONOMIC DATA, THAT EDGEWOOD IS A VERY RESILIENT COMMUNITY.
AND I'M ALWAYS EXCITED TO SEE THAT THE PORT IS ALWAYS TRYING TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO CONNECT COMMUNITY TO, UH, THAT HUB OF, OF TECHNOLOGY AND WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON THERE.
SO MY HOPE IS THAT BEYOND, UH, FEDERAL GRANTS THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY FUNDING TO HELP FACILITATE, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONNECTING THOSE COMMUNITIES TO THE PORT.
UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE, UM, THE COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH OUR CHIEF HOUSING OFFICER IN VIA, UH, DURING THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
WE WERE BRIEFED BY VIA ON THE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT.
UH, AND I ASKED IF WE COULD POTENTIALLY INCLUDE LANGUAGE THAT, UM, UH, SECURES AND SUGGESTS VIAS POSITION ON HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.
UM, BECAUSE VIA IS IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS WITHIN THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, VIA ALSO SITS ON THE SAN SAN ANTONIO HOUSING COMMISSION.
SO I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN ALSO CONTINUE TO MAKE THAT ASK, AND I HOPE I HAVE THE SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUES, UM,
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TO, TO IMPLEMENT THAT ASK WITHIN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.UH, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS.
UM, AND THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO TAMIKA AND, AND YOUR TEAM FOR THE, UM, FOR THE GRANT, THE SAFE STREETS GRANT.
UM, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT KDA ROAD IS STILL AT THE TOP OF OUR PRIORITY LIST.
UM, 60% OF KDA IS, IS IN MY DISTRICT.
UM, AND IT'S ONE OF THE DEADLIEST STREETS, AS WE ALL KNOW.
BUT, UM, IN, IN THE CITY, BUT THERE'S BEEN 48 FATAL CRASHES ON RA IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.
UM, THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT, I THINK, OVER THE COURSE OF 10 YEARS, BUT IT IS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST STREETS IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO I DO APPRECIATE YOUR FOCUS ON THAT.
HAVING SAID THAT, I THINK MOST OF IT THAT YOU'RE, THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, AT LEAST FOR THIS GRANT IS NOT, UM, I THINK IT'S UP TO CALLAHAN.
AM I RIGHT? AM I RIGHT? YEAH, UP TO FOUR 10, CLIFF UP TO CALLAHAN.
BACK TO THE, SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT, BUT, UM, JUST, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S THE, THE FIRST PHASE.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE TO STRETCH ALL THE WAY OVER TO 1604.
BUT THIS IS, UM, AND I WANNA CLARIFY, THIS IS THE SEGMENT A WAS THE PART THAT THE STATE OWNED.
SO WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT INCLUDING SEGMENT A, CORRECT FROM IH 10 TO BANDERA ROAD, THE STATE ROLE.
AND SINCE WE DON'T KNOW, WE REALLY COULD CHANGE THE CROSS SECTION OF THAT EXISTING MM-HMM.
WE START FROM BANDERA GOING TO WASTE.
WE HAVE A 18 MILLION FROM BOND.
WE ARE USING 50 MILLION OF THAT FROM BANDERA TO GENERAL MAC, MULAN DESIGN AND BUILD.
AND THE RISK FROM GENERAL MCMULLIN 14, WE ARE ASKING BASICALLY FEDERAL GRANT, WHICH IS 7.6 MILLION.
OUR 20% MATCH, WE ARE PUTTING SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 20% MATCH TO KIND OF MAKE, MAKE OUR APPLICATION MORE SUCCESSFUL.
WE ARE PUTTING IT SLIGHTLY MORE, WE ARE PUTTING 3 MILLION AFTER THE PLANNING IS DONE, THEN WE'LL BE, THIS PROJECT WILL APPLY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING YEAR.
AND I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY JEFF, THE, THE PORT AND THE, AND BROOKS ASKS OUR ARE IN DIFFERENT BUCKETS, RIGHT? I MEAN, WE'RE, WOULD WE BE, WE WOULDN'T BE COMPETING WITH NO, WE WOULDN'T BE.
THEY WOULD A DIFFERENT BUCKET THAN OURS.
THEY WOULD BOTH BE FOR CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS, RA'S TEAM APPLYING FOR PLANNING.
AND I, I EVEN HONESTLY, EVEN IF THEY WERE COMPETING, I, I'M REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF BOTH THE PORT AND THE BROOKS, UM, PROJECTS.
AND I KNOW THAT THEY'VE, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AROUND THAT, THAT THEY'VE APPLIED.
SO WE'RE HOPING THAT, THAT THEY GET THOSE AS WELL.
THEY'VE EACH APPLIED, UM, UH, RAY'S, UH, UH, BROOKS, UM, GOT A DEBRIEF ON THEIR RAISE APPLICATION TOOK WHAT THEY LEARNED FROM THAT, AND THEY'RE PLANNING TO APPLY HERE.
THE PORT'S APPLICATION FOR RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES HASN'T COME BACK YET, BUT I THINK THEY'VE GOTTEN SOME INDICATION FROM THE FEDS THAT THAT SHOULD NOT PRECLUDE THEM FROM PURSUING OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WHILE THEY WAIT.
UH, AND TO YOUR POINT, BOTH OF THOSE ARE ALSO BOND FUND.
THERE'S BOND MONEY IN EACH PROJECT.
SO WE'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF, OF BOTH AND, AND WANNA SEE FEDERAL DOLLARS LEVERAGE WHAT WE'VE ALREADY INVESTED.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL ALL GET, UM, THE PRIZE AT THE END OF THE, THE ROAD.
UM, I'M ALSO ENCOURAGED WITH THE RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PLANNING GRANT PROPOSAL.
I THINK, UM, U T S A PASS TO PROSPERITY PROJECT IS GONNA TRANSFORM, UM, THE WEST SIDE.
I'M ENCOURAGED BECAUSE I SEE THIS AS A SEED, A BLUEPRINT FOR, UH, FOR MORE PROJECTS OF THIS KIND.
THERE'S A LOT OF PARTS OF SAN ANTONIO, PARDON ME, UM, THAT HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FROM OPPORTUNITY FOR GENERATIONS.
UM, SO I THINK THIS PLAN, WE, WE TAKE IT AND APPLY IT TO PLACES LIKE THE PORT, UM, THE NEAR EAST SIDE, THE EDGEWOOD COMMUNITY.
UM, I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY, UM, UM, A, A BIG BOON TO THAT AREA.
AND, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN HELP IN, IN GETTING THESE IDEAS IN THESE PROJECTS.
SO, UM, BY WAY OF, OF HOKEY ANECDOTE, I'LL, I'LL TELL YOU, UH, COUNCIL MC CASTILLO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD ME SAY IT, BUT I COULDN'T GET INTO MED SCHOOL, SO I HAD TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL.
UH, AND THAT MEANS THAT I HAD TO GO TO ST.
MARY'S LAW, AND I WOULD, I REFUSED TO DRIVE DOWN CULEBRA 23 YEARS AGO.
I JUST WOULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE THAT ROAD IS REALLY CRUDDY, RIGHT? AND IT'S A HOT MESS OUT THERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WITH 48 DEATHS, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT NEW.
THAT'S JUST, THAT'S, THAT'S JUST CBRA, RIGHT? AND SO THERE, AFTER A WHILE, THOSE DEATHS ARE FORESEEABLE, RIGHT? AND, UH, IF, AND THEY'RE PREVENTABLE.
NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY AND NOBODY CAN SUE US FOR FORESEEABLE AND PREVENTABLE DEATHS ON, ON STREETS.
BUT IF WE WERE A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, AND WE WERE, YOU KNOW, UH, WE HAD A SITUATION WHERE ONE OF OUR ASSETS WAS CAUSING FORESEEABLE AND PREVENTABLE
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DEATHS, WE'D BE SUED OUT OF EXISTENCE.RIGHT? AND, UH, SO WE OWE THE PEOPLE OF, OF SAN ANTONIO, UM, FOCUS ON, ON THIS STREET.
AND I'M JUST DELIGHTED, RAZZY AND, AND TAMIKA, THAT THIS IS BECOMING SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE STEPPING UP AND SOLVING FOR.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WITHOUT LOOKING TOO DEEP IN IT, I I HAVE A FEELING THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED ON THAT STREET, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT MY CONSTITUENTS.
THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, WELL TO DO.
IT'S ALMOST ALWAYS PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO ARE POOR, UM, YOU KNOW, WHO ARE TRAVERSING, UH, CULEBRA.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, IF EVER THERE WAS AN EQUITY PROJECT, I THINK THIS IS IT, RIGHT? SO, UM, CONGRATULATIONS ON PICKING THE RIGHT PROJECT.
UM, SO WITH THAT, UH, SALLY YEAH, PLEASE.
JUST, UM, THAT A LOT OF THEM ARE CYCLISTS.
THEY'RE, AND, AND I, YOU KNOW, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT, UH, VISION ZERO AND, AND BICYCLE PATH BIKE PATHS, BUT, UM, I THINK A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE THINK OF BIKE RIDERS AS, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR RECREATION.
BUT ALONG
THEY'RE USING THEM TO GET TO THE BUS STOP, UM, TO GET TO WORK, RIGHT? RIGHT.
AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT'S, WHAT'S TRAGIC ABOUT IT, IS PEOPLE JUST TRYING TO GET TO WORK AND SCHOOL, AND, UM, A LOT OF THEM ARE CYCLISTS.
SO, UM, ANYWAY, KEEP, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
WE 18 MILLION, WE HAVE, WE ARE SO SENSITIVE.
WE WANNA REALLY BUILD PART OF THE PROJECT, BUT USE A SMALL MONEY OF THAT 18 MILLION TO APPLY FOR GRANT.
WE ARE GOING TO REALLY DO TWO THINGS, BUILD ALMOST A DESIGN, AND BUILD ALMOST A MILE LONG, IMPROVE AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, GO AFTER GRANT, MAKE THAT PROJECT FOR AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE FUNDING, EITHER THROUGH OUR BOND PROCESS FOR FEDERAL GRANT.
SO, SALLY, WHAT ELSE YOU GOT? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
NOW WE WILL BE SWITCHING GEARS OVER TO OUR, UM, 88 STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
TODAY'S MEETING, I WILL BE PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED SENATE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, UH, GENERAL UPDATES, UH, THAT INCLUDE, UH, BILLS OF NOTE, AND OF COURSE, THE HOUSE AND SENATE BUDGET PROPOSALS.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED, UH, THE SENATE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
HERE IS A LIST OF THE ASSIGNMENTS THAT OUR SENATORS PART OF OUR DELEGATION, UM, HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO.
I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BUT, UM, DEFINITELY WE WILL BE TRACKING ALL THE ACTIVITY, UM, OF OUR, UH, DELEGATION, UH, MEMBERS HERE.
BUT THERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC COMMITTEES, UM, OF NOTE THAT WE WILL BE TRACKING MUCH MORE, UH, CLOSELY.
UM, IN PARTICULAR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH WE'LL REVIEW, UM, THE STATE BUDGET THAT I WILL SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON THE BUSINESS AND AND COMMERCE, UH, COMMITTEE, UH, THAT, UM, SENATOR MENENDEZ AND SENATOR CAMPBELL, UM, HAVE SEATS FOR, UH, THEY WILL BE REVIEWING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE STATE'S, UH, PUBLIC, UH, UTILITY COMMISSION WORK, AND THE STATE'S ELECTRIC TEXAS GRID THAT WILL BE OF INTEREST TO US.
UM, IF YOU MOVE DOWN THE LIST, SENATOR SINI, UM, WAS ALSO PLACED ON THE BUSINESS AND COMMERCE FINANCE AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STATE AFFAIRS.
UM, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE THAT SENATOR GUTIERREZ HAS A SEAT ON WILL BE ONE THAT WILL BE LOOKING AT PROPERTY TAX REFORM, SO THAT WE WILL BE MONITORING THAT ONE CLOSELY, AS WELL AS VETERANS AFFAIRS, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND, UM, WATER AG COMMITTEE.
PART OF THE GENERAL UPDATES, UH, BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, LAWMAKERS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PASSING ANY BILLS BEFORE THE MARCH 10TH, UM, DATE, UNLESS THE GOVERNOR DECLARES ANY EMERGENCY ITEMS. AND AS WE'VE SHARED BEFORE, THOSE ARE PENDING.
UM, TO DATE, THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT ANNOUNCED, UM, HIS PRIORITY ITEMS, HOWEVER, HE WILL BE DELIVERING HIS ESTATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS, UH, NEXT WEEK ON THE 16TH.
UM, WE ARE AWARE THAT HIS, UH, SPEECH WILL TAKE PLACE AT ONE OF THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, UM, IN SAN MARCOS.
IT WILL NOT BE AT THE CAPITOL.
HOWEVER, MEMBERS ARE INVITED, UH, TO ATTEND.
UH, THE BILL FILING DEADLINE AGAIN IS MARCH 10TH.
AND, UM, WE WILL HOPE TO SEE SOME OF THE PRIORITY AND EMERGENCY ITEMS THAT THE GOVERNOR WILL INCLUDE IN HIS STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS NEXT WEEK.
UM, QUICK NOTE TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 2100 BILLS, UH, FILED, UM, THIS SESSION, UH, AND, UH, THAT'S IN THE HOUSE AND EIGHT OVER 830 BILLS, UM, IN THE HOUSE.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, BOTH CHAMBERS HAVE FILED THEIR BUDGET BILLS, HB ONE AND SB
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ONE.WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU A SIDE BY SIDE OF THEIR, UM, PROPOSED AREAS, SPECIFICALLY THE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF.
THIS IS OVERALL VERY GOOD NEWS.
THIS ENCOMPASSES 15 BILLION IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE, UH, BUDGET PROPOSALS.
WE HAD BEEN HEARING THIS, SO, UH, IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN EXACTLY HOW THIS IS GOING TO LOOK REGARDING THE, UM, EXACT, UH, PROPOSED, UM, AGENDA FOR HOW PROPERTY TAX RELIEF WILL LOOK LIKE FOR HOMEOWNERS.
UM, THERE'S ALSO $4.6 BILLION IN BOTH BILLS FOR THE BORDER SECURITY.
UH, STATE EMPLOYEE PAY RAISES ALSO 1.8, UH, SCHOOL SAFETY INITIATIVE, 600 MILLION.
THAT WILL INCLUDE MOSTLY, UH, BUILDING UPDATES, UH, SECURITY COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER, UM, SAFETY ITEMS. UH, FOR SCHOOL SAFETY HARDENING, UH, MENTAL HEALTH WILL INCLUDE $1 BILLION, UM, OVER VARIOUS, UH, STATE AGENCIES FOR, UH, MEDICAL STAFF AND FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, ANOTHER GOOD NEWS DAG.
THIS PUTS A GREAT PLACEHOLDER OF $30 MILLION IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE BILLS.
WE WILL BE ADVOCATING, UH, FOR 50 MILLION, BUT DEFINITELY THE 30 MILLION IS A, IS A GREAT START.
MOVING ON, UH, TO THE BILLS OF NOTE, UM, SSB 360 9 BY CAMPBELL AND THE COMPANION BILL HB 1246.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY AN AUTOMATIC DISH ANNEXATION BILL, UM, REMAINS OF COURSE TO SEE EXACTLY HOW THIS WILL MOVE, UM, LATER DURING THE SESSION AS IT, UM, UNFOLDS.
UM, IT ALLOWS FOR THE DE SANITATION AS OF DECEMBER 31ST, 2023, OF ANY PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS CLAIMING, UH, FULL MUNICIPAL SERVICES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED.
UM, IT DOES NOT REQUIRE NOTICE TO THE CITY OR PROCESS TO PROVE THAT FULL MUNICIPAL SERVICES HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED, AND THERE'S NO LIMITATION TO AREAS OR TIME SINCE INITIAL, UH, UH, DE ANNEXATION.
UH, SOME OF THE MUNICIPAL, UM, UH, SERVICES THAT ARE LISTED ARE FIRE POLICE, E M S, FIRE HYDRANTS, UM, GARBAGE COLLECTION, WATER, WASTEWATER, STREET AND LIGHTING.
UH, MOST OF THESE ARE PART OF THE CURRENT LAW.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF THEM THAT AREN'T, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FIRE HYDRANTS.
SO, UM, WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS WITH MILITARY AFFAIRS AND OTHER IMPACTED DEPARTMENTS TO DO OUR INTERNAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF THIS BILL.
UM, IN ADDITION, WE ARE, UH, WORKING WITH OUR, UM, STATE CONSULTANTS TO INITIATE DISCUSSIONS, UM, WITH SENATOR CAMPBELL, UM, AND, UH, REPRESENTATIVE CRADDICK TO EXPLAIN, UM, THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE, UM, TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
YOU, UM, MOVING ON, UM, UH, AS WELL UNDER LAND USE AND MILITARY PROTECTION, THIS IS SSB 4 91, UH, BY HUGHES.
THIS IS A LIMITATION ON BUILDING HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
THIS WOULD PROHIBIT OUR ABILITY TO ENSURE COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT, UM, ADJACENT TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS THROUGH HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS, AS WELL AS IMPACTS, UM, TO OUR MISSION PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICTS, THE ALAMO VIEW SHED, AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION AND HISTORIC, UH, DISTRICTS.
UM, AT TIMES, AS WE'VE LEARNED FROM OUR, UM, HISTORIC PRESERVATION TEAM, APPROPRIATE HEIGHT IS NOT JUST BASED ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES, BUT JUST THE OVERALL, UH, CONTEXT, UH, BEYOND, UH, MORE THAN 50, 50 FEET AWAY FROM, FROM THAT PARTICULAR PROTECTED BUILDING.
WE ALL KNOW THAT SAN ANTONIO HAS MANY CULTURAL, UM, AND HISTORIC ASSETS, UM, ACROSS THE CITY.
SO THIS IS, UH, FOR US, A VERY IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UM, AND CULTURAL ASSETS BILL THAT, OF COURSE, WE WILL, UM, UH, OPPOSE SPECIFIC CONCERNS ON THE MILITARY FRONT.
UH, THE CITY WOULD NO LONGER HAVE THE ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT AIR INSTALLATION COMPATIBLE, UH, USE, UH, ZONES.
THOSE ARE ESSENTIALLY, UM, COMPATIBLE USE O OPPORTUNITIES TO PROTECT OPPOR OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY, UH, FOR AIR OPERATIONS OF, OF J B SS A, UM, THAT, UM, AGAIN, WOULD BE AN IMPACT TO OUR AIRFIELD OPERATIONS.
UM, OF NOTE, THE BUILD DOES INCLUDE LANGUAGE THAT, UM, EXEMPTS THE STATE CAPITOL.
SO THEY DO HAVE, UM, AWARENESS, UM, OF THE IMPACT TO HISTORIC BUILDINGS SUCH AS THE CAPITOL.
UH, BUT OF COURSE, THE ALAMO IS NOT IN INCLUDED.
SO THAT'LL BE PART OF OUR JUSTIFICATIONS IN OUR CONVERSATIONS, UM, WITH, WITH THE MEMBER.
UM, WE HAVE LEARNED, HOWEVER, THROUGH CONVERSATIONS THAT OUR STATE CONSULTANTS HAVE HAD, UM, WITH REPRESENTATIVE HUGHES WITH, UH, SORRY, UH, SENATOR HUGHES, UM, THAT THIS BILL IS AIMED AT, UM, PARTICULARLY
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AUSTIN AND CERTAIN AREAS IN AUSTIN.HOWEVER, IT, THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN, IT WOULD HAVE A, A MUCH WIDER, UH, IMPACT THAN OF COURSE, SAN ANTONIO WOULD BE INCLUDED.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S END, UM, HAVING CONVERSATIONS, UM, WITH THE SENATOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE EXPLAIN WHAT THE IMPACT TO SAN ANTONIO WOULD BE, UM, RELATED TO THE ALAMO, THE MISSIONS, UM, IN OUR, UH, MILITARY PARTNERS.
UH, MOVING ON TO PROPERTY TAX.
UM, AS I SAID EARLIER, THE LEADERSHIP PRIORITIES LEGISLATION HAS YET TO BE FILED, SO WE ARE AWAITING THOSE.
WE KNOW IT'S A PRIORITY BASED ON THEIR 15 BILLION, UH, DOLLAR A BUDGET PROPOSAL IN BOTH BILLS.
UM, APPROXIMATELY 35 PLUS BILLS HAVE BEEN FILED REGARDING APPRAISAL CAPS, SUCH AS REDUCING PROPERTY TAX, UM, APPRAISAL CAPS ON RESIDENT, UM, HOMESTEADS FROM THE CURRENT 10% TO FIVE, OR EVEN, UH, 3%.
UM, IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN, UM, WHICH IF ANY OF THESE BILLS WILL ADVANCE.
UM, ONCE HEARINGS, UH, BEGIN TO BE SET.
WE WILL MONITOR THESE CLOSELY AND REPORT BACK TO YOU.
UM, ADDITIONAL BILLS OF NOTE UNDER A LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S HB 1247 BY HARRIS.
UM, THIS IS, UM, A FOOD REGULATION BILL, BUT IT HAS VARIOUS, UH, PIECES ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
UM, IT IMPACTS THE CITY'S ABILITY TO REQUIRE CERTAIN NOISE PERMITS, SPECIFICALLY FOR RESTAURANTS, UM, THAT HAVE SOUND SYSTEMS OR LIVE MUSIC.
AND IT LIMITS ISSUING OR RENEWING OF CERTAIN PERMITS AND FEES CHARGED, UM, AGAIN, IN PARTICULAR TO SOUND REGULATION AND PERMIT FEES.
UM, AS WELL AS, UH, OUR METRO HEALTH TEAM HAS IDENTIFIED THAT IT WOULD HAVE A FISCAL IMPACT, UM, TO METRO HEALTH.
SO OUR, UH, METRO HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UM, PROCESSES, UH, FOOD, UH, MANAGER, UH, CERTIFICATIONS.
AND, UH, IN 21, FOR EXAMPLE, HEALTH, UH, METRO HEALTH ISSUED OVER A THOUSAND FOOD, UH, MANAGER CERTIFICATIONS, AND IT GENERATED, UM, APPROXIMATELY 16, UH, THOUSAND 500, UM, IN REVENUE.
SO THIS WOULD BE IN, IN IMPACT, UM, TO THEM.
THE, UM, THE SPECIFIC, UM, THE, THE BILL WOULD AUTOMATICALLY INCREASE, UH, THESE ARE SOME OF THE NUGGETS OF THE BILL.
THE BILL WOULD AUTOMATICALLY INCREASE THE MAXIMUM DECIBEL LEVEL ALLOWED FOR MUSIC AND RESTAURANTS, UM, AND INCREASE IT BY FIVE DECIBELS IN ZONED BUSINESSES.
UM, THE CITY WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO PROHIBIT EXTERNAL SOUND SYSTEMS OR LIVE MUSIC FROM RESTAURANTS IN AREAS ZONED COMMERCIAL, UM, AS WELL AS REQUIRE NOISE PERMITS FOR RESTAURANTS WITH OUTDOOR SOUND EQUIPMENT, UH, TO THEIR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RESIDENTIAL, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH WE KNOW NOW, UM, IS BEING, UM, CONTEMPLATED FOLLOWING THE FINDINGS OF THE CITY'S LATEST, UH, NOISE ORDINANCE, UM, TASK FORCE.
SO, UM, IN PARTICULAR, THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS THAT THIS BILL TARGETS ARE YOUR, YOUR PORTABLE, UH, FOOD TRUCKS, UM, RETAIL FOOD STORES, ROADSIDE FOOD VENDORS, UM, AND TEMPORARY OR POPUP, UM, FOOD, UM, SERVICES ESTABLISHMENTS.
SO WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR INTERNAL TEAMS, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, WE IDENTIFY THE, THE IMPACT OF THIS BILL SPECIFICALLY SO THAT WE CAN, UM, EXECUTE OUR CONVERSATIONS, UM, WITH THE MEMBER HERE AS WELL.
UM, MOVING ON TO THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION BILL.
UM, THIS IS ESSENTIALLY REMOTE PARTICIPATION.
UM, THIS IS A SUPPORT, UH, SERVICE THAT HOPEFULLY WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
OFTEN THEY HAVE TO ATTEND, UH, COURT HEARINGS, UM, AND OTHER, UM, LEGAL, UM, APPOINTMENTS.
THIS ALLOWS FOR A WRITTEN REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT OR WITNESS, UH, FOR A PROPOSED PROTECTIVE ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARING REMOTELY.
THIS UNDER ALSO UNDERSCORES THE SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUAL, IF THEY'RE UNCOMFORTABLE ATTENDING IN PERSON, UM, AS WELL AS THE COURT SHALL PROVIDE, UH, A METHOD FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION.
UM, THIS IS A BILL, UH, FROM THE TEXAS FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION, UM, ENTITY, AND WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM IN SUPPORTING THEIR VIOLENCE PREVENTION RELATED BILLS.
MR. CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THAT CONCLUDES MY STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
THERE ARE VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS HERE THAT CAN ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
UH, BEFORE WE GO TO QUESTIONS, I'LL, I'LL, UH, MAKE AN OBSERVATION.
THE ONE AND ONLY TIME WE'VE EVER HAD SENATOR CAMPBELL SHOW UP TO CITY COUNCIL WAS, UM, OVER A CHICK-FIL-A DECISION CITY COUNCIL MADE.
ASIDE FROM THAT, UH, SENATOR CAMPBELL SEEMS, UM, DEAD SET ON WAKING EVERY, WAKING UP EVERY SINGLE MORNING AND COMING UP WITH NEW AND CREATIVE WAYS TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR US TO PROTECT OUR MILITARY MISSIONS.
IT'S CLOWNY BUFFOONERY, BUT NOT LEADERSHIP.
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AND, UH, IT'S JUST A, IT, IT, IT BREAKS MY HEART WITH THAT COUNCILMAN HDA.WELL, IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE MY FIRST QUESTION WAS GONNA BE ABOUT, UH, SENATOR CAMPBELL AND ZINI ARE ON FINANCE COMMITTEE.
IS THAT CORRECT? SO, WHAT DOES OUR RELATIONSHIP, UM, WITH EITHER OF THOSE OFFICES LOOK LIKE? I IMAGINE FROM WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT, MAYBE NOT SO GREAT WITH ONE OF 'EM
SO, UM, OUR RELATIONSHIP IS GOOD.
AND SO I THINK WHAT THAT DOES IS IT OPENS UP, UM, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GO IN AND EXPLAIN THE IMPACT TO SENATOR CAMPBELL AND HER STAFF GENERAL AYALA IN VARIOUS OCCASIONS.
UM, IN RECENT MONTHS AND IN PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, COUNCILWOMAN, UM, HAS MET, UM, AS WELL AS JEFF AND THE REST OF THE TEAM WITH THE SENATOR AND STAFF.
UM, SO I MEAN, THEY WILL DEFINITELY MEET WITH US AND WE ACTUALLY COMMUNICATE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, NADIA ISLAM ON OUR TEAM MADE ROUNDS YESTERDAY, UM, TO THE SENATOR'S OFFICE.
SO, UM, THE DOOR IS DEFINITELY OPEN FOR CONVERSATIONS IN BEING ABLE TO EXPLAIN AND, AND JUSTIFY, UM, THE IMPACT TO THE BILL AND, AND WHERE WE COULD FIND A MIDDLE GROUND, UM, TO IMPROVE AND FIX THE BILL.
COUNCILMAN, IF I PLEASE, SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU.
UM, UH, SENATOR CAMPBELL WAS THE MILITARY VETERANS AFFAIRS CHAIR LAST SESSION.
SHE HAS, THEIR OFFICE HAS WORKED WITH US, AND IN FACT, WE'VE HAD SOME BILLS THAT THE MILITARY WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT SHE TWEAKED AND ADJUSTED TO ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS.
THAT DIS ANNEXATION BILL, WHICH IS A VERY SERIOUS CONCERN MM-HMM.
IT HAS TO DO WITH A CONFLICT IN WEST AUSTIN WHERE THERE'S A COMMUNITY THAT WANTS TO DIS ANNEX AND DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY THE LEGAL FEES AND GO THROUGH THE COURT PROCESS TO DO IT.
UH, THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE MOTIVATION BEHIND IT.
BUT LIKE SO MANY OTHER THINGS, IT HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR ALL OF US.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, UH, WITH HER OFFICE.
AND IF, IF WE CAN'T GET TO A PLACE WHERE LANGUAGE CAN BE ADJUSTED AND OUR CONCERNS CAN BE ADDRESSED, AND WE'RE NOT THE ONLY CITY, OF COURSE MM-HMM.
BUT, UM, OUR HOPE IS THAT WE HAVE A WILLING MEMBER OF OUR DELEGATION TO LISTEN TO US AND YEAH.
I MEAN, I, I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO HELP YOU, UM, TO, TO FIGHT IT.
I'M, I'M, THE, THE WHOLE BILL SEEMS A LITTLE CONCERNING, BUT THE PART THAT REALLY BOTHERS MY, MY SENSIBILITY IS THAT THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO PROVE THAT THEY'RE NOT GETTING MUNICIPAL SERVICES.
AND THE CURRENT LAW HAS A PROCESS FOR DIS ANNEXING MM-HMM.
UM, SO, UH, MOST OF THE FULL SERVICES THAT IN CURRENT LAW, THERE'S A LIST OF SERVICES THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE WHEN WE DO A FULL ANNEXATION MM-HMM.
SO IT'S IN SOME WAYS REWRITING THE RULES MM-HMM.
UM, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, THERE'S NO PROCESS AT ALL AS OF DECEMBER 31ST, 2023.
ANY AREA THAT WE DON'T PROVIDE THE LIST OF SERVICES IN THE BILL MM-HMM.
AND IN CURRENT LAW, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT WE PAY BACK TAXES COLLECTED MINUS WHATEVER SERVICES.
WE'VE PROVIDED, SO THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES THAT I THINK AT THIS POINT ARE MOSTLY, UH, UH, THE RESULT OF A POORLY DRAFTED BILL.
UM, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOMEWHERE WITH IT.
WE HAVE, BUT AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, IT'S A MAJOR CONCERN.
BUT WE, I MEAN, I THINK THE POINT YOU'RE MAKING, SALLY, IS WE HAVE SOME INFLUENCE, RIGHT? WITH, UM, GENERAL ALA WE DO COMMUNICATING.
WE HAVE A BROAD OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE CENTER.
WE'VE HAD ONGOING, AS JEFF MENTIONED, WE'VE HAD ONGOING ISSUES, UH, WITH, UH, WITH SOME OF THE BILLS THAT HAVE COME UP WITH HER.
AND, UM, UH, SHE HAS BEEN REASONABLE.
UH, SHE HAS BEEN REASONABLE ON 2365, WHICH WAS THE MEDICARE BILL, WHICH HELPED OUR FOLKS AS YOU KNOW, AND IT'S, IT WAS A BIG DEAL FOR US HERE IN, UH, SAN ANTONIO HERE, ESPECIALLY WITH BSI.
AND I PLAN ON GOING TO SEE HER.
UH, AND I, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE HAVE A VERY CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP, AND SHE HAS, SHE HAS CHANGED, BUT I, I, I TEND TO AGREE WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN PALLIA SOMETIMES I, I THINK SHE, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO, TO, TO UNDERSTAND, ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE WAS ON THAT COMMITTEE LAST YEAR.
BUT WE'LL DO ALL WE CAN, AND IF WE REALLY, UH, NEED YOUR, UH, SUPPORT, UH, WE'LL COME GET YOU.
UM, AND ANOTHER CONCERN I HAVE, I, A NUMBER OF OUR PRIORITIES HAVE TO BE VETTED THROUGH HEALTH AND, UH, HUMAN SERVICES, BUT WE DON'T HAVE, UH, ANYBODY FROM OUR DELEGATION ON THAT COMMITTEE.
IS THAT CORRECT? SO WHAT'S OUR STRATEGY FOR, UM, FOR INFLUENCING THAT ADVOCATING THERE? SO COUNCILWOMAN, YOU RECALL, WE HAVE VARIOUS PILLARS OF THE STATE PROGRAM AS WELL MM-HMM.
AND SO UNDER THE ESSAY FORWARD PLAN, THERE'S A BROAD AGENDA, UM, THAT THE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THAT OF COURSE WE WILL BE ADVOCATING FOR.
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IN COORDINATION WITH, UH, THE BEXAR COUNTY HEALTH HEALTH COALITION AND ALL THE PARTNERS THAT ENCOMPASS THAT GROUP, THEY HAVE PRIORITIES AS WELL.THAT AS IDENTIFY, THEY IDENTIFY BILLS, UM, THAT ARE POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE.
UM, WE WILL DEFINITELY BE COORDINATING WITH THEM, UM, AS WELL AS, UM, OUR, UH, DELEGATION IS AWARE OF OUR FEDERAL PROGRAM.
WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM ON THAT.
SO OUR TEAM INTERNALLY IS TRACKING ALL THOSE BILLS THAT FALL UNDER VARIOUS, UH, PILLARS, AND THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THEM.
UH, MY, ONE OF MY MAIN CONCERNS IS, UM, MENTAL HEALTH, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE, UM, ANY BILLS THAT, UH, ARE AFFECTING EITHER MENTAL HEALTH OR ALSO SCHOOL SECURITY.
SO I'D LIKE TO KEEP TRACK OF THOSE.
AND YOU SAW THAT, UM, THERE OF SPECIAL NOTE, THERE'S THE PROPOSED FUNDING FOR SCHOOL SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH.
SO AS THE DETAILS ARE UNVEILED, UH, FOR THOSE PARTICULAR, UM, PROPOSALS, WE'LL MAKE SURE I'M PROVIDING UPDATE ON THOSE.
UM, I'M ALSO MORE, I'M INTERESTED, WE CAN TAKE IT OFFLINE, BUT I'M INTERESTED IN HEARING MORE ABOUT, UM, THE, UH, THE NOISE ORDINANCE OR THE, THE, UH, YEAH.
WHAT IF WE, UH, IF YOU DON'T MIND, YEAH.
DID I, IF I UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY, THE WE, IT WOULD REMOVE OUR A CITY'S ABILITY TO ISSUE PERMITS OR, OR TO CITE BUSINESSES OR, SO, YES.
SO IN IN PARTICULAR, THERE WAS A LIST OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS THAT ARE PART OF THAT BILL THAT ARE NAMED OH, OKAY.
SPECIFICALLY RETAIL FOOD STORES, MOBILE FOOD UNITS, UH, ROADSIDE FOOD VENDORS, AND TEMPORARY FOOD SERVICES LIKE THE POP-UP RESTAURANTS.
AND SO, UM, THOSE ARE, THOSE SPECIFIC ESTABLISHMENTS ARE MENTIONED, AND IT WOULD PROHIBIT OUR ABILITY FOR RENEWING, UM, AND ISSUING CERTAIN PERMITS.
UM, AS WELL AS THE IMPACT TO METRO HEALTH WOULD BE, UM, THE ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFIED MANAGER PROGRAM THAT WOULD IMPACT OUR FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECTION WITHIN METRO HEALTH.
UM, IT CERTAINLY DOES, UM, AFFECT, OF COURSE, UM, OUR, UM, ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO PROHIBIT THE EXTERNAL SOUND SYSTEMS OF LIVE MUSIC, UM, OR, UM, UH, IN, IN PARTICULAR, IN, IN AREAS, UH, THAT ARE ZONED, UM, COMMERCIAL.
UH, SO WE'D BE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND OKAY.
UH, UNPACK IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, WE CAN CERTAINLY BRING IN, UM, THE EXPERTS ON, UH, THE METRO HEALTH SIDE AND, UH, D S D AS WELL.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT, WHAT'S REMINDED, UM, REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING CALLED, OH GOD, IT'S, UH, TRIPLE TO LOCK.
I DUNNO IF Y'ALL HAVE HEARD OF IT'S TRIPLE REPUDIATION IN SOME CULTURES, ALL YOU GOTTA SAY IS, I DIVORCE YOU, I DIVORCE YOU, I DIVORCE YOU, AND YOU'RE DIVORCED.
AND SO THIS, THIS CAMPBELL BILL JUST REMINDS ME OF, YOU KNOW, JUST CREATING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME Q ANON SOVEREIGN CITIZEN OR JACK FINGER TO STAND ON THE ROOFTOP AND SAY, I DIVORCE YOU.
I, AND SUDDENLY THEY'RE NO LONGER CITIZENS OF THE UNITED OF SAN ANTONIO.
IT'S ABSURD, YOU KNOW, FROM EVERY PERSPECTIVE.
COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO, UH, NO QUESTIONS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
BAD COFFEE AND GOOD CONVERSATION.
CHAIRMAN, CAN I JUST ADD TO THE, TO THE NOISE BILL? YEAH.
ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT DOES IS PROHIBIT US FROM REQUIRING A NOISE PERMIT OF RESTAURANTS.
WE DON'T CURRENTLY DO THAT, BUT IT PLACES IN STATE LAW, THE THRESHOLDS FOR SOUND, THE HOURS, UH, AT NIGHT THAT IT HAS TO BE OFF AND THE CERTAIN DECIBEL LEVELS.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THOSE ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE DO AND, AND MAY ALSO BE DIFFERENT FROM SOME OF THE FUTURE EFFORTS WE'RE LOOKING AT.
AND SO, SO THAT'S THE ISSUE IS THAT IT, IT REPLACES OUR LOCAL ORDINANCE WITH A STATEWIDE LAW THAT MAY NOT MIRROR WHAT, WHAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS ASKED FOR.
AND SO WE'LL, WE'LL ENGAGE ON THAT AND BE REPORTING BACK.
UM, I THINK THAT'S IT, RIGHT? ARE YOU GOT ONE MORE ISSUE? NOPE, THIS IS IT.
SO, UM, SOME NEW FACES IN THE CROWD.
UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TOM MARKS, UH, BEING HERE.
TOM IS NOW, UH, HEADING UP, UH, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OVER AT VIA TOM.
UH, HAVING YOU UP AS A PARTNER AT VIA IS, UM, IS WIND IN OUR SAILS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
UM, UH, YEAH, ALBERT SAL IS OVER THERE TRYING, HOPING THAT I DON'T, UH, SEE HIM IN THE CROWD.
ALBERT AGAIN, UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, UH, U T SS A, ACTUALLY THE UT SYSTEM IS, UH, RESTARTING ITS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, UH, PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON.
UM, FOR MANY YEARS THEY WERE WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION IN DC AND THE UT SYSTEM WAS, I THINK, YOU KNOW, HAM HAMSTRUNG ITSELF BY DISSOLVING THAT OFFICE.
UM, I, YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING THAT STARTED.
WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO COLLABORATING, UH, AND MAKING SURE THAT U T S A CONTINUES TO, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, BE BETTER, FASTER, MORE EFFICIENT, AND, UH, MORE ADMIRED AROUND THE WORLD.
WITH THAT LADIES, WHO IS THAT BEHIND? WHO IS THAT BEHIND? OH, HEY, WALTER CERNA.
UH, SO, UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I THINK THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF, OF YET ANOTHER MEETING.
UM, AGAIN, UH, THANKS FOR THE FLEXIBILITY IN GETTING THIS SCHEDULED VERY QUICKLY.
AS YOU KNOW, UM, WE DO THIS DURING LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
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WEEKLY.UM, SO SALLY, THANKS FOR STAYING ON TOP OF IT, CHRISTINE.