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WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL A SESSION FOR THOSE OF YOU ENJOYED THAT SONG.UH, THAT WAS OUR LOCALLY, UH, FAMOUS, ACTUALLY BEYOND LOCAL FAMOUS BUTTERCUP BAND SINGING HENRY B. GONZALEZ.
THE TIME IS 9:04 AM ON THE 11TH DAY OF MAY, 2023.
WE'LL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
PRESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN.
COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT.
ALRIGHT, WELCOME EVERYONE AGAIN TO OUR CITY COUNCIL.
A SESSION, UH, TO GET US STARTED THIS MORNING.
I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER VIA GRANDE TO WELCOME OUR INDICATOR.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TODAY TO INVITE SISTER ODELIA, DIRECTOR OF BLESSED SACRAMENTO ACADEMY AT 1135 MISSION ROAD TO COME UP AND GIVE OUR INVOCATION.
SHE HAS BEEN A BLESSING TO THE COMMUNITY, TO THE MINISTRY FOR YEARS.
SHE SAYS THAT TO SAY WHO SHE IS, BORDERS ON THE EDGE OF THE MINISTRY.
SHE HELPED DEVELOP AND DIRECT A B S A.
SHE CONSIDERS HERSELF A LEARNER AND A SEEKER.
AND I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT I HAVE KNOWN HER FOR 45 YEARS OF MY LIFE.
UM, SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PERSON THAT NOT ONLY GUIDES CHILDREN, BUT GUIDES THE PARENTS OF THOSE CHILDREN.
AND I'M ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE BECAUSE SHE WAS THE PRINCIPAL FOR MY SISTER AND I WITH VERY YOUNG PARENTS, UM, BECKY AND WILLIE VRAN, AND SHE HELPED GUIDE THEM TO, UM, RAISE TWO DAUGHTERS.
AND TODAY SHE'S HERE TO PRAY FOR US AND TO JUST HELP US UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR ROLE.
SO I WANNA THANK SISTER OLIA FOR BEING HERE, UH, FOR THE WORK SHE CONTINUES TO DO WITH THE ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL AND HOW SHE CONTINUES TO GROW THAT MINISTRY THERE ON MISSION ROAD C DELIA FLOOR IS YOURS.
I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY I WAS JUST THERE,
AND THIS PRAYER IS FOR ALL THOSE HERE UP FRONT WHO ARE THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY AND ALL OF YOU BACK THERE WHO ARE UNELECTED, UNELECTED LEADERS IN MANY WAYS.
SO WE THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE.
AND SO NOW WE PRAY TO OUR LOVING GOD.
FIRST IN GRATITUDE FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND CARE FOR ALL OF YOUR CHILDREN OF THE EARTH.
WE PRAY IN THANKSGIVING FOR RAIN AND RESOURCES OF NATURE AND SPIRIT, WHICH CAN HELP US SEE THE BEST PATH FOR OUR CITY AND OUR COUNTRY.
WE PRAY FOR WISDOM AND INTEGRITY FOR OUR ELECTED LEADERS AND FOR OUR UNELECTED LEADERS WHO USE THEIR SKILLS AND TALENTS FOR THE COMMON GOOD.
COURAGEOUS JESUS, I DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO ANOTHER AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE, MOTHERS, WE CELEBRATE THEM THIS SUNDAY.
I REMEMBER WHEN YOUR MOTHER MARY SORT OF PUSHED YOU INTO BEGINNING YOUR PUBLIC MINISTRY.
EVEN NOW, THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS MOTHERS TODAY ACTIVELY GIFT TO THEIR CHILDREN WITH THE FOUNDATIONS THEY NEED FOR A FULFILLING LIFE.
WE PRAY THAT YOU GIFT TO THEM WITH THE BOLD GRACES THEY NEED TO SUPPORT LOVE, DIRECT LOVE CAJOLE LOVE
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TO SHOW THEIR CHILDREN WHAT THEY SEE AS A BETTER, SAFER, LONGER LASTING WAY TO WALK WITH LIFE.WE, WE PRAY THAT MOTHERS ARE ABLE TO LOVE TO FORGIVE AND REDIRECT MANY TIMES OVER.
WE PRAY THAT CHILDREN OF ALL MOTHERS COME TO APPRECIATE AND TO BE GRATEFUL FOR THEM.
WE PRAY TOO, FOR MOTHERS WHO HAVE FOUND MOTHERHOOD TOO HARD, WE PRAY THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO REACH OUT AND SEEK THE HELP THEY NEED TO RETURN TO THIS SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TASK WITH A TENDER LOVE WHICH WARNS THEIR HEARTS.
AND JESUS, I'M REMINDED NOW OF THE OUR FATHER PRAYER YOU GAVE US.
THERE'S A PHRASE AT THE END WHERE WE ASK GOD LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION.
ONE OF MY YOUNGER SISTERS JUST COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY GOD WOULD LEAD US INTO TEMPTATION.
YOU KNOW, THAT QUESTION TOOK ME A LOT OF PRAYER, READING, QUESTIONING TO ANSWER.
FINALLY, I TOLD HER THAT WHEN SHE PRAYS THAT PART OF THE OUR FATHER, SHE MEANS THAT SHE'S ASKING GOD NOT TO MAKE LIFE SO HARD FOR HER, THAT SHE GIVES UP ON GOD HERSELF AND HER CHILDREN, LOVING GOD, HEAL OUR WOUNDS, CALM OUR FEARS, TURN THEM INTO BEACONS OF HOPE FOR OURSELVES AND THE PEOPLE WE WORK WITH, AND THOSE WE SERVE IN OUR MINISTRIES.
OPEN OUR EYES TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF A WORLD RENEWED AND HELP US TO WALK BOLDLY INTO THAT PROMISE OF HOPE, GOODNESS, AND EQUALITY WE STRIVE TO ACHIEVE FOR THE COMMON GOOD.
MY GOD, YOU KNOW THAT WHEN THINGS I WORK FOR DON'T PRODUCE THE BEST RESULTS FOR ME AND FOR THE PEOPLE I WORK FOR AND WITH, BECAUSE I MAY NEED TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY.
I REMIND MYSELF OF THIS ANONYMOUS SAYING, BE CAREFUL HOW YOU LIVE.
YOU MAY BE THE ONLY GOSPEL YOUR NEIGHBOR EVER READS.
GRANT US YOUR COURAGE AND STRENGTH TO MAKE IT SO IN THE NAME OF JESUS AND ALL THAT IS GOOD WE PRAY.
SO I WANT TO SAY HAPPY, OH, I'M SORRY.
I WANNA SAY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS I KNOW MEXICO WAS LAST WEEK.
BRITAIN WAS IN IN MARCH, AND WE ARE NOW.
AND SO WE HONOR MOTHERS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND MAYOR NUREMBERG AND ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I PRAY THAT GOD DIRECTS YOU AND HE, UH, GRANTS SUCCESS TO THE WORK OF YOUR MINDS AND YOUR HANDS AS YOU DO THE WORK OF THE CITY.
THE FIRST ITEM FOR BUSINESS TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 19TH AND 20TH, 2023.
OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UH, MADAM CLERK, YOU WERE, UH, WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE FOR THE RECORD.
THERE'S A CORRECTION TO THE POSTING LANGUAGE FOR ITEM NUMBER 10.
ITEM NUMBER 10 SHOULD READ AUTHORIZING A ONE YEAR INTERLOCAL COOPER COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR FIRE PROTECTION, HAZMAT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES WITH C P S ENERGY FOR THE RAS POWER STATION FACILITIES, EFFECTIVE MAY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH APRIL 30TH, 2024 IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,900 WITH AUTOMATIC RENEWALS AND FEE INCREASES AND FURTHER PURCHASE OF A WATERCRAFT.
OKAY, YOU HEARD THE CLARIFICATION.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MINUTES? THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL.
[POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE ]
OKAY, BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR BUSINESS FOR TODAY, THERE ARE A FEW FOLKS IN OUR MIDST THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE.I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED AND ASK OUR, UH, LETTER CARRIERS, UH, TO PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
OUR LEADERS, UH, I BELIEVE OUR POSTMASTER GENERAL MAY, MAY STILL BE HERE.
AS I READ THIS PROCLAMATION THAT RECOGNIZES A LETTER CARRIER FOOD DRIVE DAY, WHEREAS
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THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS, SAN ANTONIO ALAMO BRANDS 4 21 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US POSTAL SERVICE, UNITED WAY OF SAN ANTONIO IN BEXAR COUNTY AND THE SAN ANTONIO, A F L C I O WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE 31ST ANNUAL STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE ON MAY 13TH, 2023.AND WHEREAS LETTER CARRIERS STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW LETTER CARRIERS WORK TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE THEY SERVE.
SINCE A PILOT WAS HELD IN 1991, MORE THAN 1.82 BILLION POUNDS OF FOOD HAVE BEEN COLLECTED IN THE SAN ANTONIO ALAMO BRANCH.
4 2, 1 WAS ONE OF THE PILOT CITIES WHERE THE FOOD DRIVE BEGAN.
AND WHEREAS WE RECOGNIZE ALL LITTER CARRIERS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO WHERE THEIR COMMUNITIES, ALL OF THE FOOD COLLECTED IN OUR COMMUNITY STAYS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE SUPPORT CARRIERS' EFFORTS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS ON SATURDAY, MAY 13TH, 2023, CITIZENS ARE ASKED TO LEAVE NON-PERISHABLE FOOD DONATIONS BY THEIR MAILBOXES, WHICH WILL BE PICKED UP BY LETTER CARRIERS WHILE THEY'RE ON THEIR ROUTE AND DELIVERED TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS AND CHARITY, CHARITY PANTRIES.
NOW, THEREFORE, I RON NURENBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, IN RECOGNITION THEREOF DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 13TH, 2023 TO BE LETTER CARRIER FOOD DRIVE DAY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
AND I WANNA WELCOME AGAIN ROBERT CARR, OUR POSTMASTER GENERAL HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND OUR NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE 4, 2 1, UH, TO COME ON FORWARD AND, AND MAKE A FEW REMARKS.
UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I DO NEED TO PUT A SHOUT OUT.
THIS IS WONDERFUL THAT YOU, UH, RECOGNIZE SATURDAY.
UM, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK, SALVATION ARMY, AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTNERS TO GET THE FOOD OUT TO THOSE IN NEED.
I DO HAVE TO MAKE ONE NOTE NOTE.
THE C P SS ENERGY, UH, SPONSORED 800,000 BAGS TO GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS FOOD DRIVE A SUCCESS.
SO EVERYBODY JUST HOPE THE WEATHER STAYS WITH US.
THANK YOU MR. MAYOR FOR RECOGNIZING OUR LETTER CARRIERS.
WHAT A PRIVILEGE IT IS TO LEAD THIS ORGANIZATION.
I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 11 YEARS NOW IN THE SAN OF SAN ANTONIO, AND EVERY YEAR IT'S A PRIVILEGE.
UH, LUIS HAS REALLY TAKEN THE HELM HERE IN THE 4 21 AND DOING A WONDERFUL JOB FOR US.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND JUST THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING OUR LETTER CARRIERS TODAY.
AND THANK YOU, UH, ROBERT FOR BEING HERE.
I'M GONNA CONTINUE ON NOW WITH A RECOGNITION.
UH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE OUR CITY AUDITOR HERE IS KEVIN BARTH.
COME ON UP, KEVIN, AS I READ THIS PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, 2023, THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER, WILL OBSERVE INTERNATIONAL INTERNAL AUDIT AWARENESS MONTH.
AND WHEREAS INTERNAL AUDITING IS AN INDEPENDENT OBJECTIVE ASSURANCE AND CONSULTING ACTIVITY DESIGNED TO ADD VALUE, IMPROVE OPERATIONS AND HELP AN ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISH ITS OBJECTIVES.
AND WHEREAS ESTABLISHED IN 1941, THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS IS AN INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING MORE THAN 180,000 MEMBERS WHO GENERALLY WORK IN INTERNAL AUDITING, RISK MANAGEMENT, GOVERNANCE, EDUCATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AUDIT, INTERNAL CONTROL AND SECURITY.
AND WHEREAS INTERNAL AUDITING HELPS IDENTIFY AND MANAGE THE ORGANIZATION'S RISKS AND ENSURE POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE IN WORKING APPROPRIATELY.
NOW, THEREFORE, IRAN NURENBERG MAYOR, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND RECOGNITION THEREOF, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY, 2023 TO BE INTERNATIONAL INTERNAL AUDIT AWARENESS MONTH IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
ANY WORDS? SO, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
AND REALLY TODAY I'M HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE AND A BOARD MEMBER OF THE SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER OF THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS.
THAT'S THE GROUP OF 750, UH, AUDIT PROFESSIONALS, MAINLY IN SAN ANTONIO, BUT ALSO REACHING OVER TO DEL RIO, DOWN TO THE VALLEY CORPUS AND THEN BACK AROUND TO SAN ANTONIO.
SO, UH, AS, AS MENTIONED, UH, INTERNAL AUDITORS WILL, THEY'RE A FUN GROUP OF PEOPLE, BUT WE DO HAVE, UM, PROVIDE A, AN IMPORTANT ROLE AND WHEN IMPLEMENT IT, RIGHT, IT'S TO PROVIDE THAT OBJECTIVE ASSURANCE, THAT INDEPENDENCE TO THE GOVERNING BODY, BE IT CITY COUNCIL, BE IT A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UH, BE IT THE CITIZENS OR STOCKHOLDERS AND PUBLIC ENTITIES THAT THE OPERATIONS OF A, OF AN ORGANIZATION ARE OPERATING EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY.
SO, AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION, UH, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND, UH, AGAIN, I ENJOY BEING Y'ALL CITY AUDITOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KEVIN, BEFORE YOU, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, UM, LET ME TURN IT OVER TO OUR AUDIT CHAIR, UH, COUNCILMAN KURTZ TO MAKE A FEW REMARKS.
YOUR STAFF HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB FOR THIS CITY.
UH, THE YEARS I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND BE THE CHAIR, YOU'VE ALWAYS, UH, STEPPED UP AND LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND KEPT THE INTEGRITY IN OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM, UH, AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
AND I THINK THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THE CITIZENS NEED TO KNOW HOW HARD YOUR STAFF WORKS AND HOW GREAT A JOB YOU'VE DONE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO YOU AND ALL
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OF YOUR STAFF.ALRIGHT, LET ME TURN IT OVER NOW TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHE GARCIA FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
AND WE ARE HONORED TODAY TO BE JOINED BY VISIT SAN ANTONIO AND SEVERAL OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ENSURE SAN ANTONIO IS A PREMIER TRAVEL DESTINATION.
AS PART OF THE VISIT SAN ANTONIO'S BOARD OF DIRECTOR, I FEEL FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH A BRILLIANT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS DEDICATED TO MARKETING OUR CITY TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.
WE WELCOME VISITORS TRAVELING FROM NEARBY TOWNS TO CITIES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD, AND WE DO SO WITH OPEN ARMS AND WITH WARM SMILES.
BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAVE SAN ANTONIONS WHO DECIDE TO VENTURE OUT FROM THEIR HOMES AND HAVE A STAYCATION IN A DIFFERENT PART OF OUR CITY.
AND THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT OUR LOCAL HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY HAS A MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR REGIONAL ECONOMY.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT TODAY SAN ANTONIO IS HOME TO THE ONLY UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN TEXAS.
OUR CITY WAS ALSO DESIGNATED AS A CREATIVE CITY OF GASTRONOMY BY UNESCO IN 2017.
WE HAVE A VIBRANT HISTORY AND RICH CULTURE THAT ATTRACTS HUNDREDS AND OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EACH YEAR.
BUT WHAT I THINK IS A DRIVING FORCE IN SAN ANTONIO IS OUR PEOPLE.
AND THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT OUR CITY THAT FEELS WELCOMING, AND I'M SURE THAT VISITORS IMMEDIATELY FEEL THAT WHEN THEY ARRIVE.
IT'S THE PEOPLE DRIVEN AND FRIENDLY SERVICE THAT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY ARE A PART OF THE FAMILIA.
I ALSO THINK THAT OUR DYNAMIC ARTS COMMUNITY AND HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS DRAW PEOPLE TO SAN ANTONIO.
THAT'S WHY ESTABLISHED IN 1983 NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK IS AN ANNUAL TRADITION TO MARK THE US TRAVEL INDUSTRY'S ROLE IN STIMULATING ECONOMIC GROWTH, CULTIVATING VIBRANT COMMUNITIES, CREATING QUALITY JOB OPPORTUNITIES, STIMULATING BUSINESS ACTIVITY, AND ELEVATING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS.
TRAVEL SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR A PRODUCTIVE US ECONOMY AND HELPS POWER THE SUCCESS OF OTHER INDUSTRIES.
THE US TRAVEL INDUSTRY GENERATED $2.6 TRILLION IN ECONOMIC OUTPUT IN 2022 AND SUPPORTED 15 MILLION JOBS FUELING COMMUNITIES, SMALL BUSINESSES AND WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS OUR COUNTRY.
TRAVEL SPENDING ALSO GENERATED NEARLY $160 BILLION IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES IN 2022 REVENUE THAT HELPED FUND CRITICAL PUBLIC SERVICES WHILE SAVING EACH US HOUSEHOLD AN AVERAGE OF $1,270 IN TAXES.
WE KNOW THAT THE C OVID 19 PANDEMIC DRASTICALLY ALTERED OUR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY ACROSS THE GLOBE, AND IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO RECOVER, BUT I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE VISIT SAN ANTONIO TEAM AND OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS WHO CONTINUE TO MARKET SAN ANTONIO AS A GLOBAL DESTINATION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING OUR CITY'S EFFORTS AND INCREASING OUR VISIBILITY IN CURRENT MARKETS AND EXPANDING OUR REACH TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS LIKE THE INTERNA I P W CONFERENCE.
THAT WILL HAPPEN IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.
BUT THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED MAKE SAN ANTONIO A MEMORABLE PLACE TO VISIT.
NOW I'D LIKE TO TURN OVER THE FLOOR TO MARK ANDERSON, WHO WILL, UM, GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK.
AND MARK, OF COURSE, WE KNOW AS THE C E O OF VISIT SAN ANTONIO.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US, MARK.
THANK YOU, MAYOR NUREMBERG, CITY MANAGER WALSH.
UM, ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, INCLUDING OF COURSE, COUNCILMAN GRO AND COUNCIL ROCHA GARCIA, WHO SIT ON THE VISIT SAN ANTONIO BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR RECOGNIZING THE 40TH NATIONAL ANNUAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK.
WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS EXTENDED TO OUR INDUSTRY IN THE SUPPORT OF THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS FOR TO TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN IN SAN ANTONIO AS A DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CITY GOVERNMENT THAT HAS ALIGNED WITH US AS WE TELL THE REAL AND TRUE STORIES OF SAN ANTONIO.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC, OUR INDUSTRY HAS PRODUCED MORE THAN $16 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT SUPPORTING MORE THAN 120,000 LOCAL JOBS.
OUR INDUSTRY IS GROWING IN THE ALAMO CITY TO CULTIVATE THAT GROWTH VISIT.
SAN ANTONIO'S NOT-FOR-PROFIT 5 0 1 C THREE.
THE NEWLY DEVELOPED SAN ANTONIO HOSPITALITY FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED TWO ENDOWMENTS WITH ST.
AND I'M JOINED HERE WITH BY DR.
IDINA LOSTON, THE PRESIDENT OF ST.
HEATHER SHIPLEY, THE SENIOR VICE PROVOST OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.
WITH U T S A, WE WILL BE ENDOWING TWO $28,000
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ENDOWMENTS TO EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND ESTABLISHMENTS TO ASPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF HOTEL, RESTAURANT, TRAVEL CONVENTION, AND HOSPITALITY PROFESSIONALS VISIT SAN ANTONIO MUST DO OUR PART TO CULTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF INDUSTRY LEADERS THAT AFFECT US ALL.I SEE A NEW HORIZON FOR OUR CITY AS WE EXPAND ECONOMICALLY AND DEVELOP SAN ANTONIO INTO A GLOBAL BRAND.
AND NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT IN BUILDING THAT GLOBAL BRAND AS DOC, UH, DR.
ROCHA GARCIA MENTIONED IN, IN SAN ANTONIO HOSTING THE UNITED STATES TRAVEL ASSOCIATION'S I P W IN JUST A FEW DAYS.
THIS YEAR'S THEME FOR NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK IS TO KEEP TRAVEL MOVING FORWARD ON BEHALF OF THE CITY'S TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, MY TEAM THAT IS HERE TODAY, OUR VISITORS VISITOR, UH, VISIT SAN ANTONIO AND TEPID BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THANK YOU FOR MOVING US FORWARD AND ACKNOWLEDGING TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN SAN ANTONIO.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, AND THANK YOU MARK.
AND TO ALL OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR VISITOR AND TOURISM INDUSTRY HERE, GIVES ME GREAT PRIDE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, THEM WITH A PROCLAMATION HERE.
WHEREAS VISIT SAN ANTONIO WILL HOST THE 40TH ANNUAL NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK EVENTS MAY 7TH THROUGH 13TH, 2023 TO CELEBRATE THE VALUE TRAVEL INDUSTRY HOLDS FOR OUR ECONOMY, CULTURE, BUSINESSES, AND PERSONAL WELLBEING.
AND WHEREAS TRAVEL IS A CRITICAL ROLE IN SAN ANTONIO'S PROSPERITY AS ITS THIRD LARGEST INDUSTRY.
AND SPENDING BY TRAVELERS HAS AIDED STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ALIKE TO SUPPORT ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS EDUCATION, ARTS, AND CULTURE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORE.
AND WHEREAS MEETINGS, EVENTS, AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CORE BUSINESS FUNCTION THAT HELPS COMPANIES STRENGTHEN BUSINESS PERFORMANCE, EDUCATE EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS.
AND WHEREAS LEISURE TRAVEL, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN THREE QUARTERS OF ALL TRIPS TAKEN IN THE UNITED STATES, SPURS COUNTLESS BENEFITS TO TRAVELERS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, CREATIVITY, CULTURAL AWARENESS, EDUCATION, HAPPINESS, PRODUCTIVITY AND RELATIONSHIPS.
AND WHEREAS TRAVEL IS AN ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY, AND WE MUST CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE THAT GROWING TRAVEL LETS ECONOMIC GROWTH BENEFITS BUSINESSES AND FOSTERS MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING NOW, THEREFORE, I RON NUREMBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND RECOGNITION THEREOF, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 7TH THROUGH 13TH 2023 TO BE NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
AND THANK YOU ALSO, UH, TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO WORK ON OUR BEHALF ON THE, ON THE BOARD OF VISIT SAN ANTONIO, COUNCILWOMAN VERAN AND ROCHA GARCIA.
NOW LEMME TURN IT OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY FOR A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
UM, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF TEACHERS UP HERE ON THE DIOCESE AND I WANNA SAY HAPPY TEACHERS APPRECIATION WEEK AND, UH, THAT, ALL RIGHT, THERE YOU GO.
AND I WANNA HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF EXEMPLARY TEACHERS, BUT BEFORE THAT, I WANT TO GIVE THE BACKGROUND ON THIS.
H E B, SINCE 2002 HAS BEEN GIVING STATEWIDE GRANTS.
IT'S, UH, CALLED H E B EXCELLENCE AND EDUCATION AWARDS.
AND SINCE 2002, THEY'VE GIVEN OUT $12 MILLION.
AND WE'VE HAD TWO AWARD WINNERS HERE IN, UH, THE NORTHEAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHICH IS PREDOMINANTLY UP IN DISTRICT 10.
AND I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
UM, AT, UH, WOODBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE HAD, UH, FIFTH GRADE SCHOOL TEACHER, UH, LISA BERRY.
SHE WON THE HIGHEST AWARD THIS YEAR, AND IT'S A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD GAINING $25,000, UH, GRANT FOR HER SCHOOL.
UM, LISA DREAMT ABOUT BEING A TEACHER HER WHOLE LIFE.
IN FACT, UH, WHEN SHE WAS A YOUNG KID, SHE TRANSFERRED HER GARAGE INTO A CLASSROOM WHERE SHE ACTUALLY HELPED OTHER KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THEIR LESSONS.
UM, THEN DECADES LATER, SHE WORKED ON AN, UM, A PROJECT TO GET THE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE WEEK IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, OF WHICH THAT WAS ACTUALLY ENACTED BY THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE IN 2019.
SO SHE'S DONE AN AWFUL LOT OF WORK.
AND, UH, LISA, YOU'RE AN INSPIRATION TO, UH, ALL THE OTHER TEACHERS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND THANK YOU.
UM, THE, THE OTHER, UH, INDIVIDUAL IS, UM, AMY CHARNEY AND SHE TOOK THE HOME, THE LEADERSHIP AWARD AND WON $10,000.
UM, SHE HOLDS A MASTER IN FINE ARTS AND CREATIVE WRITING AND, UH, BA IN LITERATURE AND WRITING FROM CAL STATE.
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UM, SHE IS ACTUALLY IN THE NORTHEAST SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS, AND IT'S NOT ACTUALLY LOCATED IN DISTRICT 10, BUT IT'S PART OF THE NORTHEAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.AND SHE WON THAT AWARD BASED ON, UH, ALL THE EXCELLENT WORK THAT SHE DOES IN THE FINE ARTS PROGRAM.
SHE'S ACTUALLY A MARINE CORPS WIFE, AND SHE'S ENJOYED LIVING ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.
AND HERE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, HER KIDS GO TO TEXAS A AND M, THEY'RE AGGIES.
SO I'M, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
UM, BUT, UM, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO RECOGNIZE OUR TEACHERS.
AND HERE'S TWO PRIME EXAMPLES THAT WERE AWARD WINNERS FOR, UH, NOT ONLY N E I S D, BUT FOR SAN ANTONIO.
AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAD ONE OTHER FINALIST, AND THAT WAS THE BRIGHTON CENTER.
SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THEM AND ALL THE TEACHERS ACROSS SAN ANTONIO FOR THE EXCELLENT WORK THAT THEY DO EVERY DAY.
LASTLY, UH, IT KIND OF GOES WITHOUT SAYING ALMOST EVERY WEEK, UH, IN SAN ANTONIO, ANTONIO'S PUBLIC SERVICE, UH, RECOGNITION.
BUT WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION THIS WEEK, UH, FOR PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION.
SO, UM, LET ME TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, ERIC WALSH, TO INTRODUCE, UH, THIS ITEM.
GOOD MORNING, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL, UM, DURING, USUALLY DURING MY CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, AT THE END OF THE MEETING, UH, I TAKE TIME TO CELEBRATE CITY EMPLOYEES.
SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AT THE FRONT END OF THE MEETING.
UM, IT, UH, IS PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK.
UH, IT'S A WEEK THAT RECOGNIZES THE VACATION OF, UM, ALL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVEL, UM, IN PARTICULAR LOCAL, MUNICIPAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND, AND FEDERAL.
UM, I, YOU KNOW, AND ALL OF YOU KNOW THIS, BUT I THINK IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD REMINDER FOR US, UM, WITH OUR OVER 13,000 EMPLOYEES THAT WORK FOR THE CITY, THE COMMITMENT THAT THEY SHOW IN THE JOB THAT THEY DO SOME JOBS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT.
UM, I'M CERTAINLY, UH, VERY PROUD TO BE CITY MANAGER OF THIS ORGANIZATION.
I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS TO GET OUTTA CITY HALL AND, AND SEE MORE OF THE FIELD DEPARTMENTS.
AND THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD REMINDER OF THE WORK THAT NOT ONLY HAPPENS HERE ON A WEEKLY BASIS, BUT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS OUT IN, UH, IN THE DEPARTMENTS.
UM, WE HELD A, AN EMPLOYEE TOWN HALL THIS WEEK, UM, WHICH IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE STARTED DOING DURING C O V I D AND CONTINUED, WE HAD ALMOST 1300 EMPLOYEES ON, UH, GAVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY, GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE, UH, THE, UH, EMPLOYEES ON A NUMBER OF LARGE ISSUES GOING ON.
AND THAT'LL BE COMING UP, BUT THEN ALSO TO A, UH, ANSWER QUESTIONS AND, UM, SOME SILLY AND SOME SERIOUS.
BUT, UM, IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, UH, WE, WE, UH, WE ALLOW THAT, UH, AND FACILITATE THAT AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
AND, YOU KNOW, I I, I WISH AS, AS CITY MANAGER, I COULD SPEND MORE OF MY TIME DOING THAT EVERY WEEK BECAUSE I FIND IT REFRESHING.
UM, IT IS, UM, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AND THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE CITY AND THE COMMITMENT THEY HAVE, NOT ONLY TO THEIR TEAMS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TO THIS ORGANIZATION AND TO THE MILLION AND A HALF PEOPLE THAT, UH, LIVE HERE, UM, IT, PUBLIC SERVICE IS A WAY OF LIFE.
AND I TRY TO GO TO EVERY EMPLOYEE OR NEW ORIENTATION, UM, TO, TO, TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING OUT, UH, IN THE, UM, IN THE, UH, IN THE, IN THE, UM, IN THE ROOM AT THESE BRIGHT-EYED NEW EMPLOYEES WHO ARE WORKING IN VARIETY OF DEPARTMENTS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE MESSAGES IS, IS THAT YOU ARE ALL CONNECTED, RIGHT? WE ALL HAVE A JOB TO DO THIS COMMUNITY.
AND, AND I THINK, I THINK WE ALL GET IT.
UM, AND SO THANK YOU MAYOR, FOR LETTING ME KIND OF RECOGNIZE THE EMPLOYEES ON THE FRONT END OF THE MEETING.
UH, I, UH, UH, KNOW THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT SAN ANTONIO ANTONIO'S A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND, AND PLAY.
AND, UH, I'M, UH, CERTAINLY PROUD TO SERVE, UH, WITH THEM.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH ERIC, AND ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES TO OUR ENTIRE CITY WORKFORCE, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ALRIGHT, LET'S, UH, LET'S NOW GO
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INTO OUR AGENDA.WE DO HAVE A FULL, DO HAVE A FULL CONSENT AGENDA TODAY, NO ITEMS LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
SO AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE'S ANYTHING TO PULL OFF OF THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
HEARING NONE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
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ANNOUNCE.OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION, A SECOND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE WILL HIGHLIGHT, UM, THERE ARE SOME, UM, GUESTS HERE TO RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF THE ITEMS. I DO WANNA TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY CLERK TO MAKE A CORRECTION ON THE AGENDA.
UH, YES, THE CAPTION THAT I READ EARLIER, UH, REGARDING THE INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR FIRE PROTECTION, HAZMAT, AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES WITH C P S ENERGY WAS FOR THIS AGENDA AND NOT FOR THE MINUTES.
ALRIGHT, LET'S GO NOW INTO DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, COUNT.
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CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, UH, ON ITEM NINE.SO LET ME GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP, UM, THAT ITEM.
WE'VE GOT NONI CABANA AND MELINDA RODRIGUEZ, COME ON UP.
HONORABLE MAYOR RON NUREMBERG, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I STAND IN FRONT OF YOU BEAMING WITH PRIDE AND GRATITUDE FOR THE ORDINANCE OF SI SISTER CITY, BAGGY CITY PHILIPPINES.
COULD NOT ASK FOR A PERFECT TIMING FOR MAY ALSO CELEBRATES THE ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.
I RECALLED HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH MAYOR RUN BACK IN JULY, 2019 WHEN HE ASKED ME AND GENERAL AYALA TO EXPLORE OF HAVING A FRIENDSHIP CITY, CITY SISTER, CITY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PHILIPPINES.
THAT CONVERSATION STUCK WITH ME FOR A WHILE AND WE STARTED EXPLORING CITY IN THE PHILIPPINES THAT MATCHES HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, ANCESTRAL, AND DEMOGRAPHIC CONNECTIONS.
AT FIRST, WE LOOK AT ILO, ILO CITY, LOCATED IN THE WESTERN BESIDES REGION OF THE PHILIPPINES AS A POTENTIAL FRIENDSHIP SISTER CITY IN THE FALL OF 2019 WITH RETIRED MAJOR GENERAL AYALA AND MR. BAR GOMEZ.
JUST AS WE THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING TRACTION TO MOVE FORWARD, WE LOST THE MOMENTUM WHEN MR. GOMEZ SUDDENLY LEFT US LEAVING AS A HUGE VACUUM TO FILL.
AND THE THIRD RELENTLESS AND RESILIENT.
WE CONTINUE EXPLORING ANOTHER CITY AND KEEPING OUR HOPE ALIVE.
ENTER MY CO-CHAIR OF SAN ANTONIO AND BAGGY CITY TASK FORCE, MS. MELINDA RODRIGUEZ.
IN THE SPRING OF 2020, MS. RODRIGUEZ SUGGESTED USING BAGO CITY, SINCE HER BROTHER WORKS WITH THE CITY OF BAGO ENGINEER.
THROUGH THIS CONTACT AND CONNECTIONS, WE BEGUN THE OUS PROCESS OF FORMING A TASK FORCE CONSISTING OF FIVE COMMITTEES COMMITTED TO MEET OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
SELECTING BAGGY CITY AS OUR FRIENDSHIP AND SISTER CITIES A PERFECT FIT.
WHY? LET ME GIVE YOU A FEW EXAMPLES.
BOTH CITIES CELEBRATE FLOWERS FESTIVALS, IN PARTICULAR, BOTTLE OF FLOWERS IN SAN ANTONIO AND PANGA, A FLOWER FESTIVAL IN BAGGIE CITY.
BOTH CITIES SHARED THE OWNER OF UNESCO UNITED NATIONS SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS RECIPIENTS.
IN 2017, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BAGGY CITY WERE RECOGNIZED BY UNESCO CREATIVE CITIES FOR GASTRONOMY AND CORRUPTS AND FOLK ART RESPECTIVELY.
THROUGH TASK FORCE DUE DILIGENCE, WE SPONSORED THE SIGNING OF FRIENDSHIP CITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN HONORABLE MAYOR NUREMBERG AND HONORABLE MAYOR MAG OF BAGGY CITY IN OCTOBER 20, 22, 3 YEARS LATER, AFTER WE FIRST ENVISIONED THE FRIENDSHIP CITY.
THE SAN ANTONIO DELEGATION IS VISITING MANILA AND BAGO CITY PHILIPPINES TO DO THE TRADE MISSION FROM JULY 9TH THROUGH JULY 15TH.
THE VISITS ENTAIL PROMOTING AND EXPLORING CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND GASTRONOMY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS ENHANCING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR TWO CITIES.
OUR DELEGATION IS POISED TO LEAVE THEIR FOOTPRINTS DURING THE VISITS BY HAVING REFINED ESTABLISHED DELIVERABLES BASED ON MUTUAL PARTNERSHIPS.
WE CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE OF SISTER CITY AS MOMENTOUS AND HISTORICAL LOCATION, AND WE EXPRESSED OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DON'T RECOGNIZE OUR TASK FORCE AND COMMUNITIES ALIGNING BACK IN SAN ANTONIO MEMBERS WHO ARE PRESENT TODAY.
SOME OF THERE ON THE BACK, PLEASE STAND UP.
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YOU,GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WE ARE HUMBLED AND HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY FOR THE ORDINANCE OF THE SISTER CITY BETWEEN SAN ANTONIO AND BAGO CITY PHILIPPINES.
THIS IS A MEMORABLE AND HISTORIC EVENT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, BOTH HONORABLE LEADERS OF THESE TWO BEAUTIFUL AND GLOBAL CITIES.
MAYOR NYBERG AND MAYOR MCGALL OF BAGU CITY SIGNED THE FRIENDSHIP CITY AGREEMENT IN OCTOBER OF 2022, AND THEY WERE HERE WITH THE BAGU DELEGATION LAST YEAR.
THIS STEP ALLOWS US TO MOVE FORWARD AND WITNESS THE PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE TODAY COMMITTED TO SEEING A PERPETUAL AND ENDURING SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP.
THE TASK FORCE SAN ANTONIO AND BAGO TOOK ANOTHER STEP TO SOLIDIFY THE, THE STANDING, UH, BY STANDING AND FORMING A 5 0 1 C THREE NONPROFIT CALLED KSAT, WHICH MEANS COMMUNITIES ALIGNING BAGGIO AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
AND BY THE WAY, KSAT MEANS BROTHER OR SISTER IN THE PHILIPPINES.
ILOCANO, WHICH IS ONE OF THE DIALECT OF, UH, THE PHILIPPINES.
THE TASK FORCE FORMED IS UNIQUE FOR, UH, AND FIT FOR FIVE COMMITTEES THAT WERE FORMED, MILITARY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DESIGNED TO PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND TAPPING COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
WE DO HAVE THE SOCIAL CULTURAL ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ARTS, EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS, STUDENT EXCHANGES AND ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS.
THERE IS ECOLOGY SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE DESIGNED TO EXPLOIT BEST PRACTICES IN GREEN TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY HEALTHCARE COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN MEDICAL FIELD AND HEALTHCARE AND ECONOMY AND TOURISM COMMITTEE DESIGNED TO EXPLORE BEST PRACTICES FOR PROMOTING TRADE, BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
OUR TOTAL FOCUS IS AIMED FOR ENSURING OUR SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIP WILL STAY ACTIVE, USEFUL, RELEVANT, AND ENGAGING ON BEHALF OF THE TASK FORCE OF THE CABAT MEMBERS IN THE TASK FORCE.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS WORTHY ENDEAVOR.
I I THINK A FEW OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER NINE, WHICH IS THE ORDINANCE THAT, UH, MOVES THIS FORWARD.
SO I'M GONNA PULL THAT ITEM OFF THE AGENDA.
SO WE WILL, UH, CONSIDER IT INDIVIDUALLY ITEM NUMBER NINE, UH, WHICH WILL HAPPEN VERY SHORTLY, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
BUT WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE ON WITH THE DISCUSSION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THAT'S ALL ITEM SAFE FOR ITEM NINE.
UH, LET ME GO NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
UM, I'LL BE HIGHLIGHTING ITEM 12.
UH, ONCE AGAIN, I'M TOUTING THE SUCCESS OF THE EAST SIDE YOUTH CONTENT CREATORS PROGRAM AS WE APPROVE FUNDING FOR THE 2023 SUMMER PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALAMO CITY STUDIOS.
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN AN INVESTMENT IN OUR EAST SIDE YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT HAS BROUGHT A HUGE RETURN, UH, FOR DISTRICT TWO AND ALL OF SAN ANTONIO.
IT'S CONNECTED A D TWO EMPLOYER TO OUR COMMUNITY AND BROUGHT INCOME TO DISTRICT TWO SMALL BUSINESSES.
IT'S LED TO NEW JOBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY AND AN INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE, UM, THAT YOUTH ARE UTILIZING TO BETTER THEIR FUTURE CAREER OPTIONS.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S ELEVATED THE VOICES OF YOUNG DISTRICT TWO RESIDENTS, MAINLY BLACK AND LATINO YOUTH, WHO ARE CREATING CONTENT THAT IS BEING VIEWED BY AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO AND BEYOND.
I AM EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY EXCITED TO APPROVE THIS ITEM TODAY, AND I'D LIKE TO BRING UP A FEW FOLKS FROM ALAMO CITY STUDIOS TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THIS YEAR'S, UH, SUMMER PROGRAM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND CONGRATULATIONS.
UM, WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING THIS YEAR'S, UM, EAST SIDE YOUTH CONTENT CREATOR PROGRAM.
LAST YEAR WE DID SIX WEEKS AND SIX SHORT FILMS THIS WEEK, THIS TIME WE'RE DOING
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EIGHT WEEKS WITH EIGHT SHORT FILMS. THE KIDS ASKED FOR LONGER TIME.EVERYONE ASKED FOR MORE TIME AND MORE CONTENT.
WE ARE EXCITED THAT JALEN HAS ALREADY SAID EVERYTHING THAT I'M GOING TO SAY, BUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPLORE THEIR IMAGINATIONS AND WATCH THEIR DREAMS COME ONTO THE SCREEN AND THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO, AND THEN GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE JOB PROSPECTS, WE ARE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THAT.
I AM HERE WITH SAGE THOMAS AND CARRIE VAL DURO.
HE IS WITH ALAMO CITY STUDIOS, AND WE ARE JUST EXCITED AND THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS PROGRAM TO SAN ANTONIO AGAIN.
UM, ONE, THIS WAS ONE OF MY FIRST, UH, BUDGET REQUESTS WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED, AND I'M SO EXCITED FOR IT TO HAPPEN A SECOND TIME.
AND THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING SUCH WILLING PARTNERS AND ENGAGING OUR YOUTH IN SOMETHING, UH, VERY PRODUCTIVE AND AN OPPORTUNITY THAT MOST MOST YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES DON'T GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE REAL INDUSTRY FILM EQUIPMENT AND LEARN FROM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, UH, LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY, HEARING NONE, THERE IS A MOTION, A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA, ALL ITEMS SAY FOR NINE, PLEASE VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SISTER CITY AGREEMENT WITH BAAL PHILIPPINES.
ALL RIGHT, AND I WON'T ASK, UM, FOLKS TO COME UP HERE AND, UH, RESTATE EVERYTHING, BUT, UH, FIRST LET ME, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR THIS ITEM.
ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER NINE.
I'LL JUST SAY THAT, UH, WE KNOW THE POWER OF SISTER CITY RELATIONSHIPS.
THEY FOSTER CITIZEN TO CITIZEN CONNECTION DESPITE, UH, WHAT MAY BE HAPPENING IN THE WORLD.
AND WE KNOW THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TURMOIL IN THE WORLD.
AND HAVING THESE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CITIZENS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IS VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE HOPES FOR FUTURE PEACE.
BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO FOSTER ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP, UH, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, ARTISTIC EXCHANGE, AND OF COURSE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED, UH, EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE.
AND WE HAVE STUDENTS GOING BACK AND FORTH TO MANY OTHER COUNTRIES BEING ENRICHED AND BRINGING THEIR TREASURES BACK, UH, IN TERMS OF THEIR LEARNING AND CULTURAL AWARENESS.
UH, I DO WANT TO JUST SAY, UH, A COUPLE THINGS ABOUT THE PHILIPP PHILIPPINES, UH, SISTER CITY AGREEMENT.
UH, I DO REMEMBER THOSE EARLY CONVERSATIONS, UH, NONI, IN FACT, UM, THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
UH, WHILE NOT, MAY, MAY NOT BE LARGE IN NUMBERS, EXTREMELY LARGE IN FORCE AND STRENGTH.
UH, AND WE SEE THAT, UH, DISPLAYED IN MANY PLACES.
SAN ANTONIO BECAME THE FIRST CITY IN THE COUNTRY, UH, TO ADVOCATE THROUGH COUNCIL ACTION, UH, FOR THE RECOGNITION OF FILIPINO AMERICANS, UH, AS CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL, UH, UH, CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS, UH, THROUGH THE WORK OF THIS CITY.
UH, AND MANY OTHERS THAT CAME ON BOARD THAT EFFORT, FILIPINO AMERICAN VETERANS, ARE NOW RECOGNIZED.
AND THAT HAPPENED THROUGH A CONGRESSIONAL ACT IN 2017.
WE ALSO, I BELIEVE NONI BECAME THE FIRST CITY IN THE COUNTRY TO ADVOCATE FOR, UH, THE NAMING OF A US NAVY DESTROYER AFTER, UH, A GOLD MEDAL, UH, EXCUSE ME, MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT TRINIDAD.
UH, AND THAT MADE, THAT WAS MADE POSSIBLE AGAIN, BY LOCAL ADVOCACY AND, AND WAS MADE REAL IN 2022.
WE HAVE A LONG AND STORIED RELATIONSHIP, UH, WITH THE PHILIPPINES IN THIS COUNTRY AS A RESULT OF OUR PARTNERSHIP DURING TIMES OF COMBAT.
IN FACT, UH, I I KEEP REMEMBERING, UH, THE, UH, WORDS OF GENERAL YAH, MAKING SURE THAT AS WE ENTERED THE, THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD, UH, MEDAL OF HONOR ACT CONVERSATION, THAT THE LARGEST NUMBER OF AMERICAN WAR DEAD BURIED, UH, IN THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES IS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
SO THERE IS A SACRED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE UNITED STATES.
SO IT IS, UH, A GREAT HONOR FOR US TO TAKE THIS ACTION TODAY, UH, A PERSONAL ONE FOR ME AS A FILIPINO AMERICAN.
UH, BUT IT'S A GREAT HONOR FOR US TO FINALLY RECOGNIZE THROUGH A LOCAL SISTER CITY AFFILIATION, UH, THE RELATIONSHIP WITH BAGGIO CITY.
UH, AND AGAIN, THAT FRIENDSHIP,
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SISTER FRIENDSHIP AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED LAST SUMMER, UH, WITH MAYOR BENJI IN TOWN.HE'S VERY ENTHUSIASTIC AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING OUR DELEGATION IN JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
SO, UH, I KNOW A LOT CAN BE SAID BEYOND THAT, BUT, UH, LET ME TURN IT OVER NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER PIAS FOR A FEW REMARKS.
AND ANYONE ELSE IN THE D WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
MELISSA, YOU KNOW, ATTI, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE, UH, BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME AND IT'S FINALLY, UM, COME ABOUT AND I'M, UM, I'M, I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
UH, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW ABOUT FILIPINOS, I KNOW UNINTENTIONALLY, UH, ALL OF THE THINGS I KNOW ABOUT FILIPINOS, I KNOW UNINTENTIONALLY, AND THAT'S BECAUSE MY LAST NAME IS BE RIGHT.
AND SO WHEN I WENT TO COLLEGE, I STARTED GETTING ALL OF THE TELEMARKETING CALLS, UH, FROM THE PHILIPPINES, AND I STARTED GETTING ALL OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE CALLING CARDS AND THE OFFERS TO TRAVEL TO THE PHILIPPINES BECAUSE I LEARNED THEN THAT, UH, THE, YOU KNOW, PZA IS A VERY COMMON IN NAME IN, IN THE PHILIPPINES.
AND, UM, THE, UH, AND I ALWAYS SAID TO MYSELF, WELL, MAYBE ONE OF THESE DAYS I'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GO.
AND SO I'M, I'M HAPPY TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT MY WIFE AND I WILL BE JOINING YOUR TRIP, UH, IN JULY.
AND, UM, AND I HOPE THAT, UH, YOU'LL TAKE ME BY THE HAND AND, UH, MAKE SURE THAT I, UH, I GO TO THE BEST PLACES FOR PAN AND KRISI PATTA AND ALL THAT, RIGHT? BUT, UM, A A ADDITIONALLY, I I DO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, UM, LATER TODAY WHEN YOU'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, YOU KNOW, SOME DOWNTIME READ ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT FILIPINOS HAVE MADE, UM, TO, UM, WORLD'S FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY, RIGHT, WITH THEIR, WITH THEIR ROLE IN, UM, IN WORLD WAR II.
UM, YOU KNOW, UH, ONE CANNOT EXAGGERATE WHEN THEY SAY THAT WORLD WAR II WASN'T WON IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF THE FILIPINO CONTRIBUTION, UM, TO THAT CAUSE.
AND, AND, UH, FREEING FREE, FREEING PEOPLE IN KEEPING ASIA SAFE.
UH, I, UH, I ALSO WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M VERY, VERY PROUD TO HAVE THE MAJORITY OF THE FILIPINOS IN DISTRICT EIGHT, UH, AND SOME OF THE BEST FILIPINO FOOD OUT THERE.
AND SO ONCE WE GET THE, UH, ONCE WE GET THE SILK ROAD DISTRICT UP AND RUNNING, YOU KNOW, I FULLY EXPECT YOUR GROUP TO, UH, TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THAT, UH, IN, IN THAT EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS, UM, YOU KNOW, TO, UH, TO, TO SAN ANTONIO.
AND, UH, THANK YOU TO MELISSA AND THE TEAM.
AND THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING, AND SO I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU ALL TODAY.
UM, I'M, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MANY THINGS THAT WE ARE GONNA BE LEARNING.
I'VE BEEN DOING A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH ALREADY, AND SO I AM VERY HONORED, UH, TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE THIS DURING OUR TIME BECAUSE, UH, WE HAVE SISTER CITY AGREEMENTS THAT HAPPEN EVERY SO OFTEN AND FOR A COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THIS AS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING ALL ABOUT THE CITY OF PINES, WHICH I KNOW IT IS DUBBED.
UM, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD AND, AND LOOKING INTO THE, THE, WHAT I'VE SEEN ONLINE SO FAR AND SEEING HOW BEAUTIFUL THE PARK SPACES ARE, YOUR GREENWAY THE BIKE TRAILS.
AND I AM JUST ECSTATIC ABOUT THAT.
UM, I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT IT WAS INITIALLY SET UP AS A MILITARY INSTALLATION.
AND SO WHAT WE HAVE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND I'M VERY PROUD TO REPRESENT LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE.
I'M ONE OF THE FORTUNATE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT HAS A BASE, UH, IN MY DISTRICT OR NEAR MY DISTRICT.
AND, UM, I'M EXCITED TO LEARN ABOUT THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PREPARATIONS, UM, FOR, FOR FUTURE WARFARE AS WHERE, AS WELL, WHICH WE KNOW MIGHT NOT HAPPEN IN GENERAL GEOGRAPHY AREAS, BUT IT'S IN THIS CLEAR LINE, UH, CYBER WARFARE AS WELL.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TO THAT AND TO THE SOCIAL CULTURAL EXCHANGES.
UM, BUT AS AN EDUCATOR, I'M ESPECIALLY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT UT HEALTH, UM, HAD SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH, UH, ONE OF THE UNIVERSITIES THERE.
AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION AND THE SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS.
I MENTIONED THE GREEN SPACES EARLIER.
I KIND OF, UM, WISH THAT WE COULD TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR FOR ALL OF OUR SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT OF WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING AS WELL.
SO I LOOK FORWARD FOR, TO, TO THE DELEGATION COMING BACK AND DOING A PRESENTATION ON THAT.
I SIT ON THE VISIT SAN ANTONIO BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILMAN VRAN.
AND WE KNOW THAT TOURISM IS IMPORTANT.
WE'RE TRYING TO OPEN SAN ANTONIO UP TO THE WORLD.
WE ARE DOING THAT ON MAY 22ND.
WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT IT'S THESE CULTURAL EXCHANGES ACTUALLY GOING AND LEARNING AND SEEING FIRSTHAND WHAT DEVELOPS THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT HELPS PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING NOW HERE IN SAN ANTONIO FEEL WELCOME AND APPRECIATED AND ABLE TO SHARE THEIR BEAUTIFUL CULTURE AS WELL WITH OUR RESIDENTS.
THIS IS A VERY PROUD MOMENT FOR ME.
IT'S A VERY PROUD MOMENT, I'M SURE FOR
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ALL OF THE, THE, THE RESIDENTS WHO SHARE IN YOUR HERITAGE.I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE, UM, UH, MY PRIEST IS, UH, IS A FILIPINO.
HE WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I TOLD HIM, AND SO, UM, HE WAS LIKE, YOU NEED TO GO VISIT MY HOMETOWN ONE DAY.
SO AGAIN, JUST, UH, HAPPY FOR YOU ALL.
CONGRATULATIONS ON TODAY AND LOOK FORWARD TO, TO CELEBRATING MORE WITH YOU ALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHE GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN.
I JUST WANNA CONGRATULATE YOU TODAY INTO THE HARD WORK AND EFFORTS OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
UM, THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO HAS ALWAYS SINCE I GOT INTO OFFICE, PUT OUT THOSE INVITATIONS TO COME TO THE CULTURAL EVENTS TO BE PART OF THE CELEBRATIONS SO THAT WE AS SAN ANTONIO KNOW THAT THERE'S A VITAL COMMUNITY WORKING HARD.
AND, UM, LAST YEAR IN JULY, Y'ALL INVITED ME TO THE CONCERT WITH JAYA, AND I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THAT AND, AND WHAT, WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AT THEIR HOMELAND, THE THE FILIPINO HOMELAND.
AND I JUST THINK THAT IT'S THAT EFFORT AND THIS, UM, BOND WITH OUR SISTER CITY IS GOING TO MAKE THAT EVEN STRONGER.
SO THANK YOU IN A TIME WHERE WE, WE TEND TO WANNA ISOLATE WHERE WE CAME OUT OF A PANDEMIC WHERE EVERYBODY WAS JUST STICKING WITH THE GROUPS THAT THEY KNEW.
UM, THERE WAS AN EFFORT TO KIND OF INFORM AND EDUCATE PEOPLE.
AND THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO DO THAT.
AND I'M EXCITED, I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT CONTINUES TO GROW.
WE'VE GOT SO MUCH IN COMMON, THE WORK, I IT JUST EXCELLENT JOB WELL DONE.
AND IN THE RESEARCH AND PICKING THE CITY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER VERAN, AND JUST FINALLY A FEW THANKS, UM, OBVIOUSLY TO THE COMMITTEE.
INCREDIBLE WORK OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT, UH, AS WE'VE HAD SOME STARTS AND STOPS.
I DO WANT TO THANK ROCIO GUNTHER FROM MY OFFICE, UH, WHO HAS BEEN WORKING QUITE HARD ON THIS AS WELL.
UH, COLLEEN SWAIN FROM THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE, AND OF COURSE THE INDELIBLE, UH, OR THE, UH, INCOMPARABLE, UH, SHERRY D SHAHI, WHO IS OUR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICER, CHIEF OF PROTOCOL.
AND HOW FITTING THAT IT IS THAT WE ARE TAKING THIS ACTION IN MAY OF 2023, WHICH IS A A N H P I MONTH IN THE UNITED STATES.
SO THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS.
UH, WITH THAT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR, UH, APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER NINE.
ALRIGHT, THAT IS THE BALANCE OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[City Manager's Report ]
KNOW IF YOU FINISHED YOUR REPORT.IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? YES, SIR.
JUST A COUPLE QUICK ITEMS. UM, YOU, YOU GUYS RECOGNIZED KEVIN AND THE GOOD WORK OF THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
UM, SO, UM, WE DID SHARE WITH, UH, THE, UH, THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS SHARED WITH THE AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE THIS YEAR.
UM, AND I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE FULL COUNCIL THAT, UM, THE RESULTS OF OUR 2022 EXTERNAL AUDIT.
UH, I'M PROUD TO SHARE THAT, UH, FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW, UH, THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS HAVE, UM, ISSUED A REPORT WITH NO FINDINGS TO THIS ORGANIZATION.
UM, IT'S A REQUIRED AUDIT OF OUR FINANCIAL RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY OF OUR MACHINE HERE, UM, IT SPEAKS TO THE QUALITY AND COMMITMENT AND THE FISCAL, THE FINANCIAL STANDARDS AND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS.
UM, AND, UH, IT WILL BE INCLUDED WITHIN OUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.
ALL OF THIS WILL BE ONLINE ON OUR TRANSPARENCY SITE, ON OUR WEBSITE.
AND, AND THIS REPORT IS USED BY THE RATING AGENCIES, INVESTORS, UM, A A, UH, GRANTOR AGENCIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, ALL THE DEPARTMENT FISCAL ADMINISTRATORS, UM, THE, UH, MELANIE KEATON ROTOR, UH, ELIZABETH JULLIARD, KIMBERLY NUNEZ, UH, JAY BLACKWELL, TAMIKA MILES, AND THE ENTIRE FINANCE TEAM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TROY AND MARGARET.
UM, AND, UH, AND WITH BEN GO'S ASSISTANCE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
BUT, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM.
KEEP, UH, FIVE YEARS IN A ROW, HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND WE OUGHT TO BE PROUD.
UH, IT, I'M, UH, THE, THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, WE WERE CERTAINLY PROUD, BUT FIVE YEARS RUNNING, UM, ESPECIALLY WITH, UH, AS WE TALK ABOUT CARES AND ARPA DOLLARS AND, AND, UH, FEMA REIMBURSEMENTS.
IT IS, UH, UH, IT'S, IT'S COMPLICATED.
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THESE DI THESE GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF HELPING US MANAGE THROUGH IT.UH, NEXT WEEK, UH, THE ALAMO DOME ON MAY 15TH, WE'LL CELEBRATE 30 YEARS OF OPENING.
AND AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL ATTENDED EVENTS, CONCERTS, UH, SPURS GAMES, UH, GEORGE STRAIT CONCERTS, VALERO ALAMO BOWLS, UH, OBVIOUSLY, UH, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS.
IT IS A COMMUNITY ASSET AND, UM, IT IS A GREAT VENUE FOR THOSE MEMORIES FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK WE ALL HAVE THOSE.
UM, RECENTLY, UH, WE HAVE, UM, UM, ALSO EMPLOYED ECONOMISTS TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE ECONOMIC AND FISCAL IMPACT OF THE DOME HAS BEEN FROM 1993 TO 2002.
AND THE RESULTS ARE PRETTY POWERFUL WHEN YOU LOOK AT, UH, THE DOME ORIGINALLY AND FOR CONSTRUCTION COST $186 MILLION TO BUILD, UM, AND WAS PAID OFF IN A MATTER OF MONTHS.
UH, THE ALAMO DOME HAS GENERATED MORE THAN, UH, MORE THAN $4 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR OUR CITY SINCE THAT TIME.
UM, $628 MILLION IN REVENUE THAT'S BEEN RETURNED BACK TO THE CITY OVER THAT TIME PERIOD.
UM, AND MORE THAN 33 MILLION VISITORS HAVE ATTENDED, UH, FOOTBALL GAMES, CONCERTS, GRADUATIONS, CONVENTIONS OVER THAT TIME PERIOD.
UM, AND, AND THE NUMBER THAT REALLY STANDS OUT TO ME, UH, AS WE LOOK AT THAT REPORT IS THAT THE DIRECT SPENDING BY VISITORS TO EVENTS AT THE DOME, UH, HAS TOTALED, UH, NEARLY $3 BILLION OVER THAT TIME PERIOD.
SO THAT SPENDING ON RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, BARS, TRANSPORTATION, ENTERTAINMENT.
AND SO IT'S, IT HAS, UH, IT HAS, UM, HELPED OUR ECONOMY AND HAS BEEN A TRUE COMMUNITY ASSET.
AND, UH, WE'LL BE HAVING A CELEBRATION HERE, UH, NEXT WEEK, UH, TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY.
UM, THE COUNCIL WILL RECALL THAT LAST SUMMER WE TALKED ABOUT HIGH LEVEL AS WE WERE GONNA GO INTO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE FOR THE DOME? UH, HOW DO WE STAY COMPETITIVE FROM A FINAL FOUR, UH, UM, OR, UH, MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS OR CONCERTS.
HOW DO WE REMAIN A COMMUNITY ASSET, UH, IN THE FUTURE? AND HOW DOES THAT IMPACT OUR CONVENTION CENTER? AND SO, UH, A LOT MORE WORK TO COME, BUT I CERTAINLY WANNA RECOGNIZE THE COMMUNITY ASSET AND, UH, ALL THE FOLKS THAT WORK OUT THERE TO MAKE IT, UM, TO MAKE IT WHAT IT IS.
AND THEN LASTLY, MAYOR, THE SPOTLIGHT VIDEO IS ON, UM, UH, BILLY BINGHAM, UH, WHO WORKS AT THE ALAMO DOME AND, UH, HELPS THESE EVENTS, UH, HAPPEN.
OKAY, SO OPERATIONS, WE TAKE CARE OF MO MOST EVERYTHING.
WE GET A CALL, THEY'LL TELL US WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
IF THEY SAY YOU'RE IN SEATING, YOU'LL COME OUT, YOU'LL HELP PICK THE RAILS DOWN, PICK THE SEATS DOWN, RAILS ALL DOWN, GET READY FOR DISTRACTION.
THE SETTING UP PART IS ALWAYS THE FUN PART 'CAUSE YOU'RE STARTING FROM SCRATCH.
AND WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PICTURE, WAIT A MINUTE, IT CAN'T BE POSSIBLE.
BUT WHEN YOU START PUTTING THE COLORS TO IT, IT WORKS RIGHT INTO WHERE YOU WANT IT TO BE.
TEARING DOWN KIND OF PUTS A HAPPINESS INTO YOU BECAUSE IT'S OVER.
BUT THEN AGAIN, IT ALSO SADDENS.
'CAUSE NOW YOU GOTTA SEE EVERYTHING BE PUT BACK.
I NEVER CAME TO AN EVENT HERE UNTIL A YEAR BEFORE I STARTED WORKING HERE, AND I NEVER HAD A REASON TO COME HERE.
THEN WHEN I CAME HERE, I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.
IT'S LIKE, WOW, YOU KNOW, THIS PLACE IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
IT'S LIKE SOMETHING YOU'VE NEVER SEEN UP NORTH.
AND IT'S BEEN LIKE, I DON'T WANNA LEAVE.
I'VE BEEN THERE GOING ON EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS, AND I, I TELL MY GRANDKIDS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT I DO, THIS IS HOW I MAKE MY MONEY, AND THIS IS HOW I MAKE MY LIVING.
THIRTIES, THE NEW 20, ERIC, THE FACILITY LOOKS GOOD AND THE TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB THERE TOO.
UH, I THINK, UM, DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT THREE OF THE TOP FIVE CONCERTS NATIONWIDE WERE HELD IN THE ALAMO DOME LAST YEAR.
SO, UH, THE FACILITY DOES A GREAT JOB FOR US.
UH, WE ARE GONNA GO TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, OUR COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER ROSIE CASTRO, HAD A BIRTHDAY THIS PAST WEEKEND.
SO LET'S SING ROSIE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO, UH, TAKE US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION NOW.
SO THE TIME IS 10:03 AM ON THURSDAY, MAY 11TH, 2023.
[Executive Session 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: ]
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 TO 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 0.07.TWO DELIBERATE LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEM PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.0876, AND 5 5 1 0.071.
AND CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY UNDER SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 FOR LEGAL ISSUES OR ADVICE RELATED TO LITIGATION INVOLVING THE CITY AND C OVID 19 PREPAREDNESS.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE'RE READY TO GO WHENEVER YOU FLIP IT.
TIME IS 10:47 AM ON MAY 11TH, 2023.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS RECONVENED FROM ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION.
OUR A SESSION IS NOW ADJOURNED.