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WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE JUNE MEETING OF OUR TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
UM, I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
UM, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU START WITH THE ROLE, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER MICKEY RODRIGUEZ.
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DO WE HAVE ANY, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY? WE HAVE NO, NO.MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY.
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IMPORTANT BRIEFINGS ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.[Approval of Minutes ]
UH, WE'LL START WITH, UM, THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE MAY 16TH MEETING.ANY OPPOSED? UH, MOTION CARRIES.
AND THEN WE HAVE, UM, I'M SORRY.
UH, JUST A QUICK REMINDER TO THE, TO THE COMMITTEE THAT WE HAVE, UH, SEVEN MINUTES TO SPEAK AND THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
I USUALLY DO THAT WHEN WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
SO, UM, WE CAN DO ANOTHER ROUND IF WE NEED TO.
UM, BUT REALLY EXCITING STUFF THAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT TODAY.
AND WE'LL GO ONTO ITEM TWO, THE I L A BETWEEN, UH, CITY AND VIA A CALL UP, I GUESS.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU JUST A, JUST A QUICK BRIEFING 'CAUSE THIS ITEM IS, UH, IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM ON THURSDAY'S AGENDA.
I KNOW WE CAME TO THIS COMMITTEE AND ACTUALLY GOT A VOTE TO MOVE IT ON TO COUNCIL, BUT THAT WAS SOME TIME BACK.
AND, UH, SINCE THEN WE'VE HAD A COUPLE MORE DISCUSSIONS WITH VIA AND WE REALLY FINE TUNED THIS I L A AND WE ALL FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT TODAY.
SO WE JUST THOUGHT WE'D GIVE YOU ONE LAST BRIEFING, GIVE YOU ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS, UH, BEFORE COUNCIL HERE, JUST ON THURSDAY.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JOHN GARY.
AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
IT'S GONNA FEEL A LITTLE BIT LIKE GROUNDHOG DAY, UH, BECAUSE, UH, MUCH OF, MUCH OF WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU IS INFORMATION AND DETAILS THAT YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE.
BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, THIS IS ACTUALLY BOTH ITEMS COMING TOGETHER.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING THESE AS PARALLEL SEPARATE ITEMS, THESE, THESE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS, UH, AS A RESULT OF THE A T D ELECTION.
SO WITH THE FIRST ONE, ACTUALLY, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE I L A TECHNICAL, THAT'S GONNA BE THE TECHNICAL PIECES OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
AND MY COLLEAGUE KIMIE HORN'S GONNA COME UP HERE AND TALK TO Y'ALL ABOUT THAT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I THINK WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
IT'S, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.
UM, SO YOU HAVE SEEN THIS INFORMATION BEFORE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IS VERY BASICALLY TO ESTABLISH A PARTNERSHIP FOR THE ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT NORTH SOUTH LINE.
THE VIA IS THE PROJECT SPONSOR.
WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN CONSTRUCTION OPERATION AND THE CITY AS THE REGULATOR OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND THE BENEFICIARY OVERALL OF THE A R T PROJECT.
SO, UM, IT'S A FRAMEWORK AND, UH, WE HAVE WORKING, UM, COMMITTEES, DESIGN REVIEWS, AND WE ALSO ADDRESS, UH, PERMITTING AND OTHER ITEMS IN THIS INTER A LOCAL AGREEMENT.
AND WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO HERE IS A, A MAP, UM, OF THE, THE PROJECT.
YOU CAN, UH, SEE THAT, UM, THE, THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE PROJECT IS JUST UNDER 12 MILES WITH THE CONSTRUCTION LIMITS FROM 2 81 TO STEVE'S AVENUE.
UM, AND WE TALK ABOUT THE SERVICE CONNECTIONS.
SO THE SERVICE WILL ACTUALLY CONNECT INTO THE STONE, OAK PARK AND RIDE, AND THE BROOKS TRANSIT CENTER, ALTHOUGH WHAT YOU SEE ON THE MAP IS THE LIMITS OF THE ACTUAL, UH, CONSTRUCTION, UM, IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, THAT INCLUDES 41 PLATFORMS AND TWO LOCAL STOPS THAT ARE ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN THE OVERALL PROJECT.
OUR FREQUENCY WILL BE BETWEEN 10 MINUTES ON THE WEEKDAYS AND 15 MINUTES ON THE WEEKENDS, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO, TO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY.
UM, AND THEN A COMBINATION OF CENTER RUNNING, UH, BUSINESS ACCESS AND TRANSIT LANES.
SO JUST A REMINDER, THOSE BUSINESS ACCESS AND TRANSIT LANES THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THAT KIND OF BLUE OR TURQUOISE COLOR, THOSE ARE THE CURB RUNNING LANES FOR, UH, RIGHT TURNED AND BUSES.
UM, AND THEN ACCESS TO BUSINESSES.
SO THERE'S APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES OF THOSE.
AND THEN, UM, JUST UNDER FIVE MILES OF THE CENTRAL RUNNING WITH THE REMAINING TWO MILES, UH, BEING IN MIXED TRAFFIC.
CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE? AGAIN, YOU HAVE SEEN THIS, UH, BEFORE.
SO THE, THE VIA RESPONSIBILITIES BEING
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THE PROJECT SPONSOR, THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT AWAY.UM, AND WE TALK ABOUT SUPPORTING VISION ZERO AND THE, THE REALLY THE LEADER IN THE PROJECT COMMUNICATIONS AND ALSO THE, THE PUBLIC OUTREACH WITH THE CITY, UM, UH, SUPPORTING THROUGH THE DESIGN AND OTHER REVIEWS WORKING WITH US, UM, ON THE PERMITTING PROCESS.
I'LL POINT OUT AGAIN, THIS F T A SATISFACTORY CONTINUING CONTROL REQUIREMENTS.
THAT'S BASICALLY SAYING THAT BECAUSE THIS IS THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY, WE ARE ESTABLISHING THAT FOR AT LEAST 50 YEARS, THIS PROJECT WILL BE ABLE TO OPERATE AS THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION ENVISIONED IT IN THE, UM, AS THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT.
AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT THAT MEANS.
UM, THE ACCEPTANCE OF, UM, ANY PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY THAT IS ACQUIRED FOR THE PROJECT, WORKING WITH US ON THE TRANSIT SIGNAL PRIORITY.
AND THAT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW ON THE PRIMO LINES.
UH, AND THEN ALSO, UH, JUST, JUST A SUPPORT ROLE ON SHARING INFORMATION, UH, WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH THE FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OR OTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT WE DO ALONG THE WAY, WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, FUTURE AGREEMENTS.
SO THE FUTURE AGREEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE ESTABLISHED BECAUSE, UH, RIGHT NOW WE ARE GOING TO BE GOING FROM KIND OF 30 TO 40% DESIGN AND THEN BEYOND, UM, TO COMPLETION OF THE DESIGN PROCESS.
AND SO WE'LL BE, UH, HAVING SEPARATE AGREEMENTS, BUT SORT OF BUILDING ON THIS I L A PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK ON, UM, OTHER THINGS THAT YOU CAN SEE POINTED, UM, OUT HERE, THE TRANSIT SIGNAL PRIORITY MAINTENANCE OPERATION, UM, OTHER POLICIES FOR THE LANE AND FAIR ENFORCEMENT.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UM, BETTERMENTS, UH, THOSE BETTERMENTS AGAIN OR ANYTHING THAT ARE ASKED, UH, TO BE LOOKED AT IN THAT PROJECT CORRIDOR THAT ARE NOT NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT AS WE'VE PROVIDE, UH, PRESENTED IT TO THE FEDS UTILITY AGREEMENTS.
AND THEN, UM, ALSO THE FULL VAN FUNDING GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION.
AND WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS OUR TIMELINE AND IT'S VERY EXCITING TO BE HERE AND IT'LL BE EXCITING TO BE, UM, TO BE PRESENTING ON THURSDAY TO, AS WE MOVE TO THE FINAL EXECUTION, UH, OF THESE AGREEMENTS.
AND SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND THE ABILITY TO COME TO THIS COMMITTEE AND TALK THROUGH THE ISSUES AS THEY'VE COME UP.
AND I THINK THE NEXT SLIDE IS, UH, JOHN GARY.
WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE A D TWO A L A.
SO WITH THE NEXT SLIDE, A TWO A T D TWO, SAY THAT TWICE.
SO HOW DO WE PAY FOR IT? UM, AND, AND THIS IS A, THIS IS A TRUE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY IN TERMS OF HOW THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT AND THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION FROM 2020 AND HOW THOSE, YOU KNOW, HOW THOSE DOLLARS COME TOGETHER TO HELP US PAY FOR THESE EFFORTS.
SO WE HAVE, UH, JUST QUICK HISTORY HERE.
UH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE NOVEMBER 3RD, 2020 A T D BALLOT QUESTION IN TERMS OF GIVING THE VOTERS, UH, THE ABILITY TO, UH, AGREE WITH THREE, UH, ALLOCATING THE ONE 8 CENT SALES TAX, UH, THAT WOULD COME OVER TO VIA OR TO THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT, UH, STARTING IN JANUARY, 2026.
THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF, OF THIS SLIDE HERE WILL SHOW, UH, THE YELLOW IS A SUPPORT ABOVE 50%, UH, THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE QUITE PROUD OF THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS REALLY GOOD TO SEE OF OUR COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF IMPROVING TRANSIT.
'CAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE KEEPS SAN ANTONIO MOVING PURPOSE IS INDEED ABOUT, UH, IM IMPROVING TRANSIT AND TO DO SO THROUGH THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT AND THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT THAT WAS CREATED.
UH, THERE IS A, A BIT OF, OF STATE STATUTE THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS WITH THESE ILAS.
AND THE STATE STATUTE HAS THESE DOLLARS FOR THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BEING SPLIT OUT.
BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR THE ENTITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT TO HAVE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENTS TO KEEP THE MONEY TOGETHER.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE HOPEFULLY ARE, ARE DEMONSTRATING WITH THIS SLIDE OF KEEPING THESE DOLLARS TOGETHER.
UH, SO THESE DOLLARS CAN GO TO FULLY FUND TO KEEP SAN ANTONIO MOVING PLAN, WHICH THE ADVANCED RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM IS A PART OF THAT OVERALL PLAN, UH, BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO A BETTER BUS SYSTEM AND A BETTER BUS IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE INCLUDED IN THAT PLAN, AS WELL AS OUR VIA LINK THAT'S THE UBER-LIKE SERVICE AT VIA PRICES, AS WE LIKE TO SAY.
THAT'S ALSO IN THE PLAN AS WELL.
BUT IT, IT, IT PARTICULAR IMPROVES TRANSIT BY OFFERING SHORTER TRAVEL TIMES AND CONNECTING PEOPLE TO WHERE THEY NEED TO DO, WHERE THEY NEED TO GO IN A VERY QUICK FASHION.
UH, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS I L A IS THE CONCURRENCE OF, OF HOW THIS PUBLIC VOTE WENT DOWN AND THE A T D WILL MAINTAIN AND UTILIZE THE A T D FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSES OF DELIVERING THOSE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY OPTIONS.
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE POINT OUT TO THE, TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY, UH, THAT THERE IS NO IMPACT TO THE
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2004 A T D SALES TAX COLLECTION.WE REFERENCED THAT ONE AS A T D ONE.
UH, THAT ONE REMAINS THE SAME.
AND THAT ONE IS, I BELIEVE, CURRENTLY GOING TO YOUR SIDEWALK PROGRAM AND SIDEWALK, UH, PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE ACROSS THE, ACROSS THE CITY, UH, COORDINATION WITH THE CITY.
AND AGAIN, HIGH COMPLIMENT TO CITY STAFF, UH, FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND, AND HELPING US REACH THIS CRITICAL POINT.
SO WE THEN HAVE THE PACKAGE TOGETHER, NOT ONLY ON THE FUNDING SIDE OF THE I L A, BUT THE TECHNICAL SIDE AND LOOK AT BRINGING THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS DOWN TO SAN ANTONIO FOR THE FIRST TIME, UH, FOR TRANSIT.
UH, I BELIEVE THAT IS THE END WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.
UM, THE, UH, THIS IS STILL VERY EXCITING TO ME.
I KNOW THAT WE
I ALSO SEE IT AS VERY MUCH THE FIRST STEP, UH, THE NORTH SOUTH.
AND OF COURSE, I KNOW WE'RE ALL REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, WEST, EAST AND, AND IN, IN MY WORLD THOUGH, UH, THOSE KIND OF PHANTOM DOTTED LINES THAT GO WAY OUT.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT IS THIS IS BEING A FIRST STEP TO, UH, REALLY BEING ALL OVER THE CITY.
AND, AND OUR FIRST REAL, I THINK OUR FIRST REAL STAB AT MASS TRANSIT, UM, OR AT LEAST AN ADVANCED, UH, RAPID TRANSIT, OF COURSE, IS WHAT IT'S CALLED, UH, IN OUR CITY.
AND I, UH, THIS IS A LOT OF IT IS, UH, YOU MENTIONED JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER.
WE'RE ALL KIND OF ON THE SAME PAGE.
IT'S, UM, SOMEWHAT REPETITIVE FOR US, BUT I THINK, UH, WORTHWHILE.
AND, AND WE'RE GOING TO COUNSEL, UH, IF OF COURSE IF THE, THIS, UM, COMMITTEE CHOOSES ON ON THURSDAY, RIGHT? IT'S A COUPLE OF DAYS, RIGHT? YES.
SO I, I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS NOW, BUT I'M GONNA MOVE OVER TO COUNCILMAN CASTILLO.
AND THANK Y'ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SINCE VIA HAS COME TO THIS COMMITTEE WITH THESE BRIEFINGS ON THE NORTH SOUTH ART LINE, I HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN HOW THIS BUS LINE WOULD IMPROVE EQUITY FOR ALL RIDERS OF VIA WITH A FOCUS ON RESIDENTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND THE PRESIDENT.
THIS WORK, UH, ON THIS LINE WILL PROVIDE FOR THE EAST WEST.
RIGHT? I, I KNOW THIS IS ONE PIECE AND THERE'S SO MANY OTHER MOVING PIECES THAT WE'RE ALL REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THROUGH THE SAME TIME SPAN VIA HAS BEEN MOVING FORWARD WITH THEIR PLAN TO REDEVELOP THE SCOBY BUILDING IN DISTRICT FIVE INTO A MIXED USE BUILDING WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE UNITS BEING MARKET RATE.
AND I KNOW THERE'S STILL CONVERSATION, UM, TO BE HAD THERE.
UM, BUT I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE IN THE LAST BRIEFING IN THE MARCH PRESENTATION, UH, SHORTLY AFTER, VIA BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THEIR DRAFT TERM SHEET, THE PRESENTATION INCLUDED LANGUAGE ALONG THE LINES OF COMMUNITY BENE BETTERMENTS RATHER ALONG THE ART LINE, INCLUDING EQUITABLE HOUSING.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US HERE TO, ON THE, ON THIS COMMITTEE AND, AND VIA IN PARTICULAR, GIVEN THAT YOU ALL ARE PARTNERS WITHIN THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AND KAMI SITS ON THE, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S HOUSING COMMISSION, UM, THAT WE ENSURE THAT, UH, OUR CONSTITUENCY WHO CAN'T AFFORD A PERSONAL VEHICLE, RIGHT? AND THOSE WHO RELY ON VIA, UM, TO GET TO AND FROM WORK SCHOOL TO RUN APPOINTMENTS THAT THEY'RE INCLUDED, UM, IN THE PROCESS TO, TO CONTINUE TO LIVE ALONG THE EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH LINES.
UM, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS WITH THE PROJECT I L A, WILL THIS BE APPLIED TO THE EAST WEST LINE? THE, THE, THE TECHNICAL I L A WILL BE VERY SIMILAR FOR THE EAST WEST, BUT IT WILL BE A SEPARATE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT JUST FOR THE EAST WEST.
AND IF YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THE FUNDING.
YEAH, I, IT, THE, THE FUNDING PART WILL HELP US WITH THE EAST WEST FOR SURE.
THE A T D I L A, UH, AT D TWO I L A.
BUT, BUT YEAH, ALSO TO, TO TALK ABOUT SOME EQUITY ISSUES AS WELL.
COUNCILWOMAN IS THE, THE TIME AN INDIVIDUAL IS SPENDING ON THE BUS AND THE TIME THAT IT TAKES THEM TO GET TO THEIR LOCATION, THAT HAS BECOME AN EQUITY ISSUE IN ALL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING SAN ANTONIO, REDUCING THAT TRAVEL TIME, WHICH, WHICH, UH, IS AN EQUITY ISSUE FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO REACH JOBS.
NUMBER ONE REASON WHY FOLKS TAKE VIA IS TO GO GET TO A JOB OR COME FROM A JOB, AND IT'S MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS FOR THAT.
AND I'M ALWAYS REALLY EXCITED TO POINT OUT THAT I JUST GOT MY DRIVER'S LICENSE TWO YEARS AGO, SO I RELIED ON MY BICYCLE AND VIA TO GET TO AND FROM WORK TO AND FROM SCHOOL.
SO TRUST ME, I, I THINK I, I, I UNDERSTAND THE, THE IMPACT OF, OF VIA AND THE ROLE THAT YOU PLAY IN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND, UH, CONNECTING FOLKS TO OPPORTUNITY.
UM, SO YOU ALL WILL COME BACK WHEN IT COMES TO THE, THE EAST, WEST FOR US TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT ISLAND.
UM, AND ONE THING THAT I ALWAYS WANNA POINT TO IS THAT, UH, I, I ALWAYS THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T REINVENT THE WHEEL.
AND IN AUSTIN, THEY'VE CREATED A, A, A POLICY AROUND TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER WITH THEIR TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY, AND THEY'VE COME UP WITH A TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT PLANNING STAGE WHERE THEY COMPARE TRADITIONAL T O
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D VERSUS EQUITABLE, RIGHT? AND I THINK THAT SERVES AS A BLUEPRINT OF THE DIRECTION THAT WE SHOULD GO IN.UH, SO THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO AGAIN, CREATE ANOTHER PLAN WHEN ONE EXISTS, AND IT COULD BE APPLIED HERE TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
UH, ANOTHER PIECE OF IT, IT EMPHASIZES ON THE SUPPORT OF SENSITIVE DEVELOPMENT WHILE PROTECTING LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
UH, AUSTIN HAS CODIFIED WITH THEIR, THEIR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ENTITY THAT AS GROWTH OCCURS, E T O D EFFORTS SHOULD PROTECT EXISTING RESIDENTS AT RISK OF DISPLACEMENT, PRESERVE EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, AND INCREASING ACCESS AS NEEDED TO SERVICES.
AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, RIGHT? BECAUSE THIS RUNS PARALLEL TO SCOBY.
UH, AND I WANNA ENSURE THAT THERE, THE, THE NEIGHBORS AND THE FOLKS WHO LIVE AROUND THERE ARE INCLUDED IN THAT PROCESS.
UM, BECAUSE AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NORTH SOUTH, UM, BUT IF IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME CONVERSATION WITH EAST WEST, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS NOW.
SO, UM, CAN YOU REMIND ME OF WHEN THE NEXT PUBLIC MEETING FOR SCOBY IS GOING TO BE? PUBLIC MEETING, PUBLIC MEETING FOR SCOBY.
I BELIEVE WE'RE IN CONVERSATIONS.
IN FACT, WE'RE HAVING A WORKING GROUP TOMORROW WITH DREAM ON ABOUT SCHEDULING THAT OUT.
COUNCILWOMAN, I KNOW SOME OF THEM WERE POSTPONED FOR WEATHERS OR, OR OTHER ISSUES THAT WERE HAPPENING, BUT THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE GONNA BE KICKED BACK UP.
I KNOW WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO MANY OF THE CITIZENS THAT CAME TO OUR BOARD MEETING, UM, AND GROUPS, UM, ON DURING CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
AND, UH, WE HAVE SCHEDULED SOME TIME FOR THAT AS WELL.
I'M LOOKING BACK AT TOM, I THINK OVER 16, 18? YEAH.
SO, BUT ONGOING SHOULD BE THE SHORT ANSWER.
'CAUSE WE'VE BEEN WAITING ON THAT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, COUNCILMAN? UM, COURAGE.
UH, I HAVE A, A SIMILAR CONCERN AS, AS WAS JUST EXPRESSED BY COUNCILWOMAN IN THAT WE HAD HEARD THAT VIA WAS GOING TO BE DOING SOME KIND OF A, A SURVEY OF DISTANCES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD THAT'S BEING PLANNED.
UH, AND I HEARD THAT THE SURVEY WAS GONNA BE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS A HALF MILE AWAY.
WAS THAT THE ORIGINAL OR STILL, UH, THE CURRENT, UH, EXAMINATION, I KNOW WE'VE DESIGN, WE'VE GENERALLY DESIGNATED FOR OUTREACH COUNCILMEN ABOUT HALF MILE DISTANCE ON BOTH OF THE CORRIDORS FOR DIRECT MAIL PIECES AND OTHER MATERIALS FOR COMMUNICATION PIECES AROUND THAT.
I THINK WE HAVE USED THAT ALSO IN THE PAST FOR SURVEYS TO GET FEEDBACK FROM, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
BUT I WANNA SAY THAT WE HAVE EXPANDED THAT HALF MILE RADIUS TO ACTUALLY NOT CUT OFF CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO MAKE SURE WE ENCOMPASS AND INCLUDE ALL OF THEM IN THAT, UH, EFFORT AND OUTREACH.
WELL, THE EARLY CONCERNS I HEARD FROM RESIDENTS ALONG THE PROPOSED AREA WAS THAT, WELL, ARE THEY'RE GONNA COME IN, THEY'RE GONNA LOOK AT, UH, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS OR OUR AREAS A QUARTER MILE, HALF MILE AWAY AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE SHOULD HAVE MORE APARTMENTS BUILT ALONG HERE.
OH, WE SHOULD HAVE MORE COMMERCIAL AREAS DESIGNATED ALONG HERE TO SUPPLEMENT OR COMPLIMENT THIS LINE.
HAS ANY OF THAT BEEN DONE OR IS PLANNED ON BEING DONE RIGHT NOW? THE, I, I THINK THE SIMPLE ANSWER WOULD BE NO.
UM, AND THEN, UM, THERE, THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS, UM, ABOUT, UH, OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE COULD COME TO THE CITY FOR JUST TO LOOK AT LAND USE.
BUT, BUT, UM, NOT, NOT DIRECTLY ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT, WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
AND ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE DISCUSSED WOULD NOT BE A, A REQUIREMENT OR, UM, OF THE PROJECT, BUT POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING FOR MORE TOOLS, FOR MORE OPTIONS, FOR MORE, YOU KNOW, EQUITY, UM, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
I JUST WANNA REASSURE PEOPLE THAT ASK ME THAT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT CHANGING LAND USES DRAMATICALLY THAT MIGHT AFFECT THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE ALONG THAT AREA.
AND IT WOULD BE THE SAME EAST WEST.
UH, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF, UM, RENDERINGS THAT SAY, IDEALLY YOU BUILD THESE BIG TRANSPORTATION AREAS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU WANT TO HAVE DENSER POPULATION ALONG THEM SO THEY GET USED MORE.
WELL, DOES THAT MEAN CHANGING THE CURRENT DENSITY THAT EXISTS TODAY? AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO THE POPULATION AROUND THOSE AREAS? I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT THAT'S WHY I WAS EXPRESSING THAT CONCERN.
UH, ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE WAS, WHEN WE FIRST PASSED THE, UH, SALES TAX AND SAID IN 2026, VIA WAS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THAT, HOW MUCH WAS THAT ORIGINAL PROJECTION THAT VIA THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE RECEIVING
AND, AND NOW I SEE YOU'RE LOOKING AT 46,000,049 49 MILLION YEAH.
SO IT'S CERTAINLY COULD BE EVEN MORE THAN THAT.
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HOPE WE'RE PLANNING ON IT.NOW THERE, THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT IS A LARGER AREA, UH, AROUND SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY.
UH, DO ANY OF THE SMALL MUNICIPALITIES GET MONEY OUT OF THAT? AND DO WE NEED TO REACH ANY KIND OF AN UNDERSTAND WITH THEM TO REALLOCATE ALL THE A D T FUNDING? UH, FOR VIAS USE, THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT ONLY EXISTS IN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO THAT WOULD BE THOSE FOLKS AND BUSINESSES IN PARTICULAR THAT ARE WITHIN THOSE CITY LIMITS WOULD BE PAYING THAT A T D SALES TAX.
BUT, BUT JUST TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE, SOMEBODY THAT LIVES IN ALAMO HEIGHTS, SHOPPED IN SAN ANTONIO, THAT'S AN A T D TAX THAT THEY'RE PAYING.
BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA BE COLLECTING OR THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE RECEIVING ANY MONEY FROM THE AT T D AND THAT'S CORRECT.
ALAMO HEIGHTS OR HOLLYWOOD PARK OR, OKAY.
I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS DIVIDED UP ANYMORE THAN THAT.
I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN COURAGE.
ACTUALLY, JUST REAL QUICK BEFORE, I'M SORRY, IF YOU DON'T MIND, UM, CAN YOU JUST MENTIONED THAT WAS IN, WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, BUT IT'S, IT'S ALSO THE COUNTY IS ALSO INVOLVED.
SO THE, THE COUNTY IS ALSO INVOLVED WITH, UH, THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT BY THE, THE ENTITY THAT HAS BEEN UTILIZING THE ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION FUNDS TO LEVERAGE DOLLARS FOR PURPOSES, MAINLY FOR COUNTY ROADS, WELL, I SHOULDN'T SAY COUNTY ROADS, I SHOULD SAY INTERSECTIONS AND HIGHWAY PROJECTS THAT THEY'VE BEEN MATCHING WITH TXDOT MONEY AS WELL.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SORRY I WAS A LITTLE BIT TARDY.
UM, YOU KNOW, I'LL PROBABLY SAY SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING WHEN WE RECEIVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THIS, UH, UM, THIS LINE, UH, IS THAT I'M HOPEFUL FOR, I'M VERY HOPEFUL FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE NORTH SOUTH CORRIDOR, UM, SO THAT WE CAN REPLICATE OR EVEN APPROVE UPON, UH, THIS EFFORT TO SET THE STAGE FOR THE EAST WEST CORRIDOR.
UM, THAT BEING SAID, WHAT I'M WONDERING ARE, YOU KNOW, SAY ALL THINGS GO WELL, PROJECT IS COMPLETED, WHAT BARRIERS DO YOU SEE RIGHT NOW TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT IN TERMS OF, UH, WHAT BARRIERS ARE WILL THERE BE FOR USE FOR RIDERSHIP? WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCILMAN.
UM, YOU KNOW, HAVING WORKED ON THESE PROJECTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, UM, I, I HAVE TO START OFF WITH THE POSITIVE, WHICH I JUST FEEL LIKE THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY STAFF HAS BEEN REALLY POSITIVE.
AND THE TIMING AS FAR AS GETTING THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, UM, COMPLETED HAS, YOU KNOW, HAS PROCEEDED REALLY WELL.
I MEAN, I, I THINK IT'S JUST, JUST ABOUT A YEAR.
SO THAT GIVES ME GREAT HOPE THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, RUN INTO, UM, WOULD BE ALLEVIATED FROM THAT GREAT PARTNERSHIP.
UM, AS FAR AS FOR, UM, THE CORRIDOR IN THE FUTURE, IN TERMS OF RIDERSHIP, WE HAVE EXCELLENT RIDERSHIP ON, ON THE CORRIDOR TODAY.
UM, MAINLY RUNNING WITH OUR, OUR BUSES THREE AND FOUR.
AND SO I'M SEEING THAT AS A, AS A HUGE POSITIVE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE FREQUENCY AND WE'RE GONNA, YOU KNOW, ALLEVIATE ALL THE, THE SORT OF THE OVERLAP WITH THE ROUTES.
UM, SO I, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, AND WE'RE DOING BUS RAPID TRANSIT, WHICH IS INCREDIBLY, UM, UH, FLEXIBLE TYPE OF A, OF A SERVICE.
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE PUTTING RAIL RIGHT IN THE GROUND AND THEN IF SOMETHING CHANGES, YOU CAN'T.
SO I DON'T WANNA SAY I DON'T SEE ANY BARRIERS AT ALL, BUT I'M, I'M COMING THIS FROM THIS FROM A LENS OF SEEING OTHER PROJECTS AND, AND I SEE A LOT OF, A LOT OF, A LOT OF POSITIVITY.
AND SO, UM, AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO WITH OUR PARTNERS, UM, AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WE ARE, WE ARE NOW GOING IN AND, AND REQUESTING, YOU KNOW, A 60% MATCH FROM THEM.
AND I HAVE TO SAY TOO, THEY HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY POSITIVE ABOUT THIS PROJECT, INCLUDING VERY RECENTLY, THEY CHANGED THEIR REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS, UM, AND HAVE ALLOWED VIA TO, TO HAVE A LOT MORE, THERE'S A FEW PROJECTS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED THIS SORT OF PRE COVID I D UM, ANALYSIS, WHICH IS LIKE ALLOWING US MORE FLEXIBILITY SO THEY SEE IT POSITIVE TOO.
UM, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE LOOKING OUT FOR, UM, FOR OPENING DAY.
SO, JOHN, DID YOU HAVE ANY, I I WAS JUST GONNA ADD THAT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S, IT'S NICE TO BE IN, IN, IN THIS POSITION OF DEVELOPING THIS TYPE OF, OF TECHNOLOGY AND PROJECT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT THE FIRST ONES.
SO WE'VE TAKEN SOME REALLY GOOD LESSONS THAT THIS INDUSTRY HAS LEARNED ABOUT ROLLING OUT A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE AND THIS SCOPE ULTIMATELY TO GROW CUSTOMERS.
AND IT'S, IT'S THAT GROW THE RIDERSHIP AND TO SEE HOW OTHERS HAVE BEEN DOING IT AND HOW IT IS DESIGNED HAS BEEN A GREAT BENEFIT AND CONTINUES TO BE GREAT BENEFIT FOR US, UH, TO INCREASE THAT RIDERSHIP.
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONVINCE ME.I AM, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT AND EXCITED FOR THE NEXT, THE NEXT PHASE OF IT.
UM, SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA SEE ME VOTING NO AGAINST ANY, ANY, UH, ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS.
I DO WANNA SAY, UM, YOU HAD IDENTIFIED ONE OF THE BARRIERS THAT I WOULD LOOK FOR, RIGHT? IS, UH, FREQUENT FREQUENCY.
AND BY INCREASING THE FREQUENCY, YOU'RE, YOU'RE SORT OF REDUCING A BARRIER IN THAT WAY.
UM, I DID SEE THAT THERE'S GONNA BE 26 ADDITIONAL STOPS.
IS THAT ACCURATE? ALONG THE NORTH STOP? IT'S NOT, IT'S, IT'S TOTAL TOTAL STATIONS.
SO, SO THE STATIONS ARE, UM, UH, ABOUT A THIRD OF A MILE APART ALONG THE CORRIDOR.
MAYBE IT'S THE TERMINOLOGY AS, SO IT SAYS 26 NEW STATIONS, 41 PLATFORMS, AND TWO LOCAL STOPS, RIGHT? SO TOTAL OF 43, OR TOTAL OF 26, 26 NEW STATION AREAS.
SO SOME OF THOSE MIGHT BE, UM, AREAS WHERE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A PLATFORM ON EITHER SIDE, SOMETIMES THE CENTER AREA, AND THEN YOU HAVE TWO STOPS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE LOCAL.
AM I, I THINK I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M NOT MISINTERPRETING THE, THE QUESTION.
ON THE NORTH SOUTH, WHAT WOULD, AND SO I'M WONDERING, UH, WILL THE STOPS HAVE ACCESS TO WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER TO BE ANOTHER BARRIER, WHICH WOULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW, SAY UNSHELTERED UH, BENCHES, FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT KIND OF STOPS ARE THESE GOING TO BE ALONG THIS CORRIDOR? UM, SURE.
UH, WELL DEFINITELY, UH, HAVE, HAVE SHELTERS, UM, ON, ON THE STOPS.
WE, THE DESIGN, SO, SO LIKE OUR PRIMO STOPS HAVE LIKE A ONE DESIGN OF THOSE STOPS, AND THOSE ARE PRIMARILY SHELTERED STOPS, I WANT TO SAY.
SO, UM, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE SAME THING ALONG THESE LINES.
IT'S PART OF THE SPECIALNESS ABOUT BUS RAPID, THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT LINES IS GOING TO BE THOSE SHELTERED STOPS, EXACTLY HOW THEY LOOK NOW.
UM, THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE, UM, UNFOLDED AND, AND WORKED WITH, WITH, WITH COMMUNITY AND OTHER INPUT.
UM, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, PRELIMINARY DESIGNS AND THEY ARE SHELTERED.
AND WHAT I WOULD, I WOULD LOVE AN UPDATE AT SOME POINT ON THE, THE NEXT GEN SHELTERS.
I, I KNOW WHEN, UH, COUNCILMAN SHAW WAS PRESENT, IT WAS THE THOUSANDTH SHELTER RIGHT OUTSIDE.
AND IT'S NEAR MY FIELD OFFICE.
UM, AND SO I'M WONDERING, YOU KNOW, WHAT PROGRESS HAVE WE MADE THERE? AND IN THE FUTURE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UH, I THINK THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION HERE AND REMOVING THAT BARRIER OF THINKING RIGHT NOW IN HEAT.
AM I GONNA GO SIT AT A BUS, AT A BUS STOP THAT IS UNSHELTERED IN WHAT FEELS LIKE 115 DEGREE WEATHER? MM-HMM.
AND SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS SOME SORT OF A PLAN TO, UH, CONVERT AS MANY BUS STOPS AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THEY MAYBE HAVE A NEW COOLING TECHNOLOGY, LIKE SOLAR POWERED FANS THAT ARE COVERED.
AND SO I KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT, BUT AT SOME POINT THE CONVERSATION, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, GET THERE AND MAYBE IT'S FOR A LATER DATE.
LET US ALL BE HERE IN A FEW, IN A FEW MONTHS.
WE ABSOLUTELY COULD COME BACK WITH THAT COUNCILMAN, UH, AND, AND DISCUSS JUST OUR, UH, BUS STOP AND SHELTER PROGRAM.
ABIGAIL, UH, KENNISON, UM, UH, RUNS THAT FOR VIAS.
I, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF, UM, THIS COUNCIL'S SEEN A LOT OF REALLY INNOVATIVE, UH, WORK FOR BUS SHELTERS, YOU KNOW, THE SORT OF, I DUNNO WHAT THEY'RE CALLED, BUT I CALL 'EM LIKE THE ROOFTOP GARDENS, YOU KNOW, JUST WAYS TO, UM, BEAUTIFY THE STOPS AND OBVIOUSLY MAKE IT MORE COMFORTABLE FOR OUR RIDERS.
UM, AND THAT MAY BE, UM, A QUESTION FOR ANOTHER DAY, BUT I WILL SAY THAT GOING INTO SOMETHING SO INNOVATIVE AND NEW AND, AND SHINY AND BRIGHT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO DO THE BEST WE CAN GOING INTO IT IF WE CAN, WITHOUT HAVING TO COME BACK LATER AND RETROFIT.
UM, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL DO OUR PART.
UM, BUT I THINK THAT'S, UH, WE TALK ABOUT THAT A LOT, UH, ON COUNCIL, AND THIS IS A GOOD, MAYBE OPPORTUNITY TO TEST IT OUT OR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A PILOT PROGRAM, SOMETHING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OH, WE HAVE TO DO, I HAVE TO WAIT REAL QUICK.
IT'S BRIEFING ON THAT REAL QUICK.
MAYBE IF IT'S TOO LATE FOR THE NORTH SOUTH, THEN FOR THE EAST WEST WE CAN PREPARE THAT
UH, SHE, HE SAID TO MAYBE IF IT'S, WE CAN'T DO IT FOR NORTH SOUTH, WE CAN DO IT FOR EAST WEST.
WHERE WE'RE I ACTUALLY CALLED IT THE WEST, EAST.
UM, OKAY, SORRY, I GUESS TO MOVE ON, UM, ITEM THREE, UH, BRIEFING ON TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT.
THA UH, JUST REAL QUICK, VILLA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME.
I KNOW YOU, YOU'RE HERE A LOT, BUT WE DO REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE'LL SEE YOU ON THURSDAY.
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I WANT YOU TO THANK YOU.JUST REMINDED ME IT CAN GO UP AND DOWN.
I WAS LIKE, OH, YOU'RE TELLING ME 'CAUSE I'M SHORT.
WITH, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WE DID PRESENT AN UPDATE TO YOU ON THIS, ON THIS PLAN WITH THE INTENT TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON A CONTINUAL BASIS AS WE MET CERTAIN MILESTONES.
AND SO WE'RE ABOUT TO HIT ONE MILESTONE ON THIS PROJECT.
SO, UH, TODAY WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL PROVIDE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT AND THE TIMELINE AND OUR STRATEGY FOR OUR OUTREACH TO OUR EMPLOYEES FOR THIS PROGRAM.
SO THIS PLAN ACTUALLY STARTED BACK IN 2016.
THIS, UH, TABLE KIND OF ILLUSTRATES TO YOU HOW IT ALL STARTED IN 2016 WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE SA TOMORROW PLAN.
AN OBJECTIVE IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR A TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES COMMUTE.
IN 2017, A C C R WAS SUBMITTED TO CREATE A T D M PROGRAM, AND SOON AFTER WE STARTED THE VANPOOL, UH, PROGRAM WITH THE PARTNERSHIP AVIA, BUT AS YOU KNOW, IT WAS THEN SUSPENDED AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC.
SO IN 2021, WE EXECUTED AN A F A WITH AMPO AND TEXT DOT FOR USE OF THOSE CEC FUNDS FOR THE T D M PLAN.
AND IN 2022, WE UPDATED THAT A F A TO ADDRESS THE HYBRID WORK SCHEDULES THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED AS A RESULT OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SO EARLIER THIS YEAR, OUR STAFF THEN, UH, WORKED WITH OUR CONSULTANT AND CREATED THE CSA MOVES YOU CAMPAIGN FOR THIS PROJECT, AND WE, AND WE BEGAN FULL FORCE.
SO WHAT IS THE T D M PLAN? THE T D M PLAN IS A SET OF STRATEGIES THAT EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYERS USE TO HELP OR CHANGE OUR COMMUTING HABITS.
UH, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OBJECTIVES THAT, UH, COME OUT OF THIS PLAN, INCLUDING REDUCING COMMUTE TIME, UH, MANAGING CAPITAL COST, AND CREATING MORE MOBILITY CHOICES.
SO THE PLAN'S MISSION, UH, THAT THE WORK BASICALLY THAT COMES OUT OF THIS PLAN WILL HELP US TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS, TO REDUCE CONGESTION, IMPROVE OUR CLIMATE, AND CREATE THOSE COMMUTING CHOICES THAT ARE SUSTAINABLE, SAFE, AND CONVENIENT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
SO HOW DO WE DO THAT? HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE GET TO A GOOD PLAN AND HOW DO WE GET GOOD INPUT? UH, SO OUR CONSULTANT, UH, WHICH IS K C I AND H N T B, WILL BE CONDUCTING A NEEDS ASSESSMENT AS PART OF THIS PLAN.
THIS INCLUDES EVALUATING OUR PATTERNS, IDENTIFYING PARTNERSHIPS, AND BENCHMARKING THOSE RESULTS.
AND OUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WOULD ALLOW US TO IDENTIFY PILOT PROGRAMS TO IMPLEMENT AND TEST AND ALSO IDENTIFY SOME POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
SO OUR TIMELINE, UH, WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH THE PROJECT INITIATION STAGE, UH, WHICH INCLUDED CREATING A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN.
THAT WAS THE LAST TIME WE PROVIDED YOU A, UM, UH, AN, AN UPDATE TO THIS PLAN.
WE ARE NOW CURRENTLY IN OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT STAGE, AND WE ARE GETTING READY TO LAUNCH OUR SURVEY.
UH, RIGHT NOW OUR SURVEY IS CURRENTLY, UH, BEING TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH.
SO IT IS BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
AND ONCE WE DO THAT, THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO LAUNCH IT.
OUR FINAL PLAN, UH, IS EXPECTED DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2024.
SO OUR SURVEY AND OUTREACH STRATEGY, UM, AGAIN, OUR EFFORTS WILL BE TO ENGAGE OUR EMPLOYEES, UH, WHICH INCLUDES A SURVEY THROUGH OUR ESSAY SPEAKUP PORTAL, WHICH BASICALLY IS GONNA SERVE US AS A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PLAN.
UH, THE SURVEY WILL BE, UM, BRIEF AND OF COURSE, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, BILINGUAL, UH, WE WILL ALSO BE HOSTING SOME POPUPS TO REACH OUT TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND STAFF.
SO OUR SURVEY WILL BE OPEN, UM, IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS ONCE WE FINISH THAT TRANSLATION.
AND WE'LL BE OPEN THROUGH AUGUST 25TH.
AND AGAIN, IT FEEDS INTO, UM, THE STRATEGIES THAT ARE GONNA BE DEVELOPED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT THOSE PILOT PROGRAMS ARE, AND THEN ROLL OUT A MORE, UH, EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
THIS SLIDE KIND OF ILLUSTRATES SOME OF THE LOCATIONS THAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE AGAIN, WE WANT TO REACH AS MANY EMPLOYEES AS WE CAN IN ORDER TO DE TO DETERMINE WHAT THEIR CURRENT, UH, COMMUTING OPTIONS ARE AND WHAT THEY WANNA SEE.
SO FIRST WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS INTRODUCE HARLEY HUBBARD.
UH, SHE'S HERE WITH ME, SHE'S OUR ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR.
SHE'S GONNA BE SERVING AS OUR PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS TEAM OR FOR THIS PLAN.
AND, UM, WE'RE EXCITED THAT SHE'S ON BOARD TO DO THAT.
SO I JUST WANTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE HER TO YOU.
UH, KATT, UM, THIS IS, UM, AS YOU MENTIONED, A PRO PROJECT THAT WAS VERY MUCH AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC, UM, EXCEPT FOR MAYBE FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT PROBABLY ALSO THEM
SO I THINK THE STUDY IS TIMELY AS WE RECOVER.
A LOT OF CITY EMPLOYEES ARE ON A HYBRID SCHEDULE STILL, UM, AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND.
SO THE STUDY'S GONNA PROVIDE SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION, SO WE LOOK
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FORWARD TO IT.IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO USE THIS STUDY AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE NEED TO GATHER, UM, CITYWIDE COMMUTING DATA.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO DO THAT, UM, BUT I KNOW IT'S A BIG PROJECT AND I I THINK THAT WE SHOULD KEEP IT TOP OF MIND FOR THE DISCUSSION.
ANY, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
COUNCILMAN MC RODRIGUEZ FOR SURE.
I DO FIRST WANNA START OFF BY GIVING A SHOUT OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBER RAY ALDANA AND COUNCILMAN, UH, ANAS SANDOVAL FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND, UH, FOCUS ON MEETING THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF OUR OVER 13,000 EMPLOYEES.
UM, AND REALIZING THAT WE HAVE TO BE A MODEL FOR CONSERVATION AND MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.
I I DO THINK THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF, UM, A TIME IN WHICH A RECOMMENDATION HAD BEEN MADE DUE TO CITY RESEARCH, THAT IT TOOK A COUNCIL ACTION IN ORDER TO, UH, SEE THAT RECOMMENDATION THROUGH.
AND SO I WONDER JUST FOR BROADER CONVERSATION, HOW MANY MORE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE WE NOT IMPLEMENTED FROM THE VARIOUS STUDIES AND SURVEYS AND, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECOMMENDATION AND CHANGE.
UM, BUT I'LL, I'LL LEAVE THAT BE FOR ANOTHER DAY.
UM, REGARDING THE LOCATIONS FOR IN-PERSON EMPLOYEE OUTREACH, I'M CURIOUS IF WE CAN INCLUDE, UM, COMMUNITY CENTERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY.
UM, LIKE THE CLAUDE BLACK CENTER OR ANOTHER CENTER ON THE, UH, UH, SOUTHEAST OR SOUTH SIDE WHERE OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE HEADQUARTERED.
UM, WE CAN DEFINITELY EXPAND UPON THE LIST IF NEED BE.
WE TRIED TO KIND OF FOLLOW THE HR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ROADSHOW AND THE PLACES THAT THEY WENT.
WE DO HAVE MANY EMPLOYEES AT THE COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT WORK AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
SO WE ARE HOPING THAT WE'RE GONNA HIT THEM AT ANOTHER LOCATION, BUT WE'RE NOT JUST GONNA HAVE IN PERSON.
WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE ALL COSA, EMAIL, MAILERS, TEXTS, REALLY MAKE SURE WE CAN REACH OUT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, INCLUDING Y'ALL'S COUNCIL TEAMS. UM, SO THAT IS THE LIST FOR NOW, BUT IT IS EXPANDING AS WE GET IN TOUCH WITH OUR HR BUSINESS PARTNERS AND ADVISE US ON THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT THEIR TEAMS. THANK YOU.
AND THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE INTERESTING OF A QUESTION, BUT, UM, MY TEAM HAS RECENTLY BEEN VERY FREQUENT USERS OF THE CITY GYM.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO CONSIDER WAYS IN WHICH EMPLOYEES CAN GET QUICK ACCESS.
IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT THAT OUR EMPLOYEES CAN USE.
UM, BUT IF THEY WORK ON THE EAST SIDE AND THEY CAN'T GET THERE BECAUSE OF TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING ISSUES, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE, UH, ELIMINATE THAT BARRIER? AND I SAY THE EAST SIDE, BUT THERE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S FOLK ON THE NORTH SIDE, WEST SIDE, SOUTH SIDE AS WELL THAT MIGHT ALSO HAVE THOSE SAME STRUGGLES.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GET TO THE GYMS HERE,
UM, SO PART OF THIS PROGRAM IS NOT ONLY GETTING EMPLOYEES TO THEIR PLACE OF WORK, BUT ALSO TO THE BENEFITS THAT THE CITY PROVIDES THEM.
SO THAT IS TOP OF MIND AND WILL PART BE PART OF THE STUDY AS WELL.
I HAVE SORT OF A, A STRANGE QUESTION, BUT I, I WILL SAY THAT IT WAS INSPIRED BY COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO.
I DUNNO IF YOU REMEMBER COUNCILWOMAN.
WE WERE AT, UM, AN EVENT DOWNTOWN AND YOU TOOK A PETTY CAB, RIGHT? SO WAS THAT PART OF THE STUDY? WAS IT STRICTLY SORT OF COMMUTING FROM, I MEAN, I'M THINKING ABOUT LIKE, JUST EVEN IN HER DOWNTOWN AREAS.
UM, SHE, SHE MENTIONED, UH, SHE TOOK A PET CAB AND IT TOOK LIKE A SECOND TO GET
YOU WANNA MENTION? YEAH, GO AHEAD.
SO A A COUPLE OF THINGS, RIGHT? WHAT WAS INTERESTING IS I, UM, WE TOOK THE BUS TO GET THERE AND THEN IT REROUTED.
SO WE ENDED UP HAVING TO WALK FURTHER, BUT ON OUR WAY LEAVING THE EVENT, WE JUST HOPPED ON A PETTY CAB AND THEY GOT US TO OUR DESTINATION LIKE FOUR OR FIVE MINUTES.
SO LIKE, IT, IT WAS FASTER THAN, THAN WALKING AND FASTER THAN TAKING ME.
BUT IT'S, I'M WONDERING IF THAT WAS PART OF THIS NOT, NOT JUST SORT OF VERY TRADITIONAL FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION.
SO THAT PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE WAS NOT PART OF OUR PROGRAM, BUT WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE OKAY IN THE FUTURE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SPA EVERYTHING FROM PETTY CABS TO BIKE SHARE PROGRAMS. OKAY.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF EMPLOYEES DOWNTOWN GOING FROM ONE SITE TO ANOTHER.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S EASY AS WELL.
IT DOES THIS NO GOOD IF WE CAN GET YOU TO WORK AND THEN YOU'RE KIND OF STRANDED ALL DAY AND YOU HAVE TO UBER BETWEEN YOUR LOCATIONS, THAT DOESN'T HELP THE CAUSE.
SO WE WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO EXPAND UPON THOSE AS WELL.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL SORTS OF THINGS FROM PETTY CAB, BIKE, BUS, SHUTTLE, RIVER TAXI, ANYTHING WE CAN TO GET OUR EMPLOYEES TO FROM AND IN BETWEEN THEIR WORK SITES.
AND THAT IS A PART OF THE SURVEY AS WELL.
NOT ONLY HOW DO YOU GET TO WORK, BUT HOW DO YOU MOVE ONCE YOU'RE AT WORK.
I I THINK IT'S JUST, IT'S INTERESTING.
COUNCILMAN CASTILLO NEVER USES THE SAME FORM OF TRANSPORTATION TWICE.
UM, I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN HER ON A HELICOPTER ONCE.
RESEARCH ALL RESEARCH
UM, I GOT IN A COUPLE OF CAR ACCIDENTS GETTING TO THE OME, SO THAT'S WHY I DON'T TAKE THE CAR THERE ANYMORE.
UM, BUT, UM, ONE THING THAT, UH, OUR, OUR ZONING DIRECTOR'S ALWAYS ENCOURAGING AND, AND HE, EVERY BUDGET SEASON HE'S LIKE, THIS NEEDS TO BE A PRIORITY, IS INCREASING E-BIKE ACCESS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES.
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ZONING DIRECTOR, HE'S OFTEN AT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND OFTENTIMES WAITING FOR THE BUS IS, YOU COULD WALK THERE FASTER THAN CATCHING THE BUS.UM, BUT HE BOUGHT HIMSELF A E-BIKE AND THAT'S WHAT HE USES TO GET AROUND.
UH, AND HE'S ALWAYS, UH, RECOMMENDING AND ADVOCATING THAT CITY EMPLOYEES GET A FREE MEMBERSHIP TO USE THE E BICYCLES TO COMMUTE TO THE DIFFERENT CITY TOWERS AND, AND D S G AND WHEREVER THEY NEED TO GET.
THIS IS SUCH A GREAT DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH.
SO THAT IS ALSO PART OF THE PLAN TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO SPREAD THEIR ACCESS, UM, AND SEE IF WE CAN PROVIDE A SIMILAR EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SIMILAR TO THE VIA BUS PASS FOR BCYCLE.
THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING DISCUSSION.
I, YOU KNOW, THIS CITY IS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER AS WE'VE SAT HERE.
MORE PEOPLE HAVE MOVED TO SAN ANTONIO AND SO WE HAVE TO BE MORE CREATIVE AND, AND THESE AREN'T, I DON'T, I DON'T EVEN THINK THEY'RE CREATIVE ANYMORE.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE SORT OF MORE NECESSITY THAN LUXURY ANYMORE.
SO I LOVE THAT WE'RE HAVING THE DISCUSSION.
UM, COUNCILMAN E COURAGE, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE.
UM, AND THEN WE GO ON TO ITEM FOUR, BRIEFING ON VISION ZERO, LAST ONE.
SO TODAY'S PRESENTATION ON OUR VISION ZERO PROJECTS WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THESE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING, THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, AND THAT ARE CURRENTLY EITHER UNDER DESIGN OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
SO AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE CITY ADOPTED OUR VISION ZERO PROGRAM IN 2016, AND IT HAS BEEN FUNDED ANNUALLY SINCE, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2017.
SO THE FUNDING IS UTILIZED IN THE FORM OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, CONDUCTING CRASH DATA REPORTS THAT BASICALLY TELL US WHERE THOSE HIGH INJURY NETWORKS ARE AND OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
OUR DEPARTMENT ALSO RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN F Y 22 TO ASSIST IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR VISION ZERO PROGRAM WITH 5.2 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION TO MID-BLOCK CROSSWALKS WITHIN OUR HIGH INJURY NETWORKS.
AND I'LL BE PROVIDING A, A QUICK UPDATE ON THESE PROJECTS SHORTLY.
AND RECENTLY WE ALSO RECEIVED 4.4 MILLION THIS YEAR FROM THE FEDERAL SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT TO IMPLEMENT EIGHT MID-BLOCK CROSSWALKS AND CONDUCT A SAFETY CAMPAIGN ALONG ZZA MAURA.
SO A COUPLE OF UPDATES ON OUR PROJECTS.
UM, AFTER COMPLETING DESIGN, THERE ARE ABOUT FOUR PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, W W WIDE AT M L K IN COUNCIL.
DISTRICT TWO IS MANAGED BY TXDOT AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
OUR MIDBLOCK CROSSWALK WITH A RAPID FLASHING BEACON WILL BE INCLUDED IN THEIR PROJECTS.
SO WE'LL LOOK TO THEM TO MANAGE IT AND CONSTRUCT SOUTHEAST MILITARY AND HANZI.
DISTRICT THREE IS A CON IS CONSTRUCTION OF A SIGNALED INTERSECTION AND IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER, M L K AT IDEA SCHOOL AND COUNCIL.
DISTRICT TWO WILL BE A MIDBLOCK CROSSWALK WITH RAPID FLASHING BEACON, AND WE ARE ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN THAT CONSTRUCTION IN SEPTEMBER.
AND LASTLY, ACME AT ET REN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX WILL BE A MIDBLOCK CROSSWALK WITH PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACON, AND THAT ONE IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, WE RECEIVED 5.2 MILLION IN F Y 22 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL MID-BLOCK CROSSWALKS, AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY 14 THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE DESIGN PHASE.
AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE BOND TEAM ON A COUPLE OF THOSE LOCATED IN OFFA, COLLIBRA, AND MARBACH.
AND WE'RE ALSO PREPPING THE REMAINING FOR WORK WITH SOME OF OUR ON-CALL CONSULTANTS SO WE CAN BEGIN THE DESIGN ON THE REMAINING PROJECTS.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THESE TO GET THESE ON THE GROUND.
AND THEN LASTLY, AS I MENTIONED, UH, WE ARE WORKING WITH F H W A ON A GRANT AGREEMENT SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN THE SOLICITATION PROCESS TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT OUR EIGHT MIDBLOCK CROSSWALKS ALONG Z ZAMORA.
IT IS PART OF FOUR, THE $4.4 MILLION THAT THE CITY RECEIVED THROUGH THE FEDERAL SAFE STREETS FOR ALL, UH, GRANT FEDERAL PROGRAM.
AND IT IS THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'VE RECEIVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
AND THAT'S IT ON THE UPDATE FOR OUR VISION ZERO PROJECTS.
THANK YOU FOR THE, UM, THE UPDATE.
AND THERE'S, DID YOU SAY FOUR CROSSWALKS UNDER CONSTRUCTION? CORRECT.
UH, THERE'S, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S ALSO 22 IN THE DESIGN PHASE, IS THAT RIGHT? 22 MORE? YES.
SO THERE'S A TOTAL OF 22 MORE.
I GAVE YOU AN UPDATE ON, UH, 14 AND THEN PLUS THE ZZA MORE EIGHT, UH, MIDBLOCK CROSSWALKS TOO.
UM, SO I, WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS IS, THIS IS KIND OF MY, MY MO RIGHT? I LIKE TO GATHER DATA, UM, MAKE A PLAN AND THEN PUT IT INTO ACTION.
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY IN RIGHT NOW IN KIND OF VARIOUS STAGES OF THIS.
BUT SOMETHING IS UNSEXY AS MIDBLOCK CROSSINGS, RIGHT? IS JUST SO, SO IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
IT'S JUST NOT, NOT, NOT THE KIND OF THING THAT MAY MAYBE MAKES THE PAPERS EVERY DAY, RIGHT? BUT IT'S, UM, DOES CHANGE LIVES, MAYBE SAVES LIVES.
AND SO, UH, SPECIFICALLY I CAN SPEAK TO THE ONE AT REN, THAT'S AN AREA IN MY DISTRICT THAT HAS BEEN LONG NEGLECTED.
AND SO HAVING SOMETHING AS, UM, USEFUL AND AND HELPFUL IS THIS IS JUST GONNA BE, I THINK, A BIG GAME CHANGER.
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WORK ON THIS AND, AND ALL OF YOUR TEAM.UM, ANY, ANY COUNCIL COMMENT? COUNCILMAN MKI RODRIGUEZ? FOR SURE.
UM, ONE TIME, COUNCILMAN CASTILLO AND I WERE RACING BY FOOT AND THERE WASN'T ACCESS TO A MIDBLOCK CROSSING, AND SHE ENDED UP BEATING ME IN THE RACE BECAUSE SHE ENDED UP PARASAILING ACROSS
I CAN, UH, I'M SUPER EXCITED, UH, WITH THE INVEST WITH THE, I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE INVESTMENT IN PEDESTRIAN SAFETY THAT'S GONNA BE MADE NOT ONLY IN DISTRICT TWO, BUT CITYWIDE.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE ALMOST EVERY DISTRICT HAD BEEN, UH, HIT IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM.
UM, AND SO I'M THANKFUL THAT THAT NEED IS BEING RECOGNIZED AND THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING AREAS SUCH AS, UH, W W Y.
I DID NOTICE THAT, UM, ONE OF THE MID-BLOCK CROSSINGS IS AT A CHARTER SCHOOL, AND I'M ASSUMING THAT THE CROSSING MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN NEEDED.
UM, BUT I'M WONDERING IF THE PRIORITIZATION OF THIS PROJECT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEED TO WALK STUDENTS ACROSS W W WHITE, UM, AND INTO THE SCHOOL.
AND THE REASON THAT I ASK THAT IS BECAUSE A GREAT NUMBER OF CHARTER SCHOOLS HAVE, UH, UH, SORT OF TARGETED THE SAN ANTONIO STUDENT POPULATION, AND PARTICULARLY THAT ON THE EAST SIDE.
AND, YOU KNOW, THIS INCREASE IN CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THE SUBSEQUENT TRAFFIC NEEDS, UM, LEADS TO THE NEED FOR MORE TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT ON OUR PART.
BUT I'M WONDERING IF, UM, YOU KNOW, I'D BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW MANY PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS OR FLASHING SCHOOL CROSSINGS WE'VE IMPLEMENTED AT NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF THAT, AND IF THERE MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE, TO SEEK FUNDING FROM THE STATE TO MEET THIS NEED SINCE IT'S THE STATE THAT ENCOURAGED THEIR EXPANSION.
WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT TO SEE IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT.
BUT, UH, THE WW WHITE ONE, THAT ONE WAS ACTUALLY A PROJECT THAT HAD BEGUN SEVERAL TEAM TEAMS AGO.
AND SO, UH, THE DESIGN WAS RECENTLY COMPLETED.
AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT WAS ON THE SHELF THAT WE NEEDED TO GO AHEAD AND, AND COME TO FRUITION.
BUT WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT, UH, WHAT YOU JUST SAID ABOUT LOOKING AT THE STATE FOR EXTRA FUNDS.
AND, AND, UH, THOSE ARE REALLY GOOD POINTS AND I'M, I'M CURIOUS, UH, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HELP IDENTIFY AND, AND, UH, HOPEFULLY, UH, GRAB SOME FUNDING FROM THAT.
AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A SCHOOL GOT PLACED IN LIKE, SUCH A DANGEROUS AREA WITH LIKE NO CONSIDERATION OF THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN.
UM, BUT
IT'S ALWAYS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THESE MUCH NEEDED PROJECTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING PEDESTRIANS SAFE.
SO JUST THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
THANK YOU COUNCILMAN CASTILLO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL, ALL OF YOUR HELP, UM, AND INFORMATION.
JUST MAKING SURE ANOTHER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANOTHER ROUND.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND, UH, MEETINGS ADJOURNED.