* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:36] GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 30TH, 2019. COUNCIL MEMBER VINNO HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HALL HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER VRAN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER SALDANA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ WILL NOT BE HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BROCK HOUSE COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. COUNCIL MEMBER LIA. COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE. COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY HERE. AND MAYOR NURENBERG HERE. MAYOR, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR CITY COUNCIL, A SESSION AGENDA. THE TIME IS 9:12 AM TO BEGIN TODAY, WE'LL WELCOME AN INDICATOR GUEST OF COUNCIL MEMBER SANDOVAL. THANK YOU MAYOR. TODAY IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE PASTOR MICHELLE JACK. SHE'S THE EXECUTIVE PASTOR AT CITY CHURCH, WHICH HAS A TREMENDOUS CAMPUS IN DISTRICT SEVEN ALONG BANDERA ROAD. THE CHURCH HAS TWO PHYSICAL CAMPUSES IN SAN ANTONIO, AVERAGING OVER 4,800 PEOPLE WEEKLY. AND THEY ALSO HAVE AN ONLINE CAMPUS THAT HAS ANOTHER 1200 PEOPLE WATCHING GLOBALLY. SHE HAS BEEN IN MINISTRY FOR THREE YEARS AND TRANSITIONED FROM BEING AN EXECUTIVE AT U SS A A A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY. AS WE KNOW, SHE'S BEEN A LEADER FOR OVER 18 YEARS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO WHERE SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED. SHE HAS A DEGREE IN MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM U T S A. SHE AND HER HUSBAND CARLOS ARE RAISING THEIR SON GAVIN, WHO IS A LOCAL MARIACHI AND ABOUT TO GRADUATE FROM THE JOHN JAY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ACADEMY. THEY'VE ALSO GOT BOWEN, WHO'S SEVEN AND LOVES TO HUNT, AND THEIR DAUGHTER JAYDEN, WHO'S INCREDIBLY CREATIVE AND ALREADY AND INSPIRING ARTIST. I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT CITY CHURCH IS WORKING WITH THE FOOD BANK THIS SUMMER TO PROVIDE 400,000 MEALS TO SAN ANTONIO KIDS IN SAN ANTONIO. WELL, OBVIOUSLY IN SAN ANTONIO , WHO WILL BE OUT OF SCHOOL THIS SUMMER. SO I WANNA THANK HER AND THE ENTIRE CONGREGATION FOR HER, UM, FOR HER HEART OF SERVICE TO OUR PEOPLE. SO PASTOR, THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER. FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE ALSO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY THAT ALLOWS US TO PUBLICLY INVITE YOU INTO A MEETING SUCH AS THIS. IT IS NOT LOST UPON US AND WE DO NOT TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED. SO FATHER, RIGHT NOW WE DO JUST THAT. WE ASK YOU TO BE A PART OF THIS MEETING TODAY. I ASK THAT YOU GIVE EACH OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND LEADERS THAT WILL BE HERE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, A RENEWED SENSE AND A FRESH OWNERSHIP OF THE GREAT PEOPLE, COMMUNITY AND CITY THAT THEY SERVE. I THANK YOU FOR EACH LEADER HERE, FOR THE TALENTS AND GIFTS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN THEM. I PRAY THAT YOU BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. GIVE THEM DISCERNMENT FOR THE CONVERSATIONS THEY'LL HAVE AND THE DECISIONS THAT THEY WILL MAKE. GIVE THEM A PEACE AND A RELIEF FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE BURDEN OF THE ROLES THAT THEY CARRY. I PRAY FOR PROTECTION OVER THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND I ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO FULFILL YOUR PURPOSE IN THEIR LIVES AND YOUR PURPOSE FOR THE GREAT CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO REPUBLIC ONE ISSUE UNDER GOD AND THIS AND JUSTICE WORLD. THANK YOU PASTOR JACK. ALRIGHT, WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TRANSLATION SERVICES INTERPRET. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL [00:05:01] OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM MAY 1ST THROUGH SECOND. THAT'S ITEM THREE. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. MINUTES FROM MAY 1ST THROUGH SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. THERE'S A COUPLE OF POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TODAY. I'LL START, UH, WITH A RECOGNITION. NORMALLY IT'S WITHIN THE CITY MANAGER'S PURVIEW TO RECOGNIZE, UH, OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE HAD AMASSED A TENURE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO OF A DURATION ENOUGH THAT WE SHOULD BE PROUD AND TO RECOGNIZE THEM INDIVIDUALLY. UNFORTUNATELY, ERIC CANNOT DO THAT BECAUSE ERIC IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE RECOGNITION TODAY, . SO IT GIVES ME GREAT PRIDE TO PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE IN RECOGNITION OF ERIC WALSH FOR HIS 25 YEARS OF FAITHFUL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. PRESENTED JUNE 19TH. ERIC, IF, UM, IF YOU'LL JOIN ME DOWN THERE FOR A PICTURE WITH THE CERTIFICATE, I ALSO WANNA ASK, UH, BOBBY PEREZ TO COME UP FOR HIS OWN RECOGNITION. GOOD MORNING, MR. MANAGER, MAYOR, COUNSEL, UH, FOR YOUR RECORD. BOBBY PEREZ, ONE AT T CENTER PARKWAY SPUR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT. WE'RE HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF OUR 400 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND OUR THOUSAND AND 18 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES TO CONGRATULATE THE MANAGER, CONGRATULATE THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR FOR THEIR, UH, STEADFAST SERVICE OF OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO EVERYTHING THAT YOU WENT THROUGH TO GET TO THIS POINT TODAY. AND SO, AS WE'VE DONE WITH CITY MANAGERS IN THE PAST, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE AS THE 20TH CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, HONOR YOU WITH THIS JERSEY. A LITTLE FITTING THAT'S FIRST DAY OF THE N B A FINALS . WE'RE SORRY WE'RE NOT IN IT, UH, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING ON IT AND DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN, BUT WE WANTED TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BOB'S IN THE MIDDLE, THE MAYOR ON THE OTHER SIDE. THREE . THERE YOU GO. A LOT OF PRESSURE ON NUMBER 22. I KNOW, I KNOW. CONGRATULATIONS. ALRIGHT, MAN, WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. IT'S GONE BY FAST, AND, AND THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE IT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, AND, AND TO THE SPURS ORGANIZATION THAT IS, UM, UH, THAT'LL, THAT'LL GO UP ON THE WALL NEXT TO THE, UH, THE TRINITY JERSEY. BUT I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND, UH, AND, UH, BUT, BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND I'M, UM, THE FIRST, UH, 75, 80 DAYS OR SO HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING WORKING WITH THIS GREAT COUNCIL AND GREAT ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, A SECOND POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, AND I KNOW A COUPLE OF MY COLLEAGUES WANT TO MAKE COMMENT AS WELL. AND I'M GONNA ASK, UM, RENEE TO COME UP HERE IN JUST A MOMENT TO WELCOME OUR GUESTS FOR AN ITEM THAT, UH, WILL LIKELY REMAIN ON CONSENT, AND THAT IS TO WELCOME TEAM TOYOTA HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. UH, WE DO HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT I THINK IS WORTH, UH, RECOGNITION AND CELEBRATION. IT'S A POTENTIAL INVESTMENT THAT IS NOT YET A DONE DEAL, BUT WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY WE'RE PUTTING FORTH A COMPETITIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE. IT DOES REPRESENT AN IMPORTANT ADDITION TO THE LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES. TOYOTA IS MUCH MORE THAN A MAJOR PL EMPLOYER IN OUR CITY. WITH OVER 7,000 JOBS, INCLUDING ITS 23 SUPPLIERS, YOU GUYS ARE TRUE COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND FOR SAN ANTONIO'S RISE AS A CENTER OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE. 16 YEARS AGO, TOYOTA MADE A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR BET ON OUR PEOPLE AND OUR FUTURE. AND TOGETHER OUR PARTNERSHIP AND OUR INVESTMENT HAVE YIELDED FANTASTIC RETURNS. WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS NEW POTENTIAL INVESTMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY ADDED FLEXIBILITY AND GREATER CAPACITY TO COMPETE WITH ALMOST ANY COMPANY IN ANY CITY IN THE WORLD. SO THANK YOU TO KEVIN VOGEL AND THE ENTIRE TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING TEXAS TEAM FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR BELIEVING IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT, YOUR LOYALTY AND PARTNERSHIP. AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, RENEE [00:10:01] TO KICK US OFF WITH A BRIEF PRESENTATION. AND KEVIN, IF YOU'D COME FORWARD AND MAKE, MAKE SOME REMARKS AS WELL. WELL, I CAN SUMMARIZE THE PRESENTATION FOR YOU ALL. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR. GOOD MORNING COUNSEL. VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE THIS MORNING. BEFORE I KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THE PROJECT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE INTERNAL TEAM THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS DILIGENTLY, ALEX LOPEZ, AMY CONTRARES, ISAAC BURNELL, AND OUR, UH, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, RED RODRIGUEZ. THEY'VE BEEN PUTTING IN SOME LONG HOURS PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. IN SUMMARY, WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO IS REALLY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TOYOTA AS THEY CONSIDER ANOTHER MAJOR INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY ON THE HILLS OF THEIR BIG 2003 ANNOUNCEMENT TO MOVE THEIR MANUFACTURING PLANT HERE TO SAN ANTONIO. THAT SINGLE INVESTMENT REALLY TRANSFORM SAN ANTONIO IN PARTICULARLY THE SOUTH SIDE. IT'S TRANSFORMED THOUSANDS OF LIVES, AS THE MAYOR POINTED OUT, AND REALLY CREATED A LOT OF ECONOMIC MOMENTUM, IN PARTICULAR IN THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. FOR US, THAT WAS REALLY THE INCEPTION OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE FUND OR OUR THREE 12 PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE NOW. SO IT WAS REALLY A MOMENT IN TIME THAT TRANSFORMED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THIS CITY. AS I MENTIONED TODAY, THEY'RE CONSIDERING ANOTHER MAJOR INVESTMENT. WE FULLY SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE THIS REALLY POSITIONS SAN ANTONIO FOR FUTURE PRODUCTION INVESTMENTS THAT ARE, UH, IN THE PIPELINE. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHY I REALLY LIKE THIS, UM, PROJECT IS BECAUSE IT SPEAKS ABOUT OUR WORKFORCE. I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED IF WE SECURE THIS PROJECT. OUR RESIDENTS ARE GONNA BE TRAINED ON THE MOST ADVANCED STATE OF THE ART ASSEMBLY PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT IN THE WORLD, AND THAT SPEAKS ABOUT VOLUMES FOR OUR WORKFORCE. WITH THAT, LET ME INTRODUCE THE PRESIDENT OF TOYOTA MOTOR MOTOR MANUFACTURING, TEXAS, KEVIN VOGEL, AND THEN LUISA CASO IS THEIR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MANAGER. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KEVIN VOGEL, AND I'M HUMBLED AND PROUD TO STAND FOR YOU FOR YOU HERE TODAY AS THE PRESIDENT OF TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING TEXAS. IT WAS 15 YEARS AGO WHEN I JOINED TOYOTA AS A MANAGER TO SUPPORT THEN THE 21 ONSITE SUPPLIERS THAT WOULD COME TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS THAT ARE NOW 23 ONSITE SUPPLIERS. SEEING THE PLANT BECOME WHAT IT IS TODAY, THE PLACE WHERE WE BUILD THE TUNDRA TACOMA EVERY 60 SECONDS AND EMPLOY SOME OF THE COMMUNITY'S FINEST EMPLOYEES AND PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH SIDE. BRING ME GREAT HONOR TO BE BACK HERE TODAY TO SERVE AS PLANT PRESIDENT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. WE APPRECIATED THE STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND IT'S A CITY AND THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE VALUE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF OUR COMPANY. IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT RELATIONSHIP OF OUR COMPANY THAT WE EVALUATING A SUBSTANTIAL AND COMPREHENSIVE INVESTMENT TO REFASHION A STATE-OF-THE-ART LINE TO GIVE US THE FLEXIBILITY TO MOVING INTO THE FUTURE. TODAY, WE'RE HERE MEETING WITH YOU AND SEEKING YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT PROJECT INVESTMENT GIVEN IN OUR OPERATIONS. WE'D LIKE YOUR SUPPORT TO BRING THIS FRUITION BACK TO SAN ANTONIO, AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP. WE'RE HUMBLED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KEVIN. UH, I DO HAVE COLLEAGUES WHO WOULD LIKE TO, UH, MAKE SOME REMARKS, UH, AT THIS POINT. COUNCILMAN GROM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KEVIN LUISA AND ALL OF TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING TEXAS. THANK YOU TO RENEE AND THE TEAM. I THINK THIS IS JUST ANOTHER INDICATION OF HOW WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH TOYOTA, UM, TEXAS, AND HOW WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING AND HOWEVER YOU ARE ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION, WE WANNA BE THERE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU. AND WE HOPE THAT WHEN YOU GO PITCH A TOYOTA, T M T X, THAT THEY SEE THAT AS WELL. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE CHEERING YOU ON. WE ARE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS, UH, PARTNERSHIP, AND WE KNOW THAT, UM, IT TAKES A LOT. AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE'VE BUILT WITH JAPAN, UM, TOYOTA IN JAPAN, AND HOPE THAT THAT CONNECTION WILL CONTINUE TO RESONATE. AND PERSONALLY, MYSELF BEING ABLE TO GO THERE AND THEN TO SEE THE NEW, UM, MANUFACTURING SITES, THE NEW ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY USING AND THAT THEY WANNA SEE IN THE FUTURE. I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT WHAT POTENTIAL THAT CAN BRING TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTS HERE. AND NOT ONLY THAT THIS IS CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND HOW SAN ANTONIO AND TEXAS COULD BE THE LEADER IN THAT TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ENTIRE NATION AND MANUFACTURING WORLD. THIS IS WHAT IS AT STAKE AND THIS IS WHAT I HOPE, UH, YOU ALL CAN BRING ON HOME HERE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN VERON. COUNCILMAN SALANA. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND, UH, THANK YOU TO KEVIN AND LISA AND MELISSA. I KNOW THAT, UH, UH, YOU [00:15:01] ALL ARE THE, THE TIP OF THE SPEAR FOR WHAT WE HOPE IS GOING TO BE, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, A SUCCESSFUL ANNOUNCEMENT AND APPLICATION, BUT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GREAT THAT WE ARE, ARE SEEING TOYOTA DOUBLE DOWN ON SAN ANTONIO AND, AND THE PEOPLE WHO EVERY SINGLE DAY MAKE UP YOUR WORKFORCE. I, I'M GLAD TO CALL MY NEIGHBORS, UH, SOME OF YOUR EMPLOYEES. I LIVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND, UH, I'M GLAD TO CALL TOYOTA ONE OF THESE, YOU KNOW, STEPPING STONES TO THE MIDDLE CLASS. IF YOU CONSIDER THE HISTORY OF SAN ANTONIO, WHERE WE'VE BEEN PINNED DOWN TO INDUSTRIES LIKE THE MILITARY OR, OR THE, UH, THE SERVICE INDUSTRY, GETTING TO SEE NOT ONLY MANUFACTURING, BUT ADVANCED MANUFACTURING. AND THEN WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, WHICH IS THE, YOU KNOW, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 2.0. THE QUESTION IS WHERE WITHIN THIS COUNTRY, AS, AS COMPANIES LIKE TOYOTA OR RESHORING, SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THAT ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 2.0 WILL GO. AND, AND I'M GRATEFUL TO KNOW THAT, UH, MY NEIGHBORS WHO ARE ALREADY WORKING HARD, UH, AT MAKING TUNDRAS AND TACOS WILL BE FASHIONED TO, TO BE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE, UH, OF THAT WORKFORCE. AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE LEADING THE EFFORTS, UH, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY REALLY IS A HUGE WIN FOR SAN ANTONIO. AND, UM, IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE MOMENT THAT TOYOTA MADE ITS ANNOUNCEMENT IN 2003, YOU KNOW, SUCCESS HAS MANY FATHERS AND FAILURES AND ORPHAN. I I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS WHO, WHO TAKE CREDIT FOR THE WORK THAT TOYOTA IS DOING. UM, BUT I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT REALLY IS THAT WORKFORCE WHO IS CONTINUALLY IMPRESSING, UH, UPON THE STANDARDS ACROSS TOYOTA THAT SAN ANTONIO HAS PLACED A DOUBLE DOWN. AND WE THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN SALMAN. NICK, COUNCILMAN PELS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE, THE MOST, UH, IMPORTANT WORD THAT I HOPE, UM, MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE CAUGHT, UM, WHEN DURING, UM, KEVIN VOCALS COMMENTS WAS THE WORD HUMBLED. UM, IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, TOYOTA IS VERY GOOD AT WALKING VERY QUIETLY. UH, THEY DO VERY, VERY BIG THINGS AND THEY DON'T BRAG ABOUT IT. AND, UM, THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I ADMIRE THE MOST ABOUT YOU, KEVIN, AND, AND YOUR TEAM. AND IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LEARNED, UH, HOW TO DO BETTER. AND THAT IS, UM, BE JUDGED BY YOUR ACTS AND NOT BY YOUR WORDS. AND I, I THINK THAT IT'S, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, UH, BECAUSE THEY'LL NEVER TELL YOU, UH, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HIGHLIGHT FROM TIME TO TIME THAT THE INVESTMENT THAT THE CITY MADE IN TOYOTA HAS PAID OFF BY MANY ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE. UM, AND I CALL THEM A BUT FOR COMPANY, YOU KNOW, BUT FOR TOYOTA, THERE'S THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE WHO WOULDN'T HAVE JOBS. AND BUT FOR TOYOTA, THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT, UM, WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN FELT. WHICH MEANS THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD PROBABLY NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD A NEW HOUSE OR SEND THEIR KIDS TO COLLEGE, OR BUY THAT FIRST TUNDRA OF THEIR VERY OWN. UM, THE WAY THAT YOU ALL HAVE CHANGED LIVES IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD NEVER, EVER DISCOUNT. AND SO, KEVIN, IT'S US WHO ARE HUMBLED, UH, BY THE FACT THAT YOU CONTINUE TO CHOOSE SAN ANTONIO IN WHICH TO INVEST. AND THIS IS A NO-BRAINER. AND YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN PELA. COUNCILMAN COURAGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO ADD MY, UH, APPRECIATION FOR WHAT TOYOTA HAS BROUGHT TO THIS COMMUNITY AND WHAT IT CONTINUES TO, UH, CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY. AND HOPEFULLY THIS ENDEAVOR'S GONNA BE VERY SUCCESSFUL AND THERE'LL CONTINUE TO BE EXPANSION AT TOYOTA. HOWEVER, WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY PROVIDED, WHAT THE COMPANY HAS OFFERED IN THE WAY OF, UH, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT TO THIS COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY OUTWEIGHS ANYTHING YOU MAY BE ABLE TO DO IN THE FUTURE. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY, MYSELF, REPRESENTING THE NORTH SIDE, KIND OF A, A DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE TOYOTA PLANT RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF, UH, WHAT TOYOTA OFFERS TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO I JUST WANT TO ADD MY THANKS AND I KNOW THE GRATEFUL THANKS OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN COURAGE, KEVIN, TO YOUR TEAM. UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS COME TO FRUITION. MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO TALK TODAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW, UH, MOVE ON TO OUR BUSINESS AGENDA FOR THE TODAY. UH, WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM SET FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. UH, PLEASE NOTE, UH, THE ITEMS, UH, THAT STAFF PULLED EARLIER IN THE WEEK. SO I WILL TAKE A, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION NOW FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. UM, BUT FIRST, I'M SORRY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM WHICH WE WOULD LIKE TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS ALL ITEMS SAVED FOR ITEM FOUR. [00:20:02] UH, WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS REMAINING ON CONSENT. JACK FINGER. WELL, MAYOR BERGEN, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE WELL, THE VERY BEST CITY COUNCIL MONEY CAN BUY. I NEVER SAY THOSE WORDS LIGHTLY, AND I'LL SHOW, SHOW YOU WHY IN A MOMENT THERE. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION SOMETHING ABOUT SOME OF THE ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA. THE 13 AND 15 WERE PULLED. OKAY, WELL, I GUESS THE CHICK-FIL-A'S ARE COMING HOME TO ROOST THERE. , YUCK, YUCK, YUCK, UH, THE, UH, SITUATION DEALING WITH TOYOTA 15, 20 YEARS AGO, THEY CAME TO SAN ANTONIO. I CAME UP HERE AND THEN LIKE, NOW I SAY, TOYOTA IS AN OUTSTANDING MOTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY. IT IS, IF I RECOMMEND THEIR VEHICLES TO EVERYBODY, IF, IF EVER I BUY A NEW ONE, A NEW CAR OR TRUCK, AND IT'LL PROBABLY COME FROM A TOYOTA MANUFACTURING COMPANY THERE. BUT PLEASE UNDERSTAND, WE GAVE 'EM ALL KINDS OF TAX INCENTIVES WAY BACK THEN, TAX ABATEMENTS, UM, ALL KINDS OF THINGS THERE. AND THEY'VE GROWN. THEY HAVE USED IT. THEY HAVE PROSPERED, THEY HAVE, AND WE, AND WE HAVE PROSPERED WITH THEM. AND YES, WE, WE GET ABOUT 12, 13 TIMES THE AMOUNT THAT WE, WE INVESTED IN THEM. I GUESS THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S WONDERFUL. MY QUESTION IS THIS, TOYOTA HAS GROWN ALL THAT MUCH. IT CAN AFFORD TO DO THESE THINGS ON ITS OWN. YEAH, IT CAN. WHAT IS TOYOTA GONNA DO WITH A PIDDLING $621,000 WITH ALL THE 12, $13 MILLION IT'S PRODUCING HERE? I MEAN, I KNOW SIX 21,000 IS AND CHICKEN, UH, YES FEED THERE. BUT, UH, STILL, I MEAN, IN PERSPECTIVE, WHY DO WE NEED TO DO THIS? ARE, CAN WE, DO WE GIVE TAX ABATEMENTS TO ANYONE ELSE WHO, WHO, WHO BRINGS IN PROPORTIONATELY THE SAME NUMBERS THAT THAT TOYOTA DOES PROPORTIONATELY? I HAVEN'T SEEN IT. I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT FROM YOU GUYS AT ALL. ITEMS NUMBER, UH, 20, LET'S SEE HERE WE GO. DO, DO, DO, DO 23 AND 24 HALF MILLION ON ONE HALF MILLION ON THE OTHER TO WHAT GIVE AIR CONDITIONING TO WELFARE HOUSING AREAS, LOW INCOME HOUSING, THEY'RE ALREADY GETTING A BIG DISCOUNT. DO WE NEED TO GIVE THEM AIR CONDITIONING THAT THEY COULD PROBABLY AFFORD ON THEIR OWN, INSTALLING THEIR OWN? YES. I THINK BACK IN THE FIFTIES AND SIXTIES, WE GREW UP WITHOUT IT. BUT, UH, ITEM NUMBER 12 IS THE ONE I'M REALLY THINKING OF. IT'S THE ONE WHEREBY THE U S A A HAS GIVEN ALL Y'ALL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE ITEM THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO VOTE UPON. WHAT IS IT? WELL, 2000 FOR THE MAYOR, 1000 FOR MR. TREVINO, 500, 1000, ET CETERA, SUCH AND SUCH CETERA. THE ONLY ONES DIDN'T GET ANYTHING WERE MR. SNIA AND MR. HALL. THANK YOU MR. FINGER. SOMETHING WRONG THERE, GUYS. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION IN THE SECOND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES ITEM FOUR. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING THE DOCKLESS VEHICLE PILOT PROGRAM BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED VEHICLES AND PRORATING THE TERM OF PERMITS TO EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2019 TO ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO SELECT COMPANIES WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO OPERATE. THIS ORDINANCE IS ANTICIPATED TO GENERATE APPROXIMATELY $53,955 IN REVENUE FOR THE PRORATED PERMIT EXTENSIONS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2019. THAT WILL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES CURRENTLY PERMITTED DOCKLESS VEHICLE OPERATORS TO APPLY FOR PERMIT EXTENSIONS FOR THE DOCKLESS VEHICLES THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2019. IT ALSO APPROVES A 50% IN REDUCTION IN PERMITS FOR OPERATORS WHO HAVE OVER A THOUSAND VEHICLES, AS WELL AS ALLOWS STAFF TO PRORATE THE $10 PERMIT FEE PER VEHICLE TO LAST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2019. THIS EXTENSION IS NECESSARY TO ALLOW STAFF TO GO THROUGH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS TO SELECT THREE VENDORS TO OPERATE 5,000 VEHICLES. NOW, ON OCTOBER 11TH, 2018, [00:25:01] CITY COUNCIL DID APPROVE THE SIX MONTH PILOT PROGRAM FOR DOCKLESS VEHICLES. AND BY FEBRUARY OF 2019, WE HAD SEVEN OPERATORS THAT WERE OPERATING 14,100 SCOOTERS AND 2000 DOCKLESS SPIKES IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. IN FEBRUARY OF 2019, WE REC RECOMMENDED SOME MIDPOINT AMENDMENTS TO THE DOCKLESS VEHICLE PILOT PROGRAM. THESE WERE NECESSARY TO ADDRESS SOME OF OUR SAFETY CONCERNS, ALSO SCOOTER CLUTTER, AS WELL AS IMPACTS TO THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS, POWER WASHING SERVICES FOR OUR DOWNTOWN. THERE WAS ALSO SIGNIFICANT CONCERN THAT WE HAD TOO MANY SCOOTERS IN THE SAN ANTONIO MARKET, SO CITY COUNCIL AUTHOR ALSO AUTHORIZED A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF ANY ADDITIONAL PERMITS FOR DOCKLESS VEHICLES. THE MIDPOINT AMENDMENTS ALSO INCLUDED HOURS OF OPERATION FROM 6:00 AM TO 11:00 PM AND IMPOSED STRICTER STANDARDS FOR CORRECTING VEHICLES IN PROHIBITED AREAS. THE SIX MONTH PILOT PROGRAM HAS COME TO AN END, AND WE'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT HOW DEEP THE DOCKLESS VEHICLE MARKET IS IN SAN ANTONIO. WE HAVE LEARNED WHAT VENDORS ARE INTERESTED IN OPERATING IN SAN ANTONIO. WE'VE LEARNED WHAT WE WANT, WHAT WE DON'T WANT, AND ALSO WHAT WE NEED TO OPERATE A DOCKLESS VEHICLE PROGRAM IN SAN ANTONIO THAT MEETS THE COMMUNITY'S DESIRES AND EXPECTATIONS. IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'VE LEARNED, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF DATA COLLECTION AND SURVEYS. WE'VE COLLECTED DATA FROM OUR VENDORS, COLLECTED DATA FROM OUR RIDERS THROUGH SURVEYS. WE'VE COLLECTED DATA THROUGH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A COMMUNITY-WIDE SURVEY THAT HAD OVER 4,600 RESPONDENTS. WE'VE MET WITH SEVERAL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. WE'VE INTERVIEWED OTHER CITIES TO SEE HOW THEY ARE APPROACHING THE DOCKLESS VEHICLE, UM, ERA. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO PRESENTED THE CITY COUNCIL AND AN A SESSION, A B SESSION, PRESENTED TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TWICE AND MORE RECENTLY PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION HELPED US INFORM STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS TO INITIATE AN R F P PROCESS AND SELECT THREE DOCKLESS VENDORS TO OPERATE NO MORE THAN 5,000 DOCKLESS VEHICLES IN SAN ANTONIO. WHY THREE VENDORS? WE FEEL THAT LIMITING IT TO THREE VENDORS STILL ALLOWS US TO HAVE COMPETITION AMONG THOSE VENDORS AND KEEP THE PRICING DOWN. UM, IT ALLOWS STAFF TO REGULATE THE SCOOTER ENVIRONMENT, UM, AND IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO DECREASE CLUTTER IN AREAS OF CONCENTRATED DEPLOYMENT. SO INSTEAD OF SEVEN SCOOTER COMPANIES VYING FOR THE PRIME SPOT AND DEPLOYING ALL THEIR SCOOTERS IN THAT LOCATION, WE WILL HAVE THREE SCOOTER COMPANIES DOING THAT. AND ONCE AGAIN, THEY CANNOT OPERATE MORE THAN 5,000 VEHICLES. WE ALSO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO INCREASE THE PERMITS ABOVE 5,000 IF THERE IS DEMAND TO SUPPORT THAT INCREASE. AND THAT RECOMMENDATION WILL BE MADE TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION. WE ALSO FEEL THAT 5,000 VEHICLES WITH THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER, WE HAVE SEEN ABOUT 4,000 TO 6,500 VEHICLES DEPLOYED DAILY. WE THINK THAT 5,000 ALLOWS THE SCOOTER COMPANIES TO OPERATE TO SCALE. WE HEAR THAT THEY NEED ABOUT A THOUSAND TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE, UM, EFFICIENTLY. UM, IT ALLOWS FOR THE DIVERSITY OF THE TYPES OF DOCKLESS VEHICLES, SO NOT JUST YOUR SCOOTERS, BUT LOOKING AT DOCKLESS BIKES, LOOKING AT THE SCOOTERS THAT YOU CAN SIT ON VERSUS THE SCOOTERS THAT YOU CAN STAND ON. AND THEN IT ALLOWS US THE FLEXIBILITY TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL VENDOR. UM, IN THE EVENT WE SEE THAT THERE IS A TYPE OF PRODUCT THAT'S NOT REPRESENTED OR PROVIDED FOR BY THESE VENDORS. SO THE EXAMPLE I LIKE TO USE IS IF HOVERBOARDS BECOME A THING AND WE DON'T HAVE HOVERBOARDS REPRESENTED AMONG THESE THREE VENDORS, WE CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE TO COME BACK AND SAY THERE'S A, THERE'S MORE INNOVATION. WE'D LIKE TO DO ANOTHER R F P FOR ONE MORE VENDOR TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET THAT TYPE OF PRODUCT IN SAN ANTONIO. THE R F P WILL BE ISSUED ON JUNE 7TH AND WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR 45 DAYS WITH A DUE DATE OF JULY 22ND. WE WILL HAVE A PRE-SUBMIT CONFERENCE ON JULY 14TH, ON JUNE 14TH TO ALLOW FOR INTERESTED VENDORS AND OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SOLICITATION. NORMALLY WE WOULD HAVE A 30 DAY SUBMITTAL. WE'VE EXTENDED THIS TO 45 DAYS, SO WE CAN ALLOW THE VENDORS TO ASK THAT QUESTION AND INCLUDE THAT PRE-SUBMIT CONFERENCE. THIS ITEM WILL COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL IN OCTOBER AFTER WE MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, UM, AND GO THROUGH THE AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE. THESE PROPOSALS WILL BE REVIEWED BASED ON EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY, THE QUALITY OF THE PROPOSAL, THE ECONOMIC TERMS, AND THEN [00:30:01] WE'LL ALSO APPLY POINTS FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS LOCAL PREFERENCE IN VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS. HIGHLIGHTS IN THE R F P TO INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS AND CLARIFICATIONS ARE THAT WE ARE GOING TO STATE THAT EACH VENDOR WILL BE GUARANTEED 1,666 PERMITS TO OPERATE IN SAN ANTONIO. HOWEVER, IF THERE IS A SMALL BUSINESS THAT ONLY WANTS 500 PERMITS AND THEY'RE ONE OF THE SELECTED VENDORS, THEN WE WILL DISTRIBUTE THE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY WE HAVE TO THE OTHER TWO VENDORS, AND THAT'LL BE DISTRIBUTED EQUALLY. BUT WE WILL NEVER GO OVER 5,000 DOCKLESS VEHICLES UNLESS WE HAVE THE DATA TO SUPPORT THAT. AND WE MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND IT IS SUPPORTED BY THEM. WE ARE REQUIRING THAT ALL VENDORS INIFY THE CITY. THEY MUST HAVE A LOCAL FLEET MANAGER THAT'S AVAILABLE BETWEEN 7:00 AM AND 7:00 PM THEY'LL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN INCLEMENT WEATHER PLAN. UM, AND ALSO WE ARE REQUIRING THAT ALL VENDORS, UM, THAT ARE SELECTED PLACE ON THE VEHICLE A VISIBLE, VISIBLE DISPLAY OF REGULATIONS. AND SO SEVERAL VENDORS ARE ALREADY DOING THIS ALREADY. THERE'S A TAG ON THE VEHICLE, UM, AND WE WANT THEM TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE RULES, UM, THAT YOU WOULD ALREADY SEE IN THEIR USER AGREEMENT. BUT WE WANNA PUT THESE OUT FRONT AND THESE ARE THE RULES THAT WE SEE MOST PEOPLE VIOLATING. AND THAT IS YOU MUST BE OF 16 YEARS OR OLDER TO VI TO, TO RIDE THIS VEHICLE. YOU MUST NOT, UM, ALLOW MORE THAN ONE PERSON ON THIS VEHICLE. AND RIDING ON SIDEWALKS ARE PROHIBITED AND RIDING ON THE RIVER WALK IS PROHIBITED. WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT ON THE VEHICLE. AND IT'LL ALSO BE IN THE USER AGREEMENT ALSO REQUIRING THEM TO PLACE THE VENDOR'S CONTACT INFORMATION RIGHT ON THE VEHICLE. SO IN THE EVENT THEY HAVE QUESTIONS, THERE'S AN ACCIDENT, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, THEY CAN MAKE THAT CONTACT. THEY HAVE THAT CONTACT, WE'RE ASKING THEM TO SUBMIT THEIR PLANS ON HOW THEY'LL COOPERATE WITH THE CITY AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENT ORGANIZERS. UM, WHEN WE HAVE LARGE EVENTS IN OUR CITY, THEY'LL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE STANDARDS, THEIR RIDER USER AGREEMENTS, ADDITIONAL INSURANCE COVERAGE. THEY MAY PROPOSE PROCEDURES REPORTING AN ACCIDENT AND THEIR SAFETY FEATURES. SO RIGHT NOW THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A HORN AND A LIGHT, BUT WE'RE ASKING THEM TO PROPOSE ADDITIONAL SAFETY FEATURES THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE ON THEIR VEHICLE. UH, THE LAST B SESSION, WE HEARD SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL TURNING SIGNALS, UM, MAYBE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A LOUDER HORN OR A DIFFERENT TYPE OF HORN. AND SO WE'D LIKE THEM TO PROPOSE THOSE IDEAS TO US. UM, WE'RE ALSO ASKING THEM TO GIVE US SOME SOLUTIONS ON HOW WE CAN BETTER REGULATE PARKING. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH EACH OF THE VENDORS THAT ARE SELECTED ON A PARKING FRAMEWORK TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY WHERE YOU CAN AND CAN'T PARK. BUT WE ALSO WANT THEM TO TELL US WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN OTHER CITIES. SO WHEN WE SELECT THOSE THREE VENDORS, WE CAN DEVELOP SOME PARKING ZONES WHERE PEOPLE KNOW I CAN PARK IN THIS AREA, I CAN'T PARK IN THE AREA, AND THAT'LL BE DONE COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE SELECTED VENDORS, WE'RE ALSO ASKING THEM TO SUBMIT THEIR PROCEDURES FOR CORRECTING PARKING VIOLATIONS AND ALSO SUBMIT THE PROCEDURES FOR GEOFENCING. HOW DO THEY PLAN TO GEOFENCE? WILL IT BE THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN WHEN THEY ENTER A PROHIBITED ZONE AND GO TO TWO MILES PER HOUR? OR WILL THE VEHICLE STOP COMPLETELY? WILL THERE BE A, A BELL THAT RINGS IF THEY GO IN A PROHIBITED AREA? WE WANT THEM TO SUBMIT THOSE IDEAS TO US, UM, SO WE CAN, UM, FURTHER DISCUSS THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THEM AFTER WE LOOK AT EVERYONE'S PROPOSALS. AND THEN THERE'S GONNA BE A REVENUE SHARING PROPOSAL BEYOND THE REQUIRED PERMIT FEES THAT WE ARE COLLECTING AS A RESULT OF THIS PROJECT. THIS PROGRAM, WE DEVELOPED A BUDGET BASED ON COST RECOVERY. SO YEAR ONE, OUR BUDGET IS 575,000. THAT'S $500,000 FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET. AND WE'RE REQUESTING A ONE TIME UPFRONT FEE OF 25,000 FOR EACH VENDOR. IT'LL BE PRORATED IF THEY RECEIVE MORE OR LESS THAN THE 1,666 VEHICLES, BUT THAT $75,000 WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE DOCKLESS VEHICLE RACKS OR DO MORE SIGNAGE IN OUR PARKING CORRALS, DO MORE EDUCATION ON THE PROGRAM. BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE USED, AND IT'S ONLY FOR, FOR THOSE PURPOSES. AND IT'S ONLY FOR YEAR ONE YEARS, TWO AND THREE OR $500,000. THE ANNUAL PERMIT FEE IS 100 PER VEHICLE. THIS IS IN LINE WITH WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH OTHER CITIES, ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 120 PER VEHICLE. AND WE'RE USING THIS MONEY, UM, TO INCREASE OUR OVERTIME SS A P D SHIFTS SO WE CAN ENFORCE MORE. UM, WE WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFF AND OUR PARKING FACILITIES, UM, TO DO MORE VEHICLE CORRECTION AND ENFORCEMENT. WE WILL HAVE A SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST DEDICATED TO PROGRAM OVERSIGHT TO, UM, DO CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND COLLECT DATA AND DO DATA [00:35:01] ANALYSIS AND DO THE PERMITTING THAT'S NECESSARY FOR THE PROGRAM. AND, UM, THIS WILL ALSO SUPPORT OTHER DATA AGGREGATION TOOLS THAT WE'LL BE NEEDING WILL NEED TO CREATE. UM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH I T S D, NOW WE HAVE AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE OF 13, UM, MEMBERS. FIVE OF THOSE MEMBERS ARE CITY EMPLOYEES, REPRESENT AN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBER. UM, OUR DIRECTOR OF CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, CRAIG HOPKINS WITH I T S D, ART REINHART, WHO'S THE INTERIM DEPUTY DIRECTOR WITH T C I AND CAPTAIN CHRIS BENAVIDEZ WITH SS A P D. WE ALSO HAVE THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE DISABILITY ACCESS AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND THEN WE HAVE STAKEHOLDERS WHO REPRESENT OUR INDUSTRIES. UM, WE HAVE THE SAN ANTONIO HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION, DAVID RAMIREZ WITH TENT AND TECH BLOCK, AND WILL MANNY, WHO WILL REPRESENT OUR DOWNTOWN STAKEHOLDER GROUP WHO IS WITH U S A AND THEIR INNOVATION DEPARTMENT AND OPERATES IN THEIR DOWNTOWN CAMPUS. AND THEN WE WILL MAKE SURE WE INCORPORATE NEIGHBORHOOD INPUT. WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, AND THEN WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS, ONE AT THE VESTA, AND THEN ONE AT THE SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT AT GRANADA HOMES. I'D ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE A TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT'S NON-VOTING, BUT IT'LL PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT OR INFORMATION AS REQUESTED. SO THIS INCLUDES, UM, VIA THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY CENTRO, OUR RISK MANAGEMENT OFFICE, UM, C C D O, OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND FINANCE AND OTHERS AS NECESSARY. BUT IT'S REALLY TO HELP PROVIDE INPUT ON SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT ARE ADDRESSED IN THE R F P THAT WE MAY WANT MORE INFORMATION ON. AND THEY HAVE THE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO PROVIDE. TODAY'S ITEM IS REALLY TO ADDRESS AND APPROVE THE PERMIT EXP EXPANSION EXPANSION THAT WE'RE REQUESTING SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THIS R F P PROCESS. WE'RE REQUESTING COUNSEL AUTHORIZE US TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS TO EXTEND THE PERMITS FOR THOSE SEVEN VENDORS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING IN SAN ANTONIO. THAT EXTENSION WE MADE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2019, WE'RE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF PERMITS ISSUED TO THOSE OPERATORS THAT HAVE OVER A THOUSAND VEHICLES IN THE, WITHIN THE PERMIT PROCESS. AND THEN ALSO REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO PRORATE THAT $10 PERMIT FEE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, WHICH WILL ABOUT BE ABOUT $55,000. IT'LL HELP US OPERATE THE PROGRAM THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH. BEFORE WE INITIATE THE NEW PROGRAM, HOPEFULLY BY OCTOBER ONE, OUR TIMELINE IS WE PLAN ON ISSUING AN R F P ON JUNE 7TH. WE'LL HAVE THE PRE-SUBMIT CONFERENCE ON JUNE 14TH. THE RFPS ARE DUE ON JULY 22ND. WE WILL BRING THIS BACK TO THE AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER. AND THEN CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION WE'LL TAKE PLACE IN OCTOBER. THAT'S WE'LL BRING BACK THE THREE VENDORS THAT WE'VE SELECTED AND RECOMMENDING THROUGH THE PROCESS, AS WELL AS SEVERAL POLICY AMENDMENTS THAT WE'D LIKE TO MAKE TO THE DOCKLESS VEHICLE ORDINANCE. WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TWO CHANGES TO THE DOCKLESS VEHICLE ORDINANCE. UM, THAT INCLUDES IMPLEMENTING A SPEED LIMIT IN THE ORDINANCE OF 15 MILES PER HOUR AND ALSO PROHIBITING RIDING ON SIDEWALKS. UM, WE ALSO LOOKED AT LIFTING THE CURFEW, UM, IN THE DOCKLESS VEHICLE ORDINANCE THAT WE PLACED IN MID-FEBRUARY. UM, AT THIS TIME, WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING THAT, BUT WE PLAN ON LOOKING AT THIS OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS AND REVISITING THAT, UM, AND BRINGING BACK A RECOMMENDATION TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AFTER WE'VE MONITORED THE PROGRAM. THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE NORMALIZE THE ENVIRONMENT. UM, WE ARE CHANGING THE ABILITY FOR RIDERS TO USE THE, UM, SIDEWALKS, AND NOW WE'RE ASKING THEM TO GO ON THE STREETS. WE HAVE MORE EDUCATION TO DO. UM, WE HAVE LESS VEHICLES. WE WANNA NORMALIZE THAT AND BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT CURFEW ISSUE AND MAKE AN EDUCATED AND INFORMED RECOMMENDATION. UM, WE ALSO ARE NOT MAKING A CHANGE TO THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS, BUT I WANNA MAKE THIS VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH PARKING RIGHT NOW. PARKING IS IS NOT VERY WELL DEFINED. IT TELLS YOU WHERE YOU CAN'T PARK, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY PROVIDE YOU GUIDELINES ON, ON WHERE YOU CAN PARK. SO WE WANNA WORK WITH THE THREE VENDORS AND LOOK TO MAKE SURE WE DEVELOP REGULATIONS ON WHERE DOCKLESS VEHICLES CAN PARK AND WHERE THEY CANNOT PARK, AND WHERE THEY CANNOT BE DEPLOYED AND WHERE THEY CANNOT BE DEPLOYED. AND SO WE'LL BE LOOKING TO IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE MAYBE ADDITIONAL CORRALS WHERE THEY CAN PARK, AND WE'LL PUT SIGNAGE WITH THE RULES ON DEPLOYMENT AND PARKING. UM, WE'LL BE LOOKING, UM, ON ADDING DOCKLESS [00:40:01] VEHICLE RACKS WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY PLACE YOUR, YOUR VEHICLE. WE'LL BE ALSO LOOKING AT DEFINING THE PARKING ZONES, LIKE A PARKING ZONE EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE, WHERE THE STREET FURNITURE IS ON THE SIDEWALK. SO WHERE THERE'S A BENCH AND A TRASH CAN, THERE CLEARLY IS ENOUGH RIGHT OF WAY FOR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. AND SO WE CAN ALLOW SCOOTERS TO PARK IN THAT AREA, AND WE'LL LOOK AT OTHER DEFINITIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SCOOTER COMPANIES KNOW WHERE THEY CAN AND CAN'T PARK AND WHERE THEY CAN AND CANNOT DEPLOY. NOW, BEFORE I CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION, I, I REALLY WANNA THANK EVERYONE WHO HELPED US COME, UM, FORWARD THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF YOUR COMMENTS AND A LOT OF YOUR CONCERNS. I ALSO WANNA THANK, UM, S A P D AND T C I I T S D, THE OFFICE OF INNOVATION TECH BLOCK, SARAH CENTRO VIA VISIT SAN ANTONIO, THE HOTEL LODGING ASSOCIATION, THE TOURISM COUNCIL, AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO C C D O, JOHN STEVENS AND JOHN JACKS. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, A THANK YOU TO THE VENDORS. THEY'VE REALLY BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH, GIVEN US A LOT OF INPUT, GIVEN US EXAMPLES OF WHERE THEY ARE OPERATING IN OTHER CITIES AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING. UM, AND THEY'VE BEEN ENGAGED AS WE'VE DEVELOPED THIS RECOMMENDATION, WE MOVE FORWARD. SO WITH THAT, I'M, I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LORI. WE HAVE TWO, UH, CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM TODAY. WE'LL START WITH DAVID HEARD OF TECH BLOCK. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, AGAIN, MY NAME'S DAVID HURD, CO-FOUNDER AND C E O OF TECH BLOCK. UH, WE'RE SAN ANTONIO'S TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR TECH REPRESENTING 5,000, UH, AREA TECH WORKERS AND COMPANIES ACROSS THE CITY. UH, I'M HERE TO VOICE THE TECH INDUSTRY'S SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED REGULATORY, UH, AND PERMITTING STRUCTURE PROPOSED BY CITY STAFF HERE THIS MORNING. THOUGH THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS THAT RFPS CAN CROWD OUT INNOVATION OVER TIME, WE DO RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN FREE MARKET COMPETITION AND A REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT THAT CAN BE RATIONALIZED AND SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED. BUT WE, WE DO FEEL STAFF'S NEW PROPOSED STRUCTURE WILL HELP THE CITY BETTER MANAGE THE POPULATION OF OPERATORS TO PROVIDE IMPROVED SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. IT DOES PROVIDE ENOUGH PERMITS TO ALLOW COMPETITIVE ENERGY AND INNOVATION TO REMAIN ALIVE INSIDE SAN ANTONIO'S MICRO MOBILITY MARKET. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK CITY STAFF FOR HARDLY INVOLVING THE TECH INDUSTRY IN DEVELOPING, UH, THE STRUCTURE. BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING. UH, SPECIFICALLY CITY MANAGER ERIC WALSH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, LORI HOUSTON AND C C D O STAFF, JOHN JACKSON, JOHN STEVENS, YOU KNOW, THE TECH INDUSTRY LAUNCHED TECH BLOCK ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO. MAYOR, YOU WERE THERE THAT DAY OUT OF FRUSTRATION THAT, UH, DECISIONS WERE BEING MADE AT CITY HALL THAT AFFECTED OUR INDUSTRY, UH, WITHOUT OUR INPUT. AND NOW, FOUR YEARS LATER, WE, WE TRULY ENJOY STRONG COLLABORATION WITH, WITH YOU, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, AND CITY STAFF. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP AND FOR YOUR HARD WORK. THANK YOU. AND GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU MR. HERD. JACK FINGER, WELL, MAYOR NURENBERG AND OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER. YES. AS WITH BICYCLISTS, I AM GETTING A LITTLE TIRED OF SCOOTER RIDERS HAVING MORE RIGHTS THAN I THE MOTORIST. YEAH. UH, I AM MOTORIST AM REQUIRED TO HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE. I'M REQUIRED TO GET INSURANCE FOR MY VEHICLES, UM, REGISTRATION FOR MY VEHICLES. I'M REQUIRED TO, UH, DRIVE IT IN A CERTAIN SPEED LIMIT AND BO OBEY ALL KINDS OF TRAFFIC LAWS, BICYCLISTS, AND NOW SCOOTERS, SCOOTER RIDERS, UH, IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE WILD WEST FRONTIER OUT THERE. THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY OF THOSE THINGS. THEY, UM, IN FACT, AS YOU KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN RIDING ON SIDEWALKS FOR, FOR QUITE A WHILE. NOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A RULE AGAINST THAT. BUT, UH, WHO IS GOING TO ENFORCE THAT? IS THERE A, IF A POLICEMAN AND A POLICE, POLICE CRUISER SEES ONE PERSON DRIVING ON RIDING ON SVO WITH A SCOOTER, IS HE GONNA PULL UP TO THEM AND, AND TELL 'EM TO PULL OVER AND STOP SO HE CAN GIVE 'EM A TICKET? WHO'S GOING TO DO, HOW DOES THAT DYNAMIC WORK? HMM. YEAH. I, I'VE HAD TO, AND I NOTICED THIS REPORT DOESN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT ALL THE ACCIDENTS THAT Y'ALL HAVE HAD, ALL THE MISHAPS, THE INJURIES I, THAT COULD GIVE US A LITTLE MORE PERSPECTIVE ON JUST HOW, UH, TREACHEROUS [00:45:01] THIS STUFF IS. I'VE HAD TWO PEOPLE, I'VE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE KIDS ON THESE THINGS YEAH. BUT TRY TO BUMP INTO ME, MR. MAYOR. YEAH. YEAH. AND I KNOW YOU, YOU, IF YOU KNEW WHO THEY WERE, YOU'D GIVE 'EM A REWARD. YES. I KNOW. WELL, I'M SORRY. IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY. YEAH. UM, ALSO, I NOTICED, I I IT SAYS, QUOTE PARKING, DEVELOP A PARKING FRAMEWORK WITH THE VENDORS THAT CLEARLY IDENTIFIES WHERE DOCKLESS VEHICLES CAN AND CANNOT BE DEPLOYED AND PARKED THROUGH THE CREATION OF DEFINED ZONES LIKE SCOOTER RACKS, CORRALS FURNITURE ZONES, ET CETERA. OKAY. WELL, UH, WHAT IF, WHAT IF A SCOOTER RIDER JUST DROPS HIS SCOOTER RIGHT ON THE SIDEWALK, LITTERS THE SIDEWALK WITH IT, UH, WHO, YES, THE COMPANIES EVENTUALLY PICK IT UP, BUT, BUT WHO'S GOING, WHO IS GOING TO, UH, SPANK THAT PERSON FOR NOT, UH, PARKING IT WHERE IT SHOULD BE CORRECTLY? HUH? I DON'T, I DON'T SEE, UH, HAVE Y'ALL REALLY THOUGHT THIS OUT? NO. UM, I, I, MAYBE YOU CAN ARRANGE FOR THE, UH, THE SCOOT SCOOTERS JUST ON THEIR OWN TO JUST HAVE RIGHT ON THE RIGHT ON THE SCOOTERS, GO RIGHT BACK TO THE CORRALS. YEAH. THEY DO IT ALREADY WITH CARS. IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO DO THE RIGHT THING, YOU WOULD LIMIT IT NOT TO 15 MILES AN HOUR, BUT FIVE MILES AN HOUR. THAT'S STILL PLENTY OF FAST SPEED FOR THOSE THINGS. THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN VINEO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, AND THIS IS, I, I, I WANT TO ANSWER THAT. I MEAN, I THINK THIS HAS BEEN THOUGHT OUT. UM, I WANT TO THANK THE, UH, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AS WELL. UH, AND LORI, I CAN I ASK A FEW QUESTIONS AND I KIND OF WANNA RUN THROUGH SOME OF THIS TO REALLY POINT OUT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING. SO LET'S, LET'S JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE R F P PROCESS. UM, THERE'S THE SLIDE ON THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE. CAN WE PULL THAT UP? THERE IT IS. OKAY. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK THIS IS A PRETTY ROBUST GROUP. AND, UH, I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR HELPING TO, UH, ALSO SUPPORT THE IDEA OF HAVING SS A P D T C I. AND OF COURSE, WE DID ALSO INCLUDE, UH, UH, TWO DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS, ONE OF WHICH IS, UH, IN A, A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY. UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, I THINK A, A ROBUST GROUP AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WILL HELP TO, UH, ADDRESS A LOT OF THE CONCERNS WE'VE BEEN HEARING. AND SO I, WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS, IS THESE ARE THE RESIDENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING THE MOST FROM IN DISTRICT ONE. AND I'M GLAD TO SEE SPECIFICALLY THAT WE HAVE, UH, MARYANNE MILLER FROM GRANADA HOMES TO HELP SPEAK TO, UH, THE CONCERNS A LOT OF SENIORS HAVE. C CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT? I MEAN, I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES YOU AND I'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT IN TERMS OF ACCESS, HANDICAPPED RAMPS. MM-HMM. UH, YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE PROVIDING, UH, MEANINGFUL, UH, PATHWAY FOR, FOR FOLKS WHO, WHO MAY HAVE, UH, UH, SPECIAL NEEDS. SO ONE OF THE, THE BIGGEST CONCERNS WE HEARD THROUGH EITHER OUR TELE TOWN HALL THAT WE DID, OR THROUGH A COMMUNITY SURVEY, WAS EXACTLY THAT BLOCKING THE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FOR EITHER, UM, WHEELCHAIRS, STROLLERS, OR JUST PEDESTRIANS WALKING DOWNTOWN. AND SO, UM, THE ADDITION OF SOMEONE FROM THIS, UM, GRANADA HOMES WILL REALLY HELP US, UM, LOOK AT THIS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A SENIOR WHO MIGHT, UM, NOT BE ABLE TO, UM, WALK OR USING A WALKER OR IN A WHEELCHAIR, BUT ALSO ADDING, UM, THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DISABILITY ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE THAT PERSPECTIVE. BUT THAT'S ALSO WHY WE WANTED TO REALLY CREATE THESE PARKING ZONES WHERE WE CLEARLY DEFINE WHERE PEOPLE CAN AND CAN'T WALK. IT'S AN UNACCEPTABLE FOR A SCOOTER TO BE BLOCKING THE PEDESTRIAN PATH. AND WE DO HAVE SOME GUIDELINES, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO PROVIDE SOME, SOME MORE DEFINITION. UM, WE'RE CALLING THAT A FRAMEWORK TO REALLY HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND BOTH THE OPERATORS AND THE RIDERS WHERE THEY CAN PARK THESE VEHICLES WHEN THEY'RE DONE. AND I ALSO WANNA SAY THANK, I DID LEAVE OUT DISABILITY ACCESS OFFICE. THANKS FOR INCLUDING THAT AS WELL. UH, YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO STATE ON THE RECORD THAT ONE OF THE THINGS WE, WE WANT TO MAKE CLEAR IS THAT, UH, WE CAN DEFINE A LOT OF THESE, UH, PATHWAYS MM-HMM. AND, UH, AREAS OF FREE TRAVEL MM-HMM. , SO THAT WE CAN EN ENSURE THAT THAT FOLKS THAT THAT NEED ACCESS AND MUST HAVE THAT FREE TRAVEL WILL HAVE THAT. AND SO I JUST WANNA ENCOURAGE, UH, THROUGH THIS R F P PROCESS THAT WE WILL HAVE, UH, THAT FRAMEWORK IN PLACE AND WILL ASK THE COMPANIES TO, TO HELP US MM-HMM. , AS, AS WE HAVE A VERY DEFINITIVE, UH, AREA THAT WE'RE SCOPING OUT. UH, AND I'M TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT DOWNTOWN, AS IT IS [00:50:01] A DENSE AREA OF, OF WHERE THESE SCOOTERS ARE LOCATED, HOW WE CAN PROVIDE THAT. I'M ALSO GLAD TO SEE THAT WE HAVE, UM, CAPTAIN BENAVIDES, UH, AS WELL FROM SS A P D, UH, YOU KNOW, HELPING US, UH, HE'S THERE IN THE BACK. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, UH, IN TERMS OF HOW, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS WE'VE BEEN HEARING IS HOW DO WE ENFORCE THIS? HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT, UH, THIS IS, UH, AN ISSUE THAT WE CAN ENFORCE AND CAN BE PROACTIVE ABOUT, AND MAKE SURE THAT, UH, AS WAS POINTED OUT EARLIER, THEY, WHAT DO WE DO WHEN SOMEBODY SIMPLY JUST, UH, LEAVES A SCOOTER SOMEWHERE? UH, SOMETHING THAT, THAT WAS NOT MENTIONED THAT I THINK IS, IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DONE THAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE A PART OF THIS, UH, EFFORT, IS THE USE OF THE 3 1 1 SA APP. YES. AND, UH, THE 3 1 1 SA APP, I THINK HAS BEEN, UH, VERY HELPFUL. AND CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THE STATS, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS, UH, WHEN WE ADDED THE, THE SCOOTER SECTION ON THE 3 1 1 S A APP, IT QUICKLY BECAME THE NUMBER ONE, UH, UH, ITEM ON 3 0 1 A APP IS, IS THAT CORRECT? I CANNOT VERIFY THAT, BUT I'LL GET THAT FOR YOU. OKAY. UM, BUT 3 1 1 HAS BEEN A GREAT TOOL FOR US TO COLLECT DATA, UM, BECAUSE WE USE THAT TO LOOK AT WHAT ARE THEY, WHAT ARE THEY REPORTING? IS IT PARKING VIOLATIONS, IS IT, UM, RELATED TO THE USER? IS IT RELATED TO THE DEPLOYMENT? AND SO IT'S BEEN A VERY USEFUL TOOL, NOT JUST FOR REPORTING THEM, BUT HOW WE ANALYZE DATA AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. WELL, AND TO YOUR POINT, IT'S USEFUL, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT'S VERY SPECIFIC TO THE COMPANY AS WELL. YES. AND SO THIS IS A TOOL THAT WILL CONTINUE AND WILL BE PART OF, OF THIS PROCESS AS WELL. YES. YES. AND SO I, YOU, WITH THAT, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE AGAIN, THAT WE, WE, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE, UH, CONSTANTLY LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT THAT IS A, A TOOL THAT'S THERE FOR THEM. IT'S AVAILABLE. UH, WE WANT THEM TO USE, USE THE THREE ONE SA APP, BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT DATA COLLECTING, UH, TOOL FOR US. UM, AND THEN IF WE CAN GO TO THE, UH, POLICY ORDINANCE SLIDE, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, HOW WE'VE, UH, AS YOU MENTIONED, UM, AS DEVELOPING A PARKING FRAMEWORK MM-HMM. , NOW, THIS IS KIND OF IN LINE WITH WHAT I WAS SAYING EARLIER IN TERMS OF THE FREE TRAVEL MM-HMM. , UH, THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT, THAT THERE IS A, A SQUARE SPOT NO. OF PARKING ZONES EVERYWHERE, BUT RATHER MORE OF SORT OF, UH, SAFE AREAS OF FREE TRAVEL. BUT, AND, AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE SORT OF THE RESIDUAL SPACES, AREAS WHERE, WHERE SCOOTERS CAN PARK THAT ALLOW FOR FREE TRAVEL AND, AND, UH, PEDESTRIANS TO COEXIST WITH THESE. CAN CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT AND HOW WE'RE GONNA ENCOURAGE THAT IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS? AS WE, AS WE EVALUATE EACH OF THESE CONTRACTS IN THE R F P, WE'VE ASKED COMPANIES TO PRESENT, UM, IDEAS ON HOW THEY CAN HELP REGULATE THE DEPLOYMENT IDEAS THEY HAVE, OR HOW WE CAN BETTER ORGANIZE THE DEPLOYMENT AS WELL AS PARKING AND THROUGH, UM, EITHER CORRALS, SCOOTER, UM, RACKS, BUT GIVE US THEIR IDEAS, WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN OTHER CITIES, OR WHAT HAVE THEY SEEN WORK. AND THEN ONCE WE SELECT OUR THREE VENDORS, WE WANNA WORK WITH THEM SPECIFICALLY ON THIS FRAMEWORK BECAUSE THE VENDORS KNOW WHERE THE MORE POPULATED OR THE MORE POPULAR AREAS ARE TO PICK UP A SCOOTER. SO THEN WE, WE GO THAT AREA, AND THEN WE COULD ADD RACKS, WE COULD ADD CORRALS, WE COULD LOOK AT THE RESIDUAL SPACE, BUT WE COULD ALSO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFYING OTHER AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY, LIKE THE FURNITURE ZONES. BUT WE DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY CONFUSION ON WHERE YOU CAN PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND WHERE YOU CAN DEPLOY YOUR VEHICLE. AND THAT'S THE, THE GOAL OF, OF THIS REQUIREMENT IS REALLY TO WORK WITH THE VENDORS, MAKE SURE THEY CLEARLY COMMUNICATE WHERE YOU CAN AND CAN'T PARK, AND WE'LL DEVELOP THOSE TOGETHER. GREAT. YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING EXISTING, UH, LOCATION LIKE MIC RACKS. YES. THAT CAN ALSO DOUBLES SCOOTER RACKS AS WELL MM-HMM. . UM, SO I, I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S, UH, CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT. AND THEN LASTLY, IN TERMS OF SAFETY, I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP A LOT, AND, UM, WHILE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ENCOURAGING, YOU KNOW, WE CERTAINLY CAN'T MAKE PEOPLE, UH, WEAR HELMETS. WE WANNA ENCOURAGE BETTER BEHAVIOR AND SAFETY MM-HMM. , UH, WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. SO WHEN SOMEBODY, UH, AS, AS A, AS A COMMUNITY, UH, HOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO LOOK TO ENCOURAGE HELMET USAGE MM-HMM. , UH, OF THESE SCOOTER ON THESE SCOOTERS. AND OF COURSE, WE DO THAT A LOT FOR BIKES AS WELL. BUT, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE MAKE THAT MESSAGE, UH, SEND THAT POSITIVE MESSAGE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY FOR MORE HELMET USAGE? AND, UM, FIRST WE'RE GONNA ASK THE VENDORS FOR THEIR IDEAS, WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN OTHER CITIES? WE'RE GONNA ASK THEM, UH, UM, WHERE ARE THEY PLAN ON PROVIDING HELMETS MM-HMM. FOR USERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO USE A HELMET. AND SO WE, WE MAY NOT REQUIRE [00:55:01] IT, BUT IF SOME, IF THERE'S A FAMILY ON VACATION AND THEY WANT TO USE A SCOOTER, WHERE CAN THEY GO PICK UP A HELMET OR GET A HELMET IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO USE IT? AND SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF IDEAS WE'RE GONNA BE ASKING THROUGH THE R F P. NOW, WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE DOING A LOT OF EDUCATION ONCE WE INITIATE THE NEW PROGRAM ABOUT HELMETS USAGE, UM, HOW YOU CAN GET A HELMET WHERE YOU CAN GET ONE IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T, DIDN'T BRING ONE, UM, FOR YOUR RIDE, OR JUST THE IMPORTANCE OF USING A HELMET AND THE BENEFITS. AND THAT'LL BE THROUGH OUR EDUCATION CAMPAIGN THAT WE HAVE BUDGETED IN THE $500,000. GREAT. WELL, AGAIN, LORI, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, CENTER CITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS. UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS, THIS IS REALLY, UH, SHOWING THAT, UH, WE'RE TRANSITIONING TO A TRULY MULTIMODAL CITY, AND I TRULY BELIEVE IN MICRO MOBILITY AS WE'RE GETTING READY TO ONLINE OUR NEW PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY OFFICER, WHICH I HOPE CAN ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, PLAY A ROLE SOMEHOW IN, IN THIS R F P PROCESS, IF NOT, YOU KNOW, AFTER AS WELL. UM, THIS IS, I THINK, ALSO AN INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE, AND I HOPE THAT WE'RE, UH, REALLY TAKING A LOOK AT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR OUR CITY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO, HOW WE CAN TRULY IMPROVE THAT. ALSO, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, UH, ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY FEELS VERY MUCH INVOLVED WITH THIS. UH, AGAIN, THIS, WHICH IS WHY I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE 3 0 1 SA APP, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS THE RIGHT APPROACH TO COLLECTING DATA AND REPORTING, UH, THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN THEN CHECK TO SEE HOW WE'RE RESPONDING. UM, AND, UM, MY STAFF JUST SENT ME THE NUMBER, 3,500, UM, CALLS OR, UM, INPUTS THROUGH THE 3 1 1 APP SINCE, SINCE JANUARY, I GUESS, RIGHT? YES. YEAH. THAT'S AMAZING. UM, SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, UH, I MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER FOUR. THERE IS A MOTION. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN VINNO. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM FOUR. SINCE WE'RE HERE TALKING ABOUT THE INFAMOUS SCOOTERS, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE SUN ALSO RISES IN SAN ANTONIO. AND WE'LL TRANSITION NOW TO COUNCILMAN ELAS. THANK YOU FOR THE TRANSITION, MAYOR. UM, THE LORI, EXCELLENT WORK, UH, FROM YOUR MOUTH TO GOD'S EARS, HOVERBOARDS SOONER THAN LATER. UH, , UM, I, I, I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I, I GO ON RECORD SAYING TWO THINGS. I, I STILL THINK 5,000 IS TOO MUCH. UM, AND I, I ONLY HAVE ONE CONSTITUENT IN MY ENTIRE DISTRICT, UH, WHO IS PRO SCOOTER, UM, AND, UH, THE, UH, THE, BUT I'VE NEVER HEARD ANOTHER ONE. AND I, I'M, I'M HESITANT AND I'M A LITTLE SCARED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT 5,000 MIGHT LOOK LIKE. AND I FEAR THAT 5,000 MIGHT LOOK LIKE EXACTLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW. UM, HOWEVER, I, I'M, I, I AM, UM, OPEN TO THE IDEA OF MODIFYING THIS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. LIKE WE DO A LOT OF OTHER THINGS. UM, AND IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT THIS WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL. I, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT ONE COMPANY IN PARTICULAR, UM, HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, CLEARLY INTERESTED IN DOING THE RIGHT THING. AND, UM, I, I'M SURE ALL OF THEM HAVE, BUT ONE OF THEM HAS JUST SORT OF ABOVE OTHERS, UM, YOU KNOW, EXHIBITED EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT WE WANT THESE COMPANIES TO EXHIBIT, WHICH IS A WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US AND SEEK CONSENSUS AND ALL THAT. AND I'D, AND I'D LIKE TO JUST PARTICULARLY THANK OUR FRIENDS AT LYFT, UM, FOR BEING SO, UM, SO COOPERATIVE. BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. AND, UH, YOU'RE GONNA GET MY SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN PALIS. COUNCILMAN VRAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LORI, VERY MUCH. UM, I HAVE THIS STORY TELL, I'M JUST KIDDING. I'M NOT GONNA TELL THE STORY. UM, QUICK QUESTIONS. YES. UH, I AM GOING TO REITERATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GEOFENCING FOR, UH, ME IN FRONT OF THE ALAMO ON OUR MISSION REACH AND IN ALL THOSE AREAS. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD FOR THE CHANGING OF THE, UM, THE NEW POLICY ORDINANCE RECOMMENDATIONS. I AM AGREEMENT WITH ALL OF THEM, UM, ESPECIALLY INCLUDING NOT ON THE SIDEWALK RIDING, BECAUSE THAT'S CREATED MORE ACCIDENTS THAN I THINK THAT WE'VE, UM, WE'VE WANTED IN OUR, IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, I APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY THAT YOU'RE COMING TO AND WHEN WE, WE NEED TO SEE SOME FLEXIBILITY. I'M GLAD WE HAVE THAT BUILT INTO THIS, THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY WITH WHICHEVER THE THREE COMPANIES ARE. UM, THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING ALL OF THOSE NAMES. I THINK IT'S A GREAT MIX OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THE RESIDENTS AND, UH, THE GRO NOT A HOME RESIDENTS AND, AND THE, THE DISABILITY ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS TOO. VERY IMPORTANT HERE. [01:00:01] UM, DO HAVE A ONE QUICK QUESTION ON THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. YOU AND CENTRO IS A STAKEHOLDER, BUT WE HAVE USED CENTRO IN THE PAST. THE CITY HAS AS BEING, UM, HELPING US WITH THE SCOOTERS. SO WHAT I WANT TO KNOW, JUST CLARIFICATION, IF ANY OF THESE, UM, VENDORS COME TO US, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE CENTRO AS ONE OF THEIR, UM, ONE THAT WOULD HELP DOWNTOWN. IS THAT CORRECT? ARE YOU SAYING THAT THEY WERE TO HAVE CENTRO AS A SUBCONTRACTOR? CORRECT. UM, NO. WE WOULD LOOK AT THE R F P FIRST TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY CONFLICTS, RIGHT. BUT I'D, WE ARE GOING USE CENTRO AS OUR TOOL, AND SO WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE A CONFLICT. SO HOW WOULD WE USE CENTRO AS OUR TOOL? SO RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD WE NEED TO DO WITH CENTRO AS OUR, SO, UM, WE'RE NOT SURE YET. SO OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS, THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING US, UM, ASSISTANCE IN CORRECTING THE VEHICLES, BUT WITH THE DECREASE IN THE VEHICLE COUNT TO 5,000, UM, AND THE ADDITIONAL EDUCATION AND MORE REGULATION, WE MAY NOT NEED THEM TO PROVIDE THAT SUPPORT. UM, WHAT THEY'RE ON THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE FOR MAINLY IS TO HELP US LOOK AT THE QUESTION ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO WORK WITH CENTRO AND OTHER, UM, ORGANIZATIONS TO AVOID CONFLICTS LIKE WITH THEIR POWER WASHING, UM, OR WITH EVENTS. AND SO THERE'LL BE A RESOURCE FOR THAT. OKAY. BUT IT IS A NON-VOTING, IT'S MORE TO INFORM THE COMMITTEE IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS. RIGHT. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE WAY WE, THE CITY HAVE USED CENTRO MM-HMM. AS, UH, AND HELPING US CLEAN UP THE SIDEWALKS, ET CETERA, WHEN THEY'RE FALLING ON THE, THE, THE GROUND, UM, THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO THEN SUB DO SUBCONTRACTING TO, TO, TO SUBCONTRACTING, TO CENTRO, BECAUSE CENTRO'S ALREADY GOING TO BE, I MEAN, CONFLICTED OUT OF THIS WHOLE THING. OKAY. OKAY. AND BECAUSE WE'RE HOPING THAT THESE VENDORS WOULD TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT CENTRO IS DOING RIGHT NOW, I'D WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF WITH CENTRO THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE TO PAY CENTRO ANYMORE. NO. WE'VE ALREADY HAD THAT DISCUSSION WITH 'EM THAT, UM, WE FEEL THAT WE'D BE DECREASING THEM TO 5,000. WE WANNA REALLY SEE IF, IF THE SERVICES ARE NEEDED, BUT WE THINK THROUGH THIS MORE REGULATED ENVIRONMENT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEED THEM TO PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL SERVICE. AND I KNOW OUR AMBASSADORS HAVE SEEN IT AS A BURDEN MM-HMM. AND, UH, DIFFICULT FOR THEM. MM-HMM. BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S NOT SAFE FOR THEM AS THEY'RE CLEANING. IT'S, MAKES IT NOT LOOK NICE AND IT'S, THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB. SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN DO, CONTINUE TO DO A GOOD JOB. ONE THING I WOULD ASK, UM, LORI, ERIC MAYOR, IS THAT WHEN IT COMES AFTER IT COMES TO AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE, I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS AT A B SESSION. JUST A BRIEFING AFTER WE SELECT WHO THE VENDORS ARE TO GO TO AUDIT TO COME TO B. SO WE CAN THEN GO TO A ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN VERUN. COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. UM, I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AT OUR LAST B SESSION AT, UH, PORT SAN ANTONIO. SO, UH, MOST OF MINE HAVE, HAVE BEEN, UH, ANSWERED JUST, UH, UH, A LAST COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I ALSO WANNA GO ON THE RECORD AS, AS REQUESTING. UM, PERSONALLY I THINK WE SHOULD REQUIRE HELMETS. I DON'T BELIEVE I'LL GET THE SUPPORT ON THIS COUNCIL TO, TO REQUIRE THAT, AND THAT IT'D PROBABLY BE CONTESTED AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE. SO I WON'T PUSH FOR THAT. UH, BUT WHAT I WILL PUSH FOR IS SEEING HOW, UM, IS HAVING THE, THE BIDDERS COMPETE ON, UH, INCENTIVIZING THE USE OF HELMETS. UM, AND THEN MY, MY NEXT COMMENT IS, UH, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU WOULD NOT REVISIT, OR THE RECOMMENDATION NOT TO REVISIT THE CURFEW UNTIL AFTER THE R F P HAS BEEN ADOPTED. UM, I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO REVISIT IT, WHICH I BELIEVE WE SHOULD, I DON'T SUPPORT THE CURFEW, UM, I THINK IT COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE BIDDING PROCESS IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT HOURS THESE, UH, THE OPERATORS ARE ALLOWED TO, TO OPERATE. SO I THINK THAT'S A, A CERTAINTY THAT THE BIDDERS SHOULD HAVE TO THEM NOW. SO I WOULD SUPPORT, UH, CHANGING OR ELIMINATING THE CURFEW, UM, AT THIS POINT. SO, UH, WHAT WOULD IT TAKE? IS THAT, DOES THAT REQUIRE DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL IN ORDER TO DO THAT? WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE CURFEW WITH SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE STAKEHOLDERS AND, UM, EVEN SOME OF THE VENDORS. AND I'VE MADE VERY CLEAR THAT IT'S NOT A NO, IT'S REALLY, WE WANNA REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW THE NEW ENVIRONMENT IS OPERATING. SO WITH NO MORE, UM, WITH THE PROHIBITION AND RIDING ON THE SIDEWALK, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE, UM, THE SCOOTERS RIDING ON THE STREETS. UM, IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS, THERE MIGHT BE MORE, UM, SAFETY CONCERNS [01:05:01] ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO WE WANT TO SEE HOW THAT MANIFEST AND THEN MAKE OUR RECOMMENDATION. UM, BUT IN DISCUSSION WITH SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, AND THROUGH THE B SESSION DISCUSSION, WE DIDN'T SEE SUPPORT FOR ELIMINATING THE CURFEW. MM-HMM. . OKAY. WELL, I'LL JUST GO ON RECORD AS SAYING, UM, I THINK IT SHOULD REALLY BE UP TO THE COMPANIES WHEN THEY DECIDE TO OPERATE THEIR SCOOTERS. MM-HMM. , UH, I SEE SOMEONE BEHIND YOU NODDING AT ME. SO , I'M GLAD TO KNOW I'M NOT ALONE IN THIS. MM-HMM. , UH, I THINK IT'S UP TO THOSE COMPANIES TO DECIDE WHEN THEY'RE GONNA, UM, OPERATE, UH, THEIR MM-HMM. , THEIR SCOOTERS. AND, UM, IF WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, I MEAN, HELMETS ARE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL AND I DON'T SEE US PRIORITIZING THAT AS MUCH. SO IT IN A SENSE, IT, I THINK THOSE TWO THINGS DON'T, DON'T MAKE SENSE. UM, SO I, I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. AND, UM, ULTIMATELY WHEN WE DO DEVELOP THE PARKING ZONES, UH, I, I REALLY DON'T WANNA REDUCE ANY PEDESTRIAN SPACE. SO, UH, WHEN WE COME BACK TO LOOK AT THOSE, I, I WOULDN'T BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. AND I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. I DIDN'T SEE THIS IN THE, UH, REQUIREMENTS FOR THE R F P, BUT REGARDING, UH, WHERE SCOOTERS WILL BE, WILL THAT BE, UH, SOME SORT OF, UH, ARRANGEMENT THAT YOU'LL HAVE WITH THE, WITH THE BIDDERS OR WITH THE VENDORS? AND I DON'T MEAN LIKE WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE PARKED, BUT WILL THEY BE REQUIRED TO OPERATE BEYOND DOWNTOWN? IF WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SCOOTERS, UH, OUT IN THE NORTHWEST OR ON THE SOUTH SIDE, UH, HOW WILL WE ENSURE THAT? SO WE WILL BE MONITORING THAT RIGHT NOW, THERE, THERE IS NO BOUNDARY OF WHERE YOU CAN OPERATE. YOU CAN OPERATE THE 5,000 SCOOTERS CITYWIDE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE INCLUDED IS THAT FLEXIBILITY TO WHERE IN THE EVENT WE SEE THERE'S DEMAND IN AN AREA, UM, OUTSIDE OF WHERE MOST OF THE SCOOTERS ARE CONCENTRATED, WE CAN EXPLORE INCREASING THAT PERMIT COUNT, PROVIDED THEY SERVICE THAT AREA. BUT MOST SCOOTERS ARE GOING TO PLACE THE VEHICLES. MOST COMPANIES ARE GONNA PLACE THE VEHICLES WHERE THERE IS DEMAND, BUT WE WANT TO ALLOW THAT OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THE PERMITS TO WORK WITH THE VENDORS. AND WE MAY LIMIT THOSE PERMITS TO THAT SPECIFIC AREA IF THE DEMAND, IF THERE'S DATA THAT SUPPORTS THAT DEMAND. OKAY. AND IS THAT INFORMATION THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO, OR, OR SHARED WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS? YES. OR HOW DO YOU PLAN TO DO THAT? WE PLAN ON PRESENTING THAT TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UH, WELL, GREAT. WELL, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE MY ONLY CONCERNS. SO, UH, SO SORRY, AGAIN, THE, THE REGULATION REGARDING SIDEWALKS MM-HMM. , THAT, THAT ORDINANCE, THAT WILL, WOULD BE CHANGED IN OCTOBER? YES. OKAY. AND TELL ME AGAIN, WHAT IS THE INFORMATION YOU NEED BEFORE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION ON THE CURFEW? ON THE CURFEW? MM-HMM. , UH, WE WERE LOOKING AT ACCIDENTS. UM, WE MADE THE CURFEW DECISION BASED ON THE ACCIDENTS OCCURRING BETWEEN THOSE HOURS OF 11:00 PM AND 6:00 AM WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GO FORWARD WITH THESE AMENDMENTS, CHANGE THE ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT SIDEWALKS, AND THEN ONCE WE HAVE THE 5,000 DOCKLESS VEHICLES OPERATING IN, IN SAN ANTONIO, THEN WE CAN REALLY UNDERSTAND, UM, DO WE NEED TO DO MORE EDUCATION? DO WE NEED MORE LIGHTING TO REALLY SEE IF THERE'S SUPPORT TO LIFT THAT CURFEW? BUT RIGHT NOW, WE FEEL THAT IF WE WERE TO GO FORWARD AND CHANGE THE CURFEW ALONG WITH CHANGING THE SIDEWALKS, UM, THEN IT, THERE, THERE MIGHT BE SOME CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. 'CAUSE WE WANNA SEE HOW THEY'RE OPERATING WITH OUR POWER WASHING SCHEDULE. 'CAUSE THAT OCCURS AFTER 11:00 PM UM, WE HAVE THE SAFETY CONCERNS, AND SO WE'RE JUST REQUESTING THAT WE MONITOR IT SO WE CAN MAKE A MORE INFORMED DECISION. OKAY. SO IS THERE A DATE CERTAIN THAT YOU WOULD COME BACK? WE WOULD, IF WE WERE TO GO TO COUNCIL ON THIS, LET'S SAY OCTOBER ONE, WE WOULD MAKE A REPORT AND BRIEFING TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WITHIN SIX MONTHS ON THAT. WITHIN SIX MONTHS ON WHERE, WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS YES. REGARDING THE, YES, AFTER WE COLLECT THE DATA AND LOOK AT OKAY. WHERE PEOPLE ARE WRITING, WE WANNA SEE IF, YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE THE MAJORITY OF RIOTS HAPPENING MM-HMM. . AND THAT'LL HELP US INFORM THE DECISION AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU, LORI. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL. COUNCILMAN PERRY. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, LORI, ON THE, UH, UH, THE FEES AGAIN, AND I, I EXPRESSED A LITTLE CONCERN ABOUT THAT UPFRONT COST. UH, UH, I THINK YOU SAID IT'S $25,000 PER COMPANY, AND THAT'S RIGHT FRONT IF THEY GET AWARDED THAT CONTRACT. YES. UM, HAVE, HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO THE COMPANIES TO GET THEIR INPUT ON, ON THAT? OR WHAT'S THE STANDARD IN, WHAT'S THE STANDARD ACROSS THE COUNTRY? COUNTRY? WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMPANIES, UM, BUT OUR GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A COST RECOVERY PROGRAM. AND THE GENERAL FUND DOES NOT SUPPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM. AND SO WE DEFINITELY SEE A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SCOOTER [01:10:01] INFRASTRUCTURE OUTSIDE OF THAT $500,000 OPERATING BUDGET. AND WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM SOME COMPANIES IS THEY PREFER WE PURCHASE IT AND THEY NOT PROVIDE IT, UM, BECAUSE OF CONCERNS ABOUT PERMITTING OR MAKING SURE IT'S UNIVERSAL. AND SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE CITY TO PURCHASE IT, WORK WITH THE THREE VENDORS TO HELP US DECIDE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE BEST SCOOTER RACK, WHAT'S THE BEST CORRAL, AND USE THAT FUNDING, UM, TOGETHER TO PURCHASE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. WOULD WE NECESSARILY HAVE TO HAVE THAT MONEY RIGHT UP FRONT, OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD SPLIT UP ACROSS THE YEAR TO GIVE, UH, LET'S SAY A SMALLER COMPANY, AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOVER THOSE COSTS INSTEAD OF RIGHT UP FRONT, THAT 25 GRAND WE ARE REQUESTING IT THAT SMALLER COMPANIES MIGHT NOT HAVE THOSE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO 'EM, AND IT WILL BE PRORATED IF IT'S A SMALLER COMPANY. SO IT'S 25,000 IF YOU RECEIVE 1,666 PERMITS. OKAY. AND THEN IF YOU RECEIVE MORE, THEN THAT'LL INCREASE. AND IF YOU RECEIVE LESS, THAT'LL DECREASE. I GOTCHA. AND BE PRORATED. OKAY. UM, COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR AND JUST REACH OUT AGAIN TO THO MM-HMM. , THOSE COMPANIES THAT ARE OPERATING HERE NOW MM-HMM. , UH, JUST TO LET THEM KNOW THAT'S KIND OF WHAT MM-HMM. , UH, THE PROPOSAL IS AT THIS POINT. OKAY. AND, AND WE HAVEN'T SENT OUT A DRAFT, WE HAVEN'T SENT OUT A DRAFT R F P OR ANYTHING ON THIS YET? NO. WE WILL BE ISSUING THE R F P NEXT FRIDAY ON JUNE 7TH, AND WE WILL HAVE A PRE-SUBMIT CONFERENCE ON JUNE 14TH TO ALLOW VENDORS TO ASK QUESTIONS OR SUBMIT QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE. AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO VENDORS TO ASK QUESTIONS OR SUBMIT QUESTIONS THROUGH, I BELIEVE, THE 19TH OF JUNE. AND THEN WE'LL RESPOND TO EVERYONE. BUT, UM, WE ADD AN ADDITIONAL 15 DAYS TO REALLY ALLOW US TO GET THAT FEEDBACK FROM THE VENDORS. YEAH. AND THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S FANTASTIC. IF, IF THEY DO COME UP WITH, UH, LANGUAGE OR CONCERNS, THAT KIND OF THING ABOUT, UH, THE R F P, THERE'S STILL AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND MAKE CHANGES, RIGHT? YES. THEY CAN SUBMIT THOSE IN WRITING AND WE'LL RESPOND AND WE'LL RESPOND TO EVERYBODY WHO'S REQUESTED THE R F P. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU, LAURIE. APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S ALL, SIR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN PERRY. COUNCILMAN COURAGE. OH, I'M SORRY. COUNCILMAN GRO, UH, QUESTION OR FOR CLARIFICATION? SO THE, THE CHANGE OF THE POLICY TO GET OFF OF SIDEWALKS IS NOT GOING TO START UNTIL OCTOBER. YES. AND EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE PERMIT EXTENSION THIS COMING MONTH. YES. AND SO, UM, WE NEED TO DO MORE FUNDING AND EDU WE NEED MORE FUNDING TO PROVIDE FOR MORE EDUCATION. WE, WERE GONNA DO ALL THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS AND AMENDMENTS WHEN WE COME BACK WITH THE SELECTED VENDORS. OKAY. BECAUSE MOST OF THE VENDORS' PERMITS THAT WE HAVE TODAY, SOME OF THEM EXTEND, SOME OF THEM EXPIRE IN LATE JULY MM-HMM. . AND SO WE'RE ONLY EXTENDING THEM FOR MAYBE ONE OR TWO MONTHS. MM-HMM. . OKAY. 'CAUSE ONE OF THAT'S REALLY MY BIG CONCERN IS THAT THEY'RE STILL RIDING ON THE SIDEWALK YES. AND THE ACCIDENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THE SIDEWALKS. AND EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOING TO BE EXTENDING, UM, WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE THEM OFF THE SIDEWALKS. MM-HMM. THAT'S MY POINT. THAT IS, UH, MY CONCERN, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM TAKING OFF THE SIDEWALK SOONER. YEAH. UM, AND I'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT BECAUSE THE, THE ISSUE WE HAVE IS YOU HAVE SOME VENDORS WHOSE PERMIT EXPIRES THIS MONTH, AND THEN YOU HAVE SOME VENDORS WHOSE PERMIT EXPIRES IN JULY OR AUGUST. OKAY. JUST, JUST REAL QUICK CLARIFICATION, WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR FOR THE RFP. SO WE GOTTA KEEP, KEEP THE DISCUSSION JUST OF THE TERMS OF THE R F P, BUT THAT INCLUDES THE PERMIT EXTENSION THOUGH, TOO. YEAH. RIGHT. OKAY. AND SO THE REASON WHY WE DIDN'T AMEND, WE DIDN'T DO THE AMENDMENTS TODAY, IS BECAUSE YOU'D HAVE SOME PER OPERATORS OPERATING UNDER THE PREVIOUS PERMIT THAT ALLOWED THEM TO BE ON THE SIDEWALKS. AND THEN SOME OPERATORS WHO HAD THE NEW PERMIT WHERE THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE ALLOWED ON THE SIDEWALK. AND SO IT'D BE A MIXED MESSAGE TO THE, THE USER OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU COULD OR COULD NOT BE ON THE SIDEWALK. AND SO THE BEST APPROACH WAS TO, AS SOON AS WE HAVE THE THREE VENDORS IMPLEMENT THE ORDINANCE CHANGES AT THAT TIME. OKAY. I SAY OKAY. AS THAT'S YOUR EXPLANATION, NOT THAT I'M OKAY WITH IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN GRO, COUNCILMAN CURRY. UH, THIS LAST DISCUSSION, UH, REALLY DISTURBS ME BECAUSE I THOUGHT IN DISCUSSIONS THAT I'VE HAD WITH YOU, AND WHAT I'VE HEARD WAS THAT WE WERE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND, AND GET THOSE SCOOTERS OFF THE SIDEWALK RIGHT NOW, AS SOON AS WE CAME OUT AND SAID, WE'RE GONNA DO SOME EXTENSIONS AND WE'RE GONNA PUT OUT THIS R F P. UH, AND I, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO GET THE SCOOTERS OFF THE SIDEWALK RIGHT NOW. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE CURRENT MOTION BROUGHT [01:15:01] FORWARD THAT, UH, THE SCOOTERS BE, UH, REMOVED FROM SIDEWALK USE, EFFECTIVE THE TIME THAT WE OFFER EXTENSIONS TO ALL OF THE CURRENT LICENSEES. AND THAT IF WE HAVE TO ADJUST THEIR CURRENT LICENSE TO TAKE 'EM OFF THE SIDEWALK THAT WE CONSIDER DOING THAT. I THINK THE SAFETY FACTOR IS, IS VERY CLEAR AND WAITING TILL SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER TO INITIATE THIS IS JUST A CASE FOR MORE ACCIDENTS TO OCCUR. UH, AND SO, UH, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION THAT WOULD, UH, ESTABLISH, UH, A DEADLINE FOR REMOVAL OF THE SCOOTERS CURRENTLY FROM THE SIDEWALK OF, UH, TODAY. YES. AND MAYOR, THERE WAS ONE OTHER COMMENT I WANTED TO MAKE BEFORE I MADE THAT MOTION, AND THAT JUST IS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE, UH, THE TIME LIMIT PUTTING A, A, UH, SAYING PEOPLE COULDN'T RIDE AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO WORK DOWNTOWN AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO USE SCOOTERS FOR MOBILITY AFTER THEY WORK. MAYBE THEY GET OFF AT 12 OR TWO. UH, JUST LIKE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF LEGAL RESTRICTIONS ARE GIVEN CERTAIN RIGHTS TO DRIVE, UH, BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I THINK THAT WE PROBABLY COULD ADD, UH, SOME KIND OF EXCEPTION TO THAT LIMITATION FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK DOWNTOWN SO THAT THEY COULD GET A SPECIAL PERMIT TO GO AHEAD AND RENT A SCOOTER AFTER HOURS, UH, SO THAT THEY COULD GO BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED IN THIS R F P. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN KZ. ANDY, YOU HAVE, UH, CLARIFICATION. UM, REALLY A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE COUNCILMAN IN TERMS OF HIS MOTION. UH, IF WE, IF THERE IS AN AMENDMENT TO, UM, RESTRICT THE SCOOTERS FROM THE SIDEWALKS, THE VENDORS WILL NEED AT LEAST SOME PERIOD OF TIME TO MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT. UH, SO COUNCILMAN, IF I COULD SUGGEST AT LEAST SOME DATES CERTAIN AND THEY WOULD BE EFFECTIVE, UM, THAT WOULD GIVE THEM AT LEAST SOME DAYS TO PREPARE FOR THAT. CERTAINLY THAT, THAT'S FAIR. AND I WOULD SAY BY JUNE, UH, 30TH. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN COURAGE. IS THAT ACCEPTABLE TO, UH, COUNCILMAN GRO ON SECOND? OKAY, GREAT. SO THERE'S THIS, THERE'S AN AMENDMENT ON THE FLOOR. WE'LL TAKE UP FIRST TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION, WHICH WOULD BE THAT THE SCOOTERS, UH, WILL BE RESTRICTED FROM SIDEWALK ACCESS EFFECTIVE JUNE 30TH. COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN HALL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS FROM ME. FIRST OF ALL, I, I LIKE THE AMENDMENT. UH, I, I TEND TO AGREE, UH, I HAD SUGGESTED TWO VENDORS AS OPPOSED TO THE THREE. I'M OKAY WITH THE THREE, UH, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT THE, THE CONSTANT CHURN OF, UM, OR THE TWO YEAR CONTRACT, THE, THE SHORT TERM OF THE CONTRACT DOES ALLOW FOR, UH, THOSE THAT ARE IN PLACE, THE VENDORS THAT ARE IN PLACE, THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE INCENTIVE, UH, TO CONTINUE TO INNOVATE. BUT, UH, I'M OKAY WITH THE THREE THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING. AND, UH, I DO THINK WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TOWARD FEWER, UH, OF THE VEHICLES. I KIND OF, UH, TEND TO SIDE WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN ELIAS THAT, YOU KNOW, 5,000 MAY BE TOO MANY, BUT IT'S, IT'S CERTAINLY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND, UH, FUTURE COUNCIL CAN, CAN, UH, ADJUST THAT AS AS NECESSARY. UM, JUST GENERALLY, I THINK IT'S, UM, IT, IT'S A GREAT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. HOWEVER, THEY'RE JUST MESSY AND, AND IT JUST LOOKS BAD, UH, PARTICULARLY FOR A, UH, A CITY WHERE A BULK OF OUR, UH, REVENUE COMES FROM TOURISM. UM, THAT SORT OF LOOK IS JUST, JUST DOESN'T WORK, UH, AT LEAST FOR ME. AND SO I'M HOPING THAT THIS MOVEMENT AND THE, THE FUTURE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO, TO CLEAN UP, UM, THIS, THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE, THE MOTION TODAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN HALL. COUNCILMAN SALANA. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO CHECK IN ON THE AMENDMENT THAT WAS OFFERED. UM, THE, THE, THE ABILITY TO GET THESE SCOOTERS OFF OF THE SIDEWALKS IS REALLY A BURDEN THAT IS PLACED ON THE PERSON WHO'S RIDING THEM. I THINK IT'S, I IMPORTANT THAT, UH, WE HEAR FROM THOSE WHO WOULD BE ENFORCING IT, BECAUSE I SUPPOSE THAT'S PROBABLY THE WAY YOU GET SCOOTERS OFF. IT'S NOT A MANDATE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL THAT'S GOING TO CONSCIOUSLY GO INTO THE MIND OF A PERSON WHO IS RIDING ON JUNE 30TH. UH, SO IF WE ARE GOING TO ENFORCE IT, I'D, I'D LIKE SOMEBODY TO COMMENT ON WHETHER WE COULD DO THAT, ROLL IT OUT, EDUCATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SOME WAY SO THAT BY JUNE 30TH ON, YOU KNOW, JULY 1ST, FOLKS ARE LIKE, HEY, [01:20:01] LOOK, YOU KNOW, I KNOW GOVERNMENT IS MANDATING THAT WE TAKE IT OFF THE SIDEWALKS, BUT AT LEAST GIVE US A HEADS UP. IF YOU'RE GONNA TOSS A FINE MY WAY, CAN WE, CAN WE ONE EXECUTE IN TIME TO ENFORCE IN THAT WAY? AND, AND TWO IS, IS THAT, IS THAT ENOUGH FOR, FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE GONNA BE CALLING US ABOUT THEIR TICKETS? IS THE PERMIT FIVE, THE ADDITIONAL 10 IS 55,000? SO THE, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SO RIGHT NOW, WE CURRENTLY DO FOUR HOURS OR THREE HOURS OF S A P D ENFORCEMENT EVERY DAY. UM, IT'S SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR, UM, ENFORCEMENT. AND SO OUR BUDGET, UM, SUPPORTS THOSE THREE HOURS. AND SO WE WON'T HAVE ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT OTHER THAN THOSE THREE HOURS, BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE EDUCATE THE MEMBERS, UM, THE COMMUNITY, SS A P D ON THAT, IT IS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO RIDE ON THE SIDEWALK, AND THEY CAN ISSUE TICKETS BASED ON THAT. THE OCTOBER ONE, THE NEW SCOOTER VENDORS WILL HAVE, WILL BE PAYING AN ADDITIONAL FEE OR HIGHER FEES TO SUPPORT MORE ENFORCEMENT. BUT WE CAN WORK WITHIN OUR EXISTING BUDGET TO PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT OF THAT. OKAY. SO TELL ME WHAT CHANGES NOW WITH THE AMENDMENT AS IF IT WERE TO PASS TODAY, IF IT WERE PASS, UM, STARTING JUNE 30TH, WE'D HAVE TO WORK WITH THOSE, UM, PERMIT HOLDERS WHO HAVE PERMITS BEYOND THAT TIME TO AMEND THOSE PERMITS. AND THAT ANYBODY WHO IS SEEKING A NEW PERMIT, IT'LL STATE THAT STARTING JUNE 30TH, THEY CAN'T, UM, RIGHT ON THE SIDEWALK, THEY ARE STILL ONLY PROVIDING US A $10 FEE. UM, THAT'LL BE PRORATED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH. AND SO WE'LL HAVE ABOUT $55,000. AND THAT'S THE MONEY THAT WE USE FOR EDUCATION. SO WE HAVE FUNDING, WE'LL, WE'LL DO MORE EDUCATION, AND WE CAN DEFINITELY EDUCATE ON, UM, PROHIBITING, UM, PROHIBITION ON THE SIDEWALK. AND THAT'S ALSO FUNDING WE USE FOR THE S A P D OVERTIME. AND SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THAT BUDGETED, IT'S ONLY THREE HOURS, BUT, UM, WITH THIS LAW IN PLACE, THEY'LL DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO ENFORCE FOR THE SIDEWALKS. IT JUST WON'T BE ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT UNTIL WE GET THE ADDITIONAL FEES. GOTCHA. AND I'VE SAID ON THE RECORD THAT I AM ON THIS SIDE OF THE DECISION THAT WOULD SAY, LET'S REMOVE SOME, LET'S REMOVE THE, LET THE SCOOTERS FROM THE SIDEWALKS. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE DO IT, WE, WE EXECUTE ON THAT IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS OUR TEAM, UH, THE ABILITY TO CREATE WHAT IS THE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM FOR THAT WE GIVE PROPER NOTICE AND HEADS UP TO THE CONSUMER WHO'S USING IT. AND I, I'M ASSUMING, ALLOWING A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR THE COMPANIES TO, YOU KNOW, IMPLEMENT THIS INTO THEIR, THEIR APPS OR TO THE PROGRAM OR TO THEIR MARKETING. UM, I THINK JUNE 30TH IS, MAKES A LITTLE MORE SENSE THAN, YOU KNOW, JUST TOMORROW OR AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THE VOTE. SO, UM, LIKE I SAID, I, I'VE BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING, UH, SCOOTERS OFF THE SIDEWALKS FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY ASPECT, THE ASPECT THAT, YOU KNOW, DOESN'T, YOU KNOW, RISK THE, THE PEDESTRIAN AT THE EXPENSE OF THE SCOOTER. AND I KNOW WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE STREET PIECE, BUT, UM, JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN SALANI. ERIC, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO ADD? NO, SIR. UH, LORI ADJUSTED. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALRIGHT. COUNCILMAN VINEO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST QUICK, QUICK, QUICK, QUICK QUESTION. UM, DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE PENALTIES WOULD BE? UM, I'M GONNA ASK ED GUZMAN TO WHO IS OUR CITY ATTORNEY WORKING WITH US ON THIS? GENERALLY THE PENALTIES ARE UP TO $500 FOR VIOLATIONS. UH, BUT IT CAN BE, UH, FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, MAYBE A HUNDRED, WE CAN DETERMINE WHAT THAT WILL BE. OKAY. CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CODES THAT WE HAVE. RIGHT. I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT SOME OF US ARE KIND OF GETTING AT HERE. I, SO I APPRECIATE THAT WE MOVED IT TO, UH, TO THE END OF JUNE, BUT I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME KIND OF GRACE PERIOD, UM, AS, AS THIS IS A, A BIG CHANGE. UM, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THESE PENALTIES ARE, ARE SOMETHING THAT, UH, ARE WELL COMMUNICATED AND CAN HELP PEOPLE, UH, RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A, A NEW RULE OR ORDINANCE IN OUR CITY. SO I'LL ASK FOR, FOR A, A ROBUST, UH, COMMUNICATION OF WHAT THOSE FEES AND PENALTIES WILL BE. SURE. AND AS FURTHER CLARIFICATION BEFORE WE CAN IMPOSE ANY OF THOSE PENALTIES OR, OR FINES, WE HAVE TO PUBLISH THOSE IN THE PAPER, MAKE THAT PUBLIC, AND THEN THOSE FINES WON'T BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL FIVE DAYS AFTER THAT PUBLICATION AS WELL. SO WE'LL BAKE THAT INTO THIS IF, IF IT'S APPROVED AS WELL. RIGHT. I JUST, I JUST WANNA BE CAREFUL THAT WE DON'T, WE DON'T CREATE, UH, UH, A, A PUNITIVE, UH, ISSUE THAT THAT'S REALLY NOT EQUITABLE TO SOME. SO I JUST, THIS, THIS COULD BE, UH, SOMETHING THAT, THAT CAN IMPACT SOMEONE A LOT HARDER THAN OTHERS. SO WE DEFINITELY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THIS. WE'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND. THANK YOU. THANKS, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN TREVINO. COUNCILMAN COURAGE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UH, I JUST WANNA REMIND MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL KNOW, PROBABLY, [01:25:01] UH, 75% OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RIDING ON THESE SCOOTERS ARE TOURISTS WHO JUST COME HERE ONE TIME A YEAR. IF, IF THAT FREQUENTLY, UH, I DON'T THINK THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK HERE. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE ONE OUT OF FOUR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK HERE DO RIDE THE SCOOTERS DOWNTOWN. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THAT HIGH, BUT STILL, WE'RE GONNA BE GIVING THEM WEEKS WORTH OF NOTICE. AND I THINK MOST OF THEM WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE ALREADY UNDERSTAND, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT RIDING ON THE SIDEWALK IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T ALLOW, UH, A LOT OF OTHER VEHICLES TO DO, LIKE BICYCLES. AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A FAIRLY EASY TRANSITION, ALTHOUGH, UNDERSTANDABLY, NOTIFICATION NEEDS TO BE GIVEN, BUT IT'S GONNA BE MOSTLY FOR TOURISTS. AND IF THEY GET HERE AND THEY FIND OUT YOU CAN RIDE A SCOOTER, BUT YOU'VE GOTTA RIDE IT ON THE ROAD, IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY EASY FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT. SO I HOPE THE COUNCIL WILL SUPPORT THIS. 'CAUSE IT, IT REALLY IS A MATTER OF SAFETY. WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE RECENTLY, BUT LAST TIME WE, WE SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING LIKE 70,000, UH, THAT WERE REPORTED. UH, HOW MANY 3 1 1 CALLS DID WE JUST SAY WE HAD, UH, THAT HAVE COME IN? THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF 3 1 1 CALLS ABOUT 30 THAT WERE JUST BROUGHT FORWARD. SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S, IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THEM ON THE SIDEWALKS, AND LET'S ALLEVIATE THAT PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. COURAGE. COUNCILMAN SANDOVAL. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, UH, I, I SUPPORT THE, THE PROPOSAL THAT YOU'RE MAKING, UH, BUT I DO SEE THAT THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVEN'T ANSWERED YET ABOUT HOW IT WOULD BE ENFORCED AND HOW WE WOULD BE EDUCATED, OR WE WOULD EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT IT. MAY I SUGGEST THAT, UH, MAYOR, WE REVISIT THE TOPIC, UM, MAYBE AT OUR NEXT B SESSION OR OUR NEXT A SESSION IF STAFF COULD COME WITH, I STILL SUPPORT TAKING THE MOTION, BUT I STILL, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE STAFF COME FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSAL FOR THE EDUCATION AND THE ENFORCEMENT AND ALL THE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS. AND MAYBE, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE WILL BE SUBJECT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL, BUT I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF THEY WERE, UH, IF, IF THE IMPLEMENTATION WERE SUBJECT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL THE SAME WAY WE'RE LOOKING AT THE R F P AND THE PIECES OF IT AND PROVIDING, UH, INPUT ON THAT. IS THAT, IS THAT POSSIBLE, ERIC? I WAS GOING TO, I WAS GONNA OFFER, UH, TWO SUGGESTIONS. COUNCILWOMAN, MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL, UM, ONE, IF, IF, UM, IF THE ORDINANCE OR THE AMENDMENT IS PASSED TODAY, THEN IT'S ALREADY IN EFFECT. AND I THINK, I THINK SOME OF THE MESSAGES THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE COUNCIL, UM, NEEDS TO BE A WELL THOUGHT OUT COMMUNICATION PLAN, NOT ONLY TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS AND THE SCOOTER COMPANIES AND, AND DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES, UM, BUT ALSO FROM AN ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT. YOU KNOW, REMEMBER WHEN, WHEN WE STARTED THIS PILOT PROGRAM, I THINK ONE OF THE EARLY UPDATES THAT WE GAVE THE COUNCIL, THE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PARK POLICE HAD ISSUED GOBS OF WARNINGS AND LIKE THREE TICKETS. AND SO I THINK, I THINK WE WOULD TAKE THE SAME TYPE OF APPROACH IN THAT, UM, WE EDUCATE, WE NOTIFY, WE COMMUNICATE. IT'D BE EXTREMELY ROBUST. UM, BUT THEN WE ALSO RELY UPON, UH, THE POLICE OFFICERS AND PARK POLICE TO, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS CHANGE FROM A REGULATORY STANDPOINT, USE DISCRETION TO ADVISE PEOPLE. SOME MAY BE VISITORS, SOME MAY, SOME MAY BE RESIDENTS. UM, I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE APPROACH WE TAKE. SO ONE SUGGESTION IS, IS THAT WE CAN, WE CAN GIVE THE COUNCIL AN UPDATE IN A MEMO FROM ME TO YOU, UH, KIND OF OUTLINING THAT. UM, BUT IF YOU VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT TODAY, IT'S, IT'S BEING ENACTED AND WE'RE GONNA START WORKING ON IT THIS AFTERNOON. SO, UM, AND, AND AT LEAST THAT GIVES THE COUNCIL AS, AS A GROUP, HERE'S THE PLAN FOR COMMUNICATION AND ENFORCEMENT. AND I THINK, I THINK WE'LL DO IT THE WAY WE DO EVERYTHING ELSE FROM AN ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT, WHERE YOU GIVE A LEAD TIME, YOU EDUCATE, YOU GIVE A LEAD TIME, UM, THERE'S WARNINGS, AND THEN YOU'RE, AND THEN YOU HAVE GET TO A FULL-BLOWN ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN SANDOVAL. UM, I'LL JUST MAKE A FEW OBSERVATIONS BEFORE WE GO AHEAD AND, UH, TAKE THE VOTE. I DO ALSO SUPPORT, UM, MOVING THE SIDE, THE SCOOTERS OFF THE SIDEWALK. UH, I DIDN'T EXPECT IT WOULD HAPPEN SO SOON, BUT I THINK WITH ENOUGH, UH, TIME IN LEEWAY WE CAN DO THE EDUCATION AND, AND, UM, AND EVENTUALLY GET TO MORE ROBUST ENFORCEMENT. UM, I'VE DONE A LOT OF REFLECTING OVER AND LISTENING ON THE SCOOTER DEBATE O OVER THE LAST YEAR. AND WHAT CONTINUES TO COME BACK TO ME IS THAT THIS IS OUR NEED FOR A MARKET THAT DRIVES INNOVATION AND TRANSPORTATION AND COLLIDING WITH THE FACT THAT WE'VE MADE REALLY BAD CHOICES IN HOW WE BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS CITY. [01:30:01] AND SO I REALLY HOPE WE CONTINUE TO HONE IN ON THE FACT THAT THIS CITY NEEDS BETTER MULTIMODAL INFRASTRUCTURE, COMPLETE STREETS, SAFE BIKE LANES, AND WIDER PEDESTRIAN PATHS. UM, THAT TO ME IS THE ULTIMATE TAKEAWAY FROM, FROM THIS ENTIRE, UH, DISCUSSION. AND ALL OF THOSE DECISIONS, OBVIOUSLY WERE NOT MADE BY, UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE TODAY, BUT WE CAN GO BACK AND START PRIORITIZING THOSE IN A, IN A MORE ROBUST WAY, CONNECT SA AS PART OF THAT STRATEGY, THE WORK THAT THE TRANSPORTATION GROUPS DO IT AS WELL. I DID WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS THOUGH, AND I HAD ONE, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. UH, LORI, CAN YOU, CAN YOU TELL ME AGAIN WHAT THE, IN, IN TERMS OF, AND WE ARE GOING TO, UH, A COUNCIL DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE CAN REFINE OUR PROCUREMENT POLICIES SO THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, BE MORE, UM, UH, EFFECTIVE IN THIS. SO I'M LOOKING MORE CLOSELY AT HOW WE DO SCORING AT THIS LEVEL RATHER THAN AT THE END. UM, WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC TERMS PORTION OF THE SCORING? BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THERE AS MUCH VARIABILITY FROM ONE COMPANY TO THE NEXT. WHAT ARE THOSE 10 POINTS GONNA BE ASSIGNED TO? I MIGHT ASK FINANCE TO COME AND JOIN US UP HERE, BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS WHAT OTHER IDEAS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE $100 FEE OR THE $25,000 INFRASTRUCTURE FEE. SO SOME MIGHT HAVE IDEAS ON, FOR ME, MAYBE A REVENUE SHARE OF 1%, OR SOME MIGHT SAY FOR EVERY RIDE WITHIN THIS ZONE, WE WILL CONTRIBUTE A DOLLAR. AND SO WE WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S A, A CONCESSION OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE SHARE SOME OF THAT REVENUE AND WE CAN EITHER PUT IT TOWARDS INFRASTRUCTURE OR OTHER, UM, PRIORITIES THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE. THAT JUST TO ME, SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF WEIGHT TO GIVE TO WHAT WOULD BE MAYBE A CREATIVE ELEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF THEIR PROPOSAL. MM-HMM. , WHEREAS OTHER THINGS THAT I'M, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN IS HOW DO THEY DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES OF, OF LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS CITY? WHAT IS THEIR TRACK RECORD IN OTHER CITIES? UM, YOU KNOW, HOW ENGAGED WITH THE STAFF HAVE THEY BEEN IN, IN THIS ENTIRE PROCESS OF REFINING THE ORDINANCE AND SO FORTH? TROY, UH, THE ONLY THING I WAS GONNA ADD TO LORI'S, UM, EXPLANATION IS THAT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC TERMS, AND LORI'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ON THE WAY SHE EXPLAINED IT, BUT THAT'S A VERY QUANTIFIABLE PROCESS. SO ANYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND, WE HAVE A MATHEMATICAL FORMULA THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY CALCULATE THAT AND ALLOCATE THOSE POINTS. OKAY. WELL, SO MY ORIENTATION ON THIS IS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR A COMPANY TO INNOVATE, UM, BUT STAY WITHIN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PARAMETERS, YOU KNOW, NOT OPERATING ON THE SIDEWALK NOW, POTENTIALLY, UH, INCENTING THE USE OF A HELMET, UH, MAKING SURE THAT THE THE VEHICLE ITSELF IS, IS DURABLE, UM, WELL LIGHTED AND SO FORTH. I'M NOT, I'M LESS CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL NEW CONCESSION OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE IF WE ARE TRULY TRYING TO GET TO A, UM, COST RECOVERY MODEL, WE WANT THE MARGINS THAT THE COMPANY MAKES TO GO INTO BETTER, BETTER EQUIPMENT, BETTER SERVICE, LESS ON POTENTIAL REVENUE MAKING FOR THE CITY. SO I I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE ATTENTION PAID TO THE QUALITY AND THE INNOVATION OF THE PROPOSAL, THE, THE COMMUTING ENGAGEMENT PIECE OF IT, RATHER THAN TRYING TO INCENT, UM, A REALLY COOL CONCESSION MODEL. UM, THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO BRING UP WITH REGARD TO THE SELECTION TEAM, UH, DURING OUR B SESSION AT THE PORT, I MEAN THE, THE CONSTANT THEME WAS INNOVATION. I WAS SURPRISED NOT TO SEE A MEMBER OF THE INNOVATION TEAM ON THERE. SO WE DO HAVE, UM, CRAIG HOPKINS WITH I T S D. WE ALSO HAVE SOMEONE WITH U SS A A WHO'S IN THEIR INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE BRIAN DILLARD ON THE, THE TECHNICAL SIDE OKAY. WITH C C D O STAFF. AND SO THEY WILL BE ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ENGAGED THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE CREATION OF THIS RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. WELL, I I JUST HOPE THAT THAT IS THE CASE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOWN MM-HMM. THIS ROAD BEFORE WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO FIT THE ROUND PEG INTO THE SQUARE HOLE AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE EMPHASIZING THE WRONG, THE WRONG THINGS. MM-HMM. AND, AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR INNOVATION TEAM, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE THERE. MM-HMM. THAT THEY'RE INVOLVED IN, IN THE DEVELOPMENT. UM, THE OTHER THING IS, AS WE ARE EMPHASIZING THE ROLE OF DISABILITY ACCESS IN THE SELECTION OF THE, OF THE VENDORS, UM, I KNOW IT'S IN THERE, BUT IT'S NOT AT THE LEVEL. I THINK IT OUGHT TO BE THE, THE PER PERSPECTIVE OF THE PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY AS WELL AS THE, UH, CYCLISTS AND COUNCILMAN TREVINO MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT PLACE FOR A PEDESTRIAN MOBILITY OFFICER TO SLIP INTO. WE DON'T HAVE THAT YET, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PERSPECTIVES ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. 'CAUSE ME, FOR ME, DISABILITY ACCESS AND PEDESTRIANS ARE THE REASON WHY WE'RE REMOVING THEM FROM THE SIDEWALK. UM, [01:35:01] THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS, UM, I AGREE WITH COUNCILWOMAN SANDOVAL ON THE HOURS OF OPERATION. UM, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK ANY KIND OF MOBILITY ISSUE, TRA TRANSPORTATION IS GONNA HAVE A HIGHER RATE OF ACCIDENTS IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BUT IT'S ALSO THOSE, UH, PEOPLE, THOSE WORKERS OVERNIGHT THAT MOWER DESPERATELY NEED ALTERNATIVES. UM, AND IF THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY REEXAMINE THAT, PUT SOME MORE SAFETY RULES IN PLACE, PERHAPS THE VEHICLES THEMSELVES GET SAFER, UM, I WOULD LIKE US TO NOT DICTATE THAT, UH, IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE RIDES SAFER, UH, FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED 'EM OVERNIGHT, UM, I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO THAT RIGHT THIS MOMENT, BUT I DO WANT TO ZERO IN ON THE FACT THAT WE, WE SHOULD REEXAMINE THIS, UM, FAIRLY FREQUENTLY AND MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE ONE OF OUR ADVOCACY GROUPS CONVENE A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION JUST ABOUT THAT, UH, PORTION OF THE, OF THE REGULATION. UM, SO WITH THAT, UM, I'M GONNA SUPPORT THE, THE R F P. UH, I ALSO AM GONNA SUPPORT THE, THE, UH, AMENDMENT TO IT AS WELL TO REMOVE THE SCOOTERS, GIVEN ENOUGH TIME. UH, ANDY, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YES, MAYOR, JUST A CLARIFICATION IS THAT THE COUNCIL'S NOT VOTING ON THE R F P TODAY. OH, ON, RIGHT. OKAY. GOT IT. UM, COUNCILMAN IMPLIES. YEAH, MAYOR, MAYOR, JUST FOLLOWING UP. I I HEAR YOU ON THE, ON THE CONCESSION REVENUE COMPONENT OF THIS, AND I, I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO SQUEEZE, UH, YOU KNOW, COMPANIES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, THESE NASCENT COMPANIES THAT ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, STARTING AND, YOU KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE BABIES AND REALLY NEED TO COUNT PENNIES IN ORDER FOR THIS NEW DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO WORK. BUT LET'S NOT FORGET THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LYFT, A COMPANY THAT'S VALUED AT $24 BILLION. UBER, A COMPANY THAT'S VALUED AT A HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS, BIRD WHO'S VALUED AT $2 BILLION, AND LYME, WHO'S VALUED AT $2 BILLION. AND SO WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH, YOU KNOW, TINY BABY COMPANIES THAT REALLY NEED, UH, TO BE, YOU KNOW, TAKEN CARE OF GENTLY. UM, THESE ARE NOT FRAGILE ENTITIES. THESE ARE VERY, VERY SOPHISTICATED PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH OTHER CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, UH, WITH VERY SIMILAR CONCESSION MODELS. AND SO, UM, I, I'D, I'D URGE MY COUNCIL MEMBERS NOT TO BE, UM, TOO SCARED OF THE WORD CONCESSION 'CAUSE THESE ARE BIG BOYS AND GIRLS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. THANKS. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN PLIE. OKAY. TO, UM, NOW THE MOTIONS THAT ARE ON THE FLOOR, THE FIRST MOTION IS AN AMENDMENT, UH, THAT WOULD MAKE JUNE 30TH, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF REMOVAL OF THE SCOOTERS FROM SIDEWALKS. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THAT AMENDMENT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. NOW TO THE MAIN MOTION, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF ITEM FOUR, THE ORDINANCE APPROVING, UH, MODIFYING THE DOCKLESS VEHICLE PILOT PROGRAM. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE MAIN MOTION. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. UM, THAT'S ALL THE BUSINESS ITEMS WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA TODAY. IS THERE A CITY MANAGER REPORT, SIR? NO, SIR, NOT TODAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, COUNCILMAN PERRY, AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, YES SIR, I DO HAVE, UH, I DO HAVE SOMEONE I WANNA RECOGNIZE TODAY. IS REBECCA HERE? AH, THERE SHE IS. SHE'S STANDING ON THE SIDE. I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT REBECCA HAS BEEN HERE. SHE WAS BROUGHT ON BY COUNCILMAN GALLAGHER AND, UH, SHE WORKED HER WAY UP FROM, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES UP TO SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR. AND LEMME TELL YOU, SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB. IN FACT, SHE'S KEPT ME OUT OF A LOT OF TROUBLE. , WELL, MOST TROUBLE, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY. BUT, UH, I JUST WANT TO GIVE MY THANKS TO REBECCA FOR A JOB WELL DONE AND WISH HER LUCK. SHE'S GONNA GO WORK AT THE DO SEE. SO, UH, IF YOU MAKE TRIPS TO THE DO SEE, YOU'LL SEE HER AROUND THERE AND DOING SOME GOOD WORK OVER THERE. SO, CONGRATULATIONS, REBECCA, GOOD LUCK AND GODSPEED TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. CONGRATULATIONS, REBECCA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. COUNCILMAN GRO MAYOR. UM, I HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT. IF YOU HEAR THE CRACKING IN THE SKY OR THE CRACKING RIGHT NOW THAT'S HAPPENING IN MY HEART. IT'S BECAUSE DEBRA HOSING, MY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, IS RETIRING AFTER 33 YEARS. UM, AND SHE REFUSES TO COME OVER HERE AND, UH, BE ACKNOWLEDGED. AND EVEN AFTER HER, HER BOSS, THE CITY MANAGER REQUESTS HER TO COME OVER. SHE HAS NOT. UM, BUT, UH, SHE SAYS SHE HAS AN APPOINTMENT. BUT I WILL SAY, UM, SHE HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY OF [01:40:01] SAN ANTONIO SINCE 1985. I FIRST MET HER IN 1998 WHEN SHE WAS THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY WITH TIM BWO. SHE SERVED, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS THROUGH THAT TIME, INCLUDING RICHARD PEREZ AND REED WILLIAMS AND K**E MARTIN AND MYSELF. FOR SIX YEARS, SHE HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY. SO YOU ALL KNOW EVERY SINGLE TIME OUR OFFICES HAD BEEN MOVED AT CITY HALL, UM, DEBRA HOSEY WAS THE ONE THAT HAD TO HELP COORDINATE THIS. SHE IS ORGANIZED BEYOND, UM, COMPARE. SHE IS ONE THAT, UM, DOES NOT SUGARCOAT THINGS, AND SHE KEEPS ME IN CHECK, UH, MANY, MANY, MANY TIMES. SHE DID TELL ME LAST TERM THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE HER LAST TWO YEARS WITH ME. I DIDN'T BELIEVE HER. UM, BUT TRUE TO HER, UH, WORD AND TO HER FORM, UH, SHE HAS, SHE IS MOVING ON. SHE'S WORKED IN, UH, MANY PEOPLE KNOW HER. MANY PEOPLE LOVE HER, AND THEY, UM, REALLY RELY ON HER. SO SHE HAS BEEN A FORCE IN DISTRICT THREE AND WITH THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT THREE. WE ARE GOING TO MISS HER AT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND HER WORK. SO DEBRA HOSEY, UM, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT EVEN LISTENING TO THIS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PLAY THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE HER. SO THANK YOU MAYOR AND THANK YOU CITY MANAGER FOR LETTING ME ACKNOWLEDGE DEBRA HOSEY AND CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS, DEBORAH, WHEREVER YOU ARE LISTENING IN, I'M SURE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU EVERYONE. HAVE A WONDERFUL AFTERNOON. WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.