[Executive Session At any time during the meeting, the City Council may recess into executive session in the B Room to consult with the City Attorney's Office (Texas Government Code Section 551.071) and deliberate or discuss any of the following: ]

THURSDAY JANUARY 11, 2024. THETHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL NOW MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 AND TO DELIBERATE OR DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.087.

PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.072.

SO CITY COUNCIL IS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE. APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY. CITY COUNCIL DID MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS OUR SCHEDULE REQUIRED. THE TIME IS NOW 11:10 A.M.

ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2024. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION. NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION SO WE'RE BACK. WE DO HAVE A FULL CONSENT AGENDA. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY FOLKS HERE WHO ARE HERE TO BE RECOGNIZED AND WE WANT TO CELEBRATE WITH YOU. BUT LET ME GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE ARE NO ITEMS LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, BUT WE DO HAVE A FULL -- I'M SORRY, WE DO HAVE MINUTES TO APPROVE FIRST. LET ME DO THAT. ITEM 3 IS APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF DECEMBER 6, 7, 11, AND 12.

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I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THOSE MINUTES. THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF DECEMBER 6, 7, 11TH AND 12TH. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.

[CONSENT AGENDA ]

MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 4 THROUGH 27, 4 THROUGH 26, EXCUSE ME, THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ARE THERE ANY TO BE PULLED? IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 4 THROUGH 26.

>> VIAGRAN: I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MONDAY AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE COUNCIL DISCUSSION. DON'T HAVE A CUE, SO JUST RAISE YOUR HAND.

COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT 18, THE RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF JUANITA JANIE GONZALES TO SERVE AS TRUSTEE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT FOR A SECOND TERM AND EXPIRING JANUARY 31, 2029. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK JANIE FOR HER SERVICE, FOR AGREEING TO DO THIS FOR A SECOND TERM, FOR SERVING AS CHAIR AND MAKING SURE WE MOVE FORWARD ON OUR ENERGY AND UTILITIES. I'M GLAD WE'RE HERE TODAY AND THE TEAM IS HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THAT AND UNDERSTAND THAT WE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO

HAVRDA. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WANT TO JUST CONGRATULATE ALSO JANIE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, FOR THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU SET AND YOUR FIERCE LOVE AND DEDICATION FOR OUR CITY. YOU'VE BEEN A DRIVING FORCE IN THE AFTERMATH OF WINTER STORM URI, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RUDY. I THINK THERE'S BEEN SO MANY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PLANNING AND THE COMMUNICATION AND I'M VERY THANKFUL TO YOU AND RUDY AND THE BOARD MAKING SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS PREPARED.

YOU'VE WEATHERED -- NO PUN INTENDED, BUT YOU'VE WEATHERED A NUMBER OF STORMS SENSE YOU HAVE BEEN NOT JUST THE CHAIR BUT THE TRUSTEE. THANK YOU FOR ENDURING AND YOU'VE COME OUT ON TOP AND YOU'VE TAKEN THE CITY WITH YOU.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA. CAMAILED GAVITO.

>> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. JANIE, WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR MANY YEARS AND A FELLOW LATINA IN THE TECH INDUSTRY, I KNOW MANY CHALLENGES WE HAVE FACED AND YOU HAVE LED AND INSPIRED SO MANY LATINAS IN TECH IN THE CITY AND IT'S BEEN AWESOME TO SEE YOU AS BOARD CHAIR FOR CPS.

YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS DO NOT GOOD UNNOTICED. YOU HAVE INSPIRING A WHOLE WAVE OF FEMALE PURSUING A TECH OPTION AND LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SEE THE WORK YOU'LL DO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER GOOD

VITA. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: I'LL JUST ADD MY THANKS TO CHAIRMAN GONZALES AND THE WHOLE CPS TEAM, BUT JANIE, YOU'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB STABILIZE THE UTILITY AND PUT OUT PATH FOR FUTURE SUCCESS.

WITH THAT, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 4 THROUGH 26.

PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT.

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BEFORE WE GET TO THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. LET ME FIRST RECOGNIZE ALDERETE GAVITO TO RECOGNIZE

A FAMILY. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE GOREHAM FAMILY. IT'S MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE A COMMUNITY PILLAR WHO WE LOST LAST SUMMER, AND THAT IS DR. GO. THANK YOU TO YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS FOR JOINING US TODAY. THE DOCTOR GIFTED US WITH

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HIS TALL HE WANTS AND COMPASSION WAS SOMEONE I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO KNOW AND CALL A FRIEND. DR. GOREHAM WAS BORN IN INDIA IN 1961 AND ATTENDED MEDICAL SCHOOL IN INDIA. HE CAME TO AMERICA FOR HIS RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND THANKFULLY IN 2009, HE DECIDED TO MOVE TO SAN ANTONIO TO PRACTICE INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, IMPROVING OR SAVING THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS WITH GRACE AND A SMILE. DR. GOREHAM DEDICATED HIS TIME OUTSIDE HIS OFFICE SERVING IN LEADERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS INDO AMERICAN SOCIETY, THE INTERPRET SOLDIER AS WELL AS HAVEN FOR HOPE.

IN ADDITION TO HELPING THE LIVES OF OTHERS ACROSS THE BOARD, HE CONTRIBUTED TO ORGANIZING THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIAN ORIGINS NATIONAL CONVENTION RIGHT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. 3,000 PHYSICIANS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY GATHERED DOWNTOWN FOR A WEEKEND OF FUNDRAISING AND CHARITABLE EVENTS, CULTURAL PERHAPS AND CONTINUING MEDICAL AGENCY AND BEYOND.

-- EDUCATION AND BEYOND. IN 2020 HE WAS VOTED THE BEST CARDIOLOGIST IN THE CITY AND FOUNDED THE CATIZATION LAB ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE.

AT THE TIME OF HIS PASSING HE WAS THE CHIEF OF CARDIOLOGY THERE.

WE ALL KNOW THAT CAMPAIGNS ARE TOUGH AND CAMPAIGNS ARE GRUELING, BUT WHEN I FIRST MET DR. GOREHAM, IT WAS DEFINITELY A RAY OF LIGHT THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN TIME.

AND SO NOT ONLY MEETING HIM BUT ALSO MEETING HIS BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL FAMILY WAS A HIGHLIGHT AND MOMENT THROUGHOUT THAT THE CAMPAIGN THAT I'LL NEVER FORGET. HIS FAMILY WELCOMED ME WITH WARMTH AND GENEROSITY.

I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HIS PATIENTS DESCRIBED.

THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW HE WOULD MAKE THEM LAUGH AND HOW HE WOULD LET THEM KNOW TO KEEP IT UP. THEY REMEMBERED HIM AS KIND AND HELPFUL AUDIO]. AS IF HE HAD KNOWN THEM FOR MANY YEARS.

THAT HE WAS A DIAMOND OF A HUMAN BEING. THESE ARE A FEW REASONS I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIM AND WELCOME HIS FAMILY AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND FOR THIS RECOGNITION. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. [APPLAUSE] >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO AND TO THE ENTIRE GOREHAM FAMILY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR FATHER, YOUR HUSBAND WITH US FOR SO MANY YEARS AND FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT HE HAS DONE FOR SO MANY FAMILIES IN OUR CITY AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ TO WELCOME UP OUR MLK COMMISSION AND WE'RE ALL VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO MONDAY'S ACTIVITIES AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE MANY EVENTS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE CORRESPONDING WITH DREAM WEEK, LET ME READ THE FOLLOWING PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, DISTRICT 2 COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ AND THE MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMISSION CHAIRED BY DUANE ROBIN ROBINSON WILL AND WHEREAS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SAN ANTONIANS AND VISITORS FROM FAR AND WIDE WILL COME TOGETHER ON JANUARY 15TH AT 10:00 A.M. AT THE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ACADEMY THANKS FOR JOINING US THE LARGEST MARTIN LUTHER KING MARCH IN THE NATION FOLLOWED BY AN ALL-DAY CELEBRATION WITH A HOST OF MULTICULTURAL PERFORMANCES, EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. WHEREAS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL AND CHALLENGED ALL AMERICANS TO PARTICIPATE IN NON-VIOLENT SOCIAL CHANGE COULD STRENGTHEN AND BRING OUR NATION TOGETHER. A FEDERAL HOLIDAY WAS ESTABLISHED CLOSE TO DR. KING'S BIRTHDAY TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF AN IMPORTANT FIGURE IN AMERICAN INDUSTRY AND CHEAP ALIVE THE SPIRIT OF DR. KING ALONG WITH HIS TIME LESS VALUES, COURAGE JUSTICE, COMPASSION, DIGNITY, HUMILITY AND SERVICE.

WHEREAS THE MISSION OF THE MLK COMMISSION IS PROMOTE HUMAN EQUALITY, THE PRINCIPLES OF NON-VIOLENCE AND UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF RACIAL HARMONY, RESPECT AND GOOD WILL AS A WAY OF BUILDING COMMUNITY.

NOW THEREFORE I RON NIRENBERG DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY 15, 2024, TO BE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AND URGE OUR CITIZENS TO REDEDICATE THEMSELVES TO PRINCIPALS OF EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND NOW THE FLOOR GOES TO COUNCILMEMBER

MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

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WHAT IS GOINGS ON WITH THIS LIGHT RIGHT HERE? I WANT TO TAKE TIME TO THANK ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, BASICALLY THE DAY AFTER LAST YEAR'S MARCH THEY WERE BACK AT IT AGAIN. TO PREPARE OUR COMMUNITIES FOR THE LARGEST MARCH IN THE COUNTRY, THEREFORE THE WORLD. IN ADDITION TO A ROBUST SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TO COMMEMORATE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., I JUST WANT TO MAKE ON A PERSONAL NOTE I WANT TO CONVEY HOW DEEPLY CONNECTED MY COMMUNITY IS AND MY CONSTITUENTS FEEL TO THE MARCH AND HOW MUCH PRIDE THEY TAKE IN IT.

EVERY SINGLE COMMISSIONER IS RECEIVING A BUNCH OF CALLS FROM CONSTITUENTS ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THEY MIGHT AS WELL BE THEIR OWN COUNCIL OFFICE AT THAT POINT. THIS IS OUR 37TH ANNUAL MARCH -- SORRY, THIS LIGHT.

AND OUR THEME IDEAS AND STRATEGIES TO POLITICAL DISCOURSE WHILE ADDING TO A LEGACY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE. I'M EXCITED TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS.

THIS INCLUDES ANA DILLARD, 20 YEARS OLD. MARIE, 16, AND JEROME FOSTER, 21, WHO WHO HAVE ALREADY CHANGED THE WORLD WITH THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC POLICY AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHAPE OUR FUTURES.

I'M SO EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY AND THE WISDOM THESE YOUNG VOICES WILL PROVIDE. THE FIGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, FAIR WAGES, VOTING RIGHTS, HOUSING JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS CONTINUES. WE CONTINUE TO WITNESS VIOLENCE, HATE AND POVERTY THROUGHOUT OUR NATION AND WORLD AND DR. KING'S CALL TO ACTION THAT THE UNITED STATES LIVES UP TO ITS PROMISE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE LIVES UP TODAY. WE KNOW MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. WOULD NOT BE SILENT ON THESE ISSUES. SOMETHING WE NEED TO REMEMBER AT THE END OF HIS LIFE, MLK STOOD WITH WORKERS AGAINST ABUSE AND STOOD AGAINST THE VIETNAM WAR, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS POLITICALLY UNPOPULAR AT THE TIME.

WE INVITE YOU TO CELEBRATE HIS SPIRIT AND ENDURING MESSAGE BY JOINING US ON JANUARY 15TH. BUNDLE UP IN YOUR WARMEST ATTIRE, THIS IS THE ONE TIME OF YEAR YOU MIGHT NEED TO WEAR IT. LINEUP FOR THE MARCH WILL BEGIN AT 9:00 A.M. AND STEPOFF AT 10:00 A.M. AT 3501 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE, FOLLOWED BY OUR CELEBRATION AT PITTMAN SULLIVAN PARK.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE COMMISSIONERS TO RISE AND COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND SAY A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

>> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR NIRENBERG, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, IN PARTICULAR THE TWO CITY COUNCIL MEN JALEN MCKEE RODRIGUEZ. FOR THE RECORD MY NAME IS DUANE ROBINSON AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE TO SERVE AT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON. WE CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE PART OF THIS COMMISSION. WE HAVE WITH US ON THIS MORNING, MISADD MAN TODAY THOMAS WHO IS OUR FUND RAZOR AND SPONSORSHIP CHAIRPERSON.

WE HAVE DENISE LUCKY WHO WE TOOK FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND YOU ALL CANNOT HAVE HER BACK WHO IS HELPING WITH OUR FIRST EVER COMMUNITY AWARDS LUNCHEON THAT WE'RE DOING. AND THEN I HAVE BEHIND -- TO MY RIGHT I HAVE MS. DEBRA SEWERED. SHE IS THE CHAIR OF THE MARCH COMMITTEE.

A LOT OF WORK THERE. I HAVE MS. JUDITH WHO IS IS OVER OUR INTERFAITH SERVICE.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE EACH OF THEM AND OUR OTHER COMMISSIONERS WHO COULD NOT BE HERE THIS MORNING BECAUSE WE COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT THEM.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK JOHN PATERIK AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WHO JUST DOES AMAZING WORK WITH US. SHERARA IN OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

[APPLAUSE] AND I DID NOT SEE DR. JENNIFER MATA IN PARTICULAR. THEY HAVE BEEN -- THE CITY STAFF HAS JUST BEEN FANTASTIC WORKING WITH US AND WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT THEM.

NEXT I WANT TO DO IS, OF COURSE, THE HEART SAID ONE THING AND THE MIND SAID ANOTHER THING WHEN WE GOT HERE THIS MORNING ON WHAT WE WANTED TO TRY TO CONVEY TO

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THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO THE MAN, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., AND THE MARCH AND ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES. WE HUMBLY RECOGNIZE THERE ARE CHALLENGES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BUT WE ALSO NEED TO BE MINDFUL WHO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAS, WHAT HE STOOD FOR AND WHAT HE WAS ASSASSINATED FOR, AND THAT WAS PEACE. THE MAN WAS A MAN OF PEACE.

WHEN I BECAME CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION, ONE OF THE FIRST THING I DID WAS I STARTED READING SOME BOOKS ON KING, BECAUSE WHAT I DID NOT WANT TO DO WAS NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THE MAN IN PARTICULAR AND HIS EFFORTS IN AN UNINTELLIGENT WAY.

SO I STARTED OFF READING SOME BOOKS AND NOW I'M UP TO EIGHT BOOKS THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT HIM. THE LAST ONE BEING KING, A LIFE, WHICH IS 555 PAGES, AND I READ EVERY PAGE. WITH RESPECT TO THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW, I'M MINDFUL OF -- I BELIEVE IT WAS IN HIS AUTO AUTOBIOGRAPHY EVEN THOUGH HE WAS ASSASSINATED, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY WAS WRITTEN, WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE.

AND IN THIS BOOK HE RECALLS A CONVERSATION THAT HE HAD WITH STOKELY CARMICHAEL.

THEY WERE DOING SOME PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONSEN STOKELY CARMICHAEL AND OTHER PEOPLE STARTED THE BLACK POWER CHANT. AND IT WAS DRAWING MORE AND MORE ATTENTION AS THEY WERE MARCHING. SO ONE DAY KING HAD A CONVERSATION, A QUIET CONVERSATION WITH STOKELY CARMICHAEL AND A COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE NOT TO TELL THEM THAT THEY COULD NOT CONTINUE TO DO THAT CHANT, BUT JUST TO TRY TO GIVE THEM CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND, COUNCILMAN.

HE WANTED THEM TO THINK ABOUT THIS. AS THEY WERE MAKING THAT CHANT, IT WAS TAKING AWAY FROM WHAT THEY WERE MARCHING ABOUT.

AT SOME POINT, EVEN BACK IN THE '60S, HE FELT LIKE THE MEDIA WOULD DRAW ALL OF ITS ATTENTION ON THAT CHANT AND TAKE AWAY FROM WHAT THEY WERE MARCHING ABOUT, WHICH WAS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS TO EDUCATION, DESEGREGATING LUNCH COUNTERS, VOTING FREEDOMS. ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WERE VERY MUCH NEEDED, HE JUST FELT LIKE IT WOULD TAKE AWAY FROM THAT. AND HE WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THEM. SECONDLY, I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT CONVERSATIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT THE DYNAMIC, THERE IS MARTIN LUTHER KING AND THERE IS MALCOLM X. IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, WE WOULD NOT BE WHERE WE ARE TODAY IF IT WASN'T FOR THE BOTH OF THEM. SO THIS IS A SHARED SPACE AND WE HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A SHARED SPACE AND WE NEED TO RESPECT OUR SHARED SPACE. FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO KIND OF TOUCH ON, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, MEMBERS WITHIN THE COMMISSION, JUDITH ARRANGED FOR US TO ADDRESS THE "EXPRESS NEWS" EDITORIAL BOARD AND ONE OF YOU ALL'S FORMER COLLEAGUES FOR D2 MADE A COMMENT. AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS MAN'S INHUMANE, INHUMANITY TO MAN. SO THESE CONFLICTS ARE SELF-INFLICTED.

IT'S US AGAINST US, OKAY? AND SO AS WE PREPARE TO CELEBRATE OUR 37TH ANNUAL MARCH AND ALL OF THE OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO AS A MLK COMMISSION, WE NEED TO BE REMINDED THAT WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO EACH OTHER. AND THATN IS CENTERED ON RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER. WE STILL HAVE A RIGHT TO VOICE OUR CONCERNS. AGAIN, WE UNDERSTAND THAT RIGHT NOW THERE ARE SOME THINGS GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. I'M GETTING CALLS ABOUT THAT PEOPLE ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE FROM WHERE I'M SITTING, SOME THINGS WE CANNOT STOP. PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO VOICE THEIR OPINION. WE CANNOT STOP THEM. WE WILL HAVE A PEACEFUL MARCH. WE WILL HAVE EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATES IN THAT MARCH WILL BE ABLE TO GO HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES SAFELY. WE WILL NOT ALLOW ANY CONFRONTATION THAT BECOMES PHYSICAL. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN UNDER OUR WATCH. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED. WE ARE SAN ANTONIANS AND WE

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DO NOT DO THAT. THAT IS OUR EXPECTATION AND THAT IS OUR CHARGE.

THIS IS A DAY TO CELEBRATE DR. KING AND FOR US TO CELEBRATE EACH OTHER.

WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE EACH OTHER AS SAN ANTONIANS, AS AMERICANS, AND AS A HUMAN RACE. WE ARE ONE PEOPLE AND WE ARE THE VERY DEFINITION OF WHAT KING WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN HE TALKED ABOUT THE BELOVED COMMUNITY.

SO WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I KIND OF FEEL LIKE I HAD TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL STATEMENT, BUT NONETHELESS IT WAS NECESSARY.

AND I'M JUST GOING TO CLOSE WITH A QUOTE. WE AT THE COMMISSION LEVEL, EVERY MEETING THAT WE HAVE WE START WITH A PRAYER AND A QUOTE AND THEN WE CLOSE IT WITH A PRAYER AND A QUOTE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I TRIED TO DO DIFFERENTLY WAS TO ADD TO THE QUOTE AND TAKE AND ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE TO IT FROM KING'S OWN WORDS.

AND SO THIS QUOTE I'M GOING TO READ IS ONE THAT I HAVE READ A LOT LATELY AND IT'S PROBABLY APPROPRIATE FOR THIS DAY AND THIS TIME. AND THESE ARE KING'S WORDS.

AND HE SAYS PUT US IN JAIL AND WE WILL GO IN WITH HUMBLE SMILES ON OUR FACES STILL LOVING YOU. BOMB OUR HOMES AND THREATEN OUR CHILDREN AND WE WILL STILL LOVE YOU. BUT BE ASSURED THAT WE WILL WEAR YOU DOWN BY OUR CAPACITY TO SUFFER. AND ONE DAY WE WILL WIN OUR FREEDOM, BUT NOT ONLY WILL WE WIN FREEDOM FOR OURSELVES, WE WILL SO APPEAL TO YOUR HEART AND YOUR CONSCIOUS THAT WE WILL WIN YOU IN THE PROCESS. AND OUR VICTORY WILL BE A DOUBLE VICTORY. THIS SEEMS TO ME THE ONLY ANSWER AND THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE OUR NATION A NEW NATION, OUR WORLD A NEW WORLD, LOVE IS THE ABSOLUTE POWER. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AT THE MARCH ON MONDAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ.

ED COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. >> HAVRDA: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANKS TO DUANE ROBINSON AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DR. PIPER, REVEREND SEWERED, DENISE AND LOR ETA, THE WHOLE BOARD FOR THEIR WORK TO ORGANIZE THIS EVENT.

THE MARCH IS THE ENVY OF CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY BECAUSE IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF STRONG COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER. I'M INSPIRED BY THE LEGACY OF DR. KING WHO SO PROFOUNDLY FELT IN THE LOVE AND DEDICATION.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER TIME AND INCOMER EVERY YEAR TO MAKE IT HAPPEN MANY OF YOU QUOTED YOUR FAVORITE QUOTES. IF YOU CAN'T FLY, RUN.

IF YOU CAN'T RUN, WALK. IF YOU CAN'T WALK, CRAWL. BUT WHATEVER YOU DO, YOU HAVE TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD. THAT'S MY MANTRA FOR 2024.02 KEEP SAN ANTONIO MOVING FORWARD. SO I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF DR. KING. OF COURSE, I THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MARCH ON MONDAY, RAIN OR SHINE, BITTER COLD, I'M GOING TO ASK PEOPLE BE SAFE AND DRESS APPROPRIATELY. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE REALLY COLD. THE CITY HAS SUPPORTED MLK IN SUCH A TREMENDOUS WAY NOT ONE LESS PERSON WILL BE THERE. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL

YOUR WORK. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CABELLO HAVRDA. COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE

GAVITO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, DUANE, SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND TO ALL THE MLK COMMISSION FOR ALL OF YOU ALL'S EFFORTS MAKING THIS HAPPEN. WOULD YOU BELIEVE WITHOUT DR. KING'S EFFORTS THE COUNTRY WOULD STILL BE PLAGUED BY RACISM, SEGREGATION. I'M DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY HIS WORK AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE HE WAS A GREAT ALLY IN THE SUPPORT OF CHICANO CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS. I'M PROUD OF HOW FAR WE'VE COME NOT ONLY IN THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE BUT IN SAN ANTONIO THANKS TO DR. KING'S SERVICE, INFLUENCE AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION IN ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY AND BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS. THE DISTRICT 7 TEAM IS EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MARCH ON MONDAY. THIS IS UNWITH OF THE LARGEST MARCHES IN THE COUNTRY AND THAT SPEAKS TO OUR CULTURE OF ACCEPTANCE AND UNITY AND I'M PROUD TO

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BE PART OF THAT. THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION FOR ALL OF YOU ALL'S WORK AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE THERE. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO.

COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU MLK COMMISSION FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. I KNOW THIS IS A HUGE TASK AND WE ALWAYS RECEIVE SO MANY CALLS ABOUT THE EVENTS OF DREAM WEEK THAT TAKE PLACE. I'M EXCITED TO PARTICIPATE ON A PANEL THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL AND SHARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES, NOT NECESSARILY FAVORITE BUT FITTING FOR THE TIME. I OPPOSE THE WAR IN VIETNAM BECAUSE I LOVE AMERICA. I SPEAK OUT NOT WITH ANGER BUT ANXIETY AND SORROW IN MY HEART AND THE PASSION AND DESIRE TO SEE OUR BELOVED COUNTRY STAND AS A MORAL

EXAMPLE IN THE WORLD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG:

COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA GARCIA. >> GARCIA: I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. I KNOW THAT YOU ALL WORK YEAR ROUND AND YEAR AFTER YEAR IN SOME CASES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MARCH IS SUCCESSFUL AND SO I APPRECIATE IT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY I'M JUST REALLY IMPRESSED WITH ALL OF THE -- THE PROGRAM THAT YOU ALL PUT TOGETHER AND SO HOW EVERYBODY IS TAKING THEIR OWN PART. I'M ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED WITH -- THERE'S AN AD IN THERE THAT I SAW EARLIER, WE DREAM OF A FUTURE FOR GREATER HEALTH EQUITY SO THAT WE CAN ALL THRIVE. I LOVE THAT THEY ARE BROADENING THE DEFINITION IN GENERAL OF EQUITY AND BRINGING HEALTH CARE INTO IT AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL START WITH YOUR CONVERSATIONS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY FROM A MARKETING PROFESSR AMERICA SUSPECT I HAVE THIS IS HOW CHANGE -- PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS HOW CHANGE STARTS AND THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING EARLIER WHAT YOU DID ABOUT THE SAFETY. I BELIEVE WE ARE A PEOPLE OF COMPASSION AND I BELIEVE WE WILL BE THERE IN SUPPORT SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU MONDAY.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ROCHA

GARCIA. COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. >> WHYTE: I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THE COMMISSION HAS DONE.

IT'S SUCH IMPORTANT WORK AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LONG PAST DUE TO PUT ALL THESE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND ISSUES BEHIND US. THIS IS A GREAT CITY.

WE'RE DOING THAT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND IT'S THANKS IN LARGE PART TO THE WORK THAT GROUPS LIKE YOURS DO SO WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

>> WHYTE: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE.

>> COURAGE: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE FIRST TIME I WAS INVOLVED WITH THE MLK MARCH WAS 23 YEARS AGO. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE MARSHAL AT THAT. GETTING PEOPLE MOVING AND KEEPING THEM MOVING AND HELPING THEM ENJOY AND BENEFIT FROM THE MARCH WAS ENJOYABLE FOR ME.

I'VE MARCHED MANY TIMES. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WHAT YOUR COMMISSION DOES AND COMMISSIONS WHO PRECEDED YOU AND FOLLOW YOU WILL DO IS GENERATE SO MUCH GOOD WILL IN THIS CITY AND REPRESENT THE KIND OF COMPASSION AND COLLABORATION THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. AND I REALLY COMMEND YOU FOR THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU MAKE. LET'S HOPE IT WILL BE ANOTHER HUGE SUCCESS AND THAT EVERYBODY WILL WALK AWAY INSPIRED BY DR. KING AND HIS LIFE AND WHAT HE STOOD FOR AND BY ALL THE HARD WORK EVERYBODY PUTS

INTO THIS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK

YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COURAGE. COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, FOR REMEMBERING JUST WHY WE DO THIS. WHAT A GREAT CITY WE ARE AND HOW WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER, AND THAT'S WHEN HEALING BEGINS AND PEACE STARTS.

SO I AM SO EXCITED THAT YOU HAVE SUCH A GREAT AGENDA GOING ON.

I WANT TO THANK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ FOR HIS HARD WORK, AND HE IS CONSTANTLY, YOU KNOW, TELLING ME AND REMINDING ME WE NEED TO DO MORE FOR THE MLK MARCH, WE NEED TO DO MORE.

AND I'M SO GLAD WE HAVE COMMITTED TO DO MORE AND THAT WE HAVE THIS COMING TOGETHER. AND WEATHER ASIDE, I'M JUST PRAYING AND HOPING THAT WE SEE JUST GREAT SUCCESS THIS MONDAY. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER VIAGRAN. AND I'LL JUST STATE, DUANE, YOU AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS A WHILE, I WANT TO THANK THE WHOLE COMMISSION.

THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE JOB TO DO AND ORGANIZE THIS EVENT THAT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF SAN ANTONIO'S CALENDAR. BUT I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT YOU IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OR SO THAT YOU'VE BEEN CHAIR.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THE TIMES WEIGH HEAVY ON YOUR HEART

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AND YOU ARE TRYING TO DO RIGHT BY OUR COMMUNITY AND THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING. AND YOU'VE BEEN CALLED TO DO IT AND YOU DO IT QUITE WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR TALENTS AND YOUR HEART WITH THE CITY. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE ALI WALLACE WHO IS HERE. THOSE OF YOU WHO MIGHT KNOW ALI WALLACE -- [APPLAUSE] -- THE PERSON WHO HAS GIVEN US THE IMAGES OVER TIME, DECADES OF THE MLK MARCH AND YOU CAN SEE WHEN IT STARTED WITH A YOUNG HENRY CISNEROS MARCHING IN THE CROWD. WE HAD A PHOTO EXHIBIT IN THE AIRPORT OF ALI'S WORKS.

THEY ARE THEY ARE TREASURES FOR THIS CITY AS YOU ARE, ALI, AND I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR YOU ARE GOING TO BE PHOTOGRAPHING THE MARCH AGAIN, GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK. BRING YOUR EARMUFFS. WE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR DORIS. GOT BLESS YOU ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO MONDAY. ALL RIGHT. NOW I'M GOING TO TURN THE

FLOOR TO COUNCILMEMBER KAUR FOR A PERSONAL PIVOTAL. >> KAUR: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE MLK COMMISSION. THE COMMUNITY ALWAYS SHOWS UP AND WE'RE BRINGING KIND BARS INSTEAD OF WATER, SO THANK YOU. SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

I NOW HAVE THE HONOR TO BRING UP OUR NEXT INDIVIDUAL WHO IS INVITING US TO THE FIRST INAUGURAL FESTIVAL OF FAITH THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THIS SUMMER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK WITH THE INTERFAITH COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A

MENTOR. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU COUNCIL, THAN YOU, MAYOR NIRENBERG. ON BEHALF OF INTERFAITH SAN ANTONIO ALIGNS, I WANT TO CONNECT A COUPLE OF DOTS FOR YOU.

WE ARE GOING TO BE HOSTING ALONG WITH A WONDERFUL ARRAY OF 200 VOLUNTEERS TO BRING THE INAUGURAL FESTIVAL OF FAITHS ON JANUARY 21ST. YOU'VE GOT YOUR INVITATION RIGHT THERE. THE UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD AUDIO] ALONG WITH COMPASSIONATE SAN ANTONIO AND SPONSORS AND PEOPLE.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT ALL GOES BACK TO MLK JR. BECAUSE THINK ABOUT IT.

HE WAS NOT JUST DR. KING, HE WAS REVEREND DR. KING. DID YOU KNOW HE IS THE ONLY FAITH LEADER WHO IS MEMORIALIZED ON THE MALL OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL.

LET'S THINK ABOUT THIS. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF PRESIDENTS.

THERE ARE WARS, HEROES, AND A HERO OF FAITH, MLK JR., STANDS PROUD IN THAT SPACE.

WHEN WE WERE CHOOSING TO DO THE FESTIVAL OF FAITHS, WE PARTNERED WITH DREAM WEEK.

IT WAS THE NATURAL PLACE TO BRING TOGETHER THIS SENSE OF UNITY.

LET'S HELP PEOPLE KNOW EACH OTHER BECAUSE AS WE SAY, THE MORE WE KNOW ABOUT EACH OTHER, THE MORE WE LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER. THE MORE WE CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING US WITH FUNDING. THANK YOU WITH YOUR SUPPORT OF SHARING THE GOOD NEWS.

AND THANK YOU, MAYOR NIRENBERG, FOR BEING ONE OF OUR GUEST SPEAKERS.

WE'LL SEE YOU ON THE 21ST. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.

SAN ANTONIO. NOW TURN IT BACK TO -- I THINK THAT'S IT, ACTUALLY.

[City Manager's Report ]

FIRST, WE'VE GOT A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT OR DO WE, ERIK?

BEFORE WE HAVE A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. >> WALSH: SORRY, MAYOR.

I JUST WANT TO UPDATE, MAYOR, AND WE'LL -- WE'RE OVER HERE FORMALIZING A MEMO WE'LL SEND TO COUNCIL. AS ALL OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW, WE ARE EXPECTING COLD WEATHER SUNDAY NIGHT. SO THE MEMO WILL OUTLINE OUR PLAN OF ACTION.

WE'RE COORDINATING VERY CLOSELY WITH CPS AND OUR HOMELESS PARTNERS, AGENCY PARTNERS. BUT HIGH LEVEL, THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT EFFORTS -- FOUR DIFFERENT EFFORTS. THE FIRST IS THAT BEGINNING TODAY, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH FOLKS AS WELL AS INTERNAL OF THE DHS TO BEGIN DOING

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OUTREACH WITH OUR HOMELESS POPULATION AND ACTIVATING THOSE PLACES WHERE THE UNSHELTERED CAN GO. PART 2 IS WE ARE -- SINCE MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY AND CITY FACILITIES ARE SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED, WE WILL BE PUSHING OUT A LIST TODAY OF CITY FACILITIES, EITHER HUMAN SERVICES, PARKS, COMMUNITY CENTERS OR LIBRARIES THAT WILL BE OPEN ON MONDAY AS WARMING CENTERS.

AND WE'RE COORDINATING WITH -- MAKING SURE THEY ARE STAFFED SINCE THAT IS A CITY HOLIDAY. THIRD, WE WILL BE OPENING UP SIX RESILIENCY CENTERS.

TYPICALLY WE'VE OPENED UP FOUR. WE'VE ADDED TWO MORE.

AND THOSE RESILIENCY CENTERS WILL BE OPEN FROM SUNDAY NIGHT, RIGHT NOW TENTATIVELY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING, SO FOR THREE NIGHTS WE'LL HAVE THEM OPENED AND STAFFED AND WE'LL MANAGE AS WE GO FORWARD. THEN THE FOURTH AREA, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE CLOSELY COORDINATING WITH CPS. ANY PUBLIC MESSAGING WE WILL SHARE TWICE A DAY UPDATES WITH THE COUNCIL AROUND NOON AND 7:00 P.M. BEGINNING ON SUNDAY EVENING. AND KEEP YOU APPRISED, BUT JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL THAT WE ARE GETTING PREPARED FOR NEXT WEEK'S WEATHER.

THAT'S IT, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GREAT. THANK YOU, ERIK.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN NOW SO -- WELL, ACTUALLY, HOLD ON A MINUTE.

ERIK, ANDY, I GUESS I NEED GUIDANCE. CAN WE ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WINTER PLAN AT THIS TIME? IS THAT PERMITTED?

>> SEGOVIA: YES, YOU CAN, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG:

COUNCILMEMBER WHYTE. >> WHYTE: YEAH. YOU MENTIONED OPENING UP THE RESILIENCY CENTERS. YOU MENTIONED FOR THOSE THAT NEED IT, I MEAN WHO IS GOING

TO BE PERMITTED TO USE THESE RESILIENCY CENTERS? >> WALSH: THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IF INDIVIDUALS WANT TO OR DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO POWER AT THEIR HOMES AND THEY WANT A WARM PLACE TO SLEEP, THEN THEY CAN GO TO THE RESILIENCY CENTERS. I THINK I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING.

I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU OFF LINE ABOUT THAT.

>> WHYTE: THANKS. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: BEFORE WE ADJOURN, IT'S PHYLLIS' BIRTHDAY. LET'S ALL SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

[APPLAUSE] THERE IS CAKE IN THE BACK. WE HAVE COMPLETED THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ALREADY SO AT 11:49 A.M. ON THE 11TH

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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