* 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. [00:00:02] GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME TO OUR FIRST COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EQUITY COMMITTEE MEETING OF OUR NEW COUNCIL TERM. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE NEW TO THIS COMMITTEE. UH, I AM SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ON HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU INTO THE IDEAS THAT YOU WILL BRING FORTH AND THE DIALOGUE THAT WE'LL HAVE HERE. WELCOME, COUNCILMAN TINO. WELCOME, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, SULLIVAN, AND WELCOME, UM, COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA. THANK YOU. AND, UH, COUNCILMAN OLA IS ON HIS WAY. UH, WE ALSO HAVE A NEW, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WHO IS OUR HEAD FOR THIS COMMITTEE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE TERM IS THE LIAISON FOR, FOR THIS COMMITTEE. AND THAT'S DR. BRIDGER, OUR NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SERVING US IN THIS CAPACITY. ALSO, LIKE TO WELCOME TINA FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK, UM, WHO WILL BE STARTING OUR ROLL CALL. COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA HERE. MY NAME, AND CHAIR HERE. MM-HMM. . THANK YOU. UM, WE HAVE SOME, UH, ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY, AS YOU KNOW. UH, ONE THING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT IS, UH, STARTING THIS TERM, OUR COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS WILL BE, UH, BROADCAST ONT V S A. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO COME HERE TO SEE THE COMMITTEE MEETING. UH, UH. BUT, UH, LAST TIME WE WERE FACEBOOK, UH, LIVE STREAMING THEM. NOW WE'RE WE'RE OFFICIALS. SO, UH, THAT'S JUST A REMINDER TO PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, UH, SO THAT EVERYBODY'S WATCHING CAN HEAR YOU. UM, AND IF YOU ARE UP AT THE PODIUM TO ALSO SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE AS WELL. UM, THANK YOU. [1. Approval of the Minutes for the May 23, 2019 Community Health and Equity Committee Meeting] UH, SO WE WILL BEGIN, UH, CONSIDERING ITEM ONE, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE MAY 23RD, 2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EQUITY COMMITTEE MEETING. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? IS THERE A SECOND? OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. GREAT JOB AS YOUR FIRST , YOUR FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING. THAT'S YOUR FIRST ITEM APPROVED. OKAY. [2. A briefing by the Office of Innovation and the Office of Equity on the final analysis and recommendations to enhance the Boards and Commissions process. [Brian Dillard, Chief Innovation Officer; Zan Gibbs, Chief Equity Officer]] UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO, A BRIEFING, UH, BY THE OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND THE OFFICE OF EQUITY ON THE FINAL ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENHANCE BOARDS AND COMMISSION PROCESS. DR. BRIDGER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE ZANE GIBBS AND BRIAN DILLARD HERE TO, UM, GIVE THE PRESENTATION, TAKE IT AWAY, Z FOR THE SLIDESHOW. WHILE THAT COMES UP, I'M Z GIBBS. I'M THE CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR THE OFFICE OF EQUITY. VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY. DO I HAVE A CLICKER OR IS SOMEBODY GONNA BE MOVING IT? THERE'S A RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. TURN THE MICROPHONE. PERFECT. GREAT. SO THIS IS THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS, MINOR LOGISTICS. OKAY. SO TODAY WE'RE JUST GONNA REVIEW QUICKLY THE BACKGROUND OF WHAT HAPPENED, THE FINDINGS, THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR FINDINGS, AND SOME NEXT STEPS. SO JUST TO CATCH YOU UP, THERE WAS A C C R THAT WAS ISSUED IN JANUARY OF 2018 THAT ASKED FOR THE OFFICE OF EQUITY TO COMPLETE AN EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE DIVERSITY OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SO WE'VE WRAPPED UP ALL OF OUR EQUITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT WORK IN F Y 17 AND F Y 18, AND THAT WHAT THIS WAS, WAS REALLY AN ANALYSIS OF REPRESENTATION OF WHO IS ON THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SO WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE APPOINTED TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, SIMILAR TO THE PERCENTAGES OF WHICH THEY APPLY. SO THERE WASN'T REALLY A GAP THERE. WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT WOMEN AND HISPANICS DO NOT APPLY TO SERVE ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IN PROPORTION TO THEIR COMPOSITION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO POPULATION. SO IT WASN'T SO MUCH ABOUT THE SELECTION PROCESS, IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND POTENTIALLY ALSO BARRIERS RELATING TO INTEREST FOR APPLYING IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO HERE'S JUST A QUICK SLIDE TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE DATA FINDINGS RELATING TO RACE. SO THIS JUST SHOWS YOU FOR THE WHITE POPULATION, THE HISPANIC POPULATION, THE BLACK POPULATION, AND THE OTHER POPULATION, WHAT THE CITYWIDE DEMOGRAPHICS ARE IN THE FIRST BAR, WHAT THE APPLICANTS ARE IN THE SECOND BAR, AND WHAT THE CURRENT MEMBERS ARE IN THE ORANGE BAR. SIMILARLY, YOU CAN SEE DATA REPRESENTATIONS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AS IT RELATES TO GENDER. SO MEN IN THE FIRST BOX OF BARS AND WOMEN IN THE SECOND BOX OF BARS. IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT WE LOOKED AT 52 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, [00:05:01] AND NOT ALL 80 PLUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. 'CAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT HAVE RESTRICTIONS AROUND APPOINTMENTS AND SEATS. SO THE APPLICATION PROCESS LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT. SO THE 52 REPRESENTED HERE ARE THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT DO HAVE A SELECTION PROCESS AS IT RELATES TO APPLICANTS AND RESIDENTS BEING ABLE TO SERVE. SO WE LOOKED AT SORT OF SOME BEST PRACTICES NATIONALLY. SO UNRELATED TO THE FINDINGS, WE HAD A SECONDARY TASK, WHICH WAS JUST TO SORT OF LOOK AT, WELL, WHAT'S HAPPENING NATIONALLY, WHAT ARE SOME SORT OF COMMON BARRIERS FACED BY MARGINALIZED FOLKS IN TERMS OF SERVING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS? AND I'M SORRY, I'M GONNA LEAN OVER. I CAN'T QUITE READ THE TEXT FROM HERE. UM, SO OFTENTIMES APPLICATIONS ARE JUST VERY TIME CONSUMING AND VERY COMPLICATED. SO THIS CAN BE A COMMON BARRIER NATIONALLY FOR FOLKS SERVING ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. OFTENTIMES, THE TIME OF THE MEETINGS AND LOGISTICS RELATING TO MEETINGS ARE OFTEN BARRIERS, PARTICULARLY IF FOLKS ARE WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS, IF THEY HAVE CHILDREN THAT THEY HAVE TO PICK UP, OR IF THEY WORK LONG HOURS OR WORK SWING SHIFT, SOMETIMES LITERALLY GETTING TO MEETINGS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE COM MOST COMMON CHALLENGES. LACK OF CHILDCARE, IT'S NOT GENERALLY AFFORDED THAT THERE ARE CHILDCARE OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED AT BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEETINGS NATIONALLY. WE'VE ONLY SEEN A COUPLE STUDIES KIND OF STEP UP AND OFFER THIS AS AN OPTION, WHICH DOES REALLY CHANGE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MANY FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. ALSO, JUST A LACK OF COMPENSATION, EVEN IF IT'S NON MONETARY. SO OFTENTIMES THESE MEETINGS RUN THROUGH DINNER, PEOPLE AREN'T ABLE TO GET FOOD. SO PROVIDING SOME SORT OF INCENTIVE, EVEN IF IT'S JUST PARKING VALIDATION, BUS TICKETS OR FOOD AT THE MEETINGS, CAN OFTEN BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL TOOL IN TERMS OF DIVERSIFYING WHO WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND. AND THEN FINALLY, OFTEN THERE'S JUST A LACK OF TARGETED OUTREACH. SO OFTENTIMES MANY CITIES WILL JUST POST THEIR VACANCIES ON THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT WEBPAGES WITHOUT DOING SPECIFIC OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS OR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC AREAS OF TOWN TO HELP GET THE MESSAGE OUT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. SOME OF THE COMMON STRUCTURAL BARRIERS THAT WE SAW THAT, AGAIN, THIS WAS JUST BASED ON SOME NATIONAL RESEARCH THAT WE DID, WAS THAT SOMETIMES BOARD CULTURE ISN'T VERY INCLUSIVE FOR FOLKS AND THEY DON'T REALLY WANNA PARTICIPATE BECAUSE THEY MIGHT FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE FOR VARIOUS REASONS. SOMETIMES THERE'S JUST NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES THAT EVERYONE HAS ABOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND SO THEY MIGHT NOT FEEL FULLY HEARD. THERE'S ALSO JUST SOME AT TIMES ORGANIZATIONAL PROTECTIONS AND POLICIES THAT MIGHT NOT BE PRESENT THAT ACTUALLY MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T WANNA SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION AS AN ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE. SO THIS ONE WAS REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE IT HAD LESS TO DO WITH THE BOARD AND THE BOARD CULTURE, BUT LET'S SAY IF THE ORGANIZATION DIDN'T HAVE AN EQUAL PAY POLICY, OR IF THE ORGANIZATION DIDN'T HAVE NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES, FOLKS WERE LESS LIKELY TO WANNA SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION OVERALL OR THE CITY GOVERNMENT OVERALL. AND THEN FINALLY, CRITICAL MASS AND TOKENISM. SO OFTENTIMES FOLKS FELT LIKE IF THEY WERE THE ONLY PERSON OF A SPECIFIC IDENTITY ON A BORDER COMMISSION, THEY DIDN'T WANNA STAY ON THAT BORDER COMMISSION BECAUSE THEY FELT LIKE THEY WERE OUTNUMBERED. THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY COULD STEP UP AS THEIR VOICE. AND SO IN GENERAL, YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SOME ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION AND THAT SOMEBODY IS NEVER THE ONLY OF THAT PARTICULAR IDENTITY ON THAT BORDER COMMISSION. SO, TO WRAP UP WITH SOME SORT OF BEST PRACTICES AND POLICIES THAT WE FOUND, UM, A FORMAL PROCESS TO ASSESS BOARD CULTURE IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY. HAVING TARGETED OUTREACH TO GET DIFFERENT MEMBERSHIP IS ALSO EXCELLENT. AND IF YOU HAVE A PROCESS TO IDENTIFY ANY POTENTIAL DISCRIMINATORY OR NON BEHAVIORS IN BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS, THAT'S GREAT AS WELL. AND THEN A FORMAL PROCEDURE THAT INCLUDES AN OVERALL COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. SO FOLKS WANNA REALLY KNOW THAT THAT'S AN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AND A COMMITMENT OF THAT PARTICULAR BOARD OR COMMISSION. AND THEN FINALLY, THEY WANNA KNOW THAT WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS MEANINGFUL, SO THEY'RE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THERE'S ALSO JUST AN ASSESSMENT OF THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE BOARD SO THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEIR TIME IS NOT WASTED. I'M NOW GONNA HAND IT OVER TO BRIAN DILLARD, WHO FOLLOWED OUR WORKUP WITH A PROCESS IMPROVEMENT SORT OF REVIEW FROM THE OFFICE OF INNOVATION. THANKS, Z. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. UM, SO AS Z MENTIONED, WE DID A KIND OF A PROCESS REVIEW, UH, OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. UH, THIS WAS DEFINITELY IN TANDEM WITH OFFICE OF EQUITY, UH, AND THE WORK WAS IN COORDINATION WITH THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK. UH, I DO WANT TO THANK LETICIA AND HER TEAM FOR BEING OPEN AND HONEST WITH US AND REALLY BEING, UH, GOOD TEAM MEMBERS AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. UH, SO, UH, THE INTENT OF THIS WAS TRY TO IMPROVE AND STREAMLINE THE PROCESS, NOT ONLY FOR APPLICANTS, BUT FOR THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK STAFF, UM, AND SOME OF THE FINDINGS. AND I'LL KINDA WALK THROUGH HERE THROUGH THESE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT. UM, SO WE PUT THESE INTO THREE GROUPINGS. THERE'S 18 RECOMMENDATIONS. [00:10:01] AS I GO THROUGH THESE. IF YOU SEE ONE, I'M GONNA KIND OF HIGHLIGHT A FEW OFF OF EACH ONE. IF YOU SEE ONE WITHIN THERE THAT YOU WANT ME TO DIG IN A LITTLE DEEPER ON, FEEL FREE TO STOP ME. UH, YOU DO HAVE THE FINAL REPORT DIGITALLY. WE ALSO HAVE SOME PHYSICAL COPIES OVER HERE. EDDIE HAS THOSE. UM, SO THE FIRST GROUPING IS RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS. UH, ONE OF THE BIGGEST ITEMS WE FOUND WAS THAT A LOT OF THIS INTAKE PROCESS IS VERY MANUAL. UH, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF AUTOMATED PROCESSES ON THE BACKEND, WHICH LEADS TO, TO, UH, THIS LEAN STAFF HAVING TO DO A LOT MORE WORK THAN THEY NEED TO DO. UH, AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE 80 PLUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SO WHEN THESE APPLICATIONS COME IN, UH, THE, UH, OFFICE, CITY CLERK, UH, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS COORDINATOR, BRANDON SMITH HAS TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THEM MANUALLY. NOT ONLY GO THROUGH EACH OF THE MANUALLY, BUT WHEN HE HAS TO APPOINT PEOPLE, THEY HAVE TO DO THAT MANUALLY AS WELL. SO IDENTIFYING A PROCESS THAT'S MORE AUTOMATED WAS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT, UH, KIND OF TRICKLED THROUGH THE REST OF THESE. SO, RESCO RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, UH, BUILDING MORE OF AN AUTOMATED PROCESS. UH, THE NEXT ONE IS PROCESS CONSTRAINTS. THAT'S OUR NEXT GROUPING. SO PREQUALIFICATION PROCESS, ANOTHER MANUAL PROCESS IS HAVING TO BE DONE THROUGH EACH APPLICATION THAT COMES IN. UM, SO ANOTHER ITEM THAT WE IDENTIFIED HERE WAS, UH, TERM LIMITS. UH, A LOT OF TIMES BOARDS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS CAN STAY ON A, A, A COMMITTEE OR, OR A COMMISSION OR A BOARD FOR A WHILE. UM, OF COURSE, THEY EXPIRE EVERY TWO YEARS. THEY HAVE TO REAPPLY. UM, BUT TYPICALLY THAT DOESN'T LEAVE VERY MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW BOARDS OR COMMISSION MEMBERS TO, UH, TO JOIN THOSE. UM, ANOTHER ITEM HERE IS CLARITY OF BOARD DESCRIPTIONS, WHICH IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THE CITY CLERK HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON SINCE, UH, SINCE MAY. UH, SO YOU'LL, WELL, WE'LL POINT OUT A FEW OF THOSE THROUGHOUT HERE. UH, WHERE THE CITY CLERK, THESE WERE IDENTIFIED ALSO, THIS REPORT WAS DONE IN, UH, THE END OF MAY. SO WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF MONTHS FOR THE CITY CLERK TO DO SOME, DO SOME WORK ON THESE. AND THEY'VE, THEY'VE DONE AMAZING, AMAZING THINGS. UM, SO THE CLARITY OF BOARD DESCRIPTION IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THOSE THAT'S BEEN DONE. UH, WE ASK THAT THEY CLEARLY DEFINE THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UH, IN THE DESCRIPTIONS, UPDATE THOSE DESCRIPTIONS, BUT ALSO IDENTIFY SOME BYLAWS, MEETING TIMES, MEETING DATES. AND AS I MENTIONED, THEY'VE ALREADY COMPLETED THAT. UH, ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION WE HAD WAS ACTUALLY LINK THE BOARD DESCRIPTIONS TO THE APPLICATION. SO WHEN YOU GET INTO THE APPLICATION, YOU DON'T ACTUALLY SEE THE BOARD DESCRIPTION ANYMORE, WHICH IS TOUGH TO FILL OUT APPLICATION WHEN YOU CAN'T, WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DESCRIPTION BACK AND FORTH. UH, LET'S SEE. I'M GONNA JUMP OVER TO TECHNOLOGY CONSTRAINTS. AND AGAIN, STOP ME IF, UH, IF YOU IDENTIFY SOMETHING IN THIS SLIDE DECK THAT YOU WANT POINTED OUT A LITTLE FURTHER. TECHNOLOGY CONSTRAINTS. SO WE WORKED WITH I T S D TO IDENTIFY SOME TECHNOLOGY RESTRAINTS, NOT ONLY AT APPLICANTS SIDE, BUT ON THE BACKEND FOR THE OFFICE CITY CLERK. UH, APPLICATION ACCESSIBILITY WAS ONE HIGH NOTE. UM, SO LOCATING THE LINKS A LITTLE BIT MORE FORWARD ON THE COSA WEBSITE, BUT ALSO ON THE DEPARTMENT PAGES. UH, CURRENTLY YOU HAVE TO GO TO INTO THE BOARDS OF COMMISSIONS PAGE, AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU FIND THE LINK. UH, THE CITY CLERK'S ALREADY WORKING ON THAT WITH I T S D TO RELOCATE THOSE LINKS AND, UH, KIND OF REPLICATE THEM THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WEBSITES. UH, ANOTHER ONE WAS VACANCY POSTINGS. UH, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY, OR WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY WHICH POSTS WERE VACANT AND WHICH ONES WEREN'T. UH, SO WE RECOMMENDED THAT WE KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THOSE WITH IDENTIFICATION OF HOLDOVER SPOTS OR ABSOLUTE VACANCIES. WITH THOSE POSTINGS, UH, HAVE A LITTLE MORE DEFINITION SO OUR APPLICANTS DON'T HAVE TO DIG IN, UH, TOO MUCH FAR, I THINK TOO, TOO MUCH ABOUT IT. UH, ONE MORE WAS, UH, DEVELOPING AN AUTOMATED NOTIFICATION SYS, UH, SYSTEM WITHIN THIS APPLICATION SYSTEM THAT ADVISES THE APPLI THE APPLICANT, UH, AS TO WHEN THEY BECOME DUE ON A CERTAIN DATE. SO UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION IS, BUT ALSO COMING BACK TO THEM AND LETTING THEM KNOW, UH, WHEN IT'S TIME TO RENEW. UH, CURRENTLY THERE'S NO AUTOMATED PROCESS FOR THAT. ANOTHER, ANOTHER ITEM THEY HAVE TO DO MANUALLY. BIG ONE HERE, UH, TRANSLATED APPLICATIONS. ITEM NUMBER 13. UH, CURRENTLY APPLICATION PROCESS IS IN ENGLISH ONLY. UH, OFFICE CITY CLERK IS ALREADY WORKING WITH G P A TO BEGIN THAT TRANSLATION PROCESS, UH, AND OFFER A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY AND AC ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY, UH, TO THIS APPLICATION PROCESS FOR ALL THE CONSTITUENTS. MANDATORY FIELDS, UH, IT'S A, IS ANOTHER HIGHLIGHTED ITEM. UH, SO ON A LOT OF THESE, UH, BRANDON ON THE BACK END GETS THE APPLICATION AND A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S A LOT OF GAPS MISSING, OR THEY'RE INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS ALTOGETHER. UH, ANOTHER WASTE OR ANOTHER WASTE OF TIME FOR BRANDON AND HIS TEAM TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THESE APPLICATIONS IF THEY'RE NOT FILLED IN. AND ALSO, THE APPLICANTS ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE APPLICATION WHEN THEY FILL IT OUT. SO FOR IT TO BE MANDATORY AND THEN STANDARDIZE SOME OF THOSE DROPDOWN OPTIONS, UH, IS REALLY PERTINENT FOR THE UPDATE. UH, AND THEN MOBILE COMPATIBILITY. THAT'S KIND OF THE LAST ONE I'LL HIGHLIGHT. UH, BEFORE MOVING ON MOBILE COMPATIBILITY RIGHT NOW, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL THESE UP AND APPLY THROUGH A SMARTPHONE OR A TABLET. UH, SO OFFICE CITY CLERKS HAS WORKED WITH I T S D TO ALSO CREATE SOME IMPLEMENTATIONS ON THAT. THAT IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGE. SO THAT KIND OF BRINGS ME INTO SOMETHING ELSE. AND THE LAST ONE HERE IS ADDRESS EQUITY FEEDBACK, [00:15:01] WHICH SUZANNE HAS, HAS ADDRESSED PRETTY WELL IN HER PRESENTATION. UM, SO THIS KIND OF BRINGS ME TO ALL THE CONSTRAINTS. SO RESOURCE AND TECHNOLOGY CONSTRAINTS. UM, THIS TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF INVESTMENT FROM THE CITY CLERK AND EFFORTS, BUT IT ALSO TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF RESOURCE, UM, RESOURCE FUNDING. UH, THERE'S SOME INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE ON THE BACKEND OF THE APPLICATION SYSTEM. UH, SO I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE THAT, UH, THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IN, IN, IN CONTEXT OF THAT, THERE MAY NEED TO BE SOME ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS FOR THE CITY CLERK AND THIS WEBSITE. UH, SO AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS, THE OFFICE CITY CLERK WILL TAKE LEAD ON MOVING FORWARD WITH NEXT STEPS, OF COURSE, THAT'S IN TANDEM WITH THEIR EQUITY TRAINER AS WELL AS I T S D. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, BRIAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH ZAN FOR THAT THOROUGH PRESENTATION. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR, FOR MONTHS, AND I WANNA THANK, UH, THE CLERK'S OFFICE AS WELL FOR PARTICIPATING IN THAT. UH, THIS IS, UH, THIS IS A LOT OF CONTENT. THERE'S 18 RECOMMENDATIONS. UH, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER ITEMS TO GET TO. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK IS IF OUR, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS COULD, UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON THE ASSESSMENT AND HOW THE REPORT WAS PRODUCED, UH, WE COULD HEAR THOSE. BUT I AM ALSO GOING TO REQUEST THAT THIS ITEM COME BACK, UH, IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. AT THAT POINT, THE BUDGET WILL HAVE BEEN, UH, ADOPTED, AND WE'LL KNOW WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE. UM, SO KNOWING THAT I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR, UH, FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. I'LL START WITH COUNCILMAN TRIEU. THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND, UM, I, I AGREE THIS WAS, UH, INCREDIBLY THOROUGH AND I REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, THIS, THIS REALLY DEEP DIVE, UM, LOOK AND ALL THIS, AND IT'S, IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US. AND, AND I THINK THAT THERE'S ONE THING THAT I WOULD ADD TO, TO SOME OF THIS THAT, UH, COULD BE VERY USEFUL TO THE CITY CLERK AND TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND THAT'S, UH, WHEN A LOT OF THESE BOARDS FAIL TO MAKE QUORUM, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR IT A LOT. AND IN FACT, THERE'S A LOT OF DISTRICTS THAT HAVE NOT FILLED ALL THEIR SEATS. AND SO FOR ME, THAT IS, THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE AS WE HAVE ITEMS COMING UP, WHETHER THEY'RE ON ZONING OR H D R C OR YOU NAME IT, UH, IF, IF THERE ISN'T A QUORUM, THEN THAT CAN PRESENT A LOT OF, A LOT OF HEADACHES, UH, IN, IN A LOT OF THE PROCEDURES. IN FACT, SOME OF THE PROCEDURES ALSO, UH, END UP EITHER HURTING OR BENEFITING, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FOLKS THAT ARE, THAT ARE PRESENTING BECAUSE OF THAT KIND OF A DELAY. SO I WOULD ASK THAT MAYBE THERE'S SOME WAY THAT THESE, THESE BOARDS OR, OR THESE, UH, UH, THE STAFF THAT, THAT IS STAFFING THESE BOARDS, CAN REPORT TO THE CLERK SOME WAY AND THEN REPORT TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, THE, THE ABILITY TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE QUORUM IS SO, SO CRITICAL. I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH EVERY, EVERY POINT REGARDING EQUITY AND, AND, UH, CERTAINLY, UH, THE DIVERSITY OF, OF ALL THE FOLKS ON OUR BOARDS. BUT WE ALSO NEED FOLKS WHO ARE GONNA SHOW UP, PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY APPOINTED. AND SO, I, I'M, I'M HERE PLEADING WITH MY, UH, COUNSEL COLLEAGUES, UH, TO PLEASE TAKE A, A, A GOOD LOOK AT YOUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE A HUNDRED PERCENT FILLED. THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS THAT, THAT DO WANT TO PARTICIPATE. AND IN FACT, WE KNOW THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY BE FROM THAT DISTRICT. THEY CAN GET A WAIVER. UM, THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS THAT WANNA PARTICIPATE AND, AND CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION TO EMPOWER THIS COUNCIL. THANK YOU, CHAIR. VERY GOOD POINT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, DID YOU HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP ON THAT? NO, UH, NO. AND LET ME, LET ME HARP ON ONE, ONE THING ON THAT, UH, THE CITY CLERK'S ACTUALLY TRYING TO INCREASE OUTREACH, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO THESE EFFORTS. NOT ONLY FACILITATING ITEMS, BUT THEY ATTEND A LOT OF MEETINGS SUCH AS, UH, L L I N L A. UM, THERE'S ALWAYS SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM PARTNER AGENCIES I'M SURE THAT THEY COULD PARTNER WITH. SO THEY'RE ALREADY STARTING ON THEIR WORK. I THINK IT TIES IN EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAYING, SIR. OKAY. UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, ANDREW SULLIVAN. MM-HMM. , THANK YOU. UM, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE IN DISTRICT TWO HAVE ALWAYS, UM, HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT, BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR BOARDS, AS YOU KNOW, ARE NOT STAFFED. AND A LOT OF THE BOARDS THAT WE DO HAVE ARE HOLDOVERS. SO MY QUESTION IS, AS FAR AS A MARKETING PLAN, IS THERE'S SOMETHING IN PLACE TO WHERE WE CAN TRULY MARKET TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. IS THERE SPECIFIC MATERIALS THAT WE CAN TAKE OUT? UM, WHAT IS THAT FLOW? HOW CAN WE GET IT OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY BETTER AND THAT ASPECT SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DIRECT THEM WHERE TO GO, HOW TO GET THERE? UM, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO WITHIN OUR CITY [00:20:01] OFFICE TO HELP THEM COME IN AND FILL OUT THE APPLICATION? WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST MARKETING PROFILE TO FOLLOW? I CAN ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS. SO CURRENTLY, WE DO ALLOW FOLKS TO COME INTO OUR OFFICE AND APPLY. WE HAVE A COMPUTER THAT IS, UH, ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE HELP THEM IF THEY ARE, UH, NEEDING ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING THE APPLICATION. UH, SECONDLY ON THE MARKETING PLAN, WE DO NOT HAVE ONE. UM, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO, UM, BUDGET FOR AND, AND SEE HOW WE CAN PUT THAT TOGETHER AND REPORT BACK TO YOU ON THAT. UM, I DON'T THINK THAT WAS PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION, BUT BRIAN, WE COULD ADD THAT. CERTAINLY. UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANNA HONE IN ON IS WHAT HE MENTIONED WHEN THIS, UM, STUDY WAS CONDUCTED WITH OUR OFFICE. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT EVERY YEAR MODIFICATIONS ARE MADE TO THE SYSTEM. IT'S NOT LIKE WE'VE NOT LOOKED AT IT IN EIGHT YEARS OR 10 YEARS. EVERY YEAR, THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT NEED TO BE MADE, AND WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH IT. AND I, I DON'T SEE IT HERE. UM, BUT THEY ARE VERY, VERY HELPFUL WHEN IT COMES TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE NUANCES. UH, WITHOUT THEM, WE COULDN'T DO IT. AND JUST TO, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THIS PAST MAY, WE'VE IMPLEMENTED, UH, SEVERAL CHANGES TO THE APPLICATION INCLUDED DEMOGRAPHICS FOR REPORTING SUCH AS AGE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, ADDITIONAL RACE AND ETHNICITY OPTIONS. WE HAVE ALSO INCLUDED, UM, THE BOARD DESCRIPTIONS FROM ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, REVISED THEIR MISSION, THEIR PURPOSE, THEIR DESCRIPTION, AND THE BOARD COMPOSITION. IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, WHERE THERE WERE VACANCIES OR SEATS THAT ARE IN HOLDOVER, WE ARE MODIFYING THAT SO PEOPLE WILL KNOW IF THEY CAN OR CANNOT APPLY FOR THAT. UM, SO THERE, THERE ARE CHANGES BEING MADE ALL THE TIME. SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT THIS IS, UH, SOMETHING WE'VE NOT LOOKED AT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS CONSTANTLY LOOKED AT. AND I WILL TELL YOU ANOTHER THING. UM, OUR SYSTEM IS MORE ROBUST THAN ANYTHING YOU WILL FIND OUT THERE OFF THE SHELF. IF YOU BUY A PRODUCT OFF THE SHELF, IT'S A VANILLA PRODUCT. OURS HAS BEEN TWEAKED AND, UM, AND OF COURSE MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN OTHER PRODUCTS. AND THAT'S WHY, UH, WE'RE PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY. THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UM, COUNCILWOMAN ROCHA GARCIA, THANK YOU BRIAN, AND TEAM FOR YOUR WORK. I JUST HAVE A, A FEW, UH, COMMENTS AND THEN I'LL, UH, I'LL, I'LL, I'LL RESERVE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS FOR LATER. BUT ON THE COMMON LOGISTICAL BARRIERS, I'M, UH, HOPING THAT YOU ALL IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WILL HAVE SOME IDEAS AS TO HOW TO ADDRESS THESE IMPLE, THESE BARRIERS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON IS, IT SAYS IT'S TIME CONSUMING APPLICATION PROCESS. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE TIME OR WHAT IS THE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION NOW, AND WHAT'S THE OPTIMAL TIME AND DOES THAT SACRIFICE QUALITY OF APPLICANTS? SO IT DIFFERS FROM APPLICATION, APPLICATION. EACH APPLICATION IS, UH, A LITTLE DIFFERENT, UH, DUE TO THE VARIETY OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. BUT, UH, IN YOUR PACKET, UH, DIGITALLY RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'LL GET YOU A PHYSICAL COPY. WE DO HAVE A WORKFLOW ANALYSIS OF EACH ONE THAT IDENTIFIES THE STEPS THAT IT TAKES FOR APPLICANT TO GO THROUGH THAT ENTIRE PROCESS AND ALSO THE TIME. OKAY. SO I CAN GET THAT TO YOU. PERFECT. I MISSED THE TIMES I WENT THROUGH THE FLOW CHARTS. GOTCHA. TOO QUICKLY THEN. AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS ALSO ON THE LACK OF CHILDCARE. UH, I KNOW THAT COUNCILWOMAN GONZALEZ, UH, SUBMITTED A, UH, ST COUNCIL CONSIDERATION REQUEST. I SIGNED OFF ON IT, SO I'M SURE THAT MAYBE YOU'LL BE REACHING OUT TO HER. SHE HAS SOME ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND, UM, ON THAT. UM, AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS ON PAGE FOUR OF YOUR REPORT, YOU HAVE YOUR STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS. MM-HMM. AND I, UM, WAS JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED. I COMPLETELY BELIEVE IN CITY STAFF. MM-HMM. , I KNOW THERE'S SEVEN STAFFERS, THREE COUNCIL, UM, AIDES, IT LOOKS LIKE. SO THAT'S A TOTAL 11 CITY ORGANIZATION, UM, INSIDERS, IF YOU WILL, BUT ONLY TO TWO NON COSA EMPLOYEES WHO ARE INTERVIEWED. RIGHT. SO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALSO SPOKE TO SOME ADDITIONAL PERSONS. MAYBE IT WAS A RECENT APPLICANT TO THE SYSTEM, UM, OR IT, SO CAN YOU HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS ONLY TWO, AND THERE WAS A VARIETY OF OUTREACH OUTSIDE OF THE LISTING HERE. UH, BUT THEY WEREN'T THE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE WITH THESE FOLKS BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPERTS. UM, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY DR. ROMERO AND LEDDY ARE, HAVE BEEN ON PLENTY OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND BEEN LEADS ON THIS SPACE. BUT WE DID IDENTIFY SOME KIND OF NEWER APPLICANTS AND ALSO PAST APPLICANTS [00:25:01] THAT HAVE FALLEN OFF OF BOARDS OR OFF OF COMMISSIONS FOR VARIOUS REASONS. UM, I CAN I, WE CAN IDENTIFY THOSE AS WELL FOR YOU. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. AND THEN I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION INTO TERM LIMITS. 'CAUSE AS A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, HAVING TO STRUGGLE WITH THAT RIGHT NOW. AND SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. THE APPLICATION, UM, ACCESSIBILITY. SO ARE YOU ALSO CONSIDERING, I, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED BY THE WAY, AND THANK YOU, UM, THE TRANSLATION SERVICES, BUT ALSO FOR, UM, ANY FOLKS WHO MIGHT HAVE OTHER NEEDS. UM, YES, MA'AM. ARE THOSE ALSO ADDRESSED? UH, SO I, I THINK WE'RE GONNA LINK UP THE OFFICE CITY CLERK WITH DEBORAH, UH, WHO WORKS WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IN OUR A D A OFFICE. UH, SO WE'LL LINK THEM UP WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT OUTSIDE OF JUST LANGUAGE BARRIERS THAT WE IDENTIFY, ANY OTHER BARRIERS THAT MAY BE THERE. ONE OF THE BARRIERS THAT, UM, EXISTS IN DISTRICT FOUR IS A DIGITAL DIVIDE, RIGHT? SO I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT A LOT OF D FOUR PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ACCESSING THIS THROUGH ONLINE. SO HOW ELSE? SO TO, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UM, UH, UH, ANDREW SULLIVAN'S POINT, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HOW WE'RE REACHING OUT TO SOME ADDITIONAL FOLKS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT MIGHT WANT TO PARTICIPATE YES. AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO PARTICIPATE THAT. THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU. AND THE, THE REPORT IS, IT'S ONLY 12 PAGES, BUT IT'S GOT A LOT OF GOOD STUFF IN THERE. UM, SO JUST TO, TO WRAP THIS UP, UM, YOU HEARD THE COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, UH, WE'D LIKE FOR THIS TO, OR I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO, TO COME BACK WITH, UM, AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. I NOTICED THERE'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF INNOVATION ASSESSMENT. WE DON'T HAVE A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE EQUITY ASSESSMENT, UH, PORTION, UH, ON THE, UH, THE LA NUMBER 18. IT ACTUALLY HAS A LITTLE, IT ACTUALLY HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAKDOWN THERE. OKAY. UH, AND A COUPLE OF THOSE HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, UH, ALREADY. OH, ADDRESS EQUITY FEEDBACK. YES, MA'AM. MM-HMM. MM-HMM. . OKAY. UM, SO, UH, DR. BRIDGER, DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT? NO. OKAY. WONDERFUL. AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO, TO THE STAFF. I KNOW YOU, UM, PROBABLY HAVE A LOT OF INSIGHT YOU CAN SHARE. I WANNA THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, THIS IS A GREAT START, UM, TO, TO ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. YES, SIR. I, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A, A SMALL PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE BEFORE WE GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. GO FOR IT. UH, JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, AS, AS, UH, YOU JOINED ME BEFORE OUR SUMMER BREAK, THE DRESSING COOLER AND THIS HOTTER OH, THAT'S RIGHT. HOTTER DAYS. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. AND SO, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, COUNCIL ELIAS IS, IS, IS NOT WEARING A COAT TODAY. NO TIE. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST, I THINK THIS IS JUST THE, THE KIND OF COMMITTEE TO REALLY HELP HIGHLIGHT THIS, UH, FURTHER. AND, AND I JUST WANNA POINT OUT MY EXPERIENCE OVER THE SUMMER IN, IN WEARING, IN, IN REALLY NOT WEARING A SUIT AT ALL, UH, LIGHTER CLOTHES, I'VE NOTICED THAT OUR BUILDINGS ARE JUST FREEZING . AND, AND TODAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO GET TO 102. IT'S GONNA, IT'S, IT'S REALLY GONNA GONNA BE OVER A HUNDRED FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, OR WHO KNOWS. AND, YOU KNOW, I, I JUST THINK ABOUT THE, THE, THE IMPACT NOT ONLY, UH, TO, TO OUR UTILITY, BUT THE, THE REAL IMPACT TO AIR QUALITY WHEN WE'RE CRANKING THE AC ON THE HOTTEST DAYS OF THE YEAR, SIMPLY BECAUSE SOME OF US INSIST ON WEARING SUITS. AND I, AND I WANT TO JUST HELP TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND, AND, AND HOPE THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THIS FURTHER. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. THANK YOU. THAT'S WHY I'M WEARING A JACKET, , BECAUSE IT'S FREEZING COUNCILWOMAN. I, I'M, I'M DRESSED LIKE THIS 'CAUSE MY SHIFT STARTS AT POBLANOS IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES. SO AND THEN LATA AFTER THAT. . ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UM, [3. A briefing on the Municipal Golf Association San Antonio (MGASA) [Colleen M. Bridger, MPH, PhD, Assistant Director; Homer Garcia III, Interim Director, Parks and Recreation; Lee Niles, Chairman of the Board, MGASA; Andrew Peterson, CEO and President, MGASA]] ITEM THREE, A BRIEFING ON THE MUNICIPAL GOLF ASSOCIATION, SAN ANTONIO. UM, SO WE HAVE, UH, MR. LEE NILES, WHO WILL TELL US SOMEWHAT ABOUT THE GOLF ASSOCIATION. AND I THINK THIS IS VERY FITTING. WE JUST HEARD THE PRESENTATION ON HOW, UH, ACCOUNTABILITY IS IMPORTANT. SO NOW WE'LL LEARN ABOUT THE GOLF ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU, MR. NILES. WELL, THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILWOMAN SANDAL. I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF THE NEW COMMITTEE, AND, UH, WISH ALL OF YOU, UH, THE BEST AS YOU MOVE FORWARD IN YOUR ACTIONS, UM, AS YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PACKET FOUR. UH, MY NAME IS LEE ISLES. I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE MUNICIPAL GOLF ASSOCIATION, SAN ANTONIO. WE'RE AN ORGANIZATION FORMED IN 2007 WITH THE EXPRESS GOAL TO OVERSEE AND MANAGE THE, UH, OPERATIONS OF THE CITY GOLF COURSES. AND I THINK THOSE OF YOU THAT PLAY GOLF, AND HOPEFULLY ALL OF YOU DO OR WILL DO SOON, UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT, UH, WE'VE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS, NOT ONLY IN QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT, OF THE GOLF COURSES THEMSELVES, BUT WE'VE HIRED SOME REALLY GOOD EMPLOYEES. UH, WE'VE TURNED OPERATIONS AROUND. UH, WE'RE SELF-SUSTAINING. UH, SO [00:30:01] WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE, WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. WE'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO. A LOT OF THINGS TO DO. UH, WE FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT OUR STRUCTURE, OUR ORGANIZATION. WE'VE GOT, UH, VERY ACTIVE AND, UH, MIXED BOARD. UH, THEY'RE ALL, UH, QUITE OUTSPOKEN AT TIMES, I CAN TELL YOU AS CHAIRMAN. SO, UH, WE LIKE THAT. AND, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN THE BALANCE FROM MY LITTLE PRESENTATION OVER TO ANDREW PETERSON, WHO'S OUR, UH, C E O AND PRESIDENT. AND HE CAN GIVE YOU SOME DETAILS AND SPECIFICS. I THINK ALL OF YOU WOULD, UH, FIND INTERESTING ON THE BOARD. AND I'LL LIKE TO MAKE THE COMMENT I DID BEFORE WE, THE MEETING STARTED, THAT, UH, WE'D LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK TO THIS COMMITTEE AND GIVE YOU A MORE IN DEPTH PERCEPTION, UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE DO, HOW WE DO IT, WHERE WE'RE HEADED, WHAT WE'VE DONE, AND, UH, WHAT'S NEXT ON OUR PROCESS. SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TURN THIS OVER TO ANDREW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. I'VE BEEN TOLD I'M ON THE SHOT CLOCK, SO I'LL, UH, WORK THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION A LITTLE QUICKER THAN I MIGHT TO NORMALLY DO. BUT IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS AT THE END, I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE. UH, FIRST SLIDE THERE IS, IS KIND OF A REITERATION OF WHAT LEE SAID, WHY WE WERE FOUNDED IN A QUICK MISSION STATEMENT, UH, WHICH REALLY PARAPHRASES IS WE WANNA PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE GOLF TO EVERYONE OUT THERE. THE SECOND SLIDE IS JUST SOME INTERESTING FACTS, UH, BY THE NUMBERS, SO TO SPEAK. AS YOU SEE, WE HAVE 225 EMPLOYEES, OF WHICH ROUGHLY 70 ARE, UH, FULL-TIME, THAT RECEIVE EXCELLENT BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION. IN ADDITION TO, UM, GENERATING 300,000 ROUNDS OF GOLF AND $12 MILLION OF REVENUE. I THINK WHAT WE'RE MOST PROUD OF IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE OVER 7,200, UH, PEOPLE IN OUR PLAYERS CLUB OR, OR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM ANNUALLY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE SUPPORT AND WORK WITH OVER 115 LOCAL CHARITIES AND CORPORATIONS IN PROVIDING THEM GOLF EVENTS. UH, WE'VE GOT 50 DIFFERENT GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS THAT REPRESENT, UH, MINORITY GROUPS, SENIOR GROUPS, WOMEN GROUPS, UH, THAT WE REALLY, UM, UH, EMBRACE, UH, THAT REALLY HELP MAKE UP THE DIVERSITY OF OUR GOLF COURSES. AND THEN FINALLY, UH, WE'RE PROUD THAT WE WORK WITH OVER 45 DIFFERENT LOCAL SCHOOLS IN, IN SUPPORTING OUR MISSION OF GROWING JUNIOR GOLF. UH, THE FOLLOWING SLIDE IS, IS GONNA BE A, UH, PICTORIAL OF WHERE OUR GOLF COURSES ARE LOCATED ACROSS THE CITY. VERY WELL REPRESENTED FROM THE NORTH SIDE DOWN TO THE SOUTH SIDE. UH, WE WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO BE A LITTLE FURTHER EAST OR WEST IF POSSIBLE, BUT WE'RE IN FIVE DISTRICTS, UH, WHICH IS REPRESENTED ON THAT NEXT SLIDE, UH, WITH THOSE CORRESPONDING ADDRESS AND WHERE THOSE GOLF COURSES ARE LOCATED. A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE BACKGROUND OF THE, THE M G A S A, UH, FORMED IN 2007. AS, AS LEE MENTIONED, IT WAS A THREE YEAR, UH, TRANSITION PERIOD FOR OUR ASSOCIATION TO TAKE OVER THE GOLF COURSES. UH, THE FINANCIAL AGREEMENT THERE IS STATED, WE HAD A 50 50 SPLIT WITH, WITH REVENUES THAT WENT BACK TO THE CITY THAT TRANSITIONED IN 2012 TO $150,000. AND THAT LASTED UNTIL 2017 WHEN THAT PREVIOUS, UH, DEFICIT WAS MET. AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME, ALL THE REVENUES, UH, IF THERE ARE SOME, WHICH WE'VE HAD SOME LEAN YEARS, THEY GO INTO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH HAS CONTINUED TO, UH, HELP BUILD THOSE GOLF COURSES. YOU'LL NOTICE DOWN IN THE BOTTOM THERE IN 2017, THE CITY, UH, ACQUIRED NORTHERN HILLS GOLF CLUB, WHICH WOULD BE ON THE NORTH, UH, EAST SIDE OF TOWN. AND THAT, UH, WAS HANDED OVER TO OUR ASSOCIATION AT THAT TIME. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BOARD MAKEUP, AS LEE MENTIONED, UH, WE DO HAVE 15 BOARD MEMBERS, TWO OF WHICH ARE EX OFFICIOS, UH, WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. WE'VE GOT THE SEVEN PERMANENT MEMBERS, AND THEN WE'VE GOT SIX CITY COUNCIL APPOINTEES, UH, WHICH IS THE REASON THAT, UH, WE'RE HERE TODAY. THOSE APPOINTEES ARE MADE BY CITY COUNCIL AND HAVE TWO YEAR TERMS. UH, OUR BOARD MEMBERS, UH, WHICH WE'RE VERY, VERY FORTUNATE WITH, THAT MAKE UP A, A VERY DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH VERY VARIED SKILL SETS, UH, THAT LEND THEMSELVES WELL TO, UH, HELPING OUR COMMITTEE AND, AND HELPING ME PERSONALLY. WHETHER IT BE WITH, UH, LEGAL ADVICE OR MARKETING, UH, INSURANCE ADVICE, ENGINEERING ADVICE, UH, IT'S, IT'S VERY WELL REPRESENTED AND, AND CERTAINLY HELPS OUR MISSION. UH, JIM EK WAS HIRED AS THE PRESIDENT AND C E O IN 2008 AS HE WORKED INTO RETIREMENT OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. I'VE ASSUMED THAT ROLE. UH, THE FOLLOWING SLIDE IS A LITTLE BIT OF THE MONEY INVESTMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY. THIS HAS BORROWED FUNDS, UH, THROUGH CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. WE'VE GOT FOUR OF 'EM. IT TOTALS OVER $11 MILLION. AND AS YOU SEE, THE BALANCE IS THERE ON HOW WE'RE WORKING THOSE, UH, DEBT, UH, OFF. AND, UM, CERTAINLY MAKING POSITIVE STRIDES AND GETTING THAT, UH, FUNDS, UH, RETURNED. UH, ONE OF THE REASONS IT'S BEEN IMPORTANT FOR US TO BORROW THAT MONEY. ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE A LIST OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UH, NONE MORE IMPORTANT THAN BRACKENRIDGE PARK, WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL CATALYST FOR GETTING THIS GOING. THAT WAS DONE IN 2008. UH, OTHER, UH, KEY PRODUCTS OR, OR KEY, UM, ACCOMPLISHMENTS THEN WOULD INCLUDE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AT, AT FIVE OF OUR GOLF COURSES. THOSE RUN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS A [00:35:01] PIECE. AND THEN ALSO, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT OUR SAN PEDRO RENOVATION, WHICH HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO. COUNCIL TNO WAS, WAS NICE ENOUGH TO SHOW US HIS GOLF SKILLS THAT DAY IN THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE PLANTING OVER 6,000 TREES, OR HAVE PLANTED OVER 6,000 TREES ON THE GOLF COURSES WITH AMBITIONS OF PLANTING A COUPLE THOUSAND MORE IN THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS, WHICH REALLY HELPS US WITH OUR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN PROVIDING THAT, UH, EXTRA BEAUTIFUL, UH, AMENITY AND GREEN SPACE TO THE GOLF COURSES. A COUPLE OF QUICK PICTURES OF, OF SOME OF THE, UH, PROJECTS, UH, CERTAINLY, UH, BRACKENRIDGE UP ON THE TOP LEFT, AND THEN THE SAN PEDRO ON THE TOP RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE IT JUST A, UH, DIRT PILE. AND THEN, UH, ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE INSIDE OF THE CLUBHOUSE. AND THEN THE CENTER BOTTOM IS THE, UH, PICTURES OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT NIGHT. NOW IT'S A FULLY LIT, FULLY FUNCTIONAL, UH, DRIVING RANGE IN PAR THREE COURSE. WE KEEP IT OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT. AND, UM, PROBABLY THE, UM, UH, THING THAT WE'RE MOST PLEASED ABOUT AS FAR AS, UH, HOW IT'S PRODUCED. IT, UH, SAN PEDRO HAS NOW BECOME THE NUMBER TWO REVENUE PRODUCER FOR THE MUNICIPAL GOLF ASSOCIATION, WHICH HAS BEEN A REAL, UM, SUCCESS FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. BUT WE'RE NOT RESTING. UH, WE'VE GOT A LONG WAYS TO GO. AND, UH, LIKE LEE ALLUDED TO, WE'VE GOT OVER $37 MILLION THAT'S TAPPED IN PROJECTS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO GET TO. UH, THAT'S A, THAT'S A BIG ASK, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AS, AS THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE CONTINUES TO BUILD UP. BUT, UH, THAT'S WHAT KEEPS US AMBITIOUS. THAT'S WHAT KEEPS US ENGAGED AND WANTING TO CONTINUE TO BE THE VERY, VERY BEST WE CAN BE AND CONTINUE ON WITH OUR MISSION FOR THE M G A S A. AND FINALLY, THE MUNICIPAL GOLF ASSOCIATION IS, HAS BEEN GOOD FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND IT'S BEEN GOOD FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT REASONS. WE, WE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY TO ELIMINATE THE $2.3 MILLION, UH, DEFICIT THAT WAS FROM THE PREVIOUS, UM, GOLF FUND. AND WE'VE ALSO REMOVED ANY FINANCIAL BURDEN FROM THE CITY, WHICH YOU MIGHT THINK IS, IS, IS, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN ANOMALY REALLY, IN THAT THERE'S, UH, UP TO AS MANY AS 50% OF MUNICIPAL GOLF OPERATIONS THAT ARE RUN BY THE MUNICIPALITY THAT OPERATE, UH, IN THE FINANCIAL RED. IN ADDITION TO THAT, VERY FEW OF THOSE ARE ABLE TO IMPROVE ON THEIR GOLF COURSES WITH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PROJECTS. AND, UH, HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THEM HAVE LOWERED THEIR MAINTENANCE STANDARDS, UH, WHICH IN TURN MAKES CONDITIONS WORSE, UH, MAKES IT HARDER TO GENERATE REVENUE AS A BYPRODUCT OF THAT. SO WE'RE HAPPY THAT, UM, WE'VE KIND OF BUCKED THAT TREND. WE'VE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE BEAUTIFUL GREEN SPACE FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS ALIKE. AND WE'VE REALLY, UM, DRASTICALLY CHANGED THE CONDITIONS IN THE PRODUCT FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE TAXPAYERS. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'VE RECEIVED SOME NATIONAL ACCOLADES AND WE'VE BEEN KIND OF LOOKED TO AS THE MODEL, UH, NATIONALLY FOR HOW TO WORK AND PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IN PRODUCING FIRST CLASS MUNICIPAL GOLF OPERATION. SO IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF A FEATHER IN OUR CAP WHEN WE GET A CALL FROM ARIZONA OR BALTIMORE OR WHEREVER IT MAY BE, AND THEY WANNA SAY, HEY, HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING THAT? AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WE WANNA, WE WANT A LITTLE PIECE OF THAT. UH, SO FINALLY, MY, UH, CONTACT INFORMATION AS WELL AS, UH, CHAIRMAN NILES, UH, AT THE END, HAPPY TO RECEIVE ANY EMAILS, ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AND, AND LIKELY MENTIONED. AGAIN, UH, WE'D LIKE TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK BEFORE THE FULL CITY COUNCIL AT SOME POINT IN TIME AND GIVE A FULL PRESENTATION ON, ON REALLY SOME OF THE DIRECTIONS THAT WE'RE HEADED AND, AND HOW WE CONTINUE, CONTINUE TO PARTNER INTO THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MM-HMM. , UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, BEFORE WE GO INTO THE, THE NEXT ITEM, ARE THERE ANY BRIEF QUESTIONS THAT, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE? UM, ALRIGHT. UH, I DO, I DO HAVE ONE. UH, SO I UNDERSTAND THE BOARD APPOINTS, UH, YOU TOLD THE SIX MEMBERS THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS SIX MEMBERS, UH, THE BOARD APPOINTS THE AT LARGE SEVEN POSITIONS, SO SEVEN. UM, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO TELL US OR GATHER THAT INFORMATION FOR US WHILE WE DO THE INTERVIEWS ABOUT WHO THOSE SEVEN ARE AND WHAT DO YOU HAVE THAT AVAILABLE, UH, AND WHAT DISTRICTS THEY COME FROM IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO? ABSOLUTELY. UM, SO THAT'LL GIVE YOU SOME TIME TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION WHILE WE'RE ON THE NEXT ITEM. SURE. SO, OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. AND I DO AGREE THERE'S A LOT MORE TO, TO DISCUSS. UM, [4. Consideration of Applicants to the Municipal Golf Association San Antonio (MGASA) Board of Directors (6 Slots) [Leticia M. Vacek, City Clerk]] BUT WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. CHAIRMAN. UH, ARE WE GONNA MOVE FORWARD? DO YOU WANNA PRESS THE MIC? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE INTERVIEWS AT THIS TIME? UH, WE'RE GOING TO, UH, GO ON TO ITEM FOUR, THE CONSIDERATION OF APPLICANT'S. UM, YES. YES. SO, UH, WHAT WE'LL DO AT THIS POINT IS, UM, WHY DON'T WE HAVE THEM SPEAK AND, UM, HAVE THEM SPEAK BEFORE YOU, THAT WAY YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS AND THEN SHOULD YOU NEED TO, UM, GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, YOU CAN ANNOUNCE THAT AT THAT TIME. SO WHAT, WHAT WE'LL DO THOUGH IS GO AHEAD. SO WE HAVE, SORRY, WE'RE ON ITEM FOUR, CONSIDERATION OF APPLICANTS, THE MUNICIPAL GOLF ASSOCIATION, SAN ANTONIO BOARD OF DIRECTORS. RIGHT. UM, ALL OF YOU HAVE YOUR, UH, BINDER WITH, WITH THE APPLICANTS. AND WE, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, WE WERE GOING TO HEAR THIS ITEM IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR. UH, WE DIDN'T HAVE A QUORUM , SO WE'RE [00:40:01] HEARING IT NOW. IT'S THE, IT'S THE SAME AGENDA ITEM. THE SAME 12TH PEOPLE FOR INTERVIEWS HAVE BEEN MOVED FORWARD. ARE THEY ALL HERE TODAY? NO. CLERK. CAN YOU TELL US WHO IS HERE? UM, TED DAVIS IS PRESENT. JEFFREY HARVEY IS PRESENT. SAMUEL LUNA IS PRESENT. RUDOLPH RODRIGUEZ IS PRESENT. STEVEN DEAN IS PRESENT. UM, ACTUALLY, SORRY, UH, LETICIA, COULD YOU START WITH, UM, WE'LL GO THROUGH ONE BY ONE, UM, WITH THE TABLE THAT YOU HAVE IN THE MEMO. JEFF HARVEY, YOU SAID IS PRESENT? YES. OKAY. RUDOLPH RODRIGUEZ. OKAY. SAM LUNA. UHHUH . TED DAVIS. OKAY. AND STEVEN DEAN. AND I'M GONNA CALL OUT SOME OTHER NAMES BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THEY MAY HAVE ENTERED LATE. OKAY. UH, GRETCHEN? YES. CRAIG. OKAY. GRETCHEN'S HERE. MICHAEL HERNANDEZ? HERE. OKAY. DEBORAH REESE. HERE. MIKE RODRIGUEZ. JESUS ANGUIANO HERE. AND JAVIER PEREZ HERE. OKAY. SO THEY ARE ALSO HERE. GREAT, THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE, UH, 10 PEOPLE HERE. MR. BAXTER'S NOT HERE? NO. OKAY. UH, NOT RIGHT NOW. OKAY. OKAY, GREAT. SO WE HAVE 10 PEOPLE. UM, WHAT WE'LL DO IS ASK THE APPLICANTS TO STEP OUT AND WE'LL BRING THEM IN ONE BY ONE, SO THAT THESE, IF YOU COULD HELP ME DO THAT. SURE. MM-HMM. . SO WHY DON'T WE JUST, EVERYONE STEP OUT, OUT HERE, AND AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED, YOU'LL TAKE THE POSTER. THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING OH, YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S RIGHT HERE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. AS LONG THE COURT. OH, OKAY. GOT THAT. OKAY. UM, GREAT. AND JUST TO THANK YOU. SO, UM, GO AHEAD AND CALL THEM IN ONE BY ONE. OKAY. WHAT WE'LL DO IS GIVE THEM EACH TWO MINUTES, AND THEN IF THERE'S QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, WE'LL TAKE THOSE. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE WILL BE RUDY RODRIGUEZ. MM-HMM. , HOW, HOW MUCH TIME WOULD YOU LIKE TO, TWO MINUTES, PLEASE. OKAY. OKAY. MR. HARVEY, WOULD YOU TAKE THE PODIUM? THANK YOU. MR. HARVEY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. UH, WE'LL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES TO TELL US, UH, ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR, UM, YOUR INTEREST IN, UH, SERVING IN REAPPOINTMENT. AND THEN IF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS, WE'LL GO INTO QUESTIONS AT THAT TIME. OKAY. I, I WON'T TAKE TWO MINUTES. UM, I'M JEFF HARVEY AND I'VE BEEN ON THE M G I SS A FOR I THINK AROUND FIVE YEARS NOW. UM, AND I'M ASKING YOU FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE CERVIX ON THIS BOARD. UH, THIS BOARD IS GREAT. THE, SOME OF THE STUFF THAT LEE AND ANDREW POINTED OUT IS PRETTY SPECTACULAR. BUT KNOWING THE MUNICIPAL GOLF SYSTEM BEFORE THIS BOARD WAS CREATED AND KNOWING IT NOW, 'CAUSE I'M A MUNI GUY AND I HAVE BEEN EVER SINCE I STARTED PLAYING GOLF, UH, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL YOU HOW SIGNIFICANT THE IMPROVEMENT IS. UM, AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL THE WHOLE CITY, THE CITY COUNCIL, EVERYBODY HOW GREAT THINGS ARE GOING AND, AND THE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. BUT ANYWAY, IT'S, IT'S GREAT BECAUSE THE COURSES HAVE IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY. THE FACILITIES HAVE IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY. THE GREEN SPACE HAS IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY, AND, AND IT JUST GETS BETTER. UM, TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE ASSOCIATION IS PROFITABLE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF HARDWORKING PEOPLE INVOLVED ON THE STAFF. UM, SO WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS PROVIDE A CLASS, A GOLFING EXPERIENCE THAT'S ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR THE WHOLE CITY. AND I, I DON'T KNOW THE STATISTICS BY HEART, BUT I THINK WHEN YOU COMPARE US TO OTHER CITIES, OUR ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY IS, IS REALLY UP THERE. UM, PERSONALLY, I, I'M ON THIS BOARD AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE FIRST TEE OF GREATER SAN ANTONIO. I SERVE [00:45:01] AS A GENERAL COUNSEL THERE. I'M A PRACTICING LAWYER FOR 30 PLUS YEARS. I DO PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE TO THE STAFF AND TO THE BOARD. I DON'T CHARGE FOR THAT ADVICE, OBVIOUSLY. UM, I THINK I'M THE ONLY LAWYER ON THIS BOARD AND, UH, TRY TO HELP OUT WHEN I CAN. I'M ALSO ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS BECAUSE THESE ARE THE COURSES THAT, THAT WHEN I GET MY SPARE TIME, THAT'S WHERE I AM. SO I CAN PROVIDE INPUT IN THAT FASHION. AND UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WHAT LAW SCHOOL DID YOU GO TO? , COULD YOU PLEASE USE YOUR MIC? AND DID YOU GET GOOD GRADES? CREIGHTON IN OMAHA AND I GOT EXCEPTIONAL GRADES. THAT'S IT. 32 YEARS AGO. THANK YOU. THREE YEARS. ALRIGHT. I, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, MR. MR. HARVEY. IS THERE A LEGAL COUNSEL, OR MAYBE THIS IS FOR, FOR YOU, IS THERE A LEGAL COUNSEL THAT YOU HAVE AS PART OF YOUR STAFF? I DON'T. IT, IT, WE HAVE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. SORRY, COULD YOU, COULD YOU EXCUSE ME? UH, STEVE WHITWORTH, UH, WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE GIVES US GUIDANCE ON CONTRACTUAL AND, UH, REGULATORY TYPE ITEMS AS THEY COME UP, UH, WHERE WE NEED, UH, INPUT FROM THE CITY, UH, FROM A BOARD PERSPECTIVE, IF WE HAVE ISSUES WITH LABOR OR SPECIFIC CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS. UH, WE HAVE OFTEN ASKED JEFF FOR INPUT AND, UH, GUIDANCE ON THOSE KIND OF THINGS. BUT ANYTHING OF ANY SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE, WE GO THROUGH THE, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. HARVEY. NOW DO I LEAVE OR DO I WAIT AROUND HERE OR WHAT DO I DO? YEAH, WE COULD ASK YOU TO STEP THAT WHILE THE OTHERS COME IN. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR COMING UP. HI, RUDY, PLEASE. UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WELCOME. YOU'LL HAVE, UH, TWO MINUTES, UH, DR. BRIDGER, SOMEONE KEEPING TIME BECAUSE . ALL RIGHT, THANKS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WELL, YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES AND IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS, THEY'LL GO AHEAD. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, RUDY. THANK YOU CHAIRWOMAN, AND THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. UH, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT, UM, I THINK DAN GIBBS MENTIONED EARLIER THE DIVERSITY IN OUR COM COMMISSIONS AND THE LIKE. AND ONE THING THAT I'M ACTUALLY VERY PROUD OF IS THE FACT IS THAT WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS GENDER ETHNIC AND PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY ON OUR BOARD. UH, AND I THINK THAT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE, UH, FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO, BUT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THAT HAS CONTINUED TO CHANGE. AND I THINK IT'S CERTAINLY, UM, A COMPLIMENT TO OUR LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE FOLKS THAT, UM, AT THE BOARD. I THINK NUMBER ONE, THERE'S NO DOUBT BASED ON THE NUMBERS THAT YOU HEARD, THAT OUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY HAS TO BE PROMINENT. UH, AND CERTAINLY A VERY IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION OF THE DECISIONS WE MAKE. BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT MORE TO THAT. UM, WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO BEGIN TO REALLY FOCUS ON PARITY AND HOW WE INVEST IN THE VARIOUS COURSES OF OUR CITY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE LOCATION OF THOSE, PREDOMINANTLY THEY'RE IN DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, AND THREE. UH, AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO NOT ONLY RECOGNIZE THE BENEFITS OF OUR FLAGSHIP, UH, IN BRACKENRIDGE, BUT CERTAINLY OUR SHINING STAR TO BE IN MISSION DE LAGO. UH, AND WHILE THE NUMBERS LOOK GOOD, I CAN TELL YOU THAT LOOKING AT THE MONTHLY RE UH, BIMONTHLY REPORTS, UH, THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF OUR, OF OUR OPERATION IS STRONG, VERY STRONG. BUT IT'S NOT AN EASY TASK. IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF FOCUS AND ATTENTION, UH, TO DETAIL. UH, I, I THINK THAT AS YOU CONSIDER BOARD MEMBERS, I THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT EVERY BOARD MEMBER HAVE AN INTRINSIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISTRICTS IN WHICH OUR COURSES ARE IN, IN THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE RESIDENTS OF THOSE OF THOSE COURSES. NOW, NORMALLY GOLFERS WILL, UH, KIND OF MOVE AROUND FROM COURSE TO COURSE, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE, IS THAT MY BELL? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE AS A BOARD HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA AND HOW WE CREATE PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING TO BENEFIT THEM AS WELL. SO IS THAT MY TWO MINUTES? YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THANK YOU. SURE. SO THE TIME OR I'M DOING THE TIME. YEAH. I MEAN, WE CAN GO THROUGH IT. IT DOESN'T MATTER. NO, WE JUST NEED ONE. YEAH, IT'S JUST NO ONE. NO, WE CAN, I WAS DOING IT FROM THE TIME HE STARTED. I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS SO IT, IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO DO IT. THAT'S GREAT. ALL RIGHT, AMANDA, WE PLEASE DO THE TIME. [00:50:13] GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. YOU'LL HAVE, UH, TWO MINUTES TO TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF, AND THEN IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS I'LL ASK. WELL, I'M SEEKING A REAPPOINTMENT TO THE, UH, L ASSOCIATION. THERE'S NOT MUCH I CAN SAY BECAUSE OUR C E O PRESIDENT COVERED IT VERY WELL. MY NAME IS SAM LUNA AND I'M A BORN AND RAISED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. I PLAY EVERY SINGLE COURSE. I RECIT IN DISTRICT FOUR. AND, UH, I HAVE SERVED THE CITY ON OTHER VARIOUS OTHER COMMISSIONS. UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE HISTORICALLY SIGNED AND REVIEW COMMISSION. UH, I'VE SERVED ON THE SOILS WATERBOARD AND, UH, OVERALL A TOTAL OF OVER 30 YEARS. AND, UH, I LIKE, I LIKE SERVING AS IT'S EVIDENT BY ME COMING BACK. AND I'M RETIRED. I'M A RETIRED AIR FORCE PERSON OVER 25 YEARS, AND I'M ALSO AN ARCHITECT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. AND, UH, I LIKE TO WORK WITH OUR C E O AND OUR CHAIRMAN. I THINK THEY'RE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB. AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I WILL OFFER MY EXPERTISE. I'M ONE OF THE BEST GOLFERS IN SAN ANTONIO JUST TO, BUT ANYWAY, UH, I WOULD LIKE YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR HER REAPPOINTMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. LUNA, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL? NO. OH, YES, DR. GARCIA. MR. LUNA, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I LOOK FORWARD, UM, TO, TO WORKING WITH YOU IN OTHER CAPACITIES, UH, AND, UH, AS WELL. BUT, UH, MORE THAN, UH, ANYTHING, JUST THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. IT SHOWS A LOT THAT YOU COME HERE TO SPEAK AND, UH, YOU'RE OUR COUNCIL. MM-HMM. BEFORE. YEAH. A YEAH. MORNING. THANKS FOR HAVING US. TED AVIS, UH, ON THE BOARD FOR SOME TIME. I'VE ALSO BEEN ON THE BOARD OF, UH, AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR FOUR YEARS. UH, SO I LIKE SERVING THE, UH, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. I'M A GRADUATE OF A PROGRAM IN TOWN SPONSORED BY UNITED WAY CALLED MASTER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. UH, I WAS A CLASS OF 13, ABOUT 50 PEOPLE. IT'S A SIX MONTH COURSE WHERE YOU GET INVOLVED WITH ALL ASPECTS OF CITY LIFE AS WELL AS A COMMUNITY, EVEN GOING AND SPENDING A MORNING AT THE, UH, JAIL. AND AS SUCH, UH, ONCE WE GET OUT OF THERE, WE'RE DEVOTED TO SERVING AGENCIES AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION ON BOARDS IN ORDER TO FURTHER THEIR GOALS. SO I FOUND THAT TO BE A BIG INTEREST. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, EVERY TIME I TALK TO AN OUT OF TOWN FRIEND, I MARVEL WITH THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SEVEN BEAUTIFUL COURSES RIGHT IN THE CITY. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT EXISTS IN THE COUNTRY, BUT IT VARIES FROM THE WIDE OPEN FAIRWAYS OF WILLOW SPRINGS TO THE VERY NARROW HILLY FAIRWAYS OF CEDAR CREEK. AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE VACATIONING DOWNTOWN, YOU HAVE SEVERAL COURSES WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. AND JUST THINK IF YOU COME WITH A FAMILY, THE NON-GOLFERS HAVE GOT THE RIVERWALK, THE ALAMO, THE DO SEE 'EM, THE WITTY. WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE ABOUT COMING TO SAN ANTONIO FOR A GOLF VACATION, NEVERMIND PHOENIX OR FLORIDA OR ANYWHERE ELSE, UH, AS [00:55:01] A BOARD I, BUT ON, UH, CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE, THE LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND I'M ONE OF TWO VICE CHAIRMAN. UH, I ALSO HAVE A SELF-APPOINTED JOB. I'M THE ONLY ONE ON THE COMMITTEE THAT'S FULLY RETIRED. SO I GET UP EARLY, I LOVE TO PLAY AT, WHEN I MAKE A TEE TIME, THEY'LL TELL ME OR ASK ME WHAT TIME, AND I'LL SAY, DARK 30, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I'LL GO OUT AND WHILE I'M PLAYING, I'LL TAKE NOTE OF THINGS THAT MAY HAVE ESCAPED PEOPLE. UH, FOR INSTANCE, BATHROOMS ARE STILL LOCKED WHORES. IMAGINE WHAT, WHAT A PROBLEM THAT WOULD BE IF YOU HAD AN OUTING TEEING OFF AT EIGHT O'CLOCK OR SAND TRAPS MESSED UP BY ANIMALS DURING THE, DURING THE EVENING THAT NEED ATTENTION, OR A LEAK THAT SPRUNG UP IN A PIPE AND CALLED THAT. AND SO I THINK, UH, AS AN EARLY MORNING OFFER, I TRY TO ADD VALUE. AND THIS IS ALL UNDER OUR MISSION, WHICH IS THE BEST POSSIBLE CONDITIONS AND THE BEST FACILITIES FOR THE BEST VALUE FOR PEOPLE OF SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. HARVEY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTION? TED DAVIS? OH, I'M SORRY. DAVIS. JEFF WAS THE FIRST ONE. YES, YES, YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. DAVIS. NEXT APPLICANT IS GRETCHEN CRAIG, AND WHILE SHE'S WALKING IN, THOSE WERE THE FOUR, UH, RE SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD. MM-HMM. AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY THAT REPRESENTS THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THEIR ATTENDANCE. AND THAT IS YOUR, WE'LL GO THROUGH IT AT, UH, AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. . HI GRETCHEN. HI. UH, YOU'LL HAVE, UH, TWO MINUTES TO TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND THEN IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS WE'LL ASK. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT MYSELF AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE MUNICIPAL GOLF ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF SAN ANTONIO FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS, HAVING MOVED HERE WHEN THE ARMY RELOCATED MY HUSBAND TO FORT SAM HOUSTON. MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE IS IN SPORTS SCIENCE. AND UPON ARRIVING IN SAN ANTONIO, I BEGAN WORKING ON MY M B A IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD. I RECEIVED MY DEGREE WITH DISTINCTION IN 2004, AND THAT SAME YEAR I JOINED THE SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER OF THE EXECUTIVE WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION. IN 2008, I WAS AWARDED THE WOMEN WHO LEAD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GOLF EDUCATION. FROM THE EXECUTIVE WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION'S NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY, THE SPORT OF GOLF HAS PROVIDED ME WITH MANY OPPORTUNITIES, A LIFETIME SPORT TO PLAY MULTIPLE FRIENDSHIPS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL THE WORLD. MY DESIRE TO SERVE ON THE MUNICIPAL GOLF ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS TWOFOLD. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE BACK TO THE SPORT THAT HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH. AND SECOND, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE BACK TO THE CITY THAT HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH IN THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY. I HAVE SERVED IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS ON SEVERAL NON-PROFIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SAN ANTONIO. AND CURRENTLY I SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ANIMAL DEFENSE LEAD. MY PAST AND CURRENT BOARD EXPERIENCE HAS GIVEN ME THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO HELP GOVERN THE MUNICIPAL GULF ASSOCIATION. AS A BOARD MEMBER, I'LL WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO PROMOTE ALL OF THE ALAMO CITY GOLF TRAIL COURSES AS A DESIRABLE AND AFFORDABLE GOLF DESTINATION. I'LL ALSO WORK TO MAKE THE SPORT OF GOLF MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO TO TO INCLUDE OUR INNER CITY YOUTH, WOMEN, SENIORS, AND VETERANS. IT WOULD BE A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE THE CITY IN THIS ROLE, AND I ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF MY APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GRETCHEN. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK NEXT APPLICANT IS DEBORAH RE. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. I'M DEBRA REESE. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO CONSIDER ME THIS MORNING. I'M VERY HONORED TO BE HERE. I'LL START BY GIVING YOU JUST A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON MYSELF. I AM A GOLFER AND I'M PRETTY SURE MY BALL HAS FOUND ALL 6,000 TREES IN THE COURSES HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN GOLFING IN SAN ANTONIO. I AM, UM, A MEMBER OF THE L P G A AMATEUR LEAGUE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, AND I'M ON THEIR PLANNING COMMITTEE. I DO, UH, WE SIT ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS AND PLAN OUT ALL THE [01:00:01] COURSES THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO GOLF THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MANY OF THEM BEING THE ALAMO CITY TRAIL COURSES. UM, I'M ALSO A C T A, UM, CERTIFIED TOURISM AMBASSADOR HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. AND I LOVE TO PROMOTE OUR, OUR COURSES IN SAN ANTONIO. UM, AND I DO HAVE TO BRAG FOR A MOMENT, UM, THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY YEAR THIS, UH, IN GOLF WAS BEATING MY HUSBAND ON MAY 8TH IN 2019, AND I OUTSCORED HIM FAIR AND SQUARE. SO THAT WAS A BIG HIGHLIGHT FOR ME. I'M A CERTIFIED, UM, EVENT PLANNER AND I OWN MY OWN COMPANY, DEBRA REESE EVENTS. I HAVE 26 YEARS OF, UH, EVENT PLANNING EXPERIENCE. I'VE PLANNED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AS WELL AS ABOUT 2024 SOLD OUT GOLF TOURNAMENTS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. I ALSO SERVE, UM, ON, I'M, UH, WORK AS A PART-TIME ROLE FOR THE WOMEN'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND I SERVE AS THEIR DIRECTOR AND I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLANNING OF THEIR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT. I WILL CHAIR THEIR GOLF TOURNAMENT NEXT YEAR AND ONGOING YEARS AS LONG AS THEY WILL HAVE ME AND I WILL, UH, OUR TOURNAMENT ACTUALLY IS GONNA BE HELD NEXT APRIL AT SONARA COUNTRY CLUB. AND, UH, I ALSO HELP PLAN THEIR GALA, WHICH IS THEIR LARGEST FUNDRAISER. AND WE, UH, RAISE MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NON-TRADITIONAL WOMEN TO GO TO ALAMO COLLEGES. AND I'M VERY PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT, UM, IN OWNING MY OWN EVENT PLANNING COMPANY. I'M AN ENTREPRENEUR AND I'M COGNIZANT OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND I, I REALLY AM LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, HAVING A VOICE AND BEAUTIFYING AND ENHANCING OUR COURSES AND HOW TO PROMOTE GOLF TO ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS. I THINK WE HAVE A COURSE FOR EVERYBODY IN SAN ANTONIO AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GROW UP OUR COMMUNITY TO BE LIFETIME GOLFERS. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND, UM, I HOPE I GET A PART, UH, CHANCE TO BE A PART OF THE BEST PRACTICES FOR MAINTAINING OUR COURSES AND PROMOTING IT IN SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MS. REESE. ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. NEXT APPLICANT IS STEVEN DEAN. MM-HMM. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. STEVEN. YOU'LL HAVE, UH, TWO MINUTES TO TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. WELL, AS YOU KNOW, MY NAME IS STEVEN DEAN. I'VE BEEN PLAYING GOLF LONGER THAN I'VE BEEN AN ENGINEER, AND I'VE BEEN AN ENGINEER FOR 26 YEARS. UH, I WILL SAY THOUGH, THE QUANTITY DOES NOT EQUAL QUALITY. UH, I WOULD, UH, THE REASON WHY I'M INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE M G A S A IS BECAUSE, UH, THEY'VE REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB IN INCREASING THE PLAYABILITY AND JUST THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF THE COURSES. UH, IT'S, IT'S BEEN HUGE. UH, I WOULD PUT THEM ON PAR WITH MANY OF THE OTHER COURSES HERE IN TOWN. UH, WE PLAY AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AT, AT THE COURSES. AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT NOW THAT THE, THE, NOW THAT WE'VE PUT THAT MUCH MONEY INTO THOSE COURSES AS THE INVESTMENT, THAT IT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE MAINTAINING THAT INVESTMENT. UH, I WAS TALKING WITH, UH, LEE THE OTHER DAY THAT SOME OF THE NEW BRIDGES THAT WE'VE SAW THAT WE'VE PUT IN APPEAR TO BE ERODING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH SOME OF THE, UH, SOME OF THE BRIDGES, SOME OF THE ABUTMENTS, BECAUSE I MEAN, THE BRIDGE WILL STAY, BUT YOU MAY LOSE SOME, UH, CART, UH, CART PATCHES BECAUSE THE CHANNEL IS MOVING OUT, UH, IS ERODING OUT A LITTLE BIT. UH, BUT AGAIN, I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER, SO THAT MAKES ME, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT SEEING THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, UH, FOR, FOR THE ENGINEERING SIDE OF THIS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE IMPROVING THE N J A S A AND ALSO HAVING THE TECHNICAL ASPECT ALONG WITH LEE, UH, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO, UH, POINT OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, HOW IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND OF COURSE, BEING AN ENGINEER, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO DO MORE WITH THE LESS VALUE ENGINEERING. SO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO DO IT WITH AS LEAST MONEY PO WITH THE, WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF CASH AS POSSIBLE. AND ALSO, UH, TRY TO MAKE IT SURE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE FOR AROUND FOR LONGEVITY. SO WITH THAT, UH, I WILL, I'VE GOT A FEW SECONDS LEFT, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE REALLY BUSY, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'D LOVE TO BE ON THE BOARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, NO QUESTIONS. OH, ALL RIGHT. YEAH, NO, NO. THERE'S QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. , NEXT APPLICANT IS MICHAEL. HI, MR. HERNANDEZ. YOU'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF. OKAY. WELL, LEMME START OFF. UM, MICHAEL HERNANDEZ, UH, ORIGINALLY FROM EL PASO, TEXAS. UM, I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE HEAD GOLF COACH AT THEORE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL IN N I S D. UM, I'VE BEEN IN THAT POSITION FOR FIVE YEARS ALREADY. I'VE BEEN TEACHING GOLF SINCE, UH, 2009. UH, AND THEN I STARTED AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL OUT IN EL PASO, AND I MOVED MY WAY UP TO HERE. UM, THINGS THAT I'VE, YOU KNOW, [01:05:01] UH, I'M VERY FOCUSED ON, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPING JUNIOR GOLF. I'VE SEEN THE IMPORTANCE OF IT BEING A HEAD GOLF COACH AND YOU KNOW, HOW IT NEEDS TO BE, UH, GROWN. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON LIKE ATTRACTING MORE, UH, FEMALE GOLFERS BECAUSE I SEE THE LACK OF, THE LACK OF THEM IN MY PROGRAM MYSELF. AND ALSO KNOWING AS A GOLF COACH IS KNOWING AS ALL OF THE, UH, GOLF SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIPS THAT ARE GOING, UH, UNDERUTILIZED IN, UH, UNIVERSITIES. UM, SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, BEING ON THIS COMMUNITY, I CAN BRING THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, THAT FRAME OF THINKING TO HELP, UH, GROW THE GAME OF GOLF. 'CAUSE WHENEVER I WAS IN EL PASO, WE HAD, UH, I LEARNED THERE AND, UH, THEY HAD PROGRAMS LIKE, YOU KNOW HOW THERE'S MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL OUT IN EL PASO, THEY HAD MIDNIGHT GOLF. MM-HMM. . AND, UH, WE, IT WAS LIKE A LIGHT, LIKE SAN PEDRO, HOW IT'S LIGHTING NOW. WE HAD THAT IN EL PASO, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, HAVING THAT THERE, THAT HELPED GROW MY GAME. AND I PLAYED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I'VE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A LIFELONG SPORT AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I TRY TO CONVEY TO MY STUDENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY ALWAYS GO GOLF. LIKE, WHY GOLF? I GO, LOOK GUYS, IT'S A HARD SPORT, BUT, UH, I WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO DO IT. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S, I GUARANTEE IT, YOU, YOU'RE GONNA BE PLAYING, YOU KNOW, FOR A, FOR A LIFETIME. LIKE, I HAVE KIDS TEXTING ME STILL TO THIS DAY. THEY WANNA GO PLAY WITH ME, AND I'M GONNA GO MEET ONE LATER TODAY TO GO PLAY GOLF. HE'S, UH, IN TOWN FROM COLLEGE. SO, UM, SO THAT'S WHAT I WANNA DO. I WANNA DEVELOP THIS GAME, GROW IT FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, HELP MARKET IT TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, JUNIOR GOLFERS. 'CAUSE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THE SPORT WILL DIE IF IT DOESN'T, IF IT'S NOT GROWN CORRECTLY. SO THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. HERNANDEZ. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. UH, NO QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. NEXT APPLICANT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOU'LL HAVE A COUPLE MINUTES TO TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF. WONDERFUL. GOOD MORNING. YES. MY NAME IS JESUS YANO. I'M A, UM, ALMOST A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE. MM-HMM. I LIVE AND CURRENTLY LIVE IN THE SOUTH SIDE AS WELL. I, UH, TEACH AND COACH. I'M A FORMER, UH, P G A GOLF APPRENTICE. UM, I HAVE A LIFELONG PASSION WITH MUNICIPAL GOLF. UH, MY FIRST EARLY DAYS I REMEMBER GOING TO RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE AND PLAYING ON THAT PAR THREE, AND THAT'S WHERE I ESSENTIALLY LEARNED AND LOVED, UM, THE GAME OF GOLF. UH, THE GAME OF GOLF HAS BROUGHT, UH, TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO ME. UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, I SHARE WITH MY STUDENTS AND MY, UH, KIDS THAT I COACH NOW, UH, CURRENTLY WITH HARDEN DALE, I S D. AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, GIVE MY IDEAS, MY OPINIONS ON HOW WE COULD ACTUALLY GROW, UH, GOLF, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH ZONE OF THE CITY. UH, I CURRENTLY WORK WITH ON PAR GOLF AS A, AS AN ASSOCIATE. UM, AND OUR JOB IS TO HELP GROW AND DEVELOP, UM, THE DISTRICT TWO COMBINE, UH, EXCUSE ME, DISTRICT THREE, COMBINE WITH, UM, SOME OF THE NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, UH, IN THE AREA. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. ANO. ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THE LAST APPLICANT TODAY IS JAVIER. HELLO. HI, JAVIER. YOU'LL HAVE A COUPLE MINUTES TO TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF. THANK YOU. MM-HMM. , UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME. TWO THINGS. UH, ONE IS MY QUALIFICATIONS, WHAT I FEEL IT'S RELEVANT TO THIS BOARD. UM, I HAVE A DUAL BUSINESS DEGREE IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND, AND, UH, REAL ESTATE FINANCE ALSO HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE, UH, WHICH HAS GIVEN ME A LOT OF EXPERIENCE ON URBAN ISSUES AND LARGE, UH, MA MASTER PLANNING, UH, PROJECTS. UH, I'M WITH MUNOZ COMPANY. WE'VE WORKED, UH, ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS, UH, MANAGING LARGE, UH, CAPITAL, UH, PROJECTS WITH THE CITY, UH, AND WITH THE COUNTY. I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THE LANDSCAPE AND THE GENERAL SORT OF, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY. UM, I'M ALSO A YOUNG, UH, ENGAGED PROFESSIONAL. I'M, UH, AN ALUMNI OF, UH, ALEXANDER ENO LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, AND I'M CURRENTLY ON L S A LEADERSHIP SAN ANTONIO, CLASS 44. UH, SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE ISSUES THAT ARE GOING JUST AT, AT LARGE THROUGH OUR CITY. UM, MY INTEREST ON THIS BOARD IS I REALLY REPRESENT PROBABLY THE LARGEST, UH, MEMBERSHIP GROUP OF, OF, OF, OF THE, UH, BOARD. RIGHT. I, UH, I'M A MEMBER OF THE $50 MEMBERSHIP, WHICH IS A CASUAL, UH, MEMBERSHIP. I, I'M A YOUNG NON-AFFLUENT, UM, NEW PLAYER. UH, I [01:10:01] UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE BARRIERS OF ACCESS THROUGH THE SPORT. I I KNOW SOME OF THE, UH, LENSES THAT ARE LACKING. SO, UM, I, I'M INTERESTED IN, IN ERASING THOSE BARRIERS AS GROWING UP. I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE, UH, I DIDN'T GROW UP IN A COUNTRY CLUB CULTURE. UM, I ALWAYS LOVED GOLF, BUT I NEVER REALLY HAD ACCESS, UH, UNTIL NOW. UH, AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE SPORT, SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT NO KID, WOMAN, OR SENIOR EVER HAS TO KIND OF WORRY ABOUT THAT. I DON'T WANT TO PLAY THE SPORT THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO. UM, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD BRING TO THE BOARD. UM, UM, ADDITIONAL COMMENT IS SUSTAINABILITY. I'M, I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN HOW THE GOLF COURSE AT LARGE, THE NETWORK REALLY AFFECTS A FUTURE CLIMATE PLAN AND ALSO LARGER PLANNING ISSUES, UH, IN THE CITY AND HOW THAT CAN CONNECT TO, UH, PARKS, CREEKS, BIKE TRAILS, AND BE A, A PUBLIC SPACE, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. UM, THANK YOU. PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY CHAPTER 5 5, 1 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE V T C S, THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EQUITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS, UH, THE FOLLOWING PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5, 1 0.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. THE TIME IS NOW 1139. UM, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND, UH, WE'RE, UH, IS THAT IT? DO I NEED TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. WE'RE RECONVENING THE MEETING. UM, GREAT. UH, I WANNA THANK EVERYONE WHO APPLIED AND WHO CAME HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW PROCESS. UH, WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED, UH, WITH EVERYONE. IT WAS NOT EASY. UM, WE WISH WE COULD APPOINT, UH, ALL OF YOU. UH, ALAS, WE ONLY HAVE SIX POSITIONS THAT, THAT WE CAN FILL. SO, UM, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE REAPPOINT JEFF T. HARVEY, RUDOLPH F RODRIGUEZ, SAMUEL E. LUNA JR. THEATER E DAVIS JR. AND THAT WE APPOINT GRETCHEN GARCIA CROW AND JAVI PEREZ TO THE MUNICIPAL GOLF, UH, ASSOCIATION, SAN ANTONIO BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I SECOND THAT MOTION. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THAT'S A MOTION TO RECOMMEND TO COUNSEL THAT THEY APPROVE MM-HMM. MM-HMM. . OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR, UH, MEETING TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE. MM-HMM. . * 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.